vdare--2020-02-04--A West Texas Reader On What The "Historic Americans" Who Erected The Statue Of Liberty Thought It Wa

A West Texas Reader On What The "Historic Americans" Who Erected The Statue Of Liberty Thought It Was About

The January 27 tweet-storm on the VDARE.com Twitter account with Statue of Liberty arguments made me wonder , `` what did the people who actually built that statue say about it ? ''
A search on DuckDuckGo found `` Archive.org '' has a transcribed version of the October 1886 inaugural ceremonies for Bartholdi 's artwork `` Liberty Enlightening the World '' .
Link : Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World , By the President of the United States On Bedlow ’ s Island , New York Thursday , October 28 , 1886 .
Holy mackerel !
Such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today !
!
• the words `` immigrant '' or `` migrant '' or `` refugee '' were not spoken in any of the ceremonies to dedicate Bartholdi 's statue .
• the speeches greatly extolled the war heroics of Gen. George Washington and of the Marquis de Lafayette ( among others ) their glorious deeds , describing them as `` the heroes and founders of your national independence . ''
• an opening prayer by Rev .
Richard S. Storrs , D.D.
, who was a well-known minister in Brooklyn Heights , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a long family line of respected Massachusetts ministers , his Great-Grandfather Richard Storrs was a Chaplain in the Continental Army .
So the selection of Rev .
Storrs carried Old-Stock American significance .
The opening prayer was quite long by today 's standards , more like a today 's relatively short sermons .
• LOTS of military .
Naval escorts and transport by many warships .
Cannon salutes .
Appeared to be a conscious recognition and salute to the critical role of the French Navy assisting the Americans in our War of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Doxology to the tune of The Old Hundredth as is done in church .
The Old Hundredth is attributed to a French composer .
• The grandsons of Lafayette , Rochambeau , De Grasse , and descendants of `` other illustrious warriors '' were specifically invited and were present and publicly recognized .
It appears from the record that the statue `` Liberty Enlightening the World '' is intended to be a war memorial and testimony of friendship between America and France—stated in terms celebrating Old Historic America and especially exalting The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help .
That is , if anyone cares what the artist and people around him thought .
James Fulford writes : I do want to add that Chauncey Depew , a nineteenth century American orator who gave the Columbian Oration on the 400th Anniversary of Columbus ’ s landing , also gave a speech at this ceremony , and he did allude to the fact that New York Harbor , where the Statue was erected , was the entrance point to the US from Europe .
The rays from this beacon , lighting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welcome the poor and the persecuted with the hope and promise of homes and citizenship .
It will teach them that there are room and brotherhood for all who will support our institutions and aid in our development ; but that those who come to disturb our peace and dethrone our laws are aliens and enemies forever .
I devoutly believe that from the unseen and the unknown two great souls have come to participate in this celebration .
The faith in which they died fulfilled , the cause for which they battled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the full enjoyment of the rights for which they labored and fought and suffered , the spirit-voices of Washington and Lafayette join in the glad acclaim of France and the United States to Liberty Enlightening the World .
The meme at left has been fact-checked by TruthOrFiction.com as `` decontextualized '' which apparently means `` True , but we still hate America . ''
For my own thoughts on the Statue , see Immigration Myths ( contd . )
: The Statue of Immigration , or Liberty Inviting the World , written almost @ @ @ @

From: A West Texas Reader [Email him]
The January 27 tweet-storm on the VDARE.com Twitter account with Statue of Liberty arguments made me wonder, "what did the people who actually built that statue say about it?"
A search on DuckDuckGo found "Archive.org" has a transcribed version of the October 1886 inaugural ceremonies for Bartholdi's artwork "Liberty Enlightening the World".
Link: Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, By the President of the United States On Bedlow’s Island, New York Thursday, October 28, 1886.
Holy mackerel! Such inaugural public-works ceremonies would never be allowed today!!
Some examples:
the words "immigrant" or "migrant" or "refugee" were not spoken in any of the ceremonies to dedicate Bartholdi's statue.
the speeches greatly extolled the war heroics of Gen. George Washington and of the Marquis de Lafayette (among others) their glorious deeds, describing them as "the heroes and founders of your national independence."
an opening prayer by Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D., who was a well-known minister in Brooklyn Heights, a Congregationalist. Rev. Storrs was of a long family line of respected Massachusetts ministers, his Great-Grandfather Richard Storrs was a Chaplain in the Continental Army. So the selection of Rev. Storrs carried Old-Stock American significance. The opening prayer was quite long by today's standards, more like a today's relatively short sermons.
LOTS of military. Naval escorts and transport by many warships. Cannon salutes. Appeared to be a conscious recognition and salute to the critical role of the French Navy assisting the Americans in our War of Independence.
The assembled crowds sang The Doxology to the tune of The Old Hundredth as is done in church. The Old Hundredth is attributed to a French composer.
The grandsons of Lafayette, Rochambeau, De Grasse, and descendants of "other illustrious warriors" were specifically invited and were present and publicly recognized.
It appears from the record that the statue "Liberty Enlightening the World" is intended to be a war memorial and testimony of friendship between America and France—stated in terms celebrating Old Historic America and especially exalting The Founders and our French allies' critical help.
That is, if anyone cares what the artist and people around him thought.
James Fulford writes: I do want to add that Chauncey Depew, a nineteenth century American orator who gave the Columbian Oration on the 400th Anniversary of Columbus’s landing, also gave a speech at this ceremony, and he did allude to the fact that New York Harbor, where the Statue was erected, was the entrance point to the US from Europe.
The rays from this beacon, lighting this gateway to the continent, will welcome the poor and the persecuted with the hope and promise of homes and citizenship. It will teach them that there are room and brotherhood for all who will support our institutions and aid in our development; but that those who come to disturb our peace and dethrone our laws are aliens and enemies forever. I devoutly believe that from the unseen and the unknown two great souls have come to participate in this celebration. The faith in which they died fulfilled, the cause for which they battled triumphant, the people they loved in the full enjoyment of the rights for which they labored and fought and suffered, the spirit-voices of Washington and Lafayette join in the glad acclaim of France and the United States to Liberty Enlightening the World.
The meme at left has been fact-checked by TruthOrFiction.com as "decontextualized" which apparently means "True, but we still hate America."
For my own thoughts on the Statue, see Immigration Myths (contd.): The Statue of Immigration, or Liberty Inviting the World, written almost 20 years ago.


vdare--2020-02-04--San Diego Immigration "Judges" Sabotaging Immigration Enforcement

The bureaucrats in the Executive Office For Immigration Review ( EOIR ) , the immigration courts in the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) , are still sabotaging immigration enforcement , including the revised rules on illegal aliens in removal proceedings at the border .
While I object to the so-called special procedures for the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols ( MPP ) , basically the illegal aliens get two attempts at hearings before an Immigration Judge : one on whether to be put in the MPP , i.e .
sent back to wait in Mexico for their hearings , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraudulent asylum claim .
The law does not provide for any special review of being sent to wait in Mexico for their EOIR hearing .
The law quite clearly states that decision is at the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) .
[ More Options For Trump On The Caravan : Make Applicants For Asylum Wait IN MEXICO , October 30 , 2018 ] Despite the clarity of the law and the new MPP policy , one or more Immigration Judges in the San Diego EOIR office are continuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a decision issued on January 31 , 2020 , the Board of Immigration Appeals ( BIA ) issued a decision that made clear that where a respondent subject to MPP has received sufficient notice from DHS about a removal hearing , but the respondent fails to appear , the IJ should order the respondent removed in absentia .
The respondent in that case had sought admission at the San Ysidro ( California ) port of entry , but had been deemed inadmissible .
He was given an NTA , which listed his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slot in San Diego ) , which he had signed .
He was also given an “ a document entitled ‘ Migrant Protection Protocols Initial Processing Information ' ” ( “ MPP Sheet ” ) .
The MPP sheet was written in English , but included a courtesy Spanish translation ( copies of which were signed by the respondent ) , which instructed the respondent to arrive at the San Ysidro port at 9:00 am on the hearing date so that he could be transported to court in San Diego… The BIA agreed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in terminating the proceedings .
The respondent had been given adequate notice of the hearing , and advised of the consequences of his failure to appear .
While the IJ had “ expressed concern that the respondent may not have understood the instructions contained in the MPP Sheet , ” the BIA concluded that there was no reason to believe that the respondent had not The article suggests that this was not just some random case , but a deliberate set-up by the Treason Bar and the unnamed Immigration Judge .
This was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Appeals ( BIA ) decision overturning the attempt at sabotage by the Immigration Judge .
Although the BIA sought out amici briefs from the Treason Bar and illegal alien support groups , it is suspiciously coincidental that they had a heads up on the case and were ready to go with support for the Immigration Judge ’ s action .
The BIA could have made this decision without amici briefs from outside parties , but the decision was abundantly clear that the Immigration Judge was acting lawlessly and outside his , the opinion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man , authority .
Termination of the proceedings was not warranted in this case because there was no legal basis to do so .
[ Legal citations removed-Ed ] As noted , the filing of the notice to appear vested the San Diego Immigration Court with adjudicatory authority over the respondent ’ s removal proceedings , and the DHS opposed termination and did not move to dismiss the notice to appear pursuant to…Moreover , the Immigration Judge did not permit the DHS to present evidence regarding the respondent ’ s removability below , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the DHS had not sustained the charges of removability .
We will therefore reinstate the respondent ’ s removal proceedings and remand the record .
The Immigration Judge should have granted the DHS ’ s request to proceed with an in absentia hearing .
On remand , if the DHS establishes the respondent ’ s removability based on the facts and the evidence , the Immigration Judge should enter an order of removal .
Matter of Sanchez-Herbert , 26 I & N Dec. at 45 .
Accordingly , the DHS ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Judge ’ s decision will be vacated , the respondent ’ s removal proceedings will be reinstated , and the record will be remanded for further proceedings .
ORDER : The appeal is sustained , the Immigration Judge ’ s decision is vacated , and the removal proceedings are reinstated .
FURTHER ORDER : The record is remanded to the Immigration Judge for further proceedings consistent with the foregoing opinion and for the entry of a new decision .
While such orders are not unprecedented , this is a clear message to saboteurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they must follow the law and policy , not their own program of sabotage .
What needs to happen next is disciplinary action against the unnamed Immigration Judge in this case .
The BIA said that the Immigration Judge acted lawlessly .
Clearly this was ideologically motivated action on the Immigration Judge ’ s part .
Rico J. Bartolomei is the Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in the San Diego EOIR .
You can contact him here .
Bartolomei should be taking immediate action to terminate the Immigration Judge for this gross and willful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr should insist on such action .
It is time to crush this insubordination .
This is not the first time that Immigration Judges acted illegally and needed discipline , but it should be the last time .

The bureaucrats in the Executive Office For Immigration Review (EOIR), the immigration courts in the Department of Justice (DOJ), are still sabotaging immigration enforcement, including the revised rules on illegal aliens in removal proceedings at the border. While I object to the so-called special procedures for the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), basically the illegal aliens get two attempts at hearings before an Immigration Judge: one on whether to be put in the MPP, i.e. sent back to wait in Mexico for their hearings, and another on the merits of their underlying fraudulent asylum claim.
The law does not provide for any special review of being sent to wait in Mexico for their EOIR hearing. The law quite clearly states that decision is at the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). [More Options For Trump On The Caravan: Make Applicants For Asylum Wait IN MEXICO, October 30, 2018] Despite the clarity of the law and the new MPP policy, one or more Immigration Judges in the San Diego EOIR office are continuing the sabotage.
I will note that in a decision issued on January 31, 2020, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a decision that made clear that where a respondent subject to MPP has received sufficient notice from DHS about a removal hearing, but the respondent fails to appear, the IJ should order the respondent removed in absentia. The respondent in that case had sought admission at the San Ysidro (California) port of entry, but had been deemed inadmissible. He was given an NTA, which listed his hearing date and time (an afternoon slot in San Diego), which he had signed. He was also given an “a document entitled ‘Migrant Protection Protocols Initial Processing Information'” (“MPP Sheet”). The MPP sheet was written in English, but included a courtesy Spanish translation (copies of which were signed by the respondent), which instructed the respondent to arrive at the San Ysidro port at 9:00 am on the hearing date so that he could be transported to court in San Diego… The BIA agreed with ICE that the IJ had erred in terminating the proceedings. The respondent had been given adequate notice of the hearing, and advised of the consequences of his failure to appear. While the IJ had “expressed concern that the respondent may not have understood the instructions contained in the MPP Sheet,” the BIA concluded that there was no reason to believe that the respondent had not [Tent Courts Aren’t Tents — and Provide Due Process, by Andrew Arthur, CIS, February 4, 2020]
The article suggests that this was not just some random case, but a deliberate set-up by the Treason Bar and the unnamed Immigration Judge.
The BIA rejected the arguments of amici that other aliens had problems obtaining and communicating with their lawyers while they were in Mexico, finding that their “arguments and anecdotal evidence” failed to show that the MPP as applied in the case under consideration had violated the due process rights of the respondent.
This was confirmed when reviewing the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision overturning the attempt at sabotage by the Immigration Judge. Although the BIA sought out amici briefs from the Treason Bar and illegal alien support groups, it is suspiciously coincidental that they had a heads up on the case and were ready to go with support for the Immigration Judge’s action.
In a decision dated May 15, 2019, an Immigration Judge terminated the respondent’s removal proceedings without prejudice. The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has appealed from this decision. While the appeal was pending, we requested and received supplemental briefing from the DHS and amici curiae. 1 The appeal will be sustained, the removal proceedings will be reinstated, and the record will be remanded for further proceedings. [Matter of J.J. RODRIGUEZ Rodriguez, Respondent, Board of Immigration Appeals , January 31, 2020]
The BIA could have made this decision without amici briefs from outside parties, but the decision was abundantly clear that the Immigration Judge was acting lawlessly and outside his, the opinion clearly identified the Immigration Judge as a man, authority.
Termination of the proceedings was not warranted in this case because there was no legal basis to do so. [Legal citations removed-Ed] As noted, the filing of the notice to appear vested the San Diego Immigration Court with adjudicatory authority over the respondent’s removal proceedings, and the DHS opposed termination and did not move to dismiss the notice to appear pursuant to…Moreover, the Immigration Judge did not permit the DHS to present evidence regarding the respondent’s removability below, so he had no basis for concluding that the DHS had not sustained the charges of removability. We will therefore reinstate the respondent’s removal proceedings and remand the record. The Immigration Judge should have granted the DHS’s request to proceed with an in absentia hearing. On remand, if the DHS establishes the respondent’s removability based on the facts and the evidence, the Immigration Judge should enter an order of removal. Matter of Sanchez-Herbert, 26 I&N Dec. at 45. Accordingly, the DHS’s appeal will be sustained, the Immigration Judge’s decision will be vacated, the respondent’s removal proceedings will be reinstated, and the record will be remanded for further proceedings. ORDER: The appeal is sustained, the Immigration Judge’s decision is vacated, and the removal proceedings are reinstated. FURTHER ORDER: The record is remanded to the Immigration Judge for further proceedings consistent with the foregoing opinion and for the entry of a new decision.
While such orders are not unprecedented, this is a clear message to saboteurs like Ashley Tabaddor and Amiena Khan that they must follow the law and policy, not their own program of sabotage.
What needs to happen next is disciplinary action against the unnamed Immigration Judge in this case. The BIA said that the Immigration Judge acted lawlessly. Clearly this was ideologically motivated action on the Immigration Judge’s part. Rico J. Bartolomei is the Assistant Chief Immigration Judge in the San Diego EOIR. You can contact him here.
Bartolomei should be taking immediate action to terminate the Immigration Judge for this gross and willful insubordination. If not, Based Bill Barr should insist on such action. It is time to crush this insubordination. This is not the first time that Immigration Judges acted illegally and needed discipline, but it should be the last time.


vdare--2020-02-05--Ann Coulter On Trump's Victories—Including The Muslim Ban!

Earlier : Trump Has A Point—Why NOT Ban Muslim Immigration ?
, by John Derbyshire , December 12 , 2015 In Iowa , the party that claims to be devoted to “ science ” and “ technology '' demonstrated that it couldn ’ t count to 10 .
Trump delivered a triumphant State of the Union address , highlighting all he ’ s done to make America great again—and attacking previous administrations for failing to do so .
It was such a bravura performance that when he was finished , Speaker Nancy Pelosi childishly tore up his speech from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Hours after the president ’ s address , he was scheduled to be “ acquitted ” in the Senate impeachment trial—if that ’ s the right word for a dismissal of the most absurd charges ever brought against a chief executive .
After weeks of scurrilous accusations against him being made on the Senate floor , Trump 's job approval rating in Gallup polling has soared to 49 percent , the highest it ’ s been since he took office .
He should ask Pelosi to impeach him again .
And the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it off with something fun .
For your gloating pleasure , let ’ s take a stroll down memory lane .
Liberals know nothing , but always express themselves with great bravado and certainty .
These are people who claim to know exactly what the temperature will be a decade from now , but have trouble with what will happen next week .
Their confident predictions are as useless as bill of impeachment or an Iowa vote count .
THE ECONOMY : As you ’ ve probably heard , the economy is booming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to historic lows , more than 7 million jobs have been created , and the stock market keeps setting new records .
... • “ In preparation for a completely unpredictable Trump presidency , I sold all stocks in my kids ' education accounts today .
I urge u to do same.
” —Kurt Eichenwald on Twitter , Sept. 26 , 2016 • “ [ Trump ’ s ] statements reveal a deep ignorance of economics ...
He promotes magical thinking and conspiracy theories over sober assessments of feasible economic policy options .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ unique danger ... to the prosperity of the country .
For these reasons , we strongly recommend that you do not vote for Donald Trump.
” -- 790 economists , the week before the 2016 election .
[ PDF ] The esteemed signatories included a dozen Harvard professors and a slew of Nobel Prize winners , such as Angus Deaton of Princeton , Oliver Hart and Eric Maskin of Harvard , and Kenneth J. Arrow of Stanford , as well as four others evidently not interesting enough to be mentioned in articles about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does now look like President Donald J. Trump , and markets are plunging .
When might we expect them to recover ?
... [ A ] first-pass answer is never .
...
So we are very probably looking at a global recession , with no end in sight.
” —The New York Times ’ Paul Krugman , Election Night 2016 THE MUSLIM BAN : On June 26 , 2018 , the United States Supreme Court upheld Trump ’ s “ Muslim ban , ” in an opinion that simply cited the law : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1182 ( f ) [ of the Immigration and Nationality Act ] grants the President broad discretion to suspend the entry of aliens into the United States .
...
It entrusts to the President the decisions whether and when to suspend entry ... whose entry to suspend ... for how long ... and on what conditions .
`` The Proclamation falls well within this comprehensive delegation .
The sole prerequisite set forth in §1182 ( f ) is that the President ‘ find [ ] ’ that the entry of the covered aliens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States.
’ ” ... • “ The President of The United States ’ unconstitutional Muslim ban has been rightly thwarted by the courts.
” —Rep .
Jerrold Nadler , D-N.Y. , Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Committee , Feb. 14 , 2017 • “ [ Sally Yates ] warned the White House that their Muslim ban was illegal , it was unconstitutional .
She told them she would not direct the Justice Department to defend it in court .
The new president fired Sally Yates for that .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s been proven right.
” —MSNBC ’ s Rachel Maddow , Feb. 21 , 2017 • `` And no wonder courts are striking it down .
It 's unconstitutional .
You know four words , Lawrence .
Sally Yates was right .
`` —Ron Klain , MSNBC contributor , March 15 , 2017 • “ [ Trump has ] leveled personal attacks against federal judges and career prosecutors who dare to see his promised Muslim ban for what it is , unconstitutional.
” —Sen .
Patrick Leahy , D-Vt. , Senate Judiciary Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : On Oct. 6 , 2018 , Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th Justice of the Supreme Court .
... • “ I believe Kavanaugh is dead at this point .
I would be shocked if he ’ s ever a Supreme Court justice.
” —MSNBC ’ s Donny Deutsch , Sept. 17 , 2018 I guess the lesson is , self-appointed experts operating within a media that rewards liberal fantasy and invective over reality are not the best touchstones of truth .
Ann Coulter is the author of THIRTEEN New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book , ¡Adios America !
The Left ’ s Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole , was released on June 1 , 2015 .
Her latest book , Resistance Is Futile !
: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind , was released on August 21 , 2018 .

Earlier: Trump Has A Point—Why NOT Ban Muslim Immigration?, by John Derbyshire, December 12, 2015
It’s been a great week!
In Iowa, the party that claims to be devoted to “science” and “technology" demonstrated that it couldn’t count to 10.
Trump delivered a triumphant State of the Union address, highlighting all he’s done to make America great again—and attacking previous administrations for failing to do so. It was such a bravura performance that when he was finished, Speaker Nancy Pelosi childishly tore up his speech from the podium in a shocking breach of decorum.
Hours after the president’s address, he was scheduled to be “acquitted” in the Senate impeachment trial—if that’s the right word for a dismissal of the most absurd charges ever brought against a chief executive.
After weeks of scurrilous accusations against him being made on the Senate floor, Trump's job approval rating in Gallup polling has soared to 49 percent, the highest it’s been since he took office. He should ask Pelosi to impeach him again.
And the week is young! We should cap it off with something fun. For your gloating pleasure, let’s take a stroll down memory lane.
Liberals know nothing, but always express themselves with great bravado and certainty. These are people who claim to know exactly what the temperature will be a decade from now, but have trouble with what will happen next week. Their confident predictions are as useless as bill of impeachment or an Iowa vote count.
THE ECONOMY: As you’ve probably heard, the economy is booming under President Trump. Unemployment has fallen to historic lows, more than 7 million jobs have been created, and the stock market keeps setting new records. ...
“In preparation for a completely unpredictable Trump presidency, I sold all stocks in my kids' education accounts today. I urge u to do same.”—Kurt Eichenwald on Twitter, Sept. 26, 2016
“[Trump’s] statements reveal a deep ignorance of economics ... He promotes magical thinking and conspiracy theories over sober assessments of feasible economic policy options. ... If elected, he poses a unique danger ... to the prosperity of the country. For these reasons, we strongly recommend that you do not vote for Donald Trump.” --790 economists, the week before the 2016 election. [PDF]The esteemed signatories included a dozen Harvard professors and a slew of Nobel Prize winners, such as Angus Deaton of Princeton, Oliver Hart and Eric Maskin of Harvard, and Kenneth J. Arrow of Stanford, as well as four others evidently not interesting enough to be mentioned in articles about the letter.
“It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging. When might we expect them to recover? ... [A] first-pass answer is never. ... So we are very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight.”—The New York Times’ Paul Krugman, Election Night 2016
THE MUSLIM BAN: On June 26, 2018, the United States Supreme Court upheld Trump’s “Muslim ban,” in an opinion that simply cited the law:
“By its plain language, Section 1182(f) [of the Immigration and Nationality Act] grants the President broad discretion to suspend the entry of aliens into the United States. ... It entrusts to the President the decisions whether and when to suspend entry ... whose entry to suspend ... for how long ... and on what conditions.
"The Proclamation falls well within this comprehensive delegation. The sole prerequisite set forth in §1182(f) is that the President ‘find[]’ that the entry of the covered aliens ‘would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.’” ...
BRETT KAVANAUGH: On Oct. 6, 2018, Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th Justice of the Supreme Court. ...
I guess the lesson is, self-appointed experts operating within a media that rewards liberal fantasy and invective over reality are not the best touchstones of truth.
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Ann Coulter is the author of THIRTEEN New York Times bestsellers—collect them here.
Her book, ¡Adios America! The Left’s Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole, was released on June 1, 2015.
Her latest book, Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind, was released on August 21, 2018.


vdare--2020-02-05--Trump Wins Iowa Caucus

Trump Wins Iowa Caucus

And not just because the Democrat process was–and continues to be at the time of this writing–a train wreck .
Just like grocery shoppers take their frustrations out on hapless cashiers when the store ’ s payment processing system goes down , so will the Iowa Democrat party ’ s logistical incompetence reflect poorly on the presidential candidates of that party .
Caucusing takes time and energy .
There was little reason for Trump-supporting Iowa Republicans to expend that time and energy for a rubber stamp .
Committed NeverTrump GOPers , on the other hand , had a big incentive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a non-negligible vote of no confidence in the president .
So how ’ d the NeverTrumpers do ?
Abysmally .
The president took over 97 % of said vote .
Another reason Trump won last night comes in the form of underwhelming Democrat turnout , which was only on par with 2016 and well below 2008 .
That ’ s a bad sign for Democrats .
While Sanders made 2016 a contest , Hillary Clinton was widely assumed to be the winner from the get-go , and that outcome would never be seriously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours of a weekday evening for a foregone conclusion is asking a lot of people .
This time around , there is nothing like a consensus about who the Democrat nominee is going to be .
If you care , you ’ ll be there .
The stakes were higher last night than in 2016 .
Additionally , the importance of this GOP caucus declined enormously from 2016 .
In 2016 , the outcome of the GOP nomination was less certain than the outcome of the Democrat nomination .
In 2020 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaners and independents who may have registered beforehand as Republicans in 2016 should have switched over to Democrat for 2020 to participate in another meaningful caucus ( in Iowa , caucus goers are allowed to switch party registration the day of the vote ) .
Despite that , Democrat turnout didn ’ t budge .
Republican prospects for the 2020 presidential election hit an all-time high in the prediction markets last night : And on top of all that , the thrust of the reporting from inside the chaotic caucus locations last night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be Trump ’ s best matchup–outperformed expectations more than anyone else did .

And not just because the Democrat process was–and continues to be at the time of this writing–a train wreck. Just like grocery shoppers take their frustrations out on hapless cashiers when the store’s payment processing system goes down, so will the Iowa Democrat party’s logistical incompetence reflect poorly on the presidential candidates of that party.
Caucusing takes time and energy. There was little reason for Trump-supporting Iowa Republicans to expend that time and energy for a rubber stamp. Committed NeverTrump GOPers, on the other hand, had a big incentive to get their people out and lodge a non-negligible vote of no confidence in the president. So how’d the NeverTrumpers do?
Abysmally. The president took over 97% of said vote.
Another reason Trump won last night comes in the form of underwhelming Democrat turnout, which was only on par with 2016 and well below 2008.
That’s a bad sign for Democrats. While Sanders made 2016 a contest, Hillary Clinton was widely assumed to be the winner from the get-go, and that outcome would never be seriously in doubt. To give up several hours of a weekday evening for a foregone conclusion is asking a lot of people. This time around, there is nothing like a consensus about who the Democrat nominee is going to be. If you care, you’ll be there. The stakes were higher last night than in 2016.
Additionally, the importance of this GOP caucus declined enormously from 2016. In 2016, the outcome of the GOP nomination was less certain than the outcome of the Democrat nomination. In 2020, the opposite was the case. So some leaners and independents who may have registered beforehand as Republicans in 2016 should have switched over to Democrat for 2020 to participate in another meaningful caucus (in Iowa, caucus goers are allowed to switch party registration the day of the vote). Despite that, Democrat turnout didn’t budge.
Republican prospects for the 2020 presidential election hit an all-time high in the prediction markets last night:
And on top of all that, the thrust of the reporting from inside the chaotic caucus locations last night was that Buttigieg–which polling consistently suggest will be Trump’s best matchup–outperformed expectations more than anyone else did.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-05--2019 Police Data In 56% White Nashville: Black Suspects In 89% Of Nonfatal Shootings/76% Of Homicide

2019 Police Data In 56% White Nashville: Black Suspects In 89% Of Nonfatal Shootings/76% Of Homicides

No one has analyzed these statistics before , made readily available for all to consume .
In fact , these statistics are made available every year .
The Tennessean is the Gannett-owned newspaper in Nashville , and the writers for this publication have never discussed this data before , nor have any of the local news affiliates owned by ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX .
From the Metro Nashville Police Department ( MNPD ) , we get the incredible Density Maps With Victim / Suspect Demographics 2019 .
Before we look into the criminal statistics by race this report provides , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Nashville is 56 percent white and 28 percent black .
So here we go .
In 2019 Nashville , All across America , the racial reality of crime hides right before our eyes .
For noticing patterns of those who do evil to others , we are deemed the nefarious ones .
Who is committing the violent crime in Nashville , a 56 percent white city ?
Our friends at the Metro Nashville Police Department provide the data , all it takes is some simple math to paint an as-accurate-as-possible picture of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Music City in 2019 .

No one has analyzed these statistics before, made readily available for all to consume. In fact, these statistics are made available every year.
The Tennessean is the Gannett-owned newspaper in Nashville, and the writers for this publication have never discussed this data before, nor have any of the local news affiliates owned by ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX.
From the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), we get the incredible Density Maps With Victim / Suspect Demographics 2019.
Before we look into the criminal statistics by race this report provides, it’s important we point out two important facts: Nashville is 56 percent white and 28 percent black.
So here we go. In 2019 Nashville,
Of known aggravated assault suspects, blacks were 66 percent of suspects
Of known nonfatal shooting suspects, blacks were 89 percent of suspects… which means blacks were 16 times more likely than whites to be arrested for committing a nonfatal shooting
Of known homicide suspects, blacks were 76 percent of suspects
Of known robbery suspects, blacks were 84 percent of suspects
All across America, the racial reality of crime hides right before our eyes. For noticing patterns of those who do evil to others, we are deemed the nefarious ones.
Who is committing the violent crime in Nashville, a 56 percent white city? Our friends at the Metro Nashville Police Department provide the data, all it takes is some simple math to paint an as-accurate-as-possible picture of the racial breakdown of violent criminals in the Music City in 2019.
[Comment at Unz.com]


The Pundit Caste

The ever-increasing share of pundits of South Asian descent got me thinking of the two meanings of the word “ @ @ @ @ @ : pundit ; plural noun : pundits 1. an expert in a particular subject or @ @ @ @ @ on to give opinions about it to the public .
“ a globe-trotting financial pundit @ @ @ @ @ authority , adviser , member of a think tank , … guru 2. variant spelling @ @ @ @ @ mid 17th century ( in pundit ( sense 2 ) ) : from Sanskrit paṇḍita @ @ @ @ @ use as noun of paṇḍita ‘ learned , skilled ’ .
Pundit ( sense 1 @ @ @ @ @ the early 19th century .

The ever-increasing share of pundits of South Asian descent got me thinking of the two meanings of the word “pundit:”
Google offers two related definitions of “pundit:”
pun·dit
/ˈpəndət/
noun
noun: pundit; plural noun: pundits
1. an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public. “a globe-trotting financial pundit”
Similar: expert, authority, adviser, member of a think tank, … guru
2. variant spelling of pandit.
Origin: mid 17th century (in pundit (sense 2)): from Sanskrit paṇḍita ‘learned man’, use as noun of paṇḍita ‘learned, skilled’.
Pundit (sense 1) is first recorded in the early 19th century.


vdare--2020-02-05--Sailer Review of Michael Lind's THE NEW CLASS WAR: SAVING DEMOCRACY FROM THE MANAGERIAL ELITE

From my new book review in Taki ’ s Magazine : Michael Lind , an old-fashioned New Deal nationalist progressive , argues in his new book , The New Class War : Saving Democracy From the Managerial Elite , that the compromises made in the 1920s–1950s that cooled off the previous class war , such as entitlements , immigration restriction , and high taxes , are overdue once again .
Of course , the class struggle of the past several decades has been a rout so far .
As investor Warren Buffet explained to economist and comic Ben Stein in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warfare , all right , but it ’ s my class , the rich class , that ’ s making war , and we ’ re winning.
” Lind contends that what the U.S. needs now is not more globalism or more populism , but what in 1952 economist John Kenneth Galbraith labeled the countervailing power of democratic pluralism .
Or to reduce Lind ’ s high-minded jargon to the basics : restored union clout .
Otherwise , corporations will engage in “ global labor arbitrage , ” a game that American workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only allowed to bargain as individuals .
“ Only power can check power , ” Lind concludes , suggesting that the bottom two-thirds or so of society mostly only have power in numbers .
Of course , organizing along lines of class was easier before diversity became so divisive .
Franklin Delano Roosevelt used to be admired for Social Security and winning The Big One , but recently he ’ s mostly notorious for redlining .

From my new book review in Taki’s Magazine:
Forming a More Perfect Union
Steve Sailer
February 05, 2020
Michael Lind, an old-fashioned New Deal nationalist progressive, argues in his new book, The New Class War: Saving Democracy From the Managerial Elite, that the compromises made in the 1920s–1950s that cooled off the previous class war, such as entitlements, immigration restriction, and high taxes, are overdue once again.
Of course, the class struggle of the past several decades has been a rout so far. As investor Warren Buffet explained to economist and comic Ben Stein in 2006, “There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.”
Lind contends that what the U.S. needs now is not more globalism or more populism, but what in 1952 economist John Kenneth Galbraith labeled the countervailing power of democratic pluralism. Or to reduce Lind’s high-minded jargon to the basics: restored union clout.
Otherwise, corporations will engage in “global labor arbitrage,” a game that American workers can’t win if they are only allowed to bargain as individuals. “Only power can check power,” Lind concludes, suggesting that the bottom two-thirds or so of society mostly only have power in numbers.
Of course, organizing along lines of class was easier before diversity became so divisive. Franklin Delano Roosevelt used to be admired for Social Security and winning The Big One, but recently he’s mostly notorious for redlining.


vdare--2020-02-05--Will Trump Outlaw New Ugly Federal Architecture?

Will the White House Order New Federal Architecture To Be Classical ?
… RECORD has obtained what appears to be a preliminary draft of the order , under which the White House would require rewriting the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture , issued in 1962 , to ensure that “ the classical architectural style shall be the preferred and default style ” for new and upgraded federal buildings .
Entitled “ Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again , ” the draft order argues that the founding fathers embraced the classical models of “ democratic Athens ” and “ republican Rome ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because the style symbolized the new nation ’ s “ self-governing ideals ” ( never mind , of course , that it was the prevailing style of the day ) .
The draft decries the quality of architecture under the General Service Administration ’ s ( GSA ) Design Excellence Program for its failure to re-integrate “ our national values into Federal buildings ” which too often have been “ influenced by Brutalism and Deconstructivism.
” The draft document specifically cites the U.S. Federal Building in San Francisco ( 2007 , by Morphosis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Austin , Texas ( 2012 , by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects ) , and the Wilkie D. Ferguson , Jr. U.S .
Courthouse in Miami ( 2007 , by Arquitectonica ) for having “ little aesthetic appeal.
” Yup , that is really ugly .
It was designed by misanthropic architect Thom Mayne , whose mission in life appears to be to take revenge upon government workers .
It ’ s like if bureaucrat-hating rancher Cliven Bundy were also a fashionable architect employed to design government buildings in trendy cities .
Mayne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as building giant staircases that lead nowhere .
In 2010 the GSA commissioned a survey of employees in 22 federal buildings nationwide , to determine employee satisfaction with their workplaces .
… the lowest ranked building for employee satisfaction was the San Francisco Federal Building , with a rating of just 13 % ; the next-lowest was considered twice as satisfactory , at 26 % .
The San Francisco building scored well below the median in the categories of thermal comfort , lighting and acoustics .
The mechanism for the radical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to promote classical and traditional regional architecture ( Spanish colonial style , for example , would be permitted in places like Florida ) , would be a President ’ s Committee for the Re-Beautification of Federal Architecture .
“ The AIA strongly opposes uniform style mandates for federal architecture .
Architecture should be designed for the specific communities that it serves , reflecting our rich nation ’ s diverse places , thought , culture and climates .
Architects are committed to honoring our past as well as reflecting our future progress , protecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are essential to democracy.
” The specific community that Thom Mayne ’ s buildings serve are Starchitect-Americans and nobody else .
I ’ d be fine with a rule that says that you just have to build in any style from before 1945 .

From Architectural Record:
Will the White House Order New Federal Architecture To Be Classical? February 4, 2020
Cathleen McGuigan … RECORD has obtained what appears to be a preliminary draft of the order, under which the White House would require rewriting the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, issued in 1962, to ensure that “the classical architectural style shall be the preferred and default style” for new and upgraded federal buildings. Entitled “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” the draft order argues that the founding fathers embraced the classical models of “democratic Athens” and “republican Rome” for the capital’s early buildings because the style symbolized the new nation’s “self-governing ideals” (never mind, of course, that it was the prevailing style of the day). The draft decries the quality of architecture under the General Service Administration’s (GSA) Design Excellence Program for its failure to re-integrate “our national values into Federal buildings” which too often have been “influenced by Brutalism and Deconstructivism.” The draft document specifically cites the U.S. Federal Building in San Francisco (2007, by Morphosis), the U.S. Courthouse in Austin, Texas (2012, by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects), and the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami (2007, by Arquitectonica) for having “little aesthetic appeal.”
Here’s the 2007 San Francisco federal building.
Yup, that is really ugly. It was designed by misanthropic architect Thom Mayne, whose mission in life appears to be to take revenge upon government workers. It’s like if bureaucrat-hating rancher Cliven Bundy were also a fashionable architect employed to design government buildings in trendy cities. Mayne devotes much ingenuity to tormenting civil servants, such as building giant staircases that lead nowhere.
From Wikipedia,
In 2010 the GSA commissioned a survey of employees in 22 federal buildings nationwide, to determine employee satisfaction with their workplaces. … the lowest ranked building for employee satisfaction was the San Francisco Federal Building, with a rating of just 13%; the next-lowest was considered twice as satisfactory, at 26%. The San Francisco building scored well below the median in the categories of thermal comfort, lighting and acoustics.
From Architectural Record:
The mechanism for the radical upending of these principles, in order to promote classical and traditional regional architecture (Spanish colonial style, for example, would be permitted in places like Florida), would be a President’s Committee for the Re-Beautification of Federal Architecture.
The American Institute of Architects responded:
“The AIA strongly opposes uniform style mandates for federal architecture. Architecture should be designed for the specific communities that it serves, reflecting our rich nation’s diverse places, thought, culture and climates. Architects are committed to honoring our past as well as reflecting our future progress, protecting the freedom of thought and expression that are essential to democracy.”
The specific community that Thom Mayne’s buildings serve are Starchitect-Americans and nobody else.
I’d be fine with a rule that says that you just have to build in any style from before 1945.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-05--The Based Bill Barr BIA Chugs Along The Deportation Express

The small ball wins keep adding up under Based Bill Barr .
While the underlings in the immigration bureaucracy continue their subversion and sabotage , at the apex of the immigration bureaucracy , the Board of Immigration Appeals ( BIA ) , the victories keep adding up .
In this case illegal aliens prevented from gaming the asylum system have turned to using the Convention Against Torture ( CAT ) to remain in the United States , but those attempts have hit their own road block .
First , CAT and Withholding of Removal ( WOR ) are being pushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asylum as the fraud there is cleaned up by recent rulings by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Attorney General Bill Barr , especially restricting asylum claims after passing through safe third countries and by crime victims .
For most migrants fleeing violence or persecution , getting asylum protections in the U.S. has never been easy .
Since President Donald Trump took office , his administration has repeatedly tightened the rules , and narrowed who qualifies for asylum .
Today , it ’ s practically impossible .
Immigration attorneys are turning away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and putting more effort into the two major legal alternatives : withholding of removal and the U.N. ’ s Convention Against Torture .
[ As Access To Asylum Narrows , These Alternatives Are Some Immigrants ’ Only Hope , by Elizabeth Trovall , Houston Public Media , February 4 , 2020 ] Thankfully , Based Bill has had the BIA counter this move by restricting CAT claims to only valid claims of possible torture , not baseless claims unsupported by any evidence .
Of course , the Treason Bar is outraged !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ said CAT only applies to cases where government officials are acting in official capacity , not running illegal criminal enterprises on their own time , or in this specific case , most likely just impersonating government officials .
In the Matter of OFAS , the BIA correctly observed that the claim was based on a single criminal activity by a group purporting to be Guatemelan police officers , and this is important because the record showed that the “ police officers ” robbing a victim fled when a neighbor called the real police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record that reported on crime and safety issues in Guatemala also does not establish that it would have been futile for the respondent to report the beating incident to the police .
See U.S.Dep ’ t of State , Bureau of Diplomatic Sec.
, Overseas Security Advisory Council , Guatemala Crime Safety Report ( 2017 , 2018 ) .
Although the reports reflect that the PNC lacks personnel and training to control gang activity and that police investigations typically do not result in an arrest or a conviction , they also indicate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reduction of crimes .
Further , the fact that the police were dispatched to the respondent ’ s home when they were called is evidence that the Immigration Judge reasonably considered in finding that it would not have been futile for the respondent to report the beating incident .
Consequently , we conclude that the Immigration Judge properly denied the respondent ’ s application for withholding of removal under the Act .
The Immigration Judge properly denied the respondent ’ s application for protection under the Convention Against Torture .
He determined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and threatened the respondent were not public officials and , even if they were , they were not acting in an official capacity and were therefore rogue officials .
Further , the Immigration Judge properly concluded that the respondent did not establish his eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal under the Act .
Accordingly , the respondent ’ s appeal will be dismissed .
This shows the import of appointing the right people to positions in the bureaucracy .
President Trump has had problems in this area , John Kelly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McAleenan , etc .
Based Bill Barr knows better and selects the right people , and they are producing small ball victories .
Now we need Ken The Knife to step up for some big ball victories , like an Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship or raids , sweeps , and checkpoints .

The small ball wins keep adding up under Based Bill Barr. While the underlings in the immigration bureaucracy continue their subversion and sabotage, at the apex of the immigration bureaucracy, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the victories keep adding up. In this case illegal aliens prevented from gaming the asylum system have turned to using the Convention Against Torture (CAT) to remain in the United States, but those attempts have hit their own road block.
Based Bill Barr Racking Up The Victories
First, CAT and Withholding of Removal (WOR) are being pushed by the Treason Bar as alternatives to asylum as the fraud there is cleaned up by recent rulings by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Attorney General Bill Barr, especially restricting asylum claims after passing through safe third countries and by crime victims.
For most migrants fleeing violence or persecution, getting asylum protections in the U.S. has never been easy. Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has repeatedly tightened the rules, and narrowed who qualifies for asylum. Today, it’s practically impossible. Immigration attorneys are turning away from the “gold standard” — asylum — and putting more effort into the two major legal alternatives: withholding of removal and the U.N.’s Convention Against Torture. [As Access To Asylum Narrows, These Alternatives Are Some Immigrants’ Only Hope, by Elizabeth Trovall, Houston Public Media, February 4, 2020]
Thankfully, Based Bill has had the BIA counter this move by restricting CAT claims to only valid claims of possible torture, not baseless claims unsupported by any evidence. Of course, the Treason Bar is outraged! In a recent decision, the BIA said CAT only applies to cases where government officials are acting in official capacity, not running illegal criminal enterprises on their own time, or in this specific case, most likely just impersonating government officials.
In the Matter of OFAS, the BIA correctly observed that the claim was based on a single criminal activity by a group purporting to be Guatemelan police officers, and this is important because the record showed that the “police officers” robbing a victim fled when a neighbor called the real police.
The country conditions evidence in the record that reported on crime and safety issues in Guatemala also does not establish that it would have been futile for the respondent to report the beating incident to the police. See U.S.Dep’t of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Sec., Overseas Security Advisory Council, Guatemala Crime Safety Report (2017, 2018). Although the reports reflect that the PNC lacks personnel and training to control gang activity and that police investigations typically do not result in an arrest or a conviction, they also indicate that the PNC has made some progress in the reduction of crimes. Further, the fact that the police were dispatched to the respondent’s home when they were called is evidence that the Immigration Judge reasonably considered in finding that it would not have been futile for the respondent to report the beating incident. Consequently, we conclude that the Immigration Judge properly denied the respondent’s application for withholding of removal under the Act. The Immigration Judge properly denied the respondent’s application for protection under the Convention Against Torture. He determined that the men who beat, robbed, and threatened the respondent were not public officials and, even if they were, they were not acting in an official capacity and were therefore rogue officials. Further, the Immigration Judge properly concluded that the respondent did not establish his eligibility for asylum and withholding of removal under the Act. Accordingly, the respondent’s appeal will be dismissed. ORDER: The appeal is dismissed. [Matter of O-F-A-S-, Respondent, BIA, December 6, 2019]
This shows the import of appointing the right people to positions in the bureaucracy. President Trump has had problems in this area, John Kelly, Elaine Duke, Kirstjen Nielsen, Kevin McAleenan, etc. Based Bill Barr knows better and selects the right people, and they are producing small ball victories. Now we need Ken The Knife to step up for some big ball victories, like an Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship or raids, sweeps, and checkpoints.


vdare--2020-02-05--Latest “Man Arrested” Is Black Shooter At Texas A & M— The Second Since October

Last year at the end of October , there was a mass shooting at black college party in Greenville , TX , involving students at Texas A & M-Commerce , which is not the main , mostly white Texas A & M , nor yet the Texas A & M `` Historically '' black college at Prairie View .
Texas A & M-Commerce , near Dallas-Fort Worth , is about 20 percent black .
We covered this shooting , which was the kind that does not make the national news , in two items here .
• Leaded Law Update @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No One Hit ) At Dallas VIGIL For Greenville Black Shooting When a story of the murder of two women and the wounding of a child at Texas A & M-Commerce came up yesterday , there were no details about the race of the victims or suspects , but I saw that the CBS DFW story Texas A & M-Commerce Classes Cancelled After Shooting Leaves 2 Dead , Child Injured , [ February 4 , 2020 ] included a video interview with two black guys who said they were still recovering from hearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months ago , that many on campus had known someone who was shot .
It turns out that it was the ex-boyfriend of the two sisters who were shot who committed the murder , and school officials referred to it as a `` targeted , isolated '' shooting , I. E. not one of the mass shootings you keep reading about it .
Charged in the murders of sisters Deja and Abbaney Matts , right , and the wounding of Abbaney ’ s 2-year-old son is Jacques Dshawn Smith , 21 .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas A & M University-Commerce Shooting • Father Of Sisters Killed At Texas A & M University-Commerce To Suspect : 'Who Shoots A Baby ? '
According to the first story on that list , `` Smith was arrested last week for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after an incident in which he threw a TV at Deja .
But was released on a $ 15,000 bond despite having violated his probation . ''
As usual , the shooter was referred to in the news as `` man arrested . ''

Last year at the end of October, there was a mass shooting at black college party in Greenville, TX, involving students at Texas A&M-Commerce, which is not the main, mostly white Texas A&M, nor yet the Texas A&M "Historically" black college at Prairie View.
Texas A&M-Commerce, near Dallas-Fort Worth, is about 20 percent black. We covered this shooting, which was the kind that does not make the national news, in two items here.
When a story of the murder of two women and the wounding of a child at Texas A&M-Commerce came up yesterday, there were no details about the race of the victims or suspects, but I saw that the CBS DFW story Texas A&M-Commerce Classes Cancelled After Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, Child Injured, [February 4, 2020] included a video interview with two black guys who said they were still recovering from hearing of a shooting just a couple of months ago, that many on campus had known someone who was shot.
It turns out that it was the ex-boyfriend of the two sisters who were shot who committed the murder, and school officials referred to it as a "targeted, isolated" shooting, I. E. not one of the mass shootings you keep reading about it. Charged in the murders of sisters Deja and Abbaney Matts, right, and the wounding of Abbaney’s 2-year-old son is Jacques Dshawn Smith, 21.
See
According to the first story on that list, "Smith was arrested last week for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after an incident in which he threw a TV at Deja. But was released on a $15,000 bond despite having violated his probation."
As usual, the shooter was referred to in the news as "man arrested."


vdare--2020-02-05--Peter Brimelow On The State Of The Union: Good News Is Trump Still Attacking Illegal Immigration

Peter pointed out that there is a brief mention of legal immigration in the SOTU speech : To build on @ @ @ @ @ are working on legislation to replace our outdated and randomized immigration system with one based @ @ @ @ @ who follow the rules , contribute to our economy , support themselves financially , and @ @ @ @ @ by President Trump in State of the Union Address | The White House I 'm @ @ @ @ @ legal immigration that `` contributes '' to the economy in the sense that , say @ @ @ @ @ more in taxes than they use in government services .
My view is that they @ @ @ @ @ American .
But that 's still better for the country than importing impoverished Guatelombian street @ @ @ @ @ above , Trump is speaking out against legal immigration that 's bad for America in @ @ @ @ @ public charges .
He 's also speaking out against `` randomized '' immigration .
I @ @ @ @ @ Diversity Visa Lottery ?
James Kirkpatrick weighs in below on the same speech :

2/2 The bad news: no mention of reducing (or even adjusting) legal immigration. The funny thing is that the Trump Administration IS reducing the immigrant population, through administrative measures--the "invisible wall." Does POTUS not know? https://t.co/kegeyR1qnh — Peter Brimelow (@peterbrimelow) February 5, 2020
Peter pointed out that there is a brief mention of legal immigration in the SOTU speech:
To build on these historic gains, we are working on legislation to replace our outdated and randomized immigration system with one based on merit, welcoming those who follow the rules, contribute to our economy, support themselves financially, and uphold our values. Remarks by President Trump in State of the Union Address | The White House
I'm not a fan of even legal immigration that "contributes" to the economy in the sense that, say, a high earner pays more in taxes than they use in government services. My view is that they displace a better class of American. But that's still better for the country than importing impoverished Guatelombian street sweepers.
In that sentence above, Trump is speaking out against legal immigration that's bad for America in various ways, especially including public charges. He's also speaking out against "randomized" immigration. I wonder if that means the Diversity Visa Lottery?
James Kirkpatrick weighs in below on the same speech:


vdare--2020-02-04--Woke Geneticist Adam Rutherford Writes About His New Book, Out Tomorrow

Re : NPR Genetics Guest Adam Rutherford : Galton a 'Genius ' , but 'Massive Racist . '
How Could @ @ @ @ @ Adam Rutherford : How to Fight Racism Using Science My new book , How to @ @ @ @ @ comes out next week .
It 's a manifesto of sorts , a pugnacious attempt @ @ @ @ @ racism , both overt and casual .
My weapons are bleeding edge science and history @ @ @ @ @ debunk many racist tropes , in terms of skin colour , intelligence , sport and @ @

Re: NPR Genetics Guest Adam Rutherford: Galton a 'Genius', but 'Massive Racist.' How Could He Be Both? and Adam Rutherford: How to Fight Racism Using Science
From: Adam Rutherford [Email him]
My new book, How to Argue With a Racist, comes out next week. It's a manifesto of sorts, a pugnacious attempt to arm the reader against racism, both overt and casual. My weapons are bleeding edge science and history, which are deployed to debunk many racist tropes, in terms of skin colour, intelligence, sport and ancestry.


vdare--2020-02-06--Pelosi's Petulant Performance Panned by Perceptive Public

The 2020 State of the Union event was quite the political show .
President Trump discussed policy successes , from the economic expansion to improved border control ( with Mexico ’ s help , as it happened ) .
Through it all , Speaker Pelosi lurked above , busily turning pages , shaking her head negatively and mouthing disapproval .
It was what psychologists call “ passive aggressive behavior , ” although she did actively attack her paper copy of the president ’ s speech as a finale : On the next day , her whole impeachment gambit fell flat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months-long waste of time .
Will she shut up and stop impeaching now , please ?
There are plenty of worthwhile things the House of Representatives might work on — infrastructure , fixes to healthcare , E-verify .
It is the House ’ s job to legislate for the good of the American public , in case they have forgotten .
STUART VARNEY : Speaker Pelosi was in a difficult position .
She had to sit and watch the president she detests scroll through a long list of his successes — tough indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many fronts , and the speaker is losing , but that does not excuse her behavior .
This was the defining moment of the night .
Nancy Pelosi ripping up her copy of the president ’ s speech .
Four pages , four rips .
I will call it Petulance — that is rather mild statement to use , compared to the avalanche of criticism that erupted on social media .
Later she told Fox News , she ripped up the speech , quote , because it was the “ courteous thing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that mean ?
I think she knew she had no serious response to the president ’ s achievements .
So , she simply engaged in a theatrical tantrum .
That is the way I see it .
During the speech , the speaker was Rude .
That is an old-fashioned word , but it ’ s accurate .
When the president called out legislators for providing taxpayer-funded healthcare for millions of illegals , she mouthed , “ Not true .
It ’ s not true.
” But wait , the speaker is from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use tax money for illegals healthcare .
Case closed .
As the president outlined America ’ s remarkable economic performance , she shook her head ; she rolled her eyes .
Why did she do that ?
She doesn ’ t believe the booming economy ?
Really ?
She believes she should get some of the credit ?
That is a stretch .
She is incapable of giving any credit to the president who deserves it , Donald J. Trump .
What we saw last night was we saw a speaker on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ camera .
She could have had the good grace to do a grin-and-bear-it kind of performance .
But she detests him .
And she did a scowl , head shake , eye roll , theatrical rip-up performance instead .
In the court of public opinion the speaker lost .
The president and America won , hands down .

The 2020 State of the Union event was quite the political show. President Trump discussed policy successes, from the economic expansion to improved border control (with Mexico’s help, as it happened).
Through it all, Speaker Pelosi lurked above, busily turning pages, shaking her head negatively and mouthing disapproval. It was what psychologists call “passive aggressive behavior,” although she did actively attack her paper copy of the president’s speech as a finale:
On the next day, her whole impeachment gambit fell flat, as the Senate soundly defeated the months-long waste of time. Will she shut up and stop impeaching now, please?
There are plenty of worthwhile things the House of Representatives might work on — infrastructure, fixes to healthcare, E-verify. It is the House’s job to legislate for the good of the American public, in case they have forgotten.
Stuart Varney had a critical evaluation of Pelosi’s performance:


vdare--2020-02-06--VDARE.com Guadalupe Hidalgo Day Party: Celebrating America's Conquest Of The Southwest

Earlier by Lydia Brimelow : Today Is Guadalupe Hidalgo Day : Party Like It 's 1848 !
As Lydia Brimelow promised , see above , the Brimelow family had a party to celebrate Guadelupe Hidalgo Day , the anniversary of America 's victory in the Mexican War .
( Modern-day American historians call this the Mexican-American war , and Mexicans call it `` The U.S .
Invasion , '' and get sniffy about the United States calling itself `` America '' . )
Below , Peter Brimelow 's daughters ( aka `` Our Posterity '' ) celebrating with the aid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you attended an American high school ( especially , believe it or not , in California ) you may have been told that America was the bad guy in the Mexican War .
This is wrong .
• James K. Polk And Our Just War Against Mexico • On Guadalupe Hidalgo Day , Here ` s Why The U.S. Has Title To The Southwest • Was The U.S. , Like Pie Crusts And Treaties , Made To Be Broken ?
• Reconquista in Texas vs. California-And The Need To Coerce GOP Pols @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Happy San Jacinto Day !
• Enough Already About the Mexican-American War !
• Thinking About The Alamo-And Those Self-Organizing Americans • The Plan of San Diego-Then…And Now ?
• `` It 's Basically Over For Anglos '' In Texas .
Or Have They Not Yet Begun To Fight ?
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Earlier by Lydia Brimelow: Today Is Guadalupe Hidalgo Day: Party Like It's 1848!
As Lydia Brimelow promised, see above, the Brimelow family had a party to celebrate Guadelupe Hidalgo Day, the anniversary of America's victory in the Mexican War. (Modern-day American historians call this the Mexican-American war, and Mexicans call it "The U.S. Invasion," and get sniffy about the United States calling itself "America.")
Below, Peter Brimelow's daughters (aka "Our Posterity" ) celebrating with the aid of Texas chili and American cornbread:
If you attended an American high school (especially, believe it or not, in California) you may have been told that America was the bad guy in the Mexican War. This is wrong.
See below:
If you want to support the fight to keep America American, you can donate to VDARE.com here.


vdare--2020-02-06--Why Was B&N’s  "Blacks On The Cover" Scheme Bad? Because No Nonwhites Got Paid

The Barnes and Noble bookstore chain makes a little money from reprinting out of copyright classics like Frankenstein and The Wizard of Oz selling them on a table upfront .
Recently , they came up with the idea of “ Diverse Editions : ” adding new covers of The Diverse .
That would be much praised if they were making movies of classics by white authors and cast nonwhites as stars .
But , to B & N ’ s surprise , it didn ’ t work out that way with book covers : Writers say the move , meant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not help improve representation Barnes and Noble , America ’ s largest bookseller , has withdrawn a new series of “ diverse ” classic book covers following a backlash from writers who say it does nothing to address the publishing industry ’ s underlying diversity problems .
The new “ Diverse Editions ” series was announced on Tuesday to honor Black History Month and due to hit shelves on Wednesday .
The project saw 12 classic young adult novels receive new covers , the protagonists now “ culturally diverse ” .
Frankenstein has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a kissing Romeo and Juliet have darker skin tones and kinky hair textures .
“ For the first time ever , all parents will be able to pick up a book and see themselves in a story , ” the company explains on the back cover of the books .
But prominent authors were quick to lambast the company , saying that simply changing the skin color of characters like Romeo and Juliet or Frankenstein is a superficial fix , and that the publishing industry should do more to promote writers of color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ write anything anymore in between issuing pronunciamentos about how she is offended by the latest crisis ?
and The Hate U Give writer Angie Thomas , viewed the covers as a superficial fix to a larger problem .
“ The only thing you ’ re disrupting is # BlackHistoryMonth and the literary dignity of communities of color , ” David Bowles , a Latinx children ’ s writer and poet , wrote to Barnes and Noble on Twitter .
“ So disappointed in you.
” Prominent authors were quick to lambast the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from the Wizard of Oz , or a black Frankenstein on the cover wasn ’ t enough .
“ This fake diversity nonsense ( where they replace white characters with people of color ) is disgusting , ” the Hugo-winning fantasy writer Nnedi Okorafor wrote .
“ It is not sincere or a solution .
New stories by people of color about people of color is the solution… Stop using us and get out of the way !
” … The decision of which book covers to redesign was made using artificial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the most famous titles in western literature , searching the texts to “ see if it omitted the ethnicity of primary characters ” .
The 12 classics found to meet this criteria were : Alice ’ s Adventures in Wonderland , Moby Dick , Emma , The Secret Garden , Treasure Island , The Count of Monte Cristo , Frankenstein , Peter Pan , The Wizard of Oz , The Three Musketeers , The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , and Romeo and Juliet .
The author of The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Musketeers , Dumas the Elder , was about 1/4th black .
Also , dark Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights is of enigmatic racial background , with the other characters speculating about his ancestry , such as whether he was a “ lascar , ” a sailor from the Indian Ocean .
So why is it Good to cast nonwhite actors in historical films like the recent one about 16th Century queens where there are black and Chinese playing Scottish aristocrats , but it is Bad to change the race of the covers of classic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some nonwhites got paid , but in the Bad case , no nonwhites got paid .
It ’ s all about who gets paid .

The Barnes and Noble bookstore chain makes a little money from reprinting out of copyright classics like Frankenstein and The Wizard of Oz selling them on a table upfront.
Recently, they came up with the idea of “Diverse Editions:” adding new covers of The Diverse.
That would be much praised if they were making movies of classics by white authors and cast nonwhites as stars.
But, to B&N’s surprise, it didn’t work out that way with book covers:
From The Guardian:
‘Fake diversity’: Barnes and Noble cancels race-swapped classic covers Writers say the move, meant to celebrate Black History Month, does not help improve representation André Wheeler Wed 5 Feb 2020 19.28 EST Barnes and Noble, America’s largest bookseller, has withdrawn a new series of “diverse” classic book covers following a backlash from writers who say it does nothing to address the publishing industry’s underlying diversity problems. The new “Diverse Editions” series was announced on Tuesday to honor Black History Month and due to hit shelves on Wednesday. The project saw 12 classic young adult novels receive new covers, the protagonists now “culturally diverse.” Frankenstein has brown skin, not green, while a kissing Romeo and Juliet have darker skin tones and kinky hair textures. “For the first time ever, all parents will be able to pick up a book and see themselves in a story,” the company explains on the back cover of the books.
But prominent authors were quick to lambast the company, saying that simply changing the skin color of characters like Romeo and Juliet or Frankenstein is a superficial fix, and that the publishing industry should do more to promote writers of color. Writers including Roxane Gay, the author of Bad Feminist,
Does Roxane Gray ever time to write anything anymore in between issuing pronunciamentos about how she is offended by the latest crisis?
and The Hate U Give writer Angie Thomas, viewed the covers as a superficial fix to a larger problem. “The only thing you’re disrupting is #BlackHistoryMonth and the literary dignity of communities of color,” David Bowles, a Latinx children’s writer and poet, wrote to Barnes and Noble on Twitter. “So disappointed in you.” Prominent authors were quick to lambast the company, saying that putting a black Dorothy, from the Wizard of Oz, or a black Frankenstein on the cover wasn’t enough. “This fake diversity nonsense (where they replace white characters with people of color) is disgusting,” the Hugo-winning fantasy writer Nnedi Okorafor wrote. “It is not sincere or a solution. New stories by people of color about people of color is the solution… Stop using us and get out of the way!” … The decision of which book covers to redesign was made using artificial intelligence to analyze the text from 100 of the most famous titles in western literature, searching the texts to “see if it omitted the ethnicity of primary characters.” The 12 classics found to meet this criteria were: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Moby Dick, Emma, The Secret Garden, Treasure Island, The Count of Monte Cristo, Frankenstein, Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz, The Three Musketeers, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Romeo and Juliet.
The author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, Dumas the Elder, was about 1/4th black.
Also, dark Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights is of enigmatic racial background, with the other characters speculating about his ancestry, such as whether he was a “lascar,” a sailor from the Indian Ocean.
So why is it Good to cast nonwhite actors in historical films like the recent one about 16th Century queens where there are black and Chinese playing Scottish aristocrats, but it is Bad to change the race of the covers of classic books?
Because in the Good case, some nonwhites got paid, but in the Bad case, no nonwhites got paid.
It’s all about who gets paid.


vdare--2020-02-06--B & N Scraps "Blacks On Covers Of White Classics" Plan—People Complained They Were Still White On Th

B & N Scraps "Blacks On Covers Of White Classics" Plan—People Complained They Were Still White On The Inside

The Great Replacement of white authors and their stories of fictional people by putting primarily black people on the cover of reprints of their books has been declared insufficiently woke .
Why even celebrate white authors at all , regardless of if the characters they long ago created as fictional white individuals are reimagined as primarily black characters ?
UPDATE : Barnes & Noble cancels launch of classic novels with new covers following online backlash , AMYNY.com , February 5 , 2020 Barnes & Noble has shelved their plans to release a collection of classic books with new “ culturally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Penguin Random House and Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue had originally up to give twelve classic young adult novels new covers , known as “ Diverse Editions.
” The books were meant hit the shelves on Feb. 5 , and the books were to be on display in their massive storefront throughout the month of February .
Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue was also supposed to host a launch event to celebrate the release .
Each title had five culturally diverse custom covers designed to ensure the recognition , representation , and inclusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
The new covers are a part of a new initiative to champion diversity in literature .
Following the news of the new covers , many Twitter users expressed their anger and disappointment over the situation , citing that a better option would have been to promote authors of color .

The Great Replacement of white authors and their stories of fictional people by putting primarily black people on the cover of reprints of their books has been declared insufficiently woke. Why even celebrate white authors at all, regardless of if the characters they long ago created as fictional white individuals are reimagined as primarily black characters?
UPDATE: Barnes & Noble cancels launch of classic novels with new covers following online backlash, AMYNY.com, February 5, 2020
Barnes & Noble has shelved their plans to release a collection of classic books with new “culturally diverse” covers following internet backlash.
Penguin Random House and Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue had originally up to give twelve classic young adult novels new covers, known as “Diverse Editions.” The books were meant hit the shelves on Feb. 5, and the books were to be on display in their massive storefront throughout the month of February. Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue was also supposed to host a launch event to celebrate the release.
Each title had five culturally diverse custom covers designed to ensure the recognition, representation, and inclusion of various multiethnic backgrounds reflected across the country. The new covers are a part of a new initiative to champion diversity in literature.
Following the news of the new covers, many Twitter users expressed their anger and disappointment over the situation, citing that a better option would have been to promote authors of color.


vdare--2020-02-06--U. of California Faculty Endorses SAT/ACT Testing

Not all zeitgeist trends are overwhelmingly powerful .
From the Los Angeles Times : UC should keep SAT and ACT as admission requirements , faculty report says SAT to be revamped University of California faculty leaders are recommending the continued use of the controversial SAT and ACT as an admission requirement for now , citing UC data showing the standardized tests may actually help boost enrollment of disadvantaged students , according to a highly anticipated report released Monday .
The preliminary recommendation by the Academic Senate ’ s executive committee comes amid enormous legal and political pressure to drop the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adequately predict college success and unfairly discriminate on the basis of race , income and parent education levels .
… Any rejection of the faculty ’ s final recommendations by the board , which is set to vote on the issue in May , would overturn traditional practice and spark a political firestorm .
The new yearlong faculty review found evidence that most UC admissions officers offset much of the bias against disadvantaged students by evaluating standardized test scores in the context of their high schools and neighborhoods .
Applicants ’ tests scores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to those statewide and at the local high school , enabling UC officers to identify standouts among students with similar socioeconomic backgrounds .
In other words , U of C engages in intentional discrimination that violates the California constitution , as amended by Proposition 209 in 1996 : That process results in higher admission rates for less-advantaged applicants for any given test score , a finding that faculty review committee members said surprised them .
Among students with SAT scores of 1000 — the 40th percentile — half of Latinos were admitted compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The review found similar advantages for students who are low-income and the first in their families to attend college .
… The report also found that test scores are a better predictor of college performance than high school grades but that UC weighs grades more heavily in admission decisions .
The SAT explains 21 % of the variance in freshman grades at U of California campuses , compared to only 16 % for high school grade point averages .
The SAT ( or , presumably , ACT ) are better than GPA at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than whites and the affluent , where the GPA is better .
Combining high school GPA and SAT scores increases the variance “ explained ” to 26 % .
For instance , among students admitted with SAT scores below 700 , 35 % left UC after only one year and only 50 % graduated within seven years ; among students admitted with SAT scores above 1400 , only 3 % were not retained past freshman year and 92 % graduated within seven years .
Predictive validity : Standardized test scores provide information beyond @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the narrative that is commonly expressed , the information available in test scores is not redundant with the information available in grades .
Even among students with similar high school academic records , we still see a substantial relationship between test scores and college retention , grades , and graduation .
For any given high school GPA , a student admitted with a low SAT score is between two and five times more likely to drop out after one year , and up to three times less likely to complete their degree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ score It looks like the highest GPA at graduation is earned by whites with SAT scores over 1450 and GPAs of 4.25 or higher .
They appear to do slightly better than Asians with similar credentials .
Or maybe they take easier classes ?

Not all zeitgeist trends are overwhelmingly powerful. From the Los Angeles Times:
UC should keep SAT and ACT as admission requirements, faculty report says
SAT to be revamped By TERESA WATANABE STAFF WRITER
FEB. 3, 2020 6:04 PM University of California faculty leaders are recommending the continued use of the controversial SAT and ACT as an admission requirement for now, citing UC data showing the standardized tests may actually help boost enrollment of disadvantaged students, according to a highly anticipated report released Monday. The preliminary recommendation by the Academic Senate’s executive committee comes amid enormous legal and political pressure to drop the tests, which opponents say fail to adequately predict college success and unfairly discriminate on the basis of race, income and parent education levels. … Any rejection of the faculty’s final recommendations by the board, which is set to vote on the issue in May, would overturn traditional practice and spark a political firestorm. The new yearlong faculty review found evidence that most UC admissions officers offset much of the bias against disadvantaged students by evaluating standardized test scores in the context of their high schools and neighborhoods. Applicants’ tests scores, for instance, are compared both to those statewide and at the local high school, enabling UC officers to identify standouts among students with similar socioeconomic backgrounds.
In other words, U of C engages in intentional discrimination that violates the California constitution, as amended by Proposition 209 in 1996:
That process results in higher admission rates for less-advantaged applicants for any given test score, a finding that faculty review committee members said surprised them. Among students with SAT scores of 1000 — the 40th percentile — half of Latinos were admitted compared to less than one-third of whites. The review found similar advantages for students who are low-income and the first in their families to attend college. … The report also found that test scores are a better predictor of college performance than high school grades but that UC weighs grades more heavily in admission decisions.
From the report:
The SAT explains 21% of the variance in freshman grades at U of California campuses, compared to only 16% for high school grade point averages. The SAT (or, presumably, ACT) are better than GPA at distinguishing promising applicants among most groups other than whites and the affluent, where the GPA is better.
Combining high school GPA and SAT scores increases the variance “explained” to 26%.
For instance, among students admitted with SAT scores below 700, 35% left UC after only one year and only 50% graduated within seven years; among students admitted with SAT scores above 1400, only 3% were not retained past freshman year and 92% graduated within seven years.
Predictive validity: Standardized test scores provide information beyond what is available in HSGPA. Contrary to the narrative that is commonly expressed, the information available in test scores is not redundant with the information available in grades. Even among students with similar high school academic records, we still see a substantial relationship between test scores and college retention, grades, and graduation. For any given high school GPA, a student admitted with a low SAT score is between two and five times more likely to drop out after one year, and up to three times less likely to complete their degree compared to a student with a high score
It looks like the highest GPA at graduation is earned by whites with SAT scores over 1450 and GPAs of 4.25 or higher. They appear to do slightly better than Asians with similar credentials. Or maybe they take easier classes?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-02-06--All We Need Now from Iowa Is a Florida 2000-Like 35 Day Recount

And of course there are a couple of other ways of counting the vote in Iowa , with Sanders in @ @ @ @ @

And of course there are a couple of other ways of counting the vote in Iowa, with Sanders in the lead on those.