thelibertybeacon--2020-10-23--Pope Francis Backs Same-sex Civil Unions in Major Shift on Catholic Church’s Stance

ER Editor : See also this piece by John-Henry Westen for LifeSite News , titled Pope Francis calls for homosexual civil unions , bashes Trump in new film .
Curious timing for a new movie ?
Not if you want to influence the upcoming US presidential election : ROME , October 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In perfect time to affect the U.S. presidential election , a new film will premier in North America Sunday which represents in dramatic fashion Pope Francis ’ attack on President Trump as “ not a Christian ” for the President ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the documentary , which premiered in Rome today , Pope Francis has made his most clear statements contradicting Catholic Church teaching by calling for homosexual civil unions to be legalized .
Speaking of homosexual civil unions , he said “ What we have to create is a civil union law .
That way they are legally covered .
I stood up for that.
” The film Francesco is a fawning and dramatic treatment of Pope Francis , painting the pontiff as a liberator of humanity pushing on many of the hot-button issues dear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Agency reports that the film includes the “ story of the pontiff encouraging two Italian men in a same-sex relationship to raise their children in their parish church.
” Speaking of his pastoral approach in an interview with filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky , the Pope said , “ Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family .
They ’ re children of God and have a right to a family .
Nobody should be thrown out , or be made miserable because of it.
” LifeSite has contacted the Vatican Press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not yet received responses .
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò ( pictured ) has vigorously responded , noting how such statements are deliberately designed to provoke schisms in the Church .
His politically astute response deserves a fulsome quote : One does not have to be a theologian or a moral expert to know that such statements are totally heterodox and constitute a very serious cause of scandal for the faithful .
But pay careful attention : these words simply constitute the umpteenth provocation by which the “ ultra-progressive ” part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as it has already tried to do with the Post-Synodal Exhortation Amoris Laetitia , the modification of doctrine on the death penalty , the Pan-Amazon Synod and the filthy Pachamama , and the Abu Dhabi Declaration which has now been reaffirmed and aggravated by the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti .
It appears that Bergoglio is impudently trying to “ raise the stakes ” in a crescendo of heretical affirmations , in such a way that it will force the healthy part of the Church – which includes bishops , clergy , and faithful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to declare that healthy part of the Church schismatic and “ the enemy of the Pope.
” Jorge Mario Bergoglio is trying to force some Cardinals and Bishops to separate themselves from communion with him , obtaining as a result not his own deposition for heresy but rather the expulsion of Catholics who want to remain faithful to the perennial Magisterium of the Church .
This trap would have the purpose – in the presumed intentions of Bergoglio and his “ magic circle ” – of consolidating his own power within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Catholic ” but in reality would be heretical and schismatic .
This deception draws on the support of the globalist élite , the mainstream media and the LGBT lobby , to which many clergy , bishops , and cardinals are no strangers .
Furthermore , let us not forget that in many nations there are laws in force which criminally punish anyone who considers sodomy reprehensible and sinful or who does not approve of the legitimization of homosexual “ matrimony ” – even if they do so on the basis of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Bergoglio on a question like homosexuality could potentially lead civil authority to prosecute them criminally , with the approval of the Vatican .
Bergoglio would thus have on his side not only the “ deep church ” represented by rebels like Father James Martin , S.J.
, and those who promote the German “ Synodal Path , ” but also the “ deep state.
” It is not surprising that in the documentary there is also an endorsement of the Democratic candidate in the upcoming American presidential election , along with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump Administration , which is accused of separating families that want to enter the United States illegally , while the reality is that the President is confronting human trafficking and the trafficking of minors .
Viganò goes on to denounce the denial of the right of conservative US bishops to endorse Trump while Bergoglio steps in for the Democrats .
The whole piece by Archbishop Viganò deserves to be read .
The Pope has called for same-sex couples to be protected by civil union laws , in a remarkable departure from both the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his own .
“ Homosexual people have a right to be in a family , ” the head of the Catholic Church says in new documentary ‘ Francesco ’ , which premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday .
They are children of God and have a right to a family .
Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it .
What we have to create is a civil union law .
That way they are legally covered .
I stood up for that .
The pontiff ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Russian-born Jew Evgeny Afineevsky , set him notably apart from his predecessors .
The previous pope , Benedict , famously compared the need to save humanity from homosexuals to the need to save the rainforest .
Even before his papacy , Benedict went as far as claiming that the homosexual “ condition ” tended towards “ an intrinsic moral evil , ” in a 1986 letter to Catholic bishops .
By contrast , Pope Francis was named “ person of the year ” in 2013 , the year of his accession , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , American magazine Time had also proclaimed Pope Francis its “ person of the year , ” in an article lauding his “ conscious and skillful ” approach .
The latest comments from Pope Francis also mark a break from his own previous stance on gay marriage .
While he was still archbishop of Buenos Aires , he opposed moves to legalize same-sex marriage in 2010 .
And in the book ‘ On Heaven and Earth ’ , published in 2013 , he said it would be an “ an anthropological regression ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heterosexual marriages in law .
As recently as 2018 , Pope Francis was also expressing concerns over what he termed “ fashionable ” homosexuality , while saying that he would not welcome gay priests in the Catholic Church .
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ER Editor: See also this piece by John-Henry Westen for LifeSite News, titled Pope Francis calls for homosexual civil unions, bashes Trump in new film. Curious timing for a new movie? Not if you want to influence the upcoming US presidential election:
ROME, October 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In perfect time to affect the U.S. presidential election, a new film will premier in North America Sunday which represents in dramatic fashion Pope Francis’ attack on President Trump as “not a Christian” for the President’s building of the border wall. In the documentary, which premiered in Rome today, Pope Francis has made his most clear statements contradicting Catholic Church teaching by calling for homosexual civil unions to be legalized. Speaking of homosexual civil unions, he said “What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that.” The film Francesco is a fawning and dramatic treatment of Pope Francis, painting the pontiff as a liberator of humanity pushing on many of the hot-button issues dear to the Democrat left. … Catholic News Agency reports that the film includes the “story of the pontiff encouraging two Italian men in a same-sex relationship to raise their children in their parish church.” Speaking of his pastoral approach in an interview with filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky, the Pope said, “Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family. They’re children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it.” LifeSite has contacted the Vatican Press Office and several Cardinals for comment but has not yet received responses.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (pictured) has vigorously responded, noting how such statements are deliberately designed to provoke schisms in the Church. His politically astute response deserves a fulsome quote:
One does not have to be a theologian or a moral expert to know that such statements are totally heterodox and constitute a very serious cause of scandal for the faithful. But pay careful attention: these words simply constitute the umpteenth provocation by which the “ultra-progressive” part of the Hierarchy wants to artfully provoke a schism, as it has already tried to do with the Post-Synodal Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, the modification of doctrine on the death penalty, the Pan-Amazon Synod and the filthy Pachamama, and the Abu Dhabi Declaration which has now been reaffirmed and aggravated by the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti. It appears that Bergoglio is impudently trying to “raise the stakes” in a crescendo of heretical affirmations, in such a way that it will force the healthy part of the Church – which includes bishops, clergy, and faithful – to accuse him of heresy, in order to declare that healthy part of the Church schismatic and “the enemy of the Pope.” Jorge Mario Bergoglio is trying to force some Cardinals and Bishops to separate themselves from communion with him, obtaining as a result not his own deposition for heresy but rather the expulsion of Catholics who want to remain faithful to the perennial Magisterium of the Church. This trap would have the purpose – in the presumed intentions of Bergoglio and his “magic circle” – of consolidating his own power within a church that would only nominally be “Catholic” but in reality would be heretical and schismatic. This deception draws on the support of the globalist élite, the mainstream media and the LGBT lobby, to which many clergy, bishops, and cardinals are no strangers. Furthermore, let us not forget that in many nations there are laws in force which criminally punish anyone who considers sodomy reprehensible and sinful or who does not approve of the legitimization of homosexual “matrimony” – even if they do so on the basis of their Creed. A pronouncement by the bishops against Bergoglio on a question like homosexuality could potentially lead civil authority to prosecute them criminally, with the approval of the Vatican. Bergoglio would thus have on his side not only the “deep church” represented by rebels like Father James Martin, S.J., and those who promote the German “Synodal Path,” but also the “deep state.” It is not surprising that in the documentary there is also an endorsement of the Democratic candidate in the upcoming American presidential election, along with a disconcerting condemnation of the policy of the Trump Administration, which is accused of separating families that want to enter the United States illegally, while the reality is that the President is confronting human trafficking and the trafficking of minors.
