thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--School Choice Emerges as Key Policy at First Night of RNC

Republican Senator for South Carolina Tim Scott speaks during the first day of the Republican convention at the Mellon auditorium in Washington , D.C. , on Aug. 24 , 2020 .
( Olivier DOULIERY/AFP ) School Choice Emerges as Key Policy at First Night of RNC Six speakers on the first night of the Republican National Convention brought up the issue of school choice , suggesting that it may become a key policy promoted by the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump .
While the issue of school choice is complex and deals with funding from the local , state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to allow parents to decide whether to spend the tax dollars allocated to their children on a public school , private school , charter school , religious school , or a home school .
“ I realized a quality education is the closest thing we have to magic in America .
That ’ s why I fight to this day for school choice ; to make sure every child in every neighborhood has a quality education , ” Sen. Tim Scott ( R-S.C. ) said .
“ I don ’ t care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private , charter , virtual , or home school .
When a parent has a choice , their kid has a better chance .
And the President has fought alongside me on that.
” On the campaign trail in 2016 , Trump proposed a $ 20 billion school choice block grant .
The Trump administration ’ s Department of Education subsequently proposed a $ 5 billion Education Freedom Scholarship program that would provide $ 5 billion in annual tax credits for people and businesses who donate to scholarship granting organizations .
The organizations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to send their children to a school of their choice .
“ He ’ s even proposed education freedom scholarships to return control to parents , protect religious liberties , and empower kids to escape dangerous , low-performing schools , ” Rebecca Friedrichs , a public school teacher from California , said .
“ The Republican platform supports educational freedom .
The Democrat party does not.
” Public school teacher unions—one of the most powerful political forces in the United States—are vehemently opposed to school choice , arguing that any such proposal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools that need it most .
“ The only way to keep a free Republic is with a well-educated , moral citizenry that can self-govern .
Unions are subverting our Republic , so they undermine educational excellence , morality , law , and order , ” Friedrichs said .
“ That ’ s why they spend hundreds of millions annually to defeat charter schools and school choice–trapping so many precious , low-income children in dangerous , corrupt , and low-performing schools.
” The 2016 GOP platform , which the Republicans re-adopted for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ language regarding school choice .
The K-12 education vision page on the website of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden does not mention school choice .
Former Ambassador Nikki Haley and Kim Klacik , a Republican running for Congress in Baltimore , both brought up school choice .
All of the speakers spoke before an empty hall in Washington due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 .
Donald Trump Jr. , the president ’ s son , also devoted significant time to the topic .
“ I was fortunate enough to grow up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best schools and the finest universities .
But a great education can not be the exclusive right of the rich and powerful .
It must be accessible to all , ” Trump Jr. said .
“ That ’ s why my dad is pro-school choice .
That ’ s why he called education access the civil rights issue of not just our time—but of all time .
“ It is unacceptable that too many African American and Hispanic American children are stuck in bad schools just because of their zip code , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to help minorities and underserved communities , instead of bowing to big money union bosses , they ’ d let parents choose what school is best for their kids.
” Public schools are mostly funded with money from local and state governments , though federal dollars are still crucial .
During the State of the Union address earlier this year , one of the president ’ s invitees was a girl whose mom could not get her into a charter school .
Trump highlighted the story and said that the girl would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Six speakers on the first night of the Republican National Convention raised the issue of school choice, suggesting that it may become a key policy promoted by the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump.
While the issue of school choice is complex and deals with funding from local, state, and federal governments, the idea is to allow parents to decide whether to spend the tax dollars allocated to their children on a public school, private school, charter school, religious school, or homeschooling.
“I realized a quality education is the closest thing we have to magic in America. That’s why I fight to this day for school choice; to make sure every child in every neighborhood has a quality education,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said.
“I don’t care if it’s a public, private, charter, virtual, or home school. When a parent has a choice, their kid has a better chance. And the president has fought alongside me on that.”
On the campaign trail in 2016, Trump proposed a $20 billion school choice block grant. The Trump administration’s Department of Education subsequently proposed an Education Freedom Scholarship program to provide $5 billion in annual tax credits for people and businesses who donate to scholarship granting organizations. The organizations would then provide scholarships for families who want to send their children to a school of their choice.
“He’s even proposed education freedom scholarships to return control to parents, protect religious liberties, and empower kids to escape dangerous, low-performing schools,” said Rebecca Friedrichs, a public school teacher from California. “The Republican platform supports educational freedom. The Democrat Party does not.”
Public school teacher unions—one of the most powerful political forces in the United States—are vehemently opposed to school choice, arguing that any such proposal would draw funds away from the public schools that need it most.
“The only way to keep a free Republic is with a well-educated, moral citizenry that can self-govern. Unions are subverting our Republic, so they undermine educational excellence, morality, law, and order,” Friedrichs said.
“That’s why they spend hundreds of millions annually to defeat charter schools and school choice–trapping so many precious, low-income children in dangerous, corrupt, and low-performing schools.”
The 2016 GOP platform, which the Republicans re-adopted for the 2020 convention, doesn't include any language regarding school choice.
The K-12 education vision page on the website of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden doesn't mention school choice.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Kim Klacik, a Republican running for Congress in Baltimore, both brought up school choice. All of the speakers spoke before an empty hall in Washington because of concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, also devoted significant time to the topic.
“I was fortunate enough to grow up in a family that could afford the best schools and the finest universities. But a great education cannot be the exclusive right of the rich and powerful. It must be accessible to all,” Trump Jr. said.
“That’s why my dad is pro-school choice. That’s why he called education access the civil rights issue of not just our time—but of all time.
"It is unacceptable that too many African American and Hispanic American children are stuck in bad schools just because of their ZIP code,” he added. “If Democrats really wanted to help minorities and underserved communities, instead of bowing to big money union bosses, they’d let parents choose what school is best for their kids.”
While public schools are mostly funded with money from local and state governments, federal dollars are still crucial.
During the State of the Union address earlier this year, one of the president’s invitees was a girl whose mom couldn't get her into a charter school. Trump highlighted the story and said that the girl would be able to attend the school.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--Outrageous CNN Fake News Chyron for McCloskeys: ‘Pointed Guns at Marching Protesters, Charged with U

Outrageous CNN Fake News Chyron for McCloskeys: ‘Pointed Guns at Marching Protesters, Charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon’

On Monday night St. Louis attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey spoke at the opening night of the RNC .
Earlier today Mark McCloskey , who along with his wife Patricia was forced to protect their St. Louis home when marauding protesters stormed their neighborhood , told reporters violence and riots are coming “ to a neighborhood near you.
” They know this firsthand .
It came to their quiet neighborhood earlier this year .
“ We have a God-given right to defend ourselves .
The right of self-defense is one of the most basic civil rights — one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCloskey told “ Fox & Friends.
” “ You can not have freedom and an opportunity to advance unless you have basic safety and security , and that it is not just limited to big cities .
They are bringing it to a neighborhood near you , ” McCloskey said .
TRENDING : Democrat Leader Talcum X Calls for More Violence and Complete Dismantling of US Police after Last Night 's Kenosha Riots It was a powerful speech .
It is something every American fears for their home and family .
Democrats did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convention all last week .
So how did CNN report on the McCloskeys ?
This is what CNN wrote on their chyron : “ Pointed guns at marching protesters , Charged with unlawful use of a weapon.
” Not a peep about the fact that the mob broke into their neighborhood and threatened them at home .
And this is how they described Kimberly Guilfoyle .

On Monday night St. Louis attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey spoke at the opening night of the RNC.
Earlier today Mark McCloskey, who along with his wife Patricia was forced to protect their St. Louis home when marauding protesters stormed their neighborhood, told reporters violence and riots are coming “to a neighborhood near you.”
They know this firsthand. It came to their quiet neighborhood earlier this year.
“We have a God-given right to defend ourselves. The right of self-defense is one of the most basic civil rights — one of the most basic human rights,” Mark McCloskey told “Fox & Friends.” “You cannot have freedom and an opportunity to advance unless you have basic safety and security, and that it is not just limited to big cities. They are bringing it to a neighborhood near you,” McCloskey said.
It was a powerful speech. It is something every American fears for their home and family.
Democrats did not address the recent riots during their convention all last week.
So how did CNN report on the McCloskeys?
This is what CNN wrote on their chyron: “Pointed guns at marching protesters, Charged with unlawful use of a weapon.”
Not a peep about the fact that the mob broke into their neighborhood and threatened them at home.
Here’s @CNN‘s dishonest chyron for the McCloskey’s. They’re covering up how the “marching protesters” broke into a private community and threatened to burn down their home and kill their dog. pic.twitter.com/bzzAKz6rWt — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) August 25, 2020
And this is how they described Kimberly Guilfoyle.
What a crappy “news” channel.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--Parkland Dad Andrew Pollack Praises President Trump, Blasts Obama-Biden in Gripping RNC Speech

In a gripping speech in support of Donald Trump , the father of Parkland shooting victim Meadow Pollock accused Barack Obama and Joe Biden of “ forcing ” flawed restorative justice policies into schools , leading to his teen daughter ’ s 2018 murder .
Speaking at the 2020 Republican National Convention kickoff on Monday evening , Andrew Pollock zeroed in on what he said were “ far left Democrats ” in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School district in Parkland , Fla. , and praised President Trump for taking action .
“ In 2018 , a gunman walked into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Florida , and changed my life forever .
My name is Andrew Pollack .
His name isn ’ t worth saying , ” Pollack opened his speech .
“ One of the seniors walking the hallways that day was my daughter , Meadow .
She was just months away from graduating and beginning a new life .
We were so proud of the woman she had become .
“ But in the hallway on the third floor , the gunman saw Meadow and shot her four times .
After she was shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over to another student , a freshman girl , to protect her .
She draped her body over her .
And then the scumbag gunman shot Meadow five more times.
” “ The gunman had threatened to kill his classmates before ; he had threatened to rape them ; he had threatened to shoot up the school , ” Pollack said .
“ Every red flag you can imagine .
But the school didn ’ t just miss these red flags — they knowingly ignored them .
“ Far-left Democrats in our school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implemented something they called ‘ restorative justice , ’ ” he continued .
Gunman Nikolas Cruz , 19 , slaughtered 14 students and three staffers in the school on Feb. 14 , 2018 .
“ I was just fine with the old approach to discipline and safety — it was called discipline and safety .
But the Obama-Biden administration took Parkland ’ s bad policies and forced them into schools across America , ” he said .
The Long Island native said he was impressed by Trump after he was invited to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He praised Trump as the only person who would keep America ’ s schools safe and warned that Biden had campaigned for more restorative justice as president .
“ I got to see who President Trump really is .
He ’ s a good man and a great listener and he cuts through the BS .
Then , the president did what he said he would do : He took action , ” he continued , praising Trump ’ s School Safety Commission .
“ I truly believe the safety of your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-elected .
I hope you ’ ll join me in helping to make that happen , ” he said .

In a gripping speech in support of Donald Trump, the father of Parkland shooting victim Meadow Pollock accused Barack Obama and Joe Biden of “forcing” flawed restorative justice policies into schools, leading to his teen daughter’s 2018 murder.
Speaking at the 2020 Republican National Convention kickoff on Monday evening, Andrew Pollock zeroed in on what he said were “far left Democrats” in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School district in Parkland, Fla., and praised President Trump for taking action.
“In 2018, a gunman walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and changed my life forever. My name is Andrew Pollack. His name isn’t worth saying,” Pollack opened his speech.
“One of the seniors walking the hallways that day was my daughter, Meadow. She was just months away from graduating and beginning a new life. We were so proud of the woman she had become.
“But in the hallway on the third floor, the gunman saw Meadow and shot her four times. After she was shot and on the floor, she crawled over to another student, a freshman girl, to protect her. She draped her body over her. And then the scumbag gunman shot Meadow five more times.”
“The gunman had threatened to kill his classmates before; he had threatened to rape them; he had threatened to shoot up the school,” Pollack said. “Every red flag you can imagine. But the school didn’t just miss these red flags — they knowingly ignored them.
“Far-left Democrats in our school district made this shooting possible because they implemented something they called ‘restorative justice,’” he continued.
Gunman Nikolas Cruz, 19, slaughtered 14 students and three staffers in the school on Feb. 14, 2018.
“I was just fine with the old approach to discipline and safety — it was called discipline and safety. But the Obama-Biden administration took Parkland’s bad policies and forced them into schools across America,” he said.
The Long Island native said he was impressed by Trump after he was invited to the White House just days after her funeral.
He praised Trump as the only person who would keep America’s schools safe and warned that Biden had campaigned for more restorative justice as president.
“I got to see who President Trump really is. He’s a good man and a great listener and he cuts through the BS. Then, the president did what he said he would do: He took action,” he continued, praising Trump’s School Safety Commission.
“I truly believe the safety of your kids depends on whether this man is re-elected. I hope you’ll join me in helping to make that happen,” he said.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--Slimy: MSNBC Fake Newser Rachel Maddow Uses Commercial Break to Skip Over Kim Klacik’s Epic RNC Spee

Slimy: MSNBC Fake Newser Rachel Maddow Uses Commercial Break to Skip Over Kim Klacik’s Epic RNC Speech

Maryland congressional nominee Kim Klacik used her brief appearance tonight during the Republican National Convention to encourage members of her party not to give up on running in cities that are Democratic strongholds .
Klacik was invited to speak after drawing President Donald Trump ’ s eye with a viral campaign ad , in which she walks through a blighted neighborhood and tells viewers , “ Black people don ’ t have to vote Democrat ” and she struck a similar tone during Monday ’ s prerecorded speech .
Viewers on MSNBC , however , were unable to hear the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take a “ quick ” commercial break for two minutes , the entirety of Klacik ’ s speech .
Managing editor of NewsBusters , Curtis Houck wondered , “ Is MSNBC — dare I say it — racist ?
Rachel Maddow pulls the plug on covering the # GOPConvention at 8:51 p.m. , skipping over ALL of @ KimKBaltimore ‘ s speech.
” Co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots Jenny Beth Martin said “ Wow .
MSNBC silenced a black Republican congressional candidate and chose to instead play an insurance commercial overlay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Looks like they are very scared of @ kimKBaltimore !
” Here is the full speech : Klacik filmed her remarks in West Baltimore , the scene of her video last week , as well as the location for videos last summer showing trash in the area that also caught the president ’ s attention .
Her convention remarks were shown just before 9 p.m. and ran two minutes .
Klacik , who is Black , said earlier Monday in an interview that she was aiming to spread a message that Republicans should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ historically Democratic areas .
“ I want Baltimore to be an example to Republicans around the country that we can compete in our inner cities if we reach out to the citizens and deliver real results , ” she said during her remarks .
She compared herself to Democrat Shirley Chisholm , the first Black woman to serve in Congress and the first to seek the presidential nomination in 1972 , while invoking Chisholm ’ s slogan .
“ My name is Kim Klacik , and I ’ m running for Congress in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Shirley Chisholm , I ’ m ‘ unbought and unbossed.
‘ ” Chisholm , of Brooklyn , New York , was a trailblazer who didn ’ t wait for the political establishment to sign off on her ambitions .
When U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California last week accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination , becoming the first Black woman to do so , she , too , invoked Chisholm ’ s legacy .
Harris cited her among Black women politicians and leaders who were inspirations .
Klacik also used her time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American spirit to life for all Americans.
” The Trump campaign described her as “ a Black Republican running to represent Baltimore in Congress after Democrats have failed the city for 50 years.
” Still , she made her ardent support of Trump clear in her speech .
Among Baltimore voters , the president lost badly to Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
“ I ’ m asking you to help President Trump complete this great American comeback , ” she told RNC viewers .
“ Then , I ’ m asking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Baltimore comeback .
”

Maryland congressional nominee Kim Klacik used her brief appearance tonight during the Republican National Convention to encourage members of her party not to give up on running in cities that are Democratic strongholds.
Klacik was invited to speak after drawing President Donald Trump’s eye with a viral campaign ad, in which she walks through a blighted neighborhood and tells viewers, “Black people don’t have to vote Democrat” and she struck a similar tone during Monday’s prerecorded speech.
Viewers on MSNBC, however, were unable to hear the speech after Rachel Maddow used the time to take a “quick” commercial break for two minutes, the entirety of Klacik’s speech.
Managing editor of NewsBusters, Curtis Houck wondered, “Is MSNBC — dare I say it — racist? Rachel Maddow pulls the plug on covering the #GOPConvention at 8:51 p.m., skipping over ALL of @KimKBaltimore‘s speech.”
#BREAKING: Is MSNBC — dare I say it — racist? Rachel Maddow pulls the plug on covering the #GOPConvention at 8:51 p.m., skipping over ALL of @KimKBaltimore's speech. pic.twitter.com/OaIBdK22MY — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 25, 2020
Co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots Jenny Beth Martin said “Wow. MSNBC silenced a black Republican congressional candidate and chose to instead play an insurance commercial overlay as soon as she began speaking. Looks like they are very scared of @kimKBaltimore!”
Wow. MSNBC silenced a black Republican congressional candidate and chose to instead play an insurance commercial overlay as soon as she began speaking.
Looks like they are very scared of @kimKBaltimore!#RNCConvention2020 #RNC2020pic.twitter.com/CCMeewscey — Jenny Beth Martin (@jennybethm) August 25, 2020
Here is the full speech:
From the Baltimore Sun:
Klacik filmed her remarks in West Baltimore, the scene of her video last week, as well as the location for videos last summer showing trash in the area that also caught the president’s attention.
Her convention remarks were shown just before 9 p.m. and ran two minutes.
Klacik, who is Black, said earlier Monday in an interview that she was aiming to spread a message that Republicans should not “write off” running in historically Democratic areas.
“I want Baltimore to be an example to Republicans around the country that we can compete in our inner cities if we reach out to the citizens and deliver real results,” she said during her remarks.
She compared herself to Democrat Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to serve in Congress and the first to seek the presidential nomination in 1972, while invoking Chisholm’s slogan.
“My name is Kim Klacik, and I’m running for Congress in Maryland’s 7th District, and like Shirley Chisholm, I’m ‘unbought and unbossed.‘”
Chisholm, of Brooklyn, New York, was a trailblazer who didn’t wait for the political establishment to sign off on her ambitions. When U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California last week accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination, becoming the first Black woman to do so, she, too, invoked Chisholm’s legacy. Harris cited her among Black women politicians and leaders who were inspirations.
Klacik also used her time to praise the president for “bringing the American spirit to life for all Americans.”
The Trump campaign described her as “a Black Republican running to represent Baltimore in Congress after Democrats have failed the city for 50 years.”
Still, she made her ardent support of Trump clear in her speech. Among Baltimore voters, the president lost badly to Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016.
“I’m asking you to help President Trump complete this great American comeback,” she told RNC viewers. “Then, I’m asking you to help me start this great Baltimore comeback.”


thelibertydaily--2020-08-25--Families Reportedly Trapped in Building Set on Fire By Black Lives Matter Marxist Rioters in Kenosha

Families Reportedly Trapped in Building Set on Fire By Black Lives Matter Marxist Rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin

People on the scene in Kenosha , Wisconsin , are reporting that families are currently trapped inside an apartment building that was set on fire by the violent rioters .
Kenosha has been under siege by leftist rioters for two days in response to an officer involved shooting of a man with a history that includes previous violence against an officer during an arrest , a sex crime , domestic abuse , and more .
During a livestream of some of the fires burning around the city , a woman is heard explaining that there are families trapped inside an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ There ’ s families still trapped inside those apartments y ’ all , ” the woman says .
“ They can ’ t get out.
” TRENDING : Democrat Leader Talcum X Calls for More Violence and Complete Dismantling of US Police after Last Night 's Kenosha Riots The rioters also set a bank on fire on Monday evening and were planning to rob it .
It is currently unclear how many people were stuck inside the fire or have made it out of the building .
This is an ongoing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ providing continuous updates .

People on the scene in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are reporting that families are currently trapped inside an apartment building that was set on fire by the violent rioters.
Kenosha has been under siege by leftist rioters for two days in response to an officer involved shooting of a man with a history that includes previous violence against an officer during an arrest, a sex crime, domestic abuse, and more.
During a livestream of some of the fires burning around the city, a woman is heard explaining that there are families trapped inside an apartment building that was engulfed in flames.
“There’s families still trapped inside those apartments y’all,” the woman says. “They can’t get out.”
Families are trapped in burning buildings in Kenosha https://t.co/SUbW5iz9om — special agent viti (@selfdeclaredref) August 25, 2020
Biden supporters have now set fire to an apartment building in Kenosha with families inside. Businesses also set on fire. pic.twitter.com/NR97JOfWJR — Lauren 🇺🇸 (@MAGA_GRL_4Life) August 25, 2020
The rioters also set a bank on fire on Monday evening and were planning to rob it.
It is currently unclear how many people were stuck inside the fire or have made it out of the building.
This is an ongoing riot and the Gateway Pundit will be providing continuous updates.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--Health and Social Services Union Bosses Overcharge Members by 600 Percent

AFSCME 2620 , the union that claims to represent around 5,000 health and social services professionals throughout the state of California , has an important job .
Given the COVID-19 outbreak and the accompanying increase in depression , anxiety and suicidal thoughts brought on by government-mandated lockdowns , AFSCME 2620 is in the position of providing essential service to people providing essential services to all of us .
As unions go , AFSCME 2620 is on the small side , bringing in around $ 4.4 million in membership dues during 2017 — the last year an IRS form 990 is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members pay $ 880 each year in membership dues .
However , you might be surprised to discover that , according to the IRS Form 990 filed that same year by AFSCME 2620 , the organization spent just $ 17,942 on direct membership representation costs .
( Part 9 , line 24 , subsection D ) .
During the same time period , AFSCME 2620 sent more than $ 72,000 to the AFSCME Local 2620 PAC for political purposes .
On average , AFSCME 2620 spent 4.6 times more on politics than its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t stop there .
AFSCME 2620 spent more than $ 1 million on travel expenses and sent more than $ 2.4 million in payments to affiliate unions .
In other words , more than 54 percent of the union ’ s budget is sent away to another union that will never set foot in its dues-payers ’ workplace or represent their interests .
According to AFSCME 2620 ’ s own records , the union spent just .004 percent of its total budget actually representing dues-payers .
Instead of paying $ 880 during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paid just $ 3.52 and apparently received the same level of representation .
Giving AFSCME 2620 the benefit of the doubt , let ’ s assume it ’ s occasionally necessary to spend more than $ 225,000 on union staffer salaries and benefits , as AFSCME 2620 did in 2017 .
Let ’ s also assume the $ 486,000 spent reimbursing the state for union leave time during the same period is also necessary to achieving quality representation .
Adding these together with the direct representation costs , we come up with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their 5,000 members , each member could have paid only $ 145.79 for an entire year of representation .
It might sound like a pipe dream but , believe it or not , there are local-only associations that do not affiliate with these massive national unions and charge even less than this for the same level of representation AFSCME gives its members .
AFSCME 2620 dues-payers may not mind paying the nearly 600 percent markup for representation , but it ’ s far more likely they simply don ’ t know .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep it that way .

AFSCME 2620, the union that claims to represent around 5,000 health and social services professionals throughout the state of California, has an important job.
Given the COVID-19 outbreak and the accompanying increase in depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts brought on by government-mandated lockdowns, AFSCME 2620 is in the position of providing essential service to people providing essential services to all of us.
As unions go, AFSCME 2620 is on the small side, bringing in around $4.4 million in membership dues during 2017 — the last year an IRS form 990 is publicly available.
On average, its members pay $880 each year in membership dues.
However, you might be surprised to discover that, according to the IRS Form 990 filed that same year by AFSCME 2620, the organization spent just $17,942 on direct membership representation costs. (Part 9, line 24, subsection D).
During the same time period, AFSCME 2620 sent more than $72,000 to the AFSCME Local 2620 PAC for political purposes.
On average, AFSCME 2620 spent 4.6 times more on politics than its own members in 2017.
It doesn’t stop there. AFSCME 2620 spent more than $1 million on travel expenses and sent more than $2.4 million in payments to affiliate unions. In other words, more than 54 percent of the union’s budget is sent away to another union that will never set foot in its dues-payers’ workplace or represent their interests.
According to AFSCME 2620’s own records, the union spent just .004 percent of its total budget actually representing dues-payers.
Instead of paying $880 during 2017, AFSCME 2620 members could have paid just $3.52 and apparently received the same level of representation.
Giving AFSCME 2620 the benefit of the doubt, let’s assume it’s occasionally necessary to spend more than $225,000 on union staffer salaries and benefits, as AFSCME 2620 did in 2017. Let’s also assume the $486,000 spent reimbursing the state for union leave time during the same period is also necessary to achieving quality representation.
Adding these together with the direct representation costs, we come up with a figure of $728,942.
Split among their 5,000 members, each member could have paid only $145.79 for an entire year of representation.
It might sound like a pipe dream but, believe it or not, there are local-only associations that do not affiliate with these massive national unions and charge even less than this for the same level of representation AFSCME gives its members.
AFSCME 2620 dues-payers may not mind paying the nearly 600 percent markup for representation, but it’s far more likely they simply don’t know.
And the union is working day and night to keep it that way.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--Unhinged BLM TikToker Threatens to ‘Go On a Rampage,’ Because Criminal Rioters Were Shot in Kenosha

Kenosha , Wisconsin police announced that they arrested nine people for disorderly conduct traveling in out-of-state vehicles Wednesday ...

Last Updated on August 27, 2020
Video footage of a Black Lives Matter activist on TikTok who thrashed about in the passenger seat of a vehicle, said she felt like she was about to go on “a f**king rampage,” and shed tears for rioters who were shot while attacking a 17-year-old boy in Kenosha, went viral this week on social media.
In the video, TikTok user @actingshy yells, “I feel like I’m about to go on a f**king rampage.”
The young woman then thrashes around in her seat, striking out with her fists and rocking back and forth.
“Civilians! Civilians! Are out there with AR-15s shootin’ and killin’ protesters. And you motherf**kers wanna get on TikTok and talk about, ‘What if he did this? What if he did this?’ Talkin’ about Democrats want f**kin’ war. But y’all out there walkin’ around with f**kin’ AR-15s,” she continues, as saliva begins to pelt the camera.
READ MORE: VIDEO: Rioter Repeatedly Says ‘Shoot Me N**ga,’ Gets Shot in the Head Moments Later
“And the police are passin’ out waters? F**k it! Stop it! F**k you, f**k your hate, f**k America, I don’t give a f**k no more. Y’all want war? Let’s do this s**t!” the activist declares. “F**k y’all. No one gives a damn about y’all f**kin’ feelings.”
She then wipes away tears as the video ends. The footage found its way onto Twitter Wednesday evening.
“This is how people behave before they have the whole story. Or when they want attention? #KyleRittenhouse,” a conservative activist captioned the clip.
This is how people behave before they have the whole story. Or when they want attention? #KyleRittenhouse pic.twitter.com/gcV7vl00Fs — The Constitutionalist (@DoniTheDon_) August 26, 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, is accused of first-degree homicide in the Kenosha shooting. Video footage shows Rittenhouse being attacked by multiple individuals – later identified as felons with lengthy criminal records – and engaging them with his DPMS AR-pattern rifle.
READ MORE: VIDEO: New Footage Shows Kyle Rittenhouse Acting in Self Defense in Kenosha Parking Lot Shooting
The New York Times has confirmed that video evidence shows a party other than Rittenhouse firing the first shot of the engagement.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--WATCH: Grand Finale of the Republican National Convention Featuring President Trump’s Keynote Speech

Tonight is the fourth and final night of the RNC and President Trump will be the main attraction as he @ @ @ @ @ begins at 8:30PM and you can watch below : SPEAKERS FOR NIGHT TWO : HUD @ @ @ @ @ Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , Sen. Tom Cotton , House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , @ @ @ @ @ Ivanka Trump , Ja ’ Ron Smith , Ann Dorn , Debbie Flood , Rudy @ @ @ @ @ Alice Johnson , Wade Mayfield , Carl and Marsha Mueller and Dana White

Tonight is the fourth and final night of the RNC and President Trump will be the main attraction as he accepts the nomination. It begins at 8:30PM and you can watch below:
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Tom Cotton, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, Ivanka Trump, Ja’Ron Smith, Ann Dorn, Debbie Flood, Rudy Giuliani, Franklin Graham, Alice Johnson, Wade Mayfield, Carl and Marsha Mueller and Dana White
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Stray Chihuahua ran from rescuers for months — until this guy threw her a ball 💛⚾ pic.twitter.com/A1A1bA4inc — The Dodo (@dodo) August 28, 2020
This guy rescued a bird and released her — then the real drama started! 😳🐦 pic.twitter.com/izQi9SQltJ — The Dodo (@dodo) August 27, 2020


thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--Kyle Rittenhouse Did Nothing Wrong [VIDEO]

New video analysis of the incident in Kenosha during which two people were shot dead proves that Kyle Rittenhouse did not shoot first and acted in self-defense .
Rittenhouse shot three rioters during the confrontation , killing two , one of whom was a convicted pedophile and on the Wisconsin sex offenders registry .
Video footage and images from the incident show how Rittenhouse was being pursued and physically attacked before firing any shots .
One of the individuals he shot was carrying a handgun , while another tried to hit him over the head with a skateboard and another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he lay on the ground .
Now new analysis of footage that preceded Rittenhouse discharging his AR-15 by New York Times Visual Investigations journalist Christiaan Triebert shows that the 17-year-old did not shoot first .
“ At 23:19 , Rittenhouse is seen in this YouTube livestream .
He ’ s being chased into a parking lot .
While he is being pursued , an unknown gunman fires the first shot into the air , ” tweeted Triebert .
The muzzle flash of the first shot can also be seen in the video from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charged with 1st degree murder , presumably to satiate the Black Lives Matter mob , but all the evidence clearly shows he acted in self-defense .
One wonders if the media will acknowledge that there were at least two gunmen involved in the confrontation and that the one pursuing Rittenhouse fired his weapon first .
Don ’ t hold your breath .
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It is being reported that the French government has restricted access to the internet in certain areas as the country continues to descend into riotous chaos.
The reports note that The French Minister of the Interior under President Macron announced on Sunday that in an effort to prevent rioters from organising on social media, internet access would be cut off in hot spot neighbourhoods in the evening.
Translation:
Internet access restrictions in France pic.twitter.com/L0an4fn4AL — MoCrown👸 (@msmocrown) July 3, 2023
However, some are claiming that the reports, and the announcement are fake, with the Ministry of the Interior itself saying that no decision has been taken in this regard.
#UrbanViolence | Beware of #FakeNews
📃 A “press release” from the French national police force @PoliceNationale has claimed that temporary restrictions have been imposed on Internet access in certain neighbourhoods.
❌ This document is FALSE: no such decision has been taken. pic.twitter.com/IyvFK3bN1z — France Diplomacy🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@francediplo_EN) July 3, 2023
Macron has shut down the Internet in France👀👀 pic.twitter.com/WWGw4NTREw — nikola 3 (@ronin19217435) July 2, 2023
#ViolencesUrbaines | Attention aux #FakeNews
📃Un communiqué de presse de la @PoliceNationale annoncerait des restrictions temporaires à l’accès internet dans certains quartiers.
❌Ce document est un FAUX : aucune décision n’a été prise en ce sens. pic.twitter.com/LQYPKxp0KO — Ministère de l'Intérieur et des Outre-mer (@Interieur_Gouv) July 2, 2023
Some are still reporting that access to Twitter and social media is patchy:
Twitter outage in France according to downdetector!
In past events France has been very critical towards, China, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran and others for internet-accessibility limitations during (orchestrated) uprisings, yet now they are doing the exact same thing! pic.twitter.com/3Y1WVr6QRX — Mats Nilsson (@mazzenilsson) July 2, 2023
My GF cannot access Twitter from France, but can use other general websites. I’m not sure how big the block list is. — JJMC (@joaojmc_) July 3, 2023
Is France really throttling social media?
** I still have the same problems **
** Italy **
Twitter has been experiencing a major outage internationally since the beginning of the afternoon, unrelated to the situation in France. NetBlocks confirms that the incident is not related to a nationwide internet restriction. pic.twitter.com/v276s4UZLe — Timothy Robert (@timingnl) July 1, 2023
No, this morning. I was sending her tweets and she could not access the website itself. The rate limit was something else. — JJMC (@joaojmc_) July 3, 2023
This development comes after Macron blamed video games for the rioting which has been ongoing now for more than 5 days in multiple cities.
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--Sleepy Joe Trips Up Again on CNN! Confuses Jacob Blake and Kyle Rittenhouse

To no surprise , Presidential Candidate Joe Biden goofs up live on CNN , and of course , a Twitter @ @ @ @ @ Kelb Hull captures the moment live .
Jacob Blake was a black man who was @ @ @ @ @ Wisconson police responded to a domestic incident .
Which led to Blake attempting to draw @ @ @ @ @ grabbed from his car , on the officers in pursuit who shot Blake seven times @ @ @ @ @ down .
Immediately an investigation was filed , and quickly the investigators found out that @ @ @ @ @ to Blake ’ s residence with a warrant to arrest him on sexual assault and @ @ @ @ @ Biden spaces out as he normally does when anchor poses a question about Blake .
@ @ @ @ @ deep slumber comments about Kyle Rittenhouse and his ties to a militia .

To no surprise, Presidential Candidate Joe Biden goofs up live on CNN, and of course, a Twitter user by the name of Kelb Hull captures the moment live.
Joe Biden just confused Jacob Blake with 17 year old Kyle Rittenhouse… pic.twitter.com/QAnp6pO75K — Caleb Hull (I'm With the CCP Don't Ban Me) (@CalebJHull) August 27, 2020
Jacob Blake was a black man who was shot this past Tuesday after Wisconson police responded to a domestic incident. Which led to Blake attempting to draw a knife, that he grabbed from his car, on the officers in pursuit who shot Blake seven times paralyzing him from the waist down. Immediately an investigation was filed, and quickly the investigators found out that the police were initially dispatched to Blake’s residence with a warrant to arrest him on sexual assault and domestic abuse charges.
Joe Biden spaces out as he normally does when anchor poses a question about Blake. Biden wakes up from his deep slumber comments about Kyle Rittenhouse and his ties to a militia.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--4 Stabbed, Including a Teenage Girl, With 2 Fighting for Their Lives in 24 Hours of Violence in Sadi

4 Stabbed, Including a Teenage Girl, With 2 Fighting for Their Lives in 24 Hours of Violence in Sadiq Khan’s London

It 's been an intense few days for London 's emergency services , with a number of violent incidents taking place across the city .
On Wednesday , August 26 alone two men , a teenage boy and a teenage girl were all stabbed in different attacks in South and West London in just 24 hours of bloodshed in London .
And two of the victims were left in life-threatening conditions .
One witness who contacted MyLondon questioned whether a `` machete attack '' had taken place during a disturbing incident in New Addington , Croydon while the victim in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two men have been arrested in connection with one of the stabbings .
Below are all the violent incidents MyLondon reported on in the past 24 hours .
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Man rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the head in Hayes A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the head in Hayes .
The attack happened on Kenmore Crescent in the early hours of Wednesday ( August 26 ) .
Police were called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assault and found the victim with a stab wound to his head .
He was taken to hospital but thankfully his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening .
Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service were in attendance .
A Section 60 and 60AA were put in place from 2.40am until 5.40pm on Wednesday - the first giving police stop and search powers without the 'reasonable suspicion ' usually required , and the latter allowing police to force people to remove any face covering or disguise .
A crime scene was in place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( August 26 ) after a teenage girl was stabbed .
Police were called to Broadway in Bexleyheath following the attack .
The girl , aged 17 , was stabbed at 8.50pm .
Metropolitan Police confirmed her injuries are not life-threatening .
Two males were arrested and remain in custody , but their ages have not yet been shared .
A man is fighting for his life after 'machete attack ' in Croydon A 20-year-old man was left fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed in New Addington .
Croydon Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parade at 2.56pm on Wednesday ( August 26 ) .
The victim was taken to hospital in an air ambulance , and police later confirmed he suffered life-threatening injuries .
No arrests have been made at this stage .
Armed officers responded following reports that shots had been fired , but there is currently no evidence of firearms having been used .
One witness who contacted MyLondon questioned whether a `` machete attack '' had taken place .
Teenager fighting for life after stabbing at Pinner playing fields A teenager was stabbed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evening ( August 26 ) .
Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to Montesole Playing Fields in Pinner just after 6pm .
The victim was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital by air ambulance .
Police described his condition as `` life-threatening '' and have launched an investigation .
On Twitter , Met Police Harrow said : `` Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 6.07pm to Montesole Playing Fields after teenage male found suffering stab injuries .
`` The victim was taken to hospital by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His condition is life-threatening . ''
Several police cars and an ambulance were reported to be at the scene , which was cordoned off for forensic examinations .
Witnesses or anyone with information to any of the stabbings is urged to call the Met Police on 101 .
Alternatively to remain 100 per cent anonymous , call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 .
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It's been an intense few days for London's emergency services, with a number of violent incidents taking place across the city.
On Wednesday, August 26 alone two men, a teenage boy and a teenage girl were all stabbed in different attacks in South and West London in just 24 hours of bloodshed in London.
And two of the victims were left in life-threatening conditions.
One witness who contacted MyLondon questioned whether a "machete attack" had taken place during a disturbing incident in New Addington, Croydon while the victim in Hayes was stabbed in the head.
Two men have been arrested in connection with one of the stabbings.
Below are all the violent incidents MyLondon reported on in the past 24 hours.
For more news and features about London directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here.
Man rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the head in Hayes
A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in the head in Hayes.
The attack happened on Kenmore Crescent in the early hours of Wednesday (August 26).
Police were called shortly after 1am to reports of an assault and found the victim with a stab wound to his head.
He was taken to hospital but thankfully his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service were in attendance.
A Section 60 and 60AA were put in place from 2.40am until 5.40pm on Wednesday - the first giving police stop and search powers without the 'reasonable suspicion' usually required, and the latter allowing police to force people to remove any face covering or disguise.
The investigations continue.
Males arrested after teenage girl stabbed in Bexleyheath
A crime scene was in place in South East London on Wednesday night (August 26) after a teenage girl was stabbed.
Police were called to Broadway in Bexleyheath following the attack.
The girl, aged 17, was stabbed at 8.50pm.
Metropolitan Police confirmed her injuries are not life-threatening.
Two males were arrested and remain in custody, but their ages have not yet been shared.
A man is fighting for his life after 'machete attack' in Croydon
A 20-year-old man was left fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed in New Addington.
Croydon Police were called to the scene at Central Parade at 2.56pm on Wednesday (August 26).
The victim was taken to hospital in an air ambulance, and police later confirmed he suffered life-threatening injuries.
No arrests have been made at this stage.
Armed officers responded following reports that shots had been fired, but there is currently no evidence of firearms having been used.
One witness who contacted MyLondon questioned whether a "machete attack" had taken place.
Enquiries are ongoing.
Teenager fighting for life after stabbing at Pinner playing fields
A teenager was stabbed on a West London playing field on Wednesday evening (August 26).
Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to Montesole Playing Fields in Pinner just after 6pm.
The victim was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital by air ambulance.
Police described his condition as "life-threatening" and have launched an investigation.
On Twitter, Met Police Harrow said: "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 6.07pm to Montesole Playing Fields after teenage male found suffering stab injuries.
"The victim was taken to hospital by air ambulance after treatment at scene. His condition is life-threatening."
Several police cars and an ambulance were reported to be at the scene, which was cordoned off for forensic examinations.
Police added: "Enquiries into circumstances continue. Crime scene remains in place."
Witnesses or anyone with information to any of the stabbings is urged to call the Met Police on 101. Alternatively to remain 100 per cent anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Got a story? Get in touch on april.curtin@reachplc.com


thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--President Trump Takes Off the Gloves: ‘How Can the Democrat Party Ask to Lead Our Country When It Sp

President Trump Takes Off the Gloves: ‘How Can the Democrat Party Ask to Lead Our Country When It Spends So Much Time Tearing Down Our Country?’

Sorry , I have to say it : After a mostly brilliant ...

And on Day 4, there was no more Mr. Nice Guy!
Republicans spent the better part of three nights in their convention presenting softer and gentler sides of President Trump, but the president gets the final words and he came out Thursday in a fighting mood.
His acceptance speech detailed his successes and offered promises aplenty for a second term, but the emphasis and energy were committed to a scorched-earth attack on Joe Biden and the Democrats. Trump threw so many punches at his opponent that, had it been a real heavyweight boxing match, the referee would have stopped it in the middle rounds out of mercy.
Some samples: “This election will decide whether we save the American Dream, or whether we allow a socialist agenda to demolish our cherished destiny.”
Then later: “How can the Democrat Party ask to lead our country when it spends so much time tearing down our country?”
After saying Biden had buckled to the demands of the socialists in his party, Trump asked: “If he can’t stand up to them, how is he going to stand up for you.”
Many of the lines echoed Ronald Reagan, and the two men share key traits, perhaps the most important being a willingness to take on Washington from the inside without ever losing their outsider’s perspective. If there was any doubt, Thursday night settled the question of whether four years in the White House have warmed Trump’s heart to the Beltway.
No, no, a thousand times no.
Instead, he detailed numerous examples of where he believed he was fighting the entire establishment to get things done for the American people, including standing up against China’s theft of jobs and intellectual property and stopping illegal immigration. In his mind, he is often a lonely warrior.
While Reagan’s folksy charm belied a core of steely conviction, Trump generally prefers to dispense with the niceties and get down to business.
And make no mistake: Thursday’s speech was all business. He came not to debate Joe Biden, but to bury him.
On the merits, it was an effective argument on every front, from the economy to foreign policy to law and order. The routine was for Trump to cite his own first-term accomplishments as more than Biden had done in his 47 years in Washington.
The only question was whether the pounding was too brutal for those swing voters in the swing states the president is courting.
Some are disaffected Trump supporters and some are undecideds, often because, polls show, they don’t approve of the president’s bull-in-a-china-shop conduct.
The issue is so important that Ivanka Trump, in introducing her father, casually noted that his communications “are not to everyone’s tastes,” and added that his tweets can feel “unfiltered.” Of course, the acknowledgment was aimed at giving people permission to support the president despite their misgivings.
Moreover, the campaign long ago learned that Trump will be Trump and made its bet that the public will put results over any qualms about style, taste and personality.
And while the speech on the White House lawn had a rally feel about it, the attacks on Biden were substantive and policy-based.
While Democrats want the election to be about the president’s handling of the virus, another key issue has emerged that could prove more decisive. The riots, looting and crime surges in the nation’s cities have become a political flashpoint.
One reason is that nearly all the cities are run by Democratic mayors. Another is that Biden and the party didn’t say a single word about the destruction at their convention, instead embracing Black Lives Matter and treating the protesters as new-age heroes.
Trump and the GOP have been jumping on the error ever since, and it became a major focus of the convention. The president cited it numerous times last night as another disqualifying action, or inaction, by his opponent.
Already, the polls have started to reflect public unease with the chaos, and while Dems had hoped they could use it as a reason to turn the tide against the president, they seem to realize they made a serious miscalculation.
Biden has spoken out twice in recent days about the violence, a clear sign that he sees the danger. Still, his words have been more pleading than the president’s, who is eager to send in federal troops if local governments and police can’t gain control of the streets.
The spreading violence is scaring Americans everywhere, with the situation in Kenosha, Wis., perhaps more frightening than what’s been happening in Portland, Seattle and elsewhere.
Kenosha is a city of only 100,000 people, and the violence there is all the more shocking than what is happening in much larger cities. In effect, Kenosha is something of an Everytown, and the riots, arson and murder could cause more people to identify with it and wonder if their town is next.
The issue is undercutting a key feature of the Dems’ plan. They used their convention to portray Biden as empathic, someone who feels the pains of others because he has suffered enormous personal tragedies.
But Trump is trying to recast that quality as a weakness, saying that Biden is not tough enough to combat the current wave of lawlessness.
In effect, the Trump team is asking: Who would you rather have on your side in a street fight — a tough puncher like Trump, or a guy like a Biden who feels the opponent’s pain?
Before the conventions, Biden had a significant lead in most polls.
It’s likely the race has tightened, but this is a heavyweight match with many more rounds to go.


thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--Glenn Beck Exposes How the Black Lives Matter Communist Front Group has Hijacked Our Schools

The Left is turning our schools into brainwashing centers for radical Marxists

Leaked documents reveal exactly how the Left is turning our children's schools into massive brainwashing centers for radical Marxists.
With many classes now going virtual, Glenn Beck highlights how teacher-activists have become concerned that parents will learn the truth about their disturbing lesson plans and arms parents with the tools to fight back.
Plus, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks to parents who are frustrated with public schools and unions that care more about pushing progressive agendas than educating America's children.
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--President Trump Offers a Choice Between Loving and Destroying America

The “ People ’ s President ” gives Americans back their country .
Will they take it ?
When President Trump walked down the staircase to the strains of Lee Greenwood 's God Bless the USA , followed by chants of , `` USA , USA '' , it was not only a callback to his famous escalator moment , no longer at Trump Tower , but at the White House , but a contrast between the parties .
`` How can the Democratic party lead our country when they spend so much time tearing down our country ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had the feel of some long zoom session in a liberal suburb where everyone works from home and tries to keep up with the latest politically correct trends , the RNC was unapologetically physical and patriotic , its speakers embraced the great landmarks and trademarks of the nation , demonstrating that you can be diverse without destroying America .
The final night of the RNC wasn ’ t just a powerful antidote to the DNC , or even to the mainstream media alone , but to the hypocritical totalitarianism and the corporate buzzwords @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the winter gave way to the spring , and to fear and violence .
President Trump and the array of speakers for the fourth night did not deny that we are a nation in crisis , instead they lit a torch to light the nation ’ s way out of the tyranny of terror and lies .
Introducing her father , Ivanka Trump had called him , the “ people ’ s president ” , and in his opening remarks , President Trump referred to the White House as the “ people ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentences , he called out and dismissed the entire Democrat platform and its root leftist ideology .
“ Our opponents say that redemption for you can only come from giving power to them , ” he told the nation .
“ But in this country , we don ’ t look to career politicians for salvation .
In America , we don ’ t turn to government to restore our souls – we put our faith in Almighty God.
” On the South Lawn , the gathered patriots sat hearing sirens in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nation under siege .
Not far from the White House , the flag-burners and racists , the guillotine choppers and molotov cocktail hurlers , had gathered to call for an end to America .
And the media and its pet experts had put the nation into a state of endless terror , dividing families , destroying jobs and businesses wholesale , and terrorizing countless millions .
Before Trump , they and the nation had heard from grieving mothers , fathers , and wives , from cops and war heroes , from leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faced .
And , even in the face of tragedy and terror , they had persevered , they had not given up fighting and living .
The most powerful speeches of the final night came from ordinary people telling their stories , not just because they were deeply heartfelt , but because these are the stories that could not be told .
These were the stories that the media would not air and that most people had never heard .
The description of the White House as the “ people ’ s house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the State of the Union addresses , the president had made his platform into the people ’ s platform .
“ They shot David in cold blood and then livestreamed his execution , '' Ann Dorn told millions who knew George Floyd ’ s name and Jacob Blake ’ s name , but had never heard Captain David Dorn ’ s name .
“ I relive that horror in my mind every single day .
My hope is that having you relive it with me now will help shake this country from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Even as Americans were watching scenes of the Democrat apocalypse from Kenosha , ordinary people , police officers , and leaders warned that the radical violence was coming to your town .
`` The Democrats have walked away from us .
They have walked away from police officers .
And they 've walked away from the innocent people we protect , ” the PBA ’ s Pat Lynch warned , speaking on behalf of 50,000 NYPD officers .
“ You wo n't be safe in Joe Biden 's America.
” “ A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will bring this lawlessness to your town , to your city , to your suburb , ” former Mayor Rudy Giuliani warned .
“ Mr .
President , make our nation safe again.
” Senator Tom Cotton laid out a case for President Trump ’ s military leadership , taking on China , while denouncing Biden ’ s role in allowing the Chinese fentanyl drug trade to flourish .
“ We need a president who stands up for America , not one who takes a knee , ” he declared .
That duality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s acceptance speech , of the fourth night , and of the entire Republican campaign against Biden and the radicals using him as their puppet .
America can ’ t be made great , restored , repaired , and protected by a movement that hates her .
“ The party had moved from liberal to radical , ” Rep. Van Drew , a former Democrat , warned .
“ This new Democrat Party was n't just for higher taxes , now they were for open borders , against our police and against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laid out the case that Biden and the Democrats had abandoned America because they despised her and her people , that a newly radical party could only envision a relentless drumbeat of change that would utterly destroy everything we love and believe in .
“ This is the most important election in the history of our country .
At no time before have voters faced a clearer choice between two parties , two visions , two philosophies , or two agendas .
This election will decide whether we save the American Dream , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to demolish our cherished destiny , ” President Trump told a watching nation .
Elsewhere in Washington D.C. , and in embattled Democrat cities across the nation , a physical war was raging , a battle of bricks and tear gas , guns and lasers , shields and firebombs , but there in the illusory placidity of the South Lawn , President Trump had laid out the stakes .
The battle that so many were watching on television was coming for all of us .
The destruction in Kenosha was real , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was America .
And it could be destroyed with fire and steel .
But it could also be hamstrung , torn down , and broken with pieces of paper , with propaganda , and with the terror that had broken so many spirits .
`` Many Americans , including me , have sadly lost friends and cherished loved ones to this horrible disease .
As one nation , we mourn , we grieve , and we hold in our hearts forever the memories of all of those lives so that have been so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , paying tribute to those who had died in the pandemic , as he had done for the Americans facing the wrath of the storm , and to those who had suffered from the Black Lives Matter riots .
Where the Republicans differed so fundamentally from Democrats lay in their answer .
As Ben Carson had asked earlier in the evening , “ Do we believe in the power and wisdom of the people to self-govern ?
” It was the same question raised by two other presidents whom President Trump had invoked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Teddy Roosevelt .
Can Americans solve their problems , heal racial conflicts , reform government , and stay safe , or do they need to be scolded , lectured , and locked up by a government that knows better ?
A government empowered by the people can take the lead , as President Trump had done , in locating supplies , dispatching hospital ships , and providing guidance , but it isn ’ t the answer .
And those who believe that government is the answer to everything don ’ t believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the convention in a blaze of fireworks , of upturned faces watching the sky , and seeing hope and optimism instead of burning buildings defined the Republican vision .
In the same way that the charred rubble in Kenosha , the bleeding bodies and bullets had defined the Democrat vision of a nation eternally divided by radicals who thrive on division .
President Trump called for “ a new spirit of unity that can only be realized through love for our country.
” The Democrats promise unity through submission to their ideology .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ diversity of radicals who hate America differently , but for the same basic reasons .
Not only the Republican , but the American message , was embodied by President Trump ’ s conviction that , “ what united generations past was an unshakable confidence in America ’ s destiny , and an unbreakable faith in the American People.
” Without that belief , all else fails .
Or as Lee Greenwood put it much more simply , “ Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they ca n't take that away.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater by becoming less American , by feeling shame and guilt , by nurturing rage , fear , and doubt , and by abandoning our dreams .
Republicans believe that America progresses by becoming not less , but more American .
What strengthens America isn ’ t fear , rage , or guilt , but our aspirations , our struggles , and our dreams .
As the fireworks rose in the air , so did hope and pride in a nation trembling on the edge .
Out of the fire and fury of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Democrat damnation or the promise of a new Republican rebirth .
Daniel Greenfield , a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center , is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism .

When President Trump walked down the staircase to the strains of Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the USA, followed by chants of, “USA, USA”, it was not only a callback to his famous escalator moment, no longer at Trump Tower, but at the White House, but a contrast between the parties.
“How can the Democratic party lead our country when they spend so much time tearing down our country?” President Trump asked.
Where the DNC had the feel of some long zoom session in a liberal suburb where everyone works from home and tries to keep up with the latest politically correct trends, the RNC was unapologetically physical and patriotic, its speakers embraced the great landmarks and trademarks of the nation, demonstrating that you can be diverse without destroying America.
The final night of the RNC wasn’t just a powerful antidote to the DNC, or even to the mainstream media alone, but to the hypocritical totalitarianism and the corporate buzzwords that we have been drowning in since the winter gave way to the spring, and to fear and violence.
President Trump and the array of speakers for the fourth night did not deny that we are a nation in crisis, instead they lit a torch to light the nation’s way out of the tyranny of terror and lies.
Introducing her father, Ivanka Trump had called him, the “people’s president”, and in his opening remarks, President Trump referred to the White House as the “people’s house”. In two brief sentences, he called out and dismissed the entire Democrat platform and its root leftist ideology.
“Our opponents say that redemption for you can only come from giving power to them,” he told the nation. “But in this country, we don’t look to career politicians for salvation. In America, we don’t turn to government to restore our souls – we put our faith in Almighty God.”
On the South Lawn, the gathered patriots sat hearing sirens in the background, the now commonplace noise of a nation under siege. Not far from the White House, the flag-burners and racists, the guillotine choppers and molotov cocktail hurlers, had gathered to call for an end to America. And the media and its pet experts had put the nation into a state of endless terror, dividing families, destroying jobs and businesses wholesale, and terrorizing countless millions.
Before Trump, they and the nation had heard from grieving mothers, fathers, and wives, from cops and war heroes, from leaders and workers about the struggles they had faced. And, even in the face of tragedy and terror, they had persevered, they had not given up fighting and living.
The most powerful speeches of the final night came from ordinary people telling their stories, not just because they were deeply heartfelt, but because these are the stories that could not be told. These were the stories that the media would not air and that most people had never heard.
The description of the White House as the “people’s house” was more than rhetoric. Like the State of the Union addresses, the president had made his platform into the people’s platform.
“They shot David in cold blood and then livestreamed his execution,” Ann Dorn told millions who knew George Floyd’s name and Jacob Blake’s name, but had never heard Captain David Dorn’s name. “I relive that horror in my mind every single day. My hope is that having you relive it with me now will help shake this country from the nightmare we are witnessing in our cities.”
Even as Americans were watching scenes of the Democrat apocalypse from Kenosha, ordinary people, police officers, and leaders warned that the radical violence was coming to your town.
“The Democrats have walked away from us. They have walked away from police officers. And they’ve walked away from the innocent people we protect,” the PBA’s Pat Lynch warned, speaking on behalf of 50,000 NYPD officers. “You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.”
“A vote for Biden brings the risk you will bring this lawlessness to your town, to your city, to your suburb,” former Mayor Rudy Giuliani warned. “Mr. President, make our nation safe again.”
Senator Tom Cotton laid out a case for President Trump’s military leadership, taking on China, while denouncing Biden’s role in allowing the Chinese fentanyl drug trade to flourish.
“We need a president who stands up for America, not one who takes a knee,” he declared.
That duality lay at the heart of President Trump’s acceptance speech, of the fourth night, and of the entire Republican campaign against Biden and the radicals using him as their puppet.
America can’t be made great, restored, repaired, and protected by a movement that hates her.
“The party had moved from liberal to radical,” Rep. Van Drew, a former Democrat, warned. “This new Democrat Party wasn’t just for higher taxes, now they were for open borders, against our police and against our God-given rights.”
Speaker after speaker laid out the case that Biden and the Democrats had abandoned America because they despised her and her people, that a newly radical party could only envision a relentless drumbeat of change that would utterly destroy everything we love and believe in.
“This is the most important election in the history of our country. At no time before have voters faced a clearer choice between two parties, two visions, two philosophies, or two agendas. This election will decide whether we save the American Dream, or whether we allow a socialist agenda to demolish our cherished destiny,” President Trump told a watching nation.
Elsewhere in Washington D.C., and in embattled Democrat cities across the nation, a physical war was raging, a battle of bricks and tear gas, guns and lasers, shields and firebombs, but there in the illusory placidity of the South Lawn, President Trump had laid out the stakes.
The battle that so many were watching on television was coming for all of us.
The destruction in Kenosha was real, but it was also a metaphor. Kenosha was America. And it could be destroyed with fire and steel. But it could also be hamstrung, torn down, and broken with pieces of paper, with propaganda, and with the terror that had broken so many spirits.
“Many Americans, including me, have sadly lost friends and cherished loved ones to this horrible disease. As one nation, we mourn, we grieve, and we hold in our hearts forever the memories of all of those lives so that have been so tragically taken,” President Trump said, paying tribute to those who had died in the pandemic, as he had done for the Americans facing the wrath of the storm, and to those who had suffered from the Black Lives Matter riots.
Where the Republicans differed so fundamentally from Democrats lay in their answer.
As Ben Carson had asked earlier in the evening, “Do we believe in the power and wisdom of the people to self-govern?” It was the same question raised by two other presidents whom President Trump had invoked in his acceptance speech: Andrew Jackson and Teddy Roosevelt.
Can Americans solve their problems, heal racial conflicts, reform government,and stay safe, or do they need to be scolded, lectured, and locked up by a government that knows better?
A government empowered by the people can take the lead, as President Trump had done, in locating supplies, dispatching hospital ships, and providing guidance, but it isn’t the answer. And those who believe that government is the answer to everything don’t believe in America.
The triumphant conclusion of the convention in a blaze of fireworks, of upturned faces watching the sky, and seeing hope and optimism instead of burning buildings defined the Republican vision. In the same way that the charred rubble in Kenosha, the bleeding bodies and bullets had defined the Democrat vision of a nation eternally divided by radicals who thrive on division.
President Trump called for “a new spirit of unity that can only be realized through love for our country.” The Democrats promise unity through submission to their ideology. Their big tent has shrunk to a diversity of radicals who hate America differently, but for the same basic reasons.
Not only the Republican, but the American message, was embodied by President Trump’s conviction that, “what united generations past was an unshakable confidence in America’s destiny, and an unbreakable faith in the American People.” Without that belief, all else fails.
Or as Lee Greenwood put it much more simply, “Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can’t take that away.”
Democrats contend that America progresses and becomes greater by becoming less American, by feeling shame and guilt, by nurturing rage, fear, and doubt, and by abandoning our dreams.
Republicans believe that America progresses by becoming not less, but more American. What strengthens America isn’t fear, rage, or guilt, but our aspirations, our struggles, and our dreams.
As the fireworks rose in the air, so did hope and pride in a nation trembling on the edge.
Out of the fire and fury of a hellish year comes the peril of a Democrat damnation or the promise of a new Republican rebirth.
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
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thelibertydaily--2020-08-28--FAKE NEWS! ABC Was NOT Happy with Trump’s ‘No Hope’ Speech of ‘Darkness,’ ‘Lowest Energy’ [It was EX

FAKE NEWS! ABC Was NOT Happy with Trump’s ‘No Hope’ Speech of ‘Darkness,’ ‘Lowest Energy’ [It was EXACTLY the Opposite!]

In reacting to President Trump ’ s 2020 RNC speech on Thursday night , ABC made sure their coverage reflected the total opposite of how they basked in and marveled at Joe Biden ’ s speech .
Instead , they decried it as a “ no hope ” speech “ filled with ” “ darkness , ” entitlement , “ harsh attacks , ” lacked energy , and dared to suggest Biden would reenact lockdowns if elected .
Chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl was most effusive of Biden ’ s speech , calling it his “ finest hour ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” But after saying Trump had “ moments of hopefulness , ” he dispensed with pleasantries to lament the “ darkness ” of Trump ’ s remarks calling out Biden ’ s fealty to China and policies that would destroy “ the American dream.
” Karl huffed that along with the fireworks display and White House speech being “ possibly illegal , ” Trump gave “ one of the longest and lowest energy speeches that I have seen the President give.
” Hilariously , chief anchor and former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos replied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said about the speech in using the term “ low energy.
” Speaking of Stephanopoulos , he was incredibly the most balanced of ABC ’ s roster .
He said Biden had “ a forceful end ” and “ a stark speech for a stark time ” and for Trump , he credited the President for “ open [ ing ] ” and “ clos [ ing ] with optimism.
” “ It was filled with harsh attacks .
Also , the President saying he kept his promises and a litany of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term , ” he added .
Senior national correspondent Terry Moran didn ’ t sound off on Biden ’ s speech last Thursday , but he was there to complain about Trump coming off as monarchical : Senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce hailed Biden ’ s speech as “ intimate ” and “ passionate , ” but when it came to Trump , she focused on the Biden camp ’ s reaction and tweets .
In part , she boasted that “ even before the President started speaking , the Biden campaign was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page out of Trump 's playbook , live tweeting throughout the speech.
” Stephanopoulos asserted “ there 's going to be a lot of fact-checking going from the speech from his opponents , from independent fact-checkers ” and went to World News Tonight anchor David Muir to defend Biden over his claim ( to Muir last week ) that he could very well enact a nationwide lockdown to thwart the coronavirus ( click “ expand ” ) : STEPHANOPOULOS : David Muir , there 's going to be a lot of fact-checking going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from independent fact-checkers .
There was one line that he took directly from your interview with Joe Biden , but basically twisted what Biden said into something he did n't say .
MUIR : Yeah , this is a blueprint , I think , from President Trump tonight .
He essentially sign posted how he 's going to go after Joe Biden and defend himself on his handling of the pandemic .
George , what you 're talking about is this particular line .
The President tonight said that “ Joe Biden wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire country .
A “ shutdown would inflict unthinkable and lasting harm on our nation 's children , families , and citizens.
” He said “ the cost of a Biden shutdown ” and he measured it in different ways .
I want to go back to my interview .
We pulled the transcript just to make sure people at home know that we 're reading exactly what was said .
You know , I asked Joe Biden if he were elected , and coronavirus combined with flu , and of course scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibility , I asked him , would he be prepared to shut down the country again .
This is what Joe Biden said .
“ I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives .
Because we can not get the country moving forward until we control the virus.
” And then he pointed out , he said , “ that 's the fundamental flaw of this administration , the Trump administration 's thinking to begin with , in order to keep the country running and moving and the economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fix the virus , you have to deal with the virus.
” That 's when I pressed and said , “ so , if the scientists say shut it down , ” he said , “ I would listen to the scientists.
” He was trying to draw a line there , between science and what he believes has been a failure on the part of the Trump administration in doing so .
But President Trump made it clear tonight he 's going to label this now the Biden shutdown going forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the President said instead of following science , when , in fact , what Biden told you — MUIR : Right , exactly .
He flipped it around .
STEPHANOPOULOS : — he would follow the science .
When it came to Biden ’ s DNC speech , Muir merely summarized key lines from his speech to serve as analysis .
ABC News Live host Linsey Davis hailed Biden last week as “ genuine ” and “ sincere , ” but didn ’ t have anything close to say about Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s claim about being the President that ’ s done the most for African-Americans .
As for ABC ’ s liberal panelists , former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel slammed Trump for “ trying to push COVID to the rearview mirror ” in what was a “ dark , ” “ no hope , ” and “ stressful ” speech that was “ out of ideas and therefore out of time.
” Yvette Simpson lamented that Trump wouldn ’ t alluded to black people killed by police , but credited him for energizing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism ” for all to see .
And again to ABC ’ s credit , they were the only network to provide reaction from conservative and Republican voices .
As they did with both conventions , Stephanopoulos called on former Governor Chris Christie ( R-NJ ) and Sara Fagen ( click “ expand ” ) : CHRISTIE : I think the contrast that he set up with Biden on the issues worked .
He tried to send a very clear picture on what America would look like under him versus what America would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have done away with some of the State of the Union stuff .
The backward looking stuff , I do n't think really did anything for him tonight , but that contrast between he and Biden , I think sets the stage for the next 67 days .
STEPHANOPOULOS : Sara Fagen , we 're seeing this spectacle there in Washington and all across the mall .
That is a massive fireworks display .
STEPHANOPOULOS : — right there , set off by President Trump and this was clearly a Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the greatest Donald Trump production ever .
And look , I think he gave this speech that conservatives love .
He gave the speech that Yvette would have liked Biden to give to progressives .
Conservatives loved this speech .
ABC went commercial free on Thursday night for the RNC coverage , but go here to read more about the MRC ’ s Conservatives Fight Back campaign .
To see the relevant ABC transcript from August 27 , click “ expand.
” GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS : Clocking in at just over 70 minutes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bet you can guess who had the first .
It was Donald Trump in 2016 , that was 76 minutes .
Just about everything else in this convention acceptance speech is different and unusual .
The setting , first of all , as we see the fireworks now by the Washington Monument .
The setting , the White House .
It is known as the people 's house .
Tonight , President Trump reveled in the fact that we , speaking of his supporters , are there , and they , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a lot of optimism , said he was brimming with confidence in the bright future we are building for America .
Closed with optimism , as well .
Saying nothing is impossible .
In between , something of a mix between a State of the Union and a rally stump speech .
So you see 2020 right there .
Donald Trump mentioned Joe Biden 41 times .
At least 41 times in his speech .
The previous record was set by George H.W .
Bush in 1992 , there were eight .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not mention Donald Trump 's name .
It was filled with harsh attacks .
Also , the President saying he kept his promises and a litany of what he wanted to do in a second term .
Chris Christie , what worked , what did n't ?
CHRIS CHRISTIE : I think the contrast that he set up with Biden on the issues worked .
He tried to send a very clear picture on what America would look like under him versus what America would look like under Joe Biden .
I would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State of the Union stuff .
The backward looking stuff , I do n't think really did anything for him tonight , but that contrast between he and Biden , I think sets the stage for the next 67 days .
STEPHANOPOULOS : Rahm Emanuel , what is Biden going to have to respond to from tonight ?
RAHM EMANUEL : Well , first of all , say the truth about what happened to this country and is still happening under COVID .
They are trying to push COVID to the rearview mirror @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and safety and COVID is where he gets his worst scores and the American people know of all stripes , all partisanship what has happened to the United States and he failed under that and nobody can run for re-election as a failure and I think , let me say this , this is not morning in America again , which is what Reagan ran on .
This is not building a bridge to the 21st century , which Bill Clinton ran on in ‘ 96 .
This was , in my view @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of time .
I agree with Chris that the best part of the speech was the contrast , but it was so dark and stressful that there 's no hope in that message .
STEPHANOPOULOS : David Muir , there 's going to be a lot of fact-checking going from the speech from his opponents , from independent fact-checkers .
There was one line that he took directly from your interview with Joe Biden , but basically twisted what Biden said into something he did n't say .
DAVID MUIR : Yeah , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from President Trump tonight .
He essentially sign posted how he 's going to go after Joe Biden and defend himself on his handling of the pandemic .
George , what you 're talking about is this particular line .
The President tonight said that “ Joe Biden wants to inflict a painful shutdown on the entire country .
A “ shutdown would inflict unthinkable and lasting harm on our nation 's children , families , and citizens.
” He said “ the cost of a Biden shutdown ” and he measured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go back to my interview .
We pulled the transcript just to make sure people at home know that we 're reading exactly what was said .
You know , I asked Joe Biden if he were elected , and coronavirus combined with flu , and of course scientists have said that ’ s a real possibility , I asked him , would he be prepared to shut down the country again .
This is what Joe Biden said .
“ I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country moving forward until we control the virus.
” And then he pointed out , he said , “ that 's the fundamental flaw of this administration , the Trump administration 's thinking to begin with , in order to keep the country running and moving and the economy growing and people employed , you have to fix the virus , you have to deal with the virus.
” That 's when I pressed and said , “ so , if the scientists say shut it down , ” he said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” He was trying to draw a line there , between science and what he believes has been a failure on the part of the Trump administration in doing so .
But President Trump made it clear tonight he 's going to label this now the Biden shutdown going forward .
STEPHANOPOULOS : Right and said — and the President said instead of following science , when , in fact , what Biden told you — MUIR : Right , exactly .
He flipped it around .
STEPHANOPOULOS : — he would follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President repeated one of his favorite lines tonight — look at the fireworks right there .
That he 's done more for black Americans than any president since Abraham Lincoln .
LINSEY DAVIS : Right .
Just for some perspective and context there .
Under Lyndon B. Johnson , blacks got the right to vote .
FDR passed labor laws that banned discriminatory practices in the workplace .
Under Truman , armed forces were desegregated .
Household median income for blacks was actually higher before President Trump took office .
STEPHANOPOULOS : Yvette @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we heard tonight , the President spoke of police officers killed in the line of duty .
He did not mention black Americans who had been killed or shot by police officers .
YVETTE SIMPSON : Again , a major outage , which we will weigh against his claim that he 's done so much for black people .
I will tell you what he has done , though .
He has fueled one of the most significant civil rights movements that we 've seen since the ‘ 60s , probably one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s amplified systemic racism in this country and for that I say thank you .
STEPHANOPOULOS : Sara Fagen , we 're seeing this spectacle there in Washington and all across the mall .
That is a massive fireworks display .
STEPHANOPOULOS : — right there , set off by President Trump and this was clearly a Donald Trump production .
FAGEN : It was unquestionably the greatest Donald Trump production ever .
And look , I think he gave this speech that conservatives love .
He gave the speech that Yvette @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressives .
Conservatives loved this speech .
JONATHAN KARL : Well , I — I have to say , George , there were — there were moments of hopefulness .
He did say , when I am re-elected , the best is yet to come .
The staging , you can hear the fireworks right here , was really quite incredible , possibly illegal in terms of the use of government property for such an overt political event .
But — but darkness , George .
He said China would own the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden would abolish the suburbs , that — that — that — that he would destroy the American dream and I have to say , it 's also one of the longest and lowest energy speeches that I have seen the President give .
STEPHANOPOULOS : Yeah , the Biden campaign — there we see the entire Trump family up there — Biden campaign is calling it low energy .
Perhaps to taunt the President .
Terry Moran , he did say that China wanted to elect Joe Biden .
He was referring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports about foreign interference .
He did not mention those same intelligence reports suggested that Russia wants to see him win .
TERRY MORAN : Yeah , there 's going to be a ton of foreign interference in this election and there are so many ways in .
I think the most impressive thing about this speech , which did go on for a long time and he did seem to run out of steam , is this backdrop and his statement : We 're here and they 're not .
The people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's living there , but he ’ s also essentially claiming it almost as a matter of right .
It is a new kind of politics in America .
STEPHANOPOULOS : And Mary Bruce , outside those gates , the protesters chanted all through the speech and the Biden campaign was actively responding for all 70 minutes .
MARY BRUCE : Yeah , George , even before the President started speaking , the Biden campaign was fighting back , as the President leans into this law and order message and argues that Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president .
Biden has been saying , look , everything that is happening right now is happening under Donald Trump 's America .
Joe Biden taking a page out of Trump 's playbook , live tweeting throughout the speech , saying : “ Remember : every example of violence Donald Trump decries has happened on his watch .
Under his leadership .
During his presidency .
”

In reacting to President Trump’s 2020 RNC speech on Thursday night, ABC made sure their coverage reflected the total opposite of how they basked in and marveled at Joe Biden’s speech. Instead, they decried it as a “no hope” speech “filled with” “darkness,” entitlement, “harsh attacks,” lacked energy, and dared to suggest Biden would reenact lockdowns if elected.
Chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl was most effusive of Biden’s speech, calling it his “finest hour” and “the speech of his life.” But after saying Trump had “moments of hopefulness,” he dispensed with pleasantries to lament the “darkness” of Trump’s remarks calling out Biden’s fealty to China and policies that would destroy “the American dream.”
Karl huffed that along with the fireworks display and White House speech being “possibly illegal,” Trump gave “one of the longest and lowest energy speeches that I have seen the President give.”
Hilariously, chief anchor and former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos replied that was what the Biden campaign had said about the speech in using the term “low energy.”
Speaking of Stephanopoulos, he was incredibly the most balanced of ABC’s roster. He said Biden had “a forceful end” and “a stark speech for a stark time” and for Trump, he credited the President for “open[ing]” and “clos[ing] with optimism.”
“It was filled with harsh attacks. Also, the President saying he kept his promises and a litany of what he wanted to do in a second term,” he added.
Senior national correspondent Terry Moran didn’t sound off on Biden’s speech last Thursday, but he was there to complain about Trump coming off as monarchical:
I think the most impressive thing about this speech, which did go on for a long time and he did seem to run out of steam, is this backdrop and his statement: We're here and they're not. The people's house. He believes — he's living there, but he’s also essentially claiming it almost as a matter of right. It is a new kind of politics in America.
Senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce hailed Biden’s speech as “intimate” and “passionate,” but when it came to Trump, she focused on the Biden camp’s reaction and tweets.
In part, she boasted that “even before the President started speaking, the Biden campaign was fighting back” and took “a page out of Trump's playbook, live tweeting throughout the speech.”
Stephanopoulos asserted “there's going to be a lot of fact-checking going from the speech from his opponents, from independent fact-checkers” and went to World News Tonight anchor David Muir to defend Biden over his claim (to Muir last week) that he could very well enact a nationwide lockdown to thwart the coronavirus (click “expand”):
STEPHANOPOULOS: David Muir, there's going to be a lot of fact-checking going from the speech from his opponents, from independent fact-checkers. There was one line that he took directly from your interview with Joe Biden, but basically twisted what Biden said into something he didn't say. MUIR: Yeah, this is a blueprint, I think, from President Trump tonight. He essentially sign posted how he's going to go after Joe Biden and defend himself on his handling of the pandemic. George, what you're talking about is this particular line. The President tonight said that “Joe Biden wants to inflict a painful shutdown on the entire country. A “shutdown would inflict unthinkable and lasting harm on our nation's children, families, and citizens.” He said “the cost of a Biden shutdown” and he measured it in different ways. I want to go back to my interview. We pulled the transcript just to make sure people at home know that we're reading exactly what was said. You know, I asked Joe Biden if he were elected, and coronavirus combined with flu, and of course scientists have said that’s a real possibility, I asked him, would he be prepared to shut down the country again. This is what Joe Biden said. “I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives. Because we cannot get the country moving forward until we control the virus.” And then he pointed out, he said, “that's the fundamental flaw of this administration, the Trump administration's thinking to begin with, in order to keep the country running and moving and the economy growing and people employed, you have to fix the virus, you have to deal with the virus.” That's when I pressed and said, “so, if the scientists say shut it down,” he said, “I would listen to the scientists.” He was trying to draw a line there, between science and what he believes has been a failure on the part of the Trump administration in doing so. But President Trump made it clear tonight he's going to label this now the Biden shutdown going forward. STEPHANOPOULOS: Right and said — and the President said instead of following science, when, in fact, what Biden told you — MUIR: Right, exactly. He flipped it around. STEPHANOPOULOS: — he would follow the science.
When it came to Biden’s DNC speech, Muir merely summarized key lines from his speech to serve as analysis.
ABC News Live host Linsey Davis hailed Biden last week as “genuine” and “sincere,” but didn’t have anything close to say about Trump. Instead, she only fact-checked Trump’s claim about being the President that’s done the most for African-Americans.
As for ABC’s liberal panelists, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel slammed Trump for “trying to push COVID to the rearview mirror” in what was a “dark,” “no hope,” and “stressful” speech that was “out of ideas and therefore out of time.”
Yvette Simpson lamented that Trump wouldn’t alluded to black people killed by police, but credited him for energizing the leftist base and having “amplified systemic racism” for all to see.
And again to ABC’s credit, they were the only network to provide reaction from conservative and Republican voices. As they did with both conventions, Stephanopoulos called on former Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) and Sara Fagen (click “expand”):
STEPHANOPOULOS: Chris Christie, what worked, what didn't? CHRISTIE: I think the contrast that he set up with Biden on the issues worked. He tried to send a very clear picture on what America would look like under him versus what America would look like under Joe Biden. I would have done away with some of the State of the Union stuff. The backward looking stuff, I don't think really did anything for him tonight, but that contrast between he and Biden, I think sets the stage for the next 67 days. (....) STEPHANOPOULOS: Sara Fagen, we're seeing this spectacle there in Washington and all across the mall. That is a massive fireworks display. FAGEN: It is. STEPHANOPOULOS: — right there, set off by President Trump and this was clearly a Donald Trump production. FAGEN: It was unquestionably the greatest Donald Trump production ever. And look, I think he gave this speech that conservatives love. He gave the speech that Yvette would have liked Biden to give to progressives. Conservatives loved this speech.
ABC went commercial free on Thursday night for the RNC coverage, but go here to read more about the MRC’s Conservatives Fight Back campaign.
To see the relevant ABC transcript from August 27, click “expand.”