wnd--2020-06-18--The Onion tweeted about Aunt Jemima's removal hours before announcement

( FOX NEWS ) -- The satirical newspaper The Onion appears to have been onto something as the outlet tweeted @ @ @ @ @ food mascot Aunt Jemima hours before it was announced that she will be removed from @ @ @ @ @ shift following the death of George Floyd , Aunt Jemima is the latest longtime icon @ @ @ @ @ the racist depiction that stemmed from mascot 's creation .
After 131 years , Quaker @ @ @ @ @ grocery stores is coming to an end .
`` We recognize Aunt Jemima 's origins @ @ @ @ @ stereotype , '' Kristin Kroepfl , vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods @ @ @ @ @ a statement obtained by FOX Business .
`` As we work to make progress toward @ @ @ @ @ , we also must take a hard look at our portfolio of brands and ensure @ @ @ @ @ meet our consumers ’ expectations . ''

(FOX NEWS) -- The satirical newspaper The Onion appears to have been onto something as the outlet tweeted about the removal of breakfast food mascot Aunt Jemima hours before it was announced that she will be removed from products.
Amid the cultural shift following the death of George Floyd, Aunt Jemima is the latest longtime icon to be canceled due to the racist depiction that stemmed from mascot's creation. After 131 years, Quaker Oats announced her presence in grocery stores is coming to an end.
"We recognize Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype," Kristin Kroepfl, vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods North America, said in a statement obtained by FOX Business. "As we work to make progress toward racial equality through several initiatives, we also must take a hard look at our portfolio of brands and ensure they reflect our values and meet our consumers’ expectations."
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wnd--2020-06-18--Democrat mayor who kneeled before radicals gets 'mugged' by protesters

It 's been said that a conservative is a `` liberal who has been mugged . ''
Democratic Mayor Cathy Selby of Washington state 's capitol , Olympia , was n't literally mugged , and there 's no indication she 's become a conservative .
But she sounded an awful lot like President Trump when , a little less than two weeks after kneeling before activists , a gang of 50 protesters vandalized her home .
`` I 'm really trying to process this , '' she told the Olympian newspaper the day after the incident last Friday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s unfair .
TRENDING : Watch : 'Autonomous Zone ' torn down by police in North Carolina '' It hurts when you ’ re giving so much to your community , '' she said .
During a protest June 1 , the Democratic mayor was seen on video drawing cheers from a crowd as she kneeled before black-clad activists .
But 12 days later , when about 50 `` black-clad protesters , '' according to The Olympian 's description , began smashing windows , burning flags and spray-painting businesses downtown , Selby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reached her house , the group chanted `` abolish the police , '' and a person spray-painted her front porch and door with `` BLM . ''
The paper said Selby and her family were not home that night .
She said she felt badly for her neighbors , who fear protesters will return .
`` People have so little grace for each other right now .
We need to have more grace , '' Selby said .
Last Thursday , Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan , some 60 miles to the north , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of her city `` domestic terrorists , '' insisting they be regarded as patriots .
Olympia Police Lt. Paul Lower said there was so much vandalism Friday night in the capitol city that the police department would not have all of its reports completed until Sunday .
The paper reported Olympia police remained on the periphery of the protest .
The mayor said she 's facing three crises at once : COVID-19 , homelessness and `` 400 years of racial injustice . ''
She has three years left in her term .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will continue to try and move this community forward , '' she said .
See video of the mayor at the June 1 protest :

It's been said that a conservative is a "liberal who has been mugged."
Democratic Mayor Cheryl Selby of Washington state's capital, Olympia, wasn't literally mugged, and there's no indication she's become a conservative.
But she sounded an awful lot like President Trump when, a little less than two weeks after kneeling before activists, a gang of 50 protesters vandalized her home.
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"I'm really trying to process this," she told the Olympian newspaper the day after the incident last Friday. "It's like domestic terrorism. It’s unfair.
"It hurts when you’re giving so much to your community," she said.
During a protest June 1, the Democratic mayor was seen on video drawing cheers from a crowd as she kneeled before black-clad activists.
But 12 days later, when about 50 "black-clad protesters," according to The Olympian's description, began smashing windows, burning flags and spray-painting businesses downtown, Selby's home was targeted.
Do you feel sorry for this mayor? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to WND news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use You're logged in to Facebook. Click here to log out. 3% (35 Votes) 97% (1343 Votes)
When they reached her house, the group chanted "abolish the police," and a person spray-painted her front porch and door with "BLM."
The paper said Selby and her family were not home that night.
She said she felt badly for her neighbors, who fear protesters will return.
"People have so little grace for each other right now. We need to have more grace," Selby said.
Last Thursday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, some 60 miles to the north, scolded President Trump for calling protesters occupying part of her city "domestic terrorists," insisting they be regarded as patriots.
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'I'm no quitter'
Olympia Police Lt. Paul Lower said there was so much vandalism Friday night in the capital city that the police department would not have all of its reports completed until Sunday.
The paper reported Olympia police remained on the periphery of the protest.
The mayor said she's facing three crises at once: COVID-19, homelessness and "400 years of racial injustice."
She has three years left in her term.
"I'm no quitter. I will continue to try and move this community forward," she said.
See video of the mayor at the June 1 protest:


wnd--2020-06-18--Herschel Walker offers to send people who want to defund police to countries without them

( FOX NEWS ) -- Former NFL running back Herschel Walker offered to work with airlines to send people who @ @ @ @ @ to countries without them .
Walker , who played 12 years in the NFL , @ @ @ @ @ in response to people who want to eliminate police departments across the United States .
@ @ @ @ @ For all these people who don ’ t want any police , I ’ d @ @ @ @ @ Airlines , Delta , and Southwest and make a deal to fly them to countries @ @ @ @ @ police .
I want them to be happy !
” Walker wrote .

The radical objective of Black Lives Matter activists to eliminate police departments has gained traction amid the protests of the death of George Floyd.
So NFL-star-turned-businessman Herschel Walker has a suggestion: Those who don't want police can go to places where there aren't any.
And he'll help them.
I have an idea... For all these people who don’t want any police, I’d love to meet with American Airlines, Delta, and Southwest and make a deal to fly them to countries that don’t have police. I want them to be happy! @CNN @FoxNews @DonaldJTrumpJr @POTUS @espn — Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) June 17, 2020
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Fox News reported he's volunteered to make the arrangements with a number of airlines.
"I have an idea … For all these people who don't want any police, I'd love to meet with American Airlines, Delta, and Southwest and make a deal to fly them to countries that don't have police. I want them to be happy!" he wrote on Twitter.
Walker , who played in the NFL for 12 years, previously said that as a black leader, he would volunteer to bring members of Congress together with leaders from a variety of "ethnic groups, both left and right, to find solutions."
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He wrote: "We’re civilized people. Why can’t true congressmen/women and senators get together with leaders from all ethnic groups, both left and right, to find solutions ... unless certain people in Washington don’t want to see a change. I’m volunteering myself as one of the black leaders.”


wnd--2020-06-17--Where are the conservatives in Washington?

Over the last few days , we 've heard a few conservative commentators discussing the lack of pushback we 're seeing from Republican lawmakers and so-called conservative leaders against recent efforts to advance a radical socialist agenda on the part of the political left .
It could be said that this push was touched off by the killing of George Floyd , a black man , by a white Minneapolis police officer on May 25 ; a more accurate statement is that leftist radicals and socialists in government are opportunistically exploiting Floyd 's death as an ostensible justification for fundamentally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , starting with the criminal justice system and law enforcement .
Suffice it to say that due to our history , many Americans remain tentative regarding issues of race and thus are often not certain about which side is the right side in the case of contentious situations that arise in this area .
This is compounded when facts are obscured and the agenda co-opted by the left , as has increasingly been the case since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s .
So , at present , we have the guilted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left 's demagoguery and determined that they should align with the Black Lives Matter crowd and encourage others to do likewise .
We have spoiled , entitled Hollywood dolts advocating for armed insurrection and suffering no consequences whatsoever .
We have billion-dollar corporations reflexively knuckling-under to Black Lives Matter and the attendant policy abominations being proposed by the left , canceling TV shows that depict police in a favorable light and publishing advertisements showing their solidarity with this ginned-up `` movement . ''
We have governors and mayors who are letting their cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radicals and anarchists ; these of course hire or appoint like-minded police chiefs and other city officials .
The elected officials are only in office because they were voted in by rank-and-file liberals who did n't know they were cutting their own throats , or fools who needed to feel good about themselves in voting for an ethnic minority , a homosexual or a radical feminist .
TRENDING : Watch : 'Autonomous Zone ' torn down by police in North Carolina Now , according to a recent article on the Fox News website @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police '' push say their efforts are n't really about eliminating police departments or stripping law enforcement agencies of their money .
They say `` it is time for the country to address systemic problems in policing in America and spend more on what communities across the U.S. need , like housing and education . ''
Since this is the same mantra we 've heard from liberals for nearly 60 years , we do n't have to read between the lines to determine how this might translate into policy .
In this case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding to adherence to the leftist agenda ( as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden recently proposed ) .
`` Spending '' can safely be interpreted as a demand for a ton of taxpayer cash : Subsequently , people in low-income urban areas will receive new squalid tenements to live in instead of old ones , and the corrupt , agenda-driven educational system will be able to propagandize ethnic youth more effectively .
When crime spikes – as it inevitably does when you defund police departments – the very same activists swoop in , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about crime in black communities .
Nothing changes , and the cycle continues .
Writing for Fox News this week , commentator Liz Peek decried the silence of the `` silent majority '' who , despite being horrified at the protracted and widespread civil unrest , remain curiously mute with regard to their outrage .
`` Most Americans are horrified by these offenses , but fearful , '' Peek wrote .
`` They know that objecting to the violence or challenging the overarching accusation from the Left – that our country is 'profoundly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woke mob will shame you and get you fired . ''
There 's little doubt that this rings true to a large extent , but to a larger extent , it is profoundly disgusting .
The idea that a population would resign itself to enslavement – essentially the proposition the left is offering Americans – under the threat of being called disagreeable names begs the question of whether said population might in fact deserve to be enslaved .
Even more disgusting is the lack of response to the anarchy and unrest by elected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative leaders in Washington .
Why are n't the conservative stalwarts of the GOP holding daily press conferences wherein they spell out precisely how Black Lives Matter is a communistic organization in the Maoist-Leninist spirit of '60s revolutionaries like the Black Panther Party , the Weather Underground and Barack Obama 's old pal Bill Ayers ?
Why are they not screaming from the rooftops concerning how radicals have insinuated themselves into the Democratic Party to such an extent that a vote for any Democrat has essentially become a vote for hard-line socialism ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ties groups such as these have to anti-American socialist billionaire George Soros and other wealthy leftist enablers ?
The historical figures whom these groups admire and would emulate murdered , maimed and enslaved nearly a half-billion people during the last century .
It is only reasonable to assume that they would have no compunction whatsoever with murdering tens of thousands of us ( at the very least ) to ensure the obedience of the rest – and we 're supposed to guard our speech when discussing what to do about them , lest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notion is manifestly insane .
When Barack Obama became president and Republican leaders were loath to criticize anything he did for fear of being labeled as racists , obviously the concern was valid , because this is exactly what occurred when any white person called Obama 's policies into question .
As Obama 's term wore on and the crimes of his administration mounted , however , it became clear that the issue was far more systemic than one of character .
The reason we 're not hearing from conservative elected officials vis-à-vis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same reason Donald Trump was elected as our president in the first place , and that is because we do n't have any truly conservative elected officials .
We have a few Republican representatives and senators who are conservative-leaning on some key issues , and others who talk a good game , but by the end of Obama 's term , it had become apparent to millions of voters that everyone in the Washington establishment is playing for the same team – the State .
By 2016 , Americans were sick of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 50 years as we edged closer and closer toward a megalithic socialist state in the model of Europe .
Oh , sure – every now and then , we 'd get a president who substantially improved the economy or was a hard-liner on national security , but beneath that , our incremental gravitation leftward continued unabated .
This is why Donald Trump was elected in 2016 .
This is why he must be reelected in 2020 , and why the political left must be completely disenfranchised in America , once and for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by any means necessary '' because , if this has not become apparent by now , it soon will be .

Over the last few days, we've heard a few conservative commentators discussing the lack of pushback we're seeing from Republican lawmakers and so-called conservative leaders against recent efforts to advance a radical socialist agenda on the part of the political left. It could be said that this push was touched off by the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer on May 25; a more accurate statement is that leftist radicals and socialists in government are opportunistically exploiting Floyd's death as an ostensible justification for fundamentally transforming our nation in their perverse image, starting with the criminal justice system and law enforcement.
Suffice it to say that due to our history, many Americans remain tentative regarding issues of race and thus are often not certain about which side is the right side in the case of contentious situations that arise in this area. This is compounded when facts are obscured and the agenda co-opted by the left, as has increasingly been the case since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
So, at present, we have the guilted white idiots who have succumbed to the left's demagoguery and determined that they should align with the Black Lives Matter crowd and encourage others to do likewise. We have spoiled, entitled Hollywood dolts advocating for armed insurrection and suffering no consequences whatsoever.
We have billion-dollar corporations reflexively knuckling-under to Black Lives Matter and the attendant policy abominations being proposed by the left, canceling TV shows that depict police in a favorable light and publishing advertisements showing their solidarity with this ginned-up "movement."
We have governors and mayors who are letting their cities burn because they are in solidarity with radicals and anarchists; these of course hire or appoint like-minded police chiefs and other city officials. The elected officials are only in office because they were voted in by rank-and-file liberals who didn't know they were cutting their own throats, or fools who needed to feel good about themselves in voting for an ethnic minority, a homosexual or a radical feminist.
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Now, according to a recent article on the Fox News website, supporters of the "defund the police" push say their efforts aren't really about eliminating police departments or stripping law enforcement agencies of their money. They say "it is time for the country to address systemic problems in policing in America and spend more on what communities across the U.S. need, like housing and education."
Since this is the same mantra we've heard from liberals for nearly 60 years, we don't have to read between the lines to determine how this might translate into policy. In this case, it would likely mean tying police funding to adherence to the leftist agenda (as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden recently proposed). "Spending" can safely be interpreted as a demand for a ton of taxpayer cash: Subsequently, people in low-income urban areas will receive new squalid tenements to live in instead of old ones, and the corrupt, agenda-driven educational system will be able to propagandize ethnic youth more effectively.
When crime spikes – as it inevitably does when you defund police departments – the very same activists swoop in, claiming that the system doesn't care about crime in black communities.
Nothing changes, and the cycle continues.
Writing for Fox News this week, commentator Liz Peek decried the silence of the "silent majority" who, despite being horrified at the protracted and widespread civil unrest, remain curiously mute with regard to their outrage. "Most Americans are horrified by these offenses, but fearful," Peek wrote. "They know that objecting to the violence or challenging the overarching accusation from the Left – that our country is 'profoundly racist' – is dangerous. The woke mob will shame you and get you fired."
There's little doubt that this rings true to a large extent, but to a larger extent, it is profoundly disgusting. The idea that a population would resign itself to enslavement – essentially the proposition the left is offering Americans – under the threat of being called disagreeable names begs the question of whether said population might in fact deserve to be enslaved.
Even more disgusting is the lack of response to the anarchy and unrest by elected officials in the Republican Party and so-called conservative leaders in Washington.
Why aren't the conservative stalwarts of the GOP holding daily press conferences wherein they spell out precisely how Black Lives Matter is a communistic organization in the Maoist-Leninist spirit of '60s revolutionaries like the Black Panther Party, the Weather Underground and Barack Obama's old pal Bill Ayers? Why are they not screaming from the rooftops concerning how radicals have insinuated themselves into the Democratic Party to such an extent that a vote for any Democrat has essentially become a vote for hard-line socialism? Why are they not revealing the numerous ties groups such as these have to anti-American socialist billionaire George Soros and other wealthy leftist enablers?
The historical figures whom these groups admire and would emulate murdered, maimed and enslaved nearly a half-billion people during the last century. It is only reasonable to assume that they would have no compunction whatsoever with murdering tens of thousands of us (at the very least) to ensure the obedience of the rest – and we're supposed to guard our speech when discussing what to do about them, lest they call us names?
The very notion is manifestly insane.
When Barack Obama became president and Republican leaders were loath to criticize anything he did for fear of being labeled as racists, obviously the concern was valid, because this is exactly what occurred when any white person called Obama's policies into question.
As Obama's term wore on and the crimes of his administration mounted, however, it became clear that the issue was far more systemic than one of character.
The reason we're not hearing from conservative elected officials vis-à-vis all of this violence and demagoguery is the same reason Donald Trump was elected as our president in the first place, and that is because we don't have any truly conservative elected officials. We have a few Republican representatives and senators who are conservative-leaning on some key issues, and others who talk a good game, but by the end of Obama's term, it had become apparent to millions of voters that everyone in the Washington establishment is playing for the same team – the State.
By 2016, Americans were sick of the same political games being played for over 50 years as we edged closer and closer toward a megalithic socialist state in the model of Europe. Oh, sure – every now and then, we'd get a president who substantially improved the economy or was a hard-liner on national security, but beneath that, our incremental gravitation leftward continued unabated.
This is why Donald Trump was elected in 2016. This is why he must be reelected in 2020, and why the political left must be completely disenfranchised in America, once and for all. I'll forgo saying "by any means necessary" because, if this has not become apparent by now, it soon will be.


wnd--2020-06-17--Trump hits political fast lane with policing order

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics . ]
In the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday , President Donald Trump laid out an executive order addressing police misconduct and the ensuing national protests .
Until now , his main response has been to voice strong support for “ law and order ” while condemning the excessive use of force , specifically in the case of George Floyd and generally across the country .
His main theme has been : stop the mob rule , restore order , and get rid of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goes further , adding real substance to those vague pronouncements .
What does the executive order do ?
TRENDING : Watch : 'Autonomous Zone ' torn down by police in North Carolina The president ’ s executive order establishes a national credentialing process for police , making it harder for bad cops to transfer quietly to another city or county .
It bans chokeholds — the kind that killed Mr. Floyd — except when the officer ’ s life is in danger .
It provides training to de-escalate conflicts and funds social workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as homelessness , mental illness , alcoholism , and drug abuse .
It will pay for non-lethal equipment , an indirect recognition that our policing relies too heavily on military equipment bought cheaply after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan .
Police sometimes need that firepower and protection , but over-reliance puts officers in the wrong frame of mind and endangers suspects ’ lives .
De-escalate , if possible , and leave punishment up to the courts .
The executive order moves in that direction , without saying so directly .
How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
First , it allows Trump to tell swing voters , `` See , I 'm not a hardline law-and-order president .
I want to restore order , of course , but I want enforcement to be fair and applied in a race-neutral way .
Policing is a difficult and dangerous job , but a necessary one .
Whenever possible , it should be done with the least violence possible . ''
Who could object to that message ?
It is especially important for the president to deliver it after the harsh police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s support for it .
Second , Trump ’ s Rose Garden speech does something he normally does poorly : speak to the country with a unifying voice .
He much prefers to punch back , not rise above .
But there are times when the country cries out for unity and a calm voice , not a smack in the kisser .
This is one such moment .
Democrats will try to strip Trump of that unifying mantel , saying his speech and his executive order did not go far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi , Minority Leader Schumer , and their colleagues will say that they alone can speak for the country , and especially for African Americans .
The mainstream media will reinforce their message .
Third , Trump 's executive order lets him embrace widely agreed-upon points about police reform , make them his own ( or at least bipartisan ) , and leave the Democrats fighting for only the more controversial and extreme proposals .
Some conservatives will undoubtedly have reservations about Trump ’ s proposals .
The issue is not the reforms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role in promoting them .
The executive order is yet another step toward nationalizing a government function that was once entirely local : policing .
Of course , local law enforcement must respect national constraints imposed by the Constitution and federal courts , such as reading suspects their Miranda warnings .
But Trump ’ s order goes beyond that .
As usual with Washington proposals , it uses “ manna from D.C. ” as the lure — and the cudgel .
Police , like schools , will come to depend on those federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have more and more strings attached .
Pretty soon , as with school lunches in the Obama years , Southern schools couldn ’ t serve grits .
They didn ’ t meet regulations for healthy food , which Washington required for its funding .
( Because of some dreadful error in drafting the Constitution , grits are not specifically protected . )
The issue here is not the wisdom of the police reforms , but who has the power to demand them and how .
If there are to be federal rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , regulation , judicial decision , or presidential fiat ?
Fourth , the executive order may well help Trump with African American voters .
Before the pandemic shutdown and recent rioting , Trump had been actively campaigning for that vote and making inroads .
He won only 8 % in 2016 , but , even so , Hillary Clinton was hurt because the black turnout was smaller than for Barack Obama ’ s elections .
The question for 2020 is whether Joe Biden will fare more like Hillary or Barack .
Even a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , or a small decrease in turnout , could be dangerous for Democrats in close-run swing states .
Trump knows that and has incorporated it in his campaign strategy .
His `` First Step Act , '' which eases punishment for non-violent offenders and helps former prisoners re-enter society , was a major electoral asset for him .
He constantly tells black voters that he accomplished that after years of Democratic inaction .
The demonstrations and riots after George Floyd ’ s death and Trump ’ s own strong support for law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s earlier campaign strategy .
They made him a vulnerable target , not just for black activists but for Democratic mayors and governors — and for educated suburban voters , especially women .
That ’ s why Trump ’ s executive order might be useful politically .
It tries to blunt those attacks without diminishing his support for domestic order .
He is saying , “ I want law and order , and I intend to do it without excessive force or bad cops.
” That ’ s a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling for police to “ dominate the streets.
” • Tie his opponents to the worst excesses of anti-police activism in major cities , all of which are controlled by Democrats .
• Ensure that Trump ’ s support for law and order is coupled with sensitivity and practical measures to limit excess force .
• Adopt shared ideas for police reform , make them his own , and leave Democrats backing only more controversial ones .
Whether Trump succeeds depends not only on how well he sells his program and how effectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on whether 2020 is another volatile , deadly , and divisive summer on America ’ s streets .
That ’ s something nobody in Washington can control .

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.]
By Charles Lipson
Real Clear Politics
In the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, President Donald Trump laid out an executive order addressing police misconduct and the ensuing national protests. Until now, his main response has been to voice strong support for “law and order” while condemning the excessive use of force, specifically in the case of George Floyd and generally across the country. His main theme has been: stop the mob rule, restore order, and get rid of a few bad apples. The executive order goes further, adding real substance to those vague pronouncements.
What does the executive order do?
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The president’s executive order establishes a national credentialing process for police, making it harder for bad cops to transfer quietly to another city or county. It bans chokeholds — the kind that killed Mr. Floyd — except when the officer’s life is in danger. It provides training to de-escalate conflicts and funds social workers to assist police with endemic problems, such as homelessness, mental illness, alcoholism, and drug abuse. It will pay for non-lethal equipment, an indirect recognition that our policing relies too heavily on military equipment bought cheaply after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Police sometimes need that firepower and protection, but over-reliance puts officers in the wrong frame of mind and endangers suspects’ lives. De-escalate, if possible, and leave punishment up to the courts. The executive order moves in that direction, without saying so directly.
How does this executive order play out politically?
First, it allows Trump to tell swing voters, "See, I'm not a hardline law-and-order president. I want to restore order, of course, but I want enforcement to be fair and applied in a race-neutral way. Policing is a difficult and dangerous job, but a necessary one. Whenever possible, it should be done with the least violence possible." Who could object to that message? It is especially important for the president to deliver it after the harsh police confrontation around Lafayette Park last week and Trump’s support for it.
Second, Trump’s Rose Garden speech does something he normally does poorly: speak to the country with a unifying voice. He much prefers to punch back, not rise above. But there are times when the country cries out for unity and a calm voice, not a smack in the kisser. This is one such moment. Democrats will try to strip Trump of that unifying mantel, saying his speech and his executive order did not go far enough and were purely partisan. Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader Schumer, and their colleagues will say that they alone can speak for the country, and especially for African Americans. The mainstream media will reinforce their message.
Third, Trump's executive order lets him embrace widely agreed-upon points about police reform, make them his own (or at least bipartisan), and leave the Democrats fighting for only the more controversial and extreme proposals.
Some conservatives will undoubtedly have reservations about Trump’s proposals. The issue is not the reforms themselves but the central government’s role in promoting them. The executive order is yet another step toward nationalizing a government function that was once entirely local: policing. Of course, local law enforcement must respect national constraints imposed by the Constitution and federal courts, such as reading suspects their Miranda warnings. But Trump’s order goes beyond that. As usual with Washington proposals, it uses “manna from D.C.” as the lure — and the cudgel. Police, like schools, will come to depend on those federal dollars, which, over time, will have more and more strings attached. Pretty soon, as with school lunches in the Obama years, Southern schools couldn’t serve grits. They didn’t meet regulations for healthy food, which Washington required for its funding. (Because of some dreadful error in drafting the Constitution, grits are not specifically protected.) The issue here is not the wisdom of the police reforms, but who has the power to demand them and how. If there are to be federal rules, should they be done by statute, regulation, judicial decision, or presidential fiat?
Fourth, the executive order may well help Trump with African American voters. Before the pandemic shutdown and recent rioting, Trump had been actively campaigning for that vote and making inroads. He won only 8% in 2016, but, even so, Hillary Clinton was hurt because the black turnout was smaller than for Barack Obama’s elections. The question for 2020 is whether Joe Biden will fare more like Hillary or Barack.
Even a small increase in the black vote for Trump, or a small decrease in turnout, could be dangerous for Democrats in close-run swing states. Trump knows that and has incorporated it in his campaign strategy. His "First Step Act," which eases punishment for non-violent offenders and helps former prisoners re-enter society, was a major electoral asset for him. He constantly tells black voters that he accomplished that after years of Democratic inaction.
The demonstrations and riots after George Floyd’s death and Trump’s own strong support for law and order were a serious blow to the president’s earlier campaign strategy. They made him a vulnerable target, not just for black activists but for Democratic mayors and governors — and for educated suburban voters, especially women. That’s why Trump’s executive order might be useful politically. It tries to blunt those attacks without diminishing his support for domestic order. He is saying, “I want law and order, and I intend to do it without excessive force or bad cops.” That’s a lot different from last week’s message calling for police to “dominate the streets.”
Trump’s political goals are simple enough:
Tie his opponents to the worst excesses of anti-police activism in major cities, all of which are controlled by Democrats.
Ensure that Trump’s support for law and order is coupled with sensitivity and practical measures to limit excess force.
Adopt shared ideas for police reform, make them his own, and leave Democrats backing only more controversial ones.
Whether Trump succeeds depends not only on how well he sells his program and how effectively Democrats push back; it also depends on whether 2020 is another volatile, deadly, and divisive summer on America’s streets. That’s something nobody in Washington can control.


wnd--2020-06-17--The riots demonize blacks and help Trump's reelection

The murder of George Floyd raised legitimate anger over police violence , but sadly has been heavily abused by infiltrating political and anarchist groups .
As they intermingle with those rightfully protesting against racism , looting and civil unrest will be blamed on blacks .
The riots may end up creating more division and segregation between races than ever before .
Donald Trump may be the sole benefactor in the upcoming election , as sane Americans will want law , order and jobs – not Democrat-supported defunding of police and an anarchy of rude , white millennials who think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smoke marijuana and quit school .
A small example of the politicized undertones : Why is the current debate on slavery solely focused on black slaves sold to white owners ?
It only discusses racism from whites toward blacks , not the other way around .
All whites are evil now ?
To insinuate this creates massive anger from the white population , as none of them was ever a slave owner .
Watching how white Americans who never owned slaves kneel in front of black Americans who never were slaves , demonstrates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Confederate statues are torn down , one also wonders : Are we going to ask Egypt to change its name and tear down its African pyramids , which were built by slaves ?
And destroy mummies of pharaohs that had slaves ?
Is n't that exactly what we criticized ISIS for doing just a couple years back , smashing ancient irreplaceable statues ?
TRENDING : Watch : 'Autonomous Zone ' torn down by police in North Carolina Slavery began in Africa when the black tribes , in war with each other , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tribes to the Arab slave traders .
No white man was around .
The Arabs then transported the slaves to the coast .
Are we going to change the names of African tribes too ?
And tear down the dignity of their names in history ?
What about Muslim leaders who had slaves ?
Hanne Herland 's latest book , `` New Left Tyranny , '' shows how the neo-Marxist New Left turned their back on historical Western principles and became a destructive authoritarian force .
White men who were unable to enter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Africa waited with ships in the coastal regions for the Arabs who had bought slaves from other black tribes in the interior .
Not only white men were involved in the black slave trade .
African tribesmen and leaders , the Arabs and the white slave ship owners all bought and sold slaves .
In other words , everyone understands by now that there are forces at work that wants us all to hate each other .
Many are so easily duped by feelings created by media propaganda and groupthink that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question now is being exploited to create even more hatred .
Antifa radical anarchists and white , young millennials with Black Lives Matter signs smash windows , loot and spray paint American cities with black American slogans .
Who pays these youngsters ?
While the Black Lives Matter funding is said to go to those in need , donations go directly to a fundraiser called `` Act Blue '' that has given hundreds of millions to white , rich Democrats running for president .
Act Blue is actually a fundraiser for the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. , step by step according to the exact same Gene Sharp manual , even with bricks and stones administered to the raging demonstrators , just like what happened at Tahrir square in Egypt in 2010 .
`` If blacks today had a real leader like Martin Luther King Jr. , that leader would be protesting police violence against people irrespective of race .
Such a protest would be a unifying act instead of a divisive one .
People such as myself could again see hope for American society , '' writes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black Lives Matter movement does not sufficiently understand is that they are being used by billionaire white capitalists who aim to get to Trump .
Before coronavirus , the U.S. under Trump saw the lowest unemployment rates among blacks in over 50 years , and prison reforms that benefit blacks were carried out by the Trump administration .
Black Americans are front and center in his administration .
When the record low black unemployment rate was announced during the Trump annual State of the Union address , Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi even refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to her .
She even tore up the Trump speech on national television .
As we all remember , it was the Democrats that fought for slavery , supported the Confederate flag , joined the KKK and so on .
The hypocrisy is baffling .
The aim is to end democracy in the United States , control Congress and taxpayers and assemble the power into the hands of the very few .
And all of those are white and rich .

The murder of George Floyd raised legitimate anger over police violence, but sadly has been heavily abused by infiltrating political and anarchist groups. As they intermingle with those rightfully protesting against racism, looting and civil unrest will be blamed on blacks. The riots may end up creating more division and segregation between races than ever before.
Donald Trump may be the sole benefactor in the upcoming election, as sane Americans will want law, order and jobs – not Democrat-supported defunding of police and an anarchy of rude, white millennials who think it is good fun to burn cars, smoke marijuana and quit school.
A small example of the politicized undertones: Why is the current debate on slavery solely focused on black slaves sold to white owners? It only discusses racism from whites toward blacks, not the other way around. All whites are evil now? To insinuate this creates massive anger from the white population, as none of them was ever a slave owner.
Watching how white Americans who never owned slaves kneel in front of black Americans who never were slaves, demonstrates how people don't think rationally.
As Confederate statues are torn down, one also wonders: Are we going to ask Egypt to change its name and tear down its African pyramids, which were built by slaves? And destroy mummies of pharaohs that had slaves? Isn't that exactly what we criticized ISIS for doing just a couple years back, smashing ancient irreplaceable statues?
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Slavery began in Africa when the black tribes, in war with each other, sold the slaves they took from other tribes to the Arab slave traders. No white man was around. The Arabs then transported the slaves to the coast. Are we going to change the names of African tribes too? And tear down the dignity of their names in history? What about Muslim leaders who had slaves?
Hanne Herland's latest book, "New Left Tyranny," shows how the neo-Marxist New Left turned their back on historical Western principles and became a destructive authoritarian force.
White men who were unable to enter the harsh tropical environment in the interior of Africa waited with ships in the coastal regions for the Arabs who had bought slaves from other black tribes in the interior. Not only white men were involved in the black slave trade. African tribesmen and leaders, the Arabs and the white slave ship owners all bought and sold slaves.
In other words, everyone understands by now that there are forces at work that wants us all to hate each other. Many are so easily duped by feelings created by media propaganda and groupthink that they do not reflect upon how the race question now is being exploited to create even more hatred.
Antifa radical anarchists and white, young millennials with Black Lives Matter signs smash windows, loot and spray paint American cities with black American slogans. Who pays these youngsters?
While the Black Lives Matter funding is said to go to those in need, donations go directly to a fundraiser called "Act Blue" that has given hundreds of millions to white, rich Democrats running for president. Act Blue is actually a fundraiser for the Democratic Party.
Civil unrest now unravels in the U.S., step by step according to the exact same Gene Sharp manual, even with bricks and stones administered to the raging demonstrators, just like what happened at Tahrir square in Egypt in 2010.
"If blacks today had a real leader like Martin Luther King Jr., that leader would be protesting police violence against people irrespective of race. Such a protest would be a unifying act instead of a divisive one. People such as myself could again see hope for American society," writes Dr. Paul C. Roberts.
What the Black Lives Matter movement does not sufficiently understand is that they are being used by billionaire white capitalists who aim to get to Trump.
Before coronavirus, the U.S. under Trump saw the lowest unemployment rates among blacks in over 50 years, and prison reforms that benefit blacks were carried out by the Trump administration. Black Americans are front and center in his administration.
When the record low black unemployment rate was announced during the Trump annual State of the Union address, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi even refused to clap. It apparently was nothing to her. She even tore up the Trump speech on national television. As we all remember, it was the Democrats that fought for slavery, supported the Confederate flag, joined the KKK and so on. The hypocrisy is baffling.
The aim is to end democracy in the United States, control Congress and taxpayers and assemble the power into the hands of the very few. And all of those are white and rich.


wnd--2020-06-17--George Floyd's brother asks U.N. to help 'black people in America'

In the wake of global protests over the death of Minneapolis black man George Floyd in police custody , the United Nations Human Rights Council heard a plea from Floyd 's brother , asking the panel to help `` black people in America . ''
The panel held an `` urgent meeting '' Wednesday at U.N. headquarters in Geneva on the subject of `` police brutality '' and `` systemic racism '' in the United States , CNN reported .
`` The tragic events of 25 May in Minneapolis in the US , which led to the death of George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world against injustice and police brutality that persons of African descent face on a daily basis in many regions of the world , '' said Dieudonné W. Désiré Sougouri , the African Group 's coordinator on Monday .
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The meeting was requested by the African Group , which has 54 member states from the African continent .
Current members of the Human Rights Council include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Venezuela .
`` My brother was unarmed and was accused of passing a counterfeit 20 bill .
My family and I had to watch the last moments of his life .
When people dared to raise their voice and protest for my brother , they were tear gassed , '' he said .
`` My brother , George Floyd , is one of the many black men and women that have been murdered by police in recent years .
You watched my brother die .
That could have been me .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Philonise Ford said he 's asking the U.N. for help .
`` I am asking you to help me .
I am asking you to help us -- black people in America . ''
The U.N. 's high commissioner for human rights , Michelle Bachelet , joined the panel in person Wednesday , CNN said .
`` We also need to make amends for centuries of racial discriminationm , '' she said .
`` Time is of the essence .
Patience has run out .
Black Lives Matter .
Indigenous lives matter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ attendance was the U.N. deputy secretary-general , Amina Mohammed , and the deputy chairperson of the African Union Commission , Kwesi Quartey .
Mohammed is from Nigeria , where , according to Amnesty International , the police `` regularly commit human rights violations , including unlawful killings , torture and other ill-treatment , and enforced disappearances . ''
Among the members of the Africa group is Zimbabwe , which after the death of brutal dictator Robert Mugabe remains `` highly intolerant of basic rights , peaceful dissent , and free expression , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The 37-year rule of Mugabe , who died last September , `` was marked by widespread human rights violations and the ruining of the country ’ s economy , '' said Human Rights Watch , which noted he `` was never held to account for his corrupt and abusive rule . ''

In the wake of global protests over the death of Minneapolis black man George Floyd in police custody, the United Nations Human Rights Council heard a plea from Floyd's brother, asking the panel to help "black people in America."
The panel held an "urgent meeting" Wednesday at U.N. headquarters in Geneva on the subject of "police brutality" and "systemic racism" in the United States, CNN reported.
"The tragic events of 25 May in Minneapolis in the US, which led to the death of George Floyd, led to protests throughout the world against injustice and police brutality that persons of African descent face on a daily basis in many regions of the world," said Dieudonné W. Désiré Sougouri, the African Group's coordinator on Monday.
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"The death of George Floyd is unfortunately not an isolated incident."
The meeting was requested by the African Group, which has 54 member states from the African continent. Current members of the Human Rights Council include Sudan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar and Venezuela.
Philonise Floyd addressed the gathering in a video message.
"My brother was unarmed and was accused of passing a counterfeit 20 bill. My family and I had to watch the last moments of his life. When people dared to raise their voice and protest for my brother, they were tear gassed," he said.
"My brother, George Floyd, is one of the many black men and women that have been murdered by police in recent years. You watched my brother die. That could have been me. I am my brother's keeper."
Philonise Ford said he's asking the U.N. for help.
"I am asking you to help me. I am asking you to help us -- black people in America."
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The U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, joined the panel in person Wednesday, CNN said.
"We also need to make amends for centuries of racial discriminationm," she said. "Time is of the essence. Patience has run out. Black Lives Matter. Indigenous lives matter."
CNN reported that among those in attendance was the U.N. deputy secretary-general, Amina Mohammed, and the deputy chairperson of the African Union Commission, Kwesi Quartey.
Mohammed is from Nigeria, where, according to Amnesty International, the police "regularly commit human rights violations, including unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment, and enforced disappearances."
Among the members of the Africa group is Zimbabwe, which after the death of brutal dictator Robert Mugabe remains "highly intolerant of basic rights, peaceful dissent, and free expression," according to the non-profit Human Rights Watch.
The 37-year rule of Mugabe, who died last September, "was marked by widespread human rights violations and the ruining of the country’s economy," said Human Rights Watch, which noted he "was never held to account for his corrupt and abusive rule."


wnd--2020-06-17--Obama spent his first year in CHAZ – who knew?

In his 1995 memoir , `` Dreams from My Father , '' Obama claimed his father left Hawaii in 1963 , when he `` was only 2 years old . ''
Unchallenged by the major media , Obama continued to peddle this fiction throughout his presidency .
It sustained what Obama biographer David Remnick called Obama 's `` signature appeal : the use of the details of his own life as a reflection of a kind of multicultural ideal . ''
Like much of what Obama said , it was false .
In the summer of 2008 , two journalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama 's early years in Hawaii .
One was Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss , whose research would culminate in a 10,000-word article in the Washington Post .
The other was citizen journalist Michael Patrick Leahy .
Leahy 's research would culminate in an 8,000-word chapter in his self-published book , `` What Does Barack Obama Believe ? ''
Working with considerably fewer resources and without the backing of a celebrated newsroom , Leahy talked to many of the same people Maraniss did .
Given his limitations , he did his research strictly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Watch : 'Autonomous Zone ' torn down by police in North Carolina As a reporter , however , Leahy did have one major advantage .
He was prepared to challenge the Obama myth and said so right up front .
`` While we ca n't fault Barack Obama for believing the fictional account his mother told him about his father 's role in his early life , '' wrote Leahy , `` we can fault him for failing to undertake even the most rudimentary investigation of the truth behind this fictional account as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fiction publicly for over 13 years . ''
Following the facts where they led him , Leahy concluded that Obama Sr. did not leave Obama 's mother , Stanley Ann Dunham , in Hawaii .
Rather , it was Dunham who `` left Barack Obama Sr. in Honolulu and moved into her own apartment in Seattle , Washington . ''
Leahy backed up his claim with school records from the University of Washington , as well as records from the apartments Dunham rented .
He correctly surmised , `` Stanley Ann Dunham returned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some time between September 1962 and January 1964 , only after Barack Obama Sr. left Honolulu for Harvard . ''
This was information no one in the mainstream media wanted to find .
Journalists like Maraniss had a candidacy to protect .
In his Post article , Maraniss made no mention of Seattle .
He claimed that Barack Obama Sr. graduated from the University of Hawaii in June 1962 , specifying that `` before the month was out , [ Obama .
Sr. ] took off , leaving behind his still-teenage wife and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Obama was 10 months old , not 2 years old as Obama claimed , but Maraniss made no point of the baby 's age or the discrepancy in Obama 's retelling .
He also left intact the image of the young couple 's `` improbable love '' and their `` abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation '' tropes Obama first trotted out at his breakthrough 2004 convention speech .
As it happens , the one place where the tale of Ann Dunham 's Seattle hegira percolated was on the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` jseattle '' on Jan. 7 , 2009 , `` There is no doubt baby Barack lived on the hill .
It was a tumultuous time in his young mother 's life . ''
Other locals happily chimed in with details , not realizing they were undoing the work the media had done to preserve the Obama mythology .
To be accurate , Dunham 's apartment , 516 13th Ave. E , was located in what might be called `` Greater CHAZ , '' just a few blocks beyond the current borders of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spring 2010 publication of `` The Bridge : The Life and Rise of Barack Obama , '' Remnick became the first of the mainstream journalists to mention the Seattle exile .
Although he wrote about Dunham 's Seattle adventure casually , as if it were old news , he made a shocking botch of the sequence of events , his timeline a random assortment of conflicting dates and places .
In her 2011 biography of Obama 's mother , `` A Singular Woman , '' the New York Times ' Janny Scott @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seattle but , like Remnick , she played games with the timeline .
In her 2011 biography , `` The Other Barack : The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama 's Father , '' the Boston Globe 's Sally Jacobs manufactured still another inaccurate timeline .
Like the others , she seemed intent on preserving the idea that Obama 's parents had a real relationship .
It was not until 2012 that Maraniss owned up to the ongoing fraud of Obama 's storied nativity .
In his book , `` Barack Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Dunham left Hawaii for Seattle with baby in tow in late August 1961 – when Obama was officially no more than 3 weeks old – and she did not come back to Hawaii until after Barack Sr. had left for Harvard .
In his heavily researched 2017 biography , `` Rising Star , '' civil rights historian David Garrow finally stripped Obama 's `` multicultural ideal '' of all its romance .
According to Garrow , `` [ T ] he young couple never chose to live together at any time following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Dunham left Hawaii as soon as the baby was old enough to travel , and Obama Sr. may never have even seen the child .
Garrow quotes approvingly one unnamed scholar to the effect that Obama Sr. was no more than `` a sperm donor in his son 's life . ''
Throughout the Obama years , the very same journalists who mocked `` birthers '' made a hash out of Obama 's nativity story , the story on which he built his candidacy .
Would that this was the worst of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book , `` Unmasking Obama : The Fight to Tell the True Story of a Failed Presidency , '' is available for pre-order at Amazon .

In his 1995 memoir, "Dreams from My Father," Obama claimed his father left Hawaii in 1963, when he "was only 2 years old." Unchallenged by the major media, Obama continued to peddle this fiction throughout his presidency.
It sustained what Obama biographer David Remnick called Obama's "signature appeal: the use of the details of his own life as a reflection of a kind of multicultural ideal." Like much of what Obama said, it was false.
In the summer of 2008, two journalists set out to tell the story of Obama's early years in Hawaii. One was Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss, whose research would culminate in a 10,000-word article in the Washington Post.
The other was citizen journalist Michael Patrick Leahy. Leahy's research would culminate in an 8,000-word chapter in his self-published book, "What Does Barack Obama Believe?"
Working with considerably fewer resources and without the backing of a celebrated newsroom, Leahy talked to many of the same people Maraniss did. Given his limitations, he did his research strictly by phone and internet.
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As a reporter, however, Leahy did have one major advantage. He was prepared to challenge the Obama myth and said so right up front.
"While we can't fault Barack Obama for believing the fictional account his mother told him about his father's role in his early life," wrote Leahy, "we can fault him for failing to undertake even the most rudimentary investigation of the truth behind this fictional account as an adult, and subsequently perpetuating that fiction publicly for over 13 years."
Following the facts where they led him, Leahy concluded that Obama Sr. did not leave Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, in Hawaii.
Rather, it was Dunham who "left Barack Obama Sr. in Honolulu and moved into her own apartment in Seattle, Washington." Leahy backed up his claim with school records from the University of Washington, as well as records from the apartments Dunham rented.
He correctly surmised, "Stanley Ann Dunham returned to Hawaii from Seattle, Washington, some time between September 1962 and January 1964, only after Barack Obama Sr. left Honolulu for Harvard." This was information no one in the mainstream media wanted to find. Journalists like Maraniss had a candidacy to protect.
In his Post article, Maraniss made no mention of Seattle. He claimed that Barack Obama Sr. graduated from the University of Hawaii in June 1962, specifying that "before the month was out, [Obama. Sr.] took off, leaving behind his still-teenage wife and namesake child."
In June 1962, Obama was 10 months old, not 2 years old as Obama claimed, but Maraniss made no point of the baby's age or the discrepancy in Obama's retelling.
He also left intact the image of the young couple's "improbable love" and their "abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation" tropes Obama first trotted out at his breakthrough 2004 convention speech.
As it happens, the one place where the tale of Ann Dunham's Seattle hegira percolated was on the "Capitol Hill Seattle Blog." Wrote "jseattle" on Jan. 7, 2009, "There is no doubt baby Barack lived on the hill. It was a tumultuous time in his young mother's life."
Other locals happily chimed in with details, not realizing they were undoing the work the media had done to preserve the Obama mythology.
To be accurate, Dunham's apartment, 516 13th Ave. E, was located in what might be called "Greater CHAZ," just a few blocks beyond the current borders of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.
With the spring 2010 publication of "The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama," Remnick became the first of the mainstream journalists to mention the Seattle exile.
Although he wrote about Dunham's Seattle adventure casually, as if it were old news, he made a shocking botch of the sequence of events, his timeline a random assortment of conflicting dates and places.
In her 2011 biography of Obama's mother, "A Singular Woman," the New York Times' Janny Scott also allowed that Dunham did go to Seattle but, like Remnick, she played games with the timeline.
In her 2011 biography, "The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama's Father," the Boston Globe's Sally Jacobs manufactured still another inaccurate timeline. Like the others, she seemed intent on preserving the idea that Obama's parents had a real relationship.
It was not until 2012 that Maraniss owned up to the ongoing fraud of Obama's storied nativity.
In his book, "Barack Obama: The Story," he reported that Dunham left Hawaii for Seattle with baby in tow in late August 1961 – when Obama was officially no more than 3 weeks old – and she did not come back to Hawaii until after Barack Sr. had left for Harvard.
In his heavily researched 2017 biography, "Rising Star," civil rights historian David Garrow finally stripped Obama's "multicultural ideal" of all its romance.
According to Garrow, "[T]he young couple never chose to live together at any time following the onset of Ann's pregnancy." Dunham left Hawaii as soon as the baby was old enough to travel, and Obama Sr. may never have even seen the child.
Garrow quotes approvingly one unnamed scholar to the effect that Obama Sr. was no more than "a sperm donor in his son's life."
Throughout the Obama years, the very same journalists who mocked "birthers" made a hash out of Obama's nativity story, the story on which he built his candidacy. Would that this was the worst of their oversights.
@jackcashill's forthcoming book, "Unmasking Obama: The Fight to Tell the True Story of a Failed Presidency," is available for pre-order at Amazon.


wnd--2020-06-17--On our way to a 'post-civilizational' Wild West

Most people can only relate to events or experiences that happen during their lifetime and only understand those things in the context in which they experienced them .
An example of this is people sharing recollections of what they were doing when they heard President Kennedy was assassinated .
Events that happened before we were born seem like `` history '' to us .
This difference in perspective is most apparent when a group of people of similar ages are together , but where some historical event occurred between the births of the older and younger members of the group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to share where they were at when the September 11 terror attacks occurred , for instance , will elicit vivid recollections from older students and blank stares from younger students not yet born at that time .
To one group it was a life event .
To the other group it was a historical event studied in class , along with the Civil War and the Great Depression .
Americans living today have never experienced a pre-civilization society .
Civilization , in simplest terms , is an organized society of people with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The last time Americans lived in such conditions was in the days of the Wild West , or homesteading families on the prairies , mountains and deserts of American territories before those areas were organized and admitted to statehood .
People at those times and places had little security besides what they could provide for themselves .
Their lives , homes and possessions were at the mercy of the strongest and most aggressive .
Traveling was dangerous .
Organizing into a civilization and setting up a government with the authority to impose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to live with greater peace , collective protection of private property and increased commerce and prosperity that comes from greater predictability and less chaos .
Agents representing the government , which represents the society as a whole , are appointed and given authority to enforce the laws agreed upon by the people .
Police , troopers , marshals , constables … whatever the name , they are the representatives of the people , with authority from the government to enforce laws that maintain order .
When people have disputes with each other or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and process to settle differences without resorting to physical clashes between citizens that result in the pre-civilizational `` might makes right '' result .
Police rely on their government authority to keep order , to protect people and property .
What happens when that authority is suddenly removed ?
When the government revokes officers ' authority to enforce laws and maintain order ?
The result is a reversion to pre-civilizational rule by chaotic violence .
Perhaps better characterized as `` post-civilizational , '' American cities are descending into disorder and violence in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ living memory .
Unlike the inner-city riots of the 1960s or the Los Angeles riots over the Rodney King matter , governments are removing the authority of police to enforce laws and restore order .
As a result , vulnerable citizens are left to defend themselves and their property .
Traveling has become dangerous again as mobs block streets and highways , terrorize innocent motorists , commit acts of violence and damage or destroy vehicles .
Like in the Wild West , merchants or homeowners able to physically defend their homes and businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or shopkeepers , are forced to demonstrate a willingness to use force .
Unlike the temporary periods of civil unrest over the past several decades , the current withdrawal of police authority to re-impose order is a turning point in American history .
We are experiencing the breakdown of civilization .
TRENDING : Watch : 'Autonomous Zone ' torn down by police in North Carolina In cities across America mobs openly loot stores , destroy public property and assault citizens as police are increasingly restricted from intervening .
Many of the acts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the perpetrators themselves .
Retired St. Louis Police Capt .
David Dorn was killed by looters and lay bleeding on the sidewalk as his death was broadcast on Facebook Live .
As protesters physically seized a section of downtown Seattle and claim to have created their own autonomous nation , authorities there have not only refused to protect and defend the residents and business owners there , but this week placed additional restrictions on Seattle police officers .
In dealing with mobs , officers there are now prohibited from using any means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential to cause pain or discomfort . ''
Seattle authorities appear to be following the example in Baltimore where city officials adopted the position during their 2015 riots of giving rioters space to destroy .
As authorities in cities across America allow violent protests to endanger innocent citizens and their property , people are left to defend themselves .
Protesting is an essential right of American citizens and protected in the First Amendment .
That right , though , carries the responsibility of protesters to maintain a peaceable assembly .
When protests turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protected speech into lawlessness .
Innocent citizens should not be afraid to drive to a doctor appointment for fear they will be pulled out of their car by a mob blocking a highway .
People should not fear being attacked in their homes or while walking down the street for exercising their own First Amendment right by commenting on news on their cable news show or just wearing a hat supporting the president .
As governments withdraw the authority of officers to enforce laws designed to maintain order and protect the public , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are left with no alternative but to defend people and property themselves .
Gun sales are skyrocketing across the nation as people fear for their safety and prepare to defend themselves .
Americans are experiencing a return to Wild West chaos , and violent clashes among citizens will be the natural result of leaders ' refusal to enforce laws that maintain order .

Most people can only relate to events or experiences that happen during their lifetime and only understand those things in the context in which they experienced them. An example of this is people sharing recollections of what they were doing when they heard President Kennedy was assassinated. Events that happened before we were born seem like "history" to us. This difference in perspective is most apparent when a group of people of similar ages are together, but where some historical event occurred between the births of the older and younger members of the group. Asking a classroom of college students to share where they were at when the September 11 terror attacks occurred, for instance, will elicit vivid recollections from older students and blank stares from younger students not yet born at that time. To one group it was a life event. To the other group it was a historical event studied in class, along with the Civil War and the Great Depression.
Americans living today have never experienced a pre-civilization society. Civilization, in simplest terms, is an organized society of people with a government, culture and common social norms. The last time Americans lived in such conditions was in the days of the Wild West, or homesteading families on the prairies, mountains and deserts of American territories before those areas were organized and admitted to statehood. People at those times and places had little security besides what they could provide for themselves. Their lives, homes and possessions were at the mercy of the strongest and most aggressive. Traveling was dangerous. Organizing into a civilization and setting up a government with the authority to impose order through compliance with laws allowed citizens to live with greater peace, collective protection of private property and increased commerce and prosperity that comes from greater predictability and less chaos.
Agents representing the government, which represents the society as a whole, are appointed and given authority to enforce the laws agreed upon by the people. Police, troopers, marshals, constables … whatever the name, they are the representatives of the people, with authority from the government to enforce laws that maintain order. When people have disputes with each other or the government, there is a system and process to settle differences without resorting to physical clashes between citizens that result in the pre-civilizational "might makes right" result. Police rely on their government authority to keep order, to protect people and property. What happens when that authority is suddenly removed? When the government revokes officers' authority to enforce laws and maintain order?
The result is a reversion to pre-civilizational rule by chaotic violence.
Perhaps better characterized as "post-civilizational," American cities are descending into disorder and violence in a way not experienced in this country in living memory. Unlike the inner-city riots of the 1960s or the Los Angeles riots over the Rodney King matter, governments are removing the authority of police to enforce laws and restore order. As a result, vulnerable citizens are left to defend themselves and their property. Traveling has become dangerous again as mobs block streets and highways, terrorize innocent motorists, commit acts of violence and damage or destroy vehicles. Like in the Wild West, merchants or homeowners able to physically defend their homes and businesses, or band together with other citizens or shopkeepers, are forced to demonstrate a willingness to use force. Unlike the temporary periods of civil unrest over the past several decades, the current withdrawal of police authority to re-impose order is a turning point in American history. We are experiencing the breakdown of civilization.
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In cities across America mobs openly loot stores, destroy public property and assault citizens as police are increasingly restricted from intervening. Many of the acts of destruction and looting are captured on video by the perpetrators themselves. Retired St. Louis Police Capt. David Dorn was killed by looters and lay bleeding on the sidewalk as his death was broadcast on Facebook Live.
As protesters physically seized a section of downtown Seattle and claim to have created their own autonomous nation, authorities there have not only refused to protect and defend the residents and business owners there, but this week placed additional restrictions on Seattle police officers. In dealing with mobs, officers there are now prohibited from using any means of crowd control that "has the potential to cause pain or discomfort." Seattle authorities appear to be following the example in Baltimore where city officials adopted the position during their 2015 riots of giving rioters space to destroy.
As authorities in cities across America allow violent protests to endanger innocent citizens and their property, people are left to defend themselves.
Protesting is an essential right of American citizens and protected in the First Amendment. That right, though, carries the responsibility of protesters to maintain a peaceable assembly. When protests turn into violent riots, they cross from protected speech into lawlessness. Innocent citizens should not be afraid to drive to a doctor appointment for fear they will be pulled out of their car by a mob blocking a highway. People should not fear being attacked in their homes or while walking down the street for exercising their own First Amendment right by commenting on news on their cable news show or just wearing a hat supporting the president.
As governments withdraw the authority of officers to enforce laws designed to maintain order and protect the public, or defund or disband police, citizens are left with no alternative but to defend people and property themselves. Gun sales are skyrocketing across the nation as people fear for their safety and prepare to defend themselves. Americans are experiencing a return to Wild West chaos, and violent clashes among citizens will be the natural result of leaders' refusal to enforce laws that maintain order.


wnd--2020-06-18--Soldiers fell to deaths as India and China's troops fought with rocks

( THE GUARDIAN ) -- The hand-to-hand combat lasted hours , on steep , jagged terrain , with iron bars @ @ @ @ @ Neither side carried guns .
Most of the soldiers killed in the worst fighting between @ @ @ @ @ years lost their footing or were knocked from the narrow Himalayan ridge , plunging to @ @ @ @ @ reacted with shock and caution to the loss of at least 20 soldiers on its @ @ @ @ @ with images of the Chinese president , Xi Jinping , burned in Indian cities .
@ @ @ @ @ on the dispute , prime minister Narendra Modi led a two-minute silence for the killed @ @ @ @ @ “ defend every stone , every inch of its territory .
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(THE GUARDIAN) -- The hand-to-hand combat lasted hours, on steep, jagged terrain, with iron bars, rocks and fists. Neither side carried guns. Most of the soldiers killed in the worst fighting between India and China in 60 years lost their footing or were knocked from the narrow Himalayan ridge, plunging to their deaths.
India has reacted with shock and caution to the loss of at least 20 soldiers on its disputed border with China, with images of the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, burned in Indian cities.
In his first public comments on the dispute, prime minister Narendra Modi led a two-minute silence for the killed soldiers and said India would “defend every stone, every inch of its territory.”
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wnd--2020-06-18--Federal judge strikes down city's ban on open-carry firearms

A controversial gun ban in Mississippi has been overturned by a judge , ending a two-month legal battle between gun rights advocates and the city 's Democratic mayor .
The city of Jackson can not ban citizens from openly carrying firearms , which they are entitled to do under state law , even during times of emergencies .
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced a ban on open-carry rights in the city on April 26 amid the coronavirus outbreak , the Clarion Ledger reported .
The mayor had also asked to have the ban of firearms made permanent , citing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lumumba ’ s decision immediately drew a legal challenge from the citizens ' rights advocacy group the Mississippi Justice Institute on behalf of Republican state Rep. Dana Criswell , WAPT-TV reported .
“ As a citizen of the great state of Mississippi who has regular business in our capital city of Jackson , I was shocked by the recent announcement by Mayor Lumumba , ” Criswell said of the gun ban .
“ I take the protection of myself and my family very seriously and believe deeply in the constitutional right to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s attempt to disarm me and deny me the ability of self-defense puts me and my family in danger anytime we are in Jackson , ” the state representative added .
The Clarion Ledger reported Wednesday that U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III has sided with the MJI and Criswell by ruling that Lumumba did not have the authority to make the determination to supersede state law with the order limiting gun rights .
As part of Jordan ’ s decision , attorneys for Lumumba and the Jackson City Council must agree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decree will require the parties to refrain from attempting to restrict gun rights in the city , going forward .
“ I am very glad to know that this will never happen again in the future .
Mississippians should be able to protect themselves no matter what city they are in , '' Criswell said in a media release .
Mississippi is a “ constitutional carry state , ” which gives citizens the right to carry open or concealed firearms without a permit as long as they refrain from carrying weapons in designated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any place where government business is conducted .
The Mississippi Center for Public Policy , of which the MJI is a part , states on its website that its mission is to “ advance the constitutional ideals of liberty and justice for all Mississippians by employing an evidenced-based approach to public policy whereby we advocate for and advance real conservative ideas with policy makers , members of the media , business leaders , the academic community , and private citizens.
” “ We are very happy with the outcome of this case , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the group 's website .
“ No mayor or other elected official in Jackson will ever again be able to act on their own to take away the right to openly carry a firearm in the city of Jackson , for any reason , ” Rice added .
“ We hope city officials can find a way to effectively address violent crime in Jackson , but they must do so in a way that respects the right of individuals to protect themselves.
” This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

A controversial gun ban in Mississippi has been overturned by a judge, ending a two-month legal battle between gun rights advocates and the city's Democratic mayor.
The city of Jackson cannot ban citizens from openly carrying firearms, which they are entitled to do under state law, even during times of emergencies.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced a ban on open-carry rights in the city on April 26 amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Clarion Ledger reported.
The mayor had also asked to have the ban of firearms made permanent, citing an increase in gun violence.
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But Lumumba’s decision immediately drew a legal challenge from the citizens' rights advocacy group the Mississippi Justice Institute on behalf of Republican state Rep. Dana Criswell, WAPT-TV reported.
“As a citizen of the great state of Mississippi who has regular business in our capital city of Jackson, I was shocked by the recent announcement by Mayor Lumumba,” Criswell said of the gun ban.
“I take the protection of myself and my family very seriously and believe deeply in the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The mayor’s attempt to disarm me and deny me the ability of self-defense puts me and my family in danger anytime we are in Jackson,” the state representative added.
The Clarion Ledger reported Wednesday that U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III has sided with the MJI and Criswell by ruling that Lumumba did not have the authority to make the determination to supersede state law with the order limiting gun rights.
As part of Jordan’s decision, attorneys for Lumumba and the Jackson City Council must agree to sign a consent decree.
That decree will require the parties to refrain from attempting to restrict gun rights in the city, going forward.
“I am very glad to know that this will never happen again in the future. Mississippians should be able to protect themselves no matter what city they are in," Criswell said in a media release.
Mississippi is a “constitutional carry state,” which gives citizens the right to carry open or concealed firearms without a permit as long as they refrain from carrying weapons in designated gun-free zones, such as schools or any place where government business is conducted.
The Mississippi Center for Public Policy, of which the MJI is a part, states on its website that its mission is to “advance the constitutional ideals of liberty and justice for all Mississippians by employing an evidenced-based approach to public policy whereby we advocate for and advance real conservative ideas with policy makers, members of the media, business leaders, the academic community, and private citizens.”
The group celebrated the win Wednesday.
“We are very happy with the outcome of this case,” MJI director Aaron Rice said on the group's website.
“No mayor or other elected official in Jackson will ever again be able to act on their own to take away the right to openly carry a firearm in the city of Jackson, for any reason,” Rice added.
“We hope city officials can find a way to effectively address violent crime in Jackson, but they must do so in a way that respects the right of individuals to protect themselves.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-06-18--Libertarian presidential nominee says they're 'true outsiders' to Dems and GOP

With recent election cycles giving way to rapid increases in negative partisanship and social animosity , according to Pew Research Center , political battle lines are being drawn tighter than ever before in the United States -- and the window for a third-party presidential run just seems to be growing thinner .
According to 2020 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen , however , now may be just the time for third-party players to make their case to a `` fed-up '' American electorate .
The political appetite for an `` outsider '' is strong , Jorgensen told The Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Craving a such a candidate , the American public chose billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump for the presidency in 2016 , largely as a referendum on the Washington establishment .
Many voted for Trump in hopes that he would put an end to D.C. drudgery by balancing the budget , curtailing military interventionism overseas and shrinking the scope of government .
In the eyes of many conservatives , Trump has come through on his campaign promises , with 85 percent of Republicans approving of his job performance in recent Gallup polling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results have been lackluster .
The reason ?
She says America had been looking for its outsider in all the wrong places .
`` Trump was seen as an outsider , and one of the reasons that the polls got it wrong was that they did n't poll people who either had never voted or had n't voted in 20 years because they were so fed up with the system , '' Jorgensen said .
`` Their attitude was , 'We 're fed up , we want something different . '
And so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was supposed to come in and balance the budget , get rid of the deficit and give us smaller government .
And just like every other Republican , he 's given us bigger government . ''
`` What I want to say to those Trump voters is , 'We are what you are looking for when you are looking for smaller government , ' '' she added .
`` If you really want something different , then take a look at us , because we are the true outsider . ''
A `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to her official campaign website , Jorgensen has been something of a political outsider since 1980 , when she cast her first Libertarian presidential ballot for Ed Clark .
Her first personal foray into politics was a 1992 run for South Carolina 's 4th Congressional district .
Despite falling to Republican Bob Inglis , the young third-party candidate still managed to make waves on the congressional debate stage , and was referred to by local media as `` a rose between two thorns . ''
In 1996 , the recognition paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party 's vice presidential nomination , campaigning in 38 states with Harry Browne at the top of the ticket .
The candidate has not ventured far from the private sector throughout her career , however , running two software-related companies and founding a business consulting start-up in 2002 .
She also holds a doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Clemson University .
Jorgensen 's May 23 nomination -- she earned 51 percent of the 1,026-delegate vote -- officially made her the Libertarian Party 's first ever female presidential candidate .
Prior to Jorgensen 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Gary Johnson had twice in a row topped the Libertarian ticket , first in 2012 and again in 2016 , pulling a record share of the national popular vote for a Libertarian candidate in the most recent presidential election with more than 4 million votes ( 3.3 percent ) .
The result signaled potential electoral traction for the party , which has historically struggled to break above 1 percent in the popular vote and has long been believed by partisans and centrists alike to be radical or unpalatable due to its socially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the federal government .
Jorgensen pushed back against such perceptions in her interview with The Western Journal , indicating a small-government platform was no more radical than that of a politician seeking to raise taxes or expand the scope of the state .
`` What I think a radical candidate is , is taking over half your money and then spending it on stuff you do n't want , spending it on tanks and favoring ... special interests , '' Jorgensen said .
`` How about letting people keep their money , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where they want ? ''
`` They get to choose who is doing a good enough job to earn their business , not the government , because once you have the government bureaucrats , then it goes to their friends and special interests and lobbyists , and that 's not where the money should go , '' she added .
Some of Jorgensen 's principle policy proposals include balancing the federal budget , turning the U.S. an `` armed and neutral '' nation on the world stage , eliminating the Department of Education @ @ @ @ @ @ @ providing a system in which the American people have the opportunity to `` opt out '' of Social Security .
The candidate remains confident this platform will do her well , resonating with the average American .
Fears , however , continue to persist within the Libertarian Party that the electorate will continue to avoid voting third party in an effort to retain votes for the major party of their choice and keep opposing partisans out of office .
`` There are a lot of people who are concerned about the spoiler effect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'Well , do you think government is too big or too small ? '
First of all , they usually laugh when I ask them if they think government is too small , because most people do n't think that .
But then I follow up with , 'Well , if you do n't want big government , then why are you voting for big government ? '
'' Jorgensen said .
`` Why would you vote for something you do not want ?
How about voting for something that you do want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Setyon contributed to this report .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

With recent election cycles giving way to rapid increases in negative partisanship and social animosity, according to Pew Research Center, political battle lines are being drawn tighter than ever before in the United States -- and the window for a third-party presidential run just seems to be growing thinner.
According to 2020 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen, however, now may be just the time for third-party players to make their case to a "fed-up" American electorate.
The political appetite for an "outsider" is strong, Jorgensen told The Western Journal in a telephone interview last week. Craving a such a candidate, the American public chose billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump for the presidency in 2016, largely as a referendum on the Washington establishment.
Many voted for Trump in hopes that he would put an end to D.C. drudgery by balancing the budget, curtailing military interventionism overseas and shrinking the scope of government.
In the eyes of many conservatives, Trump has come through on his campaign promises, with 85 percent of Republicans approving of his job performance in recent Gallup polling.
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But according to Jorgensen, the results have been lackluster. The reason? She says America had been looking for its outsider in all the wrong places.
"Trump was seen as an outsider, and one of the reasons that the polls got it wrong was that they didn't poll people who either had never voted or hadn't voted in 20 years because they were so fed up with the system," Jorgensen said.
"Their attitude was, 'We're fed up, we want something different.' And so, they voted for Trump and he was supposed to come in and balance the budget, get rid of the deficit and give us smaller government. And just like every other Republican, he's given us bigger government."
"What I want to say to those Trump voters is, 'We are what you are looking for when you are looking for smaller government,'" she added. "If you really want something different, then take a look at us, because we are the true outsider."
The Libertarian Rose
A "Life Member" of the Libertarian Party, according to her official campaign website, Jorgensen has been something of a political outsider since 1980, when she cast her first Libertarian presidential ballot for Ed Clark.
Her first personal foray into politics was a 1992 run for South Carolina's 4th Congressional district. Despite falling to Republican Bob Inglis, the young third-party candidate still managed to make waves on the congressional debate stage, and was referred to by local media as "a rose between two thorns."
In 1996, the recognition paid dividends as Jorgensen elevated herself to the party's vice presidential nomination, campaigning in 38 states with Harry Browne at the top of the ticket.
The candidate has not ventured far from the private sector throughout her career, however, running two software-related companies and founding a business consulting start-up in 2002. She also holds a doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Clemson University.
Jorgensen's May 23 nomination -- she earned 51 percent of the 1,026-delegate vote -- officially made her the Libertarian Party's first ever female presidential candidate.
Running Radical?
Prior to Jorgensen's nomination, former Republican New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson had twice in a row topped the Libertarian ticket, first in 2012 and again in 2016, pulling a record share of the national popular vote for a Libertarian candidate in the most recent presidential election with more than 4 million votes (3.3 percent).
The result signaled potential electoral traction for the party, which has historically struggled to break above 1 percent in the popular vote and has long been believed by partisans and centrists alike to be radical or unpalatable due to its socially liberal values or support for mass decentralization of the federal government.
Jorgensen pushed back against such perceptions in her interview with The Western Journal, indicating a small-government platform was no more radical than that of a politician seeking to raise taxes or expand the scope of the state.
"What I think a radical candidate is, is taking over half your money and then spending it on stuff you don't want, spending it on tanks and favoring ... special interests," Jorgensen said. "How about letting people keep their money, and then they get to spend it where they want?"
"They get to choose who is doing a good enough job to earn their business, not the government, because once you have the government bureaucrats, then it goes to their friends and special interests and lobbyists, and that's not where the money should go," she added.
Pulling Votes or Playing to Principle?
Some of Jorgensen's principle policy proposals include balancing the federal budget, turning the U.S. an "armed and neutral" nation on the world stage, eliminating the Department of Education, cutting taxes at every level and providing a system in which the American people have the opportunity to "opt out" of Social Security.
The candidate remains confident this platform will do her well, resonating with the average American.
Fears, however, continue to persist within the Libertarian Party that the electorate will continue to avoid voting third party in an effort to retain votes for the major party of their choice and keep opposing partisans out of office.
"There are a lot of people who are concerned about the spoiler effect -- and when I ask them, 'Well, do you think government is too big or too small?' First of all, they usually laugh when I ask them if they think government is too small, because most people don't think that. But then I follow up with, 'Well, if you don't want big government, then why are you voting for big government?'" Jorgensen said.
"Why would you vote for something you do not want? How about voting for something that you do want?"
The Western Journal's Joe Setyon contributed to this report.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.