bonginoreport--2020-11-14--Pelosi Claims Credit for “Winning the House Majority” While Facing Criticism Over Lost Seats

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday refused to take responsibility for the Democratic Party 's spate of losses in the 2020 election , a night in which her caucus expected to see big wins but instead suffered some surprising defeats .
`` I accept credit for winning the majority and holding the House , '' Pelosi told reporters during a Capitol Hill press conference .
Democrats held a 35-seat advantage in the House before the election ; but after Tuesday , their majority will shrink by at least six seats , making it one of the thinnest margins in decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans .
PELOSI FORMALLY ANNOUNCES HER RUN FOR HOUSE SPEAKER AGAIN , ASKS FOR SUPPORT In the week since the election , Democrats have traded blame over who 's ultimately responsible for the lackluster showing , in which the party lost a number of freshmen representatives who won during the 2018 midterm election , partly by reaching into districts that Trump had won in 2016 .
`` We lost a few seats .
But , as I said , we won those seats in Trump districts , he was n't on the ballot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , adding : `` I do believe with Biden in the White House and a Democratic Congress and hopefully a Democratic Senate , we 'll see in January , we 'll be able to do great things for the American people . ''
`` As I said , we 've lost some battles , but we won the war , '' she continued .
`` We have the gavel .
We have the gavel . ''
Moderates have pointed fingers at their colleagues who embraced the `` defund the police movement '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ socialism .
HOW PELOSI COULD FACE A ROCKY PATH TO THE SPEAKERSHIP NEXT YEAR '' We should have won big but you know the defund the police issue , the Green New Deal -- those issues killed our members .
Having everybody walk the plank on qualified immunity with the cops .
That just hurt a lot of members .
No one 's taking responsibility for it , '' one Democratic source told Fox News .
But progressives , led by the four congresswomen known as the `` Squad , '' including New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those liberal policies help to galvanize the party 's core base and are popular among the general electorate .
On Friday , calling , for an internal reckoning of what went wrong last Tuesday , Pelosi said Democrats have `` pages , in fact , books of notes '' they need to examine from candidates in swing districts who lost their races .
WHERE THINGS STAND IN THE HOUSE '' We have to have a deep dive , '' she said .
But despite the smaller-than-expected majority , Pelosi , a California Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compromise with Republicans next year .
“ We had a very big win in the last election , it is smaller now , '' she said .
`` We still have the power of the majority , but on top of that our leverage and our power is greatly enhanced by having a Democratic president in the White House .
”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday refused to take responsibility for the Democratic Party's spate of losses in the 2020 election, a night in which her caucus expected to see big wins but instead suffered some surprising defeats.
"I accept credit for winning the majority and holding the House," Pelosi told reporters during a Capitol Hill press conference.
Democrats held a 35-seat advantage in the House before the election; but after Tuesday, their majority will shrink by at least six seats, making it one of the thinnest margins in decades, following a better-than-expected performance by down-ballot Republicans.
PELOSI FORMALLY ANNOUNCES HER RUN FOR HOUSE SPEAKER AGAIN, ASKS FOR SUPPORT
In the week since the election, Democrats have traded blame over who's ultimately responsible for the lackluster showing, in which the party lost a number of freshmen representatives who won during the 2018 midterm election, partly by reaching into districts that Trump had won in 2016.
"We lost a few seats. But, as I said, we won those seats in Trump districts, he wasn't on the ballot, he is now," Pelosi said, adding: "I do believe with Biden in the White House and a Democratic Congress and hopefully a Democratic Senate, we'll see in January, we'll be able to do great things for the American people."
"As I said, we've lost some battles, but we won the war," she continued. "We have the gavel. We have the gavel."
Moderates have pointed fingers at their colleagues who embraced the "defund the police movement" and for not pushing back harder against socialism.
HOW PELOSI COULD FACE A ROCKY PATH TO THE SPEAKERSHIP NEXT YEAR
"We should have won big but you know the defund the police issue, the Green New Deal -- those issues killed our members. Having everybody walk the plank on qualified immunity with the cops. That just hurt a lot of members. No one's taking responsibility for it," one Democratic source told Fox News.
But progressives, led by the four congresswomen known as the "Squad," including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have argued those liberal policies help to galvanize the party's core base and are popular among the general electorate.
On Friday, calling, for an internal reckoning of what went wrong last Tuesday, Pelosi said Democrats have "pages, in fact, books of notes" they need to examine from candidates in swing districts who lost their races.
WHERE THINGS STAND IN THE HOUSE
"We have to have a deep dive," she said.
But despite the smaller-than-expected majority, Pelosi, a California Democrat, said that does not mean more compromise with Republicans next year.
“We had a very big win in the last election, it is smaller now," she said. "We still have the power of the majority, but on top of that our leverage and our power is greatly enhanced by having a Democratic president in the White House.”
Fox News' Marisa Schultz contributed to this report


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--Josh Hammer: The Gaslighting of the American People

Members of the Electoral College do not formally congregate to elect the next president of the United States until Dec. 14 , but as far as the media , Hollywood and the Fortune 500 are concerned , former Vice President Joe Biden is already president-elect .
This , notwithstanding the fact that President Donald Trump 's reelection campaign , having alleged various abnormalities and irregularities in this unusual midpandemic voting process , is currently pursuing legal recourse across myriad closely contested battleground states .
The Constitution , of course , does not specify the media , Hollywood and the Fortune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
We have a rule of law , and we have specific legally prescribed mechanisms and deadlines in place .
But supporters of Trump are nonetheless being told to sit down , shut up and not ask any questions .
Just submit to your new ruler , we are told by supercilious elites .
But Trump supporters might be readily forgiven for not submitting to their prospective new rulers with alacrity .
In fact , the pansocietal effort we are now watching unfold before our eyes is the culmination of four years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people .
It is no small irony that those now united in bellowing from the hilltops about the dangers of not accepting election outcomes and delegitimizing election results are the same people who never accepted the legitimacy of Trump 's presidency to begin with .
Who can forget how , on the day after Inauguration Day 2017 , leftists followed the lead of Jew-haters such as Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory in planning a rival event , intended to overshadow the inauguration , which was the first Women 's March ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ clamored about how Trump is a nefarious Russian agent , a Manchurian candidate and a Vladimir Putin stooge , who was only `` elected '' due to a biased FBI director 's `` October surprise '' announcement ( laughable ) and Russian bots manipulating voters on social media ( even more laughable ) ?
For the past four years , leftist activists and the Democratic Party have tried their very best to out Trump in any way possible , including hallucinogenic dreams of a 25th Amendment invocation and a totally unhinged , baseless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stymied the administration 's attempts to effectuate substantive good governance initiatives through a veritable hodgepodge of obstructive probes , investigations and manufactured scandals .
The most prominent of these , the Russiagate collusion hoax , cast a media frenzy-driven pall over the first two years of the administration and ended up as a complete bust .
Democrats ' risible impeachment push , based on a brief phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian premier , was so quickly discredited that it became a total nonissue -- if anything , an affirmative hindrance for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile , the media at every turn has sought to portray Trump as a racist white supremacist reprobate , notwithstanding the fact he has an Orthodox Jewish daughter and Jewish grandchildren .
The media and Democrats have repeatedly lied about what Trump did and did not say after the violence in Charlottesville , Virginia , in August 2017 , and have routinely lumped together all Trump supporters as a bunch of backwoods yahoos -- `` deplorables , '' to borrow Hillary Clinton 's infamous phrasing -- who pine for those ostensible halcyon days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nation .
The media has often railed against the alleged violent tendencies of gun-toting Trump supporters , but as the anarchy of Portland , Oregon , helped make clear a few months ago , the most conspicuous threat in this nation is that posed to conservatives by the Democratic Party 's rabid , vindictive antifa-Black Lives Matter wing .
But it gets even worse .
In this unprecedented of elections , many states illegally changed their basic election/voting-related laws midstream -- and invariably had those illicit attempts to deprive state legislatures of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legitimacy by state and federal courts alike .
Democrats and Never-Trump Republicans hosted war game exercises where they mused longingly about a military coup .
The Democratic attorney general in a key swing state , Pennsylvania , boasted before Election Day about how Biden would surely prevail .
The political polling industry , which apparently failed to correct any of its errors from the 2016 election , was so catastrophically off that one must seriously wonder whether any pollsters may have deliberately misled prospective voters in a psychological attempt to artificially depress GOP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ultimately carried by less than 1 % , the ABC/Washington Post poll less than a week before election day had Biden up a whopping 17 points .
It is difficult to contemplate how a pollster can be that off the mark .
And now , after four years of relentlessly fighting a president they never accepted , engaging in the most sordid of unsubstantiated character assassination campaigns against that president 's second Supreme Court nominee , and peculiarly low rejection rates for mail-in ballots after much higher rejection rates in the primaries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions to which he is entitled , they have the temerity to tell us all to pipe down and get on board with calling Biden `` president-elect . ''
Free republics do not long survive in a state like this -- not when the entire country 's ruling class , and all its sundry leading institutions , are in a de facto state of war with half of the citizenry .
Stop gaslighting us -- and do it now .

Members of the Electoral College do not formally congregate to elect the next president of the United States until Dec. 14, but as far as the media, Hollywood and the Fortune 500 are concerned, former Vice President Joe Biden is already president-elect. This, notwithstanding the fact that President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, having alleged various abnormalities and irregularities in this unusual midpandemic voting process, is currently pursuing legal recourse across myriad closely contested battleground states.
The Constitution, of course, does not specify the media, Hollywood and the Fortune 500 as the determiners of our presidential election. We have a rule of law, and we have specific legally prescribed mechanisms and deadlines in place. But supporters of Trump are nonetheless being told to sit down, shut up and not ask any questions. Just submit to your new ruler, we are told by supercilious elites.
But Trump supporters might be readily forgiven for not submitting to their prospective new rulers with alacrity. In fact, the pansocietal effort we are now watching unfold before our eyes is the culmination of four years of a sustained, systemic gaslighting of the American people.
It is no small irony that those now united in bellowing from the hilltops about the dangers of not accepting election outcomes and delegitimizing election results are the same people who never accepted the legitimacy of Trump's presidency to begin with. Who can forget how, on the day after Inauguration Day 2017, leftists followed the lead of Jew-haters such as Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory in planning a rival event, intended to overshadow the inauguration, which was the first Women's March? Who can forget how leftists have invariably clamored about how Trump is a nefarious Russian agent, a Manchurian candidate and a Vladimir Putin stooge, who was only "elected" due to a biased FBI director's "October surprise" announcement (laughable) and Russian bots manipulating voters on social media (even more laughable)?
For the past four years, leftist activists and the Democratic Party have tried their very best to out Trump in any way possible, including hallucinogenic dreams of a 25th Amendment invocation and a totally unhinged, baseless and petty impeachment push. They have stymied the administration's attempts to effectuate substantive good governance initiatives through a veritable hodgepodge of obstructive probes, investigations and manufactured scandals. The most prominent of these, the Russiagate collusion hoax, cast a media frenzy-driven pall over the first two years of the administration and ended up as a complete bust. Democrats' risible impeachment push, based on a brief phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian premier, was so quickly discredited that it became a total nonissue -- if anything, an affirmative hindrance for Democrats -- in the 2020 election.
Meanwhile, the media at every turn has sought to portray Trump as a racist white supremacist reprobate, notwithstanding the fact he has an Orthodox Jewish daughter and Jewish grandchildren. The media and Democrats have repeatedly lied about what Trump did and did not say after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, and have routinely lumped together all Trump supporters as a bunch of backwoods yahoos -- "deplorables," to borrow Hillary Clinton's infamous phrasing -- who pine for those ostensible halcyon days of (actual) systemic racism pervading the nation. The media has often railed against the alleged violent tendencies of gun-toting Trump supporters, but as the anarchy of Portland, Oregon, helped make clear a few months ago, the most conspicuous threat in this nation is that posed to conservatives by the Democratic Party's rabid, vindictive antifa-Black Lives Matter wing.
But it gets even worse. In this unprecedented of elections, many states illegally changed their basic election/voting-related laws midstream -- and invariably had those illicit attempts to deprive state legislatures of their plenary power over election regulation bestowed legitimacy by state and federal courts alike. Democrats and Never-Trump Republicans hosted war game exercises where they mused longingly about a military coup. The Democratic attorney general in a key swing state, Pennsylvania, boasted before Election Day about how Biden would surely prevail.
The political polling industry, which apparently failed to correct any of its errors from the 2016 election, was so catastrophically off that one must seriously wonder whether any pollsters may have deliberately misled prospective voters in a psychological attempt to artificially depress GOP turnout. In Wisconsin, which Biden ultimately carried by less than 1%, the ABC/Washington Post poll less than a week before election day had Biden up a whopping 17 points. It is difficult to contemplate how a pollster can be that off the mark.
And now, after four years of relentlessly fighting a president they never accepted, engaging in the most sordid of unsubstantiated character assassination campaigns against that president's second Supreme Court nominee, and peculiarly low rejection rates for mail-in ballots after much higher rejection rates in the primaries, while the president pursues the remedial legal actions to which he is entitled, they have the temerity to tell us all to pipe down and get on board with calling Biden "president-elect."
In a word: No.
Free republics do not long survive in a state like this -- not when the entire country's ruling class, and all its sundry leading institutions, are in a de facto state of war with half of the citizenry. Stop gaslighting us -- and do it now.


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--Antifa Lunatics Assault Trump Supporters at Million MAGA March

A group of Antifa militants have assaulted a number Trump supporters in Washington , DC , on Saturday .
These incidents occurred just as thousands of Trump supporters flocked to the nation 's capital , in protest of the election .
The `` Million Maga March '' was overwhelming peaceful as thousands gathered in the capital , and even had a visitation by the President himself .
As the day continued , activists began appearing and agitating attendees .
Some footage is very disturbing and depicts a little girl being assaulted .
All out violence did not occur until people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man physically assaulted , resulted in a head wound .
Other footage shows a young Trump supporter fleeing for safety as he is stalked by Antifa .
He eventually sees police and yells for help .
The most disturbing piece of footage depicts a family being attacked by Antifa .
A mother is seen attempting to flee the area with her small daughter .
He daughter is eventually thrown to the ground in the middle of a fight .
Some footage shows people crying in fear as they are pursued by the militants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been arrested but some footage depicts the police arresting people .
The Post Millennial team on the ground is still reporting assaults occurring as groups of people disperse .
This is a breaking story and will be updated accordingly .

A group of Antifa militants have assaulted a number Trump supporters in Washington, DC, on Saturday. These incidents occurred just as thousands of Trump supporters flocked to the nation's capital, in protest of the election.
The "Million Maga March" was overwhelming peaceful as thousands gathered in the capital, and even had a visitation by the President himself. As the day continued, activists began appearing and agitating attendees.
Some footage is very disturbing and depicts a little girl being assaulted.
LIVE in DC: Posturing and heckling takes place on both sides of a barricade in front of SCOTUS. @mattmiller757 reporting for The Post Millennialpic.twitter.com/IbCTCvju1s — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) November 14, 2020
All out violence did not occur until people began dispersing. Some footage depicts a man physically assaulted, resulted in a head wound.
DC: A man was physically assaulted in front of Union Station
His face is bloodied from the physical assault pic.twitter.com/Dxz2BS1ytB — Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) November 14, 2020
Other footage shows a young Trump supporter fleeing for safety as he is stalked by Antifa. He eventually sees police and yells for help.
DC: A young Trump Supporter flees for his safety as Antifa militants threaten him away from their march towards BLM Plaza pic.twitter.com/vcCSKyFvtK — Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) November 14, 2020
The most disturbing piece of footage depicts a family being attacked by Antifa. A mother is seen attempting to flee the area with her small daughter. He daughter is eventually thrown to the ground in the middle of a fight.
Black Lives Matter activists attack a family of Trump supporters. pic.twitter.com/SvRSy8pBda — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 14, 2020
More footage depicts Antifa stomping on a mans head.
Black Lives Matter militants are now assaulting Trump supporters at random in DC. Be safe out there. pic.twitter.com/RqZGZX4ZSV — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 14, 2020
Some footage shows people crying in fear as they are pursued by the militants.
DC: Trump supporters attacked by Antifa and BLM
Antifa and BLM hit, throw eggs and unknown liquids at Trump Supporters walking through BLM Plaza
You can hear see and hear the female Trump Supporter cry in fear pic.twitter.com/No1QDp4KLd — Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) November 14, 2020
It remains unknown how many individuals have been arrested but some footage depicts the police arresting people. The Post Millennial team on the ground is still reporting assaults occurring as groups of people disperse.
Two men have been arrested by the DC police for assaulting Trump supporters at the march. pic.twitter.com/jlhxThGwyk — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 14, 2020
This is a breaking story and will be updated accordingly.


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--For Once We Wish She Was Right: AOC Says She’s Upset Dems Lost House Majority

As the big tech tyrants tighten their grip , join us for more free speech at Parler—the anti-censorship social media platform Far-left Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , stated in a video interview that the House lost its Democratic majority .
However , that 's not what actually happened .
AOC was responding to a question on live video about `` why did we lose so many seats , and what do we need to do get them back ? ''
by someone calling in .
She responded : '' You know , of course , the loss of the House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to all of us ; it 's upsetting to all of us who are interested in having a Democratic majority , uh , so that we can expand healthcare , so that we can raise wages , so that we can protect working people , and it 's also personally very difficult , um , because ... .
to lose these people , you know , many of them are my colleagues , and I 'm proud to call many of them my friends .
And , uh , the idea that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very , well ... .. th- they are n't returning next term , is extremely difficult on both just a personal and a policy and at a political level '' The fact is that the House did have a net loss of several seats to the Republicans , but have retained their majority by 219-202 , down from 223-196 in 2016 .
The Republicans won six seats , and the Democrats lost five .
The remaining seat was lost by an Independent candidate .
This also means that the Democrats have undoubtedly retained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fired up by their gains , especially in Texas .
Newly elected Representative Nicole Malliotakis has also said that they plan to push harder against the Democrats this term in Congress .

As the big tech tyrants tighten their grip, join us for more free speech at Parler—the anti-censorship social media platform
Far-left Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, stated in a video interview that the House lost its Democratic majority. However, that's not what actually happened.
AOC was responding to a question on live video about "why did we lose so many seats, and what do we need to do get them back?" by someone calling in. She responded:
"You know, of course, the loss of the House majority is just.... extraordinarily upsetting to all of us; it's upsetting to all of us who are interested in having a Democratic majority, uh, so that we can expand healthcare, so that we can raise wages, so that we can protect working people, and it's also personally very difficult, um, because.... to lose these people, you know, many of them are my colleagues, and I'm proud to call many of them my friends. And, uh, the idea that they may not be returning next term is very, well..... th- they aren't returning next term, is extremely difficult on both just a personal and a policy and at a political level"
The fact is that the House did have a net loss of several seats to the Republicans, but have retained their majority by 219-202, down from 223-196 in 2016. The Republicans won six seats, and the Democrats lost five. The remaining seat was lost by an Independent candidate. This also means that the Democrats have undoubtedly retained their majority.
Nonetheless, Republicans are fired up by their gains, especially in Texas. Newly elected Representative Nicole Malliotakis has also said that they plan to push harder against the Democrats this term in Congress.


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--AT&T Reportedly Looking to Sell CNN

AT&T Reportedly Looking to Sell CNN

AT & T is reportedly looking at selling CNN to pay its massive debt , but the cable news company may have hit its peak `` hating Trump , '' Fox Business Network senior correspondent Charlie Gasparino argued Friday .
`` CNN does not have Donald Trump to kick around anymore and their ratings will take a hit , '' he told `` Tucker Carlson Tonight , '' given the current projected presidential election results .
He reports that AT & T is `` financially unstable '' with $ 150 billion in debt .
`` They need to cut costs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there , '' Gasparino said .
CNN 'S JEFFREY TOOBIN FIRED BY NEW YORKER MAGAZINE FOLLOWING ZOOM CALL MASTURBATION INCIDENT Despite the low odds of any deal in the immediate future , a sale of CNN to billionaire Jeff Bezos would make sense from both sides , media investment bankers tell FOX Business .
`` I 'm not a CNN hater .
They have a lot of good journalists there , '' Gasparino said .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP '' This rumor is real , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ up company and ... CNN like a lot of media companies , it may have hit its peak , hating Trump . ''

AT&T is reportedly looking at selling CNN to pay its massive debt, but the cable news company may have hit its peak "hating Trump," Fox Business Network senior correspondent Charlie Gasparino argued Friday.
"CNN does not have Donald Trump to kick around anymore and their ratings will take a hit," he told "Tucker Carlson Tonight," given the current projected presidential election results.
IS JEFF BEZOS INTERESTED IN BUYING CNN?
He reports that AT&T is "financially unstable" with $150 billion in debt.
"They need to cut costs. There's an active investor out there," Gasparino said.
CNN'S JEFFREY TOOBIN FIRED BY NEW YORKER MAGAZINE FOLLOWING ZOOM CALL MASTURBATION INCIDENT
Despite the low odds of any deal in the immediate future, a sale of CNN to billionaire Jeff Bezos would make sense from both sides, media investment bankers tell FOX Business.
"I'm not a CNN hater. They have a lot of good journalists there," Gasparino said.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
"This rumor is real," he said. "AT&T is a screwed up company and ... CNN like a lot of media companies, it may have hit its peak, hating Trump."


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--Michigan GOP Lawmakers Demand Fraud Audit Before Election Results Are Certified

Michigan GOP state senators are asking the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to issue a full audit of the votes cast in the Nov. 3 general election before the state certifies the results .
“ Every citizen deserves to have faith in the integrity of the election process and its outcome , ” the letter states .
“ It is our responsibility , as elected public servants , to assure the people of Michigan of the process ’ s integrity through complete transparency and the faithful investigation of any allegations of wrongdoing , fraud , or abuse.
” The letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including allegations of fraud , interference , intimidation , and glitches , one of which marked 2,000 Republican ballots as Democrat in Oakland County .
All of the allegations , the letter states , are confirmed in more than 100 sworn affidavits by “ real people willing to face legal consequences to their lives and livelihoods to stand by their assertions.
” The letter continues , “ These claims deserve our full attention and diligent investigation to ensure fairness and transparency in our election process.
” One of the sworn affidavits , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came from former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Zachary Larsen , who testified that election officials at the convention center in downtown Detroit appeared to be processing a “ majority ” of mail-in ballots from ineligible voters that were not listed in the poll book of eligible voters nor on Larsen ’ s scanned list .
“ Election officials never allowed Mr. Larsen to re-enter the counting room to fulfill his duties as a poll challenger after he had discovered the fraud which was taking place , ” the affidavit said .
One day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a state judge rejected claims by the Great Lakes Justice Center that election officials in multiple counties tallied ineligible votes and prevented Republican challengers from observing the ballot counting , saying they were “ incorrect and not credible.
” The judge ’ s order , the Wall Street Journal notes , “ closes off one avenue that would stop Michigan from certifying the election.
” Just one day after the election , the Trump administration announced it was filing a lawsuit in Michigan , saying Republicans were denied access to observe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the state .
State law requires participation by both major parties in vote counts as a fraud-prevention measure .
An election observer in Detroit , Trisha Nesbitt , confirmed the Trump campaign ’ s allegations to The Federalist last Friday .
“ The election workers were not letting anyone in at the time , ” Nesbitt explained , saying that election officials had told her and other Republican volunteers that “ the election hall was full .
”

Michigan GOP state senators are asking the Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to issue a full audit of the votes cast in the Nov. 3 general election before the state certifies the results.
“Every citizen deserves to have faith in the integrity of the election process and its outcome,” the letter states. “It is our responsibility, as elected public servants, to assure the people of Michigan of the process’s integrity through complete transparency and the faithful investigation of any allegations of wrongdoing, fraud, or abuse.”
They're asking for the audit to be completed before the election results are certified. pic.twitter.com/4xLqMCzF1B — Chris Pandolfo (@ChrisCPandolfo) November 12, 2020
The letter outlines various election violations throughout the state, including allegations of fraud, interference, intimidation, and glitches, one of which marked 2,000 Republican ballots as Democrat in Oakland County.
All of the allegations, the letter states, are confirmed in more than 100 sworn affidavits by “real people willing to face legal consequences to their lives and livelihoods to stand by their assertions.” The letter continues, “These claims deserve our full attention and diligent investigation to ensure fairness and transparency in our election process.”
One of the sworn affidavits, as previously reported by The Federalist, came from former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Zachary Larsen, who testified that election officials at the convention center in downtown Detroit appeared to be processing a “majority” of mail-in ballots from ineligible voters that were not listed in the poll book of eligible voters nor on Larsen’s scanned list.
“Election officials never allowed Mr. Larsen to re-enter the counting room to fulfill his duties as a poll challenger after he had discovered the fraud which was taking place,” the affidavit said.
One day after the state senators wrote the letter, a state judge rejected claims by the Great Lakes Justice Center that election officials in multiple counties tallied ineligible votes and prevented Republican challengers from observing the ballot counting, saying they were “incorrect and not credible.” The judge’s order, the Wall Street Journal notes, “closes off one avenue that would stop Michigan from certifying the election.”
Just one day after the election, the Trump administration announced it was filing a lawsuit in Michigan, saying Republicans were denied access to observe and oversee the opening and counting of ballots in the state. State law requires participation by both major parties in vote counts as a fraud-prevention measure.
An election observer in Detroit, Trisha Nesbitt, confirmed the Trump campaign’s allegations to The Federalist last Friday.
“The election workers were not letting anyone in at the time,” Nesbitt explained, saying that election officials had told her and other Republican volunteers that “the election hall was full.”
Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--New York AG Threatens President Trump With Lawsuit Over Something He Didn’t Actually Say

New York Attorney General Letitia James is no stranger to frivolous litigation , whether it be her attempt to dissolve the NRA in New York , or her baseless attack on the Trump Organization .
She ’ s outdone herself this time however , threatening to sue President Donald Trump over something he never actually said or threatened to do .
As The Blaze reports regarding her comments , which are mischaracterizing what President Trump said while giving updates on Operation Warp Speed yesterday : “ Any attempt by Donald Trump to deny New York access to a lifesaving # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuit , plain and simple , ” she said .
“ Stop playing politics with people ’ s lives.
” In a statement , James further attacked Trump , accusing him of “ vindictive behavior ” and “ trying to extract vengeance on those who oppose his politics.
” “ If dissemination of the vaccine takes place in the twilight of a Trump Administration and the president wants to play games with people ’ s lives , we will sue and we will win , ” she threatened .
Meanwhile , Cuomo accused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As anyone who heard Trump ’ s comments themselves already knows , that isn ’ t what he said .
Trump was responding to prior comments from Cuomo that politicized the vaccine .
Cuomo said “ What I said I ’ m going to do in New York is we ’ re going to put together our own group of doctors and medical experts to review the vaccine and the efficacy and the protocol , and if they say it ’ s safe , then I ’ ll go to the people of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s safe , with that credibility .
But I believe all across the country , you ’ re going to need someone other than this FDA and this CDC saying it ’ s safe.
” And what Trump actually said was in response to that .
“ As soon as April , the vaccine will be available to the entire general population with the exception of places like New York state , where , for political reasons , the governor decided to say — and I don ’ t think it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s very bad from a health standpoint , but he wants to take his time with the vaccine .
He doesn ’ t trust where the vaccine ’ s coming from .
These are coming from the greatest companies anywhere in the world , greatest labs in the world , but he doesn ’ t trust the fact that it ’ s this White House , this administration , so we won ’ t be delivering it to New York until we have authorization to do so , and that pains me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , the back and forth was effectively the following : Gov .
Cuomo : I won ’ t trust any vaccine that comes out of the Trump administration Trump : We have a vaccine , but because you don ’ t trust it , we ’ ll give you the chance to opt-in if you decide you want it Clueless liberals : This is an outrage !

New York Attorney General Letitia James is no stranger to frivolous litigation, whether it be her attempt to dissolve the NRA in New York, or her baseless attack on the Trump Organization.
She’s outdone herself this time however, threatening to sue President Donald Trump over something he never actually said or threatened to do.
As The Blaze reports regarding her comments, which are mischaracterizing what President Trump said while giving updates on Operation Warp Speed yesterday:
James accused Trump of “playing politics with people’s lives.” “Any attempt by Donald Trump to deny New York access to a lifesaving #COVID19 vaccine will be met with a lawsuit, plain and simple,” she said. “Stop playing politics with people’s lives.” In a statement, James further attacked Trump, accusing him of “vindictive behavior” and “trying to extract vengeance on those who oppose his politics.” “If dissemination of the vaccine takes place in the twilight of a Trump Administration and the president wants to play games with people’s lives, we will sue and we will win,” she threatened. Meanwhile, Cuomo accused Trump of being a “bully.”
Any attempt by Donald Trump to deny New York access to a lifesaving #COVID19 vaccine will be met with a lawsuit, plain and simple. Stop playing politics with people's lives. — NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) November 13, 2020
As anyone who heard Trump’s comments themselves already knows, that isn’t what he said.
Trump was responding to prior comments from Cuomo that politicized the vaccine. Cuomo said “What I said I’m going to do in New York is we’re going to put together our own group of doctors and medical experts to review the vaccine and the efficacy and the protocol, and if they say it’s safe, then I’ll go to the people of New York and I will say it’s safe, with that credibility. But I believe all across the country, you’re going to need someone other than this FDA and this CDC saying it’s safe.”
And what Trump actually said was in response to that. “As soon as April, the vaccine will be available to the entire general population with the exception of places like New York state, where, for political reasons, the governor decided to say — and I don’t think it’s good politically, I think it’s very bad from a health standpoint, but he wants to take his time with the vaccine. He doesn’t trust where the vaccine’s coming from. These are coming from the greatest companies anywhere in the world, greatest labs in the world, but he doesn’t trust the fact that it’s this White House, this administration, so we won’t be delivering it to New York until we have authorization to do so, and that pains me to say that.”
Or to simplify it, the back and forth was effectively the following:
Gov. Cuomo: I won’t trust any vaccine that comes out of the Trump administration
Trump: We have a vaccine, but because you don’t trust it, we’ll give you the chance to opt-in if you decide you want it
Clueless liberals: This is an outrage!


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--Kristi Noem Says She Wouldn’t Comply With a Biden Mask Mandate

South Dakota Gov .
Kristi Noem says she won ’ t enforce a national face mask mandate if it is issued by President-elect Joe Biden .
`` It 's a good day for freedom .
Joe Biden realizes that the president does n't have the authority to institute a mask mandate , '' Noem ’ s communications director Ian Fury said this week .
`` For that matter , neither does Gov .
Noem , which is why she has provided her citizens with the full scope of the science and trusted them to make the best decisions for themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the early days of the coronavirus pandemic , Noem has adopted an approach that she says is focused on the Constitution and “ people ’ s freedoms and liberties , ” which has generated much criticism from many Democratic politicians and media figures .
“ The facts on the ground here did not support shelter-in-place , ” Noem .
“ We just didn ’ t have the spread .
For me , personally , I took an oath to uphold our state Constitution .
I took an oath when I was in Congress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So , I believe in people ’ s freedoms and liberties , and I always balance that with every decision that I make as governor .
I get overly concerned with leaders who take too much power in a time of crisis because I think that ’ s how we directly lose our country someday by leaders overstepping their proper role.
” In October , South Dakota ’ s largest newspaper refused to publish Noem ’ s coronavirus update to the state over a disagreement with her position on face masks .
Noem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the governor wrote that “ there are times when masks are appropriate ” and times where they are not needed .
The governor also explained that there are those in the medical community who and pointed out that the World Health Organization that “ the widespread use of masks by healthy people in the community setting is not yet supported by high quality or direct scientific evidence and there are potential benefits and harms to consider.
” While the president does not have the power to implement and enforce a national mask mandate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work with governors to ensure as many states as possible follow mask guidelines that .

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she won’t enforce a national face mask mandate if it is issued by President-elect Joe Biden.
"It's a good day for freedom. Joe Biden realizes that the president doesn't have the authority to institute a mask mandate," Noem’s communications director Ian Fury said this week. "For that matter, neither does Gov. Noem, which is why she has provided her citizens with the full scope of the science and trusted them to make the best decisions for themselves and their loved ones."
Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Noem has adopted an approach that she says is focused on the Constitution and “people’s freedoms and liberties,” which has generated much criticism from many Democratic politicians and media figures .
“The facts on the ground here did not support shelter-in-place,” Noem said in April . “We just didn’t have the spread. For me, personally, I took an oath to uphold our state Constitution. I took an oath when I was in Congress to uphold the United States Constitution. So, I believe in people’s freedoms and liberties, and I always balance that with every decision that I make as governor. I get overly concerned with leaders who take too much power in a time of crisis because I think that’s how we directly lose our country someday by leaders overstepping their proper role.”
In October, South Dakota’s largest newspaper refused to publish Noem’s coronavirus update to the state over a disagreement with her position on face masks.
Noem’s update was ultimately published in another paper in which the governor wrote that “there are times when masks are appropriate” and times where they are not needed.
The governor also explained that there are those in the medical community who question the effectiveness of masks and pointed out that the World Health Organization wrote over the summer that “the widespread use of masks by healthy people in the community setting is not yet supported by high quality or direct scientific evidence and there are potential benefits and harms to consider.”
If folks want to wear a mask, they are free to do so. Those who don’t want to wear a mask shouldn’t be shamed into it, and govt should not mandate it. We need to respect each other’s decisions. In SD, we know a little common courtesy can go a long way. https://t.co/MpP3cwKEtn — Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) October 22, 2020


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Toss 1.2 Million Votes in Michigan

New federal lawsuit seeks to throw out 1.2 million votes in Michigan , flipping the state for Trump

Another federal lawsuit was filed in Michigan this week that seeks to toss out up to 1.2 million votes, which would flip the Great Lakes State in President Donald Trump's favor.
Media-declared president-elect Joe Biden defeated Trump in Michigan by approximately 146,000 votes.
What are the details?
The lawsuit, filed by four voters in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, seeks to toss out ballots in three Democratic strongholds — Wayne, Ingham, and Washtenaw counties — over allegations of voter fraud, according to Michigan Live.
Those three counties are responsible for about 1.2 million votes, favoring Biden by more than 2:1. Eliminating ballots from those counties would give Trump a victory in Michigan.
Plaintiffs claim that "sufficient evidence" exists "to place in doubt the November 3 presidential-election results" in the three identified counties, citing "issues with transparency, fraudulent changing of dates, a software glitch, clerical errors, illegal votes, and many other issues and irregularities."
More from Michigan Live:
Plaintiffs also cite ongoing investigations launched by the Michigan Legislature and a variety of other claims that have been debunked. The allegations include charges of Republican ballot challengers being harassed and illegal tampering with ballots.
Plaintiffs conclude that "this evidence suffices to place in doubt the November 3 presidential election results in identified counties and/or the state as a whole." However, the group of voters also claims to have additional evidence of illegal ballots being included in unofficial results, based on "expert reports" and data analysis.
The lawsuit further says that certifying the votes would violate voters' First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights by "vote-dilution disenfranchisement."
Defendants include Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, members of the Michigan State Board of Canvassers, Wayne County Board of Canvassers, Washtenaw County Board of Canvassers, and Ingham County Board of Canvassers.
Are the lawsuits working?
Lawsuits alleging unproven claims of voter fraud are losing the legal battle in court.
The most recent loss came on Friday, when Wayne County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Kenny denied a request for an independent audit of Wayne County votes, according to the Detroit Free Press. The lawsuit had claimed local election officials managed a fraudulent election.
Also on Friday, Trump's campaign dropped a legal challenge in Arizona and shut down its voter fraud hotline. The campaign also suffered a loss in federal court when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled against the campaign's efforts to block mail-in votes received after Election Day from being counted.


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--CNN Says Parler Is a “Threat to Democracy”

As right-leaning social media users are abandoning Twitter and Facebook and flocking to alternative media sites in droves , the mainstream media is starting to see apps like Parler as a `` threat , '' framing the concern that comes with a shrinking ability to control the masses as an issue of `` echo chambers '' and the supposed integrity of `` democracy . ''
`` People are going more and more into their own echo chambers , more and more into their own bubbles , especially Trump voters , '' Brian Stelter recently lamented on CNN .
`` There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parler getting a lot of attention , because conservatives are leaving , saying they 're leaving Twitter and Facebook , going of to Parler , because they believe Parler is a safer space for them .
What we 're seeing is even more of a bunker mentality in right-wing media .
And ultimately that 's not good for the country . ''
`` No it 's not good , it 's threat to democracy , '' Pamela Brown replied , `` that these people are in echo chambers and they 're getting fed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parler serves and functions as an alternative to Twitter .
The platform sees an large influx of users each time there is is a widespread national conversation about Twitter 's political bias and censorship of conservative content .
It has recently seen a major such influx as frustrated users have sought an alternative source of communication that does not censor conversation surrounding voter fraud and other election-related issues .

As right-leaning social media users are abandoning Twitter and Facebook and flocking to alternative media sites in droves, the mainstream media is starting to see apps like Parler as a "threat," framing the concern that comes with a shrinking ability to control the masses as an issue of "echo chambers" and the supposed integrity of "democracy."
"People are going more and more into their own echo chambers, more and more into their own bubbles, especially Trump voters," Brian Stelter recently lamented on CNN.
"There's this new social media app called Parler getting a lot of attention, because conservatives are leaving, saying they're leaving Twitter and Facebook, going of to Parler, because they believe Parler is a safer space for them. What we're seeing is even more of a bunker mentality in right-wing media. And ultimately that's not good for the country."
"No it's not good, it's threat to democracy," Pamela Brown replied, "that these people are in echo chambers and they're getting fed a diet of lies essentially."
Parler serves and functions as an alternative to Twitter. The platform sees an large influx of users each time there is is a widespread national conversation about Twitter's political bias and censorship of conservative content. It has recently seen a major such influx as frustrated users have sought an alternative source of communication that does not censor conversation surrounding voter fraud and other election-related issues.


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--Al-Qaeda’s Second in Command Secretly Killed in Iran

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah - al Qaeda 's second-in-command - is reported to have been killed in Iran by Israeli operatives three months ago .
Going under several aliases , including Abu Muhammad al Masri , the Egyptian-born militant had long been featured on the FBI 's `` Most Wanted Terrorists '' list .
He was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle in the streets of Tehran on 7 August , at the behest of the United States , according to the New York Times .
Masri was said to have been killed along with his daughter , Miriam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's son Hamza bin Laden .
The paper says Iran 's official news media identified the victims as Habib Daoud , a Lebanese history professor , and his 27-year-old daughter Maryam - however , the claim is that those names were simply an alias .
Masri stood accused of helping to mastermind the bombings of multiple US embassies in Africa in 1998 .
The almost simultaneous attacks in Nairobi , Kenya , and Dar es Salaam , Tanzania , killed 224 and injured more than 4,500 .
An FBI poster , describing Masri @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the right side of his lower lip and possible moustache - offered up to $ 10m ( £7.6 ) for information leading to his capture .
Masri was a professional football player in Egypt 's top league as a youth , according to official documents previously filed in lawsuits in the United States .
By the late 1990s he is understood to have been one of Bin Laden 's closest associates .
Bin Laden was the al Qaeda chief at the time of the September 11 attacks in 2001 , and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ten years later .
The paper cited intelligence officials as its source for Masri 's death , but Israel , America and al Qaeda are all yet to publicly acknowledge the killing .
On Saturday , Iran denied the report , saying there were no al Qaeda `` terrorists '' on its soil .
Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh blamed the US and Israel for `` tying Iran to such groups by lying and leaking false information '' in a bid `` to avoid responsibility for the criminal activities of this group and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He called it the `` Hollywood script '' trap of senior American and Israeli officials , and warned the media not to believe it .
In October , a senior Afghan security source told Reuters that Masri had been killed in the Pasdaran area of Tehran , however Reuters had been unable to corroborate that information .
The Times said US authorities had been tracking Masri and other al Qaeda operatives in Iran for years .
Israel has previously said its intelligence services have penetrated Iran , including saying in 2018 that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Iranian nuclear secrets .
: : Subscribe to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker Masri had been living in Tehran since 2015 , officials told the Times .
Iran and al Qaeda have historically been enemies due to the Sunni-Shia divide .
The unnamed US intelligence officials are quoted by the Times as saying Iran may have let Masri live in the country freely to conduct operations against their common adversary America .
Despite losing several senior leaders over the last few decades , al @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Middle East to Afghanistan to West Africa .
Over the last month , two further senior al Qaeda leaders have been killed in Afghanistan by local security forces .

Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah - al Qaeda's second-in-command - is reported to have been killed in Iran by Israeli operatives three months ago.
Going under several aliases, including Abu Muhammad al Masri, the Egyptian-born militant had long been featured on the FBI's "Most Wanted Terrorists" list.
He was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle in the streets of Tehran on 7 August, at the behest of the United States, according to the New York Times.
Masri was said to have been killed along with his daughter, Miriam, the widow of Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden.
Image: The bombing at Nairobi's US Embassy killed 158 and injured 4,824
The paper says Iran's official news media identified the victims as Habib Daoud, a Lebanese history professor, and his 27-year-old daughter Maryam - however, the claim is that those names were simply an alias.
Masri stood accused of helping to mastermind the bombings of multiple US embassies in Africa in 1998.
The almost simultaneous attacks in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killed 224 and injured more than 4,500.
An FBI poster, describing Masri as around 58-years-old, with a scar on the right side of his lower lip and possible moustache - offered up to $10m (£7.6) for information leading to his capture.
Masri was a professional football player in Egypt's top league as a youth, according to official documents previously filed in lawsuits in the United States.
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By the late 1990s he is understood to have been one of Bin Laden's closest associates.
Bin Laden was the al Qaeda chief at the time of the September 11 attacks in 2001, and was killed in a US raid in Pakistan ten years later.
The paper cited intelligence officials as its source for Masri's death, but Israel, America and al Qaeda are all yet to publicly acknowledge the killing.
Image: Kenyan security guards keep watch after the 1998 attack
On Saturday, Iran denied the report, saying there were no al Qaeda "terrorists" on its soil.
Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh blamed the US and Israel for "tying Iran to such groups by lying and leaking false information" in a bid "to avoid responsibility for the criminal activities of this group and other terrorist groups in the region".
He called it the "Hollywood script" trap of senior American and Israeli officials, and warned the media not to believe it.
In October, a senior Afghan security source told Reuters that Masri had been killed in the Pasdaran area of Tehran, however Reuters had been unable to corroborate that information.
The Times said US authorities had been tracking Masri and other al Qaeda operatives in Iran for years.
Israel has previously said its intelligence services have penetrated Iran, including saying in 2018 that it had smuggled out an alleged archive of Iranian nuclear secrets.
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Masri had been living in Tehran since 2015, officials told the Times.
Iran and al Qaeda have historically been enemies due to the Sunni-Shia divide.
The unnamed US intelligence officials are quoted by the Times as saying Iran may have let Masri live in the country freely to conduct operations against their common adversary America.
Despite losing several senior leaders over the last few decades, al Qaeda has maintained active affiliates from the Middle East to Afghanistan to West Africa.
Over the last month, two further senior al Qaeda leaders have been killed in Afghanistan by local security forces.


bonginoreport--2020-11-14--President Trump Delivers Updates on Operation Warp Speed

As the big tech tyrants tighten their grip , join us for more free speech at Parler—the anti-censorship social media platform .
During a speech update on Operation Warp Speed from the Rose Garden , President Donald Trump announced that the White House wo n't be delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to the state of New York unless authorized because Gov .
Andrew Cuomo does n't trust the current administration .
The president declared that millions of doses will be available as soon as April to the entire general population , `` with the exception of places like New York state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say he wants to take his time with the vaccine . ''
`` [ Cuomo ] does n't trust where the vaccines are coming from , '' Trump fired .
`` They 're coming from the greatest companies , the greatest labs in the world , but he does n't trust this White House , this administration . ''
The commander-in-chief declared that vaccines wo n't be delivered to New York until his administration has the `` authorization to do so . ''
`` That pains me to say that this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 90 percent and more , '' Trump continued , `` but Governor Cuomo will have to let us know when he 's ready for it , otherwise we ca n't be delivering it to a state that wo n't be giving it to its people immediately . ''
As a New Yorker himself , the president noted that he knows the people of New York `` very well , '' adding , `` I know they want it . ''
`` So the governor will let us know when he 's ready , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` some very bad editorials '' about the governor 's recent record handling the outbreak .
Trump said : `` I hope he does n't handle this as badly as he 's handled the nursing homes , but we 're ready to provide it as soon as they let us know they 'll actually use it .
And again it 's a very safe and a great vaccine . ''
Trump did not take questions from the media .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday scolded Cuomo for “ undermining public confidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposing ” Trump .
McConnell slammed Cuomo ’ s remark on Monday that Pfizer ’ s breakthrough on a vaccine was “ bad news ” because it occurred under the Trump administration .
“ The Democratic governor of New York opined a few days ago that it was ‘ bad news ’ that a vaccine breakthrough may have reached because President Trump is still in office , ” McConnell lambasted on the Senate floor .
“ I understand Gov .
Cuomo has found the time during this pandemic to write and publish a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that his own state has absolutely been pummeled by the disease , and his own administration intentionally sent thousands of COVID-19-positive patients into vulnerable nursing homes .
”

As the big tech tyrants tighten their grip, join us for more free speech at Parler—the anti-censorship social media platform.
During a speech update on Operation Warp Speed from the Rose Garden, President Donald Trump announced that the White House won't be delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to the state of New York unless authorized because Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't trust the current administration.
The president declared that millions of doses will be available as soon as April to the entire general population, "with the exception of places like New York state where for political reasons the governor decided to say he wants to take his time with the vaccine."
"[Cuomo] doesn't trust where the vaccines are coming from," Trump fired. "They're coming from the greatest companies, the greatest labs in the world, but he doesn't trust this White House, this administration."
The commander-in-chief declared that vaccines won't be delivered to New York until his administration has the "authorization to do so."
"That pains me to say that this is a very successful, amazing vaccine at 90 percent and more," Trump continued, "but Governor Cuomo will have to let us know when he's ready for it, otherwise we can't be delivering it to a state that won't be giving it to its people immediately."
As a New Yorker himself, the president noted that he knows the people of New York "very well," adding, "I know they want it."
"So the governor will let us know when he's ready," Trump volleyed at Cuomo, citing "some very bad editorials" about the governor's recent record handling the outbreak.
Trump said: "I hope he doesn't handle this as badly as he's handled the nursing homes, but we're ready to provide it as soon as they let us know they'll actually use it. And again it's a very safe and a great vaccine." Trump did not take questions from the media.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday scolded Cuomo for “undermining public confidence” in COVID-19 vaccines and “performatively opposing” Trump. McConnell slammed Cuomo’s remark on Monday that Pfizer’s breakthrough on a vaccine was “bad news” because it occurred under the Trump administration.
!@NYGovCuomo says it’s “bad news” Pfizer’s Covid vaccine came during the Trump Admin; says he’s going to work w/ other governors to “stop” distribution “before it does damage" pic.twitter.com/ULembNWokW — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 9, 2020
“The Democratic governor of New York opined a few days ago that it was ‘bad news’ that a vaccine breakthrough may have reached because President Trump is still in office,” McConnell lambasted on the Senate floor. “I understand Gov. Cuomo has found the time during this pandemic to write and publish a self-congratulatory book on leadership — this notwithstanding that his own state has absolutely been pummeled by the disease, and his own administration intentionally sent thousands of COVID-19-positive patients into vulnerable nursing homes.”


bonginoreport--2020-11-15--Kevin D. Williamson: Why Trump Supporters Are Here for Good

If people living in Trump country seem like they live in a different world from that inhabited by Silicon Valley executives and the editors of The New York Times , there is a reason for that : They do .
Before the election , I talked to Democratic partisans who were expecting a blue wave that would see Joe Biden winning not only swing states such as Florida but also Republican-leaning states such as Texas , and I talked to Republican partisans who expected Donald Trump to sweep blue states from Virginia to California .
Neither of those things happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election — and , now , the disconnect between town and country over the president ’ s election-fraud complaints — has contributed to the sense that there are two Americas inhabiting two very different realities .
Some of the snoots living in Blue America sneer that the inhabitants of Red America are ignorant , living in a fantasyland .
But in many ways , Red America understands Blue America better than Blue America understands Red America .
It doesn ’ t have much choice : The news media , the entertainment business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the commanding heights of big business live in Blue America and largely share Blue America ’ s biases , assumptions and points of view .
Some of them are at least a little aware of their ignorance — Dean Baquet , the editor of The New York Times , confessed in 2016 : “ We don ’ t get religion .
We don ’ t get the role of religion in people ’ s lives.
” He might have added guns , farming , and much else to the list of things his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blue America sees Red America only in dribs and drabs : When J. D. Vance ’ s excellent “ Hillbilly Elegy ” was first published in 2016 , the reaction to that book in progressive intellectual circles put me in mind of the death of Tejano singer Selena in 1995 : Selena had 100 percent name recognition in 10 percent of the country and 0.00 percent name recognition among the other 90 percent , where people were perplexed by the intense outpouring of grief at her murder .
They were seeing the tip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were surprised by the Trump phenomenon and shocked by QAnon are the same ones who are made anxious and repulsed by things that are commonplace in the rest of the country , from the customs of Pentecostal and Evangelical churches to gun culture in the South and Southwest .
I have spent much of the past decade trying to tell some of the stories of what we now think of as Trump Country .
And it ’ s complicated , because Trump Country is full of both amazing things — from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-tech farming — and horrifying things : poverty , addiction , dysfunction , despair .
I ’ ve reported from the poorest corners of the country , from homeless camps , from drug-treatment facilities , pornographers ’ conventions , eviction court , gun court , casinos , campaign rallies , and everywhere else I could think of .
And I ’ ve encountered things I wouldn ’ t quite believe if I hadn ’ t seen them myself : welfare dependents who use cases of soda as an improved currency , the logistical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fracking rigs that walk from place to place on gigantic robot legs .
It ’ s pretty far from Midtown Manhattan — you can ’ t see it from there , which is one of the reasons I work from Texas .
Blue America is feeling triumphant at the moment .
But vanquishing Donald Trump is not quite the achievement they think it is , because Trump has always been much more a symptom of our Great Divide than a cause of it .
That may not be obvious to an intellectual class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it does about Southwestern Oklahoma , but those who are interested in understanding the other America rather than merely sneering at it have a lot of homework to do .
Kevin D. Williamson ’ s new book , “ Big White Ghetto : Dead Broke , Stone-Cold Stupid , and High on Rage in the Dank Woolly Wilds of the ‘ Real America ’ ” ( Regnery ) , is out Tuesday .

If people living in Trump country seem like they live in a different world from that inhabited by Silicon Valley executives and the editors of The New York Times, there is a reason for that: They do.
Before the election, I talked to Democratic partisans who were expecting a blue wave that would see Joe Biden winning not only swing states such as Florida but also Republican-leaning states such as Texas, and I talked to Republican partisans who expected Donald Trump to sweep blue states from Virginia to California. Neither of those things happened, of course. The run-up to the election — and, now, the disconnect between town and country over the president’s election-fraud complaints — has contributed to the sense that there are two Americas inhabiting two very different realities.
Some of the snoots living in Blue America sneer that the inhabitants of Red America are ignorant, living in a fantasyland. But in many ways, Red America understands Blue America better than Blue America understands Red America. It doesn’t have much choice: The news media, the entertainment business, technology and social media, and the commanding heights of big business live in Blue America and largely share Blue America’s biases, assumptions and points of view. Some of them are at least a little aware of their ignorance — Dean Baquet, the editor of The New York Times, confessed in 2016: “We don’t get religion. We don’t get the role of religion in people’s lives.” He might have added guns, farming, and much else to the list of things his staff doesn’t get.
But Blue America sees Red America only in dribs and drabs: When J. D. Vance’s excellent “Hillbilly Elegy” was first published in 2016, the reaction to that book in progressive intellectual circles put me in mind of the death of Tejano singer Selena in 1995: Selena had 100 percent name recognition in 10 percent of the country and 0.00 percent name recognition among the other 90 percent, where people were perplexed by the intense outpouring of grief at her murder. They were seeing the tip of a cultural iceberg.
Urban progressives who were surprised by the Trump phenomenon and shocked by QAnon are the same ones who are made anxious and repulsed by things that are commonplace in the rest of the country, from the customs of Pentecostal and Evangelical churches to gun culture in the South and Southwest.
I have spent much of the past decade trying to tell some of the stories of what we now think of as Trump Country. And it’s complicated, because Trump Country is full of both amazing things — from the startling innovation of the energy industry to high-tech farming — and horrifying things: poverty, addiction, dysfunction, despair. I’ve reported from the poorest corners of the country, from homeless camps, from drug-treatment facilities, pornographers’ conventions, eviction court, gun court, casinos, campaign rallies, and everywhere else I could think of. And I’ve encountered things I wouldn’t quite believe if I hadn’t seen them myself: welfare dependents who use cases of soda as an improved currency, the logistical ballet of Amazon fulfillment centers, enormous fracking rigs that walk from place to place on gigantic robot legs. It’s pretty far from Midtown Manhattan — you can’t see it from there, which is one of the reasons I work from Texas.
Blue America is feeling triumphant at the moment. But vanquishing Donald Trump is not quite the achievement they think it is, because Trump has always been much more a symptom of our Great Divide than a cause of it. That may not be obvious to an intellectual class that knows more about the Uyghurs than it does about Southwestern Oklahoma, but those who are interested in understanding the other America rather than merely sneering at it have a lot of homework to do.
Kevin D. Williamson’s new book, “Big White Ghetto: Dead Broke, Stone-Cold Stupid, and High on Rage in the Dank Woolly Wilds of the ‘Real America’” (Regnery), is out Tuesday.


bonginoreport--2020-11-15--Humberto Fontova: ‘Future of America’ at Stake in Georgia Senate Race Featuring Fidel Castro Celebra

Humberto Fontova: ‘Future of America’ at Stake in Georgia Senate Race Featuring Fidel Castro Celebrant

“ The future of the country is at stake in Georgia .
The January runoff gives voters another opportunity to reject the socialist agenda of Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff , and their far-left backers , ” National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Nathan Brand said this week .
“ Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock worked at a church ( Harlem ’ s Abyssinian Baptist Church ) that hosted and celebrated late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in 1995 , past news stories and Warnock 's biography indicate…Warnock 's campaign , though , says he was a junior member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the church and was not a decision-maker , '' reports Fox News .
“ God Bless you , Fidel !
” boomed ( head ) Pastor Calvin Butts of Harlem ’ s Abyssinian Baptist Church while introducing Fidel Castro during that famous New York visit .
The People ’ s Weekly World provides more fascinating details : “ The audience which included New York Democratic representatives Charles Rangel enthusiastically greeted the Communist leader with a ten minute standing ovation .
Chants of ‘ FIDEL !
-FIDEL !
VIVA-FIDEL !
’ resounded from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rose to the level of an earthquake , to a veritable hurricane .
The very walls and rafters shook with shrieks of `` FIDEL !
VIVA FIDEL !
! ''
You see , Elmore Breathe , head of the `` Patrice Lumumba Coalition '' and chair for the meeting , asked the audience , `` Who would you rather come to Harlem ?
Fidel or Giuliani ? ''
Incidentally : “ The U.S. is a vulture preying on humanity !
War against the U.S. is my true destiny !
” declared Fidel Castro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our crackerjack CIA and State Department were helping him both materially and morally .
Incidentally : “ You Americans just don ’ t understand it .
The depths of my brother Fidel ’ s hatred for your country can not be imagined by you Americans .
His intention—his OBSESSION !
—is to destroy the U.S. !
” said Juanita Castro during Congressional testimony in June of 1965 .
“ FI-DEL !
... FI-DEL !
…VIVA FI-DEL !
” chanted Pastor Warnock ’ s flock while standing and whooping and clapping deliriously .
Incidentally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nikita Khrushchev on Oct. 28th 1962 , as recalled by his son Sergei .
“ Fidel Castro is proposing that we start a nuclear war ?
!
That we launch missiles from Cuba ?
!
But that is INSANE !
..Remove them ( our missiles ) as soon as possible !
Before it ’ s too late .
Before something terrible happens !
” “ Of course I knew the missiles were nuclear-armed .
That ’ s precisely why I urged Khrushchev to fire them at the U.S. !
” Fidel Castro told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Incidentally : “ Kneel !
-- KNEEL DOWN !
” the Cuban torturer screamed at the bound and bloodied but unbowed U.S. POW in front of him , Lieutenant Colonel Earl Cobeil , an Air Force F-105 pilot shot down over North Vietnam .
“ You son of a beech !
I will show you !
” continued screeching the Castroite torturer .
Earl Cobeil was a complete physical disaster when we saw him .
He had been tortured for days and days and days .
His hands were almost severed from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his shins .
All kinds of welts up and down all over ; his face was bloody .
Then the Cuban torturer again began to beat him with a fan belt.The Cubans unmercifully beat a mentally defenseless , sick American naval pilot to death .
“ The tortures of U.S. POWs by Fidel Castro ’ s agents were the worst sieges of torture any American withstood in Hanoi , '' according to the book “ Honor Bound.
” “ VIVA FIDEL !
VIVA FIDEL !
... VIVA FIDEL !
” bellowed pastor Warnock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with presumable accompaniment from their pastors ) .
Not that New York ’ s delirious reception for the mass-murdering , terror-sponsoring dictator who almost nuked New York ended at New York ’ s Abyssinian Baptist Church .
Far from it !
“ The Toast of Manhattan !
” crowed a Time magazine story of the day .
“ The Hottest Ticket in Manhattan !
” also read a Newsweek story that week .
Both articles referred to the social swirl and acclaim that engulfed Fidel Castro upon his visit to New York by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who barely escaped incineration at his hand .
The occasion was the UN ’ s 50th anniversary celebration .
In fact , New York ’ s Castromania almost recaptured the hysteria for Simon and Garfunkel ’ s 1981 reunion in Central Park .
Along with his visit to the Abyssinian Baptist Church , the Stalinist dictator ’ s itinerary also involved a luncheon at the Council on Foreign Relations .
After holding court there for a rapt David Rockefeller , along with Robert McNamara , Dwayne Andreas , and Random House ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mort Zuckerman ’ s Fifth Avenue pad , where a throng of Beltway glitterati , including Mike Wallace , Peter Jennings , Tina Brown , Bernard Shaw , and Barbara Walters , all jostled for photo-ops and stood in line for the warmongering mass-murderer 's autograph .
Diane Sawyer was so overcome in the mass-murderer ’ s presence that she rushed up , broke into a toothy smile , wrapped her arms around Fidel Castro , and smooched him warmly on the cheek .
`` You people are the cream of the crop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapt and smiling throng he ’ d come within a hair of incinerating and now surrounded him .
`` Hear , hear ! ''
chirped the delighted guests while tinkling their wine glasses in appreciation and glee .
But many more were left panting , because according to the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council , Fidel Castro had gotten over 250 dinner invitations from Manhattan celebrities and power-brokers .
Everything above—however outrageous it may seem—is meticulously documented here .
The jailer and torturer of the longest suffering black political prisoners in modern history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( presumably ) by Raphael Warnock .
The jailer and torturer of the most female political prisoners in the modern history of the western hemisphere was hugged and smooched by feminist Diane Sawyer .
The jailer and torturer of the most journalists in the modern history of the Western hemisphere found everyone from Dan Rather to Mike Wallace to Tina Brown lining up for his autograph .
The jailer and torturer who abolished private property within his Stalinist fiefdom found David Rockefeller and Mort Zuckerman crowding around him for a handshake .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of firing squad and torture chamber was honored in the board room of the Wall Street Journal with a VIP luncheon .

“The future of the country is at stake in Georgia. The January runoff gives voters another opportunity to reject the socialist agenda of Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, and their far-left backers,” National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Nathan Brand said this week.
“Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock worked at a church (Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church) that hosted and celebrated late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in 1995, past news stories and Warnock's biography indicate…Warnock's campaign, though, says he was a junior member of the staff at the time Castro spoke at the church and was not a decision-maker," reports Fox News.
“God Bless you, Fidel!” boomed (head) Pastor Calvin Butts of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church while introducing Fidel Castro during that famous New York visit. The People’s Weekly World provides more fascinating details:
“The audience which included New York Democratic representatives Charles Rangel enthusiastically greeted the Communist leader with a ten minute standing ovation. Chants of ‘FIDEL!-FIDEL! VIVA-FIDEL!’ resounded from the rafters.”
Shortly the delirious ovation rose to the level of an earthquake, to a veritable hurricane. The very walls and rafters shook with shrieks of "FIDEL! VIVA FIDEL!!" You see, Elmore Breathe, head of the "Patrice Lumumba Coalition" and chair for the meeting, asked the audience, "Who would you rather come to Harlem? Fidel or Giuliani?"
"FIDEL!" They erupted. "FIDEL! VIVA FIDEL!"
Incidentally: “The U.S. is a vulture preying on humanity! War against the U.S. is my true destiny!” declared Fidel Castro in April 1958, at a time our crackerjack CIA and State Department were helping him both materially and morally.
“VIVA FIDEL!..VIVA FIDEL!” roared and stomped the Abyssinian Baptist Church crowd.
Incidentally: “You Americans just don’t understand it. The depths of my brother Fidel’s hatred for your country cannot be imagined by you Americans. His intention—his OBSESSION!—is to destroy the U.S.!” said Juanita Castro during Congressional testimony in June of 1965.
“FI-DEL!...FI-DEL!…VIVA FI-DEL!” chanted Pastor Warnock’s flock while standing and whooping and clapping deliriously.
Incidentally: “What!?” gasped Nikita Khrushchev on Oct. 28th 1962, as recalled by his son Sergei. “Fidel Castro is proposing that we start a nuclear war?! That we launch missiles from Cuba?! But that is INSANE!..Remove them (our missiles) as soon as possible! Before it’s too late. Before something terrible happens!”
“FIDEL!..VIVA FIDEL!..VIVA FIDEL” boomed Pastor Warnock’s congregation for a deafening ten-minute ovation.
“Of course I knew the missiles were nuclear-armed. That’s precisely why I urged Khrushchev to fire them at the U.S.!” Fidel Castro told Robert McNamara during a meeting in 1992.
“VIVA FIDEL-VIVA FIDEL!” yelled pastor Warnock’s fellow celebrants in delirious joy.
Incidentally: “Kneel!--KNEEL DOWN!” the Cuban torturer screamed at the bound and bloodied but unbowed U.S. POW in front of him, Lieutenant Colonel Earl Cobeil, an Air Force F-105 pilot shot down over North Vietnam. “You son of a beech! I will show you!” continued screeching the Castroite torturer. Earl Cobeil was a complete physical disaster when we saw him. He had been tortured for days and days and days. His hands were almost severed from the manacles. He had bamboo in his shins. All kinds of welts up and down all over; his face was bloody. Then the Cuban torturer again began to beat him with a fan belt.The Cubans unmercifully beat a mentally defenseless, sick American naval pilot to death. “The tortures of U.S. POWs by Fidel Castro’s agents were the worst sieges of torture any American withstood in Hanoi," according to the book “Honor Bound.”
“VIVA FIDEL! VIVA FIDEL!... VIVA FIDEL!” bellowed pastor Warnock’s enraptured congregation till hoarse (with presumable accompaniment from their pastors).
Not that New York’s delirious reception for the mass-murdering, terror-sponsoring dictator who almost nuked New York ended at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church. Far from it!
“The Toast of Manhattan!” crowed a Time magazine story of the day.
“The Hottest Ticket in Manhattan!” also read a Newsweek story that week. Both articles referred to the social swirl and acclaim that engulfed Fidel Castro upon his visit to New York by the very Manhattan media and business luminaries who barely escaped incineration at his hand. The occasion was the UN’s 50th anniversary celebration. In fact, New York’s Castromania almost recaptured the hysteria for Simon and Garfunkel’s 1981 reunion in Central Park.
Along with his visit to the Abyssinian Baptist Church, the Stalinist dictator’s itinerary also involved a luncheon at the Council on Foreign Relations. After holding court there for a rapt David Rockefeller, along with Robert McNamara, Dwayne Andreas, and Random House’s Harold Evans, Castro flashed over to Mort Zuckerman’s Fifth Avenue pad, where a throng of Beltway glitterati, including Mike Wallace, Peter Jennings, Tina Brown, Bernard Shaw, and Barbara Walters, all jostled for photo-ops and stood in line for the warmongering mass-murderer's autograph.
Diane Sawyer was so overcome in the mass-murderer’s presence that she rushed up, broke into a toothy smile, wrapped her arms around Fidel Castro, and smooched him warmly on the cheek.
"You people are the cream of the crop!" beamed the mass-murderer to the rapt and smiling throng he’d come within a hair of incinerating and now surrounded him.
"Hear, hear!" chirped the delighted guests while tinkling their wine glasses in appreciation and glee. But many more were left panting, because according to the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, Fidel Castro had gotten over 250 dinner invitations from Manhattan celebrities and power-brokers.
Everything above—however outrageous it may seem—is meticulously documented here.
The jailer and torturer of the longest suffering black political prisoners in modern history was bear-hugged by Charles Rangel and cheered (presumably) by Raphael Warnock.
The jailer and torturer of the most female political prisoners in the modern history of the western hemisphere was hugged and smooched by feminist Diane Sawyer.
The jailer and torturer of the most journalists in the modern history of the Western hemisphere found everyone from Dan Rather to Mike Wallace to Tina Brown lining up for his autograph.
The jailer and torturer who abolished private property within his Stalinist fiefdom found David Rockefeller and Mort Zuckerman crowding around him for a handshake.
The Communist dictator who abolished capitalism under penalty of firing squad and torture chamber was honored in the board room of the Wall Street Journal with a VIP luncheon.


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Victor Davis Hanson: What Donald Trump, Classic Westerns’ Heroes and These American Generals Have in Common

I once wrote that whenever President Donald Trump exits office , he will likely leave as a “ tragic hero.
” Over two millennia ago , the Athenian tragedian Sophocles first described the archetype in his portraits of an angry and old but still fearsome Ajax , and heroic but stubborn and self-fixated Antigone .
In the iconic John Ford Western “ The Searchers ” and in a host of other films from “ Shane ” to “ High Noon , ” we have seen stories of these sorts .
The legalistic but impotent town council , the idealistic but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperation turns to unconventional deliverance .
They suddenly need a John Wayne as a scary Ethan Edwards , or a mysterious gunslinger like Shane .
But to call in such Manichean outsiders is to admit that the status quo of a sober establishment has failed .
TUCKER CARLSON : JOE BIDEN ’ S AGENDA IS MEANT FOR AMERICA ’ S UNHAPPY RICH LADIES AND NO ONE ELSE The outsider deliverers are suspiciously seen as self-absorbed .
Their methods bother an endangered , polite society , even as they begin to bring it results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our own war stories of Gens .
William Tecumseh Sherman , George S. Patton and Curtis LeMay .
All three shredded pretensions .
They reminded Americans that war is hell , and that the only thing worse than fighting so brutally against dangerous enemies is losing .
And all three — only after the conflicts ended — were eventually deemed eccentric enough to be expendable As we learn from the second half of Sophocles ’ tragedies and the last 30 minutes of classic Westerns , the nearer the tragic hero comes to ensuring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin to second-guess his bothersome methods .
They start harping about his uncivilized mannerisms and recalcitrant stubbornness , but only because they now have the luxury of regretting their initial invitation to enlist his aid .
The denouement is as tragic as it is predictable .
A wounded Shane will ride off into the sunset in the snowy Grand Tetons , assured that the danger is past but knowing there is no place in a now-calm range for his six-gun that brought others justice and peace .
In “ The Searchers , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walks away unnoticed as others self-congratulate for her deliverance .
Gary Cooper in “ High Noon ” will rid Hadleyville of the outlaws it feared .
But he will become so disgusted with the town ’ s ingratitude that he will throw down his badge in the dirt before leaving .
We remember Sherman for supposedly burning a swath through Georgia , breaking the will of the planation class and freeing thousands of slaves .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTER Foul-mouthed Patton , with his ivory-handled pistols , is often recalled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reincarnation than as a genius who saved thousands of GIs .
A cigar-chomping LeMay , more than anyone , destroyed Imperial Japanese industry and created an effective Cold War deterrent .
He ended up caricatured as a nut in the film “ Dr .
Strangelove.
” So too , perhaps , Donald Trump .
Quietly , many Americans knew that unchecked illegal immigration was undermining the melting pot and eroding the idea of legal immigration .
Some feared it was a matter of when , rather than if , communist China would rule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ endless ” wars in the Middle East , even as America kept getting sucked into them .
Republicans knew that an originalist court was necessary to save the Constitution , but Republican presidents nonetheless often nominated future liberal justices .
Conservatives hammered away at the principle that late-term abortion was wrong but feared that taking on Planned Parenthood was suicidal .
Republicans rightly suspected that they were being typecast as a party of aristocratic golfers but were scared of the changes needed to appeal to the working classes , both Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reagan Democrats , Ross Perot voters , blue dogs and Tea Partiers occasionally useful but felt that addressing their grievances would be worse than losing .
So in 2016 the peasants sought outside deliverance and so it came — orange skin , dyed hair , Queens accent and all .
The more Trump beat back Robert Mueller ’ s dream team , impeachment efforts and the terrible year 2020 , the more his beneficiaries worried about his tweets , his bluster and his self-absorption .
The more the economy boomed , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the status quo with China and the Middle East , the more the public could afford to listen to charges of Trump excess .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP So here we are in the wake of the most contested election in memory , and Trump may be officially declared the loser — even after he won his struggle to stop America ’ s leftward drift .
Often , Hollywood epics and even some Sophoclean tragedies have a sequel .
And perhaps Donald Trump will too , even if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2021 sunset — at least for now .
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I once wrote that whenever President Donald Trump exits office, he will likely leave as a “tragic hero.” Over two millennia ago, the Athenian tragedian Sophocles first described the archetype in his portraits of an angry and old but still fearsome Ajax, and heroic but stubborn and self-fixated Antigone.
In the iconic John Ford Western “The Searchers” and in a host of other films from “Shane” to “High Noon,” we have seen stories of these sorts.
The legalistic but impotent town council, the idealistic but outgunned sodbusters or the incompetent posse in desperation turns to unconventional deliverance. They suddenly need a John Wayne as a scary Ethan Edwards, or a mysterious gunslinger like Shane.
But to call in such Manichean outsiders is to admit that the status quo of a sober establishment has failed.
TUCKER CARLSON: JOE BIDEN’S AGENDA IS MEANT FOR AMERICA’S UNHAPPY RICH LADIES AND NO ONE ELSE
The outsider deliverers are suspiciously seen as self-absorbed. Their methods bother an endangered, polite society, even as they begin to bring it results.
We know such checkered iconoclasts from our own war stories of Gens. William Tecumseh Sherman, George S. Patton and Curtis LeMay. All three shredded pretensions. They reminded Americans that war is hell, and that the only thing worse than fighting so brutally against dangerous enemies is losing. And all three — only after the conflicts ended — were eventually deemed eccentric enough to be expendable
As we learn from the second half of Sophocles’ tragedies and the last 30 minutes of classic Westerns, the nearer the tragic hero comes to ensuring results, the more his benefactors can begin to second-guess his bothersome methods.
They start harping about his uncivilized mannerisms and recalcitrant stubbornness, but only because they now have the luxury of regretting their initial invitation to enlist his aid.
The denouement is as tragic as it is predictable.
A wounded Shane will ride off into the sunset in the snowy Grand Tetons, assured that the danger is past but knowing there is no place in a now-calm range for his six-gun that brought others justice and peace.
In “The Searchers,” Ethan Edwards rescues his kidnapped niece but walks away unnoticed as others self-congratulate for her deliverance.
Gary Cooper in “High Noon” will rid Hadleyville of the outlaws it feared. But he will become so disgusted with the town’s ingratitude that he will throw down his badge in the dirt before leaving.
We remember Sherman for supposedly burning a swath through Georgia, breaking the will of the planation class and freeing thousands of slaves.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTER
Foul-mouthed Patton, with his ivory-handled pistols, is often recalled more as a madman who believed in reincarnation than as a genius who saved thousands of GIs.
A cigar-chomping LeMay, more than anyone, destroyed Imperial Japanese industry and created an effective Cold War deterrent. He ended up caricatured as a nut in the film “Dr. Strangelove.”
So too, perhaps, Donald Trump. Quietly, many Americans knew that unchecked illegal immigration was undermining the melting pot and eroding the idea of legal immigration.
Some feared it was a matter of when, rather than if, communist China would rule the world. Many people were tired of “endless” wars in the Middle East, even as America kept getting sucked into them.
Republicans knew that an originalist court was necessary to save the Constitution, but Republican presidents nonetheless often nominated future liberal justices.
Conservatives hammered away at the principle that late-term abortion was wrong but feared that taking on Planned Parenthood was suicidal.
Republicans rightly suspected that they were being typecast as a party of aristocratic golfers but were scared of the changes needed to appeal to the working classes, both Black and White. They found the old Reagan Democrats, Ross Perot voters, blue dogs and Tea Partiers occasionally useful but felt that addressing their grievances would be worse than losing.
So in 2016 the peasants sought outside deliverance and so it came — orange skin, dyed hair, Queens accent and all.
The more Trump beat back Robert Mueller’s dream team, impeachment efforts and the terrible year 2020, the more his beneficiaries worried about his tweets, his bluster and his self-absorption.
The more the economy boomed, and the more Trump recalibrated foreign policy and changed the status quo with China and the Middle East, the more the public could afford to listen to charges of Trump excess.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
So here we are in the wake of the most contested election in memory, and Trump may be officially declared the loser — even after he won his struggle to stop America’s leftward drift.
Often, Hollywood epics and even some Sophoclean tragedies have a sequel. And perhaps Donald Trump will too, even if he is forced to ride off into the 2021 sunset — at least for now.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM VICTOR DAVIS HANSON