wnd--2020-03-05--Why Sleepy Joe is the Democrats' ideal nominee

A few weeks ago , I deconstructed an interview featuring Democratic strategist James Carville , wherein he bemoaned the prospect of Bernie Sanders becoming the Democratic presidential nominee .
Generally , Carville believes that Sanders as the nominee will all but guarantee a victory for President Donald Trump in the general election .
1 .
Sanders is actually an Independent , rather than a Democrat , and 2 .
Sanders represents a radical leftist archetype that remains highly unpalatable to most voters .
I 'm not certain why the first point upsets Carville so much , and it is n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second point , however , is the more significant one and is a concern shared with the Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) and the Democratic leadership in Washington .
TRENDING : Warren 's rough night made even worse as Tulsi Gabbard piles on the insults There are a lot of people outside the Democratic Party – including the president – who believe that the party ought to let whomever is most attractive to the base and amasses the most delegates secure the nomination .
In theory , this is how it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primaries in the first place .
If the party has become overrun with radical socialists and communists , so be it ; have them state their case and let the voters decide .
Unfortunately , that is n't how the party has operated in recent years , to which Sanders himself can readily attest .
Given the momentum Sanders was generating and the relatively poor showing former Vice President Joe Biden had going into Super Tuesday , it looked like Sanders was on track to become the Democratic nominee .
Things obviously look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ captured key states in this week 's Super Tuesday primaries .
While this looks really good for Biden , it could wind up resulting in a contested convention , which would n't be good for the party .
A large part of Joe Biden 's Super Tuesday success can be credited to his fellow nomination-seekers , specifically those who dropped out of the race and immediately threw their support behind him just prior to Tuesday 's primaries .
It would also be fair to say that these former candidates probably did so for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't to say that the Democratic leadership would n't love a Sanders win at the convention , because they would .
They 're certainly in line with his policies , no matter how communistic they may be ; they 're just afraid that Sanders ' overt representation of those policies are `` too much , too far and too fast '' for the electorate .
As I pointed out in my earlier column referencing the Carville interview : Carville essentially said that in light of the fact that Donald Trump 's election was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nomination-seekers should tone down their rhetoric and enact their hard-left policies once they 've been elected , as Barack Obama did .
In other words , the Democratic leadership know that they ca n't win elections by allowing radical socialist and communist candidates state their case and let the voters decide .
They must be deceived into believing that the Democratic Party is still the party of their parents or grandparents .
Here , we shall have to put aside any prejudices we may harbor concerning Biden – or any appraisals we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand , for that matter – and factor in the Democrats ' fear , desperation and their ability to control narratives .
Consider this : When Barack Obama was president , he did n't really do anything .
Even his supporters acknowledged that he was far happier being president than he was actually doing the job .
It 's well-known that Obama 's senior adviser , Valerie Jarrett , handled most of the day-to-day duties of the president ( the Iran nuke deal figures most prominently here ) ; Obama himself largely traveled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed bills and executive orders .
So if Biden did win , short of his sliding into catatonia , it 's likely that his non compos mentis status could be spun away in much the same way his gaffes are being handily passed over by the press .
In theory , Biden would be the perfect puppet ; Democratic leaders would simply need to provide an adequate support system to prop him up for optics while they ran the show .
With Bernie Sanders as the nominee , however , their problem is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know that Sanders will get pasted by President Trump in the general election .
2 .
The Democratic leadership know that placing Sanders ' policies , and Sanders himself , front-and-center during the campaign has the potential for doing immeasurable long-term harm to the image of the party in the eyes of the electorate .
In fact , they may have considered the possibility that following a Sanders loss , moderate Democratic voters might call for the formation of a new party .
Biden , on the other hand , is eminently more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vice president who 'd been in the Senate since 1973 , Biden clearly has name recognition .
As such a prominent fixture in American politics , he 'll be far easier to pass off as moderate than a vociferous , unapologetic socialist like Sanders .
Despite his many gaffes , Biden still looks and sounds like a moderate Democratic politician rather than a belligerent , drunken moron .
Joe Biden will probably get pasted by Trump in the general election , but perhaps not as badly as would Sanders .
A likely – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the DNC is that many moderate Democratic voters will simply stay home on Election Day if Sanders is the nominee .
Finally , as others have pointed out , if Biden is nominated and loses , the party wo n't have sacrificed a dynamic candidate with promise whom they might have supported in 2024 .

A few weeks ago, I deconstructed an interview featuring Democratic strategist James Carville, wherein he bemoaned the prospect of Bernie Sanders becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. Generally, Carville believes that Sanders as the nominee will all but guarantee a victory for President Donald Trump in the general election.
Specifically, Carville's objections to Sanders were twofold:
1. Sanders is actually an Independent, rather than a Democrat, and
2. Sanders represents a radical leftist archetype that remains highly unpalatable to most voters.
I'm not certain why the first point upsets Carville so much, and it isn't really germane to this discussion. The second point, however, is the more significant one and is a concern shared with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Democratic leadership in Washington.
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There are a lot of people outside the Democratic Party – including the president – who believe that the party ought to let whomever is most attractive to the base and amasses the most delegates secure the nomination. In theory, this is how it's supposed to work and why we have primaries in the first place. If the party has become overrun with radical socialists and communists, so be it; have them state their case and let the voters decide.
Unfortunately, that isn't how the party has operated in recent years, to which Sanders himself can readily attest. Given the momentum Sanders was generating and the relatively poor showing former Vice President Joe Biden had going into Super Tuesday, it looked like Sanders was on track to become the Democratic nominee.
Things obviously look different now, with Joe Biden having captured key states in this week's Super Tuesday primaries. While this looks really good for Biden, it could wind up resulting in a contested convention, which wouldn't be good for the party.
A large part of Joe Biden's Super Tuesday success can be credited to his fellow nomination-seekers, specifically those who dropped out of the race and immediately threw their support behind him just prior to Tuesday's primaries. It would also be fair to say that these former candidates probably did so for a reason.
All of this isn't to say that the Democratic leadership wouldn't love a Sanders win at the convention, because they would. They're certainly in line with his policies, no matter how communistic they may be; they're just afraid that Sanders' overt representation of those policies are "too much, too far and too fast" for the electorate.
As I pointed out in my earlier column referencing the Carville interview: Carville essentially said that in light of the fact that Donald Trump's election was a mandate against socialism, the Democratic nomination-seekers should tone down their rhetoric and enact their hard-left policies once they've been elected, as Barack Obama did.
In other words, the Democratic leadership know that they can't win elections by allowing radical socialist and communist candidates state their case and let the voters decide. They must be deceived into believing that the Democratic Party is still the party of their parents or grandparents.
Which makes Joe Biden the ideal candidate.
Here, we shall have to put aside any prejudices we may harbor concerning Biden – or any appraisals we have of him based on the evidence at hand, for that matter – and factor in the Democrats' fear, desperation and their ability to control narratives.
Consider this: When Barack Obama was president, he didn't really do anything. Even his supporters acknowledged that he was far happier being president than he was actually doing the job. It's well-known that Obama's senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett, handled most of the day-to-day duties of the president (the Iran nuke deal figures most prominently here); Obama himself largely traveled the world, ran his mouth and signed bills and executive orders.
So if Biden did win, short of his sliding into catatonia, it's likely that his non compos mentis status could be spun away in much the same way his gaffes are being handily passed over by the press. In theory, Biden would be the perfect puppet; Democratic leaders would simply need to provide an adequate support system to prop him up for optics while they ran the show.
With Bernie Sanders as the nominee, however, their problem is twofold:
1. The Democratic leadership know that Sanders will get pasted by President Trump in the general election.
2. The Democratic leadership know that placing Sanders' policies, and Sanders himself, front-and-center during the campaign has the potential for doing immeasurable long-term harm to the image of the party in the eyes of the electorate. In fact, they may have considered the possibility that following a Sanders loss, moderate Democratic voters might call for the formation of a new party.
Biden, on the other hand, is eminently more electable than Sanders. As a former vice president who'd been in the Senate since 1973, Biden clearly has name recognition. As such a prominent fixture in American politics, he'll be far easier to pass off as moderate than a vociferous, unapologetic socialist like Sanders. Despite his many gaffes, Biden still looks and sounds like a moderate Democratic politician rather than a belligerent, drunken moron.
Joe Biden will probably get pasted by Trump in the general election, but perhaps not as badly as would Sanders. A likely – and probably realistic – fear on the part of the DNC is that many moderate Democratic voters will simply stay home on Election Day if Sanders is the nominee.
Finally, as others have pointed out, if Biden is nominated and loses, the party won't have sacrificed a dynamic candidate with promise whom they might have supported in 2024.


wnd--2020-03-05--What Trump must do to stop the slaughter of Nigerian Christians

President Trump has added six new nations to the list of those with whom the United States bans most travel and immigration .
While five of those nations are almost 100 % Muslim , one of them – Nigeria – is nearly 50 % Christian .
The travel bans the president has imposed are not by religion , but by location .
The reason , of course , is the drastic increase in Islamic terror attacks and the difficulty in determining who can safely be allowed to travel to the United States .
The increase in the number of attacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the State Department adding Nigeria to a `` Special Watch List '' on Dec. 18 , 2019 .
The list is of governments that have engaged in or tolerated `` severe violations of religious freedom . ''
For the most part the State Department cited the persecution of Shia Muslims , which is odd considering the number of direct attacks on Christians .
The travel ban proclaimed by President Trump , and the addition of Nigeria to the `` Special Watch List '' of nations that violate religious freedom are both steps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Nigeria , who allows the attacks on Christians and actively suppresses the Shia Muslim minority .
Still , much harsher action is needed by the American government .
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He claims `` misinformation '' was supplied to the U.S. government and that there is no religious repression in Nigeria .
Just prior to the 2019 presidential election , Buhari @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court , replacing him with a Sunni Muslim who had been a `` Shariah judge '' from a northern Muslim state .
Former Chief Justice Samuel Onnoghen , a Christian , was removed one day before he was to swear in the new election panel .
If the election results had been disputed , the Supreme Court would have had the final review .
Bluntly , President Buhari stacked the deck on the Court to make sure any `` irregularities '' in the election were not dealt with .
In his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Special Watch List , '' Buhari sited `` the deliberate effort to give religious coloration to the farmers-herders clashes '' in the Middle Belt .
`` Clashes '' ?
How is an entire Christian congregation being hacked to death with machetes inside their church during a service a `` clash '' ?
Buhari and his government consistently try to portray the slaughter of Christian farmers and the theft of their lands as something other than a religious war .
It is about something else : It is about stealing Christian lands , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ girls who are taken as `` wives . ''
I have been to the IDP camps in Benue State like the one at right .
Those camps hold tens of thousands of Christians who have been driven from their lands in Benue State , which is 98 % Christian .
So why are there no Muslim IDP camps in Nigeria , if this is a `` clash '' or `` conflict '' ?
Why all of the dead Christian ?
`` IDP '' is the official United Nations term for Internally Displaced Persons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are refugees in their own nations .
All of the IDPs in Nigeria are Christians .
The orphanage supported by the Religious Freedom Coalition is located in Plateau State .
That is one of the states in the so-called `` Middle Belt '' between the Muslim north , which is totally under Shariah law , and the southern states , which are controlled by Christians and are secular .
In January 2020 at least 32 Christians were killed , and during two nights of attacks last week , a church building and pastor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State by Sunni Muslim tribesmen .
The Church of Christ in Nations ( COCIN ) building and the pastor 's home were both destroyed in the predominantly Christian village of Marish on Jan. 27 .
Also , three communities in Bokkos County underwent a series of armed assaults .
There was no reaction from President Buhari .
A few weeks earlier , four students from Aid to the Church in Need , a Catholic charity , were kidnapped and murdered .
There are numerous murders of three or four Christians at a time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newspapers just this year that were not reported in the United States .
Most times , unless the death toll is over 50 or 100 , the stories never reach American news outlets .
Also , there is little reporting about the many young Christian girls kidnapped for forced marriages , or the number of homes burned , or the victims maimed for life in machete attacks .
A harsher response from President Trump is needed .
He has taken decisive action that has changed the relationship with Nigeria , but more needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a list is not punishing the leadership enough to stop the violence .
The Nigerian leaders must be hit in the purse to stop the violence , and the best way to do that is to sanction Nigerian oil output .
Nigeria is not a big player in the oil market , but the money that comes in from state oil sales funds a lot of the corruption .
President Trump has cut off almost all exports of Iranian oil , showing that the United States does have the ability to do just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring the same sanctions against Nigerian oil exports .
Nigerian oil exports need to be brought to a halt until President Buhari understands that he must change course and stop the persecution of Christians .
But does he really have the ability to do that ?
Buhari is a Sunni Muslim Fulani Herdsman .
Overwhelmingly , the attacks against Christians in the `` Middle Belt '' are being done by Sunni Muslim Fulani Herdsmen .
Yes , Buhari can stop his herdsmen brethren from attacking Christians and stealing their land !
If he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump to take action – to sanction Nigerian oil now !

President Trump has added six new nations to the list of those with whom the United States bans most travel and immigration.
While five of those nations are almost 100% Muslim, one of them – Nigeria – is nearly 50% Christian. The travel bans the president has imposed are not by religion, but by location. The reason, of course, is the drastic increase in Islamic terror attacks and the difficulty in determining who can safely be allowed to travel to the United States.
The increase in the number of attacks against Christians in the last year resulted in the State Department adding Nigeria to a "Special Watch List" on Dec. 18, 2019. The list is of governments that have engaged in or tolerated "severe violations of religious freedom."
For the most part the State Department cited the persecution of Shia Muslims, which is odd considering the number of direct attacks on Christians.
The travel ban proclaimed by President Trump, and the addition of Nigeria to the "Special Watch List" of nations that violate religious freedom are both steps forward to confront the Sunni Muslim president of Nigeria, who allows the attacks on Christians and actively suppresses the Shia Muslim minority. Still, much harsher action is needed by the American government.
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari blamed the opposition parties in Nigeria for the designation by the State Department. He claims "misinformation" was supplied to the U.S. government and that there is no religious repression in Nigeria.
Just prior to the 2019 presidential election, Buhari illegally fired the Christian chief justice of the Supreme Court, replacing him with a Sunni Muslim who had been a "Shariah judge" from a northern Muslim state. Former Chief Justice Samuel Onnoghen, a Christian, was removed one day before he was to swear in the new election panel. If the election results had been disputed, the Supreme Court would have had the final review.
Bluntly, President Buhari stacked the deck on the Court to make sure any "irregularities" in the election were not dealt with.
In his response to Nigeria being placed on the "Special Watch List," Buhari sited "the deliberate effort to give religious coloration to the farmers-herders clashes" in the Middle Belt. "Clashes"? How is an entire Christian congregation being hacked to death with machetes inside their church during a service a "clash"?
Buhari and his government consistently try to portray the slaughter of Christian farmers and the theft of their lands as something other than a religious war. It is about something else: It is about stealing Christian lands, killing the men and enslaving the Christian girls who are taken as "wives."
I have been to the IDP camps in Benue State like the one at right. Those camps hold tens of thousands of Christians who have been driven from their lands in Benue State, which is 98% Christian. So why are there no Muslim IDP camps in Nigeria, if this is a "clash" or "conflict"? Why all of the dead Christian?
"IDP" is the official United Nations term for Internally Displaced Persons, in other words, people who are refugees in their own nations. All of the IDPs in Nigeria are Christians.
The orphanage supported by the Religious Freedom Coalition is located in Plateau State. That is one of the states in the so-called "Middle Belt" between the Muslim north, which is totally under Shariah law, and the southern states, which are controlled by Christians and are secular.
In January 2020 at least 32 Christians were killed, and during two nights of attacks last week, a church building and pastor's home were burned down in Plateau State by Sunni Muslim tribesmen. The Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) building and the pastor's home were both destroyed in the predominantly Christian village of Marish on Jan. 27. Also, three communities in Bokkos County underwent a series of armed assaults. There was no reaction from President Buhari.
A few weeks earlier, four students from Aid to the Church in Need, a Catholic charity, were kidnapped and murdered. There are numerous murders of three or four Christians at a time that I have found in local Nigerian newspapers just this year that were not reported in the United States. Most times, unless the death toll is over 50 or 100, the stories never reach American news outlets. Also, there is little reporting about the many young Christian girls kidnapped for forced marriages, or the number of homes burned, or the victims maimed for life in machete attacks.
A harsher response from President Trump is needed. He has taken decisive action that has changed the relationship with Nigeria, but more needs to be done. Putting Nigeria on a list is not punishing the leadership enough to stop the violence. The Nigerian leaders must be hit in the purse to stop the violence, and the best way to do that is to sanction Nigerian oil output.
Nigeria is not a big player in the oil market, but the money that comes in from state oil sales funds a lot of the corruption. President Trump has cut off almost all exports of Iranian oil, showing that the United States does have the ability to do just that. Now it is time to bring the same sanctions against Nigerian oil exports.
Nigerian oil exports need to be brought to a halt until President Buhari understands that he must change course and stop the persecution of Christians. But does he really have the ability to do that?
Buhari is a Sunni Muslim Fulani Herdsman. Overwhelmingly, the attacks against Christians in the "Middle Belt" are being done by Sunni Muslim Fulani Herdsmen. Yes, Buhari can stop his herdsmen brethren from attacking Christians and stealing their land!
If he won't, then I urge President Trump to take action – to sanction Nigerian oil now!


wnd--2020-03-05--What part of 'NO AMNESTY' doesn't D.C. understand?

The rumblings from the Beltway are ominous , my fellow Americans .
As the U.S Supreme Court prepares to rule on President Donald Trump 's termination of the Obama administration amnesty and work permits for 800,000 young illegal immigrants sometime between now and June 2020 , all the usual open-borders special interests are lobbying for a `` DACA deal '' in Congress .
I am hearing that big business and big tech are pressuring the White House to attach a mass illegal immigrant pardon to Jared Kushner 's so-called immigration reform plan , which would tinker here and there with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even increase ) the yearly allotment of 1 million annual green cards to satisfy the Chamber of Commerce and Mick Mulvaney 's insatiable appetite for more cheap foreign workers .
Let me make this crystal clear : An amnesty for Dreamers is a total nonstarter .
This is not just a deal killer .
It 's a reelection killer .
Whoever is whispering in Trump 's ear needs to be shoved aside , tied to an anvil and dumped in the Potomac .
The libertarian Koch-funded LIBRE Initiative , Americans for Prosperity and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forefront of pushing the DACA deal .
Supposedly , conservative members of Congress are also cooking up ways to allow Obama 's DACA recipients to stay , including GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley , whose Secure and Succeed Act promises a `` pathway to citizenship '' for those 800,000 immigrants here illegally .
It 's backed by 39 other Republicans .
Enough is enough .
I will repeat what I 've repeated over the past two decades of amnesty betrayals of the American people : TRENDING : Warren 's rough night made even worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Since the Reagan administration , there have been seven illegal immigrant amnesties passed into law since 1986 : • The 1986 Immigration and Reform Control Act blanket amnesty for an estimated 2.7 million illegal immigrants .
• 1997 : The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act for nearly 1 million illegal immigrants from Central America .
• 1998 : The Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act amnesty for 125,000 illegal immigrants from Haiti .
• 2000 : Extension of amnesty for some 400,000 illegal immigrants who claimed eligibility under the 1986 act .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act , which included a restoration of the rolling Section 245 ( i ) amnesty for 900,000 illegal immigrants .
And , of course , most recently , the Trump administration buried an amnesty for thousands of Liberian illegal immigrants in the latest 2020 National Defense Authorization Act – championed by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar .
Not one of those amnesties was associated with a decline in illegal immigration .
On the contrary , the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. has tripled since President Reagan signed the first amnesty in 1986 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was even larger because relatives later joined amnesty recipients , and this number was multiplied by an unknown number of children born to amnesty recipients who then acquired automatic U.S. citizenship .
All of these amnesties , on top of uncontrolled mass migration of legal immigrant , are n't just turning California and Virginia and Texas blue .
They are turning all of America blue .
Every American should be seeing red about it and raising their voice against the coming , unforgivable betrayal of the MAGA doctrine .
This is n't making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America disappear .
What part of `` NO AMNESTY '' does n't D.C. understand ?

The rumblings from the Beltway are ominous, my fellow Americans. As the U.S Supreme Court prepares to rule on President Donald Trump's termination of the Obama administration amnesty and work permits for 800,000 young illegal immigrants sometime between now and June 2020, all the usual open-borders special interests are lobbying for a "DACA deal" in Congress.
I am hearing that big business and big tech are pressuring the White House to attach a mass illegal immigrant pardon to Jared Kushner's so-called immigration reform plan, which would tinker here and there with tighter enforcement but ultimately maintain (or even increase) the yearly allotment of 1 million annual green cards to satisfy the Chamber of Commerce and Mick Mulvaney's insatiable appetite for more cheap foreign workers.
Let me make this crystal clear: An amnesty for Dreamers is a total nonstarter. This is not just a deal killer. It's a reelection killer. Whoever is whispering in Trump's ear needs to be shoved aside, tied to an anvil and dumped in the Potomac.
The libertarian Koch-funded LIBRE Initiative, Americans for Prosperity and Apple CEO Tim Cook are at the forefront of pushing the DACA deal. Supposedly, conservative members of Congress are also cooking up ways to allow Obama's DACA recipients to stay, including GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley, whose Secure and Succeed Act promises a "pathway to citizenship" for those 800,000 immigrants here illegally. It's backed by 39 other Republicans.
Enough is enough. I will repeat what I've repeated over the past two decades of amnesty betrayals of the American people:
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Amnesty begets more amnesty.
Since the Reagan administration, there have been seven illegal immigrant amnesties passed into law since 1986:
The 1986 Immigration and Reform Control Act blanket amnesty for an estimated 2.7 million illegal immigrants.
1994: The "Section 245(i)" temporary rolling amnesty for 578,000 illegal immigrants.
1997: Extension of the Section 245(i) amnesty.
1997: The Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act for nearly 1 million illegal immigrants from Central America.
1998: The Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act amnesty for 125,000 illegal immigrants from Haiti.
2000: Extension of amnesty for some 400,000 illegal immigrants who claimed eligibility under the 1986 act.
2000: The Legal Immigration Family Equity Act, which included a restoration of the rolling Section 245(i) amnesty for 900,000 illegal immigrants.
And, of course, most recently, the Trump administration buried an amnesty for thousands of Liberian illegal immigrants in the latest 2020 National Defense Authorization Act – championed by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Not one of those amnesties was associated with a decline in illegal immigration. On the contrary, the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. has tripled since President Reagan signed the first amnesty in 1986. The total effect of the amnesties was even larger because relatives later joined amnesty recipients, and this number was multiplied by an unknown number of children born to amnesty recipients who then acquired automatic U.S. citizenship.
All of these amnesties, on top of uncontrolled mass migration of legal immigrant, aren't just turning California and Virginia and Texas blue. They are turning all of America blue. Every American should be seeing red about it and raising their voice against the coming, unforgivable betrayal of the MAGA doctrine. This isn't making American great again. It's making America disappear.
What part of "NO AMNESTY" doesn't D.C. understand?


wnd--2020-03-05--Saving America's youth 1 book at a time

Saving America's youth 1 book at a time

Not too long ago , while doing research on a collaborative project , I came to the inescapable conclusion that the nation 's educational establishment has betrayed our young men .
The research led me to co-author a novel , `` The Hunt '' – more on this in a minute .
The betrayal begins with the books teachers assign in high school and college .
These books are routinely effete , feminist , anti-Christian , socialistic and often gay .
Collectively , they do better a job of teaching a young male to be a metrosexual than to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exaggerate the problem facing young men in school .
To see what educators would like our young people to read , I chose an article titled `` 20 Contemporary Books for Your High School Reading List '' from a random Google search .
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In `` Bless Me , Ultima , '' described as `` a classic piece of Chicano literature , '' the protagonist learns a new kind of spirituality from a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Give '' tackles `` themes of racism , police brutality , and societal injustice . ''
`` Unwind '' tells the story of the Second Civil War , which apparently was `` fought over reproductive rights . ''
`` Monster '' tells the story of Steve Harmon , `` a teenager from Harlem on trial as an accomplice to murder . ''
`` Fast Food Nation '' attacks elements of the food industry , `` including the exploitation of minimum wage workers . ''
`` The Things They Carried , '' a book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students on the horrors of war . ''
`` Nickel and Dimed '' spurs `` conversations about the causes and effects of income inequality . ''
`` The Other Wes Moore '' explores `` the ways in which education , socioeconomic disparity , and parental support shape the individual . ''
`` The Handmaid 's Tale '' describes a theocratic regime in which `` women have no autonomy and are instead assigned to specific societal roles . ''
`` Little Bee '' stimulates discussion `` about globalization and ways we can better protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , although not as overtly political , deal with cancer , `` spirituality and nature , '' cloning , `` well-meaning white parents , '' postcolonialism , `` the harsh realities of poverty , '' more cancer , `` dating , abuse , and identity , '' and American-style `` fascism . ''
The one worthy book , Cormac McCarthy 's `` The Road , '' may be the single bleakest book I have ever read .
Even by post-apocalyptic standards , it is a total downer .
The movie version makes `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hello , Dolly . ''
Given the books young people are assigned , It should not surprise that girls are an incredible 10 times more likely than boys to pick up a book and read it on their own .
Reading leads to better academic performance down the road .
As of now , women receive very close to 60 percent of all academic degrees awarded , a disparity whose social consequences are even greater than the academic ones .
In creating `` The Hunt , '' I harkened back to the books @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school .
I still remember them : `` Call of the Wild , '' `` Red Badge of Courage , '' `` Annapurna , '' `` Kon-Tiki , '' `` Mutiny on the Bounty , '' `` Men Against the Sea , '' `` Huckleberry Finn '' and `` Lord of the Flies . ''
These books not only captured our attention and held it , but they also helped us boys envision our lives as men .
We saw how courage , perseverance and self-reliance worked in the real world and why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this tradition , I recruited a writing partner , Mike McMullen , who is a skilled outdoorsmen .
Although I am an Eagle Scout , I recognized that serious male fiction demands a level of authenticity beyond my experience base .
Together , we set out to write an action adventure novel that young men – men of any age – would actually want to read .
That Mike has two sons in the U.S. Marines helped us define our audience .
The result is `` The Hunt . ''
In the book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widowed Army veteran who takes his adolescent sons on a character-building elk hunt to Colorado only to discover they are the ones being hunted .
The hunters are leftist anarchists in league with Muslim terrorists hell-bent on shooting the president 's plane out of the sky .
The incorrectness of the bad guys assures that no public high school anywhere will put the book on its reading list .
In an admirably concise summary , one reviewer wrote , `` A beautifully structured and well written story .
I can normally find something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this time .
It is close to perfect . ''
Said another reviewer , a retired U.S. Army colonel , `` The Hunt is an all-to-plausible action-packed story of perseverance , fatherhood , duty , self-sacrifice and redemption .
Real-life application of military skills learned the hard way . ''
No book of the 20 I cited above , save perhaps for `` The Road , '' deals in any of these virtues : perseverance , fatherhood , duty , self-sacrifice or redemption .
It is time to talk to your school board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's edition of `` The Hunt , '' please see www.TheHuntBook.com .

Not too long ago, while doing research on a collaborative project, I came to the inescapable conclusion that the nation's educational establishment has betrayed our young men.
The research led me to co-author a novel, "The Hunt" – more on this in a minute.
The betrayal begins with the books teachers assign in high school and college. These books are routinely effete, feminist, anti-Christian, socialistic and often gay.
Collectively, they do better a job of teaching a young male to be a metrosexual than to be an a man.
I do not exaggerate the problem facing young men in school. To see what educators would like our young people to read, I chose an article titled "20 Contemporary Books for Your High School Reading List" from a random Google search.
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Here are some samples. In "Bless Me, Ultima," described as "a classic piece of Chicano literature," the protagonist learns a new kind of spirituality from a faith healer.
"The Hate U Give" tackles "themes of racism, police brutality, and societal injustice."
"Unwind" tells the story of the Second Civil War, which apparently was "fought over reproductive rights."
"Monster" tells the story of Steve Harmon, "a teenager from Harlem on trial as an accomplice to murder."
"Fast Food Nation" attacks elements of the food industry, "including the exploitation of minimum wage workers."
"The Things They Carried," a book about Vietnam, "will educate your students on the horrors of war."
"Nickel and Dimed" spurs "conversations about the causes and effects of income inequality."
"The Other Wes Moore" explores "the ways in which education, socioeconomic disparity, and parental support shape the individual."
"The Handmaid's Tale" describes a theocratic regime in which "women have no autonomy and are instead assigned to specific societal roles."
"Little Bee" stimulates discussion "about globalization and ways we can better protect the innocent."
The other 10, although not as overtly political, deal with cancer, "spirituality and nature," cloning, "well-meaning white parents," postcolonialism, "the harsh realities of poverty," more cancer, "dating, abuse, and identity," and American-style "fascism."
The one worthy book, Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," may be the single bleakest book I have ever read. Even by post-apocalyptic standards, it is a total downer. The movie version makes "The Walking Dead" look like "Hello, Dolly."
Given the books young people are assigned, It should not surprise that girls are an incredible 10 times more likely than boys to pick up a book and read it on their own.
Reading leads to better academic performance down the road. As of now, women receive very close to 60 percent of all academic degrees awarded, a disparity whose social consequences are even greater than the academic ones.
In creating "The Hunt," I harkened back to the books I was assigned to read in high school. I still remember them: "Call of the Wild," "Red Badge of Courage," "Annapurna," "Kon-Tiki," "Mutiny on the Bounty," "Men Against the Sea," "Huckleberry Finn" and "Lord of the Flies."
These books not only captured our attention and held it, but they also helped us boys envision our lives as men. We saw how courage, perseverance and self-reliance worked in the real world and why they remain essential virtues.
To honor this tradition, I recruited a writing partner, Mike McMullen, who is a skilled outdoorsmen. Although I am an Eagle Scout, I recognized that serious male fiction demands a level of authenticity beyond my experience base.
Together, we set out to write an action adventure novel that young men – men of any age – would actually want to read. That Mike has two sons in the U.S. Marines helped us define our audience.
The result is "The Hunt." In the book we tell the story of a recently widowed Army veteran who takes his adolescent sons on a character-building elk hunt to Colorado only to discover they are the ones being hunted.
The hunters are leftist anarchists in league with Muslim terrorists hell-bent on shooting the president's plane out of the sky. The incorrectness of the bad guys assures that no public high school anywhere will put the book on its reading list.
In an admirably concise summary, one reviewer wrote, "A beautifully structured and well written story. I can normally find something wrong with anything I read … not this time. It is close to perfect."
Said another reviewer, a retired U.S. Army colonel, "The Hunt is an all-to-plausible action-packed story of perseverance, fatherhood, duty, self-sacrifice and redemption. Real-life application of military skills learned the hard way."
No book of the 20 I cited above, save perhaps for "The Road," deals in any of these virtues: perseverance, fatherhood, duty, self-sacrifice or redemption.
It is time to talk to your school board.
For a signed, first collector's edition of "The Hunt," please see www.TheHuntBook.com.


wnd--2020-03-05--Coronavirus: A psychic's prediction and China's secrets

The human brain is an amazing organ in its ability to create and predict .
Consider , for example , the first design of a helicopter-like machine .
It was drawn a year after Christopher Columbus discovered America – four and a half centuries before that aircraft actually became a reality – by Leonardo da Vinci .
Was da Vinci just an inventor born way before his time , or was he psychic ?
A similar query arises now in the wake of China 's coronavirus as we examine two sources describing it decades prior to its 2020 emergence onto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give us further insights into how the coronavirus may have started and what its impact will be ?
A novel written almost 40 years ago seems most prophetic today , especially since the coronavirus began in the Chinese city of Wuhan .
In his 1981 novel `` The Eyes of Darkness , '' Dean Koontz wrote details about a fictional event involving China 's `` most important and dangerous new biological weapon , '' known as `` Wuhan-400 . ''
Although Koontz fictionalized Wuhan-400 as unable to survive outside the human body more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But a theory gaining support about coronavirus he promoted is that it is the product of a biological warfare ( BW ) effort by Chinese scientists at their research lab outside Wuhan .
Today , it is known secret BW programs are run at the Wuhan lab – a facility with the capability to develop some of the most deadly pathogens on earth .
It is also very likely the lab does not employ the strict protocols necessary to prevent those pathogens from escaping into the environment .
This would explain why coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that city before going international .
Evidence now points to coronavirus making its great escape from the lab either via an infected worker or one who illegally sold infected lab animals to the public .
TRENDING : Warren 's rough night made even worse as Tulsi Gabbard piles on the insults While Koontz 's virus was one birthed within the mind of a creative writer , much more compelling is a prediction made by psychic Sylvia Browne .
In her 2008 book `` End of Days , '' she nails the date coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued a coronavirus warning on New Year 's Eve , Dec. 31 , 2019 ; Browne 's book predicted , `` In around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe .
… '' She went on to provide a very accurate description of the respiratory impact the virus would have before predicting the course it would then take , `` … attacking the lungs and bronchial tubes and resisting all known treatments .
Almost more baffling than the illness itself will be the fact that it will suddenly vanish as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 years later , and then disappear completely . ''
While Browne does not explain the origin of coronavirus , it does strongly support a biologically developed weapon that somehow escaped from the lab and may do so again in 10 years .
Coronavirus may well have evolved as a project undertaken due to a secret briefing given in China to high-level Communist Party cadres two decades ago by Defense Minister Gen. Chi Haotian .
Chi reportedly explained how China 's biggest 21st-century need was `` living space '' for an expanding population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space for `` mass colonization . ''
He shared his sinister solution on how to lay claim to Western countries , avoiding a nuclear exchange to preserve foreign territory .
Chi said , `` We are not as foolish as to want to perish together with America by using nuclear weapons .
Only by using non-destructive weapons that can kill many people will we be able to reserve America for ourselves . ''
Unbelievably , Chi was laying the groundwork for a solution that involved killing millions of Americans but leaving the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lest it be thought these were simply the ravings of a mad man , it should be noted Chi stepped down from office in 2003 – the same year the SARS pandemic began in China .
What is playing out in China now as the coronavirus footprint increases is something one would only expect to read about in a novel – not in real life .
In an effort to keep a cap on the real number of victims , the Chinese government has quietly been cremating thousands of bodies .
Satellite photographs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full operation 24/7 .
High levels of sulphur dioxide ( SO2 ) gas have been detected .
While this is indicative of medical waste being incinerated , it is also a telltale sign of human remains being burned .
A Czech-based weather service , Windy.com , has determined the SO2 levels to be almost three times that considered safe .
A Chinese billionaire who left China for his personal safety claims based on his contacts the death toll could be as high as 50,000 .
Social media has been a curse for Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact of the virus .
Crematorium owners use it as a platform for airing grievances on how they are unable to keep up with demand in the quarantined areas .
This is supported by a recent Chinese government order that minimal funerals are to be held and corpses `` cremated close by and immediately . ''
Some outside experts monitoring the evidence out of China warn that deaths are way under-reported .
Before coronavirus spread its wings internationally , the fact that the 1,000-bed Huoshenshan Hospital in the epicenter of the virus was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government recognized a major health problem was brewing .
Since then , social media has shown us scenes of Chinese government medical teams pulling those who are possibly infected out of their homes and taking them to undisclosed locations .
We also have learned doors to apartments occupied by victims have actually been welded shut to prevent them from leaving .
Meanwhile , Beijing suggests the West is `` overreacting '' to the virus .
As if Chinese BW development is not concern enough , there is another national security issue that should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our pharmaceuticals and vitamins are manufactured in China .
This is concerning for two reasons .
With China shutting down manufacturing under imposed quarantines , the availability of such products in the U.S. will be negatively impacted .
More worrisome is the capability China has in wartime to either disrupt or taint this drug pipeline .
Psychic Sylvia Browne has proven deadly accurate in her predicted timing of the coronavirus explosion and its respiratory impact .
If the rest of her prediction is correct , we can expect the virus to suddenly end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We must demand China provide a full accounting on how coronavirus really originated and the true extent to which its population has been impacted .
Browne 's 2030 prediction suggests China will neither cooperate nor be truthful in its revelations , and we will see the coronavirus rear its ugly head again .
It would be unwise to bet against a psychic who has proven to be spot on about the deadly virus .

The human brain is an amazing organ in its ability to create and predict. Consider, for example, the first design of a helicopter-like machine. It was drawn a year after Christopher Columbus discovered America – four and a half centuries before that aircraft actually became a reality – by Leonardo da Vinci. Was da Vinci just an inventor born way before his time, or was he psychic?
A similar query arises now in the wake of China's coronavirus as we examine two sources describing it decades prior to its 2020 emergence onto the world stage. Do these sources give us further insights into how the coronavirus may have started and what its impact will be?
A novel written almost 40 years ago seems most prophetic today, especially since the coronavirus began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. In his 1981 novel "The Eyes of Darkness," Dean Koontz wrote details about a fictional event involving China's "most important and dangerous new biological weapon," known as "Wuhan-400." Although Koontz fictionalized Wuhan-400 as unable to survive outside the human body more than a minute, coronavirus can. But a theory gaining support about coronavirus he promoted is that it is the product of a biological warfare (BW) effort by Chinese scientists at their research lab outside Wuhan.
Today, it is known secret BW programs are run at the Wuhan lab – a facility with the capability to develop some of the most deadly pathogens on earth. It is also very likely the lab does not employ the strict protocols necessary to prevent those pathogens from escaping into the environment. This would explain why coronavirus initially established such a large footprint in that city before going international.
Evidence now points to coronavirus making its great escape from the lab either via an infected worker or one who illegally sold infected lab animals to the public.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
While Koontz's virus was one birthed within the mind of a creative writer, much more compelling is a prediction made by psychic Sylvia Browne. In her 2008 book "End of Days," she nails the date coronavirus would make its first appearance. China issued a coronavirus warning on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2019; Browne's book predicted, "In around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe. …" She went on to provide a very accurate description of the respiratory impact the virus would have before predicting the course it would then take, "… attacking the lungs and bronchial tubes and resisting all known treatments. Almost more baffling than the illness itself will be the fact that it will suddenly vanish as quickly as it arrived, attack again 10 years later, and then disappear completely."
While Browne does not explain the origin of coronavirus, it does strongly support a biologically developed weapon that somehow escaped from the lab and may do so again in 10 years.
Coronavirus may well have evolved as a project undertaken due to a secret briefing given in China to high-level Communist Party cadres two decades ago by Defense Minister Gen. Chi Haotian. Chi reportedly explained how China's biggest 21st-century need was "living space" for an expanding population – not domestic space, but extra-territorial space for "mass colonization." He shared his sinister solution on how to lay claim to Western countries, avoiding a nuclear exchange to preserve foreign territory.
Chi said, "We are not as foolish as to want to perish together with America by using nuclear weapons. Only by using non-destructive weapons that can kill many people will we be able to reserve America for ourselves." Unbelievably, Chi was laying the groundwork for a solution that involved killing millions of Americans but leaving the country undamaged by a non-destructive BW weapon.
Lest it be thought these were simply the ravings of a mad man, it should be noted Chi stepped down from office in 2003 – the same year the SARS pandemic began in China.
What is playing out in China now as the coronavirus footprint increases is something one would only expect to read about in a novel – not in real life. In an effort to keep a cap on the real number of victims, the Chinese government has quietly been cremating thousands of bodies.
Satellite photographs of Wuhan reveal all 49 crematoriums in full operation 24/7. High levels of sulphur dioxide (SO2) gas have been detected. While this is indicative of medical waste being incinerated, it is also a telltale sign of human remains being burned. A Czech-based weather service, Windy.com, has determined the SO2 levels to be almost three times that considered safe. A Chinese billionaire who left China for his personal safety claims based on his contacts the death toll could be as high as 50,000.
Social media has been a curse for Chinese officials trying to contain information about the impact of the virus. Crematorium owners use it as a platform for airing grievances on how they are unable to keep up with demand in the quarantined areas.
This is supported by a recent Chinese government order that minimal funerals are to be held and corpses "cremated close by and immediately." Some outside experts monitoring the evidence out of China warn that deaths are way under-reported.
Before coronavirus spread its wings internationally, the fact that the 1,000-bed Huoshenshan Hospital in the epicenter of the virus was built in just 10 days suggests the government recognized a major health problem was brewing. Since then, social media has shown us scenes of Chinese government medical teams pulling those who are possibly infected out of their homes and taking them to undisclosed locations. We also have learned doors to apartments occupied by victims have actually been welded shut to prevent them from leaving. Meanwhile, Beijing suggests the West is "overreacting" to the virus.
As if Chinese BW development is not concern enough, there is another national security issue that should alarm us. About 85% of our pharmaceuticals and vitamins are manufactured in China. This is concerning for two reasons. With China shutting down manufacturing under imposed quarantines, the availability of such products in the U.S. will be negatively impacted. More worrisome is the capability China has in wartime to either disrupt or taint this drug pipeline.
Psychic Sylvia Browne has proven deadly accurate in her predicted timing of the coronavirus explosion and its respiratory impact. If the rest of her prediction is correct, we can expect the virus to suddenly end, only to reappear again by 2030. We must demand China provide a full accounting on how coronavirus really originated and the true extent to which its population has been impacted.
Browne's 2030 prediction suggests China will neither cooperate nor be truthful in its revelations, and we will see the coronavirus rear its ugly head again. It would be unwise to bet against a psychic who has proven to be spot on about the deadly virus.


wnd--2020-03-05--Kentucky school district caves to out-of-town atheists

A Wisconsin-based group of atheists , agnostics and freethinkers bullied a Kentucky school district into scrubbing a Bible verse from a locker room and religious messages from a bulletin board and a Facebook post .
`` But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior , '' was written in bold letters inside a locker room at Letcher County Central High School .
The Bible verse is from the Old Testament , Jeremiah 20:11 .
The Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote a letter on behalf of a `` concerned citizen '' calling on the school district to remove the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I wrote in my latest book , `` Culture Jihad : How to Stop the Left From Killing a Nation , '' they are a radical group of leftists who are hell-bent on eradicating Christianity from the public marketplace .
They are especially triggered by the name of Jesus Christ .
`` The District violates the Constitution when it allows its schools to display religious symbols or messages , '' FFRF attorney Christopher Line wrote .
`` This display , as well as the previously reported displays , violate this basic constitutional prohibition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prefers religion over nonreligion and Christianity over all other faiths . ''
TRENDING : Warren 's rough night made even worse as Tulsi Gabbard piles on the insults As the FFRF attorney noted , it 's not the first time the school district has run afoul of the law .
Last year , `` concerned citizens '' got triggered by a bulletin board at Fleming Neon Middle School that said , `` Jesus is my savior .
You ca n't scare me . ''
And other `` concerned citizens '' were also aggrieved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jane Potter Elementary School Facebook page : '' Dear God , Thank you for the gift of education in every form .
As our children prepare to start a new year may confidence be their foundation , may grace be their guide and may hope be their compass toward a bright future .
I pray they would have eyes to see the needs of those around them and a heart to love well .
May they face each day with positivity knowing that no matter what comes their way , they do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
`` These religious displays are particularly inappropriate given that about 38 percent of Americans born after 1987 are not religious , '' Line wrote .
In response , the school district grabbed a bucket of paint and commenced with a religious cleansing of the schools .
`` The bulletin board has been replaced , the Facebook post has been removed , and the locker room has been repainted , '' Superintendent Denise Yonts wrote to FFRF .
Instead of bowing down to the out-of-town atheists , the school district should 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Just remember , America , when godless heathen atheists try to stir a stink , the Lord is with you like a mighty warrior .

A Wisconsin-based group of atheists, agnostics and freethinkers bullied a Kentucky school district into scrubbing a Bible verse from a locker room and religious messages from a bulletin board and a Facebook post.
"But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior," was written in bold letters inside a locker room at Letcher County Central High School. The Bible verse is from the Old Testament, Jeremiah 20:11.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote a letter on behalf of a "concerned citizen" calling on the school district to remove the Bible verse from the wall.
As I wrote in my latest book, "Culture Jihad: How to Stop the Left From Killing a Nation," they are a radical group of leftists who are hell-bent on eradicating Christianity from the public marketplace. They are especially triggered by the name of Jesus Christ.
"The District violates the Constitution when it allows its schools to display religious symbols or messages," FFRF attorney Christopher Line wrote. "This display, as well as the previously reported displays, violate this basic constitutional prohibition by creating the appearance that the District prefers religion over nonreligion and Christianity over all other faiths."
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
As the FFRF attorney noted, it's not the first time the school district has run afoul of the law.
Last year, "concerned citizens" got triggered by a bulletin board at Fleming Neon Middle School that said, "Jesus is my savior. You can't scare me."
And other "concerned citizens" were also aggrieved by a prayer posted on the Martha Jane Potter Elementary School Facebook page:
"Dear God, Thank you for the gift of education in every form. As our children prepare to start a new year may confidence be their foundation, may grace be their guide and may hope be their compass toward a bright future. I pray they would have eyes to see the needs of those around them and a heart to love well. May they face each day with positivity knowing that no matter what comes their way, they do not have to face it alone. Amen."
"These religious displays are particularly inappropriate given that about 38 percent of Americans born after 1987 are not religious," Line wrote.
In response, the school district grabbed a bucket of paint and commenced with a religious cleansing of the schools.
"The bulletin board has been replaced, the Facebook post has been removed, and the locker room has been repainted," Superintendent Denise Yonts wrote to FFRF.
Instead of bowing down to the out-of-town atheists, the school district should've stood their ground and fought back. Just remember, America, when godless heathen atheists try to stir a stink, the Lord is with you like a mighty warrior.


wnd--2020-03-05--Drag queen dancing for little kids: What got my attention in 2004

It 's tragic and perverse enough that drag queens reading to toddlers is now a national and international craze .
But a new video takes thing even further , as a scantily clad drag queen dances suggestively in front of a little girl seated in a chair .
Even worse , the adults in the room seem delighted with this act of public child abuse .
Yet it is this identical scenario that helped motivate me to take a stand back in 2004 .
Prior to 2004 , gay activism was not a major focus of my ministry .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing .
Check out every one of my books written prior to that year , and you will find a few references to homosexual activism scattered between them .
Add all those references up together , and I doubt it would even amount to a full page .
Or listen to the thousands of messages I preached prior to that year , dating all the way to back to 1973 .
LGB activism ( there was very little `` T '' activism back then ) was hardly on my radar .
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Tulsi Gabbard piles on the insults While I was speaking in England in the spring of that year , some of my ministry colleagues were invited to share the gospel in the midst of a gay pride event in Charlotte , North Carolina .
( Our ministry relocated there in the late summer of 2003 . )
They were shocked by what they encountered .
It was as if the world was turned upside down .
Lesbian cops held hands as they walked through the park , which was located right in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you were wearing a Jesus T-shirt or carrying a Bible , you were asked to leave .
We 're not talking about being asked to leave for intimidating the pride participants .
We 're not talking about several people surrounding an individual and harassing that person .
We 're not even talking about allegations of rudeness .
Simply sharing the gospel was forbidden .
Or carrying a Bible .
Or wearing a gospel-based T-shirt .
But there was something even more disturbing .
There was a gay porn exhibit that anyone could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ snapped pictures to document all this while they were there .
The images were terribly disturbing .
And where were the parents ?
Did they care ?
And then there was the drag queen .
He was dressed in a tutu , and he was dancing before a small crowd of onlookers .
( I can assure you he was not doing ballet . )
And as he shimmied and shook , a small child walked up to him – again , in the presence of a good number of adults – and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More troubling still , when we raised our voice in protest in the months ( and years ) that followed , there seemed to be no outcry from the local gay community .
It 's one thing for them to want to be out and proud .
To walk down the streets , with men holding hands with men and women holding hands with women .
To proclaim that their relationships are just as valid as heterosexual relationships .
To call for `` equality and tolerance . ''
While I profoundly differ with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully understand why they would unite together in a gay pride event like this .
But pornographic displays in view of children ?
And a drag queen in a tutu dancing for little children ?
And an innocent little child putting money in the drag queen 's panties ?
When I discussed this with local gay activists ( whom I sought to befriend for honest dialogue and understanding ) , I was basically told this : `` Those children were not there on their own .
They were there under the oversight of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trust the judgment of those parents . ''
And when I wrote to Starbucks in 2005 , sending them pictures of the 2004 gay pride event and urging them to drop their sponsorship , this is how they responded : `` Starbucks is deeply committed to our Mission Statement and Guiding Principles .
One of our six principles is 'embracing diversity as an essential component to the way we do business . '
This includes the gay and lesbian community .
Supporting local events like the Gay Pride Festival in Charlotte , NC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the values we have set . ''
As I noted in `` A Queer Thing Happened to America , '' `` So , embracing diversity includes embracing perversity – really , how else could you describe a drag queen , wearing a tutu , gyrating his pelvis in the presence of little kids who were putting money in his panties , or having a Hot Nudist Camp booth with open pornography in full view of young children ?
Sadly , this sort of perversity – and worse – has often been front @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , especially at the larger events . ''
Is it any wonder that the American Library Association now supports drag queens reading to toddlers ?
Or that this phenomenon is spreading worldwide ?
( I was in Brisbane , Australia , this past weekend .
In January , some conservative students disrupted one of these drag queen events in Brisbane , and the media painted them as the culprits .
`` Protesters from University of Queensland Liberal National Cub … yell at performers , leaving children in tears . ''
) And what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and systemic indoctrinating of our children in our school systems for well over 20 years now ?
( For disturbing documentation through 2011 , see the `` Queer Thing '' book . )
And what of the words of Jesus concerning the little ones ?
He said , `` If anyone causes one of these little ones – those who believe in me – to stumble , it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with you , for the sake of the children , to stand up and speak and act .
It does not mean hating those who identify as LGBT .
God forbid .
It does mean saying , `` You will not indoctrinate or abuse our kids ! ''

It's tragic and perverse enough that drag queens reading to toddlers is now a national and international craze. But a new video takes thing even further, as a scantily clad drag queen dances suggestively in front of a little girl seated in a chair. Even worse, the adults in the room seem delighted with this act of public child abuse. Yet it is this identical scenario that helped motivate me to take a stand back in 2004.
Prior to 2004, gay activism was not a major focus of my ministry. Not in preaching. Or teaching. Or writing.
Check out every one of my books written prior to that year, and you will find a few references to homosexual activism scattered between them. Add all those references up together, and I doubt it would even amount to a full page.
Or listen to the thousands of messages I preached prior to that year, dating all the way to back to 1973. LGB activism (there was very little "T" activism back then) was hardly on my radar.
But things changed in 2004.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
While I was speaking in England in the spring of that year, some of my ministry colleagues were invited to share the gospel in the midst of a gay pride event in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Our ministry relocated there in the late summer of 2003.)
They were shocked by what they encountered. It was as if the world was turned upside down.
Lesbian cops held hands as they walked through the park, which was located right in the heart of the city. And if you were wearing a Jesus T-shirt or carrying a Bible, you were asked to leave.
We're not talking about being asked to leave for intimidating the pride participants. We're not talking about several people surrounding an individual and harassing that person. We're not even talking about allegations of rudeness.
Simply sharing the gospel was forbidden. Or carrying a Bible. Or wearing a gospel-based T-shirt.
But there was something even more disturbing.
There was a gay porn exhibit that anyone could view. Including children.
Our team snapped pictures to document all this while they were there. The images were terribly disturbing. And where were the parents? Did they care?
And then there was the drag queen.
He was dressed in a tutu, and he was dancing before a small crowd of onlookers. (I can assure you he was not doing ballet.)
And as he shimmied and shook, a small child walked up to him – again, in the presence of a good number of adults – and put a dollar in his panties.
What insanity.
More troubling still, when we raised our voice in protest in the months (and years) that followed, there seemed to be no outcry from the local gay community.
It's one thing for them to want to be out and proud.
To walk down the streets, with men holding hands with men and women holding hands with women.
To proclaim that their relationships are just as valid as heterosexual relationships.
To call for "equality and tolerance."
While I profoundly differ with them on all these fronts, I fully understand why they would unite together in a gay pride event like this.
But pornographic displays in view of children? And a drag queen in a tutu dancing for little children? And an innocent little child putting money in the drag queen's panties?
When I discussed this with local gay activists (whom I sought to befriend for honest dialogue and understanding), I was basically told this: "Those children were not there on their own. They were there under the oversight of their parent or parents. And we trust the judgment of those parents."
And when I wrote to Starbucks in 2005, sending them pictures of the 2004 gay pride event and urging them to drop their sponsorship, this is how they responded: "Starbucks is deeply committed to our Mission Statement and Guiding Principles. One of our six principles is 'embracing diversity as an essential component to the way we do business.' This includes the gay and lesbian community. Supporting local events like the Gay Pride Festival in Charlotte, NC, gives us the opportunity to live by the values we have set."
Garbage!
As I noted in "A Queer Thing Happened to America," "So, embracing diversity includes embracing perversity – really, how else could you describe a drag queen, wearing a tutu, gyrating his pelvis in the presence of little kids who were putting money in his panties, or having a Hot Nudist Camp booth with open pornography in full view of young children? Sadly, this sort of perversity – and worse – has often been front and center in gay pride events worldwide, especially at the larger events."
Is it any wonder that the American Library Association now supports drag queens reading to toddlers? Or that this phenomenon is spreading worldwide? (I was in Brisbane, Australia, this past weekend. In January, some conservative students disrupted one of these drag queen events in Brisbane, and the media painted them as the culprits. "Protesters from University of Queensland Liberal National Cub … yell at performers, leaving children in tears.")
And what of the aggressive, open, systematic and systemic indoctrinating of our children in our school systems for well over 20 years now? (For disturbing documentation through 2011, see the "Queer Thing" book.)
And what of the words of Jesus concerning the little ones?
He said, "If anyone causes one of these little ones – those who believe in me – to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea" (Matthew 18:6).
I plead with you, for the sake of the children, to stand up and speak and act.
It does not mean hating those who identify as LGBT. God forbid.
It does mean saying, "You will not indoctrinate or abuse our kids!"


wnd--2020-03-05--Hollywood in the Trump era: Scary intolerant

Hollywood is one leg of the Axis of Indoctrination , with media and academia completing the trifecta .
There are some outspoken nonliberals in Hollywood .
Self-described `` libertarian '' Clint Eastwood comes to mind .
But the list is short .
A month before the 2016 election , I met a young actress at a party .
She just arrived in Los Angeles from Michigan and excitedly told me about a meeting scheduled the following morning with one of the major agencies in Hollywood , an agency she hoped would represent her .
For an actor , getting an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major firms – is a huge accomplishment .
Later at the party , I overhead the actress say something about voting for Donald Trump by absentee ballot .
I was n't sure I heard her correctly , so I quietly asked her if she voted for Trump .
She said yes .
I advised her not to mention this , under any circumstances , at her meeting the next day .
She was surprised , and I was just as surprised at her naivete .
`` This place hates Republicans , '' I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a degree I 've never seen . ''
A few days later , the host of the party told me that actress called her and asked her to thank me for the warning about not sharing her politics with the agency .
The actress said that for the first 10 minutes of the meeting , three agents completed one another 's sentences about Trump , calling him degenerate , racist , sexist , idiotic and other things not printable .
How hostile is Hollywood toward Republicans ?
Consider this recent letter I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successful Hollywood conservative : TRENDING : Warren 's rough night made even worse as Tulsi Gabbard piles on the insults '' I hope you 're doing well .
Something happened yesterday , and when it did , I immediately thought of you .
It was n't about you , but it puts a spotlight on some of what you talk about all the time .
`` I was attending an entertainment industry meeting yesterday , at a very high level , and when it was over , I ran into a friend of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same building at that time .
I had n't seen him for quite a while .
He 's an industry veteran whose career has spanned at least 30 years .
`` In the past , whenever we met , for lunch or just to talk , we always discussed politics .
He 's a staunch conservative , and he is extremely well-versed on the issues facing this country and on the people who play significant roles in our government .
He has always been very outspoken , proud of his affiliation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberal on the facts and the lies .
He 's very good at arguing , and , like you , he has instant-access statistics that are stored in his head .
`` Yesterday , when I bumped into him in a common area in the offices , I gave him a hug and asked him what he thought of the Democratic debates .
He kind of shrugged .
No comment .
Then I showed him a website on my phone that gives the betting odds of who will win the primary and who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked at it , but again , no comment .
I told him that I hoped Bernie would win the nomination , because I 'd love to see American voters have to make a choice between prosperity and bankruptcy .
He nodded , but that was pretty much it .
`` I gave him a hug and said goodbye .
By the time I reached my car outside , he had already texted me twice .
He apologized for not taking an active role in the discussion and said that there were people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he did n't want to have to argue with them after that , or be treated differently at the office because he said anything that could be interpreted as pro-Trump .
He said he had to protect his job , and that he really could n't risk talking to me .
`` The tolerant people who love everybody will destroy you if you disagree with them .
It 's ridiculous and scary , but it 's real , and I doubt most people outside of L.A. would believe to what extent .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal alien or a Palestinian terrorist , and they would leap to your defense and support your rights .
But g-d forbid you 're a Republican or a Trump supporter .
You 're the enemy , and they 're blatantly against you and proud of it .
`` That 's all .
This is the world I work in every day , and it 's disgusting .
I grew up in a country where people , even total strangers , would say that they might disagree with my opinions , but they would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right to speak my mind .
Those days are gone .
Apparently , now they would fight to the death to keep me from talking .
`` I just thought you 'd want to hear this . ''
Welcome to Hollywood in Trump 's America .

Hollywood is one leg of the Axis of Indoctrination, with media and academia completing the trifecta.
There are some outspoken nonliberals in Hollywood. Self-described "libertarian" Clint Eastwood comes to mind. But the list is short. A month before the 2016 election, I met a young actress at a party. She just arrived in Los Angeles from Michigan and excitedly told me about a meeting scheduled the following morning with one of the major agencies in Hollywood, an agency she hoped would represent her. For an actor, getting an agent – especially with one of the major firms – is a huge accomplishment. Later at the party, I overhead the actress say something about voting for Donald Trump by absentee ballot. I wasn't sure I heard her correctly, so I quietly asked her if she voted for Trump. She said yes. I advised her not to mention this, under any circumstances, at her meeting the next day. She was surprised, and I was just as surprised at her naivete. "This place hates Republicans," I said, "and hates Donald Trump to a degree I've never seen."
A few days later, the host of the party told me that actress called her and asked her to thank me for the warning about not sharing her politics with the agency. The actress said that for the first 10 minutes of the meeting, three agents completed one another's sentences about Trump, calling him degenerate, racist, sexist, idiotic and other things not printable.
How hostile is Hollywood toward Republicans? Consider this recent letter I received from a well-known, prominent and successful Hollywood conservative:
"Hi, Larry.
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"I hope you're doing well. Something happened yesterday, and when it did, I immediately thought of you. It wasn't about you, but it puts a spotlight on some of what you talk about all the time.
"I was attending an entertainment industry meeting yesterday, at a very high level, and when it was over, I ran into a friend of mine who just happened to be in the same building at that time. I hadn't seen him for quite a while. He's an industry veteran whose career has spanned at least 30 years.
"In the past, whenever we met, for lunch or just to talk, we always discussed politics. He's a staunch conservative, and he is extremely well-versed on the issues facing this country and on the people who play significant roles in our government. He has always been very outspoken, proud of his affiliation and always willing to debate a Democrat or liberal on the facts and the lies. He's very good at arguing, and, like you, he has instant-access statistics that are stored in his head.
"Yesterday, when I bumped into him in a common area in the offices, I gave him a hug and asked him what he thought of the Democratic debates. He kind of shrugged. No comment. Then I showed him a website on my phone that gives the betting odds of who will win the primary and who will win the general election. He looked at it, but again, no comment. I told him that I hoped Bernie would win the nomination, because I'd love to see American voters have to make a choice between prosperity and bankruptcy. He nodded, but that was pretty much it.
"I gave him a hug and said goodbye. By the time I reached my car outside, he had already texted me twice. He apologized for not taking an active role in the discussion and said that there were people present in the office cubicles nearby, and he didn't want to have to argue with them after that, or be treated differently at the office because he said anything that could be interpreted as pro-Trump. He said he had to protect his job, and that he really couldn't risk talking to me.
"That's Hollywood.
"The tolerant people who love everybody will destroy you if you disagree with them. It's ridiculous and scary, but it's real, and I doubt most people outside of L.A. would believe to what extent. You could be a criminal or an illegal alien or a Palestinian terrorist, and they would leap to your defense and support your rights. But g-d forbid you're a Republican or a Trump supporter. You're the enemy, and they're blatantly against you and proud of it.
"That's all. This is the world I work in every day, and it's disgusting. I grew up in a country where people, even total strangers, would say that they might disagree with my opinions, but they would fight to the death to defend my right to speak my mind. Those days are gone. Apparently, now they would fight to the death to keep me from talking.
"I just thought you'd want to hear this."
Welcome to Hollywood in Trump's America.


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wnd--2020-03-04--Wearing a MAGA hat shouldn't mean you get cold-cocked

( NEWSWEEK ) -- When my brother-in-law , Donald Trump , Jr. , was on the campaign trail for his @ @ @ @ @ met with yet another family of supporters who had been violently attacked for their political @ @ @ @ @ New Hampshire , a 34 year-old man allegedly shouted obscenities and slapped a 15 year-old @ @ @ @ @ , then broke the jaw of another Trump supporter who came to the boy 's @ @ @ @ @ , as a proud member of the Trump family , and as a mother , @ @ @ @ @ .
Like the Campbells , my whole family is vocal in our support of my @ @ @ @ @ like theirs should n't have to fear for the safety of their children , and @ @ @ @ @ blase attitude toward political violence among some on the left .
We saw another example @ @ @ @ @ Hobart , Indiana , where a couple drove two teenage boys off the road because @ @ @ @ @ with Trump flags .

(NEWSWEEK) -- When my brother-in-law, Donald Trump, Jr., was on the campaign trail for his dad last week, he met with yet another family of supporters who had been violently attacked for their political beliefs.
In Windham, New Hampshire, a 34 year-old man allegedly shouted obscenities and slapped a 15 year-old for wearing a MAGA hat, then broke the jaw of another Trump supporter who came to the boy's defense.
As an American, as a proud member of the Trump family, and as a mother, this incident makes me sick. Like the Campbells, my whole family is vocal in our support of my father-in-law's re-election. Families like theirs shouldn't have to fear for the safety of their children, and I'm tired of the blase attitude toward political violence among some on the left.
We saw another example of this disgusting trend in Hobart, Indiana, where a couple drove two teenage boys off the road because they were riding bikes adorned with Trump flags.
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wnd--2020-03-05--Senate panel to issue report on Hunter Biden probe

A Senate panel announced Wednesday it will release an interim report on its investigation into Hunter Biden 's work for the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings .
The report , to be released within the next month or two , will focus on what former Vice President Joe Biden knew about his son 's service on the board of the corrupt firm .
`` These are questions that Joe Biden has not adequately answered , ” said Sen. Ron Johnson , chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , reported Politico .
`` And if I were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want these questions satisfactorily answered before I cast my final vote , '' the senator said .
TRENDING : Warren 's rough night made even worse as Tulsi Gabbard piles on the insults With no experience in the energy industry , Hunter Biden became a Burisma director in April 2014 , just as his father became Barack Obama 's point man for Ukraine policy .
Johnson told reporters Wednesday the timing of his announcement had nothing to do with the Democratic primary .
Politico noted the renewed focus on Biden coincides with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has alarmed House Democrats as they brace for an all-out GOP assault on Biden and his son over an issue that was litigated at length during President Donald Trump 's impeachment trial . ''
Joe Biden 's public boast of threatening to withhold aid from Ukraine if its president did n't fire the nation 's top prosecutor – who was probing Burisma at the time – was at the center of the impeachment charges .
In a July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky , Trump mentioned Biden 's boast and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr in an investigation of the matter .
The Daily Caller reported Monday a Senate committee is preparing to issue its first subpoena in the investigation .
Johnson wrote Sen. Gary Peters , D-Mich. , of his plan to subpoena Andrii Telizhenko , a former Ukrainian embassy official and former consultant for Blue Star Strategies .
Telizhenko already has provided relevant documents but can not hand over others without a subpoena , because they are protected by a non-disclosure agreement , Johnson explained to Peters in a letter , which was first reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after joining Burisma ’ s board , is believed to have linked up the energy company up with Blue Star Strategies .
`` As part of the Committee ’ s ongoing investigation , it has received U.S. government records indicating that Blue Star sought to leverage Hunter Biden ’ s role as a board member of Burisma to gain access to , and potentially influence matters at , the State Department , Johnson wrote .
Blue Star co-founder Karen Tramontano reached out to top State Department officials to set up meetings to discuss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department records , the Daily Caller reported .
An official contacted by Tramontano said she wanted to meet to get `` a better understanding of how the U.S. came to the determination that [ Burisma ] is corrupt . ''
Tramontano mentioned that Hunter Biden was affiliated with Burisma .
The Daily Caller noted that in recent months , Telizhenko has worked closely with Rudy Giuliani as he has pushed for further investigation of the Bidens and Burisma .

A Senate panel announced Wednesday it will release an interim report on its investigation into Hunter Biden's work for the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings.
The report, to be released within the next month or two, will focus on what former Vice President Joe Biden knew about his son's service on the board of the corrupt firm.
"These are questions that Joe Biden has not adequately answered,” said Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reported Politico.
"And if I were a Democrat primary voter, I'd want these questions satisfactorily answered before I cast my final vote," the senator said.
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With no experience in the energy industry, Hunter Biden became a Burisma director in April 2014, just as his father became Barack Obama's point man for Ukraine policy.
Biden's private equity firm, Rosemont Seneca, received some $83,000 a month from Burisma.
Johnson told reporters Wednesday the timing of his announcement had nothing to do with the Democratic primary.
Politico noted the renewed focus on Biden coincides with his surge to frontrunner status, which "has alarmed House Democrats as they brace for an all-out GOP assault on Biden and his son over an issue that was litigated at length during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial."
Joe Biden's public boast of threatening to withhold aid from Ukraine if its president didn't fire the nation's top prosecutor – who was probing Burisma at the time – was at the center of the impeachment charges.
In a July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump mentioned Biden's boast and asked that Ukraine assist Attorney General Bill Barr in an investigation of the matter.
First subpoena issued
The Daily Caller reported Monday a Senate committee is preparing to issue its first subpoena in the investigation.
Johnson wrote Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., of his plan to subpoena Andrii Telizhenko, a former Ukrainian embassy official and former consultant for Blue Star Strategies.
Blue Star Strategies hired Burisma Holdings to fight against corruption allegations.
Telizhenko already has provided relevant documents but cannot hand over others without a subpoena, because they are protected by a non-disclosure agreement, Johnson explained to Peters in a letter, which was first reported by CBS News.
Hunter Biden, after joining Burisma’s board, is believed to have linked up the energy company up with Blue Star Strategies.
"As part of the Committee’s ongoing investigation, it has received U.S. government records indicating that Blue Star sought to leverage Hunter Biden’s role as a board member of Burisma to gain access to, and potentially influence matters at, the State Department, Johnson wrote.
Blue Star co-founder Karen Tramontano reached out to top State Department officials to set up meetings to discuss Ukraine and Burisma, according to State Department records, the Daily Caller reported.
An official contacted by Tramontano said she wanted to meet to get "a better understanding of how the U.S. came to the determination that [Burisma] is corrupt."
Tramontano mentioned that Hunter Biden was affiliated with Burisma.
The Daily Caller noted that in recent months, Telizhenko has worked closely with Rudy Giuliani as he has pushed for further investigation of the Bidens and Burisma.


wnd--2020-03-05--10-year-old handcuffed, fingerprinted, charged with felony

There are few video games these days that do n't feature putting the crosshairs of a weapon on people , buildings , vehicles or aircraft .
So why were two 10-year-olds near Colorado Springs arrested , cuffed and fingerprinted for doing exactly that ?
It 's because they were not in a video game but pointing their weapons at passing vehicles .
Toy weapons , that is .
Broken Nerf guns , in fact .
An angry driver called police , and El Paso County Sheriff 's deputies arrested Gavin Carpenter and his friend .
The boys were handcuffed and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for mugshots and fingerprinting .
TRENDING : Warren 's rough night made even worse as Tulsi Gabbard piles on the insults '' I 've been waiting 217 days to be able to share our story ... on July 24 , 2019 my 10 year old son , Gavin , got arrested for playing with a fake gun and a nerf gun while outside playing 'Fortnite ' with a friend at a house off post . ''
The boys were charged with Felony Menacing , a Class 5 felony .
`` My point to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inform ALL parents that this could happen to anyone with children .
We waited to tell our story until now because we had to wait until this was expunged from his record , '' she explained .
The local Fox station reported Gavin stated the boys were pretending to shoot at about five to 10 cars until one man stopped .
`` He slammed his breaks and started reversing as fast as he could , '' Gavin said .
`` He came up and started getting very heated and was very mad .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ scared . ''
Gavin 's parents finally got him released from custody at 10:30 p.m. and then contacted a lawyer for help getting the charge expunged .
Prosecutors allowed Gavin to do community service , submit an essay and other tasks .
Stephanie told the station : `` The kids do n't understand the way the world thinks right now .
So , they don ’ t know what we know ... they are kids . ''
Gavin 's father , Chris Carpenter , said he 's working with his to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to establish now for the boys a few events to help build trust in law enforcement because it was shattered , '' Carpenter said .
`` We want them to not be scared and show that law enforcement is their friends , and they need to show them the proper respect . ''
The sheriff 's office did n't comment directly on the case .
`` If anyone is dissatisfied with the actions of any employee of the El Paso County Sheriff ’ s Office , they have administrative avenues available to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We encourage citizens to take advantage of those avenues . ''
Stephanie 's social media statement emphasized that the family always has been law-abiding , with Chris on active duty Army for 18 years .
`` Unfortunately , our whole family has honestly lost respect .
I thought Colorado would be the state that we came back to as a family after Chris retires from the military ... but after all of this it is confirmed we do not want to EVER come back to this state .
In fact , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough as we are all ready to leave .
I ca n't live in a state where my kids ca n't be kids and play outside without being scared of being arrested , '' she said .

There are few video games these days that don't feature putting the crosshairs of a weapon on people, buildings, vehicles or aircraft.
So why were two 10-year-olds near Colorado Springs arrested, cuffed and fingerprinted for doing exactly that?
It's because they were not in a video game but pointing their weapons at passing vehicles. Toy weapons, that is. Broken Nerf guns, in fact.
An angry driver called police, and El Paso County Sheriff's deputies arrested Gavin Carpenter and his friend. The boys were handcuffed and taken to the Colorado Springs Police Department for mugshots and fingerprinting.
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Gavin's mother, Stefanie Magness Carpenter, recounted the ordeal on social media.
"I've been waiting 217 days to be able to share our story ... on July 24, 2019 my 10 year old son, Gavin, got arrested for playing with a fake gun and a nerf gun while outside playing 'Fortnite' with a friend at a house off post."
The boys were charged with Felony Menacing, a Class 5 felony.
"My point to telling the world what happened is to inform ALL parents that this could happen to anyone with children. We waited to tell our story until now because we had to wait until this was expunged from his record," she explained.
The local Fox station reported Gavin stated the boys were pretending to shoot at about five to 10 cars until one man stopped.
"He slammed his breaks and started reversing as fast as he could," Gavin said. "He came up and started getting very heated and was very mad. I was at the time, very scared."
Gavin's parents finally got him released from custody at 10:30 p.m. and then contacted a lawyer for help getting the charge expunged.
Prosecutors allowed Gavin to do community service, submit an essay and other tasks.
Stephanie told the station: "The kids don't understand the way the world thinks right now. So, they don’t know what we know ... they are kids."
Gavin's father, Chris Carpenter, said he's working with his to try to rebuild trust of police.
"Were trying to establish now for the boys a few events to help build trust in law enforcement because it was shattered," Carpenter said. "We want them to not be scared and show that law enforcement is their friends, and they need to show them the proper respect."
The sheriff's office didn't comment directly on the case.
"If anyone is dissatisfied with the actions of any employee of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, they have administrative avenues available to them," the statement said. "We encourage citizens to take advantage of those avenues."
Stephanie's social media statement emphasized that the family always has been law-abiding, with Chris on active duty Army for 18 years.
"Unfortunately, our whole family has honestly lost respect. I thought Colorado would be the state that we came back to as a family after Chris retires from the military ... but after all of this it is confirmed we do not want to EVER come back to this state. In fact, the next 2.5 months can't go quick enough as we are all ready to leave. I can't live in a state where my kids can't be kids and play outside without being scared of being arrested," she said.