clashdaily--2020-02-04--Understanding Trump’s ‘Deal Of The Century’ — Why Is This Peace Plan Different From All Others?

After three years , the Deal of The Century has finally been revealed .
Trump ’ s version of an Israeli Palestinian peace plan is different in its approach than previous plans .
The deal received support from some of Israel ’ s Muslim neighbors , and opposition by some Democratic party politicians .
Chuck Schumer worried about Israel annexing the communities in Judea and Samaria per the plan .
He said , “ Unilateral action taken by either side in response to the release of the Trump administration ’ s plan will diminish the prospects of a future peace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Democratic presidential field , including Biden , Sanders , Warren , and Buttigieg .
Much of their opposition , as well as the resistance of liberal newspapers such as N.Y. Times and Washington Post in the U.S. , the Guardian in the U.K. , and Ha ’ aretz in Israel stems from the fact that Trump ’ s plan is different than the approaches of previous peace efforts .
More important than the other reactions is the reaction of the Palestinians .
Their response was foretold by Abba Eban years ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
” The day before the U.S. President announced his deal , The Palestinian Authority leader refused to take Trump ’ s phone call and told Palestinian media .
“ Trump is a dog , and the son of a dog , ” Sorry Abu Mazen , but not only is Trump , not a dog , but he also doesn ’ t own a dog .
And despite the Abbas threat to cut off all ties with Israel and the U.S. , the security ties Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , He ’ s not an idiot .
That security cooperation also protects the Palestinians .
Trending : 5 More Reasons That ‘ Debunked ’ Joe & Hunter Biden Story Is Here To Stay One part of the deal that critics like to point out is that Abbas and the P.A .
weren ’ t involved in its creation .
This is only partially true .
Remember this deal was almost three years in making The PA participated until they decided not to talk anymore , which they did right after Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Embassy to Jerusalem .
Despite their refusal to speak , the demands of the Palestinians were considered and implemented in the Trump plan .
Many observers were surprised that the deal received a positive reaction from some of Israel ’ s Muslim neighbors , and others responded by not trashing the plan as expected .
It really shouldn ’ t be a surprise .
In another difference from previous efforts , the President and the plan ’ s creator , Jared Kushner , sought input from Israel ’ s Arab neighbors in its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the program to the neighborhood before the public announcement last week .
And it worked .
Saudi Arabia , Egypt , Qatar , and the UAE issued statements welcoming the Trump administration ’ s peace plan .
With a substantial Palestinian population living within its borders , Jordan had to trash the deal to maintain internal calm .
Part of the reason for the support from Israel ’ s neighbors is also part of the rationale for announcing the deal last week—Iran .
The proposal ’ s announcement was delayed twice because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months .
An increasing Iranian threat convinced the President that this was the time to strike while the iron is hot , even though Israel is facing a third election in March .
The Iran threat is one of the tactics the administration used to motivate Israel ’ s neighbors to support the plan no matter how tepidly .
Or at least not to vehemently reject the effort .
Much of the Arab Middle East is as wary of Iran and its surrogates as is Israel .
The plan requires the Palestinians to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of whom are supported by Iran as the terror groups aid Iran in its objective of causing turmoil in the region .
Thus threatening those “ moderate ” Arab states .
Keep in mind that Saudi Arabia , Egypt , Qatar , and the UAE are majority Sunni Muslim states .
Iran is majority Shia Muslim state which threatens the Sunnis .
The “ Deal of The Century ” itself is typical Donald Trump .
It doesn ’ t try to reinvent the wheel or worry about the past .
Instead , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the ground and takes off from there .
Some critics claim the plan favors Israel , but that is nonsense .
The proposal supports peace by adjusting the present situations .
One basic fact that most news reports ignore is that the ” Deal of The Century ” map is not supposed to be a finalized deal to be imposed on both sides .
The sketch is a suggestion meant to be a starting point for negotiations .
To that point , within the text of the proposal , it is described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s plan is different from anything seen before in many ways .
Previous deals made demands of Israel for one-sided concessions , be it land or release of jailed Palestinians .
The concessions were ordered for the Jewish State to prove her goodwill — similar demands were never required from the Palestinians .
Trump ’ s vision of a deal requires concessions from both sides but requires the Palestinians to demonstrate its commitment to peace by disarming all terrorist groups like Hamas , PIJ , and all other terror organizations , full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all its forms , “ completely cease making prisoner and martyr payments ” by the time of signing a peace agreement , ” and to stop inciting its population ( especially its youth ) to hate Israel and Jews .
The proposal requires Israel to recognize a Palestinian State .
But something included by Trump and not in previous plans is it requires the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish State .
This is another point of contention of the deal ’ s critics .
They say recognizing Israel ’ s Jewishness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-Jewish citizens of Israel .
The critics fail to realize that unlike many of her neighbors , Israel has always guaranteed equal rights to all .
Israel ’ s declaration of independence requires it to “ ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion , race or sex ; it will guarantee freedom of religion , conscience , language , education , and culture .
And for those critics who are tossing around their versions of U.N. resolutions to trash the deal , the original partition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called for the creation of a Palestinian Jewish State ( back then Jews living in the Holy Land were called Palestinians ) and an Arab one .
The countries of the Arab league rejected both with Egypt taking over Gaza and Jordan taking the West Bank .
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert ’ s 2008 plan called for a land swap for Israel to retain some communities in Judea and Samaria in exchange for land in Israel to make a Palestinian State .
The Trump proposal has a more significant territory exchange where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Judea and Samaria , and the P.A .
gets new territory south of Gaza to make up the difference .
The land allocated to a Palestinian State is the same acreage as the combined area of pre-1967 Gaza and West Bank .
Unlike previous efforts , the Trump version is the first to allow Israel to retain ownership of the old city of Jerusalem , recognizing the facts on the ground and that Israel has done an excellent job of protecting the holy sites of all faiths in the 53 years since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the city outside the existing security barrier goes to the Palestinians , so they can say they retained part of the city .
The eight years of Obama ignored the facts on the ground and demanded Israel start negotiations by retreating to the pre-1967 borders and negotiate from there .
Many of the critics of the Trump peace effort agree .
They incorrectly say that U.N .
Resolution 242 calls for Israel to withdraw from all of the territories gained in the Six-Day-War .
But Resolution 242 leaves out the word “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Israel armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict.
” If the wording included that “ the ” Resolution 242 would mean a withdrawal from all territories .
It was no accident , “ the ” was left out .
Diplomats are very exact in their language .
During the negotiations to create resolution 242 , Arab governments tried three times to have “ the ” inserted in the resolution .
The resolution ’ s authors rejected the request .
The authors of 242 said the word was left out because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ territorial adjustments for Israel ’ s security .
By repeating what they wanted the resolution to read all these years rather than what was written , the Palestinians and their supporters succeeded in convincing people to accept their distorted interpretation of 242 .
The proposal released last week by Trump is unique in the fact that it follows the true meaning of U.N. 242 .
The “ Deal of The Century ” calls for a four-year Israeli “ settlement ” freeze .
Earlier deals have called for a freeze , but this time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There will be no Israeli building in the lands outlined as belonging to the Palestinians in the conceptual map .
In 2010 Israel offered a ten-month freeze , which was the only building stoppage agreed to by Israel before the “ Deal of the Century.
” For the first nine and a half months of that earlier freeze , the Palestinians refused to negotiate .
The Trump vision calls for tunnels and roads , guaranteeing the free movement of Palestinians throughout their State .
One Israeli concession that is concerning to many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Gaza to the P.A .
territories in the West Bank .
This connection or one like it has been a Palestinian demand .
This particular tunnel is worrisome , and not just because it effectively cuts Israel in half .
While one would assume that Israel wouldn ’ t agree to that part of the deal without some method of the IDF guaranteeing the tunnel remains secure , it is only an assumption .
There is nothing in the text of the 181-page plan outlining that tunnel ’ s security .
How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from sending camouflaged truckloads of missiles through the tunnel corridor ?
Outreach to the White House on this issue has remained unanswered .
Of course , the lack of a response may have nothing to do with trying to hide something in the Trump peace proposal .
I hear there ’ s a trial going on in the U.S. Senate , which might be taking some of the attention of my W.H .
contacts .
Perhaps the most significant and most crucial part of the deal is the economic section , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During the announcement , Trump spoke of the $ 50 billion given to the Palestinians .
But it ’ s more than just dumping money .
Previous efforts to provide aid has filled the P.A .
leadership ’ s pockets and done little to help the Palestinian people .
This particular plan is more than a money dump .
Based on Palestinian acceptance , the U.S. and other nations will help the nascent Palestinian State create an economic infrastructure that will guarantee the jobs and businesses that the territories now lack .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a technology industry in the expanded Gaza area and a joint tourism effort between Israel and the Palestinians .
This effort understands that peace can only come if the Palestinian citizens have jobs and can feed their families .
or , as Bubba Clinton ’ s former campaign manager James Carville was famous for saying , “ It ’ s the economy stupid !
” The Trump “ Deal of the Century ” has its supporters and detractors , each of whom has taken their positions for the same reason .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have seen before .
Will it result in peace ?
That depends on the Palestinians .
Do they have the courage to try and make peace ?
Right now , one of the things keeping the Palestinian leadership in power is exploiting and inciting hatred of Israel and Jews .
As of this writing , it does not seem that they found courage .
President Abbas ’ party Fatah is threatening violence .
Israel will not accept a return to violence and will protect herself .
In lieu of Palestinian violence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal , the Palestinians have four years to change their minds .
While this President Trump ’ s vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinians is different from all others , it is not a reason to reject the “ Deal of the Century.
” Those earlier approaches to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians didn ’ t work , so a different approach is warranted .
After all , as a nice Jewish boy named Albert Einstein once said , “ the definition of insanity is doing something over and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Note : Some people have asked me why it took so long to analyze the deal .
Well , 181 pages is a lot to digest and I wanted to understand them all before I wrote about the deal .
This article was originally posted on The Lid on Feb. 3 , 2020 , and is reprinted with permission .

By: Jeff Dunetz
ClashDaily Guest Contributor
Mah Nishtanah Ha Peace Plan Ha Zeh?
After three years, the Deal of The Century has finally been revealed. Trump’s version of an Israeli Palestinian peace plan is different in its approach than previous plans. The deal received support from some of Israel’s Muslim neighbors, and opposition by some Democratic party politicians. Chuck Schumer worried about Israel annexing the communities in Judea and Samaria per the plan. He said, “Unilateral action taken by either side in response to the release of the Trump administration’s plan will diminish the prospects of a future peace” The plan was panned by much of the Democratic presidential field, including Biden, Sanders, Warren, and Buttigieg. Much of their opposition, as well as the resistance of liberal newspapers such as N.Y. Times and Washington Post in the U.S., the Guardian in the U.K., and Ha’aretz in Israel stems from the fact that Trump’s plan is different than the approaches of previous peace efforts.
More important than the other reactions is the reaction of the Palestinians. Their response was foretold by Abba Eban years ago when he said, “They never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” The day before the U.S. President announced his deal, The Palestinian Authority leader refused to take Trump’s phone call and told Palestinian media. “Trump is a dog, and the son of a dog,” Sorry Abu Mazen, but not only is Trump, not a dog, but he also doesn’t own a dog.
And despite the Abbas threat to cut off all ties with Israel and the U.S., the security ties Israel and the United States were still intact, He’s not an idiot. That security cooperation also protects the Palestinians.
One part of the deal that critics like to point out is that Abbas and the P.A. weren’t involved in its creation. This is only partially true. Remember this deal was almost three years in making The PA participated until they decided not to talk anymore, which they did right after Trump’s announcement he was moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. Despite their refusal to speak, the demands of the Palestinians were considered and implemented in the Trump plan.
Many observers were surprised that the deal received a positive reaction from some of Israel’s Muslim neighbors, and others responded by not trashing the plan as expected. It really shouldn’t be a surprise. In another difference from previous efforts, the President and the plan’s creator, Jared Kushner, sought input from Israel’s Arab neighbors in its development. And they worked on selling the program to the neighborhood before the public announcement last week. And it worked. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, and the UAE issued statements welcoming the Trump administration’s peace plan. With a substantial Palestinian population living within its borders, Jordan had to trash the deal to maintain internal calm.
Part of the reason for the support from Israel’s neighbors is also part of the rationale for announcing the deal last week—Iran. The proposal’s announcement was delayed twice because of the two previous Israeli elections in recent months. An increasing Iranian threat convinced the President that this was the time to strike while the iron is hot, even though Israel is facing a third election in March.
The Iran threat is one of the tactics the administration used to motivate Israel’s neighbors to support the plan no matter how tepidly. Or at least not to vehemently reject the effort. Much of the Arab Middle East is as wary of Iran and its surrogates as is Israel. The plan requires the Palestinians to remove and disarm the terrorists, most of whom are supported by Iran as the terror groups aid Iran in its objective of causing turmoil in the region. Thus threatening those “moderate” Arab states. Keep in mind that Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, and the UAE are majority Sunni Muslim states. Iran is majority Shia Muslim state which threatens the Sunnis.
The “Deal of The Century” itself is typical Donald Trump. It doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel or worry about the past. Instead, it takes a realistic look at facts already on the ground and takes off from there. Some critics claim the plan favors Israel, but that is nonsense. The proposal supports peace by adjusting the present situations.
One basic fact that most news reports ignore is that the” Deal of The Century” map is not supposed to be a finalized deal to be imposed on both sides. The sketch is a suggestion meant to be a starting point for negotiations. To that point, within the text of the proposal, it is described as a “conceptual map.”
Trump’s plan is different from anything seen before in many ways. Previous deals made demands of Israel for one-sided concessions, be it land or release of jailed Palestinians. The concessions were ordered for the Jewish State to prove her goodwill — similar demands were never required from the Palestinians. Trump’s vision of a deal requires concessions from both sides but requires the Palestinians to demonstrate its commitment to peace by disarming all terrorist groups like Hamas, PIJ, and all other terror organizations, full demilitarizing of Gaza, rejecting terrorism in all its forms, “completely cease making prisoner and martyr payments” by the time of signing a peace agreement,” and to stop inciting its population (especially its youth) to hate Israel and Jews.
The proposal requires Israel to recognize a Palestinian State. But something included by Trump and not in previous plans is it requires the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish State. This is another point of contention of the deal’s critics. They say recognizing Israel’s Jewishness encourages the denial of equal rights to non-Jewish citizens of Israel. The critics fail to realize that unlike many of her neighbors, Israel has always guaranteed equal rights to all. Israel’s declaration of independence requires it to “ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education, and culture.
And for those critics who are tossing around their versions of U.N. resolutions to trash the deal, the original partition plan, U.N. Resolution 181, called for the creation of a Palestinian Jewish State (back then Jews living in the Holy Land were called Palestinians) and an Arab one. The countries of the Arab league rejected both with Egypt taking over Gaza and Jordan taking the West Bank.
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert’s 2008 plan called for a land swap for Israel to retain some communities in Judea and Samaria in exchange for land in Israel to make a Palestinian State. The Trump proposal has a more significant territory exchange where Israel retains almost all the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, and the P.A. gets new territory south of Gaza to make up the difference. The land allocated to a Palestinian State is the same acreage as the combined area of pre-1967 Gaza and West Bank.
Unlike previous efforts, the Trump version is the first to allow Israel to retain ownership of the old city of Jerusalem, recognizing the facts on the ground and that Israel has done an excellent job of protecting the holy sites of all faiths in the 53 years since it gained control. A tiny part of the city outside the existing security barrier goes to the Palestinians, so they can say they retained part of the city.
The eight years of Obama ignored the facts on the ground and demanded Israel start negotiations by retreating to the pre-1967 borders and negotiate from there. Many of the critics of the Trump peace effort agree. They incorrectly say that U.N. Resolution 242 calls for Israel to withdraw from all of the territories gained in the Six-Day-War. But Resolution 242 leaves out the word “the.” It calls for “withdrawal of Israel armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict.” If the wording included that “the” Resolution 242 would mean a withdrawal from all territories. It was no accident, “the” was left out. Diplomats are very exact in their language. During the negotiations to create resolution 242, Arab governments tried three times to have “the” inserted in the resolution. The resolution’s authors rejected the request.
The authors of 242 said the word was left out because they realized there would have to be territorial adjustments for Israel’s security. By repeating what they wanted the resolution to read all these years rather than what was written, the Palestinians and their supporters succeeded in convincing people to accept their distorted interpretation of 242. The proposal released last week by Trump is unique in the fact that it follows the true meaning of U.N. 242.
The “Deal of The Century” calls for a four-year Israeli “settlement” freeze. Earlier deals have called for a freeze, but this time Israel has agreed to the stoppage. There will be no Israeli building in the lands outlined as belonging to the Palestinians in the conceptual map.
In 2010 Israel offered a ten-month freeze, which was the only building stoppage agreed to by Israel before the “Deal of the Century.” For the first nine and a half months of that earlier freeze, the Palestinians refused to negotiate.
The Trump vision calls for tunnels and roads, guaranteeing the free movement of Palestinians throughout their State. One Israeli concession that is concerning to many of her supporters is a tunnel that runs from Gaza to the P.A. territories in the West Bank. This connection or one like it has been a Palestinian demand.
This particular tunnel is worrisome, and not just because it effectively cuts Israel in half. While one would assume that Israel wouldn’t agree to that part of the deal without some method of the IDF guaranteeing the tunnel remains secure, it is only an assumption. There is nothing in the text of the 181-page plan outlining that tunnel’s security. How will it prevent the remnants of Hamas from sending camouflaged truckloads of missiles through the tunnel corridor? Outreach to the White House on this issue has remained unanswered. Of course, the lack of a response may have nothing to do with trying to hide something in the Trump peace proposal. I hear there’s a trial going on in the U.S. Senate, which might be taking some of the attention of my W.H. contacts.
Perhaps the most significant and most crucial part of the deal is the economic section, which is also different than previous peace plans. During the announcement, Trump spoke of the $50 billion given to the Palestinians. But it’s more than just dumping money. Previous efforts to provide aid has filled the P.A. leadership’s pockets and done little to help the Palestinian people. This particular plan is more than a money dump. Based on Palestinian acceptance, the U.S. and other nations will help the nascent Palestinian State create an economic infrastructure that will guarantee the jobs and businesses that the territories now lack. For example, there are proposals for creating a technology industry in the expanded Gaza area and a joint tourism effort between Israel and the Palestinians. This effort understands that peace can only come if the Palestinian citizens have jobs and can feed their families. or, as Bubba Clinton’s former campaign manager James Carville was famous for saying, “It’s the economy stupid!”
The Trump “Deal of the Century” has its supporters and detractors, each of whom has taken their positions for the same reason. It’s different from the Middle-East peace plans they have seen before. Will it result in peace? That depends on the Palestinians. Do they have the courage to try and make peace?
Right now, one of the things keeping the Palestinian leadership in power is exploiting and inciting hatred of Israel and Jews. As of this writing, it does not seem that they found courage. President Abbas’ party Fatah is threatening violence. Israel will not accept a return to violence and will protect herself. In lieu of Palestinian violence, based on the Israeli acceptance of the deal, the Palestinians have four years to change their minds.
While this President Trump’s vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinians is different from all others, it is not a reason to reject the “Deal of the Century.” Those earlier approaches to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians didn’t work, so a different approach is warranted. After all, as a nice Jewish boy named Albert Einstein once said, “the definition of insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting the same result.”
Note: Some people have asked me why it took so long to analyze the deal. Well, 181 pages is a lot to digest and I wanted to understand them all before I wrote about the deal.
This article was originally posted on The Lid on Feb. 3, 2020, and is reprinted with permission.


clashdaily--2020-02-04--CAUCUS CHAOS: Iowa Democrats Didn’t Need Russians To Hack Their Election — They Did It Themselves

In 2016 they rigged the primary to favor one candidate .
In 2020 they appear to have done it again .
The results are not yet in for the Democrat Iowa caucus despite some of the precincts attempting to report at 8 pm on Monday .
There are 41 delegates up for grabs in Iowa , which is a drop in the bucket of the 1,991 delegates across the country , but would give momentum to the candidate who wins the most , and winnowing away some of the candidates that don ’ t have much of a shot in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party ( IDP ) creating an app that didn ’ t work , wasn ’ t downloaded by some precincts , didn ’ t properly train more than 1,600 volunteers responsible for reporting results , forcing a hand count , long waits on the phone to report , discrepancies in the count , and the IDP hanging up on the campaigns , it was a massive crapshow .
The crapshow was then followed by each candidate giving a victory speech because… they didn ’ t know what else to do .
Troy Price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party , said shortly after 1 a.m. that he expected to have caucus results to report “ later today ” after party officials had manually tallied the data .
On a brief conference call with reporters , Mr. Price stressed that the caucus results were being delayed because of problems reporting delegate totals from the more than 1,600 precincts , not because the system had been hacked .
“ This is taking longer than expected , ” he said .
“ The system is in place to make sure we can report results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More Reasons That ‘ Debunked ’ Joe & Hunter Biden Story Is Here To Stay The Department of Homeland Security had offered to monitor the app to check for any hacking or unusual cyber activity , but the IDP declined the assistance .
On Tuesday , the IDP says that the app malfunctioned .
Although it was collecting the data correctly , the app was only reporting a portion of the numbers and are now claiming that it was a “ coding issue.
” Gee , I thought that learning to code was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for coal miners and others that were going to be put out of their jobs by the Democrats ’ “ Green ” economy .
I guess coding isn ’ t that easy after all .
( Maybe that ’ s why reporters get in a huff when you suggest it to them as an alternative career path on Twitter . )
The President tweeted about the Iowa debacle this morning .
And if the organizational side of things wasn ’ t bad enough , the “ boots-on-the-ground ” view was worse .
Senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretty good with a huge turnout with delegates , but some of the campaigns coordinated against him to deny him a delegate by supporting Senator Cory Booker ( NJ ) who dropped out of the race in mid-January .
But it wasn ’ t looking good for former Vice President Joe Biden , who was leading in the national polls , but didn ’ t get much love in Iowa .
And then there was the “ Questionable Coin Toss ” that gave Mayor Pete Boot-edge-edge the “ edge ” in delegates : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Campaigns , desperate to claim victory , were tweeting out photos of results of individual precincts .
People started claiming that the Buttigieg campaign somehow cheated .
On Tuesday morning , the hashtag # MayorCheat was trending on Twitter .
One “ well-informed ” caucus goer learned after voting that Pete was gay and wanted her vote back .
The Democrats think that they can flip the economy with the Green New Deal , and publicly fund healthcare and college , but they can ’ t even run a freaking caucus in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said what we were all thinking : Sarah Jones , a writer for NY Magazine agreed in a more sedate tone : Political pundit and massive conservative presence on Twitter , Stephen Miller , summed it up well .
Tim Young , a comedian and political pundit , noted that Democrats aren ’ t very good at running things .
Chief Strategist for Rand Paul ’ s Senate campaign and RandPAC weighed in .
Meanwhile , at the GOP Iowa Caucus , turnout was fantastic .
There was a fantastic moment where one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t-have-a-chance challengers — the guy who has the endorsement of newly-declared Democrat , Bill Kristol — completely humiliated himself in a speech to the crowd .
Support for President Trump by Republicans is quite strong despite the Media ( D ) promoting the few , loud NeverTrump voices .
Back at the White House , the President was literally handing out popcorn .
For the Democrats in Iowa , it ain ’ t over yet , folks !
And it ’ s gon na get UGLY .
It certainly doesn ’ t bode @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporters aren ’ t going to be happy… Grab some popcorn and ClashDaily will keep you updated on the situation .
Meanwhile , enjoy the Dems in disarray !

In 2016 they rigged the primary to favor one candidate. In 2020 they appear to have done it again.
The results are not yet in for the Democrat Iowa caucus despite some of the precincts attempting to report at 8 pm on Monday.
There are 41 delegates up for grabs in Iowa, which is a drop in the bucket of the 1,991 delegates across the country, but would give momentum to the candidate who wins the most, and winnowing away some of the candidates that don’t have much of a shot in the race.
Between the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) creating an app that didn’t work, wasn’t downloaded by some precincts, didn’t properly train more than 1,600 volunteers responsible for reporting results, forcing a hand count, long waits on the phone to report, discrepancies in the count, and the IDP hanging up on the campaigns, it was a massive crapshow. The crapshow was then followed by each candidate giving a victory speech because… they didn’t know what else to do.
Troy Price, the chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, said shortly after 1 a.m. that he expected to have caucus results to report “later today” after party officials had manually tallied the data. On a brief conference call with reporters, Mr. Price stressed that the caucus results were being delayed because of problems reporting delegate totals from the more than 1,600 precincts, not because the system had been hacked. “This is taking longer than expected,” he said. “The system is in place to make sure we can report results with full confidence.” Source: New York Times
The Iowa Democratic Party said it has found "inconsistencies" in the reporting of the caucus results, but says there was no "hack" or "intrusion." — Bret Baier (@BretBaier) February 4, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security had offered to monitor the app to check for any hacking or unusual cyber activity, but the IDP declined the assistance.
On Tuesday, the IDP says that the app malfunctioned. Although it was collecting the data correctly, the app was only reporting a portion of the numbers and are now claiming that it was a “coding issue.”
Gee, I thought that learning to code was so easy and that was the suggestion for coal miners and others that were going to be put out of their jobs by the Democrats’ “Green” economy. I guess coding isn’t that easy after all. (Maybe that’s why reporters get in a huff when you suggest it to them as an alternative career path on Twitter.)
The President tweeted about the Iowa debacle this morning.
When will the Democrats start blaming RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, instead of their own incompetence for the voting disaster that just happened in the Great State of Iowa? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2020
The Democrat Party in Iowa really messed up, but the Republican Party did not. I had the largest re-election vote in the history of that great state, by far, beating President Obama’s previous record by a lot. Also, 97% Plus of the vote! Thank you Iowa! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2020
And if the organizational side of things wasn’t bad enough, the “boots-on-the-ground” view was worse. Senator Bernie Sanders(D-VT) was looking pretty good with a huge turnout with delegates, but some of the campaigns coordinated against him to deny him a delegate by supporting Senator Cory Booker(NJ) who dropped out of the race in mid-January.
Deleted a tweet because I misheard the chants!! Thought they were saying "Warren," but in fact Klobuchar, Biden, and Yang supporters have now joined forces to caucus for—CORY BOOKER pic.twitter.com/vjsnFRS34A — Andrew Egger (@EggerDC) February 4, 2020
But it wasn’t looking good for former Vice President Joe Biden, who was leading in the national polls, but didn’t get much love in Iowa.
Bernie’s Iowa caucus is so big that it is literally displacing Biden supporters pic.twitter.com/T1ltxr3eP6 — ᏔმƦ?ჳ? (@mooncult) February 4, 2020
? Biden is getting beat by Yang in Des Moines right now LMAO pic.twitter.com/KVafVSPMT7 — ✨Anna✨ (@AnnaCupkek) February 4, 2020
Biden kept telling his supporters to vote for someone else, it looks like they’re listening #IowaCaucuses pic.twitter.com/9XE5s50HgQ — Michael ? (@MichaelCameronz) February 4, 2020
CNN's Jake Tapper mocks the people supporting Joe Biden Tapper: “It doesn’t look like you made the viability threshold” Voter: “Not yet, there’s time honey” Tapper: “There’s time … this year?” pic.twitter.com/XKespfTCeX — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 4, 2020
And then there was the “Questionable Coin Toss” that gave Mayor Pete Boot-edge-edge the “edge” in delegates:
Watch how Buttigieg ‘randomly’ wins this coin toss pic.twitter.com/vn1FEv12l7 — Minister of Shadow Voting Poso ?? (@JackPosobiec) February 4, 2020
Another coin toss goes to Mayor Pete:
???
Des Moines Precinct 80: Bernie’s group had 101 people
Pete’s group had 66 people Bernie & Pete end up tied at 4 delegates following a coin toss. Welcome to Democratic Socialism! ?
.
Get your popcorn ? because is going to be so entertaining. ? pic.twitter.com/QwbGvMxktA — Uncle Sam's Children (@UncleSamsNation) February 4, 2020
Campaigns, desperate to claim victory, were tweeting out photos of results of individual precincts.
Buttigieg aides literally tweeting photos of the results in individual precincts https://t.co/GS1eeiYPB3 — Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) February 4, 2020
The Iowa Democratic Party was on a Conference Call with various Campaigns and then hung up on them when the Campaigns started asking questions. pic.twitter.com/cTeZ1oLtan — ALX ?? (@alx) February 4, 2020
No winner? No problem. Candidates give victory-like speeches in Iowa without any results. https://t.co/GSrkBkxGem — NBC News (@NBCNews) February 4, 2020
People started claiming that the Buttigieg campaign somehow cheated. On Tuesday morning, the hashtag #MayorCheat was trending on Twitter.
One “well-informed” caucus goer learned after voting that Pete was gay and wanted her vote back.
This woman found out Pete Buttigieg was gay ON ELECTION NIGHT. This exchange is insane. pic.twitter.com/xq301Gn6C2 — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) February 4, 2020
What. A. Dumpsterfire.
The Democrats think that they can flip the economy with the Green New Deal, and publicly fund healthcare and college, but they can’t even run a freaking caucus in Iowa.
Comedian and writer Bridget Phetasy said what we were all thinking:
Who could ever imagine that something this disorganized could possibly end up in a confused clusterfuck that will result in a million conspiracy theories? — DUMPSTERFIRE2020 ? (@BridgetPhetasy) February 4, 2020
Sarah Jones, a writer for NY Magazine agreed in a more sedate tone:
no need for a conspiracy theory when unadulterated incompetence explains everything on its own — Sarah Jones (@onesarahjones) February 4, 2020
If Democrats cant run a caucus, cant run an impeachment, can’t fire an intelligence committee chair who lies constantly, how could they run healthcare. — Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) February 4, 2020
Political pundit and massive conservative presence on Twitter, Stephen Miller, summed it up well.
The party that wants to kill coal miner and fracking jobs and teach them all how to code instead doesn’t know how to code The party who wants to run your healthcare can’t run their own caucus. Message wise, this election should be over already. — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 4, 2020
The Trump campaign agrees.
.@parscale: “Democrats are stewing in a caucus mess of their own creation with the sloppiest train wreck in history. It would be natural for people to doubt the fairness of the process. And these are the people who want to run our entire health care system?” pic.twitter.com/Uix3RuqzJC — Tim Murtaugh – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TimMurtaugh) February 4, 2020
Tim Young, a comedian and political pundit, noted that Democrats aren’t very good at running things.
So what really happend at #IowaCaucuses is that Bernie won and Democrats are trying to cover for it… right? I'm excited to watch them split into two parties for the 2020 general election. — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) February 4, 2020
The Democrat run Iowa caucus went about as well as the Democrat run Impeachment. ? — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) February 4, 2020
An editor at National Review made a great point:
After years of obsession with the Russians, the Democrats somehow managed to hack their own election — Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) February 4, 2020
Chief Strategist for Rand Paul’s Senate campaign and RandPAC weighed in.
I swear to God if one a democrat mentions the Russians ever again… — Doug Stafford (@dougstafford) February 4, 2020
Meanwhile, at the GOP Iowa Caucus, turnout was fantastic. There was a fantastic moment where one of President Trump’s don’t-have-a-chance challengers — the guy who has the endorsement of newly-declared Democrat, Bill Kristol — completely humiliated himself in a speech to the crowd.
Disgraced fake Republican Joe Walsh tries to attack Trump and fails miserably ?pic.twitter.com/WhaPJQcgyS — Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) February 4, 2020
Support for President Trump by Republicans is quite strong despite the Media(D) promoting the few, loud NeverTrump voices.
Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump for officially breaking the turnout record for an incumbent president in the #IACaucus! — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) February 4, 2020
My father always says he has 95% Republican support… Last night he was proven wrong — in fact, @realDonaldTrump has 97.1% support and broke ALL-TIME records for turnout for an incumbent president! The energy here in #Iowa is electric! — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) February 4, 2020
Back at the White House, the President was literally handing out popcorn.
President Trump passing out popcorn tonight in the White House Theater while watching the Democrat Debacle. ???????? pic.twitter.com/8oY86JGcGN — CHIZ ?? (@CHIZMAGA) February 4, 2020
For the Democrats in Iowa, it ain’t over yet, folks! And it’s gonna get UGLY.
It certainly doesn’t bode well for Biden or Bernie and their supporters aren’t going to be happy…
Grab some popcorn and ClashDaily will keep you updated on the situation.
Meanwhile, enjoy the Dems in disarray!


clashdaily--2020-02-04--State Rep. Files A Bill To Officially Designate CNN & WaPo ‘Fake News’ – Here’s The 411

How ironic is it that the ‘ news ’ agencies hellbent on big government control over every area of our lives are being specifically named as fake news sources… by the government .
Why would they be singled out for treatment as fake news ?
What are the consequences of this Bill if it passes ?
Here ’ s what Tennessee State Rep. Micah Van Huss had to say about his Bill .
Trending : 5 More Reasons That ‘ Debunked ’ Joe & Hunter Biden Story Is Here To Stay “ Over 60 % of Tennessee voters voted for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington Post denigrated them for doing that , ” he told WJHL-TV , the station reported .
A copy of the resolution posted on the Tennessee General Assembly website takes aim at each of the outlets over their respective coverage of Mr. Trump and makes specific references to reporting that Mr. Van Huss characterized as comparing the president ’ s supporters to cult members .
Source : WashingtonTimes This is one lawmaker that is tired of his party getting kicked around like a ragdoll by supposedly ‘ impartial ’ national news sources .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out for it .
The introduction to the resolution : A RESOLUTION to recognize CNN and The Washington Post as fake news and condemn them for denigrating our citizens .
The text of the Bill , HJR0779 , includes a dozen specific ‘ whereas ’ clauses supporting his central assertion : Here is a small sampling of those 12 : WHEREAS , on October 3 , 2019 , an editor for The Washington Post wrote that President Donald J. Trump has cast a spell on the Republican Party and suggested that Trumpism is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 , 2019 , a CNN host suggested that Trump supporters belong to a cult and that our president is using mind control ; and WHEREAS , suggestions of cult-like behavior by President Trump ’ s supporters substitute a value judgment in place of a sorely needed argumentative analysis of how voters generate their own political views ; and WHEREAS , to describe the entire Republican Party as a cult led by President Trump is problematic : If journalists are going to refer to the party as a cult and its supporters as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cult ” means ; otherwise , they are assuming that a cult is some obvious phenomenon and everyone knows what the word means ; and WHEREAS , the cult diagnosis draws a line between Trump opponents and Trump supporters , and it oversimplifies the way people think and feel about their own beliefs and those on the other side of that line ; and WHEREAS , suggestions that supporters of President Trump are exhibiting cult-like behavior isn ’ t helpful in an era of significant political polarization ; now , therefore , …it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE , THE SENATE CONCURRING , that the State of Tennessee recognizes CNN and The Washington Post as fake news and part of the media wing of the Democratic Party .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that we condemn them for denigrating our citizens and implying that they are weak-minded followers instead of people exercising their rights that our veterans paid for with their blood .
If you want to see how it develops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

How ironic is it that the ‘news’ agencies hellbent on big government control over every area of our lives are being specifically named as fake news sources… by the government.
Why would they be singled out for treatment as fake news?
What are the consequences of this Bill if it passes?
Here’s what Tennessee State Rep. Micah Van Huss had to say about his Bill.
“Over 60% of Tennessee voters voted for President Trump, and CNN and The Washington Post denigrated them for doing that,” he told WJHL-TV, the station reported. A copy of the resolution posted on the Tennessee General Assembly website takes aim at each of the outlets over their respective coverage of Mr. Trump and makes specific references to reporting that Mr. Van Huss characterized as comparing the president’s supporters to cult members.
Source: WashingtonTimes
This is one lawmaker that is tired of his party getting kicked around like a ragdoll by supposedly ‘impartial’ national news sources. And he’s publicly calling them out for it.
The introduction to the resolution: A RESOLUTION to recognize CNN and The Washington Post as fake news and condemn them for denigrating our citizens.
The text of the Bill, HJR0779, includes a dozen specific ‘whereas’ clauses supporting his central assertion:
Here is a small sampling of those 12:
WHEREAS, on October 3, 2019, an editor for The Washington Post wrote that President Donald J. Trump has cast a spell on the Republican Party and suggested that Trumpism is cultlike; and
WHEREAS, on November 24, 2019, a CNN host suggested that Trump supporters belong to a cult and that our president is using mind control; and
WHEREAS, suggestions of cult-like behavior by President Trump’s supporters substitute
a value judgment in place of a sorely needed argumentative analysis of how voters generate
their own political views; and
WHEREAS, to describe the entire Republican Party as a cult led by President Trump is problematic: If journalists are going to refer to the party as a cult and its supporters as cultists, they must define what “cult” means; otherwise, they are assuming that a cult is some obvious phenomenon and everyone knows what the word means; and
WHEREAS, the cult diagnosis draws a line between Trump opponents and Trump supporters, and it oversimplifies the way people think and feel about their own beliefs and those on the other side of that line; and
WHEREAS, suggestions that supporters of President Trump are exhibiting cult-like behavior isn’t helpful in an era of significant political polarization; now, therefore,
…it leads us to the proposed resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE CONCURRING, that the State of Tennessee recognizes CNN and The Washington Post as fake news and part of the media wing of the Democratic Party. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we condemn them for denigrating our citizens and implying that they are weak-minded followers instead of people exercising their rights that our veterans paid for with their blood.
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clashdaily--2020-02-04--Bloomberg Ad Uses Obama-Era Children In Cages Photo To Bash Trump (Video)

There was a world of difference in tone and theme between Trump ’ s Super Bowl ads and Mini Mike Bloomberg ’ s .
Did you pick up on it ?
When Trump ran his ads , it fit the mood and tone of the Sports event it was placed in .
It was optimistic .
The first ad had the joy of a woman reunited with her family after years spent in prison over a relatively minor charge .
The second held up a soaring vision of the greatness of our nation .
More specifically , it was an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The image of ‘ children in cages ’ he laid at Trump ’ s feet didn ’ t actually happen during Trump ’ s presidency .
The entire ‘ children in cages ’ narrative was a lie kicked off by an Obama official tweeting a photo .
The photo in question was taken during Obama ’ s time as president .
In fact , it was a rapid-fire series of images riddled with lies and empty Democrat talking points .
Shaking hands with Putin ?
Mueller debunked the whole ‘ Russia Collusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there , they would have found it after $ 30M spent on it , and ZERO instances of executive privilege invoked .
Images of tiki torches ?
Stats show that race relations have been improving under Trump , and that they had soured under that other guy before him .
— NBC News poll of the South : Voters ’ support for Trump grows , residents see race relations improving And the invoking of tiki torches was an attempt to invoke the ‘ very fine people ’ talking point that was a lie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still a lie when Biden launched his campaign on it , and is just tedious now that Mini Mike is trying to smear Trump with an idea easily debunked with the full context , including words denouncing racists that came out of the President ’ s mouth not even 60 seconds after their favorite cherry-picked quote .
Maybe Steve Bannon really does have Bloomberg pegged : that he isn ’ t running for President so much as launching and funding a buy-out of the party itself , in an effort to remake it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did by dumping boatloads of money in Virginia .
Dear CNN : Those Human Cages Weren ’ t Trump ’ s Idea – It Was YOUR Glory Boy ’ s Brain Fart WATCH : Biden Defends ‘ Fine People ’ Hoax As Cornerstone Of His Campaign

There was a world of difference in tone and theme between Trump’s Super Bowl ads and Mini Mike Bloomberg’s. Did you pick up on it?
When Trump ran his ads, it fit the mood and tone of the Sports event it was placed in. It was optimistic. The first ad had the joy of a woman reunited with her family after years spent in prison over a relatively minor charge. The second held up a soaring vision of the greatness of our nation.
Optimism. Joy.
How did Mike Bloomberg’s commercial compare?
Donald Trump said he was going to bring change to this country. He did.#SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/4vcIycilow — Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) February 3, 2020
It was a same-old-same-old attack ad.
More specifically, it was an attack ad built around a Democrat lie.
The image of ‘children in cages’ he laid at Trump’s feet didn’t actually happen during Trump’s presidency. The entire ‘children in cages’ narrative was a lie kicked off by an Obama official tweeting a photo.
The photo in question was taken during Obama’s time as president.
In fact, it was a rapid-fire series of images riddled with lies and empty Democrat talking points.
Shaking hands with Putin? Mueller debunked the whole ‘Russia Collusion’ conspiracy. If there were something there, they would have found it after $30M spent on it, and ZERO instances of executive privilege invoked.
Images of tiki torches? Stats show that race relations have been improving under Trump, and that they had soured under that other guy before him. — NBC News poll of the South: Voters’ support for Trump grows, residents see race relations improving
And the invoking of tiki torches was an attempt to invoke the ‘very fine people’ talking point that was a lie when the Media told it, was still a lie when Biden launched his campaign on it, and is just tedious now that Mini Mike is trying to smear Trump with an idea easily debunked with the full context, including words denouncing racists that came out of the President’s mouth not even 60 seconds after their favorite cherry-picked quote.
Maybe Steve Bannon really does have Bloomberg pegged: that he isn’t running for President so much as launching and funding a buy-out of the party itself, in an effort to remake it in his own image. Like he did by dumping boatloads of money in Virginia.
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clashdaily--2020-03-30--Florida Pastor Arrested And Charged For Disregarding State Mandate Forbidding Church Attendance

Nearly 20 centuries before journalists and university profs were ‘ speaking truth to power ’ Christians were doing so at the cost of their very lives .
Should this news really surprise us ?
With the rise of this viral outbreak , the government has ordered religious groups NOT to assemble and worship as per their custom .
It should surprise exactly ZERO people familiar either with American history or the history of Christian believers that some American believers have looked back at their government and said — calmly but firmly — that simply isn ’ t the government ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history have met in dangerous settings .
Recently it has been secret meetings in communist China and Soviet block nations — knowing that arrest would lead to the worst kinds of prisons .
Or Christians meeting to pray neck-deep in the swamp overnight during Idi Amin ’ s evil dictatorship in Uganda .
Or in many Muslim countries where ‘ blasphemy ’ or conversion are illegal still today .
Trending : Dear Gun-Grabbers : Remington Arms Is Opening Its NY Factory To Make Medical Gear To Fight Coronavirus — Are They Still Evil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welcomed death rather than obey sacrilegious imperatives given by pagan or apostate governments .
The first-century church exploded in growth when Romans watched as WE were the ones caring for plague victims .
In the third century AD , an epidemic swept across Northern Africa , Italy , and the western empire .
As many as 5000 people a day were dying in Rome .
The sick were abandoned in the streets and the dead left unburied .
In Carthage , the Christians were blamed for the disease , and the emperor ordered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end it .
Carthage ’ s bishop , Cyprian , encouraged Christians to care for the sick and dying .
They buried the dead and risked getting sick by taking in the sick .
This was repeated other times in the early centuries of the church during epidemics .
Christians introduced a new concern and standard of care for sick people .
— STR Now , faced with an illness that can seemingly barely hold a candle to Ebola , let alone the Black Death , non-essential people were sent home , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stores , pharmacies and take-out food — remain open .
A Florida pastor just isn ’ t buying the idea that pastoral care and Christian worship are non-essential .
Here ’ s the message he delivered shortly before being arrested : Local governments around the country are urging Americans to stay at home and avoid large social gatherings to limit the spread of COVID-19 .
Despite those orders , several larges churches around the country opened their doors to hundreds of people .
In Florida , The River at Tampa Bay Church remained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Safer At Home ” order issued by the county — an order that includes places of worship .
While the church is encouraged sick parishioners to stay home and view services online , the church said in a statement that it felt obligated to stay open .
“ We expect our police and firefighters to be ready and available to rescue and to help and to keep the peace , ” the church said in a statement .
“ The Church is another one of those essential services .
It is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for comfort in a climate of fear and uncertainty .
Therefore , we feel that it would be wrong for us to close our doors on them , at this time , or any time.
” On Monday , Hillsborough County Sheriff ’ s Office arrested the church ’ s pastor , Rodney Howard-Browne .
He ’ s charged with unlawful assembly and violation of a public health emergency order .
“ His reckless disregard for human life put hundreds of people in his congregation at risk , and thousands of residents who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ danger , ” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said .
The River wasn ’ t the only large church to hold services on Sunday .
In Turtlecreek Township , Ohio — just north of Cincinnati — Solid Rock Church has held in-person services the last two Sundays , despite a “ Stay At Home ” order from Ohio Gov .
Mike DeWine .
— Source : WXYZ When safety and freedom collide — or Church and state for that matter — what do you think should take priority ?
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Nearly 20 centuries before journalists and university profs were ‘speaking truth to power’ Christians were doing so at the cost of their very lives. Should this news really surprise us?
With the rise of this viral outbreak, the government has ordered religious groups NOT to assemble and worship as per their custom.
It should surprise exactly ZERO people familiar either with American history or the history of Christian believers that some American believers have looked back at their government and said — calmly but firmly — that simply isn’t the government’s decision to make.
Christians through history have met in dangerous settings. Recently it has been secret meetings in communist China and Soviet block nations — knowing that arrest would lead to the worst kinds of prisons. Or Christians meeting to pray neck-deep in the swamp overnight during Idi Amin’s evil dictatorship in Uganda. Or in many Muslim countries where ‘blasphemy’ or conversion are illegal still today.
Christians in the past have often welcomed death rather than obey sacrilegious imperatives given by pagan or apostate governments. The first-century church exploded in growth when Romans watched as WE were the ones caring for plague victims.
In the third century AD, an epidemic swept across Northern Africa, Italy, and the western empire. As many as 5000 people a day were dying in Rome. The sick were abandoned in the streets and the dead left unburied. In Carthage, the Christians were blamed for the disease, and the emperor ordered Christians to sacrifice to their gods to end it. Carthage’s bishop, Cyprian, encouraged Christians to care for the sick and dying. They buried the dead and risked getting sick by taking in the sick. This was repeated other times in the early centuries of the church during epidemics. Christians introduced a new concern and standard of care for sick people. — STR
Now, faced with an illness that can seemingly barely hold a candle to Ebola, let alone the Black Death, non-essential people were sent home, while those essential to society — like grocery stores, pharmacies and take-out food — remain open.
Pastor Howard-Browne defended that decision in a Facebook live post titled “End of Days Part Three.” “I’m not again negating that people are dying from the coronavirus,” he said. “We’re not saying that, just saying that the thing is blown totally way out of proportion and if you shut the church down, the church is not a non-essential service.” — Fox
A Florida pastor just isn’t buying the idea that pastoral care and Christian worship are non-essential.
Here’s the message he delivered shortly before being arrested:
Local governments around the country are urging Americans to stay at home and avoid large social gatherings to limit the spread of COVID-19. Despite those orders, several larges churches around the country opened their doors to hundreds of people. In Florida, The River at Tampa Bay Church remained open Sunday to the public despite a “Safer At Home” order issued by the county — an order that includes places of worship. While the church is encouraged sick parishioners to stay home and view services online, the church said in a statement that it felt obligated to stay open. “We expect our police and firefighters to be ready and available to rescue and to help and to keep the peace,” the church said in a statement. “The Church is another one of those essential services. It is a place where people turn for help and for comfort in a climate of fear and uncertainty. Therefore, we feel that it would be wrong for us to close our doors on them, at this time, or any time.” On Monday, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the church’s pastor, Rodney Howard-Browne. He’s charged with unlawful assembly and violation of a public health emergency order. “His reckless disregard for human life put hundreds of people in his congregation at risk, and thousands of residents who may interact with them this week in danger,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said. The River wasn’t the only large church to hold services on Sunday. In Turtlecreek Township, Ohio — just north of Cincinnati — Solid Rock Church has held in-person services the last two Sundays, despite a “Stay At Home” order from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. — Source: WXYZ
When safety and freedom collide — or Church and state for that matter — what do you think should take priority?
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clashdaily--2020-03-30--MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Said It Was ‘Nonsense’ A Navy Ship Would Reach NY Harbor This Week — The ‘Comf

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Said It Was ‘Nonsense’ A Navy Ship Would Reach NY Harbor This Week — The ‘Comfort’ Arrived Monday

Rachel Maddow gets yet another prediction wrong .
Maddow is so busy trying to blame Trump for literally everything that she can not even acknowledge when he gets something right .
Remember , she is the one with the “ big reveal ” of Trump ’ s tax returns–which showed that he paid his taxes .
It was so bad that even the normally left-friendly late-night hosts mocked her for it .
This is the same serial liar that pushed the “ Russian Collusion ” fairytale for three years .
Trending : Dear Gun-Grabbers : Remington Arms Is Opening Its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fight Coronavirus — Are They Still Evil ?
And who could forget her tearful reaction to Election Night 2016 ?
That reaction… those tears… it ’ s been three and a half years and I still can ’ t get enough of it !
Recently , the “ Russian Collusion ” Truther said that President Trump ’ s COVID-19 pressers shouldn ’ t be televised because he “ lies ” to the American people .
Clearly , self-awareness isn ’ t one of her strengths .
Last week , she mocked the idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in New York this week as Trump said that they would .
But , hey , she ’ s not so great with predictions… WATCH : This VIRAL Video Shows How WRONG Maddow Was Predicting The Election The USNS Comfort , the same hospital ship that docked in the New York harbor to assist after 9/11 , arrived on Monday morning .
“ There she is , ” New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo said as the ship docked at Manhattan ’ s Pier 90 .
“ If there is ever a time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is today , ” he added .
“ The president is right – this is a war .
And what does this nation do when it ’ s at war ?
It comes together and it acts as one.
” Maddow ’ s home network , MSNBC reported that the USNS Comfort will be easing some of the burden on the New York hospital system by taking non-COVID-19 patients with minor to critical conditions .
The ship has 1,000 beds and a medical staff of 1,200 and is normally used to treat troops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re facing is one of a very different sort .
The White House said the 1,200 “ doctors , nurses , anesthesiologists , X-ray technicians , orderlies and other medical staff ” on board the vessel “ will augment and support New York City ’ s medical community and conserve hospital capacity by treating some non-COVID-19 patients.
” … … ” This great ship behind me is a 70,000-ton message of hope and solidarity to the incredible people of New York , a place I know very well , a place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Norfolk , Va. , on Saturday , prior to the ship ’ s departure .
“ We ’ re here for you .
We ’ re fighting for you and we ’ re with you all the way and we always will be.
” On the West Coast , Trump has deployed the USNS Mercy hospital ship to Los Angeles , where it is now serving “ as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients ” who are currently hospitalized on land .
In order to ensure that those on the ship don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the medical staff were pre-screened before departure and each patient will be screened before coming aboard .
Maddow isn ’ t even as accurate as a stopped clock , but she keeps making predictions .
And MSNBC still lets her on the air .
How embarrassing for them both .
• MSNBC Host That Pushed ‘ Russian Collusion ’ For YEARS Wants Trump Kept Off TV For ‘ Lying ’ • WTF ?
Rachel Maddow BLAMES President Trump For RIOTS In Venezuala — Is She SERIOUS ?

Rachel Maddow gets yet another prediction wrong.
Maddow is so busy trying to blame Trump for literally everything that she cannot even acknowledge when he gets something right.
Remember, she is the one with the “big reveal” of Trump’s tax returns–which showed that he paid his taxes. It was so bad that even the normally left-friendly late-night hosts mocked her for it.
This is the same serial liar that pushed the “Russian Collusion” fairytale for three years.
And who could forget her tearful reaction to Election Night 2016?
That reaction… those tears… it’s been three and a half years and I still can’t get enough of it!
Recently, the “Russian Collusion” Truther said that President Trump’s COVID-19 pressers shouldn’t be televised because he “lies” to the American people.
Clearly, self-awareness isn’t one of her strengths.
Last week, she mocked the idea that the Naval hospital ships would arrive in New York this week as Trump said that they would.
Watch her call it “nonsense.”
FLASHBACK: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow: "nonsense" hospital ship will be in NYC soonhttps://t.co/fkfH6uf12m pic.twitter.com/7lSMTLPVs2 — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 30, 2020
But, hey, she’s not so great with predictions…
*cough*
WATCH: This VIRAL Video Shows How WRONG Maddow Was Predicting The Election
*cough*
The USNS Comfort, the same hospital ship that docked in the New York harbor to assist after 9/11, arrived on Monday morning.
“There she is,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said as the ship docked at Manhattan’s Pier 90. “If there is ever a time that we need to work together it is today,” he added. “The president is right – this is a war. And what does this nation do when it’s at war? It comes together and it acts as one.”
Maddow’s home network, MSNBC reported that the USNS Comfort will be easing some of the burden on the New York hospital system by taking non-COVID-19 patients with minor to critical conditions. The ship has 1,000 beds and a medical staff of 1,200 and is normally used to treat troops wounded in battle, but the battle we’re facing is one of a very different sort.
MSNBC reports: USNS Comfort docks in New York Cityhttps://t.co/bupRGtjJjd pic.twitter.com/TeogkZApzf — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 30, 2020
The White House said the 1,200 “doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, X-ray technicians, orderlies and other medical staff” on board the vessel “will augment and support New York City’s medical community and conserve hospital capacity by treating some non-COVID-19 patients.”… …”This great ship behind me is a 70,000-ton message of hope and solidarity to the incredible people of New York, a place I know very well, a place I love,” President Trump said in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, prior to the ship’s departure. “We’re here for you. We’re fighting for you and we’re with you all the way and we always will be.” On the West Coast, Trump has deployed the USNS Mercy hospital ship to Los Angeles, where it is now serving “as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients” who are currently hospitalized on land. Source: Fox News
In order to ensure that those on the ship don’t contract coronavirus, all of the medical staff were pre-screened before departure and each patient will be screened before coming aboard.
CNBC reports USNS Comfort arrives in NYC: “they are ready to help here”https://t.co/yHahv1Hx5N pic.twitter.com/nn0WmJNdMp — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 30, 2020
Maddow isn’t even as accurate as a stopped clock, but she keeps making predictions.
And MSNBC still lets her on the air.
How embarrassing for them both.
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clashdaily--2020-03-30--World Health Organization Official Hangs Up On Journalist — Gets Scrubbed From WHO Website

In case there was any doubt who ’ s REALLY calling the shots at WHO , this guy ’ s reaction to a topic China gets snippy about should clear up any confusion .
Bruce Aylward was representing the WHO while taking questions from a reporter .
The reporter speaking with him was from Hong Kong , so she naturally had some questions of regional importance she wanted to ask her .
She asked a question about Taiwan ’ s membership in the WHO .
Why is this important ?
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Taiwan claims to be a sovereign nation… while China claims Taiwan belongs to them .
China takes a very dim view of anyone contesting their bogus claims on owning the sovereign nation of Taiwan… or even affirming their independence .
You may remember that story about China demanding that Marriott Hotels fire an American citizen from a $ 14/hr position for the ‘ sin ’ of ‘ liking ’ a social media post in support of Taiwan .
China ’ s ego has been badly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong protests ( remember how hard they reigned in the NBA for their ‘ wrongthink ’ ) , and now their role with the Chinese Coronavirus from Wuhan province .
That ’ s the backdrop behind this question on whether WHO would reconsider Taiwan ’ s membership in the WHO .
He ran away from that question like a scalded dog .
Now that his answer has embarrassed China… what will happen to his role in WHO ?
It didn ’ t take long to find out .
Maybe it would be better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And what does THAT tell us ?
It tells us that it wasn ’ t just this one guy who was afraid to piss off the Chinese Communist party — but the whole organization itself is in compliance with their demands .
Well , THAT puts some of their tweets about the virus in a very different light , now doesn ’ t it ?
Like this one : Or this one : We have no idea whether they are being coerced with promises or threats… but it ’ s pretty evident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China ’ s Communist dictatorship .

In case there was any doubt who’s REALLY calling the shots at WHO, this guy’s reaction to a topic China gets snippy about should clear up any confusion.
Bruce Aylward was representing the WHO while taking questions from a reporter. The reporter speaking with him was from Hong Kong, so she naturally had some questions of regional importance she wanted to ask her.
She asked a question about Taiwan’s membership in the WHO.
Why is this important?
Taiwan claims to be a sovereign nation… while China claims Taiwan belongs to them.
China takes a very dim view of anyone contesting their bogus claims on owning the sovereign nation of Taiwan… or even affirming their independence.
You may remember that story about China demanding that Marriott Hotels fire an American citizen from a $14/hr position for the ‘sin’ of ‘liking’ a social media post in support of Taiwan.
China’s ego has been badly bruised lately — first by the Hong Kong protests (remember how hard they reigned in the NBA for their ‘wrongthink’), and now their role with the Chinese Coronavirus from Wuhan province.
That’s the backdrop behind this question on whether WHO would reconsider Taiwan’s membership in the WHO.
He ran away from that question like a scalded dog.
‼WOW‼ Bruce Aylward/@WHO did an interview with HK's @rthk_news & when asked about #Taiwan he pretended not to hear the question. The journalist asks again & he hangs up! She calls back & he said "Well, we've already talked about China." ENJOY+SHARE THE MADNESS! #CoronaVirus pic.twitter.com/jgpHRVHjNX — ?Hong Kong World City ??☔ (@HKWORLDCITY) March 28, 2020
Now that his answer has embarrassed China… what will happen to his role in WHO?
It didn’t take long to find out.
He’s been ‘ghosted’.
Cached. Why would they scrub him though? pic.twitter.com/cOpGKA75K7 — Judgmental Shoelace ?? ?? ?? ?? (@DocKilmer) March 28, 2020
Maybe it would be better to say he was ‘unpersoned’.
And what does THAT tell us?
It tells us that it wasn’t just this one guy who was afraid to piss off the Chinese Communist party — but the whole organization itself is in compliance with their demands.
Well, THAT puts some of their tweets about the virus in a very different light, now doesn’t it?
Like this one:
Or this one:
When talking about #COVID19, certain words & language may have a negative meaning for people and fuel stigmatizing attitudes https://t.co/yShiCMfYF3 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/d54qL4LY2H — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 2, 2020
We have no idea whether they are being coerced with promises or threats… but it’s pretty evident that the WHO are the puppets of China’s Communist dictatorship.


clashdaily--2020-03-30--WATCH: Astronaut Chris Hadfield Reviews Space Movies From ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ To ‘Ad Astra’

If you need a distraction from all the coronavirus news — this is a good one .
Remember that astronaut who covered David Bowie ’ s ‘ Space Oddity ’ while on the International Space Station ?
If you missed it when it went viral a few years back , here is Hadfield ’ s cover of the song to bring you up to speed that this guy is just a little different from what you might expect from just reading his resume .
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We ’ ll try not to hold the fact that he ’ s Canadian against him .
Now that we ’ re up to speed , Hadfield has taken his real-world off-world experience and is weighing in on Hollywood ’ s imagining of space travel .
He covers a lot of ground , and has some really great things to say — some because they ’ re smart , sometimes because they ’ re funny .
Since many of us aren ’ t going anywhere for a while anyway… you might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to enjoy his critiques !

If you need a distraction from all the coronavirus news — this is a good one. Remember that astronaut who covered David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ while on the International Space Station?
Well… he’s back!
If you missed it when it went viral a few years back, here is Hadfield’s cover of the song to bring you up to speed that this guy is just a little different from what you might expect from just reading his resume.
A photo:
The video itself:
We’ll try not to hold the fact that he’s Canadian against him.
Now that we’re up to speed, Hadfield has taken his real-world off-world experience and is weighing in on Hollywood’s imagining of space travel.
He covers a lot of ground, and has some really great things to say — some because they’re smart, sometimes because they’re funny.
Since many of us aren’t going anywhere for a while anyway… you might as well take a couple of minutes to enjoy his critiques!
Enjoy!


clashdaily--2020-03-30--FAKE NEWS: CBS News Uses Footage Of Italian Emergency Room To Show Conditions In New York

This SNAFU is right up there with ABC using edited Kentucky gun range video to depict bombings in Syria .
In their rush to find ways to tell Orange Man Bad stories , they ’ re using bogus footage to ramp up fear levels .
See the hospital footage CBS is using in their clip ?
You ’ d think that it was filmed in some crisis-wracked hospital in New York , right ?
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After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting about the crisis as it relates to Americans , right ?
Look again .
This time , compare the picture above with the one below .
Notice any similarities ?
Yeah .
So did we .
The second photo is from this clip .
That clip was taken in Italy .
But of course , we ’ re all supposed to accept these clowns as ‘ reputable news sources ’ .
Sure they are .
Speaking of the Kentucky Guns show footage , who blew it worse ?
CBS or ABC ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Attack On Kurds Revealed To Be Footage From Kentucky GUN RANGE

This SNAFU is right up there with ABC using edited Kentucky gun range video to depict bombings in Syria.
In their rush to find ways to tell Orange Man Bad stories, they’re using bogus footage to ramp up fear levels.
See the hospital footage CBS is using in their clip? You’d think that it was filmed in some crisis-wracked hospital in New York, right?
After all, it IS a news outlet reporting about the crisis as it relates to Americans, right?
Look again. This time, compare the picture above with the one below. Notice any similarities?
Yeah. So did we. The second photo is from this clip.
That clip was taken in Italy.
But of course, we’re all supposed to accept these clowns as ‘reputable news sources’.
Sure they are.
Here’s a brutal side-by-side of the video clips:
During a Pandemic it is essential that the Media gives us real and accurate information. It’s completely irresponsible for @CBSNews to use footage from an Italian Hospital when talking about the outbreak in New York City. This is unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/Essp4uEHle — ALX ?? (@alx) March 30, 2020
Speaking of the Kentucky Guns show footage, who blew it worse? CBS or ABC?
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clashdaily--2020-03-30--Don’t Allow Death Panels To Infect American Medicine

As the novel coronavirus spread throughout the United States , we witnessed incredible acts of selflessness .
Healthy young adults , who were at little risk of dying from the virus , sacrificed by staying away from schools and workplaces .
The goal was to help protect older , more vulnerable Americans , and also to keep our healthcare system from being overwhelmed by people suddenly needing care .
Notice that Americans specifically rejected a “ quality of life ” argument : the idea that public policy should value healthier people more than ailing ones .
One man who proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media .
So why does the House of Representatives want to sneak Quality-Adjusted-Life-Year ( QALY ) considerations into American health care ?
The Partnership to Improve Patient Care explains how QALY works : “ The QALY methodology assumes that a year spent in certain states ( such as perfect health , represented by 1.0 ) is more desirable than a year spent in other states ( such as paraplegia , ranked by some QALY systems at approximately 0.5 , implying that the lives of people with paraplegia are worth approximately half the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trending : Dear Gun-Grabbers : Remington Arms Is Opening Its NY Factory To Make Medical Gear To Fight Coronavirus — Are They Still Evil ?
The organization rightly opposes using QALY as a way to determine who gets what medicines .
It would , after all , be discriminatory to deny a crucial drug to a patient just because that patient has a chronic condition that “ reduces ” her “ quality of life.
” Who are we to judge ?
However , lawmakers don ’ t want us to look at things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is about controlling the cost of prescription drugs .
H.R .
3 , now called the “ Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act , ” claims the goal is to “ establish a fair price negotiation program ” for drugs .
The bill has passed in the House of Representatives .
But what the bill would really do is impose price controls , and those controls would be set by groups of experts .
You can fairly call them “ death panels , ” because if these experts deny a drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is going to die .
That already happens in European countries , where socialized medicine means the government sets artificially low prices for drugs , and so companies either don ’ t develop new treatments or won ’ t sell them for the asking price .
Here in the U.S. , H.R .
3 proposes to target medicines that do not have competitors .
However , imposing price controls on any first-in-class drug creates exactly the wrong incentive for drug companies .
Why invest huge amounts in a treatment that the government may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instead of investing in the development of new treatments for our most devastating conditions such as Alzheimer ’ s or Parkinson ’ s , drug companies might focus on treating acne .
Or simply not develop any new medicines at all .
As advocates for the disabled have noted , H.R .
3 would create the opportunity for the government to make value assessments that would discriminate against our most vulnerable populations .
For example , existing value assessments assume that a year spent in perfect health , is worth “ more ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or , heaven forbid , elderly .
This method for value assessment completely disregards the fact that someone living with a chronic condition or disability may be just as satisfied with their life as someone in perfect health .
Lawmakers realize all this , of course .
“ The Secretary shall not utilize such an adjusted life year ( or such a similar measure ) as a threshold to determine coverage , reimbursement , or incentive programs , ” Congress wrote into federal law .
But , again , under a socialized medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government to reduce costs is to ration care .
That means panels of experts will be making life — and death — decisions for Americans .
Death panels , all in the name of supposedly making drugs more affordable .
Innovation makes the American health care system the envy of the world .
QALY considerations would replace creativity with quotas and lead to avoidable deaths .
Americans simply can not afford H.R .
3 .

As the novel coronavirus spread throughout the United States, we witnessed incredible acts of selflessness. Healthy young adults, who were at little risk of dying from the virus, sacrificed by staying away from schools and workplaces.
The goal was to help protect older, more vulnerable Americans, and also to keep our healthcare system from being overwhelmed by people suddenly needing care. Notice that Americans specifically rejected a “quality of life” argument: the idea that public policy should value healthier people more than ailing ones. One man who proposed such an idea was widely mocked on social media.
So why does the House of Representatives want to sneak Quality-Adjusted-Life-Year (QALY) considerations into American health care?
The Partnership to Improve Patient Care explains how QALY works: “The QALY methodology assumes that a year spent in certain states (such as perfect health, represented by 1.0) is more desirable than a year spent in other states (such as paraplegia, ranked by some QALY systems at approximately 0.5, implying that the lives of people with paraplegia are worth approximately half the lives of individuals without).”
The organization rightly opposes using QALY as a way to determine who gets what medicines. It would, after all, be discriminatory to deny a crucial drug to a patient just because that patient has a chronic condition that “reduces” her “quality of life.” Who are we to judge?
However, lawmakers don’t want us to look at things that way. They say the issue is about controlling the cost of prescription drugs. H.R. 3, now called the “Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act,” claims the goal is to “establish a fair price negotiation program” for drugs. The bill has passed in the House of Representatives.
But what the bill would really do is impose price controls, and those controls would be set by groups of experts. You can fairly call them “death panels,” because if these experts deny a drug to a critical patient, that patient is going to die. That already happens in European countries, where socialized medicine means the government sets artificially low prices for drugs, and so companies either don’t develop new treatments or won’t sell them for the asking price.
Patients suffer.
Here in the U.S., H.R. 3 proposes to target medicines that do not have competitors. However, imposing price controls on any first-in-class drug creates exactly the wrong incentive for drug companies. Why invest huge amounts in a treatment that the government may not be willing to pay for? Instead of investing in the development of new treatments for our most devastating conditions such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, drug companies might focus on treating acne. Or simply not develop any new medicines at all.
As advocates for the disabled have noted, H.R. 3 would create the opportunity for the government to make value assessments that would discriminate against our most vulnerable populations. For example, existing value assessments assume that a year spent in perfect health, is worth “more” than a year spent disabled, ailing or, heaven forbid, elderly. This method for value assessment completely disregards the fact that someone living with a chronic condition or disability may be just as satisfied with their life as someone in perfect health.
Lawmakers realize all this, of course. “The Secretary shall not utilize such an adjusted life year (or such a similar measure) as a threshold to determine coverage, reimbursement, or incentive programs,” Congress wrote into federal law.
But, again, under a socialized medical approach, the only way for the government to reduce costs is to ration care. That means panels of experts will be making life — and death — decisions for Americans. Death panels, all in the name of supposedly making drugs more affordable.
Innovation makes the American health care system the envy of the world. QALY considerations would replace creativity with quotas and lead to avoidable deaths. Americans simply cannot afford H.R. 3.


clashdaily--2020-03-30--FDA Approves Emergency Authorization To Use Anti-Malarial Drugs For COVID-19 Treatment

But don ’ t expect a mia culpa from all the journos and politicians that gave Trump Hell over speaking hopefully about this treatment option , right ?
Ever since the publishing of a peer-reviewed article from a study in France , the eyes of the world have been watching to see whether an old-school anti-malarial treatment would pan out for this virus .
And wouldn ’ t you know it — it ’ s gotten emergency approval .
The agency allowed for the drugs to be “ donated to the Strategic National Stockpile to be distributed and prescribed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with COVID-19 , as appropriate , when a clinical trial is not available or feasible , ” HHS said in a statement , announcing that Sandoz donated 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to the stockpile and Bayer donated 1 million doses of chloroquine .
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Naturally , the media site that reported the story above was sure to work in all kinds of gloom-and-doom to downplay any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We wonder whether their attitude would change in light of this claim : Obviously , we have no way to independently verify the claims they ’ re making .
But on a gut level , if there ’ s any truth to it , that would be some awesome news for a State that could desperately use some .
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But don’t expect a mia culpa from all the journos and politicians that gave Trump Hell over speaking hopefully about this treatment option, right?
Ever since the publishing of a peer-reviewed article from a study in France, the eyes of the world have been watching to see whether an old-school anti-malarial treatment would pan out for this virus.
And wouldn’t you know it — it’s gotten emergency approval.
The agency allowed for the drugs to be “donated to the Strategic National Stockpile to be distributed and prescribed by doctors to hospitalized teen and adult patients with COVID-19, as appropriate, when a clinical trial is not available or feasible,” HHS said in a statement, announcing that Sandoz donated 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to the stockpile and Bayer donated 1 million doses of chloroquine. — Politico
Naturally, the media site that reported the story above was sure to work in all kinds of gloom-and-doom to downplay any optimism with a treatment that Trump liked.
We wonder whether their attitude would change in light of this claim:
#coronavirus News Alert: Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, a board-certified family practitioner in NY, has now treated 699 Covid-19 patients with 100% success using Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Zinc and Z-Pak. All symptoms of shortness of breath resolved within 4-6 hr https://t.co/siCvNg845Q pic.twitter.com/lOrUvBHp0A — Adam Milstein (@AdamMilstein) March 29, 2020
Obviously, we have no way to independently verify the claims they’re making. But on a gut level, if there’s any truth to it, that would be some awesome news for a State that could desperately use some.
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clashdaily--2020-03-30--Coronavirus: Fat Cows, Skinny Cows, And The Dangerous Game Americans Are Playing With Our Future

It ’ s times of crisis like this one that throw a wrench into all the things we THOUGHT we knew about ordinary life — and check our ability to prepare for the future .
While it ’ s far too early to know for sure whether this viral event was truly the monster under the bed we ’ re told we should be afraid of , what we HAVE learned is that we aren ’ t nearly as prepared for a serious crisis as we would like to think .
If that ’ s going to change at any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to have to seriously rethink some things .
Joseph ’ s very practical answer to the Pharoah ’ s dream gives us a helpful starting point .
The ‘ too long-didn ’ t read ’ version ( Genesis 41 ) is Pharoah had a dream and sent for someone to interpret it for him .
Joseph told him it was a divine warning of a coming famine , and that the wise course of action would be to leverage the coming times of plenty ( by loading the abundant grain into storehouses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was to follow .
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Egypt took his warning seriously , applied his solution , and — as a result — the entire nation found itself in a position of strength when the crisis arrived .
How does America stack up against that example ?
In short — not very well .
We ’ re seeing stories about mobile hospitals ( including ventilators ) that had been commissioned under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an economic downturn — while California kept dumping money into white elephants like their train to nowhere .
We ’ re seeing that Governors that knew ( or should have known ) that their stockpile of ventilators was depleted after a pandemic during Obama ’ s presidency did not prioritize restocking them .
We ’ re seeing that budgets at all three levels — local , State and federal — do NOT have a contingency fund set aside as a hedge against catastrophe , and are relying entirely on their ability to borrow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another level of government . )
Individuals and businesses are not doing much better on that score .
What can we learn from this ?
We can learn that expanding out spending to match or exceed our income is NOT a sustainable model .
However much we might LIKE the idea of spending a windfall on this or that favorite new project , we need to realize the money has to come from somewhere .
Right now , much of our lending is coming from China .
And every dollar we borrow from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their military machine that much stronger .
Borrowing from China is NOT a sustainable solution , especially when they have real ambitions of becoming a unipolar world power .
When we see Pelosi trying to throw as much self-serving pork as she can manage into the bailout — and then set about looking for more to spend… that ’ s exactly the problem we ’ re finding ourselves in .
When we see Trillion-dollar plans to radically remake our country , institutions , medical system and economic structure — while they dream up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s economic engine , we are not looking at a sustainable model even in Good times .
Add a military conflict , an economic downturn , or a wildcard like the WuFlu to the mix and the whole thing could topple like a house of cards .
Just ask the good people of Venezuela , Zimbabwe or 1930 ’ s Germany what negative outcomes can be midwifed by periods of such political or economic instability .
We ’ re at a crossroads right now .
This event has served as a financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of our institutions .
Are we willing to step up with the financial belt-tightening required for bringing our debt into check , and forgoing some of the comforts and benefits we ’ ve convinced ourselves we ‘ deserve ’ from our Government ?
What can not go on forever must eventually stop — that axiom even included living on the national credit card .
Great nations get reduced to being minor powers because of this kind of short-sighted thinking .
When the RIGHT thing and the HARD thing are the SAME thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to be done ?

It’s times of crisis like this one that throw a wrench into all the things we THOUGHT we knew about ordinary life — and check our ability to prepare for the future.
While it’s far too early to know for sure whether this viral event was truly the monster under the bed we’re told we should be afraid of, what we HAVE learned is that we aren’t nearly as prepared for a serious crisis as we would like to think.
If that’s going to change at any point in the future, we are going to have to seriously rethink some things. Joseph’s very practical answer to the Pharoah’s dream gives us a helpful starting point.
The ‘too long-didn’t read’ version (Genesis 41) is Pharoah had a dream and sent for someone to interpret it for him. Joseph told him it was a divine warning of a coming famine, and that the wise course of action would be to leverage the coming times of plenty (by loading the abundant grain into storehouses) to prepare for the famine that was to follow.
Egypt took his warning seriously, applied his solution, and — as a result — the entire nation found itself in a position of strength when the crisis arrived.
How does America stack up against that example? In short — not very well.
We’re seeing stories about mobile hospitals (including ventilators) that had been commissioned under ‘the Governator’ getting scrapped during an economic downturn — while California kept dumping money into white elephants like their train to nowhere.
We’re seeing that Governors that knew (or should have known) that their stockpile of ventilators was depleted after a pandemic during Obama’s presidency did not prioritize restocking them.
We’re seeing that budgets at all three levels — local, State and federal — do NOT have a contingency fund set aside as a hedge against catastrophe, and are relying entirely on their ability to borrow. (That, or handouts from another level of government.)
Individuals and businesses are not doing much better on that score.
What can we learn from this?
We can learn that expanding out spending to match or exceed our income is NOT a sustainable model. However much we might LIKE the idea of spending a windfall on this or that favorite new project, we need to realize the money has to come from somewhere.
Right now, much of our lending is coming from China. And every dollar we borrow from them feeds our interest payments into making their military machine that much stronger. Borrowing from China is NOT a sustainable solution, especially when they have real ambitions of becoming a unipolar world power.
When we see Pelosi trying to throw as much self-serving pork as she can manage into the bailout — and then set about looking for more to spend… that’s exactly the problem we’re finding ourselves in.
When we see Trillion-dollar plans to radically remake our country, institutions, medical system and economic structure — while they dream up Environmental initiatives to utterly cripple the nation’s economic engine, we are not looking at a sustainable model even in Good times.
Add a military conflict, an economic downturn, or a wildcard like the WuFlu to the mix and the whole thing could topple like a house of cards.
Just ask the good people of Venezuela, Zimbabwe or 1930’s Germany what negative outcomes can be midwifed by periods of such political or economic instability.
We’re at a crossroads right now. This event has served as a financial and systemic ‘stress test’ for all of our institutions.
Are we willing to step up with the financial belt-tightening required for bringing our debt into check, and forgoing some of the comforts and benefits we’ve convinced ourselves we ‘deserve’ from our Government?
What cannot go on forever must eventually stop — that axiom even included living on the national credit card.
Great nations get reduced to being minor powers because of this kind of short-sighted thinking.
When the RIGHT thing and the HARD thing are the SAME thing — are we willing to do what needs to be done?
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From that piece: