newspunch--2020-01-29--Turkish Gov’t To Debate Law Allowing Pedophiles To Go Free If They Marry Their Victims

Turkey ’ s government is set to debate a disturbing new piece of legislation that will allow child rapists to go free if they marry their victims .
“ The legislation , which was first debated by parliament on 16 January , would give men suspended sentences for child sex offenses if the two parties get married and the age difference between them is less than 10 years , ” The Guardian reported Thursday .
“ Opposition parties and women ’ s rights groups have been quick to point out that the bill in effect legitimises child marriage and statutory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age of consent is 18 , ” the report said .
The ruling Justice and Development Party had tried to pass the bill four years ago but the “ bill sparked outrage at home and internationally , ” the U.K. outlet reported .
This time , however , the party was able to pass the bill despite the worldwide outrage generated by the legislation .
“ In 2016 , the government introduced a [ similar ] draft law on amnesty for child abuse perpetrators .
All women stood against it and the bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fidan Ataselim , the general secretary of the activist group We Will Stop Femicide , told The Guardian .
“ If they dare to try again , we will fight against it again , ” she said .
WesternJournal report : It ’ s not as if this wasn ’ t already a problem in Turkey , mind you .
As the U.N. Children ’ s Fund noted in a report , “ Despite the rising average age of marriage , child marriage remains an on-going challenge in Turkey and reflects a pattern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for girls and curtails their education , compromises their health , and exposes them to the risk of violence and poverty.
” The U.K. Daily Mail reported that the bill would be voted upon by the end of the month .
While “ marry your rapist ” clauses aren ’ t unique — they exist in numerous countries , as a 2017 NPR report showed — a number of countries are closing them .
Such laws in Lebanon , Jordan and Tunisia have been ended after protests .
Turkish officials , as usual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 debate .
“ There are people who get married before reaching the legal age .
They just don ’ t know the law , ” former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said then , according to The Guardian .
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said during the 2016 debate that cases of sexual battery involving minors were “ unfortunately a reality , ” according to The Guardian .
However , he said , that didn ’ t mean the men who perpetrated them were “ rapists or sexual aggressors.
” Unfortunately , in some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sad reality .
“ Some Muslims who follow a conservative interpretation of sharia argue that Islam permits child marriage as the Quran specifies that girls can be married upon reaching maturity , which conservative scholars define as puberty , ” the Council on Foreign Relations notes .
Furthermore , hyper-conservative Muslims will often point to the fact that the prophet Muhammed married one of his 11 wives , Aisha , when she was between the ages of 6 and 9 .
That being said , the general consensus is that Muhammad ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move designed to cement his relationship with the girl ’ s father , Abu Bakr , one of the most influential early converts to Islam , at a time when arranged child marriages were not uncommon .
( European royalty engaged in arranged marriages for youngsters , too .
Consummation did not happen until the children had grown . )
It wasn ’ t because he had raped Aisha and needed to marry her in order to keep himself out of a Turkish jail .

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Turkey’s government is set to debate a disturbing new piece of legislation that will allow child rapists to go free if they marry their victims.
“The legislation, which was first debated by parliament on 16 January, would give men suspended sentences for child sex offenses if the two parties get married and the age difference between them is less than 10 years,” The Guardian reported Thursday.
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“Opposition parties and women’s rights groups have been quick to point out that the bill in effect legitimises child marriage and statutory rape in a country where the legal age of consent is 18,” the report said.
The ruling Justice and Development Party had tried to pass the bill four years ago but the “bill sparked outrage at home and internationally,” the U.K. outlet reported.
This time, however, the party was able to pass the bill despite the worldwide outrage generated by the legislation.
“In 2016, the government introduced a [similar] draft law on amnesty for child abuse perpetrators. All women stood against it and the bill was withdrawn after our protests,” Fidan Ataselim, the general secretary of the activist group We Will Stop Femicide, told The Guardian.
“If they dare to try again, we will fight against it again,” she said.
WesternJournal report: It’s not as if this wasn’t already a problem in Turkey, mind you. As the U.N. Children’s Fund noted in a report, “Despite the rising average age of marriage, child marriage remains an on-going challenge in Turkey and reflects a pattern of gender inequality that reinforces stereotypical roles for girls and curtails their education, compromises their health, and exposes them to the risk of violence and poverty.”
The U.K. Daily Mail reported that the bill would be voted upon by the end of the month.
While “marry your rapist” clauses aren’t unique — they exist in numerous countries, as a 2017 NPR report showed — a number of countries are closing them.
Such laws in Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia have been ended after protests.
Turkish officials, as usual, were paragons of sensitivity during the 2016 debate.
“There are people who get married before reaching the legal age. They just don’t know the law,” former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said then, according to The Guardian.
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said during the 2016 debate that cases of sexual battery involving minors were “unfortunately a reality,” according to The Guardian. However, he said, that didn’t mean the men who perpetrated them were “rapists or sexual aggressors.”
Unfortunately, in some Muslim countries, child marriage can be a sad reality.
“Some Muslims who follow a conservative interpretation of sharia argue that Islam permits child marriage as the Quran specifies that girls can be married upon reaching maturity, which conservative scholars define as puberty,” the Council on Foreign Relations notes.
Furthermore, hyper-conservative Muslims will often point to the fact that the prophet Muhammed married one of his 11 wives, Aisha, when she was between the ages of 6 and 9.
That being said, the general consensus is that Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha was a political move designed to cement his relationship with the girl’s father, Abu Bakr, one of the most influential early converts to Islam, at a time when arranged child marriages were not uncommon. (European royalty engaged in arranged marriages for youngsters, too. Consummation did not happen until the children had grown.)
It wasn’t because he had raped Aisha and needed to marry her in order to keep himself out of a Turkish jail.


newspunch--2020-01-29--San Francisco Official Tasked With Keeping Streets Poop-Free Arrested For Corruption

One of San Francisco ’ s highest-ranking city officials , whose job it was to keep the streets of the City by the Bay neat , orderly , and hygienic , has been arrested by the FBI on corruption charges .
Mohammed Nuru , San Francisco ’ s public works director , was taken into custody Monday and charged with felony safekeeping , according to Mercury News .
Nick Bovis , a local bar owner , was arrested on similar charges .
The Northern District of California ’ s Office of the U.S. Attorney alleges that the duo was part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office , the two attempted to bribe a San Francisco airport commissioner with money and other incentives in order to open a restaurant in the San Francisco International Airport .
“ The complaint describes a web of corruption involving bribery , kickbacks , and side deals by one of San Francisco ’ s highest-ranking city employees , ” U.S. Attorney David Anderson said in a news release .
“ The public is entitled to honest work from public officials , free from manipulation for the official ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WesternJournal report : To add on that , the public is also entitled to functioning streets and sidewalks — something their tax dollars help pay for .
The condition of San Francisco ’ s streets seems to hint that Nuru may have been more interested in lining his own pockets than keeping the city he worked for clean and healthy .
Nuru , who goes by MrCleanSF on his active Twitter account , oversees a department that has been largely ineffective in keeping San Francisco ’ s sidewalks clear of human waste and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human fecal matter littering many areas , drug paraphernalia and needles are also a common sight .
The condition of the streets has chased away untold numbers of residents and business opportunities , with even local tech giants starting to take notice of San Francisco ’ s disgusting problem .
The problem is driven in part by the city ’ s large homeless population , which leadership has been unable to fix .
San Francisco ’ s homeless , which includes the mentally unwell , drug addicts , and those that have genuinely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stark difference between the bay area ’ s big tech megawealth and those at the very bottom of the liberal city ’ s socioeconomic ladder .
Some of the homeless are causing even greater issues than the condition they leave the sidewalks in , with at least one being caught in the act of using a grocery store aisle as a personal toilet .
Hopefully with Nuru ’ s absence , the people of San Francisco can find someone who is actually able to do their job .
Although Nuru ’ s fate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for certain : whoever takes over has their work cut out for them .

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One of San Francisco’s highest-ranking city officials, whose job it was to keep the streets of the City by the Bay neat, orderly, and hygienic, has been arrested by the FBI on corruption charges.
Mohammed Nuru, San Francisco’s public works director, was taken into custody Monday and charged with felony safekeeping, according to Mercury News. Nick Bovis, a local bar owner, was arrested on similar charges.
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The Northern District of California’s Office of the U.S. Attorney alleges that the duo was part of a wire fraud scheme.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the two attempted to bribe a San Francisco airport commissioner with money and other incentives in order to open a restaurant in the San Francisco International Airport.
“The complaint describes a web of corruption involving bribery, kickbacks, and side deals by one of San Francisco’s highest-ranking city employees,” U.S. Attorney David Anderson said in a news release.
“The public is entitled to honest work from public officials, free from manipulation for the official’s own personal benefit and profit.”
WesternJournal report: To add on that, the public is also entitled to functioning streets and sidewalks — something their tax dollars help pay for.
The condition of San Francisco’s streets seems to hint that Nuru may have been more interested in lining his own pockets than keeping the city he worked for clean and healthy.
Nuru, who goes by MrCleanSF on his active Twitter account, oversees a department that has been largely ineffective in keeping San Francisco’s sidewalks clear of human waste and other unhealthy things.
Today we joined Mayor @LondonBreed along Mayors from Oakland and San Jose with Many City leaders to give out turkeys to SF residents for thanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/mS1IYyODPH — Mohammed Nuru (@MrCleanSF) November 26, 2019
On top of human fecal matter littering many areas, drug paraphernalia and needles are also a common sight.
The condition of the streets has chased away untold numbers of residents and business opportunities, with even local tech giants starting to take notice of San Francisco’s disgusting problem.
The problem is driven in part by the city’s large homeless population, which leadership has been unable to fix.
San Francisco’s homeless, which includes the mentally unwell, drug addicts, and those that have genuinely fallen on hard times, underscore a stark difference between the bay area’s big tech megawealth and those at the very bottom of the liberal city’s socioeconomic ladder.
Some of the homeless are causing even greater issues than the condition they leave the sidewalks in, with at least one being caught in the act of using a grocery store aisle as a personal toilet.
Hopefully with Nuru’s absence, the people of San Francisco can find someone who is actually able to do their job.
Although Nuru’s fate is still unclear, one thing is for certain: whoever takes over has their work cut out for them.


newspunch--2020-01-29--Biden Threatens To Make Michelle Obama the VP and Barack a Supreme Court Justice

Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden suggested on Tuesday that the Obamas will be appointed to high office if is elected in 2020 , telling voters he wants to make Michelle Obama his running mate and vice president , while Barack is destined for the Supreme Court .
Biden made the promise during a campaign townhall in Iowa , where he was asked by a voter if he would consider appointing Obama to the Supreme Court .
“ Yeah , I would , ” Biden said in response .
“ but I don ’ t think he ’ d do it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court justice.
” When the voters clarified that he had not stipulated which Obama he was referring to , Biden asserted he meant the former president , since he had other plans for the former first lady .
“ Well , I sure would like Michelle to be the vice president , ” Biden said to laughter from the crowd .
“ They ’ re both incredibly qualified people .
I mean and they ’ re such decent honorable people.
” Breitbart report : Tuesday marked the second time in recent weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one or both of the Obama ’ s would play a leading role in Washington , DC , if he were to be elected .
During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in September 2019 , the former vice president joked that he had already broached the idea of asking Michelle Obama to be his running mate .
A few months later in December of that year , Biden went further by telling voters in Iowa he would appoint Barack Obama to the Supreme Court , provided the former president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have come as many of the Obamas ’ friends and supporters have remained cool on backing Biden .
Obama , himself , reportedly is not big on his former vice president ’ s chances , allegedly telling a rival 2020 Democrat that Biden lacks an “ intimate bond ” with voters .

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Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden suggested on Tuesday that the Obamas will be appointed to high office if is elected in 2020, telling voters he wants to make Michelle Obama his running mate and vice president, while Barack is destined for the Supreme Court.
Biden made the promise during a campaign townhall in Iowa, where he was asked by a voter if he would consider appointing Obama to the Supreme Court.
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“Yeah, I would,” Biden said in response. “but I don’t think he’d do it. He’d be a great Supreme Court justice.”
When the voters clarified that he had not stipulated which Obama he was referring to, Biden asserted he meant the former president, since he had other plans for the former first lady.
“Well, I sure would like Michelle to be the vice president,” Biden said to laughter from the crowd. “They’re both incredibly qualified people. I mean and they’re such decent honorable people.”
Breitbart report: Tuesday marked the second time in recent weeks that Biden has floated the idea that one or both of the Obama’s would play a leading role in Washington, DC, if he were to be elected.
.@JoeBiden: I’ll make Obama a SCOTUS judge and Michelle my VP pic.twitter.com/UzBGnivR6f — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 28, 2020
During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in September 2019, the former vice president joked that he had already broached the idea of asking Michelle Obama to be his running mate. A few months later in December of that year, Biden went further by telling voters in Iowa he would appoint Barack Obama to the Supreme Court, provided the former president would “take it.”
The suggestions have come as many of the Obamas’ friends and supporters have remained cool on backing Biden. Obama, himself, reportedly is not big on his former vice president’s chances, allegedly telling a rival 2020 Democrat that Biden lacks an “intimate bond” with voters.


newspunch--2020-01-29--Working Class Voters Betrayed by Globalization Turn to Trump: ‘Democrats Weren’t Looking out for Me’

Ordinary hard-working Americans who have been betrayed by globalization are turning to President Trump and the GOP for support , according to a report by the New York Times .
The report details the seismic shift among working class voters .
Trump ’ s GOP is increasingly made up of the working and lower-middle-class devastated by the globalist free trade politics of 30 years , while Democrats represent wealthy suburbia and elitist cities .
Breitbart.com reports : Shawn Hoskins , for example , of Dayton , Ohio was a staunch Democrat voter until 2012 , when he switched parties .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way things were going ” when he worked at General Motors ’ ( GM ) Moraine Assembly plant until his livelihood was upended by GM ’ s decision to close the plant in 2008 : In a way Mr. Hoskins feels betrayed : In the face of economic insecurity , his loyalty to the union and the Democratic Party did not protect him .
And the Republicans were an increasingly attractive alternative .
[ Emphasis added ] But at the end of the day , “ when it came time for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats weren ’ t looking out for me , ” Mr. Hoskins said .
“ Losing my job opened my eyes .
I had to pay attention to other things going on in the world.
” [ Emphasis added ] For the first time since 1988 , a Republican presidential candidate won Montgomery County , Ohio — where Hoskins lives in Dayton .
Trump won the county by eight percentage points , committing to throwing out the Trans-Pacific Partnership ( TPP ) free trade deal , pushing for a national infrastructure plan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to end decades-long job-killing free trade policies .
Former union activist Lela Klein told the Times that while Columbus , Ohio — an economically stable college town — has “ become bluer , ” communities like Dayton that have been left behind “ have become redder.
” That change , the Times notes , can be seen across the nation .
In Macomb County , Michigan , for instance , Trump secured 54 percent of the vote with his economic nationalist message .
At the same time , Macomb County “ income per @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the national average to 87 percent in the last two decades , ” the Times reports .
Columbus County , North Carolina has likewise shifted towards the GOP as working and middle-class communities were devastated when manufacturers fled the region to outsource overseas .
In 2016 , Trump won more than 60 percent of the vote .
Income per person in Columbus County has dropped to 61 percent of the national average .
“ By 2016 , the nation ’ s political map corresponded neatly to the distribution of prosperity : Mr. Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the counties with the poorest 10 percent of the population .
In the richest , his share was 31 percent , ” the Times reported .
Local Dayton union director Stacey Benson-Taylor told the Times that “ There were a lot of union votes that did flip ” in the 2016 election .
Even voters like Will Minehart , a 45-year-old Dayton-Phoenix machinist , who has continuously voted for Democrats , told the Times that his party loyalty is long gone since he was laid off by GM .
“ I am not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minehart said .
“ I ’ m working class.
” Breitbart News has chronicled Trump ’ s shifting of the party to one that looks out for the needs of the nation ’ s working and middle-class workforce with fair trade , tight labor markets , and an anti-outsourcing agenda — far from the party ’ s business-centric , economic libertarian platform that helped lose the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections .
Meanwhile , Democrat voters — increasingly concentrated in large metropolises — and their elected officials have become a party opposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of free trade .
The latest Economist/YouGov poll finds that the overwhelming majority of Republican voters , nearly 7-in-10 or 69 percent , say tariffs on foreign imports “ help ” or “ neither help nor hurt ” the U.S. economy .
The plurality of those Republicans , 43 percent , said tariffs help the U.S. economy .
Only 16 percent of Republicans today say tariffs “ hurt ” the U.S. economy .
On the other hand , 63 percent of Democrat voters — more than any other political demographic group — say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Only 12 percent of Democrats say tariffs on foreign imports help .
That position has been fully realized in the 2020 Democrat presidential primary , where candidates like Joe Biden , Amy Klobuchar , Tom Steyer , and Pete Buttigieg have all promised to immediately end tariffs imposed on Chinese imports .
As Breitbart News has chronicled , decades-long free trade deals , NAFTA , and China ’ s entering the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) eliminated about five million American manufacturing jobs and 50,000 U.S. manufacturing plants since 1994 .
American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as every one manufacturing job supports an additional 7.4 American jobs in other industries .

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Ordinary hard-working Americans who have been betrayed by globalization are turning to President Trump and the GOP for support, according to a report by the New York Times.
The report details the seismic shift among working class voters. Trump’s GOP is increasingly made up of the working and lower-middle-class devastated by the globalist free trade politics of 30 years, while Democrats represent wealthy suburbia and elitist cities.
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Breitbart.com reports: Shawn Hoskins, for example, of Dayton, Ohio was a staunch Democrat voter until 2012, when he switched parties. Hoskins told the Times he “liked the way things were going” when he worked at General Motors’ (GM) Moraine Assembly plant until his livelihood was upended by GM’s decision to close the plant in 2008:
In a way Mr. Hoskins feels betrayed: In the face of economic insecurity, his loyalty to the union and the Democratic Party did not protect him. And the Republicans were an increasingly attractive alternative. [Emphasis added] … But at the end of the day, “when it came time for the doors to shut at G.M., the Democrats weren’t looking out for me,” Mr. Hoskins said. “Losing my job opened my eyes. I had to pay attention to other things going on in the world.” [Emphasis added]
For the first time since 1988, a Republican presidential candidate won Montgomery County, Ohio — where Hoskins lives in Dayton. Trump won the county by eight percentage points, committing to throwing out the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal, pushing for a national infrastructure plan, and placing tariffs on cheap foreign imports to end decades-long job-killing free trade policies.
Former union activist Lela Klein told the Times that while Columbus, Ohio — an economically stable college town — has “become bluer,” communities like Dayton that have been left behind “have become redder.”
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That change, the Times notes, can be seen across the nation. In Macomb County, Michigan, for instance, Trump secured 54 percent of the vote with his economic nationalist message. At the same time, Macomb County “income per person has dropped from 110 percent of the national average to 87 percent in the last two decades,” the Times reports.
Columbus County, North Carolina has likewise shifted towards the GOP as working and middle-class communities were devastated when manufacturers fled the region to outsource overseas. In 2016, Trump won more than 60 percent of the vote. Income per person in Columbus County has dropped to 61 percent of the national average.
“By 2016, the nation’s political map corresponded neatly to the distribution of prosperity: Mr. Trump won 58 percent of the vote in the counties with the poorest 10 percent of the population. In the richest, his share was 31 percent,” the Times reported.
Local Dayton union director Stacey Benson-Taylor told the Times that “There were a lot of union votes that did flip” in the 2016 election.
Even voters like Will Minehart, a 45-year-old Dayton-Phoenix machinist, who has continuously voted for Democrats, told the Times that his party loyalty is long gone since he was laid off by GM.
“I am not a Republican nor a Democrat,” Minehart said. “I’m working class.”
Breitbart News has chronicled Trump’s shifting of the party to one that looks out for the needs of the nation’s working and middle-class workforce with fair trade, tight labor markets, and an anti-outsourcing agenda — far from the party’s business-centric, economic libertarian platform that helped lose the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
Meanwhile, Democrat voters — increasingly concentrated in large metropolises — and their elected officials have become a party opposed to protecting American workers from the negative impacts of free trade.
The latest Economist/YouGov poll finds that the overwhelming majority of Republican voters, nearly 7-in-10 or 69 percent, say tariffs on foreign imports “help” or “neither help nor hurt” the U.S. economy. The plurality of those Republicans, 43 percent, said tariffs help the U.S. economy. Only 16 percent of Republicans today say tariffs “hurt” the U.S. economy.
On the other hand, 63 percent of Democrat voters — more than any other political demographic group — say tariffs explicitly hurt the U.S. economy. Only 12 percent of Democrats say tariffs on foreign imports help.
That position has been fully realized in the 2020 Democrat presidential primary, where candidates like Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer, and Pete Buttigieg have all promised to immediately end tariffs imposed on Chinese imports.
As Breitbart News has chronicled, decades-long free trade deals, NAFTA, and China’s entering the World Trade Organization (WTO) eliminated about five million American manufacturing jobs and 50,000 U.S. manufacturing plants since 1994. American manufacturing is vital to the U.S. economy, as every one manufacturing job supports an additional 7.4 American jobs in other industries.


newspunch--2020-01-29--Graham Predicts Majority of GOP Senators Will Vote for Testimony From Corrupt Bidens

Senator .
Lindsey Graham has predicted that a majority of Republican senators are likely to vote in favor of testimony from the corrupt Biden family and the so-called “ whistleblower.
” Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the impeachment trial on Tuesday , Graham also confirmed that Republicans would be interested in hearing from the DNC official who allegedly worked with Ukraine to interfere in the 2016 election on behalf of Hillary Clinton .
Breitbart.com reports : Now that Trump ’ s defense team is finished making its argument to exonerate the U.S. president , Senators will vote on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witnesses .
Both Democrats and Republicans will be able to call on witnesses .
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Graham declared on Tuesday : I ’ ll make a prediction ; there will be 51 Republican votes to call Hunter Biden , Joe Biden , the whistleblower , and the DNC staffer at the very minimum .
You have to be willfully blind and say that Democratic misconduct doesn ’ t matter to you not to believe that the [ U.S. ] president had a good reason to ask the Ukraine to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as I like Joe Biden , he needs to answer questions of why he allowed his son to continue to receive millions of dollars from [ allegedly corrupt Ukrainian company ] Burisma when he should ’ ve known it was a conflict of interest .
Democrats have dismissed allegations of wrongdoing by the DNC and the Bidens as conspiracies .
They have taken the Bidens ’ denial that they did nothing wrong at face value .
Graham credited Trump ’ s defense team with laying out a “ damning ” case against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate trial on Monday .
He noted that there is a “ tsunami of evidence ” that Hunter Biden serving on the board of directors for Burisma while his father was in charge of U.S. policy towards Ukraine was “ inappropriate.
” Despite concerns raised by officials from inside and outside the Obama administration , as well as Democrat-allied newspapers , that Burisma was corrupt and Hunter working there could be perceived as a conflict of interest for his father , the former vice president ’ s son made millions working for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not a scintilla of evidence that the Bidens connection to the Ukraine is inappropriate , there ’ s a tsunami of evidence .
So the House managers told the senate this is baseless , it ’ s been debunked .
And I think the defense team yesterday made a damning indictment of what Hunter Biden and Joe Biden allowed to happen and is not in America ’ s interest to let this ever happen again in the Ukraine where Hunter Biden basically turned it into an ATM machine .
If they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will explore whether the activities of the Bidens in Ukraine amount to corruption and conflict of interest , Graham stressed .
“ We ’ ll explore that and whether or not there ’ s any credibility to the idea that the DNC may have been working with the Ukraine [ to interfere in the 2016 election on behalf of Hillary Clinton ] , ” he continued .
Democrats have been mainly pushing to get testimony from Trump ’ s former national security advisor John Bolton and White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book by Bolton , expected to be released in March , have pressured some Republicans to indicate they may join Democrats in voting for additional witnesses and evidence .
Democrats only need four Republicans to join them to make their wish for more witnesses come true .
Citing excerpts from Bolton ’ s book , the New York Times claims that the former high-ranking Trump official wrote that the U.S. president withheld security aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate corruption allegations against the Bidens .
Trump ’ s defense team and officials from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American president ’ s concerns may have merit .
Democrats argue that Trump was trying to benefit politically from a Ukraine investigation into White House hopeful Joe Biden and his son .
A “ whistleblower ” complaint accusing Trump of engaging in a quid pro quo in which he leveraged U.S. aid to push Ukraine to investigate the Bidens and possible U.S. election interference in 2016 triggered the impeachment .
The “ whistleblower ” claimed Trump engaged in the quid pro quo during a July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegations .

Senator. Lindsey Graham has predicted that a majority of Republican senators are likely to vote in favor of testimony from the corrupt Biden family and the so-called “whistleblower.”
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the impeachment trial on Tuesday, Graham also confirmed that Republicans would be interested in hearing from the DNC official who allegedly worked with Ukraine to interfere in the 2016 election on behalf of Hillary Clinton.
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Breitbart.com reports: Now that Trump’s defense team is finished making its argument to exonerate the U.S. president, Senators will vote on whether they want to hear from additional witnesses. Both Democrats and Republicans will be able to call on witnesses.
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Graham declared on Tuesday:
I’ll make a prediction; there will be 51 Republican votes to call Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, the whistleblower, and the DNC staffer at the very minimum. … You have to be willfully blind and say that Democratic misconduct doesn’t matter to you not to believe that the [U.S.] president had a good reason to ask the Ukraine to look into the Biden affair… as much as I like Joe Biden, he needs to answer questions of why he allowed his son to continue to receive millions of dollars from [allegedly corrupt Ukrainian company] Burisma when he should’ve known it was a conflict of interest.
Democrats have dismissed allegations of wrongdoing by the DNC and the Bidens as conspiracies. They have taken the Bidens’ denial that they did nothing wrong at face value.
Graham credited Trump’s defense team with laying out a “damning” case against the Bidens’ involvement in Ukraine during the Senate trial on Monday.
He noted that there is a “tsunami of evidence” that Hunter Biden serving on the board of directors for Burisma while his father was in charge of U.S. policy towards Ukraine was “inappropriate.”
Despite concerns raised by officials from inside and outside the Obama administration, as well as Democrat-allied newspapers, that Burisma was corrupt and Hunter working there could be perceived as a conflict of interest for his father, the former vice president’s son made millions working for the company between 2014 and 2016.
Graham told reporters:
There’s not a scintilla of evidence that the Bidens connection to the Ukraine is inappropriate, there’s a tsunami of evidence. So the House managers told the senate this is baseless, it’s been debunked. And I think the defense team yesterday made a damning indictment of what Hunter Biden and Joe Biden allowed to happen and is not in America’s interest to let this ever happen again in the Ukraine where Hunter Biden basically turned it into an ATM machine.
If they end up calling on witnesses, Republicans will explore whether the activities of the Bidens in Ukraine amount to corruption and conflict of interest, Graham stressed.
“We’ll explore that and whether or not there’s any credibility to the idea that the DNC may have been working with the Ukraine [to interfere in the 2016 election on behalf of Hillary Clinton],” he continued.
Democrats have been mainly pushing to get testimony from Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton and White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
New revelations allegedly made in a book by Bolton, expected to be released in March, have pressured some Republicans to indicate they may join Democrats in voting for additional witnesses and evidence. Democrats only need four Republicans to join them to make their wish for more witnesses come true.
Citing excerpts from Bolton’s book, the New York Times claims that the former high-ranking Trump official wrote that the U.S. president withheld security aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate corruption allegations against the Bidens.
Trump’s defense team and officials from inside and outside the government indicate that the American president’s concerns may have merit. Democrats argue that Trump was trying to benefit politically from a Ukraine investigation into White House hopeful Joe Biden and his son.
A “whistleblower” complaint accusing Trump of engaging in a quid pro quo in which he leveraged U.S. aid to push Ukraine to investigate the Bidens and possible U.S. election interference in 2016 triggered the impeachment. The “whistleblower” claimed Trump engaged in the quid pro quo during a July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump and Zelensky have denied the allegations.


newspunch--2020-01-29--Joe Biden’s Sister Funneled Millions in Campaign Funds to Her Consultancy Firm

Joe Biden ’ s sister , Valerie Biden Owens , funneled $ 2.5 million from her brother ’ s 2008 presidential campaign into her own consulting company , a new book claims .
Valerie Biden Owens served as the campaign manager for Biden and oversaw funds for “ Citizens for Biden ” and “ Biden for President Inc. ” During Joe ’ s 2008 presidential bid , Valerie pumped $ 2.5 million to her own consultancy firm from both funds .
The money trail was uncovered in a damning new book by Government Accountability Institute ( GAI ) President Peter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s political tenure , as Schweizer ’ s book extensively details , has largely remained a complicated family affair , resulting in little-known financial benefits for not just his son Hunter Biden , but for his sister Valerie .
Her role as a senior partner in the political messaging firm Slade White & Company coincided with her participation in Biden ’ s various political campaigns .
She was only one of two executives – the other being Joe Slade White – at the firm and has remained the Executive Vice President for 15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her role as leading her brother ’ s political campaigns and working at the firm blurred , as the firm “ received large fees from the Biden campaigns that Valerie was running , ” Profiles in Corruption reveals : The report demonstrates a pattern , as Schweizer ’ s book shows , of the complex , albeit largely unknown , dynamics of the Biden family and the financial benefits reaped , which purportedly stem from the presidential hopeful ’ s varying positions in government throughout his life .
“ These are not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ventures that appear to be part of a well-organized family business , ” Profiles in Corruption details .
Biden has previously denied , particularly on the campaign trail , the allegations that his family members have cashed out in various ways over the course of his political career .
“ I ’ ve never discussed with my son or my brother , or anyone else anything having to do with their businesses , period , ” Biden told reporters in August 2019 amid further allegations of his family members using his political leverage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will see , this is an impossibility , “ Schweizer writes .
The latest revelation , detailing Valerie ’ s direction of millions of her brother ’ s campaign dollars to her consulting firm , follows the eye-opening discoveries detailed in Schweizer ’ s New York Times # 1 bestseller Secret Empires , which effectively “ blew the lid off the Biden-Burisma scandal in Ukraine , wherein Hunter Biden made up to $ 83,000 a month with Ukrainian energy giant Burisma as his father led U.S.-Ukraine policy while vice president , ” as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also exposes “ the Biden 5 , ” detailing how Hunter Biden ’ s firms scored business deals with figures and entities tied to the governments of Russia , China , and Kazakhstan .
It also reveals how Biden ’ s brothers seemingly benefited from his political stature .
As Schweizer reveals , James Biden ’ s firm received $ 1.5 billion in government contracts despite a lack of experience in the international development industry .
Profiles in Corruption also details Frank Biden ’ s connection to projects receiving millions in taxpayer loans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden will continue to face mounting questions surrounding the benefits his family reaped as a result of his political influence as the Iowa caucuses kick off the Democrat primary election next week .
While he is thought by some to be the Democrat party frontrunner , the RealClearPolitics average shows Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) slowly closing the gap .
The socialist Sanders has overtaken him in key early state polls over the last week .

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Joe Biden’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens, funneled $2.5 million from her brother’s 2008 presidential campaign into her own consulting company, a new book claims.
Valerie Biden Owens served as the campaign manager for Biden and oversaw funds for “Citizens for Biden” and “Biden for President Inc.”
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During Joe’s 2008 presidential bid, Valerie pumped $2.5 million to her own consultancy firm from both funds.
The money trail was uncovered in a damning new book by Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President Peter Schweizer.
Breitbart.com reports: Biden’s political tenure, as Schweizer’s book extensively details, has largely remained a complicated family affair, resulting in little-known financial benefits for not just his son Hunter Biden, but for his sister Valerie.
Her role as a senior partner in the political messaging firm Slade White & Company coincided with her participation in Biden’s various political campaigns. She was only one of two executives – the other being Joe Slade White – at the firm and has remained the Executive Vice President for 15 years.
However, the lines between her role as leading her brother’s political campaigns and working at the firm blurred, as the firm “received large fees from the Biden campaigns that Valerie was running,” Profiles in Corruption reveals:
The firm received large fees from the Biden campaigns that Valerie was running. Two and a half million dollars in consulting fees flowed to her firm from Citizens for Biden and Biden For President Inc. during the 2008 presidential bid alone. Keep in mind that Joe Slade White & Company worked for Biden campaigns over eighteen years.
The report demonstrates a pattern, as Schweizer’s book shows, of the complex, albeit largely unknown, dynamics of the Biden family and the financial benefits reaped, which purportedly stem from the presidential hopeful’s varying positions in government throughout his life.
“These are not a few disparate enterprises, but rather moneymaking ventures that appear to be part of a well-organized family business,” Profiles in Corruption details.
Biden has previously denied, particularly on the campaign trail, the allegations that his family members have cashed out in various ways over the course of his political career.
“I’ve never discussed with my son or my brother, or anyone else anything having to do with their businesses, period,” Biden told reporters in August 2019 amid further allegations of his family members using his political leverage for personal gain.
“As we will see, this is an impossibility, “ Schweizer writes.
The latest revelation, detailing Valerie’s direction of millions of her brother’s campaign dollars to her consulting firm, follows the eye-opening discoveries detailed in Schweizer’s New York Times #1 bestseller Secret Empires, which effectively “blew the lid off the Biden-Burisma scandal in Ukraine, wherein Hunter Biden made up to $83,000 a month with Ukrainian energy giant Burisma as his father led U.S.-Ukraine policy while vice president,” as Breitbart News detailed.
Profiles in Corruption also exposes “the Biden 5,” detailing how Hunter Biden’s firms scored business deals with figures and entities tied to the governments of Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It also reveals how Biden’s brothers seemingly benefited from his political stature. As Schweizer reveals, James Biden’s firm received $1.5 billion in government contracts despite a lack of experience in the international development industry. Profiles in Corruption also details Frank Biden’s connection to projects receiving millions in taxpayer loans over the course of the Obama administration.
Biden will continue to face mounting questions surrounding the benefits his family reaped as a result of his political influence as the Iowa caucuses kick off the Democrat primary election next week. While he is thought by some to be the Democrat party frontrunner, the RealClearPolitics average shows Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) slowly closing the gap. The socialist Sanders has overtaken him in key early state polls over the last week.


newspunch--2020-01-29--Rigged: John Podesta Appointed to the DNC Rules Committee

Former Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta has been appointed to the DNC Rules Committee – one of the groups responsible for nominating and confirming the Democratic presidential candidate .
DNC chair Tom Perez recently presented his nominations for the 2020 Democratic Convention standing committees , much to the dismay of supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders .
According to Sanders ’ allies , Tom Perez is loading up the 2020 Convention standing committees with D.C.-swamp dwellers and Clinton/Obama loyalists .
Commondreams.org reports : Kevin Gosztola offers us a rundown of Perez ’ s nominations in a series of tweets , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweets are here .
I ’ ve summarized his main points below , absent much , but not all , of the documentation that he provides ( emphasis and some reparagraphing mine ) .
Of the nominees for the Platform Committee , Gosztola notes the following : • [ Co-Chair ] Denis McDonough was Barack Obama ’ s chief of staff during his second term .
He also chairs Rework America Task Force , which launched Rework America Business Network with Heidi Capozzi , senior vice president of human resources at Boeing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rework America Business Network that McDonough helped launch counts as its founding members the following : Aon , Archer Daniels Midland ( ADM ) , Boeing , Duke Energy , Kaiser Permanente , McKinsey & Company , Microsoft , Stanley Black & Decker , Walmart , & Zurich Insurance Jon Hamm portrayed McDonough in 2019 film , “ The Report , ” which told the story of Senate ’ s CIA torture report through perspective of Senate staffer Daniel Jones .
On behalf of the CIA , McDonough advocated for more redactions from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • [ Vice-Chair ] Danielle Gray , former Obama administration official , is the senior vice president , chief legal officer and corporate secretary for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Gray was a partner in the New York law firm of O ’ Melveny and Myers , where she advised “ health care companies , financial services institutions , universities , and clients in a range of industries on litigation , internal investigations , and government enforcement actions.
” • [ Vice-Chair ] Jake Sullivan is a member of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Council .
He was a senior policy adviser for Hillary Clinton ‘ s 2016 and 2008 presidential campaigns .
Sullivan was also a national security adviser to Vice President Joe Biden .
• Georgia State Senator Nikema Williams served as member of Obama Victory Fund 2012 .
She was one of “ top ten influential African American bundlers for Obama.
” • Carol Browner is senior counselor for Albright Stonebridge Group , business firm founded in 2009 by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright .
She worked on climate change policy in Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Browner to 2016 DNC Platform Drafting Committee .
As a Clinton delegate , during the 2016 Platform Drafting Committee meeting , voted against a ban on fracking , Medicare For All , opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership ( TPP ) , keeping fossil fuels in ground , and measure [ s ] to halt abuse of eminent domain by fossil fuel industry .
• Mary Kay Henry is the president of SEIU .
In 2015 , she ensured the major union endorsed Hillary Clinton early .
SEIU donated $ 1 million to Priorities USA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton ’ s 2016 campaign in spite of Clinton ’ s reluctance to back a $ 15 minimum wage .
• Charlie King is a lobbyist , close ally of Governor Andrew Cuomo , former executive director for the New York State Democratic Party , and a 2020 Democratic superdelegate .
• Bakari Sellers was Kamala Harris surrogate and surrogate for Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
He has disingenuously insisted Bernie has long way to go with black voters , despite contrary polling .
See how Sellers welcomed Bernie to the DNC primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Sellers : “ I don ’ t have a problem with Bernie getting in the race , ‘ when is he getting out is probably a better question.
” ] In 2015 , Sellers became member of National Council of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ) , the notorious pro-Israeli government lobbying group .
https : //thetandd.com/news/sellers-selected-for-aipac-council/article_18a0c968-6592-58a2-8093-19cd76ff01c5.html .
Mentioned here too : https : //diversity.gatech.edu/Sellers_Biography .
Sellers drafted letter and spearheaded effort in 2016 to ensure the DNC platform did not adopt language Bernie Sanders supported , which would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis facing Palestinians in Gaza .
https : //d10onlizn351s5.cloudfront.net/uploads/2016/06/Bakari-Sellers-Letter-to-DNC-on-Israel-Platform-Statement.pdf • Dan Shapiro is the former ambassador of United States to the state of Israel .
He backed moving the US embassy to Jerusalem , if done the “ right way.
” And here ’ s Shapiro in November 2019 championing virtues of US military aid to Israel .
https : //jpost.com/American-Politics/Dan-Shapiro-Military-assistance-to-Israel-also-serves-US-interests-607352 • Wendy Sherman is a senior counselor at the Albright Stonebridge Group , a business firm founded by Madeleine Albright .
She was Clinton delegate on the 2016 DNC Platform Drafting Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , opposing the TPP , and banning fracking .
While Sherman was lead negotiator for the Iran nuclear deal and has previously backed diplomacy with North Korea , during drafting of 2016 platform Sherman opposed language on Israeli occupation and suggested BDS movement “ creates anti-Semitism.
” • Craig Smith was White House Political Director during President Clinton ’ s administration .
He was campaign director/senior adviser to Joe Lieberman ’ s 2004 presidential campaign .
Smith also was senior adviser for super PAC , Ready For Hillary , and later Clinton ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a member of the Democratic Majority for Israel ( DMFI ) , a group that advocates for pro-Israel Democrats .
She also served on the national board of directors for Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) .
FYI : The DNC Platform Drafting Committee will define the Democratic Party ’ s policies and priorities for domestic and foreign affairs in 2020 .
That ’ s a short rundown of 13 of Tom Perez ’ s Platform Committee nominations .
One of the two Co-Chairs is an Obama ex-chief of staff with corporate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Midland ( ADM ) , Boeing , Duke Energy , Kaiser Permanente , McKinsey & Company , Microsoft , Stanley Black & Decker , Walmart , & Zurich Insurance.
” This co-chair also advocates for CIA torture .
Of the four Vice-Chairs , one is chief legal officer for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina and a health care lobbyist , and the other was senior policy adviser for the 2016 Clinton campaign .
Of the remaining 25 members , nine are either Obama bundlers ; lobbyists opposed to “ a ban on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trans-Pacific Partnership ( TPP ) , keeping fossil fuels in ground , and measure [ s ] to halt abuse of eminent domain by fossil fuel industry ” ; 2016 Clinton supporters and delegates ; and/or supporters of Israel ’ s oppression of Palestine who likewise oppose the BDS movement .
All in all , this committee looks well stacked against any change to the corruption of the political process by money and stands strongly against any change to U.S. interventionism abroad , especially in support of Israel ’ s national foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of the 31 nominations to the Rules Committee — two co-chairs , four vice-chairs and 25 members—Gosztola writes the following : • [ Co-Chair ] Maria Cardona is a 2020 Democratic superdelegate and a CNN and CNN en Español contributor .
She also is a principal at the Dewey Square Group , a lobbying firm that has fought on behalf of corporate interests against progressive reforms .
From [ a ] 2016 @ theintercept story : Dewey Square Group worked on behalf of health insurance industry during health reform debate , even placing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ names of elderly Massachusetts residents without their knowledge or consent.
” https : //theintercept.com/2016/02/08/hrc-inner-circle-lobbyists/ Maria Cardona wrote [ a ] column for Univision in March 2016 , “ Sanders Socialism Does Not Sit Well With Florida Voters.
” She invoked Venezuela , ignoring how US policy has targeted and destabilized country since at least 1998 because socialism was incorporated into their democracy .
Maria Cardona invoked [ a ] right-wing attack to discourage support for Warren or Sanders .
( Dec. 29 , 2019 ) [ : ] “ If Warren and Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will ) , Trump will continue to try to paint all Democrats as radical socialists who want to turn US into Venezuela.
” • [ Co-Chair ] Barney Frank is former congressman , who currently is on board of directors of Signature Bank in New York .
In July 2018 , New York Times examined how [ the ] bank was a go-to lender for President Donald Trump ’ s family , as well as Jared Kushner ’ s family .
https : //nytimes.com/2018/07/23/business/signature-bank-trump-kushner.html Barney Frank argued against the Green New Deal in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change threat rapidly intensified .
“ There ’ s an argument that you don ’ t destabilize a society by doing too much change at once.
” In July 2015 , early in [ the ] primary , Barney Frank wrote a column for POLITICO , “ Why Progressives Shouldn ’ t Support Bernie.
” He advocated against democracy because he believed if Sanders presented a formidable challenge to Clinton it would weaken her .
Viewed as “ attack surrogate ” for Clinton in 2016 , Bernie Sanders demanded Barney Frank be removed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ request was rejected .
Sanders believed Frank had “ deeper professional , political , & personal hostility ” toward his campaign • [ Vice-Chair ] Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms endorsed Joe Biden in June 2019 .
Even in November , as Biden ’ s poll numbers sagged , she maintained he ’ d be the best nominee .
“ People have long underestimated Joe Biden , and he ’ s been consistent.
” • [ Vice-Chair ] Chris Lu was Deputy Secretary of Labor for President Obama .
In 2016 , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killing jobs was raised , Lu replied , “ TPP is a great opportunity for US companies that sell products overseas , ” and jobs reliant on exports pay better .
https : //voanews.com/usa/interview-top-us-labor-official-talks-job-creation-tpp • [ Vice-Chair ] Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker is vice-chair of the California Democratic Party .
She endorsed Clinton .
She is 2020 superdelegate ( and also was one in 2016 ) .
Gallardo-Rooker is a senior adviser for Mike Bloomberg ’ s presidential campaign .
• Charlie Baker is co-founder of Dewey Square Group ( scroll to see some history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reforms ) .
Baker was chief administrative officer for Hillary For America .
Also senior adviser for Kerry/Edwards , Gore/Lieberman , Clinton/Gore .
• James Boland is president of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers ( BAC ) .
In September 2015 , the union endorsed Hillary Clinton .
He is also on board of directors of National Endowment for Democracy ( NED ) , which Reagan setup after backlash against CIA for meddling in countries .
• Daniel Halpern was appointed by DNC chair Tom Perez to be a DNC deputy national finance chair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ details how Halpern fought against raising minimum wage .
He was chair of Georgia Restaurant Association .
https : //pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/ • Heidi Heitkamp is a former US Senator in North Dakota .
She is a contributor to CNBC and ABC News .
She is on board of the McCain Institute .
She wrote this column in May 2019 urging Democrats to remain opposed to expanding Medicare to cover all Americans .
https : //washingtonpost.com/opinions/heidi-heitkamp-democrats-dont-ditch-the-aca-for-medicare-for-all/2019/05/08/b77780cc-71a9-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html In March 2019 , Heidi Heitkamp insisted Americans want “ realistic ” solutions .
She does not believe Medicare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be part of Democrats ’ “ messaging ” to voters .
Here ’ s Heidi Heitkamp in October 2019 drawing from her experience as a former tax commissioner to argue against taxing the rich .
https : //wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/10/21/heidi-heitkamp-impeachment-inquiry • Harold Ickes chaired Bill Clinton ’ s presidential campaign in 1992 .
He was Bill Clinton ’ s deputy chief of staff .
He was senior adviser and strategist for Hillary Clinton , including her 2008 campaign .
Like many of nominees , he ’ s 2020 superdelegate , and he was in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution .
She ’ s 2020 superdelegate and also was superdelegate in 2016 .
She ’ s one of those centrist liberals who claims to be an “ expert ” on exporting American democracy .
In May 2019 , Elaine Kamarck highlighted five “ minefields ” to avoid .
One was allowing prisoners to vote .
She took [ a ] right-wing position , saying Democrats shouldn ’ t “ get rope-a-doped into giving rights to terrorists ” by agreeing with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advocated against Medicare For All in that same May 2019 post .
“ …Telling those suburban moms who voted in Democratic members of Congress in 2018 that they will lose their private health insurance is a high-risk strategy.
” Socialism was the fifth “ minefield ” Elaine Kamarck insisted Democrats avoid .
Her argument invoked Cold War and urged candidates to cower in face of Republican scaremongering .
Baby boomers hid under their desks out of fear of Soviets .
We need to be sensitive to them , she said .
• Claire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DNC and lauded by DNC for her fundraising .
She has held leadership positions at World Bank .
She worked as official at USAID , which uses “ humanitarian aid ” to undermine socialist & independent governments that challenge US foreign policy .
• Regina Montoya is a former aide to President Bill Clinton .
She recently ran for Dallas mayor .
When Hillary Clinton ran for president in 2016 , Montoya was a “ Hillblazer ” ( bundler ) , who raised over $ 100,000 .
• John Podesta was the campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential campaign .
In this leaked email from February 2016 , he agreed in principle that Bernie needed to be “ ground to a pulp.
” “ Where would you stick the knife in ?
” Podesta added .
• Emmy Ruiz is Democratic strategist .
She was Hillary Clinton ’ s state director in Nevada and Colorado in 2016 .
She was senior adviser for Kamala Harris ’ 2020 campaign .
• Dennis Speight is a Democratic insider and 2016 superdelegate , who backed Hillary Clinton .
He is the political affairs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Michael Steed is founder of Paladin Capital Group , which invests and helps homeland security companies secure government contracts .
New York state accused Paladin of “ pay to play ” involving pension fund investment business .
In 2010 , Paladin settled .
Additionally , Michael Steed is founding board member of National Democratic Institute ( NDI ) , which is a project of National Endowment for Democracy ( NED ) .
In August 2019 , @ TheGrayzoneNews reported on NDI ’ s role in fomenting protest in Hong Kong [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong protest narrative , Washington is backing nativism and mob violence — Hong Kong ’ s increasingly xenophobic protests are devolving into chaos with help from US government regime-change outfits and a right-wing local media tycoon with close ties to hardliners in Washington ” https : //thegrayzone.com/2019/08/17/hong-kong-protest-washington-nativism-violence/ Of the two co-chairs of the powerful Rules Committee , one is a health care lobbyist , opponent of “ socialism ” and strong supporter of U.S. intervention in Venezuela .
The other , a Democrat , nonetheless sits on the board of Jared Kushner ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” is a vocal opponent of the Green New Deal because he doesn ’ t want to “ destabilize society ” with “ too much change , ” and served as such a vigorous “ attack surrogate ” for the Clinton campaign that Sanders asked that he be removed from the 2016 Rules Committee for having had a “ deeper professional , political , & personal hostility ” than was normal .
Of the four vice-chairs , three are either current Biden supporters , former Clinton supporters , TPP supporters , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominees to the Rules Committee , 12 include 2016 Clinton senior campaign operatives , supporters or bundlers ; strong opponents of “ socialism , ” Medicare for All , the Green New Deal and raising the minimum wage ; lobbyists , and/or proponents of foreign intervention ( one on behalf of his high profile clients ) .
One of the Clinton senior campaign officials even wrote in a leaked 2016 email “ Where would you stick the knife [ into Sanders ] ?
” Yet he sits on the Rules Committee for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The important Credentials Committee also contains two co-chairs , four vice-chairs and 25 members .
In his examination of just the co-chairs and vice-chairs , Gosztola writes : Both co-chairs and three of the four vice-chairs of the Credentials Committee sit squarely in the “ For-Clinton Never-Bernie ” camp , at least as Gosztola sees it .
The Establishment or the Nation ?
It will be interesting to see how progressive candidates and policies fare at this convention , given the makeup of these committees .
My guess is that even if a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( a likelihood ) , they will face a strong , perhaps determining , challenge in the second round of balloting .
And if a progressive does manage to become the nominee , they will still be opposed by a Party and Convention infrastructure strongly aligned against every principle and policy they stand for — a true rear guard challenge — and that all of this will be independent of the actual preference of voters , that the Convention pick and back a candidate with the strongest chance of beating Donald Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party establishment and the insurgent voter energy that does indeed want to drain the Party in particular and the DC swamp in general of most of the people listed above .
Perez ’ s nominations clearly show that the swamp seems in it to win for itself , regardless of the electoral outcome for the nation .
Stay tuned .
These are epic times .

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Former Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta has been appointed to the DNC Rules Committee – one of the groups responsible for nominating and confirming the Democratic presidential candidate.
DNC chair Tom Perez recently presented his nominations for the 2020 Democratic Convention standing committees, much to the dismay of supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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According to Sanders’ allies, Tom Perez is loading up the 2020 Convention standing committees with D.C.-swamp dwellers and Clinton/Obama loyalists.
Commondreams.org reports: Kevin Gosztola offers us a rundown of Perez’s nominations in a series of tweets, many points with accompanying documentation. The tweets are here. I’ve summarized his main points below, absent much, but not all, of the documentation that he provides (emphasis and some reparagraphing mine).
Of the nominees for the Platform Committee, Gosztola notes the following:
• [Co-Chair] Denis McDonough was Barack Obama’s chief of staff during his second term. He also chairs Rework America Task Force, which launched Rework America Business Network with Heidi Capozzi, senior vice president of human resources at Boeing, in December 2018. [The] Rework America Business Network that McDonough helped launch counts as its founding members the following: Aon, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Boeing, Duke Energy, Kaiser Permanente, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, Stanley Black & Decker, Walmart, & Zurich Insurance Jon Hamm portrayed McDonough in 2019 film, “The Report,” which told the story of Senate’s CIA torture report through perspective of Senate staffer Daniel Jones. On behalf of the CIA, McDonough advocated for more redactions from the executive summary that was released. • [Vice-Chair] Danielle Gray, former Obama administration official, is the senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Gray was a partner in the New York law firm of O’Melveny and Myers, where she advised “health care companies, financial services institutions, universities, and clients in a range of industries on litigation, internal investigations, and government enforcement actions.” • [Vice-Chair] Jake Sullivan is a member of the Alliance for Securing Democracy’s Advisory Council. He was a senior policy adviser for Hillary Clinton‘s 2016 and 2008 presidential campaigns. Sullivan was also a national security adviser to Vice President Joe Biden. • Georgia State Senator Nikema Williams served as member of Obama Victory Fund 2012. She was one of “top ten influential African American bundlers for Obama.” • Carol Browner is senior counselor for Albright Stonebridge Group, business firm founded in 2009 by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. She worked on climate change policy in Obama admin. Clinton’s campaign appointed Browner to 2016 DNC Platform Drafting Committee. As a Clinton delegate, during the 2016 Platform Drafting Committee meeting, voted against a ban on fracking, Medicare For All, opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), keeping fossil fuels in ground, and measure[s] to halt abuse of eminent domain by fossil fuel industry. • Mary Kay Henry is the president of SEIU. In 2015, she ensured the major union endorsed Hillary Clinton early. SEIU donated $1 million to Priorities USA, the primary super PAC that supported Clinton’s 2016 campaign in spite of Clinton’s reluctance to back a $15 minimum wage. • Charlie King is a lobbyist, close ally of Governor Andrew Cuomo, former executive director for the New York State Democratic Party, and a 2020 Democratic superdelegate. • Bakari Sellers was Kamala Harris surrogate and surrogate for Hillary Clinton in 2016. He has disingenuously insisted Bernie has long way to go with black voters, despite contrary polling. See how Sellers welcomed Bernie to the DNC primary when he announced his 2020 campaign. [Sellers: “I don’t have a problem with Bernie getting in the race, ‘when is he getting out is probably a better question.”] In 2015, Sellers became member of National Council of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the notorious pro-Israeli government lobbying group. https://thetandd.com/news/sellers-selected-for-aipac-council/article_18a0c968-6592-58a2-8093-19cd76ff01c5.html. Mentioned here too: https://diversity.gatech.edu/Sellers_Biography. Sellers drafted letter and spearheaded effort in 2016 to ensure the DNC platform did not adopt language Bernie Sanders supported, which would’ve acknowledged responsibility to confront humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians in Gaza. https://d10onlizn351s5.cloudfront.net/uploads/2016/06/Bakari-Sellers-Letter-to-DNC-on-Israel-Platform-Statement.pdf • Dan Shapiro is the former ambassador of United States to the state of Israel. He backed moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, if done the “right way.” And here’s Shapiro in November 2019 championing virtues of US military aid to Israel. https://jpost.com/American-Politics/Dan-Shapiro-Military-assistance-to-Israel-also-serves-US-interests-607352 • Wendy Sherman is a senior counselor at the Albright Stonebridge Group, a business firm founded by Madeleine Albright. She was Clinton delegate on the 2016 DNC Platform Drafting Committee, who voted against Medicare for All, opposing the TPP, and banning fracking. While Sherman was lead negotiator for the Iran nuclear deal and has previously backed diplomacy with North Korea, during drafting of 2016 platform Sherman opposed language on Israeli occupation and suggested BDS movement “creates anti-Semitism.” • Craig Smith was White House Political Director during President Clinton’s administration. He was campaign director/senior adviser to Joe Lieberman’s 2004 presidential campaign. Smith also was senior adviser for super PAC, Ready For Hillary, and later Clinton’s 2016 campaign. • Meghan Stabler is a member of the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI), a group that advocates for pro-Israel Democrats. She also served on the national board of directors for Human Rights Campaign (HRC). FYI: The DNC Platform Drafting Committee will define the Democratic Party’s policies and priorities for domestic and foreign affairs in 2020.
That’s a short rundown of 13 of Tom Perez’s Platform Committee nominations. One of the two Co-Chairs is an Obama ex-chief of staff with corporate ties to “Aon, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Boeing, Duke Energy, Kaiser Permanente, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, Stanley Black & Decker, Walmart, & Zurich Insurance.” This co-chair also advocates for CIA torture.
Of the four Vice-Chairs, one is chief legal officer for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina and a health care lobbyist, and the other was senior policy adviser for the 2016 Clinton campaign.
Of the remaining 25 members, nine are either Obama bundlers; lobbyists opposed to “a ban on fracking, Medicare For All, opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), keeping fossil fuels in ground, and measure[s] to halt abuse of eminent domain by fossil fuel industry”; 2016 Clinton supporters and delegates; and/or supporters of Israel’s oppression of Palestine who likewise oppose the BDS movement.
All in all, this committee looks well stacked against any change to the corruption of the political process by money and stands strongly against any change to U.S. interventionism abroad, especially in support of Israel’s national foreign policy objectives.
The 2020 Rules Committee
Of the 31 nominations to the Rules Committee — two co-chairs, four vice-chairs and 25 members—Gosztola writes the following:
• [Co-Chair] Maria Cardona is a 2020 Democratic superdelegate and a CNN and CNN en Español contributor. She also is a principal at the Dewey Square Group, a lobbying firm that has fought on behalf of corporate interests against progressive reforms. From [a] 2016 @theintercept story: Dewey Square Group worked on behalf of health insurance industry during health reform debate, even placing letters to editor in newspaper “under names of elderly Massachusetts residents without their knowledge or consent.” https://theintercept.com/2016/02/08/hrc-inner-circle-lobbyists/ Maria Cardona wrote [a] column for Univision in March 2016, “Sanders Socialism Does Not Sit Well With Florida Voters.” She invoked Venezuela, ignoring how US policy has targeted and destabilized country since at least 1998 because socialism was incorporated into their democracy. Maria Cardona invoked [a] right-wing attack to discourage support for Warren or Sanders. (Dec. 29, 2019)[:] “If Warren and Sanders remain among top Democratic tier (they will), Trump will continue to try to paint all Democrats as radical socialists who want to turn US into Venezuela.” • [Co-Chair] Barney Frank is former congressman, who currently is on board of directors of Signature Bank in New York. In July 2018, New York Times examined how [the] bank was a go-to lender for President Donald Trump’s family, as well as Jared Kushner’s family. https://nytimes.com/2018/07/23/business/signature-bank-trump-kushner.html Barney Frank argued against the Green New Deal in February 2019, even as the climate change threat rapidly intensified. “There’s an argument that you don’t destabilize a society by doing too much change at once.” In July 2015, early in [the] primary, Barney Frank wrote a column for POLITICO, “Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Bernie.” He advocated against democracy because he believed if Sanders presented a formidable challenge to Clinton it would weaken her. Viewed as “attack surrogate” for Clinton in 2016, Bernie Sanders demanded Barney Frank be removed as head of Rules Committee. That request was rejected. Sanders believed Frank had “deeper professional, political, & personal hostility” toward his campaign • [Vice-Chair] Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms endorsed Joe Biden in June 2019. Even in November, as Biden’s poll numbers sagged, she maintained he’d be the best nominee. “People have long underestimated Joe Biden, and he’s been consistent.” • [Vice-Chair] Chris Lu was Deputy Secretary of Labor for President Obama. In 2016, when [the] issue of trade deals killing jobs was raised, Lu replied, “TPP is a great opportunity for US companies that sell products overseas,” and jobs reliant on exports pay better.
https://voanews.com/usa/interview-top-us-labor-official-talks-job-creation-tpp • [Vice-Chair] Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker is vice-chair of the California Democratic Party. She endorsed Clinton. She is 2020 superdelegate (and also was one in 2016). Gallardo-Rooker is a senior adviser for Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign. • Charlie Baker is co-founder of Dewey Square Group (scroll to see some history of firm helping corporate interests undermine progressive reforms). Baker was chief administrative officer for Hillary For America. Also senior adviser for Kerry/Edwards, Gore/Lieberman, Clinton/Gore. • James Boland is president of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC). In September 2015, the union endorsed Hillary Clinton. He is also on board of directors of National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which Reagan setup after backlash against CIA for meddling in countries. • Daniel Halpern was appointed by DNC chair Tom Perez to be a DNC deputy national finance chair in 2017. This @PasteMagazine article details how Halpern fought against raising minimum wage. He was chair of Georgia Restaurant Association. https://pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/ • Heidi Heitkamp is a former US Senator in North Dakota. She is a contributor to CNBC and ABC News. She is on board of the McCain Institute. She wrote this column in May 2019 urging Democrats to remain opposed to expanding Medicare to cover all Americans. https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/heidi-heitkamp-democrats-dont-ditch-the-aca-for-medicare-for-all/2019/05/08/b77780cc-71a9-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html In March 2019, Heidi Heitkamp insisted Americans want “realistic” solutions. She does not believe Medicare For All or the Green New Deal should be part of Democrats’ “messaging” to voters. Here’s Heidi Heitkamp in October 2019 drawing from her experience as a former tax commissioner to argue against taxing the rich. https://wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/10/21/heidi-heitkamp-impeachment-inquiry • Harold Ickes chaired Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992. He was Bill Clinton’s deputy chief of staff. He was senior adviser and strategist for Hillary Clinton, including her 2008 campaign. Like many of nominees, he’s 2020 superdelegate, and he was in 2016 too. • Elaine Kamarck is a director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution. She’s 2020 superdelegate and also was superdelegate in 2016. She’s one of those centrist liberals who claims to be an “expert” on exporting American democracy. In May 2019, Elaine Kamarck highlighted five “minefields” to avoid. One was allowing prisoners to vote. She took [a] right-wing position, saying Democrats shouldn’t “get rope-a-doped into giving rights to terrorists” by agreeing with Sanders on voting rights. Kamarck also advocated against Medicare For All in that same May 2019 post. “…Telling those suburban moms who voted in Democratic members of Congress in 2018 that they will lose their private health insurance is a high-risk strategy.” Socialism was the fifth “minefield” Elaine Kamarck insisted Democrats avoid. Her argument invoked Cold War and urged candidates to cower in face of Republican scaremongering. Baby boomers hid under their desks out of fear of Soviets. We need to be sensitive to them, she said. • Claire Lucas is chair of LGBTQ Council at DNC and lauded by DNC for her fundraising. She has held leadership positions at World Bank. She worked as official at USAID, which uses “humanitarian aid” to undermine socialist & independent governments that challenge US foreign policy. • Regina Montoya is a former aide to President Bill Clinton. She recently ran for Dallas mayor. When Hillary Clinton ran for president in 2016, Montoya was a “Hillblazer” (bundler), who raised over $100,000. • John Podesta was the campaign chairman for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. In this leaked email from February 2016, he agreed in principle that Bernie needed to be “ground to a pulp.”
“Where would you stick the knife in?” Podesta added. • Emmy Ruiz is Democratic strategist. She was Hillary Clinton’s state director in Nevada and Colorado in 2016. She was senior adviser for Kamala Harris’ 2020 campaign. • Dennis Speight is a Democratic insider and 2016 superdelegate, who backed Hillary Clinton. He is the political affairs director for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. • Michael Steed is founder of Paladin Capital Group, which invests and helps homeland security companies secure government contracts. New York state accused Paladin of “pay to play” involving pension fund investment business. In 2010, Paladin settled. Additionally, Michael Steed is founding board member of National Democratic Institute (NDI), which is a project of National Endowment for Democracy (NED). In August 2019, @TheGrayzoneNews reported on NDI’s role in fomenting protest in Hong Kong[:] “Behind a made-for-TV Hong Kong protest narrative, Washington is backing nativism and mob violence — Hong Kong’s increasingly xenophobic protests are devolving into chaos with help from US government regime-change outfits and a right-wing local media tycoon with close ties to hardliners in Washington”https://thegrayzone.com/2019/08/17/hong-kong-protest-washington-nativism-violence/
Of the two co-chairs of the powerful Rules Committee, one is a health care lobbyist, opponent of “socialism” and strong supporter of U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
The other, a Democrat, nonetheless sits on the board of Jared Kushner’s family’s “go-to lender,” is a vocal opponent of the Green New Deal because he doesn’t want to “destabilize society” with “too much change,” and served as such a vigorous “attack surrogate” for the Clinton campaign that Sanders asked that he be removed from the 2016 Rules Committee for having had a “deeper professional, political, & personal hostility” than was normal.
Of the four vice-chairs, three are either current Biden supporters, former Clinton supporters, TPP supporters, or all three.
Of the 25 remaining nominees to the Rules Committee, 12 include 2016 Clinton senior campaign operatives, supporters or bundlers; strong opponents of “socialism,” Medicare for All, the Green New Deal and raising the minimum wage; lobbyists, and/or proponents of foreign intervention (one on behalf of his high profile clients).
One of the Clinton senior campaign officials even wrote in a leaked 2016 email “Where would you stick the knife [into Sanders]?” Yet he sits on the Rules Committee for the 2020 Convention.
The 2020 Credentials Committee
The important Credentials Committee also contains two co-chairs, four vice-chairs and 25 members. In his examination of just the co-chairs and vice-chairs, Gosztola writes:
• [Co-Chairs] Lorraine Miller and James Roosevelt [also] co-chaired the Rules Committee in 2016, and remember how Bernie Sanders wanted Barney Frank removed? He also wanted Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy removed from Platform Committee Chair. Miller and Roosevelt denied that request. • [Vice-Chair] Tonio Burgos is a veteran lobbyist, who has been a member of Democratic National Committee for over three decades. Williams Companies previously paid Burgos’ firm nearly $1 million to help lobby for fracked gas Constitution Pipeline in New York. • [Vice-Chair] Shefali Duggal is deputy national finance chair at Democratic National Committee. She was on Rules Committee for 2016 Democratic National Convention and was part of Hillary For America’s National Finance Committee. • [Vice-Chair] Elizabeth Bagley has raised millions for Democrats. She was a major fundraiser for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaigns. Her late husband was the heir to the R.J. Reynolds tobacco fortune. Bagley also is a National Democratic Institute board member.
Both co-chairs and three of the four vice-chairs of the Credentials Committee sit squarely in the “For-Clinton Never-Bernie” camp, at least as Gosztola sees it.
The Establishment or the Nation?
It will be interesting to see how progressive candidates and policies fare at this convention, given the makeup of these committees.
My guess is that even if a progressive gains a plurality of the delegates (a likelihood), they will face a strong, perhaps determining, challenge in the second round of balloting. And if a progressive does manage to become the nominee, they will still be opposed by a Party and Convention infrastructure strongly aligned against every principle and policy they stand for — a true rear guard challenge — and that all of this will be independent of the actual preference of voters, that the Convention pick and back a candidate with the strongest chance of beating Donald Trump.
The battle is on between the lobbyist/consultant-driven Party establishment and the insurgent voter energy that does indeed want to drain the Party in particular and the DC swamp in general of most of the people listed above.
Perez’s nominations clearly show that the swamp seems in it to win for itself, regardless of the electoral outcome for the nation. Stay tuned. These are epic times.


newspunch--2020-01-29--Former ICE Director Slams ‘Idiotic’ AOC; She’s Dangerous & Disgusting

Former ICE director Tom Homan has blasted far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her recent remarks encouraging citizens to tip off illegal aliens about raids by ICE officials and commit obstruction of justice .
“ Organizing is about tipping people off if you start to see that ICE and CBP are in communities , to try to keep people safe .
… I ’ m here because Senator Sanders has actually committed to breaking up ICE and CBP.
” “ It ’ s ridiculous ; it ’ s an extremely stupid statement made by somebody I ’ ve never considered real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s an elected lawmaker , she ’ s a congresswoman standing on a stage telling people how to obstruct ICE , tipping off people ICE is looking and she needs to realize that 9-out-of-10 of everybody ICE arrested last year was a convicted criminal or pending criminal charges , ” Homan continued .
“ Last year , 137,000 criminals , 2,000 were murderers , 12,000 sex offenses , 45,000 assaults , 62,000 drug offenses , 10,000 weapons offenses , and she wants the community to tip these people if ICE is in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ ICE ’ s job is already extremely dangerous , now she ’ s making it more dangerous , ” Homan continued .
“ She ’ s one of these Democrats who keeps saying , ‘ nobody ’ s above the law , the president is above the law , we need to impeach the president cause he ’ s not about the law , ’ but apparently illegal aliens are above the law because ICE isn ’ t allowed to arrest them , it ’ s ridiculous statement .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Sunday , Homan responded by telling Fox News , “ I ’ m disgusted , she says she wants to tip off the communities to keep the communities safe , that ’ s what ICE is doing.
” “ ICE is keeping the community safe , ” Homan continued .
“ It ’ s an incredibly stupid statement she made , which doesn ’ t surprise me because she ’ s about as far from smart as anybody could possibly be , but what she said is dangerous .
These men and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every day to arrest criminals off the streets , especially in New York.
” “ My last year as ICE director , we took 5,000 criminals off the streets of New York , ” Homan continued .
“ These ICE agents have done more to protect the residents of New York than she ever has done or ever will do.
” “ It ’ s a dangerous statement , it ’ s idiotic , and I just can ’ t believe that she can stand up on stage and make a statement like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the House Ethics Committee , ” Homan continued .
“ They are trying to remove the president of the United States , a sitting president , and at the same time she ’ s saying ICE shouldn ’ t remove criminal aliens .
They say the president is obstructing them , there ’ s no one that ’ s been obstructing more than Congress .
They ’ ve been obstructing this president from day 1.
” “ She ’ s standing on stage and telling people to give a heads up that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bad guys in your neighborhood… that ’ s obstruction , that ’ s a crime , ” Homan continued .
“ She ’ s disgusting , something needs to be done about it .
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Former ICE director Tom Homan has blasted far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her recent remarks encouraging citizens to tip off illegal aliens about raids by ICE officials and commit obstruction of justice.
Ocasio-Cortez said:
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“Organizing is about tipping people off if you start to see that ICE and CBP are in communities, to try to keep people safe. … I’m here because Senator Sanders has actually committed to breaking up ICE and CBP.”
Homan responded to AOC’s reckless remarks:
“It’s ridiculous; it’s an extremely stupid statement made by somebody I’ve never considered real smart anyways.”
“But here’s an elected lawmaker, she’s a congresswoman standing on a stage telling people how to obstruct ICE, tipping off people ICE is looking and she needs to realize that 9-out-of-10 of everybody ICE arrested last year was a convicted criminal or pending criminal charges,” Homan continued.
“Last year, 137,000 criminals, 2,000 were murderers, 12,000 sex offenses, 45,000 assaults, 62,000 drug offenses, 10,000 weapons offenses, and she wants the community to tip these people if ICE is in their neighborhood operating,” Homan added.
“ICE’s job is already extremely dangerous, now she’s making it more dangerous,” Homan continued. “She’s one of these Democrats who keeps saying, ‘nobody’s above the law, the president is above the law, we need to impeach the president cause he’s not about the law,’ but apparently illegal aliens are above the law because ICE isn’t allowed to arrest them, it’s ridiculous statement. It’s a dangerous statement.”
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Former ICE director Tom Homan continues to rip "ridiculous" and "extremely stupid" statements by AOC, after she instructed folks to obstruct ICE raids. pic.twitter.com/ruP73PGhr9 — Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) January 28, 2020
Dailywire.com reports: On Sunday, Homan responded by telling Fox News, “I’m disgusted, she says she wants to tip off the communities to keep the communities safe, that’s what ICE is doing.”
“ICE is keeping the community safe,” Homan continued. “It’s an incredibly stupid statement she made, which doesn’t surprise me because she’s about as far from smart as anybody could possibly be, but what she said is dangerous. These men and women put their lives on the line every day to arrest criminals off the streets, especially in New York.”
“My last year as ICE director, we took 5,000 criminals off the streets of New York,” Homan continued. “These ICE agents have done more to protect the residents of New York than she ever has done or ever will do.”
“It’s a dangerous statement, it’s idiotic, and I just can’t believe that she can stand up on stage and make a statement like that and not have any repercussions from the House Ethics Committee,” Homan continued. “They are trying to remove the president of the United States, a sitting president, and at the same time she’s saying ICE shouldn’t remove criminal aliens. They say the president is obstructing them, there’s no one that’s been obstructing more than Congress. They’ve been obstructing this president from day 1.”
“She’s standing on stage and telling people to give a heads up that the good guys are going to be arresting the bad guys in your neighborhood… that’s obstruction, that’s a crime,” Homan continued. “She’s disgusting, something needs to be done about it.”
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newspunch--2020-01-30--Biden Says Non-US Citizen ‘Might Be Able’ To Run For President, ‘Who Knows?’

Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared to suggest that a non-citizen “ might be able ” to run for the office of President of the United States of America , during a town hall even in Iowa on Tuesday .
The former vice president struggled to appear mentally sharp during the event on Tuesday as he repeatedly mixed up countries , claimed wages are down when they are up , and appeared to suggest that a non-citizen could run for president .
“ I think you could beat him , ” Biden told a man in the audience .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t think I could , I ’ m not an American citizen.
” Biden responded , “ Well , you might be able to , who knows.
” Biden was later confronted by a voter who encouraged him to at least recognize things that were good with the economy under Trump .
“ There ’ s only one way you can win this , ” the voter said to Biden .
“ When you ’ re on the stage with Donald Trump , you ’ re going to say , ‘ Donald , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m going to take what ’ s good that you did , I ’ m going to add to it , and I ’ m going to do it with dignity.
’ ” “ Not everything that the other side [ does ] is bad , ” the voter continued .
“ Not everything about the Democrat ideas are good .
There ’ s good in both.
” “ You got ta give me a couple of the good things , ” Biden responded .
“ The good things : the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter responded .
“ Yeah , unemployment is good but wages are down , ” Biden falsely claimed as wages have dramatically increased under the Trump administration .
“ Come on , accept the good , ” the voter responded .
“ You said there is no good on the other side ?
” “ Name one thing that ’ s good from the other side , ” the voter pressed .
“ [ Mumbling ] I can ’ t think of anything off the top of my head , ” Biden said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the voter .
Biden has repeatedly struggled in recent days with comments that he has made on the campaign trail .
On Tuesday , Biden said in regards to who he will pick as he vice president running mate , assuming that he wins the party ’ s nomination , that “ it has to be demonstrated that whoever I pick is two things.
” “ One , is capable of being president , because I ’ m an old guy , ” Biden said as the crowd laughed .
“ No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , thank God I ’ m in great health , I work out , no I ’ m serious , you know I work out every morning .
I ’ m in good shape.
” On Saturday , Biden struggled to remember when the last time was that he was elected , saying it was “ January of 2012 , actually 2013 , no wait a minute , we got elected in 2012 , 2010 or 13 .
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Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared to suggest that a non-citizen “might be able” to run for the office of President of the United States of America, during a town hall even in Iowa on Tuesday.
The former vice president struggled to appear mentally sharp during the event on Tuesday as he repeatedly mixed up countries, claimed wages are down when they are up, and appeared to suggest that a non-citizen could run for president.
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Joe Biden to non-U.S. citizen: you “might be able” to run for president, “who knows”pic.twitter.com/YsGAAjOzy8 — Tommy Pigott (@TommyPigott) January 30, 2020
“I think you could beat him,” Biden told a man in the audience.
The man responded, “I don’t think I could, I’m not an American citizen.”
Biden responded, “Well, you might be able to, who knows.”
Biden was later confronted by a voter who encouraged him to at least recognize things that were good with the economy under Trump.
“There’s only one way you can win this,” the voter said to Biden. “When you’re on the stage with Donald Trump, you’re going to say, ‘Donald, you have done some good things, I’m going to take what’s good that you did, I’m going to add to it, and I’m going to do it with dignity.’”
“Not everything that the other side [does] is bad,” the voter continued. “Not everything about the Democrat ideas are good. There’s good in both.”
“You gotta give me a couple of the good things,” Biden responded.
“The good things: the unemployment is good now,” the voter responded.
“Yeah, unemployment is good but wages are down,” Biden falsely claimed as wages have dramatically increased under the Trump administration.
“Come on, accept the good,” the voter responded. “You said there is no good on the other side?”
“I didn’t say that,” Biden claimed.
“Name one thing that’s good from the other side,” the voter pressed.
“[Mumbling] I can’t think of anything off the top of my head,” Biden said as he quickly tried to move away from the voter.
Iowa voter confronts Joe Biden on the strong Trump economy: “accept the good”pic.twitter.com/lj5qhb2MBq — Tommy Pigott (@TommyPigott) January 30, 2020
Biden has repeatedly struggled in recent days with comments that he has made on the campaign trail.
On Tuesday, Biden said in regards to who he will pick as he vice president running mate, assuming that he wins the party’s nomination, that “it has to be demonstrated that whoever I pick is two things.”
“One, is capable of being president, because I’m an old guy,” Biden said as the crowd laughed. “No, I’m serious. Look, thank God I’m in great health, I work out, no I’m serious, you know I work out every morning. I’m in good shape.”
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.@JoeBiden: "Whomever I pick” for VP, must “be capable of being president, because I’m an old guy — no I’m serious!” pic.twitter.com/WGnGkNnghI — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 29, 2020
On Saturday, Biden struggled to remember when the last time was that he was elected, saying it was “January of 2012, actually 2013, no wait a minute, we got elected in 2012, 2010 or 13.”
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newspunch--2020-01-30--Judge Allows Convicted Pedophile To Leave Prison After He Becomes a Transgender Woman

A convicted pedophile who abused as many as 15 young children of both genders has been allowed to walk free from prison in Iowa after undergoing a gender transition and becoming a woman .
According to the Iowa Attorney General ’ s Office , the transgender criminal is no longer a threat to children because they have different hormones .
The Storm Lake Times reported that Joseph Matthew Smith , a 23-year-old convicted of molesting a fellow MCS student in 2014 , also molested up to 15 young children , according to a report prepared by the state .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s expert , Dr. Jeffrey Davis , says Smith molested as many as 15 victims , ranging from ages 1 to 13 , before being sentenced to prison in December 2015 , ” The Storm Lake Times reported .
“ The report found the likelihood of re-offending within five years of release exceeded 20 % because victims were of both genders , and because Smith was under age 25 and never had a long-term relationship.
” “ Mr .
Smith has not had an intimate relationship , ” the government report stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have primarily involved molestation , including his own molestation by multiple perpetrators , or his victimization of others.
” “ The Iowa Sex Offender Registry shows Smith was convicted of 2nd degree sexual abuse against a female victim in 2012 , and lascivious acts with a child against a male victim in 2014 , ” The Blaze reported .
“ The registry does not give the victim ’ s ages ; they are listed as children under the age of 13.
” Smith received transgender treatment for the last two years at Newton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We don ’ t believe we have evidence sufficient to prove Josie Smith has a significant chance of reoffending , ” Iowa AG spokesman Lynn Hicks said .
“ Josie Smith will be subject to strict sex-offender reporting required of those who commit the crimes [ they ] did .
[ They ’ ll ] be subject to supervision for the rest of [ their ] life.
” “ The report recommended Smith be confined at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders ( CCUSO ) in Cherokee for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times added .
“ But it was premised upon Smith having the sex drive of a man .
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A convicted pedophile who abused as many as 15 young children of both genders has been allowed to walk free from prison in Iowa after undergoing a gender transition and becoming a woman.
According to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, the transgender criminal is no longer a threat to children because they have different hormones.
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The Storm Lake Times reported that Joseph Matthew Smith, a 23-year-old convicted of molesting a fellow MCS student in 2014, also molested up to 15 young children, according to a report prepared by the state.
“A preliminary report prepared by the state’s expert, Dr. Jeffrey Davis, says Smith molested as many as 15 victims, ranging from ages 1 to 13, before being sentenced to prison in December 2015,” The Storm Lake Times reported.
“The report found the likelihood of re-offending within five years of release exceeded 20% because victims were of both genders, and because Smith was under age 25 and never had a long-term relationship.”
“Mr. Smith has not had an intimate relationship,” the government report stated. “His sexual encounters appear to have primarily involved molestation, including his own molestation by multiple perpetrators, or his victimization of others.”
“The Iowa Sex Offender Registry shows Smith was convicted of 2nd degree sexual abuse against a female victim in 2012, and lascivious acts with a child against a male victim in 2014,” The Blaze reported. “The registry does not give the victim’s ages; they are listed as children under the age of 13.”
Smith received transgender treatment for the last two years at Newton Correctional Facility and started using female pronouns.
“We don’t believe we have evidence sufficient to prove Josie Smith has a significant chance of reoffending,” Iowa AG spokesman Lynn Hicks said. “Josie Smith will be subject to strict sex-offender reporting required of those who commit the crimes [they] did. [They’ll] be subject to supervision for the rest of [their] life.”
“The report recommended Smith be confined at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders (CCUSO) in Cherokee for an indefinite period,” The Storm Lake Times added. “But it was premised upon Smith having the sex drive of a man.”