Viganò goes on to denounce the denial of the right of conservative US bishops to endorse Trump while Bergoglio steps in for the Democrats. The whole piece by Archbishop Viganò deserves to be read.
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Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions in major shift on Catholic Church’s stance
The Pope has called for same-sex couples to be protected by civil union laws, in a remarkable departure from both the Vatican’s historic stance on homosexuality and his own.
“Homosexual people have a right to be in a family,” the head of the Catholic Church says in new documentary ‘Francesco’, which premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday. They are children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it. What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered. I stood up for that. The pontiff’s comments in the film, directed by Russian-born Jew Evgeny Afineevsky, set him notably apart from his predecessors. The previous pope, Benedict, famously compared the need to save humanity from homosexuals to the need to save the rainforest. Even before his papacy, Benedict went as far as claiming that the homosexual “condition” tended towards “an intrinsic moral evil,” in a 1986 letter to Catholic bishops. By contrast, Pope Francis was named “person of the year” in 2013, the year of his accession, by LGBT magazine Advocate. Weeks earlier, American magazine Time had also proclaimed Pope Francis its “person of the year,” in an article lauding his “conscious and skillful” approach. The latest comments from Pope Francis also mark a break from his own previous stance on gay marriage. While he was still archbishop of Buenos Aires, he opposed moves to legalize same-sex marriage in 2010. And in the book ‘On Heaven and Earth’, published in 2013, he said it would be an “an anthropological regression” for same-sex relationships to be equal to heterosexual marriages in law. As recently as 2018, Pope Francis was also expressing concerns over what he termed “fashionable” homosexuality, while saying that he would not welcome gay priests in the Catholic Church. ************ Source Published to The Liberty Beacon from EuropeReloaded.com Pam
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-23--Trump’s Fault? The ‘Covid Killer’ Claim by His Opponents That Defies Reason [Video]

Trump ’ s Fault ?
The ‘ Covid Killer ’ Claim by His Opponents That Defies Reason Ever since the Democratic Party nominated its ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election , together , with their media operatives , have made it central to their campaign message to brazenly lay at the feet of incumbent President Donald Trump the ‘ over 200,000 COVID deaths ’ – a spurious claim , by any reasonable standard , that has gone virtually unchallenged by mainstream media and even many Republicans seeking to ‘ distance ’ themselves from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the claim , which borders on insanity and is devoid of any logic or real evidence , has been generally accepted as the truth across wide swaths of the country .
The Democrats ’ own platform says it in no uncertain terms : As early as May of this year , Jeff Bezo ’ s Washington Post had already rendered its verdict in a ‘ death counter ’ report with a matter-of-fact headline that read , “ Trump ’ s covid-19 inaction killed Americans .
Here ’ s a counter that shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s very much the ‘ Trump virus ’ versus the ‘ China virus ’ this election season .
If the notion of sending ‘ tens of thousands ’ of Americans to their death is supposed to conjure up images of some kind of sick death march , that is exactly what Trump ’ s opponents are hoping to convey to voters in the 2020 election .
IMAGE : New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has presided over one of the worst public health disasters in American history .
Ironically , just a day before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conviction of Trump , it was none other than the recently censored New York Post that published a scathing rebuke of NY Governor Andrew Cuomo ’ s disastrous and lethal nursing home policy — a policy that did in fact lead to thousands of dead elderly people in his state ’ s care .
In a recent episode of the “ Conversations with Coleman ” podcast , host Coleman Hughes , a Manhattan Institute fellow and contributing editor at City Journal , speaks with establishment academic and author Niall Ferguson , Milbank Family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stanford University , and senior faculty fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard .
Ferguson offers this surprising take on the question of whether the effects of the COVID-19 crisis in the U.S. are Trump ’ s fault : In the current political and media climate , as election day quickly approaches , it would seem that every public health official , including all the ‘ white coat ’ bureaucrats , along with all the political leaders in every state , county and city in the country have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes to the COVID ‘ death toll ’ — and that ’ s an incredibly audacious plank of ‘ truth ’ to stand on .
This is an important conversation to be having at this moment in the country ’ s history ; and yet , amazingly , you can barely find it happening anywhere in the public discourse .
Are the effects of COVID-19 Trump ’ s fault ?
Watch : If we ’ ve learned anything about the politicization of COVID these past nine months , it ’ s that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well have padded walls .
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Trump’s Fault? The ‘Covid Killer’ Claim by His Opponents That Defies Reason
Ever since the Democratic Party nominated its ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, together, with their media operatives, have made it central to their campaign message to brazenly lay at the feet of incumbent President Donald Trump the ‘over 200,000 COVID deaths’ – a spurious claim, by any reasonable standard, that has gone virtually unchallenged by mainstream media and even many Republicans seeking to ‘distance’ themselves from the President.
It’s as if the claim, which borders on insanity and is devoid of any logic or real evidence, has been generally accepted as the truth across wide swaths of the country. The Democrats’ own platform says it in no uncertain terms:
“Make no mistake: President Trump’s abject failure to respond forcefully and capably to the COVID-19 pandemic—his failure to lead—makes him responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans.“
As early as May of this year, Jeff Bezo’s Washington Post had already rendered its verdict in a ‘death counter’ report with a matter-of-fact headline that read, “Trump’s covid-19 inaction killed Americans. Here’s a counter that shows how many.”
IMAGE: It’s very much the ‘Trump virus’ versus the ‘China virus’ this election season.
If the notion of sending ‘tens of thousands’ of Americans to their death is supposed to conjure up images of some kind of sick death march, that is exactly what Trump’s opponents are hoping to convey to voters in the 2020 election.
IMAGE: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has presided over one of the worst public health disasters in American history.
Ironically, just a day before the aforementioned WashPo’s journalistic murder conviction of Trump, it was none other than the recently censored New York Post that published a scathing rebuke of NY Governor Andrew Cuomo’s disastrous and lethal nursing home policy — a policy that did in fact lead to thousands of dead elderly people in his state’s care.
In a recent episode of the “Conversations with Coleman” podcast, host Coleman Hughes, a Manhattan Institute fellow and contributing editor at City Journal, speaks with establishment academic and author Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and senior faculty fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard.
Ferguson offers this surprising take on the question of whether the effects of the COVID-19 crisis in the U.S. are Trump’s fault:
“There’s actually very little evidence to support those claims. It’s very clear that the failure that produced bad outcomes in terms of excess mortality […] that those failures were not really and can’t be attributed to the men or women at the top…they were failures of the public health bureaucracy.”
