Nancy Pelosi ridiculed for 'cringe' St. Patrick's Day recitation of Bono poem supporting Ukraine



Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was roasted on social media after she recited what many users said was a "cringe" poem written by U2's Bono.

What are the details?

Pelosi read the poem during the Friends of Ireland luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as an apparent tribute to Ukraine's fight against Russian invaders.

“Oh St. Patrick, he drove out the snakes with his prayers, but that’s not all it takes,” Pelosi began. “With the smoke symbolizes an evil that arises and hides in your heart as it breaks, and the evil risen from the darkness that lives in some men, but in sorrow and fear, that’s when saints can appear. You drive out those old snakes once again, and they struggle for us to be free from the psycho in this human family.”

“Ireland’s sorrow and pain is now the Ukraine and St. Patrick’s name is now Zelenskyy,” she concluded after adding that Ireland native Bono — whose real name is Paul David Hewson — has "been a very Irish part of our lives."

Following the poem's conclusion, she proudly remarked, "How about that?"

Pelosi reads her aforementioned poem from Bono:\n\n"Ireland's sorrow and pain\nIs now the Ukraine\nAnd Saint Patrick's name now Zelenskyy."pic.twitter.com/AEhD5REwZZ
— Greg Price (@Greg Price) 1647541130

What was the response?

Billy Gribbin, communications director for Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.), wrote, "This is a Saint Patrick’s day hate crime."

This is a Saint Patrick\u2019s day hate crimehttps://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1504522662294528012\u00a0\u2026
— Billy Gribbin (@Billy Gribbin) 1647542919

Radio host Gerry Callahan added, "It is even worse than you imagined. I can only assume Bono has already gone into hiding or checked into rehab."

It is even worse than you imagined. I can only assume Bono has already gone into hiding or checked into rehab.https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1504522662294528012\u00a0\u2026
— Gerry Callahan (@Gerry Callahan) 1647541834

Chuck Ross, reporter for the Washington Free Beacon, added, "I need a Guinness to wash down the cringe."

I need a Guinness to wash down the cringehttps://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1504522662294528012\u00a0\u2026
— Chuck Ross (@Chuck Ross) 1647541436

Commentator and Federalist publisher Ben Domenech wrote, "Is this a prank? Did someone pretend to be Bono and sent her this?"

Is this a prank? Did someone pretend to be Bono and sent her this?
— Ben Domenech (@Ben Domenech) 1647541540

Author James Surowiecki — a former writer for the New Yorker — added, "It was somehow worse than I had imagined it would be, and I had imagined it would be pretty bad."

It was somehow worse than I had imagined it would be, and I had imagined it would be pretty bad.https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1504518269386043402\u00a0\u2026
— James Surowiecki (@James Surowiecki) 1647540450

Liam Stack, reporter for the New York Times, responded, "Nancy Pelosi introducing this poem: 'Bono has been a very Irish part of our lives.' Extraordinary levels of Irish cringe. This poem brought the snakes back."

Nancy Pelosi introducing this poem: \u201cBono has been a very Irish part of our lives.\u201d \n\nExtraordinary levels of Irish cringe. \nThis poem brought the snakes back.https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1504518269386043402\u00a0\u2026
— Liam Stack (@Liam Stack) 1647542389

Leftist white male running for US Congress tweets KKK hood to Candace Owens, gets slapped right back as a 'racist'



A left-wing white male running for U.S. Congress responded Tuesday to a Twitter post from conservative commentator Candace Owens by tweeting an image of a Ku Klux Klan hood at her:

@RealCandaceO Yikes.You may've dropped this. https://t.co/yLk9YfILzD
— Liam O'Mara for Congress (@Liam O'Mara for Congress)1616486122.0

What are the details?

In her Monday tweet, Owens — a black woman — wrote, "The #1 violent offenders against black people are other black people. The #1 violent offenders against Asian Americans are also black people. But both #BlackLivesMatter and #AsianLivesMatter are campaigns dedicated to stomping out white supremacy because, clown world."

In response, Liam O'Mara — a history professor who's also a Democratic candidate for California's 42nd Congressional District — replied to Owens with an image of a KKK hood along with text reading, "Yikes. You may've dropped this."

Brutal backlash

Soon O'Mara — who subsequently claimed Owens "is recycling explicitly white supremacist arguments" — was feeling the heat from Twitter users, including Owens herself.

When one commenter wrote of O'Mara, "Pretty sure this a hate crime in California," Owens offered the following observation:

@honseolo @LiamOMaraIV Pretty sure a white man dropping a klansmen hood off to target a black woman is a hate crime… https://t.co/VxCXOmxlvk
— Candace Owens (@Candace Owens)1616524400.0

"Pretty sure a white man dropping a klansmen hood off to target a black woman is a hate crime everywhere," she noted. "I wonder if I could file a police report against him in CA?"

Another user answered Owens: "I sure as hell would..it is definitely a hate crime..GOD..what the hell is going on?"

Others expressed similar sentiments:

  • "You seriously just tweeted this to a black woman?" one commenter asked. "You need help."
  • "Racist Democrats back at it again with racist tweets," another commenter noted. "Who would've guessed that Liam the Racist Democrat hates black people."
  • "Being from the south, this is one of the most insulting things you could ever do to a person of color," another user said. "We approach things like this with far more sensitivity due to our past, but let me tell you, that is racist and has no place in this country. In no way is that amusing."
  • "Can only imagine what the response would be if a Republican Congressional representative sent a picture of a Klan hoodie to an African-American commentator," another user observed. "I'm glad that we're consistent on our outrage."
  • "The fact you went out and searched for this, and it is STILL up after how long? should show people that you have 0 REMORSE for your actions, that you are refusing any kind of accountability. You say 'it's inappropriate,' but here we are, and it's still up," another commenter said Tuesday afternoon.
  • "This is beyond racist. Reported. But legal investigation must be started," another user declared.

What else did the congressional candidate have to say?

O'Mara in one of his subsequent tweets wrote that "I study extremist rhetoric for a living, and this stuff is really dangerous." But another commenter wasn't buying his assessment.

"What is dangerous is a white guy trying to intimidate a black woman because he disagrees with her," the commenter shot back. "Reminds me of the 1920s when the KKK-affiliated groups were erecting statues of confederates to keep the black people 'in their place.' ...As a history guy, you should know that."

But O'Mara insisted that he's "not trying to intimidate anyone. I was trying to call attention to efforts to do that, so quite the opposite. It hurts that we still have this kind of violent racist rhetoric in America."

The commenter wasn't convinced, however: "You tweeted a white hood at a black woman because you disagree with her. That's not the opposite of calling attention to a**holes who intimidate and try to silence black people. It hurts that you are stupid enough to keep defending your stupid actions. You need to apologize."

With that, O'Mara said "I have, and will continue to apologize, sure. It was easily misunderstood and offensive, and I apologize to anyone offended by the image and tweet."

Horowitz: NYC officials target Jewish business owner for COVID citation, while Biden supporters hold wild parties



There's election fraud, but then there's also governing fraud. Even if one legitimately wins an election, he cannot do whatever he wants to the citizenry. We live in a republic where the government is constrained by rules and cannot indiscriminately violate civil liberties. Yet that appears to have gone out the window in New York City, as Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio target Jewish-owned businesses.

You would think they'd be busy with the gang warfare in the city streets or the beatings in the subways, but a New York City sheriff's deputy was seen harassing a woman who owns a pottery shop in Brooklyn for supposed COVID violations. Yesterday, the local city councilman posted the video of the encounter with the following message:

Last night, as thousands of New Yorkers partied in the streets, sheriffs entered this pottery shop, owned by a sing… https://t.co/0n9alUE8Sx
— Councilman Deutsch (@Councilman Deutsch)1604855423.0

Numerous videos have surfaced on the internet in recent days showing Jewish business owners and schools in Cuomo's "red zone" of "certain zip codes" Brooklyn being harassed by law enforcement and accused, often wrongly, of violating his latest arbitrary edict.

Perhaps there is something more insidious about the targeting of those zip codes:

The results in NYC aren't official yet, but the neighborhood that voted most for Trump is an orthodox Jewish part o… https://t.co/zUdRxbjyVg
— Ryan James Girdusky (@Ryan James Girdusky)1604905069.0

The problem with those business owners is that they are not throwing Biden celebration parties with marijuana, alcohol, and other drugs. That would be lauded as the highest form of democratic expression.

There are thousands of people in Times Square right now cheering, singing, dancing and celebrating the defeat of… https://t.co/14p8lcdnRN
— Liam Stack (@Liam Stack)1604772108.0


The north end of Prospect Park has turned into a dance party, and every few minutes screams of joy just roll across… https://t.co/PKwYmjWEU0
— Jodi Kantor (@Jodi Kantor)1604786004.0

Folks, this is the governing fraud on display before your eyes. In some ways, this is a more dangerous form of cheating than even dead people voting. In a constitutional republic, we shouldn't have to worry about our lives being at stake based on the results of an election, even if one side cheats to achieve their electoral win. Now we all have to fear this sort of sickening double standard on civil liberties in Kamala Harris' America. This is an America where criminal is victim, illegal alien is citizen, man is woman, income is welfare, and welfare is income. This is not a part of the sacred document that was signed in 1787.

We are not the ones who badly want our guy in the Oval Office as much as the other side wants their man. We think most decisions should be up to local authority and that certain policies are off-limits and out of constitutional bounds. It is the other side that seeks to dominate us by shutting down our houses of worship, schools, businesses, and even our own mouths and noses.

Meanwhile, as government does everything that it is constitutionally prohibited from doing, it refuses to protect us from criminals. My entire neighborhood in Baltimore County is being ravaged by carjackers, as criminals have become emboldened by the anti-prison stance of the Democrat Party. Now that they know prison is only reserved for someone opening a business or not wearing a mask, they feel they can terrorize neighborhoods with impunity because, after all, they are usually wearing masks when committing their dastardly deeds.

Folks, this is about a lot more than just election fraud. It's about governing fraud that makes King George look like James Madison. Indeed, the great revolution was fought over much less. The tyranny under King George wasn't that bad precisely because the Patriots didn't let the usurpations deteriorate to the point of debilitating their ability to militate against them. As John Adams so presciently warned in 1774, "Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people." Sadly, we've allowed those buds of tyranny to blossom ever so strongly. The question for us: Is it too late?

Biden supporters flood streets over reported Biden victory — but media called Trump rallies 'super spreader' events



Americans — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) — flooded city streets nationwide Saturday afternoon after the media declared former Vice President Joe Biden the president-elect.

The massive crowds celebrated Biden's reported victory. Ironically, their gatherings come just one week after the media scolded President Donald Trump for allowing massive gatherings of supporters at his campaign rallies by circulating a study that claimed Trump's rallies resulted in hundreds of coronavirus deaths.

What are the details?

Immediately after news broke of Biden's projected victory, social media videos showed Biden's supporters pour into the streets to celebrate — all while in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

From Times Square in downtown Manhattan:

There are thousands of people in Times Square right now cheering, singing, dancing and celebrating the defeat of… https://t.co/14p8lcdnRN
— Liam Stack (@Liam Stack)1604772108.0

From Brooklyn:

Brooklynites dancing and singing “Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye.” ⁦@NY1⁩ https://t.co/ijGC5odWLh
— Lindsay Tuchman (@Lindsay Tuchman)1604774250.0

Social justice activist Shaun King said of the situation in Brooklyn, "I'm telling you, right now in Brooklyn it looks, feels, and sounds like we just overthrew a dictator."

Schumer even joined the celebrations in New York City — and was caught without a mask, at least temporarily.

it's ok guys. some people are wearing masks. https://t.co/nP1ZHTOF4I
— tsar becket adams (@tsar becket adams)1604772728.0

The situation in Washington, D.C., outside the White House was much of the same. Thousands gathered to mock Trump's impending election loss.

The crowd outside the White House celebrating Joe Biden’s projected victory is blaring YMCA — the song President Tr… https://t.co/wVPtV9OttL
— Kaitlan Collins (@Kaitlan Collins)1604776113.0


BREAKING: Celebrations ERUPT across US after 2020 presidential election called for Joe Biden www.youtube.com


What did the media say about Trump rallies?

The media spent much of the latter part of the election criticizing Trump for holding massive campaign rallies, and were quick to circulate a study that pinned culpability for COVID cases on Trump.

From Politico:

President Donald Trump's campaign rallies between June and September may have caused some 30,000 coronavirus infections and more than 700 deaths, according to a new study by Stanford University economists.

The working paper, released late Friday, examined the impact of 18 rallies held between June 20 and Sept. 30 by comparing spread of the virus after each event to parts of the country that didn't host rallies. The findings illustrate the risks of not heeding public health warnings to wear masks and avoid large gatherings to mitigate the risks of Covid-19, the authors — including B. Douglas Bernheim, the chair of Stanford's economics department — wrote.

Meanwhile, Vox declared, "The president is most likely a super spreader."

Saturday's massive celebrations came despite America experiencing its worst day of COVID-19 cases to date.

On Friday, the U.S. set a single day record of more than 126,000 new positive COVID-19 cases.