rightwingwatch--2020-02-20--Paula White Claims to Have Gone to the Throne Room of Heaven Where She Saw the Face of God

Presidential spiritual adviser Paula White claims to have recently been transported to the Throne Room of Heaven , where she received a new “ mantle ” and anointing from God .
In a video posted on YouTube by user Jennifer Veterans4truth , White appears to have recounted her trip to Heaven while recently preaching at Apostle Guillermo Maldonado ’ s church in Miami , Florida , judging by the fact that she is wearing the same outfit and preaching in the same chapel as in this other video posted on Maldonado ’ s King Jesus Ministry YouTube page on February @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preacher and current White House aide , claimed that a weight suddenly fell upon her that pushed her to the floor , at which point her spirit ascended to Heaven .
“ I literally went to the Throne Room of God , ” she said .
“ There was a mist that was coming off the water , and I went to the throne of God , and I didn ’ t see God ’ s face clearly , but I saw the face of God … I knew it was the face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mantle [ on me ] and it was a very distinct mantle , ” White continued .
“ There was a mantle , and I saw it very distinctly , the color was like a goldish , a yellowish goldish … and then I saw the Earth for a moment , and [ God ] brought me back , and he put me in certain places , one being the White House , one being certain continents.
” “ I didn ’ t come out of that really until the next morning , @ @ @ @

Presidential spiritual adviser Paula White claims to have recently been transported to the Throne Room of Heaven, where she received a new “mantle” and anointing from God.
In a video posted on YouTube by user Jennifer Veterans4truth, White appears to have recounted her trip to Heaven while recently preaching at Apostle Guillermo Maldonado’s church in Miami, Florida, judging by the fact that she is wearing the same outfit and preaching in the same chapel as in this other video posted on Maldonado’s King Jesus Ministry YouTube page on February 11.
White, a prosperity gospel preacher and current White House aide, claimed that a weight suddenly fell upon her that pushed her to the floor, at which point her spirit ascended to Heaven.
“I literally went to the Throne Room of God,” she said. “There was a mist that was coming off the water, and I went to the throne of God, and I didn’t see God’s face clearly, but I saw the face of God … I knew it was the face of God.”
“He put a mantle [on me] and it was a very distinct mantle,” White continued. “There was a mantle, and I saw it very distinctly, the color was like a goldish, a yellowish goldish … and then I saw the Earth for a moment, and [God] brought me back, and he put me in certain places, one being the White House, one being certain continents.”
“I didn’t come out of that really until the next morning,” White reported.


rightwingwatch--2020-02-21--Right Wing Round-Up: Running for Office While Running From the Law

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rightwingwatch--2020-02-21--Kris Kobach: ‘Being American Means Being Assimilated’

Former Kansas Secretary of State and immigration hardliner Kris Kobach , who is running for the U.S. Senate this year , argued Friday that being American requires assimilation into the country ’ s culture .
Kobach appeared on SiriusXM Patriot ’ s “ Breitbart News Daily ” with Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow Friday to share his criticisms of the New Way Forward Act proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives , which has been blasted by prominent anti-immigrant voices and organizations like Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the Center for Immigration Studies .
Pro-immigration advocates claim the bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and break the prison-to-deportation pipeline .
Marlow called the bill one of “ the most insane ” pieces of legislation he had ever heard about and proof that the Democratic Party “ hates the country ” and wants to “ undo America.
” Agreeing with Marlow , Kobach criticized pro-immigrant Democrats like former Vice President Joe Biden , who took heat from conservatives earlier this year after he said that most undocumented immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are “ more American than most Americans.
” Kobach said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place on a map ” and that people become Americans by simply coming to the United States .
“ That undoes the entire notion of what it is to be an American , ” Kobach said .
“ Being an American means being assimilated and adopting what the scholar Samuel Huntington called the ‘ American creed.
’ It was a series of values that you are assimilated into , you adopt it , things like the rule of law , constitutionalism , individualism.
” Anti-immigrant activists such as Kobach often argue that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fail to fully assimilate—a process that is hindered by denying immigrants legal status .
Anti-immigrant and white nationalist activists have supported Kobach , who they see giving voice to their extreme agenda .

Former Kansas Secretary of State and immigration hardliner Kris Kobach, who is running for the U.S. Senate this year, argued Friday that being American requires assimilation into the country’s culture.
Kobach appeared on SiriusXM Patriot’s “Breitbart News Daily” with Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow Friday to share his criticisms of the New Way Forward Act proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives, which has been blasted by prominent anti-immigrant voices and organizations like Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the Center for Immigration Studies. Pro-immigration advocates claim the bill will lessen legal injustices for undocumented immigrants and break the prison-to-deportation pipeline. Marlow called the bill one of “the most insane” pieces of legislation he had ever heard about and proof that the Democratic Party “hates the country” and wants to “undo America.”
Agreeing with Marlow, Kobach criticized pro-immigrant Democrats like former Vice President Joe Biden, who took heat from conservatives earlier this year after he said that most undocumented immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are “more American than most Americans.” Kobach said that Democrats believe “America is just a place on a map” and that people become Americans by simply coming to the United States.
“That undoes the entire notion of what it is to be an American,” Kobach said. “Being an American means being assimilated and adopting what the scholar Samuel Huntington called the ‘American creed.’ It was a series of values that you are assimilated into, you adopt it, things like the rule of law, constitutionalism, individualism.”
Anti-immigrant activists such as Kobach often argue that the United States should restrict immigration because immigrants fail to fully assimilate—a process that is hindered by denying immigrants legal status.
Anti-immigrant and white nationalist activists have supported Kobach, who they see giving voice to their extreme agenda.


rightwingwatch--2020-02-21--David Barton Once Again Credits White People for Ending Slavery

Right-wing pastor Andrew Wommack dedicated all of his “ Gospel Today ” television programs this week to covering Black History Month and decided that the best authorities to discuss the subject were religious right pseudo-historian David Barton and his son Tim .
David Barton used the opportunity to once again make the argument that white people simply do not get enough credit for ending slavery in America , as he explained on Thursday ’ s broadcast .
“ We have a constitutional amendment passed in 1865 to abolish slavery , ” David Barton said .
“ In 1868 , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all former slaves had equal civil rights in their states and the nation .
In 1870 , we passed a civil rights amendment to make sure that all former slaves , regardless of race , were able to vote and participate fully in the civil process.
” “ At that point , the only people who could vote in America were whites , ” he continued .
“ So when Congress passes the amendment to end slavery and to grant civil rights and to grant equal status , it ’ s only whites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the whites in the House , two-thirds of the whites in the Senate saying , ‘ We want blacks to have the same rights we do.
’ Then it goes to the states where whites in three-fourths of the states— [ whites ] were the only ones that could vote—so it really is whites saying , ‘ This is wrong for us to have status different from everybody else . '
” “ It ’ s the whites who gave up the rights to say , ‘ We want equality , ’ because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote , ” David Barton said .
Tim Barton immediately jumped in to note that whites “ did not give up rights ” by ending slavery , but rather “ opened it up for everybody to have rights .
”

Right-wing pastor Andrew Wommack dedicated all of his “Gospel Today” television programs this week to covering Black History Month and decided that the best authorities to discuss the subject were religious right pseudo-historian David Barton and his son Tim.
David Barton used the opportunity to once again make the argument that white people simply do not get enough credit for ending slavery in America, as he explained on Thursday’s broadcast.
“We have a constitutional amendment passed in 1865 to abolish slavery,” David Barton said. “In 1868, we passed another constitutional amendment to make sure all former slaves had equal civil rights in their states and the nation. In 1870, we passed a civil rights amendment to make sure that all former slaves, regardless of race, were able to vote and participate fully in the civil process.”
“At that point, the only people who could vote in America were whites,” he continued. “So when Congress passes the amendment to end slavery and to grant civil rights and to grant equal status, it’s only whites voting. So you have two-thirds of the whites in the House, two-thirds of the whites in the Senate saying, ‘We want blacks to have the same rights we do.’ Then it goes to the states where whites in three-fourths of the states—[whites] were the only ones that could vote—so it really is whites saying, ‘This is wrong for us to have status different from everybody else.'”
“It’s the whites who gave up the rights to say, ‘We want equality,’ because they were the only ones that could vote,” David Barton said.
Tim Barton immediately jumped in to note that whites “did not give up rights” by ending slavery, but rather “opened it up for everybody to have rights.”


rightwingwatch--2020-02-21--Trump’s Special Relationship With Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton

President Donald Trump seems to have a special relationship with Judicial Watch ’ s Tom Fitton .
On Wednesday , the president retweeted Fitton or Judicial Watch a total of 11 times on topics ranging from a critique of Attorney General William Barr to an accusation against former Secretary of State John Kerry for allegedly violating the Logan Act .
Judicial Watch portrays itself as a conservative watchdog and legal operation , but appears to be more of a communications shop for the right ’ s messaging , cherry-picking findings gleaned from documents obtained through FOIA requests and actively promoting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s goals .
Perhaps the most telling example of this is Judicial Watch ’ s recent lawsuit against the FBI for documents related to Seth Rich , whose death has been the source of numerous right-wing conspiracy theories .
Trump ’ s retweets Wednesday mostly focused on the latest controversy the president has waded into : the sentencing of Roger Stone , convicted felon and personal friend of the president .
Last week , Trump tweeted that Department of Justice prosecutors ’ suggested sentence for Stone of seven to nine years was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general then intervened , and the DOJ withdrew the sentencing recommendation made by the prosecutors , prompting four prosecutors to resign from the case in apparent protest .
Amid a deluge of criticism , and with more than 2,000 former DOJ officials calling for Barr ’ s resignation , Barr claimed last week that the president ’ s tweets made it hard to do his job , while sources this week reportedly said that Barr had considered resigning .
In a series of tweets , Fitton defended Trump ’ s tweets and suggested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good enough job of ridding the DOJ of corrupt government officials , which Fitton suggests are everywhere .
Trump retweeted Fitton ’ s interview on Fox News : “ I ’ m hopeful that he [ Barr ] tries to get control of the Justice Department , ” Fitton said on Fox News .
“ You know Judicial Watch is facing opposition from the Justice Department in getting accountability , even through the simple FOIA process .
It ’ s troubling .
The attorney general has to understand [ that ] it ain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department .
This week began with a slap at the attorney general , an attack on the president through the disabuse of Stone , and it ended frankly with another slap and attack at the president and attorney general.
” “ If he thinks he ’ s being well served by the careers surrounding him , he better take another look at who ’ s advising him , ” Fitton continued .
He then took a rhetorical shot Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman , the former member of the White House national security staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regarding Trump ’ s infamous July 25 phone call with the president of Ukraine , and another against the FBI director fired by the president for pursuing an investigation of the Trump campaign ’ s contacts with agents of the Russian Federation .
“ There are thousands of Vindmans , thousands of James Comeys , and they ’ re not not working for you and I , ” Fitton said .
“ The president is still the constitutional officer in charge of the executive branch , ” he added .
Later in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theory , which claims that “ deep state ” actors spied on Trump from within the U.S. government during the 2016 presidential election , claiming that Barr hadn ’ t done enough to prosecute them .
“ I ’ m not seeing indications–you know what real criminal investigation looks like–I ’ m not seeing any of that out of this Justice Department on the worst corruption scandal in American history–illegal spying on a sitting president .
The president is right to be frustrated .
He should be tweeting more and directing the Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet , Fitton appeared to defend Barr against the alleged deep state actors .
And lastly , Fitton is of two–no , three–minds on Barr .

President Donald Trump seems to have a special relationship with Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton. On Wednesday, the president retweeted Fitton or Judicial Watch a total of 11 times on topics ranging from a critique of Attorney General William Barr to an accusation against former Secretary of State John Kerry for allegedly violating the Logan Act.
Judicial Watch portrays itself as a conservative watchdog and legal operation, but appears to be more of a communications shop for the right’s messaging, cherry-picking findings gleaned from documents obtained through FOIA requests and actively promoting conspiracy theories that serve the right’s goals. Perhaps the most telling example of this is Judicial Watch’s recent lawsuit against the FBI for documents related to Seth Rich, whose death has been the source of numerous right-wing conspiracy theories.
Trump’s retweets Wednesday mostly focused on the latest controversy the president has waded into: the sentencing of Roger Stone, convicted felon and personal friend of the president. Last week, Trump tweeted that Department of Justice prosecutors’ suggested sentence for Stone of seven to nine years was “a miscarriage of justice.” The attorney general then intervened, and the DOJ withdrew the sentencing recommendation made by the prosecutors, prompting four prosecutors to resign from the case in apparent protest. Amid a deluge of criticism, and with more than 2,000 former DOJ officials calling for Barr’s resignation, Barr claimed last week that the president’s tweets made it hard to do his job, while sources this week reportedly said that Barr had considered resigning.
In a series of tweets, Fitton defended Trump’s tweets and suggested that Barr wasn’t doing a good enough job of ridding the DOJ of corrupt government officials, which Fitton suggests are everywhere. Trump retweeted Fitton’s interview on Fox News:
Barr should clean house at DOJ…@realDonalldTrump,was the victim of a seditious conspiracy out of DOJ/FBI, etc. President Trump can also appoint a special counsel directly. pic.twitter.com/SH4Eu4JCbP — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) February 19, 2020
“I’m hopeful that he [Barr] tries to get control of the Justice Department,” Fitton said on Fox News. “You know Judicial Watch is facing opposition from the Justice Department in getting accountability, even through the simple FOIA process. It’s troubling. The attorney general has to understand [that] it ain’t regular business at the Justice Department. This week began with a slap at the attorney general, an attack on the president through the disabuse of Stone, and it ended frankly with another slap and attack at the president and attorney general.”
“If he thinks he’s being well served by the careers surrounding him, he better take another look at who’s advising him,” Fitton continued. He then took a rhetorical shot Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the former member of the White House national security staff who testified before the House impeachment inquiry regarding Trump’s infamous July 25 phone call with the president of Ukraine, and another against the FBI director fired by the president for pursuing an investigation of the Trump campaign’s contacts with agents of the Russian Federation. “There are thousands of Vindmans, thousands of James Comeys, and they’re not not working for you and I,” Fitton said. “The president is still the constitutional officer in charge of the executive branch,” he added.
Later in the interview, Fitton plugged the Spygate conspiracy theory, which claims that “deep state” actors spied on Trump from within the U.S. government during the 2016 presidential election, claiming that Barr hadn’t done enough to prosecute them.
“I’m not seeing indications–you know what real criminal investigation looks like–I’m not seeing any of that out of this Justice Department on the worst corruption scandal in American history–illegal spying on a sitting president. The president is right to be frustrated. He should be tweeting more and directing the Justice Department more on this.”
In another tweet, Fitton appeared to defend Barr against the alleged deep state actors.
.@TomFitton: "[The Deep State] is concerned that AG Barr might do the right thing and they are desperate to do everything to stop him from prosecuting the criminal gangs that targeted @realDonaldTrump and other innocent Americans.” pic.twitter.com/We9NP0aLHy — Judicial Watch ? (@JudicialWatch) February 19, 2020
And lastly, Fitton is of two–no, three–minds on Barr.


rightwingwatch--2020-02-24--Right Wing Round-Up: The Purge

Right Wing Round-Up: The Purge


rightwingwatch--2020-02-24--Right Wing Bonus Tracks: A Homosexual Trojan Horse


rightwingwatch--2020-02-24--Dave Daubenmire: Buttigieg Should Be Arrested for Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor

During a recent campaign event in Colorado , a 9-year-old boy asked Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to “ help me tell the world I ’ m gay too , ” and radical right-wing activist Dave Daubenmire is furious that Buttigieg was not arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor .
Daubenmire , who last year served as the keynote speaker at a Harrison County , Ohio GOP fundraiser and also received VIP tickets to one of President Donald Trump ’ s campaign rallies in Ohio , fumed about the exchange on his “ Pass The Salt Live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago , they would have thrown Buttfudge in jail for even bringing it up and talking about it in front of a young kid , ” Daubenmire bellowed .
“ What ever happened to shame ?
Why didn ’ t his mommy put him in a headlock and drag him off the court ?
Where ’ s his daddy ?
” One of the participants in Daubenmire ’ s show then piped up to say that someone in the audience should have demanded that the sheriff remove Buttigieg from the stage for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives , ” while another declared that the boy who asked the question “ was probably molested by either mom or dad or some relative.
” For his part , Daubenmire couldn ’ t believe that we live in a society where “ a possible presidential candidate [ is ] contributing to the delinquency of a minor .
”

During a recent campaign event in Colorado, a 9-year-old boy asked Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to “help me tell the world I’m gay too,” and radical right-wing activist Dave Daubenmire is furious that Buttigieg was not arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Daubenmire, who last year served as the keynote speaker at a Harrison County, Ohio GOP fundraiser and also received VIP tickets to one of President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies in Ohio, fumed about the exchange on his “Pass The Salt Live” program this morning.
“Fifty years ago, they would have thrown Buttfudge in jail for even bringing it up and talking about it in front of a young kid,” Daubenmire bellowed. “What ever happened to shame? Why didn’t his mommy put him in a headlock and drag him off the court? Where’s his daddy?”
One of the participants in Daubenmire’s show then piped up to say that someone in the audience should have demanded that the sheriff remove Buttigieg from the stage for “violating the moral code of our lives,” while another declared that the boy who asked the question “was probably molested by either mom or dad or some relative.”
For his part, Daubenmire couldn’t believe that we live in a society where “a possible presidential candidate [is] contributing to the delinquency of a minor.”


rightwingwatch--2020-02-24--Alex Jones and Pals Are Coming to CPAC

Alex Jones and Pals Are Coming to CPAC

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones , associates of his media operation Infowars , and other far-right activists are traveling to the nation ’ s capital this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference .
They ’ re also sponsoring separate right-wing events in the Washington , D.C. , region , including one featuring former Republican U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart of Virginia , according to the event ’ s registration page .
Stewart ’ s Senate candidacy drew criticism for its ties to right-wing extremists , so much so that the National Republican Senatorial Committee decided not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the Virginia state chair of Trump ’ s 2016 presidential campaign and received Trump ’ s endorsement for his 2018 bid for Congress .
He was previously set to appear at a similarly fringe-right event in 2018 but withdrew after our reporting .
Jones announced on his Sunday Infowars broadcast that he planned to travel to CPAC and that his company had sponsored two other events hosted by National File , a right-wing media outlet led by the operator of a popular pro-Trump Facebook page called God Emperor Trump .
National File @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like-minded speakers : an “ Emergency Save the First Amendment Summit ” in Washington Wednesday , where Stewart is set to appear , and a separate reception near the CPAC venue in Maryland Thursday .
“ I decided about a week ago to go to CPAC , the big conservative action committee deal , because it ’ s mainly neocon-run , but you know five years ago , the first year of the campaign—Trump was campaigning a year and a half—they didn ’ t want Trump there , so I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stage and speak to CPAC .
But I decided , as I told you , this year , with 253 days left , I ’ m going to go to every event I can , ” Jones said .
When reached via direct message on Twitter , Infowars host Owen Shroyer , who is scheduled to speak alongside Jones at the Washington event , said that he had a ticket to attend CPAC but that Infowars was not given media credentials for the conference .
On Wednesday night , Jones will speak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alongside writers from National File , employees of Infowars , failed anti-immigrant political candidate Peter D ’ Abrosca , former Republican Senate candidate Stewart , Proud Boys hate group founder Gavin McInnes , and the Proud Boys ’ current leader Enrique Tarrio , according to an event listing .
The next day , Jones and associates will speak at a reception near CPAC that will also host anti-Muslim activist Laura Loomer .
Tom Pappert , who leads National File , said on Infowars Sunday that the events were not meant to compete with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ groypers ” are hosting this week .
Jones agreed , adding that the events were meant to get Trump ’ s attention .
Right Wing Watch sent an inquiry to the Keeping America Great PAC , of which Stewart acts as a director , regarding Stewart ’ s advertised appearance and did not receive an immediate response .

