thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--MSNBC Fake News Suffers MELTDOWN for the Ages: Trump Will Get People Killed Tonight!

Thursday night before President Trump ’ s RNC acceptance speech , MSNBC ’ s trio of liberal charlatans suffered a collective , public meltdown that was both painful yet illuminating as to their ugly , vile level of derangement and venomous opposition to the President , while painting his followers as cultist lemmings who were ready and willing to die from coronavirus for Trump .
Before the RNC ’ s proceedings , co-hosts Rachel Maddow , Joy Reid , and Nicolle Wallace stated without hesitation that Trump doesn ’ t “ care ” that he ’ ll be “ get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ sick ” from a “ super-spreader event ” at either Fort McHenry or the White House .
Most vile of all was ReidOut host Joy Reid , who invoked anti-Trump , far-left author Reza Aslan ( who was fired from CNN ) and a conversation that she had with him in which he “ said to me ... that the difference between religion and a cult is that in a religion your savior dies for you ” whereas “ [ i ] n a cult , you are asked to die for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latter applied to Trump supporters being “ a cult of personality ” and insinuated that attending RNC events or Trump rallies were an example of behavior from “ a death cult.
” “ I have literally seen interviews where people would say , I do n't care if I get sick .
I have to see him .
I have to be near him .
I have to go to him .
I have to be in his presence .
That is not a politic — there is no politician , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick and die for , none of them , ” she added .
Deadline : White House host Nicolle Wallace was just as blatant : “ So , he ’ s going to get people killed .
He 's going to get people sick and they just might be his own voters.
” She built up to that by telling a hypothetical story of a parent going to Costco even though their child had cancer and , because of Trump hosting over 1,000 at the White House for his speech , they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not wearing a mask to put one on .
Reid also repeatedly emphasized over the course of two hours that Thursday night would be “ a super-spreader event ” with Maddow stating in agreement that it was “ remarkable the size of that crowd and how close everyone is.
” This led Reid to ask Mary Trump if her uncle “ actually care [ s ] ... of his own people could get sick and maybe die by being at this event.
” Of course , Mary Trump replied that : “ No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is important to him is that people think that everything is fine [ . ]
” After a misleading mini-tangent about the Hatch Act , Maddow suggested , without evidence , that the late Herman Cain obtained coronavirus from having attended the President ’ s June 20 rally : “ We saw lots of milling around with zero distancing whatsoever .
There were lots of hugging and a lot of boldface names among them .
One boldface name , Republican former presidential candidate Herman Cain , has already very sadly died over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally and proud — not wearing a mask .
He contracted COVID and has since passed.
” Wallace contributed one of her usual traits , blurting out “ oh , my God ” after Maddow put on screen at 8:01 p.m. Eastern a live shot of the gathering crowd on the White House South Lawn .
“ Despite the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic , despite health authorities warnings about large groups , I mean , the good news here is they 're outdoors , but as you can see , the chairs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ griped .
Ten minutes later , the trio kept tripping over and trying to out-do each other in stating their horror of something they saw zero problem with taking place in the form of Black Lives Matt protests ( click “ expand ” ) : WALLACE : And now it ’ s over — MADDOW : And now it ’ s over .
WALLACE : — which it 's not .
MADDOW : Because — because look at the White House and so you can tell that coronavirus is over .
MADDOW : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is — that is like a — a piece of B roll from a movie about a pandemic .
WALLACE : You know , that 's a piece of B-roll from a movie about propaganda .
WALLACE : Nobody and I do n't even think D.C. permits gatherings of this size .
WALLACE : This is probably illegal .
MADDOW : Well , it doesn ’ t — that 's true about D.C .
It does n't apply to the White House or federal buildings .
WALLACE : Of course , but — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been talking all week , he does not act like any other resident of Washington , D.C. MSNBC ’ s ghoulish declaration that the President doesn ’ t care that he will have people killed from the coronavirus was made possible by advertisers such as Amazon , Chevrolet , Humira , and Uber .
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To see the relevant MSNBC transcript from August 27 , click “ expand.
” JOY REID : The Vice President promised a miracle cure for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helps those who help themselves .
It 's the type of magical thinking that we ’ ve seen at the RNC all week with the white house staging massive rallies of the President , Vice President and First Lady can bask in in-person sea of applause and paint a picture of a country not in the midst of a pandemic at all .
In fact , the White House whose event this is — it 's not officially the convention , by the way , that ended Monday — only COVID tested people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence .
Not even everyone at the First Lady 's speech was tested and at Mike Pence 's speech in Baltimore , Trump and Pence closely interacted with people from the crowd because we must have the rope line .
It ’ ll be the same super spreader tonight where not all of the 1,000 at the white house who have been tested for the coronavirus .
What could go wrong ?
I 'm joined by Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown .
We 're going to put up a picture .
I do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , senator , of the White House as it is now and people are crowded in .
You can see them crowded .
My eyes are n't that good , but I do n't see masks that are apparent .
They are bunched up together .
There 's no social distancing there .
What do you make of this just as a message to the American people , particularly as they are using the White House to do it ?
RACHEL MADDOW : He will be speaking at the White House South Lawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we 'll be talking more about that tonight .
He will be speaking before what is expected to be a large audience .
Look at this .
MADDOW : Despite the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic , despite health authorities warnings about large groups , I mean , the good news here is they 're outdoors , but as you can see , the chairs are all crammed together .
The Trump campaign is not requiring masks for people attending the President 's speech tonight .
Multiple reporters who are onset tonight covering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they do not expect everybody attending was tested .
The same was true last night for the Vice President 's address to mostly unmasked elderly veterans at Fort McHenry in Maryland .
WALLACE : And now it ’ s over — MADDOW : And now it ’ s over .
WALLACE : — which it 's not .
MADDOW : Because — because look at the White House and so you can tell that coronavirus is over .
MADDOW : I mean , that shot right there is — that is like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a movie about a pandemic .
WALLACE : You know , that 's a piece of B-roll from a movie about propaganda .
WALLACE : Nobody and I do n't even think D.C. permits gatherings of this size .
WALLACE : This is probably illegal .
MADDOW : Well , it doesn ’ t — that 's true about D.C .
It does n't apply to the White House or federal buildings .
WALLACE : Of course , but — but again , as we ’ ve been talking all week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resident of Washington , D.C. REID : We 're seeing this scene that is on the little screen while you 're there of all of these people packed in with what could be a COVID super spreader event at the White House .
MADDOW : It is remarkable the size of that crowd — MADDOW : — and how close everyone is .
I mean , I have seen one or two masks the whole time that we ’ ve been watching .
There is one in the scene .
MADDOW : But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .
REID : No , no .
Of course .
Absolutely and I totally agree .
It ’ s disturbing for us to watch it because we 're covering COVID every day .
Does Donald Trump actually care ?
Because , you know , there is some reporting that he changed his mind about sending help to states for hurricanes when he was told , well , these are our people that could die .
Do you think that he cares that some of his own people could get sick and maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House ?
MARY TRUMP : No , not at all , because what is important to him is that people think that everything is fine and tonight is of a piece of what I 've seen with the rest of the convention .
It is attempt to aline the last six months from the country 's memory and pretend that 2020 never happened and basically nobody died , the economy is great , and that — that lie ca n't be pulled off unless he has people crowding into the lawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way , which is another issue entirely that they 're all breaking the law by even doing it in the first place , and the risks that those people are taking or the risks he 's putting them at are completely irrelevant for him because for Donald the only thing that matters is if he is winning in the moment .
MADDOW : I will say that , as we have been talking with Mary Trump , we have been showing you live images from the White House .
We knew in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaking from the White House .
That is a violation in spirit , at least , of the law that 's supposed to preclude the use of federal resources for partisan campaign purposes .
The President is personally exempt from the Hatch Act as is the Vice President but no federal resources , federal employees , federal time , even federal vehicles are supposed to be used to advance any particular candidate or campaign for office .
And that is why you are sensing there is something jarring and unconstitutional about this site @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House Lawn which is the people 's house .
The other thing that is jarring is , of course , what we have all been talking about here , the fact that there is no mask requirement , which the White House was open about in advance of tonight 's event .
We did n't expect there would be a lot of social distancing , but there is none .
These chairs are right up against each other and rows of chairs are right packed up back to front .
You see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , lots of people .
We saw lots of milling around with zero distancing whatsoever .
There were lots of hugging and a lot of boldface names among them .
One boldface name , Republican former presidential candidate Herman Cain , has already very sadly died over the past few months after attending a Trump rally and proud — not wearing a mask .
He contracted COVID and has since passed .
Seeing all of these White House official , administration officials , campaign officials , and Republican boldface names here in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precaution environment in one that 's going to go on for a long time .
They 're going to be there for hours tonight .
WALLACE : Can I just say , Rachel ?
When people are going about their lives on planet Earth and say you are a Trump voter but you have a pediatric cancer patient as your kid , so you ’ ve got a mask on .
You hope when you run to Costco , other people have masks on so you do n't bring anything home that gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick .
If you ask the person in line ahead of you at Costco to put on a mask and they tell you to f off , they ’ re going to point to this night .
WALLACE : So , he ’ s going to get people killed .
He 's going to get people sick and they just might be his own voters .
REID : You know , Reza Aslan , I interviewed him years ago .
He wrote an incredible book called God and I interviewed him about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me I have never forgotten and that has really just been — been rippling through my head over and over again as I watch Donald Trump act like COVID does n't matter .
You know , his son said all they talk about is COVID , COVID , COVID , right ?
It 's just annoying to them that we 're talking about COVID on our shows and that Democrats are upset that 180,000 people are — it 's an annoyance to them because they just want to get back to where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said to me is that the difference between religion and a cult is that in a religion your savior dies for you .
In a cult , you are asked to die for your savior .
This is a cult of personality and I asked him at that meeting , do you fear that the cult of Trump could be a death cult , that — that — that they — that people would be willing to risk death ?
I have literally seen interviews where people would say , I do n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to see him .
I have to be near him .
I have to go to him .
I have to be in his presence .
That is not a politic — there is no politician , there is no politician that I would get sick and die for , none of them and , listen , I worked for President Obama .
You know , I obviously deeply respected him because I went to work on that campaign .
There is no politician who would ask you to get sick and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politician in our history who would ask people to be willing to get sick and die for them .
That 's not politics anymore .

Thursday night before President Trump’s RNC acceptance speech, MSNBC’s trio of liberal charlatans suffered a collective, public meltdown that was both painful yet illuminating as to their ugly, vile level of derangement and venomous opposition to the President, while painting his followers as cultist lemmings who were ready and willing to die from coronavirus for Trump.
Before the RNC’s proceedings, co-hosts Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, and Nicolle Wallace stated without hesitation that Trump doesn’t “care” that he’ll be “get[ting] people killed” and “sick” from a “super-spreader event” at either Fort McHenry or the White House.
Most vile of all was ReidOut host Joy Reid, who invoked anti-Trump, far-left author Reza Aslan (who was fired from CNN) and a conversation that she had with him in which he “said to me...that the difference between religion and a cult is that in a religion your savior dies for you” whereas “[i]n a cult, you are asked to die for your savior.”
Reid then stated that the latter applied to Trump supporters being “a cult of personality” and insinuated that attending RNC events or Trump rallies were an example of behavior from “a death cult.”
“I have literally seen interviews where people would say, I don't care if I get sick. I have to see him. I have to be near him. I have to go to him. I have to be in his presence. That is not a politic — there is no politician, there is no politician that I would get sick and die for, none of them,” she added.
Deadline: White House host Nicolle Wallace was just as blatant: “So, he’s going to get people killed. He's going to get people sick and they just might be his own voters.”
She built up to that by telling a hypothetical story of a parent going to Costco even though their child had cancer and, because of Trump hosting over 1,000 at the White House for his speech, they will be cursed out if they ask anyone not wearing a mask to put one on.
Reid also repeatedly emphasized over the course of two hours that Thursday night would be “a super-spreader event” with Maddow stating in agreement that it was “remarkable the size of that crowd and how close everyone is.”
This led Reid to ask Mary Trump if her uncle “actually care[s]...of his own people could get sick and maybe die by being at this event.” Of course, Mary Trump replied that: “No, not at all, because what is important to him is that people think that everything is fine[.]”
After a misleading mini-tangent about the Hatch Act, Maddow suggested, without evidence, that the late Herman Cain obtained coronavirus from having attended the President’s June 20 rally: “We saw lots of milling around with zero distancing whatsoever. There were lots of hugging and a lot of boldface names among them. One boldface name, Republican former presidential candidate Herman Cain, has already very sadly died over the past few months after attending a Trump rally and proud — not wearing a mask. He contracted COVID and has since passed.”
Wallace contributed one of her usual traits, blurting out “oh, my God” after Maddow put on screen at 8:01 p.m. Eastern a live shot of the gathering crowd on the White House South Lawn.
“Despite the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite health authorities warnings about large groups, I mean, the good news here is they're outdoors, but as you can see, the chairs are all crammed together,” Maddow griped.
Ten minutes later, the trio kept tripping over and trying to out-do each other in stating their horror of something they saw zero problem with taking place in the form of Black Lives Matt protests (click “expand”):
WALLACE: And now it’s over — MADDOW: And now it’s over. WALLACE: — which it's not. MADDOW: Because — because look at the White House and so you can tell that coronavirus is over. REID: Yeah. MADDOW: I mean, that shot right there is — that is like a — a piece of B roll from a movie about a pandemic. REID: Yeah. MADDOW: I mean, that — WALLACE: You know, that's a piece of B-roll from a movie about propaganda. REID: Yes. WALLACE: This isn't real, folks. REID: Yeah. WALLACE: Nobody and I don't even think D.C. permits gatherings of this size. REID: That’s right. WALLACE: This is probably illegal. MADDOW: Well, it doesn’t — that's true about D.C. It doesn't apply to the White House or federal buildings. [INAUDIBLE REID] WALLACE: Of course, but — but again, as we’ve been talking all week, he does not act like any other resident of Washington, D.C. REID: No.
MSNBC’s ghoulish declaration that the President doesn’t care that he will have people killed from the coronavirus was made possible by advertisers such as Amazon, Chevrolet, Humira, and Uber. Follow the links to the MRC’s Conservatives Fight Back page.
To see the relevant MSNBC transcript from August 27, click “expand.”


thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--CNN Fake News Jumps the Shark: RNC Was ‘Unethical,’ Law-Shattering, America Can Never Recover from I

CNN Fake News Jumps the Shark: RNC Was ‘Unethical,’ Law-Shattering, America Can Never Recover from It

The talking heads featured in CNN ’ s post-Republican National Convention commentary on Thursday were clutching their pearls so tightly they were being turned to dust .
The network was so ready for the convention to be over with , that just mere seconds after President Trump finished speaking his last syllable , the Zuckerville collective were spouting off with accusations that the convention was “ unethical ” and shattered laws since it was held at the White House .
The event was allegedly so catastrophic that the union may never recover .
Completely ignoring how the media and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts to hold the convention in Charlotte , North Carolina and Jacksonville , Florida , despite the pandemic , host Jake Tapper proved just how consistently shoddy his work was by whining about it being held at the White House .
“ It was thought to be inappropriate , a violation , perhaps even , of the Hatch Act to have White House individuals working on such an event clearly marked for a political event , ” he proclaimed .
“ But once again , President Trump shattering norms , standards , perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” And despite how there were thousands of left-wing extremists outside of the White House ( and as this piece was being written , Sen. Rand Paul ( R-KY ) was assaulted by them ) , Tapper whined about a lack of social distancing at the outdoor convention .
In that vein , political correspondent Abby Phillip touted the protesters by lying about them being “ audible ” during Trump ’ s address ( Click “ expand ” ) : ABBY PHILLIP : I do want to note , quickly , that as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literally hear in the background the protests that are happening just outside of the White House .
You know , hundreds probably people who gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza right above Lafayette Square and near the White House to protest .
It was audible from the South Lawn where all of these festivities are going on .
One of the lines in President Trump 's speech was about this stark divide .
And he really leaned into that tonight .
That was a core part of the speech and , you know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clarify to the American public who they want them to think Joe Biden is .
Apparently , those protesters , who were also outside , weren ’ t a risk to spread COVID .
A short time later , Tapper huffed about the opera singer belting from the White House patio .
“ Can we just take one minute to acknowledge how untraditional , to use one word for it , the scene we 're witnessing right now is , ” he gawked .
Tapper eventually admitted it was “ not the typical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” but that fact didn ’ t matter .
At a different point , Situation Room host Wolf Blitzer teamed up with Tapper in an attempt to defend their Democratic nominee : If they thought that was “ preposterous , ” they should listen to the nonsense coming out of their mouths .
Drawing attention again to the opera singer , chief political correspondent Dana Bash complained : “ It 's bizarre to be having this conversation as we 're listening to an opera singer sing Ave Maria on the South Lawn of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is remarkable in every sense of the word.
” And just before they handed the hosting responsibilities over to Anderson Cooper , Phillip was back to assert the convention was so “ unethical ” that the country could never recover from it : Maybe they should look back to when then-President Bill Clinton sold off stays in the Lincoln Bedroom to his campaign donors .
That ’ s just a tad bit more unethical than being forced to hold the convention at the White House due to a pandemic , and we recovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible because of lucrative sponsorships from ClearChoice Dental , and Nutz .
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The transcript is below , click `` expand '' to read : JAKE TAPPER : The President spoke for 70 minutes 11 seconds , not as much as his 75-minute speech four years ago , but still these are the two longest acceptance speeches in decades .
Those wondering , Joe Biden spoke for just under 25 minutes when he accepted the Democratic nomination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden does not have .
He does not have the ability to speak at the White House or have the fireworks over the nation ’ s capital like this .
We should also point out that no American president has ever accepted the nomination of his party from the White House .
It was thought to be inappropriate , a violation , perhaps even , of the Hatch Act to have White House individuals working on such an event clearly marked for a political event .
But once again , President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laws by holding such an event .
You saw this evening it and the last four nights the view of the world from planet Trump .
The view of the world as the President wishes it were .
He talked about tonight how nine million jobs have been created in three months without mentioning , of course , that in the previous two months before that , 22 million had been lost in the reception caused by the pandemic .
He has talked about the world and the pandemic as if almost it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and how he 's holding this event .
Pandemic event , nobody was social distancing with a crowd of 1,500 , 2,000 individuals , very few masks , no mass testing .
It was as if we were not in the middle of a deadly pandemic .
Which is , of course , what the President wishes were the case , but it is not the case .
And that is one of the points that I think 's important about the speech and I think is important the last four days .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump .
We have seen the world through his eyes and through the eyes of his advisors .
He has not really spoken extemporaneously .
There were some ad-libs this evening in his speech .
But he pretty much kept to the teleprompter .
The other times we 've seen him during this week , he has been on tape or he has been quiet when they came to the speeches of Vice President Pence and First Lady Melania Trump .
That is the Trump that White House officials and campaign officials wish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is not sending tweets that upset people , one who is not making comments that upset people when he ad-libs .
And I think it 's important to note that I do expect that there might be some kind of narrowing in the polls after this unfiltered -- rather filtered week , but we still have many days to go and we 'll see if the President is able to stay as disciplined , Dana .
ABBY PHILLIP : I do want to note , quickly , that as President Trump was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the background the protests that are happening just outside of the White House .
You know , hundreds probably people who gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza right above Lafayette Square and near the White House to protest .
It was audible from the South Lawn where all of these festivities are going on .
One of the lines in President Trump 's speech was about this stark divide .
And he really leaned into that tonight .
That was a core part of the speech and , you know , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American public who they want them to think Joe Biden is .
TAPPER : Yeah , I agree .
Can we just take one minute to acknowledge how untraditional , to use one word for it , the scene we 're witnessing right now is ?
The President has just accepted the nomination of his party from the White House , which has never been done before .
And now , we 're not hearing Happy Days Are Here Again , we 're hearing an opera singer Hallelujah .
Once again , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump considers himself a showman , whether it is reality television or president .
This is certainly not the typical convention .
And while , of course , because of the pandemic , that 's generally the case – [ trails off ] PHILLIP : Jake , can I just mention that -- PHILLIP : -- this is exactly what you would hear at the end of a Trump rally .
If you were at a Trump rally .
WOLF BLITZER : I do n't think we 've ever seen a political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the White House .
I spent a lot of years covering the presidents over these many decades , and it ’ s fair to say , I 've never seen anything like this before , the acceptance speech on the South Lawn of the White House , 2,000 invited guests ; sitting very close together , by the way , most of them not wearing masks , even in the midst of a pandemic .
And as I said , a blistering attack .
At one point the President said if Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will decide whether we protect law abiding Americans or whether we give free reign to anarchists , agitators and criminals who threaten our citizen.
’ Then he said , ‘ and this election will decide whether we will defend the American way of life or whether we allow a radical movement to completely dismantle and destroy it.
’ Jake , he 's suggesting that if Biden is elected this country will turn into a disaster .
It will be a socialist , if not a Marxist , country .
The economy will collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go away .
TAPPER : Right .
It 's kind of preposterous .
Although , I should note , the economy has collapsed .
It collapsed a few months ago because of the pandemic and we 're still clawing our way out of it , which is one of the huge complications the President Trump has when he is making this pitch .
Four years ago , he promised that as of his inauguration violence in the cities was going to end .
Now , he ’ s making the same basic argument @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DANA BASH : Jake , I think what you 're saying is so true .
It 's bizarre to be having this conversation as we 're listening to an opera singer sing Ave Maria on the South Lawn of White House .
I mean , this is remarkable in every sense of the word .
PHILLIP : God Bless America being played with the entire Trump family , which I should say we rarely see the entire Trump family all together at the White House .
They 're all at the podium .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ big show for the country in a way that a lot of people will say , and we should acknowledge , is unethical , the use of the White House in this way for a completely political event .
And , you know , I do n't know that we 'll ever -- as Jake likes to say , I do n't know that we 'll ever come back from this .
This is a norm that 's been broken .
And now I think future presidents might be looking at the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can be used .

The talking heads featured in CNN’s post-Republican National Convention commentary on Thursday were clutching their pearls so tightly they were being turned to dust. The network was so ready for the convention to be over with, that just mere seconds after President Trump finished speaking his last syllable, the Zuckerville collective were spouting off with accusations that the convention was “unethical” and shattered laws since it was held at the White House.
The event was allegedly so catastrophic that the union may never recover.
Completely ignoring how the media and the left had decried the President’s efforts to hold the convention in Charlotte, North Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida, despite the pandemic, host Jake Tapper proved just how consistently shoddy his work was by whining about it being held at the White House.
“It was thought to be inappropriate, a violation, perhaps even, of the Hatch Act to have White House individuals working on such an event clearly marked for a political event,” he proclaimed. “But once again, President Trump shattering norms, standards, perhaps even laws by holding such an event.”
And despite how there were thousands of left-wing extremists outside of the White House (and as this piece was being written, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was assaulted by them), Tapper whined about a lack of social distancing at the outdoor convention.
In that vein, political correspondent Abby Phillip touted the protesters by lying about them being “audible” during Trump’s address (Click “expand”):
ABBY PHILLIP: I do want to note, quickly, that as President Trump was speaking, you could literally hear in the background the protests that are happening just outside of the White House. You know, hundreds probably people who gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza right above Lafayette Square and near the White House to protest. It was audible from the South Lawn where all of these festivities are going on. One of the lines in President Trump's speech was about this stark divide. And he really leaned into that tonight. That was a core part of the speech and, you know, it is all about trying to clarify to the American public who they want them to think Joe Biden is.
Apparently, those protesters, who were also outside, weren’t a risk to spread COVID.
A short time later, Tapper huffed about the opera singer belting from the White House patio. “Can we just take one minute to acknowledge how untraditional, to use one word for it, the scene we're witnessing right now is,” he gawked.
Tapper eventually admitted it was “not the typical convention...because of the pandemic,” but that fact didn’t matter.
At a different point, Situation Room host Wolf Blitzer teamed up with Tapper in an attempt to defend their Democratic nominee:
BLITZER: Jake, he's suggesting that if Biden is elected this country will turn into a disaster. It will be a socialist, if not a Marxist, country. The economy will collapse and everything we know about America will go away. TAPPER: Right. It's kind of preposterous.
If they thought that was “preposterous,” they should listen to the nonsense coming out of their mouths.
Drawing attention again to the opera singer, chief political correspondent Dana Bash complained: “It's bizarre to be having this conversation as we're listening to an opera singer sing Ave Maria on the South Lawn of White House. I mean, this is remarkable in every sense of the word.”
And just before they handed the hosting responsibilities over to Anderson Cooper, Phillip was back to assert the convention was so “unethical” that the country could never recover from it:
This is the President putting on a big show for the country in a way that a lot of people will say, and we should acknowledge, is unethical, the use of the White House in this way for a completely political event. And, you know, I don't know that we'll ever -- as Jake likes to say, I don't know that we'll ever come back from this.
Maybe they should look back to when then-President Bill Clinton sold off stays in the Lincoln Bedroom to his campaign donors. That’s just a tad bit more unethical than being forced to hold the convention at the White House due to a pandemic, and we recovered.
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-29--School Choice Advocate Shares How Her OBGYN Told Her to Kill Child With Down Syndrome

School choice advocate Tera Myers shared Wednesday that doctors had encouraged her to abort her son Samuel , who has Downs Syndrome .
Myers spoke Wednesday at the Republican National Convention , sharing “ how education freedom has personally impacted my family , especially the life of my son Samuel.
” “ Before Samuel was even born I was told his life wouldn ’ t be worth living , ” Myers said .
“ When early tests revealed he had Down Syndrome , our doctor encouraged me to terminate the pregnancy .
He said ‘ If you do not , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family and your community.
’ ” Myers said that she knew her unborn baby was “ a human being created by God and that made him worthy of life.
” When Myers Realized the Need for School Choice When she later went to register her son for kindergarten , educators told her to “ put him where he would be comfortable , don ’ t stress him out by trying to teach him , ” she said .
Myers detailed her struggles attempting to find proper education for her son , saying he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have other options .
“ I did not like it , ” she said .
“ One size did not fit all.
” “ So I helped fight to pass legislation in Ohio for a special needs scholarship , so that all students could choose the right program for their needs , ” she continued .
“ I worked to start a new functional learning program at our local private school .
Finally , Samuel had an appropriate place to learn.
” Myers shared a story about her son going to the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and “ share his thoughts on education freedom.
” “ He said ‘ School Choice helped my dreams come true .
My school taught me the way I learn best .
I was able to fit in .
I made many friends .
I became a part of my community .
My teachers helped me become the best I can be , ’ ” she said .
“ President Trump shook my hand and said ‘ Wonderful job , mom , your son is amazing.
’ Unlike the doctor who told me to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even began , President Trump did not dismiss my son , he showed Samuel he valued him and was proud of what he accomplished , ” she added .
“ President Trump gave Samuel an equal seat at the table , ” she finished .
“ Tonight , I would like to extend my thanks to President Trump and his administration for their work towards making every student ’ s dream of a meaningful education a reality.
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School choice advocate Tera Myers shared Wednesday that doctors had encouraged her to abort her son Samuel, who has Downs Syndrome.
Myers spoke Wednesday at the Republican National Convention, sharing “how education freedom has personally impacted my family, especially the life of my son Samuel.”
“Before Samuel was even born I was told his life wouldn’t be worth living,” Myers said. “When early tests revealed he had Down Syndrome, our doctor encouraged me to terminate the pregnancy. He said ‘If you do not, you will be burdening your life, family and your community.’”
Myers said that she knew her unborn baby was “a human being created by God and that made him worthy of life.”
When Myers Realized the Need for School Choice
When she later went to register her son for kindergarten, educators told her to “put him where he would be comfortable, don’t stress him out by trying to teach him,” she said.
Myers detailed her struggles attempting to find proper education for her son, saying he was repeatedly told she didn’t have other options.
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“I did not like it,” she said. “One size did not fit all.”
“So I helped fight to pass legislation in Ohio for a special needs scholarship, so that all students could choose the right program for their needs,” she continued. “I worked to start a new functional learning program at our local private school. Finally, Samuel had an appropriate place to learn.”
Samuel Told President Trump School Choice Helped Make His Dreams Come True
Myers shared a story about her son going to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump and “share his thoughts on education freedom.”
“He said ‘School Choice helped my dreams come true. My school taught me the way I learn best. I was able to fit in. I made many friends. I became a part of my community. My teachers helped me become the best I can be,’” she said.
“President Trump shook my hand and said ‘Wonderful job, mom, your son is amazing.’ Unlike the doctor who told me to end Samuel’s life before it even began, President Trump did not dismiss my son, he showed Samuel he valued him and was proud of what he accomplished,” she added.
“President Trump gave Samuel an equal seat at the table,” she finished. “Tonight, I would like to extend my thanks to President Trump and his administration for their work towards making every student’s dream of a meaningful education a reality.”
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-29--Some Lives Matter More

Some Lives Matter More

We can all agree with the words , if not with the Marxist cult that adopted them as its trademark .
The lives of black people , who are equally images of God for whom Jesus died , are sacred .
And sacred things matter .
Every person of every race , regardless of wealth , privilege , ability , age , sinfulness , or any other factor , has a unique value in God ’ s eyes .
While his life , like yours and mine , is fleeting thanks to the effects of original sin , his soul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really matters .
As C.S .
Lewis said , if we could see the eternal fate of every person around us — endless glory with God or eternal punishment — we couldn ’ t get through the day .
We ’ d be either awestruck with glory or paralyzed by horror .
No Creator ?
Then No Endowment , and No Rights All of that is bedrock Christian dogma .
It also happens , not by coincidence , to be the core fact on which American politics were founded .
We only have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Creator ” “ endowed ” us with them .
They didn ’ t grow out of the ground , or fall from space .
The very idea that each person carries a sacred nimbus of rights by virtue of his humanity is not something of earth .
It ’ s not so much extraterrestrial as transcendent .
The Aztecs didn ’ t believe that , and neither did the Chinese .
Nor did the Romans , Greeks , or any other pagans .
Rebels against the Bible , from Revolutionary France to Nazi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Each of these post-Christian , anti-Christian regimes carved out huge exceptions , drew up long lists of people whose lives by their very nature ( their race , or class , or religion ) weren ’ t sacred , but cheap .
As Robert Reilly proves in his brilliant scholarly study America on Trial , the sanctity of life is the “ proposition ” on which America ’ s built .
Every liberty we cling to , each institution we value , flows from that assertion .
That ’ s why slavery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forefathers ’ throats .
It ’ s why abortion will make our descendants ashamed of us .
There is no other stable basis for human dignity .
If you agree with Darwin , we ’ re all here by accident , thanks to the vicious winnowing of ruthless natural selection .
Then you logically ought to conclude that no lives matter .
Though you ’ re fond of your own , and of those who share a bit more of your genetic material .
So you ought to join some racist movement — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aren ’ t entitled to have such movements .
In that case , it might improve your reproductive odds to glom on to some anti-racist movement .
If that gets you more money , power , and access to sex , it ’ s the winning move .
Maybe slap some fake Christian rhetoric about “ equality ” onto it , if that makes you feel better about becoming the remora attached to a shark , eating its parasites .
Hey , whatever works !
Dignity has no meaning .
Keeping the biblical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear away some fake conclusions well-meaning , timid , or merely conformist people draw from them .
Every life is unique and precious .
True .
But that doesn ’ t mean that extending every life as long as possible is important , no matter the cost .
If that were true , then we ’ d never fight any wars .
We ’ d always decide that the price in human lives was just too high .
So we ’ d let the bullies , thugs , and tyrants ( who think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If Churchill had been a pacifist , there would have been death camps in Britain .
God didn ’ t tell the Jews to act like this in the Old Testament , and Jesus never mentioned it in the New .
He never told soldiers to quit the Roman army as the price of following Him .
He did tell us to accept personal slights ( like a slap on the cheek ) rather than escalate to dueling , but that ’ s as close to pacifism as Jesus ever got .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to contradict His Father , who ’ d told the Jews to fight in self-defense — and sometimes even conquest , of truly evil regimes built on child sacrifice .
If you want the long form of the argument , proving that “ non-violence ” isn ’ t a basic , or even a particularly important , tenet of Christianity , read this piece .
It ’ s exhaustive , and leaves not one pacifist Christian stone piled upon another .
If extending every single life as long as possible were the goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be set at 25 mph , and we ’ d all drive rubber cars , while wearing helmets .
Mountain-climbing , drag-racing , and other dangerous sports would be simply illegal .
Of course we ’ d have no death penalty , not even for murder .
But we ’ d also have a hard time even enforcing the law in the first place .
No cops would carry guns .
If a felon they tried to arrest used deadly force , the cops would just back away .
His life would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Are you seeing the potential for total insanity here ?
Put baldly , nobody really believes that life-extension is of infinite value .
That we should starve the arts , education , entertainment , and every other endeavor of funds , just to spend it on health and nutrition .
Or that we should give up our freedom , and let the government force us to exercise for 2 hours daily , just to extend our lives .
Or dictate that we eat only healthy foods , in pre-measured portions .
We do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stop aggressors , thieves , and terrorists .
Our actions speak louder than words .
What ’ s more , we don ’ t believe that “ human life ” is incomparably more important than property .
That ’ s why the guards at the Vatican have guns , and would use them if someone insisted on spraying the Sistine Chapel ceiling with red paint .
Would that be an un-Christian decision , to have Swiss Guard snipers take out a vandal attacking that timeless art ?
Absolutely not .
You know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you might feel a little conflicted , because nonsense fake Christianity has been sloshing around in the culture , addling all our minds .
So let me unpack for you the reasons why you already believe that Swiss Guards defending timeless art , or a shop-owner defending his business , using violence , is good and right and Christian , what Jesus wants us to do .
What are the paintings on the Sistine Ceiling but the concrete result of an artist ’ s life ?
The countless hours he poured into that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If some looter destroys it , what is he doing but stealing all those years from Michelangelo ?
He ’ s in effect going back in time and murdering the man .
Likewise , on a more everyday level .
Think of some guy in Kenosha , Wisconsin , who spent 40 years working in his family ’ s convenience store , building up a livelihood .
If a bunch of angry thugs barge in and burn the place , they ’ ve turned all those hours into slave labor .
They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slaves have the right to rebel , to fight back , to resist using whatever force is necessary against those who would put them in chains .
The Lives the Innocent Build Matter More When looters and thugs attack a shopping center , they aren ’ t “ precious human lives ” who outweigh mere “ bricks and mortar.
” They are criminals using force trying to enslave other human beings .
So we ought to resist them using proportionate force .
Ideally , police would do that , being trained in de-escalation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives of the innocent matter more than the lives of the guilty .
The lives people have built , the businesses they ’ ve constructed by the sweat of their brows over thousands of hours matter more than the self-indulgent whims of angry looters .
When thugs initiate violence , they forfeit their right to peace .
Extending their lives matters less than keeping the peace and protecting the innocent .
When a government turns the streets over to packs of political thugs , and stands down the police , abandoning the citizens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abolishing democracy , and making street gangs sovereign .
It ’ s making Antifa or Black Lives Matter into the State .
At that point , citizens have the right , even the duty to step up and fight .
As the brave , rash Kyle Rittenhouse did , God bless him .
When I grow up , I hope I turn out a lot like Kyle .
John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream , and author or co-author of ten books , including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He is co-author with Jason Jones of “ God , Guns , & the Government .
”

We can all agree with the words, if not with the Marxist cult that adopted them as its trademark. The lives of black people, who are equally images of God for whom Jesus died, are sacred. And sacred things matter.
Every person of every race, regardless of wealth, privilege, ability, age, sinfulness, or any other factor, has a unique value in God’s eyes. While his life, like yours and mine, is fleeting thanks to the effects of original sin, his soul is immortal. That’s what really matters. As C.S. Lewis said, if we could see the eternal fate of every person around us — endless glory with God or eternal punishment — we couldn’t get through the day. We’d be either awestruck with glory or paralyzed by horror.
No Creator? Then No Endowment, and No Rights
All of that is bedrock Christian dogma. It also happens, not by coincidence, to be the core fact on which American politics were founded. We only have “inalienable” rights because “our Creator” “endowed” us with them. They didn’t grow out of the ground, or fall from space. The very idea that each person carries a sacred nimbus of rights by virtue of his humanity is not something of earth. It’s not so much extraterrestrial as transcendent.
The Aztecs didn’t believe that, and neither did the Chinese. Nor did the Romans, Greeks, or any other pagans. Rebels against the Bible, from Revolutionary France to Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia strenuously denied it. Each of these post-Christian, anti-Christian regimes carved out huge exceptions, drew up long lists of people whose lives by their very nature (their race, or class, or religion) weren’t sacred, but cheap.
Nature Is Fascist
As Robert Reilly proves in his brilliant scholarly study America on Trial, the sanctity of life is the “proposition” on which America’s built. Every liberty we cling to, each institution we value, flows from that assertion. That’s why slavery stuck like a bone lodged in our forefathers’ throats. It’s why abortion will make our descendants ashamed of us.
No lives matter, this I know, because Charles Darwin taught me so.
There is no other stable basis for human dignity. If you agree with Darwin, we’re all here by accident, thanks to the vicious winnowing of ruthless natural selection. Then you logically ought to conclude that no lives matter. Though you’re fond of your own, and of those who share a bit more of your genetic material. So you ought to join some racist movement — except if politics dictates that some groups aren’t entitled to have such movements.
In that case, it might improve your reproductive odds to glom on to some anti-racist movement. If that gets you more money, power, and access to sex, it’s the winning move. Maybe slap some fake Christian rhetoric about “equality” onto it, if that makes you feel better about becoming the remora attached to a shark, eating its parasites. Hey, whatever works! Dignity has no meaning.
No lives matter,
this I know
because Charles Darwin
taught me so.
The Sanctity of Life-Extension?
Keeping the biblical truths in mind, let’s clear away some fake conclusions well-meaning, timid, or merely conformist people draw from them.
Every life is unique and precious. True. But that doesn’t mean that extending every life as long as possible is important, no matter the cost. If that were true, then we’d never fight any wars. We’d always decide that the price in human lives was just too high. So we’d let the bullies, thugs, and tyrants (who think life is cheap) run the world. If Churchill had been a pacifist, there would have been death camps in Britain.
God’s Not a Pacifist
God didn’t tell the Jews to act like this in the Old Testament, and Jesus never mentioned it in the New. He never told soldiers to quit the Roman army as the price of following Him.
He did tell us to accept personal slights (like a slap on the cheek) rather than escalate to dueling, but that’s as close to pacifism as Jesus ever got. He didn’t come to earth to contradict His Father, who’d told the Jews to fight in self-defense — and sometimes even conquest, of truly evil regimes built on child sacrifice.
If you want the long form of the argument, proving that “non-violence” isn’t a basic, or even a particularly important, tenet of Christianity, read this piece. It’s exhaustive, and leaves not one pacifist Christian stone piled upon another.
Speed Limit: 25 MPH
If extending every single life as long as possible were the goal, our speed limits would have to be set at 25 mph, and we’d all drive rubber cars, while wearing helmets. Mountain-climbing, drag-racing, and other dangerous sports would be simply illegal. Of course we’d have no death penalty, not even for murder. But we’d also have a hard time even enforcing the law in the first place. No cops would carry guns. If a felon they tried to arrest used deadly force, the cops would just back away. His life would be too important to put at risk.
Are you seeing the potential for total insanity here? Put baldly, nobody really believes that life-extension is of infinite value. That we should starve the arts, education, entertainment, and every other endeavor of funds, just to spend it on health and nutrition. Or that we should give up our freedom, and let the government force us to exercise for 2 hours daily, just to extend our lives. Or dictate that we eat only healthy foods, in pre-measured portions.
We do want cops to use force when necessary to stop aggressors, thieves, and terrorists. Our actions speak louder than words.
Property Is Accumulated Life
What’s more, we don’t believe that “human life” is incomparably more important than property. That’s why the guards at the Vatican have guns, and would use them if someone insisted on spraying the Sistine Chapel ceiling with red paint. Would that be an un-Christian decision, to have Swiss Guard snipers take out a vandal attacking that timeless art?
Absolutely not. You know that on a gut level, though you might feel a little conflicted, because nonsense fake Christianity has been sloshing around in the culture, addling all our minds. So let me unpack for you the reasons why you already believe that Swiss Guards defending timeless art, or a shop-owner defending his business, using violence, is good and right and Christian, what Jesus wants us to do.
What are the paintings on the Sistine Ceiling but the concrete result of an artist’s life? The countless hours he poured into that work … they were his life. If some looter destroys it, what is he doing but stealing all those years from Michelangelo? He’s in effect going back in time and murdering the man.
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Likewise, on a more everyday level. Think of some guy in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who spent 40 years working in his family’s convenience store, building up a livelihood. If a bunch of angry thugs barge in and burn the place, they’ve turned all those hours into slave labor. They’ve made him a slave. And slaves have the right to rebel, to fight back, to resist using whatever force is necessary against those who would put them in chains.
The Lives the Innocent Build Matter More
When looters and thugs attack a shopping center, they aren’t “precious human lives” who outweigh mere “bricks and mortar.” They are criminals using force trying to enslave other human beings. So we ought to resist them using proportionate force. Ideally, police would do that, being trained in de-escalation and legal, moral norms.
The lives of the innocent matter more than the lives of the guilty. The lives people have built, the businesses they’ve constructed by the sweat of their brows over thousands of hours matter more than the self-indulgent whims of angry looters. When thugs initiate violence, they forfeit their right to peace. Extending their lives matters less than keeping the peace and protecting the innocent.
When a government turns the streets over to packs of political thugs, and stands down the police, abandoning the citizens and the law? It’s abolishing democracy, and making street gangs sovereign. It’s making Antifa or Black Lives Matter into the State.
At that point, citizens have the right, even the duty to step up and fight. As the brave, rash Kyle Rittenhouse did, God bless him.
When I grow up, I hope I turn out a lot like Kyle.
John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream, and author or co-author of ten books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. He is co-author with Jason Jones of “God, Guns, & the Government.”


thelibertydaily--2020-08-29--Winning! Federal Judge Allows Sarah Palin’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the NY Times to Continue, Set

Winning! Federal Judge Allows Sarah Palin’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the NY Times to Continue, Sets Trial Date

Former Alaska Governor and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin ( R ) get a major procedural win in her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Friday .
Senior U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff allowed the case to head to trial , ruling in a memorandum opinion that there is “ sufficient evidence to allow a rational finder of fact to find actual malice by clear and convincing evidence.
” Back in Dec. 2019 , Palin filed an amended complaint in her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times .
“ Gov .
Palin brings this action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accountable for defaming her by falsely asserting what they knew to be false : that Gov .
Palin was clearly and directly responsible for inciting a mass shooting at a political event in January 2011 , ” the 52-page filing began .
“ Specifically , on June 14 , 2017 , The Times published an editorial authored in the name of its Editorial Board ( which represents the “ voice ” of The Times ) that falsely stated as a matter of fact to millions of people that Gov .
Palin incited Jared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , mass shooting at a political event in Tucson , Arizona.
” James Bennet no longer works at the Times , but not because of the Palin lawsuit .
He resigned after the paper of record published an op-ed by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton ( R-Ark . )
, headlined , “ Send In the Troops.
” The op-ed was published after the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests and violence in numerous cities .
Palin ’ s lawsuit was originally filed less than two weeks after the aforementioned editorial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ worth of procedural wrangling back-and-forth , victories and setbacks on both sides , a federal court in New York City developed a case management plan stipulating the substantive pre-trial procedures in mid-Dec.2019 .
Palin ’ s amended pleading was filed in line with the rules laid out by Judge Rakoff .
Law & Crime previously reported on the newspaper ’ s failed efforts to have the case reheard by the full Second Circuit Court of Appeals .
A three-judge panel of the same court resurrected Palin ’ s defamation claim in August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Southern District of New York ( SDNY ) to originally dismiss the case .
Palin ’ s lawsuit singled out The Times ‘ former editorial page editor James Bennet as the premier culprit in the ongoing libel imbroglio .
“ The primary author of the defamatory passages in the Palin Article , James Bennet , is a seasoned journalist and editor with decades of experience who served as the Editor-In- Chief of The Atlantic at the time of the Loughner Shooting , ” the filing continues .
“ When Mr. Bennet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passages in the Palin Article , they had actual knowledge that there was no direct and clear link between Gov .
Palin and the Loughner Shooting and that Gov .
Palin did not politically incite Loughner ’ s horrific crime.
” At the time of that mass shooting , several online commentators noted that Palin ’ s political action committee SarahPAC had recently released an advertisement that superimposed artificial crosshairs on congressional districts held by Democrats .
One such district was Arizona ’ s 8th–at the time held by then-representative Gabby Giffords , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to the shooting .
According to Judge Rakoff , when viewing the evidence in the most favorable way to Palin , Bennet ignored evidence and “ ultimately made the point he set out to make in reckless disregard of the truth.
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Former Alaska Governor and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin (R) get a major procedural win in her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Friday. Senior U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff allowed the case to head to trial, ruling in a memorandum opinion that there is “sufficient evidence to allow a rational finder of fact to find actual malice by clear and convincing evidence.”
Back in Dec. 2019, Palin filed an amended complaint in her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times.
“Gov. Palin brings this action to hold James Bennet and The Times accountable for defaming her by falsely asserting what they knew to be false: that Gov. Palin was clearly and directly responsible for inciting a mass shooting at a political event in January 2011,” the 52-page filing began. “Specifically, on June 14, 2017, The Times published an editorial authored in the name of its Editorial Board (which represents the “voice” of The Times) that falsely stated as a matter of fact to millions of people that Gov. Palin incited Jared Loughner’s January 8, 2011, mass shooting at a political event in Tucson, Arizona.”
James Bennet no longer works at the Times, but not because of the Palin lawsuit. He resigned after the paper of record published an op-ed by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), headlined, “Send In the Troops.” The op-ed was published after the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests and violence in numerous cities.
Palin’s lawsuit was originally filed less than two weeks after the aforementioned editorial was published. After over two years’ worth of procedural wrangling back-and-forth, victories and setbacks on both sides, a federal court in New York City developed a case management plan stipulating the substantive pre-trial procedures in mid-Dec.2019. Palin’s amended pleading was filed in line with the rules laid out by Judge Rakoff.
Law&Crime previously reported on the newspaper’s failed efforts to have the case reheard by the full Second Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel of the same court resurrected Palin’s defamation claim in August citing an “unusual method” employed by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) to originally dismiss the case.
Palin’s lawsuit singled out The Times‘ former editorial page editor James Bennet as the premier culprit in the ongoing libel imbroglio.
“The primary author of the defamatory passages in the Palin Article, James Bennet, is a seasoned journalist and editor with decades of experience who served as the Editor-In- Chief of The Atlantic at the time of the Loughner Shooting,” the filing continues. “When Mr. Bennet wrote and The Times published the defamatory passages in the Palin Article, they had actual knowledge that there was no direct and clear link between Gov. Palin and the Loughner Shooting and that Gov. Palin did not politically incite Loughner’s horrific crime.”
At the time of that mass shooting, several online commentators noted that Palin’s political action committee SarahPAC had recently released an advertisement that superimposed artificial crosshairs on congressional districts held by Democrats. One such district was Arizona’s 8th–at the time held by then-representative Gabby Giffords, who would suffer extreme and life-altering injuries due to the shooting.
According to Judge Rakoff, when viewing the evidence in the most favorable way to Palin, Bennet ignored evidence and “ultimately made the point he set out to make in reckless disregard of the truth.”
Rakoff scheduled trial—”pandemic permitting”—for 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 1.
Colin Kalmbacher contributed to this report.
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-29--Charlotte Man Who Proclaims ‘Jesus Saves’ Attacked by Protesters During RNC

Sam Bethea is no stranger to what can happen on the streets in Charlotte .
Before turning his life around , Bethea was in and out of jail 29 times .
Now , though , he spends his time differently : he uses it to share the Gospel .
“ Most people think of me as a street preacher , but I ’ m really not preaching on the streets , so to say , ” Bethea said during an interview last year with podcaster Tiffani Lewis .
“ I ’ m more so declaring and proclaiming a simple message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The King is coming .
John 3:16 .
Something simple , because of the rat race that we live in.
” “ I like to say what I do is street evangelism , street ministry , ” he added .
But not everyone is receptive to what Bethea has to say .
That became overwhelmingly clear earlier this week , when he was attacked by angry protesters gathered to oppose the Republican National Convention , parts of which were held in Charlotte .
As he was proclaiming his simple message — “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dousing Bethea in flour , glitter , oil , and silly string , ridiculing him for sharing the Gospel amid the racially charged unrest over the RNC .
“ I do it because God called me to the streets , ” he explained to WSOC-TV .
Bethea said he has shown up for every single demonstration in uptown Charlotte over the past six years , since he began spreading His faith-filled message on the streets .
On Monday , though , some people argued sharing the Gospel during a protest against the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ You ’ re taking away from the message , ” one protester could be heard saying during a live-stream video of the events .
Holding up the clothes he wore Monday night , Bethea told the local news outlet , “ It ’ s got flour , it ’ s got soda , it ’ s got juice .
As you can see , they flour-bombed me .
Throwing glitter in my eyes .
I just thank God that it didn ’ t get in my eyes.
” The street evangelist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans , however , to stop sharing the Gospel on the streets of Charlotte .
“ They have a right to say what they want to say , within the bounds of the law , just as I do , ” Bethea added .
North Carolina resident Regina Serrapica is asking people to pray for and support Bethea as he continues to minister to those around the city .
In a Facebook post earlier this week , she wrote , “ Lord , wrap Your arms around Sam .
Help him stay strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , his commitment to You !
May he remain unshaken by the outside forces , and renewed daily by Your presence and Your power .
Amen !
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Sam Bethea is no stranger to what can happen on the streets in Charlotte. Before turning his life around, Bethea was in and out of jail 29 times. Now, though, he spends his time differently: he uses it to share the Gospel.
“Most people think of me as a street preacher, but I’m really not preaching on the streets, so to say,” Bethea said during an interview last year with podcaster Tiffani Lewis. “I’m more so declaring and proclaiming a simple message: Jesus loves you, Jesus saves. The King is coming. John 3:16. Something simple, because of the rat race that we live in.”
“I like to say what I do is street evangelism, street ministry,” he added.
But not everyone is receptive to what Bethea has to say. That became overwhelmingly clear earlier this week, when he was attacked by angry protesters gathered to oppose the Republican National Convention, parts of which were held in Charlotte.
As he was proclaiming his simple message — “Jesus loves you” — protesters began dousing Bethea in flour, glitter, oil, and silly string, ridiculing him for sharing the Gospel amid the racially charged unrest over the RNC.
This is our friend Sam.. literally on the front lines… Please pray for him .. last night the protesters threw flour,… Posted by Regina Moriarty Serrapica on Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Despite the attacks, Bethea continued.
“I do it because God called me to the streets,” he explained to WSOC-TV.
Bethea said he has shown up for every single demonstration in uptown Charlotte over the past six years, since he began spreading His faith-filled message on the streets.
On Monday, though, some people argued sharing the Gospel during a protest against the Trump administration is nothing more than a distraction.
“You’re taking away from the message,” one protester could be heard saying during a live-stream video of the events.
Holding up the clothes he wore Monday night, Bethea told the local news outlet, “It’s got flour, it’s got soda, it’s got juice. As you can see, they flour-bombed me. Throwing glitter in my eyes. I just thank God that it didn’t get in my eyes.”
The street evangelist went on to say he has no plans, however, to stop sharing the Gospel on the streets of Charlotte.
“They have a right to say what they want to say, within the bounds of the law, just as I do,” Bethea added.
North Carolina resident Regina Serrapica is asking people to pray for and support Bethea as he continues to minister to those around the city.
In a Facebook post earlier this week, she wrote, “Lord, wrap Your arms around Sam. Help him stay strong. We thank you for his courage, his commitment to You! May he remain unshaken by the outside forces, and renewed daily by Your presence and Your power. Amen!”


thelibertydaily--2020-08-29--Replacing Riots with Revival: Christian Movement Brings Baptism and Worship to Streets of Kenosha

Back in June , the movement started by Dr. Charles and Pastor Lindsey Karuku with the International Outreach Church in Burnsville , Minnesota took to the streets of Minneapolis to proclaim Jesus ' name .
Christians and non-believers came together at the location of George Floyd 's memorial site where the Holy Spirit healed bodies and hearts as salvations , baptisms , and worship filled the streets .
Now Dr. Karuku is taking the `` Riots to Revival '' movement to the streets of Kenosha , Wisconsin to help heal hearts and minds with the power of the gospel message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Karuku posted photos of people being baptized , praying , and worshipping together with the words , `` Let the healing begin !
In one post , Karuku wrote : `` MIRACLES IN KENOSHA : A massive move of God .
Salvation , healing , racial reconciliation , and awesome baptisms on the streets .
Riot to Revival .
Glory to God !
!
!
Let the healing begin !
On Thursday , a prayer gathering was held outside of the Kenosha City Courthouse .
Video of the event posted to social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to worship , pray and to hear a message from Pastor Karuku .
In another video , Eileen Burglin who owns a business in Kenosha talked about one of the signs that proved to her that the Holy Spirit was moving in her city .
`` As baptisms were taking place , there was a little bit of a lull , '' she explained .
`` Then another woman came forward .
Her name is Debbie . ''
Burglin said she and another worship leader listened to the woman 's testimony .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apartment building watching the event on Facebook Live .
`` And she felt God or something tells her 'she had better answer and get her butt over here ' is how she phrased it , '' Burglin continued .
`` So she kind of hobbled over here .
She was n't doing well .
And then , she got baptized and worshipped with us .
And then 20 minutes ago , she told us , 'Oh , my back pain is completely gone . ''
This is just the latest powerful example of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ministry in cities overrun with rioting , like Portland , Seattle , and Minneapolis .
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Back in June, the movement started by Dr. Charles and Pastor Lindsey Karuku with the International Outreach Church in Burnsville, Minnesota took to the streets of Minneapolis to proclaim Jesus' name. Christians and non-believers came together at the location of George Floyd's memorial site where the Holy Spirit healed bodies and hearts as salvations, baptisms, and worship filled the streets.
Now Dr. Karuku is taking the "Riots to Revival" movement to the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin to help heal hearts and minds with the power of the gospel message.
In several Facebook posts on Friday, Karuku posted photos of people being baptized, praying, and worshipping together with the words, "Let the healing begin!
In one post, Karuku wrote: "MIRACLES IN KENOSHA: A massive move of God. Salvation, healing, racial reconciliation, and awesome baptisms on the streets. Riot to Revival. Glory to God!!! Let the healing begin!
On Thursday, a prayer gathering was held outside of the Kenosha City Courthouse. Video of the event posted to social media showed several hundred people gathered together to worship, pray and to hear a message from Pastor Karuku.
In another video, Eileen Berglund who owns a business in Kenosha talked about one of the signs that proved to her that the Holy Spirit was moving in her city.
"As baptisms were taking place, there was a little bit of a lull," she explained. "Then another woman came forward. Her name is Debbie."
Burglin said she and another ministry leader listened to the woman's testimony. The woman was across the street in an apartment building watching the event on Facebook Live.
"And she felt God or something tells her 'she had better answer and get her butt over here' is how she phrased it," Berglund continued. "So she kind of hobbled over here. She wasn't doing well. And then, she got baptized and worshipped with us. And then 20 minutes ago, she told us, 'Oh, my back pain is completely gone."
This is just the latest powerful example of Christians fighting a spiritual battle using street ministry in cities overrun with rioting, like Portland, Seattle, and Minneapolis.
READ THESE STORIES FOR MORE:
'Salvations, Healings, Miracles and Baptisms': Seattle Revival Thrives Despite Angry Protesters Shouting 'Hail Satan!'
'Joy Took Over the Streets': Christians Come Together in Portland During 'Riots to Revival'
Spiritual Awakening Taking Place in America as Churches Deal with Social Distancing Restrictions
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-29--Rev. Franklin Graham Tells CBN News He Thinks Democrats Are ‘Opposed to Faith’

Evangelist Franklin Graham says he saw a sharp distinction between the Republican National Convention and last week 's Democratic National Convention , saying he thinks the Democratic Party is `` opposed to faith . ''
In an exclusive interview with CBN News on Friday , he explained to David Brody why he 's asking God to spare the country under President Trump 's leadership before what he calls a vicious 'storm . '
David Brody : `` What did you make the President 's speech , the acceptance speech at the White House on Thursday night ? ''
Franklin Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ covered all the bases .
Who would want this job to be honest with you ? ''
David Brody : `` The last two weeks , we 've seen the Democrat 's convention and see the Republican 's convention .
Can you give us a compare and contrast ?
What have you seen from a faith perspective or lack thereof ? ''
Franklin Graham : `` The Democrats are really if anything , they are opposed to faith .
There are millions of Democrats in this country that are wonderful people .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his life .
Never switch parties .
But he saw the party that he grew up in changing and moving to the left , and that 's what it 's done .
And so the Democratic Party today is a party of the left .
It 's a socialist party .
They want socialism for this country . ''
David Brody : `` You 're a straight shooter , for sure .
What do you make of the debate going on in the church about those who will vote for Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on what they call character issues ?
I know , for example , that daughter is very outspoken for the president and then of course , you have a niece who wrote a scathing editorial .
It 's affected families , yours and mine , and many others . ''
Franklin Graham : `` Well , I understand people have different opinions in the evangelical community .
I 'm not a spokesman for them .
I 'm just one person and so there 's a lot of opinions and ideas and views @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know the president , some of them have negative views that they have gotten those views from a negative press that is controlled by the socialists and so they 've kind of bought into that .
And that 's unfortunate .
But at the same time , I 'm not a spokesperson .
I 'm just going to do what I believe God 's called me to do .
And I 'm going to call things the way I see him . ''
David Brody : `` September 26 .
I want you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington ; it 's really a prayer event .
Franklin Graham : `` It 's a prayer march .
We 're going to start just right down the street here at the Lincoln Memorial and come by the Washington Memorial right down here to the Capitol and I 'm asking people to join me .
We do n't have any speakers ; do n't have any stage or other people preaching or whatever .
We 're coming to pray…the only hope of this country is God .
Donald Trump ca n't turn it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn it around .
Only God can do this , okay ?
And we need God 's help .
The Democrats have taken God pretty much out of out of government and there 's a lot of Republicans that want to take God out of government .
A lot of them , but I just thank God that we 've got a president who wants God , not only in his administration but he wants to see more of God here in Washington . ''
David Brody : `` It seems like we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We 've been at a crossroads before but what 's going on here spiritually , especially as it relates to right now in our country ? ''
Franklin Graham : `` Well , the changes that the left want to make and taking us into socialism is going to affect the church .
The government will begin to tell the church , how they can be the church , and they 'll close the church down in many places .
We see right now , because of COVID , the government trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meet and the Constitution gives us that freedom to do that , but because of COVID , they said , 'We ca n't meet ' . ''
David Brody : `` On this president , I have asked before about this as to whether God put Trump in office for such a time as this and there are obviously many people who say He has , but what happens if he loses ? ''
Franklin Graham : `` I think God brought him here for this season , for these four years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ spare this country for another four years to give us a little bit more time to do the work before the storm hits .
I believe the storm is coming .
You 're going to see Christians attacked ; you 're going to see churches close ; you 're going to see a real hatred expressed toward people of faith .
That 's coming . ''
David Brody : `` It 's like Trump is trying to hold back what you 're talking about here . ''
Franklin Graham : `` Well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He works through men and I believe Donald Trump is the president for a reason .
I think God has put him in this position .
Western civilization as we have known it , he is defending that . ''
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Evangelist Franklin Graham says he saw a sharp distinction between the Republican National Convention and last week's Democratic National Convention, saying he thinks the Democratic Party is "opposed to faith."
In an exclusive interview with CBN News on Friday, he explained to David Brody why he's asking God to spare the country under President Trump's leadership before what he calls a vicious 'storm.'
David Brody: "What did you make of the President's speech, the acceptance speech at the White House on Thursday night?"
Franklin Graham: "Well, I think he covered all the bases. Who would want this job to be honest with you?"
David Brody: "The last two weeks, we've seen the Democrats' convention and see the Republicans' convention. Can you give us a compare and contrast? What have you seen from a faith perspective or lack thereof?"
Franklin Graham: "The Democrats are really if anything, they are opposed to faith. There are millions of Democrats in this country that are wonderful people. My father was a Democrat okay? All of his life. Never switched parties. But he saw the party that he grew up in changing and moving to the left, and that's what it's done. And so the Democratic Party today is a party of the left. It's a socialist party. They want socialism for this country."
David Brody: "You're a straight shooter, for sure. What do you make of the debate going on in the church about those who will vote for Trump and some who just can't get there based on what they call character issues? I know, for example, that daughter is very outspoken for the president and then of course, you have a niece who wrote a scathing editorial. It's affected families, yours and mine, and many others."
Franklin Graham: "Well, I understand people have different opinions in the evangelical community. I'm not a spokesman for them. I'm just one person and so there's a lot of opinions and ideas and views and unfortunately, people that don't know the president, some of them have negative views that they have gotten those views from a negative press that is controlled by the socialists and so they've kind of bought into that. And that's unfortunate. But at the same time, I'm not a spokesperson. I'm just going to do what I believe God's called me to do. And I'm going to call things the way I see him."
David Brody: "September 26. I want you to talk about this rally here in Washington; it's really a prayer event.
Franklin Graham: "It's a prayer march. We're going to start just right down the street here at the Lincoln Memorial and come by the Washington Memorial right down here to the Capitol and I'm asking people to join me. We don't have any speakers; don't have any stage or other people preaching or whatever. We're coming to pray…the only hope of this country is God. Donald Trump can't turn it around. Biden isn't going to turn it around. Only God can do this, okay? And we need God's help. The Democrats have taken God pretty much out of out of government and there's a lot of Republicans that want to take God out of government. A lot of them, but I just thank God that we've got a president who wants God, not only in his administration but he wants to see more of God here in Washington."
David Brody: "It seems like we're at a real crossroads here. We've been at a crossroads before but what's going on here spiritually, especially as it relates to right now in our country?"
Franklin Graham: "Well, the changes that the left want to make and taking us into socialism is going to affect the church. The government will begin to tell the church, how they can be the church, and they'll close the church down in many places. We see right now, because of COVID, the government trying to tell the church that they cannot meet and the Constitution gives us that freedom to do that, but because of COVID, they said, 'We can't meet'."
David Brody: "On this president, I have asked before about this as to whether God put Trump in office for such a time as this and there are obviously many people who say He has, but what happens if he loses?"
Franklin Graham: "I think God brought him here for this season, for these four years. I'm just asking that God would spare this country for another four years to give us a little bit more time to do the work before the storm hits. I believe the storm is coming. You're going to see Christians attacked; you're going to see churches close; you're going to see a real hatred expressed toward people of faith. That's coming."
David Brody: "It's like Trump is trying to hold back what you're talking about here."
Franklin Graham: "Well, first of all, God uses men. He works through men and I believe Donald Trump is the president for a reason. I think God has put him in this position. Western civilization as we have known it, he is defending that."
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-29--President Trump: Police Protecting Rand Paul from Leftist Mob ‘Thugs’ Deserve Medals

President Donald Trump on Friday praised police officers protecting Sen. Rand Paul after the Republican National Convention .
“ Rand Paul was in big trouble last night , ” Trump explained to voters in New Hampshire about the violence the night before .
“ He ’ s a good guy .
He ’ s a friend of mine .
That shouldn ’ t happen to anybody.
” Paul and his wife Kelley were surrounded by protesters who threatened him after he left the White House on Thursday night.. “ They would have done that to Senator Rand Paul last night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would either be in very bad shape or dead , and that would include his wife if those police didn ’ t happen to be there.
” The president praised the police officers who stepped up to help escort the Pauls to safety .
“ Here is a U.S. senator walking outside and those four policemen should be brought over to the White House and we ought to give them a medal of some kind , and we ’ re going to do it , ” Trump said .
The president said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite rioters across the country engaging in more physical violence .
“ The puppet Biden , who is just controlled so strongly , wants you to cancel weddings and funerals and schools but has no problems with thousands of so-called peaceful protesters cramming into your streets , mugging people , hurting people , looting stores , burning down storefronts , ” he said .

President Donald Trump on Friday praised police officers protecting Sen. Rand Paul after the Republican National Convention.
“Rand Paul was in big trouble last night,” Trump explained to voters in New Hampshire about the violence the night before. “He’s a good guy. He’s a friend of mine. That shouldn’t happen to anybody.”
Paul and his wife Kelley were surrounded by protesters who threatened him after he left the White House on Thursday night..
“They would have done that to Senator Rand Paul last night,” Trump said. “He would either be in very bad shape or dead, and that would include his wife if those police didn’t happen to be there.”
The president praised the police officers who stepped up to help escort the Pauls to safety.
“Here is a U.S. senator walking outside and those four policemen should be brought over to the White House and we ought to give them a medal of some kind, and we’re going to do it,” Trump said.
The president said that Democrats continued supporting the ongoing riots, despite rioters across the country engaging in more physical violence.
“The puppet Biden, who is just controlled so strongly, wants you to cancel weddings and funerals and schools but has no problems with thousands of so-called peaceful protesters cramming into your streets, mugging people, hurting people, looting stores, burning down storefronts,” he said.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-29--Chocago Bank Employees Charged by Feds with $29 Million Embezzlement

Four former employees of a failed Bridgeport bank have been charged in a $ 29 million embezzlement scheme , federal @ @ @ @ @ charges revolve around Washington Federal Bank for Savings , on Archer Avenue , which was @ @ @ @ @ an investigation into fraud .
Among those charged were two of Washington Federal Bank for @ @ @ @ @ Rosallie C. Corvitte , 45 , of Chicago , who was the bank ’ s @ @ @ @ @ , and Jane V. Iriondo , 39 , of Boise , Idaho , who was @ @ @ @ @ : Alicia Mandujano , 49 , of Chicago , who was a loan servicer , @ @ @ @ @ 39 , of Chicago , a former loan officer .
All four are accused of @ @ @ @ @ 29 million with Robert Kowalski , a lawyer and developer who was a major customer @ @ @ @ @ had been indicted with his sister Jan R. Kowalski , also a Chicago attorney , @ @ @ @ @ related to Robert Kowalski ’ s bankruptcy case .

Four former employees of a failed Bridgeport bank have been charged in a $29 million embezzlement scheme, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
The charges revolve around Washington Federal Bank for Savings, on Archer Avenue, which was shut down in 2017 amid an investigation into fraud.
Among those charged were two of Washington Federal Bank for Savings’ top executives: Rosallie C. Corvitte, 45, of Chicago, who was the bank’s chief financial officer and treasurer, and Jane V. Iriondo, 39, of Boise, Idaho, who was corporate secretary.
Also charged: Alicia Mandujano, 49, of Chicago, who was a loan servicer, and Cathy M. Torres, 39, of Chicago, a former loan officer.
All four are accused of conspiring to embezzle the $29 million with Robert Kowalski, a lawyer and developer who was a major customer of the bank and already had been indicted with his sister Jan R. Kowalski, also a Chicago attorney, on charges they concealed assets related to Robert Kowalski’s bankruptcy case.