thelibertydaily--2020-02-07--Three Glorious Days of Democrat Agony

Three Glorious Days of Democrat Agony

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So , February 3 , 4 , and 5 , 2020 were pretty much the most miserable three days in the history of the Democratic Party .
I ’ m not laughing , really I ’ m not !
You know how sometimes you have a bad day when nothing goes right ?
Well , these super-achievers managed to triple that streak .
They are achievers in the same sense Hoover Snort Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Monday , February 3rd and the Iowa Caucuses .
In their defense , it wasn ’ t like they had four years to get prepared to handle…counting .
Oh wait , they did have four years to handle…counting .
Okay , well , then in their defense they went to unionized failing government schools , so counting is hard .
But not for the Republicans , who managed to count their votes just fine .
As of when you read this , they might still not have actual numbers .
Audie Murphy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sitting Bolshevik may well all still be claiming victory , while Gropey J ’ s handlers are likely still complaining about the process and Not Senile Joe himself is chasing an uppity squirrel around a Nashua park .
One thing for sure – Mr. Electible is done for .
He started off Monday arguing with liberal Savannah Guthrie on NBC about how his stripperphilic brat got his Ukrainian gig by being really “ bright.
” He ended up serenaded by sad trombones as he was hustled out of Des Moines to head east @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is his latest presidential campaign .
The Dems are not only dealing with this massive show of incompetence – “ Okay , counting a few thousand ballots is beyond our abilities , but taking over the entire health care system will totally go smoothly ” – but also coming to the realization that none of their three remaining candidates has any appeal outside a faculty lounge , gulag , or in the case of Warren , a second-tier casino .
In the wings , perched on a couple telephone books , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buy his way in as the sensible sorta-center candidate .
Seems like a good plan .
When the Bernie bros are once again denied their victory by the blatant cheating of the Democrat establishment , they ’ ll flock to the bite-sized billionaire .
He ’ ll totally get the nomination , or in his case , the gnome-ination .
Quick , what is the name of a person in your life who would vote for the Verne Troyer of American politics ?
And that shrug you just gave demonstrates that you should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the bright side – maybe you ’ ll be saved at the convention by a surprise nomination for Felonia Milhous von Pantsuit !
Fresh from the hellish nightmare that was Monday came Tuesday with its own infernal events .
The Iowa situation remained fluid , that fluid being similar to the hobo juice freely sprayed around Scat Francisco ’ s sidewalks .
On Tuesday , rumors spread that Pete Rambo Buttigieg was linked to the mysterious app maker designated the fall guy for the caucus circus .
Maybe it was true , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these are Democrats so it really doesn ’ t matter .
And then President Trump gave the best State of the Union speech pretty much ever , spending much of it listing real achievements that help real Americans while Nancy Pelosi fumed behind him , offering a running commentary to her invisible friend .
Trump played the Dems like Pete Townsend plays the guitar .
Among the things Trump got them not to applaud for were : • Minority children not being stuck in failing government schools These may have been good looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but not so much in the United States .
The speech was masterful , and when Pelosi tore it up , she highlighted just how owned she was for the whole world to see .
Did you notice that President Trump was reaching out hard for minority Americans with economic prosperity , school choice and patriotism ?
If you are a Democrat , that has to make you break out in a cold sweat .
MSNBCNN tried to spin Trump as being racist for … well , actually helping minorities , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If Trump can take 15 to 20 percent of the minority vote , the Democrats cease to exist as a competitive party in presidential elections .
Oh , and Trump hit his highest popularity in the polls ever , beating Obama at this point in The One ’ s reign .
Then February 5th came along and their impeachment collapsed into rubble .
We all knew it was coming , but then … poof .
Gone .
You tried to take out the king , and you failed .
How lame .
Yeah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to impeach Donald Trump .
History will also record that Donald Trump beat you donkeys like rented mules .
So , three bad days…okay , but the coming days will be brighter and better , right ?
I mean , you have a great candidate for…oh .
Well , you ’ ll get a big boost with the economy…oh .
At least you can still count on minorities to back you even though you never , ever perform on your promises…oh .
Come to think of it , you Democrats might look back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s only getting worse for you from here .
What isn ’ t awful is my latest novel , Collapse .
America is split in two , red and blue , and antics ensue !
Check it out along with the other entries in the best-selling series , People 's Republic , Indian Country , and Wildfire .

Editor's Note: Did you know, on Wednesday mornings, there's a BONUS KURT column that he writes just for VIP members?
So, February 3, 4, and 5, 2020 were pretty much the most miserable three days in the history of the Democratic Party. I’m not laughing, really I’m not! You know how sometimes you have a bad day when nothing goes right? Well, these super-achievers managed to triple that streak. They are achievers in the same sense Hoover Snort Biden is an achiever.
Let’s start with Monday, February 3rd and the Iowa Caucuses. In their defense, it wasn’t like they had four years to get prepared to handle…counting. Oh wait, they did have four years to handle…counting. Okay, well, then in their defense they went to unionized failing government schools, so counting is hard. But not for the Republicans, who managed to count their votes just fine.
As of when you read this, they might still not have actual numbers. Audie Murphy Buttigieg, Crusty Commie Curmudgeon and Chief Sitting Bolshevik may well all still be claiming victory, while Gropey J’s handlers are likely still complaining about the process and Not Senile Joe himself is chasing an uppity squirrel around a Nashua park.
One thing for sure – Mr. Electible is done for. He started off Monday arguing with liberal Savannah Guthrie on NBC about how his stripperphilic brat got his Ukrainian gig by being really “bright.” He ended up serenaded by sad trombones as he was hustled out of Des Moines to head east to try and salvage the S.S. Lusitania that is his latest presidential campaign.
The Dems are not only dealing with this massive show of incompetence – “Okay, counting a few thousand ballots is beyond our abilities, but taking over the entire health care system will totally go smoothly” – but also coming to the realization that none of their three remaining candidates has any appeal outside a faculty lounge, gulag, or in the case of Warren, a second-tier casino.
In the wings, perched on a couple telephone books, is Mike Bloomberg, waiting to try to buy his way in as the sensible sorta-center candidate. Seems like a good plan. When the Bernie bros are once again denied their victory by the blatant cheating of the Democrat establishment, they’ll flock to the bite-sized billionaire. He’ll totally get the nomination, or in his case, the gnome-ination.
Quick, what is the name of a person in your life who would vote for the Verne Troyer of American politics? And that shrug you just gave demonstrates that you should go short on President Bloomberg.
Look on the bright side – maybe you’ll be saved at the convention by a surprise nomination for Felonia Milhous von Pantsuit!
Fresh from the hellish nightmare that was Monday came Tuesday with its own infernal events. The Iowa situation remained fluid, that fluid being similar to the hobo juice freely sprayed around Scat Francisco’s sidewalks. On Tuesday, rumors spread that Pete Rambo Buttigieg was linked to the mysterious app maker designated the fall guy for the caucus circus. Maybe it was true, maybe it wasn’t, but these are Democrats so it really doesn’t matter.
And then President Trump gave the best State of the Union speech pretty much ever, spending much of it listing real achievements that help real Americans while Nancy Pelosi fumed behind him, offering a running commentary to her invisible friend. Trump played the Dems like Pete Townsend plays the guitar. Among the things Trump got them not to applaud for were:
Record low unemployment
Record high stocks
Fair trade
Minority children not being stuck in failing government schools
People fighting cancer
Law enforcement
Our military
Killing terrorists
Not killing babies
America
God
These may have been good looks on college campuses and in communist bookstores, but not so much in the United States. The speech was masterful, and when Pelosi tore it up, she highlighted just how owned she was for the whole world to see.
Did you notice that President Trump was reaching out hard for minority Americans with economic prosperity, school choice and patriotism? If you are a Democrat, that has to make you break out in a cold sweat. MSNBCNN tried to spin Trump as being racist for … well, actually helping minorities, but their panelists’ desperation was obvious. If Trump can take 15 to 20 percent of the minority vote, the Democrats cease to exist as a competitive party in presidential elections.
Oh, and Trump hit his highest popularity in the polls ever, beating Obama at this point in The One’s reign.
Then February 5th came along and their impeachment collapsed into rubble. We all knew it was coming, but then … poof. Gone. You tried to take out the king, and you failed. How lame.
Yeah, history will record that you managed to impeach Donald Trump. History will also record that Donald Trump beat you donkeys like rented mules.
Advantage, Trump.
So, three bad days…okay, but the coming days will be brighter and better, right? I mean, you have a great candidate for…oh. Well, you’ll get a big boost with the economy…oh. At least you can still count on minorities to back you even though you never, ever perform on your promises…oh.
Come to think of it, you Democrats might look back wistfully at the last three days because it’s only getting worse for you from here.
What isn’t awful is my latest novel, Collapse. America is split in two, red and blue, and antics ensue! Check it out along with the other entries in the best-selling series, People's Republic, Indian Country, and Wildfire.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-07--Acquitted Forever: Impeachment Diary Final Installment

