wnd--2020-02-13--Looking ahead to Trump's 2nd term

Looking ahead to Trump's 2nd term

Sen. Bernie Sanders is winning .
If the election of Donald Trump was n't enough of a wake-up call that Americans want radical change , the Bernie surge should finally get America 's leaders to start thinking more clearly about what 's happening in our country .
For a lot of people , it 's been easier to stick their heads in the sand and pretend we are still a Romney-versus-Obama country than to wrestle with the tough issues that are driving American politics today .
Why are people so hungry for serious change ?
That 's the single most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question nobody ever talks about .
How is Sanders winning primaries ?
How did Trump take over the Republican Party , knocking out every major established Republican politician , with such ease ?
The answers you hear in Washington are almost too superficial to discuss .
It 's not because of Russia .
It 's not because too many establishment Republicans divided the vote against Trump .
It 's because people are truly sick of our leaders .
Can Sanders keep it up and actually get the nomination ?
He and Sen. Elizabeth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been combining for about 40 % of the vote so far .
The marginally more moderate candidates have been dividing up about 60 % of the vote .
This means that the less socialist side of the Democratic electorate could still coalesce around a non-Bernie alternative .
Biden 's looking less and less likely , so that leaves an opening for Michael Bloomberg or Sen. Amy Klobuchar .
But what if Sanders keeps surging ?
According to Gallup , 76 % of Democrats are willing to vote for a socialist , so it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nomination .
The Democratic Party establishment will do all in its power to stop him .
They have already changed the rules to let Bloomberg buy his way onto the debate stage .
There 's no telling how far the party establishment and their allies in the press would go to keep Sanders from a nomination .
If Sanders does win the Democratic nomination , the main benefit for a lot of us will be watching every financial and political leader in America scramble to choose between Sanders and Trump .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hedge fund never-Trumpers are going to reconsider .
Trump may be rude and uncouth , but Bernie wants to take all their money away .
That 's going to cause a lot of backsliding in a never-Trump world .
The good news is that even today , most Americans still do not want a socialist president .
According to Gallup , 53 % of Americans would not vote for a socialist candidate .
That 's not as high as I 'd hope , but it 's above 50 % .
All this means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asking what a second Trump term would look like .
First , a Trump reelection may force those who have tried hard to ignore his presidency to confront the forces driving so much change in our country .
It would be hard , even for the never-Trump crowd , to pretend it was Russia again that got Trump reelected .
Hopefully , instead , we can start to really debate issues like immigration , income inequality and the influence of corporate America on our political world .
These issues are worth debating because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may need change , but finding solutions that do n't kill off our economic growth is not easy .
On the other hand , if we do n't start these debates , we are going to have a country that grows further on edge until people do fall for a socialist-type solution out of desperation .
It would be really nice to avoid that .
TRENDING : Obama officials who approved spy warrants now in charge of 'FISA reform' A Trump reelection may also cause Democrats to take the radical step of treating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democrats keep the House of Representatives , which seems likely , even if Trump wins reelection , they could decide to work with Trump on a joint agenda .
This is something most conservatives probably wo n't like .
There are plenty of areas that Trump could cut deals with Democrats .
On trade , we have already seen the North American Free Trade Agreement replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement , which was more to the liking of both Trump and the Democrats in Congress .
This could be possible for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and the Democrats in Congress also have huge appetites for more infrastructure spending .
A deal has been in the cards from the moment Trump was first elected .
Until now , Democrats have decided that obstructionism was more in their interest , but a second Trump term may convince them to cooperate in a huge infrastructure plan .
Fiscal conservatives may not love the outcome .
Finally , on the biggest and most divisive issue of all , it 's possible a new Trump term would result in a massive immigration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would react if Democrats agreed to completely fund his wall in return for something like amnesty for those already in our country ?
A lot of conservatives would not want that deal , but would Trump take it ?
The Democrats love immigration as a wedge issue that divides Americans , so they are unlikely to offer something like this – but if they did , there 's a strong likelihood they could find common ground with the president .
The final option – if our corporate , political and academic elites choose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brush off voters ' concerns and instead occupy themselves with more Russia-type conspiracies – is for voters to continue to grow more and more disillusioned with our political system .
They tried Trump on the right .
Who 's to say we are n't an election cycle away from a left-wing populist tide ?
That 's the risk when you ignore people 's real concerns .

Sen. Bernie Sanders is winning. If the election of Donald Trump wasn't enough of a wake-up call that Americans want radical change, the Bernie surge should finally get America's leaders to start thinking more clearly about what's happening in our country.
For a lot of people, it's been easier to stick their heads in the sand and pretend we are still a Romney-versus-Obama country than to wrestle with the tough issues that are driving American politics today. Why are people so hungry for serious change? That's the single most important question – and it's the question nobody ever talks about. How is Sanders winning primaries? How did Trump take over the Republican Party, knocking out every major established Republican politician, with such ease? The answers you hear in Washington are almost too superficial to discuss. It's not because of Russia. It's not because too many establishment Republicans divided the vote against Trump. It's because people are truly sick of our leaders.
Can Sanders keep it up and actually get the nomination? He and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the furthest-left Democrats, have been combining for about 40% of the vote so far. The marginally more moderate candidates have been dividing up about 60% of the vote. This means that the less socialist side of the Democratic electorate could still coalesce around a non-Bernie alternative. Biden's looking less and less likely, so that leaves an opening for Michael Bloomberg or Sen. Amy Klobuchar. But what if Sanders keeps surging? According to Gallup, 76% of Democrats are willing to vote for a socialist, so it's not impossible that he actually gets the nomination. The Democratic Party establishment will do all in its power to stop him. They have already changed the rules to let Bloomberg buy his way onto the debate stage. There's no telling how far the party establishment and their allies in the press would go to keep Sanders from a nomination.
If Sanders does win the Democratic nomination, the main benefit for a lot of us will be watching every financial and political leader in America scramble to choose between Sanders and Trump. All of a sudden, a lot of hedge fund never-Trumpers are going to reconsider. Trump may be rude and uncouth, but Bernie wants to take all their money away. That's going to cause a lot of backsliding in a never-Trump world. The good news is that even today, most Americans still do not want a socialist president. According to Gallup, 53% of Americans would not vote for a socialist candidate. That's not as high as I'd hope, but it's above 50%.
All this means it's not too early to start asking what a second Trump term would look like. First, a Trump reelection may force those who have tried hard to ignore his presidency to confront the forces driving so much change in our country. It would be hard, even for the never-Trump crowd, to pretend it was Russia again that got Trump reelected. Hopefully, instead, we can start to really debate issues like immigration, income inequality and the influence of corporate America on our political world. These issues are worth debating because there are no easy solutions. We may need change, but finding solutions that don't kill off our economic growth is not easy. On the other hand, if we don't start these debates, we are going to have a country that grows further on edge until people do fall for a socialist-type solution out of desperation. It would be really nice to avoid that.
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A Trump reelection may also cause Democrats to take the radical step of treating Trump like a real president. Presuming the Democrats keep the House of Representatives, which seems likely, even if Trump wins reelection, they could decide to work with Trump on a joint agenda. This is something most conservatives probably won't like. There are plenty of areas that Trump could cut deals with Democrats. On trade, we have already seen the North American Free Trade Agreement replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which was more to the liking of both Trump and the Democrats in Congress. This could be possible for other trade deals as well.
Both Trump and the Democrats in Congress also have huge appetites for more infrastructure spending. A deal has been in the cards from the moment Trump was first elected. Until now, Democrats have decided that obstructionism was more in their interest, but a second Trump term may convince them to cooperate in a huge infrastructure plan. Fiscal conservatives may not love the outcome.
Finally, on the biggest and most divisive issue of all, it's possible a new Trump term would result in a massive immigration deal. How do you think Trump would react if Democrats agreed to completely fund his wall in return for something like amnesty for those already in our country? A lot of conservatives would not want that deal, but would Trump take it? The Democrats love immigration as a wedge issue that divides Americans, so they are unlikely to offer something like this – but if they did, there's a strong likelihood they could find common ground with the president.
The final option – if our corporate, political and academic elites choose to ignore a Trump-Sanders election cycle, brush off voters' concerns and instead occupy themselves with more Russia-type conspiracies – is for voters to continue to grow more and more disillusioned with our political system. They tried Trump on the right. Who's to say we aren't an election cycle away from a left-wing populist tide? That's the risk when you ignore people's real concerns.


wnd--2020-02-13--James Carville is right: Democrats should be panicking

Legendary Democratic strategist James Carville was interviewed by Vox 's Sean Illing last week after Carville 's doom-and-gloom jeremiad on MSNBC got a lot of people 's attention .
In his inimitable fashion , Carville warned that Democrats ' love affair with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is sending the party hurtling toward resounding defeat in November .
`` Bernie Sanders is n't a Democrat , '' Carville insisted .
`` He 's never been a Democrat .
He 's an ideologue . ''
Carville clearly thinks that Sanders has moved the party too far to the left , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with ideas that resonate only with the party 's far-left wing , like `` free college tuition '' and student `` debt forgiveness . ''
`` ( P ) eople all over this country worked their way through school , sent their kids to school , paid off student loans , '' he said .
`` They do n't want to hear this s–t .
… It 's just not a winning message . ''
Carville also chastised Democrats for their condescension toward Southerners and rural Americans .
And he warned that trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risks alienating a core constituency : African Americans .
`` These voters are a hell of a lot more important than a bunch of 25-year-olds shouting everyone down on Twitter . ''
Carville 's rant earned plenty of praise from Republicans on Twitter .
But even a quick read makes it clear that Carville is n't necessarily opposed to the ideas that the most `` progressive '' Democrats are pitching .
He 's just warning Democrats not to tip their hand too soon : `` We have candidates on the debate stage talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
… You 've got Bernie Sanders talking about letting criminals and terrorists vote from jail cells .
It does n't matter what you think about any of that , or if there are good arguments – talking about that is not how you win a national election .
… The purpose of a political party is to acquire power .
All right ?
Without power , nothing matters . ''
TRENDING : Obama officials who approved spy warrants now in charge of 'FISA reform' But it likely does n't matter much anyway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Bill Clinton , is considered by many on the left to be a vestige of another era .
Take The New Republic , for example .
In an article titled `` The obsolete politics of James Carville , '' author Ed Burmila attacks Carville 's abundance of caution , saying , `` This is endemic among liberals of the Clinton 1990s vintage , the insistence that their caricatured ideal of the working class can not stomach the sort of change the left wing of the party prefers . ''
In other words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Burmila clearly thinks that this is the far-left 's moment , and he is not alone .
Sanders , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and plenty of other Democrats on the scene maintain that the time for Clintonesque `` triangulation '' and the delicate dance of campaign dissembling is past , that voters are ready to accept all those `` crazy '' ideas Carville dismisses as electoral suicide : open borders , taxpayer-funded abortion , single-payer health care , skyrocketing taxation and – yeah , baby , yeah – full-throated socialism .
This is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making .
In recent years , it has pandered to the leftmost wing of its voter base .
No idea has been too extreme , as long as it gets voters to the polls .
And if the Democratic National Committee 's eventual candidate is n't `` progressive '' enough ?
Well , where else are those voters going to go ?
But 2016 was a watershed year for Democrats .
The momentum was clearly swinging Bernie Sanders ' way during the primaries .
It did n't matter ; the nomination of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conclusion .
Bernie played good soldier and threw his support behind Clinton .
A big chunk of his supporters did not , and they have long memories .
This year , Democratic voters appear poised to do what Republican voters did in 2016 .
Republicans were fed up with GOP candidates ' fervent promises on the campaign trail and tepid performance in office , and they went in droves for Donald Trump .
This year , the uber-left has decided to hold the Democratic Party 's feet to the fire .
Predictably , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to establish their socialist bona fides .
Sen. Kamala Harris promised to effectively repeal the Second Amendment from the Oval office , set drug prices and confiscate patents .
Elizabeth Warren 's many `` plans '' have included taxes that would gouge smaller businesses , not millionaires and billionaires , and policies that would destroy retirees ' pensions .
But these folks are Johnny-come-latelies , and voters on the left know it .
So avowed socialist Bernie Sanders ( who was defending bread lines before it was cool ) now finds himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , none of whom can crack 30 % of the votes in their own party – and who will almost certainly not get a majority of Electoral College votes in the general election .
Why ?
The economy is booming .
President Donald Trump 's popularity is increasing .
The impeachment debacle damaged Democrats , not Trump .
More to the point , Trump voters ( including a lot of converts to the cause ) are fiercely loyal .
And they , too , have been paying attention to the Democratic Party 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any indication .
Trump received 97 % of the Republican vote in the Iowa caucuses , and in this week 's New Hampshire primary , he broke a 40-year record for the most votes cast for an incumbent president ( about 130,000 ) well in excess of the number of votes cast for incumbent Presidents Barack Obama ( about 49,000 ) , George Bush ( about 54,000 ) or Bill Clinton ( about 77,000 ) .
It 's too early to predict whether Sanders will keep this momentum going , or whether Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losses , or whether newcomers former Mayor Pete Buttigieg or Sen. Amy Klobuchar will ride the wave of their strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire to broader voter appeal .
What does seem to be clear is that no one in the current crop of Democratic candidates appears to have what it takes to trounce Trump .
James Carville is right to be panicking .

Legendary Democratic strategist James Carville was interviewed by Vox's Sean Illing last week after Carville's doom-and-gloom jeremiad on MSNBC got a lot of people's attention. In his inimitable fashion, Carville warned that Democrats' love affair with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is sending the party hurtling toward resounding defeat in November.
"Bernie Sanders isn't a Democrat," Carville insisted. "He's never been a Democrat. He's an ideologue."
Carville clearly thinks that Sanders has moved the party too far to the left, and he sharply criticized all the candidates' fixation with ideas that resonate only with the party's far-left wing, like "free college tuition" and student "debt forgiveness." "(P)eople all over this country worked their way through school, sent their kids to school, paid off student loans," he said. "They don't want to hear this s–t. … It's just not a winning message."
Carville also chastised Democrats for their condescension toward Southerners and rural Americans. And he warned that trying to be the lefty flavor du jour risks alienating a core constituency: African Americans. "These voters are a hell of a lot more important than a bunch of 25-year-olds shouting everyone down on Twitter."
Carville's rant earned plenty of praise from Republicans on Twitter. But even a quick read makes it clear that Carville isn't necessarily opposed to the ideas that the most "progressive" Democrats are pitching. He's just warning Democrats not to tip their hand too soon: "We have candidates on the debate stage talking about open borders and decriminalizing illegal immigration. … You've got Bernie Sanders talking about letting criminals and terrorists vote from jail cells. It doesn't matter what you think about any of that, or if there are good arguments – talking about that is not how you win a national election. … The purpose of a political party is to acquire power. All right? Without power, nothing matters."
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But it likely doesn't matter much anyway. Carville, like his protege former President Bill Clinton, is considered by many on the left to be a vestige of another era.
Take The New Republic, for example. In an article titled "The obsolete politics of James Carville," author Ed Burmila attacks Carville's abundance of caution, saying, "This is endemic among liberals of the Clinton 1990s vintage, the insistence that their caricatured ideal of the working class cannot stomach the sort of change the left wing of the party prefers."
In other words, "OK, boomer."
Burmila clearly thinks that this is the far-left's moment, and he is not alone. Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and plenty of other Democrats on the scene maintain that the time for Clintonesque "triangulation" and the delicate dance of campaign dissembling is past, that voters are ready to accept all those "crazy" ideas Carville dismisses as electoral suicide: open borders, taxpayer-funded abortion, single-payer health care, skyrocketing taxation and – yeah, baby, yeah – full-throated socialism.
Good luck with that.
This is a problem of the Democratic Party's own making. In recent years, it has pandered to the leftmost wing of its voter base. No idea has been too extreme, as long as it gets voters to the polls. And if the Democratic National Committee's eventual candidate isn't "progressive" enough? Well, where else are those voters going to go?
But 2016 was a watershed year for Democrats. The momentum was clearly swinging Bernie Sanders' way during the primaries. It didn't matter; the nomination of the deeply unpopular Hillary Clinton was a foregone conclusion. Bernie played good soldier and threw his support behind Clinton. A big chunk of his supporters did not, and they have long memories.
This year, Democratic voters appear poised to do what Republican voters did in 2016. Republicans were fed up with GOP candidates' fervent promises on the campaign trail and tepid performance in office, and they went in droves for Donald Trump.
This year, the uber-left has decided to hold the Democratic Party's feet to the fire.
Predictably, Democratic candidates have stumbled over one another trying to establish their socialist bona fides. Sen. Kamala Harris promised to effectively repeal the Second Amendment from the Oval office, set drug prices and confiscate patents. Elizabeth Warren's many "plans" have included taxes that would gouge smaller businesses, not millionaires and billionaires, and policies that would destroy retirees' pensions.
But these folks are Johnny-come-latelies, and voters on the left know it. So avowed socialist Bernie Sanders (who was defending bread lines before it was cool) now finds himself the front-runner in a field of candidates, none of whom can crack 30% of the votes in their own party – and who will almost certainly not get a majority of Electoral College votes in the general election.
Why? The economy is booming. President Donald Trump's popularity is increasing. The impeachment debacle damaged Democrats, not Trump. More to the point, Trump voters (including a lot of converts to the cause) are fiercely loyal. And they, too, have been paying attention to the Democratic Party's listing leftward, if primary turnout is any indication. Trump received 97% of the Republican vote in the Iowa caucuses, and in this week's New Hampshire primary, he broke a 40-year record for the most votes cast for an incumbent president (about 130,000) well in excess of the number of votes cast for incumbent Presidents Barack Obama (about 49,000), George Bush (about 54,000) or Bill Clinton (about 77,000).
It's too early to predict whether Sanders will keep this momentum going, or whether Joe Biden will miraculously rebound from two embarrassing losses, or whether newcomers former Mayor Pete Buttigieg or Sen. Amy Klobuchar will ride the wave of their strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire to broader voter appeal. What does seem to be clear is that no one in the current crop of Democratic candidates appears to have what it takes to trounce Trump.
James Carville is right to be panicking.


wnd--2020-02-14--The United Nations once again proves its anti-Semitism

The depraved totalitarians , nefarious barbarians , two-bit gangsters , odious scoundrels and bigoted scum who run the United Nations recently set up a new `` database '' to help anti-Semites around the world target Jewish businesses in the disputed territories of Judea and Samaria – businesses that not only offer economic opportunities for Palestinians but opportunities that pay higher than most other jobs in the West Bank .
In no other international dispute – and there are hundreds of global conflicts – does the United Nations target peaceful civilians or institutions .
Certainly in no place do they work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their ethnicity or religion .
The 112 companies on the U.N. 's list are run and staffed , no doubt , by people with diverse viewpoints , at least some of whom likely support the creation of a Palestinian state .
All of them create jobs , products and services that foster cooperation .
None of this matters to the U.N .
The Boycott Divest Sanction campaign , now supported by the U.N. , is a coordinated international effort committed to the elimination of the Jewish state , bringing together dictators , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the `` international community '' and at least one of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders ' top surrogates .
The movement targets Jews under the guise of anti-Zionism , which remains the predominant justification for violence , murder and hatred against Jews in Europe and the Middle East .
The United Nations , of course , has long been ahead of the curve in this effort , from its 1975 infamous Resolution 3379 , which determined that Zionism was a `` form of racism and racial discrimination , '' to its 2006 creation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include sparkling examples of tolerance like Afghanistan , Angola , Qatar , Somalia and Bangladesh . )
Even those with good-faith criticisms of Israel 's actions in the West Bank could concede that the United Nations has shown the Jewish state a highly curious amount of special attention and opprobrium .
Since its unfortunate inception , the Human Rights Council has condemned Israel about as many times as it has every other country in the world combined .
According to The Washington Post , Israel 's human rights record is discussed at literally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2018 , while the Bashar al-Assad regime was gassing its own women and children and thousands of civilians were dying in a vicious civil war , the Human Rights Council passed only two condemnations directed at the Syrian regime but five directed at the Jewish state .
Incidentally , Israel was delivering aid to refugees of that conflict at the time .
The only other countries to receive even one condemnation in 2018 were South Sudan , Myanmar , Iran and the slave state of North Korea .
The United Nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 've noticed people have given up on entering them into Wikipedia .
No other country that oversees a minority population – populations who often have far stronger cases for autonomy – is afforded even slither of the attention from the world .
Not even the communist Chinese , who have imprisoned upwards of a million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in internment camps for `` reeducation , '' will catch the attention of alleged human rights champions at the United Nations .
Nor does the Palestinian Authority , which recently arrested the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration 's international peace-seeking economic conference in Bahrain ( he 's lucky the ending was n't more macabre ) , which subsidizes anti-Israeli terrorism with a `` Martyrs ' Fund '' and which does n't even bother having elections .
Rather , it gets big checks from the international community – often underwritten by the United States – to prop up its corrupt regime .
What really irks the U.N. , though , are Israeli efforts at economic cooperation .
U.N. Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy Bruno Stagno Ugarte says : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ settlement business database should put all companies on notice : to do business with illegal settlements is to aid in the commission of war crimes . ''
War crimes ?
Hiring talented Palestinians for software engineer jobs at tech startups is aiding in the commission of war crimes ?
Allowing Palestinians to see Jews as co-workers rather than the enemy is aiding in the commission of war crimes ?
Offering Palestinians work rather than keeping them in a perpetual state of aggrievement and anger , as do the authoritarian leaders who reject one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comfort of their mansions , is aiding in the commission of war crimes ?
Allowing them to work for international companies like Airbnb , Booking.com , Expedia and Motorola is aiding in the commission of war crimes ?
It 's a tragedy that those who work for the United Nations , people like Stago , would rather Palestinians remains victims in perpetuity than see a single Jewish person in the West Bank .
But it 's not surprising .

The depraved totalitarians, nefarious barbarians, two-bit gangsters, odious scoundrels and bigoted scum who run the United Nations recently set up a new "database" to help anti-Semites around the world target Jewish businesses in the disputed territories of Judea and Samaria – businesses that not only offer economic opportunities for Palestinians but opportunities that pay higher than most other jobs in the West Bank.
In no other international dispute – and there are hundreds of global conflicts – does the United Nations target peaceful civilians or institutions. Certainly in no place do they work to destroy the businesses of noncombatants based on their ethnicity or religion. The 112 companies on the U.N.'s list are run and staffed, no doubt, by people with diverse viewpoints, at least some of whom likely support the creation of a Palestinian state. All of them create jobs, products and services that foster cooperation.
None of this matters to the U.N. The Boycott Divest Sanction campaign, now supported by the U.N., is a coordinated international effort committed to the elimination of the Jewish state, bringing together dictators, theocrats, terrorist organizations, communists, the "international community" and at least one of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' top surrogates. The movement targets Jews under the guise of anti-Zionism, which remains the predominant justification for violence, murder and hatred against Jews in Europe and the Middle East.
The United Nations, of course, has long been ahead of the curve in this effort, from its 1975 infamous Resolution 3379, which determined that Zionism was a "form of racism and racial discrimination," to its 2006 creation of the Human Rights Council (current members include sparkling examples of tolerance like Afghanistan, Angola, Qatar, Somalia and Bangladesh.)
Even those with good-faith criticisms of Israel's actions in the West Bank could concede that the United Nations has shown the Jewish state a highly curious amount of special attention and opprobrium.
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Since its unfortunate inception, the Human Rights Council has condemned Israel about as many times as it has every other country in the world combined. According to The Washington Post, Israel's human rights record is discussed at literally every meeting of the Human Rights Council.
In 2018, while the Bashar al-Assad regime was gassing its own women and children and thousands of civilians were dying in a vicious civil war, the Human Rights Council passed only two condemnations directed at the Syrian regime but five directed at the Jewish state. Incidentally, Israel was delivering aid to refugees of that conflict at the time.
The only other countries to receive even one condemnation in 2018 were South Sudan, Myanmar, Iran and the slave state of North Korea. The United Nations has drafted so many anti-Israel resolutions that I've noticed people have given up on entering them into Wikipedia.
No other country that oversees a minority population – populations who often have far stronger cases for autonomy – is afforded even slither of the attention from the world. Not even the communist Chinese, who have imprisoned upwards of a million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in internment camps for "reeducation," will catch the attention of alleged human rights champions at the United Nations.
Nor does the Palestinian Authority, which recently arrested the only Palestinian brave enough to attend the Trump administration's international peace-seeking economic conference in Bahrain (he's lucky the ending wasn't more macabre), which subsidizes anti-Israeli terrorism with a "Martyrs' Fund" and which doesn't even bother having elections. Rather, it gets big checks from the international community – often underwritten by the United States – to prop up its corrupt regime.
What really irks the U.N., though, are Israeli efforts at economic cooperation. U.N. Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy Bruno Stagno Ugarte says: "The long awaited release of the U.N. settlement business database should put all companies on notice: to do business with illegal settlements is to aid in the commission of war crimes."
War crimes? Hiring talented Palestinians for software engineer jobs at tech startups is aiding in the commission of war crimes? Allowing Palestinians to see Jews as co-workers rather than the enemy is aiding in the commission of war crimes? Offering Palestinians work rather than keeping them in a perpetual state of aggrievement and anger, as do the authoritarian leaders who reject one peace plan after the next from the comfort of their mansions, is aiding in the commission of war crimes? Allowing them to work for international companies like Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and Motorola is aiding in the commission of war crimes?
It's a tragedy that those who work for the United Nations, people like Stago, would rather Palestinians remains victims in perpetuity than see a single Jewish person in the West Bank.
But it's not surprising.


wnd--2020-02-15--Watch school official bully team handing out pro-life information

An organization called Created Equal routinely sets up pro-life displays on public property near schools or colleges .
Routinely , the group 's members are bullied by pro-abortion activists who do n't want others to have the right to express their opinion .
But the latest confrontation that developed was n't routine , and it has the group asking people to contact an Ohio school and complain about the behavior of one of its officials .
The situation developed at Briggs High School in Columbus .
Officials there did not respond to a WND request for comment .
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Old Glory in defiance of principal 's flag ban The organization reported it was John Kuijper , a ninth grade administrator , who was harassing Lexie Hall , a young Created Equal representative .
`` In the video , Kuijper begins by accusing the young pro-life individuals of being on school grounds .
But when this false accusation fails to deter the activists , Kuijper next tries to intimidate them , including Lexie who repeatedly says , 'Please back away ' as Kuijper walks into her , trying to force her off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported .
`` When his intimidation fails , Kuijper proceeds to interfere with their free speech .
He repeatedly interrupts their conversations and tries to stop students from speaking with or taking literature from the activists .
For example , he tells students the activists are 'pro-abortion ' and that they 're 'trying to kill babies . '
He even threatens one student , saying he will never again charge her phone again if she speaks with the pro-life activists , '' the group reported .
He further alleges the images of abortions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asks a police officer on the scene , `` Do we have anything we can file against these idiots ? ''
The organization discusses the episode on its blog , where , `` we consider how Kuijper 's actions reveal hypocrisies in abortion supporter ’ s slogans : ' A middle-aged man leering at a teenaged girl while commenting on her appearance and other qualities implies something shameful .
This is hypocritical for someone who professes to belong to a ‘ women ’ s rights ’ movement . '
'' It also has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people to respond to the school and comment .
The video documents that at one point the school officials approaches one pro-lifer so aggressively she tells him to back away because he touched her .
And he tells students who are passing by : `` Do n't pay any attention to these people , do n't look at their signs .
Do n't talk to them .
Do n't even engage these folks .
They 're just nuts . ''
The petition intended for the school explains , `` In the video , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals of being on school grounds .
But when this false accusation fails to deter the activists , Kuijper next tries to intimidate them , including a young woman who repeatedly says , 'Please back away ' as Kuijper walks into her , trying to force her off of the sidewalk .
`` When his intimidation fails , Kuijper proceeds to interfere with their free speech . ''
The petition calls the situation `` wildly inappropriate for an administrator of a public school system . ''

An organization called Created Equal routinely sets up pro-life displays on public property near schools or colleges.
Routinely, the group's members are bullied by pro-abortion activists who don't want others to have the right to express their opinion.
But the latest confrontation that developed wasn't routine, and it has the group asking people to contact an Ohio school and complain about the behavior of one of its officials.
The situation developed at Briggs High School in Columbus. Officials there did not respond to a WND request for comment.
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The organization reported it was John Kuijper, a ninth grade administrator, who was harassing Lexie Hall, a young Created Equal representative.
"In the video, Kuijper begins by accusing the young pro-life individuals of being on school grounds. But when this false accusation fails to deter the activists, Kuijper next tries to intimidate them, including Lexie who repeatedly says, 'Please back away' as Kuijper walks into her, trying to force her off of the sidewalk," the group reported.
"When his intimidation fails, Kuijper proceeds to interfere with their free speech. He repeatedly interrupts their conversations and tries to stop students from speaking with or taking literature from the activists. For example, he tells students the activists are 'pro-abortion' and that they're 'trying to kill babies.' He even threatens one student, saying he will never again charge her phone again if she speaks with the pro-life activists," the group reported.
He further alleges the images of abortions are "pornographic."
And he asks a police officer on the scene, "Do we have anything we can file against these idiots?"
The organization discusses the episode on its blog, where, "we consider how Kuijper's actions reveal hypocrisies in abortion supporter’s slogans: 'A middle-aged man leering at a teenaged girl while commenting on her appearance and other qualities implies something shameful. This is hypocritical for someone who professes to belong to a ‘women’s rights’ movement.'"
It also has set up an online petition to allow people to respond to the school and comment.
The video documents that at one point the school officials approaches one pro-lifer so aggressively she tells him to back away because he touched her.
And he tells students who are passing by: "Don't pay any attention to these people, don't look at their signs. Don't talk to them. Don't even engage these folks. They're just nuts."
The petition intended for the school explains, "In the video, Kuijper begins by accusing the young pro-life individuals of being on school grounds. But when this false accusation fails to deter the activists, Kuijper next tries to intimidate them, including a young woman who repeatedly says, 'Please back away' as Kuijper walks into her, trying to force her off of the sidewalk.
"When his intimidation fails, Kuijper proceeds to interfere with their free speech."
The petition calls the situation "wildly inappropriate for an administrator of a public school system."


wnd--2020-02-15--Stocks close little changed, but post gain for the week

( CNBC ) Stocks were little changed on Friday , but notched a gain for the week , as Wall @ @ @ @ @ of consumer data and earnings .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 25.23 points , @ @ @ @ @ to close at 29,398.08 .
Earlier in the day , the Dow fell more than @ @ @ @ @ & P 500 gained just 0.2 % to close at 3,380.16 , but eked out @ @ @ @ @ The Nasdaq Composite also advanced 0.2 % to 9,731.18 and hit an all-time closing high @ @ @ @ @ their session lows around midday .
They later recovered after CNBC ’ s Kayla Tausche @ @ @ @ @ considering tax incentives for people in the U.S. to buy stocks .

(CNBC) Stocks were little changed on Friday, but notched a gain for the week, as Wall Street digested the latest batch of consumer data and earnings.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 25.23 points, or about 0.1%, to close at 29,398.08. Earlier in the day, the Dow fell more than 100 points. The S&P 500 gained just 0.2% to close at 3,380.16, but eked out a record closing high. The Nasdaq Composite also advanced 0.2% to 9,731.18 and hit an all-time closing high.
The major averages hit their session lows around midday. They later recovered after CNBC’s Kayla Tausche reported the White House is considering tax incentives for people in the U.S. to buy stocks.
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wnd--2020-02-15--Michael Avenatti found guilty in Nike extortion trial

( CBS NEWS ) Michael Avenatti , the audacious lawyer who became famous for representing adult film star Stormy Daniels @ @ @ @ @ other side of a courtroom Friday .
Avenatti was convicted of trying to extort as @ @ @ @ @ dollars from Nike .
For a time , Avenatti was a fixture on cable TV @ @ @ @ @ prosecutors said he threatened to use all that media access to hurt the athletic company @ @ @ @ @ 's stock price down if the company did n't pay up .
Avenatti rocketed to @ @ @ @ @ Daniel 's attorney in her lawsuits against President Trump .

(CBS NEWS) Michael Avenatti, the audacious lawyer who became famous for representing adult film star Stormy Daniels, found himself on the other side of a courtroom Friday. Avenatti was convicted of trying to extort as much as $25 million dollars from Nike.
For a time, Avenatti was a fixture on cable TV and Twitter, but federal prosecutors said he threatened to use all that media access to hurt the athletic company's reputation and drive it's stock price down if the company didn't pay up.
Avenatti rocketed to fame two years ago as Daniel's attorney in her lawsuits against President Trump.
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wnd--2020-02-15--Outrage: Teacher demands to know if 5th-graders are lesbians

( THE BLAZE ) An unnamed teacher is under fire after reportedly asking two fifth-grade girls if they are lesbians @ @ @ @ @ in January at Northport K-8 in Port St. Lucie , Florida , after rumors began @ @ @ @ @ girls were `` dating . ''
The teacher got wind of the allegations and reportedly @ @ @ @ @ the entire fifth-grade class — to know if the two girls were lesbians .
Parent @ @ @ @ @ out of the school because the child is apparently `` too embarrassed '' to return @ @ @ @ @ is now home schooling her daughter .

(THE BLAZE) An unnamed teacher is under fire after reportedly asking two fifth-grade girls if they are lesbians.
The incident took place in January at Northport K-8 in Port St. Lucie, Florida, after rumors began circulating that the two fifth-grade girls were "dating."
The teacher got wind of the allegations and reportedly demanded — in front of the entire fifth-grade class — to know if the two girls were lesbians.
Parent Jezenia Gambino pulled her daughter out of the school because the child is apparently "too embarrassed" to return to the classroom. Gambino is now home schooling her daughter.
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wnd--2020-02-15--The positive impact of Trump's constitutionalist judges

As I travel the nation , I am often asked whether President Trump 's judicial nominees are as helpful to our republic as many claim they are .
My answer is an unequivocal `` Yes ! ''
I believe our Constitution and its unique ideas has made America a special place , and I can say that in my lifetime , no president has appointed more judges not only knowledgeable of the Constitution but also dedicated to preserving its core principles .
A shining example of this is Judge James C. Ho , appointed by President Trump to the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Judge Ho is extremely busy ( some 7,500 cases are filed with the 5th Circuit each year – or nearly 30 cases every workday ) , but it seems that when writing an opinion , he never misses the opportunity to defend and educate about the scope of protections in the Constitution .
A recent example is the decision in Horvath v. City of Leander , a case few heard anything about , but which addressed important constitutional issues .
It involved a fireman who was terminated for `` insubordination '' for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receive a `` required '' vaccine or accept what he believed to be an insufficient accommodation of his religious beliefs offered by the department .
The fire department had offered allowances , but he refused them .
A majority of the court , including Judge Ho , upheld the fireman 's termination , believing that the department had indeed made reasonable attempts to accommodate his beliefs .
But Judge Ho did not stop with that ruling ; he went further and authored a very helpful separate opinion that clarified several important points .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the fireman , it cited a 1980 Supreme Court case ( Employment Division v. Smith ) .
That case had amazingly ruled that despite the explicit language of the First Amendment in the Constitution that says otherwise , the government had the right to regulate an individual 's religious expressions .
( This case has been heavily criticized over the years , and many current Supreme Court justices want to dismantle that ruling and issue a new one returning to the actual wording of the Constitution , which explicitly guarantees protection for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troubled by the district court 's reliance on Smith when ruling on the Horvath case , noting that `` we should not apply it where it does not belong . ''
He then reviewed the disturbing trend in recent years of reducing the First Amendment 's required protection for the `` free exercise of religion '' to nothing more than protection for one 's `` worship . ''
As Judge Ho correctly points out , there is a vast different between `` worship '' ( which suggests only ceremonial and sacramental observances , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free exercise '' ( which includes both action and application in public ) .
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He rightly concluded that `` when government regulation and religious activity conflict , the right to free exercise would require that the government accommodate the religious practices , rather than the reverse .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a conflict , the government must back down , not religious expression .
Many judges today invoke what is called `` qualified immunity , '' meaning that when a government official is accused of violating someone 's constitutional right of religious freedom , that official must be protected and not held individually responsible .
But as Judge Ho reminds us , the Constitution was written to restrain government , not empower it , so we ought to be `` concerned about government chilling the citizens , not the other way around . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ founders ' clear choice of words for the freedoms the Constitution seeks to protect , but not Judge Ho .
He understands that both the explicit language as well as the historical background of the First Amendment is to provide maximum protection for our first freedom : religious freedom .
Judge Jim Ho is representative of the scores of Constitution-minded originalist judges President Trump is nominating to the bench .

As I travel the nation, I am often asked whether President Trump's judicial nominees are as helpful to our republic as many claim they are. My answer is an unequivocal "Yes!" I believe our Constitution and its unique ideas has made America a special place, and I can say that in my lifetime, no president has appointed more judges not only knowledgeable of the Constitution but also dedicated to preserving its core principles.
A shining example of this is Judge James C. Ho, appointed by President Trump to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Judge Ho is extremely busy (some 7,500 cases are filed with the 5th Circuit each year – or nearly 30 cases every workday), but it seems that when writing an opinion, he never misses the opportunity to defend and educate about the scope of protections in the Constitution. A recent example is the decision in Horvath v. City of Leander, a case few heard anything about, but which addressed important constitutional issues.
It involved a fireman who was terminated for "insubordination" for refusing, on religious grounds, to receive a "required" vaccine or accept what he believed to be an insufficient accommodation of his religious beliefs offered by the department. The fire department had offered allowances, but he refused them. A majority of the court, including Judge Ho, upheld the fireman's termination, believing that the department had indeed made reasonable attempts to accommodate his beliefs. But Judge Ho did not stop with that ruling; he went further and authored a very helpful separate opinion that clarified several important points.
When the lower district court originally ruled against the fireman, it cited a 1980 Supreme Court case (Employment Division v. Smith). That case had amazingly ruled that despite the explicit language of the First Amendment in the Constitution that says otherwise, the government had the right to regulate an individual's religious expressions. (This case has been heavily criticized over the years, and many current Supreme Court justices want to dismantle that ruling and issue a new one returning to the actual wording of the Constitution, which explicitly guarantees protection for religious expressions.)
Judge Ho was troubled by the district court's reliance on Smith when ruling on the Horvath case, noting that "we should not apply it where it does not belong." He then reviewed the disturbing trend in recent years of reducing the First Amendment's required protection for the "free exercise of religion" to nothing more than protection for one's "worship." As Judge Ho correctly points out, there is a vast different between "worship" (which suggests only ceremonial and sacramental observances, generally in private settings) and "free exercise" (which includes both action and application in public).
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Ho affirmed that the founders intended the First Amendment to "extend beyond mere ritual and private belief to cover any action motivated by faith." He rightly concluded that "when government regulation and religious activity conflict, the right to free exercise would require that the government accommodate the religious practices, rather than the reverse." In short, if there is a conflict, the government must back down, not religious expression.
Many judges today invoke what is called "qualified immunity," meaning that when a government official is accused of violating someone's constitutional right of religious freedom, that official must be protected and not held individually responsible. But as Judge Ho reminds us, the Constitution was written to restrain government, not empower it, so we ought to be "concerned about government chilling the citizens, not the other way around."
Some today actively try to rewrite the founders' clear choice of words for the freedoms the Constitution seeks to protect, but not Judge Ho. He understands that both the explicit language as well as the historical background of the First Amendment is to provide maximum protection for our first freedom: religious freedom. Judge Jim Ho is representative of the scores of Constitution-minded originalist judges President Trump is nominating to the bench.


wnd--2020-02-15--Campaign rally crowds: Yes, size matters

I do n't know about you , but lately I 've been enjoying following the Trump rallies taking place in various states .
This week 's rally in New Hampshire , for example , so was huge that the enormous overflow crowd had its own overflow crowd .
The traffic jam to get there stretched 10 miles .
The arena was packed to capacity , so a Jumbotron screen was set up outside for the thousands who could n't fit in .
Hundreds more – the overflow to the overflow – watched the screen from a distance .
And New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a blue state .
Meanwhile , just 30 miles away , Bernie Sanders also spoke to a packed house in New Hampshire .
`` Let 's be clear why Donald Trump is coming to New Hampshire on the eve of the primary , '' Sanders told his followers .
`` He 's scared .
He recognizes – just like the party establishment and the corporate donor class – that this movement will defeat him . ''
Um , perhaps .
Trouble is , Bernie 's New Hampshire rally only had about 7,500 attend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been there to hear the rock bank The Strokes .
How does this compare with Trump 's numbers ?
Even more worrying for the left , Trump 's campaign manager , Brad Parscale , tallied the numbers from Trump 's rally : 52,559 tickets , 24,732 voters identified ( 41 percent from New Hampshire ) , 17 percent did n't vote in 2016 and – this is the best part – 25.4 percent of rally attendees were Democrats .
More than a quarter of the people in that massive crowd were not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One-quarter of attendees were Democrats , possibly on the verge of walking away from their party .
Ouch .
That 's got ta hurt .
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Back in November , Tim Murtaugh ( communications director of Trump 's reelection team ) told The Hill : `` … Twenty-five percent of the people who are attending these rallies are disaffected voters , people who do n't feel like they 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long time .
This is not the president speaking only to his base – that 's a common misconception . ''
Meanwhile the Democratic candidates are holding events in small half-filled venues .
Pete Buttigieg has been speaking at universities , athletic clubs and high schools .
Elizabeth Warren drew 200 people at a `` Get out the vote '' drive , then held a town hall event at a church that held 1,000 .
Warren also made an awkward impromptu stop at a diner and started bugging patrons who clearly just wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She also bragged about taking half of a broke college student 's money , prompting one wit to remark , `` Nothing screams socialism quite like millionaire Elizabeth Warren bragging that she took half of a broke woman 's money to continue a failing campaign . ''
And Joe Biden is simply going down in flames .
This has been an ongoing challenge for the left : Try and find a suitable Democratic contender who can challenge Trump .
Over and over again , Trump overflows the biggest arenas , while Democratic candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2016 presidential race .
At a point when Trump was drawing crowds of 25,000 , Hillary was speaking to 300 to 500 supporters at a technical school gymnasium .
The best part of the whole 2016 election was how mystified the progressives were when Trump won .
Did n't they detect any differences in enthusiasm between Trump rallies and Hillary rallies ?
Did n't they notice the difference in crowd sizes ?
The left ca n't or wo n't admit that voter enthusiasm plays a role in presidential elections .
Ever since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again and again , over and over , Democrats have profoundly misread the American people .
Holed up in their ivory towers and getting feedback solely from their own media echo chamber , they could not grasp what motivated the vast majority of ordinary hardworking citizens to vote for Trump the first time .
Now , it seems , they 're on the same path .
They are unable to grasp what would motivate anyone to vote for Trump the second time , especially since everyone they know wants Bernie/ Joe/ Pocahontas/ Pete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that because they talk to each other – and only to each other – then they must be right about everything , since everyone they know agrees with them .
They do n't talk to injured veterans .
They do n't talk to blue-collar workers .
They do n't talk to the unemployed .
They do n't talk to farmers or ranchers .
They do n't talk to the Border Patrol .
They do n't talk to police officers .
They do n't talk to … well , anyone they do n't want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crowds , stupid , '' comments Brian C. Joondeph on Rasmussen Reports .
Rather that voter-tracking polls , suggests Joondeph , `` I suggest another metric to gauge voter enthusiasm , crowd size .
… [ O ] n the day before the 2016 election , Trump held five rallies in five states , his last one running into the wee hours of election morning .
Meanwhile Mrs. Clinton was gulping chardonnay , picking out drapes for the oval office , and trying not to tumble to the ground in front of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few she held , were far less enthusiastic and much smaller in size .
If one used the metric , 'It 's the crowd , stupid ' to predict the electoral outcome , the results would have been far more accurate than the myriad polls predicting a Clinton landslide .
… Rather than listen to the naysayers on cable news , use your own eyes .
Look at crowd sizes and enthusiasm as a better metric than opinion polls which oversample Democrats , the same polls that predicted a Clinton landslide victory .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's `` obsession '' with crowd size and implies ( ahem ) that size does n't matter .
But if the 2016 contrast between Hillary 's crowds and Trump 's crowds are any indication , it matters very much .
`` Despite CNN 's constant contention that 'President Trump is on the ropes , ' '' concludes Joondeph , `` remember that 'It 's the crowd , stupid . '
'' Democrat Joe Biden bragged that Trump `` is deathly afraid to face me . ''
Wake up .
It 's the crowds @ @ @

I don't know about you, but lately I've been enjoying following the Trump rallies taking place in various states.
This week's rally in New Hampshire, for example, so was huge that the enormous overflow crowd had its own overflow crowd. The traffic jam to get there stretched 10 miles. The arena was packed to capacity, so a Jumbotron screen was set up outside for the thousands who couldn't fit in. Hundreds more – the overflow to the overflow – watched the screen from a distance. And New Hampshire, don't forget, is a blue state.
Meanwhile, just 30 miles away, Bernie Sanders also spoke to a packed house in New Hampshire. "Let's be clear why Donald Trump is coming to New Hampshire on the eve of the primary," Sanders told his followers. "He's scared. He recognizes – just like the party establishment and the corporate donor class – that this movement will defeat him."
Um, perhaps. Trouble is, Bernie's New Hampshire rally only had about 7,500 attend, an unknown number of whom may have been there to hear the rock bank The Strokes. How does this compare with Trump's numbers?
Even more worrying for the left, Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale, tallied the numbers from Trump's rally: 52,559 tickets, 24,732 voters identified (41 percent from New Hampshire), 17 percent didn't vote in 2016 and – this is the best part – 25.4 percent of rally attendees were Democrats. More than a quarter of the people in that massive crowd were not Republican. Let me repeat that: One-quarter of attendees were Democrats, possibly on the verge of walking away from their party. Ouch. That's gotta hurt.
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And this has been consistent. Back in November, Tim Murtaugh (communications director of Trump's reelection team) told The Hill: "… Twenty-five percent of the people who are attending these rallies are disaffected voters, people who don't feel like they've been part of the process for a long time. This is not the president speaking only to his base – that's a common misconception."
Meanwhile the Democratic candidates are holding events in small half-filled venues. Pete Buttigieg has been speaking at universities, athletic clubs and high schools. Elizabeth Warren drew 200 people at a "Get out the vote" drive, then held a town hall event at a church that held 1,000. Warren also made an awkward impromptu stop at a diner and started bugging patrons who clearly just wanted to finish their meal in peace. She also bragged about taking half of a broke college student's money, prompting one wit to remark, "Nothing screams socialism quite like millionaire Elizabeth Warren bragging that she took half of a broke woman's money to continue a failing campaign."
And Joe Biden is simply going down in flames.
This has been an ongoing challenge for the left: Try and find a suitable Democratic contender who can challenge Trump. Over and over again, Trump overflows the biggest arenas, while Democratic candidates pull yawners.
This reminds me of the 2016 presidential race. At a point when Trump was drawing crowds of 25,000, Hillary was speaking to 300 to 500 supporters at a technical school gymnasium.
The best part of the whole 2016 election was how mystified the progressives were when Trump won. Didn't they detect any differences in enthusiasm between Trump rallies and Hillary rallies? Didn't they notice the difference in crowd sizes?
The left can't or won't admit that voter enthusiasm plays a role in presidential elections. Ever since Trump showed up on the scene – again and again, over and over, Democrats have profoundly misread the American people. Holed up in their ivory towers and getting feedback solely from their own media echo chamber, they could not grasp what motivated the vast majority of ordinary hardworking citizens to vote for Trump the first time.
Now, it seems, they're on the same path. They are unable to grasp what would motivate anyone to vote for Trump the second time, especially since everyone they know wants Bernie/ Joe/ Pocahontas/ Pete – pick one.
The left believes that because they talk to each other – and only to each other – then they must be right about everything, since everyone they know agrees with them. They don't talk to injured veterans. They don't talk to blue-collar workers. They don't talk to the unemployed. They don't talk to farmers or ranchers. They don't talk to the Border Patrol. They don't talk to police officers. They don't talk to … well, anyone they don't want to talk to.
"It's the crowds, stupid," comments Brian C. Joondeph on Rasmussen Reports. Rather that voter-tracking polls, suggests Joondeph, "I suggest another metric to gauge voter enthusiasm, crowd size. … [O]n the day before the 2016 election, Trump held five rallies in five states, his last one running into the wee hours of election morning. Meanwhile Mrs. Clinton was gulping chardonnay, picking out drapes for the oval office, and trying not to tumble to the ground in front of a camera. Her rallies, the few she held, were far less enthusiastic and much smaller in size. If one used the metric, 'It's the crowd, stupid' to predict the electoral outcome, the results would have been far more accurate than the myriad polls predicting a Clinton landslide. … Rather than listen to the naysayers on cable news, use your own eyes. Look at crowd sizes and enthusiasm as a better metric than opinion polls which oversample Democrats, the same polls that predicted a Clinton landslide victory."
The leftist media continuously disparage Trump's "obsession" with crowd size and implies (ahem) that size doesn't matter. But if the 2016 contrast between Hillary's crowds and Trump's crowds are any indication, it matters very much.
"Despite CNN's constant contention that 'President Trump is on the ropes,'" concludes Joondeph, "remember that 'It's the crowd, stupid.'"
Democrat Joe Biden bragged that Trump "is deathly afraid to face me."
Trump? Deathly afraid? I don't think so.
Wake up. It's the crowds, stupid.


wnd--2020-02-15--How Trump has inspired others to be 'warriors extraordinaire'

`` The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight , and the only reason a warrior fights is to win . ''
– Miyamoto Musashi Miyamoto Musashi was born around 1580 and died in 1645 .
He was a Japanese swordsman , philosopher , strategist , writer and one of history 's greatest samurai warriors .
He won over 60 duels , and his brief but successful triumph over the most famous warrior of his time , Sasaki Kojiro , is the stuff of both history and legend .
The story goes that the famous Kojiro arrived early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and prepared for an easy victory .
Mushashi arrived quite late , unkempt and seemingly unprepared for the grand event .
Both Kojiro and his entourage were outraged – all to Musashi 's advantage .
Legend has it that Musashi prevailed over Kojiro 's great sword with a wooden stick fashioned from the oar of his boat !
He did everything wrong from the standpoint of the ruling hoi polloi , but ultimately won a historic victory and established himself as a true warrior extraordinaire .
Does n't this all sound a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
He is fierce in his convictions , brutal in his repartee , impatient and bored with the intellectual silliness of our age , and political correctness be damned .
He wins , wins and wins until we are all bored – and thank God for those wins .
Without them , with Hillary as our national leader , America would be America no more .
TRENDING : Students arrive to school in a caravan of Old Glory in defiance of principal 's flag ban '' In battle , if you make your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' – Miyamoto Musashi Let me briefly review my Trump-as-Warrior WND commentaries between 2015 and 2018 .
In my 2015 Trump as warrior extraordinaire column , I argued that Trump was a born leader , smart , fiercely competitive and accomplished in many of the warrior 's ways .
He clearly enjoyed going head to head with his many adversaries .
He has since proved himself vastly superior to these early accolades .
Just take a look at the incredible list of his first-term accomplishments Hannity trots out every night on Fox .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ party column , I drew a stark contrast between the warrior who must kill to protect and sustain the larger group and the mother who brings life into the world .
Much of the defining history of human beings was in the hunting and gathering division of labor where most of the males naturally did guy things apart from the group , and females were confined to the home base and other women and children .
Many people believe , as I do , that `` hunting '' males were and are naturally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear entities like America , Russia and North Korea .
Real and potential enemies like Putin and Kim must be constantly addressed and contained .
Democrat `` mommies , '' on the other hand , see everyone as a baby to be appeased and placated – addicts , criminals , immigrants of every sort , every sort of sexual expression and , of course , voters .
Blood-stained tyrants like Hitler and Stalin laugh in their grave at this naïve notion .
`` If you do not control the enemy , the enemy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Musashi In my article on Trump the eccentric warrior , I found him to be ambitious to a fault , abrasive , highly competent and intelligent , unbelievably energetic , sometimes insensitive and perfectly normal psychiatrically .
On the other hand , I find today 's Democratic Party living in a dreamworld bereft of reason , mired in pathological anger and rage , and within the grip of the insane delusion that their values – which are never stated – are vastly superior to those of the rest of the world .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and Putin meeting in Helsinki .
The world 's problems were not solved there , but at least the antagonists were talking .
These two men would knock the top off of any masculinity scale ; this meeting was no place for girly girls and girly men .
Could you imagine one of the squad 's whiny harem-ettes going up against a strutting and intimidating male where the usual tactics of shame and guilt are null and void ?
Total disaster !
The only current Democratic candidates who would last a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her quiet intelligence and Tulsi Gabbard with her sense of presence , assertiveness and mellifluous voice .
A Putin type would take neither seriously on grave matters of state , but he would at least grant a polite interview .
None other of the extremely weak and downright boring and marginally competent Democratic candidates would make it past the palace guard .
`` A warrior is always engaged in a life-or-death struggle for Peace . ''
– Morihei Ueshiba Beyond Trump , who are some of the true `` warrior '' politicians ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reader surely has a list as well .
Most warrior leaders are forced to spend far more time battling members of their own and opposing parties and the public than in war with international adversaries .
Churchill is a wonderful example , and , like Randolph Scott , Trump has ridden essentially alone through most of his first term .
However , to quote Southern gal Dagan McDowell of Fox News , Trump has turned passive and lukewarm Republicans into `` a bunch of bad asses '' who have finally begun to assert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warriors are no-nonsense Dan Bongino of Fox News and erstwhile tough-as-nails White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders .
In the past , I found Sen. Mitch a little too `` political , '' but he was a warrior extraordinaire during the Senate impeachment hearings and his closing speech simply breathtaking .
The best die young , and Jerry Falwell was a true warrior for God and man , and I loved Pastor D. James Kennedy who not only fought the great moral and spiritual battles of our age but who knew more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ myself .
In today 's morally complex and post-Christian world , you have to know them to fight them .
In 2006 , I designated commentator Ann Coulter as one of the country 's top `` warrior males , '' and I am proud of her for excoriating conservatives for falling into the racism trap over the Bloomberg matter .
Yes , stop apologizing for saving back lives !
Last but not least , the warrior extraordinaire Oscar for 2020 goes to the radio genius Rush Limbaugh who has been the prophet of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has fought the good fight like no other .
We love you , Rush , and pray for you every day .
We may debate what constitutes a warrior extraordinaire and who they are , but one thing is certain : There are not nearly enough of them to save us from a leftward slide into socialism or to stave off our continual regression toward anti-Christian paganism and savagery .
It is not fair to expect President Trump – no matter how extraordinary he may be – to do it alone .

"The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win." – Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi was born around 1580 and died in 1645. He was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and one of history's greatest samurai warriors. He won over 60 duels, and his brief but successful triumph over the most famous warrior of his time, Sasaki Kojiro, is the stuff of both history and legend.
The story goes that the famous Kojiro arrived early on the island of Funajima impeccably dressed and prepared for an easy victory. Mushashi arrived quite late, unkempt and seemingly unprepared for the grand event. Both Kojiro and his entourage were outraged – all to Musashi's advantage.
Legend has it that Musashi prevailed over Kojiro's great sword with a wooden stick fashioned from the oar of his boat! He did everything wrong from the standpoint of the ruling hoi polloi, but ultimately won a historic victory and established himself as a true warrior extraordinaire.
Doesn't this all sound a lot like our president, Donald J. Trump? He is fierce in his convictions, brutal in his repartee, impatient and bored with the intellectual silliness of our age, and political correctness be damned. He wins, wins and wins until we are all bored – and thank God for those wins. Without them, with Hillary as our national leader, America would be America no more.
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"In battle, if you make your opponent flinch, you have already won" – Miyamoto Musashi
Let me briefly review my Trump-as-Warrior WND commentaries between 2015 and 2018. In my 2015 Trump as warrior extraordinaire column, I argued that Trump was a born leader, smart, fiercely competitive and accomplished in many of the warrior's ways. He clearly enjoyed going head to head with his many adversaries.
He has since proved himself vastly superior to these early accolades. Just take a look at the incredible list of his first-term accomplishments Hannity trots out every night on Fox.
In my warrior chieftain versus Hillary mommy party column, I drew a stark contrast between the warrior who must kill to protect and sustain the larger group and the mother who brings life into the world. Much of the defining history of human beings was in the hunting and gathering division of labor where most of the males naturally did guy things apart from the group, and females were confined to the home base and other women and children.
Many people believe, as I do, that "hunting" males were and are naturally prone to leadership of great social and nuclear entities like America, Russia and North Korea. Real and potential enemies like Putin and Kim must be constantly addressed and contained. Democrat "mommies," on the other hand, see everyone as a baby to be appeased and placated – addicts, criminals, immigrants of every sort, every sort of sexual expression and, of course, voters. Blood-stained tyrants like Hitler and Stalin laugh in their grave at this naïve notion.
"If you do not control the enemy, the enemy will control you." – Miyamoto Musashi
In my article on Trump the eccentric warrior, I found him to be ambitious to a fault, abrasive, highly competent and intelligent, unbelievably energetic, sometimes insensitive and perfectly normal psychiatrically.
On the other hand, I find today's Democratic Party living in a dreamworld bereft of reason, mired in pathological anger and rage, and within the grip of the insane delusion that their values – which are never stated – are vastly superior to those of the rest of the world.
In another column, I extolled the 2018 Trump and Putin meeting in Helsinki. The world's problems were not solved there, but at least the antagonists were talking. These two men would knock the top off of any masculinity scale; this meeting was no place for girly girls and girly men. Could you imagine one of the squad's whiny harem-ettes going up against a strutting and intimidating male where the usual tactics of shame and guilt are null and void? Total disaster!
The only current Democratic candidates who would last a second with Putin would be Amy Klobuchar with her quiet intelligence and Tulsi Gabbard with her sense of presence, assertiveness and mellifluous voice. A Putin type would take neither seriously on grave matters of state, but he would at least grant a polite interview. None other of the extremely weak and downright boring and marginally competent Democratic candidates would make it past the palace guard.
"A warrior is always engaged in a life-or-death struggle for Peace." – Morihei Ueshiba
Beyond Trump, who are some of the true "warrior" politicians? I have my favorites, and the reader surely has a list as well. Most warrior leaders are forced to spend far more time battling members of their own and opposing parties and the public than in war with international adversaries.
Churchill is a wonderful example, and, like Randolph Scott, Trump has ridden essentially alone through most of his first term. However, to quote Southern gal Dagan McDowell of Fox News, Trump has turned passive and lukewarm Republicans into "a bunch of bad asses" who have finally begun to assert themselves.
Some of my other favorite warriors are no-nonsense Dan Bongino of Fox News and erstwhile tough-as-nails White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. In the past, I found Sen. Mitch a little too "political," but he was a warrior extraordinaire during the Senate impeachment hearings and his closing speech simply breathtaking.
The best die young, and Jerry Falwell was a true warrior for God and man, and I loved Pastor D. James Kennedy who not only fought the great moral and spiritual battles of our age but who knew more human psychology and sociology than professionals like myself. In today's morally complex and post-Christian world, you have to know them to fight them.
In 2006, I designated commentator Ann Coulter as one of the country's top "warrior males," and I am proud of her for excoriating conservatives for falling into the racism trap over the Bloomberg matter. Yes, stop apologizing for saving back lives!
Last but not least, the warrior extraordinaire Oscar for 2020 goes to the radio genius Rush Limbaugh who has been the prophet of conservativism and political realism for two generations and has fought the good fight like no other. We love you, Rush, and pray for you every day.
We may debate what constitutes a warrior extraordinaire and who they are, but one thing is certain: There are not nearly enough of them to save us from a leftward slide into socialism or to stave off our continual regression toward anti-Christian paganism and savagery. It is not fair to expect President Trump – no matter how extraordinary he may be – to do it alone.


wnd--2020-02-15--Philly shows America First means American jobs

A new headline every day shows how decisions made decades ago threaten American leadership in industry and technology .
For example , the coronavirus reveals the danger of having China as the sole source supplier of materials for our key industries .
Scott Gottlieb , the former Food and Drug Administration commissioner in the Trump administration told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , `` 95 percent of U.S. imports of ibuprofen , 91 percent of U.S. imports of hydrocortisone , 70 percent of U.S. imports of acetaminophen , 40 to 45 percent of U.S. imports of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. supply of antibiotics are made in China . ''
Even worse , many of the pharmaceutical ingredients are made in Hubei province , the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak .
Meanwhile , the UAW leaders tell the Wall Street Journal shortages of parts from China due to the coronavirus could shut down major GM plants in Flint , Michigan , and Arlington , Texas .
TRENDING : Students arrive to school in a caravan of Old Glory in defiance of principal 's flag ban Aside from the disease outbreak our dependence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI is uncovering China 's infiltration of American industry , university and research labs while the Commerce Department is taking steps to counter China 's subsidies and predatory trade polices that are bankrupting American businesses .
After decades of complacency in Washington , the Trump administration sounded the alarm on China 's drive to dominate key industries , including electric battery production , artificial intelligence , autonomous vehicles and 5G telecommunications equipment .
To that end , the administration has increased spending on science and research ; NASA funding is up by 12 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appropriated $ 1 billion to help rural telecom providers rip out and replace Huawei equipment .
The Export-Import Bank has established the `` Program on China and Transformational Exports '' to support American exports that compete directly with exports from the People 's Republic of China and advanced technology exports .
In addition to dominating emerging technologies , our national security depends on having a strong domestic foundation for basic industries whether it 's the mining and processing of critical minerals such as rare earths and cobalt , or the refining of petroleum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies have made the U.S. the world 's leading producer of oil and natural gas .
We must also have a healthy domestic refining industry to ensure the decades-long dream of American energy independence is a reality .
Last June , a fire knocked out the Philadelphia Energy Solutions 335,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Philadelphia .
It 's the largest on the East Coast supplying the Northeast with heating and transportation fuels .
Philadelphia Energy Solutions declared bankruptcy , and the refinery was shut down following the fire .
The Trump administration understands the importance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working to reopen the facility .
If the East Coast 's largest oil refinery closes , the Northeast would be dependent upon imported fuel .
More than a thousand jobs and our national security are at stake .
`` These are great jobs for Philly , '' Peter Navarro , assistant to the president for trade and manufacturing policy , told the Philadelphia Inquirer .
`` This is a way to advance the energy-policy agenda , the economic-policy agenda , and the national-security agenda .
So we 'd love to see that remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is clear eyed : We face a strategic threat from Communist China and other foreign competitors .
The America First agenda counters that threat by ensuring the goods and technologies Americans depend on are produced by Americans .

A new headline every day shows how decisions made decades ago threaten American leadership in industry and technology.
For example, the coronavirus reveals the danger of having China as the sole source supplier of materials for our key industries.
Scott Gottlieb, the former Food and Drug Administration commissioner in the Trump administration told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, "95 percent of U.S. imports of ibuprofen, 91 percent of U.S. imports of hydrocortisone, 70 percent of U.S. imports of acetaminophen, 40 to 45 percent of U.S. imports of penicillin, and … 80 percent of the U.S. supply of antibiotics are made in China."
Even worse, many of the pharmaceutical ingredients are made in Hubei province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Meanwhile, the UAW leaders tell the Wall Street Journal shortages of parts from China due to the coronavirus could shut down major GM plants in Flint, Michigan, and Arlington, Texas.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Aside from the disease outbreak our dependence on China is increasingly clear.
The FBI is uncovering China's infiltration of American industry, university and research labs while the Commerce Department is taking steps to counter China's subsidies and predatory trade polices that are bankrupting American businesses.
After decades of complacency in Washington, the Trump administration sounded the alarm on China's drive to dominate key industries, including electric battery production, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and 5G telecommunications equipment.
President Trump understands a strong economy is essential to national security.
To that end, the administration has increased spending on science and research; NASA funding is up by 12% in the new budget.
Congress appropriated $1 billion to help rural telecom providers rip out and replace Huawei equipment.
The Export-Import Bank has established the "Program on China and Transformational Exports" to support American exports that compete directly with exports from the People's Republic of China and advanced technology exports.
In addition to dominating emerging technologies, our national security depends on having a strong domestic foundation for basic industries whether it's the mining and processing of critical minerals such as rare earths and cobalt, or the refining of petroleum.
The president's policies have made the U.S. the world's leading producer of oil and natural gas. We must also have a healthy domestic refining industry to ensure the decades-long dream of American energy independence is a reality.
Last June, a fire knocked out the Philadelphia Energy Solutions 335,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Philadelphia. It's the largest on the East Coast supplying the Northeast with heating and transportation fuels.
Philadelphia Energy Solutions declared bankruptcy, and the refinery was shut down following the fire.
The Trump administration understands the importance of maintaining domestic refining capacity and is working to reopen the facility.
If the East Coast's largest oil refinery closes, the Northeast would be dependent upon imported fuel. More than a thousand jobs and our national security are at stake.
"These are great jobs for Philly," Peter Navarro, assistant to the president for trade and manufacturing policy, told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "This is a way to advance the energy-policy agenda, the economic-policy agenda, and the national-security agenda. So we'd love to see that remain as a refinery."
President Trump is clear eyed: We face a strategic threat from Communist China and other foreign competitors. The America First agenda counters that threat by ensuring the goods and technologies Americans depend on are produced by Americans.


wnd--2020-02-15--Is Bernie Soros' puppet to remake (destroy) America?

If this does n't get you out to vote , nothing will .
And it 's just three simple words .
Simple , but excruciatingly painful : President Bernie Sanders .
The old saying , elections have consequences , is no truer than it is today .
And I can think of nothing more consequential than the election of Sanders .
I would estimate that the vast majority of ignorant millennials and college students who have and will cast a ballot for Sanders have no idea what they 're really voting for .
All they know is that Bernie has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuff and money .
But below the surface lies a horror of unimaginable misery – something Americans have never experienced .
TRENDING : Students arrive to school in a caravan of Old Glory in defiance of principal 's flag ban It 's no wonder conservatives , Republicans ( not always synonymous ) and even the establishment Democrats are afraid of Sanders , as any thinking American should be .
Many in both parties feared Trump due to his promise to `` Drain the Swamp . ''
But they fear Bernie , not because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for fear of him burning it to the ground – French Revolution or antifa style , as it were .
But it 's what happened recently that should prompt cold sweats .
It was reported that the Sanders posse has already drafted an extensive list of executive orders to be implemented during the early days of his administration .
Among the most damaging is an action that would elevate climate change to national emergency status .
This would effectively allow a Sanders politburo to do most anything it saw fit .
It would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Stu Burguiere of the Glenn Beck show reminds us , a national climate emergency is n't like the emergency Trump ordered regarding the border .
It 's far more damaging and all-encompassing than that , as climate could be said to be affected by ALL human activity – no matter how trivial it may seem .
Another action would be to halt all border wall construction , reversing all the progress made by Trump and eventually opening the border to all .
Combine this with the orders concerning fossil fuel , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Venezuela , or worse .
Bernie 's executive order proposes to ban the exportation of oil .
And do n't think they 'll stop there .
After that , they 'll start shutting down drilling and declaring more land off-limits to new drilling .
No new pipelines , probably jack up the gas tax – anything to make it more painful to use gas or oil .
Interestingly , though , it seems Sanders did n't craft these `` executive actions . ''
Apparently , they were written by his chief writer and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the chain radical leftist in his own right .
So just for kicks , I 'm going to float a `` conspiracy '' theory out here .
I bring up Faiz Shakir because he 's no run-of-the-mill leftist .
He cut his teeth working for a variety of George Soros organizations , including Media Matters , ThinkProgress and the Center for American Progress .
In other words , Shakir is an ideological clone of Soros .
Inside his shirt may be a tag that reads , `` Property of George Soros .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for decades ?
He 's been trying to find a way to take down the United States and remake it in his image .
But Soros knows it can only be done from within , and until now , there has n't been a vehicle to accomplish the task .
George Soros is a billionaire .
He is , for want of a better term , the original social justice warrior .
He made his fortune for the sole purpose of indulging his idea of social justice .
But do n't take my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Soros said : `` I realized [ as a young man ] that it 's money that makes the world go round , so I might as well make money .
… But having made it , I could then indulge my social concerns . ''
Invariably , those concerns centered around a desire to change the world generally – and America particularly – into something new , something consistent with his vision of `` social justice . ''
And he 's admitted to having a God complex , or as he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complex .
Enter Bernie Sanders , a radical Marxist who , due to the panic he is causing , many think has a legitimate shot .
Is it possible that Soros ( `` look , Mama , it 's the devil . ''
h/t : the Waterboy ) , after all these years , believes he has finally found his vehicle , his puppet , in Sanders to help him fulfill his dream to `` change '' America ?
For me and my tinfoil hat , I think it 's more than just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still do n't think that anyone can defeat Trump , but it 's as close , at least so far , as any true nation-changing radical has gotten to fulfilling his dream .

If this doesn't get you out to vote, nothing will. And it's just three simple words. Simple, but excruciatingly painful: President Bernie Sanders.
The old saying, elections have consequences, is no truer than it is today. And I can think of nothing more consequential than the election of Sanders.
I would estimate that the vast majority of ignorant millennials and college students who have and will cast a ballot for Sanders have no idea what they're really voting for.
All they know is that Bernie has promised them an endless array of free stuff and money.
But below the surface lies a horror of unimaginable misery – something Americans have never experienced.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
It's no wonder conservatives, Republicans (not always synonymous) and even the establishment Democrats are afraid of Sanders, as any thinking American should be.
Many in both parties feared Trump due to his promise to "Drain the Swamp." But they fear Bernie, not because he'd drain the swamp, but for fear of him burning it to the ground – French Revolution or antifa style, as it were.
But it's what happened recently that should prompt cold sweats. It was reported that the Sanders posse has already drafted an extensive list of executive orders to be implemented during the early days of his administration.
Among the most damaging is an action that would elevate climate change to national emergency status. This would effectively allow a Sanders politburo to do most anything it saw fit. It would be a disaster of monumental proportions.
As Stu Burguiere of the Glenn Beck show reminds us, a national climate emergency isn't like the emergency Trump ordered regarding the border. It's far more damaging and all-encompassing than that, as climate could be said to be affected by ALL human activity – no matter how trivial it may seem.
Another action would be to halt all border wall construction, reversing all the progress made by Trump and eventually opening the border to all.
Combine this with the orders concerning fossil fuel, and we'll find ourselves looking more like Venezuela, or worse. Bernie's executive order proposes to ban the exportation of oil.
And don't think they'll stop there. After that, they'll start shutting down drilling and declaring more land off-limits to new drilling. No new pipelines, probably jack up the gas tax – anything to make it more painful to use gas or oil.
Interestingly, though, it seems Sanders didn't craft these "executive actions."
Apparently, they were written by his chief writer and campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, an off the chain radical leftist in his own right.
So just for kicks, I'm going to float a "conspiracy" theory out here.
I bring up Faiz Shakir because he's no run-of-the-mill leftist. He cut his teeth working for a variety of George Soros organizations, including Media Matters, ThinkProgress and the Center for American Progress. In other words, Shakir is an ideological clone of Soros.
Inside his shirt may be a tag that reads, "Property of George Soros."
So here's my theory.
What has George Soros dreamed of for decades?
He's been trying to find a way to take down the United States and remake it in his image. But Soros knows it can only be done from within, and until now, there hasn't been a vehicle to accomplish the task.
George Soros is a billionaire. He is, for want of a better term, the original social justice warrior. He made his fortune for the sole purpose of indulging his idea of social justice. But don't take my word for it.
In an interview, Soros said: "I realized [as a young man] that it's money that makes the world go round, so I might as well make money. … But having made it, I could then indulge my social concerns." Invariably, those concerns centered around a desire to change the world generally – and America particularly – into something new, something consistent with his vision of "social justice."
And he's admitted to having a God complex, or as he puts it, a "Messianic" complex.
Enter Bernie Sanders, a radical Marxist who, due to the panic he is causing, many think has a legitimate shot. Is it possible that Soros ("look, Mama, it's the devil." h/t: the Waterboy), after all these years, believes he has finally found his vehicle, his puppet, in Sanders to help him fulfill his dream to "change" America?
For me and my tinfoil hat, I think it's more than just possible – it's likely.
I still don't think that anyone can defeat Trump, but it's as close, at least so far, as any true nation-changing radical has gotten to fulfilling his dream.