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, associates of his media operation Infowars, and other far-right activists are traveling to the nation’s capital this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. They’re also sponsoring separate right-wing events in the Washington, D.C., region, including one featuring former Republican U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart of Virginia, according to the event’s registration page.
Stewart’s Senate candidacy drew criticism for its ties to right-wing extremists, so much so that the National Republican Senatorial Committee decided not to invest in his 2018 campaign. Stewart was the Virginia state chair of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and received Trump’s endorsement for his 2018 bid for Congress. He was previously set to appear at a similarly fringe-right event in 2018 but withdrew after our reporting.
Jones announced on his Sunday Infowars broadcast that he planned to travel to CPAC and that his company had sponsored two other events hosted by National File, a right-wing media outlet led by the operator of a popular pro-Trump Facebook page called God Emperor Trump. National File will host two events featuring Jones and like-minded speakers: an “Emergency Save the First Amendment Summit” in Washington Wednesday, where Stewart is set to appear, and a separate reception near the CPAC venue in Maryland Thursday.
“I decided about a week ago to go to CPAC, the big conservative action committee deal, because it’s mainly neocon-run, but you know five years ago, the first year of the campaign—Trump was campaigning a year and a half—they didn’t want Trump there, so I don’t care about being invited to get on a stage and speak to CPAC. But I decided, as I told you, this year, with 253 days left, I’m going to go to every event I can,” Jones said.
When reached via direct message on Twitter, Infowars host Owen Shroyer, who is scheduled to speak alongside Jones at the Washington event, said that he had a ticket to attend CPAC but that Infowars was not given media credentials for the conference.
On Wednesday night, Jones will speak at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington alongside writers from National File, employees of Infowars, failed anti-immigrant political candidate Peter D’Abrosca, former Republican Senate candidate Stewart, Proud Boys hate group founder Gavin McInnes, and the Proud Boys’ current leader Enrique Tarrio, according to an event listing. The next day, Jones and associates will speak at a reception near CPAC that will also host anti-Muslim activist Laura Loomer.
Tom Pappert, who leads National File, said on Infowars Sunday that the events were not meant to compete with CPAC or the event that white nationalist “groypers” are hosting this week. Jones agreed, adding that the events were meant to get Trump’s attention.
Right Wing Watch sent an inquiry to the Keeping America Great PAC, of which Stewart acts as a director, regarding Stewart’s advertised appearance and did not receive an immediate response.


rightwingwatch--2020-02-24--Religious-Right Activists Petition Pompeo Unalienable Rights Commission to ‘Make the Family Great Ag

Religious-Right Activists Petition Pompeo Unalienable Rights Commission to ‘Make the Family Great Again’

The commission created by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to reconsider U.S. human rights policy , ostensibly according to the principles of unalienable rights and a particular interpretation of natural law , held its most recent public meeting at the U.S. State Department on Friday , where the Ruth Institute ’ s Jennifer Roback Morse used the Q & A time to read a statement and submit a petition that urges President Donald Trump and Pompeo to “ Make the Family Great Again.
” Morse claimed that “ the family itself has human rights.
” Morse is essentially asking the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so-called “ traditional family ” has “ fundamental ” rights that equal or exceed those of individuals .
When the Commission on Unalienable Rights was created last year , anti-LGBTQ activist Brian Brown called it an “ extraordinary opening to push for clear and consistent recognition of the natural family , ” adding that it “ gives us a forum to challenge American foreign policy that has in the past advanced the extreme agenda of the left that has been cloaked in the language of so-called human rights.
” The Ruth Institute started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Organization for Marriage , so it ’ s not surprising that Morse shares his view about the potential for the commission to help them advance their anti-equality agenda .
Morse ’ s petition signers include an array of U.S. and international anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ activists , including Gary Bauer , Janice Crouse , Robert George , Mike Huckabee , Alveda King , Rick Scarborough , and Sharon Slater .
Among the signers from outside the U.S. is Levan Vasadze , the businessman and anti-LGBTQ activist who hosted the 2016 World Congress of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia , the former Soviet republic .
The petition urges the Commission on Unalienable Rights to “ work for recognition of the following fundamental rights ” : • None The right of every child to a relationship with his or her natural mother and father except for an unavoidable tragedy .
• None The right of every person to know the identity of his or her biological parents .
• None The right to life from conception to natural death .
• None The right of families to educate their own children in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undermined by the state .
Human rights advocates , LGBTQ-equality activists , and others are concerned that the commission—dominated by conservative academics—was created to provide intellectual justification for bringing human rights advocacy in line with right-wing complaints about human rights “ inflation.
” And they worry that most commission members aim to put a right-wing interpretation of religious liberty into a top tier of rights that would exclude other rights recognized by the U.S. and the international community since the founding of the United Nations .
The commission has been holding monthly public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ range of views , and taking public questions .
Its report is expected sometime this spring .
Pompeo and other Trump administration officials have also spent the past year mobilizing a new “ pro-family ” coalition of conservative and authoritarian governments designed to resist any international agreements or action by U.N. agencies that recognize reproductive rights , LGBTQ equality ( which is deemed to be “ anti-family ” ) , and comprehensive sex education .
Morse claimed a few years ago that the goal of “ radical feminists ” and “ sexual revolutionaries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state to take control over family life—and that they were using divorce and gay marriage to do it .
The Ruth Institute bills itself as “ a global non-profit organization equipping Christians to defend the family and build a civilization of love.
” It promotes “ those who have walked away from a same sex lifestyle ” and other “ survivors of the sexual revolution.
” Morse ’ s statement at the State Department was promoted by One News Now , a news arm of the American Family Association .

The commission created by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to reconsider U.S. human rights policy, ostensibly according to the principles of unalienable rights and a particular interpretation of natural law, held its most recent public meeting at the U.S. State Department on Friday, where the Ruth Institute’s Jennifer Roback Morse used the Q&A time to read a statement and submit a petition that urges President Donald Trump and Pompeo to “Make the Family Great Again.” Morse claimed that “the family itself has human rights.” Morse is essentially asking the commission to endorse the idea that the so-called “traditional family” has “fundamental” rights that equal or exceed those of individuals.
When the Commission on Unalienable Rights was created last year, anti-LGBTQ activist Brian Brown called it an “extraordinary opening to push for clear and consistent recognition of the natural family,” adding that it “gives us a forum to challenge American foreign policy that has in the past advanced the extreme agenda of the left that has been cloaked in the language of so-called human rights.”
The Ruth Institute started as a project of Brown’s National Organization for Marriage, so it’s not surprising that Morse shares his view about the potential for the commission to help them advance their anti-equality agenda. Morse’s petition signers include an array of U.S. and international anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ activists, including Gary Bauer, Janice Crouse, Robert George, Mike Huckabee, Alveda King, Rick Scarborough, and Sharon Slater. Among the signers from outside the U.S. is Levan Vasadze, the businessman and anti-LGBTQ activist who hosted the 2016 World Congress of Families global summit in the capital of Georgia, the former Soviet republic.
The petition urges the Commission on Unalienable Rights to “work for recognition of the following fundamental rights”:
The right of every child to a relationship with his or her natural mother and father except for an unavoidable tragedy. The right of every person to know the identity of his or her biological parents. The right to life from conception to natural death. The right of families to educate their own children in their faith tradition and values without being undermined by the state.
Human rights advocates, LGBTQ-equality activists, and others are concerned that the commission—dominated by conservative academics—was created to provide intellectual justification for bringing human rights advocacy in line with right-wing complaints about human rights “inflation.” And they worry that most commission members aim to put a right-wing interpretation of religious liberty into a top tier of rights that would exclude other rights recognized by the U.S. and the international community since the founding of the United Nations. The commission has been holding monthly public meetings, hearing from speakers expressing a range of views, and taking public questions. Its report is expected sometime this spring.
Pompeo and other Trump administration officials have also spent the past year mobilizing a new “pro-family” coalition of conservative and authoritarian governments designed to resist any international agreements or action by U.N. agencies that recognize reproductive rights, LGBTQ equality (which is deemed to be “anti-family”), and comprehensive sex education.
Morse claimed a few years ago that the goal of “radical feminists” and “sexual revolutionaries” was to expand the power of the state to take control over family life—and that they were using divorce and gay marriage to do it.
The Ruth Institute bills itself as “a global non-profit organization equipping Christians to defend the family and build a civilization of love.” It promotes “those who have walked away from a same sex lifestyle” and other “survivors of the sexual revolution.”
Morse’s statement at the State Department was promoted by One News Now, a news arm of the American Family Association.


rightwingwatch--2020-02-24--Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorist’s Self-Inflicted Death Generates Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories of Mu

Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorist’s Self-Inflicted Death Generates Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories of Murder

