thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Leaked Doc Allegedly Created by Left-Wing Minnesota Group Calls for Post-Election ‘Mass Mobilization

Leaked Doc Allegedly Created by Left-Wing Minnesota Group Calls for Post-Election ‘Mass Mobilization’

A leaked document allegedly created by TakeAction Minnesota warns of “ mass mobilization ” and “ unrest ” in Minneapolis if President Donald Trump is reelected , or if the results of the election are contested .
The document was obtained by Breitbart News and is labeled a “ confidential working draft — not for public.
” While no organization is listed in the document itself , Breitbart reports that TakeAction has been circulating the memo among its leadership .
TakeAction Minnesota , the “ hub for Minnesota ’ s progressive movement , ” was founded in 2006 as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Action .
Its member organizations include various labor unions , such as Education Minnesota , and left-wing advocacy groups .
One section of the leaked manifesto , titled “ Theory of What Will Happen , ” declares that “ mass mobilization will and must happen in Minnesota to defend democracy ” regardless of the “ strength of the Minnesota election system.
” “ We expect that this mobilization will create space and opportunity for unrest , primarily in Minneapolis .
In this context , the situation could rapidly spiral beyond control depending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the State ’ s reaction , ” the document says .
The document warns about the “ possibility of right-wing violence ” enabled by the Minneapolis Police Department .
“ During the uprising immediately following the murder of George Floyd and since then , the Minneapolis Police Department ( MPD ) is either disengaged or instigating tension .
The governor has activated the National Guard and State Patrol twice , and is prepared to do so again , ” says the document .
“ It is unclear who the MPD is accountable and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are contested in Minnesota , the document suggests supporting “ efforts by the State to resolve the contest rapidly and to prevent right-wing vigilantes , with or without support of local officials , from interfering with the certification of Minnesota ’ s electors by the safe harbor date.
” “ In addition , we must be prepared to support state efforts to prevent illegitimate federal efforts to intervene on behalf of local right-wing groups , ” it adds .
If a nearby state experiences contested results , the document recommends “ finding opportunities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region and to states whose electors and votes might be more directly contested than ours.
” Regardless of the outcome , the document predicts that “ Trump and the GOP ” will “ use institutional capacity to control election information and manipulate the result.
” “ Here , our response will focus on mass mobilization efforts , ” it says , noting that groups need to be prepared to take action from “ Election Day to Inauguration Day.
” The document calls for “ sustained mass mobilization ” and “ strategic disruption ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ credible concerns regarding election inference and vote counting ” remain .
The document also includes plans for establishing “ healthy lines of communication between the field and governing actors.
” “ Agreement from and establishment of communication from state leadership and the field maximizing our aligned efforts ” is one of several “ goals ” listed in the document .
Another goal is to “ establish a set of mass mobilization containers , on and offline , that can serve to advance our agenda in the days immediately following Election Day.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands and no elbows .
It ’ s a time for organizations to be clear on their highest and best use in this moment and to find their lane .
This will require a degree of trust that we may not fully have as a collective and as parts , ” begins a section called “ Role and Responsibility of Democracy Defense Organizations.
” The role of these unidentified “ democracy defense organizations ” will be to “ collect and share information , ” “ prepare and care for people , ” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bold , clear narrative ” and “ interface with elected officials and former candidates.
” These organizations will also establish a “ coalition that can function as a credible actor and broker in back-end negotiations with the DFL and elected officials.
” TakeAction Minnesota has been holding virtual 45-minute sessions “ about the scenarios most likely to unfold on election night , [ and ] strategies to get grounded and ready to # SquadUp and ensure all votes are counted.
” Anthony Gockowski is Editor-in-Chief of Alpha News .
He previously worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Campus Reform , and reported for The Daily Caller .
Photo “ MN Riot ” by Chad Davis CC BY-SA 2.0 .

One section of the leaked manifesto, titled “Theory of What Will Happen,” declares that “mass mobilization will and must happen in Minnesota to defend democracy.”
A leaked document allegedly created by TakeAction Minnesota warns of “mass mobilization” and “unrest” in Minneapolis if President Donald Trump is reelected, or if the results of the election are contested.
The document was obtained by Breitbart News and is labeled a “confidential working draft — not for public.” While no organization is listed in the document itself, Breitbart reports that TakeAction has been circulating the memo among its leadership.
TakeAction Minnesota, the “hub for Minnesota’s progressive movement,” was founded in 2006 as an affiliate of the national organization People’s Action. Its member organizations include various labor unions, such as Education Minnesota, and left-wing advocacy groups.
One section of the leaked manifesto, titled “Theory of What Will Happen,” declares that “mass mobilization will and must happen in Minnesota to defend democracy” regardless of the “strength of the Minnesota election system.”
“We expect that this mobilization will create space and opportunity for unrest, primarily in Minneapolis. In this context, the situation could rapidly spiral beyond control depending on the nature of the unrest and the State’s reaction,” the document says.
The document warns about the “possibility of right-wing violence” enabled by the Minneapolis Police Department.
“During the uprising immediately following the murder of George Floyd and since then, the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) is either disengaged or instigating tension. The governor has activated the National Guard and State Patrol twice, and is prepared to do so again,” says the document. “It is unclear who the MPD is accountable and answering to.”
If the election results are contested in Minnesota, the document suggests supporting “efforts by the State to resolve the contest rapidly and to prevent right-wing vigilantes, with or without support of local officials, from interfering with the certification of Minnesota’s electors by the safe harbor date.”
“In addition, we must be prepared to support state efforts to prevent illegitimate federal efforts to intervene on behalf of local right-wing groups,” it adds.
If a nearby state experiences contested results, the document recommends “finding opportunities to add capacity and people-power to the region and to states whose electors and votes might be more directly contested than ours.”
Regardless of the outcome, the document predicts that “Trump and the GOP” will “use institutional capacity to control election information and manipulate the result.”
“Here, our response will focus on mass mobilization efforts,” it says, noting that groups need to be prepared to take action from “Election Day to Inauguration Day.”
The document calls for “sustained mass mobilization” and “strategic disruption” in the event that Trump wins while “credible concerns regarding election inference and vote counting” remain.
The document also includes plans for establishing “healthy lines of communication between the field and governing actors.”
“Agreement from and establishment of communication from state leadership and the field maximizing our aligned efforts” is one of several “goals” listed in the document.
Another goal is to “establish a set of mass mobilization containers, on and offline, that can serve to advance our agenda in the days immediately following Election Day.”
“This is a moment for all hands and no elbows. It’s a time for organizations to be clear on their highest and best use in this moment and to find their lane. This will require a degree of trust that we may not fully have as a collective and as parts,” begins a section called “Role and Responsibility of Democracy Defense Organizations.”
The role of these unidentified “democracy defense organizations” will be to “collect and share information,” “prepare and care for people,” “mobilize popular support,” “advance a bold, clear narrative” and “interface with elected officials and former candidates.”
These organizations will also establish a “coalition that can function as a credible actor and broker in back-end negotiations with the DFL and elected officials.”
TakeAction Minnesota has been holding virtual 45-minute sessions “about the scenarios most likely to unfold on election night, [and] strategies to get grounded and ready to #SquadUp and ensure all votes are counted.”
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Anthony Gockowski is Editor-in-Chief of Alpha News. He previously worked as an editor for The Minnesota Sun and Campus Reform, and reported for The Daily Caller.
Photo “MN Riot” by Chad Davis CC BY-SA 2.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Another Restaurant Chain, Friendly’s, Hits Wall in Pandemic

WILBRAHAM , Massachusetts ( AP ) — Friendly ’ s Restaurants , the 85-year-old East Coast dining chain known for its Fribble milkshakes and ice cream sundaes , is filing for bankruptcy protection .
It joins a growing list of well-established restaurant chains that are failing due to an unchecked pandemic in the United States .
George Michel , CEO of FIC Restaurants Inc. , Friendly ’ s parent company , said COVID-19 has had a “ catastrophic impact ” on operations .
FIC will sell essentially all of its assets to the restaurant company Amici Partners Group .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stretch from Maine to Florida , will remain open while the chain restructures under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection , the company said late Sunday .
The pandemic has hit the restaurant sector very hard , particularly chains like Friendly ’ s that rely on people sitting down at tables .
At least 10 chains have filed for bankruptcy protection since the pandemic began this year .
Traffic at full-service restaurant chains in the U.S. plummeted 48 % in the April-June period , according to NPD Group .
Visits were down 25 % in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eased in some parts of the country .
However , infections are surging again as colder weather arrives and industry analysts are assembling lists of larger chain restaurants most at risk of failure .
Friendly ’ s , like most other chains that have stumbled this year , had already been struggling as its customer base aged and competition increased .
In the pandemic , it became increasingly difficult to compete with chains that already relied on carryout and drive-thru , like Dairy Queen .
Friendly ’ s has closed hundreds of locations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Massachusetts , company filed for bankruptcy protection before , in 2011 .
Michel said Friendly ’ s had been trying to grow its carryout and delivery business and revamp its menu when the pandemic hit .
Other restaurant chains that have filed for bankruptcy protection this year include the U.S. arm of Le Pain Quotidien , CEC Entertainment , the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese , California Pizza Kitchen , Sizzler and Ruby Tuesday .
Dee-Ann Durbin is a reporter with The Associated Press .

by Dee-Ann Durbin
WILBRAHAM, Massachusetts (AP) — Friendly’s Restaurants, the 85-year-old East Coast dining chain known for its Fribble milkshakes and ice cream sundaes, is filing for bankruptcy protection.
It joins a growing list of well-established restaurant chains that are failing due to an unchecked pandemic in the United States.
George Michel, CEO of FIC Restaurants Inc., Friendly’s parent company, said COVID-19 has had a “catastrophic impact” on operations. FIC will sell essentially all of its assets to the restaurant company Amici Partners Group.
All 130 Friendly’s locations, which stretch from Maine to Florida, will remain open while the chain restructures under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company said late Sunday.
The pandemic has hit the restaurant sector very hard, particularly chains like Friendly’s that rely on people sitting down at tables. At least 10 chains have filed for bankruptcy protection since the pandemic began this year.
Traffic at full-service restaurant chains in the U.S. plummeted 48% in the April-June period, according to NPD Group. Visits were down 25% in the June-September period, as restrictions were eased in some parts of the country.
However, infections are surging again as colder weather arrives and industry analysts are assembling lists of larger chain restaurants most at risk of failure.
Friendly’s, like most other chains that have stumbled this year, had already been struggling as its customer base aged and competition increased. In the pandemic, it became increasingly difficult to compete with chains that already relied on carryout and drive-thru, like Dairy Queen.
Friendly’s has closed hundreds of locations over the past decade. The Wilbraham, Massachusetts, company filed for bankruptcy protection before, in 2011.
Michel said Friendly’s had been trying to grow its carryout and delivery business and revamp its menu when the pandemic hit.
Other restaurant chains that have filed for bankruptcy protection this year include the U.S. arm of Le Pain Quotidien, CEC Entertainment, the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese, California Pizza Kitchen, Sizzler and Ruby Tuesday.
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Dee-Ann Durbin is a reporter with The Associated Press.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--‘Disinformation’ and Other Media Excuses for Downplaying, Dismissing Hunter Biden Revelations

Establishment media outlets have largely downplayed and dismissed new revelations about Hunter Biden ’ s foreign business dealings and how much his father , Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , may have known about those dealings .
Media outlets have offered a variety of rationales for downplaying the revelations , which have come from newly surfaced emails and from one of Hunter Biden ’ s former business partners , Tony Bobulinski .
An NBC News analysis asserted that the news outlet was unable to verify the authenticity of an email that show a Burisma executive thanking Hunter Biden for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ email , which was first reported by the New York Post , is unquestionably authentic , a cybersecurity expert told the Daily Caller News Foundation after conducting a forensic analysis of the email ’ s metadata .
The NBC News analysis also asserted that the email — and other newly surfaced Hunter Biden communications — didn ’ t contain any significant revelations .
But the email was yet another piece of evidence suggesting that Joe Biden had spoken to Hunter Biden about his son ’ s business dealings , despite what the former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Radio ( NPR ) faced a backlash after publicly refusing to cover the new revelations , which were deemed “ distractions.
” “ We don ’ t want to waste our time on stories that are not really stories , and we don ’ t want to waste the listeners ’ and readers ’ time on stories that are just pure distractions , ” NPR Managing Editor Terence Samuel said in a newsletter .
Other media outlets promoted uncorroborated claims that the emails were part of a “ Russian disinformation ” campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a story titled , “ Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo , dozens of former intel officials say.
” It promoted claims that Russia was behind the Post ’ s story .
But there ’ s no evidence that Russia is behind the email release , as Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe noted last month .
“ It ’ s simply not true , ” Ratcliffe said of the Russian disinformation theory .
Bobulinski denounced the unproven theories of Russian involvement during an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my name is absolutely disgusting to me , ” Bobulinski said , noting his past military service and top-secret clearances .
Peter Hasson is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ Hunter Biden ” by Burisma Group .
Background Photo “ Burisma ” by Bella Bellini CC BY-SA 4.0 .

by Peter Hasson
Establishment media outlets have largely downplayed and dismissed new revelations about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings and how much his father, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, may have known about those dealings.
Media outlets have offered a variety of rationales for downplaying the revelations, which have come from newly surfaced emails and from one of Hunter Biden’s former business partners, Tony Bobulinski.
An NBC News analysis asserted that the news outlet was unable to verify the authenticity of an email that show a Burisma executive thanking Hunter Biden for the opportunity to meet his father. The email, which was first reported by the New York Post, is unquestionably authentic, a cybersecurity expert told the Daily Caller News Foundation after conducting a forensic analysis of the email’s metadata.
The NBC News analysis also asserted that the email — and other newly surfaced Hunter Biden communications — didn’t contain any significant revelations. But the email was yet another piece of evidence suggesting that Joe Biden had spoken to Hunter Biden about his son’s business dealings, despite what the former vice president has said publicly.
National Public Radio (NPR) faced a backlash after publicly refusing to cover the new revelations, which were deemed “distractions.”
“We don’t want to waste our time on stories that are not really stories, and we don’t want to waste the listeners’ and readers’ time on stories that are just pure distractions,” NPR Managing Editor Terence Samuel said in a newsletter.
Other media outlets promoted uncorroborated claims that the emails were part of a “Russian disinformation” campaign.
Politico, for example, ran a story titled, “Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say.” It promoted claims that Russia was behind the Post’s story.
But there’s no evidence that Russia is behind the email release, as Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe noted last month.
“It’s simply not true,” Ratcliffe said of the Russian disinformation theory.
Bobulinski denounced the unproven theories of Russian involvement during an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
“To say that and associate that with my name is absolutely disgusting to me,” Bobulinski said, noting his past military service and top-secret clearances.
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Peter Hasson is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Hunter Biden” by Burisma Group. Background Photo “Burisma” by Bella Bellini CC BY-SA 4.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Kamala Harris Goes ‘Full Blown Marxist’ in Campaign Ad

The Biden campaign is taking some heat after vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris unabashedly promoted the communist principle of equality of outcome in a campaign ad , rather than the American ideal of equality of opportunity .
The animated video , shared by Sen. Harris ( D-Calif. ) on Twitter Sunday , begins with two men — one white and one black — staring up at a mountain they both want to climb .
Both men are given the same length rope , but the white man is easily able to reach his rope while the black man is stuck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unable to reach his rope .
Harris begins by saying , “ So there ’ s a big difference between equality and equity .
Equality suggests , ‘ oh , everyone should get the same amount.
’ ” “ The problem with that [ is ] not everybody ’ s starting out from the same place .
So if we ’ re all getting the same amount but you started out back there and I started out over here , we could get the same amount , but you ’ re still going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she said , as the white man scrambles up the mountain while the black man watches sadly from below .
As Harris continues , flowers blossom beneath the black man ’ s feet and the ground begins to rise up , allowing him to reach the rope and climb up to the mountain ’ s summit where he joins the white man .
“ It ’ s about giving people the resources and support they need so that everyone can be on equal footing , and then compete on equal footing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up at the same place , ” she said as the video ended .
The video created a backlash on Twitter , with conservatives arguing that the promotion of equal outcomes is a Communist or Marxist ideal .
House Republican Conference Committee Chair Liz Cheney ( R-Wyo . )
noted that “ government-enforced equality of outcomes is Marxism.
” “ Sounds just like Karl Marx .
A century of history has shown where that path leads , ” Cheney tweeted .
“ We all embrace equal opportunity , but government-enforced equality of outcomes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dan Crenshaw ( R-Texas ) tweeted , “ The false promise of the left , in 1 minute .
Start out with a well-intentioned point on equality of opportunity , only to end it with the true Marxist intent : equity in outcomes .
They leave out the part where equity must be enforced with unequal – and tyrannical – treatment.
” Since the general election campaign began , Joe Biden has sought to shed the socialist label earned after running as a far-leftist in the primaries .
The former veep didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the most left-wing voting record to be his running mate .

by Debra Heine
The Biden campaign is taking some heat after vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris unabashedly promoted the communist principle of equality of outcome in a campaign ad, rather than the American ideal of equality of opportunity.
The animated video, shared by Sen. Harris (D-Calif.) on Twitter Sunday, begins with two men — one white and one black — staring up at a mountain they both want to climb.
Both men are given the same length rope, but the white man is easily able to reach his rope while the black man is stuck at the bottom of a cliff, unable to reach his rope.
Harris begins by saying, “So there’s a big difference between equality and equity. Equality suggests, ‘oh, everyone should get the same amount.’”
“The problem with that [is] not everybody’s starting out from the same place. So if we’re all getting the same amount but you started out back there and I started out over here, we could get the same amount, but you’re still going to be that far back behind me,” she said, as the white man scrambles up the mountain while the black man watches sadly from below.
As Harris continues, flowers blossom beneath the black man’s feet and the ground begins to rise up, allowing him to reach the rope and climb up to the mountain’s summit where he joins the white man.
“It’s about giving people the resources and support they need so that everyone can be on equal footing, and then compete on equal footing. Equitable treatment means we all end up at the same place,” she said as the video ended.
There’s a big difference between equality and equity. pic.twitter.com/n3XfQyjLNe — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 1, 2020
The video created a backlash on Twitter, with conservatives arguing that the promotion of equal outcomes is a Communist or Marxist ideal.
House Republican Conference Committee Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) noted that “government-enforced equality of outcomes is Marxism.”
“Sounds just like Karl Marx. A century of history has shown where that path leads,” Cheney tweeted. “We all embrace equal opportunity, but government-enforced equality of outcomes is Marxism.”
Trump campaign Deputy Director of Communications Matt Wolking simply responded, “Full blown Marxist.”
Former Navy SEAL Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) tweeted, “The false promise of the left, in 1 minute. Start out with a well-intentioned point on equality of opportunity, only to end it with the true Marxist intent: equity in outcomes. They leave out the part where equity must be enforced with unequal – and tyrannical – treatment.”
The false promise of the left, in 1 minute. Start out with a well-intentioned point on equality of opportunity, only to end it with the true Marxist intent: equity in outcomes. They leave out the part where equity must be enforced with unequal -and tyrannical- treatment. https://t.co/Hflv16okCo — Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) November 2, 2020
Since the general election campaign began, Joe Biden has sought to shed the socialist label earned after running as a far-leftist in the primaries.
Speaking to NBC News at a town hall in Miami, Fla., last week, the former vice president responded to a voter’s question about concerns over labels of communism and socialism among Democrats with a query of his own: “Do I look like a socialist?” “Look, I’m the guy that ran against the socialist,” Biden continued before reminding the audience how he was viewed as “too centrist, too moderate, too straightforward” during the Democratic primary.
The former veep didn’t explain why he chose the Senator with the most left-wing voting record to be his running mate.
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Debra Heine is a regular contributor to American Greatness.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Hong Kong Democracy Protesters Support Trump, View Biden as Weak

The protesters who have demonstrated against China ’ s tightening grip on Hong Kong believe that if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins Tuesday ’ s election , the U.S. stance on China would be weak , according to the South China Morning Post ( SCMP ) .
As vice president , Biden lead former President Barack Obama ’ s China policy , according to The Atlantic .
“ If Biden wins , he will return to his old path and honor international agreements without any drastic approach to contain China , ” Simon Lau , former policy adviser at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Policy Unit think tank , SCMP reported .
President Donald Trump is also the favorite among Hong Kong social media users who support democracy , according to SCMP .
However , some Hong Kong experts said what matters most is that the U.S. adopts a bipartisan approach to China , according to SCMP .
“ Relying on one politician and political party will not be beneficial , ” Hong Kong Democracy Council founder Samuel Chu told SCMP .
“ Trump only started to openly blame China more when it became necessary for electioneering.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2019 after Beijing passed a law enabling the government to extradite Hong Kong citizens to mainland China .
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens participated in mass protests in response , which were some of the largest in Hong Kong history , according to The New York Times .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China in May after a fresh wave of protests .
In November 2019 , Trump said he “ saved Hong Kong , ” according to Bloomberg .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Hong Kong has prevented China President Xi Jinping from instituting a more violent crackdown and spared thousands of lives .
Trump signed a bill sanctioning Chinese officials who undermine Hong Kong citizens ’ rights in July , according to NBC News .
“ The brave people of Hong Kong deserve the full support of the United States as they demand the civil liberties and autonomy promised to them .
Violent suppression is unacceptable .
The world is watching , ” Biden tweeted in October 2019 .
The Trump administration has taken a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Council on Foreign Relations ( CFR ) .
Trump has confronted china on “ intellectual property theft , currency manipulation , export subsidies and economic espionage , ” CFR reported .
Trump has also led the U.S. into an ongoing trade war with China , according to CFR .
During his presidency , he has increased tariffs on Chinese goods multiple times , CNBC reported .
Thomas Catenacci is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation .
Photo “ Hong Kong ” by doctorwho CC BY 2.0 .

by Thomas Catenacci
Prominent pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters support President Donald Trump’s re-election bid citing his strong stance on China.
The protesters who have demonstrated against China’s tightening grip on Hong Kong believe that if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins Tuesday’s election, the U.S. stance on China would be weak, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). As vice president, Biden lead former President Barack Obama’s China policy, according to The Atlantic.
“If Biden wins, he will return to his old path and honor international agreements without any drastic approach to contain China,” Simon Lau, former policy adviser at Hong Kong government’s defunct Central Policy Unit think tank, SCMP reported.
President Donald Trump is also the favorite among Hong Kong social media users who support democracy, according to SCMP.
However, some Hong Kong experts said what matters most is that the U.S. adopts a bipartisan approach to China, according to SCMP.
“Relying on one politician and political party will not be beneficial,” Hong Kong Democracy Council founder Samuel Chu told SCMP. “Trump only started to openly blame China more when it became necessary for electioneering.”
Tensions in Hong Kong ramped up in 2019 after Beijing passed a law enabling the government to extradite Hong Kong citizens to mainland China. Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens participated in mass protests in response, which were some of the largest in Hong Kong history, according to The New York Times.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China in May after a fresh wave of protests.
In November 2019, Trump said he “saved Hong Kong,” according to Bloomberg. He added that his administration’s stance on Hong Kong has prevented China President Xi Jinping from instituting a more violent crackdown and spared thousands of lives.
Trump signed a bill sanctioning Chinese officials who undermine Hong Kong citizens’ rights in July, according to NBC News.
Biden has also supported Hong Kong’s democracy protests.
“The brave people of Hong Kong deserve the full support of the United States as they demand the civil liberties and autonomy promised to them. Violent suppression is unacceptable. The world is watching,” Biden tweeted in October 2019.
The Trump administration has taken a consistently strong stance against China, according to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Trump has confronted china on “intellectual property theft, currency manipulation, export subsidies and economic espionage,” CFR reported.
Trump has also led the U.S. into an ongoing trade war with China, according to CFR. During his presidency, he has increased tariffs on Chinese goods multiple times, CNBC reported.
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Thomas Catenacci is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Hong Kong” by doctorwho CC BY 2.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Tool Shows How Much Money is Locked Out of Michigan Classrooms Because of $40 Billion Pension Debt S

Tool Shows How Much Money is Locked Out of Michigan Classrooms Because of $40 Billion Pension Debt Service

A new tool reveals thousands of dollars per student each year is paying longstanding debt service rather than helping Michigan students prepare for a successful future .
Leonard Gilroy , vice president of the libertarian Reason Foundation and senior managing director of the Pension Integrity Project , told The Center Square that changing markets , underfunding below actuary recommendations , and the Great Recession has made it harder to hit investment targets for pension funds in the last few decades .
Gilroy compared Michigan ’ s Public School Employees Retirement System ’ s ( MPSERS ) $ 40.4 billion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
First , you have to plug the active leak , then clean up what ’ s already spilled .
“ What they ’ ve done is cap the spill , which is really important , ” Gilroy said of recent reforms championed by Rep. Thomas Albert , R-Lowell , and signed into law in 2018 , which lowered the payroll growth assumption used in MPSERS to ensure the system was more financially secure , freed more money for future classrooms , and paid down debt faster .
The next step is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the more than $ 40 billion of unfunded liabilities .
“ Michigan has been able to make some prudent reforms over the past few years that will reset the trajectory of this plan , ” Gilroy said .
But they ’ re not done yet .
“ To save money in the long run , we need to pay more now , ” Gilroy said .
“ It ’ s how all debt works.
” As the budget gets tighter , facing a $ 1 billion to $ 2 billion budget deficit in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state must continue paying down debt aggressively .
Rising pension debt crowds out money that otherwise could have flowed into the classroom .
“ Bad assumptions , missed payments and underperforming investments have created over $ 40 billion worth of debt – unfunded liabilities – that cost students and school districts more and more money each year , ” the report found .
If the state had made full pension contributions and used accurate investment return assumptions for the last 20 years , there would be thousands in additional funding for each Detroit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The tool shows that Detroit Public Schools made $ 111 million in total MPSERS contributions in 2018 , which means the district spent $ 2,254 per pupil on pension costs .
Those MPSERS contributions represented 27 percent of the money that Detroit Public Schools received via the state ’ s per-pupil foundation grant and comprised nearly 15 percent of its total budget in 2018 .
In 2018 , Detroit Public Schools spent $ 2,002 per student on MPSERS debt .
If MPSERS was fully funded and not deeply in debt , Detroit Public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just $ 252 per student for its 2018 annual pension contributions , freeing up an extra $ 1,800 per student to spend in classrooms , on technology or teachers ’ salaries .
Likewise , Lansing Public Schools spent $ 2,428 per pupil on pensions and $ 25.4 million in total MPSERS costs in 2018 .
These contributions ate up 32 % of the school district ’ s per-pupil grant .
If MPSERS wasn ’ t billions of dollars in debt , Lansing Public Schools would only have needed to contribute $ 274 per @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would ’ ve freed up an extra $ 1,800 for each student in the classroom .
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 .
Photo “ Classroom ” by woodleywonderworks CC BY 2.0 .

