rightwingwatch--2020-05-05--Alveda King Implies COVID-19 Hit New York So Hard Because It Is ‘The Home of Abortion’

Anti-abortion activist Alveda King implied last week that New York has been hit so hard by the COVID-19 pandemic because it is “ the home of abortion.
” Religious-right leaders routinely portray the U.S. as deserving of God ’ s wrath for permitting legal abortion .
King made her comments on a Wednesday night online gathering called by POTUS Shield founder Frank Amedia to promote “ The Return , ” a religious-right pre-election rally being planned for Sept. 26 on the National Mall in Washington , D.C. King , who is a member of the POTUS Shield leadership council , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Return.
” On the call , Amedia asked King to talk about the topic of abortion , saying that “ too many children have died , and the blood is crying out to our Lord.
” Amedia reminded listeners that he has prophesied that God would allow President Donald Trump to name three Supreme Court justices and enough lower court judges to change the law of the land .
Trump has an “ assignment of God ” to do away with abortion , Amedia said , which is a reason that POTUS Shield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I see , the biggest function we have , is we have a man that God has put his hand upon , and he has assignments , and one of the biggest assignments of all—besides busting up the Babylonian system and dealing with China , and all the other mantles that have fallen upon this single man—is the life of the unborn children .
And that ’ s an assignment of God .
And we have to see that all the way through , and we need to see that through to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his eyes to the murder of children and putting children on the altar and the sacrifice of our own selfishness and humanism .
Amedia turned the microphone over to King , saying , “ Lead us , beloved , like only you can , please.
” King noted that Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden have talked about the need to protect women ’ s access to abortion during the pandemic , and she mocked the idea , asking , “ How are you gon na save lives by taking life ?
” King @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , is “ having a lot of problems ” because it is “ the home of abortion ” and was home to Margaret Sanger , the founder of Planned Parenthood—or in King ’ s words , “ the founder of all this atrocity.
” King compared Sanger to satanic figures and ancient gods said to require child sacrifice : You have to realize Margaret Sanger was from New York .
She was the founder of all this atrocity .
She ushered it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not new , you know Baphomet and Moloch … all that stuff , and I ’ m not giving them any glory .
This is not new , but in every generation , they keep trying again .
So , we as the people of God have to rise up without being afraid and come against it .
And so now , the blood of the innocents here in our own nation continues to cry out from the ground … So , it is our obligation , it ’ s our opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our blessing to stand for life in America .
New York is having a lot of problems , but that ’ s the home of abortion .
We have to remember that .
So now , in the name of Jesus , by the power of Holy Spirit , we bind and break and cancel that spirit of abortion , that spirit of murder , the spirit of shedding of innocent blood , that includes all the other things—the sexual abuse and the manipulations of young children who are allowed to be born @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the genocide .
We bind and curse and cancel those contracts .
King recounted a conversation she said she had with God in February after visiting Trump in the White House .
“ And I remember when COVID hit , I said , ‘ God , is this you ?
’ ’ ’ King said .
“ And God said , ‘ No.
’ ” King said God pointed her to Psalm 2 , which talks about the rulers of the Earth challenging God and then , according to King ’ s retelling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then gets real stern about it.
” “ I said , ‘ So why did you allow it , then ?
’ ” King said .
“ Then he says , ‘ So , y ’ all could do 2 Chronicles 7:14 ’ ” —a verse ubiquitous at religious-right gatherings that says if God ’ s people repent and humble themselves , he will hear from Heaven and heal their land .
“ Can a nation be born in a day ?
” King said , referencing the biblical book of Isaiah .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a day ?
Absolutely .
Absolutely .
We have to repent , though.
” King praised and prayed for Trump and asked God to “ expose ” members of his administration who might not be loyal : We are blessed .
And we thank God for a president who abhors abortion , who abhors the shedding of innocent blood and puts behind that statement everything that he can put behind , to continue to rescue these babies .
So , we are very grateful .
We have to speak life , choose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is time now for us to rise and shine for the light of the glorious gospel is truly upon us .
Bless our president , his team , his administration , his task force , even the tricky ones—they want to lie and pretend they ’ re one thing and they ’ re another thing .
Just expose that , Lord , and deal with them in the name of Jesus .
In other news , King said on the call that God had recently asked her to redesign her ministry ’ s @ @

Anti-abortion activist Alveda King implied last week that New York has been hit so hard by the COVID-19 pandemic because it is “the home of abortion.” Religious-right leaders routinely portray the U.S. as deserving of God’s wrath for permitting legal abortion.
King made her comments on a Wednesday night online gathering called by POTUS Shield founder Frank Amedia to promote “The Return,” a religious-right pre-election rally being planned for Sept. 26 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. King, who is a member of the POTUS Shield leadership council, said she would be attending “The Return.”
On the call, Amedia asked King to talk about the topic of abortion, saying that “too many children have died, and the blood is crying out to our Lord.” Amedia reminded listeners that he has prophesied that God would allow President Donald Trump to name three Supreme Court justices and enough lower court judges to change the law of the land. Trump has an “assignment of God” to do away with abortion, Amedia said, which is a reason that POTUS Shield supports Trump:
But the biggest thing that I see, the biggest function we have, is we have a man that God has put his hand upon, and he has assignments, and one of the biggest assignments of all—besides busting up the Babylonian system and dealing with China, and all the other mantles that have fallen upon this single man—is the life of the unborn children. And that’s an assignment of God. And we have to see that all the way through, and we need to see that through to its conclusion … God cannot close his eyes to the murder of children and putting children on the altar and the sacrifice of our own selfishness and humanism.
Amedia turned the microphone over to King, saying, “Lead us, beloved, like only you can, please.”
King noted that Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden have talked about the need to protect women’s access to abortion during the pandemic, and she mocked the idea, asking, “How are you gonna save lives by taking life?”
King suggested that New York, which has been the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, is “having a lot of problems” because it is “the home of abortion” and was home to Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood—or in King’s words, “the founder of all this atrocity.” King compared Sanger to satanic figures and ancient gods said to require child sacrifice:
You have to realize Margaret Sanger was from New York. She was the founder of all this atrocity. She ushered it in in this generation. It’s not new, you know Baphomet and Moloch … all that stuff, and I’m not giving them any glory. This is not new, but in every generation, they keep trying again. So, we as the people of God have to rise up without being afraid and come against it. And so now, the blood of the innocents here in our own nation continues to cry out from the ground … So, it is our obligation, it’s our opportunity, it’s our honor and our blessing to stand for life in America. … New York is having a lot of problems, but that’s the home of abortion. We have to remember that. So now, in the name of Jesus, by the power of Holy Spirit, we bind and break and cancel that spirit of abortion, that spirit of murder, the spirit of shedding of innocent blood, that includes all the other things—the sexual abuse and the manipulations of young children who are allowed to be born, the infanticide, the abortion, the genocide. We bind and curse and cancel those contracts.
King recounted a conversation she said she had with God in February after visiting Trump in the White House. “And I remember when COVID hit, I said, ‘God, is this you?’’’ King said. “And God said, ‘No.’”
King said God pointed her to Psalm 2, which talks about the rulers of the Earth challenging God and then, according to King’s retelling, “God in Heaven laughs and then gets real stern about it.”
“I said, ‘So why did you allow it, then?’” King said. “Then he says, ‘So, y’all could do 2 Chronicles 7:14’”—a verse ubiquitous at religious-right gatherings that says if God’s people repent and humble themselves, he will hear from Heaven and heal their land.
“Can a nation be born in a day?” King said, referencing the biblical book of Isaiah. “Can a nation be born again in a day? Absolutely. Absolutely. We have to repent, though.”
King praised and prayed for Trump and asked God to “expose” members of his administration who might not be loyal:
We are blessed. And we thank God for a president who abhors abortion, who abhors the shedding of innocent blood and puts behind that statement everything that he can put behind, to continue to rescue these babies. So, we are very grateful. We have to speak life, choose life, and vote life. … It is time now for us to rise and shine for the light of the glorious gospel is truly upon us. Bless our president, his team, his administration, his task force, even the tricky ones—they want to lie and pretend they’re one thing and they’re another thing. Just expose that, Lord, and deal with them in the name of Jesus.
In other news, King said on the call that God had recently asked her to redesign her ministry’s logo.


