thelibertydaily--2020-08-24--Every Big Ten Athletic Director Wanted to Play Football But Liberal Commissioner Warren Killed the S

Every Big Ten Athletic Director Wanted to Play Football But Liberal Commissioner Warren Killed the Season . . . BTW He’s OK His Son Plays in the SEC

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren says no sports through the end of the year due to COVID .
But… he ’ s fine with his son playing ball at Mississippi state…a nd despite every single Athletic Director in the Big Ten wanting to play ball .
As reported earlier , the Big Ten named Kevin Warren the Commissioner of the league last June .
They probably didn ’ t see that this political hack would end all sports for the second half of 2020 when they did .
Warren is supposed to oversee sports for the conference , not kill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Big Ten sports , Warren showed his true colors .
As reported yesterday , Big Ten Commissioner Keven Warren shared the following after the death of George Floyd in May this year : On Monday , May 25 , 2020 , George Floyd , a proud Black man , was killed by a member of law enforcement in Minneapolis , Minnesota .
Ahmaud Arbery , Breonna Taylor , Philando Castile , Emmett Till .
The list goes on and on .
TRENDING : Police Make Second Arrest in Attack on 7-Year-Old Trump Supporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Big Ten Conference as Commissioner and relocating to Chicago , my family had lived full-time in the Minneapolis area for over 15 years as I worked as an executive with the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League .
Our kids were raised in Minnesota and attended school in Minnesota before leaving for college and the people of the great state of Minnesota are part of the fabric of our entire family .
As a Black man , I pray every day for the health and safety of my wife and children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We continue to see inequality and deep divide regarding how members of the Black community are treated compared to the rest of society and too often , the results have been horrific and senseless .
Such racism and inequality are pervasive , not just endemic in law enforcement .
We asked , how often does the Commissioner pray for his family ’ s interactions with law enforcement ?
How many times has his family interacted with law enforcement ?
Did the Minnesota Vikings hire police to protect their fans and players during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren ranting about ?
If the Big Ten Chancellors were doing their job they would have fired Warren the day he wrote his diatribe about the police .
Instead these ignoramuses kept him on long enough to end the fall football season .
In June , Yahoo reported that Warren was black and this diversity of color is a good thing : There ’ s a good chance that the next leader of the United States will emerge from voters in swing states in the Big Ten Conference ’ s footprint .
Five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 – Pennsylvania , Ohio , Michigan , Wisconsin and Iowa – were democratic states when Barack Obama won the election in 2012 .
First-year Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has made it a priority that the conference ’ s nearly 10,000 athletes will have a say in that election .
Warren is in just his fifth month in charge of the 14-member league , and he ’ s made it clear with his early actions that social change will be among the league ’ s priorities .
The Big Ten announced a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which will include non-partisan education and a deeper understanding of registration , voting and voter suppression .
“ From a social change standpoint , I think our biggest asset is our right to vote and to be an educated voter , ” Warren told Yahoo Sports in a phone interview on Sunday .
“ It ’ s important , not only from national politics , but from local politics .
Who is on your school board ?
Who is your local sheriff ?
Who is your district attorney ?
Who is your attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All those different things really mean something.
” Warren , 56 , came to the Big Ten from the Minnesota Vikings ’ front office .
He ’ s arguably the most influential and powerful minority in all of college athletics .
And his early actions from the Big Ten chair portend that he can become one of the most influential leaders in all of college athletics , which glaringly lacks diversity in leadership and coaching positions .
Warren showed that his priorities as Commissioner weren ’ t sports , they were politics .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fall sports season and this is big in the Big Ten .
The universities make millions in college football which ends up paying for smaller sports and women ’ s sports for the rest of the year .
But after sending out the league ’ s schedule , Warren suddenly decided a few days later to ‘ postpone ’ all sports ( to God knows when ) through the remainder of the year .
Big Ten football brings in massive revenues that support the institutions in the league for the entire year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As we pointed out yesterday , apparently the great medical schools of the Big Ten couldn ’ t find a single doctor who could read and interpret the data related to COVID-19 .
Maybe a picture from the CDC no less is better for these intellectuals : Look at the line for the number of deaths related to those under the age of 24 ( for the Big Ten Commissioner and Chancellors this would be every single football player in the Big Ten ) .
That ’ s right – basically no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US for individuals under the age 24 .
Perhaps someone should share with these sharp shooters that the athletes in the Big Ten are not over age 85 !
We reported this morning that there ’ s a question as to whether there was even a vote on ending sports for the year by the Big Ten : This mess already has ramifications .
The University of Nebraska just announced furloughing more than 50 and is implementing salary reductions due to a now $ 100 million budget hole .
The University of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced it is in deep financial trouble as a result of Warren ’ s politics .
Now it ’ s been reported that every single athletic director in the Big Ten wanted to play fall football .
Every single one , but they were not given a voice in the decision to play football – only Warren was , and he and the chancellors decided to kill the season !
And finally to top it all off , Commissioner Warren has a son who is going to play ball this year at Mississippi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren was really concerned about the health of athletes in sports , he wouldn ’ t allow his son to play sports in the SEC !
But then again , this all makes sense to liberals now running the Big Ten , an organization that ’ s made up of 14 entities .

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren says no sports through the end of the year due to COVID. But… he’s fine with his son playing ball at Mississippi state…a nd despite every single Athletic Director in the Big Ten wanting to play ball.
As reported earlier, the Big Ten named Kevin Warren the Commissioner of the league last June. They probably didn’t see that this political hack would end all sports for the second half of 2020 when they did. Warren is supposed to oversee sports for the conference, not kill them.
Shortly after Warren took over Big Ten sports, Warren showed his true colors. As reported yesterday, Big Ten Commissioner Keven Warren shared the following after the death of George Floyd in May this year:
On Monday, May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a proud Black man, was killed by a member of law enforcement in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, Emmett Till. The list goes on and on. Prior to joining the Big Ten Conference as Commissioner and relocating to Chicago, my family had lived full-time in the Minneapolis area for over 15 years as I worked as an executive with the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. Our kids were raised in Minnesota and attended school in Minnesota before leaving for college and the people of the great state of Minnesota are part of the fabric of our entire family. As a Black man, I pray every day for the health and safety of my wife and children, especially during interactions with law enforcement. We continue to see inequality and deep divide regarding how members of the Black community are treated compared to the rest of society and too often, the results have been horrific and senseless. Such racism and inequality are pervasive, not just endemic in law enforcement.
We asked, how often does the Commissioner pray for his family’s interactions with law enforcement? How many times has his family interacted with law enforcement? Did the Minnesota Vikings hire police to protect their fans and players during games? What the hell exactly was Warren ranting about?
If the Big Ten Chancellors were doing their job they would have fired Warren the day he wrote his diatribe about the police. Instead these ignoramuses kept him on long enough to end the fall football season.
In June, Yahoo reported that Warren was black and this diversity of color is a good thing :
There’s a good chance that the next leader of the United States will emerge from voters in swing states in the Big Ten Conference’s footprint. Five states that President Donald Trump won in 2016 – Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa – were democratic states when Barack Obama won the election in 2012. First-year Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has made it a priority that the conference’s nearly 10,000 athletes will have a say in that election. Warren is in just his fifth month in charge of the 14-member league, and he’s made it clear with his early actions that social change will be among the league’s priorities. The Big Ten announced a league-wide voter registration initiative on Monday, which will include non-partisan education and a deeper understanding of registration, voting and voter suppression. “From a social change standpoint, I think our biggest asset is our right to vote and to be an educated voter,” Warren told Yahoo Sports in a phone interview on Sunday. “It’s important, not only from national politics, but from local politics. Who is on your school board? Who is your local sheriff? Who is your district attorney? Who is your attorney general? Who are your judges? All those different things really mean something.” Warren, 56, came to the Big Ten from the Minnesota Vikings’ front office. He’s arguably the most influential and powerful minority in all of college athletics. And his early actions from the Big Ten chair portend that he can become one of the most influential leaders in all of college athletics, which glaringly lacks diversity in leadership and coaching positions.
Warren showed that his priorities as Commissioner weren’t sports, they were politics.
Next comes the Big Ten’s fall sports season and this is big in the Big Ten. The universities make millions in college football which ends up paying for smaller sports and women’s sports for the rest of the year. But after sending out the league’s schedule, Warren suddenly decided a few days later to ‘postpone’ all sports (to God knows when) through the remainder of the year.
ESPN reported:
The Big Ten has faced significant backlash over the timing of the decision, which came just six days after the league announced its 10-game, conference-only schedule on the Big Ten Network. Coaches, athletic directors, fans and parents have publicly and privately expressed frustration and outrage at a lack of communication and explanation about the about-face.
Big Ten football brings in massive revenues that support the institutions in the league for the entire year. Students, families and athletes are livid.
Warren claims:
“The decision was thorough and deliberative, and based on sound feedback, guidance and advice from medical experts,” Warren wrote in his first public comments since announcing the league’s decision on Aug. 11. “Despite the decision to postpone fall sports, we continue our work to find a path forward that creates a healthy and safe environment for all Big Ten student-athletes to compete in the sports they love in a manner that helps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protects both student-athletes and the surrounding communities.”
As we pointed out yesterday, apparently the great medical schools of the Big Ten couldn’t find a single doctor who could read and interpret the data related to COVID-19. Maybe a picture from the CDC no less is better for these intellectuals:
Look at the line for the number of deaths related to those under the age of 24 (for the Big Ten Commissioner and Chancellors this would be every single football player in the Big Ten).
That’s right – basically no deaths at all related to COVID-19 in the US for individuals under the age 24. Perhaps someone should share with these sharp shooters that the athletes in the Big Ten are not over age 85!
We reported this morning that there’s a question as to whether there was even a vote on ending sports for the year by the Big Ten:
According to Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports, Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour questioned whether any sort of vote on the whole sordid deal took place. And it’s not just her. Minnesota president Joan Gabel also made comments alluding to the absence of any real vote.
This mess already has ramifications. The University of Nebraska just announced furloughing more than 50 and is implementing salary reductions due to a now $100 million budget hole. The University of Iowa has now dropped four sports and announced it is in deep financial trouble as a result of Warren’s politics.
Now it’s been reported that every single athletic director in the Big Ten wanted to play fall football. Every single one, but they were not given a voice in the decision to play football – only Warren was, and he and the chancellors decided to kill the season!
And finally to top it all off, Commissioner Warren has a son who is going to play ball this year at Mississippi State in the SEC.
If Commissioner Warren was really concerned about the health of athletes in sports, he wouldn’t allow his son to play sports in the SEC!
But then again, this all makes sense to liberals now running the Big Ten, an organization that’s made up of 14 entities.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-24--Marxist Agitators in D.C. Harass Diners Seated on Patios, Target ‘White Spaces’