Anti-Islam activist and right-wing conspiracy theorist Philip Haney was found dead Friday of what the Amador County California Sheriff ’ s Office said was a “ self-inflicted gunshot wound , ” but right-wing activists predictably rushed to insist that Haney was actually murdered .
Shortly after the news broke , Rep. Steve King sent out a tweet claiming that Haney had “ insured his life by archiving data that incriminated the highest levels of the Obama administration , ” insisting that “ Haney didn ’ t kill himself.
” Haney , a former Department of Homeland Security official who launched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activist after leaving DHS in 2015 , claimed in 2018 that he had been on a “ special assignment ” in Minnesota to stop Rep. Keith Ellison from being elected Minnesota ’ s Attorney General .
Haney was also likely a source behind Glenn Beck ’ s infamous claim that one of the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing was actually involved in planning and carrying out the attack .
Following the bombing , Beck went on a crusade to prove that the Obama administration was engaged in what he said was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ launched a full-scale campaign to prove that Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi , who was injured in the bombing , was actually an al Qaeda “ control agent ” and the “ money man ” who financed the operation and recruited the Tsarnaev brothers to carry it out .
Beck ’ s theory rested on the fact that Alharbi had once been considered a “ person of interest ” during the initial investigation , even though he was quickly cleared .
Beck ’ s network claimed to have received information during the investigation that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under section 212 3B ” for “ terrorist activities , ” and it was upon that piece of information that Beck built his entire campaign , even though one of Beck ’ s own experts told him at the time that his theory “ doesn ’ t make sense.
” In 2014 , Alharbi sued Beck for defamation and slander , and as part of the suit , Beck was ordered to identify the confidential sources upon whom he relied when making his claims about Alharbi , so Alharbi ’ s lawyers could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do so and eventually settled the case instead .
In the 2016 court ruling ordering Beck to reveal the identities of his sources , the description of the career of “ Source 1 ” closely aligned with that of Haney .
In addition , the court recounted how key documents upon which Beck relied in making his allegations were obtained : According to [ Joe ] Weasel [ head of Beck ’ s TheBlaze ’ s investigatory documentary unit ] , on or around April 18 , a member of Congress asked Source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Source 1 sent the documents to Source 2 via fax at Source 2 ’ s request .
Source 2 received the documents in a congressional member ’ s office .
After Secretary Napolitano testified , Sources 1 and 2 called Weasel to report that they believed her testimony was false .
Also , on April 23 , Weasel traveled to Washington , D.C. , to meet with Source 2 .
Source 2 showed him a copy of the documents that day , and provided Weasel a copy in an envelope the following day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where he opened and reviewed the documents with [ Joel ] Cheatwood [ TheBlaze ’ s President and Chief Content Officer ] .
In his book , “ See Something , Say Nothing : A Homeland Security Officer Exposes the Government ’ s Submission to Jihad , ” Haney recounts the same incident , seemingly revealing himself to have been the “ Source 1 ” who faxed the documents in question : Shortly after the court ruling , Haney denounced the lawsuit against Beck as “ an intrusion of Sharia law ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruled on the 10th of August that he has to disclose his confidential sources .
Well , who might that be ?
” Unsurprisingly , Beck blasted out an all caps tweet yesterday about Haney ’ s death declaring that “ THERE IS NO WAY HE KILLED HIMSELF .
”

Anti-Islam activist and right-wing conspiracy theorist Philip Haney was found dead Friday of what the Amador County California Sheriff’s Office said was a “self-inflicted gunshot wound,” but right-wing activists predictably rushed to insist that Haney was actually murdered.
Shortly after the news broke, Rep. Steve King sent out a tweet claiming that Haney had “insured his life by archiving data that incriminated the highest levels of the Obama administration,” insisting that “Haney didn’t kill himself.”
Phil Haney was a friend & patriot. He was a target because of all he knew of Islamic terrorist coverups. He insured his life by archiving data that incriminated the highest levels of the Obama administration. Phil Haney didn’t kill himself. RIP, Phil. https://t.co/pvy7MflFwc — Steve King (@SteveKingIA) February 23, 2020
Haney, a former Department of Homeland Security official who launched a second career as a right-wing anti-Islam activist after leaving DHS in 2015, claimed in 2018 that he had been on a “special assignment” in Minnesota to stop Rep. Keith Ellison from being elected Minnesota’s Attorney General.
Haney was also likely a source behind Glenn Beck’s infamous claim that one of the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing was actually involved in planning and carrying out the attack.
Following the bombing, Beck went on a crusade to prove that the Obama administration was engaged in what he said was a massive cover-up of the attack and launched a full-scale campaign to prove that Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi, who was injured in the bombing, was actually an al Qaeda “control agent” and the “money man” who financed the operation and recruited the Tsarnaev brothers to carry it out.
Beck’s theory rested on the fact that Alharbi had once been considered a “person of interest” during the initial investigation, even though he was quickly cleared. Beck’s network claimed to have received information during the investigation that Alharbi “was set to be deported under section 212 3B” for “terrorist activities,” and it was upon that piece of information that Beck built his entire campaign, even though one of Beck’s own experts told him at the time that his theory “doesn’t make sense.”
In 2014, Alharbi sued Beck for defamation and slander, and as part of the suit, Beck was ordered to identify the confidential sources upon whom he relied when making his claims about Alharbi, so Alharbi’s lawyers could depose them. Beck repeatedly refused to do so and eventually settled the case instead.
In the 2016 court ruling ordering Beck to reveal the identities of his sources, the description of the career of “Source 1” closely aligned with that of Haney. In addition, the court recounted how key documents upon which Beck relied in making his allegations were obtained:
According to [Joe] Weasel [head of Beck’s TheBlaze’s investigatory documentary unit], on or around April 18, a member of Congress asked Source 2 to obtain these two documents. Source 1 sent the documents to Source 2 via fax at Source 2’s request. Source 2 received the documents in a congressional member’s office. After Secretary Napolitano testified, Sources 1 and 2 called Weasel to report that they believed her testimony was false. Also, on April 23, Weasel traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with Source 2. Source 2 showed him a copy of the documents that day, and provided Weasel a copy in an envelope the following day. Weasel returned to New York, where he opened and reviewed the documents with [Joel] Cheatwood [TheBlaze’s President and Chief Content Officer].
In his book, “See Something, Say Nothing: A Homeland Security Officer Exposes the Government’s Submission to Jihad,” Haney recounts the same incident, seemingly revealing himself to have been the “Source 1” who faxed the documents in question:
Shortly after the court ruling, Haney denounced the lawsuit against Beck as “an intrusion of Sharia law” and revealingly complained that “the judge just ruled on the 10th of August that he has to disclose his confidential sources. Well, who might that be?”
Unsurprisingly, Beck blasted out an all caps tweet yesterday about Haney’s death declaring that “THERE IS NO WAY HE KILLED HIMSELF.”
whistleblower Philip Haney found dead of single self inflicted gunshot.
THIS IS A LIE. I KNOW HIM –
THERE IS – N O. W A Y – HE KILLED HIMSELF. I WILL BELIEVE EPSTEIN WAS KILLED BY A TEAM OF CUTOUT PAPER DOLLS BEFORE THIS. Tomorrow Radio #blazetv https://t.co/Mo7adFA1ty — Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) February 24, 2020
UPDATE (2/24): Despite an initial statement reporting that Haney “appeared to have suffered a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the Amador County Sheriff’s Office has released a new statement declaring that no cause of death has yet been determined and that an investigation is ongoing:


rightwingwatch--2020-02-27--Joni Ernst and Marsha Blackburn Equate Communism and Socialism, Admit GOP Women on Judiciary ‘Long O

Joni Ernst and Marsha Blackburn Equate Communism and Socialism, Admit GOP Women on Judiciary ‘Long Overdue’

Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa sat down for an interview with the Townhall ’ s Katie Pavlich on the main stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday , where they equated socialism and communism and admitted that having GOP women on the Senate Judiciary Committee—on which they both serve—was “ long overdue.
” Both Ernst and Blackburn received that committee appointment last year , making them the first Republican women to serve on the Judiciary .
Ernst , who is up for reelection in 2020 , recounted her “ brush with a socialist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going on an agriculture exchange trip to the Soviet Union while attending Iowa State University .
The Soviet Union was communist .
“ I had the opportunity to go on an agriculture exchange to the Soviet Union .
I lived on a collective farm , where my family had no running water , they were farming with horses and wagons on the collective , they had no refrigerator , they had no automobile .
They shared one bicycle amongst all the family members , ” Ernst said .
“ That was socialism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s what we ’ re striving for as the United States , I ’ m not having any of it.
” Pavlich chimed in to note that the Soviet Union was communist—before suggesting they were one and the same .
“ I think when you say Bernie Sanders went to honeymoon in the former Soviet Union , it wasn ’ t a socialist country , it was a communist country , ” Pavlich said .
“ We ’ re not talking about some low-level tinge of socialism , we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opposite of freedom for individuals ; it ’ s completely the opposite of what America was founded on.
” Blackburn used the mention of Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders , the independent senator from Vermont , to attack Sanders for applauding Cuba ’ s literacy program on “ 60 Minutes ” Sunday .
“ He was probably excited that Castro was teaching them how to read ‘ The Communist Manifesto , ’ which was on his bedside table—it wasn ’ t the Gideon Bible—while he was honeymooning in the Soviet Union , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people from the old Soviet bloc when she was in the Tennessee state Senate .
A man from Estonia , she says , kissed the floor at the Grand Ole Opry .
“ He said , ‘ You know , I would listen to Radio Free Europe .
And I would hear country music , and it would come from the Grand Ole Opry , ’ ” she said , going on to suggest that country music had inspired him to lead his country to freedom .
“ Here was this individual who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to freedom as a newly minted , newly found leader .
What had inspired him was music that he heard over the radio , ” she said .
At one point during their conversation , Ernst mentioned serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Blackburn .
“ Both of us serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee .
We ’ re the first Republican women to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee , ” Ernst said .
“ Long overdue , but we ’ re at 192 judges , 192 federal judges , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump-appointed judges confirmed by the committee .
Blackburn and Ernst were appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2019 , nearly three decades after Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein became the first woman to serve on the Judiciary Committee .
In 2018 , Sen. Chuck Grassley , then the chairman of Judiciary , explained the lack of Republican women on the committee by saying , “ It ’ s a lot of work .
Maybe they don ’ t want to do it.
” Ernst , who was elected to the Senate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeaching former President Barack Obama and suggested that states could nullify federal laws .
She also has taken to peddling in conspiracy theories around Agenda 21 , a 1993 non-binding U.N. treaty on sustainable development methods .
In 2013 , Ernst predicted that Agenda 21 “ agents ” may start “ moving people off of their agricultural land and consolidating them into city centers and then telling them that you don ’ t have property rights anymore .
These are all things that the UN is behind , and it ’ s bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families here in the state of Iowa .
”

Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa sat down for an interview with the Townhall’s Katie Pavlich on the main stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday, where they equated socialism and communism and admitted that having GOP women on the Senate Judiciary Committee—on which they both serve—was “long overdue.” Both Ernst and Blackburn received that committee appointment last year, making them the first Republican women to serve on the Judiciary.
Ernst, who is up for reelection in 2020, recounted her “brush with a socialist country” by a personal story about going on an agriculture exchange trip to the Soviet Union while attending Iowa State University. The Soviet Union was communist.
“I had the opportunity to go on an agriculture exchange to the Soviet Union. I lived on a collective farm, where my family had no running water, they were farming with horses and wagons on the collective, they had no refrigerator, they had no automobile. They shared one bicycle amongst all the family members,” Ernst said. “That was socialism, folks, living in poverty. If that’s what we’re striving for as the United States, I’m not having any of it.”
Pavlich chimed in to note that the Soviet Union was communist—before suggesting they were one and the same.
“I think when you say Bernie Sanders went to honeymoon in the former Soviet Union, it wasn’t a socialist country, it was a communist country,” Pavlich said. “We’re not talking about some low-level tinge of socialism, we’re talking about tyranny, authoritarianism, and the opposite of freedom for individuals; it’s completely the opposite of what America was founded on.”
Blackburn used the mention of Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, to attack Sanders for applauding Cuba’s literacy program on “60 Minutes” Sunday. “He was probably excited that Castro was teaching them how to read ‘The Communist Manifesto,’ which was on his bedside table—it wasn’t the Gideon Bible—while he was honeymooning in the Soviet Union,” Blackburn said.
Blackburn recalled hosting people from the old Soviet bloc when she was in the Tennessee state Senate. A man from Estonia, she says, kissed the floor at the Grand Ole Opry. “He said, ‘You know, I would listen to Radio Free Europe. And I would hear country music, and it would come from the Grand Ole Opry,’” she said, going on to suggest that country music had inspired him to lead his country to freedom. “Here was this individual who was standing up to lead his country to freedom as a newly minted, newly found leader. What had inspired him was music that he heard over the radio,” she said.
At one point during their conversation, Ernst mentioned serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Blackburn. “Both of us serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee. We’re the first Republican women to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee,” Ernst said.
“Ever,” Blackburn interjected.
“Ever. Long overdue, I would say,” Ernst said.
“Long overdue, but we’re at 192 judges, 192 federal judges,” Blackburn said, referring to the number of Trump-appointed judges confirmed by the committee.
Blackburn and Ernst were appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2019, nearly three decades after Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein became the first woman to serve on the Judiciary Committee. In 2018, Sen. Chuck Grassley, then the chairman of Judiciary, explained the lack of Republican women on the committee by saying, “It’s a lot of work. Maybe they don’t want to do it.”
Ernst, who was elected to the Senate in 2014, once endorsed the notion of impeaching former President Barack Obama and suggested that states could nullify federal laws. She also has taken to peddling in conspiracy theories around Agenda 21, a 1993 non-binding U.N. treaty on sustainable development methods.
In 2013, Ernst predicted that Agenda 21 “agents” may start “moving people off of their agricultural land and consolidating them into city centers and then telling them that you don’t have property rights anymore. These are all things that the UN is behind, and it’s bad for the United States, bad for families here in the state of Iowa.”


rightwingwatch--2020-02-27--CPAC: Return of the Fringe

CPAC: Return of the Fringe

Like bees to honey , the pro-Trump fringe descended on this year ’ s Conservative Political Action Conference outside of the nation ’ s capital of Washington , D.C. , in hopes of stealing a sliver of the spotlight for themselves .
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and a cohort of his Infowars employees roamed the conference ’ s exhibition hall and the escalators on their way to radio row , attracting a crowd of star-struck attendees with their cell phones hoisted above their heads to get video of Jones .
Right Wing Watch asked Jones for his thoughts on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a subject that Vice President Mike Pence had directly addressed on the CPAC main stage hours earlier .
“ We know it ’ s a manmade bioweapon , produced by the U.S. government , sold to China in 2015 .
That was in the Journal of Science .
That ’ s why we got a bit concerned about it .
It ’ s a chimera cross-viral species system , ” Jones said , going on to argue that the U.S. should restrict travel from China .
Right Wing Watch was unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that made that assertion , which was recently floated by Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas , as well .
According to The New York Times , former White House strategist Steve Bannon is also a purveyor of the theory , which is widely disavowed by scientists .
Jones told journalists at CPAC that he felt at home with CPAC attendees , “ But the Republican establishment , I don ’ t feel at home with them .
But we ’ re here to let them know that we ’ re taking the Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center lobby , Republican political personalities Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman hosted a press conference , as they did last year .
In the audience , far-right political entertainer Gavin McInnes , who founded the Proud Boys hate group , accosted reporters .
McInnes was later ejected from the event .
One attendee told Right Wing Watch they reported McInnes to security after McInnes threatened to assault them .
A request for information from CPAC about McInnes ’ ejection was not immediately returned .
Laura Loomer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Congress in Florida , was spotted around CPAC touting her campaign .
Last year , Loomer had her media credentials revoked and was removed from CPAC after harassing journalists in the media filing center ; this year she donned standard attendee credentials .
But white nationalist organization leader Patrick Casey never made it past the conference center ’ s front door , according to a post in his Telegram chat channel .
On days that the vice president or president speaks at CPAC , guards at the doors of the Gaylord National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or hotel room keys to enter the building .
Casey falsely claimed to his followers that the policy was new for this year .

Like bees to honey, the pro-Trump fringe descended on this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference outside of the nation’s capital of Washington, D.C., in hopes of stealing a sliver of the spotlight for themselves.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and a cohort of his Infowars employees roamed the conference’s exhibition hall and the escalators on their way to radio row, attracting a crowd of star-struck attendees with their cell phones hoisted above their heads to get video of Jones. Right Wing Watch asked Jones for his thoughts on the new coronavirus now spreading around the world, a subject that Vice President Mike Pence had directly addressed on the CPAC main stage hours earlier.
“We know it’s a manmade bioweapon, produced by the U.S. government, sold to China in 2015. That was in the Journal of Science. That’s why we got a bit concerned about it. It’s a chimera cross-viral species system,” Jones said, going on to argue that the U.S. should restrict travel from China.
Right Wing Watch was unable to track down a Journal of Science article that made that assertion, which was recently floated by Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, as well. According to The New York Times, former White House strategist Steve Bannon is also a purveyor of the theory, which is widely disavowed by scientists.
Jones told journalists at CPAC that he felt at home with CPAC attendees, “But the Republican establishment, I don’t feel at home with them. But we’re here to let them know that we’re taking the Republican party over.”
On a terrace overlooking the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center lobby, Republican political personalities Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman hosted a press conference, as they did last year. In the audience, far-right political entertainer Gavin McInnes, who founded the Proud Boys hate group, accosted reporters. McInnes was later ejected from the event. One attendee told Right Wing Watch they reported McInnes to security after McInnes threatened to assault them. A request for information from CPAC about McInnes’ ejection was not immediately returned.
Laura Loomer, anti-Muslim activist who is pursuing a bid for Congress in Florida, was spotted around CPAC touting her campaign. Last year, Loomer had her media credentials revoked and was removed from CPAC after harassing journalists in the media filing center; this year she donned standard attendee credentials.
But white nationalist organization leader Patrick Casey never made it past the conference center’s front door, according to a post in his Telegram chat channel. On days that the vice president or president speaks at CPAC, guards at the doors of the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center require conference credentials or hotel room keys to enter the building. Casey falsely claimed to his followers that the policy was new for this year.


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rightwingwatch--2020-02-27--Charlie Kirk Teams Up With Dominionists and Christian Nationalists In ‘Spiritual War’

In his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday morning , Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk declared enthusiastically , “ Finally we have a president that understands the seven mountains of cultural influence.
” Many CPAC attendees and online viewers may have missed the quick reference to seven mountains dominionism—sometimes called the seven mountains mandate—whose proponents argue that God wants a certain kind of Christian to be in charge of all the “ mountains ” or spheres of cultural influence : government , media , education , business , arts and entertainment , church and family .
Seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apostolic Reformation , a network of Pentecostal and charismatic leaders who believe God has given modern-day apostles and prophets the power to work miracles , transform the church and whole nations , establish God ’ s kingdom on earth , and speed the return of Jesus Christ .
The rhetoric of the seven mountains has been adopted across the religious right even by leaders who may not share NAR ’ s theology , but find the concept a convenient lingua franca for encouraging conservative evangelicals to get more involved in politics .
Right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had endorsed California congressional candidate Sean Feucht , a worship leader at Bethel megachurch and a favorite of dominionist “ apostles ” and “ prophets.
” It turns out that endorsement was the tip of the iceberg of Kirk ’ s partnership with a group of California-based pastors connected to Christian nationalist political operative David Lane .
Kirk was listed as a speaker at Rediscovering God in America , a Pastors and Pews event in January organized by Lane ’ s California Renewal Project ; Lane ’ s events are designed to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ congregants into conservative voters .
Among the other speakers were California pastors Jack Hibbs , Rob McCoy , and Ché Ahn .
Hibbs leads Calvary Chapel Chino Hills Church , a southern California megachurch , and he is helping lead a long-term push to mobilize conservative evangelical churchgoers to topple Democratic political dominance in the Golden State .
In December and again last week , Kirk appeared on stage at Hibbs ’ s church .
Hibbs is proudly defiant of restrictions on electoral politicking by churches and other nonprofits ; he endorses candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the church will instruct them how to vote .
On the morning of Kirk ’ s appearance last Wednesday , Hibbs promoted the evening event via Facebook video as an “ unscheduled interruption by the Lord ” that would not only include Kirk but also congressional and judicial candidates .
And before the Wednesday evening event , Kirk recorded a segment for Hibbs ’ s “ Real Life Talk ” podcast , which was essentially a condensed version of the longer evening session .
On Wednesday night at Hibbs ’ s church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader in the Calvary Chapel network , pastor-politician Rob McCoy , who Lane describes as the inspiration for his effort to recruit 1,000 evangelical pastors to run for political office .
Hibbs warned potential hecklers that it was a federal offense to disrupt a religious gathering , adding that there were local and federal officers in attendance .
In his conversations with Hibbs and McCoy , Kirk sounded less like the leader of a secular political organization and more like Lane himself or one of the dominionists he works with .
Kirk described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the U.S. between light and darkness .
Claiming that American Christianity is in “ crisis , ” he decried pastors who aren ’ t willing to be as aggressively involved in politics as Hibbs and McCoy .
In December , Hibbs gushed over Kirk , calling him a “ national treasure ” whose knowledge is “ a gift given to you by God.
” Kirk returned the favor , saying the U.S. needed 1,000 pastors like Hibbs .
Kirk portrayed President Donald Trump ’ s election as the result of divine intervention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if God came down and intervened at that moment.
” In his conversations with Hibbs and McCoy , Kirk compared Trump to the biblical character Samson , who led an immoral life but was used by God to destroy his enemies .
“ Samson was willing to do what God ’ s people weren ’ t—confront the evil in their culture , ” McCoy said .
( Samson is among many biblical characters to which Trump has been compared by his religious-right supporters . )
Kirk called for the Bible to be taught @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s primary goals .
Kirk complained that some Republican Christians “ don ’ t want to fight this battle ” because they interpret separation of church and state incorrectly : They also don ’ t understand that right now we have religion in our schools .
It ’ s called leftism .
That is a religion .
It ’ s a core of beliefs , it ’ s values .
So the absence of the Bible , not teaching the Bible at all , even as a historical document , you don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the word of God , people will naturally come to that conclusion by being exposed to the Bible , and they will understand the stories and the history and the wisdom within the text .
However , we ’ ve removed it strategically from the public schools—by the way , public schools are still teaching the Quran , and they ’ re teaching leftist ideologies at alarming rates .
The single book that has an answer to all of our problems , 5,000 years of history , 66 books , 35 authors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decide not to teach our youth ?
You look at the 1960s and 70s .
After the greatest generation , you had the sexual revolution , you had the attack on Christianity , you had the wrong ruling of Roe vs. Wade , which has been a 50-year crusade on the destruction of the American culture .
And it has to be the church that will rise up in revival against it .
Kirk also claimed that it is the job of individuals and churches , not governments , to clothe the poor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rhetoric of David Barton and other religious-right leaders influenced by Christian Reconstructionism , which calls for the imposition of biblical law and argues that God has granted authority over varying aspects of life to the government , church , and family .
Kirk said that Jesus called for people to be generous individually , but “ he never , not once , made the argument for a coercive , collectivized government to do that for you.
” Kirk made similar comments in his conversation with Hibbs in December , saying that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for poor people if safety net programs were abolished .
“ If every single government program was abolished , the church would step up and make sure that every single person in this country was taken care of , ” said Kirk , as if churches had somehow prevented people from living and dying in poverty before New Deal or Great Society programs .
Hibbs agreed , saying that while he doesn ’ t mind paying taxes when flushing the toilet or when the street lights come on , “ it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government has a welfare system , with all the Bible teaching in America .
There should be no welfare system .
The church should be the engine that takes care of those within its borders.
” Kirk interjected , “ That ’ s exactly right.
” In his conversation with Kirk , McCoy used seven mountains language , saying that God had raised up Trump , a man who had “ currency ” in the “ mountains ” of cultural influence—entertainment , media , politics , and business .
“ If you don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” McCoy said .
“ But you know why God picked him ?
Because there were no Christians available.
” There were other Christian candidates , of course , but none were “ equipped ” like Trump .
In a segment that would likely be jarring to many Christians who revere the King James translation of the Bible , McCoy cited the scriptural conversation between Jesus and his disciple Peter .
“ Upon this rock I shall build my— , ” McCoy said , allowing the congregation to fill in the final word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , “ No .
No , no , no.
” McCoy told congregants that King James wrongly translated the term ekklesia as church , when some earlier translators chose the word “ assembly.
” Dominionists who believe conservative Christians should be running things on earth frequently use the word ekklesia to refer to the church acting with governmental authority , as God ’ s legislative body bringing kingdom rule to the earth .
Turning Point USA portrays itself as a champion for conservative college and high school students confronting leftist tyranny on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCoy last week , Kirk ’ s utter contempt for academia—especially elite institutions—was front and center .
“ If you want your child to hate America , send them to Brown University , that ’ s all I have to say , ” Kirk said .
“ If you want to turn them into an anti-American , godless , atheist , unhappy radical , send them to Brown University.
” We have “ way too many people going to college in America , ” Kirk said .
“ If your child sat down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they would be infinitely more wise than the professors that would be teaching them at the universities , ” Kirk told parents .
He urged parents to stop pushing their kids to attend expensive colleges as a status symbol , and to encourage their kids to take a gap year after high school and seek an apprenticeship instead .
( When Kirk didn ’ t get into West Point , he decided to take a gap year , began his activism , and never went to college . )
Kirk said that leftist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bitter and angry rather than thankful .
And he said trying to find fulfillment in a secular world creates “ miserable people ” and a “ chaotic culture.
” Chaos is the “ goal of the modern left , ” Kirk told McCoy .
“ There is one side that wants to create chaos and one side that wants to bring order from the chaos .
Everything the left does seeks to create more chaos.
” Stoking racial tension and gender confusion are examples of creating chaos , Kirk said .
He expressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying , “ There are only two genders—scientifically , biologically , realistically , spiritually and theologically.
” In response to a question about Turning Point USA having gay members and staff , Kirk said that he is clear that he supports “ biblical marriage ” but believes the conservative political movement should be about addition and multiplication , not subtraction .
Hibbs said that Kirk can run TPUSA as a secular organization with Judeo-Christian values , the way the Founding Fathers relied on Judeo-Christian values but created a secular nation in which atheists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a secular organization , Kirk told Hibbs in December .
But , he said , “ It ’ s amazing how many people that come through our ranks and communicate with what we ’ re doing end up finding Christ when they actually find people that will stand for truth , and truth that is originally rooted in the Bible—truth of hard work , dignity , freedom , liberty , separation of powers , things that quite honestly our founders were inspired by the Judeo-Christian construct in the Bible , the word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatest framework of the greatest country ever to exist in the history of the world.
” In November , Kirk teamed up with Liberty University ’ s Jerry Falwell , Jr. to create the Falkirk Center , whose stated mission is to “ equip courageous champions to proclaim the Truth of Jesus Christ , to advance His Kingdom , and renew American ideals.
” Kirk has said it will fight the Left ’ s effort to “ convert young Christians into socialism.
” While plugging the Falkirk Center in his December conversation with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ USA is his passion and he ’ s “ never ” going to stop that secular work .
But , he said , “ I realized there is also a very important culture war happening about the inseparable intersection of American constitutional liberty and first freedoms and natural rights , and the gospel of Jesus Christ .
And who ’ s fighting for that ?
And the answer is not enough people.
” Lane ’ s Christian nationalist organizing—which picks up hotel and meal costs for pastors and spouses who travel to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part by the billionaire fracking brothers Farris and Dan Wilks , who also fund Prager U .
A few years ago , Dan Wilks bought and renovated a YMCA building for McCoy ’ s church , and the Wilks family gave thousands to McCoy ’ s failed run for the state legislature in 2014 .
In the sit-down interview Hibbs did with Kirk before last week ’ s public event , Kirk portrayed the 2020 election as a “ cataclysmic collision ” between worldviews and warned that if the “ Christian worldview ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judges , more public funding for abortion , and open borders without a Second Amendment right to protect oneself .
The church , Kirk said , is the “ sleeping giant ” that must be awakened .
But he said the church has gone wrong , “ especially with the young Christian Marxists , ” by equating love with “ unlimited tolerance for sin.
” In his conversations with Hibbs and McCoy , Kirk described California as the “ test case ” for what happens when leftism becomes a religion .
In their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hasn ’ t had its 2016—Democratic candidates won across the state in 2016 and 2018 , despite the efforts of Lane , Hibbs , McCoy and their allies .
But Hibbs said during his “ Real Life Talk ” interview with Kirk that if “ good people ” would get out and vote—and vote correctly as the church would help them do , “ California could change in one night if enough people did the right thing .
”

