wnd--2020-01-16--Bill Clinton: Now that was an impeachment!

Impeachments are n't what they used to be .
Today , young people are supposed to be excited that the president withheld taxpayer money from Ukraine – a half-billion-dollar foreign aid package that ticks off most Americans under any circumstances , going to a country notable for not being our country , and for a purpose other than the wall .
Now , Bill Clinton – that was an impeachment !
First , there was the corpus delicti of the case – a White House intern , Monica Lewinsky , earning her `` presidential kneepads '' by sexually servicing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about `` Burisma Holdings Limited '' or a Ukrainian prosecutor whose name no one can remember .
It was tapes of Monica blathering on and on about servicing the president , including such fascinating items as : • Clinton could n't remember Monica 's name after their first two sexual encounters ; • Monica 's suggestion to Clinton that she be named `` assistant to the president for b–- jobs '' ; • Her description of the presidential member ( `` think of a thumb '' ) .
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The following week , Clinton gave an impassioned , finger-wagging , squint-eyed address to the nation , saying : '' I want to say one thing to the American people .
I want you to listen to me .
I 'm going to say this again .
I did not have sexual relations with that woman – Miss Lewinsky . ''
Clinton spent the next seven months dragging the country through his lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lies , then more lies , followed by more unraveling .
By late summer , it turned out Monica had , in fact , kept the long-rumored `` blue dress '' with Clinton 's semen on it .
The president was ordered to produce a sample of his DNA .
It was one of many presidential `` firsts '' under Clinton .
A few weeks after producing his DNA , Clinton addressed the nation : `` Indeed , I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate . ''
Contrary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legacy media ever since their baby boomer , draft-dodging , pot-smoking , Fleetwood Mac-listening president was caught committing numerous , serious felonies , Clinton was not impeached for having a sexual affair ( as hilarious as that was ) .
He was impeached for his repeated perjuries and subornation of perjury in a citizen 's private civil rights suit against him .
In May 1994 , Paula Jones had brought a lawsuit against Clinton under the 1964 Civil Rights Act – once considered more sacred than any other legislation passed in the 20th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the basis of sex , including sexual harassment .
Jones alleged that , when Clinton was the governor of Arkansas – a phrase that still has a rather disreputable ring to it – he had summoned her , a lowly state employee , to his hotel room , dropped his pants and said , `` Kiss it . ''
To prove her case , Jones had a right to collect evidence to show that he had made similar sexual advances toward other female underlings .
This had been expressly confirmed by the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unanimous ruling that her lawsuit could proceed without delay .
( The court 's 9-0 ruling surprised every TV lawyer , but one . )
So Clinton lied .
He lied to the country , to his Cabinet and , most important , to the court – under oath in a deposition presided over by federal judge Susan Webber Wright .
( I 'd add `` to his wife , '' but no one thinks she was fooled . )
During his deposition on Jan. 17 , 1998 , for example , Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Q : At any time were you and Monica Lewinsky alone together in the Oval Office ?
Q : At any time have you and Monica Lewinsky ever been alone together in any room in the White House ?
The president had had Monica perform oral sex on him in the White House a half-dozen times , including while he was taking calls from members of Congress .
On Easter Sunday , he 'd sodomized her with a cigar .
He 'd just spent months orchestrating a massive campaign to ensure Monica @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' attorneys , such as asking Vernon Jordan to arrange a job for her at Revlon in New York City .
To say that he `` had no specific recollection '' of being alone with Monica is blinding , inarguable perjury .
Liberals sneer that Clinton merely `` lied about sex . ''
If it 's OK to `` lie about sex , '' then we ca n't have laws about sex .
No laws against sexual harassment , rape , child molestation , human trafficking , prostitution .
( Oh sorry – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic platform . )
Those are all `` just about sex '' !
That 's why Clinton heatedly insisted that his testimony was `` legally accurate , '' saying , `` It depends on what the meaning of 'is ' is . ''
Perjury is a very serious crime .
The Supreme Court sure thought so !
( This is in contrast to the entire Democratic Party : Not a single Democrat voted against Clinton in the Senate impeachment trial , despite his screamingly obvious perjuries . )
Clinton 's first State of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened to be the last one of his presidency .
The entire Supreme Court boycotted the event .
Even the two justices he 'd appointed !
The court 's gigantic message to the felon was conveyed to the sergeant-at-arms in a terse , two-sentence note expressing regrets .
We ca n't have a legal system if people feel free to lie under oath .
Idiots keep announcing on TV that all impeachments are `` political , '' which they understand to mean `` partisan . ''
No – that 's not what it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Federalist 65 , impeachable offenses are `` political '' in the sense that they are attacks on the body politic – `` injuries done immediately to the society itself . ''
It does n't get much more injurious to a `` nation of laws , not men '' than to have the president of the United States perjuring himself over and over and over again in a citizen 's Supreme Court-approved lawsuit against him .
You see , kids ?
That was an impeachment !

Impeachments aren't what they used to be. Today, young people are supposed to be excited that the president withheld taxpayer money from Ukraine – a half-billion-dollar foreign aid package that ticks off most Americans under any circumstances, going to a country notable for not being our country, and for a purpose other than the wall.
Now, Bill Clinton – that was an impeachment!
First, there was the corpus delicti of the case – a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, earning her "presidential kneepads" by sexually servicing the president.
The telephonic evidence wasn't about "Burisma Holdings Limited" or a Ukrainian prosecutor whose name no one can remember. It was tapes of Monica blathering on and on about servicing the president, including such fascinating items as:
Clinton couldn't remember Monica's name after their first two sexual encounters;
Monica's suggestion to Clinton that she be named "assistant to the president for b–- jobs";
Her description of the presidential member ("think of a thumb").
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On Jan. 17, 1998, The Drudge Report broke the intern story. The following week, Clinton gave an impassioned, finger-wagging, squint-eyed address to the nation, saying:
"I want to say one thing to the American people. I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again. I did not have sexual relations with that woman – Miss Lewinsky."
Clinton spent the next seven months dragging the country through his lies, followed by the unraveling of his lies, then more lies, followed by more unraveling.
By late summer, it turned out Monica had, in fact, kept the long-rumored "blue dress" with Clinton's semen on it. The president was ordered to produce a sample of his DNA. It was one of many presidential "firsts" under Clinton.
A few weeks after producing his DNA, Clinton addressed the nation: "Indeed, I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate."
Contrary to the bilge put out by the legacy media ever since their baby boomer, draft-dodging, pot-smoking, Fleetwood Mac-listening president was caught committing numerous, serious felonies, Clinton was not impeached for having a sexual affair (as hilarious as that was).
He was impeached for his repeated perjuries and subornation of perjury in a citizen's private civil rights suit against him.
In May 1994, Paula Jones had brought a lawsuit against Clinton under the 1964 Civil Rights Act – once considered more sacred than any other legislation passed in the 20th century. That law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment.
Jones alleged that, when Clinton was the governor of Arkansas – a phrase that still has a rather disreputable ring to it – he had summoned her, a lowly state employee, to his hotel room, dropped his pants and said, "Kiss it."
To prove her case, Jones had a right to collect evidence to show that he had made similar sexual advances toward other female underlings. This had been expressly confirmed by the Supreme Court's May 27, 1997, unanimous ruling that her lawsuit could proceed without delay. (The court's 9-0 ruling surprised every TV lawyer, but one.)
So Clinton lied. He lied to the country, to his Cabinet and, most important, to the court – under oath in a deposition presided over by federal judge Susan Webber Wright. (I'd add "to his wife," but no one thinks she was fooled.)
During his deposition on Jan. 17, 1998, for example, Clinton gave these answers to Jones' lawyers:
Q: At any time were you and Monica Lewinsky alone together in the Oval Office?
A: I don't recall.
Q: At any time have you and Monica Lewinsky ever been alone together in any room in the White House?
A: I have no specific recollection.
The president had had Monica perform oral sex on him in the White House a half-dozen times, including while he was taking calls from members of Congress. On Easter Sunday, he'd sodomized her with a cigar. He'd just spent months orchestrating a massive campaign to ensure Monica would submit a perjurious affidavit to Jones' attorneys, such as asking Vernon Jordan to arrange a job for her at Revlon in New York City.
To say that he "had no specific recollection" of being alone with Monica is blinding, inarguable perjury.
Liberals sneer that Clinton merely "lied about sex." If it's OK to "lie about sex," then we can't have laws about sex. No laws against sexual harassment, rape, child molestation, human trafficking, prostitution. (Oh sorry – I think I just listed the entire Democratic platform.)
Those are all "just about sex"!
That's why Clinton heatedly insisted that his testimony was "legally accurate," saying, "It depends on what the meaning of 'is' is." Perjury is a very serious crime.
The Supreme Court sure thought so! (This is in contrast to the entire Democratic Party: Not a single Democrat voted against Clinton in the Senate impeachment trial, despite his screamingly obvious perjuries.)
Clinton's first State of the Union address following his Senate trial happened to be the last one of his presidency. The entire Supreme Court boycotted the event. Even the two justices he'd appointed! The court's gigantic message to the felon was conveyed to the sergeant-at-arms in a terse, two-sentence note expressing regrets.
We can't have a legal system if people feel free to lie under oath.
Idiots keep announcing on TV that all impeachments are "political," which they understand to mean "partisan." No – that's not what it means.
As Alexander Hamilton explained in Federalist 65, impeachable offenses are "political" in the sense that they are attacks on the body politic – "injuries done immediately to the society itself."
It doesn't get much more injurious to a "nation of laws, not men" than to have the president of the United States perjuring himself over and over and over again in a citizen's Supreme Court-approved lawsuit against him.
You see, kids? That was an impeachment!


wnd--2020-01-16--Leftist ignorance and today's 'black and white' polarization

The U.S. assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani has illustrated quite well how little many in the West know about the realities on the ground in the various Middle Eastern countries .
The killing was instantly politicized domestically by Democrats , as if yet another reason to `` remove Trump '' in the ongoing attempted coup d'etat against the nation 's elected president .
Remarkably ignorant Hollywood stars and the Democratic left reacted as though the military leader , head of Iranian covert operations and militia groups , were some kind of `` peace dove '' on endless diplomatic missions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many in the United States live behind Soviet walls in their utter ignorant perception of the international world .
The Herland Report recently spoke to Virginia State Sen. Richard Black on this topic .
Hollywood actress Rose McGowan 's tweet serves as an example : `` Dear # Iran .
The USA has disrespected your country , your flag , your people .
52 % of us humbly apologize .
We want peace with your nation .
We are being held hostage by a terrorist regime .
We do not know how to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
# Soleimani . ''
McGowan , who states in her Twitter account that `` I am here to make society better '' ( sic ) , actually says the United States is `` being held hostage by a terrorist regime '' when President Trump is the people 's elected president .
She thereby openly states that she does not respect the outcome of democratic elections .
When a president is duly and constitutionally elected by the people in the nation , McGowan thinks that makes it a `` terrorist regime '' ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ actresses who praise the Iranian system would not even be allowed to land in Tehran without putting on total Islamic veils and covering even the slightest part of her hair , arms , legs and so on .
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McGowan is but one example of the same phenomenon engulfing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tendency to categorize reality into either `` good '' or `` bad '' nations or politicians .
Some countries are considered `` good , '' others `` evil regimes , '' corresponding to the geopolitical quest for territorial dominion .
The left , whose `` benevolent billionaires '' own the U.S. media , do all in their power to demonize Trump .
Anything Trump does is `` evil , '' regardless of what the president says or does .
Anything Hillary Clinton says , on the other hand , is `` great , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Had it been `` the good '' Obama sending off drones and killing Middle Easterners , chances are he would receive the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize for it .
We get it .
The idea is that the world is divided between `` good '' and `` evil '' – `` Trump is evil '' and `` Iran is paradise on earth . ''
Israel is `` evil '' too .
`` All Jews are bad '' and `` all Iranians are good '' ?
The degree of anti-Semitism today is unbelievable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nations or politicians , idealized in a `` black and white '' setting , is extremely dangerous .
It does not correspond to reality and sends its believers into a world of utopianism .
The categorization technique serves yet another purpose – maybe the most important : It gives a nation an outer enemy , something `` evil to fight . ''
Iran serves this purpose to Israel , and Israel to Iran .
Iran is particularly clever in the game of demonization .
Anyone who knows this massive country is fully aware @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the fear of outer enemies to quench diverging domestic opinions .
When you incite fear into a nation , its people are easily subdued into submission under their political rulers .
And how is it with free speech in Russia , by the way ?
Russia Today ( RT ) is remarkably great at criticizing the West and America , and equally very clever in avoiding criticism of Russia , their own president or their own power structures .
If you have noticed , RT seems more and more to be about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting critically what happens in Russia ?
Do n't get me wrong : Russia is a wonderful place with a great history and people , Iran equally a great nation with such a rich history , not to forget the wonderful Iranian food .
But that does not make these nations the saints of the world while President Trump `` is always the devil . ''
Power corrupts , regardless of race or culture .
There is corruption everywhere , not only in Washington .
What we need is more unbiased knowledge about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressive utopianism .
Let us get realism rather than idealism and a balanced view on what is going on in the world .

The U.S. assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani has illustrated quite well how little many in the West know about the realities on the ground in the various Middle Eastern countries. The killing was instantly politicized domestically by Democrats, as if yet another reason to "remove Trump" in the ongoing attempted coup d'etat against the nation's elected president.
Remarkably ignorant Hollywood stars and the Democratic left reacted as though the military leader, head of Iranian covert operations and militia groups, were some kind of "peace dove" on endless diplomatic missions.
It seems to us Europeans that many in the United States live behind Soviet walls in their utter ignorant perception of the international world. The Herland Report recently spoke to Virginia State Sen. Richard Black on this topic. Hollywood actress Rose McGowan's tweet serves as an example: "Dear #Iran. The USA has disrespected your country, your flag, your people. 52% of us humbly apologize. We want peace with your nation. We are being held hostage by a terrorist regime. We do not know how to escape. Please do not kill us. #Soleimani."
McGowan, who states in her Twitter account that "I am here to make society better" (sic), actually says the United States is "being held hostage by a terrorist regime" when President Trump is the people's elected president. She thereby openly states that she does not respect the outcome of democratic elections.
When a president is duly and constitutionally elected by the people in the nation, McGowan thinks that makes it a "terrorist regime"? The stupidity is unbelievable. The Hollywood actresses who praise the Iranian system would not even be allowed to land in Tehran without putting on total Islamic veils and covering even the slightest part of her hair, arms, legs and so on.
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Let them try to start demanding "free speech" in Iran, for example, and the building of Christian churches, for that matter. McGowan is but one example of the same phenomenon engulfing the West:
We have this chronic tendency to categorize reality into either "good" or "bad" nations or politicians. Some countries are considered "good," others "evil regimes," corresponding to the geopolitical quest for territorial dominion.
The left, whose "benevolent billionaires" own the U.S. media, do all in their power to demonize Trump. Anything Trump does is "evil," regardless of what the president says or does. Anything Hillary Clinton says, on the other hand, is "great, just and should be listened to." Had it been "the good" Obama sending off drones and killing Middle Easterners, chances are he would receive the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize for it.
We get it. The idea is that the world is divided between "good" and "evil" – "Trump is evil" and "Iran is paradise on earth." Israel is "evil" too. "All Jews are bad" and "all Iranians are good"? The degree of anti-Semitism today is unbelievable.
The childish, Disney-like portrayal of nations or politicians, idealized in a "black and white" setting, is extremely dangerous. It does not correspond to reality and sends its believers into a world of utopianism.
The categorization technique serves yet another purpose – maybe the most important: It gives a nation an outer enemy, something "evil to fight." Iran serves this purpose to Israel, and Israel to Iran.
Iran is particularly clever in the game of demonization. Anyone who knows this massive country is fully aware of its religious priesthood's clever usage of the fear of outer enemies to quench diverging domestic opinions. When you incite fear into a nation, its people are easily subdued into submission under their political rulers.
And how is it with free speech in Russia, by the way? Russia Today (RT) is remarkably great at criticizing the West and America, and equally very clever in avoiding criticism of Russia, their own president or their own power structures. If you have noticed, RT seems more and more to be about bashing only the West. What about reporting critically what happens in Russia?
Don't get me wrong: Russia is a wonderful place with a great history and people, Iran equally a great nation with such a rich history, not to forget the wonderful Iranian food. But that does not make these nations the saints of the world while President Trump "is always the devil." Power corrupts, regardless of race or culture. There is corruption everywhere, not only in Washington.
What we need is more unbiased knowledge about other nations, grounded in reality not progressive utopianism. Let us get realism rather than idealism and a balanced view on what is going on in the world.
Watch video interview with Sen. Richard Black:


wnd--2020-01-16--Ukrainian plane's demise and the blame game

When determining whether Iran may be covering up evidence of nefarious activities , always look for the earth-moving equipment !
In 2012 , such equipment was reportedly seen at a military site known as Parchin .
Intelligence analysts had received information earlier a uranium deuteride initiator had been tested there .
The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) wanted to gain access to the site to take soil samples for testing , which would reveal whether this was true or not .
But while IAEA negotiated , bulldozers went to work digging up vast amounts of the area in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran was doing .
Five minutes after taking off from Tehran airport on Jan. 8 , 2020 , at 6:12 a.m. , Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 suddenly fell from the sky .
The mullahs denied responsibility for several days , making two announcements : 1 ) the crash was due to mechanical problems ; and 2 ) Tehran would not be transferring the plane 's black boxes that had recorded critical flight data to Boeing as they were severely damaged .
The Iranians later said any suggestion the aircraft was shot down was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. of conducting a `` psychological operation '' against Iranian citizens with its claims .
A few hours later bulldozers were photographed on the crash site , obviously trying once again to cover up evidence .
Western experts now knew the Iranians were undoubtedly lying .
Video evidence of a surface-to-air missile striking the aircraft soon circulated , making it difficult for Iran to issue further denials .
Its decision to finally accept responsibility , while still denying it bulldozed the crash site despite photographic evidence to the contrary , probably came when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mullahs with a way out to accept responsibility but not blame .
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As Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at U.S.-occupied bases in Iraq , it awaited a possible U.S. response .
Perhaps too quick on the trigger , its air defense system detected an unidentified aircraft and fired a missile .
Ukraine Airline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ground , claiming the lives of 176 civilians .
The dead included 82 Iranians , 63 Canadians , 11 Ukrainians , 10 Swedes , four Afghans , three Brits and three Germans .
Buttigieg let fly the suggestion the U.S. drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani had triggered hostilities and , therefore , Trump was partly to blame for Iran 's miscue .
His suggestion was picked up by other Trump critics , such as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and foreign policy `` experts '' on `` The View @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran 's official position .
In a speech given by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that could have been written by Buttigieg , he said : '' It was the U.S. that made for an agitated environment .
It was the U.S. that created an unusual situation .
It was the U.S. that threatened and took our beloved ( Soleimani ) . ''
Iran 's initial denial of responsibility triggered protests in several cities against the nation 's leaders for lying about it .
They continued when another video emerged showing a second missile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again had tried to hide .
Meanwhile , the person who posted the first video has now been arrested .
But with Iran 's admission it `` unintentionally '' shot down the Ukrainian aircraft , it will be interesting to see how this impacts on its annual recognition of an incident occurring 32 years earlier , involving an Iranian airliner shot down unintentionally by the cruiser USS Vincennes .
On July 3 , 1988 , USS Vincennes was operating in the Persian Gulf .
It was another time of U.S./Iranian tensions as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – a conflict in which the U.S. had been assisting Iraq .
The cruiser was tracking five menacing Iranian boats that had attacked our forces , when it detected an unidentified aircraft fast approaching from Iranian airspace .
Despite warnings to identify itself , the aircraft failed to do so .
Fearing the plane was an attack aircraft and with its flight path presenting a threat to USS Vincennes , the order was finally given to fire .
A surface-to-air missile was launched , quickly bringing down Iran Air Flight 655 , claiming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mullahs , President Ronald Reagan immediately acknowledged U.S. responsibility and apologized : '' I am saddened to report that it appears that a proper defensive action by the USS Vincennes this morning in the Persian Gulf an Iranian airliner was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz .
This is a terrible human tragedy .
Our sympathy and condolences go out to the passengers , crew and their families . ''
Despite Reagan 's apology and a U.S. payment to Iran of $ 131.8 million , the mullahs have long asserted the incident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misidentification .
To drive this point home to its citizens , the Iranian government has conducted annual memorial services every year since 1988 to give the incident a high anti-U.S. profile .
Additionally , in an act of revenge typical of the mullahs , the Iranian government attempted later to assassinate the wife of the commanding officer of USS Vincennes by placing a pipe bomb under her vehicle .
While it did go off , she , fortunately , was not injured .
We should not anticipate Iran 's shooting down of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an awakening of any kind as it continues to blame the United States for the loss now of two commercial aircraft .
The late U.S. ambassador to the United Nations , Jeane Kirkpatrick , famously noted an observation about liberals that is still true today .
In her 1984 speech given at the Republican National Convention , she said liberals would rather blame America than outside forces for problems the world faces .
She credited the French writer Jean Francois Revel ( 1924-2006 ) as understanding the dangers of endless self-criticism and self-denigration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself . ''
It is one thing for American citizens to blame America first ; it is quite another for them to promote other countries , responsible for their own actions , do the same .
For Buttigieg , who seeks his party 's 2020 presidential nomination , it is absolutely unpresidential to do so .

When determining whether Iran may be covering up evidence of nefarious activities, always look for the earth-moving equipment!
In 2012, such equipment was reportedly seen at a military site known as Parchin. Intelligence analysts had received information earlier a uranium deuteride initiator had been tested there. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) wanted to gain access to the site to take soil samples for testing, which would reveal whether this was true or not. But while IAEA negotiated, bulldozers went to work digging up vast amounts of the area in an effort to hide evidence of what Iran was doing.
Five minutes after taking off from Tehran airport on Jan. 8, 2020, at 6:12 a.m., Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 suddenly fell from the sky. The mullahs denied responsibility for several days, making two announcements: 1) the crash was due to mechanical problems; and 2) Tehran would not be transferring the plane's black boxes that had recorded critical flight data to Boeing as they were severely damaged. The Iranians later said any suggestion the aircraft was shot down was "scientifically impossible" and accused the U.S. of conducting a "psychological operation" against Iranian citizens with its claims.
A few hours later bulldozers were photographed on the crash site, obviously trying once again to cover up evidence. Western experts now knew the Iranians were undoubtedly lying.
Video evidence of a surface-to-air missile striking the aircraft soon circulated, making it difficult for Iran to issue further denials. Its decision to finally accept responsibility, while still denying it bulldozed the crash site despite photographic evidence to the contrary, probably came when U.S. critics of President Donald Trump provided the mullahs with a way out to accept responsibility but not blame.
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A 2020 Democratic presidential candidate perhaps planting the initial seed for Iran's response was Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
As Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at U.S.-occupied bases in Iraq, it awaited a possible U.S. response. Perhaps too quick on the trigger, its air defense system detected an unidentified aircraft and fired a missile. Ukraine Airline Flight 752 was hit, crashing to the ground, claiming the lives of 176 civilians. The dead included 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Brits and three Germans.
Buttigieg let fly the suggestion the U.S. drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani had triggered hostilities and, therefore, Trump was partly to blame for Iran's miscue. His suggestion was picked up by other Trump critics, such as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and foreign policy "experts" on "The View," before finally being embraced as Iran's official position.
In a speech given by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that could have been written by Buttigieg, he said:
"It was the U.S. that made for an agitated environment. It was the U.S. that created an unusual situation. It was the U.S. that threatened and took our beloved (Soleimani)."
Iran's initial denial of responsibility triggered protests in several cities against the nation's leaders for lying about it. They continued when another video emerged showing a second missile striking the Ukrainian plane, something Tehran again had tried to hide. Meanwhile, the person who posted the first video has now been arrested.
But with Iran's admission it "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian aircraft, it will be interesting to see how this impacts on its annual recognition of an incident occurring 32 years earlier, involving an Iranian airliner shot down unintentionally by the cruiser USS Vincennes.
On July 3, 1988, USS Vincennes was operating in the Persian Gulf. It was another time of U.S./Iranian tensions as the Iran/Iraq war was drawing to a close – a conflict in which the U.S. had been assisting Iraq. The cruiser was tracking five menacing Iranian boats that had attacked our forces, when it detected an unidentified aircraft fast approaching from Iranian airspace. Despite warnings to identify itself, the aircraft failed to do so. Fearing the plane was an attack aircraft and with its flight path presenting a threat to USS Vincennes, the order was finally given to fire. A surface-to-air missile was launched, quickly bringing down Iran Air Flight 655, claiming the lives of 290.
Unlike the mullahs, President Ronald Reagan immediately acknowledged U.S. responsibility and apologized:
"I am saddened to report that it appears that a proper defensive action by the USS Vincennes this morning in the Persian Gulf an Iranian airliner was shot down over the Strait of Hormuz. This is a terrible human tragedy. Our sympathy and condolences go out to the passengers, crew and their families."
Despite Reagan's apology and a U.S. payment to Iran of $131.8 million, the mullahs have long asserted the incident was intentional rather than an act of misidentification. To drive this point home to its citizens, the Iranian government has conducted annual memorial services every year since 1988 to give the incident a high anti-U.S. profile.
Additionally, in an act of revenge typical of the mullahs, the Iranian government attempted later to assassinate the wife of the commanding officer of USS Vincennes by placing a pipe bomb under her vehicle. While it did go off, she, fortunately, was not injured.
We should not anticipate Iran's shooting down of the Ukrainian plane will cause it to have an awakening of any kind as it continues to blame the United States for the loss now of two commercial aircraft.
The late U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Jeane Kirkpatrick, famously noted an observation about liberals that is still true today. In her 1984 speech given at the Republican National Convention, she said liberals would rather blame America than outside forces for problems the world faces. She credited the French writer Jean Francois Revel (1924-2006) as understanding the dangers of endless self-criticism and self-denigration, citing his quote: "Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself."
It is one thing for American citizens to blame America first; it is quite another for them to promote other countries, responsible for their own actions, do the same. For Buttigieg, who seeks his party's 2020 presidential nomination, it is absolutely unpresidential to do so.


wnd--2020-01-15--Why so many Gen Zers are atheists

Why so many Gen Zers are atheists

I was recently asked to comment on a 2018 Barna poll , which revealed some disturbing , although not surprising trends .
`` It may come as no surprise , '' the report tells us , `` that the influence of Christianity in the United States is waning .
Rates of church attendance , religious affiliation , belief in God , prayer and Bible-reading have been dropping for decades .
Americans ' beliefs are becoming more post-Christian and , concurrently , religious identity is changing .
Enter Generation Z : Born between 1999 and 2015 , they are the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do we explain this ?
I can assure you that it 's not because the Bible is any less true .
Or the gospel is any less powerful .
Or Jesus is any less risen .
Or God is any less good .
To the contrary , around the globe ( especially in the global South ) , in country after country , the gospel is spreading at an extraordinary pace .
And right here in America , the Spirit is moving , and lives are being dramatically changed .
What , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
In my view , the problem is not so much with Gen Z as with the way Gen Z was raised .
TRENDING : Best debate moment : Bernie has trouble with math while demanding credit for 30-year-old election win First , many of these young people have been raised in superficial Christian homes .
Their parents embraced a lightweight , me-oriented , prosperity-type gospel , which is a far cry from the real gospel of Jesus .
It does n't empower us to live above sin .
It certainly does n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the age .
Instead , it affirms us and adds to us .
It makes us feel good without addressing our underlying problems .
Such a gospel can not withstand the cravings and pressures and distractions of the world .
Such a gospel will not grow stronger generationally .
Instead , it loses its luster in the light of everyday life .
Its lack of deep roots are exposed over time .
The lesson , then , for Christian leaders is simple : Do n't cheapen the message ; deepen the message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gen Zers have not been called to leave everything and follow Jesus .
They have not been challenged to make a serious commitment .
Consequently , they do not recognize the value and weight of the cross .
Twenty years ago , a young Christian man said to me , `` Give me a cause , and I 'll die for it . ''
I believe he was also speaking for many others of his generation – and for today 's young generation too .
Climate change challenges them to take urgent action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jesus ?
What 's the big deal ?
Where 's the urgency ?
What is the cause ?
Here , too , the lesson is simple and clear : If you want to make real disciples , set the bar high , not low .
Offer grace and forgiveness and mercy through the blood of Jesus , and do n't mix in man-made religious restrictions .
But then lay out the radical nature of salvation .
Following Jesus means a brand new life .
Third , the church was not ready for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propaganda .
And with the advent of social media , Gen Zers have been exposed to all kinds of objections and attacks to their faith at younger and younger ages .
Leading apologist Josh McDowell has said that the objections college students were being confronted with in the past are now influencing kids as young as 12 or 13 .
But , in contrast with college students , these younger kids have not developed as many critical thinking skills .
Plus , in our sound bite generation , a catchy slogan or cute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a powerfully reasoned argument .
In his classic book `` God 's Smuggler , '' Brother Andrew described a surprising discovery he made in his early years of ministry behind the Iron Curtain .
In the country of Yugoslavia , the churches seemed to have more liberty than in other Communist countries .
Yet these churches were devoid of young people .
He asked a friend about it , and the friend called up a woman who attended that church .
`` Why is n't your son Joseph here with you ? ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) She replied , `` I 'm an uneducated peasant .
What can I do ?
The schools tell my son there is no God .
The educated people say there is no God .
Why should he believe me ? ''
( This is a close paraphrase . )
That applies to us more than we realize today .
Generation Zers were born between 1999 and 2015 .
( Our four grandchildren fall into that category . )
And 2007 was dubbed `` the year of the atheist . ''
That was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hitchens came to national ( and international ) prominence with their frontal assaults on the Bible , God and the Christian faith .
And while Christian intellectuals were able to counter their arguments with relative ease , those answers , for the most part , did not reach the man or woman in the pew , let alone their children .
And what of the emotional force of their arguments ?
Not only was an intellectual response needed , but an encounter with God was needed as well .
In many churches , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gen Z has grown up in the midst of LGBT activism , which , in turn , has done a terrific job of portraying Christians as hostile , primitive bigots .
Who wants to associate with them ?
As for church leaders , rather than leading the way with a compassionate , uncompromising response , we have all too often retreated from the controversial issues .
And by not wanting to offend , we have failed to help those struggling in our midst , not to mention failed to impact those living outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to all this is simple .
First , we recover our first love and passion for the Lord , seeking Him for personal revival .
Second , we get back to the biblical gospel , without dilution or mixture .
Third , we lean on the power of the Spirit , believing that a fresh encounter with Him can transform the worst of sinners .
Fourth , we get equipped in basic apologetics , using the many terrific resources available today .
Fifth , we run to the front lines of the culture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God has a better way .
Churches that do this are thriving and growing , and some of their most zealous attendees are straight from Generation Z .
So , rather than looking at how bad things are – and they certainly are bad – let 's look at how ripe the harvest is .

I was recently asked to comment on a 2018 Barna poll, which revealed some disturbing, although not surprising trends.
"It may come as no surprise," the report tells us, "that the influence of Christianity in the United States is waning. Rates of church attendance, religious affiliation, belief in God, prayer and Bible-reading have been dropping for decades. Americans' beliefs are becoming more post-Christian and, concurrently, religious identity is changing. Enter Generation Z: Born between 1999 and 2015, they are the first truly 'post-Christian' generation." How do we explain this?
I can assure you that it's not because the Bible is any less true. Or the gospel is any less powerful. Or Jesus is any less risen. Or God is any less good.
To the contrary, around the globe (especially in the global South), in country after country, the gospel is spreading at an extraordinary pace. And right here in America, the Spirit is moving, and lives are being dramatically changed.
What, then, is the problem with Generation Z? In my view, the problem is not so much with Gen Z as with the way Gen Z was raised.
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First, many of these young people have been raised in superficial Christian homes. Their parents embraced a lightweight, me-oriented, prosperity-type gospel, which is a far cry from the real gospel of Jesus.
It doesn't transform us.
It doesn't convict us.
It doesn't empower us to live above sin.
It certainly doesn't compete with the many temptations and pleasures of the age.
Instead, it affirms us and adds to us.
It makes us feel good without addressing our underlying problems.
Such a gospel cannot withstand the cravings and pressures and distractions of the world. Such a gospel will not grow stronger generationally. Instead, it loses its luster in the light of everyday life. Its lack of deep roots are exposed over time.
The lesson, then, for Christian leaders is simple: Don't cheapen the message; deepen the message.
Second, and closely related, Gen Zers have not been called to leave everything and follow Jesus.
They have not been challenged to make a serious commitment. Consequently, they do not recognize the value and weight of the cross.
Twenty years ago, a young Christian man said to me, "Give me a cause, and I'll die for it."
I believe he was also speaking for many others of his generation – and for today's young generation too.
Social justice calls on young people to make radical choices.
Climate change challenges them to take urgent action.
But the church? Religion? Jesus? What's the big deal? Where's the urgency? What is the cause?
Here, too, the lesson is simple and clear: If you want to make real disciples, set the bar high, not low. Offer grace and forgiveness and mercy through the blood of Jesus, and don't mix in man-made religious restrictions.
But then lay out the radical nature of salvation. Following Jesus means a brand new life.
Third, the church was not ready for the onslaught of anti-God, anti-Bible, anti-Christian propaganda. And with the advent of social media, Gen Zers have been exposed to all kinds of objections and attacks to their faith at younger and younger ages.
Leading apologist Josh McDowell has said that the objections college students were being confronted with in the past are now influencing kids as young as 12 or 13. But, in contrast with college students, these younger kids have not developed as many critical thinking skills. Plus, in our sound bite generation, a catchy slogan or cute meme carries a lot more weight than a powerfully reasoned argument.
In his classic book "God's Smuggler," Brother Andrew described a surprising discovery he made in his early years of ministry behind the Iron Curtain. In the country of Yugoslavia, the churches seemed to have more liberty than in other Communist countries. Yet these churches were devoid of young people.
He asked a friend about it, and the friend called up a woman who attended that church.
"Why isn't your son Joseph here with you?" (He was 10 years old.)
She replied, "I'm an uneducated peasant. What can I do? The schools tell my son there is no God. The educated people say there is no God. Why should he believe me?" (This is a close paraphrase.)
That applies to us more than we realize today.
Generation Zers were born between 1999 and 2015. (Our four grandchildren fall into that category.) And 2007 was dubbed "the year of the atheist."
That was when authors like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens came to national (and international) prominence with their frontal assaults on the Bible, God and the Christian faith.
And while Christian intellectuals were able to counter their arguments with relative ease, those answers, for the most part, did not reach the man or woman in the pew, let alone their children.
And what of the emotional force of their arguments? Not only was an intellectual response needed, but an encounter with God was needed as well. In many churches, both were sadly lacking.
Fourth, Gen Z has grown up in the midst of LGBT activism, which, in turn, has done a terrific job of portraying Christians as hostile, primitive bigots. Who wants to associate with them?
As for church leaders, rather than leading the way with a compassionate, uncompromising response, we have all too often retreated from the controversial issues. And by not wanting to offend, we have failed to help those struggling in our midst, not to mention failed to impact those living outside our doors.
Thankfully, the solution to all this is simple.
First, we recover our first love and passion for the Lord, seeking Him for personal revival.
Second, we get back to the biblical gospel, without dilution or mixture.
Third, we lean on the power of the Spirit, believing that a fresh encounter with Him can transform the worst of sinners.
Fourth, we get equipped in basic apologetics, using the many terrific resources available today.
Fifth, we run to the front lines of the culture rather than from them, proclaiming that God has a better way.
Churches that do this are thriving and growing, and some of their most zealous attendees are straight from Generation Z.
So, rather than looking at how bad things are – and they certainly are bad – let's look at how ripe the harvest is.
It's time to reap!


wnd--2020-01-15--Ilhan Omar and Steve King: A tale of 2 flamethrowers

Eighty-six percent of Democrats consider President Donald Trump `` racist , '' according to a July 2019 Quinnipiac poll .
By contrast , 91 % of Republicans do not consider him `` racist . ''
Perhaps more disturbing , a November 2018 online Axios poll by SurveyMonkey found that a whopping 61 % of Democrats believe Republicans are `` racist/bigoted/sexist . ''
A comparatively small 31 % of Republicans feel the same way about Democrats .
For a party that considers Republicans racist/bigoted/sexist , how do Democrats somehow , someway manage to tolerate , if not embrace , Rep. Ilhan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first-termer , her list of cringeworthy , insulting and anti-Semitic remarks is impressive .
Omar 's latest occurred shortly after Trump authorized the drone strike that killed the Iranian terrorist leader Qassem Soleimani .
Flanked by other Democratic House members , Omar said she felt `` ill '' because `` of everything that is taking place , '' adding : `` And I think every time I hear … of conversations around war , I find myself being stricken with PTSD .
And I find peace knowing that I serve with great advocates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courage against war . ''
Not a word of sympathy for the estimated 1,100 U.S. soldiers maimed or killed between 2005 and 2011 by explosively formed penetrators , the use of which Soleimani oversaw .
Omar , a Muslim refugee from Somalia , tweeted in response to Rep. Jim Banks ' , R-Ind.
, comments on her PTSD remark : `` I survived war as a child and deal with post-traumatic stress disorder – much like many who have served or lived through war .
It 's shameful that you as a member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survivors . ''
Omar , in 2012 , before she became a member of Congress , tweeted : `` Israel has hypnotized the world , may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel . ''
After her election to Congress , she apologized : `` I heard from Jewish orgs .
that my use of the word 'hypnotize ' and the ugly sentiment it holds was offensive .
I spent … little energy ( in ) disavowing the anti-Semitic trope I unknowingly used , which is unfortunate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate moment : Bernie has trouble with math while demanding credit for 30-year-old election win Then there were her accusations in February 2019 that supporters of Israel were deluded or bought off .
It 's `` all about the Benjamins baby , '' she tweeted .
At a town hall shortly after that comment , Omar said , `` I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country . ''
Rep. Nita Lowey , D-N.Y. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rep. Omar continues to mischaracterize support for Israel . ''
Omar did not back down , tweeting : `` Our Democracy is built on debate , Congresswoman !
I should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a foreign country in order to serve my country in Congress or serve on committee .
The people of the 5th elected me to serve their interest .
I am sure we agree on that ! ''
Omar was dismissive of the seriousness of terror attacks of Sept. 11 , 2001 .
At a March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relations , she said : `` Here 's the truth : For far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen and , frankly , I 'm tired of it , and every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it .
CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties . ''
`` Some people did something '' ?
If Republicans have an equivalent to Omar , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He , too , has compiled an impressive list of cringeworthy , bigoted comments .
Last year , the pro-life congressman said : `` What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled those people out that were products of rape or incest ?
Would there be any population of the world left if we did that ? ''
In 2016 , he said : `` They chose to have a Congressional Black Caucus .
They chose to have an abortion .
I would give you even money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say they ca n't afford an abortion have an iPhone , which costs more . ''
Then came King 's interview with The New York Times in which he said : `` White nationalist , white supremacist , Western civilization – how did that language become offensive ?
Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization ? ''
Within days of that comment , House Republicans introduced a resolution of disapproval condemning King by name , as well as his remarks .
Every Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but one Democrat .
Republican House leadership then stripped King of all his committee assignments .
By contrast , the Democrats , in response to Omar 's anti-Semitic comments , passed a watered-down resolution that condemned all types of bigotry , including anti-Semitism .
But the resolution made no specific reference to Omar .
And it appears that Democratic leadership did not even consider stripping her of committee assignments .
A tale of two flamethrowers .
Now which party is `` racist/bigoted/sexist '' ?

Eighty-six percent of Democrats consider President Donald Trump "racist," according to a July 2019 Quinnipiac poll. By contrast, 91% of Republicans do not consider him "racist." Perhaps more disturbing, a November 2018 online Axios poll by SurveyMonkey found that a whopping 61% of Democrats believe Republicans are "racist/bigoted/sexist." A comparatively small 31% of Republicans feel the same way about Democrats.
For a party that considers Republicans racist/bigoted/sexist, how do Democrats somehow, someway manage to tolerate, if not embrace, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.? For a congressional first-termer, her list of cringeworthy, insulting and anti-Semitic remarks is impressive.
Omar's latest occurred shortly after Trump authorized the drone strike that killed the Iranian terrorist leader Qassem Soleimani. Flanked by other Democratic House members, Omar said she felt "ill" because "of everything that is taking place," adding: "And I think every time I hear … of conversations around war, I find myself being stricken with PTSD. And I find peace knowing that I serve with great advocates for peace and people who have shown courage against war."
Not a word of sympathy for the estimated 1,100 U.S. soldiers maimed or killed between 2005 and 2011 by explosively formed penetrators, the use of which Soleimani oversaw. Omar, a Muslim refugee from Somalia, tweeted in response to Rep. Jim Banks', R-Ind., comments on her PTSD remark: "I survived war as a child and deal with post-traumatic stress disorder – much like many who have served or lived through war. It's shameful that you as a member of Congress would erase the PTSD of survivors."
Omar, in 2012, before she became a member of Congress, tweeted: "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel." After her election to Congress, she apologized: "I heard from Jewish orgs. that my use of the word 'hypnotize' and the ugly sentiment it holds was offensive. I spent … little energy (in) disavowing the anti-Semitic trope I unknowingly used, which is unfortunate and offensive."
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Then there were her accusations in February 2019 that supporters of Israel were deluded or bought off. It's "all about the Benjamins baby," she tweeted. At a town hall shortly after that comment, Omar said, "I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country." Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., tweeted, "I am saddened that Rep. Omar continues to mischaracterize support for Israel." Omar did not back down, tweeting: "Our Democracy is built on debate, Congresswoman! I should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a foreign country in order to serve my country in Congress or serve on committee. The people of the 5th elected me to serve their interest. I am sure we agree on that!"
Omar was dismissive of the seriousness of terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. At a March 2019 fundraiser for the Council on American-Islamic relations, she said: "Here's the truth: For far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen and, frankly, I'm tired of it, and every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it. CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties."
"Some people did something"?
If Republicans have an equivalent to Omar, it is Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. He, too, has compiled an impressive list of cringeworthy, bigoted comments. Last year, the pro-life congressman said: "What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled those people out that were products of rape or incest? Would there be any population of the world left if we did that?" In 2016, he said: "They chose to have a Congressional Black Caucus. They chose to have an abortion. I would give you even money that a vast majority of mothers who say they can't afford an abortion have an iPhone, which costs more."
Then came King's interview with The New York Times in which he said: "White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization – how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?"
Within days of that comment, House Republicans introduced a resolution of disapproval condemning King by name, as well as his remarks. Every Republicans voted for it, as did all but one Democrat. Republican House leadership then stripped King of all his committee assignments.
By contrast, the Democrats, in response to Omar's anti-Semitic comments, passed a watered-down resolution that condemned all types of bigotry, including anti-Semitism. But the resolution made no specific reference to Omar. And it appears that Democratic leadership did not even consider stripping her of committee assignments.
A tale of two flamethrowers. Now which party is "racist/bigoted/sexist"?


wnd--2020-01-15--'Death to America' Democrats

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wnd--2020-01-15--Solving homelessness without government (it's the only way)

( AFA.NET ) == Homelessness is reaching epidemic proportions in America .
On a single night in January 2018 , @ @ @ @ @ homelessness in the United States .
Slightly more than 1/3 of them - 35 % @ @ @ @ @ Government policies clearly have something to do with the problem .
According to HUD , @ @ @ @ @ of all the unsheltered homeless people in the country ( 108,432 ) , with nine @ @ @ @ @ as Florida , even though its population is only twice that of Florida .
The @ @ @ @ @ highest rates of homelessness have all been governed for decades by Democrats : New York @ @ @ @ @ Oregon , Washington , and Washington , D.C. , which has a homeless rate of @ @ @ @ @ .

(AFA.NET) == Homelessness is reaching epidemic proportions in America. On a single night in January 2018, there were 552,830 people experiencing homelessness in the United States. Slightly more than 1/3 of them - 35% - were unsheltered individuals.
Government policies clearly have something to do with the problem. According to HUD, California has more than half of all the unsheltered homeless people in the country (108,432), with nine times as many unsheltered homeless as Florida, even though its population is only twice that of Florida.
The states and jurisdictions with the highest rates of homelessness have all been governed for decades by Democrats: New York, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, and Washington, D.C., which has a homeless rate of six times the national average.
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wnd--2020-01-15--'The Speaker lied': As Pelosi names impeachment managers, Trump hits back hard

Within moments of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s long-awaited announcement Wednesday of the seven Democrats who would be in charge of the Trump impeachment trial in the Senate , the White House released a blistering attack on Pelosi and the entire , transparently political impeachment process .
It was a sign of things to come , and an excellent indication of how brutal the upcoming fight is going to be .
“ The only thing Speaker Pelosi has achieved with this sham , illegitimate impeachment process , is to prove she is focused on politics instead of the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
TRENDING : Best debate moment : Bernie has trouble with math while demanding credit for 30-year-old election win “ The Speaker lied when she claimed this was urgent and vital to national security because when the articles passed , she held them for an entire month in an egregious effort to garner political support .
She failed and the naming of these managers does not change a single thing .
President Trump has done nothing wrong.
” No one who has followed the impeachment saga closely could disagree with the point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who control the House of Representatives rammed through their ludicrously amorphous articles of impeachment in December -- the “ obstruction of Congress ” charge alone should have had the Founders spinning in their graves -- the rationale for the unseemly speed was that Trump ’ s continued residence in the White House somehow constituted a danger to the Republic .
Yet , in a burst of cleverness that might well have come from watching too much liberal TV , Pelosi decided to withhold the articles from the Senate for nearly a month , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was “ fair ” but more likely to see if some kind of evidence might drop from the sky that would help the Democrats improve their historically bad case .
As the heavens don ’ t seem to be helping her , and even Democrats were getting impatient with the delay , Pelosi finally caved .
As The Associated Press reported , the House voted Wednesday to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate shortly after Pelosi announced her racially diverse cast of impeachment managers .
To get an idea of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solemn constitutional process , note that USA Today thought it was important to mention the ethnic affiliations of the House impeachment team : “ Unlike the group of 13 Republicans who managed their case against President Bill Clinton , who were all white men , this group of seven managers consists of three women and four men .
Two are members of the Congressional Black Caucus , and one is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus . ''
Imagine the box-checking that went on in the speaker ’ s suite to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter , Trump himself blasted the latest move as another “ Con Job by the Do Nothing Democrats.
” As usual , he had plenty of critics -- liberals love to follow the president they loathe -- but he had plenty of supporters , too .
But this one summed it up well .
While Pelosi 's antics might be too serious to be considered a sketch show comedy , there 's no doubt that the San Francisco Democrat 's tenures as House speaker have been marked by making a travesty of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her first time around , she managed to saddle the country with the disastrous yoke of Obamacare , with a series of parliamentary maneuvers and strongarm tactics that would make Machiavelli blush .
This time , she ’ s managed in the course of a year to apparently lose control over her caucus to its most left-wing elements and saddle the country now with the unnecessary burden of watching its duly elected president defeat a despicable impeachment attempt .
The big point to remember is that Pelosi and her Democrats lost control of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Obamacare passed .
Impeachment could well have the same effect .
It 's doubtless going to be a distraction for a president who 's already busy fighting a war on terrorism , managing the country ’ s relations with enemies like Iran , and revamping the trade relationship with China .
That ’ s an agenda that would mean most administration ’ s hands were full .
But that didn ’ t stop the Trump White House on Wednesday from coming out swinging .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal @

President Donald Trump’s White House came out swinging.
Within moments of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s long-awaited announcement Wednesday of the seven Democrats who would be in charge of the Trump impeachment trial in the Senate, the White House released a blistering attack on Pelosi and the entire, transparently political impeachment process.
It was a sign of things to come, and an excellent indication of how brutal the upcoming fight is going to be.
“The only thing Speaker Pelosi has achieved with this sham, illegitimate impeachment process, is to prove she is focused on politics instead of the American people,” the White House statement said.
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“The Speaker lied when she claimed this was urgent and vital to national security because when the articles passed, she held them for an entire month in an egregious effort to garner political support. She failed and the naming of these managers does not change a single thing. President Trump has done nothing wrong.”
White House issues statement on Nancy Pelosi’s appointment of impeachment managers:#ImpeachmentTrial pic.twitter.com/InRxWSfEE3 — WSCP1 #EliteCult45 (@WSCP1) January 15, 2020
No one who has followed the impeachment saga closely could disagree with the point about Pelosi's delay.
When Democrats who control the House of Representatives rammed through their ludicrously amorphous articles of impeachment in December -- the “obstruction of Congress” charge alone should have had the Founders spinning in their graves -- the rationale for the unseemly speed was that Trump’s continued residence in the White House somehow constituted a danger to the Republic.
Yet, in a burst of cleverness that might well have come from watching too much liberal TV, Pelosi decided to withhold the articles from the Senate for nearly a month, ostensibly to be sure the Senate trial was “fair” but more likely to see if some kind of evidence might drop from the sky that would help the Democrats improve their historically bad case.
As the heavens don’t seem to be helping her, and even Democrats were getting impatient with the delay, Pelosi finally caved.
As The Associated Press reported, the House voted Wednesday to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate shortly after Pelosi announced her racially diverse cast of impeachment managers.
To get an idea of the absurdity that’s surrounding a supposedly solemn constitutional process, note that USA Today thought it was important to mention the ethnic affiliations of the House impeachment team:
“Unlike the group of 13 Republicans who managed their case against President Bill Clinton, who were all white men, this group of seven managers consists of three women and four men. Two are members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and one is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus."
Imagine the box-checking that went on in the speaker’s suite to get to that lineup.
Meanwhile, on Twitter, Trump himself blasted the latest move as another “Con Job by the Do Nothing Democrats.”
Here we go again, another Con Job by the Do Nothing Democrats. All of this work was supposed to be done by the House, not the Senate! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2020
As usual, he had plenty of critics -- liberals love to follow the president they loathe -- but he had plenty of supporters, too.
Democrats continue to fail the nation in so many ways! Pelosi and her crew are oblivious to political reality! President Trump has the people with him! — MatthewJshow (@MatthewJshow) January 15, 2020
We are behind you President Trump! pic.twitter.com/Elnv3M2sKt — Wild Bill (@wmmII88) January 15, 2020
I wish democratic leaders respected POTUS the way they did the dead Iranian terrorist who they still mourn. — Michael Samuels (@MSamuels_LINY) January 15, 2020
But this one summed it up well.
It's very sad, but the Democrats in control of the US House, have by their impeachment hoax, relegated the House of Representatives to the status of a Saturday Night Live parody. A Republican takeover is imperative to restore its governing credibility ~ — Allen Sutton (@StewardshipAmer) January 15, 2020
While Pelosi's antics might be too serious to be considered a sketch show comedy, there's no doubt that the San Francisco Democrat's tenures as House speaker have been marked by making a travesty of the governance of the United States.
During her first time around, she managed to saddle the country with the disastrous yoke of Obamacare, with a series of parliamentary maneuvers and strongarm tactics that would make Machiavelli blush.
This time, she’s managed in the course of a year to apparently lose control over her caucus to its most left-wing elements and saddle the country now with the unnecessary burden of watching its duly elected president defeat a despicable impeachment attempt.
The big point to remember is that Pelosi and her Democrats lost control of the House in the 2010 midterms, after Obamacare passed. Impeachment could well have the same effect.
It's doubtless going to be a distraction for a president who's already busy fighting a war on terrorism, managing the country’s relations with enemies like Iran, and revamping the trade relationship with China.
That’s an agenda that would mean most administration’s hands were full.
But that didn’t stop the Trump White House on Wednesday from coming out swinging.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-16--Trans student plops plastic penises in garden, calls it 'art'

( THE COLLEGE FIX ) -- For one of his fall semester courses , a transgender student at the University @ @ @ @ @ ” a bunch of plastic penises in the dirt near the campus library … to @ @ @ @ @ for trans students .
Kaiden Zaldumbide ’ s assignment for the course ART 151 was @ @ @ @ @ of an object , ” according The Aggie .
His original plan was to copy @ @ @ @ @ symbolize how so-called “ tampon taxes ” result in gender inequality .
However , a @ @ @ @ @ campus LGBTQIA Resource Center gave him a better idea : “ I was like , @ @ @ @ @ 100 d-cks !
’ ”

(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- For one of his fall semester courses, a transgender student at the University of California Davis “planted” a bunch of plastic penises in the dirt near the campus library … to highlight what life is like for trans students.
Kaiden Zaldumbide’s assignment for the course ART 151 was to “make 100 copies of an object,” according The Aggie. His original plan was to copy images of a tampon to symbolize how so-called “tampon taxes” result in gender inequality.
However, a packet he got from the campus LGBTQIA Resource Center gave him a better idea: “I was like, ‘I wanna do 100 d-cks!’”
Read the full story ›


wnd--2020-01-16--Just before his sentencing, Michael Flynn to withdraw guilty plea!

Alleging `` bad faith '' by the government , former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn moved to withdraw the guilty plea entered with the Robert Mueller 's special counsel office .
The court filing came after the Justice Department decided last week change its recommendation of no prison time , recommending up to six months , alleging he was not fully cooperating or accepting responsibility for his actions .
On , Tuesday , however , Flynn 's attorneys moved to withdraw his plea `` because of the government 's bad faith , vindictiveness and breach of the plea agreement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad faith in pure retaliation against Mr. Flynn since he retained new counsel , '' Flynn 's attorneys wrote .
`` This can only be because with new , unconflicted counsel , Mr. Flynn refused to lie for the prosecution .
TRENDING : Californians literally swimming in fecal matter thanks in part to left 's homelessness crisis '' Justice is not a game , and there should be no room for such gamesmanship in the Department of Justice , '' they wrote .
Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to investigators about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 regarding sanctions and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller 's Russia probe .
Flynn hired a new lawyer in 2019 , former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell , who filed a motion for dismissal in October .
The motion alleged the Justice Department manipulated Flynn 's FBI interview transcript , known as a 302 , to charge him with lying and was withholding exculpatory evidence .
Powell presented evidence former FBI lawyer Lisa Page edited Flynn 's 302 report then lied to the Justice Department about the edits .
Powell contended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for outrageous government misconduct . ''
In November , a federal judge granted Flynn 's request to delay his criminal sentencing until after the release of the Justice Department inspector general 's report on alleged government surveillance abuses against the Trump campaign in 2016 .
But on Dec. 18 , D.C. federal court Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected Flynn 's claim that he was pressured to plead guilty .
Flynn is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 28 in Sullivan 's court .
Powell , in an interview Tuesday night on Fox News ' `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` one atrocity after another . ''
`` The recent sentencing note is full of lies , '' she said .
In its sentencing memorandum last week , the Justice Department charged Flynn 's `` conduct was more than just a series of lies ; it was an abuse of trust . ''
`` The government acknowledges that the defendant 's history of military service , and his prior assistance to the government , though not substantial , may distinguish him from these other defendants , '' the memo said .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these factors , and to impose an appropriate sentence . ''
Powell alleged in her motion in October that FBI officials `` added an unequivocal statement that 'Flynn stated he did not ' — in response to whether Mr. Flynn had asked Kislyak to vote in a certain manner or slow down the UN vote [ on sanctions ] . ''
`` This is a deceptive manipulation because , as the notes of the agents show , Mr. Flynn was not even sure he had spoken to Russia/Kislyak on the issue .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she wrote .
Powell also alleged that agents added the statement : `` or if Kislyak described any Russian response to a request by Flynn . ''
`` That question and answer does not appear in the notes , yet it was made into a criminal offense , '' Powell wrote .
`` The draft also shows that the agents moved a sentence to make it seem to be an answer to a question it was not . ''
Powell also raised concerns about text messages between lead FBI investigator Peter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyer Lisa Page , who served as special counsel to FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe .
The text exchange took place after publication of the anti-Trump dossier .
Powell 's court filing said Strzok informed Page he was discussing with a colleague using the dossier , now that it had been published , `` as a pretext to go interview some people . ''
According to the texts , in the next two weeks , there were `` many meetings '' between Strzok and McCabe to discuss `` whether to interview National Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what interview strategies to use . ''
Powell alleged that on Jan. 23 , 2017 – the day before the FBI interviewed Flynn at the White House – `` the upper echelon of the FBI met to orchestrate ” strategies that would have Flynn talk `` in such a way as to keep from alerting him from understanding that he was being interviewed in a criminal investigation of which he was the target . ''
`` In short , they planned to deceive him about the entire scenario , and keep him 'unguarded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleged that under former FBI Director James Comey 's direction , McCabe `` personally called Flynn to pave the way for the uncounseled conversation . ''
Powell claimed the government is hiding evidence `` of the original 302 , other exculpatory texts , and other forms of information completely . ''
Prosecutors have denied the claim , insisting `` the government has exceeded its discovery and disclosure obligations in this matter , '' providing Flynn with thousands of pages of documents .

Alleging "bad faith" by the government, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn moved to withdraw the guilty plea entered with the Robert Mueller's special counsel office.
The court filing came after the Justice Department decided last week change its recommendation of no prison time, recommending up to six months, alleging he was not fully cooperating or accepting responsibility for his actions.
On, Tuesday, however, Flynn's attorneys moved to withdraw his plea "because of the government's bad faith, vindictiveness and breach of the plea agreement."
"The prosecution has shown abject bad faith in pure retaliation against Mr. Flynn since he retained new counsel," Flynn's attorneys wrote. "This can only be because with new, unconflicted counsel, Mr. Flynn refused to lie for the prosecution.
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"Justice is not a game, and there should be no room for such gamesmanship in the Department of Justice," they wrote.
Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to investigators about conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in 2016 regarding sanctions and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.
Flynn hired a new lawyer in 2019, former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell, who filed a motion for dismissal in October. The motion alleged the Justice Department manipulated Flynn's FBI interview transcript, known as a 302, to charge him with lying and was withholding exculpatory evidence.
Powell presented evidence former FBI lawyer Lisa Page edited Flynn's 302 report then lied to the Justice Department about the edits.
Powell contended the case should be thrown out "for outrageous government misconduct."
In November, a federal judge granted Flynn's request to delay his criminal sentencing until after the release of the Justice Department inspector general's report on alleged government surveillance abuses against the Trump campaign in 2016.
But on Dec. 18, D.C. federal court Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected Flynn's claim that he was pressured to plead guilty.
Flynn is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 28 in Sullivan's court.
Powell, in an interview Tuesday night on Fox News' "Hannity," said it's been "one atrocity after another."
"The recent sentencing note is full of lies," she said.
In its sentencing memorandum last week, the Justice Department charged Flynn's "conduct was more than just a series of lies; it was an abuse of trust."
"The government acknowledges that the defendant's history of military service, and his prior assistance to the government, though not substantial, may distinguish him from these other defendants," the memo said. "The government asks the court to consider all of these factors, and to impose an appropriate sentence."
'Deceptive manipulation'
Powell alleged in her motion in October that FBI officials "added an unequivocal statement that 'Flynn stated he did not' — in response to whether Mr. Flynn had asked Kislyak to vote in a certain manner or slow down the UN vote [on sanctions]."
"This is a deceptive manipulation because, as the notes of the agents show, Mr. Flynn was not even sure he had spoken to Russia/Kislyak on the issue. He had talked to dozens of countries," she wrote.
Powell also alleged that agents added the statement: "or if Kislyak described any Russian response to a request by Flynn."
"That question and answer does not appear in the notes, yet it was made into a criminal offense," Powell wrote. "The draft also shows that the agents moved a sentence to make it seem to be an answer to a question it was not."
Strzok and Page
Powell also raised concerns about text messages between lead FBI investigator Peter Strzok and his then-paramour, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who served as special counsel to FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
The text exchange took place after publication of the anti-Trump dossier. Powell's court filing said Strzok informed Page he was discussing with a colleague using the dossier, now that it had been published, "as a pretext to go interview some people."
According to the texts, in the next two weeks, there were "many meetings" between Strzok and McCabe to discuss "whether to interview National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and if so, what interview strategies to use."
Powell alleged that on Jan. 23, 2017 – the day before the FBI interviewed Flynn at the White House – "the upper echelon of the FBI met to orchestrate” strategies that would have Flynn talk "in such a way as to keep from alerting him from understanding that he was being interviewed in a criminal investigation of which he was the target."
"In short, they planned to deceive him about the entire scenario, and keep him 'unguarded,'" Powell claimed.
She alleged that under former FBI Director James Comey's direction, McCabe "personally called Flynn to pave the way for the uncounseled conversation."
Powell claimed the government is hiding evidence "of the original 302, other exculpatory texts, and other forms of information completely."
Prosecutors have denied the claim, insisting "the government has exceeded its discovery and disclosure obligations in this matter," providing Flynn with thousands of pages of documents.
In October, prosecutors called the defense's filings a "fishing expedition."


wnd--2020-01-16--Walmart's gun policy does nothing as shopper builds IED from items around store

Walmart infamously instituted a no-open-carry policy in a knee-jerk response to shootings in two of its stores last year , but a recent incident highlights that the real problem is n't customers ' right to carry .
One woman proved that even seemingly harmless items from Walmart 's own shelves can be turned into something capable of deadly destruction .
At a Tampa , Florida , Walmart on Saturday , a security guard noticed a woman wandering the aisles as she opened the store 's merchandise .
To the untrained eye , the woman , identified later as 37-year-old Emily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be gathering household supplies .
She picked up a mason jar , a flammable liquid and brad nails -- the container , fuel and shrapnel for an improvised explosive device .
The security guard , understandably worried , called the Hillsborough County Sheriff 's Office .
He also grabbed the attention of an off-duty Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer who was inside the store .
TRENDING : Virginia governor declares 'state of emergency ' as militias prepare to march on Richmond According to WTVT , the police report revealed that Stallard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The woman was attempting to light a shoelace wick before being stopped .
Even worse , the report claims Stallard had a young child with her who was coerced into helping her construct the IED .
It appears as though this was n't a personal vendetta or a political statement , as Stallard 's landlord suggested that she may have a mental illness .
The incident in Tampa shows how ludicrous Walmart 's open-carry policy is .
The Arkansas-based retail empire asked customers not to open carry after a 2019 shooting at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made national headlines .
In addition to the policy , the company also rolled back what types of firearms it sold .
Of course , just like gun-free zones , these policies just make shoppers less safe .
As was proven in Tampa , even household supplies found around Walmart can be turned into something deadly .
Thankfully , it appears the extent of Stallard 's bomb-making knowledge stopped at using denatured alcohol as fuel for her incendiary device .
For a trained person intent on causing death and destruction , Walmart might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just as the store 's open-carry policy will readily be ignored by a shooter intent on killing , the ( implied ) policy of no bomb-building was so easy to get around that a woman with a child was able to construct an IED .
Conversely , encouraging citizens to flex their Second Amendment right to carry inside of stores could be a boon for shoppers .
As was proven in a failed Texas church shooting this past December , in which at least seven churchgoers drew their firearms on the shooter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizens is the best security system you can ask for .
While Walmart was lucky to have a sharp-eyed security guard on duty in Tampa , allowing customers more options to carry firearms appears to be a common-sense solution for stores ' safety .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Walmart infamously instituted a no-open-carry policy in a knee-jerk response to shootings in two of its stores last year, but a recent incident highlights that the real problem isn't customers' right to carry.
One woman proved that even seemingly harmless items from Walmart's own shelves can be turned into something capable of deadly destruction.
At a Tampa, Florida, Walmart on Saturday, a security guard noticed a woman wandering the aisles as she opened the store's merchandise. To the untrained eye, the woman, identified later as 37-year-old Emily Stallard, could have appeared to simply be gathering household supplies.
She picked up a mason jar, a flammable liquid and brad nails -- the container, fuel and shrapnel for an improvised explosive device.
The security guard, understandably worried, called the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. He also grabbed the attention of an off-duty Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer who was inside the store.
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According to WTVT, the police report revealed that Stallard assembled the materials into a makeshift bomb. The woman was attempting to light a shoelace wick before being stopped.
Even worse, the report claims Stallard had a young child with her who was coerced into helping her construct the IED.
It appears as though this wasn't a personal vendetta or a political statement, as Stallard's landlord suggested that she may have a mental illness.
The incident in Tampa shows how ludicrous Walmart's open-carry policy is.
The Arkansas-based retail empire asked customers not to open carry after a 2019 shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart made national headlines. In addition to the policy, the company also rolled back what types of firearms it sold.
Of course, just like gun-free zones, these policies just make shoppers less safe.
As was proven in Tampa, even household supplies found around Walmart can be turned into something deadly. Thankfully, it appears the extent of Stallard's bomb-making knowledge stopped at using denatured alcohol as fuel for her incendiary device.
For a trained person intent on causing death and destruction, Walmart might as well be a terrorist's warehouse.
Just as the store's open-carry policy will readily be ignored by a shooter intent on killing, the (implied) policy of no bomb-building was so easy to get around that a woman with a child was able to construct an IED.
Conversely, encouraging citizens to flex their Second Amendment right to carry inside of stores could be a boon for shoppers.
As was proven in a failed Texas church shooting this past December, in which at least seven churchgoers drew their firearms on the shooter, guns in the hands of responsible citizens is the best security system you can ask for.
While Walmart was lucky to have a sharp-eyed security guard on duty in Tampa, allowing customers more options to carry firearms appears to be a common-sense solution for stores' safety.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-16--Who is Adam Schiff? 'Jeopardy' contestants have no clue

Unfortunately for the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee , the man leading the push to impeach President Trump is a complete unknown to the contestants on the popular game show .
During Wednesday night 's broadcast , a category called U.S .
Representatives was featured in the Double Jeopardy round , and a photo of the California Democrat was displayed as host Alex Trebek read this clue : TRENDING : Californians literally swimming in fecal matter thanks in part to left 's homelessness crisis '' One-fifty-third of California 's House delegation is this intelligence committee chairman . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ level than ever before with the Holy Spirit-filled books by Joe Kovacs There was dead silence as none of the brainiacs had any clue .
None of them even ventured a guess .
When time expired , Trebek let everyone know , `` His name is Adam Schiff . ''
`` Jeopardy ! ''
has a long history of players being unable to identify major names and faces in news and politics .
In 2016 , as WND reported , no one was able to identify Debbie Wasserman Schultz , the embattled head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that year amid the scandal of rigging the Democratic primary to favor Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders .
In June 2015 , when shown a photograph of Barack Obama 's attorney general , host Alex Trebek provided the clue : '' Here she is at her Senate confirmation hearing to be our top cop . ''
All three contestants had no idea , and none clicked the signaling device to even venture a guess .
When time ran out , Trebek was forced to disclose , `` And the lady 's name is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a very rare occurrence took place as all three contestants ended up with no cash in their accounts after a Final Jeopardy question relating to former President Bill Clinton .
`` We have three players with no money , '' said Trebek in a subdued tone .
`` What that means is , tomorrow , we will have no returning champion . ''
The category for Final Jeopardy was State Capitals , and the clue stated : `` A 1957 event led to the creation of a National Historic Site in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president whose library is now there too . ''
The correct response was Little Rock , Arkansas , where Bill Clinton 's presidential library is now situated , and where the racial desegregation of Central High School took place in 1957 .
The contestants proffered responses including Atlanta , Austin and a partially scribbled Springfield , but no one selected Little Rock .
And in 2012 , none of the contestants could name MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow , despite being shown a photograph of her .
As WND reported Tuesday , `` Jeopardy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it tried to suppress a question about the birthplace of Jesus being in Bethlehem , Israel .
The show threw out the clue entirely , though it still miraculously made it on the air .

Adam Schiff is in "Jeopardy!"
For real.
Unfortunately for the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, the man leading the push to impeach President Trump is a complete unknown to the contestants on the popular game show.
During Wednesday night's broadcast, a category called U.S. Representatives was featured in the Double Jeopardy round, and a photo of the California Democrat was displayed as host Alex Trebek read this clue:
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"One-fifty-third of California's House delegation is this intelligence committee chairman."
Learn astonishing Bible truth on a higher level than ever before with the Holy Spirit-filled books by Joe Kovacs
There was dead silence as none of the brainiacs had any clue. None of them even ventured a guess.
When time expired, Trebek let everyone know, "His name is Adam Schiff."
Adam Schiff was an answer on Jeopardy today. Not a single person knew who he was. pic.twitter.com/SQObAMzxw7 — David Hookstead (@dhookstead) January 16, 2020
"Jeopardy!" has a long history of players being unable to identify major names and faces in news and politics.
In 2016, as WND reported, no one was able to identify Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the embattled head of the Democratic National Committee who resigned that year amid the scandal of rigging the Democratic primary to favor Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.
In June 2015, when shown a photograph of Barack Obama's attorney general, host Alex Trebek provided the clue:
"Here she is at her Senate confirmation hearing to be our top cop."
All three contestants had no idea, and none clicked the signaling device to even venture a guess.
When time ran out, Trebek was forced to disclose, "And the lady's name is Loretta Lynch."
In January 2016, a very rare occurrence took place as all three contestants ended up with no cash in their accounts after a Final Jeopardy question relating to former President Bill Clinton.
"We have three players with no money," said Trebek in a subdued tone.
"What that means is, tomorrow, we will have no returning champion."
The category for Final Jeopardy was State Capitals, and the clue stated: "A 1957 event led to the creation of a National Historic Site in this city, signed into law by a president whose library is now there too."
The correct response was Little Rock, Arkansas, where Bill Clinton's presidential library is now situated, and where the racial desegregation of Central High School took place in 1957.
The contestants proffered responses including Atlanta, Austin and a partially scribbled Springfield, but no one selected Little Rock.
"This was a toughy," Trebek noted.
And in 2012, none of the contestants could name MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow, despite being shown a photograph of her.
As WND reported Tuesday, "Jeopardy" is coming under fire after admitting it tried to suppress a question about the birthplace of Jesus being in Bethlehem, Israel.
The show threw out the clue entirely, though it still miraculously made it on the air.
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wnd--2020-01-16--After finding dead dog on side of road, grieving elderly man shocked when shelter says his was found

After finding dead dog on side of road, grieving elderly man shocked when shelter says his was found alive

Everyone remembers their first dog .
For some , it was a special pup they grew up with .
Others wait a long time to have their own place before getting their first dog .
Ralph Johnson , an older gentleman in Sacramento , California , who 'd never had a dog before , went most of his life without canine companionship -- until last year , when he adopted `` Cognac '' and realized what all the hype was about .
Cognac is a medium-sized , black-and-brown dog who has become Johnson 's faithful friend and shadow .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his property , Cognac somehow got out and disappeared .
Johnson tried calling for his pup , but there was no response .
Cognac was well and truly gone , and Johnson feared his beloved dog would meet his end with a car .
TRENDING : Virginia governor declares 'state of emergency ' as militias prepare to march on Richmond The next day , Johnson came across a horrible sight : A medium-sized , black-and-brown dog that looked just like Cognac , dead on the side of the road .
It looked so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his dog .
Heartbroken , he took it to the SPCA to have it cremated .
`` I was a wreck , '' he admitted to KXTV .
`` Tears started flowing .
I could n't stop the tears from flowing . ''
`` It 's my first dog .
I had never experienced it .
To me it was just a concept .
I know what it 's like to lose someone like that .
I thought I lost him . ''
As he went through the grieving process , he got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Street Animal Shelter informing him that they had his dog and he could come pick it up .
`` I said , 'He ’ s alive ?
What do you mean he ’ s alive ? '
'' Johnson said .
Sure enough , the poor dog Johnson had found deceased was a look-alike -- but it was n't Cognac .
Cognac was at the shelter , very much alive , energetic and ecstatic to see his owner again .
Johnson was up early the next day and at the shelter before it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be reunited with the dog he 'd thought was gone forever .
`` He 's pulling the guy across the room , he jumps up in my arms and I 'm hugging him , and I thought the whole place was going to erupt into applause , '' he said during an interview with KXTV .
Johnson knows the reason his pup is back in his life is thanks to the microchip Cognac sports .
Many shelters offer microchipping , and it 's invaluable insurance in cases like this .
Front Street Animal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , using it to highlight the importance of microchips and advertising their offer of $ 5 for the service .
`` Microchip is the reason we were reunited , '' Johnson said .
`` I 've had Cognac for eight months .
I had him chipped when I received him .
That was his saving grace that 's how I got him back . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Everyone remembers their first dog. For some, it was a special pup they grew up with. Others wait a long time to have their own place before getting their first dog.
Ralph Johnson, an older gentleman in Sacramento, California, who'd never had a dog before, went most of his life without canine companionship -- until last year, when he adopted "Cognac" and realized what all the hype was about.
Cognac is a medium-sized, black-and-brown dog who has become Johnson's faithful friend and shadow. But recently, when Johnson was tending to his property, Cognac somehow got out and disappeared.
Johnson tried calling for his pup, but there was no response. Cognac was well and truly gone, and Johnson feared his beloved dog would meet his end with a car.
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The next day, Johnson came across a horrible sight: A medium-sized, black-and-brown dog that looked just like Cognac, dead on the side of the road. It looked so similar that Johnson believed it to be his dog.
Heartbroken, he took it to the SPCA to have it cremated.
"I was a wreck," he admitted to KXTV. "Tears started flowing. I couldn't stop the tears from flowing."
"It's my first dog. I had never experienced it. To me it was just a concept. I know what it's like to lose someone like that. I thought I lost him."
As he went through the grieving process, he got a completely unexpected call from the Front Street Animal Shelter informing him that they had his dog and he could come pick it up.
"I said, 'He’s alive? What do you mean he’s alive?'" Johnson said.
Sure enough, the poor dog Johnson had found deceased was a look-alike -- but it wasn't Cognac. Cognac was at the shelter, very much alive, energetic and ecstatic to see his owner again.
Johnson was up early the next day and at the shelter before it was technically even open, anxious to be reunited with the dog he'd thought was gone forever.
"He's pulling the guy across the room, he jumps up in my arms and I'm hugging him, and I thought the whole place was going to erupt into applause," he said during an interview with KXTV.
"It was a great feeling."
Johnson knows the reason his pup is back in his life is thanks to the microchip Cognac sports. Many shelters offer microchipping, and it's invaluable insurance in cases like this.
Front Street Animal Shelter shared Johnson and Cognac's story, using it to highlight the importance of microchips and advertising their offer of $5 for the service.
"Microchip is the reason we were reunited," Johnson said. "I've had Cognac for eight months. I had him chipped when I received him. That was his saving grace that's how I got him back."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.