wnd--2020-01-13--PETA feuding with AOC for setting bad example by getting French bulldog

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the useless cultural battle America did n't know it needed until this past week .
And make no mistake -- we needed it .
Between Iran and impeachment , we required a bit of levity , a cute French bulldog and liberals eating their own .
So , here 's the setup , in case you have n't heard : In arguably her least controversial move ever , Rep. Ocasio-Cortez got an adorable puppy .
“ He doesn ’ t have a name yet !
” she wrote in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to People .
“ We are thinking something Star Trek related or Bronx/Queens/NYC/social good related.
” So , a ) I did n't know she was a Trekkie , but it pretty much confirms everything else I 've thought about her ( $ 50 says she 's a `` Charmed '' fan , too ) ; and b ) judging by your concept of `` social good , '' may I recommend Fido-el ?
Bark-shevik ?
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“ Ideally we want to work to the point where he can enjoy town halls , be an Amtrak pup , come to the office , etc .
But first , naps.
” Who 's a good boy ?
Who 's a very good boy who does n't believe in redistribution like his pawrent does ?
Well , anyhow , I have to admit that 's pretty darn cute .
What 's even better is that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold in lower regard than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- PETA , which is angry that the New York Democrat did n't pick a rescue dog .
`` After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced her new purebred French bulldog puppy on social media , PETA sent the lawmaker a letter urging her to visit a New York City animal shelter to see the scores of wonderful dogs there who desperately need homes , '' the group said in a Thursday news release .
`` The group also urged her to pledge to adopt her next animal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one now so that the two can keep each other company while she ’ s busy on Capitol Hill ) and to ask her followers to do the same and save a life . ''
“ AOC had a chance to set a compassionate , responsible example in the face of the homeless-animal crisis , but instead , she apparently inadvertently contributed to the problem , ” Newkirk said in the release .
“ PETA is urging her supporters not to follow her lead in this case and to stick up for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mutt a new lease on life.
” See , you can tell Newkirk is taking this really seriously because she 's using dog puns .
If that quote sounds out of touch to you , wait until you read the paragraph that followed .
`` PETA -- whose motto reads , in part , that 'animals are not ours to abuse in any way ' and which opposes speciesism , a human-supremacist worldview -- notes that more than 6 million lost , abandoned , or unwanted dogs and cats enter shelters every year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of enough good homes . ''
Does this mean that AOC is a human-supremacist ?
Is that like the alt-right of the animal world ?
I do n't think Newkirk quite understood what she 's asking Ocasio-Cortez to do here .
Given her legislative responsibilities , one would assume AOC is a one-dog woman .
So , in order to pick a rescue dog , she 'd have to abandon this French bulldog puppy somehow -- which means it would either be returned to the breeder , sold or passed on to someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shelter .
A three-paragraph news release would have sufficed , but the lecture continued in the form of a letter from Newkirk to Ocasio-Cortez personally that accompanied the news release .
This time , it centered on the travesty of getting a French bulldog in the first place .
`` French bulldogs are inbred in order to produce 'breed-specific traits , ' which cause health problems that many people who will be influenced by your purchase won ’ t be able to afford to address , '' the letter continued .
( Emphasis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are particularly at risk because their 'cute ' features plague them with a lifetime of breathing problems ( you may have seen the media uproar this week after a disturbing photo of a pug ’ s MRI went viral ) , ear and eye infections , skin irritation , a weak stomach , and other issues—all 'man-made . '
'' I do n't think she saw the media uproar , because a ) there was n't one and b ) she 's a busy woman .
Newkirk really hammered home her belief that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a shelter -- not just for herself but to set the right example for her followers .
`` On behalf of the more than 6 million lost , abandoned , or unwanted dogs and cats who enter shelters every year and the people who care for them , we ’ re asking that you please be a part of the solution to ending the cat- and dog-overpopulation crisis and consider setting the right example for your millions of followers by adopting a mutt and encouraging them to do the same , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you be saving another dog ’ s life , the new dog will also provide your puppy with the companionship he desperately needs as your busy schedule takes you around the country .
We ’ re also sending you a copy of the book Dogs Hate Crates , which explains why crate training is not humane or effective . ''
Oh , well , thank God for that .
According to the New York Post , this was likely in reaction to an Instagram video in which Ocasio-Cortez 's dog was shown in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case you did n't get the point , this was the tweet PETA sent out to really hammer it home : As always , the nags from PETA believe they 're the arbiters of what you can and can not do in terms of animals .
You want to eat chicken ?
Well , here 's a 53-minute video showing the death of your chicken in graphic detail !
Are you not entertained ?
Are you not ready for some tempeh ?
I 'm the proud owner of two rescue dogs .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warehouse district , the other was a breeder dog in a puppy mill that was never given a name in the three years she was kept in a cage out in the blazing sun .
Am I happy that my wife and I were able to give them a chance to laze about on the couch with me , absentmindedly licking themselves as I putter around on my MacBook and watch football ?
Absolutely .
Am I going to work myself into some kind of towering rage if you decide to go for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little heart desires ?
Absolutely not .
That 's your choice .
Ocasio-Cortez got the dog she wanted , not the dog PETA wanted her to get .
And , thus far , she has n't apologized or even acknowledged PETA 's letter .
I almost hate to say it , but good for her .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the useless cultural battle America didn't know it needed until this past week.
And make no mistake -- we needed it. Between Iran and impeachment, we required a bit of levity, a cute French bulldog and liberals eating their own.
So, here's the setup, in case you haven't heard: In arguably her least controversial move ever, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez got an adorable puppy.
“He doesn’t have a name yet!” she wrote in a Tuesday update via an Instagram Story, according to People. “We are thinking something Star Trek related or Bronx/Queens/NYC/social good related.”
So, a) I didn't know she was a Trekkie, but it pretty much confirms everything else I've thought about her ($50 says she's a "Charmed" fan, too); and b) judging by your concept of "social good," may I recommend Fido-el? Bark-shevik?
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“The goal is to train him to be a community pup,” she later tweeted.
“Ideally we want to work to the point where he can enjoy town halls, be an Amtrak pup, come to the office, etc. But first, naps.”
Yes! 🐶 the goal is to train him to be a community pup. Ideally we want to work to the point where he can enjoy town halls, be an Amtrak pup, come to the office, etc. But first, naps 😴 pic.twitter.com/ec8beJTrmZ — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 7, 2020
Who's a good boy? Who's a very good boy who doesn't believe in redistribution like his pawrent does?
Well, anyhow, I have to admit that's pretty darn cute. What's even better is that this ended up triggering an entity I actually hold in lower regard than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- PETA, which is angry that the New York Democrat didn't pick a rescue dog.
"After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced her new purebred French bulldog puppy on social media, PETA sent the lawmaker a letter urging her to visit a New York City animal shelter to see the scores of wonderful dogs there who desperately need homes," the group said in a Thursday news release.
"The group also urged her to pledge to adopt her next animal companion (or to adopt a second one now so that the two can keep each other company while she’s busy on Capitol Hill) and to ask her followers to do the same and save a life."
“AOC had a chance to set a compassionate, responsible example in the face of the homeless-animal crisis, but instead, she apparently inadvertently contributed to the problem,” Newkirk said in the release.
“PETA is urging her supporters not to follow her lead in this case and to stick up for the underdog by choosing to give a lovable mutt a new lease on life.”
See, you can tell Newkirk is taking this really seriously because she's using dog puns. If that quote sounds out of touch to you, wait until you read the paragraph that followed.
"PETA -- whose motto reads, in part, that 'animals are not ours to abuse in any way' and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview -- notes that more than 6 million lost, abandoned, or unwanted dogs and cats enter shelters every year and that many are euthanized for lack of enough good homes."
Does this mean that AOC is a human-supremacist? Is that like the alt-right of the animal world?
I don't think Newkirk quite understood what she's asking Ocasio-Cortez to do here. Given her legislative responsibilities, one would assume AOC is a one-dog woman. So, in order to pick a rescue dog, she'd have to abandon this French bulldog puppy somehow -- which means it would either be returned to the breeder, sold or passed on to someone else, or get put into a shelter.
A three-paragraph news release would have sufficed, but the lecture continued in the form of a letter from Newkirk to Ocasio-Cortez personally that accompanied the news release.
This time, it centered on the travesty of getting a French bulldog in the first place.
"French bulldogs are inbred in order to produce 'breed-specific traits,' which cause health problems that many people who will be influenced by your purchase won’t be able to afford to address," the letter continued. (Emphasis in the original.)
"They are particularly at risk because their 'cute' features plague them with a lifetime of breathing problems (you may have seen the media uproar this week after a disturbing photo of a pug’s MRI went viral), ear and eye infections, skin irritation, a weak stomach, and other issues—all 'man-made.'"
I don't think she saw the media uproar, because a) there wasn't one and b) she's a busy woman.
Newkirk really hammered home her belief that AOC desperately needed to get another dog from a shelter -- not just for herself but to set the right example for her followers.
"On behalf of the more than 6 million lost, abandoned, or unwanted dogs and cats who enter shelters every year and the people who care for them, we’re asking that you please be a part of the solution to ending the cat- and dog-overpopulation crisis and consider setting the right example for your millions of followers by adopting a mutt and encouraging them to do the same," Newkirk wrote.
"Not only will you be saving another dog’s life, the new dog will also provide your puppy with the companionship he desperately needs as your busy schedule takes you around the country. We’re also sending you a copy of the book Dogs Hate Crates, which explains why crate training is not humane or effective."
Oh, well, thank God for that. According to the New York Post, this was likely in reaction to an Instagram video in which Ocasio-Cortez's dog was shown in a cage, whimpering.
Just in case you didn't get the point, this was the tweet PETA sent out to really hammer it home:
With millions of dogs, including Frenchies, homeless in shelter cages waiting for homes, @AOC’s choice to publicize getting a purebred puppy is disappointing.
As a person who fights for justice, we doubt she could’ve realized the implications. Adoption is the ONLY option. pic.twitter.com/CiptDEaZmu — PETA (@peta) January 10, 2020
As always, the nags from PETA believe they're the arbiters of what you can and cannot do in terms of animals. You want to eat chicken? Well, here's a 53-minute video showing the death of your chicken in graphic detail! Are you not entertained? Are you not ready for some tempeh?
I'm the proud owner of two rescue dogs. One of them had been abandoned in a warehouse district, the other was a breeder dog in a puppy mill that was never given a name in the three years she was kept in a cage out in the blazing sun. Am I happy that my wife and I were able to give them a chance to laze about on the couch with me, absentmindedly licking themselves as I putter around on my MacBook and watch football? Absolutely.
Am I going to work myself into some kind of towering rage if you decide to go for a French bulldog or whatever breed your little heart desires? Absolutely not. That's your choice.
Ocasio-Cortez got the dog she wanted, not the dog PETA wanted her to get. And, thus far, she hasn't apologized or even acknowledged PETA's letter.
I almost hate to say it, but good for her.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-13--Gaffe-prone Biden refers to nonexistent border between Venezuela and Bolivia

Democratic presidential contender and former Vice President Joe Biden failed his geography lesson in a recent policy discussion about South America .
In a video-recorded interview last month with the editorial board of The Des Moines Register , Biden said that refugees from Venezuela are entering Bolivia .
In reality , about 700 miles worth of Brazil separates the two countries .
`` Look what 's going on in Venezuela right now , what are we doing ?
Being irresponsible , '' Biden said .
`` I ’ m the guy that put together the plan in Colombia , straightening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now what ’ s happening ?
Millions of people are crossing the border and destabilizing Bolivia .
Already destabilizing the Amazon , but , you know , Brazil .
Dealing with what ’ s going on in Colombia.
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The gaffe is Biden 's second major geo-political miscue in recent days .
Last week , he confused Iran and Iraq in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to boot American troops form the conflict-plagued nation .
During the Register interview , Biden attacked President Donald Trump ’ s policy in Venezuela as “ irresponsible , ” saying , “ We ’ re sitting here with our thumb in our ear.
” During September 's Democratic presidential primary debate in Miami , Biden boasted of getting tough with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro , who is clinging to power despite U.S. efforts to nudge him aside , according to the Miami Herald .
“ By the way , in Venezuela , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Venezuela , ” Biden said .
“ I know Maduro .
I ’ ve confronted Maduro.
“ That comment drew a tweet suggesting that photos from the time show something different .
Even a liberal columnist like the Washington Post 's Dana Milbank , many gaffes ago , recorded some of his favorite Biden-isms .
`` He confused 'Margaret Thatcher ' with Theresa May and Angela Merkel , referred to the Second Amendment as the First , tripled the number of casualties of the 1970 Kent State shooting and mixed up his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the Iowa State Fair , he thundered : 'We choose truth over facts ! '
'' Milbank wrote .
He noted that Biden has been a gaffe machine for years .
`` Biden once said to a paralyzed man in a wheelchair : 'Stand up , Chuck . '
He mourned one woman ( 'God rest her soul ' ) who hadn ’ t died .
He described Obama as 'the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean . '
`` He disclosed that Franklin D. Roosevelt went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ existed .
He predicted that if Obama were elected , 'we ’ re going to have an international crisis . '
He declared that Hillary Clinton 'might have been a better pick than me ' for vice president .
He reported that 'you can not go to a 7-Eleven .
.
.
unless you have a slight Indian accent . '
He frankly told one audience : 'You all look dull as hell , ' '' Milbank wrote .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Democratic presidential contender and former Vice President Joe Biden failed his geography lesson in a recent policy discussion about South America.
In a video-recorded interview last month with the editorial board of The Des Moines Register, Biden said that refugees from Venezuela are entering Bolivia.
In reality, about 700 miles worth of Brazil separates the two countries.
"Look what's going on in Venezuela right now, what are we doing? Being irresponsible," Biden said.
"I’m the guy that put together the plan in Colombia, straightening that government out for a long while. Now what’s happening? Millions of people are crossing the border and destabilizing Bolivia. Already destabilizing the Amazon, but, you know, Brazil. Dealing with what’s going on in Colombia.”
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The Washington Examiner publicized the moment in a Twitter post.
"Look what's going on in Venezuela right now... Millions of people are crossing the border destabilizing Bolivia." – @JoeBiden Bolivia does not share a border with Venezuela, the two are separated by 700 miles of the Amazon rainforest. pic.twitter.com/l6bOssZKmT — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 10, 2020
The gaffe is Biden's second major geo-political miscue in recent days. Last week, he confused Iran and Iraq in speaking about the Iraqi parliament's decision to boot American troops form the conflict-plagued nation.
During the Register interview, Biden attacked President Donald Trump’s policy in Venezuela as “irresponsible,” saying, “We’re sitting here with our thumb in our ear.”
Having Venezuela as a neighbor I can say that Obama did literally nothing and the state of that country has gotten systematically worse over the years. Biden talking like this help no one. Wanna help? Donate supplies to the ongs helping immigrants in the borders and help Guaido — Sebastian Garcia (@Sebasgl1) January 10, 2020
During September's Democratic presidential primary debate in Miami, Biden boasted of getting tough with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who is clinging to power despite U.S. efforts to nudge him aside, according to the Miami Herald.
“By the way, in Venezuela, we should be allowing people to come here from Venezuela,” Biden said. “I know Maduro. I’ve confronted Maduro.“
That comment drew a tweet suggesting that photos from the time show something different.
Joe Biden just claimed he "confronted" Maduro. This ... doesn't look like a confrontation. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/VEOwv4RIhK — Trump War Room --- Text FIGHT to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) September 13, 2019
Even a liberal columnist like the Washington Post's Dana Milbank, many gaffes ago, recorded some of his favorite Biden-isms.
"He confused 'Margaret Thatcher' with Theresa May and Angela Merkel, referred to the Second Amendment as the First, tripled the number of casualties of the 1970 Kent State shooting and mixed up his campaign website with a text-message code. At the Iowa State Fair, he thundered: 'We choose truth over facts!'" Milbank wrote.
He noted that Biden has been a gaffe machine for years.
"Biden once said to a paralyzed man in a wheelchair: 'Stand up, Chuck.' He mourned one woman ('God rest her soul') who hadn’t died. He described Obama as 'the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean.'
"He disclosed that Franklin D. Roosevelt went on television in 1929, before TV existed. He predicted that if Obama were elected, 'we’re going to have an international crisis.' He declared that Hillary Clinton 'might have been a better pick than me' for vice president. He reported that 'you cannot go to a 7-Eleven . . . unless you have a slight Indian accent.' He frankly told one audience: 'You all look dull as hell,'" Milbank wrote.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-12--Photographer catches 'devil horns' rising off coast of Iran

Shortly before a confrontation between the United States and Iran put the world on edge , a photographer captured a freaky sight rising above the Islamic Republic .
Elias Chasiotis took photos of the eclipsed sunrise , which appeared as a giant pair of glowing red horns thanks to the lighting and angle .
According to Chasiotis , the pictures were taken on Dec. 26 , a little over a week before Iran would make headline news for a strike on one of its leading military commanders .
From his location in Qatar , the rising partial eclipse in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if not over it .
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Maps from eclipse-focused website EclipseWise appear to show the Dec. 26 event casting a partial shadow over Iran .
While some observers pointed to the creepy event as an omen or a divine message about the wickedness of Iran , others simply appreciated the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Regardless of any meaning behind the eclipse , the timing of the event is highly coincidental .
Shortly after the photo was taken , a U.S. drone strike on Iranian terror leader Qassem Soleimani would ignite tensions in the region and cause worldwide fear over a potential retaliation from Iran .
Even after the drone strike took a crucial leader away from the Islamic Republic , the country continued to be pummeled by misfortune .
During a march to honor the late terrorist , a stampede resulted in dozens of Iranian deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rogue nation , seen as its revenge for the killing of Soleimani , failed to produce even a single American casualty despite striking military structures .
Shortly after the failed missile launch , a Ukrainian passenger jet with 176 people aboard crashed after takeoff in Iran .
There were no survivors .
While Tehran maintains the plane crashed because of a malfunction , some have speculated that a jumpy anti-aircraft crew might have brought down the civilian airliner .
With Iran refusing to hand over the plane 's black boxes to Boeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remain a mystery .
Only time will tell if the truth makes it out of the Islamic Republic .
Despite the setbacks , Iran continues to threaten America , living up to its international image -- which makes the devil horns ' connotations even more appropriate .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Shortly before a confrontation between the United States and Iran put the world on edge, a photographer captured a freaky sight rising above the Islamic Republic.
Elias Chasiotis took photos of the eclipsed sunrise, which appeared as a giant pair of glowing red horns thanks to the lighting and angle.
According to Chasiotis, the pictures were taken on Dec. 26, a little over a week before Iran would make headline news for a strike on one of its leading military commanders.
From his location in Qatar, the rising partial eclipse in the east would put it near Iran, if not over it.
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Check out the viral "devil horn" sunrise picture, as well as some other stunning shots in Chasiotis' post below.
Maps from eclipse-focused website EclipseWise appear to show the Dec. 26 event casting a partial shadow over Iran.
While some observers pointed to the creepy event as an omen or a divine message about the wickedness of Iran, others simply appreciated the photos for their unique and extraordinary material.
Regardless of any meaning behind the eclipse, the timing of the event is highly coincidental.
Shortly after the photo was taken, a U.S. drone strike on Iranian terror leader Qassem Soleimani would ignite tensions in the region and cause worldwide fear over a potential retaliation from Iran.
Even after the drone strike took a crucial leader away from the Islamic Republic, the country continued to be pummeled by misfortune.
During a march to honor the late terrorist, a stampede resulted in dozens of Iranian deaths.
A missile salvo later launched by the rogue nation, seen as its revenge for the killing of Soleimani, failed to produce even a single American casualty despite striking military structures.
Shortly after the failed missile launch, a Ukrainian passenger jet with 176 people aboard crashed after takeoff in Iran. There were no survivors.
While Tehran maintains the plane crashed because of a malfunction, some have speculated that a jumpy anti-aircraft crew might have brought down the civilian airliner. With Iran refusing to hand over the plane's black boxes to Boeing or the United States, this may remain a mystery.
Only time will tell if the truth makes it out of the Islamic Republic.
Despite the setbacks, Iran continues to threaten America, living up to its international image -- which makes the devil horns' connotations even more appropriate.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-14--Leftists target star actor Vince Vaughn after he's spotted talking with Trump at college-football ch

Leftists target star actor Vince Vaughn after he's spotted talking with Trump at college-football championship

Actor Vince Vaughn was trashed on social media Monday night after a video clip made the rounds showing him talking with President Donald Trump at the College Football Playoff championship game in New Orleans .
Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended the game , in which LSU defeated Clemson 42-25 .
Vaughn -- who styles himself as a libertarian -- was captured on video in the luxury box occupied by the Trumps talking to the president as the first lady sat between them .
As the `` DodgeBall '' and `` Swingers '' star departed , he was seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter were aghast , starting with former Deadspin employee Timothy Burke .
`` I 'm very sorry to have to share this video with you , '' he said .
`` All of it , every part of it . ''
As the outrage mounted , others pushed back at the cancel culture that would ordain punishment for the alleged sin of talking to a president , with some likening what was happening to Vaughn to the trashing of Ellen DeGeneres when she was spotted sharing a luxury box with former President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ game .
Vaughn put a huge gulf between himself and the Hollywood left in a 2015 interview with GQ when he shared his views on gun rights .
`` I support people having a gun in public full stop , not just in your home , '' he said .
`` We do n't have the right to bear arms because of burglars ; we have the right to bear arms to resist the supreme power of a corrupt and abusive government .
It 's not about duck hunting ; it 's about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's the same reason we have freedom of speech .
It 's well known that the greatest defense against an intruder is the sound of a gun hammer being pulled back .
`` All these gun shootings that have gone down in America since 1950 , only one or maybe two have happened in non-gun-free zones .
Take mass shootings .
They 've only happened in places that do n't allow guns .
`` These people are sick in the head and are going to kill innocent people .
They are looking to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not want confrontation .
In all of our schools it is illegal to have guns on campus , so again and again these guys go and shoot up these f -- -ing schools because they know there are no guns there .
They are monsters killing six-year-olds .
... '' Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat .
Taking away guns , taking away drugs , the booze , it wo n't rid the world of criminality . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western @ @

Actor Vince Vaughn was trashed on social media Monday night after a video clip made the rounds showing him talking with President Donald Trump at the College Football Playoff championship game in New Orleans.
Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended the game, in which LSU defeated Clemson 42-25.
Vaughn -- who styles himself as a libertarian -- was captured on video in the luxury box occupied by the Trumps talking to the president as the first lady sat between them.
As the "DodgeBall" and "Swingers" star departed, he was seen shaking the president's hand.
Liberals on Twitter were aghast, starting with former Deadspin employee Timothy Burke.
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"I'm very sorry to have to share this video with you," he said. "All of it, every part of it."
I'm very sorry to have to share this video with you. All of it, every part of it. pic.twitter.com/ELMbDHZbZq — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 14, 2020
Whelp... that tells me all I need to know about Vince Vaughn. 🤢 — Bree Darling (@BJJJunebug13) January 14, 2020
Sad. Vince Vaughn is one of my favorites. I always knew he was Republican but this, so gross. I don't need a Wedding Crashers sequal anymore. https://t.co/QaNcNb889s — Aaron (@TheSarcasmShow) January 14, 2020
I’m not angry about Vince Vaughn, just profoundly disappointed. And I want nothing more to do with him. Once upon a time I found him quite entertaining. Not anymore. pic.twitter.com/vB5pDCFcbA — Stephanie Kennedy (@WordswithSteph) January 14, 2020
I used to have a massive crush on Vince Vaughn. Now I just want to barf 🤮 — SantaMonica403 🌹🔥 (@SantaMonica403) January 14, 2020
Vince Vaugh: explain yourself. — Kelly Kenneally (@KellyKenneally) January 14, 2020
As the outrage mounted, others pushed back at the cancel culture that would ordain punishment for the alleged sin of talking to a president, with some likening what was happening to Vaughn to the trashing of Ellen DeGeneres when she was spotted sharing a luxury box with former President George W. Bush during a Dallas Cowboys game.
I see the lefty idiots are upset with Vince Vaughn and want to go all cancel culture on him for shaking the President's hand. Vince is like the honey badger- he don't care! AND Trump gets cheers at the NCAA college championship game on monday! Horrors! https://t.co/K6bua36SES — GrrrGraphics Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) January 14, 2020
So do Swingers and Wedding Crashers get taken off the air for all of eternity now after Vince Vaughn had a civilized conversation with the president at the Superdome tonight? — Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) January 14, 2020
Ellen thought she had it rough... Keep Vince Vaughn in your prayers tonight. pic.twitter.com/5MPeO6Znc6 — Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) January 14, 2020
Vaughn put a huge gulf between himself and the Hollywood left in a 2015 interview with GQ when he shared his views on gun rights.
"I support people having a gun in public full stop, not just in your home," he said. "We don't have the right to bear arms because of burglars; we have the right to bear arms to resist the supreme power of a corrupt and abusive government. It's not about duck hunting; it's about the ability of the individual. It's the same reason we have freedom of speech. It's well known that the greatest defense against an intruder is the sound of a gun hammer being pulled back.
"All these gun shootings that have gone down in America since 1950, only one or maybe two have happened in non-gun-free zones. Take mass shootings. They've only happened in places that don't allow guns.
"These people are sick in the head and are going to kill innocent people. They are looking to slaughter defenseless human beings. They do not want confrontation. In all of our schools it is illegal to have guns on campus, so again and again these guys go and shoot up these f---ing schools because they know there are no guns there. They are monsters killing six-year-olds. ...
"Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat. Taking away guns, taking away drugs, the booze, it won't rid the world of criminality."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-14--CEO blaming Trump for Iran shooting down plane runs a company responsible for 22 customer deaths

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran boiled over in recent weeks with tit-for-tat deadly strikes that targeted a U.S. base in Iraq , followed by strikes on an Iranian-backed and Hezbollah-linked Iraqi militia , which led to a fiery assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on New Year 's Eve .
In response to the embassy attack , President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed top Iranian military commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani , which provoked an ineffectual missile salvo on a couple of U.S.-occupied military bases in Iraq .
Just hours after those missiles were fired , Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Ukrainian airline passenger jet , killing all 176 passengers and crew on board .
Naturally , given the absolute absurdity of the current day , a number of media figures , elected Democrats and liberals around the world actually saw fit to cast blame on Trump for the deaths .
Among those to blame the president was a wealthy Canadian businessman who has his own history of having blood on his hands , the Washington Examiner reported .
There were reportedly 63 Canadians on board the Ukrainian passenger jet that took off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an Iranian missile within minutes .
As ridiculous as it may sound to try and pin the blame for those Canadian deaths on Trump , that is precisely what Michael McCain , the CEO of Maple Leaf Foods , did via his company 's official Twitter account on Sunday .
McCain identified himself in the first of a four-part thread of tweets and wrote , `` I am very angry , and time isn ’ t making me less angry .
A MLF colleague of mine lost his wife and family this week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events in Iran ... '' '' U.S. government leaders unconstrained by checks/balances , concocted an ill-conceived plan to divert focus from political woes .
The world knows Iran is a dangerous state , but the world found a path to contain it ; not perfect but by most accounts it was the right direction… , '' he continued .
`` A narcissist in Washington tears world accomplishments apart ; destabilizes region .
US now unwelcomed everywhere in the area including Iraq ; tensions escalated to feverish pitch .
Taking out despicable military leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , standing next in line , '' the CEO went on .
`` The collateral damage of this irresponsible , dangerous , ill-conceived behavior ?
63 Canadians needlessly lost their lives in the crossfire , including the family of one of my MLF colleagues ( his wife + 11 year old son ) !
We are mourning and I am livid .
Michael McCain . ''
Where to even start in addressing this utterly ludicrous rant filled with an assortment of falsities , misconceptions and unhinged Trump Derangement Syndrome on full display @ @ @ @ @ @ @ share in his grief over the loss of an employee 's family , it was n't Trump 's fault , nor is Trump `` unconstrained '' by checks and balances , nor was the strike against Soleimani some sort of ploy to divert attention from impeachment .
Also , Trump was right to withdraw from the `` not perfect '' Iran nuclear deal , and the U.S. is very much still welcomed in the region , the non-binding resolution from half the Iraqi Parliament notwithstanding .
( See the continued U.S. presence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Saudi Arabia , Turkey and many others . )
As for the apparent opposition of McCain to taking out Soleimani because others like him are `` standing next in line , '' I guess we are never allowed to take out bad guys then , as there are and always will be others ready to pick up where they left off .
Where is the logic in that ?
But arguably the most striking thing about this lunatic thread is the sheer hypocrisy of what the CEO declined to mention , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ users who commented on the posts : the fact that , unlike Trump in this case , Michael McCain actually is responsible for causing the deaths of innocent Canadians .
The Examiner reported that McCain 's Maple Leaf Foods company was deemed responsible in 2008 for the worst outbreak of listeria in Canadian history , an outbreak that killed 22 people and left dozens of others sick from the contaminated foods .
After a germ-laden slicing machine was discovered to be the source of the deadly contamination , the company was forced to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compelled to issue a public apology for the fatal illnesses his company was responsible for .
As the old saying goes , do n't throw stones when you live in a glass house .
It would appear that McCain has forgotten that , and hopefully , he washed all of the blood off of his own hands before tweeting out his ill-advised and utterly ridiculous set of missives against Trump .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran boiled over in recent weeks with tit-for-tat deadly strikes that targeted a U.S. base in Iraq, followed by strikes on an Iranian-backed and Hezbollah-linked Iraqi militia, which led to a fiery assault on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on New Year's Eve.
In response to the embassy attack, President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed top Iranian military commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani, which provoked an ineffectual missile salvo on a couple of U.S.-occupied military bases in Iraq. Just hours after those missiles were fired, Iran also (purportedly unintentionally) shot down a Ukrainian airline passenger jet, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board.
Naturally, given the absolute absurdity of the current day, a number of media figures, elected Democrats and liberals around the world actually saw fit to cast blame on Trump for the deaths.
Among those to blame the president was a wealthy Canadian businessman who has his own history of having blood on his hands, the Washington Examiner reported.
There were reportedly 63 Canadians on board the Ukrainian passenger jet that took off from Tehran and was shot down by an Iranian missile within minutes. As ridiculous as it may sound to try and pin the blame for those Canadian deaths on Trump, that is precisely what Michael McCain, the CEO of Maple Leaf Foods, did via his company's official Twitter account on Sunday.
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McCain identified himself in the first of a four-part thread of tweets and wrote, "I am very angry, and time isn’t making me less angry. A MLF colleague of mine lost his wife and family this week to a needless, irresponsible series of events in Iran..."
I’m Michael McCain, CEO of Maple Leaf Foods, and these are personal reflections. I am very angry, and time isn’t making me less angry. A MLF colleague of mine lost his wife and family this week to a needless, irresponsible series of events in Iran... — Maple Leaf Foods (@MapleLeafFoods) January 13, 2020
"U.S. government leaders unconstrained by checks/balances, concocted an ill-conceived plan to divert focus from political woes. The world knows Iran is a dangerous state, but the world found a path to contain it; not perfect but by most accounts it was the right direction…," he continued.
…U.S. government leaders unconstrained by checks/balances, concocted an ill-conceived plan to divert focus from political woes. The world knows Iran is a dangerous state, but the world found a path to contain it; not perfect but by most accounts it was the right direction… — Maple Leaf Foods (@MapleLeafFoods) January 13, 2020
"A narcissist in Washington tears world accomplishments apart; destabilizes region. US now unwelcomed everywhere in the area including Iraq; tensions escalated to feverish pitch. Taking out despicable military leader terrorist? There are a hundred like him, standing next in line," the CEO went on.
..A narcissist in Washington tears world accomplishments apart; destabilizes region. US now unwelcomed everywhere in the area including Iraq; tensions escalated to feverish pitch. Taking out despicable military leader terrorist? There are a hundred like him, standing next in line — Maple Leaf Foods (@MapleLeafFoods) January 13, 2020
"The collateral damage of this irresponsible, dangerous, ill-conceived behavior? 63 Canadians needlessly lost their lives in the crossfire, including the family of one of my MLF colleagues (his wife + 11 year old son)! We are mourning and I am livid. Michael McCain."
…The collateral damage of this irresponsible, dangerous, ill-conceived behavior? 63 Canadians needlessly lost their lives in the crossfire, including the family of one of my MLF colleagues (his wife + 11 year old son)! We are mourning and I am livid. Michael McCain. — Maple Leaf Foods (@MapleLeafFoods) January 13, 2020
Where to even start in addressing this utterly ludicrous rant filled with an assortment of falsities, misconceptions and unhinged Trump Derangement Syndrome on full display?
First of all, while we share in his grief over the loss of an employee's family, it wasn't Trump's fault, nor is Trump "unconstrained" by checks and balances, nor was the strike against Soleimani some sort of ploy to divert attention from impeachment.
Also, Trump was right to withdraw from the "not perfect" Iran nuclear deal, and the U.S. is very much still welcomed in the region, the non-binding resolution from half the Iraqi Parliament notwithstanding. (See the continued U.S. presence in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and many others.)
As for the apparent opposition of McCain to taking out Soleimani because others like him are "standing next in line," I guess we are never allowed to take out bad guys then, as there are and always will be others ready to pick up where they left off. Where is the logic in that?
But arguably the most striking thing about this lunatic thread is the sheer hypocrisy of what the CEO declined to mention, but was thankfully pointed out by a few users who commented on the posts: the fact that, unlike Trump in this case, Michael McCain actually is responsible for causing the deaths of innocent Canadians.
The Examiner reported that McCain's Maple Leaf Foods company was deemed responsible in 2008 for the worst outbreak of listeria in Canadian history, an outbreak that killed 22 people and left dozens of others sick from the contaminated foods.
After a germ-laden slicing machine was discovered to be the source of the deadly contamination, the company was forced to recall its deli products and McCain was compelled to issue a public apology for the fatal illnesses his company was responsible for.
As the old saying goes, don't throw stones when you live in a glass house. It would appear that McCain has forgotten that, and hopefully, he washed all of the blood off of his own hands before tweeting out his ill-advised and utterly ridiculous set of missives against Trump.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-14--Iran announces arrests for shooting down Ukrainian plane

( WASHINGTON EXAMINER ) -- Iran ’ s judiciary said it had made arrests in the shootdown of a Ukrainian @ @ @ @ @ people .
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said Tuesday “ extensive investigations have taken place and @ @ @ @ @ ” according to the Associated Press .
Iran , which initially denied that one of @ @ @ @ @ the jetliner , did not disclose the number of arrests .
On Saturday , Iran @ @ @ @ @ Guard Corps had shot down the plane by mistake as it awaited possible confrontation with @ @ @ @ @ fired a dozen missiles at military bases in Iraq housing American troops .

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- Iran’s judiciary said it had made arrests in the shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people.
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said Tuesday “extensive investigations have taken place and some individuals are arrested,” according to the Associated Press.
Iran, which initially denied that one of its missiles had brought down the jetliner, did not disclose the number of arrests. On Saturday, Iran admitted that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had shot down the plane by mistake as it awaited possible confrontation with the United States after Iran fired a dozen missiles at military bases in Iraq housing American troops.
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wnd--2020-01-14--Ex-Treasury official admits leaking Trump team details

( FOX NEWS ) -- A former top Treasury Department official pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for leaking confidential banking @ @ @ @ @ the Trump campaign , following her dramatic arrest in October 2018 as she toted a @ @ @ @ @ documents .
Natalie Edwards , 41 , entered the plea in Manhattan federal court , @ @ @ @ @ H. Woods set sentencing for June 9 .
Although the conspiracy charge carried a potential @ @ @ @ @ years in prison , Edwards signed a plea deal with prosecutors that recommended a potential @ @ @ @ @ six months .
Edwards was a senior adviser at Treasury 's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network @ @ @ @ @ .
Prosecutors said her crime began in October 2017 and continued for a year , @ @ @ @ @ News reporter numerous Suspicious Activity Reports ( “ SARs ” ) .
Banks must file @ @ @ @ @ when they spot transactions raising questions about possible financial misconduct such as money laundering , @ @ @ @ @ their disclosure .

(FOX NEWS) -- A former top Treasury Department official pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for leaking confidential banking reports associated with members of the Trump campaign, following her dramatic arrest in October 2018 as she toted a flash drive full of sensitive documents.
Natalie Edwards, 41, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court, where U.S. District Judge Gregory H. Woods set sentencing for June 9. Although the conspiracy charge carried a potential penalty of up to five years in prison, Edwards signed a plea deal with prosecutors that recommended a potential prison sentence of zero to six months.
Edwards was a senior adviser at Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN. Prosecutors said her crime began in October 2017 and continued for a year, with Edwards sending a BuzzFeed News reporter numerous Suspicious Activity Reports (“SARs”). Banks must file SARs with the Treasury Department when they spot transactions raising questions about possible financial misconduct such as money laundering, but federal law strictly limited their disclosure.
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wnd--2020-01-14--Video shows Iranians defying regime by refusing to trample on American flag

Iranian protesters refused to walk on large U.S. and Israeli flags painted on the sidewalk at a university in Tehran in footage posted on social media over the weekend .
NBC News reported the scene took place at Beheshti University .
`` This appeared to be a symbolic gesture , given that walking on , or burning , these flags has been a feature of previous demonstrations , '' the news outlet reported .
BBC journalist Ali Hamedani said the protesters ' actions are an indication the Iranian regime 's anti-American , anti-Israel indoctrination has failed .
`` At the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Tehran Beheshti university ’ s students refused walking over the US and Israel flag while participating in # IranProtests , '' Hamedani tweeted .
`` They all grew up to hate the two countries but seems like the revolutionary ideology is failed , '' he added .
Iranian reporter Masih Alinejad tweeted , “ Watch how Iranian students refuse to step on American & the flag of Israel .
`` This should embarrassed Iranian regime & their propaganda funeral for # Soleimani where people were told to chant 'Death To America , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in Iran chanting 'Death to Islamic Republic dictatorship . '
'' The Jerusalem Post reported , `` A few people who did walk over the flags were booed by protesters in the area with chants of 'Shame on you , ' '' '' Some reports said that the protesters near the flags chanted 'Our enemy is in Iran , not America . '
'' President Donald Trump responded to the gesture by the Iranian protesters , tweeting on Monday , `` Wow !
The wonderful Iranian protesters refused to step on , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Great American Flag . ''
`` It was put on the street in order for them to trample it , and they walked around it instead .
Big progress ! ''
he added .
There is also footage on social media of posters of Qassem Soleimani being torn down .
`` A couple of brave protesters brought down the poster of # Soleimani which had been displayed all over the walls of towns in Iran by the regime 's authorities , '' the Twitter account Iran Revival posted .
On Saturday , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , which received over 360,000 likes .
“ To the brave and suffering Iranian people : I have stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my government will continue to stand with you , '' the tweet said in English .
`` We are following your protests closely .
Your courage is inspiring.
” One of the protesters told NBC News by phone Monday that the Iranian government shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet and then lying about it to the public for days sparked the demonstrations , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Our protests were about all of the irresponsibility of the regime , not just the plane .
The plane was the trigger of this protest , '' said Elhan , 29 , who did not want her last name published .
She added that demonstrators `` just want a true democracy … we are so angry and sad . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Iranian protesters refused to walk on large U.S. and Israeli flags painted on the sidewalk at a university in Tehran in footage posted on social media over the weekend.
NBC News reported the scene took place at Beheshti University.
"This appeared to be a symbolic gesture, given that walking on, or burning, these flags has been a feature of previous demonstrations," the news outlet reported.
BBC journalist Ali Hamedani said the protesters' actions are an indication the Iranian regime's anti-American, anti-Israel indoctrination has failed.
"At the height of the Iranian establishment anti Americanism, Tehran Beheshti university’s students refused walking over the US and Israel flag while participating in #IranProtests," Hamedani tweeted.
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"They all grew up to hate the two countries but seems like the revolutionary ideology is failed," he added.
At the height of the Iranian establishment anti Americanism, Tehran Beheshti university’s students refused walking over the US and Israel flag while participating in #IranProtests . They all grew up to hate the two countries but seems like the revolutionary ideology is failed. pic.twitter.com/ABQY3GzWMo — Ali Hamedani (@BBCHamedani) January 12, 2020
Iranian reporter Masih Alinejad tweeted, “Watch how Iranian students refuse to step on American & the flag of Israel.
"This should embarrassed Iranian regime & their propaganda funeral for #Soleimani where people were told to chant 'Death To America,'" Alinejad wrote.
"Now people in Iran chanting 'Death to Islamic Republic dictatorship.'"
Watch how Iranian students refuse to step on American & the flag of Israel. This should embarrassed Iranian regime & their propaganda funeral for #Soleimani where people were told to chant “Death To America”.
Now people in Iran chanting “Death to Islamic Republic dictatorship.” pic.twitter.com/hTxDuxZeaB — Masih Alinejad 🏳 (@AlinejadMasih) January 12, 2020
The Jerusalem Post reported, "A few people who did walk over the flags were booed by protesters in the area with chants of 'Shame on you,'"
"Some reports said that the protesters near the flags chanted 'Our enemy is in Iran, not America.'"
President Donald Trump responded to the gesture by the Iranian protesters, tweeting on Monday, "Wow! The wonderful Iranian protesters refused to step on, or in any way denigrate, our Great American Flag."
"It was put on the street in order for them to trample it, and they walked around it instead. Big progress!" he added.
Wow! The wonderful Iranian protesters refused to step on, or in any way denigrate, our Great American Flag. It was put on the street in order for them to trample it, and they walked around it instead. Big progress! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 13, 2020
There is also footage on social media of posters of Qassem Soleimani being torn down.
"A couple of brave protesters brought down the poster of #Soleimani which had been displayed all over the walls of towns in Iran by the regime's authorities," the Twitter account Iran Revival posted.
A couple of brave protesters brought down the poster of #Soleimani which had been displayed all over the walls of towns in Iran by the regime's authorities. #IranProtests #IranProtests2020 pic.twitter.com/5u1qzTaOHT — Iran Revival | فَرَشگَرد (@iranfarashgard) January 12, 2020
On Saturday, Trump posted the most popular Farsi tweet in history, which received over 360,000 likes.
به مردم شجاع و رنج کشیده ایران: من از ابتدای دوره ریاست جمهوریم با شما ایستاده‌ام و دولت من همچنان با شما خواهد ایستاد. ما اعتراضات شما را از نزدیک دنبال می کنیم. شجاعت شما الهام بخش است. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2020
“To the brave and suffering Iranian people: I have stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my government will continue to stand with you," the tweet said in English. "We are following your protests closely. Your courage is inspiring.”
One of the protesters told NBC News by phone Monday that the Iranian government shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet and then lying about it to the public for days sparked the demonstrations, but are not the sole cause.
"Our protests were about all of the irresponsibility of the regime, not just the plane. The plane was the trigger of this protest," said Elhan, 29, who did not want her last name published.
She added that demonstrators "just want a true democracy … we are so angry and sad."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-14--Navy fears release of UFO files

Navy fears release of UFO files

( FOX NEWS ) -- The Department of Defense has top-secret classified briefings and a classified video about a UFO @ @ @ @ @ acknowledged the existence of the information , which concerns a 2004 encounter between the USS @ @ @ @ @ objects , in response to a public records request from Vice .
Last year , @ @ @ @ @ time acknowledged that three UFO videos -- one from the 2004 USS Nimitz incident and @ @ @ @ @ real videos of unidentified flying objects .

(FOX NEWS) -- The Department of Defense has top-secret classified briefings and a classified video about a UFO incident.
The U.S. Navy acknowledged the existence of the information, which concerns a 2004 encounter between the USS Nimitz and strange unknown aerial objects, in response to a public records request from Vice.
Last year, the Navy for the first time acknowledged that three UFO videos -- one from the 2004 USS Nimitz incident and two from 2015 -- were real videos of unidentified flying objects.
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wnd--2020-01-14--Newsweek changed its article about me, but ...

In my last column , `` Newsweek Hits a New Low , '' I wrote about Newsweek 's dishonest description of what I had said on one of my weekly PragerU `` Fireside Chats . ''
A viewer had asked me to respond to a statement Anne Frank made in her epic Holocaust diary .
Frank said , `` Despite everything , I believe that people are really good at heart . ''
The Newsweek headline , `` Conservative Radio Host Ridicules Anne Frank , '' was simply a lie .
In order for readers to appreciate the level of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transcribed and placed it in the column .
A few days later I received a message from Nancy Cooper , global editor-in-chief of Newsweek .
She emailed me her personal cellphone number and asked me to call her .
I did , and we had a good conversation .
She agreed that what Newsweek published mischaracterized my remarks and corrected both the headline and the article , written by deputy editor Benjamin Fearnow .
She changed the headline to `` Conservative Radio Host Counters Anne Frank 's View That People Are 'Good at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she deleted Fearnow 's sentence characterizing me as having mocked Anne Frank .
And she deleted another Fearnow falsehood : `` He also brings up Nazi comparisons frequently on his radio program , 'The Dennis Prager Show , ' , to criticize modern Democrats and liberals . ''
I told Cooper that in 37 years of radio , I have never compared Democrats or liberals to Nazis ; Fearnow had made that up out of whole cloth .
In its place , she wrote the truth : `` He also brings up Nazi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dennis Prager Show , ' saying the left 'cheapens ' Nazi evil by using the term to dismiss political opponents or that liberals focus on Nazism while failing to acknowledge the horrors wrought by Communism . ''
The following notice now appears at the end of the article : `` Update 1/8 , 4:45 p.m .
ET : The original headline on this story misrepresented Prager 's comments ; the headline and story have been edited to reflect that Prager did not 'ridicule ' or 'mock ' Anne Frank but took issue with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Cooper , `` Your attention to this says a lot about you and your hopes for Newsweek .
Thank you . ''
But the story does n't end there .
First , has Newsweek disciplined Fearnow in any way ?
( I never heard from Fearnow . )
Second , and more important , the original lie about me has taken on a life of its own .
It was conveyed on numerous left-wing sites .
Wonkette , under the sarcastic headline `` Dennis Prager Will Not Be Bullied by Anne Frank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my comments about Anne Frank .
At this writing , the column is followed by 654 reader comments – virtually every one of them repeating the lie started by Newsweek and continued by Wonkette .
There has not been a word on Wonkette about Newsweek 's correction .
The Daily Dot – `` conceived as the Internet 's 'hometown newspaper , ' focuses on topics such as streaming entertainment , geek culture , memes , gadgets and social issues , such as LGBT , gender and race , '' as Wikipedia describes – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not been a word on The Daily Dot about Newsweek 's correction .
Under the headline `` Dennis Prager on Anne Frank : ' I Do n't Get My Wisdom from Teenagers , ' '' the Patheos website 's Friendly Atheist page wrote , `` Leave it to right-wing commentator Dennis Prager , founder of a fake online 'university ' ... to dismiss Frank 's comment ... because she was a child and therefore too dumb to understand anything . ''
There has not been a word on Patheos about Newsweek 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word on Inquistr about Newsweek 's correction .
Democratic Undergound 's headline read , `` Conservative Radio Host Dennis Prager Ridicules Anne Frank . ''
It features a tweet from @ Kokomothegreat that has 499 retweets .
There has not been a word on Democratic Underground or from Koko about Newsweek 's correction .
I note all of this to make three points .
First , as I have said for decades : While truth is a conservative value and a liberal value , it has never been a left-wing value .
Second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those with whom it differs is to smear .
Third , smears can not be undone .
This was brilliantly brought home to me in a famous Jewish story I first heard when I was a student in yeshiva .
The tale is told of a Jew in Eastern Europe who had slandered his rabbi but soon regretted it .
So , he went to his rabbi , told him what he had done , sincerely apologized and asked the rabbi 's forgiveness .
`` Bring me two feather pillows , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forgiven ? ''
he asked .
`` Now cut open the pillows , '' the rabbi responded .
The man had no idea why the rabbi made these requests , but deeply wanting the rabbi 's forgiveness , he did as he was told .
`` Am I now forgiven ? ''
the man asked .
`` Now let the feathers fly away , '' the rabbi responded .
Once again , the man did as the rabbi requested .
`` Am I now forgiven ? ''
the exasperated man asked .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rabbi responded .
`` Bring back the feathers . ''
Benjamin Fearnow and the left-wing websites can not bring back the feathers .
Nor , apparently , do they want to .

In my last column, "Newsweek Hits a New Low," I wrote about Newsweek's dishonest description of what I had said on one of my weekly PragerU "Fireside Chats." A viewer had asked me to respond to a statement Anne Frank made in her epic Holocaust diary. Frank said, "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart."
The Newsweek headline, "Conservative Radio Host Ridicules Anne Frank," was simply a lie. In order for readers to appreciate the level of mendacity, I had my entire response transcribed and placed it in the column.
A few days later I received a message from Nancy Cooper, global editor-in-chief of Newsweek. She emailed me her personal cellphone number and asked me to call her. I did, and we had a good conversation. She agreed that what Newsweek published mischaracterized my remarks and corrected both the headline and the article, written by deputy editor Benjamin Fearnow.
She changed the headline to "Conservative Radio Host Counters Anne Frank's View That People Are 'Good at Heart.'"
In addition, she deleted Fearnow's sentence characterizing me as having mocked Anne Frank. And she deleted another Fearnow falsehood: "He also brings up Nazi comparisons frequently on his radio program, 'The Dennis Prager Show,', to criticize modern Democrats and liberals."
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I told Cooper that in 37 years of radio, I have never compared Democrats or liberals to Nazis; Fearnow had made that up out of whole cloth.
In its place, she wrote the truth: "He also brings up Nazi comparisons on his radio program, 'The Dennis Prager Show,' saying the left 'cheapens' Nazi evil by using the term to dismiss political opponents or that liberals focus on Nazism while failing to acknowledge the horrors wrought by Communism."
The following notice now appears at the end of the article: "Update 1/8, 4:45 p.m. ET: The original headline on this story misrepresented Prager's comments; the headline and story have been edited to reflect that Prager did not 'ridicule' or 'mock' Anne Frank but took issue with her view."
As I wrote to Cooper, "Your attention to this says a lot about you and your hopes for Newsweek. Thank you."
But the story doesn't end there.
First, has Newsweek disciplined Fearnow in any way? (I never heard from Fearnow.)
Second, and more important, the original lie about me has taken on a life of its own. It was conveyed on numerous left-wing sites.
Wonkette, under the sarcastic headline "Dennis Prager Will Not Be Bullied by Anne Frank," wrote a deceit-filled article about my comments about Anne Frank. At this writing, the column is followed by 654 reader comments – virtually every one of them repeating the lie started by Newsweek and continued by Wonkette.
There has not been a word on Wonkette about Newsweek's correction.
The Daily Dot – "conceived as the Internet's 'hometown newspaper,' focuses on topics such as streaming entertainment, geek culture, memes, gadgets and social issues, such as LGBT, gender and race," as Wikipedia describes – reprinted the original Newsweek charge.
There has not been a word on The Daily Dot about Newsweek's correction.
Under the headline "Dennis Prager on Anne Frank: 'I Don't Get My Wisdom from Teenagers,'" the Patheos website's Friendly Atheist page wrote, "Leave it to right-wing commentator Dennis Prager, founder of a fake online 'university' ... to dismiss Frank's comment ... because she was a child and therefore too dumb to understand anything."
There has not been a word on Patheos about Newsweek's correction.
Inquisitr, which claims 40 million readers a month, headlined its disparaging article "Conservative Pundit Dennis Prager Ridicules Anne Frank."
There has not been a word on Inquistr about Newsweek's correction.
Democratic Undergound's headline read, "Conservative Radio Host Dennis Prager Ridicules Anne Frank." It features a tweet from @Kokomothegreat that has 499 retweets.
There has not been a word on Democratic Underground or from Koko about Newsweek's correction.
I note all of this to make three points.
First, as I have said for decades: While truth is a conservative value and a liberal value, it has never been a left-wing value.
Second, the left's primary response to those with whom it differs is to smear.
Third, smears cannot be undone.
This was brilliantly brought home to me in a famous Jewish story I first heard when I was a student in yeshiva.
The tale is told of a Jew in Eastern Europe who had slandered his rabbi but soon regretted it. So, he went to his rabbi, told him what he had done, sincerely apologized and asked the rabbi's forgiveness.
"Bring me two feather pillows," the rabbi responded.
The man did.
"Am I now forgiven?" he asked.
"Now cut open the pillows," the rabbi responded.
The man had no idea why the rabbi made these requests, but deeply wanting the rabbi's forgiveness, he did as he was told.
"Am I now forgiven?" the man asked.
"Now let the feathers fly away," the rabbi responded.
Once again, the man did as the rabbi requested.
"Am I now forgiven?" the exasperated man asked.
"Just do one more thing," the rabbi responded. "Bring back the feathers."
Benjamin Fearnow and the left-wing websites cannot bring back the feathers. Nor, apparently, do they want to.


wnd--2020-01-14--GOP senators reject plans to dismiss Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON ( AP ) — Senate Republicans signaled Monday they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump as the House prepares to send the charges to the chamber for the @ @ @ @ @ think our members , generally are not interested in the motion to dismiss .
They @ @ @ @ @ be heard , ” said Sen. Roy Blunt , R-Mo.
, who is part of @ @ @ @ @ be only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history , a serious and dramatic @ @ @ @ @ of a politically divided nation and the start of an election year .

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans signaled Monday they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as the House prepares to send the charges to the chamber for the historic trial.
“I think our members, generally are not interested in the motion to dismiss. They think both sides need to be heard,” said Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., who is part of GOP leadership.
It will be only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history, a serious and dramatic endeavor coming amid the backdrop of a politically divided nation and the start of an election year.
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wnd--2020-01-14--Iranian state TV anchors quit in anger over plane downing cover-up

( FOX NEWS ) -- At least two Iranian journalists at a state-owned media outlet reportedly resigned from their jobs @ @ @ @ @ while back , apologizing for `` the 13 years I told you lies '' to @ @ @ @ @ with the fallout from protests stemming from a cover-up of its accidental downing of a @ @ @ @ @ posted an apology on an Instagram that appears to have been deleted .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ to believe that our people have been killed , '' the post read , according @ @ @ @ @ Forgive me that I got to know this late .
And forgive me for the @ @ @ @ @ lies .
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(FOX NEWS) -- At least two Iranian journalists at a state-owned media outlet reportedly resigned from their jobs, and another left a while back, apologizing for "the 13 years I told you lies" to her supporters as Tehran grapples with the fallout from protests stemming from a cover-up of its accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner.
Gelare Jabbari posted an apology on an Instagram that appears to have been deleted.
“It was very hard for me to believe that our people have been killed," the post read, according to The Guardian. "Forgive me that I got to know this late. And forgive me for the 13 years I told you lies.”
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wnd--2020-01-14--Woman says dog died after grooming table at PetSmart crushed pup to death

A Nevada woman is grieving the loss of her 2-year-old bulldog which she says was crushed to death during a grooming appointment at PetSmart .
Vikki Seifert , 64 , has yet to receive a direct answer as to exactly how her bulldog , Minni , ended up dead just 13 minutes after Seifert dropped her off for a nail trim and a bath at a Las Vegas PetSmart .
Seifert told KVVU that the confusing and tragic event happened just days after Christmas .
Seifert said she was was browsing through the store while waiting for Minni to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rushing toward the grooming room .
When Seifert went to investigate , she saw Minni underneath a table , not moving .
“ I ran in there , ” Seifert said through tears .
“ When I went in , she was crushed under a grooming table .
They said that they had listened for her heartbeat and she was gone.
” According to the Reno Gazette Journal , a man waiting to reschedule an appointment rushed in and tried to lift the electric table off of Minni .
“ He kept saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s unplugged , ’ ” Seifert said .
“ The two groomers were just standing there .
I ran over and plugged it in , and we raised the table . ''
Seifert was left confused and shocked by the sudden turn of events , wondering how Minni possibly could have died with two groomers in the room .
“ They told me my dog was dead by 6:43 p.m. , ” Seifert said to KVVU .
“ I dropped her off at 6:30 p.m. ” Seifert said that none of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ended up pinned inside the electric grooming table , which would not reopen since it was unplugged .
“ I don ’ t believe it was the weight of the table , ” Seifert said .
“ It was the fact that it was electric and it had crushed her to the point that the table was closed all the way on her .
And then with it being unplugged , there was no way to raise it.
” In the midst of her grief , Seifert wants answers as to what happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the room with the two PetSmart employees .
“ What were these two groomers doing ?
Why did no one notice where the dog was at ?
Why was she under a table ?
How does a dog go in for a bath and get crushed within 13 minutes ?
” she asked .
Seifert plans to view the video surveillance footage before deciding whether or not to take legal action .
`` Minni from the age of eight weeks old has been at my side , '' Seifert said to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in from work , and that dog was right at the door waiting for me with a green squeaky frog in her mouth .
I just want to know what happened to my dog . ''
In a statement to KVVU , PetSmart said it is committed to thoroughly investigating the incident .
“ A tragic accident occurred in our grooming salon , which led to the heartbreaking loss of Minni .
There ’ s nothing more important than the safety of the pets in our care , and we immediately launched a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unprecedented event could have possibly happened , ” the statement read .
“ We have been in constant contact with the pet parent since this occurred and will continue to do everything we can to help support her during this difficult time.
” This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

A Nevada woman is grieving the loss of her 2-year-old bulldog which she says was crushed to death during a grooming appointment at PetSmart.
Vikki Seifert, 64, has yet to receive a direct answer as to exactly how her bulldog, Minni, ended up dead just 13 minutes after Seifert dropped her off for a nail trim and a bath at a Las Vegas PetSmart.
Seifert told KVVU that the confusing and tragic event happened just days after Christmas. Seifert said she was was browsing through the store while waiting for Minni to be groomed when she noticed store employees urgently rushing toward the grooming room.
When Seifert went to investigate, she saw Minni underneath a table, not moving.
“I ran in there,” Seifert said through tears. “When I went in, she was crushed under a grooming table. They said that they had listened for her heartbeat and she was gone.”
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“They told me my dog was dead by 6:43 p.m.,” Vikki Seifert said. “I dropped her off at 6:30 p.m.”https://t.co/aIAAnzs888 — FOX5 Las Vegas (@FOX5Vegas) January 13, 2020
According to the Reno Gazette Journal, a man waiting to reschedule an appointment rushed in and tried to lift the electric table off of Minni.
“He kept saying, ‘It’s unplugged, it’s unplugged,’” Seifert said. “The two groomers were just standing there. I ran over and plugged it in, and we raised the table."
Seifert was left confused and shocked by the sudden turn of events, wondering how Minni possibly could have died with two groomers in the room.
“They told me my dog was dead by 6:43 p.m.,” Seifert said to KVVU. “I dropped her off at 6:30 p.m.”
Seifert said that none of the employees could explain how her dog ended up pinned inside the electric grooming table, which would not reopen since it was unplugged.
“I don’t believe it was the weight of the table,” Seifert said. “It was the fact that it was electric and it had crushed her to the point that the table was closed all the way on her. And then with it being unplugged, there was no way to raise it.”
In the midst of her grief, Seifert wants answers as to what happened during the 13 minutes Minni was alone in the room with the two PetSmart employees.
“What were these two groomers doing? Why did no one notice where the dog was at? Why was she under a table? How does a dog go in for a bath and get crushed within 13 minutes?” she asked.
Seifert plans to view the video surveillance footage before deciding whether or not to take legal action.
"Minni from the age of eight weeks old has been at my side," Seifert said to the Reno Gazette Journal. "I came in from work, and that dog was right at the door waiting for me with a green squeaky frog in her mouth. I just want to know what happened to my dog."
In a statement to KVVU, PetSmart said it is committed to thoroughly investigating the incident.
“A tragic accident occurred in our grooming salon, which led to the heartbreaking loss of Minni. There’s nothing more important than the safety of the pets in our care, and we immediately launched a comprehensive investigation into how this type of unprecedented event could have possibly happened,” the statement read.
“We have been in constant contact with the pet parent since this occurred and will continue to do everything we can to help support her during this difficult time.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-01-15--Iran closer 'than ever before' to regime collapse

After three days of anti-government protests , some analysts believe Iran 's Islamic regime is more vulnerable than at any time since its founding in 1979 .
Among them is Gen. James Jones , who was national security adviser in 2009 and 2010 under President Obama .
`` I think the needle is moved more in that direction in the last year towards that possibility than ever before with a combination of the sanctions , relative isolation of the regime , and then some catastrophic decisions have been made — assuming that we weren ’ t going to respond , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , very bad decision , '' Jones told CNBC 's Hadley Gamble at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi on Sunday .
Jones was referring to the U.S. drone strike on Jan. 3 that killed Quds Force Gen. Qasem Soleimani in response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad by Iranian-backed militias .
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Citizens once again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regime admitted shooting down a passenger jet .
`` I think it 's clear that the regime in Iran has had a very bad couple of weeks , '' Jones said .
`` And one of the things that people do n't talk about too much is the degree of unrest that there is in the country , which I think is significant . ''
The Lebanon-born Phares said that Iran 's economic woes combined with the political suppression are spurring a resistance that is `` irreversible . ''
`` The regime can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but they have to be careful , because , unlike last year and the year before , the United States , its president and others in the region have committed to monitoring what 's happening , '' he said .
That means , Phares continued , `` there will be actions , including legal and other , against those who are engaged in violence against the protesters . ''
The Trump administration says the intent of its `` maximum pressure '' campaign through sanctions is not regime change .
But officials recognize that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regime will remain as long as the mullahs , led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei , are in power .
Chants of `` Death to the dictator , '' referring to Khamenei , have been heard in protests over the past three days .
Iranian security forces have fired live ammunition and tear gas on protesters , according to videos circulating online and verified by the Associated Press .
The increasingly heavy sanctions imposed by the U.S. after the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal have contributed to the economic woes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the economy is expected to contract more than 8 % in the financial year 2019/20 .
Jones supports Trump 's decision to take out Soleimani .
`` This was a powerful step , we 'll see where it goes , '' Jones said .
`` It 's a complicated region , but I think history will say that this was the right thing to do . ''
He advised the Trump administration to `` not let up . ''
`` And I would not listen to the appeasers of the world who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and let 's get back to normal business , '' he said .
`` You have Iran using its proxies to spread terror around the world and interdict shipping , you know , shoot down drones and things like that .
Those days , I think , are over .
And I hope Iran understands that . ''

After three days of anti-government protests, some analysts believe Iran's Islamic regime is more vulnerable than at any time since its founding in 1979.
Among them is Gen. James Jones, who was national security adviser in 2009 and 2010 under President Obama.
"I think the needle is moved more in that direction in the last year towards that possibility than ever before with a combination of the sanctions, relative isolation of the regime, and then some catastrophic decisions have been made — assuming that we weren’t going to respond, which turned out to be a very, very bad decision," Jones told CNBC's Hadley Gamble at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Jones was referring to the U.S. drone strike on Jan. 3 that killed Quds Force Gen. Qasem Soleimani in response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad by Iranian-backed militias.
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In an anti-government uprising in November that spread to 21 cities, the mullah regime killed at least 1,500 protesters. Citizens once again took to the streets Sunday after the regime admitted shooting down a passenger jet.
"I think it's clear that the regime in Iran has had a very bad couple of weeks," Jones said. "And one of the things that people don't talk about too much is the degree of unrest that there is in the country, which I think is significant."
On Tuesday, Middle East analyst Walid Phares concurred in a Fox News interview.
The Lebanon-born Phares said that Iran's economic woes combined with the political suppression are spurring a resistance that is "irreversible."
"The regime can push back, can do violence, but they have to be careful, because, unlike last year and the year before, the United States, its president and others in the region have committed to monitoring what's happening," he said.
That means, Phares continued, "there will be actions, including legal and other, against those who are engaged in violence against the protesters."
'Death to the dictator'
The Trump administration says the intent of its "maximum pressure" campaign through sanctions is not regime change. But officials recognize that the global threat posed by the Islamic regime will remain as long as the mullahs, led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, are in power.
Chants of "Death to the dictator," referring to Khamenei, have been heard in protests over the past three days.
Iranian security forces have fired live ammunition and tear gas on protesters, according to videos circulating online and verified by the Associated Press.
The increasingly heavy sanctions imposed by the U.S. after the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal have contributed to the economic woes. Inflation has surpassed 40%, and the economy is expected to contract more than 8% in the financial year 2019/20.
Jones supports Trump's decision to take out Soleimani.
"This was a powerful step, we'll see where it goes," Jones said. "It's a complicated region, but I think history will say that this was the right thing to do."
He advised the Trump administration to "not let up."
"And I would not listen to the appeasers of the world who kind of want to calm the waves and let's get back to normal business," he said.
"You have Iran using its proxies to spread terror around the world and interdict shipping, you know, shoot down drones and things like that. Those days, I think, are over. And I hope Iran understands that."


wnd--2020-01-15--The Intersectional Revolution eats its own

In 2008 , Democrats nominated for president a first-term U.S. senator with no serious legislative experience , Barack Obama .
They nominated him over the long-championed , long-celebrated presumptive heir apparent to the Democratic leadership , Hillary Clinton .
Obama was , of course , the first black Democratic nominee , and he would be the first black president .
Yet in 2020 , 12 years later , we have been informed by the media that Democrats are ensconced in racism anew .
Why ?
First , because Democrats refused to activate in support of awkwardly robotic Sen. Kamala Harris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second , because Democrats refused to activate in support of wild-eyed former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro , who is Latino ; and now because Democrats refused to activate in support of scenery-chewing Sen. Cory Booker , D-N.J. , who is black .
Democrats have been accused by the media of having ignored their initially diverse field in favor of old , white candidates ( amusingly , the media only noticed that Sen. Elizabeth Warren was , indeed , an old white person when actual people of color were booted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the memory of President Obama – not yet 4 years old – is not enough to insulate Democrats from charges of discrimination .
In 2014 , African actress Lupita Nyong ' o won an Oscar for her supporting role in `` 12 Years a Slave . ''
In 2018 , director Greta Gerwig was nominated for a best director Oscar for `` Lady Bird . ''
Yet this week , we found out that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had neglected – horror of horrors !
– to nominate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role in the extraordinarily overrated horror flick `` Us , '' and Gerwig , for her direction of `` Little Women . ''
These oversights , we were solemnly informed , evidenced the Academy 's deep-seated bias in favor of white men .
Never mind that Cynthia Erivo was nominated for best actress for her role as Harriet Tubman in `` Harriet . ''
Discrimination was alive and well in Hollywood .
It must be difficult to live in an environment in which every day is a perpetual test of one 's submission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be difficult to know that no past act stands in favor of the accused – that each day must be lived fresh – and that all past omissions stand against the accused .
But the intersectional revolution requires continual struggle , and continual sacrifice .
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The Soviet Union is purging members of the older generation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must confess in order to uphold the sanctity of his own cause .
Eventually , Rubashov does exactly that .
`` There is nothing for which one could die , if one died without having repented and unreconciled with the Party and the Movement , '' Rubashov says in his confession .
`` Therefore , on the threshold of my last hour , I bend my knees to the country , to the masses and to the whole people . ''
The choice between dying honestly , in repudiation of his own cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end , all revolutionaries will have to determine whether they , too , will bow before the cause – even if they go unjustly to the guillotine .
Because there is one basic rule of radical revolutions : Those who are first to launch them are often just slightly delayed in feeling their wrath .

In 2008, Democrats nominated for president a first-term U.S. senator with no serious legislative experience, Barack Obama. They nominated him over the long-championed, long-celebrated presumptive heir apparent to the Democratic leadership, Hillary Clinton. Obama was, of course, the first black Democratic nominee, and he would be the first black president.
Yet in 2020, 12 years later, we have been informed by the media that Democrats are ensconced in racism anew. Why? First, because Democrats refused to activate in support of awkwardly robotic Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., who is black; second, because Democrats refused to activate in support of wild-eyed former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, who is Latino; and now because Democrats refused to activate in support of scenery-chewing Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., who is black. Democrats have been accused by the media of having ignored their initially diverse field in favor of old, white candidates (amusingly, the media only noticed that Sen. Elizabeth Warren was, indeed, an old white person when actual people of color were booted from the race). It appears that the memory of President Obama – not yet 4 years old – is not enough to insulate Democrats from charges of discrimination.
Then there's Hollywood.
In 2014, African actress Lupita Nyong'o won an Oscar for her supporting role in "12 Years a Slave." In 2018, director Greta Gerwig was nominated for a best director Oscar for "Lady Bird." Yet this week, we found out that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had neglected – horror of horrors! – to nominate both Nyong'o, for her role in the extraordinarily overrated horror flick "Us," and Gerwig, for her direction of "Little Women." These oversights, we were solemnly informed, evidenced the Academy's deep-seated bias in favor of white men. Never mind that Cynthia Erivo was nominated for best actress for her role as Harriet Tubman in "Harriet." Discrimination was alive and well in Hollywood.
It must be difficult to live in an environment in which every day is a perpetual test of one's submission to the Woke Police. It must be difficult to know that no past act stands in favor of the accused – that each day must be lived fresh – and that all past omissions stand against the accused. But the intersectional revolution requires continual struggle, and continual sacrifice.
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In Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon," communist lackey Rubashov is jailed and charged – of what crime, it does not matter. The Soviet Union is purging members of the older generation, and Rubashov is told that he must confess in order to uphold the sanctity of his own cause. Eventually, Rubashov does exactly that. "There is nothing for which one could die, if one died without having repented and unreconciled with the Party and the Movement," Rubashov says in his confession. "Therefore, on the threshold of my last hour, I bend my knees to the country, to the masses and to the whole people." The choice between dying honestly, in repudiation of his own cause, was simply too much.
In the end, all revolutionaries will have to determine whether they, too, will bow before the cause – even if they go unjustly to the guillotine. Because there is one basic rule of radical revolutions: Those who are first to launch them are often just slightly delayed in feeling their wrath.


wnd--2020-01-15--Sadly, yellow journalism is alive and well

Before we had the term `` fake news , '' and long before the existence of broadcast radio , TV or the internet , we had the term `` yellow journalism . ''
Look up that term and you 'll find that the textbook example is the ( perhaps apocryphal ) story of William Randolph Hearst ( the newspaper magnate who was the model for Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles ' classic film `` Citizen Kane '' ) , eager to promote the Spanish-American War , telling his correspondent in Cuba , `` You supply the pictures , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's `` Mainstream Media '' seem to have taken a lesson from Hearst .
Their motto might be `` You tell us the action taken by Donald Trump , and we 'll find a way to make it wrong . ''
So the seemingly orchestrated condemnation of President Trump 's elimination of Qassem Soleimani has taken two major directions : disputing the notion of `` imminent threat '' posed by Soleimani , and elevating Soleimani to the position of `` a high-ranking government official '' and then arguing that because of that position @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like some terrorist , enemy combatant or mad-dog criminal mass-murderer , but rather deserved to be dealt with in a more `` diplomatic '' manner .
It was toward that bit of revisionism that so many reports characterized his killing as an `` assassination . ''
Well , let me remind everyone of what happened back in the fall of 2011 .
Hillary Clinton was secretary of state under Barack Obama , and she convinced Obama ( who was indecisive on the matter – I know , it 's hard to imagine Barack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? )
that it was time to eliminate Moammar Gadhafi , who was n't just a `` high-ranking official '' in the government of Libya , he was the strongman who firmly held the reins of power in that country .
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My old talk-radio colleague Bob Grant for many years ended his show with the sign-off , `` Get Gadhafi ! ''
And when his death was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take credit for putting the wheels in motion for his demise .
She was even videotaped gleefully clapping her hands and giddily cackling , `` We came , we saw , he died ! ''
She characterized her actions as `` 'smart power ' at its best , '' and that claim was reported and accepted without any second-guessing or significant challenge .
Like Soleimani , Gadhafi 's convoy was targeted by a drone-fired missile .
But the Libyan dictator survived that attack and fled , only to be soon captured , brutally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
And were Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama taken to task by the press for `` assassinating '' a `` high-ranking official of a foreign government '' ?
Did they get even a whiff of the castigation , condemnation , or opprobrium that is still being heaped on President Trump ?
No , of course not , even though , before his death , the fawning press had given Gadhafi the same romanticized `` beauty treatment '' Soleimani received posthumously .
The word `` charismatic '' was ubiquitous in the descriptions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unctuous eulogizing of Soleimani went so far as to describe him as `` a flamboyant former construction worker and bodybuilder with snowy white hair and a dapper beard '' ) .
I think these episodes tell far more about our so-called Mainstream Media than about the statecraft of the administrations involved .
The press is anything but nonpartisan , and the term `` yellow journalism '' is as fitting as ever .
There 's an old joke about Alexander the Great , Napoleon and Richard Nixon meeting up in the Great Beyond .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ my armies had tanks instead of elephants , I could have truly ruled the world ! ''
Napoleon says , `` If only I 'd had a couple of those newfangled helicopter gunships , Waterloo would have gone quite differently ! ''
And Nixon chimes in with `` And if only I 'd had the press in my pocket , supporting me the way they supported the Obama administration , I 'd still be president ! ''

Before we had the term "fake news," and long before the existence of broadcast radio, TV or the internet, we had the term "yellow journalism."
Look up that term and you'll find that the textbook example is the (perhaps apocryphal) story of William Randolph Hearst (the newspaper magnate who was the model for Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles' classic film "Citizen Kane"), eager to promote the Spanish-American War, telling his correspondent in Cuba, "You supply the pictures, I'll supply the war."
Today's "Mainstream Media" seem to have taken a lesson from Hearst. Their motto might be "You tell us the action taken by Donald Trump, and we'll find a way to make it wrong."
So the seemingly orchestrated condemnation of President Trump's elimination of Qassem Soleimani has taken two major directions: disputing the notion of "imminent threat" posed by Soleimani, and elevating Soleimani to the position of "a high-ranking government official" and then arguing that because of that position he shouldn't have been summarily dispatched like some terrorist, enemy combatant or mad-dog criminal mass-murderer, but rather deserved to be dealt with in a more "diplomatic" manner. It was toward that bit of revisionism that so many reports characterized his killing as an "assassination."
Well, let me remind everyone of what happened back in the fall of 2011. Hillary Clinton was secretary of state under Barack Obama, and she convinced Obama (who was indecisive on the matter – I know, it's hard to imagine Barack Obama being indecisive, isn't it?) that it was time to eliminate Moammar Gadhafi, who wasn't just a "high-ranking official" in the government of Libya, he was the strongman who firmly held the reins of power in that country.
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Gadhafi had been known and condemned as a brutal despot and terrorist-enabler for years. My old talk-radio colleague Bob Grant for many years ended his show with the sign-off, "Get Gadhafi!"
And when his death was confirmed, Hillary Clinton was happy to take credit for putting the wheels in motion for his demise. She was even videotaped gleefully clapping her hands and giddily cackling, "We came, we saw, he died!" She characterized her actions as "'smart power' at its best," and that claim was reported and accepted without any second-guessing or significant challenge.
Like Soleimani, Gadhafi's convoy was targeted by a drone-fired missile. But the Libyan dictator survived that attack and fled, only to be soon captured, brutally violated and executed by NATO-backed "rebels."
And were Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama taken to task by the press for "assassinating" a "high-ranking official of a foreign government"? Did they get even a whiff of the castigation, condemnation, or opprobrium that is still being heaped on President Trump? No, of course not, even though, before his death, the fawning press had given Gadhafi the same romanticized "beauty treatment" Soleimani received posthumously. The word "charismatic" was ubiquitous in the descriptions of both men (although the press' unctuous eulogizing of Soleimani went so far as to describe him as "a flamboyant former construction worker and bodybuilder with snowy white hair and a dapper beard").
I think these episodes tell far more about our so-called Mainstream Media than about the statecraft of the administrations involved. The press is anything but nonpartisan, and the term "yellow journalism" is as fitting as ever.
There's an old joke about Alexander the Great, Napoleon and Richard Nixon meeting up in the Great Beyond. Alexander laments that, "If only my armies had tanks instead of elephants, I could have truly ruled the world!" Napoleon says, "If only I'd had a couple of those newfangled helicopter gunships, Waterloo would have gone quite differently!" And Nixon chimes in with "And if only I'd had the press in my pocket, supporting me the way they supported the Obama administration, I'd still be president!"