wnd--2020-08-27--Father of teen killed in Seattle’s CHOP zone sues for $3 billion

The father of the 19-year-old who was shot in Seattle 's CHOP autonomous zone in June and bled out for 20 minutes before volunteer medics took him to a hospital where he died has filed wrongful-death claims totaling $ 3 billion .
Horace Anderson is seeking $ 1 billion each from the city of Seattle , King County and the state of Washington for the death of his son , Lorenzo Anderson , the Seattle Times reported .
`` We do n't exactly know where blame lies so we 're putting all the entities on notice and will begin the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' said Horace Anderson .
Lorenzo Anderson was shot multiple times June 20 near what was a boundary of the CHOP zone , east of downtown Seattle , before it was cleared by police July 1 .
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In a July 1 interview with Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mayor Jenny Durkan had n't contacted him and he was still pleading for answers .
`` They need to come talk to me and somebody needs to come tell me something , because I still do n't know nothing , '' a tearful Anderson said .
`` Somebody needs to come to my house and knock on my door and tell me something .
I do n't know nothing .
All I know is my son got killed up there .
`` They say , 'He 's just a 19-year-old . '
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jr. ] .
That 's my son , and I loved him , '' he said of the teen , who was killed June 20 .
On the day of the interview , Durkan celebrated three weeks of `` incredibly peaceful demonstrations '' in the six blocks of city , including a police station , that had been taken over by Black Lives Matter , anarchist and Antifa activists .
`` Thousands of individuals came together to call for change , and their message has been heard loud and clear : Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to this moment in our nation ’ s history , '' the mayor wrote on Twitter . '
A civic duty to keep us safe' Last month , Lorenzo Anderson ; s mother , Donnitta Sinclair Martin , filed a claim against the city of Seattle .
She alleged city officials created a dangerous environment by allowing protesters to occupy six city blocks .
Police and fire officials failed to protect or medically assist her son , she charged .
Her attorneys also plan to file a federal wrongful-death suit .
Marcel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with first-degree murder in the death of Lorenzo Anderson .
Long fled the state , and a $ 2 million warrant has been issued for his arrest .
Seattle attorney Evan M. Oshan , who is representing Horace Anderson , said that with `` power and prestige comes great responsibility , and our leaders owe us a civic duty to keep us safe as citizens . ''
`` I do n't know where this will lead but I have great faith in our legal system , in our jury system , and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bottom of this , '' he said .
`` I know we will . ''
He said that seeking $ 3 billion `` just seemed to be the appropriate number . ''
`` This case will be setting an example — you need to keep your citizens safe , '' Oshan said .
See the July 1 interview with Horace Anderson :

The father of the 19-year-old who was shot in Seattle's CHOP autonomous zone in June and bled out for 20 minutes before volunteer medics took him to a hospital where he died has filed wrongful-death claims totaling $3 billion.
Horace Anderson is seeking $1 billion each from the city of Seattle, King County and the state of Washington for the death of his son, Lorenzo Anderson, the Seattle Times reported.
"We don't exactly know where blame lies so we're putting all the entities on notice and will begin the discovery process and flush out justice," said Horace Anderson.
Lorenzo Anderson was shot multiple times June 20 near what was a boundary of the CHOP zone, east of downtown Seattle, before it was cleared by police July 1.
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The Times said the city, county and state have 60 days to respond to the claim, which is a precursor to a lawsuit.
In a July 1 interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Anderson said Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan hadn't contacted him and he was still pleading for answers.
"They need to come talk to me and somebody needs to come tell me something, because I still don't know nothing," a tearful Anderson said. "Somebody needs to come to my house and knock on my door and tell me something. I don't know nothing. All I know is my son got killed up there.
"They say, 'He's just a 19-year-old.' No, that's Horace Lorenzo Anderson [Jr.]. That's my son, and I loved him," he said of the teen, who was killed June 20.
On the day of the interview, Durkan celebrated three weeks of "incredibly peaceful demonstrations" in the six blocks of city, including a police station, that had been taken over by Black Lives Matter, anarchist and Antifa activists.
"Thousands of individuals came together to call for change, and their message has been heard loud and clear: Black Lives Matter. We must continue to live up to this moment in our nation’s history," the mayor wrote on Twitter.
'A civic duty to keep us safe'
Last month, Lorenzo Anderson;s mother, Donnitta Sinclair Martin, filed a claim against the city of Seattle. She alleged city officials created a dangerous environment by allowing protesters to occupy six city blocks. Police and fire officials failed to protect or medically assist her son, she charged.
Her attorneys also plan to file a federal wrongful-death suit.
Marcel Long, 18, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Lorenzo Anderson. Long fled the state, and a $2 million warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Seattle attorney Evan M. Oshan, who is representing Horace Anderson, said that with "power and prestige comes great responsibility, and our leaders owe us a civic duty to keep us safe as citizens."
"I don't know where this will lead but I have great faith in our legal system, in our jury system, and I believe we’ll get to the bottom of this," he said. "I know we will."
He said that seeking $3 billion "just seemed to be the appropriate number."
"This case will be setting an example — you need to keep your citizens safe," Oshan said.
See the July 1 interview with Horace Anderson:


wnd--2020-08-27--Democrats own the riots – too late for backpedaling

Democrats can try but wo n't succeed at distancing themselves from the violence they have enabled on American streets .
People surely know where the Democrats have stood on this , and that they 're now backpedaling only because of polling data .
Former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg outright blamed this anarchy on President Donald Trump .
`` The simple reality is that we are seeing more and more chaos and violence under the Trump presidency , and there 's no reason to expect that it would get any different or better if he were reelected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is very much characteristic of living in Donald Trump 's America , and I think we 're going to see more and more of it as long as he 's in charge . ''
To blame this violence on Trump because he 's in office is like blaming him for the border wall not being erected fast enough .
It 's like blaming him for the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus when , in fact , he has persistently tried , over strenuous Democratic obstruction , to sensibly and safely reopen our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him for abortions because they have persisted during his first term despite his valiant efforts for the innocent unborn .
It is inconceivable that Buttigieg is unaware Democratic mayors and governors have all but encouraged this mayhem .
Many have consistently rejected Trump 's offer of federal law enforcement assistance to quell the riots .
Many have cavalierly misrepresented the violence as peaceful protests .
Democratic CNN has called the Kenosha riots `` fiery but mostly peaceful , '' and the Democratic Virginia Senate just passed a bill allowing assaults on police officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out loud .
If Joe Biden or any other Democrat at the Democratic National Convention denounced the violence , I sincerely missed it .
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No , Democrats did n't all of a sudden become outraged at the criminal assaults and property destruction against people whose only sin was to own businesses in a convenient location for Marxist arsonists and opportunistic looters .
Democrats apparently discovered through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans are appalled by this leftist orchestrated breakdown of law and order , and that they actually care about safe streets .
Shocker .
CNN 's Don Lemon seems to have changed his mind on the riots – but not because he has had a law-and-order epiphany .
`` The rioting has to stop , '' Lemon said .
`` It 's showing up in the polling .
It 's showing up in focus groups .
… it is the only thing right now that is sticking . ''
`` The problem is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' – the election – `` but what they can do – and I think … Joe Biden may be afraid to do it .
I 'm not sure .
Maybe he wo n't ; maybe he is – he 's got to address it , '' said Lemon .
`` He 's got to come out and talk about it . ''
Lemon must be too obtuse to understand what he is telegraphing about Biden when he speculates that Biden might be afraid to address the violence .
What possible reason could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ?
What justification could there be for such wanton lawlessness ?
One of Biden 's handlers must have seen the polling data , too , though , for after months of silence on the matter , Biden finally faintheartedly denounced the chaos , saying : `` Needless violence wo n't heal us .
We need to end the violence now – and peacefully come together to demand justice . ''
Well , Mr. Biden , why have n't you urged Democratic governors to take charge of this madness ?
Why have n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's offers of federal assistance ?
And just what do you mean that we ought to all come together to demand justice ?
You know that Trump condemned the George Floyd killing within hours of its occurrence , yet some of your Democratic friends are acting like he kneeled on Floyd 's neck himself .
It 's not just Pete Buttigieg trying to pin the violence on Trump .
I heard Fox News ' Juan Williams make the same argument .
Indeed , the entire Democratic Party apparatus , now that it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publicly oppose the violence , is poised to blame the anarchy on Trump , not just because it is happening during his presidency but also because Democrats claim he is an evil racist who engenders an atmosphere of racism in the country .
This cynical slander of Trump and his supporters as racists has got to stop .
But it wo n't , because it still works for Democrats politically .
The Democrats ' enabling of street violence is another matter .
They obviously miscalculated and are now paying a steep price .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ order , and Democrats are the party of lawlessness and disorder .
Democrats own these riots .
They own this endless leftist drumbeat of hatred toward America and everything it stands for .
Unhappily for them , people have awakened to just how far left Democratic leaders are willing to go , and it 's not playing well for them , including in the precious swing states they need to win back the presidency .
They can now pretend to oppose the violence until they are as blue in the face as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it 's too late .
They chose the wrong time to side with criminals torching our cities – a time when Americans are feeling particularly unsafe and insecure .
No one is going to believe they did n't know exactly what they were doing , and few will buy that they 've had a genuine change of heart .

Democrats can try but won't succeed at distancing themselves from the violence they have enabled on American streets. People surely know where the Democrats have stood on this, and that they're now backpedaling only because of polling data.
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg outright blamed this anarchy on President Donald Trump. "The simple reality is that we are seeing more and more chaos and violence under the Trump presidency, and there's no reason to expect that it would get any different or better if he were reelected," said Buttigieg. "This is very much characteristic of living in Donald Trump's America, and I think we're going to see more and more of it as long as he's in charge."
To blame this violence on Trump because he's in office is like blaming him for the border wall not being erected fast enough. It's like blaming him for the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus when, in fact, he has persistently tried, over strenuous Democratic obstruction, to sensibly and safely reopen our economy. It would be like blaming him for abortions because they have persisted during his first term despite his valiant efforts for the innocent unborn.
It is inconceivable that Buttigieg is unaware Democratic mayors and governors have all but encouraged this mayhem. Many have consistently rejected Trump's offer of federal law enforcement assistance to quell the riots. Many have cavalierly misrepresented the violence as peaceful protests. Democratic CNN has called the Kenosha riots "fiery but mostly peaceful," and the Democratic Virginia Senate just passed a bill allowing assaults on police officers to be mere misdemeanors, for crying out loud.
If Joe Biden or any other Democrat at the Democratic National Convention denounced the violence, I sincerely missed it.
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Then, something happened. No, Democrats didn't all of a sudden become outraged at the criminal assaults and property destruction against people whose only sin was to own businesses in a convenient location for Marxist arsonists and opportunistic looters.
Democrats apparently discovered through internal polling and focus groups that most Americans are appalled by this leftist orchestrated breakdown of law and order, and that they actually care about safe streets. Shocker.
CNN's Don Lemon seems to have changed his mind on the riots – but not because he has had a law-and-order epiphany. "The rioting has to stop," Lemon said. "It's showing up in the polling. It's showing up in focus groups. … it is the only thing right now that is sticking."
"The problem is not gonna be fixed by then" – the election – "but what they can do – and I think … Joe Biden may be afraid to do it. I'm not sure. Maybe he won't; maybe he is – he's got to address it," said Lemon. "He's got to come out and talk about it."
Lemon must be too obtuse to understand what he is telegraphing about Biden when he speculates that Biden might be afraid to address the violence. What possible reason could he have to be afraid to condemn it? What justification could there be for such wanton lawlessness?
One of Biden's handlers must have seen the polling data, too, though, for after months of silence on the matter, Biden finally faintheartedly denounced the chaos, saying: "Needless violence won't heal us. We need to end the violence now – and peacefully come together to demand justice."
Well, Mr. Biden, why haven't you urged Democratic governors to take charge of this madness? Why haven't you encouraged them to accept President Trump's offers of federal assistance? And just what do you mean that we ought to all come together to demand justice? You know that Trump condemned the George Floyd killing within hours of its occurrence, yet some of your Democratic friends are acting like he kneeled on Floyd's neck himself.
It's not just Pete Buttigieg trying to pin the violence on Trump. I heard Fox News' Juan Williams make the same argument. Indeed, the entire Democratic Party apparatus, now that it has strategically decided it better shift gears and publicly oppose the violence, is poised to blame the anarchy on Trump, not just because it is happening during his presidency but also because Democrats claim he is an evil racist who engenders an atmosphere of racism in the country.
This cynical slander of Trump and his supporters as racists has got to stop. But it won't, because it still works for Democrats politically.
The Democrats' enabling of street violence is another matter. They obviously miscalculated and are now paying a steep price.
Republicans are the party of law and order, and Democrats are the party of lawlessness and disorder. Democrats own these riots. They own this endless leftist drumbeat of hatred toward America and everything it stands for.
Unhappily for them, people have awakened to just how far left Democratic leaders are willing to go, and it's not playing well for them, including in the precious swing states they need to win back the presidency.
They can now pretend to oppose the violence until they are as blue in the face as the uniforms of the cops they demonize, but it's too late. They chose the wrong time to side with criminals torching our cities – a time when Americans are feeling particularly unsafe and insecure. No one is going to believe they didn't know exactly what they were doing, and few will buy that they've had a genuine change of heart.
Karma.


wnd--2020-08-27--'Unmasking Obama' – unfiltered truth about the 44th president

The fundamental transformation of America .
That was the stated goal of an inspiring , silver-tongued , young , blank-slate presidential candidate in 2008 upon whom so many Americans projected their own vision of what a black president should look like .
And transform America he did , but perhaps not in ways most Americans expected , nor would have approved , at the time .
But here we are , and an important new book offers a brilliant retrospective look at the multifaceted ways in which Barack Obama achieved that fundamental transformation .
`` Unmasking Obama : The Fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Failed Presidency '' by journalist and bestselling author Jack Cashill adds an important new work to the Obama biographical collection .
It explores the many advances the cultural left made on traditional American society during the Obama era , with Barack Obama as the figurehead , at least , leading the campaign , abetted by an equally determined leftist media that protected him as zealously as any Praetorian Guard .
`` Unmasking Obama '' is a compelling dissection of the methods Obama and his handlers used , to great effect , in advancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would have been unthinkable just a decade earlier – from promoting the acceptance of men `` identifying '' as women , and vice versa , to destroying a half century of growing racial harmony in America through the malicious , cynical exploitation of tragic events like the death of Trayvon Martin , to national socialized medicine .
One of the most important aspects of `` Unmasking Obama '' is Cashill 's superb exposition of the malign force the mainstream media have become in American life .
The Fourth Estate is truly an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its corporate form , hell-bent on furthering the destruction of American culture , traditions and values .
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He calls it the samizdat , which is an homage to the intrepid , honest , independent journalists in the old Soviet Union who risked life and limb to reveal the truths in that decrepit and oppressive evil empire .
Cashill 's American samizdat is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who , unlike their peers in the mainstream media , are not leftist political activists seeking to hide the truth in furtherance of the progressive cause .
America 's samizdat have been indispensable in exposing the fakery of phony narratives the leftist media have sought to perpetuate , like the `` Hands up , do n't shoot ! ''
mythology surrounding the death of strong-arm robber and would-be cop-killer Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri , or the utterly bogus Trayvon Martin-as-innocent-victim hoax pulled off through the use of a judicial impostor named @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama that had largely remained hidden during his time in office , like his ruminations about homosexuality in his letter to his former girlfriend , Alex McNear , in which Obama said , `` I make love to men daily , but in the imagination .
My mind is androgynous to a great extent and I hope to make it more so . ''
While McNear herself had redacted that passage of the letter , thinking it `` too explosive '' to reveal during his political life , Obama biographer David Garrow eventually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with some difficulty '' in 2016 at Emory University .
Cashill similarly gives attention to the explicit allegations made by Larry Sinclair in 2008 of a two-day sex-and-drug fueled homosexual romp that Sinclair alleged occurred between himself and then-state Sen. Barack Obama in 1999 .
( Sinclair even told his story at the National Press Club in 2008 , available here . )
The tale is told not for its prurient value .
Cashill 's larger point in relating Sinclair 's story is that leftist media flacks ostensibly reporting on Obama deftly sought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They tried to discredit the man rather than investigate his explicit allegations through gumshoe reporting , despite being provided ample leads to pursue , such as the name of the hotel where the encounter took place , the dates it occurred and the name of the limo driver who brought them to the location of their tryst .
Rather than acting as traditional reporters , Cashill tells us that the journalists assigned to cover Obama acted much like the `` firemen '' in the book Fahrenheit 451 , whose job was to burn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rather than putting out fires .
Cashill 's dissection of the `` evolving '' – one might say hypocritical – stances of the Democratic Party during the Obama years on a range of issues on which they 'd previously stood largely with Republicans , is often humorous .
One example he cites is the transformation of illegal aliens from , well , illegal aliens , into `` undocumented immigrants . ''
Despite the potential offense to American blacks , the Democratic Party had no qualms about equating the `` rights '' of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the Civil Rights Movement .
They saw an opportunity to garner new voters , while assuming that blacks would always be a reliable Democratic voting bloc and never object to the appropriation of their legitimate historical grievances .
Cashill writes : `` No other rationale explains the Democratic Party 's dramatic , comprehensive shift on an issue that benefitted almost no Americans other than the owners of packing houses and swimming pools . ''
Cashill 's wry wit reminds one of the famous anecdote in which Lincoln was asked how he could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Petroleum Nash while there was a horrific civil war raging .
Lincoln 's response was , `` With the fearful strain that is on me night and day , if I did not laugh I should die . ''
We should all learn to laugh at the absurdities of America 's political scene today .
Humor helps keep us sane .
`` Unmasking Obama : The Fight to Tell the True Story of a Failed Presidency '' was released on Aug. 18 .
It is an indispensable addition to the growing body of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been an intelligence analyst and investigator in the government , private , and nonprofit sectors for more than 33 years .
He is a senior investigator for Judicial Watch , Inc. , and a contributor to Townhall , American Thinker , and The Federalist .
Follow him on Parler and Twitter at @ BillMarshallDC1 .
( The views expressed are the author 's alone , and not necessarily those of Judicial Watch . )

By William F. Marshall
The fundamental transformation of America. That was the stated goal of an inspiring, silver-tongued, young, blank-slate presidential candidate in 2008 upon whom so many Americans projected their own vision of what a black president should look like. And transform America he did, but perhaps not in ways most Americans expected, nor would have approved, at the time. But here we are, and an important new book offers a brilliant retrospective look at the multifaceted ways in which Barack Obama achieved that fundamental transformation.
"Unmasking Obama: The Fight to Tell the True Story of a Failed Presidency" by journalist and bestselling author Jack Cashill adds an important new work to the Obama biographical collection. It explores the many advances the cultural left made on traditional American society during the Obama era, with Barack Obama as the figurehead, at least, leading the campaign, abetted by an equally determined leftist media that protected him as zealously as any Praetorian Guard.
"Unmasking Obama" is a compelling dissection of the methods Obama and his handlers used, to great effect, in advancing so many aspects of the leftist agenda that would have been unthinkable just a decade earlier – from promoting the acceptance of men "identifying" as women, and vice versa, to destroying a half century of growing racial harmony in America through the malicious, cynical exploitation of tragic events like the death of Trayvon Martin, to national socialized medicine.
One of the most important aspects of "Unmasking Obama" is Cashill's superb exposition of the malign force the mainstream media have become in American life. The Fourth Estate is truly an utterly corrupt and morally bankrupt institution in its corporate form, hell-bent on furthering the destruction of American culture, traditions and values.
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But Cashill does offer up a protagonist. He calls it the samizdat, which is an homage to the intrepid, honest, independent journalists in the old Soviet Union who risked life and limb to reveal the truths in that decrepit and oppressive evil empire. Cashill's American samizdat is that class of truth-seeking, typically conservative-leaning journalists who, unlike their peers in the mainstream media, are not leftist political activists seeking to hide the truth in furtherance of the progressive cause. America's samizdat have been indispensable in exposing the fakery of phony narratives the leftist media have sought to perpetuate, like the "Hands up, don't shoot!" mythology surrounding the death of strong-arm robber and would-be cop-killer Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, or the utterly bogus Trayvon Martin-as-innocent-victim hoax pulled off through the use of a judicial impostor named Rachel Jeantel.
Cashill reveals truths about Obama that had largely remained hidden during his time in office, like his ruminations about homosexuality in his letter to his former girlfriend, Alex McNear, in which Obama said, "I make love to men daily, but in the imagination. My mind is androgynous to a great extent and I hope to make it more so." While McNear herself had redacted that passage of the letter, thinking it "too explosive" to reveal during his political life, Obama biographer David Garrow eventually accessed the original, unredacted letter "with some difficulty" in 2016 at Emory University.
Cashill similarly gives attention to the explicit allegations made by Larry Sinclair in 2008 of a two-day sex-and-drug fueled homosexual romp that Sinclair alleged occurred between himself and then-state Sen. Barack Obama in 1999. (Sinclair even told his story at the National Press Club in 2008, available here.)
The tale is told not for its prurient value. Cashill's larger point in relating Sinclair's story is that leftist media flacks ostensibly reporting on Obama deftly sought to knock down Sinclair's claims. They tried to discredit the man rather than investigate his explicit allegations through gumshoe reporting, despite being provided ample leads to pursue, such as the name of the hotel where the encounter took place, the dates it occurred and the name of the limo driver who brought them to the location of their tryst. Rather than acting as traditional reporters, Cashill tells us that the journalists assigned to cover Obama acted much like the "firemen" in the book Fahrenheit 451, whose job was to burn books that might reveal the dystopian truth, rather than putting out fires.
Cashill's dissection of the "evolving" – one might say hypocritical – stances of the Democratic Party during the Obama years on a range of issues on which they'd previously stood largely with Republicans, is often humorous. One example he cites is the transformation of illegal aliens from, well, illegal aliens, into "undocumented immigrants." Despite the potential offense to American blacks, the Democratic Party had no qualms about equating the "rights" of illegal aliens with those of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. They saw an opportunity to garner new voters, while assuming that blacks would always be a reliable Democratic voting bloc and never object to the appropriation of their legitimate historical grievances. Cashill writes: "No other rationale explains the Democratic Party's dramatic, comprehensive shift on an issue that benefitted almost no Americans other than the owners of packing houses and swimming pools."
Cashill's wry wit reminds one of the famous anecdote in which Lincoln was asked how he could read and laugh at the humor of Petroleum V. Nasby while there was a horrific civil war raging. Lincoln's response was, "With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die."
We should all learn to laugh at the absurdities of America's political scene today. Humor helps keep us sane.
"Unmasking Obama: The Fight to Tell the True Story of a Failed Presidency" was released on Aug. 18. It is an indispensable addition to the growing body of Obama biographical literature.
William F. Marshall has been an intelligence analyst and investigator in the government, private, and nonprofit sectors for more than 33 years. He is a senior investigator for Judicial Watch, Inc., and a contributor to Townhall, American Thinker, and The Federalist. Follow him on Parler and Twitter at @BillMarshallDC1. (The views expressed are the author's alone, and not necessarily those of Judicial Watch.)


wnd--2020-08-28--Former McCain associate offered to 'feed' Flynn story to Washington Post

A former associate of Sen. John McCain served as a key conduit between journalists and dossier author Christopher Steele in early 2017 , going so far as offering to “ feed ” stories about Trump associates to a Washington Post columnist , according to documents from a British court proceeding .
David Kramer , a former State Department official who worked at the McCain Institute , kept Steele apprised of his contacts in January 2017 with journalists from BuzzFeed News , CNN , ABC News , The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post regarding aspects of the dossier .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'm not sure you know this , ' then signs his pardon during RNC broadcast Kramer relayed information he learned from reporters at ABC News and the Journal regarding the dossier ’ s allegation that Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague , according to text messages read at a defamation trial against Steele in London last month .
The Daily Caller News Foundation obtained a transcript of the closed-door court proceedings , which were held in London from July 20-24 .
Steele , a former MI6 officer , is being sued by Aleksej @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s dossier accuses of hacking Democrats ’ computer systems in 2016 .
Kramer was already known to have met with reporters to discuss the dossier .
He has acknowledged providing the dossier to a reporter for BuzzFeed News , which published the salacious document on Jan. 10 , 2017 .
But the Steele messages suggest Kramer played a more proactive role in trying to put negative stories in the media about Trump associates .
Kramer ’ s most eye-catching references are to David Ignatius , a Washington Post columnist who writes about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calls story is picking up legs , ” Kramer wrote to Steele , seemingly referring to a Jan. 12 , 2017 , column by Ignatius that revealed that Flynn spoke by phone weeks earlier with Sergey Kislyak .
According to text messages read at the trial , Kramer suggested to Steele that he would provide dirt on Trump associates to Ignatius .
“ I think it ’ s time to get that other [ Manafort ] story out there , ” Kramer wrote in a message to Steele , referring to former Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ignatius is the one I ’ ll feed it to , ” he also wrote .
Steele insisted during his testimony that Kramer was suggesting feeding a story to Ignatius about Flynn rather than Manafort .
He went on to say that the information regarding Flynn he discussed with Kramer was not found in the dossier .
“ Any story here about Michael Flynn is completely independent of anything in the dossier , ” said Steele .
The former spy did not describe the Flynn story , but Kramer told the House Intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he believed that Flynn had an affair with a Russian-British researcher in the United Kingdom .
The unverified allegation matches closely with stories that appeared in the media in March 2017 that alleged that Flynn had improper contacts with former Cambridge researcher Svetlana Lokhova in 2014 , when Flynn visited the historic university as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency .
Ignatius contacted Lokhova on March 1 , 2017 , seeking a meeting to discuss Flynn , according to an email that Lokhova provided the DCNF .
He did not write a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wall Street Journal and The Guardian published stories later in March 2017 that said that American intelligence officers were concerned about Flynn ’ s interactions with Lokhova at the Cambridge event .
An FBI document dated Jan. 4 , 2017 , showed that a confidential human source ( CHS ) told investigators that they were aware of an allegation that Flynn had improper contacts with a Russian woman during a visit to the United Kingdom .
The FBI source is not identified , though Steele at the time served as a CHS .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a meeting in Oct. 3 , 2016 , to dig up dirt on several Trump aides , including Flynn , according to a Justice Department inspector general ’ s report .
Despite the innuendo about Flynn and Lokhova , no evidence has emerged suggesting that they had anything more than a brief conversation at Cambridge .
Lawyers for Gubarev , the Russian businessman , quizzed Steele at the trial last month about his interactions with Kramer in hopes of establishing that Steele approved of providing information from the dossier to reporters .
Kramer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , after meeting Steele in London .
He allowed a BuzzFeed News reporter to photograph the report during a meeting on Dec. 29 , 2016 .
The website published the 35-page report on Jan. 10 , 2017 , without verifying any of its allegations .
Gubarev also sued BuzzFeed in the U.S. , but a federal judge ruled that the website did not defame the Russian executive .
Steele has denied that he authorized Kramer to provide the dossier to BuzzFeed , but Gubarev ’ s lawyers cast doubt on the claim .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ messages with Ken Bensinger , the BuzzFeed reporter who published the dossier , discussing a meeting in early January 2017 , a week before BuzzFeed published the dossier .
Steele disclosed many of his contacts with reporters as part of the discovery process in the Gubarev case , but he withheld information about his contacts with Bensinger until this April .
The Kramer-Steele text messages show Kramer informed Steele about reporters ’ progress on investigating allegations in the dossier .
Kramer and the reporters discussed the dossier ’ s most specific allegation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visited Prague in August 2016 to meet with Kremlin insiders .
Kramer said in a message to Steele that a Wall Street Journal reporter asked him about potentially meeting with Steele , seemingly to try to verify the Cohen allegation .
“ He ’ s tried to run the Prague thing down to no avail , ” Kramer wrote of the Journal reporter .
“ I know you ’ d rather not but wanted to ask one more time.
” Steele said that it was “ disappointing they have not corroborated Prague , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the special counsel ’ s office and Justice Department inspector general debunked the Cohen allegation , saying that the former Trump fixer did not visit the European city .
The IG report went further , saying that the FBI received evidence on Jan. 12 , 2017 , that the Cohen-Prague claim was Russian disinformation .
Kramer also relayed that the Journal reporter wrote : “ I just talked to the Prague guy .
He said the Israeli passport does not check out.
” Kramer told Steele that the reporter was “ anxious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dossier allegations .
“ These are the things that could possibly move the matter forward .
He ’ s anxious to do … if there is anything to give him , ” Kramer wrote .
The Journal was the first outlet to identify Steele as the author of the dossier in a story on Jan. 12 , 2017 .
Kramer appears to have surprised Steele with one tidbit of information he learned from an ABC News reporter about the Cohen-Prague allegation .
“ Have you heard anything about an audio recording in Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kramer asked Steele .
“ How on earth did they get wind of this I wonder ?
” Steele asked .
“ No idea , ” Kramer relied .
“ Just passing along the [ question ] what should I tell them ?
” None of the reports that have come out about the alleged Cohen meeting in the past three years have referred to an audio recording .
Other texts revealed during the Gubarev trial suggest that reporters kept Kramer updated on their contacts with Cohen , who is serving a three-year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dossier .
“ [ Washington Post ] had long chat with [ Michael Cohen ] today and he admitted that he was in Italy late August but denied being in Prague .
So he ’ s not far , ” Kramer wrote .
Kramer also apprised Steele on The Post ’ s plans to publish Trump-related stories .
“ Don ’ t have the sense that the Post is on the verge .
Will check again tomorrow , ” he wrote .
The dossier ’ s allegations about Cohen and Gubarev originate with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Danchenko , a Russia analyst who was Steele ’ s primary intelligence collector for the dossier .
Danchenko told the FBI that a woman he had known since childhood provided the information about Cohen ’ s visit to Prague , Gubarev ’ s cyber company and Carter Page .
Danchenko ’ s sources appear to be far removed from the Kremlin , raising questions about the reliability of the rumors he gave Steele .
Danchenko told the FBI that Steele embellished much of the information found in the dossier .
Kramer and Ignatius @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for this story .
Steele ’ s firm , Orbis Business International , also did not respond to a request for comment .
This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation .
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By Chuck Ross
Daily Caller News Foundation
A former associate of Sen. John McCain served as a key conduit between journalists and dossier author Christopher Steele in early 2017, going so far as offering to “feed” stories about Trump associates to a Washington Post columnist, according to documents from a British court proceeding.
David Kramer, a former State Department official who worked at the McCain Institute, kept Steele apprised of his contacts in January 2017 with journalists from BuzzFeed News, CNN, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post regarding aspects of the dossier.
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Kramer relayed information he learned from reporters at ABC News and the Journal regarding the dossier’s allegation that Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague, according to text messages read at a defamation trial against Steele in London last month.
The Daily Caller News Foundation obtained a transcript of the closed-door court proceedings, which were held in London from July 20-24. Steele, a former MI6 officer, is being sued by Aleksej Gubarev, a Russian businessman who Steele’s dossier accuses of hacking Democrats’ computer systems in 2016.
Kramer was already known to have met with reporters to discuss the dossier. He has acknowledged providing the dossier to a reporter for BuzzFeed News, which published the salacious document on Jan. 10, 2017. But the Steele messages suggest Kramer played a more proactive role in trying to put negative stories in the media about Trump associates.
Kramer’s most eye-catching references are to David Ignatius, a Washington Post columnist who writes about national security issues.
“The Flynn calls story is picking up legs,” Kramer wrote to Steele, seemingly referring to a Jan. 12, 2017, column by Ignatius that revealed that Flynn spoke by phone weeks earlier with Sergey Kislyak.
According to text messages read at the trial, Kramer suggested to Steele that he would provide dirt on Trump associates to Ignatius.
“I think it’s time to get that other [Manafort] story out there,” Kramer wrote in a message to Steele, referring to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
“And Ignatius is the one I’ll feed it to,” he also wrote.
Steele insisted during his testimony that Kramer was suggesting feeding a story to Ignatius about Flynn rather than Manafort.
“It’s a Michael Flynn story, isn’t it?” Steele asked during the cross-examination.
He went on to say that the information regarding Flynn he discussed with Kramer was not found in the dossier.
“Any story here about Michael Flynn is completely independent of anything in the dossier,” said Steele.
The former spy did not describe the Flynn story, but Kramer told the House Intelligence Committee in 2017 that Steele told him that he believed that Flynn had an affair with a Russian-British researcher in the United Kingdom.
The unverified allegation matches closely with stories that appeared in the media in March 2017 that alleged that Flynn had improper contacts with former Cambridge researcher Svetlana Lokhova in 2014, when Flynn visited the historic university as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Ignatius contacted Lokhova on March 1, 2017, seeking a meeting to discuss Flynn, according to an email that Lokhova provided the DCNF. He did not write a story about Lokhova and Flynn. The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian published stories later in March 2017 that said that American intelligence officers were concerned about Flynn’s interactions with Lokhova at the Cambridge event.
An FBI document dated Jan. 4, 2017, showed that a confidential human source (CHS) told investigators that they were aware of an allegation that Flynn had improper contacts with a Russian woman during a visit to the United Kingdom.
The FBI source is not identified, though Steele at the time served as a CHS.
FBI agents offered to pay Steele during a meeting in Oct. 3, 2016, to dig up dirt on several Trump aides, including Flynn, according to a Justice Department inspector general’s report.
Despite the innuendo about Flynn and Lokhova, no evidence has emerged suggesting that they had anything more than a brief conversation at Cambridge.
Lawyers for Gubarev, the Russian businessman, quizzed Steele at the trial last month about his interactions with Kramer in hopes of establishing that Steele approved of providing information from the dossier to reporters.
Kramer obtained the dossier in late November 2016, after meeting Steele in London. He allowed a BuzzFeed News reporter to photograph the report during a meeting on Dec. 29, 2016. The website published the 35-page report on Jan. 10, 2017, without verifying any of its allegations.
Gubarev also sued BuzzFeed in the U.S., but a federal judge ruled that the website did not defame the Russian executive.
Steele has denied that he authorized Kramer to provide the dossier to BuzzFeed, but Gubarev’s lawyers cast doubt on the claim.
They pointed to Steele’s text messages with Ken Bensinger, the BuzzFeed reporter who published the dossier, discussing a meeting in early January 2017, a week before BuzzFeed published the dossier. Steele disclosed many of his contacts with reporters as part of the discovery process in the Gubarev case, but he withheld information about his contacts with Bensinger until this April.
The Kramer-Steele text messages show Kramer informed Steele about reporters’ progress on investigating allegations in the dossier.
Kramer and the reporters discussed the dossier’s most specific allegation of collusion: that Trump lawyer Michael Cohen visited Prague in August 2016 to meet with Kremlin insiders.
Kramer said in a message to Steele that a Wall Street Journal reporter asked him about potentially meeting with Steele, seemingly to try to verify the Cohen allegation.
“He’s tried to run the Prague thing down to no avail,” Kramer wrote of the Journal reporter. “I know you’d rather not but wanted to ask one more time.”
Steele said that it was “disappointing they have not corroborated Prague, though perhaps not that surprising.”
Reports from the special counsel’s office and Justice Department inspector general debunked the Cohen allegation, saying that the former Trump fixer did not visit the European city. The IG report went further, saying that the FBI received evidence on Jan. 12, 2017, that the Cohen-Prague claim was Russian disinformation.
Kramer also relayed that the Journal reporter wrote: “I just talked to the Prague guy. He said the Israeli passport does not check out.”
Kramer told Steele that the reporter was “anxious” to advance a story on the dossier allegations.
“These are the things that could possibly move the matter forward. He’s anxious to do … if there is anything to give him,” Kramer wrote.
The Journal was the first outlet to identify Steele as the author of the dossier in a story on Jan. 12, 2017.
Kramer appears to have surprised Steele with one tidbit of information he learned from an ABC News reporter about the Cohen-Prague allegation.
“Have you heard anything about an audio recording in Russian that corroborates the Prague meeting?” Kramer asked Steele.
“How on earth did they get wind of this I wonder?” Steele asked.
“No idea,” Kramer relied. “Just passing along the [question] what should I tell them?”
None of the reports that have come out about the alleged Cohen meeting in the past three years have referred to an audio recording.
Other texts revealed during the Gubarev trial suggest that reporters kept Kramer updated on their contacts with Cohen, who is serving a three-year prison sentence on charges unrelated to the dossier.
“[Washington Post] had long chat with [Michael Cohen] today and he admitted that he was in Italy late August but denied being in Prague. So he’s not far,” Kramer wrote.
Kramer also apprised Steele on The Post’s plans to publish Trump-related stories.
“Don’t have the sense that the Post is on the verge. Will check again tomorrow,” he wrote.
The dossier’s allegations about Cohen and Gubarev originate with the same sub-source, according to Igor Danchenko, a Russia analyst who was Steele’s primary intelligence collector for the dossier.
Danchenko told the FBI that a woman he had known since childhood provided the information about Cohen’s visit to Prague, Gubarev’s cyber company and Carter Page.
Danchenko’s sources appear to be far removed from the Kremlin, raising questions about the reliability of the rumors he gave Steele. Danchenko told the FBI that Steele embellished much of the information found in the dossier.
Kramer and Ignatius did not respond to requests for comment for this story. Steele’s firm, Orbis Business International, also did not respond to a request for comment.
This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].


wnd--2020-08-28--Sen. Rand Paul threatened by 'crazed mob' near White House

( FOX NEWS ) -- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul , R-Ky. , said he was attacked by a `` crazed @ @ @ @ @ 100 people after leaving the White House following President Trump 's acceptance speech at the @ @ @ @ @ got attacked by an angry mob of over 100 , one block away from the @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter early Friday .
`` Thank you to @ DCPoliceDept for literally saving our @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Video on social media appeared to show a crowd chasing and jeering Paul @ @ @ @ @ D.C. police as he returned to his hotel .
An officer was captured on video @ @ @ @ @ and was nearly knocked over .
Paul appeared to help steady the officer .

