thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-11--Michael Moore Blasts ‘Frightened’ Dems – Says They’re Going With Biden Just To Get Rid Of Trump

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore , who is known for his strong liberal views , just let loose on Democrats , saying that former Vice President Joe Biden only won the majority of the delegates on yesterday ’ s Super Tuesday because “ frightened ” leftist voters just want to get rid of President Donald Trump .
While appearing on MSNBC during the leftwing network ’ s primary coverage , Moore held nothing back as he aired his frustrations about how the day played out .
As a supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) , Moore made it clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse for him , according to Breitbart News : “ This has been an incredible movement of people across the country , and it ’ s been very exciting to be supporting Bernie…He would say we ’ ve been supporting some ideas and policies in this movement to try and create a better country , not go backward , not be nostalgic about the past , of the things that were okay before Trump .
But I think Trump has just pummeled this country so badly , and I know — I mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michigan .
So I ’ m familiar with how people feel .
They ’ re frightened .
They ’ re demoralized .
There is a malaise that has spread across this country and certainly throughout Michigan , and people can ’ t take one more day of this.
” Not stopping there , Moore went on to say that while he also wants to do whatever it takes to get rid of Trump , he does not think Biden is the best option to make that happen .
“ The fact that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ danger we ’ re in with this individual in the White House , that I think people just didn ’ t want to —asking people to do two things , get rid of Trump and get rid of the system , political and economic system that gave us Trump , that I think was too much to ask probably for people who are just like , can we just get rid of Trump ?
Please ?
And I understand that .
You know , the hope is that when you get rid of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can also replace it with something that ’ s going to move us forward .
And I think that that ’ s what Bernie is trying to do .
That ’ s what he ’ s been trying to do in terms of your question about the path forward .
It ’ s a question really you should ask him .
I know what I would advise him to do .
I would look at the board of the great Kornacki over there and say , wow , what is it now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,991 , so that ’ s about 1,200 short .
The game isn ’ t over .
All the other states who haven ’ t had a chance to have their say should have their say.
” This perfectly sums up the divide that is plaguing the Democratic Party right now , and it may just cost them the election come November .
The Democratic establishment has spent years catering to the radical far left in the hopes of obtaining their votes , and it has now come back to bite them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if their candidate of choice ( Sanders ) wins the nomination .
Should Sanders not be the nominee , it is going to be difficult if not impossible to get the bulk of his supporters to show up and vote for Biden , who has failed to win them over at all .
The more radicals like Moore talk like this , the greater the Democratic divide will become , which will only better Trump ’ s chances .
Much to Moore ’ s dismay , he might turn out to be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, who is known for his strong liberal views, just let loose on Democrats, saying that former Vice President Joe Biden only won the majority of the delegates on yesterday’s Super Tuesday because “frightened” leftist voters just want to get rid of President Donald Trump.
While appearing on MSNBC during the leftwing network’s primary coverage, Moore held nothing back as he aired his frustrations about how the day played out. As a supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Moore made it clear that the day could not have gone worse for him, according to Breitbart News:
“This has been an incredible movement of people across the country, and it’s been very exciting to be supporting Bernie…He would say we’ve been supporting some ideas and policies in this movement to try and create a better country, not go backward, not be nostalgic about the past, of the things that were okay before Trump. But I think Trump has just pummeled this country so badly, and I know — I mean, you know. I lived in Michigan. So I’m familiar with how people feel. They’re frightened. They’re demoralized. There is a malaise that has spread across this country and certainly throughout Michigan, and people can’t take one more day of this.”
Not stopping there, Moore went on to say that while he also wants to do whatever it takes to get rid of Trump, he does not think Biden is the best option to make that happen.
“The fact that this coronavirus has driven home just how much danger we’re in with this individual in the White House, that I think people just didn’t want to —asking people to do two things, get rid of Trump and get rid of the system, political and economic system that gave us Trump, that I think was too much to ask probably for people who are just like, can we just get rid of Trump? Please? And I understand that. You know, the hope is that when you get rid of something that’s bad, you can also replace it with something that’s going to move us forward. And I think that that’s what Bernie is trying to do. That’s what he’s been trying to do in terms of your question about the path forward. It’s a question really you should ask him. I know what I would advise him to do. I would look at the board of the great Kornacki over there and say, wow, what is it now, 790-something delegates for Biden? You need 1,991, so that’s about 1,200 short. The game isn’t over. All the other states who haven’t had a chance to have their say should have their say.”
This perfectly sums up the divide that is plaguing the Democratic Party right now, and it may just cost them the election come November. The Democratic establishment has spent years catering to the radical far left in the hopes of obtaining their votes, and it has now come back to bite them, as the crazies will only be satisfied if their candidate of choice (Sanders) wins the nomination. Should Sanders not be the nominee, it is going to be difficult if not impossible to get the bulk of his supporters to show up and vote for Biden, who has failed to win them over at all.
The more radicals like Moore talk like this, the greater the Democratic divide will become, which will only better Trump’s chances. Much to Moore’s dismay, he might turn out to be the ultimate secret weapon for Trump in 2020.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-11--Twitter Flags Real Biden Gaffe Video As ‘Manipulated,’ Attacks Against Trump Continue

We knew it was coming .
Now that the Democrats and their Silicon Valley pals think Joe Biden will be going up against the president in the fall , they have started blatantly censoring Biden ’ s gaffes .
This is after years of editing Trump quotes to , unsuccessfully , make him look racist , sexist , etc .
The latest development is that Twitter has flagged and dropped coverage of the latest Biden mistake , when he inadvertently endorsed Trump for re-election .
Fox News reports the Trump campaign fired back .
“ The Biden campaign is scared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flood of unedited and embarrassing verbal stumbles that will continue to go viral if ‘ Status Quo Joe ’ is the nominee , ” said Trump campaign rapid response director Andrew Clark .
“ Twitter shouldn ’ t be an enforcement arm of Joe Biden ’ s campaign strategy , but if they choose to police every video clip they must hold his own campaign to the same standard.
” “ Understandably , the Biden campaign has a strategic interest in intimidating social media companies into suppressing true and embarrassing video evidence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communicate coherently—a sad truth that has been publicly noted by Democrats and media figures alike , ” Trump campaign chief operating officer Michael Glassner wrote in the missive to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey , general counsel Vijaya Gadde , and public policy director Carlos Monje.
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“ Still , it appears that many people employed by Big Tech corporations in Silicon Valley are assisting the Biden campaign by instituting a special ‘ Biden protection rule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political speech Biden ’ s campaign and its supporters do not like , Glassner added in the letter , obtained by Fox News.
” The Trump campaign CEO then reminded people how the media manipulated the president ’ s words after the Charlottesville march , trying to make it seem that Trump approved of white nationalism .
After the march , Trump initially said there were good people on both sides .
And then… “ In fact , 49 seconds after President Trump said those words , he said , ‘ and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the white nationalists , because they should be condemned totally , ’ Glassner wrote .
“ As one CNN anchor said , ‘ he ’ s not saying that the neo-Nazis and white supremacists are very fine people [ . ]
’ .
” When CNN has to correct the rest of the media on Donald Trump , you know there ’ s a problem .
We ’ re going to see a lot more problems like this right up until Election Day .
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We knew it was coming. Now that the Democrats and their Silicon Valley pals think Joe Biden will be going up against the president in the fall, they have started blatantly censoring Biden’s gaffes. This is after years of editing Trump quotes to, unsuccessfully, make him look racist, sexist, etc.
The latest development is that Twitter has flagged and dropped coverage of the latest Biden mistake, when he inadvertently endorsed Trump for re-election. Fox News reports the Trump campaign fired back.
“The Biden campaign is scared as hell that voters will see the flood of unedited and embarrassing verbal stumbles that will continue to go viral if ‘Status Quo Joe’ is the nominee,” said Trump campaign rapid response director Andrew Clark. “Twitter shouldn’t be an enforcement arm of Joe Biden’s campaign strategy, but if they choose to police every video clip they must hold his own campaign to the same standard.”
A top Trump aide went for Twitter’s jugular.
“Understandably, the Biden campaign has a strategic interest in intimidating social media companies into suppressing true and embarrassing video evidence of Joe Biden’s continued inability to communicate coherently—a sad truth that has been publicly noted by Democrats and media figures alike,” Trump campaign chief operating officer Michael Glassner wrote in the missive to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, general counsel Vijaya Gadde, and public policy director Carlos Monje.”
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“Still, it appears that many people employed by Big Tech corporations in Silicon Valley are assisting the Biden campaign by instituting a special ‘Biden protection rule’ that effectively censors and silences legitimate political speech Biden’s campaign and its supporters do not like, Glassner added in the letter, obtained by Fox News.”
The Trump campaign CEO then reminded people how the media manipulated the president’s words after the Charlottesville march, trying to make it seem that Trump approved of white nationalism. After the march, Trump initially said there were good people on both sides. And then…
“In fact, 49 seconds after President Trump said those words, he said, ‘and I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally,’ Glassner wrote. “As one CNN anchor said, ‘he’s not saying that the neo-Nazis and white supremacists are very fine people[.]’.”
When CNN has to correct the rest of the media on Donald Trump, you know there’s a problem. We’re going to see a lot more problems like this right up until Election Day.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-10--Hunter Biden Claims He Can’t Attend Child Support Deposition For His Baby Mama Because Of Coronaviru