In his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday morning, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk declared enthusiastically, “Finally we have a president that understands the seven mountains of cultural influence.” Many CPAC attendees and online viewers may have missed the quick reference to seven mountains dominionism—sometimes called the seven mountains mandate—whose proponents argue that God wants a certain kind of Christian to be in charge of all the “mountains” or spheres of cultural influence: government, media, education, business, arts and entertainment, church and family.
Seven mountains dominionism is associated with the New Apostolic Reformation, a network of Pentecostal and charismatic leaders who believe God has given modern-day apostles and prophets the power to work miracles, transform the church and whole nations, establish God’s kingdom on earth, and speed the return of Jesus Christ. The rhetoric of the seven mountains has been adopted across the religious right even by leaders who may not share NAR’s theology, but find the concept a convenient lingua franca for encouraging conservative evangelicals to get more involved in politics.
Right Wing Watch reported last week that Kirk had endorsed California congressional candidate Sean Feucht, a worship leader at Bethel megachurch and a favorite of dominionist “apostles” and “prophets.” It turns out that endorsement was the tip of the iceberg of Kirk’s partnership with a group of California-based pastors connected to Christian nationalist political operative David Lane.
Kirk was listed as a speaker at Rediscovering God in America, a Pastors and Pews event in January organized by Lane’s California Renewal Project; Lane’s events are designed to get pastors more actively engaged in turning their congregants into conservative voters. Among the other speakers were California pastors Jack Hibbs, Rob McCoy, and Ché Ahn. Hibbs leads Calvary Chapel Chino Hills Church, a southern California megachurch, and he is helping lead a long-term push to mobilize conservative evangelical churchgoers to topple Democratic political dominance in the Golden State.
In December and again last week, Kirk appeared on stage at Hibbs’s church. Hibbs is proudly defiant of restrictions on electoral politicking by churches and other nonprofits; he endorses candidates from the pulpit and unabashedly tells congregants that the church will instruct them how to vote.
On the morning of Kirk’s appearance last Wednesday, Hibbs promoted the evening event via Facebook video as an “unscheduled interruption by the Lord” that would not only include Kirk but also congressional and judicial candidates. And before the Wednesday evening event, Kirk recorded a segment for Hibbs’s “Real Life Talk” podcast, which was essentially a condensed version of the longer evening session.
On Wednesday night at Hibbs’s church, Kirk was in conversation with another leader in the Calvary Chapel network, pastor-politician Rob McCoy, who Lane describes as the inspiration for his effort to recruit 1,000 evangelical pastors to run for political office. Hibbs warned potential hecklers that it was a federal offense to disrupt a religious gathering, adding that there were local and federal officers in attendance.
In his conversations with Hibbs and McCoy, Kirk sounded less like the leader of a secular political organization and more like Lane himself or one of the dominionists he works with. Kirk described a “spiritual war” taking place in the U.S. between light and darkness. Claiming that American Christianity is in “crisis,” he decried pastors who aren’t willing to be as aggressively involved in politics as Hibbs and McCoy.
In December, Hibbs gushed over Kirk, calling him a “national treasure” whose knowledge is “a gift given to you by God.” Kirk returned the favor, saying the U.S. needed 1,000 pastors like Hibbs. Kirk portrayed President Donald Trump’s election as the result of divine intervention, saying, “it seems as if God came down and intervened at that moment.”
In his conversations with Hibbs and McCoy, Kirk compared Trump to the biblical character Samson, who led an immoral life but was used by God to destroy his enemies. “Samson was willing to do what God’s people weren’t—confront the evil in their culture,” McCoy said. (Samson is among many biblical characters to which Trump has been compared by his religious-right supporters.)
Kirk called for the Bible to be taught in public schools, one of Lane’s primary goals.
We stopped teaching the Bible in our schools, and we got prayer out of our schools. I’m waiting for revival to happen politically to point spiritually, and we should be unapologetic in talking about this. And even some Republican Christians disagree with me on this, because they point to a false talking point where I say that we should pass federal legislation that if you receive any money from the federal government, you should teach the Bible in public schools. And now people say, “Charlie, what about separation of church and state?” And I say, “Now, wait a second.”
Kirk complained that some Republican Christians “don’t want to fight this battle” because they interpret separation of church and state incorrectly:
They also don’t understand that right now we have religion in our schools. It’s called leftism. That is a religion. It’s a core of beliefs, it’s values. So the absence of the Bible, not teaching the Bible at all, even as a historical document, you don’t need to necessarily teach it as the word of God, people will naturally come to that conclusion by being exposed to the Bible, and they will understand the stories and the history and the wisdom within the text. However, we’ve removed it strategically from the public schools—by the way, public schools are still teaching the Quran, and they’re teaching leftist ideologies at alarming rates. The single book that has an answer to all of our problems, 5,000 years of history, 66 books, 35 authors, that’s the book we decide not to teach our youth? You look at the 1960s and 70s. After the greatest generation, you had the sexual revolution, you had the attack on Christianity, you had the wrong ruling of Roe vs. Wade, which has been a 50-year crusade on the destruction of the American culture. And it has to be the church that will rise up in revival against it.
Kirk also claimed that it is the job of individuals and churches, not governments, to clothe the poor and look after the vulnerable, echoing the rhetoric of David Barton and other religious-right leaders influenced by Christian Reconstructionism, which calls for the imposition of biblical law and argues that God has granted authority over varying aspects of life to the government, church, and family. Kirk said that Jesus called for people to be generous individually, but “he never, not once, made the argument for a coercive, collectivized government to do that for you.”
Kirk made similar comments in his conversation with Hibbs in December, saying that the church would do a better job caring for poor people if safety net programs were abolished. “If every single government program was abolished, the church would step up and make sure that every single person in this country was taken care of,” said Kirk, as if churches had somehow prevented people from living and dying in poverty before New Deal or Great Society programs.
Hibbs agreed, saying that while he doesn’t mind paying taxes when flushing the toilet or when the street lights come on, “it’s a pathetic day when the United States government has a welfare system, with all the Bible teaching in America. There should be no welfare system. The church should be the engine that takes care of those within its borders.” Kirk interjected, “That’s exactly right.”
In his conversation with Kirk, McCoy used seven mountains language, saying that God had raised up Trump, a man who had “currency” in the “mountains” of cultural influence—entertainment, media, politics, and business. “If you don’t like him, fine,” McCoy said. “But you know why God picked him? Because there were no Christians available.” There were other Christian candidates, of course, but none were “equipped” like Trump.
In a segment that would likely be jarring to many Christians who revere the King James translation of the Bible, McCoy cited the scriptural conversation between Jesus and his disciple Peter. “Upon this rock I shall build my—,” McCoy said, allowing the congregation to fill in the final word, “church.” To which McCoy said, “No. No, no, no.” McCoy told congregants that King James wrongly translated the term ekklesia as church, when some earlier translators chose the word “assembly.” Dominionists who believe conservative Christians should be running things on earth frequently use the word ekklesia to refer to the church acting with governmental authority, as God’s legislative body bringing kingdom rule to the earth.
Turning Point USA portrays itself as a champion for conservative college and high school students confronting leftist tyranny on their campuses. In his conversation with McCoy last week, Kirk’s utter contempt for academia—especially elite institutions—was front and center.
“If you want your child to hate America, send them to Brown University, that’s all I have to say,” Kirk said. “If you want to turn them into an anti-American, godless, atheist, unhappy radical, send them to Brown University.”
We have “way too many people going to college in America,” Kirk said. “If your child sat down and watched every Prager U video, they would be infinitely more wise than the professors that would be teaching them at the universities,” Kirk told parents. He urged parents to stop pushing their kids to attend expensive colleges as a status symbol, and to encourage their kids to take a gap year after high school and seek an apprenticeship instead. (When Kirk didn’t get into West Point, he decided to take a gap year, began his activism, and never went to college.)
Kirk said that leftist college professors teach young people to be bitter and angry rather than thankful. And he said trying to find fulfillment in a secular world creates “miserable people” and a “chaotic culture.” Chaos is the “goal of the modern left,” Kirk told McCoy. “There is one side that wants to create chaos and one side that wants to bring order from the chaos. Everything the left does seeks to create more chaos.” Stoking racial tension and gender confusion are examples of creating chaos, Kirk said. He expressed contempt for “transgender nonsense,” saying, “There are only two genders—scientifically, biologically, realistically, spiritually and theologically.”
In response to a question about Turning Point USA having gay members and staff, Kirk said that he is clear that he supports “biblical marriage” but believes the conservative political movement should be about addition and multiplication, not subtraction. Hibbs said that Kirk can run TPUSA as a secular organization with Judeo-Christian values, the way the Founding Fathers relied on Judeo-Christian values but created a secular nation in which atheists have freedom to be atheists.
TPUSA is a secular organization, Kirk told Hibbs in December. But, he said, “It’s amazing how many people that come through our ranks and communicate with what we’re doing end up finding Christ when they actually find people that will stand for truth, and truth that is originally rooted in the Bible—truth of hard work, dignity, freedom, liberty, separation of powers, things that quite honestly our founders were inspired by the Judeo-Christian construct in the Bible, the word of God, and they created the greatest framework of the greatest country ever to exist in the history of the world.”
In November, Kirk teamed up with Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell, Jr. to create the Falkirk Center, whose stated mission is to “equip courageous champions to proclaim the Truth of Jesus Christ, to advance His Kingdom, and renew American ideals.” Kirk has said it will fight the Left’s effort to “convert young Christians into socialism.”
While plugging the Falkirk Center in his December conversation with Hibbs, Kirk said that Turning Point USA is his passion and he’s “never” going to stop that secular work. But, he said, “I realized there is also a very important culture war happening about the inseparable intersection of American constitutional liberty and first freedoms and natural rights, and the gospel of Jesus Christ. And who’s fighting for that? And the answer is not enough people.”
Lane’s Christian nationalist organizing—which picks up hotel and meal costs for pastors and spouses who travel to his American Renewal Project events—has been financed in part by the billionaire fracking brothers Farris and Dan Wilks, who also fund Prager U. A few years ago, Dan Wilks bought and renovated a YMCA building for McCoy’s church, and the Wilks family gave thousands to McCoy’s failed run for the state legislature in 2014.
In the sit-down interview Hibbs did with Kirk before last week’s public event, Kirk portrayed the 2020 election as a “cataclysmic collision” between worldviews and warned that if the “Christian worldview” loses, the consequence will be activist judges, more public funding for abortion, and open borders without a Second Amendment right to protect oneself. The church, Kirk said, is the “sleeping giant” that must be awakened. But he said the church has gone wrong, “especially with the young Christian Marxists,” by equating love with “unlimited tolerance for sin.”
In his conversations with Hibbs and McCoy, Kirk described California as the “test case” for what happens when leftism becomes a religion. In their December meeting, Hibbs complained that California hasn’t had its 2016—Democratic candidates won across the state in 2016 and 2018, despite the efforts of Lane, Hibbs, McCoy and their allies. But Hibbs said during his “Real Life Talk” interview with Kirk that if “good people” would get out and vote—and vote correctly as the church would help them do, “California could change in one night if enough people did the right thing.”


rightwingwatch--2020-02-27--Charlie Kirk: Mitt Romney Should Be Booed ‘Every Time His Name Is Mentioned’

Turning Point USA ’ s Charlie Kirk spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) today , @ @ @ @ @ for booing when he mentioned the name of Sen. Mitt Romney , who was publicly @ @ @ @ @ event after he voted to call for witnesses during President Donald Trump ’ s impeachment @ @ @ @ @ Romney ’ s name during his speech , the audience booed and Kirk encouraged them @ @ @ @ @ Correct answer , ” Kirk said .
“ Every time his name is mentioned , @ @ @ @ @ because he lied to every single person in this room that knocked on doors for @ @ @ @ @ calls for him , that donated to his campaign .
We thought that he was @ @ @ @ @ against the Marxist president that preceded Donald Trump .
And now he asks and he @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump for the Senate in Utah , and then he goes and votes for @ @ @ @ @ ”

Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) today, where he praised the audience for booing when he mentioned the name of Sen. Mitt Romney, who was publicly “uninvited” to the event after he voted to call for witnesses during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
When Kirk mentioned Romney’s name during his speech, the audience booed and Kirk encouraged them to do so.
“Correct answer,” Kirk said. “Every time his name is mentioned, you should respond that way because he lied to every single person in this room that knocked on doors for him, that made phone calls for him, that donated to his campaign. We thought that he was going to be a crusader against the Marxist president that preceded Donald Trump. And now he asks and he begs for the endorsement of Donald Trump for the Senate in Utah, and then he goes and votes for the sham unconstitutional impeachment.”


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rightwingwatch--2020-02-26--PragerU Loses Appeal in Lawsuit Against Google, YouTube

The 9th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Prager University , a nonprofit organization created by right-wing commentator Dennis Prager , had no legal ground to stand on in its lawsuit against Google and YouTube , which alleged the companies violated Prager University ’ s First Amendment rights by “ censoring ” its videos .
The court ’ s ruling , first reported by Wall Street Journal ’ s Jacob Gershman , serves a blow to baseless right-wing narratives that big tech companies are infringing on conservatives ’ freedom of expression online for ideological reasons .
Prager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ university in name only , has waged a years-long legal battle against Google and YouTube with little success .
In 2017 , the organization filed suit against Google , accusing the company and its subsidiary of “ censoring ” its videos “ solely because of PragerU ’ s political identity.
” The legal move was cheered by right-wing media at the time of its announcement ; it appeared to be taking Google to task on conservatives ’ baseless claims that conservatives are ideologically discriminated against online .
However , the lawsuit was swiftly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University and its lawyers tried to revitalize its claims against Google again in 2019 before the 9th Circuit .
The organization sought to appeal against the lower court ’ s ruling and attempted to argue that Google had engaged in false advertising by claiming it was an ideologically neutral platform and that YouTube was effectively a “ public forum ” that should be subject to state intervention—something that Reason assistant editor Billy Binion argued “ would have deleterious effects on the internet ” if ruled in Prager University ’ s favor .
Prager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last July in a hearing chaired by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas .
But the 9th Circuit affirmed the lower court ’ s dismissal of the case .
Judge Margaret McKeown wrote in an opinion that Prager University ran “ headfirst into two insurmountable barriers—the First Amendment and Supreme Court precedent.
” McKeown stated that despite YouTube ’ s “ ubiquity and its role as a public facing platform , it remains a private forum , not a public forum subject to judicial scrutiny under the First Amendment.
” The court ruling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not dispute that YouTube is a private company , and that although some private entities can be deemed state actors ( and thus , subject to government intervention ) , the court wrote that making the case for doing so is a “ difficult test to meet.
” The court determined that YouTube “ does not perform a public function by inviting public discourse on its property.
” The court also disagreed with Prager University ’ s argument that YouTube should be subject to government intervention because company representatives have made public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an open forum for public expression .
“ We decline to subscribe to PragerU ’ s novel opt-in theory of the First Amendment , ” the court wrote .
Prager University , founded in 2011 , publishes highly trafficked videos on social media that present right-wing political talking points as facts .

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Prager University, a nonprofit organization created by right-wing commentator Dennis Prager, had no legal ground to stand on in its lawsuit against Google and YouTube, which alleged the companies violated Prager University’s First Amendment rights by “censoring” its videos. The court’s ruling, first reported by Wall Street Journal’s Jacob Gershman, serves a blow to baseless right-wing narratives that big tech companies are infringing on conservatives’ freedom of expression online for ideological reasons.
Prager’s organization, which is a university in name only, has waged a years-long legal battle against Google and YouTube with little success. In 2017, the organization filed suit against Google, accusing the company and its subsidiary of “censoring” its videos “solely because of PragerU’s political identity.” The legal move was cheered by right-wing media at the time of its announcement; it appeared to be taking Google to task on conservatives’ baseless claims that conservatives are ideologically discriminated against online. However, the lawsuit was swiftly dismissed in 2018.
Undeterred, Prager University and its lawyers tried to revitalize its claims against Google again in 2019 before the 9th Circuit. The organization sought to appeal against the lower court’s ruling and attempted to argue that Google had engaged in false advertising by claiming it was an ideologically neutral platform and that YouTube was effectively a “public forum” that should be subject to state intervention—something that Reason assistant editor Billy Binion argued “would have deleterious effects on the internet” if ruled in Prager University’s favor. Prager testified before the Senate about his grievances last July in a hearing chaired by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
But the 9th Circuit affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the case. Judge Margaret McKeown wrote in an opinion that Prager University ran “headfirst into two insurmountable barriers—the First Amendment and Supreme Court precedent.” McKeown stated that despite YouTube’s “ubiquity and its role as a public facing platform, it remains a private forum, not a public forum subject to judicial scrutiny under the First Amendment.”
The court ruling states that Prager University and its lawyers did not dispute that YouTube is a private company, and that although some private entities can be deemed state actors (and thus, subject to government intervention), the court wrote that making the case for doing so is a “difficult test to meet.” The court determined that YouTube “does not perform a public function by inviting public discourse on its property.”
The court also disagreed with Prager University’s argument that YouTube should be subject to government intervention because company representatives have made public statements that YouTube was committed to being an open forum for public expression.
“We decline to subscribe to PragerU’s novel opt-in theory of the First Amendment,” the court wrote.
Prager University, founded in 2011, publishes highly trafficked videos on social media that present right-wing political talking points as facts.


rightwingwatch--2020-02-26--Hank Kunneman Says God Told Him Trump’s Impeachment Will Be ‘Removed and Erased’ From History

During the most recent “ Prophetic Pulse ” conference call hosted by right-wing pastors Hank and Brenda Kunneman , Hank Kunneman delivered a prophetic declaration about the supposed spiritual significance of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tearing in half a copy of President Donald Trump ’ s State of the Union address earlier this month .
Kunneman claims that God told him that Pelosi ’ s act will result in a split arising within the Democratic Party and the record of Trump ’ s impeachment being “ removed and erased.
” “ When I saw that , something in my heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kunneman said .
“ It was disgraceful … So I began to pray and I said , ‘ Lord , you need to speak to me , if you don ’ t mind .
I really want to know why this bothered me.
’ And I said , ‘ Lord , it ’ s not just my own heart .
I sensed there is something in your heart that you didn ’ t like about this . '
” Kunneman claimed that God came to him in the middle of the night and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the speech were divided , their party house shall be , going forward , more divided , with a new form of Democratic Party that will arise .
And they will say Reformed Progressive Socialist Party.
” “ The attempt to tarnish this president ’ s name and time in office by impeachment vote and trial , the record of it will be torn in two .
Removed and erased , ” Kunneman continued , claiming to be speaking on behalf of God .

During the most recent “Prophetic Pulse” conference call hosted by right-wing pastors Hank and Brenda Kunneman, Hank Kunneman delivered a prophetic declaration about the supposed spiritual significance of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tearing in half a copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address earlier this month. Kunneman claims that God told him that Pelosi’s act will result in a split arising within the Democratic Party and the record of Trump’s impeachment being “removed and erased.”
“When I saw that, something in my heart didn’t settle right,” Kunneman said. “It was disgraceful … So I began to pray and I said, ‘Lord, you need to speak to me, if you don’t mind. I really want to know why this bothered me.’ And I said, ‘Lord, it’s not just my own heart. I sensed there is something in your heart that you didn’t like about this.'”
Kunneman claimed that God came to him in the middle of the night and proclaimed that “when the documents of the speech were divided, their party house shall be, going forward, more divided, with a new form of Democratic Party that will arise. And they will say Reformed Progressive Socialist Party.”
“The attempt to tarnish this president’s name and time in office by impeachment vote and trial, the record of it will be torn in two. Removed and erased,” Kunneman continued, claiming to be speaking on behalf of God.


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