by Scott McClallen
A new tool reveals thousands of dollars per student each year is paying longstanding debt service rather than helping Michigan students prepare for a successful future.
Leonard Gilroy, vice president of the libertarian Reason Foundation and senior managing director of the Pension Integrity Project, told The Center Square that changing markets, underfunding below actuary recommendations, and the Great Recession has made it harder to hit investment targets for pension funds in the last few decades.
Gilroy compared Michigan’s Public School Employees Retirement System’s (MPSERS) $40.4 billion of unfunded liabilities to fixing an oil spill.
First, you have to plug the active leak, then clean up what’s already spilled.
“What they’ve done is cap the spill, which is really important,” Gilroy said of recent reforms championed by Rep. Thomas Albert, R-Lowell, and signed into law in 2018, which lowered the payroll growth assumption used in MPSERS to ensure the system was more financially secure, freed more money for future classrooms, and paid down debt faster.
The next step is to clean up the oil already spilled – the more than $40 billion of unfunded liabilities.
“Michigan has been able to make some prudent reforms over the past few years that will reset the trajectory of this plan,” Gilroy said.
But they’re not done yet.
“To save money in the long run, we need to pay more now,” Gilroy said. “It’s how all debt works.”
As the budget gets tighter, facing a $1 billion to $2 billion budget deficit in fiscal year 2022, Gilroy said the state must continue paying down debt aggressively.
Rising pension debt crowds out money that otherwise could have flowed into the classroom.
“Bad assumptions, missed payments and underperforming investments have created over $40 billion worth of debt – unfunded liabilities – that cost students and school districts more and more money each year,” the report found.
If the state had made full pension contributions and used accurate investment return assumptions for the last 20 years, there would be thousands in additional funding for each Detroit Public School student, for example.
The tool shows that Detroit Public Schools made $111 million in total MPSERS contributions in 2018, which means the district spent $2,254 per pupil on pension costs.
Those MPSERS contributions represented 27 percent of the money that Detroit Public Schools received via the state’s per-pupil foundation grant and comprised nearly 15 percent of its total budget in 2018.
In 2018, Detroit Public Schools spent $2,002 per student on MPSERS debt.
If MPSERS was fully funded and not deeply in debt, Detroit Public Schools would’ve had to spend just $252 per student for its 2018 annual pension contributions, freeing up an extra $1,800 per student to spend in classrooms, on technology or teachers’ salaries.
Likewise, Lansing Public Schools spent $2,428 per pupil on pensions and $25.4 million in total MPSERS costs in 2018.
These contributions ate up 32% of the school district’s per-pupil grant.
If MPSERS wasn’t billions of dollars in debt, Lansing Public Schools would only have needed to contribute $274 per student to fund retirement benefits, which would’ve freed up an extra $1,800 for each student in the classroom.
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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.
Photo “Classroom” by woodleywonderworks CC BY 2.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--John Rich to Host Election Night Watch Party in Downtown Nashville

Big and Rich singer-songwriter , television host , and whiskey entrepreneur John Rich will host an election night watch party at his downtown bar , Redneck Riviera .
The Tennessee Republican Party emailed invitations to the event on Monday .
Currently , President Donald Trump is favored to win Tennessee .
The same holds true for Republican Bill Hagerty in his senate race against Democrat Marquita Bradshaw .
Prior to Election Day , Rich tweeted out a plea for people to abstain from rioting over the election ’ s results .
“ To whom it may concern : No matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t burn and loot our cities .
Sincerely , America.
” Although other major cities across the nation are boarding up their businesses in anticipation of election outcomes , Nashville hasn ’ t .
As The Tennessee Star reported , Rich spoke at Turning Point USA Nashville ’ s debate watch party several weeks ago .
The country star was the first speaker in the pre-debate lineup .
During his speech , Rich encouraged the audience to pray for their persecutors , and hold firmly to their beliefs .
Nashville ’ s mayor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be limited to 500 guests or 30 percent capacity .
This stipulation remained , although Cooper announced Monday that lifted the 50 percent capacity limit for bars and restaurants .
According to Cooper ’ s mandates , Redneck Riviera ’ s election night watch party will also enforce mask wearing , social distancing , and the city ’ s 11 pm curfew .
Tickets for free seats are limited and will be available up until the time of the event .
Otherwise , $ 100 VIP tickets are available which include appetizers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must arrive between 5 and 5:30 pm , or their seats will be released .
The Tennessee Republican Party also shared links to other election night watch parties : Flat Rock Farms in Lewisburg and Marioochi ’ s Pizzeria & The Coffee Collective in Sparta .
Tickets for the watch parties in Lewisburg and Sparta are limited and cost $ 25 and $ 10 , respectively .
Those who wish to attend the Sparta event must submit an email request .
Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and the Star @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter , or email tips to [ email protected ] .
Photos “ John Rich ” and “ Redneck Riviera Whiskey Bus ” by John Rich .

Big and Rich singer-songwriter, television host, and whiskey entrepreneur John Rich will host an election night watch party at his downtown bar, Redneck Riviera. The Tennessee Republican Party emailed invitations to the event on Monday.
Currently, President Donald Trump is favored to win Tennessee. The same holds true for Republican Bill Hagerty in his senate race against Democrat Marquita Bradshaw.
Prior to Election Day, Rich tweeted out a plea for people to abstain from rioting over the election’s results.
“To whom it may concern: No matter the outcome tomorrow, please don’t burn and loot our cities. Sincerely, America.”
Although other major cities across the nation are boarding up their businesses in anticipation of election outcomes, Nashville hasn’t.
As The Tennessee Star reported, Rich spoke at Turning Point USA Nashville’s debate watch party several weeks ago. The country star was the first speaker in the pre-debate lineup. During his speech, Rich encouraged the audience to pray for their persecutors, and hold firmly to their beliefs.
Nashville’s mayor, John Cooper, mandated that events be limited to 500 guests or 30 percent capacity. This stipulation remained, although Cooper announced Monday that lifted the 50 percent capacity limit for bars and restaurants.
According to Cooper’s mandates, Redneck Riviera’s election night watch party will also enforce mask wearing, social distancing, and the city’s 11 pm curfew.
Tickets for free seats are limited and will be available up until the time of the event. Otherwise, $100 VIP tickets are available which include appetizers and a three hour open bar. Guests must arrive between 5 and 5:30 pm, or their seats will be released.
The Tennessee Republican Party also shared links to other election night watch parties: Flat Rock Farms in Lewisburg and Marioochi’s Pizzeria & The Coffee Collective in Sparta.
Tickets for the watch parties in Lewisburg and Sparta are limited and cost $25 and $10, respectively. Those who wish to attend the Sparta event must submit an email request.
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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].
Photos “John Rich” and “Redneck Riviera Whiskey Bus” by John Rich.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Donald Trump’s Justice Department Awards More Than $2 Million to Fight Crime in Memphis

U.S. Department of Justice officials announced Monday that they will grant more than $ 2 million to fight and prevent crime in Memphis and Shelby County .
This , according to a press release that officials with the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office for the Western District of Tennessee published on their website Monday .
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded more than $ 458 million in funding to support state , local and tribal law enforcement efforts to combat violent crime in jurisdictions across the United States , the press release said .
“ The funding announced today continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reducing crime and improving public safety .
In the two years before President Trump took office , America had experienced a precipitous rise in crime , particularly in serious violent crime , ” the press release said .
“ The President elevated community safety to the top of his domestic agenda and crime rates have fallen steadily since .
Recent data from the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for 2019 show a drop in crime and serious victimization for the third year in a row .
However , a number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s grants will bolster crime-fighting efforts in those communities and in jurisdictions throughout the United States.
” U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant , speaking for the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office , said in the press release that he and his staff will use the money to fight violent gun crime in Memphis .
He said they would “ effectively target the real crime drivers in Memphis and Shelby County : gangs , guns , and drugs.
” As The Tennessee Star reported last month , federal officials are working in Memphis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fight violent crime as part of Operation Legend .
U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr said that , as of last month , officials had charged 51 defendants with federal felonies , including those for narcotics and firearm-related offenses .
Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star .
Follow Chris on Facebook .
Email tips to [ email protected ] Photo “ Memphis Police ” by Office of Public Affairs CC BY-SA 2.0 .

U.S. Department of Justice officials announced Monday that they will grant more than $2 million to fight and prevent crime in Memphis and Shelby County.
This, according to a press release that officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee published on their website Monday.
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded more than $458 million in funding to support state, local and tribal law enforcement efforts to combat violent crime in jurisdictions across the United States, the press release said.
“The funding announced today continues the Trump Administration’s commitment to reducing crime and improving public safety. In the two years before President Trump took office, America had experienced a precipitous rise in crime, particularly in serious violent crime,” the press release said.
“The President elevated community safety to the top of his domestic agenda and crime rates have fallen steadily since. Recent data from the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for 2019 show a drop in crime and serious victimization for the third year in a row. However, a number of cities are experiencing conspicuous countertrends. Today’s grants will bolster crime-fighting efforts in those communities and in jurisdictions throughout the United States.”
U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, speaking for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, said in the press release that he and his staff will use the money to fight violent gun crime in Memphis. He said they would “effectively target the real crime drivers in Memphis and Shelby County: gangs, guns, and drugs.”
As The Tennessee Star reported last month, federal officials are working in Memphis, among many other U.S. cities, to fight violent crime as part of Operation Legend.
U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr said that, as of last month, officials had charged 51 defendants with federal felonies, including those for narcotics and firearm-related offenses.
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected]
Photo “Memphis Police” by Office of Public Affairs CC BY-SA 2.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Crom Carmichael Discusses the Self Projection of Democrats Claiming That Trump Supporters are Violen

Crom Carmichael Discusses the Self Projection of Democrats Claiming That Trump Supporters are Violent

Live from Music Row Monday 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 the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio to explain how Democrats have been gaslighted by the mainstream media to believe that Trump and his supporters are divisive and violent when it is they themselves that are .
Leahy : Tomorrow ’ s a big day .
Election Day .
We are joined in the studio now by the original all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
Crom , I guess we ’ ve met each other when we are in our teenage years , right ?
Welcome , Crom .
Good morning .
Carmichael : ( Baby voice ) Hello Michael .
I ’ m just reflecting back on my childhood .
( Laughter ) I was so cute .
( Laughter ) Leahy : Oh dear .
We got to have fun , right ?
It ’ s such an un-stressful time of the year and our very existence of our constitutional republic is at stake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , let me tell you a story about what happened since the last time I saw you .
I have I ’ m not going to get into the specifics of my family situation but these are in-laws .
I have lots of in-laws so I ’ m not picking anyone .
But there but there ’ s one group that somehow or another and they ’ re very left and they ’ re also very successful .
But they ’ re very left and they live in Washington D.C. and they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s all right .
And so one of them and somehow I ’ ve gotten on their email feed that they email to each other about what ’ s going on and I don ’ t respond .
I don ’ t do anything .
I just look at it and scratch my head and I don ’ t really wonder anymore because it doesn ’ t do any good .
But then all of a sudden I get an email I get and it gets emailed to me with everybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support such a divisive violence-prone blah blah blah blah blah .
Leahy : So they ’ re coming after you ?
Carmichael : Now for the first time they actually addressed me .
And I assume if somebody asks me a question , they actually want an answer .
Carmichael : Yeah , so I responded .
I said look I said with all due respect I said it is not Trump who is doing the violence .
He ’ s not actually doing it , and I said you ’ ve probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may break my bones , but words will never hurt me .
Well , the ones who are hurling sticks and stones are your group .
And I said it ’ s not White supremacists who are doing the damage in Portland or in Seattle .
And I went right down the list .
And I said every one of the cities by the way is run by Democrats and every one of these states is governed by a Democrat .
So you need to answer for yourself .
Not me .
Don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Why has your party become the party of violence ?
Leahy : This went over well with them I guess .
Carmichael : Then the other brother than one than the one I ’ m closest to .
He sends the email hits the reply-all button and says Crom stop it .
Just pray .
Carmichael : Okay , and so I emailed back and I said I said just delete me from your list .
Yeah , if you ’ re going to ask me a question , Leahy : I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : And then you try to cancel my answer , that ’ s not the way things are done in this country .
Leahy : The left generally wants it done that way .
Carmichael : This is what I ’ m saying is this these are people of the left .
Now the one who told me to stop it , he ’ s probably going to vote for Trump .
But this is kind of where we are in the country where the media has now conditioned people to believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condition people to believe that Trump is the one who ’ s responsible for the violence .
Leahy : Well , they are trying very hard .
Carmichael : They are trying very hard , and by the way , let me just say that , and I ’ m not trying to be hyperbolic here .
This is exactly what happened when Hitler became Chancellor in Germany .
Because I just finished reading the books about it .
And Hitler became Chancellor and he didn ’ t know he was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decision was made .
Now that didn ’ t give him the power .
What gave him the power was then he immediately called for an election and the tactics that his party used in the elections were very similar to the tactics today .
There was violence there was there were threats there was graffiti .
I don ’ t know if you saw where a Republican candidate for office , they attacked his house and spray painted it .
Leahy : Yeah , I saw that .
Which one was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not elections .
It will be revolutions , not elections .
Right ?
And and and so what I ’ m saying is that is it what you have is the world is tilted upside down .
It is people who believe Trump has done a good job .
By the way , somebody sent me something from the guy from the head of The Claremont Institute .
I ’ m going to send it to .
It ’ s a 17-minute speech that this guy gave and it expresses my sentiments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carmichael : It ’ s on how clear it was because he says he says Trump is certainly an imperfect person , but he is perfect for this particular time .
And then he goes on to explain the imperfections and the reasons that those imperfections are essential in combating the forces of evil .
And that ’ s the way I look at it because we ’ re at a point now where in Washington D.C. and what provoked all this , and Washington D.C. Black Lives Matter is calling for demonstrations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polls of the elections close .
And so I get the email blaming me .
And it ’ s not going to be White supremacists in the middle of Washington DC burning down their city .
They ’ re boarding up the city .
Now they are boarding up the city because it is the leftists who can not stand the election process .
Leahy : The possibility that Trump could win re-election .
Carmichael : Yeah , and and and I think it ’ s going to come down to I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we can talk about a little later .
And it ’ s about the laws in the various states for example in Tennessee if you haven ’ t voted in person the first time well , no you must vote in person the first time .
You can not get an absentee ballot in Tennessee .
Now the way the Democrats would like it to be and this is just true .
And if you ’ re Democrat out there and you disagree with me then call in and say that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like for a judge to change the law and say anybody can get it they like to change the law .
And they actually say mail out ballots to everybody so there ’ s no voter suppression .
So they hide behind the fraud by claiming voter suppression .
And so in the states , you ’ ve got Wisconsin .
You ’ ve got Michigan and you got Pennsylvania .
You ’ ve got North Carolina and maybe Minnesota .
I have not looked at the laws in Minnesota .
But in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state legislature that the ballots be in by the time the polls closed for it to be a valid ballot .
And officials who are not elected have been the ones who ’ ve tried to change that .
And the lower courts have gone along .
And in some cases , the Supreme Court in Pennsylvania was four-four .
But I noticed in that ruling they invited a post-election challenge to the question .
So in Pennsylvania , they are segregating the ballots so that any ballots that come in after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican lawyers all over the state .
And especially in Philadelphia that are saying segregate those ballots until the Supreme Court makes a decision .
So it ’ s unfortunate that we are going to be forced in many cases to go through the process of having the courts rule on what the legislation clearly says .
And then when Democrats don ’ t get their way , they ’ re going to be violent .
And that is on them .
That ’ s not on those not on peace-loving people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ if I would use the word unfortunate .
I would say it ’ s simply inevitable that that will happen .
Leahy : So here ’ s another word I want to talk to you about .
Momentum .
Let me just give you an anecdotal example of that .
Carmichael : A great anecdotal that everybody in our listening audience will understand is its momentum is when Derrick Henry hits you on the three-yard line in your chest .
Leahy : ( Laughter ) Boom .
He ’ s going to score @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s a great example of momentum .
Now , we ’ ve been playing electoral college roulette here .
And for the past week with our listeners and they help determine what they guess the Battleground State turnout will be .
I just want to tell you about the results of the past four days .
We ’ re going to play it again tomorrow the last day .
Wednesday it was 274 to 264 for Trump to Thursday and Friday 294 to 234 for Trump .
Monday today 299 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ momentum that we ’ re seeing out there ?
Carmichael : Was that a question or a statement ?
Carmichael : What was the question ?
Leahy : Are our listeners accurately reflecting the momentum of the campaign .
Carmichael : I think so .
But you know were going to find out .
Leahy : We ’ re going to find out tomorrow night .
Carmichael : I think we ’ re going to have to wait until the Supreme Court rules that the laws of the legislatures have passed unless they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dispositive .
Listen to the full second hour here : Tune in weekdays from 5:00 – 8:00 a.m. to the Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy on Talk Radio 98.3 FM WLAC 1510 .
Listen online at iHeart Radio .
Monday morning on the Tennessee Star Report , host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio to discuss the inverted Democrat disposition that violence comes from the Trump supporters and white supremacists .
Photo “ Trump Supporter ” by Fibonacci Blue CC BY 2.0 .

Live from Music Row Monday 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 the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio to explain how Democrats have been gaslighted by the mainstream media to believe that Trump and his supporters are divisive and violent when it is they themselves that are.
Leahy: Tomorrow’s a big day. Election Day. We are joined in the studio now by the original all panelist and my good friend for 30 years. Crom, I guess we’ve met each other when we are in our teenage years, right? Welcome, Crom. Good morning.
Carmichael: (Baby voice) Hello Michael. I’m just reflecting back on my childhood. (Laughter) I was so cute. (Laughter)
Leahy: Oh dear. We got to have fun, right? It’s such an un-stressful time of the year and our very existence of our constitutional republic is at stake tomorrow.
Carmichael: I think so, let me tell you a story about what happened since the last time I saw you. I have I’m not going to get into the specifics of my family situation but these are in-laws. I have lots of in-laws so I’m not picking anyone. But there but there’s one group that somehow or another and they’re very left and they’re also very successful. But they’re very left and they live in Washington D.C. and they have given away too much information here.
That’s all right. And so one of them and somehow I’ve gotten on their email feed that they email to each other about what’s going on and I don’t respond. I don’t do anything. I just look at it and scratch my head and I don’t really wonder anymore because it doesn’t do any good. But then all of a sudden I get an email I get and it gets emailed to me with everybody else on it asking how I could support such a divisive violence-prone blah blah blah blah blah.
Leahy: So they’re coming after you?
Carmichael: Now for the first time they actually addressed me. And I assume if somebody asks me a question, they actually want an answer.
Leahy: Okay, that’s a good assumption.
Carmichael: Yeah, so I responded. I said look I said with all due respect I said it is not Trump who is doing the violence. He’s not actually doing it, and I said you’ve probably heard the old expression sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Well, the ones who are hurling sticks and stones are your group.
And I said it’s not White supremacists who are doing the damage in Portland or in Seattle. And I went right down the list. And I said every one of the cities by the way is run by Democrats and every one of these states is governed by a Democrat. So you need to answer for yourself. Not me. Don’t ask me, ask yourself. Why has your party become the party of violence?
Leahy: This went over well with them I guess.
Carmichael: Then the other brother than one than the one I’m closest to. He sends the email hits the reply-all button and says Crom stop it. Just pray.
Leahy: What?
Carmichael: Okay, and so I emailed back and I said I said just delete me from your list. Yeah, if you’re going to ask me a question,
Leahy: I will give you an answer.
Carmichael: And then you try to cancel my answer, that’s not the way things are done in this country.
Leahy: The left generally wants it done that way.
Carmichael: This is what I’m saying is this these are people of the left. Now the one who told me to stop it, he’s probably going to vote for Trump. But this is kind of where we are in the country where the media has now conditioned people to believe that Trump, they’re trying to condition people to believe that Trump is the one who’s responsible for the violence.
Leahy: Well, they are trying very hard.
Carmichael: They are trying very hard, and by the way, let me just say that, and I’m not trying to be hyperbolic here. This is exactly what happened when Hitler became Chancellor in Germany. Because I just finished reading the books about it. And Hitler became Chancellor and he didn’t know he was going to be Chancellor until about five minutes before the decision was made.
Now that didn’t give him the power. What gave him the power was then he immediately called for an election and the tactics that his party used in the elections were very similar to the tactics today. There was violence there was there were threats there was graffiti. I don’t know if you saw where a Republican candidate for office, they attacked his house and spray painted it.
Leahy: Yeah, I saw that. Which one was it?
Carmichael: It said it was not elections. It will be revolutions, not elections. Right? And and and so what I’m saying is that is it what you have is the world is tilted upside down. It is people who believe Trump has done a good job. By the way, somebody sent me something from the guy from the head of The Claremont Institute. I’m going to send it to. It’s a 17-minute speech that this guy gave and it expresses my sentiments about Trump better than I could.
Leahy: That’s a high recommendation.
Carmichael: It’s on how clear it was because he says he says Trump is certainly an imperfect person, but he is perfect for this particular time. And then he goes on to explain the imperfections and the reasons that those imperfections are essential in combating the forces of evil. And that’s the way I look at it because we’re at a point now where in Washington D.C. and what provoked all this, and Washington D.C. Black Lives Matter is calling for demonstrations in Washington D.C. as soon as the polls of the elections close.
And so I get the email blaming me. And it’s not going to be White supremacists in the middle of Washington DC burning down their city. They’re boarding up the city. Now they are boarding up the city because it is the leftists who cannot stand the election process.
Leahy: The possibility that Trump could win re-election.
Carmichael: Yeah, and and and I think it’s going to come down to I’ve got a very interesting article here that we can talk about a little later. And it’s about the laws in the various states for example in Tennessee if you haven’t voted in person the first time well, no you must vote in person the first time. You cannot get an absentee ballot in Tennessee. Now the way the Democrats would like it to be and this is just true.
And if you’re Democrat out there and you disagree with me then call in and say that I’m wrong. But Democrats would like for a judge to change the law and say anybody can get it they like to change the law. And they actually say mail out ballots to everybody so there’s no voter suppression. So they hide behind the fraud by claiming voter suppression. And so in the states, you’ve got Wisconsin. You’ve got Michigan and you got Pennsylvania.
You’ve got North Carolina and maybe Minnesota. I have not looked at the laws in Minnesota. But in those states, it is required by the state legislature that the ballots be in by the time the polls closed for it to be a valid ballot. And officials who are not elected have been the ones who’ve tried to change that. And the lower courts have gone along. And in some cases, the Supreme Court in Pennsylvania was four-four. But I noticed in that ruling they invited a post-election challenge to the question.
So in Pennsylvania, they are segregating the ballots so that any ballots that come in after the election there are going to be Republican lawyers all over the state. And especially in Philadelphia that are saying segregate those ballots until the Supreme Court makes a decision. So it’s unfortunate that we are going to be forced in many cases to go through the process of having the courts rule on what the legislation clearly says. And then when Democrats don’t get their way, they’re going to be violent. And that is on them. That’s not on those not on peace-loving people.
Leahy: I’m not sure if I would use the word unfortunate. I would say it’s simply inevitable that that will happen.
Carmichael: That’s a better word.
Leahy: So here’s another word I want to talk to you about. Momentum. Let me just give you an anecdotal example of that.
Carmichael: A great anecdotal that everybody in our listening audience will understand is its momentum is when Derrick Henry hits you on the three-yard line in your chest.
Leahy: (Laughter) Boom. He’s going to score a touchdown. (Carmichael laughs) That’s a great example of momentum. Now, we’ve been playing electoral college roulette here. And for the past week with our listeners and they help determine what they guess the Battleground State turnout will be. I just want to tell you about the results of the past four days. We’re going to play it again tomorrow the last day. Wednesday it was 274 to 264 for Trump to Thursday and Friday 294 to 234 for Trump. Monday today 299 to 239. Are our listeners reflecting the momentum that we’re seeing out there?
Carmichael: Was that a question or a statement?
Leahy: That’s a question.
Carmichael: What was the question?
Leahy: Are our listeners accurately reflecting the momentum of the campaign.
Carmichael: I think so. But you know were going to find out.
Leahy: We’re going to find out tomorrow night.
Carmichael: I think we’re going to have to wait until the Supreme Court rules that the laws of the legislatures have passed unless they are changed by the legislatures who are dispositive.
Listen to the full second hour here:

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Tune in weekdays from 5:00 – 8:00 a.m. to the Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy on Talk Radio 98.3 FM WLAC 1510. Listen online at iHeart Radio. Monday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio to discuss the inverted Democrat disposition that violence comes from the Trump supporters and white supremacists.
Photo “Trump Supporter” by Fibonacci Blue CC BY 2.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Commentary: COVID Panic Porn is Meant to Suppress Trump Vote, But It May Do the Opposite

Right on schedule , the panic pornsters are shrieking in unison that COVID-19 cases in the United States are on the rise .
Virtually overnight , dozens of stories have appeared in the press , on the internet , or broadcast on the nightly news about the renewed danger .
Not surprisingly , the New York Times was one of the first out of the gate , warning us that “ The U.S. Just Recorded Its Worst Week Yet for Coronavirus Cases : Cases , hospitalizations and deaths across much of the country are the highest they have been during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a salvo of stories that cautioned us , variously , that the disease doesn ’ t spare the young ( “ Elvia Ramirez Dies at 17 ; Youngest Covid-19 Victim in North Dakota ” ) , nor small towns ( “ How Are Americans Catching the Virus ?
Increasingly , ‘ They Have No Idea ’ ” ) , and is still spreading overseas ( “ Rooster Kills Police Officer in Covid-19 Lockdown Raid ” ) .
Not to be outdone , the Washington Post countered with an interview with the ever-menacing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it all : “ ‘ A whole lot of hurt ’ : Fauci warns of covid-19 surge , offers blunt assessment of Trump ’ s response.
” Inside of what should have been called its “ Halloween Edition , ” the paper had other scary stories to tell : “ A Woman Died of Coronavirus on a Plane ” ( subtext : Are you afraid to fly yet ?
You should be . )
“ With Coronavirus Exploding in Europe , Hospitals Calculate How Long Until They Hit Capacity.
” ( Subtext : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may not be a hospital bed for you . )
Similar stories are all over the Internet .
You can Google it yourself .
( Or , if you can ’ t stand Google , because it skews its search results for political gain , you can use DuckDuckGo like I do . )
The broadcast media is arguably worse .
Grim-faced broadcasters on CNN and MSNBC might as well be wearing death masks as they solemnly intone the latest numbers of those who test positive .
They even throw in the story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ add a human interest element to their tale of woe .
Somehow , however , they never find time to mention that mortality rates are way , way down .
It ’ s always how we ’ re all going to die from the China Virus .
We haven ’ t been subjected to so much panicky reporting since the governors of Blue states like California and New York began to lock down in late March .
At that time , of course , the fear was not entirely unjustified : we didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with , and millions of deaths were being projected by our favorite fearmonger .
Now we do know what we are facing , so the idea that we all need to once again huddle in our homes until the Virus of Death passes over us is nonsensical .
So what ’ s going on ?
First of all , this whole media campaign—I say “ campaign ” because it ’ s clearly orchestrated—is designed to generate fear among the American public .
And as everyone should be aware by now , whenever our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to gin up fear , they are up to something .
One clue comes from this past weekend ’ s Los Angeles Times , which warned that “ Super-spreading Trump rallies led to more than 700 COVID-19 deaths , study estimates.
” The paper wants Trump supporters to know that hanging out with other Trump supporters can be dangerous to their health .
So go home and stay home , Trump chumps .
But slowing down Trump ’ s momentum by discouraging rally goers is not the real prize .
Rather , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s so dangerous to congregate that they should stay away from the polls on election day .
Many Democrats , who prefer to vote by mail or go to the polls during early voting , have already cast their ballots .
Not so Republicans , the majority of whom prefer to vote on election day .
In other words , spreading panic right before the election might disproportionately depress the Trump vote , or so those currently gaslighting the American public apparently hope .
To me , the contrived media panic of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like a “ voter suppression ” campaign .
You know , the kind of thing that the Democrats are always accusing Republicans of doing .
( That ’ s the “ tell ” of course .
The Left always projects its own misdeeds on others . )
Having said all that , I doubt if the media ’ s fear campaign will faze very many Trump voters .
Many have long ago stopped paying much attention to the legacy media .
And the ones I know are so eager to re-elect the greatest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the socialist tyranny that awaits us if he is defeated—that they will crawl over broken glass to get to the polls .
The same can ’ t be said of suburban Karens , metrosexuals , and other denizens of the Left , however , who continue to subscribe to the alternative realities that the MSM is so skilled at creating .
The citizens of China read the People ’ s Daily knowing that they are being lied to ; those who read the New York Times do not .
It would be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort made to kneecap this president by Democrat operatives over the past four years , this one blows up in their faces as well .
I suspect that the recent wave of panic porn will make some Biden supporters so afraid for their own safety that they stay home .
Leaving the Trump supporters to storm the polls on today .
Steven W. Mosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia : Why China ’ s Dream is the New Threat to World Order .

by Steven W. Mosher
Right on schedule, the panic pornsters are shrieking in unison that COVID-19 cases in the United States are on the rise. Virtually overnight, dozens of stories have appeared in the press, on the internet, or broadcast on the nightly news about the renewed danger.
Not surprisingly, the New York Times was one of the first out of the gate, warning us that “The U.S. Just Recorded Its Worst Week Yet for Coronavirus Cases: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths across much of the country are the highest they have been during the pandemic.”
It followed this opening with a salvo of stories that cautioned us, variously, that the disease doesn’t spare the young (“Elvia Ramirez Dies at 17; Youngest Covid-19 Victim in North Dakota”), nor small towns (“How Are Americans Catching the Virus? Increasingly, ‘They Have No Idea’”), and is still spreading overseas (“Rooster Kills Police Officer in Covid-19 Lockdown Raid”).
Not to be outdone, the Washington Post countered with an interview with the ever-menacing Dr. Tony Fauci. The headline says it all: “‘A whole lot of hurt’: Fauci warns of covid-19 surge, offers blunt assessment of Trump’s response.”
Inside of what should have been called its “Halloween Edition,” the paper had other scary stories to tell:
“A Woman Died of Coronavirus on a Plane” (subtext: Are you afraid to fly yet? You should be.)
“With Coronavirus Exploding in Europe, Hospitals Calculate How Long Until They Hit Capacity.” (Subtext: If you get really sick, there may not be a hospital bed for you.)
Similar stories are all over the Internet. You can Google it yourself. (Or, if you can’t stand Google, because it skews its search results for political gain, you can use DuckDuckGo like I do.)
The broadcast media is arguably worse. Grim-faced broadcasters on CNN and MSNBC might as well be wearing death masks as they solemnly intone the latest numbers of those who test positive. They even throw in the story of an untimely death or two to add a human interest element to their tale of woe. Somehow, however, they never find time to mention that mortality rates are way, way down. It’s always how we’re all going to die from the China Virus.
We haven’t been subjected to so much panicky reporting since the governors of Blue states like California and New York began to lock down in late March. At that time, of course, the fear was not entirely unjustified: we didn’t know what we were dealing with, and millions of deaths were being projected by our favorite fearmonger. Now we do know what we are facing, so the idea that we all need to once again huddle in our homes until the Virus of Death passes over us is nonsensical.
So what’s going on?
First of all, this whole media campaign—I say “campaign” because it’s clearly orchestrated—is designed to generate fear among the American public. And as everyone should be aware by now, whenever our Progressive elites call upon their media partners to gin up fear, they are up to something.
One clue comes from this past weekend’s Los Angeles Times, which warned that “Super-spreading Trump rallies led to more than 700 COVID-19 deaths, study estimates.” The paper wants Trump supporters to know that hanging out with other Trump supporters can be dangerous to their health. So go home and stay home, Trump chumps.
(Can you imagine the same paper running a story with the headline, “Superspreading BLM rallies led to more than 700 COVID-19 deaths, study estimates.” Of course you can’t. I can’t either.)
But slowing down Trump’s momentum by discouraging rally goers is not the real prize. Rather, it is to convince his supporters that it’s so dangerous to congregate that they should stay away from the polls on election day.
Many Democrats, who prefer to vote by mail or go to the polls during early voting, have already cast their ballots. Not so Republicans, the majority of whom prefer to vote on election day. In other words, spreading panic right before the election might disproportionately depress the Trump vote, or so those currently gaslighting the American public apparently hope.
To me, the contrived media panic of the past few days looks a lot like a “voter suppression” campaign. You know, the kind of thing that the Democrats are always accusing Republicans of doing. (That’s the “tell” of course. The Left always projects its own misdeeds on others.)
Having said all that, I doubt if the media’s fear campaign will faze very many Trump voters. Many have long ago stopped paying much attention to the legacy media. And the ones I know are so eager to re-elect the greatest president in their lifetimes—and so terrified of the socialist tyranny that awaits us if he is defeated—that they will crawl over broken glass to get to the polls.
The same can’t be said of suburban Karens, metrosexuals, and other denizens of the Left, however, who continue to subscribe to the alternative realities that the MSM is so skilled at creating. The citizens of China read the People’s Daily knowing that they are being lied to; those who read the New York Times do not.
It would be a delicious irony if, like every other effort made to kneecap this president by Democrat operatives over the past four years, this one blows up in their faces as well. I suspect that the recent wave of panic porn will make some Biden supporters so afraid for their own safety that they stay home.
Leaving the Trump supporters to storm the polls on today.
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Steven W. Mosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Crom Carmichael Weighs in on Courts, Cooper, Cancel Culture, and the Shy Trump Voter

Live from Music Row Monday 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 the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio to discuss how Democrats use the courts to push their agendas and where laws should be made .
Leahy : We are in the studio with our good friend , the original All-Star panelists Crom Carmichael .
Carmichael : Very interesting article here .
This was from The Wall Street Journal called voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These are the state Supreme Courts .
This gets back to first principles and where should laws be made ?
And this is a fundamental difference now between the two parties .
And the Republicans are not as up to speed as they should be on this .
But the Democrat Party recognizes that it ’ s easier to get a law a policy that you want through courts , even though there is no loss .
Carmichael : Even though the laws say the opposite .
Leahy : There is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s what they engage in .
Lawfare .
Carmichael : Well now that ’ s a lot of civil suits .
There are 66 Supreme Court seats up in the country this year .
Carmichael : At the state level .
But here are some of the things that happen .
Unions often ask sympathetic state Supreme Courts to enact labor-friendly policies .
Now that ’ s good for the labor union .
It ’ s bad for everybody who ’ s not a member of the labor union because the only way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is at the expense of the customer , the business owner , and employees who are not members of unions .
And in the process of doing it , they lower the economic output for everybody .
And I can say that because I just simply apply the logic that virtually every industry in this country that ’ s been heavily unionized over the last 70 years , at some point the entire industry has gone broke .
Every unionized country company in the steel industry went broke .
In the old days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bankruptcies .
The car companies went broke .
Each one of them went broke at varying times .
Leahy : I don ’ t think Ford has ever gone broke but it ’ s been on the edge a couple of times .
Carmichael : And then the transplants , the companies from Japan they set up manufacturing facilities here and they choose states that are not labor union-friendly .
Carmichael : But the labor union then if they can ’ t get what they want in the legislature then they then or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get in the legislature .
Then they want to get the courts to do it .
In another example , in cities like Chicago , Baltimore , and San Francisco .
They ’ re turning to state court so that they can sue fossil fuel companies over climate change .
Carmichael : Well the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in America Electric Power versus Connecticut in 2011 that the Clean Air Act supersedes any federal common law right to seek abatement of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel power plants .
Now what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to change the law you have to do it legislatively and you can ’ t just make an emotional argument to the courts .
The courts are required to follow the law .
In this case , all nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices agreed .
But if the Democrats get control of the Supreme Court and got the Supreme Court to rule that common law in fact now no longer applies then it ’ s open season on every industry that is not popular with the left .
And then the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they can ’ t get the courts to rule in their favor and if they can ’ t pass a law to get what they want then they turn to the regulators themselves to try to regulate .
They try to intimidate banks for example into not loaning money to companies that produce firearms .
Leahy : And of course , you know cities like Chicago and Baltimore and Nashville , I ’ m adding Nashville to the list because it ’ s part of their policy to stop global warming .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ important part of the job of the mayor of Nashville and the mayor of Chicago and the mayor of Baltimore .
It ’ s not like , you know keeping the streets in good repair .
Not taking the garbage out not making sure the garbage taken care of .
And not making sure that it ’ s safe .
Carmichael : Let ’ s talk about the two most important things that local government should be doing .
One is safety .
And the other and I would even put education right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to safety .
Leahy : Yeah , and all three of those cities are just terrible in that regard .
Carmichael : Well Nashville ’ s safety is nothing like Chicago or New York .
Leahy : Yeah , it ’ s better .
It ’ s better , but it ’ s going in the wrong direction .
Carmichael : But the education especially for minority kids in Nashville is woefully inadequate .
And it ’ s not because of a lack of funding .
Leahy : But global warming is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leahy : You can ’ t make this stuff up Crom .
Carmichael : Well it ’ s easy to be politically correct .
It truly is .
It ’ s a little bit like what you were talking about before I came on the air this morning about the shy Trump voter .
There are no Trump signs up and down my street .
There about seven Biden signs on about 40 houses .
So the way I look at that is that if everyone on my street votes Biden will get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then the other 30 will go for Trump .
Carmichael : And because we don ’ t want to get our houses egged or have it spray painted .
Leahy : Now that might happen in Nashville but it wouldn ’ t happen probably most parts of you know , Williamson County or Wilson County or Rutherford County .
Carmichael : I ’ m talking about Nashville .
I would be willing to bet that they ’ re people that put up Trump signs in 2016 that feel even stronger this year who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sign .
Leahy : Yeah , because the cancel culture is even worse .
Carmichael : It ’ s much worse now than it was before .
Listen to the full third hour here : Tune in weekdays from 5:00 – 8:00 a.m. to the Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy on Talk Radio 98.3 FM WLAC 1510 .
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Photo “ U.S .
Supreme Court ” by William Warby CC BY 2.0 .

Live from Music Row Monday 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 the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio to discuss how Democrats use the courts to push their agendas and where laws should be made.
Leahy: We are in the studio with our good friend, the original All-Star panelists Crom Carmichael.
Carmichael: Very interesting article here. This was from The Wall Street Journal called voters and the other Supreme Court’s. These are the state Supreme Courts. This gets back to first principles and where should laws be made? And this is a fundamental difference now between the two parties. And the Republicans are not as up to speed as they should be on this. But the Democrat Party recognizes that it’s easier to get a law a policy that you want through courts, even though there is no loss.
Leahy: Exactly.
Carmichael: Even though the laws say the opposite.
Leahy: There is a term there called lawfare. That’s what they engage in. Lawfare.
Carmichael: Well now that’s a lot of civil suits. There are 66 Supreme Court seats up in the country this year.
Leahy: At the state level.
Carmichael: At the state level. But here are some of the things that happen. Unions often ask sympathetic state Supreme Courts to enact labor-friendly policies. Now that’s good for the labor union. It’s bad for everybody who’s not a member of the labor union because the only way labor unions get more for their members is at the expense of the customer, the business owner, and employees who are not members of unions.
And in the process of doing it, they lower the economic output for everybody. And I can say that because I just simply apply the logic that virtually every industry in this country that’s been heavily unionized over the last 70 years, at some point the entire industry has gone broke. Every unionized country company in the steel industry went broke. In the old days, the coal companies would go through bankruptcies. The car companies went broke. Each one of them went broke at varying times.
Leahy: General Motors went broke.
Carmichael: General Motors went broke. Chrysler went broke.
Leahy: I don’t think Ford has ever gone broke but it’s been on the edge a couple of times.
Carmichael: And then the transplants, the companies from Japan they set up manufacturing facilities here and they choose states that are not labor union-friendly.
Leahy: Tennessee, Alabama, southern states.
Carmichael: But the labor union then if they can’t get what they want in the legislature then they then or if it’s too difficult to get in the legislature. Then they want to get the courts to do it. In another example, in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco. They’re turning to state court so that they can sue fossil fuel companies over climate change.
Leahy: Oh my goodness.
Carmichael: Well the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in America Electric Power versus Connecticut in 2011 that the Clean Air Act supersedes any federal common law right to seek abatement of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel power plants. Now what that means is that if you’re going to change the law you have to do it legislatively and you can’t just make an emotional argument to the courts. The courts are required to follow the law. In this case, all nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices agreed.
But if the Democrats get control of the Supreme Court and got the Supreme Court to rule that common law in fact now no longer applies then it’s open season on every industry that is not popular with the left. And then the other thing that the left does is if they can’t get the courts to rule in their favor and if they can’t pass a law to get what they want then they turn to the regulators themselves to try to regulate. They try to intimidate banks for example into not loaning money to companies that produce firearms.
Leahy: And of course, you know cities like Chicago and Baltimore and Nashville, I’m adding Nashville to the list because it’s part of their policy to stop global warming. Because you know that’s an important part of the job of the mayor of Nashville and the mayor of Chicago and the mayor of Baltimore. It’s not like, you know keeping the streets in good repair. Not taking the garbage out not making sure the garbage taken care of. And not making sure that it’s safe.
Carmichael: Let’s talk about the two most important things that local government should be doing. One is safety. And the other and I would even put education right up there as equal. Co-equal to to safety.
Leahy: Yeah, and all three of those cities are just terrible in that regard.
Carmichael: Well Nashville’s safety is nothing like Chicago or New York.
Leahy: Yeah, it’s better. It’s better, but it’s going in the wrong direction.
Carmichael: But the education especially for minority kids in Nashville is woefully inadequate. And it’s not because of a lack of funding.
Leahy: But global warming is a more pressing issue for Mayor Cooper.
Carmichael: For Mayor Cooper.
Leahy: You can’t make this stuff up Crom.
Carmichael: Well it’s easy to be politically correct. It truly is. It’s a little bit like what you were talking about before I came on the air this morning about the shy Trump voter. There are no Trump signs up and down my street. There about seven Biden signs on about 40 houses. So the way I look at that is that if everyone on my street votes Biden will get those seven-plus about three more. And then the other 30 will go for Trump.
Leahy: Because they’re shy Trump voters.
Carmichael: And because we don’t want to get our houses egged or have it spray painted.
Leahy: Now that might happen in Nashville but it wouldn’t happen probably most parts of you know, Williamson County or Wilson County or Rutherford County.
Carmichael: I’m talking about Nashville. I would be willing to bet that they’re people that put up Trump signs in 2016 that feel even stronger this year who won’t put up a Trump sign.
Leahy: Yeah, because the cancel culture is even worse.
Carmichael: It’s much worse now than it was before.
Listen to the full third hour here:
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Photo “U.S. Supreme Court” by William Warby CC BY 2.0.