So , how did that work out for everybody ?
With impeachment now waning in the rear-view mirror , it is time to assess what it did for , or to , the cast of characters .
President Trump enjoys heightened popularity following a State of the Union address that accrued to his lasting benefit , partly because of what he offered , and partly because of how his enemies reacted .
A president pursued by Democrats for years could hardly have hoped for better than an evening of evidence that their grudges run so deep as to blow away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did indeed get the frosty ball rolling by not shaking Speaker Pelosi ’ s outstretched hand , she reciprocated exponentially by editing the usual gracious introduction given to presidents by speakers , even across party lines .
Tip O ’ Neill introducing Ronald Reagan , Tom Foley introducing George H.W .
Bush , Newt Gingrich introducing Bill Clinton and John Boehner introducing Barack Obama , all delivered the time-honored welcome : “ Members of Congress , I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you , the President of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Hey , here he is.
” Or it might as well have been .
But say this about her omission of the “ privilege ” and “ honor ” references : it was honest , as was Trump ’ s decision ( if it was intentional ) to decline to shake the hand of the woman who sought to drive him from office .
So if everyone was just being real on this night that usually features the muting of political grudges , Speaker Pelosi treated us to a spectacle for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump completed the speech and prepared to descend into a throng of well-wishers .
I ’ ve had a day to let the Rip Heard ‘ Round the World settle into my consciousness .
Am I allowing my own politics and affinities to heighten the revulsion I feel toward her petulant tantrum ?
I submit the following evidence to the contrary : If Speaker Paul Ryan had shredded an Obama State of the Union speech , I would have been mortified .
In 2009 , when South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson yelled “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no illegal immigrants would benefit from his health care plan , I agreed completely with the reprimand that followed .
I also agreed with Wilson ’ s assertion , but not at that time and place .
The measure of political damage will always be an examination of whether words or acts cost someone actual support .
Benghazi did not hurt Hillary Clinton , because her supporters never cared about Benghazi .
Her mishandling of secret documents did exact a toll , because even some of her supporters objected .
Donald Trump currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not one bit about the various flaws touted constantly by his critics .
So , the question : how many Democrats , or independents considering voting Democrat this year , were repelled by the speech-ripping stunt ?
That will be hard to measure , but count on two things : voter memories are famously short , but that moment will be spread thickly through countless ads for the next nine months .
The companion question for Democrats as the impeachment curtain falls , is whether that process hurt them as well .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers , it was never a seething topic of national conversation , and some Democrat candidates were sidelined by the process .
In fact , national attention to the entire Democratic field was diluted by the whole exercise .
But returning to the famously short national attention span , it ’ s hard to see an impeachment that barely rippled through public opinion this winter having profound effect in the distant fall , either for or against the Democrats who launched it , or for or against the president who was its target @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken Wednesday afternoon , the only suspense involved the prospect of a Democratic senator or two voting to acquit , and whether any Republicans would vote to convict .
One did , on one count : Mitt Romney , who has four years to soothe the reactions of the majority of Utah Republicans who probably did not agree .
No Democrats broke ranks .
There was speculation that Doug Jones of Alabama , who serves due to the gift of running against Roy Moore , might vote not guilty .
But Alabamians supporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to choose from in a March 3 primary ; the Jones gamble is to cement Democrat relationships in order to have something resembling a future in the party .
So now as the smoke clears , Democrats have a choice to make .
They can engage Trump on the issues in an attempt to make the case that he is wrong and they are right , or they can try to beat the impeachment horse all year with repeated attempts to paint him as unfit to serve by virtue of all they unearthed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unearth more .
John Bolton still has a book to sell , if it is ever unshrouded by White House national security screeners ; a thirsty media culture will always be standing by to jump on stories of other voices willing to unload on Trump .
For his part , the president will spike the ball of exoneration for as long as he wishes , which will probably be a good while .
So to conclude the diary , a semantics question : Is Trump truly exonerated ?
Most dictionaries say the word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indeed accompany the Senate finding of—literally— “ not guilty.
” But the exoneration of Trump , his vindication , the clearing of his name—these are all viewed through the varied lenses of Americans of different political stripes .
Trump ’ s supporters are already proclaiming unfettered victory .
His critics say he remains damaged goods , tainted by the findings of impeachment even while spared its ultimate consequence .
The Senate verdict is a Rorschach test open to interpretation by every voter .
It will take until November 3 , when those voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , for history to record whether the nation wants him removed or handed a second term .
His fate may well be inversely related to Pelosi ’ s .
If there is a Trump wave leading to a decisive win , the voters fueling it may hand the House of Representatives back to a Republican majority , which would relieve the Speaker of the burden of enduring more State of the Union addresses from that chair behind him .

So, how did that work out for everybody?
With impeachment now waning in the rear-view mirror, it is time to assess what it did for, or to, the cast of characters.
President Trump enjoys heightened popularity following a State of the Union address that accrued to his lasting benefit, partly because of what he offered, and partly because of how his enemies reacted.
A president pursued by Democrats for years could hardly have hoped for better than an evening of evidence that their grudges run so deep as to blow away decorous traditions spanning generations. If Trump did indeed get the frosty ball rolling by not shaking Speaker Pelosi’s outstretched hand, she reciprocated exponentially by editing the usual gracious introduction given to presidents by speakers, even across party lines. Tip O’Neill introducing Ronald Reagan, Tom Foley introducing George H.W. Bush, Newt Gingrich introducing Bill Clinton and John Boehner introducing Barack Obama, all delivered the time-honored welcome: “Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you, the President of the United States.”
The Pelosi intro: “Hey, here he is.” Or it might as well have been. But say this about her omission of the “privilege” and “honor” references: it was honest, as was Trump’s decision (if it was intentional) to decline to shake the hand of the woman who sought to drive him from office. So if everyone was just being real on this night that usually features the muting of political grudges, Speaker Pelosi treated us to a spectacle for the ages, tearing up her pages as Trump completed the speech and prepared to descend into a throng of well-wishers.
I’ve had a day to let the Rip Heard ‘Round the World settle into my consciousness. Am I allowing my own politics and affinities to heighten the revulsion I feel toward her petulant tantrum?
I submit the following evidence to the contrary: If Speaker Paul Ryan had shredded an Obama State of the Union speech, I would have been mortified. In 2009, when South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson yelled “You lie!” as Obama claimed no illegal immigrants would benefit from his health care plan, I agreed completely with the reprimand that followed. I also agreed with Wilson’s assertion, but not at that time and place.
The measure of political damage will always be an examination of whether words or acts cost someone actual support. Benghazi did not hurt Hillary Clinton, because her supporters never cared about Benghazi. Her mishandling of secret documents did exact a toll, because even some of her supporters objected. Donald Trump currently enjoys approval from a base that cares not one bit about the various flaws touted constantly by his critics.
So, the question: how many Democrats, or independents considering voting Democrat this year, were repelled by the speech-ripping stunt? That will be hard to measure, but count on two things: voter memories are famously short, but that moment will be spread thickly through countless ads for the next nine months.
The companion question for Democrats as the impeachment curtain falls, is whether that process hurt them as well. It did not damage Trump’s poll numbers, it was never a seething topic of national conversation, and some Democrat candidates were sidelined by the process. In fact, national attention to the entire Democratic field was diluted by the whole exercise.
But returning to the famously short national attention span, it’s hard to see an impeachment that barely rippled through public opinion this winter having profound effect in the distant fall, either for or against the Democrats who launched it, or for or against the president who was its target.
When the final roll calls were taken Wednesday afternoon, the only suspense involved the prospect of a Democratic senator or two voting to acquit, and whether any Republicans would vote to convict.
One did, on one count: Mitt Romney, who has four years to soothe the reactions of the majority of Utah Republicans who probably did not agree. No Democrats broke ranks. There was speculation that Doug Jones of Alabama, who serves due to the gift of running against Roy Moore, might vote not guilty. But Alabamians supporting Trump have a large field of Republicans to choose from in a March 3 primary; the Jones gamble is to cement Democrat relationships in order to have something resembling a future in the party.
So now as the smoke clears, Democrats have a choice to make. They can engage Trump on the issues in an attempt to make the case that he is wrong and they are right, or they can try to beat the impeachment horse all year with repeated attempts to paint him as unfit to serve by virtue of all they unearthed.
Or, they can try to unearth more. John Bolton still has a book to sell, if it is ever unshrouded by White House national security screeners; a thirsty media culture will always be standing by to jump on stories of other voices willing to unload on Trump. For his part, the president will spike the ball of exoneration for as long as he wishes, which will probably be a good while.
So to conclude the diary, a semantics question: Is Trump truly exonerated? Most dictionaries say the word means absolution from blame, which did indeed accompany the Senate finding of—literally—“not guilty.” But the exoneration of Trump, his vindication, the clearing of his name—these are all viewed through the varied lenses of Americans of different political stripes.
Trump’s supporters are already proclaiming unfettered victory. His critics say he remains damaged goods, tainted by the findings of impeachment even while spared its ultimate consequence. The Senate verdict is a Rorschach test open to interpretation by every voter. It will take until November 3, when those voters make their choice for him or against him, for history to record whether the nation wants him removed or handed a second term.
His fate may well be inversely related to Pelosi’s. If there is a Trump wave leading to a decisive win, the voters fueling it may hand the House of Representatives back to a Republican majority, which would relieve the Speaker of the burden of enduring more State of the Union addresses from that chair behind him.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-07--New ‘Bombshell’: Fox News has Briefing Book Impugning Network’s Own Sources on Ukraine — John Solomo

New ‘Bombshell’: Fox News has Briefing Book Impugning Network’s Own Sources on Ukraine — John Solomon, Victoria Toensing and Joe diGenova Smeared as Trafficking in ‘Disinformation’