Hunter Biden Claims He Can’t Attend Child Support Deposition For His Baby Mama Because Of Coronavirus Fear

Lawyers representing Hunter Biden in a child support case involving his baby mama , a 28 year-old former stripper , told a judge in Arkansas today that he will not be able to attend a deposition scheduled to take place this week because of coronavirus and his pregnant wife ’ s upcoming due date .
“ It is unsafe for the Defendant to travel , as travel restrictions have been implemented both domestically and internationally , particularly on airlines , due to the Coronavirus , ” Biden ’ s attorney wrote in a court filing .
“ Setting aside personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel unnecessarily exposes his wife and unborn child to this virus.
” Melissa Cohen Biden , Biden ’ s wife who he married last year after knowing her for just six days , is due to give birth to their first child together in two and a half weeks or less .
They are currently renting a $ 3.9 million home in Los Angeles at $ 12,000 per month , meaning that Biden would have had to fly to Arkansas to appear in court , according to the Daily Caller .
Biden is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alexis Roberts months after a DNA test proved that he was the father of her child .
His lawyers had previously argued that he should not have to appear at the deposition , saying that doing so would be “ unduly burdensome and oppressive.
” They also cited the “ intense media scrutiny ” surrounding the case , given the fact that his father , former Vice President Joe Biden , is running for president .
“ The tremendously elevated media scrutiny creates some physical risks and logistics difficulties with travel to Arkansas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the filing .
Last month , Circuit Judge Holly Meyer denied Biden ’ s request to delay the deposition and ordered him to appear .
“ He needs to make himself available and unless his hair is on fire , he needs to be in Arkansas and he needs to be in a deposition , ” Meyer said to Biden ’ s lawyer at the time .
Democrats are reportedly wary of how Biden ’ s testimony could impact his father ’ s campaign , as he will likely have to testify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under scrutiny amidst the probe into his business dealings with Ukraine .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Lawyers representing Hunter Biden in a child support case involving his baby mama, a 28 year-old former stripper, told a judge in Arkansas today that he will not be able to attend a deposition scheduled to take place this week because of coronavirus and his pregnant wife’s upcoming due date.
“It is unsafe for the Defendant to travel, as travel restrictions have been implemented both domestically and internationally, particularly on airlines, due to the Coronavirus,” Biden’s attorney wrote in a court filing. “Setting aside personal endangerment, Defendant reasonably believes that such travel unnecessarily exposes his wife and unborn child to this virus.”
Melissa Cohen Biden, Biden’s wife who he married last year after knowing her for just six days, is due to give birth to their first child together in two and a half weeks or less. They are currently renting a $3.9 million home in Los Angeles at $12,000 per month, meaning that Biden would have had to fly to Arkansas to appear in court, according to the Daily Caller.
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Biden is being sued for child support by Lunden Alexis Roberts months after a DNA test proved that he was the father of her child. His lawyers had previously argued that he should not have to appear at the deposition, saying that doing so would be “unduly burdensome and oppressive.” They also cited the “intense media scrutiny” surrounding the case, given the fact that his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, is running for president.
“The tremendously elevated media scrutiny creates some physical risks and logistics difficulties with travel to Arkansas,” Biden’s lawyers said in the filing.
Last month, Circuit Judge Holly Meyer denied Biden’s request to delay the deposition and ordered him to appear.
“He needs to make himself available and unless his hair is on fire, he needs to be in Arkansas and he needs to be in a deposition,” Meyer said to Biden’s lawyer at the time.
Democrats are reportedly wary of how Biden’s testimony could impact his father’s campaign, as he will likely have to testify about his finances, which have come under scrutiny amidst the probe into his business dealings with Ukraine.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-10--WATCH: Memphis Parents Go To The Extreme To Protect Students From Coronavirus

Remember when your mom or dad , probably your mom , did something that made you want to change your name and move to Fiji ?
Memphis parents at Treadwell Middle and Elementary School have decided not to rely on public health authorities and have taken action themselves after they found out a school employee had come in contact with a person who had tested positive for coronavirus .
Of course , the young men at the school are now thrilled with the fact that any girl they like will presently fall madly in love with them , given the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intrinsically attracted to the fresh scent of Lysol .
And the kid at the end ?
When he gets out of school today he can safely take his pals on a joyride through Chernobyl .
At last report , parents at Treadwell were considering encasing their kids in bubblewrap and locking them in a cloistered convent until the virus passes .
The nuns were not available for comment .
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Remember when your mom or dad, probably your mom, did something that made you want to change your name and move to Fiji?
Yeah, this.
Local news was built to cover the insanity of the Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/G7sFdPPm5t — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 10, 2020
Memphis parents at Treadwell Middle and Elementary School have decided not to rely on public health authorities and have taken action themselves after they found out a school employee had come in contact with a person who had tested positive for coronavirus.
I mean, wow.
Of course, the young men at the school are now thrilled with the fact that any girl they like will presently fall madly in love with them, given the common knowledge that middle school girls are intrinsically attracted to the fresh scent of Lysol.
And the kid at the end?
When he gets out of school today he can safely take his pals on a joyride through Chernobyl.
At last report, parents at Treadwell were considering encasing their kids in bubblewrap and locking them in a cloistered convent until the virus passes.
The nuns were not available for comment.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-10--U.S. Forces Begin To Leave Afghanistan

U.S. Forces Begin To Leave Afghanistan

Keeping one more campaign promise , President Trump on Tuesday began to extricate U.S. forces from their almost twenty-year mission in Afghanistan .
American forces were sent there to topple the Taliban government after the Taliban harbored al-Qaeda terrorists responsible for the 9-11 attacks against the U.S .
While the U.S. quickly won the conventional war , an insurgency has gone on since late 2001 .
A peace agreement was recently signed between the U.S. and the Taliban .
Fox News reports , “ Col .
Sonny Leggett , the U.S. military ’ s spokesman in the Middle Eastern country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military had begun its ‘ conditions-based reduction of forces to 8,600 over 135 days.
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“ Currently , the U.S. has about 13,000 soldiers in Afghanistan — 8,000 of whom are involved in training and advising the country ’ s National Security Forces , while about 5,000 others are involved in anti-terror operations.
” American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cautioned the Afghans Monday against “ any use of force to resolve political differences ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah .
( No , that is not a typo . )
“ Prioritizing an inclusive government and unified Afghanistan is paramount for the future of the country and particularly for the cause of peace , ” said Pompeo .
The U.S. is in a tricky position in the region .
It can ’ t allow a power vacuum that could be taken advantage of by the Iranians .
But Trump ’ s own pledges promise , and the Afghans expect , the U.S. will get out .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , retaining enough forces in the country to guard against political instability and a power grab from one of the many area warlords .
Some of those warlords have ties to terrorists and the Iranians .
One thing nobody but the Democrats want is a pell-mell retreat from the country that exposes U.S. troops , allied civilians , and allied forces to aggressive hit and run tactics by those who would fight to take over in the wake of an American bug out .
The Democrats want that retreat to give Trump a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The fate of U.S. forces or the people of Afghanistan ?
Very low on their priority list .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Keeping one more campaign promise, President Trump on Tuesday began to extricate U.S. forces from their almost twenty-year mission in Afghanistan. American forces were sent there to topple the Taliban government after the Taliban harbored al-Qaeda terrorists responsible for the 9-11 attacks against the U.S.
While the U.S. quickly won the conventional war, an insurgency has gone on since late 2001. A peace agreement was recently signed between the U.S. and the Taliban.
Fox News reports, “Col. Sonny Leggett, the U.S. military’s spokesman in the Middle Eastern country, said in a statement that the military had begun its ‘conditions-based reduction of forces to 8,600 over 135 days.’
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“Currently, the U.S. has about 13,000 soldiers in Afghanistan — 8,000 of whom are involved in training and advising the country’s National Security Forces, while about 5,000 others are involved in anti-terror operations.”
American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cautioned the Afghans Monday against “any use of force to resolve political differences” between national political rivals Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah. (No, that is not a typo.)
“Prioritizing an inclusive government and unified Afghanistan is paramount for the future of the country and particularly for the cause of peace,” said Pompeo.
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The U.S. is in a tricky position in the region. It can’t allow a power vacuum that could be taken advantage of by the Iranians. But Trump’s own pledges promise, and the Afghans expect, the U.S. will get out. However, the process will be a gradual one, retaining enough forces in the country to guard against political instability and a power grab from one of the many area warlords. Some of those warlords have ties to terrorists and the Iranians.
One thing nobody but the Democrats want is a pell-mell retreat from the country that exposes U.S. troops, allied civilians, and allied forces to aggressive hit and run tactics by those who would fight to take over in the wake of an American bug out.
The Democrats want that retreat to give Trump a black eye in the fall election. The fate of U.S. forces or the people of Afghanistan? Very low on their priority list.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--Sanders on Fallon: Coronavirus Shows Why We Need Socialized Healthcare

Speaking on Jimmy Fallon ’ s late night show , Senator Bernie Sanders said the coronavirus outbreak shows why the U.S. needs single-payer , socialized healthcare .
Fallon asked Sanders about the current coronavirus outbreak , and wondered what his take was on appointing Vice President Mike Pence as head of the coronavirus task force .
The socialist Senator from Vermont didn ’ t take long to launch into a diatribe against the President .
“ That is the problem we have today , we have a president who is anti-science , doesn ’ t believe in the reality of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence , who is also not known to be much of a scientist , to lead the task force , ” said Sanders .
“ Clearly , at this moment , you need somebody who you can trust who is going to bring together the best scientists , doctors , researchers , work with the entire world , to do everything that we can to halt this terrible pandemic.
” Sanders segwayed into using the coronavirus crisis to push for socialized healthcare .
“ The idea that we have so many people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earth , major country , that doesn ’ t guarantee healthcare to all people , we have to make sure that everybody , right now , feels free when you ’ re sick to go to a doctor , regardless of your income , ” Sanders said , adding that the government “ will pay that bill.
” “ Number two , we are the only major country on Earth not to guarantee paid medical leave , ” Sanders noted .
“ If you can believe it , there are people who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have symptoms of the coronavirus , who are going to work because they have no income… We have got to do what every other country on Earth does and guarantee paid family and medical leave , and do it right now on an emergency basis.
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What a load of absolute rubbish !
Socialized healthcare is not the solution to the coronavirus , and I should know !
I recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.K. , with a nasty cough and a few other symptoms of the coronavirus .
I found out that someone who attended the conference later had a confirmed diagnosis , called up the hotline , and was informed that it was therefore worth having me tested .
At the time of writing , it seems like it will be well over a week before I even hear back about when I will be tested , and then days after that for my results .
It doesn ’ t seem to me like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is any better at dealing with an outbreak than that in the States .
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Speaking on Jimmy Fallon’s late night show, Senator Bernie Sanders said the coronavirus outbreak shows why the U.S. needs single-payer, socialized healthcare.
“The Government Will Pay That Bill”
Fallon asked Sanders about the current coronavirus outbreak, and wondered what his take was on appointing Vice President Mike Pence as head of the coronavirus task force. The socialist Senator from Vermont didn’t take long to launch into a diatribe against the President.
“That is the problem we have today, we have a president who is anti-science, doesn’t believe in the reality of climate change, who has appointed Mike Pence, who is also not known to be much of a scientist, to lead the task force,” said Sanders. “Clearly, at this moment, you need somebody who you can trust who is going to bring together the best scientists, doctors, researchers, work with the entire world, to do everything that we can to halt this terrible pandemic.”
Sanders segwayed into using the coronavirus crisis to push for socialized healthcare.
“The idea that we have so many people in this country, the only country on earth, major country, that doesn’t guarantee healthcare to all people, we have to make sure that everybody, right now, feels free when you’re sick to go to a doctor, regardless of your income,” Sanders said, adding that the government “will pay that bill.”
“Number two, we are the only major country on Earth not to guarantee paid medical leave,” Sanders noted. “If you can believe it, there are people who are sick today, who may actually believe they have symptoms of the coronavirus, who are going to work because they have no income… We have got to do what every other country on Earth does and guarantee paid family and medical leave, and do it right now on an emergency basis.”
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Socialized Healthcare is Terrible at Responding to the Coronavirus Outbreak!
What a load of absolute rubbish! Socialized healthcare is not the solution to the coronavirus, and I should know! I recently returned from CPAC in Washington back to the U.K., with a nasty cough and a few other symptoms of the coronavirus. I found out that someone who attended the conference later had a confirmed diagnosis, called up the hotline, and was informed that it was therefore worth having me tested.
At the time of writing, it seems like it will be well over a week before I even hear back about when I will be tested, and then days after that for my results. It doesn’t seem to me like the NHS, a fully socialized system, is any better at dealing with an outbreak than that in the States.
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Americans may be easily sucked in by Sanders’s rhetoric, having not experienced the problems themselves, but as a Brit, trust me, you do not want what he is trying to sell you.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--New Iowa Poll Shows Trump Beating Sanders & Biden By Double Digits

A new poll conducted in Iowa shows President Trump would beat both Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden by double digits in the presidential race .
The poll , conducted by the Des Moines Register and Mediacom , shows President Trump performs very well in hypothetical match ups against the senator from Vermont and the former Vice President in Iowa .
Both Democratic candidates would receive 41 % of the vote in the potential presidential race , according to the poll , but the percentage that Trump would receive changes between his two opponents .
In a race against Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vote , and against Sanders , he would receive an extra 2 % , with fewer unsure voters backing the President in that instance .
50 % of Iowans also approve of the work that Trump is doing in the office of President , including 94 % of Republicans , 60 % of men , 63 % of evangelicals , 68 % of rural Iowans , and 57 % of those making $ 100,000 a year or more .
“ That is a high-water mark in the Iowa Poll , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conducted the poll .
It coincides with 46 % of Iowans who think that the country is on the right track , the highest it ’ s been since May 2003 .
The President is on Track for a Big Win !
“ There are some things about the man , personally , I don ’ t care for , but policy , yes , ” Steve Jorgensen , an independent voter , told the Des Moines register .
“ His trade policies – particularly for the farmers – I think in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great .
A lot of us right now are kind of in-between .
It ’ s tough out here , buddy .
But it ’ s coming around.
” This poll proves what people have been saying for awhile now – that President Trump will be able to beat the Democratic candidate , no matter who they are !
Iowa is a crucial swing state that he turned red in the 2016 election after Obama had pulled it during his two wins in 2008 and 2012 .
It ’ s a bellweather in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 race are thinking , and this poll is fantastic news for the President .
Let ’ s hope the actual election results in November are something like this poll suggests !

A new poll conducted in Iowa shows President Trump would beat both Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden by double digits in the presidential race.
Double Digit Leads in Iowa!
The poll, conducted by the Des Moines Register and Mediacom, shows President Trump performs very well in hypothetical match ups against the senator from Vermont and the former Vice President in Iowa. Both Democratic candidates would receive 41% of the vote in the potential presidential race, according to the poll, but the percentage that Trump would receive changes between his two opponents.
In a race against Joe Biden, Trump would gain 51% of the vote, and against Sanders, he would receive an extra 2%, with fewer unsure voters backing the President in that instance.
50% of Iowans also approve of the work that Trump is doing in the office of President, including 94% of Republicans, 60% of men, 63% of evangelicals, 68% of rural Iowans, and 57% of those making $100,000 a year or more.
“That is a high-water mark in the Iowa Poll,” said J. Ann Selzer, the pollster who conducted the poll. It coincides with 46% of Iowans who think that the country is on the right track, the highest it’s been since May 2003.
“This is a good poll for President Trump,” Selzer added.
The President is on Track for a Big Win!
“There are some things about the man, personally, I don’t care for, but policy, yes,” Steve Jorgensen, an independent voter, told the Des Moines register. “His trade policies – particularly for the farmers – I think in the long run are going to turn out great. A lot of us right now are kind of in-between. It’s tough out here, buddy. But it’s coming around.”
This poll proves what people have been saying for awhile now – that President Trump will be able to beat the Democratic candidate, no matter who they are! Iowa is a crucial swing state that he turned red in the 2016 election after Obama had pulled it during his two wins in 2008 and 2012. It’s a bellweather in how the states that will determine the 2020 race are thinking, and this poll is fantastic news for the President. Let’s hope the actual election results in November are something like this poll suggests!


thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--I Just Returned From Los Angeles And The Dwindling Of Passengers Is No Joke

I just returned from Los Angeles on Thursday morning , and let me tell you the lack of passengers in the airports is no joke .
This coronavirus has taken its toll on the airline industry , and sooner or later , they might be looking for a government bailout .
Most companies have suspended all non-critical business travel , both domestic and international .
Teleconferences are sufficient for most business meetings .
Can ’ t blame folks for not wanting to fly , too expensive , and risk of catching something .
It just makes sense to me .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump To Resign Over Coronavirus It will be interesting to see if companies reassess business travel afterward and determine how much of the travel was needed .
I ’ VE SEEN WITH MY OWN EYES During my travel to Los Angeles on Wednesday , I talked with an airport employee who wanted to remain anonymous but did relate to me that most high tech companies have severe flight restrictions on all employees .
After salaries , facilities , and IT costs travel is the next biggest budget item and a place ; the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starting now and impact the bottom line .
Some large companies spend $ 1B a year on travel .
Those same companies are having employees work from home ; they don ’ t want them traveling either .
Defeats the purpose of keeping them safe .
Most of these company-level decisions are not being publicized .
I don ’ t know how much that has anything to do with the lack of trip bookings during this time , but I thought it interesting .
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE ForwardKeys , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million business and leisure bookings each day , exclusively told Yahoo Finance ’ s “ On The Move ” on Wednesday that U.S. international bookings dropped 36.5 % year-over-year for the period of January 20 to March 8 .
Most strikingly , in the week of March 2 , cancellations for international flights departing from the U.S. outpaced bookings , according to Olivier Ponti , Vice President for ForwardKeys Insights .
“ Let ’ s be clear about this .
We ’ ve never seen anything like this before .
This is unprecedented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremely fast , ” Ponti said .
“ The situation is changing at a very fast pace.
” The decline follows a less significant decrease of 19 % for U.S. international departures booked between January 20 and February 23 .
Both sets of data track trends starting the day before the Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first U.S. case of coronavirus on January 21 .
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Have a teleconference instead of a trip , or a telephone call .
If anyone thinks they have time to travel , that means they do not have enough to keep them busy on their regular job and should be let go.
” LAID OFF FRIEND IS HAPPY FOR AIRLINE WOES I couldn ’ t just let it stop there .
I had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few weeks ago , what he thought about the lack of flight bookings , and he was elated .
He said , “ I am glad this is happening to the airlines .
For decades , they have been leaching people out of money by charging them any price they wished to levy .
They charged people with bags that were only a pound over the limit .
They bullied people off the planes when they disagreed with them , ” he said .
He continued , “ Once they charged me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was carrying a musical keyboard in when my actual ticket for the round trip ticket cost only $ 270 .
So I hope they are going bankrupt and those bully employees at the bag get laid off .
What goes around comes around.
” So it seems not a lot of individuals are feeling sorry for the airlines right about now , and they don ’ t want the government to bail them out .
What are your thoughts about the airline industry woes ?
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I just returned from Los Angeles on Thursday morning, and let me tell you the lack of passengers in the airports is no joke. This coronavirus has taken its toll on the airline industry, and sooner or later, they might be looking for a government bailout.
Most companies have suspended all non-critical business travel, both domestic and international. Teleconferences are sufficient for most business meetings. Can’t blame folks for not wanting to fly, too expensive, and risk of catching something. It just makes sense to me.
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It will be interesting to see if companies reassess business travel afterward and determine how much of the travel was needed.
I’VE SEEN WITH MY OWN EYES
During my travel to Los Angeles on Wednesday, I talked with an airport employee who wanted to remain anonymous but did relate to me that most high tech companies have severe flight restrictions on all employees. After salaries, facilities, and IT costs travel is the next biggest budget item and a place; the company can save some money immediately, starting now and impact the bottom line. Some large companies spend $1B a year on travel. Those same companies are having employees work from home; they don’t want them traveling either. Defeats the purpose of keeping them safe. Most of these company-level decisions are not being publicized.
I don’t know how much that has anything to do with the lack of trip bookings during this time, but I thought it interesting.
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE
ForwardKeys, a data firm that tracks more than 17 million business and leisure bookings each day, exclusively told Yahoo Finance’s “On The Move” on Wednesday that U.S. international bookings dropped 36.5% year-over-year for the period of January 20 to March 8. Most strikingly, in the week of March 2, cancellations for international flights departing from the U.S. outpaced bookings, according to Olivier Ponti, Vice President for ForwardKeys Insights. “Let’s be clear about this. We’ve never seen anything like this before. This is unprecedented and it’s going extremely, extremely fast,” Ponti said. “The situation is changing at a very fast pace.” The decline follows a less significant decrease of 19% for U.S. international departures booked between January 20 and February 23. Both sets of data track trends starting the day before the Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first U.S. case of coronavirus on January 21. [Yahoo Finance]
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In trying to gain some sort of perspective about this coronavirus epidemic, I asked a friend of mine what he thought about the airline bookings dropping to all-time lows, and they responded, “Almost all of these trips are not necessary. Have a teleconference instead of a trip, or a telephone call. If anyone thinks they have time to travel, that means they do not have enough to keep them busy on their regular job and should be let go.”
LAID OFF FRIEND IS HAPPY FOR AIRLINE WOES
I couldn’t just let it stop there. I had to ask another friend who was laid off a few weeks ago, what he thought about the lack of flight bookings, and he was elated. He said, “I am glad this is happening to the airlines. For decades, they have been leaching people out of money by charging them any price they wished to levy. They charged people with bags that were only a pound over the limit. They bullied people off the planes when they disagreed with them,” he said. He continued, “Once they charged me $350 for an oversized bag that I was carrying a musical keyboard in when my actual ticket for the round trip ticket cost only $270. So I hope they are going bankrupt and those bully employees at the bag get laid off. What goes around comes around.”
So it seems not a lot of individuals are feeling sorry for the airlines right about now, and they don’t want the government to bail them out.
What are your thoughts about the airline industry woes? Do you think they should receive a bailout for the lack of bookings?
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-12--Hillary Clinton Blasts Trump For His Handling Of Coronavirus Outbreak

Ever since she lost to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election , Hillary Clinton has never missed an opportunity to publicly bash him .
That ’ s why it came as no surprise when she took to Twitter on Thursday to attack him for his response to the coronavirus outbreak one day after he gave an address to the nation about the disease .
Clinton began her tweet with the very condescending tone that made her so popular with voters .
“ I know this is all hard for you , Donald Trump , so let me spell it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then listed the following : Most of the suggestions that Clinton mentioned were listed in the legislation Democrats presented on Wednesday night that they claim will boost an economy left in tatters by the outbreak , according to The Hill .
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claims to be open to working with Republicans on making changes to the bill , but that seems unlikely given how fast she wants it to pass .
“ We have had ongoing conversations about it .
We will be bringing the bill to the floor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve given a good deal of time for them to review the package , and we ’ ll go from there.
” As an experienced politician , Clinton knows full well that Trump is in a very difficult position right now .
Nobody could have foreseen this virus , and nobody can stop it aside from the scientists who are working to find a cure .
All Trump can do is use his judgment to protect the American people as best he can , and that ’ s exactly what he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that after three years , Clinton is still not over her 2016 loss and still takes such joy in publicly bashing President Trump .
The American people let her know that we didn ’ t care what she had to say then —when we didn ’ t vote for her— and we definitely don ’ t care now .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Ever since she lost to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton has never missed an opportunity to publicly bash him. That’s why it came as no surprise when she took to Twitter on Thursday to attack him for his response to the coronavirus outbreak one day after he gave an address to the nation about the disease.
Clinton began her tweet with the very condescending tone that made her so popular with voters.
“I know this is all hard for you, Donald Trump, so let me spell it out,” she wrote. She then listed the following:
– Free testing
– Fee waivers
– Emergency sick leave
– Quarantines
– Cancellations
– Giving a damn
I know this is all hard for you, @realdonaldtrump, so let me spell it out: – Free testing
– Fee waivers
– Emergency sick leave
– Quarantines
– Cancellations
– Giving a damn — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 12, 2020
Most of the suggestions that Clinton mentioned were listed in the legislation Democrats presented on Wednesday night that they claim will boost an economy left in tatters by the outbreak, according to The Hill.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claims to be open to working with Republicans on making changes to the bill, but that seems unlikely given how fast she wants it to pass.
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“We have had ongoing conversations about it. We will be bringing the bill to the floor,” she said. “We’ve given a good deal of time for them to review the package, and we’ll go from there.”
As an experienced politician, Clinton knows full well that Trump is in a very difficult position right now. Nobody could have foreseen this virus, and nobody can stop it aside from the scientists who are working to find a cure. All Trump can do is use his judgment to protect the American people as best he can, and that’s exactly what he’s doing.
It’s pathetic that after three years, Clinton is still not over her 2016 loss and still takes such joy in publicly bashing President Trump. The American people let her know that we didn’t care what she had to say then —when we didn’t vote for her— and we definitely don’t care now.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-12--Colbert Discusses Coronavirus: Says He Wishes We Could Go Back To When ‘We Were Looking Forward To I

Colbert Discusses Coronavirus: Says He Wishes We Could Go Back To When ‘We Were Looking Forward To Impeaching Trump’

