thelibertybeacon--2020-10-11--Pelosi & husband invest in Tech Firm that launched Russiagate

Pelosi & husband invest up to $ 1 million in CrowdStrike , tech firm that launched Russiagate US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi walks away from her husband Paul Pelosi on Capitol Hill in Washington , DC .
© Reuters / Joshua Roberts Financial disclosures show Pelosi ( D-California ) and her husband Paul buying CrowdStrike shares on September 3 , according to a RealClearInvestigations report by journalist Aaron Mate .
Since then , the stock went from $ 129.25 a share to $ 142.97 .
Reached for comment , Pelosi ’ s spokesman Drew Hammill insisted she was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s investments and “ not aware of the investment until the required filing was made.
” Pelosi invests in publicly traded companies all the time and “ fully complies with House Rules and the relevant statutory requirements , ” Hammill added .
CrowdStrike seems like a lucrative investment prospect , according to Mate ’ s report .
The company ’ s valuation went from $ 1 billion in 2017 to $ 6.7 billion in 2019 , when they went public – and then almost doubled to $ 11.4 billion .
Its revenue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to $ 481.41 million in 2020 , Mate reports .
The company was hired by the DNC to address the breach of its email system in 2016 .
It blamed “ Russia ” for the alleged hack , but never provided the actual servers to the FBI , offering instead images and redacted reports .
CrowdStrike President Shawn Henry testified to the House Intelligence Committee in December 2017 that the company never had “ concrete evidence ” the data was actually “ exfiltrated ” from the servers .
Instead , he said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was consistent with activity we ’ d seen previously and had associated with the Russian Government.
” This testimony was kept classified until May this year , when it was released to the public under pressure from Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell .
In the intervening years , the claim that ‘ Russia hacked the DNC ’ became an article of faith in Washington , underlying the investigation into President Donald Trump ’ s “ collusion ” with the Kremlin led by Robert Mueller .
Prior to joining CrowdStrike , Henry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The company ’ s co-founder and chief technology officer , Dmitry Alperovitch , used to be a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council , the pro-NATO think tank which thrives on hostility towards Russia .
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Pelosi & husband invest up to $1 million in CrowdStrike, tech firm that launched Russiagate
Newly-filed financial disclosures show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband have invested up to $1 million in CrowdStrike, American cybersecurity technology company and the originator of ‘Russian hacking’ claims.
(RT-USA News)
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi walks away from her husband Paul Pelosi on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. © Reuters / Joshua Roberts
Financial disclosures show Pelosi (D-California) and her husband Paul buying CrowdStrike shares on September 3, according to a RealClearInvestigations report by journalist Aaron Mate. Since then, the stock went from $129.25 a share to $142.97.
New from me: Financial disclosure forms show that Nancy and Paul Pelosi have invested between $500,000 to $1 million in Crowdstrike, the firm that first accused Russia of hacking the DNC.
Pelosis Take a Big Stake in CrowdStrike https://t.co/9XHjRj0AP3 — Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) October 9, 2020
Reached for comment, Pelosi’s spokesman Drew Hammill insisted she was “not involved” in her husband’s investments and “not aware of the investment until the required filing was made.” Pelosi invests in publicly traded companies all the time and “fully complies with House Rules and the relevant statutory requirements,” Hammill added.
CrowdStrike seems like a lucrative investment prospect, according to Mate’s report. The company’s valuation went from $1 billion in 2017 to $6.7 billion in 2019, when they went public – and then almost doubled to $11.4 billion. Its revenue rose from $52.75 million in 2017 to $481.41 million in 2020, Mate reports.
The company was hired by the DNC to address the breach of its email system in 2016. It blamed “Russia” for the alleged hack, but never provided the actual servers to the FBI, offering instead images and redacted reports.
CrowdStrike President Shawn Henry testified to the House Intelligence Committee in December 2017 that the company never had “concrete evidence” the data was actually “exfiltrated” from the servers. Instead, he said, they “saw activity that we believed was consistent with activity we’d seen previously and had associated with the Russian Government.”
This testimony was kept classified until May this year, when it was released to the public under pressure from Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell. In the intervening years, the claim that ‘Russia hacked the DNC’ became an article of faith in Washington, underlying the investigation into President Donald Trump’s “collusion” with the Kremlin led by Robert Mueller.
Prior to joining CrowdStrike, Henry worked under Mueller at the FBI. The company’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Dmitry Alperovitch, used to be a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, the pro-NATO think tank which thrives on hostility towards Russia.
In addition to feeding the Russiagate frenzy and profiting from it, CrowdStrike also donated to Democrats – about $100,000 to the Democratic Governors Association in 2016 and 2017, according to Mate.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-11--Thought Control American Style: The SJWs Will Destroy Our Basic Freedoms

Thought Control American Style : The Social Justice Warriors Will Destroy Our Basic Freedoms Once upon a time it was possible to rely on much of the mainstream media to report on developments more or less objectively , relegating opinion pieces to the editorial page .
But that was a long time ago .
I remember moving to Washington back in 1976 after many years of New York Times and International Herald Tribune readership , when both those papers still possessed editorial integrity .
My first experience of the Washington Post had my head spinning , wondering how front-page stories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could sink to the level of including editorialized comments from start to finish to place the story in context .
Today , Washington Post style reporting has become the norm and the New York Times , if anything , might possibly be the worst exponent of news that is actually largely unsubstantiated or at best “ anonymous ” opinion .
In the past few weeks , stories about the often-violent social unrest that continues in numerous states have virtually disappeared from sight because the mainstream media has its version of reality , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to correct “ systemic racism.
” Likewise , counter-demonstrators are reflexively described as “ white supremacists ” so they can be dismissed as unreformable racists .
Videos of rampaging mobs looting , burning and destroying while also beating and even killed innocent citizens who are trying to protect themselves and their property are not shown or written about to any real extent because such actions are being carried out by the groups that the mainstream media and its political enablers favor .
The hatred of Donald Trump , which certainly to some extent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignorance and boorishness , has driven a feeding frenzy by the moderate-to liberal media which has made them blind to their own faults .
The recent expose by the New York Times on Donald Trump ’ s taxes might well be considered a new low , with blaring headlines declaring that the president is a tax avoider .
It was a theme rapidly picked up and promoted by much of the remainder of the television and print media as well as “ public radio ” stations like NPR .
But wait a minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that includes a great number of smaller entities , not all of which involve real estate per se .
Donald Trump , not surprisingly , does not do his own taxes and instead employs teams of accountants and lawyers to do the work for him .
They take advantage of every break possible to reduce the taxes paid .
Why are there tax breaks for businesses that individual Americans do not enjoy ?
Because congress approved legislation to make it so .
So who is to blame if Donald Trump only paid $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media coverage of the issue deliberately made it look like Trump is a tax cheater .
And then there is the question how the Times got the tax returns in the first place .
Tax returns are legally protected confidential documents and the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) is obligated to maintain privacy regarding them .
Some of the files are currently part of an IRS audit and it just might be that the auditors are the source of the completely illegal leak , but we may never know as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not making the records themselves public , because we do not want to jeopardize our sources , who have taken enormous personal risks to help inform the public.
” Jacob Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation wryly observes that when it comes to avoiding taxes “ I ’ ll bet that the members of the Times ’ editorial board and its big team of reporters and columnists do the same thing .
They are just upset that they don ’ t do it as well as Trump.
” Just as the Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislative bodies have had great success in criminalizing any criticism of the Jewish state , the mainstream media ’ s “ fake news ” in support of the “ woke ” crowd agenda has already succeeded in forcing out many alternative voices in the public space .