In the current political and media climate, as election day quickly approaches, it would seem that every public health official, including all the ‘white coat’ bureaucrats, along with all the political leaders in every state, county and city in the country have been completely absolved of any responsibility when it comes to the COVID ‘death toll’ — and that’s an incredibly audacious plank of ‘truth’ to stand on.
This is an important conversation to be having at this moment in the country’s history; and yet, amazingly, you can barely find it happening anywhere in the public discourse.
Are the effects of COVID-19 Trump’s fault? Watch:
If we’ve learned anything about the politicization of COVID these past nine months, it’s that media ‘spin’ rooms might as well have padded walls.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-23--Figures Don’t Lie, But Liars Figure: Unemployment Figures Dramatically Favor Republican-Led States

August ’ s unemployment figures , just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics , paint a remarkably consistent picture that correlates – almost uncannily – between low unemployment rates in states led by Republican governors and high unemployment rates in states led by Democratic governors .
Drawing national conclusions from the unemployment statistics for all fifty states , those Republican-led states that have tried to follow President Trump ’ s lead in reopening America are doing much better in terms of unemployment than are states likely to support Biden in November .
Former Vice President Biden , while repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in fighting COVID , has yet to articulate a coherent COVID policy .
Remarkably , these early-opening Republican-led states do not have a statistically-valid comparative rate of increase in COVID deaths , as presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , though the three states with the lowest death per 100,000 population are led by Republican governors .
Here ’ s how those unemployment numbers flesh out : Of the Top Ten states ( in terms of low unemployment rates ) , nine are led by Republican governors while only one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that ’ s Montana , which is an outlier for sure .
At the other end of the spectrum , unemployment in the Bottom Ten states in terms of unemployment breaks down as follows : one state led by a Republican governor –Massachusetts , another clear outlier – and nine led by Democratic governors .
The range of unemployment by state runs from 4.0 percent in Republican Nebraska to a 13.2 in Democratic Nevada , which , after more than a decade of Republican governors , switched allegiance in 2018 by electing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest office .
Talk about buyer ’ s remorse !
Perhaps more telling than just the extremes of both employment and unemployment figures , the Top Ten states – nine of which , as noted , are led by Republicans – average an unemployment rate of just 4.94 percent .
However , among the Bottom Ten states – nine of which are led by Democrats – the average is a crippling 11.72 percent .
Ouch !
As interesting as those paired numbers might seem – nine Republican led states are among the Top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with only one Democratic led state – that pattern is completely flipped among the worst-case states .
Of those , nine are led by Democrats and only one is led by a Republican .
However , while that breakdown seems almost statistically impossible , this same pattern repeats when looking at the Top Fifteen states in terms of unemployment – twelve are led by Republicans while only three are led by Democrats .
Flip that around to the Bottom Fifteen and you ’ ll find that twelve are led by Democrats and only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Republicans .
Also in there , though not counted , the District of Columbia ( tied with the “ best ” of the bottom fifteen states ) is also run by Democrats ( but not a Democratic governor – the District has a mayor , not a governor ) .
Finally , when splitting the states 50-50 , the same pattern still holds true .
The Top Twenty-Five states , in terms of low unemployment , sees eighteen states led by Republicans and seven led by Democrats .
In the bottom half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with eighteen of the bottom twenty-five states led by Democrats – plus the District of Columbia – and only seven led by Republicans .
Among the Top Twenty-five states , the highest unemployment score is 7.0 percent , with the best-off state reporting in at just 4.0 percent unemployment .
However ; in the Bottom Twenty-five states ( plus the District of Columbia ) , the best and lowest unemployment score is a painful 7.4 percent , with the worst one reaching up to 13.2 percent – that ’ s tail-end Nevada .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one Republican – that depends so much on conventions and tourist business has that 7.4 percent unemployment rate .
That ’ s not good , but it ’ s light years ahead of Nevada .
Here ’ s a simple chart for how that works : Figures don ’ t lie .
These raw numbers are published each month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics .
Anyone with a calculator or an Excel spreadsheet can easily calculate the average unemployment , top and bottom .
However , the reasons for these widely differing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but one bottom-line estimate that will stand up to close scrutiny is this : Democratic-led states are notorious for imposing crippling COVID-19 lockdowns , while Republican-led states seem to be looking for ways of restoring their economies and getting their residents back to work .
The CDC offers statistics that can be looked at in terms of cases , deaths per 100,000 , total deaths and several other factors .
In looking over these CDC statistics , there seems to be no clear corollary between the Governor and the death-per-thousand rate , suggesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ economies without delivering a benefit ( a lower death rate ) .
Because it is such an outlier , the city of New York is treated in the CDC figures as the equivalent of a state – the only city to do so .
In this context , New York City has experienced 285 deaths per 100,000 population , more than 100 deaths higher than the worst-off state , New Jersey .
By contrast , the state of New York – absent the five boroughs of New York City – has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per 100,000 population , ranking it seventh from the bottom among the fifty states .
Of the ten best-off states in terms of COVID deaths , These numbers are largely supported by an ongoing study conducted by the New York Times .
This online , interactive study offers extremely detailed statistical information regarding COVID and the states .
However , because of the way the NYT chose to calculate and report the various figures , there is little correlation between their statistics and those of the CDC and the Bureau of Labor Statistics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different ways of reporting than did the other sources , which limited its utility .
Worse , intentionally or not , they often reported statistics in terms of percentages , instead of focusing on the total numbers of incidents .
In doing so , they create a false narrative regarding COVID deaths .
For example , in reporting on Nebraska , the state with the lowest unemployment level during the current COVID crisis , the NYT reported that COVID deaths during a one week period rose by an alarming 130 percent .
Every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citing percentages instead of total deaths , they made the editorial decision to present this statistic in a way that made it sound horrible , and it would have been horrible … except … Except that during that same one week period , COVID deaths in Nebraska rose from just three to seven .
Compared to the thousands of American COVID deaths during that same two-week period , Nebraska ’ s numbers are almost microscopically small , and hardly indicative of a 130 percent spike in reported COVID deaths .
Still , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaks for itself , and which is truly compatible with the CDC and BLS numbers .
While the number of new diagnoses nationwide is climbing , the number of deaths per 100,000 population are dropping dramatically .
This trend tends to reflect society ’ s recent ability to significantly expand testing .
These new tests are catching millions of individuals who test positive without showing any signs of the illness .
Also , because of the drop-off in COVID deaths , either the COVID virus is weakening , or our treatments are rapidly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Look at Nevada , which in August of 2020 was in last place in terms of unemployment , by a significant margin .
What ’ s happened here ( I say here because I live and work in Nevada ) is that the governor shut down all the casinos , all the restaurants , all the shows and entertainment .
Period .
He didn ’ t allow them to open with safe social distancing and face coverings – no , Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak shut them all down , without exception .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he very cautiously started allowing a few of these businesses to re-open in a limited capacity , only to slam them shut again at the first sign of even a modest spike in cases diagnosed .
This start-and-stop-and-start-and-stop pattern by Governor Sisolak has crippled the hospitality industry on which Nevada depends for its economic survival .
Florida , which has a much saner policy toward trying to get employees back to work has an unemployment rate of roughly half that of Nevada .
About the Author : Ned Barnett is , among other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as a campaign consultant .
During the heyday of the Tea Party , he was communications director for both the Clark County ( Las Vegas ) and the Nevada Republican Parties .
He is the owner of Barnett Marketing Communications in Las Vegas , and the author of 39 published books on a variety of topics , including advocacy and communications .
Figures Don ’ t Lie , But Liars Figure : Unemployment Figures Dramatically Favor Republican-Led States ) was created and published by American Thinker and is republished here under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ below ) with attribution to the articles author Ned Barnett and americanthinker.com .
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Figures Don’t Lie, But Liars Figure: Unemployment Figures Dramatically Favor Republican-Led States
By: Ned Barnett
August’s unemployment figures, just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, paint a remarkably consistent picture that correlates – almost uncannily – between low unemployment rates in states led by Republican governors and high unemployment rates in states led by Democratic governors. Drawing national conclusions from the unemployment statistics for all fifty states, those Republican-led states that have tried to follow President Trump’s lead in reopening America are doing much better in terms of unemployment than are states likely to support Biden in November. Former Vice President Biden, while repeatedly complaining about President Trump’s actions in fighting COVID, has yet to articulate a coherent COVID policy.
Remarkably, these early-opening Republican-led states do not have a statistically-valid comparative rate of increase in COVID deaths, as presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though the three states with the lowest death per 100,000 population are led by Republican governors.
Here’s how those unemployment numbers flesh out:
Of the Top Ten states (in terms of low unemployment rates), nine are led by Republican governors while only one is led by a Democratic governor – and that’s Montana, which is an outlier for sure. At the other end of the spectrum, unemployment in the Bottom Ten states in terms of unemployment breaks down as follows: one state led by a Republican governor –Massachusetts, another clear outlier – and nine led by Democratic governors. The range of unemployment by state runs from 4.0 percent in Republican Nebraska to a 13.2 in Democratic Nevada, which, after more than a decade of Republican governors, switched allegiance in 2018 by electing a Democrat to the state’s highest office. Talk about buyer’s remorse!
Perhaps more telling than just the extremes of both employment and unemployment figures, the Top Ten states – nine of which, as noted, are led by Republicans – average an unemployment rate of just 4.94 percent. However, among the Bottom Ten states – nine of which are led by Democrats – the average is a crippling 11.72 percent. Ouch!
As interesting as those paired numbers might seem – nine Republican led states are among the Top Ten states with the lowest unemployment, with only one Democratic led state – that pattern is completely flipped among the worst-case states. Of those, nine are led by Democrats and only one is led by a Republican. However, while that breakdown seems almost statistically impossible, this same pattern repeats when looking at the Top Fifteen states in terms of unemployment – twelve are led by Republicans while only three are led by Democrats. Flip that around to the Bottom Fifteen and you’ll find that twelve are led by Democrats and only three of the bottom fifteen are led by Republicans. Also in there, though not counted, the District of Columbia (tied with the “best” of the bottom fifteen states) is also run by Democrats (but not a Democratic governor – the District has a mayor, not a governor).
Finally, when splitting the states 50-50, the same pattern still holds true. The Top Twenty-Five states, in terms of low unemployment, sees eighteen states led by Republicans and seven led by Democrats. In the bottom half, those numbers are again reversed, with eighteen of the bottom twenty-five states led by Democrats – plus the District of Columbia – and only seven led by Republicans. Among the Top Twenty-five states, the highest unemployment score is 7.0 percent, with the best-off state reporting in at just 4.0 percent unemployment. However; in the Bottom Twenty-five states (plus the District of Columbia), the best and lowest unemployment score is a painful 7.4 percent, with the worst one reaching up to 13.2 percent – that’s tail-end Nevada. Florida, the other state – this one Republican – that depends so much on conventions and tourist business has that 7.4 percent unemployment rate. That’s not good, but it’s light years ahead of Nevada.
Here’s a simple chart for how that works:
Ranking Republican-led Democrat-led Top Ten Nine One Bottom Ten One Nine Top Fifteen Twelve Three Bottom Fifteen Three Twelve Top Twenty-five Eighteen Seven Bottom Twenty-Five Seven Eighteen Figures don’t lie. These raw numbers are published each month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Anyone with a calculator or an Excel spreadsheet can easily calculate the average unemployment, top and bottom. However, the reasons for these widely differing scores is a bit more complicated, but one bottom-line estimate that will stand up to close scrutiny is this: Democratic-led states are notorious for imposing crippling COVID-19 lockdowns, while Republican-led states seem to be looking for ways of restoring their economies and getting their residents back to work. The CDC offers statistics that can be looked at in terms of cases, deaths per 100,000, total deaths and several other factors. In looking over these CDC statistics, there seems to be no clear corollary between the Governor and the death-per-thousand rate, suggesting that Democratic governors have trashed their states’ economies without delivering a benefit (a lower death rate). Because it is such an outlier, the city of New York is treated in the CDC figures as the equivalent of a state – the only city to do so. In this context, New York City has experienced 285 deaths per 100,000 population, more than 100 deaths higher than the worst-off state, New Jersey. By contrast, the state of New York – absent the five boroughs of New York City – has a rate of “only” 82 deaths per 100,000 population, ranking it seventh from the bottom among the fifty states. Of the ten best-off states in terms of COVID deaths, These numbers are largely supported by an ongoing study conducted by the New York Times. This online, interactive study offers extremely detailed statistical information regarding COVID and the states. However, because of the way the NYT chose to calculate and report the various figures, there is little correlation between their statistics and those of the CDC and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The NYT used different time-frames and different ways of reporting than did the other sources, which limited its utility. Worse, intentionally or not, they often reported statistics in terms of percentages, instead of focusing on the total numbers of incidents. In doing so, they create a false narrative regarding COVID deaths. For example, in reporting on Nebraska, the state with the lowest unemployment level during the current COVID crisis, the NYT reported that COVID deaths during a one week period rose by an alarming 130 percent. Every death is a tragedy, but by citing percentages instead of total deaths, they made the editorial decision to present this statistic in a way that made it sound horrible, and it would have been horrible … except … Except that during that same one week period, COVID deaths in Nebraska rose from just three to seven. Compared to the thousands of American COVID deaths during that same two-week period, Nebraska’s numbers are almost microscopically small, and hardly indicative of a 130 percent spike in reported COVID deaths. Still, there is one remarkably comforting data set that speaks for itself, and which is truly compatible with the CDC and BLS numbers. While the number of new diagnoses nationwide is climbing, the number of deaths per 100,000 population are dropping dramatically. This trend tends to reflect society’s recent ability to significantly expand testing. These new tests are catching millions of individuals who test positive without showing any signs of the illness. Also, because of the drop-off in COVID deaths, either the COVID virus is weakening, or our treatments are rapidly improving. Perhaps both reasons apply. Look at Nevada, which in August of 2020 was in last place in terms of unemployment, by a significant margin. What’s happened here (I say here because I live and work in Nevada) is that the governor shut down all the casinos, all the restaurants, all the shows and entertainment. Period. He didn’t allow them to open with safe social distancing and face coverings – no, Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak shut them all down, without exception. When things started looking better, health-wise, he very cautiously started allowing a few of these businesses to re-open in a limited capacity, only to slam them shut again at the first sign of even a modest spike in cases diagnosed. This start-and-stop-and-start-and-stop pattern by Governor Sisolak has crippled the hospitality industry on which Nevada depends for its economic survival. Florida, which has a much saner policy toward trying to get employees back to work has an unemployment rate of roughly half that of Nevada. About the Author: Ned Barnett is, among other things, a political policy analyst, as well as a campaign consultant. During the heyday of the Tea Party, he was communications director for both the Clark County (Las Vegas) and the Nevada Republican Parties. He is the owner of Barnett Marketing Communications in Las Vegas, and the author of 39 published books on a variety of topics, including advocacy and communications. •••• Figures Don’t Lie, But Liars Figure: Unemployment Figures Dramatically Favor Republican-Led States) was created and published by American Thinker and is republished here under “Fair Use” (see disclaimer below) with attribution to the articles author Ned Barnett and americanthinker.com. TLB recommends you visit American Thinker for more great articles and information. •••• •••• Stay tuned to …
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-23--Blockbuster Report: How Biden Family Was Compromised By China

Blockbuster Report : How Biden Family Was Compromised By China A number of months ago , I was approached by an individual I had known for the better half of a decade .
