bonginoreport--2020-11-11--Ben Shapiro: When ‘Unity’ Means ‘Shut the Hell Up’

On Saturday evening , presidential frontrunner Joe Biden — who does n't actually become president-elect until vote counts are certified — gave a preliminary victory address .
In that address , he spoke of his mandate to govern : a mandate , he said , that extended to marshalling the `` forces of decency ... fairness ... science ... hope . ''
Which is a pretty vague mandate , as it turns out .
But there was another overarching mandate Biden expressed : a mandate to come together , to unify as Americans .
`` To make progress , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enemy , '' Biden said .
`` We are not enemies .
We are Americans . ''
All of that is nice .
Who would n't like a country in which we could enjoy cultural events together without being lectured about the alleged evils of the country , in which we could attend family events without being castigated as bigots , in which we could disagree and still enjoy one another ?
Who would n't like an America in which our neighbors no longer see us as cancel-culture targets , in which we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rioting and looting over supposed systemic injustices , in which our social interactions are not limited by our voter registration ?
Americans are right to have some rather serious trust issues with calls for unity in our polarized time .
After all , former President Barack Obama pledged American reunification right up until he began treating tea partyers as unspeakable threats and political opponents as crypto-racists .
Everything was hopey and changey right up until the time ... it was n't .
So , in order to earn our trust , Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out for raising the temperature .
And he has steadfastly refused to do so .
He has n't called out Black Lives Matter for the suggestion that America is systemically racist ; he has cheered it on .
He has n't condemned antifa ; he has deemed it a philosophy rather than a dangerous movement .
And he certainly has n't said a word about the continuing attacks on Trump supporters .
We will wait in vain for Biden to chide former first lady Michelle Obama for declaring that 70 million Americans `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it meant supporting lies , hate , chaos , and division . ''
Our bones will likely bleach before Biden tells Hillary Clinton that Trump supporters are n't deplorables .
No , `` unity '' in the Biden formulation is n't a recognition of what we have in common ; it 's a demand that we silence ourselves in order to mirror Biden 's priorities .
Unity , you see , can be achieved one of two ways : through recognition of the other , through a determination to understand those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through ideological domination .
It 's rather obvious which pathway Democrats will choose .
After all , social ostracization is one of their most powerful tools .
Why disarm now ?
Americans can only come together when we share a common philosophy , history and culture .
Democrats have spent years attempting to tear away those commonalities in favor of coalitional interest-group politics .
They 've declared American philosophy racist from inception ; they 've declared American history a litany of brutalities ; they 've declared American culture bigotry embodied .
Now they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory .
Ironically , it 's that very desire — the desire for monolithic control — that will be their undoing .
Unless Biden is serious about unity — unless he 's willing to cross the aisle and recognize the humanity of those with whom he disagrees , and to call out those on his own side who wo n't — Biden 's term is likely to be contentious , polarizing and ultimately unsuccessful .
Ben Shapiro , 36 , is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School , host of `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of DailyWire.com .
He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers `` How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps , '' `` The Right Side of History '' and `` Bullies . ''
To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists , visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com .

On Saturday evening, presidential frontrunner Joe Biden — who doesn't actually become president-elect until vote counts are certified — gave a preliminary victory address. In that address, he spoke of his mandate to govern: a mandate, he said, that extended to marshalling the "forces of decency ... fairness ... science ... hope." Which is a pretty vague mandate, as it turns out.
But there was another overarching mandate Biden expressed: a mandate to come together, to unify as Americans. "To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy," Biden said. "We are not enemies. We are Americans."
All of that is nice. Who wouldn't like a country in which we could enjoy cultural events together without being lectured about the alleged evils of the country, in which we could attend family events without being castigated as bigots, in which we could disagree and still enjoy one another? Who wouldn't like an America in which our neighbors no longer see us as cancel-culture targets, in which we no longer have to fear our compatriots rioting and looting over supposed systemic injustices, in which our social interactions are not limited by our voter registration?
But.
Americans are right to have some rather serious trust issues with calls for unity in our polarized time. After all, former President Barack Obama pledged American reunification right up until he began treating tea partyers as unspeakable threats and political opponents as crypto-racists. Everything was hopey and changey right up until the time ... it wasn't.
So, in order to earn our trust, Joe Biden would have to call his own side out for raising the temperature. And he has steadfastly refused to do so. He hasn't called out Black Lives Matter for the suggestion that America is systemically racist; he has cheered it on. He hasn't condemned antifa; he has deemed it a philosophy rather than a dangerous movement. And he certainly hasn't said a word about the continuing attacks on Trump supporters.
We will wait in vain for Biden to chide former first lady Michelle Obama for declaring that 70 million Americans "voted for the status quo, even when it meant supporting lies, hate, chaos, and division." Our bones will likely bleach before Biden tells Hillary Clinton that Trump supporters aren't deplorables.
No, "unity" in the Biden formulation isn't a recognition of what we have in common; it's a demand that we silence ourselves in order to mirror Biden's priorities. Unity, you see, can be achieved one of two ways: through recognition of the other, through a determination to understand those who think differently than we do; or through ideological domination. It's rather obvious which pathway Democrats will choose. After all, social ostracization is one of their most powerful tools. Why disarm now?
Americans can only come together when we share a common philosophy, history and culture. Democrats have spent years attempting to tear away those commonalities in favor of coalitional interest-group politics. They've declared American philosophy racist from inception; they've declared American history a litany of brutalities; they've declared American culture bigotry embodied. Now they want unity — the unity of absolute victory.
Ironically, it's that very desire — the desire for monolithic control — that will be their undoing. Unless Biden is serious about unity — unless he's willing to cross the aisle and recognize the humanity of those with whom he disagrees, and to call out those on his own side who won't — Biden's term is likely to be contentious, polarizing and ultimately unsuccessful.
Ben Shapiro, 36, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of "The Ben Shapiro Show" and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps," "The Right Side of History" and "Bullies." To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
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bonginoreport--2020-11-11--Mitch McConnell: Democrats Have Zero Excuses for Complaining About Trump Contesting Vote Counts

President Trump should not be expected to “ cheerfully , immediately ” accept ...

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered remarks on the post-election standoff. An excerpt follows:
Last week, record numbers of Americans exercised the right which generations risked everything to hand on to us. By every indication, the 2020 election appears to have been free from meaningful foreign interference.
The Trump administration and the Senate spent four years supporting state and local election authorities on the front lines. The absence of any reports of foreign interference is a ringing endorsement of our bipartisan work. And it slams the door on the embarrassing, irresponsible rhetoric that some Washington Democrats spent four years broadcasting.
Too many voices tried to talk down our progress, urged Americans not to have confidence and smeared anyone as unpatriotic who opposed far-left proposals to rewrite election laws. Well, the people who pushed this hysteria could not have more egg on their faces than they do now.
According to preliminary results, voters across the nation elected and re-elected Republican senators to a degree that stunned prognosticators. Likewise, the American people seem to have reacted to House Democrats’ radicalism and obstruction by shrinking the speaker’s majority and electing more Republicans there.
And then there is the presidential race. Obviously, no states have yet certified their election results. We have at least one or two states that are already on track for a recount. And I believe the president may have legal challenges underway in at least five states.
The core principle here is not complicated. In the United States of America, all legal ballots must be counted; any illegal ballots must not be; the process should be transparent or observable by all sides, and the courts are here to work through concerns.
Our institutions are built for this. We have the system in place to consider concerns. And President Trump is 100 percent within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options.
Twenty years ago, when Florida came down to a very thin margin, we saw Vice President Al Gore exhaust the legal system and wait to concede until December.
More recently, weeks after the media had “called” President Bush’s re-election in 2004, Democrats baselessly disputed Ohio’s electors and delayed the process in Congress. The 2016 election saw recounts or legal challenges in several states.
If any major irregularities occurred this time, of a magnitude that would affect the outcome, then every single American should want them to be brought to light. And if Democrats feel confident they have not occurred, they should have no reason to fear any extra scrutiny.
And notably, the Constitution gives no role in this process to wealthy media corporations. The projections and commentary of the press do not get veto power over the legal rights of any citizen, including the president.
More broadly, let’s have no lectures about how the president should immediately, cheerfully accept preliminary election results from the same characters who just spent four years refusing to accept the validity of the last election. And who insinuated this one would be illegitimate, too, if they lost again.
Let’s have no lectures on this subject from that contingent. In late August, [former Secretary of State] Hillary Clinton said, “Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances. . . . I think this is going to drag out, and . . . he will win if we don’t give an inch.”
That same month, Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic leader [Sen. Chuck Schumer] both stated, “[President Trump] needs to cheat to win.”
In October, when Speaker Pelosi was shopping some conspiracy theory about the Postal Service, she recklessly said, “I have no doubt that the president . . . will lie, cheat and steal, to win this election.”
Does this sound like a chorus that has any credibility to say a few legal challenges from President Trump represent some kind of crisis?
At this time last week, small-business owners in cities across America were boarding up their windows in case President Trump appeared to win and far-left mobs decided to reprise their summertime rioting.
Suffice to say, a few legal inquiries from the president do not exactly spell the end of the republic. This process will reach its resolution. Our system will resolve any recounts or litigation. In January, the winner of this election will place his hand on a Bible. Just like it’s happened every four years since 1793.
What we know for sure is that the outcome is guaranteed to delight tens of millions of Americans and disappoint tens of millions of Americans. But we also know that we will wake up on Jan. 21, still blessed to live in the greatest nation the world has ever seen.
Mitch McConnell is the Senate majority leader.


bonginoreport--2020-11-11--Guatemala Requests Temporary Protection Status for 700k Migrants in U.S.

Guatemala ’ s government is asking the U.S. government to let roughly 700,000 Guatemalan migrants stay in the United States because of massive flooding that has killed 150 people in the poor country .
Reuters reported Guatemala ’ s plan to ask for Temporary Protected Status ( TPS ) for its migrants .
If granted , the status would allow Guatemala ’ s illegal migrants to stay and work in the United States , regardless of the high unemployment and low wages among many unskilled Americans : “ The foreign ministry will , over the course of the week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington , who will make the request to the U.S. government , ” [ Guatemalan President Alejandro ] Giammattei told reporters .
“ We don ’ t know if President Trump will accept or not but we believe that it is our obligation to request it.
” Guatemala ’ s government knows that Trump opposes the TPS program and has ordered the cancellation of TPS for hundreds of thousands of migrants who have stayed in the United States for almost two decades .
But the Guatemala request is likely aimed at Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ migrants who simply ask for asylum , regardless of the painful impact on Americans .
If granted , the governments of Honduras and El Salvador will also pressure the U.S. government to grant TPS amnesty to their migrants .
Since 2016 , roughly 662,432 Guatemalans were registered while crossing the border .
The vast majority used border loopholes to semi-legally migrate into the United States , usually by claiming asylum .
Few of the migrants have been sent home , even after their temporary legal status has expired .
The Guatemalan migrant population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with children , plus another 89,583 children or teens delivered by coyotes at the border from 2016 to 2020 .
The 2016 to 2020 number does not include the additional number of Guatemalans who successfully marched around the border defenses via the desert and scrubland , nor the 30,649 Guatemalan teens or children relayed by the coyotes in 2014 and 2015 , nor the 16,090 Guatemalan teens and children relayed from 2009 to 2013 , nor the 57,160 nationals from Guatemala detained in 2015 .
Some Guatemalans have been sent home , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no clear list of resident Guatemalans that would ask for TPS , many additional Guatemalans would likely migrate north to sneak into the TPS benefit .
The Guatemalan request is being cheered by white-collar immigration lawyers and elite-left progressives .
They hope to gain from the flood of migrants as it forces down blue-collar wages , pushes up neighborhood rents , and crowds the non-private schools needed by the children of blue-c0llar Americans .
“ This is not only exactly the kind of thing that # TPS is supposed to be for , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ # immigrationcourt backlog and otherwise provide ( temporary ) relief for a significant portion of the U.S. undocumented population , ” tweeted immigration lawyer Matt Cameron.
” He continued : However , Trump ’ s effort to cancel TPS for roughly 300,000 migrants were delayed and blocked by multiple judges .
Roughly 250,000 people from El Salvador still told TPS status , 19 years after it was awarded following a major earthquake in 2001 .
In 2020 , Trump expanded the El Salvadorean TPS status , likely in exchange for El Salvador ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other migrants .
TPS advocates also say the TPS is not an amnesty , even though it provides almost everything short of citizenship to poor migrants .
Many of the El Salvador migrants crossed into the United States in the 1980s .
Biden ’ s immigration 2020 plan would reverse many of Trump ’ s pro-American migration policies .
He promised to “ reassert America ’ s commitment to asylum-seekers and refugees ” to wipe out Trump ’ s asylum reforms , bar any deportations for 100 days , and end migration enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ felony .
Biden also promised to let companies import more visa workers , let mayors import temporary workers , and allow an unlimited flow of foreign graduates through U.S. universities into white-collar jobs .
He would “ exempt from any cap [ the ] recent graduates of Ph.D. programs in STEM fields.
” Biden also wants to accelerate the inflow of chain migration migrants and dramatically accelerate the inflow of poor refugees to at least 125,000 per year .

Guatemala’s government is asking the U.S. government to let roughly 700,000 Guatemalan migrants stay in the United States because of massive flooding that has killed 150 people in the poor country.
Reuters reported Guatemala’s plan to ask for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for its migrants. If granted, the status would allow Guatemala’s illegal migrants to stay and work in the United States, regardless of the high unemployment and low wages among many unskilled Americans:
“The foreign ministry will, over the course of the week, send the papers to our ambassador in Washington, who will make the request to the U.S. government,” [Guatemalan President Alejandro] Giammattei told reporters. “We don’t know if President Trump will accept or not but we believe that it is our obligation to request it.”
Guatemala’s government knows that Trump opposes the TPS program and has ordered the cancellation of TPS for hundreds of thousands of migrants who have stayed in the United States for almost two decades.
But the Guatemala request is likely aimed at Joe Biden, who has promised to welcome poor migrants who simply ask for asylum, regardless of the painful impact on Americans.
If granted, the governments of Honduras and El Salvador will also pressure the U.S. government to grant TPS amnesty to their migrants.
Since 2016, roughly 662,432 Guatemalans were registered while crossing the border. The vast majority used border loopholes to semi-legally migrate into the United States, usually by claiming asylum. Few of the migrants have been sent home, even after their temporary legal status has expired.
The Guatemalan migrant population includes 278,566 single adults, 294,263 adults with children, plus another 89,583 children or teens delivered by coyotes at the border from 2016 to 2020.
The 2016 to 2020 number does not include the additional number of Guatemalans who successfully marched around the border defenses via the desert and scrubland, nor the 30,649 Guatemalan teens or children relayed by the coyotes in 2014 and 2015, nor the 16,090 Guatemalan teens and children relayed from 2009 to 2013, nor the 57,160 nationals from Guatemala detained in 2015.
Some Guatemalans have been sent home, especially in 2020. But because there is no clear list of resident Guatemalans that would ask for TPS, many additional Guatemalans would likely migrate north to sneak into the TPS benefit.
The Guatemalan request is being cheered by white-collar immigration lawyers and elite-left progressives. They hope to gain from the flood of migrants as it forces down blue-collar wages, pushes up neighborhood rents, and crowds the non-private schools needed by the children of blue-c0llar Americans.
“This is not only exactly the kind of thing that #TPS is supposed to be for, but something which could significantly reduce the #immigrationcourt backlog and otherwise provide (temporary) relief for a significant portion of the U.S. undocumented population,” tweeted immigration lawyer Matt Cameron.” He continued:
Although not as simple as a presidential order, restoring & (broadly/creatively) extending #TPS to other populations is one of any number of things which this administration can and must get started with on 1/20/21 to begin to reverse the damage of the Trump yrs.”
This is not only exactly the kind of thing that #TPS is supposed to be for, but something which could significantly reduce the #immigrationcourt backlog and otherwise provide (temporary) relief for a significant portion of the U.S. undocumented populationhttps://t.co/glvG4i1us9 — Matt Cameron (@matt_cam) November 10, 2020
Immigration advocates claim the TPS is temporary.
However, Trump’s effort to cancel TPS for roughly 300,000 migrants were delayed and blocked by multiple judges. Roughly 250,000 people from El Salvador still told TPS status, 19 years after it was awarded following a major earthquake in 2001.
In 2020, Trump expanded the El Salvadorean TPS status, likely in exchange for El Salvador’s government’s promise to block other migrants.
TPS advocates also say the TPS is not an amnesty, even though it provides almost everything short of citizenship to poor migrants. Many of the El Salvador migrants crossed into the United States in the 1980s.
Biden’s immigration 2020 plan would reverse many of Trump’s pro-American migration policies.
He promised to “reassert America’s commitment to asylum-seekers and refugees” to wipe out Trump’s asylum reforms, bar any deportations for 100 days, and end migration enforcement against illegal aliens unless they commit a felony.
Biden also promised to let companies import more visa workers, let mayors import temporary workers, and allow an unlimited flow of foreign graduates through U.S. universities into white-collar jobs. He would “exempt from any cap [the] recent graduates of Ph.D. programs in STEM fields.”
Biden also wants to accelerate the inflow of chain migration migrants and dramatically accelerate the inflow of poor refugees to at least 125,000 per year.
Overall, open-ended legal migration is praised by business and progressives partly because migrants’ arrivals help transfer wealth from wage-earners to stockholders


bonginoreport--2020-11-11--Michelle Malkin: No Time for Phony Healing

We , the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump , do not forgive .
We , the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump , do not forget .
We , the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump , do not surrender .
We , the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump , resoundingly reject the phony olive branches of former Vice President Joe Biden .
After liberal media operatives prematurely declared Biden the winner of election 2020 this weekend , Biden 's handlers carefully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cameras to read a script that proclaimed : `` It 's time to put away the harsh rhetoric , to lower the temperature , to see each other again , to listen to each other again . ''
`` Listen '' ?
Biden 's already hatching plans to crack down even harder to silence patriots and dissidents who share their ideas online .
Twitter , which ran censorious interference for Biden throughout the campaign , allows thousands of tweets by users wishing to `` assassinate Trump , '' but deplatforms peaceful conservatives and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hypocrisy and left-wing violence .
`` See each other again '' ?
Biden and his Silicon Valley cronies want to wipe us all completely off the internet .
`` Lower the temperature '' ?
Tell that to the flag-burning , window-breaking , traffic-obstructing lunatics shouting : `` All cops are bastards ! ''
`` Shut it down ! ''
`` No borders ; No walls ; No USA at all ! ''
Biden has never disavowed them , and for his running mate , Kamala Harris , has helped raise millions of dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now says it 's `` time to heal . ''
I call bullcrap .
This corrupt career politician and his mob-coddling party seek to disarm us , debase us and destroy us .
Biden 's celebrants marched onto the streets Saturday with President Trump 's bloody head on pikes .
One Black Lives Matter bigmouth shrieked that asking them to be peaceful was `` white supremacy . ''
They 've torn down statues across the country , pillaged small businesses , invaded residential neighborhoods , and engineered assaults and assassinations of Trump supporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gunned down retired cops while deifying serial criminals , convicted sex offenders , and home invasion robbers .
They 've been threatening to burn down Washington all year .
Biden now declares , `` To make progress , we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy . ''
That 's right .
Biden stole the words from his old boss , Barack Obama , who used the same hollow line 10 years ago after the 2010 elections .
Remember that ?
I do .
After labeling `` America First '' adversaries of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' who deserve to be `` punished , '' Obama walked back the attack when the 2010 midterm Republican wave hit .
`` I probably should have used the word 'opponents ' instead of 'enemies ' to describe political adversaries , '' Obama disingenuously admitted .
He and Biden spent the next six years wielding their power by spying on journalists who dared to expose his culture of corruption , firing government whistleblowers who challenged his Chicago-on-the-Potomac grift and graft and demonizing conservatives who protested their radical policies at home and abroad .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bogus reconciliation .
I 'll repeat my words from a decade ago : You can take your faux olive branch and shove it .
This is the time for hell-raising , not healing .
Every legal vote must be counted , every illegal vote thrown out , every lawsuit heard .
Anything less amounts to exactly the kind of `` coup '' undermining the `` peaceful transition of power '' that anti-Trump forces falsely accused our president of perpetrating .
We , the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden-Harris .
We , the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump , do not relent .
We , the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump , do not yield .
We , the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump , do not concede .
Michelle Malkin 's email address is [ email protected ] To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists , visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com .

We, the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump, do not forgive.
We, the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump, do not forget.
We, the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump, do not surrender.
We, the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump, resoundingly reject the phony olive branches of former Vice President Joe Biden.
After liberal media operatives prematurely declared Biden the winner of election 2020 this weekend, Biden's handlers carefully trotted him out in front of the cameras to read a script that proclaimed: "It's time to put away the harsh rhetoric, to lower the temperature, to see each other again, to listen to each other again."
"Listen"? Biden's already hatching plans to crack down even harder to silence patriots and dissidents who share their ideas online. Twitter, which ran censorious interference for Biden throughout the campaign, allows thousands of tweets by users wishing to "assassinate Trump," but deplatforms peaceful conservatives and independent investigators exposing voter fraud, COVID-19 hypocrisy and left-wing violence.
"See each other again"? Biden and his Silicon Valley cronies want to wipe us all completely off the internet.
"Lower the temperature"? Tell that to the flag-burning, window-breaking, traffic-obstructing lunatics shouting: "All cops are bastards!" "Shut it down!" "No borders; No walls; No USA at all!" Biden has never disavowed them, and for his running mate, Kamala Harris, has helped raise millions of dollars in bail money for them.
Biden now says it's "time to heal." I call bullcrap. This corrupt career politician and his mob-coddling party seek to disarm us, debase us and destroy us.
Biden's celebrants marched onto the streets Saturday with President Trump's bloody head on pikes. One Black Lives Matter bigmouth shrieked that asking them to be peaceful was "white supremacy." They've torn down statues across the country, pillaged small businesses, invaded residential neighborhoods, and engineered assaults and assassinations of Trump supporters. They've slapped senior citizens and gunned down retired cops while deifying serial criminals, convicted sex offenders, and home invasion robbers. They've been threatening to burn down Washington all year.
Biden now declares, "To make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy."
I call plagiarism.
That's right. Biden stole the words from his old boss, Barack Obama, who used the same hollow line 10 years ago after the 2010 elections. Remember that? I do. After labeling "America First" adversaries of his open borders policies as "enemies" who deserve to be "punished," Obama walked back the attack when the 2010 midterm Republican wave hit.
"I probably should have used the word 'opponents' instead of 'enemies' to describe political adversaries," Obama disingenuously admitted. He and Biden spent the next six years wielding their power by spying on journalists who dared to expose his culture of corruption, firing government whistleblowers who challenged his Chicago-on-the-Potomac grift and graft and demonizing conservatives who protested their radical policies at home and abroad.
Same old fake rapprochement. Same old bogus reconciliation. I'll repeat my words from a decade ago: You can take your faux olive branch and shove it.
This is the time for hell-raising, not healing. Every legal vote must be counted, every illegal vote thrown out, every lawsuit heard. Anything less amounts to exactly the kind of "coup" undermining the "peaceful transition of power" that anti-Trump forces falsely accused our president of perpetrating.
We, the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump, resist the media-Silicon Valley coronation of Biden-Harris.
We, the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump, do not relent.
We, the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump, do not yield.
We, the 71 million Americans who voted to reelect Donald J. Trump, do not concede.
Michelle Malkin's email address is [email protected]. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.


bonginoreport--2020-11-11--Dennis Prager: Thoughts in a Dark Time

Dennis Prager: Thoughts in a Dark Time

As there is too much to say in the space of one column , I will simply offer some thoughts on the state of the country a week after the 2020 elections .
No .
1 : While I am not certain the reported election results are dishonest , I suspect they are .
Worse , about half this country believes this , too .
This is unprecedented in American history .
One might counter that this is not unprecedented , that this was precisely what half the American electorate felt in 2000 , when many Democrats rejected the 2000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counting .
But that was entirely different .
No one alleged widespread Republican fraud in the election of George W. Bush .
The issue in that extremely close election involved a faulty voting system that resulted in hand recounts using differing ballot-counting standards from one jurisdiction to the next .
Liberal justices joined the 7-2 vote in ruling for Bush that the recounts could not constitutionally go forward .
Therefore , the fact that nearly half the country is far from certain that Joe Biden was honestly elected is unprecedented .
Half this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that if Democratic Party officials believe they can get away with cheating , they will do so .
Aside from the Democrats having a history of ballot-manipulation , there is an even more compelling reason to believe Democrats would cheat .
For four years , they have been telling the nation and telling one another that President Donald Trump is a dictator , a fascist and a white supremacist .
Therefore , if a leftist considers himself a moral individual and works in tabulating election results , and he can help prevent the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , would n't he do so ?
Would n't he be morally obligated to do so ?
No .
2 : For four years , the mainstream print and electronic media waged daily , indeed hourly , vicious attacks on Trump as a human being .
Rarely did they attack his policies , since they were so beneficial to America ( some of the greatest economic figures in memory and the lowest black unemployment rate ever recorded ) and to the world ( a major weakening of Iran and a major strengthening of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the media and the Democratic Party immersed the country in a three-year lie about Trump campaign collusion with Russia .
Yet , 70 million Americans still voted for Trump .
The Democrats lost seats in the House and will probably not gain control of the Senate , despite the larger number of Republican incumbents who were up for reelection .
Americans watched Democratic governors and mayors do nothing as left-wing thugs burned their cities .
And then they watched Democratic mayors and city councils defund their police departments .
That is one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
3 : The mainstream media is now perceived as fraudulent by half of America .
This has never been the case .
But from The New York Times ' mendacious claim that America 's true founding was in 1619 and was founded in order to preserve slavery -- for which the equally dishonest Pulitzer Prize committee awarded the paper a Pulitzer Prize -- to the entire mainstream press 's ignoring of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal , only left-wing Americans now believe the mainstream media .
No .
4 : That is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative voices .
The more people hear non-left ideas , the more they gravitate away from the left .
As a result , for the first time in American history , free speech is seriously threatened -- not by government , but by private companies .
Free speech is the most important freedom of all .
If we lose it , it is the end of our country .
What may happen then is the division of America , either formally or informally , into two nations , each with its own media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 : Despite four years of being accused of racism and xenophobia , Trump increased both his black and Latino vote .
If Trump lost honestly , it was due to his loss of the white male vote -- from +31 in 2016 to +23 in 2020 .
No .
6 : The Democratic Party was once liberal .
It is now leftist .
And the left , everywhere in the world , suppresses dissent wherever it takes over -- from Lenin to the modern American university to Twitter and the rest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liberals loved America .
The left loathes it .
Therefore , since the left governs American education , America-hatred dominates the education system from kindergarten to graduate school .
You are risking the poisoning of your children 's minds , souls and consciences by sending them to most American schools and nearly all American colleges .
Do n't .
Home-school , or find a school that teaches rather than indoctrinates .
No .
8 : Hydroxychloroquine , one of the safest and oldest medications known to man , when given with zinc to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ develops symptoms or tests positive with COVID-19 , prevents death and even hospitalization in the overwhelming majority of cases .
History will likely note that the politicians and scientists who opposed Hydroxychloroquine have a lot of blood on their hands .
No .
9 : Those who can work from home are far more likely to support lockdowns than those who can not work from home .
As a rule , the former are more likely to be Democrats and more likely to be wealthier than the latter .
No .
10 : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big cities were boarded up solely to protect themselves from left-wing rioters should Trump have won .
When Biden was declared the winner , the boards came down .
Because everyone knows that conservatives do n't riot .
No .
11 : If Biden wins , more and more non-left Americans will lose their reputations , their businesses and their freedom to speak .
All of which plausibly renders the Georgia runoffs for U.S. senator the most important elections in American history .
Dennis Prager is a nationally syndicated radio talk-show host and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Regnery in May 2019 , is `` The Rational Bible , '' a commentary on the book of Genesis .
His film , `` No Safe Spaces , '' was released to home entertainment nationwide on September 15 , 2020 .
He is the founder of Prager University and may be contacted at dennisprager.com .

As there is too much to say in the space of one column, I will simply offer some thoughts on the state of the country a week after the 2020 elections.
No. 1: While I am not certain the reported election results are dishonest, I suspect they are. Worse, about half this country believes this, too.
This is unprecedented in American history.
One might counter that this is not unprecedented, that this was precisely what half the American electorate felt in 2000, when many Democrats rejected the 2000 Supreme Court decision regarding Florida's ballot counting. But that was entirely different. No one alleged widespread Republican fraud in the election of George W. Bush. The issue in that extremely close election involved a faulty voting system that resulted in hand recounts using differing ballot-counting standards from one jurisdiction to the next. Liberal justices joined the 7-2 vote in ruling for Bush that the recounts could not constitutionally go forward.
Therefore, the fact that nearly half the country is far from certain that Joe Biden was honestly elected is unprecedented.
Half this country believes, with good reason, that if Democratic Party officials believe they can get away with cheating, they will do so. Aside from the Democrats having a history of ballot-manipulation, there is an even more compelling reason to believe Democrats would cheat. For four years, they have been telling the nation and telling one another that President Donald Trump is a dictator, a fascist and a white supremacist. Therefore, if a leftist considers himself a moral individual and works in tabulating election results, and he can help prevent the reelection of a white supremacist fascist dictator, wouldn't he do so? Wouldn't he be morally obligated to do so?
No. 2: For four years, the mainstream print and electronic media waged daily, indeed hourly, vicious attacks on Trump as a human being. Rarely did they attack his policies, since they were so beneficial to America (some of the greatest economic figures in memory and the lowest black unemployment rate ever recorded) and to the world (a major weakening of Iran and a major strengthening of Israel and Israel-Arab peace). Worse, the media and the Democratic Party immersed the country in a three-year lie about Trump campaign collusion with Russia.
Yet, 70 million Americans still voted for Trump. The Democrats lost seats in the House and will probably not gain control of the Senate, despite the larger number of Republican incumbents who were up for reelection.
Americans watched Democratic governors and mayors do nothing as left-wing thugs burned their cities. And then they watched Democratic mayors and city councils defund their police departments. That is one reason Democrats fared so badly.
No. 3: The mainstream media is now perceived as fraudulent by half of America. This has never been the case. But from The New York Times' mendacious claim that America's true founding was in 1619 and was founded in order to preserve slavery -- for which the equally dishonest Pulitzer Prize committee awarded the paper a Pulitzer Prize -- to the entire mainstream press's ignoring of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, only left-wing Americans now believe the mainstream media.
No. 4: That is one reason the tech companies shut down conservative voices. The more people hear non-left ideas, the more they gravitate away from the left. As a result, for the first time in American history, free speech is seriously threatened-- not by government, but by private companies. Free speech is the most important freedom of all. If we lose it, it is the end of our country. What may happen then is the division of America, either formally or informally, into two nations, each with its own media and its own schools.
No. 5: Despite four years of being accused of racism and xenophobia, Trump increased both his black and Latino vote. If Trump lost honestly, it was due to his loss of the white male vote -- from +31 in 2016 to +23 in 2020.
No. 6: The Democratic Party was once liberal. It is now leftist. And the left, everywhere in the world, suppresses dissent wherever it takes over -- from Lenin to the modern American university to Twitter and the rest of Big Tech.
No. 7: Liberals loved America. The left loathes it. Therefore, since the left governs American education, America-hatred dominates the education system from kindergarten to graduate school. You are risking the poisoning of your children's minds, souls and consciences by sending them to most American schools and nearly all American colleges. Don't. Home-school, or find a school that teaches rather than indoctrinates.
No. 8: Hydroxychloroquine, one of the safest and oldest medications known to man, when given with zinc to almost anyone as soon as the individual develops symptoms or tests positive with COVID-19, prevents death and even hospitalization in the overwhelming majority of cases. History will likely note that the politicians and scientists who opposed Hydroxychloroquine have a lot of blood on their hands.
No. 9: Those who can work from home are far more likely to support lockdowns than those who cannot work from home. As a rule, the former are more likely to be Democrats and more likely to be wealthier than the latter.
No. 10: All over the country, stores in big cities were boarded up solely to protect themselves from left-wing rioters should Trump have won. When Biden was declared the winner, the boards came down. Because everyone knows that conservatives don't riot.
No. 11: If Biden wins, more and more non-left Americans will lose their reputations, their businesses and their freedom to speak.
All of which plausibly renders the Georgia runoffs for U.S. senator the most important elections in American history.
Dennis Prager is a nationally syndicated radio talk-show host and columnist. His latest book, published by Regnery in May 2019, is "The Rational Bible," a commentary on the book of Genesis. His film, "No Safe Spaces," was released to home entertainment nationwide on September 15, 2020. He is the founder of Prager University and may be contacted at dennisprager.com.


bonginoreport--2020-11-11--Bahrain’s Prime Minister Dies at 84

Bahrain’s Prime Minister Dies at 84

DUBAI , United Arab Emirates — Bahrain ’ s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa , one of the world ’ s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation ’ s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations , died on Wednesday .
He was 84 .
Bahrain ’ s state-run news agency announced his death , saying he had been receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic in the United States , without elaborating .
The Mayo Clinic did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
Prince @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be seen everywhere in this small nation off the coast of Saudi Arabia home to the U.S. Navy ’ s 5th Fleet .
His official portrait hung for decades on walls alongside the country ’ s ruler .
He had his own private island where he met foreign dignitaries , complete with a marina and a park that had peacocks and gazelle roam its grounds .
The prince represented an older style of Gulf leadership , one that granted patronage and favors for support of the Sunni Al Khalifa family .
That style @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the island ’ s Shiite majority and others , who demonstrated against him over long-running corruption allegations surrounding his rule .
Though less powerful and frailer in recent years , his machinations still drew attention in the kingdom as a new generation now jostles for power .
“ Khalifa bin Salman represented the old guard in more ways than just age and seniority , ” said Kristin Smith Diwan , a senior resident scholar at the Washington-based Arab Gulf States Institute .
“ He represented an old social understanding rooted in royal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bahrain ’ s Royal Court announced a week of official mourning , with a burial coming after the return of his body .
State television aired a recitation of Quranic verses , showing a black-and-white image of the prince .
Prince Khalifa was born into the Al Khalifa dynasty that for more than two centuries has ruled Bahrain , an island in the Persian Gulf whose name in Arabic means the “ two seas.
” The son of Bahrain ’ s former ruler , Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa who ruled from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governance at his father ’ s side as the island remained a British protectorate .
Prince Khalifa ’ s brother , Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa , took power in 1961 and served as monarch when Bahrain gained its independence from Britain in 1971 .
Under an informal arrangement , Sheikh Isa handled the island ’ s diplomacy and ceremonial duties while Prince Khalifa ran the government and economy .
The years that followed saw Bahrain develop rapidly as it sought to move beyond its dependence on dwindling oil reserves .
Manama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the United Arab Emirates ultimately became , a regional financial , service and tourism hub .
The opening of the King Fahd Causeway in 1986 gave the island nation its first land link with its rich and powerful neighbor , Saudi Arabia , and offered an escape for Westerners in the kingdom who wanted to enjoy Bahrain ’ s alcohol-soaked nightclubs and beaches .
But Prince Khalifa increasingly saw his name entangled in corruption allegations , such as a major foreign corruption practices case against aluminum producer Alcoa over using a London-based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Alcoa agreed to pay $ 384 million in fines to the U.S. government to settle the case in 2014 .
The U.S. Embassy in Manama similarly had its own suspicions about Prince Khalifa .
“ I believe that Shaikh Khalifa is not wholly a negative influence , ” former U.S .
Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann wrote in a 2004 cable released by WikiLeaks .
“ While certainly corrupt he has built much of modern Bahrain.
” Those corruption allegations fueled discontent , particularly among Bahrain ’ s Shiite majority who still today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In February 2011 , protesters inspired by Arab Spring demonstrations across the Mideast filled the streets and occupied the capital Manama ’ s Pearl Roundabout to demand political reforms and a greater say in the country ’ s future .
While some called for a constitutional monarchy , many others pressed for the removal of the long-ruling prime minister and other members of the Sunni royal family altogether , including King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa .
At one point during the height of the unrest in March 2011 , thousands of protesters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while officials met inside , demanding that Prince Khalifa step down over corruption allegations and an earlier , deadly crackdown on the demonstrations .
Protesters also took to waving one Bahraini dinar notes over allegations Prince Khalifa bought the land on which Bahrain ’ s Financial Harbour development sits for just a single dinar .
Robert Gates , a former U.S. secretary of defense under President Barack Obama , wrote in his memoirs that he urged the king at the time to force Prince Khalifa from the premiership , describing him as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shia.
” Bahraini officials soon crushed the protests with the backing of troops from neighboring Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates .
A government-sponsored report into the protests and crackdown later described security forces beating detainees and forcing them to kiss pictures of King Hamad and Prince Khalifa .
Low-level unrest continued in the years that followed , with Shiite protesters frequently clashing with riot police .
Shiite militant groups , whom Bahrain ’ s government allege receive support from Iran , planted bombs that killed and wounded several members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while other hard-line members of the Al Khalifa family actively pushed for a confrontation with Shiites , Prince Khalifa maintained contacts with those the government opposed .
Even with his influence waning , he called Qatar ’ s ruling emir , Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani , in 2019 during the holy month of Ramadan despite Bahrain being one of four Arab nations boycotting Doha in a political dispute .
“ Khalifa bin Salman could and did work with both Sunni and Shia , especially through his relations with Bahrain ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ He brought this same personalistic approach to relations with other Gulf monarchs , and was genuinely uncomfortable with the new politics exemplified by coarse attacks on the Qatari leadership.
” Slowly though , Prince Khalifa ’ s influence waned as he faced unexplained health problems .
He was admitted to hospital in November 2015 but was later released .
He also traveled to southeast Asia for medical appointments .
In late November 2019 , he traveled to Germany for undisclosed medical treatments , remaining there for months .
In September , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Germany to Rochester , Minnesota , following by a royal Bahraini aircraft .
While U.S. and Bahraini officials declined to comment on the flights , it came just after America offered the same care to Kuwait ’ s ruling emir just before his death .
Prince Khalifa was married and has three surviving children , sons Ali and Salman and daughter Lulwa .
Another son , Mohammed , died previously .

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, died on Wednesday. He was 84.
Bahrain’s state-run news agency announced his death, saying he had been receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, without elaborating. The Mayo Clinic did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Prince Khalifa’s power and wealth could be seen everywhere in this small nation off the coast of Saudi Arabia home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. His official portrait hung for decades on walls alongside the country’s ruler. He had his own private island where he met foreign dignitaries, complete with a marina and a park that had peacocks and gazelle roam its grounds.
The prince represented an older style of Gulf leadership, one that granted patronage and favors for support of the Sunni Al Khalifa family. That style would be challenged in the 2011 protests by the island’s Shiite majority and others, who demonstrated against him over long-running corruption allegations surrounding his rule.
Though less powerful and frailer in recent years, his machinations still drew attention in the kingdom as a new generation now jostles for power.
“Khalifa bin Salman represented the old guard in more ways than just age and seniority,” said Kristin Smith Diwan, a senior resident scholar at the Washington-based Arab Gulf States Institute. “He represented an old social understanding rooted in royal privilege and expressed through personal patronage.”
Bahrain’s Royal Court announced a week of official mourning, with a burial coming after the return of his body. State television aired a recitation of Quranic verses, showing a black-and-white image of the prince.
Prince Khalifa was born into the Al Khalifa dynasty that for more than two centuries has ruled Bahrain, an island in the Persian Gulf whose name in Arabic means the “two seas.” The son of Bahrain’s former ruler, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa who ruled from 1942 to 1961, the prince learned governance at his father’s side as the island remained a British protectorate.
Prince Khalifa’s brother, Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, took power in 1961 and served as monarch when Bahrain gained its independence from Britain in 1971. Under an informal arrangement, Sheikh Isa handled the island’s diplomacy and ceremonial duties while Prince Khalifa ran the government and economy.
The years that followed saw Bahrain develop rapidly as it sought to move beyond its dependence on dwindling oil reserves. Manama at that time served as what Dubai in the United Arab Emirates ultimately became, a regional financial, service and tourism hub. The opening of the King Fahd Causeway in 1986 gave the island nation its first land link with its rich and powerful neighbor, Saudi Arabia, and offered an escape for Westerners in the kingdom who wanted to enjoy Bahrain’s alcohol-soaked nightclubs and beaches.
But Prince Khalifa increasingly saw his name entangled in corruption allegations, such as a major foreign corruption practices case against aluminum producer Alcoa over using a London-based middleman to facilitate bribes for Bahraini officials. Alcoa agreed to pay $384 million in fines to the U.S. government to settle the case in 2014.
The U.S. Embassy in Manama similarly had its own suspicions about Prince Khalifa.
“I believe that Shaikh Khalifa is not wholly a negative influence,” former U.S. Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann wrote in a 2004 cable released by WikiLeaks. “While certainly corrupt he has built much of modern Bahrain.”
Those corruption allegations fueled discontent, particularly among Bahrain’s Shiite majority who still today complain of discrimination by the government. In February 2011, protesters inspired by Arab Spring demonstrations across the Mideast filled the streets and occupied the capital Manama’s Pearl Roundabout to demand political reforms and a greater say in the country’s future.
While some called for a constitutional monarchy, many others pressed for the removal of the long-ruling prime minister and other members of the Sunni royal family altogether, including King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
At one point during the height of the unrest in March 2011, thousands of protesters besieged the prime minister’s office while officials met inside, demanding that Prince Khalifa step down over corruption allegations and an earlier, deadly crackdown on the demonstrations. Protesters also took to waving one Bahraini dinar notes over allegations Prince Khalifa bought the land on which Bahrain’s Financial Harbour development sits for just a single dinar.
Robert Gates, a former U.S. secretary of defense under President Barack Obama, wrote in his memoirs that he urged the king at the time to force Prince Khalifa from the premiership, describing him as “disliked by nearly everyone but especially the Shia.”
Bahraini officials soon crushed the protests with the backing of troops from neighboring Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. A government-sponsored report into the protests and crackdown later described security forces beating detainees and forcing them to kiss pictures of King Hamad and Prince Khalifa.
Low-level unrest continued in the years that followed, with Shiite protesters frequently clashing with riot police. Shiite militant groups, whom Bahrain’s government allege receive support from Iran, planted bombs that killed and wounded several members of the country’s security forces.
But while other hard-line members of the Al Khalifa family actively pushed for a confrontation with Shiites, Prince Khalifa maintained contacts with those the government opposed. Even with his influence waning, he called Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in 2019 during the holy month of Ramadan despite Bahrain being one of four Arab nations boycotting Doha in a political dispute.
“Khalifa bin Salman could and did work with both Sunni and Shia, especially through his relations with Bahrain’s business community,” Diwan said. “He brought this same personalistic approach to relations with other Gulf monarchs, and was genuinely uncomfortable with the new politics exemplified by coarse attacks on the Qatari leadership.”
Slowly though, Prince Khalifa’s influence waned as he faced unexplained health problems. He was admitted to hospital in November 2015 but was later released. He also traveled to southeast Asia for medical appointments. In late November 2019, he traveled to Germany for undisclosed medical treatments, remaining there for months.
In September, a U.S. Air Force C-17 flying hospital flew from Germany to Rochester, Minnesota, following by a royal Bahraini aircraft. While U.S. and Bahraini officials declined to comment on the flights, it came just after America offered the same care to Kuwait’s ruling emir just before his death.
Prince Khalifa was married and has three surviving children, sons Ali and Salman and daughter Lulwa. Another son, Mohammed, died previously.


bonginoreport--2020-11-11--Salena Zito: The Red Wave No One Saw Coming

PINE TOWNSHIP , Penn .
-- Had you spent any time in this northern suburb of Pittsburgh listening to voters , finding out what matters to them when it comes to schools , community growth , economic prosperity and the emotional impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns , you would have at least been skeptical of the media narrative and the polls that claimed suburban voters here are no longer center-right .
Not Republican per se , just center-right .
Most reporters certainly did n't take the time to do so .
Instead , they relied on the scolding of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hollywood as an indicator of how these affluent , college-educated voters would vote .
Surely , reporters thought , these suburbs had fully embraced `` wokeism '' and rejected center-right values and principles .
They thought they would cave under the cultural pressure , push left and send a blue shock wave across the country with their votes .
These reporters put their faith in what they saw in polls or on Twitter , and they predicted the vilification of center-rightism would drag the country leftward .
Except the people who voted here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , vigorously rejected that pressure .
By all accounts , Rob Mercuri should have never won the open state House seat .
His opponent , Emily Skopov , was well funded ; had the support of the teachers union , abortion rights groups and several climate change groups ; and supported Democratic Gov .
Tom Wolf 's restrictive approach to the pandemic .
Skopov possessed everything pollsters and the national narrative believed needed to win against a Republican : She 's female , progressive and was running for a seat with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She lost by almost 9 percentage points -- again , repeating the same number she had when she ran against Republican former House Speaker Mike Turzai , who decided not to seek reelection this term .
Mercuri was not alone .
In another equally affluent suburb on the other side of the Allegheny River , Devlin Robinson took out Democrat state Sen. Pam Iovino , 53 percent to 47 percent .
In Oakmont , as of Thursday evening , powerful Democratic state House Minority Leader Frank Dermody was trailing Republican Carrie DelRosso @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dermody has held for decades in an affluent suburban district that hugs the Allegheny River , but she may fall short in 2020 .
Pollsters let President Donald Trump get in their way in understanding the electorate , and so did reporters and political scientists .
For a brief moment as a reporter , I struggled with lining up what the data was telling me .
It conflicted with what my reporting was telling me , with what voters were telling me and with what cultural cues were telling me .
So , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that blue wave in Pennsylvania , Ohio , Michigan , Indiana and Wisconsin .
It turns out that the only place that blue wave existed was on Twitter or in a poll -- never once in an experience or an interview .
Traditionally , a president , whether center-right or center-left , pushes the country in the opposite direction .
Former President Barack Obama pushed the country right three times , in 2010 , 2014 and 2016 , in reaction to his policies .
Former President George W. Bush pushed the country left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bill Clinton pushed the country right in 1994 .
While Trump pushed the country slightly center-left in the 2018 midterm elections , his policies ( tax cut , trade deal , deregulation ) and the left 's insane pressure on our culture both pushed the country firmly back to center-right .
It could be argued that these competing forces ignited the beginning of a red wave that not only kept the coalition that placed Trump in office intact but also got bigger and more diverse , with Republicans winning the largest share of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't just gain seats here in Pennsylvania in the state House and state Senate .
There is also a better-than-50 percent chance that it won two statewide offices .
Republicans also gained state House and Senate seats in Ohio and West Virginia , while Democrats lost ground in North Carolina and Iowa .
And all that boasting and bragging about Democratic prospects of winning the Texas state House fell flat .
Republicans also increased their gubernatorial majority by reelecting all of the Republican governors up for election in 2020 and by flipping Montana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now 27 to 23 .
Despite having all of the money in the world ( half a billion at last count ) and all of the pressure culture placed on these voters , these voters showed up and voted for their communities .
In addition , Hispanic and black voters voted for center-right candidates in record numbers .
Why ?
Ask them .
A lot of that move to the right has to do with opportunity , aspiration , community and faith , concepts cable news talking heads never address .
They only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page as an Ivy League women 's studies major on social justice , climate justice , pronoun justice and justice justice .
These voters – call them shy Trump voters or shy Tory voters – do n't hold larger institutions with the same regard that elites do .
In fact , they regard them with skepticism and are highly unlikely to give them information they consider private .
Center-rightism did n't defy the odds .
It was always present .
It 's just that too few people asked people why .
It does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place , but it proved Tuesday evening that it is persistent and does not respond accordingly to outside cultural pressure .
Elitism also did not defy the odds .
Within hours of voting results rolling in , elites watched in horror as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden did not win in a landslide and there was no blue wave .
They lived up to their cultural blindness and continued to avoid the reality that our country has moved not left over the last four years but center-right .
They are also still missing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump in office has held together and grown , with many of those voters opting not to vote for him at the top of the ticket but happily turning out for other Republican candidates .
Salena Zito is a CNN political analyst , and a staff reporter and columnist for the Washington Examiner .
She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through shoe-leather journalism , traveling from Main Street to the beltway and all places in between .

PINE TOWNSHIP, Penn. -- Had you spent any time in this northern suburb of Pittsburgh listening to voters, finding out what matters to them when it comes to schools, community growth, economic prosperity and the emotional impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns, you would have at least been skeptical of the media narrative and the polls that claimed suburban voters here are no longer center-right.
Not Republican per se, just center-right.
Most reporters certainly didn't take the time to do so. Instead, they relied on the scolding of our cultural curators in sports, media and Hollywood as an indicator of how these affluent, college-educated voters would vote. Surely, reporters thought, these suburbs had fully embraced "wokeism" and rejected center-right values and principles. They thought they would cave under the cultural pressure, push left and send a blue shock wave across the country with their votes.
These reporters put their faith in what they saw in polls or on Twitter, and they predicted the vilification of center-rightism would drag the country leftward. Except the people who voted here, and in down-ballot races across the country, vigorously rejected that pressure.
By all accounts, Rob Mercuri should have never won the open state House seat. His opponent, Emily Skopov, was well funded; had the support of the teachers union, abortion rights groups and several climate change groups; and supported Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's restrictive approach to the pandemic. Skopov possessed everything pollsters and the national narrative believed needed to win against a Republican: She's female, progressive and was running for a seat with a changing demographic that is ascending and affluent.
She lost by almost 9 percentage points -- again, repeating the same number she had when she ran against Republican former House Speaker Mike Turzai, who decided not to seek reelection this term.
Mercuri was not alone. In another equally affluent suburb on the other side of the Allegheny River, Devlin Robinson took out Democrat state Sen. Pam Iovino, 53 percent to 47 percent.
In Oakmont, as of Thursday evening, powerful Democratic state House Minority Leader Frank Dermody was trailing Republican Carrie DelRosso, 52 percent to 48 percent. Dermody has held for decades in an affluent suburban district that hugs the Allegheny River, but she may fall short in 2020.
Pollsters let President Donald Trump get in their way in understanding the electorate, and so did reporters and political scientists.
For a brief moment as a reporter, I struggled with lining up what the data was telling me. It conflicted with what my reporting was telling me, with what voters were telling me and with what cultural cues were telling me. So, I went back out in search of that blue wave in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin.
It turns out that the only place that blue wave existed was on Twitter or in a poll -- never once in an experience or an interview.
Traditionally, a president, whether center-right or center-left, pushes the country in the opposite direction. Former President Barack Obama pushed the country right three times, in 2010, 2014 and 2016, in reaction to his policies. Former President George W. Bush pushed the country left in 2006 and 2008. Former President Bill Clinton pushed the country right in 1994.
While Trump pushed the country slightly center-left in the 2018 midterm elections, his policies (tax cut, trade deal, deregulation) and the left's insane pressure on our culture both pushed the country firmly back to center-right.
It could be argued that these competing forces ignited the beginning of a red wave that not only kept the coalition that placed Trump in office intact but also got bigger and more diverse, with Republicans winning the largest share of nonwhite voters since 1960.
Republicans didn't just gain seats here in Pennsylvania in the state House and state Senate. There is also a better-than-50 percent chance that it won two statewide offices. Republicans also gained state House and Senate seats in Ohio and West Virginia, while Democrats lost ground in North Carolina and Iowa.
And all that boasting and bragging about Democratic prospects of winning the Texas state House fell flat.
Republicans also increased their gubernatorial majority by reelecting all of the Republican governors up for election in 2020 and by flipping Montana. The GOP lead in governors is now 27 to 23.
Despite having all of the money in the world (half a billion at last count) and all of the pressure culture placed on these voters, these voters showed up and voted for their communities.
In addition, Hispanic and black voters voted for center-right candidates in record numbers. Why? Ask them. A lot of that move to the right has to do with opportunity, aspiration, community and faith, concepts cable news talking heads never address. They only assume these voters are on the same page as an Ivy League women's studies major on social justice, climate justice, pronoun justice and justice justice.
These voters – call them shy Trump voters or shy Tory voters – don't hold larger institutions with the same regard that elites do. In fact, they regard them with skepticism and are highly unlikely to give them information they consider private.
Center-rightism didn't defy the odds. It was always present. It's just that too few people asked people why. It doesn't have a color or a geographical place, but it proved Tuesday evening that it is persistent and does not respond accordingly to outside cultural pressure.
Elitism also did not defy the odds. Within hours of voting results rolling in, elites watched in horror as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden did not win in a landslide and there was no blue wave. They lived up to their cultural blindness and continued to avoid the reality that our country has moved not left over the last four years but center-right.
They are also still missing how the conservative populist coalition that placed Trump in office has held together and grown, with many of those voters opting not to vote for him at the top of the ticket but happily turning out for other Republican candidates.
Salena Zito is a CNN political analyst, and a staff reporter and columnist for the Washington Examiner. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through shoe-leather journalism, traveling from Main Street to the beltway and all places in between.


bonginoreport--2020-11-11--Star Parker: No Longer the Democratic Party of JFK

In this current era of no compulsory military service , Veterans Day takes on personal meaning to fewer and fewer Americans .
When the country transitioned to a voluntary military in 1973 , about 1 % of the population served on active duty .
Today , it is less than one-half of 1 % .
But perhaps we can take it further and say that the idea of compulsory service of any kind has personal meaning to fewer and fewer Americans .
This brings to mind the famous words of newly elected President John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 years before our next president will be administered the oath of office , in January 2021 .
Kennedy said , `` And so , my fellow Americans : Ask not what your country can do for you ; ask what you can do for your country .
My fellow citizens of the world : Ask not what America will do for you but what together we can do for the freedom of man . ''
Reading over Kennedy 's words from that time , one can barely recognize the country he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Party , whose mantle he carried , recognizable compared with what it has become today .
Today , amidst the politics of blame , grievance and victimhood , it has all but been forgotten that the Democratic Party once delivered a president who spoke about national service and self-sacrifice .
Here 's how Kennedy opened that address : `` The world is very different now .
... And yet , the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe — the belief that the rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the state but from the hand of God . ''
When Kennedy spoke those words , in public school , American children were still allowed to read from the Bible and pray .
Seventy-five percent of American adults ages 18 and above were married , compared with 50 % today .
A little over 5 % of American babies were born to unwed mothers , compared with over 40 % today .
The national debt stood at 53 % of the gross domestic product , or GDP .
The Congressional Budget Office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of GDP this year , 107 % of GDP by 2023 ( the highest in the nation 's history ) and 195 % by 2050 .
The legislation that most defined Kennedy 's short presidency was one of the most sweeping cuts of taxes in American history .
Marginal tax rates were cut 30 % over two years , and corporate tax rates were reduced .
The result was a surge in the economy and revenues to the federal government .
As reported by Cato Institute scholar Alan Reynolds , federal revenues rose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those tax cuts .
Did the United States have problems in 1960 ?
Of course .
We know about the racial problems .
It was not until 1964 that the Civil Rights Act was passed .
But failure to live up to ideals is a problem in man , not in the ideals .
Today , speaking about the ideals of America 's founding — speaking about one free nation under God , as President Kennedy did — opens one up to being called a racist .
America 's minorities today constitute America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are under the age of 37 .
Forty-three percent of the white population is under 37 .
These nonwhite Americans will inherit a country strapped with staggering debt , a country of broken families , a country that is aging due to diminishing birth rates , a country of sluggish economic growth due to big government and socialism .
Black and Hispanic Americans should think about whether this is the country they really want for their children and grandchildren .
Or whether they would prefer the ideals of one nation under God , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about , where individuals seek personal responsibility to build and be part of and serve something greater than themselves .
In other words , whether they really want to be free .
Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and author of the new book `` Necessary Noise : How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This is Good News for America . ''
Readers can respond to Star 's column by emailing [ email protected ]

In this current era of no compulsory military service, Veterans Day takes on personal meaning to fewer and fewer Americans.
When the country transitioned to a voluntary military in 1973, about 1% of the population served on active duty. Today, it is less than one-half of 1%.
But perhaps we can take it further and say that the idea of compulsory service of any kind has personal meaning to fewer and fewer Americans.
This brings to mind the famous words of newly elected President John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address, on Jan. 20, 1961, 60 years before our next president will be administered the oath of office, in January 2021.
Kennedy said, "And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: Ask not what America will do for you but what together we can do for the freedom of man."
Reading over Kennedy's words from that time, one can barely recognize the country he was speaking to. Nor is Kennedy's Democratic Party, whose mantle he carried, recognizable compared with what it has become today.
Today, amidst the politics of blame, grievance and victimhood, it has all but been forgotten that the Democratic Party once delivered a president who spoke about national service and self-sacrifice.
Here's how Kennedy opened that address: "The world is very different now. ... And yet, the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe — the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God."
When Kennedy spoke those words, in public school, American children were still allowed to read from the Bible and pray.
Abortion was illegal.
Seventy-five percent of American adults ages 18 and above were married, compared with 50% today.
A little over 5% of American babies were born to unwed mothers, compared with over 40% today.
The national debt stood at 53% of the gross domestic product, or GDP. The Congressional Budget Office projects national debt will reach 98% of GDP this year, 107% of GDP by 2023 (the highest in the nation's history) and 195% by 2050.
The legislation that most defined Kennedy's short presidency was one of the most sweeping cuts of taxes in American history. Marginal tax rates were cut 30% over two years, and corporate tax rates were reduced.
The result was a surge in the economy and revenues to the federal government. As reported by Cato Institute scholar Alan Reynolds, federal revenues rose 29% over the four years following those tax cuts.
Did the United States have problems in 1960? Of course. We know about the racial problems. It was not until 1964 that the Civil Rights Act was passed.
But failure to live up to ideals is a problem in man, not in the ideals.
Today, speaking about the ideals of America's founding — speaking about one free nation under God, as President Kennedy did — opens one up to being called a racist.
America's minorities today constitute America's future. Fifty-nine percent of minorities are under the age of 37. Forty-three percent of the white population is under 37.
These nonwhite Americans will inherit a country strapped with staggering debt, a country of broken families, a country that is aging due to diminishing birth rates, a country of sluggish economic growth due to big government and socialism.
Black and Hispanic Americans should think about whether this is the country they really want for their children and grandchildren. Or whether they would prefer the ideals of one nation under God, the founding ideals that President Kennedy talked about, where individuals seek personal responsibility to build and be part of and serve something greater than themselves.
In other words, whether they really want to be free.
Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and author of the new book "Necessary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This is Good News for America." Readers can respond to Star's column by emailing [email protected].
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bonginoreport--2020-11-11--Robert Charles: Election – Not Over Yet

Robert Charles: Election – Not Over Yet

The nation is wrestling with profound political confusion .
The 2020 election results are controversial , allegations of election fraud unresolved , and a constitutional crisis simmering .
Everybody wants to know – Is it over ?
The legal answer , unless Trump concedes , is “ no.
” To understand this , one must see how our Founders configured the Constitutional process – for situations like this .
First , the Constitution ’ s Framers were not naïve – they knew the human tendency to bend rules , aggregate power , abuse public office , and government ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is why we have three branches , checking each other ’ s powers .
That is also why we have an unbridgeable Bill of Rights .
Part of not being naïve was knowing state election management could involve fraud .
The Framers distrusted political parties , thought them spoilers , detracting from unity .
What they did not anticipate was a very close election , 330 million Americans , and disrespect for history .
Regardless , Framers saw an “ independent judiciary.
” In 1803 , Marbury v. Madison , the Court said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.
” Now , 217 years later , that ruling – with refinements and 14th Amendment ’ s application of “ due process ” and “ equal protection ” to the States – is vital .
Whether constitutional violations occurred in administering the presidential election – rests with the US Supreme Court .
That , in turn , is why the answer is “ no , this is not over.
” Votes are still being counted and recounted .
Election results are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court will be asked to validate or invalidate vote counts , based on constitutional principles .
To be clear , this is the High Court ’ s role .
What they decide – will be final .
No congressional or presidential action , let alone state attorney general , can upend it .
That is why , with some grousing , the Supreme Court ’ s 2000 election decision was universally accepted .
Okay , so where are we – on the merits ?
While events keep changing , here is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no constitutional authority , have “ declared ” Joe Biden victor .
They do this on facial evaluation of state counts .
As these are challenged , the declaration has no authority .
What matters now are lawsuits , and Supreme Court rulings – plus the electoral college .
Lawsuits have been filed in many states .
Allegations differ , but all suits hit at election integrity .
In Pennsylvania , litigation is over counting ballots arriving days late .
Before the election , the state ’ s highest court allowed the practice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ split 4-4 .
Post-election , Justice Alito ordered constitutionally questionable ballots kept separate .
Now , nine justices – with Justice Amy Coney Barret – populate the Court .
Things could change .
Arguments in Trump ’ s favor include the Constitution ’ s delegation to state legislatures , not election officials , the matter of vote counting .
Pennsylvania ’ s legislature played no role .
Precedent exists to support Trump ’ s position , which could win over Alito , Gorsuch , Kavanaugh , Thomas , and now Barret .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are affected .
Other issues call Pennsylvania ’ s tally into question , including allegations of ballot “ curing , ” especially in Montgomery County .
Voters were informed of ballot errors , permitted to recast .
How widely , how often , affecting how many votes ?
Unclear .
Citing Bush v. Gore ( 2000 ) , invalidation could occur if all voters do not have “ the same opportunity to vote.
” Other problems include blocking poll observers , irregularities in voter identification , ballot harvesting ( that is , third-party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military ) , arbitrary deadlines , inexplicable pauses in counting , and sudden arrival of late ballots – for Biden .
In razor-thin Michigan , suits seeking redress for non-transparent counting were dismissed , yet others are pending .
Allegations include a possible software “ glitch ” recording Trump votes for Biden , tampering at drop-boxes , blocking observers – especially in Detroit .
Claims are detailed , numerous , and credible .
Dismissed suits will be appealed .
In Wisconsin , expect a recount .
The state must certify , taking weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counted than registered , although reports are conflicted .
Another suggests systemic count problems .
Cross checks in this state are thorough , so evidence – if there – will surface .
In Georgia , where a solid Trump lead evaporated late – as in other states – questions abound .
One allegation , supported by affidavits , is that votes received after polls closed were counted in Democrat strongholds , including Chatham County .
Breaking news suggests more than 100,000 ballots potentially “ ineligible ” to be counted .
In Nevada , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting , as well as dead people .
The state ’ s Attorney General affirmed irregularities , although lawsuits will show seriousness .
Counting will not end until November 12 , as some counties remain unreported .
In Arizona , Biden ’ s margin continues to narrow .
Lawsuits remain to be filed , but thousands of ballots must be counted .
Claims surrounding “ sharpie pens ” seem dubious .
On the other hand , the vote margin is thousands , and unresolved questions remain .
So , where does all this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with all eyes on the Supreme Court .
Those celebrating Biden are premature .
Media calls are fine – but final word has not been rendered .
The possibility remains that the Supreme Court will invalidate ballots on which Biden depends .
Being clear-eyed is hard – especially with passions high .
Biden may prevail , fraud may have occurred but be unprovable , or insufficient to throw an election .
On the other hand , the Supreme Court could rule Biden ’ s victory unwarranted – and Donald Trump the winner .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ know .
Only one thing is certain – lawsuits abound , and this election is not over yet .
Robert Charles is National Spokesman for the Association of Mature American Citizens ( AMAC ) a 2.3 million-strong , non-partisan group for Americans 50+ , a former assistant secretary of state for President George W. Bush , a former naval intelligence officer and a litigator .
He served in the Reagan and Bush 41 White Houses .

The nation is wrestling with profound political confusion. The 2020 election results are controversial, allegations of election fraud unresolved, and a constitutional crisis simmering. Everybody wants to know – Is it over? The legal answer, unless Trump concedes, is “no.” To understand this, one must see how our Founders configured the Constitutional process – for situations like this.
First, the Constitution’s Framers were not naïve – they knew the human tendency to bend rules, aggregate power, abuse public office, and government’s tendency to violate individual rights.
That is why we have three branches, checking each other’s powers. That is also why we have an unbridgeable Bill of Rights.
Part of not being naïve was knowing state election management could involve fraud. The Framers distrusted political parties, thought them spoilers, detracting from unity. What they did not anticipate was a very close election, 330 million Americans, and disrespect for history.
Regardless, Framers saw an “independent judiciary.” In 1803, Marbury v. Madison, the Court said: “It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.”
Now, 217 years later, that ruling – with refinements and 14th Amendment’s application of “due process” and “equal protection” to the States – is vital. Whether constitutional violations occurred in administering the presidential election – rests with the US Supreme Court.
That, in turn, is why the answer is “no, this is not over.” Votes are still being counted and recounted. Election results are being challenged. Likelihood grows that the Supreme Court will be asked to validate or invalidate vote counts, based on constitutional principles.
To be clear, this is the High Court’s role. What they decide – will be final. No congressional or presidential action, let alone state attorney general, can upend it. That is why, with some grousing, the Supreme Court’s 2000 election decision was universally accepted.
Okay, so where are we – on the merits? While events keep changing, here is the latest. National media, which have no constitutional authority, have “declared” Joe Biden victor. They do this on facial evaluation of state counts. As these are challenged, the declaration has no authority.
What matters now are lawsuits, and Supreme Court rulings – plus the electoral college. Lawsuits have been filed in many states. Allegations differ, but all suits hit at election integrity.
Here is a top view.
In Pennsylvania, litigation is over counting ballots arriving days late. Before the election, the state’s highest court allowed the practice, Trump appealed, the Supreme Court split 4-4. Post-election, Justice Alito ordered constitutionally questionable ballots kept separate. Now, nine justices – with Justice Amy Coney Barret – populate the Court. Things could change.
Arguments in Trump’s favor include the Constitution’s delegation to state legislatures, not election officials, the matter of vote counting. Pennsylvania’s legislature played no role. Precedent exists to support Trump’s position, which could win over Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Thomas, and now Barret. Of course, unknown is how many ballots are affected.
Other issues call Pennsylvania’s tally into question, including allegations of ballot “curing,” especially in Montgomery County. Voters were informed of ballot errors, permitted to recast. How widely, how often, affecting how many votes? Unclear. Citing Bush v. Gore (2000), invalidation could occur if all voters do not have “the same opportunity to vote.”
Other problems include blocking poll observers, irregularities in voter identification, ballot harvesting (that is, third-party collection), discarding ballots (including military), arbitrary deadlines, inexplicable pauses in counting, and sudden arrival of late ballots – for Biden.
In razor-thin Michigan, suits seeking redress for non-transparent counting were dismissed, yet others are pending. Allegations include a possible software “glitch” recording Trump votes for Biden, tampering at drop-boxes, blocking observers – especially in Detroit. Claims are detailed, numerous, and credible. Dismissed suits will be appealed.
In Wisconsin, expect a recount. The state must certify, taking weeks. One allegation is more votes were counted than registered, although reports are conflicted. Another suggests systemic count problems. Cross checks in this state are thorough, so evidence – if there – will surface.
In Georgia, where a solid Trump lead evaporated late – as in other states – questions abound. One allegation, supported by affidavits, is that votes received after polls closed were counted in Democrat strongholds, including Chatham County. Breaking news suggests more than 100,000 ballots potentially “ineligible” to be counted.
In Nevada, counting appears marred by thousands of non-residents voting, as well as dead people. The state’s Attorney General affirmed irregularities, although lawsuits will show seriousness. Counting will not end until November 12, as some counties remain unreported.
In Arizona, Biden’s margin continues to narrow. Lawsuits remain to be filed, but thousands of ballots must be counted. Claims surrounding “sharpie pens” seem dubious. On the other hand, the vote margin is thousands, and unresolved questions remain.
So, where does all this leave us? In the courts – with all eyes on the Supreme Court. Those celebrating Biden are premature. Media calls are fine – but final word has not been rendered. The possibility remains that the Supreme Court will invalidate ballots on which Biden depends.
Being clear-eyed is hard – especially with passions high. Biden may prevail, fraud may have occurred but be unprovable, or insufficient to throw an election. On the other hand, the Supreme Court could rule Biden’s victory unwarranted – and Donald Trump the winner. Truth is, we do not yet know. Only one thing is certain – lawsuits abound, and this election is not over yet.
Robert Charles is National Spokesman for the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) a 2.3 million-strong, non-partisan group for Americans 50+, a former assistant secretary of state for President George W. Bush, a former naval intelligence officer and a litigator. He served in the Reagan and Bush 41 White Houses.


bonginoreport--2020-11-11--President Trump and VP Pence Attend Veterans Day Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery

President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence participated in an annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery ’ s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Wednesday as the nation honored its veterans and those who served in the military .
Vice President Mike Pence penned an op-ed Wednesday to honor Americans who served in the US military this Veterans Day ; saying we gather each year to “ pay a debt of gratitude ” to those who “ answered the call.
” “ From Bunker Hill to Belleau Wood , from San Juan Hill to Saipan , from the Coral Reef to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women have donned the uniform of the United States , and nearly 20 million veterans still walk among us .
Today a new generation of American heroes and veterans is being forged around the nation and around the world , ” writes Pence .
“ Our veterans really don ’ t consider themselves heroes — most of them reject the very thought of it .
My dad , a combat veteran from the Korean War , used to say with humility that the heroes were the guys who didn ’ t make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Before the day is out — whether at home or at work , on a street corner , or over a backyard fence — find a veteran .
Whether he or she came home in the last week or in the last century , extend your hand and say those words that veterans never ask to hear but they deserve to hear every day .
Find a veteran today and say : ‘ Thank you for your service.
’ Because they deserve to hear it every day , ” concludes the Vice President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away over the weekend on board an “ honor flight ” home after viewing memorials and attractions throughout Washington , DC .
“ A 95-year-old military veteran died aboard an Honor Flight carrying World War II veterans back from a war memorial tour of Washington , D.C. , ” reports USA Today .
“ While on the all-expenses-paid trip back to his retirement home in California , Frank Manchel , the longtime owner of now-closed Price ’ s Menswear in Dearborn , collapsed aboard a chartered jet shortly before it was due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It was almost instantaneous , ” said the founder of Honor Flight San Diego .
“ He was laughing , chatting , having a good time — and then he collapsed.
” Passengers on board said a prayer for the WWII veteran then draped his body in the American flag .
President Trump signed an Executive Order Thursday cancelling student debt for permanently disabled veterans ; effectively forgiving loans for more than 25,000 Americans .
“ The order , which Trump signed following a speech at the American Veterans National Convention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those eligible veterans from having to pay any federal income tax on the loans .
Trump added that he is pressuring individual states to follow suit , ” reports Fox News .
“ The debt of these disabled veterans will be completely erased , ” Trump said .
“ That ’ s hundreds of millions of dollars of student loans debt for our disabled veterans that will be completely erased.
” It was my honor to sign a Presidential Memorandum facilitating the cancellation of student loan debt for 25K of our most severely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order , we express the everlasting love & loyalty of a truly grateful Nation .
God bless our Vets , & God Bless America !
pic.twitter.com/MMMsX3RDQM “ It was my honor to sign a Presidential Memorandum facilitating the cancellation of student loan debt for 25K of our most severely disabled Veterans .
With today ’ s order , we express the everlasting love & loyalty of a truly grateful Nation .
God bless our Vets , & God Bless America !
” Trump tweeted .
“ Trump ’ s announcement comes days after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry executive to be the federal government ’ s top watchdog for the student loan market .
Robert Cameron will serve as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ’ s new student loan ombudsman , the bureau said Friday , ” adds Fox .

President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence participated in an annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Wednesday as the nation honored its veterans and those who served in the military.
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Vice President Mike Pence penned an op-ed Wednesday to honor Americans who served in the US military this Veterans Day; saying we gather each year to “pay a debt of gratitude” to those who “answered the call.”
“From Bunker Hill to Belleau Wood, from San Juan Hill to Saipan, from the Coral Reef to Kandahar, nearly 50 million men and women have donned the uniform of the United States, and nearly 20 million veterans still walk among us. Today a new generation of American heroes and veterans is being forged around the nation and around the world,” writes Pence.
“Our veterans really don’t consider themselves heroes — most of them reject the very thought of it. My dad, a combat veteran from the Korean War, used to say with humility that the heroes were the guys who didn’t make it home,” he adds.
“Before the day is out — whether at home or at work, on a street corner, or over a backyard fence — find a veteran. Whether he or she came home in the last week or in the last century, extend your hand and say those words that veterans never ask to hear but they deserve to hear every day. Find a veteran today and say: ‘Thank you for your service.’ Because they deserve to hear it every day,” concludes the Vice President.
Read the full op-ed here.