wnd--2020-01-29--Go see 'Clarence Thomas in His Own Words'

It has been said that the very moment a man finds himself , he finds God .
This captures the story of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas , a man of deep faith whose youthful struggles with racism caused that faith to be shaken but who later returned to it , more deeply and more resolutely because of his great character and refusal to settle for anything but truth .
The new film `` Created Equal : Clarence Thomas in His Own Words '' will be released in theaters nationwide Jan. 31 , exquisitely timed with Black History Month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of great tensions and divisions in our nation , with race continuing to be one of the main issues dividing us .
Thomas published his memoir , `` My Grandfather 's Son , '' in 2007 , which tells the story of his journey from beginning life dirt-poor in Pinpoint , Georgia , to his confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court associate justice in 1991 .
Now filmmaker Michael Pack delivers Thomas ' remarkable story to us in his own words , bringing to the screen exclusive interviews with Thomas and his wife , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their minds .
TRENDING : CBS gives Warren another chance to address angry dad , she digs an even deeper hole Judge Thomas strikes a strong personal note with me because I know well what he means when he talks about being attacked for being black by not acting and saying what is expected from a black person .
I was in the early days of my own work in policy activism when Democrats brought Anita Hill into Thomas ' confirmation hearing .
I helped organize a large group of black pastors to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and demonstrate support for him .
When Branch Rickey , president and general manager of the then-Brooklyn Dodgers , recruited Jackie Robinson to be the first black in Major League Baseball , Rickey warned Robinson that he would be challenged to focus on the game and not react to the racist jeers that would come not just from the stands but from his own white teammates .
`` They 'll taunt you and goad you , '' Rickey warned .
`` They 'll do anything to make you react .
They 'll try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballpark . ''
Justice Thomas had to stand the same test .
Except this time , it was not whites trying to drive a black man off the field .
It was liberals , black liberals and white liberals , trying to drive a black conservative off the field .
Thomas describes what he had to endure : `` ( Y ) ou 're not really black because you 're not doing what we expect black people to do . ''
And with regard to what the left was trying to achieve with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People should just tell the truth : 'This is the wrong black guy .
He has to be destroyed . '
'' This circles back to Thomas ' similarities with Jackie Robinson .
Both men drew their strength from their deep faith to stand with integrity in the face of merciless attacks .
Thomas talks about the restoration of his Catholicism after his youthful rebellion and black radicalism : `` I asked God , 'If you take anger out of my heart , I 'll never hate again . '
'' Anger and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Other people are controlling you .
Thomas became a free man once his faith was restored .
Thomas is now the most senior associate justice on the Supreme Court and has become one of America 's great conservative elder statesmen .
His opinions over these years have already created a legacy of finely and rigorously reasoned jurisprudence , faithful to the core principles on which America was founded .
When Thomas was sworn in , after enduring what no man or woman should have to endure in his confirmation hearings , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which reads : `` I will praise you , Lord , for you have rescued me .
You refused to let my enemies triumph over me .
... Weeping may go on all night , but joy comes with the morning . ''
What better way to pay tribute to America and black history than going to see this important new film ?

It has been said that the very moment a man finds himself, he finds God.
This captures the story of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, a man of deep faith whose youthful struggles with racism caused that faith to be shaken but who later returned to it, more deeply and more resolutely because of his great character and refusal to settle for anything but truth.
The new film "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words" will be released in theaters nationwide Jan. 31, exquisitely timed with Black History Month. But this is also a time of great tensions and divisions in our nation, with race continuing to be one of the main issues dividing us.
Thomas published his memoir, "My Grandfather's Son," in 2007, which tells the story of his journey from beginning life dirt-poor in Pinpoint, Georgia, to his confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court associate justice in 1991.
Now filmmaker Michael Pack delivers Thomas' remarkable story to us in his own words, bringing to the screen exclusive interviews with Thomas and his wife, Virginia Thomas, in which they speak their minds.
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Judge Thomas strikes a strong personal note with me because I know well what he means when he talks about being attacked for being black by not acting and saying what is expected from a black person.
I was in the early days of my own work in policy activism when Democrats brought Anita Hill into Thomas' confirmation hearing. I helped organize a large group of black pastors to come to Washington from around the country and demonstrate support for him.
When Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the then-Brooklyn Dodgers, recruited Jackie Robinson to be the first black in Major League Baseball, Rickey warned Robinson that he would be challenged to focus on the game and not react to the racist jeers that would come not just from the stands but from his own white teammates.
"They'll taunt you and goad you," Rickey warned. "They'll do anything to make you react. They'll try to provoke a race riot in the ballpark."
Justice Thomas had to stand the same test.
Except this time, it was not whites trying to drive a black man off the field. It was liberals, black liberals and white liberals, trying to drive a black conservative off the field.
Thomas describes what he had to endure: "(Y)ou're not really black because you're not doing what we expect black people to do."
And with regard to what the left was trying to achieve with Anita Hill, he said: "People should just tell the truth: 'This is the wrong black guy. He has to be destroyed.'"
This circles back to Thomas' similarities with Jackie Robinson. Both men drew their strength from their deep faith to stand with integrity in the face of merciless attacks.
Thomas talks about the restoration of his Catholicism after his youthful rebellion and black radicalism: "I asked God, 'If you take anger out of my heart, I'll never hate again.'"
Anger and hate are just other forms of slavery. Other people are controlling you.
Thomas became a free man once his faith was restored.
Thomas is now the most senior associate justice on the Supreme Court and has become one of America's great conservative elder statesmen. His opinions over these years have already created a legacy of finely and rigorously reasoned jurisprudence, faithful to the core principles on which America was founded.
When Thomas was sworn in, after enduring what no man or woman should have to endure in his confirmation hearings, in his speech he alluded to Psalm 30, which reads: "I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me. ... Weeping may go on all night, but joy comes with the morning."
What better way to pay tribute to America and black history than going to see this important new film?


wnd--2020-01-29--The new Black Sox scandal

The new Black Sox scandal

`` If you build it , he will come . ''
Art imitates life .
Or is it the other way around ?
On Aug. 13 , 2020 , a Major League Baseball game will be played in an Iowa cornfield between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox to celebrate the 1989 Hollywood release `` Field of Dreams . ''
In 1919 , the White Sox were involved in cheating during the World Series , an incident known as the Black Sox scandal and an event featured in the film `` Field of Dreams . ''
Add @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involving the Houston Astros , and you 've got a spooky setting for this upcoming Iowa ball game .
TRENDING : CBS gives Warren another chance to address angry dad , she digs an even deeper hole Over the past few weeks , the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox have been punished for involvement in the scandal by having their senior management fired .
And this was just for their involvement in 2017 .
They also are suspected of cheating in 2018 and 2019 by using technology to steal signs and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Astros manager A.J .
Hinch were each suspended one year from baseball , and then fired by Astros owner Jim Crane .
Red Sox manager Alex Cora parted ways with the club , and Mets manager Carlos Beltran was out before even managing a single game , not for cheating with his new team , but rather his previous one .
Dallas Keuchel , not with the Houston Astros any longer , was the first player to publicly apologize ; he might not be the last in the weeks and months to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the most outspoken players in the game , did n't have much to say about the club 's sign-stealing scandal .
Bregman 's teammate Jose Altuve , however , was a bit more defiant , declaring the Astros would return to the World Series this coming season .
Crane hinted strongly that his players would all apologize and ask forgiveness once they get together for spring training next month .
Houston took the World Series in 2017 by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh game .
Even two and half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ players commented that `` it 's just hard to feel like they earned it . ''
In accepting the American League Cy Young Award , Justin Verlander drew boos Saturday night for a comment about the Astros : `` As everyone knows , they 're very technologically and analytically advanced . ''
Besides the boos , the remark drew a smattering of laughter .
Yankees pitcher C.C .
Sabathia , sitting two seats away had some strong feelings .
His team lost the American League Championship Series to Houston in 2017 .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
`` I do n't care what nobody says .
And now this happened , nobody can ever tell me that we was n't gon na win . ''
The Astros defeated the Yankees for the AL Championship again in 2019 – when Houston 's Jose Altuve hit a 100-mph fastball off Aroldis Chapman , a game-winning home run .
Altuve can be seen following the chaotic scene imploring his teammates not to rip his shirt and expose the `` wires '' allegedly under his clothes .
But come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be playing the White Sox in an Iowa cornfield where Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox scandal of 1919 will be recalled .
The idea had to have emerged some time ago – since the game has been planned since last year .
The `` Field of Dreams '' event will be the first Major League game played in the Hawkeye State , in a temporary 8,000-seat ballpark where the film was made .
Starring Kevin Coster , Amy Madigan , James Earl Jones , Ray Liotta and Burt Lancaster , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Awards .
The most famous words in the movie are , `` If you build it , he will come . ''
Are you ready for life to imitate art ?
Get ready for `` Field of Dreams . ''

"If you build it, he will come."
– W.P. Kinsella
Art imitates life. Or is it the other way around?
On Aug. 13, 2020, a Major League Baseball game will be played in an Iowa cornfield between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox to celebrate the 1989 Hollywood release "Field of Dreams."
In 1919, the White Sox were involved in cheating during the World Series, an incident known as the Black Sox scandal and an event featured in the film "Field of Dreams." Add to that the current MLB cheating scandal involving the Houston Astros, and you've got a spooky setting for this upcoming Iowa ball game.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Over the past few weeks, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox have been punished for involvement in the scandal by having their senior management fired. And this was just for their involvement in 2017. They also are suspected of cheating in 2018 and 2019 by using technology to steal signs and pitches.
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and Astros manager A.J. Hinch were each suspended one year from baseball, and then fired by Astros owner Jim Crane. Red Sox manager Alex Cora parted ways with the club, and Mets manager Carlos Beltran was out before even managing a single game, not for cheating with his new team, but rather his previous one.
Dallas Keuchel, not with the Houston Astros any longer, was the first player to publicly apologize; he might not be the last in the weeks and months to come. Alex Bregman, usually one of the most outspoken players in the game, didn't have much to say about the club's sign-stealing scandal. Bregman's teammate Jose Altuve, however, was a bit more defiant, declaring the Astros would return to the World Series this coming season. Crane hinted strongly that his players would all apologize and ask forgiveness once they get together for spring training next month.
Houston took the World Series in 2017 by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh game. Even two and half years later, it stings. Several players commented that "it's just hard to feel like they earned it."
In accepting the American League Cy Young Award, Justin Verlander drew boos Saturday night for a comment about the Astros: "As everyone knows, they're very technologically and analytically advanced." Besides the boos, the remark drew a smattering of laughter.
Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia, sitting two seats away had some strong feelings. His team lost the American League Championship Series to Houston in 2017.
"We should have won the World Series," he said. "I don't care what nobody says. And now this happened, nobody can ever tell me that we wasn't gonna win."
The Astros defeated the Yankees for the AL Championship again in 2019 – when Houston's Jose Altuve hit a 100-mph fastball off Aroldis Chapman, a game-winning home run. Altuve can be seen following the chaotic scene imploring his teammates not to rip his shirt and expose the "wires" allegedly under his clothes.
But come Aug. 13, 2020, the Yankees will be playing the White Sox in an Iowa cornfield where Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox scandal of 1919 will be recalled. The idea had to have emerged some time ago – since the game has been planned since last year.
The "Field of Dreams" event will be the first Major League game played in the Hawkeye State, in a temporary 8,000-seat ballpark where the film was made.
Starring Kevin Coster, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta and Burt Lancaster, the film was nominated for three Academy Awards. The most famous words in the movie are, "If you build it, he will come."
Are you ready for life to imitate art? Get ready for "Field of Dreams."
Watch announcement video:


wnd--2020-01-28--The Constitution is undemocratic – thank heaven

During President Donald J. Trump 's impeachment trial , we 'll hear a lot of talk about our rules for governing .
One frequent claim is that our nation is a democracy .
If we 've become a democracy , it would represent a deep betrayal of our founders , who saw democracy as another form of tyranny .
In fact , the word democracy appears nowhere in our nation 's two most fundamental documents , the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution .
The founders laid the ground rules for a republic as written in the Constitution 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guarantees `` to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government . ''
John Adams captured the essence of the difference between a democracy and republic when he said , `` You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments ; rights that can not be repealed or restrained by human laws ; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe . ''
Contrast the framers ' vision of a republic with that of a democracy .
In a democracy , the majority rules either directly or through its elected representatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law is whatever the government determines it to be .
Laws do not represent reason .
They represent power .
The restraint is upon the individual instead of the government .
Unlike that envisioned under a republican form of government , rights are seen as privileges and permissions that are granted by government and can be rescinded by government .
Here are a few quotations that demonstrate the contempt our founders held for a democracy .
James Madison , in Federalist Paper No .
10 , wrote that in a pure democracy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inducement to sacrifice the weaker party or the obnoxious individual . ''
At the 1787 Constitutional Convention , Edmund Randolph said that `` in tracing these evils to their origin every man had found it in the turbulence and follies of democracy . ''
Alexander Hamilton agreed , saying : `` We are now forming a republican government .
( Liberty ) is found not in the extremes of democracy but in moderate governments .
...
If we incline too much to democracy , we shall soon shoot into a monarchy . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , democracy never lasts long .
It soon wastes , exhausts , and murders itself .
There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide . ''
TRENDING : CBS gives Warren another chance to address angry dad , she digs an even deeper hole John Marshall , the highly respected fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court , observed , `` Between a balanced republic and a democracy , the difference is like that between order and chaos . ''
Thomas Paine said , `` A Democracy is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The framers gave us a Constitution replete with undemocratic mechanisms .
One constitutional provision that has come in for recent criticism is the Electoral College .
In their wisdom , the framers gave us the Electoral College as a means of deciding presidential elections .
That means heavily populated states ca n't run roughshod over small , less-populated states .
Were we to choose the president and vice president under a popular vote , the outcome of presidential races would always be decided by a few highly populated states , namely California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Illinois and Pennsylvania , which contain 134.3 million people , or 41 % of our population .
Presidential candidates could safely ignore the interests of the citizens of Wyoming , Alaska , Vermont , North Dakota , South Dakota , Montana and Delaware .
Why ?
They have only 5.58 million Americans , or 1.7 % of the U.S. population .
We would no longer be a government `` of the people . ''
Instead , our government would be put in power by and accountable to the leaders and citizens of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be the kind of tyranny the framers feared .
It 's Congress that poses the greatest threat to our liberties .
The framers ' distrust is seen in the negative language of our Bill of Rights such as : Congress `` shall not abridge , infringe , deny , disparage , and shall not be violated , nor be denied . ''
When we die and if at our next destination we see anything like a Bill of Rights , we know that we 're in hell because a Bill of Rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't be trusted .

During President Donald J. Trump's impeachment trial, we'll hear a lot of talk about our rules for governing. One frequent claim is that our nation is a democracy. If we've become a democracy, it would represent a deep betrayal of our founders, who saw democracy as another form of tyranny. In fact, the word democracy appears nowhere in our nation's two most fundamental documents, the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. The founders laid the ground rules for a republic as written in the Constitution's Article IV, Section 4, which guarantees "to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government."
John Adams captured the essence of the difference between a democracy and republic when he said, "You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe." Contrast the framers' vision of a republic with that of a democracy. In a democracy, the majority rules either directly or through its elected representatives. As in a monarchy, the law is whatever the government determines it to be. Laws do not represent reason. They represent power. The restraint is upon the individual instead of the government. Unlike that envisioned under a republican form of government, rights are seen as privileges and permissions that are granted by government and can be rescinded by government.
Here are a few quotations that demonstrate the contempt our founders held for a democracy. James Madison, in Federalist Paper No. 10, wrote that in a pure democracy, "there is nothing to check the inducement to sacrifice the weaker party or the obnoxious individual."
At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Edmund Randolph said that "in tracing these evils to their origin every man had found it in the turbulence and follies of democracy." Alexander Hamilton agreed, saying: "We are now forming a republican government. (Liberty) is found not in the extremes of democracy but in moderate governments. ... If we incline too much to democracy, we shall soon shoot into a monarchy."
John Adams reminded us: "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
John Marshall, the highly respected fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, observed, "Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos."
Thomas Paine said, "A Democracy is the vilest form of Government there is."
The framers gave us a Constitution replete with undemocratic mechanisms. One constitutional provision that has come in for recent criticism is the Electoral College. In their wisdom, the framers gave us the Electoral College as a means of deciding presidential elections. That means heavily populated states can't run roughshod over small, less-populated states.
Were we to choose the president and vice president under a popular vote, the outcome of presidential races would always be decided by a few highly populated states, namely California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania, which contain 134.3 million people, or 41% of our population. Presidential candidates could safely ignore the interests of the citizens of Wyoming, Alaska, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Delaware. Why? They have only 5.58 million Americans, or 1.7% of the U.S. population. We would no longer be a government "of the people." Instead, our government would be put in power by and accountable to the leaders and citizens of a few highly populated states. It would be the kind of tyranny the framers feared.
It's Congress that poses the greatest threat to our liberties. The framers' distrust is seen in the negative language of our Bill of Rights such as: Congress "shall not abridge, infringe, deny, disparage, and shall not be violated, nor be denied." When we die and if at our next destination we see anything like a Bill of Rights, we know that we're in hell because a Bill of Rights in heaven would suggest that God couldn't be trusted.


wnd--2020-01-28--To protect U.S. from coronavirus, close the border!

The rapid spread of the coronavirus to the United States from an open-air meat market in China confirms again the deadliness of globalism .
The international elite should acknowledge how difficult it is to contain and eradicate a virus in a world of open borders .
`` Everyone is in a state of panic , '' Scott Liu said from a self-imposed quarantine at his home in Queens , New York .
`` The coronavirus is the No .
1 threat to financial markets currently as global investors are becoming jittery on the uncertainty , '' the New York Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But while this deadly virus was quickly infecting people at the speed of air travel , globalists were enjoying wine and caviar at their annual confab in Davos , Switzerland .
Politico.com even featured a recent article headlined `` Globalists Gone Wild , '' citing the energetic participation of Mitt Romney and George W. Bush in globalist celebrations .
The globalists were clueless about how fast a fatal , highly contagious virus can sweep across a world of open borders , free trade and unchecked migration .
Far from the standards of Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , China , allowed numerous animals considered unclean by the Bible to become part of human consumption .
The deadly coronavirus thereby jumped from animals that are not eaten here , such as cats , bats and snakes .
Without globalism , the virus could have been easily contained and eradicated by China , with its immense resources .
TRENDING : CBS gives Warren another chance to address angry dad , she digs an even deeper hole On Tuesday China admitted that more than 100 people have already died from this virus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Communist Chinese dictators are not known for their transparency , so the death toll there could be much higher .
Thanks to globalism , the virus is sweeping across the world like a wildfire .
People who have been exposed to coronavirus may already be in 22 states here , while Japan and Germany also have been afflicted .
It is globalism that makes the unclean eating practices of distant Chinese a threat to the health and safety of Americans .
This is not the first time an outbreak of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused panic and death within our borders , as the Ebola virus from Africa did in October 2014 .
This latest tragedy is ironic in its timing .
It comes just as a new trade deal with China was reached amid much fanfare , without anyone pointing out that expanding global trade means bringing deadly viruses from other countries to the United States .
An article just published in The Lancet , a prestigious British medical journal , describes a shocking 15 % fatality rate among those who contract this coronavirus .
Others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high as 83 % , and people may be contagious before they show any symptoms .
These rates suggest that if one person has coronavirus on an airplane carrying 150 people , then 18 other passengers could contract the disease and die from it .
This is hardly comforting information and could deliver a mortal blow not only to people , but to our economy too .
The potential for harm from biological agents has long been considered higher than all other types of threats to human safety .
A strain of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of World War I than armed warfare did .
Perhaps coincidentally , Wuhan is also the site of a top secret biological weapons development lab .
One can only wonder if something so deadly might have come from the warfare lab itself .
Closing our borders and ending our permissive visa policy , which brings so many foreigners into our country , is the only effective way to protect our citizens against this invasion of a deadly virus .
Quarantines within the United States are only effective if the disease does not continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experts are saying that it is too late to contain the virus within China , so the only meaningful approach is to keep the virus out of the United States .
This requires tightening our border security and visa policy .
`` Despite the enormous and admirable efforts in China and around the world , we need to plan for the possibility containment of this epidemic is n't possible , '' declared infectious disease expert Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London .
He estimated that as many as 100,000 people may already be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases in the United States until now have been on the West Coast , and in Arizona .
But once inside our borders , there is little to stop it from spreading immediately to others through airports , train stations , and commuter lines .
It is infeasible to provide a medical exam to every person who wants to travel to the United States .
Instead , what should be done is to limit the vast amount of migration here , particularly from regions that do not share Western standards of cleanliness .

The rapid spread of the coronavirus to the United States from an open-air meat market in China confirms again the deadliness of globalism. The international elite should acknowledge how difficult it is to contain and eradicate a virus in a world of open borders.
"Everyone is in a state of panic," Scott Liu said from a self-imposed quarantine at his home in Queens, New York. "The coronavirus is the No. 1 threat to financial markets currently as global investors are becoming jittery on the uncertainty," the New York Times quoted investor Nigel Green as observing.
But while this deadly virus was quickly infecting people at the speed of air travel, globalists were enjoying wine and caviar at their annual confab in Davos, Switzerland. Politico.com even featured a recent article headlined "Globalists Gone Wild," citing the energetic participation of Mitt Romney and George W. Bush in globalist celebrations.
The globalists were clueless about how fast a fatal, highly contagious virus can sweep across a world of open borders, free trade and unchecked migration. Far from the standards of Western civilization, an outdoor market in Wuhan, China, allowed numerous animals considered unclean by the Bible to become part of human consumption.
The deadly coronavirus thereby jumped from animals that are not eaten here, such as cats, bats and snakes. Without globalism, the virus could have been easily contained and eradicated by China, with its immense resources.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
On Tuesday China admitted that more than 100 people have already died from this virus, which has no known cure or treatment. The Communist Chinese dictators are not known for their transparency, so the death toll there could be much higher.
Thanks to globalism, the virus is sweeping across the world like a wildfire. People who have been exposed to coronavirus may already be in 22 states here, while Japan and Germany also have been afflicted.
It is globalism that makes the unclean eating practices of distant Chinese a threat to the health and safety of Americans. This is not the first time an outbreak of a disease far away from our shores has caused panic and death within our borders, as the Ebola virus from Africa did in October 2014.
This latest tragedy is ironic in its timing. It comes just as a new trade deal with China was reached amid much fanfare, without anyone pointing out that expanding global trade means bringing deadly viruses from other countries to the United States.
An article just published in The Lancet, a prestigious British medical journal, describes a shocking 15% fatality rate among those who contract this coronavirus. Others estimate the infection rate to be as high as 83%, and people may be contagious before they show any symptoms.
These rates suggest that if one person has coronavirus on an airplane carrying 150 people, then 18 other passengers could contract the disease and die from it. This is hardly comforting information and could deliver a mortal blow not only to people, but to our economy too.
The potential for harm from biological agents has long been considered higher than all other types of threats to human safety. A strain of the flu killed more people at the end of World War I than armed warfare did.
Perhaps coincidentally, Wuhan is also the site of a top secret biological weapons development lab. One can only wonder if something so deadly might have come from the warfare lab itself.
Closing our borders and ending our permissive visa policy, which brings so many foreigners into our country, is the only effective way to protect our citizens against this invasion of a deadly virus. Quarantines within the United States are only effective if the disease does not continue to enter from other countries.
Already experts are saying that it is too late to contain the virus within China, so the only meaningful approach is to keep the virus out of the United States. This requires tightening our border security and visa policy.
"Despite the enormous and admirable efforts in China and around the world, we need to plan for the possibility containment of this epidemic isn't possible," declared infectious disease expert Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London. He estimated that as many as 100,000 people may already be infected in China.
Most of the cases in the United States until now have been on the West Coast, and in Arizona. But once inside our borders, there is little to stop it from spreading immediately to others through airports, train stations, and commuter lines.
It is infeasible to provide a medical exam to every person who wants to travel to the United States. Instead, what should be done is to limit the vast amount of migration here, particularly from regions that do not share Western standards of cleanliness.


wnd--2020-01-28--Which Democrat would take the biggest chunk of our money?

The Iowa Caucus , the real start of the 2020 presidential primaries , is next week .
Who 's favored to win ?
Sadly , as I write this , the smart money says it 's the candidate who 's promised Americans the most `` free '' stuff .
Six months ago , my staff and I tallied the candidates ' promises .
All wanted to give away trillions – or more accurately , wanted government to tax you and spend your money on the candidates ' schemes .
At that point , Sen. Kamala Harris led .
Fortunately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support , and she dropped out .
Unfortunately , now the other candidates are making even more promises .
So , it 's time for a new contest .
TRENDING : CBS gives Warren another chance to address angry dad , she digs an even deeper hole My new video ranks the current leading candidates by how much of your money they promise to spend .
We divide the promises into four categories : Joe Biden would make community college free , cut student loans in half , increase Pell Grants and modernize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promises , he 'd increase federal spending by $ 157 billion per year .
Elizabeth Warren would spend much more .
She wants government to `` provide universal child care for every baby in this country age 0 to 5 , universal pre-K for every child , raise the wages of every child care worker and preschool teacher in America , provide for universal tuition-free college , put $ 50 billion into historically black colleges and universities … and cancel student loan debt for 95 % of the people . ''
Sanders would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rich .
He also demands that government give everyone child care and pre-K. Mayor Pete Buttigieg also promises free child care , more pay for teachers , more career education , free college and Pell Grants , plus the refinancing of student debt .
Good try , Pete , but Sanders `` wins '' in the education category , with nearly $ 300 billion in promises .
All the Democrats pretend they will do something useful about climate change .
Biden would spend $ 170 billion per year , Buttigieg $ 150 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 300 billion .
Sanders `` wins '' this category , too , by promising more than $ 1 trillion .
Even the `` moderate , '' Biden , now wants to `` build out Obamacare '' and to cover people here illegally .
So does Buttigieg – but he 'd spend twice as much on it .
Warren complains the Buttigieg plan `` costs so much less '' than her plan .
She 'd spend $ 2 trillion a year .
Sanders is again the biggest spender .
He 'd spend $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Medicare for All '' plan .
In this category , Biden , to his credit , plans no new spending .
But Buttigieg has been cranking out lots of new promises , like $ 45 billion for `` affordable housing '' and $ 27 billion to expand Social Security payments beyond what people paid in .
Warren would also spend more on `` affordable housing '' and give kids more food stamps .
Sanders `` wins '' again .
He promises to guarantee everyone a job , provide `` housing for all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then there 's spending that does n't neatly fit into major categories , like Biden 's plans for new foreign aid for Central America , Sanders ' high-speed internet , Buttigieg 's expanding national service programs like the Peace Corps and Warren 's plan to force government to buy only American-made products .
Finally , we found a spending category that Sanders does n't win .
With $ 130 billion in new plans , Biden wins the `` miscellaneous '' round .
And what about that incumbent Republican ?
Donald Trump once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but government spending rose more than half a trillion dollars during his first three years .
Now Trump wants $ 267 billion in new spending for things like infrastructure and `` access to high-quality , affordable child care . ''
At least Trump wants to spend less than the Democrats .
Biden and Buttigieg would double Trump 's increase .
Warren would quadruple it .
She 'd increase spending by almost $ 3 trillion .
But Bernie Sanders blows them all out of the water , with nearly $ 5 trillion in proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denying we 're going to spend a lot of money , '' he admits .
He 'll probably win in Iowa next week .
Whoever wins … taxpayers lose .

The Iowa Caucus, the real start of the 2020 presidential primaries, is next week. Who's favored to win? Sadly, as I write this, the smart money says it's the candidate who's promised Americans the most "free" stuff.
Six months ago, my staff and I tallied the candidates' promises. All wanted to give away trillions – or more accurately, wanted government to tax you and spend your money on the candidates' schemes.
At that point, Sen. Kamala Harris led. Fortunately, her promises did not bring her sustained support, and she dropped out.
Unfortunately, now the other candidates are making even more promises.
So, it's time for a new contest.
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My new video ranks the current leading candidates by how much of your money they promise to spend. We divide the promises into four categories:
Education
Joe Biden would make community college free, cut student loans in half, increase Pell Grants and modernize schools.
Added to his previous campaign promises, he'd increase federal spending by $157 billion per year.
Elizabeth Warren would spend much more. She wants government to "provide universal child care for every baby in this country age 0 to 5, universal pre-K for every child, raise the wages of every child care worker and preschool teacher in America, provide for universal tuition-free college, put $50 billion into historically black colleges and universities … and cancel student loan debt for 95% of the people."
She'd outspend Biden – but not Bernie Sanders.
Sanders would forgive all student loans – even for the rich. He also demands that government give everyone child care and pre-K.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg also promises free child care, more pay for teachers, more career education, free college and Pell Grants, plus the refinancing of student debt.
Good try, Pete, but Sanders "wins" in the education category, with nearly $300 billion in promises.
Climate
All the Democrats pretend they will do something useful about climate change. Biden would spend $170 billion per year, Buttigieg $150 billion to $200 billion and Warren $300 billion. Sanders "wins" this category, too, by promising more than $1 trillion.
Health care
Even the "moderate," Biden, now wants to "build out Obamacare" and to cover people here illegally.
So does Buttigieg – but he'd spend twice as much on it.
Warren complains the Buttigieg plan "costs so much less" than her plan. She'd spend $2 trillion a year.
Sanders is again the biggest spender. He'd spend $3 trillion of your money on his "Medicare for All" plan.
Welfare
In this category, Biden, to his credit, plans no new spending.
But Buttigieg has been cranking out lots of new promises, like $45 billion for "affordable housing" and $27 billion to expand Social Security payments beyond what people paid in.
Warren would also spend more on "affordable housing" and give kids more food stamps.
Sanders "wins" again. He promises to guarantee everyone a job, provide "housing for all" and give more people food stamps.
Miscellaneous
Then there's spending that doesn't neatly fit into major categories, like Biden's plans for new foreign aid for Central America, Sanders' high-speed internet, Buttigieg's expanding national service programs like the Peace Corps and Warren's plan to force government to buy only American-made products.
Finally, we found a spending category that Sanders doesn't win. With $130 billion in new plans, Biden wins the "miscellaneous" round.
And what about that incumbent Republican?
Donald Trump once talked about "cutting waste," but government spending rose more than half a trillion dollars during his first three years.
Now Trump wants $267 billion in new spending for things like infrastructure and "access to high-quality, affordable child care."
At least Trump wants to spend less than the Democrats.
Biden and Buttigieg would double Trump's increase. Warren would quadruple it. She'd increase spending by almost $3 trillion.
But Bernie Sanders blows them all out of the water, with nearly $5 trillion in proposed new spending!
"I'm not denying we're going to spend a lot of money," he admits.
He'll probably win in Iowa next week. Whoever wins … taxpayers lose.


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wnd--2020-01-28--The prisoner of the Vatican

The prisoner of the Vatican

( AMERICAN SPECTATOR ) -- In one of his last speeches before abdicating in 2013 , Pope Benedict XVI decried the liberalism that had seeped into the Church after Vatican II .
To this liberalism , he traced “ so many problems , so much misery , in reality : seminaries closed , convents closed , the liturgy was trivialized.
” But he then proceeded to hand the Church to the very liberals responsible for these problems and to a successor set upon liberalizing the Church even more .
Not long after assuming power , Jorge Bergoglio took a veiled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an interviewer that Vatican II had encouraged openness to “ modern culture ” but that “ very little was done in that direction , ” a shortcoming he promised to correct : “ I have the humility and ambition to want to do something.
” To accelerate his liberal revolution in the Church , however , Pope Francis had to make sure that his predecessor was under control .
He accomplished that by having Benedict live on the Vatican grounds — an arrangement designed to muzzle him that has amounted to turning Benedict @ @ @ @ @ @ @

(AMERICAN SPECTATOR) -- In one of his last speeches before abdicating in 2013, Pope Benedict XVI decried the liberalism that had seeped into the Church after Vatican II. To this liberalism, he traced “so many problems, so much misery, in reality: seminaries closed, convents closed, the liturgy was trivialized.” But he then proceeded to hand the Church to the very liberals responsible for these problems and to a successor set upon liberalizing the Church even more.
Not long after assuming power, Jorge Bergoglio took a veiled swipe at his predecessor. He told an interviewer that Vatican II had encouraged openness to “modern culture” but that “very little was done in that direction,” a shortcoming he promised to correct: “I have the humility and ambition to want to do something.”
To accelerate his liberal revolution in the Church, however, Pope Francis had to make sure that his predecessor was under control. He accomplished that by having Benedict live on the Vatican grounds — an arrangement designed to muzzle him that has amounted to turning Benedict into the prisoner of the Vatican.
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wnd--2020-01-29--Red China's infection of U.S. classrooms

Dangerous menaces are spreading from mainland China to the United States .
Surgical masks and Big Pharma vaccines , however , wo n't protect this nation from its infiltration .
The problem does n't lie with bats .
It lies with America 's batty pursuit of globalization at all costs .
Chinese Communist Party agents are using our suicidal pathologies – blind worship of `` diversity , '' naive exaltation of `` cultural exchange '' programs and reckless surrender of our education system – against us for economic espionage , intellectual property theft and world dominance .
While Beltway blowhards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Beijing 's hijacking of our classrooms ensues with hardly a peep of political resistance .
On Monday , the U.S. Attorney 's Office in Boston announced that the chairman of Harvard University 's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department , along with two Chinese nationals , have been `` charged in connection with aiding the People 's Republic of China . ''
Acclaimed Harvard chemist and nanoscientist , Dr. Charles Lieber , had served as a `` strategic scientist '' at Wuhan University of Technology for the past nine years and is accused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` contractual participant '' of China 's infamous Thousand Talents Plan .
Last fall , after years of intel warnings , a bipartisan Senate committee blew the whistle on TTP 's systematic recruitment of an estimated 7,000 academics who have agreed to `` transmit the knowledge and research they gain here to China in exchange for salaries , research funding , lab space , and other incentives . ''
Lieber reportedly received $ 50,000 a month plus living expenses and more than $ 1.5 million for a Chinese research lab , all while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grants from the National Institutes of Health and Defense Department .
It is unknown how many Chinese nationals worked in either Lieber 's America-based or China-based labs .
But the two Chinese nationals charged with Lieber were cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng , 29 , whom Harvard sponsored on a J-1 work-study exchange visa , and Yanqing Ye , 29 , whom Boston University sponsored on a J-1 .
Prosecutors allege Ye is a CCP member and top military lieutenant .
Zheng is accused of attempting to smuggle `` 21 vials of biological research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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In 2018-2019 , China sent the most international students from around the world ( 369,548 out of nearly 1.1 million ) to study in U.S. institutions .
More than 71,000 Chinese students headed to Massachusetts ; 6,222 of them embedded at Harvard and 10,598 of them enrolled at Boston University .
Those figures do n't include their spouses and children , who are also welcomed through their own special visa programs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the untold tens of thousands of Chinese nationals on the H-1B tech worker visa is a whole 'nuther story . )
China has cunningly exploited America 's alphabet soup of temporary visa programs , which are overwhelmed by out-of-control mass migration and are operated by open borders ideologues who put the alleged economic benefits of admitting 1 million international students into the country every year over the national security risks .
Top administrators at Harvard and other prestigious universities have continually denounced the Trump administration for increasing vetting of foreign student visas and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's the word on the treachery taking place under the guise of `` cultural '' enrichment : –Last July , the FBI indicted Chinese F-1 student visa beneficiary Weiyun `` Kelly '' Huang in an alleged visa fraud scheme that allowed more than 2,500 Chinese foreign students on F-1 – including a purported spy for the Chinese government – to extend their stays by claiming employment with a phony internet front she created .
The ruse allowed the scammers to take advantage of the uncapped Optional Practical Training program allowing F-1s to stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ji Chaoqun , an F-1 who received a master 's degree in electrical engineering in 2015 from an unspecified U.S. university , paid for Huang 's services and was arrested in 2018 for alleged spying and recruitment of academics and engineers under the direction of the People 's Republic of China .
–In September , the FBI arrested Chinese national Zhongsan Liu in New Jersey for operating a fraudulent J-1 visa racket that imported PRC operatives to staff a New York front group recruiting scientists , academics and engineers to work in China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scheme , including the University of Massachusetts Boston .
–Just last week , the University of Missouri at Columbia announced it was terminating its partnership with a Chinese government-funded language and cultural program called the Confucius Institute amid widespread national security concerns .
The Institute 's teachers were pouring into local K-12 schools through the J-1 visa program unsupervised .
The U.S. Government Accountability Office identified more than 500 `` Confucius Institutes '' worldwide , with 96 located at colleges and universities in the United States as of December 2018 – the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A PRC propaganda outfit called Hanban has provided funding ranging from $ 900,000 to $ 1.7 million for `` model '' Confucius Institutes .
While several universities have closed their programs , several Chinese language charter schools and entire school districts , including K-12 public schools in Broward County , Florida , Houston and Seattle , operate `` Confucius Classrooms '' approved and co-operated with the Chinese government .
Where 's a nationwide public health emergency declaration when you need one ?

Dangerous menaces are spreading from mainland China to the United States. Surgical masks and Big Pharma vaccines, however, won't protect this nation from its infiltration. The problem doesn't lie with bats. It lies with America's batty pursuit of globalization at all costs.
Chinese Communist Party agents are using our suicidal pathologies – blind worship of "diversity," naive exaltation of "cultural exchange" programs and reckless surrender of our education system – against us for economic espionage, intellectual property theft and world dominance. While Beltway blowhards rail against foreign interference in our elections, Beijing's hijacking of our classrooms ensues with hardly a peep of political resistance.
On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston announced that the chairman of Harvard University's Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, along with two Chinese nationals, have been "charged in connection with aiding the People's Republic of China." Acclaimed Harvard chemist and nanoscientist, Dr. Charles Lieber, had served as a "strategic scientist" at Wuhan University of Technology for the past nine years and is accused of lying about his role as a "contractual participant" of China's infamous Thousand Talents Plan.
Last fall, after years of intel warnings, a bipartisan Senate committee blew the whistle on TTP's systematic recruitment of an estimated 7,000 academics who have agreed to "transmit the knowledge and research they gain here to China in exchange for salaries, research funding, lab space, and other incentives." Lieber reportedly received $50,000 a month plus living expenses and more than $1.5 million for a Chinese research lab, all while soaking up $15 million in federal grants from the National Institutes of Health and Defense Department.
It is unknown how many Chinese nationals worked in either Lieber's America-based or China-based labs. But the two Chinese nationals charged with Lieber were cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng, 29, whom Harvard sponsored on a J-1 work-study exchange visa, and Yanqing Ye, 29, whom Boston University sponsored on a J-1. Prosecutors allege Ye is a CCP member and top military lieutenant. Zheng is accused of attempting to smuggle "21 vials of biological research" aboard a flight destined for China.
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Those are just a few who got caught. In 2018-2019, China sent the most international students from around the world (369,548 out of nearly 1.1 million) to study in U.S. institutions. More than 71,000 Chinese students headed to Massachusetts; 6,222 of them embedded at Harvard and 10,598 of them enrolled at Boston University. Those figures don't include their spouses and children, who are also welcomed through their own special visa programs. (And the national security risks of the untold tens of thousands of Chinese nationals on the H-1B tech worker visa is a whole 'nuther story.)
China has cunningly exploited America's alphabet soup of temporary visa programs, which are overwhelmed by out-of-control mass migration and are operated by open borders ideologues who put the alleged economic benefits of admitting 1 million international students into the country every year over the national security risks. Top administrators at Harvard and other prestigious universities have continually denounced the Trump administration for increasing vetting of foreign student visas and inconveniencing their wealthy clientele.
But mum's the word on the treachery taking place under the guise of "cultural" enrichment:
–Last July, the FBI indicted Chinese F-1 student visa beneficiary Weiyun "Kelly" Huang in an alleged visa fraud scheme that allowed more than 2,500 Chinese foreign students on F-1 – including a purported spy for the Chinese government – to extend their stays by claiming employment with a phony internet front she created. The ruse allowed the scammers to take advantage of the uncapped Optional Practical Training program allowing F-1s to stay an extra three years to work. Ji Chaoqun, an F-1 who received a master's degree in electrical engineering in 2015 from an unspecified U.S. university, paid for Huang's services and was arrested in 2018 for alleged spying and recruitment of academics and engineers under the direction of the People's Republic of China.
–In September, the FBI arrested Chinese national Zhongsan Liu in New Jersey for operating a fraudulent J-1 visa racket that imported PRC operatives to staff a New York front group recruiting scientists, academics and engineers to work in China. Liu targeted seven American universities for the scheme, including the University of Massachusetts Boston.
–Just last week, the University of Missouri at Columbia announced it was terminating its partnership with a Chinese government-funded language and cultural program called the Confucius Institute amid widespread national security concerns. The Institute's teachers were pouring into local K-12 schools through the J-1 visa program unsupervised. The U.S. Government Accountability Office identified more than 500 "Confucius Institutes" worldwide, with 96 located at colleges and universities in the United States as of December 2018 – the vast majority of them publicly funded institutions. A PRC propaganda outfit called Hanban has provided funding ranging from $900,000 to $1.7 million for "model" Confucius Institutes.
While several universities have closed their programs, several Chinese language charter schools and entire school districts, including K-12 public schools in Broward County, Florida, Houston and Seattle, operate "Confucius Classrooms" approved and co-operated with the Chinese government.
Where's a nationwide public health emergency declaration when you need one?


wnd--2020-01-29--Lara Trump: 175,000 Trump-rally tickets requested in deep blue New Jersey

President Donald Trump is reaching people that many believed could never be reached by a Republican president or presidential candidate .
The evidence of that is plentiful in the deep blue state of New Jersey , where Trump is going to spend his Tuesday night .
The president will be on hand for a rally in the Garden State , a state most experts believe is a lost cause for the GOP .
But that has not always been the case .
New Jersey voted for a Republican president in 1972 , 1976 , 1980 , 1984 and 1988 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s staff either senses a shift in the state back to its politics of old or they are taking a shot in the dark .
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Lara , who is the wife of Eric Trump , said that a whopping 175,000 tickets had been requested for the rally , which she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's rallies .
She said that the response was so great that the president ’ s campaign is planning to do another New Jersey rally in the future .
As someone who has lived in New Jersey for more than four decades , this writer can tell you that that type of response for a Republican is mind-boggling .
`` The president of the United States is coming here to South Jersey to the 2nd District , '' rallygoer Duke Reale , who arrived around 2 p.m. on Sunday for the Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's wonderful . ''
`` It 's just history in the making for the generation ahead of me , '' Selena Wollk , another Trump supporter , said .
`` And it 's just a once in a lifetime event . ''
The play to go to South Jersey is a wise move because of its proximity to Pennsylvania , a state Trump would love to win again in 2020 .
`` New Jersey has been a blue state for a long time , '' rallygoer Ed Talmo told WABC .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days before the event , it just shows his presence is really wanted in New Jersey . ''
Due to the large number of people who want to attend the event , and the fact that it will be held in the 7,500-seat capacity Wildwoods Convention Center , a large monitor is being erected outside the convention center .
`` This is like being in Disneyland for Trump supporters , '' supporter Justin Mack said .
`` This is like being Christmas , 5 years old .
This is the best day of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and raised in Wildwood , it is just incredible experience to have a sitting president visit your town and bring this many people together , '' Pam Byrne Gentek , another fan of the president , said .
Could we be witnessing another Reagan 1984 scenario in which the incumbent president scores victories in 49 states ?
Probably not , but with the colossal failure impeachment has been , anything is possible .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

President Donald Trump is reaching people that many believed could never be reached by a Republican president or presidential candidate.
The evidence of that is plentiful in the deep blue state of New Jersey, where Trump is going to spend his Tuesday night.
The president will be on hand for a rally in the Garden State, a state most experts believe is a lost cause for the GOP.
But that has not always been the case. New Jersey voted for a Republican president in 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988, according to 270towin.
The president’s staff either senses a shift in the state back to its politics of old or they are taking a shot in the dark.
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Judging by the response so far, at least according to an interview the president’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump gave to WPGG, an earth-shaking shift could be taking place.
Lara, who is the wife of Eric Trump, said that a whopping 175,000 tickets had been requested for the rally, which she said is a record for any of Trump's rallies.
She said that the response was so great that the president’s campaign is planning to do another New Jersey rally in the future.
As someone who has lived in New Jersey for more than four decades, this writer can tell you that that type of response for a Republican is mind-boggling.
"The president of the United States is coming here to South Jersey to the 2nd District," rallygoer Duke Reale, who arrived around 2 p.m. on Sunday for the Tuesday rally, told WABC-TV. "It's wonderful."
"It's just history in the making for the generation ahead of me," Selena Wollk, another Trump supporter, said. "And it's just a once in a lifetime event."
The play to go to South Jersey is a wise move because of its proximity to Pennsylvania, a state Trump would love to win again in 2020.
"New Jersey has been a blue state for a long time," rallygoer Ed Talmo told WABC. "I think just by the turnout hours and days before the event, it just shows his presence is really wanted in New Jersey."
Due to the large number of people who want to attend the event, and the fact that it will be held in the 7,500-seat capacity Wildwoods Convention Center, a large monitor is being erected outside the convention center.
"This is like being in Disneyland for Trump supporters," supporter Justin Mack said. "This is like being Christmas, 5 years old. This is the best day of my life."
"Being born and raised in Wildwood, it is just incredible experience to have a sitting president visit your town and bring this many people together," Pam Byrne Gentek, another fan of the president, said.
Could we be witnessing another Reagan 1984 scenario in which the incumbent president scores victories in 49 states? Probably not, but with the colossal failure impeachment has been, anything is possible.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-29--CBS News savages Bernie over mindbogglingly expensive plans

Surging dramatically in the polls , Democratic presidential primary candidate Bernie Sanders suffered something of a media ambush last week regarding the projected cost of a myriad of social welfare programs he 's proposed on the campaign trail this past year .
Clearly uncomfortable and entirely unwilling to speak to those costs when cornered by `` CBS Evening News '' host Norah O'Donnell in a video released Friday , the progressive Vermont senator and self-professed democratic socialist went on the defensive , claiming such things are simply `` impossible to predict . ''
`` Your agenda has promised free health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and to pay off people ’ s college loans .
The price tag for that is estimated to be $ 60 trillion over 10 years , correct ? ''
she asked .
“ Well , look , '' Sanders responded .
`` We have political opponents who come up –.
” TRENDING : Limbaugh : Something 'just magical ' about Bolton 'bombshell' Not letting the interview slip away from her , O'Donnell interjected , “ You don ’ t know how much your plan costs ?
” '' You don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nobody knows .
This is impossible to predict , '' he claimed .
“ You ’ re going to propose a plan to the American people , and you ’ re not going to tell them how much it costs ?
” O'Donnell asked .
Unfortunately for Sanders , however , any good economist will tell you it is far from `` impossible '' to predict the cost of his supposedly groundbreaking plan for the American people to undertake a monumental 10-year expansion of the social safety net .
In fact , Brian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journal went to the trouble of doing just that last October .
Perfectly labeling Sanders `` the unaffordable candidate , '' Riedl broke down the estimated cost of every campaign promise made by the Vermont senator at the time -- from Medicare-for-All to total student loan forgiveness -- and found the combined cost to be approximately $ 97 trillion .
The `` unprecedented '' plan would reportedly also see the federal system spending roughly 70 percent of U.S. gross domestic product each year , with half of the nation 's workforce `` employed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was apparently so kind as to not take the whole hatchet to Sanders by tallying up the astronomical social cost of a borderline communist overthrow of the American way of life .
Put plainly , the nation would be a wreck .
Of course , those commendable few on the left who have maintained their sanity as the Democratic Party went completely off the rails in light of the 2016 presidential election already know this .
In fact , that knowledge is exactly what gives rise to establishment media snares like this -- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders up at the Jan. 14 Democratic debate over unsubstantiated allegations he had made misogynistic statements to Elizabeth Warren in a private meeting months ago .
Moderates on the left know well the cost of a Sanders presidency .
Worse still , they know an honest discussion of the financial cost would undoubtedly impact a cost all the more important : that of a Sanders nomination .
With openly socialist policy proposals carrying a price tag three times that of the current national debt , the cost of a Sanders nomination is almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ -- something left-wing establishment and punditry could never stomach .
Why else would they be taking a more and more transparent hatchet to Sanders amid a major polling surge just one week prior to the Iowa caucus ?
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Surging dramatically in the polls, Democratic presidential primary candidate Bernie Sanders suffered something of a media ambush last week regarding the projected cost of a myriad of social welfare programs he's proposed on the campaign trail this past year.
Clearly uncomfortable and entirely unwilling to speak to those costs when cornered by "CBS Evening News" host Norah O'Donnell in a video released Friday, the progressive Vermont senator and self-professed democratic socialist went on the defensive, claiming such things are simply "impossible to predict."
"Your agenda has promised free health care for everybody, free college tuition, and to pay off people’s college loans. The price tag for that is estimated to be $60 trillion over 10 years, correct?" she asked.
“Well, look," Sanders responded. "We have political opponents who come up –.”
Bernie Sanders: “nobody knows” how much my plans will costhttps://t.co/r8nrLNX7vT pic.twitter.com/u76pZWjdNz — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 25, 2020
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Not letting the interview slip away from her, O'Donnell interjected, “You don’t know how much your plan costs?”
"You don’t know," Sanders accused. "Nobody knows. This is impossible to predict," he claimed.
“You’re going to propose a plan to the American people, and you’re not going to tell them how much it costs?” O'Donnell asked.
Unfortunately for Sanders, however, any good economist will tell you it is far from "impossible" to predict the cost of his supposedly groundbreaking plan for the American people to undertake a monumental 10-year expansion of the social safety net.
In fact, Brian Riedl at the Manhattan Institute's City Journal went to the trouble of doing just that last October.
Perfectly labeling Sanders "the unaffordable candidate," Riedl broke down the estimated cost of every campaign promise made by the Vermont senator at the time -- from Medicare-for-All to total student loan forgiveness -- and found the combined cost to be approximately $97 trillion.
The "unprecedented" plan would reportedly also see the federal system spending roughly 70 percent of U.S. gross domestic product each year, with half of the nation's workforce "employed by the government."
But Reidl was apparently so kind as to not take the whole hatchet to Sanders by tallying up the astronomical social cost of a borderline communist overthrow of the American way of life.
Put plainly, the nation would be a wreck.
Of course, those commendable few on the left who have maintained their sanity as the Democratic Party went completely off the rails in light of the 2016 presidential election already know this.
In fact, that knowledge is exactly what gives rise to establishment media snares like this -- or CNN's recent decision to string Sanders up at the Jan. 14 Democratic debate over unsubstantiated allegations he had made misogynistic statements to Elizabeth Warren in a private meeting months ago.
Moderates on the left know well the cost of a Sanders presidency.
Worse still, they know an honest discussion of the financial cost would undoubtedly impact a cost all the more important: that of a Sanders nomination.
With openly socialist policy proposals carrying a price tag three times that of the current national debt, the cost of a Sanders nomination is almost certainly the re-election of President Donald Trump -- something left-wing establishment and punditry could never stomach.
Why else would they be taking a more and more transparent hatchet to Sanders amid a major polling surge just one week prior to the Iowa caucus?
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-29--Images of Trump burned in reaction to Mideast peace deal

The challenge President Trump faces in convincing the Palestinians to agree to his `` Deal of the Century '' was illustrated only hours before he unveiled the plan Tuesday as thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in Gaza and burned pictures of Trump .
Without even seeing the plan , Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for a day of rage in protest over the proposal .
`` Difficult days are ahead of us , '' Abbas said at a closed-door meeting of his ruling Fatah faction , according to the Israeli news site Ynet .
TRENDING : Limbaugh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'bombshell' '' We need to escalate popular resistance on all fronts and recruit the young , not abandon the streets , '' said Abbas .
`` We will stand united in the coming days and examine the position of Hamas and Islamic Jihad .
In the coming days , we will be in a state of emergency and we will invite everyone to join us , we need them all . ''
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined Trump on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House to present the plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` My vision presents a win-win situation for both sides , '' Trump said .
`` Today Israel has taken a giant step toward peace . ''
The plan would include the annexation of all West Bank Jewish settlements to Israel , along with most of the Jordan Valley .
The objective is to create maximum territory with minimum non-Israeli residents so that the Palestinians could live in their own , demilitarized state .
The Palestinians would be given uninhabited land in the Negev and near the Gaza-Egypt border as compensation for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period of four years in which new settlement construction would be frozen while details of a comprehensive agreement would be negotiated for Palestine to become an official state .
The Palestinians would be required to reach certain benchmarks , including implementing steps toward free speech , and rooting out terrorism and the funding of terrorists and their families .
Israel would continue to safeguard Jerusalem 's holy sites and guarantee freedom of worship for Jews , Christians , Muslims and people of other faiths .
`` All prior administrations from President Lyndon Johnson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` In the past , even the most well-intentioned plans were light on details . ''
Trump acknowledged `` there is nothing tougher than this one , we have an obligation to humanity to get it done . ''
`` This plan is a historical breakthrough with many achievements that we never thought possible , '' he told reporters Tuesday , `` including the immediate American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea [ area ] , which means that Israel will once and for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Times of Israel said that while the plan calls for cutting off some parts of East Jerusalem beyond the security barrier and making them the Palestinian capital , Netanyahu said `` the Trump plan buries the idea of dividing Jerusalem . ''
`` The Trump plan buries the notion of a return to the 1967 lines .
It buries the idea of a Palestinian right of return — not even one refugee will enter Israel , '' he said .
Meanwhile , rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah joined forces Tuesday in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city of Ramallah in opposition to the plan , the Times of Israel reported .
`` We invited the Hamas movement to attend the emergency meeting of the leadership and they will take part in the meeting , '' senior Palestinian official Azzam al-Ahmed said .
Jihad Watch Director Robert Spencer expressed skepticism about Trump 's touting of the `` territorial sacrifices that Israel is willing to make for peace . ''
`` This is unfortunate , as no territorial sacrifices other than complete suicide will ever satisfy the 'Palestinians , ' '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they will accept a Jewish state of any size , in any form , is a pipe dream . ''
He said `` a Palestinian state would simply be a new base for more jihad attacks against Israel , as the withdrawal from Gaza demonstrates . ''
`` It would not bring peace , '' he said .
`` Although laudable , this proposed plan is a non-starter .
Neither the Palestinian Authority nor Hamas will agree to a state of Israel .
And history has proven that dividing the land of Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
Staver said history `` shows that the Oslo Accords promoted by former President Bill Clinton are a disaster . ''
`` You can not appease people who want to eliminate the Jews and wipe out Israel by giving them land , '' he said .
`` We now have a terrorist group controlling Gaza , and other areas under the Palestinian Authority are unsafe . ''
Acknowledging its high hurdles , such as assuring that terrorist groups such as Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad cease to exist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proposal overall . ''
`` It recognizes Palestinian needs for land , investment , and sovereignty and Israel 's need for security , '' he said .
`` It also offers four years for both sides to dig into the details . ''
But will the Palestinians and Arab nations accept the framework ?
`` Some will , but Palestinian support is unlikely .
But this is n't a joke of a deal , nor nearly as one-sided as was presumed , '' he wrote .
`` Presenting that seriousness in pursuit of @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Palestinians violently riot as they react to peace deal today pic.twitter.com/78lxmbONTZ — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 28, 2020
The challenge President Trump faces in convincing the Palestinians to agree to his "Deal of the Century" was illustrated only hours before he unveiled the plan Tuesday as thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in Gaza and burned pictures of Trump.
Without even seeing the plan, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for a day of rage in protest over the proposal.
"Difficult days are ahead of us," Abbas said at a closed-door meeting of his ruling Fatah faction, according to the Israeli news site Ynet.
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"We need to escalate popular resistance on all fronts and recruit the young, not abandon the streets," said Abbas. "We will stand united in the coming days and examine the position of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. In the coming days, we will be in a state of emergency and we will invite everyone to join us, we need them all."
This is what a future State of Palestine can look like, with a capital in parts of East Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/39vw3pPrAL — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined Trump on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House to present the plan, the first to offer detailed borders.
"My vision presents a win-win situation for both sides," Trump said. "Today Israel has taken a giant step toward peace."
The plan would include the annexation of all West Bank Jewish settlements to Israel, along with most of the Jordan Valley. The objective is to create maximum territory with minimum non-Israeli residents so that the Palestinians could live in their own, demilitarized state. The Palestinians would be given uninhabited land in the Negev and near the Gaza-Egypt border as compensation for the territory.
It calls for a period of four years in which new settlement construction would be frozen while details of a comprehensive agreement would be negotiated for Palestine to become an official state. The Palestinians would be required to reach certain benchmarks, including implementing steps toward free speech, and rooting out terrorism and the funding of terrorists and their families.
Israel would continue to safeguard Jerusalem's holy sites and guarantee freedom of worship for Jews, Christians, Muslims and people of other faiths.
"All prior administrations from President Lyndon Johnson have tried and failed," Trump said. "In the past, even the most well-intentioned plans were light on details."
Trump acknowledged "there is nothing tougher than this one, we have an obligation to humanity to get it done."
Netanyahu praised the proposal.
"This plan is a historical breakthrough with many achievements that we never thought possible," he told reporters Tuesday, "including the immediate American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea [area], which means that Israel will once and for all establish its eastern border."
The Times of Israel said that while the plan calls for cutting off some parts of East Jerusalem beyond the security barrier and making them the Palestinian capital, Netanyahu said "the Trump plan buries the idea of dividing Jerusalem."
"The Trump plan buries the notion of a return to the 1967 lines. It buries the idea of a Palestinian right of return — not even one refugee will enter Israel," he said.
Meanwhile, rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah joined forces Tuesday in a rare meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah in opposition to the plan, the Times of Israel reported.
"We invited the Hamas movement to attend the emergency meeting of the leadership and they will take part in the meeting," senior Palestinian official Azzam al-Ahmed said.
The Palestinians Are "Celebrating" The Peace Plan In Ramalla pic.twitter.com/GhmPci5eU1 — Yanki farber TextTrump88022 (@Farberyanki) January 28, 2020
Pipe dream?
Jihad Watch Director Robert Spencer expressed skepticism about Trump's touting of the "territorial sacrifices that Israel is willing to make for peace."
"This is unfortunate, as no territorial sacrifices other than complete suicide will ever satisfy the 'Palestinians,'" he said.
"The idea that they will accept a Jewish state of any size, in any form, is a pipe dream."
He said "a Palestinian state would simply be a new base for more jihad attacks against Israel, as the withdrawal from Gaza demonstrates."
"It would not bring peace," he said.
Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, agreed.
"Although laudable, this proposed plan is a non-starter. Neither the Palestinian Authority nor Hamas will agree to a state of Israel. And history has proven that dividing the land of Israel for Palestinian control will never work," he said.
Staver said history "shows that the Oslo Accords promoted by former President Bill Clinton are a disaster."
"You cannot appease people who want to eliminate the Jews and wipe out Israel by giving them land," he said. "We now have a terrorist group controlling Gaza, and other areas under the Palestinian Authority are unsafe."
Washington Examiner columnist Tom Rogan called the deal "surprisingly reasonable."
Acknowledging its high hurdles, such as assuring that terrorist groups such as Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad cease to exist, he called it nevertheless "a serious proposal overall."
"It recognizes Palestinian needs for land, investment, and sovereignty and Israel's need for security," he said. "It also offers four years for both sides to dig into the details."
But will the Palestinians and Arab nations accept the framework?
"Some will, but Palestinian support is unlikely. But this isn't a joke of a deal, nor nearly as one-sided as was presumed," he wrote. "Presenting that seriousness in pursuit of peace, Trump deserves credit."


wnd--2020-01-29--Bolton is just the latest fired official to turn on President Trump

Washington is aflame this week over a New York Times report that former National Security Adviser John Bolton claims in an upcoming book that President Trump sought to tie Ukraine aid to an investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden .
The `` bombshell '' report has fueled Democrats ' calls for Bolton 's testimony in the Senate trial .
The White House , meanwhile , argues the claim has n't been confirmed , and even if it were true , it does n't amount to an impeachable offense .
But the one thing that is certain is that Bolton is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the president .
Others include former FBI Director James Comey , who triggered the special counsel probe of Trump , and former communications director Anthony Scaramucci .
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Romney was considered for secretary of state .
Andrew Napolitano , according to a Trump tweet , met with the president and sought a nomination to the Supreme Court .
The former judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Fox News Channel .
Scaramucci was communications director for only 10 days before he was fired after a profane phone call with a reporter , and he now says Trump is unstable .
Bolton was removed from his post as national security adviser for `` fundamental disputes '' over how to handle major foreign policy challenges such as Iran and North Korea .
They could n't even agree on how Bolton left : He said he quit , and the president said he was fired .
The New York Times explained : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a combative style , Mr. Bolton spent much of his tenure trying to restrain the president from making what he considered unwise agreements with America 's enemies .
Mr. Trump bristled at what he viewed as Mr. Bolton 's militant approach , to the point that he made barbed jokes in meetings about his adviser 's desire to get the United States into more wars . ''
Now Bolton has a tell-all book coming out about his experience in the White House that is timed for the 2020 presidential campaign .
Windsor Mann @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said it 's `` amazing how many people have turned on Trump in just his first term . ''
He noted former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch testified against Trump after she was fired .
Trump 's first secretary of state , Rex Tillerson , called the president `` undisciplined '' after he was fired .
Omarosa Manigault Newman , a former contestant on `` The Apprentice '' and a former aide-de-camp at the White House , called Trump `` mentally impaired '' after she was fired .

Washington is aflame this week over a New York Times report that former National Security Adviser John Bolton claims in an upcoming book that President Trump sought to tie Ukraine aid to an investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden.
The "bombshell" report has fueled Democrats' calls for Bolton's testimony in the Senate trial. The White House, meanwhile, argues the claim hasn't been confirmed, and even if it were true, it doesn't amount to an impeachable offense.
But the one thing that is certain is that Bolton is just the latest Trump aide to turn on the president.
Others include former FBI Director James Comey, who triggered the special counsel probe of Trump, and former communications director Anthony Scaramucci.
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Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, is among the presidents' opponents who once sought a position in the administration. Romney was considered for secretary of state.
Andrew Napolitano, according to a Trump tweet, met with the president and sought a nomination to the Supreme Court. The former judge is now a leading Trump critic on the Fox News Channel.
Scaramucci was communications director for only 10 days before he was fired after a profane phone call with a reporter, and he now says Trump is unstable.
Bolton was removed from his post as national security adviser for "fundamental disputes" over how to handle major foreign policy challenges such as Iran and North Korea.
They couldn't even agree on how Bolton left: He said he quit, and the president said he was fired.
The New York Times explained: "A longtime Republican hawk known for a combative style, Mr. Bolton spent much of his tenure trying to restrain the president from making what he considered unwise agreements with America's enemies. Mr. Trump bristled at what he viewed as Mr. Bolton's militant approach, to the point that he made barbed jokes in meetings about his adviser's desire to get the United States into more wars."
Now Bolton has a tell-all book coming out about his experience in the White House that is timed for the 2020 presidential campaign.
Windsor Mann, in a column for The Week, said it's "amazing how many people have turned on Trump in just his first term."
He noted former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch testified against Trump after she was fired.
Trump's first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, called the president "undisciplined" after he was fired.
Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former contestant on "The Apprentice" and a former aide-de-camp at the White House, called Trump "mentally impaired" after she was fired.


wnd--2020-01-29--After astronaut husband died in Challenger explosion in 1986, wife found Valentine's Day card in his

After astronaut husband died in Challenger explosion in 1986, wife found Valentine's Day card in his briefcase

Tuesday marks the 34th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy which unfolded on Jan. 28 , 1986 , killing all seven crew members when the shuttle exploded during take-off .
Families of the astronauts watched in shock and horror as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded and burst into pieces 73 seconds after launching on its highly publicized 10th mission .
Kathie Scobee Fulgham , daughter of shuttle commander Dick Scobee , was 23 at the time , according to a 2006 ABC News report .
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“ My dad ’ s briefcase was in his room , ” Fulgham told People in 2016 , remembering the 30th anniversary of the shuttle disaster .
Decades later , Fulgham could still recall precisely what was inside her father 's briefcase -- including a sentimental item that Dick Scobee had presumably planned to give to his wife .
“ Mom opened it , '' Fulgham said .
`` Among his personal belongings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pictures of his family , shuttle souvenir pins , business cards , astronomy charts , flight manuals and an unsigned Valentine ’ s Day card for my mom .
[ There ] was a scrap of paper bearing his handwriting.
” On the handwritten scrap paper was a quote from author Ben Bova , words that left Fulgham , her mother , June Scobee Rodgers , and brother , Richard Scobee , with a measure of hope during such a traumatic moment .
“ We have whole planets to explore .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a solar system to roam in , '' the note read .
`` And if only a tiny fraction of the human race reaches out toward space , the work they do there will totally change the lives of all the billions of humans who remain on Earth , just as the striving of a handful of colonists in the new world totally changed the lives of everyone in Europe , Asia and Africa.
” Fulgham , now in her 50s with four children of her own , told People her family could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had tucked the quote away in his briefcase .
“ Maybe he was planning on using it for a speech .
Maybe he just liked it , '' she said .
`` But that message served as a beacon to us about why Dad chose the path he chose as an explorer .
It gave us hope for the future -- our future.
” Fulgham has honored her father 's legacy by educating future generations of Americans about space exploration .
“ All the families want their work to continue , ” Fulgham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ If the work didn ’ t continue , what would be the point of their deaths ?
” Fulgham told People that if any of her children expressed interest in becoming an astronaut , she would `` absolutely '' encourage them to try .
“ Absolutely .
I will support my kids in anything they want to do , and I would be proud for them to go into space exploration .
Very proud , '' she said .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Tuesday marks the 34th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy which unfolded on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members when the shuttle exploded during take-off.
Families of the astronauts watched in shock and horror as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded and burst into pieces 73 seconds after launching on its highly publicized 10th mission.
Kathie Scobee Fulgham, daughter of shuttle commander Dick Scobee, was 23 at the time, according to a 2006 ABC News report.
34 years ago today, the Space Shuttle Challenger was lost 73 seconds into its 10th flight, killing all the astronauts on board. pic.twitter.com/SFrgiyceVb — NBC News (@NBCNews) January 28, 2020
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Fulgham was in the crew quarters, awaiting details about the explosion when her family made a discovery that would stay with them for the rest of their lives.
“My dad’s briefcase was in his room,” Fulgham told People in 2016, remembering the 30th anniversary of the shuttle disaster.
Decades later, Fulgham could still recall precisely what was inside her father's briefcase -- including a sentimental item that Dick Scobee had presumably planned to give to his wife.
“Mom opened it," Fulgham said. "Among his personal belongings: a wallet, his keys, pictures of his family, shuttle souvenir pins, business cards, astronomy charts, flight manuals and an unsigned Valentine’s Day card for my mom. [There] was a scrap of paper bearing his handwriting.”
On the handwritten scrap paper was a quote from author Ben Bova, words that left Fulgham, her mother, June Scobee Rodgers, and brother, Richard Scobee, with a measure of hope during such a traumatic moment.
“We have whole planets to explore. We have new worlds to build. We have a solar system to roam in," the note read.
"And if only a tiny fraction of the human race reaches out toward space, the work they do there will totally change the lives of all the billions of humans who remain on Earth, just as the striving of a handful of colonists in the new world totally changed the lives of everyone in Europe, Asia and Africa.”
#OTD in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. pic.twitter.com/BBwKpDLyEv — AP Images (@AP_Images) January 28, 2020
Fulgham, now in her 50s with four children of her own, told People her family could only speculate as to why her father had tucked the quote away in his briefcase.
“Maybe he was planning on using it for a speech. Maybe he just liked it," she said. "But that message served as a beacon to us about why Dad chose the path he chose as an explorer. It gave us hope for the future -- our future.”
Fulgham has honored her father's legacy by educating future generations of Americans about space exploration.
“All the families want their work to continue,” Fulgham said of the Challenger space crew. “If the work didn’t continue, what would be the point of their deaths?”
Fulgham told People that if any of her children expressed interest in becoming an astronaut, she would "absolutely" encourage them to try.
“Absolutely. I will support my kids in anything they want to do, and I would be proud for them to go into space exploration. Very proud," she said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-29--Buttigieg won't commit to 'big tent' welcome of pro-lifers

A pro-life Democrat 's confrontation of presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg at a Fox News town hall confirmed the party has no room under its tent for opponents of abortion .
Kristen Day , who leads the group Democrats for Life , asked Buttigieg at the even Sunday night whether he wanted the support of `` people like me . ''
`` I 'm not going to try to earn your vote by tricking you .
I am pro-choice , and I believe that a woman ought to be able to make that decision , '' Buttigieg said to applause from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can offer is that if we ca n't agree on where to draw the line , the next best thing we can do is agree on who should draw the line , and in my view , it 's the woman who 's faced with that decision in her own life . ''
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Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she was satisfied with the candidate 's response .
She said she was not , noting the Democratic platform `` contains language that basically says , 'we do n't belong , we have no part in the party because it says abortion should be legal up to nine months , the government should pay for it . '
'' See video of the exchange : Buttigieg said he supports `` the position of my party -- that this kind of medical care needs to be available to everyone , and I support the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early in pregnancy there are very few restrictions and late in pregnancy there are very few exceptions . ''
`` I 'm not going to try to earn your vote by tricking you , '' he said .
`` And so I may have my views , but I can not imagine that a decision that a woman confronts is going to ever be better , medically or morally , because it 's being dictated by any government official , '' he said .
FoxNews.com reported Katie Pavlich , an editor for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicate he believes pro-abortion views should be a litmus test for Democrats .
`` Pete Buttigieg just told a pro-life , Democrat *woman* she has no place in today ’ s Democrat Party .
All she asked for was a recognition there is diversity of thought on the issue and that it be put in the platform language .
He said no and told her to deal with it , '' she wrote on Twitter .
'Two falsehoods ' in one short sentence National Review political analyst Ramesh Ponnuru wrote that one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buttigieg said he supports `` the Roe v. Wade framework that holds that early in pregnancy there are very few restrictions and late in pregnancy there are very few exceptions . ''
Ponnuru said that 's a widely held view of Roe but an incorrect one .
`` Roe theoretically allowed legislatures to prohibit abortion late in pregnancy with a health exception , but the companion case of Doe v. Bolton indicated that the health exception had to be defined very expansively , '' he pointed out .
Justice Blackmun in the Roe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` medical judgment may be exercised in the light of all factors — physical , emotional , psychological , familial , and the woman ’ s age — relevant to the well-being of the patient , '' giving the attending physician additional room to make a decision `` for the benefit , not the disadvantage , of the pregnant woman . ''
The U.S. is one of only seven countries that allow elective late-term abortion .
Ponnoru said Buttigieg ’ s comment is also at odds with other comments he has made about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has frequently said that while it may be difficult to determine where to draw the line on abortion , it is easy to determine who should draw the line : the pregnant woman , '' Ponnuru wrote .
He used that line again during his exchange with Day , which effectively draws a line at birth and is incompatible with the view that abortion late in pregnancy should be restricted with very few exceptions .
`` Buttigieg 's short sentence thus combined two falsehoods : The 'Roe framework ' is n't what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a framework he supports anyway . ''

A pro-life Democrat's confrontation of presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg at a Fox News town hall confirmed the party has no room under its tent for opponents of abortion.
Kristen Day, who leads the group Democrats for Life, asked Buttigieg at the even Sunday night whether he wanted the support of "people like me."
"I'm not going to try to earn your vote by tricking you. I am pro-choice, and I believe that a woman ought to be able to make that decision," Buttigieg said to applause from the audience.
"The best I can offer is that if we can't agree on where to draw the line, the next best thing we can do is agree on who should draw the line, and in my view, it's the woman who's faced with that decision in her own life."
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Buttigieg also refused to say whether he would be open to language in the Democratic platform that would be more inclusive to pro-life members of the party.
Fox News host Chris Wallace asked Day whether she was satisfied with the candidate's response.
She said she was not, noting the Democratic platform "contains language that basically says, 'we don't belong, we have no part in the party because it says abortion should be legal up to nine months, the government should pay for it.'"
See video of the exchange:
Buttigieg said he supports "the position of my party -- that this kind of medical care needs to be available to everyone, and I support the Roe v. Wade framework that holds that early in pregnancy there are very few restrictions and late in pregnancy there are very few exceptions."
"I'm not going to try to earn your vote by tricking you," he said.
"And so I may have my views, but I cannot imagine that a decision that a woman confronts is going to ever be better, medically or morally, because it's being dictated by any government official," he said.
FoxNews.com reported Katie Pavlich, an editor for the conservative Townhall.com, said Buttigieg's comments indicate he believes pro-abortion views should be a litmus test for Democrats.
"Pete Buttigieg just told a pro-life, Democrat *woman* she has no place in today’s Democrat Party. All she asked for was a recognition there is diversity of thought on the issue and that it be put in the platform language. He said no and told her to deal with it," she wrote on Twitter.
'Two falsehoods' in one short sentence
National Review political analyst Ramesh Ponnuru wrote that one of Buttigieg's comments deserves more attention.
Buttigieg said he supports "the Roe v. Wade framework that holds that early in pregnancy there are very few restrictions and late in pregnancy there are very few exceptions."
Ponnuru said that's a widely held view of Roe but an incorrect one.
"Roe theoretically allowed legislatures to prohibit abortion late in pregnancy with a health exception, but the companion case of Doe v. Bolton indicated that the health exception had to be defined very expansively," he pointed out.
Justice Blackmun in the Roe opinion, he noted, wrote that "medical judgment may be exercised in the light of all factors — physical, emotional, psychological, familial, and the woman’s age — relevant to the well-being of the patient," giving the attending physician additional room to make a decision "for the benefit, not the disadvantage, of the pregnant woman."
The U.S. is one of only seven countries that allow elective late-term abortion.
Ponnoru said Buttigieg’s comment is also at odds with other comments he has made about abortion late in pregnancy.
"He has frequently said that while it may be difficult to determine where to draw the line on abortion, it is easy to determine who should draw the line: the pregnant woman," Ponnuru wrote.
He used that line again during his exchange with Day, which effectively draws a line at birth and is incompatible with the view that abortion late in pregnancy should be restricted with very few exceptions.
"Buttigieg's short sentence thus combined two falsehoods: The 'Roe framework' isn't what he says it is, and it's not a framework he supports anyway."