wnd--2020-12-22--New York's Andrew Cuomo: Bigoted white commie

There 's no demographic of people more bigoted and prejudiced than white liberals .
To that I add , chief among them is Andrew Cuomo , Democratic governor of the morally bankrupt and near defunct state of New York .
Cuomo and his kind engage in the most rabid form of lies , bigotry and overt racism witnessed in the history of America , with impunity .
They practice the same subjugation based upon color of skin as Democrats codified during Jim Crow .
Even more reprehensible is the fact that they openly boast of it , and their lapdogs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ praises .
During Jim Crow , white Democrats openly called blacks `` niggers '' and uneducated sub-humans incapable of thinking for themselves .
That is exactly what Cuomo just did when he banned sales of the Confederate flag on so-called state property .
That he also banned the swastika was nothing more than a blind intended to conceal his inherent racism .
June 24 , 2015 , I wrote : `` The Confederate flag has never called me a nigger , but white liberals have .
The Confederate flag has never threatened me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Uncle Tom or any of a host of other vitriolic racial pejoratives , but white liberals , Muslims and blacks have . ''
The Confederate flag is part of the history of America , and I can not overstate my contempt for those who seek to rewrite and bastardize history .
Cuomo is n't showing respect for me or for any thinking Americans .
I am black , and I can think for myself .
I do n't need some bigoted white commie liberal telling me how I should view said flag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for adhering to the Word of God .
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We Americans can think for ourselves , and it 's the rankest form of dog whistle for white liberal Marxists , i.e.
, communists , to foment hatred based upon a flag – a flag , I might add , that I and countless numbers of others wear in varying presentations while riding motorcycles , a flag that for many is a symbol that has nothing to do with the history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laws to ensure adherence to hate .
If Cuomo and those of his bigoted persuasion care so much about erasing what they have determined is a racist past , why is n't he erasing the history of the late Sen. Robert Byrd , D-W.Va. ?
Cuomo and his kind are attacking President Abraham Lincoln as a racist .
In San Francisco school officials are removing President Lincoln 's name from schools .
They are not alone in advocating the condemnation of our nation 's historical figures by labeling them racists .
The late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revered father and august champion of the Democratic Party .
Disagreement pursuant to Lincoln 's overreach of the Constitution in the War Between the States notwithstanding , he was responsible for freeing the slaves vis-à-vis the Emancipation Proclamation .
Robert Byrd , in a 1944 letter to segregationist Mississippi Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo , wrote : `` I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side .
Rather I should die a thousand times , and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become degraded by race mongrels , a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds . ''
Byrd was a high-ranking member of the white domestic terrorist group , the Ku Klux Klan ( KKK ) .
In 1946 , Byrd wrote the KKK 's Grand Wizard , saying : `` The Klan is needed today as never before , and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia and in every state in the nation . ''
Democrats led by Byrd filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the passage of the legislation for over 14 hours before finally and grudgingly acceding to the inevitability of the legislation 's passage .
Byrd bitterly opposed the nomination of the late Thurgood Marshall in 1967 ; Marshall became the first black justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ( SCOTUS ) .
Byrd opposed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to SCOTUS in 1991 .
Byrd stated his opposition was because he was offended that Thomas had injected race into the confirmation hearings when Thomas famously and rightly accused the racist Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-tech lynching of uppity blacks . ''
Byrd opposed anti-poverty legislation , saying : '' We can take the people out of the slums , but we can not take the slums out of the people . ''
Of course we all know whom `` the people '' were that he was referencing – they were the `` blackest specimens from the wild . ''
Byrd bitterly resented having to support creation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day national holiday , saying : `` I am the only one in the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Supporting its creation was a means to salvage his legacy .
Andrew Cuomo is n't opposed to the sale of Robert Byrd memorabilia on so-called state property .
I 'd tell Cuomo to his bigoted face that Byrd did more to harm blacks than the Confederate flag , which others and I wear proudly while riding motorcycles , has ever done .
The Confederate flag is an inanimate object people are able to form their own opinions about .
Byrd 's actions , like those of all racist liberal Cuomo Marxists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a free people .
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There's no demographic of people more bigoted and prejudiced than white liberals. To that I add, chief among them is Andrew Cuomo, Democratic governor of the morally bankrupt and near defunct state of New York.
Cuomo and his kind engage in the most rabid form of lies, bigotry and overt racism witnessed in the history of America, with impunity. They practice the same subjugation based upon color of skin as Democrats codified during Jim Crow. Even more reprehensible is the fact that they openly boast of it, and their lapdogs in the mainstream media then sing their praises.
During Jim Crow, white Democrats openly called blacks "niggers" and uneducated sub-humans incapable of thinking for themselves. That is exactly what Cuomo just did when he banned sales of the Confederate flag on so-called state property. That he also banned the swastika was nothing more than a blind intended to conceal his inherent racism.
June 24, 2015, I wrote: "The Confederate flag has never called me a nigger, but white liberals have. The Confederate flag has never threatened me with physical harm and called me sellout, Uncle Tom or any of a host of other vitriolic racial pejoratives, but white liberals, Muslims and blacks have."
The Confederate flag is part of the history of America, and I cannot overstate my contempt for those who seek to rewrite and bastardize history. Cuomo isn't showing respect for me or for any thinking Americans. I am black, and I can think for myself. I don't need some bigoted white commie liberal telling me how I should view said flag. Especially when his kind condemn me for adhering to the Word of God.
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We Americans can think for ourselves, and it's the rankest form of dog whistle for white liberal Marxists, i.e., communists, to foment hatred based upon a flag – a flag, I might add, that I and countless numbers of others wear in varying presentations while riding motorcycles, a flag that for many is a symbol that has nothing to do with the history white Democrats created and proliferated by passing laws to ensure adherence to hate.
If Cuomo and those of his bigoted persuasion care so much about erasing what they have determined is a racist past, why isn't he erasing the history of the late Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.?
Cuomo and his kind are attacking President Abraham Lincoln as a racist. In San Francisco school officials are removing President Lincoln's name from schools. They are not alone in advocating the condemnation of our nation's historical figures by labeling them racists.
The late Robert Byrd, however, remains the revered father and august champion of the Democratic Party. Disagreement pursuant to Lincoln's overreach of the Constitution in the War Between the States notwithstanding, he was responsible for freeing the slaves vis-à-vis the Emancipation Proclamation.
Robert Byrd, in a 1944 letter to segregationist Mississippi Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo, wrote: "I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side. Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds."
Byrd was a high-ranking member of the white domestic terrorist group, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). In 1946, Byrd wrote the KKK's Grand Wizard, saying: "The Klan is needed today as never before, and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia and in every state in the nation."
Democrats led by Byrd filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for 57 working days with Byrd personally filibustering the passage of the legislation for over 14 hours before finally and grudgingly acceding to the inevitability of the legislation's passage. Byrd bitterly opposed the nomination of the late Thurgood Marshall in 1967; Marshall became the first black justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).
Byrd opposed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to SCOTUS in 1991. Byrd stated his opposition was because he was offended that Thomas had injected race into the confirmation hearings when Thomas famously and rightly accused the racist Democratic opposition to his confirmation as a "high-tech lynching of uppity blacks."
Byrd opposed anti-poverty legislation, saying:"We can take the people out of the slums, but we cannot take the slums out of the people." Of course we all know whom "the people" were that he was referencing – they were the "blackest specimens from the wild."
Byrd bitterly resented having to support creation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day national holiday, saying: "I am the only one in the Senate who must vote for this bill." Supporting its creation was a means to salvage his legacy.
Andrew Cuomo isn't opposed to the sale of Robert Byrd memorabilia on so-called state property. I'd tell Cuomo to his bigoted face that Byrd did more to harm blacks than the Confederate flag, which others and I wear proudly while riding motorcycles, has ever done.
The Confederate flag is an inanimate object people are able to form their own opinions about. Byrd's actions, like those of all racist liberal Cuomo Marxists, were and are specifically intended to subjugate a free people.
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wnd--2020-12-22--Hell no, Fauci, we will not cancel Christmas!

This ca n't be a mistake .
No one can be this dumb .
No one can be this clueless .
Not even Democrats .
Not even moronic Democratic governors .
Not even nanny-state government bureaucrats like Dr. Anthony Fauci .
Fauci just asked Americans to cancel Christmas .
He said , `` … it 's just one of those things you 're going to have to accept . ''
He reported he would not even allow his own three daughters to come home for Christmas this year .
He wants all Americans to `` painfully '' isolate .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending the holiday alone .
I have a message for Dr Fauci : `` First , not just no .
HELL NO .
This is America .
This is a free country .
If we want to celebrate Christmas , we will .
If we want to go to church , we will .
If we want to spend the holidays with our children , we will .
We 're adults .
We make our own decisions .
This is n't a nanny state .
It 's not the Soviet Union .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't need government bureaucrats telling us what to do , how to live our lives or how to spend the holidays .
`` Second , you 're a typical Ivy League egghead .
You 're too smart for your own good .
You have IQ but clearly no emotional intelligence .
And certainly no common sense .
`` Third , how can I say this nicely ?
SCREW YOU .
I love my family .
I love my children .
I love Christmas .
I do n't know you .
I do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer to you . ''
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Fauci and his crowd of moronic Democratic governors are control freaks .
But no one is listening , certainly not conservatives , not Trump deplorables , not patriots and not Christians .
We love Christmas .
We love our families .
And no one is taking that away from us .
Not in America .
As a matter of fact , if you tell Americans not to do something , the odds are we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we were n't planning to do it in the first place .
We 're not a nation of order takers .
Did n't we already make this case with the king of England ?
He wanted to add a few cents of tax to our tea .
We decided to fight a war instead of paying those few cents .
Thousands died .
We defeated the world 's most powerful army .
We chased the British out of our country forever .
Keep in mind that was over tea , not Christmas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love Christmas .
So , good luck with your stupid recommendation .
No one is canceling Christmas .
The thing is , I love my family .
My four kids are all home for Christmas .
I 've waited one year to have all four kids under my roof .
Celebrating holidays with your children is what life is all about .
I 'd rather risk the astronomically low risk of death from COVID-19 and see my children for Christmas than risk the misery , loneliness and depression that comes from isolation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fauci does n't get .
American patriots like me love running our businesses .
We love God .
We love family .
We love Christmas .
And we love freedom and personal responsibility .
All of that is so important to us we 'd rather risk illness , or a tiny risk of death , than close our businesses , stop working , give up our freedom or cancel holidays with our families .
We also understand this is ridiculous hysteria and a dramatic overreaction .
This is n't Ebola .
COVID-19 does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This disease is the flu .
It has a survival rate of 99.6 % .
If you 're relatively young and healthy , your odds of dying are virtually ZERO .
We also understand the death count has been greatly exaggerated .
We know that the number of deaths in 2020 is in the exact same range as that of 2019 and 2018 and every other year in the past decade .
We know that deaths from cancer , heart disease and even the flu and pneumonia are dramatically down .
Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are being classified as COVID deaths across this country .
This is a highly contagious flu pandemic .
That much is true .
But the response of Fauci , moronic Democratic governors , government bureaucrats and the liberal media has been off-the-charts hysterical and greatly exaggerated .
Some might classify this response as fraud .
No one could be this stupid .
Unless it 's all part of a plan .
More about that plan in a future column .
Here 's some advice to Fauci and his Democratic pals : This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rebels , mavericks and independent thinkers .
And we 're a nation of risk-takers .
That 's what makes us the greatest nation in world history .
We face risk with courage .
So , next time , shut up and keep your opinions to yourself .
Unless you 're looking for the same treatment as the king of England .
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This can't be a mistake. No one can be this dumb. No one can be this clueless. Not even Democrats. Not even moronic Democratic governors. Not even nanny-state government bureaucrats like Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Fauci just asked Americans to cancel Christmas. He said, "… it's just one of those things you're going to have to accept." He reported he would not even allow his own three daughters to come home for Christmas this year. He wants all Americans to "painfully" isolate. He says he and his wife will be spending the holiday alone.
I have a message for Dr Fauci: "First, not just no. HELL NO. This is America. This is a free country. If we want to celebrate Christmas, we will. If we want to go to church, we will. If we want to spend the holidays with our children, we will. We're adults. We make our own decisions. This isn't a nanny state. It's not the Soviet Union. It's not Nazi Germany. We don't need government bureaucrats telling us what to do, how to live our lives or how to spend the holidays.
"Second, you're a typical Ivy League egghead. You're too smart for your own good. You have IQ but clearly no emotional intelligence. And certainly no common sense.
"Third, how can I say this nicely? SCREW YOU. I love my family. I love my children. I love Christmas. I don't know you. I don't owe you. And I don't answer to you."
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Fauci and his crowd of moronic Democratic governors are control freaks. But no one is listening, certainly not conservatives, not Trump deplorables, not patriots and not Christians. We love Christmas. We love our families. And no one is taking that away from us. Not in America.
As a matter of fact, if you tell Americans not to do something, the odds are we're going to do it, even if we weren't planning to do it in the first place.
We're not a nation of order takers. Didn't we already make this case with the king of England? He wanted to add a few cents of tax to our tea. We decided to fight a war instead of paying those few cents. Thousands died. We defeated the world's most powerful army. We chased the British out of our country forever.
Keep in mind that was over tea, not Christmas. We like tea, but we love Christmas. So, good luck with your stupid recommendation. No one is canceling Christmas.
The thing is, I love my family. My four kids are all home for Christmas. I've waited one year to have all four kids under my roof. Celebrating holidays with your children is what life is all about. I'd rather risk the astronomically low risk of death from COVID-19 and see my children for Christmas than risk the misery, loneliness and depression that comes from isolation and lockdowns.
That's the missing ingredient Fauci doesn't get. American patriots like me love running our businesses. We love God. We love family. We love Christmas. And we love freedom and personal responsibility. All of that is so important to us we'd rather risk illness, or a tiny risk of death, than close our businesses, stop working, give up our freedom or cancel holidays with our families.
We also understand this is ridiculous hysteria and a dramatic overreaction. This isn't Ebola. COVID-19 doesn't have a 90% death rate. This disease is the flu. It has a survival rate of 99.6%. If you're relatively young and healthy, your odds of dying are virtually ZERO.
We also understand the death count has been greatly exaggerated. We know that the number of deaths in 2020 is in the exact same range as that of 2019 and 2018 and every other year in the past decade. We know that deaths from cancer, heart disease and even the flu and pneumonia are dramatically down. Even gunshot murder victims and car accident deaths are being classified as COVID deaths across this country.
This is a highly contagious flu pandemic. That much is true. But the response of Fauci, moronic Democratic governors, government bureaucrats and the liberal media has been off-the-charts hysterical and greatly exaggerated. Some might classify this response as fraud.
No one could be this stupid. Unless it's all part of a plan. More about that plan in a future column.
Here's some advice to Fauci and his Democratic pals: This is America. We're a nation of rebels, mavericks and independent thinkers. And we're a nation of risk-takers. That's what makes us the greatest nation in world history. We face risk with courage.
So, next time, shut up and keep your opinions to yourself. Unless you're looking for the same treatment as the king of England.
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wnd--2020-12-22--The N.Y. Times starts to understand conservatives

