rightwingwatch--2020-02-29--At CPAC, Ivanka Trump and Larry Kudlow Paint Democrats as Economic Threat

Continuing the “ America vs. socialism ” theme of the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor , Maryland , Friday , Ivanka Trump , daughter and adviser to President Donald Trump , and Larry Kudlow , Trump ’ s top economic adviser , presented the U.S .
economy under Trump as a bastion of freedom under attack by socialist forces .
Kudlow , director of the National Economic Council , began the conversation by addressing the heightened anxiety around the coronavirus and the stock market , which had its worst week since 2008 , telling CPAC attendees that socialism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American economy than the coronavirus is .
“ The virus is not going to sink the American economy .
What is or could sink the American economy is the socialism coming from our friends on the other side of the aisle , ” Kudlow said .
Kudlow told American investors that they shouldn ’ t worry if they ’ re longterm investors ; he then proceeded to encourage investment , adding , “ you might think about buying the dip.
” Studies show that timing the market—trying to buy cheap stocks when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prompts the question why Kudlow is encouraging it or if he ’ s just trying to make his boss happy .
“ I am perfectly happy to have a socialist candidate , ” Kudlow said .
“ The American model of free enterprise will whip socialism every time , hands down.
” Ivanka Trump , whose eponymous fashion company closed up shop in 2018 after increased pressure from boycotts , praised free-market capitalism , telling young people in the audience , “ We are creating an economic opportunity for all Americans and will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re not going to be able to provide them .
But we can create the playing field to allow you to realize your potential.
” Like her father , Ivanka Trump seems to have benefited from her father ’ s presidency .
In 2019 , as the president had begun negotiating a trade deal with China , the Chinese government awarded Ivanka Trump ’ s shuttered company five new trademarks .
In their second year as aides to the president , both Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner made as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including some from Ivanka ’ s holdings in the Trump International Hotel in Washington , D.C. , which is visited by those trying to curry political favor with the president .
Ivanka Trump , who has long presented herself as a proponent of women ’ s empowerment but has offered little substantive work on the issue , said her father was bringing economic opportunity to women worldwide .
“ This approach to embracing free enterprise is something this president has taken not just in domestic policy , but in our foreign policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in development assistance to other countries , the Trump administration “ seeks to empower women in the developing world.
” She characterized the White House message to other countries by saying , “ We expect reforms to be taken so that women can fully and freely participate in your economy.
” But , as was mentioned earlier in the day by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo—to thunderous applause from the CPAC audience—the Trump administration has reinstated the Mexico City policy , which prevents any government assistance from even indirectly going to any nonprofits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Women ’ s rights advocates often refer to the policy as the “ global gag rule.
” As NPR noted , a “ study in the medical journal The Lancet suggests that the Mexico City policy has actually increased the rate of abortions by about 40 % in the countries studied — likely because the funding ban caused a reduction in access to contraception and a consequent rise in unwanted pregnancies.
” Reducing access to contraceptives and a woman ’ s right to choose hurts women ’ s economic empowerment , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investing in acquiring the skills and education that lead to gainful employment .

Continuing the “America vs. socialism” theme of the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Friday, Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to President Donald Trump, and Larry Kudlow, Trump’s top economic adviser, presented the U.S. economy under Trump as a bastion of freedom under attack by socialist forces.
Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, began the conversation by addressing the heightened anxiety around the coronavirus and the stock market, which had its worst week since 2008, telling CPAC attendees that socialism is a far bigger threat to the American economy than the coronavirus is.
“The virus is not going to sink the American economy. What is or could sink the American economy is the socialism coming from our friends on the other side of the aisle,” Kudlow said.
Kudlow told American investors that they shouldn’t worry if they’re longterm investors; he then proceeded to encourage investment, adding, “you might think about buying the dip.” Studies show that timing the market—trying to buy cheap stocks when the market crashes—doesn’t work, which prompts the question why Kudlow is encouraging it or if he’s just trying to make his boss happy.
“I am perfectly happy to have a socialist candidate,” Kudlow said. “The American model of free enterprise will whip socialism every time, hands down.”
Ivanka Trump, whose eponymous fashion company closed up shop in 2018 after increased pressure from boycotts, praised free-market capitalism, telling young people in the audience, “We are creating an economic opportunity for all Americans and will allow you to seize your dreams; we’re not going to be able to provide them. But we can create the playing field to allow you to realize your potential.”
Like her father, Ivanka Trump seems to have benefited from her father’s presidency. In 2019, as the president had begun negotiating a trade deal with China, the Chinese government awarded Ivanka Trump’s shuttered company five new trademarks. In their second year as aides to the president, both Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner made as much as $135 million in income, including some from Ivanka’s holdings in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., which is visited by those trying to curry political favor with the president.
Ivanka Trump, who has long presented herself as a proponent of women’s empowerment but has offered little substantive work on the issue, said her father was bringing economic opportunity to women worldwide. “This approach to embracing free enterprise is something this president has taken not just in domestic policy, but in our foreign policy,” she said, adding that in development assistance to other countries, the Trump administration “seeks to empower women in the developing world.” She characterized the White House message to other countries by saying, “We expect reforms to be taken so that women can fully and freely participate in your economy.”
But, as was mentioned earlier in the day by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo—to thunderous applause from the CPAC audience—the Trump administration has reinstated the Mexico City policy, which prevents any government assistance from even indirectly going to any nonprofits that provide abortion or abortion counseling overseas. Women’s rights advocates often refer to the policy as the “global gag rule.”
As NPR noted, a “study in the medical journal The Lancet suggests that the Mexico City policy has actually increased the rate of abortions by about 40% in the countries studied — likely because the funding ban caused a reduction in access to contraception and a consequent rise in unwanted pregnancies.” Reducing access to contraceptives and a woman’s right to choose hurts women’s economic empowerment, as unplanned pregnancies and child-rearing prevent women from investing in acquiring the skills and education that lead to gainful employment.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-02--Right Wing Round-Up: ‘I Love You, Baby’

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rightwingwatch--2020-03-02--Religious-Right Candidates to Watch on Super Tuesday

Tuesday ’ s elections will not only play a major role in the Democratic presidential primary ; they will also determine the political fortunes of many religious-right candidates running in crowded Republican primaries , some with the active support of Christian nationalist political operatives and dominionist religious leaders .
Here are just a few candidates whose campaigns will either move forward or be shut down in Tuesday ’ s primaries : Sean Feucht is a missionary and musician affiliated with the controversial northern California megachurch Bethel and its global music ministry .
Feucht is running in California ’ s 3rd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by dominionist apostles and prophets and by Turning Point USA ’ s Charlie Kirk , who has allied himself with Christian nationalist organizer David Lane .
Feucht has touted on social media his December visit to the White House with Bethel colleagues and other conservative evangelicals .
The way California ’ s primary system works , in order for Feucht to be on the ballot to challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. John Garamendi this fall , he has to be one of the top two vote-getters in Tuesday ’ s primary .
One of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has the support of local GOP committees .
Jeff McFarlin , an oil-and-gas businessman , is running in a crowded Republican primary in the 23rd Congressional District in Texas , where incumbent Republican Rep. Will Hurd is stepping down .
McFarlin ’ s wife has said that Feucht ’ s encouragement was a big reason they have jumped into the race .
McFarlin ’ s candidacy has been promoted by “ prophetic ” author and speaker Lance Wallnau , a proponent of Seven Mountains dominionism and a major Trump booster .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ praised him as an “ ambassador for the kingdom ” within the business community .
In a campaign video addressing abortion , McFarlin declared , “ We will see this end in our generation.
” Amy Phan West is running in southern California ’ s 47th Congressional District .
West , who came to the U.S. as a Vietnamese refugee , has campaigned in opposition to “ California ’ s shocking SeXXX Ed curriculum.
” She attended a Jan. 20 Pastors and Pews event organized by Lane and appeared at a Feb. 19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Calvary Chapel Chino Hills megachurch .
Hibbs , a David Lane ally who unabashedly defies restrictions on electoral politicking by churches , invited West on stage , where she declared , “ I ’ m for God , guns , and babies , and that ’ s what I ’ m fighting for.
” Hibbs praised West , saying , “ I know this little girl , and she is a tornado.
” Hibbs also made a campaign video for West , and she quickly turned her appearance at Chino Hills into another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ associate pastor to Greg Laurie at Harvest Christian Fellowship , also appeared in a campaign video , describing West as a “ hard-working girl that really loves the Lord.
” As for the pastors referring to her as a girl , West promoted herself on twitter with the hashtag # TrumpGirl and told Ballotpedia , “ I love President Trump and will be his biggest ally in Congress once I get elected.
” West is one of six candidates in the primary , including incumbent Democrat Rep. Alan Lowenthal .
She has also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kim is running again for the 39th Congressional District seat she narrowly lost in 2018 .
On election night , when she appeared to be ahead , she publicly thanked Lane , who she described as one of her “ prayer warriors.
” Hibbs also promoted Kim ’ s 2018 candidacy , hosting a meet-and-greet and urging people to vote for her .
He ’ s backing her again this year ; on Feb. 13 , Hibbs posted on his Facebook page , “ I just voted for Young Kim.
” A fundraising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last summer used a Cisco , Texas , address that has also been used by the Wilks family , billionaire funders of Lane ’ s political organizing .
DeAnna Lorraine , a YouTube personality and pundit , may be waging the most quixotic battle of all ; she is running in California ’ s 12th Congressional District , the seat held by Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi .
Lorraine was also given time on the stage at Hibbs ’ church , where she said her campaign slogan is “ God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her campaign a “ David and Goliath battle , ” claiming , “ I am fighting the head of the snake—Nancy Pelosi.
” Hibbs said he has been calling San Francisco-area pastors to let them know about Lorraine ’ s “ crusade.
” A Lorraine campaign video includes a clip of herself speaking at the right-wing American Priority Conference .
Last week , Lorraine posted a video clip of “ the great Alex Jones ” praising her at the National File and Infowars Protect Our Free Speech Rally held in DC just before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lorraine is amazing , ” Jones said .
“ She ’ s so smart , she ’ s bubbly , she ’ s on fire .
And she ’ s running against Nancy Pelosi !
”

Tuesday’s elections will not only play a major role in the Democratic presidential primary; they will also determine the political fortunes of many religious-right candidates running in crowded Republican primaries, some with the active support of Christian nationalist political operatives and dominionist religious leaders.
Here are just a few candidates whose campaigns will either move forward or be shut down in Tuesday’s primaries:
Sean Feucht is a missionary and musician affiliated with the controversial northern California megachurch Bethel and its global music ministry. Feucht is running in California’s 3rd Congressional District. He has been endorsed by dominionist apostles and prophets and by Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk, who has allied himself with Christian nationalist organizer David Lane. Feucht has touted on social media his December visit to the White House with Bethel colleagues and other conservative evangelicals. The way California’s primary system works, in order for Feucht to be on the ballot to challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. John Garamendi this fall, he has to be one of the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s primary. One of his Republican opponents, Tamika Hamilton, has the support of local GOP committees.
Jeff McFarlin, an oil-and-gas businessman, is running in a crowded Republican primary in the 23rd Congressional District in Texas, where incumbent Republican Rep. Will Hurd is stepping down. McFarlin’s wife has said that Feucht’s encouragement was a big reason they have jumped into the race. McFarlin’s candidacy has been promoted by “prophetic” author and speaker Lance Wallnau, a proponent of Seven Mountains dominionism and a major Trump booster. In a Facebook video conversation with McFarlin, Wallnau praised him as an “ambassador for the kingdom” within the business community. In a campaign video addressing abortion, McFarlin declared, “We will see this end in our generation.”
Amy Phan West is running in southern California’s 47th Congressional District. West, who came to the U.S. as a Vietnamese refugee, has campaigned in opposition to “California’s shocking SeXXX Ed curriculum.” She attended a Jan. 20 Pastors and Pews event organized by Lane and appeared at a Feb. 19 event featuring Kirk at Jack Hibbs’ Calvary Chapel Chino Hills megachurch. Hibbs, a David Lane ally who unabashedly defies restrictions on electoral politicking by churches, invited West on stage, where she declared, “I’m for God, guns, and babies, and that’s what I’m fighting for.” Hibbs praised West, saying, “I know this little girl, and she is a tornado.” Hibbs also made a campaign video for West, and she quickly turned her appearance at Chino Hills into another video. Pastor Jason Powell, an associate pastor to Greg Laurie at Harvest Christian Fellowship, also appeared in a campaign video, describing West as a “hard-working girl that really loves the Lord.” As for the pastors referring to her as a girl, West promoted herself on twitter with the hashtag #TrumpGirl and told Ballotpedia, “I love President Trump and will be his biggest ally in Congress once I get elected.” West is one of six candidates in the primary, including incumbent Democrat Rep. Alan Lowenthal. She has also been endorsed by Stephen Baldwin.
Young Kim is running again for the 39th Congressional District seat she narrowly lost in 2018. On election night, when she appeared to be ahead, she publicly thanked Lane, who she described as one of her “prayer warriors.” Hibbs also promoted Kim’s 2018 candidacy, hosting a meet-and-greet and urging people to vote for her. He’s backing her again this year; on Feb. 13, Hibbs posted on his Facebook page, “I just voted for Young Kim.” A fundraising email sent by Kim’s campaign last summer used a Cisco, Texas, address that has also been used by the Wilks family, billionaire funders of Lane’s political organizing.
DeAnna Lorraine, a YouTube personality and pundit, may be waging the most quixotic battle of all; she is running in California’s 12th Congressional District, the seat held by Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Lorraine was also given time on the stage at Hibbs’ church, where she said her campaign slogan is “God, Family and Country.” She called her campaign a “David and Goliath battle,” claiming, “I am fighting the head of the snake—Nancy Pelosi.” Hibbs said he has been calling San Francisco-area pastors to let them know about Lorraine’s “crusade.” A Lorraine campaign video includes a clip of herself speaking at the right-wing American Priority Conference. Last week, Lorraine posted a video clip of “the great Alex Jones” praising her at the National File and Infowars Protect Our Free Speech Rally held in DC just before the start of CPAC. “DeAnna Lorraine is amazing,” Jones said. “She’s so smart, she’s bubbly, she’s on fire. And she’s running against Nancy Pelosi!”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-02--Jonathan Shuttlesworth: ‘America Will Be Minimally Affected’ by the Coronavirus Because of Trump’s S

Jonathan Shuttlesworth: ‘America Will Be Minimally Affected’ by the Coronavirus Because of Trump’s Support for Israel

Right-wing pastor Jonathan Shuttlesworth predicted during a livestream last week that “ America will be minimally affected ” by the global coronavirus outbreak because of President Donald Trump ’ s support for Israel .
“ If it ’ s a plan from the deep state to practice shutting America down [ for ] population control , it will fail , ” Shuttlesworth said .
“ The Lord looks at the plans of the wicked and laughs , and men can ’ t override God ’ s blessing.
” “ If God is for you , who can be against you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Bible .
A nation doesn ’ t have to be run by a perfect man for God to give goodness to a nation .
‘ I will bless those who bless you , and I will curse those who curse you.
’ Even Trump ’ s critics would have to say that he honors Israel .
Now they can say , ‘ He just does it to appeal to the Christian [ base ] . '
” “ They can say whatever they want , he honored Israel .
Obama honored the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it ’ s a massive difference .
And because of that , I predict America will be minimally affected by coronavirus , ” Shuttlesworth continued .
Shuttlesworth then added “ a little caveat ” to his prediction to claim that if America is affected by the virus , it will impact liberal states that “ have chosen to give God the middle finger.
” “ I exclude from my prediction the Pacific Northwest , California , and New York , because in a God honoring nation , those are four places @ @ @ @ @ @ @ middle finger in the shape of an Empire State Building lit up in pink to celebrate the passage of the [ legislation ] that you can kill a baby , ” he said .
“ So if it did hit Washington state hard , with that government there , Oregon , with that government , California .
Let me tell you : your government matters .
If it hits New York , you will not see me surprised .
”

Right-wing pastor Jonathan Shuttlesworth predicted during a livestream last week that “America will be minimally affected” by the global coronavirus outbreak because of President Donald Trump’s support for Israel.
“If it’s a plan from the deep state to practice shutting America down [for] population control, it will fail,” Shuttlesworth said. “The Lord looks at the plans of the wicked and laughs, and men can’t override God’s blessing.”
“If God is for you, who can be against you?” he asked. “Read the Bible. A nation doesn’t have to be run by a perfect man for God to give goodness to a nation. ‘I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you.’ Even Trump’s critics would have to say that he honors Israel. Now they can say, ‘He just does it to appeal to the Christian [base].'”
“They can say whatever they want, he honored Israel. Obama honored the enemies of Israel; Trump honors Israel, and it’s a massive difference. And because of that, I predict America will be minimally affected by coronavirus,” Shuttlesworth continued.
Shuttlesworth then added “a little caveat” to his prediction to claim that if America is affected by the virus, it will impact liberal states that “have chosen to give God the middle finger.”
“I exclude from my prediction the Pacific Northwest, California, and New York, because in a God honoring nation, those are four places that have chosen to give God the middle finger in the shape of an Empire State Building lit up in pink to celebrate the passage of the [legislation] that you can kill a baby,” he said. “So if it did hit Washington state hard, with that government there, Oregon, with that government, California. Let me tell you: your government matters. If it hits New York, you will not see me surprised.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-02--Attorney General William Barr Claims U.S. Threatened by Secularists and ‘Totalitarian’ Progressiv

Attorney General William Barr Claims U.S. Threatened by Secularists and ‘Totalitarian’ Progressives