Protesters with Black Lives Matter signs and shirts shouted at diners who were seated on restaurant patios throughout Northwest Washington , DC , over the weekend as part of an “ education ” campaign .
With many Washington restaurants now featuring patio seating due to coronavirus restrictions , protesters have been increasingly targeting diners now accessible from the streets .
On Saturday , several pro-Black Lives Matter and other associated groups organized to protest throughout Northwest Washington , DC , which includes the affluent Georgetown and Dupont Circle neighborhoods .
As the sun started going down , the protesters first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NW near Dupont Circle .
Protesters shouted into megaphones and held signs that said , “ Black Lives Matter , ” according to tweets by Deadspin journalist Chuck Modiano .
Modiano , who apparently accompanied the protesters , tweeted : “ # DCProtests confront white spaces and read facts on Black Lives murdered by police.
” Modiano also posted a video of an agitated restaurant staff member talking to the protesters .
“ Restaurant staff member comes out to argue w/protesters but customer approves , ” he tweeted .
Later , another group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Free the people , fight the power , f**k the police , ” converged on Dupont Circle and stopped in front of a restaurant named The Admiral , according to a video posted by Modiano .
At The Admiral , protesters yelled at diners seated on the patio .
One diner confronted the protesters while another person tried to hold him back .
The diner is heard yelling , “ Get out of our neighborhood.
” He was also seen spitting toward the protesters after things got heated .
The woman the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instigated ” the confrontation by “ yelling and pushing bushes at protesters ” as they recited names of “ [ Black Indigenous People of Color ] murdered by [ the Metropolitan Police Department ] .
” Modiano and another journalist entered the restaurant patio area to keep filming the diner : Protesters then moved east on P Street NW to the Logan Circle area , where they continued to harass diners .
Some diners expressed their support for the protesters , including a woman who allegedly saw a police officer shake his head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ badge number.
” Later that night , protesters were seen in Georgetown , carrying the “ free the people , fight the power , f**k the police ” banner and chanting , “ No justice , no peace !
No racist police !
” and “ Cops and the Klan go hand in hand !
” He tweeted a video of protesters from last week yelling at diners about their “ complacency.
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Protesters with Black Lives Matter signs and shirts shouted at diners who were seated on restaurant patios throughout Northwest Washington, DC, over the weekend as part of an “education” campaign.
With many Washington restaurants now featuring patio seating due to coronavirus restrictions, protesters have been increasingly targeting diners now accessible from the streets.
On Saturday, several pro-Black Lives Matter and other associated groups organized to protest throughout Northwest Washington, DC, which includes the affluent Georgetown and Dupont Circle neighborhoods.
As the sun started going down, the protesters first targeted diners at restaurants on P Street NW near Dupont Circle. Protesters shouted into megaphones and held signs that said, “Black Lives Matter,” according to tweets by Deadspin journalist Chuck Modiano.
Modiano, who apparently accompanied the protesters, tweeted: “#DCProtests confront white spaces and read facts on Black Lives murdered by police.”
#DCProtests confront white spaces and read facts on Black Lives murdered by police pic.twitter.com/Dm7rMZ2oTe — ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) August 23, 2020
Modiano also posted a video of an agitated restaurant staff member talking to the protesters.
“Restaurant staff member comes out to argue w/protesters but customer approves,” he tweeted.
“They need to know. Everybody needs to know” Restaurant staff member comes out to argue w/protesters but customer approves . In weeks covering #DCProtests, Black customers are supportive. Many white ppl too. So we must define “angry customer” as a distinctly white issue. pic.twitter.com/P6n16DP0x1 — ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) August 23, 2020
Later, another group carrying a large banner that said, “Free the people, fight the power, f**k the police,” converged on Dupont Circle and stopped in front of a restaurant named The Admiral, according to a video posted by Modiano.
#DCProtests at DuPont Circle still going strong. One of three different protest actions tonite pic.twitter.com/xAAvf8WLv0 — ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) August 23, 2020
At The Admiral, protesters yelled at diners seated on the patio. One diner confronted the protesters while another person tried to hold him back. The diner is heard yelling, “Get out of our neighborhood.” He was also seen spitting toward the protesters after things got heated.
The woman the diner allegedly spit on claimed he “instigated” the confrontation by “yelling and pushing bushes at protesters” as they recited names of “[Black Indigenous People of Color] murdered by [the Metropolitan Police Department].”
Modiano and another journalist entered the restaurant patio area to keep filming the diner:
An angry white man got into my friend @ChuckModi1 face he tried to stop the recording and he was right at his face things are getting very intense right now he tried to snatch his phone out his hand #dcprotest #dcprotests #FTPmarch #Blacklivesmatter #blmprotest #acab pic.twitter.com/6kRxPgI7Rq — RawsMedia™ (@rawsmedia) August 23, 2020
Protesters then moved east on P Street NW to the Logan Circle area, where they continued to harass diners.
Again, most people in restaurant clap for protesters after they are done reading facts. Always one or two really angry white ppl. #DCProtests pic.twitter.com/uR7DkpMyJk — ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) August 23, 2020
Some diners expressed their support for the protesters, including a woman who allegedly saw a police officer shake his head at the protesters. She demanded his “badge number.”
Modiano tweeted later, “Restaurant Education [F*** the Police] March continues.”
Later that night, protesters were seen in Georgetown, carrying the “free the people, fight the power, f**k the police” banner and chanting, “No justice, no peace! No racist police!” and “Cops and the Klan go hand in hand!”
#DCProtests #BLM Protests continue in the affluent neighborhood of Georgetown pic.twitter.com/c53F1GcXtr — Mr. Fantastic aka Static Shock (@ltrain87x) August 23, 2020
He tweeted a video of protesters from last week yelling at diners about their “complacency.”
“Your complacency is the reason why we have to be out here. Your silence is participation”#DCProtests last Saturday. Another FTP March in DC tonite pic.twitter.com/QlYTvgrOaV — ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) August 22, 2020
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--DEMOCRAT Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones at the RNC: Democrats ‘Infected’ with Pandemic of Intoleran

DEMOCRAT Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones at the RNC: Democrats ‘Infected’ with Pandemic of Intolerance, Socialism, Anti-Police Bias

Vernon Jones , a Georgia Democrat state Rep. , said during the Republican National Convention ( RNC ) on Monday that the Democrats are “ infected ” with the “ pandemic ” of “ bigotry , socialism , and anti-law enforcement bias.
” Jones garnered national headlines after he came out in support of President Donald Trump .
He noted that a “ lifelong Democrat ” might seem like an odd picture at the Republican National Convention ; however , he charged that the Democrat Party does not “ want Black people to leave the mental Plantation they ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia lawmaker charged that Trump is the “ president that America needs to lead us forward.
” “ Joe Biden has had 47 years to produce results .
But he ’ s all talk and no action — just like so many of these Democrats who ’ ve been making promises for decades , ” Jones said .
He further added that Trump worked to deliver “ historic funding ” for historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs ) : When President Trump took office , he changed everything .
He delivered historic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it for 10 years .
That gave our HBCUs stability — the chance to grow and produce the next generation of black leaders .
That ’ s right .
Donald Trump did that .
He also supported school choice initiatives to ensure that every child — no matter their race or zip code — has access to a great education .
Jones charged that the Democrat Party has become “ infected ” with a “ pandemic ” that only seeks to undermine the country : Jones added , “ And that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before — America needs Donald Trump in the Oval Office for another four years !
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Vernon Jones, a Georgia Democrat state Rep., said during the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Monday that the Democrats are “infected” with the “pandemic” of “bigotry, socialism, and anti-law enforcement bias.”
Jones garnered national headlines after he came out in support of President Donald Trump. He noted that a “lifelong Democrat” might seem like an odd picture at the Republican National Convention; however, he charged that the Democrat Party does not “want Black people to leave the mental Plantation they’ve had us on for decades.”
The Georgia lawmaker charged that Trump is the “president that America needs to lead us forward.”
“Joe Biden has had 47 years to produce results. But he’s all talk and no action — just like so many of these Democrats who’ve been making promises for decades,” Jones said.
He further added that Trump worked to deliver “historic funding” for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs):
When President Trump took office, he changed everything. He delivered historic funding to HBCUs. And he guaranteed it for 10 years. That gave our HBCUs stability — the chance to grow and produce the next generation of black leaders. That’s right. Donald Trump did that. He also supported school choice initiatives to ensure that every child — no matter their race or zip code — has access to a great education.
Jones charged that the Democrat Party has become “infected” with a “pandemic” that only seeks to undermine the country:
The Democratic Party has become infected with a pandemic of: Intolerance
Bigotry
Socialism
Anti-law enforcement bias
And a dangerous tolerance for people who attack others, destroy property, and terrorize our communities.
That’s what this election is all about.
Jones added, “And that’s why right now — more than ever before — America needs Donald Trump in the Oval Office for another four years!”


