wnd--2020-03-17--U.S. woman learns her fate for funding ISIS

A woman who admitted funding ISIS with some $ 150,000 has been sentenced to 13 years in prison , according to the Justice Department .
Zoobia Shahnaz appeared in U.S. District Court in Central Islip , New York , and was sentenced by Judge Joanna Seybert .
Shahnaz was in court for `` providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization , specifically more than $ 150,000 to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham , and attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS , '' the prosecutors said .
She had admitted the charges .
TRENDING : 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manners after outrageous 'Go to hell ' comment The prosecutors explained : `` As set forth in court filings and facts presented at the sentencing hearing , between March 2017 and July 2017 , Shahnaz defrauded numerous financial institutions to obtain money for ISIS , including a loan for approximately $ 22,500 .
Shahnaz also fraudulently obtained more than a dozen credit cards and used them to purchase approximately $ 62,000 in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies online .
Shahnaz then made multiple wire transfers totaling more than $ 150,000 to individuals and entities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were fronts for ISIS . ''
She was arrested in 2017 at New York City 's John F. Kennedy International Airport while trying to board a flight with a layover in Istanbul , Turkey , a common jumping off point for those who are traveling from Western countries to join ISIS .
The prosecutors said : `` Shahnaz accessed ISIS violent jihad-related websites and message boards , and social media and messaging pages of known ISIS recruiters , facilitators and financiers .
She also performed numerous internet searches for information that would facilitate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , using search warrants for her Long Island home , found and seized jihad-related propaganda , including a photograph of a suicide belt with explosives .

A woman who admitted funding ISIS with some $150,000 has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, according to the Justice Department.
Zoobia Shahnaz appeared in U.S. District Court in Central Islip, New York, and was sentenced by Judge Joanna Seybert.
Shahnaz was in court for "providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, specifically more than $150,000 to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, and attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS," the prosecutors said.
She had admitted the charges.
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The prosecutors explained: "As set forth in court filings and facts presented at the sentencing hearing, between March 2017 and July 2017, Shahnaz defrauded numerous financial institutions to obtain money for ISIS, including a loan for approximately $22,500. Shahnaz also fraudulently obtained more than a dozen credit cards and used them to purchase approximately $62,000 in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies online. Shahnaz then made multiple wire transfers totaling more than $150,000 to individuals and entities in Pakistan, China and Turkey that were fronts for ISIS."
She was arrested in 2017 at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport while trying to board a flight with a layover in Istanbul, Turkey, a common jumping off point for those who are traveling from Western countries to join ISIS.
The prosecutors said: "Shahnaz accessed ISIS violent jihad-related websites and message boards, and social media and messaging pages of known ISIS recruiters, facilitators and financiers. She also performed numerous internet searches for information that would facilitate her entry into Syria."
Investigators, using search warrants for her Long Island home, found and seized jihad-related propaganda, including a photograph of a suicide belt with explosives.


wnd--2020-03-17--'It is the pro-abortion justices who released the whirlwind'

Two constitutional-law experts say it is the pro-abortion justices on the U.S. Supreme Court who have `` released the whirlwind , '' not President Trump 's appointees , Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch .
Herb Titus , who taught constitutional law for 26 years and was founding dean of Regent Law School , and Bill Olson , who served three positions in the Reagan administration , were referring to the threats March 4 against the two justices by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at a rally for abortion advocates in front of the Supreme Court .
`` Rather , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who released the whirlwind – on babies , and also on wounded mothers and fathers who only later realized what they had done , '' they wrote in a commentary published by the Western Journal .
Schumer said : `` I want to tell you , Gorsuch !
I want to tell you , Kavanaugh !
You have released the whirlwind , and you will pay the price !
You wo n't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions . ''
TRENDING : 2 Fox stars gave Donna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hell ' comment In a rare statement , Chief Justice John Roberts immediately rebuked Schumer for the threat .
Titus and Olsen wrote : `` It is the high court that gratuitously imposed in Roe .
V. Wade upon the American people a 'constitutional right ' to an abortion based on neither constitutional text nor reason , neither law nor fact , but based wholly on emotion and predilection . ''
Schumer , they charged , used words `` meant to inflame the crowds , exactly as they did on the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ importantly , Schumer ’ s impassioned accusation was designed to confuse the public by making it appear that the Supreme Court in the June Medical Services case being argued could ban abortion in every state overnight simply by overturning Roe v. Wade .
That would be , politely stated , a pack of lies .
But this is what many people think . ''
The two said Schumer `` spat out his venom . ''
`` The most logical interpretation is that these words were meant to be some type of threat of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are replete with video footage by journalist Andy Ngo and others being attacked by antifa in Portland , the hidden videos of Bernie Sanders ’ campaign staffers threatening violence and attacks on those wearing Trump garb , '' they wrote .
Washington Examiner columnist Paul Bedard wrote Friday that Schumer will become the `` poster boy '' for many 2020 election campaigns .
`` Get ready to see more of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ’ s threatening rant against Supreme Court Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh on the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Voters should see the kind of extreme tactics that are condoned by the Democrats , '' she told Bedard .
Some of the reaction to Schumer 's threats : • The Coalition of African American Pastors has launched a petion asking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to censure Schumer .
`` We , the undersigned , appeal to you and the Senate as a whole to officially censure fellow Senator Charles Schumer for his threats to Supreme Court Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch .
Those remarks , made during a rally at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were clearly intended to influence the decision on that case .
Despite Sen. Schumer ’ s later excuses , the comments were threatening in nature and were made with the intent of stirring up animus ( and possibly violence ) against the justices , '' the petition states .
• WND reported Schumer is facing ethics complaints filed with the Senate Ethics Committee and the New York bar 's Grievance Committee .
`` At a minimum , Attorney/Senator Schumer 's statements appear to be improper conduct that reflects upon his character and fitness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' wrote Joseph Gioconda , a lawyer who sent a note to the grievance committee .
The nonprofit National Legal Policy Center also filed complaints .
• Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe called Schumer 's statements `` inexcusable , '' and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it was nothing `` except a threat . ''
• Among the leaders who have called for censure are former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint , Republican Attorney General 's Association Chairman Jeff Landry , former Ronald Reagan campaign adviser Ed Rollins and Turning Point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rare public statement , Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Schumer for his `` dangerous '' threats .
Schumer has tried to walk back his comments , saying he did n't mean them as a threat .
But he did n't apologize or withdraw them .

Two constitutional-law experts say it is the pro-abortion justices on the U.S. Supreme Court who have "released the whirlwind," not President Trump's appointees, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch.
Herb Titus, who taught constitutional law for 26 years and was founding dean of Regent Law School, and Bill Olson, who served three positions in the Reagan administration, were referring to the threats March 4 against the two justices by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at a rally for abortion advocates in front of the Supreme Court.
"Rather, it is the pro-abortion justices on the court who released the whirlwind – on babies, and also on wounded mothers and fathers who only later realized what they had done," they wrote in a commentary published by the Western Journal.
Schumer said: "I want to tell you, Gorsuch! I want to tell you, Kavanaugh! You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price! You won't know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions."
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In a rare statement, Chief Justice John Roberts immediately rebuked Schumer for the threat.
See Schumer's threats:
Titus and Olsen wrote: "It is the high court that gratuitously imposed in Roe. V. Wade upon the American people a 'constitutional right' to an abortion based on neither constitutional text nor reason, neither law nor fact, but based wholly on emotion and predilection."
Schumer, they charged, used words "meant to inflame the crowds, exactly as they did on the Supreme Court steps."
"And, importantly, Schumer’s impassioned accusation was designed to confuse the public by making it appear that the Supreme Court in the June Medical Services case being argued could ban abortion in every state overnight simply by overturning Roe v. Wade. That would be, politely stated, a pack of lies. But this is what many people think."
The two said Schumer "spat out his venom."
"The most logical interpretation is that these words were meant to be some type of threat of force or violence. In 2020, we are replete with video footage by journalist Andy Ngo and others being attacked by antifa in Portland, the hidden videos of Bernie Sanders’ campaign staffers threatening violence and attacks on those wearing Trump garb," they wrote.
Washington Examiner columnist Paul Bedard wrote Friday that Schumer will become the "poster boy" for many 2020 election campaigns.
"Get ready to see more of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s threatening rant against Supreme Court Associate Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh on the 2020 campaign trail," he said.
Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network called Schumer's threats a "uniquely ugly moment."
"Voters should see the kind of extreme tactics that are condoned by the Democrats," she told Bedard.
Some of the reaction to Schumer's threats:
The Coalition of African American Pastors has launched a petion asking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to censure Schumer. "We, the undersigned, appeal to you and the Senate as a whole to officially censure fellow Senator Charles Schumer for his threats to Supreme Court Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch. Those remarks, made during a rally at the Supreme Court on a pending case, were clearly intended to influence the decision on that case. Despite Sen. Schumer’s later excuses, the comments were threatening in nature and were made with the intent of stirring up animus (and possibly violence) against the justices," the petition states.
WND reported Schumer is facing ethics complaints filed with the Senate Ethics Committee and the New York bar's Grievance Committee. "At a minimum, Attorney/Senator Schumer's statements appear to be improper conduct that reflects upon his character and fitness to practice law in New York," wrote Joseph Gioconda, a lawyer who sent a note to the grievance committee. The nonprofit National Legal Policy Center also filed complaints.
Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe called Schumer's statements "inexcusable," and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it was nothing "except a threat."
Among the leaders who have called for censure are former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, Republican Attorney General's Association Chairman Jeff Landry, former Ronald Reagan campaign adviser Ed Rollins and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has proposed a Senate resolution to censure Schumer.
In a rare public statement, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Schumer for his "dangerous" threats.
A number of states' attorneys general have condemned Schumer's statements.
Schumer has tried to walk back his comments, saying he didn't mean them as a threat. But he didn't apologize or withdraw them.


wnd--2020-03-17--Pence spokeswoman calls out CNN reporter's 'not correct' national curfew claim

A spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence on Monday shot down a CNN reporter who said the Trump administration was considering a nationwide curfew in response to the coronavirus outbreak .
CNN anchor and chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto had said Monday morning on Twitter , `` New : There are active discussions within the Trump administration to encourage a possible 'curfew ' across the nation in which non-essential businesses would have to close by a certain time each night . ''
Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller tweeted in response , `` This is not correct . ''
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President Donald Trump has tapped Pence to lead the administration 's coronavirus response .
Regarding a possible curfew , Trump said during a Monday news conference , `` We have n't really determined to do that at all .
And hopefully we wo n't have to .
That 's a very big step .
It is a step we can take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do it . ''
His administration offered new guidance during the briefing , asking Americans to avoid groups of more than 10 people for the next 15 days .
`` With several weeks of focused action , we can turn the corner and turn it quickly , '' the president said .
On Sunday , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended canceling or postponing gatherings of over 50 people for the next eight weeks .
Multiple state governors and mayors of large cities — including New York , Chicago , New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have ordered all restaurants to close their dining areas .
The New York Times reported that Trump offered encouraging words on his call with the nation 's governors .
“ We ’ re going to get it remedied and hopefully very quickly , ” he said .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC 's Jim Cramer on Monday there will be a lot of `` pent-up demand '' created by the coronavirus when the outbreak subsides .
`` We ’ ll always be thinking about what happens after we get through this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a huge amount of pent-up demand when this is done , '' he said .
`` And it will be done.
” Over the weekend , the House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on a vote of 363-40 .
The bill calls for free nationwide testing for the coronavirus , paid family sick leave , emergency food assistance and enhanced unemployment benefits .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

A spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence on Monday shot down a CNN reporter who said the Trump administration was considering a nationwide curfew in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
CNN anchor and chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto had said Monday morning on Twitter, "New: There are active discussions within the Trump administration to encourage a possible 'curfew' across the nation in which non-essential businesses would have to close by a certain time each night."
Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller tweeted in response, "This is not correct."
This is not correct. https://t.co/Wh458d8TAK — Katie Miller (@VPPressSec) March 16, 2020
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Deputy White House press secretary Judd Deere also disputed CNN's claim, tweeting simply, "This is not true!"
This is not true! https://t.co/xhdtRUsOa9 — Judd Deere (@JuddPDeere45) March 16, 2020
President Donald Trump has tapped Pence to lead the administration's coronavirus response.
Regarding a possible curfew, Trump said during a Monday news conference, "We haven't really determined to do that at all. And hopefully we won't have to. That's a very big step. It is a step we can take, but we haven't decided to do it."
His administration offered new guidance during the briefing, asking Americans to avoid groups of more than 10 people for the next 15 days.
"With several weeks of focused action, we can turn the corner and turn it quickly," the president said.
On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended canceling or postponing gatherings of over 50 people for the next eight weeks.
Multiple state governors and mayors of large cities — including New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Denver and Los Angeles — have ordered all restaurants to close their dining areas.
The New York Times reported that Trump offered encouraging words on his call with the nation's governors.
“We’re going to get it remedied and hopefully very quickly,” he said.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday there will be a lot of "pent-up demand" created by the coronavirus when the outbreak subsides.
"We’ll always be thinking about what happens after we get through this,” Mnuchin said.
"There will be a huge amount of pent-up demand when this is done," he said. "And it will be done.”
Over the weekend, the House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on a vote of 363-40.
The bill calls for free nationwide testing for the coronavirus, paid family sick leave, emergency food assistance and enhanced unemployment benefits.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-17--After U.S. virus outbreak, Mexico suddenly wants border security

Mexico has suddenly decided that it likes secure borders after all .
According to the U.K. Daily Mail , the Mexican government is considering closing its border with the United States in order to contain the COVID-19 outbreak .
Mexican health officials are worried that carriers from the United States would bring the virus to the country , which has relatively few cases of the disease .
`` Mexico would n't bring the virus to the United States , rather the United States would bring it here , '' Mexican health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said at a Friday news conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would come from the north to the south , '' he said .
`` If it were technically necessary , we would consider mechanisms of restriction or stronger surveillance . ''
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While Trump has said strong borders have contributed to containing the disease -- which may be true , given the fact the Trump administration clamped down on flights from China early on in the crisis -- Mexico itself has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as of Monday with no deaths .
According to Worldometer 's running tally , that 's a relatively low number of 0.4 cases per 1 million people .
The United States , meanwhile , has had 4,141 cases with 71 deaths .
That 's 12.5 cases per 1 million people .
That 's part of why , as The Associated Press reported , top Mexican health officials have wondered whether they 'd have to close the border , since `` we 'd have to take into account not that Mexico would bring the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States could bring it here . ''
Reuters reported last week that some residents in Tijuana that work over in the United States have now taken to social media to jokingly wonder whether Trump 's wall would solve some of their problems .
Tijuana business chamber official Julian Palombo wanted stronger border protections on the Mexican side .
“ It makes sense to build a wall , but a public health wall from over there to here to avoid the risk of possible infections , ” he said .
`` Like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lack of checks at busy land crossings into Tijuana , or in nearby airports .
He added that face masks and hand sanitizer were in short supply on both sides of the border , '' the wire service reported .
Keep in mind that the numbers in both Mexico and the United States -- but especially the former -- are probably artificially low due to a lack of testing .
That means there could be plenty of cases below the border we simply do n't know about .
There 's also the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggressive steps the United States has taken , either , or at least as quickly .
Schools , for instance , will only be closed starting March 20 , according to the El Paso Times .
While COVID-19 is certainly an unusual state of affairs , it 's curious Mexico suddenly wants to enforce the border without any prompting by U.S. officials .
Oh , they 're fine when prompted .
When the Trump administration threatened trade consequences if the Mexican government did n't start cracking down on Central American migration , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back at the border reached a two-year low last month .
However , it 's difficult to believe that Mexico would have done this on its own .
Now , it 's suddenly all about proactive border security .
I 'd probably be the same way if I were in the position that the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador is .
Then again , it 's wildly speculative to think AMLO has the situation in Mexico under any kind of control .
This is one of the few major world leaders in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands , kissing cheeks and hugging people at campaign events , as he did just this weekend .
Of course , now that the number of cases in Mexico is increasing , albeit slowly , the aforementioned Hugo Lopez-Gatell has some different advice for his countrymen .
“ We have already said it is highly recommendable starting today that we avoid greeting with handshakes , kisses , hugs .
… Let us greet each other in a way that we do not need to be inside the healthy distance , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that border security is a bad thing , but perhaps the Mexican government has some internal issues with coronavirus to iron out , as well .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Mexico has suddenly decided that it likes secure borders after all.
According to the U.K. Daily Mail, the Mexican government is considering closing its border with the United States in order to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Mexican health officials are worried that carriers from the United States would bring the virus to the country, which has relatively few cases of the disease.
"Mexico wouldn't bring the virus to the United States, rather the United States would bring it here," Mexican health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said at a Friday news conference.
"The possible flow of coronavirus would come from the north to the south," he said.
"If it were technically necessary, we would consider mechanisms of restriction or stronger surveillance."
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Lopez-Gatell isn't wrong. While Trump has said strong borders have contributed to containing the disease -- which may be true, given the fact the Trump administration clamped down on flights from China early on in the crisis -- Mexico itself has only had 53 reported cases of COVID-19 as of Monday with no deaths.
To this point, and because we have had a very strong border policy, we have had 40 deaths related to CoronaVirus. If we had weak or open borders, that number would be many times higher! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2020
According to Worldometer's running tally, that's a relatively low number of 0.4 cases per 1 million people.
The United States, meanwhile, has had 4,141 cases with 71 deaths. That's 12.5 cases per 1 million people.
That's part of why, as The Associated Press reported, top Mexican health officials have wondered whether they'd have to close the border, since "we'd have to take into account not that Mexico would bring the virus to the U.S, rather than the United States could bring it here."
Reuters reported last week that some residents in Tijuana that work over in the United States have now taken to social media to jokingly wonder whether Trump's wall would solve some of their problems.
Tijuana business chamber official Julian Palombo wanted stronger border protections on the Mexican side.
“It makes sense to build a wall, but a public health wall from over there to here to avoid the risk of possible infections,” he said.
"Like others consulted by Reuters, Palombo bemoaned the lack of checks at busy land crossings into Tijuana, or in nearby airports. He added that face masks and hand sanitizer were in short supply on both sides of the border," the wire service reported.
Keep in mind that the numbers in both Mexico and the United States -- but especially the former -- are probably artificially low due to a lack of testing. That means there could be plenty of cases below the border we simply don't know about.
There's also the fact that Mexico hasn't taken the aggressive steps the United States has taken, either, or at least as quickly. Schools, for instance, will only be closed starting March 20, according to the El Paso Times.
While COVID-19 is certainly an unusual state of affairs, it's curious Mexico suddenly wants to enforce the border without any prompting by U.S. officials.
Oh, they're fine when prompted. When the Trump administration threatened trade consequences if the Mexican government didn't start cracking down on Central American migration, the number of arrests and migrants being turned back at the border reached a two-year low last month.
However, it's difficult to believe that Mexico would have done this on its own. Now, it's suddenly all about proactive border security.
I'd probably be the same way if I were in the position that the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador is.
Then again, it's wildly speculative to think AMLO has the situation in Mexico under any kind of control. This is one of the few major world leaders in coronavirus-prone areas left who's been shaking hands, kissing cheeks and hugging people at campaign events, as he did just this weekend.
Of course, now that the number of cases in Mexico is increasing, albeit slowly, the aforementioned Hugo Lopez-Gatell has some different advice for his countrymen.
“We have already said it is highly recommendable starting today that we avoid greeting with handshakes, kisses, hugs. … Let us greet each other in a way that we do not need to be inside the healthy distance,” he said, according to the AP.
Not that border security is a bad thing, but perhaps the Mexican government has some internal issues with coronavirus to iron out, as well.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-18--THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST RELIGION

THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST RELIGION

Journalists who condemn you as “ racist ” for referring to the Chinese or Wuhan coronavirus .
Men who swear they are women .
A presidential primary contest between a perpetually enraged old communist and a corrupt , excruciatingly senile politician who lies constantly .
Giddy legislators high-fiving each other after legalizing abortion at 40 weeks – which is to say , legalizing infanticide .
A political party obsessed with eliminating America ’ s borders , protecting criminals and dismantling law enforcement .
Normal decent Americans increasingly describe today ’ s Democratic Party – and the far-left worldview that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ madness , ” “ delusion ” and “ derangement.
” But there ’ s a much deeper , more illuminating and ultimately more useful way to look at what is cryptically known as “ the left.
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Whether one calls it “ leftism , ” “ Marxism , ” “ progressivism , ” “ identity politics ” or “ wokeness , ” a bizarre and dangerous religious movement has infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s colleges and universities and other key institutions .
It ’ s all laid out as never before in the latest – and genuinely groundbreaking – issue of WND ’ s acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine , titled “ THE WORLD ’ S DEADLIEST RELIGION.
” The issue is subtitled , “ Posturing as enlightened and moral , leftism actually amounts to a bizarre cult.
” Though its madness is overwhelming and corrupting much of America , the religion of leftism is almost never seriously explored in depth .
However , thoughtful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parallels : * Pastor Robert Jeffress , part of President Trump 's Evangelical Advisory Board , recently said of today ’ s Democrats : `` Apparently the god they worship is the pagan god of the Old Testament , Moloch , who allowed for child sacrifice.
” Other conservatives have pointed out the same thing – that the modern phenomenon of Americans killing their babies , one every 30 seconds , for the sake of having a “ better life ” is strikingly parallel to the ancient practice of sacrificing newborn children to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supposed blessings and prosperity .
* In December , Fox News ’ Tucker Carlson said , `` We 're in danger of becoming a socialist country run by a terrifying alliance of authoritarian Big Tech moguls and wild-eyed identity politics cult members . ''
Two weeks later , he hit the theme again , saying : `` Every society has a state religion , whether it 's acknowledged or not .
In our country , our state religion is woke politics . ''
* Even Attorney General William Barr , during his November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ In any age , the so-called progressives treat politics as their religion .
Their holy mission is to use the coercive power of the state to remake man and society in their own image , according to an abstract ideal of perfection .
Whatever means they use are therefore justified because , by definition , they are a virtuous people pursuing a deific end.
” But those brief comments are just the tip of the iceberg .
“ THE WORLD ’ S DEADLIEST RELIGION ” issue of Whistleblower reveals from every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a full-fledged religion – but also the world ’ s most dangerous .
• “ The great rebellion : How the strange religion of leftism has made converts of millions of Americans ” by David Kupelian • “ ‘ Progressives treat politics as their religion ’ ” by U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr , who says the left ’ s holy mission is “ to use the coercive power of the state to remake man and society in their own image ” • “ 'Not afraid of burning in hell ' : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate ” by Joe Kovacs , in which Rush Limbaugh explains : 'It may be one of the most perfect ad placements in the history of advertising ! '
• “ Today 's abortion culture imitates ancient child sacrifice to Moloch ” by Jerry Newcombe , who notes that God said through Moses , “ Now choose life , so that you and your children may live ” • “ Chelsea Clinton celebrates modern-day child sacrifice ” by David Kupelian , on how the ancient pagan “ sacrifice of the child was to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family ” • “ Leftism as a secular religion ” by Dennis Prager , on how the progressives ’ alternative gospel serves as “ a secular meaning-giver to supplant Christianity ” • “ ‘ Anti-racism ’ is a false religion .
Just ask the victims of Muslim rape gangs in Britain ” by John Zmirak • “ Absurd 'abortion is moral ' claim makes America like godless China ” by Laura Hollis , on how Planned Parenthood 's recent “ lies of breathtaking scope ” rival those of the world ’ s abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ‘ sexual freedom ’ movement ” by David Kupelian • “ The rise of global green religion : How the radical environmental movement has subverted America ” by Henry Lamb • “ Abortion extremism : The left 's secular sacrament ” by David Limbaugh , on how “ pro-choice ” forces are finally daring to reveal their true intentions • “ The left-right divide is about reality itself ” by Dennis Prager , highlighting how half of Americans can not distinguish truth from falsehood • “ Survey confirms previous research : Left-wingers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David Kupelian • “ 'Christian ' agnosticism and trendy nihilism ” by Hanne Nabintu Herland , on the real reason some church leaders have recently rejected their faith • “ Why so many Gen Zers are atheists ” by Dr. Michael Brown , who exhorts church leaders : “ Do n't cheapen the message ; deepen the message.
” As Whistleblower Editor David Kupelian comments : “ Contrary to the Christian 's trust in God for divine help in this life and eternal joy in the next , those on the socialist left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , here on earth .
But since their values and morality are so far removed from reality – in fact , they continually violate the Ten Commandments – the ‘ heaven on earth ’ they create always ends up looking a lot more like hell .
“ Remember , leftwing idealists , who as a rule see themselves as more moral and virtuous than the rest of mankind , ” says Kupelian , “ were directly responsible for the deaths of well over 100 million men , women and children during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history .
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Pastors passionately recount every aspect of his earthly existence – from his virgin birth , ministry , parables and miracles to his confrontations with authorities , crucifixion , resurrection and prophesied second coming .
Yet , one major part of Jesus ' ministry is often downplayed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there seems to be little or no relevance to today 's world .
Everywhere he went , Jesus cast out demons – evil spirits – and so did his disciples and followers .
In fact , based on the large number of Bible verses documenting this , in Christianity 's early years it was not uncommon for mature , faithful Christians to exercise God 's power and authority over demonic influences .
What about today 's chaotic , troubled and increasingly godless world ?
With millions of Americans conflicted and addicted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , phobias , violent or suicidal feelings , destructive compulsions and inner voices – and psychiatry offering little beyond powerful , poorly understood drugs – it may be time to consider the possible spiritual origins , and solutions , to some of our most vexing problems .
Among the highlights of `` DELIVER US FROM EVIL '' are an in-depth interview with a board-certified psychiatrist and professor of clinical psychiatry who regularly refers patients to bona fide exorcists , confiding that it 's `` hard to deal '' with the supernatural cases he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a world of evil spirits . ''
Then there ’ s the comprehensive story on “ Spiritual Warfare ” author Karl Payne – headlined `` Meet a modern-day pastor who casts out demons '' – which lays out , step by step , his powerful , proven , biblical method for freeing people from dark forces that have plagued them for decades .
`` The Bible repeatedly describes Jesus Christ as boldly but calmly casting out demons , '' said Whistleblower Editor David Kupelian , `` a practice his followers also carried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great deal of today 's 'exorcism ' scene takes on the appearance of a three-ring circus and freak show .
Most of the exorcism videos posted online and in news stories today , some featuring intensely emotional 'exorcists ' engaged in dramatic shouting matches with their 'possessed ' patients , are widely missing the mark . ''
Kupelian added : `` Genuine deliverance from demonic oppression and influence is very real , but it is not a bizarre , circus-like event .
It is something entirely different – dignified , honest , sincere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That 's what `` DELIVER US FROM EVIL '' is all about . ''
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Journalists who condemn you as “racist” for referring to the Chinese or Wuhan coronavirus. Men who swear they are women. A presidential primary contest between a perpetually enraged old communist and a corrupt, excruciatingly senile politician who lies constantly. Giddy legislators high-fiving each other after legalizing abortion at 40 weeks – which is to say, legalizing infanticide. A political party obsessed with eliminating America’s borders, protecting criminals and dismantling law enforcement.
Normal decent Americans increasingly describe today’s Democratic Party – and the far-left worldview that has possessed it – using terms like “madness,” “delusion” and “derangement.”
But there’s a much deeper, more illuminating and ultimately more useful way to look at what is cryptically known as “the left.”
Leftism is a religion.
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That’s right. Whether one calls it “leftism,” “Marxism,” “progressivism,” “identity politics” or “wokeness,” a bizarre and dangerous religious movement has infected the Democratic Party, not to mention America’s colleges and universities and other key institutions.
It’s all laid out as never before in the latest – and genuinely groundbreaking – issue of WND’s acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, titled “THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST RELIGION.”
The issue is subtitled, “Posturing as enlightened and moral, leftism actually amounts to a bizarre cult.”
Though its madness is overwhelming and corrupting much of America, the religion of leftism is almost never seriously explored in depth. However, thoughtful commentators do occasionally point out some striking parallels:
* Pastor Robert Jeffress, part of President Trump's Evangelical Advisory Board, recently said of today’s Democrats: "Apparently the god they worship is the pagan god of the Old Testament, Moloch, who allowed for child sacrifice.” Other conservatives have pointed out the same thing – that the modern phenomenon of Americans killing their babies, one every 30 seconds, for the sake of having a “better life” is strikingly parallel to the ancient practice of sacrificing newborn children to pagan gods like Moloch in return for supposed blessings and prosperity.
* In December, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson said, "We're in danger of becoming a socialist country run by a terrifying alliance of authoritarian Big Tech moguls and wild-eyed identity politics cult members." Two weeks later, he hit the theme again, saying: "Every society has a state religion, whether it's acknowledged or not. In our country, our state religion is woke politics."
* Even Attorney General William Barr, during his November speech to the Federalist Society, said: “In any age, the so-called progressives treat politics as their religion. Their holy mission is to use the coercive power of the state to remake man and society in their own image, according to an abstract ideal of perfection. Whatever means they use are therefore justified because, by definition, they are a virtuous people pursuing a deific end.”
But those brief comments are just the tip of the iceberg. “THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST RELIGION” issue of Whistleblower reveals from every angle exactly how leftism is not only a full-fledged religion – but also the world’s most dangerous.
Highlights of “THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST RELIGION” include:
“The great rebellion: How the strange religion of leftism has made converts of millions of Americans” by David Kupelian
“‘Progressives treat politics as their religion’” by U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr, who says the left’s holy mission is “to use the coercive power of the state to remake man and society in their own image”
“'Not afraid of burning in hell': Ron Reagan atheist ad airs in Dem debate” by Joe Kovacs, in which Rush Limbaugh explains: 'It may be one of the most perfect ad placements in the history of advertising!'
“Today's abortion culture imitates ancient child sacrifice to Moloch” by Jerry Newcombe, who notes that God said through Moses, “Now choose life, so that you and your children may live”
“Chelsea Clinton celebrates modern-day child sacrifice” by David Kupelian, on how the ancient pagan “sacrifice of the child was to assure a blessing of prosperity for the family”
“Leftism as a secular religion” by Dennis Prager, on how the progressives’ alternative gospel serves as “a secular meaning-giver to supplant Christianity”
“‘Anti-racism’ is a false religion. Just ask the victims of Muslim rape gangs in Britain” by John Zmirak
“Absurd 'abortion is moral' claim makes America like godless China” by Laura Hollis, on how Planned Parenthood's recent “lies of breathtaking scope” rival those of the world’s abortion capital
“Guess what religion inspired the ‘sexual freedom’ movement” by David Kupelian
“The rise of global green religion: How the radical environmental movement has subverted America” by Henry Lamb
“Abortion extremism: The left's secular sacrament” by David Limbaugh, on how “pro-choice” forces are finally daring to reveal their true intentions
“The left-right divide is about reality itself” by Dennis Prager, highlighting how half of Americans cannot distinguish truth from falsehood
“Survey confirms previous research: Left-wingers more prone to mental illness” by David Kupelian
“'Christian' agnosticism and trendy nihilism” by Hanne Nabintu Herland, on the real reason some church leaders have recently rejected their faith
“Why so many Gen Zers are atheists” by Dr. Michael Brown, who exhorts church leaders: “Don't cheapen the message; deepen the message.”
As Whistleblower Editor David Kupelian comments: “Contrary to the Christian's trust in God for divine help in this life and eternal joy in the next, those on the socialist left are totally obsessed with creating paradise right now, here on earth. But since their values and morality are so far removed from reality – in fact, they continually violate the Ten Commandments – the ‘heaven on earth’ they create always ends up looking a lot more like hell.
“Remember, leftwing idealists, who as a rule see themselves as more moral and virtuous than the rest of mankind,” says Kupelian, “were directly responsible for the deaths of well over 100 million men, women and children during the last century, the bloodiest in human history.
“This issue of Whistleblower reveals why, in a powerful and original way.”
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Hundreds of millions of Christians worldwide celebrate the life of Jesus. Pastors passionately recount every aspect of his earthly existence – from his virgin birth, ministry, parables and miracles to his confrontations with authorities, crucifixion, resurrection and prophesied second coming.
Yet, one major part of Jesus' ministry is often downplayed – and even when it is mentioned, there seems to be little or no relevance to today's world.
Everywhere he went, Jesus cast out demons – evil spirits – and so did his disciples and followers. In fact, based on the large number of Bible verses documenting this, in Christianity's early years it was not uncommon for mature, faithful Christians to exercise God's power and authority over demonic influences.
What about today's chaotic, troubled and increasingly godless world?
With millions of Americans conflicted and addicted, burdened by depression, anxiety, obsessions, phobias, violent or suicidal feelings, destructive compulsions and inner voices – and psychiatry offering little beyond powerful, poorly understood drugs – it may be time to consider the possible spiritual origins, and solutions, to some of our most vexing problems.
Among the highlights of "DELIVER US FROM EVIL" are an in-depth interview with a board-certified psychiatrist and professor of clinical psychiatry who regularly refers patients to bona fide exorcists, confiding that it's "hard to deal" with the supernatural cases he frequently sees "without believing pretty strongly in a world of evil spirits." Then there’s the comprehensive story on “Spiritual Warfare” author Karl Payne – headlined "Meet a modern-day pastor who casts out demons" – which lays out, step by step, his powerful, proven, biblical method for freeing people from dark forces that have plagued them for decades.
"The Bible repeatedly describes Jesus Christ as boldly but calmly casting out demons," said Whistleblower Editor David Kupelian, "a practice his followers also carried out at his direction. But a great deal of today's 'exorcism' scene takes on the appearance of a three-ring circus and freak show. Most of the exorcism videos posted online and in news stories today, some featuring intensely emotional 'exorcists' engaged in dramatic shouting matches with their 'possessed' patients, are widely missing the mark."
Kupelian added: "Genuine deliverance from demonic oppression and influence is very real, but it is not a bizarre, circus-like event. It is something entirely different – dignified, honest, sincere, beautiful, cleansing and quietly life-changing. That's what "DELIVER US FROM EVIL" is all about."
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wnd--2020-03-17--In era of coronavirus, banning plastic bags could be lethal

At Walmart , I was used to seeing a lot of dirty bags customers brought in , but these bags were particularly disgusting .
Customer service is the No .
1 criterion of my job as a cashier , so instead of declining a particular bag , while the customer loaded the belt , I turned the bag upside down to shake out the animal hair in it .
The rain of hair that descended took me by surprise , and I quickly turned the bag upright to not make a bigger mess .
Fortunately for me , the customer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't have to make them bag their own groceries .
This event is one of many I see every day at my work , ever since the new bag law came into play in Oregon .
I have to deal with disgusting , marijuana-smelling , disease-spreading , smelling-like-a-ripe-litter-box bags that take up a lot of extra time for both me and the customer , since I have to hang them on the roundabout – unless the customer decides to buy more plastic bags , which also happens a lot .
There are quite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to tell me , `` Do n't worry about how many bags I use – I 'll just throw them all away and buy more next time ! ''
And I do n't discourage it , because it saves me and the customers time when I can just use the bags already on the roundabout .
Outlawing plastic bags is a way to spread diseases ; lack of plastic bags ready to go is inconvenient for both cashier and customer ; and so far , because of thicker plastic bag replacements , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used than before the ban .
Forcing people to bring their own bags into stores and forcing cashiers to touch those bags from many different customers all day long , and then touching the next customers merchandise , can spread diseases .
Even if all the customer bags were 100 % clean , and if we all wore gloves , cashiers would still be spreading germs from customer to customer by touching all their bags as well as their groceries .
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Influenza only stays viable on a person 's skin for 15 minutes , but on inanimate objects , this virus can exist from an hour to a few days , depending on variables such as the composition of the surface , temperature and humidity .
Bringing bags into stores increases the risk of disease for all customers and store employees .
As a cashier , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on my customers .
Twenty-three percent of the customers bringing bags have bags that are conspicuously dirty , and that 's just what 's obvious to the naked eye !
You ca n't see diseases or know what all the bags have touched .
Besides things like bags full of red meat juices or cat hair , one cashier had a drug needle fall out of a customer 's bag !
I would wear gloves while cashiering , but that does n't stop the transfer of filth and disease from one customer 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ produce .
By the time break or lunch comes around and I toss the gloves , they have a thick layer of filth and grime on them .
It is disgusting even without the disease-spreading factor .
Filth was n't the only problem .
Inconvenience for both cashiers and customers ensued as well as a great deal of time wasted .
Many cashiers take more than twice as long to help their customers because they have to deal with the customers ' bags , which are frequently dirty and almost always odd sizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walmart roundabout .
Customers bring in enormous reusable bags from clothing stores , Costco , or Amazon , and then complain about how heavy the bags are when the groceries are inside .
People have to have disposable bags to buy raw meat and rotisserie chickens to protect their vehicles , and the bag rule is forcing people to either buy a bag to throw away , reuse a bag with raw meat or rotisserie chicken juice , which is very hazardous to health , or ruin their vehicle seats or floor – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thin plastic bags are no longer available .
Now people who ca n't afford bags , or do n't want to comply with the government 's regulations , have to carry all their small items from the store to their car looking like shoplifters , and then from their car to their house in many loads rather than being able to use handy bags that were designed for their convenience .
I was shopping at Winco last week , and the cashier told me that ever since the bag rule went into place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappearing by the boatload .
He said they 've been having to restock them every month .
If you think that you 're saving the whales by reducing plastic , I 'm sorry to disappoint you – not only are plastic grocery bags a very minor part of the plastic being used , but we are now using more plastic than we were before .
( See graph below . )
Before the bag law was put in place , we had thin plastic bags that were convenient for people to carry their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now we have 9.5 times heavier plastic bags than what we had before !
My customers ' biggest complaint since the bag rule , besides not voting for such an outrageous law , is their lack of free grocery bags for their trashcans .
Now , they have thicker plastic bags , and 65 % of my customers who do n't bring bags still buy them .
About 25 % of my customers who buy bags get them `` free '' from government aid , EBT ( food stamps ) and WIC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep buying the bags and throwing them away .
I hear comments from customers such as ( angrily ) , `` I did n't vote for this rule , '' ( friendly-like ) , `` They 're only 5 cents ?
To make it more convenient for you , I 'll just buy more even though I brought my own bags , '' ( some making excuses , some apologetically ) , `` I forgot them in the car , so I 'll buy more , '' ( gloatingly ) , `` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ones , '' ( disappointed and very fragile little old lady ) , ' I never shopped at Winco or Costco because they did n't bag my groceries , now I do n't know what to do ! ''
( bossy ) , `` I always buy bags because of cross-contamination , do n't try to save me money on bags , use another one ! ''
and so on .
Right now , there is a pandemic of the coronavirus disease spreading all over the world , and despite our president 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this disease has managed to creep into the U.S .
There are over 4,000 people who died in less than two months from COVID-19 , and the number of cases is continually going up .
Oregon 's plastic bag rule ( and others like it in other states ) has the potential to spread this disease as well as any other disease .
Making cashiers and customers go through this inconvenience is completely unnecessary , especially when we 're actually using more plastic than we were before !
But plastic is not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's very easy to dispose of .
It can be burned for electricity , and it is biodegradable .
The plastic in the ocean is eaten up by microorganisms , and the only trash that survives is some close to the shore that gets washed up , which is what the leftists use to say that `` plastic is destroying the earth . ''
This is what happens when we have bureaucrats and politicians tell us how we should live our lives .
They think they can tell us how to live – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us that ?
Our country was founded to be `` home of the brave and land of the free , '' and these know-nothing-never-held-a-job-in-their-lives bureaucrats are forcing us to live their ideal lives instead of just leaving us alone !

By Rebekah Stoeppler
At Walmart, I was used to seeing a lot of dirty bags customers brought in, but these bags were particularly disgusting. Customer service is the No. 1 criterion of my job as a cashier, so instead of declining a particular bag, while the customer loaded the belt, I turned the bag upside down to shake out the animal hair in it. The rain of hair that descended took me by surprise, and I quickly turned the bag upright to not make a bigger mess. Fortunately for me, the customer had enough semi-clean bags that I didn't have to make them bag their own groceries.
This event is one of many I see every day at my work, ever since the new bag law came into play in Oregon. I have to deal with disgusting, marijuana-smelling, disease-spreading, smelling-like-a-ripe-litter-box bags that take up a lot of extra time for both me and the customer, since I have to hang them on the roundabout – unless the customer decides to buy more plastic bags, which also happens a lot. There are quite a few customers who aren't ashamed to tell me, "Don't worry about how many bags I use – I'll just throw them all away and buy more next time!" And I don't discourage it, because it saves me and the customers time when I can just use the bags already on the roundabout.
Outlawing plastic bags is a way to spread diseases; lack of plastic bags ready to go is inconvenient for both cashier and customer; and so far, because of thicker plastic bag replacements, there is four times as much plastic being used than before the ban.
Forcing people to bring their own bags into stores and forcing cashiers to touch those bags from many different customers all day long, and then touching the next customers merchandise, can spread diseases. Even if all the customer bags were 100% clean, and if we all wore gloves, cashiers would still be spreading germs from customer to customer by touching all their bags as well as their groceries.
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Given the prevalence of more common diseases like influenza, it is likely that there already have been some avoidable deaths because of the Oregon bag ban. Influenza only stays viable on a person's skin for 15 minutes, but on inanimate objects, this virus can exist from an hour to a few days, depending on variables such as the composition of the surface, temperature and humidity. Bringing bags into stores increases the risk of disease for all customers and store employees.
As a cashier, I noticed the filth and started collecting data on my customers. Twenty-three percent of the customers bringing bags have bags that are conspicuously dirty, and that's just what's obvious to the naked eye! You can't see diseases or know what all the bags have touched. Besides things like bags full of red meat juices or cat hair, one cashier had a drug needle fall out of a customer's bag! I would wear gloves while cashiering, but that doesn't stop the transfer of filth and disease from one customer's bags to the next customer's unprotected produce. By the time break or lunch comes around and I toss the gloves, they have a thick layer of filth and grime on them. It is disgusting even without the disease-spreading factor.
Filth wasn't the only problem. Inconvenience for both cashiers and customers ensued as well as a great deal of time wasted. Many cashiers take more than twice as long to help their customers because they have to deal with the customers' bags, which are frequently dirty and almost always odd sizes that don't fit well on the Walmart roundabout. Customers bring in enormous reusable bags from clothing stores, Costco, or Amazon, and then complain about how heavy the bags are when the groceries are inside.
People have to have disposable bags to buy raw meat and rotisserie chickens to protect their vehicles, and the bag rule is forcing people to either buy a bag to throw away, reuse a bag with raw meat or rotisserie chicken juice, which is very hazardous to health, or ruin their vehicle seats or floor – since the previous convenient, biodegradable and thin plastic bags are no longer available. Now people who can't afford bags, or don't want to comply with the government's regulations, have to carry all their small items from the store to their car looking like shoplifters, and then from their car to their house in many loads rather than being able to use handy bags that were designed for their convenience. I was shopping at Winco last week, and the cashier told me that ever since the bag rule went into place, their hand shopping baskets have been disappearing by the boatload. He said they've been having to restock them every month.
If you think that you're saving the whales by reducing plastic, I'm sorry to disappoint you – not only are plastic grocery bags a very minor part of the plastic being used, but we are now using more plastic than we were before. (See graph below.)
Before the bag law was put in place, we had thin plastic bags that were convenient for people to carry their groceries in, and they were sanitary. Now we have 9.5 times heavier plastic bags than what we had before! My customers' biggest complaint since the bag rule, besides not voting for such an outrageous law, is their lack of free grocery bags for their trashcans. Now, they have thicker plastic bags, and 65% of my customers who don't bring bags still buy them. About 25% of my customers who buy bags get them "free" from government aid, EBT (food stamps) and WIC, but the rest of them just keep buying the bags and throwing them away.
I hear comments from customers such as (angrily), "I didn't vote for this rule," (friendly-like), "They're only 5 cents? To make it more convenient for you, I'll just buy more even though I brought my own bags," (some making excuses, some apologetically), "I forgot them in the car, so I'll buy more," (gloatingly), "I always throw them out and buy new ones," (disappointed and very fragile little old lady), 'I never shopped at Winco or Costco because they didn't bag my groceries, now I don't know what to do!" (bossy), "I always buy bags because of cross-contamination, don't try to save me money on bags, use another one!" and so on.
Right now, there is a pandemic of the coronavirus disease spreading all over the world, and despite our president's efforts to keep it at bay, this disease has managed to creep into the U.S. There are over 4,000 people who died in less than two months from COVID-19, and the number of cases is continually going up.
Oregon's plastic bag rule (and others like it in other states) has the potential to spread this disease as well as any other disease. Making cashiers and customers go through this inconvenience is completely unnecessary, especially when we're actually using more plastic than we were before! But plastic is not a problem. It's a substance that's very easy to dispose of. It can be burned for electricity, and it is biodegradable. The plastic in the ocean is eaten up by microorganisms, and the only trash that survives is some close to the shore that gets washed up, which is what the leftists use to say that "plastic is destroying the earth."
This is what happens when we have bureaucrats and politicians tell us how we should live our lives. They think they can tell us how to live – why should we have other people telling us that? Our country was founded to be "home of the brave and land of the free," and these know-nothing-never-held-a-job-in-their-lives bureaucrats are forcing us to live their ideal lives instead of just leaving us alone!
Rebekah Stoeppler is a college student and Walmart cashier.


wnd--2020-03-17--30 daily scriptural truths to get you through the pandemic

Some wag once changed the opening line of Rudyard Kipling 's classic poem , `` If , '' this way : `` If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you … you have n't understood the gravity of the situation . ''
And so it seems to be with the coronavirus crisis .
I ca n't remember the last time church was canceled .
( I think it was during one of the hurricanes we frequently experience in Florida . )
We as a family ended up having a mini-service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other hand , one ca n't help but feel that fears surrounding the virus are being exaggerated .
We are taking all due precautions because of the coronavirus .
Every morning when I arise , coronavirus or not , I try and repeat a number of scriptural truths to put me in the right frame of mind .
It keeps me positive and focused .
I go through them in the night as well .
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I can not imagine what life would be like if all you did was watch cable news .
Such a person could easily lose perspective on life .
Here are several biblical truths in which I try to bathe my mind .
My goal is the renewal of my mind : 1 .
All things work together for good to those who love God , to those who are called according to His purposes .
2 .
I give thanks in all circumstances .
3 .
If God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against us ?
4 .
He who did not spare His own Son , but delivered Him up for us all , how will He not also , along with Him , freely give us all things ?
5 .
Because of Jesus , I am righteous in God 's sight .
6 .
God is pleased with me .
8 .
I have been forgiven .
I forgive those who have sinned against me .
I walk in forgiveness .
I do n't hold any grudges .
11 .
I was chosen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 13 .
My present is abundant life in Christ .
14 .
My future is eternal life with Christ .
15 .
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength .
16 .
And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus .
17 .
The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me .
18 .
By His grace I will fulfill my God-given destiny .
19 .
God promises to give us wisdom when we ask for it , believing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ conqueror through Him who loves us .
21 .
God is leading me , and I follow His lead .
22 .
Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world .
( This means : God is greater than Satan . )
23 .
Look to others , and be distressed .
Look to self , and be depressed .
Look to Jesus , and be blessed .
24 .
By God 's grace , I am generous , and I look out for the interests of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus .
26 .
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart .
27 .
In all your ways , acknowledge Him , and He will make your paths straight .
28 .
God says , `` No good thing will I withhold from those who walk uprightly . ''
29 .
With God , all things are possible .
30 .
To live is Christ .
To die is gain .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plenty of sleep and exercise and , of course , washing , washing , washing – focus on God to stay positive in a negative world .
This piece is being written around the time of St. Patrick 's Day .
I 'm reminded how the great saint , who brought Christianity to Ireland , used to pray regularly for God 's safety in very dangerous times .
He developed ( or perhaps it was developed later , based on his teachings ) a prayer called , `` The Breastplate of St .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patrick prayed : `` I arise today / Through God 's strength to pilot me : / God 's might to uphold me , / God 's wisdom to guide me , / God 's eye to look before me , / God 's ear to hear me , / God 's word to speak for me , / God 's hand to guard me , / God 's way to lie before me , / God 's shield to protect me … / Christ with me , Christ before me , Christ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Christ beneath me , Christ above me , / Christ on my right , Christ on my left , / Christ when I lie down , Christ when I sit down , Christ when I arise . ''
Amen .
May God help us to keep our head during the coronavirus .
Try to stay safe .
This too shall pass .

Some wag once changed the opening line of Rudyard Kipling's classic poem, "If," this way: "If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you … you haven't understood the gravity of the situation."
And so it seems to be with the coronavirus crisis.
I can't remember the last time church was canceled. (I think it was during one of the hurricanes we frequently experience in Florida.) We as a family ended up having a mini-service in our own home.
On the other hand, one can't help but feel that fears surrounding the virus are being exaggerated. We are taking all due precautions because of the coronavirus.
Every morning when I arise, coronavirus or not, I try and repeat a number of scriptural truths to put me in the right frame of mind. It keeps me positive and focused. I go through them in the night as well.
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I recommend this practice because this is such a negative world. I cannot imagine what life would be like if all you did was watch cable news. Such a person could easily lose perspective on life.
Here are several biblical truths in which I try to bathe my mind. My goal is the renewal of my mind:
1. All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purposes.
2. I give thanks in all circumstances.
3. If God is for us, who can be against us?
4. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
5. Because of Jesus, I am righteous in God's sight.
6. God is pleased with me.
7. God approves of me.
8. I have been forgiven. I forgive those who have sinned against me. I walk in forgiveness. I don't hold any grudges.
9. I am a son of God.
10. I am a friend of God.
11. I was chosen before the foundation of the earth.
12. My past is forgiven.
13. My present is abundant life in Christ.
14. My future is eternal life with Christ.
15. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
16. And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
17. The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.
18. By His grace I will fulfill my God-given destiny.
19. God promises to give us wisdom when we ask for it, believing.
20. I am more than a conqueror through Him who loves us.
21. God is leading me, and I follow His lead.
22. Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. (This means: God is greater than Satan.)
23. Look to others, and be distressed. Look to self, and be depressed. Look to Jesus, and be blessed.
24. By God's grace, I am generous, and I look out for the interests of others.
25. He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.
26. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
27. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
28. God says, "No good thing will I withhold from those who walk uprightly."
29. With God, all things are possible.
30. To live is Christ. To die is gain.
While taking all common-sense precautions – including getting plenty of sleep and exercise and, of course, washing, washing, washing – focus on God to stay positive in a negative world.
This piece is being written around the time of St. Patrick's Day. I'm reminded how the great saint, who brought Christianity to Ireland, used to pray regularly for God's safety in very dangerous times. He developed (or perhaps it was developed later, based on his teachings) a prayer called, "The Breastplate of St. Patrick."
Tradition tells us St. Patrick prayed: "I arise today / Through God's strength to pilot me: / God's might to uphold me, / God's wisdom to guide me, / God's eye to look before me, / God's ear to hear me, / God's word to speak for me, / God's hand to guard me, / God's way to lie before me, / God's shield to protect me … / Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, / Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, / Christ on my right, Christ on my left, / Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise." Amen.
May God help us to keep our head during the coronavirus. Try to stay safe. This too shall pass.


wnd--2020-03-17--The word that gets us through national crises: 'Together'

Have you ever belonged to a club you never intended to join , that never has meetings and never asks for dues or donations for annual banquets ?
Well , I do !
I belong to that elite corps of Americans who remember Pearl Harbor as vividly as we all remember 9/11 .
I 'm frequently called upon to talk about the warlike similarities linking the two national disasters .
This is the first time I 've pushed aside the military activities and concentrated strictly on the peaceful activities – how Americans of all ages pulled together , on what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' to make life easier for us all .
The first thing that struck me as a member of this `` club '' was the ubiquity of the word `` together . ''
Whenever politicians stood up to address a crowd you could be sure you were going to hear the word `` together '' dozens if not a hundred times .
`` We 're all in this together . ''
`` We 've got to pull together . ''
`` We can overcome our difficulties because we 're Americans , and our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've worked together .
We of every faith , of every national origin , have learned how to work together . ''
I do n't remember the word `` color '' in there alongside faith and creed and origin , but we went to work on that shortly after victory and never let go until today , when all Americans can proudly say America is not a racist nation .
And not only are we not a racist nation , but we are a nation that bends over backwards to avoid the appearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racist nation .
The second thing I remember is the instantaneous , unquestioning giddiness of falling into line behind our leaders and conducting our national lives utterly together .
There was no such thing as `` I wonder if so-and-so will support our bond drive ? ''
I recall everybody supporting everybody 's bond drive .
We kids saved our dimes and quarters to buy war stamps .
When we 'd reach the astronomical sum of $ 18.75 we 'd trade them or a war bond , which carried the government 's promise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a walloping $ 25 for that bond .
Our togetherness was so bull-proof and pig-tight we could hardly breathe .
That felt good .
It felt good on the battlefield , in the factory , farm , mine and mill , and it felt good in our hearts .
That experience taught me never to regard togetherness as an intangible .
For those of us buying war stamps and war bonds , it was as tangible as a granite brick !
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But never once do I recall any accusation or attempt by any party or candidate to spread lies aimed at destroying the candidacy and character of the opponent .
As a matter of fact , it was the reverse .
In 1944 , when Franklin D. Roosevelt was running for a fourth term as president ( presidents were not term-limited in those days ) , his opponent , New York governor and famous crime-buster Thomas E. Dewey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had prior knowledge about the attack on Pearl Harbor .
Such a revelation would have inflicted unparalleled damage on Roosevelt and the Democrats .
It may not have tilted the election in Dewey 's favor , but it would have visited havoc upon every Democrat and done a great deal to rebuild the structure of the Republican Party .
One day before Dewey was about to release those incriminating documents , a messenger who identified himself as a Roosevelt aide knocked on the door of Dewey 's hotel campaign suite and told the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message for Gov .
Dewey direct from President Roosevelt , urging Dewey not to disclose that Roosevelt had known of the impending attack on Pearl Harbor .
`` Thank you , '' said the Dewey aide , reaching for the envelope .
`` Sorry !
My instructions are to give this only to Governor Dewey himself ! ''
said the Roosevelt aide , turning away .
At Dewey 's meeting that night with his campaign team , he staggered them all by announcing that he had decided not to use the information that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Dewey 's campaign team tore their hair out and then went after one another 's hair , protesting that the evidence was the most important element in the entire election .
How dare Dewey decide not to use it ?
`` I 've decided it would be bad for America , '' said Dewey ( who of course went down to defeat much worse than if he had revealed that Roosevelt knew of the impending Japanese attack ) .
Looking back on our food supply , I suddenly feel a 79-year-old flash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any of us who complained about anything lacking in the national pantry .
Woolworth 's lunch counter had a wonderful lunch of luscious rare roast beef , pickled beets and mashed potatoes – a meal I would gladly offer many times its price to be able to enjoy once again .
Men , women and even teenagers stood in line two and three deep , all patiently waiting for that 35-cent lunch !
All families had been distributed ration cards .
Can you guess what commodities we were whimpering about being in short @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coffee and gasoline .
A nation full of deprived children , right ?
During World War II there was a little `` war between the wars '' that did n't get much media attention but was quite meaningful to those of us who spent those years on the home front .
Whenever you wanted anything from an extra pat of butter in a restaurant to a better windshield wipe , any indication that you had waited long enough and you thought it was your turn to be served brought forth the sarcastic rejoinder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pal ) , do n't you know there 's a war going on ? ''
That phrase was uttered and heard many times each day among exasperated civilians trying to cope .
The great comedian Bob Hope was driving down Hollywood Boulevard on the afternoon of Aug. 15 , 1945 , and heard the announcer on the car radio report that Japan had surrendered , the war was over and gasoline rationing would be lifted immediately .
Bob Hope was right at the entrance to a gas station when he heard that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and said to the attendant , `` Fill 'er up , please . ''
`` What do you mean 'Fill 'er up , ' Pal ? ''
railed the gas station attendant .
`` Show me your ration card ! ''
Bob Hope thereupon said , `` What do you mean 'ration card ' ?
Do n't you know there 's a peace going on ? ''

Have you ever belonged to a club you never intended to join, that never has meetings and never asks for dues or donations for annual banquets? Well, I do!
I belong to that elite corps of Americans who remember Pearl Harbor as vividly as we all remember 9/11. I'm frequently called upon to talk about the warlike similarities linking the two national disasters. This is the first time I've pushed aside the military activities and concentrated strictly on the peaceful activities – how Americans of all ages pulled together, on what we called "the home front," to make life easier for us all.
The first thing that struck me as a member of this "club" was the ubiquity of the word "together." Whenever politicians stood up to address a crowd you could be sure you were going to hear the word "together" dozens if not a hundred times. "We're all in this together." "We've got to pull together." "We can overcome our difficulties because we're Americans, and our nation is so great precisely because we've worked together. We of every faith, of every national origin, have learned how to work together."
I don't remember the word "color" in there alongside faith and creed and origin, but we went to work on that shortly after victory and never let go until today, when all Americans can proudly say America is not a racist nation. And not only are we not a racist nation, but we are a nation that bends over backwards to avoid the appearance and suggestion that we might be a racist nation.
The second thing I remember is the instantaneous, unquestioning giddiness of falling into line behind our leaders and conducting our national lives utterly together. There was no such thing as "I wonder if so-and-so will support our bond drive?" I recall everybody supporting everybody's bond drive. We kids saved our dimes and quarters to buy war stamps. When we'd reach the astronomical sum of $18.75 we'd trade them for a war bond, which carried the government's promise that in 10 years we'd get a walloping $25 for that bond. Our togetherness was so bull-proof and pig-tight we could hardly breathe. That felt good. It felt good on the battlefield, in the factory, farm, mine and mill, and it felt good in our hearts. That experience taught me never to regard togetherness as an intangible. For those of us buying war stamps and war bonds, it was as tangible as a granite brick!
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Of course, during World War II, we had Republican and Democratic parties and candidates. But never once do I recall any accusation or attempt by any party or candidate to spread lies aimed at destroying the candidacy and character of the opponent.
As a matter of fact, it was the reverse. In 1944, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was running for a fourth term as president (presidents were not term-limited in those days), his opponent, New York governor and famous crime-buster Thomas E. Dewey, obtained documents that proved that Roosevelt had prior knowledge about the attack on Pearl Harbor. Such a revelation would have inflicted unparalleled damage on Roosevelt and the Democrats. It may not have tilted the election in Dewey's favor, but it would have visited havoc upon every Democrat and done a great deal to rebuild the structure of the Republican Party.
One day before Dewey was about to release those incriminating documents, a messenger who identified himself as a Roosevelt aide knocked on the door of Dewey's hotel campaign suite and told the Dewey official there that he had a message for Gov. Dewey direct from President Roosevelt, urging Dewey not to disclose that Roosevelt had known of the impending attack on Pearl Harbor. "Thank you," said the Dewey aide, reaching for the envelope. "Sorry! My instructions are to give this only to Governor Dewey himself!" said the Roosevelt aide, turning away.
At Dewey's meeting that night with his campaign team, he staggered them all by announcing that he had decided not to use the information that would have been so harmful to Roosevelt.
Dewey's campaign team tore their hair out and then went after one another's hair, protesting that the evidence was the most important element in the entire election. How dare Dewey decide not to use it? "I've decided it would be bad for America," said Dewey (who of course went down to defeat much worse than if he had revealed that Roosevelt knew of the impending Japanese attack).
Looking back on our food supply, I suddenly feel a 79-year-old flash of shame from 1941 on behalf of any of us who complained about anything lacking in the national pantry. Woolworth's lunch counter had a wonderful lunch of luscious rare roast beef, pickled beets and mashed potatoes – a meal I would gladly offer many times its price to be able to enjoy once again. Men, women and even teenagers stood in line two and three deep, all patiently waiting for that 35-cent lunch! All families had been distributed ration cards. Can you guess what commodities we were whimpering about being in short supply? The answer: sugar, coffee and gasoline. A nation full of deprived children, right?
During World War II there was a little "war between the wars" that didn't get much media attention but was quite meaningful to those of us who spent those years on the home front. Whenever you wanted anything from an extra pat of butter in a restaurant to a better windshield wipe, any indication that you had waited long enough and you thought it was your turn to be served brought forth the sarcastic rejoinder of "Sir (or Ma'am or Pal), don't you know there's a war going on?" That phrase was uttered and heard many times each day among exasperated civilians trying to cope.
The great comedian Bob Hope was driving down Hollywood Boulevard on the afternoon of Aug. 15, 1945, and heard the announcer on the car radio report that Japan had surrendered, the war was over and gasoline rationing would be lifted immediately. Bob Hope was right at the entrance to a gas station when he heard that, so he pulled up to a pump and said to the attendant, "Fill 'er up, please."
"What do you mean 'Fill 'er up,' Pal?" railed the gas station attendant. "Show me your ration card!" Bob Hope thereupon said, "What do you mean 'ration card'? Don't you know there's a peace going on?"


wnd--2020-03-17--Joe Biden's new deity: 'The thing'

Joe Biden's new deity: 'The thing'

Editor 's note : The powers that be at WND.com have told Michael Ackley he may submit the occasional column .
Hence , the article below .
Remember that his columns may include satire and parody based on current events , and thus mix fact with fiction .
He assumes informed readers will be able to tell the difference .
Joe Biden was on the right track when he misquoted the Declaration of Independence – at least , according to a Democratic Party campaign official .
`` We hold these truths to be self-evident , '' Biden said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the … go … ( sounding like Porky Pig ) blee-ah blee-ah blee-ah .
.
.
you know , you know , the thing . ''
`` He was tapping into something really important , '' said party strategist Howard Bashford .
`` Then he spoiled it by saying 'endowed by the creator ' after his Super Tuesday wins .
We hated to see him cave to the religious right . ''
We asked Bashford how quoting the Declaration tapped in to anything `` important . ''
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`` To many voters , he represents the past .
The thing put him in touch with a younger cohort .
America is becoming less and less religious , you know . ''
Before we could ask another question , Bashford began to rhapsodize about Biden 's failure to follow up and capitalize on what critics had called a gaffe .
`` He should not have thrown a sop to the dwindling number of American 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` He should have made hay out of the attention that so-called gaffe brought him .
In fact , I even drafted suggestions to update historical references that would capture the focus of news media attention .
Do want to hear them ? ''
Naturally , we did , and Bashford went on : '' Let 's start with some songs first , '' he said .
`` Irving Berlin 's famous seventh-inning ditty could become , 'The Thing Bless America . '
Further , that chestnut from the late 19th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could declare , 'the thing shed its grace on thee . '
`` There are more songs , I know , but let 's look at how we might revise the eloquence of the past to fit the mores of the present .
Consider how we might improve on Lincoln : '' 'We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation , under the ... the thing shall have a new birth of freedom .
…' '' Certainly , Joe should n't omit Lincoln 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ none , with charity for all , with firmness in the right as the … the thing gives us to see the right .
…' '' And we ca n't forget George Washington 's Thanksgiving proclamation : '… it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of the … the thing . '
`` Something more contemporary ?
How about John F. Kennedy ?
( Joe says he 's a Catholic , too . )
'… let us go forth … knowing that here on Earth the thing 's work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' And Martin Luther King Jr. 's 'dream ' could be rendered , 'Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of the thing 's children . '
'' Bashford paused for a breath , then continued , `` The Democratic Party 's base does n't want anything that plays to the religious right , which includes anybody who 's into that 'God ' obsession .
Working the thing into his speeches will keep Joe more in tune with the party stalwarts . ''
We said , `` Howard , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by leaving out one more revision of Thomas Jefferson . ''
`` What do you got ? ''
Bashford demanded .
`` Jefferson said , ' I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just ; that his justice can not sleep forever . '
'' `` It was , '' we said , `` but it might apply as well in the present context . ''

Editor's note: The powers that be at WND.com have told Michael Ackley he may submit the occasional column. Hence, the article below. Remember that his columns may include satire and parody based on current events, and thus mix fact with fiction. He assumes informed readers will be able to tell the difference.
Joe Biden was on the right track when he misquoted the Declaration of Independence – at least, according to a Democratic Party campaign official.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident," Biden said. "All men – and women – created by the … go … (sounding like Porky Pig) blee-ah blee-ah blee-ah . . . you know, you know, the thing."
"He was tapping into something really important," said party strategist Howard Bashford. "Then he spoiled it by saying 'endowed by the creator' after his Super Tuesday wins. We hated to see him cave to the religious right."
We asked Bashford how quoting the Declaration tapped in to anything "important."
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"Joe is 77 years old," Bashford replied. "To many voters, he represents the past. The thing put him in touch with a younger cohort. America is becoming less and less religious, you know."
Before we could ask another question, Bashford began to rhapsodize about Biden's failure to follow up and capitalize on what critics had called a gaffe.
"He should not have thrown a sop to the dwindling number of American's who believe in God," he said. "He should have made hay out of the attention that so-called gaffe brought him. In fact, I even drafted suggestions to update historical references that would capture the focus of news media attention. Do want to hear them?"
Naturally, we did, and Bashford went on:
"Let's start with some songs first," he said. "Irving Berlin's famous seventh-inning ditty could become, 'The Thing Bless America.' Further, that chestnut from the late 19th century, 'America, America,' could declare, 'the thing shed its grace on thee.'
"There are more songs, I know, but let's look at how we might revise the eloquence of the past to fit the mores of the present. Consider how we might improve on Lincoln:
"'We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under the ... the thing shall have a new birth of freedom. …'
"Certainly, Joe shouldn't omit Lincoln's second inaugural address: 'With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as the … the thing gives us to see the right. …'
"And we can't forget George Washington's Thanksgiving proclamation: '… it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of the … the thing.'
"Something more contemporary? How about John F. Kennedy? (Joe says he's a Catholic, too.) '… let us go forth … knowing that here on Earth the thing's work must truly be our own. …'
"And Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'dream' could be rendered, 'Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of the thing's children.'"
Bashford paused for a breath, then continued, "The Democratic Party's base doesn't want anything that plays to the religious right, which includes anybody who's into that 'God' obsession. Working the thing into his speeches will keep Joe more in tune with the party stalwarts."
We said, "Howard, I think you're missing a bet by leaving out one more revision of Thomas Jefferson."
"What do you got?" Bashford demanded.
"Jefferson said, 'I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.'"
"Wasn't that about slavery?" Bashford asked.
"It was," we said, "but it might apply as well in the present context."