thelibertydaily--2020-10-04--Wealthy Tycoon Who Used ‘Rough Sex Defense’ to Duck Harsh Sentence for Killing Girlfriend Set to Wal

Wealthy Tycoon Who Used ‘Rough Sex Defense’ to Duck Harsh Sentence for Killing Girlfriend Set to Walk Free After Just 22 Months

A millionaire tycoon is set to walk free after using a controversial “ rough sex ” killing defense to get out of murder charges in the death of his 26-year-old girlfriend .
Broadhurst , 41 , is reportedly expected to be released from prison this October , according to The Daily Mail .
He was previously sentenced to serve three years and eight months in December 2018 in the killing of Natalie Connolly .
Now it seems he will be released after only 22 months in prison .
Connolly was apparently left to die in a pool of blood at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at their home in Kenrose Mill , Staffordshire , in 2016 .
Broadhurst had contended Connolly ’ s injuries were part of a “ rough sex ” game and was ultimately able to plead to manslaughter charges instead of murder .
It is unclear exactly when Broadhurst is set to be released from prison .
According to The Sun , the “ rough sex ” killing defense used by Broadhurst argues that a victim consented to having violent sex that eventually killed them .
A campaign group ’ s study found that 45 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was used , it would lead to lesser charges or lesser sentencing .
Partially due to outrage created by the Broadhurst case , British MPs announced in July that the rough sex defense would be banned entirely .
According to National Review , Connolly had , at the time of her death , a blood-alcohol level equivalent to having drank five bottles of wine , and had ingested a significant amount of cocaine .
In contrast , Broadhurst was deemed “ significantly less drunk than [ Connolly ] was and … capable of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also allegedly beat Connolly severely and inserted “ a bottle of spray carpet cleaner into her vagina ” — ultimately causing severe lacerations and hemorrhaging as part of the rough sex killing .
Broadhurst ultimately went upstairs to bed and left Connolly alone despite her injuries and intoxication , according to National Review .
The Independent reported in 2019 that Broadhurst woke up the next morning and found Connolly dead in a pool of blood .
A post-mortem examination found that she died from acute alcohol intoxication and severe blunt force injuries .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lenient sentence led to Labour and Conservative Party MPs to add a provision to a new Domestic Abuse Bill , iNews reported this summer .
Conservative MP Mark Garnier and Labour MPs Harriet Harman and Jess Phillips had campaigned for the closure of the rough sex defense loophole .
Connolly was a constituent of Garnier .
“ This is a highly significant step forward in protecting women from male violence .
Now men will no longer be able to say ‘ it was her fault I killed her , because I was only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rough sex gone wrong , ' ” Harman said following the closure of the defense loophole in the new bill .
The U.K. Government has said the Domestic Abuse Bill is currently before the House of Lords in Parliament .

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A millionaire tycoon is set to walk free after using a controversial "rough sex" killing defense to get out of murder charges in the death of his 26-year-old girlfriend.
Broadhurst, 41, is reportedly expected to be released from prison this October, according to The Daily Mail. He was previously sentenced to serve three years and eight months in December 2018 in the killing of Natalie Connolly.
Now it seems he will be released after only 22 months in prison.
Connolly was apparently left to die in a pool of blood at the bottom of a flight of stairs at their home in Kenrose Mill, Staffordshire, in 2016. Broadhurst had contended Connolly's injuries were part of a "rough sex" game and was ultimately able to plead to manslaughter charges instead of murder.
Broadhurst claimed he had only hurt her 'within the boundaries of her masochistic desires'. Tycoon, 41, whose 'rough sex' excuse led to legal defence being banned will be FREE within days after less than two years in jail - despite killing girlfriend, 26, in brutal S&M session Daily Mail
It is unclear exactly when Broadhurst is set to be released from prison.
According to The Sun, the "rough sex" killing defense used by Broadhurst argues that a victim consented to having violent sex that eventually killed them.
A campaign group's study found that 45% of the time when the defense was used, it would lead to lesser charges or lesser sentencing.
Partially due to outrage created by the Broadhurst case, British MPs announced in July that the rough sex defense would be banned entirely.
Natalie was discovered wearing only a black skirt which was pulled up to her waist at the couple's £600,000 home ‘Rough sex defence’ tycoon who killed lover in sick S&M session to be freed in DAYS after just 22 months in jail The Sun
According to National Review, Connolly had, at the time of her death, a blood-alcohol level equivalent to having drank five bottles of wine, and had ingested a significant amount of cocaine.
In contrast, Broadhurst was deemed "significantly less drunk than [Connolly] was and ... capable of making decisions and making choices."
Broadhurst also allegedly beat Connolly severely and inserted “a bottle of spray carpet cleaner into her vagina" — ultimately causing severe lacerations and hemorrhaging as part of the rough sex killing.
Broadhurst ultimately went upstairs to bed and left Connolly alone despite her injuries and intoxication, according to National Review. The Independent reported in 2019 that Broadhurst woke up the next morning and found Connolly dead in a pool of blood.
A post-mortem examination found that she died from acute alcohol intoxication and severe blunt force injuries.
Connolly died in part because of Broadhurst’s actions but also from a combination of other factors, including intoxication. The ‘Rough Sex’ Problem National Review
As previously stated, Broadhurst's lenient sentence led to Labour and Conservative Party MPs to add a provision to a new Domestic Abuse Bill, iNews reported this summer.
Conservative MP Mark Garnier and Labour MPs Harriet Harman and Jess Phillips had campaigned for the closure of the rough sex defense loophole. Connolly was a constituent of Garnier.
"This is a highly significant step forward in protecting women from male violence. Now men will no longer be able to say ‘it was her fault I killed her, because I was only doing what she wanted. It was rough sex gone wrong,'" Harman said following the closure of the defense loophole in the new bill.
The U.K. Government has said the Domestic Abuse Bill is currently before the House of Lords in Parliament.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-04--The Left’s Sickening Lack of Decency on Ailing President Trump

President Trump “ continues to do well ” and is mobile in ...

Perhaps they are channeling a line from an Oscar Wilde play: “I can resist everything except temptation.” But leftists should have resisted the urge to be nasty. Decency demanded it.
The president of the United States tests positive for the coronavirus, is soon moved to a hospital and given a cocktail of drugs to fortify his body for the fight ahead. Whereupon truly awful people erupt in joy, revealing themselves to be self-hating Americans.
Some take to Twitter to exhibit their soullessness, enough so that the site, which too often blocks routine conservative viewpoints, vows it will suspend users who wish for the president’s death. It is shameful that such a statement is even necessary.
Others try to veil their pleasure, yet their satisfaction is unmistakable in their self-righteous scolds of “We told you so” and “He had it coming.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi displayed her heart of stone by saying the president had issued a “brazen invitation” to the deadly virus by meeting with people and holding rallies.
She impeached him over next to nothing, tried to have him removed from office and still calls him a Russian agent. Now she resents that he continued to do the routine things a president should and must do. If he had stayed hidden in the White House bunker for his own safety, then she would have had real reason to complain.
The depravity doesn’t end there. Consider this quiz: Which of the following two comments came from a Chinese government-affiliated newspaper and which came from The New York Times?
No. 1: “Now There’s No Spinning Away Pandemic’s Toll”
No. 2: “President Trump and the first lady have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19.”
The answer is that No. 1 is a Times headline and No. 2 is a tweet from the editor of the Global Times, but forgive yourself if you guessed wrong because, in fact, the sentiments are nearly identical.
There’s more. The editor of the Global Times went on to say that the president’s illness “may also negatively affect his re-election,” which echoes The New York Times’ first-day claim that the president’s positive test “could prove devastating to his political fortunes.”
By Friday, even before the president entered the hospital, the Gray Lady had advanced her argument into the fever zone by speculating — or was it a hope? — that Trump’s illness “could raise questions about whether he should remain on the ballot at all.”
Right, and the world could end tomorrow, but it probably won’t.
Still others revealed their brainlessness by suggesting Trump was faking his illness so he could skip the final two debates. Joy Reid of MSNBC reported many of her audience felt that way, but Reid’s publicizing their paranoia suggests she shares it.
By contrast, her colleague Rachel Maddow, hardly a fan of Trump, set exactly the right tone by saying: “God bless the president and the first lady. If you pray, please pray for their speedy and complete recovery — and for everyone infected, everywhere. This virus is horrific and merciless — no one would wish its wrath on anyone. We must get its spread under control. Enough.”
Similarly, Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who had called Trump a liar, a clown and a racist at Tuesday’s debate, responded to the president’s illness with a gracious note wishing him and Melania well.
And so it goes in a year where the word “unprecedented” has become a cliche. Still, it is a fact that we are now sailing in uncharted water, as we wait for updates on the president’s health a month before Election Day.
Two final thoughts. First, a spirit of national unity is not only desirable, it is necessary. The world is full of malevolent actors always on the prowl for weakness, and expressions that reflect and harden polarization when a president is hobbled amount to an invitation to take advantage of us. Loose lips still do sink ships.
If you are anti-Trump, that’s what the ballot box is for. Shut up and vote, or at least shut up.
Second, the speculation about how Trump got infected reeks of amateurism, especially among those who claim to “follow the science.” Nobody knows exactly where and when it happened and the insinuation by Pelosi and others that the president caught it by acting recklessly is itself reckless.
While Trump certainly said and did things that were cavalier in the last seven months, he was also indefatigable in ordering and overseeing a vast mobilization of government and private resources to combat the once-in-a-century virus.
Nearly as important, he was determined that America not be held hostage to fear and ignorance. His push to reopen the economy, get people back to their jobs and his meetings with health workers and others were exactly the kinds of things a president must do to rally the nation during a crisis. He campaigned because the alternative was to let the media that hates him define him.
Remember, too, that the president was true to the oath of his office when he pushed and prodded mayors and governors to stop the urban riots and looting and demand that they secure the civil rights of law-abiding citizens.
In fact, while many on the left have held up Biden’s hermit-like behavior as a model of safety, it is impossible to govern that way. No president can remain isolated and appear to be frightened and still command the respect and trust of the public, law enforcement and the armed forces.
Biden’s behavior, where he stays out of sight about every other day, suggests he would also hide in the White House, at least until a vaccine is widely available. That doesn’t seem tenable in any situation, especially during a crisis.
To his everlasting credit, Trump never stopped being president out of fear of getting sick. While you are praying for his recovery, you might also thank God for giving him uncommon courage.
Pushing conspiracy envelope
Sometimes you just have to admire Bill de Blasio’s eel-like slipperiness. Asked about the massive screwups on the mailing of absentee ballots, the mayor didn’t accept responsibility or even concede the possibility that the city is headed for endless disputes over the results.
Instead, he fueled a conspiracy theory that the vendor responsible for the mistakes did it intentionally as an act of sabotage to help Republicans. The situation is “awfully strange,” de Blasio told a radio caller, demanding an investigation.
Come to think of it, “awfully strange” sums up de Blasio’s tenure. Along with “disastrous,” “scandalous” and “worst mayor ever.”
ACB ‘beliefs’ in Joe Biden
Reader Desmond FitzGerald, no doubt with a chuckle, offers a suggestion to Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. He writes: “When the socialist thugs try to pummel her on abortion, she should cut off the blather by smiling sweetly and saying, ‘I’m just like Mr. Biden on this subject. Although I personally oppose abortion, I have no intention of trying to impose my religious beliefs on others.’ ”


thelibertydaily--2020-10-04--President Trump Bans Chinese Communist Party Members From Immigrating To America

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Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that any “ intending immigrant who is a member or affiliate of the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party ( or subdivision or affiliate ) , domestic or foreign , is inadmissible to the United States.
” The policy change , occurring October 2nd , would therefore apply to members of the Chinese Communist Party .
The Trump administration ’ s Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS ) outlined the policy change , citing affiliation with a “ Communist Party or any other totalitarian party ” is “ inconsistent and incompatible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ On Oct. 2 , USCIS issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address inadmissibility based on membership in or affiliation with the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party .
Membership in or affiliation with the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party is inconsistent and incompatible with the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America , which includes pledging to “ support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States.
” “ In general , unless otherwise exempt , any intending immigrant who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Communist Party or any other totalitarian party ( or subdivision or affiliate ) , domestic or foreign , is inadmissible to the United States , ” the press release continues .

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that any “intending immigrant who is a member or affiliate of the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party (or subdivision or affiliate), domestic or foreign, is inadmissible to the United States.”
The policy change, occurring October 2nd, would therefore apply to members of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Trump administration’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) outlined the policy change, citing affiliation with a “Communist Party or any other totalitarian party” is “inconsistent and incompatible with the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance”:
“On Oct. 2, USCIS issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address inadmissibility based on membership in or affiliation with the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party. Membership in or affiliation with the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party is inconsistent and incompatible with the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America, which includes pledging to “support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States.”
“In general, unless otherwise exempt, any intending immigrant who is a member or affiliate of the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party (or subdivision or affiliate), domestic or foreign, is inadmissible to the United States,” the press release continues.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-04--Clint Eastwood to Direct, Star in ‘Cry Macho’ for Warner Bros

Clint Eastwood to Direct , Star in 'Cry Macho ' for Warner Bros The last time Eastwood was on the @ @ @ @ @ 'The Mule . '
The ever-busy multi-hyphenate Clint Eastwood will direct and star in an @ @ @ @ @ Cry Macho for Warner Bros. Cry Macho will re-team the filmmaker with his Richard Jewell @ @ @ @ @ the Oscar winner play a washed-up rodeo star that takes a job from his former @ @ @ @ @ 's young son back to Texas from rural Mexico .
Author N. Richard Nash wrote @ @ @ @ @ Schneck .
Al Ruddy and Jessica Meier will produce , with Tim Moore and Eastwood @ @ @ @ @ time Eastwood was on the screen in one of his films was in 2018 's @ @ @

The ever-busy multi-hyphenate Clint Eastwood will direct and star in an adaptation of the 1970 novel Cry Macho for Warner Bros.
Cry Macho will re-team the filmmaker with his Richard Jewell studio, and will see the Oscar winner play a washed-up rodeo star that takes a job from his former boss to bring the man’s young son back to Texas from rural Mexico.
Author N. Richard Nash wrote the script along with Nick Schneck. Al Ruddy and Jessica Meier will produce, with Tim Moore and Eastwood via Malpaso.
The last time Eastwood was on the screen in one of his films was in 2018’s The Mule.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-04--Democrat Biden Supporters Outside Walter Reed: ‘We Don’t Care How He’s Feeling’

Joe Biden ’ s supporters are the worst .
I ’ m serious .
It seems like the vast majority of them are not actually supportive of the Democratic nominee but are simply opposed to President Trump .
Even at a time like this when much of the nation and the world are concerned about the President ’ s health , there are always going to be fools who protest it .
Case-in-point : These morons camped outside of Walter Reed on Friday night who proclaimed , “ We don ’ t care how he ’ s feeling.
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s detractors pretend like it ’ s his supporters who are heinous .
Meanwhile , it ’ s the Biden “ supporters ” ( aka Trump-haters ) who display the worst of America on a regular basis .
COVID-19 may take down an independent news outlet Nobody said running a media site would be easy .
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When I left a nice , corporate career in 2017 , I did so knowing I wouldn ’ t make nearly as much money .
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Joe Biden’s supporters are the worst. I’m serious. It seems like the vast majority of them are not actually supportive of the Democratic nominee but are simply opposed to President Trump. Even at a time like this when much of the nation and the world are concerned about the President’s health, there are always going to be fools who protest it.
Case-in-point: These morons camped outside of Walter Reed on Friday night who proclaimed, “We don’t care how he’s feeling.”
Biden supporter outside Walter Reed as the President is hospitalized: “We don’t care how he’s feeling” pic.twitter.com/f3lcODeHwb — Jack Posobiec ? (@JackPosobiec) October 3, 2020
It’s ironic that many of President Trump’s detractors pretend like it’s his supporters who are heinous. Meanwhile, it’s the Biden “supporters” (aka Trump-haters) who display the worst of America on a regular basis.
COVID-19 may take down an independent news outlet
Nobody said running a media site would be easy. We could use some help keeping this site afloat.
Colleagues have called me the worst fundraiser ever. My skills are squarely rooted on the journalistic side of running a news outlet. Paying the bills has never been my forte, but we’ve survived. We have ads on the site that help, but since the site’s inception this has been a labor of love that otherwise doesn’t bring in the level of revenue necessary to justify it.
When I left a nice, corporate career in 2017, I did so knowing I wouldn’t make nearly as much money. But what we do at NOQ Report to deliver the truth and fight the progressive mainstream media narrative that has plagued this nation is too important for me to sacrifice it for the sake of wealth. We know we’ll never make a ton of money this way, and we’re okay with that.
Things have become harder with the coronavirus lockdowns. Both ad money and donations that have kept us afloat for a while have dropped dramatically. We thought we could weather the storm, but the so-called “surge” or “2nd-wave” that mainstream media and Democrats are pushing has put our prospects in jeopardy. In short, we are now in desperate need of financial assistance.
The best way NOQ Report readers can help is to donate. Our Giving Fuel page makes it easy to donate one-time or monthly. Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal as well. We need approximately $11,500 to stay afloat for the rest of 2020, but more would be wonderful and any amount that brings us closer to our goal is greatly appreciated.
The second way to help is to become a partner. We’ve strongly considered seeking angel investors in the past but because we were paying the bills, it didn’t seem necessary. Now, we’re struggling to pay the bills. This shouldn’t be the case as our traffic the last year has been going up dramatically. June, 2018, we had 11,678 visitors. A year later in June, 2019, we were up to 116,194. In June, 2020, we had 614,192. We’re heading in the right direction and we believe we’re ready talk to patriotic investors who want to not only “get in on the action” but more importantly who want to help America hear the truth. Interested investors should contact me directly with the contact button above.
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thelibertydaily--2020-10-05--MSNBC Host Hails Rapper on SNL Trashing Kentucky Attorney General as a ‘Sellout Negro’

MSNBC has provided the latest , execrable example of how the liberal establishment will attack—and degrade with language they would otherwise condemn—any African-American who dares stray from the liberal line .
Guest hosting MSNBC 's AM Joy show this morning , Maria Teresa Kumar hailed the `` powerful message '' that rapper Megan Thee Stallion delivered on Saturday Night Live last night about Daniel Cameron , the black Republican Kentucky Attorney General overseeing the Breonna Taylor case : TAMIKA MALLORY ( soundbite ) : Daniel Cameron is no different than the sellout Negroes that sold our people into slavery .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ black women and love our black women because at the end of the day we need our black women . ''
The Tamika Mallory soundbite came from a September news conference with Breonna Taylor ’ s family after the grand jury decision .
It was even harsher in fuller context : Daniel Cameron is no different than the sellout negroes that sold our people into slavery and helped White men to capture our people , to abuse them , and to traffic them while our women were raped , while our men were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ That is who you are , Daniel Cameron .
You are a coward .
You are a sellout .
And you were used by the system to harm your own mama , your own Black mama .
We have no respect for you , no respect for your Black skin because all of our skin folk ain ’ t our kinfolk .
And you do not belong to Black people at all.
” MSNBC hosts hailing their own network programs are n't going to mention Mallory is the Women 's March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the `` GOAT '' ( Greatest of All Time ) .
That 's after Farrakhan described Jews as `` termites . ''
MTS is probably best known for pairing with Cardi B in the indescribably vulgar WAP song and video , whose name ca n't even be spelled out .
Kumar 's applauding of MTS ' `` sellout Negro '' attack on Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron was sponsored in part by Pfizer , maker of Prevnar 13 .
MAYA RUDOLPH [ impersonating Kamala Harris on SNL ] : I think if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it 's that America needs a WAP : Woman as President [ raucous cheering ] .
But for now , I 'll settle for HPVIC : Hot Vice-President In Charge .
MARIA TERESA KUMAR : I have to say that Alec [ Baldwin , impersonating President Trump ] always does a fantastic job , but last night he did n't bring the full Trump , because he was n't angry enough .
But the most talked-about moment of the night may have come from musical performer Megan Thee Stallion , who delivered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General overseeing the Breonna Taylor case .
Take a listen .
TAMIKA MALLORY ( soundbite ) : Daniel Cameron is no different than the sellout Negroes that sold our people into slavery .
MEGAN THEE STALLION : We need to protect our black women , and love our black women , because at the end of the dayN we need our black women .
Bonus Coverage : Kumar Wants Live ACB Hearings So Protesters Can Disrupt !
Interviewing Sen. Tim Kaine earlier in the show , Kumar bemoaned the fact that holding virtual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent disruption by protesters !
Kumar contrasted it with the disruptions made during the confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh .
KUMAR : We 're now hearing from your colleague , Mitch McConnell , that he wants to undertake virtual committee hearings for processing the Supreme Court , the potential Supreme Court Justice .
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At a lot of these committee hearings , folks do n't realize that when you are in the room , you get a different sense of something .
You get a different sense of what the person is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you could actually disrupt it , as we saw during Kavanaugh 's hearing , of protesters !
And you lose those elements .
Kumar 's regret that virtual confirmation hearings for ACB would prevent disruption by protesters was sponsored by Allstate , Verizon , Proctor & Gamble , maker of Pepto Bismal , and Chevrolet

MSNBC has provided the latest, execrable example of how the liberal establishment will attack—and degrade with language they would otherwise condemn—any African-American who dares stray from the liberal line.
Guest hosting MSNBC's AM Joy show this morning, Maria Teresa Kumar hailed the "powerful message" that rapper Megan Thee Stallion delivered on Saturday Night Live last night about Daniel Cameron, the black Republican Kentucky Attorney General overseeing the Breonna Taylor case:
TAMIKA MALLORY (soundbite): Daniel Cameron is no different than the sellout Negroes that sold our people into slavery. MEGAN: We need to protect our black women and love our black women because at the end of the day we need our black women."
The Tamika Mallory soundbite came from a September news conference with Breonna Taylor’s family after the grand jury decision. It was even harsher in fuller context:
Daniel Cameron is no different than the sellout negroes that sold our people into slavery and helped White men to capture our people, to abuse them, and to traffic them while our women were raped, while our men were raped by savages,” she continued. “That is who you are, Daniel Cameron. You are a coward. You are a sellout. And you were used by the system to harm your own mama, your own Black mama. We have no respect for you, no respect for your Black skin because all of our skin folk ain’t our kinfolk. And you do not belong to Black people at all.”
MSNBC hosts hailing their own network programs aren't going to mention Mallory is the Women's March organizer who described viciously anti-Semitic Louis Farrakhan as the "GOAT" (Greatest of All Time). That's after Farrakhan described Jews as "termites."
MTS is probably best known for pairing with Cardi B in the indescribably vulgar WAP song and video, whose name can't even be spelled out.
Kumar's applauding of MTS' "sellout Negro" attack on Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron was sponsored in part by Pfizer, maker of Prevnar 13.
Here's the transcript.
MSNBC
AM Joy
10/4/20
10:35 am EDT MAYA RUDOLPH [impersonating Kamala Harris on SNL]: I think if there's one thing we learned tonight, it's that America needs a WAP: Woman as President [raucous cheering]. But for now, I'll settle for HPVIC: Hot Vice-President In Charge. MARIA TERESA KUMAR: I have to say that Alec [Baldwin, impersonating President Trump] always does a fantastic job, but last night he didn't bring the full Trump, because he wasn't angry enough. But the most talked-about moment of the night may have come from musical performer Megan Thee Stallion, who delivered a powerful message about the Kentucky Attorney General overseeing the Breonna Taylor case. Take a listen. TAMIKA MALLORY (soundbite): Daniel Cameron is no different than the sellout Negroes that sold our people into slavery. MEGAN THEE STALLION: We need to protect our black women, and love our black women, because at the end of the dayN we need our black women.
Bonus Coverage: Kumar Wants Live ACB Hearings So Protesters Can Disrupt!
Interviewing Sen. Tim Kaine earlier in the show, Kumar bemoaned the fact that holding virtual confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett would prevent disruption by protesters! Kumar contrasted it with the disruptions made during the confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh.
KUMAR: We're now hearing from your colleague, Mitch McConnell, that he wants to undertake virtual committee hearings for processing the Supreme Court, the potential Supreme Court Justice . . . At a lot of these committee hearings, folks don't realize that when you are in the room, you get a different sense of something. You get a different sense of what the person is doing. And in some cases, you could actually disrupt it, as we saw during Kavanaugh's hearing, of protesters! And you lose those elements.
Kumar's regret that virtual confirmation hearings for ACB would prevent disruption by protesters was sponsored by Allstate, Verizon, Proctor & Gamble, maker of Pepto Bismal, and Chevrolet


thelibertydaily--2020-10-05--Devin Nunes on Obamagate Russia Hoax: ‘We Want Every Damn Bit of Evidence That Every Intelligence Ag

Devin Nunes on Obamagate Russia Hoax: ‘We Want Every Damn Bit of Evidence That Every Intelligence Agency Has, Or It’s Maybe Time to Shut Those Agencies Down!’

Two top House Republicans issued a rallying call on Sunday to combat resistance from intelligence agencies to disclose classified information that they argue will blow wide open a controversy surrounding Russia 's role in disrupting the 2016 election .
Rep. Devin Nunes , the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee , went so far as to raise the possibility of an overhaul of the U.S. intelligence community if leaders are not more forthcoming with their findings , even as national security experts warn of sources and methods being put at risk and Democrats charge Republicans with pushing Russian disinformation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 election .
`` We want every damn bit of evidence that every intelligence agency has , or it 's maybe time to shut those agencies down , '' the California Republican said on the Fox News show Sunday Morning Futures .
`` Because , at the end of the day ... our liberties are more important than anything else we have in this country .
And they have been stampeded over by these dirty cops . ''
Nunes and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , another California Republican who also appeared on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both confirmed they have seen underlying evidence to a letter released last week from Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe that said in late July 2016 , U.S. intelligence agencies received `` insight '' into a Russian intelligence analysis alleging that Hillary Clinton , then a candidate for president , approved a campaign plan to `` stir up a scandal '' against Trump tying him to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russians ' hacking of the Democratic National Committee .
`` Every member of Congress should read the underlying information behind this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is really a bombshell of what we have wasted so much time on , that it was created by Hillary Clinton . ''
The Wall Street Journal reported that officials at the CIA , the National Security Agency , and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned Ratcliffe that the disclosure of the Russian report would give undue credibility to claims tied to the Kremlin , but he released details about this information anyway .
Republicans in Congress , which included Ratcliffe until he became Trump 's spy chief in May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agencies slow-walking document disclosures for their oversight investigations , particularly those related to Russia and the 2016 election .
Nunes argued that suppressing this sort of information emboldens Democrats , giving presidential nominee Joe Biden , for instance , latitude during the first debate on Tuesday to call Trump `` Putin 's puppy . ''
The congressman also blames the media for going overboard in their reporting on unproven collusion between Trump 's 2016 campaign and Russia , and ignoring the prospect that Clinton created a `` sick fantasy '' to distract investigators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private email server during her time as secretary of state .
In his letter , made public by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham , Ratcliffe laid out just how far up the chain of command in the Obama administration word of the Clinton allegations traveled .
Ratcliffe said handwritten notes by former CIA Director John Brennan show he briefed former President Barack Obama and other top national security officials on the Russian intelligence analysis .
In addition , Ratcliffe reported that U.S. intelligence officials forwarded an investigative referral to former FBI Director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Counterintelligence Peter Strzok .
Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on Wednesday that this revelation `` does n't ring any bells . ''
Perhaps the most controversial comment Ratcliffe made in his letter was his admission that the intelligence community `` does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication . ''
After critics accused him of releasing Russian disinformation , the spy chief released a follow-up statement to assert those claims are untrue .
`` To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disinformation and has not been assessed as such by the intelligence community .
I 'll be briefing Congress on the sensitive sources and methods by which it was obtained in the coming days , '' he said .
Still , House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff charged Ratcliffe with irresponsibly disclosing dubious allegations with the purpose of helping Trump 's electoral prospects .
`` Ratcliffe ’ s decision to release Russian intelligence he concedes may be false is an obvious domestic political errand with an election weeks away , '' the California Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was derived from sensitive sources and methods — which he may now have compromised — is just inexcusable . ''
McCarthy said Schiff , who has long claimed there is evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia in `` plain sight , '' has good reason to want to keep this information under wraps .
`` We 're finding now Hillary Clinton 's campaign created this , Adam Schiff propelled it , even though underlying facts prove that the president knew about it , Obama , that CIA knew about it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And they withheld that information from the House and the Senate , '' the congressman said .

Two top House Republicans issued a rallying call on Sunday to combat resistance from intelligence agencies to disclose classified information that they argue will blow wide open a controversy surrounding Russia's role in disrupting the 2016 election.
Rep. Devin Nunes, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, went so far as to raise the possibility of an overhaul of the U.S. intelligence community if leaders are not more forthcoming with their findings, even as national security experts warn of sources and methods being put at risk and Democrats charge Republicans with pushing Russian disinformation to boost President Trump ahead of the 2020 election.
"We want every damn bit of evidence that every intelligence agency has, or it's maybe time to shut those agencies down," the California Republican said on the Fox News show Sunday Morning Futures. "Because, at the end of the day ... our liberties are more important than anything else we have in this country. And they have been stampeded over by these dirty cops."
Nunes and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, another California Republican who also appeared on the show hosted by Maria Bartiromo, both confirmed they have seen underlying evidence to a letter released last week from Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe that said in late July 2016, U.S. intelligence agencies received "insight" into a Russian intelligence analysis alleging that Hillary Clinton, then a candidate for president, approved a campaign plan to "stir up a scandal" against Trump tying him to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russians' hacking of the Democratic National Committee.
"Every member of Congress should read the underlying information behind this," McCarthy said. "This is really a bombshell of what we have wasted so much time on, that it was created by Hillary Clinton."
The Wall Street Journal reported that officials at the CIA, the National Security Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned Ratcliffe that the disclosure of the Russian report would give undue credibility to claims tied to the Kremlin, but he released details about this information anyway. Republicans in Congress, which included Ratcliffe until he became Trump's spy chief in May, have complained for years about government agencies slow-walking document disclosures for their oversight investigations, particularly those related to Russia and the 2016 election.
Nunes argued that suppressing this sort of information emboldens Democrats, giving presidential nominee Joe Biden, for instance, latitude during the first debate on Tuesday to call Trump "Putin's puppy." The congressman also blames the media for going overboard in their reporting on unproven collusion between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia, and ignoring the prospect that Clinton created a "sick fantasy" to distract investigators from finding deleted emails from an unauthorized private email server during her time as secretary of state.
In his letter, made public by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, Ratcliffe laid out just how far up the chain of command in the Obama administration word of the Clinton allegations traveled. Ratcliffe said handwritten notes by former CIA Director John Brennan show he briefed former President Barack Obama and other top national security officials on the Russian intelligence analysis. In addition, Ratcliffe reported that U.S. intelligence officials forwarded an investigative referral to former FBI Director James Comey and then-Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Peter Strzok.
Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on Wednesday that this revelation "doesn't ring any bells."
Perhaps the most controversial comment Ratcliffe made in his letter was his admission that the intelligence community "does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication."
After critics accused him of releasing Russian disinformation, the spy chief released a follow-up statement to assert those claims are untrue. "To be clear, this is not Russian disinformation and has not been assessed as such by the intelligence community. I'll be briefing Congress on the sensitive sources and methods by which it was obtained in the coming days," he said.
Still, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff charged Ratcliffe with irresponsibly disclosing dubious allegations with the purpose of helping Trump's electoral prospects. "Ratcliffe’s decision to release Russian intelligence he concedes may be false is an obvious domestic political errand with an election weeks away," the California Democrat said. "But his acknowledgment that it was derived from sensitive sources and methods — which he may now have compromised — is just inexcusable."
McCarthy said Schiff, who has long claimed there is evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia in "plain sight," has good reason to want to keep this information under wraps.
"We're finding now Hillary Clinton's campaign created this, Adam Schiff propelled it, even though underlying facts prove that the president knew about it, Obama, that CIA knew about it, and the FBI knew about it. And they withheld that information from the House and the Senate," the congressman said.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-04--Brett Favre After Golfing With President Trump: He’s Not Perfect, Only Jesus Christ Is, But He’s ‘Do

Brett Favre After Golfing With President Trump: He’s Not Perfect, Only Jesus Christ Is, But He’s ‘Done a Good Job for Our Country’

2016 NFL Hall of Fame flamethrower Brett Favre doesn ’ t like to talk politics , has only endorsed a presidential candidate once , and encouraged President Trump to gab about football instead of the 2020 race when they golfed together this July at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster New Jersey .
“ I was pleasantly surprised that the president can play golf .
He plays extremely fast .
It was very engaging conversation , ” said the three-time NFL Most Valuable Player .
He told us that Trump `` asked a lot about football , not really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought were the really good players right now , the up-and-coming players , what about guys that I played against defensively .
You know , general questions .
In fact , at one time , he said , ‘ Hey , if I ’ m asking too many football questions , just let me know.
’ I said , ‘ I ’ d rather you do that than politics because I know a lot less about politics than I do football.
’ And he said , ‘ You ’ re much better off.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was getting into when he accepted the golf invitation , and it wasn ’ t about the game .
“ Well , I think the fact that I went and played golf with him , the assumption is that I support him , ” he said in an interview .
“ I think he ’ s done a good job for our country .
Is he perfect ?
By no means is he perfect .
Tell me someone who is perfect other than Jesus Christ , and I ’ ll call you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Was that an endorsement ?
“ You can call it what you want , ” said the Green Bay Packers legend , who also scored big with the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings .
“ I ’ m not a rah-rah guy .
I tend to keep a lot of my thoughts to myself .
But I do think that he ’ s done a good job .
Again , perfect ?
No , but he ’ s trying , ” said Favre , now engaged in several philanthropic projects and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cure to concussion damage faced by many football players , as well as those in other sports .
For Favre , it was an honor to play , but some of the reaction was nasty .
“ I told all the haters out there : I would go play golf with Barack Obama had he asked me .
It ’ s an honor .
And I respect the office of the presidency of the United States of America regardless of who is in office , and consider it an extreme honor to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any other event by the president , ” he said .
Favre , who during our talk ruled out ever running for office , said that he ’ s come to terms with the nation ’ s coarseness .
“ I ’ m not surprised by people ’ s reactions anymore .
We ’ re in a different world , different era now .
People lie in wait to jump , to jump on you and have nothing better to do rather than to go out them own selves to make a positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this country .
Maybe change one person ’ s life in a positive way .
Do something positive with yourself rather than sit there and talk negatively about whoever , ” he said .
Our interview was done as part of a Washington Examiner subscriber video series set to run the week of Oct. 19 .
Make sure to tune in to get more of my interview .

2016 NFL Hall of Fame flamethrower Brett Favre doesn’t like to talk politics, has only endorsed a presidential candidate once, and encouraged President Trump to gab about football instead of the 2020 race when they golfed together this July at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster New Jersey.
“I was pleasantly surprised that the president can play golf. He plays extremely fast. It was very engaging conversation,” said the three-time NFL Most Valuable Player.
At his NJ golf club this evening, Pres Trump attended a fundraiser hosted by @AmericaFirstPAC, a SuperPAC devoted to his reelection. Earlier in the day, WH posted photo of him playing golf with Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre. (WH Photo by Tia Dufour) pic.twitter.com/7797oBNU0n — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 25, 2020
He told us that Trump "asked a lot about football, not really in a negative sense but who I thought were the really good players right now, the up-and-coming players, what about guys that I played against defensively. You know, general questions. In fact, at one time, he said, ‘Hey, if I’m asking too many football questions, just let me know.’ I said, ‘I’d rather you do that than politics because I know a lot less about politics than I do football.’ And he said, ‘You’re much better off.’”
But Mississippi-based Favre knew what he was getting into when he accepted the golf invitation, and it wasn’t about the game.
“Well, I think the fact that I went and played golf with him, the assumption is that I support him,” he said in an interview. “I think he’s done a good job for our country. Is he perfect? By no means is he perfect. Tell me someone who is perfect other than Jesus Christ, and I’ll call you a liar,” he added.
Was that an endorsement? “You can call it what you want,” said the Green Bay Packers legend, who also scored big with the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings.
“I’m not a rah-rah guy. I tend to keep a lot of my thoughts to myself. But I do think that he’s done a good job. Again, perfect? No, but he’s trying,” said Favre, now engaged in several philanthropic projects and working furiously to find a fix or a cure to concussion damage faced by many football players, as well as those in other sports.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre celebrates a two-point conversion during Super Bowl XXXI at the Superdome in New Orleans Sunday, Jan. 26, 1997. The Packers defeated the New England Patriots 35-21. ED REINKE/AP
For Favre, it was an honor to play, but some of the reaction was nasty.
“I told all the haters out there: I would go play golf with Barack Obama had he asked me. It’s an honor. And I respect the office of the presidency of the United States of America regardless of who is in office, and consider it an extreme honor to be asked to participate in golf or any other event by the president,” he said.
Favre, who during our talk ruled out ever running for office, said that he’s come to terms with the nation’s coarseness.
“I’m not surprised by people’s reactions anymore. We’re in a different world, different era now. People lie in wait to jump, to jump on you and have nothing better to do rather than to go out them own selves to make a positive difference not only in their community but in this country. Maybe change one person’s life in a positive way. Do something positive with yourself rather than sit there and talk negatively about whoever,” he said.
Our interview was done as part of a Washington Examiner subscriber video series set to run the week of Oct. 19. Make sure to tune in to get more of my interview.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-05--Protect Elderly Votes Project Aims to Thwart Democrats’ ‘Ballot Harvesting’ Fraud

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic , the push for widespread mail-in voting and other alternatives to going to the polls ahead of the presidential election has increased the risk of vote fraud through “ ballot harvesting , ” and the elderly are particularly vulnerable , advocates warn .
To protect seniors , especially those with physical impairments , the American Constitutional Rights Union is stepping up its efforts to prevent what it calls “ Stranger Danger ” through its Protect Elderly Votes project .
The American Constitutional Rights Union is a Naples , Florida-based right-leaning nonprofit dedicated to what it says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constitution and Bill of Rights .
Not only are those 65 and older more likely to be victims of COVID-19 , they are also increasingly at risk of falling prey to voter fraud this election year , American Constitutional Rights Union President Lori Roman said .
That ’ s because many seniors rely on assistance in voting from staffers of nursing homes and assisted living facilities , as well as from political activists .
The latter may target the elderly living in those facilities , disguising their true intentions with offers to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ registration cards and ballot forms .
Political operatives also have been known to approach seniors near their homes and polling stations , and in residential facilities , with offers of “ voting assistance.
” The operatives ’ true objective might be to manipulate or change votes .
Among the physical factors that make seniors particularly vulnerable to those forms of voter fraud are health conditions , such as vision and hearing impairments and/or mobility challenges , according to the American Constitutional Rights Union ’ s Senior Citizen Voter Bill of Rights .
Such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political activists intent on committing vote fraud and ballot manipulation under the guise of “ assisting the elderly.
” Along with physical challenges , seniors may face cognitive problems , such as dementia or other forms of memory decline .
But seniors can protect themselves from vote fraud , Roman said : Vote in person whenever possible .
That ’ s the most secure way to vote .
Seniors who are not able to vote in person and have to use an absentee ballot should ensure that no one touches or tampers with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coerces them or tries to fill it out for them .
If they ’ re in a facility , and they fill out their absentee ballot , they need to fill it out themselves , and they need to mail it themselves using the mailbox at the facility and not hand it to anyone else .
Either turn in the ballot yourself or give it to a trusted family member to turn it in .
Seniors should also be wary of handing over their ballots to organizations claiming to be nonpartisan , Roman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harvesting ” has increased as the presidential election nears .
The American Constitutional Rights Union recently reported widespread cases of ballot harvesting in Florida by third-party organizations , such as the left-leaning League of Women Voters and possibly also the American Civil Liberties Union , Roman said .
The groups may be using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to offer their “ assistance.
” To counter the practice of illegal ballot harvesting and to raise awareness of the growing risk of vote fraud , the “ Stranger Danger ” campaign has also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , alerting the directors about the prevalence of ballot harvesting and offering to provide residents of the facilities with copies of its Senior Citizen Voter Bill of Rights .
Nathalie Voit reports for the Daily Signal .
Photo “ Elderly Voting ” by American Institute in Taiwan .

by Nathalie Voit
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the push for widespread mail-in voting and other alternatives to going to the polls ahead of the presidential election has increased the risk of vote fraud through “ballot harvesting,” and the elderly are particularly vulnerable, advocates warn.
To protect seniors, especially those with physical impairments, the American Constitutional Rights Union is stepping up its efforts to prevent what it calls “Stranger Danger” through its Protect Elderly Votes project. The American Constitutional Rights Union is a Naples, Florida-based right-leaning nonprofit dedicated to what it says is safeguarding the liberties enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Not only are those 65 and older more likely to be victims of COVID-19, they are also increasingly at risk of falling prey to voter fraud this election year, American Constitutional Rights Union President Lori Roman said.
That’s because many seniors rely on assistance in voting from staffers of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as from political activists. The latter may target the elderly living in those facilities, disguising their true intentions with offers to help “fill out” and deliver voter registration cards and ballot forms.
Political operatives also have been known to approach seniors near their homes and polling stations, and in residential facilities, with offers of “voting assistance.” The operatives’ true objective might be to manipulate or change votes.
Among the physical factors that make seniors particularly vulnerable to those forms of voter fraud are health conditions, such as vision and hearing impairments and/or mobility challenges, according to the American Constitutional Rights Union’s Senior Citizen Voter Bill of Rights.
Such physical impairments make them prime targets for political activists intent on committing vote fraud and ballot manipulation under the guise of “assisting the elderly.”
Along with physical challenges, seniors may face cognitive problems, such as dementia or other forms of memory decline.
But seniors can protect themselves from vote fraud, Roman said:
Vote in person whenever possible. That’s the most secure way to vote. Seniors who are not able to vote in person and have to use an absentee ballot should ensure that no one touches or tampers with their ballot, and that no one coerces them or tries to fill it out for them. If they’re in a facility, and they fill out their absentee ballot, they need to fill it out themselves, and they need to mail it themselves using the mailbox at the facility and not hand it to anyone else. Either turn in the ballot yourself or give it to a trusted family member to turn it in.
Seniors should also be wary of handing over their ballots to organizations claiming to be nonpartisan, Roman said, adding:
We have, through our hotline, received tips that nonprofit leftist-leaning organizations all over the country—two in particular—are trying to harvest ballots from the elderly and assisted living facilities. They are claiming that they will take the ballots and get them to the election office for the citizens.
That “ballot harvesting” has increased as the presidential election nears.
The American Constitutional Rights Union recently reported widespread cases of ballot harvesting in Florida by third-party organizations, such as the left-leaning League of Women Voters and possibly also the American Civil Liberties Union, Roman said. The groups may be using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to offer their “assistance.”
To counter the practice of illegal ballot harvesting and to raise awareness of the growing risk of vote fraud, the “Stranger Danger” campaign has also contacted dozens of nursing homes across the country, alerting the directors about the prevalence of ballot harvesting and offering to provide residents of the facilities with copies of its Senior Citizen Voter Bill of Rights.
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Nathalie Voit reports for the Daily Signal.
Photo “Elderly Voting” by American Institute in Taiwan.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-05--RINO Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on CNN Fake News: President Trump’s COVID Diagnosis is a ‘Cautionary

RINO Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on CNN Fake News: President Trump’s COVID Diagnosis is a ‘Cautionary Tale’ for Mask Wearing

In a segment on CNN ’ s State of the Union Sunday , Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appeared to “ mask-shame ” President Trump , saying that the Chief executive ’ s diagnosis of the potentially deadly disease serves as a “ cautionary tale ” for people who are reluctant to wear masks .
DeWine , a fairly frequent guest on the news program told host Jake Tapper that , “ this should be kind of an alert to everybody that anybody can get the virus , even president of the United States can get the virus.
” So we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learn from it .
People who maybe have not worn masks in the past , I ’ m hoping that they will look at this and say the president can get it , I can get it , and it can happen to anybody .
I hope that is what happens , and that is what comes out of this .
We pray for the president , and we pray for the first lady and everybody else who has the virus .
Tapper , visibly agitated , pressed DeWine , demanding the governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming in Ohio and “ recklessly risking the health of the citizens you were elected to protect.
” “ It ’ s a pretty simple question , ” Tapper said , “ You were elected to protect the citizens of Ohio , and the president and his team were putting them at risk.
” DeWine reminded viewers that the president ’ s team recommended people wear masks and even had face coverings as handouts .
After showing a short clip of Ohio Lt Gov Husted getting booed by boisterous rally-goers for encouraging them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outdoor event , Tapper asked , “ Is that not the consequence of the president ’ s rhetoric against wearing masks ?
” DeWine said that despite a lack of media coverage , the White House has been supportive of Ohioans throughout the pandemic , and recalled that hundreds of thousands of tests are in the process of being distributed to the states , including Ohio .
We have people not only in Ohio , but across the country who What I hope is that what we have seen with the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people will understand , look , it can happen to the president , it can happen to you , and it can happen to your family .
You wear a mask to help other people .
And so if anything good can come out of this tragedy of the president and the White House , you know , we hope just people will look at that and say we need to wear a mask and this is what we need to do to slow this thing down .
( emphasis added )

In a segment on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appeared to “mask-shame” President Trump, saying that the Chief executive’s diagnosis of the potentially deadly disease serves as a “cautionary tale” for people who are reluctant to wear masks.
DeWine, a fairly frequent guest on the news program told host Jake Tapper that, “this should be kind of an alert to everybody that anybody can get the virus, even president of the United States can get the virus.”
He continued:
So we ought to use this and simply just learn from it. People who maybe have not worn masks in the past, I’m hoping that they will look at this and say the president can get it, I can get it, and it can happen to anybody. I hope that is what happens, and that is what comes out of this. We pray for the president, and we pray for the first lady and everybody else who has the virus.
Tapper, visibly agitated, pressed DeWine, demanding the governor answer whether or not he resented individuals coming in Ohio and “recklessly risking the health of the citizens you were elected to protect.”
“It’s a pretty simple question,” Tapper said, “You were elected to protect the citizens of Ohio, and the president and his team were putting them at risk.”
DeWine reminded viewers that the president’s team recommended people wear masks and even had face coverings as handouts.
After showing a short clip of Ohio Lt Gov Husted getting booed by boisterous rally-goers for encouraging them to don masks for the duration of the outdoor event, Tapper asked, “Is that not the consequence of the president’s rhetoric against wearing masks?”
DeWine said that despite a lack of media coverage, the White House has been supportive of Ohioans throughout the pandemic, and recalled that hundreds of thousands of tests are in the process of being distributed to the states, including Ohio.
He added:
We have people not only in Ohio, but across the country who What I hope is that what we have seen with the president is a cautionary tale for people and people will understand, look, it can happen to the president, it can happen to you, and it can happen to your family. You wear a mask to help other people. And so if anything good can come out of this tragedy of the president and the White House, you know, we hope just people will look at that and say we need to wear a mask and this is what we need to do to slow this thing down. (emphasis added)
Watch the full interview here.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-05--Tax, Legal Experts Agree Leaker of Trump’s Tax Returns Could Face Prison Time

Tax and legal experts say the leaker or leakers who took President Trump ’ s personal tax returns and gave them to The New York Times , committed a felony punishable by prison .
Joseph diGenova , a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia who has advised Trump on some legal matters , told Just the News that the leaking was “ definitely ” a crime that could be liable for both criminal and civil legal actions .
“ If you obtain tax information , first of all , if you obtain it from the government — that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was an IRS worker , ” said diGenova .
“ If it ’ s an accountant or a lawyer who gets it as part of their duties and discloses it , that ’ s also a crime .
It ’ s a different type of crime , it could be fraud , or it could be all sorts of different types of crimes .
Obviously it ’ s theft of the property and then the illegal disclosure.
” diGenova said if the leaking was done by a lawyer , “ it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if it was an accountant , “ they can lose their license to practice as a CPA.
” “ But they also have defrauded their clients , so that ’ s a criminal offense , and when you release your client ’ s confidential information , you defraud your client , ” diGenova said .
“ And then there ’ s all sorts of other types of crimes you could use , but it ’ s mail and wire fraud.
” diGenova also said a Justice Department investigation to discern who leaked the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official in the state of New York , Trump ’ s longtime former residence — could be initiated by the Southern District of New York or the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of New York , “ both of whom are extremely unfriendly to Trump.
” Because of this likely anti-Trump bias , diGenova recommended that Attorney General William Barr ’ s office in Washington , D.C. oversee any investigation out of the DOJ ’ s tax division .
He also said a separate investigation by the Department of Treasury — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could determine whether the documents were leaked by a Treasury worker .
Spokeswomen reached by Just the News at the Department of Justice and the Treasury Department both declined to comment on this matter at this time .
Rep. Kevin Brady ( R-Texas ) , the top Republican on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee — which oversees tax collection — issued a public statement on Monday .
“ While many critics question the article ’ s accuracy , equally troubling is the prospect that a felony crime was committed by releasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual — in this case the president ’ s , ” Brady said .
“ To ensure every American is protected against the illegal release of their tax returns for political reasons , I am calling for an investigation of the source and to prosecute if the law was broken.
” Julio Gonzalez , founder of the Palm Beach , Florida-based tax advisory firm Engineered Tax Services , told the “ Just the News AM ” television show in a video interview that “ there ’ s no doubt there was a felony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 20 years in jail .
“ I ’ m sure we ’ re going to figure out who committed that felony , you only have so many people that have access to that , ” said Gonzalez , who has advised Trump and congressional Republicans on tax legislation .
Jay Mann , a prominent tax attorney in New York , told Just the News that the privacy section of the Internal Revenue Code , Section 6103 , was enacted after abuses by the Nixon administration of tax return information of individuals on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is every bit as bad as what Nixon did , ” Mann said .
“ There were instances in the Obama IRS of the tax returns of conservative tax exempt organizations being leaked so outsiders could see the identity of donors to those groups .
Those leaks were clearly by IRS employees.
” In its reporting releasing the president ’ s returns , the New York Times ’ Dean Baquet issued a statement saying : “ Some will raise questions about publishing the president ’ s personal tax information .
But the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amendment allows the press to publish newsworthy information that was legally obtained by reporters even when those in power fight to keep it hidden .
That powerful principle of the First Amendment applies here.
” Richard Roth , founder and managing member of the Roth Law Firm in New York , likewise said if the leaker obtained the returns legally , “ then there is nothing wrong with delivering them to the press.
” “ Remember , the press runs on legally obtained information , ” noted Roth .
“ If it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ POTUS or the government , then it is fair game .
Privileges and confidentiality is premised , under the law , on the right to privacy concept .
Once they are released , that privilege is waived and the documents are fair game.
” However , “ if they were illegally released by the IRS , the New York State Attorney General ’ s Office or another authority , then there may be some illegality in releasing the information Roth said , .
While , in that instance , they could be prosecuted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in prosecuting that person , the truth will be revealed.
” Carrie Sheffield is White House Correspondent for Just The News and host of the nationally-syndicated TV show , “ Just the News AM , ” airing live Mon.-Fri. from 9-10 AM EST on DISH Network Channel 219 , PlutoTV Channel 240 , Roku , Apple TV , FireTV and online at http : //AmericasVoice.news .

by Carrie Sheffield
Tax and legal experts say the leaker or leakers who took President Trump’s personal tax returns and gave them to The New York Times, committed a felony punishable by prison.
Joseph diGenova, a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia who has advised Trump on some legal matters, told Just the News that the leaking was “definitely” a crime that could be liable for both criminal and civil legal actions.
“If you obtain tax information, first of all, if you obtain it from the government — that’s 100% a crime if it was an IRS worker,” said diGenova. “If it’s an accountant or a lawyer who gets it as part of their duties and discloses it, that’s also a crime. It’s a different type of crime, it could be fraud, or it could be all sorts of different types of crimes. Obviously it’s theft of the property and then the illegal disclosure.”
diGenova said if the leaking was done by a lawyer, “it’s grounds for disbarment,” and if it was an accountant, “they can lose their license to practice as a CPA.”
“But they also have defrauded their clients, so that’s a criminal offense, and when you release your client’s confidential information, you defraud your client,” diGenova said. “And then there’s all sorts of other types of crimes you could use, but it’s mail and wire fraud.”
diGenova also said a Justice Department investigation to discern who leaked the returns —including whether it was a government official in the state of New York, Trump’s longtime former residence — could be initiated by the Southern District of New York or the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of New York, “both of whom are extremely unfriendly to Trump.”
Because of this likely anti-Trump bias, diGenova recommended that Attorney General William Barr’s office in Washington, D.C. oversee any investigation out of the DOJ’s tax division. He also said a separate investigation by the Department of Treasury — which oversees the Internal Revenue Service — could determine whether the documents were leaked by a Treasury worker.
Spokeswomen reached by Just the News at the Department of Justice and the Treasury Department both declined to comment on this matter at this time.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), the top Republican on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee — which oversees tax collection — issued a public statement on Monday.
“While many critics question the article’s accuracy, equally troubling is the prospect that a felony crime was committed by releasing the private tax return information of an individual — in this case the president’s,” Brady said. “To ensure every American is protected against the illegal release of their tax returns for political reasons, I am calling for an investigation of the source and to prosecute if the law was broken.”
Julio Gonzalez, founder of the Palm Beach, Florida-based tax advisory firm Engineered Tax Services, told the “Just the News AM” television show in a video interview that “there’s no doubt there was a felony committed” with a penalty of up to 20 years in jail.
“I’m sure we’re going to figure out who committed that felony, you only have so many people that have access to that,” said Gonzalez, who has advised Trump and congressional Republicans on tax legislation.
Jay Mann, a prominent tax attorney in New York, told Just the News that the privacy section of the Internal Revenue Code, Section 6103, was enacted after abuses by the Nixon administration of tax return information of individuals on the “enemies list.”
“This is every bit as bad as what Nixon did,” Mann said. “There were instances in the Obama IRS of the tax returns of conservative tax exempt organizations being leaked so outsiders could see the identity of donors to those groups. Those leaks were clearly by IRS employees.”
In its reporting releasing the president’s returns, the New York Times’ Dean Baquet issued a statement saying: “Some will raise questions about publishing the president’s personal tax information. But the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that the First Amendment allows the press to publish newsworthy information that was legally obtained by reporters even when those in power fight to keep it hidden. That powerful principle of the First Amendment applies here.”
Richard Roth, founder and managing member of the Roth Law Firm in New York, likewise said if the leaker obtained the returns legally, “then there is nothing wrong with delivering them to the press.”
“Remember, the press runs on legally obtained information,” noted Roth. “If it is in the hands of someone other than POTUS or the government, then it is fair game. Privileges and confidentiality is premised, under the law, on the right to privacy concept. Once they are released, that privilege is waived and the documents are fair game.”
However, “if they were illegally released by the IRS, the New York State Attorney General’s Office or another authority, then there may be some illegality in releasing the information Roth said,. While, in that instance, they could be prosecuted, the dilemma Trump has is that, in prosecuting that person, the truth will be revealed.”
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Carrie Sheffield is White House Correspondent for Just The News and host of the nationally-syndicated TV show, “Just the News AM,” airing live Mon.-Fri. from 9-10 AM EST on DISH Network Channel 219, PlutoTV Channel 240, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV and online at http://AmericasVoice.news.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-05--As European Schools Stay Open Amid Rising Cases, Many U.S. Schools Remain Shuttered

Leaders in Western Europe remain committed to continuing in-person instruction for young students — in some cases relaxing restrictions like face mask requirements and social distancing rules — even as caseloads throughout the region continue to explode .
It ’ s a sharp contrast from many school districts in the United States , including some of the largest and most populous , where governmental authorities and teachers ’ unions continue to insist that children be barred from face-to-face instruction , that any in-person learning be accompanied by strict distancing and face covering rules , and that even modest upticks in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of face-to-face learning .
The school reopening debate has been among the most rancorous and prolonged over the course of the protracted COVID-19 crisis .
Virtually all school districts in the country shuttered in March and April as state governors and local authorities ordered schoolchildren to switch to remote online instruction for the remainder of the semester .
Many officials have extended those policies well into this semester , with authorities in some cases pledging to continue in-person instruction as long as into next year .
Many schools that have reopened , meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coverings , keep six feet apart , stay in the same classroom all day , and in some cases even eat lunch without talking .
A school district ’ s reopening , meanwhile , does not ensure it will remain open going forward .
The New York City public school system — which has welcomed students back at staggered intervals over the early fall — has promised that schools will close if the “ percent of positive tests in New York City is equal to or greater than 3 % using a 7-day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this threshold , schools will close , ” the city declares .
New Jersey , meanwhile , says it will shut down a school if 2 or more cases are identified within 14 days that occur across multiple classrooms and a clear connection between cases can not be easily identified.
” In the Los Angeles Unified School District earlier this month , Superintendent Austin Beutner laid out what appeared to be a lengthy road back to in-person instruction .
“ Don ’ t expect to see a decision about a return to school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the area is significantly lower and remains there , ” Beutner said in an address to the school district earlier this month .
( The positivity rate in L.A. County is hovering around 3 % , compared to a national rate of 4.5 % . )
“ Our return-to-school plan has 3 main parts — state of the art health practices at schools , COVID-19 testing for students , staff and family members and the ability to notify and isolate any members of the school community who may have come in contact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Students will only head back to school , he said , “ as soon as it ’ s safe and appropriate for them to do so.
” Schools likely to ‘ remain fully open to all ’ Numerous leaders in Europe , meanwhile , have committed to keeping schools reopened for in-person instruction , though cases in many countries have spiraled upward in recent weeks , at times matching or exceeding the height of the pandemic in the early spring .
France , for instance , is currently registering a seven-day average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ height of its outbreak in the spring .
Cases had been flat there from May until late July before beginning a steep climb .
Yet France last week announced it was loosening its COVID policies governing elementary and primary schools , declaring that classmates of individual students who test positive will “ no longer [ be ] considered contact cases ” and will not have to go into quarantine .
Students will only have to isolate if three pupils from separate families test positive .
Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said last week that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been shuttered under the old policies .
“ We should see the number of shut classes go down , ” he said of the new rules .
“ Less children will be sent home as a precautionary measure.
” The United Kingdom , meanwhile , is also committed to keeping schools open , even though daily caseloads there have now exceeded their earlier peak in April .
“ We have set out plans in the Government ’ s contain framework for local lockdowns , ” Department of Education spokeswoman Lauren Carpenter told Just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] are clear that we anticipate that education and childcare will usually remain fully open to all.
” “ There may be exceptional circumstances in which some level of restriction to education or childcare is required in a local area , ” the U.K. government says in guidelines posted on its website .
Among the four “ tiers of restriction ” the U.K. government will consider implementing in the event of increasing infection rates , just one — the fourth , most severe iteration — mandates widespread remote learning for most students .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to send children back to school following closures in the spring .
About one-tenth of one percent of schools there have gone into quarantine since classes started up again .
German epidemiologists have reportedly found little evidence that the virus spreads in schools there .
“ The schools are not driving this , ” Tobias Kluth , the director of Berlin ’ s Charité ’ s Institute for Public Health , told the Washington Post this week .
Kumi Smith , a professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scale of the epidemic ” in both the United States and Europe , respectively , while assessing various countries ’ decisions to open schools .
“ As it stands in these countries , there has been an uptick in Europe , but it ’ s nowhere near where the U.S. is at in terms of community transmission at a national level , ” she said .
“ I think it would just be a matter of scaling it in that sense , ” she said , warning against “ cherry-picking ” school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to European countries .
Smith noted that decisions to reopen schools in the U.S. are frequently being made at the local level .
“ There ’ s some local areas that are looking at their community-level transmission and making decisions , ” she said , noting that administrators are under “ huge pressure ” to prioritize student academic well-being , parents ’ working schedules , and the health of everyone involved .
Public health experts and children ’ s advocates have been urging authorities for several months to reopen schools , citing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and arguing that school closures pose “ significant adverse health and welfare consequences for children , ” as the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children said in June .
In July , meanwhile , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said that , based on the data , school-age children have a literal “ one-in-a-million ” chance of dying from the coronavirus .
Redfield for several months has been stressing the need to re-open schools and bring students back for in-person instruction .
Still , many authorities in the U.S. continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We ’ re not there yet , ” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week of in-person instruction .
Asked during a virtual town hall meeting this week about the possibility of reopening schools in November , Lightfoot said : “ We haven ’ t made a decision yet whether or not that ’ s going to be possible.
” Smith pointed out that the potential seasonality of COVID-19 may play a role in school decisions in Europe as the continent moves toward colder weather and less outdoor activities .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a full winter through COVID yet , ” she said .
“ Epidemiologists are pretty nervous about that.
” European authorities , meanwhile , seem more or less certain that — barring a catastrophic increase in COVID-19 spread there — schools will remain open .
Notably , among the European countries that have seen spikes in cases , death rates have risen to nowhere near the levels observed in the early spring .
“ There ’ s no point sending pupils home or even shutting entire schools at the first alert , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this month .
“ We can ’ t throw children out if they have a cold.
” Daniel Payne is a reporter at Just the News .
Photo “ Classroom ” by Scott Brenner CC BY-ND 2.0 .

by Daniel Payne
Leaders in Western Europe remain committed to continuing in-person instruction for young students — in some cases relaxing restrictions like face mask requirements and social distancing rules — even as caseloads throughout the region continue to explode.
It’s a sharp contrast from many school districts in the United States, including some of the largest and most populous, where governmental authorities and teachers’ unions continue to insist that children be barred from face-to-face instruction, that any in-person learning be accompanied by strict distancing and face covering rules, and that even modest upticks in coronavirus cases should necessitate a complete shutdown of face-to-face learning.
The school reopening debate has been among the most rancorous and prolonged over the course of the protracted COVID-19 crisis. Virtually all school districts in the country shuttered in March and April as state governors and local authorities ordered schoolchildren to switch to remote online instruction for the remainder of the semester.
Many officials have extended those policies well into this semester, with authorities in some cases pledging to continue in-person instruction as long as into next year. Many schools that have reopened, meanwhile, have required students to wear face coverings, keep six feet apart, stay in the same classroom all day, and in some cases even eat lunch without talking.
A school district’s reopening, meanwhile, does not ensure it will remain open going forward. The New York City public school system — which has welcomed students back at staggered intervals over the early fall — has promised that schools will close if the “percent of positive tests in New York City is equal to or greater than 3% using a 7-day rolling average.”
“If we cross this threshold, schools will close,” the city declares.
New Jersey, meanwhile, says it will shut down a school if 2 or more cases are identified within 14 days that occur across multiple classrooms and a clear connection between cases cannot be easily identified.”
In the Los Angeles Unified School District earlier this month, Superintendent Austin Beutner laid out what appeared to be a lengthy road back to in-person instruction.
“Don’t expect to see a decision about a return to school classrooms by students until the case rate in the area is significantly lower and remains there,” Beutner said in an address to the school district earlier this month. (The positivity rate in L.A. County is hovering around 3%, compared to a national rate of 4.5%.)
“Our return-to-school plan has 3 main parts — state of the art health practices at schools, COVID-19 testing for students, staff and family members and the ability to notify and isolate any members of the school community who may have come in contact with the
virus,” Beutner continued.
Students will only head back to school, he said, “as soon as it’s safe and appropriate for them to do so.”
Schools likely to ‘remain fully open to all’
Numerous leaders in Europe, meanwhile, have committed to keeping schools reopened for in-person instruction, though cases in many countries have spiraled upward in recent weeks, at times matching or exceeding the height of the pandemic in the early spring.
France, for instance, is currently registering a seven-day average daily caseload 171% higher than the height of its outbreak in the spring. Cases had been flat there from May until late July before beginning a steep climb.
Yet France last week announced it was loosening its COVID policies governing elementary and primary schools, declaring that classmates of individual students who test positive will “no longer [be] considered contact cases” and will not have to go into quarantine. Students will only have to isolate if three pupils from separate families test positive.
Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said last week that around 2,000 classrooms across the country had been shuttered under the old policies. “We should see the number of shut classes go down,” he said of the new rules. “Less children will be sent home as a precautionary measure.”
The United Kingdom, meanwhile, is also committed to keeping schools open, even though daily caseloads there have now exceeded their earlier peak in April.
“We have set out plans in the Government’s contain framework for local lockdowns,” Department of Education spokeswoman Lauren Carpenter told Just the News, “and [we] are clear that we anticipate that education and childcare will usually remain fully open to all.”
“There may be exceptional circumstances in which some level of restriction to education or childcare is required in a local area,” the U.K. government says in guidelines posted on its website. Among the four “tiers of restriction” the U.K. government will consider implementing in the event of increasing infection rates, just one — the fourth, most severe iteration — mandates widespread remote learning for most students.
The German government was among the first to send children back to school following closures in the spring. About one-tenth of one percent of schools there have gone into quarantine since classes started up again.
German epidemiologists have reportedly found little evidence that the virus spreads in schools there. “The schools are not driving this,” Tobias Kluth, the director of Berlin’s Charité’s Institute for Public Health, told the Washington Post this week.
Kumi Smith, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, said observers should consider “the scale of the epidemic” in both the United States and Europe, respectively, while assessing various countries’ decisions to open schools.
“As it stands in these countries, there has been an uptick in Europe, but it’s nowhere near where the U.S. is at in terms of community transmission at a national level,” she said.
“I think it would just be a matter of scaling it in that sense,” she said, warning against “cherry-picking” school districts in the U.S. and comparing them to European countries.
Smith noted that decisions to reopen schools in the U.S. are frequently being made at the local level. “There’s some local areas that are looking at their community-level transmission and making decisions,” she said, noting that administrators are under “huge pressure” to prioritize student academic well-being, parents’ working schedules, and the health of everyone involved.
Public health experts and children’s advocates have been urging authorities for several months to reopen schools, citing the relatively low risk children face from COVID-19 and arguing that school closures pose “significant adverse health and welfare consequences for children,” as the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children said in June.
In July, meanwhile, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said that, based on the data, school-age children have a literal “one-in-a-million” chance of dying from the coronavirus. Redfield for several months has been stressing the need to re-open schools and bring students back for in-person instruction.
Still, many authorities in the U.S. continue to resist even preliminary moves toward reopening. “We’re not there yet,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week of in-person instruction. Asked during a virtual town hall meeting this week about the possibility of reopening schools in November, Lightfoot said: “We haven’t made a decision yet whether or not that’s going to be possible.”
Smith pointed out that the potential seasonality of COVID-19 may play a role in school decisions in Europe as the continent moves toward colder weather and less outdoor activities.
“We haven’t really lived through a full winter through COVID yet,” she said. “Epidemiologists are pretty nervous about that.”
European authorities, meanwhile, seem more or less certain that — barring a catastrophic increase in COVID-19 spread there — schools will remain open. Notably, among the European countries that have seen spikes in cases, death rates have risen to nowhere near the levels observed in the early spring.
“There’s no point sending pupils home or even shutting entire schools at the first alert,” French health minister Olivier Véran said earlier this month. “We can’t throw children out if they have a cold.”
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Daniel Payne is a reporter at Just the News.
Photo “Classroom” by Scott Brenner CC BY-ND 2.0.


thelibertydaily--2020-10-05--‘Simply Reprehensible’: Jewish Group Condemns Democrats’ Anti-Catholic Attacks Against Amy Coney Bar

‘Simply Reprehensible’: Jewish Group Condemns Democrats’ Anti-Catholic Attacks Against Amy Coney Barrett

An Orthodox rabbinic group is condemning the anti-Catholic attacks against President Donald Trump ’ s U.S. Supreme Court nominee , Judge Amy Coney Barrett .
Barrett , who is Catholic , has faced myriad attacks from Democratic lawmakers and media outlets ever since 2017 , when her objectivity was called into question by Sen. Dianne Feinstein ( D-Calif. ) , who said , “ The dogma lives loudly within you , and that ’ s of concern .
The then-nominee for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals made clear she would never allow her personal convictions to infringe on her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most grotesque attacks have come from those who have taken shots at the SCOTUS nominee for adopting two children from Haiti , one liberal professor accusing her of being a racist “ colonizer ” and a reporter negatively pointing out the Chicago judge ’ s “ large ” family .
On Friday , Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer , chair of the rabbinic circle of the Coalition for Jewish Values , condemned such attacks against Barrett as “ simply reprehensible.
” “ Invasion into a person ’ s family choices , including adoption , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her religious views violate the separation of church and state required by the U.S. Constitution , ” he said .
“ The fact that critics must resort to such bigoted lines of attack indicate that when it comes to the relevant issues , her credentials , experience , jurisprudence and expertise , there is nothing to criticize.
” The CJV also drew a comparison between Barrett and President John F. Kennedy , who in 1960 faced unfounded attacks over his own Catholic faith .
He said at the time attacks on his personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ a Jew , or a Quaker , or a Unitarian , or a Baptist.
” If Barrett was Jewish — as the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was — attacks against her faith would be roundly condemned , argued Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld , vice president of the CJV .
“ If a person ’ s Jewish religious views were attacked in this fashion , we would immediately and correctly identify that as anti-Semitism , ” he said , “ and thus it is especially incumbent upon us to condemn it.
” In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Jonathan S. Tobin , editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate , said anti-Catholic attacks against Barrett “ are dangerous for Jews .
”

An Orthodox rabbinic group is condemning the anti-Catholic attacks against President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
Barrett, who is Catholic, has faced myriad attacks from Democratic lawmakers and media outlets ever since 2017, when her objectivity was called into question by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who said, “The dogma lives loudly within you, and that’s of concern.
The then-nominee for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals made clear she would never allow her personal convictions to infringe on her duties as a federal judge.
Perhaps the most grotesque attacks have come from those who have taken shots at the SCOTUS nominee for adopting two children from Haiti, one liberal professor accusing her of being a racist “colonizer” and a reporter negatively pointing out the Chicago judge’s “large” family.
On Friday, Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer, chair of the rabbinic circle of the Coalition for Jewish Values, condemned such attacks against Barrett as “simply reprehensible.”
“Invasion into a person’s family choices, including adoption, is simply reprehensible, while questions about her religious views violate the separation of church and state required by the U.S. Constitution,” he said. “The fact that critics must resort to such bigoted lines of attack indicate that when it comes to the relevant issues, her credentials, experience, jurisprudence and expertise, there is nothing to criticize.”
The CJV also drew a comparison between Barrett and President John F. Kennedy, who in 1960 faced unfounded attacks over his own Catholic faith. He said at the time attacks on his personal religious beliefs could easily be deployed against “a Jew, or a Quaker, or a Unitarian, or a Baptist.”
If Barrett was Jewish — as the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was — attacks against her faith would be roundly condemned, argued Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld, vice president of the CJV.
“If a person’s Jewish religious views were attacked in this fashion, we would immediately and correctly identify that as anti-Semitism,” he said, “and thus it is especially incumbent upon us to condemn it.”
In a Haaratz column published earlier this week, Jonathan S. Tobin, editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, said anti-Catholic attacks against Barrett “are dangerous for Jews.”