wnd--2020-01-18--Ken Starr rides again: Look out, Mr. President!

Just when I thought nothing could become even more bizarre , President Donald J. Trump 's so-called legal team , led by Jay Sekulow , has recruited Ken Starr and Robert Ray , independent counsels during the Clinton years , to lead the defense of The Donald during the looming impeachment trial .
Joining the legal team as well is retired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi .
Notably absent from the legal team is Rudy Giuliani , the president 's private legal counsel during the Russian collusion witch hunt of Special Counsel Robert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the culprit , through his inebriated bad judgment , who played a key role , along with his now-indicted colleague Lev Parnas , in negligently getting the president into this impeachment quagmire .
In the words of Laurel and Hardy , `` A fine mess you have gotten me into , Ollie . ''
Here is how the left Friday was playing the selection of these lawyers , which is the equivalent of golf 's President 's Cup , only this time the American people could get screwed .
Our world-class pro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , white and blue in last month 's match play tournament in Australia .
The question is , legal acumen aside , will the president 's legal team fare as well , given the politics inherent in the impeachment trial ?
Here is what the venomous leftist Fake News outlet CNBC had to say about President Trump 's selections , not wasting a beat to trash our commander in chief by linking him to Jeffrey Epstein and O.J .
Simpson , and indirectly and falsely portraying him as a sexual predator .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include Ken Starr , whose investigation led to President Bill Clinton 's impeachment , and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz .
… TRENDING : Pelosi pulls a Schiff : Twists quote from Trump-Ukraine transcript while addressing the House '' More recently , Dershowitz has been known for his defense of Trump on television and for his past work for Epstein , a wealthy investor who was charged by federal prosecutors in New York last summer with child sex trafficking .
… '' Starr also had represented Epstein when he was under investigation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state authorities for sexual misconduct with young women and girls .
`` Epstein , a former friend of Trump and Bill Clinton , avoided federal prosecution in that earlier investigation .
But he pleaded guilty in 2008 to state charges that included paying for sex with a minor .
`` He served 13 months in jail , although he was allowed out for many hours each day on work release .
`` Starr , a former federal appeals court judge , oversaw the wide-ranging Whitewater investigation of President Clinton from 1994 through 1998 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had lied under oath by denying a sexual harassment relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to Clinton 's impeachment by the Republican-led House in late 1998 .
… '' On Friday morning , shortly after news about Starr joining Trump 's legal team broke , Lewinsky wrote in a Twitter post : 'this is definitely an `` are you f–-ing kidding me ? ''
kinda day . '
`` More recently , Starr lost his job as president of Baylor University , and soon quit as chancellor and law professor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grossly botched its handling of cases where female students said they were raped or sexually abused .
`` Starr 's wife declined to comment when contacted by CNBC . ''
[ Tucker Higgins , Brian Schwartz and Dan Mangan , `` Trump Impeachment defense team will include Clinton prosecutor Ken Starr and Jeffrey Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz , '' CNBC , Jan. 17 , 2020 ] .
I do not hold it against Starr or Dershowitz that they provided legal defense to very bad people , but what I do question is why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particular to be legal counsel at the impeachment trial – for a number of reasons : First , Starr is the one who triggered the impeachment of President Bill Clinton , giving fodder to Democrats who want to say that this contrived and phony impeachment of President Trump is somehow justified .
Just look at what the president 's lawyer hypocritically did to Clinton , they will spew .
Second , Starr is not suited to wage a strong defense if the past is a prologue .
He is a weak-kneed appellate lawyer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases , much less take strong positions .
During the Clinton years , he was eaten up alive by the Clintons ' lawyer David Kendall of Williams & Connolly , who handed Starr 's head to him on a plate .
And , what Starr triggered did not even succeed in getting Slick Willy convicted .
Third , Starr lacks the courage of his own convictions , pun intended .
After he was accused of covering up sexual harassment scandals as the chancellor of Baylor University , where he sought `` exile '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apologized to the Clintons for even his failed work as independent counsel .
Fourth , Starr is almost universally disliked by the left , center and right .
To the left he tried , however incompetently , to bring down President Clinton , and to the right he is an `` accomplished loser . ''
The middle sees him as simply a fool .
I share the views of the right and middle , my having tried to help Starr during the Clinton years and he having thought himself too holier than thou @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take me up on the offer , before he and his `` high flying staff , '' which included now Justice Brett Kavanaugh , went down in flames .
All of this contributes to a bad public perception on both sides of the aisle and with Americans of all political persuasions , which could severely harm President Trump with voters in the upcoming 2020 presidential elections .
As much as I love and support the president , just as was true of the ill-conceived selection of Rudy Giuliani , he needs to think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him in what will be by all accounts the fight of his political life .
If he does not win this fight , the nation will go down for the count with him , and the senile likes of Joe Biden or the socialist likes of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will be poised to win the presidency and wreak havoc if not totally destroy the vision and creation of our Founding Fathers .
Go to www.freedomwatchusa.org and join and support our efforts to preserve the presidency of Donald J. Trump .

Just when I thought nothing could become even more bizarre, President Donald J. Trump's so-called legal team, led by Jay Sekulow, has recruited Ken Starr and Robert Ray, independent counsels during the Clinton years, to lead the defense of The Donald during the looming impeachment trial. Joining the legal team as well is retired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Notably absent from the legal team is Rudy Giuliani, the president's private legal counsel during the Russian collusion witch hunt of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Giuliani, not coincidentally, is the culprit, through his inebriated bad judgment, who played a key role, along with his now-indicted colleague Lev Parnas, in negligently getting the president into this impeachment quagmire. In the words of Laurel and Hardy, "A fine mess you have gotten me into, Ollie."
Here is how the left Friday was playing the selection of these lawyers, which is the equivalent of golf's President's Cup, only this time the American people could get screwed. Our world-class pro golfers at least prevailed for the red, white and blue in last month's match play tournament in Australia. The question is, legal acumen aside, will the president's legal team fare as well, given the politics inherent in the impeachment trial?
Here is what the venomous leftist Fake News outlet CNBC had to say about President Trump's selections, not wasting a beat to trash our commander in chief by linking him to Jeffrey Epstein and O.J. Simpson, and indirectly and falsely portraying him as a sexual predator.
"President Trump's impeachment defense team will include Ken Starr, whose investigation led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment, and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. …
"Dershowitz's past clients include the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and O.J. Simpson. …
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"More recently, Dershowitz has been known for his defense of Trump on television and for his past work for Epstein, a wealthy investor who was charged by federal prosecutors in New York last summer with child sex trafficking. …
"Starr also had represented Epstein when he was under investigation in the mid-2000s in Florida by federal and state authorities for sexual misconduct with young women and girls.
"Epstein, a former friend of Trump and Bill Clinton, avoided federal prosecution in that earlier investigation. But he pleaded guilty in 2008 to state charges that included paying for sex with a minor.
"He served 13 months in jail, although he was allowed out for many hours each day on work release.
"Starr, a former federal appeals court judge, oversaw the wide-ranging Whitewater investigation of President Clinton from 1994 through 1998.
"Starr's findings that Clinton had lied under oath by denying a sexual harassment relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to Clinton's impeachment by the Republican-led House in late 1998. …
"On Friday morning, shortly after news about Starr joining Trump's legal team broke, Lewinsky wrote in a Twitter post: 'this is definitely an "are you f–-ing kidding me?" kinda day.'
"More recently, Starr lost his job as president of Baylor University, and soon quit as chancellor and law professor, after claims that the Texas school had grossly botched its handling of cases where female students said they were raped or sexually abused.
"Starr's wife declined to comment when contacted by CNBC."
[Tucker Higgins, Brian Schwartz and Dan Mangan, "Trump Impeachment defense team will include Clinton prosecutor Ken Starr and Jeffrey Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz," CNBC, Jan. 17, 2020].
I do not hold it against Starr or Dershowitz that they provided legal defense to very bad people, but what I do question is why it was necessary to allow Starr in particular to be legal counsel at the impeachment trial – for a number of reasons:
First, Starr is the one who triggered the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, giving fodder to Democrats who want to say that this contrived and phony impeachment of President Trump is somehow justified. Just look at what the president's lawyer hypocritically did to Clinton, they will spew.
Second, Starr is not suited to wage a strong defense if the past is a prologue. He is a weak-kneed appellate lawyer who does not know how to try cases, much less take strong positions. During the Clinton years, he was eaten up alive by the Clintons' lawyer David Kendall of Williams & Connolly, who handed Starr's head to him on a plate. And, what Starr triggered did not even succeed in getting Slick Willy convicted.
Third, Starr lacks the courage of his own convictions, pun intended. After he was accused of covering up sexual harassment scandals as the chancellor of Baylor University, where he sought "exile" after the Lewinsky fiasco, he later apologized to the Clintons for even his failed work as independent counsel.
Fourth, Starr is almost universally disliked by the left, center and right. To the left he tried, however incompetently, to bring down President Clinton, and to the right he is an "accomplished loser." The middle sees him as simply a fool. I share the views of the right and middle, my having tried to help Starr during the Clinton years and he having thought himself too holier than thou and "Republican establishment pure "to take me up on the offer, before he and his "high flying staff," which included now Justice Brett Kavanaugh, went down in flames.
All of this contributes to a bad public perception on both sides of the aisle and with Americans of all political persuasions, which could severely harm President Trump with voters in the upcoming 2020 presidential elections.
As much as I love and support the president, just as was true of the ill-conceived selection of Rudy Giuliani, he needs to think more clearly about who should legally represent him in what will be by all accounts the fight of his political life. If he does not win this fight, the nation will go down for the count with him, and the senile likes of Joe Biden or the socialist likes of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will be poised to win the presidency and wreak havoc if not totally destroy the vision and creation of our Founding Fathers.
Go to www.freedomwatchusa.org and join and support our efforts to preserve the presidency of Donald J. Trump.


wnd--2020-01-18--The remote country no politician has ever heard of

There exists a remote country so exotic , so distant , so unknown and so mysterious that Washington politicians almost need a machete and a pith helmet when they visit on fact-finding missions .
I mean it .
A recent headline read as follows : `` Jobs , Family , Future : Gov .
Kristi Noem Shares What 's on the Mind of America 's Heartland '' – as though the heartland were a distant foreign country where urban anthropologists go to learn more about a primitive culture .
( To be fair to Gov .
Noem , she 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presumably this observation does n't include her .
In other words , she governs the primitive culture known as South Dakota . )
As someone who has resided in the distant outpost of Flyover Country for nearly 30 years , I 'm here to reveal a startling fact : There are dozens of states and hundreds of millions of people who live in this foreign nation .
And – another startling reveal – we vote .
Shocking , I know .
During election years , many politicians take foreign fact-finding missions to Flyover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natives , but by now the natives have learned the Washington elites speak with forked tongues ( meaning , they lie ) .
The Washington elites want what they want , and the only purpose of Flyover Country is to pay taxes to fund what the Washington elite want .
TRENDING : Pelosi pulls a Schiff : Twists quote from Trump-Ukraine transcript while addressing the House My favorite example is when Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop at an upstate New York 4-H club .
A Secret Service agent reported that when Hillary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned to a staffer and said , 'What the f - - - did we come here for ?
There 's no money here . '
'' In another comical example , `` Ned Resinkoff , a senior editor for the progressive ThinkProgress , wrote in detail about how horrified he was that his plumber , ' a middle-aged white guy with a southern accent , ' may have voted for Donald Trump .
The idea that his plumber may have different political beliefs left Resnikoff so rattled he 'could n't shake the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Danger ?
Is your plumber planning to attack you ? )
The sneering condescension from Hollywood and the Big Tech elites on the West Coast , and the baffled incomprehension from the Beltway elites on the East Coast , are similar .
No one understands Flyover Country .
No one .
In the superb book `` Militant Normals `` ( highly recommended ) , author Kurt Schlichter documents over and over again the divide among groups he terms `` Elites '' ( the `` experts '' and their supporters who run government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , members of `` Conservative Inc. '' ( the GOP establishment who speak the words regular Americans want to hear , but never ever ever act on their promises ) , and `` Normals '' ( regular hardworking Americans struggling to regain their country ; the natives of Flyover Country ) .
`` Today 's Elite hates the Normals – hates them – and it acts accordingly , '' writes Schlichter .
`` Except the Normals have noticed .
And they are starting to hate the Elite right back . ''
[ Emphasis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no better .
`` Every election year , the politicians of Conservative Inc. , are out there conservativing it up for the Normals , and every off year they go back to Washington and do just the opposite , '' says Schlichter .
This author also identifies the reason behind the hysterical loathing toward Trump by the Elites and their minions : They are afraid of him .
Trump represents something the Elites and Conservative Inc. have spent the last hundred years fighting : The return of power to the Normals , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meme about Trump says , `` In reality , they 're not after me .
They 're after you .
I 'm just in the way . ''
The Elites are certain the Normals have no moral right to participate in their own governance .
After all , there are those suited to govern , and those suited to be governed .
The Elites know where they stand .
`` So it came to pass that by the 2016 campaign , both major parties were heading toward Election Day utterly oblivious to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' writes Schlichter .
`` And the consequence of that oversight changed American history . ''
These bitterly clinging deplorable Normals have this stubborn interest in quietly living their lives and raising their families .
Since they do n't share the lofty Utopian vision of the Elites , they are dismissed as racist ( regardless of their skin color ) , sexist ( regardless of their gender ) , homophobic ( regardless of their sexual orientation ) and every other -ist or -ism or -phobia epithet springing from the Elites ' fertile vocabulary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wants an enemy , '' reports Schlichter , `` and the Normals make for a great villain . ''
They also derive great joy in forcing others to bend to their will .
So when Trump came along and actually had the nerve to fight for the interests of the Normals rather than the Elites , the battle lines were drawn .
However , determined not to repeat the same mistake in the 2020 election , daredevil Elites sometimes venture into hostile territory on taxpayer-funded fact-finding missions and talk to a few farmers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or other exotic denizens .
They ask what the Normals are concerned about .
And when the Normals reply along the lines of steady jobs , family values , border security and crime , the Elites shake their heads , baffled , and say , `` Do n't be silly .
What you 're REALLY concerned about is transgender access to bathrooms , climate change and impeachment , right ? ''
And then the Elites return to their ivory towers and confidently report to their echo chambers that America 's heartland is concerned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change and impeachment .
So the Elites and Conservative Inc. still do n't get it .
They do n't get how sick the Normals are of their shenanigans .
`` They were tired of having their morals and values rejected , spit upon , rolled up tight , lit on fire , and shoved up their [ rear ends ] by an Elite that thought morality was a joke and decency a weakness , '' Schlichter sums up .
Apparently , it has n't occurred to the Elites and the Conservative Inc. politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should scrape off their shoes .
Instead , they lurch further and further into extremism and think the Normals are happy to be dragged along .
And so it continues .
To all the natives out there in Flyover Country , remember who has your back in the 2020 election .

There exists a remote country so exotic, so distant, so unknown and so mysterious that Washington politicians almost need a machete and a pith helmet when they visit on fact-finding missions.
I refer to America's heartland.
I mean it. A recent headline read as follows: "Jobs, Family, Future: Gov. Kristi Noem Shares What's on the Mind of America's Heartland" – as though the heartland were a distant foreign country where urban anthropologists go to learn more about a primitive culture. (To be fair to Gov. Noem, she's the governor of South Dakota, so presumably this observation doesn't include her. In other words, she governs the primitive culture known as South Dakota.)
As someone who has resided in the distant outpost of Flyover Country for nearly 30 years, I'm here to reveal a startling fact: There are dozens of states and hundreds of millions of people who live in this foreign nation. And – another startling reveal – we vote. Shocking, I know.
During election years, many politicians take foreign fact-finding missions to Flyover Country and pretend to listen to the natives, but by now the natives have learned the Washington elites speak with forked tongues (meaning, they lie). The Washington elites want what they want, and the only purpose of Flyover Country is to pay taxes to fund what the Washington elite want.
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My favorite example is when Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop at an upstate New York 4-H club. A Secret Service agent reported that when Hillary saw farmers and cows, "She turned to a staffer and said, 'What the f - - - did we come here for? There's no money here.'"
In another comical example, "Ned Resinkoff, a senior editor for the progressive ThinkProgress, wrote in detail about how horrified he was that his plumber, 'a middle-aged white guy with a southern accent,' may have voted for Donald Trump. The idea that his plumber may have different political beliefs left Resnikoff so rattled he 'couldn't shake the sense of potential danger.'" (Danger? Is your plumber planning to attack you?)
The sneering condescension from Hollywood and the Big Tech elites on the West Coast, and the baffled incomprehension from the Beltway elites on the East Coast, are similar. No one understands Flyover Country. No one.
Except Trump.
In the superb book "Militant Normals " (highly recommended), author Kurt Schlichter documents over and over again the divide among groups he terms "Elites" (the "experts" and their supporters who run government, media, academia and Hollywood), members of "Conservative Inc." (the GOP establishment who speak the words regular Americans want to hear, but never ever ever act on their promises), and "Normals" (regular hardworking Americans struggling to regain their country; the natives of Flyover Country).
"Today's Elite hates the Normals – hates them – and it acts accordingly," writes Schlichter. "Except the Normals have noticed. And they are starting to hate the Elite right back." [Emphasis in original.]
The GOP is no better. "Every election year, the politicians of Conservative Inc., are out there conservativing it up for the Normals, and every off year they go back to Washington and do just the opposite," says Schlichter.
This author also identifies the reason behind the hysterical loathing toward Trump by the Elites and their minions: They are afraid of him. Trump represents something the Elites and Conservative Inc. have spent the last hundred years fighting: The return of power to the Normals, as our Founding Fathers intended. As the meme about Trump says, "In reality, they're not after me. They're after you. I'm just in the way."
The Elites are certain the Normals have no moral right to participate in their own governance. After all, there are those suited to govern, and those suited to be governed. The Elites know where they stand.
"So it came to pass that by the 2016 campaign, both major parties were heading toward Election Day utterly oblivious to the fact that the Normals were seething," writes Schlichter. "And the consequence of that oversight changed American history."
These bitterly clinging deplorable Normals have this stubborn interest in quietly living their lives and raising their families. Since they don't share the lofty Utopian vision of the Elites, they are dismissed as racist (regardless of their skin color), sexist (regardless of their gender), homophobic (regardless of their sexual orientation) and every other -ist or -ism or -phobia epithet springing from the Elites' fertile vocabulary.
"The modern Elite needs and wants an enemy," reports Schlichter, "and the Normals make for a great villain." They also derive great joy in forcing others to bend to their will.
So when Trump came along and actually had the nerve to fight for the interests of the Normals rather than the Elites, the battle lines were drawn.
However, determined not to repeat the same mistake in the 2020 election, daredevil Elites sometimes venture into hostile territory on taxpayer-funded fact-finding missions and talk to a few farmers, mechanics, housewives, truck drivers or other exotic denizens. They ask what the Normals are concerned about. And when the Normals reply along the lines of steady jobs, family values, border security and crime, the Elites shake their heads, baffled, and say, "Don't be silly. What you're REALLY concerned about is transgender access to bathrooms, climate change and impeachment, right?"
And then the Elites return to their ivory towers and confidently report to their echo chambers that America's heartland is concerned with transgender access to bathrooms, climate change and impeachment.
So the Elites and Conservative Inc. still don't get it. They don't get how sick the Normals are of their shenanigans. "They were tired of having their morals and values rejected, spit upon, rolled up tight, lit on fire, and shoved up their [rear ends] by an Elite that thought morality was a joke and decency a weakness," Schlichter sums up.
Apparently, it hasn't occurred to the Elites and the Conservative Inc. politicians to stop treating Normals like something they should scrape off their shoes. Instead, they lurch further and further into extremism and think the Normals are happy to be dragged along.
And so it continues. To all the natives out there in Flyover Country, remember who has your back in the 2020 election.


wnd--2020-01-18--Gulags for Deplorables: Now they've actually said it

We conservatives have been warning of the rise of the radical left for some time – the rise of hard-line leftism / fascism / communism .
Take your pick , because fundamentally , they are the same .
And for those warnings , we 've been derided as right-wing loons and sky-is-falling paranoids .
This could never happen in America , they say .
Americans may joke about such things , but when push comes to shove , no one will ever advocate for communist-style gulags and reeducation camps .
Still , with history on our side , we soldier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that may point to this rising .
Well , evidently , the time is now .
Over the years , one leftist or another will slip up and reveal what they truly believe .
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Or like Obama , who infamously came out and said , `` We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States of America . ''
He did so at a rally in Columbia , Missouri , on Oct. 30 , 2008 .
Then some years later , when called on it , Obama explained in an interview with Bill O'Reilly that , `` I do n't think we have to fundamentally transform the nation . ''
Well , Mr. President , yes you do , and more and more hard leftists have taken your words and set them to music , as it were – with the rise of Occupy Wall Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ named fascist gang , antifa .
Now , it seems , the mask is coming off entirely .
No longer left to radical outliers , legitimate campaigns employ these like-minded authoritarians .
By now , most have seen or heard of Kyle Jurek , thanks to the tireless and courageous work of James O'Keefe 's Project Veritas .
Jurek is an Iowa campaign field organizer for the Bernie Sanders campaign .
Yes , I know – I too was stunned that an American presidential candidate , who honeymooned in the Soviet Union and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule , would hire such a man .
Like many leftists , Jurek is as dumb as a bag of hammers .
He knows absolutely nothing of what he speaks .
The only cogent thing he uttered was that Bernie `` is a bad judge of character . ''
True enough – he hired you .
Check that .
He did admit , unknowingly , something else interesting – that he is a fascist .
During the video , Jurek kept saying that there were many in the Sanders campaign who were radical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communists and fascists are basically the same .
Fascists are just nationalist communists .
It was why the Nazi flag was partly red .
This was a tip-of-the-hat by Hitler to the communists .
Jurek , without even knowing , was doing what leftists do : projecting .
They are the brutal authoritarians , yet they describe those who oppose them as fascists .
He 's all on board with the idea of American gulags and reeducation camps , as the left whines about us conservatives imposing our values on the country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he is apparently only one of many working in the Sanders campaign .
Jurek 's views may not , at this point , be representative of the Democratic Party , but they 've allowed him and many others to take up residence .
And to say that Sanders , who has aligned himself with AOC , Omar and Tlaib , is n't as radical as those he 's hired , like Jurek and others , is a stretch at best .
Am I saying that Bernie believes what Jurek does ?
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just knows he ca n't say it in public … yet .

We conservatives have been warning of the rise of the radical left for some time – the rise of hard-line leftism / fascism / communism. Take your pick, because fundamentally, they are the same.
And for those warnings, we've been derided as right-wing loons and sky-is-falling paranoids. This could never happen in America, they say. Americans may joke about such things, but when push comes to shove, no one will ever advocate for communist-style gulags and reeducation camps.
Still, with history on our side, we soldier on, ever wary of the signs that may point to this rising.
Well, evidently, the time is now.
Over the years, one leftist or another will slip up and reveal what they truly believe.
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Like in 2009, when Maxine Waters slipped up during a "Big Oil" hearing, calling for socializing the industry – taking over the oil companies.
Or like Obama, who infamously came out and said, "We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America." He did so at a rally in Columbia, Missouri, on Oct. 30, 2008.
Then some years later, when called on it, Obama explained in an interview with Bill O'Reilly that, "I don't think we have to fundamentally transform the nation."
Well, Mr. President, yes you do, and more and more hard leftists have taken your words and set them to music, as it were – with the rise of Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter and the ironically named fascist gang, antifa.
Now, it seems, the mask is coming off entirely. No longer left to radical outliers, legitimate campaigns employ these like-minded authoritarians.
By now, most have seen or heard of Kyle Jurek, thanks to the tireless and courageous work of James O'Keefe's Project Veritas. Jurek is an Iowa campaign field organizer for the Bernie Sanders campaign.
Yes, I know – I too was stunned that an American presidential candidate, who honeymooned in the Soviet Union and extols the virtues of Soviet and Cuban rule, would hire such a man.
Like many leftists, Jurek is as dumb as a bag of hammers. He knows absolutely nothing of what he speaks. The only cogent thing he uttered was that Bernie "is a bad judge of character." True enough – he hired you.
Check that. He did admit, unknowingly, something else interesting – that he is a fascist.
During the video, Jurek kept saying that there were many in the Sanders campaign who were radical leftists/communists. And as we know, communists and fascists are basically the same. Fascists are just nationalist communists. It was why the Nazi flag was partly red. This was a tip-of-the-hat by Hitler to the communists.
Jurek, without even knowing, was doing what leftists do: projecting. They are the brutal authoritarians, yet they describe those who oppose them as fascists.
He's all on board with the idea of American gulags and reeducation camps, as the left whines about us conservatives imposing our values on the country.
This is a heinous human being, and he is apparently only one of many working in the Sanders campaign.
Jurek's views may not, at this point, be representative of the Democratic Party, but they've allowed him and many others to take up residence.
And to say that Sanders, who has aligned himself with AOC, Omar and Tlaib, isn't as radical as those he's hired, like Jurek and others, is a stretch at best.
Am I saying that Bernie believes what Jurek does? My opinion is that he does. Bernie just knows he can't say it in public … yet.


wnd--2020-01-18--Dangers to Aussies: Forest fires and … camels

The details of the horrendous destruction in Australia from the bushfires are almost beyond comprehension .
The still pictures and videos of the flames as they tear through forests , towns , homes and whatever else is in their path will be seared into your memory – I know they are in mine .
Ever wonder what Hell might look like ?
This is it .
Only , it is n't Hell .
It 's the destruction of a beautiful land , home to a beautiful people and to a variety of amazing animals , some of which are only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be left when the flames are finally out , is anyone 's guess at this point .
What is a sure thing , is that it will be a terrible sight .
As to be expected , there is a massive PR campaign going on over whom to blame for all this horror .
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The `` greens '' are blaming the politicians , right up to and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they did nothing to prevent the fires nor to stop them .
The bottom line for them is that climate change/global warming is the cause of all of this devastation and that human beings ( read that , politicians ) should have done something to prevent it .
In a scenario that should sound familiar to Americans , Morrison and his Liberal Party ( they 're Australia 's conservatives ) won the May 2019 general election , which was considered the `` green election . ''
He has been hated ever since ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sounds to me like the scenario of the Democrats versus Donald Trump .
Prior to his election victory , the Dems thought he was sure to lose .
Since then , Trump has been blamed for everything – and now they want him removed from office .
In Australia , after Morrison won , the opposition blamed him for everything – and the issue at hand is the fire situation , which they claim is the result of `` climate change . ''
It goes without saying , there are now demands for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the conditions being blamed for the conflagrations are not the worst they 've ever been .
Yes , it 's been hot and dry , but records show there have been worse years .
It 's a pity media tend to ignore that reality .
Another reality is that of arson .
So far , there have been more than 200 arrests for arson , a good percentage of them juveniles .
Legal action has been taken against a majority of the suspects , but none of the reports I 've seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why they set the fires .
In one case , two 18-year-olds were arrested and taken to court on arson charges .
When they left the building , one of them , Fadi Zraika , laughed when reporters asked him about his crime .
I 've seen no details about his punishment .
Keep in mind that there are hundreds of fires across the country .
Most of them are in the states of New South Wales and Victoria , although all states are burning .
The number of fatalities is still not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are confirmed , but many people are missing as the fires rage uncontrolled .
Upwards of 3,000 homes have been destroyed , with no count of farm structures , out-buildings or businesses .
It 's estimated more than 20 million acres have been torched .
As if that were n't bad enough , it 's estimated that more than half a billion animals have been destroyed , threatening the literal survival of some species that exist only in Australia .
Part of the horror of all this is that much of it could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for government rules and regulations put in place by green enthusiasts .
People were forbidden to clear flammable underbrush from land they owned and forbidden to cut down trees .
It was no joke – violators faced large fines and possible jail time .
Timber workers and rangers were stopped from maintaining forestland as well as land along roads and trails .
In other words , the land was `` given back '' to Mother Nature , and now Aussies are seeing the results – a situation Californians faced during their recent fire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week that shocked me further – another example of `` greens '' gone wild .
It 's been announced that professional shooters have been hired by Aboriginal leaders to shoot more than 10,000 camels from helicopters .
Why ?
To prevent them from drinking water in drought areas of South Australia .
Apparently , residents have complained that the animals , which are wild and roam free in the deserts , come onto homestead property , knocking down fences , trying to get into air conditioners to get water .
According to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there 's been a sharp increase in the country 's camels – to more than 1.2 million .
According to the Evening Standard , the spokesman said : `` This has resulted in significant damage to infrastructure , danger to families and communities , increased grazing pressure across the APY ( native ) Lands and critical animal welfare issues as some camels die of thirst or trample each other to access water .
In some cases dead animals have contaminated important water sources and cultural sites . ''
I ca n't wait @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those 10,000 dead camels .
Oh , and I must n't forget the other reason the `` greens '' are out to get the camels – and this is a quote : '' There are also fears over the animals contributing to global warming through methane emissions ( read that : farts ) equivalent to a tonne of carbon dioxide a year – the same as an additional 400,000 cars on the road . ''
I assume that was told to the reporter with a straight face .

The details of the horrendous destruction in Australia from the bushfires are almost beyond comprehension. The still pictures and videos of the flames as they tear through forests, towns, homes and whatever else is in their path will be seared into your memory – I know they are in mine.
Ever wonder what Hell might look like? This is it.
Only, it isn't Hell. It's the destruction of a beautiful land, home to a beautiful people and to a variety of amazing animals, some of which are only known to exist there.
What will be left when the flames are finally out, is anyone's guess at this point. What is a sure thing, is that it will be a terrible sight.
As to be expected, there is a massive PR campaign going on over whom to blame for all this horror.
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After all, isn't someone always to blame?
The "greens" are blaming the politicians, right up to and including Prime Minister Scott Morrison, saying they did nothing to prevent the fires nor to stop them. The bottom line for them is that climate change/global warming is the cause of all of this devastation and that human beings (read that, politicians) should have done something to prevent it.
In a scenario that should sound familiar to Americans, Morrison and his Liberal Party (they're Australia's conservatives) won the May 2019 general election, which was considered the "green election." He has been hated ever since; he was supposed to lose.
That sounds to me like the scenario of the Democrats versus Donald Trump. Prior to his election victory, the Dems thought he was sure to lose.
Since then, Trump has been blamed for everything – and now they want him removed from office.
In Australia, after Morrison won, the opposition blamed him for everything – and the issue at hand is the fire situation, which they claim is the result of "climate change." It goes without saying, there are now demands for his resignation.
The only problem is, the conditions being blamed for the conflagrations are not the worst they've ever been. Yes, it's been hot and dry, but records show there have been worse years.
It's a pity media tend to ignore that reality.
Another reality is that of arson. So far, there have been more than 200 arrests for arson, a good percentage of them juveniles. Legal action has been taken against a majority of the suspects, but none of the reports I've seen delves into who the perpetrators are and why they set the fires.
In one case, two 18-year-olds were arrested and taken to court on arson charges. When they left the building, one of them, Fadi Zraika, laughed when reporters asked him about his crime. I've seen no details about his punishment.
Keep in mind that there are hundreds of fires across the country. Most of them are in the states of New South Wales and Victoria, although all states are burning.
The number of fatalities is still not accurately known. At least 26 deaths are confirmed, but many people are missing as the fires rage uncontrolled. Upwards of 3,000 homes have been destroyed, with no count of farm structures, out-buildings or businesses. It's estimated more than 20 million acres have been torched.
As if that weren't bad enough, it's estimated that more than half a billion animals have been destroyed, threatening the literal survival of some species that exist only in Australia.
Part of the horror of all this is that much of it could have been avoided had it not been for government rules and regulations put in place by green enthusiasts. People were forbidden to clear flammable underbrush from land they owned and forbidden to cut down trees. It was no joke – violators faced large fines and possible jail time.
Timber workers and rangers were stopped from maintaining forestland as well as land along roads and trails.
In other words, the land was "given back" to Mother Nature, and now Aussies are seeing the results – a situation Californians faced during their recent fire season.
I saw a headline this week that shocked me further – another example of "greens" gone wild.
It's been announced that professional shooters have been hired by Aboriginal leaders to shoot more than 10,000 camels from helicopters.
Why? To prevent them from drinking water in drought areas of South Australia.
Apparently, residents have complained that the animals, which are wild and roam free in the deserts, come onto homestead property, knocking down fences, trying to get into air conditioners to get water.
According to the South Australia Department of Environment and Water, there's been a sharp increase in the country's camels – to more than 1.2 million.
According to the Evening Standard, the spokesman said: "This has resulted in significant damage to infrastructure, danger to families and communities, increased grazing pressure across the APY (native) Lands and critical animal welfare issues as some camels die of thirst or trample each other to access water. In some cases dead animals have contaminated important water sources and cultural sites."
I can't wait to find out how they will dispose of those 10,000 dead camels.
Oh, and I mustn't forget the other reason the "greens" are out to get the camels – and this is a quote:
"There are also fears over the animals contributing to global warming through methane emissions (read that: farts) equivalent to a tonne of carbon dioxide a year – the same as an additional 400,000 cars on the road."
I assume that was told to the reporter with a straight face.
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wnd--2020-01-18--Are Democrats irrational – or playing a high stakes game?

It 's easy to listen to Democratic pronouncements on everything Trump – and conclude that the entire party has gone insane .
In fact , it 's difficult to conclude otherwise .
In the three years of Trump 's presidency , life has improved for nearly all Americans , and especially for low-income Americans who voted for him .
Promises kept .
Considering this led me to wonder : Could there possibly be an argument made that the Democrats ' behavior – so extreme , their hatred so unhinged – during Trump 's presidency has in fact been entirely rational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party 's well-being as a future governing party , the behavior and pronouncements of individual Democrats are damaging in the extreme .
Put more bluntly , the Democrats are setting themselves up for many terms – even generations – of political life in the wilderness .
If they survive at all .
Public views change over time , and we are witnessing some big ones in transition : abortion on demand , gun confiscation , border security , illegal citizenship , welfare vs. work and the role of law enforcement in protecting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not exhaustive , either .
TRENDING : Pelosi pulls a Schiff : Twists quote from Trump-Ukraine transcript while addressing the House In all these cases , Democrats , from the least to the greatest , have chosen to attack the public for their changing attitudes !
Attacking your own voters for their viewpoints is not the way back from the political wilderness .
It is the route to political oblivion .
But surely these Democrats must know that ?
So many of them are career politicians .
There are , however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public shifts in political preferences could certainly make sense .
Here are a couple .
First , the Hunter Biden , Joe Biden , Burisma gas company director 's fees and Ukrainian prosecutors .
Trump 's telephone call to the Ukranian president must have set off alarm bells among Democratic politicians in the know .
Perhaps their continuing political power via the 2016 election was crucial to avoiding exposure and ultimately prosecution for widespread political corruption .
Given that circumstance , Democratic behavior in attacking Trump , despite all his accomplishments , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Second , it is assumed that Democrats ' permanent support for on-demand abortion is all about empowering women , by leaving the life or death decision regarding the unborn baby they are carrying entirely up to them .
What if , in fact , Democrats ' support for a woman 's right to choose is more about the product of an abortion ?
What if aborted babies are being used on a large scale for medical experimentation ?
Is the public ready to accept live human experimentation ?
How is that different than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
What would happen if widespread human experimentation were exposed to the public today ?
What if the money abortion providers receive from taxpayers , which is mandated by Congress , is primarily for the providers to funnel back into Democratic campaign coffers around election time ?
Why would taxpayer money be needed if abortion providers are adequately funded already by selling their product ?
Might those be adequate and entirely rational reasons for the Democrats to behave exactly as they are ?
Sometimes the difference between sanity and insanity is abrupt and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and insane is a continuum .
And sometimes , the difference between sane and insane behavior depends on what the observer sees from where he or she stands .
Is there another dimension to this battle ?
Reconnaissance , The Creator Returns .

It's easy to listen to Democratic pronouncements on everything Trump – and conclude that the entire party has gone insane.
In fact, it's difficult to conclude otherwise. In the three years of Trump's presidency, life has improved for nearly all Americans, and especially for low-income Americans who voted for him. Promises kept.
Considering this led me to wonder: Could there possibly be an argument made that the Democrats' behavior – so extreme, their hatred so unhinged – during Trump's presidency has in fact been entirely rational?
If we look to the Democratic Party's well-being as a future governing party, the behavior and pronouncements of individual Democrats are damaging in the extreme. Put more bluntly, the Democrats are setting themselves up for many terms – even generations – of political life in the wilderness. If they survive at all.
Public views change over time, and we are witnessing some big ones in transition: abortion on demand, gun confiscation, border security, illegal citizenship, welfare vs. work and the role of law enforcement in protecting the public over coddling criminals. This list is not exhaustive, either.
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In all these cases, Democrats, from the least to the greatest, have chosen to attack the public for their changing attitudes! Attacking your own voters for their viewpoints is not the way back from the political wilderness. It is the route to political oblivion. But surely these Democrats must know that? So many of them are career politicians.
There are, however, certain circumstances under which Democrat railing against public shifts in political preferences could certainly make sense. Here are a couple.
First, the Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Burisma gas company director's fees and Ukrainian prosecutors. Trump's telephone call to the Ukranian president must have set off alarm bells among Democratic politicians in the know. Perhaps their continuing political power via the 2016 election was crucial to avoiding exposure and ultimately prosecution for widespread political corruption. Given that circumstance, Democratic behavior in attacking Trump, despite all his accomplishments, is entirely rational. Would you agree?
Second, it is assumed that Democrats' permanent support for on-demand abortion is all about empowering women, by leaving the life or death decision regarding the unborn baby they are carrying entirely up to them. What if, in fact, Democrats' support for a woman's right to choose is more about the product of an abortion? What if aborted babies are being used on a large scale for medical experimentation? Is the public ready to accept live human experimentation? How is that different than Nazi experimentation on Jewish concentration camp prisoners?
What would happen if widespread human experimentation were exposed to the public today? What if the money abortion providers receive from taxpayers, which is mandated by Congress, is primarily for the providers to funnel back into Democratic campaign coffers around election time? Why would taxpayer money be needed if abortion providers are adequately funded already by selling their product? Might those be adequate and entirely rational reasons for the Democrats to behave exactly as they are?
Sometimes the difference between sanity and insanity is abrupt and obvious. Sometimes the difference between sane and insane is a continuum. And sometimes, the difference between sane and insane behavior depends on what the observer sees from where he or she stands.
Is there another dimension to this battle? Reconnaissance, The Creator Returns.


wnd--2020-01-18--Joe Biden's brother now accused of using his name for business gain

When it comes to the family of President Donald Trump , the media microscope has been trained on every nook and cranny of their lives .
But the media has been derelict in its duty to do the same to the family of former Vice President Joe Biden , the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination .
After Trump brought attention to it , the media has paid some cursory attention to the shady dealings of the Biden 's son Hunter Biden .
But they have offered little attention to the former VP 's brother , Frank Biden , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last name , ABC News reported .
In 2009 , Frank , a real estate developer , met with a business executive in Palm Beach Gardens , Florida where he was asked to become the face of a new business venture involving charter schools .
Frank , who apparently had no experience in education , took the job and , for five years , proceeded to use his surname to nab contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to open new charter schools .
TRENDING : Virginia governor declares 'state of emergency ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What ’ s worse is that he did not even make a secret of the fact that he was using his famous last name for profit , as The Washington Post reported in 2011 .
“ I give you my word of honor on my family name that this system is sustainable , ” he said in a videotaped message to the Palm Beach County School Board .
“ This school will be sustained.
” In spite of a staff recommendation to deny the application , the board approved the project , known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s message .
But months later , the board decided to remove from its agenda an application for Mavericks to open three more schools .
“ There ’ s been so much confusion about the real success rate of some of the students [ in Mavericks schools ] that the board wanted to get more information about that , ” board member Marcia Andrews said .
“ They work with really at-risk students and we wanted to make sure they were making a difference.
” Could it be that the schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Biden brother and that the first one was only approved because of his name ?
Biden told The Post that he does not use his brother ’ s name to make money but in another breath admitted that the name is a “ tremendous asset.
” “ I never invoke his name other than to tell people I am his younger brother and I love him , ” Frank Biden said .
“ It ’ s a tremendous asset , ” Biden said , referring to his last name .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to what I have to say.
” The former vice president has not been accused of any wrongdoing , nor is there any proof that he had a hand in his son ’ s or brother ’ s dealings .
But at a time when he competes for the Democratic presidential nomination , the same scrutiny paid to the Trump family should be paid to his .
Families of politicians making money by using their last names is not a new practice , nor is it limited to one party .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aimed at Republicans , particularly the ones named Trump .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

When it comes to the family of President Donald Trump, the media microscope has been trained on every nook and cranny of their lives.
But the media has been derelict in its duty to do the same to the family of former Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.
After Trump brought attention to it, the media has paid some cursory attention to the shady dealings of the Biden's son Hunter Biden. But they have offered little attention to the former VP's brother, Frank Biden, who also profited from the family’s last name, ABC News reported.
In 2009, Frank, a real estate developer, met with a business executive in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida where he was asked to become the face of a new business venture involving charter schools.
Frank, who apparently had no experience in education, took the job and, for five years, proceeded to use his surname to nab contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to open new charter schools.
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What’s worse is that he did not even make a secret of the fact that he was using his famous last name for profit, as The Washington Post reported in 2011.
“I give you my word of honor on my family name that this system is sustainable,” he said in a videotaped message to the Palm Beach County School Board. “This school will be sustained.”
In spite of a staff recommendation to deny the application, the board approved the project, known as Mavericks in Education, after hearing Biden’s message.
But months later, the board decided to remove from its agenda an application for Mavericks to open three more schools.
“There’s been so much confusion about the real success rate of some of the students [in Mavericks schools] that the board wanted to get more information about that,” board member Marcia Andrews said. “They work with really at-risk students and we wanted to make sure they were making a difference.”
Could it be that the schools were not as good as advertised by the Biden brother and that the first one was only approved because of his name?
Biden told The Post that he does not use his brother’s name to make money but in another breath admitted that the name is a “tremendous asset.”
“I never invoke his name other than to tell people I am his younger brother and I love him,” Frank Biden said.
“It’s a tremendous asset,” Biden said, referring to his last name. “I enjoy automatic acceptance or at least listening to what I have to say.”
The former vice president has not been accused of any wrongdoing, nor is there any proof that he had a hand in his son’s or brother’s dealings.
But at a time when he competes for the Democratic presidential nomination, the same scrutiny paid to the Trump family should be paid to his.
Families of politicians making money by using their last names is not a new practice, nor is it limited to one party.
But it does seem that the scrutiny is only aimed at Republicans, particularly the ones named Trump.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-18--Judges to students: Take your climate-change complaints to politicians

Nearly two dozen students who sued the federal government over `` climate change '' must take their arguments to the nation 's executive branch , not its courts .
In a split decision , a three-judge panel of 9th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the complaint while saying students `` have made a compelling case that action is needed . ''
Two judges , in the majority opinion , said the students ' complaint will make it harder for `` political branches to deny that climate change is occurring , that the government has had a role in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials have a moral responsibility to seek solutions . ''
However , the court said the case must be `` made to the political branches or to the electorate at large . ''
The Washington Examiner reported two judges found the federal courts were the wrong place to argue the issue , while a third judge would have allowed a federal court to decide the case .
TRENDING : Virginia governor declares 'state of emergency ' as militias prepare to march on Richmond The report said the group of 21 youth plaintiffs challenged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The teenagers notched a small victory shortly after President Trump was elected when a federal district court in Oregon ruled the case could move forward to trial — but the 9th Circuit ultimately took up the case after the Supreme Court intervened , '' the Examiner said .
The plaintiffs wanted the courts to create a new constitutional right , charging the federal government had violated their `` constitutional right to a livable climate '' by allowing fossil fuels .
`` Our dissenting colleague quite correctly notes the gravity of the plaintiffs ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether an Article III court can provide their requested redress .
In suggesting that we can , the dissent reframes the plaintiffs ' claimed constitutional right variously as an entitlement to 'the country 's perpetuity , ' or as one to freedom from 'the amount of fossil-fuel emissions that will irreparably devastate our Nation . '
But if such broad constitutional rights exist , we doubt that the plaintiffs would have Article III standing to enforce them .
Their alleged individual injuries do not flow from a violation of these claimed rights .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Republic would be felt by all citizens equally , and thus would not constitute the kind of discrete and particularized injury necessary for Article III standing .
`` The plaintiffs ' experts opine that atmospheric carbon levels of 350 parts per million are necessary to stabilize the global climate .
But , even accepting those opinions as valid , they do not suggest how an order from this court can achieve that level , other than by ordering the government to develop a plan .
Although the plaintiffs ' invitation to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the promulgation of a plan is beguiling , it ignores than an Article III court will thereafter be required to determine whether the plan is sufficient to remediate the claimed constitutional violation of the plaintiffs ' right to a 'climate system capable of sustaining human life . '
`` In the end , any plan is only as good as the court 's power to enforce it . ''
The majority opinion said that `` absent court intervention , the political branches might conclude – however inappropriately in the plaintiffs ' view – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continuation of the very programs challenged in this suit . ''

Nearly two dozen students who sued the federal government over "climate change" must take their arguments to the nation's executive branch, not its courts.
In a split decision, a three-judge panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the complaint while saying students "have made a compelling case that action is needed." Two judges, in the majority opinion, said the students' complaint will make it harder for "political branches to deny that climate change is occurring, that the government has had a role in causing it, and that our elected officials have a moral responsibility to seek solutions."
However, the court said the case must be "made to the political branches or to the electorate at large."
The Washington Examiner reported two judges found the federal courts were the wrong place to argue the issue, while a third judge would have allowed a federal court to decide the case.
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The report said the group of 21 youth plaintiffs challenged the Obama administration in 2015.
"The teenagers notched a small victory shortly after President Trump was elected when a federal district court in Oregon ruled the case could move forward to trial — but the 9th Circuit ultimately took up the case after the Supreme Court intervened," the Examiner said.
The plaintiffs wanted the courts to create a new constitutional right, charging the federal government had violated their "constitutional right to a livable climate" by allowing fossil fuels.
The majority explained the problem wasn't simple.
"Our dissenting colleague quite correctly notes the gravity of the plaintiffs' evidence; we differ only as to whether an Article III court can provide their requested redress. In suggesting that we can, the dissent reframes the plaintiffs' claimed constitutional right variously as an entitlement to 'the country's perpetuity,' or as one to freedom from 'the amount of fossil-fuel emissions that will irreparably devastate our Nation.' But if such broad constitutional rights exist, we doubt that the plaintiffs would have Article III standing to enforce them. Their alleged individual injuries do not flow from a violation of these claimed rights. Indeed, any injury from the dissolution of the Republic would be felt by all citizens equally, and thus would not constitute the kind of discrete and particularized injury necessary for Article III standing.
"The plaintiffs' experts opine that atmospheric carbon levels of 350 parts per million are necessary to stabilize the global climate. But, even accepting those opinions as valid, they do not suggest how an order from this court can achieve that level, other than by ordering the government to develop a plan. Although the plaintiffs' invitation to get the ball rolling by simply ordering the promulgation of a plan is beguiling, it ignores than an Article III court will thereafter be required to determine whether the plan is sufficient to remediate the claimed constitutional violation of the plaintiffs' right to a 'climate system capable of sustaining human life.'
"In the end, any plan is only as good as the court's power to enforce it."
The majority opinion said that "absent court intervention, the political branches might conclude – however inappropriately in the plaintiffs' view – that economic or defense considerations called for continuation of the very programs challenged in this suit."


wnd--2020-01-18--FLASHBACK: Bernie was 'very excited' about Castro revolution

Is Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders a `` legit socialist '' of the Fidel Castro variety , as one of the Vermont senator 's campaign field organizer claimed on undercover video released this week , or a `` democratic socialist '' who looks to Europe as his model ?
Project Veritas captured Kyle Jurek on camera advocating Soviet-style gulags to `` de-Nazify '' Trump supporters and acknowledging he 's among four organizers in his office who could be described as a Marxist or a communist .
And Sanders himself , he said , is a `` legit socialist '' who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ socialist .
TRENDING : Virginia governor declares 'state of emergency ' as militias prepare to march on Richmond During the 2016 campaign , Sanders , who honeymooned in the Soviet Union , was confronted with video from the 1980s showing his praise of the Castro revolution in Cuba and the Sandinistas in Nicaraugua .
At the University of Vermont in 1986 , he recalled Cuba being discussed during the famous Kennedy-Nixon televised debate in 1960 .
`` I remember , for some reason or another , being very excited when Fidel Castro made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders , who was mayor of Burlington , Vermont , at the time of the speech .
`` I was a kid ... and it just seemed right and appropriate that poor people were rising up against rather ugly rich people . ''
Sanders said he almost had to `` puke '' when he saw John F. Kennedy push Richard Nixon to be tougher on Cuba .
`` For the first time in my adult life , what I was seeing is the Democrats and Republicans ... clearly that there really was n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two , '' he said .
See video of Sanders ' praise of Castro in 1986 : In a 1985 interview , he ridiculed the widespread criticism of Castro .
`` Everyone was totally convinced Castro was the worst guy in the world , '' he said .
`` They forgot that he educated their kids , gave them health care and totally transformed their society . ''
See Sanders praise the Castro and the Sandinistas in 1985 : During a Democratic presidential candidate debate in Miami in 2016 , Sanders was asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` regretted '' his praise of Castro and Sandinista guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega .
`` The key issue here was whether the United States should go around overthrowing small Latin American countries , '' he said .
`` I think that that was a mistake ... Sanders continued : `` ... both in Nicaragua and Cuba .
Look , let 's look at the facts here .
Cuba is , of course , an authoritarian undemocratic country , and I hope very much as soon as possible it becomes a democratic country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be wrong not to state that in Cuba they have made some good advances in health care .
They are sending doctors all over the world .
They have made some progress in education .
I think by restoring full diplomatic relations with Cuba , it will result in significant improvements to the lives of Cubans and it will help the United States and our business community invest . ''
See Sanders at the 2016 debate : Sanders also has defended the iconic bread lines in communist nations .
`` It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how bad a country is because people are lining up for food .
That ’ s a good thing , '' he said '' In other countries , people don ’ t line up for food , rich people get the food and poor people starve to death . ''
Video of remarks by the Sanders organizer Jurek were released Wednesday by Project Veritas as Part II in a series on the election called # Expose2020 .
In Part I , Jurek said Soviet-style gulags would be a good way to carry out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporters if Sanders becomes president .
He also warned , in Part I , that if the Democratic Party does n't nominate Sanders , the city hosting the convention this summer , Milwaukee , will `` burn . ''

Is Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders a "legit socialist" of the Fidel Castro variety, as one of the Vermont senator's campaign field organizer claimed on undercover video released this week, or a "democratic socialist" who looks to Europe as his model?
Project Veritas captured Kyle Jurek on camera advocating Soviet-style gulags to "de-Nazify" Trump supporters and acknowledging he's among four organizers in his office who could be described as a Marxist or a communist.
And Sanders himself, he said, is a "legit socialist" who is "masquerading" as a democratic socialist.
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During the 2016 campaign, Sanders, who honeymooned in the Soviet Union, was confronted with video from the 1980s showing his praise of the Castro revolution in Cuba and the Sandinistas in Nicaraugua.
At the University of Vermont in 1986, he recalled Cuba being discussed during the famous Kennedy-Nixon televised debate in 1960.
"I remember, for some reason or another, being very excited when Fidel Castro made the revolution in Cuba," said Sanders, who was mayor of Burlington, Vermont, at the time of the speech.
"I was a kid ... and it just seemed right and appropriate that poor people were rising up against rather ugly rich people."
Sanders said he almost had to "puke" when he saw John F. Kennedy push Richard Nixon to be tougher on Cuba.
"For the first time in my adult life, what I was seeing is the Democrats and Republicans ... clearly that there really wasn't a whole lot of difference between the two," he said.
See video of Sanders' praise of Castro in 1986:
In a 1985 interview, he ridiculed the widespread criticism of Castro.
"Everyone was totally convinced Castro was the worst guy in the world," he said. "They forgot that he educated their kids, gave them health care and totally transformed their society."
See Sanders praise the Castro and the Sandinistas in 1985:
During a Democratic presidential candidate debate in Miami in 2016, Sanders was asked by co-moderator Maria Elena Salinas if he "regretted" his praise of Castro and Sandinista guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega.
Sanders dodged the question.
"The key issue here was whether the United States should go around overthrowing small Latin American countries," he said. "I think that that was a mistake ...
Salinas interjected: You didn't answer the question.
Sanders continued: "... both in Nicaragua and Cuba. Look, let's look at the facts here. Cuba is, of course, an authoritarian undemocratic country, and I hope very much as soon as possible it becomes a democratic country. But on the other hand, it would be wrong not to state that in Cuba they have made some good advances in health care. They are sending doctors all over the world. They have made some progress in education. I think by restoring full diplomatic relations with Cuba, it will result in significant improvements to the lives of Cubans and it will help the United States and our business community invest."
See Sanders at the 2016 debate:
Sanders also has defended the iconic bread lines in communist nations.
"It's funny, sometimes American journalists talk about how bad a country is because people are lining up for food. That’s a good thing," he said
"In other countries, people don’t line up for food, rich people get the food and poor people starve to death."
See Sanders defend bread lines:
Burn, baby, burn
Video of remarks by the Sanders organizer Jurek were released Wednesday by Project Veritas as Part II in a series on the election called #Expose2020.
In Part I, Jurek said Soviet-style gulags would be a good way to carry out necessary "re-education" of Donald Trump supporters if Sanders becomes president.
He also warned, in Part I, that if the Democratic Party doesn't nominate Sanders, the city hosting the convention this summer, Milwaukee, will "burn."
On Friday, a Project Veritas journalist confronted the Iowa state director for the Sanders campaign, Misty Rebik, asking whether or not Jurek and "other radicals" were still employed by the campaign.
Rebik, who was found at a coffee shop, refused to answer as she exited the shop and was followed down a street.


wnd--2020-01-18--Climate expert shreds AOC, Thunberg claims in congressional hearing

In congressional testimony , a climate expert took aim at the extremist rhetoric of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and teen activist Greta Thunberg .
`` No credible scientific body has claimed climate change threatens the collapse of civilization much less the extinction of the human species , '' said Michael D. Shellenberger before the House Committee On Science , Space , and Technology .
`` And yet some activists , scientists , and journalists make such apocalyptic assertions , which I believe contribute to rising levels of anxiety , including among adolescents , and worsening political polarization , '' said Shellenberger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Progress .
TRENDING : Virginia governor declares 'state of emergency ' as militias prepare to march on Richmond Thunberg has claimed the world is `` in the beginning of a mass extinction .
Ocasio-Cortez has said `` we have 10 years left to plan and implement a Green New Deal before cataclysmic climate disaster . ''
The Daily Wire reported Shellenberger explained to lawmakers he 's an `` energy analyst and environmentalist dedicated to the goals of universal prosperity , peace , and environmental protection . ''
Shellenberger , the Daily Wire points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He says he 's mainly concerned `` about getting the facts and science right . ''
`` I believe that scientists , journalists and advocates have an obligation to represent climate science accurately , even if doing so reduces the saliency of our concerns , '' Shellenberger said .
He advocates expanding the use of nuclear energy and natural gas , pointing out that wind and solar power are unreliable , expensive and have `` large environmental impacts .
`` The U.S. invented nuclear energy for civilian use in the 1950s and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ globally are being built by the Chinese or Russians , '' Shellenberger said .
`` Everyone recognizes that for the U.S to compete in building nuclear plants abroad we must build them at home and yet electric utilities may close half of America 's nuclear plants over the next two decades . ''

In congressional testimony, a climate expert took aim at the extremist rhetoric of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and teen activist Greta Thunberg.
"No credible scientific body has claimed climate change threatens the collapse of civilization much less the extinction of the human species," said Michael D. Shellenberger before the House Committee On Science, Space, and Technology.
"And yet some activists, scientists, and journalists make such apocalyptic assertions, which I believe contribute to rising levels of anxiety, including among adolescents, and worsening political polarization," said Shellenberger, president of the non-profit group Environmental Progress.
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Thunberg has claimed the world is "in the beginning of a mass extinction. Ocasio-Cortez has said "we have 10 years left to plan and implement a Green New Deal before cataclysmic climate disaster."
The Daily Wire reported Shellenberger explained to lawmakers he's an "energy analyst and environmentalist dedicated to the goals of universal prosperity, peace, and environmental protection."
Shellenberger, the Daily Wire points out, is not a climate-change denier. He says he's mainly concerned "about getting the facts and science right."
"I believe that scientists, journalists and advocates have an obligation to represent climate science accurately, even if doing so reduces the saliency of our concerns," Shellenberger said.
He advocates expanding the use of nuclear energy and natural gas, pointing out that wind and solar power are unreliable, expensive and have "large environmental impacts.
"The U.S. invented nuclear energy for civilian use in the 1950s and yet over three-quarters of new nuclear reactors globally are being built by the Chinese or Russians," Shellenberger said.
"Everyone recognizes that for the U.S to compete in building nuclear plants abroad we must build them at home and yet electric utilities may close half of America's nuclear plants over the next two decades."


wnd--2020-01-18--Lawsuit dismissed against police accused of brutality

A judge has dismissed a complaint against Muskogee , Oklahoma , police officers by a man who alleges he was thrown to the ground , tasered , kneed in the back and put in a chokehold until he became unconscious merely for sitting in his car .
Officers contend Jeriel Edwards was under the influence of PCP and posed a threat .
The legal team defending Edwards , the Rutherford Institute , insists their client did everything police asked of him .
`` If you ask police what Americans should do to stay alive during encounters with law enforcement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cooperate , obey , not resist , not argue , not make threatening gestures or statements , avoid sudden movements , and submit to a search of their person and belongings , '' said constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead , president of the Rutherford Institute .
TRENDING : Virginia governor declares 'state of emergency ' as militias prepare to march on Richmond '' The problem is what to do when compliance is not enough .
How can you maintain the illusion of freedom when daily , Americans are being shot , stripped , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by police for little more than daring to frown , smile , question , challenge an order or merely exist ? ''
U.S. Magistrate Steven P. Shreder ruled in a lawsuit filed by Edwards that the officers had qualified immunity for their actions .
Rutherford maintains Edwards was deprived of his Fourth Amendment rights .
Despite `` complying with police orders during an arrest , '' Rutherford said , Edwards `` was subjected to excessive force and brutality , including being thrown to the ground , tasered , and placed in a chokehold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitalization for three days . ''
The judge determined Edwards was `` intoxicated , seemed confused , and had trouble understanding with ( sic ) and complying with '' officers ' instructions .
That , the judge ruled , `` bolsters the immediacy of the threat to the officers . ''
The judge said someone called police when they saw Edwards in his car in a parking lot .
Officers approached the car and believed Edwards was under the influence of PCP .
But Rutherford attorneys argued dash-cam video of the arrest showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers ' orders and did nothing to provoke them .
On October 25 , 2016 , Jeriel Edwards was sitting in his car in the parking lot of a Muskogee Wendy ’ s restaurant when he was approached by a City of Muskogee police officer who ordered Edwards to put the car in park and provide his identification .
Body and dashboard camera video of the encounter shows that the officer made the request even though he already knew Edwards ’ identity .
The officer then ordered Edwards to get out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pockets .
Edwards complied with all the officer ’ s orders .
At this time , a second Muskogee police officer arrived at the scene .
As Edwards exited the vehicle , he was ordered to face the vehicle and place his hands behind his back .
At this point one of the officers grabbed Edwards ’ right arm while the other officer shoved him into the corner of the car door , followed by the officers aggressively grabbing Edwards ’ upper body and pushing his head into the corner of the car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands behind his back .
One officer then told Edwards to get to the ground , but before he could do so , the officers slammed him to the pavement .
As the officers pushed Edwards ’ head and neck to the ground , they also placed a knee on his body to pin him to the ground .
Edwards repeatedly asked why the officers were abusing him , but got no answer .
Instead , the first officer fired a taser at Edwards as he lay on the ground .
A third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two striking motions at Edwards , the impact of which can be heard on the body camera video .
A fourth officer arrived at the scene and put Edwards in a chokehold .
As the four officers dragged Edwards to the ground , another joined the fray and held Edwards down by digging his knee into his body .
Edwards lost consciousness en route to the hospital , where he was admitted to the ICU .

A judge has dismissed a complaint against Muskogee, Oklahoma, police officers by a man who alleges he was thrown to the ground, tasered, kneed in the back and put in a chokehold until he became unconscious merely for sitting in his car.
Officers contend Jeriel Edwards was under the influence of PCP and posed a threat.
The legal team defending Edwards, the Rutherford Institute, insists their client did everything police asked of him.
"If you ask police what Americans should do to stay alive during encounters with law enforcement, they will tell you to comply, cooperate, obey, not resist, not argue, not make threatening gestures or statements, avoid sudden movements, and submit to a search of their person and belongings," said constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute.
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"The problem is what to do when compliance is not enough. How can you maintain the illusion of freedom when daily, Americans are being shot, stripped, searched, choked, beaten and tasered by police for little more than daring to frown, smile, question, challenge an order or merely exist?"
U.S. Magistrate Steven P. Shreder ruled in a lawsuit filed by Edwards that the officers had qualified immunity for their actions.
Rutherford maintains Edwards was deprived of his Fourth Amendment rights.
Despite "complying with police orders during an arrest," Rutherford said, Edwards "was subjected to excessive force and brutality, including being thrown to the ground, tasered, and placed in a chokehold that rendered him unconscious and required his hospitalization for three days."
The judge determined Edwards was "intoxicated, seemed confused, and had trouble understanding with (sic) and complying with" officers' instructions.
That, the judge ruled, "bolsters the immediacy of the threat to the officers."
The judge said someone called police when they saw Edwards in his car in a parking lot. Officers approached the car and believed Edwards was under the influence of PCP.
But Rutherford attorneys argued dash-cam video of the arrest showed Edwards was peaceful, did not defy officers' orders and did nothing to provoke them.
Rutherford explained the circumstances:


wnd--2020-01-18--MSNBC's body-language 'expert' says Bernie was lying

( TOWNHALL ) MSNBC 's Joy Reid invited a body language expert on to analyze the recent spat between Sens @ @ @ @ @ Sanders in the last Democratic presidential debate .
The spat was over Elizabeth Warren 's @ @ @ @ @ told her a woman could never become president during a private meeting back in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ believes that Elizabeth Warren , who has been lying her whole life , was for @ @ @ @ @ she confronted Bernie Sanders during the debate .
`` I think you called me a @ @ @ @ @ '' Warren told Sanders .

(TOWNHALL) MSNBC's Joy Reid invited a body language expert on to analyze the recent spat between Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in the last Democratic presidential debate. The spat was over Elizabeth Warren's accusation that Bernie Sanders once told her a woman could never become president during a private meeting back in 2018.
The body language expert believes that Elizabeth Warren, who has been lying her whole life, was for once telling the truth when she confronted Bernie Sanders during the debate.
"I think you called me a liar on national TV," Warren told Sanders.
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wnd--2020-01-18--Facebook apologizes after Chinese president's name translated into vulgar phrase

( THE HILL ) Facebook issued an apology Saturday after Chinese President Xi Jinping ’ s name appeared as “ @ @ @ @ @ users on the site attempted to translate posts from Burmese to English .
The error @ @ @ @ @ to meet with Burmese State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss infrastructure plans .
@ @ @ @ @ meeting on her Facebook page , where the comments section filled with references to the @ @ @ @ @ have fixed an issue regarding Burmese to English translations on Facebook and are working to @ @ @ @ @ that it doesn ’ t happen again , ” Facebook said in a statement obtained @ @ @ @ @ This issue is not a reflection of the way our products should work and we @ @ @ @ @ this has caused .
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(THE HILL) Facebook issued an apology Saturday after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name appeared as “Mr. Shithole” when users on the site attempted to translate posts from Burmese to English.
The error came as Xi visited Myanmar to meet with Burmese State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss infrastructure plans. Suu Kyi posted about the meeting on her Facebook page, where the comments section filled with references to the vulgar translation.
“We have fixed an issue regarding Burmese to English translations on Facebook and are working to identify the cause to ensure that it doesn’t happen again,” Facebook said in a statement obtained by The Hill. “This issue is not a reflection of the way our products should work and we sincerely apologize for the offense this has caused.”
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wnd--2020-01-18--Trump accuses Pelosi of 'rigging' primary for Biden with impeachment timing

Republicans this week revived the Democratic Party 's primary-rigging scandal of 2016 and accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of timing her transfer of the articles of impeachment to impact the Democratic presidential race .
During the 2016 primary , leaked documents revealed that the Democratic National Committee did the bidding of candidate Hillary Clinton to increase her chances of beating Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont .
President Donald Trump tweeted that Pelosi was now playing a similar game , citing the weeks-long gap between when the House passed the articles of impeachment and when Pelosi formally transferred them to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the impeachment trial , currently set to begin in earnest Tuesday , will likely overlap with the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary .
Candidates such as Sanders and fellow Sens .
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , Michael Bennet of Colorado and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota will be forced to stay in Washington to fulfill their roles in the impeachment trial .
TRENDING : Virginia governor declares 'state of emergency ' as militias prepare to march on Richmond Meanwhile , other candidates will be campaigning in person in those early voting states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again against Bernie Sanders , just like last time , only even more obviously , '' Trump tweeted Friday .
`` They are bringing him out of so important Iowa in order that , as a Senator , he sit through the Impeachment Hoax Trial .
Crazy Nancy thereby gives the strong edge to Sleepy Joe Biden , and Bernie is shut out again . ''
`` Very unfair , but that ’ s the way the Democrats play the game .
Anyway , it ’ s a lot of fun to watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Pelosi 's ] own leadership , there were questions about why she held [ the articles ] , '' he said during a news conference Tuesday .
`` But if there 's anyone who gained from this , it 'd be anybody who 's running for president that 's not in the U.S. Senate .
With Iowa quickly upon us in early February , those four senators who are running for president will now no longer have a voice . ''
`` [ I ] f you look at the true political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] to harm one campaign and give a benefit to another , '' he said .
McCarthy noted that the 2016 scandal showed Democrats have not been averse to rigging the system .
`` I know what happened 4 years ago .
Something no one thought would , '' he said .
`` That the head of a complete party of the Democrat National Committee resigning the day before , actually the night before , the nominating convention .
Why ?
Because emails came out to show that one of the main campaigners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Out of fairness , Democratic front-runner former Vice President Joe Biden should suspend his campaign during the trial , McCarthy said .
`` The only rightful thing of Joe Biden is to make a pledge not to campaign while Bernie Sanders can not -- after what the Democratic National Committee had done to his campaign a few short years ago , '' he said .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Republicans this week revived the Democratic Party's primary-rigging scandal of 2016 and accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of timing her transfer of the articles of impeachment to impact the Democratic presidential race.
During the 2016 primary, leaked documents revealed that the Democratic National Committee did the bidding of candidate Hillary Clinton to increase her chances of beating Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
President Donald Trump tweeted that Pelosi was now playing a similar game, citing the weeks-long gap between when the House passed the articles of impeachment and when Pelosi formally transferred them to the Senate.
The timing matters, because the impeachment trial, currently set to begin in earnest Tuesday, will likely overlap with the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.
Candidates such as Sanders and fellow Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Michael Bennet of Colorado and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota will be forced to stay in Washington to fulfill their roles in the impeachment trial.
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Meanwhile, other candidates will be campaigning in person in those early voting states.
"They are rigging the election again against Bernie Sanders, just like last time, only even more obviously," Trump tweeted Friday. "They are bringing him out of so important Iowa in order that, as a Senator, he sit through the Impeachment Hoax Trial. Crazy Nancy thereby gives the strong edge to Sleepy Joe Biden, and Bernie is shut out again."
....Joe Biden, and Bernie is shut out again. Very unfair, but that’s the way the Democrats play the game. Anyway, it’s a lot of fun to watch! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2020
"Very unfair, but that’s the way the Democrats play the game. Anyway, it’s a lot of fun to watch!" Trump added.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, made similar observations, Fox News reported.
"Within [Pelosi's] own leadership, there were questions about why she held [the articles]," he said during a news conference Tuesday.
"But if there's anyone who gained from this, it'd be anybody who's running for president that's not in the U.S. Senate. With Iowa quickly upon us in early February, those four senators who are running for president will now no longer have a voice."
"[I]f you look at the true political nature of why -- [it was] to harm one campaign and give a benefit to another," he said.
On TYT a few weeks ago they were discussing Pelosi’s delay and they speculated that one of the reasons she might be waiting was so that Bernie would be hindered in campaigning on the early primaries. Now that it’s happened, I believe that is exactly what she was doing. — Bernie Babe 🌹 (@caltron01) January 17, 2020
So much fo a speedy trial desired by the WH, the Senate Impeachment trial May run through Iowa caucuses, SOTU, and even the NH primaries. Dem Sen running for office should thank Pelosi for delay that hurts their campaign. https://t.co/0XfR5wfieh via @BreitbartNews — Edwin Mora (@EdwinMora83) January 17, 2020
Pelosi meddling in Dem primary? Senate trial delay a setback for Sanders https://t.co/6hepKJT2EV pic.twitter.com/ZgEjNxyzea — Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) January 14, 2020
McCarthy noted that the 2016 scandal showed Democrats have not been averse to rigging the system.
"I know what happened 4 years ago. Something no one thought would," he said.
"That the head of a complete party of the Democrat National Committee resigning the day before, actually the night before, the nominating convention. Why? Because emails came out to show that one of the main campaigners, Sen. Bernie Sanders, was cheated."
Out of fairness, Democratic front-runner former Vice President Joe Biden should suspend his campaign during the trial, McCarthy said.
"The only rightful thing of Joe Biden is to make a pledge not to campaign while Bernie Sanders cannot -- after what the Democratic National Committee had done to his campaign a few short years ago," he said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-18--Home surveillance captures rare footage of 5 mountain lions together

( KTXL ) Seeing one mountain lion is rare enough -- the animals tend to both avoid humans and stick @ @ @ @ @ opposite of a pack mentality .
That 's what makes this occurrence so special : @ @ @ @ @ five ( !
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mountain lions hanging out together .
It 's quite @ @ @ @ @ , which have previously been thought to be the epitome of antisocial .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ with several of our wildlife biologists and none of them could recall ever seeing five @ @ @ @ @ same photo or video , '' California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Peter Tira @ @ @ @ @ Typically , the only time mountain lions are seen together are during mating season or @ @ @ @ @ cubs .

(KTXL) Seeing one mountain lion is rare enough -- the animals tend to both avoid humans and stick to themselves, the exact opposite of a pack mentality.
That's what makes this occurrence so special: a home surveillance camera captured five (!!!) mountain lions hanging out together. It's quite the rebrand for the animals, which have previously been thought to be the epitome of antisocial.
"We shared the videos and photos with several of our wildlife biologists and none of them could recall ever seeing five mountain lions together in the same photo or video," California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Peter Tira told CNN affiliate KTXL.
Typically, the only time mountain lions are seen together are during mating season or when a mother is raising cubs.
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