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz on Fire at RNC: This Election is a Choice Between Success or Failure: ‘Biden Kno

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz on Fire at RNC: This Election is a Choice Between Success or Failure: ‘Biden Knows Failure’

Rep. Matt Gaetz , Florida Republican , stressed Monday that the November election is a choice between success or failure @ @ @ @ @ Republican National Convention .
The ally of President Trump told Americans that Democratic presidential nominee @ @ @ @ @ “ knows failure.
” “ His own Defense Secretary said , ‘ Biden has been @ @ @ @ @ policy and national security decision for nearly four decades , ’ ” Mr. Gaetz recalled @ @ @ @ @ “ war without winning , war without end.
” Critics of Mr. Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ was against President Obama ’ s order to have Navy SEAL Team 6 go into @ @ @ @ @ bin Laden , the former al-Qaeda leader .
“ President Trump doesn ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ He wants to fight to save America here and now , ” Mr. Gaetz said @

Rep. Matt Gaetz, Florida Republican, stressed Monday that the November election is a choice between success or failure during his speech at the Republican National Convention.
The ally of President Trump told Americans that Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden “knows failure.”
“His own Defense Secretary said, ‘Biden has been wrong on every major foreign policy and national security decision for nearly four decades,’” Mr. Gaetz recalled, saying Mr. Biden supports “war without winning, war without end.”
Critics of Mr. Biden’s foreign policy have noted he was against President Obama’s order to have Navy SEAL Team 6 go into a compound and kill Osama bin Laden, the former al-Qaeda leader.
“President Trump doesn’t want us in distant deserts. He wants to fight to save America here and now,” Mr. Gaetz said.
• Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--Obama FBI Lawyer’s Guilty Plea Suggests Spygate Corruption Goes Way Higher

Last week ’ s guilty plea by Kevin Clinesmith represents the first concrete evidence of movement in U.S. Attorney John Durham ’ s investigation into the Russia collusion hoax .
The plea agreement , which was released on Wednesday , suggests another area ripe for inquiry : FBI Agent Stephen Somma ’ s earlier misrepresentation of former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page ’ s status to those preparing the initial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( FISA ) applications to surveil Page .
Clinesmith , who served as an assistant general counsel in the National Security and Cyber Law Branch of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Counsel , admitted in his plea agreement that he had added the phrase “ was not a source ” to an email from an unidentified governmental agency , most likely the CIA , concerning Page ’ s “ operation contact ” with that agency .
Clinesmith admitted that he had altered the email after a Crossfire Hurricane FBI supervisory special agent ( SSA ) had asked him to determine if Page had ever been a source for that agency , and wanted something “ in writing.
” Clinesmith forwarded the altered email to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the U.S. Department of Justice to obtain the final FISA surveillance order on Page .
Significantly , the plea agreement also noted that “ [ o ] n August 17 , 2016 , prior to the approval of FISA # 1 , the [ other governmental agency ] provided certain members of the Crossfire Hurricane team a memorandum ( ‘ August 17 Memorandum ’ ) indicating that [ Page ] had been approved as an ‘ operational contact ’ for the [ other governmental agency ] from 2008 to 2013 and detailing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to that [ agency ] concerning [ Page ] ’ s prior contacts with certain Russian intelligence officers.
” As the plea agreement highlighted , “ the first three FISA applications did not include [ Page ] ’ s history or status with the [ other governmental agency . ]
” And they should have , as Inspector General Michael Horowitz ’ s report on FISA abuse concluded .
So , while Clinesmith bears responsibility for altering the email concerning Page ’ s status , thereby clearing the way for the fourth FISA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for failing to inform the individuals drafting and approving the initial FISA application ( and first two renewals ) about the details of the August 17 , 2016 , memo .
That fault lies with those “ certain members of the Crossfire Hurricane team ” who received the August 17 , 2016 , memo .
But who were these “ certain members ” ?
The IG report identified one as “ Case Agent 1 , ” and about six months ago , The New York Times outed Somma as Case Agent 1 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Case Agent 1 was Stefan Halper ’ s handler—more on that connection later ) .
Following Somma ’ s naming of Case Agent 1 , there has been scant mention in the media or in congressional oversight hearings about his role in Spygate .
But the reference in Clinesmith ’ s plea agreement to other members of the Crossfire Hurricane team having received the memorandum detailing Page ’ s work with the other intelligence agency suggests Somma ’ s conduct may also be a focus of the Durham probe .
While there have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team to forecast what will come next , revisiting the IG report , in light of Clinesmith ’ s plea , provides a hint .
One of the 17 substantial errors or omissions IG Horowitz detailed was the omission of “ information the FBI had obtained from another U.S. government agency detailing its prior relationship with Page , .
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” In the 400-page report , the IG elaborated on this omission , explaining that “ on or about August 17 , 2016 , in response to the Crossfire Hurricane team ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” “ the Crossfire Hurricane team received a memorandum from another U.S. government agency detailing its prior interactions with Page , including that Page had been approved as an ‘ operational contact ’ for the other agency from 2008 to 2013 .
The memorandum also detailed the information that Page had provided to the other agency concerning his prior contacts with certain Russian intelligence officers.
” The IG report added it found “ no evidence ” that , prior to submitting the first FISA application , the Crossfire Hurricane team “ requested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerning Page ’ s relationship .
( That did not occur until Page went public about his relationship with the intelligence community and Clinesmith was directed to investigate Page ’ s claims . )
More People Hiding the Truth about Carter Page Additionally , no one from the Crossfire Hurricane team provided attorneys from the National Security Division—the division that assists with FISA applications—the August 17 , 2016 , memorandum or informed them of that memorandum ’ s contents .
That information was “ highly relevant to the potential FISA application , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the “ FISA request form ” Case Agent 1 prepared did not include information received “ relating to Page ’ s prior relationship with that [ other intelligence ] agency and prior contacts with Russian intelligence officers.
” But it was not merely that no one shared that information with the NSD : The IG report expressly stated that “ in late September 2016 , ” an attorney with the Office of Intelligence who was “ assisting on the FISA application , ” “ explicitly asked ” Case Agent 1 “ about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other agency.
” And that “ Case Agent 1 did not accurately describe the nature and extent of the information the FBI received from the other agency.
” Specifically , in a draft of the FISA application , the OI Attorney asked Case Agent 1 whether there was “ any truth to Page ’ s claim that he has provided information to [ another U.S. government agency ] —was he considered a source/asset/whatever ?
” In reply , Case Agent 1 inserted this comment : “ He did meet with [ the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s dated and I would argue it was/is outside scope , I don ’ t think we need it in .
It was years ago , when he was in Moscow .
If you want to keep it , I can get the language from the [ August 17 Memorandum ] we were provided [ by the other U.S. government agency ] .
” Case Agent 1 ’ s statement was inaccurate in several respects , as the IG report detailed .
Specifically : So , will Case Agent 1 ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as in the case of Clinesmith ?
It all depends on intent : Did Case Agent 1 intentionally provide the OI inaccurate information ?
In Horowitz ’ s report , he noted that the IG ’ s office asked Case Agent 1 about his knowledge of Page ’ s relationship with the other agency , but Case Agent 1 claimed not to “ recall his state of knowledge in 2016 regarding Page ’ s history with the other U.S. government agency.
” Case Agent 1 told the IG office it was possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but “ he believed that he likely would have reviewed the August 17 Memorandum about Page , .
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” Case Agent 1 added that “ I think I would have reviewed it with the team .
I think that it would have been , you know , as we looked at it .
It wasn ’ t just me .
But , we , you know , there was a determination made that it was dated.
” The IG office concluded then , that Case Agent 1 “ was unable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided to the OI Attorney with the information in the August 17 Memorandum or FBI case files , explaining to the OIG that he did not recall his state of knowledge in 2016 regarding Page ’ s history with the other U.S. government agency.
” In the end , the IG report left open the question of Case Agent 1 ’ s intent .
While stressing that “ Case Agent 1 was primarily responsible for some of the most significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications , ” including “ providing inaccurate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided by another U.S. government agency regarding its past relationship with Page that was highly relevant to the applications , ” the IG report noted that it “ found no documentary or testimonial evidence that this pattern of errors by Case Agent 1 was intentional.
” Yet the IG added that “ we also did not find his explanations for so many significant and repeated failures to be satisfactory.
” Suspicious Cluster in the FBI ’ s New York Field Office Whether U.S. Attorney Durham will find evidence of intent—if any exists—however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to broader powers than Inspector General Horowitz had , including the power to call witnesses before a grand jury .
Further , we know from Clinesmith ’ s plea agreement that he has “ agree [ d ] to be personally debriefed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( ‘ FBI ’ ) regarding the FBI ’ s review of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( ‘ FISA ’ ) matters and any information he possesses , direct or indirect , that should be brought to the attention of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That debriefing may shed more light on what happened and who knew what , and when .
But even if Durham finds no crime , his investigation may reveal other significant facts .
Here , then , we circle back to the curious case of Stefan Halper and Case Agent 1 ’ s seemingly serendipitous role as his handler .
As I wrote shortly after The New York Times named Somma as Case Agent 1 : Recall that the IG report maintained “ the FBI first received reporting from Christopher Steele regarding alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in early July 2016 , ” but the Crossfire Hurricane team “ did not become aware of the Steele reporting until September 19 , 2016.
” But before then , only Steele ’ s handler and select agents in the New York Field Office knew of Steele ’ s reporting .
You know where Somma worked before joining the Crossfire Hurricane team in D.C. in August 2016 ?
The FBI New York Field Office , where he served as a special agent for counter-intelligence with a focus on Russia .
The New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in July when Steele ’ s handler , FBI Agent Michael Gaeta , on July 28 , 2016 , sent Steele ’ s first two memos to the assistant special agent in charge of the New York field office .
While the assistant special agent in charge assured Gaeta the reports would be “ walled off ” from agents in New York field office , might Somma nonetheless have known of Steele ’ s reporting ?
Was that why he was so anxious to obtain a FISA warrant on Page ?
Beyond these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what other members of the Crossfire Hurricane team knew of Page ’ s relationship with the other agency and who else bore responsibility for the omission in the initial FISA application .
Clinesmith ’ s plea agreement and the IG report suggest other members of the Crossfire Hurricane team besides Case Agent 1 may be implicated .
The plea agreement noted that the August 17 , 2016 , memorandum on Page was provided to “ certain members of the Crossfire Hurricane team , ” meaning more than one .
Further , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28 , 2016 , the OI Attorney emailed Case Agent 1 a draft of the FISA application , copying other members of the Crossfire Hurricane team .
As noted above , in a comment in the draft application , the OI Attorney asked ‘ do we know if there is any truth to Page ’ s claim that he has provided information to [ another U.S. government agency ] —was he considered a source/asset/whatever ?
” What we don ’ t know from the report is who those other members of the team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Supervisory Special Agent 1 ( reportedly Joseph Pientka ) also received the August 17 memorandum .
That possibility is suggested by the IG ’ s conclusion that “ Case Agent 1 or his supervisor , SSA 1 , should have ensured that someone on the team contacted the other agency after receiving the August 17 Memorandum to determine what it meant for Page to have been approved as an operational contact.
” How could SSA 1 be expected to ensure someone contacted the other agency about a memorandum they never received ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Maybe even to the top ?
Here there ’ s a significant point from the IG report overlooked by the corporate media circling to protect James Comey : The IG could not determine the extent of Comey ’ s “ knowledge as to each fact that was not shared with OI and not included , or inaccurately stated , in the FISA applications.
” “ These factors included , among other things , limited recollections , the inability to question Comey about classified material because of his lack of a security clearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would show the specific details shared with Comey ” ( emphasis added ) .
The August 17 memorandum would clearly be classified , and because Comey refused to allow his security clearance to be reinstated , the IG could not show Comey that memorandum and quiz him on whether he had reviewed it , or ask if he had been informed of the contents of the memorandum before signing the FISA application .
Hopefully , Durham shines some light on these and other questions—and soon .

Last week’s guilty plea by Kevin Clinesmith represents the first concrete evidence of movement in U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the Russia collusion hoax. The plea agreement, which was released on Wednesday, suggests another area ripe for inquiry: FBI Agent Stephen Somma’s earlier misrepresentation of former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page’s status to those preparing the initial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications to surveil Page.
Clinesmith, who served as an assistant general counsel in the National Security and Cyber Law Branch of the FBI’s Office of General Counsel, admitted in his plea agreement that he had added the phrase “was not a source” to an email from an unidentified governmental agency, most likely the CIA, concerning Page’s “operation contact” with that agency.
Clinesmith admitted that he had altered the email after a Crossfire Hurricane FBI supervisory special agent (SSA) had asked him to determine if Page had ever been a source for that agency, and wanted something “in writing.” Clinesmith forwarded the altered email to the SSA. That cleared the way for the U.S. Department of Justice to obtain the final FISA surveillance order on Page.
Significantly, the plea agreement also noted that “[o]n August 17, 2016, prior to the approval of FISA #1, the [other governmental agency] provided certain members of the Crossfire Hurricane team a memorandum (‘August 17 Memorandum’) indicating that [Page] had been approved as an ‘operational contact’ for the [other governmental agency] from 2008 to 2013 and detailing information that [Page] had provided to that [agency] concerning [Page]’s prior contacts with certain Russian intelligence officers.”
As the plea agreement highlighted, “the first three FISA applications did not include [Page]’s history or status with the [other governmental agency.]” And they should have, as Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on FISA abuse concluded.
So, while Clinesmith bears responsibility for altering the email concerning Page’s status, thereby clearing the way for the fourth FISA warrant, someone or some-many are responsible for failing to inform the individuals drafting and approving the initial FISA application (and first two renewals) about the details of the August 17, 2016, memo. That fault lies with those “certain members of the Crossfire Hurricane team” who received the August 17, 2016, memo.
About Those ‘Certain Members’
But who were these “certain members”? The IG report identified one as “Case Agent 1,” and about six months ago, The New York Times outed Somma as Case Agent 1. (The IG report also revealed that Case Agent 1 was Stefan Halper’s handler—more on that connection later).
Following Somma’s naming of Case Agent 1, there has been scant mention in the media or in congressional oversight hearings about his role in Spygate. But the reference in Clinesmith’s plea agreement to other members of the Crossfire Hurricane team having received the memorandum detailing Page’s work with the other intelligence agency suggests Somma’s conduct may also be a focus of the Durham probe. While there have been no leaks from Durham’s team to forecast what will come next, revisiting the IG report, in light of Clinesmith’s plea, provides a hint.
One of the 17 substantial errors or omissions IG Horowitz detailed was the omission of “information the FBI had obtained from another U.S. government agency detailing its prior relationship with Page, . . .” In the 400-page report, the IG elaborated on this omission, explaining that “on or about August 17, 2016, in response to the Crossfire Hurricane team’s prior Carter Page name trace request,” “the Crossfire Hurricane team received a memorandum from another U.S. government agency detailing its prior interactions with Page, including that Page had been approved as an ‘operational contact’ for the other agency from 2008 to 2013. The memorandum also detailed the information that Page had provided to the other agency concerning his prior contacts with certain Russian intelligence officers.”
The IG report added it found “no evidence” that, prior to submitting the first FISA application, the Crossfire Hurricane team “requested additional information from the other agency” concerning Page’s relationship. (That did not occur until Page went public about his relationship with the intelligence community and Clinesmith was directed to investigate Page’s claims.)
More People Hiding the Truth about Carter Page
Additionally, no one from the Crossfire Hurricane team provided attorneys from the National Security Division—the division that assists with FISA applications—the August 17, 2016, memorandum or informed them of that memorandum’s contents. That information was “highly relevant to the potential FISA application,” according to the IG report. Further, the “FISA request form” Case Agent 1 prepared did not include information received “relating to Page’s prior relationship with that [other intelligence] agency and prior contacts with Russian intelligence officers.”
But it was not merely that no one shared that information with the NSD: The IG report expressly stated that “in late September 2016,” an attorney with the Office of Intelligence who was “assisting on the FISA application,” “explicitly asked” Case Agent 1 “about Page’s prior relationship with this other agency.” And that “Case Agent 1 did not accurately describe the nature and extent of the information the FBI received from the other agency.”
Specifically, in a draft of the FISA application, the OI Attorney asked Case Agent 1 whether there was “any truth to Page’s claim that he has provided information to [another U.S. government agency]—was he considered a source/asset/whatever?” In reply, Case Agent 1 inserted this comment: “He did meet with [the other U.S. government agency], however, it’s dated and I would argue it was/is outside scope, I don’t think we need it in. It was years ago, when he was in Moscow. If you want to keep it, I can get the language from the [August 17 Memorandum] we were provided [by the other U.S. government agency].”
Case Agent 1’s statement was inaccurate in several respects, as the IG report detailed. Specifically:
In response to a question from the OI Attorney in late September 2016 as to whether Carter Page had a current or prior relationship with the other agency, Case Agent 1 stated that Page’s relationship was ‘dated’ (when Page lived in Moscow in 2004-2007) and ‘outside scope.’ This representation was contrary to the information the other agency provided in its August 17, 2016 memorandum to the FBI, which stated that Page was approved as an operational contact of the other agency from 2008 to 2013 (after Page had left Moscow). . . . Moreover, rather than being outside the scope of the FISA application, Page’s status with the other agency overlapped in time with some of the interactions between Page and known Russian intelligence officers alleged in the FISA applications. Further, Page provided information to the other agency about his past contacts with a Russian intelligence officers (Intelligence Officer 1), which were among the historical connections to Russian intelligence officers that the FBI relied upon in the first FISA application (and subsequent renewal applications) to help support probable cause.
So, will Case Agent 1’s inaccurate statements lead to criminal charges, as in the case of Clinesmith? It all depends on intent: Did Case Agent 1 intentionally provide the OI inaccurate information?
Case Agent 1 Says He Can’t Remember
In Horowitz’s report, he noted that the IG’s office asked Case Agent 1 about his knowledge of Page’s relationship with the other agency, but Case Agent 1 claimed not to “recall his state of knowledge in 2016 regarding Page’s history with the other U.S. government agency.” Case Agent 1 told the IG office it was possible he never reviewed the August 17 memorandum, but “he believed that he likely would have reviewed the August 17 Memorandum about Page, . . .”
Case Agent 1 added that “I think I would have reviewed it with the team. I think that it would have been, you know, as we looked at it. It wasn’t just me. But, we, you know, there was a determination made that it was dated.”
The IG office concluded then, that Case Agent 1 “was unable to reconcile for us the information he provided to the OI Attorney with the information in the August 17 Memorandum or FBI case files, explaining to the OIG that he did not recall his state of knowledge in 2016 regarding Page’s history with the other U.S. government agency.”
In the end, the IG report left open the question of Case Agent 1’s intent. While stressing that “Case Agent 1 was primarily responsible for some of the most significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications,” including “providing inaccurate and incomplete information to OI about information provided by another U.S. government agency regarding its past relationship with Page that was highly relevant to the applications,” the IG report noted that it “found no documentary or testimonial evidence that this pattern of errors by Case Agent 1 was intentional.” Yet the IG added that “we also did not find his explanations for so many significant and repeated failures to be satisfactory.”
Suspicious Cluster in the FBI’s New York Field Office
Whether U.S. Attorney Durham will find evidence of intent—if any exists—however, is another question. He has access to broader powers than Inspector General Horowitz had, including the power to call witnesses before a grand jury.
Further, we know from Clinesmith’s plea agreement that he has “agree[d] to be personally debriefed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (‘FBI’) regarding the FBI’s review of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (‘FISA’) matters and any information he possesses, direct or indirect, that should be brought to the attention of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (‘FISC’).” That debriefing may shed more light on what happened and who knew what, and when.
But even if Durham finds no crime, his investigation may reveal other significant facts. Here, then, we circle back to the curious case of Stefan Halper and Case Agent 1’s seemingly serendipitous role as his handler. As I wrote shortly after The New York Times named Somma as Case Agent 1:
Now that we know Somma’s identity, there’s a surrealness to this entire scene. Case Agent #1 was instantaneously interested in surveilling Page (but not Papadopoulos—that would come later). Yet such surveillance would only be approved the following month when Steele’s reporting finally made its way to the FBI’s D.C. headquarters.
Recall that the IG report maintained “the FBI first received reporting from Christopher Steele regarding alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections in early July 2016,” but the Crossfire Hurricane team “did not become aware of the Steele reporting until September 19, 2016.” But before then, only Steele’s handler and select agents in the New York Field Office knew of Steele’s reporting.
You know where Somma worked before joining the Crossfire Hurricane team in D.C. in August 2016? The FBI New York Field Office, where he served as a special agent for counter-intelligence with a focus on Russia.
The New York Field Office received Steele’s reporting in July when Steele’s handler, FBI Agent Michael Gaeta, on July 28, 2016, sent Steele’s first two memos to the assistant special agent in charge of the New York field office. While the assistant special agent in charge assured Gaeta the reports would be “walled off” from agents in New York field office, might Somma nonetheless have known of Steele’s reporting? Was that why he was so anxious to obtain a FISA warrant on Page?
Other Crossfire Hurricane Members Implicated in Lies
Beyond these questions, there also remains the question of what other members of the Crossfire Hurricane team knew of Page’s relationship with the other agency and who else bore responsibility for the omission in the initial FISA application. Clinesmith’s plea agreement and the IG report suggest other members of the Crossfire Hurricane team besides Case Agent 1 may be implicated.
The plea agreement noted that the August 17, 2016, memorandum on Page was provided to “certain members of the Crossfire Hurricane team,” meaning more than one. Further, the IG report stated that “on September 28, 2016, the OI Attorney emailed Case Agent 1 a draft of the FISA application, copying other members of the Crossfire Hurricane team. As noted above, in a comment in the draft application, the OI Attorney asked ‘do we know if there is any truth to Page’s claim that he has provided information to [another U.S. government agency]—was he considered a source/asset/whatever?”
What we don’t know from the report is who those other members of the team were, although the IG report suggests that Supervisory Special Agent 1 (reportedly Joseph Pientka) also received the August 17 memorandum. That possibility is suggested by the IG’s conclusion that “Case Agent 1 or his supervisor, SSA 1, should have ensured that someone on the team contacted the other agency after receiving the August 17 Memorandum to determine what it meant for Page to have been approved as an operational contact.” How could SSA 1 be expected to ensure someone contacted the other agency about a memorandum they never received?
But could that knowledge have gone higher? Maybe even to the top? Here there’s a significant point from the IG report overlooked by the corporate media circling to protect James Comey: The IG could not determine the extent of Comey’s “knowledge as to each fact that was not shared with OI and not included, or inaccurately stated, in the FISA applications.” “These factors included, among other things, limited recollections, the inability to question Comey about classified material because of his lack of a security clearance, and the absence of meeting minutes that would show the specific details shared with Comey” (emphasis added).
The August 17 memorandum would clearly be classified, and because Comey refused to allow his security clearance to be reinstated, the IG could not show Comey that memorandum and quiz him on whether he had reviewed it, or ask if he had been informed of the contents of the memorandum before signing the FISA application.
Hopefully, Durham shines some light on these and other questions—and soon.
Margot Cleveland is The Federalist's senior legal correspondent. She is also a contributor to National Review Online, the Washington Examiner, Aleteia, and Townhall.com, and has been published in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Cleveland is a lawyer and a graduate of the Notre Dame Law School, where she earned the Hoynes Prize—the law school’s highest honor. She later served for nearly 25 years as a permanent law clerk for a federal appellate judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Cleveland is a former full-time university faculty member and now teaches as an adjunct from time to time. As a stay-at-home homeschooling mom of a young son with cystic fibrosis, Cleveland frequently writes on cultural issues related to parenting and special-needs children. Cleveland is on Twitter at @ProfMJCleveland. The views expressed here are those of Cleveland in her private capacity.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--Culture Rot Update: Gucci Dresses Men Like Little Girls in Emasculated Male Fashion Show

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August 24 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Fashion leader Gucci revealed its fully feminized , emasculated clothing creations for men during Milan ’ s Fashion Week earlier this year , dressing young , mostly male models in outfits that aped the clothing of little girls and homeless women .
The all-out assault on masculinity took place in Milan ’ s Palazzo delle Scintille in January , showcasing designer Alessando Michele ’ s “ deconstruction of masculinity through which he hoped to hint at nontoxic alternatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” according to Vogue .
If the deconstruction of masculinity were not obvious enough from Michele ’ s designs , one model wore a shirt with the word “ impotent ” emblazoned across his chest .
Another young man wore a pink knitted sweater with “ mon petit chou ” — a French term of endearment , “ my little cabbage ” — written in baby blue .
“ In a patriarchal society , masculine gender identity is often moulded by violently toxic stereotypes .
A dominant , winning , oppressive masculinity model @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” suggested fashion reviewer consortium “ the skinny beep ’ s ” blog , regarding the Gucci men ’ s fashion show .
“ It condemns men themselves to conform to an imposed phallocratic virility in order to be socially accepted .
In other words , toxic masculinity produces oppressors and victims at the same time , ” the blogger explains .
“ Therefore , it seems necessary to suggest a desertion , away from patriarchal plans and uniforms , ” the posting continues , “ deconstructing the idea of masculinity as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ succeeded in that .
While none of the outfits displayed at the fashion show is able to be bought off the rack , some of the components can be purchased from Gucci ’ s online catalogue of “ clothing and accessories with a gender fluid approach.
” There a man can pick up a pair of Mary Janes for £700 , a little over $ 900 .

One model even wore a shirt with the word ‘impotent’ emblazoned across his chest.
PETITION: No to radical mandatory mask mandates! Sign the petition here.
August 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Fashion leader Gucci revealed its fully feminized, emasculated clothing creations for men during Milan’s Fashion Week earlier this year, dressing young, mostly male models in outfits that aped the clothing of little girls and homeless women.
The all-out assault on masculinity took place in Milan’s Palazzo delle Scintille in January, showcasing designer Alessando Michele’s “deconstruction of masculinity through which he hoped to hint at nontoxic alternatives and the positivity of being strange,” according to Vogue.
If the deconstruction of masculinity were not obvious enough from Michele’s designs, one model wore a shirt with the word “impotent” emblazoned across his chest. Another young man wore a pink knitted sweater with “mon petit chou” — a French term of endearment, “my little cabbage” — written in baby blue.
“Impotent”
Gucci MEN’s Fall/Winter Collection 2020, ‘Look 32’
“Mon petit chou” in pink and baby blue.
Gucci MEN’s Fall/Winter Collection 2020, ‘Look 40’
“In a patriarchal society, masculine gender identity is often moulded by violently toxic stereotypes. A dominant, winning, oppressive masculinity model is imposed on babies at birth,” suggested fashion reviewer consortium “the skinny beep’s” blog, regarding the Gucci men’s fashion show.
“It condemns men themselves to conform to an imposed phallocratic virility in order to be socially accepted. In other words, toxic masculinity produces oppressors and victims at the same time,” the blogger explains.
“Therefore, it seems necessary to suggest a desertion, away from patriarchal plans and uniforms,” the posting continues, “deconstructing the idea of masculinity as it has been historically established.”
Gucci has succeeded in that.
While none of the outfits displayed at the fashion show is able to be bought off the rack, some of the components can be purchased from Gucci’s online catalogue of “clothing and accessories with a gender fluid approach.”
There a man can pick up a pair of Mary Janes for £700, a little over $900.
From Gucci’s online MX catalogue
Follow Doug Doug Mainwaring is a journalist for LifeSiteNews, an author, and a marriage, family and children's rights activist. He has testified before the United States Congress and state legislative bodies, originated and co-authored amicus briefs for the United States Supreme Court, and has been a guest on numerous TV and radio programs. Doug and his family live in the Washington, DC suburbs.
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--Republican Bill Would Ban Gender Reassignment Procedures on Minors

The BBC reported back in March on a lawsuit against the United Kingdom ’ s leading gender identity clinic , with a detransitioned female patient stating that she was rushed into irreversible hormonal interventions that she later came to regret .
It ’ s with cases like this in mind that Rep. Doug LaMalfa , R-Calif. , has introduced legislation that would prohibit these procedures from being performed on minors in this country .
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Subscribe to our YouTube channel !
Just go here : youtube.com/dailysignal “ I should have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I was making for myself , ” 23-year-old Keira Bell said of her lawsuit .
“ And I think that would have made a big difference as well .
If I was just challenged on the things I was saying.
” Bell ’ s lawsuit comes in the wake of the resignation of whistleblowers at the clinic who raised concerns about the massive increase in the number of children—especially girls—referred for medical intervention with insufficient evaluation of the risks or other underlying factors contributing to the patients ’ gender dysphoria .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equalities recently announced plans to ban transgender medical interventions for those under 18 .
To protect American children from those harms , LaMalfa introduced a bill Aug. 11 to prevent these unproven and unethical medical interventions from being performed on minors in the United States .
The legislation , HR 8012 , marks an important step in the fight against politicized medicine that results in irreparable harm to children .
Performing hormonal or surgical interventions on minors because they are experiencing discomfort with their bodies is a serious breach of medical ethics and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Ryan T. Anderson and Robert P. George have written : Whatever one may think about the ethics of medical professionals ’ ‘ transitioning ’ adults , everyone should be able to agree that adults should not interfere with the natural , healthy development of the bodies and minds of children .
Children must be provided with the time and space to develop to maturity .
To tell a child that he or she is of the opposite sex ( or both , or neither—something underwritten today by standard children ’ s ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encourage a child ’ s mistaken belief that he is something other than a boy , or she something other than a girl ( however sensitively one may , and should , be handling such a situation ) , is deeply unjust to that child .
To intervene in a child ’ s physical development , to block the child from going through normal puberty—all in an attempt to ‘ affirm ’ a ‘ gender identity ’ that rejects bodily reality—is profoundly unethical .
Contrary to activists ’ talking points , the effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neither risk-free nor reversible .
The drugs commonly used to delay normally timed puberty in children who identify as transgender have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for that purpose , and there are no long-term studies to support their safety or effectiveness in treating gender dysphoria .
There is evidence , however , demonstrating that these drugs have long-lasting negative side effects , such as reduced bone density and delayed brain development .
Administering estrogen to boys or testosterone to girls eventually results in permanent sterility—a consequence that children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to or even fully grasp the implications of .
The evidence further suggests that medical transition does not carry the promised benefits for the health of gender dysphoric children .
The authors of the largest study to date on the mental health outcomes of individuals who have undergone sex-reassignment surgery or hormonal transition were forced to admit that the data showed no decrease in mood or anxiety disorders for those who transitioned medically .
In fact , individuals who underwent surgery were more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders than those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ path to transition also creates a self-fulfilling prophecy .
The majority of children who transition socially eventually transition medically , and almost all children placed on supposedly reversible puberty blockers go on to take cross-sex hormones .
In contrast , 80 % to 95 % of minors with gender dysphoria who do not transition either socially or medically come to accept their bodies .
In America , the introduction of HR 8012 represents a growing legal and legislative pushback against transgender ideology in medicine around the world .
Policymakers in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical transitioning harms children and should work to protect them from the devastating consequences of abandoning sound medicine for ideology .

The BBC reported back in March on a lawsuit against the United Kingdom’s leading gender identity clinic, with a detransitioned female patient stating that she was rushed into irreversible hormonal interventions that she later came to regret.
It’s with cases like this in mind that Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., has introduced legislation that would prohibit these procedures from being performed on minors in this country.
Want to watch more videos from The Daily Signal? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Just go here: youtube.com/dailysignal
“I should have been challenged on the proposals or the claims that I was making for myself,” 23-year-old Keira Bell said of her lawsuit. “And I think that would have made a big difference as well. If I was just challenged on the things I was saying.”
Bell’s lawsuit comes in the wake of the resignation of whistleblowers at the clinic who raised concerns about the massive increase in the number of children—especially girls—referred for medical intervention with insufficient evaluation of the risks or other underlying factors contributing to the patients’ gender dysphoria.
The U.K.’s minister for women and equalities recently announced plans to ban transgender medical interventions for those under 18.
To protect American children from those harms, LaMalfa introduced a bill Aug. 11 to prevent these unproven and unethical medical interventions from being performed on minors in the United States.
The legislation, HR 8012, marks an important step in the fight against politicized medicine that results in irreparable harm to children.
Performing hormonal or surgical interventions on minors because they are experiencing discomfort with their bodies is a serious breach of medical ethics and leaves young patients with irreversible consequences.
As Ryan T. Anderson and Robert P. George have written:
Whatever one may think about the ethics of medical professionals’ ‘transitioning’ adults, everyone should be able to agree that adults should not interfere with the natural, healthy development of the bodies and minds of children. Children must be provided with the time and space to develop to maturity. To tell a child that he or she is of the opposite sex (or both, or neither—something underwritten today by standard children’s ‘gender’ books), or to encourage a child’s mistaken belief that he is something other than a boy, or she something other than a girl (however sensitively one may, and should, be handling such a situation), is deeply unjust to that child. To intervene in a child’s physical development, to block the child from going through normal puberty—all in an attempt to ‘affirm’ a ‘gender identity’ that rejects bodily reality—is profoundly unethical.
Contrary to activists’ talking points, the effects of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are neither risk-free nor reversible.
The drugs commonly used to delay normally timed puberty in children who identify as transgender have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for that purpose, and there are no long-term studies to support their safety or effectiveness in treating gender dysphoria.
There is evidence, however, demonstrating that these drugs have long-lasting negative side effects, such as reduced bone density and delayed brain development.
Administering estrogen to boys or testosterone to girls eventually results in permanent sterility—a consequence that children are in no way equipped to consent to or even fully grasp the implications of.
The evidence further suggests that medical transition does not carry the promised benefits for the health of gender dysphoric children.
The authors of the largest study to date on the mental health outcomes of individuals who have undergone sex-reassignment surgery or hormonal transition were forced to admit that the data showed no decrease in mood or anxiety disorders for those who transitioned medically.
In fact, individuals who underwent surgery were more likely to be treated for anxiety disorders than those who did not.
Placing children on the path to transition also creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The majority of children who transition socially eventually transition medically, and almost all children placed on supposedly reversible puberty blockers go on to take cross-sex hormones.
In contrast, 80% to 95% of minors with gender dysphoria who do not transition either socially or medically come to accept their bodies.
In America, the introduction of HR 8012 represents a growing legal and legislative pushback against transgender ideology in medicine around the world.
Policymakers in the United States should carefully consider the abundant evidence that medical transitioning harms children and should work to protect them from the devastating consequences of abandoning sound medicine for ideology.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--GOP Congressional Candidate Kim Klacik at RNC: ‘Joe Biden Believes We Can’t Think for Ourselves — Th

GOP Congressional Candidate Kim Klacik at RNC: ‘Joe Biden Believes We Can’t Think for Ourselves — That the Color of Someone’s Skin Dictates Their Political Views’

GOP congressional candidate Kim Klacik on Monday said Democrats have neglected Black voters for far too long and knocked Joseph R. Biden for some of his recent comments about the Black community .
“ Joe Biden believes we can ’ t think for ourselves - that the color of someone ’ s skin dictates their political views , ” Ms. Klacik said on the first night of the Republican National Convention .
“ We ’ re not buying the lies anymore - you and your party have neglected us for far too long.
” Ms. Klacik , who is running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ district , said Democrats have run parts of Baltimore city “ right into the ground.
” “ I want Baltimore to be an example to Republicans around the country that we can compete in our inner cities if we reach out to the citizens and deliver real results , ” she said .
Ms. Klacik went viral with a recent ad that concluded : “ Black people don ’ t have to vote Democrat.
” Mr .
Biden recently suggested that African-Americans aren ’ t as diverse in their thinking as Hispanics and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to think about whether to back him or President Trump “ ain ’ t black.
” He tried to walk back the diversity comments and says he never should have made the “ ain ’ t black ” remark .

GOP congressional candidate Kim Klacik on Monday said Democrats have neglected Black voters for far too long and knocked Joseph R. Biden for some of his recent comments about the Black community.
“Joe Biden believes we can’t think for ourselves - that the color of someone’s skin dictates their political views,” Ms. Klacik said on the first night of the Republican National Convention. “We’re not buying the lies anymore - you and your party have neglected us for far too long.”
Ms. Klacik, who is running to represent Maryland’s 7th congressional district, said Democrats have run parts of Baltimore city “right into the ground.”
“I want Baltimore to be an example to Republicans around the country that we can compete in our inner cities if we reach out to the citizens and deliver real results,” she said.
Ms. Klacik went viral with a recent ad that concluded: “Black people don’t have to vote Democrat.”Mr. Biden recently suggested that African-Americans aren’t as diverse in their thinking as Hispanics and said earlier this year that people who have to think about whether to back him or President Trump “ain’t black.”
He tried to walk back the diversity comments and says he never should have made the “ain’t black” remark.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--Owner of New Jersey Diner Says He Expects to Be Arrested for Defying Liberal Lockdown Lunacy: ‘In Ha

Owner of New Jersey Diner Says He Expects to Be Arrested for Defying Liberal Lockdown Lunacy: ‘In Handcuffs or a Body Bag’

The owner of a New Jersey diner who was issued a summons on Monday for allowing indoor dining despite state orders due to the coronavirus told a local paper that he is planning on being arrested .
“ There ’ s only two ways they ’ re going to get me out of here , ” he told the Asbury Park Press .
“ In handcuffs or a body bag.
” He clarified that he does not mean to threaten police , but he just wants to get across that he ’ s not leaving despite Gov .
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The paper reported that Brian Brindisi has been charged 13 times for violating the state ’ s ban and faces up to six months in jail and a $ 1,000 fine .
He told the paper that his business can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ otherwise following state health guidelines to the letter .
ABC 7 New York reported that customers have been lining up outside the Lakeside Diner in the town of Lacey .
The station reported that , like many small business owners in the country , the COVID-19 outbreak has crushed Brindisi ’ s business .
He withdrew retirement money to help pay employees and also gave out food to those in need .
The Ocean County Sheriff ’ s Office changed the locks on the business and learned about it after the state effectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Brindisi told NJ.com that he and his wife received a call at 4:30 a.m. on Friday from his alarm company about a possible break-in and when he arrived at the diner , he saw a locksmith changing the locks along with deputies .
“ You would think that they wouldn ’ t because they ’ re trespassing .
But I guess because it was an executive order from our wonderful governor .
They didn ’ t want to do it , but they ’ re doing their job as well.
” Murphy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the state over his handling of the coronavirus lockdown .
A gym in the state has also been vocal critics of the governor ’ s office .
“ They want to waste time with me , somebody who has a small place like this ?
” Brindisi asked .
“ And this is what they want to waste their time on , instead of governing our state…goes to show you what we have working for us .
”

The owner of a New Jersey diner who was issued a summons on Monday for allowing indoor dining despite state orders due to the coronavirus told a local paper that he is planning on being arrested.
“There’s only two ways they’re going to get me out of here,” he told the Asbury Park Press. “In handcuffs or a body bag.”
He clarified that he does not mean to threaten police, but he just wants to get across that he’s not leaving despite Gov. Phil Murphy’s order.
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The paper reported that Brian Brindisi has been charged 13 times for violating the state’s ban and faces up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. He told the paper that his business cannot survive without indoor dining and has been otherwise following state health guidelines to the letter.
ABC 7 New York reported that customers have been lining up outside the Lakeside Diner in the town of Lacey. The station reported that, like many small business owners in the country, the COVID-19 outbreak has crushed Brindisi’s business. He withdrew retirement money to help pay employees and also gave out food to those in need.
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office changed the locks on the business and learned about it after the state effectively broke into the establishment, reports said. Brindisi told NJ.com that he and his wife received a call at 4:30 a.m. on Friday from his alarm company about a possible break-in and when he arrived at the diner, he saw a locksmith changing the locks along with deputies.
Government agents conducted surveillance on a Baptist church and then posted a letter on the front door: Cease and Desist singing. https://t.co/TCQMk6DiKu — toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) August 24, 2020
“You would think that they wouldn’t because they’re trespassing. But I guess because it was an executive order from our wonderful governor. They didn’t want to do it, but they’re doing their job as well.”
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Murphy has been criticized by small business owners in the state over his handling of the coronavirus lockdown. A gym in the state has also been vocal critics of the governor’s office.
“They want to waste time with me, somebody who has a small place like this?” Brindisi asked. “And this is what they want to waste their time on, instead of governing our state…goes to show you what we have working for us.”


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--On the Same Day Black Man Resisting Arrest Was Shot Reaching Into a Car Door, Three Police Officers

On the Same Day Black Man Resisting Arrest Was Shot Reaching Into a Car Door, Three Police Officers Were Seriously Wounded After Thugs Retrieved Guns From a Vehicle

On Sunday August 23 , an unarmed black man was shot by police after resisting arrest and reaching into an open car door .
Black Lives Matter rioters quickly mobilized and began burning the city , and the fact that Blake was unarmed and merely reaching into his vehicle was cited as proof of police racism .
On the same day Blake was shot , however , another crime occurred that unfolded in a very similar manner to the Blake shooting , and ended with three officers being seriously wounded after the suspects retrieved firearms from a vehicle .
Officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania on Sunday were ambushed by two black gunmen who retreated to their vehicle , opened fire on police cruisers , and fled .
READ MORE : BLM Supporters Run Over , Beat Raccoon to Death , Supporters Says ‘ Only White Peoples Worry About This Andre Larnell Smith , 45 , and Steven Maurice Warren , 45 , injured three officers with gunfire before crashing their vehicle and being taken into custody .
Two of the injured officers are now recovering at home and one remains hospitalized .
Their injuries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers include a 15-year veteran , an officer with five years of service and one who joined the department four years ago .
The firefight was captured on the responding officer ’ s dashcam , and illustrated how quickly “ unarmed ” perpetrators can become armed and dangerous .
The dashcam footage can be viewed on YouTube below .
Later that day , convicted felon Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha , Wisconsin while resisting arrest and reaching inside his car door .
Kenosha was immediately torn apart by Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretext that Blake was unarmed and posed no threat to police .
READ MORE : VIDEOS : Looters Livestream Destruction and Aftermath of Burning Kenosha Car Dealership

Last Updated on August 25, 2020
On Sunday August 23, an unarmed black man was shot by police after resisting arrest and reaching into an open car door. Black Lives Matter rioters quickly mobilized and began burning the city, and the fact that Blake was unarmed and merely reaching into his vehicle was cited as proof of police racism.
On the same day Blake was shot, however, another crime occurred that unfolded in a very similar manner to the Blake shooting, and ended with three officers being seriously wounded after the suspects retreated to a vehicle and produced firearms.
Officers responding to a residential robbery call in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on Sunday were ambushed by two black gunmen who retreated to their vehicle, opened fire on police cruisers, and fled.
READ MORE: BLM Supporters Run Over, Beat Raccoon to Death, Supporters Says ‘Only White Peoples Worry About This’
Andre Larnell Smith, 45, and Steven Maurice Warren, 45, injured three officers with gunfire before crashing their vehicle and being taken into custody.
Breaking 911 reports:
Two of the injured officers are now recovering at home and one remains hospitalized. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening. The wounded officers include a 15-year veteran, an officer with five years of service and one who joined the department four years ago.
The firefight was captured on the responding officer’s dashcam, and illustrated how quickly “unarmed” perpetrators can become armed and dangerous.
The dashcam footage can be viewed on YouTube below.
Later that day, convicted felon Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin while resisting arrest and reaching inside his car door.
Kenosha was immediately torn apart by Black Lives Matter riots and arson committed under the pretext that Blake was unarmed and posed no threat to police.
READ MORE: VIDEOS: Looters Livestream Destruction and Aftermath of Burning Kenosha Car Dealership


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--CNN Fake News Interrupts GOP Convention 6 Times on First Night, 2 for Democrats

Night one of the Democratic National Convention saw only two interruptions from CNN , both of which were commercial breaks .
But come Monday , night one of the Republican National Convention , CNN suddenly had a lot more to say ; disrupting that convention a total of six times .
Two of them were for commercial breaks and the rest featured their Zuckerville collective whining about the speakers ; not even fact-checking just complaining .
Following the first commercial break , the first interruption to feature any so-called “ analysis ” saw chief political correspondent Dana Bash whining about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care professionals about the coronavirus .
“ Well , first of all , Wolf , they were really not socially distant , not wearing masks , standing there talking , ” she nitpicked , ignoring the fact they were all tested .
Still , it is pretty telling that the focus for the President 's very first appearance at this convention was the coronavirus pandemic , which has killed more people in America than in any other country in the world .
Now , we 've heard President Trump say the virus will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control .
Well , tonight it was really clear that they 're acknowledging what sources have told me for some time that allies have been pushing the President to recognize , this coronavirus is where he is the most vulnerable and it is the dominant issue in this race .
Wolf .
CNN then went to a commercial break .
After the speech from former prosecutor and Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle , then interrupted again to have shoddy CNN host Jake Tapper mock the speech .
He also lied about the tone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing positive or optimistic about it so far and it was only for the base ( Click “ expand ” ) : You know , I ca n't help but think that so much of this convention so far is great for Donald Trump 's base .
And yet with a couple of exceptions is not even remotely reaching out to any voters in the middle .
We 've heard a lot of grievance really this evening .
Some of them perhaps understandable , but we 've heard from somebody who hates unions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hates Democratic leadership in Baltimore .
We heard from the McCloskeys in St. Louis who certainly do n't like the ‘ Black Lives Matter protesters .
But we have yet to really hear much in terms of the positive , optimistic , hopeful message we were told .
After the stunning speech by Cuban immigrant Maximo Alvarez , Tapper broke in not to talk about the man who just spoke but to snipe at upcoming speakers , particularly former U.N .
Ambassador Nikki Haley and Senator Tim Scott ( R-SC ) .
Speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Republican Party , Tapper chided : “ Senator Scott and Ambassador Haley bring some measure of stature and , of course , diversity that Republicans are so eager to put on display at this and every convention .
Both of them defenders of the President who have shown an occasional willingness to call him out politely as they carefully navigate their own political futures.
” He also sneered at Donald trump Jr. And following Trump Jr. ’ s address , Tapper ’ s immediate reaction was to criticize : Tapper also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the party of free speech .
“ We have seen President Trump chase out any number of Republican senators and congressmen , whether Mark Sanford in South Carolina , or Jeff Flake in Arizona , Bob Corker in Tennessee , for offering even vague criticism of the President 's policies and the President ’ s tone at times , ” he claimed .
But back in reality , those men left the party of their own accord .
There were plenty of Republican lawmakers who have criticized the President and stay in office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had butted heads with the President and still has his ear , that ’ s not to mention Senators Susan Collins ( R-ME ) and Lisa Murkowski ( R-AK ) .
So far , CNN was off to a terrible start for the week of the Republican National Convention .
CNN ’ s first two interruptions were made possible because of lucrative sponsorships from ADT Security Services , HomeAdviser , and a Biden campaign ad .
The contact information for those companies is linked so you can tell them about what they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , click `` expand '' to read : WOLF BLITZER : The first appearance tonight from President Trump .
Dana , your reaction .
DANA BASH : Well , first of all , Wolf , they were really not socially distant , not wearing masks , standing there talking .
Still , it is pretty telling that the focus for the President 's very first appearance at this convention was the coronavirus pandemic , which has killed more people in America than in any other country in the world .
Now , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will disappear , and we have it under control .
Well , tonight it was really clear that they 're acknowledging what sources have told me for some time that allies have been pushing the President to recognize , this coronavirus is where he is the most vulnerable and it is the dominant issue in this race .
Wolf .
WOLF : Very , very forceful speech , Jake , from Kimberly Guilfoyle .
JAKE TAPPER : Forceful is one word for it .
You know , I ca n't help but think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far is great for Donald Trump 's base .
And yet with a couple of exceptions is not even remotely reaching out to any voters in the middle .
We 've heard a lot of grievance really this evening .
Some of them perhaps understandable , but we 've heard from somebody who hates unions .
We 're heard from somebody who hates Democratic leadership in Baltimore .
We heard from the McCloskey ’ s in St. Louis who certainly do n't like the ‘ Black Lives Matter protesters .
But we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the positive , optimistic , hopeful message we were told .
We are now just minutes away from the headline speeches of the evening , from the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations , Nikki Haley , from the President 's son Donald Trump Jr. , and then Republican Senator Tim Scott .
They could all offer a glimpse of the Republican Party 's future after President Trump , whether that 's in January , 2021 , or January 2025 .
Senator Scott and Ambassador Haley bring some measure of stature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans are so eager to put on display at this and every convention .
Both of them defenders of the President who have shown an occasional willingness to call him out politely as they carefully navigate their own political futures .
Donald Trump Jr. , of course , brings something very different to the mix .
While he lacks gravitas , he pulls no punches , he is as eager as his father is , if not more so to spread lies and obscenely false accusations about his opponents .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the MAGA crowd .
WOLF : The President 's son Donald Trump Jr. making a strong case for his dad to get re-elected .
Also , Jake , making a very , very strong , very negative argument , very dark vision for America if Biden is elected .
TAPPER : Yeah .
You know , I 'm struck by the fact that usually when a family member of the president speaks at a convention , it 's to provide testimony as to how caring and loving that individual is .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perceived as having a significant empathy gap with Joe Biden .
But we really did n't hear anything along those lines from the President 's oldest son just now about what kind of dad he was , what he 's like behind the scenes .
It was really a political speech that could have been given by anybody in the Trump administration .
And it was also odd , I felt , because he talked about how anybody is welcome in the Republican Party , the Republican Party is the party of free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following the Trump administration knows that critics of President Trump 's , Dana , are not particularly welcome in the Republican Party .
We have seen President Trump chase out any number of Republican senators and congressmen , whether Mark Sanford in South Carolina , or Jeff Flake in Arizona , Bob Corker in Tennessee , for offering even vague criticism of the President 's policies and the President ’ s tone at times .
So , it is not the free speech party .

Night one of the Democratic National Convention saw only two interruptions from CNN, both of which were commercial breaks. But come Monday, night one of the Republican National Convention, CNN suddenly had a lot more to say; disrupting that convention a total of six times. Two of them were for commercial breaks and the rest featured their Zuckerville collective whining about the speakers; not even fact-checking just complaining.
Following the first commercial break, the first interruption to feature any so-called “analysis” saw chief political correspondent Dana Bash whining about a video of Trump speaking with health care professionals about the coronavirus. “Well, first of all, Wolf, they were really not socially distant, not wearing masks, standing there talking,” she nitpicked, ignoring the fact they were all tested.
She further complained (click “expand”):
Still, it is pretty telling that the focus for the President's very first appearance at this convention was the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more people in America than in any other country in the world. Now, we've heard President Trump say the virus will disappear, and we have it under control. Well, tonight it was really clear that they're acknowledging what sources have told me for some time that allies have been pushing the President to recognize, this coronavirus is where he is the most vulnerable and it is the dominant issue in this race. Wolf.
CNN then went to a commercial break.
After the speech from former prosecutor and Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, then interrupted again to have shoddy CNN host Jake Tapper mock the speech. He also lied about the tone of the evening, suggesting there was nothing positive or optimistic about it so far and it was only for the base (Click “expand”):
You know, I can't help but think that so much of this convention so far is great for Donald Trump's base. And yet with a couple of exceptions is not even remotely reaching out to any voters in the middle. We've heard a lot of grievance really this evening. Some of them perhaps understandable, but we've heard from somebody who hates unions. We're heard from somebody who hates Democratic leadership in Baltimore. We heard from the McCloskeys in St. Louis who certainly don't like the ‘Black Lives Matter protesters. But we have yet to really hear much in terms of the positive, optimistic, hopeful message we were told.
After the stunning speech by Cuban immigrant Maximo Alvarez, Tapper broke in not to talk about the man who just spoke but to snipe at upcoming speakers, particularly former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC).
Speaking of how they could be the future of the Republican Party, Tapper chided: “Senator Scott and Ambassador Haley bring some measure of stature and, of course, diversity that Republicans are so eager to put on display at this and every convention. Both of them defenders of the President who have shown an occasional willingness to call him out politely as they carefully navigate their own political futures.” He also sneered at Donald trump Jr.
And following Trump Jr.’s address, Tapper’s immediate reaction was to criticize:
Yeah. You know, I'm struck by the fact that usually when a family member of the president speaks at a convention, it's to provide testimony as to how caring and loving that individual is. And certainly President Trump is somebody who is perceived as having a significant empathy gap with Joe Biden. But we really didn't hear anything along those lines from the President's oldest son just now about what kind of dad he was, what he's like behind the scenes.
Tapper also lied and claimed the GOP was not the party of free speech. “We have seen President Trump chase out any number of Republican senators and congressmen, whether Mark Sanford in South Carolina, or Jeff Flake in Arizona, Bob Corker in Tennessee, for offering even vague criticism of the President's policies and the President’s tone at times,” he claimed.
But back in reality, those men left the party of their own accord. There were plenty of Republican lawmakers who have criticized the President and stay in office and the party. Senator Lindsey Graham had butted heads with the President and still has his ear, that’s not to mention Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).
So far, CNN was off to a terrible start for the week of the Republican National Convention.
CNN’s first two interruptions were made possible because of lucrative sponsorships from ADT Security Services, HomeAdviser, and a Biden campaign ad. The contact information for those companies is linked so you can tell them about what they’re funding.
The transcript is below, click "expand" to read: