bonginoreport--2020-10-10--PBS Documentary Gives Misleading Account of Trump Coronavirus Response

President Trump rarely receives fair media coverage regarding his and his administration ’ s coronavirus response .
The latest example is the new PBS Frontline documentary titled , “ America ’ s Medical Supply Crisis , ” which investigated the global medical supply chain and how the United States responded to acquiring critical life-saving medical equipment .
The news report unfairly spotlights medical companies like Philips that worked day and night to produce ventilators during a critical time .
The coronavirus has continued to spark anxiety and uncertainty in U.S. households , but no time was as uncertain as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we didn ’ t know how serious the disease was and had very few resources to treat it .
Americans were unsure how to properly protect themselves and their families from a new pathogen that doctors , nurses , scientists , and other medical professionals didn ’ t know how to effectively combat .
Our local and federal governments needed to put measures in place to secure the only supplies we knew were essential at the time , such as PPE and ventilators .
On a federal level , President Trump and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by partnering with the private sector to produce lifesaving supplies .
Health technology companies , including Philips , stopped production of other products for their clients to solely focus on manufacturing top-of-the-line ventilators that intensive care units requested and desperately needed .
The collective efforts of the private sector with President Trump ’ s administration made it so that every American who needed a ventilator got a ventilator .
When it comes to helping those affected by the coronavirus , there is no action too great .
It ’ s unfortunate the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are trying to undermine the hard work of those who heeded the call of the federal government to help combat the coronavirus .
The claims of bad-faith negotiations between the Trump Administration and medical technology companies are blatantly false .
These two parties worked together at the onset of the pandemic to protect , not harm the American people .
The so-called evidence of malfeasance stems from the ventilators ’ increased price per unit in the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) contracts .
But the price of ventilators resulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in production amid a pandemic and an increase in the price of goods and parts along the supply chain .
When the United States shut down for a month to slow the spread of coronavirus , it disrupted the standard operating supply-chain to produce life-saving devices .
Shipping costs and frequent cargo shipping delays also played an important factor in pricing .
It ’ s safe to say that most Americans experienced an increased lag time in deliveries and had trouble acquiring some of the essentials they needed .
The media report also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Philips agreed to with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) , which is a part of HHS .
The federal government contracts with thousands of private companies and no two contacts are identical .
They are negotiated under differing circumstances to achieve various outcomes .
Comparing one company 's price-point from over five years ago to their price-point this year is inappropriate and misleading .
President Trump prides himself on being an excellent businessman and an even better negotiator .
It ’ s expected the media reports surrounding our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and try to knock his character , but what ’ s worse is pushing false stories about companies that stepped up to help Americans impacted by the virus .
Todd Johnson is a North Carolina State Senator who also serves as a member of the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges .

President Trump rarely receives fair media coverage regarding his and his administration’s coronavirus response. The latest example is the new PBS Frontline documentary titled, “America’s Medical Supply Crisis,” which investigated the global medical supply chain and how the United States responded to acquiring critical life-saving medical equipment. The news report unfairly spotlights medical companies like Philips that worked day and night to produce ventilators during a critical time.
The coronavirus has continued to spark anxiety and uncertainty in U.S. households, but no time was as uncertain as the first few months of the pandemic when we didn’t know how serious the disease was and had very few resources to treat it. Americans were unsure how to properly protect themselves and their families from a new pathogen that doctors, nurses, scientists, and other medical professionals didn’t know how to effectively combat. Our local and federal governments needed to put measures in place to secure the only supplies we knew were essential at the time, such as PPE and ventilators.
On a federal level, President Trump and his administration officials got to work right away by partnering with the private sector to produce lifesaving supplies. Health technology companies, including Philips, stopped production of other products for their clients to solely focus on manufacturing top-of-the-line ventilators that intensive care units requested and desperately needed. The collective efforts of the private sector with President Trump’s administration made it so that every American who needed a ventilator got a ventilator. When it comes to helping those affected by the coronavirus, there is no action too great.
It’s unfortunate the media and a select few Democrats in Congress are trying to undermine the hard work of those who heeded the call of the federal government to help combat the coronavirus. The claims of bad-faith negotiations between the Trump Administration and medical technology companies are blatantly false. These two parties worked together at the onset of the pandemic to protect, not harm the American people.
The so-called evidence of malfeasance stems from the ventilators’ increased price per unit in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) contracts. But the price of ventilators resulted from unique circumstances, including an increase in production amid a pandemic and an increase in the price of goods and parts along the supply chain. When the United States shut down for a month to slow the spread of coronavirus, it disrupted the standard operating supply-chain to produce life-saving devices. Shipping costs and frequent cargo shipping delays also played an important factor in pricing. It’s safe to say that most Americans experienced an increased lag time in deliveries and had trouble acquiring some of the essentials they needed.
The media report also references a research and development contract that Philips agreed to with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which is a part of HHS. The federal government contracts with thousands of private companies and no two contacts are identical. They are negotiated under differing circumstances to achieve various outcomes. Comparing one company's price-point from over five years ago to their price-point this year is inappropriate and misleading.
President Trump prides himself on being an excellent businessman and an even better negotiator. It’s expected the media reports surrounding our president’s coronavirus response are unfair and try to knock his character, but what’s worse is pushing false stories about companies that stepped up to help Americans impacted by the virus.
Todd Johnson is a North Carolina State Senator who also serves as a member of the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges.


bonginoreport--2020-10-12--Man Accused of Murdering Trump Supporter in Denver Was Not a Security Guard

The man who was reported to be a private security guard who shot and killed Trump supporter at a Denver `` Patriot Rally '' has been revealed by CBS Denver affiliate to not have been a security guard after all .
Matthew Dolloff , who was identified by 9News as a security guard who had been contracted by them for the rally , was reported by the City of Denver to not have been licensed for that work .
CBS4 ’ s Andrea Flores learned from the the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses that Dolloff was not licensed as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Escudero spoke on behalf of the department , saying that `` If he was operating as a security guard , he was in violation of the law .
Security guards are prohibited from carrying or using a firearm without getting an armed firearm endorsement for their license .
All security guards in Denver are required to get a federal background check before they receive their license . ''
In Colorado , Escudero explained , Denver is only one of three cities where security guards must obtain a license prior to practicing their trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for security guards , and training is mandated .
Doloff is being held on first degree murder charges , and it was declared by the judge in that case that he is being held without bond .
The Saturday shooting saw a conservative demonstrator , who had been attending a pro-Trump rally , fatally shot by Matthew Doloff .
The Trump supporter sprayed Doloff with mace , who returned with gunfire .
Doloff was initially reported by the Denver Post to be part of Antifa or BLM , but Denver police later claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guard with no affiliation with Antifa . ''
The Post Millennial reported earlier on Sunday that Doloff was an anti-Trump left-wing activist .

The man who was reported to be a private security guard who shot and killed Trump supporter at a Denver "Patriot Rally" has been revealed by CBS Denver affiliate to not have been a security guard after all.
Matthew Dolloff, who was identified by 9News as a security guard who had been contracted by them for the rally, was reported by the City of Denver to not have been licensed for that work.
CBS4’s Andrea Flores learned from the the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses that Dolloff was not licensed as a security guard in Denver.
NEW: Denver Dept of Excise and Licenses confirms “there is no record for an active licensed security guard now or ever for an individual named Matthew Doloff or Dolloff. If he was operating as a security guard, he was in violation of the law”. More tonight on @CBSDenver at 10p pic.twitter.com/mFAYXZ1er5 — Andrea Flores (@AndreaFloresTV) October 11, 2020
Eric Escudero spoke on behalf of the department, saying that "If he was operating as a security guard, he was in violation of the law. Security guards are prohibited from carrying or using a firearm without getting an armed firearm endorsement for their license. All security guards in Denver are required to get a federal background check before they receive their license."
In Colorado, Escudero explained, Denver is only one of three cities where security guards must obtain a license prior to practicing their trade. The state also requires a license for security guards, and training is mandated.
Doloff is being held on first degree murder charges, and it was declared by the judge in that case that he is being held without bond.
The Saturday shooting saw a conservative demonstrator, who had been attending a pro-Trump rally, fatally shot by Matthew Doloff. The Trump supporter sprayed Doloff with mace, who returned with gunfire.
Doloff was initially reported by the Denver Post to be part of Antifa or BLM, but Denver police later claimed that Doloff was a "private security guard with no affiliation with Antifa."
The Post Millennial reported earlier on Sunday that Doloff was an anti-Trump left-wing activist.


bonginoreport--2020-10-11--Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Process to Kick Off Monday

Judge Amy Coney Barrett will praise her mentor , the late Justice Antonin Scalia , and emphasize her belief that it is not the job of the Supreme Court to create policy in the text of her opening statement obtained by Fox News .
`` Courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law , which is critical to a free society , '' Barrett 's opening statement reads .
`` But courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life .
The policy decisions and value judgments of government must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by and accountable to the People . ''
AMY CONEY BARRETT TO FACE TOUGH QUESTIONING FROM DEMS OVER ABORTION Barrett will also talk about how philosophies about not only the law but family and purpose were shaped by Scalia .
`` Justice Scalia taught me more than just law , '' her statement reads .
`` He was devoted to his family , resolute in his beliefs , and fearless of criticism .
And as I embarked on my own legal career , I resolved to maintain that same perspective .
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the practice of law as all-consuming , while losing sight of everything else .
But that makes for a shallow and unfulfilling life . ''
Barrett , a mother of seven , will thank her husband Jesse Barrett and joke about being `` used to being in a group of nine . ''
She will also praise the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , whose seat she may take .
`` When I was 21 years old and just beginning my career , Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat in this seat , '' Barrett @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the Committee , 'What has become of me could only happen in America . '
I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg ’ s seat , but no one will ever take her place .
I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led . ''
COONS SAYS THAT CONFIRMING BARRETT 'CONSTITUTES COURT-PACKING , ' SASSE RESPONDS THAT 'S 'OBVIOUSLY ' INCORRECT Barrett 's confirmation process will begin on Monday , when she will deliver her opening statement .
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amy Coney Barrett will be confirmed no later than Oct. 27 , which is the Tuesday before the presidential election .
You can read the full text of Barrett 's opening statement below : Chairman Graham , Ranking Member Feinstein , and Members of the Committee : I am honored and humbled to appear before you as a nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court .
I thank the President for entrusting me with this profound responsibility , as well as for the graciousness that he and the First Lady have shown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thank Senator Young for introducing me , as he did at my hearing to serve on the Seventh Circuit .
I thank Senator Braun for his generous support .
And I am especially grateful to former Dean Patty O ’ Hara of Notre Dame Law School .
She hired me as a professor nearly 20 years ago and has been a mentor , colleague , and friend ever since .
I thank the Members of this Committee—and your other colleagues in the Senate—who have taken the time to meet with me since my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to meet you .
As I said when I was nominated to serve as a Justice , I am used to being in a group of nine—my family .
Nothing is more important to me , and I am so proud to have them behind me .
My husband Jesse and I have been married for 21 years .
He has been a selfless and wonderful partner at every step along the way .
I once asked my sister , “ Why do people say marriage is hard ?
I think it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maybe you should ask Jesse if he agrees.
” I decided not to take her advice .
I know that I am far luckier in love than I deserve .
Jesse and I are parents to seven wonderful children .
Emma is a sophomore in college who just might follow her parents into a career in the law .
Vivian came to us from Haiti .
When she arrived , she was so weak that we were told she might never walk or talk normally .
She now deadlifts as much as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I assure you that she has no trouble talking .
Tess is 16 , and while she shares her parents ’ love for the liberal arts , she also has a math gene that seems to have skipped her parents ’ generation .
John Peter joined us shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti , and Jesse , who brought him home , still describes the shock on JP ’ s face when he got off the plane in wintertime Chicago .
Once that shock wore off , JP assumed the happy-go-lucky attitude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liam is smart , strong , and kind , and to our delight , he still loves watching movies with Mom and Dad .
Ten-year-old Juliet is already pursuing her goal of becoming an author by writing multiple essays and short stories , including one she recently submitted for publication .
And our youngest—Benjamin , who has Down Syndrome—is the unanimous favorite of the family .
My own siblings are here , some in the hearing room and some nearby .
Carrie , Megan , Eileen , Amanda , Vivian , and Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ve seen each other through both the happy and hard parts of life , and I am so grateful that they are with me now .
My parents , Mike and Linda Coney , are watching from their New Orleans home .
My father was a lawyer and my mother was a teacher , which explains how I ended up as a law professor .
More important , my parents modeled for me and my six siblings a life of service , principle , faith , and love .
I remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a boy in my class .
To boost my confidence , Dad sang , “ Anything boys can do , girls can do better.
” At least as I remember it , I spelled my way to victory .
I received similar encouragement from the devoted teachers at St. Mary ’ s Dominican , my all-girls high school in New Orleans .
When I went to college , it never occurred to me that anyone would consider girls to be less capable than boys .
My freshman year , I took a literature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When I did my first presentation—on Breakfast at Tiffany ’ s—I feared I had failed .
But my professor filled me with confidence , became a mentor , and—when I graduated with a degree in English—gave me Truman Capote ’ s collected works .
Although I considered graduate studies in English , I decided my passion for words was better suited to deciphering statutes than novels .
I was fortunate to have wonderful legal mentors—in particular , the judges for whom I clerked .
The legendary Judge Laurence Silberman of the D.C .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law and continues to teach me today .
He was by my side during my Seventh Circuit hearing and investiture , and he is cheering me on from his living room now .
I also clerked for Justice Scalia , and like many law students , I felt like I knew the justice before I ever met him , because I had read so many of his colorful , accessible opinions .
More than the style of his writing , though , it was the content of Justice Scalia ’ s reasoning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was straightforward : A judge must apply the law as written , not as the judge wishes it were .
Sometimes that approach meant reaching results that he did not like .
But as he put it in one of his best known opinions , that is what it means to say we have a government of laws , not of men .
WHERE DOES JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT STAND ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT ?
Justice Scalia taught me more than just law .
He was devoted to his family , resolute in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And as I embarked on my own legal career , I resolved to maintain that same perspective .
There is a tendency in our profession to treat the practice of law as all-consuming , while losing sight of everything else .
But that makes for a shallow and unfulfilling life .
I worked hard as a lawyer and a professor ; I owed that to my clients , my students , and myself .
But I never let the law define my identity or crowd out the rest of my life .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of courts .
Courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law , which is critical to a free society .
But courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life .
The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the People .
The public should not expect courts to do so , and courts should not try .
That is the approach I have strived to follow as a judge on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I have carefully considered the arguments presented by the parties , discussed the issues with my colleagues on the court , and done my utmost to reach the result required by the law , whatever my own preferences might be .
I try to remain mindful that , while my court decides thousands of cases a year , each case is the most important one to the parties involved .
After all , cases are not like statutes , which are often named for their authors .
Cases are named for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the real world , often through their liberty or livelihood .
When I write an opinion resolving a case , I read every word from the perspective of the losing party .
I ask myself how would I view the decision if one of my children was the party I was ruling against : Even though I would not like the result , would I understand that the decision was fairly reasoned and grounded in the law ?
That is the standard I set for myself in every case , and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long as I am a judge on any court .
When the President offered this nomination , I was deeply honored .
But it was not a position I had sought out , and I thought carefully before accepting .
The confirmation process—and the work of serving on the Court if I am confirmed—requires sacrifices , particularly from my family .
I chose to accept the nomination because I believe deeply in the rule of law and the place of the Supreme Court in our Nation .
I believe Americans of all backgrounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our Constitution and laws as they are written .
And I believe I can serve my country by playing that role .
I come before this Committee with humility about the responsibility I have been asked to undertake , and with appreciation for those who came before me .
I was nine years old when Sandra Day O ’ Connor became the first woman to sit in this seat .
She was a model of grace and dignity throughout her distinguished tenure on the Court .
When I was 21 years old and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ginsburg sat in this seat .
She told the Committee , “ What has become of me could only happen in America.
” I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg ’ s seat , but no one will ever take her place .
I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led .
If confirmed , it would be the honor of a lifetime to serve alongside the Chief Justice and seven Associate Justices .
I admire them all and would consider each a valued colleague @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new perspectives to the bench .
As the President noted when he announced my nomination , I would be the first mother of school-age children to serve on the Court .
I would be the first Justice to join the Court from the Seventh Circuit in 45 years .
And I would be the only sitting Justice who didn ’ t attend law school at Harvard or Yale .
I am confident that Notre Dame will hold its own , and maybe I could even teach them a thing or two about football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chairman , I would like to thank the many Americans from all walks of life who have reached out with messages of support over the course of my nomination .
I believe in the power of prayer , and it has been uplifting to hear that so many people are praying for me .
I look forward to answering the Committee ’ s questions over the coming days .
And if I am fortunate enough to be confirmed , I pledge to faithfully and impartially discharge my duties to the American people as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Thank you .
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News ' David Spunt and Tyler Olson contributed to this report .

Judge Amy Coney Barrett will praise her mentor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and emphasize her belief that it is not the job of the Supreme Court to create policy in the text of her opening statement obtained by Fox News.
"Courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law, which is critical to a free society," Barrett's opening statement reads. "But courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the People."
AMY CONEY BARRETT TO FACE TOUGH QUESTIONING FROM DEMS OVER ABORTION
Barrett will also talk about how philosophies about not only the law but family and purpose were shaped by Scalia.
"Justice Scalia taught me more than just law," her statement reads. "He was devoted to his family, resolute in his beliefs, and fearless of criticism. And as I embarked on my own legal career, I resolved to maintain that same perspective. There is a tendency in our profession to treat the practice of law as all-consuming, while losing sight of everything else. But that makes for a shallow and unfulfilling life."
Barrett, a mother of seven, will thank her husband Jesse Barrett and joke about being "used to being in a group of nine." She will also praise the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose seat she may take.
"When I was 21 years old and just beginning my career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat in this seat," Barrett's opening remarks say. "She told the Committee, 'What has become of me could only happen in America.' I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat, but no one will ever take her place. I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led."
COONS SAYS THAT CONFIRMING BARRETT 'CONSTITUTES COURT-PACKING,' SASSE RESPONDS THAT'S 'OBVIOUSLY' INCORRECT
Barrett's confirmation process will begin on Monday, when she will deliver her opening statement.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham predicted on Sunday that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will be confirmed no later than Oct. 27, which is the Tuesday before the presidential election.
You can read the full text of Barrett's opening statement below:
Opening Statement at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
Monday, October 12, 2020
Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Members of the Committee: I am honored and humbled to appear before you as a nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
I thank the President for entrusting me with this profound responsibility, as well as for the graciousness that he and the First Lady have shown my family throughout this process.
I thank Senator Young for introducing me, as he did at my hearing to serve on the Seventh Circuit. I thank Senator Braun for his generous support. And I am especially grateful to former Dean Patty O’Hara of Notre Dame Law School. She hired me as a professor nearly 20 years ago and has been a mentor, colleague, and friend ever since.
I thank the Members of this Committee—and your other colleagues in the Senate—who have taken the time to meet with me since my nomination. It has been a privilege to meet you.
As I said when I was nominated to serve as a Justice, I am used to being in a group of nine—my family. Nothing is more important to me, and I am so proud to have them behind me.
My husband Jesse and I have been married for 21 years. He has been a selfless and wonderful partner at every step along the way. I once asked my sister, “Why do people say marriage is hard? I think it’s easy.” She said, “Maybe you should ask Jesse if he agrees.” I decided not to take her advice. I know that I am far luckier in love than I deserve.
Jesse and I are parents to seven wonderful children. Emma is a sophomore in college who just might follow her parents into a career in the law. Vivian came to us from Haiti. When she arrived, she was so weak that we were told she might never walk or talk normally. She now deadlifts as much as the male athletes at our gym, and I assure you that she has no trouble talking. Tess is 16, and while she shares her parents’ love for the liberal arts, she also has a math gene that seems to have skipped her parents’ generation. John Peter joined us shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, and Jesse, who brought him home, still describes the shock on JP’s face when he got off the plane in wintertime Chicago. Once that shock wore off, JP assumed the happy-go-lucky attitude that is still his signature trait. Liam is smart, strong, and kind, and to our delight, he still loves watching movies with Mom and Dad. Ten-year-old Juliet is already pursuing her goal of becoming an author by writing multiple essays and short stories, including one she recently submitted for publication. And our youngest—Benjamin, who has Down Syndrome—is the unanimous favorite of the family.
My own siblings are here, some in the hearing room and some nearby. Carrie, Megan, Eileen, Amanda, Vivian, and Michael are my oldest and dearest friends. We’ve seen each other through both the happy and hard parts of life, and I am so grateful that they are with me now.
My parents, Mike and Linda Coney, are watching from their New Orleans home. My father was a lawyer and my mother was a teacher, which explains how I ended up as a law professor. More important, my parents modeled for me and my six siblings a life of service, principle, faith, and love. I remember preparing for a grade-school spelling bee against a boy in my class. To boost my confidence, Dad sang, “Anything boys can do, girls can do better.” At least as I remember it, I spelled my way to victory.
I received similar encouragement from the devoted teachers at St. Mary’s Dominican, my all-girls high school in New Orleans. When I went to college, it never occurred to me that anyone would consider girls to be less capable than boys.
My freshman year, I took a literature class filled with upperclassmen English majors. When I did my first presentation—on Breakfast at Tiffany’s—I feared I had failed. But my professor filled me with confidence, became a mentor, and—when I graduated with a degree in English—gave me Truman Capote’s collected works.
Although I considered graduate studies in English, I decided my passion for words was better suited to deciphering statutes than novels. I was fortunate to have wonderful legal mentors—in particular, the judges for whom I clerked. The legendary Judge Laurence Silberman of the D.C. Circuit gave me my first job in the law and continues to teach me today. He was by my side during my Seventh Circuit hearing and investiture, and he is cheering me on from his living room now. I also clerked for Justice Scalia, and like many law students, I felt like I knew the justice before I ever met him, because I had read so many of his colorful, accessible opinions. More than the style of his writing, though, it was the content of Justice Scalia’s reasoning that shaped me. His judicial philosophy was straightforward: A judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were. Sometimes that approach meant reaching results that he did not like. But as he put it in one of his best known opinions, that is what it means to say we have a government of laws, not of men.
WHERE DOES JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT STAND ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT?
Justice Scalia taught me more than just law. He was devoted to his family, resolute in his beliefs, and fearless of criticism. And as I embarked on my own legal career, I resolved to maintain that same perspective. There is a tendency in our profession to treat the practice of law as all-consuming, while losing sight of everything else. But that makes for a shallow and unfulfilling life. I worked hard as a lawyer and a professor; I owed that to my clients, my students, and myself. But I never let the law define my identity or crowd out the rest of my life. A similar principle applies to the role of courts. Courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law, which is critical to a free society. But courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life. The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the People. The public should not expect courts to do so, and courts should not try.
That is the approach I have strived to follow as a judge on the Seventh Circuit.
In every case, I have carefully considered the arguments presented by the parties, discussed the issues with my colleagues on the court, and done my utmost to reach the result required by the law, whatever my own preferences might be. I try to remain mindful that, while my court decides thousands of cases a year, each case is the most important one to the parties involved. After all, cases are not like statutes, which are often named for their authors. Cases are named for the parties who stand to gain or lose in the real world, often through their liberty or livelihood.
When I write an opinion resolving a case, I read every word from the perspective of the losing party. I ask myself how would I view the decision if one of my children was the party I was ruling against: Even though I would not like the result, would I understand that the decision was fairly reasoned and grounded in the law? That is the standard I set for myself in every case, and it is the standard I will follow as long as I am a judge on any court.
When the President offered this nomination, I was deeply honored. But it was not a position I had sought out, and I thought carefully before accepting. The confirmation process—and the work of serving on the Court if I am confirmed—requires sacrifices, particularly from my family. I chose to accept the nomination because I believe deeply in the rule of law and the place of the Supreme Court in our Nation. I believe Americans of all backgrounds deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written. And I believe I can serve my country by playing that role.
JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT: 5 THINGS TO KNOW
I come before this Committee with humility about the responsibility I have been asked to undertake, and with appreciation for those who came before me. I was nine years old when Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to sit in this seat. She was a model of grace and dignity throughout her distinguished tenure on the Court. When I was 21 years old and just beginning my career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat in this seat. She told the Committee, “What has become of me could only happen in America.” I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat, but no one will ever take her place. I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led.
If confirmed, it would be the honor of a lifetime to serve alongside the Chief Justice and seven Associate Justices. I admire them all and would consider each a valued colleague. And I might bring a few new perspectives to the bench. As the President noted when he announced my nomination, I would be the first mother of school-age children to serve on the Court. I would be the first Justice to join the Court from the Seventh Circuit in 45 years. And I would be the only sitting Justice who didn’t attend law school at Harvard or Yale. I am confident that Notre Dame will hold its own, and maybe I could even teach them a thing or two about football.
As a final note, Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the many Americans from all walks of life who have reached out with messages of support over the course of my nomination. I believe in the power of prayer, and it has been uplifting to hear that so many people are praying for me. I look forward to answering the Committee’s questions over the coming days. And if I am fortunate enough to be confirmed, I pledge to faithfully and impartially discharge my duties to the American people as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Thank you.
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Fox News' David Spunt and Tyler Olson contributed to this report.


bonginoreport--2020-10-11--Trump: “Radical Left” Democrats Behind the Push for Biden to Pack the Supreme Court

President Trump said Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has “ zero chance ” of resisting fellow Democrats who want to “ pack ” the Supreme Court and said that would “ permanently destroy ” America ’ s highest court .
Trump said Democrats have not learned the lesson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt , who sought to pack the court in the 1930s in an attempt to get new ones who would support his New Deal plan .
“ FDR ’ s own party told him you can not PACK the United States Supreme Court , it would permanently destroy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter .
“ But now the Radical Left Democrats are pushing Biden to do this .
He has zero chance against them !
” In 1937 , Roosevelt tried to add justices to the court .
“ Largely seen as a political ploy to change the court for favorable rulings on New Deal legislation , the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 , commonly referred to as the ‘ court-packing plan , ’ was Roosevelt ’ s attempt to appoint up to six additional justices to the Supreme Court for every justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who had served 10 years or more , ” History.com reported .
FDR ’ s plan would have added one justice to the court for each justice over the age of 70 .
Justices and top Democratic lawmakers opposed FDR ’ s proposal and Congress never held a formal vote on the issue .
The U.S. Constitution set up America ’ s high court but did not establish how many justices should serve , leaving that up to Congress .
The Judiciary Act of 1789 put the number at six ; that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to nine in 1837 .
The number rose to 10 in 1863 , then dropped back down to seven in 1866 .
In 1869 , Congress raised the number of justices to nine , where it has stood ever since .
After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last month , Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett , whose confirmation hearing process for is scheduled to begin on Monday .
Democrats , including Biden , have declared that replacing Ginsberg should wait until after the Nov. 3 presidential election , citing Republicans who made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sought to replace Justice Antonin Scalia during an election year .
Biden has repeatedly refused to answer whether he would pack the court , saying that doing so would overtake the news cycle and make the story about him , not Trump .
On Thursday , Biden said , “ you ’ ll know my position on court-packing the day after the election.
” He went further on Friday , asserting that voters don ’ t deserve to know if he would attempt to pack the court if he wins in November , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter asked him whether he backs court-packing , to which Biden said : “ This is the number one thing that I ’ ve been asked about from viewers in the past couple of days.
” “ No , they don ’ t… I ’ m not gon na ’ play his game , he ’ d love me to talk about , and I ’ ve already said something on court-packing , he ’ d love that to be the discussion instead of what he ’ s doing now , ” Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America ’ s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news , opinion , and entertainment .
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President Trump said Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has “zero chance” of resisting fellow Democrats who want to “pack” the Supreme Court and said that would “permanently destroy” America’s highest court.
Trump said Democrats have not learned the lesson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who sought to pack the court in the 1930s in an attempt to get new ones who would support his New Deal plan.
“FDR’s own party told him you cannot PACK the United States Supreme Court, it would permanently destroy the Court,” Trump wrote Saturday on Twitter. “But now the Radical Left Democrats are pushing Biden to do this. He has zero chance against them!”
In 1937, Roosevelt tried to add justices to the court. “Largely seen as a political ploy to change the court for favorable rulings on New Deal legislation, the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937, commonly referred to as the ‘court-packing plan,’ was Roosevelt’s attempt to appoint up to six additional justices to the Supreme Court for every justice older than 70 years, 6 months, who had served 10 years or more,” History.com reported.
FDR’s plan would have added one justice to the court for each justice over the age of 70. Justices and top Democratic lawmakers opposed FDR’s proposal and Congress never held a formal vote on the issue.
The U.S. Constitution set up America’s high court but did not establish how many justices should serve, leaving that up to Congress. The Judiciary Act of 1789 put the number at six; that number rose to seven in 1807 and to nine in 1837. The number rose to 10 in 1863, then dropped back down to seven in 1866. In 1869, Congress raised the number of justices to nine, where it has stood ever since.
After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last month, Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett, whose confirmation hearing process for is scheduled to begin on Monday. Democrats, including Biden, have declared that replacing Ginsberg should wait until after the Nov. 3 presidential election, citing Republicans who made the same demand when then-president Barack Obama sought to replace Justice Antonin Scalia during an election year.
Biden has repeatedly refused to answer whether he would pack the court, saying that doing so would overtake the news cycle and make the story about him, not Trump. On Thursday, Biden said, “you’ll know my position on court-packing the day after the election.”
He went further on Friday, asserting that voters don’t deserve to know if he would attempt to pack the court if he wins in November, and Barrett is confirmed.
a KTNV reporter asked him whether he backs court-packing, to which Biden said: “This is the number one thing that I’ve been asked about from viewers in the past couple of days.”
“Well, sir don’t the voters deserve to know…?” reporter Ross DiMattei asked.
“No, they don’t… I’m not gonna’ play his game, he’d love me to talk about, and I’ve already said something on court-packing, he’d love that to be the discussion instead of what he’s doing now,” Biden said.
Related: Democrats Prep Bill To Limit SCOTUS Justice Tenure


bonginoreport--2020-10-11--Fifteen Reasons Not to Elect Joe Biden

Fifteen Reasons Not to Elect Joe Biden

Given that Joe Biden generates no enthusiasm , makes frequent gaffes , and simply doesn ’ t have the energy for a full schedule of campaigning , it was smart for him to spend much of this year hunkering down .
It was also smart for him to hide much of what he intends to do .
After all , it ’ s not as if the mainstream media is going to demand to know what the next President of the United States intends to do if he ’ s elected .
Still , you deserve to get a rough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look like and so , here it is .
Be forewarned , it is not pretty .
1 ) Joe Biden is 77 years old , seems to have difficulty working a full day , and has rather famously and significantly deteriorated mentally .
He very obviously is physically and mentally incapable of handling a job as demanding as the presidency .
2 ) Joe Biden has been in politics since 1972 .
Do you think someone who has been in office that long without accomplishing much is going to sweep in and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Biden has promised to halt all construction on a border wall , cancel the bilateral agreement with Mexico that stops many illegals from making it here , end deportations for anyone other than felons , and push through a massive amnesty for illegal aliens .
4 ) Joe Biden plans to ban the sale of new AR-15s and then demand that owners of AR-15s sell them to the government or sign up on a gun registry .
5 ) Biden has publicly said he no longer supports the Hyde Rule , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion .
Put another way , he intends to use your tax dollars to kill babies .
6 ) Biden has noted that he is open to locking the country down again over Coronavirus .
7 ) Biden has said numerous times that he intends to ban fracking .
8 ) Biden is extremely liberal .
His career ACU rating is 12.67 % , meaning he only agreed with conservatives 12.67 % of the time .
9 ) Joe Biden , who has a reputation for putting his hands all over women , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his former aide , Tara Reade .
10 ) Biden publicly admitted that he had advised Obama not to go through with the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden .
11 ) Electing Joe Biden after months of rioting by liberals in liberal cities will send a message that Americans are okay with that kind of behavior .
12 ) Both Biden and his VP , Kamala Harris , refuse to say whether they will attempt to add more justices to the Supreme Court .
Of course , this means that is exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if it will destabilize the country .
13 ) Joe Biden has signaled that he ’ s open to getting rid of the legislative filibuster in the Senate , which is extremely dangerous and has the potential to destabilize our Republic .
14 ) Kamala Harris was arguably the single most liberal member of the Senate and Joe Biden , who seems too feeble to finish his term , made her his vice-presidential running mate .
15 ) Barack Obama and Joe Biden presided over the slowest post-war economic recovery in American history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shepherding the economy after the economic damage caused by Corona and the lockdowns ?
And that ’ s just to name fifteen examples – I think a couple thousand more could be added…

Given that Joe Biden generates no enthusiasm, makes frequent gaffes, and simply doesn’t have the energy for a full schedule of campaigning, it was smart for him to spend much of this year hunkering down. It was also smart for him to hide much of what he intends to do. After all, it’s not as if the mainstream media is going to demand to know what the next President of the United States intends to do if he’s elected. Still, you deserve to get a rough idea of what a Biden presidency would look like and so, here it is. Be forewarned, it is not pretty.
1) Joe Biden is 77 years old, seems to have difficulty working a full day, and has rather famously and significantly deteriorated mentally. He very obviously is physically and mentally incapable of handling a job as demanding as the presidency.
2) Joe Biden has been in politics since 1972. Do you think someone who has been in office that long without accomplishing much is going to sweep in and change everything for the better?
3) Biden has promised to halt all construction on a border wall, cancel the bilateral agreement with Mexico that stops many illegals from making it here, end deportations for anyone other than felons, and push through a massive amnesty for illegal aliens.
4) Joe Biden plans to ban the sale of new AR-15s and then demand that owners of AR-15s sell them to the government or sign up on a gun registry.
5) Biden has publicly said he no longer supports the Hyde Rule, which prevents federal money from being used for abortion. Put another way, he intends to use your tax dollars to kill babies.
6) Biden has noted that he is open to locking the country down again over Coronavirus.
7) Biden has said numerous times that he intends to ban fracking.
8) Biden is extremely liberal. His career ACU rating is 12.67%, meaning he only agreed with conservatives 12.67% of the time.
9) Joe Biden, who has a reputation for putting his hands all over women, was credibly accused of sexual assault by his former aide, Tara Reade.
10) Biden publicly admitted that he had advised Obama not to go through with the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.
11) Electing Joe Biden after months of rioting by liberals in liberal cities will send a message that Americans are okay with that kind of behavior.
12) Both Biden and his VP, Kamala Harris, refuse to say whether they will attempt to add more justices to the Supreme Court. Of course, this means that is exactly what they intend to do, even if it will destabilize the country.
13) Joe Biden has signaled that he’s open to getting rid of the legislative filibuster in the Senate, which is extremely dangerous and has the potential to destabilize our Republic.
14) Kamala Harris was arguably the single most liberal member of the Senate and Joe Biden, who seems too feeble to finish his term, made her his vice-presidential running mate.
15) Barack Obama and Joe Biden presided over the slowest post-war economic recovery in American history. Is that the guy you want shepherding the economy after the economic damage caused by Corona and the lockdowns?
And that’s just to name fifteen examples – I think a couple thousand more could be added…


bonginoreport--2020-10-11--New Jersey Governor Seeks to Extend State’s Coronavirus Crisis Moratorium on Utilities

Whether the recent COVID-19 surge is part of a larger trend is still unknown .
So much attention has been @ @ @ @ @ of the economic havoc wreaked by this virus — like job loss and mortgage or @ @ @ @ @ of the other vital needs of residents have flown under the radar .
Like keeping @ @ @ @ @ hot water .
There ’ s news of possible relief ahead as Senior Correspondent Brenda @ @ @

Whether the recent COVID-19 surge is part of a larger trend is still unknown. So much attention has been paid to the larger pieces of the economic havoc wreaked by this virus — like job loss and mortgage or rent assistance — that some of the other vital needs of residents have flown under the radar. Like keeping the lights on or the hot water. There’s news of possible relief ahead as Senior Correspondent Brenda Flanagan reports.


bonginoreport--2020-10-11--Liberal Argument for Court Packing Too Absurd Even For CNN

CNN 's Jake Tapper shredded Biden Campaign Manager Kate Bedingfield for the former vice president and his team running with the idea filling a Supreme Court vacancy during an election year is unconstitutional .
According to Bedingfield , the Republican-controlled Senate should n't move forward with confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett because `` people are voting . ''
`` He said what [ the GOP ] is doing is not Constitutional .
How is it not constitutional what they 're doing ? ''
Tapper asked .
`` His point is that the people have the opportunity to weigh in on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Bedingfield explained .
`` And we are now in the midst of the election .
Millions of people have already cast their votes .
And you see that the vast majority of people say they want the person who wins the election on November 3rd to nominate the justice . ''
`` That 's a poll .
That 's not the Constitution , '' Tapper clapped back .
`` By trying – that is their constitutional – there is a process of constitutional advise and consent .
The American people get to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by voting for senators , '' she explained .
`` We are now 23 days from the election – '' '' Right , but it 's not unconstitutional , '' the CNN host added .
`` Again , millions of votes – they 're being , voters are being denied their constitutional right to have a say in this process – `` Bedingfield attempted to explain .
`` They 're trying to ram through a nominee who , by the way , is going to change the makeup of the court .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ again , poll after poll shows that most Americans vehemently disagree with it , '' she said .
`` Again , Kate , that 's a poll , '' Tapper said .
`` That is not what the word 'constitutional ' means .
Constitutional does n't mean I like it or I do n't like it .
It means it 's according to the U.S. Constitution .
There 's nothing unconstitutional about what the U.S. Senate is doing . ''
As President Trump has repeatedly said , he was elected to a four-year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he is either re-inaugurated or Biden is sworn in ( depending on the election outcome ) .
His duties do n't stop once people start voting .
His still has the power and authority to nominate justices for the highest court in the land .
Biden 's campaign is running with this talking point because they do n't like that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is very , very likely going to be replaced by an originalist , someone who reads the Constitution as it was intended , not interpret it based on their @ @ @ @

CNN's Jake Tapper shredded Biden Deputy Campaign Manager Kate Bedingfield for the former vice president and his team running with the idea filling a Supreme Court vacancy during an election year is unconstitutional. According to Bedingfield, the Republican-controlled Senate shouldn't move forward with confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett because "people are voting."
"He said what [the GOP] is doing is not Constitutional. How is it not constitutional what they're doing?" Tapper asked.
"His point is that the people have the opportunity to weigh in on this constitutional process through their vote," Bedingfield explained. "And we are now in the midst of the election. Millions of people have already cast their votes. And you see that the vast majority of people say they want the person who wins the election on November 3rd to nominate the justice."
"That's a poll. That's not the Constitution," Tapper clapped back.
"By trying – that is their constitutional – there is a process of constitutional advise and consent. The American people get to have their say by voting for president, by voting for senators," she explained. "We are now 23 days from the election –"
"Right, but it's not unconstitutional," the CNN host added.
"Again, millions of votes – they're being, voters are being denied their constitutional right to have a say in this process – " Bedingfield attempted to explain.
"They elected the Senate!" Tapper quipped back.
"They're trying to ram through a nominee who, by the way, is going to change the makeup of the court. And we see, time and time again, poll after poll shows that most Americans vehemently disagree with it," she said.
"Again, Kate, that's a poll," Tapper said. "That is not what the word 'constitutional' means. Constitutional doesn't mean I like it or I don't like it. It means it's according to the U.S. Constitution. There's nothing unconstitutional about what the U.S. Senate is doing."
BRUTAL. Tapper takes Biden's deputy campaign manager to task on Biden's accusation that filling a judicial vacancy is 'unconstitutional'
"That's not what the word constitutional means. [It] doesn’t mean I like it or don’t like it. It means it’s according to the US Constitution." pic.twitter.com/8mYgmo9sit — Abigail Marone ???? (@abigailmarone) October 11, 2020
As President Trump has repeatedly said, he was elected to a four-year term. That term ends Jan. 20th when he is either re-inaugurated or Biden is sworn in (depending on the election outcome). His duties don't stop once people start voting. His still has the power and authority to nominate justices for the highest court in the land.
Biden's campaign is running with this talking point because they don't like that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is very, very likely going to be replaced by an originalist, someone who reads the Constitution as it was intended, not interpret it based on their own political leanings.
To follow the Supreme Court Hearing LIVE, head over to Townhall's Live Blog


bonginoreport--2020-10-11--Jennifer Rubin’s Descent Into Total Insanity Continues Uninterrupted

Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin is terrified .
Actually , strike that .
Rubin is now into utter , full-blown hysteria .
`` Do we even need the Republican Party ?
” she wails .
Then Fox News headlines her next bout with hysteria .
“ Trump 's medical team , led by White House physician Dr. Sean Conley , reaffirmed the president 's optimism , with Conley noting Trump 's condition had improved from when he was admitted Friday , while adding he `` may not entirely be out of the woods yet.
” Rubin responded with a tirade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` menace to everyone around you , '' and the doctors in charge of his recovery .
`` Any MD who publicly endorses this insanity needs to lose his/her license .
Period , '' Rubin declared in one of several tweets , another writing , `` Congress might want to defund Walter Reed .
It is a public health hazard . ''
All of which is to say , Jennifer Rubin has whipped her agitation into a frenzied panic — sheer hysteria .
( Readers will remember that Rubin finally , belatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ label from her bio in 2018 . )
Fox reported her feverish hysterics about the GOP this way : “ In the column -- headlined `` Do we even need the Republican Party ? ''
— Rubin made the case that President Trump has sealed the GOP 's fate after `` years of racism and xenophobia '' as a minority dependent on `` White grievance and cultural resentment.
” `` The unpleasant truth for those expected to say 'there are fine people ' in both parties is that , aside from a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ R-Utah ) , there really are not fine people running the Republican Party , '' she wrote .
`` They have sold their souls to Trump and either passively or actively bought into white supremacy and religious authoritarianism .
They waged war on the Constitution and objective reality .
There is nothing redeeming in any of that — or in the right-wing media machine encompassing the deluded true believers and money-hungry charlatans willing to throw red meat to an audience they suppose consists of uneducated bigots . ''
Got that ?
The party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vernon Robinson , Deneen Borelli , Diamond and Silk , Paris Dennard and many , many more prominent African - Americans is the party of “ white supremacy.
” Right .
Recall Dr. Ben Carson ’ s wisdom of white liberals , which would seem to clearly apply to Rubin .
To use Dr. Carson ’ s analogy , Jennifer Rubin , as with many white liberals , views herself as the mistress of the liberal plantation - clueless that she is presenting herself as exactly the champion of the white supremacy she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-claimed racial superiority views aside , what is striking is her virus-induced hysteria .
Defund Walter Reed because it treated and released the President ?
Shut down the military ’ s premiere medical center that provides “ care and services to more than 1 million beneficiaries every year ” ?
Great idea .
Let ’ s punish the men and women of the American military because Rubin hates the commander-in-chief .
This is no longer responsible commentary .
On top of her race-card playing this is sheer hysterical nuttiness .
Rubin exemplifies a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Wall Street Journal ’ s Holman Jenkins on the flat-out lies from The Washington Post in its coverage of the Trump July 3rd speech at Mt .
Rushmore .
Jenkins column was titled : “ Every American , regardless of how he or she feels about Donald Trump , should read his July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore and then the Washington Post account of the speech by Robert Costa and Philip Rucker .
The Post account begins : “ President Trump ’ s unyielding push to preserve Confederate symbols and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his harsh denunciation of the racial justice movement Friday night at Mount Rushmore .
.
.
” Except that Mr. Trump made no reference to the Confederacy or any of its symbols .
His only reference to the Civil War was to Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery as a fulfillment of the American Revolution .
Sen. Tammy Duckworth , as many commentators on the right noted , also lied when she said Mr. Trump “ spent all his time talking about dead traitors.
” He mentioned not a single leader or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m guessing means that Trump-defending pundits aren ’ t the only ones troubled by the Rubicon we ’ ve crossed when mainstream press outlets and a U.S. senator flagrantly lie about the content of a presidential address .
Seemingly effortlessly , though , he has incited people and institutions that do have something to lose to wreck their own reputations : The FBI , CNN , our universities , etc .
Tens of millions of voters who plan to vote against Mr. Trump in the fall hardly need Post lies to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But millions of others will vote for Mr. Trump , or consider voting for him , exactly because the Washington Post lies about him .
Their wavering support at this point in his ill-starred presidency is sustained only by the deranged dishonesty of his opponents .
So here we are : America faces the virus , the protests , a new and dangerous tension with China , and the most tumultuous election in recent memory .
And it does so without thought leadership worth the name , with only intellectual and emotional chaos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizations.
” What Rubin fails to understand - and she is hardly alone in this in the “ mainstream ” leftist press - is that sheer , frenzied hysteria over the virus , on top of the systemic racism that is a hallmark of the adherents of the plantation mentality that gave birth to a Democratic Party with repeated on-the- record support for slavery , segregation , lynching , the Klan and now identity politics - the son of segregation - will exactly give political fuel to , as Jenkins says , those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , exactly because The Washington Post lies about him.
” In short ?
Rubin exemplifies exactly what is wrong with the American Left .
They need the race card to win elections , and their media figures are so emotionally fragile in this pandemic that the virus has whipped them into an emotional frenzied panic that signals nothing more than a public emotional breakdown .
Which is simultaneously as pathetic as it is disgraceful .

Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin is terrified. Actually, strike that. Rubin is now into utter, full-blown hysteria.
"Do we even need the Republican Party?” she wails.
Then Fox News headlines her next bout with hysteria.
Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin calls to 'defund' Walter Reed after Trump announces White House return 'Any MD who publicly endorses this insanity needs to lose his/her license. Period,' Rubin declared
The story reported:
“Trump's medical team, led by White House physician Dr. Sean Conley, reaffirmed the president's optimism, with Conley noting Trump's condition had improved from when he was admitted Friday, while adding he "may not entirely be out of the woods yet.” Rubin responded with a tirade blasting the president, who she called a "menace to everyone around you," and the doctors in charge of his recovery. "Any MD who publicly endorses this insanity needs to lose his/her license. Period," Rubin declared in one of several tweets, another writing, "Congress might want to defund Walter Reed. It is a public health hazard."
All of which is to say, Jennifer Rubin has whipped her agitation into a frenzied panic — sheer hysteria. (Readers will remember that Rubin finally, belatedly removed the wildly inaccurate “conservative” label from her bio in 2018.)
Fox reported her feverish hysterics about the GOP this way:
“In the column -- headlined "Do we even need the Republican Party?" — Rubin made the case that President Trump has sealed the GOP's fate after "years of racism and xenophobia" as a minority dependent on "White grievance and cultural resentment.” "The unpleasant truth for those expected to say 'there are fine people' in both parties is that, aside from a few stray governors and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), there really are not fine people running the Republican Party," she wrote. "They have sold their souls to Trump and either passively or actively bought into white supremacy and religious authoritarianism. They waged war on the Constitution and objective reality. There is nothing redeeming in any of that — or in the right-wing media machine encompassing the deluded true believers and money-hungry charlatans willing to throw red meat to an audience they suppose consists of uneducated bigots."
Got that? The party of Ben Carson, Herschel Walker, Vernon Robinson, Deneen Borelli, Diamond and Silk, Paris Dennard and many, many more prominent African - Americans is the party of “white supremacy.” Right.
Recall Dr. Ben Carson’s wisdom of white liberals, which would seem to clearly apply to Rubin.
“Well, they’re the most racist people there are. You know, they put you in a little category, a little box — you have to think this way. How could you dare come off the plantation?”
To use Dr. Carson’s analogy, Jennifer Rubin, as with many white liberals, views herself as the mistress of the liberal plantation - clueless that she is presenting herself as exactly the champion of the white supremacy she thinks she is denouncing.
But her pro-claimed racial superiority views aside, what is striking is her virus-induced hysteria. Defund Walter Reed because it treated and released the President? Shut down the military’s premiere medical center that provides “care and services to more than 1 million beneficiaries every year”?
Great idea. Let’s punish the men and women of the American military because Rubin hates the commander-in-chief.
This is no longer responsible commentary. On top of her race-card playing this is sheer hysterical nuttiness. Rubin exemplifies a point made in a July column by The Wall Street Journal’s Holman Jenkins on the flat-out lies from The Washington Post in its coverage of the Trump July 3rd speech at Mt. Rushmore. Jenkins column was titled:
The Press on Mount Rushmore When Donald Trump is gone and forgotten, the media’s lies won’t be so easy to forget.
Jenkins wrote - bold print supplied:
“Every American, regardless of how he or she feels about Donald Trump, should read his July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore and then the Washington Post account of the speech by Robert Costa and Philip Rucker. The Post account begins: “President Trump’s unyielding push to preserve Confederate symbols and the legacy of white domination, crystallized by his harsh denunciation of the racial justice movement Friday night at Mount Rushmore . . .” Except that Mr. Trump made no reference to the Confederacy or any of its symbols. His only reference to the Civil War was to Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery as a fulfillment of the American Revolution. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, as many commentators on the right noted, also lied when she said Mr. Trump “spent all his time talking about dead traitors.” He mentioned not a single leader or champion of the Confederacy. …Which I’m guessing means that Trump-defending pundits aren’t the only ones troubled by the Rubicon we’ve crossed when mainstream press outlets and a U.S. senator flagrantly lie about the content of a presidential address. Seemingly effortlessly, though, he has incited people and institutions that do have something to lose to wreck their own reputations: The FBI, CNN, our universities, etc. Tens of millions of voters who plan to vote against Mr. Trump in the fall hardly need Post lies to give them more reason to do so. But millions of others will vote for Mr. Trump, or consider voting for him, exactly because the Washington Post lies about him. Their wavering support at this point in his ill-starred presidency is sustained only by the deranged dishonesty of his opponents. So here we are: America faces the virus, the protests, a new and dangerous tension with China, and the most tumultuous election in recent memory. And it does so without thought leadership worth the name, with only intellectual and emotional chaos, from some of our once-credible news organizations.”
Exactly.
What Rubin fails to understand - and she is hardly alone in this in the “mainstream” leftist press - is that sheer, frenzied hysteria over the virus, on top of the systemic racism that is a hallmark of the adherents of the plantation mentality that gave birth to a Democratic Party with repeated on-the- record support for slavery, segregation, lynching, the Klan and now identity politics - the son of segregation - will exactly give political fuel to, as Jenkins says, those who are considering “voting for him, exactly because The Washington Post lies about him.”
In short? Rubin exemplifies exactly what is wrong with the American Left. They need the race card to win elections, and their media figures are so emotionally fragile in this pandemic that the virus has whipped them into an emotional frenzied panic that signals nothing more than a public emotional breakdown.
Which is simultaneously as pathetic as it is disgraceful.


bonginoreport--2020-10-11--UK Study Testing if BCG Vaccine Widely Used for Tuberculosis Is Effective Against Coronavirus

LONDON ( Reuters ) - The widely used BCG tuberculosis vaccine will be tested on frontline care workers in Britain for its effectiveness against COVID-19 , researchers running the UK arm of a global trial said .
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin ( BCG ) vaccine , used to protect against tuberculosis , induces a broad innate immune-system response and has been shown to protect against infection or severe illness with other respiratory pathogens .
“ BCG has been shown to boost immunity in a generalised way , which may offer some protection against COVID-19 , ” Professor John Campbell , of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We are seeking to establish whether the BCG vaccine could help protect people who are at risk of COVID-19 .
If it does , we could save lives by administering or topping up this readily available and cost-effective vaccination.
” The UK study is part of an existing Australian-led trial , which launched in April and also has arms in the Netherlands , Spain and Brazil .
The BCG vaccine is also being tested as a protection against COVID-19 in South Africa .
The British trial is recruiting volunteers ahead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be tough as the country grapples with a second wave of infections .
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated that restrictions to curb the pandemic could be in place until spring .
The trial ’ s UK arm , which is being run from Exeter , southwest England , is seeking to recruit 1,000 people who work in care homes and community healthcare nearby .
Globally , more than 10,000 healthcare staff will be recruited .

FILE PHOTO: Social distancing signs are seen marked on the street outside The Royal Opera House, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain July 6, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - The widely used BCG tuberculosis vaccine will be tested on frontline care workers in Britain for its effectiveness against COVID-19, researchers running the UK arm of a global trial said.
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, used to protect against tuberculosis, induces a broad innate immune-system response and has been shown to protect against infection or severe illness with other respiratory pathogens.
“BCG has been shown to boost immunity in a generalised way, which may offer some protection against COVID-19,” Professor John Campbell, of the University of Exeter Medical School, said.
“We are seeking to establish whether the BCG vaccine could help protect people who are at risk of COVID-19. If it does, we could save lives by administering or topping up this readily available and cost-effective vaccination.”
The UK study is part of an existing Australian-led trial, which launched in April and also has arms in the Netherlands, Spain and Brazil. The BCG vaccine is also being tested as a protection against COVID-19 in South Africa.
The British trial is recruiting volunteers ahead of winter months that officials have warned may be tough as the country grapples with a second wave of infections.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated that restrictions to curb the pandemic could be in place until spring.
The trial’s UK arm, which is being run from Exeter, southwest England, is seeking to recruit 1,000 people who work in care homes and community healthcare nearby.
Globally, more than 10,000 healthcare staff will be recruited.


bonginoreport--2020-10-11--British PM Boris Johnson Set to Announce New Coronavirus Rules This Week

LONDON ( Reuters ) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to tackle a growing coronavirus crisis on Monday , moving to work more closely with local leaders from England ’ s worst affected areas .
Northern England has been particularly hard hit by a new surge in coronavirus cases that has forced local lockdowns as students returned to schools and universities across Britain .
The mayor of Liverpool , Steve Rotherham , said on Sunday that the government wanted to put his city and surrounding area in the category subject to the toughest restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apply there had not yet been agreed .
Sky News reported this could mean shutting bars , gyms , casinos and bookmakers .
Rotherham said any announcement would need to include funds for businesses that were shut .
With Johnson reluctant to repeat a national lockdown that would further hurt a struggling economy , the government is trying to contain both a surge in cases and growing anger in hard hit areas .
England ’ s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam described Britain as being at a “ tipping point ” , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more deaths and that the country should act now .
Robert Jenrick , Britain ’ s housing minister , declined to detail the new measures but said they would focus on local areas .
“ In addition to the basic simple rules that apply to the whole country , we are designing a framework for those places for where the virus is very strong , ” Jenrick told Sky News .
After weeks in which tests were often unavailable across much of the country , Jenrick said local leaders would be more involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be more guidance on travel .
The government is expected to introduce a tier system to try to simplify the rules and the messaging , which opposition parties and some in the governing Conservative Party say has been too confusing and might have contributed to rising cases .
But with many in northern England having already lived with tightened restrictions for weeks , the government might have to do more to quell growing anger over any new measures .
Local leaders have complained for months that they were being left out of decision-making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategy .
Some said there was still disagreement on the best way forward .
“ We ’ ve certainly not agreed with them .
I think there is probably a large gulf at the moment between us and the government , ” Richard Leese , the leader of Manchester City Council , told Times Radio .
The opposition Labour party also urged the government to offer more financial support if businesses were told to close , and said it would work on an alternative package to one announced by finance minister Rishi Sunak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want ... is the government to come forward with a package of financial support that enables people to comply with the health restrictions , ” Lisa Nandy , Labour ’ s foreign policy chief , told the BBC ’ s Andrew Marr show .

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to tackle a growing coronavirus crisis on Monday, moving to work more closely with local leaders from England’s worst affected areas.
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Northern England has been particularly hard hit by a new surge in coronavirus cases that has forced local lockdowns as students returned to schools and universities across Britain.
The mayor of Liverpool, Steve Rotherham, said on Sunday that the government wanted to put his city and surrounding area in the category subject to the toughest restrictions, adding that the measures that would apply there had not yet been agreed.
Sky News reported this could mean shutting bars, gyms, casinos and bookmakers. Rotherham said any announcement would need to include funds for businesses that were shut.
With Johnson reluctant to repeat a national lockdown that would further hurt a struggling economy, the government is trying to contain both a surge in cases and growing anger in hard hit areas.
England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam described Britain as being at a “tipping point”, saying the spread would soon translate into more deaths and that the country should act now.
Robert Jenrick, Britain’s housing minister, declined to detail the new measures but said they would focus on local areas.
“In addition to the basic simple rules that apply to the whole country, we are designing a framework for those places for where the virus is very strong,” Jenrick told Sky News.
After weeks in which tests were often unavailable across much of the country, Jenrick said local leaders would be more involved in contact tracing. There would also be more guidance on travel.
The government is expected to introduce a tier system to try to simplify the rules and the messaging, which opposition parties and some in the governing Conservative Party say has been too confusing and might have contributed to rising cases.
But with many in northern England having already lived with tightened restrictions for weeks, the government might have to do more to quell growing anger over any new measures.
Local leaders have complained for months that they were being left out of decision-making by what some called an overly centralised strategy. Some said there was still disagreement on the best way forward.
“We’ve certainly not agreed with them. I think there is probably a large gulf at the moment between us and the government,” Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester City Council, told Times Radio.
The opposition Labour party also urged the government to offer more financial support if businesses were told to close, and said it would work on an alternative package to one announced by finance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday.
“What we really want ... is the government to come forward with a package of financial support that enables people to comply with the health restrictions,” Lisa Nandy, Labour’s foreign policy chief, told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show.


bonginoreport--2020-10-11--Court Sides With Florida State Student Fired for Texts Criticizing Black Lives Matter

• Judge Allen Winsor of the Northern District Court of Florida sided with Florida State University ( FSU ) student Jack Denton who was ousted as student Senate president after sending texts critical of Black Live Matter .
• “ It is no answer to say , as FSU does , that this is merely all part of the ‘ rough and tumble ’ of student politics , that Denton must develop thicker skin , ” Winsor said .
• Winsor ruled that FSU must continue paying Denton the salary associated with student Senate president , but said the school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his position .
A federal court issued an order Friday siding with a Florida State University student who was ousted from his position as student Senate president after sending private text messages critical of Black Lives Matter .
Judge Allen Winsor of the Northern District Court of Florida sided with Jack Denton and ordered Florida State University ( FSU ) to resume paying him his salary .
Denton was removed as president of the FSU student Senate , a paid position , on June 5 for allegedly making transphobic , racist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ text messages .
“ It is no answer to say , as FSU does , that this is merely all part of the ‘ rough and tumble ’ of student politics , that Denton must develop thicker skin , ” Winsor said in the order .
( RELATED : FSU Senate President Criticized Black Lives Matter In A Private Chat .
Here ’ s What Happened Next ) He continued : “ Denton is not here to complain about insults or hurt feelings .
His claim is that he lost his job — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chose to exercise his First Amendment rights.
” On June 3 , Denton sent private text messages denouncing Black Lives Matter , the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) and Reclaim the Block for the organizations ’ views on transgenderism and abortion .
Denton , who is a Roman Catholic , sent the texts to a group chat affiliated with the Catholic Student Union on campus .
“ BlackLivesMatter.com fosters ‘ a queer affirming network ’ and defends transgenderism .
The ACLU defends laws protecting abortion facilities , ” Denton said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spire Magazine .
“ If I stay silent while my brothers and sisters may be supporting an organization that promotes grave evils , I have sinned through my silence.
” During a routine student senate meeting later that day , a student senator to whom the texts were leaked made a motion of no confidence in Denton , but the motion failed , The Daily Caller News Foundation reported .
After pressure from FSU student groups like Spire Magazine and the Pride Student Union , an emergency student senate meeting was called for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the body ’ s president .
Denton sued several school officials including FSU President John Thrasher and two students , including Ahmad Daraldik , the current student Senate president , on Aug. 31 .
( RELATED : Trump Looks To Force Campuses To Protect Free Speech ) “ All students should be able to peacefully share their personal convictions without fear of retaliation , ” Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer , who represented Denton , said in a statement Friday .
“ As the court found , FSU violated Jack ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ therefore can not withhold his salary from him in his role as student senate president.
” In June , Denton told the DCNF : “ What happened with me at Florida State is egregious and an egregious attack on the Constitution .
Public universities like Florida State are supposed to be marketplaces of ideas and free expression .
Expression should be encouraged , not shut down.
” Winsor additionally ruled that while Denton ’ s desire for reinstatement was “ understandable , ” it was not in the public ’ s interest since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks anyway .
He also said the student senate wouldn ’ t be able to function properly since Denton ’ s fellow senators had reacted so strongly against him in June .
“ Effective leadership requires working cooperatively with others , ” Winsor said .
“ On this record , that seems impossible.
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Judge Allen Winsor of the Northern District Court of Florida sided with Florida State University (FSU) student Jack Denton who was ousted as student Senate president after sending texts critical of Black Live Matter.
“It is no answer to say, as FSU does, that this is merely all part of the ‘rough and tumble’ of student politics, that Denton must develop thicker skin,” Winsor said.
Winsor ruled that FSU must continue paying Denton the salary associated with student Senate president, but said the school wouldn’t have to reinstate him to his position.
A federal court issued an order Friday siding with a Florida State University student who was ousted from his position as student Senate president after sending private text messages critical of Black Lives Matter.
Judge Allen Winsor of the Northern District Court of Florida sided with Jack Denton and ordered Florida State University (FSU) to resume paying him his salary. Denton was removed as president of the FSU student Senate, a paid position, on June 5 for allegedly making transphobic, racist, and “anti-abortion” comments in private text messages.
“It is no answer to say, as FSU does, that this is merely all part of the ‘rough and tumble’ of student politics, that Denton must develop thicker skin,” Winsor said in the order. (RELATED: FSU Senate President Criticized Black Lives Matter In A Private Chat. Here’s What Happened Next)
He continued: “Denton is not here to complain about insults or hurt feelings. His claim is that he lost his job — his student government position — because he chose to exercise his First Amendment rights.”
On June 3, Denton sent private text messages denouncing Black Lives Matter, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Reclaim the Block for the organizations’ views on transgenderism and abortion. Denton, who is a Roman Catholic, sent the texts to a group chat affiliated with the Catholic Student Union on campus.
“BlackLivesMatter.com fosters ‘a queer affirming network’ and defends transgenderism. The ACLU defends laws protecting abortion facilities,” Denton said in the texts, according to student paper Spire Magazine. “If I stay silent while my brothers and sisters may be supporting an organization that promotes grave evils, I have sinned through my silence.”
During a routine student senate meeting later that day, a student senator to whom the texts were leaked made a motion of no confidence in Denton, but the motion failed, The Daily Caller News Foundation reported. After pressure from FSU student groups like Spire Magazine and the Pride Student Union, an emergency student senate meeting was called for June 5 and Denton was removed as the body’s president.
Denton sued several school officials including FSU President John Thrasher and two students, including Ahmad Daraldik, the current student Senate president, on Aug. 31. (RELATED: Trump Looks To Force Campuses To Protect Free Speech)
“All students should be able to peacefully share their personal convictions without fear of retaliation,” Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Tyson Langhofer, who represented Denton, said in a statement Friday. “As the court found, FSU violated Jack’s constitutionally protected freedom of speech and therefore cannot withhold his salary from him in his role as student senate president.”
In June, Denton told the DCNF: “What happened with me at Florida State is egregious and an egregious attack on the Constitution. Public universities like Florida State are supposed to be marketplaces of ideas and free expression. Expression should be encouraged, not shut down.”
Winsor additionally ruled that while Denton’s desire for reinstatement was “understandable,” it was not in the public’s interest since his term would end in a few weeks anyway. He also said the student senate wouldn’t be able to function properly since Denton’s fellow senators had reacted so strongly against him in June.
“Effective leadership requires working cooperatively with others,” Winsor said. “On this record, that seems impossible.”
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bonginoreport--2020-10-12--Dozens Swarm on Police Station With Fireworks and Iron Bars Outside Paris, Damage Police Cars

PARIS ( AP ) — Dozens of people attacked a police station outside Paris early Sunday with blasts of fireworks and damaged several police cars , officials said .
No-one was injured .
It was the latest action among numerous attacks against police officers , and sometimes firefighters , that Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says are a sign that France is growing “ savage.
” Last week , two police officers in civilian clothes were pulled from their vehicle in a Paris suburb and shot multiple times with their own guns .
One officer remains in serious condition .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large gang showered the police station in a housing project in Champigny-sur-Marne , east of Paris , with fireworks and other projectiles , Paris police headquarters , in charge of the region , said in a tweet .
Attackers also used metal bars to smash five police cars , the newspaper Le Parisien reported , quoting police officials who estimated that there were 40 attackers .
Three windows of the station were broken .
The attack with fireworks lit up the area .
Fireworks have been increasingly used by gangs to head off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Firefighters on rescue missions also come under attack .
“ The little bosses impress no one and don ’ t discourage us in our fight against drugs , ” the interior minister tweeted , saying an investigation was underway .
It wasn ’ t immediately clear if there had been arrests .
Investigators were still trying to find the three men who shot two police officers last week after pulling them from their car and disarming them in an industrial section of the town of Herblay , in the Val d ’ @ @ @ @ @

PARIS (AP) — Dozens of people attacked a police station outside Paris early Sunday with blasts of fireworks and damaged several police cars, officials said. No-one was injured.
It was the latest action among numerous attacks against police officers, and sometimes firefighters, that Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says are a sign that France is growing “savage.”
Last week, two police officers in civilian clothes were pulled from their vehicle in a Paris suburb and shot multiple times with their own guns. One officer remains in serious condition.
In the early hours of Sunday, a large gang showered the police station in a housing project in Champigny-sur-Marne, east of Paris, with fireworks and other projectiles, Paris police headquarters, in charge of the region, said in a tweet. Attackers also used metal bars to smash five police cars, the newspaper Le Parisien reported, quoting police officials who estimated that there were 40 attackers. Three windows of the station were broken.
Elite French Police Deployed as Armed Chechens and North Africans Go to War in Dijon https://t.co/cB0SuyqzdN — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) June 16, 2020
The attack with fireworks lit up the area. Fireworks have been increasingly used by gangs to head off police in neighbourhoods known for drug trafficking. Firefighters on rescue missions also come under attack.
“The little bosses impress no one and don’t discourage us in our fight against drugs,” the interior minister tweeted, saying an investigation was underway. It wasn’t immediately clear if there had been arrests.
Investigators were still trying to find the three men who shot two police officers last week after pulling them from their car and disarming them in an industrial section of the town of Herblay, in the Val d’Oise north-west of Paris.
150 extra soldiers & gendarmes being sent to #Dijon after heavily armed gangs terrorise French city, firing assault rifles. Chechen gang claim to be seeking revenge for assault on a teenager. #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/gwebYAF7l9 — Sarah Greenhalgh (@GreenhalghSarah) June 16, 2020