Dakota Beacon

Definition of the US House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6^th Attack on the United States Capitol: A Democrat-controlled spectacle of a show trial concocted to propagandize the American public. Next hearing: November 14 (post-midterm election) featuring Donald Trump.

January 6, 2021 produced a dust-up that occurred at the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, DC. This organized protest was meant to be peaceful -- but strident. Its intent was a vocal rejection of what many people, with good reason, still believe was a dishonest 2020 presidential election. There is plenty of evidence that the purported “Insurrection” (so named by the champions of cheating) appeared bought and paid for by corrupt FBI leadership contrived to frame Donald Trump and his supporters. May the perpetrators of perfidy meet their match following the November 8 Election!

Show trial evidence? A video clip depicting Trump urging demonstrators to march to the Capitol, but conveniently edited to omit his telling them to "peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard."

Show trial procedures? Repeated statements that would have raised objections in an actual trial because they assumed facts never established as evidence and never verified. Objections would have also been raised challenging leading questions posed to witnesses. There was also no opposing counsel representing the defense. Consequently, questions were never asked of witnesses such as, "And what manner of weapons did you observe these 'insurrectionists' carrying or employing?"

Ignoring the Democrat leadership and their major media allies’ attempts to sully our recollection, many of us do remember January 6, 2021 as a watershed for other more subtle and less broadcast reasons.

           -- Gas was $2.30 per gallon. The national average gas price per gallon in the United States on the eve of the January 6 dissent in DC was under $2.25 per gallon. Fuels Market News, citing the U.S. Energy Information Administration, reported on Jan. 6, 2021: “Retail prices for gasoline averaged $2.249/gallon.”

           -- America was energy independent. In his inauguration address, President Biden spoke of a nation moving forward as one to overcome the many challenges ahead, proclaiming that doing so “requires the most elusive of things in a democracy: unity.” President Biden’s actions during his first week in office contradicted his words. Far from uniting the nation, the president, with a stroke of his pen, created economic uncertainty and disruption for American workers. He immediately cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline, rejoined the Paris Climate Accords, and banned mining and drilling on federal lands, placing the future of America’s energy industry and the millions of livelihoods it supports in peril.

           -- We no longer had to beg Saudi Arabia and OPEC for oil. Joe Biden, however, was compelled to travel to Saudi Arabia and plead for increased oil production. Saudi Arabia turned him down. American oil representatives said Biden should have been looking for oil production within the US instead. Energy Workforce and Technology Council CEO Leslie Beyer told Fox News Digital, "First and foremost, the vilification of the industry keeps us from being able to access the capital that we need for our long term investments for production. That is really the primary area that they [Biden administration] are able to really hinder production," Beyer said.

           -- Inflation was under 2% per cent. Government data showed inflation trended downward during Trump’s last year in office. It then spiked to record highs as soon as Biden and the Democrats took over. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed that in January 2021, the inflation rate rose to 16.47 per cent.

           -- Moms could still find baby formula. According to South Florida pediatrician Dr. Mona Amin, by some point in May 2022, the U.S. had lost about 40% of its supply of baby formula. This issue begs for review surrounding federal regulations... The problem can be traced back as far as the start of the COVID-19 pandemic which caused disruptions in labor, transportation, and raw materials. These complications affected all industries -- baby formula being no exception. Amid COVID-19 lockdowns some parents began stockpiling powdered formula which only worsened the situation.

           -- A 401(k) still had value on January 6. However, studies show how much the average 401(k) has lost under Biden. Folks with pension plans are not safe from economic havoc. U.S. pension funding fell 15 per cent to $24 trillion in assets, wiping out two years’ worth of gains. Stephen Moore, a former economic adviser to President Trump and the co-founder of Committee to Unleash Prosperity, reported that monthly savings collapsed by 83 per cent. Inflation, now over 8 per cent, has carved into both paychecks and retirement savings. Meanwhile, the administration as well as their media allies, claim the U.S. is not currently in a recession. This runs counter to the longstanding definition of recession, i.e., two consecutive quarters of negative growth in the gross domestic product. Moore said this adds “insult to injury” when inflation results in a de facto pay cut for Americans.

Ah, those were the pre-January 6^th days the likes of which may not be seen again for some time to come.

Dennis M. Patrick can be contacted at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).