wnd--2020-03-12--With pair of Dem oldsters, VP pick is more critical than ever

The sport of politics used to pit the `` Stupid Party '' against the `` Evil Party '' in each election .
In 2020 , however , the Democratic Party itself has become this entire game , pitting `` evil '' socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt. , against former Vice President Joe Biden , who seems mentally coherent only part of the time .
The globalist establishment favors Joe as the only remaining candidate who will preserve their wealth and power from the radicalism of Sanders or populism of a reelected President Trump .
But to win , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must hide or minimize Biden 's flaws until he is installed as their sock puppet .
If the voters look carefully at Biden , he will lose .
The Democratic Party has long promoted itself as the party of minorities and single women .
Now it offers Americans a choice between two white men .
As one veteran Democratic operative said , their candidate is chosen by the party , not the people .
TRENDING : 2 Fox stars gave Donna Brazile lesson in manners after outrageous 'Go to hell ' comment The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the party of the young , but the youngest likely 2020 candidate will be baby boomer Donald Trump , born in 1946 .
Sanders , 78 , or Biden , 77 , would be older on the day either became president than Ronald Reagan was on the final day of his second term .
The Democratic Party calls itself a progressive party of fresh , innovative ideas .
But Sanders favors historically discredited socialism – not Scandinavian welfarism , but outright `` Fidel Castro had good ideas '' socialism-Marxism .
Most Democrats know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not kind , from their own ideology of class-warfare envy and ever-increasing welfare vote-buying .
They secretly agree with Sanders , but know that he is too honest about his leftist zealotry to get elected .
Joe Biden has also embraced far-left ideas such as gun confiscation and socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 's `` Green New Deal , '' which her own chief of staff admitted was `` more about redistributing wealth '' than climate .
But Biden is hidin ' his stealth radicalism under the traditional camouflage of being a self-serving , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make five members of his family rich .
A dishonest politician demanding bribes will not kill the capitalists on whom he preys , because he wants them alive to be shaken down year after year .
Whoever emerges victorious between Killer Bees Bernie and Biden must soon pick a vice presidential running mate .
A 2019 study by the American Federation for Aging Research noted that Sanders ' age and gender give him a 76.8 percent likelihood of living out his first presidential term – nearly one chance in four of dying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survived a heart attack late in 2019 .
Like Mike Bloomberg , Sanders has two implanted stents from cardiovascular problems .
Biden , the study estimated , has a 79.2 percent chance of surviving his first presidential term .
This does not factor Biden 's two prior aneurysms , one of which was a stroke , a ruptured blood vessel in the speech side of his brain .
Biden , the study estimated , has worse than a one-in-five risk of dying during his first term .
The running mate of either Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a `` spare tire '' destined to spend four or eight years inquiring daily about the president 's health – but who will never replace him .
The Democratic Party VP nominee has a Russian roulette likelihood of taking over as president , should Biden or Sanders be elected in November .
This choice is more important than usual and must be thought of as potentially the next president .
This choice is also a window into what Sanders or Biden really want to succeed them … and what the Democratic Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a president and vice president come from different states , so that one state does not dominate the White House in our federal system .
( It does not , however , prohibit a vice presidential candidate from the president 's state from renting an `` official residence '' in the state next door . )
Traditionally , the vice president `` balances '' a ticket , becoming a Southern running mate to a Northern candidate , a racial or gender minority youngster to an older white heterosexual male , or a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` statesmanlike '' presidential candidate .
But in 2020 , Sanders supporters may not accept a `` moderate '' running mate , and Biden supporters may not accept a socialist running mate who would attract Sanders voters .
Ironically , Biden historically may be the last racial token chosen as vice president , because he was too dull and dim-witted to outshine the presidential candidate who picked him .
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader 's Digest Roving Editor .
His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , the New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith , `` China 's Top Secret War , '' shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against the little-known economic threats the People 's Republic of China poses .
For a free , postpaid copy , call toll-free 800-630-1492 .

The sport of politics used to pit the "Stupid Party" against the "Evil Party" in each election.
In 2020, however, the Democratic Party itself has become this entire game, pitting "evil" socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., against former Vice President Joe Biden, who seems mentally coherent only part of the time.
The globalist establishment favors Joe as the only remaining candidate who will preserve their wealth and power from the radicalism of Sanders or populism of a reelected President Trump.
But to win, the wealthy globalist oligarchs in politics and media must hide or minimize Biden's flaws until he is installed as their sock puppet. If the voters look carefully at Biden, he will lose.
The Democratic Party has long promoted itself as the party of minorities and single women. Now it offers Americans a choice between two white men. As one veteran Democratic operative said, their candidate is chosen by the party, not the people.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
The Democratic Party has long promoted itself as the party of the young, but the youngest likely 2020 candidate will be baby boomer Donald Trump, born in 1946. Sanders, 78, or Biden, 77, would be older on the day either became president than Ronald Reagan was on the final day of his second term.
The Democratic Party calls itself a progressive party of fresh, innovative ideas. But Sanders favors historically discredited socialism – not Scandinavian welfarism, but outright "Fidel Castro had good ideas" socialism-Marxism. Most Democrats know that this differs only in degree, not kind, from their own ideology of class-warfare envy and ever-increasing welfare vote-buying. They secretly agree with Sanders, but know that he is too honest about his leftist zealotry to get elected.
Joe Biden has also embraced far-left ideas such as gun confiscation and socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "Green New Deal," which her own chief of staff admitted was "more about redistributing wealth" than climate.
But Biden is hidin' his stealth radicalism under the traditional camouflage of being a self-serving, corrupt politician who has used his influence to make five members of his family rich. A dishonest politician demanding bribes will not kill the capitalists on whom he preys, because he wants them alive to be shaken down year after year.
Whoever emerges victorious between Killer Bees Bernie and Biden must soon pick a vice presidential running mate. A 2019 study by the American Federation for Aging Research noted that Sanders' age and gender give him a 76.8 percent likelihood of living out his first presidential term – nearly one chance in four of dying. And this was calculated before Sanders survived a heart attack late in 2019. Like Mike Bloomberg, Sanders has two implanted stents from cardiovascular problems.
Biden, the study estimated, has a 79.2 percent chance of surviving his first presidential term. This does not factor Biden's two prior aneurysms, one of which was a stroke, a ruptured blood vessel in the speech side of his brain. Biden, the study estimated, has worse than a one-in-five risk of dying during his first term.
The running mate of either Sanders or Biden, therefore, is more than a "spare tire" destined to spend four or eight years inquiring daily about the president's health – but who will never replace him. The Democratic Party VP nominee has a Russian roulette likelihood of taking over as president, should Biden or Sanders be elected in November.
This choice is more important than usual and must be thought of as potentially the next president. This choice is also a window into what Sanders or Biden really want to succeed them … and what the Democratic Party wants as well.
The Constitution requires that a president and vice president come from different states, so that one state does not dominate the White House in our federal system. (It does not, however, prohibit a vice presidential candidate from the president's state from renting an "official residence" in the state next door.)
Traditionally, the vice president "balances" a ticket, becoming a Southern running mate to a Northern candidate, a racial or gender minority youngster to an older white heterosexual male, or a feistier partisan to a more moderate, "statesmanlike" presidential candidate.
But in 2020, Sanders supporters may not accept a "moderate" running mate, and Biden supporters may not accept a socialist running mate who would attract Sanders voters. Ironically, Biden historically may be the last racial token chosen as vice president, because he was too dull and dim-witted to outshine the presidential candidate who picked him.
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader's Digest Roving Editor. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other major publications. His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith, "China's Top Secret War," shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against the little-known economic threats the People's Republic of China poses. For a free, postpaid copy, call toll-free 800-630-1492.


wnd--2020-03-12--Will media be responsible with coronavirus coverage?

One of the first rules of weathering a crisis is to remain calm .
Freaking out never helps .
It 's not yet clear how big of a crisis the new coronavirus will be , but panicking over even the most minor matters has become an American specialty these last few years .
In our politics , we have jumped from faux crisis to faux crisis with such speed that most Americans have started tuning it out .
This is not the ideal state of affairs as we prepare to enter a period of potential real crisis that could affect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss of many lives .
Our country has a tradition of coming together to face crises , but this time , it 's hard to imagine .
Let 's hope our leaders – and all of us – can rise to the challenge .
People want stable , competent leadership at a time like this .
Our nation 's top leaders have not excelled at displaying any of these traits the past few years .
Our times have instead been marked by bickering , nasty tweets and a total lack of self-control .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely by President Donald Trump .
Nothing could be further from the truth .
The president has , of course , played a huge part , but the leaders of the Democratic Party have never treated Trump as a legitimate president .
From the moment he was elected , they have tried to undermine and undercut him .
Our country has suffered as a result .
Nothing they can do now will remove Trump as the guy who 's going to lead our country through the pandemic we are facing .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that .
The first step is for our top political leaders – from President Trump to Speaker Nancy Pelosi – to put the petty politics on hold and start managing this crisis .
The signs here are mixed .
It was good that Congress and the president were able to enact an emergency funding bill to respond to the coronavirus .
It 's fair for us fiscal conservatives to wonder why the amount in question had to go from the president 's initial $ 2.5 billion request to the final bill 's $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undoubtedly , a ton of waste added in by both parties , but it 's good to see that our legislative process can still work , and it seems important that we are using about half the total spent for research and development of both vaccines and treatments .
Besides our political leaders , the other big wild card is the media .
Will the media inform the public about what we are facing , or will they set off a panic ?
There is always an inherent tension in the news business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as many online clicks or TV eyeballs as inflammatory , bombastic coverage .
Media companies have to work this balance in every story they cover .
Given the political dynamic , hyping the crisis and then criticizing the response will likely harm the president , and it 's hard to imagine that the press corps will cover this pandemic with any sense of fairness at all .
There is nobody the average American journalist has ever loathed more than Donald Trump .
The president 's approval rating is already tanking , along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a barometer of his success .
The president has argued to date that the damage from this virus is not as bad as the press and others are making it out to be .
He has said he `` has a hunch '' that the death rate may be much lower than the numbers reported .
The last thing anyone wants is a president acting on hunches in a time like this .
It would be better if the president stopped talking that way , but his broader point is true .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brazile lesson in manners after outrageous 'Go to hell ' comment The quick spread of the virus , the rising number of reported infections and the drastic precautions people are taking sure are scary .
However , there is still a lot we do n't know .
The total number of people who have died is still low compared with other causes of death .
As of this writing , around 4,300 have died worldwide .
Each one is a tragedy , of course , but that is a pretty small number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The seasonal flu , for example , kills 290,000 to 640,000 people globally per year .
Like the coronavirus , the vast majority of those killed by the flu have been either sick or elderly .
The reason people worry more about the coronavirus is the 4,300 people killed are out of a total of only 118,000 confirmed cases .
That 's a pretty horrific death rate .
But what the press fails to explain clearly is that the 118,000 number of reported cases is likely vastly understated .
Many people get such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they barely notice it or confuse it with a common cold .
We have likely had many multiples more than the 118,000 reported cases so far .
This means that the death rate may be significantly lower than the huge 3.4 % number reported by the World Health Organization .
This was the point Trump was raising .
All this is known and discussed by scientists , but people do n't understand it because the media do n't explain it clearly .
Failure to communicate this sort of important matter clearly can cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurt the president .
It already has .
But it 's also hurting our country .

One of the first rules of weathering a crisis is to remain calm. Freaking out never helps. It's not yet clear how big of a crisis the new coronavirus will be, but panicking over even the most minor matters has become an American specialty these last few years. In our politics, we have jumped from faux crisis to faux crisis with such speed that most Americans have started tuning it out. This is not the ideal state of affairs as we prepare to enter a period of potential real crisis that could affect millions of people and result in the loss of many lives. Our country has a tradition of coming together to face crises, but this time, it's hard to imagine. Let's hope our leaders – and all of us – can rise to the challenge.
People want stable, competent leadership at a time like this. Our nation's top leaders have not excelled at displaying any of these traits the past few years. Our times have instead been marked by bickering, nasty tweets and a total lack of self-control. Many Democrats view this behavior as driven completely by President Donald Trump. Nothing could be further from the truth. The president has, of course, played a huge part, but the leaders of the Democratic Party have never treated Trump as a legitimate president. From the moment he was elected, they have tried to undermine and undercut him. Our country has suffered as a result. Nothing they can do now will remove Trump as the guy who's going to lead our country through the pandemic we are facing. It's past time for all parties to recognize that.
The first step is for our top political leaders – from President Trump to Speaker Nancy Pelosi – to put the petty politics on hold and start managing this crisis. The signs here are mixed. It was good that Congress and the president were able to enact an emergency funding bill to respond to the coronavirus. It's fair for us fiscal conservatives to wonder why the amount in question had to go from the president's initial $2.5 billion request to the final bill's $8.3 billion level. There was, undoubtedly, a ton of waste added in by both parties, but it's good to see that our legislative process can still work, and it seems important that we are using about half the total spent for research and development of both vaccines and treatments.
Besides our political leaders, the other big wild card is the media. Will the media inform the public about what we are facing, or will they set off a panic? There is always an inherent tension in the news business. Factual news coverage does not drive as many online clicks or TV eyeballs as inflammatory, bombastic coverage. Media companies have to work this balance in every story they cover. Given the political dynamic, hyping the crisis and then criticizing the response will likely harm the president, and it's hard to imagine that the press corps will cover this pandemic with any sense of fairness at all. There is nobody the average American journalist has ever loathed more than Donald Trump. The president's approval rating is already tanking, along with the stock market that he regularly sites as a barometer of his success.
The president has argued to date that the damage from this virus is not as bad as the press and others are making it out to be. He has said he "has a hunch" that the death rate may be much lower than the numbers reported. The last thing anyone wants is a president acting on hunches in a time like this. It would be better if the president stopped talking that way, but his broader point is true.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
The quick spread of the virus, the rising number of reported infections and the drastic precautions people are taking sure are scary. However, there is still a lot we don't know. The total number of people who have died is still low compared with other causes of death. As of this writing, around 4,300 have died worldwide. Each one is a tragedy, of course, but that is a pretty small number of deaths when compared with other illnesses. The seasonal flu, for example, kills 290,000 to 640,000 people globally per year. Like the coronavirus, the vast majority of those killed by the flu have been either sick or elderly.
The reason people worry more about the coronavirus is the 4,300 people killed are out of a total of only 118,000 confirmed cases. That's a pretty horrific death rate. But what the press fails to explain clearly is that the 118,000 number of reported cases is likely vastly understated. Many people get such a mild strain of the coronavirus that they barely notice it or confuse it with a common cold. We have likely had many multiples more than the 118,000 reported cases so far. This means that the death rate may be significantly lower than the huge 3.4% number reported by the World Health Organization. This was the point Trump was raising. All this is known and discussed by scientists, but people don't understand it because the media don't explain it clearly. Failure to communicate this sort of important matter clearly can cause a panic. Sure, that may hurt the president. It already has. But it's also hurting our country.


wnd--2020-03-12--Will coronavirus kill the New World Order?

Dr. Brian Monahan , attending physician of Congress , told a closed meeting of Senate staffers this week that 70 million to 150 million Americans – a third of the nation – could contract the coronavirus .
Dr. Anthony Fauci testified that the mortality rate for COVID-19 will likely run near 1 % .
Translation : Between 750,000 and 1.1 million Americans may die of this disease before it runs its course .
The latter figure is equal to all the U.S. dead in World War II and on both sides in the Civil War .
Chancellor Angela Merkel warns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – 58 million people – could contract the coronavirus .
If she is right , and Fauci 's mortality rate holds for her country , that could mean more than half a million dead Germans .
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis called Merkel 's remark `` unhelpful '' and said it could cause panic .
But Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch seemed to support Merkel , saying between 40 % and 70 % of the world 's population could become infected .
Again , if Fauci 's 1 % mortality rate and Lipsitch 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion and 5 billion people on earth will be infected , and 30 million to 50 million will die , a death toll greater than that of the Spanish Flu of 1918 .
TRENDING : 2 Fox stars gave Donna Brazile lesson in manners after outrageous 'Go to hell ' comment There is , however , some contradictory news .
China , with 81,000 cases , has noted a deceleration in new cases , and South Korea appears to be gradually containing the spread of the virus .
Yet , Italy , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a harbinger of what is to come in the West .
As of Thursday , Italy had reported 12,000 cases and 827 deaths , a mortality rate of nearly 7 % .
This suggests that the unreported and undetected infections in shutdown Italy are far more numerous .
In the U.S. , the death toll at this writing is 39 , a tiny fraction of the annual toll of tens of thousands who die of the flu .
But the problem is this : COVID-19 has not nearly run its course in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the economy approaches what we might expect from a boiling national disaster .
The stock market has plunged further and faster than it did in the Great Crash of 1929 .
Trillions of dollars in wealth have vanished .
If Sen. Bernie Sanders does not like `` millionaires and billionaires , '' he should be pleased .
There are far fewer of them today than there were when he won the New Hampshire primary .
What does the future hold ?
It may one day be said that the coronavirus delivered the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a half-century of globalization and to the era of interdependence of the world 's great nations .
Tourism , air travel , vacation cruises , international gatherings and festivals are already shutting down .
Travel bans between countries and continents are being imposed .
Conventions , concerts and sporting events are being canceled .
Will the Tokyo Olympics go forward ?
If they do , will all the anticipated visitors from abroad come to Japan to enjoy the games ?
As for the `` open borders '' crowd , do Democrats still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no longer be a crime , and immigrants arriving illegally should be given free health care , a proposition to which all the Democratic debaters raised their hands ?
The ideological roots of our free trade era can be traced to the mid-19th century when its great evangelist , Richard Cobden , rose at Free Trade Hall in Manchester on Jan. 15 , 1846 , and rhapsodized : '' I see in the Free Trade principle that which shall act on the moral world as the principle of gravitation in the universe – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antagonism of race , and creed , and language , and uniting us in the bonds of eternal peace . ''
In the pre-Trump era , Republicans held hands with liberal Democrats in embracing NAFTA , GATT , the WTO and most-favored-nation trade privileges for China .
In retrospect , was it wise to have relied on China to produce essential parts for the supply chains of goods vital to our national security ?
Does it appear wise to have moved the production of pharmaceuticals and lifesaving drugs for heart disease , strokes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appear wise to have allowed China to develop a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals crucial to the development of weapons for our defense ?
In this coronavirus pandemic , people now seem to be looking for authoritative leaders , and nations seem to be looking out for their own peoples first .
Would Merkel , today , invite a million Syrian refugees into Germany no matter the conditions under which they were living in Syria and Turkey ?
Is not the case now conclusive that we made a historic mistake when we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vital necessities upon nations that have never had America 's best interests at heart ?
Which rings truer today ?
We are all part of mankind , all citizens of the world .
Or that it 's time to put America and Americans first !

Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician of Congress, told a closed meeting of Senate staffers this week that 70 million to 150 million Americans – a third of the nation – could contract the coronavirus. Dr. Anthony Fauci testified that the mortality rate for COVID-19 will likely run near 1%.
Translation: Between 750,000 and 1.1 million Americans may die of this disease before it runs its course. The latter figure is equal to all the U.S. dead in World War II and on both sides in the Civil War.
Chancellor Angela Merkel warns that 70% of Germany's population – 58 million people – could contract the coronavirus. If she is right, and Fauci's mortality rate holds for her country, that could mean more than half a million dead Germans.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis called Merkel's remark "unhelpful" and said it could cause panic. But Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch seemed to support Merkel, saying between 40% and 70% of the world's population could become infected.
Again, if Fauci's 1% mortality rate and Lipsitch's estimate prove on target, between 3 billion and 5 billion people on earth will be infected, and 30 million to 50 million will die, a death toll greater than that of the Spanish Flu of 1918.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
There is, however, some contradictory news.
China, with 81,000 cases, has noted a deceleration in new cases, and South Korea appears to be gradually containing the spread of the virus.
Yet, Italy, with its large elderly population, may be a harbinger of what is to come in the West.
As of Thursday, Italy had reported 12,000 cases and 827 deaths, a mortality rate of nearly 7%. This suggests that the unreported and undetected infections in shutdown Italy are far more numerous.
In the U.S., the death toll at this writing is 39, a tiny fraction of the annual toll of tens of thousands who die of the flu.
But the problem is this: COVID-19 has not nearly run its course in the USA, while the reaction in society and the economy approaches what we might expect from a boiling national disaster.
The stock market has plunged further and faster than it did in the Great Crash of 1929. Trillions of dollars in wealth have vanished. If Sen. Bernie Sanders does not like "millionaires and billionaires," he should be pleased. There are far fewer of them today than there were when he won the New Hampshire primary.
What does the future hold?
It may one day be said that the coronavirus delivered the deathblow to the New World Order, to a half-century of globalization and to the era of interdependence of the world's great nations.
Tourism, air travel, vacation cruises, international gatherings and festivals are already shutting down. Travel bans between countries and continents are being imposed. Conventions, concerts and sporting events are being canceled. Will the Tokyo Olympics go forward? If they do, will all the anticipated visitors from abroad come to Japan to enjoy the games?
Trump has issued a one-month travel ban on Europe.
As for the "open borders" crowd, do Democrats still believe that breaking into our country should no longer be a crime, and immigrants arriving illegally should be given free health care, a proposition to which all the Democratic debaters raised their hands?
The ideological roots of our free trade era can be traced to the mid-19th century when its great evangelist, Richard Cobden, rose at Free Trade Hall in Manchester on Jan. 15, 1846, and rhapsodized:
"I see in the Free Trade principle that which shall act on the moral world as the principle of gravitation in the universe – drawing men together, thrusting aside the antagonism of race, and creed, and language, and uniting us in the bonds of eternal peace."
In the pre-Trump era, Republicans held hands with liberal Democrats in embracing NAFTA, GATT, the WTO and most-favored-nation trade privileges for China.
In retrospect, was it wise to have relied on China to produce essential parts for the supply chains of goods vital to our national security? Does it appear wise to have moved the production of pharmaceuticals and lifesaving drugs for heart disease, strokes and diabetes to China? Does it appear wise to have allowed China to develop a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals crucial to the development of weapons for our defense?
In this coronavirus pandemic, people now seem to be looking for authoritative leaders, and nations seem to be looking out for their own peoples first. Would Merkel, today, invite a million Syrian refugees into Germany no matter the conditions under which they were living in Syria and Turkey?
Is not the case now conclusive that we made a historic mistake when we outsourced our economic independence to rely for vital necessities upon nations that have never had America's best interests at heart?
Which rings truer today? We are all part of mankind, all citizens of the world. Or that it's time to put America and Americans first!


wnd--2020-03-12--Biden's 'charming' rudeness and instability

The left 's reaction to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden 's rude exchange with a union worker in Michigan is a case study on liberal hypocrisy and propaganda .
You 'd have to be living in a cave not to recognize that something is way off with Biden .
He 's always been strange , but he 's getting noticeably worse .
His rhetorical recklessness is a feature , not a bug .
He has a history of gaffes , especially for someone so prominent .
Casual ethnic slurs roll off his tongue like water off a donkey 's back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he said : `` You can not go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin ' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent .
I 'm not joking . ''
Or how about this tribute to the poor ?
`` We have this notion that somehow if you 're poor , you can not do it , '' he said .
`` Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids . ''
How long would a Republican politician last saying those things ?
Biden always gets a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Just when he needs to be most careful , Biden is tripping all over himself , with blunders , aggression and hostility .
When challenged , he shows no kindness or patience .
He attacks and escalates .
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But their hypocrisy is particularly glaring , given their routine condemnation of President Donald Trump for much less .
They say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rude and insane .
Never mind his policy successes ; he 's a dangerous bore , a walking impeachment machine .
He has to be removed before he ushers in Armageddon .
GOP never-Trumpers are so mortified at the horrors of Trump in office that they 're supporting liberal Democrats .
But what about Biden , whom many now support ?
No problem .
Trump supporters admire Trump for standing up to Democrats and the media – unlike his Republican predecessors and unlike most of the pre-Trump GOP .
But Trump haters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in `` owning the libs '' and not Trump 's policies .
This was insultingly absurd and illustrated the cluelessness of never-Trumpers about Trump supporters .
Trump haters ' indifference to Biden 's incompetence , gaffes and rudeness exposes their dishonesty and their Trump Derangement Syndrome .
Some who denounced Trump supporters for overlooking Trump 's faults find the same characteristics charming in Biden .
Their reaction to a viral video of Biden 's confrontation with a Detroit autoworker is instructive .
The worker accused Biden of `` actively trying to end our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guns , '' and Biden responded , `` You 're full of s–- . ''
When the worker pointed out Biden 's ties to former Rep. Beto O'Rourke , who has bragged that he would come for Americans ' guns , Biden angrily denied it .
He repeatedly pointed his fingers at the worker , who mimicked Biden 's hand gestures and said , `` This is not OK. '' This further enraged Biden , who said , `` Do n't tell me that , pal , or I 'm going to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're working for me , '' said the worker .
`` I 'm not working for you , '' said Biden .
`` Do n't be such a horse 's a– . ''
The media did n't call Biden on his lies or say he is unstable .
They did n't condemn his rudeness but found him charming .
Some doctored the video to cut Biden 's threatening remarks .
CNN 's John King said , `` Some people see that as charming that a candidate is willing to air it out face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ floor . ''
So King is OK with Biden attacking a voter but draws the line with Trump calling out media hacks ?
`` I think when you listen to Joe … out on the campaign trail , you see something that resonates with voters , '' said Mike Barnicle .
`` It 's humanity .
It 's empathy .
It 's stability and experience . ''
Empathy ?
Stability ?
Wow !
MSNBC 's Joe Scarbrough said , `` Biden yesterday showed the other side of his humanity , and that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these clowns ridicule us for appreciating Trump 's willingness to fight back .
After Biden 's second string of primary victories on `` Super Tuesday 2 , '' MSNBC commentators gushed over his `` very soft tone of voice … as if you 're in the living room with him '' and praised him for promising to restore `` honor '' to the presidency .
Hollywood leftist Rob `` Meathead '' Reiner posted a love tweet for Biden : `` A vote for Joe Biden is a vote for Science , Compassion , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democracy .
A vote for Joe Biden is a vote for Sanity . ''
Fellow Hollywood commie Debra Messing tweeted , `` @ JoeBiden will be our next President because of his decency and civility and his refusal to lower himself to your surrogates ' & supporters level . ''
Sometimes it 's more effective to let actions and words speak for themselves , so I 'll refrain from further comment , trusting you 're every bit as capable as I am of seeing the glaring hypocrisy and bias .

The left's reaction to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's rude exchange with a union worker in Michigan is a case study on liberal hypocrisy and propaganda.
You'd have to be living in a cave not to recognize that something is way off with Biden. He's always been strange, but he's getting noticeably worse. His rhetorical recklessness is a feature, not a bug.
He has a history of gaffes, especially for someone so prominent. Casual ethnic slurs roll off his tongue like water off a donkey's back. Pandering to an Indian American supporter, he said: "You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." Or how about this tribute to the poor? "We have this notion that somehow if you're poor, you cannot do it," he said. "Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids."
How long would a Republican politician last saying those things? Biden always gets a pass because he's a Democrat.
Just when he needs to be most careful, Biden is tripping all over himself, with blunders, aggression and hostility. When challenged, he shows no kindness or patience. He attacks and escalates.
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Understanding liberal media bias, we aren't surprised that the media whitewash these incidents. But their hypocrisy is particularly glaring, given their routine condemnation of President Donald Trump for much less.
They say Trump is uncouth, vulgar, combative, rude and insane. Never mind his policy successes; he's a dangerous bore, a walking impeachment machine. He has to be removed before he ushers in Armageddon. GOP never-Trumpers are so mortified at the horrors of Trump in office that they're supporting liberal Democrats. But what about Biden, whom many now support? No problem.
Trump supporters admire Trump for standing up to Democrats and the media – unlike his Republican predecessors and unlike most of the pre-Trump GOP. But Trump haters ridiculed Trump supporters as being interested only in "owning the libs" and not Trump's policies. This was insultingly absurd and illustrated the cluelessness of never-Trumpers about Trump supporters.
Trump haters' indifference to Biden's incompetence, gaffes and rudeness exposes their dishonesty and their Trump Derangement Syndrome. Some who denounced Trump supporters for overlooking Trump's faults find the same characteristics charming in Biden.
Their reaction to a viral video of Biden's confrontation with a Detroit autoworker is instructive. The worker accused Biden of "actively trying to end our Second Amendment right and take away our guns," and Biden responded, "You're full of s–-." When the worker pointed out Biden's ties to former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who has bragged that he would come for Americans' guns, Biden angrily denied it. He repeatedly pointed his fingers at the worker, who mimicked Biden's hand gestures and said, "This is not OK." This further enraged Biden, who said, "Don't tell me that, pal, or I'm going to go outside with you." "You're working for me," said the worker. "I'm not working for you," said Biden. "Don't be such a horse's a–."
The media didn't call Biden on his lies or say he is unstable. They didn't condemn his rudeness but found him charming. Some doctored the video to cut Biden's threatening remarks.
CNN's John King said, "Some people see that as charming that a candidate is willing to air it out face to face with a guy on the floor." So King is OK with Biden attacking a voter but draws the line with Trump calling out media hacks?
"I think when you listen to Joe … out on the campaign trail, you see something that resonates with voters," said Mike Barnicle. "It's humanity. It's empathy. It's stability and experience." Empathy? Stability? Wow!
MSNBC's Joe Scarbrough said, "Biden yesterday showed the other side of his humanity, and that is he's a fighter." Yet these clowns ridicule us for appreciating Trump's willingness to fight back.
After Biden's second string of primary victories on "Super Tuesday 2," MSNBC commentators gushed over his "very soft tone of voice … as if you're in the living room with him" and praised him for promising to restore "honor" to the presidency.
Hollywood leftist Rob "Meathead" Reiner posted a love tweet for Biden: "A vote for Joe Biden is a vote for Science, Compassion, Decency, The Rule of Law & Democracy. A vote for Joe Biden is a vote for Sanity." Fellow Hollywood commie Debra Messing tweeted, "@JoeBiden will be our next President because of his decency and civility and his refusal to lower himself to your surrogates' & supporters level."
Sometimes it's more effective to let actions and words speak for themselves, so I'll refrain from further comment, trusting you're every bit as capable as I am of seeing the glaring hypocrisy and bias.


wnd--2020-03-12--Joe Biden owes Clarence Thomas an apology

On the day Chuck Schumer was threatening Supreme Court justices in front of pack of a cheering partisans , Rep. Ayanna Pressley told the same crowd : `` We have two alleged sexual predators on the bench of the highest court of the land , with the power to determine our reproductive freedoms .
I still believe Anita Hill .
And I still believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford ! ''
Now , it is far more accurate to call Hill a `` disgraced accuser '' than Clarence Thomas an `` alleged sexual predator . ''
Not a single credible accuser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working for him during his years in government – ever corroborated Hill 's description of Thomas ' actions .
Unlike Blasey Ford , whose nebulous and unverifiable accusations were decades old , Hill 's allegations were a potential criminal matter .
So the FBI investigated Hill 's claims – though they found her reluctant to cooperate – and failed to uncover any evidence to substantiate the accusations .
After the hearings , agents sent affidavits to the Senate accusing Hill of misleading them and the public , skipping portions of her story and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told law-enforcement officials .
This part of the story rarely gets mentioned when the media recount her supposed heroics .
Accusing Thomas and Kavanaugh of being `` alleged sexual predators '' – which , incidentally , suggests something even worse than Hill 's accusation – is a politically motivated slander .
It is meant to undercut the authority of the court and to intimidate justices ( and future nominees ) who take the `` wrong '' side on the issue of life .
For contemporary Democrats , the court exists primarily to safeguard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really matters to them anymore : abortion .
In that regard , it 's curious to see presidential hopeful Joe Biden , who has spent 40 years shifting his abortion position to appease the base of his party , being dragged by progressives for failing to give Hill the unrestrained ability to destroy Thomas back in 1991 .
After all , it was Biden who helped turn Senate Judiciary Committee hearings into nasty , hyper-politicized smear-fests that set the precedent for the Kavanaugh hearing .
TRENDING : 2 Fox stars gave Donna Brazile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hell ' comment In 1986 , the year before Biden was lifted to chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee , Antonin Scalia had been approved 98-0 by the Senate .
There were n't really any Supreme Court confirmation battles before then .
A year later , in 1987 , Robert Bork – who , Warren Burger , the former chief justice , claimed was one of the most qualified jurist he 'd seen in 50 years – would be grossly caricatured by real-life sexual harasser Ted Kennedy , who warned that `` Robert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which women would be forced into back-alley abortions , blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters , rogue police could break down citizens ' doors in midnight raids . ''
Thomas would be accused of being a puppet of his white colleagues , among other racist stereotypes , merely for his ideological outlook .
In those days , hyperbolic statements from senators were somewhat rare .
Now they are a modus operandi .
To be fair to Biden , he was an exceptionally incompetent and indecisive chairman , easily cowed and unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support Bork , he switched his vote .
After promising to afford Thomas some semblance of due process , he presided over what the future justice famously called a `` high-tech lynching . ''
Biden now claims to regret that he `` could n't come up with a way '' to give Hill `` the kind of hearing she deserved . ''
What does Biden think Hill deserved ?
Without any supporting evidence , the Senate gave her the opportunity to make her case .
She was given enormous coverage by the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the press , most likely by Democrats – despite the obvious problems with her story from the start .
No one ever stopped Hill from telling that story .
Hill still tells her story .
Hill wrote a book telling her story .
There are hagiographic movies and documentaries about her story .
Even today , journalists interview her without a hint of journalistic skepticism .
Sensing that the issue might be problematic , Biden called Hill last year to apologize .
Hill , a professor , was n't impressed , saying , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know that there is real change and real accountability and real purpose . ''
Or , in other words , the patriarchy must unilaterally surrender to the poetic truth , rather than to the evidence – or , in Hill 's case , to a lack of it .
If Biden should apologize to anyone , it 's Clarence Thomas , or maybe the American people , for allowing judicial confirmation hearings to be turned into partisan-fueled character assassinations , weaponized to destroy the legitimacy of the Supreme Court – all in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killing of the unborn .

On the day Chuck Schumer was threatening Supreme Court justices in front of pack of a cheering partisans, Rep. Ayanna Pressley told the same crowd: "We have two alleged sexual predators on the bench of the highest court of the land, with the power to determine our reproductive freedoms. I still believe Anita Hill. And I still believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford!"
Now, it is far more accurate to call Hill a "disgraced accuser" than Clarence Thomas an "alleged sexual predator." Not a single credible accuser – and Thomas had scores of subordinates working for him during his years in government – ever corroborated Hill's description of Thomas' actions.
Unlike Blasey Ford, whose nebulous and unverifiable accusations were decades old, Hill's allegations were a potential criminal matter. So the FBI investigated Hill's claims – though they found her reluctant to cooperate – and failed to uncover any evidence to substantiate the accusations. After the hearings, agents sent affidavits to the Senate accusing Hill of misleading them and the public, skipping portions of her story and offering testimony that contradicted what she had told law-enforcement officials. This part of the story rarely gets mentioned when the media recount her supposed heroics.
Accusing Thomas and Kavanaugh of being "alleged sexual predators" – which, incidentally, suggests something even worse than Hill's accusation – is a politically motivated slander. It is meant to undercut the authority of the court and to intimidate justices (and future nominees) who take the "wrong" side on the issue of life. For contemporary Democrats, the court exists primarily to safeguard the only constitutional "right" that really matters to them anymore: abortion.
In that regard, it's curious to see presidential hopeful Joe Biden, who has spent 40 years shifting his abortion position to appease the base of his party, being dragged by progressives for failing to give Hill the unrestrained ability to destroy Thomas back in 1991. After all, it was Biden who helped turn Senate Judiciary Committee hearings into nasty, hyper-politicized smear-fests that set the precedent for the Kavanaugh hearing.
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In 1986, the year before Biden was lifted to chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Antonin Scalia had been approved 98-0 by the Senate. There weren't really any Supreme Court confirmation battles before then. A year later, in 1987, Robert Bork – who, Warren Burger, the former chief justice, claimed was one of the most qualified jurist he'd seen in 50 years – would be grossly caricatured by real-life sexual harasser Ted Kennedy, who warned that "Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids." Thomas would be accused of being a puppet of his white colleagues, among other racist stereotypes, merely for his ideological outlook. In those days, hyperbolic statements from senators were somewhat rare. Now they are a modus operandi.
To be fair to Biden, he was an exceptionally incompetent and indecisive chairman, easily cowed and unable to control the hearings. After promising to support Bork, he switched his vote. After promising to afford Thomas some semblance of due process, he presided over what the future justice famously called a "high-tech lynching."
Biden now claims to regret that he "couldn't come up with a way" to give Hill "the kind of hearing she deserved." What does Biden think Hill deserved? Without any supporting evidence, the Senate gave her the opportunity to make her case. She was given enormous coverage by the media when her allegations emerged – leaked to the press, most likely by Democrats – despite the obvious problems with her story from the start. No one ever stopped Hill from telling that story. Hill still tells her story. Hill wrote a book telling her story. There are hagiographic movies and documentaries about her story. Even today, journalists interview her without a hint of journalistic skepticism.
Sensing that the issue might be problematic, Biden called Hill last year to apologize. Hill, a professor, wasn't impressed, saying, "I will be satisfied when I know that there is real change and real accountability and real purpose." Or, in other words, the patriarchy must unilaterally surrender to the poetic truth, rather than to the evidence – or, in Hill's case, to a lack of it.
If Biden should apologize to anyone, it's Clarence Thomas, or maybe the American people, for allowing judicial confirmation hearings to be turned into partisan-fueled character assassinations, weaponized to destroy the legitimacy of the Supreme Court – all in the service of nothing more noble than the killing of the unborn.


wnd--2020-03-13--Up to 450 pedophiles/month arrested in U.K. as internet drives 'explosion' of child-sex abuse

( LONDON INDEPENDENT ) Up to 450 paedophiles are being arrested every month in the UK amid an “ explosion @ @ @ @ @ a report has revealed .
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse ( IICSA ) @ @ @ @ @ struggling to keep up ” with evolving methods of child sexual abuse being facilitated by @ @ @ @ @ released on Thursday said millions of indecent images of children were in circulation worldwide , @ @ @ @ @ mainstream search engines in just three clicks .
It said that since 2016 , British @ @ @ @ @ 400 and 450 people a month for associated offences .

(LONDON INDEPENDENT) Up to 450 paedophiles are being arrested every month in the UK amid an “explosion” of online offences, a report has revealed.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said law enforcement was “struggling to keep up” with evolving methods of child sexual abuse being facilitated by the internet.
A report released on Thursday said millions of indecent images of children were in circulation worldwide, and could be accessed from mainstream search engines in just three clicks.
It said that since 2016, British police have been arresting between 400 and 450 people a month for associated offences.
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wnd--2020-03-13--Top Iranian cleric OKs buying future Israeli coronavirus vaccine

( MEMRI ) A prominent Iranian cleric has said it is permissible to use a future coronavirus vaccine developed by @ @ @ @ @ no substitute.
” The Iranian regime views Israel as a mortal enemy .
But Iran @ @ @ @ @ the most severe outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus outside its origin and epicenter in China @ @ @ @ @ permissible to buy and sell from Zionists and Israel , ” Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem @ @ @ @ @ the Iranian daily Hamdeli on Wednesday .
“ Unless the treatment is unique and there @ @ @ @ @ he added , “ then this is not an obstacle .
”

(MEMRI) A prominent Iranian cleric has said it is permissible to use a future coronavirus vaccine developed by Israel if “there is no substitute.”
The Iranian regime views Israel as a mortal enemy. But Iran has also faced one of the most severe outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus outside its origin and epicenter in China.
“It is not permissible to buy and sell from Zionists and Israel,” Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, 93, told the Iranian daily Hamdeli on Wednesday.
“Unless the treatment is unique and there is no substitute,” he added, “then this is not an obstacle.”
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wnd--2020-03-13--Federal agents nab over 600 alleged Mexican cartel operatives

More than 600 people have been arrested as part of a joint Justice Department-Drug Enforcement Administration investigation targeting a major Mexican drug cartel .
A six-month operation dubbed Project Python targeted the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación , according to a Justice Department news release on Wednesday .
More than 600 arrests were made , the release said .
Further , 350 people were indicted and what the Justice Department called `` significant seizures '' were made of money and drugs .
“ Project Python marks the most comprehensive action to date in the Department of Justice ’ s campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroy CJNG , ” Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the DOJ 's Criminal Division said .
TRENDING : 2 Fox stars gave Donna Brazile lesson in manners after outrageous 'Go to hell ' comment “ When President Trump signed an Executive Order prioritizing the dismantlement of transnational criminal organizations , the Department of Justice answered the call and took direct aim at CJNG , '' he added .
`` We deemed CJNG one of the highest-priority transnational organized crime threats we face .
And with Project Python , we are delivering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the American people . ''
President Donald Trump 's Executive Order 13773 called upon justice system partners `` to identify , interdict , disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations , '' according to the DOJ news release .
“ Project Python is the single largest strike by U.S. authorities against CJNG , and this is just the beginning , ” DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon said .
“ This strategic and coordinated project exemplifies DEA ’ s mission : to disrupt , dismantle , and destroy drug trafficking organizations around the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today , DEA has disrupted CJNG ’ s operations , and there is more to come as DEA continues its relentless attack on this remorseless criminal organization , '' he added .
The Justice Department described the cartel as `` one of the fastest growing transnational criminal organizations in Mexico '' and `` among the most prolific methamphetamine producers in the world . ''
One goal of Project Python was to `` disrupt CJNG ’ s ability to distribute methamphetamine and other drugs throughout the United States by attacking the group at all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Project Python will be used to “ identify and map out the cartel ’ s logistical nodes and pathways ” to further disrupt the cartel 's network , according to The Washington Post .
The Justice Department also announced it was stepping up its efforts to capture Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes , known as “ El Mencho , ” who is the leader of CJNG .
Last month , his son , who the Justice Department labeled as second in command of the cartel , was extradited from Mexico to the U.S. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America .
The State Department has put out a $ 10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of `` El Mencho . ''
A Justice Department indictment claims that CJNG transports illegal drugs into Mexico from Colombia and other South American countries and brings them into the United States in partnership with another criminal group known as Los Cuinis .
In issuing Executive Order 13773 in February 2017 , Trump said winning the battle against transnational drug gangs is vital for America .
`` Transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the Nation , threatening the safety of the United States and its citizens , '' the order read .
`` These organizations derive revenue through widespread illegal conduct , including acts of violence and abuse that exhibit a wanton disregard for human life .
They , for example , have been known to commit brutal murders , rapes , and other barbaric acts . ''
`` These groups are drivers of crime , corruption , violence , and misery , '' it added .
`` In particular , the trafficking by cartels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in deadly drug abuse and a corresponding rise in violent crime related to drugs . ''
`` Likewise , the trafficking and smuggling of human beings by transnational criminal groups risks creating a humanitarian crisis .
These crimes , along with many others , are enriching and empowering these organizations to the detriment of the American people , '' Trump said in the order .
CJNG is active in cities including Los Angeles , New York City , Chicago , Houston and Atlanta , according to The Hill .
This article appeared originally @ @ @ @ @

More than 600 people have been arrested as part of a joint Justice Department-Drug Enforcement Administration investigation targeting a major Mexican drug cartel.
A six-month operation dubbed Project Python targeted the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, according to a Justice Department news release on Wednesday.
More than 600 arrests were made, the release said.
Further, 350 people were indicted and what the Justice Department called "significant seizures" were made of money and drugs.
“Project Python marks the most comprehensive action to date in the Department of Justice’s campaign to disrupt, dismantle, and ultimately destroy CJNG,” Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the DOJ's Criminal Division said.
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“When President Trump signed an Executive Order prioritizing the dismantlement of transnational criminal organizations, the Department of Justice answered the call and took direct aim at CJNG," he added. "We deemed CJNG one of the highest-priority transnational organized crime threats we face. And with Project Python, we are delivering results in the face of that threat for the American people."
President Donald Trump's Executive Order 13773 called upon justice system partners "to identify, interdict, disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations," according to the DOJ news release.
“Project Python is the single largest strike by U.S. authorities against CJNG, and this is just the beginning,” DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon said.
“This strategic and coordinated project exemplifies DEA’s mission: to disrupt, dismantle, and destroy drug trafficking organizations around the world and bring their leaders to justice. Today, DEA has disrupted CJNG’s operations, and there is more to come as DEA continues its relentless attack on this remorseless criminal organization," he added.
The Justice Department described the cartel as "one of the fastest growing transnational criminal organizations in Mexico" and "among the most prolific methamphetamine producers in the world."
One goal of Project Python was to "disrupt CJNG’s ability to distribute methamphetamine and other drugs throughout the United States by attacking the group at all levels. "
Benczkowski said information gleaned through Project Python will be used to “identify and map out the cartel’s logistical nodes and pathways” to further disrupt the cartel's network, according to The Washington Post.
The Justice Department also announced it was stepping up its efforts to capture Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” who is the leader of CJNG.
Last month, his son, who the Justice Department labeled as second in command of the cartel, was extradited from Mexico to the U.S., while his daughter was recently arrested in America.
The State Department has put out a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of "El Mencho."
A Justice Department indictment claims that CJNG transports illegal drugs into Mexico from Colombia and other South American countries and brings them into the United States in partnership with another criminal group known as Los Cuinis.
In issuing Executive Order 13773 in February 2017, Trump said winning the battle against transnational drug gangs is vital for America.
"Transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations, including transnational drug cartels, have spread throughout the Nation, threatening the safety of the United States and its citizens," the order read. "These organizations derive revenue through widespread illegal conduct, including acts of violence and abuse that exhibit a wanton disregard for human life. They, for example, have been known to commit brutal murders, rapes, and other barbaric acts."
"These groups are drivers of crime, corruption, violence, and misery," it added. "In particular, the trafficking by cartels of controlled substances has triggered a resurgence in deadly drug abuse and a corresponding rise in violent crime related to drugs."
"Likewise, the trafficking and smuggling of human beings by transnational criminal groups risks creating a humanitarian crisis. These crimes, along with many others, are enriching and empowering these organizations to the detriment of the American people," Trump said in the order.
CJNG is active in cities including Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Houston and Atlanta, according to The Hill.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-13--Pro-Trump restaurant owners attacked, fellow Trump supporters show them they're not alone

After the owners of a Mexican restaurant attended President Donald Trump ’ s rally in Phoenix , Arizona , they began receiving threats and negative reviews from those on the left simply because of their political opinions .
Now , not only has Trump shared his support for the couple on Twitter , but Trump supporters have flocked to the locally owned restaurant to show the owners that they are n't alone .
Jorge and Betty Rivas -- the owners of Sammy 's Mexican Grill outside of Tucson , Arizona -- sat behind the president as he addressed a large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after , people began writing nasty reviews online and calling the restaurant with threats .
`` LEAVE POLITICS OUT THE BZNZ , '' one Facebook reviewer wrote on March 4 .
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He should have kept his political views private , '' another wrote .
Sadly , this is n't the first time the family has received backlash for their support for Trump ; the restaurant received similar messages after Betty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I feel that , as naturalized United States citizens , we have the right to support President Trump or to support any other candidate that loves this country , '' Jorge said in a Facebook video on Feb. 27 .
`` For me , it is very important to support people that have the same values as I do .
`` Just because we are Latinos , it does n't mean that we have to think like every other Latino in this country .
We are individuals and we feel that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support whoever we want . ''
Once Trump heard about the backlash the Rivases had been receiving , he posted a tweet expressing his support for the two owners .
`` The food is GREAT at Sammy ’ s Mexican Grill , '' he wrote .
`` Congratulations to Betty & Jorge Rivas on doing such a wonderful job .
I will try hard to stop by the next time I am in Phoenix .
Support Sammy ’ s ! ''
Since then , Trump supporters , including high-profile GOP leaders like U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kelli Ward , have patronized the restaurant to show that they stand with the Rivases .
It 's not just politicians -- everyday Americans are flocking to the restaurant as well .
One man who patronized the restaurant , Todd , told The Western Journal that when he heard about the backlash the Rivases received after attedning the Trump rally in Phoenix , he wanted to show his support .
`` You can support who you what to support .
That 's why we live in this country , '' said Todd , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona for business .
`` You should n't be put down or your business hurt because of who you support . ''
Anne Howarth from Tucson came to Sammy 's with a group of 10 motorcyclists to support the Rivases .
`` To have these people being threatened , it 's just not OK ! ''
she told The Western Journal , adding that the divisions in the country will only continue to get worse as the November election draws closer .
Nola , who was proudly wearing a `` Make American Great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her friend to Sammy 's to show her support for the Rivases and their political beliefs .
`` I think it 's very unfair , '' she said of the backlash the Rivases have received since attending the rally , `` because we live in a free country and other people when they voice their opinions that are opposing ours , they expect to be able to say what they say and do what they do , but if we do it , it 's not right .
That does n't work for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's opinions and I expect them to respect mine .
It 's really all about respect , '' she told The Western Journal .
`` I just think there 's just too much intense hatred that I 've never seen before or witnessed in my lifetime , '' Nola continued .
`` I think when push comes to shove , we 're all Americans and we all will stick together when we need to , so why ca n't we do it now ?
We all get one vote and so when we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wins .
It 's just like playing ball or something , you know ? ''
`` It 's expected , '' Chad from Tucson told The Western Journal .
`` The Democrats and the left-wing media are geared up and they 're organized and they will target you in a heartbeat . ''
He referenced another Tucson-area business , Cup It Up American Grill , that closed in 2017 after the owners published a conservative Facebook post which elicited an intense weekend of threats over social media and over the phone .
Tucson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the Republican and Democratic parties will only continue to get worse , but has noticed that conservatives are now `` fighting back . ''
`` We 've seen how much it hurt people that have a business , like we saw with the Cup It Up .
It was terrible what they did to those people just because they did n't like what they thought or believed -- to be attacked like that .
We were kind of afraid that 's what they were going to do to [ the Rivases ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capitalist society , '' she added .
`` We should n't be attacking people for their beliefs . ''
The Western Journal 's Morgan Brantley contributed to this report .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

After the owners of a Mexican restaurant attended President Donald Trump’s rally in Phoenix, Arizona, they began receiving threats and negative reviews from those on the left simply because of their political opinions.
Now, not only has Trump shared his support for the couple on Twitter, but Trump supporters have flocked to the locally owned restaurant to show the owners that they aren't alone.
Jorge and Betty Rivas -- the owners of Sammy's Mexican Grill outside of Tucson, Arizona -- sat behind the president as he addressed a large crowd on Feb. 19, but soon after, people began writing nasty reviews online and calling the restaurant with threats.
"LEAVE POLITICS OUT THE BZNZ," one Facebook reviewer wrote on March 4.
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"His coconut mentality. He should have kept his political views private," another wrote.
Sadly, this isn't the first time the family has received backlash for their support for Trump; the restaurant received similar messages after Betty attended a 2016 rally for then-candidate Trump.
"I feel that, as naturalized United States citizens, we have the right to support President Trump or to support any other candidate that loves this country," Jorge said in a Facebook video on Feb. 27. "For me, it is very important to support people that have the same values as I do.
"Just because we are Latinos, it doesn't mean that we have to think like every other Latino in this country. We are individuals and we feel that we have a constitutional right to ... support whoever we want."
Once Trump heard about the backlash the Rivases had been receiving, he posted a tweet expressing his support for the two owners.
"The food is GREAT at Sammy’s Mexican Grill," he wrote. "Congratulations to Betty & Jorge Rivas on doing such a wonderful job. I will try hard to stop by the next time I am in Phoenix. Support Sammy’s!"
Since then, Trump supporters, including high-profile GOP leaders like U.S. Sen. Martha McSally and Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward, have patronized the restaurant to show that they stand with the Rivases.
It's not just politicians -- everyday Americans are flocking to the restaurant as well.
One man who patronized the restaurant, Todd, told The Western Journal that when he heard about the backlash the Rivases received after attending the Trump rally in Phoenix, he wanted to show his support.
"You can support who you what to support. That's why we live in this country," said Todd, who lives in Utah but was in Arizona for business. "You shouldn't be put down or your business hurt because of who you support."
Anne Howarth from Tucson came to Sammy's with a group of 10 motorcyclists to support the Rivases.
"To have these people being threatened, it's just not OK!" she told The Western Journal, adding that the divisions in the country will only continue to get worse as the November election draws closer.
Nola, who was proudly wearing a "Make American Great Again" hat, said she brought her friend to Sammy's to show her support for the Rivases and their political beliefs.
"I think it's very unfair," she said of the backlash the Rivases have received since attending the rally, "because we live in a free country and other people when they voice their opinions that are opposing ours, they expect to be able to say what they say and do what they do, but if we do it, it's not right. That doesn't work for me.
"I respect other people's opinions and I expect them to respect mine. It's really all about respect," she told The Western Journal.
"I just think there's just too much intense hatred that I've never seen before or witnessed in my lifetime," Nola continued. "I think when push comes to shove, we're all Americans and we all will stick together when we need to, so why can't we do it now? We all get one vote and so when we go vote -- whoever gets the most wins. It's just like playing ball or something, you know?"
"It's expected," Chad from Tucson told The Western Journal. "The Democrats and the left-wing media are geared up and they're organized and they will target you in a heartbeat."
He referenced another Tucson-area business, Cup It Up American Grill, that closed in 2017 after the owners published a conservative Facebook post which elicited an intense weekend of threats over social media and over the phone.
"They are vicious," Chad added.
Tucson resident Beverly said she believes the dissent between the Republican and Democratic parties will only continue to get worse, but has noticed that conservatives are now "fighting back."
"We've seen how much it hurt people that have a business, like we saw with the Cup It Up. It was terrible what they did to those people just because they didn't like what they thought or believed -- to be attacked like that. We were kind of afraid that's what they were going to do to [the Rivases]."
"This is a free capitalist society," she added. "We shouldn't be attacking people for their beliefs."
The Western Journal's Morgan Brantley contributed to this report.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-13--Republicans oppose Democrats' coronavirus bill, point out 'major problems'

Republicans lawmakers have come out in opposition to the legislation House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned to introduce Thursday to address the coronavirus outbreak .
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said during a news conference on Capitol Hill that Pelosi 's bill , which went to the Rules Committee at 11 p.m. Wednesday night , `` comes up short . ''
He argued it was rushed and has some `` major problems . ''
The first problem McCarthy identified was the paid family leave the legislation proposes .
`` Under Pelosi ’ s bill , the Social Security Administration will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leave program , '' he said .
`` This will take six months , so it won ’ t work in time .
It also will hamper the administration from putting out Social Security for those who need it right now in harm ’ s way . ''
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`` It forces permanent paid sick leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sunsets . ''
The coronavirus has had its greatest impact among the elderly population .
The minority leader noted that because the law has no sunset provision , its paid sick leave provision places an unfunded mandate on businesses that could go on in perpetuity .
Pelosi 's bill dictates 14 days of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave .
Another problem McCarthy identified with the legislation are changes to the unemployment benefits program .
The California congressman argued that with the nation experiencing its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focus should be on keeping people in their jobs .
The Republicans are proposing an employee retention tax credit to incentivize companies not to lay off or fire workers due to the impact of the coronavirus .
McCarthy further highlighted there has been no scoring for Pelosi 's bill , meaning she is asking members to sign an open-ended check .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the legislation an `` ideological wish list , '' suggesting it will not be supported in the Republican-controlled chamber .
`` Unfortunately , it appears at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats instead chose to produce an ideological wish list that was not tailored closely to the circumstances , '' McConnell said from the Senate floor Thursday .
“ One is reminded of the famous comment from President Obama ’ s first chief of staff : 'You never want a serious crisis to go to waste , ' '' he added .
McConnell echoed McCarthy 's concern about the paid sick leave mandate it places on businesses , without exceptions .
The majority leader argued the provision could put `` thousands of small businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inability to afford the mandate .
GOP Rep. Debbie Lesko of Arizona , who sits on the House Rules Committee , said the Democrats are trying to `` sneak in '' provisions that have nothing to do with the coronavirus .
“ Speaker Pelosi is trying to push through a partisan bill on coronavirus funding , which is an important issue that we all care about , '' Lesko said .
`` The bad thing is that she didn ’ t talk to Republicans or the president about it , and they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provisions that Democrats want that have nothing to do with the coronavirus and that will cost taxpayers billions of dollars . ''
McCarthy promised to work with Pelosi and with the White House to get a bill House Republicans can support .
`` I ’ ll make this commitment to everyone .
Republicans will not play politics , '' he said .
`` We ’ re not going to criticize and sit back .
We are going to work to make this right . ''
Pelosi dismissed the need for further negotiations in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need 48 hours , we need to just make a decision to help families right now , '' the speaker said .
`` I 'm not sticking around because they do n't want to agree to language . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Republicans lawmakers have come out in opposition to the legislation House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned to introduce Thursday to address the coronavirus outbreak.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said during a news conference on Capitol Hill that Pelosi's bill, which went to the Rules Committee at 11 p.m. Wednesday night, "comes up short."
He argued it was rushed and has some "major problems."
The first problem McCarthy identified was the paid family leave the legislation proposes.
"Under Pelosi’s bill, the Social Security Administration will be set up to administer the paid sick leave program," he said. "This will take six months, so it won’t work in time. It also will hamper the administration from putting out Social Security for those who need it right now in harm’s way."
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"This will hurt the very population that we’re supposed to be helping," McCarthy added. "It forces permanent paid sick leave for all businesses without exemptions and no sunsets."
The coronavirus has had its greatest impact among the elderly population.
The minority leader noted that because the law has no sunset provision, its paid sick leave provision places an unfunded mandate on businesses that could go on in perpetuity.
Pelosi's bill dictates 14 days of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave.
Another problem McCarthy identified with the legislation are changes to the unemployment benefits program.
The California congressman argued that with the nation experiencing its lowest unemployment rate in 50 years the focus should be on keeping people in their jobs.
The Republicans are proposing an employee retention tax credit to incentivize companies not to lay off or fire workers due to the impact of the coronavirus.
McCarthy further highlighted there has been no scoring for Pelosi's bill, meaning she is asking members to sign an open-ended check.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the legislation an "ideological wish list," suggesting it will not be supported in the Republican-controlled chamber.
"Unfortunately, it appears at this hour that the speaker and House Democrats instead chose to produce an ideological wish list that was not tailored closely to the circumstances," McConnell said from the Senate floor Thursday.
“One is reminded of the famous comment from President Obama’s first chief of staff: 'You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,'" he added.
McConnell echoed McCarthy's concern about the paid sick leave mandate it places on businesses, without exceptions.
The majority leader argued the provision could put "thousands of small businesses at risk," due to their inability to afford the mandate.
GOP Rep. Debbie Lesko of Arizona, who sits on the House Rules Committee, said the Democrats are trying to "sneak in" provisions that have nothing to do with the coronavirus.
Speaker Pelosi dropped a totally partisan coronavirus bill at the eleventh hour and snuck in provisions that have nothing to do with #COVIDー19. We all care about fighting this disease, preventing its spread, & protecting Americans. We must put politics aside and work together. pic.twitter.com/I2pJK6D5Ev — Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (@RepDLesko) March 12, 2020
“Speaker Pelosi is trying to push through a partisan bill on coronavirus funding, which is an important issue that we all care about," Lesko said.
"The bad thing is that she didn’t talk to Republicans or the president about it, and they’re trying to sneak in all these provisions that Democrats want that have nothing to do with the coronavirus and that will cost taxpayers billions of dollars."
McCarthy promised to work with Pelosi and with the White House to get a bill House Republicans can support.
"I’ll make this commitment to everyone. Republicans will not play politics," he said. "We’re not going to criticize and sit back. We are going to work to make this right."
Pelosi dismissed the need for further negotiations in the House.
Q: Would House Dems stay if compromise isn't reached on the coronavirus response bill in the next 24-48 hours?@SpeakerPelosi: "We don't need 48 hours, we need to just make a decision to help families right now... I'm not sticking around bc they don't want to agree to language" pic.twitter.com/6B2V3cPxk6 — CSPAN (@cspan) March 12, 2020
"We don't need 48 hours, we need to just make a decision to help families right now," the speaker said. "I'm not sticking around because they don't want to agree to language."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-13--COVID-19 panic: Far more damaging than the virus itself

It 's been a crazy week , has n't it ?
On Monday , the stock market tanked .
On Tuesday , Italy shut down .
On Wednesday , Seattle closed its schools .
On Thursday , Denmark locked down .
By Friday , it seemed most of our country was in an advanced state of panic .
Hysteria is sweeping the globe , and it 's ridiculous .
Typical example : `` Last week , Gov .
David Ige of Hawaii declared a state of medical emergency even though there had not been one case of the coronavirus there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two-week supply of food .
There was pandemonium at the supermarkets . ''
As of March 13 , there have been 137,000 reported cases worldwide of this new strain of coronavirus , with 5,065 deaths .
Eighty percent of the cases were in China ( which , to put it in perspective , has a population of 1.5 billion ) .
Meanwhile , according to the CDC , during the 2018-2019 flu season there were 35 million cases of the flu just in the United States , with 34,000 deaths .
From Oct. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. has had 45 million cases of the flu , with 46,000 deaths .
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What on earth is causing such panic over COVID-19 ?
Why ca n't people put things in perspective ?
This virus is not Ebola or bubonic plague , yet we 're acting like it 's a death sentence for anyone and everyone who contracts it .
I know the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it bleeds , it leads '' basis , but it 's driving me nuts to see the ridiculous amount of unnecessary terror being cultivated .
There is far more damage being created by the panic than by the virus itself .
The damage is hitting hardest those who are most unable to take a hit – small business owners , hourly workers , the poor .
Yet because the media continue to push the angst and drama , the panic worsens , and the little guy takes a huge hit .
There will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you get that ?
Not deaths , job losses .
Millions .
Doctors everywhere – who understand the statistics about flus – are urging calm .
During an interview with CBS News last week , Dr. Drew Pinsky `` shredded the media for purposely causing panic in the American people which negatively affects not only individuals but also businesses .
… 'What I have a problem with is the panic and the fact that businesses are getting destroyed , that people 's lives are being upended , not by the virus , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop .
And the press , they really somehow need to be held accountable because they are hurting people . ''
`` When the radioactive dust settles from this orchestrated panic-strategy , potentially hundreds of billions will have been lost , thousands of businesses closed , and millions of employees fired , '' observes Douglas MacKinnon with Issue Insights .
`` The economic devastation ignited by the deliberate panic strategy is spreading like an unchecked wildfire .
… Naturally , once it was clear that the panic was not only taking hold but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the echo chamber to scream 'The Sky is Falling ' for partisan or self-serving reasons . ''
I ca n't speak for China or Europe , but it 's easy to see why the hysteria is being pushed in the United States .
The virus is being politicized in a last-ditch effort to make sure Trump is n't reelected in November .
Since the Russia collusion hoax , the Ukraine accusations and impeachment did n't work … maybe the coronavirus will .
`` Clearly there is an effort by the left to talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can destroy a significant amount of the economy built by Trump and Republicans in time for Democrats to find some way to narrowly slip figurehead president Joe Biden into the Oval Office , '' observes Jon Dougherty .
But will the little guy who loses his job or business blame Trump ?
Unsurprisingly , Dems are flat-out lying .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer issued a joint press release Sunday : `` President Trump continues to manufacture needless chaos within his administration and it is hampering the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
This is pure fantasy , of course – Trump is nowhere near manufacturing `` needless chaos '' – but that did n't stop Pelosi and Schumer from following Rahm Emanuel 's advice ( `` You never let a serious crisis go to waste .
And what I mean by that it 's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before '' ) to further their agenda .
Dems are also pushing the fiction that Trump cut the CDC and NIH budgets , a lie so transparent that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ) chastised the spreading of this fake news .
`` Indeed , no matter the true scale of the crisis , there 's little doubt that Democrats have seized upon it to blame Trump for the recent stock market crash almost the point of cheering on the chaos , '' states Paul Joseph Watson on Summit News .
But will this work to bring Trump down ?
Contrary to what politicians believe , people are n't stupid .
If you 're smart enough to start and run a small business , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most pro-business president we 've ever had is n't hyping the coronavirus to decimate the economy .
In fact , I suspect people are more likely to vote for a businessman as a result of this economic hack-attack than they are likely to vote for progressive policies that will hamstring all attempts to rebuild after the worst is over .
`` While [ the Democrats ] are beating the coronavirus drum like their political lives depend on it , reality favors the president .
Again , '' notes the National Sentinel .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ their livelihood to enter into a class-action lawsuit `` against those who willingly created a panic for ratings , ad revenue and political advantage . ''
It 's clear Democrats see the coronavirus outbreak as an opportunity , not an epidemic .
The yearly cases of influenza are ignored because no one can criticize Trump for them .
But a new mystery disease ?
Woo-hoo , open the floodgates of blame !
It 's a crying shame dozens of people have died from the coronavirus in America .
But it 's an even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ livelihoods disrupted , thanks to the media-fueled hysteria .

It's been a crazy week, hasn't it? On Monday, the stock market tanked. On Tuesday, Italy shut down. On Wednesday, Seattle closed its schools. On Thursday, Denmark locked down. By Friday, it seemed most of our country was in an advanced state of panic.
Hysteria is sweeping the globe, and it's ridiculous.
Typical example: "Last week, Gov. David Ige of Hawaii declared a state of medical emergency even though there had not been one case of the coronavirus there. He recommended that everyone have a two-week supply of food. There was pandemonium at the supermarkets."
As of March 13, there have been 137,000 reported cases worldwide of this new strain of coronavirus, with 5,065 deaths. Eighty percent of the cases were in China (which, to put it in perspective, has a population of 1.5 billion).
Meanwhile, according to the CDC, during the 2018-2019 flu season there were 35 million cases of the flu just in the United States, with 34,000 deaths. From Oct. 2019 through Feb. 22, 2020, the U.S. has had 45 million cases of the flu, with 46,000 deaths.
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About these shocking-but-normal statistics, we hear … crickets.
What on earth is causing such panic over COVID-19? Why can't people put things in perspective? This virus is not Ebola or bubonic plague, yet we're acting like it's a death sentence for anyone and everyone who contracts it. I know the media tends to operate on an "if it bleeds, it leads" basis, but it's driving me nuts to see the ridiculous amount of unnecessary terror being cultivated.
There is far more damage being created by the panic than by the virus itself. The damage is hitting hardest those who are most unable to take a hit – small business owners, hourly workers, the poor. Yet because the media continue to push the angst and drama, the panic worsens, and the little guy takes a huge hit. There will be millions of job losses. Did you get that? Not deaths, job losses. Millions.
Doctors everywhere – who understand the statistics about flus – are urging calm. During an interview with CBS News last week, Dr. Drew Pinsky "shredded the media for purposely causing panic in the American people which negatively affects not only individuals but also businesses. … 'What I have a problem with is the panic and the fact that businesses are getting destroyed, that people's lives are being upended, not by the virus, but by the panic. The panic must stop. And the press, they really somehow need to be held accountable because they are hurting people."
"When the radioactive dust settles from this orchestrated panic-strategy, potentially hundreds of billions will have been lost, thousands of businesses closed, and millions of employees fired," observes Douglas MacKinnon with Issue Insights. "The economic devastation ignited by the deliberate panic strategy is spreading like an unchecked wildfire. … Naturally, once it was clear that the panic was not only taking hold but spreading, craven politicians predictably jumped into the echo chamber to scream 'The Sky is Falling' for partisan or self-serving reasons."
I can't speak for China or Europe, but it's easy to see why the hysteria is being pushed in the United States. The virus is being politicized in a last-ditch effort to make sure Trump isn't reelected in November. Since the Russia collusion hoax, the Ukraine accusations and impeachment didn't work … maybe the coronavirus will.
"Clearly there is an effort by the left to talk this into a 'coronavirus' slump so it can destroy a significant amount of the economy built by Trump and Republicans in time for Democrats to find some way to narrowly slip figurehead president Joe Biden into the Oval Office," observes Jon Dougherty.
But will the little guy who loses his job or business blame Trump?
Unsurprisingly, Dems are flat-out lying. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer issued a joint press release Sunday: "President Trump continues to manufacture needless chaos within his administration and it is hampering the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak."
This is pure fantasy, of course – Trump is nowhere near manufacturing "needless chaos" – but that didn't stop Pelosi and Schumer from following Rahm Emanuel's advice ("You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before") to further their agenda.
Dems are also pushing the fiction that Trump cut the CDC and NIH budgets, a lie so transparent that even the Associated Press (no friend of Trump) chastised the spreading of this fake news.
"Indeed, no matter the true scale of the crisis, there's little doubt that Democrats have seized upon it to blame Trump for the recent stock market crash almost the point of cheering on the chaos," states Paul Joseph Watson on Summit News.
But will this work to bring Trump down?
Contrary to what politicians believe, people aren't stupid. If you're smart enough to start and run a small business, you're smart enough to realize that the most pro-business president we've ever had isn't hyping the coronavirus to decimate the economy. In fact, I suspect people are more likely to vote for a businessman as a result of this economic hack-attack than they are likely to vote for progressive policies that will hamstring all attempts to rebuild after the worst is over.
"While [the Democrats] are beating the coronavirus drum like their political lives depend on it, reality favors the president. Again," notes the National Sentinel.
One columnist even urges those who lost their livelihood to enter into a class-action lawsuit "against those who willingly created a panic for ratings, ad revenue and political advantage."
It's clear Democrats see the coronavirus outbreak as an opportunity, not an epidemic. The yearly cases of influenza are ignored because no one can criticize Trump for them. But a new mystery disease? Woo-hoo, open the floodgates of blame!
It's a crying shame dozens of people have died from the coronavirus in America.
But it's an even bigger shame that millions are having their livelihoods disrupted, thanks to the media-fueled hysteria.
Calm down, people.