wnd--2020-09-10--Republicans to Nadler: Hold hearing on violence in Dem-run cities

Accusing Democratic leaders of looking `` the other way on lawlessness and disorder , '' several House Republicans have called on Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to address the rioting in U.S. cities .
The violence largely is in Democratic-led cities , the lawmakers emphasized .
`` Democrats have allowed cities to be overrun with violence and destruction .
In Portland , Oregon , left-wing agitators set fire to a police station and tired to set fire to a federal courthouse .
In Seattle , Washington , left-wing activists created an autonomous zone – evicting the police and occupying a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent crimes .
In Minneapolis , Minnesota , and Kenosha , Wisconsin , rioters exploited peaceful protests to spread carnage and incite violence , '' the letter said .
`` In our nation 's capital , left-wing agitators staged a mock execution of the president and then harassed and threatened people leaving the White House .
In New York City , a violent criminal brazenly tried to attack a woman on a Saturday morning in a busy Upper East Side subway station . ''
TRENDING : Kaepernick nominated for NFL Hall of Fame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the move The letter , from Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio , Ken Buck of Colorado , F. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin and Mike Johnson of Louisiana , charged that `` Violent left-wing extremists are destroying Democrat-run American cities , '' which are `` literally burn [ ing ] . ''
`` Even you , the chairman of the powerful Judiciary Committee with a unique platform to denounce left-wing violence , have trivialized it as 'imaginary ' and a 'myth , ' '' they wrote .
`` It is beyond time that you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a committee hearing to examine the civil unrest plaguing Democrat-run cities . ''
The rioting began in Minneapolis amid protests in response to the death of George Floyd .
`` Democrats have failed to stop the violence and destruction in these cities , '' the members of Congress said .
`` Consistent with the Democrats ' 'defund the police ' initiative , some Democrat-run major cities have reduced police budgets and local prosecutors have declined to enforce certain laws . ''
They note that Sen. Kamala Harris , the party 's vice-presidential nominee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for criminals arrested in riots . ''
President Trump has worked to restore order , `` but Democrats have blocked his efforts and rejected his offers to provide federal assistance . ''
`` You have wasted the first twenty months of your chairmanship on fruitless partisan investigations in furtherance of your obsession with attacking President Trump , '' they wrote .
`` We urge you not to waste any more time .
The jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee provides you with a unique authority to condemn the violence and disorder in Democrat-run cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the `` civil unrest '' is `` an issue of life and death that the `` committee must not ignore , '' they said .

Accusing Democratic leaders of looking "the other way on lawlessness and disorder," several House Republicans have called on Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to address the rioting in U.S. cities.
The violence largely is in Democratic-led cities, the lawmakers emphasized.
"Democrats have allowed cities to be overrun with violence and destruction. In Portland, Oregon, left-wing agitators set fire to a police station and tired to set fire to a federal courthouse. In Seattle, Washington, left-wing activists created an autonomous zone – evicting the police and occupying a police station – allowing criminals to commit violent crimes. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, rioters exploited peaceful protests to spread carnage and incite violence," the letter said.
"In our nation's capital, left-wing agitators staged a mock execution of the president and then harassed and threatened people leaving the White House. In New York City, a violent criminal brazenly tried to attack a woman on a Saturday morning in a busy Upper East Side subway station."
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The letter, from Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Ken Buck of Colorado, F. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin and Mike Johnson of Louisiana, charged that "Violent left-wing extremists are destroying Democrat-run American cities," which are "literally burn[ing]."
"Even you, the chairman of the powerful Judiciary Committee with a unique platform to denounce left-wing violence, have trivialized it as 'imaginary' and a 'myth,'" they wrote.
"It is beyond time that you forcefully denounce left-wing violent extremism and convene a committee hearing to examine the civil unrest plaguing Democrat-run cities."
The rioting began in Minneapolis amid protests in response to the death of George Floyd.
"Democrats have failed to stop the violence and destruction in these cities," the members of Congress said. "Consistent with the Democrats' 'defund the police' initiative, some Democrat-run major cities have reduced police budgets and local prosecutors have declined to enforce certain laws."
They note that Sen. Kamala Harris, the party's vice-presidential nominee, "helped to raise bail money for criminals arrested in riots."
President Trump has worked to restore order, "but Democrats have blocked his efforts and rejected his offers to provide federal assistance."
"You have wasted the first twenty months of your chairmanship on fruitless partisan investigations in furtherance of your obsession with attacking President Trump," they wrote. "We urge you not to waste any more time. The jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee provides you with a unique authority to condemn the violence and disorder in Democrat-run cities."
Holding a hearing to examine the "civil unrest" is "an issue of life and death that the "committee must not ignore," they said.


wnd--2020-09-10--Barr: Federal action helped cut Chicago murder rate in half!

The Justice Department 's Operation Legend has helped cut Chicago 's murder rate in half , said U.S. Attorney General William Barr in a Wednesday press conference in the Windy City .
The federal law-enforcement action has resulted in 500 arrests and the charging of 124 people with federal criminal charges , officials said , according to Fox News .
`` The results of those actions speak for themselves : over the first five weeks of Operation Legend in Chicago , murders dropped by 50 % over the previous five weeks .
August ultimately saw a 45 % decrease in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 35 % decrease compared to June , '' Barr said .
Other cities are Albuquerque , Cleveland , Detroit , Indianapolis , Memphis , Milwaukee and St Louis .
TRENDING : Kaepernick nominated for NFL Hall of Fame , and a USA Today columnist supports the move The attorney general noted Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Superintendent David O .
Brown were invited to the press conference but did not attend .
Operation Legend assigned at least 400 federal agents to Chicago .
About 200 of the agents were already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
More than 1,000 agents have been dispatched nationwide .
Barr acknowledged that Operation Legend is n't the only reason for the drop in the murder rate , but `` it is an important part of that drop . ''
`` Operation Legend 's success is perhaps most dramatic here in Chicago , '' Barr said .
`` When the operation was announced on July 22 , homicides in the city were up 51 % over 2019 .
Over the previous weekend , more than 60 people had been shot in Chicago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nationwide , more than 2,500 people have been arrested and 600 are facing federal charges .
Barr pointed out that , unlike state defendants , federal defendants arrested for violent crimes are often detained before trial .
`` In addition , federal defendants will face serious sentences if convicted , with a real possibility of long-term imprisonment ... knowing that , many of the arrestees cooperate with the government and lead to even more violent offenders , '' he said .
The federal action was named for 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro , who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by a bullet meant for somebody else .
Barr said the increase in violence in Chicago and other cities prompted the launch of the program in July .
`` The purpose of the operation was to make clear that his life mattered , his name should be remembered and other innocent victims like him , including the 8-year-old girl killed in Chicago on Labor Day , should not suffer such senseless death . ''
In addition to Kansas City , where it was started , Operation Legend has been expanded across eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Detroit , Indianapolis , Memphis , Milwaukee and St Louis .

The Justice Department's Operation Legend has helped cut Chicago's murder rate in half, said U.S. Attorney General William Barr in a Wednesday press conference in the Windy City.
The federal law-enforcement action has resulted in 500 arrests and the charging of 124 people with federal criminal charges, officials said, according to Fox News.
"The results of those actions speak for themselves: over the first five weeks of Operation Legend in Chicago, murders dropped by 50% over the previous five weeks. August ultimately saw a 45% decrease in murders compared to July, and a 35% decrease compared to June," Barr said.
Other cities are Albuquerque, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, Milwaukee and St Louis.
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The attorney general noted Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown were invited to the press conference but did not attend.
Operation Legend assigned at least 400 federal agents to Chicago. About 200 of the agents were already working there but had their roles repurposed.
More than 1,000 agents have been dispatched nationwide.
Barr acknowledged that Operation Legend isn't the only reason for the drop in the murder rate, but "it is an important part of that drop."
"Operation Legend's success is perhaps most dramatic here in Chicago," Barr said. "When the operation was announced on July 22, homicides in the city were up 51% over 2019. Over the previous weekend, more than 60 people had been shot in Chicago, with over a dozen fatalities."
Nationwide, more than 2,500 people have been arrested and 600 are facing federal charges.
Barr pointed out that, unlike state defendants, federal defendants arrested for violent crimes are often detained before trial.
"In addition, federal defendants will face serious sentences if convicted, with a real possibility of long-term imprisonment ... knowing that, many of the arrestees cooperate with the government and lead to even more violent offenders," he said.
The federal action was named for 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was fatally wounded in Kansas City, Missouri, by a bullet meant for somebody else.
Barr said the increase in violence in Chicago and other cities prompted the launch of the program in July.
"The purpose of the operation was to make clear that his life mattered, his name should be remembered and other innocent victims like him, including the 8-year-old girl killed in Chicago on Labor Day, should not suffer such senseless death."
In addition to Kansas City, where it was started, Operation Legend has been expanded across eight cities: Albuquerque, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, Milwaukee and St Louis.


wnd--2020-09-09--'Electoral terrorism': Dems plan to 'threaten their way into White House'

A coalition of progressive groups supporting the Democratic Party are planning to `` threaten their way to the White House , warns the Washington Free Beacon 's editorial board .
The SEIU , AFT , Color of Change , Indivisible , MoveOn , Demos and others are organizing for `` mass public unrest , '' according to the Daily Beast .
`` Occupy s -- - , hold space , and shut things down , not just on Election Day but for weeks , '' the groups instruct .
The Free Beacon observed that only `` a fool would think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay nonviolent after a summer that 's seen over 500 riots across the nation . ''
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The plan revealed to `` a sympathetic outlet '' is the `` latest example of the left 's campaign of extortion : If you want the protesting , rioting , and murder wave to end , all you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a landslide , '' the editors wrote .
`` The organizations claim to be preparing for an election 'without a clear outcome , ' or the possibility that President Donald Trump refuses to concede .
Of course , they have also worked to assure an ambiguous election night by pressing for a massive , disorganized switch to mail-in voting , even as public health experts say in-person voting is as safe as grocery shopping , '' the editorial said .
`` Both the promised unrest and the scaremongering over the possibility Trump will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drumbeat that Democrats have marched to over the past four years : Trump , and indeed the entire GOP , are not just bad but illegitimate . ''
It 's why Hillary Clinton already has told Joe Biden not to concede , no matter what .
But the Democrats want to convince voters of a looming coup d'etat , and the danger is an `` act of treason '' by Democrats , the Free Beacon editors contended .
Democrats are ginning up a variety of unsettling and unlikely scenarios `` because their electoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excuse to threaten more rioting in the streets – whatever they need to do to retake power . ''
It 's really `` a campaign by insurgent ideological groups to threaten and intimidate their way to victory '' and `` nothing less than electoral terrorism . ''

A coalition of progressive groups supporting the Democratic Party are planning to "threaten their way to the White House, warns the Washington Free Beacon's editorial board.
The SEIU, AFT, Color of Change, Indivisible, MoveOn, Demos and others are organizing for "mass public unrest," according to the Daily Beast.
"Occupy s---, hold space, and shut things down, not just on Election Day but for weeks," the groups instruct.
The Free Beacon observed that only "a fool would think that this 'nonviolent civil disobedience' will stay nonviolent after a summer that's seen over 500 riots across the nation."
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"In 2000 we had the Brooks Brothers riot; in 2020, Democrats are promising the real deal."
The plan revealed to "a sympathetic outlet" is the "latest example of the left's campaign of extortion: If you want the protesting, rioting, and murder wave to end, all you have to do is hand Joe Biden a landslide," the editors wrote.
"The organizations claim to be preparing for an election 'without a clear outcome,' or the possibility that President Donald Trump refuses to concede. Of course, they have also worked to assure an ambiguous election night by pressing for a massive, disorganized switch to mail-in voting, even as public health experts say in-person voting is as safe as grocery shopping," the editorial said.
"Both the promised unrest and the scaremongering over the possibility Trump will not concede are part of the same drumbeat that Democrats have marched to over the past four years: Trump, and indeed the entire GOP, are not just bad but illegitimate."
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It's why Hillary Clinton already has told Joe Biden not to concede, no matter what.
But the Democrats want to convince voters of a looming coup d'etat, and the danger is an "act of treason" by Democrats, the Free Beacon editors contended.
Democrats are ginning up a variety of unsettling and unlikely scenarios "because their electoral strategy is to use these as an excuse to threaten more rioting in the streets – whatever they need to do to retake power."
It's really "a campaign by insurgent ideological groups to threaten and intimidate their way to victory" and "nothing less than electoral terrorism."


wnd--2020-09-09--Why I chose to tackle Obama's sexuality

Why I chose to tackle Obama's sexuality

Late one night about a year ago , I received a call from the mysterious Charles Johnson .
Mother Jones calls Johnson , `` Twitter 's most infamous right-wing troll . ''
Whatever .
Johnson knows stuff , much of it true .
He asked me whether I had read David Garrow 's massive 2017 Obama biography , `` Rising Star . ''
When I said I had , he asked whether I had read the paperback version .
I had not .
He pointed me to a particular page and told me to go get the paperback .
Garrow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , knows stuff too .
Although I disagree with his politics , I admire Garrow 's nerve .
In June 2019 , Garrow published a piece in the British journal Standpoint entitled , `` The Troubling Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. '' Two-dozen American media outlets , including the New York Times , had refused to run Garrow 's highly newsworthy article .
Having exhaustively reviewed FBI documents , Garrow reported that King had been taped encouraging a fellow minister to rape a woman and actually witnessed the rape .
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a USA Today columnist supports the move The FBI transcription of the audio , concluded Garrow , `` poses so fundamental a challenge to his historical stature as to require the most complete and extensive historical review possible . ''
To no one 's surprise , the America media did their best to ignore this story , and Garrow is lucky they did .
The Pulitzers might have taken their prize back .
Obama is not quite the sacred cow King is , but he runs a close second , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Garrow is no fan of mine , I am , with reservations , a fan of his .
I decided to check out the paperback .
On page 113 , I found the excerpt not included in the original version of `` Rising Star . ''
It came from a letter Obama wrote to his college girlfriend , Alex McNear .
Given its content , I could see why the excerpt was left out .
Wanting to know who made the decision to do so , I emailed Garrow .
Garrow wrote back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who refused to share the lines in question .
She told him they were `` too explosive , '' adding , `` They involved gayness . ''
A dogged researcher , Garrow followed the unredacted letters to Emory University where they ended up after McNear sold them .
Garrow had a friend go to the library , find the redacted lines , and copy them down by hand .
Garrow then inserted this new language into the paperback that came out in May 2018 .
Obama , then about 21 , had written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as `` an attempt to remove oneself from the present , a refusal perhaps to perpetuate the endless farce of earthly life . ''
Then came the money quote : `` You see , I make love to men daily , but in the imagination .
My mind is androgynous to a great extent and I hope to make it more so . ''
At the time , Obama was in New York , writing back to McNear who was still in Los Angeles .
These sentiments may explain why Obama inexplicably froze @ @ @ @ @ @ @ describes the letters Obama sent to McNear as `` hostile , '' even `` ugly . ''
Dipping into his thesaurus , Obama wrote on one occasion , `` You are correct when you say that initially you were to me nothing more than a lovely wraith I had shaped to fit my needs . ''
And on another , `` I no longer feel compelled to try to shackle you in my abstruse dreams . ''
Shackle ?
This revelation came at a good time for me .
In writing my book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still debating whether or not I should address the rumors of Obama 's homosexuality .
There was other evidence to consider .
One was Obama 's adolescent relationship with CPUSA member Frank Marshall Davis , an admitted bisexual with a taste for underage prey .
Obama wrote one poem about Davis while in college , `` Pop , '' and likely an earlier one while in high school .
Davis appears to have written one about Obama .
`` Pop takes another shot , neat / Points out the same amber / Stain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on mine / and / Makes me smell his smell , coming / From me , '' Obama wrote as a 19-year-old .
What young man writes something like that ?
Well , the same young man who wrote , `` I make love to men daily . ''
Then too there was the memorable Larry Sinclair .
In June 2008 , at the National Press Club in Washington , Sinclair related the alleged details of a two-day coke and sex romp with the then-married Obama in 1999 .
Sinclair provided dates , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name of the Muslim limo driver who arranged the assignation , the specifics of their sexual interlude , and challenged the media to follow up .
They did not .
Instead , as was their habit during the Obama years , they attacked the messenger .
If Sinclair 's charge seems outlandish , consider the case of Andrew Gillum , the married-with-children Obama wannabe who very nearly was elected governor of Florida in 2018 .
The Daily Mail headline from March 2020 says it all : `` Baggies of crystal meth , empty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the sordid images of the raucous hotel party that sent Florida Dem Andrew Gillum to rehab and left male escort hospitalized . ''
On the `` down low , '' hotels are where stuff happens , even during COVID season .
I still had one final reservation about going public .
In his email , Garrow related how the media ignored the bombshell in his paperback , writing , `` Even the Daily Caller , which I'm 98 % certain knew of the change , did n't do anything with it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ worries the more `` respectable '' conservative media outlets .
To address the question would , I suspected , scare `` even the Daily Caller '' from covering my book .
But , damn I thought , there are dozens of books that mask Obama .
At least one book has to unmask him – and if not mine , whose ?
Jack Cashill 's new book , `` Unmasking Obama : The Fight to Tell the True Story of a Failed Presidency , '' is now widely available .
To learn more @ @ @ @

Late one night about a year ago, I received a call from the mysterious Charles Johnson. Mother Jones calls Johnson, "Twitter's most infamous right-wing troll." Whatever. Johnson knows stuff, much of it true.
He asked me whether I had read David Garrow's massive 2017 Obama biography, "Rising Star." When I said I had, he asked whether I had read the paperback version. I had not. He pointed me to a particular page and told me to go get the paperback.
Garrow, a Pulitzer Prize-winning civil rights historian, knows stuff too. Although I disagree with his politics, I admire Garrow's nerve.
In June 2019, Garrow published a piece in the British journal Standpoint entitled, "The Troubling Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr." Two-dozen American media outlets, including the New York Times, had refused to run Garrow's highly newsworthy article.
Having exhaustively reviewed FBI documents, Garrow reported that King had been taped encouraging a fellow minister to rape a woman and actually witnessed the rape.
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The FBI transcription of the audio, concluded Garrow, "poses so fundamental a challenge to his historical stature as to require the most complete and extensive historical review possible."
To no one's surprise, the America media did their best to ignore this story, and Garrow is lucky they did. The Pulitzers might have taken their prize back.
Obama is not quite the sacred cow King is, but he runs a close second, especially on the subject of sex. Although Garrow is no fan of mine, I am, with reservations, a fan of his. I decided to check out the paperback.
On page 113, I found the excerpt not included in the original version of "Rising Star." It came from a letter Obama wrote to his college girlfriend, Alex McNear.
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Given its content, I could see why the excerpt was left out. Wanting to know who made the decision to do so, I emailed Garrow.
Garrow wrote back promptly, telling me it was McNear who refused to share the lines in question. She told him they were "too explosive," adding, "They involved gayness."
A dogged researcher, Garrow followed the unredacted letters to Emory University where they ended up after McNear sold them.
Garrow had a friend go to the library, find the redacted lines, and copy them down by hand. Garrow then inserted this new language into the paperback that came out in May 2018.
Obama, then about 21, had written to McNear that he viewed gay sex as "an attempt to remove oneself from the present, a refusal perhaps to perpetuate the endless farce of earthly life."
Then came the money quote: "You see, I make love to men daily, but in the imagination. My mind is androgynous to a great extent and I hope to make it more so."
At the time, Obama was in New York, writing back to McNear who was still in Los Angeles. These sentiments may explain why Obama inexplicably froze McNear out of his life. Garrow describes the letters Obama sent to McNear as "hostile," even "ugly."
Dipping into his thesaurus, Obama wrote on one occasion, "You are correct when you say that initially you were to me nothing more than a lovely wraith I had shaped to fit my needs." And on another, "I no longer feel compelled to try to shackle you in my abstruse dreams." Shackle?
This revelation came at a good time for me. In writing my book "Unmasking Obama," I was still debating whether or not I should address the rumors of Obama's homosexuality.
There was other evidence to consider. One was Obama's adolescent relationship with CPUSA member Frank Marshall Davis, an admitted bisexual with a taste for underage prey.
Obama wrote one poem about Davis while in college, "Pop," and likely an earlier one while in high school. Davis appears to have written one about Obama.
"Pop takes another shot, neat / Points out the same amber / Stain on his shorts that I've got on mine / and / Makes me smell his smell, coming / From me," Obama wrote as a 19-year-old.
What young man writes something like that? Well, the same young man who wrote, "I make love to men daily."
Then too there was the memorable Larry Sinclair. In June 2008, at the National Press Club in Washington, Sinclair related the alleged details of a two-day coke and sex romp with the then-married Obama in 1999.
Sinclair provided dates, the name of the hotel, the name of the Muslim limo driver who arranged the assignation, the specifics of their sexual interlude, and challenged the media to follow up. They did not. Instead, as was their habit during the Obama years, they attacked the messenger.
If Sinclair's charge seems outlandish, consider the case of Andrew Gillum, the married-with-children Obama wannabe who very nearly was elected governor of Florida in 2018.
The Daily Mail headline from March 2020 says it all: "Baggies of crystal meth, empty Corona bottles and soiled bedding: These are the sordid images of the raucous hotel party that sent Florida Dem Andrew Gillum to rehab and left male escort hospitalized." On the "down low," hotels are where stuff happens, even during COVID season.
I still had one final reservation about going public. In his email, Garrow related how the media ignored the bombshell in his paperback, writing, "Even the Daily Caller, which I'm
98% certain knew of the change, didn't do anything with it."
The topic of Obama's sexuality worries the more "respectable" conservative media outlets. To address the question would, I suspected, scare "even the Daily Caller" from covering my book.
But, damn I thought, there are dozens of books that mask Obama. At least one book has to unmask him – and if not mine, whose?
Jack Cashill's new book, "Unmasking Obama: The Fight to Tell the True Story of a Failed Presidency," is now widely available. To learn more, see www.cashill.com.


wnd--2020-09-09--Should citizen militias prep for post-election mayhem?

Last week in this space , I illustrated how liberalism has been nothing more than the soft-socialist wedge radical leftists have used over the last several decades to incrementally advance a megalithic socialist state .
Further , that our 50 years of employing tolerance , fair play , guarded rhetoric and capitulating to liberal demands has given rise to the radical factions that are spearheading the budding communist revolution we see taking place around us , the most notable example being the violent demonstrations that are taking place in many of our cities .
Early on in the process , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump handling this unpleasantness with extreme caution , lest his action or inaction be interpreted as tacit support for racism and police brutality against black Americans ( the pretext being used to justify the rioting ) .
Recently , the failure of Democratic governors , mayors and other officials to act against rioters in these beleaguered localities prompted conservative commentator and film maker Dinesh D'Souza to address the issue in starkly sobering fashion .
In an interview earlier this week , D'Souza said that ongoing rioting could lead to the rise of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quickly deescalated .
Stressing the fact that he was predicting this possibility rather than advocating for it , D'Souza pointed out that otherwise law-abiding citizens will soon have no other alternative in the face of local governments and state governors allowing the rioting to continue ( due to their ideological kinship with the rioters ) , ordering law enforcement to stand down while hiring private security teams to protect their persons and property .
D'Souza 's admonitions are n't at all out-of-turn , either .
As the rioting has continued in our major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murmurings of civil war have become almost commonplace .
TRENDING : Kaepernick nominated for NFL Hall of Fame , and a USA Today columnist supports the move At this juncture , I am quite certain that many Americans would like to see someone – even citizen militias – decisively neutralize Black Lives Matter and Antifa rioters .
I would also not be surprised in the least if meetings have been taking places in community centers , churches , garages and other locations across the country in which distressed citizens are discussing their options @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizen militias have not yet arisen for many of the same reasons that our president has been markedly reserved in meeting force with force , respect for the rule of law being chief among these .
I hold a couple of beliefs that I 'm sure many of my fellow citizens will find controversial , even in the face of the communist revolution taking place under our noses .
The first is that civil war – and all the unpleasantness this conjures – would be a far superior outcome to radical leftists gaining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is time for those perpetuating violence in our cities to be neutralized with extreme prejudice .
I 'm not going to attempt to justify these positions ; they 're simply offered to provide context .
Given the unprecedented level of antipathy leftists have demonstrated for our president , the illegal attempted coup ( impeachment proceedings ) against him , the ginned-up anti-racism movement and the protracted rioting , it does n't take a political strategist to see that Washington Democrats and their surrogates ( including the radical factions fomenting violent demonstrations ) do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , regardless of what the electorate has to say .
Whether or not the rioting is halted prior to the general election in November , there 's every reason to believe it will either escalate or erupt anew when President Trump secures reelection .
Still , the possibility of citizen militias mobilizing to combat our internal enemies carries severe implications .
The rise of citizen militias may in fact be the quickest route to touching off the civil war most of us would rather avoid .
We can take it as given that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out against tyranny , thuggery , racism and anything else they can think of the instant organized , armed citizens take decisive action against lawless rioters .
Then , there 's the dynamic at hand : The governors and local authorities who have refused to take action against violent leftists will demonstrate no such hesitation should militias take matters into their own hands .
These agencies will quickly ascribe such action to white nationalism , and leftist governors will call out the National Guard ( which falls within their authority ) to crush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizer or commander worth his salt will be aware that the first order of business will be to remove the governor of a given state and replace him or her with whoever is in the line of succession and – more importantly – willing to take steps to keep the peace .
With proper planning , such operations might be carried out with minimal bloodshed , but I sure would n't put any money on it .
Which brings us to the next unfortunate potential : Any citizen militia acting against lawless state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neutralize members of law enforcement acting at the behest of those authorities .
That is going to be a singularly difficult proposition for anyone who otherwise respects and supports law enforcement .
Add to that the tactical proficiency militia members would have to employ to overcome trained law enforcement personnel , and one can see how this could get very messy very quickly .
As much as I would like to see these violent demonstrators crushed , I would rather see President Trump temporarily federalize the National Guard via executive order to deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kennedy sent the National Guard to Alabama to help enforce school integration in the face of Gov .
George Wallace 's resistance to same .
My final concern over the possible rise of citizen militias has to do with the unlikely possibility of a Biden-Harris win in November .
If there are indeed citizens organizing and preparing for the worst , given the deportment of the left ( including congressional Democrats ) over the last four years , there may be many among them who 've already decided that they do not intend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regardless of what the electorate has to say .

Last week in this space, I illustrated how liberalism has been nothing more than the soft-socialist wedge radical leftists have used over the last several decades to incrementally advance a megalithic socialist state. Further, that our 50 years of employing tolerance, fair play, guarded rhetoric and capitulating to liberal demands has given rise to the radical factions that are spearheading the budding communist revolution we see taking place around us, the most notable example being the violent demonstrations that are taking place in many of our cities.
Early on in the process, I pointed out the imperative for President Donald Trump handling this unpleasantness with extreme caution, lest his action or inaction be interpreted as tacit support for racism and police brutality against black Americans (the pretext being used to justify the rioting).
Recently, the failure of Democratic governors, mayors and other officials to act against rioters in these beleaguered localities prompted conservative commentator and film maker Dinesh D'Souza to address the issue in starkly sobering fashion. In an interview earlier this week, D'Souza said that ongoing rioting could lead to the rise of citizen militias if societal tensions are not quickly deescalated.
Stressing the fact that he was predicting this possibility rather than advocating for it, D'Souza pointed out that otherwise law-abiding citizens will soon have no other alternative in the face of local governments and state governors allowing the rioting to continue (due to their ideological kinship with the rioters), ordering law enforcement to stand down while hiring private security teams to protect their persons and property.
D'Souza's admonitions aren't at all out-of-turn, either. As the rioting has continued in our major cities and expanded to many others, murmurings of civil war have become almost commonplace.
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At this juncture, I am quite certain that many Americans would like to see someone – even citizen militias – decisively neutralize Black Lives Matter and Antifa rioters. I would also not be surprised in the least if meetings have been taking places in community centers, churches, garages and other locations across the country in which distressed citizens are discussing their options. It is my considered opinion that citizen militias have not yet arisen for many of the same reasons that our president has been markedly reserved in meeting force with force, respect for the rule of law being chief among these.
I hold a couple of beliefs that I'm sure many of my fellow citizens will find controversial, even in the face of the communist revolution taking place under our noses. The first is that civil war – and all the unpleasantness this conjures – would be a far superior outcome to radical leftists gaining ascendancy. The second is that it is time for those perpetuating violence in our cities to be neutralized with extreme prejudice. I'm not going to attempt to justify these positions; they're simply offered to provide context.
Given the unprecedented level of antipathy leftists have demonstrated for our president, the illegal attempted coup (impeachment proceedings) against him, the ginned-up anti-racism movement and the protracted rioting, it doesn't take a political strategist to see that Washington Democrats and their surrogates (including the radical factions fomenting violent demonstrations) do not intend to suffer another Trump term, regardless of what the electorate has to say. Whether or not the rioting is halted prior to the general election in November, there's every reason to believe it will either escalate or erupt anew when President Trump secures reelection.
Still, the possibility of citizen militias mobilizing to combat our internal enemies carries severe implications. The rise of citizen militias may in fact be the quickest route to touching off the civil war most of us would rather avoid.
We can take it as given that every voice on the left will cry out against tyranny, thuggery, racism and anything else they can think of the instant organized, armed citizens take decisive action against lawless rioters.
Then, there's the dynamic at hand: The governors and local authorities who have refused to take action against violent leftists will demonstrate no such hesitation should militias take matters into their own hands. These agencies will quickly ascribe such action to white nationalism, and leftist governors will call out the National Guard (which falls within their authority) to crush the militias.
Thus, any militia organizer or commander worth his salt will be aware that the first order of business will be to remove the governor of a given state and replace him or her with whoever is in the line of succession and – more importantly – willing to take steps to keep the peace. With proper planning, such operations might be carried out with minimal bloodshed, but I sure wouldn't put any money on it.
Which brings us to the next unfortunate potential: Any citizen militia acting against lawless state authorities will have to be prepared to neutralize members of law enforcement acting at the behest of those authorities. That is going to be a singularly difficult proposition for anyone who otherwise respects and supports law enforcement. Add to that the tactical proficiency militia members would have to employ to overcome trained law enforcement personnel, and one can see how this could get very messy very quickly.
As much as I would like to see these violent demonstrators crushed, I would rather see President Trump temporarily federalize the National Guard via executive order to deal with rioters, as when John F. Kennedy sent the National Guard to Alabama to help enforce school integration in the face of Gov. George Wallace's resistance to same.
My final concern over the possible rise of citizen militias has to do with the unlikely possibility of a Biden-Harris win in November. If there are indeed citizens organizing and preparing for the worst, given the deportment of the left (including congressional Democrats) over the last four years, there may be many among them who've already decided that they do not intend to suffer even one Biden term, regardless of what the electorate has to say.


wnd--2020-09-09--Critical Race Theory and neo-Marxism in America

Critical Race Theory has pervaded every institution in the federal government , journalist Chris Rufo recently argued on `` Tucker Carlson Tonight . ''
He said that President Trump should end the widespread practice of indoctrinating federal employees in race theories .
This theory asserts that legal institutions are inherently racist and a socially constructed concept used by `` white people '' to further their gains at the expense of `` blacks , '' states Britannica .
The root of Critical Race Theory is Marxism .
It comes from the pool of ideas introduced post-World War II by neo-Marxist thinkers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Openly stating that they were neo-Marxists , they sought to deconstruct traditional , Western ideals and replace these with an atheist , Marxist value base .
It was the Frankfurt School in Germany that pushed for a modified Marxist ideology after the war , as philosophers such as Theodore W. Adorno , Marcuse , Friedrich Pollock and Max Horkheimer launched the concept of `` critical theory , '' implying that science should not just describe , but change social structures .
I explain this in my book , `` The Culture War @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` New Left Tyranny , '' shows how the neo-Marxist New Left turned their back on historical Western principles and became a destructive authoritarian force .
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A History of the Frankfurt School and the Institute of Social Research 1923–1950 . ''
Frustration dominated the leftist thinkers in Germany , distraught when the Bolshevik revolution implemented Marxism in Russia during World War I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do in the West .
How could the Soviets grab this vital ideology and make it their own at such a quick pace ?
Jay says they were left with two choices : either support the Moscow communism or the more moderate socialism of the Weimar Republic in Germany .
A third choice gradually emerged : The construction of neo-Marxism .
German thinkers began reexamining Marxist theory and modernizing it .
This became the Frankfurt School , which later succeeded in reshaping the university teachings and social structures in the West .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present problem at the time , given that the bureaucratic institutionalized society that marked modern democracy had made National Socialism ( NAZI ) function so well in Germany .
It was precisely the excellent organization within the institutions and the state-controlled bureaucracy that made National Socialist Germany so efficient .
Adorno and Marcuse became the intellectual founding fathers of the student rebellions of 1968 that brought neo-Marxism to the forefront in American contemporary life .
The original agenda was to establish a just society where minorities were no longer oppressed , but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ended up pushing for discrimination against whites and abolishing the very Western value of equality , regardless of race , creed and gender .
Marcuse openly spoke of the need for `` repressive tolerance , '' that is , discrimination against those with non-Marxist views .
Conservatives , religious groups such as Christians , Jews and believers in traditional values have since felt the neo-Marxist wrath .
The lack of respect for free thinking rooted in critical theory was later to bloom in today 's regressive , illiberal left .
The self-proclaimed neo-Marxist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this context .
He is the so-called father of multiculturalism , which sought to dissolve traditional Western , historical values through his own method , `` deconstruction . ''
He famously speaks about power structures as pairs , one weak and the other strong .
Male-female , white-black , majority-minority and so on , automatically assuming that the power balance is static .
This means that the `` white '' is always the strong in the pair , and the `` black '' always the weak .
The inherent racism against certain skin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as `` blacks '' are viewed as the weak link and chronic helpless victims .
Derrida 's focus on race perfects the flaws in post-modernism , as skin color has never defined who is right or wrong .
Derrida did not – intentionally or not – reflect upon how power fluctuates ; it is not static to one group .
Even Karl Marx wrote about this when discussing his socialism , how the feudal nobility lost power to the renaissance bourgeoisie .
One group was powerful in one setting , the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibly argue that Derrida 's project was to tear down Western culture by attacking the very pillars that made it strong : the traditional family , marriage , the woman , the church and so on .
And this has worked very well .
As strong believers in critical theory , they attacked the misuse of power , but failed to see how the breaking up of historic traditions and religious values dramatically weakened Western culture itself .
Thinkers such as Marcuse , Adorno and later disciples such as Derrida thus ended up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now permeate the very core of our culture .

Critical Race Theory has pervaded every institution in the federal government, journalist Chris Rufo recently argued on "Tucker Carlson Tonight." He said that President Trump should end the widespread practice of indoctrinating federal employees in race theories. This theory asserts that legal institutions are inherently racist and a socially constructed concept used by "white people" to further their gains at the expense of "blacks," states Britannica.
The root of Critical Race Theory is Marxism. It comes from the pool of ideas introduced post-World War II by neo-Marxist thinkers such as Herbert Marcuse and Jacques Derrida. Openly stating that they were neo-Marxists, they sought to deconstruct traditional, Western ideals and replace these with an atheist, Marxist value base.
It was the Frankfurt School in Germany that pushed for a modified Marxist ideology after the war, as philosophers such as Theodore W. Adorno, Marcuse, Friedrich Pollock and Max Horkheimer launched the concept of "critical theory," implying that science should not just describe, but change social structures. I explain this in my book, "The Culture War."
Hanne Herland's latest book, "New Left Tyranny," shows how the neo-Marxist New Left turned their back on historical Western principles and became a destructive authoritarian force.
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Martin Jay describes the period well in "The Dialectical Imagination. A History of the Frankfurt School and the Institute of Social Research 1923–1950." Frustration dominated the leftist thinkers in Germany, distraught when the Bolshevik revolution implemented Marxism in Russia during World War I quicker than what they were able to do in the West. How could the Soviets grab this vital ideology and make it their own at such a quick pace?
Jay says they were left with two choices: either support the Moscow communism or the more moderate socialism of the Weimar Republic in Germany. A third choice gradually emerged: The construction of neo-Marxism. German thinkers began reexamining Marxist theory and modernizing it. This became the Frankfurt School, which later succeeded in reshaping the university teachings and social structures in the West.
The elite abusing its power was a very present problem at the time, given that the bureaucratic institutionalized society that marked modern democracy had made National Socialism (NAZI) function so well in Germany. It was precisely the excellent organization within the institutions and the state-controlled bureaucracy that made National Socialist Germany so efficient.
Adorno and Marcuse became the intellectual founding fathers of the student rebellions of 1968 that brought neo-Marxism to the forefront in American contemporary life. The original agenda was to establish a just society where minorities were no longer oppressed, but it may be argued that this ideology has ended up pushing for discrimination against whites and abolishing the very Western value of equality, regardless of race, creed and gender.
Marcuse openly spoke of the need for "repressive tolerance," that is, discrimination against those with non-Marxist views. Conservatives, religious groups such as Christians, Jews and believers in traditional values have since felt the neo-Marxist wrath. The lack of respect for free thinking rooted in critical theory was later to bloom in today's regressive, illiberal left.
The self-proclaimed neo-Marxist French-Algerian philosopher Jacques Derrida is important in this context. He is the so-called father of multiculturalism, which sought to dissolve traditional Western, historical values through his own method, "deconstruction." He famously speaks about power structures as pairs, one weak and the other strong. Male-female, white-black, majority-minority and so on, automatically assuming that the power balance is static.
This means that the "white" is always the strong in the pair, and the "black" always the weak. The inherent racism against certain skin colors in this neo-Marxist theory is apparent, as "blacks" are viewed as the weak link and chronic helpless victims. Derrida's focus on race perfects the flaws in post-modernism, as skin color has never defined who is right or wrong.
Derrida did not – intentionally or not – reflect upon how power fluctuates; it is not static to one group. Even Karl Marx wrote about this when discussing his socialism, how the feudal nobility lost power to the renaissance bourgeoisie. One group was powerful in one setting, the new group dominating the next. One may possibly argue that Derrida's project was to tear down Western culture by attacking the very pillars that made it strong: the traditional family, marriage, the woman, the church and so on. And this has worked very well.
As strong believers in critical theory, they attacked the misuse of power, but failed to see how the breaking up of historic traditions and religious values dramatically weakened Western culture itself. Thinkers such as Marcuse, Adorno and later disciples such as Derrida thus ended up leading the attack on historical values that now permeate the very core of our culture.


wnd--2020-09-09--Salongate and Pelosi's aristocratic privilege

`` Aristocracy '' is defined as a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privilege , especially when rooted in hereditary nobility .
It includes a government or state ruled by the elite or a privileged upper class .
George Washington set the tone for our republic , rejecting blue blood aristocracy in favor of the public 's will .
Yet , occasionally , American aristocracies have evolved because the public bestows the honor upon a family dynasty of elected officials , such as the Kennedys , or a family dynasty bestows it upon itself .
Within the latter category @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving us Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. To understand how Queen Nancy found herself being filmed in a local beauty salon , sans mask , in violation of safety procedures against COVID-19 she had helped implement and for which she has criticized President Donald Trump for failing to follow , we need understand what gave rise to her aristocratic persona .
Pelosi 's father and brother , Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. and the third , respectively , were both mayors of Baltimore , serving only eight years apart .
The father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mob flourished during his tenure in the 1950s .
Even President John F. Kennedy had worries about D'Alesandro Jr. 's mafia ties .
In 1961 , considering a political appointment for D'Alesandro , Kennedy requested his `` involvement with Baltimore hoodlums ; with favoritism in awarding city contracts ; ( and ) protection for political contributors and the prosecution of local cased '' be investigated .
It was investigated , with the appointment not being tendered as a result .
Pelosi credits her father with teaching her the political ropes .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a House seat and the regular election the next year .
Since then , San Francisco voters have repeatedly returned her to office , often by margins of 80 % .
With such a track record and blanket voter support , plus becoming the first female speaker on two occasions , Pelosi suffers from an aristocratic mindset .
It imbues her with the belief she can do as she pleases , even reversing political decisions without explanation .
We have seen her go from opposing trade with China to embracing China ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; from being a good Catholic to embracing abortion ; from defending and covering up sexual abuse claims against Democrats to embracing such claims made against Republicans ; etc .
A queen is accountable to no one .
As such , Pelosi is able to pursue the one cause to which she gives top priority – Trump 's removal from office or reelection defeat .
As this drives everything she does , one would think she would cautiously avoid falling into a situation undermining her own credibility by going to a salon closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unfortunately , Pelosi , drunk with the elixir of power and aristocracy , succumbed to poor judgment .
Much like French Queen Marie Antoinette , so out of touch with her people she provoked popular unrest ending her reign in 1793 , Pelosi proved out of touch with her people in making a beauty salon appointment .
TRENDING : Kaepernick nominated for NFL Hall of Fame , and a USA Today columnist supports the move In typical fashion , when video of Pelosi unmasked at the salon emerged , she refused accountability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initiating the call for an appointment , she was the victim of a setup , demanding an apology from the salon 's owner .
Perhaps emboldened by having pushed the Russia/Trump collusion scam , she sought to push the setup scam to vilify the salon owner .
But Pelosi did not explain , even if a setup , why she failed to wear a mask while salon employees did in accordance with safety precautions .
Even CNN 's liberal-loving host Don Lemon criticized Pelosi for failing to admit she erred .
Due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential winner by Inauguration Day 2021 could conceivably result in a temporary Pelosi presidency , Trump suggested if she was so easily set up by a salon owner , `` how will she do in negotiations against President Xi of China , President Putin of Russia , or Kim Jong Un of North Korea .
Not so well I suspect… '' The salon owner put responsibility right back on Pelosi , calling the speaker 's setup claim `` beyond shameful . ''
She added , `` I do n't owe anyone an apology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an apology . ''
Pelosi 's lawyer then issued a disclaimer , again alleging setup .
However , Salongate had begun , with other salon owners rushing to support their fellow owner , livid over Pelosi 's hypocrisy .
Fortunately for Pelosi , while denying America a fence to keep unwanted people out , the fence around her own property kept these protesters at bay .
The Queen 's setup proclamation , however , has generated death threats and hate mail for the salon owner , forcing a relocation .
Adding insult to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her .
Pelosi was no setup victim – she was a victim of her own aristocratic arrogance .
By exercising `` aristocratic privilege , '' Pelosi 's puts her credibility , concerning other comments made , under scrutiny .
They include suggesting Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden refuse to debate Trump as the latter would `` probably act in a way that is beneath the dignity of the presidency . ''
That this was said by a speaker failing to maintain her own dignity of office represents unadulterated chutzpah .
Her totally unprofessional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's 2020 State of the Union Address created the rip heard 'round the world .
( Republicans recently asked Attorney General William Barr to investigate whether the act was criminal . )
Pelosi 's comment also lacks merit due to Biden 's lack of dignity as a presidential candidate .
After ducking media interviews , he submitted to one by ex-stripper and singer Cardi B , who had just released one of the most disgusting rap songs , `` WAP '' – a title too vulgar even to explain the acronym .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , obviously playing up to her millions of followers .
Clearly , Pelosi 's no debate comment had nothing to do with dignity and everything to do with sparing Biden another gaffe-ridden appearance .
Last year , former President Barack Obama claimed we needed more female leaders as they are `` indisputably better '' than men .
He argued most of the world 's problems were caused by old people , mostly men , holding onto positions of power .
Pelosi has not proven Obama right .
She is a national embarrassment who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Legend has it in Eskimo culture , as the aged became a burden to family survival , they would be placed on an ice floe floating out to sea – there to die a quiet death .
Should Republicans fail to take back the House in November , hopefully Pelosi 's fellow Democrats will recognize the time has come for her ice floe journey , quietly ending the Queen 's political life .
It would definitely enhance our nation 's survival .

"Aristocracy" is defined as a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privilege, especially when rooted in hereditary nobility. It includes a government or state ruled by the elite or a privileged upper class. George Washington set the tone for our republic, rejecting blue blood aristocracy in favor of the public's will. Yet, occasionally, American aristocracies have evolved because the public bestows the honor upon a family dynasty of elected officials, such as the Kennedys, or a family dynasty bestows it upon itself.
Within the latter category falls the D'Alesandro family, responsible for giving us Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. To understand how Queen Nancy found herself being filmed in a local beauty salon, sans mask, in violation of safety procedures against COVID-19 she had helped implement and for which she has criticized President Donald Trump for failing to follow, we need understand what gave rise to her aristocratic persona.
Pelosi's father and brother, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. and the third, respectively, were both mayors of Baltimore, serving only eight years apart. The father had a reputation for corruption, as the mob flourished during his tenure in the 1950s. Even President John F. Kennedy had worries about D'Alesandro Jr.'s mafia ties. In 1961, considering a political appointment for D'Alesandro, Kennedy requested his "involvement with Baltimore hoodlums; with favoritism in awarding city contracts; (and) protection for political contributors and the prosecution of local cased" be investigated. It was investigated, with the appointment not being tendered as a result.
Pelosi credits her father with teaching her the political ropes. In 1987, she won a special election for a House seat and the regular election the next year. Since then, San Francisco voters have repeatedly returned her to office, often by margins of 80%. With such a track record and blanket voter support, plus becoming the first female speaker on two occasions, Pelosi suffers from an aristocratic mindset. It imbues her with the belief she can do as she pleases, even reversing political decisions without explanation. We have seen her go from opposing trade with China to embracing China; from opposing illegal immigration to embracing it; from being a good Catholic to embracing abortion; from defending and covering up sexual abuse claims against Democrats to embracing such claims made against Republicans; etc.
A queen is accountable to no one. As such, Pelosi is able to pursue the one cause to which she gives top priority – Trump's removal from office or reelection defeat. As this drives everything she does, one would think she would cautiously avoid falling into a situation undermining her own credibility by going to a salon closed to the public under protocols she promoted. Unfortunately, Pelosi, drunk with the elixir of power and aristocracy, succumbed to poor judgment. Much like French Queen Marie Antoinette, so out of touch with her people she provoked popular unrest ending her reign in 1793, Pelosi proved out of touch with her people in making a beauty salon appointment.
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In typical fashion, when video of Pelosi unmasked at the salon emerged, she refused accountability. Instead, she claimed, despite initiating the call for an appointment, she was the victim of a setup, demanding an apology from the salon's owner. Perhaps emboldened by having pushed the Russia/Trump collusion scam, she sought to push the setup scam to vilify the salon owner. But Pelosi did not explain, even if a setup, why she failed to wear a mask while salon employees did in accordance with safety precautions. Even CNN's liberal-loving host Don Lemon criticized Pelosi for failing to admit she erred. Due to discussions on how failure to declare a presidential winner by Inauguration Day 2021 could conceivably result in a temporary Pelosi presidency, Trump suggested if she was so easily set up by a salon owner, "how will she do in negotiations against President Xi of China, President Putin of Russia, or Kim Jong Un of North Korea. Not so well I suspect…"
The salon owner put responsibility right back on Pelosi, calling the speaker's setup claim "beyond shameful." She added, "I don't owe anyone an apology. Mrs. Pelosi owes the entire country an apology." Pelosi's lawyer then issued a disclaimer, again alleging setup. However, Salongate had begun, with other salon owners rushing to support their fellow owner, livid over Pelosi's hypocrisy. Fortunately for Pelosi, while denying America a fence to keep unwanted people out, the fence around her own property kept these protesters at bay. The Queen's setup proclamation, however, has generated death threats and hate mail for the salon owner, forcing a relocation. Adding insult to injury, Pelosi now threatens to sue her.
Pelosi was no setup victim – she was a victim of her own aristocratic arrogance.
By exercising "aristocratic privilege," Pelosi's puts her credibility, concerning other comments made, under scrutiny. They include suggesting Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden refuse to debate Trump as the latter would "probably act in a way that is beneath the dignity of the presidency." That this was said by a speaker failing to maintain her own dignity of office represents unadulterated chutzpah. Her totally unprofessional act of tearing up her copy of Trump's 2020 State of the Union Address created the rip heard 'round the world. (Republicans recently asked Attorney General William Barr to investigate whether the act was criminal.) Pelosi's comment also lacks merit due to Biden's lack of dignity as a presidential candidate. After ducking media interviews, he submitted to one by ex-stripper and singer Cardi B, who had just released one of the most disgusting rap songs, "WAP" – a title too vulgar even to explain the acronym. Yet Biden praised her in glowing terms, obviously playing up to her millions of followers. Clearly, Pelosi's no debate comment had nothing to do with dignity and everything to do with sparing Biden another gaffe-ridden appearance.
Last year, former President Barack Obama claimed we needed more female leaders as they are "indisputably better" than men. He argued most of the world's problems were caused by old people, mostly men, holding onto positions of power. Pelosi has not proven Obama right. She is a national embarrassment who has unhesitantly abused the power she wields.
Legend has it in Eskimo culture, as the aged became a burden to family survival, they would be placed on an ice floe floating out to sea – there to die a quiet death. Should Republicans fail to take back the House in November, hopefully Pelosi's fellow Democrats will recognize the time has come for her ice floe journey, quietly ending the Queen's political life. It would definitely enhance our nation's survival.


wnd--2020-09-10--Deadly Bear Fire scorches California community

( FOX NEWS ) -- A small California community about 100 miles north of Sacramento was destroyed by the deadly @ @ @ @ @ according to reports .
The Bear Fire is part of the North Complex of fires @ @ @ @ @ than 254,000 acres throughout the northern part of the state .
“ My immigrant father @ @ @ @ @ only store in Berry Creek .
It burned in the # BearFire , ” a @ @ @ @ @ tweeted Wednesday .
“ He put everything into the business so my brothers and I @ @ @ @ @ in the world .
He often worked 80-hour weeks .
We have insurance , but @ @ @ @ @ ”

(FOX NEWS) -- A small California community about 100 miles north of Sacramento was destroyed by the deadly Bear Fire on Wednesday, according to reports.
The Bear Fire is part of the North Complex of fires that have collectively burned more than 254,000 acres throughout the northern part of the state.
“My immigrant father owns Village Market, the only store in Berry Creek. It burned in the #BearFire,” a reporter for the Chico Enterprise-Record tweeted Wednesday. “He put everything into the business so my brothers and I could have all the opportunities in the world. He often worked 80-hour weeks. We have insurance, but our hearts still hurt.”
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wnd--2020-09-10--Strzok concedes he botched timeline of Russia investigation

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) -- Former FBI agent Peter Strzok admitted that he got a key element about the genesis of the Trump-Russia investigation wrong following a question from the Washington Examiner despite the fired bureau agent ’ s central role in opening Crossfire Hurricane .
Strzok incorrectly claimed in his new book , Compromised , that Australian diplomat Alexander Downer was spurred to inform the U.S. government about a May 2016 conversation he had in a London wine bar with George Papadopoulos , in which the Trump campaign associate mentioned that Russia might have dirt on former Secretary of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump say in July 2016 , “ Russia , if you ’ re listening , I hope you ’ re able to find the 30,000 emails.
” But , as the Washington Examiner pointed out , special counsel Robert Mueller and DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz both concluded that Australia informed the United States of this conversation on July 26 , 2016 , one day before Trump made the comment about Russia .
The former FBI deputy assistant director of counterintelligence made the admission during a Zoom discussion by Georgetown University ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moderator , the Brookings Institution ’ s Benjamin Wittes , asked Strzok about the contradiction unearthed by the Washington Examiner .

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- Former FBI agent Peter Strzok admitted that he got a key element about the genesis of the Trump-Russia investigation wrong following a question from the Washington Examiner despite the fired bureau agent’s central role in opening Crossfire Hurricane.
Strzok incorrectly claimed in his new book, Compromised, that Australian diplomat Alexander Downer was spurred to inform the U.S. government about a May 2016 conversation he had in a London wine bar with George Papadopoulos, in which the Trump campaign associate mentioned that Russia might have dirt on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, after hearing then-candidate Donald Trump say in July 2016, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails.” But, as the Washington Examiner pointed out, special counsel Robert Mueller and DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz both concluded that Australia informed the United States of this conversation on July 26, 2016, one day before Trump made the comment about Russia.
The former FBI deputy assistant director of counterintelligence made the admission during a Zoom discussion by Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies when the moderator, the Brookings Institution’s Benjamin Wittes, asked Strzok about the contradiction unearthed by the Washington Examiner.
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wnd--2020-09-10--Jobless claims hover well below the 1 million mark

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) -- The number of new applications for unemployment benefits last week hovered at 884,000 , the @ @ @ @ @ As the coronavirus hit the United States and the economy locked down to slow its @ @ @ @ @ jobless claims skyrocketed in March , with 6.9 million filing for benefits for the week @ @ @ @

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- The number of new applications for unemployment benefits last week hovered at 884,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Forecasters had projected 850,000 new jobless claims.
As the coronavirus hit the United States and the economy locked down to slow its spread, layoffs and thus jobless claims skyrocketed in March, with 6.9 million filing for benefits for the week ending March 28.
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wnd--2020-09-10--100 rabbis call on Bezos to stop using SPLC to ID alleged hate groups

( FOX NEWS ) -- Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has been urged by 100 prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbis @ @ @ @ @ ties between the company 's AmazonSmile charitable initiative and the Southern Poverty Law Center ( @ @ @ @ @ obtained exclusively by Fox News .
AmazonSmile , launched in 2013 , allows customers to @ @ @ @ @ Amazon donates 0.5 % of the purchase price of eligible items .
The company uses @ @ @ @ @ charities from so-called `` hate groups '' ineligible to receive donations .
The Sept. 1 @ @ @ @ @ Jewish Values ( CJV ) describes the SPLC 's `` hate map '' feature as @ @ @ @ @ dangerous to the Jewish community . ''

(FOX NEWS) -- Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has been urged by 100 prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbis across the U.S. to cut ties between the company's AmazonSmile charitable initiative and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in a letter obtained exclusively by Fox News.
AmazonSmile, launched in 2013, allows customers to select a charity to which Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible items. The company uses the SPLC to separate legitimate charities from so-called "hate groups" ineligible to receive donations.
The Sept. 1 letter from The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) describes the SPLC's "hate map" feature as "uniquely detrimental and even dangerous to the Jewish community."
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wnd--2020-09-11--Antifa activist arrested for arson in Washington state

Amid criminal investigations into the origin of many of the fires that have devastated communities in Washington , Oregon and California , a 36-year-old man with a history of radical activism has been arrested .
Jeffrey Acord was arrested Wednesday for setting a brush fire near a freeway in Puyallup , Washington , south of Seattle .
In 2014 , he was arrested during protests of the Michael Brown decision with a cache of weapons , ammunition and explosive materials in his backpack and vehicle .
KOMO-TV in Seattle reported at the time that investigators said Acord was seen reaching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Among the weapons in his possession were a 7-inch knife , an assault rifle , a shotgun and a box full of large fireworks .
TRENDING : Twice-elected Dem sheriff switches to GOP , says Dems are burning the flag every day On Wednesday , it was Acord who called 911 to report a fire on the side of State Route 167 .
He then began streaming on his Facebook page , noted the blog Protester Privilege .
A police officer can be heard questioning Acord , and the video ends with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The fire was contained to the highway and put out by the local fire department .
Accord is seen at a Black Lives Matter protest in a video posted on his Facebook page : Meanwhile , the origin of fire in Southern Oregon that decimated the towns of Talent and Phoenix is under criminal investigation , reported OregonLive The fire was rumored to have been set by Antifa , but Ashland Police Chief Tighe O'Meara said the evidence indicates otherwise .
`` One thing I can say is that the rumor it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information , '' the police chief told OregonLive by email .
`` We have some leads , and none of it points in that direction . ''
The Almeda Glendower Fire , which started Tuesday , has burned about 600 homes and more than 3,000 acres of private land .
Another 35,000 homes were threatened along with Interstate 5 , Oregon route 99 , schools , a fire station , parks , small businesses and transmission and communication lines .
In Sonora , California , a transient man was arrested for felony arson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up and down the West Coast have been put on alert for `` opportunists '' seeking to exploit the dry conditions and high temperatures .
On Monday in Spokane , Washington , Christine Comello , 36 , was arrested after allegedly starting multiple fires .
She was booked for second degree arson , first degree arson and burglary .
In Eugene , Oregon , Elias Newton Pendergrass , 44 , was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly starting a wildfire that burned nearly 400 acres and caused evacuations west of Eugene .
A middle-aged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire Wednesday in the state park in Dexter , Oregon .
Dexter Rural Fire Chief Matt Peterson wrote on Twitter of the incident : `` I do n't ever do this , but this is ridiculous !
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In Salinas , California , 37-year-old Anita Esquivel , is in the Monterey County Jail for allegedly starting fires along Highway 101 .

Amid criminal investigations into the origin of many of the fires that have devastated communities in Washington, Oregon and California, a 36-year-old man with a history of radical activism has been arrested.
Jeffrey Acord was arrested Wednesday for setting a brush fire near a freeway in Puyallup, Washington, south of Seattle.
In 2014, he was arrested during protests of the Michael Brown decision with a cache of weapons, ammunition and explosive materials in his backpack and vehicle.
KOMO-TV in Seattle reported at the time that investigators said Acord was seen reaching under a car with a road flare. Among the weapons in his possession were a 7-inch knife, an assault rifle, a shotgun and a box full of large fireworks.
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On Wednesday, it was Acord who called 911 to report a fire on the side of State Route 167. He then began streaming on his Facebook page, noted the blog Protester Privilege. A police officer can be heard questioning Acord, and the video ends with his arrest for second-degree reckless burning.
The fire was contained to the highway and put out by the local fire department.
See the video:
Accord is seen at a Black Lives Matter protest in a video posted on his Facebook page:
Meanwhile, the origin of fire in Southern Oregon that decimated the towns of Talent and Phoenix is under criminal investigation, reported OregonLive
The fire was rumored to have been set by Antifa, but Ashland Police Chief Tighe O'Meara said the evidence indicates otherwise.
"One thing I can say is that the rumor it was set by Antifa is 100% false information," the police chief told OregonLive by email. "We have some leads, and none of it points in that direction."
The Almeda Glendower Fire, which started Tuesday, has burned about 600 homes and more than 3,000 acres of private land.
Another 35,000 homes were threatened along with Interstate 5, Oregon route 99, schools, a fire station, parks, small businesses and transmission and communication lines.
In Sonora, California, a transient man was arrested for felony arson.
Law Enforcement Today reported law enforcement up and down the West Coast have been put on alert for "opportunists" seeking to exploit the dry conditions and high temperatures.
On Monday in Spokane, Washington, Christine Comello, 36, was arrested after allegedly starting multiple fires. She was booked for second degree arson, first degree arson and burglary.
In Eugene, Oregon, Elias Newton Pendergrass, 44, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly starting a wildfire that burned nearly 400 acres and caused evacuations west of Eugene.
A middle-aged man is believed to have set a fire Wednesday in the state park in Dexter, Oregon.
Dexter Rural Fire Chief Matt Peterson wrote on Twitter of the incident: "I don't ever do this, but this is ridiculous!!!"
In Salinas, California, 37-year-old Anita Esquivel, is in the Monterey County Jail for allegedly starting fires along Highway 101.


wnd--2020-09-11--Dems' claims about nation's health 'no truer than they've ever been'

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Markets . ]
Once again , Democrats are trying to attribute President Trump ’ s economic success to President Obama—and their claims are no truer than they ’ ve ever been .
Joe Biden ’ s running mate , Kamala Harris , claimed last month that Trump “ inherited the longest economic expansion in history from Barack Obama and Joe Biden ” and “ ran it straight into the ground.
” The media parrot these claims .
NBC ran an article in support of Harris ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t build a great economy .
He inherited it.
” The article notes that new jobs averaged 215,000 per month over Obama ’ s last four years but only 182,000 per month over Trump ’ s first three .
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The National Federation of Independent Businesses conducts a monthly survey asking business owners , “ What ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today ?
” Under Obama , they cited taxes and regulation as numbers one and two .
After Trump cut taxes and slashed regulations , business owners cited finding qualified workers as their number one problem .
When Obama left office in January 2017 , there were 1.9 million more people unemployed than there were job openings .
That ’ s a lot of people actively available to fill open positions .
By March 2018 , under Trump , job openings exceeded the number of people unemployed for the first time since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That remained the case for the next 24 months—until the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdowns—with job openings exceeding people unemployed by more than 1 million for 17 of those months .
This is important for two reasons .
First , while having more job openings than people unemployed slowed job growth ( you can ’ t add jobs if you can ’ t find workers ) , it drove wage growth—an indicator of economic success that NBC ignores .
By contrast , during Obama ’ s second term , with more people unemployed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with one another for jobs—and wage growth never hit 3 percent .
Under Trump , with abundant job openings and fewer people unemployed , employers began competing for workers—and wages rose .
In August 2018 , year-over-year wage growth exceeded 3 percent for the first time in nearly a decade .
Wage growth stayed at or above 3 percent for the next 20 months , until the pandemic .
Second , under Trump , abundant job openings combined with rising wages drove an increase in the number of people working and actively looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second term , with limited job opportunities and stagnant wages , the percentage of Americans in the labor force declined , from 63.7 percent to 62.7 percent .
Some of those dropping out of the labor force were retiring Baby Boomers ; others were simply discouraged .
Under Trump , abundant job openings and increasing wages reversed that trend .
For example , in the fourth quarter of 2019 , 74.2 percent of workers entering employment came from out of the labor force rather than from the ranks of the unemployed—the highest share @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting the data .
As a result , labor-force participation increased from the 62.7 percent Trump inherited to 63.4 percent in February of 2020 .
Labor-force participation is also important because it influences the unemployment rate .
When people drop out of the labor force , the government no longer counts them as unemployed , which drives the unemployment rate down even though they did not find jobs .
The healthiest scenario for American workers is when unemployment declines while people are joining—rather than leaving—the labor force .
During Obama ’ s second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 4.7 percent—but had labor participation stayed at 63.7 percent , the unemployment rate when he left office would have been 6 percent , not 4.7 .
Under Trump , unemployment declined from Obama ’ s 4.7 percent to 3.5 percent ( a 50-year low ) even though labor participation increased , to 63.4 percent .
Had labor participation stayed at the lower 62.7 percent that Trump inherited , the unemployment rate would have been even lower—2.5 percent , tying an historic low from 1953 .
A better measure of economic success is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thenatural rate of unemployment—that is , the jobless rate that would pertain under conditions considered full employment , since there is never zero unemployment even in a highly functioning economy .
According to the St. Louis Federal Reserve , under Obama , the actual unemployment rate never dipped below this natural rate .
Under Trump , the actual rate dipped below the natural rate in April 2017—and stayed below it until the pandemic .
Democratic claims notwithstanding , Donald Trump ’ s economic record pre-pandemic was one of formidable success .
Trump inherited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ II—one with anemic job opportunities , stagnant wages , and large numbers of workers dropping out of the labor force .
Implementing pro-growth policies that included cutting taxes and regulations , he produced the strongest labor market of modern times .
Saying otherwise won ’ t change that reality .

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Markets.]
By Andy Puzder
Real Clear Markets
Once again, Democrats are trying to attribute President Trump’s economic success to President Obama—and their claims are no truer than they’ve ever been.
Joe Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris, claimed last month that Trump “inherited the longest economic expansion in history from Barack Obama and Joe Biden” and “ran it straight into the ground.” The media parrot these claims. NBC ran an article in support of Harris’s claim entitled “Data show Trump didn’t build a great economy. He inherited it.” The article notes that new jobs averaged 215,000 per month over Obama’s last four years but only 182,000 per month over Trump’s first three.
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This comparison is misleading, however, and ignores factors including job openings and a worker shortage. The National Federation of Independent Businesses conducts a monthly survey asking business owners, “What’s the most important problem facing your business today?” Under Obama, they cited taxes and regulation as numbers one and two. After Trump cut taxes and slashed regulations, business owners cited finding qualified workers as their number one problem.
When Obama left office in January 2017, there were 1.9 million more people unemployed than there were job openings. That’s a lot of people actively available to fill open positions. By March 2018, under Trump, job openings exceeded the number of people unemployed for the first time since the government began reporting such data in 2000. That remained the case for the next 24 months—until the Covid-19 pandemic and shutdowns—with job openings exceeding people unemployed by more than 1 million for 17 of those months.
This is important for two reasons.
First, while having more job openings than people unemployed slowed job growth (you can’t add jobs if you can’t find workers), it drove wage growth—an indicator of economic success that NBC ignores.
By contrast, during Obama’s second term, with more people unemployed than job openings, workers competed fiercely with one another for jobs—and wage growth never hit 3 percent.
Under Trump, with abundant job openings and fewer people unemployed, employers began competing for workers—and wages rose. In August 2018, year-over-year wage growth exceeded 3 percent for the first time in nearly a decade. Wage growth stayed at or above 3 percent for the next 20 months, until the pandemic.
Second, under Trump, abundant job openings combined with rising wages drove an increase in the number of people working and actively looking for work.
During Obama’s second term, with limited job opportunities and stagnant wages, the percentage of Americans in the labor force declined, from 63.7 percent to 62.7 percent. Some of those dropping out of the labor force were retiring Baby Boomers; others were simply discouraged.
Under Trump, abundant job openings and increasing wages reversed that trend. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2019, 74.2 percent of workers entering employment came from out of the labor force rather than from the ranks of the unemployed—the highest share since 1990, when the government began reporting the data.
As a result, labor-force participation increased from the 62.7 percent Trump inherited to 63.4 percent in February of 2020.
Labor-force participation is also important because it influences the unemployment rate. When people drop out of the labor force, the government no longer counts them as unemployed, which drives the unemployment rate down even though they did not find jobs. The healthiest scenario for American workers is when unemployment declines while people are joining—rather than leaving—the labor force.
During Obama’s second term, unemployment declined from 8.2 percent to 4.7 percent—but had labor participation stayed at 63.7 percent, the unemployment rate when he left office would have been 6 percent, not 4.7.
Under Trump, unemployment declined from Obama’s 4.7 percent to 3.5 percent (a 50-year low) even though labor participation increased, to 63.4 percent. Had labor participation stayed at the lower 62.7 percent that Trump inherited, the unemployment rate would have been even lower—2.5 percent, tying an historic low from 1953.
A better measure of economic success is how the actual unemployment rate compares with thenatural rate of unemployment—that is, the jobless rate that would pertain under conditions considered full employment, since there is never zero unemployment even in a highly functioning economy. According to the St. Louis Federal Reserve, under Obama, the actual unemployment rate never dipped below this natural rate. Under Trump, the actual rate dipped below the natural rate in April 2017—and stayed below it until the pandemic.
Democratic claims notwithstanding, Donald Trump’s economic record pre-pandemic was one of formidable success. Trump inherited the weakest economic recovery since World War II—one with anemic job opportunities, stagnant wages, and large numbers of workers dropping out of the labor force. Implementing pro-growth policies that included cutting taxes and regulations, he produced the strongest labor market of modern times. Saying otherwise won’t change that reality.


wnd--2020-09-11--The 'fable' of Biden's 'Building Back Better'

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy . ]
Not letting a crisis go to waste , climate change advocates have seized on COVID-19 to press their agenda to decarbonize the American economy .
The World Health Organization would have us believe that the pathogen ’ s emergence is linked to fossil fuels , though Chinese authorities have banned investigators from visiting the source of the virus in Wuhan .
The Green New Deal overlaps “ so perfectly ” with the coronavirus , says Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
And Larry Fink , CEO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manager and likely Treasury Secretary in a Biden administration , views environmental sustainability and COVID-19 as “ one and the same , ” representing “ huge physical changes in our lives.
” Democrats have seized on this fable .
The pandemic demands unprecedented , transformational federal investment in “ resilient , sustainable , and inclusive infrastructure , ” their 2020 platform declares .
“ We can , and we will , deal with climate change .
It ’ s not only a crisis , it ’ s an enormous opportunity , ” Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We ’ ll not only build it back , we ’ ll build it back better.
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We don ’ t need to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s physical infrastructure is intact .
Its power stations and energy infrastructure , its roads and bridges , its railways and airports are almost exactly as they were before the virus struck .
We are not Germany in 1945 , after Allied bombs had reduced it to rubble .
COVID-19 has done no damage to American physical assets .
What COVID-19 has destroyed is lives and livelihoods , and corporate and household balance sheets .
Businesses have fixed costs that they can ’ t recover .
Despite the best efforts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , time won ’ t stand still for capital and the debt used to finance it when economic activity grinds to a halt .
The best antidote isn ’ t some building program but strong , sustained economic growth .
At this stage , the most pro-growth economic policy is adopting proportionate COVID-19 responses that accelerate the reopening of the economy while protecting the most vulnerable citizens and treating them with the most efficacious medical therapies .
You won ’ t get any of that from “ building back better.
” The Green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 are the last things that a recovering economy needs .
Mandating net-zero is the equivalent of imposing multi-trillion dollar tax hikes—and with not one cent for deficit reduction , the proceeds going instead to controlling the “ global climate.
” And there ’ s more .
While America—with the glaring exception of California—already has all the energy it needs , Biden wants to spend $ 1.7 trillion on alternative energy , a gargantuan outlay that would pile on to an already rapidly growing federal deficit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 and climate change , but they have one thing in common : zero tolerance .
For COVID-19 absolutists , society should be organized around the principle of zero Covid .
For climate absolutists , society should be organized around the principle of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions .
We can see the collateral damage to the economy , to society , and to human freedom from the draconian measures adopted to contain this virus .
On climate , Biden promises drastic action but avoids telling voters what it might mean .
The Intergovernmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It says that net-zero requires “ rapid , far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.
” That ’ s true .
In January , the British government ’ s chief scientific adviser notified Prime Minister Boris Johnson that achieving net-zero will require “ fundamental changes in our society and economy.
” The letter went on to warn that the government should “ consider and manage the impacts in areas where existing industries will be disrupted ” —a euphemism for being wiped out .
In the U.S. , that means the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Biden was filmed telling a voter , “ look in my eyes .
I guarantee we ’ re gon na end fossil fuels.
” He didn ’ t tell her that fossil fuels meet 80 % of U.S. energy needs .
Despite Biden ’ s subsequent denial that he would ban fracking , the logic of net-zero plainly says otherwise .
Its unavoidable implication is the progressive outlawing of all fossil fuel energy .
Fracking ended America ’ s dependence on imported energy and transformed it into a global hydrocarbon superpower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands of high-paying blue-collar jobs , both in the shale fields and in downstream manufacturing .
It has cut energy prices , making a family of four better off by an average of $ 2,500 a year .
That ’ s an awful lot to give up for Joe Biden ’ s fable of “ building back better.
” Rupert Darwall is a senior fellow of the RealClear Foundation and author of THE CLIMATE NOOSE .
Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy . ]

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.]
By Rupert Darwall
Real Clear Energy
Not letting a crisis go to waste, climate change advocates have seized on COVID-19 to press their agenda to decarbonize the American economy. The World Health Organization would have us believe that the pathogen’s emergence is linked to fossil fuels, though Chinese authorities have banned investigators from visiting the source of the virus in Wuhan. The Green New Deal overlaps “so perfectly” with the coronavirus, says Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. And Larry Fink, CEO of the world’s largest asset manager and likely Treasury Secretary in a Biden administration, views environmental sustainability and COVID-19 as “one and the same,” representing “huge physical changes in our lives.”
Democrats have seized on this fable. The pandemic demands unprecedented, transformational federal investment in “resilient, sustainable, and inclusive infrastructure,” their 2020 platform declares. “We can, and we will, deal with climate change. It’s not only a crisis, it’s an enormous opportunity,” Joe Biden said in his acceptance speech. “We’ll not only build it back, we’ll build it back better.”
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“Build back better” is code for decarbonization—and the promise that, out of the ashes of a U.S. economy devastated by the coronavirus, a new economy will emerge under the beneficent guidance of the federal government, setting America on a path to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
We don’t need to “build back” anything, though. America’s physical infrastructure is intact. Its power stations and energy infrastructure, its roads and bridges, its railways and airports are almost exactly as they were before the virus struck. We are not Germany in 1945, after Allied bombs had reduced it to rubble. COVID-19 has done no damage to American physical assets.
What COVID-19 has destroyed is lives and livelihoods, and corporate and household balance sheets. Businesses have fixed costs that they can’t recover. Despite the best efforts of the Fed and its unprecedented monetary loosening, time won’t stand still for capital and the debt used to finance it when economic activity grinds to a halt.
The best antidote isn’t some building program but strong, sustained economic growth. At this stage, the most pro-growth economic policy is adopting proportionate COVID-19 responses that accelerate the reopening of the economy while protecting the most vulnerable citizens and treating them with the most efficacious medical therapies.
You won’t get any of that from “building back better.” The Green New Deal and Biden’s plan for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 are the last things that a recovering economy needs. Mandating net-zero is the equivalent of imposing multi-trillion dollar tax hikes—and with not one cent for deficit reduction, the proceeds going instead to controlling the “global climate.” And there’s more. While America—with the glaring exception of California—already has all the energy it needs, Biden wants to spend $1.7 trillion on alternative energy, a gargantuan outlay that would pile on to an already rapidly growing federal deficit.
Climate activists draw many spurious links between COVID-19 and climate change, but they have one thing in common: zero tolerance. For COVID-19 absolutists, society should be organized around the principle of zero Covid. For climate absolutists, society should be organized around the principle of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
We can see the collateral damage to the economy, to society, and to human freedom from the draconian measures adopted to contain this virus. On climate, Biden promises drastic action but avoids telling voters what it might mean. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is more honest. It says that net-zero requires “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.” That’s true.
In January, the British government’s chief scientific adviser notified Prime Minister Boris Johnson that achieving net-zero will require “fundamental changes in our society and economy.” The letter went on to warn that the government should “consider and manage the impacts in areas where existing industries will be disrupted”—a euphemism for being wiped out.
In the U.S., that means the oil and gas industry. “Kiddo,” Biden was filmed telling a voter, “look in my eyes. I guarantee we’re gonna end fossil fuels.” He didn’t tell her that fossil fuels meet 80% of U.S. energy needs. Despite Biden’s subsequent denial that he would ban fracking, the logic of net-zero plainly says otherwise. Its unavoidable implication is the progressive outlawing of all fossil fuel energy.
Fracking ended America’s dependence on imported energy and transformed it into a global hydrocarbon superpower. The technique has created hundreds of thousands of high-paying blue-collar jobs, both in the shale fields and in downstream manufacturing. It has cut energy prices, making a family of four better off by an average of $2,500 a year. That’s an awful lot to give up for Joe Biden’s fable of “building back better.”
Rupert Darwall is a senior fellow of the RealClear Foundation and author of THE CLIMATE NOOSE.
Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.]