thelibertybeacon--2020-10-29--NY Gov. Cuomo Reaped $6.2 Million In Campaign Cash From 347 State Vendors

NY Gov .
Cuomo Reaped $ 6.2 Million In Campaign Cash From 347 State Vendors Who Pocketed $ 7 Billion Since 2014 While New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and national progressives decry corporate money in politics , Governor Andrew Cuomo has embraced the highly unethical practice of soliciting campaign cash from state contractors .
Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com found 347 state vendors that gave $ 6.2 million in political donations to Cuomo over a six-year period ( 2014-2019 ) .
Meanwhile , these companies reaped $ 7 billion in state payments .
These donations represented the equivalent of more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – $ 11.9 million – in the governor ’ s campaign committee as of 12/31/2019 , according to disclosures .
We created an interactive map displaying by ZIP Code all of the governor ’ s campaign contributions since 2014 .
Just click a pin ( ZIP Code ) and scroll down to see the results that render in the chart beneath the map .
( Sample map below ) We reached out to Governor Cuomo and Rich Azzopardi , a senior advisor , answered for the administration , “ No contribution of any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action and any official who can be swayed by a single dollar has no business being in government.
” However , since 1940 , individuals and entities negotiating or working under federal contracts have been prohibited from giving political cash to federal candidates , parties , or committees .
In New York , however , this political patronage is perfectly legal ( at least for now ) .
Here are some of the big winners who gave campaign cash to Gov .
Cuomo and separately received state payments .
The Greater New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 million to Cuomo ’ s re-election through the state Democratic party in 2018 .
That same year , the Association and the healthcare union , 1199SEIU , backed Cuomo ’ s healthcare “ reforms ” and spent $ 5.9 million lobbying in Albany .
By February 2020 , Cuomo appointed the Association ’ s past chair and board member Michael Dowling along with 1199SEIU President Dennis Rivera as co-chairmen of the “ Medicaid Redesign Team.
” ( State Medicaid was $ 4 billion in the red because of Cuomo ’ s accounting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the governor ’ s appointment , Michael Dowling gave Cuomo a $ 5,000 campaign donation ( 12/14/19 ) .
( Dowling is also the CEO of Northwell Health – which received $ 10 million in state payments in 2019 . )
Twenty-eight days before the governor made 1199SEIU president Dennis Rivera co-chairman of his Medicaid Team , the union gave $ 15,000 to Cuomo ’ s re-election fund ( 1/6/2020 ) .
Since 2014 , 1199SEIU backed Cuomo with political endorsements and $ 95,250 in campaign cash .
Then , the pandemic hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthcare power brokers/major campaign donors convinced the administration to transfer positive Covid-19 patients to nursing homes to relieve bed pressures on hospitals .
An estimated 15,000 senior residents died in New York nursing homes even while the hospital association ran statewide advertising promoting Cuomo and the safety of hospitals .
Between years 2011 and 2020 , real estate tycoon Scott Rechler , owner of RXR Realty , LLC , his wife , children , and affiliated LLC businesses gave $ 540,000 to Cuomo ’ s campaign fund .
Family donations amounted to $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 155,000 .
Scott ’ s brother , Todd , Chief Construction and Development Officer at RXR Realty , also contributed an additional $ 90,000 to Cuomo during the period .
We found four real estate leases owned by RXR Realty affiliated LLCs and signed by two state agencies : Office of Inspector General and Commission on Judicial Conduct .
These leases were signed in the years 2014 , 2019 , and 2020 and are worth $ 41 million with $ 13.7 million already paid out .
( Note : In 2014 , RXR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were existing tenants . )
The public has a right to know whether Cuomo was serving the public interest or his private political interest when his administration negotiated these leases .
Every single transaction is a potential conflict of interest .
Furthermore , in 2011 , the governor appointed Rechler to the Board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , where he became chairman .
In 2017 , the governor nominated Rechler to the Board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority ( MTA ) and he served until 2019 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clough , Harbour & Associates , gave Cuomo $ 195,000 between 2013-2015 .
Separately , state records show the firm received 47 state contracts for $ 134.7 million with $ 63.1 million already spent .
We found $ 14 million in contracts given to the firm within one year of the campaign contributions .
Responding to our comment request , Michael Platt , General Counsel and Executive Vice President of CHA Consulting issue the statement : “ CHA Consulting , Inc. has been providing high quality engineering services to the State of New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CHA has not made any campaign contributions to Governor Cuomo since 2015 .
Any depiction that CHA is receiving work from the State of New York because of campaign contributions is misguided and inaccurate.
” Big Four Accounting Firms – $ 360,000 in campaign cash The independent accounting firms , Deloitte ; Ernst & Young ( EY ) ; KPMG ; and PriceWaterhouseCooper collectively gave Gov .
Cuomo $ 360,000 in campaign donations during years 2014-2019 .
The firms reaped $ 258.8 million in state payments .
Between 2013 and 2015 , New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deloitte , PwC , and EY for alleged wrongdoing .
The firms paid $ 45 million and other penalties to settle the various claims .
Are these firms “ independent ” auditors with a fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers ?
We found that the firms coordinated their campaign cash to the governor giving the same amounts on the same days in the same years .
Three of the Big Four – PwC , KPMG , and EY – each gave the exact same amount of campaign cash to Cuomo during the six-year period ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 105,000 .
Even in Illinois , where the number-one manufactured product is corruption , a 2011 law barred state vendors with contracts exceeding $ 50,000 from giving campaign donations to statewide officeholders .
New York has no general ban on politicians soliciting state vendors for campaign cash .
Citibank – As Attorney General of New York , Andrew Cuomo forced Citibank to fund a $ 2 million student loan education fund administered by his office , threatened lawsuits over “ free ” checking , and along with the Securities and Exchange Commission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of allegedly fraudulent auction-rate securities .
Nevertheless , since 2014 , Citibank donated $ 70,000 to the governor ’ s campaign fund and cleared $ 2.9 billion in state payments .
Citi is the vendor for the state ’ s lucrative purchase and travel card business – a $ 4 billion contract spanning seven years until 2021 .
Bank of America BAC -2.8 % – In 2010 , as Attorney General , Cuomo filed civil litigation of alleged fraud against Bank of America and their former chairman Ken Lewis for actions purchasing Merrill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 million and a three-year ban from serving in public companies .
However , since 2014 , BofA gave $ 81,600 in campaign cash to Cuomo and reaped $ 11.5 million in state payments .
Today , BofA is the issuer behind the lucrative New York Child Support Debt Card .
JPMorgan Chase – JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM -1.9 % .
PAC donated $ 44,500 to the governor .
Separately , the bank received $ 20 million in state payments .
The bank provides lock box and banking services to the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a $ 200 million line of credit to the Long Island Power Authority .
We found ten law firms that reaped $ 10.4 million in state payments after giving $ 440,000 in campaign cash to the governor , all since 2014 .
These donations came directly from law firm accounts and did not include principals , partners , or key employees ( unless noted ) .
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna received $ 3.3 million in state payments since 2014 .
The firm donated $ 13,750 to the governor ’ s campaign .
During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contracts from twelve state agencies including seven contracts with states colleges related to immigration legal work .
In 2016 , WHO Government Solutions ( WHO ) , the lobbying arm of the law firm , represented Louis Ciminelli , a big Cuomo donor and developer – eventually convicted in the “ Buffalo Billion ” scandal .
Nixon Peabody donated $ 83,635 to the governor ’ s campaign fund .
Separately , the firm received $ 2.2 million in contracts for legal work .
When adding donations from partners and employees since 2010 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abrams Fensterman gave $ 25,129 in campaign donations to the governor .
Separately , the firm collected $ 1.75 million in state payments .
In 2011 , Cuomo appointed managing partner Howard Fensterman to the Public Health and Health Planning Council .
In 2014 , around the time when Fensterman ’ s privately owned nursing homes were investigated , he gave $ 10,000 more to Cuomo ’ s campaign .
Barclay Damon gave $ 55,000 in campaign donations to the governor .
Separately , the firm reaped $ 1.9 million in state payments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million to handle the St. Regis Mohawk land claims through the NY Department of State .
Will Barclay , partner , is also the minority leader in the General Assembly .
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe donated $ 5,000 to Cuomo and received $ 568,019 in state payments .
Since 2011 , the firm procured five contracts for a total value of $ 2.7 million .
( Two more contracts flowed through the Comptroller , a separate state officer , for $ 3.3 million . )
Others prominent firms backing the governor and receiving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Flexner ( $ 100,000 ) ; Phillips Lytle ( $ 93,500 ) ; Jackson Lewis ( $ 51,500 ) ; Manatt , Phelps & Phillips ( $ 17,500 ) ; and Winston & Strawn ( $ 5,000 ) .
Cable and Telco Companies — $ 610,000 in campaign donations In highly regulated industries , these five major cable and telephone companies reaped $ 233.9 million in state payments since 2014 .
Comcast and affiliates donated $ 106,200 and NBC Universal UVV -0.8 % , a Comcast company , donated another $ 106,200 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cuomo received $ 82,000 from the companies in January 2014 ; in February , Cuomo announced a state regulatory review of the Comcast/Time Warner merger then-valued at $ 45 billion .
Time Warner gave $ 75,000 in campaign donations to the governor and , separately , received $ 52.9 million in state payments .
Since 2014 , the company procured $ 82.5 million in state contracts with the largest in September 2019 – $ 49 million to provide teleconnectivity services .
AT & T gave $ 106,650 in campaign donations to the governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payments between 2014 and 2019 .
Since 2014 , contracts include $ 44 million and $ 48 million for statewide umbrella coverage and telecommunication services .
Verizon gave $ 30,000 in campaign donations to the governor and reaped $ 140.9 million in state payments .
Since 2014 , Verizon procured 25 contracts valued at $ 91 million .
Cablevision and its affiliate CSC Holdings collectively gave $ 155,000 and received $ 2.4 million in state payments .
Owned by the Dolan family , they also had significant tax breaks on their ownership of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who also own the New York Rangers and Knicks , gave individual donations of $ 135,000 to Cuomo since 2014 .
With the sale of Cablevision to Altice Media Solutions in 2016 , donations to the governor by Cablevision Systems NY PAC stopped .
Since 2014 , Cuomo solicited campaign cash from 1,225 individual limited liability companies ( LLCs ) to raise $ 12.6 million .
Until January 31 , 2019 , when legislation finally closed the loophole , LLCs skirted the New York campaign finance law limiting corporate political donations to $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 5 Cuomo raised between 2014 and 2019 flowed through this loophole .
However , the 2019 legislative reforms did not prevent professional partnerships ( LLPs ) from exceeding the $ 5,000 corporate limit .
For example , large chunks of campaign cash continued to flow from law firms such as Nixon , Peabody LLP ( $ 40,000 ) ; Belluck & Fox LLP ( $ 40,000 ) ; Boies , Schiller & Flexner LLP ( $ 25,000 ) and others between 2019 and the first half of 2020 .
In all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleged or implied ; however , the patterns are troubling .
In fact , the individual transactions are probably legal at arm ’ s length .
But that ’ s precisely the problem .
Politicians preside over , in essence , a legalized money-recycling scheme aimed at monetizing incumbent political power .
Cuomo didn ’ t answer our question as to whether soliciting state contractors for campaign cash was ethical , and a senior aide , Rich Azzopardi , argued that the governor exerted no influence .
“ Agency contracting is done at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by career civil servants and procurement professionals — with no input or influence from the Executive Chamber—and generally through a competitive bidding process.
” Meanwhile , New York residents are left with skyrocketing taxes and an increasingly bleak future .
We can blame Governor Cuomo , but he ’ s just a reflection of today ’ s broken culture of public service .
Methodology : We matched companies donating to Andrew Cuomo For New York , Inc. , as disclosed by the NYS Board of Elections , to state payment transactions – which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Comptroller ’ s website , Open Book New York .
Separately , the Comptroller posts a searchable contract file also within the Open Book New York portal .
To the extent that the information contains government errors , our report will reproduce those errors .
No quid pro quo or illegal activity by any elected official , company or individual referenced in this piece is implied or intended .
Andrew Cuomo was elected governor in 2010 .
Every person or entity in this piece was given an opportunity to provide comment .
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NY Gov. Cuomo Reaped $6.2 Million In Campaign Cash From 347 State Vendors Who Pocketed $7 Billion Since 2014
While New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and national progressives decry corporate money in politics, Governor Andrew Cuomo has embraced the highly unethical practice of soliciting campaign cash from state contractors.
Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com found 347 state vendors that gave $6.2 million in political donations to Cuomo over a six-year period (2014-2019). Meanwhile, these companies reaped $7 billion in state payments.
These donations represented the equivalent of more than half of the current cash on hand – $11.9 million – in the governor’s campaign committee as of 12/31/2019, according to disclosures.
We created an interactive map displaying by ZIP Code all of the governor’s campaign contributions since 2014. Just click a pin (ZIP Code) and scroll down to see the results that render in the chart beneath the map. (Sample map below)
We reached out to Governor Cuomo and Rich Azzopardi, a senior advisor, answered for the administration, “No contribution of any size plays a role in any official action and any official who can be swayed by a single dollar has no business being in government.”
However, since 1940, individuals and entities negotiating or working under federal contracts have been prohibited from giving political cash to federal candidates, parties, or committees. In New York, however, this political patronage is perfectly legal (at least for now).
Here are some of the big winners who gave campaign cash to Gov. Cuomo and separately received state payments.
Hospitals – Covid-Positive Patients Transferred To Nursing Homes
The Greater New York Hospital Association (Association) funneled $1 million to Cuomo’s re-election through the state Democratic party in 2018. That same year, the Association and the healthcare union, 1199SEIU, backed Cuomo’s healthcare “reforms” and spent $5.9 million lobbying in Albany.
By February 2020, Cuomo appointed the Association’s past chair and board member Michael Dowling along with 1199SEIU President Dennis Rivera as co-chairmen of the “Medicaid Redesign Team.” (State Medicaid was $4 billion in the red because of Cuomo’s accounting gimmicks.)
Just six weeks before the governor’s appointment, Michael Dowling gave Cuomo a $5,000 campaign donation (12/14/19). (Dowling is also the CEO of Northwell Health – which received $10 million in state payments in 2019.)
Twenty-eight days before the governor made 1199SEIU president Dennis Rivera co-chairman of his Medicaid Team, the union gave $15,000 to Cuomo’s re-election fund (1/6/2020). Since 2014, 1199SEIU backed Cuomo with political endorsements and $95,250 in campaign cash.
Then, the pandemic hit. The Association and Cuomo’s healthcare power brokers/major campaign donors convinced the administration to transfer positive Covid-19 patients to nursing homes to relieve bed pressures on hospitals.
An estimated 15,000 senior residents died in New York nursing homes even while the hospital association ran statewide advertising promoting Cuomo and the safety of hospitals.
Real Estate, Development, and Construction Companies
Between years 2011 and 2020, real estate tycoon Scott Rechler, owner of RXR Realty, LLC, his wife, children, and affiliated LLC businesses gave $540,000 to Cuomo’s campaign fund. Family donations amounted to $385,000 and multiple LLCs funded another $155,000.
Scott’s brother, Todd, Chief Construction and Development Officer at RXR Realty, also contributed an additional $90,000 to Cuomo during the period.
We found four real estate leases owned by RXR Realty affiliated LLCs and signed by two state agencies: Office of Inspector General and Commission on Judicial Conduct. These leases were signed in the years 2014, 2019, and 2020 and are worth $41 million with $13.7 million already paid out. (Note: In 2014, RXR bought the building and the state agencies were existing tenants.)
The public has a right to know whether Cuomo was serving the public interest or his private political interest when his administration negotiated these leases. Every single transaction is a potential conflict of interest.
Furthermore, in 2011, the governor appointed Rechler to the Board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where he became chairman. In 2017, the governor nominated Rechler to the Board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and he served until 2019.
Here’s another example:
CHA Consulting, Inc., founded as Clough, Harbour & Associates, gave Cuomo $195,000 between 2013-2015. Separately, state records show the firm received 47 state contracts for $134.7 million with $63.1 million already spent. We found $14 million in contracts given to the firm within one year of the campaign contributions.
Responding to our comment request, Michael Platt, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of CHA Consulting issue the statement:
“CHA Consulting, Inc. has been providing high quality engineering services to the State of New York for more than 50 years. CHA has not made any campaign contributions to Governor Cuomo since 2015. Any depiction that CHA is receiving work from the State of New York because of campaign contributions is misguided and inaccurate.”
Big Four Accounting Firms – $360,000 in campaign cash
The independent accounting firms, Deloitte; Ernst & Young (EY); KPMG; and PriceWaterhouseCooper collectively gave Gov. Cuomo $360,000 in campaign donations during years 2014-2019. The firms reaped $258.8 million in state payments.
Between 2013 and 2015, New York regulatory agencies and the governor investigated Deloitte, PwC, and EY for alleged wrongdoing. The firms paid $45 million and other penalties to settle the various claims.
Are these firms “independent” auditors with a fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers? We found that the firms coordinated their campaign cash to the governor giving the same amounts on the same days in the same years.
Three of the Big Four – PwC, KPMG, and EY – each gave the exact same amount of campaign cash to Cuomo during the six-year period ($88,333.33). Deloitte contributed another $105,000.
Even in Illinois, where the number-one manufactured product is corruption, a 2011 law barred state vendors with contracts exceeding $50,000 from giving campaign donations to statewide officeholders.
New York has no general ban on politicians soliciting state vendors for campaign cash.
Big Banks – $196,100 in campaign cash
Citibank – As Attorney General of New York, Andrew Cuomo forced Citibank to fund a $2 million student loan education fund administered by his office, threatened lawsuits over “free” checking, and along with the Securities and Exchange Commission, forced a $7.3 billion repurchase of allegedly fraudulent auction-rate securities.
Nevertheless, since 2014, Citibank donated $70,000 to the governor’s campaign fund and cleared $2.9 billion in state payments. Citi is the vendor for the state’s lucrative purchase and travel card business – a $4 billion contract spanning seven years until 2021.
Bank of America BAC -2.8% – In 2010, as Attorney General, Cuomo filed civil litigation of alleged fraud against Bank of America and their former chairman Ken Lewis for actions purchasing Merrill Lynch. Lewis eventually settled for $10 million and a three-year ban from serving in public companies.
However, since 2014, BofA gave $81,600 in campaign cash to Cuomo and reaped $11.5 million in state payments. Today, BofA is the issuer behind the lucrative New York Child Support Debt Card.
JPMorgan Chase – JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM -1.9%. PAC donated $44,500 to the governor. Separately, the bank received $20 million in state payments. The bank provides lock box and banking services to the Department of Taxation, other services, plus a $200 million line of credit to the Long Island Power Authority.
Big Lawyers – top 10 firms donate $440,000 in campaign cash
We found ten law firms that reaped $10.4 million in state payments after giving $440,000 in campaign cash to the governor, all since 2014. These donations came directly from law firm accounts and did not include principals, partners, or key employees (unless noted).
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna received $3.3 million in state payments since 2014. The firm donated $13,750 to the governor’s campaign.
During this period, the firm inked eighteen contracts from twelve state agencies including seven contracts with states colleges related to immigration legal work.
In 2016, WHO Government Solutions (WHO), the lobbying arm of the law firm, represented Louis Ciminelli, a big Cuomo donor and developer – eventually convicted in the “Buffalo Billion” scandal.
Nixon Peabody donated $83,635 to the governor’s campaign fund. Separately, the firm received $2.2 million in contracts for legal work. When adding donations from partners and employees since 2010, donations to Cuomo total $164,000.
Abrams Fensterman gave $25,129 in campaign donations to the governor. Separately, the firm collected $1.75 million in state payments. In 2011, Cuomo appointed managing partner Howard Fensterman to the Public Health and Health Planning Council. In 2014, around the time when Fensterman’s privately owned nursing homes were investigated, he gave $10,000 more to Cuomo’s campaign.
Barclay Damon gave $55,000 in campaign donations to the governor. Separately, the firm reaped $1.9 million in state payments. The firm contracted for $1 million to handle the St. Regis Mohawk land claims through the NY Department of State. Will Barclay, partner, is also the minority leader in the General Assembly.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe donated $5,000 to Cuomo and received $568,019 in state payments. Since 2011, the firm procured five contracts for a total value of $2.7 million. (Two more contracts flowed through the Comptroller, a separate state officer, for $3.3 million.)
Others prominent firms backing the governor and receiving state payments included: Boies Schiller & Flexner ($100,000); Phillips Lytle ($93,500); Jackson Lewis ($51,500); Manatt, Phelps & Phillips ($17,500); and Winston & Strawn ($5,000).
Cable and Telco Companies — $610,000 in campaign donations
In highly regulated industries, these five major cable and telephone companies reaped $233.9 million in state payments since 2014.
Comcast and affiliates donated $106,200 and NBC Universal UVV -0.8%, a Comcast company, donated another $106,200 to the governor’s campaign fund. Cuomo received $82,000 from the companies in January 2014; in February, Cuomo announced a state regulatory review of the Comcast/Time Warner merger then-valued at $45 billion.
Time Warner gave $75,000 in campaign donations to the governor and, separately, received $52.9 million in state payments. Since 2014, the company procured $82.5 million in state contracts with the largest in September 2019 – $49 million to provide teleconnectivity services.


thelibertybeacon--2020-10-29--The Plan for Post-Election Chaos, Trump vs Biden Optics

# ElectionEdge 3 : The Plan for Post-Election Chaos , Trump vs Biden Optics There are a slew of court cases regarding the issue of ballot submission deadlines and signature verifications .
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Trump’s Greatest Crime

An odd aspect of this year ’ s odd political climate is the fact that many predictable campaign smears are not being denied , but often accepted with almost gleeful guilty pleas .
Democrats virtually admit that they regard the Trump presidency as illegitimate , that “ collusion ” and impeachment efforts were mere strategies in a righteous war , that inconsistency is an acceptable tool they are entitled to employ .
Similarly , one of the remarkable features of President Trump ’ s personality is that his response to many attacks is , practically , to say , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revel in incoming fire .
Arrogant ?
He does not deny .
Unpredictable ?
He calls it a strong point .
Unfocused ?
He would call it multi-focused .
Rude ?
We have seen it : he shrugs .
Bring it on .
One word that can not justly be laid at his political feet is “ unsuccessful.
” Since I was a child , a long time ago , I often heard adults say at every election that they were going to vote for the lesser of two evils .
Even in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Aren ’ t you admitting that you still are voting for evil ?
” Usually , only sighs were the answers , which means that the paradigm has ruled in American politics for years .
Cynicism , as an attitude , seldom is polled , but it is an over-arching and common factor among voters — of every age and race , both sexes , every class , and every geographical region .
It is part of a downward spiral that is fueled by , and feeds , cultural ennui and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief among them .
A contemporary incarnation of Edward Gibbon plausibly might discern negative effects of prosperity , or the decline of religion , or a corrosive stage in the life-cycle of nation-states .
Whatever the causes , the effects are many and sadly identifiable .
And the symptoms must be addressed .
America has experienced toxic political environments and bitterly contested elections in the past , but there is a distinct feeling that things seem different today .
Things seem different today because things are different today .
Political issues generally are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and aromas — but the major difference is Donald Trump .
If Trump had not appeared on the scene , America might have had to invent him .
Life would have continued , but possibly at a pace of greater acceleration , a greater leftward drift , and the gray miasma of wars on foreign soil and encroachment of the homeland by foreign forces would have plodded on .
In Ronald Reagan ’ s early months in office , he enjoyed a honeymoon with the general public and with the Establishment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibly in recognition that the liberal , and regulatory state needed to be saved from some of its excesses .
It did not last .
Likewise , Donald Trump , whether from a solid philosophical base or inchoate instincts — it makes no difference — applied similar palliatives , and with a vengeance .
Future historians , in a decade or perhaps a century , will observe with an astonishment free of current prejudices how radical President Trump has been .
Revolutionary , really .
His specific actions are trees that obscure focus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a half years , he has virtually undone the “ successes ” of President Obama ’ s eight years .
He has transformed the Republican Party from its traditional white-collar country-club identity into the blue-collar party of working people .
Amid foreign-policy “ adventurism ” solemnly warned against as suicidal and incendiary , he has withdrawn from bad treaties , defeated foes once regarded as intractable , and brokered actual peace in the Middle East .
He revived an economy and industrial base — and repeats the feat in the face of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the frustrated ambitions of minorities .
He champions the causes of Christians and the unborn and home-schoolers and manufacturers and gun rights advocates and frackers and drillers and small entrepreneurs… And so on .
Court appointments .
Over-regulated small businesses .
Harried police and responders .
Military members ; their families ; veterans .
He has chased the Capital-E Establishment from the Republican Party .
When the mutinous moderates , the Neocons , the suits and uniforms of the corporations and perpetual-war councils realize they have migrated to the party of socialism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indeed .
President Trump has effected this paradigm shift almost overnight .
The definition of “ conservatism ” as foot-dragging liberalism has been excised from the political lexicon .
Despite the wardrobes and gold-plated faucets and country clubs of the Trumps ’ former life , there is little doubt that he would feel more at home with a beer — if he drank beer — or at a backyard barbecue or union local ’ s picnic with workers than on a yacht , hobnobbing with other billionaires .
Maybe one parvenu is sufficient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an astonishing revolution can be translated thus : Donald Trump has kept his promises .
Almost every politician hungry for re-election will tout “ Promises Made ; Promises Kept.
” But Donald Trump has — with seeming insouciance — delighted his base by keeping promises he only hinted at — that is , he has extended the specifics and generalities of his policies to levels that have enthralled his base as much as they have enraged his enemies .
For instance , Reagan spoke to pro-life rallies by microphone from a mile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person .
It is rare enough , virtually nonexistent in these cynical times , that presidents keep a promise or two .
“ Throw the base a bone.
” But Trump has made a sacred practice of keeping his promises , and then promises more .
And delivers .
That is , in the end , the most remarkable thing about his persona and his presidency .
And part of the promise-keeping is the fact — resented by enemies and felt by supporters — that he “ has their number.
” The enemies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and for that crime they must not merely defeat him , but destroy him .
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Trump’s Greatest Crime
By: Rick Marschall
An odd aspect of this year’s odd political climate is the fact that many predictable campaign smears are not being denied, but often accepted with almost gleeful guilty pleas. Democrats virtually admit that they regard the Trump presidency as illegitimate, that “collusion” and impeachment efforts were mere strategies in a righteous war, that inconsistency is an acceptable tool they are entitled to employ.
Similarly, one of the remarkable features of President Trump’s personality is that his response to many attacks is, practically, to say, “Bring it on.” He seems to revel in incoming fire. Arrogant? He does not deny. Unpredictable? He calls it a strong point. Unfocused? He would call it multi-focused. Rude? We have seen it: he shrugs. Bring it on.
One word that cannot justly be laid at his political feet is “unsuccessful.”
Since I was a child, a long time ago, I often heard adults say at every election that they were going to vote for the lesser of two evils. Even in pre-pundit days, I would ask, “Aren’t you admitting that you still are voting for evil?” Usually, only sighs were the answers, which means that the paradigm has ruled in American politics for years.
Cynicism, as an attitude, seldom is polled, but it is an over-arching and common factor among voters — of every age and race, both sexes, every class, and every geographical region. It is part of a downward spiral that is fueled by, and feeds, cultural ennui and the disintegration of many institutions — political institutions chief among them. A contemporary incarnation of Edward Gibbon plausibly might discern negative effects of prosperity, or the decline of religion, or a corrosive stage in the life-cycle of nation-states. Whatever the causes, the effects are many and sadly identifiable. And the symptoms must be addressed.
America has experienced toxic political environments and bitterly contested elections in the past, but there is a distinct feeling that things seem different today.
Things seem different today because things are different today. Political issues generally are unchanged — with different labels, emphases, and aromas — but the major difference is Donald Trump. If Trump had not appeared on the scene, America might have had to invent him. Life would have continued, but possibly at a pace of greater acceleration, a greater leftward drift, and the gray miasma of wars on foreign soil and encroachment of the homeland by foreign forces would have plodded on.
In Ronald Reagan’s early months in office, he enjoyed a honeymoon with the general public and with the Establishment. His conservative prescriptions initially were welcome, possibly in recognition that the liberal, and regulatory state needed to be saved from some of its excesses. It did not last.
Likewise, Donald Trump, whether from a solid philosophical base or inchoate instincts — it makes no difference — applied similar palliatives, and with a vengeance. Future historians, in a decade or perhaps a century, will observe with an astonishment free of current prejudices how radical President Trump has been. Revolutionary, really.
His specific actions are trees that obscure focus on the forest. In three and a half years, he has virtually undone the “successes” of President Obama’s eight years. He has transformed the Republican Party from its traditional white-collar country-club identity into the blue-collar party of working people. Amid foreign-policy “adventurism” solemnly warned against as suicidal and incendiary, he has withdrawn from bad treaties, defeated foes once regarded as intractable, and brokered actual peace in the Middle East. He revived an economy and industrial base — and repeats the feat in the face of an unexpected plague. He proudly has ministered to the frustrated ambitions of minorities. He champions the causes of Christians and the unborn and home-schoolers and manufacturers and gun rights advocates and frackers and drillers and small entrepreneurs…
And so on. Court appointments. Over-regulated small businesses. Harried police and responders. Military members; their families; veterans. He has chased the Capital-E Establishment from the Republican Party. When the mutinous moderates, the Neocons, the suits and uniforms of the corporations and perpetual-war councils realize they have migrated to the party of socialism and abortion…they will be very lonely, indeed.
President Trump has effected this paradigm shift almost overnight. The definition of “conservatism” as foot-dragging liberalism has been excised from the political lexicon.
Despite the wardrobes and gold-plated faucets and country clubs of the Trumps’ former life, there is little doubt that he would feel more at home with a beer — if he drank beer — or at a backyard barbecue or union local’s picnic with workers than on a yacht, hobnobbing with other billionaires. Maybe one parvenu is sufficient in Trump World settings.
These signs of an astonishing revolution can be translated thus: Donald Trump has kept his promises.
Almost every politician hungry for re-election will tout “Promises Made; Promises Kept.” But Donald Trump has — with seeming insouciance — delighted his base by keeping promises he only hinted at — that is, he has extended the specifics and generalities of his policies to levels that have enthralled his base as much as they have enraged his enemies. For instance, Reagan spoke to pro-life rallies by microphone from a mile away; Trump mixes it up in person.
It is rare enough, virtually nonexistent in these cynical times, that presidents keep a promise or two. “Throw the base a bone.” But Trump has made a sacred practice of keeping his promises, and then promises more. And delivers.
That is, in the end, the most remarkable thing about his persona and his presidency.
And part of the promise-keeping is the fact — resented by enemies and felt by supporters — that he “has their number.” The enemies cannot get over that truth, and for that crime they must not merely defeat him, but destroy him.
About the Author: Rick Marschall, a former political cartoonist, is the author of 74 books and currently produces three weekly blogs. He has written for RealClearPolitics, The American Spectator, MovieGuide, American Thinker, RealClearReligion, and WORLD Magazine.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-29--Biden Family Scandal: Seven uncomfortable realities confronting Joe Biden

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has offered short , at times , halting defenses of his son Hunter ’ s business deals in recent weeks after months of ignoring an increasingly clear narrative of a family member pursuing lucrative business deals in the shadows of his vice presidency .
“ Not one single solitary thing was out of line , ” Biden said last Thursday when the questions about his son ’ s business dealings came up at the last presidential debate .
“ Not a single thing.
” “ My son has not made money in terms of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about , China , ” Biden said .
“ I have not had , the only guy that ’ s made money from China is this guy , ” he added , point to Donald Trump .
Other times he and his defenders have rebuffed questions about the family business as a “ smear job ” or “ Russian disinformation.
” But Biden ’ s campaign hasn ’ t disputed much of the evidence that has become public , instead declaring it doesn ’ t matter because no crimes have been proven .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeachment , and even by two Republican-led Senate committees whose work was decried as ‘ not legitimate ’ and political by a GOP colleague , have all reached the same conclusion : that Joe Biden carried out official US policy toward Ukraine and engaged in no wrongdoing , ” a campaign spokesman said recently .
But criminality isn ’ t the only standard by which Americans evaluate their leaders .
Judgment , ethics and transparency are also essential attributes .
On such , the Biden campaign has not yet explained or confronted these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emerged not from Russian disinformation but rather from former associates of Hunter Biden and former government subordinates of the vice president .
Joe Biden ’ s claim that “ not one single solitary thing was out of line ” is contradicted by the facts .
Multiple State Department officials , including Biden ’ s former ambassador and deputy chief of mission in Kiev , have testified they believed the vice president created the appearance of a conflict of interest by continuing to oversee anti-corruption policy in Ukraine while his son served on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was under corruption investigation .
The officials also said the Biden family behavior in Ukraine undercut U.S. efforts to fight endemic corruption in Ukraine .
The concerns were captured in one email written by U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission George Kent in September 2016 .
“ The presence of Hunter Biden on the Burisma board was very awkward for all U.S. officials pushing an anticorruption agenda in Ukraine , ” he wrote .
In separate testimony , Kent revealed he raised his concerns directly with Joe Biden ’ s office but got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had learned that Hunter Biden had been appointed to a board of this company , that I had just raised U.S. concerns about the owner of the company , who we believed had been engaged in money-laundering , ” Kent told senators earlier this year “ The bottom line , ” he added , “ was I said I believe that this creates the perception of a potential conflict of interest , given Vice President Biden ’ s role and his very strong advocacy for anticorruption action , and that I thought that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and he should step down from the board of Burisma .
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U.S. concerns about bribery on Hunter Biden ’ s watch at Burisma Documents released under FOIA show U.S. officials twice raised concerns that Burisma made bribery payments to Ukrainian officials in 2015 and 2016 in an effort to get criminal investigations against the firm and its owner shut down .
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Biden family scandal: Seven uncomfortable realities confronting the Democrat nominee
It’s not the Russians exposing Joe Biden, it’s his son’s former business partners
By John Solomon
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has offered short, at times, halting defenses of his son Hunter’s business deals in recent weeks after months of ignoring an increasingly clear narrative of a family member pursuing lucrative business deals in the shadows of his vice presidency.
“Not one single solitary thing was out of line,” Biden said last Thursday when the questions about his son’s business dealings came up at the last presidential debate. “Not a single thing.”
“My son has not made money in terms of this thing, about what are you talking about, China,” Biden said. “I have not had, the only guy that’s made money from China is this guy,” he added, point to Donald Trump.
Other times he and his defenders have rebuffed questions about the family business as a “smear job” or “Russian disinformation.” But Biden’s campaign hasn’t disputed much of the evidence that has become public, instead declaring it doesn’t matter because no crimes have been proven.
“Investigations by the press, during impeachment, and even by two Republican-led Senate committees whose work was decried as ‘not legitimate’ and political by a GOP colleague, have all reached the same conclusion: that Joe Biden carried out official US policy toward Ukraine and engaged in no wrongdoing,” a campaign spokesman said recently.
But criminality isn’t the only standard by which Americans evaluate their leaders. Judgment, ethics and transparency are also essential attributes.
On such, the Biden campaign has not yet explained or confronted these seven uncomfortable realities, many which have emerged not from Russian disinformation but rather from former associates of Hunter Biden and former government subordinates of the vice president.
1. Appearance of a conflict of interest
Joe Biden’s claim that “not one single solitary thing was out of line” is contradicted by the facts. Multiple State Department officials, including Biden’s former ambassador and deputy chief of mission in Kiev, have testified they believed the vice president created the appearance of a conflict of interest by continuing to oversee anti-corruption policy in Ukraine while his son served on the board of a company called Burisma Holdings that was under corruption investigation. The officials also said the Biden family behavior in Ukraine undercut U.S. efforts to fight endemic corruption in Ukraine.
The concerns were captured in one email written by U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission George Kent in September 2016. “The presence of Hunter Biden on the Burisma board was very awkward for all U.S. officials pushing an anticorruption agenda in Ukraine,” he wrote.
In separate testimony, Kent revealed he raised his concerns directly with Joe Biden’s office but got rebuffed. “I said that I had learned that Hunter Biden had been appointed to a board of this company, that I had just raised U.S. concerns about the owner of the company, who we believed had been engaged in money-laundering,” Kent told senators earlier this year
“The bottom line,” he added, “was I said I believe that this creates the perception of a potential conflict of interest, given Vice President Biden’s role and his very strong advocacy for anticorruption action, and that I thought that someone needed to talk to Hunter Biden, and he should step down from the board of Burisma.
2. U.S. concerns about bribery on Hunter Biden’s watch at Burisma
Documents released under FOIA show U.S. officials twice raised concerns that Burisma made bribery payments to Ukrainian officials in 2015 and 2016 in an effort to get criminal investigations against the firm and its owner shut down. Both allegedly occurred while Hunter Biden served on the board, and at least one instance, involving a $7 million bribe payment, was reported to the FBI.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-29--Worst Bias Ever: TV Coverage of Trump 92% Negative, 66% Positive for Biden

Worst Bias Ever : TV Networks Coverage of Trump 92 % Negative , 66 % Positive for Biden If you thought the coverage of the 2016 race was biased , you ain ’ t seen nuthin ’ until you look at the coverage for 2020 .
With only a week to go until Election Day , it is utterly clear that the networks have chosen their candidate , and it isn ’ t Donald Trump .
The review of the network coverage was conducted by the Media Research Center : This time around , it ’ s obvious that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and criticizing the President , not equally covering both campaigns .
During the twelve weeks we examined , Trump received 839 minutes of coverage , compared to just 269 minutes of airtime for Biden , a three-to-one disparity .
Even more lopsided , our analysts found ten times more evaluative statements about Trump than Biden : 890 comments about the President , of which 822 ( 92.4 % ) were negative , vs. 68 ( 7.6 % ) that were positive .
Note that these totals do not include statements about the candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( i.e.
, standings in the polls , chances to win , etc . )
, nor does it include partisan statements from the candidates or their surrogates .
There is no way on earth that this disparity is merely a result of legitimate news coverage .
The disparity is too great to be anything other than a concerted effort to destroy Donald Trump But Biden has enjoyed softball interviews and fawning treatment , even more than Hillary got in 2016 .
And compared to his campaign four years ago , Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments ( 822 this year , vs. 623 in 2016 ) , while Biden has enjoyed 65 percent fewer negative comments than Hillary Clinton faced in 2016 ( 31 for Biden , vs. 145 for Clinton ) .
Trump ’ s coverage during these same weeks in 2016 was 91 % negative , compared to 92 % this year , while Biden ’ s overall press score was substantially more positive than Clinton ’ s ( 79 % negative for Clinton , vs. 66 % positive for Biden ) .
Clearly the networks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign to destroy Trump .
This is not a free and independent press .
About the Author : Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s .
Huston has appeared on Fox News , Fox Business Network , CNN , and several local Chicago News programs to discuss the issues of the day .
Additionally , he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast .
Huston has also been a Breitbart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of the Chicago area , a place he calls a “ target rich environment ” for political news .
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Worst Bias Ever: TV Networks Coverage of Trump 92% Negative, 66% Positive for Biden
By: Warner Todd Huston
The latest look at TV network political coverage show more bias than ever with 92 percent negative coverage of Trump versus 66 percent positive for Joe Biden.
If you thought the coverage of the 2016 race was biased, you ain’t seen nuthin’ until you look at the coverage for 2020. With only a week to go until Election Day, it is utterly clear that the networks have chosen their candidate, and it isn’t Donald Trump.
The review of the network coverage was conducted by the Media Research Center:
For this study, the MRC analyzed all coverage of President Trump and former Vice President Biden on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts from July 29 through October 20 (including weekends). This is the same time period examined by the MRC four years ago, in advance of that year’s election.
This time around, it’s obvious that the networks are pouring their energy into confronting and criticizing the President, not equally covering both campaigns. During the twelve weeks we examined, Trump received 839 minutes of coverage, compared to just 269 minutes of airtime for Biden, a three-to-one disparity. Even more lopsided, our analysts found ten times more evaluative statements about Trump than Biden: 890 comments about the President, of which 822 (92.4%) were negative, vs. 68 (7.6%) that were positive. Note that these totals do not include statements about the candidates’ prospects in the campaign horse race (i.e., standings in the polls, chances to win, etc.), nor does it include partisan statements from the candidates or their surrogates.
There is no way on earth that this disparity is merely a result of legitimate news coverage. The disparity is too great to be anything other than a concerted effort to destroy Donald Trump
But Biden has enjoyed softball interviews and fawning treatment, even more than Hillary got in 2016.
MRC added:
And compared to his campaign four years ago, Trump has been bludgeoned with 32 percent more negative comments (822 this year, vs. 623 in 2016), while Biden has enjoyed 65 percent fewer negative comments than Hillary Clinton faced in 2016 (31 for Biden, vs. 145 for Clinton). Trump’s coverage during these same weeks in 2016 was 91% negative, compared to 92% this year, while Biden’s overall press score was substantially more positive than Clinton’s (79% negative for Clinton, vs. 66% positive for Biden).
Clearly the networks are working in tandem with the Biden campaign to destroy Trump.
This is not a free and independent press.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-29--Tucker Carlson: Hunter Biden Whistle-blower Documents Mysteriously Vanish + New Bobulinski Audio

Tuesday ’ s Tucker Carlson Tonight was one for the ages , both in terms of content and ratings .
The Tony Bobulinski interview embarrassed the liberal media ’ s willful censorship of Bobulinski painting the Biden family as corrupt and , in his words , “ compromised.
” For Wednesday ’ s show , Carlson had new audio to share , thoughts on the media black-out , and a disturbing incident in which new Biden documents “ vanished.
” We ’ ll start with the documents .
Carlson prefaced it as “ something specific going on behind the scenes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should tell you about , ” which consisted of his team being given “ authentic , ” “ damning , ” and “ real ” “ confidential documents ” at the start of the week “ related to the Biden family.
” But since Carlson was already in Los Angeles to tape the Bobulinski interview , he had a New York-based producer overnight them Monday afternoon using “ a large , national carrier , brand-name company that we ’ ve used , you ’ ve used countless times with never a single problem.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ But the Biden documents never arrived in Los Angeles .
Tuesday morning , we received word from the shipping company that our package had been opened and the contents were missing .
The documents had disappeared.
” Now , to its credit , the company took this very seriously and immediately began a search .
They traced the envelope from the moment our producers dropped it off in Manhattan on Monday all the way to 3:44 a.m. yesterday morning .
That ’ s when an employee at a sorting facility in another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and empty .
Apparently , it had been opened .
So , the company ’ s security team interviewed every one of its employees who touched the envelope we sent .
They searched the planes , and the trucks that carried it .
They went through the office in New York where our producer dropped that package off .
They combed the entire cavernous sorting facility .
They used pictures of what we had sent , so that searchers would know what to look for .
They went far and beyond , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vanished .
As of tonight , the company has no idea and no working theory even about what happened to this trove of materials , documents that are directly relevant to the presidential campaign , just six days from now .
We spoke to executives at that company a few hours ago .
They seemed baffled and deeply bothered by this .
And so are we .
Rewinding to the top of the show , Carlson made note of the fact that , “ in a normal country you probably already would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the Biden family setting up business dealings with a company connected to one of America ’ s most sworn enemies in China .
But instead , Carlson acknowledged we ’ re not even getting Biden ’ s “ version of the story…because no one in America ’ s vast media landscape has pressed Joe Biden to answer the question ” because , from top to bottom , “ reporters…editors , and their publishers have openly collaborated with Joe Biden ’ s political campaign.
” Carlson added his interview was ignored by “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other television networks , ” underlining the fact that “ [ t ] his is Soviet-style suppression of information of a legitimate news story days before an election.
” And regarding the audio , Tuesday ’ s clip consisted of Biden family confidante Rob Walker pleading Bobulinski not to go public because he would “ just…bury all of us.
” But for Wednesday , Carlson had not one but two soundbites .
Carlson explained that the first clip was Walker and James Gilliard “ discussing how very worried they are that this story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about now , would emerge into the press , that it would become public and they wanted to figure out how to handle the fallout from this.
” Here is the clip : Carlson boasted that “ [ i ] t ’ s almost touching how naïve they are ” in having believed that the media would not only work to “ verify it , ” but have it “ blow up ” into the public square .
[ Tucker Carlson closes ] … The Biden family have no marketable skills .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They ’ ve never done anything except serve in government and make money from that service , okay ?
So , Rob Walker and James Gilliard didn ’ t refute what Tony Bobulinski said cause they knew it was true .
The Bidens were selling their family name .
They were selling the U.S. government .
But that didn ’ t bother them .
What bothered them was being exposed doing it .
That ’ s why Tony Bobulinski spoke to us last night and it ’ s Rob Walker , James Gilliard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hiding tonight .
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(TLB) ed: The article below and what happened says all the American People need to know about The Biden Crime Family .
Tucker Reveals Biden Docs ‘Vanished’ + New Bobulinski Audio
Tuesday’s Tucker Carlson Tonight was one for the ages, both in terms of content and ratings. The Tony Bobulinski interview embarrassed the liberal media’s willful censorship of Bobulinski painting the Biden family as corrupt and, in his words, “compromised.” For Wednesday’s show, Carlson had new audio to share, thoughts on the media black-out, and a disturbing incident in which new Biden documents “vanished.”
We’ll start with the documents. Carlson prefaced it as “something specific going on behind the scenes right now that we did feel we should tell you about,” which consisted of his team being given “authentic,” “damning,” and “real” “confidential documents” at the start of the week “related to the Biden family.”
But since Carlson was already in Los Angeles to tape the Bobulinski interview, he had a New York-based producer overnight them Monday afternoon using “a large, national carrier, brand-name company that we’ve used, you’ve used countless times with never a single problem.”
Then came the shocking revelation: “But the Biden documents never arrived in Los Angeles. Tuesday morning, we received word from the shipping company that our package had been opened and the contents were missing. The documents had disappeared.”
[Carlson explained what happened next:]
Now, to its credit, the company took this very seriously and immediately began a search. They traced the envelope from the moment our producers dropped it off in Manhattan on Monday all the way to 3:44 a.m. yesterday morning. That’s when an employee at a sorting facility in another state noticed that our package was open and empty. Apparently, it had been opened. So, the company’s security team interviewed every one of its employees who touched the envelope we sent. They searched the planes, and the trucks that carried it. They went through the office in New York where our producer dropped that package off. They combed the entire cavernous sorting facility. They used pictures of what we had sent, so that searchers would know what to look for. They went far and beyond, but they found nothing. Those documents have vanished. As of tonight, the company has no idea and no working theory even about what happened to this trove of materials, documents that are directly relevant to the presidential campaign, just six days from now. We spoke to executives at that company a few hours ago. They seemed baffled and deeply bothered by this. And so are we.
Rewinding to the top of the show, Carlson made note of the fact that, “in a normal country you probably already would have heard Bobulinski’s remarkable story” about the Biden family setting up business dealings with a company connected to one of America’s most sworn enemies in China.
But instead, Carlson acknowledged we’re not even getting Biden’s “version of the story…because no one in America’s vast media landscape has pressed Joe Biden to answer the question” because, from top to bottom, “reporters…editors, and their publishers have openly collaborated with Joe Biden’s political campaign.”
Carlson added his interview was ignored by “the big papers,” and “other television networks,” underlining the fact that “[t]his is Soviet-style suppression of information of a legitimate news story days before an election.”
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And regarding the audio, Tuesday’s clip consisted of Biden family confidante Rob Walker pleading Bobulinski not to go public because he would “just…bury all of us.” But for Wednesday, Carlson had not one but two soundbites.
Carlson explained that the first clip was Walker and James Gilliard “discussing how very worried they are that this story, the one we’re talking about now, would emerge into the press, that it would become public and they wanted to figure out how to handle the fallout from this.”
Here is the clip:
WALKER: I just think that if somebody comes out now and verifies the story, it blows up big time. That’s all. GILLIARD: We’ve got this — we’ve got this situation now where it’s escalating again because somebody, allegedly one of us three, has qualified the story. Already, it’s back on the front pages.
Carlson boasted that “[i]t’s almost touching how naïve they are” in having believed that the media would not only work to “verify it,” but have it “blow up” into the public square.
[Tucker Carlson closes] … The Biden family have no marketable skills. They can’t actually do anything. They’ve never done anything except serve in government and make money from that service, okay? So, Rob Walker and James Gilliard didn’t refute what Tony Bobulinski said cause they knew it was true. The Bidens were selling their family name. They were selling the U.S. government. But that didn’t bother them. What bothered them was being exposed doing it. That’s why Tony Bobulinski spoke to us last night and it’s Rob Walker, James Gilliard, and the Biden family are effectively in hiding tonight.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-29--There’s No Going Back To ‘Normal’ After Trump – The Republican Party Is Changed Forever

There ’ s No Going Back To ‘ Normal ’ After Trump .
The Republican Party Is Changed Forever Donald Trump is not a Republican .
He never was before , and he is not one now .
As the nation speeds toward Nov. 3 , members of the GOP have been all over the board with predictions about the outcome , but some prominent Republicans have been consistently negative about Trump ’ s prospects and even hopeful for his defeat .
Peggy Noonan penned an archetypal anti-Trump article this month , titled “ Biden , Pence and the Wish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that America might be headed toward an unprecedented landslide in favor of Joe Biden .
If this happens , she said , one of the primary reasons will simply be “ that [ Biden ] is normal … and people miss normal so much.
” Noonan , like many Republicans who don ’ t like Trump , wants to go back to normal .
The reality is we are never going back to “ normal.
” The old Republican Party is dead .
Trump made a new party , and that is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GOP Is Dead In 2016 , Trump hijacked the Republican Party .
Although he was billed as Republican , the support propelling him to victory was a new configuration of the electorate .
Many mainstream Republicans still don ’ t understand this , but no other GOP candidate was going to win in 2016 .
Trump won because he was not actually a Republican .
Both the Republican and the Democratic parties are in the midst of internal civil wars .
The extreme left wing of the Democratic Party is hurtling toward socialism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but of American values and the fundamental principles of this country .
Indeed , the escalating rhetoric currently employed by the left historically does not just silence dissent , it eventually seeks to eliminate the dissenters .
America is in a struggle not only for its identity , but for its life .
While the left remakes itself , Republicans are engaged in their own struggle .
When Trump won the White House , many of the anti-Trumpers of the Republican Party pivoted on a dime .
For most , it wasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power play for survival .
Trump won , so the GOP decided to ride that wave .
They stacked the White House with their people , promoted mainstream Republicans toward presidential appointments , and benefited as best they could from the electoral upset , but they never coalesced behind Trump or his new party ’ s plan for American renewal .
Both the NeverTrumpers and the “ ReluctantTrumpers ” are hell-bent on holding out until Trump is out of office to return to the “ normal ” times for which Noonan yearns .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the party , as it was , is dead .
Its leaders lost the GOP ’ s soul by following globalist policies and pursuing their personal wealth at the expense of the American people .
While those Republicans were busy chasing their own interests and melding into a ruling elite in Washington , the country , and indeed the world , changed .
What has come to be in the GOP ’ s stead , and what will continue to develop , is a new party .
Trump is not a fluke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ formed a new party that will continue on , even after he leaves office .
The Party of Trump Isn ’ t All Republicans The makeup of Trump ’ s party is new .
He didn ’ t win in 2016 only by motivating greater Republican turnout .
Trump flipped voters , pulling them from across the aisle .
This excerpt from a Wall Street Journal article provides a striking example : Making this even more clear , after one of his recent rallies in Florida , Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attendees ] were NOT Republicans .
16.3 % were Democrat .
24.4 % did not vote in 2016 .
14.4 % did not vote in the last 4 elections.
” Trump ’ s new party cuts across traditional party lines and draws from every socioeconomic stratum in America .
Although Trump ’ s base remains the strong conservatives who once vitalized the old Republican Party , he has attracted new voters among blue-collar Democrats , immigrants , and minorities .
What are the core values of this new Party of Trump ?
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ captures the spirit that unites these people .
Trump ’ s party retains the core family values of the old GOP but with an additional and robust focus on economic nationalism , strong sovereignty and national security , and smart foreign policy .
The people in Trump ’ s party are risk-takers and wealth-builders , and they truly live the American ideals of independence and free thought .
Trump ’ s “ Promises Made , Promises Kept ” theme is a direct rebuke to the years of betrayal by Washington elites , years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicians on the campaign trail followed by inaction toward those promises or disloyalty to those principles following a successful election .
The Party of Trump isn ’ t interested in politicians who just talk , or even those who merely take some action .
This new party wants someone who will deliver .
Never Trumpers Want Their Sinecures Secured The people who oppose Trump have something in common too .
They are predominantly takers .
They don ’ t build ; instead , they want the safe route to success .
This type @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every stratum of society , from politicians like Joe Biden and Mitt Romney , to the middle-class people with safe corporate jobs who have no skin in the game , to the poor who would rather get a handout than a hand up .
The NeverTrumpers within the Republican Party are working hard against the president and his coalition .
Just last week , the New York Times highlighted the organized elements of this insurgency in an article titled “ The Crowded , Competitive World of Anti-Trump GOP Groups.
” Leading the pack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rick Wilson , George Conway , and their ilk , and Reclaim Our Party , a super PAC run by Greg Schott , “ who sold his business software company to Salesforce in 2018 for a reported $ 6.5 billion ” and has poured $ 1 million into targeted ads trying to convince soft Republicans to vote against Trump .
The type of Republican who does not believe in Trump does not understand how the world has changed and can not face the crisis we are in now .
In addition to those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-abandoned sense of normalcy , they commonly come in one of two other flavors : the corrupt self-interested and the weak .
Many of these figures want politics to revert to its former glory , when they held power and made money .
Others can ’ t stand up to the assault of the left because they want to be perceived as having that most-prized trait : gravitas .
Trump ’ s Is the Party of Fighters Four years ago , Trump understood something had to change in America , and now it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a battle than we ever imagined .
The unfolding facts of the elite bureaucracy ’ s attempted coup and the radical resolve of the far-left to destroy our institutions , our history , and perhaps us , too , requires a new kind of Republican .
Politicians today must be fighters .
Although Trump is unique in his style , every politician who successfully follows after him in this new party will need to show Americans that he or she is willing to fight for the good of the nation with the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can take on our new party ’ s platform will be winners in America .
The old Republican Party is dead .
Trump supporters have witnessed the corruption at home and understand the threats we face from abroad , and we see that politics has changed .
We can not go back to “ normal ” if we want to turn this ship around .
Trump ’ s new party is composed of people who still believe in the American dream for themselves and for each other .
This new party is ready @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peacefully but decisively , and without apology or compromise , return this country to its founding principles .
Be wary of the negative assaults of otherwise “ good ” Republicans , and don ’ t let them dissuade you .
When the chaos of this current realignment settles , it will be clear that they aren ’ t in our party .
Their party failed .
Ours is going to lead America back to prosperity and encourage a global movement toward national sovereignty and freedom .

There’s No Going Back To ‘Normal’ After Trump. The Republican Party Is Changed Forever
Republicans who don’t like Trump want to go back to ‘normal,’ but the old GOP is dead. Trump made a new party, and that is the party of the future.
By: Molly McCann By: Molly McCann
Donald Trump is not a Republican. He never was before, and he is not one now. As the nation speeds toward Nov. 3, members of the GOP have been all over the board with predictions about the outcome, but some prominent Republicans have been consistently negative about Trump’s prospects and even hopeful for his defeat.
Peggy Noonan penned an archetypal anti-Trump article this month, titled “Biden, Pence and the Wish for Normalcy.” Noonan mused almost longingly that America might be headed toward an unprecedented landslide in favor of Joe Biden. If this happens, she said, one of the primary reasons will simply be “that [Biden] is normal … and people miss normal so much.”
Noonan, like many Republicans who don’t like Trump, wants to go back to normal. The reality is we are never going back to “normal.” The old Republican Party is dead. Trump made a new party, and that is the party of the future.
The Old GOP Is Dead
In 2016, Trump hijacked the Republican Party. Although he was billed as Republican, the support propelling him to victory was a new configuration of the electorate. Many mainstream Republicans still don’t understand this, but no other GOP candidate was going to win in 2016. Trump won because he was not actually a Republican.
Both the Republican and the Democratic parties are in the midst of internal civil wars. The extreme left wing of the Democratic Party is hurtling toward socialism and the destruction not only of statues but of American values and the fundamental principles of this country. Indeed, the escalating rhetoric currently employed by the left historically does not just silence dissent, it eventually seeks to eliminate the dissenters. America is in a struggle not only for its identity, but for its life.
While the left remakes itself, Republicans are engaged in their own struggle. When Trump won the White House, many of the anti-Trumpers of the Republican Party pivoted on a dime. For most, it wasn’t a unity move, but a power play for survival. Trump won, so the GOP decided to ride that wave. They stacked the White House with their people, promoted mainstream Republicans toward presidential appointments, and benefited as best they could from the electoral upset, but they never coalesced behind Trump or his new party’s plan for American renewal.
Both the NeverTrumpers and the “ReluctantTrumpers” are hell-bent on holding out until Trump is out of office to return to the “normal” times for which Noonan yearns. What all Republicans need to realize is that the party, as it was, is dead. Its leaders lost the GOP’s soul by following globalist policies and pursuing their personal wealth at the expense of the American people.
While those Republicans were busy chasing their own interests and melding into a ruling elite in Washington, the country, and indeed the world, changed. What has come to be in the GOP’s stead, and what will continue to develop, is a new party. Trump is not a fluke president. He unified a movement and formed a new party that will continue on, even after he leaves office.
The Party of Trump Isn’t All Republicans
The makeup of Trump’s party is new. He didn’t win in 2016 only by motivating greater Republican turnout. Trump flipped voters, pulling them from across the aisle. This excerpt from a Wall Street Journal article provides a striking example:
‘What happened in 2016 is [Trump] got a great many people who had supported Barack Obama and Democrats in the past to vote for him,’ Republican strategist Whit Ayres told me earlier this week by phone. ‘Trumbull County in northeast Ohio is my classic example. Obama beat [Mitt] Romney there by 22 percentage points. Trump beat [Hillary] Clinton there by seven — a 29-percentage-point turnaround. So it was far more changing the allegiance of existing voters rather than generating a substantial turnout of new voters.’
Making this even more clear, after one of his recent rallies in Florida, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel reported that “31.8% [of attendees] were NOT Republicans. 16.3% were Democrat. 24.4% did not vote in 2016. 14.4% did not vote in the last 4 elections.”
Trump’s new party cuts across traditional party lines and draws from every socioeconomic stratum in America. Although Trump’s base remains the strong conservatives who once vitalized the old Republican Party, he has attracted new voters among blue-collar Democrats, immigrants, and minorities. What are the core values of this new Party of Trump?
The “Make America Great Again” slogan captures the spirit that unites these people. Trump’s party retains the core family values of the old GOP but with an additional and robust focus on economic nationalism, strong sovereignty and national security, and smart foreign policy. The people in Trump’s party are risk-takers and wealth-builders, and they truly live the American ideals of independence and free thought.
Trump’s “Promises Made, Promises Kept” theme is a direct rebuke to the years of betrayal by Washington elites, years of big social and economic pledges from politicians on the campaign trail followed by inaction toward those promises or disloyalty to those principles following a successful election. The Party of Trump isn’t interested in politicians who just talk, or even those who merely take some action. This new party wants someone who will deliver.
Never Trumpers Want Their Sinecures Secured
The people who oppose Trump have something in common too. They are predominantly takers. They don’t build; instead, they want the safe route to success. This type of person can also be found in every stratum of society, from politicians like Joe Biden and Mitt Romney, to the middle-class people with safe corporate jobs who have no skin in the game, to the poor who would rather get a handout than a hand up.
The NeverTrumpers within the Republican Party are working hard against the president and his coalition. Just last week, the New York Times highlighted the organized elements of this insurgency in an article titled “The Crowded, Competitive World of Anti-Trump GOP Groups.” Leading the pack are the Lincoln Project, founded by Rick Wilson, George Conway, and their ilk, and Reclaim Our Party, a super PAC run by Greg Schott, “who sold his business software company to Salesforce in 2018 for a reported $6.5 billion” and has poured $1 million into targeted ads trying to convince soft Republicans to vote against Trump.
The type of Republican who does not believe in Trump does not understand how the world has changed and cannot face the crisis we are in now. In addition to those like Noonan, who yearn for a long-abandoned sense of normalcy, they commonly come in one of two other flavors: the corrupt self-interested and the weak. Many of these figures want politics to revert to its former glory, when they held power and made money. Others can’t stand up to the assault of the left because they want to be perceived as having that most-prized trait: gravitas.
Trump’s Is the Party of Fighters
Four years ago, Trump understood something had to change in America, and now it is clear we are in more of a battle than we ever imagined. The unfolding facts of the elite bureaucracy’s attempted coup and the radical resolve of the far-left to destroy our institutions, our history, and perhaps us, too, requires a new kind of Republican.
Politicians today must be fighters. Although Trump is unique in his style, every politician who successfully follows after him in this new party will need to show Americans that he or she is willing to fight for the good of the nation with the same uncompromising and aggressive resolve. Politicians who can take on our new party’s platform will be winners in America.
The old Republican Party is dead. Trump supporters have witnessed the corruption at home and understand the threats we face from abroad, and we see that politics has changed. We cannot go back to “normal” if we want to turn this ship around. Trump’s new party is composed of people who still believe in the American dream for themselves and for each other. This new party is ready to do the difficult work necessary to peacefully but decisively, and without apology or compromise, return this country to its founding principles.
Be wary of the negative assaults of otherwise “good” Republicans, and don’t let them dissuade you. When the chaos of this current realignment settles, it will be clear that they aren’t in our party. Their party failed. Ours is going to lead America back to prosperity and encourage a global movement toward national sovereignty and freedom.
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About the Author: Molly McCann is Of Counsel with Sidney Powell, P.C. She is also a Senior Contributor at The Federalist and lives and works in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Molly is on Twitter at @molmccann.
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