thelibertydaily--2020-10-22--House Republicans Fight ATF’s Attempt To Bog Gun Purchases Down In Paperwork

More than 100 Republican U.S .
Representatives signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday asking him to ensure recent changes to gun-purchase processing will not effectively ban Americans from lawfully exercising their Second Amendment rights .
The Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms , and Explosives ( ATF ) recently changed its rules that formerly allowed contractors to “ assist law-abiding Americans ” with filling out their National Firearms Act ( NFA ) forms , which can be complicated and confusing .
NFA applications are required for certain firearms such as short-barreled rifles or specifically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We need to ensure this process allows Americans to fully exercise their Second Amendment rights , ” said Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado .
The letter also points out that “ the ATF ’ s actions run contrary to Congressional intent and the Bureau ’ s previous promises.
” “ Allowing these companies to continue serving the public only simplifies the eForms submission process provides an important level of quality control and helps taxpayers overcome technical instability and scaling issues with ATF ’ s current e-filing system , ” the letter explains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Silencer Shop in Austin , Texas , who supports Congress ’ s action on the issue , also noted the ATF has been inconsistent with the third-party rules , sometimes excluding them from assisting with filling out any digital forms , which can be filled out and processed faster than paper .
“ Third-party processors can help you complete the forms , it can help you submit forms , they can collect your signatures — they can do pretty much everything , ” he said .
“ But then [ ATF ] basically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You can submit on paper , but you can not submit electronically.
” According to Matheny , the ATF ’ s NFA application process require lots of time , effort , and money , which means many people can get discouraged in the bureaucratic process and effectively hinder their constitutional right to defend themselves .
That ’ s why the contractors were so important .
“ What happens is , over time , as these forms get more complex , people go to more and more third-party processors like Silencer Shop to essentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Matheny explained .
Signatories on the letter included House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise

More than 100 Republican U.S. Representatives signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday asking him to ensure recent changes to gun-purchase processing will not effectively ban Americans from lawfully exercising their Second Amendment rights.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) recently changed its rules that formerly allowed contractors to “assist law-abiding Americans” with filling out their National Firearms Act (NFA) forms, which can be complicated and confusing. NFA applications are required for certain firearms such as short-barreled rifles or specifically modified shotguns as well as silencers.
“We need to ensure this process allows Americans to fully exercise their Second Amendment rights,” said Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado. The letter also points out that “the ATF’s actions run contrary to Congressional intent and the Bureau’s previous promises.”
“Allowing these companies to continue serving the public only simplifies the eForms submission process provides an important level of quality control and helps taxpayers overcome technical instability and scaling issues with ATF’s current e-filing system,” the letter explains.
Dave Matheny, the owner of Silencer Shop in Austin, Texas, who supports Congress’s action on the issue, also noted the ATF has been inconsistent with the third-party rules, sometimes excluding them from assisting with filling out any digital forms, which can be filled out and processed faster than paper.
“Third-party processors can help you complete the forms, it can help you submit forms, they can collect your signatures — they can do pretty much everything,” he said. “But then [ATF] basically cut third-party processors out and said ‘You can submit on paper, but you cannot submit electronically.”
According to Matheny, the ATF’s NFA application process require lots of time, effort, and money, which means many people can get discouraged in the bureaucratic process and effectively hinder their constitutional right to defend themselves. That’s why the contractors were so important.
“What happens is, over time, as these forms get more complex, people go to more and more third-party processors like Silencer Shop to essentially fill out the paperwork for them,” Matheny explained.
Signatories on the letter included House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise
Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-22--FBI: “Lincoln Project” Never-Trumpers Peddled Iranian Disinformation Meant To Help Biden

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday that Iran and Russia are working to undermine the integrity of the 2020 election .
“ We would like to alert the public that we have identified that two foreign actors , Iran and Russia , have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections , ” Ratcliffe said during an evening press conference , following efforts by the intelligence and law enforcement communities to ensure the election is safe and secure .
According to Ratcliffe , Iran and Russia got their hands on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign adversaries to send false information to registered voters as a means to sow chaos and confusion and undermine the public ’ s confidence in America ’ s electoral process .
“ To that end , we have already seen Iran send spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters , incite social unrest , and damage President Trump , ” Ratcliffe said .
The foreign nations aren ’ t the only disseminators of false information .
American groups including Never Trump operation the Lincoln Project served as Iran ’ s American digital foot soldiers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
After the Wednesday press conference , the Lincoln Project deleted its recent tweet , which claimed , “ The Proud Boys are attempting to scare voters away from the polls.
” “ Media did exactly what Iran knew they would do .
They assumed fake ‘ Proud Boys ’ e-mails were real , then used them to attack Trump , ” a senior intelligence official told The Federalist in light of tonight ’ s announcement .
Following the announcement , mainstream media reporters , including PBS White House correspondent and MSNBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran line : “ Some members of the media are doing Iran ’ s job for them in spite of literally just being warned not to , ” the senior intelligence official told The Federalist .
Ratcliffe also noted that Iran is disseminating other content , including a video indicating that people , including people overseas , could cast fraudulent ballots .
“ This video and any claims about such allegedly fraudulent ballots are not true , ” he said .
While Ratcliffe said the U.S. has not seen the same actions from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter information .
“ These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries , ” Ratcliffe said .
“ We are not going to tolerate foreign interference in our elections or any criminal activity that threatens the sanctity of your vote or undermines public confidence in the outcome of the election , ” added FBI Director Wray .
These attempts by Iran and Russia , aided by the Lincoln Project , are occurring as Big Tech companies actively censor important information from voters , specifically , a bombshell New York Post report about corruption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s alleged slimy foreign business deals during his father ’ s vice presidency .
One full week after breaking the story and being censored by Big Tech , Twitter still has not unlocked the account of the New York Post , the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States , started by Alexander Hamilton .
Meanwhile , 2020 election voting is underway with an overwhelming number of voters receiving mail-in ballots .
Attorney General William Barr , among many others , warned mass voting-by-mail , which is ripe for abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public ’ s confidence in the outcome of our election .
It ’ s “ reckless and dangerous , ” Barr said .
“ We ’ re a very closely divided country here , and people have to have confidence in the legitimacy of the government .
”

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday that Iran and Russia are working to undermine the integrity of the 2020 election.
“We would like to alert the public that we have identified that two foreign actors, Iran and Russia, have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections,” Ratcliffe said during an evening press conference, following efforts by the intelligence and law enforcement communities to ensure the election is safe and secure.
According to Ratcliffe, Iran and Russia got their hands on U.S. voter registration information, enabling the foreign adversaries to send false information to registered voters as a means to sow chaos and confusion and undermine the public’s confidence in America’s electoral process.
“To that end, we have already seen Iran send spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump,” Ratcliffe said.
The foreign nations aren’t the only disseminators of false information. American groups including Never Trump operation the Lincoln Project served as Iran’s American digital foot soldiers, buying into the disinformation and amplifying it.
The FBI now confirms Iran sent these fake emails posing as 'Proud Boys' to help Joe Biden so @ProjectLincoln and other left wing accounts all spread Iranian disinformation meant to assist Biden. How do they feel about being Iran’s useful idiots? https://t.co/hQ4Mj2c8bL — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 21, 2020
After the Wednesday press conference, the Lincoln Project deleted its recent tweet, which claimed, “The Proud Boys are attempting to scare voters away from the polls.”
“Media did exactly what Iran knew they would do. They assumed fake ‘Proud Boys’ e-mails were real, then used them to attack Trump,” a senior intelligence official told The Federalist in light of tonight’s announcement.
Following the announcement, mainstream media reporters, including PBS White House correspondent and MSNBC contributor Yamiche Alcindor, continued peddling the Iran line:
Huh? @Yamiche links to an article stating this was an Iranian disinformation campaign with a tweet promoting the very disinformation Iran was trying to promote. pic.twitter.com/cZdC3DqM3V — AG (@AGHamilton29) October 22, 2020
“Some members of the media are doing Iran’s job for them in spite of literally just being warned not to,” the senior intelligence official told The Federalist.
Ratcliffe also noted that Iran is disseminating other content, including a video indicating that people, including people overseas, could cast fraudulent ballots. “This video and any claims about such allegedly fraudulent ballots are not true,” he said.
While Ratcliffe said the U.S. has not seen the same actions from Russia, that country also obtained the voter information. “These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries,” Ratcliffe said.
“We are not going to tolerate foreign interference in our elections or any criminal activity that threatens the sanctity of your vote or undermines public confidence in the outcome of the election,” added FBI Director Wray.
These attempts by Iran and Russia, aided by the Lincoln Project, are occurring as Big Tech companies actively censor important information from voters, specifically, a bombshell New York Post report about corruption in the Biden family which detailed Hunter Biden’s alleged slimy foreign business deals during his father’s vice presidency. One full week after breaking the story and being censored by Big Tech, Twitter still has not unlocked the account of the New York Post, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, started by Alexander Hamilton.
Meanwhile, 2020 election voting is underway with an overwhelming number of voters receiving mail-in ballots. Attorney General William Barr, among many others, warned mass voting-by-mail, which is ripe for abuse and fraud, will also undermine the public’s confidence in the outcome of our election. It’s “reckless and dangerous,” Barr said. “We’re a very closely divided country here, and people have to have confidence in the legitimacy of the government.”


thelibertydaily--2020-10-22--The Biden Crime Family Comes Undone . . .

Say it ain ’ t so , Joe .
Daniel Greenfield , a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center , is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism .
The Biden family is notorious for being the crookedest clan not only in Delaware , but in D.C. Delaware is a pretty small place , but D.C. is even smaller , yet the scope for corruption , unethical behavior , conflicts of interest , and even brazen thievery are far greater in Washington D.C. And yet the Biden family stood out even there .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ era after Joe switched his party affiliation , plagiarized his speeches , and inappropriately touched every woman or girl he could get his hands on in the state and the nation , was to be bred into dirty money .
Joe Biden was now asked in Wisconsin if Hunter had “ profited off the Biden name ” .
“ None whatsoever , ” the godfather of Delaware retorted .
And the entire state laughed .
Say it ain ’ t so , Joe .
It doesn ’ t matter if you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Delaware , everyone knows that the Biden name means money in the bank .
Literally .
Just ask MBNA , Hunter ’ s former employer , whose executives poured $ 200,000 into Joe ’ s coffers , and one of whom bought his house .
“ Don ’ t worry about investors , ” James Biden , Joe 's brother , famous for scoring a billion dollar contract to build houses in Iraq , told executives at Paradigm Global Advisors .
“ We 've got people all around the world who want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bought Paradigm together with Hunter Biden .
Biden can try to deny the obvious , but he isn ’ t even trying to deny that the emails and photos are real , or that it was his son ’ s laptop .
Instead , he spouted a word salad of gibberish , stating , “ the vast of the intelligence people have come out and said there ’ s no basis at all.
” Why does Biden need to call on “ the vast of the intelligence people ” who carefully avoided making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is better able to deny on his own ?
Because it ’ s really an admission .
The latest emails make it all too clear that Joe Biden got Viktor Shokin , the Ukranian prosecutor , fired because Burisma wanted him gone and that Hunter Biden 's purpose in making deals with a powerful Chinese energy company linked to the Communist regime was to produce income for `` me and my family '' .
It ’ s no wonder that the latest reports link the FBI ’ s subpoena of the laptop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false claims of a Russian op , but to a money laundering investigation .
Investing in Joe Biden or , as one message allegedly has it , `` the big guy '' , meant depositing the money with James or Hunter .
And then Hunter deposited a laptop with a small computer repair shop in Delaware five miles from his father ’ s home , and never picked it up .
The rest is history .
And the history is happening now .
The Hunter Biden laptop unrolls two ragged threads .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s son into new depths of depravity and the other are the foreign investors who bought into Joe Biden Inc .
The alleged photos of Hunter Biden ’ s drug use and underage girls might be dismissed as a spoiled rich kid ’ s demons .
But , looking at public photos and videos of Joe Biden touching , caressing , and sniffing women and young girls , it ’ s hard not to see the influence .
What did a teenage Hunter grow up seeing his father do ?
How did that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
And why was Hunter able to get away with it for so long ?
In alleged text messages exchanged between Joe and Hunter Biden , father and son discuss `` sexually inappropriate '' behavior with a 14-year-old girl .
`` She told my therapist that I was sexually inappropriate with [ name of 14-year-old girl redacted ] when she says that I facetime naked with her and the reason I can ’ t have her out to see me is because I ’ ll walk around naked smoking crack talking [ redacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunter appeared to message his father .
What was done about this ?
The odds are good that the answer is nothing .
The Hunter Biden laptop was turned over to the FBI in December of 2019 .
And the FBI appears to have done little with it .
Giuliani submitted material allegedly showing criminal sexual behavior to the Delaware police who passed it off to the Delaware Department of Justice .
A spokesman for Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said it was sent to the FBI .
Jennings is not only a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden family who had worked under Beau Biden and has been vigorously campaigning for Joe Biden .
`` I ’ ve known Joe , Jill , and the Biden family for most of my life .
Joe is one of the kindest and most genuine people I ’ ve ever known , '' Jennings had posted on her Facebook page .
The Biden family may have been able to get away with a lot for the same reason as the Kennedy clan .
They were big fish in a small pond being protected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kennedy sons , Hunter may have spun out of control because he could get away with it .
That ’ s why Hunter Biden ’ s story is just an echo of Joe .
Father and son appear to share a boundless greed for unearned wealth and women , and a complete lack of self-control with both .
And both men have spent their lives being protected from the consequences of their actions .
Laptop computers , like notebooks , are the mirrors of their owners .
We use them and fill them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Going through a lost laptop or phone tells us a lot about the man or woman who spent years with it .
Hunter Biden ’ s laptop is a mirror of the man .
And the mirror shows a broken and corrupt human being filling its gigabytes with his demons .
What were Hunter Biden ’ s demons ?
The same as the ones that bedeviled Joe .
Women and money .
And as dirty and wrong as possible .
That ’ s why Hunter allegedly didn ’ t just seek out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the most corrupt places in the world , like Kazakhstan and the People ’ s Republic of China , and he didn ’ t just chase women .
Instead , Rudy Giuliani has said that the laptop contained photos of underage girls .
But the bigger story isn ’ t Hunter ’ s depravity , it ’ s the business opportunities , the lobbying gigs and board seats offered to him by foreign companies looking to invest in Joe Biden .
In less than two weeks , Joe Biden ’ s stock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters are entitled to know who , beyond the battalions of domestic special interests from Wall Street to Hollywood , from the gun control lobby to green businesses , pouring hundreds of millions into his campaign , is getting ready to collect interest on the foreign money that financed Hunter ’ s lifestyle .
Hunter Biden 's emails offer a window into a global operation , in the Ukraine , in Kazakhstan , and the People 's Republic of China , of investing in Joe Biden courtesy of his wastrel son .
Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do with his son ’ s business affairs , but that ’ s a transparent lie that had been shot down even long before the laptop by media reporting .
The media is frantically trying to bury information that backs up their own reporting from the primaries when the same media now trying to save Joe Biden originally wanted to bury him .
Why did so many Democrat officials , beginning with Barack Obama , try to keep Joe Biden from running in 2016 and then 2020 ?
Joe Biden is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a better candidate than Hillary Clinton , not to mention lefty luminaries like Al Gore or John Kerry .
The problem was that the small state that spawned the Biden crime family was littered with their dirty laundry .
And now , in the final stretch before Election Day , the messy stained laundry is spilling out .
Like Humpty Dumpty , all the Democrat horses and men are trying to keep the mess contained .
Twitter and Facebook are blatantly suppressing the story .
The media has refused to cover the biggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Hunter Biden ’ s laptop is Russian disinformation despite clear denials by the intelligence community and the FBI .
Hunter Biden ’ s laptop isn ’ t just evidence of a degenerate past , but of the coming attractions .
The Biden crime family has built a global network of contacts .
And when their father was a mere veep , they could only wet their beaks a little .
If he wins , they ’ ll be able to drown in money .
Joe could throw around his weight in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wins , Burisma will just be a tiny taste of what is to come .
And the corruption in D.C. will make Delaware blush again .
Corruption is nothing new in D.C. , but what the laptop reveals about Hunter Biden and his father is that , like the Clintons , they have no self-control .
And the only thing more dangerous than cunning crooks at the head of a nation are inept kleptocrats who would leave evidence of their financial and sexual corruption on a laptop abandoned in a Delaware repair shop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two things are obvious about the Biden crime family : they ’ re not only as crooked as a bent tree in a thunderstorm , they ’ re also hopelessly stupid at covering it up .
Even as the media denies everything for the Bidens , they have yet to deny the core facts .
Rep. Schiff may claim that Hunter Biden ’ s laptop is a Russian conspiracy , but neither Joe nor Hunter will say it .
And what Schiff and the Democrats and their media can only say behind their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe how corrupt and incompetent the horse they bet on really is .
They haven ’ t seen anything yet .

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
The Biden family is notorious for being the crookedest clan not only in Delaware, but in D.C.
Delaware is a pretty small place, but D.C. is even smaller, yet the scope for corruption, unethical behavior, conflicts of interest, and even brazen thievery are far greater in Washington D.C.
And yet the Biden family stood out even there. To be born a Biden in the era after Joe switched his party affiliation, plagiarized his speeches, and inappropriately touched every woman or girl he could get his hands on in the state and the nation, was to be bred into dirty money.
Joe Biden was now asked in Wisconsin if Hunter had “profited off the Biden name”.
“None whatsoever,” the godfather of Delaware retorted. And the entire state laughed.
Say it ain’t so, Joe.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a Democrat or a Republican, in Delaware, everyone knows that the Biden name means money in the bank. Literally. Just ask MBNA, Hunter’s former employer, whose executives poured $200,000 into Joe’s coffers, and one of whom bought his house.
“Don’t worry about investors,” James Biden, Joe’s brother, famous for scoring a billion dollar contract to build houses in Iraq, told executives at Paradigm Global Advisors. “We’ve got people all around the world who want to invest in Joe Biden.”
James had bought Paradigm together with Hunter Biden.
Biden can try to deny the obvious, but he isn’t even trying to deny that the emails and photos are real, or that it was his son’s laptop. Instead, he spouted a word salad of gibberish, stating, “the vast of the intelligence people have come out and said there’s no basis at all.”
Why does Biden need to call on “the vast of the intelligence people” who carefully avoided making a firm statement, to deny something he is better able to deny on his own?
Because it’s really an admission.
The latest emails make it all too clear that Joe Biden got Viktor Shokin, the Ukranian prosecutor, fired because Burisma wanted him gone and that Hunter Biden’s purpose in making deals with a powerful Chinese energy company linked to the Communist regime was to produce income for “me and my family”. It’s no wonder that the latest reports link the FBI’s subpoena of the laptop, not to the media’s false claims of a Russian op, but to a money laundering investigation.
Investing in Joe Biden or, as one message allegedly has it, “the big guy”, meant depositing the money with James or Hunter. And then Hunter deposited a laptop with a small computer repair shop in Delaware five miles from his father’s home, and never picked it up. The rest is history.
And the history is happening now.
The Hunter Biden laptop unrolls two ragged threads. One is the descent of Joe Biden’s son into new depths of depravity and the other are the foreign investors who bought into Joe Biden Inc.
The alleged photos of Hunter Biden’s drug use and underage girls might be dismissed as a spoiled rich kid’s demons. But, looking at public photos and videos of Joe Biden touching, caressing, and sniffing women and young girls, it’s hard not to see the influence. What did a teenage Hunter grow up seeing his father do? How did that shape him into the man he is?
And why was Hunter able to get away with it for so long?
In alleged text messages exchanged between Joe and Hunter Biden, father and son discuss “sexually inappropriate” behavior with a 14-year-old girl.
“She told my therapist that I was sexually inappropriate with [name of 14-year-old girl redacted] when she says that I facetime naked with her and the reason I can’t have her out to see me is because I’ll walk around naked smoking crack talking [redacted] girls on face time,” Hunter appeared to message his father.
What was done about this? The odds are good that the answer is nothing.
The Hunter Biden laptop was turned over to the FBI in December of 2019. And the FBI appears to have done little with it. Giuliani submitted material allegedly showing criminal sexual behavior to the Delaware police who passed it off to the Delaware Department of Justice.
A spokesman for Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said it was sent to the FBI.
Jennings is not only a Democrat, but a friend of the Biden family who had worked under Beau Biden and has been vigorously campaigning for Joe Biden.
“I’ve known Joe, Jill, and the Biden family for most of my life. Joe is one of the kindest and most genuine people I’ve ever known,” Jennings had posted on her Facebook page.
The Biden family may have been able to get away with a lot for the same reason as the Kennedy clan. They were big fish in a small pond being protected by the Democrat club. Like some Kennedy sons, Hunter may have spun out of control because he could get away with it.
That’s why Hunter Biden’s story is just an echo of Joe. Father and son appear to share a boundless greed for unearned wealth and women, and a complete lack of self-control with both.
And both men have spent their lives being protected from the consequences of their actions.
Laptop computers, like notebooks, are the mirrors of their owners. We use them and fill them with the things that matter to us. Going through a lost laptop or phone tells us a lot about the man or woman who spent years with it. Hunter Biden’s laptop is a mirror of the man. And the mirror shows a broken and corrupt human being filling its gigabytes with his demons.
What were Hunter Biden’s demons? The same as the ones that bedeviled Joe. Women and money. And as dirty and wrong as possible. That’s why Hunter allegedly didn’t just seek out money, he went after business opportunities in the most corrupt places in the world, like Kazakhstan and the People’s Republic of China, and he didn’t just chase women.
Instead, Rudy Giuliani has said that the laptop contained photos of underage girls.
But the bigger story isn’t Hunter’s depravity, it’s the business opportunities, the lobbying gigs and board seats offered to him by foreign companies looking to invest in Joe Biden.
In less than two weeks, Joe Biden’s stock will either boom or bust. And voters are entitled to know who, beyond the battalions of domestic special interests from Wall Street to Hollywood, from the gun control lobby to green businesses, pouring hundreds of millions into his campaign, is getting ready to collect interest on the foreign money that financed Hunter’s lifestyle.
Hunter Biden’s emails offer a window into a global operation, in the Ukraine, in Kazakhstan, and the People’s Republic of China, of investing in Joe Biden courtesy of his wastrel son.
Joe Biden has claimed that he has nothing to do with his son’s business affairs, but that’s a transparent lie that had been shot down even long before the laptop by media reporting. The media is frantically trying to bury information that backs up their own reporting from the primaries when the same media now trying to save Joe Biden originally wanted to bury him.
Why did so many Democrat officials, beginning with Barack Obama, try to keep Joe Biden from running in 2016 and then 2020? Joe Biden is a mediocre hack, but he’s a better candidate than Hillary Clinton, not to mention lefty luminaries like Al Gore or John Kerry. The problem was that the small state that spawned the Biden crime family was littered with their dirty laundry.
And now, in the final stretch before Election Day, the messy stained laundry is spilling out.
Like Humpty Dumpty, all the Democrat horses and men are trying to keep the mess contained. Twitter and Facebook are blatantly suppressing the story. The media has refused to cover the biggest scandal of the election while falsely claiming that Hunter Biden’s laptop is Russian disinformation despite clear denials by the intelligence community and the FBI.
Hunter Biden’s laptop isn’t just evidence of a degenerate past, but of the coming attractions.
The Biden crime family has built a global network of contacts. And when their father was a mere veep, they could only wet their beaks a little. If he wins, they’ll be able to drown in money.
Joe could throw around his weight in a backwater like Ukraine, but if he wins, Burisma will just be a tiny taste of what is to come. And the corruption in D.C. will make Delaware blush again.
Corruption is nothing new in D.C., but what the laptop reveals about Hunter Biden and his father is that, like the Clintons, they have no self-control. And the only thing more dangerous than cunning crooks at the head of a nation are inept kleptocrats who would leave evidence of their financial and sexual corruption on a laptop abandoned in a Delaware repair shop.
As new details trickle out, two things are obvious about the Biden crime family: they’re not only as crooked as a bent tree in a thunderstorm, they’re also hopelessly stupid at covering it up.
Even as the media denies everything for the Bidens, they have yet to deny the core facts.
Rep. Schiff may claim that Hunter Biden’s laptop is a Russian conspiracy, but neither Joe nor Hunter will say it. And what Schiff and the Democrats and their media can only say behind their backs is that they can’t believe how corrupt and incompetent the horse they bet on really is.
They haven’t seen anything yet.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-22--Joe Biden: ‘America Was an Idea — We’ve Never Lived Up To’

Former Vice President Joe Biden tweeted that statement Wednesday evening , describing the country he wishes to lead — in the past tense .
The full text of the tweet reads : “ America was an idea .
We ’ ve never lived up to it but we ’ ve never walked away from it before.
” Biden included a link to a podcast interview with Brené Brown , and an audio clip in which he repeated the same message — “ America was an idea ” : America was an idea , an idea .
“ We hold these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve never lived up to it , but we ’ ve never walked away from it before , and I just think we have to be more honest .
Let our kids know , as we raise them , what actually did happen .
Acknowledge our mistakes , so we don ’ t repeat them .
Biden ’ s words were a re-hash of his stump speech — with some important modifications .
For two years , Biden has cited the Declaration of Independence on the campaign trail , arguing that while ours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we have never given up trying to make it so .
In his campaign launch video , for example , Biden said : “ We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal , endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.
” We ’ ve heard it so often , it ’ s almost a cliché .
But it ’ s who we are .
We haven ’ t always lived up to these ideals ; Jefferson himself didn ’ t .
But we have never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has sometimes added “ men and women ” to the text of the Declaration , and has occasionally forgotten it altogether ( “ you know , you know the thing “ ) .
But what is new in Biden ’ s tweet is his emphasis on America ’ s mistakes — echoing his recent refrains about “ systemic racism , ” apparently an attempt to identify with the left-wing protests of the last several months .
President Donald Trump has sought to draw a contrast with Biden on this point , adding a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Democrat party is ashamed of America .
The Republican party is proud of America , and that ’ s a big difference.
” Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m .
ET ( 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT ) .
His newest e-book is The Trumpian Virtues : The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump ’ s Presidency .
His recent book , RED NOVEMBER , tells the story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a conservative perspective .
He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship .
Follow him on Twitter at @ joelpollak .

“America was an idea.”
Former Vice President Joe Biden tweeted that statement Wednesday evening, describing the country he wishes to lead — in the past tense.
The full text of the tweet reads: “America was an idea. We’ve never lived up to it but we’ve never walked away from it before.”
Biden included a link to a podcast interview with Brené Brown, and an audio clip in which he repeated the same message — “America was an idea”:
America was an idea, an idea. “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” We’ve never lived up to it, but we’ve never walked away from it before, and I just think we have to be more honest. Let our kids know, as we raise them, what actually did happen. Acknowledge our mistakes, so we don’t repeat them.
Biden’s words were a re-hash of his stump speech — with some important modifications.
For two years, Biden has cited the Declaration of Independence on the campaign trail, arguing that while ours has never been a truly equal society, we have never given up trying to make it so.
In his campaign launch video, for example, Biden said:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” We’ve heard it so often, it’s almost a cliché. But it’s who we are. We haven’t always lived up to these ideals; Jefferson himself didn’t. But we have never before walked away from them.
Biden has sometimes added “men and women” to the text of the Declaration, and has occasionally forgotten it altogether (“you know, you know the thing“).
But what is new in Biden’s tweet is his emphasis on America’s mistakes — echoing his recent refrains about “systemic racism,” apparently an attempt to identify with the left-wing protests of the last several months.
President Donald Trump has sought to draw a contrast with Biden on this point, adding a line to his recent speeches: “The Democrat party is ashamed of America. The Republican party is proud of America, and that’s a big difference.”
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). His newest e-book is The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency. His recent book, RED NOVEMBER, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-22--. . . And Trump Campaign Brings the Hammer

Joe Biden was facing intense backlash Wednesday night for referring to America as an `` idea '' that `` we 've never lived up to . ''
The Democratic nominee shared a clip from his interview on the podcast `` Unlocking Us with Brené Brown , '' which was released earlier in the day .
`` America was an idea , an idea , '' Biden said .
`` 'We hold these truths to be self evident . '
We 've never lived up to it , but we 've never walked away from it before .
And I just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Let our kids know , as we raise them , what actually did happen .
Acknowledge our mistakes so we do n't repeat them . ''
BIDEN REPEATS GAFFE THAT HE 'S RUNNING 'FOR THE SENATE , ' APPEARS NOT TO REMEMBER MITT ROMNEY 'S NAME Biden summarized the remark by tweeting , `` America was an idea .
We 've never lived up to it but we 've never walked away from it before . ''
Biden was slammed by critics , including members of the Trump 2020 Campaign .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that America has always been a disappointment , '' Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh reacted .
`` @ JoeBiden Where have you been for 47 years ?
America is the greatest nation in the world .
We stand for freedom and opportunity for all .
Our nation is filled with strong , innovative and hard-working individuals who love this nation & don ’ t want to fundamentally transform it , '' Trump campaign senior adviser Mercedes Schlapp wrote .
`` 47 years , 0 accomplishments .
Americans deserve better than your apology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCarthy , R-Calif. , tweeted .
BIDEN SUGGESTS PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO QUARANTINE BECAUSE 'SOME BLACK WOMAN WAS ABLE TO STACK THE GROCERY SHELF ' IN VIRAL CLIP '' When my father lay wounded on a beach in the Pacific defending his country in World War II , America more than lived up to her promise .
When Americans walked on the moon , we were the brightest star in the firmament .
If you weren ’ t owned by China , you might love this country , too , '' actor James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'We ’ ve never lived up to it ' ?
Speak for yourself , man ! ''
Center for American Liberty founder and trial lawyer Harmeet Dhillon exclaimed .
`` This immigrant is so grateful to be an American — and I never diss her or take her for granted . ''
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News ' request for comment .

Joe Biden was facing intense backlash Wednesday night for referring to America as an "idea" that "we've never lived up to."
The Democratic nominee shared a clip from his interview on the podcast "Unlocking Us with Brené Brown," which was released earlier in the day.
"America was an idea, an idea," Biden said. "'We hold these truths to be self evident.' We've never lived up to it, but we've never walked away from it before. And I just think we have to be more honest. Let our kids know, as we raise them, what actually did happen. Acknowledge our mistakes so we don't repeat them."
BIDEN REPEATS GAFFE THAT HE'S RUNNING 'FOR THE SENATE,' APPEARS NOT TO REMEMBER MITT ROMNEY'S NAME
Biden summarized the remark by tweeting, "America was an idea. We've never lived up to it but we've never walked away from it before."
Biden was slammed by critics, including members of the Trump 2020 Campaign.
"Joe Biden’s closing argument is that America has always been a disappointment," Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh reacted.
"@JoeBiden Where have you been for 47 years? America is the greatest nation in the world. We stand for freedom and opportunity for all. Our nation is filled with strong, innovative and hard-working individuals who love this nation & don’t want to fundamentally transform it," Trump campaign senior adviser Mercedes Schlapp wrote.
"47 years, 0 accomplishments. Americans deserve better than your apology tour," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tweeted.
BIDEN SUGGESTS PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO QUARANTINE BECAUSE 'SOME BLACK WOMAN WAS ABLE TO STACK THE GROCERY SHELF' IN VIRAL CLIP
"When my father lay wounded on a beach in the Pacific defending his country in World War II, America more than lived up to her promise. When Americans walked on the moon, we were the brightest star in the firmament. If you weren’t owned by China, you might love this country, too," actor James Woods scolded the former VP.
"'We’ve never lived up to it'? Speak for yourself, man!" Center for American Liberty founder and trial lawyer Harmeet Dhillon exclaimed. "This immigrant is so grateful to be an American — and I never diss her or take her for granted."
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-22--Bombshell Statement: Biden Insider Claims He Was ‘Recipient of the Email’, Says He Witnessed Joe, Hu

Bombshell Statement: Biden Insider Claims He Was ‘Recipient of the Email’, Says He Witnessed Joe, Hunter Discussing Foreign Deals . . .

A whistleblower CEO and Biden insider , Tony Bobulinski , released a public statement on Wednesday evening backing up the reporting of the New York Post from last week and claiming that he personally witnessed Democrat presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden discussing business deals with his son , Hunter Biden .
Sources familiar with the matter told Breitbart News that Bobulinski is the person whose allegations and inside information are the centerpiece of a forthcoming investigation by the Wall Street Journal .
That Wall Street Journal story has not published yet , several days after the newspaper staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out—it is unclear why the Journal has not yet published—but President Donald Trump hinted on a conference call earlier this week that such a story was coming from the newspaper .
Bobulinski ’ s statement also seemingly authenticates at least one of the bombshell emails obtained by the New York Post , purportedly from Hunter Biden ’ s laptop retrieved from a computer repair store in Delaware .
The statement also contradicts claims from some Democrats that a Russian disinformation campaign is at the center of the burgeoning scandal currently engulfing the Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
Bobulinski said in a press statement he released Wednesday night : According to Bobulinski , the use of the term “ the Big Guy ” in one such email was a direct reference to Joe Biden himself .
In that email , originally published by the New York Post and subsequently by several other outlets , there was a discussion of “ remuneration packages ” for six people involved in a business deal with the now-bankrupt CEFC China Energy Co. Fox News described the email in a report citing an anonymous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” was Joe Biden : Bobulinski ’ s statement would be the first on-record confirmation of this from a source in the Biden universe .
Bobulinski said : Screenshots published by the New York Post indicate that Bobulinski was one of the recipients of the email in question .
The email was authored by James Gilliar of the consulting firm J2cR .
Now that Bobulinski is publicly confirming the authenticity of this email , which , again , he was the recipient of , that furthers the story significantly , and Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their authenticity .
That email was one of many that the New York Post published from Hunter Biden ’ s laptop .
Others include emails where Hunter Biden described getting a meeting for Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma executives with his father during his time as Vice President .
The emails have rocked the presidential campaign in the final weeks of the race , and Biden has called them a “ smear ” campaign against him .
Twitter and Facebook , when the New York Post first published the emails , censored the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead–censored links to the original Post stories as “ unsafe , ” but later reversed course after backlash .
The New York Post has been locked out of its Twitter account for several days since the story was published .
Facebook , meanwhile , said it was preemptively holding back traffic to the stories until its fact-checkers weighed in–a rare step : The social media censorship had mixed results : Twitter ’ s actions , according to an MIT study , actually drove more interest to the story .
But Facebook ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severely limited the reach of the story to many users .
Even so , nobody from Biden ’ s campaign has challenged their authenticity , even as some Democrats , such as the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) , have claimed they represent Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election .
The FBI , Department of Justice , and Intelligence Community , however , have refuted those claims , with Director of National Intelligence ( DNI ) John Ratcliffe stating unequivocally that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in an appearance on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network Monday , made clear the emails are not Russian disinformation : Bobulinski , the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings and a Biden insider , bolsters the case by speaking up .
In his statement , he insists that the emails are not “ any form of domestic or foreign disinformation ” and that he comes from a military famil .
He , his father , and his grandfather all served in the U.S. Navy .
He also says that he has no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that the only politicians he has donated to over the years are Democrats .
Bobulinski said : Bobulinski is the second longtime business associate of Hunter Biden to publicly turn against the Biden family in recent days .
He joins Bevan Cooney , who turned over to Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweizer and journalist Matthew Tyrmand a total of 26,000 emails , in flipping against the Bidens .
Cooney is currently serving a sentence in federal prison in Oregon for a conviction over deals he and other Hunter Biden business partners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investments .
As Breitbart News reported on Tuesday night , Cooney was moved from his cell earlier this week–but Bureau of Prisons officials refused to comment on the matter , citing the safety and security of prisoners .
A third Hunter Biden business partner , Devon Archer , was convicted in that Native American investment scheme .
He previously saw a federal judge vacate his conviction , but it was later reinstated upon appeal and Archer awaits sentencing .
Bobulinski is not connected to that activity and is connected to the Biden family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to manage Sinohawk Holdings–a company that served as a “ partnership between the Chinese operating through CEFC/Chairman Ye and the Biden family ” –by Hunter Biden himself , as well Biden family associate James Gilliar–again , the author of one of the emails in question published by the New York Post .
This all comes in the wake of the U.S. Senate ’ s Homeland Security Committee , chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) , leading an investigation into the matter .
Bobulinski said in his Wednesday night statement that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committee to provide documents and testimony in their investigation into the matter .
He said he is cooperating with that investigation .
Here is Bobulinski ’ s statement in full : My name is Tony Bobulinski .
The facts set forth below are true and accurate ; they are not any form of domestic or foreign disinformation .
Any suggestion to the contrary is false and offensive .
I am the recipient of the email published seven days ago by the New York Post which showed a copy to Hunter Biden and Rob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This afternoon I received a request from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the Senate Committee on Finance requesting all documents relating to my business affairs with the Biden family as well as various foreign entities and individuals .
I have extensive relevant records and communications and I intend to produce those items to both Committees in the immediate future .
I am the grandson of a 37 year Army Intelligence officer , the son of a 20+ year career Naval Officer and the brother of a 28 year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ served our country for 4 years and left the Navy as LT Bobulinski .
I held a high level security clearance and was an instructor and then CTO for Naval Nuclear Power Training Command .
I take great pride in the time my family and I served this country .
I am also not a political person .
What few campaign contributions I have made in my life were to Democrats .
If the media and big tech companies had done their jobs over the past several weeks I would be irrelevant in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service and devotion to this great country , I could no longer allow my family ’ s name to be associated or tied to Russian disinformation or implied lies and false narratives dominating the media right now .
After leaving the military I became an institutional investor investing extensively around the world and on every continent .
I have traveled to over 50 countries .
I believe , hands down , we live in the greatest country in the world .
What I am outlining is fact .
I know it is fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings which was a partnership between the Chinese operating through CEFC/Chairman Ye and the Biden family .
I was brought into the company to be the CEO by James Gilliar and Hunter Biden .
The reference to “ the Big Guy ” in the much publicized May 13 , 2017 email is in fact a reference to Joe Biden .
The other “ JB ” referenced in that email is Jim Biden , Joe ’ s brother .
Hunter Biden called his dad ‘ the Big Guy ’ or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referenced asking him for his sign-off or advice on various potential deals that we were discussing .
I ’ ve seen Vice President Biden saying he never talked to Hunter about his business .
I ’ ve seen firsthand that that ’ s not true , because it wasn ’ t just Hunter ’ s business , they said they were putting the Biden family name and its legacy on the line .
I realized the Chinese were not really focused on a healthy financial ROI .
They were looking at this as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I realized that Hunter wanted to use the company as his personal piggy bank by just taking money out of it as soon as it came from the Chinese , I took steps to prevent that from happening .
The Johnson Report connected some dots in a way that shocked me — it made me realize the Bidens had gone behind my back and gotten paid millions of dollars by the Chinese , even though they told me they hadn ’ t and wouldn ’ t do that to their partners .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people and outline the facts so I can go back to being irrelevant — and so I am not put in a position to have to answer those questions for them .
I don ’ t have a political ax to grind ; I just saw behind the Biden curtain and I grew concerned with what I saw .
The Biden family aggressively leveraged the Biden family name to make millions of dollars from foreign entities even though some were from communist controlled China .
This is a developing story .
@ @ @ @ @

A whistleblower CEO and Biden insider, Tony Bobulinski, released a public statement on Wednesday evening backing up the reporting of the New York Post from last week and claiming that he personally witnessed Democrat presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden discussing business deals with his son, Hunter Biden.
Sources familiar with the matter told Breitbart News that Bobulinski is the person whose allegations and inside information are the centerpiece of a forthcoming investigation by the Wall Street Journal. That Wall Street Journal story has not published yet, several days after the newspaper staff indicated to some the piece would come out—it is unclear why the Journal has not yet published—but President Donald Trump hinted on a conference call earlier this week that such a story was coming from the newspaper.
Bobulinski’s statement also seemingly authenticates at least one of the bombshell emails obtained by the New York Post, purportedly from Hunter Biden’s laptop retrieved from a computer repair store in Delaware. The statement also contradicts claims from some Democrats that a Russian disinformation campaign is at the center of the burgeoning scandal currently engulfing the Biden campaign in the final days of the election.
Bobulinski said in a press statement he released Wednesday night:
My name is Tony Bobulinski. The facts set forth below are true and accurate; they are not any form of domestic or foreign disinformation. Any suggestion to the contrary is false and offensive. I am the recipient of the email published seven days ago by the New York Post which showed a copy to Hunter Biden and Rob Walker. That email is genuine.
According to Bobulinski, the use of the term “the Big Guy” in one such email was a direct reference to Joe Biden himself.
In that email, originally published by the New York Post and subsequently by several other outlets, there was a discussion of “remuneration packages” for six people involved in a business deal with the now-bankrupt CEFC China Energy Co. Fox News described the email in a report citing an anonymous source confirming that the “Big Guy” was Joe Biden:
The email includes a note that “Hunter has some office expectations he will elaborate.” A proposed equity split references “20” for “H” and “10 held by H for the big guy?” with no further details.
Bobulinski’s statement would be the first on-record confirmation of this from a source in the Biden universe. Bobulinski said:
What I am outlining is fact. I know it is fact because I lived it. I am the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings which was a partnership between the Chinese operating through CEFC/Chairman Ye and the Biden family. I was brought into the company to be the CEO by James Gilliar and Hunter Biden. The reference to ‘the Big Guy’ in the much publicized May 13, 2017 email is in fact a reference to Joe Biden. The other ‘JB’ referenced in that email is Jim Biden, Joe’s brother.
Screenshots published by the New York Post indicate that Bobulinski was one of the recipients of the email in question. The email was authored by James Gilliar of the consulting firm J2cR. Now that Bobulinski is publicly confirming the authenticity of this email, which, again, he was the recipient of, that furthers the story significantly, and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign does not deny their authenticity.
That email was one of many that the New York Post published from Hunter Biden’s laptop. Others include emails where Hunter Biden described getting a meeting for Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma executives with his father during his time as Vice President.
The emails have rocked the presidential campaign in the final weeks of the race, and Biden has called them a “smear” campaign against him.
Twitter and Facebook, when the New York Post first published the emails, censored the content. Twitter originally–following Facebook’s lead–censored links to the original Post stories as “unsafe,” but later reversed course after backlash. The New York Post has been locked out of its Twitter account for several days since the story was published.
Facebook, meanwhile, said it was preemptively holding back traffic to the stories until its fact-checkers weighed in–a rare step:
While I will intentionally not link to the New York Post, I want be clear that this story is eligible to be fact checked by Facebook's third-party fact checking partners. In the meantime, we are reducing its distribution on our platform. — Andy Stone (@andymstone) October 14, 2020
The social media censorship had mixed results: Twitter’s actions, according to an MIT study, actually drove more interest to the story. But Facebook’s actions, according to Newswhip data. severely limited the reach of the story to many users.
Even so, nobody from Biden’s campaign has challenged their authenticity, even as some Democrats, such as the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), have claimed they represent Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election. The FBI, Department of Justice, and Intelligence Community, however, have refuted those claims, with Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe stating unequivocally that they are not Russian interference.
Ratcliffe, in an appearance on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network Monday, made clear the emails are not Russian disinformation:
It is funny that some of the people that complain the most about intelligence being politicized are the ones politicizing intelligence. And, unfortunately, in this case, it is Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who, as you pointed out, said on Friday the intelligence community believes that Hunter Biden’s laptop and the emails on it are part of some Russian disinformation campaign. Let me be clear: The intelligence community doesn’t believe that, because there is no intelligence that supports that. We have shared no intelligence with chairman Adam Schiff or any other member of Congress that Hunter Biden’s laptop is part of some Russian disinformation campaign. It’s simply not true.
Bobulinski, the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings and a Biden insider, bolsters the case by speaking up. In his statement, he insists that the emails are not “any form of domestic or foreign disinformation” and that he comes from a military famil. He, his father, and his grandfather all served in the U.S. Navy. He also says that he has no “political ax to grind,” and that the only politicians he has donated to over the years are Democrats. Bobulinski said:
I am the grandson of a 37 year Army Intelligence officer, the son of a 20+ year career Naval Officer and the brother of a 28 year career Naval Flight Officer. I myself served our country for 4 years and left the Navy as LT Bobulinski. I held a high level security clearance and was an instructor and then CTO for Naval Nuclear Power Training Command. I take great pride in the time my family and I served this country. I am also not a political person. What few campaign contributions I have made in my life were to Democrats.
Bobulinski is the second longtime business associate of Hunter Biden to publicly turn against the Biden family in recent days. He joins Bevan Cooney, who turned over to Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweizer and journalist Matthew Tyrmand a total of 26,000 emails, in flipping against the Bidens.
Cooney is currently serving a sentence in federal prison in Oregon for a conviction over deals he and other Hunter Biden business partners made in connection with Native American tribal investments. As Breitbart News reported on Tuesday night, Cooney was moved from his cell earlier this week–but Bureau of Prisons officials refused to comment on the matter, citing the safety and security of prisoners.
A third Hunter Biden business partner, Devon Archer, was convicted in that Native American investment scheme. He previously saw a federal judge vacate his conviction, but it was later reinstated upon appeal and Archer awaits sentencing.
Bobulinski is not connected to that activity and is connected to the Biden family because he says he was brought in to manage Sinohawk Holdings–a company that served as a “partnership between the Chinese operating through CEFC/Chairman Ye and the Biden family”–by Hunter Biden himself, as well Biden family associate James Gilliar–again, the author of one of the emails in question published by the New York Post.
This all comes in the wake of the U.S. Senate’s Homeland Security Committee, chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), leading an investigation into the matter. Bobulinski said in his Wednesday night statement that he received a request from Johnson’s committee to provide documents and testimony in their investigation into the matter. He said he is cooperating with that investigation.
Here is Bobulinski’s statement in full:
My name is Tony Bobulinski. The facts set forth below are true and accurate; they are not any form of domestic or foreign disinformation. Any suggestion to the contrary is false and offensive. I am the recipient of the email published seven days ago by the New York Post which showed a copy to Hunter Biden and Rob Walker. That email is genuine. This afternoon I received a request from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the Senate Committee on Finance requesting all documents relating to my business affairs with the Biden family as well as various foreign entities and individuals. I have extensive relevant records and communications and I intend to produce those items to both Committees in the immediate future. I am the grandson of a 37 year Army Intelligence officer, the son of a 20+ year career Naval Officer and the brother of a 28 year career Naval Flight Officer. I myself served our country for 4 years and left the Navy as LT Bobulinski. I held a high level security clearance and was an instructor and then CTO for Naval Nuclear Power Training Command. I take great pride in the time my family and I served this country. I am also not a political person. What few campaign contributions I have made in my life were to Democrats. If the media and big tech companies had done their jobs over the past several weeks I would be irrelevant in this story. Given my long standing service and devotion to this great country, I could no longer allow my family’s name to be associated or tied to Russian disinformation or implied lies and false narratives dominating the media right now. After leaving the military I became an institutional investor investing extensively around the world and on every continent. I have traveled to over 50 countries. I believe, hands down, we live in the greatest country in the world. What I am outlining is fact. I know it is fact because I lived it. I am the CEO of Sinohawk Holdings which was a partnership between the Chinese operating through CEFC/Chairman Ye and the Biden family. I was brought into the company to be the CEO by James Gilliar and Hunter Biden. The reference to “the Big Guy” in the much publicized May 13, 2017 email is in fact a reference to Joe Biden. The other “JB” referenced in that email is Jim Biden, Joe’s brother. Hunter Biden called his dad ‘the Big Guy’ or ‘my Chairman,’ and frequently referenced asking him for his sign-off or advice on various potential deals that we were discussing. I’ve seen Vice President Biden saying he never talked to Hunter about his business. I’ve seen firsthand that that’s not true, because it wasn’t just Hunter’s business, they said they were putting the Biden family name and its legacy on the line. I realized the Chinese were not really focused on a healthy financial ROI. They were looking at this as a political or influence investment. Once I realized that Hunter wanted to use the company as his personal piggy bank by just taking money out of it as soon as it came from the Chinese, I took steps to prevent that from happening. The Johnson Report connected some dots in a way that shocked me — it made me realize the Bidens had gone behind my back and gotten paid millions of dollars by the Chinese, even though they told me they hadn’t and wouldn’t do that to their partners. I would ask the Biden family to address the American people and outline the facts so I can go back to being irrelevant — and so I am not put in a position to have to answer those questions for them. I don’t have a political ax to grind; I just saw behind the Biden curtain and I grew concerned with what I saw. The Biden family aggressively leveraged the Biden family name to make millions of dollars from foreign entities even though some were from communist controlled China. God Bless America!!!!
This is a developing story. More is likely forthcoming.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-22--. . . Hunter Used Chi-Com Cash as ‘Personal Piggy Bank’


thelibertydaily--2020-10-23--CBS Democrat Hack Lesley Stahl: Biden Laptop Can’t Be Verified ‘Because It Can’t Be Verified’

CBS ’ s 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl claimed the contents of Hunter Biden ’ s allegedly abandoned laptop “ @ @ @ @ @ , ” offering literal circular reasoning to defend the statement during an interview with President @ @ @ @ @ A transcript is as follows : PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP : I think it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ve ever seen , and you don ’ t cover it .
LESLEY @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be verified .
TRUMP : You want to talk about insignificant things .
@ @ @ @ @ can be verified .
Excuse me , they found the laptop .
TRUMP : Why @ @ @ @ @ STAHL : Because it can ’ t be verified .
TRUMP : The family on @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s ] gone into hiding for five days .
He ’ s gone @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s taking him five days to prepare ?
I doubt it .
I @ @ @ @ @ ahead .

CBS’s 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl claimed the contents of Hunter Biden’s allegedly abandoned laptop “can’t be verified,” offering literal circular reasoning to defend the statement during an interview with President Donald Trump posted Thursday.
This exchange between Trump and Lesley Stahl is insane. She repeatedly insists the Biden laptops “can’t be verified” so reporters shouldn’t talk about it. Trump asks her why it can’t be verified. Her answer: “Because it can’t be verified.” pic.twitter.com/cf9hcSGnrm — Anders Hagstrom (@Hagstrom_Anders) October 22, 2020
A transcript is as follows:


thelibertydaily--2020-10-23--Chile: Leftists Vandalize Rubble of Incinerated Church with Satanic Graffiti

After waiting several days for authorities to ensure that reentry was safe , the clergy responsible for the Church of the Ascension in Santiago , Chile , reentered the iconic Catholic building along with Chile ’ s Tele 13 on Wednesday to find the inside completely hollowed out and vandalized with Satanic and leftist graffiti .
The Church of the Ascension and another Santiago church , the Church of San Francisco de Borja , both burned nearly to the ground on Sunday in arson attacks that followed mass leftist protests in the capital .
The marchers were observing the anniversary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response to a proposed subway fare hike last year .
Following the first violent protests last year , in which rioters burned down subway stations and also targeted Catholic sites , the local government canceled plans to raise the subway fares .
Rioters then began to demand an entirely new constitution , arguing that the one in place was established during the rule of General Augusto Pinochet .
The constitution was significantly amended and democracy in the country expanded following Pinochet ’ s call to democratic elections in 1989 .
Center-right President Sebastián @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rioters and has organized a national referendum asking Chileans if they would like to keep their constitution , scheduled for Sunday .
Santiago ’ s churches have become collateral damage in the fight for progressivism in Chile , as the Catholic Church has not taken any overt stance on the issues that rioters allege have triggered the violence , such as the subway proposal or mounting student debt .
There is no clear correlation between burning down a church and promoting the establishment of a new constitution .
The destruction of the Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , made global news headlines for the dramatic images it produced of the churches spire crashing down to the ground , engulfed in flames .
On Wednesday , with permission of the clergy , Tele 13 revealed the aftermath of the attack .
Most of the remaining church walls appear covered in graffiti .
Some of it is leftist messaging — “ ACAB , ” or “ all cops are bastards , ” appears on one wall , and its numeric equivalent , “ 1312 , ” on another .
Much of it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and “ degenerates.
” On one wall , the graffiti reads , “ since God doesn ’ t exist , you are all disposable.
” Another wall boasts satanic imagery , including an inverted cross with the numbers “ 666 ” surrounding it and a pentagram .
According to the Church of Satan , the Sigil of Baphomet , which prominently features a pentagram , is the “ prime symbol for Satanists.
” Satanists may also casually use inverted crosses .
“ 666 is not part of Satanism per se , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days is as a Christian symbol of the ‘ Antichrist , ’ we are happy to have addresses or phone numbers which include it as it stirs Christians to reactions which entertain us , ” the Church of Satan adds of the number .
The remains of the Church of the Ascension — according to Francisco Llanca , vicar of the central metropolitan zone of Santiago — are in a delicate state and , given the lack of structural integrity , it may not be possible to repair the damage .
The report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and noted that the absence of the church also has an economic impact on the community .
Tele 13 interviewed a man who identified himself as the church gardener and said that he cried when he saw the church in flames , not just because his house of worship is destroyed , but because his gardening tools were in the building , so he can not work anywhere else .
The church ’ s pastor , Pedro Narbona , told the Catholic News Agency on Wednesday that he hoped his community would help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much hatred and revenge ” with faith .
“ This is a living place … [ where people ] trust that Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd leads them through dark valleys and we fear nothing , ” Narbona said .
“ The certainty and the strength that it gives us now is that , without hatred , without revenge , we may open our hearts to deeply reflect on the Chile that we want to build.
” The Church of San Francisco de Borja suffered similar damage , in part because it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Chile ’ s national police .
Photos from inside the burning building show graffiti reading “ death to the Nazarene , ” meaning Jesus , and anti-police slogans .
Police announced on Monday that they had arrested 580 people nationwide over the weekend for engaging in violence on the anniversary of the riots , 287 of them in the Santiago metropolitan area .
The Chilean Navy confirmed that at least one of those arrested was a corporal officer in the military branch and that he is suspected of having participated in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ de Borja .
Police documented 15 lootings of businesses and 116 policemen injured .
The Carabineros reportedly deployed 40,000 officers across the country .

After waiting several days for authorities to ensure that reentry was safe, the clergy responsible for the Church of the Ascension in Santiago, Chile, reentered the iconic Catholic building along with Chile’s Tele 13 on Wednesday to find the inside completely hollowed out and vandalized with Satanic and leftist graffiti.
The Church of the Ascension and another Santiago church, the Church of San Francisco de Borja, both burned nearly to the ground on Sunday in arson attacks that followed mass leftist protests in the capital. The marchers were observing the anniversary of widespread violence throughout the city in response to a proposed subway fare hike last year.
Following the first violent protests last year, in which rioters burned down subway stations and also targeted Catholic sites, the local government canceled plans to raise the subway fares. Rioters then began to demand an entirely new constitution, arguing that the one in place was established during the rule of General Augusto Pinochet. The constitution was significantly amended and democracy in the country expanded following Pinochet’s call to democratic elections in 1989.
Center-right President Sebastián Piñera ceded to the demands of leftist rioters and has organized a national referendum asking Chileans if they would like to keep their constitution, scheduled for Sunday.
Santiago’s churches have become collateral damage in the fight for progressivism in Chile, as the Catholic Church has not taken any overt stance on the issues that rioters allege have triggered the violence, such as the subway proposal or mounting student debt. There is no clear correlation between burning down a church and promoting the establishment of a new constitution.
The destruction of the Church of the Ascension, built in 1876, made global news headlines for the dramatic images it produced of the churches spire crashing down to the ground, engulfed in flames.
Chilenos, es hora de despertar.
La izquierda quiere ver a tu país ardiendo y comenzar todo desde cero. Defiende tu Patria
Por Chile 🇱, Vota Rechazo! pic.twitter.com/tUC8dEJruC — José Antonio Kast 🇱 (@joseantoniokast) October 18, 2020
On Wednesday, with permission of the clergy, Tele 13 revealed the aftermath of the attack. Most of the remaining church walls appear covered in graffiti. Some of it is leftist messaging — “ACAB,” or “all cops are bastards,” appears on one wall, and its numeric equivalent, “1312,” on another. Much of it is anti-Catholic, words like “pedophiles” and “degenerates.”
On one wall, the graffiti reads, “since God doesn’t exist, you are all disposable.”
Another wall boasts satanic imagery, including an inverted cross with the numbers “666” surrounding it and a pentagram. According to the Church of Satan, the Sigil of Baphomet, which prominently features a pentagram, is the “prime symbol for Satanists.” Satanists may also casually use inverted crosses.
“666 is not part of Satanism per se, but since the public consciousness of it these days is as a Christian symbol of the ‘Antichrist,’ we are happy to have addresses or phone numbers which include it as it stirs Christians to reactions which entertain us,” the Church of Satan adds of the number.
The remains of the Church of the Ascension — according to Francisco Llanca, vicar of the central metropolitan zone of Santiago — are in a delicate state and, given the lack of structural integrity, it may not be possible to repair the damage.
The report described the damage as “million-dollar” and noted that the absence of the church also has an economic impact on the community. Tele 13 interviewed a man who identified himself as the church gardener and said that he cried when he saw the church in flames, not just because his house of worship is destroyed, but because his gardening tools were in the building, so he cannot work anywhere else.
The church’s pastor, Pedro Narbona, told the Catholic News Agency on Wednesday that he hoped his community would help combat “so much destruction, so much hatred and revenge” with faith.
“This is a living place … [where people] trust that Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd leads them through dark valleys and we fear nothing,” Narbona said. “The certainty and the strength that it gives us now is that, without hatred, without revenge, we may open our hearts to deeply reflect on the Chile that we want to build.”
The Church of San Francisco de Borja suffered similar damage, in part because it is considered the home church of the Carabineros, Chile’s national police. Photos from inside the burning building show graffiti reading “death to the Nazarene,” meaning Jesus, and anti-police slogans.
Police announced on Monday that they had arrested 580 people nationwide over the weekend for engaging in violence on the anniversary of the riots, 287 of them in the Santiago metropolitan area. The Chilean Navy confirmed that at least one of those arrested was a corporal officer in the military branch and that he is suspected of having participated in the burning of the Church of San Francisco de Borja. Police documented 15 lootings of businesses and 116 policemen injured. The Carabineros reportedly deployed 40,000 officers across the country.
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thelibertydaily--2020-10-23--FLASHBACK: Health Experts Predicted Up To 200,000 COVID Deaths In US ‘If We Do Things Almost Perfect

FLASHBACK: Health Experts Predicted Up To 200,000 COVID Deaths In US ‘If We Do Things Almost Perfectly’

Less than two weeks before the presidential election , Team Biden and the media continue pushing the number of COVID-19 deaths in America as evidence that President Donald Trump ’ s pandemic response has been a failure .
A look back at early predictions from health experts , however , indicates the United States ’ pandemic response has turned out to be closer to the best-case scenario .
The worst-case scenario would be between 1.6 million and 2.2 million deaths , White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said during an NBC News interview back in March , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These projections would result from doing “ nothing ” to combat the virus , she said .
“ If we do things together , well , almost perfectly , we could get in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 fatalities , ” Birx continued .
In other words , with a near-perfect pandemic response , the number of deaths from the Wuhan virus could reach almost as many as have been reported to date .
Nearly eight full months after the first reported death from COVID-19 in the United States and after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York nursing home sweep , the reported death toll remains at 222,000 , just above Birx ’ s best-case scenario projection .
The current numbers assume accurate reporting of cases and deaths , which has not been a given throughout parts of the pandemic , with different states employing varrying methods of reporting .
Data became further inflated when states conflated positive cases with “ probable ” COVID-19 cases without actually administering tests , and spikes in the data could have been partially attributed to the expanded use of antibody tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current illness .
For example , in July , hundreds of labs in Florida reported 100 percent positivity rates because they failed to include the negative test results .
Positivity rates were actually often closer to 10 percent .
Even the CDC has noted that some of the excess “ deaths could represent misclassified COVID-19 deaths , or potentially could be indirectly related to the COVID-19 pandemic ( e.g.
, deaths from other causes occurring in the context of health care shortages or overburdened health care systems ) .
” Further , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come out with the best-case scenario when , as Birx noted , “ 100 percent of Americans ” aren ’ t doing “ precisely what is required.
” Public confidence in government mandates began to erode , however , due to authoritarian state and local leaders , such as those who discriminated against religious gatherings , for instance , while allowing mass protests .
It ’ s probable many Americans also lost faith in widescale public health guidelines after so-called experts often wavered on their instructions , such as when they flipped on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no reason people should be walking around with a mask , ” Dr. Anthony Fauci said on “ 60 Minutes ” back in March .
“ Wearing a mask might make people feel a little bit better , and it might even block a droplet , but it ’ s not proven to be the perfect protection that people think that it is.
” Now mask-wearing is one of the top recommendations by the CDC , and mask mandates are prevalent .
Many health professionals , however , have recently called for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protecting vulnerable populations , to establish herd immunity .
Now just 12 days before the election , although former Vice President Joe Biden has insisted his coronavirus response would have been better , he has failed to give clarity about what he would have done differently .
Given that current data indicates the Trump administration has handled the pandemic “ almost perfectly , ” all despite adverse circumstances , a few missteps , and state blunders , it ’ s hard to imagine a Biden-Harris administration could have done any better .

Less than two weeks before the presidential election, Team Biden and the media continue pushing the number of COVID-19 deaths in America as evidence that President Donald Trump’s pandemic response has been a failure. A look back at early predictions from health experts, however, indicates the United States’ pandemic response has turned out to be closer to the best-case scenario.
The worst-case scenario would be between 1.6 million and 2.2 million deaths, White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said during an NBC News interview back in March, during the early days of the pandemic. These projections would result from doing “nothing” to combat the virus, she said.
“If we do things together, well, almost perfectly, we could get in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 fatalities,” Birx continued. In other words, with a near-perfect pandemic response, the number of deaths from the Wuhan virus could reach almost as many as have been reported to date. Nearly eight full months after the first reported death from COVID-19 in the United States and after the worst early outbreaks, such as the New York nursing home sweep, the reported death toll remains at 222,000, just above Birx’s best-case scenario projection.
The current numbers assume accurate reporting of cases and deaths, which has not been a given throughout parts of the pandemic, with different states employing varrying methods of reporting. Data became further inflated when states conflated positive cases with “probable” COVID-19 cases without actually administering tests, and spikes in the data could have been partially attributed to the expanded use of antibody tests, which revealed previous positives rather than current illness. For example, in July, hundreds of labs in Florida reported 100 percent positivity rates because they failed to include the negative test results. Positivity rates were actually often closer to 10 percent.
Even the CDC has noted that some of the excess “deaths could represent misclassified COVID-19 deaths, or potentially could be indirectly related to the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., deaths from other causes occurring in the context of health care shortages or overburdened health care systems).”
Further, it’s difficult for an administration to come out with the best-case scenario when, as Birx noted, “100 percent of Americans” aren’t doing “precisely what is required.” Public confidence in government mandates began to erode, however, due to authoritarian state and local leaders, such as those who discriminated against religious gatherings, for instance, while allowing mass protests. It’s probable many Americans also lost faith in widescale public health guidelines after so-called experts often wavered on their instructions, such as when they flipped on mask recommendations.
“There’s no reason people should be walking around with a mask,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said on “60 Minutes” back in March. “Wearing a mask might make people feel a little bit better, and it might even block a droplet, but it’s not proven to be the perfect protection that people think that it is.” Now mask-wearing is one of the top recommendations by the CDC, and mask mandates are prevalent. Many health professionals, however, have recently called for an immediate end to the lockdowns, while protecting vulnerable populations, to establish herd immunity.
Now just 12 days before the election, although former Vice President Joe Biden has insisted his coronavirus response would have been better, he has failed to give clarity about what he would have done differently. Given that current data indicates the Trump administration has handled the pandemic “almost perfectly,” all despite adverse circumstances, a few missteps, and state blunders, it’s hard to imagine a Biden-Harris administration could have done any better.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-23--Sexism Isn’t The Problem With The CMT Awards, Corporate Country Is

The truth is , Nashville executives prefer pop-sounding country and crossovers with pop artists because it brings in pop fans and profits .
Wednesday night ’ s Country Music Television awards made sexual sameness the central theme of the night .
CMT introduced new go-girl empowerment initiatives to enhance “ inclusion , ” such as “ Equal Play ” and a new “ CMT Equal Play Award.
” Co-host Mickey Guyton explained the “ Equal Play ” initiative was put in place at the awards show to help “ even the playing field , ” ensuring an equal number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night .
Former Sugarland lead singer Jennifer Nettles was awarded the new CMT “ Equal Play Award ” by co-host Sarah Hyland .
“ The ‘ see her , hear her ’ movement and the CMT ‘ Equal Play ’ initiative are dedicated to shining a light on women and increasing their opportunities in music , ” said Hyland .
“ Female artists have always been the backbone of country music , from trailblazers like Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton , to chart-toppers and trend-setters like Shania Twain , ” insisted the Modern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last decade we have witnessed a sharp decline in airplay for female creators.
” Hyland is right about a few things .
Country radio plays male artists at much higher rates than females , with data showing the female singers accounted for only 10 percent of total spins on the radio between 2010 and 2019 .
At the same time , country music has created some of the most incredible female artists of the century , who tend to bring unique regional perspectives to the forefront of American popular culture .
As the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ puts it , “ The perspectives of women have contributed much to country music ’ s proud history , particularly in amplifying the voices of rural ( and even suburban ) ‘ flyover state ’ women , often women of faith , who lack proper representation in media and popular culture.
” However , it would be unfair to chalk up the different percentages of play for women in country music to discrimination , as CMT is suggesting .
In the recent past , country radio has played male and female artists evenly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1999 , women introduced by major labels actually had a slightly higher rate of success landing a Top 20 hit ( 44 percent vs. 42 percent ) .
From 2000 to 2007 , labels introduced a higher average of female artists .
Country radio , like any other business , has an incentive to give customers or listeners what they want , and some attribute the recent dip of female radio play to higher-ups in country radio and Nashville believing that female listeners don ’ t want to hear female artists .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like good music , and if sexism were at play we wouldn ’ t have seen equal airtime in the past .
Honestly , I never really thought of the underrepresentation of women as an issue of sex discrimination , but that country radio and Nashville are simply out of touch with country fans .
There are tons of female and male artists in sub-genres of country music that I wish would be included in country radio and recognized by mainstream country music award shows .
Why do I never hear artists from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johnson or Sunny Sweeney , on the radio ?
What about the Kansas Red Dirt genre , with the Turnpike Troubadours ?
Why don ’ t I hear Appalachian music , which features artists like Kelsey Waldon and Tyler Childers ?
Where is Bluegrass and Southern Rock ?
The truth is , Nashville executives prefer pop-sounding country and crossovers with pop artists because it brings in pop fans and profits .
However , pushing this brand of country on fans isn ’ t better than distinctly country music , rich with twang and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brush .
Like many other fans , I do like some of the “ bro country ” or “ boyfriend ” country music from artists like Luke Bryan or Dan and Shay , but I don ’ t only like that type of country music .
Grady Smith , my favorite country music YouTuber , argues that while Nashville and the big labels want fans to believe country music is becoming more “ diverse , ” with its snap tracks and high-profile pop-country collabs , that is causing all music to sound the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is turning its back on the regional sub-genres that make country the distinctly American art form that it is .
If CMT and other parts of corporate country really cared about the genre and country artists , they would broaden their horizons .
Last night , Carrie Underwood won her 32nd “ video of the year ” award from CMT .
No shade on Underwood , but we know there are other talented artists out there .
The Federalist ’ s Emily Jashinsky worries that we might be silencing the next Loretta Lynn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it isn ’ t because of sexism per se .
It ’ s because corporate country music isn ’ t recognizing the next coal miner ’ s daughter whose music , like Lynn , is distinctly regional , not pop-sounding , and definitely not cross-over material .
This is a disservice to the genre and young country listeners who will never be exposed to regional country that lives outside of pop country .
Corporate country music may even end up squashing those genres from the American subconscious altogether , destroying the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lines between pop and country , and making everything sound the same .
It would be a shame to label all regional country music retro , and not acknowledge the living , breathing force it is .

Wednesday night’s Country Music Television awards made sexual sameness the central theme of the night. CMT introduced new go-girl empowerment initiatives to enhance “inclusion,” such as “Equal Play” and a new “CMT Equal Play Award.”
Co-host Mickey Guyton explained the “Equal Play” initiative was put in place at the awards show to help “even the playing field,” ensuring an equal number of men and women performed on stage last night.
Former Sugarland lead singer Jennifer Nettles was awarded the new CMT “Equal Play Award” by co-host Sarah Hyland. “The ‘see her, hear her’ movement and the CMT ‘Equal Play’ initiative are dedicated to shining a light on women and increasing their opportunities in music,” said Hyland.
“Female artists have always been the backbone of country music, from trailblazers like Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, to chart-toppers and trend-setters like Shania Twain,” insisted the Modern Family star. “Yet over the last decade we have witnessed a sharp decline in airplay for female creators.”
Hyland is right about a few things. Country radio plays male artists at much higher rates than females, with data showing the female singers accounted for only 10 percent of total spins on the radio between 2010 and 2019. At the same time, country music has created some of the most incredible female artists of the century, who tend to bring unique regional perspectives to the forefront of American popular culture.
As the Federalist’s culture editor Emily Jashinsky puts it, “The perspectives of women have contributed much to country music’s proud history, particularly in amplifying the voices of rural (and even suburban) ‘flyover state’ women, often women of faith, who lack proper representation in media and popular culture.”
However, it would be unfair to chalk up the different percentages of play for women in country music to discrimination, as CMT is suggesting. In the recent past, country radio has played male and female artists evenly. In fact, from 1992 to 1999, women introduced by major labels actually had a slightly higher rate of success landing a Top 20 hit (44 percent vs. 42 percent). From 2000 to 2007, labels introduced a higher average of female artists.
Country radio, like any other business, has an incentive to give customers or listeners what they want, and some attribute the recent dip of female radio play to higher-ups in country radio and Nashville believing that female listeners don’t want to hear female artists. This is of course ridiculous. Music fans like good music, and if sexism were at play we wouldn’t have seen equal airtime in the past.
Honestly, I never really thought of the underrepresentation of women as an issue of sex discrimination, but that country radio and Nashville are simply out of touch with country fans. There are tons of female and male artists in sub-genres of country music that I wish would be included in country radio and recognized by mainstream country music award shows.
Why do I never hear artists from the Texas Country scene, like Cody Johnson or Sunny Sweeney, on the radio? What about the Kansas Red Dirt genre, with the Turnpike Troubadours? Why don’t I hear Appalachian music, which features artists like Kelsey Waldon and Tyler Childers? Where is Bluegrass and Southern Rock?
The truth is, Nashville executives prefer pop-sounding country and crossovers with pop artists because it brings in pop fans and profits. However, pushing this brand of country on fans isn’t better than distinctly country music, rich with twang and instruments like the banjo or the wire brush. Like many other fans, I do like some of the “bro country” or “boyfriend” country music from artists like Luke Bryan or Dan and Shay, but I don’t only like that type of country music.
Grady Smith, my favorite country music YouTuber, argues that while Nashville and the big labels want fans to believe country music is becoming more “diverse,” with its snap tracks and high-profile pop-country collabs, that is causing all music to sound the same. In essence, country music is turning its back on the regional sub-genres that make country the distinctly American art form that it is.
If CMT and other parts of corporate country really cared about the genre and country artists, they would broaden their horizons. Last night, Carrie Underwood won her 32nd “video of the year” award from CMT. No shade on Underwood, but we know there are other talented artists out there.
The Federalist’s Emily Jashinsky worries that we might be silencing the next Loretta Lynn. I agree, we probably are, but it isn’t because of sexism per se. It’s because corporate country music isn’t recognizing the next coal miner’s daughter whose music, like Lynn, is distinctly regional, not pop-sounding, and definitely not cross-over material.
This is a disservice to the genre and young country listeners who will never be exposed to regional country that lives outside of pop country. Corporate country music may even end up squashing those genres from the American subconscious altogether, destroying the uniqueness of country music, blurring the lines between pop and country, and making everything sound the same. It would be a shame to label all regional country music retro, and not acknowledge the living, breathing force it is.
Evita Duffy-Alfonso is a staff writer to The Federalist and the co-founder of the Chicago Thinker. She loves the Midwest, lumberjack sports, writing, and her family. Follow her on Twitter at @evitaduffy_1 or contact her at evita@thefederalist.com.