The Dec. 18 New York Times article by David Halbfinger carries an intriguing title : `` To Understand Red-State America , He Urges a Look at Red-State Israel . ''
More intriguing still is the subtitle : `` An Israeli sociologist argues that Trump voters , like Netanyahu supporters in Israel , have legitimate reasons to find liberal values threatening . ''
This is printed in the Times ?
But it gets better still .
The opening two paragraphs read : `` Liberals were confounded .
The right-wing incumbent 's blue-collar base was sticking by him , cheering as he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and appeared to place his own interests ahead of the nation 's .
`` A familiar set of facts , to say the least .
But the liberals in question were Israeli , the incumbent was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the working-class voters were Israeli Jews with roots in North Africa and the Middle East . ''
Halbfinger focuses on the work of a Tel Aviv University sociologist named Nissim Mizrachi `` who spent years studying those voters and grappling with their rejection of liberalism [ and ] thought he understood why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sidney Powell as special counsel on vote fraud ?
Interestingly , the left 's perspective on the right in Israel is similar to the left 's perspective on the right here in America .
According to the Israeli left , the right-leaning vote is chalked up to right-wing biases , such as xenophobia and sexism and racism .
These right-wing voters , the liberals believe , do n't know what is good for them .
How , the liberals wondered , could they be so unenlightened ?
As Halbfinger explained , professor Mizrachi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` as the endgame of the liberal worldview is not a world they wish to inhabit . ''
Indeed , Mizrachi noted , `` It 's really hard for liberals to imagine that their message , their vision itself , poses a threat to the core identity of other people . ''
Did I mention this was printed in the New York Times ?
According to Halbfinger , Mizrachi 's findings , published one year ago in the left-leaning Haaretz , sent shock waves across the nation .
Was liberalism actually at fault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Here in America , the left still does not understand where so much of Donald Trump 's support came from , chalking it up to similar , dark motives .
Trump supporters want to keep America white .
And you can be assured that the leftist media will do their best to find the worst possible representatives of Trump when interviewing the man or woman on the street .
The caricature must be reinforced .
Consequently , the left does not recognize that the vast majority of Trump supporters are neither white supremacists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racist bigots than they are storing up weapons in the hills of West Virginia .
Some , for sure , fit these negative depictions , just as there are bigots and racists and haters on the left .
Each side has its extremes .
But most Trump supporters simply did not like the way the nation was going , not based on skin color but based on leftist policies , some of which threatened the very foundations of our free country .
In Mizrachi 's view , speaking of non-liberal voters in Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as their countries ' most patriotic citizens , and demonize the left and its allies in the news media , academia and other liberal redoubts as traitorous enemies .
Both feel disdained by those elites , who dismiss their views as racist , ignorant or unwittingly self-defeating . ''
Yes , the enlightened ones look with scorn on these ignorant Trump supporters ( or , in Israel , Netanyahu supporters ) , wondering how they could be so foolish as to refuse such gracious help from the left .
Surely , the liberals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone not see it ?
To be sure , the very nature of conservatism can lead to erecting walls and barriers .
It can exclude outsiders and it demean them .
These are the potential downsides that must be avoided .
Patriotism can easily descend into tribalism .
But what the left fails to realize is that its utopian dreams and goals , which will be strictly enforced by the all-knowing , far-reaching government , are perceived as a very real threat to our national integrity , indeed , to our very liberty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the liberals get their version of peace , it 's a threat to my way of living . ''
The sacrifice does not justify the end result .
Perhaps the most interesting part of Halbfinger 's article is that the Israeli left failed to get the message .
It failed to hear what the people were saying .
He explains that Mizrachi `` recalled how Israeli liberals , driven from power in 1977 , celebrated their comeback in 1999 when Ehud Barak of the Labor Party ended Mr. Netanyahu 's first term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bother to reach out .
It went right back to marginalizing Mr. Netanyahu 's right-wing base . ''
As a result , `` Barak did not last two years '' while `` his successors have all been right-wingers , and Labor [ the once-powerful liberal party ] today is effectively defunct . ''
And what is the closing quote of the article ?
`` This is the lesson maybe for you , '' professor Mizrachi said .
`` OK , you won the election , fine .
But do n't forget that red @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I mention this was published in the New York Times ?
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The Dec. 18 New York Times article by David Halbfinger carries an intriguing title: "To Understand Red-State America, He Urges a Look at Red-State Israel." More intriguing still is the subtitle: "An Israeli sociologist argues that Trump voters, like Netanyahu supporters in Israel, have legitimate reasons to find liberal values threatening."
This is printed in the Times?
But it gets better still. The opening two paragraphs read: "Liberals were confounded. The right-wing incumbent's blue-collar base was sticking by him, cheering as he weaponized identity politics, attacked democratic institutions and appeared to place his own interests ahead of the nation's.
"A familiar set of facts, to say the least. But the liberals in question were Israeli, the incumbent was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the working-class voters were Israeli Jews with roots in North Africa and the Middle East."
Halbfinger focuses on the work of a Tel Aviv University sociologist named Nissim Mizrachi "who spent years studying those voters and grappling with their rejection of liberalism [and] thought he understood why."
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Interestingly, the left's perspective on the right in Israel is similar to the left's perspective on the right here in America.
According to the Israeli left, the right-leaning vote is chalked up to right-wing biases, such as xenophobia and sexism and racism. These right-wing voters, the liberals believe, don't know what is good for them. How, the liberals wondered, could they be so unenlightened?
As Halbfinger explained, professor Mizrachi realized that what these conservative voters perceive "as the endgame of the liberal worldview is not a world they wish to inhabit."
Indeed, Mizrachi noted, "It's really hard for liberals to imagine that their message, their vision itself, poses a threat to the core identity of other people."
Did I mention this was printed in the New York Times?
According to Halbfinger, Mizrachi's findings, published one year ago in the left-leaning Haaretz, sent shock waves across the nation. Was liberalism actually at fault? Were liberals missing the point?
Here in America, the left still does not understand where so much of Donald Trump's support came from, chalking it up to similar, dark motives.
Trump supporters want to keep America white.
Trump supporters are misogynists.
Trump supporters hate all immigrants.
Trump supporters are uneducated hicks.
And you can be assured that the leftist media will do their best to find the worst possible representatives of Trump when interviewing the man or woman on the street. The caricature must be reinforced.
Consequently, the left does not recognize that the vast majority of Trump supporters are neither white supremacists nor woman-haters. They are no more racist bigots than they are storing up weapons in the hills of West Virginia.
Some, for sure, fit these negative depictions, just as there are bigots and racists and haters on the left. Each side has its extremes.
But most Trump supporters simply did not like the way the nation was going, not based on skin color but based on leftist policies, some of which threatened the very foundations of our free country.
In Mizrachi's view, speaking of non-liberal voters in Israel and America, "Both see themselves as their countries' most patriotic citizens, and demonize the left and its allies in the news media, academia and other liberal redoubts as traitorous enemies. Both feel disdained by those elites, who dismiss their views as racist, ignorant or unwittingly self-defeating."
Yes, the enlightened ones look with scorn on these ignorant Trump supporters (or, in Israel, Netanyahu supporters), wondering how they could be so foolish as to refuse such gracious help from the left. Surely, the liberals know what is best! How can anyone not see it?
To be sure, the very nature of conservatism can lead to erecting walls and barriers. It can exclude outsiders and it demean them. These are the potential downsides that must be avoided. Patriotism can easily descend into tribalism.
But what the left fails to realize is that its utopian dreams and goals, which will be strictly enforced by the all-knowing, far-reaching government, are perceived as a very real threat to our national integrity, indeed, to our very liberty.
In Mizrachi's words, "if the liberals get their version of peace, it's a threat to my way of living." The sacrifice does not justify the end result.
Perhaps the most interesting part of Halbfinger's article is that the Israeli left failed to get the message. It failed to hear what the people were saying.
He explains that Mizrachi "recalled how Israeli liberals, driven from power in 1977, celebrated their comeback in 1999 when Ehud Barak of the Labor Party ended Mr. Netanyahu's first term. Triumphant, the left did not bother to reach out. It went right back to marginalizing Mr. Netanyahu's right-wing base."
As a result, "Barak did not last two years" while "his successors have all been right-wingers, and Labor [the once-powerful liberal party] today is effectively defunct."
And what is the closing quote of the article?
"This is the lesson maybe for you," professor Mizrachi said. "OK, you won the election, fine. But don't forget that red America is still there."
Did I mention this was published in the New York Times?
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wnd--2020-12-22--A dysfunctional America: What holds us together?

If America were a company and not a country , we would have long ago dissolved the corporation , split the blanket , and gone our separate ways .
What still holds this disputatious and divided people together ?
Consider .
In announcing the $ 900 billion stimulus bill to deal with the pandemic , Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not mention that the gifts for her distressed countrymen and women at Christmas would have been twice as large had she taken President Trump 's offer of $ 1.8 trillion in October .
Why did the speaker slap that offer away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name on a check to go out before Election Day and for the market to go up , '' she told House Democrats .
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Rather than let Donald Trump take credit , Pelosi stiffed millions of Americans .
Sunday , however , the speaker took time for a statement to hail the removal of Robert E. Lee 's statue from Statuary Hall .
`` Welcome news , '' said the speaker .
`` Congress will continue our work to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Lee had stood in a place of honor in the Capitol for decades .
When exactly did the statue of the general become a homage to hate ?
Both episodes point up an unpleasant truth .
Our dysfunctional American family agrees upon less and less .
By mid-November , according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll , 52 % of Republicans thought Donald Trump had `` rightfully won . ''
Sixty-eight percent of Republicans thought the election was `` rigged . ''
A third of independents , and even 10 % of Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox poll found that a third of all registered voters believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump , with 78 % of those who voted for Trump expressing that view .
In the long term , not only is the election of 2020 going to be suspect .
Also , belief in one of the sacraments of secular democracy , universal suffrage , is going to suffer .
Moreover , the issues that divide us now go increasingly to the faith of what defines us as a nation and a people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ agrees with the New York Times ' 1619 Project , which decrees that the real birth date of this nation was neither 1776 nor 1789 , but the year that the first slave ship arrived in Virginia .
To this influential cohort , enslavement of black people brought from Africa and dispossession and destruction of the indigenous tribes that European settlers found here are the defining events of our history .
And all who participated in these crimes against humanity or refused to condemn them are undeserving of exaltation .
Not only Lee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jefferson , Madison , Jackson , TR and Wilson are all racist white men whose disgraceful and even criminal conduct disqualifies them from a place of honor in the American pantheon of 2020 .
All statues of such men need to come down to cleanse us of the stain of having honored them .
Pelosi says that such statues are `` homages to hate . ''
She may not have thought so five or 10 years ago , but she believes that now .
What has taken place is a mass conversion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ still cherishes the nation these men created .
And , as did their fathers , grandfathers and ancestors , these Americans have shown a willingness to fight and die in her defense .
Thus do we Americans disagree on the most fundamental of issues .
Was America , is America , with all its sins and virtues and all its achievements , a country to be cherished , loved and defended ?
Or is America a country of whose history we should all be ashamed ?
Part of America also believes that discovery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right to an abortion and a right of homosexuals to marry were major milestones of progress toward a more moral America .
Others see these as long strides away from the Christian country we used to be , a social and moral decline toward the same quiet death that has come to other civilizations and nations that went before us .
In short , we Americans disagree on whether our country is a good and great nation worth defending , or a place that needs a deep cultural cleansing of its sins .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ morality .
One side is rooted in modernism and secularism and the other in the teachings of the Old and New Testament , Christian tradition and a natural law written on the human heart that is superior to man-made law .
People who disagree upon such basic beliefs naturally drift apart , as we Americans are doing today .
Political questions arise out of these fundamental differences , and they are not insignificant .
Can a republic as fractured and splintered as ours is – racially , ethnically , politically , culturally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not share the same belief about whether their nation is good and great or failed and evil , endure ?
And for how long ?
What successful models from history do we see of nations that took the kind of risks we are taking with our republic ?
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If America were a company and not a country, we would have long ago dissolved the corporation, split the blanket, and gone our separate ways.
What still holds this disputatious and divided people together?
Consider. In announcing the $900 billion stimulus bill to deal with the pandemic, Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not mention that the gifts for her distressed countrymen and women at Christmas would have been twice as large had she taken President Trump's offer of $1.8 trillion in October.
Why did the speaker slap that offer away?
"The president only wants his name on a check to go out before Election Day and for the market to go up," she told House Democrats.
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Rather than let Donald Trump take credit, Pelosi stiffed millions of Americans.
Sunday, however, the speaker took time for a statement to hail the removal of Robert E. Lee's statue from Statuary Hall. "Welcome news," said the speaker. "Congress will continue our work to rid the Capitol of homages to hate."
Lee had stood in a place of honor in the Capitol for decades. When exactly did the statue of the general become a homage to hate?
Both episodes point up an unpleasant truth.
Our dysfunctional American family agrees upon less and less.
By mid-November, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, 52% of Republicans thought Donald Trump had "rightfully won." Sixty-eight percent of Republicans thought the election was "rigged." A third of independents, and even 10% of Democrats, agreed.
This month, a Fox poll found that a third of all registered voters believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, with 78% of those who voted for Trump expressing that view.
In the long term, not only is the election of 2020 going to be suspect. Also, belief in one of the sacraments of secular democracy, universal suffrage, is going to suffer.
Moreover, the issues that divide us now go increasingly to the faith of what defines us as a nation and a people.
A slice of our intellectual elite emphatically agrees with the New York Times' 1619 Project, which decrees that the real birth date of this nation was neither 1776 nor 1789, but the year that the first slave ship arrived in Virginia.
To this influential cohort, enslavement of black people brought from Africa and dispossession and destruction of the indigenous tribes that European settlers found here are the defining events of our history.
And all who participated in these crimes against humanity or refused to condemn them are undeserving of exaltation.
Not only Lee, but Columbus and Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, TR and Wilson are all racist white men whose disgraceful and even criminal conduct disqualifies them from a place of honor in the American pantheon of 2020. All statues of such men need to come down to cleanse us of the stain of having honored them.
Pelosi says that such statues are "homages to hate."
She may not have thought so five or 10 years ago, but she believes that now.
What has taken place is a mass conversion.
Yet, there is another America that still cherishes the nation these men created. And, as did their fathers, grandfathers and ancestors, these Americans have shown a willingness to fight and die in her defense.
Thus do we Americans disagree on the most fundamental of issues.
Was America, is America, with all its sins and virtues and all its achievements, a country to be cherished, loved and defended? Or is America a country of whose history we should all be ashamed?
Part of America also believes that discovery in the Constitution of a woman's right to an abortion and a right of homosexuals to marry were major milestones of progress toward a more moral America.
Others see these as long strides away from the Christian country we used to be, a social and moral decline toward the same quiet death that has come to other civilizations and nations that went before us.
In short, we Americans disagree on whether our country is a good and great nation worth defending, or a place that needs a deep cultural cleansing of its sins.
And we have no common code of morality. One side is rooted in modernism and secularism and the other in the teachings of the Old and New Testament, Christian tradition and a natural law written on the human heart that is superior to man-made law.
People who disagree upon such basic beliefs naturally drift apart, as we Americans are doing today.
Political questions arise out of these fundamental differences, and they are not insignificant.
Can a republic as fractured and splintered as ours is – racially, ethnically, politically, culturally, morally – with a population who do not share the same belief about whether their nation is good and great or failed and evil, endure? And for how long?
What successful models from history do we see of nations that took the kind of risks we are taking with our republic?
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Why I will not give up

( GINGRICH360 ) -- A smart friend of mine who is a moderate liberal asked why I was not recognizing @ @ @ @ @ .
The friend made the case that Biden had gotten more votes , and historically @ @ @ @ @ the most votes .
Normally , we accept the outcome of elections just as we @ @ @ @ @ events .
So , my friend asked why was 2020 different ?
Having spent more @ @ @ @ @ left # Resist President Donald Trump and focus entirely on undoing and undermining the 2016 @ @ @ @ @ several days to understand the depth of my own feelings .

(GINGRICH360) -- A smart friend of mine who is a moderate liberal asked why I was not recognizing Joe Biden’s victory.
The friend made the case that Biden had gotten more votes, and historically we recognize the person with the most votes. Normally, we accept the outcome of elections just as we accept the outcomes of sporting events.
So, my friend asked why was 2020 different?
Having spent more than four years watching the left #Resist President Donald Trump and focus entirely on undoing and undermining the 2016 election, it took me several days to understand the depth of my own feelings.
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wnd--2020-12-22--The Sovietization of California

The Sovietization of California

I am writing this column upon returning home to California after five days in Florida .
For the first time since my first trip to Los Angeles in 1974 and moving there two years later , I dreaded going to California .
That first trip , as a 25-year-old New Yorker , I experienced the palpable excitement looking at the American Airlines flight board at JFK airport and seeing `` Los Angeles . ''
For most Americans , the very name `` California '' elicited excitement , wonder , even envy of Californians , and most of all … freedom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within America , California exemplified freedom most of all .
Yet , here I am , sitting in a state where corruption reigns ( one of the leading Democrats of the last half-century told me years ago that politicians in California are window dressing ; the real power in California is wielded by unions ) and where , for nine months , normal life has been shut down , schools have been closed and small businesses have been destroyed in unprecedented numbers .
During these last five days in Florida , a state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went anywhere I wanted .
First and foremost , I could eat both inside and outside restaurants .
At one of them , when I stood up to take photos of people dining , a patron who recognized me walked over and said , `` I assume you 're just taking pictures of people eating in a restaurant . ''
That 's exactly what I was doing .
I even took my two grandchildren to a bowling alley , which was filled with people enjoying themselves playing myriad arcade games as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost anywhere in California .
It is becoming a police state , rooted in deception and irrationality .
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After ordering Los Angeles county restaurants closed , the health authorities of Los Angeles county acknowledged in court that they had no evidence that outdoor dining was dangerous ; they ordered restaurants closed , even to outdoor dining , solely in order to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim to `` follow the science '' is a lie .
The left does not follow science ; it follows scientists it agrees with and dismisses all other scientists as `` anti-science . ''
Science does not say that eating inside a restaurant at least six feet from other diners , let alone outside a restaurant , is potentially fatal , but eating inside an airplane inches from strangers is safe .
Science does not say mass protests during a pandemic ( when people are constantly told to social distance ) are a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are – when directed against racism .
In June , Jennifer Nuzzo , a Johns Hopkins epidemiologist , tweeted : `` In this moment the public health risks of not protesting to demand an end to systemic racism greatly exceed the harms of the virus . ''
She cited the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Tom Frieden : `` The threat to Covid control from protesting outside is tiny compared to the threat to Covid control created when governments act in ways that lose community trust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together to stop Covid .
Violence harms public health . ''
Even The New York Times , in July , acknowledged the double standard : `` Public health experts decried the anti-lockdown protests as dangerous gatherings in a pandemic .
Health experts seem less comfortable doing so now that the marches are against racism . ''
Science does not say , `` Men give birth '' or , `` Men menstruate . ''
But the left routinely argues that `` science says '' such things and that `` science says '' there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The last time I felt I was leaving a free society and entering an unfree one was when I visited the communist countries of Eastern Europe .
As a graduate student majoring in communism , during the Cold War , I would travel through the countries known as Soviet satellites : Poland , Czechoslovakia , East Germany , Hungary , Romania and Bulgaria .
In the middle of my trips , I would stop in Austria to breathe free air .
Never did I imagine I would ever experience anything analogous in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the land of the Statue of Liberty and of the Liberty Bell .
But I did yesterday , when leaving Florida and returning to California .
There is no question that America is becoming , if it has n't already become , two countries : one that values liberty , from small businesses being allowed to operate to people being allowed to say what they believe , and one that has contempt for liberty , from eating in restaurants to free speech .
I am asked almost daily by friends around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radio show whether I intend to stay in California .
Were it not for all the close friends who live here and the synagogue I and a few friends founded , the answer would be no .
But at a given point , I am sure that I will leave this Soviet satellite for a free state .
The bigger and far more important question is : How long will the Soviet states of America and the free states of America remain the United States of America ?

I am writing this column upon returning home to California after five days in Florida. For the first time since my first trip to Los Angeles in 1974 and moving there two years later, I dreaded going to California.
That first trip, as a 25-year-old New Yorker, I experienced the palpable excitement looking at the American Airlines flight board at JFK airport and seeing "Los Angeles." For most Americans, the very name "California" elicited excitement, wonder, even envy of Californians, and most of all … freedom. While America always represented freedom, within America, California exemplified freedom most of all.
Yet, here I am, sitting in a state where corruption reigns (one of the leading Democrats of the last half-century told me years ago that politicians in California are window dressing; the real power in California is wielded by unions) and where, for nine months, normal life has been shut down, schools have been closed and small businesses have been destroyed in unprecedented numbers.
During these last five days in Florida, a state governed by the pro-freedom party, I went anywhere I wanted. First and foremost, I could eat both inside and outside restaurants. At one of them, when I stood up to take photos of people dining, a patron who recognized me walked over and said, "I assume you're just taking pictures of people eating in a restaurant." That's exactly what I was doing. I even took my two grandchildren to a bowling alley, which was filled with people enjoying themselves playing myriad arcade games as well as bowling.
None of that is allowed almost anywhere in California. It is becoming a police state, rooted in deception and irrationality.
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Restaurants have been shut down (except for takeout orders), even for outdoor dining, for no scientific reason. After ordering Los Angeles county restaurants closed, the health authorities of Los Angeles county acknowledged in court that they had no evidence that outdoor dining was dangerous; they ordered restaurants closed, even to outdoor dining, solely in order to keep people home.
The left's claim to "follow the science" is a lie. The left does not follow science; it follows scientists it agrees with and dismisses all other scientists as "anti-science."
Science does not say that eating inside a restaurant at least six feet from other diners, let alone outside a restaurant, is potentially fatal, but eating inside an airplane inches from strangers is safe.
Science does not say mass protests during a pandemic (when people are constantly told to social distance) are a health benefit, but left-wing scientists say they are – when directed against racism. In June, Jennifer Nuzzo, a Johns Hopkins epidemiologist, tweeted: "In this moment the public health risks of not protesting to demand an end to systemic racism greatly exceed the harms of the virus." She cited the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Frieden: "The threat to Covid control from protesting outside is tiny compared to the threat to Covid control created when governments act in ways that lose community trust. People can protest peacefully AND work together to stop Covid. Violence harms public health."
Even The New York Times, in July, acknowledged the double standard: "Public health experts decried the anti-lockdown protests as dangerous gatherings in a pandemic. Health experts seem less comfortable doing so now that the marches are against racism."
Science does not say, "Men give birth" or, "Men menstruate." But the left routinely argues that "science says" such things and that "science says" there are more than two sexes, many more.
The last time I felt I was leaving a free society and entering an unfree one was when I visited the communist countries of Eastern Europe. As a graduate student majoring in communism, during the Cold War, I would travel through the countries known as Soviet satellites: Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. In the middle of my trips, I would stop in Austria to breathe free air.
Never did I imagine I would ever experience anything analogous in America, the Land of the Free, the land of the Statue of Liberty and of the Liberty Bell. But I did yesterday, when leaving Florida and returning to California.
There is no question that America is becoming, if it hasn't already become, two countries: one that values liberty, from small businesses being allowed to operate to people being allowed to say what they believe, and one that has contempt for liberty, from eating in restaurants to free speech.
I am asked almost daily by friends around the country and by callers to my national radio show whether I intend to stay in California. Were it not for all the close friends who live here and the synagogue I and a few friends founded, the answer would be no. But at a given point, I am sure that I will leave this Soviet satellite for a free state. The bigger and far more important question is: How long will the Soviet states of America and the free states of America remain the United States of America?


wnd--2020-12-23--Warnock 'a great actor,' ex-wife told police during domestic dispute

( FOX NEWS ) -- U.S. Senate candidate Rev .
Raphael Warnock ’ s wife told a police officer in @ @ @ @ @ `` a great actor '' and `` phenomenal at putting on a really good show @ @ @ @ @ her allegations that he deliberately ran over her foot .
The comments could be heard @ @ @ @ @ obtained by Tucker Carlson Tonight .
They revolved around a domestic dispute between Warnock and @ @ @ @ @ .
The incident was first reported on by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution right as Warnock was @ @ @ @ @ GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler in what has become a high stakes runoff election that will @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Senate .

(FOX NEWS) -- U.S. Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock’s wife told a police officer in March that her husband is "a great actor" and "phenomenal at putting on a really good show," after Warnock denied her allegations that he deliberately ran over her foot.
The comments could be heard on police body camera footage obtained by Tucker Carlson Tonight. They revolved around a domestic dispute between Warnock and his wife in early March.
The incident was first reported on by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution right as Warnock was gearing up to run against GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler in what has become a high stakes runoff election that will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
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wnd--2020-12-23--Dr. Birx to retire after her travel to visit family ignites controversy

White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx announced Tuesday that she plans to retire following recent backlash to her Thanksgiving weekend trip to her Delaware vacation home , where more than one household was present .
“ I want the Biden administration to be successful , ” Birx told Newsy .
“ I will be helpful in any role that people think I can be helpful in , and then I will retire , '' she added .
`` I will have to say that this experience has been a bit overwhelming .
It 's been very difficult on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was done in the last week to my family ... you know , they did n't choose this for me , '' Birx continued .
`` You know , they 've tried to be supportive , but to drag my family into this ... '' The White House official addressed the American people on Nov. 19 , in a coronavirus briefing , to warn them of the dangers the upcoming holiday season would bring during the pandemic .
In her statement , Birx asked Americans to `` remain vigilant '' and `` really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Then , on the Friday after Thanksgiving , Birx reportedly traveled to a vacation property she owns on Fenwick Island in Delaware for a family gathering .
Birx , her husband , a daughter , her son-in-law and two young grandchildren were in attendance , according to The Associated Press , who reported that the three generations live in two separate households .
Birx owns several houses in the U.S. , including one in Washington , D.C. , and one in Potomac , Maryland , where her parents , along with her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reportedly visits the Potomac house from time to time .
When asked about her Thanksgiving weekend activities , Birx revealed to the AP that she went to Delaware to winterize the property in anticipation of a potential sale .
“ I did not go to Delaware for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving , ” Birx said in a statement , while admitting that her family had shared a meal together at the home .
But the coronavirus response coordinator 's remarks fell short for many Americans , who , frustrated by months of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mood .
In response to the backlash , Birx said that her family has suffered during the pandemic .
`` My daughter hasn ’ t left that house in 10 months , my parents have been isolated for 10 months .
They ’ ve become deeply depressed as I ’ m sure many elderly have , as they 've not been able to see their sons , their granddaughters .
My parents haven ’ t seen their surviving son for over a year .
These are all very difficult things , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and drinking because they were so depressed , '' Birx revealed in the Newsy interview .
`` This is what 's happening in households across America .
And we 're going to have to take time to ensure that not only they get vaccinated , but they can recover from the trauma of the last 10 months . ''
When asked about reports of her Delaware visit after warning Americans to stay home , she said , `` We never visited anyone , we never had anyone into the household .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we had been here at home , but because of the perception it created , we obviously will not do that through any of the holiday seasons . ''
Some commentators , however , said the controversy was to be expected of a public health official flouting her own recommendations .
“ It ’ s extraordinarily important for the leaders of the coronavirus response to model the behavior that they recommend to the public , '' Lawrence Gostin , a public health expert at Georgetown University , told the AP .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they are saying these are the rules but they don ’ t apply to me . ''
Dr. Abraar Karan , a global health specialist at Harvard Medical School , similarly said of the situation , “ We need leadership to be setting an example , especially in terms of things they are asking average Americans to do who are far less privileged than they are . ''
And one health official said Birx 's actions meant she could not continue in her White House role .
“ To me this disqualifies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen told the AP .
“ It ’ s a terrible message for someone in public health to be sending to the American people.
” This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx announced Tuesday that she plans to retire following recent backlash to her Thanksgiving weekend trip to her Delaware vacation home, where more than one household was present.
“I want the Biden administration to be successful,” Birx told Newsy.
EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Deborah Birx tells @newsy that she is willing to help with the #Biden transition but ultimately plans to retire, citing her family's treatment over the past week. pic.twitter.com/yEPy9s0Tf9 — Amber Strong TV (@AmberCStrong) December 22, 2020
“I will be helpful in any role that people think I can be helpful in, and then I will retire," she added. "I will have to say that this experience has been a bit overwhelming. It's been very difficult on my family.
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"I think what was done in the last week to my family ... you know, they didn't choose this for me," Birx continued. "You know, they've tried to be supportive, but to drag my family into this ..."
The White House official addressed the American people on Nov. 19, in a coronavirus briefing, to warn them of the dangers the upcoming holiday season would bring during the pandemic. In her statement, Birx asked Americans to "remain vigilant" and "really limit interactions indoors to immediate households."
Then, on the Friday after Thanksgiving, Birx reportedly traveled to a vacation property she owns on Fenwick Island in Delaware for a family gathering. Birx, her husband, a daughter, her son-in-law and two young grandchildren were in attendance, according to The Associated Press, who reported that the three generations live in two separate households.
Birx owns several houses in the U.S., including one in Washington, D.C., and one in Potomac, Maryland, where her parents, along with her daughter's family, live. Birx reportedly visits the Potomac house from time to time.
When asked about her Thanksgiving weekend activities, Birx revealed to the AP that she went to Delaware to winterize the property in anticipation of a potential sale.
“I did not go to Delaware for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving,” Birx said in a statement, while admitting that her family had shared a meal together at the home.
But the coronavirus response coordinator's remarks fell short for many Americans, who, frustrated by months of lockdowns, were not in an understanding mood.
Dr. Deborah Birx Visited Family Despite HER Own Travel Warning 🤬🤬🤬 The hypocrisy is chin deep! Do you understand now? Listen to RAND PAULhttps://t.co/bPIFVzozQO — GrrrGraphics Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) December 20, 2020
What it highlights is the hypocrisy of public health authorities. https://t.co/nHF3IB76H0 — Brit Hume (@brithume) December 20, 2020
In response to the backlash, Birx said that her family has suffered during the pandemic.
"My daughter hasn’t left that house in 10 months, my parents have been isolated for 10 months. They’ve become deeply depressed as I’m sure many elderly have, as they've not been able to see their sons, their granddaughters. My parents haven’t seen their surviving son for over a year. These are all very difficult things," she said.
"My parents stopped eating and drinking because they were so depressed," Birx revealed in the Newsy interview.
"This is what's happening in households across America. And we're going to have to take time to ensure that not only they get vaccinated, but they can recover from the trauma of the last 10 months."
When asked about reports of her Delaware visit after warning Americans to stay home, she said, "We never visited anyone, we never had anyone into the household. It was the same situation [as] if we had been here at home, but because of the perception it created, we obviously will not do that through any of the holiday seasons."
Some commentators, however, said the controversy was to be expected of a public health official flouting her own recommendations.
“It’s extraordinarily important for the leaders of the coronavirus response to model the behavior that they recommend to the public," Lawrence Gostin, a public health expert at Georgetown University, told the AP.
"We lose faith in our public health officials if they are saying these are the rules but they don’t apply to me."
Dr. Abraar Karan, a global health specialist at Harvard Medical School, similarly said of the situation, “We need leadership to be setting an example, especially in terms of things they are asking average Americans to do who are far less privileged than they are."
And one health official said Birx's actions meant she could not continue in her White House role.
“To me this disqualifies her from any future government health position,” Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen told the AP.
“It’s a terrible message for someone in public health to be sending to the American people.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-12-23--China analyst: Beijing 'substantially involved' in 2020 election

China 's communist regime , favoring Joe Biden , was `` substantially involved '' in the U.S. elections in November on many levels , contends China analyst Gordon Chang .
Chang , who has described the Chinese Communist Party 's infiltration of American elite circles as an `` espionage emergency , '' told NTD 's `` Focus Focus '' program Chinese propaganda favored Joe Biden for the Democratic Party nomination over Sen. Bernie Sanders and later backed Biden over President Trump .
`` I think China clearly interfered , '' said Chang , the author of `` The Coming Collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the run-up to the election , China `` tried to cause chaos . ''
`` Large Chinese networks like 'Spamouflage Dragon ' relentlessly attacked the president on YouTube , Facebook , and Twitter , '' Chang said .
`` We know that the social media platforms have taken down a massive number of fake Chinese accounts . ''
He said China was `` substantially involved in our elections , '' with `` these malicious disinformation campaigns on the surface , with these troll and bot farm operations below the surface . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve been involved for a very long time , '' he said .
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told CBS News last week that China interfered in the 2020 election .
However , a required intelligence community assessment report on foreign election interference that was due last Friday has been delayed because of clashes among senior officials over the communist regime 's role .
Chang said Dec. 17 in an interview with WMAL radio in Washington that House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Eric Swalwell , D-Calif. was promoting the Chinese Communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian interference .
Swalwell was among the politicians reported by Axios earlier this month who developed ties with a suspected Chinese intelligence operative who was part of an operation run by China ’ s main civilian spy agency .
`` There ’ s no sin in being a target of a Chinese Ministry of State security operation .
And that 's true of most people in Washington , '' Chang said in an interview on the `` Mornings on the Mall '' program Dec. 17 .
`` The real sin though in Swalwell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was informed by the FBI in 2015 , that he was the target , he then started to talk about Russia , Russia , Russia as a threat to the United States , didn ’ t mention China .
`` And sitting on the House Intel Committee he ’ d know that China was the far graver threat , '' Chang continued .
`` And so in short what Swalwell was doing was propagating a Chinese narrative . ''
Politico reported this week that top Biden advisers want to cooperate with China on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that despite China 's pattern of stealing U.S. technology and diverting it for military purposes , a limited space partnership could reduce tensions .
In a report released earlier this month , two Republican-led Senate committees concluded that members of Joe Biden 's family engaged in deals with Chinese nationals who had `` deep connections '' to the Communist Party .
WND reported a Beijing university professor cited the Biden family 's Chinese business deals as he explained in a Nov. 28 lecture why a Biden administration will restore the communist regime 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Wall Street and inside the Beltway after it was throttled by President Trump .
The professor , Di Dongsheng of Renmin University , referenced Hunter Biden 's many foreign business deals , including in China , where his vice president father directed U.S. policy .
And he indicated they are of value in Beijing 's relationship with Biden .
Chang warned in the interview with NTD that all institutions in the United States are being targeted by Beijing .
`` It 's not just colleges and universities , it 's also prep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , NGOs , '' he said .
`` If there 's an institution in the U.S. , China is targeting it . ''
He said the `` danger is clear and present , and we ’ ve got to act immediately . ''
President Xi Jinping , he said , `` is floating these ideas that China has the mandate of heaven over all under heaven , and China actually acts like emperors of old , who believe that they ’ re the only sovereigns in the world , which means essentially that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have a country , we don ’ t have sovereignty . ''
`` I know that sounds ludicrous , but we 've got to listen to what Chinese leaders are actually saying , '' he said .
`` They are dropping hints that they should be considered the world ’ s only sovereigns .
They ’ ve made it very clear , and we ’ ve just not been listening . ''
`` If we don ’ t understand the fundamental nature of the challenge , we ’ re going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lose our country , '' he said .
Earlier this month , a database leaked to an international group of legislators revealed Chinese Communist Party members have embedded themselves in some of the world ’ s largest companies .
They include defense contractor Boeing , communications giant Qualcomm , financial institutions ANZ and HSBC , and coronavirus vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and AstraZeneca .
Three employees of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai were on the list as well .
Homeland Security Committee member Sen. Josh Hawley , R-Mo.
, said it 's `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the CCP has successfully infiltrated American companies and government . ''
`` CCP agents have no place in US government facilities , and this report should serve as a much-needed wake-up call to Washington , DC , and corporate executives , who continue to welcome the Chinese government with open arms , '' he said .
An intelligence officer told The Australian that allowing Communist Party members to work for such companies `` risks their stealing technology , providing intelligence to China on forthcoming weapons systems and capabilities , or on force structures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ created by the WND News Center is available for re-publication without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience .
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China's communist regime, favoring Joe Biden, was "substantially involved" in the U.S. elections in November on many levels, contends China analyst Gordon Chang.
Chang, who has described the Chinese Communist Party's infiltration of American elite circles as an "espionage emergency," told NTD's "Focus Focus" program Chinese propaganda favored Joe Biden for the Democratic Party nomination over Sen. Bernie Sanders and later backed Biden over President Trump.
"I think China clearly interfered," said Chang, the author of "The Coming Collapse of China."
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Chang said that in the run-up to the election, China "tried to cause chaos."
"Large Chinese networks like 'Spamouflage Dragon' relentlessly attacked the president on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter," Chang said. "We know that the social media platforms have taken down a massive number of fake Chinese accounts."
He said China was "substantially involved in our elections," with "these malicious disinformation campaigns on the surface, with these troll and bot farm operations below the surface."
"They were involved, and they’ve been involved for a very long time," he said.
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Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe told CBS News last week that China interfered in the 2020 election. However, a required intelligence community assessment report on foreign election interference that was due last Friday has been delayed because of clashes among senior officials over the communist regime's role.
Chang said Dec. 17 in an interview with WMAL radio in Washington that House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. was promoting the Chinese Communist Party's narrative with his charge of Russian interference.
Swalwell was among the politicians reported by Axios earlier this month who developed ties with a suspected Chinese intelligence operative who was part of an operation run by China’s main civilian spy agency.
"There’s no sin in being a target of a Chinese Ministry of State security operation. And that's true of most people in Washington," Chang said in an interview on the "Mornings on the Mall" program Dec. 17. "The real sin though in Swalwell’s case is that after he was informed by the FBI in 2015, that he was the target, he then started to talk about Russia, Russia, Russia as a threat to the United States, didn’t mention China.
"And sitting on the House Intel Committee he’d know that China was the far graver threat," Chang continued. "And so in short what Swalwell was doing was propagating a Chinese narrative."
Politico reported this week that top Biden advisers want to cooperate with China on space exploration. The Biden team insists that despite China's pattern of stealing U.S. technology and diverting it for military purposes, a limited space partnership could reduce tensions.
In a report released earlier this month, two Republican-led Senate committees concluded that members of Joe Biden's family engaged in deals with Chinese nationals who had "deep connections" to the Communist Party.
WND reported a Beijing university professor cited the Biden family's Chinese business deals as he explained in a Nov. 28 lecture why a Biden administration will restore the communist regime's influence on its "old friends" on Wall Street and inside the Beltway after it was throttled by President Trump.
The professor, Di Dongsheng of Renmin University, referenced Hunter Biden's many foreign business deals, including in China, where his vice president father directed U.S. policy. And he indicated they are of value in Beijing's relationship with Biden.
'The mandate of heaven'
Chang warned in the interview with NTD that all institutions in the United States are being targeted by Beijing.
"It's not just colleges and universities, it's also prep schools, secondary schools, the foundations, NGOs," he said. "If there's an institution in the U.S., China is targeting it."
He said the "danger is clear and present, and we’ve got to act immediately."
President Xi Jinping, he said, "is floating these ideas that China has the mandate of heaven over all under heaven, and China actually acts like emperors of old, who believe that they’re the only sovereigns in the world, which means essentially that Americans are just subservient — we don’t have a country, we don’t have sovereignty."
"I know that sounds ludicrous, but we've got to listen to what Chinese leaders are actually saying," he said. "They are dropping hints that they should be considered the world’s only sovereigns. They’ve made it very clear, and we’ve just not been listening."
Chang warned that China poses an existential threat.
"If we don’t understand the fundamental nature of the challenge, we’re going to lose, and we’re going to lose our country," he said.
'Successfully infiltrated'
Earlier this month, a database leaked to an international group of legislators revealed Chinese Communist Party members have embedded themselves in some of the world’s largest companies. They include defense contractor Boeing, communications giant Qualcomm, financial institutions ANZ and HSBC, and coronavirus vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and AstraZeneca.
Three employees of the U.S. consulate in Shanghai were on the list as well.
Homeland Security Committee member Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said it's "more evidence of the extent to which the CCP has successfully infiltrated American companies and government."
"CCP agents have no place in US government facilities, and this report should serve as a much-needed wake-up call to Washington, DC, and corporate executives, who continue to welcome the Chinese government with open arms," he said.
An intelligence officer told The Australian that allowing Communist Party members to work for such companies "risks their stealing technology, providing intelligence to China on forthcoming weapons systems and capabilities, or on force structures built around those capabilities."
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wnd--2020-12-23--'Disgrace': Trump threatens to veto 'ridiculously low' COVID relief

( FOX NEWS ) -- President Trump slammed the recently passed $ 900 billion COVID-19 relief package as a `` @ @ @ @ @ , urging Congress to amend the bill and increase the amount of money in direct @ @ @ @ @ I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $ 600 @ @ @ @ @ $ 4,000 for a couple , '' Trump said in a video posted to Twitter @ @ @ @ @ relief bill in its current form , which is included with $ 1.4 trillion in @ @ @ @ @ almost nothing to do with COVID . ''

(FOX NEWS) -- President Trump slammed the recently passed $900 billion COVID-19 relief package as a "disgrace" on Tuesday evening, urging Congress to amend the bill and increase the amount of money in direct payments to Americans.
"I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple," Trump said in a video posted to Twitter.
Trump argued that the relief bill in its current form, which is included with $1.4 trillion in omnibus spending, has "almost nothing to do with COVID."
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wnd--2020-12-23--Trump pardons George Papadopoulos, ex-aide ensnared in Russia probe

President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday to George Papadopoulos , the former campaign aide at the center of the FBI ’ s investigation into possible collusion with Russia to influence the 2016 election .
“ Mr .
Papadopoulos was charged with a process-related crime , one count of making false statements , in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election , ” the White House said in a statement about the pardon .
“ Today ’ s pardon helps correct the wrong that Mueller ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump also pardoned Alex van der Zwaan , a Dutch national convicted in the Mueller probe .
Last month , Trump pardoned Michael Flynn , his former national security adviser , who pleaded guilty to false statements charges on Dec. 1 , 2017 .
Papadopoulos was the first Trump associate to plead guilty in the Mueller probe .
He served 12 days in prison on charges that he made false statements to the FBI in January 2017 regarding his interactions with a Maltese professor who claimed to have learned that the Russian government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane , its counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign , on July 31 , 2016 , based on an Australian diplomat ’ s tip regarding a meeting he had on May 10 , 2016 with Papadopoulos .
Alexander Downer , the diplomat , claimed that Papadopoulos told him that Russia might help the Trump campaign by releasing material close to the election .
Investigators initially thought that Papadopoulos took part in a collusion scheme with Russia or knew of Trump associates who might have been .
But the FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed , ultimately turned up no evidence of a conspiracy between Trump associates and the Russian government .
Papadopoulos has denied telling anyone on the Trump campaign about his conversations with the Maltese diplomat , Joseph Mifsud .
“ Notably , Mueller stated in his report that he found no evidence of collusion in connection with Russia ’ s attempts to interfere in the election .
Nonetheless , the Special Counsel ’ s team still charged Mr. Papadopoulos with this process-related crime , ” the White House said in its pardon statement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not represented by an attorney during the Jan. 27 , 2017 , interview that led to charges against him .
Papadopoulos told FBI agents during that initial interview about a meeting he had with Mifsud in London on April 26 , 2016 , where the mystery professor spoke of Russians having Clinton emails .
The special counsel ’ s team accused Papadopoulos of making misleading statements about the timeline of his interactions with Mifsud , who has been in hiding since Papadopoulos ’ s plea deal was revealed in 2017 .
Papadopoulos did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comment .
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By Chuck Ross
Daily Caller News Foundation
President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday to George Papadopoulos, the former campaign aide at the center of the FBI’s investigation into possible collusion with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
“Mr. Papadopoulos was charged with a process-related crime, one count of making false statements, in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election,” the White House said in a statement about the pardon.
“Today’s pardon helps correct the wrong that Mueller’s team inflicted on so many people.”
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Trump also pardoned Alex van der Zwaan, a Dutch national convicted in the Mueller probe. Last month, Trump pardoned Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser, who pleaded guilty to false statements charges on Dec. 1, 2017.
Papadopoulos was the first Trump associate to plead guilty in the Mueller probe. He served 12 days in prison on charges that he made false statements to the FBI in January 2017 regarding his interactions with a Maltese professor who claimed to have learned that the Russian government had Hillary Clinton’s emails.
The FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane, its counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign, on July 31, 2016, based on an Australian diplomat’s tip regarding a meeting he had on May 10, 2016 with Papadopoulos.
Alexander Downer, the diplomat, claimed that Papadopoulos told him that Russia might help the Trump campaign by releasing material close to the election.
Investigators initially thought that Papadopoulos took part in a collusion scheme with Russia or knew of Trump associates who might have been. But the FBI probe, and the Mueller investigation that followed, ultimately turned up no evidence of a conspiracy between Trump associates and the Russian government.
Papadopoulos has denied telling anyone on the Trump campaign about his conversations with the Maltese diplomat, Joseph Mifsud.
“Notably, Mueller stated in his report that he found no evidence of collusion in connection with Russia’s attempts to interfere in the election. Nonetheless, the Special Counsel’s team still charged Mr. Papadopoulos with this process-related crime,” the White House said in its pardon statement.
The White House noted that Papadopoulos was not represented by an attorney during the Jan. 27, 2017, interview that led to charges against him.
Papadopoulos told FBI agents during that initial interview about a meeting he had with Mifsud in London on April 26, 2016, where the mystery professor spoke of Russians having Clinton emails. The special counsel’s team accused Papadopoulos of making misleading statements about the timeline of his interactions with Mifsud, who has been in hiding since Papadopoulos’s plea deal was revealed in 2017.
Papadopoulos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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wnd--2020-12-23--Man facing charges of unlawful voting after allegedly casting dead mother's ballot

The left has insisted that voter fraud is just fiction , but one man 's actions in Pennsylvania illustrates just how problematic and widespread mail-in balloting could be .
Marple Township resident Bruce Bartman , 70 , was caught trying to illegally vote for President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election using the identities of his two dead relatives , WPVI-TV reported .
Bartman was charged with unlawful voting and perjury after casting a mail-in ballot using his dead mother Elizabeth Bartman 's name .
He also tried to obtain a second ballot using his mother-in-law Elizabeth Weihman 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state sent back a letter for confirmation after uncovering she 'd died 2019 , according to WCAU-TV .
Bartman forged that confirmation letter but was still denied a ballot for her .
Elizabeth Bartman 's ballot was accepted and counted in the state 's tally , however .
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said it was `` the only known case of a ‘ dead person ’ voting in our county , conspiracy theories notwithstanding . ''
“ Further , '' Stollsteimer continued , `` the prompt prosecution of this case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uphold our election laws whenever presented with actual evidence of fraud and that we will continue to investigate every allegation that comes our way . ''
“ Second , even though this was the most secure election in our lifetimes , '' he parroted the Democratic talking point , `` human history shows that there are always some who will try and criminally cheat any system . ''
Stollsteimer claimed that he only shared Bartman 's Republican party affiliation to dispute the myriad charges of voter fraud advanced by Trump and his allies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including affidavits alleging fraud sworn to by reported eyewitnesses , no court has yet ruled that widespread fraud materially affected the results of the presidential election .
Still , it 's hard to believe Department of Homeland Security official Christopher Krebs ' claim of this election being `` the most secure in American history '' -- which Stollsteimer notably echoed -- when it 's clear that fraud was so easily accomplished for Bartman .
The left has predictably pounced on the fact that Bartman wanted to cast additional votes for Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Democratic district attorney is proof that fraud never happened before or since on the left .
It is naive to think that either party is free from fraudulent voting , but the left 's insistence that it simply could n't happen seems like overkill -- especially considering that they accused Trump of winning in 2016 only because of Russia collusion .
Bartman committed voter fraud and will be prosecuted for it in accordance with the law .
That 's good news , and the system worked as it should have .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the system catches fraud since , after all , he did successfully vote on behalf of his dead mother using the difficult to verify vote-by-mail process ( could it be that his second forgery with his mother-in-law 's identity is what did him in ? )
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Nothing would be better or more encouraging than to know for sure that voter fraud is rare and prosecuted when it does occur , but it 's hard to believe it when the left seems so insistent that it is n't even possible in the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump was the beneficiary of Russian election interference and an illegitimate president , yet they now believe voter fraud is nearly impossible since it was their guy that got in -- and that just does n't jibe .
When it comes to fraud in the 2020 presidential election , the only certainty is that the left 's repeated insistence there was none is reason enough to be skeptical , especially given their track record all along .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

The left has insisted that voter fraud is just fiction, but one man's actions in Pennsylvania illustrates just how problematic and widespread mail-in balloting could be.
Marple Township resident Bruce Bartman, 70, was caught trying to illegally vote for President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election using the identities of his two dead relatives, WPVI-TV reported.
Bartman was charged with unlawful voting and perjury after casting a mail-in ballot using his dead mother Elizabeth Bartman's name.
He also tried to obtain a second ballot using his mother-in-law Elizabeth Weihman's identity and social security number, but the state sent back a letter for confirmation after uncovering she'd died 2019, according to WCAU-TV.
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Bartman forged that confirmation letter but was still denied a ballot for her.
Elizabeth Bartman's ballot was accepted and counted in the state's tally, however.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said it was "the only known case of a ‘dead person’ voting in our county, conspiracy theories notwithstanding."
“Further," Stollsteimer continued, "the prompt prosecution of this case shows that law enforcement will continue to uphold our election laws whenever presented with actual evidence of fraud and that we will continue to investigate every allegation that comes our way."
“Second, even though this was the most secure election in our lifetimes," he parroted the Democratic talking point, "human history shows that there are always some who will try and criminally cheat any system."
Stollsteimer claimed that he only shared Bartman's Republican party affiliation to dispute the myriad charges of voter fraud advanced by Trump and his allies.
Despite numerous claims of voting irregularities, including affidavits alleging fraud sworn to by reported eyewitnesses, no court has yet ruled that widespread fraud materially affected the results of the presidential election.
Still, it's hard to believe Department of Homeland Security official Christopher Krebs' claim of this election being "the most secure in American history" -- which Stollsteimer notably echoed -- when it's clear that fraud was so easily accomplished for Bartman.
The left has predictably pounced on the fact that Bartman wanted to cast additional votes for Trump, as if this one instance publicized by a Democratic district attorney is proof that fraud never happened before or since on the left.
Officials finally found a case of a dead person voting. Bruce Bartman has been charged with unlawful voting and perjury over allegations that he pretended to be his dead mother to cast a ballot in the November election — for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. https://t.co/4sb7n97OHS — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 22, 2020
I found evidence of voter fraud, Mr. President, sir! Look! Bruce Bartman voted for his dead mother!!! The vote was for YOU. pic.twitter.com/jrblIvr4vT — Nicole Pauline (@NCrazysnake) December 22, 2020
Republican Bruce Bartman charged with election fraud. Trump supporters registering dead people to vote — KHunter (@KDHunter4) December 21, 2020
They finally found evidence of voter fraud. Mr Bartman used his dead mother’s name to vote for T-Rump. pic.twitter.com/DAREhXjME9 — Larry Saint (@LarrySaint4) December 22, 2020
So they actually did find evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania!! Bruce Bartman pretended to be his dead mom to vote for Trump. Oh my, oh my, would you look at that. I guess Trump was right about voter fraud after all 😂 — Santa’s Favorite Ho🎄 (@karoxxanax) December 22, 2020
It is naive to think that either party is free from fraudulent voting, but the left's insistence that it simply couldn't happen seems like overkill -- especially considering that they accused Trump of winning in 2016 only because of Russia collusion.
Bartman committed voter fraud and will be prosecuted for it in accordance with the law. That's good news, and the system worked as it should have.
However, it doesn't demonstrate how well the system catches fraud since, after all, he did successfully vote on behalf of his dead mother using the difficult to verify vote-by-mail process (could it be that his second forgery with his mother-in-law's identity is what did him in?).
Nothing would be better or more encouraging than to know for sure that voter fraud is rare and prosecuted when it does occur, but it's hard to believe it when the left seems so insistent that it isn't even possible in the first place.
Democrats spent four years insisting Trump was the beneficiary of Russian election interference and an illegitimate president, yet they now believe voter fraud is nearly impossible since it was their guy that got in -- and that just doesn't jibe.
When it comes to fraud in the 2020 presidential election, the only certainty is that the left's repeated insistence there was none is reason enough to be skeptical, especially given their track record all along.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.