U.S. Attorney General William Barr addressed the National Religious Broadcasters ’ 2020 Christian media convention last Wednesday in Nashville , where he said that we live in a time when religion is “ being driven from the public square ” by intolerant secularists .
Barr blamed the country ’ s intensely polarized politics on courts that have fostered a policy of “ official hostility ” toward religion and “ militant ” and “ totalitarian ” progressives who he said are pursuing a policy agenda that is “ aggressively collectivist , socialist and explicitly revolutionary.
” Barr told NRB attendees that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different visions of the relationship between the individual and the state .
One view is represented , he said , by liberal democracy— “ liberal ” not in the sense of liberal versus conservative politics , but in the sense of classical liberalism ’ s belief in limited government and personal liberty .
Barr said that viewpoint is grounded is grounded in Augustinian Christianity , which views government as a necessarily evil whose limited function is to keep peace on earth .
“ The other vision , ” he said , “ propels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeks to submerge the individual in a collectivist agenda.
” That prophet for that vision , he said , was 18th Century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau , and its first fruit was the French Revolution .
Barr said some “ so-called ” progressives ’ alleged abandonment of the principles of liberal democracy has played a major role in our politics becoming “ less like a disagreement within a family and more like a blood feud between two different clans.
” Barr claimed that progressives want to increase publicly funded benefits in order to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more willing to support progressives ’ power .
“ The tacit goal of this project is to convert all of us into 25-year-olds living in the government ’ s basement , focusing our energies on obtaining a larger allowance rather than getting a job and moving out and taking responsibility for ourselves.
” Barr cited Alexis de Tocqueville , the 19th Century French chronicler of the early United States , in describing religion as democracy ’ s most powerful antidote to any tendency toward a tyrannical majority bent on hijacking the system .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by cultivating internal values that restrain individuals ’ worst impulses .
Barr said that the declining role of religion as a moderating force in American society is partly the fault of the courts ’ misinterpretation of the First Amendment , which he characterized as the adoption of “ a posture of official hostility to religion , ” which he said is “ directly contrary to the Framers ’ views.
” “ While most everyone agrees that we must have separation of church and state , this does not require that we drive religion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government power to promote a culture of disbelief , ” he said .
Given Barr ’ s previous speeches , his denigration of secularists and progressives is not surprising .
But it was still striking how many of the traits that he ascribed to totalitarian leftists are actually spot-on descriptions of how the religious right and Trump ’ s MAGA world activists operate .
For example , Barr charged that militants who participate in “ secular messianic ” movements “ tend to see their opponents as evil ” and are “ entirely comfortable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standard , or gaslighting ?
“ The virtue of any individual is defined by whether they are aligned ” with the left ’ s political agenda , Barr said , describing the kind of fervor that is , in reality , an essential element of Trumpism .
Barr said totalitarian democracy rests on an elite that “ relies on whipping up mass enthusiasm to preserve its power and to achieve its goals.
” Has Barr been to a Trump rally ?
Barr also cited the importance of freedom of the press , praising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to mainstream media , which he said has become “ remarkably monolithic in viewpoint ” as it has consolidated .
And he charged that “ an increasing number of journalists see themselves less as objective reporters of the facts and more as agents of change.
” He said this allows the press to mobilize and direct public opinion in a way the jeopardizes its role as a “ breakwater ” against tyranny .
( He made no mention of Fox News or its role as a shaper and mobilizer of pro-Trump public opinion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying that the country ’ s greatest days are ahead , “ but only if we can alter our course and pay heed to the lessons of the past .
He called on Americans to foster a pluralistic culture that respects opinions not shared by the cultural elites and respects religion as a vital pillar of society .
It also means , he said , “ working to devolve democratic choice to the lowest possible level.
” The solution to social ills , he said , is to let communities and states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should direct those thoughts to the religious-right and other right-wing activists who have backed state laws overruling or banning city and local governments from protecting their residents with living-wage or nondiscrimination laws .
Barr was preceded on stage by anti-Islam activist Frank Gaffney , whose organization Save the Persecuted Christians sponsored the session .
Gaffney called Barr a “ remarkable ” civil servant and servant of God who is doing “ incredibly important work trying to restore our Department of Justice and restore the rule of law.
” Gaffney drew applause by saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for all of you in urging him to stay in that job for the foreseeable future. ” Gaffney , however , also angered his hosts by trashing a panelist who would be appearing after Barr ’ s speech .
Stayed tuned for our coverage of that kerfuffle in an upcoming post .

U.S. Attorney General William Barr addressed the National Religious Broadcasters’ 2020 Christian media convention last Wednesday in Nashville, where he said that we live in a time when religion is “being driven from the public square” by intolerant secularists. Barr blamed the country’s intensely polarized politics on courts that have fostered a policy of “official hostility” toward religion and “militant” and “totalitarian” progressives who he said are pursuing a policy agenda that is “aggressively collectivist, socialist and explicitly revolutionary.”
Barr told NRB attendees that our passionate political divisions reflect two fundamentally different visions of the relationship between the individual and the state. One view is represented, he said, by liberal democracy—“liberal” not in the sense of liberal versus conservative politics, but in the sense of classical liberalism’s belief in limited government and personal liberty. Barr said that viewpoint is grounded is grounded in Augustinian Christianity, which views government as a necessarily evil whose limited function is to keep peace on earth. “The other vision,” he said, “propels a form of totalitarian democracy, which seeks to submerge the individual in a collectivist agenda.” That prophet for that vision, he said, was 18th Century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and its first fruit was the French Revolution.
Barr said some “so-called” progressives’ alleged abandonment of the principles of liberal democracy has played a major role in our politics becoming “less like a disagreement within a family and more like a blood feud between two different clans.”
Barr claimed that progressives want to increase publicly funded benefits in order to make more people dependent on government and therefore more willing to support progressives’ power. “The tacit goal of this project is to convert all of us into 25-year-olds living in the government’s basement, focusing our energies on obtaining a larger allowance rather than getting a job and moving out and taking responsibility for ourselves.”
Barr cited Alexis de Tocqueville, the 19th Century French chronicler of the early United States, in describing religion as democracy’s most powerful antidote to any tendency toward a tyrannical majority bent on hijacking the system. It does so, he said, by cultivating internal values that restrain individuals’ worst impulses.
Barr said that the declining role of religion as a moderating force in American society is partly the fault of the courts’ misinterpretation of the First Amendment, which he characterized as the adoption of “a posture of official hostility to religion,” which he said is “directly contrary to the Framers’ views.”
“While most everyone agrees that we must have separation of church and state, this does not require that we drive religion from the public square and affirmatively use government power to promote a culture of disbelief,” he said.
Given Barr’s previous speeches, his denigration of secularists and progressives is not surprising. But it was still striking how many of the traits that he ascribed to totalitarian leftists are actually spot-on descriptions of how the religious right and Trump’s MAGA world activists operate.
For example, Barr charged that militants who participate in “secular messianic” movements “tend to see their opponents as evil” and are “entirely comfortable demonizing their opponents.” Cluelessness, double standard, or gaslighting?
“The virtue of any individual is defined by whether they are aligned” with the left’s political agenda, Barr said, describing the kind of fervor that is, in reality, an essential element of Trumpism.
Barr said totalitarian democracy rests on an elite that “relies on whipping up mass enthusiasm to preserve its power and to achieve its goals.” Has Barr been to a Trump rally?
Barr also cited the importance of freedom of the press, praising the religious broadcasters for providing an alternative to mainstream media, which he said has become “remarkably monolithic in viewpoint” as it has consolidated. And he charged that “an increasing number of journalists see themselves less as objective reporters of the facts and more as agents of change.” He said this allows the press to mobilize and direct public opinion in a way the jeopardizes its role as a “breakwater” against tyranny. (He made no mention of Fox News or its role as a shaper and mobilizer of pro-Trump public opinion.)
Barr called himself an optimist, saying that the country’s greatest days are ahead, “but only if we can alter our course and pay heed to the lessons of the past. He called on Americans to foster a pluralistic culture that respects opinions not shared by the cultural elites and respects religion as a vital pillar of society.
It also means, he said, “working to devolve democratic choice to the lowest possible level.” The solution to social ills, he said, is to let communities and states set their own rules. Maybe Barr should direct those thoughts to the religious-right and other right-wing activists who have backed state laws overruling or banning city and local governments from protecting their residents with living-wage or nondiscrimination laws.
Barr was preceded on stage by anti-Islam activist Frank Gaffney, whose organization Save the Persecuted Christians sponsored the session. Gaffney called Barr a “remarkable” civil servant and servant of God who is doing “incredibly important work trying to restore our Department of Justice and restore the rule of law.” Gaffney drew applause by saying, “I hope I am speaking for all of you in urging him to stay in that job for the foreseeable future.” Gaffney, however, also angered his hosts by trashing a panelist who would be appearing after Barr’s speech. Stayed tuned for our coverage of that kerfuffle in an upcoming post.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-03--Right Wing Round-Up: Power Worshippers

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rightwingwatch--2020-03-03--Intelligence Chief Nominee John Ratcliffe Dismisses Intel on Russia and Ukraine as ‘Hoax’

The day before President Donald Trump nominated him to fill the position of director of national intelligence , Rep. John Ratcliffe , R-Texas , appeared on the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference to dismiss the validity of investigations regarding the president ’ s actions towards Russia and Ukraine .
He also baselessly accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of having executed a “ quid pro quo ” with regard to the firing of Ukraine ’ s corruption-coddling former prosecutor general , Viktor Shokin .
The panel on which Ratcliffe appeared was titled “ The Coup : Impeachment—Hyped Slimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hurt of The Washington Times also joined the panel .
The identity of “ Nancy ’ s Schemer ” was never explicitly revealed .
Asked by moderator Vince Coglianese of The Daily Caller whether he thought the Democrats had “ learned their lesson ” from their failure to remove Trump from office via the impeachment process or would instead “ double down ” on investigating Trump , Ratcliffe said he expected the Democrats to “ double down.
” “ And they haven ’ t learned a lesson , ” Ratcliffe said of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout this process … whether it ’ s the Russia hoax or the Ukraine hoax—in every instance , the president ’ s been right .
The president ’ s been the one that ’ s been telling the truth with respect to what ’ s happening.
” Ratcliffe also took aim at the intelligence community he has been nominated to lead , saying that Trump was correct to complain of the actions of the FBI and the Department of Justice regarding surveillance that revealed contacts between the Trump campaign and agents of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was right when the law enforcement community and the intelligence community didn ’ t get it right on all of those respects , ” Ratcliffe said .
An investigation by the Justice Department ’ s inspector general found errors and a falsification in the FBI ’ s renewal applications for surveillance of Carter Page , a foreign policy adviser to the 2016 Trump campaign , but concluded that the FBI was not politically biased against Trump in its investigation of Russia ’ s interference in the campaign .
But that ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surveillance , he said , “ was initiated in a Democratic administration with Democratic officials using foreign intelligence surveillance tools for political gain.
” In the past , Ratcliffe has called for the prosecution of whomever leaked to Washington Post columnist David Ignatius the fact of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn ’ s December 2016 conversations with Sergey Kislyak , who was then Russia ’ s ambassador to the United States .
According to leaders of the U.S. intelligence community , Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in an effort to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democratic nominee .
Later , Flynn was found to have discussed with Kislyak—before Trump ’ s inauguration—the potential lifting of U.S. sanctions on Russia imposed by the Obama administration in retaliation for the election interference .
Several of those calls took place the very day on which President Barack Obama imposed the sanctions .
Flynn was charged with lying under oath to the FBI , and his case is currently before a federal court in Washington , D.C. ( Flynn is currently attempting to withdraw his guilty plea , claiming to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) During the CPAC panel discussion , Ratcliffe also repeated the debunked claim that Biden demanded the firing of Ukraine prosecutor Shokin because the prosecutor was investigating Burisma , the Ukrainian energy firm on whose board Hunter Biden , the Democrat ’ s son , sat .
In fact , then-Vice President Biden called for Shokin ’ s 2016 ouster in concert with leaders of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund because he was doing little to address the country ’ s rampant corruption problem , and seemed loath to prosecute @ @ @ @ @ @ @  [ [ the Russia-leaning former Ukrainian president ,  ] ] Viktor Yanukovich , the Russia-leaning former Ukrainian president who fled to Moscow during an anti-corruption popular uprising .
In fact , Shokin was also dragging his feet on the Burisma investigation , which commenced before Hunter Biden joined the board .
Shokin also declined to prosecute apparent corruption in his own ranks .
According to The New York Times : In one high-profile example , known in Ukraine as the case of the “ diamond prosecutors , ” troves of diamonds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the homes of two of Mr. Shokin ’ s subordinates , suggesting that they had been taking bribes .
But the case became bogged down , with no reasons given .
When a department in Mr. Shokin ’ s office tried to bring it to trial , the prosecutors were fired or resigned .
The perpetrators seemed destined to get off with claims that the stones were not worth very much .
Nonetheless , Racliffe claimed from the CPAC stage that Trump ’ s demand that Ukraine ’ s President Volodymyr Zelensky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , citing a video of Biden boasting of Shokin ’ s ouster and the Obama administration ’ s demand that it must occur if Ukraine was to receive the $ 1 billion in aid for which it was scheduled .
“ There was a quid pro quo , ” Ratcliffe said , “ and everyone saw a video of the quid pro quo ; it was Joe Biden shaking down the Ukrainians and ordering the firing of the prosecutor general investigating the company that his son was a board member on , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idea—one thing as we went through that process that you didn ’ t see , you heard the Democrats say , ‘ That ’ s irrelevant .
Don ’ t look behind that curtain .
That has nothing to do with what President Trump did.
’ ” He went on to defend Trump ’ s demand of Zelensky for “ a favor ” —the investigation of the candidate then projected to be the president ’ s most likely rival in the 2020 election—before the administration would release military aid appropriated by Congress for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Russian invaders .
“ [ T ] he idea that there was not a prima facie case of corruption [ regarding Biden ] for the unitary executive , the head of the executive branch , Donald Trump , to raise questions about was ludicrous , ” Ratcliffe said .
“ It was entirely appropriate for him to raise those questions , and for that to be the basis of a conversation with the president of Ukraine before agreeing to spend your money—American taxpayer money—to support President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Intelligence Committee chaired by Rep. Adam Schiff , D-Calif. , was introduced to the CPAC audience by Coglianese as “ a guy who ’ s in the front seats—he ’ s got to work with Adam Schiff every day.
” Schiff served as the lead manager of Trump ’ s impeachment trial in the Senate .
At the mention of Schiff ’ s name , the audience booed loudly .
“ Do you ever boo Adam Schiff when you see him ?
” Coglianese asked .
Ratcliffe took a beat , then asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right ?
”

The day before President Donald Trump nominated him to fill the position of director of national intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, appeared on the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference to dismiss the validity of investigations regarding the president’s actions towards Russia and Ukraine. He also baselessly accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of having executed a “quid pro quo” with regard to the firing of Ukraine’s corruption-coddling former prosecutor general, Viktor Shokin. The panel on which Ratcliffe appeared was titled “The Coup: Impeachment—Hyped Slimes and Nancy’s Schemer.” Charlie Hurt of The Washington Times also joined the panel. The identity of “Nancy’s Schemer” was never explicitly revealed. Asked by moderator Vince Coglianese of The Daily Caller whether he thought the Democrats had “learned their lesson” from their failure to remove Trump from office via the impeachment process or would instead “double down” on investigating Trump, Ratcliffe said he expected the Democrats to “double down.”
“And they haven’t learned a lesson,” Ratcliffe said of the Democrats, “despite the fact that throughout this process … whether it’s the Russia hoax or the Ukraine hoax—in every instance, the president’s been right. The president’s been the one that’s been telling the truth with respect to what’s happening.” https://www.rightwingwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/Ratcliffe-1-1.mp4 Ratcliffe also took aim at the intelligence community he has been nominated to lead, saying that Trump was correct to complain of the actions of the FBI and the Department of Justice regarding surveillance that revealed contacts between the Trump campaign and agents of the Russian Federation government. “President Trump was right when the law enforcement community and the intelligence community didn’t get it right on all of those respects,” Ratcliffe said. An investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general found errors and a falsification in the FBI’s renewal applications for surveillance of Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the 2016 Trump campaign, but concluded that the FBI was not politically biased against Trump in its investigation of Russia’s interference in the campaign. But that’s not the way Ratcliffe sees it. The surveillance, he said, “was initiated in a Democratic administration with Democratic officials using foreign intelligence surveillance tools for political gain.” In the past, Ratcliffe has called for the prosecution of whomever leaked to Washington Post columnist David Ignatius the fact of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s December 2016 conversations with Sergey Kislyak, who was then Russia’s ambassador to the United States. According to leaders of the U.S. intelligence community, Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in an effort to harm the campaign of Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee. Later, Flynn was found to have discussed with Kislyak—before Trump’s inauguration—the potential lifting of U.S. sanctions on Russia imposed by the Obama administration in retaliation for the election interference. Several of those calls took place the very day on which President Barack Obama imposed the sanctions. Flynn was charged with lying under oath to the FBI, and his case is currently before a federal court in Washington, D.C. (Flynn is currently attempting to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming to have received bad advice from his lawyers.) https://www.rightwingwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/Ratcliffe-2.mp4 During the CPAC panel discussion, Ratcliffe also repeated the debunked claim that Biden demanded the firing of Ukraine prosecutor Shokin because the prosecutor was investigating Burisma, the Ukrainian energy firm on whose board Hunter Biden, the Democrat’s son, sat. In fact, then-Vice President Biden called for Shokin’s 2016 ouster in concert with leaders of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund because he was doing little to address the country’s rampant corruption problem, and seemed loath to prosecute members of the party once led by [[the Russia-leaning former Ukrainian president,]] Viktor Yanukovich, the Russia-leaning former Ukrainian president who fled to Moscow during an anti-corruption popular uprising. In fact, Shokin was also dragging his feet on the Burisma investigation, which commenced before Hunter Biden joined the board. Shokin also declined to prosecute apparent corruption in his own ranks. According to The New York Times:
In one high-profile example, known in Ukraine as the case of the “diamond prosecutors,” troves of diamonds, cash and other valuables were found in the homes of two of Mr. Shokin’s subordinates, suggesting that they had been taking bribes. But the case became bogged down, with no reasons given. When a department in Mr. Shokin’s office tried to bring it to trial, the prosecutors were fired or resigned. The perpetrators seemed destined to get off with claims that the stones were not worth very much.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-03--At CPAC, Everything Is Socialism and the Only Solution Is More Trump

Interviewing EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler at this year ’ s Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor , Maryland , Fox News contributor Lawrence Jones mused , “ This is an anti-socialism conference , but there has to be an alternative ,  administrator ,  to the people that want socialism.
” At this year ’ s CPAC , it seemed the only prescription put forward was voting for four more years of President Donald Trump in the White House .
Last year , CPAC was explicitly committed to formulating effective ways to combat what American Conservative Union chair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This year ’ s conference was similarly committed to sounding the alarm against a socialist resurgence supposedly inching closer to the heart of power in Washington , exemplified in Democratic presidential frontrunner Sen .
Bernie Sanders ’ victories in early Democratic primary states .
Attendee badges bore the tagline “ America vs. Socialism , ” and numerous main stage panels were devoted to the topic .
Sanders has called himself a democratic socialist for years while advocating for increases to the federal minimum wage , the expansion of social welfare programs , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Socialists of America describes its agenda as one that believes “ both the economy and society should be run democratically.
” The United States already has several popular socialist programs , including Social Security and Medicare , and public attitudes about socialism have been shifting .
 “ Socialism , we believe , gets to the very core of violating the dignity of the individual human being that has God-given rights , ” Schlapp said Thursday .
On CPAC ’ s main stage this year , every Democrat was a socialist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very essence of America .
To save it , conservatives need to ensure that Trump is reelected president .
Vice President Mike Pence told CPAC attendees that “ there are no moderates in this Democratic field ” of presidential candidates that every Democratic candidate running—despite any stated policies—embraces Sanders ’ “ socialist agenda.
” It was important , Pence said , for conservatives to renew Trump ’ s 2019 State of the Union declaration : “ America will never be a socialist country.
” Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee abided Pence ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that conservatives were “ going to help stamp out socialism forever.
” During a conversation with Schlapp Friday , Trump ’ s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that socialism was a far bigger threat to the American economy than even the coronavirus , which had just sent the stock market into its worst week since 2008 .
“ The virus is not going to sink the American economy .
What is or could sink the American economy is the socialism coming from our friends on the other side of the aisle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his warning by other Trump administration officials ,  including Department of Veterans Affairs Sec .
Robert Wilkie , who warned that socialism would leave veterans neglected .
“ Socialism in America will kill the promise that Abraham Lincoln made … that we would take care for those who have bore the battle and for the widows and the orphans .
If socialism ever comes to America , that sacred promise will be destroyed , and our warriors will go to the back of the lines , ” Wilkie told CPAC , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right .
 Charlie Kirk , founder and president of the youth conservative organization Turning Point USA , warned conservatives that communism was spreading across college campuses across the United States and that via Sanders , socialism has a real chance to succeed in America .
“ I want every conservative activist to get your laughs out of the way and your mockery out of the way and get deathly serious , ” Kirk said .
“ Because we should not do what the left did in 2016 and dismiss an outsider populist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sebastian Gorka agreed with Kirk .
“ America needs to wake up .
America needs to understand the reality of the threat that this November could come to fruition , ” he said in his speech Saturday .
He went on to attack Sanders ’ advocacy for implementing universal healthcare in America .
“ Didn ’ t Bernie have a heart attack ?
Did he go to Venezuela to get treatment ?
Did he go to Cuba or Canada ?
Did he go to Canada ?
Of course he didn ’ t !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Because he wanted to live , that ’ s why , ” Gorka said .
Dale Bellis , President Emeritus of Liberty HealthShare , vowed to do what he could to never allow America to experience the “ ravages of socialism in healthcare.
” People who advocate Medicare for All plans don ’ t actively seek to replicate the Soviet Union , he said , but “ however you slice it , the end result is still the same.
” Bellis said that socialism is “ immoral ” and “ strips human dignity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that it “ assaults the very foundation of our individual freedom as creators created by God , ” and that it is “ antithetical ” to fundamental human rights .
Right-wing news commentator Mark Levin criticized the increasingly popular democratic socialism movement , rhetorically asking , “ how do you have democratic socialism when socialists hate democracy ?
You get one vote , they get in power , then they destroy everything.
” Levin stressed the need for conservatives to “ crush ” Sanders and “ his little Marxist army ” in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Levin said that of the Democratic field of candidates , there was “ not a moderate among them.
” Right-wing conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck opened the stage Saturday by claiming that Sanders and his supporters were leading a revolution that “ will result in death and misery , ” as Media Matters documented .
“ Another Holodomor .
Or another Holocaust .
Or whatever we call the next great socialist atrocity , ” Beck said .
He later added , “ They ’ re armed with pipe bombs , Molotov cocktails , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revolution.
” Joshua Philipp of the reportedly Falun Gong-tied outlet Epoch Times was hosted on stage , where he warned that socialism was designed to destroy peoples ’ religion , morals , and culture while on the path to implementing communism .
“ It is about attacking and destroying your values , your culture , your ideas , and the foundations of your society , ” Philipp said .
Rick Harrison of “ Pawn Stars ” fame took a brief round of questions from the audience and put the threat of socialism simplistically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad thing having a lot of money , ” Harrison said .
“ All your leftist friends would love to have a lot of money ; they just don ’ t want anyone else to have it.
” But Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James , who is running to unseat Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in Michigan , contrasted many speakers at CPAC by cautioning that it would not simply be enough for Republicans to run on the message “ socialism sucks.
” The 2020 election , James said , is not about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to be “ crystal clear ” that the audience should not underestimate the appeal of socialism “ for those whom the status quo has failed.
” “ For us to defeat socialism , for us to save a generation , we can ’ t just say ‘ socialism sucks ’ and assume that people will follow us .
Stuck Americans don ’ t want socialism , they just want the pain to stop.
” James said .
“ It ’ s up to us to offer a remedy that works.
” Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Conservative pundit Jesse Kelly took to the stage for a skit styled after  ” The Daily Show ” called “ Socialist News Network , ” with a CNN-inspired logo , that bore little resemblance to socialist thought in the United States .
Kelly parodied praise of figures like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Joe Biden , both of whom socialists broadly hold critical views of .
In the CPAC exhibition hall , a booth played a socialism versus capitalism rap battle video .

Interviewing EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Fox News contributor Lawrence Jones mused, “This is an anti-socialism conference, but there has to be an alternative, administrator, to the people that want socialism.” At this year’s CPAC, it seemed the only prescription put forward was voting for four more years of President Donald Trump in the White House.
Last year, CPAC was explicitly committed to formulating effective ways to combat what American Conservative Union chair Matt Schlapp dubbed “creeping socialism.” This year’s conference was similarly committed to sounding the alarm against a socialist resurgence supposedly inching closer to the heart of power in Washington, exemplified in Democratic presidential frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders’ victories in early Democratic primary states. Attendee badges bore the tagline “America vs. Socialism,” and numerous main stage panels were devoted to the topic.
Sanders has called himself a democratic socialist for years while advocating for increases to the federal minimum wage, the expansion of social welfare programs, and the nationalization of healthcare. The organization Democratic Socialists of America describes its agenda as one that believes “both the economy and society should be run democratically.” The United States already has several popular socialist programs, including Social Security and Medicare, and public attitudes about socialism have been shifting.
“Socialism, we believe, gets to the very core of violating the dignity of the individual human being that has God-given rights,” Schlapp said Thursday.
On CPAC’s main stage this year, every Democrat was a socialist, and socialism was a threat to the very essence of America. To save it, conservatives need to ensure that Trump is reelected president.
Vice President Mike Pence told CPAC attendees that “there are no moderates in this Democratic field” of presidential candidates that every Democratic candidate running—despite any stated policies—embraces Sanders’ “socialist agenda.” It was important, Pence said, for conservatives to renew Trump’s 2019 State of the Union declaration: “America will never be a socialist country.” Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee abided Pence’s demand, declaring on a panel Thursday that conservatives were “going to help stamp out socialism forever.”
During a conversation with Schlapp Friday, Trump’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that socialism was a far bigger threat to the American economy than even the coronavirus, which had just sent the stock market into its worst week since 2008.
“The virus is not going to sink the American economy. What is or could sink the American economy is the socialism coming from our friends on the other side of the aisle,” Kudlow said.
Larry Kudlow tells CPAC that socialism is a far bigger threat to the American economy than the coronavirus is. pic.twitter.com/3C2HNsVM7S — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) February 28, 2020
Kudlow was joined in his warning by other Trump administration officials, including Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. Robert Wilkie, who warned that socialism would leave veterans neglected.
“Socialism in America will kill the promise that Abraham Lincoln made … that we would take care for those who have bore the battle and for the widows and the orphans. If socialism ever comes to America, that sacred promise will be destroyed, and our warriors will go to the back of the lines,” Wilkie told CPAC, echoing growing civil war rhetoric on the right.
Charlie Kirk, founder and president of the youth conservative organization Turning Point USA, warned conservatives that communism was spreading across college campuses across the United States and that via Sanders, socialism has a real chance to succeed in America.
“I want every conservative activist to get your laughs out of the way and your mockery out of the way and get deathly serious,” Kirk said. “Because we should not do what the left did in 2016 and dismiss an outsider populist candidate.”
Former White House Deputy Assistant Sebastian Gorka agreed with Kirk. “America needs to wake up. America needs to understand the reality of the threat that this November could come to fruition,” he said in his speech Saturday. He went on to attack Sanders’ advocacy for implementing universal healthcare in America.
“Didn’t Bernie have a heart attack? Did he go to Venezuela to get treatment? Did he go to Cuba or Canada? Did he go to Canada? Of course he didn’t! He got treated here. Why? Because he wanted to live, that’s why,” Gorka said.
Dale Bellis, President Emeritus of Liberty HealthShare, vowed to do what he could to never allow America to experience the “ravages of socialism in healthcare.” People who advocate Medicare for All plans don’t actively seek to replicate the Soviet Union, he said, but “however you slice it, the end result is still the same.”
Bellis said that socialism is “immoral” and “strips human dignity and the value of the individual,” that it “assaults the very foundation of our individual freedom as creators created by God,” and that it is “antithetical” to fundamental human rights.
Right-wing news commentator Mark Levin criticized the increasingly popular democratic socialism movement, rhetorically asking, “how do you have democratic socialism when socialists hate democracy? You get one vote, they get in power, then they destroy everything.”
Levin stressed the need for conservatives to “crush” Sanders and “his little Marxist army” in 2020. Echoing Pence’s statements, Levin said that of the Democratic field of candidates, there was “not a moderate among them.”
Mark Levin: “Who cares about the top 1%? Who cares about the top 10%? How is that gonna affect our lives?” #CPAC2020 — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) February 29, 2020
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck opened the stage Saturday by claiming that Sanders and his supporters were leading a revolution that “will result in death and misery,” as Media Matters documented.
“Another Holodomor. Or another Holocaust. Or whatever we call the next great socialist atrocity,” Beck said. He later added, “They’re armed with pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails, and guns. They are here for revolution.”
Joshua Philipp of the reportedly Falun Gong-tied outlet Epoch Times was hosted on stage, where he warned that socialism was designed to destroy peoples’ religion, morals, and culture while on the path to implementing communism.
“It is about attacking and destroying your values, your culture, your ideas, and the foundations of your society,” Philipp said.
Rick Harrison of “Pawn Stars” fame took a brief round of questions from the audience and put the threat of socialism simplistically.
“It’s not a bad thing having a lot of money,” Harrison said. “All your leftist friends would love to have a lot of money; they just don’t want anyone else to have it.”
But Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James, who is running to unseat Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in Michigan, contrasted many speakers at CPAC by cautioning that it would not simply be enough for Republicans to run on the message “socialism sucks.” The 2020 election, James said, is not about “beating Bernie,” and he wanted to be “crystal clear” that the audience should not underestimate the appeal of socialism “for those whom the status quo has failed.”
“For us to defeat socialism, for us to save a generation, we can’t just say ‘socialism sucks’ and assume that people will follow us. Stuck Americans don’t want socialism, they just want the pain to stop.” James said. “It’s up to us to offer a remedy that works.”
Some conversations about socialism were also less serious. Conservative pundit Jesse Kelly took to the stage for a skit styled after ”The Daily Show” called “Socialist News Network,” with a CNN-inspired logo, that bore little resemblance to socialist thought in the United States. Kelly parodied praise of figures like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Joe Biden, both of whom socialists broadly hold critical views of. In the CPAC exhibition hall, a booth played a socialism versus capitalism rap battle video.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-03--Rick Wiles: If Trump Wins, Democrats Intend to ‘Hunt Down and Shoot Conservative American Citizens’

End Times broadcaster Rick Wiles warned last week that the fact that an ad for the upcoming film “ The Hunt ” aired following the Democratic debate in South Carolina last Tuesday night was , in fact , a message that Democrats intend to “ hunt down and shoot conservative American citizens ” if President Donald Trump wins reelection in November .
Wiles , a virulent anti-Semite and conspiracy theorist whose TruNews network nevertheless regularly receives White House press credentials , first freaked out about “ The Hunt , ” which features a plot in which wealthy elites gather to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when trailers were first released , declaring that the film “ was made by elite , rich Jews who hate Christians ” who were “ sending a message : Get ready to kill conservatives.
” Amid an outcry from conservatives , the movie ’ s planned 2019 release was cancelled , but it is now set to be released later this month , and Wiles is outraged once again .
Edward Szall , co-host of the nightly “ TruNews ” broadcast , said it was no coincidence that an ad for a film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aired following the end of the Democratic debate last week , and Wiles readily agreed .
“ Was this a not-so-subliminal message to the American people ?
” Wiles asked .
“ This is what ’ s coming at the end of the presidential election year : If it doesn ’ t go our way , we ’ re going to hunt down and shoot conservative American citizens .
”

End Times broadcaster Rick Wiles warned last week that the fact that an ad for the upcoming film “The Hunt” aired following the Democratic debate in South Carolina last Tuesday night was, in fact, a message that Democrats intend to “hunt down and shoot conservative American citizens” if President Donald Trump wins reelection in November.
Wiles, a virulent anti-Semite and conspiracy theorist whose TruNews network nevertheless regularly receives White House press credentials, first freaked out about “The Hunt,” which features a plot in which wealthy elites gather to hunt humans for sport, last year when trailers were first released, declaring that the film “was made by elite, rich Jews who hate Christians” who were “sending a message: Get ready to kill conservatives.” Amid an outcry from conservatives, the movie’s planned 2019 release was cancelled, but it is now set to be released later this month, and Wiles is outraged once again.
Edward Szall, co-host of the nightly “TruNews” broadcast, said it was no coincidence that an ad for a film that “depicts politically motivated violence” aired following the end of the Democratic debate last week, and Wiles readily agreed.
“Was this a not-so-subliminal message to the American people?” Wiles asked. “This is what’s coming at the end of the presidential election year: If it doesn’t go our way, we’re going to hunt down and shoot conservative American citizens.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-03--Brian Camenker Makes Super Tuesday Plug for Roy Moore, ‘Greatest Conservative Figure Since Phyllis S

Brian Camenker Makes Super Tuesday Plug for Roy Moore, ‘Greatest Conservative Figure Since Phyllis Schlafly’

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore ’ s 2017 U.S .
Senate campaign imploded amid allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers and lack of support from some national GOP leaders—in spite of a desperate last-minute push by religious-right activists and right-wing funders from around the country .
This year , Republicans are eager to take back the seat from Democratic Sen. Doug Jones , but polling has showed Moore stuck at fourth place among Republican candidates heading into today ’ s primary .
So anti-equality activist Brian Camenker made a last-ditch appeal on Moore ’ s behalf in a commentary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Camenker ’ s support for Moore is hardly surprising .
Moore recently talked about the need to take the country back to a time when abortion and sodomy were illegal .
And Camenker is one of the most intensely anti-LGBTQ activists out there .
Camenker ’ s Sunday column at the MassResistance website praised Moore for his willingness to defy Supreme Court rulings he disagreed with ,  such as Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court ’ s 2015 marriage equality decision .
Moore was twice removed from office , once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court ruling on separation of church and state , and again for ordering state judges to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court ’ s ruling .
Moore ’ s record has put him at the fringes of even a very right-wing Republican Party , but to Camenker ,  Moore ’ s actions and rhetoric mark him as “ a true constitutionalist.
” “ Many rightly consider him America ’ s greatest conservative figure since Phyllis Schlafly , ” Camenker wrote .
Camenker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roy Moore under the bus , ” adding , “ If America had just a few more leaders like him , we ’ d be in much better shape.
” Former U.S .
senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions is favored to win the primary , but his standing in Alabama has been harmed by relentless derision by President Donald Trump and he may not clear the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff .

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s 2017 U.S. Senate campaign imploded amid allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers and lack of support from some national GOP leaders—in spite of a desperate last-minute push by religious-right activists and right-wing funders from around the country. This year, Republicans are eager to take back the seat from Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, but polling has showed Moore stuck at fourth place among Republican candidates heading into today’s primary. So anti-equality activist Brian Camenker made a last-ditch appeal on Moore’s behalf in a commentary on the website of his organization MassResistance.
Camenker’s support for Moore is hardly surprising. Moore recently talked about the need to take the country back to a time when abortion and sodomy were illegal. And Camenker is one of the most intensely anti-LGBTQ activists out there.
Camenker’s Sunday column at the MassResistance website praised Moore for his willingness to defy Supreme Court rulings he disagreed with, such as Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court’s 2015 marriage equality decision. Moore was twice removed from office, once for refusing to abide by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on separation of church and state, and again for ordering state judges to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling.
Moore’s record has put him at the fringes of even a very right-wing Republican Party, but to Camenker, Moore’s actions and rhetoric mark him as “a true constitutionalist.”
“Many rightly consider him America’s greatest conservative figure since Phyllis Schlafly,” Camenker wrote.
Camenker complained that the Republican Party “threw Roy Moore under the bus,” adding, “If America had just a few more leaders like him, we’d be in much better shape.”
Former U.S. senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions is favored to win the primary, but his standing in Alabama has been harmed by relentless derision by President Donald Trump and he may not clear the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff.


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rightwingwatch--2020-03-04--Unite the Right Organizer Says He’s ‘Rekindling’ Ties to VDARE

Jason Kessler , the lead organizer of the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville , Virginia , in 2017 , announced Monday that he was “ rekindling ” his ties to the racist publisher VDARE .
In a Periscope broadcast Monday , Kessler announced his next steps after a lawsuit he filed against the city of Charlottesville , which alleged that the city and city officials violated his First Amendment rights by not preventing violence at his event , had been dismissed .
Kessler said that before he attempts to appeal the dismissal , he intends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new trial because he believes that he can prove that legal clerks involved in his case were biased against him .
During the broadcast , Kessler also said he would be “ rekindling ” his ties to VDARE , where he said he plans to write about legal cases pending in Charlottesville , including his own .
“ I ’ m going to be rekindling my relationship with VDARE to reporting on some of the Charlottesville cases going forward , and the reason that I ’ m doing that is out of frustration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalistic integrity within the Charlottesville community , within the nation , on the Charlottesville cases , ” Kessler said , alleging that local journalists had “ covered up ” Kessler ’ s claims against the legal clerks .
Kessler said his first VDARE article would be about his own efforts to reverse the dismissal of his lawsuit , but that he is “ just waiting for that to come to fruition.
” At the time of publication , VDARE listed 11 articles on its website as having been authored by Kessler , beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 .
The white nationalist blogger who organized the infamous event where a neo-Nazi murdered a counterdemonstrator and injured 28 did not give a timeline for when he expected to resume publishing at VDARE .
VDARE appears to be followed by at least one person in the White House .
The Southern Poverty Law Center published an investigative report in November that revealed White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller had shared a link to a story on VDARE with former Breitbart News editor Katie McHugh in 2015 .
Neither VDARE founder Peter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for comment .

Jason Kessler, the lead organizer of the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, announced Monday that he was “rekindling” his ties to the racist publisher VDARE.
In a Periscope broadcast Monday, Kessler announced his next steps after a lawsuit he filed against the city of Charlottesville, which alleged that the city and city officials violated his First Amendment rights by not preventing violence at his event, had been dismissed. Kessler said that before he attempts to appeal the dismissal, he intends to file a Rule 59 motion for a new trial because he believes that he can prove that legal clerks involved in his case were biased against him.
During the broadcast, Kessler also said he would be “rekindling” his ties to VDARE, where he said he plans to write about legal cases pending in Charlottesville, including his own.
“I’m going to be rekindling my relationship with VDARE to reporting on some of the Charlottesville cases going forward, and the reason that I’m doing that is out of frustration with the lack of any kind of journalistic integrity within the Charlottesville community, within the nation, on the Charlottesville cases,” Kessler said, alleging that local journalists had “covered up” Kessler’s claims against the legal clerks.
Kessler said his first VDARE article would be about his own efforts to reverse the dismissal of his lawsuit, but that he is “just waiting for that to come to fruition.” At the time of publication, VDARE listed 11 articles on its website as having been authored by Kessler, beginning in April 2017 and ceasing in May 2018. The white nationalist blogger who organized the infamous event where a neo-Nazi murdered a counterdemonstrator and injured 28 did not give a timeline for when he expected to resume publishing at VDARE.
VDARE appears to be followed by at least one person in the White House. The Southern Poverty Law Center published an investigative report in November that revealed White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller had shared a link to a story on VDARE with former Breitbart News editor Katie McHugh in 2015.
Neither VDARE founder Peter Brimelow or Kessler immediately returned emailed requests for comment.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-04--Super Tuesday Not So Super For These Religious-Right Candidates

On Monday , Right Wing Watch highlighted a few congressional races featuring candidates who are connected to dominionist “ apostles ” and “ prophets ” and/or Christian nationalist political operative David Lane and his network of politically active pastors .
Most of those candidates failed to make it through yesterday ’ s primaries and onto the general election ballot .
The most successful of the candidates RWW highlighted this week was Young Kim , who is making her second run in California ’ s 39th Congressional District .
The GOP desperately wants to take back this Orange County seat .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ leading on election night , but lost in a squeaker after all the early and absentee ballots were counted .
As of this morning , with 98 percent of precincts reporting , the California Secretary of State shows Kim leading Rep. Gil Cisneros by about 6,800 votes , setting up a November rematch between Kim and Cisneros .
Kim has been backed by Lane and Pastor Jack Hibbs , whose Calvary Chapel Chino Hills megachurch ran its own ballot harvesting operation this year .
A few weeks ago , Hibbs announced on Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kim.
” Candidates who fell short in California primaries included Sean Feucht in the 3rd Congressional District , Deanna Lorraine in the 12th Congressional District , and Amy Phan West in the 47th Congressional District .
West and Lorraine were both endorsed by Hibbs at a Feb. 19 event with Turning Point USA founder and president Charlie Kirk at Hibbs ’ church .
Feucht had prayed with Trump at the White House in December and was endorsed by Lane and Kirk as well as dominionists Cindy Jacobs and Ché Ahn .
In Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of a crowded Republican primary field in the 23rd Congressional District .
McFarlin was seeking the nomination to replace Republican Rep. Will Hurd , who decided not to run for reelection .
McFarlin ’ s candidacy was promoted by Lance Wallnau , a Trump-boosting “ prophetic ” author and proponent of Seven Mountains dominionism .
But unofficial results posted by the Texas Secretary of State office this morning show McFarlin in fifth place , with about 10 percent of the vote .
While their 2020 campaigns are over , it seems likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from these candidates in the future—and we will certainly continue to hear from Lane , Hibbs , and their allies .
Lane ’ s effort to bring California and the nation into alignment with his biblical worldview by mobilizing conservative evangelicals is a long-term project that is seeking to raise and spend $ 22 million this year to boost conservative Christian turnout in 10 battleground states .
Another religious-right favorite who failed to make it through yesterday ’ s primaries is former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore , who lost a special election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted a chance to run again against the winner of that race , Sen. Doug Jones .
But Moore didn ’ t manage to make it out of the single digits yesterday , finishing in fourth place .
Former senator and attorney general Jeff Sessions did make the runoff , but President Donald Trump seems determined to stymie his bid to return to the Senate , tweeting this morning , “ this is what happens to someone who … doesn ’ t have the wisdom or courage to stare down & end the @ @ @ @ @ @

On Monday, Right Wing Watch highlighted a few congressional races featuring candidates who are connected to dominionist “apostles” and “prophets” and/or Christian nationalist political operative David Lane and his network of politically active pastors. Most of those candidates failed to make it through yesterday’s primaries and onto the general election ballot.
The most successful of the candidates RWW highlighted this week was Young Kim, who is making her second run in California’s 39th Congressional District. The GOP desperately wants to take back this Orange County seat.
In 2018, Kim appeared to be leading on election night, but lost in a squeaker after all the early and absentee ballots were counted. As of this morning, with 98 percent of precincts reporting, the California Secretary of State shows Kim leading Rep. Gil Cisneros by about 6,800 votes, setting up a November rematch between Kim and Cisneros. Kim has been backed by Lane and Pastor Jack Hibbs, whose Calvary Chapel Chino Hills megachurch ran its own ballot harvesting operation this year. A few weeks ago, Hibbs announced on Facebook, “I just voted for Young Kim.”
Candidates who fell short in California primaries included Sean Feucht in the 3rd Congressional District, Deanna Lorraine in the 12th Congressional District, and Amy Phan West in the 47th Congressional District. West and Lorraine were both endorsed by Hibbs at a Feb. 19 event with Turning Point USA founder and president Charlie Kirk at Hibbs’ church. Feucht had prayed with Trump at the White House in December and was endorsed by Lane and Kirk as well as dominionists Cindy Jacobs and Ché Ahn.
In Texas, young oil-and-gas businessman Jeff McFarlin was part of a crowded Republican primary field in the 23rd Congressional District. McFarlin was seeking the nomination to replace Republican Rep. Will Hurd, who decided not to run for reelection. McFarlin’s candidacy was promoted by Lance Wallnau, a Trump-boosting “prophetic” author and proponent of Seven Mountains dominionism. But unofficial results posted by the Texas Secretary of State office this morning show McFarlin in fifth place, with about 10 percent of the vote.
While their 2020 campaigns are over, it seems likely that we’ll be hearing more from these candidates in the future—and we will certainly continue to hear from Lane, Hibbs, and their allies. Lane’s effort to bring California and the nation into alignment with his biblical worldview by mobilizing conservative evangelicals is a long-term project that is seeking to raise and spend $22 million this year to boost conservative Christian turnout in 10 battleground states.
Another religious-right favorite who failed to make it through yesterday’s primaries is former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who lost a special election for the U.S. Senate in 2017 and wanted a chance to run again against the winner of that race, Sen. Doug Jones. But Moore didn’t manage to make it out of the single digits yesterday, finishing in fourth place. Former senator and attorney general Jeff Sessions did make the runoff, but President Donald Trump seems determined to stymie his bid to return to the Senate, tweeting this morning, “this is what happens to someone who … doesn’t have the wisdom or courage to stare down & end the phony Russia Witch Hunt.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-04--Phillip Jauregui Asks God to Give Christian Conservatives Control Over the ‘Triple Crown of Governme

Phillip Jauregui Asks God to Give Christian Conservatives Control Over the ‘Triple Crown of Government’

The One Voice Prayer Movement , a religious-right prayer effort founded by presidential spiritual adviser Paula White for the purpose of getting President Donald Trump reelected in November , held a prayer call yesterday during which right-wing activist Phillip Jauregui asked God to give conservative Christians control over the “ triple crown ” of government : Congress , the White House , and the judiciary .
Jauregui founded the Judicial Action Group , leads Bible studies on Capitol Hill on behalf of Jim Garlow ’ s Well Versed Ministry , and served as Roy Moore ’ s attorney during his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he closed out the prayer call by asking that God would give their movement total control over the government .
“ We ask you Lord for the triple crown of government , ” Jauregui prayed .
“ There have been seasons where we had the executive but didn ’ t have the legislative .
There have been seasons where we had both of those .
There has never been a season , at least in two generations , that we had the third branch , which is the court.
” “ Father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ branches of government ?
” he continued .
“ Not for a party , but for your glory .
Officers who love you , who fear you , who honor you , and who rule according to your ways .
Lord , we ask you for that boldly , but it ’ s not for our joy or for our kingdom , it ’ s for your kingdom and your glory .
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The One Voice Prayer Movement, a religious-right prayer effort founded by presidential spiritual adviser Paula White for the purpose of getting President Donald Trump reelected in November, held a prayer call yesterday during which right-wing activist Phillip Jauregui asked God to give conservative Christians control over the “triple crown” of government: Congress, the White House, and the judiciary.
Jauregui founded the Judicial Action Group, leads Bible studies on Capitol Hill on behalf of Jim Garlow’s Well Versed Ministry, and served as Roy Moore’s attorney during his 2017 bid for the Senate. Yesterday, he closed out the prayer call by asking that God would give their movement total control over the government.
“We ask you Lord for the triple crown of government,” Jauregui prayed. “There have been seasons where we had the executive but didn’t have the legislative. There have been seasons where we had both of those. There has never been a season, at least in two generations, that we had the third branch, which is the court.”
“Father, would you give us all three branches of government?” he continued. “Not for a party, but for your glory. Officers who love you, who fear you, who honor you, and who rule according to your ways. Lord, we ask you for that boldly, but it’s not for our joy or for our kingdom, it’s for your kingdom and your glory.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-05--Right Wing Round-Up: Trump Has a Hunch

Right Wing Round-Up: Trump Has a Hunch


rightwingwatch--2020-03-05--Right Wing Bonus Tracks: China’s Revenge


rightwingwatch--2020-03-05--New York AG Orders Jim Bakker to ‘Cease and Desist’ Making Misleading Claims That His Silver Solutio

New York AG Orders Jim Bakker to ‘Cease and Desist’ Making Misleading Claims That His Silver Solution Kills the Coronavirus

Last month , we posted a clip of “ The Jim Bakker Show ” in which televangelist Jim Bakker and his guest Sherrill Sellman suggested that a silver solution sold by his network can kill the coronavirus and heal those who have been infected .
The clip generated a good deal of press coverage and on Tuesday , the office of the New York Attorney General sent Baker a cease and desist order instructing him to stop “ making misleading claims regarding the Silver Solution ’ s effectiveness ” and to add a disclaimer to the solution that he sell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The New York State Ofﬁce of the Attorney General ( “ OAG ” ) is extremely concerned by certain statements made during the February 12 , 2020 screening of The Jim Bakker Show .
During this screening , you asked your guest Sherrill Sellman if the Silver Solution sold on the show ’ s website would be effective against the coronavirus , to which Ms. Sherman responded : “ Let ‘ s say it hasn ’ t been tested on this strain of the coronavirus , but it ’ s been tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been able to eliminate it within 12 hours.
” New York residents can view your show on the internet and local television , and your show ’ s website sells Silver Solution products to New York residents .
The 2019 novel coronavirus ( 2019-nCOV ) poses serious consequences to public health , and consumers are concerned as to how they can best protect themselves and their families .
Your show ’ s segment may mislead consumers as to the effectiveness of the Silver Solution product in protecting against the current outbreak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ) has noted that there is no specific medicine to prevent or treat this disease .
Therefore , any representation on the Jim Bakker Show that its Silver Solution products are effective at combatting an/or treating the 2019 novel coronavirus violates New York law .
Your show is hereby advised to immediately cease and desist from making misleading claims regarding the Silver Solution ’ s effectiveness as they violate New York ’ s consumer protection statutes , Executive Law § 63 ( 12 ) and General Business Law Article 22-A §§ 349 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deceptive business practices and false advertising .
Additionally , you are advised to immediately affix the disclaimer – “ These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration .
This product is not intended to diagnose , treat , cure , or prevent any disease.
” – to all Silver Solution products listed on the show ’ s online store .
Within the next ten business days , please contact the undersigned to conﬁrm that the Jim Bakker Show has so complied .
Your failure to comply with this directive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ofﬁce .
Please be advised that the Ofﬁce of the Attorney General is authorized pursuant to Executive Law § 63 ( 12 ) and General Business Law Article 22-A to bring suit to enjoin any deceptive acts and practices , and to seek restitution , damages , and penalties of up to $ 5,000 per violation ( § 35O-d ) .

Last month, we posted a clip of “The Jim Bakker Show” in which televangelist Jim Bakker and his guest Sherrill Sellman suggested that a silver solution sold by his network can kill the coronavirus and heal those who have been infected.
The Jim Bakker Show is suggesting that the silver solution it sells can kill the coronavirus within 12 hours. pic.twitter.com/kbUGnUp69m — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) February 12, 2020
The clip generated a good deal of press coverage and on Tuesday, the office of the New York Attorney General sent Baker a cease and desist order instructing him to stop “making misleading claims regarding the Silver Solution’s effectiveness” and to add a disclaimer to the solution that he sell.
Here is the letter in full:


rightwingwatch--2020-03-05--E.W. Jackson: ‘The Homovirus’ Is Destroying the American Family

Right-wing pastor E.W .
Jackson said on his “ The Awakening ” radio program yesterday that the “ homovirus ” is devastating the American family and society .
Jackson , who was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2013 and unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2018 , claimed that Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott , who represents the district in which Jackson lives , was “ an enemy of Christ , an enemy of God ” for supporting reproductive and LGBTQ rights .
“ The last thing in the world the black community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more attacks on the family , and that ’ s all this whole homosexual movement amounts to , ” Jackson said .
“ It is a virulent , violent attack .
You know what ?
I ’ m going to get in trouble for this one , but this is right off the presses : It is the homovirus for the family.
” “ Of course , I am speaking from a spiritual and a psychological perspective , ” he continued .
“ I hope that no one misunderstands my little putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know we ’ re talking about this coronavirus .
I ’ m not talking about physical illness .
I ’ m not talking about pronouncing any physical curses on people .
I feel the need to explain myself here .
I ’ m talking about the spiritual and psychological element that is introduced into a community that is already having major problems with family formation , and family maintenance , and rearing of children , and now you want to throw this garbage into the mix as well .
”

Right-wing pastor E.W. Jackson said on his “The Awakening” radio program yesterday that the “homovirus” is devastating the American family and society.
Jackson, who was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2013 and unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2018, claimed that Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott, who represents the district in which Jackson lives, was “an enemy of Christ, an enemy of God” for supporting reproductive and LGBTQ rights.
“The last thing in the world the black community needs is more destruction of the family, more attacks on the family, and that’s all this whole homosexual movement amounts to,” Jackson said. “It is a virulent, violent attack. You know what? I’m going to get in trouble for this one, but this is right off the presses: It is the homovirus for the family.”
“Of course, I am speaking from a spiritual and a psychological perspective,” he continued. “I hope that no one misunderstands my little putting together of two things, because you know we’re talking about this coronavirus. I’m not talking about physical illness. I’m not talking about pronouncing any physical curses on people. I feel the need to explain myself here. I’m talking about the spiritual and psychological element that is introduced into a community that is already having major problems with family formation, and family maintenance, and rearing of children, and now you want to throw this garbage into the mix as well.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-06--Right Wing Round-Up: Nice Like Trump

Right Wing Round-Up: Nice Like Trump


rightwingwatch--2020-03-06--Right Wing Bonus Tracks: ‘A Legitimate, High IQ Genius’


rightwingwatch--2020-03-06--White Supremacist and Anti-Muslim Activist Displays Nazi Flag at Sanders Rally

White supremacist Robert Sterkeson has been identified as the man who briefly displayed a swastika flag at Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ presidential campaign rally in Arizona on Thursday .
Sterkeson has been known as an extremist for more than a decade ; he operates an obscure anti-Muslim hate group .
“ It is beyond disgusting to see that , in the United States of America , there are people who would show the emblem of Hitler and Nazism , ” Sanders reportedly told journalists Friday morning .
Sterkeson was reportedly first identified by Imraan Siddiqi , executive director of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identity was confirmed by antifascist researchers online , who located records of similar anti-Jewish stunts that Sterkeson had performed in the past , as well as an online profile where Sterkeson took credit for Thursday ’ s display .
The Anti-Defamation League reported that Sterkeson “ frequently targets Jews ” and Muslim communities for his self-described “ stunt ” activism , and that Sterkeson has spoken positively of Robert Bowers , the man charged with murdering 11 worshipers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 .
According to Media Matters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hateful content to his YouTube account—called “ Bomb Islam ” —despite YouTube ’ s promises to counter hate speech on its platform .
Nick Martin of The Informant reported that Sterkeson had uploaded a video encouraging viewers to “ join a right-wing death squad and kill a bunch of politicians , journalists and judges.
” At the time of publication , Sterkeson ’ s YouTube channel is still active .
Google did not immediately respond to Right Wing Watch ’ s request for comment .
If elected , Sanders would be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Members of Sanders ’ family were killed in the Holocaust .
Despite this , opponents have repeatedly compared Sanders and his movement to the Nazi Party .
On the CPAC main stage last week , Glenn Beck claimed that Sanders and his supporters were seeking to enact “ another Holocaust.
” MSNBC host Chris Matthews apologized to Sanders last week for comparing Sanders ’ primary win in Nevada to the 1940 fall of France to Nazi Germany .
( Update 4:50pm ) : After the publication of this article , Google terminated Sterkeson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of service .

White supremacist Robert Sterkeson has been identified as the man who briefly displayed a swastika flag at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign rally in Arizona on Thursday. Sterkeson has been known as an extremist for more than a decade; he operates an obscure anti-Muslim hate group.
“It is beyond disgusting to see that, in the United States of America, there are people who would show the emblem of Hitler and Nazism,” Sanders reportedly told journalists Friday morning.
Sterkeson was reportedly first identified by Imraan Siddiqi, executive director of the Council on Islamic Relations-Arizona, and his identity was confirmed by antifascist researchers online, who located records of similar anti-Jewish stunts that Sterkeson had performed in the past, as well as an online profile where Sterkeson took credit for Thursday’s display. The Anti-Defamation League reported that Sterkeson “frequently targets Jews” and Muslim communities for his self-described “stunt” activism, and that Sterkeson has spoken positively of Robert Bowers, the man charged with murdering 11 worshipers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018.
According to Media Matters, Sterkeson has produced and uploaded droves of hateful content to his YouTube account—called “Bomb Islam”—despite YouTube’s promises to counter hate speech on its platform. Nick Martin of The Informant reported that Sterkeson had uploaded a video encouraging viewers to “join a right-wing death squad and kill a bunch of politicians, journalists and judges.” At the time of publication, Sterkeson’s YouTube channel is still active. Google did not immediately respond to Right Wing Watch’s request for comment.
If elected, Sanders would be the United States’ first Jewish president. Members of Sanders’ family were killed in the Holocaust. Despite this, opponents have repeatedly compared Sanders and his movement to the Nazi Party. On the CPAC main stage last week, Glenn Beck claimed that Sanders and his supporters were seeking to enact “another Holocaust.” MSNBC host Chris Matthews apologized to Sanders last week for comparing Sanders’ primary win in Nevada to the 1940 fall of France to Nazi Germany.
The only before and after that matters. pic.twitter.com/Ndfv2hadg4 — Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) March 6, 2020
(Update 4:50pm): After the publication of this article, Google terminated Sterkeson’s YouTube account for violating terms of service.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-06--Todd Starnes: Democratic Primary is ‘a Dumpster Fire at a Senior Citizens’ Home’

Religious right radio host Todd Starnes described the current Democratic primary election as a “ dumpster fire at a senior citizens ’ home ” and argued that the party would eventually install Michelle Obama as the “ savior ” to run against President Donald Trump in the 2020 election .
On Wednesday ’ s episode of “ The Todd Starnes Show , ” Starnes argued that because Joe Biden has not yet received campaign endorsements from the Clintons or Obamas , the likelihood of the Democratic Party nominating Michelle Obama for the presidency was increasingly possible .
“ Folks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ends up becoming the nominee .
I ’ m just telling you .
I just want to throw that out there .
I don ’ t want you to be alarmed .
I don ’ t want you to go into cardiac arrest when Rachel Maddow announces that on national television , ” Starnes said .
“ But are you starting to see all the puzzle pieces coming together ?
Because this is a dumpster fire .
It is a dumpster fire at a senior citizens ’ home .
That ’ s what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is 73 years old .
Biden is 77 years old and Sen. Bernie Sanders is 78 years old .
“ You can ’ t tell me that either one of those guys is going to be the nominee , ” Starnes said .
Starnes then warned that Sanders supporters would be fighting in the streets of Milwaukee during the Democratic National Convention this summer “ unless Michelle Obama is the savior of the party.
” Right-wing conspiracy theorists have long argued that Michelle Obama would run for president .
Last year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lady would be Democrats ’ “ savior candidate ” in 2020 .

Religious right radio host Todd Starnes described the current Democratic primary election as a “dumpster fire at a senior citizens’ home” and argued that the party would eventually install Michelle Obama as the “savior” to run against President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
On Wednesday’s episode of “The Todd Starnes Show,” Starnes argued that because Joe Biden has not yet received campaign endorsements from the Clintons or Obamas, the likelihood of the Democratic Party nominating Michelle Obama for the presidency was increasingly possible.
“Folks, do not be surprised if Michelle Obama ends up becoming the nominee. I’m just telling you. I just want to throw that out there. I don’t want you to be alarmed. I don’t want you to go into cardiac arrest when Rachel Maddow announces that on national television,” Starnes said. “But are you starting to see all the puzzle pieces coming together? Because this is a dumpster fire. It is a dumpster fire at a senior citizens’ home. That’s what we’re watching right now.”
Trump is 73 years old. Biden is 77 years old and Sen. Bernie Sanders is 78 years old.
“You can’t tell me that either one of those guys is going to be the nominee,” Starnes said.
Starnes then warned that Sanders supporters would be fighting in the streets of Milwaukee during the Democratic National Convention this summer “unless Michelle Obama is the savior of the party.”
Right-wing conspiracy theorists have long argued that Michelle Obama would run for president. Last year, Bill Mitchell claimed that the former First Lady would be Democrats’ “savior candidate” in 2020.