The Times has been a leader in bringing about this departure from “ freedom of speech ” enshrined in a “ free press , ” having recently forced the resignation of senior editor James Bennet over the publication of an op-ed written by Senator Tom Cotton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to everyone ’ s taste , but he provided a reasonable account of how and when federal troops have been used in the past to repress civil unrest , together with a suggestion that they might play that same role in the current context .
This type of “ thought control ” has been most evident in the media , but it is beginning to dominate in other areas where conversations about policy and rights take place .
Universities in particular , which once were bastions of free speech and free thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ language and behavior even when the alleged perpetrators are neither threatening or abusive .
Recently , a student editor at the University of Wisconsin student newspaper was fired because he dared to write a column that objected to the current anti-police consensus .
Washington lawyer Jonathan Turley observes how the case was not unique , how there has been “ …a crackdown on some campuses against conservative columnists and newspapers , including the firing of a conservative student columnist at Syracuse , the public condemnation of a student columnist at Georgetown , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative student newspapers in the country at Dartmouth .
Now , The Badger Herald , a student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin Madison , has dismissed columnist Tripp Grebe after he wrote a column opposing the defunding of police departments.
” Ironically , Grebe acknowledged in his op-ed that there is considerable police-initiated brutality and also justified the emergence of black lives matter , but it was not enough to save him .
The worst aspect of the increasing thought control taking place in America ’ s public space is that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is increasing .
To be sure , to a certain extent the upcoming election is a driver of the process as left and right increasingly man the barricades to support their respective viewpoints .
If that were all , it might be considered politics as usual , but unfortunately the process is going well beyond that point .
The righteousness exuded by the social justice warriors has apparently given them the mandate to attempt to control what Americans are allowed to think or say while also at the same time upending the common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is a revolution of sorts , and those who object most strongly could well be the first to go to the guillotine .
The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate , and for this we are grateful and excited !
But we must also be practical .
For 7 years we have not asked for any donations , and have built this project with our own funds as we grew .
We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them .
Nothing is too small .
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Thought Control American Style: The Social Justice Warriors Will Destroy Our Basic Freedoms
By: Philip Giraldi
Once upon a time it was possible to rely on much of the mainstream media to report on developments more or less objectively, relegating opinion pieces to the editorial page. But that was a long time ago. I remember moving to Washington back in 1976 after many years of New York Times and International Herald Tribune readership, when both those papers still possessed editorial integrity. My first experience of the Washington Post had my head spinning, wondering how front-page stories that allegedly reported the “news” could sink to the level of including editorialized comments from start to finish to place the story in context.
Today, Washington Post style reporting has become the norm and the New York Times, if anything, might possibly be the worst exponent of news that is actually largely unsubstantiated or at best “anonymous” opinion. In the past few weeks, stories about the often-violent social unrest that continues in numerous states have virtually disappeared from sight because the mainstream media has its version of reality, that the demonstrations are legitimate protest that seek to correct “systemic racism.” Likewise, counter-demonstrators are reflexively described as “white supremacists” so they can be dismissed as unreformable racists. Videos of rampaging mobs looting, burning and destroying while also beating and even killed innocent citizens who are trying to protect themselves and their property are not shown or written about to any real extent because such actions are being carried out by the groups that the mainstream media and its political enablers favor.
The hatred of Donald Trump, which certainly to some extent is legitimate if only due to his ignorance and boorishness, has driven a feeding frenzy by the moderate-to liberal media which has made them blind to their own faults. The recent expose by the New York Times on Donald Trump’s taxes might well be considered a new low, with blaring headlines declaring that the president is a tax avoider. It was a theme rapidly picked up and promoted by much of the remainder of the television and print media as well as “public radio” stations like NPR.
But wait a minute. Trump Inc. is a multi-faceted business that includes a great number of smaller entities, not all of which involve real estate per se. Donald Trump, not surprisingly, does not do his own taxes and instead employs teams of accountants and lawyers to do the work for him. They take advantage of every break possible to reduce the taxes paid. Why are there tax breaks for businesses that individual Americans do not enjoy? Because congress approved legislation to make it so. So who is to blame if Donald Trump only paid $750 in tax? Congress, but the media coverage of the issue deliberately made it look like Trump is a tax cheater.
And then there is the question how the Times got the tax returns in the first place. Tax returns are legally protected confidential documents and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is obligated to maintain privacy regarding them. Some of the files are currently part of an IRS audit and it just might be that the auditors are the source of the completely illegal leak, but we may never know as the Times is piously declaring “We are not making the records themselves public, because we do not want to jeopardize our sources, who have taken enormous personal risks to help inform the public.” Jacob Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation wryly observes that when it comes to avoiding taxes “I’ll bet that the members of the Times’ editorial board and its big team of reporters and columnists do the same thing. They are just upset that they don’t do it as well as Trump.”
Just as the Israel Firsters in Congress and in the state legislative bodies have had great success in criminalizing any criticism of the Jewish state, the mainstream media’s “fake news” in support of the “woke” crowd agenda has already succeeded in forcing out many alternative voices in the public space. The Times has been a leader in bringing about this departure from “freedom of speech” enshrined in a “free press,” having recently forced the resignation of senior editor James Bennet over the publication of an op-ed written by Senator Tom Cotton. Cotton’s views are certainly not to everyone’s taste, but he provided a reasonable account of how and when federal troops have been used in the past to repress civil unrest, together with a suggestion that they might play that same role in the current context.
This type of “thought control” has been most evident in the media, but it is beginning to dominate in other areas where conversations about policy and rights take place. Universities in particular, which once were bastions of free speech and free thought, are now defining what is acceptable language and behavior even when the alleged perpetrators are neither threatening or abusive.
Recently, a student editor at the University of Wisconsin student newspaper was fired because he dared to write a column that objected to the current anti-police consensus. Washington lawyer Jonathan Turley observes how the case was not unique, how there has been “ …a crackdown on some campuses against conservative columnists and newspapers, including the firing of a conservative student columnist at Syracuse, the public condemnation of a student columnist at Georgetown, and a campaign against one of the oldest conservative student newspapers in the country at Dartmouth. Now, The Badger Herald, a student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin Madison, has dismissed columnist Tripp Grebe after he wrote a column opposing the defunding of police departments.” Ironically, Grebe acknowledged in his op-ed that there is considerable police-initiated brutality and also justified the emergence of black lives matter, but it was not enough to save him.
The worst aspect of the increasing thought control taking place in America’s public space is that it is not only not over, it is increasing. To be sure, to a certain extent the upcoming election is a driver of the process as left and right increasingly man the barricades to support their respective viewpoints. If that were all, it might be considered politics as usual, but unfortunately the process is going well beyond that point. The righteousness exuded by the social justice warriors has apparently given them the mandate to attempt to control what Americans are allowed to think or say while also at the same time upending the common values that have made the country functional. It is a revolution of sorts, and those who object most strongly could well be the first to go to the guillotine.
•••• About the Author: Philip Giraldi is a former CIA counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer who served nineteen years overseas in Turkey, Italy, Germany, and Spain. He was the CIA Chief of Base for the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and was one of the first Americans to enter Afghanistan in December 2001. Phil is Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, a Washington-based advocacy group that seeks to encourage and promote a U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East that is consistent with American values and interests. •••• More great articles by Philip Giraldi ••••
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-11--‘Non-Partisan’ Chairman Of Presidential Debate Commission Linked To Steele Dossier & More…

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany dared to ‘ spew ’ what many call ‘ hate speech ’ this week when she tweeted about the extreme and obvious bias ( some might say it ’ s systemic ) from the Commission on Presidential Debates… What drove Kayleigh to such un-presidential comments ?
Hmm , let ’ s see… < sarcasm off > • Chris Wallace , moderator of the first presidential debate , was widely panned for his non-centrist bias during the chaotic to and fro .
Having expressly stated before the event that he wouldn ’ t operate as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he did for at least the first hour of the debate ; interrupting Trump but not Biden at nearly every turn , blocking the incumbent before he could correct mischaracterizations and flat-out lies from Biden , to full-throated arguments with the president despite lobbing soft-ball questions — or no questions at all — to the former vice president , Wallace ’ s presentation was appalling .
• Susan Page , moderator the vice-presidential debate , was far better than Wallace but , aside from the fact the fact she is Nancy Pelosi ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous times including highlighting the horrid state of the economy without mentioning that the economy was historically booming before COVID-lockdowns were enforced , cutting off VP Pence numerous times and allowing Senator Harris to escape answering key questions ( will you pack the courts ? )
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• Steve Scully , moderator for the second presidential debate , had previously interned for Joe Biden and tweeted a ‘ Never-Trump ’ article in 2016 “ No , Not Trump , Not Ever ” , was caught red-handed in an accidental public tweet to none @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Director Anthony Scaramucci on “ responding to Trump ” ( which he later claimed was a hack – the third time the so-called reporter ’ s account had been hacked ) .
• And finally , the Commission on Presidential Debates has now refused to change the format of the second presidential debate from ‘ virtual ’ , directly ignoring the ‘ science ’ and the words of the ‘ doctors ’ who plainly said Trump is healthy ( all of which has led to the cancellation of the second debate ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ puts all of this together and suspects an ever-so-modest amount of systemic bias within the commission against the president and for ‘ anyone-but-Trump ’ ?
Well , it just got a whole lot more real , as Revolver.com reports , it turns out the chairman of the Presidential Debate Commission is co-founder an organization called “ Color Revolution ” which has strong links to the Steele Dossier and more… The nominally Republican Chairman of Presidential Debate Commission , Frank Fahrenkopf , is both a co-founder and current board member of the International Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Color Revolution ” propaganda outfit .
The IRI was run by Never Trump neoconservative John McCain for decades .
It is closely linked to the thoroughly discredited Steele Dossier at the center of the Russia Hoax .
Frank Fahrenkopf , Co-Chair of Commission on Presidential Debates , Co-Founder of National Endowment for Democracy ( NED ) and International Republican Institute ( IRI ) .
At first glance , it might appear as though Fahrenkopf ’ s Republican Party membership , combined with his board membership at the International Republican Institute , lends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commission , some semblance of balance .
The Debate Commission ’ s board has a Republican Co-Chair and a Democrat co-Chair , creating the appearance of fairness and bipartisanship .
Nothing could be further from the truth .
Bipartisanship in the Trump era all too often means that the corrupt establishment elements of both parties join arms to undermine Trump and his agenda .
A Debate Commission consisting of John McCain and Hillary Clinton would be technically bipartisan , but it would not be balanced when it comes to Trump and his supporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far more in common with each other than they do with Trump .
Our choice of John McCain in this example was not arbitrary .
As it turns out , the late Senator John McCain served as the Chairman of the Board of the International Republican Institute for 25 years .
Just months before he died , John McCain took to Twitter to scold the Trump Administration for allegedly defunding the organization .
The Washington Post article in the above tweet reveals that George Soros ’ Open Society Foundation was furious that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ democracy promotion event ” at the State Department .
Perhaps McCain was just standing up for his friend Soros , who , incidentally , was a major contributor to the McCain Foundation .
That the current Co-Chair of the Debate Commission Frank Fahrenkopf is himself a sitting board member and Co-Founder of IRI offers insight into just what kind of Republican he is and what sort of balance his Chairmanship really provides — in reality it weighs the scales even more heavily against Trump .
Fahrenkopf ’ s colleagues on the IRI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McMaster , and Senator Mitt Romney .
This does not exactly inspire confidence for Trump supporters .
By now , it is very clear exactly the type of Republican this organization caters to .
One of Fahrenkopf ’ s colleagues on the IRI board is especially outrageous — a man by the name of David Kramer .
Kramer was an aide to the late Senator John McCain .
He is most notorious for spreading the completely discredited Steele Dossier that served as the basis for the Russia Hoax .
Prior to his role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of yet another “ democracy promotion ” NGO called Freedom House .
In the following clip , Kramer offers some additional insight on where he stands politically .
He notes that Freedom House was founded to fight four “ isms ” — fascism , nazism , communism and … isolationism .
Isolationism is of course a smear word used to refer to the position of people like President Trump and the majority of the American people who reject the Bush-McCain foreign policy of forever wars and democracy promotion .
That Kramer would conflate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite remarkable .
We could go into quite a bit more on this maniacally unhinged globalist , but for now we will turn to another recent member of IRI ’ s board named Scott Carpenter… Continue reading and viewing this report at ZH The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate , and for this we are grateful and excited !
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‘Non-Partisan’ Chairman Of Presidential Debate Commission Linked To Steele Dossier & More…
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany dared to ‘spew’ what many call ‘hate speech’ this week when she tweeted about the extreme and obvious bias (some might say it’s systemic) from the Commission on Presidential Debates…
(ZeroHedge)
The Commission on Presidential Debates is little more than a Commission to Re-elect @JoeBiden! — Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) October 8, 2020
What drove Kayleigh to such un-presidential comments? Hmm, let’s see…
Chris Wallace , moderator of the first presidential debate, was widely panned for his non-centrist bias during the chaotic to and fro. Having expressly stated before the event that he wouldn’t operate as a fact-checker, that’s all he did for at least the first hour of the debate; interrupting Trump but not Biden at nearly every turn, blocking the incumbent before he could correct mischaracterizations and flat-out lies from Biden, to full-throated arguments with the president despite lobbing soft-ball questions — or no questions at all — to the former vice president, Wallace’s presentation was appalling.
, moderator of the first presidential debate, was widely panned for his non-centrist bias during the chaotic to and fro. Having expressly stated before the event that he wouldn’t operate as a fact-checker, that’s all he did for at least the first hour of the debate; interrupting Trump but not Biden at nearly every turn, blocking the incumbent before he could correct mischaracterizations and flat-out lies from Biden, to full-throated arguments with the president despite lobbing soft-ball questions — or no questions at all — to the former vice president, Wallace’s presentation was appalling. Susan Page , moderator the vice-presidential debate, was far better than Wallace but, aside from the fact the fact she is Nancy Pelosi’s biographer, her bias was exposed numerous times including highlighting the horrid state of the economy without mentioning that the economy was historically booming before COVID-lockdowns were enforced, cutting off VP Pence numerous times and allowing Senator Harris to escape answering key questions (will you pack the courts?).
, moderator the vice-presidential debate, was far better than Wallace but, aside from the fact the fact she is Nancy Pelosi’s biographer, her bias was exposed numerous times including highlighting the horrid state of the economy without mentioning that the economy was historically booming before COVID-lockdowns were enforced, cutting off VP Pence numerous times and allowing Senator Harris to escape answering key questions (will you pack the courts?). Steve Scully , moderator for the second presidential debate, had previously interned for Joe Biden and tweeted a ‘Never-Trump’ article in 2016 “No, Not Trump, Not Ever”, was caught red-handed in an accidental public tweet to none other than disgrintled former White House Comms Director Anthony Scaramucci on “responding to Trump” (which he later claimed was a hack – the third time the so-called reporter’s account had been hacked).
, moderator for the second presidential debate, had previously interned for Joe Biden and tweeted a ‘Never-Trump’ article in 2016 “No, Not Trump, Not Ever”, was caught red-handed in an accidental public tweet to none other than disgrintled former White House Comms Director Anthony Scaramucci on “responding to Trump” (which he later claimed was a hack – the third time the so-called reporter’s account had been hacked). And finally, the Commission on Presidential Debates has now refused to change the format of the second presidential debate from ‘virtual’, directly ignoring the ‘science’ and the words of the ‘doctors’ who plainly said Trump is healthy (all of which has led to the cancellation of the second debate).
So, is it just us that puts all of this together and suspects an ever-so-modest amount of systemic bias within the commission against the president and for ‘anyone-but-Trump’?
Well, it just got a whole lot more real, as Revolver.com reports, it turns out the chairman of the Presidential Debate Commission is co-founder an organization called “Color Revolution” which has strong links to the Steele Dossier and more…
The nominally Republican Chairman of Presidential Debate Commission, Frank Fahrenkopf, is both a co-founder and current board member of the International Republican Institute (IRI), a top “Color Revolution” propaganda outfit. The IRI was run by Never Trump neoconservative John McCain for decades. It is closely linked to the thoroughly discredited Steele Dossier at the center of the Russia Hoax.
Frank Fahrenkopf, Co-Chair of Commission on Presidential Debates, Co-Founder of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and International Republican Institute (IRI).
At first glance, it might appear as though Fahrenkopf’s Republican Party membership, combined with his board membership at the International Republican Institute, lends him, and by extension the Debate Commission, some semblance of balance.
The Debate Commission’s board has a Republican Co-Chair and a Democrat co-Chair, creating the appearance of fairness and bipartisanship. Nothing could be further from the truth. Bipartisanship in the Trump era all too often means that the corrupt establishment elements of both parties join arms to undermine Trump and his agenda. A Debate Commission consisting of John McCain and Hillary Clinton would be technically bipartisan, but it would not be balanced when it comes to Trump and his supporters. Globalist Republicans and globalist Democrats have far more in common with each other than they do with Trump.
Our choice of John McCain in this example was not arbitrary. As it turns out, the late Senator John McCain served as the Chairman of the Board of the International Republican Institute for 25 years.
Serving as chairman of @IRIglobal for 25 years has been a great honor & I look forward to continuing to serve on its board & support its mission. @SenDanSullivan will be an excellent new leader as IRI continues to advocate for democracy & freedom worldwide.https://t.co/cZ500OkXNL — John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) August 3, 2018
Just months before he died, John McCain took to Twitter to scold the Trump Administration for allegedly defunding the organization.
The work of @NEDemocracy @IRIglobal & @NDI to foster the infrastructure of democracy—freedom of the press, political parties & rule of law—is invaluable. Congress must continue to fund these important institutions. https://t.co/k0f1xKJZ42 — John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 5, 2018
The Washington Post article in the above tweet reveals that George Soros’ Open Society Foundation was furious that Trump would dare to “downscale” a “democracy promotion event” at the State Department.
Source: The Washington Post
Perhaps McCain was just standing up for his friend Soros, who, incidentally, was a major contributor to the McCain Foundation.
That the current Co-Chair of the Debate Commission Frank Fahrenkopf is himself a sitting board member and Co-Founder of IRI offers insight into just what kind of Republican he is and what sort of balance his Chairmanship really provides — in reality it weighs the scales even more heavily against Trump.
Fahrenkopf’s colleagues on the IRI board include Lindsey Graham, H.R. McMaster, and Senator Mitt Romney. This does not exactly inspire confidence for Trump supporters. By now, it is very clear exactly the type of Republican this organization caters to.
One of Fahrenkopf’s colleagues on the IRI board is especially outrageous — a man by the name of David Kramer.
David Kramer, Board Member, International Republican Institute.
Kramer was an aide to the late Senator John McCain. He is most notorious for spreading the completely discredited Steele Dossier that served as the basis for the Russia Hoax.
David Kramer, the John McCain aide who leaked the discredited Christopher Steele dossier on President Trump, testified in a libel case that he spread the unsubstantiated anti-Trump material all over Washington during the presidential transition. Mr. Kramer, a former State Department official and a Trump detractor, leaked dossier material to the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post’s Fred Hiatt, CNN’s Carl Bernstein, National Public Radio, McClatchy news service and others, he said. [AP]
Prior to his role at IRI, Kramer served as head of yet another “democracy promotion” NGO called Freedom House. In the following clip, Kramer offers some additional insight on where he stands politically. He notes that Freedom House was founded to fight four “isms” — fascism, nazism, communism and … isolationism. Isolationism is of course a smear word used to refer to the position of people like President Trump and the majority of the American people who reject the Bush-McCain foreign policy of forever wars and democracy promotion. That Kramer would conflate this position with nazism and communism is quite remarkable.
We could go into quite a bit more on this maniacally unhinged globalist, but for now we will turn to another recent member of IRI’s board named Scott Carpenter…
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-11--Taking Down an American President …

Taking Down an American President …

Before you read this , you need to know what a color revolution is .
The color revolution is a very special type of delicate coup .
We witnessed the coup to take down President Trump , but what is going on in the United States is more than that according to some who claim it ’ s a color revolution .
Linda Goudsmit explained on this link .
She wrote in ‘ A Color Revolution Is Not About Color ” : A color revolution is a known tactical CIA operation that uses a seemingly spontaneous act as the precipitating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regime change .
The color revolution is what is happening in America , and its front line soldiers are Antifa and Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) .
“ America ’ s Own Color Revolution , ” June 29 , 2020 , Geopolitics article explains how “ Hundreds of thousands of young Americans are being used as a battering ram to not only topple a U.S. President , but in the process , the very structures of the U.S .
Constitutional order.
” … The same intel officials who took down foreign countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
The Sentinel is not yet ready to say the Marxist Antifa and BLM are tied to our intel agencies in any way , but they are feeding into a coup , possibly a color revolution .
That takes us to the Presidential Debate Committee which proved to be a joke so far .
Wallace acted as Biden ’ s protector when he wasn ’ t debating President Trump himself .
Susan Page framed every question from a leftist point of view .
Steve Scully , who never got to moderate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s Beach Party Bash .
Then there is the future moderator , Kristen Welker who goes to pressers to agitate and ask obnoxious questions .
It ’ s a farce .
Even Bob Dole has come out to say every member , even friends of his , are never Trumpers and it ’ s unfair .
According to Revolver News , “ The nominally Republican Chairman of Presidential Debate Commission , Frank Fahrenkopf , is both a co-founder and current board member of the International Republican Institute ( IRI ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outfit .
The IRI was run by Never Trump neoconservative John McCain for decades .
It is closely linked to the thoroughly discredited Steele Dossier at the center of the Russia Hoax.
” David Kramer is on the debate board .
He ’ s the former aide to the late Senator John McCain who spread the dossier hoax around .
John McCain himself ran the commission for 25 years .
McCain , if you ’ ll remember , not only hated Donald Trump , he hated making American great again .
He railed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through and through and a friend to George Soros who heavily funded the McCain Institute .
The debate commission is indeed the re-elect Biden commission :

Taking Down a President
By: M. Dowling
“This is way bigger than Antifa. These are the shock troops, but there are 20 or more communist groups operating freely in the United States who engage in what they refer to as ‘anti-fascist’ militant action.” – Trevor Loudon, May 31, 2020
Before you read this, you need to know what a color revolution is. The color revolution is a very special type of delicate coup. We witnessed the coup to take down President Trump, but what is going on in the United States is more than that according to some who claim it’s a color revolution.
Linda Goudsmit explained on this link. She wrote in ‘A Color Revolution Is Not About Color”:
A color revolution is a known tactical CIA operation that uses a seemingly spontaneous act as the precipitating event to destabilize a country and effect regime change. The color revolution is what is happening in America, and its front line soldiers are Antifa and Black Lives Matter (BLM). “America’s Own Color Revolution,” June 29, 2020, Geopolitics article explains how “Hundreds of thousands of young Americans are being used as a battering ram to not only topple a U.S. President, but in the process, the very structures of the U.S. Constitutional order.”…
The same intel officials who took down foreign countries are using the same tactics against Donald Trump. The Sentinel is not yet ready to say the Marxist Antifa and BLM are tied to our intel agencies in any way, but they are feeding into a coup, possibly a color revolution.
THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE COMMITTEE
That takes us to the Presidential Debate Committee which proved to be a joke so far. Wallace acted as Biden’s protector when he wasn’t debating President Trump himself. Susan Page framed every question from a leftist point of view. Steve Scully, who never got to moderate, interned with Biden and recently went to Biden’s Beach Party Bash. Then there is the future moderator, Kristen Welker who goes to pressers to agitate and ask obnoxious questions.
It’s a farce. Even Bob Dole has come out to say every member, even friends of his, are never Trumpers and it’s unfair.
According to Revolver News, “The nominally Republican Chairman of Presidential Debate Commission, Frank Fahrenkopf, is both a co-founder and current board member of the International Republican Institute (IRI), a top “Color Revolution” propaganda outfit. The IRI was run by Never Trump neoconservative John McCain for decades. It is closely linked to the thoroughly discredited Steele Dossier at the center of the Russia Hoax.”
David Kramer is on the debate board. He’s the former aide to the late Senator John McCain who spread the dossier hoax around.
John McCain himself ran the commission for 25 years. McCain, if you’ll remember, not only hated Donald Trump, he hated making American great again. He railed against it. He was a globalist through and through and a friend to George Soros who heavily funded the McCain Institute.
The Sentinel believes George Soros is a communist.
The debate commission is indeed the re-elect Biden commission:


thelibertybeacon--2020-10-12--KEN’S CORNER: The Oath Keeper Who Thought He Stood Alone

KEN ’ S CORNER : The Oath Keeper Who Thought He Stood Alone Back in the year 1959 , three nine-year-old boys walked together laughing all the way to the Pitt Theater , three blocks from home .
Back then young kids could do that with relative safety in New Orleans .
Today it is rare to find a sidewalk to walk on , but back then they were installed with the safety of children in mind .
It was a place where kids could ride their bicycles , both day and night… where women pushed strollers , and waved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stoops .
Children would say , “ Hey , mom , I ’ m going to ride around the block… ” And a loving mother said yes .
Today , that Old Gentilly neighborhood is a war zone , with overgrown lots that fall over the sidewalks like an encroaching jungle .
It is indeed a jungle , and no exaggeration to say that a child is in as much danger as a Vietnam War zone .
New Orleans is neck and neck with Chicago as the murder capital of the entire United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be done about it .
President Trump said he would push back , but we still wait , and die in a sanctuary city .
In retrospect , there seems to be many ways to destroy a community , and indeed , New Orleans was finished culturally decades before Katrina .
Was Katrina responsible for the death of both my parents ?
Was it their lack of judgment to ignore the warnings ?
Or was it an inept an unprepared administration , who balanced party politics with the lives of people… and as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as victims , unidentified bodies rotted without refrigeration for six weeks… yes , we had a closed casket , and I will remember the smell of my father ’ s wallet… it smelled of Progressive-ism .
Not being able to rebuild after a natural disaster shows a fatal flaw in that cultural mindset at face value .
White flight came from the ever-increasing violence , stimulated by lazy , low self-esteem , government instilled racism , to a socialistic tax burden designed to support it .
And now , even traveling in your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the handiwork of what can only be described as the disintegration of the Progressive breeding program .
With about a dollar in our collective pockets , we would share a large box of popcorn , still able to buy a fountain coke each with what was left .
We thought about the newly air-conditioned theater and its darkened recesses that lit up our world with adventure , and that day on the marquee it read in bold letters , “ High Noon.
” Looking back , it seems a complicated script for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but we understood it well enough .
An old sheriff was about to get married to a beautiful girl , and in the process retire from law enforcement .
Unfortunately , on the very same day , an ex-con , put away by the sheriff years ago , was returning on the noon train to meet up with his former gang to exact revenge .
What incredibly bad luck !
But the amazing part was that every person in town , including his wife to be , even his deputy , wanted him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During that movie , our young minds grappled with the reasons why he could not .
It was sometime near the very end where it finally made sense .
Sheriff Will Kane , played by Gary Cooper , was an Oath Keeper .
Years before , he had taken an Oath , and his decision had nothing to do with retirement .
It had nothing to do with the dollar a day he was paid , or the fear that gripped his very soul as he realized that he alone was to face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted him dead .
In the mix of this twisted plot he painfully understood that the people he had risked his life for , all of those many years , would not be coming to his aid .
But still , his oath was stronger , a standard bigger then himself .
And so it seems , just a few of my generation are asking themselves , what would an honorable man do in our world today ?
What should an oath keeper do in a world of power hungry men without principle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lazy cowards who would sell their own children into the bondage and servitude of debt while watching a Saints game with a six-pack ?
How can you remain an oath keeper when you look around and find yourself alone ?
The truth I can hardly admit… I knew little to nothing about politics , the workings of my government , the dealings of international bankers and institutions , the shadows of the Federal Reserve , our Constitution and Bill of Rights , and my selective ignorance had no base , no roots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considered myself , in my own mind , a political writer for fifteen years , but I see now I was living a lie .
Every day I walked about polishing my self-made collar , and looked about me with arrogance and disgust for those who were not as enlightened , those not quite so savvy , and I could argue like a devil ’ s advocate for hours .
I was under the umbrella of my teachers , and then my editors…One would think I would be ashamed of that fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just the contrary .
You see , I was a product of my environment .
I argued about foolish things to mostly foolish people , and that is the rub .
Truth had nothing to do with what motivated me or most anyone I knew , nor does it to most writers of these times… I adhered to the illusions of self importance , with a talent to proclaim a view with selfishly motivated volition .
It was my ego that motivated me… and I wanted to be considered enlightened , to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Looking back , there were some who seemed to realize America ’ s plight , but for personal reasons they remained silent .
I think it was because they knew they would have to stand alone , and that takes an amazing amount of courage to do .
Their primary responsibility was to keep their job , for the sake of family .
How terrible that must be for a person of honor , where truth is sacrificed for a life style , for a safe existence .
It is a mislaid responsibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But then , something profound happened around midnight almost ten years ago .
While surfing a YouTube historical speech , I saw a man talking about the future , my future… a man who had consistently warned us all for three decades , and what he said was now reality .
I saw in his words a profound truth , a truth so weighty and insightful , that it struck me to the very core of who I was .
For the first time I saw that I could be as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enslavement of the Country I so loved .
I saw… I came to realize , that we have all been betrayed .
This deliverance did not come from a pounding fist , screams into a microphone , or flaying gestures… It came from the mind and heart of a humble man , with the soft spoken and measured words that comes from the knowing , a brave and profound perception honed into consciousness by truth .
His name was Ron Paul .
He is a man of honor and of genuineness , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slandered and betrayed , just like myself , and every American .
His words , however , did not influence me to believe I was a victim , and just the contrary .
I was enriched with the knowledge that I was responsible too , and that galvanized me to press forward , even if I was alone .
.
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Mark Twain said : “ Truth is mighty and will prevail .
There is nothing the matter with this , except that it ain ’ t so.
” There is also the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the victors.
” attributed to Winston Churchill , but of unknown origin .
And so , in this profundity of American folklore twit , where does an honorable man fit in ?
Where does a seeker of truth go , when a so-called truth-seeker is reviled and scorned by the very controllers of media ?
How can our children learn the meaning and gravity of an Oath in a world where it is ridiculed ?
Who but a choice few would seek death before dishonor as a standard , when the newest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peewee Herman ?
Can something be salvaged in a feel-good world where anything goes ?
Yes , it most definitely can , and is .
I have seen it firsthand .
Ever wonder why the followers of Dr. Paul can not be swayed ?
It isn ’ t brainwashing , but the effort of learning , and once understood can never be denied .
Truth is like that .
It is said that a new generation is emerging , from the gobbledygook of conditioned minds to an intellectual revolution in thought .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that election in 2008 , I have tried to fathom just what is facing America , and few will disagree that finding truth is extremely daunting .
Though I don ’ t know exactly how it will turn out , it will be a monumental challenge for those who hold that higher standard .
As a Libertarian , I find myself mostly betrayed by the Tea Party movement and of course the Republican Party , as I originally thought I would have given my life to defend them both .
And today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had studied of a Libertarian mindset , has been usurped by those who want to promote their own agenda , be it open borders , gay marriage , abortion , or the overt destruction of our Constitution .
I saw that the original premise the Tea Party had was sound , and I reveled as we started our meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance and a solemn prayer .
Both parties have lost their standard long ago , possibly with the incarnation of the Federal Reserve , or even further back with Lincoln @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rights during The Civil War , or America becoming a corporation in 1871 .
Perhaps we were not fools , just played by a stacked hand , as the original thoughts that galvanized us as patriots disintegrated under our trusting eyes .
Teocon infiltration from the so called ultra right on the cusp of this Wilson Progressive mindset , is instilled by a secular media , and a government-run educational system from kindergarten to University insures our collective and trusting servitude .
This shadow government has the ability to print money , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to twenty trillion in just nine years , and it seems few care .
What in the world can we do ?
They have stopped us from even looking at our gold in Fort Knox for over fifty years , and the Federal Government is controlled by an international corporation called The Federal Reserve , while an International Monetary Fund , operated by the Rothschild bankers , orchestrate both war and peace .
Even in cold duplicity , the Liberty movement is alive , in spite of the fact it is continually strangled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of media , and Beltway lobbyists who control our Congress .
But an Oath Keeper knows the honor of upholding an oath , from the Boy Scouts , the Military , to our local police force , who will uphold our constitution with their lives .
They do not cower under the pressure of power , no matter how encompassing , no matter what the consequences… and that will save us .
I believe this with every fiber of my being , and it fills me with hope .
I ’ m still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Have Gun Will Travel and the Knights of the Round Table ” meant MIGHT FOR RIGHT , and not MIGHT IS RIGHT , and even as a Boy Scout at thirteen , my oath was : “ On my honor I will do my best , to do my duty to God and my Country… ” And I see now , as a man of 68 , that an oath is a man ’ s sacred word , and his truest and righteous measure .
I learned this ideal from other men , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actor on the silver screen , so long ago .
Yes , I saw it , and I incorporated it into the mindset of the man I wanted so hard to become… .
I took the oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies both domestic and foreign when I joined the Navy , and I feel compelled beyond measure to do just that , right now .
I want my liberty back , my civil liberty restored , as my Liberty is not granted by any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me as a gift from God Almighty , my creator .
Yes , I remember the fear in Cooper ’ s eyes , and I have that too .
I ’ m sure our enemies see it , and bet we will not back off .
But there is something stronger than my fear , more valuable than even my own life , something far greater than myself .
Give me Liberty , or give me death .
You see , I am now convinced that if you can not find something to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to live for… We have borrowed this life , and our country , from our children , and responsible for it .
That sir , is all the volition I need .
Do NOT tread on me .
Let me reiterate on one most important point : Voluntary Servitude… So finally , just a singular thought to the man who is fighting within himself , weighing both option and redress for the decision to be an Oath Keeper .
Violence is indeed the last option , but know well that never in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relinquished control without bloodshed .
Never .
Perhaps , if we push to adhere to the Constitution , this will not be necessary .
And remember , our founders gave us the second amendment , and it wasn ’ t for the hunter .
It was to have the ability to push back from Tyranny .
Slavery can only occur when the oppressed resigns himself .
The day you visualize and believe will be the day you take control of your own life .
And just at the last moment , like when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that indeed his friends came through for him… It is found to be human nature to resist the yoke of dominion , and there are people of like mind who will stand with you at high noon .
Those who oppress us hide behind mountains of paperwork and red tape , but when sought will withdraw like a roach caught in a flashlight .
They are circus clowns and illusionists , and most are nothing more than paid actors , even the violent activist are compensated , and their primary study is deceit… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will see it .
All wars are Banker wars , and has been throughout human history , and it has worked extremely well for them to the point where they are poised to control the entire world with their central banking cartel .
How very nice for them , but in my mind they do not own me , and that will be their undoing .
You see , servitude is voluntary , and I do not want to play , and I ’ m tired to the very bone of living a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I love my God .
Men like me will die , but the oath will continue .
There will be another Patriot who will pick up that gauntlet , and stand alone in a world designed to crush him .

KEN’S CORNER: The Oath Keeper Who Thought He Stood Alone
By TLB Contributing Author: Ken LaRive
Back in the year 1959, three nine-year-old boys walked together laughing all the way to the Pitt Theater, three blocks from home. Back then young kids could do that with relative safety in New Orleans. Today it is rare to find a sidewalk to walk on, but back then they were installed with the safety of children in mind. It was a place where kids could ride their bicycles, both day and night… where women pushed strollers, and waved to their neighbors sitting on their porch stoops. Children would say, “Hey, mom, I’m going to ride around the block…” And a loving mother said yes.
Today, that Old Gentilly neighborhood is a war zone, with overgrown lots that fall over the sidewalks like an encroaching jungle. It is indeed a jungle, and no exaggeration to say that a child is in as much danger as a Vietnam War zone. New Orleans is neck and neck with Chicago as the murder capital of the entire United States, and there seems nothing will be done about it. President Trump said he would push back, but we still wait, and die in a sanctuary city.
In retrospect, there seems to be many ways to destroy a community, and indeed, New Orleans was finished culturally decades before Katrina. Was Katrina responsible for the death of both my parents? Was it their lack of judgment to ignore the warnings? Or was it an inept an unprepared administration, who balanced party politics with the lives of people… and as they, our elected officials, cried as victims, unidentified bodies rotted without refrigeration for six weeks… yes, we had a closed casket, and I will remember the smell of my father’s wallet… it smelled of Progressive-ism.
Not being able to rebuild after a natural disaster shows a fatal flaw in that cultural mindset at face value. White flight came from the ever-increasing violence, stimulated by lazy, low self-esteem, government instilled racism, to a socialistic tax burden designed to support it. And now, even traveling in your car at high noon, one can see the handiwork of what can only be described as the disintegration of the Progressive breeding program.
High Noon
With about a dollar in our collective pockets, we would share a large box of popcorn, still able to buy a fountain coke each with what was left. We thought about the newly air-conditioned theater and its darkened recesses that lit up our world with adventure, and that day on the marquee it read in bold letters, “High Noon.”
Looking back, it seems a complicated script for a nine year old to grasp, but we understood it well enough. An old sheriff was about to get married to a beautiful girl, and in the process retire from law enforcement. Unfortunately, on the very same day, an ex-con, put away by the sheriff years ago, was returning on the noon train to meet up with his former gang to exact revenge. What incredibly bad luck! But the amazing part was that every person in town, including his wife to be, even his deputy, wanted him to leave on the morning stage. During that movie, our young minds grappled with the reasons why he could not. It was sometime near the very end where it finally made sense. Sheriff Will Kane, played by Gary Cooper, was an Oath Keeper.
Years before, he had taken an Oath, and his decision had nothing to do with retirement. It had nothing to do with the dollar a day he was paid, or the fear that gripped his very soul as he realized that he alone was to face this evil man and his gang who wanted him dead. In the mix of this twisted plot he painfully understood that the people he had risked his life for, all of those many years, would not be coming to his aid. But still, his oath was stronger, a standard bigger then himself.
And so it seems, just a few of my generation are asking themselves, what would an honorable man do in our world today? What should an oath keeper do in a world of power hungry men without principle, and what of the seemingly mindless and lazy cowards who would sell their own children into the bondage and servitude of debt while watching a Saints game with a six-pack? How can you remain an oath keeper when you look around and find yourself alone?
The truth I can hardly admit…
I knew little to nothing about politics, the workings of my government, the dealings of international bankers and institutions, the shadows of the Federal Reserve, our Constitution and Bill of Rights, and my selective ignorance had no base, no roots to build an honorable man. I considered myself, in my own mind, a political writer for fifteen years, but I see now I was living a lie.
Every day I walked about polishing my self-made collar, and looked about me with arrogance and disgust for those who were not as enlightened, those not quite so savvy, and I could argue like a devil’s advocate for hours. I was under the umbrella of my teachers, and then my editors…One would think I would be ashamed of that fact, but amazingly I am not, and just the contrary. You see, I was a product of my environment. I argued about foolish things to mostly foolish people, and that is the rub. Truth had nothing to do with what motivated me or most anyone I knew, nor does it to most writers of these times… I adhered to the illusions of self importance, with a talent to proclaim a view with selfishly motivated volition. It was my ego that motivated me… and I wanted to be considered enlightened, to get respect and praise for my endeavors.
Looking back, there were some who seemed to realize America’s plight, but for personal reasons they remained silent. I think it was because they knew they would have to stand alone, and that takes an amazing amount of courage to do. Their primary responsibility was to keep their job, for the sake of family. How terrible that must be for a person of honor, where truth is sacrificed for a life style, for a safe existence. It is a mislaid responsibility, and I know that very well.
But then, something profound happened around midnight almost ten years ago. While surfing a YouTube historical speech, I saw a man talking about the future, my future… a man who had consistently warned us all for three decades, and what he said was now reality. I saw in his words a profound truth, a truth so weighty and insightful, that it struck me to the very core of who I was. For the first time I saw that I could be as a responsible man, and realized the virtual enslavement of the Country I so loved. I saw… I came to realize, that we have all been betrayed. This deliverance did not come from a pounding fist, screams into a microphone, or flaying gestures… It came from the mind and heart of a humble man, with the soft spoken and measured words that comes from the knowing, a brave and profound perception honed into consciousness by truth. His name was Ron Paul.
He is a man of honor and of genuineness, an oath keeper, and I watched him slandered and betrayed, just like myself, and every American. His words, however, did not influence me to believe I was a victim, and just the contrary. I was enriched with the knowledge that I was responsible too, and that galvanized me to press forward, even if I was alone. . .
FEAR
Mark Twain said: “Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing the matter with this, except that it ain’t so.” There is also the old adage that “History is written by the victors.” attributed to Winston Churchill, but of unknown origin. And so, in this profundity of American folklore twit, where does an honorable man fit in? Where does a seeker of truth go, when a so-called truth-seeker is reviled and scorned by the very controllers of media?
How can our children learn the meaning and gravity of an Oath in a world where it is ridiculed? Who but a choice few would seek death before dishonor as a standard, when the newest generation is weaned on Ninja Turtles and Peewee Herman? Can something be salvaged in a feel-good world where anything goes? Yes, it most definitely can, and is. I have seen it firsthand. Ever wonder why the followers of Dr. Paul cannot be swayed? It isn’t brainwashing, but the effort of learning, and once understood can never be denied. Truth is like that.
It is said that a new generation is emerging, from the gobbledygook of conditioned minds to an intellectual revolution in thought. It is called the Liberty movement.
Since that election in 2008, I have tried to fathom just what is facing America, and few will disagree that finding truth is extremely daunting. Though I don’t know exactly how it will turn out, it will be a monumental challenge for those who hold that higher standard. As a Libertarian, I find myself mostly betrayed by the Tea Party movement and of course the Republican Party, as I originally thought I would have given my life to defend them both. And today, both the Liberty movement and what I had studied of a Libertarian mindset, has been usurped by those who want to promote their own agenda, be it open borders, gay marriage, abortion, or the overt destruction of our Constitution. I saw that the original premise the Tea Party had was sound, and I reveled as we started our meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance and a solemn prayer.
Both parties have lost their standard long ago, possibly with the incarnation of the Federal Reserve, or even further back with Lincoln’s destruction of State’s Rights during The Civil War, or America becoming a corporation in 1871.
Perhaps we were not fools, just played by a stacked hand, as the original thoughts that galvanized us as patriots disintegrated under our trusting eyes. Teocon infiltration from the so called ultra right on the cusp of this Wilson Progressive mindset, is instilled by a secular media, and a government-run educational system from kindergarten to University insures our collective and trusting servitude. This shadow government has the ability to print money, to increase the national debt from six trillion to twenty trillion in just nine years, and it seems few care. What in the world can we do? They have stopped us from even looking at our gold in Fort Knox for over fifty years, and the Federal Government is controlled by an international corporation called The Federal Reserve, while an International Monetary Fund, operated by the Rothschild bankers, orchestrate both war and peace.
The Oath Keeper still lives…
Even in cold duplicity, the Liberty movement is alive, in spite of the fact it is continually strangled and hidden from view by every form of media, and Beltway lobbyists who control our Congress. But an Oath Keeper knows the honor of upholding an oath, from the Boy Scouts, the Military, to our local police force, who will uphold our constitution with their lives. They do not cower under the pressure of power, no matter how encompassing, no matter what the consequences… and that will save us. I believe this with every fiber of my being, and it fills me with hope.
I’m still that young boy who realized that “Have Gun Will Travel and the Knights of the Round Table” meant MIGHT FOR RIGHT, and not MIGHT IS RIGHT, and even as a Boy Scout at thirteen, my oath was: “On my honor I will do my best, to do my duty to God and my Country…” And I see now, as a man of 68, that an oath is a man’s sacred word, and his truest and righteous measure. I learned this ideal from other men, other oath keepers, even from an actor on the silver screen, so long ago. Yes, I saw it, and I incorporated it into the mindset of the man I wanted so hard to become…. I took the oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States from all enemies both domestic and foreign when I joined the Navy, and I feel compelled beyond measure to do just that, right now. I want my liberty back, my civil liberty restored, as my Liberty is not granted by any man or institution, but given to me as a gift from God Almighty, my creator.
Yes, I remember the fear in Cooper’s eyes, and I have that too. I’m sure our enemies see it, and bet we will not back off. But there is something stronger than my fear, more valuable than even my own life, something far greater than myself. Give me Liberty, or give me death. You see, I am now convinced that if you cannot find something to die for, you have very little to live for… We have borrowed this life, and our country, from our children, and responsible for it. That sir, is all the volition I need. Do NOT tread on me.
Let me reiterate on one most important point: Voluntary Servitude…
So finally, just a singular thought to the man who is fighting within himself, weighing both option and redress for the decision to be an Oath Keeper. Violence is indeed the last option, but know well that never in the history of the world has a power relinquished control without bloodshed. Never. Perhaps, if we push to adhere to the Constitution, this will not be necessary. And remember, our founders gave us the second amendment, and it wasn’t for the hunter. It was to have the ability to push back from Tyranny. Slavery can only occur when the oppressed resigns himself. The day you visualize and believe will be the day you take control of your own life. And just at the last moment, like when Cooper looked around for enemies and saw that indeed his friends came through for him… It is found to be human nature to resist the yoke of dominion, and there are people of like mind who will stand with you at high noon.
Those who oppress us hide behind mountains of paperwork and red tape, but when sought will withdraw like a roach caught in a flashlight. They are circus clowns and illusionists, and most are nothing more than paid actors, even the violent activist are compensated, and their primary study is deceit… Look at the media, and you will see it.
All wars are Banker wars, and has been throughout human history, and it has worked extremely well for them to the point where they are poised to control the entire world with their central banking cartel. How very nice for them, but in my mind they do not own me, and that will be their undoing. You see, servitude is voluntary, and I do not want to play, and I’m tired to the very bone of living a lie…
I am an American, and I love my God. Men like me will die, but the oath will continue. There will be another Patriot who will pick up that gauntlet, and stand alone in a world designed to crush him.
Always Faithful,
Ken LaRive
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From the Author, Ken La Rive – We in the Liberty movement have been fighting to take back this country for less than a decade, peacefully and with the love of God and country in our hearts. Our banner has been trampled on and displaced by a multitude of distractions, further eroding our nation and the cause for Liberty. And so, as we are pulled by forces we cannot fathom, powerful entities with unlimited resources stolen from our future, unaccountable trillions printed out of thin air and put on our backs as debt, we must formulate the most pitiful of all questions any patriot might ask in the final hour: Are we going to fight for our master’s tyranny, or are we going to demand the return of our civil liberties and Constitution? Are we going to choose The Banner of Liberty, or the shackles of voluntary servitude? Will it be a war for corporate profit, or a war to regain our ability to self govern, as the blood and toil of our forefathers presented to us, their children, as a gift? I fear that decision is emanate. I fear that any decision will be a hard one, but my greatest fear of all is that the decision has already been made for us.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-12--Six issues to watch in Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings [Watch Live]

Six issues to watch in Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings Senators begin [ today ] Monday questioning Appeals Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett in a high-stakes confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court certain to be filled with passion , fireworks and probing queries .
President Donald Trump introduces 7th U.S .
Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden at the White House .
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image Here are six issues that could be central to the debate : If Barrett is confirmed , conservatives will enjoy a firm 6-3 advantage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And that has sarked talk on the left of “ packing ” the court with justice is Democrats take control of the Washington in the November election .
The high court is slated to hear arguments on Nov. 10 on several GOP states ’ efforts to invalidate the Affordable Health Care Act , President Obama ’ s signature health care policy .
Barrett could be on the bench in time to join the arguments , and some Democrats are already sounding out pleas that she recused herself from that decision .
The last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a seat on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals , she faced harsh questioning about her Roman Catholic faith .
Right after her Supreme Court nomination , liberals in the media resumed the attacks with stories about groups she belonged to .
But key Democrats , including Sen. Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , have said in recent days faith should be off the table during the confirmation hearings .
As evidenced by questions at last week ’ s vice presidential debate , the issue of the Roe v. Wade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this confirmation hearing .
Barrett has been unapologetically pro-life in her personal life but insists her personal views won ’ t have any bearing on her rulings .
On the 7th Circuit , she handled one major abortion case in 2018 when the appeals court struck down an Indiana law , signed by then-Gov .
Mike Pence , that would have outlawed abortions based on the race , sex or disability of the fetus .
Barrett joined in the dissent , arguing the law should have been withheld .
Democrats want stricter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are fighting hard to stop any efforts to chip away at 2nd Amendment freedoms , making the issue likely to come up during the hearings .
Last year on the 7th circuit , Barrett penned a dissent in a case involving bans on guns ownership by non-violent felons .
She wrote the government had failed “ to show that disarming all nonviolent felons substantially advances its interest in keeping the public safe .
… The Second Amendment confers an individual right , intimately connected with the natural right of self defense , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perennial hot button issue is likely to get some attention during questioning , especially because Barrett ’ s 7th Circuit colleagues just made news in June with a major immigration ruling that blocked the Trump administration from enforcing the “ public charge ” rule allows immigration officials to deny green cards to immigrants who use welfare .
Barrett dissented from her colleagues , arguing the Trump administration rule is a “ reasonable interpretation of the statutory term ‘ public charge.
’ I respectfully dissent.
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Six issues to watch in Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings
The 48-year-old justice already has a record on key issues like abortion and immigration on the 7th circuit court of appeals.
[Live Hearing Link below]
By John Solomon
Senators begin [today] Monday questioning Appeals Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett in a high-stakes confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court certain to be filled with passion, fireworks and probing queries.
President Donald Trump introduces 7th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden at the White House. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image
Here are six issues that could be central to the debate:
Ideological split of the court
If Barrett is confirmed, conservatives will enjoy a firm 6-3 advantage over the liberals on the court. And that has sarked talk on the left of “packing” the court with justice is Democrats take control of the Washington in the November election.
Obamacare
The high court is slated to hear arguments on Nov. 10 on several GOP states’ efforts to invalidate the Affordable Health Care Act, President Obama’s signature health care policy. Barrett could be on the bench in time to join the arguments, and some Democrats are already sounding out pleas that she recused herself from that decision.
Barrett’s faith
The last time Barrett faced confirmation three years ago for a seat on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, she faced harsh questioning about her Roman Catholic faith. Right after her Supreme Court nomination, liberals in the media resumed the attacks with stories about groups she belonged to. But key Democrats, including Sen. Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have said in recent days faith should be off the table during the confirmation hearings.
Abortion
As evidenced by questions at last week’s vice presidential debate, the issue of the Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion across America looms large in this confirmation hearing. Barrett has been unapologetically pro-life in her personal life but insists her personal views won’t have any bearing on her rulings. On the 7th Circuit, she handled one major abortion case in 2018 when the appeals court struck down an Indiana law, signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence, that would have outlawed abortions based on the race, sex or disability of the fetus. Barrett joined in the dissent, arguing the law should have been withheld.
Gun Rights
Democrats want stricter gun laws and the National Rifle Association are fighting hard to stop any efforts to chip away at 2nd Amendment freedoms, making the issue likely to come up during the hearings. Last year on the 7th circuit, Barrett penned a dissent in a case involving bans on guns ownership by non-violent felons. She wrote the government had failed “to show that disarming all nonviolent felons substantially advances its interest in keeping the public safe. … The Second Amendment confers an individual right, intimately connected with the natural right of self defense, and not limited to civic participation.”
Immigration
This perennial hot button issue is likely to get some attention during questioning, especially because Barrett’s 7th Circuit colleagues just made news in June with a major immigration ruling that blocked the Trump administration from enforcing the “public charge” rule allows immigration officials to deny green cards to immigrants who use welfare. Barrett dissented from her colleagues, arguing the Trump administration rule is a “reasonable interpretation of the statutory term ‘public charge.’ I respectfully dissent.”
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