Late night television host Stephen Colbert has had enough of living in the dark times surrounding the coronavirus .
On his show last night , Colbert reminisced about the “ good old days ” when he and his fellow Democrats were “ looking forward to impeaching ” President Donald Trump .
“ A few months ago was great , it was the holidays , I was drunk on eggnog , I was watching Cheer , I was falling in love with Baby Yoda , ” Colbert said to open his show on Thursday night .
“ I was looking forward… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president , remember that feeling ?
We ’ re going to get you , Trump !
John Bolton is going to testify and Republicans are going to do the right thing !
” Republican senators ended up dashing the dreams of Democrats when they voted to acquit Trump in his impeachment trial .
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“ 2020 has done the impossible… and made me nostalgic for 2019 , ” Colbert added , as his typically liberal audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enjoy this reaction while he can , because starting next week , his show and all other late night television programs will not be filmed before live studio audiences because of the coronavirus , according to Breitbart News .
Colbert ’ s monologue serves as proof that Democrats were lying when they tried to pretend that they were taking pleasure out of trying to impeach Trump .
Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats tried to pretend that the impeachment effort was a somber affair for them , but they could barely contain their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as no surprise that a liberal like Colbert , who takes pleasure out of bashing Trump on a nightly basis , would fondly reminisce about the impeachment witch hunt against the sitting U.S. president , it doesn ’ t make it any less despicable .
This is the kind of hate that Trump has had to deal with every day since he was elected , which makes all that he has accomplished for this country since taking office all the more impressive .
We can ’ t wait to see Colbert ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Trump is reelected for a second term .
I wonder what year Colbert will be reminiscing about then .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Late night television host Stephen Colbert has had enough of living in the dark times surrounding the coronavirus. On his show last night, Colbert reminisced about the “good old days” when he and his fellow Democrats were “looking forward to impeaching” President Donald Trump.
“A few months ago was great, it was the holidays, I was drunk on eggnog, I was watching Cheer, I was falling in love with Baby Yoda,” Colbert said to open his show on Thursday night. “I was looking forward… I was looking forward to impeaching the president, remember that feeling? We’re going to get you, Trump! John Bolton is going to testify and Republicans are going to do the right thing!”
Republican senators ended up dashing the dreams of Democrats when they voted to acquit Trump in his impeachment trial.
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“2020 has done the impossible… and made me nostalgic for 2019,” Colbert added, as his typically liberal audience laughed and cheered enthusiastically. Colbert should enjoy this reaction while he can, because starting next week, his show and all other late night television programs will not be filmed before live studio audiences because of the coronavirus, according to Breitbart News.
Colbert’s monologue serves as proof that Democrats were lying when they tried to pretend that they were taking pleasure out of trying to impeach Trump. Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats tried to pretend that the impeachment effort was a somber affair for them, but they could barely contain their excitement over it.
While it comes as no surprise that a liberal like Colbert, who takes pleasure out of bashing Trump on a nightly basis, would fondly reminisce about the impeachment witch hunt against the sitting U.S. president, it doesn’t make it any less despicable. This is the kind of hate that Trump has had to deal with every day since he was elected, which makes all that he has accomplished for this country since taking office all the more impressive.
We can’t wait to see Colbert’s reaction at the end of 2020, when Trump is reelected for a second term. I wonder what year Colbert will be reminiscing about then.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--Bernie Says Trump’s Incompetence On Coronavirus Might Lead To Deaths Exceeding WWII Rates

On Thursday , 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that the global coronavirus death toll could exceed the deaths directly caused by World War II , or 50–56 million people .
Trying to blame the spread of the virus on President Donald Trump , Sanders said , “ We have an administration that is largely incompetent and whose incompetence and recklessness have threatened the lives of many , many people in our country.
” “ Cases of coronavirus continues to grow exponentially here in the United States and around the world , and we have witnessed a global economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in our own country , ” Sanders said .
“ In the terms of potential deaths , in terms of the economic impact on our economy , the crisis we face from the coronavirus is on the scale of major war , and we must act accordingly.
” ‘ Number of casualties may actually be even higher than what the armed forces experienced in World War II ’ “ Nobody knows what the number of fatalities may end up being , or the number of people who may get ill and we all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low as possible , but we also have to face the truth and that is that the number of casualties may actually be even higher than what the armed forces experienced in World War II , ” he continued .
Sanders went on , “ If our neighbor or co-worker gets sick , we have the potential to become sick .
If our neighbor loses his or her job , then our local community suffers , and we may lose our job .
We ’ re in this together.
” ‘ We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Are We Really Bernie ?
The self-described socialist also worried about medical experts ’ capabilities .
“ If doctors and nurses and medical personnel do not have the equipment and the training and the capacity they need right now , people may unnecessarily face additional illness and even death , ” Sanders said .
“ We ’ re all in this together , ” Sanders said .
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As world leaders deal with the coronavirus menace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shots at any of them .
A country like Italy is being overwhelmed right now , even though it has the kind of single payer health care system Sen. Sanders wants for the U.S .
If we are truly “ all in this together , ” perhaps Bernie Sanders should concentrate on being helpful instead of on being partisan .

On Thursday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that the global coronavirus death toll could exceed the deaths directly caused by World War II, or 50–56 million people.
Bernie Immediately Goes After Trump
Trying to blame the spread of the virus on President Donald Trump, Sanders said, “We have an administration that is largely incompetent and whose incompetence and recklessness have threatened the lives of many, many people in our country.”
Bernie Sanders: "We also have to face the truth and that is that the number of casualties may actually be even higher than what the armed forces experienced in World War II. In other words, we have a major, major crisis and we must act accordingly." pic.twitter.com/lHWnnST51c — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 12, 2020
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“Cases of coronavirus continues to grow exponentially here in the United States and around the world, and we have witnessed a global economic meltdown which will impact millions of workers in our own country,” Sanders said. “In the terms of potential deaths, in terms of the economic impact on our economy, the crisis we face from the coronavirus is on the scale of major war, and we must act accordingly.”
‘Number of casualties may actually be even higher than what the armed forces experienced in World War II’
“Nobody knows what the number of fatalities may end up being, or the number of people who may get ill and we all hope that that number will be as low as possible, but we also have to face the truth and that is that the number of casualties may actually be even higher than what the armed forces experienced in World War II,” he continued.
Sanders went on, “If our neighbor or co-worker gets sick, we have the potential to become sick. If our neighbor loses his or her job, then our local community suffers, and we may lose our job. We’re in this together.”
The number of casualties will be what? As great as we experienced in WWII? Off the deep end! Bernie Sanders warns of coronavirus ‘meltdown’ on par with World War II https://t.co/kw2EB4f3ac — Rick Collins (@flyhombre) March 13, 2020
‘We’re all in this together’ – Are We Really Bernie?
The self-described socialist also worried about medical experts’ capabilities.
“If doctors and nurses and medical personnel do not have the equipment and the training and the capacity they need right now, people may unnecessarily face additional illness and even death,” Sanders said.
“We’re all in this together,” Sanders said.
Bernie Sanders: US Coronavirus Deaths May Be Higher Than WWII Casualties https://t.co/ASf2yzLanU — Big League Politics (@bigleaguepol) March 12, 2020
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As world leaders deal with the coronavirus menace, it is probably easy to take shots at any of them. A country like Italy is being overwhelmed right now, even though it has the kind of single payer health care system Sen. Sanders wants for the U.S.
If we are truly “all in this together,” perhaps Bernie Sanders should concentrate on being helpful instead of on being partisan.
If Sanders cared at all about America, he would be working with Trump and not against him. Trump has done an outstanding job. Bernie's a sad, old, angry man who should have been kicked out of office years ago. @realDonaldTrump @BernieSanders https://t.co/8K1k1GWurR — Jack (@Jack56632171) March 12, 2020


thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--Trump Says He’s Fixing Coronavirus Testing Issues, Blames Obama For Complicating Things

President Trump hammered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) over issues surrounding the testing of coronavirus , claimed he was cutting red tape to speed up the process , and blamed Barack Obama for slowing things down .
The President took to Twitter early Friday morning to suggest his predecessor was behind problems that caused the CDC to be unprepared in the event of a pandemic .
The public health institute , rather than using test kits from the World Health Organization , made their own , creating issues with delays and accuracy .
Trump hammered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years simply hoping an emergency health issue of this scale would never hit the United States .
“ For decades the [ CDC ] looked at , and studied its testing system , but did nothing about it .
It would always be inadequate and slow for a large scale pandemic , but a pandemic would never happen , they hoped , ” he tweeted .
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“ Their response to H1N1 Swine Flu was a full-scale disaster , with thousands dying , and nothing meaningful done to fix the testing problem , until now.
” The President assured that “ changes have been made and testing will soon happen on a very large scale basis.
” “ All Red Tape has been cut , ready to go !
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Prior to this , and contrary to what the media would have you believe , President Trump has been working diligently to improve testing for the American people all along .
Weeks ago , he ordered the FDA to allow hundreds of private labs and academic hospitals to rapidly begin testing for coronavirus .
And Trump already secured a commitment from the nation ’ s insurance providers to waive all copays on coronavirus testing and expand coverage of coronavirus-related treatment in all their benefit @ @

President Trump hammered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over issues surrounding the testing of coronavirus, claimed he was cutting red tape to speed up the process, and blamed Barack Obama for slowing things down.
The President took to Twitter early Friday morning to suggest his predecessor was behind problems that caused the CDC to be unprepared in the event of a pandemic.
The public health institute, rather than using test kits from the World Health Organization, made their own, creating issues with delays and accuracy.
Trump Is Fuming
Trump hammered the CDC, alleging they had spent years simply hoping an emergency health issue of this scale would never hit the United States.
“For decades the [CDC] looked at, and studied its testing system, but did nothing about it. It would always be inadequate and slow for a large scale pandemic, but a pandemic would never happen, they hoped,” he tweeted.
Trump then cast blame on Obama.
For decades the @CDCgov looked at, and studied, its testing system, but did nothing about it. It would always be inadequate and slow for a large scale pandemic, but a pandemic would never happen, they hoped. President Obama made changes that only complicated things further….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2020
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Obama Response to Swine Flu
The President took issue with the Obama administration’s handling of the swine flu.
“President Obama made changes that only complicated things further,” Trump said. “Their response to H1N1 Swine Flu was a full-scale disaster, with thousands dying, and nothing meaningful done to fix the testing problem, until now.”
The President assured that “changes have been made and testing will soon happen on a very large scale basis.”
“All Red Tape has been cut, ready to go!”
…. Their response to H1N1 Swine Flu was a full scale disaster, with thousands dying, and nothing meaningful done to fix the testing problem, until now. The changes have been made and testing will soon happen on a very large scale basis. All Red Tape has been cut, ready to go! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2020
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Trump’s Action
The administration announced a series of actions they were taking to speed up the testing process.
NPR reports:
The Trump administration has announced a series of measures intended to speed testing for the coronavirus disease COVID-19: a new federal coordinator to oversee testing, funding for two companies developing rapid tests and a hotline for labs to call to get help finding needed supplies.
Joe Biden has no ground to stand on politicizing coronavirus or attacking @realDonaldTrump.https://t.co/ps7dKDuPtg — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 12, 2020
Prior to this, and contrary to what the media would have you believe, President Trump has been working diligently to improve testing for the American people all along.
Weeks ago, he ordered the FDA to allow hundreds of private labs and academic hospitals to rapidly begin testing for coronavirus.
And Trump already secured a commitment from the nation’s insurance providers to waive all copays on coronavirus testing and expand coverage of coronavirus-related treatment in all their benefit plans.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--Report: Trump To Declare Coronavirus National Emergency And Invoke Stafford Act

According to reports , President Donald Trump will declare a national state of emergency as the U.S. braces for the coronavirus pandemic .
It is said that the president ’ s response to the crisis will include invoking the Stafford Act , which would provide billions of dollars in disaster relief to state and local governments .
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” President Trump Has Used Stafford Act Before “ Mr Trump has previously relied on the Stafford Act for disaster declarations for California wildfires and flooding in the Midwest , ” The Independent noted .
On Thursday , President Trump told reporters , “ We have very strong emergency powers under the Stafford Act … I have it memorized , practically , as to the powers in that act .
And if I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll do it .
I have the right to do a lot of things that people don ’ t even know about.
” In the U.S. to date , almost 1,700 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the US , though health officials across the country believe that number is significantly higher at the moment or will become so due to lack of testing abilities .
41 people have died so far .
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According to reports, President Donald Trump will declare a national state of emergency as the U.S. braces for the coronavirus pandemic.
President Trump Will Invoke Stafford Act
It is said that the president’s response to the crisis will include invoking the Stafford Act, which would provide billions of dollars in disaster relief to state and local governments.
NEW: President Trump plans to declare a national emergency today to allow more direct relief for coronavirus response. https://t.co/h2RXmvQMuV — NBC News (@NBCNews) March 13, 2020
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The Independent reports, “The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, coordinates $40bn in funding that could be used to mobilise health centres, patient transports and other needs in the event hospitals and health providers are overwhelmed with patients as officials predict a surge in new Covid-19 cases requiring emergency medical attention.”
President Trump Has Used Stafford Act Before
“Mr Trump has previously relied on the Stafford Act for disaster declarations for California wildfires and flooding in the Midwest,” The Independent noted.
Scoop: Trump intends to declare a national emergency today to deal with coronavirus outbreak. Emergency declaration allows a state to request a 75% federal cost-share for expenses: emergency workers, medical tests, medical supplies, vaccinations.https://t.co/E9R26tMtQh — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) March 13, 2020
On Thursday, President Trump told reporters, “We have very strong emergency powers under the Stafford Act … I have it memorized, practically, as to the powers in that act. And if I need to do something, I’ll do it. I have the right to do a lot of things that people don’t even know about.”
In the U.S. to date, almost 1,700 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the US, though health officials across the country believe that number is significantly higher at the moment or will become so due to lack of testing abilities. 41 people have died so far.
The law empowers the FEMA to assist state and local governments during “natural catastrophes” and coordinate the nation’s responsehttps://t.co/tI1dkgNhe0 — The Independent (@Independent) March 13, 2020
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On Friday afternoon, the president is holding a press conference.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--Covid-19 Infected NBA Player Apologizes For Endangering Others After His Teammate Is Diagnosed

It ’ s scary that even an athlete with a healthy immune system can get this virus , and we all here sitting in front of the computer eating chips .
If you haven ’ t heard , Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert contracted the Covid-19 virus , and the National Basketball Association suspended the season until further notice .
As Gobert was given a press conference , he touched the mics and breathed all over the podium as a prank , not thinking the media or anyone following him could contract the virus .
ESPN is now reporting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has contracted the Covid-19 virus , and the locker room is split over Rudy ’ s actions .
What he did was irresponsible , yes .
But they practice together .
They high five each other .
Sit shoulder to shoulder next to each other on the bench .
I ’ m sure they would have been exposed regardless of his carelessness .
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Matter of fact , they have been getting a pass in the media .
No names or public admonishment .
When it comes to Rudy , he ’ s a top story .
Smh .
I suspect that given the long gestation and infectious period of Covid-19 that this situation is going to get a whole lot worse .
If there is a more nightmarish case scenario for the explosion of this virus into the broader community other than deliberate waterborne or airborne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I would hope that the NBA will offer all people that attended a game anywhere in the last 2 or 3 weeks access to testing .
Gobert has , in effect , become the ‘ outbreak monkey ’ and had a relatively long pre-symptomatic period of traveling , hotel stays , and mass exposure to boot .
Buckle up America .
Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus in Oklahoma City on Wednesday , causing the postponement of the Jazz ’ s game against the Thunder seconds before the scheduled tipoff and the suspension @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Teammate and locker room neighbor Donovan Mitchell also later tested positive , the only other member of the Jazz ’ s traveling party to do so .
On Monday , Gobert jokingly mocked the NBA ’ s temporary rules requiring media members to keep a 6- to 8-foot distance from players .
Gobert , a Magic Johnson Award nominee last season due to his cooperation with the media , made a point to touch all the microphones and recording devices on the table in front of him after finishing his post-shootaround availability , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ room at the team ’ s practice facility instead of the normal courtside area .
Gobert had a similar cavalier attitude in the locker room , Jazz players privately said , according to ESPN ’ s Adrian Wojnarowski .
As with other NBA players , Gobert exchanged high-fives with teammates as usual in recent games despite the coronavirus crisis escalating into a pandemic .
[ ESPN ] Once the virus has been contained and all players are cleared , the NBA may opt to shorten the regular season into 72 games and proceed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A good lesson to everybody , especially those who are strong and healthy .
Gobert may rule the paint with his big size , but this coronavirus is no tiny point guard he used to bully .
The virus is literally nano and lethal .
Be humble , big man .
I wish nobody dies or severely ill due to his irresponsible playful behavior .
MORE NEWS : WATCH : Don Lemon Has a Meltdown When Kasich Defends Trump ’ s Coronavirus Address This season in all likelihood , is a wash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus hasn ’ t even hit its peak only spells one thing .
The NBA and many other leagues are in total reactive mode , and at the mercy of factors , they can ’ t control .
Contrast this to the steps an organization like the UFC is taking .
Years of complacency and taking the fans for granted has made many of these pro sports susceptible to this .
It ’ s unfortunate , but I appreciate the NBA Commissioner , Mr. Adam Silver , for caring about the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It hurts , but this made other sports organizations do the same thing in suspending the season until further notice .
Their slogan… “ The NBA cares ” … The NBA honestly does care .
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It’s scary that even an athlete with a healthy immune system can get this virus, and we all here sitting in front of the computer eating chips.
If you haven’t heard, Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert contracted the Covid-19 virus, and the National Basketball Association suspended the season until further notice. As Gobert was given a press conference, he touched the mics and breathed all over the podium as a prank, not thinking the media or anyone following him could contract the virus.
LOCKEROOM DISSENTION?
ESPN is now reporting that Donovan Mitchell, Gobert’s teammate, has contracted the Covid-19 virus, and the locker room is split over Rudy’s actions.
What he did was irresponsible, yes. But they practice together. They high five each other. Sit shoulder to shoulder next to each other on the bench. I’m sure they would have been exposed regardless of his carelessness.
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Is anybody reporting on the frustration with “other people” willingly infecting people for the last week or so? If so, I sure haven’t read about it. Matter of fact, they have been getting a pass in the media. No names or public admonishment. When it comes to Rudy, he’s a top story. Smh.
I suspect that given the long gestation and infectious period of Covid-19 that this situation is going to get a whole lot worse. If there is a more nightmarish case scenario for the explosion of this virus into the broader community other than deliberate waterborne or airborne attack, I would be shocked.
I would hope that the NBA will offer all people that attended a game anywhere in the last 2 or 3 weeks access to testing. Gobert has, in effect, become the ‘outbreak monkey’ and had a relatively long pre-symptomatic period of traveling, hotel stays, and mass exposure to boot. Buckle up America.
Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, causing the postponement of the Jazz’s game against the Thunder seconds before the scheduled tipoff and the suspension of the NBA season soon thereafter. Teammate and locker room neighbor Donovan Mitchell also later tested positive, the only other member of the Jazz’s traveling party to do so. On Monday, Gobert jokingly mocked the NBA’s temporary rules requiring media members to keep a 6- to 8-foot distance from players. Gobert, a Magic Johnson Award nominee last season due to his cooperation with the media, made a point to touch all the microphones and recording devices on the table in front of him after finishing his post-shootaround availability, which was set up in an interview room at the team’s practice facility instead of the normal courtside area. Gobert had a similar cavalier attitude in the locker room, Jazz players privately said, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. As with other NBA players, Gobert exchanged high-fives with teammates as usual in recent games despite the coronavirus crisis escalating into a pandemic. [ESPN]
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NBA PLAYER APOLOGIZES FOR COVID-19 PRANK
Once the virus has been contained and all players are cleared, the NBA may opt to shorten the regular season into 72 games and proceed with the playoffs to recover financial losses.
COVID-19 HAS NO AGE RESTRICTION
A good lesson to everybody, especially those who are strong and healthy. Gobert may rule the paint with his big size, but this coronavirus is no tiny point guard he used to bully. The virus is literally nano and lethal. Be humble, big man. I wish nobody dies or severely ill due to his irresponsible playful behavior.
MORE NEWS: WATCH: Don Lemon Has a Meltdown When Kasich Defends Trump’s Coronavirus Address
This season in all likelihood, is a wash. Putting a 30 minimum hiatus when the virus hasn’t even hit its peak only spells one thing. The NBA and many other leagues are in total reactive mode, and at the mercy of factors, they can’t control. Contrast this to the steps an organization like the UFC is taking. Years of complacency and taking the fans for granted has made many of these pro sports susceptible to this.
It’s unfortunate, but I appreciate the NBA Commissioner, Mr. Adam Silver, for caring about the public well being than the dollar bill. It hurts, but this made other sports organizations do the same thing in suspending the season until further notice. Their slogan… “The NBA cares”… The NBA honestly does care.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--Dan Crenshaw Gently Explains To Biden: ‘Walls Quite Literally Stop a Virus’

Republican Dan Crenshaw responded to Joe Biden ’ s criticism of President Trump ’ s actions during the coronavirus outbreak by explaining “ walls quite literally stop a virus.
” Biden , the leading Democrat presidential candidate , offered remarks Thursday outlining what he felt needed to be done to blunt the effects of the pandemic .
Following that effort , Biden took to social media and posted : “ A wall will not stop the coronavirus.
” “ Banning all travel from Europe – or any other part of the world – will not stop it , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – Democrats Respond By Trying To Restrict Trump ’ s Travel Bans Yes , Yes It Will Rep. Crenshaw replied to Biden by pointing out the obvious .
These measures do work .
“ First , walls quite literally stop a virus , ” Crenshaw explained to the former vice president .
“ It ’ s kind of the whole point of a quarantine , for instance.
” Illustrating his point is this .
In New Rochelle , New York , where a cluster of coronavirus cases have been identified , Governor Andrew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to limit the spread of infections .
Expanding that out to create a containment area for the United States means a wall would indeed work .
RELATED : CNN ’ s Jim Acosta Calls Trump Racist For Pointing Out Origin of Coronavirus – Just Weeks After He Did the Same Thing Crenshaw also took aim at Biden ’ s other failed point – that travel bans are ineffective .
“ Assuming you meant this metaphorically , health experts like Dr. Fauci and everyone else agree travel restrictions have vastly slowed the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Crenshaw explained .
We touched on this a bit yesterday as House Democrats fought for legislation that would limit the President ’ s ability to implement travel bans .
Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , said he believes “ we would be in a worse position ” if President Trump didn ’ t have the forethought to implement a travel ban on those coming from China .
Fauci went on to say that we should perhaps do more in that arena .
“ How much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on our ability to do two things , ” he explained .
“ To contain the influx of people who are infected coming from the outside and the ability to contain and mitigate within our own country.
” Keep the infected out .
Contain others to combat the spread .

Republican Dan Crenshaw responded to Joe Biden’s criticism of President Trump’s actions during the coronavirus outbreak by explaining “walls quite literally stop a virus.”
Biden, the leading Democrat presidential candidate, offered remarks Thursday outlining what he felt needed to be done to blunt the effects of the pandemic.
Following that effort, Biden took to social media and posted: “A wall will not stop the coronavirus.”
“Banning all travel from Europe – or any other part of the world – will not stop it,” he continued.
A wall will not stop the coronavirus. Banning all travel from Europe — or any other part of the world — will not stop it. This disease could impact every nation and any person on the planet — and we need a plan to combat it. — Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) March 13, 2020
RELATED: Coronavirus Fears Spread – Democrats Respond By Trying To Restrict Trump’s Travel Bans
Yes, Yes It Will
Rep. Crenshaw replied to Biden by pointing out the obvious. These measures do work.
“First, walls quite literally stop a virus,” Crenshaw explained to the former vice president. “It’s kind of the whole point of a quarantine, for instance.”
Illustrating his point is this. In New Rochelle, New York, where a cluster of coronavirus cases have been identified, Governor Andrew Cuomo has created a “containment area” to limit the spread of infections.
Expanding that out to create a containment area for the United States means a wall would indeed work.
RELATED: CNN’s Jim Acosta Calls Trump Racist For Pointing Out Origin of Coronavirus – Just Weeks After He Did the Same Thing
Travel Bans Also Work
Crenshaw also took aim at Biden’s other failed point – that travel bans are ineffective.
“Assuming you meant this metaphorically, health experts like Dr. Fauci and everyone else agree travel restrictions have vastly slowed the spread of the virus in the US,” Crenshaw explained.
We touched on this a bit yesterday as House Democrats fought for legislation that would limit the President’s ability to implement travel bans.
Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he believes “we would be in a worse position” if President Trump didn’t have the forethought to implement a travel ban on those coming from China.
First, walls quite literally stop a virus. It’s kind of the whole point of a quarantine, for instance. Second, assuming you meant this metaphorically, health experts like Dr. Fauci and everyone else agree travel restrictions have vastly slowed the spread of the virus in the US. https://t.co/4osiZ47t7D — Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) March 13, 2020
Travel Bans and Walls
Fauci went on to say that we should perhaps do more in that arena.
“How much worse [things] get will depend on our ability to do two things,” he explained. “To contain the influx of people who are infected coming from the outside and the ability to contain and mitigate within our own country.”
Keep the infected out. Contain others to combat the spread.
Travel bans and walls. They work.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--Squad’s Ayanna Pressley Claims Americans Avoiding Asian Restaurants Are Racist

Rep. Ayanna Pressley accused those avoiding Asian restaurants in the wake of a media-hyped coronavirus panic of “ racism and xenophobia.
” Perhaps wanting to get more of the race-baiting spotlight from her colleagues or simply having read the memo from them that everyone in America is ‘ racist , ’ Pressley ( D-MA ) took to the House floor to make her outlandish accusations .
“ Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak , we ’ ve seen not only the spreading of the virus but also a rapid spreading of racism and xenophobia , ” she claimed without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that labeling the origin of the coronavirus as ‘ Chinese ’ is also an effort to incite anti-Asian discrimination .
“ My district is home to nearly 32 percent foreign-born residents with more than a quarter immigrating from Asia , ” she continued .
Wait , she just labeled people ‘ foreign-born ’ ?
What a bigot !
“ This painful rhetoric has consequences , ” Pressley continued .
“ Restaurants across Boston ’ s Chinatown have seen up to an 80 percent drop in business and I believe this has everything to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and paranoia.
” Pressley then went full AOC .
Nobody goes full AOC .
“ It is critical that we stand against these inciteful messages and assuage fears in our communities and we do that by dispelling untruths and misinformation , ” Pressley added .
The comments echoed those of her fellow Squad member , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) , who was widely ridiculed earlier in the week when she claimed Americans weren ’ t “ patroning ” Asian restaurants due to “ straight-up racism.
” RELATED : CNN ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Out Origin of Coronavirus – Just Weeks After He Did the Same Thing Ironic , isn ’ t it , that Pressley complains about misinformation then falsely claims Americans are racist because they ’ re avoiding eating Chinese takeout .
But then , despite being one of the less prominent Squad members , she is equally as willing to make up stories to advance her ‘ America is awful ’ agenda .
Just last month , Pressley declared that the Constitution of the United States is “ sexist ” by its nature and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this very day .
Now it would appear the Squad and members of the media have all joined in and decided their latest talking point – linking China with the Wuhan coronavirus , a geographically accurate label , makes you a racist .

Rep. Ayanna Pressley accused those avoiding Asian restaurants in the wake of a media-hyped coronavirus panic of “racism and xenophobia.”
Perhaps wanting to get more of the race-baiting spotlight from her colleagues or simply having read the memo from them that everyone in America is ‘racist,’ Pressley (D-MA) took to the House floor to make her outlandish accusations.
“Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, we’ve seen not only the spreading of the virus but also a rapid spreading of racism and xenophobia,” she claimed without evidence.
That’s Racist (Yawn)
Pressley went on to suggest that labeling the origin of the coronavirus as ‘Chinese’ is also an effort to incite anti-Asian discrimination.
“My district is home to nearly 32 percent foreign-born residents with more than a quarter immigrating from Asia,” she continued.
Wait, she just labeled people ‘foreign-born’? What a bigot!
“This painful rhetoric has consequences,” Pressley continued. “Restaurants across Boston’s Chinatown have seen up to an 80 percent drop in business and I believe this has everything to do with the rapid spread of misinformation and paranoia.”
“Since the beginning of the #COVID19 outbreak, we have seen not only the spreading of the virus, but also a rapid spreading of racism and xenophobia.” Thank you @AyannaPressley for calling this out. pic.twitter.com/3lMuKl1pEh — Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) March 12, 2020
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Straight-Up Dumb
Pressley then went full AOC. Nobody goes full AOC.
“It is critical that we stand against these inciteful messages and assuage fears in our communities and we do that by dispelling untruths and misinformation,” Pressley added.
The comments echoed those of her fellow Squad member, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who was widely ridiculed earlier in the week when she claimed Americans weren’t “patroning” Asian restaurants due to “straight-up racism.”
.@AOC: “People are literally not patroning Chinese restaurants, they’re not patroning Asian restaurants because of just straight up racism around the Coronavirus.” pic.twitter.com/2tTabQCIdW — Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) March 11, 2020
RELATED: CNN’s Jim Acosta Calls Trump Racist For Pointing Out Origin of Coronavirus – Just Weeks After He Did the Same Thing
Misinformation
Ironic, isn’t it, that Pressley complains about misinformation then falsely claims Americans are racist because they’re avoiding eating Chinese takeout.
But then, despite being one of the less prominent Squad members, she is equally as willing to make up stories to advance her ‘America is awful’ agenda.
Just last month, Pressley declared that the Constitution of the United States is “sexist” by its nature and continues to “shackle” women to this very day.
The Constitution is sexist by design. The year is 2020 & women in this country STILL aren’t considered equal to men in the eyes of the federal gov’t. Tomorrow’s vote on HJ Res 79 is a vote to actualize the movements built on the backs of women. It’s a vote for equality. #ERANow pic.twitter.com/cVYzw3hiVn — Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) February 12, 2020
Now it would appear the Squad and members of the media have all joined in and decided their latest talking point – linking China with the Wuhan coronavirus, a geographically accurate label, makes you a racist.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-03-13--AOC Insinuates Bernie Lost Michigan By Wide Margin Due to ‘Voter Suppression’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , in her first interview on Fox News , insinuated that Senator Bernie Sanders lost the Michigan primary to Joe Biden by double digits due to “ rampant voter suppression.
” The assertion is specious at best .
Fox host Bret Baier asked AOC , a surrogate of the Sanders campaign , how she can claim “ the progressive position is still prevailing nationwide when Joe Biden is winning so much ?
” Like a pre-programmed demagogic robot , she replied that it had to be due to suppression .
“ Well , I think one thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the rampant voter suppression in this country , ” Ocasio-Cortez replied .
“ Right there in Ann Arbor , where we had that rally , those kids were waiting three hours in line to vote in Michigan , ” the New York socialist continued .
“ And so when we talk about who ’ s turning out and who ’ s not turning out , we absolutely need to be clear.
” To be clear , when Democrats speak of ‘ voter suppression ’ what they ’ re really complaining about is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fraud .
RELATED : Joy Behar Suggests AOC Should Be Vice President , Meghan McCain Quickly Shoots Her Down Here ’ s the amusing part , and something Ocasio-Cortez likely didn ’ t think about when the words came out of her mouth .
This was a Democratic primary .
It wasn ’ t the general election .
So the only one she ’ s accusing of suppressing the vote – perhaps inadvertently – is her own party !
AOC would later take to social media to suggest she really didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost due to voter suppression .
RELATED : Even the Washington Post Says Hillary Lied About Losing Due to Voter Suppression Important to note that Ocasio-Cortez doubled down on the voter suppression claim during the interview on Fox .
“ You ’ re saying that you think voters didn ’ t get to vote that wanted to vote in Michigan ?
” Baier asked .
“ Absolutely .
You know , obviously , there ’ s also more that we need to do in terms of turning out youth voters , ” Ocasio-Cortez @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure that we ’ re inspiring young people to turn out .
But when you do turn out , you should not be waiting three , four , seven hours in order to vote.
” Hillary Clinton tried to make the same claim about her loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election , something even the Washington Post called out as a lie .
Do you know who else suggested she was wrong ?
Bernie Sanders .
Sanders , upon recalling Hillary ’ s flawed campaign against Trump , noted she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states such as Michigan and Wisconsin , and “ didn ’ t reach out to working-class people.
” Perhaps that ’ s where Bernie failed .
Maybe it isn ’ t voter suppression so much as it is that communism isn ’ t a winning message to blue-collar voters .

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in her first interview on Fox News, insinuated that Senator Bernie Sanders lost the Michigan primary to Joe Biden by double digits due to “rampant voter suppression.”
The assertion is specious at best.
Fox host Bret Baier asked AOC, a surrogate of the Sanders campaign, how she can claim “the progressive position is still prevailing nationwide when Joe Biden is winning so much?”
Rampant Voter Suppression in America
Like a pre-programmed demagogic robot, she replied that it had to be due to suppression.
“Well, I think one thing that isn’t being talked about is the rampant voter suppression in this country,” Ocasio-Cortez replied.
“Right there in Ann Arbor, where we had that rally, those kids were waiting three hours in line to vote in Michigan,” the New York socialist continued. “And so when we talk about who’s turning out and who’s not turning out, we absolutely need to be clear.”
To be clear, when Democrats speak of ‘voter suppression’ what they’re really complaining about is not having the ability to commit voter fraud.
.@AOC blames “rampant voter suppression” for Biden beating Sanders by 250,000 votes in Michigan pic.twitter.com/idqDyjBdGv — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 12, 2020
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Remarkably Dumb
Here’s the amusing part, and something Ocasio-Cortez likely didn’t think about when the words came out of her mouth.
This was a Democratic primary. It wasn’t the general election.
So the only one she’s accusing of suppressing the vote – perhaps inadvertently – is her own party!
AOC would later take to social media to suggest she really didn’t mean it when she flat-out claimed Bernie lost due to voter suppression.
I do not attribute the loss on voter suppression. Biden bested the night, fair & square. However *anywhere* w/ a multi-hour wait to vote – whether in GA, TX, MI, or anywhere else – is a problem. Voter suppression primarily targets Black voters, & young ppl can be impacted too. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 13, 2020
RELATED: Even the Washington Post Says Hillary Lied About Losing Due to Voter Suppression
Doubled Down
Important to note that Ocasio-Cortez doubled down on the voter suppression claim during the interview on Fox.
“You’re saying that you think voters didn’t get to vote that wanted to vote in Michigan?” Baier asked.
“Absolutely. You know, obviously, there’s also more that we need to do in terms of turning out youth voters,” Ocasio-Cortez concurred. “We need to make sure that we’re inspiring young people to turn out. But when you do turn out, you should not be waiting three, four, seven hours in order to vote.”
Sanders’ Own Words
Hillary Clinton tried to make the same claim about her loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, something even the Washington Post called out as a lie.
Do you know who else suggested she was wrong? Bernie Sanders.
Sanders, upon recalling Hillary’s flawed campaign against Trump, noted she failed to appear enough in key swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin, and “didn’t reach out to working-class people.”
Perhaps that’s where Bernie failed. Maybe it isn’t voter suppression so much as it is that communism isn’t a winning message to blue-collar voters.