bonginoreport--2020-11-07--David Harsanyi: Joe Biden, the Luckiest Politician in American History

Joe Biden has faced many tragedies in his personal life .
But if he wins the presidency today , he will have been the luckiest politician in American history .
1972 : Biden only wins his first Senate race in Delaware after Richard Nixon misguidedly convinces incumbent J. Caleb Boggs , who had announced he would be retiring , to run again .
It is also the first Senate election in which 18-year-olds could vote .
Biden 's argument : Boggs , at the age of 63 -- 14 years younger than Biden is today -- was over the hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the then-unknown candidate , who thereafter basically runs for a House-sized congressional seat every six years until 2009 .
1970s : Biden , by his own admission , spends the decade sucking up to segregationists such as James Eastland , Herman Talmadge , and others to gain undeserved committee seats , often fighting for their causes in return .
Biden seeks the praise of George Wallace before his conversion , lectures a civil rights activist about how Wallace was sometimes right and claims the southern system was good for Black people .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thurmond .
This kind of sordid past would likely have ruined the careers of most politicians by the 2000s .
Yet , here we are in 2020 , and Biden has become the candidate of the Great Racial Reckoning .
1988 : Biden runs one of the most disastrous major presidential campaigns in American history .
He concocts fabricated histories of his upbringing and education and plagiarizes speeches from John Kennedy , Robert Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey .
As if that were n't enough , Biden lifts an entire speech , nearly verbatim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , using `` phrases , gestures and lyrical Welsh syntax intact . ''
This kind of all-encompassing deceitfulness would have sunk the political careers of lesser men .
1987-1994 : Biden turns what had been civil Supreme Court confirmation hearings into smear-fests against conservative nominees .
In 1986 , the year before Biden became chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , Antonin Scalia had been approved 98-0 by the Senate .
After that comes the Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas hearings , where Biden 's ignorance and incompetence during the show trials give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been lifted far above his abilities .
1994 : While in the Senate , Biden supports virtually every expansion of the drug war and mass incarceration , co-authoring the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act -- or the `` Biden Crime Law '' as the presidential candidate was calling it until a few years ago .
Biden gives passionate speeches on the Senate floor promising to `` lock the SOBs up '' and bragging that his bill did `` everything but hang people for jaywalking . ''
His work during these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grievances of the Black Live Matter movement .
2002 : Biden is n't merely a face in the crowd of votes for the Iraq War .
In fact , he chairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , a perch from which he directs the debate and argues in favor of the 2002 war authority .
Though he does n't know it at the time , his work in making the Iraq War possible saves his political future by launching the career of a young anti-war senator named Barack Obama .
2008 : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign for the presidency , he notes that Obama is `` the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy . ''
This kind of racist comment probably would have killed the prospects of higher office for most politicians -- especially one with the history of Biden .
Yet , the proud son of Scranton campaigns into the Iowa caucus , coming in fifth place and winning less than 1 % of the vote .
2008 : After a gaffe-filled , undistinguished senatorial career , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Biden is saved from the political scrap heap by his one-time rival .
Obama , apprehensive about being portrayed as an irredeemable leftist , scours Washington for the most nonthreatening 'yes man ' he can find to fill the veep role , resurrecting Biden 's career .
2020 : Biden abandons any vestiges of moderation to align himself with the modern progressive left .
The only possible way voters could see him as a moderate now would be if an irascible septuagenarian red-diaper baby Trotskyite somehow became his biggest rival for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gods smiled on him , in the form of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders .
2020 : Biden runs not only with the full and open support of a political media that suppresses inconvenient stories about his possible corruption but also is allowed to run from his living room against Donald Trump in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic .
If there is anything we can learn from this phenomenal run of good luck for Biden , it 's that there is no meritocracy in politics .
So , never give up on that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history proves you wrong .
Never let your risible knowledge of the world or decades of blunders stop you from chasing that dream .
Just keep cynically repositioning yourself .
Keep saying things emphatically -- it does n't matter what .
And with a lot of luck , you , too , might become president someday .
David Harsanyi is a senior writer at National Review and the author of the book `` First Freedom : A Ride Through America 's Enduring History With the Gun . ''

Joe Biden has faced many tragedies in his personal life. But if he wins the presidency today, he will have been the luckiest politician in American history.
1972: Biden only wins his first Senate race in Delaware after Richard Nixon misguidedly convinces incumbent J. Caleb Boggs, who had announced he would be retiring, to run again. It is also the first Senate election in which 18-year-olds could vote. Biden's argument: Boggs, at the age of 63 -- 14 years younger than Biden is today -- was over the hill. The timing worked out well for the then-unknown candidate, who thereafter basically runs for a House-sized congressional seat every six years until 2009.
1970s: Biden, by his own admission, spends the decade sucking up to segregationists such as James Eastland, Herman Talmadge, and others to gain undeserved committee seats, often fighting for their causes in return. Biden seeks the praise of George Wallace before his conversion, lectures a civil rights activist about how Wallace was sometimes right and claims the southern system was good for Black people. He would later eulogize his good friend Strom Thurmond. This kind of sordid past would likely have ruined the careers of most politicians by the 2000s. Yet, here we are in 2020, and Biden has become the candidate of the Great Racial Reckoning.
1988: Biden runs one of the most disastrous major presidential campaigns in American history. He concocts fabricated histories of his upbringing and education and plagiarizes speeches from John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey. As if that weren't enough, Biden lifts an entire speech, nearly verbatim, from British Labour politician Neil Kinnock, using "phrases, gestures and lyrical Welsh syntax intact." This kind of all-encompassing deceitfulness would have sunk the political careers of lesser men.
1987-1994: Biden turns what had been civil Supreme Court confirmation hearings into smear-fests against conservative nominees. In 1986, the year before Biden became chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Antonin Scalia had been approved 98-0 by the Senate. After that comes the Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas hearings, where Biden's ignorance and incompetence during the show trials give America a glimpse of a man who has been lifted far above his abilities.
1994: While in the Senate, Biden supports virtually every expansion of the drug war and mass incarceration, co-authoring the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act -- or the "Biden Crime Law" as the presidential candidate was calling it until a few years ago. Biden gives passionate speeches on the Senate floor promising to "lock the SOBs up" and bragging that his bill did "everything but hang people for jaywalking." His work during these years is at the root of numerous grievances of the Black Live Matter movement.
2002: Biden isn't merely a face in the crowd of votes for the Iraq War. In fact, he chairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, a perch from which he directs the debate and argues in favor of the 2002 war authority. Though he doesn't know it at the time, his work in making the Iraq War possible saves his political future by launching the career of a young anti-war senator named Barack Obama.
2008: The day Biden kicks off his second campaign for the presidency, he notes that Obama is "the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." This kind of racist comment probably would have killed the prospects of higher office for most politicians -- especially one with the history of Biden. Yet, the proud son of Scranton campaigns into the Iowa caucus, coming in fifth place and winning less than 1% of the vote.
2008: After a gaffe-filled, undistinguished senatorial career, and two catastrophic presidential campaigns under his belt, Biden is saved from the political scrap heap by his one-time rival. Obama, apprehensive about being portrayed as an irredeemable leftist, scours Washington for the most nonthreatening 'yes man' he can find to fill the veep role, resurrecting Biden's career.
2016: Hillary Clinton runs for president.
2020: Biden abandons any vestiges of moderation to align himself with the modern progressive left. The only possible way voters could see him as a moderate now would be if an irascible septuagenarian red-diaper baby Trotskyite somehow became his biggest rival for the nomination. And again, the political gods smiled on him, in the form of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
2020: Biden runs not only with the full and open support of a political media that suppresses inconvenient stories about his possible corruption but also is allowed to run from his living room against Donald Trump in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic.
If there is anything we can learn from this phenomenal run of good luck for Biden, it's that there is no meritocracy in politics. So, never give up on that unearned confidence, no matter how often history proves you wrong. Never let your risible knowledge of the world or decades of blunders stop you from chasing that dream. Just keep cynically repositioning yourself. Keep saying things emphatically -- it doesn't matter what. And with a lot of luck, you, too, might become president someday.
David Harsanyi is a senior writer at National Review and the author of the book "First Freedom: A Ride Through America's Enduring History With the Gun."


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--Bob McManus: NYC Coddles the Privileged, Pain-in-Ass Anarchists Who Spit on Cops

The first thing to notice about the young , ahh , lady arrested in Manhattan Wednesday for spitting in a cop ’ s face is that she was back on the street before they had time to test the cop for rabies .
Think of that as cause and effect .
The second , as Joe Biden inches slowly toward his magic number , is that a goodly number of 2016 ’ s sore losers intend fully to become 2020 ’ s sore winners , should it come to that , so nobody reasonably can expect peace and quiet .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re hooked , it ’ s hard to give it up .
And it would be hard to find a preener more suited to the moment than the chick this newspaper ’ s genius headline writers have tagged the Phlegm Fatale — Devina Singh , 24 , of Schwenksville , Pennsylvania , who hangs at high-end swimming pools in Miami , gets busted at “ peaceful protests ” in Manhattan and smugly hurls hockers at cops .
Lady Devina also has a foul mouth ( just check out the arrest video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cops “ hit us with their bikes repeatedly … attacking people … ” ) and a fairly well-developed persecution complex .
“ We allow white people and those in power to continue to demonize and brutalize [ us ] , ” she writes on Facebook .
She is also not unique , which is a big reason why much of Manhattan was sheathed in plywood in anticipation of election night .
Manhattan is riddled with angry , paranoid advantage-takers always on the lookout to make an ugly statement , and the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is getting away with it .
So while no-cost bad behavior is understandable , the anger really isn ’ t .
Hey , if you ’ re Lady Devina and you ’ ve been arrested at least three times over the past six weeks and they keep letting you go , how bad can this town be , really ?
And there you have the real issue : the letting-you-go part .
Those “ mostly peaceful protests ” — in fact , roving , always-on-the-edge provocations that have plagued the city for months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are what the First Amendment is about .
But spitting in a cop ’ s face is an escalation that really should earn one more than a desk appearance ticket .
Until it does , expect more of it .
Maybe worse .

The first thing to notice about the young, ahh, lady arrested in Manhattan Wednesday for spitting in a cop’s face is that she was back on the street before they had time to test the cop for rabies.
Think of that as cause and effect.
The second, as Joe Biden inches slowly toward his magic number, is that a goodly number of 2016’s sore losers intend fully to become 2020’s sore winners, should it come to that, so nobody reasonably can expect peace and quiet. Preening self-righteousness is like crack; once you’re hooked, it’s hard to give it up.
And it would be hard to find a preener more suited to the moment than the chick this newspaper’s genius headline writers have tagged the Phlegm Fatale — Devina Singh, 24, of Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, who hangs at high-end swimming pools in Miami, gets busted at “peaceful protests” in Manhattan and smugly hurls hockers at cops.
Lady Devina also has a foul mouth (just check out the arrest video); trouble with the truth (the cops “hit us with their bikes repeatedly … attacking people …”) and a fairly well-developed persecution complex. “We allow white people and those in power to continue to demonize and brutalize [us],” she writes on Facebook.
She is also not unique, which is a big reason why much of Manhattan was sheathed in plywood in anticipation of election night. Manhattan is riddled with angry, paranoid advantage-takers always on the lookout to make an ugly statement, and the one thing they pretty much can count on is getting away with it.
So while no-cost bad behavior is understandable, the anger really isn’t. Hey, if you’re Lady Devina and you’ve been arrested at least three times over the past six weeks and they keep letting you go, how bad can this town be, really?
And there you have the real issue: the letting-you-go part. Those “mostly peaceful protests” — in fact, roving, always-on-the-edge provocations that have plagued the city for months — are one thing. Pain-in-the-ass people are what the First Amendment is about.
But spitting in a cop’s face is an escalation that really should earn one more than a desk appearance ticket. Until it does, expect more of it. Maybe worse.
Twitter: @rlmac2


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--J. D. Gordon: America First Will Stay Strong

Those who imagined a landslide defeat of President Trump as the prelude to crushing his Make America Great Again movement were flat wrong , despite what self-assured pollsters and journalists told us .
Bolstered by patriotic Trump campaign nationwide rallies when the polls forecast an unstoppable Blue Wave , the presidential race has come down to the wire in just a handful of states — not unlike 2016 , 2004 and 2000 .
Down ballot Republicans also greatly exceeded expectations in Congress , tracking to retain control of the Senate while picking up numerous seats in the House of Representatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
# Resistance figures who went full-on “ Banana Republic ” to oust Trump from office and sabotage the presidency signal they will keep attacking .
Some openly muse about a possible criminal prosecution while setting their sights on supporters too .
Federal and State prosecutors in New York still haven ’ t stopped investigating his taxes and the family business .
Regrettably , the centrist Democrat party of FDR and JFK is long gone .
Swayed by decades of far left , anti-American indoctrination on increasingly expensive university campuses nationwide , today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defund the police and implement socialism have led to dystopian scenes straight out of a horror movie .
Walking through a mostly deserted and boarded up downtown Washington , D.C. these days has been surreal – a milder version of fiery riots , looting and death from Portland to Kenosha , yet still heartbreaking .
At times , it seems like the pre-revolutionary period of 18th century France .
Sure doesn ’ t help that left-wing Big Tech oligarchs who have more collective wealth than half the country are ironically fanning the flames @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The anarchy of antifa , Marxist roots of Black Lives Matter and their violent clashes with right-wing groups who show up to challenge them like the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer all proved too much for Main Street as the election showed .
Despite attacks from the political left , strawman or otherwise , America First has deep roots .
Vexing problems behind its rise haven ’ t gone away : A broken immigration system , massive trade deficits , millions of jobs disappearing overseas , lopsided defense burden sharing among allies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more .
Immigration reform has made recent progress — even if stymied by Congress and activist judges .
While the wall with Mexico remains in progress , visa restrictions on seven countries with severe terrorism or security screening problems , including North Korea and Venezuela , have kept the U.S. safer .
Americans also remain concerned with the monstrous trade deficit with China , the world ’ s other leading economic power .
Considering we lost 3.7 million jobs mostly in manufacturing and technology since it joined the World Trade Organization in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On the Atlantic side , back in 2016 , just five of 28 NATO countries spent the agreed upon 2 % of GDP on defense .
By 2019 , nine did — thanks to vocal pressure from the president and America First crowd .
Meanwhile , Americans who see the country as a fundamentally good place chafe at Hollywood , the NBA , NFL and MLB which all kowtow to China and a potential 1.4 billion-person windfall audience while disrespecting the U.S .
Seems they think alienating half the country while ingratiating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ model .
Hopefully they are proven wrong .
Yet even when we acknowledge past flaws in our nation ’ s history , which country doesn ’ t have flaws , past or present ?
And what country has done more for global prosperity , security and stability than ours in defeating the threats of Nazism , Imperialism and Communism in the 20th century ?
None .
Where will people escape to for freedom and opportunity if and when the U.S. crumbles from within or becomes a left-wing authoritarian police state ?
Perhaps the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the Russiagate collusion hoax as meticulously documented by the Capital Research Center .
For several years , a powerful cartel in politics , government and media fueled a slow motion coup attempt against the duly elected president and his associates .
The manufactured scandal was full of lies , entrapment and conspiracy mongering , yet hamstrung a presidency and wrecked many innocent lives .
Not only has there been near zero accountability thus far with just one indictment of an FBI lawyer , the Washington Post and New York Times even won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Regardless of the presidential election ’ s final outcome , America First supporters must never forget all of this .
It will help it stay strong for generations .
J.D .
Gordon is a former Senior National Security & Foreign Policy Advisor to Donald Trump .
Previously , he served as a Pentagon spokesman during the George W. Bush Administration and is a retired Navy Commander .

Those who imagined a landslide defeat of President Trump as the prelude to crushing his Make America Great Again movement were flat wrong, despite what self-assured pollsters and journalists told us.
Nope, America First will stay strong.
Bolstered by patriotic Trump campaign nationwide rallies when the polls forecast an unstoppable Blue Wave, the presidential race has come down to the wire in just a handful of states — not unlike 2016, 2004 and 2000. Down ballot Republicans also greatly exceeded expectations in Congress, tracking to retain control of the Senate while picking up numerous seats in the House of Representatives.
And thank goodness for our nation.
#Resistance figures who went full-on “Banana Republic” to oust Trump from office and sabotage the presidency signal they will keep attacking. Some openly muse about a possible criminal prosecution while setting their sights on supporters too. Federal and State prosecutors in New York still haven’t stopped investigating his taxes and the family business.
Regrettably, the centrist Democrat party of FDR and JFK is long gone. Swayed by decades of far left, anti-American indoctrination on increasingly expensive university campuses nationwide, today’s progressives and their calls to defund the police and implement socialism have led to dystopian scenes straight out of a horror movie.
Walking through a mostly deserted and boarded up downtown Washington, D.C. these days has been surreal – a milder version of fiery riots, looting and death from Portland to Kenosha, yet still heartbreaking. At times, it seems like the pre-revolutionary period of 18th century France. Sure doesn’t help that left-wing Big Tech oligarchs who have more collective wealth than half the country are ironically fanning the flames of social unrest, not dampening them.
The anarchy of antifa, Marxist roots of Black Lives Matter and their violent clashes with right-wing groups who show up to challenge them like the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer all proved too much for Main Street as the election showed.
Despite attacks from the political left, strawman or otherwise, America First has deep roots. Vexing problems behind its rise haven’t gone away: A broken immigration system, massive trade deficits, millions of jobs disappearing overseas, lopsided defense burden sharing among allies, a corrosive cultural assault from within and more.
Immigration reform has made recent progress — even if stymied by Congress and activist judges. While the wall with Mexico remains in progress, visa restrictions on seven countries with severe terrorism or security screening problems, including North Korea and Venezuela, have kept the U.S. safer.
Americans also remain concerned with the monstrous trade deficit with China, the world’s other leading economic power. Considering we lost 3.7 million jobs mostly in manufacturing and technology since it joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, reversing the trend is key.
On the Atlantic side, back in 2016, just five of 28 NATO countries spent the agreed upon 2% of GDP on defense. By 2019, nine did — thanks to vocal pressure from the president and America First crowd.
Meanwhile, Americans who see the country as a fundamentally good place chafe at Hollywood, the NBA, NFL and MLB which all kowtow to China and a potential 1.4 billion-person windfall audience while disrespecting the U.S. Seems they think alienating half the country while ingratiating themselves to China is a good business model. Hopefully they are proven wrong.
Yet even when we acknowledge past flaws in our nation’s history, which country doesn’t have flaws, past or present? And what country has done more for global prosperity, security and stability than ours in defeating the threats of Nazism, Imperialism and Communism in the 20th century? None. Where will people escape to for freedom and opportunity if and when the U.S. crumbles from within or becomes a left-wing authoritarian police state?
Perhaps the greatest outrage inflicted on America First believers was the Russiagate collusion hoax as meticulously documented by the Capital Research Center. For several years, a powerful cartel in politics, government and media fueled a slow motion coup attempt against the duly elected president and his associates. The manufactured scandal was full of lies, entrapment and conspiracy mongering, yet hamstrung a presidency and wrecked many innocent lives. Not only has there been near zero accountability thus far with just one indictment of an FBI lawyer, the Washington Post and New York Times even won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for it.
Regardless of the presidential election’s final outcome, America First supporters must never forget all of this. It will help it stay strong for generations.
J.D. Gordon is a former Senior National Security & Foreign Policy Advisor to Donald Trump. Previously, he served as a Pentagon spokesman during the George W. Bush Administration and is a retired Navy Commander.


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--CNN Pundit Cries During Bizarre Ramblings

CNN 's Van Jones was seen openly weeping on air on Saturday morning while announcing the news that the network had decided to call the election in favour of Joe Biden .
This emotional state is notably different from an earlier stance Jones took on Biden as a presidential candidate .
Jones was visibly in tears as he said , `` It ’ s easier to be a parent this morning , it ’ s easier to be a dad .
It ’ s easier to tell your kids character matters , it matters .
Tell them the truth matters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And it ’ s easier for a lot of people if you ’ re Muslim in this country , you don ’ t have to worry if the president doesn ’ t want you here .
If you ’ re an immigrant , you don ’ t have to worry about your babies being snatched away or send DREAMers back for no reason .
It ’ s vindication for a lot of people who have really suffered . ''
Jones continued his monologue , `` ' I can ’ t breathe , ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A lot of people have felt they couldn ’ t breathe .
Every day you ’ re waking up and getting tweets , and you ’ re going to the store and people who have been afraid to show their racism are getting nastier and nastier to you .
And you ’ re worried about your kids , and you ’ re worried about your sister , can she just go to Walmart and get back into her car without somebody saying something to her .
And you ’ ve spent so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hold it together . ''
`` I just want my sons to look at this .
It ’ s easy to do it the cheap way , and get away with stuff .
But it comes back around .
It comes back around .
And this is a good day for this country . ''
Many mainstream media outlets have called the election on Saturday morning , despite many pending legal challenges by the Trump campaign , due to alleged voter fraud .

CNN's Van Jones was seen openly weeping on air on Saturday morning while announcing the news that the network had decided to call the election in favour of Joe Biden.
This emotional state is notably different from an earlier stance Jones took on Biden as a presidential candidate.
Jones was visibly in tears as he said, "It’s easier to be a parent this morning, it’s easier to be a dad. It’s easier to tell your kids character matters, it matters. Tell them the truth matters. Being a good person matters. And it’s easier for a lot of people if you’re Muslim in this country, you don’t have to worry if the president doesn’t want you here. If you’re an immigrant, you don’t have to worry about your babies being snatched away or send DREAMers back for no reason. It’s vindication for a lot of people who have really suffered."
Jones continued his monologue, "'I can’t breathe,' that wasn’t just George Floyd. A lot of people have felt they couldn’t breathe. Every day you’re waking up and getting tweets, and you’re going to the store and people who have been afraid to show their racism are getting nastier and nastier to you. And you’re worried about your kids, and you’re worried about your sister, can she just go to Walmart and get back into her car without somebody saying something to her. And you’ve spent so much of your life energy just trying to hold it together."
"I just want my sons to look at this. It’s easy to do it the cheap way, and get away with stuff. But it comes back around. It comes back around. And this is a good day for this country."
Many mainstream media outlets have called the election on Saturday morning, despite many pending legal challenges by the Trump campaign, due to alleged voter fraud.


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--Coronavirus Relief Talks Magically Restart After Election

WASHINGTON—Republican and Democratic lawmakers braced for a volatile lame-duck session , with another clash brewing over coronavirus aid and the outcome of the race for the White House , as well as some key Senate and House contests , still up in the air .
Each party logged victories in this week ’ s results , leaving neither side ready to make dramatic concessions in the long-running deliberations over another coronavirus relief bill .
Democrats pointed to the likely path for their presidential nominee , Joe Biden , winning the White House , while Republicans said their unexpected gains in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate seats should compel new compromises from Democrats .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R. , Ky. ) is expected by lawmakers and aides to assume a larger role in negotiations that he had largely ceded to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin .
Mr. Mnuchin failed to strike an agreement with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D. , Calif. ) during weeks of talks leading up to the election , and White House negotiators were often out of sync with Senate Republicans .
Mr. McConnell moved swiftly to plant markers this week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new Covid-19 relief deal before the end of the year .
He pointed to data released Friday showing that the jobless rate had declined to 6.9 % to highlight the logic behind the Senate Republicans ’ roughly $ 650 billion proposal , far smaller than the $ 2 trillion Mrs. Pelosi and Mr. Mnuchin had been discussing .
WEALTHY FOCUS ON ESTATE PLANNING WITH TAX CHANGES POSSIBLE “ Our economy is really moving to get back on its feet .
That I think clearly ought to affect what size of any rescue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell said Friday in Kentucky .
“ I do think we need another one , but I think it reinforces the argument that I ’ ve been making the last few months that something smaller rather than throwing another $ 3 trillion at this issue is more appropriate.
” House Democrats had initially passed a $ 3.5 trillion aid bill in May , before passing a scaled-back $ 2.2 trillion version last month to show their willingness to compromise on a smaller package as part of the negotiations with the White House .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ track to a self-sustaining recovery , Democrats have said more funding was needed to fully address the and contain the impact of the pandemic .
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow indicated that the administration was talking with Mr. McConnell about a package similar to what the Senate GOP has proposed .
“ We are not interested in , you know , $ 2 or $ 3 trillion , ” Mr. Kudlow said .
“ We think we ’ re in a very strong position .
The president and his policies have long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made clear on Friday that she wasn ’ t ready to abandon many of the priorities she had been holding out for in her negotiations with Mr. Mnuchin .
“ That isn ’ t anything we should be looking at .
It wasn ’ t the right thing to do before , ” she said of the Senate GOP bill , which Democrats had blocked .
GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE The GOP legislation includes another round of forgivable loans to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefits , establishes legal protections for businesses and health providers , adds an infusion of funding for testing and vaccines and provides new money for schools and child care .
But it doesn ’ t include a second round of direct checks for Americans or funding for state and local governments , among other provisions Democrats have sought .
Democrats also were seeking $ 600 in weekly jobless aid .
Lawmakers return to Washington after the election for a “ lame duck ” session that runs until the new Congress is sworn in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected to maintain a narrow majority in the House , while control of the Senate is expected to be decided by two runoff races in Georgia in January .
There are incentives for both parties to try to cut an agreement while Mr. Trump is still in office , whether or not he wins a second term .
Republicans will have less leverage if Mr. Biden takes power next year , while Democrats see advantages in passing a bill now as well to avoid a logjam if Mr. Biden is elected .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stimulus bill could quickly balloon next year if it gets ensnared with fights over spending bills or the debt limit , which is currently suspended through July 2021 , draining Mr. Biden ’ s political capital early on .
But lame-duck sessions are notorious for accomplishing little and lawmakers worried this year ’ s dynamics could be particularly thorny .
“ It ’ s going to be a challenge because we ’ re negotiating with McConnell and we don ’ t have a president who ’ s incentivized electorally to do anything , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Calif. ) said Friday of a Covid-19 relief bill .
“ We have to figure out now what ’ s the best we can get.
” Mrs. Pelosi faces frustration from some Democrats who had urged her to reach an agreement with White House officials before the election , when Mr. Trump was more motivated to cut a deal he believed could help boost his re-election prospects .
It wasn ’ t clear , however , how such an agreement could have passed the GOP-controlled Senate , which Mr. McConnell had signaled would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 trillion price tag .
Some Democrats said they were concerned about whether Mr. Trump would be willing to back a deal , considering he may be still challenging election results .
“ My worry is that Donald Trump is going to be in a personal and political meltdown after he realizes he ’ s lost the election , ” Sen. Chris Murphy ( D. , Conn. ) said .
“ I worry that Trump will be the obstacle in the lame duck even if McConnell wants to do something.
” Some lawmakers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is out of reach .
Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri , a member of Senate GOP leadership , said Democrats ’ losses in the House signaled that Mrs. Pelosi would have to make new concessions .
“ The vast majority of her members also think she has to give some ground here , that the liberal agenda was rejected by voters , ” he told reporters Friday .
“ We should be looking at a very practical path forward .
And it ’ s not going to be the $ 2 trillion or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be there at all , ” Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia , a centrist Democrat , said this week .
“ Providing a stimulus package is so urgently needed , but I don ’ t believe that we should shortcut the American people , ” said Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D. , Minn. ) , who lost her father and cousin to complications from the coronavirus .
“ I have been supportive of the fact that the hill she wants to die on is providing aid to local municipalities and our @ @ @

WASHINGTON—Republican and Democratic lawmakers braced for a volatile lame-duck session, with another clash brewing over coronavirus aid and the outcome of the race for the White House, as well as some key Senate and House contests, still up in the air.
Each party logged victories in this week’s results, leaving neither side ready to make dramatic concessions in the long-running deliberations over another coronavirus relief bill. Democrats pointed to the likely path for their presidential nominee, Joe Biden, winning the White House, while Republicans said their unexpected gains in the House and victories in many contested Senate seats should compel new compromises from Democrats.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) is expected by lawmakers and aides to assume a larger role in negotiations that he had largely ceded to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Mr. Mnuchin failed to strike an agreement with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) during weeks of talks leading up to the election, and White House negotiators were often out of sync with Senate Republicans.
Mr. McConnell moved swiftly to plant markers this week, urging lawmakers to reach an agreement around a new Covid-19 relief deal before the end of the year. He pointed to data released Friday showing that the jobless rate had declined to 6.9% to highlight the logic behind the Senate Republicans’ roughly $650 billion proposal, far smaller than the $2 trillion Mrs. Pelosi and Mr. Mnuchin had been discussing.
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“Our economy is really moving to get back on its feet. That I think clearly ought to affect what size of any rescue package we additionally do,” Mr. McConnell said Friday in Kentucky. “I do think we need another one, but I think it reinforces the argument that I’ve been making the last few months that something smaller rather than throwing another $3 trillion at this issue is more appropriate.”
House Democrats had initially passed a $3.5 trillion aid bill in May, before passing a scaled-back $2.2 trillion version last month to show their willingness to compromise on a smaller package as part of the negotiations with the White House. Republicans have argued the economy was on track to a self-sustaining recovery, Democrats have said more funding was needed to fully address the and contain the impact of the pandemic.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow indicated that the administration was talking with Mr. McConnell about a package similar to what the Senate GOP has proposed.
“We are not interested in, you know, $2 or $3 trillion,” Mr. Kudlow said. “We think we’re in a very strong position. The president and his policies have long coattails in this election.”
Mrs. Pelosi made clear on Friday that she wasn’t ready to abandon many of the priorities she had been holding out for in her negotiations with Mr. Mnuchin.
“That isn’t anything we should be looking at. It wasn’t the right thing to do before,” she said of the Senate GOP bill, which Democrats had blocked.
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The GOP legislation includes another round of forgivable loans to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program, offers $300 in weekly federal jobless benefits, establishes legal protections for businesses and health providers, adds an infusion of funding for testing and vaccines and provides new money for schools and child care.
But it doesn’t include a second round of direct checks for Americans or funding for state and local governments, among other provisions Democrats have sought. Democrats also were seeking $600 in weekly jobless aid.
Lawmakers return to Washington after the election for a “lame duck” session that runs until the new Congress is sworn in in early January. Democrats are currently expected to maintain a narrow majority in the House, while control of the Senate is expected to be decided by two runoff races in Georgia in January.
There are incentives for both parties to try to cut an agreement while Mr. Trump is still in office, whether or not he wins a second term. Republicans will have less leverage if Mr. Biden takes power next year, while Democrats see advantages in passing a bill now as well to avoid a logjam if Mr. Biden is elected. If left unaddressed, the debate over a stimulus bill could quickly balloon next year if it gets ensnared with fights over spending bills or the debt limit, which is currently suspended through July 2021, draining Mr. Biden’s political capital early on.
But lame-duck sessions are notorious for accomplishing little and lawmakers worried this year’s dynamics could be particularly thorny.
“It’s going to be a challenge because we’re negotiating with McConnell and we don’t have a president who’s incentivized electorally to do anything,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) said Friday of a Covid-19 relief bill. “We have to figure out now what’s the best we can get.”
Mrs. Pelosi faces frustration from some Democrats who had urged her to reach an agreement with White House officials before the election, when Mr. Trump was more motivated to cut a deal he believed could help boost his re-election prospects. It wasn’t clear, however, how such an agreement could have passed the GOP-controlled Senate, which Mr. McConnell had signaled would oppose a package with a nearly $2 trillion price tag.
Some Democrats said they were concerned about whether Mr. Trump would be willing to back a deal, considering he may be still challenging election results.
“My worry is that Donald Trump is going to be in a personal and political meltdown after he realizes he’s lost the election,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) said. “I worry that Trump will be the obstacle in the lame duck even if McConnell wants to do something.”
Some lawmakers from both parties believe a large package is out of reach.
Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, a member of Senate GOP leadership, said Democrats’ losses in the House signaled that Mrs. Pelosi would have to make new concessions.
“The vast majority of her members also think she has to give some ground here, that the liberal agenda was rejected by voters,” he told reporters Friday.
“We should be looking at a very practical path forward. And it’s not going to be the $2 trillion or more. It’s not going to be there at all,” Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a centrist Democrat, said this week.
Other Democrats urged Mrs. Pelosi to stand firm.
“Providing a stimulus package is so urgently needed, but I don’t believe that we should shortcut the American people,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), who lost her father and cousin to complications from the coronavirus. “I have been supportive of the fact that the hill she wants to die on is providing aid to local municipalities and our states.”
—Natalie Andrews contributed to this article.


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--Biden Says He Has a Mandate to Fight Climate Change and Racism

During Election Week , former Vice President Joe Biden claimed that Americans have given leaders a `` mandate for action on COVID and the economy and climate change and systemic racism . ''
Biden was slated to deliver a victory speech with running mate Sen. Kamala Harris in his hometown on Friday night if major networks called the race by 10 pm , but the Democratic ticket delivered a dud after the campaign had already set up balloons and celebratory fireworks .
A local law enforcement source in Wilmington , Del.
, told Fox News that if major networks declared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory speech would proceed outdoors by 11:30 pm in a parking lot outside the Chase Center .
Biden still took to the stage before 11 pm to address the nation .
`` We do n't have a final declaration of victory yet , but the numbers tell a clear and convincing story .
We 're gon na win this race , '' Biden asserted , noting he trailed President Donald Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania before he launched forward .
Biden emphasized how he proud he is with his performance across America .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ first Democrat to win in Arizona in 24 years .
We 're going to be the first Democrat to win George in 28 years . ''
`` We rebuilt the blue wall in the middle of the country that crumbled just four years ago , '' the candidate continued , urging voters to never forget that `` tallies are n't just numbers '' but represent men and women who `` exercise their fundamental right to have their voice heard . ''
`` What is becoming clearer each hour is that record numbers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change over more of the same , '' Biden slammed the Republican incumbent .
`` They have given us a mandate for action on COVID and the economy and climate change and systemic racism , '' Biden alleged .
`` They made it clear they want the country to come together , not continue to pull apart . ''
`` The people spoke .
More than 74 million Americans , they spoke loudly for our ticket .
Now we 're waiting for the final results , I want people to know : we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done to start the process , '' Biden cited a meeting held Thursday with Harris involving public health experts to tackle the handling of the pandemic and economic crisis .
Biden urged Americans to `` remain calm , patient , let the process work out as we count all the votes . ''
`` Democracy works .
Your vote will be counted .
I do n't care how hard people try to stop it .
I will not let it happen , '' Biden went on .
`` People will be heard .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ union and it keeps moving on . ''
Biden regurgitated his previous one-liner : `` We may be opponents , but we 're not enemies .
We 're Americans . ''
`` We have serious problems to deal with , '' Biden again pandered , naming the aforementioned issues .
`` We do n't have anymore time to waste on partisan warfare . ''
Trump accused Biden of trying to `` wrongfully claim '' the presidency as the Democratic challenger looks poised to take the White House with razor-thin leads in the final @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not wrongfully claim the office of the President .
I could make that claim also .
Legal proceedings are just now beginning !
” Trump tweeted early Friday evening after Decision Desk HQ called the race in Biden 's favour .
Trump later added : “ I had such a big lead in all of these states late into election night , only to see the leads miraculously disappear as the days went by .
Perhaps these leads will return as our legal proceedings move forward !
” In a White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political foes were attempting to “ steal ” the election , purporting that he would “ easily win ” if “ illegal votes ” were not counted .
“ This is a case where they ’ re trying to steal an election , they ’ re trying to rig an election , and we can ’ t let that happen , ” the president stated in the press conference , vowing to take his campaign 's legal battle to the Supreme Court .

During Election Week, former Vice President Joe Biden claimed that Americans have given leaders a "mandate for action on COVID and the economy and climate change and systemic racism."
Biden was slated to deliver a victory speech with running mate Sen. Kamala Harris in his hometown on Friday night if major networks called the race by 10 pm, but the Democratic ticket delivered a dud after the campaign had already set up balloons and celebratory fireworks.
A local law enforcement source in Wilmington, Del., told Fox News that if major networks declared Biden presidential-elect by 10 pm, the victory speech would proceed outdoors by 11:30 pm in a parking lot outside the Chase Center. Biden still took to the stage before 11 pm to address the nation.
"We don't have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell a clear and convincing story. We're gonna win this race," Biden asserted, noting he trailed President Donald Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania before he launched forward.
Biden emphasized how he proud he is with his performance across America. "We're going to be the first Democrat to win in Arizona in 24 years. We're going to be the first Democrat to win George in 28 years."
"We rebuilt the blue wall in the middle of the country that crumbled just four years ago," the candidate continued, urging voters to never forget that "tallies aren't just numbers" but represent men and women who "exercise their fundamental right to have their voice heard."
"What is becoming clearer each hour is that record numbers of Americans—from all races, faiths, regions—chose change over more of the same," Biden slammed the Republican incumbent.
What is becoming clearer each hour is that record numbers of Americans — from all races, faiths, regions — chose change over more of the same.
They have given us a mandate for action on COVID and the economy and climate change and systemic racism. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 7, 2020
"They have given us a mandate for action on COVID and the economy and climate change and systemic racism," Biden alleged. "They made it clear they want the country to come together, not continue to pull apart."
Biden just claimed he has a mandate on systemic racism and climate change — Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) November 7, 2020
"The people spoke. More than 74 million Americans, they spoke loudly for our ticket. Now we're waiting for the final results, I want people to know: we're not waiting to get the work done to start the process," Biden cited a meeting held Thursday with Harris involving public health experts to tackle the handling of the pandemic and economic crisis.
Biden urged Americans to "remain calm, patient, let the process work out as we count all the votes."
"Democracy works. Your vote will be counted. I don't care how hard people try to stop it. I will not let it happen," Biden went on. "People will be heard. Our journey is toward a more perfect union and it keeps moving on."
Biden regurgitated his previous one-liner: "We may be opponents, but we're not enemies. We're Americans."
"We have serious problems to deal with," Biden again pandered, naming the aforementioned issues. "We don't have anymore time to waste on partisan warfare."
Trump accused Biden of trying to "wrongfully claim" the presidency as the Democratic challenger looks poised to take the White House with razor-thin leads in the final battleground states remaining.
“Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President. I could make that claim also. Legal proceedings are just now beginning!” Trump tweeted early Friday evening after Decision Desk HQ called the race in Biden's favour.
Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President. I could make that claim also. Legal proceedings are just now beginning! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2020
Trump later added: “I had such a big lead in all of these states late into election night, only to see the leads miraculously disappear as the days went by. Perhaps these leads will return as our legal proceedings move forward!”
In a White House briefing on Thursday, Trump claimed that political foes were attempting to “steal” the election, purporting that he would “easily win” if “illegal votes” were not counted.
“This is a case where they’re trying to steal an election, they’re trying to rig an election, and we can’t let that happen,” the president stated in the press conference, vowing to take his campaign's legal battle to the Supreme Court.


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--What’s Taking So Long in North Carolina?

Counting votes can be a bit slower in North Carolina because the state allows more time , compared to other states , to count absentee and provisional ballots .
State law dictates individual counties have until Nov. 13 to report results from ballots tied to Tuesday ’ s election .
But county election boards must also stick to a strict meeting schedule that is outlined by state law .
And ballots are not counted until those meetings .
Nine county election boards met for their scheduled meetings to count absentee ballots for the first time since Election Day .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through and that we must go through under state law , ” said Karen Brinson Bell , executive director of the Tate Board of Elections in a statement released Friday afternoon .
State law requires county elections boards to schedule post-election absentee board meetings at least two weeks before Election Day , so the boards can not meet sooner to count addition ballots .
A county board can not modify the meeting schedule after the election .
And ballots will continue to be counted as they arrive at the county boards as long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Election until the Nov. 13 deadline .
Most of the state ’ s 100 county boards won ’ t count ballots until their post-election meetings next Thursday or Friday .
But nine counties that met Friday to count about 4,300 ballots could show whether absentee ballots might break for Democrats or Republicans .
In Mecklenburg County , which includes Charlotte , election officials spent Friday evening reviewing a few thousand ballots .
A small room was packed with media , elections officials and a handful of observers .
The results are then reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elections , which has posted unofficial results since the polls first closed Tuesday evening .
As of Friday morning , North Carolina reported a potential 99,000 absentee ballots that remain outstanding .
These are ballots that were sent out , but could have been mailed back , never returned , or include people who chose to discard their ballot and vote in person on Election Day .
“ The number of these ballots ultimately returned will be less than 99,000 because some voters cast their ballot in person on Election Day and others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' a spokesperson for the state Board of Elections said in a news release .
North Carolina Republicans have called on the state to move faster , as President Trump and Sen. Thom Tillis , R-N.C. , have maintained leads in their respective contests .
The campaign manager for Cal Cunningham , the Democratic opponent in the Senate race , rejected Tillis ’ claim he had won a second term .
“ The State Board of Elections is continuing to count ballots , and we plan to allow that process to be carried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their voice heard , '' said Devan Barber .

Counting votes can be a bit slower in North Carolina because the state allows more time, compared to other states, to count absentee and provisional ballots.
State law dictates individual counties have until Nov. 13 to report results from ballots tied to Tuesday’s election. But county election boards must also stick to a strict meeting schedule that is outlined by state law. And ballots are not counted until those meetings.
Nine county election boards met for their scheduled meetings to count absentee ballots for the first time since Election Day.
“This is the process we always go through and that we must go through under state law,” said Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the Tate Board of Elections in a statement released Friday afternoon.
State law requires county elections boards to schedule post-election absentee board meetings at least two weeks before Election Day, so the boards cannot meet sooner to count addition ballots. A county board cannot modify the meeting schedule after the election.
And ballots will continue to be counted as they arrive at the county boards as long as they are postmarked on or before Election until the Nov. 13 deadline.
Most of the state’s 100 county boards won’t count ballots until their post-election meetings next Thursday or Friday.
But nine counties that met Friday to count about 4,300 ballots could show whether absentee ballots might break for Democrats or Republicans.
In Mecklenburg County, which includes Charlotte, election officials spent Friday evening reviewing a few thousand ballots. A small room was packed with media, elections officials and a handful of observers. The results are then reported to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, which has posted unofficial results since the polls first closed Tuesday evening.
As of Friday morning, North Carolina reported a potential 99,000 absentee ballots that remain outstanding.
These are ballots that were sent out, but could have been mailed back, never returned, or include people who chose to discard their ballot and vote in person on Election Day.
“The number of these ballots ultimately returned will be less than 99,000 because some voters cast their ballot in person on Election Day and others likely did not vote at all," a spokesperson for the state Board of Elections said in a news release.
North Carolina Republicans have called on the state to move faster, as President Trump and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., have maintained leads in their respective contests.
The campaign manager for Cal Cunningham, the Democratic opponent in the Senate race, rejected Tillis’ claim he had won a second term.
“The State Board of Elections is continuing to count ballots, and we plan to allow that process to be carried out, so every voter can have their voice heard," said Devan Barber.


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--The U.S. Submarine Industrial Base is Positioned to Grow

Huntington Ingalls Industries is confident its businesses are well-positioned for whatever the future of the Navy is – whether it ’ s the implementation of the Pentagon ’ s Battle Force 2045 plan or something else implemented by new leadership , according to the chief executive .
HII president and CEO Mike Petters told investors on Thursday that “ we are pleased to see our portfolio of ships in the ( Battle Force 2045 ) plan and recognize that there is still much work to be done to bring any plan to fruition.
” “ We remain confident that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessary to support even the most robust shipbuilding plan , ” he added .
Asked by investors what a potential change in administration means for the company ’ s outlook , Petters said that “ national security tends to be pretty bipartisan , and the Pentagon tends to operate in a world where they ’ re looking external to the country , trying to figure out how to do security .
This Pentagon has said we need a bigger Navy to be more secure , and they ’ re working through that process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change in the leadership , in the administration , the new folks are going to be looking at the same outside world that the folks that are there now are .
And there might be changes on the edges – is it this many ships or that many ships , or anything like .
What I take away from what has been said so far is that the future Navy needs to be bigger , it needs to be faster , cheaper , and probably a bit smaller in terms of sizes of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , smaller set of platforms , with a lot more of them .
We believe that ’ s going to persist.
” Specifically , he said , the undersea domain – both manned submarines and unmanned undersea vehicles – will be at the center of future fleet growth .
On the submarine side , HII ’ s Newport News Shipbuilding ran into some struggles on the Block IV Virginia-class SSN deliveries .
Some of the delays predate the pandemic , as the supply base and the two shipyards struggled to get up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only increased the challenge , with Petters saying during the last quarterly earnings call in August that the Navy asked Newport News to prioritize repair work – on submarines and aircraft carriers – with the workers who were able to come in on any given day , meaning that the submarine construction side of the business fell further behind .
At this point , Petters said this week , workforce attendance is up compared to the spring , and while the company hasn ’ t figured out how to catch back up on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ falling further behind anymore .
“ We took a pretty big divot in attendance in April and May .
Where we ’ ve been since then is , we ’ ve been pretty steady in terms of what we can predict in terms of the number of people who are going to be there and who ’ s going to be there and how to allocate those resources .
So that ’ s working very well for us , and it ’ s really consistent with the schedules that we reset at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Petters said the company had about 200 active COVID cases in its workforce now , but due to increases in testing the company can keep fewer people in quarantine and can better predict how the virus is affecting the workforce and therefore how many welders , how many electricians , how many pipefitters they might have on any given day and how to allocate them across all the shipbuilding and ship repair activities .
After revamping the SSN construction schedule after falling so far behind in the second quarter of the year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new schedules .
The opportunity to really recover the divot that we took out , we haven ’ t quite figured out how to go and accelerate back to where we were in terms of schedule .
But we ’ re working on that .
But we ’ re definitely supporting the new schedules we have laid out.
” In the longer term , Battle Force 2045 calls for a larger attack submarine force , and Defense Secretary Mark Esper called for the Navy to quickly begin buying three SSNs a year – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News Shipbuilding and General Dynamics ’ Electric Boat , as well as thousands of suppliers across the country , to ramp up production even as they ’ re readying to start construction on the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine , the contract for which was awarded Thursday .
Petters said he was confident industry could act to grow their capacity faster than the government could actually get appropriations and contract modifications into place – though he said industry would only make moves to expand if the government was truly committed to buying more submarines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think the shipyards will have to build , maybe invest in more capacity and more workforce .
I think that we ’ re going to have to create some parallel capacity , maybe think a little bit more about buying pieces that we were doing organically before , maybe structural units or fittings or foundations or something like that .
… And then I think you really have to be focused : if you ‘ re going to get it there , you really have to get the supply chain up to speed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of shipbuilding , but in particular our nuclear enterprise , it ’ s very capable , but it ’ s also kind of thin .
So you really need to have a persistent , consistent , sustainable set of messaging to the industry that you ’ re going to sustain this rate for a significant time to create or attract the investment in technology , capital and people that the supply chain ’ s going to need to go do , ” Petters said .
“ I think there is the capacity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ain ’ t a light switch and you don ’ t turn it on overnight .
My rule of thumb though is that if you ’ re persistent on these signals from the government , the capacity in the industry can be built faster than the government can appropriate the funding to go do it .
It takes so long to get to the appropriations process , there ’ s a whole set of signals and long lead times and [ requests for proposals ] and things like that that would let the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about doing it , ” he added .
Navy acquisition chief James Geurts and Electric Boat President Kevin Graney spoke at a separate event Thursday and reiterated to reporters that the whole industry was in a position to ramp up if the Navy became serious about buying more than two Virginias a year .
Geurts said the Navy had an undersea advantage today that needed to be expanded in both capability and capacity .
“ It will take investment to enable us to move to a larger program than we have right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doable , but only if it doesn ’ t hurt the Columbia program .
“ The teams are looking at how do we do that and what are the strategic investments that we need to make now that enable us to expand the industrial capacity , should that be where the department goes ?
” he said .
“ If that ’ s what we choose to do , we set up the right program to do that , we can deliver whatever industrial capacity output we need for the nation .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will take careful program planning and some investments , just as we ’ ve expanded from one Virginia to two Virginias , and two Virginias to two Virginias and a [ Virginia Payload Module ] to two Virginias and VPM and Columbia .
So we know how to do this , I have full confidence in America ’ s ability to produce these should we do that.
” Graney said during the media call that expanding would take three things : “ we ’ ve got to make sure that the supply base @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; we ’ ve got to make sure that our facilities can accommodate the increased footprint that more modules , for example , for the Virginia program might require ; and then the last part – and I think they are kind of in that order – supply base , facilities , and then the last part is really the workforce , training up the workforce and making sure they ’ re on the floor when the modules are ready to be built.
” He added that talks with the Navy are ongoing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would take to increase submarine construction rates .
For Newport News Shipbuilding ’ s submarine business , the expansion in work might not be limited to construction .
The Navy is increasingly realizing that , regardless of what efficiencies they ’ re able to accomplish at the four public shipyards to get subs and carriers in and out of maintenance faster , there ’ s still far too much work for just those yards to accomplish .
Naval Sea Systems Command chief Vice Adm. Bill Galinis recently told USNI News that more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to private yards – Newport News and Electric Boat – in the future and that the Navy was in talks with the yards to look at what would be needed to increase workload both on the construction and repair side .
Petters said Newport News has three submarine repairs taking place now , plus tiger teams deployed to submarine homeports to help with pierside maintenance work .
He acknowledged that getting back into submarine repairs after about a decade of not doing that work has been a challenge , but he said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ portfolio going forward .
“ We ’ re working very closely with the Navy , not just on the work that we have but trying to lay out a sustainable , predictable plan for how the , not just Newport News , but how does the private sector in general support the Navy ’ s need to have more submarines at sea ?
” he said .
“ That ’ s a big part of what we ’ re talking about with the submarine repair business .
… That ’ s also a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the future force and the future of the Virginia class and that construction .
At the end of the day , I think , no matter how many submarines the nation puts to sea , we ’ re always going to wish we had more out there .
So that ’ s a good spot for us , and we ’ re working very hard in that space .
”

Huntington Ingalls Industries is confident its businesses are well-positioned for whatever the future of the Navy is – whether it’s the implementation of the Pentagon’s Battle Force 2045 plan or something else implemented by new leadership, according to the chief executive.
HII president and CEO Mike Petters told investors on Thursday that “we are pleased to see our portfolio of ships in the (Battle Force 2045) plan and recognize that there is still much work to be done to bring any plan to fruition.”
“We remain confident that we can create additional capacity that may be necessary to support even the most robust shipbuilding plan,” he added.
Asked by investors what a potential change in administration means for the company’s outlook, Petters said that “national security tends to be pretty bipartisan, and the Pentagon tends to operate in a world where they’re looking external to the country, trying to figure out how to do security. This Pentagon has said we need a bigger Navy to be more secure, and they’re working through that process right now. If you have a change in the leadership, in the administration, the new folks are going to be looking at the same outside world that the folks that are there now are. And there might be changes on the edges – is it this many ships or that many ships, or anything like. What I take away from what has been said so far is that the future Navy needs to be bigger, it needs to be faster, cheaper, and probably a bit smaller in terms of sizes of ships. So a faster, cheaper, smaller set of platforms, with a lot more of them. We believe that’s going to persist.”
Specifically, he said, the undersea domain – both manned submarines and unmanned undersea vehicles – will be at the center of future fleet growth.
On the submarine side, HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding ran into some struggles on the Block IV Virginia-class SSN deliveries. Some of the delays predate the pandemic, as the supply base and the two shipyards struggled to get up to a two-a-year construction rate. COVID-19 has only increased the challenge, with Petters saying during the last quarterly earnings call in August that the Navy asked Newport News to prioritize repair work – on submarines and aircraft carriers – with the workers who were able to come in on any given day, meaning that the submarine construction side of the business fell further behind.
At this point, Petters said this week, workforce attendance is up compared to the spring, and while the company hasn’t figured out how to catch back up on Virginia-class construction, they’re not falling further behind anymore.
“We took a pretty big divot in attendance in April and May. Where we’ve been since then is, we’ve been pretty steady in terms of what we can predict in terms of the number of people who are going to be there and who’s going to be there and how to allocate those resources. So that’s working very well for us, and it’s really consistent with the schedules that we reset at the end of Q2,” he said.
Petters said the company had about 200 active COVID cases in its workforce now, but due to increases in testing the company can keep fewer people in quarantine and can better predict how the virus is affecting the workforce and therefore how many welders, how many electricians, how many pipefitters they might have on any given day and how to allocate them across all the shipbuilding and ship repair activities.
After revamping the SSN construction schedule after falling so far behind in the second quarter of the year, “we’re tracking the new schedules. The opportunity to really recover the divot that we took out, we haven’t quite figured out how to go and accelerate back to where we were in terms of schedule. But we’re working on that. But we’re definitely supporting the new schedules we have laid out.”
In the longer term, Battle Force 2045 calls for a larger attack submarine force, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper called for the Navy to quickly begin buying three SSNs a year – which would put significant pressure on Newport News Shipbuilding and General Dynamics’ Electric Boat, as well as thousands of suppliers across the country, to ramp up production even as they’re readying to start construction on the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, the contract for which was awarded Thursday.
Petters said he was confident industry could act to grow their capacity faster than the government could actually get appropriations and contract modifications into place – though he said industry would only make moves to expand if the government was truly committed to buying more submarines over a long timeframe.
“I think the shipyards will have to build, maybe invest in more capacity and more workforce. I think that we’re going to have to create some parallel capacity, maybe think a little bit more about buying pieces that we were doing organically before, maybe structural units or fittings or foundations or something like that. … And then I think you really have to be focused: if you ‘re going to get it there, you really have to get the supply chain up to speed. Our supply chain in support of all of shipbuilding, but in particular our nuclear enterprise, it’s very capable, but it’s also kind of thin. So you really need to have a persistent, consistent, sustainable set of messaging to the industry that you’re going to sustain this rate for a significant time to create or attract the investment in technology, capital and people that the supply chain’s going to need to go do,” Petters said.
“I think there is the capacity to go do that, but it ain’t a light switch and you don’t turn it on overnight. My rule of thumb though is that if you’re persistent on these signals from the government, the capacity in the industry can be built faster than the government can appropriate the funding to go do it. It takes so long to get to the appropriations process, there’s a whole set of signals and long lead times and [requests for proposals] and things like that that would let the industry know you’re really serious about doing it,” he added.
Navy acquisition chief James Geurts and Electric Boat President Kevin Graney spoke at a separate event Thursday and reiterated to reporters that the whole industry was in a position to ramp up if the Navy became serious about buying more than two Virginias a year.
Geurts said the Navy had an undersea advantage today that needed to be expanded in both capability and capacity.
“It will take investment to enable us to move to a larger program than we have right now,” he said, which is doable, but only if it doesn’t hurt the Columbia program.
“The teams are looking at how do we do that and what are the strategic investments that we need to make now that enable us to expand the industrial capacity, should that be where the department goes?” he said.
“If that’s what we choose to do, we set up the right program to do that, we can deliver whatever industrial capacity output we need for the nation. That won’t happen overnight, it will take careful program planning and some investments, just as we’ve expanded from one Virginia to two Virginias, and two Virginias to two Virginias and a [Virginia Payload Module] to two Virginias and VPM and Columbia. So we know how to do this, I have full confidence in America’s ability to produce these should we do that.”
Graney said during the media call that expanding would take three things: “we’ve got to make sure that the supply base keeps pace as we increase the tempo; we’ve got to make sure that our facilities can accommodate the increased footprint that more modules, for example, for the Virginia program might require; and then the last part – and I think they are kind of in that order – supply base, facilities, and then the last part is really the workforce, training up the workforce and making sure they’re on the floor when the modules are ready to be built.”
He added that talks with the Navy are ongoing to ensure everyone is clear on what it would take to increase submarine construction rates.
For Newport News Shipbuilding’s submarine business, the expansion in work might not be limited to construction. The Navy is increasingly realizing that, regardless of what efficiencies they’re able to accomplish at the four public shipyards to get subs and carriers in and out of maintenance faster, there’s still far too much work for just those yards to accomplish. Naval Sea Systems Command chief Vice Adm. Bill Galinis recently told USNI News that more sub repair work would have to go to private yards – Newport News and Electric Boat – in the future and that the Navy was in talks with the yards to look at what would be needed to increase workload both on the construction and repair side.
Petters said Newport News has three submarine repairs taking place now, plus tiger teams deployed to submarine homeports to help with pierside maintenance work. He acknowledged that getting back into submarine repairs after about a decade of not doing that work has been a challenge, but he said it would be an important part of the portfolio going forward.
“We’re working very closely with the Navy, not just on the work that we have but trying to lay out a sustainable, predictable plan for how the, not just Newport News, but how does the private sector in general support the Navy’s need to have more submarines at sea?” he said.
“That’s a big part of what we’re talking about with the submarine repair business. … That’s also a big part of what’s happening with the future force and the future of the Virginia class and that construction. At the end of the day, I think, no matter how many submarines the nation puts to sea, we’re always going to wish we had more out there. So that’s a good spot for us, and we’re working very hard in that space.”


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--Tonight Show’s Head Writer Quits Because She’s “Sick of Trump Jokes”

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of Election 2020 : It Ain ’ t Over Yet !
As I write this , Decision Desk HQ is calling Pennsylvania for Biden , putting him over 270 votes in the Electoral College , which a lot of his voters think is outdated and racist but they ’ ll accept this result anyway .
Trump won ’ t go quietly , though , and his fans definitely won ’ t be slowed down by minor obstacles like math .
The 2000 election took over a month to decide , and that was before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see how long this drags out .
And how long it will feel like it ’ s dragging out .
One person who ’ s sick of waiting for Trump to go away is the new head writer of The Tonight Show .
Remember that show ?
Johnny Carson used to be the host and everybody watched it , but that was a very long time ago .
Lately the show has been struggling to keep its place in a suddenly defunct anti-Trump late-night ecosystem , and now the crew is jumping ship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind the scenes at “ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
” Head writer Rebecca Drysdale is exiting her role on the show , Variety has confirmed .
In a private Facebook message obtained by the Chicago Sun Times , Drysdale explained that it was a mutual decision , after both parties agreed she “ was not a good fit for the show… ” She also expressed relief at never having to write jokes or sketches about President Donald Trump ever again , saying that in her view , making fun of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I believe that comedy is a powerful tool .
I believe that it can handle anything , no matter how unfunny .
I don ’ t believe that making fun of this man , doing impressions of him , or making him silly , is a good use of that power .
It only adds to his , ” Drysdale wrote .
If Drysdale doesn ’ t think she ’ s a good fit for The Tonight Show , I ’ ll just have to assume she ’ s actually funny .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ win .
If he gets chummy with Trump and tousles his hair , the # Resistance throws a fit .
If he mocks and derides Trump , his own writers quit in protest .
What ’ s he supposed to do ?
I think Fallon is about as funny as a pediatric oncology ward , but it doesn ’ t seem fair .
Can you imagine Carson giving a damn who was president ?
If he ever did , he sure didn ’ t let it show .
He knew that his job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter who was in power or what was going on in the world .
Now we have stuff like this : Getting # woke is a comedy killer .
It leads to spectacles like Jimmy Kimmel going on national TV and calling everybody who disagrees with him sexist and racist .
Yes , Kimmel actually said that .
This guy .
I don ’ t think Trump voters really care to be scolded by that dude .
Here ’ s some more professional comedy from the late-night funny guys who are humorous : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bummed that their guy lost .
Never mind that they actually called Arizona for Biden before anybody else did , even with the Trump camp screaming bloody murder .
They ’ ve been less biased than the other 99 % of the media .
But fair enough , schadenfreude doesn ’ t care about facts .
What are these late-night guys gon na do without Trump ?
I predict they ’ ll just keep on making Trump jokes , because that ’ s what the audience wants .
Hell , Letterman was still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well into the Obama administration .
And maybe they ’ ll poke gentle fun at Biden ’ s increasingly obvious dementia .
You might see skits like this : And then they ’ ll count the days until they get what they really want : OUT : “ We ’ re concerned citizens and we ’ re speaking truth to power.
” IN : “ Yaaaaaaaas kween !
” You know who really wins out today ?
Alec Baldwin .
What a relief this must be for him .
Now he doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Trump impersonation !
P.S .
When wrote all that , I hadn ’ t even seen this Stephen Colbert meltdown yet .
They ’ re losing their minds .

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of Election 2020: It Ain’t Over Yet! As I write this, Decision Desk HQ is calling Pennsylvania for Biden, putting him over 270 votes in the Electoral College, which a lot of his voters think is outdated and racist but they’ll accept this result anyway. Trump won’t go quietly, though, and his fans definitely won’t be slowed down by minor obstacles like math. The 2000 election took over a month to decide, and that was before social media, so we’ll see how long this drags out. And how long it will feel like it’s dragging out.
One person who’s sick of waiting for Trump to go away is the new head writer of The Tonight Show. Remember that show? Johnny Carson used to be the host and everybody watched it, but that was a very long time ago. Lately the show has been struggling to keep its place in a suddenly defunct anti-Trump late-night ecosystem, and now the crew is jumping ship.
Will Thorne, Variety:
There has been yet another change behind the scenes at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Head writer Rebecca Drysdale is exiting her role on the show, Variety has confirmed. In a private Facebook message obtained by the Chicago Sun Times, Drysdale explained that it was a mutual decision, after both parties agreed she “was not a good fit for the show…” She also expressed relief at never having to write jokes or sketches about President Donald Trump ever again, saying that in her view, making fun of the President only serves to amplify his power… “I believe that comedy is a powerful tool. I believe that it can handle anything, no matter how unfunny. I don’t believe that making fun of this man, doing impressions of him, or making him silly, is a good use of that power. It only adds to his,” Drysdale wrote.
If Drysdale doesn’t think she’s a good fit for The Tonight Show, I’ll just have to assume she’s actually funny.
Seems like Jimmy Fallon can’t win. If he gets chummy with Trump and tousles his hair, the #Resistance throws a fit. If he mocks and derides Trump, his own writers quit in protest. What’s he supposed to do? I think Fallon is about as funny as a pediatric oncology ward, but it doesn’t seem fair.
Can you imagine Carson giving a damn who was president? If he ever did, he sure didn’t let it show. He knew that his job was to entertain his audience, no matter who was in power or what was going on in the world.
Now we have stuff like this:
Getting #woke is a comedy killer. It leads to spectacles like Jimmy Kimmel going on national TV and calling everybody who disagrees with him sexist and racist. Yes, Kimmel actually said that. This guy.
I don’t think Trump voters really care to be scolded by that dude.
Here’s some more professional comedy from the late-night funny guys who are humorous:
And here it is, your Moment of Zen pic.twitter.com/0Dwd32AAs5 — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 6, 2020
Get it? Because Fox News is bummed that their guy lost. Never mind that they actually called Arizona for Biden before anybody else did, even with the Trump camp screaming bloody murder. They’ve been less biased than the other 99% of the media. But fair enough, schadenfreude doesn’t care about facts.
What are these late-night guys gonna do without Trump? I predict they’ll just keep on making Trump jokes, because that’s what the audience wants. Hell, Letterman was still making the same old Dick Cheney jokes well into the Obama administration.
And maybe they’ll poke gentle fun at Biden’s increasingly obvious dementia. You might see skits like this:
“Mr. Biden, wake up, they just called Pennsylvania. You won!”
“Hey pal, that’s terrific news. What did I win?”
“You’re the president-elect, sir.”
“I am? I thought I was vice president.”
“You were, sir. Then you ran for president and won.”
“Well, how about that. Can we have pancakes?”
And then they’ll count the days until they get what they really want:
OUT: “We’re concerned citizens and we’re speaking truth to power.”
IN: “Yaaaaaaaas kween!”
You know who really wins out today? Alec Baldwin. What a relief this must be for him. Now he doesn’t have to pretend he can do a Trump impersonation!
P.S. When wrote all that, I hadn’t even seen this Stephen Colbert meltdown yet. They’re losing their minds.


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--Largest Pizza Hut and Wendy’s Franchise Operator to Sell Restaurants for $816 Million in Bankruptcy

The largest franchisee of Pizza Hut and Wendy ’ s is planning to sell itself out of bankruptcy to another huge franchise operator .
NPC International , which operates 1,225 Pizza Huts and 385 Wendy ’ s locations , announced on Friday that Flynn Restaurant Group has agreed to acquire the restaurants for $ 816 million .
Flynn Restaurant Group is the largest franchisee in the United States and it operates 451 Applebee ’ s restaurants , 282 Taco Bells , 137 Paneras and 369 Arby ’ s locations , according to the website .
NPC filed for Chapter 11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would close 300 underperforming Pizza Huts and even put another 163 Pizza Hut locations up for sale as part of its bankruptcy restructuring .
“ This is a significant step in our restructuring process , and we are very pleased to have reached this agreement with Flynn , which validates the strong value and long-term potential of NPC ’ s business , ” Jon Weber , the CEO and president of NPC ’ s Pizza Hut division , said in a statement .
“ As we continue to work through the sale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from other interested parties in accordance with the Court-approved bidding procedures , our restaurants across the country will remain open , ” Weber added .
The deal still has to be approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas , according to the announcement .
The Wall Street Journal reported that other companies could make competitive offers , including the Wendy ’ s Company , which has reportedly expressed opposition to the deal because of competition between Wendy ’ s and two of Flynn ’ s franchises , Panera @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are very excited about the possibility of acquiring NPC ’ s portfolio of Pizza Hut and Wendy ’ s restaurants , as well as its Shared Services division , ” Greg Flynn , Flynn Restaurant Group ’ s founder , chairman and CEO said in a statement .
“ These are great assets and iconic restaurant brands , and we are confident we can maximize the long-term value of the business as we continue to pursue our goal of being the premier franchise group in the restaurant industry.
” GET FOX BUSINESS ON @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the announcement , a court hearing to approve Flynn as the stalking horse bidder will happen on Nov. 13 .
In the meantime , NPC will “ continue to solicit bids from other interested parties for some of all of its assets , ” the announcement said .
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS A sale hearing is expected to happen on Dec. 4 .

The largest franchisee of Pizza Hut and Wendy’s is planning to sell itself out of bankruptcy to another huge franchise operator.
NPC International, which operates 1,225 Pizza Huts and 385 Wendy’s locations, announced on Friday that Flynn Restaurant Group has agreed to acquire the restaurants for $816 million.
Flynn Restaurant Group is the largest franchisee in the United States and it operates 451 Applebee’s restaurants, 282 Taco Bells, 137 Paneras and 369 Arby’s locations, according to the website.
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NPC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July and has said it would close 300 underperforming Pizza Huts and even put another 163 Pizza Hut locations up for sale as part of its bankruptcy restructuring.
“This is a significant step in our restructuring process, and we are very pleased to have reached this agreement with Flynn, which validates the strong value and long-term potential of NPC’s business,” Jon Weber, the CEO and president of NPC’s Pizza Hut division, said in a statement.
“As we continue to work through the sale process and solicit bids for our assets from other interested parties in accordance with the Court-approved bidding procedures, our restaurants across the country will remain open,” Weber added.
PABST BUYS SHUTTERED CALIFORNIA BREWERY FROM MOLSON-COORS
The deal still has to be approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, according to the announcement.
The Wall Street Journal reported that other companies could make competitive offers, including the Wendy’s Company, which has reportedly expressed opposition to the deal because of competition between Wendy’s and two of Flynn’s franchises, Panera and Arby’s.
PANERA TESTS WINE, BEER, HARD SELTZER AT SELECT LOCATIONS
“We are very excited about the possibility of acquiring NPC’s portfolio of Pizza Hut and Wendy’s restaurants, as well as its Shared Services division,” Greg Flynn, Flynn Restaurant Group’s founder, chairman and CEO said in a statement. “These are great assets and iconic restaurant brands, and we are confident we can maximize the long-term value of the business as we continue to pursue our goal of being the premier franchise group in the restaurant industry.”
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According to the announcement, a court hearing to approve Flynn as the stalking horse bidder will happen on Nov. 13.
In the meantime, NPC will “continue to solicit bids from other interested parties for some of all of its assets,” the announcement said.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS
A sale hearing is expected to happen on Dec. 4.


bonginoreport--2020-11-07--Keith Olbermann Sends Out Tweet Calling For Tucker Carlson’s Arrest

Only one day after calling for the arrest and removal of President Trump , former ESPN talker Keith Olbermann is now calling for the arrest of Fox News host Tucker Carlson .
Olbermann took to Twitter to rail at Carlson ’ s discussions about the 2020 election results .
The former ESPN anchor jumped to Twitter to accuse Carlson of calling for Trump voters to engage in violence after he assumed that Carlson noted that it is the right side of the political aisle that owns most of the guns in the nation .
Olbermann reacted to someone else ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is now telling his audience that Trump ’ s supporters own 6–70 % of the guns and they could take to the streets blood ‘ would flow . '
” To that , Olbermann said , “ Again , this is an overt and unmistakable call for widespread violence and requires the arrest of Tucker Carlson.
” Olbermann later tried to delete the tweet so that no one could see it .
The truth is , though , that Tucker Carlson did not call for Trump voters to engage in political violence with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even hint at such a scenario .
The segment liberals misconstrued did feature someone saying that Trump voters own “ 60 to 70 percent of the guns ” and that there could be blood in the streets , but it was not Carlson who said it .
It was a Democrat operative named Lawrence Wilkerson .
Here is what the Democrat operative said in August on Bill Maher ’ s NBO show : “ If Trump calls his base to the streets with their guns — his base owns something like 60 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million guns in America .
If they answer that call and come to the streets with guns , then we probably are going to have a need for the military .
And then all bets are off as to how much blood might flow .
”

Only one day after calling for the arrest and removal of President Trump, former ESPN talker Keith Olbermann is now calling for the arrest of Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Olbermann took to Twitter to rail at Carlson’s discussions about the 2020 election results.
The former ESPN anchor jumped to Twitter to accuse Carlson of calling for Trump voters to engage in violence after he assumed that Carlson noted that it is the right side of the political aisle that owns most of the guns in the nation.
Olbermann reacted to someone else’s tweet that claimed, “Tucker is now telling his audience that Trump’s supporters own 6–70% of the guns and they could take to the streets blood ‘would flow.'”
To that, Olbermann said, “Again, this is an overt and unmistakable call for widespread violence and requires the arrest of Tucker Carlson.”
Keith Olbermann tried to delete his tweet calling for the arrest of Fox News host Tucker Carlson… pic.twitter.com/hQznGWNXBC — WTHuston (@WTHuston) November 6, 2020
Olbermann later tried to delete the tweet so that no one could see it.
The truth is, though, that Tucker Carlson did not call for Trump voters to engage in political violence with their guns. He also did not even hint at such a scenario. The segment liberals misconstrued did feature someone saying that Trump voters own “60 to 70 percent of the guns” and that there could be blood in the streets, but it was not Carlson who said it. It was a Democrat operative named Lawrence Wilkerson.
Here is what the Democrat operative said in August on Bill Maher’s NBO show:
“If Trump calls his base to the streets with their guns — his base owns something like 60 to 70% of the 300, 400 million guns in America. If they answer that call and come to the streets with guns, then we probably are going to have a need for the military. And then all bets are off as to how much blood might flow.”
Fmr COS Lawrence Wilkerson on Tucker Carlson: “If Trump calls his base to the streets with their guns, his base owns something like 60-70% of 300-400 Million guns in America… If they answer that call… all bets are off as to how much blood might flow.”pic.twitter.com/Ju5Bo5NxmU — Psychonaut (@WakingLifeDream) November 6, 2020
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bonginoreport--2020-11-07--Liberals Lash Out at Andrew Yang as He Tells Democrats They Have Lost Touch With Working Class

Andrew Yang tells Democrats they have lost touch with the working class ; liberals lash out at him on social @

Former presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang scolded the Democratic Party on CNN on Thursday, telling them that they had lost touch with the working class, and liberals responded by excoriating him on social media.
Yang made the comments on CNN Thursday evening while discussing the results of the election and the disappointing losses to Democrats in Congress.
He explained that when he was a candidate he would tell working-class Americans that he was running as a Democrat and that they they would often flinch as if he'd said something negative.
"There's something deeply wrong when working-class Americans have that response to a major party that theoretically is supposed to be fighting for them, so you have to ask yourself what has the Democratic Party been standing for in their minds?" Yang said.
"And in their minds the Democratic Party unfortunately, has taken on this role of the coastal urban elites who are more concerned about policing various cultural issues than improving their way of life, that has been declining for years." he explained. "And so if you're in that situation, this to me is a fundamental problem for the Democratic Party because if they don't figure this out, then this polarization and division will get worse not better."
"Is that real or messaging or both?" asked CNN host Don Lemon.
"It's real, I mean [Democratic Rep.] Debbie [Dingle of Michigan] just said they lost a plant that had 1,500 workers, and so if you're a laid-off worker from that plant and you look up and say 'what is the Democratic Party doing for me,' its unclear!" Yang responded.
"And we can talk about a unifying message from Joe Biden, he's a naturally very unifying figure," he continued. "But then there's the reality on the ground where their way of life has been disintegrating for years and if we don't address that then you're going to see a continued acceleration towards the institutional mistrust that animated the Trump vote and will continue to do so."
'Your white supremacy is showing'
While Yang's criticism of the Democratic Party has been echoed by many pundits and political activists, some liberals on social media lashed out at him in anger against the constructive criticism.
"SHUT THE F*** UP ANDREW YANG THE WORKING CLASS IS WOMEN AND LATINOS AND BLACK PEOPLE AND QUEER PEOPLE WE ARE THE WORKING CLASS F*** YOU," said feminist atheist writer Marcie Bianco in a tweet.
"If you say 'working class' your white supremacy is showing THE END," she added in a second tweet before she made her account private.
"Andrew Yang is a clown and a buffoon who is here using antisemitic and homophobic tropes because (and this is true) he is also an a**hole," tweeted liberal commentator Noah Berlatsky.
"Hey @AndrewYang ... you're from New York. You were a corporate lawyer then a dot-com profiteer. You /are/ the coastal urban elite," tweeted journalist David Perry.
"Why doesn't Andrew Yang take some of his gigantic pile of money an do something useful with it instead of lecturing people about needing the votes of racist s**theads because of our garbage electoral system?" tweeted chemist Tim Dreier.
Here are the full comments from Yang on CNN: