wnd--2020-08-20--Featured at DNC: Convicted murderer and rapist

A video at the Democratic National Convention counted a convicted rapist-murderer as one of `` America 's most impactful leaders . ''
Donna Hylton delivered the line `` promote the general welfare '' in a montage of people reciting the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution , reported American Thinker columnist Grant Baker .
Hylton was convicted for the kidnapping , rape , torture and murder of a 62-year-old Long Island real estate broker in 1986 , Baker pointed out .
He noted that on Wednesday , reporters `` bristled '' after President Trump refused to disavow QAnon , the online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of shielding rapists and pedophiles for political purposes .
TRENDING : James Woods uses Michelle Obama clip from 2013 to hit back against her DNC speech '' This makes the choice to include Hylton alongside Joe Biden ill-timed and highlights the recent pattern of Democratic groups brushing off rape allegations and even convictions , '' Baker wrote .
`` Before receiving accolades for her work as an 'impactful community leader , ' Donna Hylton and her gang of prostitutes had drugged real estate broker Thomas Vigliarolo , brought him to their Harlem apartment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week torture session which included starvation , beatings , burnings , and various forms of sexual torture leading to a gruesome murder , '' he said .
`` Hylton had raped Vigliarolo with a three-foot metal rod , later laughing it off , quipping 'he was a homo anyway . '
Hylton had demanded ransom from the victim 's friend , planning on spending her cut on professional photos to launch a career in modeling .
She was paroled in 2012 , having served 26 years in prison . ''
Out of prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and joined the Coalition for Woman Prisoners , which calls for the early release of prisoners .
She took part in the Women 's March in Washington .
Baker noted that her activism has resulted in a book deal , and a movie deal is in the works .

A video at the Democratic National Convention counted a convicted rapist-murderer as one of "America's most impactful leaders."
Donna Hylton delivered the line "promote the general welfare" in a montage of people reciting the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, reported American Thinker columnist Grant Baker.
Hylton was convicted for the kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of a 62-year-old Long Island real estate broker in 1986, Baker pointed out.
He noted that on Wednesday, reporters "bristled" after President Trump refused to disavow QAnon, the online conspiracy group that accuses the Democratic Party of shielding rapists and pedophiles for political purposes.
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"This makes the choice to include Hylton alongside Joe Biden ill-timed and highlights the recent pattern of Democratic groups brushing off rape allegations and even convictions," Baker wrote.
"Before receiving accolades for her work as an 'impactful community leader,' Donna Hylton and her gang of prostitutes had drugged real estate broker Thomas Vigliarolo, brought him to their Harlem apartment, and subjected him to a three week torture session which included starvation, beatings, burnings, and various forms of sexual torture leading to a gruesome murder," he said.
"Hylton had raped Vigliarolo with a three-foot metal rod, later laughing it off, quipping 'he was a homo anyway.' Hylton had demanded ransom from the victim's friend, planning on spending her cut on professional photos to launch a career in modeling. She was paroled in 2012, having served 26 years in prison."
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Out of prison, Hylton soon became a Democratic activist and joined the Coalition for Woman Prisoners, which calls for the early release of prisoners.
She took part in the Women's March in Washington.
Baker noted that her activism has resulted in a book deal, and a movie deal is in the works.


wnd--2020-08-20--An Obama anomaly the media refused to cover

During the Soviet era , “ samizdat ” referred to the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state .
Since official news sources were little more than communist government propaganda , samizdat was often the only source of truthful reporting .
In “ Unmasking Obama : The Fight to Tell the True Story of Failed Presidency , ” Jack Cashill tells the story of how an American samizdat of bloggers , online journals , and citizen journalists challenged the left – and , occasionally , the more “ respectable ” right – for control of the Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the story of unlikely samizdat contributor Susan Daniels and what she discovered about President Barack Obama .
Without the support of the more “ respectable ” right , potential scandals can die aborning .
As an illustration , let me cite the work of Susan Daniels , a licensed private investigator from Ohio .
Although now in her seventies , Daniels remains sufficiently lively and attractive to get hit on in airport bars .
She is no one ’ s fool and never has been .
A movie could be made of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already has , but that ’ s a story for another day .
In 2009 , Daniels was asked to run a background check on Barack Obama .
Working with her law firm clients , Daniels had run checks on thousands of individuals without anxiety or incident .
This was different .
In June 2009 , Barack Obama had been president for six months .
The House and Senate were both in Democratic hands , and the permanent bureaucracy skewed heavily left .
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That said , she had a generalized fear of retaliation from somewhere within the federal government .
Had Daniels been younger , had any of her seven children still depended on her , she probably would have punted .
Daniels had access to proprietary databases denied to ordinary citizens .
She entered “ Barack Obama ” and “ Chicago ” into one database without result .
She tried with another and again came up empty .
The third entry paid off .
Up popped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of birth , an address in Chicago , and his Social Security number ( SSN ) .
The SSN immediately struck her as fishy .
At that time , “ 042 ” SSNs were assigned only to individuals who applied from the state of Connecticut .
Intrigued , she entered Obama ’ s SSN into another database and came up with a list of his past addresses in Illinois , Massachusetts , and the District of Columbia .
Daniels learned that Obama was twenty-six years old when he first used this SSN .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Chicago .
She found the same Connecticut-based SSN for Obama with the Massachusetts driver ’ s license bureau in 1989 when he was at Harvard and on a 2009 tax return that a staffer carelessly posted online .
With further research , Daniels was able to pinpoint Monday , March 28 , 1977 , as the day Obama ’ s SSN was authorized .
In March 1977 , however , Obama was a fifteen-year-old living in Hawaii .
Obama ’ s half-sister , Maya Soetoro , was about that age when she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a standard Hawaiian prefix of “ 576.
” There was no getting around the obvious : President Barack Obama had been using an anomalous and possibly fraudulent SSN for more than twenty years .
Alarmed by what she found , Daniels contacted her local congressman , a Republican , since deceased , but he ignored her entreaties .
She wrote to any number of other members of Congress with comparable results .
At the samizdat online publication WorldNetDaily ( WND ) , Jerry Corsi began writing about Daniels ’ s findings .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kinsolving managed to raise the question of Obama ’ s SSN at a White House press briefing .
“ Investigators Susan Daniels and John Sampson are asking why the president is using a Social Security number reserved for Connecticut applicants , ” Kinsolving said to then press secretary Robert Gibbs .
Gibbs tried to laugh off the statement , but Kinsolving persisted , “ Do you know of any record that the president ever had a mailing address in Connecticut ?
” Gibbs mockingly linked the question to the birth certificate issue .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the SSN , Gibbs abruptly ended the briefing .
This was as close as the story ever came to surfacing in the major media .
Perhaps the best known of the “ fact checkers ” is Snopes .
which seemed to have no greater purpose during Obama ’ s presidency than to kill stories potentially harmful to the president .
The Obama SSN story proved to be a classic Snopes bait-and-switch .
Written by Snopes founder David Mikkelson and filed tellingly under the rubric “ Birther , ” the piece baited the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Did Barack Obama Steal His Social Security Number ?
” In the subhead , however , Mikkelson asked a red herring of a question and served up an appropriately misleading answer , “ Barack Obama did not appropriate the Social Security number of a dead man born in 1890 and use it as his own.
” Mikkelson then planted a big red X symbol and the word “ False ” in bold underneath the headline .
Readers who preferred to remain ignorant of Obama ’ s foibles , journalists most notably , would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the headline .
The disinformation continued .
In the first sentence of the body copy , Mikkelson assured the curious that the tale of Jean Paul Ludwig , the man allegedly born in 1890 , was “ fantastical ” and “ easily debunked.
” The tale was not exactly “ fantastical , ” but it was inaccurate .
Daniels herself had debunked it .
What Mikkelson could not debunk – he conceded as much – was the Connecticut source of the SSN .
Wrote Mikkelson in seeming wonder , “ Why Barack Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have included a Connecticut mailing address is something of a curiosity as he had no known connection to that state at the time.
” Unlike Obama ’ s birth certificate , whose legitimacy may never be certified , Obama has inarguably been using an SSN that originated in Connecticut .
This SSN is at least a “ curiosity ” and quite possibly a fraud .
Reporters should have been all over this scandal in the making .
They were not .
Daniels surfaced the story in 2009 and was prominently attached to it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as at a White House press conference .
Yet she never received a call from anyone beyond the samizdat .
Doing the White House ’ s cleanup work , Mikkelson acknowledged a “ discrepancy ” but dismissed it as “ a simple clerical or typographical error.
” He attributed the discrepancy to the fact that Obama ’ s ZIP code in Hawaii was 96814 while the ZIP code for Danbury , Connecticut , was 06814.
” He then speculated that an accidental switch in initial digits led to an errant SSN for Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this was the best of the arguments circulating around the left side of the blogosphere .
One popular trope , unfortunately echoed by Bill O ’ Reilly on Fox News , was that the young Obama enrolled in Social Security because his father “ lived in Connecticut for several years.
” In fact , Obama Sr. never lived in the Nutmeg State , and the young Obama never saw him in any state but Hawaii , if there .
The Obama faithful did not worry themselves with details , but Susan Daniels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ code theory , she discovered that none of the three Hawaii ZIP codes in which Obama once lived had a viable counterpart in Connecticut .
Two did not exist , and the third was reserved for the exclusive use of Union Carbide .
No one in either the mainstream media or on the responsible right followed up on Daniels ’ s research .
Despite all the questions about Obama ’ s origins , journalists had less than zero interest in exposing what could have been a career-killing scandal .
Ignored by the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Ohio ) Common Pleas Court in July 2012 .
After a cursory hearing , Republican Judge David Fuhry promptly dismissed the case .
End of story .
As Daniels could see up close , Barack Obama enjoyed a near immunity from press curiosity .
Equally incurious were those responsible Republicans whose fear of being thought racist kept them from challenging Obama on any issue relating to his origins or identity .
In the years since Daniels went public , three Pulitzer Prize winners have written Obama biographies .
None of the three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Remnick , Maraniss , Garrow – so much as mentioned the Connecticut SSN “ curiosity , ” not even to dismiss it .
Neither did the fourth David , David Mendell , who wrote his biography before Obama became president .
Daniels ’ s experience serves as something of a template .
The reader does well to bear it in mind .
Journalists who shied from learning the truth about Obama ’ s Social Security number were not about to ask him where he was on the night the Benghazi consulate was attacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war on the Tea Party , or how he came to authorize “ Fast and Furious , ” let alone what role he played in protecting Hillary Clinton from prosecution or in spying on Donald Trump ’ s campaign .
Jack Cashill ’ s “ Unmasking Obama : The Fight to Tell the True Story of Failed Presidency ” is available in hardcover and e-book form .

During the Soviet era, “samizdat” referred to the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state. Since official news sources were little more than communist government propaganda, samizdat was often the only source of truthful reporting. In “Unmasking Obama: The Fight to Tell the True Story of Failed Presidency,” Jack Cashill tells the story of how an American samizdat of bloggers, online journals, and citizen journalists challenged the left – and, occasionally, the more “respectable” right – for control of the Obama narrative. In this excerpt Cashill tells the story of unlikely samizdat contributor Susan Daniels and what she discovered about President Barack Obama.
Without the support of the more “respectable” right, potential scandals can die aborning. As an illustration, let me cite the work of Susan Daniels, a licensed private investigator from Ohio.
Although now in her seventies, Daniels remains sufficiently lively and attractive to get hit on in airport bars. She is no one’s fool and never has been. A movie could be made of her earlier life. In fact, one already has, but that’s a story for another day.
In 2009, Daniels was asked to run a background check on Barack Obama. Working with her law firm clients, Daniels had run checks on thousands of individuals without anxiety or incident. This was different.
In June 2009, Barack Obama had been president for six months. The House and Senate were both in Democratic hands, and the permanent bureaucracy skewed heavily left.
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What Daniels planned to do was perfectly legal. That said, she had a generalized fear of retaliation from somewhere within the federal government. Had Daniels been younger, had any of her seven children still depended on her, she probably would have punted.
Daniels had access to proprietary databases denied to ordinary citizens. She entered “Barack Obama” and “Chicago” into one database without result. She tried with another and again came up empty. The third entry paid off.
Up popped Obama’s name, his date of birth, an address in Chicago, and his Social Security number (SSN). The SSN immediately struck her as fishy. At that time, “042” SSNs were assigned only to individuals who applied from the state of Connecticut.
Intrigued, she entered Obama’s SSN into another database and came up with a list of his past addresses in Illinois, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia. Daniels learned that Obama was twenty-six years old when he first used this SSN.
At that time, he was living in Chicago. She found the same Connecticut-based SSN for Obama with the Massachusetts driver’s license bureau in 1989 when he was at Harvard and on a 2009 tax return that a staffer carelessly posted online.
With further research, Daniels was able to pinpoint Monday, March 28, 1977, as the day Obama’s SSN was authorized. In March 1977, however, Obama was a fifteen-year-old living in Hawaii. Obama’s half-sister, Maya Soetoro, was about that age when she received her SSN in 1985 or 1986 with a standard Hawaiian prefix of “576.”
There was no getting around the obvious: President Barack Obama had been using an anomalous and possibly fraudulent SSN for more than twenty years.
Alarmed by what she found, Daniels contacted her local congressman, a Republican, since deceased, but he ignored her entreaties. She wrote to any number of other members of Congress with comparable results.
At the samizdat online publication WorldNetDaily (WND), Jerry Corsi began writing about Daniels’s findings. In June 2010, WND reporter Les Kinsolving managed to raise the question of Obama’s SSN at a White House press briefing.
“Investigators Susan Daniels and John Sampson are asking why the president is using a Social Security number reserved for Connecticut applicants,” Kinsolving said to then press secretary Robert Gibbs.
Gibbs tried to laugh off the statement, but Kinsolving persisted, “Do you know of any record that the president ever had a mailing address in Connecticut?” Gibbs mockingly linked the question to the birth certificate issue. When Kinsolving tried to refocus the discussion on the SSN, Gibbs abruptly ended the briefing. This was as close as the story ever came to surfacing in the major media.
Perhaps the best known of the “fact checkers” is Snopes. which seemed to have no greater purpose during Obama’s presidency than to kill stories potentially harmful to the president. The Obama SSN story proved to be a classic Snopes bait-and-switch.
Written by Snopes founder David Mikkelson and filed tellingly under the rubric “Birther,” the piece baited the audience with a legitimate question, “Did Barack Obama Steal His Social Security Number?”
In the subhead, however, Mikkelson asked a red herring of a question and served up an appropriately misleading answer, “Barack Obama did not appropriate the Social Security number of a dead man born in 1890 and use it as his own.”
Mikkelson then planted a big red X symbol and the word “False” in bold underneath the headline. Readers who preferred to remain ignorant of Obama’s foibles, journalists most notably, would have felt no need to go beyond the headline.
The disinformation continued. In the first sentence of the body copy, Mikkelson assured the curious that the tale of Jean Paul Ludwig, the man allegedly born in 1890, was “fantastical” and “easily debunked.” The tale was not exactly “fantastical,” but it was inaccurate. Daniels herself had debunked it. What Mikkelson could not debunk – he conceded as much – was the Connecticut source of the SSN.
Wrote Mikkelson in seeming wonder, “Why Barack Obama’s Social Security card application might have included a Connecticut mailing address is something of a curiosity as he had no known connection to that state at the time.”
Unlike Obama’s birth certificate, whose legitimacy may never be certified, Obama has inarguably been using an SSN that originated in Connecticut. This SSN is at least a “curiosity” and quite possibly a fraud.
Reporters should have been all over this scandal in the making. They were not. Daniels surfaced the story in 2009 and was prominently attached to it in the alternative media, as well as at a White House press conference. Yet she never received a call from anyone beyond the samizdat.
Doing the White House’s cleanup work, Mikkelson acknowledged a “discrepancy” but dismissed it as “a simple clerical or typographical error.” He attributed the discrepancy to the fact that Obama’s ZIP code in Hawaii was 96814 while the ZIP code for Danbury, Connecticut, was 06814.”
He then speculated that an accidental switch in initial digits led to an errant SSN for Obama. To Mikkelson’s humble credit, this was the best of the arguments circulating around the left side of the blogosphere.
One popular trope, unfortunately echoed by Bill O’Reilly on Fox News, was that the young Obama enrolled in Social Security because his father “lived in Connecticut for several years.” In fact, Obama Sr. never lived in the Nutmeg State, and the young Obama never saw him in any state but Hawaii, if there.
The Obama faithful did not worry themselves with details, but Susan Daniels did. In researching the rogue ZIP code theory, she discovered that none of the three Hawaii ZIP codes in which Obama once lived had a viable counterpart in Connecticut.
Two did not exist, and the third was reserved for the exclusive use of Union Carbide. No one in either the mainstream media or on the responsible right followed up on Daniels’s research. Despite all the questions about Obama’s origins, journalists had less than zero interest in exposing what could have been a career-killing scandal.
Ignored by the media, Daniels filed suit in Geauga County (Ohio) Common Pleas Court in July 2012. After a cursory hearing, Republican Judge David Fuhry promptly dismissed the case. End of story.
As Daniels could see up close, Barack Obama enjoyed a near immunity from press curiosity. Equally incurious were those responsible Republicans whose fear of being thought racist kept them from challenging Obama on any issue relating to his origins or identity.
In the years since Daniels went public, three Pulitzer Prize winners have written Obama biographies. None of the three, all named “David” – Remnick, Maraniss, Garrow – so much as mentioned the Connecticut SSN “curiosity,” not even to dismiss it. Neither did the fourth David, David Mendell, who wrote his biography before Obama became president.
Daniels’s experience serves as something of a template. The reader does well to bear it in mind. Journalists who shied from learning the truth about Obama’s Social Security number were not about to ask him where he was on the night the Benghazi consulate was attacked, what he knew about the IRS war on the Tea Party, or how he came to authorize “Fast and Furious,” let alone what role he played in protecting Hillary Clinton from prosecution or in spying on Donald Trump’s campaign.
Jack Cashill’s “Unmasking Obama: The Fight to Tell the True Story of Failed Presidency” is available in hardcover and e-book form.


wnd--2020-08-20--Study: Lockdowns have no impact on COVID-19 deaths

A study comparing daily deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Sweden , New York , Illinois and Texas indicates the lockdowns had no impact on fatalities .
Dr. Gilbert Berdine , an associate professor of medicine at Texas Tech University 's Health Sciences Center , assembled the data and created a chart comparing deaths per million of population .
`` The data suggest that lockdowns have not prevented any deaths from covid-19 , '' he wrote in an article for the Mises Institute .
`` At best , lockdowns have deferred death for a short time , but they can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said .
`` It seems likely that one will not have to even compare economic deprivation with loss of life , as the final death toll following authoritarian lockdowns will most likely exceed the deaths from letting people choose how to manage their own risk . ''
TRENDING : James Woods uses Michelle Obama clip from 2013 to hit back against her DNC speech He concluded : `` After taking the unprecedented economic depression into account , history will likely judge these lockdowns to be the greatest policy error of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seven-day rolling average of new coronavirus infections in the United States dropped below 50,000 on Tuesday for the first time since July 6 , according to data from the COVID Tracking Project and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
Berdine said he used Sweden as a control group because of its limited restrictions in response to the pandemic .
Schools , up to high school , were kept open , and aside from barring gatherings of more than 50 people , the decision to close businesses , use masks and social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` For all practical purposes , the covid-19 epidemic is over in Sweden , '' he wrote .
`` Almost certainly herd immunity has been achieved in Sweden irrespective of any antibody test results . ''
Mortality in Sweden attributed to COVID-19 hit a high of 11.38 deaths per day per million population on April 8 .
The professor noted Sweden `` has been abused internationally , much as South Dakota has been abused in the U.S. , but the outcome in Sweden has been good , and in South Dakota , excellent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a full lockdown was implemented March 20 , 2020 , a daily mortality rate of 50 per million was reached by April 7 .
That 's nearly five times the daily mortality rate that was observed in Sweden .
Significantly , Berdine wrote , `` the decline of deaths from the peak levels in New York , with its harsh lockdown , has followed roughly the same time course as what has been observed in Sweden without any lockdown . ''
`` It is unclear whether the lockdown interfered with herd immunity or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until after the economy and schools are completely reopened for at least a month , '' he said .
In Illinois , Berdine concluded , `` flattening the curve '' led to more deaths .
The state implemented a harsh lockdown on March 20 .
There was no nursing home order there , as in New York , and the daily mortality rate increased more slowly than it did in New York and Sweden , reaching a peak of over 15 deaths per day per million population on May 17 .
The daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than in New York and Sweden , and it remains significantly higher than the rates in those places .
`` The most likely explanation for the Illinois data is that the lockdown did indeed slow the rate of transmission among the young and healthy but also allowed a longer time for transmission from young people to elderly people , '' Berdine said .
`` The lockdown appears to have made more deaths from covid-19 in Illinois than would have occurred without it .
Almost certainly herd immunity has not been achieved and will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy are reopened . ''
In Texas , Berdine said , it `` would appear that covid-19 deaths were deferred rather than prevented by the lockdown . ''
The state closed nonessential businesses on March 31 and began a phased reopening of the economy on May 1 .
In late June , the reopening was paused , with a rescinding of some relaxations of measures , after the daily mortality rate rose .
The Texas daily mortality rate hit a peak of more than 10 deaths per day per million population on July @ @

A study comparing daily deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Sweden, New York, Illinois and Texas indicates the lockdowns had no impact on fatalities.
Dr. Gilbert Berdine, an associate professor of medicine at Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center, assembled the data and created a chart comparing deaths per million of population.
"The data suggest that lockdowns have not prevented any deaths from covid-19," he wrote in an article for the Mises Institute.
"At best, lockdowns have deferred death for a short time, but they cannot possibly be continued for the long term," he said. "It seems likely that one will not have to even compare economic deprivation with loss of life, as the final death toll following authoritarian lockdowns will most likely exceed the deaths from letting people choose how to manage their own risk."
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He concluded: "After taking the unprecedented economic depression into account, history will likely judge these lockdowns to be the greatest policy error of this generation."
Meanwhile, the seven-day rolling average of new coronavirus infections in the United States dropped below 50,000 on Tuesday for the first time since July 6, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Berdine said he used Sweden as a control group because of its limited restrictions in response to the pandemic. Schools, up to high school, were kept open, and aside from barring gatherings of more than 50 people, the decision to close businesses, use masks and social distancing was left to the people.
"For all practical purposes, the covid-19 epidemic is over in Sweden," he wrote. "Almost certainly herd immunity has been achieved in Sweden irrespective of any antibody test results."
Mortality in Sweden attributed to COVID-19 hit a high of 11.38 deaths per day per million population on April 8.
The professor noted Sweden "has been abused internationally, much as South Dakota has been abused in the U.S., but the outcome in Sweden has been good, and in South Dakota, excellent."
In New York, where a full lockdown was implemented March 20, 2020, a daily mortality rate of 50 per million was reached by April 7.
That's nearly five times the daily mortality rate that was observed in Sweden.
Significantly, Berdine wrote, "the decline of deaths from the peak levels in New York, with its harsh lockdown, has followed roughly the same time course as what has been observed in Sweden without any lockdown."
"It is unclear whether the lockdown interfered with herd immunity or not. This will not be known until after the economy and schools are completely reopened for at least a month," he said.
In Illinois, Berdine concluded, "flattening the curve" led to more deaths.
The state implemented a harsh lockdown on March 20. There was no nursing home order there, as in New York, and the daily mortality rate increased more slowly than it did in New York and Sweden, reaching a peak of over 15 deaths per day per million population on May 17.
The daily mortality has declined more slowly in Illinois than in New York and Sweden, and it remains significantly higher than the rates in those places.
"The most likely explanation for the Illinois data is that the lockdown did indeed slow the rate of transmission among the young and healthy but also allowed a longer time for transmission from young people to elderly people," Berdine said.
"The lockdown appears to have made more deaths from covid-19 in Illinois than would have occurred without it. Almost certainly herd immunity has not been achieved and will not be achieved until the schools and economy are reopened."
In Texas, Berdine said, it "would appear that covid-19 deaths were deferred rather than prevented by the lockdown."
The state closed nonessential businesses on March 31 and began a phased reopening of the economy on May 1. In late June, the reopening was paused, with a rescinding of some relaxations of measures, after the daily mortality rate rose.
The Texas daily mortality rate hit a peak of more than 10 deaths per day per million population on July 31.


wnd--2020-08-21--Biden's history of making up statements

Biden's history of making up statements

( JUST THE NEWS ) -- Now officially the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee , Joe Biden offered himself to Americans @ @ @ @ @ , trustworthy and experienced alternative for the White House .
But his five-decade record in @ @ @ @ @ ranging from insulting confrontations over IQ and race to fabrications and plagiarism .
An episode @ @ @ @ @ three runs for president provides a case study .
Biden once sparred in 1987 with @ @ @ @ @ him about his law school record .
A tart Biden responded that he “ probably @ @ @ @ @ IQ ” than the reporter .
And he claimed he finished in the top half @ @ @ @ @ was later revealed that Biden was near the bottom of his law school graduating class @ @ @ @ @ of Law , specifically 76 out of 85 students .

(JUST THE NEWS) -- Now officially the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden offered himself to Americans this week as an affable, trustworthy and experienced alternative for the White House. But his five-decade record in politics offers plenty of controversies ranging from insulting confrontations over IQ and race to fabrications and plagiarism.
An episode from the first of his three runs for president provides a case study. Biden once sparred in 1987 with a political reporter who asked him about his law school record. A tart Biden responded that he “probably” had a “higher IQ” than the reporter. And he claimed he finished in the top half of his class.
It was later revealed that Biden was near the bottom of his law school graduating class at Syracuse University's College of Law, specifically 76 out of 85 students.
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wnd--2020-08-21--Booker torches Trump at convention: 'He has failed us'

( THE HILL ) – Sen. Cory Booker ( D-N.J. ) knocked President Trump on Thursday night , saying that @ @ @ @ @ the country , and urged Americans to come `` together . ''
`` Working people @ @ @ @ @ wealth gap grows , our middle class shrinks and poverty persists .
Last week , @ @ @ @ @ is doing good , ' while 40 million Americans are at risk of losing their @ @ @ @ @ during the virtual Democratic National Convention .
`` He has failed us , '' Booker @ @ @ @ @ has been hammered by the rapid spread of the coronavirus , which forced businesses to @ @ @ @ @ , and sparked a wave of layoffs that have had a ripple effect across the @ @

(THE HILL) – Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) knocked President Trump on Thursday night, saying that he had "failed" the country, and urged Americans to come "together."
"Working people are under attack, the wealth gap grows, our middle class shrinks and poverty persists. Last week, Donald Trump said 'our economy is doing good,' while 40 million Americans are at risk of losing their homes," Booker said during the virtual Democratic National Convention.
"He has failed us," Booker added.
The U.S. economy has been hammered by the rapid spread of the coronavirus, which forced businesses to scale back or close altogether, and sparked a wave of layoffs that have had a ripple effect across the country.
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wnd--2020-08-21--History keeps proving John Kerry wrong

History keeps proving John Kerry wrong

It took approximately 20 seconds for former Secretary of State John Kerry to drop the first flagrant lie in his Democratic National Convention speech on Tuesday , when he claimed that the Obama administration 's so-called Iran deal had `` eliminated the threat of an Iran with a nuclear weapon . ''
It did n't get any better from there .
Kerry knows well that sunset provisions in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action provided Iran 's government with a pathway to building nuclear weapons in a few years .
He knows well that Israel uncovered a giant cache of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a program to build a nuclear arsenal , which undermined both the spirit and the rationale of the nonproliferation agreement Iran signed .
He knows that Iran was developing ballistic-missile programs meant to deliver nuclear weapons .
Kerry 's big accomplishment was to destroy a sanctions program that was working , thereby saving the Islamic Republic from economic ruin .
This allowed the Islamist government to strengthen its proxies in Syria , Lebanon , the Palestinian territories , Yemen and Iraq .
Now , Kerry says Trump `` does n't know how to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'm not sure that the man who oversaw the billions in direct cash payments to a government that had a hand in murdering and maiming hundreds of American troops has the moral authority to level that criticism .
Kerry himself acknowledged that sanctions relief would likely end up in the coffers of Iran 's Revolutionary Guard – now a designated terror group .
Surely , then , he knew that the pallets of euros and Swiss francs he was shipping to Tehran in an unmarked cargo plane would also find their way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Middle East – not to mention subjugating people at home .
While many argued for a maximum-pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic , Kerry preferred the no-pressure route .
The Iran deal , in fact , often seemed to be the Obama administration 's top obsession .
Nothing would stand in the way .
And while the media echo chamber was misleading the public at home , Kerry was placating Russia and allowing a humanitarian disaster to unfold in Syria in an effort to save the deal .
TRENDING : James Woods uses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back against her DNC speech Around the time the Obama administration was chasing an Iran deal , the Syrian government , backed by the Islamic Republic , was crossing the president 's `` red line '' and gassing civilians .
Michael Doran , a former senior director of the National Security Council , noted that from the beginning of the crisis Obama `` showed deference to Iran on the nuclear front '' and `` the same deference to the Iranian interest in Syria . ''
Even when the Unites States began funding rebel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would n't allow Iranian 's ally to be touched .
When pressed on the matter by some Syrian civil-society workers in London , then-Secretary Kerry snapped , `` What do you want me to do , go to war with Russia ? ''
Obama officials – led by Kerry – long peddled this false choice : the Iran deal or war .
Well , we are no longer a party to Iran deal , and there is no war .
Meanwhile , there is a highly weakened Iran , and there are growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Kerry would continue to entertain Iranian officials even after he was out of government .
When Trump ordered a drone strike of the terrorist Qasem Soleimani , a man who masterminded the killing of American soldiers and thousands of Iraqi civilians , Kerry said the world was in `` no way at all '' safer , and claimed that Trump was risking an `` outright war . ''
All Iran did was launch a performative counterstrike .
Kerry was wrong about Iran .
Kerry was also wrong about Israel – a nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an `` ally '' in his speeches about Obama 's alleged foreign-policy successes .
And when the U.S. embassy was about to be moved to Jerusalem , Kerry warned it would lead to `` an explosion '' in the Middle East – more specifically , `` an absolute explosion in the region , not just in the West Bank and perhaps even in Israel itself , but throughout the region . ''
Moreover , Kerry declared , it would have a serious and negative repercussions on relations between Israel and the Arab world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of course , outside of some typical Palestinian noise , the opposite has happened .
Only recently , Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to a historic deal that normalized relations between them .
They were no doubt partly brought together by the Obama administration 's unprecedented coddling of the mullahs .
Other Arab Gulf states are expected join the UAE , though it is well-known that many of them already have clandestine working relationships with Israel .
This week , Sudan , the third-largest Arab nation , announced it was close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Jewish state .
All of this seems pretty significant .
It would surely have been massive news if the Obama administration had helped forge the pacts .
Right now , though , Obama has one more Nobel Prize than he does a peace agreement .
And time keeps proving John Kerry wrong .

It took approximately 20 seconds for former Secretary of State John Kerry to drop the first flagrant lie in his Democratic National Convention speech on Tuesday, when he claimed that the Obama administration's so-called Iran deal had "eliminated the threat of an Iran with a nuclear weapon." It didn't get any better from there.
Kerry knows well that sunset provisions in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action provided Iran's government with a pathway to building nuclear weapons in a few years. He knows well that Israel uncovered a giant cache of documents with instructions on how to jumpstart a program to build a nuclear arsenal, which undermined both the spirit and the rationale of the nonproliferation agreement Iran signed. He knows that Iran was developing ballistic-missile programs meant to deliver nuclear weapons.
Kerry's big accomplishment was to destroy a sanctions program that was working, thereby saving the Islamic Republic from economic ruin. This allowed the Islamist government to strengthen its proxies in Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Yemen and Iraq.
Now, Kerry says Trump "doesn't know how to defend the troops"? Well, I'm not sure that the man who oversaw the billions in direct cash payments to a government that had a hand in murdering and maiming hundreds of American troops has the moral authority to level that criticism. Kerry himself acknowledged that sanctions relief would likely end up in the coffers of Iran's Revolutionary Guard – now a designated terror group. Surely, then, he knew that the pallets of euros and Swiss francs he was shipping to Tehran in an unmarked cargo plane would also find their way to the groups triggering conflicts across the Middle East – not to mention subjugating people at home.
While many argued for a maximum-pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic, Kerry preferred the no-pressure route. The Iran deal, in fact, often seemed to be the Obama administration's top obsession. Nothing would stand in the way. And while the media echo chamber was misleading the public at home, Kerry was placating Russia and allowing a humanitarian disaster to unfold in Syria in an effort to save the deal.
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Around the time the Obama administration was chasing an Iran deal, the Syrian government, backed by the Islamic Republic, was crossing the president's "red line" and gassing civilians. Michael Doran, a former senior director of the National Security Council, noted that from the beginning of the crisis Obama "showed deference to Iran on the nuclear front" and "the same deference to the Iranian interest in Syria." Even when the Unites States began funding rebel forces in Syria, the administration reportedly wouldn't allow Iranian's ally to be touched.
When pressed on the matter by some Syrian civil-society workers in London, then-Secretary Kerry snapped, "What do you want me to do, go to war with Russia?" Obama officials – led by Kerry – long peddled this false choice: the Iran deal or war. Well, we are no longer a party to Iran deal, and there is no war. Meanwhile, there is a highly weakened Iran, and there are growing alliances among our Sunni allies and Israel.
Kerry would continue to entertain Iranian officials even after he was out of government. When Trump ordered a drone strike of the terrorist Qasem Soleimani, a man who masterminded the killing of American soldiers and thousands of Iraqi civilians, Kerry said the world was in "no way at all" safer, and claimed that Trump was risking an "outright war." All Iran did was launch a performative counterstrike.
Kerry was wrong about Iran. Kerry was also wrong about Israel – a nation he doesn't ever seem to consider an "ally" in his speeches about Obama's alleged foreign-policy successes. And when the U.S. embassy was about to be moved to Jerusalem, Kerry warned it would lead to "an explosion" in the Middle East – more specifically, "an absolute explosion in the region, not just in the West Bank and perhaps even in Israel itself, but throughout the region." Moreover, Kerry declared, it would have a serious and negative repercussions on relations between Israel and the Arab world, making peace far less likely.
Of course, outside of some typical Palestinian noise, the opposite has happened. Only recently, Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to a historic deal that normalized relations between them. They were no doubt partly brought together by the Obama administration's unprecedented coddling of the mullahs. Other Arab Gulf states are expected join the UAE, though it is well-known that many of them already have clandestine working relationships with Israel. This week, Sudan, the third-largest Arab nation, announced it was close to reaching its own peace deal with the Jewish state.
All of this seems pretty significant. It would surely have been massive news if the Obama administration had helped forge the pacts. Right now, though, Obama has one more Nobel Prize than he does a peace agreement. And time keeps proving John Kerry wrong.


wnd--2020-08-21--Joe Biden vows end of national 'darkness' in convention finale

( LAS VEGAS SUN ) – Joe Biden vowed to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt Thursday night @ @ @ @ @ nomination and achieving a pinnacle in an unfinished quest that has spanned three decades and @ @ @ @ @ , political stumbles and more dynamic rivals .
The past hurdles fell away as Biden @ @ @ @ @ millions of Americans at home who he hopes will send him to the White House @ @ @ @ @ though his triumphant moment was drained of immediate drama by the coronavirus pandemic , which @ @ @ @ @ nearly empty arena rather than a to a joyously cheering crowd .
`` Here and @ @ @ @ @ word , if you entrust me with the presidency , I will draw on the @ @ @ @ @ worst , '' Biden declared .
`` I 'll be an ally of the light @ @ @ @ @ '' And make no mistake , united we can and will overcome this season of @ @ @ @ @

(LAS VEGAS SUN) – Joe Biden vowed to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt Thursday night, accepting the Democratic presidential nomination and achieving a pinnacle in an unfinished quest that has spanned three decades and been marred by personal tragedy, political stumbles and more dynamic rivals.
The past hurdles fell away as Biden addressed his fellow Democrats and millions of Americans at home who he hopes will send him to the White House to replace Donald Trump – though his triumphant moment was drained of immediate drama by the coronavirus pandemic, which left him speaking to a nearly empty arena rather than a to a joyously cheering crowd.
"Here and now I give you my word, if you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us not the worst," Biden declared. "I'll be an ally of the light, not our darkness."
And make no mistake, united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America."
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wnd--2020-08-21--Trump vindicated: Judge orders new election in N.J. race cited by POTUS for voter fraud

Just days after President Donald Trump pointed to a New Jersey election as an example of the type of fraud possible with universal mail-in voting , a judge has thrown out its results .
It appeared Alex Mendez had won a special election held in May to fill a Paterson City Council seat by a little over two hundred votes .
However , claims of voter fraud soon followed .
`` An investigation was then launched after the U.S .
Postal Service ’ s law enforcement arm told the state attorney general ’ s office about hundreds of mail-in ballots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with more found in nearby Haledon , '' according to The Associated Press .
State prosecutors ultimately brought voter fraud charges against Mendez and three others .
On Wednesday , New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela ruled a new election for the council seat must be held in November .
TRENDING : James Woods uses Michelle Obama clip from 2013 to hit back against her DNC speech The ruling came after Trump again raised his concerns about mail-in voter fraud during a media briefing from his golf club in Bedminster , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the umpteenth time , he first had to explain he is not opposed to absentee voting , where the voter has to request a ballot and by doing so verifies his or her location and status as living person .
This is in contrast to a system where ballots are automatically mailed to every registered voter on the rolls : '' Again , absentee voting is great .
You request -- I ’ m an absentee voter because I requested , I got , and then I sent in my vote .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s what we ’ ve had , '' Trump said .
`` But now they want to send in millions and millions of ballots .
And you see what ’ s happening .
They ’ re being lost , they ’ re being discarded .
They ’ re finding them in piles .
It ’ s going to be a catastrophe . ''
The president cited the test runs of mass mail-in voting in New York and Virginia as other examples of the problematic consequences .
`` Look at the catastrophe in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than just Paterson , '' Trump said .
`` Look at what ’ s going on in Virginia .
Look at what ’ s happening with this mail-in voting .
It ’ s a disgrace .
Absentee is good ; mail-in , universal is very , very bad .
There ’ s no way they ’ re going to get it accurately .
They ’ re off by 20 and 30 percent . ''
NBC News reported that more one in five mail-in ballots were rejected in New York City during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of the confusion , the winners in two congressional races were not declared until six weeks later .
The New York Times published a story earlier this month headlined : `` Why the Botched N.Y.C .
Primary Has Become the November Nightmare . ''
Trump expressed similar sentiments to his Saturday remarks in a June 28 tweet .
“ Absentee Ballots are fine .
A person has to go through a process to get and use them .
Mail-In Voting , on the other hand , will lead to the most corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted .
“ Bad things happen with Mail-Ins .
Just look at Special Election in Patterson , N.J. 19 % of Ballots a FRAUD !
” Despite Trump repeatedly making a distinction , the media still enjoys dinging him by conflating his opposition to mass mail-in voting with absentee voting .
CNN reported last week : `` Trump and first lady request mail-in ballots despite attacks , '' and NPR added this week : `` Trump , While Attacking Mail Voting , Casts Mail Ballot Again . ''
The president has even gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not oppose mail-in voting in states that have been doing it for years and have safeguards in place .
For example , here in Arizona ( where approximately 80 percent vote by mail ) , I received a notification in the mail from the county asking me whether I would like my ballot mailed to me or I would like to vote in person , both for the primary and general elections .
I mailed in my response .
A ballot was n't automatically sent to my address ( as is happening in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with elections officials having no idea whether I still lived there or was even still a resident of the state .
The Trump campaign has sued New Jersey and Nevada over their plans to implement mass mail-in voting .
The president is right : Universal mail-in voting invites fraud and undermines the integrity of the election .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Just days after President Donald Trump pointed to a New Jersey election as an example of the type of fraud possible with universal mail-in voting, a judge has thrown out its results.
It appeared Alex Mendez had won a special election held in May to fill a Paterson City Council seat by a little over two hundred votes. However, claims of voter fraud soon followed.
"An investigation was then launched after the U.S. Postal Service’s law enforcement arm told the state attorney general’s office about hundreds of mail-in ballots located in a mailbox in Paterson, along with more found in nearby Haledon," according to The Associated Press.
State prosecutors ultimately brought voter fraud charges against Mendez and three others.
On Wednesday, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ernest Caposela ruled a new election for the council seat must be held in November.
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The ruling came after Trump again raised his concerns about mail-in voter fraud during a media briefing from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Saturday.
For the umpteenth time, he first had to explain he is not opposed to absentee voting, where the voter has to request a ballot and by doing so verifies his or her location and status as a living person.
This is in contrast to a system where ballots are automatically mailed to every registered voter on the rolls:
President @realDonaldTrump on Universal Mail-In Voting: Ballots are being lost and discarded - it’s going to be a catastrophe pic.twitter.com/VWn98YzmyD — Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) August 15, 2020
"Again, absentee voting is great. You request -- I’m an absentee voter because I requested, I got, and then I sent in my vote. So that works out very well. That’s what we’ve had," Trump said.
"But now they want to send in millions and millions of ballots. And you see what’s happening. They’re being lost, they’re being discarded. They’re finding them in piles. It’s going to be a catastrophe."
The president cited the test runs of mass mail-in voting in New York and Virginia as other examples of the problematic consequences.
"Look at the catastrophe in New Jersey. And New Jersey had more than just Paterson," Trump said. "Look at what’s going on in Virginia. Look at what’s happening with this mail-in voting. It’s a disgrace. Absentee is good; mail-in, universal is very, very bad. There’s no way they’re going to get it accurately. They’re off by 20 and 30 percent."
NBC News reported that more one in five mail-in ballots were rejected in New York City during the state primary in June.
As a result of the confusion, the winners in two congressional races were not declared until six weeks later.
The New York Times published a story earlier this month headlined: "Why the Botched N.Y.C. Primary Has Become the November Nightmare."
Trump expressed similar sentiments to his Saturday remarks in a June 28 tweet.
“Absentee Ballots are fine. A person has to go through a process to get and use them. Mail-In Voting, on the other hand, will lead to the most corrupt Election is USA history,” he tweeted. “Bad things happen with Mail-Ins. Just look at Special Election in Patterson, N.J. 19% of Ballots a FRAUD!”
Absentee Ballots are fine. A person has to go through a process to get and use them. Mail-In Voting, on the other hand, will lead to the most corrupt Election is USA history. Bad things happen with Mail-Ins. Just look at Special Election in Patterson, N.J. 19% of Ballots a FRAUD! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2020
Despite Trump repeatedly making a distinction, the media still enjoys dinging him by conflating his opposition to mass mail-in voting with absentee voting.
CNN reported last week: "Trump and first lady request mail-in ballots despite attacks," and NPR added this week: "Trump, While Attacking Mail Voting, Casts Mail Ballot Again."
The president has even gone so far as to say he does not oppose mail-in voting in states that have been doing it for years and have safeguards in place.
For example, here in Arizona (where approximately 80 percent vote by mail), I received a notification in the mail from the county asking me whether I would like my ballot mailed to me or I would like to vote in person, both for the primary and general elections.
I mailed in my response. A ballot wasn't automatically sent to my address (as is happening in multiple states, including New Jersey), with elections officials having no idea whether I still lived there or was even still a resident of the state.
The Trump campaign has sued New Jersey and Nevada over their plans to implement mass mail-in voting.
The president is right: Universal mail-in voting invites fraud and undermines the integrity of the election.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-21--Anti-Trump tech tycoon lectures middle class for complaining about burglars

Have you ever been the victim of a crime ?
If so , you should take a moment to feel sorry for your victimizers .
That 's the opinion of Andrew Sampson , CEO of video-game streaming service Rainway .
The tech tycoon took to Twitter to lecture middle-class people who complain about their homes being burglarized .
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This is a remarkable take , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raped should make her question why the system failed her rapist by not providing him with a willing partner and therefore making him feel that rape was his only option .
Sampson 's statement is designed to make the victim feel bad and the criminal feel justified .
It flies in the face of both logic and human decency .
It also assigns motivation to burglars -- motivation that simply is n't backed up by evidence .
Cities across the country have seen an uptick in crime this summer , but it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It 's violent criminals committing murders at record rates .
It 's opportunistic `` peaceful '' protesters looting high-end retailers .
It 's criminals feeling emboldened by anti-police measures sweeping the nation .
The left wants us to believe that criminals exist only because they 've been let down by an unfair system .
They claim crime would disappear if the government would provide more social programs and implement an all-encompassing Green New Deal .
That 's the underlying message of Sampson 's tweets : If the Democrats could only pass their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resort to crime , so nobody would .
Sampson is the perfect example of an entitled liberal .
Sampson came from nothing , but he has become rich and successful through his own hard work and ingenuity .
He grew up poor , received a Thiel Fellowship -- a privately funded $ 100,000 award for young entrepreneurs who skip or drop out of college -- and now runs a successful video-game streaming service .
Sampson is the perfect example not only of how capitalism can and should work in this country , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of recognizing that he has benefited from capitalism , Sampson has the gall to lecture the middle class about why someone would want to burglarize them .
He 's essentially running cover for the burglars , painting them as the victims instead of the people they stole from .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Have you ever been the victim of a crime?
If so, you should take a moment to feel sorry for your victimizers.
That's the opinion of Andrew Sampson, CEO of video-game streaming service Rainway.
The tech tycoon took to Twitter to lecture middle-class people who complain about their homes being burglarized.
Because bay area folks refuse to pay taxes, push homeless shelters out of their neighborhoods, fight against social programs that help the local populace suffering from addiction, and participate in gentrification which is skyrocketing up real-estate prices. https://t.co/2PZPhxBSyT — Andrew Sampson (@Andrewmd5) August 19, 2020
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Sampson told those who believe in private property and the right to defend it to check their privilege.
Because this is such a controversial take allow me to state it again: if people break into your home remember physical goods are replaceable, and question why the system is failing the individuals who commit these non-violent crimes, and how we should work together to improve it. — Andrew Sampson (@Andrewmd5) August 20, 2020
This is a remarkable take, akin to telling a woman that being raped should make her question why the system failed her rapist by not providing him with a willing partner and therefore making him feel that rape was his only option.
Sampson's statement is designed to make the victim feel bad and the criminal feel justified. It flies in the face of both logic and human decency.
It also assigns motivation to burglars -- motivation that simply isn't backed up by evidence. Cities across the country have seen an uptick in crime this summer, but it isn't people stealing just to get by.
It's violent criminals committing murders at record rates. It's opportunistic "peaceful" protesters looting high-end retailers. It's criminals feeling emboldened by anti-police measures sweeping the nation.
The left wants us to believe that criminals exist only because they've been let down by an unfair system. They claim crime would disappear if the government would provide more social programs and implement an all-encompassing Green New Deal.
That's the underlying message of Sampson's tweets: If the Democrats could only pass their socialist agenda, nobody would need to resort to crime, so nobody would.
Sampson is the perfect example of an entitled liberal.
Sampson came from nothing, but he has become rich and successful through his own hard work and ingenuity. He grew up poor, received a Thiel Fellowship -- a privately funded $100,000 award for young entrepreneurs who skip or drop out of college -- and now runs a successful video-game streaming service.
Sampson is the perfect example not only of how capitalism can and should work in this country, but also of the American Dream.
Instead of recognizing that he has benefited from capitalism, Sampson has the gall to lecture the middle class about why someone would want to burglarize them. He's essentially running cover for the burglars, painting them as the victims instead of the people they stole from.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-21--Trump Jr. crushes Dem's vote-by-mail dreams: 'If you can loot in person, you can vote in person'

Democrats insist that mail-in voting is necessary to prevent the spread of coronavirus among voters in the 2020 presidential election .
They do n't just mean that people should be allowed to request absentee ballots , which are already permitted in many states for those who have legitimate reasons , but they think it 's altogether good and proper to mail ballots to every single voter on the rolls without so much as a pinky promise to verify anyone 's identity .
Despite the fact that people were safely grocery shopping and making runs to their favorite big-box stores during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on that narrative .
But Donald Trump Jr. obliterated the left 's moronic argument about the necessity of mail-in voting -- and their motivation -- during an appearance on Fox Business ' `` Mornings with Maria '' Wednesday .
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Phil Murphy signed an executive order to mail all voters the paper ballots for November 's presidential election .
The state will also offer an in-person option for those same people , leaving the door wide open for all sorts of fraudulent double voting .
Not surprisingly , New Jersey was already home to a recent election that is set for a do-over because of the rampant fraud with vote-by-mail in that election .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the country because they understand that 's the only way they can actually win , '' Trump Jr. began on the subject .
`` They have a candidate that does n't know where he is 50 percent of the time , '' Trump Jr. said about former Vice President Joe Biden , the Democratic presidential nominee .
`` He literally can not remember where he is . ''
Trump Jr. pointed out that Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York , chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and `` not exactly a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in voting before Trump was in office .
He also cited the disaster in Michigan where `` tens of thousands of ballots are coming back incorrect '' and `` late '' to make his point about the problems with voting , as well as an absurd story of an Atlanta man who received a ballot with his cat 's name , according to The Associated Press .
Finally , Trump Jr. shared the problem an acquaintance had when he received four ballots for people no longer living at the address .
`` This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of plan that the Democrats want to try to manipulate this election , '' Trump Jr. said and later added that universal mail-in balloting is `` an opportunity ripe for election interference.
” “ For the party that ’ s so concerned about election interference , '' Trump Jr. said , `` they seem to be 100 percent fine with all of these procedures that could totally manipulate and change an election and give you the opposite result of what the American people actually want.
” “ So what ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to fight those sort of things , '' Trump Jr. went on .
Both the younger and elder Trump make a distinction in their critique from absentee ballots , which have to be actively requested rather than passively sent to voters like with universal mail-in ballots like New Jersey proposed .
“ This is a system that ’ s worked very well in Florida and many other states , but it ’ s tied to an individual with an actual form of identification to eliminate that fraud , and if you go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 percent fine with that for those who do n't necessarily want to go to the polling booth that day , ” Trump Jr. said .
“ It ’ s not that we ’ re trying to say you can ’ t do any of it.
” It was then that Trump Jr. delivered the kill shot about looting , and added that `` Democrats seem fine with the looting in person part , not so much the other way because they want to be able to do it all by mail where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again , we ’ re 100 percent fine with absentee balloting , '' Trump Jr. reiterated .
Trump Jr. echoed the sentiments of the president , who tweeted about the illogical argument back in June while the country was still in the thick of the George Floyd riots .
`` If people can go out and protest , riot , break into stores , and create all sorts of havoc , they can also go out and VOTE — and keep our Election Honest , '' President Trump tweeted in June .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out , who knows where they are going , and to whom ? ''
The president tweeted a similar statement Wednesday , this time quoting his son 's appearance with Bartiromo .
`` IF YOU CAN PROTEST IN PERSON , YOU CAN VOTE IN PERSON ! ''
Both Trumps are exactly correct that this is a clear attempt at election fraud while trying to use the excuse of coronavirus despite the rioting that leftists have allowed in their cities .
Even Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting is not particularly risky for transmitting the virus .
But opportunistic politicians like New York Mayor Bill de Blasio have already shown they have no problem playing the pandemic card when convenient and forgetting all about it when not , like when de Blasio canceled all large gatherings including a 9/11 service but allowed BLM protests .
The hypocrisy is shockingly brazen , but Democrats and their constituents do n't seem to care how many cities are burned by throngs of thousands while mothers , fathers , grandparents and other loved ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mourned by just the precious few arbitrary rules permit ( public funerals for politicians , however , magically do n't spread the virus ) .
The Democratic politicians in charge also feign their supernatural faith in humanity to not commit fraud despite handing people every possible opportunity to misuse ballots with prepaid postage to make it easy .
But just like with the protests they allow , it is n't that they 're afraid their constituents will catch the virus ; they 're afraid their political opposition will be able to catch up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's why they need to stack the deck in their favor by any means necessary , including sending ballots to dead cats .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Democrats insist that mail-in voting is necessary to prevent the spread of coronavirus among voters in the 2020 presidential election.
They don't just mean that people should be allowed to request absentee ballots, which are already permitted in many states for those who have legitimate reasons, but they think it's altogether good and proper to mail ballots to every single voter on the rolls without so much as a pinky promise to verify anyone's identity.
Despite the fact that people were safely grocery shopping and making runs to their favorite big-box stores during the coronavirus lockdowns, Democrats have settled on that narrative.
But Donald Trump Jr. obliterated the left's moronic argument about the necessity of mail-in voting -- and their motivation -- during an appearance on Fox Business' "Mornings with Maria" Wednesday.
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"If you can loot in person, you can vote in person," President Donald Trump's eldest son told host Maria Bartiromo, dashing Democrats' dreams of ballots piled high and ripe for the harvest.
He made those remarks when asked about a lawsuit his father's re-election campaign filed against New Jersey after Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order to mail all voters the paper ballots for November's presidential election.
The state will also offer an in-person option for those same people, leaving the door wide open for all sorts of fraudulent double voting.
Not surprisingly, New Jersey was already home to a recent election that is set for a do-over because of the rampant fraud with vote-by-mail in that election.
"The Democrats are trying to do this across the country because they understand that's the only way they can actually win," Trump Jr. began on the subject.
"They have a candidate that doesn't know where he is 50 percent of the time," Trump Jr. said about former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee. "He literally cannot remember where he is."
Trump Jr. pointed out that Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and "not exactly a conservative," warned about problems with mail-in voting before Trump was in office.
He also cited the disaster in Michigan where "tens of thousands of ballots are coming back incorrect" and "late" to make his point about the problems with voting, as well as an absurd story of an Atlanta man who received a ballot with his cat's name, according to The Associated Press.
Finally, Trump Jr. shared the problem an acquaintance had when he received four ballots for people no longer living at the address.
"This is the kind of insanity, the kind of plan that the Democrats want to try to manipulate this election," Trump Jr. said and later added that universal mail-in balloting is "an opportunity ripe for election interference.”
“For the party that’s so concerned about election interference," Trump Jr. said, "they seem to be 100 percent fine with all of these procedures that could totally manipulate and change an election and give you the opposite result of what the American people actually want.”
“So what’s going on is pretty sick and obviously we have to fight those sort of things," Trump Jr. went on.
Both the younger and elder Trump make a distinction in their critique from absentee ballots, which have to be actively requested rather than passively sent to voters like with universal mail-in ballots like New Jersey proposed.
“This is a system that’s worked very well in Florida and many other states, but it’s tied to an individual with an actual form of identification to eliminate that fraud, and if you go through that process, we’re 100 percent fine with that for those who don't necessarily want to go to the polling booth that day,” Trump Jr. said.
“It’s not that we’re trying to say you can’t do any of it.”
It was then that Trump Jr. delivered the kill shot about looting, and added that "Democrats seem fine with the looting in person part, not so much the other way because they want to be able to do it all by mail where they can manipulate it.”
"But again, we’re 100 percent fine with absentee balloting," Trump Jr. reiterated.
Trump Jr. echoed the sentiments of the president, who tweeted about the illogical argument back in June while the country was still in the thick of the George Floyd riots.
"If people can go out and protest, riot, break into stores, and create all sorts of havoc, they can also go out and VOTE — and keep our Election Honest," President Trump tweeted in June.
"With millions of mail-in ballots being sent out, who knows where they are going, and to whom?"
If people can go out and protest, riot, break into stores, and create all sorts of havoc, they can also go out and VOTE — and keep our Election Honest. With millions of mail-in ballots being sent out, who knows where they are going, and to whom? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2020
The president tweeted a similar statement Wednesday, this time quoting his son's appearance with Bartiromo.
"IF YOU CAN PROTEST IN PERSON, YOU CAN VOTE IN PERSON!"
IF YOU CAN PROTEST IN PERSON, YOU CAN VOTE IN PERSON! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2020
Both Trumps are exactly correct that this is a clear attempt at election fraud while trying to use the excuse of coronavirus despite the rioting that leftists have allowed in their cities.
Even Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said in-person voting is not particularly risky for transmitting the virus.
But opportunistic politicians like New York Mayor Bill de Blasio have already shown they have no problem playing the pandemic card when convenient and forgetting all about it when not, like when de Blasio canceled all large gatherings including a 9/11 service but allowed BLM protests.
The hypocrisy is shockingly brazen, but Democrats and their constituents don't seem to care how many cities are burned by throngs of thousands while mothers, fathers, grandparents and other loved ones die alone in hospitals and are only mourned by just the precious few arbitrary rules permit (public funerals for politicians, however, magically don't spread the virus).
The Democratic politicians in charge also feign their supernatural faith in humanity to not commit fraud despite handing people every possible opportunity to misuse ballots with prepaid postage to make it easy.
But just like with the protests they allow, it isn't that they're afraid their constituents will catch the virus; they're afraid their political opposition will be able to catch up to them on Election Day.
That's why they need to stack the deck in their favor by any means necessary, including sending ballots to dead cats.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-21--Army investigating after uniformed soldiers appeared at DNC

The U.S. Army is investigating after two soldiers appeared appeared during the Democratic National Convention 's livestream .
The two service members appeared on video behind the official Democratic nominating delegation from American Samoa as the party held a roll call vote to officially nominate former Vice President Joe Biden for president .
But the use of soldiers in a political convention was quickly criticized as a potential violation of military regulations , and now the Army is now looking into the matter .
The DNC described the appearance of military personnel during the virtual convention as an “ oversight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michelle Obama clip from 2013 to hit back against her DNC speech '' The composition of that shot was an oversight , '' a DNC official told CNN .
“ Each state was asked to highlight issues and values that matter most and the American Samoa delegation wanted to highlight their commitment to military service when they filmed their segment , '' the official added .
Still , the matter will be taken up by the military .
A Department of Defense spokesperson told CNN that `` all members of the Armed Forces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the reserve component not on active duty , and retired members , are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at political campaign or election events.
” Additionally , the Army told the outlet it is `` investigating two soldiers from the 9th Mission Support Command who appeared in uniform during the Democratic National Convention.
” The Army 's statement added that `` wearing a uniform to a partisan political event like this is prohibited .
The Army follows the Department of Defense 's longstanding and well-defined policy regarding political campaigns and elections to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval or endorsement of any political candidate , campaign or cause .
“ Examples of prohibited political activities include campaigning for a candidate , soliciting contributions , marching in a partisan parade and wearing the uniform to a partisan event , ” the Army said .
On Wednesday , the Army posted a reminder to Twitter about which political activities active duty soldiers are and are not allowed to participate in : According to an official 2019 statement from the Department of Defense , American service members are encouraged to engage politically -- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They are , however , expressly prohibited by Directive 1344.10 from directly associating the U.S. armed forces with their own personal political activity .
`` As a matter of long-standing policy , military service members and federal employees acting in their official capacity may not engage in activities that associate the DOD with any partisan political campaign or elections , candidate , cause or issue , '' the Defense Department wrote .
`` Under DOD Directive 1344.10 , members of the armed forces who are on active duty are permitted to express their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a monetary contribution to a campaign , sign a petition to place a candidate 's name on the ballot , and attend a political event as a spectator .
`` Members on active duty may not participate in partisan activities such as soliciting or engaging in partisan fundraiser activities , serving as the sponsor of a partisan club , or speaking before a partisan gathering , '' the department added .
`` In addition , all military members , including National Guard and Reserve forces , are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported , the Democratic Party 's 2020 platform pledges to “ end the Trump administration ’ s politicization of the armed forces.
” This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

The U.S. Army is investigating after two soldiers appeared appeared during the Democratic National Convention's livestream.
The two service members appeared on video behind the official Democratic nominating delegation from American Samoa as the party held a roll call vote to officially nominate former Vice President Joe Biden for president.
But the use of soldiers in a political convention was quickly criticized as a potential violation of military regulations, and now the Army is now looking into the matter.
The DNC described the appearance of military personnel during the virtual convention as an “oversight."
American Samoa casts their votes for @JoeBiden at the #DemConvention. However, per DoD rules, all military members are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at political campaign events. pic.twitter.com/q6SFOCvNH9 — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 19, 2020
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"The composition of that shot was an oversight," a DNC official told CNN.
“Each state was asked to highlight issues and values that matter most and the American Samoa delegation wanted to highlight their commitment to military service when they filmed their segment," the official added.
Still, the matter will be taken up by the military.
A Department of Defense spokesperson told CNN that "all members of the Armed Forces, including active duty members, members of the reserve component not on active duty, and retired members, are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at political campaign or election events.”
Additionally, the Army told the outlet it is "investigating two soldiers from the 9th Mission Support Command who appeared in uniform during the Democratic National Convention.”
The Army's statement added that "wearing a uniform to a partisan political event like this is prohibited. The Army follows the Department of Defense's longstanding and well-defined policy regarding political campaigns and elections to avoid the perception of DoD sponsorship, approval or endorsement of any political candidate, campaign or cause.
“Examples of prohibited political activities include campaigning for a candidate, soliciting contributions, marching in a partisan parade and wearing the uniform to a partisan event,” the Army said.
On Wednesday, the Army posted a reminder to Twitter about which political activities active duty soldiers are and are not allowed to participate in:
According to an official 2019 statement from the Department of Defense, American service members are encouraged to engage politically -- particularly in the act of voting.
They are, however, expressly prohibited by Directive 1344.10 from directly associating the U.S. armed forces with their own personal political activity.
"As a matter of long-standing policy, military service members and federal employees acting in their official capacity may not engage in activities that associate the DOD with any partisan political campaign or elections, candidate, cause or issue," the Defense Department wrote.
"Under DOD Directive 1344.10, members of the armed forces who are on active duty are permitted to express their personal opinions on political candidates, make a monetary contribution to a campaign, sign a petition to place a candidate's name on the ballot, and attend a political event as a spectator.
"Members on active duty may not participate in partisan activities such as soliciting or engaging in partisan fundraiser activities, serving as the sponsor of a partisan club, or speaking before a partisan gathering," the department added.
"In addition, all military members, including National Guard and Reserve forces, are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at political campaign events."
As Politico reported, the Democratic Party's 2020 platform pledges to “end the Trump administration’s politicization of the armed forces.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-21--Dem convention showed the real reason D.C. hates Trump

The Democratic National Virtual Convention opened Monday with a two-hour prime-time bash Trump fest .
If nothing else , we learned the Washington establishment hates Donald Trump .
In Tuesday 's installment , we learned why .
It has nothing to do with Charlottesville , the post office or Twitter .
On Tuesday viewers were treated to a parade of the bipartisan authors and architects of the globalist policies that have destroyed American jobs , farms and industries , bled us in endless wars ostensibly to make the world safe for democracy while enriching the donors who support Washington politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Up to that point the `` convention , '' an infomercial really , steered clear of any policy specifics .
It was all feel-bad videos , montages of words , images and minor-key mood music designed to evoke victimhood , despair and other negative emotions .
In the midst of this miasma of emotional appeals , the immobile face of John Kerry appeared .
The former secretary of state explained why Orange Man Bad with all the aloofness and condescension that cost him the presidency in 2004 .
TRENDING : Former Princeton prof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Dems using it to win votes '' On June 6th , 1944 , young Americans gave their lives and the beaches of Normandy to liberate the world from tyranny .
Out of the ashes of that war we made peace and rebuilt the world .
That was , and remains exceptional .
It is the opposite of everything Donald Trump stands for , '' spoke the saturnine countenance in a rare display of candor .
Kerry gave up the game .
In a few short sentences he summed up the globalist project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 75 years .
Since the end of World War II , one administration after another , Democrat and Republican , saw it as `` our '' duty to `` rebuild the world . ''
First it was Europe and Japan that needed rebuilding , so we gave them our automobile and consumer electronics industries .
Then it was Korea and the Third World , so we gave them steel and textiles and garments .
Then the pashas of the global empire decided we could rebuild China in our image and gave them whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ middle class crumbled .
It was all done under the rubric of global free trade , the label slapped on agreements including GATT , the WTO , NAFTA and the TransPacific Partnership .
California U.S. Rep. Bertrand Gearhardt saw what was up with the `` free trade '' game as far back as 1947 .
When Congress debated the `` Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act , '' Gearhardt predicted , `` When the truth is told and the facts become known , the trade-agreements program will be revealed as … no less than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that of the world .
This , despite an inevitable destruction of our standard of living , our high wage scales , and our most favorable working conditions , in all of which is inextricably involved the American way of life . ''
While rebuilding the world , the bipartisan foreign policy establishment `` made peace '' by destroying traditional cultures and creating refugee crises at every stop with endless war in Northeast Asia , Southeast Asia , Africa , the Middle East , Central Asia and Latin America .
`` It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for , '' said John Kerry in a rare moment of truth in a proceeding packed with lies .
Yes , President Donald J. Trump opposes the neoconservative nation-building , democracy-exporting and regime changing crusades that have had a death grip on generations of young American men and women .
He wants to bring our troops home .
Yes , President Trump opposes the neoliberal sovereignty-eating international agreements that have sent our jobs and industries to cheap foreign labor camps in the Third World .
He opposes the notion that our government should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rebuild America .
For three quarters of a century , members of the Washington establishment , a government-industrial complex including academia , think tanks , defense contractors , military , lobbyists , media and politicians Democrat and Republican , have staked and made their fortunes on this `` rebuild the world , kill for peace '' imperial project .
That 's why the Washington establishment hates him – and why the American people elected him .

The Democratic National Virtual Convention opened Monday with a two-hour prime-time bash Trump fest. If nothing else, we learned the Washington establishment hates Donald Trump.
In Tuesday's installment, we learned why. It has nothing to do with Charlottesville, the post office or Twitter.
On Tuesday viewers were treated to a parade of the bipartisan authors and architects of the globalist policies that have destroyed American jobs, farms and industries, bled us in endless wars ostensibly to make the world safe for democracy while enriching the donors who support Washington politicians with campaign funds and insider deals.
Up to that point the "convention," an infomercial really, steered clear of any policy specifics. It was all feel-bad videos, montages of words, images and minor-key mood music designed to evoke victimhood, despair and other negative emotions.
In the midst of this miasma of emotional appeals, the immobile face of John Kerry appeared. The former secretary of state explained why Orange Man Bad with all the aloofness and condescension that cost him the presidency in 2004.
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"On June 6th, 1944, young Americans gave their lives and the beaches of Normandy to liberate the world from tyranny. Out of the ashes of that war we made peace and rebuilt the world. That was, and remains exceptional. It is the opposite of everything Donald Trump stands for,"spoke the saturnine countenance in a rare display of candor.
Kerry gave up the game. In a few short sentences he summed up the globalist project the Washington establishment has been pursuing for 75 years.
Since the end of World War II, one administration after another, Democrat and Republican, saw it as "our" duty to "rebuild the world."
First it was Europe and Japan that needed rebuilding, so we gave them our automobile and consumer electronics industries. Then it was Korea and the Third World, so we gave them steel and textiles and garments. Then the pashas of the global empire decided we could rebuild China in our image and gave them whatever was left to give. The American middle class crumbled.
It was all done under the rubric of global free trade, the label slapped on agreements including GATT, the WTO, NAFTA and the TransPacific Partnership.
California U.S. Rep. Bertrand Gearhardt saw what was up with the "free trade" game as far back as 1947. When Congress debated the "Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act," Gearhardt predicted, "When the truth is told and the facts become known, the trade-agreements program will be revealed as … no less than a plot to merge the American economy with that of the world. This, despite an inevitable destruction of our standard of living, our high wage scales, and our most favorable working conditions, in all of which is inextricably involved the American way of life."
While rebuilding the world, the bipartisan foreign policy establishment "made peace" by destroying traditional cultures and creating refugee crises at every stop with endless war in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Latin America.
"It is the opposite of everything Donald Trump stands for," said John Kerry in a rare moment of truth in a proceeding packed with lies.
Yes, President Donald J. Trump opposes the neoconservative nation-building, democracy-exporting and regime changing crusades that have had a death grip on generations of young American men and women. He wants to bring our troops home.
Yes, President Trump opposes the neoliberal sovereignty-eating international agreements that have sent our jobs and industries to cheap foreign labor camps in the Third World. He opposes the notion that our government should rebuild the world. He wants to rebuild America.
For three quarters of a century, members of the Washington establishment, a government-industrial complex including academia, think tanks, defense contractors, military, lobbyists, media and politicians Democrat and Republican, have staked and made their fortunes on this "rebuild the world, kill for peace" imperial project.
Donald J. Trump opposes it.
That's why the Washington establishment hates him – and why the American people elected him.


wnd--2020-08-21--Postmaster general rebuts Dems' 'sabotage' claims

In a contentious Senate hearing Friday , Postmaster General Louis DeJoy rebutted Democrats ' claims that he conspired with President Trump to employ policies that threaten mail-in voting .
Sen. Gary Peters , D-Mich. , the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , pressed DeJoy on the Democrats ' accusation from he discussed any changes at the Postal Service in relation to the election with President Trump or anyone at the White House .
`` I have never spoken to the president about the Postal Service , other than to congratulate me for accepting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressed him on claims that he was limiting overtime and creating backlogs in mail .
TRENDING : Former Princeton prof : BLM does n't help black people , Dems using it to win votes '' Senator , we never eliminated overtime , '' DeJoy said .
`` It 's been curtailed , significantly , is what I understand , '' Peters interjected .
`` It has not been curtailed by me or the leadership team , '' the postmaster general said .
Peters insisted : `` It 's been curtailed signicantly , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
DeJoy said that since he was appointed to the post in June , USPS has spent $ 700 million on overtime .
`` Overtime ran at a 13 % before I got here , and it runs at a 13 % rate now , '' he said .
Peters asked DeJoy if he could commit to there being no Post Office closures or suspensions before the Nov. 3 election .
`` I confirm Post Office closures was not a directive I gave , '' he replied .
`` That was around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a process to that .
When I found out about it , and it had the reaction that we did , I suspended that until after the election . ''
Peters asked DeJoy if he would bring back any of the mail sorting machines that have been removed since he became postmaster general .
`` There is no intention to do that .
They are not needed , sir . ''
Peters followed up : `` So , you will not bring back any processors ? ''
`` They are not needed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chairman of the committee , Sen. Ron Johnson , R-Wis. , slammed Democrats in his closing comments for allegedly `` ginning this , these issues and these problems up into something that it 's not .
A very false narrative ... to extract a political advantage . ''
Peters insisted there are `` real concerns that I am hearing . ''
`` These are not manufactured , these are people who are coming forward talking about delays , talking about medicine that 's not available for them , '' he said .
See @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over USPS in June , he quickly began making what were regarded as money-saving changes to the constantly-in-the-red post office , Fox News reported .
Democrats , however , charged that the changes have slowed mail service and could undermine the ability to deliver ballots this fall .
USPS , in fact , sent letters to most states warning that the Post Office might not be able to deliver mail-in ballots on time under their mail-in voting rules , Fox News reported .
But DeJoy said in his opening remarks he wanted `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public that the Postal Service is fully capable and committed to delivering the nation 's election mail securely and on time . ''
`` This sacred duty is my No .
1 priority between now and election day , '' he said .
President Trump added some fuel to the fire when he seemed to say in an interview with Fox Business ' Maria Bartiromo that he was withholding money for USPS that Democrats included in the coronavirus relief bill for that very purpose .
His administration later walked the comment back , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by other Democrat demands .
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an interview she was `` really worried that there will be direct interference with the election through the manipulation of the Postal Service .
`` I do n't think there 's any doubt that any sensible person should have that there is a deliberate effort to sabotage vote by mail , '' she said .
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany , responding to the charge in an interview with Fox News , rejected the charge .
She argued the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line of credit for the Post Office and said the `` real crisis '' is the mail-in voting irregularities in Nevada , New Jersey and Los Angeles County .
`` This is a system subject to fraud , and this president will fight for the integrity of our elections , '' she said .

In a contentious Senate hearing Friday, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy rebutted Democrats' claims that he conspired with President Trump to employ policies that threaten mail-in voting.
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed DeJoy on the Democrats' accusation from he discussed any changes at the Postal Service in relation to the election with President Trump or anyone at the White House.
"I have never spoken to the president about the Postal Service, other than to congratulate me for accepting the position," DeJoy replied.
Peters pressed him on claims that he was limiting overtime and creating backlogs in mail.
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"Senator, we never eliminated overtime," DeJoy said.
"It's been curtailed, significantly, is what I understand," Peters interjected.
"It has not been curtailed by me or the leadership team," the postmaster general said.
Peters insisted: "It's been curtailed signicantly, it's gone down, it been limited."
DeJoy said that since he was appointed to the post in June, USPS has spent $700 million on overtime.
"Overtime ran at a 13% before I got here, and it runs at a 13% rate now," he said.
Peters asked DeJoy if he could commit to there being no Post Office closures or suspensions before the Nov. 3 election.
"I confirm Post Office closures was not a directive I gave," he replied. "That was around before I got here. There's a process to that. When I found out about it, and it had the reaction that we did, I suspended that until after the election."
Peters asked DeJoy if he would bring back any of the mail sorting machines that have been removed since he became postmaster general.
"There is no intention to do that. They are not needed, sir."
Peters followed up: "So, you will not bring back any processors?"
"They are not needed, sir," DeJoy said.
The chairman of the committee, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., slammed Democrats in his closing comments for allegedly "ginning this, these issues and these problems up into something that it's not. A very false narrative ... to extract a political advantage."
Peters insisted there are "real concerns that I am hearing."
"These are not manufactured, these are people who are coming forward talking about delays, talking about medicine that's not available for them," he said.
See the above exchange:
When DeJoy took over USPS in June, he quickly began making what were regarded as money-saving changes to the constantly-in-the-red post office, Fox News reported.
Democrats, however, charged that the changes have slowed mail service and could undermine the ability to deliver ballots this fall.
USPS, in fact, sent letters to most states warning that the Post Office might not be able to deliver mail-in ballots on time under their mail-in voting rules, Fox News reported.
But DeJoy said in his opening remarks he wanted "to assure this committee and the American public that the Postal Service is fully capable and committed to delivering the nation's election mail securely and on time."
"This sacred duty is my No. 1 priority between now and election day," he said.
President Trump added some fuel to the fire when he seemed to say in an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo that he was withholding money for USPS that Democrats included in the coronavirus relief bill for that very purpose.
His administration later walked the comment back, saying the legislation is being held up by other Democrat demands.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an interview she was "really worried that there will be direct interference with the election through the manipulation of the Postal Service.
"I don't think there's any doubt that any sensible person should have that there is a deliberate effort to sabotage vote by mail," she said.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, responding to the charge in an interview with Fox News, rejected the charge.
She argued the CARES Act provided a $10 million line of credit for the Post Office and said the "real crisis" is the mail-in voting irregularities in Nevada, New Jersey and Los Angeles County.
"This is a system subject to fraud, and this president will fight for the integrity of our elections," she said.