rightwingwatch--2020-05-06--Right Wing Round-Up: The Emperor’s New Mask

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rightwingwatch--2020-05-06--Gateway Pundit Reporter Lavishes Praise on Unabomber: ‘A Brilliant Man’

Cassandra Fairbanks , a right-wing activist and writer at the pro-Trump blog The Gateway Pundit , approvingly read passages from the Unabomber Manifesto last weekend in a late-night live video on Twitter , where she has hundreds of thousands of followers .
Fairbanks was an early networking node in the pro-Trump social media ecosystem that rose to prominence with the election of President Donald Trump in 2016 .
A close affiliate of Wikileak ’ s Julian Assange and of various prominent pro-Trump influencers , Fairbanks has in recent months veered into harder right-wing spaces , voicing support for so-called “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraternizing with white nationalist activists including Nicholas Fuentes and Matthew Colligan , who attended the violent Unite the Right white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville , Virginia , in 2017 .
On May 3 , at approximately 4 a.m. in Washington , where she resides , Fairbanks appeared on camera in a dimly lit room with an open , bound text containing the Unabomber Manifesto .
Theodore J. Kaczynski—dubbed the Unabomber—is a domestic terrorist serving life in prison for sending mail bombs that killed and seriously wounded multiple people between 1978 and 1995 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his manifesto against the industrialized world was published in The Washington Post and he was identified as the Unabomber by his brother .
“ I ’ m gon na read some Ted because I can ’ t sleep and there ’ s nothing else to do , and it ’ s really good and it applies to the [ social media ] mobs that we ’ ve seen today , especially , because there ’ s been quite a few , ” Fairbanks said .
Fairbanks proceeds to read portions of Kaczynski ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leftist and anti-racist activism , describing its participants as advancing “ political correctness ” out of self-hatred and insecurity .
Kaczynski described leftists as feeling personally inferior and accused them of adopting a push against racism to express their own rage against society , often making things ultimately worse for the afflicted .
Fairbanks recommended that viewers read the Unabomber manifesto .
“ Everybody should read it and , yes , it ’ s the Unabomber , but we should be able to read things from people who have done not-so-great things , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t think that a bad act necessarily makes every thought or opinion or thing that a person has done also bad.
” When contacted by Right Wing Watch via Twitter direct message , Fairbanks said she did agree with Kacynzki ’ s critiques of leftists , but that she did not intend to bring up the race activism critiques .
“ I wasn ’ t reading it because of race activism , specifically .
I just read too far , ” Fairbanks told Right Wing Watch .
“ My focus/the reason for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s a really interesting manifesto .
Highly recommend .
The parts that aren ’ t about leftism are good too .
He was a brilliant man , which unfortunately drove him mad and lead to him committing evil acts.
” Fairbanks alluded to her longstanding and public fascination with true crime “ Murderabilia ” as an explanation of why she read from Kaczynski ’ s manifesto .
After our inquiry , Fairbanks posted on Twitter : “ There ’ s some hit pieces incoming about me for this .
I make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sell me an original wapo copy please slide into my DMs .
I was reading it because of how this part applies to online mobs .
Nothing more.
” Fairbanks told Right Wing Watch she was going to do another Periscope about Kaczynski tonight “ because I refuse to apologize for this .
”

Cassandra Fairbanks, a right-wing activist and writer at the pro-Trump blog The Gateway Pundit, approvingly read passages from the Unabomber Manifesto last weekend in a late-night live video on Twitter, where she has hundreds of thousands of followers.
Fairbanks was an early networking node in the pro-Trump social media ecosystem that rose to prominence with the election of President Donald Trump in 2016. A close affiliate of Wikileak’s Julian Assange and of various prominent pro-Trump influencers, Fairbanks has in recent months veered into harder right-wing spaces, voicing support for so-called “groyper” white nationalist communities, and fraternizing with white nationalist activists including Nicholas Fuentes and Matthew Colligan, who attended the violent Unite the Right white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.
On May 3, at approximately 4 a.m. in Washington, where she resides, Fairbanks appeared on camera in a dimly lit room with an open, bound text containing the Unabomber Manifesto. Theodore J. Kaczynski—dubbed the Unabomber—is a domestic terrorist serving life in prison for sending mail bombs that killed and seriously wounded multiple people between 1978 and 1995. Kaczynski pleaded guilty to mailing bombs after his manifesto against the industrialized world was published in The Washington Post and he was identified as the Unabomber by his brother.
“I’m gonna read some Ted because I can’t sleep and there’s nothing else to do, and it’s really good and it applies to the [social media] mobs that we’ve seen today, especially, because there’s been quite a few,” Fairbanks said.
Fairbanks proceeds to read portions of Kaczynski’s manifesto that took aim at modern leftist and anti-racist activism, describing its participants as advancing “political correctness” out of self-hatred and insecurity. Kaczynski described leftists as feeling personally inferior and accused them of adopting a push against racism to express their own rage against society, often making things ultimately worse for the afflicted. Fairbanks recommended that viewers read the Unabomber manifesto.
“Everybody should read it and, yes, it’s the Unabomber, but we should be able to read things from people who have done not-so-great things,” Fairbanks said. “I don’t think that a bad act necessarily makes every thought or opinion or thing that a person has done also bad.”
When contacted by Right Wing Watch via Twitter direct message, Fairbanks said she did agree with Kacynzki’s critiques of leftists, but that she did not intend to bring up the race activism critiques.
“I wasn’t reading it because of race activism, specifically. I just read too far,” Fairbanks told Right Wing Watch. “My focus/the reason for it was the theory on oversocialization. It’s a really interesting manifesto. Highly recommend. The parts that aren’t about leftism are good too. He was a brilliant man, which unfortunately drove him mad and lead to him committing evil acts.”
Fairbanks alluded to her longstanding and public fascination with true crime “Murderabilia” as an explanation of why she read from Kaczynski’s manifesto. After our inquiry, Fairbanks posted on Twitter: “There’s some hit pieces incoming about me for this. I make no apologies and if anyone wants to sell me an original wapo copy please slide into my DMs. I was reading it because of how this part applies to online mobs. Nothing more.”
Fairbanks told Right Wing Watch she was going to do another Periscope about Kaczynski tonight “because I refuse to apologize for this.”


rightwingwatch--2020-05-06--Rudy Giuliani Claims Democrats Want to Lengthen Lockdowns for Political Gain

President Donald Trump ’ s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani thinks that “ you ’ d have to be a dope ” not to think Democratic lawmakers are trying to lengthen coronavirus lockdowns for political gain , namely to advance the implementation of socialism in America .
Giuliani , who also served as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001 , appeared on NewsmaxTV with host Greg Kelly for an interview uploaded to YouTube yesterday .
During the interview , Giuliani and Kelly discussed state and federal governments ’ responses to COVID-19 and right-wing efforts to reopen state economies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a lack of public support for reopening at this time .
“ Do you sense—or better yet , your client , the president , does he sense that there ’ s an element , a political element , that wants to keep this going to inflict political damage on him ?
” Kelly asked .
“ Of course there is , Greg , ” Giuliani said .
“ I can ’ t answer for him except he ’ s a very intelligent man—you ’ d have to be a dope not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democratic governors that want to hang on to this power ?
Why is it that the governor of California and the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Michigan wants to lock up the whole state ?
And they go to police powers right away !
I mean , you ’ ve got to do this by consent .
You can ’ t take away [ a ] person ’ s right to worship and do it with , you know , arrests .
” “ It is beginning to look like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that socialism always leads to a form of authoritarianism , ” Giuliani continued , referring to the 19th-century English historian and philosopher .
“ These people like power , and they like to serve over you because they think they ’ re smarter than you , and you better be careful because if that guy [ Joe Biden ] possibly gets out of the basement and we elect him , this is what you ’ ll be looking at .
He doesn ’ t know what he ’ s doing .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show … these people who want to arrest you for social distancing.
” Giuliani , who was at the center of the impeachment investigation into Trump , has appeared to try to regain relevance in recent weeks , advising Trump on how to handle the current pandemic by pushing unproven treatments and broadcasting conspiratorial rants from his basement .

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani thinks that “you’d have to be a dope” not to think Democratic lawmakers are trying to lengthen coronavirus lockdowns for political gain, namely to advance the implementation of socialism in America.
Giuliani, who also served as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001, appeared on NewsmaxTV with host Greg Kelly for an interview uploaded to YouTube yesterday. During the interview, Giuliani and Kelly discussed state and federal governments’ responses to COVID-19 and right-wing efforts to reopen state economies despite the increase in infections and deaths and a lack of public support for reopening at this time.
“Do you sense—or better yet, your client, the president, does he sense that there’s an element, a political element, that wants to keep this going to inflict political damage on him?” Kelly asked.
“Of course there is, Greg,” Giuliani said. “I can’t answer for him except he’s a very intelligent man—you’d have to be a dope not to realize it. Why is it only the Democratic governors that want to hang on to this power? Why is it that the governor of California and the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Michigan wants to lock up the whole state? And they go to police powers right away! I mean, you’ve got to do this by consent. You can’t take away [a] person’s right to worship and do it with, you know, arrests. ”
“It is beginning to look like something predicted by Lord Acton, who said that socialism always leads to a form of authoritarianism,” Giuliani continued, referring to the 19th-century English historian and philosopher. “These people like power, and they like to serve over you because they think they’re smarter than you, and you better be careful because if that guy [Joe Biden] possibly gets out of the basement and we elect him, this is what you’ll be looking at. He doesn’t know what he’s doing. They’re going to be running the show … these people who want to arrest you for social distancing.”
Giuliani, who was at the center of the impeachment investigation into Trump, has appeared to try to regain relevance in recent weeks, advising Trump on how to handle the current pandemic by pushing unproven treatments and broadcasting conspiratorial rants from his basement.


rightwingwatch--2020-05-06--Ann Vandersteel Reported That Comey, Brennan, Clapper, and Their ‘Minions’ Would All Be Arrested by

Ann Vandersteel Reported That Comey, Brennan, Clapper, and Their ‘Minions’ Would All Be Arrested by May 5

During last Thursday ’ s episode of her “ Steel Truth ” program , right-wing QAnon conspiracy theorist Ann Vandersteel claimed that one of her sources , who she said had never been wrong , told her that former FBI Director James Comey , former CIA Director John Brennan , former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper , and various deep state “ minions ” would all be arrested by May 5 because the number 5/5 “ means a lot ” to QAnon conspiracy theorists .
“ Last night I got a phone call from a source who to me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Comey will be arrested on Sunday , Clapper Monday , Brennan Tuesday , ” Vandersteel said .
“ And when I say Comey , it ’ s the proverbial ‘ we ’ of Comey—it ’ s the [ Andrew ] McCabe , [ Peter ] Strzok , [ Lisa ] Page , the people that worked under James Comey .
Clapper and his Department of Homeland Security minions , and Brennan and his minions over at the [ CIA ] will be arrested on Tuesday.
” “ We start this on 5/3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5/5 , ” she added .
“ So for you Q folks out there , 5/5 means a lot in this world , and to have those three rounded up by 5/5 is pretty , pretty important.
” It is now May 6 , and not a single one of the arrests that Vandersteel predicted actually occurred .

During last Thursday’s episode of her “Steel Truth” program, right-wing QAnon conspiracy theorist Ann Vandersteel claimed that one of her sources, who she said had never been wrong, told her that former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and various deep state “minions” would all be arrested by May 5 because the number 5/5 “means a lot” to QAnon conspiracy theorists.
“Last night I got a phone call from a source who to me has never been wrong and is saying that Comey will be arrested on Sunday, Clapper Monday, Brennan Tuesday,” Vandersteel said. “And when I say Comey, it’s the proverbial ‘we’ of Comey—it’s the [Andrew] McCabe, [Peter] Strzok, [Lisa] Page, the people that worked under James Comey. Clapper and his Department of Homeland Security minions, and Brennan and his minions over at the [CIA] will be arrested on Tuesday.”
“We start this on 5/3, and we end these arrests on 5/5,” she added. “So for you Q folks out there, 5/5 means a lot in this world, and to have those three rounded up by 5/5 is pretty, pretty important.”
It is now May 6, and not a single one of the arrests that Vandersteel predicted actually occurred.


rightwingwatch--2020-05-06--Jerry Boykin Says COVID-19 May Have Been ‘Deliberate Attack’ By China, But God Is Using It to Bring

Jerry Boykin Says COVID-19 May Have Been ‘Deliberate Attack’ By China, But God Is Using It to Bring Revival

Jerry Boykin , a retired lieutenant general who once led U.S. special forces , discussed the coronavirus during last week ’ s online event promoting “ The Return , ” a prayer-and-politics rally being convened by End Times author Jonathan Cahn .
Boykin claimed that “ everybody ” he knows understands that COVID-19 came out of a lab in China—many scientists have publicly rejected the lab theory—and he suggested that the release of the virus was a “ deliberate attack , ” while acknowledging that the evidence is inconclusive .
But Boykin was “ hopeful and enthusiastic ” that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a revival or Great Awakening ” as more people are turning to God during the pandemic .
As the executive vice president of the Family Research Council and a member of POTUS Shield ’ s leadership council , Boykin serves as a bridge between traditional religious-right political groups and dominionist Pentecostal leaders who are among Trump ’ s most ardent supporters .
“ We look at this COVID thing and we ask , ‘ How can anything good come out of it ?
’ Well , Bible sales are up and online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming to Christ , ” Boykin said .
“ Now , you know , there ’ s a flip side , too , and that is that a lot of people are getting into pornography now , and the church is going to have a big burden to try and help people get off of it when this is all over with.
” During the livestream , which was hosted by POTUS Shield founder Frank Amedia , Cahn said that God changed the course of the nation by putting Ronald Reagan in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event held at the U.S. Capitol in 1980 .
He mentioned that 1980 was also the year of the failed attempt to rescue American hostages being held in Iran , which ended in a disastrous helicopter collision in the desert .
Amedia said Cahn ’ s mention of the failed Iran mission “ put chills down my back ” because Boykin had taken part in that mission .
Discussing the mission , Boykin said that as a young captain he had watched eight good men die that night and had carried a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he suggested that the incident may have been God ’ s way of ensuring that Reagan became president and could begin building up the U.S. military and its special operations capabilities .
“ There is no question that Jimmy Carter would have been reelected had it not been for that incident , ” Boykin said .
“ And as much as that devastated me and everybody else that was there that night , we have all been able to see that actually God made something good out of that.
” Boykin offered a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Values Voter Summit in 2016 .
In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic , he said , the good news is that “ people are turning to Christ now because they have no other answers.
” Amedia asked Boykin to talk about China .
Boykin said that “ everybody I know understands that this COVID came out of China—it came out of a lab there.
” He said that whether it was an experiment that was accidentally released or a deliberate attack is “ still a question that is unanswered.
” But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe it was an attack : There ’ s evidence both ways—that it was an accident , and then there is also evidence that it was a deliberate attack by the Chinese .
It is sort of strange that it never got to either Shanghai or Beijing .
Now explain that .
And , you know , that ’ s a question that has to be answered .
So , they obviously had some kind of protection for those cities .
But they were—they put a lot of people on airplanes and sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States before the president shut things down .
Health experts say the evidence strongly indicates that the coronavirus evolved in nature and did not come out of a lab .
Other religious-right leaders have claimed that the COVID-19 coronavirus was engineered as a biowarfare agent .
On April 30 , the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a statement saying that the U.S intelligence community “ concurs with the wide scientific consensus that the COVID-19 virus was not manmade or genetically modified , ” but said that it would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outbreak began through contact with infected animals for if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan.
” Just days later , U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that there is “ enormous evidence ” for the lab theory , but said he agreed with the intelligence community ’ s statement about the virus not having been manmade .
Amedia said that he personally believes that the evidence points toward the release of COVID-19 having been “ intentional , ” which he called an “ act of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appropriate response .
“ And we don ’ t know what our president or our government know , ” Amedia said .
“ But how it ’ s handled is very delicate because of the consequences to so many .
I don ’ t think that the vast majority of Americans understand the precipice we ’ re at with the decisions that need to be made to that.
” Boykin also said that the Chinese government is exploiting the crisis by making aggressive land claims in the South China Sea and putting “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong .
Boykin said he believed Trump had “ a divine wisdom ” about the danger of the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain being so dependent on China .
Boykin also spoke briefly about Iran , where he said the Islamist regime has lost the support of the people , who he predicted will topple “ the mullahs.
” While in uniform in 2003 , Boykin portrayed U.S. military involvement in the Middle East as a religious war between Christianity and Islam , which garnered criticism from the Bush administration .
After he retired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordained minister and religious-right activist who has been criticized for calling for discrimination against U.S. Muslims , though he later claimed his views were mischaracterized .
He is a co-author of “ Sharia : The Threat to America , ” also known as the “ Team B II ” report , which was published by anti-Islam activist Frank Gaffney ’ s Center for Security Policy .
Boykin and his supporters have used subsequent criticism of his rhetoric to portray him as the victim of religious persecution .

Jerry Boykin, a retired lieutenant general who once led U.S. special forces, discussed the coronavirus during last week’s online event promoting “The Return,” a prayer-and-politics rally being convened by End Times author Jonathan Cahn. Boykin claimed that “everybody” he knows understands that COVID-19 came out of a lab in China—many scientists have publicly rejected the lab theory—and he suggested that the release of the virus was a “deliberate attack,” while acknowledging that the evidence is inconclusive. But Boykin was “hopeful and enthusiastic” that “we are seeing right now the beginning of a revival or Great Awakening” as more people are turning to God during the pandemic.
As the executive vice president of the Family Research Council and a member of POTUS Shield’s leadership council, Boykin serves as a bridge between traditional religious-right political groups and dominionist Pentecostal leaders who are among Trump’s most ardent supporters.
“We look at this COVID thing and we ask, ‘How can anything good come out of it?’ Well, Bible sales are up and online sermons are seeing record numbers of people coming to Christ,” Boykin said. “Now, you know, there’s a flip side, too, and that is that a lot of people are getting into pornography now, and the church is going to have a big burden to try and help people get off of it when this is all over with.”
During the livestream, which was hosted by POTUS Shield founder Frank Amedia, Cahn said that God changed the course of the nation by putting Ronald Reagan in the White House in response to a prayer event held at the U.S. Capitol in 1980. He mentioned that 1980 was also the year of the failed attempt to rescue American hostages being held in Iran, which ended in a disastrous helicopter collision in the desert. Amedia said Cahn’s mention of the failed Iran mission “put chills down my back” because Boykin had taken part in that mission.
Discussing the mission, Boykin said that as a young captain he had watched eight good men die that night and had carried a “tremendous burden” for years. But he suggested that the incident may have been God’s way of ensuring that Reagan became president and could begin building up the U.S. military and its special operations capabilities.
“There is no question that Jimmy Carter would have been reelected had it not been for that incident,” Boykin said. “And as much as that devastated me and everybody else that was there that night, we have all been able to see that actually God made something good out of that.” Boykin offered a similar interpretation of that historical event at the Values Voter Summit in 2016.
In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said, the good news is that “people are turning to Christ now because they have no other answers.”
Amedia asked Boykin to talk about China. Boykin said that “everybody I know understands that this COVID came out of China—it came out of a lab there.” He said that whether it was an experiment that was accidentally released or a deliberate attack is “still a question that is unanswered.” But he implied that he is inclined to believe it was an attack:
There’s evidence both ways—that it was an accident, and then there is also evidence that it was a deliberate attack by the Chinese. It is sort of strange that it never got to either Shanghai or Beijing. Now explain that. And, you know, that’s a question that has to be answered. So, they obviously had some kind of protection for those cities. But they were—they put a lot of people on airplanes and sent them to Europe as well as to the United States before the president shut things down.
Health experts say the evidence strongly indicates that the coronavirus evolved in nature and did not come out of a lab.
Other religious-right leaders have claimed that the COVID-19 coronavirus was engineered as a biowarfare agent. On April 30, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a statement saying that the U.S intelligence community “concurs with the wide scientific consensus that the COVID-19 virus was not manmade or genetically modified,” but said that it would continue its effort to “determine whether the outbreak began through contact with infected animals for if it was the result of an accident at a laboratory in Wuhan.” Just days later, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that there is “enormous evidence” for the lab theory, but said he agreed with the intelligence community’s statement about the virus not having been manmade.
Amedia said that he personally believes that the evidence points toward the release of COVID-19 having been “intentional,” which he called an “act of war” that would call for an appropriate response.
“And we don’t know what our president or our government know,” Amedia said. “But how it’s handled is very delicate because of the consequences to so many. I don’t think that the vast majority of Americans understand the precipice we’re at with the decisions that need to be made to that.”
Boykin also said that the Chinese government is exploiting the crisis by making aggressive land claims in the South China Sea and putting “tremendous pressure” on Taiwan and Hong Kong. Boykin said he believed Trump had “a divine wisdom” about the danger of the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain being so dependent on China.
Boykin also spoke briefly about Iran, where he said the Islamist regime has lost the support of the people, who he predicted will topple “the mullahs.”
While in uniform in 2003, Boykin portrayed U.S. military involvement in the Middle East as a religious war between Christianity and Islam, which garnered criticism from the Bush administration. After he retired from military service, Boykin became an ordained minister and religious-right activist who has been criticized for calling for discrimination against U.S. Muslims, though he later claimed his views were mischaracterized. He is a co-author of “Sharia: The Threat to America,” also known as the “Team B II” report, which was published by anti-Islam activist Frank Gaffney’s Center for Security Policy. Boykin and his supporters have used subsequent criticism of his rhetoric to portray him as the victim of religious persecution.


rightwingwatch--2020-05-07--Right Wing Round-Up: Making Ourselves Look Bad


rightwingwatch--2020-05-07--Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Grace, Acceptance, and Love


rightwingwatch--2020-05-07--Lindsey Graham Says Trump’s ‘Pro-Life’ Stance Led His Coronavirus Response

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina pointed to President Donald Trump ’ s “ pro-life ” stance to praise the administration ’ s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus .
On Tuesday ’ s episode of “ Washington Watch with Tony Perkins , ” Family Research Council President Tony Perkins hosted Graham to highlight the senator ’ s recent calls to seek recourse from China for coronavirus deaths in the United States and praise the Trump administration ’ s response to the pandemic .
Perkins noted that Trump often speaks publicly about his pride in the nation ’ s economy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump would not intentionally damage those issues “ unless he was taking decisive action for the benefit of America.
” Graham agreed , pointing to Trump ’ s “ pro-life ” policy stance .
“ I believe if we ’ d let it run its course , Tony , you ’ d have a couple million people dead right now .
Look , 70,000 people [ have ] died with us locking the whole world down , so the president put life—he is pro-life in the real sense of the word—he put life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham said .
“ The economy came to a grinding halt—not because of anything bad about the economy—to save lives .
Now we ’ re trying to balance how to turn it on .
I think he ’ s done a really good job.
” Trump has repeatedly suggested that reopening the nation ’ s economy will result in more Americans dying from the coronavirus , but he has continued to push for states to ease lockdown restrictions and businesses to reopen anyway .

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina pointed to President Donald Trump’s “pro-life” stance to praise the administration’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
On Tuesday’s episode of “Washington Watch with Tony Perkins,” Family Research Council President Tony Perkins hosted Graham to highlight the senator’s recent calls to seek recourse from China for coronavirus deaths in the United States and praise the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic. Perkins noted that Trump often speaks publicly about his pride in the nation’s economy and formerly low unemployment numbers, positing that Trump would not intentionally damage those issues “unless he was taking decisive action for the benefit of America.” Graham agreed, pointing to Trump’s “pro-life” policy stance.
“I believe if we’d let it run its course, Tony, you’d have a couple million people dead right now. Look, 70,000 people [have] died with us locking the whole world down, so the president put life—he is pro-life in the real sense of the word—he put life ahead of his economic success,” Graham said. “The economy came to a grinding halt—not because of anything bad about the economy—to save lives. Now we’re trying to balance how to turn it on. I think he’s done a really good job.”
Trump has repeatedly suggested that reopening the nation’s economy will result in more Americans dying from the coronavirus, but he has continued to push for states to ease lockdown restrictions and businesses to reopen anyway.


rightwingwatch--2020-05-07--Southern Baptist Convention’s National Day of Prayer Guide Uses Seven Mountains Framework

The Southern Baptist Convention ’ s prayer guide for this year ’ s National Day of Prayer—Thursday , May 7—uses the framework of Seven Mountains Dominionism in asking people to “ pray for the seven centers of influence.
” Seven Mountains Dominionism—also called the seven mountains mandate—is grounded in a belief that God wants a certain kind of Christian to be in charge of all the “ mountains ” or “ spheres ” of cultural influence , which traditionally have been government , media , education , business , arts and entertainment , church , and family .
Sometimes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guide does , to include the military as a separate center of influence .
The seven mountains construct 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 .
But it has expanded well beyond that network .
“ The rhetoric of the seven mountains has been adopted across the religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 has noted .
The SBC prayer guide demonstrates just how deeply the seven mountains rhetorical framework has penetrated conservative Christian circles .
Seven Mountains Dominionism is promoted by “ prophetic ” Trump supporters , like Lance Wallnau , and was mentioned from the stage at the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference by Turning Point USA ’ s Charlie Kirk , who said , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the seven mountains of cultural influence.
” The National Day of Prayer falls on the first Thursday in May , according to a federal law signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 .
This year ’ s official observance will be held online at 8 p.m. EST , but many other online events are being hosted throughout the day , including one at the White House with President Donald Trump at 4 p.m. EST .
Kathy Branzell , president of this year ’ s National Day of Prayer Task Force , will host @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SBC President J.D .
Greear will lead a Thursday afternoon event .
Ronnie Floyd , president of the SBC Executive Committee and a former president of the National Day of Prayer , participated in “ Praying on the Mountain ” on the eve of the National Day of Prayer , which organizers say was joined by 265,000 people praying for “ spiritual awakening in our country .
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The Southern Baptist Convention’s prayer guide for this year’s National Day of Prayer—Thursday, May 7—uses the framework of Seven Mountains Dominionism in asking people to “pray for the seven centers of influence.”
Seven Mountains Dominionism—also called the seven mountains mandate—is grounded in a belief that God wants a certain kind of Christian to be in charge of all the “mountains” or “spheres” of cultural influence, which traditionally have been government, media, education, business, arts and entertainment, church, and family. Sometimes the categories are tweaked, as the SBC guide does, to include the military as a separate center of influence.
The seven mountains construct 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. But it has expanded well beyond that network.
“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 has noted.
The SBC prayer guide demonstrates just how deeply the seven mountains rhetorical framework has penetrated conservative Christian circles.
Seven Mountains Dominionism is promoted by “prophetic” Trump supporters, like Lance Wallnau, and was mentioned from the stage at the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference by Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk, who said, “Finally we have a president that understands the seven mountains of cultural influence.”
The National Day of Prayer falls on the first Thursday in May, according to a federal law signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. This year’s official observance will be held online at 8 p.m. EST, but many other online events are being hosted throughout the day, including one at the White House with President Donald Trump at 4 p.m. EST.
Kathy Branzell, president of this year’s National Day of Prayer Task Force, will host the national observance on Thursday night. SBC President J.D. Greear will lead a Thursday afternoon event. Ronnie Floyd, president of the SBC Executive Committee and a former president of the National Day of Prayer, participated in “Praying on the Mountain” on the eve of the National Day of Prayer, which organizers say was joined by 265,000 people praying for “spiritual awakening in our country.”


rightwingwatch--2020-05-07--Ann Vandersteel’s ‘Source’ Says James Comey May Have Already Been Arrested

Yesterday we noted that the prediction made on April 30 by right-wing QAnon conspiracy theorist Ann Vandersteel that former FBI Director James Comey , former CIA Director John Brennan , former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper , and various deep state “ minions ” would all be arrested by May 5 had obviously not come true .
Vandersteel initially made the prediction based on information she received from a source who she claimed “ has never been wrong.
” On last night ’ s “ Steel Truth ” program , Vandersteel addressed the fact that there is no evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrested by saying that she got back in touch with her original source who told her that Comey may in fact have already been picked up .
Vandersteel ’ s source told her that he has had somebody “ following James Comey for a while ” who reports that Comey has not been seen since April 24 .
“ I have stressed over and over it was a rumor , ” Vandersteel said .
“ I called my source last night about it , and I said , ‘ You know , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ He said he ’ s had somebody , another person that he ’ s connected with , following James Comey for a while .
He lives around the block , and he said James Comey was last seen in a supermarket on April 24 , and that was the last time he was seen in public .
His family and his house have been empty since April 24.
” “ Maybe they ’ re on vacation .
Who knows ?
I don ’ t know , ” Vandersteel added .
“ Maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t know .
Maybe he ’ s a cooperating witness .
I have no idea .
”

Yesterday we noted that the prediction made on April 30 by right-wing QAnon conspiracy theorist Ann Vandersteel that former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and various deep state “minions” would all be arrested by May 5 had obviously not come true.
Vandersteel initially made the prediction based on information she received from a source who she claimed “has never been wrong.” On last night’s “Steel Truth” program, Vandersteel addressed the fact that there is no evidence that any of these people have been arrested by saying that she got back in touch with her original source who told her that Comey may in fact have already been picked up.
Vandersteel’s source told her that he has had somebody “following James Comey for a while” who reports that Comey has not been seen since April 24.
“I have stressed over and over it was a rumor,” Vandersteel said. “I called my source last night about it, and I said, ‘You know, what do you think is going on?’ He said he’s had somebody, another person that he’s connected with, following James Comey for a while. He lives around the block, and he said James Comey was last seen in a supermarket on April 24, and that was the last time he was seen in public. His family and his house have been empty since April 24.”
“Maybe they’re on vacation. Who knows? I don’t know,” Vandersteel added. “Maybe the U.S. Marshals have them. I don’t know. Maybe he’s a cooperating witness. I have no idea.”


