thelibertydaily--2020-03-02--77-Year-Old Joe Biden Now The Youngest Man Left In The Democrat Primary

Former Vice President Joe Biden is currently the youngest man still standing in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary .
Biden ’ s distinction comes as 38-year-old Pete Buttigieg , the former mayor of South Bend , Indiana , dropped his presidential bid on Sunday after a weak showing in South Carolina on Saturday .
That contest also claimed the candidacy of billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer , who is 62 .
Of the men remaining on the Democratic side , former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are both 78 , although Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders will turn 79 in September .
The female candidates still in the field include Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard , 38 , Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar , 59 , and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren , 70 .
( RELATED : Ocasio-Cortez Attacks Biden ’ s Age ) At 70 years and 220 days on Inauguration Day , President Donald Trump currently holds the record for the oldest president to assume office .
Unless Gabbard or Klobuchar pull out an improbable victory , that record is sure to be broken in January 2021 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrat .

Former Vice President Joe Biden is currently the youngest man still standing in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
Biden’s distinction comes as 38-year-old Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, dropped his presidential bid on Sunday after a weak showing in South Carolina on Saturday. That contest also claimed the candidacy of billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, who is 62.
Of the men remaining on the Democratic side, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are both 78, although Bloomberg’s birthday was last month and Sanders will turn 79 in September.
The female candidates still in the field include Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, 38, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, 59, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 70. (RELATED: Ocasio-Cortez Attacks Biden’s Age)
At 70 years and 220 days on Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump currently holds the record for the oldest president to assume office. Unless Gabbard or Klobuchar pull out an improbable victory, that record is sure to be broken in January 2021, either by Trump himself or a septuagenarian Democrat.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-02--Breadline Bernie Hit With ‘Cease and Desist’ Letter From Rapper Flavor Flav . . .

Senator Bernie Sanders has been issued a cease and desist from Flavor Flav after the rapper 's Public Enemy co-founder , Chuck D , was announced to perform at a Sanders rally under the group 's moniker .
The letter , sent by Flav 's lawyer to Sanders on Friday , asserts that the rally uses Flav 's `` unauthorized likeness '' and `` image '' to promote the event .
`` While Chuck is certainly free to express his political view as he sees fit — his voice alone does not speak for Public Enemy .
The planned performance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Enemy , it will not be a performance by Public Enemy .
Those who truly know what Public Enemy stands for know what time it is , there is no Public Enemy without Flavor Flav , '' the letter states .
Flav added a handwritten message at the bottom of the note , saying `` Hey Bernie , do n't do this , '' with a drawing of his iconic clock .
Chuck D and Flav were two of the group 's founding members back in 1985 .
Flav left in 2009 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constant member .
Chuck D responded on Twitter to the legal drama , saying , `` It 's not about Bernie with Flav '' and that Flav does n't `` know the difference between Barry Sanders or Bernie Sanders . ''
Many Garth Brooks fans also mixed up the two Sanders last week .
Chuck D also cited Sanders ' focus on healthcare and childcare as the main reasons why he 's supporting the Democratic candidate .
He posted on Twitter that the issues became priorities for him after his father passed away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Senator Bernie Sanders has been issued a cease and desist from Flavor Flav after the rapper's Public Enemy co-founder, Chuck D, was announced to perform at a Sanders rally under the group's moniker.
The letter, sent by Flav's lawyer to Sanders on Friday, asserts that the rally uses Flav's "unauthorized likeness" and "image" to promote the event.
"While Chuck is certainly free to express his political view as he sees fit — his voice alone does not speak for Public Enemy. The planned performance will only be Chuck D of Public Enemy, it will not be a performance by Public Enemy. Those who truly know what Public Enemy stands for know what time it is, there is no Public Enemy without Flavor Flav," the letter states.
Flav added a handwritten message at the bottom of the note, saying "Hey Bernie, don't do this," with a drawing of his iconic clock.
Chuck D and Flav were two of the group's founding members back in 1985. Flav left in 2009, while Chuck D has been the only constant member.
Chuck D responded on Twitter to the legal drama, saying, "It's not about Bernie with Flav" and that Flav doesn't "know the difference between Barry Sanders or Bernie Sanders." Many Garth Brooks fans also mixed up the two Sanders last week.
Chuck D also cited Sanders' focus on healthcare and childcare as the main reasons why he's supporting the Democratic candidate. He posted on Twitter that the issues became priorities for him after his father passed away in 2016 and his granddaughter was born.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-02--. . . And Just Like That! Hip Hop Group Public Enemy Fires Founding Member Flavor Flav After Rapper

. . . And Just Like That! Hip Hop Group Public Enemy Fires Founding Member Flavor Flav After Rapper Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Breadline Bernie

Hall of Fame Hip hop group Public Enemy announced on Sunday they are `` moving forward '' without Flavor Flav -- their founding member and hype man of nearly 40 years -- after the rapper sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bernie Sanders on Friday .
“ Public Enemy and Public Enemy Radio will be moving forward without Flavor Flav , ” the group said in a statement , according to Rolling Stone .
“ We thank him for his years of service and wish him well.
” The move was made in response to a letter sent by Flavor Flav @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D planned to perform at the candidates ' California rally on Sunday .
FLAVOR FLAV TELLS BERNIE SANDERS TO STOP PROMOTING 'FALSE NARRATIVE ' USING PUBLIC ENEMY 'S NAME Flavor Flav accused the campaign of using his likeness and trademarked oversized clock at the rally even though he `` has not endorsed any political candidate in this election cycle . ''
“ While Chuck is certainly free to express his political view as he sees fit -- his voice alone does not speak for Public Enemy , ” the letter obtained by Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will only be Chuck D of Public Enemy , it will not be a performance by Public Enemy .
Those who truly know what Public Enemy stands for know what time it is , there is no Public Enemy without Flavor Flav . ''
The letter added that `` Sanders had promised to 'Fight the Power ' with hip-hop icons Public Enemy , but this Rap Icon will not be performing at the Sanders rally . ''
Chuck D clarified on Twitter Sunday afternoon the last straw between the two was long ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to support Sankofa , a social justice organization described to give voices to those in need and promote `` peace & equality . ''
BERNIE SANDERS BECOMES LIGHTNING ROD AT CPAC AS TRUMP SOLDIERS LAUNCH WAR ON SOCIALISM '' It 's not about BERNIE with Flav ... he don ’ t know the difference between BarrySanders or BernieSanders he don ’ t know either , '' he said .
Flavor Flav had previously sued Chuck D and their management firm in 2017 over unpaid profits , the paper said .
Sanders ' rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Convention Center .
An ad for the event claimed that `` Public Enemy Radio '' is set to perform , according to the candidate 's website .
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP '' Join Bernie Sanders , Sarah Silverman , and Dick Van Dyke , with a special performance by Public Enemy Radio .
Doors open at 3:00 p.m. and the event starts at 5:00 p.m. Capacity is limited and admission is granted on a first-come , first-served basis , '' the website stated .

Hall of Fame Hip hop group Public Enemy announced on Sunday they are "moving forward" without Flavor Flav -- their founding member and hype man of nearly 40 years -- after the rapper sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bernie Sanders on Friday.
"Public Enemy and Public Enemy Radio will be moving forward without Flavor Flav," the group said in a statement, according to Rolling Stone. "We thank him for his years of service and wish him well."
The move was made in response to a letter sent by Flavor Flav's lawyer Matthew Friedman after member Chuck D planned to perform at the candidates' California rally on Sunday.
FLAVOR FLAV TELLS BERNIE SANDERS TO STOP PROMOTING 'FALSE NARRATIVE' USING PUBLIC ENEMY'S NAME
Flavor Flav accused the campaign of using his likeness and trademarked oversized clock at the rally even though he "has not endorsed any political candidate in this election cycle."
"While Chuck is certainly free to express his political view as he sees fit -- his voice alone does not speak for Public Enemy," the letter obtained by Fox News said. "The planned performance will only be Chuck D of Public Enemy, it will not be a performance by Public Enemy. Those who truly know what Public Enemy stands for know what time it is, there is no Public Enemy without Flavor Flav."
The letter added that "Sanders had promised to 'Fight the Power' with hip-hop icons Public Enemy, but this Rap Icon will not be performing at the Sanders rally."
Chuck D clarified on Twitter Sunday afternoon the last straw between the two was long ago, adding that "FLAV" refused to support Sankofa, a social justice organization described to give voices to those in need and promote "peace & equality."
BERNIE SANDERS BECOMES LIGHTNING ROD AT CPAC AS TRUMP SOLDIERS LAUNCH WAR ON SOCIALISM
"It's not about BERNIE with Flav... he don’t know the difference between BarrySanders or BernieSanders he don’t know either," he said.
Flavor Flav had previously sued Chuck D and their management firm in 2017 over unpaid profits, the paper said.
Sanders' rally is being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. An ad for the event claimed that "Public Enemy Radio" is set to perform, according to the candidate's website.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
"Join Bernie Sanders, Sarah Silverman, and Dick Van Dyke, with a special performance by Public Enemy Radio. Doors open at 3:00 p.m. and the event starts at 5:00 p.m. Capacity is limited and admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis," the website stated.
Fox News' Melissa Roberto contributed to this report


thelibertydaily--2020-03-02--The Fake News New York Times’ History Revisionist ‘1619 Project’ is a Dishonest Attack on America’s

The Fake News New York Times’ History Revisionist ‘1619 Project’ is a Dishonest Attack on America’s Founding Principles

We live in history-making times .
Not so much because of ...

It isn’t an overstatement to describe The New York Times’ 1619 Project as a journalistic declaration of war against America. Many of the project’s historical claims are downright fabrications — but in the most decisive respect, that’s beside the point.
The project’s leader, Nikole Hannah-Jones, has tried to brush off the criticism of many distinguished historians by claiming that such disagreement is how historiography always proceeds — as we learn progressively more, a new “narrative” challenges old ones.
The 1619 Project, however, isn’t about new historical scholarship, and insofar as journalism is about the quest for truth, it isn’t quite journalism, either. As eminent scholars and stalwart liberals, such as Princeton University’s Sean Wilentz, have pointed out, the project makes utterly preposterous claims — above all, the notion that protecting slavery was a central motivation in launching the Revolutionary War and thus the American project.
Make no mistake — 1619 is a political project, aimed at piercing the heart of the US regime by overturning the American understanding of justice. As James Madison said, “Justice is the end of government,” it is “the end of civil society.” We seek justice “until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.” To transform America, you have first to destroy its understanding of justice.
American justice is based on the understanding that while we are all unequal in many respects — talents, beauty, strength, discipline and so on — our fundamental equality as human beings means that all citizens should be treated equally under the law. And law should be ordered toward the common good of all, rather than classes or groups.
That understanding is embodied in the principles of the Declaration of Independence of 1776. The hideous stain of slavery, which stamped this country in 1619, doesn’t alter the nobility of those principles, and it was finally those principles that undid the Peculiar Institution.
The American mind in 1776 established the equal protection of the equal rights of all citizens as the ideal at the center of our political life. We have made much progress since then — most strikingly with the Civil War and the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments — in making this ideal a political and cultural reality.
1619’s cynical ploy is to write these principles out of America’s story by tracing all of our prosperity and success to slavery’s introduction and perpetuation. But 1619 goes even further. It attempts to transform the principle at the center of America’s Founding into the handmaid of slavery — rather than slavery’s eventual moral and constitutional stumbling block.
The new moral and philosophical foundation for America envisioned by 1619 is based on the abandonment of the individual equality of rights under the law for a racial and identity politics based on group rights. These groups are to be arranged in a new caste system based on the groups’ varying histories of oppression and their possession of more or less “privilege.”
When we adopt identity politics, the identity and the good of our group ultimately defines us, rather than our citizenship and individual humanity — an affront to the vision of abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and civil-rights champions such as Martin Luther King.
If the Times and the cultural elites who are promoting 1619 manage to hang racism and slavery around the neck of America’s colorblind Founding principles, those principles will be further delegitimized in our public discourse. That, in turn, will create ideological space for the fundamental transformation of America’s regime.
Abraham Lincoln once said that if America were to be defeated, it would be by suicide from forces within rather than by conquest from without. The 1619 Project is the latest manifestation of an ideology that will destroy us from within — if we don’t sound the alarm and act.
Every American and every political leader — from the local school board to the national legislature — must start thinking creatively and acting aggressively to deny the 1619 Project legitimacy and efficacy. What is at stake is nothing less than the dissolution of America.
Ryan P. Williams is publisher of the Claremont Review of Books and president of the Claremont Institute, where Matthew J. Peterson is vice president of education.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-02--Parents Outraged After Chicago School Bans Homemade School Lunches Over Worries About Marijuana

CHICAGO ( CBS ) — Now that marijuana is legal in Illinois , one Chicago public school wanted to protect its students from exposure to cannabis by changing the lunch policy .
But as CBS 2 ’ s Jim Williams reported Sunday night , students ’ parents said the school ’ s effort defied common sense .
Like millions of parents , Vikram Sundararaman and his wife pack lunches and snacks for their children to take to school .
“ We package snacks all day for our kids , ” Sundararaman said .
“ We give them apples .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” His 7- and 5-year-old sons attend the South Loop Elementary School , 1212 S. Plymouth Ct. One Friday a few weeks back , all the parents received a notice from the school : It read in part : ( I ) tems for lunch and snack time must be store bought and in single-serve packaging .
If a student brings non-prepackaged items to school , they will not be able to eat it during lunch or snack time.
” What was the reason for the rule ?
Cannabis fears .
“ This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students accidently bringing in cannabis infused food items to school , ” the notice said .
He was also confused .
It appeared a sandwich made at home would be banned – after all , it wouldn ’ t be prepackaged .
A sealed bag of potato chips would also be fine , but not loose chips placed into a baggie – or so it seemed .
“ I ’ d have to buy prepackaged Goldfish , rather than getting them bulk at Sam ’ s Club and putting them in Ziploc bags @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other parents quickly expressed outrage .
“ There was immediately a petition that was started , because several parents make only homemade foods for their kids , and several kids only eat homemade foods , ” Sundararman said .
Within days , South Loop Elementary school conceded the policy change sparked confusion and concerns .
So it offered an update saying chips , fruit , and sandwiches in Ziploc bags would be acceptable .
Sundararaman said the uproar could have been easily avoided if the school had simply talked to parents first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re going to put out a policy , that policy should be well thought through .
They should have – specially when we ’ re talking about school children – they should have the input of parents and the community before the policy is put into place , ” he said .
CBS 2 reached out to the Chicago Public Schools press office .
A spokesman told us South Loop Elementary acted alone , and their rule did not reflect a citywide policy .

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Now that marijuana is legal in Illinois, one Chicago public school wanted to protect its students from exposure to cannabis by changing the lunch policy.
But as CBS 2's Jim Williams reported Sunday night, students' parents said the school's effort defied common sense.
Like millions of parents, Vikram Sundararaman and his wife pack lunches and snacks for their children to take to school.
"We package snacks all day for our kids," Sundararaman said. "We give them apples. We pack their sun butter and jelly sandwiches."
His 7- and 5-year-old sons attend the South Loop Elementary School, 1212 S. Plymouth Ct. One Friday a few weeks back, all the parents received a notice from the school:
It read in part: (I)tems for lunch and snack time must be store bought and in single-serve packaging. If a student brings non-prepackaged items to school, they will not be able to eat it during lunch or snack time."
What was the reason for the rule? Cannabis fears.
"This policy will eliminate the risk for any students accidently bringing in cannabis infused food items to school," the notice said.
"I was appalled," Sundararaman said.
He was also confused. It appeared a sandwich made at home would be banned – after all, it wouldn't be prepackaged.
A sealed bag of potato chips would also be fine, but not loose chips placed into a baggie – or so it seemed.
"I'd have to buy prepackaged Goldfish, rather than getting them bulk at Sam's Club and putting them in Ziploc bags," Sundararaman said.
Sundararman and the other parents quickly expressed outrage.
"There was immediately a petition that was started, because several parents make only homemade foods for their kids, and several kids only eat homemade foods," Sundararman said.
Within days, South Loop Elementary school conceded the policy change sparked confusion and concerns. So it offered an update saying chips, fruit, and sandwiches in Ziploc bags would be acceptable.
Sundararaman said the uproar could have been easily avoided if the school had simply talked to parents first.
"I think that if you're going to put out a policy, that policy should be well thought through. They should have - specially when we're talking about school children – they should have the input of parents and the community before the policy is put into place," he said.
CBS 2 reached out to the Chicago Public Schools press office. A spokesman told us South Loop Elementary acted alone, and their rule did not reflect a citywide policy.


BUTTPLUG OUT!

And here we go… Jake Tapper says Pete Buttigieg is going back to being an irrelevant mayor : Wow .
@ @ @ @ @ at all .
He was not doing well and the black votes in South Carolina @ @ @ @ @ week .
Maybe Jimmy Carter told him to screw off this morning : Also he @ @ @ @ @ California : Buttigieg , 38 , will suspend his campaign tonight in northern Indiana after @ @ @ @ @ after his come-from-nowhere bid became a top-tier campaign for the Democratic nomination .
Based on @ @ @ @ @ , he is eager to see the party unite soon ... — Robert Costa ( @ @ @ @ @ , 2020

And here we go… Jake Tapper says Pete Buttigieg is going back to being an irrelevant mayor:
Campaign aide tells me Pete Buttigieg is suspending his campaign this evening. — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 1, 2020
the former Mayor is returning to Indiana to deliver a speech in South Bend this evening, aide says — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 1, 2020
Wow. I’m not surprised at all. He was not doing well and the black votes in South Carolina just knocked him into next week.
More:
Buttigieg aide says they didn’t see a clear path to the nomination. Buttigieg will give a speech about unity tonight. Unclear if that includes an endorsement. — Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) March 1, 2020
Maybe Jimmy Carter told him to screw off this morning:
Also he’s doing terribly in California:
#California Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll:
Sanders 35%
Bloomberg 16%
Biden 14%
Warren 12%
Buttigieg 7%
Klobuchar 5%
Gabbard 3%
(Poll Conducted Feb 26-2/29) — Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) March 1, 2020
Buttigieg, 38, will suspend his campaign tonight in northern Indiana after landing at SBN, and after his come-from-nowhere bid became a top-tier campaign for the Democratic nomination.
Based on convos with his aides today, he is eager to see the party unite soon... — Robert Costa (@costareports) March 1, 2020
I’ll update as necessary.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--Trump Campaign Unveils ‘Army’ Tasked With Recruiting 2 Million Volunteers: ‘Start Knocking on Doors’

The Trump campaign is mobilizing an `` army '' of supporters with step-by-step guides to register voters and to get out the vote in person or online .
`` We all know that the Democrats and liberal media will pour billions in their effort to defeat President Trump , '' Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said in a video calling for volunteers to `` enlist '' as a `` bundler '' for the campaign .
`` Once you 're a part of the Trump Victory Finance Committee , you 'll be able to involve friends , family , and colleagues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total raised and building status among the network of volunteer fundraisers , she said .
Launched on Monday , the new Army for Trump website looks like a road map for `` Team Trump '' to reach the 2 million trained volunteers that campaign manager Brad Parscale said it would have by November .
`` It 's time to get out there and start knocking on doors , making phone calls , '' Parscale said recently at the Conservative Political Action Conference .
`` It 's time to become digital activists and fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the campaign had close to 16,000 trained volunteers .
`` We will have 2 million trained volunteers for 2020 , '' he said .
`` We are already past 500,000 , and we do n't have anyone to run against yet . ''
Digital activists are encouraged to sign up to receive text messages from the Trump campaign , to follow the Trump team on social media , and to share tweets and messages with their followers .
`` I think it 's always good to compare and contrast where we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were in 2016 , '' Lara Trump said at CPAC in a joint appearance with Parscale , mentioning an analogy of his that the 2016 campaign was a plane being built in real-time .
`` This time , '' Parscale said he told the president , `` let 's build an entire fleet before we even take off from the ground . ''
Registering voters is one priority for the campaign , whose data shows that registration makes a voter 80 % more likely to turn out on Election Day .
Team Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in swing states and states that traditionally vote Democratic in their bid to secure a Trump victory , with plans for outreach to black voters , rapid-response , post-rally televised ads , and a Trump blimp .
In a Fox News clip shared by Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel , the president 's son Eric Trump touted the 2 million number and directed viewers to the new Army for Trump website .

