wnd--2020-07-07--U.S. senator urges charges in Russia probe before election

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says U.S. Attorney John Durham should launch any prosecutions that come out of his investigation of the Russia collusion claims orchestrated by the Obama administration before the November election .
`` The deep state is so deep that ppl get away w political crimes , '' wrote Sen. Chuck Grassley , R-Iowa , on Twitter .
`` Durham shld be producing some fruit of his labor . ''
The Washington Examiner reported his tweet Durham 's investigation specifically called for prosecutions before the election .
`` # CommonSense .
IF NO PROSECUTIONS TIL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Durham is reviewing the Obama administration 's now-debunked claim of Trump campaign collusion with Russia .
Top former officials , such as former CIA Director John Brennan , are said to be targets .
But Attorney General William Barr has said he does n't expect Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden , the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee , to be subjects of a criminal investigation .
`` I have a general idea of how Mr. Durham ’ s investigation is going .
… There ’ s a difference between an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Not every abuse of power , no matter how outrageous , is necessarily a federal crime , '' Barr explained at the time .
`` As to President Obama and Vice President Biden , whatever their level of involvement , based on the information I have today , I do n't expect Mr. Durham 's work will lead to a criminal investigation of either man .
Our concern over potential criminality is focused on others . ''
Sources familiar with the probe have said they expect evelopments in Durham 's case this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took over the Democrats ' investigation of Trump and found that while Russia interfered in 2016 , there was insufficient evidence to establish any criminal conspiracy between the Russians and the campaign .
The Examiner reported : `` Durham is reportedly looking into whether former CIA Director John Brennan took politicized actions to pressure the rest of the intelligence community to match his conclusions about Russian President Vladimir Putin ’ s motivations .
Durham is also examining whether the Crossfire Hurricane investigation was properly predicated , even after the Department of Justice inspector @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A report from DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz found at least 17 `` significant '' errors or omissions related to the Obama administration 's efforts to use the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act provisions against Trump .
WND reported former U.S. attorney Joe DiGenova said the public should n't worry about whether or not charges are filed against Obama and Biden .
`` Shaming '' them will undoubtedly happen , with or without charges , he argued in an interview with Boston radio host Howie Carr .
`` I happen to believe that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vice President Biden is far more important than indicting them , '' he said .
Barr said the Durham investigation `` will determine whether there were any federal laws broken , and , if there were , those who broke the laws will be held to account . ''
`` But this can not be and it will not be a tit-for-tat exercise .
We are not going to lower our standards to achieve a particular result , '' he said .
DiGenova said just because Barr says charges are n't likely against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … he would not name them in an indictment as people who were used or participated . ''

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says U.S. Attorney John Durham should launch any prosecutions that come out of his investigation of the Russia collusion claims orchestrated by the Obama administration before the November election.
"The deep state is so deep that ppl get away w political crimes," wrote Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Twitter. "Durham shld be producing some fruit of his labor."
.@realDonaldTrump #CommonSense IF NO PROSECUTIONS TIL AFTER ELECTIONS SAD SAD //just think Flynn Mueller Impeachment/ The deep state is so deep that ppl get away w political crimes/Durham shld be producing some fruit of his labor — ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) July 6, 2020
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The Washington Examiner reported his tweet Durham's investigation specifically called for prosecutions before the election.
"#CommonSense. IF NO PROSECUTIONS TIL AFTER ELECTIONS SAD SAD," Grassley said.
Durham is reviewing the Obama administration's now-debunked claim of Trump campaign collusion with Russia. Top former officials, such as former CIA Director John Brennan, are said to be targets. But Attorney General William Barr has said he doesn't expect Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, to be subjects of a criminal investigation.
"I have a general idea of how Mr. Durham’s investigation is going. … There’s a difference between an abuse of power and a federal crime. Not every abuse of power, no matter how outrageous, is necessarily a federal crime," Barr explained at the time. "As to President Obama and Vice President Biden, whatever their level of involvement, based on the information I have today, I don't expect Mr. Durham's work will lead to a criminal investigation of either man. Our concern over potential criminality is focused on others."
Sources familiar with the probe have said they expect evelopments in Durham's case this summer.
Special counsel Robert Mueller eventually took over the Democrats' investigation of Trump and found that while Russia interfered in 2016, there was insufficient evidence to establish any criminal conspiracy between the Russians and the campaign.
The Examiner reported: "Durham is reportedly looking into whether former CIA Director John Brennan took politicized actions to pressure the rest of the intelligence community to match his conclusions about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motivations. Durham is also examining whether the Crossfire Hurricane investigation was properly predicated, even after the Department of Justice inspector general said it was justified."
A report from DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz found at least 17 "significant" errors or omissions related to the Obama administration's efforts to use the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act provisions against Trump.
WND reported former U.S. attorney Joe DiGenova said the public shouldn't worry about whether or not charges are filed against Obama and Biden.
"Shaming" them will undoubtedly happen, with or without charges, he argued in an interview with Boston radio host Howie Carr.
"I happen to believe that the public shaming of former President Obama and Vice President Biden is far more important than indicting them," he said.
#BREAKING: AG Barr: "As to President Obama and Vice President Obama, whatever their level of involvement, based on the information I have today, I don't expect Mr. Durham's work will lead to a criminal investigation of either man." pic.twitter.com/JFT0aPCMmG — The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2020
Barr said the Durham investigation "will determine whether there were any federal laws broken, and, if there were, those who broke the laws will be held to account."
"But this cannot be and it will not be a tit-for-tat exercise. We are not going to lower our standards to achieve a particular result," he said.
DiGenova said just because Barr says charges aren't likely against Obama and Biden "doesn't mean … he would not name them in an indictment as people who were used or participated."


wnd--2020-07-07--Faith and patriotism favorite subjects in Charlie Daniels' commentaries

When country music legend Charlie Daniels died Monday of a stroke , the nation lost more than the creator of the 1979 hit `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia , '' a County Music Hall of Famer , Grand Ole Opry member and winner of Dove and Grammy awards .
It lost a pithy , to-the-point , patriotic commentator on American politics and culture , who spoke to the nation through his weekly Soap Box column .
His request , `` Pray for our troops , and for the peace of Jerusalem , '' appeared in every column .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was an unabashed promotion of patriotism .
Title `` My Beautiful America , '' he talked about celebrating the nation 's 244th birthday .
Have you ever spent the late afternoon , Watching the purple shadows deepen in the Arizona desert ?
Or seen a herd of Elk plow their way Through waist-deep snow on a cold Colorado dawn ?
Did you ever see the sun go down in Hawaii Or seen the stormy waves break over the rockbound coast of Maine Or have you ever see an eagle fly up out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October moon hanging full over the still Dakota badlands ?
Have you ever tasted the gumbo in New Orleans , barbecue in Carolina Or the chicken wings in Buffalo ?
Have you ever had Brunswick stew in Macon , or cornbread in Birmingham ?
Or briskets slow cook over hill country mesquite wood ?
Did you ever drink the water from a gurgling branch in Utah , Or stand on the mountain above El Paso Del Norte And see the lights twinkling clear over into Mexico Did you ever jingle horses in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And watch their shod hooves kicking up sparks on the volcanic rock ?
`` No Eiffel Tower : no Taj Mahal , No Alps , No Andes No native hut , nor Royal Palace - Can rival her awesome beauty , Her diverse population , her monolithic majesty .
America the Free America the mighty America the beautiful . ''
In recent months he addressed the `` defund the police '' movement , which he condemned as a bad idea , unless you `` want to have an armed escort to go to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said , the people who want to get rid of police are the ones who would suffer the most , those in the poorest neighborhoods .
`` The very concept is so impractical and ridiculous , it ’ s amazing that , even considering the deplorable condition of politics and media , it ever gained any traction in the first place , '' he said .
`` If someone steals your car , who do you call ?
If someone is at your front door with a gun and a sledgehammer who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a missing person do you call the local chapter of Antifa ?
When there is a wreck who will come and clear up the snarled traffic ? ''
He pointed out that despite the coronavirus , the economic devastation and the riots over the death of George Floyd , God is in control of everything .
But it does n't hurt to own a 12-gauge .
Do n't watch the news all day , he counseled .
`` You ’ re basically not getting anything new , and the media loves to beat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worse scenario they can project the better they like it , '' he said .
And if you don ’ t own a firearm , `` get one , and it doesn ’ t have to be a 9mm semi-automatic or an AK-47 . ''
`` Get something you can handle and are not afraid of .
The more basic , the better , the best home protection I know of is a double-barreled 12-gauge shotgun with hammers you cock by hand before you shoot , it doesn ’ t jam and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both barrels fired simultaneously , can take down any three people coming through your front door , '' he said .
He took blasted `` scammers , gougers and hoarders '' seeking a quick profit amid the COVID-19 crisis .
`` Then there are the politicians who try to gain political advantages by playing the blame game , who lack the honesty to admit their own faults , '' he said .
`` Nobody personifies the worst in America more than Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff who are , even now in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s health and economy and it affects every man , woman and child in the nation , are making plans to hold a hearing on President Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` The words I would need to express the contempt I have for them are not in my vocabulary , '' he said .
Daniels was honored for his gospel music , Southern rock anthems and country hits .
He started out in the blue grass genre with the Misty Mountain Boys and moved to Nashville in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daniels co-wrote titled `` It Hurts Me , '' which was released on the flip side of `` Kissin ’ Cousins . ''
He played on such landmark albums as Bob Dylan 's `` Nashville Skyline . ''
He started the Charlie Daniels Band in 1972 , and among the many hits he 's known for are `` Long Haired Country Boy , '' `` The South ’ s Gon na Do It Again , '' `` In America '' and his signature , `` The Devil Went Down to Georgia . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of the Supreme Court at a pro-abortion rally , Daniels was terse : `` This is not the act of a rational patriot , rather the act of a hate crazed loose cannon who desperately wants to take back control of the Senate in the coming election and is pandering to any pressure group he thinks can help him .
`` If an ordinary American citizen stood in front of a highly charged partisan crowd on the steps of the Supreme Court building and screamed out these words , they would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court Justices and probably hauled off for questioning by the Secret Service , '' he wrote .
He warned several times about socialism creeping into America , arguing it never works .
`` Not Karl Marx 's version , not Fidel Castro 's version , not Bernie Sanders version , not the insane version Alexandria 'Cookie ' Ocasio-Cortez is pushing , not Elizabeth Warren 's Pollyanna ramblings that will probably include free pedicures before it 's over , nobody , no how , no way has ever been successful at socialism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for pushing children that direction .
And universities for their `` Marxist professors who subtly convince their young charges that America is not really what it claims to be , that it has stolen everything it has and has marginalized and depressed minorities and that it ’ s time for America to be cut down to size and the way to do that is to level the playing field , to take away from those who have accumulated some degree of wealth by stealing it from those poor unfortunate souls who never had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governance . ''
He warned those who support abortion at all times that they eventually will face a judge for their actions .
`` He is waiting behind the final veil at the end of the road we must all walk , where we will all appear and give account for the things we have done while on this earth and we will all stand there , with no place to hide , where the verdicts are final and eternal and there is no appeal , '' Daniels said .
His comments follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowing abortion until birth and the Virginia governor 's apparent approval of infanticide .
`` If a seed has the potential to become a tree , if an egg has the potential to become an eagle , there is absolutely no denying that life begins at conception and common sense tells you that abortion at any stage of pregnancy is tantamount to murder , but what has happened in New York and Virginia has gone beyond the pale of anything civilized people would allow , '' Daniels wrote .
He said the wildest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be called to heel or there `` will be blood . ''
`` Maxine Waters ' maniac raving , encouraging the harassment of those who disagree with her and her party 's politics , is motivated by the same evil purposes as the creation of the Brown Shirts and could give birth to a very nasty movement , a 'law ' unto itself and totally out of anybody ’ s control , '' he said .
The aim of such terrorizing and harassment he said is `` complete political dominance by one party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1930s Germany and the Democrat Party is not the Nazi Party and the citizens of America are not a helpless ethnic minority and are awakening to the fact that they are under attack and the manifestation of their anger will soon surface , and unless these radical voices and financed mobs are called to heel , there will be blood , '' he wrote .
He even commended Barack Obama , of whom he was a critic , of being right about one thing : '' They do cling to their God , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not clung to , but you can bet they 're around . ''
Daniels was referencing Obama 's comment during the 2008 presidential race , when he criticized Americans who live in `` old industry towns decimated by job losses . ''
Obama said , `` They [ Americans ] get bitter , they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who are n't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations . ''

When country music legend Charlie Daniels died Monday of a stroke, the nation lost more than the creator of the 1979 hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," a County Music Hall of Famer, Grand Ole Opry member and winner of Dove and Grammy awards.
It lost a pithy, to-the-point, patriotic commentator on American politics and culture, who spoke to the nation through his weekly Soap Box column.
His request, "Pray for our troops, and for the peace of Jerusalem," appeared in every column.
His last posting, last Friday, was an unabashed promotion of patriotism.
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Title "My Beautiful America," he talked about celebrating the nation's 244th birthday.
His words included:
Have you ever spent the late afternoon,
Watching the purple shadows deepen in the Arizona desert?
Or seen a herd of Elk plow their way
Through waist-deep snow on a cold Colorado dawn?
Did you ever see the sun go down in Hawaii
Or seen the stormy waves break over the rockbound coast of Maine
Or have you ever see an eagle fly up out of the mists of Alaska
Or a big October moon hanging full over the still Dakota badlands? Have you ever tasted the gumbo in New Orleans, barbecue in Carolina
Or the chicken wings in Buffalo?
Have you ever had Brunswick stew in Macon, or cornbread in Birmingham?
Or briskets slow cook over hill country mesquite wood? Did you ever drink the water from a gurgling branch in Utah,
Or stand on the mountain above El Paso Del Norte
And see the lights twinkling clear over into Mexico
Did you ever jingle horses in the pre-dawn stillness of a perfect Texas day
And watch their shod hooves kicking up sparks on the volcanic rock?
"No Eiffel Tower: no Taj Mahal, No Alps, No Andes No native hut, nor Royal Palace - Can rival her awesome beauty, Her diverse population, her monolithic majesty. America the Free America the mighty America the beautiful."
In recent months he addressed the "defund the police" movement, which he condemned as a bad idea, unless you "want to have an armed escort to go to the grocery store."
Tragically, he said, the people who want to get rid of police are the ones who would suffer the most, those in the poorest neighborhoods.
"The very concept is so impractical and ridiculous, it’s amazing that, even considering the deplorable condition of politics and media, it ever gained any traction in the first place," he said. "If someone steals your car, who do you call? If someone is at your front door with a gun and a sledgehammer who do you contact? If there is a missing person do you call the local chapter of Antifa? When there is a wreck who will come and clear up the snarled traffic?"
He pointed out that despite the coronavirus, the economic devastation and the riots over the death of George Floyd, God is in control of everything.
But it doesn't hurt to own a 12-gauge.
Don't watch the news all day, he counseled.
"You’re basically not getting anything new, and the media loves to beat the same old tired horse, and the worse scenario they can project the better they like it," he said.
And if you don’t own a firearm, "get one, and it doesn’t have to be a 9mm semi-automatic or an AK-47."
"Get something you can handle and are not afraid of. The more basic, the better, the best home protection I know of is a double-barreled 12-gauge shotgun with hammers you cock by hand before you shoot, it doesn’t jam and when loaded with double aught buckshot and both barrels fired simultaneously, can take down any three people coming through your front door," he said.
He took blasted "scammers, gougers and hoarders" seeking a quick profit amid the COVID-19 crisis.
"Then there are the politicians who try to gain political advantages by playing the blame game, who lack the honesty to admit their own faults," he said.
"Nobody personifies the worst in America more than Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff who are, even now in the middle of a situation that threatens America’s health and economy and it affects every man, woman and child in the nation, are making plans to hold a hearing on President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
"The words I would need to express the contempt I have for them are not in my vocabulary," he said.
Daniels was honored for his gospel music, Southern rock anthems and country hits.
He started out in the blue grass genre with the Misty Mountain Boys and moved to Nashville in 1967.
Elvis Presley recorded a tune Daniels co-wrote titled "It Hurts Me," which was released on the flip side of "Kissin’ Cousins." He played on such landmark albums as Bob Dylan's "Nashville Skyline."
He started the Charlie Daniels Band in 1972, and among the many hits he's known for are "Long Haired Country Boy," "The South’s Gonna Do It Again," "In America" and his signature, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."
When Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer threatened members of the Supreme Court at a pro-abortion rally, Daniels was terse: "This is not the act of a rational patriot, rather the act of a hate crazed loose cannon who desperately wants to take back control of the Senate in the coming election and is pandering to any pressure group he thinks can help him.
"If an ordinary American citizen stood in front of a highly charged partisan crowd on the steps of the Supreme Court building and screamed out these words, they would be charged with threatening, by name, Supreme Court Justices and probably hauled off for questioning by the Secret Service," he wrote.
He warned several times about socialism creeping into America, arguing it never works.
"Not Karl Marx's version, not Fidel Castro's version, not Bernie Sanders version, not the insane version Alexandria 'Cookie' Ocasio-Cortez is pushing, not Elizabeth Warren's Pollyanna ramblings that will probably include free pedicures before it's over, nobody, no how, no way has ever been successful at socialism," he wrote.
He blamed schools for pushing children that direction. And universities for their "Marxist professors who subtly convince their young charges that America is not really what it claims to be, that it has stolen everything it has and has marginalized and depressed minorities and that it’s time for America to be cut down to size and the way to do that is to level the playing field, to take away from those who have accumulated some degree of wealth by stealing it from those poor unfortunate souls who never had a chance under this unfair form of governance."
He warned those who support abortion at all times that they eventually will face a judge for their actions.
"He is waiting behind the final veil at the end of the road we must all walk, where we will all appear and give account for the things we have done while on this earth and we will all stand there, with no place to hide, where the verdicts are final and eternal and there is no appeal," Daniels said.
His comments follow New York's adoption of a law allowing abortion until birth and the Virginia governor's apparent approval of infanticide.
"If a seed has the potential to become a tree, if an egg has the potential to become an eagle, there is absolutely no denying that life begins at conception and common sense tells you that abortion at any stage of pregnancy is tantamount to murder, but what has happened in New York and Virginia has gone beyond the pale of anything civilized people would allow," Daniels wrote.
He said the wildest of the left's voices need to be called to heel or there "will be blood."
"Maxine Waters' maniac raving, encouraging the harassment of those who disagree with her and her party's politics, is motivated by the same evil purposes as the creation of the Brown Shirts and could give birth to a very nasty movement, a 'law' unto itself and totally out of anybody’s control," he said.
The aim of such terrorizing and harassment he said is "complete political dominance by one party."
"But this is not 1930s Germany and the Democrat Party is not the Nazi Party and the citizens of America are not a helpless ethnic minority and are awakening to the fact that they are under attack and the manifestation of their anger will soon surface, and unless these radical voices and financed mobs are called to heel, there will be blood," he wrote.
He even commended Barack Obama, of whom he was a critic, of being right about one thing:
"They do cling to their God," he wrote. "The guns are not clung to, but you can bet they're around."
Daniels was referencing Obama's comment during the 2008 presidential race, when he criticized Americans who live in "old industry towns decimated by job losses."
Obama said, "They [Americans] get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."


wnd--2020-07-06--Protester who tried to disrupt Trump's Mt. Rushmore event facing felonies

One of the anti-Trump protesters who tried to disrupt the president 's July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore is facing several misdemeanor charges and two felony counts that could net him more than a decade in prison .
The Rapid City Journal reported Monday a hearing was held for Nick Tilsen , 38 , of Porcupine , South Dakota , who allegedly staged the blockade on a highway leading to the site .
Tilsen is accused of stealing a shield from a law-enforcement officer and assaulting her , which are felonies .
The report said he also is facing three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conduct and unlawful assembly .
The speech honored the presidents who are portrayed on Mount Rushmore , with President Trump describing some of their accomplishments .
He also promised that the wave of left-wing violence that is sweeping across the nation now will not defeat America .
Fox News noted the media has portrayed Trump 's message as `` dark and divisive . ''
Cornell Law professor William A. Jacobson said : `` The coverage of President Trump 's Mount Rushmore speech was contrary to reality .
It 's as if the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and then rolled out immediately in disregard of the actual speech . ''
`` Is there anything sillier than The New York Times in these Trump years calling anyone else 's tone ‘ dark and divisive ?
’ They 're too self-importantly partisan to have any shame , '' Media Research Center contributor Clay Waters wrote .
The criticism had launched even before Trump 's speech , with CNN describing Mount Rushmore as `` a monument to two slaveowners . ''
CNN lashed out at the president for telling the South Dakota @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I love this country . ''
The Journal reported the charges against Tilsen are from the `` Indigenous-led civil disobedience action near Mount Rushmore . ''
An estimated 150 protesters used vans to blockade a road in their attempt to prevent ticket holders from reaching the event , authorities said .
Prosecutors said the protest `` became violent '' and Tilsen stole a shield from a law enforcement officer , making her `` frightened for her life . ''

One of the anti-Trump protesters who tried to disrupt the president's July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore is facing several misdemeanor charges and two felony counts that could net him more than a decade in prison.
The Rapid City Journal reported Monday a hearing was held for Nick Tilsen, 38, of Porcupine, South Dakota, who allegedly staged the blockade on a highway leading to the site.
Tilsen is accused of stealing a shield from a law-enforcement officer and assaulting her, which are felonies.
The report said he also is facing three misdemeanors, impeding a highway, disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly.
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The speech honored the presidents who are portrayed on Mount Rushmore, with President Trump describing some of their accomplishments.
He also promised that the wave of left-wing violence that is sweeping across the nation now will not defeat America.
Fox News noted the media has portrayed Trump's message as "dark and divisive."
Cornell Law professor William A. Jacobson said: "The coverage of President Trump's Mount Rushmore speech was contrary to reality. It's as if the media narratives were drafted long before the speech, and then rolled out immediately in disregard of the actual speech."
"Is there anything sillier than The New York Times in these Trump years calling anyone else's tone ‘dark and divisive?’ They're too self-importantly partisan to have any shame," Media Research Center contributor Clay Waters wrote.
The criticism had launched even before Trump's speech, with CNN describing Mount Rushmore as "a monument to two slaveowners."
CNN lashed out at the president for telling the South Dakota audience: "I love your state. I love this country."
The Journal reported the charges against Tilsen are from the "Indigenous-led civil disobedience action near Mount Rushmore."
An estimated 150 protesters used vans to blockade a road in their attempt to prevent ticket holders from reaching the event, authorities said.
Prosecutors said the protest "became violent" and Tilsen stole a shield from a law enforcement officer, making her "frightened for her life."


wnd--2020-07-06--A culture war battle Trump can win

A culture war battle Trump can win

Speaking at Mount Rushmore on Friday , and from the White House lawn on Saturday , July 4 , Donald Trump recast the presidential race .
He seized upon an issue that can turn his fortunes around , and the wounded howls of the media testify to the power of his message .
Standing beneath the mammoth carved images of Presidents Washington , Jefferson , Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt , Trump declared : `` Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders , deface our most sacred memorials , and unleash a wave of violent crime in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made up of Marxists , criminals and anarchists .
Their cause is a cultural revolution .
`` Their goal is not a better America .
Their goal is the end of America . ''
After reciting the achievements of his four predecessors , Trump added : `` No movement that seeks to dismantle these treasured American legacies can possibly have a love of America at its heart . ''
Then he put it right into the basement hideaway of Joe Biden : `` No person who remains quiet at the destruction of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a better future . ''
Trump is calling out Biden 's silence in the face of an onslaught against our heroes and history as manifest political cowardice that makes Biden a moral accomplice of the mobs .
One day , Basement Boy is going to have to speak out .
Where was Biden when Trump was standing up for America on Independence Day ?
As his Party tweeted that Trump 's trip to Mount Rushmore was aimed at `` glorifying white supremacy , '' Biden was wailing about the need `` to rip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America .
Does that sound like Harry Truman or JFK ?
So the lines are drawn for 2020 .
On one side are those who believe America is a good country , the greatest the world has ever seen , and that the men who created this miracle should be respected , revered and remembered .
That is not the view of the left wing of the Democratic Party .
For even as the fireworks were exploding on the Mall , a Baltimore mob was tearing down , smashing up and dumping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Christopher Columbus .
That statue stood next to the Baltimore neighborhood of Little Italy and had been dedicated in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan .
Do the haters of Columbus think that destroying Columbus ' statues across America will not anger and alienate Americans of Italian descent who revere the explorer ?
Does Biden think Italian-Americans will reward a candidate and party that will not renounce the mob that did this ?
As the left wing of the Democratic Party embraces the `` defund the police '' movement , how long will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watching murder rates climb to new records ?
During Independence Day weekend in Chicago , 80 people were shot , and 17 of them killed .
In New York City , the number of shooting victims has risen this year by 50 % .
In June , there were 250 shootings , an increase of 150 over June 2019 .
Mayor Bill de Blasio 's response : cutting $ 1 billion from the NYPD budget .
Over July 4 , an armed black militia arrived at the reopening of the Stone Mountain monument @ @ @ @ @ @ @ images of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson .
They want its destruction .
Trump is charged with `` dividing the nation . ''
But it is not Trump trashing cops or providing cover for `` protests '' marked by looting and arson .
Nor is it Trump tearing down memorials and monuments to the great Americans of the past .
Where the Democratic Party has been a portrait in indecisiveness , Trump has been clear .
He stands with the cops who have gone through a hellish six weeks .
He stands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He has denounced the rioting , looting and arson that have accompanied protests the media never cease to describe as `` peaceful . ''
It is not Trump who is dividing America .
He has pledged to resist the rampages with all the weapons in his presidential arsenal .
There are four months until November 's election , 18 weeks until America decides : Do we want to continue an era of protests that revert to rioting , looting and arson ?
Do we want to see police departments further constricted and trashed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see statues of presidents from Washington , Jefferson , Jackson , Lincoln and Grant to Teddy Roosevelt trashed by mobs that hate America , hate her heroes and hate her history ?
Trump 's stand for tradition and against mob rule is the only stand the president can take .
And it is a necessary stand .
For this culture war is going to last long after this presidency .
And it is going to determine what kind of country we shall become .
Will it be the great and glorious republic of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marxist hellhole that is the promise of the mobs ?
Trump just played the patriotism card , the correct card to play , and it may just work for his reelection .

Speaking at Mount Rushmore on Friday, and from the White House lawn on Saturday, July 4, Donald Trump recast the presidential race.
He seized upon an issue that can turn his fortunes around, and the wounded howls of the media testify to the power of his message.
Standing beneath the mammoth carved images of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, Trump declared: "Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders, deface our most sacred memorials, and unleash a wave of violent crime in our cities."
These mobs are made up of Marxists, criminals and anarchists. Their cause is a cultural revolution. "Their goal is not a better America. Their goal is the end of America."
After reciting the achievements of his four predecessors, Trump added: "No movement that seeks to dismantle these treasured American legacies can possibly have a love of America at its heart."
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Then he put it right into the basement hideaway of Joe Biden: "No person who remains quiet at the destruction of this resplendent heritage can possibly lead us to a better future."
Trump is calling out Biden's silence in the face of an onslaught against our heroes and history as manifest political cowardice that makes Biden a moral accomplice of the mobs.
One day, Basement Boy is going to have to speak out.
Where was Biden when Trump was standing up for America on Independence Day?
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As his Party tweeted that Trump's trip to Mount Rushmore was aimed at "glorifying white supremacy," Biden was wailing about the need "to rip the roots of systemic racism" out of America.
Does that sound like Harry Truman or JFK?
So the lines are drawn for 2020.
On one side are those who believe America is a good country, the greatest the world has ever seen, and that the men who created this miracle should be respected, revered and remembered.
That is not the view of the left wing of the Democratic Party.
For even as the fireworks were exploding on the Mall, a Baltimore mob was tearing down, smashing up and dumping into the Inner Harbor a landmark statue of Christopher Columbus.
That statue stood next to the Baltimore neighborhood of Little Italy and had been dedicated in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan.
Do the haters of Columbus think that destroying Columbus' statues across America will not anger and alienate Americans of Italian descent who revere the explorer? Does Biden think Italian-Americans will reward a candidate and party that will not renounce the mob that did this?
As the left wing of the Democratic Party embraces the "defund the police" movement, how long will it hold onto voters who are today watching murder rates climb to new records?
During Independence Day weekend in Chicago, 80 people were shot, and 17 of them killed.
In New York City, the number of shooting victims has risen this year by 50%. In June, there were 250 shootings, an increase of 150 over June 2019. Mayor Bill de Blasio's response: cutting $1 billion from the NYPD budget.
Over July 4, an armed black militia arrived at the reopening of the Stone Mountain monument in Georgia, which features huge carved images of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. They want its destruction.
Trump is charged with "dividing the nation."
But it is not Trump trashing cops or providing cover for "protests" marked by looting and arson. Nor is it Trump tearing down memorials and monuments to the great Americans of the past.
Where the Democratic Party has been a portrait in indecisiveness, Trump has been clear. He stands with the cops who have gone through a hellish six weeks. He stands against defacing statues and destroying monuments. He has denounced the rioting, looting and arson that have accompanied protests the media never cease to describe as "peaceful."
It is not Trump who is dividing America. He has pledged to resist the rampages with all the weapons in his presidential arsenal.
There are four months until November's election, 18 weeks until America decides: Do we want to continue an era of protests that revert to rioting, looting and arson? Do we want to see police departments further constricted and trashed as neo-fascist?
Do we wish to see statues of presidents from Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and Grant to Teddy Roosevelt trashed by mobs that hate America, hate her heroes and hate her history?
Trump's stand for tradition and against mob rule is the only stand the president can take. And it is a necessary stand. For this culture war is going to last long after this presidency. And it is going to determine what kind of country we shall become.
Will it be the great and glorious republic of the past or the social and cultural Marxist hellhole that is the promise of the mobs?
Trump just played the patriotism card, the correct card to play, and it may just work for his reelection.


wnd--2020-07-06--Watch Black Lives Matter invade Christian church

Now they 've targeted Grace Baptist Church in Troy , New York , after the church held a giveaway of @ @ @ @ @ rioters were outside the building shouting , `` This is what democracy looks like !
@ @ @ @ @ entering the church building : And they even were inside the service , littering the @ @ @ @

Black Lives Matter rioters have burned stores, destroyed vehicles, toppled statues and occupied police stations.
Now they've targeted Grace Baptist Church in Troy, New York, after the church held a giveaway of an AR-15 rifle.
The rioters were outside the building shouting, "This is what democracy looks like!"
Grace Baptist Church (@Realgbctroyny) in Troy, New York had an angry mob chanting "This is what democracy looks like!" at their door steps this morning. The group had allegedly assembled to protest the church's AR-15 giveaway - among other complaints. pic.twitter.com/M0OaXmVu8x — Young Patriot Jones (@FreeStateOJones) June 28, 2020
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They also confronted those entering the church building:
Violent left targets blacks attending church. https://t.co/xKJMIM3SMX — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) July 6, 2020
And they even were inside the service, littering the air with profanity.


wnd--2020-07-06--Beware of politicians using the 'B' word

When I hear the `` B '' word being used by the media in reference to politicians who supposedly have done something magnanimous for you and me , I immediately become suspicious .
That 's because my experience tells me , when it comes to politics and the `` B '' word during a presidential election year , we should pay close attention .
That goes triple this presidential election year because the evil ones are out to destroy President Trump – and will succeed if we do n't stop them .
The `` B '' word is `` bipartisan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prefix .
Bipartisan is neither defined as nor intended to be a nepenthe , but that 's exactly what the progeny of Erebus deploy the `` B '' word to induce .
I 've said repeatedly that President Trump is hated every bit as much by backstabbing RINOs as he is hated by jackbooted Stalinists using `` Democrat '' as their trade name .
They hate President Trump because he 's everything they are not .
They can not buy him ; and even worse , he loves America .
President Trump opposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America 's resources for personal wealth .
The list of those having done that includes the Clintons , Obama , Romney , Biden , Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein .
President Trump donates his entire presidential salary , which means he has endured nearly four years of relentless persecution for no reason except he loves America and knows he 's capable of truly `` making American great again '' – something Ronald Reagan was the last `` American Patriot '' elected to accomplish .
President Trump is a monumental threat to those sucking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No group has amassed the amount of material gain `` elected-for-sale '' politicians and the wraith-like globalist necromancers that control them have .
No cabal or cartel in the history of the world has participated in the financial cannibalizing of America for personal enrichment like those on Capitol Hill and their handlers .
President Trump has upset that gravy train , and the globalist political sect want things as they were .
For that to happen , however , this president must go .
But , to remove President Trump they need you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our best interest in mind .
Funny how their concern for our well-being occurs every election , but I digress .
Nothing pays like war and military involvement – which Feinstein , Boxer , the Clintons , Obama , the Bush family , John Bolton and numerous other camarillas can attest to .
Specific to my point is the following : `` A bipartisan groups of senators introduced a resolution Monday to rein in President Trump 's ability to remove troops from Germany .
The proposal , led by Sen. Mitt Romney , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reducing the number of active duty troops in Germany to below 34,500 , the current number stationed there , unless the Pentagon certifies to Congress that doing so is in the national security interest of the U.S. and would not negatively impact European alliances or NATO .
… Sens .
Lindsey Graham , R-S.C. ; Marco Rubio , F-FLA ; Christopher Coons , D-Del ; Tim Kaine , D-VA ; and Jeanne Shaheen , D-N.H. , are co-sponsoring the proposal .
… It would also require the defense secretary to vouch that doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it would not impact military families and that the Pentagon has consulted with allies including Germany and NATO .
( `` Bipartisan Groups of Senators Introduce Bill To Rein In Trump 's Ability To Scale Down Troops In Germany , '' Morgan Phillips , Fox News , June 29 , 2020 . )
A more rabidly anti-President Trump group of backstabbing RINOs could not be assembled – including Graham .
This is about : 1 ) frustrating President Trump into doing something they can call impeachable ; and 2 ) protecting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham , Romney and the others at the financial hog trough .
The fakery of hiding behind the Pentagon is as transparent as looking through fresh air .
What Clinton did n't finish in the Pentagon , Obama did .
The Pentagon is nothing more than a cabal of Trump haters and Marxist neocons interested in military profiteering and extortion by morally opprobrious infidels .
Since when was the best interest of America dictated by so-called allies and NATO ?
This is , pardon my French , one giant middle finger to President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by betrayers of America pretending to have the nation 's best interest in mind .
Alas I miss the good old days , when these types actually paid for their treachery .
Since when did any of these cancerous variola truthfully care about America and specifically the military ?
It sure was n't when Hillary was running illegal arms deals , which many believe led to the murder of Christopher Stevens , Sean Smith , Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty in Benghazi .
They did n't give a rat 's tail when American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civilians/politician were murdered with weapons from Obama 's illegal international gunrunning operation called Fast and Furious .
There 's no outcry over the billions upon billions of dollars Bush friends and handlers are still raking in thanks to his hedonistic monetary globalism cloaked in the veil of Middle Eastern military intervention for the security of America .
We must remember that every time they betray President Trump , these lucifarians betray us .
If you do n't believe me , take one look at what Dr. Fauci is now encouraging .
Has it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was rioting and burning down entire neighborhoods there was no talk of COVID-19 ?
In fact , dozens of so-called health care professionals signed a petition to encourage the protests , claiming all would be well .
Now that the burning has been reduced to smoldering heaps , liberal governors are bilging Faucian fearmongering as reason to shut down their states again .
This sets the stage for delayed school starts and to reverse the rapid economic gains made as the country reopens .
The injury from this will be blamed on President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are churning out false polls claiming Biden is leading the presidential race by anywhere from 10 to 20 points depending on the poll .
Anyone with even a fraction of an IQ point knows that 's simply impossible , unless they 're polling exclusively Democrats .
And for the record , there are many Democrats who wo n't be voting for Biden .
This is what 's happening behind the curtain of the `` B '' word .
The question we must answer is : Are we willing to go along with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the People ?
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When I hear the "B" word being used by the media in reference to politicians who supposedly have done something magnanimous for you and me, I immediately become suspicious. That's because my experience tells me, when it comes to politics and the "B" word during a presidential election year, we should pay close attention. That goes triple this presidential election year because the evil ones are out to destroy President Trump – and will succeed if we don't stop them.
The "B" word is "bipartisan," especially when used as a prefix. Bipartisan is neither defined as nor intended to be a nepenthe, but that's exactly what the progeny of Erebus deploy the "B" word to induce.
I've said repeatedly that President Trump is hated every bit as much by backstabbing RINOs as he is hated by jackbooted Stalinists using "Democrat" as their trade name.
They hate President Trump because he's everything they are not. They cannot buy him; and even worse, he loves America. President Trump opposes the looting, pillaging and selling of America's resources for personal wealth. The list of those having done that includes the Clintons, Obama, Romney, Biden, Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein.
President Trump donates his entire presidential salary, which means he has endured nearly four years of relentless persecution for no reason except he loves America and knows he's capable of truly "making American great again" – something Ronald Reagan was the last "American Patriot" elected to accomplish.
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President Trump is a monumental threat to those sucking the lifeblood from We the People. No group has amassed the amount of material gain "elected-for-sale" politicians and the wraith-like globalist necromancers that control them have. No cabal or cartel in the history of the world has participated in the financial cannibalizing of America for personal enrichment like those on Capitol Hill and their handlers.
President Trump has upset that gravy train, and the globalist political sect want things as they were. For that to happen, however, this president must go. But, to remove President Trump they need you and I to suddenly believe they have our best interest in mind. Funny how their concern for our well-being occurs every election, but I digress.
Nothing pays like war and military involvement – which Feinstein, Boxer, the Clintons, Obama, the Bush family, John Bolton and numerous other camarillas can attest to.
Specific to my point is the following: "A bipartisan groups of senators introduced a resolution Monday to rein in President Trump's ability to remove troops from Germany. The proposal, led by Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, would block the administration from reducing the number of active duty troops in Germany to below 34,500, the current number stationed there, unless the Pentagon certifies to Congress that doing so is in the national security interest of the U.S. and would not negatively impact European alliances or NATO. … Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Marco Rubio, F-FLA; Christopher Coons, D-Del; Tim Kaine, D-VA; and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., are co-sponsoring the proposal. … It would also require the defense secretary to vouch that doing so would not harm ongoing operations; that it would not impact military families and that the Pentagon has consulted with allies including Germany and NATO. ("Bipartisan Groups of Senators Introduce Bill To Rein In Trump's Ability To Scale Down Troops In Germany," Morgan Phillips, Fox News, June 29, 2020.) A more rabidly anti-President Trump group of backstabbing RINOs could not be assembled – including Graham.
This is about: 1) frustrating President Trump into doing something they can call impeachable; and 2) protecting the nearly incalculable monetary interests those who own Graham, Romney and the others at the financial hog trough.
The fakery of hiding behind the Pentagon is as transparent as looking through fresh air. What Clinton didn't finish in the Pentagon, Obama did. The Pentagon is nothing more than a cabal of Trump haters and Marxist neocons interested in military profiteering and extortion by morally opprobrious infidels.
Since when was the best interest of America dictated by so-called allies and NATO? This is, pardon my French, one giant middle finger to President Trump and to you and me, by betrayers of America pretending to have the nation's best interest in mind.
Alas I miss the good old days, when these types actually paid for their treachery.
Since when did any of these cancerous variola truthfully care about America and specifically the military? It sure wasn't when Hillary was running illegal arms deals, which many believe led to the murder of Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty in Benghazi. They didn't give a rat's tail when American border personnel and hundreds of innocent Mexican civilians/politician were murdered with weapons from Obama's illegal international gunrunning operation called Fast and Furious. There's no outcry over the billions upon billions of dollars Bush friends and handlers are still raking in thanks to his hedonistic monetary globalism cloaked in the veil of Middle Eastern military intervention for the security of America.
We must remember that every time they betray President Trump, these lucifarians betray us. If you don't believe me, take one look at what Dr. Fauci is now encouraging. Has it escaped you that as long as there was rioting and burning down entire neighborhoods there was no talk of COVID-19? In fact, dozens of so-called health care professionals signed a petition to encourage the protests, claiming all would be well.
Now that the burning has been reduced to smoldering heaps, liberal governors are bilging Faucian fearmongering as reason to shut down their states again. This sets the stage for delayed school starts and to reverse the rapid economic gains made as the country reopens. The injury from this will be blamed on President Trump.
Fox News et al. are churning out false polls claiming Biden is leading the presidential race by anywhere from 10 to 20 points depending on the poll. Anyone with even a fraction of an IQ point knows that's simply impossible, unless they're polling exclusively Democrats. And for the record, there are many Democrats who won't be voting for Biden.
This is what's happening behind the curtain of the "B" word. The question we must answer is: Are we willing to go along with the shafting they're trying to give We the People?
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wnd--2020-07-07--The top 12 hate-crime hoaxes

The top 12 hate-crime hoaxes

As I wrote nearly three years ago : `` Perhaps the second greatest libel – and certainly the most widespread – is that America is a racist country that oppresses its minorities and women .
We can call it the American Libel . ''
( The greatest libel was the infamous blood libel , the fabricated charge spread in Europe for hundreds of years by Christian anti-Semites that Jews kill Christian children to use their blood to bake matzos – unleavened bread – for Passover . )
But if America is so racist , why are there so many race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about a swastika painted on a door , or a noose hanging from a tree to taunt blacks , it turns out to be either a false alarm or , more frequently , a hoax .
No .
1 : The Duke lacrosse team ( 2006 ) : Three white members of the Duke University lacrosse team were falsely accused by Crystal Mangum , a black student at North Carolina Central University , with having raped her .
The charges were all fabricated , but the American media and Duke University faculty rushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the three lacrosse players and Duke University itself as racist .
No .
2 : UC San Diego library noose ( 2010 ) : `` Student apologizes for noose in UC San Diego library '' ( Los Angeles Times ) .
A `` minority student '' was responsible for placing the noose in the university library .
Previously , the Associated Press had reported , `` Anger boiled over on the University of California San Diego campus today , where students took over the chancellor 's office to protest the hanging of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No .
3 : Truck at Oakland 's Corporation Yard ( 2014 ) : `` A reported 'noose ' tied to the back of a city truck in August , which stirred already simmering racial tensions at Oakland 's Corporation Yard , was not an intended act of racial harassment , a city-commissioned report has found '' ( Mercury News ) .
No .
4 : University of Delaware ( 2015 ) : `` 'Nooses ' Found Hanging on University of Delaware Campus Were Lanterns '' ( NBC ) .
University President Nancy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are both saddened and disturbed that this deplorable act has taken place on our campus . ''
No .
5 : The LSU noose ( 2015 ) : It was widely reported that a noose was sighted at Louisiana State University leading to protests against racism there .
It was later reported , `` LSU said a picture of what appeared to be a noose hanging from a campus tree Thursday was not what it appeared to be '' ( WBRZ ) .
No .
6 : University at Albany ( 2016 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upheld the University at Albany 's expulsion of a woman who along with two friends falsely claimed to be the victim of a racially motivated attack on a CDTA bus in January 2016 '' ( Times-Union ) .
The three black women had attacked a white woman and then claimed they had been racially attacked .
No .
7 : Bowling Green State University ( 2016 ) : `` Bowling Green police say student lied about politically driven attack '' ( ABC ) .
`` The day after the 2016 election , Eleesha @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State University – about 90 miles west of Oberlin – said that she was attacked by white Trump supporters , who threw rocks at her .
Police concluded that she had fabricated the story '' ( City Journal ) .
No .
8 : Dreadlock cutting hoax ( 2019 ) : `` A black student at a Christian school in Virginia who accused three white sixth grade boys of cutting her dreadlocks and calling her ugly now says she was lying about the attack '' ( NBC ) .
No .
9 : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the most notorious hoaxes , actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was attacked by white racists in Chicago on a freezing night .
The story was a hoax .
The `` noose '' was a rope his two co-conspirators had purchased for staging the `` attack . ''
No .
10 : Oakland 's Lake Merritt ( 2020 ) : After the city of Oakland launched a hate crime investigation regarding a noose hanging from park trees , Victor Anari Sengbe , a black man , tweeted : `` It 's not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tree and put up the rope for a swing months ago , folks used it to exercise … ITS NOT A NOOSE . ''
Nevertheless , Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf then tweeted , `` Intentions do not matter .
We will not tolerate symbols of hate in our city .
The nooses found at Lake Merritt will be investigated as hate crimes . ''
No .
11 : NASCAR ( 2020 ) : A `` noose '' was found in the Talladega , Alabama , racetrack garage assigned to black NASCAR driver Bubba @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be one of several such ropes placed sometime the year before in Talladega garages as door pulls , long before that garage was ever assigned to Wallace .
But Wallace continued to maintain it was , in fact , a noose .
No .
12 : University of La Verne ( 2020 ) : `` Racist Threats and Attacks that Rattled a California University Campus Were Faked , Police Say '' ( Newsweek ) .
There is not enough space in a column to cite all the hoaxes and mistaken charges of racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also look up : a hoax perpetrated by Fynn Arthur , a black student at Goucher College in 2018 ; Samantha Wells , a black student activist , who was responsible for a racist threat she left on her own car at St. Olaf College in 2017 ; and the hoax perpetrated by three black Oberlin students , Jonathan Aladin , Endia Lawrence and Cecelia Whettstone , who claimed racial profiling at Gibson 's Bakery , which , after serving Oberlin for over 100 years , was nearly put out of business by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is so important .
If there were a lot of racism , there would be no need for hoaxes .
No Jew in Germany in the 1930s made up an anti-Semitic hoax .
No Jewish shop owner ever made up a charge that a Nazi hurled a rock through his store window .
The reason ?
None was needed .
Nazi hatred against Jews was real .
It did n't have to be faked .
To convince people that America is racist , you have to fake it .

As I wrote nearly three years ago: "Perhaps the second greatest libel – and certainly the most widespread – is that America is a racist country that oppresses its minorities and women. We can call it the American Libel." (The greatest libel was the infamous blood libel, the fabricated charge spread in Europe for hundreds of years by Christian anti-Semites that Jews kill Christian children to use their blood to bake matzos – unleavened bread – for Passover.)
But if America is so racist, why are there so many race hoaxes? Virtually every time we read about a swastika painted on a door, or a noose hanging from a tree to taunt blacks, it turns out to be either a false alarm or, more frequently, a hoax.
Here are a dozen examples:
No. 1: The Duke lacrosse team (2006): Three white members of the Duke University lacrosse team were falsely accused by Crystal Mangum, a black student at North Carolina Central University, with having raped her. The charges were all fabricated, but the American media and Duke University faculty rushed to judgment and devoted months to smearing the three lacrosse players and Duke University itself as racist.
No. 2: UC San Diego library noose (2010): "Student apologizes for noose in UC San Diego library" (Los Angeles Times). A "minority student" was responsible for placing the noose in the university library. Previously, the Associated Press had reported, "Anger boiled over on the University of California San Diego campus today, where students took over the chancellor's office to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library."
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No. 3: Truck at Oakland's Corporation Yard (2014): "A reported 'noose' tied to the back of a city truck in August, which stirred already simmering racial tensions at Oakland's Corporation Yard, was not an intended act of racial harassment, a city-commissioned report has found" (Mercury News).
No. 4: University of Delaware (2015): "'Nooses' Found Hanging on University of Delaware Campus Were Lanterns" (NBC).
University President Nancy Targett had earlier announced, "We are both saddened and disturbed that this deplorable act has taken place on our campus."
No. 5: The LSU noose (2015): It was widely reported that a noose was sighted at Louisiana State University leading to protests against racism there. It was later reported, "LSU said a picture of what appeared to be a noose hanging from a campus tree Thursday was not what it appeared to be" (WBRZ).
Is America a racist nation? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to WND news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use You're logged in to Facebook. Click here to log out. 3% (2 Votes) 97% (61 Votes)
No. 6: University at Albany (2016): "A state appeals court has upheld the University at Albany's expulsion of a woman who along with two friends falsely claimed to be the victim of a racially motivated attack on a CDTA bus in January 2016" (Times-Union). The three black women had attacked a white woman and then claimed they had been racially attacked.
No. 7: Bowling Green State University (2016): "Bowling Green police say student lied about politically driven attack" (ABC).
"The day after the 2016 election, Eleesha Long, a student at Bowling Green State University – about 90 miles west of Oberlin – said that she was attacked by white Trump supporters, who threw rocks at her. Police concluded that she had fabricated the story" (City Journal).
No. 8: Dreadlock cutting hoax (2019): "A black student at a Christian school in Virginia who accused three white sixth grade boys of cutting her dreadlocks and calling her ugly now says she was lying about the attack" (NBC).
No. 9: Jussie Smollett (2019): In one of the most notorious hoaxes, actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was attacked by white racists in Chicago on a freezing night. The story was a hoax. The "noose" was a rope his two co-conspirators had purchased for staging the "attack."
No. 10: Oakland's Lake Merritt (2020): After the city of Oakland launched a hate crime investigation regarding a noose hanging from park trees, Victor Anari Sengbe, a black man, tweeted: "It's not a noose, this guy climbed the tree and put up the rope for a swing months ago, folks used it to exercise … ITS NOT A NOOSE."
Nevertheless, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf then tweeted, "Intentions do not matter. We will not tolerate symbols of hate in our city. The nooses found at Lake Merritt will be investigated as hate crimes."
No. 11: NASCAR (2020): A "noose" was found in the Talladega, Alabama, racetrack garage assigned to black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace. FBI investigators determined it to be one of several such ropes placed sometime the year before in Talladega garages as door pulls, long before that garage was ever assigned to Wallace. But Wallace continued to maintain it was, in fact, a noose.
No. 12: University of La Verne (2020): "Racist Threats and Attacks that Rattled a California University Campus Were Faked, Police Say" (Newsweek).
There is not enough space in a column to cite all the hoaxes and mistaken charges of racism in recent decades. Interested readers can also look up: a hoax perpetrated by Fynn Arthur, a black student at Goucher College in 2018; Samantha Wells, a black student activist, who was responsible for a racist threat she left on her own car at St. Olaf College in 2017; and the hoax perpetrated by three black Oberlin students, Jonathan Aladin, Endia Lawrence and Cecelia Whettstone, who claimed racial profiling at Gibson's Bakery, which, after serving Oberlin for over 100 years, was nearly put out of business by the false claims.
Here's why this is so important. If there were a lot of racism, there would be no need for hoaxes. No Jew in Germany in the 1930s made up an anti-Semitic hoax. No Jewish shop owner ever made up a charge that a Nazi hurled a rock through his store window. The reason? None was needed. Nazi hatred against Jews was real. It didn't have to be faked. To convince people that America is racist, you have to fake it.


wnd--2020-07-08--China expert: Time short to halt Beijing's march to dominate tech

China 's tech industry is poised to `` dominate , '' to the `` detriment '' of the world , warns Asia expert Gordon G. Chang .
`` The window in which American actions can be effective is narrowing , '' wrote Chang in a column for the Gatestone Institute , where he is a senior fellow .
`` This is , therefore , the time to stop China before , by hook or by crook , it dominates technology to the detriment of the world . ''
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Store chain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Chinese under Communist Party rule are not natural innovators , since they are `` a land of rule-bound rote learners . ''
And President Xi Jingping `` is fast eliminating the one essential ingredient of innovation : freedom . ''
Still , China has established itself as a tech leader as it races `` to own the technologies of this century . ''
`` Beijing spends enormous sums pursuant to meticulously crafted multiyear programs , like the 13th Five-Year Plan , the Digital Silk Road effort , and the infamous Made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained .
`` When China spends , it spends big .
Premier Li Keqiang , while issuing his Work Report at the National People 's Congress meeting at the end of last month , announced a campaign to build 'new types of infrastructure , ' in other words , technology .
He said China , therefore , is going on a tech-spending binge .
`` More than a dozen Chinese municipalities , including Beijing and Shanghai , have since the beginning of this year committed to spend $ 935 billion , and corporations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology talks about the country committing $ 1.4 trillion in the next five years . ''
The spending also means bureaucrats can hire all the creative talent from foreign nations .
He cited analyst David Goldman , a columnist for Asia Times , who said , `` For the first time in its long history , China has succeeded in recruiting Western innovators on a large scale . ''
That includes some 50,000 foreigners working for China 's Huawei Technologies , featuring `` some of Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ field . ''
In the field of quantum communications , for example , Chang noted China used an American breakthrough and combined it with expertise from Vienna to create `` for itself at least a half-decade lead . ''
Then , there 's the regime 's `` plundering '' of Google .
The digital giant already runs an AI center in Beijing and works with the nation 's two leading universities , Peking and Tsinghua .
`` Yet the company has larger plans .
'As Google 's AI research ramps up in China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a built-from-scratch cloud computing firm can provide , ' Brandon Weichert of the Weichert Report told Gatestone .
'So it is inevitable that Google will attempt to either partner with or purchase a Chinese cloud computing firm , like Tencent , ' '' Chang said .
`` America 's artificial intelligence efforts get an indirect boost from Google 's operations in China , but China is benefiting a lot more , especially because tech , like water , flows downhill .
Moreover , tech transfers to the Chinese pose a threat to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'civil-military fusion . '
This policy means there is no such thing as civilian-only tech cooperation in that country .
The technologies that Beijing manages to beg , borrow , or steal — often steal — is directly pipelined to the People 's Liberation Army . ''
Incidentally , Chang noted , Google refused to work with the U.S. Defense Department on artificial intelligence even while it helped the Chinese military in that field .
`` At the moment , a complete ban on technology transfers looks drastic and therefore unlikely .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China may not be able to get its hands on the tech it needs , ban or no ban , '' Chang said .
`` First , China 's market is losing its attractiveness .
The economy is in distress , suffering from both the coronavirus pandemic and systemic weaknesses , like excessive indebtedness , smothering state controls , and xenophobic hostility to foreign investment . ''
He continued : `` Second , China is taking on the world — both neighbors and faraway countries — with its fierce 'wolf warrior diplomacy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For instance , China 's killing of 20 Indian soldiers on Indian-controlled territory in the Himalayas on June 15 will probably lead to a ban on Huawei telecommunications equipment in India , perhaps even a 'rip and replace ' effort . ''
President Trump has responded with sanctions , but China 's solution is `` to steal as much as it can and buy tech wherever possible , '' Chang said .
For example , it reportedly is considering buying South Korea 's Samsung , the world 's No .
1 maker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` It 's now or never , '' Chang said .
`` Now is the time to shut down Beijing 's massive , state-directed , and government-funded effort to dominate the world 's technologies . ''

China's tech industry is poised to "dominate," to the "detriment" of the world, warns Asia expert Gordon G. Chang.
"The window in which American actions can be effective is narrowing," wrote Chang in a column for the Gatestone Institute, where he is a senior fellow.
"This is, therefore, the time to stop China before, by hook or by crook, it dominates technology to the detriment of the world."
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Chang explained that the Chinese under Communist Party rule are not natural innovators, since they are "a land of rule-bound rote learners."
And President Xi Jingping "is fast eliminating the one essential ingredient of innovation: freedom."
Still, China has established itself as a tech leader as it races "to own the technologies of this century."
"Beijing spends enormous sums pursuant to meticulously crafted multiyear programs, like the 13th Five-Year Plan, the Digital Silk Road effort, and the infamous Made in China 2025 initiative," Chang explained. "When China spends, it spends big. Premier Li Keqiang, while issuing his Work Report at the National People's Congress meeting at the end of last month, announced a campaign to build 'new types of infrastructure,' in other words, technology.
He said China, therefore, is going on a tech-spending binge.
"More than a dozen Chinese municipalities, including Beijing and Shanghai, have since the beginning of this year committed to spend $935 billion, and corporations like Alibaba and Tencent will chip in. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology talks about the country committing $1.4 trillion in the next five years."
The spending also means bureaucrats can hire all the creative talent from foreign nations.
He cited analyst David Goldman, a columnist for Asia Times, who said, "For the first time in its long history, China has succeeded in recruiting Western innovators on a large scale."
That includes some 50,000 foreigners working for China's Huawei Technologies, featuring "some of Europe's best scientists and engineers in the field."
In the field of quantum communications, for example, Chang noted China used an American breakthrough and combined it with expertise from Vienna to create "for itself at least a half-decade lead."
Then, there's the regime's "plundering" of Google.
The digital giant already runs an AI center in Beijing and works with the nation's two leading universities, Peking and Tsinghua.
"Yet the company has larger plans. 'As Google's AI research ramps up in China, they will ultimately need greater capabilities than a built-from-scratch cloud computing firm can provide,' Brandon Weichert of the Weichert Report told Gatestone. 'So it is inevitable that Google will attempt to either partner with or purchase a Chinese cloud computing firm, like Tencent,'" Chang said.
"America's artificial intelligence efforts get an indirect boost from Google's operations in China, but China is benefiting a lot more, especially because tech, like water, flows downhill. Moreover, tech transfers to the Chinese pose a threat to Americans because of Beijing's policy of 'civil-military fusion.' This policy means there is no such thing as civilian-only tech cooperation in that country. The technologies that Beijing manages to beg, borrow, or steal — often steal — is directly pipelined to the People's Liberation Army."
Incidentally, Chang noted, Google refused to work with the U.S. Defense Department on artificial intelligence even while it helped the Chinese military in that field.
"At the moment, a complete ban on technology transfers looks drastic and therefore unlikely. There are, however, two reasons why China may not be able to get its hands on the tech it needs, ban or no ban," Chang said. "First, China's market is losing its attractiveness. The economy is in distress, suffering from both the coronavirus pandemic and systemic weaknesses, like excessive indebtedness, smothering state controls, and xenophobic hostility to foreign investment."
He continued: "Second, China is taking on the world — both neighbors and faraway countries — with its fierce 'wolf warrior diplomacy.' Its wolfish approach is having consequences. For instance, China's killing of 20 Indian soldiers on Indian-controlled territory in the Himalayas on June 15 will probably lead to a ban on Huawei telecommunications equipment in India, perhaps even a 'rip and replace' effort."
President Trump has responded with sanctions, but China's solution is "to steal as much as it can and buy tech wherever possible," Chang said.
For example, it reportedly is considering buying South Korea's Samsung, the world's No. 1 maker of smartphones, to obtain 5G chips.
"It's now or never," Chang said. "Now is the time to shut down Beijing's massive, state-directed, and government-funded effort to dominate the world's technologies."


wnd--2020-07-08--U.N. official charges U.S. broke law in killing of Iranian terror leader

A United Nations official has claimed the U.S. killing Iranian terror leader Gen. Qassem Soleimani violated international law because there was not enough evidence of an `` ongoing or imminent attack , '' even though he already was blamed for the deaths of more than 600 American soldiers .
DailyMail.com reported Agnes Callamard , a special rapporteur for the U.N. , investigated the January U.S. drone strike in Iraq that killed Soleimani .
She said there was not sufficient evidence , despite the Pentagon 's finding that Soleimani and his Quds Force `` were responsible for the deaths of hundreds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wounding of thousands more . ''
`` He had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months – including the attack on December 27th – culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel , '' the Pentagon said .
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Store chain apologizes for promoting child porn The Quds Force was described by the Department of Defense as the extraterritorial wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , which has been designated by the State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said , `` The blood of the 603 American soldiers – is on his hands and the hands of the IRGC more broadly . ''
Callamard wrote in a report her demands for accountability for targeted killings by armed drones and more regulation of those weapons .
She told Reuters the U.N. Security Council is `` missing in action '' on the issue .
She 's due on Thursday to give her conclusions to the Human Rights Council , a U.N. sub-group the U.S. abandoned several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` cesspool of political bias . ''
Soleimani was a pivotal figure in Iran 's efforts to destroy U.S. forces that remained in Iraq to maintain stability .
President Trump authorized the strike after Soleimani was identified as being behind attacks by Iranian-aligned militias on U.S. forces .
Soleimani also was blamed for Dec. 27 , 2019 , attack at a Iraqi military base near Kirkuk that killed an American civilian contractor .
He also was believed to have planned an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad .
Callamard admitted Soleimani was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and actions , in Syria and Iraq , '' but insisted there was no `` actual imminent threat to life . ''
Iran retaliated with a rocket attack on U.S. forces stationed at an Iraqi air base and mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger airliner taking off from Tehran .

A United Nations official has claimed the U.S. killing Iranian terror leader Gen. Qassem Soleimani violated international law because there was not enough evidence of an "ongoing or imminent attack," even though he already was blamed for the deaths of more than 600 American soldiers.
DailyMail.com reported Agnes Callamard, a special rapporteur for the U.N., investigated the January U.S. drone strike in Iraq that killed Soleimani.
She said there was not sufficient evidence, despite the Pentagon's finding that Soleimani and his Quds Force "were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more."
"He had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months – including the attack on December 27th – culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel," the Pentagon said.
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The Quds Force was described by the Department of Defense as the extraterritorial wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has been designated by the State Department as a "foreign terrorist organization."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, "The blood of the 603 American soldiers – is on his hands and the hands of the IRGC more broadly."
Callamard wrote in a report her demands for accountability for targeted killings by armed drones and more regulation of those weapons.
She told Reuters the U.N. Security Council is "missing in action" on the issue.
She's due on Thursday to give her conclusions to the Human Rights Council, a U.N. sub-group the U.S. abandoned several years ago after determining it was a "cesspool of political bias."
Soleimani was a pivotal figure in Iran's efforts to destroy U.S. forces that remained in Iraq to maintain stability.
President Trump authorized the strike after Soleimani was identified as being behind attacks by Iranian-aligned militias on U.S. forces.
Soleimani also was blamed for Dec. 27, 2019, attack at a Iraqi military base near Kirkuk that killed an American civilian contractor.
He also was believed to have planned an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Callamard admitted Soleimani was "in charge of Iran military strategy, and actions, in Syria and Iraq," but insisted there was no "actual imminent threat to life."
Iran retaliated with a rocket attack on U.S. forces stationed at an Iraqi air base and mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger airliner taking off from Tehran.


wnd--2020-07-08--Black lawmaker calls for party of Biden to change its name

The Democratic lawmaker who endorsed President Trump over presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is now calling for the Democratic Party to be renamed because of what he calls its racist past .
In a video last week , Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones critiqued his fellow Democrats and those on the left for “ unlawfully tearing down statues and removing monuments and changing the name of streets and buildings because they feel it ’ s associated with racism , bigotry , and the Confederacy.
” “ Wasn ’ t it Democrats who opposed the freedom of slavery and wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Wasn ’ t it the Democrats who started the Ku Klux Klan ?
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Store chain apologizes for promoting child porn In the video below , Jones says “ it was mostly Democrats who opposed the Voters Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act.
” Jones called on the Democratic National Convention to make its “ number one platform that they will disband and change the Democratic Party.
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Daily Caller News Foundation
The Democratic lawmaker who endorsed President Trump over presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is now calling for the Democratic Party to be renamed because of what he calls its racist past.
In a video last week, Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones critiqued his fellow Democrats and those on the left for “unlawfully tearing down statues and removing monuments and changing the name of streets and buildings because they feel it’s associated with racism, bigotry, and the Confederacy.”
“Wasn’t it Democrats who opposed the freedom of slavery and wanted to keep slaves,” Jones asked, “Wasn’t it the Democrats who started the Ku Klux Klan?”
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In the video below, Jones says “it was mostly Democrats who opposed the Voters Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act.”
Jones called on the Democratic National Convention to make its “number one platform that they will disband and change the Democratic Party.”
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wnd--2020-07-08--Church honors police officers with $1,000 grants

A Tennessee church has honored its local police officers with $ 1,000 grants .
Pastor Perry Cleek said Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church in Jonesborough is giving a total of $ 23,000 to employees of the Jonesborough police force , including officers , dispatchers and administrators .
The church said in a statement that Americans `` who are God fearing and love our country have watched in amazement as the chorus of voices denigrating and disgracing law enforcement have steadily increased in both volume and intensity . ''
`` We at Lighthouse believe enough is enough .
It 's past time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not approve of lawlessness and anarchy in the streets ; who do not support any movement that calls for the murder of police officers ; who are willing to condemn those who loot and vandalize and destroy both public and private property , to stand tall and firm and let our voice be heard . ''
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Store chain apologizes for promoting child porn The `` gift of appreciation '' is meant to `` honor those who represent some of the finest our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News reported the pastor said Police Chief Ron Street `` would never tolerate an abusive , racist , unprofessional officer . ''
`` Chief Street and all the personnel of the Jonesborough Police Department , you have our appreciation , our encouragement , our support .
And our church wants to show that with more than words , '' he said .
`` We are very appreciative of the citizen and church support , '' Street confirmed to Fox .
`` With everything that 's going on in the country , defunding and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your citizens behind you and supporting the work we do in the community here .
We 've found the opposite of that , we 've been supported . ''
The demand to `` defund '' police departments has grown after the police custody death of George Floyd on Memorial Day in Minneapolis .
The pastor cited the book of Romans as the correct response to recent events : `` Be not overcome of evil , but overcome evil with good . ''

A Tennessee church has honored its local police officers with $1,000 grants.
Pastor Perry Cleek said Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church in Jonesborough is giving a total of $23,000 to employees of the Jonesborough police force, including officers, dispatchers and administrators.
The church said in a statement that Americans "who are God fearing and love our country have watched in amazement as the chorus of voices denigrating and disgracing law enforcement have steadily increased in both volume and intensity."
"We at Lighthouse believe enough is enough. It's past time for the silent majority of Americans who do not approve of lawlessness and anarchy in the streets; who do not support any movement that calls for the murder of police officers; who are willing to condemn those who loot and vandalize and destroy both public and private property, to stand tall and firm and let our voice be heard."
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The "gift of appreciation" is meant to "honor those who represent some of the finest our country has to offer."
Fox News reported the pastor said Police Chief Ron Street "would never tolerate an abusive, racist, unprofessional officer."
"Chief Street and all the personnel of the Jonesborough Police Department, you have our appreciation, our encouragement, our support. And our church wants to show that with more than words," he said.
"We are very appreciative of the citizen and church support," Street confirmed to Fox. "With everything that's going on in the country, defunding and everything, it's nice to have your citizens behind you and supporting the work we do in the community here. We've found the opposite of that, we've been supported."
The demand to "defund" police departments has grown after the police custody death of George Floyd on Memorial Day in Minneapolis.
The pastor cited the book of Romans as the correct response to recent events: "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."


wnd--2020-07-08--Not all black lives matter to Black Lives Matter

This week , CNN 's Don Lemon , who has spent the last few weeks bashing the supposed thoroughgoing systemic racism of the United States , hosted black actor Terry Crews .
He then proceeded to browbeat Crews , who had committed the great sin of tweeting , `` # ALLBLACKLIVESMATTER 9 black CHILDREN killed by violence in Chicago since June 20 , 2020 . ''
Lemon specifically objected to Crews ' hashtag .
After Lemon humbly informed Crews that he has skin `` as tough as an armadillo , '' he then lectured : `` The Black Lives Matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about police brutality .
… But that 's not what Black Lives Matter is about .
It 's not … all-encompassing .
… The Black Lives Matter movement is about police brutality and injustice in that matter , not about what 's happening in black neighborhoods . ''
This , of course , is largely false .
The Black Lives Matter movement did indeed begin with protests about police brutality but quickly morphed into broader debates over the validity of looting and rioting , tearing down historic statues , slavery reparations and defunding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as Crews correctly pointed out , has never restricted its mandate to the question of police violence : It has announced that its focuses also include police brutality , transgender rights , gay rights , disrupting the nuclear family and freeing Palestine , among other diverse topics .
So why is Lemon so deeply invested in preventing conversations about black lives ?
Why , in fact , do only some black lives matter , rather than all ?
That 's not merely a question asked by conservatives or contrarians .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by black Americans being left to the predations of criminals , in large part thanks to the woke virtue signaling of many Black Lives Matter leaders and media allies .
In Washington , D.C. , Mayor Muriel Bowser emblazoned the enormous yellow words `` BLACK LIVES MATTER '' on 16th Street .
Protesters quickly added `` DEFUND THE POLICE . ''
One month later , 11-year-old Davon McNeal was shot in the head while heading to a family cookout on July 4 .
His grandfather , John Ayala , lamented : `` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saying , 'Black Lives Matter .
Black Lives Matter . '
Black lives matter it seems like , only when a police officer shoots a black person .
What about all the black-on-black crime that 's happening in the community ? ''
McNeal was just one of the latest victims of a wave of violence gripping America 's major cities .
Last weekend , at least 89 people were shot in Chicago , leaving at least 17 dead .
Shootings in Philadelphia have spiked 67 % .
In the first week of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 250 % increase in murders from the prior week .
New York City 's shootings have skyrocketed 44 % over last year 's numbers ; every person shot there the week of June 29 – 101 – was from a minority community .
It turns out that the agenda of Black Lives Matter , which includes fighting against the prevalence of police – a call taken up by Democratic mayors and city councils around the United States – endangers black lives far more than the presence of police .
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Black lives matter when we 're talking about police brutality .
But Don Lemon has no airtime each night for those who seek to talk about threats to black lives that dwarf in severity problems related to policing – and that are just as newsworthy .
Indeed , the statistical case is unassailable that the daily murder of minority youths in America 's major cities is far more newsworthy than the latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' or the `` power of whiteness . ''
But our current Black Lives Matter moment is n't about Davon McNeal , even if the wages of Black Lives Matter 's recommended policies are death for those left unprotected by law enforcement .
All that matters for too many in our elite institutions is the narrative that America 's systems are the greatest obstacle to black Americans .
And not all lives lost are equally valuable in promoting that perverse narrative .

This week, CNN's Don Lemon, who has spent the last few weeks bashing the supposed thoroughgoing systemic racism of the United States, hosted black actor Terry Crews. He then proceeded to browbeat Crews, who had committed the great sin of tweeting, "#ALLBLACKLIVESMATTER 9 black CHILDREN killed by violence in Chicago since June 20, 2020." Lemon specifically objected to Crews' hashtag. After Lemon humbly informed Crews that he has skin "as tough as an armadillo," he then lectured: "The Black Lives Matter movement was started because it was talking about police brutality. … But that's not what Black Lives Matter is about. It's not … all-encompassing. … The Black Lives Matter movement is about police brutality and injustice in that matter, not about what's happening in black neighborhoods."
This, of course, is largely false. The Black Lives Matter movement did indeed begin with protests about police brutality but quickly morphed into broader debates over the validity of looting and rioting, tearing down historic statues, slavery reparations and defunding the police. And Black Lives Matter, as Crews correctly pointed out, has never restricted its mandate to the question of police violence: It has announced that its focuses also include police brutality, transgender rights, gay rights, disrupting the nuclear family and freeing Palestine, among other diverse topics.
So why is Lemon so deeply invested in preventing conversations about black lives? Why, in fact, do only some black lives matter, rather than all?
That's not merely a question asked by conservatives or contrarians. It's being asked all over the United States by black Americans being left to the predations of criminals, in large part thanks to the woke virtue signaling of many Black Lives Matter leaders and media allies. In Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser emblazoned the enormous yellow words "BLACK LIVES MATTER" on 16th Street. Protesters quickly added "DEFUND THE POLICE." One month later, 11-year-old Davon McNeal was shot in the head while heading to a family cookout on July 4. His grandfather, John Ayala, lamented: "We're protesting for months, for weeks, saying, 'Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter.' Black lives matter it seems like, only when a police officer shoots a black person. What about all the black-on-black crime that's happening in the community?"
McNeal was just one of the latest victims of a wave of violence gripping America's major cities. Last weekend, at least 89 people were shot in Chicago, leaving at least 17 dead. Shootings in Philadelphia have spiked 67%. In the first week of June, Los Angeles saw a shocking 250% increase in murders from the prior week. New York City's shootings have skyrocketed 44% over last year's numbers; every person shot there the week of June 29 – 101 – was from a minority community. It turns out that the agenda of Black Lives Matter, which includes fighting against the prevalence of police – a call taken up by Democratic mayors and city councils around the United States – endangers black lives far more than the presence of police.
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Yet these lives don't particularly matter for Black Lives Matter advocates, apparently. Black lives matter when we're talking about police brutality. But Don Lemon has no airtime each night for those who seek to talk about threats to black lives that dwarf in severity problems related to policing – and that are just as newsworthy. Indeed, the statistical case is unassailable that the daily murder of minority youths in America's major cities is far more newsworthy than the latest cable panel discussion of "white fragility" or the "power of whiteness."
But our current Black Lives Matter moment isn't about Davon McNeal, even if the wages of Black Lives Matter's recommended policies are death for those left unprotected by law enforcement. All that matters for too many in our elite institutions is the narrative that America's systems are the greatest obstacle to black Americans. And not all lives lost are equally valuable in promoting that perverse narrative.