rightwingwatch--2020-05-08--Fight Over Vote-By-Mail Is ‘Spiritual Battle’ For ‘Control of the Free World,’ Says True the Vote Le

Fight Over Vote-By-Mail Is ‘Spiritual Battle’ For ‘Control of the Free World,’ Says True the Vote Leader

President Donald Trump ’ s political operation is battling efforts to expand vote-by-mail and his religious-right backers are helping lead the charge .
On Intercessors for America ’ s monthly prayer call on May 1 , True the Vote leader Catherine Engelbrecht told a group of pro-Trump prayer warriors that the struggle over expanded vote-by-mail is a “ spiritual battle ” for “ control of the free world.
” Voting rights advocates and public officials around the country are working to expand voters ’ ability to vote by mail in response to the public health risks that voting in person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases of COVID-19 have been linked to voters and election workers from Wisconsin ’ s April 7 elections . )
But Trump ’ s political operation is spending tens of millions of dollars to expand “ its legal effort to stop Democrats from overhauling voting laws in response to the coronavirus pandemic , ” Politico reported Thursday .
Intercessors for America and True the Vote are on board .
Engelbrecht claimed on IFA ’ s call that the expansion of vote-by-mail is an effort to “ absolutely destroy free and fair elections.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonpartisan “ citizen-led movement ” working for “ free and fair elections.
” It has a track record of challenging voter registrations , supporting voter ID laws and voter-roll purges , and fielding election observers who provoked allegations of voter intimidation .
It is planning to field off-duty police officers and veterans to patrol polling places this year .
After Trump claimed without evidence that he would have won the 2016 popular vote if not for “ millions ” of people voting illegally , True the Vote launched a “ national audit ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders claimed it had verified more than 3 million non-citizen votes before the group abandoned the effort , Engelbrecht said at the time , for lack of funds .
Engelbrecht told IFA ’ s intercessors that the expansion of vote-by-mail is an “ orchestrated effort ” to “ take advantage of the fearfulness , the uncertainty , and push this agenda to overturn all of the processes that would normally be attendant in safeguarding elections.
” Engelbrecht cited a widely touted but misleading statistic about 28 million mail-in-ballots being “ lost in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ want to cause chaos , and they ’ re going to spread it across the country like a virus , ” she claimed .
Engelbrecht prayed , “ Lord , we just ask that you would—we know that you your spirit is not a spirit of chaos .
We know that that is from Satan.
” Kubal described Englebrecht as a “ warrior for liberty ” that God has “ anointed ” for this moment in time .
Both Engelbrecht and IFA ’ s Dave Kubal spoke in urgent terms .
Engelbrecht @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just understand we are fighting for control of the free world ” and prayed that God would encourage people to “ rise up ” and get involved in the “ 1000-front war.
” “ Literally , the freedom , the freedoms of our nation are at stake , ” Kubal said .
“ Six months from now everything could change .
These next six months we are literally fighting for our republic , for the liberties that we have enjoyed.
” Kubal started their conversation by asking Engelbrecht to explain “ what progressives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” She said that they are following the dictum , “ never let a good crisis go to waste ” and are “ remaking the way our elections are to be run.
” Engelbrecht said : This is going to have an impact unlike anything we ’ ve ever seen in November , if we don ’ t get in front of it .
But what they ’ re doing specifically , as you pointed out , is they are maximizing every opportunity to get a paper ballot in the hands of anybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You couple that with the problems that we have in the rolls—with respect to them not being clean—no voter ID , all of the safeguards that are attendant to the process if you are voting in person , all wiped away .
It is engineered chaos writ large .
Engelbrecht said that her group is suing Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam for changing election laws “ by fiat ” and claimed that Northam had “ declared everybody in Virginia to be disabled ” as a way to expand absentee voting .
Kubal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t aware of that .
Maybe that ’ s because in reality , the state ’ s Department of Elections several weeks ago encouraged people to vote absentee in May 5 municipal elections , stating in a memo that voters could meet state requirements for absentee voting by listing “ disability or illness ” during the stay-at-home order in the state .
Since then , Northam has signed legislation to expand access to voting in Virginia .
Even before the May 1 call , IFA has been promoting the right-wing narrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting are a recipe for massive election fraud .
IFA recently distributed a “ special report ” called “ Protecting the Vote , ” which begins with an apparently bogus quote wrongly attributed to Thomas Jefferson : “ We do not have government by the majority .
We have government by the majority who participate.
” IFA ’ s use of that concocted Jefferson quote feels like a David Bartonesque effort to enlist the Founding Fathers ’ prestige on behalf of a modern agenda , in this case voter-suppression efforts that are at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking and holding power .
As Paul Weyrich , one of the founders of the modern right-wing political movement , told a gathering of religious conservatives in 1980 , “ I don ’ t want everybody to vote .
Elections are not won by a majority of people , they never have been from the beginning of our country and they are not now .
As a matter of fact , our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.
” IFA ’ s report cites right-wing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the Heritage Foundation to warn that election fraud is a large and growing problem .
“ Election tampering is still a problem and may be more widespread , more brazen , and more creative , ” says the report , which claims that “ duplicate voting ” and “ illegal voting ” are “ easy to do in many cases.
” IFA ’ s guide also promotes its Vote Your Values project , which encourages people to “ stand for biblical values at the polls ” and encourages churches to mobilize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partners with My Faith Votes , which describes itself as a “ movement of Christians who refuse to sit on the sidelines ” and whose goal is to “ see an America where God is honored in the public square and biblical truth is advanced in our culture.
” Former Gov .
Mike Huckabee is the group ’ s “ honorary chairman.
” According to the My Faith Votes : Intercessors for America , which zealously defends Trump and mobilizes its thousands of prayer warriors into prayer and action on behalf of him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Vote as one of its organizational partners .
IFA also promotes ivoterguide.com , a religious-right effort that evaluates candidates and produces voting guides , with a stated goal of turning out 2.2 million voters in 2020 .

President Donald Trump’s political operation is battling efforts to expand vote-by-mail and his religious-right backers are helping lead the charge. On Intercessors for America’s monthly prayer call on May 1, True the Vote leader Catherine Engelbrecht told a group of pro-Trump prayer warriors that the struggle over expanded vote-by-mail is a “spiritual battle” for “control of the free world.”
Voting rights advocates and public officials around the country are working to expand voters’ ability to vote by mail in response to the public health risks that voting in person pose this year. (Dozens of cases of COVID-19 have been linked to voters and election workers from Wisconsin’s April 7 elections.) But Trump’s political operation is spending tens of millions of dollars to expand “its legal effort to stop Democrats from overhauling voting laws in response to the coronavirus pandemic,” Politico reported Thursday.
Intercessors for America and True the Vote are on board. Engelbrecht claimed on IFA’s call that the expansion of vote-by-mail is an effort to “absolutely destroy free and fair elections.”
True the Vote describes itself as a nonpartisan “citizen-led movement” working for “free and fair elections.” It has a track record of challenging voter registrations, supporting voter ID laws and voter-roll purges, and fielding election observers who provoked allegations of voter intimidation. It is planning to field off-duty police officers and veterans to patrol polling places this year.
After Trump claimed without evidence that he would have won the 2016 popular vote if not for “millions” of people voting illegally, True the Vote launched a “national audit” of the election and one of its leaders claimed it had verified more than 3 million non-citizen votes before the group abandoned the effort, Engelbrecht said at the time, for lack of funds.
Engelbrecht told IFA’s intercessors that the expansion of vote-by-mail is an “orchestrated effort” to “take advantage of the fearfulness, the uncertainty, and push this agenda to overturn all of the processes that would normally be attendant in safeguarding elections.” Engelbrecht cited a widely touted but misleading statistic about 28 million mail-in-ballots being “lost in the process” since 2016.
Vote-by-mail advocates “want to cause chaos, and they’re going to spread it across the country like a virus,” she claimed. Engelbrecht prayed, “Lord, we just ask that you would—we know that you your spirit is not a spirit of chaos. We know that that is from Satan.” Kubal described Englebrecht as a “warrior for liberty” that God has “anointed” for this moment in time.
Both Engelbrecht and IFA’s Dave Kubal spoke in urgent terms. Engelbrecht pleaded with God to “let people just understand we are fighting for control of the free world” and prayed that God would encourage people to “rise up” and get involved in the “1000-front war.”
“Literally, the freedom, the freedoms of our nation are at stake,” Kubal said. “Six months from now everything could change. These next six months we are literally fighting for our republic, for the liberties that we have enjoyed.”
Kubal started their conversation by asking Engelbrecht to explain “what progressives are attempting to do during this time.” She said that they are following the dictum, “never let a good crisis go to waste” and are “remaking the way our elections are to be run.” Engelbrecht said:
This is going to have an impact unlike anything we’ve ever seen in November, if we don’t get in front of it. But what they’re doing specifically, as you pointed out, is they are maximizing every opportunity to get a paper ballot in the hands of anybody that they can send one to. You couple that with the problems that we have in the rolls—with respect to them not being clean—no voter ID, all of the safeguards that are attendant to the process if you are voting in person, all wiped away. It is engineered chaos writ large.
Engelbrecht said that her group is suing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam for changing election laws “by fiat” and claimed that Northam had “declared everybody in Virginia to be disabled” as a way to expand absentee voting. Kubal, who lives in Virginia, said he wasn’t aware of that. Maybe that’s because in reality, the state’s Department of Elections several weeks ago encouraged people to vote absentee in May 5 municipal elections, stating in a memo that voters could meet state requirements for absentee voting by listing “disability or illness” during the stay-at-home order in the state. Since then, Northam has signed legislation to expand access to voting in Virginia.
Even before the May 1 call, IFA has been promoting the right-wing narrative that reforms designed to remove obstacles to voting are a recipe for massive election fraud. IFA recently distributed a “special report” called “Protecting the Vote,” which begins with an apparently bogus quote wrongly attributed to Thomas Jefferson: “We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”
IFA’s use of that concocted Jefferson quote feels like a David Bartonesque effort to enlist the Founding Fathers’ prestige on behalf of a modern agenda, in this case voter-suppression efforts that are at the root of modern right-wing strategies for taking and holding power. As Paul Weyrich, one of the founders of the modern right-wing political movement, told a gathering of religious conservatives in 1980, “I don’t want everybody to vote. Elections are not won by a majority of people, they never have been from the beginning of our country and they are not now. As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.”
IFA’s report cites right-wing sources like Project Veritas, Judicial Watch, and the Heritage Foundation to warn that election fraud is a large and growing problem. “Election tampering is still a problem and may be more widespread, more brazen, and more creative,” says the report, which claims that “duplicate voting” and “illegal voting” are “easy to do in many cases.”
IFA’s guide also promotes its Vote Your Values project, which encourages people to “stand for biblical values at the polls” and encourages churches to mobilize their members to vote. It also partners with My Faith Votes, which describes itself as a “movement of Christians who refuse to sit on the sidelines” and whose goal is to “see an America where God is honored in the public square and biblical truth is advanced in our culture.” Former Gov. Mike Huckabee is the group’s “honorary chairman.” According to the My Faith Votes:
So while secular progressives have actively sought to implement a counterfeit worldview at every level of government, Christians have remained quietly inside the walls of the church. As a result of apathy at the voting booth and in public life, we’ve suffered devastating moral decay, declining religious freedom, immoral national debt, and the erosion of traditional family values. Imagine a staggering 90-million Christians in America being activated to PRAY, THINK, and ACT on their faith. And when informed Christians vote, they bring the influence of their convictions and beliefs to the public square.
Intercessors for America, which zealously defends Trump and mobilizes its thousands of prayer warriors into prayer and action on behalf of him and other conservative candidates, describes True the Vote as one of its organizational partners. IFA also promotes ivoterguide.com, a religious-right effort that evaluates candidates and produces voting guides, with a stated goal of turning out 2.2 million voters in 2020.


rightwingwatch--2020-05-08--Trump’s Attack Dogs Jubilant at Flynn Case Dismissal, Demand Retribution Against ‘Deep State’

Supporters of President Donald Trump are jubilant that the Department of Justice has filed to dismiss its criminal case against Michael Flynn , a retired lieutenant general who acted as a Trump campaign surrogate and served as Trump ’ s first national security adviser .
But clearing Flynn is not enough ; they demand retribution against those they believed enabled the case against him , the so-called “ deep state.
” The Associated Press reported Thursday that the Department of Justice filed to drop its criminal case against Flynn , who pled guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plea Flynn would later rescind .
According to the AP , the DOJ “ concluded that Flynn ’ s interview by the FBI was ‘ untethered to , and unjustified by , the FBI ’ s counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn ’ and that the interview was ‘ conducted without any legitimate investigative basis.
’ ” The dismissal was filed shortly after the sudden resignation of Brandon Van Grack , a prosecutor on the case .
Trump cheered the decision , and officials in his administration ’ s orbit are reportedly already in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign stage as a “ Nelson Mandela ” folk-hero figure , as one of Trump ’ s top pollsters described Flynn to The Daily Beast .
At the White House , Trump accused the Obama administration of “ treason ” and said the “ human scum ” involved in the case against Flynn will “ pay a price.
” The DOJ ’ s decision to drop its case against Flynn followed years-long calls from Trump loyalists—QAnon keyboard warriors and Fox News prime-time hosts alike—to exonerate the former adviser .
Now , those at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they hope the dismal of Flynn ’ s case is the kickoff to a season of retribution against those they believe to be corrupt intelligence community officials who aimed to destroy Trump and his allies .
Right-wing legal shop Judicial Watch welcomed the DOJ ’ s decision to drop its case against Flynn in a statement Thursday , calling the case against Flynn “ a key part of the Obama/Clinton/Deep State coup against President Trump.
” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton has spent much of Trump ’ s tenure in office appearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the deep state and demand the exoneration of the president and his afflicted allies .
In its statement , Judicial Watch demanded “ the prosecution of the coup cabal who tried to destroy General Flynn and overthrow our president.
” On Twitter , Fitton attributed Barr ’ s decision to drop the case against Flynn to the “ tenacity ” of Flynn ’ s lead attorney Sidney Powell and promised that Judicial Watch “ will not rest ” in the wake of the DOJ ’ s decision .
Powell , a pro-Trump lawyer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote on Twitter that the DOJ ’ s decision was “ a victory for Truth , Justice , the President ” and told columnist John Solomon , who was repeatedly tapped by right-wing media as an attack dog on the deep state , that the decision was a “ historic moment for the entire country and crucial to the restoration of the rule of law.
” Sara Carter , a Fox News contributor who made her name offering validation to a myriad of allegations of a nefarious deep state , called the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the American people and demanded the individuals responsible for it to “ be held responsible.
” Greg Jarrett , a Fox News legal analyst who has authored two books about the deep state , wrote in a blog post that the “ the ugly and unconscionable actions of the FBI and Mueller ’ s hit squad were uncovered and exposed ” and called for retribution : “ Let the litigation begin .
Damages should run into the millions of dollars .
Flynn deserves it .
And the Justice Department should now consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deliberately obscured the truth and arguably obstructed justice.
” Rep. Devin Nunes , a ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee and outspoken critic of Mueller and impeachment investigations , told RealClearInvestigations , “ The FBI set up General Flynn — that is clear as day.
” Rep. Jim Jordan , another one of Trump ’ s most outspoken attack dogs , told Fox News viewers that the DOJ dropping its case against Flynn “ confirms what we already knew.
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” Phyllis Schlafly Eagles President Ed Martin , who has taken accusations of a deep state conspiracy to absurdist lengths , emailed supporters Friday : “ Let ’ s keep going : we must identify and remove all those agents of the Deep State globalists who are fighting from within to destroy American leaders of integrity.
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” Right Wing Watch reached Raheem Kassam , who has worked with Steve Bannon ’ s “ War Room ” project and often yarned about a nefarious deep state during impeachment hearings , via email on Friday for comment on the Flynn news .
Kassam replied , only quoting the Bible verse Hosea 8:7 : “ For they sow the wind , and they shall reap the whirlwind.
” Trump and his media allies for years have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was battling a so-called “ deep state ” shadow government toiling to invalidate Trump ’ s upset defeat of Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
The tales of covert battle have prompted the earnest creation of hit lists of disloyal government officials and even inspired a stage plays , which was performed at this year ’ s Conservative Political Action Conference .
Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election , Trump ’ s impeachment after a whistleblower complaint about his conversation with the president of Ukraine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus pandemic : In each situation , Trump supporters have scapegoated the so-called deep state , ignoring would likely have been seen as damning scandal and misconduct in a typical presidential administration .
Flynn ’ s “ Get out of Jail Free ” card from Barr has been interpreted by Trump loyalists as concrete validation of years of their deep state rhetoric and demands .
Now that there is finally a concrete win on their scoreboard , the team is hoping to vanquish the deep state .

Supporters of President Donald Trump are jubilant that the Department of Justice has filed to dismiss its criminal case against Michael Flynn, a retired lieutenant general who acted as a Trump campaign surrogate and served as Trump’s first national security adviser. But clearing Flynn is not enough; they demand retribution against those they believed enabled the case against him, the so-called “deep state.”
The Associated Press reported Thursday that the Department of Justice filed to drop its criminal case against Flynn, who pled guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a Russian ambassador—a plea Flynn would later rescind. According to the AP, the DOJ “concluded that Flynn’s interview by the FBI was ‘untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn’ and that the interview was ‘conducted without any legitimate investigative basis.’” The dismissal was filed shortly after the sudden resignation of Brandon Van Grack, a prosecutor on the case.
Trump cheered the decision, and officials in his administration’s orbit are reportedly already in talks to bring Flynn back onto the campaign stage as a “Nelson Mandela” folk-hero figure, as one of Trump’s top pollsters described Flynn to The Daily Beast. At the White House, Trump accused the Obama administration of “treason” and said the “human scum” involved in the case against Flynn will “pay a price.”
Yesterday was a BIG day for Justice in the USA. Congratulations to General Flynn, and many others. I do believe there is MUCH more to come! Dirty Cops and Crooked Politicians do not go well together! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2020
The DOJ’s decision to drop its case against Flynn followed years-long calls from Trump loyalists—QAnon keyboard warriors and Fox News prime-time hosts alike—to exonerate the former adviser. Now, those at the forefront of that charge are signaling that they hope the dismal of Flynn’s case is the kickoff to a season of retribution against those they believe to be corrupt intelligence community officials who aimed to destroy Trump and his allies.
Right-wing legal shop Judicial Watch welcomed the DOJ’s decision to drop its case against Flynn in a statement Thursday, calling the case against Flynn “a key part of the Obama/Clinton/Deep State coup against President Trump.” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton has spent much of Trump’s tenure in office appearing on right-wing media programs to rail against the deep state and demand the exoneration of the president and his afflicted allies. In its statement, Judicial Watch demanded “the prosecution of the coup cabal who tried to destroy General Flynn and overthrow our president.” On Twitter, Fitton attributed Barr’s decision to drop the case against Flynn to the “tenacity” of Flynn’s lead attorney Sidney Powell and promised that Judicial Watch “will not rest” in the wake of the DOJ’s decision.
Powell, a pro-Trump lawyer and a vocal deep state antagonist, wrote on Twitter that the DOJ’s decision was “a victory for Truth, Justice, the President” and told columnist John Solomon, who was repeatedly tapped by right-wing media as an attack dog on the deep state, that the decision was a “historic moment for the entire country and crucial to the restoration of the rule of law.”
Sara Carter, a Fox News contributor who made her name offering validation to a myriad of allegations of a nefarious deep state, called the case against Flynn a “conspiracy” committed against the American people and demanded the individuals responsible for it to “be held responsible.” Greg Jarrett, a Fox News legal analyst who has authored two books about the deep state, wrote in a blog post that the “the ugly and unconscionable actions of the FBI and Mueller’s hit squad were uncovered and exposed” and called for retribution: “Let the litigation begin. Damages should run into the millions of dollars. Flynn deserves it. And the Justice Department should now consider whether crimes were committed by those who deliberately obscured the truth and arguably obstructed justice.” Rep. Devin Nunes, a ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee and outspoken critic of Mueller and impeachment investigations, told RealClearInvestigations, “The FBI set up General Flynn — that is clear as day.” Rep. Jim Jordan, another one of Trump’s most outspoken attack dogs, told Fox News viewers that the DOJ dropping its case against Flynn “confirms what we already knew.” Jordan urged Barr to take “another hard look” at former FBI Director James Comey and wrote on Twitter, “Now it’s time to hold someone accountable.”
Phyllis Schlafly Eagles President Ed Martin, who has taken accusations of a deep state conspiracy to absurdist lengths, emailed supporters Friday: “Let’s keep going: we must identify and remove all those agents of the Deep State globalists who are fighting from within to destroy American leaders of integrity.”
Dan Bongino, a right-wing radio host who has railed against the deep state for years, urged his fans to prepare for further reckoning. On Twitter, he wrote: “NOW, more than ever, you need to tune out the lib media.”
NOW, more than ever, you need to tune out the lib media. As the walls close in on Obama & the Spygate plotters, they’ll claw at their faces & scream disinformation at the top of their lungs. They’re desperate to distract you. Please, for the sake of the truth, tune them out. — Dan Bongino (@dbongino) May 8, 2020
Right Wing Watch reached Raheem Kassam, who has worked with Steve Bannon’s “War Room” project and often yarned about a nefarious deep state during impeachment hearings, via email on Friday for comment on the Flynn news. Kassam replied, only quoting the Bible verse Hosea 8:7: “For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”
Trump and his media allies for years have told Republican voters that the current administration was battling a so-called “deep state” shadow government toiling to invalidate Trump’s upset defeat of Hillary Clinton in 2016. The tales of covert battle have prompted the earnest creation of hit lists of disloyal government officials and even inspired a stage plays, which was performed at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Trump’s impeachment after a whistleblower complaint about his conversation with the president of Ukraine, the national economy’s tumble during the coronavirus pandemic: In each situation, Trump supporters have scapegoated the so-called deep state, ignoring would likely have been seen as damning scandal and misconduct in a typical presidential administration.
Flynn’s “Get out of Jail Free” card from Barr has been interpreted by Trump loyalists as concrete validation of years of their deep state rhetoric and demands. Now that there is finally a concrete win on their scoreboard, the team is hoping to vanquish the deep state.