thetennesseestar--2020-10-22--Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephanie Morales Joins Political Organization to Defund the Police and Shri

Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephanie Morales Joins Political Organization to Defund the Police and Shrink the Justice System

Commonwealth ’ s Attorney Stephanie Morales is on the steering committee of “ Our Black Party , ” a political organization to defund the police .
Morales has stated explicitly that she wants to defund the police and shrink the criminal justice system .
The Code of Virginia states that Commonwealth ’ s Attorneys are “ a part of the department of law enforcement of the county or city in which [ s ] he is elected or appointed.
” It is unclear whether Morales ’ s leadership within Our Black Party conflicts with her duties as a Commonwealth attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known as Puff Daddy , P. Diddy , Puffy , or Diddy – created Our Black Party last Friday .
The organization ’ s agendas include an end to cash bail , establishment of “ equity officers ” at all levels of government , a guaranteed income , and legalization of “ quality-of-life ” offenses such as prostitution and vandalism .
One of Our Black Party ’ s values calls for the redistribution of power and wealth to Black people .
Combs stated that violence would be an option if President Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president is trying to incite a race war .
“ I know we ’ re at the breaking point .
There ’ s a new Negro , and that new black person is not scared , not fearful .
They not afraid to die .
They understand that this is life and violence has to be an option .
If Trump ’ s going to be in office , there ’ s going to be bloodshed.
” Virginia Beach attorney Tim Anderson shared with The Virginia Star that any individual has a right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Morales ’ s leadership in Our Black Party may jeopardize her integrity as a Commonwealth attorney .
“ Can a Commonwealth Attorney advocate for defunding the police ?
Is Stephanie Morales going to be on the side of law and order , or is she on some other side ?
That ’ s what I ’ m trying to shake out here.
” Anderson also questioned if Morales ’ s Our Black Party involvement hinders her ability to serve as the prosecutor in the pending case against State Senator Louise Lucas ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charges for damaging a monument .
Morales was originally called to serve as a witness in the case , but a judge rejected the subpoena .
“ We ’ re watching Morales ’ s handling of the Portsmouth prosecutions of Senator Lucas , and I think I ’ d be inherently concerned as a police officer .
She ’ s supposed to be representing the police department , the law enforcement side of things.
” Senator Lucas is also one of Morales ’ s past top campaign contributors .
Lucas ’ s committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave Morales a total of $ 3,000 .
Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Virginia Star and the Star News Network .
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-22--TRUMPDATE: Latest from the Team Trump Virginia Campaign for October 22

Welcome to the Thursday edition of our daily Virginia Trump campaign update !
We will provide our readers with daily updates on the Trump Virginia campaign from today to November 3 ( and after…if need be ! )
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It ’ s officially 12 days until the election on November 3 – and nine days until early voting in Virginia closes .
President Trump meets Joe Biden in the final presidential debate TONIGHT .
The deadline to request a mail-in ballot in Virginia is Friday .
Voters will have one final opportunity tonight to see both Trump and Biden on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates before the polls close on November 3 .
Expect the president to be on the offensive just like he was in the first debate .
Biden will likely regurgitate the same lines before about how the president hasn ’ t properly handled the COVID-19 pandemic , how he supports racists and white supremacists and how the president has ultimately hurt the American people more than he ’ s helped .
But the numbers remain on Trump ’ s side .
The record low unemployment for communities of color , the rebound of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ middle class Americans , and health care will be among the topics Trump will touch on over the course of the 90-minute debate .
If you ’ re in the Virginia Beach area tonight , be sure to join John Fredericks , chairman of the Trump Virginia Delegation , and Republican candidate Scott Taylor at the Trump Virginia Beach Headquarters ( 2955 Virginia Beach Blvd .
Suite 105 Virginia Beach , VA ) for a debate watch party and rally .
CBS plans to air an election special featuring exclusive interviews with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visited The White House and interviewed Trump .
But much like the line of questioning the president faced in his NBC town hall with Savannah Guthrie last week , Stahl ’ s questions for Trump will aim to paint him in a negative light in front of a national audience a mere nine days before the end of the election .
Trump took to Twitter letting the public know his thoughts on the interview , even going as far to say he will have the full interview aired before Sunday night .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days on the campaign trail , appearing and speaking to supporters at massive rallies across the country , Biden has remained at home .
The Biden campaign called on former President Barack Obama to try and appeal to voters on Joe ’ s behalf .
“ Joe Biden is clearly not up to the rigors of campaigning for president , so he ’ s calling in Barack Obama as a reinforcement , ” said Tim Murtaugh , Trump 2020 communications director .
“ There ’ s a reason Obama waited until there were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he finally endorsed Joe Biden .
It ’ s because Biden has been a failure for 47 years in Washington and is now compromised by the Communist Party of China .
And Obama can ’ t help Biden defend his own record of putting foreign interests ahead of working Americans in bad trade policies , crushing our energy jobs under massive regulations , killing manufacturing jobs , and refusing to enforce our borders.
” Check back every day for more Trump Virginia campaign updates !
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The Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) recently revealed that 22 Arizonans have been indicted for drug-related charges following a multi-year investigation of a South Phoenix criminal street gang.
“According to the criminal complaints filed last week, in January 2020, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) began an investigation targeting a drug and firearms supplier in South Phoenix. In February 2021, in conjunction with the DPS investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Violent Street Gang Task Force began investigating the Lindo Park Crips (LPC), a criminal street gang operating in South Phoenix,” according to a press release from the USAO.
The release outlined that DPS and FBI investigators targeted LPC members and drug suppliers, ultimately leading to a major bust. Investigators reportedly found over 2,000 grams of cocaine, 35,000 counterfeit pills suspected to contain fentanyl, 26 grams of methamphetamine, four and a half grams of crack, 32 doses of MDMA (commonly known as Ecstasy or XTC), and weapons, including 17 firearms and eight Glock conversion devices.
All 22 defendants are charged with either conspiracy to distribute cocaine or fentanyl, and some are charged with actual possession of the drugs. Furthermore, several are charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm in relation to drug trafficking.
According to the release, these charges incur heavy fines and jail time if convicted. For the drug charges, a conviction for conspiracy to distribute or intent to sell the amount of cocaine charged in the complaint carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5,000,000 fine, while a conviction for the amount of fentanyl can be up to life in prison and a $10,000,000 fine. Moreover, a conviction for illegally possessing a firearm carries jail time up to 10 years and a $250,000 fine.
Most of the 22 individuals come from Phoenix, but others hail from cities across Arizona, including Avondale, Florence, Buckeye, and Goodyear. The youngest defendant is Jesus Salazar, 24, of Avondale, while the eldest is 62-year-old Terry Lee King of Phoenix.
The USAO stated that this case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCFETF) operation which seeks to dismantle the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States.
All defendants are innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
As The Arizona Sun Times reported, Border Patrol agents recently seized 4.2 kilograms of fentanyl and 2.1 kilograms of heroin at a highway checkpoint at the El Centro Station. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBS) said the drugs confiscated had an estimated street value of $190,000. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) states that as little as two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal, depending on the person’s tolerance. Based on that statistic, this bust alone involved enough fentanyl to kill over 2 million people.
According to statistics from CBS, 3,513.15 kilograms of illicit fentanyl were confiscated in May, which would hypothetically be enough to kill 1,756,575,000 people under the DEA’s metric.
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Neil Jones is a reporter for The Arizona Sun Times and The Star News Network. Follow Neil on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Phoenix Police Department” by Phoenix Police Department.


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Carol Swain Advocates for Moving Beyond Identity Politics and Coming Together as One American Nation

Carol Swain Advocates for Moving Beyond Identity Politics and Coming Together as One American National Identity

Live from Music Row Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Dr. Carol Swain to the studio .
During the third hour , Swain discussed growing up around systemic racism in Southwest Virginia during the 50s and 60s and reflected on seeing federal and state laws passed to end it .
She went on to discuss the idea that systemic racism ended around 1975 and that identity politics was a dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need to move beyond that towards the American national identity.
” Leahy : Michael Patrick Leahy here and our good friend , all-star panelist , Carol Swain .
We are glad to have her back in town .
We missed her .
And our audience missed her .
I think she missed us didn ’ t you Carol ?
Swain : I certainly did .
Okay .
Leahy : You had a very busy schedule .
You did something with the Prager University folks .
Tell us about that .
Swain : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video and it was a life lessons of video that should be released around Martin Luther King ’ s birthday .
And it was me giving advice based on my experiences and I can tell you one thing that I did address which is this argument about systemic racism .
and my position is I was born into systemic racism .
Leahy : Let me just stop .
You were born at some time before 1960 .
Swain : 1954 .
The year of the Brown versus the Board of Education case that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child , I watched systemic racism being dismantled .
( Laughs ) Leahy : Let ’ s just stop for a moment .
That ’ s a very significant statement that you just made .
As a child growing up poor in Southwestern Virginia you watched the dismantling of systemic racism .
Explain that in more detail for our audience .
Swain : Well , I watched the 1964 Civil Rights Act being passed .
It was passed when I was 10 years old .
I watched the 1965 Voting Rights Act being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Housing Act being passed .
I watched the rise of affirmative action .
And just the color blindness under the law happened while I was a child and as a consequence , it created many opportunities for people like me and also for White women too because they were protected by the civil rights laws that protected me and other people .
And all I ever wanted was an equal opportunity to prove and show others what I could do .
And so I never wanted special .
And that was the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have encountered that have been very successful .
If you look at someone like Bob Woodson , I mean , he ’ s born I think in 1937 .
There are so many older Black people that were born long before 1954 , they could have used their race .
And they could have used the institutional systemic racism that actually did exist when they were young as excuses .
And they didn ’ t .
But that ’ s a small part of my video .
But the video is meant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you were raised and born in affluent circumstances it still matters what you think and what you do .
You know your attitude .
I mean you can squander everything .
You can be born into the wealthiest most loving family and still end up , you know with a miserable life .
And so it ’ s all about choices .
So I recorded a video and I was also interviewed by Candace Owens .
I ’ m not sure when her interview is going to be released .
But I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I ’ ve already done .
And I ’ ve already done two interviews with them .
They have reached over 67 million people and everywhere I go young people , high school students , older people recognize me and they come up to me .
But the Prager people tell me that young people were right .
Or they will say that watching one of my videos changed our lives and that ’ s why they ’ re conservative .
And you think about me leaving the university where you get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And so you touch as many people as you can touch .
I say my classroom is the world because through Prager U and those five-minute videos I ’ m able to reach far more people than I could have touched in one classroom .
Leahy : I think you ’ re absolutely right about that .
I want to talk a little bit about this notion that you ’ ve raised which is entirely accurate historically .
And that you grew up born in 1954 .
You cited several laws passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ended systemic racism at the federal level .
In your view , when did systemic racism and in the United States under the legal institutions at the federal level and at the state level ?
What date would you pick for the end of systemic racism ?
Swain : Well , I would say certainly the 1960s was when we made an effort .
That was when the Immigration Naturalization law was passed .
Also in 1965 that ended quotas on certain nations .
and that certainly changed the landscape of America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America as a country that has tremendous opportunities for people who are willing to work and when I hear systemic racism , right now , it seems like the racism that I see and I know this is controversial and I ’ m not supposed to say this stuff .
Leahy : Go ahead and say it .
Swain : But it does seem to work a little bit against White people .
Especially young White males .
Leahy : Liberal heads are exploding around the country as you say that .
Swain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And the shaming that takes place on college campuses .
And the indoctrination .
Like I ’ m sure you remember that we were always taught that it was harmful to children to shame them .
Leahy : But it ’ s institutionalized now at 98 percent at schools of higher education .
Swain : And you know the shame young children about something that our ancestors allegedly did or because they have White skin it is so un-American .
And it has nothing to do with you know Judeo Christian heritage it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that not enough people are speaking up .
And I may seem like I ’ m criticizing the church a lot and maybe I am .
And I know that people are well-intentioned .
But they seem to have bought into the Left ’ s argument that only White people can be racist because the Left is always said ever since I was in school that people of color couldn ’ t be racist because you had to have the power to be racist .
And I have you know , growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ color have gotten increasingly more power .
They are in positions where they can exert it over other people .
And racism can come from any group .
Leahy : If I were to make a statement would you say this is a correct or incorrect statement ?
If I were to make this statement that systemic institutional racism in the United States was over and ended by 1975 at both the state and federal levels , which you agree with that statement or not ?
Swain : I would agree with it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And then what the Left will point to is the fact that the outcomes are not the same for Blacks .
Blacks are always at the bottom and have the highest crime rates .
They usually have the highest unemployment .
And if you look at conditions in many Black communities they are worse off .
But what we ’ re not allowed to talk about is the culture and the attitudes that affect life outcomes .
And so it ’ s definitely harder whether you ’ re White or Black .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a family without resources .
But the America that I grew up in there were plenty of people that saw someone that was hard-working playing by the rules and they went out of their way to help that person and it was not based on their race or skin color .
It ’ s something about America and how we love success stories and we will rally behind someone that ’ s working hard .
Leahy : Yeah , I think it ’ s a very good point and I think this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not made sufficiently in the mainstream media at all .
And that is that systemic racism in the United States ended in 1975 .
Swain : They have created new racism .
And like in 2002 I wrote the book the new White nationalism in America .
It ’ s challenged integration .
And for you White folks that are my supporters .
It ’ s not beating up on White people .
It ’ s based on interviews and things that I did back then .
But what is taking place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s always been destructive .
And we need to move beyond that towards the American national identity .
And the arguments of the political left I think is fueling racial tensions and is creating a backlash and bringing race where it doesn ’ t belong .
Leahy : This is a message the entire country needs to hear Carol .
And I ’ m glad our listeners get to hear it .
Listen to the third hour here : Tune in weekdays from 5:00 – 8:00 a.m. to the Tennessee Star Report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 98.3 FM WLAC 1510 .
Listen online at iHeart Radio .

Gov. Bill Lee said more than 23,000 Tennesseans have received a free COVID-19 test at one of 67 drive-through testing sites over the past three weekends.
“Testing remains one of the most important tools for gaining more information in our fight against COVID-19, and the 23,000 tests we’ve completed over the last three weekends have provided incredibly valuable data,” Lee said in a statement. “We’re grateful to the thousands who came out to receive a test this weekend and we continue to remind Tennesseans: when in doubt, get a test.”
Last weekend alone, 5,153 Tennesseans received a free COVID-19 test. Lee said the free testing is part of the Unified Command Group’s efforts to widen access to testing regardless of symptoms.
“Our weekend sites have been equipped to meet the demand for free testing across the state,” said Dr. Lisa Piercey, Tennessee Department of Health commissioner. “With ample capacity at our county health departments during the week, we continue to encourage Tennesseans to take advantage of free testing at these locations.”
The Tennessee Department of Health has a map of testing sites published on its website. As of Thursday, Tennessee had completed 236,328 COVID-19 tests. That’s more than double the number of tests performed in states like Minnesota, which claims it has the ability to test up to 20,000 individuals in a day, but has yet to surpass 6,000 daily tests.
Between Wednesday and Thursday, Tennessee tested an additional 9,227 residents, according to the Department of Health.
Tennessee has also performed more than twice as many tests as Kentucky, which had tested 81,391 residents as of Thursday.
Most of Tennessee’s COVID-19 tests have been performed by non-state health labs, which account for 225,427 of the state’s 236,328 total tests.
Tennessee now has 14,096 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 237 deaths, and 6,783 recovered patients.
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Anthony Gockowski is managing editor of The Minnesota Sun and The Ohio Star. Follow Anthony on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “North Carolina National Guard Members” by the National Guard. CC BY 2.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Commentary: Charities, China, and the Biden Family Grift

A few days before the 2016 presidential election , outgoing Vice President Joe Biden and his wife , Jill , announced the formation of the Biden Foundation .
“ The Biden Foundation is an educational foundation dedicated to exploring the ways that everyone—no matter their income level , race , gender , age , or sexuality—can expect to be treated with dignity and to receive a fair shot at achieving the American Dream , ” read the nonprofit ’ s press release dated November 5 , 2016 .
In the span of several weeks , the nonprofit quickly was seeded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A year-end disclosure report for 2016 showed $ 3.4 million in contributions ; the group spent a few hundred thousand on expenses but awarded no grants that first year .
The practice of spending most of its money on salaries and expenses while directing little or nothing toward the Biden Foundation ’ s stated mission followed a pattern .
During its brief three-year history , the Biden Foundation raised nearly $ 10 million but less than ten percent was awarded to other charities—and half of that meager sum was donated to another Biden-run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to focus on the couple ’ s pet projects , a very small portion of the Bidens ’ largess directly benefited any of those causes .
Instead , the charity appears to have funded the Bidens ’ pre-primary campaigning for president—most of the charity ’ s activities involved public speeches by Joe and Jill—while reaching out to key constituencies such as military families and gay rights activists .
The charity launched an “ LGBTQ Inclusion and Equity Initiative ” with the YMCA .
Biden was attempting to burnish his LGBTQ cred before announcing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ e will begin to change our culture to one of greater inclusion , empathy and understanding by enhancing the ability of YMCAs to serve LGBTQ youth and adults , ” Biden explained in a May 2018 CNN column .
The initiative generated lots of positive coverage for Biden as Democratic voters began to vet their party ’ s prospective presidential candidates .
But despite all the spin , the Biden Foundation only gave two grants totalling a little more than $ 400,000 to the YMCA that year .
It would mark the nonprofit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initiative .
In fact , even though the Biden Foundation raised $ 3.2 million in 2018 , it donated just $ 55,000 more to three other nonprofits .
The Military Child Education Coalition , a charity based in Texas that assists the families of U.S. servicemen , received a paltry $ 20,000 from the fund .
Politically connected lawyers , however , fared much better .
Perkins Coie , best known for acting as the pass-through between Fusion GPS and the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 to produce the infamous Steele dossier , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aside from a handful of minor grants , the Biden Foundation made only one other major contribution in its three-year history ; the charity donated $ 495,323 to the Biden Cancer Initiative , a separate nonprofit created in 2017 , two years after Beau Biden died of brain cancer .
In 2017 and 2018 , the Biden Cancer Initiative raised another $ 4.8 million in donations ; it did not award any grants .
Instead , the nonprofit spent $ 3 million on the salaries and benefits of a four-person staff .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acted as a gateway to financially benefit close family members .
Dr. Howard Krein , Biden ’ s son-in-law , served on its board of directors .
Biden and Krein traveled around the country to attend health care industry events under the guise of the Biden Cancer Initiative as the former vice president shored up financial support for the 2020 Democratic primaries .
“ [ D ] rug companies , hospitals , insurers , medical associations and charities have pledged millions to the cause , ” a 2019 Associated Press expose revealed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 58 separate collaborations joined by more than 200 health care companies and other groups.
” The partnerships posed a conflict of interest for two reasons .
First , the partnering companies , according to an estimate by AP , had roughly $ 400 million in business before the federal government at the time .
The ties , one ethics professor admitted , could create a concern that the “ Biden administration would give favorable treatment for anyone who supported his foundation.
” ( Joe and Jill Biden stepped down as co-chairs shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the same time Krein was attached to Biden ’ s hip and touting this nonprofit around the world , he was—and remains—a top executive at a healthcare venture capital firm .
Krein ’ s brother , Steve , launched StartUp Health in 2011 , “ which evolved into a full-fledged investment firm and startup incubator , ” a recent Politico article detailed .
Steve Krein scored an Oval Office meeting with President Obama shortly thereafter , thanks to a call from Joe Biden .
“ ‘ I have to get them up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Krein told an industry website in 2015 about how Biden arranged the meeting .
“ The Secret Service came and got Steve [ who was in Washington , D.C. that day ] .
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and brought them to the Oval Office.
’ ” It ’ s unclear whether the meeting appeared on the president ’ s official schedule .
Obama ’ s chief technology officer introduced Krein at a government health care conference the very next day ; he excitedly told the crowd Krein was going to “ make a big deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mention of Krein ’ s ties to Vice President Biden .
But it worked .
StartUp Health raised $ 500,000 in 2012 ; by 2018 , one fund had raised $ 31 million .
And like all things Biden , cash is flowing from international sources .
“ The influence concerns posed by the firm are compounded by its foreign ties , ” Politico ’ s Ben Schreckinger wrote in an overlooked article on October 13 .
“ One StartUp Health fund raised $ 31 million from investors , including .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ firm ’ s website also lists the Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent as a ‘ co-investor ’ in its cancer moonshot initiative.
” The Kreins now are looking to profit from the coronavirus pandemic .
StartUp Health announced in March an effort to invest in “ innovations ” to combat the virus .
Biden even did a voice-over for a promotional video posted on the firm ’ s website .
Krein , once again , is doing double-duty ; he ’ s advising his father-in-law on COVID policy and response while running StartUp Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Biden and Kamala Harris have made the president ’ s coronavirus response a central , and they hope , winning campaign issue .
More lockdowns and a national mask mandate could be a near-term reality if Biden is elected ; the nonstop hysteria certainly will serve the Biden family ’ s health care-related interests .
Both Biden charities have suspended operation .
Despite the Bidens ’ moralizing about helping others , the nonprofits did little but help the Biden family .
Julie Kelly is a political commentator and senior contributor to American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Disloyal Opposition : How the NeverTrump Right Tried―And Failed―To Take Down the President .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Turning Point USA Hosts Debate Watch Party with Speakers Including John Rich, Tomi Lahren, and Dr. C

Turning Point USA Hosts Debate Watch Party with Speakers Including John Rich, Tomi Lahren, and Dr. Carol Swain

Ahead of the third and final presidential debate in Nashville , Turning Point USA of Belmont University hosted a debate watch party downtown .
Speakers included country star John Rich , “ Final Thoughts ” political commentator Tomi Lahren , First Liberty Institute President and CEO Kelly Shackelford , Students For Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier , pro-life advocate Victoria Robinson , world-renowned eye surgeon and public speaker Dr. Ming Wang , and famed conservative public intellectual Dr. Carol Swain .
The idea for the event came about three to four weeks ago , according to Turning Point USA Belmont President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Seraphine told The Tennessee Star that the speakers volunteered their time when asked .
“ This is going to be the largest debate watch party in Nashville at the time .
When talking with these speakers , it wasn ’ t talking to their booking agents or scheduler , it was talking to them directly .
We didn ’ t pay for any of them to come – they came of their own free will .
It was extremely generous , and we ’ re super grateful to all of our speakers.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the event was completely student-led .
Prior to the doors opening , masked attendees waited outside in socially-distanced lines .
Workers screened each individual ’ s temperature prior to entry .
Two food trucks were stationed outside , and several workers ran a coffee shop inside .
Once granted entry , attendees could visit either of the two free merchandise booths offering pins , posters , and stickers .
Seating rows were distanced , and attendees were required to remain masked at all times .
After the national anthem , U.S .
Senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for opening remarks .
Blackburn discussed the importance of this election , the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett , and the necessity for young conservatives to play their part in the election .
Rich appeared first onstage , telling attendees to “ vote for whoever gives you the best chance of pursuing happiness.
” The country singer emphasized the importance of standing by personal beliefs .
Much of Rich ’ s message focused on God and encouraged people to pray for those who persecute their beliefs , not hate them .
“ You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and you never apologize and never back up .
We were built [ as a nation ] on people who disagree .
Debate makes this country great.
” Next up was Lahren emphasizing the necessity of conservatives banding together in order to protect freedoms .
She stated that the left doesn ’ t really want the unintended outcomes of bigger government , saying that “ nobody wants to be controlled more.
” As to critics calling President Trump ’ s conduct during the last debate “ unpresidential , ” Lahren stated that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years and didn ’ t get much out of it .
Shackelford then discussed the precedents his legal team has helped win for religious freedoms .
He related these court battles to the current struggle between government ’ s pandemic mandates and the freedom to worship .
Shackelford finished his remarks by emphasizing the importance of Amy Coney Barrett ’ s stance as an originalist .
After , Fournier critiqued Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for the Ukrainian emails and attempts to appeal to minority voters .
Fournier also listed some of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Plan with Ice Cube and the millions granted to fighting sex trafficking .
Robinson then appeared to recount her abortion experience and how her subsequent therapy inspired her to engage in pro-life advocacy .
She emphasized the fact that the abortion industry is a multi-billion-dollar business .
Next Dr. Wang offered some insight about the progressive voting tendencies of minority voters in the country .
Wang challenged the attendees to find common ground with minorities .
The doctor shared that minority voters would become the majority in less than a decade , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outreach .
Dr. Swain appeared last , calling herself “ a product of the American dream.
” She stated that critical race theory is racist because it holds minorities back under the guise of diversity , equity , and inclusion .
Swain also encouraged conservatives to conduct greater outreach to minority voters .
Final pre-debate remarks came from UFC fighter Michael Chandler , who encouraged the attendees to go out and vote .
Attendees watched the debate from either the main screening room or the adjacent coffee shop .
Once the debate finished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guests out of the building .
Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and the Star News Network .
Follow her latest on Twitter , or email tips to [ email protected ] .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Epstein Ex Maxwell Denied Getting Prince Andrew Sex Partners

NEW YORK , New York ( AP ) — Jeffrey Epstein ’ s ex-girlfriend denied introducing Britain ’ s Prince Andrew to underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday , calling the prince ’ s accuser an “ awful fantasist.
” “ Are we tallying all the lies ?
” Ghislaine Maxwell asked during the 2016 deposition , saying she could not recall taking Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre out for a night of clubbing with Andrew in London .
“ Her tissue of lies is extremely hard to pick apart what is true and what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contained in hundreds of pages of transcripts ordered released by U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska in a civil lawsuit .
Maxwell has been charged with recruiting three underage girls in the 1990s for Epstein to sexually abuse and committing perjury in the depositions , though the charges don ’ t relate to the prince .
She has pleaded not guilty .
Maxwell , 58 , parried a long list of inquiries about Epstein ’ s sexual proclivities and her interactions with Giuffre and other young women , insisting she never saw the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She is an absolute total liar and you all know she lied on multiple things and that is just one other disgusting thing she added , ” Maxwell said , denying having three-way sex with Epstein and Giuffre .
“ I never saw any inappropriate underage activities with Jeffrey ever , ” Maxwell said .
Giuffre has accused Epstein of arranging for her to have sexual encounters with numerous wealthy and influential men , including Prince Andrew .
He and the other men have denied her allegations .
Maxwell repeatedly denied hiring anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As for whether she was Epstein ’ s girlfriend after meeting him in 1991 , Maxwell called it a “ tricky question.
” “ There were times when I would have liked to think of myself as his girlfriend , ” she said .
Asked whether it was Epstein ’ s “ preference to start a massage with sex , ” Maxwell said : “ I think you should ask that question of Jeffrey.
” In a deposition of Epstein conducted later in 2016 , Epstein mostly invoked the Fifth Amendment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fifth , ” he replied when he was asked if Maxwell was “ one of the main women ” he used to procure underage girls for sexual activities .
Preska had ordered the transcripts of seven hours of depositions of Maxwell released by 9 a.m. Thursday .
The judge allowed release of the transcripts after rejecting arguments that the interviews for Giuffre ’ s 2015 defamation lawsuit against Maxwell would jeopardize a fair criminal trial for Maxwell next July .
Maxwell has been held without bail since her July arrest on charges that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sexually abuse between 1994 and 1997 .
The 2016 transcripts were among over 2,000 pages of documents being released since a federal appeals court last year began unsealing documents from the since-settled Giuffre lawsuit .
She said Maxwell recruited her at age 17 to be sexually abused by Epstein and Maxwell from 1999 to 2002 .
The Miami Herald , whose reporting in 2018 brought fresh scrutiny to Epstein ’ s crimes , had argued in seeking the unsealing that Maxwell ’ s fear of embarrassment shouldn ’ t stop the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of young girls at the hands of the wealthy and powerful.
” Epstein was 66 in August 2019 when he killed himself in a federal jail in Manhattan as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges .
Jim Mustian and Larry Neumeister are reporters for The Associated Press .
About the Headline Photo : In this July 2 , 2020 , file photo , Audrey Strauss , acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York , points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday show the ex-girlfriend of financier Jeffrey Epstein was combative and defensive under tough questioning four years ago about her ex-boyfriend ’ s interactions with underage girls .
Ghislaine Maxwell said she “ never saw any inappropriate underage activities with Jeffrey ever.
” ( AP Photo/John Minchillo , File )


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Border Patrol Arrests Nearly 300 Illegal Immigrants After Searching Stash Houses, Stopping Smuggling

Border Patrol Arrests Nearly 300 Illegal Immigrants After Searching Stash Houses, Stopping Smuggling Attempts

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and local law enforcement in Texas arrested 294 suspected illegal immigrants within 18 hours , the Department of Homeland Security announced last week .
Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) agents intercepted smuggling attempts and raided stash houses in four separate incidents in Laredo , Texas , on Oct. 13 , according to the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) .
Of those detained , 90 were from countries other than Mexico .
“ In all of the incidents , none of the individuals were wearing any personal protective equipment , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ callous and dangerous acts are several examples of the lack of regard human smugglers have for those they exploit for profit.
” CBP agents from the Laredo South Station , with the Webb County Sheriff ’ s Office and Homeland Security Investigations found 123 individuals during a consensual search of a stash house , according to the DHS .
The individuals were in the U.S. illegally from Mexico , Guatemala , El Salvador , and Honduras .
CBP agents detained 84 illegal immigrants traveling inside a tractor-trailer from Mexico , Guatemala , Honduras @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DHS .
Another 74 illegal immigrants traveling in a refrigerated tractor-trailer from Mexico , El Salvador , Honduras , Guatemala , and Peru were detained hours later .
All detainees remain in CBP custody pending an investigation , according to DHS .
Kaylee Greenlee is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Tennessee U.S. Senate Candidate Bill Hagerty Weighs in on Senate Vote to Confirm ACB and the Democra

Tennessee U.S. Senate Candidate Bill Hagerty Weighs in on Senate Vote to Confirm ACB and the Democrats’ Scheme to Pack the Courts

Live from Music Row Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed TN ( R ) U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty to the newsmakers line .
During the third hour , Hagerty weighed in on the Senate ’ s upcoming vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett next week and was disturbed by the idea of court-packing as proposed by Chuck Schumer and the Democrats .
He added that if he is elected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Washington as a businessman that will help turn the economy around and work hard for the people of Tennessee .
Leahy : With us on the newsmaker line is former Ambassador to Japan and Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Bill Haggerty .
Good morning Bill .
Hagerty : Good morning .
Great to be with both of you .
Leahy : It ’ s always great to have you on .
Swain : Yes Bill .
It ’ s great having you on .
And pretty soon it ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Well , listen , we ’ re not taking anything for granted .
But in about 12 more days our hope and our prayers are that that ’ s exactly the way things will be .
Thank you to all your listeners for their help and support .
But everybody needs to get out and vote .
Leahy : Now a bill , today the Senate Judiciary Committee is convening for the purpose of voting to move the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett on to the Senate floor .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic members of this 24-member panel are going to boycott the vote .
Have you followed that at all ?
Hagerty : I ’ ve heard exactly the same thing .
And it ’ s another stunt .
They ’ ve done everything they can to derail this process .
But we ’ re going to keep moving forward .
I mean , I think America has fallen in love with Judge Barrett .
She has proven herself to be incredibly competent .
She will be a jurist that actually interprets the Constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up like the Democrats would like to see and she ’ s a wonderful person as well .
A great mother and a great citizen and a great patriot .
So I think that she will move through with unanimous Republican votes .
And this stuff by the Democrats is just another attempt to discredit both her and the Supreme Court .
Leahy : I think if this stunt goes through as they claim they ’ re going to , these are my words , not yours .
You ’ ve got on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hirono from Oahu , Hawaii .
I don ’ t know how the people from Hawaii keep electing her .
But the Democrats seem to be just focused on political theater and stunts .
My view is it ’ s going to backfire on them .
What are your thoughts ?
Hagerty : ( Chuckles ) I was going to say the same thing , Mike .
I think you ’ re exactly right .
The majority of America wants to see her confirmed and they ’ re going to see right through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s cheap politics .
It ’ s cheap political theater .
And you know just like with Brett Kavanaugh , those Democrats have voted against Kavanaugh paid the price on Election Day and I think the senators that do this , the Democrats that pull this stunt , may pay the price at the polls .
Leahy : You said something very important there about how America feels about Judge Barrett .
I compared that to sort of what happened with Judge Barrett ’ s hearing with now-Justice Kavanaugh ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was announced they were both about plus 7 in the polls in terms of you know favoring or not favoring .
After all that onslaught against Brett Kavanaugh , it was down to like negative three in the polls for him .
But with Amy Coney Barrett the latest poll showed that she ’ s plus 22 and a majority of Americans not only want her confirmed but want her confirmed before the election .
Hagerty : Yes .
Yes indeed and I think she did a spectacular job during the hearings .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ saw her sit there with her composure intact as she was under attack with no notes and coming right back at these questions , and she really proved herself to be an intelligent upright and a highly competent individual who again is going to interpret the Constitution as it was written .
That is what Americans want .
I think people are very scared about what the Democrats are promising to do .
And you know , Joe Biden has said he ’ s going to wait to see about this .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to “ pack the court.
” And I ’ m sure you ’ ve talked about it , but they ’ ve threatened to add four new justices all appointed by Biden .
These justices will be activists .
They ’ ll be partisans .
They will legislate from the bench .
They ’ ll make the court into something that the Constitution never intended , a super legislative body .
Think about it ?
These folks have a lifetime appointment .
They ’ re unaccountable to the voters .
And they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a backdoor to impose their little policies on all of us .
So it really is terribly concerning when you think about putting activist judges on the bench that will rubber-stamp socialism if they get their chance .
Swain : Well , that ’ s definitely the case .
We know that and they ’ ve been very clear about their agenda .
And when I think about Amy Coney Barrett , she didn ’ t need notes because when you ’ re not engaged in deception and you ’ re genuine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look at your notes to figure out what you think .
Leahy : So Bill , let me ask you this question .
I ’ ve been thinking about it and you ’ re a Vanderbilt Law School graduate .
You are familiar with the law .
Let ’ s say the worst-case scenario that what happens is that if Joe Biden would be elected president and if the Democrats were to take control of the Senate and keep control of the House they introduced a bill to pack the court .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ add four justices to the court raising the number from 9 to 13 .
The Constitution is silent as to the number of justices .
But here ’ s my question for you .
Could a constitutional argument be brought up to say such a court-packing law is unconstitutional because it violates the foundational principle of separation of powers that is embedded in the Constitution itself ?
Hagerty : I think you make a wonderful case for that just as you articulated it , Mike .
Again , you know more about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any lawyer in the United States .
But it would have to be an argument at that level .
I think we know and in the point has been made clear by the Democrats the path that they would pursue .
And it would be a challenging battle .
If they do become effective at doing that though this will be a race to the bottom like none other .
Because the next time the Republicans can get control of that wherever possible again , they would just expand the court yet again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at some point what if the Supreme Court has a hundred justices sitting on it ?
I mean if you follow it to its logical conclusion it ’ s ridiculous .
This is what they ’ re trying again .
Swain : I expect that their actions to fair about as well as it did in 1937 when they attempted to pack the court .
And it didn ’ t fare very well .
And not only would the Congress under Democrats change the number of justices .
They are also talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know , the number of Senators .
They are very dangerous people .
They have no respect for our Constitution and I realized that many of the people who are in the Democratic Party that you know , were born into the party .
They ’ re sincere people .
But this Democratic Party that we ’ re seeing today is not the party of that .
And it ’ s not the party of pre-Barack Obama .
Hagerty : Carol , I ’ m hearing that all across the state campaigning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day I meet people who were Democrats who were saying look Bill , I ’ m voting for you .
I don ’ t recognize the party anymore and it ’ s just as you say .
It ’ s not the party of their father or their grandfather or grandmother .
It ’ s something completely different and I think that they are losing hold of their former Democratic base .
They ’ ve moved so far left .
The media , you know amplifies a lot of this .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leahy : In the event that you are elected to the United States Senate in 12 days and then you go into Washington in January , what kind of workplace approach will you have in working with Democrats who seem to be not at all interested in working with Republicans ?
Hagerty : They ’ re definitely a group of Democrats like that in the Senate .
Those are the ones that we see covered on television every night .
There is also a group that isn ’ t on TV every night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things done .
That ’ s who you ’ ve got to find to work with to the extent we ’ re going to get things accomplished .
I certainly hope and pray that we have a Republican majority .
That ’ s going to be critical for our nation because we don ’ t want Chuck Schumer to make clear what he ’ s going to do .
He is going to be packing the courts as you described .
Carol mentioned it ’ s been tried before but they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States .
D.C. is already ready to go .
That ’ s two more Democrat Senators .
They ’ ll probably go with Puerto Rico that would be another two Democrat Senators and congressmen .
So there ’ s going to be an incredible challenge before us .
But I think that business people like myself by the way too few and far between in the U.S. Senate today , but we ’ re going to have to be the ones that try to keep a level head and move things forward and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But also we ’ ve got to have people that have the grit and stamina and the determination to stand up when our values are being challenged .
And people like myself that don ’ t have any , you know , desire beyond serving the Senate .
I ’ m just going there to help others to be successful in business .
I ’ ve had a great business career .
I ’ m not going up there for some future career as a CNN or Fox News commentator or a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there .
I ’ m going up there to represent Tennessee to my fullest extent and hopefully continue to carry our values for it in the U.S. Senate and get things done to get our economy turned back around .
Swain : Bill my hope for you is that you will be a statesman .
That ’ s why I supported you and I believe that if you do what God has called you to do for America that you can help change us for the long term .
Leahy : Soon to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couldn ’ t stop it .
Soon to be Senator Hagerty , thanks for joining us .
Hagerty : Good to be with you both .
Thanks for having me again .
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Third Degree Murder Charge for Derek Chauvin Dropped, All Others Charges Remain

A Hennepin County District Court Judge on Wednesday night chose to sustain eight of the nine total charges against the four defendants in the death of George Floyd while he was in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department .
In a 107-page ruling , Judge Peter A. Cahill dropped Derek Chauvin ’ s third-degree murder charge , but sustained second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges against the former Minneapolis police officer .
The state has five days to appeal .
“ The court has sustained eight out of nine charges against the defendants in the murder of George Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all four defendants .
This means that all four defendants will stand trial for murder and manslaughter , both in the second degree , ” Ellison said in a statement .
“ This is an important , positive step forward in the path toward justice for George Floyd , his family , our community , and Minnesota .
We look forward to presenting the prosecution ’ s case to a jury in Hennepin County.
” Ellison explained the dismissal of the lesser charge was based on statute interpretation .
“ The court ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lesser charges against just one of the defendants – while leaving intact all the charges against the other three defendants – is based on how appellate courts have interpreted the statute in question , ” Ellison said .
“ We are considering our options in light of the court ’ s strong order on the remaining charges.
” Cahill denied a motion to dismiss the charges for the three other former police officers , J. Kueng , Thomas Lane , and Tou Thao .
Cahill sustained the following charges against the following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fired after the May 25 death of Floyd , and a widely watched video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd ’ s neck for nearly eight minutes .
In a tweet this morning , Gov .
Tim Walz called the ruling an “ Important step toward justice for George Floyd.
” Scott McClallen is a staff writer covering Michigan and Minnesota for The Center Square .
A graduate of Hillsdale College , his work has appeared on Forbes.com and FEE.org .
Previously , he worked as a financial analyst at Pepsi .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Almost Two in Three Voters Oppose Biden Packing the Supreme Court, Poll Finds

Nearly two in three voters say they oppose 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden adding more Supreme Court justices if he is elected , according to a poll exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation .
The Marist poll , sponsored by the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List , found that 61 % of voters oppose Biden packing the court .
This number includes 63 % of Independents and 31 % of Democrats .
“ Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will not give voters a straight answer about whether they ’ ll pack the courts because the answer is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a deeply unpopular answer , ” SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement to the DCNF .
“ It is the latest example of Joe Biden being completely beholden to the most extreme elements of the Democratic Party , who have long relied on the courts to impose their agenda of abortion on demand through birth , ” she continued .
The Marist poll surveyed 1,551 adults between Oct. 14 – 15 with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 % .
A Morning Consult poll released Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the Senate should confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett , numbers which have risen three percentage points from last week .
Morning Consult found that Barrett has more support from voters than Trump Supreme Court nominees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh had at any time during their confirmation processes .
An EWTN News and RealClear Opinion Research poll released Monday evening also found that 46 % of Catholics support Barrett ’ s confirmation .
Twenty-eight percent of Catholics opposed Barrett ’ s confirmation , and 27 % of Catholics said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Olohan is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ Joe Biden ” by Gage Skidmore .
CC BY-SA 2.0 .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Giuliani: Hunter Biden’s Laptop Contains Images of Underage Girls, Evidence Given to Delaware State

Giuliani: Hunter Biden’s Laptop Contains Images of Underage Girls, Evidence Given to Delaware State Police

Trump ’ s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has revealed that Hunter Biden ’ s laptop includes sexually inappropriate images of underage girls , and that the evidence has been turned over to the Delaware State Police for investigation .
During an explosive interview on Newsmax TV Tuesday night , Giuliani told host Greg Kelly that he was only about halfway through the “ voluminous ” hard drive and it has already revealed “ about five major federal crimes , and about 30 to 40 million dollars that went to the Biden family as bribes.
” The former New York mayor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ girls after reading a text message between Hunter and Joe that suggested the younger Biden may have behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner while Facetiming with an unnamed 14-year-old girl .
Giuliani explained that the subject of the text exchange was Hunter ’ s sister-in-law “ who for quite some time was his lover.
” According to the text , Hunter Biden said to Joe Biden : She told my therapist that I was sexually inappropriate [ this would be with an unnamed 14-year-old girl ] .
When she says that I face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ girl ] and the reason I can ’ t have her out to see me is because I ’ ll walk around naked smoking crack talking [ — ] girls on Facetime .
When she was pressed , she said that [ the unnamed 14-year-old girl ] never said anything like that but the bottom line is that I created and caused a very unsafe environment for the kids.
” Giuliani started to say that the accusation that Hunter Biden created an unsafe environment for kids was “ supported by numerous pictures of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Newsmax host .
Giuliani went on to tell Kelly that he and Bernie Kerik , the former commissioner of the New York Police Department , turned over the evidence to Delaware State Police for possible investigation , because “ we ’ re very uncomfortable with this.
” “ We ’ re very uncomfortable with the fact that these underage girls were not protected , ” he added .
Giuliani suggested that Joe Biden ’ s behavior towards his son helped enable the abuse .
“ Joe Biden used his son for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he knew he was a drug addict , ” he said .
“ This kid has a crack problem because his father put him in situations he shouldn ’ t be in.
” Giuliani did not display any of the images , even in a censored form , but OANN correspondent Chanel Rion reported on Wednesday that “ multiple OANN reporters have now viewed ” the material and can confirm that “ there appear to be not one but several images of a minor that justify immediate attention.
” Rion added : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minor is a US citizen.
” A source who claims to have seen the images on Hunter ’ s laptop told Revolver that “ about one-third of the images are of the same underage girl .
Some of the images are topless , while in others she is shown in suggestive positions with Hunter himself.
” Revolver ’ s source also claimed that the illicit photos on Hunter ’ s laptop were of a member of the Biden family .
Revolver reported that the case is being handled by an FBI agent who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases .
Steve Bannon , who has examined the laptop , told Revolver : “ This shocking development demands that the President call in FBI Director Wray immediately to explain how that agency suppressed the information on Biden ’ s hard drive for almost a year .
If Wray can not explain himself , he should be summarily fired in front of the Resolute Desk .
This is now a national security crisis driven by the craven behavior of the Bidens .
A storm is gathering around Biden ’ s campaign and no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can shield them from their fate .
”


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Senate Judiciary Committee Advances U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Barrett to Full Senate

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to advance U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to the full Senate .
The vote was 12-0 , with all 10 Democratic members of the committee choosing to boycott the vote .
President Donald Trump last month nominated Barrett to fill the seat of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg , who died at the age of 87 from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer .
If confirmed , as is expected in the Republican-controlled chamber , Barrett would strengthen the conservative majority on the bench to 6-3 .
Barrett , 48 , currently serves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Appeals in Chicago , a position to which Trump appointed her .
Four years ago , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democratic President Barack Obama ’ s nomination of liberal Merrick Garland from filling the late Antonin Scalia ’ s seat on the Supreme Court during a presidential election year , saying voters should be given the choice of who should pick the nominee .
This time , with a Republican in the White House , McConnell said he would hold a confirmation vote , angering Democrats .
Despite the boycott @ @ @ @ @ @ @ R-Kentucky , said he would not let Democrats sabotage the vote .
“ They made a choice not to participate , ” McConnell said .
Dan McCaleb is the executive editor of The Center Square .
He welcomes your comments .
Contact Dan at [ email protected ] Photo “ Amy Coney Barrett ” by Rachel Malehorn .
CC BY 3.0 .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Carol Swain Discusses Her Concern for the Students of America Who Will Fall Prey to University Left-

Carol Swain Discusses Her Concern for the Students of America Who Will Fall Prey to University Left-Wing Indoctrination

Live from Music Row Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville ’ s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed all-star panelist , Dr. Carol Swain , to the studio .
During the second hour , Swain discussed her concern for students entering colleges and universities in America have become indoctrination centers .
She added that most kids may be coming into their freshman year with traditional values and then are destroyed .
Leahy later urged parents to take a good look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ graduates .
Leahy : It is Thursday , October 22 .
Big debate tonight here in town at Belmont .
Joe Biden and Donald Trump .
And also 12 days until the election .
but the big news today joining us , back with us in the studio , our good friend , all-star panelist , former Vanderbilt Professor , renowned author , and former mayoral candidate , Carol Swain .
Good morning Carol .
Swain : Good morning , And it is a delight to be back .
I ’ ve missed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missed you , Carol .
People call in , where ’ s Carol ?
I said she ’ s out saving the country .
But you know , she will be back .
I promise you I just don ’ t know exactly when but you are here in person .
Swain : What do you mean saving the country ?
I ’ m saving the world .
Leahy : ( Laughs ) A small point .
But yes .
Well , first our listeners are always very interested in your activities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks since you ’ ve been here , hasn ’ t it ?
Swain : And I have a friend who advises me not to tell people what I ’ m doing until it ’ s done .
( Chuckles ) Leahy : Okay , so tell me what have you done in these three weeks ?
Swain : All right .
I went to Omaha , Nebraska and I spoke for Hillsdale College about the state of the Black family .
Leahy : Did you stop by and say hello to Warren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t have time to do that .
Swain : My first time participating in a Hillsdale event .
Leahy : Tell us about that .
I love those guys .
Swain : I met a lot of great people and I was very honored and you know to have that opportunity .
Leahy : Let me tell you something about Hillsdale College .
They don ’ t take federal money .
They are a bastion of educational excellence .
We have writers .
Two Hillsdale College graduates write for us Jordan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Michigan Star .
And Corinne here writing for The Tennessee Star .
And she ’ s so good that we ’ ve added her to The Virginia Star .
Her name is Corinne Murdock .
They are fantastic people .
Leahy : You ’ re retracting ?
What are you retracting ?
Swain : Well , I mean I spoke at the big , you know free enterprise event .
But I ’ ve spoken at Hillsdale before for Young America ’ s Foundation .
Swain : And one of the things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there among , you know , the conservatives that would like for the college not to be Christian in any way because they see themselves as fiscal conservatives .
And so it ’ s interesting to me how students would go to a college and try to change the things about it that it ’ s known for .
Now it ’ s a battle among students .
Leahy : That ’ s interesting , and it ’ s not surprising to me because you see , you know , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that happening , right ?
Let ’ s just say students are not fully informed about American history .
Well at the beginning would come in and want to change things .
Swain : I mean , it ’ s students also go to places with an agenda sometimes to change the identity .
And so you look at Belmont University and how it has been taken over by the radical left .
I remember Union University a few years ago there were students pushing for them to have a football team .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have one , but they wanted a football team .
And so I think that when adults throw up their hands and allow the youth , you know to change institutions , they ’ re being very foolish because part of growing older is to have wisdom and knowledge , that you impart to a younger generation .
You don ’ t allow them to impart knowledge to you .
Leahy : Well , it ’ s sort of at the extreme .
It ’ s sort of a Lord of the Flies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the entire country .
Just because you have a point of view that ’ s based upon some snippets of facts when you ’ re younger doesn ’ t mean that there ’ s truth in those things .
Swain : And you know , you can learn from young people .
So I don ’ t mean to say that they don ’ t have the knowledge to impart .
Sometimes you can learn from a five-year-old .
But when it comes to colleges and universities , they ’ re no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at all .
Swain : They ’ ve become places of indoctrination , but sadly the people who are doing the indoctrination other people that , I don ’ t want to call them losers at some stage in their lives , but they ’ re people that use the young people to push ideas that most of us mainstream people wouldn ’ t agree with .
Leahy : Yeah .
I think you ’ re right about that .
I think you ’ re right about that .
Now , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think is quite important .
You know , we focus so much on the current election .
You know , everybody ’ s focus on the next 12 days as we should be .
Because it ’ s going to be a defining election in American history whether or not in my view we continue as a constitutional republic or we slide into something that ’ s not a constitutional republic .
I think it ’ s a very great danger if Joe Biden were to become elected president .
Swain : We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I mean things that I ’ ve always taken for granted about America , I see it up for debate .
Even something as simple as the rule of law which has always distinguished us from other nations out there that are more barbaric .
We see in America a lot of times that the criminals and the lawbreakers have more authority than law-abiding people .
Swain : It ’ s something very very wrong with that picture .
And I was watching the news of a few days ago and there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know , he was a cop killer and he was being released from prison early .
And so many criminals have been turned out on the streets .
And you think about COVID , boy , I mean , it has changed our way of life , but it has been you know , I don ’ t know world changer for criminals .
You get to look like a bandit .
All of us look like bandits .
Swain : Yes and with this mask it removes safety because if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you encounter a person in the store , you can read their body language a lot of times .
And so if they say they smile , their face that ’ s part of giving you information .
That ’ s very helpful .
And once you can only see the eyes it changes .
It ’ s a game-changer .
Leahy : Yeah , no question about .
That and you said something I think quite profound .
Leahy : This is one that penetrated into my mind when you said universities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but they are indoctrination centers .
Now that has been something people have said for some time .
But now if you really looked at that and ask this question , and this is for parents now .
Let ’ s say you ’ ve got a 12th grader and you ’ re thinking of sending them to college and my question to you Carol is , of all the potential 3,000 colleges that you could send a kid to now , what percentage of them are full out indoctrination centers today for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exactly the number I was going to say , Swain : I mean , it ’ s a horrible situation .
I love people and I love this audience and I know that most parents , you know , know , they are very proud when their kid gets into Ivy League school or top tier university .
Leahy : Except what are they missing ?
Swain : They ’ re missing the fact that that child in many cases will be destroyed .
That unless that child , you know has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realize that they ’ re going into a place , I mean , it depends on the values of the child and I guess the parents .
But in a lot of cases , you know , if they ’ re Christian and they believe in America and traditional values , the university ’ s indoctrination system goes after that during orientation .
Leahy : And right after it hard .
Swain : Yes .
I mean they make it very clear on day one .
And they also are very adept at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : As Rush calls them young , brains full of mush , right ?
Swain : Well , no , I mean the kids don ’ t know .
Sometimes they don ’ t know what they ’ re getting into .
Leahy : They don ’ t know and they ’ ve got all this peer pressure in the institution and they want to succeed .
Swain : And sometimes for the Christian kids that have been you know raised and he ’ s traditional families and the first thing that some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the orientation leaders will be a transgender female .
And that person you know is going to march out and then they are really going to push that whatever you were taught at home .
You know about marriage and about family and about I ’ ve and sanctity of life .
That ’ s not the institutional values .
Leahy : So let me just stop here .
This is a very important conversation .
If you ’ re a parent of a child in 12th grade right now and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a college you ’ ve got to stop and think about this .
Because as Carol says if you send them to these indoctrination centers which are 98 percent of colleges and we can go down the list are that right now .
You are sending your child into a bit of personal destruction .
Think about that .
Is that the right thing to do ?
We ’ ll talk about that more with Carol Swain after this .
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thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Trump, Biden Debate Marked by Clashes, but Less Chaos

NASHVILLE , Tennessee ( AP ) — After the first presidential debate was panned so widely that organizers introduced a mute button , Thursday ’ s second and final debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was far more civil .
Whether because of that button or the terrible reviews — especially for Trump — the two interrupted each other far less frequently , even as they clashed on issues ranging from the coronavirus to crime .
Trump , in particular , was on his best behavior early , especially with the moderator , whom he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ So far , I respect very much the way you ’ re handling this , ” Trump said to NBC ’ s Kristen Welker when she gave him time to respond to Biden at one point .
Because of the pandemic , only around 200 people were seated inside the debate hall in the massive college arena in Nashville .
That included a representative of the Commission on Presidential Debates , who was tasked with ensuring each candidate had a two full minutes of uninterrupted time to deliver opening answers on six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chair Frank Fahrenkopf .
And it seemed to be working , at least during the debate ’ s opening questions .
While Trump and Biden each shook his head disapprovingly during the other ’ s answer about the pandemic , there was minimal interruption .
And neither man tried to speak while he was muted during the opening questions .
A member of each of the Trump and Biden campaigns monitored the person who controlled the mute button backstage , Fahrenkopf told The Associated Press , noting that the button would not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each topic .
The button was among a handful of changes implemented by the nonpartisan debate commission to help ensure a more orderly debate following the raucous and widely criticized opening debate 23 days ago .
Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 two days after the event , and he and the White House have refused to say whether he abided by commission rules and tested negative for the virus before that debate .
This time , Trump was given a test aboard Air Force One en route to Nashville Thursday and tested negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meadows said .
Biden ’ s campaign reported he also tested negative .
Organizers initially planned to separate the candidates with plexiglass barriers , but removed them hours before the debate began .
A Trump campaign official said the decision was made after Meadows called Anthony Fauci , the nation ’ s highly respected top infectious diseases expert , during a walkthrough of the venue site .
Meadows them put Fauci on speakerphone , and Fauci told those in the room that all it would do was provide a false sense of security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any audience member who refused to wear a mask would be removed , organizers said .
Last month , several members of the Trump family removed their masks once seated in the debate hall , but were allowed to stay .
This time , Melania Trump , who was appearing in public for the first time since her own diagnosis with the virus , was seen in her seat wearing a mask .
Before the debate began , Fahrenkopf repeated the instruction to the small audience .
“ If you won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he said .
Fahrenkopf said in an earlier interview that the safety measures would help reduce the risk of infection .
“ The Trump campaign ’ s attitude was that the president was not contagious anymore , but we ’ re going to go with our medical advisers , ” he said .
Indeed , the president of the university called it “ the safest place in America tonight.
” The primetime affair played out inside a 90,000-square-foot ( 8,360-square-meter ) arena at Belmont University , a picturesque institution of more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nashville ’ s music row .
The university also hosted a town hall-style debate between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in 2008 .
There was a far smaller audience this time around .
Only around 200 people were allowed inside , a mix of invited guests of the campaigns and the debate commission , students , the commission ’ s production team , security , and health and safety personnel .
Audience members were seated in accordance with social distancing recommendations ; several empty seats separated each person or small group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were required to undergo coronavirus testing onsite within three days of the event .
They wore colored wristbands as evidence of their negative tests .
There were several layers of security protecting the attendees , and dozens of protesters gathered just off campus beyond the security perimeter .
One of them held a large white sign : “ 220,000 DEAD … Trump FAILED US.
” Steve Peoples , Jill Colvin and Pablo Martinez Monsivais are reporters for The Associated Press .
Colvin reported from Washington .
About the Headline Photo : President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University , Thursday , Oct. 22 , 2020 , in Nashville , Tenn. ( Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP )


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Commentary: A Vaccine from China? No Thanks

While Democrats including presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden , vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris ( Calif. ) , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( Calif. ) , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( N.Y. ) , Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( N.Y. ) , Gov .
Gavin Newsom ( Calif. ) , Gov .
Ned Lamont ( Conn. ) , and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot all publicly question the Trump administration ’ s ability to facilitate a safe COVID-19 vaccine , could arsonist-turned-firefighter China have the cure we all need ?
To deflect from world criticism of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following its earlier , disingenuous “ mask diplomacy , ” China seeks to become the world ’ s darling and savior by producing and exporting its COVID-19 vaccines .
China is currently courting the World Health Organization ( WHO ) to bless these vaccines , in the hopes that China can win first-to-market advantage .
But to accomplish this ambitious goal , China is cheating on quality controls and ethics .
China currently has four vaccines in phase three trials : China National Biotech Group ( Sinopharm ) has two , and Sinovac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one .
Phase three trials , which assess safety and efficacy compared with other treatments , typically involve up to 3,000 people .
But Sinopharm tested one of its vaccines on 30 of its employees before clinical trials even began , raising significant ethical concerns .
Further , while “ nearing the end of Phase III trials , ” Sinopharm leapfrogged over its own clinical trial process by simultaneously testing its vaccines on “ hundreds of thousands ” of Chinese ( one source says 350,000 people , though it is unclear if these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in addition to more than 31,000 subjects in the United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Egypt , and Jordan for “ emergency use.
” It is also offering one of its vaccines to Chinese students studying abroad , and is currently considering sending the vaccine to 91,000 of these students ( over 168,000 students had originally expressed interest ) .
It is unclear if these students are receiving the vaccine for “ emergency use.
” Sinovac , like Sinopharm , is similarly willing to forsake even a façade of clinical trial integrity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ injecting 3,000 of its employees and their family members , including his wife and parents , with a COVID-19 vaccine , and giving “ tens of thousands ” of doses to the Chinese government .
Indonesia hopes to use three pre-approved Chinese vaccines via “ emergency use ” as early as next month , and Sinovac has pledged 40 million doses to the archipelago by March 2021 .
The Chinese military has also green-lighted the use of a pre-trial COVID-19 vaccine it developed with CanSino Biologics , Inc .
Some experts are questioning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s approach , in addition to its very broad application of “ emergency use.
” China is working on its vaccines at ludicrous speed , and heaping praise on them in the process .
Sinopharm , for example , claims that it achieved a 100 percent antibody response for one of its vaccines .
Sinovac asserts that its vaccine has no major side effects .
A top official from the National Health Commission stated that “ none ” of the subjects who received “ emergency use ” injection of any Chinese COVID-19 vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans should be skeptical of such claims , given a long history of fraud and quality concerns with China ’ s vaccines and drugs .
In February 2019 , China disciplined , fired , or asked to resign 48 officials for their roles in fabricating data for Changsheng Life Sciences ’ rabies vaccine .
This , coupled with the fact that at least thousands of these vaccines were defective , resulted in a $ 1.3 billion fine and the arrest of the company ’ s chairwoman and another 14 executives .
The company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was delisted from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in October 2019 , and went bankrupt the following month .
The Changsheng Life Sciences scandal was merely the most publicized example of widespread fraud .
A 2016 survey by China ’ s State Food and Drug Administration found that over 80 percent of clinical trials in China in a one-year period contained data that was “ fabricated.
” Like Chinese toys , drywall , hoverboards , and dog treats , Chinese vaccines and drugs have caused serious risk to life and limb .
Perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when 12 Chinese companies supplied contaminated blood thinner heparin to 11 countries .
This heparin killed 81 Americans , according to congressional testimony .
Other examples of quality failures in China ’ s pharmaceutical industry abound : In May 2018 , Sinopharm ’ s subsidiary , the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products , recalled over 400,000 defective diphtheria , pertussis , and tetanus ( DPT ) vaccines .
This , coupled with approximately 500,000 defective DPT vaccines from Changsheng Life Sciences ( 247,200 discovered in August 2018 and 253,338 discovered in November 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 900,000 defective DPT vaccines for children .
In January 2019 , news broke that a local health center in China gave at least 145 babies expired polio vaccines .
In 2016 , China arrested 130 people , and stated that 29 companies and 16 clinics were involved in illegally distributing expired or near-expired vaccines .
China seized 20,000 such doses during a crackdown .
In July and November 2018 , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalled batches of valsartan , a drug used to prevent heart attacks and strokes that Zhejiang @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helped manufacture , after finding that it contained the “ probable human carcinogen ” NDMA .
This was after 10 billion such pills had entered the global drug supply in the previous year through distribution by 50 companies .
The working theory was that Huahai had inadvertently introduced NDMA into the drug in 2012 by changing production methods .
In January 2019 , FDA issued another recall from another drug that Huahai helped manufacture , which contained NDEA , another carcinogen .
And in 2019 , Zantac and its generics were recalled after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , were found to contain NDMA as well .
In 2014 , China ’ s BioKangtai ’ s Hepatitis B vaccine was associated with the deaths of 17 infants in China , resulting in a ban on that vaccine in China .
That year , BioKangtai , along with Tiantan Biological Products and Dalian Hissen Bio-Pharm , all suspended production of Hepatitis B vaccine following their failing to meet the 2010 Good Manufacturing Practice ( GMP ) code .
In August 2020 , AstraZeneca partnered with BioKangtai to produce a COVID-19 vaccine for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he pair will also explore the possibility of producing the vaccine for other markets.
” Eek .
In 2010 , Jiangsu Yanshen , a subsidiary of Simcere Pharmaceutical Group , was fined $ 3.75 million for quality issues with its rabies vaccine in addition to an additional $ 3.37 million to pay for the cost of re-vaccinations .
We should not allow any of our COVID-19 vaccines to come from China .
Otherwise , we could literally end up getting a dose of our own medicine , as China may be at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our research .
In July , the FBI was investigating whether China tried to steal COVID-19 research from the University of Texas .
Less than two weeks prior , two Chinese nationals were indicted for , among other things , acting on behalf of the Chinese government to hack into computer networks to steal American intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines , testing technology , and treatments .
This followed a warning by the Department of Justice in May that China would try to steal such intellectual property .
China ’ s defective vaccines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of poor quality exports that include defective medical supplies and many other products .
The Trump administration must counter any future harm anticipated from Chinese COVID-19 vaccines by swift and successful domestic vaccine development through Operation Warp Speed .
If the WHO provides political cover for China ’ s COVID-19 vaccines , the Trump administration should strengthen our cooperation with Taiwan on COVID-19 research , including vaccine development .
The Trump administration should also press hard for new leadership in the WHO and for the WHO to re-admit Taiwan as an observer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Report .
The Trump administration must also develop a strong answer to the WHO ’ s COVAX initiative to prevent it from becoming a victory for China ’ s vaccine diplomacy .
Steve Postal has been previously published in American Thinker , the Christian Post , the Federalist , Israel National News , the Times of Israel , and the Washington Post .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Florida USPS Worker Accused of Stealing Mail-in Ballots

A Florida US Postal Service worker is accused of stealing a mail-in ballot , dozens of political flyers and 4 prepaid debit cards in a scheme that may have started nearly two years ago , federal authorities said Monday , the The New York Post reports .
Crystal Nicole Myrie , “ embezzled letters , postal cards , and mail which came into her possession intended to be carried or delivered by her , ” according to a criminal complaint .
Myrie appeared in federal court Monday on charges she stole the Miami-Dade County ballot , as well as 36 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail , according to the Miami Herald .
The 31-year-old suspect admitted to two postal inspector agents Friday that she stole the debit cards to use at stores and has been “ stealing mail sporadically for almost two years , ” prosecutors said .
When investigators told Myrie she would have to turn in her postal identification , she told them the ID was in her car in the parking lot , she led the investigators to her car where in plain view through a rear window they found bags of stolen envelopes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported .
One of those items was a mail-in ballot that was sent out for delivery on Oct. 6 .
In the criminal complaint , the USPS Office of Inspector General said that “ by stealing [ the victim ’ s ] vote-by-mail ballot , Myrie deprived [ the victim ] of her right to vote.
” It is unclear if Myrie purposely stole the ballot or if it was unknowingly part of a haul .
She appeared in court Monday but has not entered a plea .
More than 2.5 million votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sunshine State .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Commentary: The Biden Family Scandal Is Monumental; It’s the October Surprise Joe Biden Just Wants t

Commentary: The Biden Family Scandal Is Monumental; It’s the October Surprise Joe Biden Just Wants to Go Away

Let ’ s get right to the bottom line : Recent news raises serious questions as to whether Joe Biden broke the public ’ s trust , exploited his position as a public official , and financially enriched the Biden family significantly from foreign business partners in China , the Ukraine , and Russia .
Before we jump into what we now know , how about a little refresher on Biden ’ s statement last September to Fox ’ s Peter Doocy when he asked of Biden , “ how many times have you spoken to your son about his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s indignant response ?
“ I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings.
” Wow .
Seems Joe didn ’ t get the memo , “ never say never ” because , in fact , Biden well knew about his son Hunter ’ s business dealings .
Indeed , it seems Papa Biden wasn ’ t wading , he was actually knee deep , in Hunter ’ s business affairs and also may have had some of his own going on .
Fast forward from last September to weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Last year , Hunter Biden dropped off his laptop at a computer repair shop in Delaware , signed a receipt ( appears to be the same signature Hunter used in his paternity suit papers ) .
He failed to retrieve the laptop , and the repair shop owner turned the laptop over to the FBI .
The FBI confirmed the emails are Hunter ’ s , and Hunter ’ s attorney later asked for the laptop .
Joe Biden himself has failed to unequivocally deny that the emails belong to his son .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law , res ipsa loquitur , the thing speaks for itself .
Of course , the media and Big Tech immediately censored this story because they want Biden to win the election .
They also believe they are in charge .
Their Soviet-style tactics to censor this scandal reinforces the need to expose the Biden family activities .
And in the typical Biden style of “ the best defense is an offense , ” the one reporter who had the guts ( or gall ) to ask Biden about the subject was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no response .
It ’ s another smear campaign , right up your alley , those are the questions you always ask.
” Thank goodness there are real journalists like Peter Schweizer , John Solomon and others who are diligently doing the investigative work the Democrat party media simply refuses to do .
How insulting ( and pathetic ) that the man who wants to be the next President of the United States , the leader of the free world , is taking cover and doesn ’ t think he has an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people have about this scandal .
And an obligation he does indeed have .
So , here are just a few questions because as every day passes , more scandalous information is being revealed and it ’ s a bit challenging to keep up with the explosive developments .
Joe , the FBI has Hunter ’ s laptop with 40,000 emails on it .
Some of the emails describe your son ’ s activities in China , Russia , and the Ukraine where he made millions of dollars from various business deals .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about assisting him in meetings and there ’ s even one referring to you as “ the big guy ” who will get ten percent of a business deal worth millions .
Another email mentions you being involved in a meeting with Burisma executives , the same Burisma that paid your son $ 83,000 a month to sit on its Board .
Perhaps the following April 17 , 2015 email of gratitude from Burisma executive Vadym Pozharskyi to your son will refresh your recollection .
“ Dear Hunter , thank you for inviting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to meet your father and spent [ sic ] some time together .
It ’ s realty [ sic ] an honor and pleasure.
” And then there was an earlier May 2014 Pozharskyi email seeking Hunter ’ s “ advice on how you [ Hunter ] could use your influence ” on behalf of Burisma .
The American people are very concerned that as a public official you and your family misused your office for financial and other personal enrichment .
Joe , we need you to explain to the American people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son ’ s business deals and how the Biden family profited from them .
And , Joe , what about the email dating back to 2011 that shows that your son provided access to the White House to a group called the China Entrepreneur Club that included Chinese billionaires and Chinese Communist Party loyalists and that you met with them , too .
Explain why it was okay for your son to give them access especially since your son was doing business in China .
Joe , speaking of China , your son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Force Two in 2013 .
You met with your son ’ s Chinese partners , and ten days later , your son ’ s company signed a deal with the Bank of China and created a $ 1 billion investment fund .
You need to explain this to the public rather than simply dismiss this and pretend it is a smear .
It is fact .
And yesterday , Joe , we learned about another bombshell email that is quite damning about the Biden family , to say the least .
Specifically , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of SinoHawk Holdings , an entity run by Biden family members in partnership with CEFC Energy , a Chinese energy company now defunct and bankrupt , spoke about a 2017 email that reveals the offer by the Chinese company to wire $ 10 million into an account , $ 5 million of which was a loan to “ BD family … interest-free.
” The “ BD family ” refers to the Biden family .
Less than two weeks later , $ 5 million was wired from China to a Delaware LLC .
Earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you say that you had never spoken to Hunter about his business .
Mr. Bobulinski corrected that , Joe , saying , “ I ’ ve seen firsthand that that ’ s not true because it wasn ’ t just Hunter ’ s business .
They said they were putting the Biden family name and its legacy on the line.
” And then yesterday evening Mr. Bobulinski revealed in a press conference that when discussing business , you were referred to as the “ Chairman ” or the “ Big Guy , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to be mentioned in writing .
The Bidens , Mr. Bobulinski said , were “ paranoid ” about keeping your name secret .
Joe , according to Mr. Bobulinski , these were not Hunter Biden business deals .
These were Biden family deals .
The American people need you to come clean and explain this Biden family deal .
Joe , we have yet another question about your ethical responsibilities : Why didn ’ t you tell your son Hunter that because you were Vice President , he had to be very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ever engage in any business with any foreign governments , foreign entities or otherwise do anything else that would have even the appearance of impropriety because that would compromise the office of the Vice Presidency and pose a huge national security risk to the United States of America ?
Why is it that you never said that to Hunter ?
These questions only skim the surface about whether Joe Biden and others in the Biden family engaged in corruption .
Indeed , this is clearly a scandal of huge proportions which , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiple laws , such as money laundering , tax evasion , failure to register under the Foreign Agent Registration Act ( FARA ) , and who knows what else .
Only time will tell , but we don ’ t have a lot of time with the election looming in less than two weeks .
Joe , his family , and the entire Democrat world want this to just go away .
They ’ re counting on winning and then they surely will make it go away .
But Joe Biden has the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we have the right to know the truth and know it now .
Julie Strauss Levin is an attorney and concerned American


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Protestors Appear Ahead of Third and Final Presidential Debate

In the hours preceding dawn , five women dressed in long red cloaks and white bonnets gathered on a street corner by Belmont University .
These Handmaid ’ s Tale protestors held up a spray-painted bedsheet : “ PRO-LIFE IS A LIE .
TRUMP LET 222K DIE.
” One woman held a plastic coat hanger .
Handmaid ’ s Tale protestors were inspired by the book and subsequent television series of the same name .
In the fictitious world of the series , women trapped in reproductive slavery wear red cloaks and white bonnets .
In our world , Handmaid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest pro-life bills and “ oppressive ” legislators .
By noon , the protestors had left .
The sign remained on the corner and was tucked into itself , possibly indicating an intent to return later that evening .
Police had sectioned off all entrances to campus , including some of the inner roads .
Only students and official personnel were allowed on campus .
Others had arrived after those first protestors left – reporters , debate attendees , and many supporters of President Trump .
One man , Bob Kunst , set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about a block down the same stretch of road as the Handmaid ’ s Tale protestors .
Kunst told The Tennessee Star that he hadn ’ t seen the protestors or any others all morning .
In fact , he reported seeing mostly Trump supporters walking the streets .
The closest thing to protesting he ’ d heard were a few “ F*** Trump !
” yells from cars driving past .
“ I came all the way here from Florida – I ’ m a registered Democrat , have been all my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is my 192nd effort for the Trump campaign .
I ’ m upset with what ’ s happened to the Democratic Party .
I call ’ em ‘ Demo-rats . '
” Other Trump supporters walked around wearing the red “ Make America Great Again ” hats , “ TRUMP 2020 ” t-shirts , and some wore Trump flags as capes .
A black truck looped the campus continually , towing a black trailer promoting “ The Silent Majority , ” a pro-Trump organization .
In the apparent minority were Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t-shirts promoting justice for Breonna Taylor .
One woman walked around with a “ Biden-Harris 2020 ” sign .
No major protests were occurring that afternoon .
Pedestrians traveled the streets and campus without any further disruptions .
Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and the Star News Network .
Follow her latest on Twitter , or email tips to [ email protected ] .
Photo “ Handmaid Tales ” by WKRN News 2 .


thetennesseestar--2020-10-23--Vaccine Expected to be Ready for Vulnerable Population by January, HHS Sec Azar Says

Department of Health and Human Services Sec .
Alex Azar said Wednesday that he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be available for vulnerable Americans by January 2021 .
The Health and Human Services ( HHS ) secretary said that vaccines will be immediately be offered to seniors , health care workers and first responders once hospitals are able to administer it , according to The Hill .
Sec .
Alex Azar ’ s comments came at press briefing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters .
“ There is hope on the way in the form of safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks or months , ” Azar said , The Hill reported .
“ We expect that we would have by end of this year enough vaccine that is FDA-authorized to be able to vaccinate the most vulnerable individuals.
” He continued : “ By end of January , we ’ d expect we ’ d have enough to vaccinate all seniors , as well as our health care workers and first responders.
” Azar added that more Americans will have access to the vaccine by April , according to The Hill .
President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be produced before the Nov. 3 election , in which his handling of the pandemic could be a major issue for voters .
Nine biopharmaceutical executives whose companies are developing coronavirus vaccines signed a joint statement on Sept. 8 reassuring the public of their commitment to producing a safe vaccine .
“ We , the undersigned biopharmaceutical companies , want to make clear our on-going commitment to developing and testing potential vaccines for COVID-19 in accordance with high ethical standards and sound scientific principles , ” the statement said .
The U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pharmaceutical companies since March as part of Operation Warp Speed , the multiagency effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine quickly .
The goal of the operation has been to produce 300 million doses of “ safe and effective vaccines ” by January 2021 .
Trump declared a national emergency in March as coronavirus spread rapidly around the world .
HHS did not immediately respond to request for comment .
Thomas Catenacci is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .