wnd--2020-03-23--Americans trust Trump more than the media, and the NYT's headline shuffle shows why

If there ’ s one casualty of the coronavirus crisis that ’ s likely to carry forward , it ’ s the media ’ s credibility .
And rarely has a product for the public damaged itself more than the preening , pompous nitpickers of the national news who 've been using a potential catastrophe to stroke their own egos and politically damage the president .
But the American people appear to be onto the game .
According to a Monmouth University poll released Monday , President Donald Trump is rated higher than the media when it comes to questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more responsibly .
Fifty percent of Americans say Trump has done a good job dealing with the outbreak versus 45 percent who say he ’ s done a bad job , the poll reported .
TRENDING : 2 Fox stars gave Donna Brazile lesson in manners after outrageous 'Go to hell ' comment Meanwhile , 45 percent of those polled said the media had done a good job , versus 43 percent who said the media was doing a bad job .
Since the poll ’ s margin of error was 3.4 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has more credibility than the nation ’ s biased media -- at least on a poll taken from March 18-22 .
An exchange that took place Friday between Trump and NBC 's Peter Alexander was an excellent example of the situation .
The big headline , of course , was Trump telling Alexander `` you 're a terrible reporter , '' on national television -- and that was the clip that dominated social media .
But for the many Americans who saw the run-up to Trump 's statement , who saw Alexander @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more like an insolent teenager in a sex-ed class than a professional reporter on the nation 's biggest stage , Trump 's response was well deserved .
To any honest American who ’ s watched the news coverage of the Trump presidency , the only thing surprising about that is that 45 percent of the greatest country on earth is clearly made up of clueless rubes who enjoy being led around by the nose – not to mention lied to and manipulated .
The New York Times , the willfully deceptive “ newspaper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlet of liberals everywhere , provided a sterling example of news media perfidy on Sunday when it changed the headline on a news story twice to make it sound less threatening to Senate Democrats , according to Breitbart .
The story itself was passable , detailing the Democrat-inspired Senate impasse Sunday that stopped a bill aimed at providing relief for American families in the midst of the coronavirus economic standstill .
It was obviously weighted toward Democrats , but no more than usual in a Times piece .
The headline choice , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media users and the Trump campaign noted , the headline was edited repeatedly with the clear result of making it appear less obvious that Democrats were standing in the way of the government bringing help to Americans in need .
The first headline summarized the story and its lede accurately : “ Democrats Block Action on $ 1.8 Trillion Stimulus.
” The second carried the same message , but tried to provide a way for Democrats to look less cruel : “ Democrats Block Action on Stimulus Plan , Seeking Worker Protection.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ being the obstructionists they are , so the Gray Lady changed her tune again , coming up with a third headline that took “ Democrats ” completely out of the equation , substituting an even-handed “ Partisan Divide ” to be the bad guy .
Nobody ’ s fault there at all .
Now , in fairness , the final headline The Times arrived at – the one that was on the story as of 5 p.m. EST on Monday , did have an element of Democratic fault , though buried at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Limbo as Democrats Block Action.
” But what happened leading up to that point is pretty clear .
As it has before , The Times changed a headline digitally after publication for what can only be seen as partisan purposes .
Back in August , it was to make Trump look worse .
On Sunday , it was to make Democrats look better .
But it ’ s getting harder for The Times to get away with manipulation like that .
One astute reader in particular drew attention to it – Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ account was a sea of smart-mouthed liberals responding , probably considering themselves courageous for having the guts to shoot off insults at the leader of the free world .
( The sheer immaturity of it is astounding , even after all this time . )
But clearly , as the Monmouth poll showed , Twitter accounts aren ’ t the real world .
At the end of the Obama presidency , it was difficult to imagine that the American news media could debase itself much further than it did as the fawning lapdog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With the Trump presidency in its fourth year , it was difficult to imagine a news media could be pimped out even further by the Democratic Party , then the coronavirus struck and the media is learning all new tricks .
The idea at all times , of course , has been to damage Trump politically in an attempt to hand the presidency to the Democrats and the faltering hands of former Vice President Joe Biden after November ’ s election .
News of The Times headline shuffle came after the Monmouth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only have added to the general impression of distrust every thinking American should maintain about the country 's once-proud journalistic institutions .
The American media started killing its own credibility long ago , but accelerated the murderous process during the Trump years .
The coronavirus crisis just might be the thing to kill it off .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

If there’s one casualty of the coronavirus crisis that’s likely to carry forward, it’s the media’s credibility.
And rarely has a product for the public damaged itself more than the preening, pompous nitpickers of the national news who've been using a potential catastrophe to stroke their own egos and politically damage the president.
But the American people appear to be onto the game.
According to a Monmouth University poll released Monday, President Donald Trump is rated higher than the media when it comes to questions about who is responding to the crisis more responsibly.
Fifty percent of Americans say Trump has done a good job dealing with the outbreak versus 45 percent who say he’s done a bad job, the poll reported.
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Meanwhile, 45 percent of those polled said the media had done a good job, versus 43 percent who said the media was doing a bad job.
Since the poll’s margin of error was 3.4 percent, it’s pretty clear that Trump has more credibility than the nation’s biased media -- at least on a poll taken from March 18-22.
An exchange that took place Friday between Trump and NBC's Peter Alexander was an excellent example of the situation.
The big headline, of course, was Trump telling Alexander "you're a terrible reporter," on national television -- and that was the clip that dominated social media.
But for the many Americans who saw the run-up to Trump's statement, who saw Alexander's nattering, badgering questions that sounded more like an insolent teenager in a sex-ed class than a professional reporter on the nation's biggest stage, Trump's response was well deserved.
Liberal media consistently misconstrues Pres @realDonaldTrump's comments. ➡ Context is everything! Here's the full-exchange in which NBC's @PeterAlexander ATTACKS Pres Trump's HOPE for a vaccine. @BrandonBeckham_ for a Bold Christian Voicepic.twitter.com/ehxMq44BP4 — ☀Brandon Beckham, Esq. (@BrandonBeckham_) March 23, 2020
To any honest American who’s watched the news coverage of the Trump presidency, the only thing surprising about that is that 45 percent of the greatest country on earth is clearly made up of clueless rubes who enjoy being led around by the nose – not to mention lied to and manipulated.
The New York Times, the willfully deceptive “newspaper of record” and the favorite news outlet of liberals everywhere, provided a sterling example of news media perfidy on Sunday when it changed the headline on a news story twice to make it sound less threatening to Senate Democrats, according to Breitbart.
The story itself was passable, detailing the Democrat-inspired Senate impasse Sunday that stopped a bill aimed at providing relief for American families in the midst of the coronavirus economic standstill.
It was obviously weighted toward Democrats, but no more than usual in a Times piece.
The headline choice, however, was a different story.
As social media users and the Trump campaign noted, the headline was edited repeatedly with the clear result of making it appear less obvious that Democrats were standing in the way of the government bringing help to Americans in need.
Evolution of a NYTs headline as they edit over and over to protect the democrats after they blocked the bill. What a horrible system we have when the media is so deeply in the bag for one side... They continue to do the Dems bidding during such a critical time pic.twitter.com/mapLXy0eXs — Text TRUMP to 88022 (@GaryCoby) March 23, 2020
The first headline summarized the story and its lede accurately: “Democrats Block Action on $1.8 Trillion Stimulus.”
The second carried the same message, but tried to provide a way for Democrats to look less cruel: “Democrats Block Action on Stimulus Plan, Seeking Worker Protection.”
But that apparently showed the Democrats being the obstructionists they are, so the Gray Lady changed her tune again, coming up with a third headline that took “Democrats” completely out of the equation, substituting an even-handed “Partisan Divide” to be the bad guy.
“Partisan Divide Threatens Deal on Rescue Bill,” The Times reported.
Nobody’s fault there at all.
Now, in fairness, the final headline The Times arrived at – the one that was on the story as of 5 p.m. EST on Monday, did have an element of Democratic fault, though buried at the end: “Emergency Economic Rescue Plan in Limbo as Democrats Block Action.”
But what happened leading up to that point is pretty clear.
As it has before, The Times changed a headline digitally after publication for what can only be seen as partisan purposes. Back in August, it was to make Trump look worse. On Sunday, it was to make Democrats look better.
But it’s getting harder for The Times to get away with manipulation like that.
The New York Times edited their headline on the Democrats blocking the Senate stimulus bill to include "seeking worker protections" after original post. pic.twitter.com/sLRs9Y8Z0v — Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) March 23, 2020
One astute reader in particular drew attention to it – Trump himself.
The New York Times changed headlines 3 times in order to satisfy the Radical Left. What should have been a good story got “worse & worse”, until the headline alone made it very unfair. Fake & Corrupt News that is very dangerous for our Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2020
As always, his Twitter account was a sea of smart-mouthed liberals responding, probably considering themselves courageous for having the guts to shoot off insults at the leader of the free world. (The sheer immaturity of it is astounding, even after all this time.)
But clearly, as the Monmouth poll showed, Twitter accounts aren’t the real world.
At the end of the Obama presidency, it was difficult to imagine that the American news media could debase itself much further than it did as the fawning lapdog to an incipient tyrant for eight years.
With the Trump presidency in its fourth year, it was difficult to imagine a news media could be pimped out even further by the Democratic Party, then the coronavirus struck and the media is learning all new tricks.
The idea at all times, of course, has been to damage Trump politically in an attempt to hand the presidency to the Democrats and the faltering hands of former Vice President Joe Biden after November’s election.
News of The Times headline shuffle came after the Monmouth poll was taken, but it could only have added to the general impression of distrust every thinking American should maintain about the country's once-proud journalistic institutions.
The American media started killing its own credibility long ago, but accelerated the murderous process during the Trump years. The coronavirus crisis just might be the thing to kill it off.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-25--One of those evil billionaires Bernie Sanders hates just pledged millions to help hospital workers

Choosing billionaires as his villains of choice is a terrible strategy for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , especially now that so many are giving away their fortunes to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic .
While the Democratic presidential candidate rails against billionaires ( it used to be millionaires until he became one ) and thinks they should n't even exist , stories about wealthy individuals who are contributing to the cause are popping up every day .
On Monday , the Journal Inquirer in Manchester , Connecticut , reported another such example as Ray and Barbara Dalio and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help hospital workers pay for child care as well as feed needy families in their home state .
The largest portion of the donation will be spent on providing child care for Connecticut health care workers .
The $ 3 million will cover day care expenses for approximately 1,000 children for eight weeks while their parents are at work caring for the sick .
Barbara Dalio said she was moved by the news of hospital workers whose children were suddenly home alone following school closures .
“ To us , they are heroes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make sure their children are taken care of while they ’ re on the front lines providing medical care , ” she told the Journal Inquirer .
TRENDING : 2 Fox stars gave Donna Brazile lesson in manners after outrageous 'Go to hell ' comment The remaining $ 1 million will be distributed to Connecticut organizations that will provide enough food for around 35,000 needy residents for 10 weeks .
While Sanders impugns wealthy business leaders as though they somehow cheated the system for a windfall , Ray Dalio is a self-made businessman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started in his two-bedroom apartment in New York City shortly after he earned his MBA from Harvard Business School .
From those humble beginnings , Dalio built his fortune , which Forbes now pegs at $ 18 billion .
Even as the Dalios and their philanthropic organization give millions away , Bridgewater Associates is not immune to the fallout from coronavirus .
The company , which is the largest hedge fund firm in the world , was hit hard as its major funds took a tumble along with the markets , The Wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't the only wealthy philanthropists pitching in to help during the COVID-19 global pandemic .
Jack Ma , co-founder of technology giant Alibaba Group , generously donated masks , protective suits and coronavirus testing kits .
The first round of donations took off for the United States on March 15. Business Insider calls Ma the `` richest man in China '' and reports his net worth at over $ 38 billion , which is more than enough to raise the ire of the democratic socialist Sanders and his `` Bernie Bros. '' Billionaire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pitched in as he announced Sunday that his company will donate 720,000 respirator masks it had purchased to protect employees during wildfires .
In Italy , where the virus has ravaged the country with nearly 64,000 citizens infected and over 6,000 dead , 20 of the country 's billionaires -- including fashion designer Giorgio Armani -- have pledged over $ 44 million to fight coronavirus in their country , according to Forbes .
Billionaires continue to give more than their `` fair share '' to the effort , compelled not by the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie to Sanders ' line of attack .
Bernie 's tired communist theories were already showing signs of wear long before the coronavirus reached American shores , but now Sanders himself has become an anachronism .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Choosing billionaires as his villains of choice is a terrible strategy for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, especially now that so many are giving away their fortunes to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
While the Democratic presidential candidate rails against billionaires (it used to be millionaires until he became one) and thinks they shouldn't even exist, stories about wealthy individuals who are contributing to the cause are popping up every day.
On Monday, the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut, reported another such example as Ray and Barbara Dalio and Dalio Philanthropies pledged $4 million to help hospital workers pay for child care as well as feed needy families in their home state.
The largest portion of the donation will be spent on providing child care for Connecticut health care workers. The $3 million will cover day care expenses for approximately 1,000 children for eight weeks while their parents are at work caring for the sick.
Barbara Dalio said she was moved by the news of hospital workers whose children were suddenly home alone following school closures. “To us, they are heroes. The least we can do is make sure their children are taken care of while they’re on the front lines providing medical care,” she told the Journal Inquirer.
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The remaining $1 million will be distributed to Connecticut organizations that will provide enough food for around 35,000 needy residents for 10 weeks.
While Sanders impugns wealthy business leaders as though they somehow cheated the system for a windfall, Ray Dalio is a self-made businessman.
His company, Bridgewater Associates, started in his two-bedroom apartment in New York City shortly after he earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. From those humble beginnings, Dalio built his fortune, which Forbes now pegs at $18 billion.
Even as the Dalios and their philanthropic organization give millions away, Bridgewater Associates is not immune to the fallout from coronavirus. The company, which is the largest hedge fund firm in the world, was hit hard as its major funds took a tumble along with the markets, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The Dalios aren't the only wealthy philanthropists pitching in to help during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Jack Ma, co-founder of technology giant Alibaba Group, generously donated masks, protective suits and coronavirus testing kits. The first round of donations took off for the United States on March 15.
The first shipment of masks and coronavirus test kits to the US is taking off from Shanghai. All the best to our friends in America. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/LTn26gvlOl — Jack Ma (@JackMa) March 16, 2020
Business Insider calls Ma the "richest man in China" and reports his net worth at over $38 billion, which is more than enough to raise the ire of the democratic socialist Sanders and his "Bernie Bros."
Billionaire Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg also pitched in as he announced Sunday that his company will donate 720,000 respirator masks it had purchased to protect employees during wildfires.
In Italy, where the virus has ravaged the country with nearly 64,000 citizens infected and over 6,000 dead, 20 of the country's billionaires -- including fashion designer Giorgio Armani -- have pledged over $44 million to fight coronavirus in their country, according to Forbes.
Billionaires continue to give more than their "fair share" to the effort, compelled not by the government but by their own altruism, giving lie to Sanders' line of attack.
Bernie's tired communist theories were already showing signs of wear long before the coronavirus reached American shores, but now Sanders himself has become an anachronism.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-24--Feds to grant companies working against pandemic flexibility on rules

In light of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic , the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are relaxing antitrust rules and expediting cases to protect the health of Americans .
`` The Antitrust Division recognizes the importance of providing expeditious clarity on any antitrust obligations in this challenging time , '' said Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the DOJ .
`` Our expedited Business Review Letter procedure will help facilitate businesses that want to work quickly to address the urgent public health and economic needs associated with COVID 19 . ''
`` Under these extraordinary circumstances , we understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may need an expedited response from U.S. antitrust authorities , '' said FTC Chairman Joe Simons .
`` We are committed to doing everything we can to help with these efforts , while continuing to aggressively enforce the antitrust laws . ''
TRENDING : 2 Fox stars gave Donna Brazile lesson in manners after outrageous 'Go to hell ' comment The two Washington bureaucracies have disclosed their expedited antitrust procedures and guidance `` for collaborations of businesses working to protect the health and safety of Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic . ''
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care facilities may need to work together in providing resources and services to assist patients , consumers , and communities affected by the pandemic and its aftermath .
Other businesses may need to temporarily combine production , distribution , or service networks to facilitate production and distribution of COVID-19-related supplies . ''
Under the new rules , the agencies will respond to all requests for antitrust decisions within seven days .
`` The expedited COVID-19 procedure offers quicker review than existing FTC and Justice Department programs that are designed to provide guidance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conduct under the antitrust laws , '' they agencies ' statement said .
`` There are many ways firms , including competitors , can engage in procompetitive collaboration that does not violate the antitrust laws , '' they said .
`` Since joint ventures may be necessary for businesses to bring goods to communities in need , to expand existing capacity , or to develop new products or services , the agencies will also work to expeditiously process filings under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act … These statutes provide flexible treatment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ development organizations and joint ventures . ''
The provisions are intended to address the collaboration of companies on research and development , the sharing of technical know-how , joint purchasing and meeting with government officials regarding strategies to respond to COVID-19 .
The announcement , however , warned that federal officials would not accept anything untoward in the response to the virus .
`` The division and the bureau stand ready to pursue civil violations of the antitrust laws , which include agreements between individuals and business to restrain competition through increased prices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or reduced quality as well as efforts by monopolists to use their market power to engage in exclusionary conduct . ''
Criminal violations also will also be prosecuted , the agencies confirmed .

In light of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are relaxing antitrust rules and expediting cases to protect the health of Americans.
"The Antitrust Division recognizes the importance of providing expeditious clarity on any antitrust obligations in this challenging time," said Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the DOJ. "Our expedited Business Review Letter procedure will help facilitate businesses that want to work quickly to address the urgent public health and economic needs associated with COVID 19."
"Under these extraordinary circumstances, we understand that businesses collaborating on public health initiatives may need an expedited response from U.S. antitrust authorities," said FTC Chairman Joe Simons. "We are committed to doing everything we can to help with these efforts, while continuing to aggressively enforce the antitrust laws."
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The two Washington bureaucracies have disclosed their expedited antitrust procedures and guidance "for collaborations of businesses working to protect the health and safety of Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic."
For example, the agencies realize "health care facilities may need to work together in providing resources and services to assist patients, consumers, and communities affected by the pandemic and its aftermath. Other businesses may need to temporarily combine production, distribution, or service networks to facilitate production and distribution of COVID-19-related supplies."
Under the new rules, the agencies will respond to all requests for antitrust decisions within seven days.
"The expedited COVID-19 procedure offers quicker review than existing FTC and Justice Department programs that are designed to provide guidance to businesses concerned about the legality of proposed conduct under the antitrust laws," they agencies' statement said.
"There are many ways firms, including competitors, can engage in procompetitive collaboration that does not violate the antitrust laws," they said. "Since joint ventures may be necessary for businesses to bring goods to communities in need, to expand existing capacity, or to develop new products or services, the agencies will also work to expeditiously process filings under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act … These statutes provide flexible treatment under the antitrust laws for certain standard development organizations and joint ventures."
The provisions are intended to address the collaboration of companies on research and development, the sharing of technical know-how, joint purchasing and meeting with government officials regarding strategies to respond to COVID-19.
The announcement, however, warned that federal officials would not accept anything untoward in the response to the virus.
"The division and the bureau stand ready to pursue civil violations of the antitrust laws, which include agreements between individuals and business to restrain competition through increased prices, lower wages, decreased output, or reduced quality as well as efforts by monopolists to use their market power to engage in exclusionary conduct."
Criminal violations also will also be prosecuted, the agencies confirmed.


wnd--2020-03-24--Endgame: HHS chief reveals Trump's plan to re-open America

A key member of the coronavirus taskforce , Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar , explained in an interview Tuesday how President Trump will navigate the coming weeks as he presses toward the goal of re-opening the economy or parts of it by the Easter holiday , April 12 .
Amid an unprecedented shutdown in which stock markets have shed one third of their value and millions have lost their jobs , Trump has expressed concern that the cure is worse than the disease .
In the coming week , Trump will consult with his task-force team regarding whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slow the spread '' plan , which expires next Monday , Azar told Breitbart News in a phone interview .
Led by Vice President Mike Pence , the team of White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield , National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci , commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Dr. Stephen Hahn and others will examine the `` curve '' of the disease and assess the effectiveness of the extraordinary measures to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stars gave Donna Brazile lesson in manners after outrageous 'Go to hell ' comment '' That will be from what his advisers are seeing in the data , where the hotspots are , and whether we 're seeing communities that have taken these types of efforts and actually lived up to them -- if you 're seeing a bending of the curve from an epidemiological perspective , '' he explained .
`` That might be difficult because with epidemiological data there 's always a lag in terms of what you 're seeing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the advice from his top scientific advisers , will be based on their experience and expertise , '' he said .
Azar emphasized the president `` will have to balance against that the very valid concerns about the impact on the economy and the social fabric in the United States against those restrictions . ''
The key data are mortality and infection rates , with mortality the most important .
`` How many people are dying from Covid-19 ?
That will be your firmest bit of data in assessing the situation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also look at infection rates and new cases , but the problem there is you never can test everybody .
So the testing gives you an indicator and gives you a trend , but it is certainly less secure information than mortality data that you would look at . ''
After Azar 's interview Tuesday with Breitbart , Trump said during a Fox News virtual townhall he hopes to re-open much of the country by Easter Sunday .
Azar noted there 's a natural curve to such diseases , particularly as warmer weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distancing while the disease responds unfavorably to humid and warmer conditions .
`` That 's why our goal is if we can delay this curve through the president 's historic actions and contain it and keep it outside of our borders with restrictions on travel from China , from Europe , and from Iran , etc .
— or with our 15 Days to Slow the Spread action to flatten that curve and to make sure during its impact that it 's not overtaxing our health care system 's capacity , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said , a vaccine and therapeutics will be developed in case the curve returns with a wave in the fall or next winter .
Azar said Trump has functioned as a wartime president , `` harvesting every aspect of the government , the economy , and the social order towards defeating an enemy . ''
`` President Trump as our commander in chief has been marshaling every resource , not just of our government but of the economy as well , in the way that President Wilson in World War I would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ II , '' the HHS secretary said .
`` That 's where you see the complete mobilization of the production capacity of the United States to make sure we have the personal protective equipment and supplies , that we have ventilators , that we have hospital capacities , that we can handle the surge — that we have the same country that did the Manhattan Project develop a vaccine [ candidate ] within three days , three days of getting the Chinese sequence , we have a vaccine candidate that is now in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ developed at a historically fast rate , that we marshal all of our resources to therapeutics . ''
Azar said that while Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act , allowing the federal government to compel companies to make products to address a national emergency , he has not needed to force any companies to comply .
Companies are stepping up and helping voluntarily as the president rallies the nation behind his `` Whole of America '' approach to winning the war against the virus , he said .
Azar said companies are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can I help ? ''
`` You 've heard of major auto manufacturers saying that we will make ventilators for the country , you 've seen industrial suppliers come forward and say , ' I have half a million or a million N95 respirators ' —those are the masks —'here , have them , I 'm giving them to you , ' '' he said .
`` The president has called all of the country towards this war on the invisible enemy , '' he said .
`` They 're coming forward , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we need to , I have been very impressed by the nation 's manufacturers in particular coming forward to do everything they can do to help our country . ''
Azar also said he 's not concerned that any critical medications will be withheld from foreign countries , including China , despite threats from Chinese state media .
Nevertheless , he said , the threats underscored an issue President Trump `` was already concerned about , which is thinking about medical products as strategic products for the safety of our country and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supply chain needs to reside and be less dependent on foreign sources . ''
`` I 'm confident that President Trump in his dealings with President Xi and China will ensure that we have access to products that we need if they 're able to be produced .
That 's why it 's good that China has bent its curve and is getting back to work and is reopening factories .
I 'm sure President Trump will , as he always does , fight for the American worker and fight for our healthcare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azar said Trump 's move to make the anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine quickly available to treat the coronavirus after promising testing results is consistent with his `` Right to Try '' policy allowing terminally ill patients to use experimental drugs .
`` This is an example of President Trump 's longstanding commitment to patients in distress have access to even experimental therapies as long as they go in with their eyes open that there are risks with unproven therapies that have not been established as safe for use by the FDA , @ @ @ @

A key member of the coronavirus taskforce, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, explained in an interview Tuesday how President Trump will navigate the coming weeks as he presses toward the goal of re-opening the economy or parts of it by the Easter holiday, April 12.
Amid an unprecedented shutdown in which stock markets have shed one third of their value and millions have lost their jobs, Trump has expressed concern that the cure is worse than the disease.
In the coming week, Trump will consult with his task-force team regarding whether to continue the "15 days to slow the spread" plan, which expires next Monday, Azar told Breitbart News in a phone interview.
Led by Vice President Mike Pence, the team of White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Dr. Stephen Hahn and others will examine the "curve" of the disease and assess the effectiveness of the extraordinary measures to stop its spread.
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"That will be from what his advisers are seeing in the data, where the hotspots are, and whether we're seeing communities that have taken these types of efforts and actually lived up to them -- if you're seeing a bending of the curve from an epidemiological perspective," he explained.
"That might be difficult because with epidemiological data there's always a lag in terms of what you're seeing. So some of this, in terms of the advice from his top scientific advisers, will be based on their experience and expertise," he said.
Azar emphasized the president "will have to balance against that the very valid concerns about the impact on the economy and the social fabric in the United States against those restrictions."
The key data are mortality and infection rates, with mortality the most important.
"How many people are dying from Covid-19? That will be your firmest bit of data in assessing the situation," he said. "You will also look at infection rates and new cases, but the problem there is you never can test everybody. So the testing gives you an indicator and gives you a trend, but it is certainly less secure information than mortality data that you would look at."
After Azar's interview Tuesday with Breitbart, Trump said during a Fox News virtual townhall he hopes to re-open much of the country by Easter Sunday.
Azar noted there's a natural curve to such diseases, particularly as warmer weather approaches and people engage in natural social distancing while the disease responds unfavorably to humid and warmer conditions.
"That's why our goal is if we can delay this curve through the president's historic actions and contain it and keep it outside of our borders with restrictions on travel from China, from Europe, and from Iran, etc. — or with our 15 Days to Slow the Spread action to flatten that curve and to make sure during its impact that it's not overtaxing our health care system's capacity," he said.
During the natural decline, he said, a vaccine and therapeutics will be developed in case the curve returns with a wave in the fall or next winter.
Mobilization
Azar said Trump has functioned as a wartime president, "harvesting every aspect of the government, the economy, and the social order towards defeating an enemy."
"President Trump as our commander in chief has been marshaling every resource, not just of our government but of the economy as well, in the way that President Wilson in World War I would have or President Roosevelt in World War II," the HHS secretary said.
"That's where you see the complete mobilization of the production capacity of the United States to make sure we have the personal protective equipment and supplies, that we have ventilators, that we have hospital capacities, that we can handle the surge — that we have the same country that did the Manhattan Project develop a vaccine [candidate] within three days, three days of getting the Chinese sequence, we have a vaccine candidate that is now in human testing eight weeks after that was developed at a historically fast rate, that we marshal all of our resources to therapeutics."
Azar said that while Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act, allowing the federal government to compel companies to make products to address a national emergency, he has not needed to force any companies to comply.
Companies are stepping up and helping voluntarily as the president rallies the nation behind his "Whole of America" approach to winning the war against the virus, he said.
Azar said companies are coming forward and asking, "How can I help?"
"You've heard of major auto manufacturers saying that we will make ventilators for the country, you've seen industrial suppliers come forward and say, 'I have half a million or a million N95 respirators' —those are the masks —'here, have them, I'm giving them to you,'" he said.
"The president has called all of the country towards this war on the invisible enemy," he said. "They're coming forward, and so while we have those authorities if we need to, I have been very impressed by the nation's manufacturers in particular coming forward to do everything they can do to help our country."
Azar also said he's not concerned that any critical medications will be withheld from foreign countries, including China, despite threats from Chinese state media.
Nevertheless, he said, the threats underscored an issue President Trump "was already concerned about, which is thinking about medical products as strategic products for the safety of our country and thinking in the future about how that supply chain needs to reside and be less dependent on foreign sources."
"I'm confident that President Trump in his dealings with President Xi and China will ensure that we have access to products that we need if they're able to be produced. That's why it's good that China has bent its curve and is getting back to work and is reopening factories. I'm sure President Trump will, as he always does, fight for the American worker and fight for our healthcare in working with any country."
Azar said Trump's move to make the anti-malarial drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine quickly available to treat the coronavirus after promising testing results is consistent with his "Right to Try" policy allowing terminally ill patients to use experimental drugs.
"This is an example of President Trump's longstanding commitment to patients in distress have access to even experimental therapies as long as they go in with their eyes open that there are risks with unproven therapies that have not been established as safe for use by the FDA," Azar said.


wnd--2020-03-24--YouTuber who licked toilet now claims he has coronavirus

A stunt from a YouTube entertainer or a real case of coronavirus ?
Summit News reports the online personality who @ @ @ @ @ licking a public toilet seat , Shawn Mendes , now claims to be a victim @ @ @ @ @ licking video , dubbed `` coronavirus challenge , '' got Mendes banned from Twitter .
@ @ @ @ @ posted a video to Twitter where he licks a brown substance , believed to be @ @ @ @ @ seat before saying , 'coronavirus challenge . '
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A stunt from a YouTube entertainer or a real case of coronavirus?
The evidence isn't clear, yet.
Summit News reports the online personality who posted an image of himself licking a public toilet seat, Shawn Mendes, now claims to be a victim of the coronavirus.
The licking video, dubbed "coronavirus challenge," got Mendes banned from Twitter.
The report explained, " posted a video to Twitter where he licks a brown substance, believed to be foundation, from the toilet seat before saying, 'coronavirus challenge.'"
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The video went "viral," drawing 5 million views.
But a subsequent clips showed Mendes in a hospital.
"I tested positive," was the attached message.
The statement doesn't provide documentation.
Summit News explained the YouTuber previously was in a video of him taking a tub of ice cream from a store freezer, eating some and then putting it back.
That stunt drew a "police visit, Summit News said.
But Summit News said "the overwhelming likelihood is that Mendes licking the toilet seat and then claiming he has COVID-19 is all a fake publicity stunt merely to gain attention."


wnd--2020-03-24--End the Dem-governor-induced economic coma

Statewide lockdowns are not the way to fight the Chinese coronavirus .
The vast majority of the counties , small towns and medium-sized cities across America are not at significant risk for COVID-19 , and the millions of Americans who live there are needlessly suffering the consequences of an induced economic coma .
`` Our people want to return to work , '' Trump tweeted this morning .
`` The cure can not be worse ( by far ) than the problem ! ''
Widespread unemployment lasting more than a few weeks would be a social catastrophe far greater than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the coronavirus pandemic .
Civil society breaks down quickly when ordinary people are prevented from earning a living , supporting their families and paying their bills .
Yet a handful of big-city-dwelling governors have implemented a `` one size fits all '' approach by shutting down places of business that are not responsible for spreading the virus .
In several states , regulators have even interfered with the use of hydroxychloroquine , the drug that shows great promise to prevent and treat this new disease .
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ populated urban area where the coronavirus was actually spreading .
Instead , he imposed a complete shutdown on every farm , village , township and county across the Empire State , in regions where residents are at low risk .
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J.B. Pritzker shut down his entire state to address an issue that primarily affects Chicago , even though 80 of the state 's 102 counties have yet to report a single case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are in the single digits .
California Gov .
Gavin Newsom closed the vast interior of his state based on an outbreak in its coastal cities .
Pennsylvania is mostly open space , farms , forests , mountains and two big cities , yet its Democratic Gov .
Wolf closed all `` non-life-sustaining businesses '' across the entire state .
He then ruled that stores selling guns and ammunition were `` non-life-sustaining businesses , '' although their thousands of customers obviously disagree .
On Monday a divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the forced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gun-grabbers a victory they could not have otherwise obtained .
The court provided no explanation for upholding Pennsylvania 's sweeping shutdown of nearly every business there .
This misguided one-size-fits-all approach crippled our economy and torpedoed our stock market .
Not even the largest federal stimulus in history can replace the private economies of our largest states .
Meanwhile , Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi exploited the crisis with a bill to impose a nationwide mandate for 15 days of early voting , which favors Democratic ballot harvesting by a political machine .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who was instrumental in making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee , declared that the virus crisis is `` a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision . ''
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delayed passage of the Republican stimulus bill in the Senate to give time for Pelosi to present her House version , which could alter elections for years to come .
She introduced the 1,400-page Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act , filled with pork including a multi-billion-dollar down payment on the Green New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the oncoming warm weather may cause the coronavirus to subside , just as it has not spread so much in our warmer southern states or the southern hemisphere .
Along with effective medical treatments , warmer weather could bring the crisis under control sooner , as President Trump predicts .
Anthony Fauci , a career bureaucrat who gushed in an email released by WikiLeaks that a speech by Hillary Clinton once brought him to `` tears '' in support , misleadingly disparaged successful uses of the anti-malaria treatment as merely `` anecdotal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ supports use of that medication , and innovation with other safe medications should be encouraged .
Another leaked email reveals that Dr. Fauci was an enthusiastic admirer of Hillary Clinton in 2016 , when she was running against Trump for president .
It 's time to show Fauci the door and stop deferring to him .
At a cost of merely $ 6 billion , every American could be given the anti-malaria medication to protect against contracting the disease .
This pales in comparison to the trillions of dollars in damage being inflicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where U.S. drug makers have offshored much of their production , the government is arranging for its health care workers to receive the anti-malaria medication as a precaution .
But in our country , pharmacy regulators in four states have mysteriously prohibited that salutary use .
Meanwhile , Pelosi 's bill seizes the crisis to try to tilt future elections in her favor by mandating early voting , mail-in voting , ballot harvesting ( which is ballot collection by paid activists ) , online voter registration and no-excuse absentee ballots in every state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Pelosi 's bill and call for a quick end to economic shutdowns by Democratic governors .

Statewide lockdowns are not the way to fight the Chinese coronavirus. The vast majority of the counties, small towns and medium-sized cities across America are not at significant risk for COVID-19, and the millions of Americans who live there are needlessly suffering the consequences of an induced economic coma.
"Our people want to return to work," Trump tweeted this morning. "The cure cannot be worse (by far) than the problem!"
Widespread unemployment lasting more than a few weeks would be a social catastrophe far greater than even a worst-case scenario that might result from the coronavirus pandemic. Civil society breaks down quickly when ordinary people are prevented from earning a living, supporting their families and paying their bills.
Yet a handful of big-city-dwelling governors have implemented a "one size fits all" approach by shutting down places of business that are not responsible for spreading the virus. In several states, regulators have even interfered with the use of hydroxychloroquine, the drug that shows great promise to prevent and treat this new disease.
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo could have focused his lockdown on the densely populated urban area where the coronavirus was actually spreading. Instead, he imposed a complete shutdown on every farm, village, township and county across the Empire State, in regions where residents are at low risk.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker shut down his entire state to address an issue that primarily affects Chicago, even though 80 of the state's 102 counties have yet to report a single case of the virus and most other counties are in the single digits. California Gov. Gavin Newsom closed the vast interior of his state based on an outbreak in its coastal cities.
Pennsylvania is mostly open space, farms, forests, mountains and two big cities, yet its Democratic Gov. Wolf closed all "non-life-sustaining businesses" across the entire state. He then ruled that stores selling guns and ammunition were "non-life-sustaining businesses," although their thousands of customers obviously disagree.
On Monday a divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the forced closing of a gun store, handing gun-grabbers a victory they could not have otherwise obtained. The court provided no explanation for upholding Pennsylvania's sweeping shutdown of nearly every business there.
This misguided one-size-fits-all approach crippled our economy and torpedoed our stock market. Not even the largest federal stimulus in history can replace the private economies of our largest states.
Meanwhile, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi exploited the crisis with a bill to impose a nationwide mandate for 15 days of early voting, which favors Democratic ballot harvesting by a political machine. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., who was instrumental in making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, declared that the virus crisis is "a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision."
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delayed passage of the Republican stimulus bill in the Senate to give time for Pelosi to present her House version, which could alter elections for years to come. She introduced the 1,400-page Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, filled with pork including a multi-billion-dollar down payment on the Green New Deal.
Ironically, studies suggest that the oncoming warm weather may cause the coronavirus to subside, just as it has not spread so much in our warmer southern states or the southern hemisphere. Along with effective medical treatments, warmer weather could bring the crisis under control sooner, as President Trump predicts.
Anthony Fauci, a career bureaucrat who gushed in an email released by WikiLeaks that a speech by Hillary Clinton once brought him to "tears" in support, misleadingly disparaged successful uses of the anti-malaria treatment as merely "anecdotal." In fact, a French study supports use of that medication, and innovation with other safe medications should be encouraged.
Another leaked email reveals that Dr. Fauci was an enthusiastic admirer of Hillary Clinton in 2016, when she was running against Trump for president. It's time to show Fauci the door and stop deferring to him.
At a cost of merely $6 billion, every American could be given the anti-malaria medication to protect against contracting the disease. This pales in comparison to the trillions of dollars in damage being inflicted against our economy.
In India, where U.S. drug makers have offshored much of their production, the government is arranging for its health care workers to receive the anti-malaria medication as a precaution. But in our country, pharmacy regulators in four states have mysteriously prohibited that salutary use.
Meanwhile, Pelosi's bill seizes the crisis to try to tilt future elections in her favor by mandating early voting, mail-in voting, ballot harvesting (which is ballot collection by paid activists), online voter registration and no-excuse absentee ballots in every state. President Trump is right to speak against Pelosi's bill and call for a quick end to economic shutdowns by Democratic governors.


wnd--2020-03-24--To the profane: Yes, national days of prayer are needed

President Trump , who is doing everything he can to fight the coronavirus , called for a Day of Prayer recently .
He proclaimed , `` We are a Country that , throughout our history , has looked to God for protection and strength in times like these . ''
But David Hogg , a Parkland shooting survivor , tweeted : `` Do n't let this administration address COVID-19 like our national gun violence .
[ Expletive ] a National day of prayer , we need immediate comprehensive action . ''
U. S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib , famous for her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] '' even retweeted Hogg 's message .
Dr. William Donohue , the president of the Catholic League , notes : Tlaib , as a U.S. congresswoman , should be censured for her `` obscene assault on people of faith . ''
Meanwhile , an honest survey of American history shows that Trump is much closer to America 's true history by calling for days of prayer than are Hogg and Tlaib .
David Barton , a walking encyclopedia on the spiritual heritage of America , once told me , `` Between 1633 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prayer proclamations issued in the colonies , where the governor would call the state to an annual day of prayer and fasting , annual day of prayer of and thanksgiving . ''
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He lamented , `` We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the true spirit of Christianity , though we retain the outward profession and form of it .
We have neglected … the glorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and His holy commands and institutions . ''
Who was this Langdon ?
Some backwoods rube ?
No .
This was the president of Harvard , where Hogg attends school now .
During the American War for Independence , on at least 15 separate occasions , Congress called for national days of prayer , humiliation and fasting .
These were not namby-pamby , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prayers .
Here are two examples of Days of Prayer called by the Continental Congress – which , by the way , opened in prayer on its first day ever ( in 1774 ) , and Congress has opened in prayer ever since .
Example 1 : On June 12 , 1775 , the Continental Congress called for `` a day of public humiliation , fasting and prayer ; that we may , with united hearts and voices , unfeignedly confess and deplore our many sins ; and offer up our joint supplications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ merciful Disposer of all events ; humbly beseeching him to forgive our iniquities , to remove our present calamities , to avert those desolating judgments , with which we are threatened .
… And it is recommended to Christians , of all denominations , to assemble for public worship , and to abstain from servile labour and recreations on said day . ''
At the end of the day , God answered the spirit of the prayer – that the crisis would be resolved .
They could assemble physically in those days .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can `` assemble '' `` virtually '' for the moment .
Yet thank God for these modern tools in our internet age .
Example 2 : On March 16 , 1776 , the Continental Congress proclaimed another day of `` humiliation , fasting and prayer '' : `` that we may , with united hearts , confess and bewail our manifold sins and transgressions , and , by a sincere repentance and amendment of life , appease his righteous displeasure , and , through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ , obtain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his assistance to frustrate the cruel purposes of our unnatural enemies ; and by inclining their hearts to justice and benevolence , prevent the further effusion of kindred blood . ''
They continued to pray , recognizing that more suffering may yet come , as they worked toward their noble goal : `` But if , continuing deaf to the voice of reason and humanity , and inflexibly bent , on desolation and war , they constrain us to repel their hostile invasions by open resistance , that it may please the Lord @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to animate our officers and soldiers with invincible fortitude , to guard and protect them in the day of battle , and to crown the continental arms , by sea and land , with victory and success . ''
This is quite an astounding prayer for an upstart , fledgling new `` nation , '' which for all practical purposes lacked a national army and navy .
But ultimately God answered their prayers – so much so that George Washington said that one would be `` worse than an infidel '' to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our becoming an independent nation .
Earlier I quoted Harvard President Samuel Langdon in his 1775 speech , asking for God 's help .
In that same speech , he made this petition – one that seems appropriate in our day , in our fight against the coronavirus : `` May the Lord hear us in this day of trouble .
… We will rejoice in His salvation . ''
Well , maybe not all of us .

President Trump, who is doing everything he can to fight the coronavirus, called for a Day of Prayer recently. He proclaimed, "We are a Country that, throughout our history, has looked to God for protection and strength in times like these."
But David Hogg, a Parkland shooting survivor, tweeted: "Don't let this administration address COVID-19 like our national gun violence. [Expletive] a National day of prayer, we need immediate comprehensive action."
U. S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, famous for her declaration to "impeach the [expletive]" even retweeted Hogg's message. Dr. William Donohue, the president of the Catholic League, notes: Tlaib, as a U.S. congresswoman, should be censured for her "obscene assault on people of faith."
Meanwhile, an honest survey of American history shows that Trump is much closer to America's true history by calling for days of prayer than are Hogg and Tlaib.
David Barton, a walking encyclopedia on the spiritual heritage of America, once told me, "Between 1633 and 1812, there were over 1,700 prayer proclamations issued in the colonies, where the governor would call the state to an annual day of prayer and fasting, annual day of prayer of and thanksgiving."
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Bill Federer's book, "America's God and Country," documents such historic practices.
For example, on May 31, 1775, one American colonist, Samuel Langdon, spoke before the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, calling on them to pray because of the ongoing crisis with Great Britain.
He lamented, "We have rebelled against God. We have lost the true spirit of Christianity, though we retain the outward profession and form of it. We have neglected … the glorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and His holy commands and institutions."
Who was this Langdon? Some backwoods rube? No. This was the president of Harvard, where Hogg attends school now.
During the American War for Independence, on at least 15 separate occasions, Congress called for national days of prayer, humiliation and fasting. These were not namby-pamby, "To Whom It May Concern"-type prayers.
Here are two examples of Days of Prayer called by the Continental Congress – which, by the way, opened in prayer on its first day ever (in 1774), and Congress has opened in prayer ever since.
Example 1: On June 12, 1775, the Continental Congress called for "a day of public humiliation, fasting and prayer; that we may, with united hearts and voices, unfeignedly confess and deplore our many sins; and offer up our joint supplications to the all-wise, omnipotent, and merciful Disposer of all events; humbly beseeching him to forgive our iniquities, to remove our present calamities, to avert those desolating judgments, with which we are threatened. … And it is recommended to Christians, of all denominations, to assemble for public worship, and to abstain from servile labour and recreations on said day."
At the end of the day, God answered the spirit of the prayer – that the crisis would be resolved. They could assemble physically in those days. With the coronavirus, at best we can "assemble" "virtually" for the moment. Yet thank God for these modern tools in our internet age.
Example 2: On March 16, 1776, the Continental Congress proclaimed another day of "humiliation, fasting and prayer": "that we may, with united hearts, confess and bewail our manifold sins and transgressions, and, by a sincere repentance and amendment of life, appease his righteous displeasure, and, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, obtain his pardon and forgiveness; humbly imploring his assistance to frustrate the cruel purposes of our unnatural enemies; and by inclining their hearts to justice and benevolence, prevent the further effusion of kindred blood."
They continued to pray, recognizing that more suffering may yet come, as they worked toward their noble goal: "But if, continuing deaf to the voice of reason and humanity, and inflexibly bent, on desolation and war, they constrain us to repel their hostile invasions by open resistance, that it may please the Lord of Hosts, the God of Armies, to animate our officers and soldiers with invincible fortitude, to guard and protect them in the day of battle, and to crown the continental arms, by sea and land, with victory and success."
This is quite an astounding prayer for an upstart, fledgling new "nation," which for all practical purposes lacked a national army and navy.
But ultimately God answered their prayers – so much so that George Washington said that one would be "worse than an infidel" to not recognize the Lord's help in our becoming an independent nation.
Earlier I quoted Harvard President Samuel Langdon in his 1775 speech, asking for God's help. In that same speech, he made this petition – one that seems appropriate in our day, in our fight against the coronavirus: "May the Lord hear us in this day of trouble. … We will rejoice in His salvation." Well, maybe not all of us.


wnd--2020-03-24--Why black students score higher in conservative cities

A recent report by Chris Stewart has shed new light on some of the educational problems faced by black youth .
The report is titled `` The Secret Shame : How America 's Most Progressive Cities Betray Their Commitment to Educational Opportunity for All . ''
Stewart is a self-described liberal and CEO of Brightbeam , a nonprofit network of education activists who want to hold progressive political leaders accountable .
The report asks , `` So how do we explain outstandingly poor educational results for minority children in San Francisco – which also happens to be one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The Secret Shame '' reports that progressive cities , on average , have black/white achievement gaps in math and reading that are 15 and 13 percentage points higher than in conservative cities .
For example , in San Francisco , 70 % of white students are proficient in math ; for black students it 's 12 % – a 58-point gap .
In Washington , D.C. , 83 % of white students scored proficient in reading compared to 23 % of black students – a 60-point gap .
Yet , three of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – Virginia Beach , Anaheim and Fort Worth – have effectively closed or even erased the gap in at least one of the academic categories studied , achieving a gap of zero or one .
`` The politically conservative Oklahoma City has even turned the tables on our typical thinking about race-based gaps , '' says Stewart .
Black students in Oklahoma City even have higher high school graduation rates than white students .
Had the `` Secret Shame '' study analyzed other cities , it would have found that educational outcomes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As of 2016 , in Philadelphia , only 19 % of eighth-graders scored proficient in math , and 16 % were proficient in reading .
In Detroit , only 4 % of its eighth-graders scored proficient in math , and 7 % were proficient in reading .
In 2016 , in 13 of Baltimore 's 39 high schools , not a single student scored proficient on the state 's math exam .
In six other high schools , only 1 % tested proficient in math .
Only 15 % of Baltimore students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Assessment of Education Progress tests ( also called the Nation 's Report Card ) give further testament to the tragedy .
In Philadelphia , 47 % of its students scored below basic in math , and 42 % scored below basic in reading .
In Baltimore , it was , respectively , 59 % and 49 % .
In Detroit , 73 % scored below basic in math and 56 % in reading .
Below basic means that a student is unable to demonstrate even partial mastery of knowledge and skills fundamental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grade level .
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High school graduation rates for black students range from a high of 84 % in Texas to a low of 57 % in Nevada and Oregon .
However , according to ACT data , the percentage of black students judged to be college-ready in English , math , reading and science ranges from 17 % in Massachusetts to only 3 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this fraud is the fact that Baltimore 's Frederick Douglass High School has a graduation rate of 70 % while not a single student tested proficient in mathematics and only 3 % did so in reading .
`` The Secret Shame '' report did n't say why the black/white achievement gap was smaller in conservative cities compared to their progressive counterparts .
But permit me to make a suggestion .
An Education Week article reported that in the 2015-16 school year , `` 5.8 % of the nation 's 3.8 million teachers were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Justice Department 's Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Department of Education 's National Center for Education Statistics show that in the 2011-12 academic year , there were a record 209,800 primary- and secondary-school teachers who reported being physically attacked by a student .
A National Center for Education Statistics study found that 18 % of the nation 's schools accounted for 75 % of the reported incidents of violence , and 6.6 % accounted for half of all reported incidents .
These are schools with predominantly black student populations .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black academic achievement is greater in conservative cities is that schools are less tolerant of crime , whereas schools in progressive cities make excuses .

A recent report by Chris Stewart has shed new light on some of the educational problems faced by black youth. The report is titled "The Secret Shame: How America's Most Progressive Cities Betray Their Commitment to Educational Opportunity for All." Stewart is a self-described liberal and CEO of Brightbeam, a nonprofit network of education activists who want to hold progressive political leaders accountable.
The report asks, "So how do we explain outstandingly poor educational results for minority children in San Francisco – which also happens to be one of the wealthiest cities in the country?" "The Secret Shame" reports that progressive cities, on average, have black/white achievement gaps in math and reading that are 15 and 13 percentage points higher than in conservative cities. For example, in San Francisco, 70% of white students are proficient in math; for black students it's 12% – a 58-point gap. In Washington, D.C., 83% of white students scored proficient in reading compared to 23% of black students – a 60-point gap.
Yet, three of the 12 conservative cities researchers looked at – Virginia Beach, Anaheim and Fort Worth – have effectively closed or even erased the gap in at least one of the academic categories studied, achieving a gap of zero or one. "The politically conservative Oklahoma City has even turned the tables on our typical thinking about race-based gaps," says Stewart. Black students in Oklahoma City even have higher high school graduation rates than white students.
Had the "Secret Shame" study analyzed other cities, it would have found that educational outcomes for most black youngsters is a national disgrace. As of 2016, in Philadelphia, only 19% of eighth-graders scored proficient in math, and 16% were proficient in reading. In Detroit, only 4% of its eighth-graders scored proficient in math, and 7% were proficient in reading. In 2016, in 13 of Baltimore's 39 high schools, not a single student scored proficient on the state's math exam. In six other high schools, only 1% tested proficient in math. Only 15% of Baltimore students passed the state's English test.
National Assessment of Education Progress tests (also called the Nation's Report Card) give further testament to the tragedy. In Philadelphia, 47% of its students scored below basic in math, and 42% scored below basic in reading. In Baltimore, it was, respectively, 59% and 49%. In Detroit, 73% scored below basic in math and 56% in reading. Below basic means that a student is unable to demonstrate even partial mastery of knowledge and skills fundamental for proficient work at his or her grade level.
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Then there's gross fraud practiced by the education establishment. High school graduation rates for black students range from a high of 84% in Texas to a low of 57% in Nevada and Oregon. However, according to ACT data, the percentage of black students judged to be college-ready in English, math, reading and science ranges from 17% in Massachusetts to only 3% in Mississippi. One concrete example of this fraud is the fact that Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School has a graduation rate of 70% while not a single student tested proficient in mathematics and only 3% did so in reading.
"The Secret Shame" report didn't say why the black/white achievement gap was smaller in conservative cities compared to their progressive counterparts. But permit me to make a suggestion. An Education Week article reported that in the 2015-16 school year, "5.8% of the nation's 3.8 million teachers were physically attacked by a student." The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics show that in the 2011-12 academic year, there were a record 209,800 primary- and secondary-school teachers who reported being physically attacked by a student. A National Center for Education Statistics study found that 18% of the nation's schools accounted for 75% of the reported incidents of violence, and 6.6% accounted for half of all reported incidents. These are schools with predominantly black student populations. My guess is that part of the reasons black academic achievement is greater in conservative cities is that schools are less tolerant of crime, whereas schools in progressive cities make excuses.


wnd--2020-03-24--Democrats blackmail a nation in crisis

Democrats blackmail a nation in crisis

I quoted Maj. Gen. George S. Patton in my column last week : `` A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week . ''
I 'm repeating it because it is so relevant to the coronavirus crisis .
No one thinks the stimulus bill the Senate is trying to pass , which Democrats have sabotaged , is a perfect plan .
There is something in it for everyone to criticize .
But when the house is burning down , the job is to put the fire out as quickly as possible .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to do it can result in absolute destruction .
As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put it : `` This is not a political opportunity .
It 's a national emergency . ''
Even calling this a stimulus bill is a misnomer .
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Anyone who has operated a business understands that a bridge loan makes it possible for you to cross @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are in , providing an opportunity to work through difficulties so you can get to the other side and once again function in a healthy way .
The assumption of a bridge loan is that you are , at the core , OK. Once you get through the storm , you will be OK again .
Bridge loans are not given to businesses that are deemed failing to begin with .
Before this health crisis hit , our economy was strong .
Our country is fundamentally strong .
But we 've taken an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not like other economic crises , where the collapse was the result of some major flaw in our existing institutions or the way we are managing our affairs .
This crisis is the result of shutting down our economy because of an immediate health threat .
Economies function as buyers and sellers meet in the marketplace .
If you tell buyers and sellers they are prohibited from showing up in the marketplace , everything will collapse .
This is where we are .
We need financing so businesses , particularly small businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so that when we stop this scourge , hopefully sooner rather than later , they will not be wiped out , and will be able to get going again and pick up where they were before .
We also need to provide cash flow to individuals so those whose livelihood is cut off or limited can pay their bills and make it to the other side .
This is what this legislation is about .
Period .
It 's hard to believe that as we try to throw a lifeline to our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and their Democrats want to condition it on signing off on their left-wing agenda : the Green New Deal ; tests on gender , race and ethnicity for business ; government dictates on how businesses manage their financial affairs and how much they pay their executives .
Sen. Elizabeth Warren , who has never run a business or met a payroll , wants to force minimum wage when companies are shedding their workforce in order to stay afloat .
It 's like telling a patient on life support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrooms before we agree to connect his ventilator .
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , who called this bill a `` crony capitalist slush fund , '' recently helped kill the deal that would have brought a new Amazon headquarters to New York – the same Amazon that is now adding 100,000 new workers .
I do n't like companies turning to Washington as the first reaction to a crisis .
But it 's Democrats who have played a central role in creating the welfare-state culture that has debilitated the nation .
But this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a time for immediate action to save ourselves before mortal damage is inflicted , so we can live to see a better day .

I quoted Maj. Gen. George S. Patton in my column last week: "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week."
I'm repeating it because it is so relevant to the coronavirus crisis.
No one thinks the stimulus bill the Senate is trying to pass, which Democrats have sabotaged, is a perfect plan. There is something in it for everyone to criticize. But when the house is burning down, the job is to put the fire out as quickly as possible. A moment delay to look for a better way to do it can result in absolute destruction.
As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put it: "This is not a political opportunity. It's a national emergency."
Even calling this a stimulus bill is a misnomer.
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It is more accurate to call this a bridge loan to ourselves.
Anyone who has operated a business understands that a bridge loan makes it possible for you to cross a valley within a difficult situation you are in, providing an opportunity to work through difficulties so you can get to the other side and once again function in a healthy way.
The assumption of a bridge loan is that you are, at the core, OK. Once you get through the storm, you will be OK again.
Bridge loans are not given to businesses that are deemed failing to begin with.
Before this health crisis hit, our economy was strong. Our country is fundamentally strong. But we've taken an unusual and hard physical blow.
This is not like other economic crises, where the collapse was the result of some major flaw in our existing institutions or the way we are managing our affairs.
This crisis is the result of shutting down our economy because of an immediate health threat.
Economies function as buyers and sellers meet in the marketplace. If you tell buyers and sellers they are prohibited from showing up in the marketplace, everything will collapse.
This is where we are.
We need financing so businesses, particularly small businesses, can get to the other side, so that when we stop this scourge, hopefully sooner rather than later, they will not be wiped out, and will be able to get going again and pick up where they were before.
We also need to provide cash flow to individuals so those whose livelihood is cut off or limited can pay their bills and make it to the other side.
This is what this legislation is about. Period.
It's hard to believe that as we try to throw a lifeline to our economy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and their Democrats want to condition it on signing off on their left-wing agenda: the Green New Deal; tests on gender, race and ethnicity for business; government dictates on how businesses manage their financial affairs and how much they pay their executives. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has never run a business or met a payroll, wants to force minimum wage when companies are shedding their workforce in order to stay afloat.
It's like telling a patient on life support that he must sign off on gender-neutral restrooms before we agree to connect his ventilator.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who called this bill a "crony capitalist slush fund," recently helped kill the deal that would have brought a new Amazon headquarters to New York – the same Amazon that is now adding 100,000 new workers.
I don't like companies turning to Washington as the first reaction to a crisis. But it's Democrats who have played a central role in creating the welfare-state culture that has debilitated the nation.
But this isn't time for this discussion. This is a time for immediate action to save ourselves before mortal damage is inflicted, so we can live to see a better day.


wnd--2020-03-24--The Red Tape Pandemic: Government rules are killing people

I 'm working from home , practicing `` social distancing . ''
Experts say it 'll help `` flatten the curve '' so fewer people will be infected simultaneously .
Then hospitals wo n't be overwhelmed .
But the infection rate grows .
Doctors and hospitals may yet be overwhelmed .
It did n't have to get to this point .
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There are hundreds of testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Because Koreans got tested , Korean doctors knew who needed to be isolated and who did n't .
As a result , Korea limited the disease without mass quarantines and shortages .
Not in America .
In America , a shortage of COVID-19 tests has made it hard for people to get tested .
Even those who show all the symptoms have a difficult time .
Why were n't there enough tests ?
Because our government insists on control of medical innovation .
That 's the topic of my new video .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Disease Control and Prevention made its own tests and insisted that people only use those CDC tests .
But the CDC test often gave inaccurate results .
Some early versions of the test could n't distinguish between coronavirus and water .
Private companies might have offered better tests , and more of them , but that was n't allowed .
The World Health Organization even released information on how to make such tests , but our government still said no .
Instead , all tests must go through the government 's cumbersome approval @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
Hundreds of labs had the ability to test for the virus , but they were n't allowed to test .
As a result , doctors ca n't be sure exactly where outbreaks are happening .
Instead of quarantining just sick people , state governors are forcing entire states to go on lockdown .
At the same time , many people who show no symptoms do have COVID-19 .
Without widespread testing , we do n't know who they are , and so the symptomless sick are infecting others .
A few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up its monopoly and said it was relaxing the rules .
There would be quick `` emergency use authorizations '' replacing the months- or years-long wait for approval .
But even that took so long that few independent tests were approved .
So President Donald Trump waived those rules , too .
Now tests are finally being made .
But that delay killed people .
It 's still killing people .
Other needlessly repressive rules prevented doctors and hospitals from trying more efficient ways to treat patients .
For example , telemedicine allows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internet .
When sick people consult doctors from home , they do n't pass on the virus in crowded waiting rooms .
But lawyers and bureaucrats claimed such communications would n't be `` secure , '' and would violate patients ' privacy .
Only last week did officials announce they would allow doctors to `` serve patients through everyday communications technologies . ''
Americans should n't have to ask permission to use `` everyday '' technologies .
Now doctors fear that as more people get sick , hospitals wo n't have enough beds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bed shortage is another consequence of bad law .
Critical access hospitals in rural areas are not allowed to have more than 25 beds .
Trump has now announced that he 's waiving those rules .
In some states , there 's a shortage of doctors or nurses .
That , too , is often a product of bad law – state licensing laws that make it illegal for professionals licensed in one state to work in another .
Trump said he would waive `` license requirements so that the doctors from other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the greatest need . ''
Then it turned out that he could only allow that for Medicare ; he did n't have the power to override stupid state licensing rules .
Fortunately , many states finally waived harmful licensing laws on their own .
It 's good that governments finally removed some rules .
But the time that took killed people .
Once coronavirus passes , America should leave those regulations waived .
And we should repeal many others .

Coronavirus is frightening.
I'm working from home, practicing "social distancing." Experts say it'll help "flatten the curve" so fewer people will be infected simultaneously. Then hospitals won't be overwhelmed.
But the infection rate grows. Doctors and hospitals may yet be overwhelmed.
It didn't have to get to this point.
Coronavirus deaths leveled off in South Korea.
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That's because people in Korea could easily find out if they had the disease. There are hundreds of testing locations – even pop-up drive-thru testing centers.
Because Koreans got tested, Korean doctors knew who needed to be isolated and who didn't. As a result, Korea limited the disease without mass quarantines and shortages.
Not in America. In America, a shortage of COVID-19 tests has made it hard for people to get tested. Even those who show all the symptoms have a difficult time.
Why weren't there enough tests?
Because our government insists on control of medical innovation.
That's the topic of my new video.
When coronavirus appeared, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made its own tests and insisted that people only use those CDC tests. But the CDC test often gave inaccurate results. Some early versions of the test couldn't distinguish between coronavirus and water.
Private companies might have offered better tests, and more of them, but that wasn't allowed. The World Health Organization even released information on how to make such tests, but our government still said no. Instead, all tests must go through the government's cumbersome approval process. That takes months. Or years.
Hundreds of labs had the ability to test for the virus, but they weren't allowed to test.
As a result, doctors can't be sure exactly where outbreaks are happening. Instead of quarantining just sick people, state governors are forcing entire states to go on lockdown.
At the same time, many people who show no symptoms do have COVID-19. Without widespread testing, we don't know who they are, and so the symptomless sick are infecting others.
A few weeks ago, the government finally gave up its monopoly and said it was relaxing the rules. There would be quick "emergency use authorizations" replacing the months- or years-long wait for approval. But even that took so long that few independent tests were approved.
So President Donald Trump waived those rules, too.
Now tests are finally being made. But that delay killed people. It's still killing people.
Other needlessly repressive rules prevented doctors and hospitals from trying more efficient ways to treat patients.
For example, telemedicine allows doctors and patients to communicate through the internet. When sick people consult doctors from home, they don't pass on the virus in crowded waiting rooms.
But lawyers and bureaucrats claimed such communications wouldn't be "secure," and would violate patients' privacy.
Only last week did officials announce they would allow doctors to "serve patients through everyday communications technologies."
Americans shouldn't have to ask permission to use "everyday" technologies.
Now doctors fear that as more people get sick, hospitals won't have enough beds for the critically ill.
But the bed shortage is another consequence of bad law. Critical access hospitals in rural areas are not allowed to have more than 25 beds. Trump has now announced that he's waiving those rules.
In some states, there's a shortage of doctors or nurses. That, too, is often a product of bad law – state licensing laws that make it illegal for professionals licensed in one state to work in another. Trump said he would waive "license requirements so that the doctors from other states can provide services to states with the greatest need." Then it turned out that he could only allow that for Medicare; he didn't have the power to override stupid state licensing rules.
Fortunately, many states finally waived harmful licensing laws on their own.
It's good that governments finally removed some rules.
But the time that took killed people.
Once coronavirus passes, America should leave those regulations waived.
And we should repeal many others.


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wnd--2020-03-25--Chutzpah: ADL wants a federal bailout

Chutzpah: ADL wants a federal bailout

When I think of `` essential '' workers in America , the smear merchants of the Anti-Defamation League are at the bottom of the barrel .
For decades , they 've demonized conservatives and Christians as agents of `` hate '' and treated our very existence as incitements to violence .
The ADL 's manufactured outrage machine has broadened its target list to anyone remotely critical of Israel for any reason , President Donald Trump , Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents , `` America First '' college students , innocuous hand gestures , cartoon frogs and anyone who dares to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OK to be white . ''
Now , in the wake of the `` Chinese flu '' pandemic , ADL is lining up with all the other federal bailout vultures clamoring for free money .
This week , the group issued a statement calling on Congress to include `` relief for charities '' in any COVID-19 legislation .
`` In times of crisis , '' ADL self-righteously urged , `` nonprofits are on the front lines , ready to respond and serve communities across the nation – but funds are needed to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ package '' pushed by ADL and several hundred other groups demands $ 60 billion in `` emergency stimulus funding to support our work … during this time of crisis and need . ''
What a crock .
The primary `` front lines '' ADL occupies are on the battlefields against American sovereignty and free speech .
By my count , the open borders zealots of ADL have filed 17 amicus briefs in our courts supporting obstruction of Trump 's immigration enforcement and national security measures .
The group is particularly proud of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which it `` led a coalition of six Jewish organizations using our unique moral voice to passionately argue against the so-called Muslim ban , citing three historical examples when our nation later recognized that we were wrong to turn our back , including denying refuge to Jews fleeing the Nazis . ''
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the travel restrictions and affirmed the broad plenary powers of the executive branch over immigration .
On top of the $ 60 billion ADL wants for itself and its ideological fellow travelers ( including tax-funded refugee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Service and Lutheran Services ) , the group called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week to include Medicaid coverage and tax rebates for illegal immigrants in her Chinese flu rescue package .
ADL 's full-throated promotion of America 's demographic transformation through mass migration stands in stark contrast to its unapologetic defense of Israel 's restrictionist immigration policies and militarized borders .
But heaven forbid you point out the hypocrisy .
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Putting American citizens over hundreds of thousands of Third World and Muslim refugees is `` xenophobic , '' the ADL decries , and would lead to a repeat of World War II Nazism .
Hanging banners from highway overpasses calling for our government to `` secure borders '' or `` defend American workers '' is a `` white supremacist tactic . ''
And pointing out the obvious nexus between open borders and disease will put you on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yes , the ADL prides itself on `` monitor ( ing ) and report ( ing ) on the rhetoric of anti-immigration activists and their supporters … ( who ) have long promoted the notion of immigrants as bringing disease , crime and environmental problems into the United States . ''
Instead of refuting the facts , they just point , sputter and smear .
In 2009 , during the swine flu outbreak traced to Mexico , I wrote on my blog that `` the spread of contagious diseases from around the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of uncontrolled immigration . ''
ADL swooped in with a raging condemnation of me and others who `` demonize Mexicans and immigrants , blaming them for the spread of the virus . ''
ADL 's virtue-signalers went on to warn that `` ( a ) nti-immigrant groups and some mainstream media commentators are using the outbreak to advance their prejudiced views and agendas , warning that the virus in the U.S. is the result of illegal immigration . ''
It 's not `` prejudice . ''
It 's reality .
Every sovereign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has now closed its borders to foreign travelers and trespassers to head off this global pandemic .
If we had learned from swine flu history 11 years ago , perhaps the current outbreak would not have resulted in such a delayed and addled response mired in deadly political correctness .
But the ADL is still conducting business as usual during this latest open borders contagion , blithely attacking `` anti-Semitic , racist tropes '' as the real public health menace .
Really .
According to its most recent financial statements , ADL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 80 million in operating revenues in 2018 , with net assets at the worth more than $ 92 million .
Fear-mongering is big business .
The idea that ADL 's professional character assassins serve any vital role in assisting vulnerable American citizens in need of food , shelter or medical assistance is pure chutzpah .
The notion that they should be entitled to a single penny of taxpayer subsidies from American workers being laid off in droves is an affront to decency .
Crying `` racism '' and `` diversity '' to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the current catastrophe .
ADL 's treachery should be reviled , not rewarded .

When I think of "essential" workers in America, the smear merchants of the Anti-Defamation League are at the bottom of the barrel. For decades, they've demonized conservatives and Christians as agents of "hate" and treated our very existence as incitements to violence. The ADL's manufactured outrage machine has broadened its target list to anyone remotely critical of Israel for any reason, President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, "America First" college students, innocuous hand gestures, cartoon frogs and anyone who dares to think or write that "It's OK to be white."
Now, in the wake of the "Chinese flu" pandemic, ADL is lining up with all the other federal bailout vultures clamoring for free money. This week, the group issued a statement calling on Congress to include "relief for charities" in any COVID-19 legislation. "In times of crisis," ADL self-righteously urged, "nonprofits are on the front lines, ready to respond and serve communities across the nation – but funds are needed to continue doing so." The "relief package" pushed by ADL and several hundred other groups demands $60 billion in "emergency stimulus funding to support our work … during this time of crisis and need."
What a crock. The primary "front lines" ADL occupies are on the battlefields against American sovereignty and free speech. By my count, the open borders zealots of ADL have filed 17 amicus briefs in our courts supporting obstruction of Trump's immigration enforcement and national security measures. The group is particularly proud of its brief in Trump v. Hawaii, in which it "led a coalition of six Jewish organizations using our unique moral voice to passionately argue against the so-called Muslim ban, citing three historical examples when our nation later recognized that we were wrong to turn our back, including denying refuge to Jews fleeing the Nazis." The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the travel restrictions and affirmed the broad plenary powers of the executive branch over immigration.
On top of the $60 billion ADL wants for itself and its ideological fellow travelers (including tax-funded refugee resettlement contractors Catholic Charities, Church World Service and Lutheran Services), the group called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week to include Medicaid coverage and tax rebates for illegal immigrants in her Chinese flu rescue package. ADL's full-throated promotion of America's demographic transformation through mass migration stands in stark contrast to its unapologetic defense of Israel's restrictionist immigration policies and militarized borders.
But heaven forbid you point out the hypocrisy.
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Instead of fighting defamation, the ADL traffics in false accusations of anti-Semitism under the guise of "Never Again" repeating the Holocaust. Putting American citizens over hundreds of thousands of Third World and Muslim refugees is "xenophobic," the ADL decries, and would lead to a repeat of World War II Nazism. Hanging banners from highway overpasses calling for our government to "secure borders" or "defend American workers" is a "white supremacist tactic." And pointing out the obvious nexus between open borders and disease will put you on the dreaded ADL "extremism" radar.
Yes, the ADL prides itself on "monitor(ing) and report(ing) on the rhetoric of anti-immigration activists and their supporters … (who) have long promoted the notion of immigrants as bringing disease, crime and environmental problems into the United States." Instead of refuting the facts, they just point, sputter and smear. In 2009, during the swine flu outbreak traced to Mexico, I wrote on my blog that "the spread of contagious diseases from around the world into the U.S." was the "result of uncontrolled immigration." ADL swooped in with a raging condemnation of me and others who "demonize Mexicans and immigrants, blaming them for the spread of the virus."
ADL's virtue-signalers went on to warn that "(a)nti-immigrant groups and some mainstream media commentators are using the outbreak to advance their prejudiced views and agendas, warning that the virus in the U.S. is the result of illegal immigration."
It's not "prejudice." It's reality. Every sovereign nation on every continent, including Israel, has now closed its borders to foreign travelers and trespassers to head off this global pandemic. If we had learned from swine flu history 11 years ago, perhaps the current outbreak would not have resulted in such a delayed and addled response mired in deadly political correctness. But the ADL is still conducting business as usual during this latest open borders contagion, blithely attacking "anti-Semitic, racist tropes" as the real public health menace. Really.
According to its most recent financial statements, ADL and the ADL Foundation raked in nearly $80 million in operating revenues in 2018, with net assets at the worth more than $92 million. Fear-mongering is big business. The idea that ADL's professional character assassins serve any vital role in assisting vulnerable American citizens in need of food, shelter or medical assistance is pure chutzpah. The notion that they should be entitled to a single penny of taxpayer subsidies from American workers being laid off in droves is an affront to decency. Crying "racism" and "diversity" to fill coffers and silence political opponents exacerbated the current catastrophe. ADL's treachery should be reviled, not rewarded.