thelibertybeacon--2020-03-17--China Sends Medical Experts to Support Italy and Spain’s Fight Against Coronavirus

ER Editor : The date of this piece below is last Friday , March 13th .
We remind readers of the piece we published today , which includes the topic of the EU ’ s failure to help Italy , as well as other European countries .
See COVID-19 exposes EU ’ s inept & clueless leadership [ Video ] .
See also this by Al Jazeera , China sends essential coronavirus supplies to Italy , and this from the Straits Times , Coronavirus : China sends expert team , medical supplies to Italy and Spain .
This ought to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who support the EU .
We also remind readers of pieces we ’ ve published , tracing all five strains of the virus back to the US , not China ( see here and here ) – a plausible claim that is getting heavy censorship .
As observers have commented , it ’ s not hard to imagine how much anger there is in Italy against the EU brass .
China Sends Medical Experts to Support Italy and Spain ’ s Fight Against Coronavirus Rome blasts the EU for ignoring its pleas for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical experts and aid to support Italy and Spain in their fight against coronavirus after Rome blasted the European Union for ignoring its pleas for help .
A charter flight with a nine-member Chinese medical-aid team and tons of supplies arrived in Rome last night .
Organised by the National Health Commission and the Red Cross Society of China , the flight carried 700 pieces of equipment including ventilators , monitors and defibrillators .
“ Today , Italy is not alone , ” said Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio .
“ Many people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is the third team of experts deployed by the Chinese authorities .
Missions and shipments of supplies have already been sent to Iraq and Iran , the latter being one of the countries worst affected by coronavirus so far .
Earlier this week , Italy ’ s permanent representative to the EU , Maurizio Massari , complained that Italy ’ s plea for medical help to combat the coronavirus outbreak crippling the country had gone unanswered .
Doctors and members of the Chinese Red Cross pose for a photo prior to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that while the EU had ignored Italian requests for aid , China had begun helping bilaterally .
“ Italy , the European country struck hardest by the coronavirus , has done everything it can to contain and manage the epidemic , ” he said .
“ We must ensure , under EU co-ordination , the supply of the necessary medical equipment and its redistribution among those countries and regions most in need .
Today , this means Italy ; tomorrow , the need could be elsewhere.
” “ Italy has already asked to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protection for the supply of medical equipment for individual protection .
“ But , unfortunately , not a single EU country responded to the commission ’ s call .
Only China responded bilaterally .
Certainly , this is not a good sign of European solidarity.
” The Chinese experts and equipment arrived two days after the number of confirmed confirmed cases in Italy topped 10,000 .
Beijing has been praised by the World Health Organisation for its efforts against the coronavirus .
Authorities responded to the outbreak by building new hospitals in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ province , which has a population of 58 million , to contain the spread of the disease .
National Health Commission spokesmanMi Feng told a briefing earlier this week that the peak of China ’ s outbreak was “ generally over.
” Health authorities reported just 15 new cases and 11 additional deaths yesterday , a dramatic fall from the thousands of new cases being reported daily last month .
So far , China has recorded 80,793 cases of infection and 3,169 deaths .
Featured image : Doctors and members of the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a press conference in Rome .
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As observers have commented, it’s not hard to imagine how much anger there is in Italy against the EU brass.
This ought to shame the Cold War-minded China-bashers and those who support the EU. We also remind readers of pieces we’ve published, tracing all five strains of the virus back to the US, not China (see here and here ) – a plausible claim that is getting heavy censorship.
China has sent a team of medical experts and aid to support Italy and Spain in their fight against coronavirus after Rome blasted the European Union for ignoring its pleas for help.
A charter flight with a nine-member Chinese medical-aid team and tons of supplies arrived in Rome last night.
Organised by the National Health Commission and the Red Cross Society of China, the flight carried 700 pieces of equipment including ventilators, monitors and defibrillators.
“Today, Italy is not alone,” said Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. “Many people in the world are supporting us.”
It is the third team of experts deployed by the Chinese authorities. Missions and shipments of supplies have already been sent to Iraq and Iran, the latter being one of the countries worst affected by coronavirus so far.
Earlier this week, Italy’s permanent representative to the EU, Maurizio Massari, complained that Italy’s plea for medical help to combat the coronavirus outbreak crippling the country had gone unanswered.
Doctors and members of the Chinese Red Cross pose for a photo prior to a press conference in Rome
Mr Massari noted that while the EU had ignored Italian requests for aid, China had begun helping bilaterally.
“Italy, the European country struck hardest by the coronavirus, has done everything it can to contain and manage the epidemic,” he said. “We must ensure, under EU co-ordination, the supply of the necessary medical equipment and its redistribution among those countries and regions most in need. Today, this means Italy; tomorrow, the need could be elsewhere.” “Italy has already asked to activate the European Union Mechanism of Civil Protection for the supply of medical equipment for individual protection. “But, unfortunately, not a single EU country responded to the commission’s call. Only China responded bilaterally. Certainly, this is not a good sign of European solidarity.”
The Chinese experts and equipment arrived two days after the number of confirmed confirmed cases in Italy topped 10,000.
Beijing has been praised by the World Health Organisation for its efforts against the coronavirus. Authorities responded to the outbreak by building new hospitals in a matter of days and locking down Hubei province, which has a population of 58 million, to contain the spread of the disease.
National Health Commission spokesmanMi Feng told a briefing earlier this week that the peak of China’s outbreak was “generally over.”
Health authorities reported just 15 new cases and 11 additional deaths yesterday, a dramatic fall from the thousands of new cases being reported daily last month.
So far, China has recorded 80,793 cases of infection and 3,169 deaths.
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Featured image: Doctors and members of the Chinese Red Cross pose for a photo prior to a press conference in Rome.


thelibertybeacon--2020-03-17--COVID-19 exposes EU’s inept & clueless leadership [Video]

Note that the closing of borders , contravening the free moment of people ( and goods , although I imagine this won ’ t be prevented ) under Schengen , is a very big , symbolic deal .
‘ Leaders ’ , or what passes for them in the EU , such as Merkel and Macron , have so far been resisting this with all their might .
Here is a summary of points made in the highly interesting video discussion from The Duran team below , although we do recommend listening to the fine tuning of Alexander Mercouris ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the European Union ’ s inept , disjointed and completely confused response to the COVID-19 virus .
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Populist Italian senator Matteo Salvini has criticised the leftist coalition government ’ s mass quarantine decree , saying it does not go far enough to protect Italians from coronavirus .
Salvini , who leads Italy ’ s most popular party , the League , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough in locking down the country to stop the spread of the virus which has topped over 10,000 cases this week .
“ I read the decree all night , that ’ s not enough : I read that hardware stores , laundries , perfumeries , and tobacconists can remain open , ” Salvini said , newspaper Il Giornale reports .
“ Doctors ask us to close everything that is not strategic for the country for the sake of public health .
Then I read the decree and saw that in the industrial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s all open : in Milan , the subway is crowded , ” he added .
The former interior minister went on to say that while currently many European Union member states have sealed off their borders with Italy , in the coming weeks it may be that Italy is forced to close its border if cases within the country are brought under control .
On Facebook , Salvini described the coronavirus situation as like being at war , a sentiment shared by some doctors in Italy , and warned that the death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the week .
The 1,000 number was reached later that same day .
Salvini had slammed the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in late February over the handling of the outbreak , saying : “ It is essential that , from today ( if they haven ’ t already done it yesterday ) , anyone who enters Italy , by any means of transport , from the raft to the aeroplane , be checked .
And if it comes from some areas , it will be isolated for fifteen days .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak became more widespread , Salvini then offered to join the government in a national unity coalition but members of the Democratic Party and Conte rejected the proposal .

Note that the closing of borders, contravening the free moment of people (and goods, although I imagine this won’t be prevented) under Schengen, is a very big, symbolic deal . ‘Leaders’, or what passes for them in the EU, such as Merkel and Macron, have so far been resisting this with all their might.
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Here is a summary of points made in the highly interesting video discussion from The Duran team below, although we do recommend listening to the fine tuning of Alexander Mercouris’ breakdown:
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the European Union’s inept, disjointed and completely confused response to the COVID-19 virus.
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Populist Italian senator Matteo Salvini has criticised the leftist coalition government’s mass quarantine decree, saying it does not go far enough to protect Italians from coronavirus.
Salvini, who leads Italy’s most popular party, the League, said that the decree does not go far enough in locking down the country to stop the spread of the virus which has topped over 10,000 cases this week.
“I read the decree all night, that’s not enough: I read that hardware stores, laundries, perfumeries, and tobacconists can remain open,” Salvini said, newspaper Il Giornale reports.
“Doctors ask us to close everything that is not strategic for the country for the sake of public health. Then I read the decree and saw that in the industrial sector, in transport, it’s all open: in Milan, the subway is crowded,” he added.
The former interior minister went on to say that while currently many European Union member states have sealed off their borders with Italy, in the coming weeks it may be that Italy is forced to close its border if cases within the country are brought under control.
On Facebook, Salvini described the coronavirus situation as like being at war, a sentiment shared by some doctors in Italy, and warned that the death toll would exceed 1,000 by the end of the week. The 1,000 number was reached later that same day.
Salvini had slammed the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in late February over the handling of the outbreak, saying: “It is essential that, from today (if they haven’t already done it yesterday), anyone who enters Italy, by any means of transport, from the raft to the aeroplane, be checked. And if it comes from some areas, it will be isolated for fifteen days. As other countries do.”
After the outbreak became more widespread, Salvini then offered to join the government in a national unity coalition but members of the Democratic Party and Conte rejected the proposal.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-17--The New Front in Obama’s Resistance War Against President Donald Trump

The New Front in Obama ’ s Resistance War Against President Donald Trump While the world struggles to stop the ravage of the Coronavirus pandemic , Barack Obama aides—past and present—work diligently to come up with a way to blame the pandemic on President Donald Trump .
One day after his 2017 inauguration , a One Million Strong Big Women ’ s March signalled the world that a Hatefest was needed to remove America ’ s 45th from office .
These duplicitous aides arrogantly passed off their enlightening efforts as a “ major test ” , a major test to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ‘ The worst influenza pandemic since 1918.
’ The Obama aides warned the new president about the “ rapid , global spread of a dangerous virus in cities like London and Seoul , one serious enough that some countries were imposing travel bans.
” ( Politico , March 16 , 2020 ) Exactly what crystal ball was giving them this info was never divulged .
“ In a sober briefing , Trump ’ s incoming team learned that the disease was an emerging pandemic — a strain of novel influenza known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crashing in Asia , overwhelmed by the demand .
( Politico ) “ Health officials warn that this could become the worst influenza pandemic since 1918 , ” Trump ’ s aides were told .
Soon , they heard caseswere popping up in California and Texas .
“ The briefing was intended to hammer home a new , terrifying reality facing the Trump administration , and the incoming president ’ s responsibility to protect Americans amid a crisis .
But unlike the coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the globe , this 2017 crisis didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among a handful of scenarios presented to Trump ’ s top aides as part of a legally required transition exercise with members of the outgoing administration of Barack Obama.
” Nothing was ever mentioned about the 2009 Swine Flu outbreak that the Obama administration did nothing about until it was too late .
“ The first confirmed case in the United States was on the West Coast .
The spread was faster than governments or hospitals were prepared for .
The World Health Organization declared it a pandemic , and the U.S. president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Signal , March 16 , 2020 ) “ Before it was over , the pandemic had hit 60.8 million Americans , hospitalized 274,304 , and killed 12,469 , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
“ This was the H1N1 virus , also known as the swine flu , which emerged in April 2009 and lasted until April 2010.
” “ They didn ’ t do anything about it , ” Trump said of the Obama administration in a March 4 interview with Fox News Channel ’ s Sean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swine flu , children were—in particular , they were vulnerable , sort of the opposite in that respect .
But children were very vulnerable to the swine flu.
” Where were the Obama-era stockpile of ventilators , anti-viral drugs and other medical essentials ?
And about the Obama aides ’ warning the Trump team supposedly ignored back in 2017 ?
“ POLITICO obtained documents from the meeting and spoke with more than a dozen attendees to help provide the most detailed reconstruction of the closed-door session yet .
( Politico ) “ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transition exercise that dealt with the possibility of pandemics , and top officials from both sides — whether they wanted to be there or not — were forced to confront a whole-of-government response to a crisis .
“ The Trump team was told it could face specific challenges , such as shortages of ventilators , anti-viral drugs and other medical essentials , and that having a coordinated , unified national response was “ paramount ” — warnings that seem eerily prescient given the ongoing coronavirus crisis .
Where were the Obama-era stockpile of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essentials ?
The cunning of the Democrats and media The “ roughly two-thirds of the Trump representatives in that room , no longer serving in the administration ” are MIA because of the Democrat Hatefest—including the failed Robert Mueller III Russia collusion investigation and the Adam Schiff Big Fail Congressional Impeachment trial , and on and on .
The cunning of the Democrats and media can be clearly seen in the following : But President Trump was never given the privilege of “ continuity ” .
The truth is that outgoing Obama aides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In a Friday op-ed , Susan Rice , Obama ’ s national security adviser , blasted Trump for comments such as “ you can never really think ” that a pandemic like the coronavirus “ is going to happen.
” She mentioned the 2017 session as one of many instances of the Obama administration ’ s efforts to help its successor be ready for such a challenge .
“ Rather than heed the warnings , embrace the planning and preserve the structures and budgets that had been bequeathed to him , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Rice wrote .
This from the Obama stalwart who lied that an anti-Muslim video was the cause of the Benghazi tragedy .
The truth is that outgoing Obama aides did diddly-squat to help the Trump team ; that their leader had already crowned himself as “ Resistance ” leader , which he remains to be in the present day .
The burning questions these ‘ helpful ’ Obama aides should be asked is and they had this information about pandemics .
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The New Front in Obama’s Resistance War Against President Donald Trump
The burning questions these ‘helpful’ Obama aides should be asked is when and how they had this information about pandemics
By Judi McLeod
While the world struggles to stop the ravage of the Coronavirus pandemic, Barack Obama aides—past and present—work diligently to come up with a way to blame the pandemic on President Donald Trump.
One day after his 2017 inauguration, a One Million Strong Big Women’s March signalled the world that a Hatefest was needed to remove America’s 45th from office.
Seven days before Trump even took office, the bear trap was laid to blame him for the outbreak of COVID-19 , which Obama aides seemed to know would soon be coming down the pike.
These duplicitous aides arrogantly passed off their enlightening efforts as a “major test”, a major test to alert Trump’s incoming team about: ‘The worst influenza pandemic since 1918.’
The Obama aides warned the new president about the “rapid, global spread of a dangerous virus in cities like London and Seoul, one serious enough that some countries were imposing travel bans.” (Politico, March 16, 2020)
Exactly what crystal ball was giving them this info was never divulged.
“In a sober briefing, Trump’s incoming team learned that the disease was an emerging pandemic — a strain of novel influenza known as H9N2 — and that health systems were crashing in Asia, overwhelmed by the demand. (Politico) “Health officials warn that this could become the worst influenza pandemic since 1918,” Trump’s aides were told. Soon, they heard caseswere popping up in California and Texas.
Obama and the 2009 Swine Flu outbreak
“The briefing was intended to hammer home a new, terrifying reality facing the Trump administration, and the incoming president’s responsibility to protect Americans amid a crisis. But unlike the coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the globe, this 2017 crisis didn’t really happen — it was among a handful of scenarios presented to Trump’s top aides as part of a legally required transition exercise with members of the outgoing administration of Barack Obama.” Nothing was ever mentioned about the 2009 Swine Flu outbreak that the Obama administration did nothing about until it was too late. “The first confirmed case in the United States was on the West Coast. The spread was faster than governments or hospitals were prepared for. The World Health Organization declared it a pandemic, and the U.S. president eventually declared a national emergency. (Daily Signal, March 16, 2020) “Before it was over, the pandemic had hit 60.8 million Americans, hospitalized 274,304, and killed 12,469, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This was the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, which emerged in April 2009 and lasted until April 2010.” “They didn’t do anything about it,” Trump said of the Obama administration in a March 4 interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity. “Interestingly, with the swine flu, children were—in particular, they were vulnerable, sort of the opposite in that respect. But children were very vulnerable to the swine flu.”
Where were the Obama-era stockpile of ventilators, anti-viral drugs and other medical essentials?
And about the Obama aides’ warning the Trump team supposedly ignored back in 2017?
“POLITICO obtained documents from the meeting and spoke with more than a dozen attendees to help provide the most detailed reconstruction of the closed-door session yet. (Politico) “It was perhaps the most concrete and visible transition exercise that dealt with the possibility of pandemics, and top officials from both sides — whether they wanted to be there or not — were forced to confront a whole-of-government response to a crisis.
“The Trump team was told it could face specific challenges, such as shortages of ventilators, anti-viral drugs and other medical essentials, and that having a coordinated, unified national response was “paramount” — warnings that seem eerily prescient given the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Where were the Obama-era stockpile of ventilators, anti-viral drugs and other medical essentials?
“But roughly two-thirds of the Trump representatives in that room are no longer serving in the administration. That extraordinary turnover in the months and years that followed is likely one reason his administration has struggled to handle the very real pandemic it faces now, former Obama administration officials said.” (Politico)
The cunning of the Democrats and media
The “roughly two-thirds of the Trump representatives in that room, no longer serving in the administration” are MIA because of the Democrat Hatefest—including the failed Robert Mueller III Russia collusion investigation and the Adam Schiff Big Fail Congressional Impeachment trial, and on and on.
The cunning of the Democrats and media can be clearly seen in the following:
“The advantage we had under Obama was that during the first four years we had the same White House staff, the same Cabinet,” said former deputy labor secretary Chris Lu, who attended the gathering. “Just having the continuity makes all the difference in the world.” (Politico)
But President Trump was never given the privilege of “continuity”.
“The outgoing Obama aides and incoming Trump aides gathered for roughly three hours on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. (Politico) “Obama aides, in op-eds and essays ripping the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus, officially called COVID-19, have pointed to the Jan. 13, 2017, session as a key example of their effort to press the importance of pandemic preparedness to their successors.
The truth is that outgoing Obama aides did diddly-squat to help the Trump team
“In a Friday op-ed, Susan Rice, Obama’s national security adviser, blasted Trump for comments such as “you can never really think” that a pandemic like the coronavirus “is going to happen.” She mentioned the 2017 session as one of many instances of the Obama administration’s efforts to help its successor be ready for such a challenge. “Rather than heed the warnings, embrace the planning and preserve the structures and budgets that had been bequeathed to him, the president ignored the risk of a pandemic,” Rice wrote.
This from the Obama stalwart who lied that an anti-Muslim video was the cause of the Benghazi tragedy.
The truth is that outgoing Obama aides did diddly-squat to help the Trump team; that their leader had already crowned himself as “Resistance” leader, which he remains to be in the present day.
The burning questions these ‘helpful’ Obama aides should be asked is when and how they had this information about pandemics.
And most significantly why are they bringing it forward now?
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About the author
Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-17--Hillary Clinton Appeals Federal Court Order to Go Under Oath

Hillary Clinton Appeals Federal Court Order to Go Under Oath In another desperate attempt by the Clinton machine to delay truth and accountability for her email conduct and how it impacted the people ’ s “ right to know ” under FOIA , lawyers for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her former Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills have asked the Court of Appeals to overturn a U.S. District court order granting Judicial Watch ’ s request for their depositions about Clinton ’ s emails and Benghazi attack records .
Lawyers for Clinton and Mills filed a “ Petition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] .
The Clinton request comes in Judicial Watch ’ s lawsuit that seeks records concerning “ talking points or updates on the Benghazi attack ” ( Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State ( No .
1:14-cv-01242 ) ) .
Judicial Watch famously uncovered in 2014 that the “ talking points ” that provided the basis for Susan Rice ’ s false statements were created by the Obama White House .
This Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA ) lawsuit led directly to the disclosure of the Clinton email system in 2015 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Judge Lamberth granted Judicial Watch ’ s request to depose Clinton about her emails and Benghazi attack documents .
The court also ordered the deposition of Mills and two other State Department officials .
Additionally , the court granted Judicial Watch ’ s request to subpoena Google for relevant documents and records associated with Clinton ’ s emails during her tenure at the State Department .
In December 2018 , Judge Lamberth first ordered discovery into whether Secretary Clinton ’ s use of a private email server was intended to stymie FOIA ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to settle this case in late 2014 and early 2015 amounted to bad faith ; and whether the State Department has adequately searched for records responsive to Judicial Watch ’ s request .
The court also authorized discovery into whether the Benghazi controversy motivated the cover-up of Clinton ’ s email .
The court ruled that the Clinton email system was “ one of the gravest modern offenses to government transparency.
” The State and Justice Departments continued to defend Clinton ’ s and the agency ’ s email conduct .
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Hillary Clinton Appeals Federal Court Order to Go Under Oath
Tom Fitton – Judicial Watch
In another desperate attempt by the Clinton machine to delay truth and accountability for her email conduct and how it impacted the people’s “right to know” under FOIA, lawyers for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her former Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills have asked the Court of Appeals to overturn a U.S. District court order granting Judicial Watch’s request for their depositions about Clinton’s emails and Benghazi attack records. Lawyers for Clinton and Mills filed a “Petition for Writ of Mandamus” [.].
The Clinton request comes in Judicial Watch’s lawsuit that seeks records concerning “talking points or updates on the Benghazi attack” (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:14-cv-01242)). Judicial Watch famously uncovered in 2014 that the “talking points” that provided the basis for Susan Rice’s false statements were created by the Obama White House. This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit led directly to the disclosure of the Clinton email system in 2015.
On March 3, 2020, Judge Lamberth granted Judicial Watch’s request to depose Clinton about her emails and Benghazi attack documents. The court also ordered the deposition of Mills and two other State Department officials. Additionally, the court granted Judicial Watch’s request to subpoena Google for relevant documents and records associated with Clinton’s emails during her tenure at the State Department.
In December 2018, Judge Lamberth first ordered discovery into whether Secretary Clinton’s use of a private email server was intended to stymie FOIA; whether the State Department’s intent to settle this case in late 2014 and early 2015 amounted to bad faith; and whether the State Department has adequately searched for records responsive to Judicial Watch’s request. The court also authorized discovery into whether the Benghazi controversy motivated the cover-up of Clinton’s email. The court ruled that the Clinton email system was “one of the gravest modern offenses to government transparency.” The State and Justice Departments continued to defend Clinton’s and the agency’s email conduct.
Read more about this story from Tom Fitton’s Breitbart article
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-17--White House To Push $850 Billion Stimulus Package

Fox News reported Tuesday that the White House is heading towards pushing for an $ 850 billion stimulus package amid the COVID-19 global pandemic .
Moreover , the package will largely support tax relief efforts , Fox has learned .
The economic relief package will also grant loans to small businesses and support airlines , Fox News Chief White House Correspondent John Roberts confirmed on Twitter Tuesday .
He wrote , “ Fox News has learned that Donald Trump will ask Congress for more than $ 500 bil in payroll tax cut , $ 250 bil in Small Business Association @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airlines , and a smattering of other items.
” The Senate is also expected to debate two coronavirus aid bills .
“ Senate expected to debate/vote on both House coronavirus bills today .
Mnuchin to meet Senate GOPers over lunch to discuss next coronavirus response steps .
Senate Dems will meet via conference call , ” Fox News Congressional reporter Chad Pergram wrote on Twitter .
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Report: White House To Push $850 Billion Stimulus Package
By Jennie Taer via Sara Carter
Fox News reported Tuesday that the White House is heading towards pushing for an $850 billion stimulus package amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. Moreover, the package will largely support tax relief efforts, Fox has learned.
Federal Government is working very well with the Governors and State officials. Good things will happen! #KILLTHEVIRUS — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2020
.@FoxNews has learned that @realDonaldTrump will ask Congress for more than $800 billion in economic stimulus: $500 bil in payroll tax cut, $250 bil in Small Business Association loans, $58 billion for the airlines, and a smattering of other items. — John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) March 17, 2020
The economic relief package will also grant loans to small businesses and support airlines, Fox News Chief White House Correspondent John Roberts confirmed on Twitter Tuesday. He wrote, “Fox News has learned that Donald Trump will ask Congress for more than $500 bil in payroll tax cut, $250 bil in Small Business Association loans, $58 billion for the airlines, and a smattering of other items.”
Senate expected to debate/vote on both House coronavirus bills today. Mnuchin to meet Senate GOPers over lunch to discuss next coronavirus response steps. Senate Dems will meet via conference call — Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 17, 2020
The Senate is also expected to debate two coronavirus aid bills. “Senate expected to debate/vote on both House coronavirus bills today. Mnuchin to meet Senate GOPers over lunch to discuss next coronavirus response steps. Senate Dems will meet via conference call,” Fox News Congressional reporter Chad Pergram wrote on Twitter.
Here’s what my proposal to fight coronavirus would mean for you: pic.twitter.com/LTzPC3qrHU — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 17, 2020
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-17--Disney Shareholders Cheer Calls for Objective Reporting at abc News

Raleigh , NC/Washington , D.C. – Brand new Disney CEO Bob Chapek was taken to task over persistent and blatant media bias in the company ’ s ABC News division at today ’ s annual meeting of Disney shareholders .
Said National Center General Counsel and Free Enterprise Project ( FEP ) Director Justin Danhof , Esq.
, who attended today ’ s meeting and questioned Chapek .
At the meeting , held in Raleigh , North Carolina , Danhof cited a study by the Media Research Center showing that recent coverage of President Trump across the broadcast channels was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Danhof then noted : A few weeks ago , Project Veritas exposed a video in which ABC News correspondent David Wright admitted that the network bosses regularly spike positive stories about President Trump .
He stated , “ [ w ] e also don ’ t give [ Trump ] credit for what things he does do… .
I feel terrible about it , I feel that the truth suffers , the voters are poorly informed… .
Our bosses don ’ t see an upside in doing the job we ’ re supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a green journalist and he is no conservative nor a Trump fan .
He has degrees from Oxford and Harvard and identifies as a socialist .
And who can forget when Project Veritas released a video last fall of acclaimed journalist Amy Robach clearly implying that ABC ’ s bosses spiked her story on accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein because of Epstein ’ s close connections to Prince Andrew and Bill and Hillary Clinton .
While she tried to walk back her comments , we all heard the truth .
So , interestingly enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I got the new job was to ABC News in New York .
And I must say I was overwhelmed by their professionalism and their commitment to objectivity .
In terms of Mr. Wright , he said some things that made us question his objectivity .
And , obviously , when you ’ re reporting the news , that ’ s no place for somebody who ’ s got a heavy , subjective opinion .
So – internally – we dealt with that situation .
But , ah , I think ABC News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ objective in reporting the news and it ’ ll continue in the future .
Audio of Danhof ’ s exchange with Chapek is available here .
The text of Danhof ’ s question , as prepared for delivery , is available here .
“ Chapek clearly can not identify an issue that is staring him right in the face .
As the videos from Project Veritas clearly show , ABC has a regular pattern of killing stories that would put President Trump and conservatives in a positive light .
ABC News is out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deliver straight news .
If Chapek can ’ t see that , what other glaring problems will he miss as the head of Disney ?
” “ And Chapek largely missed the point that ABC News correspondent David Wright was making in the Project Veritas video .
He made it clear that the liberal isolation in New York City is the reason that ABC doesn ’ t understand President Trump or his supporters , ” Today ’ s Disney meeting marks FEP ’ s fifth participation in a shareholder meeting in 2020 .
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Disney Shareholders Cheer Calls for Objective Reporting at abc News
Free Enterprise Project Slams ABC’s Rabid Anti-Conservative Bias, Highlighting Project Veritas Undercover Videos
By: The National Center
Raleigh, NC/Washington, D.C. – Brand new Disney CEO Bob Chapek was taken to task over persistent and blatant media bias in the company’s ABC News division at today’s annual meeting of Disney shareholders.
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Just like his predecessor Bob Iger, Disney’s new CEO Bob Chapek seems perfectly content with the wildly biased and slanted coverage at ABC News,”
Said National Center General Counsel and Free Enterprise Project (FEP) Director Justin Danhof, Esq., who attended today’s meeting and questioned Chapek.
“It appears that, for now, the palpable anti-conservative bias will continue at ABC News. We call on more consumers and shareholders to make their voices heard, and we applaud the true journalism of the folks at Project Veritas that continues to expose the lies and hypocrisy stemming from mainstream media outlets such as ABC.”
At the meeting, held in Raleigh, North Carolina, Danhof cited a study by the Media Research Center showing that recent coverage of President Trump across the broadcast channels was negative 93 percent of the time. Danhof then noted:
A few weeks ago, Project Veritas exposed a video in which ABC News correspondent David Wright admitted that the network bosses regularly spike positive stories about President Trump. He stated, “[w]e also don’t give [Trump] credit for what things he does do…. I feel terrible about it, I feel that the truth suffers, the voters are poorly informed…. Our bosses don’t see an upside in doing the job we’re supposed to do.” Wright isn’t a green journalist and he is no conservative nor a Trump fan. He has degrees from Oxford and Harvard and identifies as a socialist. And who can forget when Project Veritas released a video last fall of acclaimed journalist Amy Robach clearly implying that ABC’s bosses spiked her story on accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein because of Epstein’s close connections to Prince Andrew and Bill and Hillary Clinton. While she tried to walk back her comments, we all heard the truth.
To this, Chapek meekly replied:
So, interestingly enough, the first trip I took after I got the new job was to ABC News in New York. And I must say I was overwhelmed by their professionalism and their commitment to objectivity. In terms of Mr. Wright, he said some things that made us question his objectivity. And, obviously, when you’re reporting the news, that’s no place for somebody who’s got a heavy, subjective opinion. So – internally – we dealt with that situation. But, ah, I think ABC News has a stellar track record of being objective in reporting the news and it’ll continue in the future.
Audio of Danhof’s exchange with Chapek is available here. The text of Danhof’s question, as prepared for delivery, is available here.
“If Chapek’s first stop as Disney CEO was truly to the ABC News headquarters in New York City, and he saw no indicia of anti-conservative bias, then Disney investors should run for the hills,”
said Danhof.
“Chapek clearly cannot identify an issue that is staring him right in the face. As the videos from Project Veritas clearly show, ABC has a regular pattern of killing stories that would put President Trump and conservatives in a positive light. ABC News is out to manipulate the populace, not to deliver straight news. If Chapek can’t see that, what other glaring problems will he miss as the head of Disney?” “And Chapek largely missed the point that ABC News correspondent David Wright was making in the Project Veritas video. He made it clear that the liberal isolation in New York City is the reason that ABC doesn’t understand President Trump or his supporters,”
added Danhof.
“Those at ABC News need to get outside of their liberal echo chambers every once in a while. It’s not clear that will ever happen with Chapek in charge.” “After I asked my question, I was heartened by the applause in the room,”
concluded Danhof.
“Americans of all political stripes care about objective news reporting. And it is clear that our broadcast networks have strayed far from that standard. The support for my question should signal to Disney’s bosses that they are wasting a prime business opportunity by only catering to a small subset of liberal viewers rather than all Americans.”
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-17--Who Won the Sanders vs. Biden Debate & How Would We Ever Even Know?

Who Won the Sanders vs. Biden Debate & How Would We Ever Even Know ?
Has the Coronavirus cancelled American Democracy ?
CNN hid the DNC candidate ’ s debate from the American people in the best way it knew how – it aired it strictly on CNN and has only made Biden-friendly snippets available on YouTube and its own website .
If we missed it , we ’ d never see the real debate replete with Biden ’ s gaffes .
Does anyone even watch TV anymore ?
Not like that , they don ’ t : only 44 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the demographic is skewed over to the 55+ crowd .
This means that CNN ’ s debate was intentionally aimed at shoring up support among the very over-achieving-yet-low-information voter that characterizes the Baby Boomer and oldest of Generation X cross-section .
How will we ever know who really won the debate if we can ’ t watch ?
56 % of Americans don ’ t have cable , and coverage of the virus garnered more TV viewers .
Sanders ’ likely voters are often caught in wage-work in the gig economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boomer pastime of weekends off .
So before the debate even starts , Sanders can ’ t reach his base and energize them – point for Biden .
It comes as no surprise : CNN ’ s main goal was to host this debate in such a way that it actually went away .
That ’ s because the more people see Biden , the less they like him .
Additionally , the more Biden has to talk , the greater odds that he ’ ll make another ‘ gaffe ’ .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaked a story that the debate may not happen at all .
Another version was leaked that it may be more like a town-hall with both candidates sitting down .
This ‘ weather balloon ’ was floated precisely to gauge the public response without taking responsibility for posing the question .
The public ’ s response was that there had better be a debate and that if Joe Biden wants to sit down it ’ s because he can ’ t stand up for more than twenty minutes at a time because he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There ’ s no point to veer off into conspirology regarding the timing of the public hysteria on the Coronavirus and the American election cycle .
There are varying views about the seriousness of this outbreak in proportion to temperature and scope of public attention on it , and I ’ m very underqualified to have an opinion on that count .
But it would be malpractice also not to mention that this point has not just been raised , but has gained significant traction especially among Trump supporters .
After all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employment figures at least on paper , are Trump ’ s main electability factors for swing-state voters going into November .
The extraordinary effect of this pandemic on the stock market does not match our experience with H1N1 – what Biden in this debate called ‘ N … N1H ’ mumble .
Trump ’ s tough position on China and the DNC ’ s cozy relationship with the fast-rising People ’ s Republic have led to all sorts of rabbit hole theories on what ’ s really afoot .
Did enough people hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s cosmetic – half point , Sanders .
On the one hand , any global epidemic is a critically good reason why emergency health services at the very least ought to be heavily government subsidized , even if that means working with private insurers .
Sanders sort of made this point – and that ’ s the problem with Sanders .
He ’ s not a good debater .
He doesn ’ t answer questions directly , and takes too much time to circle back around .
When he does finally circle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate , he doesn ’ t land them right .
He makes criticisms of his opponent Biden ’ s fundraising by speaking in vague generalities about money in politics today , without actually concluding that Biden – yes Biden – is one of those politicians that Sanders is quite loosely referring to .
That just doesn ’ t work in today ’ s low attention span world , but I suspect these wouldn ’ t have landed well fifty or sixty years ago either .
Half-point , Sanders .
Biden responded by flat-out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backers .
Do you see what you just read there ?
Even as I report that , it seems to infer that Biden was wrong about the number .
See , that ’ s how it will be reported in media , and still people will come away believing that Sanders has some PAC backers and therefore he is a hypocrite when he somewhat gestures an attack on politicians-and-money-and-we-may-assume-that-Biden-is-one-such-politician .
Half point , Biden Both candidates seemed to make the argument that in such cases where a state of emergency is declared , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coverage should be welcome anywhere medical services are provided .
Sanders supporters who evaluate objectively must have been outrageously frustrated at Sanders ’ bizarre gestures .
Sanders speaks as if we can read his mind , read between the lines ad infinitum .
He told the televised audience ( due to the virus , there was no live audience ) that since it ’ s an emergency , he wants everyone who is sick to go to the doctor and ‘ it ’ s taken care of ’ .
What ’ s taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s taken care of once we have to pay out of pocket for it , or what did he mean exactly ?
As he continued to nearly ramble , we could then tease out that people should pay it and that since it ’ s an emergency , we ’ d … what , figure it all out later ?
It would take an already well informed voter and an extraordinarily active listener to tease out what Bernie was gesturing at : But he actually didn ’ t clearly say this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His objection to Biden ’ s solution is that it wouldn ’ t cover shrink visits for someone having a nervous break-down in response to their spouse ’ s infection .
Because Sanders couldn ’ t say that the more leftish thing , which is that the emergency response doesn ’ t cover undocumented immigrants and there are many .
Quarter point Sanders Because that ’ s what Americans want who are electing a president .
The entire mythology around congressional deadlock seems there to hide what may well be the positive side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we ’ ve seen with legislation like the Patriot Act .
By declaring a state of emergency on , say , the state of healthcare in general , Sanders – if well counseled – could arrange an executive order on that too , and just bypass congressional obstructionism .
That said , he made a number of very good points about society ’ s priorities and why if we can authorize 1.5 trillion to bail out big business last week , we couldn ’ t bail out the American people in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at work , mortgages , healthcare , and rents ?
Point – Sanders And yet still saying this all is a pretty good attack on how Trump has handled this , but he couldn ’ t make that attack directly on Biden .
Yes , it ’ s good to show you can beat Trump , but right now people want to see what ’ s so wrong with Biden who is otherwise in the lead ?
So in truth , Sanders flubbed that too .
Biden ’ s people know that Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these incredibly active listeners that are going out of their way to hear out Sanders .
Those who do hear him out , realize he ’ s the one with the right ideas and policies .
Biden understands how listeners in fact listen .
So , all Biden had to do was say that he agreed with Sanders on a few of the points that were hard to follow anyway .
And that ’ s what Biden did .
Point – Biden Certainly CNN made a spectacle of the virus , and framed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing political scientists and social psychologists know is that emergency crises have a conservatizing effect on the populace .
Even as Sanders ’ campaign rests not upon broad and lofty visions for an improved tomorrow that builds on the tolerable one today , the Coronavirus hype switches up how we view things .
While Sanders speaks to intolerable and unjust problems in American society today , despite his best efforts to seem establishment friendly , his branding is anti-establishment .
So the coronavirus plays very well for Biden because of the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that – warts and all – knows how to wheel and deal with other politicians and if he were president right now , as was posed in the debate , could call on his Republican allies in the legislative branch to get ‘ something ’ done .
An openly establishment candidate like Biden uses some progressive-sounding talking points to cover his bases , but is clearly the more conservative candidate .
Undecided voters , who also tend to be low-information television watchers and less net-savvy , would tend to go over to Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears to be a radical with admittedly good ideas .
Point – Biden The timing certainly is inconvenient for whatever modicum of democratic procedure exists within the Democrat Party .
We would have otherwise had the debate in Arizona where one of the next primaries is set to take place .
With a national state of emergency at play , the debate was far removed from Sanders friendly Arizona , where no doubt thousands of his ardent supporters would have held a media event in the form of a bullhorned tailgate party outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as is their standard practice , and Sanders would have well worked his magic in Arizona and shored up some energy in a state where he ’ s struggling to keep up .
Sanders really responds to a crowd , and is very good at reading and feeling them .
But they weren ’ t there .
Point – Biden The best thing about Joe Biden ’ s campaign is that the media does all the work for him , and fills in the huge , massive , gaping holes in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ syntax .
Point – Biden My obligation was to cover this debate and weigh in on the ins and outs , and offer a final verdict on the outcome .
I did the same in 2016 and I did so in a way that readers believed was on the balance fair , if not tilted in favor of Trump .
The right thing for me to do is disclose my own bias – like 40 % of Americans , I ’ m a socialist .
I think then that readers thought I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Point – Flores Of course the debate covered other subjects too , but since you ’ ll never be able to see it again , and since the rest of the debate conformed to the same pattern we ’ ve been on about here , we can superimpose this onto the rest of the debate which you might see again in several decades .
That is , if CNN ’ s successor wants to make a full length documentary about how Biden ’ s massive loss to Trump in 2020 was critical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four-term president after he evoked executive orders and stacked the courts .
Last night ?
For those listening , Sanders actually won big .
For everyone else and all other factors in consideration , Biden communicated more effectively and will probably be seen as winning by anyone watching CNN ’ s heavily edited clips , which is how most people – if they see it at all – will get to see it .

Who Won the Sanders vs. Biden Debate & How Would We Ever Even Know?
By: Joaquin Flores
Has the Coronavirus cancelled American Democracy? CNN hid the DNC candidate’s debate from the American people in the best way it knew how – it aired it strictly on CNN and has only made Biden-friendly snippets available on YouTube and its own website. If we missed it, we’d never see the real debate replete with Biden’s gaffes. Does anyone even watch TV anymore? Not like that, they don’t: only 44% of American people even have cable, and the demographic is skewed over to the 55+ crowd. This means that CNN’s debate was intentionally aimed at shoring up support among the very over-achieving-yet-low-information voter that characterizes the Baby Boomer and oldest of Generation X cross-section.
How will we ever know who really won the debate if we can’t watch? 56% of Americans don’t have cable, and coverage of the virus garnered more TV viewers. Sanders’ likely voters are often caught in wage-work in the gig economy, and don’t enjoy the Boomer pastime of weekends off. So before the debate even starts, Sanders can’t reach his base and energize them – point for Biden.
It comes as no surprise: CNN’s main goal was to host this debate in such a way that it actually went away. That’s because the more people see Biden, the less they like him. Additionally, the more Biden has to talk, the greater odds that he’ll make another ‘gaffe’.
What’s fascinating was that the DNC leaked a story that the debate may not happen at all. Another version was leaked that it may be more like a town-hall with both candidates sitting down. This ‘weather balloon’ was floated precisely to gauge the public response without taking responsibility for posing the question. The public’s response was that there had better be a debate and that if Joe Biden wants to sit down it’s because he can’t stand up for more than twenty minutes at a time because he has early signs of Alzheimer’s.
There’s no point to veer off into conspirology regarding the timing of the public hysteria on the Coronavirus and the American election cycle. There are varying views about the seriousness of this outbreak in proportion to temperature and scope of public attention on it, and I’m very underqualified to have an opinion on that count. But it would be malpractice also not to mention that this point has not just been raised, but has gained significant traction especially among Trump supporters. After all, a healthy stock market and decent employment figures at least on paper, are Trump’s main electability factors for swing-state voters going into November. The extraordinary effect of this pandemic on the stock market does not match our experience with H1N1 – what Biden in this debate called ‘N … N1H’ mumble. Trump’s tough position on China and the DNC’s cozy relationship with the fast-rising People’s Republic have led to all sorts of rabbit hole theories on what’s really afoot.
Did enough people hear Biden’s flub? Anyhow it’s cosmetic – half point, Sanders.
On the one hand, any global epidemic is a critically good reason why emergency health services at the very least ought to be heavily government subsidized, even if that means working with private insurers.
Sanders sort of made this point – and that’s the problem with Sanders. He’s not a good debater. He doesn’t answer questions directly, and takes too much time to circle back around. When he does finally circle back around as he did in this debate, he doesn’t land them right.
He makes criticisms of his opponent Biden’s fundraising by speaking in vague generalities about money in politics today, without actually concluding that Biden – yes Biden – is one of those politicians that Sanders is quite loosely referring to. That just doesn’t work in today’s low attention span world, but I suspect these wouldn’t have landed well fifty or sixty years ago either. Half-point, Sanders.
Biden responded by flat-out lying about Sanders having nine Super Pac backers. Do you see what you just read there? Even as I report that, it seems to infer that Biden was wrong about the number. See, that’s how it will be reported in media, and still people will come away believing that Sanders has some PAC backers and therefore he is a hypocrite when he somewhat gestures an attack on politicians-and-money-and-we-may-assume-that-Biden-is-one-such-politician. Half point, Biden
Both candidates seemed to make the argument that in such cases where a state of emergency is declared, deductibles should be waved and those without coverage should be welcome anywhere medical services are provided.
Sanders supporters who evaluate objectively must have been outrageously frustrated at Sanders’ bizarre gestures. Sanders speaks as if we can read his mind, read between the lines ad infinitum. He told the televised audience (due to the virus, there was no live audience) that since it’s an emergency, he wants everyone who is sick to go to the doctor and ‘it’s taken care of’. What’s taken care of, the bill? Yeah it’s taken care of once we have to pay out of pocket for it, or what did he mean exactly?
As he continued to nearly ramble, we could then tease out that people should pay it and that since it’s an emergency, we’d … what, figure it all out later? It would take an already well informed voter and an extraordinarily active listener to tease out what Bernie was gesturing at:
Go to the doctor if you are at all sick, and expect them to bill you as they would – but I will use the fact that this is a state of emergency to give an executive order to reimburse all healthcare providers at a rate my government will work out with them, so that at the end of the day, despite what you were sent in the mail, you will not pay one red cent.
But he actually didn’t clearly say this during people’s attention span. His objection to Biden’s solution is that it wouldn’t cover shrink visits for someone having a nervous break-down in response to their spouse’s infection. Because Sanders couldn’t say that the more leftish thing, which is that the emergency response doesn’t cover undocumented immigrants and there are many. Quarter point Sanders
Because that’s what Americans want who are electing a president. The entire mythology around congressional deadlock seems there to hide what may well be the positive side of the kind of executive power creep that we’ve seen with legislation like the Patriot Act. By declaring a state of emergency on, say, the state of healthcare in general, Sanders – if well counseled – could arrange an executive order on that too, and just bypass congressional obstructionism.
That said, he made a number of very good points about society’s priorities and why if we can authorize 1.5 trillion to bail out big business last week, we couldn’t bail out the American people in the time of a pandemic that threatens hours at work, mortgages, healthcare, and rents? Point – Sanders
And yet still saying this all is a pretty good attack on how Trump has handled this, but he couldn’t make that attack directly on Biden. Yes, it’s good to show you can beat Trump, but right now people want to see what’s so wrong with Biden who is otherwise in the lead?
So in truth, Sanders flubbed that too. Biden’s people know that Sanders rambles and that most people are not these incredibly active listeners that are going out of their way to hear out Sanders. Those who do hear him out, realize he’s the one with the right ideas and policies. Biden understands how listeners in fact listen. So, all Biden had to do was say that he agreed with Sanders on a few of the points that were hard to follow anyway. And that’s what Biden did. Point – Biden
Certainly CNN made a spectacle of the virus, and framed the whole debate around it. One thing political scientists and social psychologists know is that emergency crises have a conservatizing effect on the populace. Even as Sanders’ campaign rests not upon broad and lofty visions for an improved tomorrow that builds on the tolerable one today, the Coronavirus hype switches up how we view things. While Sanders speaks to intolerable and unjust problems in American society today, despite his best efforts to seem establishment friendly, his branding is anti-establishment.
So the coronavirus plays very well for Biden because of the fact that he’s seen as an insider that – warts and all – knows how to wheel and deal with other politicians and if he were president right now, as was posed in the debate, could call on his Republican allies in the legislative branch to get ‘something’ done. An openly establishment candidate like Biden uses some progressive-sounding talking points to cover his bases, but is clearly the more conservative candidate. Undecided voters, who also tend to be low-information television watchers and less net-savvy, would tend to go over to Biden as opposed to taking chances on what appears to be a radical with admittedly good ideas. Point – Biden
The timing certainly is inconvenient for whatever modicum of democratic procedure exists within the Democrat Party. We would have otherwise had the debate in Arizona where one of the next primaries is set to take place. With a national state of emergency at play, the debate was far removed from Sanders friendly Arizona, where no doubt thousands of his ardent supporters would have held a media event in the form of a bullhorned tailgate party outside. While CNN would have ignored this, as is their standard practice, and Sanders would have well worked his magic in Arizona and shored up some energy in a state where he’s struggling to keep up. Sanders really responds to a crowd, and is very good at reading and feeling them. But they weren’t there. Point – Biden
The best thing about Joe Biden’s campaign is that the media does all the work for him, and fills in the huge, massive, gaping holes in his logic and even his dementia afflicted basic syntax. Point – Biden
My obligation was to cover this debate and weigh in on the ins and outs, and offer a final verdict on the outcome. I did the same in 2016 and I did so in a way that readers believed was on the balance fair, if not tilted in favor of Trump. The right thing for me to do is disclose my own bias – like 40% of Americans, I’m a socialist. I think then that readers thought I was tilted towards Trump speaks to my fairness. Point – Flores
Of course the debate covered other subjects too, but since you’ll never be able to see it again, and since the rest of the debate conformed to the same pattern we’ve been on about here, we can superimpose this onto the rest of the debate which you might see again in several decades. That is, if CNN’s successor wants to make a full length documentary about how Biden’s massive loss to Trump in 2020 was critical to Trump’s eventually becoming a four-term president after he evoked executive orders and stacked the courts. Last night? For those listening, Sanders actually won big. For everyone else and all other factors in consideration, Biden communicated more effectively and will probably be seen as winning by anyone watching CNN’s heavily edited clips, which is how most people – if they see it at all – will get to see it.
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About the Author: Joaquin Flores is an educated in the field of IR and IPE at California State University Los Angeles; previously served as a business agent and organizer for the SEIU labor union; has published internationally on subjects of geopolitics, war, and diplomacy; serves as the director of the Belgrade-based Center for Syncretic Studies, & Chief Editor at Fort Russ News.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-17--KEN’S CORNER: Invader Virus & Ten Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Panic

Coronavirus : Ten Reasons Why You Ought Not To Panic Regardless of whether we classify the new coronavirus as a pandemic , it is a serious issue .
In less than two months , it has spread over several continents .
Pandemic means sustained and continuous transmission of the disease , simultaneously in more than three different geographical regions .
Pandemic does not refer to the lethality of a virus but to its transmissibility and geographical extension .
What we certainly have is a pandemic of fear .
The entire planet ’ s media is gripped by coronavirus .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and mass planning for worst-case scenarios .
And , of course , the repercussions move from the global health sphere into business and politics .
But it is also right that we must not panic .
It would be wrong to say there is good news coming out of COVID-19 , but there are causes for optimism ; reasons to think there may be ways to contain and defeat the virus .
And lessons to learn for the future .
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We know what it is The first cases of AIDS were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than two years to identify the virus ( HIV ) causing the disease .
With COVID-19 , the first cases of severe pneumonia were reported in China on December 31 , 2019 and by January 7 the virus had already been identified .
The genome was available on day 10 .
We already know that it is a new coronavirus from group 2B , of the same family as SARS , which we have called SARSCoV2 .
The disease is called COVID-19 .
It is thought to be related to coronavirus from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a recent natural origin ( between the end of November and the beginning of December ) and that , although viruses live by mutating , its mutation rate may not be very high .
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We know how to detect the virus Since January 13 , a test to detect the virus has been available .
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The situation is improving in China The strong control and isolation measures imposed by China are paying off .
For several weeks now , the number of cases diagnosed every day is decreasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being carried out in other countries ; outbreaks are very specific to areas , which can allow them to be controlled more easily .
The disease causes no symptoms or is mild in 81 % of cases .
Of course , in 14 % it can cause severe pneumonia and in 5 % it can become critical or even fatal .
It is still unclear what the death rate may be .
But it could be lower than some estimates so far .
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Coronavirus: Ten Reasons Why You Ought Not To Panic
By: Ignacio López-Goñi
Regardless of whether we classify the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it is a serious issue. In less than two months, it has spread over several continents. Pandemic means sustained and continuous transmission of the disease, simultaneously in more than three different geographical regions. Pandemic does not refer to the lethality of a virus but to its transmissibility and geographical extension.
What we certainly have is a pandemic of fear. The entire planet’s media is gripped by coronavirus. It is right that there is deep concern and mass planning for worst-case scenarios. And, of course, the repercussions move from the global health sphere into business and politics.
But it is also right that we must not panic. It would be wrong to say there is good news coming out of COVID-19, but there are causes for optimism; reasons to think there may be ways to contain and defeat the virus. And lessons to learn for the future.
1. We know what it is
The first cases of AIDS were described in June 1981 and it took more than two years to identify the virus (HIV) causing the disease. With COVID-19, the first cases of severe pneumonia were reported in China on December 31, 2019 and by January 7 the virus had already been identified. The genome was available on day 10.
We already know that it is a new coronavirus from group 2B, of the same family as SARS, which we have called SARSCoV2. The disease is called COVID-19. It is thought to be related to coronavirus from bats. Genetic analyses have confirmed it has a recent natural origin (between the end of November and the beginning of December) and that, although viruses live by mutating, its mutation rate may not be very high.
2. We know how to detect the virus
Since January 13, a test to detect the virus has been available.
3. The situation is improving in China
The strong control and isolation measures imposed by China are paying off. For several weeks now, the number of cases diagnosed every day is decreasing. A very detailed epidemiological follow-up is being carried out in other countries; outbreaks are very specific to areas, which can allow them to be controlled more easily.
4. 80% of cases are mild
The disease causes no symptoms or is mild in 81% of cases. Of course, in 14% it can cause severe pneumonia and in 5% it can become critical or even fatal. It is still unclear what the death rate may be. But it could be lower than some estimates so far.
5. People recover
Much of the reported data relates to the increase in the number of confirmed cases and the number of deaths, but most infected people are cured. There are 13 times more cured cases than deaths, and that proportion is increasing.


thelibertybeacon--2020-03-18--Trump Invokes Defense Production Act In Coronavirus Response, Deploys FEMA  [Video]

Trump Invokes Defense Production Act In Coronavirus Response , Deploys FEMA In All Regions President Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act in the US response to the Coronavirus pandemic , noting that HUD will suspend foreclosures through end of April , as work is underway to evaluate possibility of self-tests for virus .
The Defense Production Act ( DPA ) is the primary source of Presidential authorities to expedite and expand the supply of resources from the U.S. industrial base to support military , energy , space , and homeland security programs .
Homeland security programs eligible for DPA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counter terrorism within the United States ; • None Emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of the Stafford Act ; • None Protection and restoration of critical infrastructure ; and Addressing the “ Chinese virus ” , Trump said that FEMA has been activated in “ every region , at the highest level.
” The President also said that work is underway to evaluate whether a self-test is feasible .
If possible , he says it would free up health professionals who are administering the test .
Perhaps most notably , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreclosures and evictions until the end of April ” as Mike Pence said what we already knew , namely that there are now cases in all 50 states .
Separately , pence reiterated that people who aren ’ t showing symptoms for Covid-19 shouldn ’ t be getting tested , and said that the administration is issuing a regulation today that will allow doctors and medical professionals to practice across state lines .
This could allow health workers to move to hotspots and places that need more help .
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Trump Invokes Defense Production Act In Coronavirus Response, Deploys FEMA In All Regions
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President Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act in the US response to the Coronavirus pandemic, noting that HUD will suspend foreclosures through end of April, as work is underway to evaluate possibility of self-tests for virus.
The Defense Production Act (DPA) is the primary source of Presidential authorities to expedite and expand the supply of resources from the U.S. industrial base to support military, energy, space, and homeland security programs. Homeland security programs eligible for DPA support include:
Efforts to counter terrorism within the United States;
Emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of the Stafford Act;
Protection and restoration of critical infrastructure; and
Continuity of Government.
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Addressing the “Chinese virus”, Trump said that FEMA has been activated in “every region, at the highest level.”
The President also said that work is underway to evaluate whether a self-test is feasible. If possible, he says it would free up health professionals who are administering the test.
Perhaps most notably, Trump said HUD is “suspending all foreclosures and evictions until the end of April” as Mike Pence said what we already knew, namely that there are now cases in all 50 states.
Separately, pence reiterated that people who aren’t showing symptoms for Covid-19 shouldn’t be getting tested, and said that the administration is issuing a regulation today that will allow doctors and medical professionals to practice across state lines. This could allow health workers to move to hotspots and places that need more help.
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