The Trump campaign is mobilizing an "army" of supporters with step-by-step guides to register voters and to get out the vote in person or online.
"We all know that the Democrats and liberal media will pour billions in their effort to defeat President Trump," Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said in a video calling for volunteers to "enlist" as a "bundler" for the campaign. "Once you're a part of the Trump Victory Finance Committee, you'll be able to involve friends, family, and colleagues in the campaign," tracking your total raised and building status among the network of volunteer fundraisers, she said.
Launched on Monday, the new Army for Trump website looks like a road map for "Team Trump" to reach the 2 million trained volunteers that campaign manager Brad Parscale said it would have by November. "It's time to get out there and start knocking on doors, making phone calls," Parscale said recently at the Conservative Political Action Conference. "It's time to become digital activists and fight."
In 2016, Parscale said, the campaign had close to 16,000 trained volunteers. "We will have 2 million trained volunteers for 2020," he said. "We are already past 500,000, and we don't have anyone to run against yet."
Digital activists are encouraged to sign up to receive text messages from the Trump campaign, to follow the Trump team on social media, and to share tweets and messages with their followers.
"I think it's always good to compare and contrast where we are today in 2020, versus where we were in 2016," Lara Trump said at CPAC in a joint appearance with Parscale, mentioning an analogy of his that the 2016 campaign was a plane being built in real-time. "This time," Parscale said he told the president, "let's build an entire fleet before we even take off from the ground."
Registering voters is one priority for the campaign, whose data shows that registration makes a voter 80% more likely to turn out on Election Day. Team Trump is heavily engaged in recruiting new voters in swing states and states that traditionally vote Democratic in their bid to secure a Trump victory, with plans for outreach to black voters, rapid-response, post-rally televised ads, and a Trump blimp.
In a Fox News clip shared by Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, the president's son Eric Trump touted the 2 million number and directed viewers to the new Army for Trump website.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--‘I’m A Proud Trump Republican’: Ivanka Trump Describes Her Political Transformation, Registers as a

‘I’m A Proud Trump Republican’: Ivanka Trump Describes Her Political Transformation, Registers as a Republican

White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump described herself as a “ proud Trump Republican ” in an interview with The New York Times .
In what has been a remarkable 180-degree political transformation from when she was a Democratic donor with progressive views on issues like climate change , parental leave , and pay equity , her status as a “ card-carrying member of her father ’ s ‘ Make America Great Again ’ coalition is now complete , ” writes Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman for the Times in an article published Monday .
After missing the deadline in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she decided to switch her voter registration to Republican from Democrat so she could vote for her father in New York ’ s GOP primary .
She officially made the switch on October 22 , 2018 , the Times reported .
“ I am a proud Trump Republican , ” she told the outlet in a Monday interview .
“ I believe he ’ s broadened the reach of the Republican Party , which is really important to me.
” Describing her political shift , Trump said she wasn ’ t “ going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s projections of her : “ In areas outside of my portfolio , I tend to agree more with the more conservative viewpoint more often than where the Democrats are today .
No one person or party has a monopoly on good ideas.
” Karni and Haberman report that the Democrats ’ push for impeachment gradually led to a more “ aggressive and raw ” online persona for the first daughter .
( RELATED : Ivanka Trump Speaks Out On Impeachment Inquiry ) Over the past few months , she has started using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats and has appeared at campaign events more clearly devised to appeal to Mr. Trump ’ s base .
Ahead of the New Hampshire primary in February , for instance , Ms. Trump traveled to Portsmouth to participate in a “ Cops for Trump ” event .
Ms. Trump ’ s husband , Jared Kushner , also recently registered as a Republican , telling reporters at a campaign briefing that he thinks the party “ is growing now that people like me feel comfortable being part of it .
”

White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump described herself as a “proud Trump Republican” in an interview with The New York Times.
In what has been a remarkable 180-degree political transformation from when she was a Democratic donor with progressive views on issues like climate change, parental leave, and pay equity, her status as a “card-carrying member of her father’s ‘Make America Great Again’ coalition is now complete,” writes Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman for the Times in an article published Monday.
After missing the deadline in 2016, Trump told the Times that she decided to switch her voter registration to Republican from Democrat so she could vote for her father in New York’s GOP primary. She officially made the switch on October 22, 2018, the Times reported.
“I am a proud Trump Republican,” she told the outlet in a Monday interview. “I believe he’s broadened the reach of the Republican Party, which is really important to me.”
Describing her political shift, Trump said she wasn’t “going to speculate” on other people’s projections of her: “In areas outside of my portfolio, I tend to agree more with the more conservative viewpoint more often than where the Democrats are today. No one person or party has a monopoly on good ideas.”
Karni and Haberman report that the Democrats’ push for impeachment gradually led to a more “aggressive and raw” online persona for the first daughter. (RELATED: Ivanka Trump Speaks Out On Impeachment Inquiry)
Over the past few months, she has started using her Twitter feed to lash out at Democrats and has appeared at campaign events more clearly devised to appeal to Mr. Trump’s base. Ahead of the New Hampshire primary in February, for instance, Ms. Trump traveled to Portsmouth to participate in a “Cops for Trump” event.
This factional fever and incoherent, ill-conceived process has finally ended and the President has rightfully been acquitted. It is time for our Country to move forward. Together. POTUS has accomplished so much and is just getting started. The best is yet to come! ???????? — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) February 5, 2020
Ms. Trump’s husband, Jared Kushner, also recently registered as a Republican, telling reporters at a campaign briefing that he thinks the party “is growing now that people like me feel comfortable being part of it.”


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--Mike Pence: Spring Break Travel in United States Safe Despite Coronavirus Outbreak

Vice President Mike Pence reassured Americans on Monday at the White House that travel for Spring break within the United States was still safe .
“ Well I can say there ’ s been no recommendation about any limitations on travel within the United States of America , ” Pence said .
Washington Post reporter Ashley Parker asked Pence whether he would feel comfortable taking his own family and grandchildren to Disneyland .
“ I travel across this country all the time , my kids live all over the country , ” Pence said .
Pence called for Americans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their activities .
“ Look , this is a time to use common sense , a good time to wash your hands , and this time of year , that ’ s always a good decision , ” he said .
Pence and public health officials repeated that the coronavirus risk to the American public remains low .
“ We want people to go about and live their normal lives , ” Center of Disease Control Director Robert Redfield said .
He warned travelers , however , to reconsider travel to South Korea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bans on travel to China and Iran .
Redfield said he would rapidly increase surveillance of the virus , which would likely increase the number of cases .
“ This is an all-hands deck effort , ” Pence said .
The vice president promised that he and the coronavirus team would continue to brief the public about the ongoing fight against the virus .
“ We ’ ll be back here every day , ” he said .

Vice President Mike Pence reassured Americans on Monday at the White House that travel for Spring break within the United States was still safe.
“Well I can say there’s been no recommendation about any limitations on travel within the United States of America,” Pence said.
Washington Post reporter Ashley Parker asked Pence whether he would feel comfortable taking his own family and grandchildren to Disneyland.
“I travel across this country all the time, my kids live all over the country,” Pence said.
Pence called for Americans to use “common sense” when planning their activities.
“Look, this is a time to use common sense, a good time to wash your hands, and this time of year, that’s always a good decision,” he said.
Pence and public health officials repeated that the coronavirus risk to the American public remains low.
“We want people to go about and live their normal lives,” Center of Disease Control Director Robert Redfield said.
He warned travelers, however, to reconsider travel to South Korea, Italy, and Japan on top of bans on travel to China and Iran.
Redfield said he would rapidly increase surveillance of the virus, which would likely increase the number of cases.
“This is an all-hands deck effort,” Pence said.
The vice president promised that he and the coronavirus team would continue to brief the public about the ongoing fight against the virus.
“We’ll be back here every day,” he said.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--‘Racist’ President Trump Nominates First African American Air Force Chief

President Donald Trump nominated the first African American Air Force chief of staff , the highest ranking uniformed position .
Gen. Charles Q .
Brown Jr. is a veteran combat pilot and longtime officer currently the head of U.S. Pacific Air Forces .
Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced his nomination on Monday , according to the Wall Street Journal .
Brown is an F-16 pilot who has served in Asia and the Middle East and has been an Air Force officer since 1984 .
He has flown nearly 3,000 hours , including combat missions , the Wall Street Journal reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Forces , he was the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command .
( RELATED : Trump Nominates First Black Woman To Serve As Marine Brigadier General ) “ I am truly honored and humbled by the nomination to serve as the Air Force ’ s 22nd chief of staff , ” Brown said in an Air Force news release .
“ If confirmed , Sharene and I look forward to building upon the legacy of Gen. Dave and Dawn Goldfein and the many airpower giants before who have served our Air Force and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed , Brown would be the first African American to lead any military service branch , and the first senior African American Pentagon leader to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staffs since Colin Powell , who was chairman from 1989 to 1993 .
Brown requires a confirmation by the Senate and would replace Gen. David Goldfein , who is expected to retire later this year , according to the Wall Street Journal .

President Donald Trump nominated the first African American Air Force chief of staff, the highest ranking uniformed position.
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. is a veteran combat pilot and longtime officer currently the head of U.S. Pacific Air Forces. Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced his nomination on Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Brown is an F-16 pilot who has served in Asia and the Middle East and has been an Air Force officer since 1984. He has flown nearly 3,000 hours, including combat missions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Prior to leading the Pacific Air Forces, he was the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command. (RELATED: Trump Nominates First Black Woman To Serve As Marine Brigadier General)
President nominates General Charles Brown, USAF to be the first African American Air Force Chief of Staff. pic.twitter.com/LYtLjrajXE — John Noonan (@noonanjo) March 2, 2020
“I am truly honored and humbled by the nomination to serve as the Air Force’s 22nd chief of staff,” Brown said in an Air Force news release. “If confirmed, Sharene and I look forward to building upon the legacy of Gen. Dave and Dawn Goldfein and the many airpower giants before who have served our Air Force and our nation with such dedication.”
If confirmed, Brown would be the first African American to lead any military service branch, and the first senior African American Pentagon leader to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staffs since Colin Powell, who was chairman from 1989 to 1993.
Brown requires a confirmation by the Senate and would replace Gen. David Goldfein, who is expected to retire later this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--MSNBC Democrat Hack Chris Matthews Announces Retirement On Air Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

MSNBC host Chris Matthews announced his retirement on air Monday , following a number of negative stories about Matthews in the last month .
“ Let me start with my headline tonight , I ’ m retiring , ” Matthews said at the open of his show .
“ This is the last Hardball on MSNBC , and obviously this isn ’ t for lack of interest in politics .
As you can tell , I have loved every minute of my 20 years as host of ‘ Hardball . '
” Matthews then addressed some controversies and allegations around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After my conversation with MSNBC , I decided tonight will be my last ‘ Hardball.
’ So let me tell you why .
The younger generations out there are ready to take the reigns .
We see them in politics , in the media , in fighting for their causes , they are improving the workplace .
We ’ re talking here about better standards than we grew up with—fair standards.
” “ A lot of it has to do with how we talk to each other .
Compliments on a woman ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me , might have once incorrectly thought were okay , were never okay .
Not then and certainly not today , and for making such comments in the past , I ’ m sorry.
” The latest controversy for Matthews came last week as journalist Laura Bassett claimed that he made suggestive comments to her , such as , “ Why haven ’ t I fallen in love with you yet ?
” while she was preparing for an appearance on the network .
The Daily Caller originally broke news of Matthews ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( RELATED : Sources : Chris Matthews Runs An Abusive Work Environment ) Matthews also got into hot water for comparing Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ performance in the Nevada caucuses to the invasion of France by Nazi Germany , something he later apologized for .
This story is developing and will be updated…

MSNBC host Chris Matthews announced his retirement on air Monday, following a number of negative stories about Matthews in the last month.
“Let me start with my headline tonight, I’m retiring,” Matthews said at the open of his show. “This is the last Hardball on MSNBC, and obviously this isn’t for lack of interest in politics. As you can tell, I have loved every minute of my 20 years as host of ‘Hardball.'”
Matthews then addressed some controversies and allegations around him, offering an apology.
“After my conversation with MSNBC, I decided tonight will be my last ‘Hardball.’ So let me tell you why. The younger generations out there are ready to take the reigns. We see them in politics, in the media, in fighting for their causes, they are improving the workplace. We’re talking here about better standards than we grew up with—fair standards.”
“A lot of it has to do with how we talk to each other. Compliments on a woman’s appearance that some men, including me, might have once incorrectly thought were okay, were never okay. Not then and certainly not today, and for making such comments in the past, I’m sorry.”
The latest controversy for Matthews came last week as journalist Laura Bassett claimed that he made suggestive comments to her, such as, “Why haven’t I fallen in love with you yet?” while she was preparing for an appearance on the network.
The Daily Caller originally broke news of Matthews’ alleged inappropriate behavior around women in 2017. (RELATED: Sources: Chris Matthews Runs An Abusive Work Environment)
Matthews also got into hot water for comparing Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ performance in the Nevada caucuses to the invasion of France by Nazi Germany, something he later apologized for.
This story is developing and will be updated…


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--New York Times Runs Puff Piece on Hunter Biden, Incredibly Paints Him as a Sensitive Artist

Last July , The New Yorker did a profile on Hunter Biden titled “ Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father ’ s Campaign ?
” I ’ ll give you the TL ; DR : “ He shouldn ’ t , you judgmental jerk.
” In that piece , Biden was described as a prodigal son who ’ d come back to the Biden home numerous times after eating his carob pods with the pigs .
Yes , he ’ d bought crack in a homeless encampment in Los Angeles .
Yes , he ’ d been doing coke while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy firm Burisma .
Yes , his wife claimed in divorce papers that he ’ d been “ spending extravagantly on his own interests ( including drugs , alcohol , prostitutes , strip clubs , and gifts for women with whom he has sexual relations ) , while leaving the family with no funds to pay legitimate bills.
” Yes , he ’ d … OK , point is , Hunter Biden ’ s seen some stuff , man .
But for real , guys , he ’ d changed !
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ d gotten married , turned over a new leaf and , then 49 , had become the kind of aging hipster/hippie who wears a T-shirt that says “ Be F—ing Nice.
” ( Seriously , that ’ s what he wore during part of the interview process . )
So stop picking on this belatedly maturing boyo , everyone .
He ’ s getting it together .
Be … nice .
The subcontext , of course , is that Biden ’ s conservative opponents want Joe Biden ’ s son pilloried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false .
If Hunter Biden wants to live like Hunter Thompson , he should go ahead .
That ’ s clearly an aim of his and he wouldn ’ t be the first D.C. wastrel who ’ s able to get away with absolute dissolution because of his family lineage .
What we care about is the fact he ’ s managed to get so many jobs that are either aligned with his father ’ s legislative interests or which — let ’ s be blunt — only have to do with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when you consider these jobs came at the same time Biden was probably spending a good deal of his time holed up in a suite at the Four Seasons D.C. , waving a crack pipe around and jabbering about how the Beltway was bat country .
In the interim , it ’ s clear he hasn ’ t gotten it together .
He ’ s currently involved in a child support suit with a former college athlete he apparently met while she was a stripper at his favorite club .
He resisted taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pass himself off as unemployed so that his no-doubt amply lined pockets aren ’ t affected .
But , as The New York Times points out , he ’ s become one heck of an artist !
The ghost of Jean-Michel Basquiat has been duly put on notice .
I ’ m not sure that Biden is that much of an artist , but writer Adam Popescu is a puff-piece maestro .
Check out this flattering bilge : “ Dressed in Oxford boots , jeans and a long sleeve T-shirt , Hunter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walkway , into a pool house-turned-art studio in the Hollywood Hills , ” Popescu began the Friday piece .
“ It was filled with colorful works of decorative abstraction — psychedelic florals and ethereal patterns that look like nature viewed through a microscope , leaning toward the surreal .
There were nearly 100 of them , all by his own hand .
Some were signed RH Biden , for Robert Hunter Biden , the 50-year-old son of the former vice president .
“ ’ What do you see ?
’ he asked , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wok brush .
“ The more critical question might be : How does it look to the outside world ?
Popescu wrote.
” From the picture provided by The Times , the outside world might think it looks a bit like this : Popescu briefly states that Biden ’ s “ name is very well known , for all the wrong reasons ” — mostly because of the role his employment with Burisma played in President Donald Trump ’ s impeachment and the fact that “ Republicans continue to press for a separate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the firm.
” Yes , well , that ’ s how these things tend to happen .
However , Hunter Biden has now chosen to step away from a career as a lobbyist and a guy with the last name Biden for hire for the life of a starving artist .
Well , not too starving .
“ As an undiscovered artist , he is better situated than most : living in a rented , 2,000-square-foot house in the Hollywood Hills off Mulholland Drive , with a Porsche Panamera in the driveway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pool house he has transformed into an art studio , ” Popescu wrote .
This is about as close to tongue-in-cheek criticism of Hunter ’ s new career as Popescu gets in the piece .
What we have instead is an article that talks about things like Biden ’ s desirability as an artist , his taste in music ( he ’ s really into Sturgill Simpson right now , something that may indeed induce me to delete all of his albums from my Spotify , much as I like him ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his pants .
“ His fingers and forearms were paint stained , blacks and reds deep under his nails , flecks on his jeans and boots , something his wife , Melissa Cohen , whom he married in May after a weeklong courtship , can ’ t stand .
‘ I always get my pants dirty , ’ he said .
‘ I don ’ t even notice it , but Melissa hates it.
’ ” As Popescu paints a portrait of his own , he inserts the oft-repeated backstory about How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For years , vodka and cocaine were constant companions .
Mr. Biden has talked often of facing the twin demons of addiction and personal loss .
His mother Neilia and sister Naomi died in a 1972 car wreck , in which 2-year-old Hunter suffered a severe head injury , ” Popescu wrote .
“ Later , as he looked to escape temptations , the painting became therapeutic , he said .
So did writing poems and short stories ( he was accepted into Syracuse University ’ s creative writing program in 1993 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he said , he has been writing letters to his deceased brother Beau , who succumbed to brain cancer in 2015 , a loss that sent Mr. Biden off on a four-year nightmare.
” “ I was addicted to crack for four years , ” Hunter Biden said .
“ I went through a really long period of addiction and I was at a point where I didn ’ t read , write , think .
I don ’ t do things halfway .
That can be a problem.
” Not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s first wife or his son , Beau , but nothing can possibly induce this preternaturally privileged drone to take responsibility for anything he ’ s done .
It was Beau ’ s death .
The pressure of being a Biden .
His divorce .
There ’ s always something that ’ s sent Hunter off the deep end .
Here ’ s the piece ’ s brief mention of Hunter ’ s latest foray into fatherhood , one he hasn ’ t exactly embraced : “ This past November , a paternity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a toddler ; he had met the child ’ s mother in Washington .
On Wednesday , a judge ordered Mr. Biden to come to Arkansas , where the mother lives , for a March deposition .
The mother ’ s lawyer said that , among other things , he wanted to know whether Mr. Biden was making money from his art.
” The piece isn ’ t particularly interested in exploring the fact that Hunter fought taking a paternity test .
Nor is it interested in the fact that , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mother at his favorite strip club in the District , the Mpire Club , while she was employed there in a position other than management .
It ’ s also not interested that this was about the time he broke up with his brother ’ s widow , Hallie Biden .
The piece also makes a point of stating that “ [ t ] here has been no proof of any wrongdoing by Mr. Biden related to his business dealings in Ukraine.
” There ’ s also been no in-depth investigation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the son of the vice president of the United States was hired for a well-remunerated position on the board of a state energy firm in a country where he has no business experience and in a sector in which he has no work experience .
Then there was his work with a Romanian oligarch accused of corruption , also glossed over .
A sentence is dedicated to his curious dealings in China .
Here ’ s how Popescu transitions out of it : “ But perception rules .
Even if no laws were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made questionable choices , ” he wrote .
“ At his studio , Mr. Biden talked about his work while puffing an e-cigarette , and staring into the distance .
The soaring hawks came back into view .
‘ See them , it ’ s a family , ’ he said .
‘ There were three yesterday , now there are four .
That ’ s special.
’ ” Reading journalistic debris like that , I get the feeling there was a heap of preconditions for this interview .
One imagines Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ editor at The Times over FaceTime : “ This has to be about painting , you hear ?
I ’ m going to put it in the contract : Any more than three mentions of Burisma and your people are riding in the other press bus , the one with the local guys from the Dogwood Patch Advertiser-Gazette .
No malarkey .
We clear ?
” The other alternative is not to do the piece , but I doubt the Gray Lady needed much coaxing .
Meanwhile , picture if one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a record of guzzling vodka and smoking crack throughout the entirety of his half-century on earth — and oh yeah , he ’ s linked to multiple instances of corruption that nobody ’ s really bothered to look into .
Then picture that they wanted to get into painting pictures .
How do you think that would go ?
Here ’ s what I don ’ t see : a quote from alternate universe Eric Trump telling a reporter from The Times , as he looks at some soaring hawks , “ See @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There were three yesterday , now there are four .
That ’ s special.
” In many ways , I ’ d prefer this didn ’ t happen in my alternate universe .
I ’ d also prefer it didn ’ t happen in this universe , either , but que sera sera .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Last July, The New Yorker did a profile on Hunter Biden titled “Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father’s Campaign?” I’ll give you the TL;DR: “He shouldn’t, you judgmental jerk.”
In that piece, Biden was described as a prodigal son who’d come back to the Biden home numerous times after eating his carob pods with the pigs.
Yes, he’d bought crack in a homeless encampment in Los Angeles. Yes, he’d been doing coke while he was on the board of Ukrainian energy firm Burisma. Yes, his wife claimed in divorce papers that he’d been “spending extravagantly on his own interests (including drugs, alcohol, prostitutes, strip clubs, and gifts for women with whom he has sexual relations), while leaving the family with no funds to pay legitimate bills.” Yes, he’d … OK, point is, Hunter Biden’s seen some stuff, man.
But for real, guys, he’d changed! He’d turned over a new leaf! He’d gotten married, turned over a new leaf and, then 49, had become the kind of aging hipster/hippie who wears a T-shirt that says “Be F—ing Nice.” (Seriously, that’s what he wore during part of the interview process.) So stop picking on this belatedly maturing boyo, everyone. He’s getting it together. Be … nice.
The subcontext, of course, is that Biden’s conservative opponents want Joe Biden’s son pilloried for his personal life. This is false.
If Hunter Biden wants to live like Hunter Thompson, he should go ahead. That’s clearly an aim of his and he wouldn’t be the first D.C. wastrel who’s able to get away with absolute dissolution because of his family lineage. What we care about is the fact he’s managed to get so many jobs that are either aligned with his father’s legislative interests or which — let’s be blunt — only have to do with his last name.
This becomes especially pertinent when you consider these jobs came at the same time Biden was probably spending a good deal of his time holed up in a suite at the Four Seasons D.C., waving a crack pipe around and jabbering about how the Beltway was bat country.
In the interim, it’s clear he hasn’t gotten it together. He’s currently involved in a child support suit with a former college athlete he apparently met while she was a stripper at his favorite club. He resisted taking a DNA test and is now trying to pass himself off as unemployed so that his no-doubt amply lined pockets aren’t affected.
But, as The New York Times points out, he’s become one heck of an artist!
Painting “keeps me away from people and places where I shouldn’t be,” said Hunter Biden, well known for his foreign dealings and his battles with drug addiction https://t.co/4kWHygfyJd — New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) February 28, 2020
The ghost of Jean-Michel Basquiat has been duly put on notice. I’m not sure that Biden is that much of an artist, but writer Adam Popescu is a puff-piece maestro. Check out this flattering bilge:
“Dressed in Oxford boots, jeans and a long sleeve T-shirt, Hunter Biden ushered a reporter down a stone walkway, into a pool house-turned-art studio in the Hollywood Hills,” Popescu began the Friday piece.
“It was filled with colorful works of decorative abstraction — psychedelic florals and ethereal patterns that look like nature viewed through a microscope, leaning toward the surreal. There were nearly 100 of them, all by his own hand. Some were signed RH Biden, for Robert Hunter Biden, the 50-year-old son of the former vice president.
“’What do you see?’ he asked, shifting bottles of ink and a bamboo wok brush.
“The more critical question might be: How does it look to the outside world? Popescu wrote.”
From the picture provided by The Times, the outside world might think it looks a bit like this:
Popescu briefly states that Biden’s “name is very well known, for all the wrong reasons” — mostly because of the role his employment with Burisma played in President Donald Trump’s impeachment and the fact that “Republicans continue to press for a separate investigation into Mr. Biden’s work for the firm.”
Yes, well, that’s how these things tend to happen. However, Hunter Biden has now chosen to step away from a career as a lobbyist and a guy with the last name Biden for hire for the life of a starving artist. Well, not too starving.
“As an undiscovered artist, he is better situated than most: living in a rented, 2,000-square-foot house in the Hollywood Hills off Mulholland Drive, with a Porsche Panamera in the driveway, plenty of natural light and a pool house he has transformed into an art studio,” Popescu wrote.
This is about as close to tongue-in-cheek criticism of Hunter’s new career as Popescu gets in the piece. What we have instead is an article that talks about things like Biden’s desirability as an artist, his taste in music (he’s really into Sturgill Simpson right now, something that may indeed induce me to delete all of his albums from my Spotify, much as I like him) and how his wife reacts to paint getting on his pants.
“His fingers and forearms were paint stained, blacks and reds deep under his nails, flecks on his jeans and boots, something his wife, Melissa Cohen, whom he married in May after a weeklong courtship, can’t stand. ‘I always get my pants dirty,’ he said. ‘I don’t even notice it, but Melissa hates it.’”
As Popescu paints a portrait of his own, he inserts the oft-repeated backstory about How Hard the Bidens Have It.
“For years, vodka and cocaine were constant companions. Mr. Biden has talked often of facing the twin demons of addiction and personal loss. His mother Neilia and sister Naomi died in a 1972 car wreck, in which 2-year-old Hunter suffered a severe head injury,” Popescu wrote.
“Later, as he looked to escape temptations, the painting became therapeutic, he said. So did writing poems and short stories (he was accepted into Syracuse University’s creative writing program in 1993, but chose law school). Recently, he said, he has been writing letters to his deceased brother Beau, who succumbed to brain cancer in 2015, a loss that sent Mr. Biden off on a four-year nightmare.”
“I was addicted to crack for four years,” Hunter Biden said. “I went through a really long period of addiction and I was at a point where I didn’t read, write, think. I don’t do things halfway. That can be a problem.”
Not to diminish the death of Joe Biden’s first wife or his son, Beau, but nothing can possibly induce this preternaturally privileged drone to take responsibility for anything he’s done. It was Beau’s death. The pressure of being a Biden. His divorce. There’s always something that’s sent Hunter off the deep end.
Here’s the piece’s brief mention of Hunter’s latest foray into fatherhood, one he hasn’t exactly embraced: “This past November, a paternity suit revealed he was the father of a toddler; he had met the child’s mother in Washington. On Wednesday, a judge ordered Mr. Biden to come to Arkansas, where the mother lives, for a March deposition. The mother’s lawyer said that, among other things, he wanted to know whether Mr. Biden was making money from his art.”
The piece isn’t particularly interested in exploring the fact that Hunter fought taking a paternity test. Nor is it interested in the fact that, according to the New York Post, he met the mother at his favorite strip club in the District, the Mpire Club, while she was employed there in a position other than management. It’s also not interested that this was about the time he broke up with his brother’s widow, Hallie Biden.
The piece also makes a point of stating that “[t]here has been no proof of any wrongdoing by Mr. Biden related to his business dealings in Ukraine.” There’s also been no in-depth investigation of an unbelievably shady situation, one where the son of the vice president of the United States was hired for a well-remunerated position on the board of a state energy firm in a country where he has no business experience and in a sector in which he has no work experience.
Then there was his work with a Romanian oligarch accused of corruption, also glossed over. A sentence is dedicated to his curious dealings in China. Here’s how Popescu transitions out of it: “But perception rules. Even if no laws were broken by him, Mr. Biden has made questionable choices,” he wrote. “At his studio, Mr. Biden talked about his work while puffing an e-cigarette, and staring into the distance. The soaring hawks came back into view. ‘See them, it’s a family,’ he said. ‘There were three yesterday, now there are four. That’s special.’”
Reading journalistic debris like that, I get the feeling there was a heap of preconditions for this interview. One imagines Biden’s people snarling to some poor mid-level editor at The Times over FaceTime: “This has to be about painting, you hear? I’m going to put it in the contract: Any more than three mentions of Burisma and your people are riding in the other press bus, the one with the local guys from the Dogwood Patch Advertiser-Gazette. No malarkey. We clear?”
The other alternative is not to do the piece, but I doubt the Gray Lady needed much coaxing. Meanwhile, picture if one of the Trump kids was an absentee father with a record of guzzling vodka and smoking crack throughout the entirety of his half-century on earth — and oh yeah, he’s linked to multiple instances of corruption that nobody’s really bothered to look into. Then picture that they wanted to get into painting pictures. How do you think that would go?
Here’s what I don’t see: a quote from alternate universe Eric Trump telling a reporter from The Times, as he looks at some soaring hawks, “See them, it’s a family. There were three yesterday, now there are four. That’s special.”
In many ways, I’d prefer this didn’t happen in my alternate universe. I’d also prefer it didn’t happen in this universe, either, but que sera sera.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--Cartoon Shows Why Democrats Should Never Be Allowed to Run Things

We all know that most Democrats have never run a thing in their lives , yet they claim to be qualified to run practically everything .
Yet when voters give them a chance they almost always screw it so badly that the GOP dominates until voters memories have dimmed a bit , combined with the usual good dose of Republican haplessness .
Perfect example is wanna-be-chief Elizabeth “ Fauxahauntus ” Warren who basically opposes anything President Trump does even if it ’ s effective .
She opposes the border wall and thinks the money should go to the coronavirus response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if she got her way ?
Here in one brutal cartoon is exactly why Democrats like Lizzie should never ever be allowed near the oval office : Does that about sum it up ?
Democrats are inept and do not have a clue how to run anything .
All they have is ideology and wishful thinking .
That ’ s why President Trump is winning , he know how to get things done in the real world , outside of Washington D.C .
In fact the Democrats are so inept they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve taken for granted for a long , long time : A Sleeping Giant Awakens , Black Voters Coming To Trump Could Spell Doom For Democrats In 2020 The Democrat Party has had a stranglehold on the black vote for decades , but President Donald Trump is putting that in danger .
Eventually , no matter how many media voices you have telling people one thing , those people start to see the truth .
And the truth is that the Democrats have taken the black vote for granted for decades , ignoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In President Trump some of those voters see someone who says what he means and means what he says .
That is why former NFL player Jack Brewer , who raised funds for former President Obama , is on board the Trump train .
“ There is an awakening going on right now in the country , ” he said of the perennial lock Democrats have had on the black vote .
“ I ’ m going to take the guy who ’ s actually putting in the policies that are going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black son and my young black daughter , versus somebody who gives me lip service — like , unfortunately , the Democrats have done for our community for years , ” he said .
Black unemployment is at the lowest point it has ever been in the United States , 5.5 percent , and President Trump is seizing on this unique opportunity .
Last month in Atlanta the president launched his “ Black Voices For Trump ” coalition to court black voters that , let ’ s face it , have been ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black voters coming to President Trump has been happening since the president announced his bid for The White House in 2016 .
With voices like Diamond & Silk , CJ Pearson , Candace Owens and , most recently , pop superstar Kanye West , black voters are a sleeping giant that could bite the Democrats .
After decades of abuse and , as Brewer said , “ lip service , ” they see a president who has actually taken tangible action to improve their lives .
“ The Democrats have let you down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ They ’ ve dismissed you .
They ’ ve hurt you .
They ’ ve sabotaged you for far too long.
” He is correct .
The only way to keep impoverished voters voting for you is to keep them destitute .
If they need your financial assistance , they have to vote for you .
At least that appears to many people to have been the Democrat strategy for maintaining its lock on black voters .
“ Three polls in November showed Mr. Trump ’ s job-approval rating among black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % range , a significant increase over other surveys that have generally shown black voter support of less than 10 % , ” The Washington Times said .
“ If you look at how they attacked him for being a racist during the [ 2016 ] campaign , I think his policies have [ produced ] results for the black community that have been extraordinary , ” a Trump campaign official said .
“ One thing the president ’ s done is to try to govern for everybody .
Even those who didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last election are now seeing a lot of results in their communities , and we ’ re seeing the poll numbers amongst all those groups grow in a way that creates a lot of opportunities , ” one adviser said .
President Trump got eight percent of the black vote in 2016 , which is decent for a Republican .
But Brewer sees a new awakening on the horizon .
“ Donald Trump will get over 20 % of the black vote , ” he said .
“ That is what ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Because there hasn ’ t been a Republican to even try to go in and talk to the black community .
They don ’ t go there .
They don ’ t even try .
I think he ’ s trying , finally.
” We should not get too excited too quick .
We know the Democrats are going to call him a racist every chance they get , and their media allies will echo those baseless claims .
We know that because that has been happening to every Republican who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 years .
But what if ?
What if the president even got to 12 percent of the black vote ?
That is a gigantic number and one that could spell curtains for the Democrats , not just in 2020 but for a long time to come .
And if you do not think Democrats sense that , think again .
They are not fighting to bring illegal aliens in because they want to be humanitarians .
They want them in because they are plan B .

We all know that most Democrats have never run a thing in their lives, yet they claim to be qualified to run practically everything.
Yet when voters give them a chance they almost always screw it so badly that the GOP dominates until voters memories have dimmed a bit, combined with the usual good dose of Republican haplessness.
Perfect example is wanna-be-chief Elizabeth “Fauxahauntus” Warren who basically opposes anything President Trump does even if it’s effective.
She opposes the border wall and thinks the money should go to the coronavirus response instead.
What would it look like if she got her way?
Here in one brutal cartoon is exactly why Democrats like Lizzie should never ever be allowed near the oval office:
Does that about sum it up?
Democrats are inept and do not have a clue how to run anything. All they have is ideology and wishful thinking.
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That’s why President Trump is winning, he know how to get things done in the real world, outside of Washington D.C.
In fact the Democrats are so inept they’re close to losing a constituency they’ve taken for granted for a long, long time:
A Sleeping Giant Awakens, Black Voters Coming To Trump Could Spell Doom For Democrats In 2020
The Democrat Party has had a stranglehold on the black vote for decades, but President Donald Trump is putting that in danger.
Eventually, no matter how many media voices you have telling people one thing, those people start to see the truth.
And the truth is that the Democrats have taken the black vote for granted for decades, ignoring the issues that face many black voters.
In President Trump some of those voters see someone who says what he means and means what he says.
That is why former NFL player Jack Brewer, who raised funds for former President Obama, is on board the Trump train.
“There is an awakening going on right now in the country,” he said of the perennial lock Democrats have had on the black vote.
“I’m going to take the guy who’s actually putting in the policies that are going to make life better for my young black son and my young black daughter, versus somebody who gives me lip service — like, unfortunately, the Democrats have done for our community for years,” he said.
Black unemployment is at the lowest point it has ever been in the United States, 5.5 percent, and President Trump is seizing on this unique opportunity.
Last month in Atlanta the president launched his “Black Voices For Trump” coalition to court black voters that, let’s face it, have been ignored by Republicans.
The phenomenon of prominent black voters coming to President Trump has been happening since the president announced his bid for The White House in 2016.
With voices like Diamond & Silk, CJ Pearson, Candace Owens and, most recently, pop superstar Kanye West, black voters are a sleeping giant that could bite the Democrats.
After decades of abuse and, as Brewer said, “lip service,” they see a president who has actually taken tangible action to improve their lives.
“The Democrats have let you down,” the president said in Atlanta. “They’ve dismissed you. They’ve hurt you. They’ve sabotaged you for far too long.”
He is correct. The only way to keep impoverished voters voting for you is to keep them destitute. If they need your financial assistance, they have to vote for you.
At least that appears to many people to have been the Democrat strategy for maintaining its lock on black voters.
“Three polls in November showed Mr. Trump’s job-approval rating among black voters in the 30% to 35% range, a significant increase over other surveys that have generally shown black voter support of less than 10%,” The Washington Times said.
.@w_terrence told The Western Journal: “@CNN won’t see it coming. @MSNBC won’t see it coming … I don’t even think @realDonaldTrump will see it coming. The black community is going to come out of the woodwork to support this man.” https://t.co/URzTF4gvtD — Randy DeSoto (@RandyDeSoto) December 21, 2019
“If you look at how they attacked him for being a racist during the [2016] campaign, I think his policies have [produced] results for the black community that have been extraordinary,” a Trump campaign official said.
“One thing the president’s done is to try to govern for everybody. Even those who didn’t vote for him in the last election are now seeing a lot of results in their communities, and we’re seeing the poll numbers amongst all those groups grow in a way that creates a lot of opportunities,” one adviser said.
President Trump got eight percent of the black vote in 2016, which is decent for a Republican. But Brewer sees a new awakening on the horizon.
“Donald Trump will get over 20% of the black vote,” he said. “That is what’s going to win the election. Why? Because there hasn’t been a Republican to even try to go in and talk to the black community. They don’t go there. They don’t even try. I think he’s trying, finally.”
We should not get too excited too quick.
We know the Democrats are going to call him a racist every chance they get, and their media allies will echo those baseless claims. We know that because that has been happening to every Republican who has run for president for, minimum, 60 years.
But what if? What if the president even got to 12 percent of the black vote? That is a gigantic number and one that could spell curtains for the Democrats, not just in 2020 but for a long time to come.
And if you do not think Democrats sense that, think again. They are not fighting to bring illegal aliens in because they want to be humanitarians. They want them in because they are plan B.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--Arrogant AOC Making Enemies with People Who Could Eliminate Her District Entirely

I ’ m not exactly a big fan of establishmentarian politics , but I do have a suggestion for those who want to change the system from within the system : If you go after your party establishment with both your hands in the air and a finger outstretched that isn ’ t your thumb , you also can ’ t go back and expect their help .
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders , for instance , is discovering why this isn ’ t a fantastic idea .
Even as he gathered momentum after Nevada , it was clear the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to get a majority of delegates .
His take was that the Democratic National Convention should honor the candidate with the highest number of delegates and nominate that person .
The superdelegates who might determine the nominee think otherwise , particularly because they loathe Sanders and what he stands for .
Thus , if he doesn ’ t have enough delegates by the time he arrives in Milwaukee , he ’ s done .
A similar problem might be faced by Sanders ’ younger comrade , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young face of the Democratic Party , but she too hasn ’ t endeared herself to the party firmament .
Heck , she ’ s trying to primary several of them out of office .
According to the New York Post , two of the seven House candidates her Courage to Change PAC will be supporting are challenging other Democrats .
Justice Democrats , the group that got her elected and that she supports , are challenging even more incumbents in 2020 .
And then there ’ s her low-level feud with House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t have a relationship ] that ’ s I think distinguished from anyone else , ” AOC said of Pelosi last summer .
“ Like , if there ’ s a legislative need , you know .
The last time I kind of spoke to her one-on-one was when she asked me to join the Select Committee on Climate Change .
… I said no.
” In the same interview , she said she felt that her committee assignments were unfair and she “ wonder [ ed ] if they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi , of course , can give as good as she gets .
“ While there are people who have a large number of Twitter followers , what ’ s important is that we have large numbers of votes on the floor of the House , ” she said last April , a clear swipe at Ocasio-Cortez .
But Pelosi is going to have to deal with her for the foreseeable future , right ?
Not necessarily .
In fact , her seat could be redistricted out of existence by the same establishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alienate .
According to Politico , New York is one of 10 states on track to lose a seat in reapportionment after the 2020 Census is completed .
Where does that seat get lost ?
One suggestion , according to the editorial board of the Post , could be to phase out Ocasio-Cortez ’ s Bronx/Queens district .
The short editorial , published Feb. 23 , mostly focused on AOC ’ s war on her own party .
“ It ’ s time to elect a progressive majority in Congress accountable to strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues like Medicare for All , a Green New Deal , racial justice , & more , ” she said in a tweet announcing Courage to Change ’ s first endorsements .
“ While I think sometimes a lot of people see this as a huge amassing of influence or power or money or what have you , my personal experience does not feel that way — it can feel very lonely , ” she said in an interview with The New York Times .
“ I think my ambition right now is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress.
” “ But she may not last in Congress : Already in hot water for refusing to pay dues to her caucus ’ fundraising arm , the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee , she ’ s now devoting her resources instead to defeating Democrats , ” the Post ’ s editorial read .
“ Don ’ t be surprised when the established Democrats who ’ ll control redistricting after the 2020 Census do their best to eliminate her seat.
” Now , the question is what information the editorial board has to that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post they will do that , AOC is in real trouble .
If this is just a guess , there still could be trouble for her in 2022 .
Granted , it would be difficult to eliminate a seat for one of the more popular members of the Democrat caucus .
Difficult , but not necessarily impossible .
The reason is that the Democrat establishment has clearly tired of Ocasio-Cortez ’ s act .
Sure , she may make great copy , but she ’ s also declared all-out war on the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ derives much of her power from .
Remember : If she ’ d run against incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley as an independent , she ’ d have gotten creamed .
Clearly , then , this is someone who ’ s biting the hand that feeds her .
If the district is eliminated , she could obviously run in the successor district — although it ’ d likely be a great deal more conventionally Democrat , not quite as radical as her current district is .
Now , will Ocasio-Cortez complain about what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t take on the establishment without a plan as to how to effectively beat them , this is what you get .
Like Bernie Sanders , whom she has endorsed , she didn ’ t realize that you can ’ t attack them with everything you have while still expecting them to treat you with the utmost civility .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

I’m not exactly a big fan of establishmentarian politics, but I do have a suggestion for those who want to change the system from within the system: If you go after your party establishment with both your hands in the air and a finger outstretched that isn’t your thumb, you also can’t go back and expect their help.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, for instance, is discovering why this isn’t a fantastic idea.
Even as he gathered momentum after Nevada, it was clear the Vermont socialist senator likely wasn’t going to get a majority of delegates. His take was that the Democratic National Convention should honor the candidate with the highest number of delegates and nominate that person. The superdelegates who might determine the nominee think otherwise, particularly because they loathe Sanders and what he stands for. Thus, if he doesn’t have enough delegates by the time he arrives in Milwaukee, he’s done.
A similar problem might be faced by Sanders’ younger comrade, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Ocasio-Cortez may be the new, young face of the Democratic Party, but she too hasn’t endeared herself to the party firmament. Heck, she’s trying to primary several of them out of office. According to the New York Post, two of the seven House candidates her Courage to Change PAC will be supporting are challenging other Democrats. Justice Democrats, the group that got her elected and that she supports, are challenging even more incumbents in 2020.
And then there’s her low-level feud with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
“[We don’t have a relationship] that’s I think distinguished from anyone else,” AOC said of Pelosi last summer. “Like, if there’s a legislative need, you know. The last time I kind of spoke to her one-on-one was when she asked me to join the Select Committee on Climate Change. … I said no.”
In the same interview, she said she felt that her committee assignments were unfair and she “wonder[ed] if they’re trying to keep me busy.”
Pelosi, of course, can give as good as she gets. “While there are people who have a large number of Twitter followers, what’s important is that we have large numbers of votes on the floor of the House,” she said last April, a clear swipe at Ocasio-Cortez.
But Pelosi is going to have to deal with her for the foreseeable future, right? Not necessarily. In fact, her seat could be redistricted out of existence by the same establishment figures Ocasio-Cortez has worked her hardest to alienate.
According to Politico, New York is one of 10 states on track to lose a seat in reapportionment after the 2020 Census is completed. Where does that seat get lost?
One suggestion, according to the editorial board of the Post, could be to phase out Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx/Queens district.
The short editorial, published Feb. 23, mostly focused on AOC’s war on her own party.
“It’s time to elect a progressive majority in Congress accountable to strong, grassroots movements that push support for issues like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, racial justice, & more,” she said in a tweet announcing Courage to Change’s first endorsements.
It’s time to elect a progressive majority in Congress accountable to strong, grassroots movements that push support for issues like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, racial justice, & more. It’s time to elect public servants with the Courage to Change: https://t.co/K6JXmCH2Vh — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 21, 2020
“While I think sometimes a lot of people see this as a huge amassing of influence or power or money or what have you, my personal experience does not feel that way — it can feel very lonely,” she said in an interview with The New York Times.
“I think my ambition right now is to be a little less lonely in Congress.”
“But she may not last in Congress: Already in hot water for refusing to pay dues to her caucus’ fundraising arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, she’s now devoting her resources instead to defeating Democrats,” the Post’s editorial read.
“Don’t be surprised when the established Democrats who’ll control redistricting after the 2020 Census do their best to eliminate her seat.”
Now, the question is what information the editorial board has to that effect. If lawmakers are telling the Post they will do that, AOC is in real trouble. If this is just a guess, there still could be trouble for her in 2022.
Granted, it would be difficult to eliminate a seat for one of the more popular members of the Democrat caucus. Difficult, but not necessarily impossible.
The reason is that the Democrat establishment has clearly tired of Ocasio-Cortez’s act. Sure, she may make great copy, but she’s also declared all-out war on the people who are running the very party she derives much of her power from. Remember: If she’d run against incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley as an independent, she’d have gotten creamed. Clearly, then, this is someone who’s biting the hand that feeds her.
If the district is eliminated, she could obviously run in the successor district — although it’d likely be a great deal more conventionally Democrat, not quite as radical as her current district is.
Now, will Ocasio-Cortez complain about what the establishment did? Absolutely. But you don’t take on the establishment without a plan as to how to effectively beat them, this is what you get.
Like Bernie Sanders, whom she has endorsed, she didn’t realize that you can’t attack them with everything you have while still expecting them to treat you with the utmost civility.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--Parler CEO Slams Big Tech Censorship in CPAC Appearance: ‘We Created Parler With Free Speech and Pri

Parler CEO Slams Big Tech Censorship in CPAC Appearance: ‘We Created Parler With Free Speech and Privacy in Mind, Because a Lot of Tech Companies Don’t Respect That’

John Matze , CEO of social media platform Parler , slammed big tech companies for failing to respect privacy and free speech in an appearance at CPAC .
Matze was introduced by Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union , which runs CPAC .
“ Conservatives are the new liberals , we ’ re not the censors , we don ’ t want to censor people , we want to out-think them , ” said Schlapp .
“ Parler thinks that the free market solution is to out-compete the bad guys , ” the ACU head said .
Matze said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your leverage as consumers.
” “ The main mission is to join another site , use both communities to maximize your voice , ” continued Matze .
“ Bring your friends and family and anyone else you want to argue with or agree with… as you expand that audience , you gain more leverage.
” “ Go to your app store , type in Parler , it ’ s the red app , you can download and join , you can follow me there @ john ” The Parler CEO also condemned his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dictatorships .
“ We created Parler with free speech and privacy in mind , because a lot of tech companies don ’ t respect that.
” “ These people are censoring individuals … This started happening mainly in 2016 with president Trump ’ s election , and this is really going to keep happening on these platforms .
These platforms are kinda acting like socialist dictatorships.
” “ We ’ re not going to take sides .
We don ’ t care what your political ideology is , ” said Matze .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fair fight if you stay on these platforms , it ’ s an unfair fight.
” Join the conversation on Parler by signing up here .

John Matze, CEO of social media platform Parler, slammed big tech companies for failing to respect privacy and free speech in an appearance at CPAC.
Matze was introduced by Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union, which runs CPAC.
“Conservatives are the new liberals, we’re not the censors, we don’t want to censor people, we want to out-think them,” said Schlapp.
“Parler thinks that the free market solution is to out-compete the bad guys,” the ACU head said.
Matze said that competition in the markets is “your leverage as consumers.”
“The main mission is to join another site, use both communities to maximize your voice,” continued Matze. “Bring your friends and family and anyone else you want to argue with or agree with… as you expand that audience, you gain more leverage.”
“Go to your app store, type in Parler, it’s the red app, you can download and join, you can follow me there @john”
The Parler CEO also condemned his competitors in Silicon Valley, comparing them to dictatorships. “We created Parler with free speech and privacy in mind, because a lot of tech companies don’t respect that.”
“These people are censoring individuals … This started happening mainly in 2016 with president Trump’s election, and this is really going to keep happening on these platforms. These platforms are kinda acting like socialist dictatorships.”
“I’m censoring ‘kinda’,” interjected Schlapp.
“We’re not going to take sides. We don’t care what your political ideology is,” said Matze. “Frankly it’s not a fair fight if you stay on these platforms, it’s an unfair fight.”
Join the conversation on Parler by signing up here.
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thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--GOP Congressman Devin Nunes Sues Washington Post for $250 Million Over Fake News Russia Hoax Smear:

GOP Congressman Devin Nunes Sues Washington Post for $250 Million Over Fake News Russia Hoax Smear: ‘This Action Arises Out of a WaPo Hit Piece That was Manufactured Out of Whole Cloth’

Rep. Devin Nunes filed a lawsuit for $ 250 million in damages against the Washington Post and intelligence reporter Shane Harris , alleging that a story from the paper related to a classified House Intelligence Committee briefing on Russian interference amounted to defamation .
“ This action arises out of a WaPo hit piece that was manufactured out of whole cloth , ” the California Republican ’ s 23-page Monday complaint said .
“ Billionaire Jeff Bezos purchased WaPo in 2013 for the purpose of using WaPo ’ s mighty pen to influence Federal elections . ''
It continued , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian ‘ collusion ’ hoax between 2017 and 2019 , in spite of the fact that there was no evidence that any member of the Trump campaign colluded with any ‘ Russian ’ to influence the 2016 Presidential Election .
This is 2020 .
As this case illustrates , Bezos and his printing press remain desperate to defame the President of the United States and his allies in Congress .
This defamation must end.
” Kris Coratti Kelly , the Washington Post ’ s vice president of communications , defended the paper and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind the reporting of Shane Harris and his colleagues , ” Kelly said in a statement to the Washington Examiner .
“ We will vigorously defend our work against the claims made in Rep. Nunes ’ s lawsuit.
” The Washington Post story in question was published on Feb. 20 and revolved around leaked details from a classified Feb. 13 briefing conducted in part by Shelby Pierson , the intelligence community election threats executive under then-acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire .
Sources cited by the New York Times claimed Pierson warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump reelected.
” But a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told the Washington Examiner , “ Shelby did not say Russia is aiding the reelection of President Trump.
” The Washington Post wrote , “ Maguire , a career official who is respected by the intelligence rank and file , was considered a leading candidate to be nominated to the post of DNI , White House aides had said ” but that Trump ’ s opinion “ shifted ” when “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the official ’ s remarks.
” The newspaper further claimed , “ Trump learned about Pierson ’ s remarks from Rep. Devin Nunes ( Calif. ) , the committee ’ s ranking Republican and a staunch Trump ally , said one person familiar with the matter.
” The paper cited a source who claimed the briefing “ was the catalyst ” that led Trump to replace Maguire with U.S .
Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as acting director of national intelligence .
But the New York Times cited two administration officials who said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that “ Mr .
Grenell had been in discussions with the administration about taking on new roles , ” and that “ Mr .
Trump had never felt a kinship with Mr. Maguire.
” And national security adviser Robert O ’ Brien said Trump did n't make the personnel switch because of the briefing .
“ I was in that meeting , and the president was not angry with Joe Maguire .
He thinks very highly of , of Admiral , Adm. Maguire and would 've liked him to stay in government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as you know , Adm. Maguire ’ s time as the acting DNI was up in a week or two , ” O ’ Brien told ABC News .
He added , “ Adm .
Maguire is held in the highest regard .
I 've never heard anyone criticize Adm. Maguire , including the president , for briefing him … I think the president thinks very highly of him.
” The Washington Post wrote , “ Trump erroneously believed that Pierson had given the assessment exclusively to Rep. Adam B. Schiff ( D-Calif. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Intelligence Committee , people familiar with the matter said.
” Nunes criticized the alleged “ intentional misrepresentations ” and said he pointed to “ the truth.
” “ Devin Nunes never told the President or anyone else that Shelby Pierson had given an exclusive briefing to Schiff .
Devin Nunes , did not meet or speak with the President on February 13 , 2020 — the day of the ‘ classified hearing ’ — or on February 14 , 2020 , and never conveyed to him any indication that Schiff was given an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nunes lawyer Steven Biss wrote .
The complaint also said , “ Nunes did not say or do anything to ‘ ruin ’ Maguire ’ s chances of becoming the permanent intelligence chief.
” Nunes claimed that “ the WaPo Hit Piece ” imputed to him “ criminal conduct ” as well as “ dishonesty , deceit , sharp , and unethical practices , ” which he said “ impugn ” his “ integrity ” and “ prejudice ” him in the performance of his congressional duties .
The GOP congressman accused the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in concert with House Democrats ” and attacked Harris as a “ well-known puppet of the FBI and CIA.
” Nunes cited as proof the fact that the reporter incorrectly claimed in January 2018 that British ex-spy Christopher Steele ’ s dossier “ was not used as the basis for a FISA warrant on Carter Page.
” Nunes claimed the article in question was a “ reprisal ” for the findings of the DOJ watchdog report on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse , which “ exposed ” the Washington Post and Harris as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Horowitz concluded in December that the FBI ’ s Trump-Russia investigation was flawed .
The watchdog criticized the DOJ and the FBI for 17 “ significant errors and omissions ” related to the surveillance of Page and its heavy reliance on Steele ’ s salacious and unverified dossier .

Rep. Devin Nunes filed a lawsuit for $250 million in damages against the Washington Post and intelligence reporter Shane Harris, alleging that a story from the paper related to a classified House Intelligence Committee briefing on Russian interference amounted to defamation.
“This action arises out of a WaPo hit piece that was manufactured out of whole cloth,” the California Republican’s 23-page Monday complaint said. “Billionaire Jeff Bezos purchased WaPo in 2013 for the purpose of using WaPo’s mighty pen to influence Federal elections."
It continued, "Bezos’ WaPo heavily promoted the Russian ‘collusion’ hoax between 2017 and 2019, in spite of the fact that there was no evidence that any member of the Trump campaign colluded with any ‘Russian’ to influence the 2016 Presidential Election. This is 2020. As this case illustrates, Bezos and his printing press remain desperate to defame the President of the United States and his allies in Congress. This defamation must end.”
Kris Coratti Kelly, the Washington Post’s vice president of communications, defended the paper and its reporters.
“The Post stands behind the reporting of Shane Harris and his colleagues,” Kelly said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “We will vigorously defend our work against the claims made in Rep. Nunes’s lawsuit.”
The Washington Post story in question was published on Feb. 20 and revolved around leaked details from a classified Feb. 13 briefing conducted in part by Shelby Pierson, the intelligence community election threats executive under then-acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire. Sources cited by the New York Times claimed Pierson warned, “Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump reelected.”
But a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told the Washington Examiner, “Shelby did not say Russia is aiding the reelection of President Trump.”
The Washington Post wrote, “Maguire, a career official who is respected by the intelligence rank and file, was considered a leading candidate to be nominated to the post of DNI, White House aides had said” but that Trump’s opinion “shifted” when “he heard from a Republican ally about the official’s remarks.” The newspaper further claimed, “Trump learned about Pierson’s remarks from Rep. Devin Nunes (Calif.), the committee’s ranking Republican and a staunch Trump ally, said one person familiar with the matter.”
The paper cited a source who claimed the briefing “was the catalyst” that led Trump to replace Maguire with U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as acting director of national intelligence. But the New York Times cited two administration officials who said that “the timing was coincidental,” that “Mr. Grenell had been in discussions with the administration about taking on new roles,” and that “Mr. Trump had never felt a kinship with Mr. Maguire.”
And national security adviser Robert O’Brien said Trump didn't make the personnel switch because of the briefing.
“I was in that meeting, and the president was not angry with Joe Maguire. He thinks very highly of, of Admiral, Adm. Maguire and would've liked him to stay in government in a different role. But, as you know, Adm. Maguire’s time as the acting DNI was up in a week or two,” O’Brien told ABC News. He added, “Adm. Maguire is held in the highest regard. I've never heard anyone criticize Adm. Maguire, including the president, for briefing him … I think the president thinks very highly of him.”
The Washington Post wrote, “Trump erroneously believed that Pierson had given the assessment exclusively to Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, people familiar with the matter said.”
Nunes criticized the alleged “intentional misrepresentations” and said he pointed to “the truth.”
“Devin Nunes never told the President or anyone else that Shelby Pierson had given an exclusive briefing to Schiff. Devin Nunes did not meet or speak with the President on February 13, 2020 — the day of the ‘classified hearing’ — or on February 14, 2020, and never conveyed to him any indication that Schiff was given an exclusive assessment of Russian actions,” Nunes lawyer Steven Biss wrote.
The complaint also said, “Nunes did not say or do anything to ‘ruin’ Maguire’s chances of becoming the permanent intelligence chief.”
Nunes claimed that “the WaPo Hit Piece” imputed to him “criminal conduct” as well as “dishonesty, deceit, [and] sharp and unethical practices,” which he said “impugn” his “integrity” and “prejudice” him in the performance of his congressional duties.
The GOP congressman accused the Washington Post and Harris of “acting in concert with House Democrats” and attacked Harris as a “well-known puppet of the FBI and CIA.” Nunes cited as proof the fact that the reporter incorrectly claimed in January 2018 that British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s dossier “was not used as the basis for a FISA warrant on Carter Page.” Nunes claimed the article in question was a “reprisal” for the findings of the DOJ watchdog report on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse, which “exposed” the Washington Post and Harris as “liars.”
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz concluded in December that the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation was flawed. The watchdog criticized the DOJ and the FBI for 17 “significant errors and omissions” related to the surveillance of Page and its heavy reliance on Steele’s salacious and unverified dossier.


thelibertydaily--2020-03-03--Benjamin Netanyahu Declares Monday’s Win: The Biggest Victory of His Life: ‘The Victory is Even Swee

Benjamin Netanyahu Declares Monday’s Win: The Biggest Victory of His Life: ‘The Victory is Even Sweeter, Because it was Against All Odds and We Were Eulogized’ . . .

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Monday's election "the biggest win of my life" in his victory speech at Expo Tel Aviv that started at 2:20am Tuesday.He added "we plowed the country from north to south. There is nothing like the citizens of Israel. Israeli citizens trust us because they know that we have brought the best decade in Israeli history."Netanyahu was greeted by cheers calling him "Bibi, king of Israel.""The victory is even sweeter, because it was against all odds and we were eulogized," he told the crowd. "We turned the lemons into lemonade."In the speech, Netanyahu promised to eliminate the Iranian nuclear threat and bring about peace with moderate Arab countries. He also noted he intends to pursue further economic reforms, in addition to a proposed defense pact with the United States. The prime minister also spoke of his most touted policy proposal, delivering the annexation of settlements in the West Bank.The crowd shouted at Netanyahu not to form a unity government with Blue and White. He did not respond to them but said he would form a nationalist government.