I had known this individually professionally and enjoyed their company and deep insight into our overlapping professional interests .
Consequently , I would not infrequently seek out their professional opinion .
They had written a research report [ link below ] for a client worried about political risk that involved background on the Biden ’ s in China .
This individual believed that the information that had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the client , needed to make its way into the public domain .
They asked my help in putting the research report in the hands of press asking them just to use the information for their own professional purposes leaving the report anonymous .
Knowing this individual and the quality of work they do , I agreed after reviewing in detail the report that was produced .
There are a couple of key points about the report .
First , it is almost exclusively taken from public sources and documentation .
Everything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The report is immaculately cited so that anyone who wishes to replicate where a specific piece of information was found or see the underlying documentation can do so .
Second , the complexity of the overall story , attempts have been made to break down the key points about what happened , who was involved , with timelines and indexes .
Third , only three human sources are used in the report .
Two human sources only confirmed top line information in the acknowledgement of an individual and no other information .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the story but agreed to let the information be used for the story after the importance of the information became apparent .
For two months I have worked on behalf of my colleague to ensure that this report helped others report on the documented evidence of Biden activities with regards to China .
I want to emphasize a couple of things about my own involvement .
First , I did not write the report and I am not responsible for the report .
I have gone over the report with a fine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong with the report .
Everything is cited and documented .
Arguably the only weakness is that we do not have internal emails between Chinese players or the Chinese and Bidens that would make explicit what the links clearly imply .
Second , I will not be disclosing the individual who did write this report .
They have very valid reasons to fear for both their personal safety and professional risks .
Throughout the years that I have known this individual we never discussed politics .
I have never heard them criticize any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They are not a Republican .
Third , it was my very real wish that the press would have reported on the documented evidence in this report and left me and the author entirely out of this situation .
I did not vote for Trump in 2016 and will not vote for him in 2020 .
This information however is entirely valid public interest information that the press has simply refused to cover due to their own partisan wishes .
I have serious policy differences with President Trump .
I am pro-immigration .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ trade efforts to shift trade away from China and into partner countries from Mexico to Vietnam and India .
I believe that institution building in Asia is vital and America needs to take that lead .
However , I can not in good conscience allow documented evidence of the variety presented here go unreported by partisans who are simply choosing to hide information .
Finally , I will not be answering any questions about the report .
I had no wish to be involved in Presidential politics .
I do not want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be answer any questions about who wrote the report .
We need to return the focus to the known documented facts .
• Joe Biden ’ s compromising partnership with the Communist Party of China runs via Yang Jiechi ( CPC ’ s Central Foreign Affairs Commission ) .
YANG met frequently with BIDEN during his tenure at the Chinese embassy in Washington .
• Hunter Biden ’ s 2013 Bohai Harvest Rosemont investment partnership was set-up by Ministry of Foreign Affairs institutions who are tasked with garnering influence with foreign leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minister .
• HUNTER has a direct line to the Politburo , according to SOURCE A , a senior finance professional in China .
• Michael Lin , a Taiwanese national now detained in China , brokered the BHR partnership and partners with MOFA foreign influence organizations .
• LIN is a POI for his work on behalf of China , as confirmed by SOURCE B and SOURCE C ( at two separate national intelligence agencies ) .
• BHR is a state managed operation .
Leading shareholder in BHR is a Bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subsidiary and BHR ’ s partners are SOEs that funnel revenue/assets to BHR .
• HUNTER continues to hold 10 % in BHR .
He visited China in 2010 and met with major Chinese government financial companies that would later back BHR .
• HUNTER ’ s BHR stake ( purchased for $ 400,000 ) is now likely be worth approx .
$ 50 million ( fees and capital appreciation based on BHR ’ s $ 6.5 billion AUM as stated by Michael Lin ) .
• HUNTER also did business with Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the interests of US national security .
• BIDEN ’ s foreign policy stance towards China ( formerly hawkish ) , turned positive despite China ’ s country ’ s rising geopolitical assertiveness .
Lost among the salacious revelations about laptop provenance is the more mundane reality of influence and money of major United States political figures .
Ill informed accusations of Russian hacking and disinformation face the documented reality of a major Chinese state financial partnership with the children of major political figures .
A report by an Asian research firm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between China and Hunter Biden .
Beginning just before Joe Bidens ascendancy to the Vice Presidency , Hunter Biden was travelling to Beijing meeting with Chinese financial institutions and political figures would ultimately become his investors .
Finalized in 2013 , the investment partnership included money from the Chinese government , social security , and major state-owned banks a veritable who ’ s who of Chinese state finance .
It is not simply the state money that should cause concern but the structures and deals that took place .
Most investment in specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flowed into state backed projects or enterprises .
Even the deals speak to the worst of cronyism .
The Hunter Biden investment firm share of a copper mine in the Congo was guaranteed with assets put at risk by the larger copper company to ensure deal flow to Hunter ’ s firm .
In another instance , Bank of China working on an IPO in Hong Kong gave its share allocation to the BHR investment partnership .
They were able to do this because even though the Hunter Biden firm completed no notable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counted as a subsidiary of the Bank of China .
The Hunter Biden Chinese investment partnership is literally invested in by the Chinese state and a subsidiary of the Bank of China owned by the Chinese Ministry of Finance .
The entire arrangement speaks to Chinese state interests .
Meetings were held at locations that in China speak to the welcoming of foreign dignitaries or state to state relations .
The Chinese organizations surrounding Hunter Biden are known intelligence and influence operatives to the United States government .
The innocuous names like Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exist to “ …carry out government-directed policies and cooperative initiatives with influential foreigners without being perceived as a formal part of the Chinese government.
” Interestingly the CPIFA is under the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
When the investment partnership was struck in 2013 , the Minister of Foreign Affairs was Yang Jiechi .
Yang would have been very familiar with Hunter Biden from his days in Washington as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2005 during which he met regularly with Joe Biden chairing the Senate Foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who oversaw institutions helping shepherd Hunter ’ s investment partnership as the Minister of Foreign Affairs is Xi Jinping ’ s right hand man on foreign affairs and member of the powerful Politburo .
Most worrying is the financial leverage this gives the Chinese state over a direct member of the Biden family .
Despite the widely reported $ 1-1.5 billion of investment the reality is likely much higher .
A co-founder of the investment firm reports the total assets under management as $ 6.5 billion .
While this number can not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alone were worth in excess of $ 1.6 billion this number is not unrealistic at all .
A 2 % annual fee on assets under management would generate $ 130 million annually .
Add in the 20 % fee on capital gains the firm would recognize and it is not difficult to see Hunter ’ s stake being worth in excess of $ 50 million .
According to Hunter ’ s attorney , he did not invest his $ 400,000 in the company until 2017 .
Even assuming the veracity of this statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Founded in 2013 , the firm had large amounts of revenue and assets under management by 2017 .
In other words , his $ 400,000 stake would have already been worth far more than what he paid for it .
This paltry $ 400,000 investment worth more than $ 50 million now would have realized a gain of more than 12,400 % in three years .
The difficulty in eluding these concerns is their documentability by anyone who cares to look .
There is no potential for hacking because it is all public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wishes to look can go review IPO prospectuses , news reports , or corporate records .
There is no secret method for discovering this data other than actually looking .
There is simply no way to avoid the reality that Hunter Biden was granted a 10 % stake worth far in excess of what he paid for a firm that is literally operated and owned by the Chinese state .
I did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016 and have significant concerns about his policies in areas like immigration .
Having lived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Xi regimes construction of concentration camps and having witnessed first hand their use of influence and intelligence operations , the Biden links worry me profoundly .
Whether Joe Biden personally knew the details , a very untenable position , it is simply political malpractice to not be aware of the details of these financial arrangements .
These documentable financial links simply can not be wished away .
( TLB ) published this report from Balding ’ s World with our sincere gratitude for the coverage .
Hunter Biden Still Listed As Board Member @ @ @

Blockbuster Report: How Biden Family Was Compromised By China
Balding’s World | Global Finance and Economics
A number of months ago, I was approached by an individual I had known for the better half of a decade. I had known this individually professionally and enjoyed their company and deep insight into our overlapping professional interests. Consequently, I would not infrequently seek out their professional opinion. They had written a research report [link below]for a client worried about political risk that involved background on the Biden’s in China. This individual believed that the information that had been discovered, and with the approval of the client, needed to make its way into the public domain.
They asked my help in putting the research report in the hands of press asking them just to use the information for their own professional purposes leaving the report anonymous. Knowing this individual and the quality of work they do, I agreed after reviewing in detail the report that was produced. There are a couple of key points about the report.
First, it is almost exclusively taken from public sources and documentation. Everything from Chinese news reports to corporate records. The report is immaculately cited so that anyone who wishes to replicate where a specific piece of information was found or see the underlying documentation can do so.
Second, the complexity of the overall story, attempts have been made to break down the key points about what happened, who was involved, with timelines and indexes.
Third, only three human sources are used in the report. Two human sources only confirmed top line information in the acknowledgement of an individual and no other information. The third human source was not consulted for the story but agreed to let the information be used for the story after the importance of the information became apparent.
For two months I have worked on behalf of my colleague to ensure that this report helped others report on the documented evidence of Biden activities with regards to China. I want to emphasize a couple of things about my own involvement.
First, I did not write the report and I am not responsible for the report. I have gone over the report with a fine tooth comb and can find nothing factually wrong with the report. Everything is cited and documented. Arguably the only weakness is that we do not have internal emails between Chinese players or the Chinese and Bidens that would make explicit what the links clearly imply.
Second, I will not be disclosing the individual who did write this report. They have very valid reasons to fear for both their personal safety and professional risks. Throughout the years that I have known this individual we never discussed politics. I have never heard them criticize any political party other than the CCP. They are not a Republican.
Third, it was my very real wish that the press would have reported on the documented evidence in this report and left me and the author entirely out of this situation. I did not vote for Trump in 2016 and will not vote for him in 2020. This information however is entirely valid public interest information that the press has simply refused to cover due to their own partisan wishes. I have serious policy differences with President Trump. I am pro-immigration. I would like to see more free trade efforts to shift trade away from China and into partner countries from Mexico to Vietnam and India. I believe that institution building in Asia is vital and America needs to take that lead. However, I cannot in good conscience allow documented evidence of the variety presented here go unreported by partisans who are simply choosing to hide information.
Finally, I will not be answering any questions about the report. I had no wish to be involved in Presidential politics. I do not want to be on the news. I will not be answer any questions about who wrote the report. We need to return the focus to the known documented facts.
Key Points of the Report:
Joe Biden’s compromising partnership with the Communist Party of China runs via Yang Jiechi (CPC’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission). YANG met frequently with BIDEN during his tenure at the Chinese embassy in Washington. Hunter Biden’s 2013 Bohai Harvest Rosemont investment partnership was set-up by Ministry of Foreign Affairs institutions who are tasked with garnering influence with foreign leaders during YANG’s tenure as Foreign Minister. HUNTER has a direct line to the Politburo, according to SOURCE A, a senior finance professional in China. Michael Lin, a Taiwanese national now detained in China, brokered the BHR partnership and partners with MOFA foreign influence organizations. LIN is a POI for his work on behalf of China, as confirmed by SOURCE B and SOURCE C (at two separate national intelligence agencies). BHR is a state managed operation. Leading shareholder in BHR is a Bank of China which lists BHR as a subsidiary and BHR’s partners are SOEs that funnel revenue/assets to BHR. HUNTER continues to hold 10% in BHR. He visited China in 2010 and met with major Chinese government financial companies that would later back BHR. HUNTER’s BHR stake (purchased for $400,000) is now likely be worth approx. $50 million (fees and capital appreciation based on BHR’s $6.5 billion AUM as stated by Michael Lin). HUNTER also did business with Chinese tycoons linked with the Chinese military and against the interests of US national security. BIDEN’s foreign policy stance towards China (formerly hawkish), turned positive despite China’s country’s rising geopolitical assertiveness.
Summary:
Lost among the salacious revelations about laptop provenance is the more mundane reality of influence and money of major United States political figures. Ill informed accusations of Russian hacking and disinformation face the documented reality of a major Chinese state financial partnership with the children of major political figures. A report by an Asian research firm raises worrying questions about the financial links between China and Hunter Biden.
Beginning just before Joe Bidens ascendancy to the Vice Presidency, Hunter Biden was travelling to Beijing meeting with Chinese financial institutions and political figures would ultimately become his investors. Finalized in 2013, the investment partnership included money from the Chinese government, social security, and major state-owned banks a veritable who’s who of Chinese state finance.
It is not simply the state money that should cause concern but the structures and deals that took place. Most investment in specific projects came from state owned entities and flowed into state backed projects or enterprises. Even the deals speak to the worst of cronyism. The Hunter Biden investment firm share of a copper mine in the Congo was guaranteed with assets put at risk by the larger copper company to ensure deal flow to Hunter’s firm.
In another instance, Bank of China working on an IPO in Hong Kong gave its share allocation to the BHR investment partnership. They were able to do this because even though the Hunter Biden firm completed no notable work on the IPO, it is counted as a subsidiary of the Bank of China. The Hunter Biden Chinese investment partnership is literally invested in by the Chinese state and a subsidiary of the Bank of China owned by the Chinese Ministry of Finance.
The entire arrangement speaks to Chinese state interests. Meetings were held at locations that in China speak to the welcoming of foreign dignitaries or state to state relations. The Chinese organizations surrounding Hunter Biden are known intelligence and influence operatives to the United States government. The innocuous names like Chinese People’s Institute for Foreign Affairs exist to “…carry out government-directed policies and cooperative initiatives with influential foreigners without being perceived as a formal part of the Chinese government.”
Interestingly the CPIFA is under the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When the investment partnership was struck in 2013, the Minister of Foreign Affairs was Yang Jiechi. Yang would have been very familiar with Hunter Biden from his days in Washington as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2005 during which he met regularly with Joe Biden chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Today the same individual who oversaw institutions helping shepherd Hunter’s investment partnership as the Minister of Foreign Affairs is Xi Jinping’s right hand man on foreign affairs and member of the powerful Politburo.