(FOX NEWS) -- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he was attacked by a "crazed mob" of more than 100 people after leaving the White House following President Trump's acceptance speech at the Republican Convention.
"Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House, he wrote on Twitter early Friday. "Thank you to @DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob."
Video on social media appeared to show a crowd chasing and jeering Paul, who was escorted by D.C. police as he returned to his hotel. An officer was captured on video being shoved by a protester and was nearly knocked over. Paul appeared to help steady the officer.
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wnd--2020-08-28--'Scooby-Doo' co-creator Joe Ruby dead at age 87

A man who had his creative hand in television shows like `` The Barkleys , `` The Houndcats , '' `` Dynomutt , '' `` Jabberjaw '' and especially `` Scooby-Doo '' has passed away .
According to Variety , Joe Ruby died of natural causes in Westlake Village , California , on Wednesday at the age of 87 .
Ruby 's best-known work was `` Scooby-Doo , '' which he and Ken Spears co-created and which first aired in 1969 after a number of iterations were tested out -- but Ruby did n't start in television .
First , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he did a stint with Walt Disney Studios , eventually moving on to Hanna-Barbera Productions , according to The Hollywood Reporter .
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`` I did some magazine cartooning years before , but never pursued it much .
It was just a freak opportunity that came up at Hanna-Barbera in 1959 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ write the short openings , closings and 30-second bridges for the Huck Hound and Yogi Bear shows , and both Ken and I started writing them on the side while we worked our regular jobs in the editorial department . ''
Ken Spears and Ruby worked together for years on projects , and the creative duo accomplished a lot in their time with Hanna-Barbera .
`` We loved all the ones we either wrote or were heavily involved in the writing , '' Ruby said of the partners ' favorite `` Scooby-Doo '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'Mystery Mask Mixup ' and 'Nowhere to Hyde ' probably best .
They just came out real well overall . ''
And as for Scooby Snacks , well , those were a bit of a mystery to Ruby .
`` No we 've never eaten a Scooby Snack , '' he said .
`` We imagined they were just going to be a super delicious doggy snack . ''
The two worked well together and shared a similar vision , so eventually it was natural for them to join forces and form their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' `` He never stopped writing and creating , even as he aged , '' his grandson , Benjamin Ruby , told Variety .
Ruby leaves behind Carole , his wife of 63 years , as well as four children and 10 grandchildren .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

A man who had his creative hand in television shows like "The Barkleys, "The Houndcats," "Dynomutt," "Jabberjaw" and especially "Scooby-Doo" has passed away.
According to Variety, Joe Ruby died of natural causes in Westlake Village, California, on Wednesday at the age of 87.
Ruby's best-known work was "Scooby-Doo," which he and Ken Spears co-created and which first aired in 1969 after a number of iterations were tested out -- but Ruby didn't start in television.
First, he was in the Navy. Then, he did a stint with Walt Disney Studios, eventually moving on to Hanna-Barbera Productions, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
'Scooby-Doo's original title was 'Mysteries Five' Five teens and their dog, Too Much, played in a band together and solved spooky mysteries on the side pic.twitter.com/LXAoWxvIQ9 — Fandom Wikis (@FandomWikis) August 27, 2020
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"There was no great awakening or such," Ruby once said during an interview with ScoobyAddicts.com.
"I did some magazine cartooning years before, but never pursued it much. It was just a freak opportunity that came up at Hanna-Barbera in 1959."
"They desperately needed people to write the short openings, closings and 30-second bridges for the Huck Hound and Yogi Bear shows, and both Ken and I started writing them on the side while we worked our regular jobs in the editorial department."
Ken Spears and Ruby worked together for years on projects, and the creative duo accomplished a lot in their time with Hanna-Barbera.
"We loved all the ones we either wrote or were heavily involved in the writing," Ruby said of the partners' favorite "Scooby-Doo" episodes. "But we really liked 'Mystery Mask Mixup' and 'Nowhere to Hyde' probably best. They just came out real well overall."
And as for Scooby Snacks, well, those were a bit of a mystery to Ruby.
"No we've never eaten a Scooby Snack," he said. "We imagined they were just going to be a super delicious doggy snack."
The two worked well together and shared a similar vision, so eventually it was natural for them to join forces and form their own studio: "Ruby-Spears Productions."
Ruby's creativity was boundless.
"He never stopped writing and creating, even as he aged," his grandson, Benjamin Ruby, told Variety.
Ruby leaves behind Carole, his wife of 63 years, as well as four children and 10 grandchildren.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-28--RNC viewers call it a 'gut punch': Slain officer's wife relives looters' murder of her husband

Ann Dorn , the wife of former police captain David Dorn who was killed during St. Louis , Missouri , riots on June 2 , gave an emotional speech about her husband 's death during Thursday night of the Republican National Convention .
David Dorn , 77 , attempted to stop the looting of a pawn store when looters shot and killed him .
His wife , Ann , fought back tears as she recounted the events of her husband 's passing and pleaded with demonstrators to stop the violence .
She revealed that the owner of the pawnshop , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a close personal friend of David 's .
`` David met him when Lee was just a kid after members of his family were attacked and murdered .
Dave took a special interest in the boy .
They bonded and their friendship grew and remained strong throughout the years , '' Ann Dorn said .
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`` This time he did n't wake me up to tell me , '' Ann Dorn said , fighting back tears .
`` He probably knew I would have tried to stop him or insist on going with him .
`` As I slept , looters were ransacking the shop .
They shot and killed David in cold blood and then live-streamed his execution and his last moments on Earth . ''
`` I relive that horror in my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that having you relive it with me now will help shake this country from this nightmare we 're witnessing in our cities and bring about positive , peaceful change . ''
She continued by asking how the rioters could be so `` callous '' and `` indifferent '' toward human life .
`` This is n't a video game were you can commit mayhem and then just hit reset and bring all the characters back to life , '' Ann Dorn said .
`` David is never , never coming back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who did n't know and just did n't care .
He would have done anything to help them .
Violence and destruction are not legitimate forms of protest . ''
`` They do not safeguard black lives .
They only destroy them . ''
Her speech received rave reviews from listeners who applauded the speech 's emotional resonance .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Ann Dorn, the wife of former police captain David Dorn who was killed during St. Louis, Missouri, riots on June 2, gave an emotional speech about her husband's death during Thursday night of the Republican National Convention.
David Dorn, 77, attempted to stop the looting of a pawn store when looters shot and killed him.
His wife, Ann, fought back tears as she recounted the events of her husband's passing and pleaded with demonstrators to stop the violence.
She revealed that the owner of the pawnshop, a man named Lee, had been a close personal friend of David's.
"David met him when Lee was just a kid after members of his family were attacked and murdered. Dave took a special interest in the boy. They bonded and their friendship grew and remained strong throughout the years," Ann Dorn said.
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Whenever the pawn shop's alarm went off, Ann explained, the security company would call David Dorn. On the morning of June 2, Dorn responded to a call amidst the ongoing riots.
"This time he didn't wake me up to tell me," Ann Dorn said, fighting back tears. "He probably knew I would have tried to stop him or insist on going with him.
"As I slept, looters were ransacking the shop. They shot and killed David in cold blood and then live-streamed his execution and his last moments on Earth."
"I relive that horror in my mind every single day. My hope is that having you relive it with me now will help shake this country from this nightmare we're witnessing in our cities and bring about positive, peaceful change."
She continued by asking how the rioters could be so "callous" and "indifferent" toward human life.
"This isn't a video game were you can commit mayhem and then just hit reset and bring all the characters back to life," Ann Dorn said.
"David is never, never coming back to me. He was murdered by people who didn't know and just didn't care. He would have done anything to help them. Violence and destruction are not legitimate forms of protest."
"They do not safeguard black lives. They only destroy them."
Her speech received rave reviews from listeners who applauded the speech's emotional resonance.
Listening to Mrs. Dorn relay this story is making me so angry. Just heartbreaking. Every Democrat should be forced to watch this. INJUSTICE. — Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) August 28, 2020
This video from David Dorn’s widow is an absolute gut punch. My goodness. — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) August 28, 2020
"Violence and destruction are never legitimate forms of protest. They do not safeguard Black Lives, they only destroy them." Ann Dorn's riveting speech to the RNC is the gut punch - and the reality check - America needs right now. pic.twitter.com/c9llvuzx5M — Kyle Becker 🇺🇸 (@kylenabecker) August 28, 2020
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-28--Ex-Dem who voted against impeachment ends Pelosi's career with 1 line

The first hour of the fourth and final night of the 2020 Republican National Convention featured some of President Donald Trump 's most unlikely supporters discussing why they now back his 2020 re-election bid .
Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey was among them , addressing the convention Thursday with remarks on his controversial decision to switch parties in the middle of a congressional term .
According to Van Drew , a former pro-life Democrat , the modern Democratic Party had become too `` radical '' in recent years for him to remain affiliated in good conscience .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ willing to accommodate the congressman 's unique values in the Republican Party .
`` I speak to you as a member of the Republican Party , '' Van Drew said in opening .
`` But it always was n't that way .
How I became a Republican says a lot about today 's Democratic Party . ''
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Years ago , I was a local dentist and was asked by the Democrats to run for a town council seat .
I had my doubts and I explained to them my views were middle-of-the-road to conservative , '' the congressman added .
`` But the local leaders said the Democratic Party was a big tent and that they accepted people like me . ''
As Van Drew was elected to higher and higher office , however , eventually ending up in Washington D.C. , he described noticing that `` things were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Democratic Party had become less accepting of American tradition , less believing in American exceptionalism , less supportive of traditional faith and family , '' Van Drew said .
`` This was not the party that I knew . ''
`` The party had moved from liberal to radical , '' the congressman added , describing the early days of his House tenure , which coincided with those of then-newly elected New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her far-left `` squad . ''
`` This new Democratic Party was n't just for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for open borders , against our police and against our God-given rights , '' he said .
Rumors swirled throughout House Democratic impeachment proceedings last December that Van Drew was considering a departure from the party .
The congressman was one of just two Democrats to vote against the failed proceedings , which proved deeply divisive not only on the Hill but in the national polls as well .
It was not until after votes were cast and Van Drew had met with Trump in the Oval Office , however , that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] made me feel more comfortable and welcome in the Oval Office than [ Democratic Speaker of the House ] Nancy Pelosi ever made me feel in her caucus , '' Van Drew said .
He would go on to rebuke 2020 Democratic ticket from top to bottom , saying , `` I 've had enough with their radical , socialist agenda . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

The first hour of the fourth and final night of the 2020 Republican National Convention featured some of President Donald Trump's most unlikely supporters discussing why they now back his 2020 re-election bid.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey was among them, addressing the convention Thursday with remarks on his controversial decision to switch parties in the middle of a congressional term.
According to Van Drew, a former pro-life Democrat, the modern Democratic Party had become too "radical" in recent years for him to remain affiliated in good conscience.
Trump, however, had been more than willing to accommodate the congressman's unique values in the Republican Party.
"I speak to you as a member of the Republican Party," Van Drew said in opening. "But it always wasn't that way. How I became a Republican says a lot about today's Democratic Party."
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"I'm from South Jersey, where we work hard, look after our neighbors and care about our communities. Years ago, I was a local dentist and was asked by the Democrats to run for a town council seat. I had my doubts and I explained to them my views were middle-of-the-road to conservative," the congressman added.
"But the local leaders said the Democratic Party was a big tent and that they accepted people like me."
Rep. Jeff Van Drew: "There are a lot of Democrats who support our President and are disgusted for what their old party, what my old party, has become." #RNC2020 https://t.co/5zxXNI8eVe pic.twitter.com/sR5U4j4rEp — The Hill (@thehill) August 28, 2020
As Van Drew was elected to higher and higher office, however, eventually ending up in Washington D.C., he described noticing that "things were changing" within the party.
"The Democratic Party had become less accepting of American tradition, less believing in American exceptionalism, less supportive of traditional faith and family," Van Drew said. "This was not the party that I knew."
"The party had moved from liberal to radical," the congressman added, describing the early days of his House tenure, which coincided with those of then-newly elected New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her far-left "squad."
"This new Democratic Party wasn't just for higher taxes. Now, they were for open borders, against our police and against our God-given rights," he said.
Rumors swirled throughout House Democratic impeachment proceedings last December that Van Drew was considering a departure from the party.
The congressman was one of just two Democrats to vote against the failed proceedings, which proved deeply divisive not only on the Hill but in the national polls as well.
It was not until after votes were cast and Van Drew had met with Trump in the Oval Office, however, that he officially switched parties.
"[Trump] made me feel more comfortable and welcome in the Oval Office than [Democratic Speaker of the House] Nancy Pelosi ever made me feel in her caucus," Van Drew said.
He would go on to rebuke 2020 Democratic ticket from top to bottom, saying, "I've had enough with their radical, socialist agenda."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-28--"Burn it down!"Protests turn violent near White House

( TODDSTARNES.COM ) – There is violence on the streets of Washington , D.C. near the White House tonight .
@ @ @ @ @ an elderly man have been attacked .
According to one eyewitness , `` A man @ @ @ @ @ of protesters near the White House , not sure why .
A few scuffles broke @ @ @ @ @ sucker punched in the head and he fell down .
He also has some blood @ @ @ @ @

(TODDSTARNES.COM) – There is violence on the streets of Washington, D.C. near the White House tonight. At least one journalist and an elderly man have been attacked.
According to one eyewitness, "A man was surrounded by a crowd of protesters near the White House, not sure why. A few scuffles broke out and then he was sucker punched in the head and he fell down. He also has some blood on his face."
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wnd--2020-08-28--Trump accepts Republican presidential nomination

( NTD.COM ) – President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president on Aug. 27 as part of the @ @ @ @ @ National Convention .
The acceptance is a formality since Trump has been the presumptive Republican @ @ @ @ @ January 2017 .
Vice President Mike Pence accepted his nomination in a speech at Fort @ @ @ @ @ before .
`` I stand before you tonight honored by your support , proud of @ @ @ @ @ made together over the last four incredible years and brimming with confidence in the bright @ @ @ @ @ America over the next four years , '' Trump said before an audience before an @ @ @ @ @ .
`` My fellow Americans , tonight , with a heart full of gratitude and @ @ @ @ @ accept this nomination for president of the United States . ''

(NTD.COM) – President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president on Aug. 27 as part of the culminating speech at the Republican National Convention.
The acceptance is a formality since Trump has been the presumptive Republican nominee since his inauguration in January 2017. Vice President Mike Pence accepted his nomination in a speech at Fort McHenry in Maryland the day before.
"I stand before you tonight honored by your support, proud of the extraordinary progress we've made together over the last four incredible years and brimming with confidence in the bright future we will build for America over the next four years," Trump said before an audience before an audience outside the White House.
"My fellow Americans, tonight, with a heart full of gratitude and boundless optimism, I profoundly accept this nomination for president of the United States."
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wnd--2020-08-28--FDA authorizes $5 COVID test that yields results in 15 minutes

The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency-use authorization Wednesday for what it called a `` fast and efficient '' COVID-19 test developed by Abbott Laboratories that will be available for $ 5 and which can provide results within 15 minutes of testing .
The FDA said its emergency-use authorization allows Abbott to market `` the first antigen test where results can be read directly from the testing card , a similar design to some pregnancy tests .
This simple design is fast and efficient for healthcare providers and patients and does not need the use of an analyzer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an important addition to available tests because the results can be read in minutes , right off the testing card .
This means people will know if they have the virus in almost real-time , '' Dr. Jeff Shuren , director of the FDA ’ s Center for Devices and Radiological Health , said in a news release .
`` Due to its simpler design and the large number of tests the company anticipates making in the coming months , this new antigen test is an important advancement in our fight against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Donald Trump was set to announce Thursday a $ 750 million deal with Abbott that will see the U.S. government purchase 150 million tests , according to CNBC .
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“ This is a major development that will help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans back to work , and kids back to school .
The Trump Administration is proud to partner with Abbott labs to make this purchase possible to help the American people.
” According to the FDA , the test is administered by a health care provider , who `` swabs the patient ’ s nose and twirls that sample on a test card with a testing reagent added . ''
The rest , the agency said , is simple .
`` After waiting 15 minutes , the healthcare provider reads the results directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicates a negative result ; two lines indicate a positive result , '' the FDA said .
The test is designed to be given to patients who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms , the agency added .
Abbott said in a news release that in tandem with the portable test , which is roughly the size of a credit card , it is releasing a `` complementary phone app , which allows people to display their ... test results when asked by organizations where people gather , such as workplaces and schools . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't have the disease with the information they need `` when entering facilities requiring proof of testing , '' the company said .
Abbott is gearing up to ship tens of millions of tests in September , and expects to ship out 50 million tests a month beginning in October .
`` The massive scale of this test and app will allow tens of millions of people to have access to rapid and reliable testing , '' said Joseph Petrosino , a professor of molecular virology and microbiology at the Baylor College of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you get excellent sensitivity but might have to wait days or longer to get the results .
With a rapid antigen test , you get a result right away , getting infectious people off the streets and into quarantine so they do n't spread the virus , '' he said .
Abbott said the test can be performed by `` doctors , nurses , school nurses , medical assistants and technicians , pharmacists , employer occupational health specialists , and more with minimal training . ''
`` Our nation 's frontline healthcare workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ siege since the onset of this pandemic , '' said Dr. Charles Chiu , a professor of laboratory medicine at the University of California , San Francisco .
`` The availability of rapid testing for COVID-19 will help support overburdened laboratories , accelerate turnaround times and greatly expand access to people who need it . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency-use authorization Wednesday for what it called a "fast and efficient" COVID-19 test developed by Abbott Laboratories that will be available for $5 and which can provide results within 15 minutes of testing.
The FDA said its emergency-use authorization allows Abbott to market "the first antigen test where results can be read directly from the testing card, a similar design to some pregnancy tests. This simple design is fast and efficient for healthcare providers and patients and does not need the use of an analyzer."
“This new COVID-19 antigen test is an important addition to available tests because the results can be read in minutes, right off the testing card. This means people will know if they have the virus in almost real-time," Dr. Jeff Shuren, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said in a news release.
"Due to its simpler design and the large number of tests the company anticipates making in the coming months, this new antigen test is an important advancement in our fight against the pandemic,” he said.
President Donald Trump was set to announce Thursday a $750 million deal with Abbott that will see the U.S. government purchase 150 million tests, according to CNBC.
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“Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. is leading the world in testing,” White House communications director Alyssa Farah said in a statement to the outlet. “This is a major development that will help our country to remain open, get Americans back to work, and kids back to school. The Trump Administration is proud to partner with Abbott labs to make this purchase possible to help the American people.”
According to the FDA, the test is administered by a health care provider, who "swabs the patient’s nose and twirls that sample on a test card with a testing reagent added."
The rest, the agency said, is simple.
"After waiting 15 minutes, the healthcare provider reads the results directly from the testing card. One line indicates a negative result; two lines indicate a positive result," the FDA said.
The test is designed to be given to patients who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, the agency added.
Abbott said in a news release that in tandem with the portable test, which is roughly the size of a credit card, it is releasing a "complementary phone app, which allows people to display their ... test results when asked by organizations where people gather, such as workplaces and schools."
The app will provide those who don't have the disease with the information they need "when entering facilities requiring proof of testing," the company said.
Abbott is gearing up to ship tens of millions of tests in September, and expects to ship out 50 million tests a month beginning in October.
"The massive scale of this test and app will allow tens of millions of people to have access to rapid and reliable testing," said Joseph Petrosino, a professor of molecular virology and microbiology at the Baylor College of Medicine.
"With lab-based tests, you get excellent sensitivity but might have to wait days or longer to get the results. With a rapid antigen test, you get a result right away, getting infectious people off the streets and into quarantine so they don't spread the virus," he said.
Abbott said the test can be performed by "doctors, nurses, school nurses, medical assistants and technicians, pharmacists, employer occupational health specialists, and more with minimal training."
"Our nation's frontline healthcare workers and clinical laboratory personnel have been under siege since the onset of this pandemic," said Dr. Charles Chiu, a professor of laboratory medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. "The availability of rapid testing for COVID-19 will help support overburdened laboratories, accelerate turnaround times and greatly expand access to people who need it."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-29--Black speakers at RNC prompt 'Uncle Tom' trend on Twitter

The dynamic black speakers , including non-politicians from many walks of like , featured by the Republican National Convention this past week clearly are a challenge to the Democrats `` lock '' on the black vote .
`` Uncle Tom '' hashtags are trending on Twitter , and a Georgia pastor called the black speakers Trump 's `` slaves '' during a protest Friday at the Lincoln Memorial .
Rev .
Jamal Bryant cited Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman saying , `` I freed thousands of slaves , but I would have freed hundreds more had they known they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Examiner reported , said he `` thought about that when I saw the slaves on TV this week endorsing Donald Trump . ''
`` I said , 'If only they knew they were slaves , they could have been rendered free . '
'' But the roster of nightly black speakers recounted Trump 's accomplisments for the black community , including the lowest unemployment rate ever , the prison and criminal sentence-reforming First Step Act , the `` opportunity zones '' that incentivize investment in poor areas , permanent funding for historically black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choice .
Trump won only 8 % of the black vote in 2016 , but the latest Zogby poll indicates he has the approval of 36 % of black voters and 52 % overall , a new high .
Among the black politicians who addressed the RNC were South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott ; Housing , Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson ; and , arguably the most gifted speaker , 34-year-old Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron .
Cameron challenged Biden 's comments that those who do n't support him `` ai n't black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of thought in the black community .
`` Mr. Vice President , look at me .
I am black , '' Cameron said .
`` We are not all the same , sir .
I am not in chains .
My mind is my own .
And you can ’ t tell me how to vote because of the color of my skin . ''
Scott said his story proves `` a poor black kid from a single-parent household '' can achieve anything , even going `` from cotton to Congress in one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arc always bends back toward fairness .
We are not fully where we want to be , but I thank God almighty we are not where we used to be , '' Scott said .
`` We are always striving to be better .
When we stumble , and we will , we pick ourselves back up and try again .
We don ’ t give in to cancel culture , or the radical — and factually baseless — belief that things are worse today than in the 1860s or the 1960s .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has known Trump for 37 years , said the accusations of racism against Trump `` hurt my soul . ''
`` I take that as a personal insult , that people would think I ’ ve had a 37-year friendship with a racist , '' Walker said .
`` People do n't know what they 're talking about .
Growing up in the Deep South , I ’ ve seen racism up close .
I know what it is .
And it isn ’ t Donald Trump . ''
Georgia Democratic State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become `` infected with a pandemic '' of intolerance , bigotry , socialism and an anti-police sentiment .
`` The Democratic Party does not want black people to leave the mental plantation they 've had us on for decades , '' he said , noting that when Trump sought the black vote , Democratic leaders `` went crazy . ''
Baltimore congressional candidate Kim Klacik said Democrats `` have controlled this part of Baltimore City for 50 years , and they have run this beautiful place right into the ground . ''
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corner , drug addicts , guns on the street that ’ s now the norm in many neighborhoods , '' she said .
`` Sadly , the same cycle of decay exists in many of America ’ s Democrat-run cities . ''
She said Democrats `` still assume that black people will vote for them , no matter how much they let us down and take us for granted . ''
`` We 're sick of it .
We 're not going to take it anymore , '' Klacik said .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming to an end . ''
Former NFL player Jack Brewer accused the media of falsely portraying Trump as a racist while ignoring his contributions to the black community .
`` I know what racism looks like , I ’ ve seen it firsthand , '' Brewer said .
`` America , it has no resemblance to President Trump .
I 'm fed up with the way he 's portrayed in the media , who refuse to acknowledge what he ’ s actually done for the Black community .
It ’ s confusing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Civil Rights-era activist Clarence Henderson recalled taking part in the 1960 Greensboro , North Carolina , sit-ins at the Woolworth Department Store .
He said Trump represents the America he was fighting for , having `` done more for black Americans in four years than Joe Biden has done in 50 . ''
`` Joe Biden had the audacity to say if you do n't vote for him 'you ai n't black . '
Well to that , I say , if you do vote for Biden , you do n't know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Trump is `` offering real and lasting change ... a country that embraces the spirit of the civil rights movement of the ‘ 60s , a place where people are judged by the content of their character , their talents and abilities , not by the color of their skin , '' he said '' This is the America I was fighting for 60 years ago .
This is the America Donald Trump is fighting for . ''
Jon Ponder , a convicted felon , was pardoned by President Trump , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the power of redemption . ''
Ponder , founder of the nonprofit Hope For Prisoners , appeared with Richard Beasley , the FBI agent who arrested him .
In the convention video , Ponder said Beasley `` is now a dear friend . ''
`` My hope for America is that all people regardless of race , color , class or background will take advantage of the fact that we live in a nation of second chances , '' he said .
Ponder said that during his time in federal prison he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` When I met Jon 15 years ago , he was angry , scared , and facing years in prison .
On the drive to jail , we had a long talk and began to understand each other .
Five years later , when he got out of prison , Jon and I met for lunch .
He was a different man . ''
See the RNC video on Jon Ponder 's story : Former NFL player Burgess Owens , the Republican candidate in Utah 's 4th Congressional District race , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Silas Burgess , who came to the United States `` in the belly of a slave ship '' and was sold on an auction block at the age of 8 .
`` By the grace of God , and the courage of slaves who believed in freedom , Silas escaped through the Underground Railroad and settled in the great state of Texas , '' Owens said .
`` He went on to become a successful entrepreneur .
He built his community ’ s first church , first elementary school , and purchased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paid off in two years . ''
Owens was raised in the South during the Jim Crow but was taught that `` anything is possible in America . ''
`` We live in a country where we 're encouraged to dream big , where second chances are the core of our DNA , '' he said .
`` We do n't hear that same message from Nancy Pelosi 's Congress .
Career politicians , elitists and even a former bartender , want us to believe that 's impossible .
They want us to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my great-great grandfather did , is impossible for ordinary Americans .
As patriots , we know better . ''
Ben Carson , the secretary of the housing and urban development , said Democrats who have called Trump a racist `` could not be more wrong .
`` President Trump does not dabble in identity politics , '' he said .
`` Many on the other side love to incite division by claiming that President Trump is a racist .
They could not be more wrong . ''
Carson , a neurosurgeon known for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ twins in 1987 , referenced the rioting in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha , Wisconsin .
`` History reminds us that necessary change comes through hope and love , not senseless and destructive violence , '' Carson said .
Ja'Ron Smith , deputy assistant to President Trump , said he wishes everyone could see Trump 's `` deep empathy '' to victims of violence .
He recounted his unlikely rise from a poor neighborhood in Cleveland to Howard University to the White House .
`` Every issue important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him , '' Smith said .
`` Prison reform .
Rebuilding broken families .
Bringing jobs back to America .
Jobs in Cleveland .
Jobs in Detroit .
Jobs in Milwaukee . ''
Alice Johnson , who was pardoned by President Trump after her speech Thursday night , said she `` hollered hallelujah '' after Trump signed the First Step Act , which she said `` brought joy , hope and freedom to thousands of well-deserving people . ''
A Tennessee grandmother , she was convicted on felony drug and money laundering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after 22 years in prison when Trump commuted her sentence .
She said she is `` free by the grace of God and the compassion of President Donald John Trump . ''

The dynamic black speakers, including non-politicians from many walks of life, featured by the Republican National Convention this past week clearly are a challenge to the Democrats' "lock" on the black vote.
"Uncle Tom" hashtags are trending on Twitter, and a Georgia pastor called the black speakers Trump's "slaves" during a protest Friday at the Lincoln Memorial.
Rev. Jamal Bryant cited Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman saying, "I freed thousands of slaves, but I would have freed hundreds more had they known they were slaves."
Bryant, the Washington Examiner reported, said he "thought about that when I saw the slaves on TV this week endorsing Donald Trump."
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"I said, 'If only they knew they were slaves, they could have been rendered free.'"
But the nightly roster of black speakers included former Democrats as well as a current Democratic lawmaker. They recounted Trump's accomplishments for the black community, including the lowest unemployment rate ever, the prison and criminal sentence-reforming First Step Act, the "opportunity zones" that incentivize investment in poor areas, permanent funding for historically black colleges and universities, and promoting school choice.
Trump won only 8% of the black vote in 2016, but the latest Zogby poll indicates he has the approval of 36% of black voters and 52% overall, a new high.
Among the black politicians who addressed the RNC were South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, and, arguably the most gifted speaker, 34-year-old Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
Cameron challenged Biden's comments that those who don't support him "ain't black" and that there's no diversity of thought in the black community.
"Mr. Vice President, look at me. I am black," Cameron said. "We are not all the same, sir. I am not in chains. My mind is my own. And you can’t tell me how to vote because of the color of my skin."
See Daniel Cameron's speech:
Scott said his story proves "a poor black kid from a single-parent household" can achieve anything, even going "from cotton to Congress in one lifetime."
"Our nation's arc always bends back toward fairness. We are not fully where we want to be, but I thank God almighty we are not where we used to be," Scott said.
"We are always striving to be better. When we stumble, and we will, we pick ourselves back up and try again. We don’t give in to cancel culture, or the radical — and factually baseless — belief that things are worse today than in the 1860s or the 1960s."
See Sen. Tim Scott's RNC speech:
The website Black Enterprise posted tweets under the headline "'Uncle Tom' trended on Twitter once the RNC started showcasing black people to prove President Trump isn't racist."
Uncle Tom - cabinet AKA #PutinsGOPConvention Herschel Walker
Tim Scott
Kanye West
Ben Carson
Vernon Jones
Clarence Thomas
Diamond and silk
Jim Brown
Mike Tyson
Steve Harvey - You thought we forgot you went to the white house in 2016 to speak for all blacks. pic.twitter.com/XgxZ4iHei3 — Shayelli (@shayelli1973) August 25, 2020
The "Uncle Tom" epithet is a theme of Larry Elder's new, highly acclaimed documentary "Uncle Tom: An Oral History of the American Black Conservative". The film follows a young, black, Christian contractor, Chad Jackson, who was a long-time Democrat until challenged by a fellow Christian to read the platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties. Jackson was shocked to discover that his support for limited government, low taxes and school choice, and his opposition to abortion on demand made him a Republican. The film documents the blowback Jackson received as he was labeled "Uncle Tom," a "sellout" and a "self-loather."
Other black RNC speakers:
Former football star Herschel Walker, who has known Trump for 37 years, said the accusations of racism against Trump "hurt my soul."
"I take that as a personal insult, that people would think I’ve had a 37-year friendship with a racist," Walker said. "People don't know what they're talking about. Growing up in the Deep South, I’ve seen racism up close. I know what it is. And it isn’t Donald Trump."
See Herschel Walker's RNC speech:
Georgia Democratic State Rep. Vernon Jones said his party has become "infected with a pandemic" of intolerance, bigotry, socialism and an anti-police sentiment.
"The Democratic Party does not want black people to leave the mental plantation they've had us on for decades," he said, noting that when Trump sought the black vote, Democratic leaders "went crazy."
See Vernon Jones' RNC speech
Baltimore congressional candidate Kim Klacik said Democrats "have controlled this part of Baltimore City for 50 years, and they have run this beautiful place right into the ground."
"Abandoned buildings, liquor stores on every corner, drug addicts, guns on the street that’s now the norm in many neighborhoods," she said. "Sadly, the same cycle of decay exists in many of America’s Democrat-run cities."
She said Democrats "still assume that black people will vote for them, no matter how much they let us down and take us for granted."
"We're sick of it. We're not going to take it anymore," Klacik said. "The days of blindly supporting the Democrats are coming to an end."
See Kim Klacik's RNC speech:
Former NFL player Jack Brewer accused the media of falsely portraying Trump as a racist while ignoring his contributions to the black community.
"I know what racism looks like, I’ve seen it firsthand," Brewer said. "America, it has no resemblance to President Trump. I'm fed up with the way he's portrayed in the media, who refuse to acknowledge what he’s actually done for the Black community. It’s confusing the minds of our innocent children."
See Jack Brewer's RNC speech:
Civil Rights-era activist Clarence Henderson recalled taking part in the 1960 Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins at the Woolworth Department Store.
He said Trump represents the America he was fighting for, having "done more for black Americans in four years than Joe Biden has done in 50."
"Joe Biden had the audacity to say if you don't vote for him 'you ain't black.' Well to that, I say, if you do vote for Biden, you don't know history," he said.
Henderson said Trump is "offering real and lasting change ... a country that embraces the spirit of the civil rights movement of the ‘60s, a place where people are judged by the content of their character, their talents and abilities, not by the color of their skin," he said
"This is the America I was fighting for 60 years ago. This is the America Donald Trump is fighting for."
See Clarence Henderson's remarks:
Jon Ponder, a convicted felon, was pardoned Tuesday night by President Trump, who called his story "a beautiful testament to the power of redemption." The founder of the nonprofit Hope For Prisoners, he appeared with Richard Beasley, the FBI agent who arrested him.
In the convention video, Ponder said Beasley "is now a dear friend."
"My hope for America is that all people regardless of race, color, class or background will take advantage of the fact that we live in a nation of second chances," Ponder said.
He said that during his time in federal prison he found God.
Beasley said of Ponder: "When I met Jon 15 years ago, he was angry, scared, and facing years in prison. On the drive to jail, we had a long talk and began to understand each other. Five years later, when he got out of prison, Jon and I met for lunch. He was a different man."
See the RNC video on Jon Ponder's story:
Former NFL player Burgess Owens, the Republican candidate in Utah's 4th Congressional District race, told the story of his great great grandfather, Silas Burgess, who came to the United States "in the belly of a slave ship" and was sold on an auction block at the age of 8.
"By the grace of God, and the courage of slaves who believed in freedom, Silas escaped through the Underground Railroad and settled in the great state of Texas," Owens said. "He went on to become a successful entrepreneur. He built his community’s first church, first elementary school, and purchased 102 acres of farmland, which he paid off in two years."
Owens was raised in the South during the Jim Crow era but was taught that "anything is possible in America."
"We live in a country where we're encouraged to dream big, where second chances are the core of our DNA," he said. "We don't hear that same message from Nancy Pelosi's Congress. Career politicians, elitists and even a former bartender, want us to believe that's impossible. They want us to believe that what I did, what my great-great grandfather did, is impossible for ordinary Americans. As patriots, we know better."
See Burgess Owens' RNC speech:
Ben Carson, the secretary of the housing and urban development, said Democrats who have called Trump a racist "could not be more wrong."
"President Trump does not dabble in identity politics," he said.
"Many on the other side love to incite division by claiming that President Trump is a racist. They could not be more wrong."
Carson, a neurosurgeon known for performing the first successful separation of conjoined twins in 1987, referenced the rioting in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
"History reminds us that necessary change comes through hope and love, not senseless and destructive violence," Carson said.
See Ben Carson's RNC speech:
Ja'Ron Smith, deputy assistant to President Trump, said he wishes everyone could see Trump's "deep empathy" to victims of violence.
He recounted his unlikely rise from a poor neighborhood in Cleveland to Howard University to the White House.
"Every issue important to black communities has been a priority for him," Smith said. "Prison reform. Rebuilding broken families. Bringing jobs back to America. Jobs in Cleveland. Jobs in Detroit. Jobs in Milwaukee."
See Ja'Ron Smith's RNC speech:
Alice Johnson, who was pardoned by President Trump after her speech Thursday night, said she "hollered hallelujah" after Trump signed the First Step Act, which she said "brought joy, hope and freedom to thousands of well-deserving people."
A Tennessee grandmother, she was convicted on felony drug and money laundering charges in 1996. She was released after 22 years in prison when Trump commuted her sentence.
Johnson said she is "free by the grace of God and the compassion of President Donald John Trump."
See Alice Johnson's RNC speech


wnd--2020-08-29--Evangelical leaders denounce QAnon as 'political cult,' 'satanic movement'

( CHRISTIAN POST ) Some Christian leaders , including a couple of prominent conservative evangelicals , have denounced the conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ conservative circles known as QAnon .
Created by an anonymous online figure in 2017 , @ @ @ @ @ Trump is in a war with a “ Deep State ” government , battling entities @ @ @ @ @ satanism .
The conspiracy alleges that a Satan-worshipping `` deep state '' faction that includes @ @ @ @ @ defeat Trump and engage in child sex abuse .

(CHRISTIAN POST) Some Christian leaders, including a couple of prominent conservative evangelicals, have denounced the conspiracy theory movement gaining traction in conservative circles known as QAnon.
Created by an anonymous online figure in 2017, QAnon claims that President Donald Trump is in a war with a “Deep State” government, battling entities like elitist pedophile rings and satanism.
The conspiracy alleges that a Satan-worshipping "deep state" faction that includes A-list celebrities is working to defeat Trump and engage in child sex abuse.
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wnd--2020-08-29--JK Rowling returns human-rights award to group that denounces her trans views

( LONDON GUARDIAN ) JK Rowling is returning the Ripple of Hope award given to her last year by the @ @ @ @ @ ( RFKHR ) organisation after its president , Kennedy ’ s daughter , criticised her @ @ @ @ @ The award , which is for people who have shown a “ commitment to social @ @ @ @ @ to Rowling in December for her work with her children ’ s charity , Lumos @ @ @ @ @ , Rowling called it “ one of the highest honours I ’ ve ever been @ @ @ @ @ Robert Kennedy embodied everything I most admire in a human being ” .
Previous winners @ @ @ @ @ Desmond Tutu and Joe Biden .
But earlier this month , Kerry Kennedy , a @ @ @ @ @ , put out a statement describing her “ dismay ” over what “ deeply troubling @ @ @ @ @ made by the Harry Potter author .

(LONDON GUARDIAN) JK Rowling is returning the Ripple of Hope award given to her last year by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) organisation after its president, Kennedy’s daughter, criticised her views on transgender issues.
The award, which is for people who have shown a “commitment to social change”, was presented to Rowling in December for her work with her children’s charity, Lumos. On receiving the award, Rowling called it “one of the highest honours I’ve ever been given” and said “Robert Kennedy embodied everything I most admire in a human being”. Previous winners include Barack Obama, archbishop Desmond Tutu and Joe Biden.
But earlier this month, Kerry Kennedy, a lawyer and president of RFKHR, put out a statement describing her “dismay” over what “deeply troubling transphobic tweets and statements” made by the Harry Potter author.
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wnd--2020-08-29--Outcry in Iran at 9-year sentence for man who beheaded daughter

( LONDON GUARDIAN ) An Iranian man who beheaded his 14-year-old daughter has been sentenced to only nine years in @ @ @ @ @ that has sparked outrage at the way Iranian law appears to enshrine supposed male rights @ @ @ @ @ .
Rana Dashti , the mother of 14-year-old Romina Ashrafi , expressed fury at the @ @ @ @ @ with the Iranian Labor news agency ( Ilna ) on Friday and said the court @ @ @ @ @ caused fear and panic for me and my family ” .
Romina was murdered by @ @ @ @ @ off with a man aged 28 .
Dashti said she would appeal against the decision @ @ @ @ @ years she had no interest in continuing to live with her husband .

(LONDON GUARDIAN) An Iranian man who beheaded his 14-year-old daughter has been sentenced to only nine years in jail, in a case that has sparked outrage at the way Iranian law appears to enshrine supposed male rights over women’s lives.
Rana Dashti, the mother of 14-year-old Romina Ashrafi, expressed fury at the lenient sentence in an interview with the Iranian Labor news agency (Ilna) on Friday and said the court’s ruling had “caused fear and panic for me and my family”.
Romina was murdered by her father after she ran off with a man aged 28. Dashti said she would appeal against the decision, and that after 15 years she had no interest in continuing to live with her husband.
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