It has been interesting to watch the reaction on social media in the last few hours ( i.e.
, Thursday evening , 6 February 2020 ) as word filters out that a Fox News briefing book derides the work of high-profile sources like John Solomon , Victoria Toensing , and Joe diGenova .
On one side , social media users are responding with cynical assumptions that the allegations about the Fox News sources must be true .
On the other side , users are assuming this is another false alarm from the leftosphere that will be found to have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in finding out what ’ s actually going on .
That ’ s understandable .
Finding out what ’ s actually going on has gotten harder in the last decade , as the mainstream media have gone further and further down the path of spinning narratives rather than reporting events .
This isn ’ t an “ always and everywhere ” trend , but it ’ s marked enough to make sensible people doubtful , a priori , about much of what we hear and read .
That said , there are immediate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bombshell ” news in this case with extreme caution .
Before providing just a couple of examples – the first examples that came out in quick-reaction searches – we ’ ll note the origin of the briefing book ( which can be viewed here , courtesy of Matthew Keys ’ s The Desk ) .
At Fox News , this standard newsroom document is called a “ Brain Room Book , ” and provides a broad assemblage of background information on a topic ; in this case , “ Ukraine , Disinformation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ author is Bryan S. Murphy , Senior Political Affairs Specialist at Fox News .
According to his LinkedIn biography – which curiously did not appear in a Google search on “ Bryan S Murphy Fox News ” ; I had to run a Yahoo !
search to find it – Murphy has been with Fox News since 2002 .
He has been a researcher the entire time , based on his list of jobs with the news channel .
Before that , Murphy worked for the National Journal as a research associate from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got his bachelor ’ s degree from the University of Central Florida in 1998 , and an MA from George Washington University in 2000 .
Again , rather curiously , Google search results presented very little on Murphy ’ s prior work at Fox News .
Yahoo !
was more forthcoming .
Murphy ’ s name first began appearing on published documents around 2008 , most of the documents seeming to be Brain Room Books about political candidates , primary elections , and political debates .
This background has the appearance of being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Murphy was an op-ed for Fox News in July 2017 , just before President Trump ’ s first meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg .
Murphy gave an exhaustive list of reported exaggerations and misstatements by Trump about his connections with Putin going back to 2013 .
( Having had no time to research each of the claims independently , I include the link for your information , without either disputing or affirming what Murphy said . )
Moving on to the Brain Room Book at the center of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlets like Daily Beast begins on p. 2 , where you will find negative assessments of the quality of reporting from John Solomon , Rudy Giuliani , and husband-and-wife lawyer team Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing .
Read them at your leisure .
It will take time to pursue each allegation in the 162-page text about their quality as sources .
Giuliani figures significantly larger in the 162 pages than the others .
Moreover , the Brain Room Book is far from being “ about ” these four specific sources .
It covers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assessing the Brain Room Book itself would require reviewing all its claims , and not just the ones about the sources listed here .
At least one very suspect example That said , one of its key claims about sourcing for Giuliani and Solomon leaps out immediately as dubious .
The background for it is information about Ukrainian official Nazar Kholodnytsky , one-time head of Ukraine ’ s Specialized Anticorruption Prosecutor ’ s Office .
On pp .
27-28 , Bryan Murphy recounts that in April 2018 , Kholodnytsky was accused of “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ ing ] secret data on investigations , warn [ ing ] suspects about planned searches , and other offences.
” In a subsequent entry , Murphy continues : “ The National Anti-Corruption Bureau ( NABU ) released audio recordings implicating Kholodnytsky in wrongdoing .
… Kholodnytsky on April 4 confirmed that the tapes were authentic but said they were ‘ out of context.
’ ” The Brain Room Book goes on to state that Kholodnytsky became a source for Giuliani and Solomon , with the implication that this taints their credibility .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brain Room Book text is that Kholodnytsky ’ s accuser was NABU ’ s Artem Sytnyk .
That information can be found in the source report cited in the Brain Room Book at footnote 203 ( link to the original at Kyiv Post here ) .
Artem Sytnyk would be a particularly suspect accuser because he himself was convicted in the Ukrainian courts of meddling during the U.S. 2016 election campaign , by publicly releasing the notorious “ black ledger ” supposedly containing evidence of millions in payments to Paul Manafort .
Moreover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 , reported at the Daily Wire , Sytnyk is heard apparently confirming that he had attempted to boost Hillary Clinton by doing that .
Ultimately , Sytnyk ’ s connection with Democrats and the Obama administration appears to be decisively confirmed by the fact that , in January 2016 – several months before he leaked the “ black ledger ” to the media – he was one of the Ukrainians present at the White House meeting sponsored by NSC official Eric Ciaramella , at which two topics were reportedly discussed : protecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and digging up dirt in Ukraine about Paul Manafort .
A reasonable way of reading Solomon ’ s and Giuliani ’ s use of Kholodnytsky as a source , then , is to say that they were getting the other side of the story ( the opposite of Sytnyk ’ s ) .
As an aside , that seems in keeping with Fox News ’ s “ fair and balanced ” slogan .
( It ’ s worth pointing out that Solomon ’ s reporting has meticulously noted the relationship between Sytnyk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ briefing book that omits that key piece of information .
Make of that what you will . )
It is also reasonable to posit – although this of course isn ’ t proven – that the sudden exposure of this Fox News Brain Room Book is about placing baffles around Mr. Ciaramella .
In any case , citing accusations leveled by Artem Sytnyk is probably the least convincing thing you can do if your goal is to establish that Nazar Kholodnytsky is a bad source .
A disclosure process that doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s another circumstance that tends even more to undermine the implied case against Fox News ’ s sources .
Daily Beast introduced it in the initial report on the Brain Book on Wednesday : Yes , Marcus DiPaola .
He disclosed , among other things , that in 2015 , he decided to “ pitch [ him ] self ” to RUPTLY ( Russia Today ’ s on-scene video and news service ) to go to Iowa and cover a Trump rally , in search of evidence that Trump had nefarious connections to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign , and requested a second meeting with the FBI .
I asked the FBI to use a NSA exploit … to hotmic my phone , monitor my email , my Twitter , and my notes , and I made my best effort to not just report what I was seeing , but also ask questions and provide information that would lead our country ’ s foes to slip up and reveal more of what they knew .
My … cooperation lasted from January 2016 to January 2019 , and ended when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confidential human source because I had revealed my status as an FBI informant to Fox News Channel after learning that they produced an internal document with significant … amounts of publicly available but damning evidence against President Trump , which prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is a traitor to the United States .
Fox News Channel ’ s Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton fired me … Below , find DiPaola ’ s tweet thread containing these and other disclosures , including the following allegation about what happened after he was fired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the point of Cousin Vinny ’ s “ I got no more use for this guy ” line .
But in terms of who ’ s going to sound sane – and dare we say fair and balanced – in all this , the scales are leaning toward Fox News ; specifically with the codicil that nothing has been proven against the use of sources by Solomon , Giuliani , et al .
* Perhaps something can be proven against them ( beyond the common-sense point that skepticism and a continuing search for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where literally everyone in the mix has a partisan motive , and allegations of corruption are being flung around like confetti ) .
But I ’ ll have to check my planner to see if I ’ ve got time to do more homework just because the left-wing media have spun out another “ bombshell.
” * Many regular viewers of Fox News will be aware that diGenova and Toensing have been absent from Fox shows for a number of months now .
Although I ’ m not aware of any statement by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s due to the fact that one of their legal clients is oligarch Dmitry Firtash , who has figured in multiple ways in the Russiagate and Spygate dramas .
The appearance of partiality and one-sided motive would be a governing concern for Fox in that case .
It ’ s not proof that anything Toensing or diGenova has said is untrue , but it creates concern and doubt about bona fides .

Fox News video, YouTube
It has been interesting to watch the reaction on social media in the last few hours (i.e., Thursday evening, 6 February 2020) as word filters out that a Fox News briefing book derides the work of high-profile sources like John Solomon, Victoria Toensing, and Joe diGenova.
On one side, social media users are responding with cynical assumptions that the allegations about the Fox News sources must be true.
On the other side, users are assuming this is another false alarm from the leftosphere that will be found to have no substance.
Neither side seems much interested in finding out what’s actually going on.
That’s understandable. Finding out what’s actually going on has gotten harder in the last decade, as the mainstream media have gone further and further down the path of spinning narratives rather than reporting events. This isn’t an “always and everywhere” trend, but it’s marked enough to make sensible people doubtful, a priori, about much of what we hear and read.
That said, there are immediate and specific reasons to approach the “bombshell” news in this case with extreme caution.
Before providing just a couple of examples – the first examples that came out in quick-reaction searches – we’ll note the origin of the briefing book (which can be viewed here, courtesy of Matthew Keys’s The Desk). At Fox News, this standard newsroom document is called a “Brain Room Book,” and provides a broad assemblage of background information on a topic; in this case, “Ukraine, Disinformation, and the Trump Administration.”
The attributed author is Bryan S. Murphy, Senior Political Affairs Specialist at Fox News. According to his LinkedIn biography – which curiously did not appear in a Google search on “Bryan S Murphy Fox News”; I had to run a Yahoo! search to find it – Murphy has been with Fox News since 2002. He has been a researcher the entire time, based on his list of jobs with the news channel. Before that, Murphy worked for the National Journal as a research associate from October 2000 to July 2001.
Murphy got his bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida in 1998, and an MA from George Washington University in 2000.
Again, rather curiously, Google search results presented very little on Murphy’s prior work at Fox News. Yahoo! was more forthcoming. Murphy’s name first began appearing on published documents around 2008, most of the documents seeming to be Brain Room Books about political candidates, primary elections, and political debates.
This background has the appearance of being pretty standard. One interesting by-line for Murphy was an op-ed for Fox News in July 2017, just before President Trump’s first meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Murphy gave an exhaustive list of reported exaggerations and misstatements by Trump about his connections with Putin going back to 2013. (Having had no time to research each of the claims independently, I include the link for your information, without either disputing or affirming what Murphy said.)
Moving on to the Brain Room Book at the center of the drama, the exciting part for outlets like Daily Beast begins on p. 2, where you will find negative assessments of the quality of reporting from John Solomon, Rudy Giuliani, and husband-and-wife lawyer team Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing. Read them at your leisure.
It will take time to pursue each allegation in the 162-page text about their quality as sources. Giuliani figures significantly larger in the 162 pages than the others. Moreover, the Brain Room Book is far from being “about” these four specific sources. It covers much more ground than that. Properly assessing the Brain Room Book itself would require reviewing all its claims, and not just the ones about the sources listed here.
At least one very suspect example
That said, one of its key claims about sourcing for Giuliani and Solomon leaps out immediately as dubious. The background for it is information about Ukrainian official Nazar Kholodnytsky, one-time head of Ukraine’s Specialized Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office. On pp. 27-28, Bryan Murphy recounts that in April 2018, Kholodnytsky was accused of “pressur[ing] prosecutors, divulg[ing] secret data on investigations, warn[ing] suspects about planned searches, and other offences.”
In a subsequent entry, Murphy continues: “The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) released audio recordings implicating Kholodnytsky in wrongdoing. … Kholodnytsky on April 4 confirmed that the tapes were authentic but said they were ‘out of context.’”
The Brain Room Book goes on to state that Kholodnytsky became a source for Giuliani and Solomon, with the implication that this taints their credibility.
What isn’t included in the Brain Room Book text is that Kholodnytsky’s accuser was NABU’s Artem Sytnyk. That information can be found in the source report cited in the Brain Room Book at footnote 203 (link to the original at Kyiv Post here).
Artem Sytnyk would be a particularly suspect accuser because he himself was convicted in the Ukrainian courts of meddling during the U.S. 2016 election campaign, by publicly releasing the notorious “black ledger” supposedly containing evidence of millions in payments to Paul Manafort.
Moreover, in an audio file obtained in 2019, reported at the Daily Wire, Sytnyk is heard apparently confirming that he had attempted to boost Hillary Clinton by doing that.
Ultimately, Sytnyk’s connection with Democrats and the Obama administration appears to be decisively confirmed by the fact that, in January 2016 – several months before he leaked the “black ledger” to the media – he was one of the Ukrainians present at the White House meeting sponsored by NSC official Eric Ciaramella, at which two topics were reportedly discussed: protecting the Bidens and their dealings in Ukraine, and digging up dirt in Ukraine about Paul Manafort.
A reasonable way of reading Solomon’s and Giuliani’s use of Kholodnytsky as a source, then, is to say that they were getting the other side of the story (the opposite of Sytnyk’s). As an aside, that seems in keeping with Fox News’s “fair and balanced” slogan. (It’s worth pointing out that Solomon’s reporting has meticulously noted the relationship between Sytnyk and Kholodnytsky. It’s the briefing book that omits that key piece of information. Make of that what you will.)
It is also reasonable to posit – although this of course isn’t proven – that the sudden exposure of this Fox News Brain Room Book is about placing baffles around Mr. Ciaramella.
In any case, citing accusations leveled by Artem Sytnyk is probably the least convincing thing you can do if your goal is to establish that Nazar Kholodnytsky is a bad source.
A disclosure process that doesn’t lend credence to this leak
There’s another circumstance that tends even more to undermine the implied case against Fox News’s sources. Daily Beast introduced it in the initial report on the Brain Book on Wednesday:
The existence of the briefing book was first publicly flagged by Marcus DiPaola, a former freelance Fox News producer.
Yes, Marcus DiPaola. He disclosed, among other things, that in 2015, he decided to “pitch [him]self” to RUPTLY (Russia Today’s on-scene video and news service) to go to Iowa and cover a Trump rally, in search of evidence that Trump had nefarious connections to Putin.
Says DiPaola:
I saw irregularities with the Trump campaign, and requested a second meeting with the FBI. I asked the FBI to use a NSA exploit … to hotmic my phone, monitor my email, my Twitter, and my notes, and I made my best effort to not just report what I was seeing, but also ask questions and provide information that would lead our country’s foes to slip up and reveal more of what they knew. My … cooperation lasted from January 2016 to January 2019, and ended when the FBI terminated my status as a confidential human source because I had revealed my status as an FBI informant to Fox News Channel after learning that they produced an internal document with significant … amounts of publicly available but damning evidence against President Trump, which prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is a traitor to the United States. Fox News Channel’s Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton fired me …
Below, find DiPaola’s tweet thread containing these and other disclosures, including the following allegation about what happened after he was fired:
I received a bunch of intimidating phone calls and got sent to a mental health clinic at 35 K Street where a quack doctor poisoned me, I believe at the behest of rogue actors within Fox News Channel.
Before the rest of my story comes out, I need to clear some things up: The FBI did not recruit me for or plant me in Trump campaign press corps, or at Fox News Channel. I was never paid money, I never asked for money. In early January 2016, I walked into the FBI Chicago Field… — Marcus J. DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) February 5, 2020
We’re not quite to the point of Cousin Vinny’s “I got no more use for this guy” line. But in terms of who’s going to sound sane – and dare we say fair and balanced – in all this, the scales are leaning toward Fox News; specifically with the codicil that nothing has been proven against the use of sources by Solomon, Giuliani, et al.*
Perhaps something can be proven against them (beyond the common-sense point that skepticism and a continuing search for corroborating evidence are at all times proper where literally everyone in the mix has a partisan motive, and allegations of corruption are being flung around like confetti).
But I’ll have to check my planner to see if I’ve got time to do more homework just because the left-wing media have spun out another “bombshell.”
* Many regular viewers of Fox News will be aware that diGenova and Toensing have been absent from Fox shows for a number of months now. Although I’m not aware of any statement by Fox News about that, I suspect it’s due to the fact that one of their legal clients is oligarch Dmitry Firtash, who has figured in multiple ways in the Russiagate and Spygate dramas. The appearance of partiality and one-sided motive would be a governing concern for Fox in that case. It’s not proof that anything Toensing or diGenova has said is untrue, but it creates concern and doubt about bona fides.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-07--The Era of Limbaugh

The Era of Limbaugh

Florida governor Ron DeSantis spoke to Rush Limbaugh last fall at a gala dinner for the National Review Institute .
The radio host was there to receive the William F. Buckley Jr. award .
`` He actually gave me one of the greatest compliments I 've ever had , '' Limbaugh told his audience the next day .
`` He listed five great conservatives and put me in the list . ''
DeSantis 's pantheon : William F. Buckley Jr. , Ronald Reagan , Antonin Scalia , Clarence Thomas , and Limbaugh .
Good list .
No media figure since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on American conservatism than Limbaugh , whose cumulative weekly audience is more than 20 million people .
Since national syndication in 1988 , Limbaugh has been the voice of conservatism , his three-hour program blending news , politics , and entertainment in a powerful and polarizing cocktail .
His shocking announcement this week that he has advanced lung cancer , and his appearance at the State of the Union , where President Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom , are occasions to reflect on his impact .
It 's one thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's another to create the field in which you excel .
Conservative talk radio was local and niche before Limbaugh .
He was the first to capitalize on regulatory and technological changes that allowed for national scale .
The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987 freed affiliates to air controversial political opinions without inviting government scrutiny .
As music programming migrated to the FM spectrum , AM bandwidth welcomed talk .
Listener participation was also critical .
`` It was not until 1982 , '' writes Nicole Hemmer in Messengers of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduced the modern direct-dial toll-free calling system that national call-in shows use . ''
Limbaugh made the most of these opportunities .
And he contributed stylistic innovations of his own .
He treated politics not only as a competition of ideas but also as a contest between liberal elites and the American public .
He also added the irreverent and sometimes scandalous humor and cultural commentary of the great DJs .
He introduced catchphrases still in circulation : `` dittohead , '' `` Drive-By media , '' `` feminazi , '' `` talent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ template he created has been so successful that the list of his imitators on both the left and right is endless .
Even Al Franken wanted in on the act .
Dostoyevsky is attributed with the saying that the great Russian writers `` all came out of Gogol 's ‘ Overcoat . '
'' Political talk show hosts came out of Limbaugh 's microphone .
Limbaugh 's success prefigured more than the rise of conservative radio .
His two bestsellers , The Way Things Ought to Be ( 1992 ) and See , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , were the leading edge of the conservative publishing boom .
And his television program , The Rush Limbaugh Show , produced in collaboration with Roger Ailes , was a forerunner of the opinion programming on Fox News Channel .
`` I had to learn how to take being hated as a measure of success , '' he told a Boy Scouts awards dinner in 2009 .
`` Nobody 's raised for that .
And the person that taught me to deal with this and to remain psychologically healthy was Roger Ailes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ views fit in the conservative mainstream .
He idolizes Buckley .
`` He was a fundamental individual in helping me to be able to explain what I believed instinctively , helping me to explain it to others , '' Limbaugh said last year .
The ideas are the same but the salesman is different .
Limbaugh is Buckley without the accent , without the Yale credentials , without the sailboat and harpsichord .
Limbaugh is a college dropout from Cape Girardeau , Missouri , who spends Sundays watching the NFL and speaks in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the audience—and to the increasingly working-class Republican voter .
Limbaugh entered stage right just as Ronald Reagan was making his exit .
He took from Reagan the sense that America 's future is bright , that America is n't broken , just its liberal political , media , and cultural elites .
`` He rejected Washington elitism and connected directly with the American people who adored him , '' Limbaugh said after Reagan 's death .
`` He did n't need the press .
He did n't need the press to spin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He had the ability to connect individually with each American who saw him . ''
The two men never met .
Limbaugh assumed Reagan 's position as leader of the conservative movement .
In a letter sent to Limbaugh after the 1992 election , Reagan wrote , `` Now that I 've retired from active politics , I do n't mind that you have become the Number One voice for conservatism in our Country .
I know the liberals call you the most dangerous man in America , but do n't worry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same thing about me .
Keep up the good work .
America needs to hear ‘ the way things ought to be . '
'' In a long and evenhanded cover story in 1993 by James Bowman , National Review pronounced Limbaugh `` the leader of the opposition . ''
Bowman quoted R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. , editor of The American Spectator .
`` We need to have people who can dramatize ideas , '' Tyrrell said .
`` You need that literary spark .
Luigi Barzini had it ; Buckley has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a great talker rather than a great writer , Rush has it too . ''
More than a decade later , after the Republican defeat in 2008 , Limbaugh once again stepped into the breach .
The media likened Barack Obama to FDR .
Republicans wavered .
Should they cooperate with President Obama in building a `` New Foundation '' for America ?
Limbaugh gave his answer on January 16 , 2009 .
`` I 've been listening to Barack Obama for a year and a half , '' he said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I know what his plans are , as he has stated them .
I do n't want them to succeed . ''
Limbaugh said he hoped Obama failed .
`` Liberalism is our problem .
Liberalism is what 's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here .
Why do I want more of it ? ''
The monologue , and the speech he delivered to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington , D.C. , a month later , became a sensation .
They set the tone for the Tea Party and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Limbaugh did not mock Trump when the businessman announced his presidential campaign in June 2015 .
`` This is going resonate with a lot of people , I guarantee you , and the Drive-Bys are going to pooh-pooh it , '' he said .
He spent the primary reminding listeners of the importance of defeating Hillary Clinton .
Trump was not an ideological candidate , he said .
Trump was a missile aimed at the establishment .
If ideology matters , then you should vote for Ted Cruz .
`` If conservatism is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dominating factor in how you vote , '' Limbaugh said in February 2016 , `` there is no other choice for you in this campaign than Ted Cruz , because you are exactly right : This is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan . ''
But , Limbaugh added , the feeling in the country might be so anti-establishment that Trump 's unusual coalition could win the presidency .
It did .
To say that Limbaugh supports the president would be an understatement .
Last December he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ USA summit .
He mentioned a recent encounter on a golf course .
Someone told him it is hard to defend President Trump .
`` I said , ‘ What ?
Hard to defend the president ?
It 's one of the easiest things in the world to do . '
President Trump does not need to be defended . ''
The crowd cheered .
A few seconds later Limbaugh said , `` How do you defend Donald Trump ?
You attack the people who are attempting to destroy him .
They 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to transform this country into something that it was not founded to be . ''
Bold , brash , divisive , funny , and amped up , President Trump 's style is similar to a shock jockey 's .
His presidency is another reminder of Limbaugh 's staying power .
The American right has been molded in his anti-elitist , grassroots , demotic , irreverent , patriotic , hard-charging image .
Rush Limbaugh is not just a talk show host .
He defines an era .

Editor's Note: This post was originally published on Feb. 7, 2020. The Washington Free Beacon is reposting on the occasion of Rush Limbaugh's death Feb. 17, 2021.
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Florida governor Ron DeSantis spoke to Rush Limbaugh last fall at a gala dinner for the National Review Institute. The radio host was there to receive the William F. Buckley Jr. award. "He actually gave me one of the greatest compliments I've ever had," Limbaugh told his audience the next day. "He listed five great conservatives and put me in the list." DeSantis's pantheon: William F. Buckley Jr., Ronald Reagan, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Limbaugh.
Good list. No media figure since Buckley has had a more lasting influence on American conservatism than Limbaugh, whose cumulative weekly audience is more than 20 million people. Since national syndication in 1988, Limbaugh has been the voice of conservatism, his three-hour program blending news, politics, and entertainment in a powerful and polarizing cocktail. His shocking announcement this week that he has advanced lung cancer, and his appearance at the State of the Union, where President Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, are occasions to reflect on his impact.
It's one thing to excel in your field. It's another to create the field in which you excel. Conservative talk radio was local and niche before Limbaugh. He was the first to capitalize on regulatory and technological changes that allowed for national scale. The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987 freed affiliates to air controversial political opinions without inviting government scrutiny. As music programming migrated to the FM spectrum, AM bandwidth welcomed talk. Listener participation was also critical. "It was not until 1982," writes Nicole Hemmer in Messengers of the Right, "that AT&T introduced the modern direct-dial toll-free calling system that national call-in shows use."
Limbaugh made the most of these opportunities. And he contributed stylistic innovations of his own. He treated politics not only as a competition of ideas but also as a contest between liberal elites and the American public. He added the irreverent and sometimes scandalous humor and cultural commentary of the great DJs. He introduced catchphrases still in circulation: "dittohead," "Drive-By media," "feminazi," "talent on loan from God."
The template he created has been so successful that the list of his imitators on both the left and right is endless. Even Al Franken wanted in on the act. Dostoyevsky is attributed with the saying that the great Russian writers "all came out of Gogol's 'Overcoat.'" Political talk show hosts came out of Limbaugh's microphone.
Limbaugh's success prefigured more than the rise of conservative radio. His two bestsellers, The Way Things Ought to Be (1992) and See, I Told You So (1993), were the leading edge of the conservative publishing boom. And his television program, The Rush Limbaugh Show, produced in collaboration with Roger Ailes, was a forerunner of the opinion programming on Fox News Channel. "I had to learn how to take being hated as a measure of success," he told a Boy Scouts awards dinner in 2009. "Nobody's raised for that. And the person that taught me to deal with this and to remain psychologically healthy was Roger Ailes."
Limbaugh is not fringe. His views fit in the conservative mainstream. He idolizes Buckley. "He was a fundamental individual in helping me to be able to explain what I believed instinctively, helping me to explain it to others," Limbaugh said last year. The ideas are the same but the salesman is different. Limbaugh is Buckley without the accent, without the Yale credentials, without the sailboat and harpsichord. Limbaugh is a college dropout from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, who spends Sundays watching the NFL and speaks in plain language. His background connects him to the audience—and to the increasingly working-class Republican voter.
Limbaugh entered stage right just as Ronald Reagan made his exit. He took from Reagan the sense that America's future is bright, that America isn't broken, just its liberal political, media, and cultural elites. "He rejected Washington elitism and connected directly with the American people who adored him," Limbaugh said after Reagan's death. "He didn't need the press. He didn't need the press to spin what he was or what he said. He had the ability to connect individually with each American who saw him." The two men never met.
Limbaugh assumed Reagan's position as leader of the conservative movement. In a letter sent to Limbaugh after the 1992 election, Reagan wrote, "Now that I've retired from active politics, I don't mind that you have become the Number One voice for conservatism in our Country. I know the liberals call you the most dangerous man in America, but don't worry about it, they used to say the same thing about me. Keep up the good work. America needs to hear 'the way things ought to be.'"
In a long and evenhanded cover story in 1993 by James Bowman, National Review pronounced Limbaugh "the leader of the opposition." Bowman quoted R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., editor of The American Spectator. "We need to have people who can dramatize ideas," Tyrrell said. "You need that literary spark. Luigi Barzini had it; Buckley has it. And, though he's a great talker rather than a great writer, Rush has it too."
More than a decade later, after the Republican defeat in 2008, Limbaugh once again stepped into the breach. The media likened Barack Obama to FDR. Republicans wavered. Should they cooperate with President Obama in building a "New Foundation" for America? Limbaugh gave his answer on January 16, 2009. "I've been listening to Barack Obama for a year and a half," he said. "I know what his politics are. I know what his plans are, as he has stated them. I don't want them to succeed." Limbaugh said he hoped Obama failed. "Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it?" The monologue, and the speech he delivered to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., a month later, became a sensation. They set the tone for the Tea Party and Republican victories in 2010 and 2014.
Limbaugh did not mock Trump when the businessman announced his presidential campaign in June 2015. "This is going to resonate with a lot of people, I guarantee you, and the Drive-Bys are going to pooh-pooh it," he said. He spent the primary reminding listeners of the importance of defeating Hillary Clinton. Trump was not an ideological candidate, he said. Trump was a missile aimed at the establishment. If ideology matters, then you should vote for Ted Cruz. "If conservatism is your bag, if conservatism is the dominating factor in how you vote," Limbaugh said in February 2016, "there is no other choice for you in this campaign than Ted Cruz, because you are exactly right: This is the closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan." But, Limbaugh added, the feeling in the country might be so anti-establishment that Trump's unusual coalition could win the presidency. It did.
To say that Limbaugh supports the president would be an understatement. Last December he introduced the president at a Turning Point USA summit. He mentioned a recent encounter on a golf course. Someone told him it is hard to defend President Trump. "I said, 'What? Hard to defend the president? It's one of the easiest things in the world to do.' President Trump does not need to be defended." The crowd cheered. A few seconds later Limbaugh said, "How do you defend Donald Trump? You attack the people who are attempting to destroy him. They're trying to destroy you. They're trying to transform this country into something that it was not founded to be."
Bold, brash, divisive, funny, and amped up, President Trump's style is similar to a shock jockey's. His presidency is another reminder of Limbaugh's staying power. The American right has been molded in his anti-elitist, grassroots, demotic, irreverent, patriotic, hard-charging image. Rush Limbaugh is not just a broadcaster. He defines an era.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-07--Caffeinated Child Abuse: Starbucks Coffee Campaign Promotes Sex Change for Teens

This week , Starbucks UK released an ad campaign to promote acceptance of sex change in young teens .
The ad shows a young trans person getting to use their chosen name while getting a coffee so it can be “ called out ” in the store , Breitbart reports .
The campaign , made in support of a UK trans youth organization , titled # whatsyourname , is the winner of the TV Channel 4 Diversity Award 2019 .
Starbucks says its new campaign urges young teens to try out a new name in public .
The ad tells @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a buzzed cut and nose ring named Jemma who is looking for an opportunity to use their “ new ” chosen name of “ James.
” “ Taking a customer ’ s name , writing it on a cup and calling it out is a symbol of our warm welcome , ” the coffee chain says , adding the campaign “ celebrates this signature act and the significance it can have for some transgender and gender diverse people as they use their new name in public.
” Starbucks says its new campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and “ inspired by real life experiences of people who were transitioning.
” “ We discovered that they found Starbucks stores to be a safe space , where their new name was accepted , and they could be recognised as who they are , ” the company states , adding it hopes the campaign will “ address the transgender community ’ s lack of representation in UK advertising.
” “ Many trans and non-binary Twitter users said the # WhatsYourName campaign brought back memories of the first time they too heard their chosen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Starbucks states it is partnering with Mermaids , a U.K. organization that seeks to support “ gender-diverse kids , young people and their families , ” with the goal of raising at least £100,000 for its “ helpline.
” In addition to the ad , the Starbucks # whatsyourname campaign has also released a series of “ Moving Portraits , ” videos , telling the stories of trans individuals of how they chose their new names .
However according to Buzzfeed , While many have praised the campaign for what it represents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from trans Starbucks employees who say the company ’ s publicly declared values don ’ t always align with how they ’ re treated .
Former and current employees told BuzzFeed News they ’ ve experienced being outed or misgendered by other employees , been confronted by their deadnames in company software , and having trouble accessing gender-affirming medical treatment under Starbucks ’ s employee insurance plans .

This week, Starbucks UK released an ad campaign to promote acceptance of sex change in young teens. The ad shows a young trans person getting to use their chosen name while getting a coffee so it can be “called out” in the store, Breitbart reports.
The campaign, made in support of a UK trans youth organization, titled #whatsyourname, is the winner of the TV Channel 4 Diversity Award 2019. Starbucks says its new campaign urges young teens to try out a new name in public.
The ad tells the story of an English trans teen with a buzzed cut and nose ring named Jemma who is looking for an opportunity to use their “new” chosen name of “James.”
“Taking a customer’s name, writing it on a cup and calling it out is a symbol of our warm welcome,” the coffee chain says, adding the campaign “celebrates this signature act and the significance it can have for some transgender and gender diverse people as they use their new name in public.”
Starbucks says its new campaign was created with ad company Iris Worldwide and “inspired by real life experiences of people who were transitioning.” “We discovered that they found Starbucks stores to be a safe space, where their new name was accepted, and they could be recognised as who they are,” the company states, adding it hopes the campaign will “address the transgender community’s lack of representation in UK advertising.”
“Many trans and non-binary Twitter users said the #WhatsYourName campaign brought back memories of the first time they too heard their chosen name in Starbucks,” Metro observed.
Starbucks states it is partnering with Mermaids, a U.K. organization that seeks to support “gender-diverse kids, young people and their families,”with the goal of raising at least £100,000 for its “helpline.”
In addition to the ad, the Starbucks #whatsyourname campaign has also released a series of “Moving Portraits,” videos, telling the stories of trans individuals of how they chose their new names.
However according to Buzzfeed,


thelibertydaily--2020-02-07--Christians Dodged Romney’s Bullet; He Wanted Us Marginalized and Voiceless

Yesterday I wrote about President Trump ’ s big win over bogus impeachment charges .
At last , some three years into his term , the president is not under the cloud of some cooked-up conspiracy theory .
How providential .
Just in time for the Iowa Caucuses .
The Democrats finally must accept the results of the 2016 election .
Grudgingly .
With teeth clenched , torn-up speeches , and ongoing public hissy fits from the “ Resistance.
” And we saw how Mitt Romney reacted .
When it was obvious that every other Republican senator , facing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the latest concocted charges .
His head full of promises from deep-pocketed legacy GOP donors , he took his stand .
He voted for one of the impeachment charges .
To approve the removal of a sitting president of his own party from office , over a squalid policy squabble .
As Romney ’ s 2012 press secretary said , the whole thing reeks of ambition frustrated .
Petty resentment ’ s in the saddle .
To Beg I Am Too Proud Of course , I ’ m thrilled that Romney burned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hernan Cortes .
Instead of nodding at Trump and smiling , and worming his way into the president ’ s confidence .
That ’ s what so many of Trump ’ s inveterate enemies did .
That won many of them high appointments in his administration .
Trump picked hundreds of his opponents , longtime hacks from the GOP swamp , instead of supporters .
That turned out to be his worst mistake in office .
It launched a thousand leaks , an attempted coup , and John Bolton ’ s career as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t managed to land us in any stupid wars .
Just so , Ronald Reagan undermined himself in office .
He let the Bush faction that despised him honeycomb the White House with its flunkies .
And freeze out Reagan ’ s real supporters .
That ’ s how we got Sandra Day O ’ Connor and Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court .
And 30 more years of Roe v. Wade .
It gave the neocons ’ dominance over the GOP .
That culminated in the reign of George W. Bush @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama .
And with that , the Supreme Court that stuffed gay marriage down America ’ s throat .
Ask the Christian florists and wedding photographers how they ’ re benefiting from “ compassionate conservatism.
” Maybe Romney was too proud to play the infiltrator .
He has been the golden boy all his life .
He will not play second fiddle in the orchestra that is the Senate .
Ben Domenech at The Federalist points out that Romney is ill-suited to the compromise , trade-offs , and deal-making of the Senate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a president-in-waiting .
Now he squats there like The Joker glaring at Batman .
Romney ’ s still hated by the left for his partisan past .
Loathed by real conservatives .
And ( here ’ s the kicker ) Romney ’ s feared by no one at all .
As I documented yesterday , fear and intimidation proved favored tactics of Romney ’ s team when dealing with fellow Republicans .
He doesn ’ t know what to do if he can ’ t wield it .
Like a cat without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the GOP ’ s Table How close we came to a Republican party dominated entirely by its squishy , center-left Establishment .
Remember how since 1996 , the Christian Right begged for scraps at the GOP ’ s table ?
Somehow the neocons got all the wars they wanted .
Big business got all the cheap labor immigrants it could wave across the border .
But pro-lifers ?
We got a phone call .
GOP presidents literally phoned it in when it came to the March for Life .
That gesture said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low , low , low priority that social conservatives ’ concerns got in the party .
We were the red-headed stepchild , who when the big dogs had eaten was allowed to scarf down their scraps .
And that ’ s how things were meant to stay , how they would have stayed , if Donald Trump hadn ’ t run for president .
Our beliefs , scorned by big media , academia , and even Wall Street , were meant to become politically marginal and meaningless .
The people who ’ d @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bernie Sanders , but Republicans like John McCain and Mitt Romney .
They were our designated pall-bearers .
Until Trump came along .
Trump Needs Us , So He Listens to Us No , Trump wasn ’ t our favorite candidate at first .
But the Establishment hated him fanatically , tried every backroom trick to take him down .
So Trump needed us .
Like him , we were locked out by the establishment .
It took us for granted , sold us out at the first low bid , and sneered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Trump .
So we made common cause with him .
We backed him , and he came around to supporting us on crucial issues .
Unlike almost every Republican since Reagan , he kept his promises .
Help us champion truth , freedom , limited government and human dignity .
Support The Stream » What can we say of Romney ?
I ’ m not an expert .
I ’ ve frankly found him too dull to make of him a study .
I ’ d rather just read Iago ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservatives have tracked Romney ’ s serpentine undulations from right to left and back again .
See Tricia Erickson .
A political consultant , she published Can Mitt Romney Serve Two Masters ?
Much of that book questions tenets of Romney ’ s Mormon faith .
But Erickson also exhaustively chronicles Romney ’ s ideological shape-shifting .
Here are a few choice snippets .
• On his 1994 campaign flyer , Romney lists “ Retain a woman ’ s right to choose ” as one of his foremost matters .
• In 1994 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s stance on the RU-486 abortion pill , quoting Romney as saying “ I would favor having it available.
” • During a debate in 1994 , Romney stated “ I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country.
” He further stated “ I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years we should sustain and support it.
” Romney claimed in 2005 that while he was running for governor in 2002 , was “ personally pro-life ” yet still had a pro-life “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his phony pro-life conversion based on embryonic stem cell research , Mitt stated that such research does not destroy human life , even though he believes life begins at conception and continued to support such research .
• Mitt signed into law $ 50 tax funded co-pay abortions as a “ healthcare benefit ” under his RomneyCare .
• Gave Planned Parenthood an instrumental role on the policy board in his Massachusetts healthcare plan , after his “ pro-life conversion.
” • Appointed a pro-choice judge , Matthew Nestor , to a lifetime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his “ pro-life conversion.
” • Romney gave Planned Parenthood a instrumental role on the policy board in his Massachusetts healthcare plan after his “ pro-life conversion.
” • Mitt awarded a MA district court judgeship to Stephen Albany , part of the MA Lesbian & Gay Bar Association & activist to repeal sodomy laws .
• According to the Boston Globe : Romney passed over GOP lawyers for three quarters of the 36 judicial vacancies he faced as governor , instead , tapping registered Democrats or independents , including two gay lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sex Marriage and LGBT Activism • Romney in 1994 : Romney ’ s letter to Log Cabin Republicans : “ As we seek to establish full equality for America ’ s gay and lesbian citizens , I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent.
” • 1994 : Romney informed the Log Cabin Club … “ Do you support the Protection of Marriage Amendment ?
” Romney : “ No , because it would outlaw domestic partner benefits for gay couples.
” Mitt simply “ paid back ” the Log Cabin Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected to the governorship , by purposely looking the other way so that gay marriage could be forced on to Massachusetts , and ultimately the United States of America .
• There is no law on the books in MA to this day that legalizes gay marriage .
• Romney increased funding for the homosexual indoctrination of children in Massachusetts schools .
Romney ’ s policies caused Catholic adoption centers to close down , rather than to turn innocent children over to gay couples .
Trump Brought Us in from the Cold There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idea .
This is the agenda that Romney , and most of the Republican Establishment , wanted to impose on the GOP .
Had they fully succeeded , we and our views would be locked forever out of the “ mainstream.
” Biblical Christianity would be shunned and stigmatized as white racism rightly is .
Churches eventually stripped of tax exemptions .
Believers prosecuted for “ discrimination.
” That ’ s the fate which the rise of Donald Trump has for the moment helped us avert .
It ’ s the go-to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their back pocket , ready to use the moment he falls .
We must see that he doesn ’ t , and think ahead about who can carry on his legacy .
It can ’ t be one of his enemies who flattered their way into his good graces because they weren ’ t as proud as Romney .
So maybe rule out most of Trump ’ s appointees in 2017 .

Yesterday I wrote about President Trump’s big win over bogus impeachment charges. At last, some three years into his term, the president is not under the cloud of some cooked-up conspiracy theory. How providential. Just in time for the Iowa Caucuses. The Democrats finally must accept the results of the 2016 election. Grudgingly. With teeth clenched, torn-up speeches, and ongoing public hissy fits from the “Resistance.”
And we saw how Mitt Romney reacted. When it was obvious that every other Republican senator, facing the same evidence, judged the president innocent of the latest concocted charges. His head full of promises from deep-pocketed legacy GOP donors, he took his stand. He voted for one of the impeachment charges. To approve the removal of a sitting president of his own party from office, over a squalid policy squabble. As Romney’s 2012 press secretary said, the whole thing reeks of ambition frustrated. Petty resentment’s in the saddle.
To Beg I Am Too Proud
Of course, I’m thrilled that Romney burned his ships on the beach, like Hernan Cortes. Instead of nodding at Trump and smiling, and worming his way into the president’s confidence. That’s what so many of Trump’s inveterate enemies did. That won many of them high appointments in his administration. Trump picked hundreds of his opponents, longtime hacks from the GOP swamp, instead of supporters. That turned out to be his worst mistake in office. It launched a thousand leaks, an attempted coup, and John Bolton’s career as an author. Thankfully, it didn’t manage to land us in any stupid wars.
Just so, Ronald Reagan undermined himself in office. He let the Bush faction that despised him honeycomb the White House with its flunkies. And freeze out Reagan’s real supporters. That’s how we got Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. And 30 more years of Roe v. Wade. It gave the neocons’ dominance over the GOP. That culminated in the reign of George W. Bush. His bumbling yielded eight years of Obama. And with that, the Supreme Court that stuffed gay marriage down America’s throat. Ask the Christian florists and wedding photographers how they’re benefiting from “compassionate conservatism.”
A Cat Without Its Claws
Maybe Romney was too proud to play the infiltrator. He has been the golden boy all his life. He will not play second fiddle in the orchestra that is the Senate. Ben Domenech at The Federalist points out that Romney is ill-suited to the compromise, trade-offs, and deal-making of the Senate. He never entered it as anything more than a president-in-waiting.
What kind of man ping-pongs over whether abortion or gay activism are right all through his 40s and 50s?
Now he squats there like The Joker glaring at Batman. Romney’s still hated by the left for his partisan past. Loathed by real conservatives. And (here’s the kicker) Romney’s feared by no one at all. As I documented yesterday, fear and intimidation proved favored tactics of Romney’s team when dealing with fellow Republicans. He doesn’t know what to do if he can’t wield it. Like a cat without its claws.
Begging for Scraps at the GOP’s Table
How close we came to a Republican party dominated entirely by its squishy, center-left Establishment. Remember how since 1996, the Christian Right begged for scraps at the GOP’s table? Somehow the neocons got all the wars they wanted. Big business got all the cheap labor immigrants it could wave across the border. But pro-lifers? We got a phone call. GOP presidents literally phoned it in when it came to the March for Life. That gesture said it all, and was echoed by the low, low, low priority that social conservatives’ concerns got in the party.
We were the red-headed stepchild, who when the big dogs had eaten was allowed to scarf down their scraps. And that’s how things were meant to stay, how they would have stayed, if Donald Trump hadn’t run for president. Our beliefs, scorned by big media, academia, and even Wall Street, were meant to become politically marginal and meaningless. The people who’d accomplish that weren’t Democrats like Bernie Sanders, but Republicans like John McCain and Mitt Romney. They were our designated pall-bearers.
Until Trump came along.
Trump Needs Us, So He Listens to Us
No, Trump wasn’t our favorite candidate at first. But the Establishment hated him fanatically, tried every backroom trick to take him down. So Trump needed us. Like him, we were locked out by the establishment. It took us for granted, sold us out at the first low bid, and sneered at us. Just as it did at Trump. So we made common cause with him. We backed him, and he came around to supporting us on crucial issues. Unlike almost every Republican since Reagan, he kept his promises.
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Every Snake Leaves a Trail
What can we say of Romney? I’m not an expert. I’ve frankly found him too dull to make of him a study. I’d rather just read Iago’s soliloquies in Othello. But some hard-working conservatives have tracked Romney’s serpentine undulations from right to left and back again. See Tricia Erickson. A political consultant, she published Can Mitt Romney Serve Two Masters? Much of that book questions tenets of Romney’s Mormon faith. But Erickson also exhaustively chronicles Romney’s ideological shape-shifting. Here are a few choice snippets.
On Protecting Unborn Children
On his 1994 campaign flyer, Romney lists “Retain a woman’s right to choose” as one of his foremost matters.
In 1994 the Boston Globe also reported Romney’s stance on the RU-486 abortion pill, quoting Romney as saying “I would favor having it available.”
During a debate in 1994, Romney stated “I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country.” He further stated “I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years we should sustain and support it.” Romney claimed in 2005 that while he was running for governor in 2002, was “personally pro-life” yet still had a pro-life “conversion” in 2004.
After his phony pro-life conversion based on embryonic stem cell research, Mitt stated that such research does not destroy human life, even though he believes life begins at conception and continued to support such research.
Mitt signed into law $50 tax funded co-pay abortions as a “healthcare benefit” under his RomneyCare.
Gave Planned Parenthood an instrumental role on the policy board in his Massachusetts healthcare plan, after his “pro-life conversion.”
Appointed a pro-choice judge, Matthew Nestor, to a lifetime appointment on a Massachusetts court, after his “pro-life conversion.”
On Appointing Constitutionalist Judges
Romney gave Planned Parenthood a instrumental role on the policy board in his Massachusetts healthcare plan after his “pro-life conversion.”
Mitt awarded a MA district court judgeship to Stephen Albany, part of the MA Lesbian & Gay Bar Association & activist to repeal sodomy laws.
According to the Boston Globe: Romney passed over GOP lawyers for three quarters of the 36 judicial vacancies he faced as governor, instead, tapping registered Democrats or independents, including two gay lawyers who supported gay rights.
On Same Sex Marriage and LGBT Activism
Romney in 1994: Romney’s letter to Log Cabin Republicans: “As we seek to establish full equality for America’s gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent.”
1994: Romney informed the Log Cabin Club … “Do you support the Protection of Marriage Amendment?” Romney: “No, because it would outlaw domestic partner benefits for gay couples.” Mitt simply “paid back” the Log Cabin Republicans for their instrumental role in getting him elected to the governorship, by purposely looking the other way so that gay marriage could be forced on to Massachusetts, and ultimately the United States of America.
There is no law on the books in MA to this day that legalizes gay marriage.
Romney increased funding for the homosexual indoctrination of children in Massachusetts schools. Romney’s policies caused Catholic adoption centers to close down, rather than to turn innocent children over to gay couples.
Trump Brought Us in from the Cold
There’s more, but you get the idea. This is the agenda that Romney, and most of the Republican Establishment, wanted to impose on the GOP. Had they fully succeeded, we and our views would be locked forever out of the “mainstream.” Biblical Christianity would be shunned and stigmatized as white racism rightly is. Churches eventually stripped of tax exemptions. Believers prosecuted for “discrimination.”
That’s the fate which the rise of Donald Trump has for the moment helped us avert. It’s the go-to agenda that most NeverTrumpers still have in their back pocket, ready to use the moment he falls.
We must see that he doesn’t, and think ahead about who can carry on his legacy. It can’t be one of his enemies who flattered their way into his good graces because they weren’t as proud as Romney. So maybe rule out most of Trump’s appointees in 2017.
John Zmirak is a Senior Editor at The Stream, and author or co-author of ten books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-08--This Pro-Life 1-800 Number Has Helped 3.75 Million People, Saved Thousands of Babies From Democrat B

This Pro-Life 1-800 Number Has Helped 3.75 Million People, Saved Thousands of Babies From Democrat Baby Butchers

A worldwide , 24/7-365 , life-saving ministry celebrates its 17th year of serving women and men in need today .
Heartbeat International ’ s Option Line is the only fully staffed , bilingual pro-life contact center in the United States .
Option Line has reached more 3.75 million women and men , many of whom have been desperately seeking answers in an unexpected pregnancy since its establishment in 2003 .
“ That is 17 years of life-saving ministry being performed 24 hours a day , 365 days a year to women and men seeking help worldwide , ” said Heartbeat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marketing Andrea Trudden .
Option Line serves through some 1,100 contacts daily , broken down , this is 560 phone calls , 500 live chats , 30 texts and 10 emails , including 25 international contacts .
The center has an above-industry standard answered call rate , and its consultants answer after-hours calls for pregnancy help organizations and partnering organizations/hotlines .
Originally a joint venture with Care Net from 2003-2012 , Option Line consultants serve many who reach out with immediate needs and also connect them with ongoing assistance , whether through pregnancy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services .
Option Line ’ s Life Affirming Specialists provide consultation on abortion , adoption and parenting .
They also connect women directly with their local pregnancy help organization and schedule appointments in real-time through a state-of-the-art system .
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“ Through the years , a website and call center adapted to new communications and has been a key asset in helping find the most effective ways to reach women in need , ” Trudden said .
Heartbeat International Vice President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the effectiveness of the Option Line ministry .
“ Option Line consultants answer each call with care , concern , hope and truth , ” Boston said .
“ Love your new milestone and will keep telling the stories of Option Line , ” Boston told Option Line staff .
“ You save lives daily !
” Option Line ’ s value and impact has also been celebrated outside of Heartbeat International .
Life Issues Institute President Bradley Mattes recently produced radio commentary on Option Line that was carried on nearly 1,200 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SiriusXM radio .
It was also promoted on social media by Life Issues Institute , the Charlotte Lozier Institute and Susan B Anthony List , and it will have a continued presence on the Life Issues Institute ’ s main website , www.lifeissues.org .
“ I think it ’ s important that a tool as effective as Option Line be known to as many individuals as possible so that women , men and their babies can be better served at a critical time in their lives , ” Mattes told Pregnancy Help News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon them getting life-affirming support and alternatives to abortion , and Option Line is a vital part of that.
” Option Line has been instrumental in aiding Life Issues Institute ’ s efforts both to assist women and men facing an unexpected pregnancy , and those who reach out with the emotional turmoil of a past abortion , Mattes said .
One example is the Men and Abortion Network through which Life Issues Institute makes free referrals around the nation .
“ We have come to greatly depend upon Option Line ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Mattes .
Trudden continued in praise of Option Line ’ s life affirming staff on behalf of Heartbeat International .
“ Their loving and compassionate consultants have allowed us to serve over 3.75 million people !
” she exclaimed .
“ Beyond that , we know that millions have found helpful information at the website.
” “ We may never truly have a full grasp as to the many lives that Option Line has reached and rescued , ” Trudden added , “ but one thing we do know is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Option Line team are true heroes for life !
” Assistance and support through Option Line is available 24/7 , 365 days a year at 800-712-4357 , by texting “ HELPLINE ” to 313131 , and by visiting OptionLine.org .
Pregnancy Help News is a project of Heartbeat International .
LifeNews Note : Lisa Bourne is Managing Editor of Pregnancy Help News and Content Writer for Heartbeat International .
This originally appeared at Pregnancy Help News .

A worldwide, 24/7-365, life-saving ministry celebrates its 17th year of serving women and men in need today.
Heartbeat International’s Option Line is the only fully staffed, bilingual pro-life contact center in the United States.
Option Line has reached more 3.75 million women and men, many of whom have been desperately seeking answers in an unexpected pregnancy since its establishment in 2003.
“That is 17 years of life-saving ministry being performed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to women and men seeking help worldwide,” said Heartbeat International’s Director of Communications and Marketing Andrea Trudden.
Option Line serves through some 1,100 contacts daily, broken down, this is 560 phone calls, 500 live chats, 30 texts and 10 emails, including 25 international contacts.
The center has an above-industry standard answered call rate, and its consultants answer after-hours calls for pregnancy help organizations and partnering organizations/hotlines.
Originally a joint venture with Care Net from 2003-2012, Option Line consultants serve many who reach out with immediate needs and also connect them with ongoing assistance, whether through pregnancy help, ministry, educational or social services.
Option Line’s Life Affirming Specialists provide consultation on abortion, adoption and parenting. They also connect women directly with their local pregnancy help organization and schedule appointments in real-time through a state-of-the-art system.
Click Like if you are pro-life to like the LifeNews Facebook page!
“Through the years, a website and call center adapted to new communications and has been a key asset in helping find the most effective ways to reach women in need,” Trudden said.
Heartbeat International Vice President Cindi Boston echoed Trudden’s comment on the effectiveness of the Option Line ministry.
“Option Line consultants answer each call with care, concern, hope and truth,” Boston said.
“Love your new milestone and will keep telling the stories of Option Line,” Boston told Option Line staff. “You save lives daily!”
Option Line’s value and impact has also been celebrated outside of Heartbeat International.
Life Issues Institute President Bradley Mattes recently produced radio commentary on Option Line that was carried on nearly 1,200 outlets throughout the nation, along with SiriusXM radio. It was also promoted on social media by Life Issues Institute, the Charlotte Lozier Institute and Susan B Anthony List, and it will have a continued presence on the Life Issues Institute’s main website, www.lifeissues.org.
“I think it’s important that a tool as effective as Option Line be known to as many individuals as possible so that women, men and their babies can be better served at a critical time in their lives,” Mattes told Pregnancy Help News. “Life or death may depend upon them getting life-affirming support and alternatives to abortion, and Option Line is a vital part of that.”
Option Line has been instrumental in aiding Life Issues Institute’s efforts both to assist women and men facing an unexpected pregnancy, and those who reach out with the emotional turmoil of a past abortion, Mattes said.
One example is the Men and Abortion Network through which Life Issues Institute makes free referrals around the nation.
“We have come to greatly depend upon Option Line’s network of caring individuals and organizations,” said Mattes.
Trudden continued in praise of Option Line’s life affirming staff on behalf of Heartbeat International.
“Their loving and compassionate consultants have allowed us to serve over 3.75 million people!” she exclaimed. “Beyond that, we know that millions have found helpful information at the website.”
“We may never truly have a full grasp as to the many lives that Option Line has reached and rescued,” Trudden added, “but one thing we do know is that those who have said yes to joining the Option Line team are true heroes for life!”
Assistance and support through Option Line is available 24/7, 365 days a year at 800-712-4357, by texting “HELPLINE” to 313131, and by visiting OptionLine.org. Pregnancy Help News is a project of Heartbeat International.
LifeNews Note: Lisa Bourne is Managing Editor of Pregnancy Help News and Content Writer for Heartbeat International. This originally appeared at Pregnancy Help News.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-08--President Trump Vows More Rally Even If He’s Reelected

President Trump said that , even if he wins reelection in November , he will continue to hold rallies across @ @ @ @ @ at an Opportunity Now Summit in Charlotte , North Carolina , the president touted his @ @ @ @ @ boisterous rallies would continue into a second term .
“ Can you believe how fast @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ll keep the rallies going if we win .
Even when we win @ @ @ @ @ ll do rallies , ” Trump told the crowd , which at one point in @ @ @ @ @ Four more years.
” His speech came just days after being acquitted of two articles @ @ @ @ @ Now Summits are an effort to communicate and highlight efforts to bolster low-income areas .
@ @ @ @ @ Central Piedmont Community College , where he was introduced by Secretary of Housing and Urban @ @ @ @ @ Friday event included workshops on inmate reentry to society , economic development , and discussions @ @ @ @ @ state funding .

President Trump said that, even if he wins reelection in November, he will continue to hold rallies across the country.
Speaking Friday at an Opportunity Now Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina, the president touted his economic achievements and said his boisterous rallies would continue into a second term.
“Can you believe how fast we’re going? We’ll keep the rallies going if we win. Even when we win next time, we’ll do rallies,” Trump told the crowd, which at one point in his speech chanted, “Four more years.”
His speech came just days after being acquitted of two articles of impeachment.
The Opportunity Now Summits are an effort to communicate and highlight efforts to bolster low-income areas. He delivered his remarks at Central Piedmont Community College, where he was introduced by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson.
The Friday event included workshops on inmate reentry to society, economic development, and discussions about applying for federal and state funding.


thelibertydaily--2020-02-08--FRIDAY NIGHT MASSACRE: Saboteur Gordon Sondland Ousted

Both Vindmans are out and now we ’ re seeing reports that Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland will be @ @

Both Vindmans are out and now we’re seeing reports that Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland will be recalled:
SONDLAND out as well: “I was advised today that the President intends to recall me effective immediately as United States Ambassador to the European Union,” he says in statement — Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) February 7, 2020
EU ambassador Gordon Sondland, who also testified in the impeachment inquiry, has also been fired. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 7, 2020
NYT: President Trump fires Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to E.U. — Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) February 7, 2020
They’re taking it well:
It is the Friday Night Massacre. — Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) February 7, 2020
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thelibertydaily--2020-02-08--Bug-Eyed Burbank Bolshevik Adam Schiff Calls for More Witch Hunts

Representative Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) said Friday on NPR ’ s “ Morning Edition ” that he would like to continue investigating President Donald Trump ’ s “ misconduct ” by hearing testimony from acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo .
Host Steve Inskeep asked , “ Two officials , I could name many , but two officials still in the administration that you wanted to hear from — Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Pompeo — do you still want to hear from them ?
” Schiff said , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
But we have to make the decision about next steps in consultation with our caucus and our leadership.
” He added , “ what we ’ ll need to weigh is the need to validate Congress ’ oversight authority , the need to make sure the American people understand the full length and breadth of the president ’ s misconduct , as well as others in the administration that were part of the misconduct .
And at the same time , the imperative of keeping our legislative agenda first and foremost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two .
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Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Friday on NPR’s “Morning Edition” that he would like to continue investigating President Donald Trump’s “misconduct” by hearing testimony from acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Host Steve Inskeep asked, “Two officials, I could name many, but two officials still in the administration that you wanted to hear from — Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Pompeo — do you still want to hear from them?”
Schiff said, “I would still like to hear from them. But we have to make the decision about next steps in consultation with our caucus and our leadership.”
He added, “what we’ll need to weigh is the need to validate Congress’ oversight authority, the need to make sure the American people understand the full length and breadth of the president’s misconduct, as well as others in the administration that were part of the misconduct. And at the same time, the imperative of keeping our legislative agenda first and foremost and striking the right balance between the two.”
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