Most worrying is the financial leverage this gives the Chinese state over a direct member of the Biden family. Despite the widely reported $1-1.5 billion of investment the reality is likely much higher. A co-founder of the investment firm reports the total assets under management as $6.5 billion. While this number cannot be completely replicated, given that two deal alone were worth in excess of $1.6 billion this number is not unrealistic at all. A 2% annual fee on assets under management would generate $130 million annually. Add in the 20% fee on capital gains the firm would recognize and it is not difficult to see Hunter’s stake being worth in excess of $50 million.
According to Hunter’s attorney, he did not invest his $400,000 in the company until 2017. Even assuming the veracity of this statement, this raises a major problem. Founded in 2013, the firm had large amounts of revenue and assets under management by 2017. In other words, his $400,000 stake would have already been worth far more than what he paid for it. This paltry $400,000 investment worth more than $50 million now would have realized a gain of more than 12,400% in three years.
The difficulty in eluding these concerns is their documentability by anyone who cares to look. There is no potential for hacking because it is all public record in China. Any journalist who wishes to look can go review IPO prospectuses, news reports, or corporate records. There is no secret method for discovering this data other than actually looking. There is simply no way to avoid the reality that Hunter Biden was granted a 10% stake worth far in excess of what he paid for a firm that is literally operated and owned by the Chinese state.
I did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016 and have significant concerns about his policies in areas like immigration. Having lived in China for nine years throughout the Xi regimes construction of concentration camps and having witnessed first hand their use of influence and intelligence operations, the Biden links worry me profoundly.
Whether Joe Biden personally knew the details, a very untenable position, it is simply political malpractice to not be aware of the details of these financial arrangements. These documentable financial links simply cannot be wished away.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-24--Never-Trumpers & Dems cheer after Fox host Lou Dobbs rips Sen. Lindsey Graham for Trump ‘betrayal’ [

Never-Trumpers & Dems cheer after Fox host Lou Dobbs rips Sen. Lindsey Graham for Trump ‘betrayal’ [Video]

Pro-Trump Fox pundit Lou Dobbs has earned unlikely admiration from critics on both sides of the aisle after torching GOP Senator Lindsey Graham , who he accused of betraying the American people by turning against the president .
“ Graham has betrayed President Trump at almost every turn , he has betrayed the American people and his oath of office , ” Dobbs charged on a segment of his show , also slamming Graham for doing “ absolutely nothing ” to investigate misconduct in the Trump-Russia probe launched at the tail end of the Obama administration .
I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state of South Carolina would ever vote for Lindsey Graham .
It ’ s just outrageous .
This is the guy who keeps saying ‘ stay tuned.
’ He said he was going to get to the bottom of Obamagate with the Judiciary Committee .
While Graham did vote to authorize subpoenas for the tech CEOs on Thursday , joining the 11 other Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee , he indicated the move would merely serve as “ leverage ” to secure voluntary testimony at a hearing after the presidential race .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a delay in the hearing , but were not present for the vote , as they opted to boycott separate confirmation proceedings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett .
The president and his conservative allies have repeatedly accused Big Tech platforms of political bias and censorship , most recently pointing to efforts by Facebook and Twitter to bury a New York Post report alleging shady business dealings by Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his son , Hunter .
Though Dobbs ’ ire toward Graham was directed at his perceived disloyalty to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fervent critics of the commander in chief lined up to cheer the segment , among them the reliably NeverTrump Lincoln Project and progressive Daily Beast editor Molly Jong-Fast .
“ Lindsey Graham is a weak man with a weak character , ” the Lincoln Project said in a particularly brutal statement .
“ While we hate to give Lou Dobbs any credibility , when he ’ s right , he ’ s right and should be commended for calling out Graham for being the pathetic swamp rat he is.
” Some netizens observed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a de facto , if not unintentional , endorsement for Graham ’ s Democratic Senate challenger , Jamie Harrison , who has himself blasted Graham for making an about-face on the president – though for the opposite reason than the Fox host .

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Pro-Trump Fox pundit Lou Dobbs has earned unlikely admiration from critics on both sides of the aisle after torching GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, who he accused of betraying the American people by turning against the president.
Dobbs took to the airwaves with an anti-Graham tirade on Friday, blasting the South Carolina senator after he suggested he would not attempt to compel testimony from the heads of social media giants Twitter and Facebook on allegations of censorship until after the November election.
“Graham has betrayed President Trump at almost every turn, he has betrayed the American people and his oath of office,” Dobbs charged on a segment of his show, also slamming Graham for doing “absolutely nothing” to investigate misconduct in the Trump-Russia probe launched at the tail end of the Obama administration.
I don’t know why anyone in the great state of South Carolina would ever vote for Lindsey Graham. It’s just outrageous. This is the guy who keeps saying ‘stay tuned.’ He said he was going to get to the bottom of Obamagate with the Judiciary Committee.
RINO Subversion: Lou says it’s time to tune out Lindsey Graham after the senator said he will not subpoena Twitter & Facebook’s CEOs until after the election. #MAGA #AmericaFirst #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/oqFCAoGSBS — Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) October 23, 2020
While Graham did vote to authorize subpoenas for the tech CEOs on Thursday, joining the 11 other Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, he indicated the move would merely serve as “leverage” to secure voluntary testimony at a hearing after the presidential race. Democrats on the Senate panel have called for a delay in the hearing, but were not present for the vote, as they opted to boycott separate confirmation proceedings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
The president and his conservative allies have repeatedly accused Big Tech platforms of political bias and censorship, most recently pointing to efforts by Facebook and Twitter to bury a New York Post report alleging shady business dealings by Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
Though Dobbs’ ire toward Graham was directed at his perceived disloyalty to President Trump, some of the most fervent critics of the commander in chief lined up to cheer the segment, among them the reliably NeverTrump Lincoln Project and progressive Daily Beast editor Molly Jong-Fast.
“Lindsey Graham is a weak man with a weak character,” the Lincoln Project said in a particularly brutal statement. “While we hate to give Lou Dobbs any credibility, when he’s right, he’s right and should be commended for calling out Graham for being the pathetic swamp rat he is.”
The Lincoln Project rarely agrees with Lou Dobbs, but today we join in his sentiments that South Carolinians should not re-elect the spineless, do-nothing, dead weight Senator Lindsey Graham. Our full statement: pic.twitter.com/UPYdoqW4gO — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 24, 2020
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Some netizens observed that Dobbs’ remarks could serve as a de facto, if not unintentional, endorsement for Graham’s Democratic Senate challenger, Jamie Harrison, who has himself blasted Graham for making an about-face on the president – though for the opposite reason than the Fox host.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-24--A Sordid Conspiracy To Deceive The American Electorate

Post by Tyler Durden | Written by David Limbaugh via PJMedia.com Have we ever witnessed a stranger anomaly in modern presidential politics than the craven contempt the Biden campaign , the media and social media have shown for the American electorate in their disgraceful conspiracy to hide Joe Biden ?
What bona fide presidential candidate would arrogantly hide in his basement during the heat of a campaign , especially in the last few weeks of an ever-tightening one ?
If the liberal media weren ’ t providing Biden cover , he couldn ’ t get away with this .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intentional invisibility , this campaign would look far different , and far less surreal .
As President Donald Trump has hopscotched the country , traveling thousands of miles to appear at vigorous , humongous campaign rallies , Biden and his running mate , Sen. Kamala Harris , are nowhere to be found .
We ’ ve never had a presidential candidate virtually opt out of the campaign .
Please don ’ t use the virus as an excuse , unless you ’ re willing to point out that Trump has been fearlessly campaigning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would exhaust most 30-year olds , while Biden is acting like an old man with no interest in engaging with the public or the media .
And he seeks to be leader of the free world ?
Then again , when Biden has surfaced , he ’ s failed to draw a Sunday school-sized crowd .
Never has a presidential candidate taken the voters for granted like this .
Hillary Clinton declined to visit the swing state of Wisconsin after April 2016 , but that is nothing compared with Biden ’ s ghosting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Even candidates who believed they were comfortably ahead have never hidden from view like this to run out the clock .
They all believed enough in the superiority of their agenda that they wanted to make their case to the people .
Moreover , what other presidential candidate has refused to provide his position on key issues , including whether he would pack the Supreme Court ?
When has any other candidate haughtily waved off questions of debate moderators and reporters with the sophomoric dodge that , “ Trump just wants you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what an SOB he is ) ” ?
Adding insult to injury , when has the media ever let any candidate off the hook like this , which is a scandal of unprecedented proportions ?
Obviously , the media disrespects the electorate as much as the Biden campaign does .
If anything is indisputably the media ’ s job , it is to bring out the candidates ’ positions on important issues , and packing the Supreme Court and the Biden scandals are exceedingly important — and relevant — issues .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Trump refused to answer such questions ?
The media dutifully promoted the canard that the Russians — yes , the Russians again — were behind the emails found on Hunter Biden ’ s laptop .
But how will these crooked conspirators explain away the bombshell revelation of Hunter ’ s former business partner , Tony Bobulinski , that the “ big guy ” referred to in Hunter ’ s email is Joe Biden himself ?
How will they handle Bobulinski ’ s assertion that Joe Biden was offered 10 % interest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my money , even these cover-ups don ’ t hold a candle to the media ’ s scandalous concealment of Joe Biden ’ s declining mental acuity .
In his current state , Biden clearly is not fit for office , yet the media ignores it while raising bogus questions about the uncannily vibrant Trump ’ s capacity .
Reality has finally trumped George Orwell ’ s imagination .
Where is the perennial finger-wagger Bob Woodward when you need him ?
The American public knows everything there is to know about Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his being and business dealings and dug up every conceivably negative morsel about him during the last four years .
To complete the trifecta , we ’ ve watched the leftist social media giants conspire with the Biden campaign and the media to stack the deck in Biden ’ s favor .
When the New York Post first reported on the Hunter Biden emails that implicated Joe Biden , Facebook and Twitter actively buried the story — preventing users from sharing it with other users , invoking the specious excuses that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unsubstantiated .
Nice try .
So , here we are , less than two weeks from the most important election of our lifetimes — and millions of voters have been shielded from the agenda of this Democratic duo to radically transform America into a socialist hellhole with 70 genders , major tax increases on most taxpayers , a federally engineered war on law enforcement and law and order , open borders , increased regulations , the horrors of the Green New Deal ( including a gutted domestic energy industry ) , and scores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would reject if the Democrats ’ positions were made known to them .
Don ’ t fool yourselves .
This liberal trio knows the American electorate is still basically conservative and would never knowingly elect someone with such a radical agenda , which is why it will continue trying to deceive voters until Nov. 3 .
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A Sordid Conspiracy To Deceive The American Electorate
Post by Tyler Durden | Written by David Limbaugh via PJMedia.com
Have we ever witnessed a stranger anomaly in modern presidential politics than the craven contempt the Biden campaign, the media and social media have shown for the American electorate in their disgraceful conspiracy to hide Joe Biden?
What bona fide presidential candidate would arrogantly hide in his basement during the heat of a campaign, especially in the last few weeks of an ever-tightening one?
If the liberal media weren’t providing Biden cover, he couldn’t get away with this. If they were even raising questions about his intentional invisibility, this campaign would look far different, and far less surreal.
As President Donald Trump has hopscotched the country, traveling thousands of miles to appear at vigorous, humongous campaign rallies, Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, are nowhere to be found. We’ve never had a presidential candidate virtually opt out of the campaign.
Please don’t use the virus as an excuse, unless you’re willing to point out that Trump has been fearlessly campaigning for reelection with a rigorous schedule that would exhaust most 30-year olds, while Biden is acting like an old man with no interest in engaging with the public or the media. And he seeks to be leader of the free world? Then again, when Biden has surfaced, he’s failed to draw a Sunday school-sized crowd.
Never has a presidential candidate taken the voters for granted like this. Hillary Clinton declined to visit the swing state of Wisconsin after April 2016, but that is nothing compared with Biden’s ghosting of the entire electorate throughout the campaign.
Even candidates who believed they were comfortably ahead have never hidden from view like this to run out the clock. They all believed enough in the superiority of their agenda that they wanted to make their case to the people.
Moreover, what other presidential candidate has refused to provide his position on key issues, including whether he would pack the Supreme Court? When has any other candidate haughtily waved off questions of debate moderators and reporters with the sophomoric dodge that, “Trump just wants you to focus on this issue (instead of what an SOB he is)”?
Adding insult to injury, when has the media ever let any candidate off the hook like this, which is a scandal of unprecedented proportions? Obviously, the media disrespects the electorate as much as the Biden campaign does.
If anything is indisputably the media’s job, it is to bring out the candidates’ positions on important issues, and packing the Supreme Court and the Biden scandals are exceedingly important — and relevant — issues. What would the media’s reaction be if Trump refused to answer such questions?
The media dutifully promoted the canard that the Russians — yes, the Russians again — were behind the emails found on Hunter Biden’s laptop. But how will these crooked conspirators explain away the bombshell revelation of Hunter’s former business partner, Tony Bobulinski, that the “big guy” referred to in Hunter’s email is Joe Biden himself? How will they handle Bobulinski’s assertion that Joe Biden was offered 10% interest in a Chinese business deal?
But for my money, even these cover-ups don’t hold a candle to the media’s scandalous concealment of Joe Biden’s declining mental acuity. In his current state, Biden clearly is not fit for office, yet the media ignores it while raising bogus questions about the uncannily vibrant Trump’s capacity. Reality has finally trumped George Orwell’s imagination.
Where is the perennial finger-wagger Bob Woodward when you need him?
The American public knows everything there is to know about Trump, as they’ve scrutinized every molecule of his being and business dealings and dug up every conceivably negative morsel about him during the last four years.
To complete the trifecta, we’ve watched the leftist social media giants conspire with the Biden campaign and the media to stack the deck in Biden’s favor. When the New York Post first reported on the Hunter Biden emails that implicated Joe Biden, Facebook and Twitter actively buried the story — preventing users from sharing it with other users, invoking the specious excuses that the story violated a hacked-materials policy and was unsubstantiated. Nice try.
So, here we are, less than two weeks from the most important election of our lifetimes — and millions of voters have been shielded from the agenda of this Democratic duo to radically transform America into a socialist hellhole with 70 genders, major tax increases on most taxpayers, a federally engineered war on law enforcement and law and order, open borders, increased regulations, the horrors of the Green New Deal (including a gutted domestic energy industry), and scores of other policies the majority of Americans would reject if the Democrats’ positions were made known to them.
Don’t fool yourselves. This liberal trio knows the American electorate is still basically conservative and would never knowingly elect someone with such a radical agenda, which is why it will continue trying to deceive voters until Nov. 3.
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