thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-28--Weinstein Donated The Most Money To…Hillary Clinton

In Berlin on Wednesday to attend the premier of a four-hour documentary on her life that will be released on Hulu in March ( can you imagine having to watch that ?
!
You ’ d douse yourself with flames and light a match before the second hour ) , former presidential candidate and alleged serial disappearer of inconvenient people Hillary Clinton commented on the Weinstein verdict .
“ Well , I think that the jury ’ s verdict really speaks for itself , ” she told the audience .
“ And it is obviously something that people have looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time for an accounting .
And the jury clearly found that.
” But she didn ’ t get away so clean .
Fox News reports that out of all the myriad presidential and other Democratic candidates Harvey Weinstein has donated to , the one who got the majority of his financial affection was… ?
Yup , Hillary .
Birds of a feather and all that .
When confronted she tried to change the subject , “ He contributed to Barack Obama ’ s campaign , and John Kerry ’ s campaign and Al @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s campaign.
” She went on : “ I don ’ t know whether that should chill anyone else from contributing to political campaigns , but it certainly should end the kind of behavior that he was just convicted for.
” While it is hard to find or a Democrat or a starlet that did not suck up to Weinstein at one time or another , Hillary was especially close to him and her campaign used him not only as a donor but as a birddog for other donors .
He was good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Hillary .
Then , oh well .
Now one of the people on that team is a has been selling books to the Hun and the other is headed to Riker ’ s Island .
See sometimes , there is justice in the world .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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In Berlin on Wednesday to attend the premier of a four-hour documentary on her life that will be released on Hulu in March (can you imagine having to watch that?! You’d douse yourself with flames and light a match before the second hour), former presidential candidate and alleged serial disappearer of inconvenient people Hillary Clinton commented on the Weinstein verdict.
“Well, I think that the jury’s verdict really speaks for itself,” she told the audience. “And it is obviously something that people have looked at and followed, because it was time for an accounting. And the jury clearly found that.”
But she didn’t get away so clean. Fox News reports that out of all the myriad presidential and other Democratic candidates Harvey Weinstein has donated to, the one who got the majority of his financial affection was…?
Yup, Hillary. Birds of a feather and all that.
When confronted she tried to change the subject, “He contributed to Barack Obama’s campaign, and John Kerry’s campaign and Al Gore’s campaign and everybody’s campaign.”
She went on: “I don’t know whether that should chill anyone else from contributing to political campaigns, but it certainly should end the kind of behavior that he was just convicted for.”
Yeah, that made sense.
While it is hard to find or a Democrat or a starlet that did not suck up to Weinstein at one time or another, Hillary was especially close to him and her campaign used him not only as a donor but as a birddog for other donors.
He was good at it and Hollywood cashed in big for Hillary. Then, oh well.
Now one of the people on that team is a has been selling books to the Hun and the other is headed to Riker’s Island.
See sometimes, there is justice in the world.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-27--Meghan McCain Silences Audience Members After They Cheer For Pence Failing On Coronavirus

Meghan McCain let loose on audience members of the ABC talk show “ The View ” on Thursday morning after she heard them clapping over the idea of President Donald Trump setting up his Vice President to be the “ fall guy ” by putting him in charge of handling the coronavirus pandemic .
“ I think Trump needed someone in that position just in case things go badly , ” co-host Sunny Hostin said , with Joy Behar adding that she was describing a “ fall guy.
” It was then that some members of the audience started to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but McCain was not having any of it .
“ I don ’ t know why anyone would clap about that because if crap goes wrong , it ’ s going to be bad for all of us — so clapping , because this is bad … I do not like the politicizing of this , ” she said , pointing to where the clapping had originated .
It ’ s really no surprise that some liberal members of the audience were gleeful at the idea at the coronavirus spreading just because it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ From the beginning of his presidency , liberals have made it clear that they would rather see our country fail than see Trump succeed .
Now , it appears that they would rather see people die and a massive outbreak ensue than see Trump successfully quell the coronavirus .
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” host Andy Cohen that the constant “ booing and the heckling ” from the audience takes a toll on her .
“ I ’ m paid to give a different view and so I would like us all – when people come – to roll it back because again , I ’ m trying to do a very complicated job , ” she said .
McCain ’ s job is a difficult one , as it can ’ t be easy to walk into work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberals is going to heckle you nonstop .
That being said , it ’ s crucial that she continues to stand strong and shut down her audience when they step out of line , just as she did today .
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Meghan McCain let loose on audience members of the ABC talk show “The View” on Thursday morning after she heard them clapping over the idea of President Donald Trump setting up his Vice President to be the “fall guy” by putting him in charge of handling the coronavirus pandemic.
“I think Trump needed someone in that position just in case things go badly,” co-host Sunny Hostin said, with Joy Behar adding that she was describing a “fall guy.”
It was then that some members of the audience started to clap at what Hostin had said, but McCain was not having any of it.
“I don’t know why anyone would clap about that because if crap goes wrong, it’s going to be bad for all of us — so clapping, because this is bad … I do not like the politicizing of this,” she said, pointing to where the clapping had originated.
IS THE U.S. PREPARED FOR CORONAVIRUS? The co-hosts react to Pres. Trump appointing Vice President Mike Pence to lead America’s coronavirus response. https://t.co/8UNgNWD7L4 pic.twitter.com/48W8ow34lR — The View (@TheView) February 27, 2020
It’s really no surprise that some liberal members of the audience were gleeful at the idea at the coronavirus spreading just because it would potentially make Trump look bad. From the beginning of his presidency, liberals have made it clear that they would rather see our country fail than see Trump succeed. Now, it appears that they would rather see people die and a massive outbreak ensue than see Trump successfully quell the coronavirus.
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As the sole conservative voice on a liberal television show, McCain frequently has to go toe-to-toe with an audience that she recently described as “extremely combative.” She told “Watch What Happens Live!” host Andy Cohen that the constant “booing and the heckling” from the audience takes a toll on her.
“I’m paid to give a different view and so I would like us all – when people come – to roll it back because again, I’m trying to do a very complicated job,” she said.
McCain’s job is a difficult one, as it can’t be easy to walk into work every day knowing that a mob of liberals is going to heckle you nonstop. That being said, it’s crucial that she continues to stand strong and shut down her audience when they step out of line, just as she did today.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-27--Classless Member Of The Media Laughs At Indian Reporter While He Asks Donald Trump A Question

A video has just surfaced that shows the world just how classless and hypocritical members of the mainstream media really are .
The video shows a member of the media laughing at an Indian reporter as he steps up to ask President Donald Trump a question at a press briefing .
As the reporter talks to Trump in his native accent , the female journalist can be seen turning to the person next to her and asking what the man is saying .
When the person shakes her head to signify that she does not know , the young woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indian reporter and proceeds to laugh at him hysterically , seemingly just because his accent is hard for her to understand .
It ’ s unclear who exactly this young women is or what publication she works for , but we ’ re willing to bet that she ’ s not a conservative journalist , given the fact that no major publications are reporting on this video .
If a Fox News reporter had done anything like this , it would be the top story of the day with every major mainstream outlet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative network look “ racist.
” When liberals behave this way , however , they are rarely called out and suffer no consequences .
This is the hypocritical leftwing world that we live in now .
The social media users who have seen the video did not hesitate to call out the media for their hypocrisy .
“ Very rude… funny thing is they always accuse Trump of treating them poorly .
They don ’ t even treat each other nice , ” one social media user commented , with another adding , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump doesn ’ t spend more time with them.
” This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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A video has just surfaced that shows the world just how classless and hypocritical members of the mainstream media really are.
The video shows a member of the media laughing at an Indian reporter as he steps up to ask President Donald Trump a question at a press briefing. As the reporter talks to Trump in his native accent, the female journalist can be seen turning to the person next to her and asking what the man is saying. When the person shakes her head to signify that she does not know, the young woman turns back around to look at the Indian reporter and proceeds to laugh at him hysterically, seemingly just because his accent is hard for her to understand.
Watch how media behave when the camera is turned on them while Indian reporter asks @realDonaldTrump a question. Total disrespect.pic.twitter.com/SbeWy0Nxic — BlazeTV (@BlazeTV) February 27, 2020
It’s unclear who exactly this young women is or what publication she works for, but we’re willing to bet that she’s not a conservative journalist, given the fact that no major publications are reporting on this video. If a Fox News reporter had done anything like this, it would be the top story of the day with every major mainstream outlet reporting on it gleefully to make the conservative network look “racist.”
When liberals behave this way, however, they are rarely called out and suffer no consequences. This is the hypocritical leftwing world that we live in now.
The social media users who have seen the video did not hesitate to call out the media for their hypocrisy.
“Very rude… funny thing is they always accuse Trump of treating them poorly. They don’t even treat each other nice,” one social media user commented, with another adding, “And then they wonder why President Trump doesn’t spend more time with them.”
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-27--SNL’s Pete Davidson Whines That He Was Forced To Apologize To Veteran Rep. Dan Crenshaw On Live TV

On a 2018 episode of “ Saturday Night Live , ” comedian Pete Davidson mocked Rep. Dan Crenshaw ( R-Texas ) for losing an eye in Afghanistan , much to the dismay of patriotic Americans everywhere .
Afterwards , Davidson apologized to Crenshaw on the show in what appeared to be a genuine moment , but it appears this was not the case at all , as the comic is now saying that he regrets giving the apology .
In his new standup comedy special “ Alive from New York , ” Davidson addresses the Crenshaw scandal and claims that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cruel words against his will , according to The Blaze .
“ So I made fun of this guy with an eyepatch and then , like , I kind of got forced to apologize , ” Davidson said , going on to say that he had gotten death threats .
“ My roommate ( how he refers to his mother ) thought I should apologize so that I didn ’ t get shot in the face.
” In the controversial original segment , Davidson joked about various members of Congress , saying of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a congressional candidate from Texas and not a hitman in a porno movie.
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” Many took this to be a clear sign of disrespect to the military service of a man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
In his comedy special , Davidson made it clear that the only thing he regrets about this situation is apologizing when he claimed to have needlessly made Crenshaw famous .
“ The only thing I did do , which I am guilty of — and I apologize for — is I did make that guy famous and a household name for no reason , right ?
” Davidson said .
“ I did what , like , Ariana Grande did for me , right ?
I sucked his d**k at ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t make Crenshaw famous , Pete Davidson : he was already well known for being a patriot who had made sacrifices the likes of which you have never imagined .
This lack of respect towards members of the military unfortunately seems to be typical among young people these days .
With the liberals of the media and Hollywood constantly bashing America , it ’ s no surprise that youths have lost all respect for the people who fight to protect the freedoms of our great nation .
Situations like this make me fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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On a 2018 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” comedian Pete Davidson mocked Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) for losing an eye in Afghanistan, much to the dismay of patriotic Americans everywhere.
Afterwards, Davidson apologized to Crenshaw on the show in what appeared to be a genuine moment, but it appears this was not the case at all, as the comic is now saying that he regrets giving the apology.
In his new standup comedy special “Alive from New York,” Davidson addresses the Crenshaw scandal and claims that he was forced to apologize for his cruel words against his will, according to The Blaze.
“So I made fun of this guy with an eyepatch and then, like, I kind of got forced to apologize,” Davidson said, going on to say that he had gotten death threats. “My roommate (how he refers to his mother) thought I should apologize so that I didn’t get shot in the face.”
In the controversial original segment, Davidson joked about various members of Congress, saying of Crenshaw that he was “surprised he’s a congressional candidate from Texas and not a hitman in a porno movie.”
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Davidson allegedly found out about the cause of Crenshaw’s eye injury right before taking part in the segment, which caused him to add the line “I’m sorry, I know he lost his eye in war or whatever.” Many took this to be a clear sign of disrespect to the military service of a man who made a huge sacrifice for his country.
In his comedy special, Davidson made it clear that the only thing he regrets about this situation is apologizing when he claimed to have needlessly made Crenshaw famous.
“The only thing I did do, which I am guilty of — and I apologize for — is I did make that guy famous and a household name for no reason, right?” Davidson said. “I did what, like, Ariana Grande did for me, right? I sucked his d**k at ‘SNL.'”
You didn’t make Crenshaw famous, Pete Davidson: he was already well known for being a patriot who had made sacrifices the likes of which you have never imagined.
This lack of respect towards members of the military unfortunately seems to be typical among young people these days. With the liberals of the media and Hollywood constantly bashing America, it’s no surprise that youths have lost all respect for the people who fight to protect the freedoms of our great nation.
Situations like this make me fear for the future of America like never before.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-27--Supply Chain Disruptions Expected From Coronavirus Outbreak

The China Coronavirus outbreak continues to spread worldwide with Italy being the latest country to identify rapidly spreading infection .
While China ’ s reporting has been shaky at best , the spread of the virus here in the United States is very limited so far .
The U.S. has restricted travel from China and established quarantine centers around the country for cruise ship passengers and other Americans who ’ ve come in contact with potential carriers .
With a pandemic announcement likely looming from the world health organization , the virus spread while alarming , the appropriate measures being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its spread .
The largest immediate impact beyond population sickness is economic in nature and we all need to be aware of that .
We saw a 3 percent drop in the stock market yesterday and down another 1000 points at this writing .
Western democracies saw large increases in cases in Italy and manufacturers are starting to feel the real stresses on the global market caused by supply chain disruption due to China ’ s attempts to get the virus spread under control .
Major impacts are likely to continue and worsen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China being lifted on travel and business operation .
The most significant major concern in America is the impact on pharmaceutical supply .
Large numbers of drugs used to treat serious medical conditions are manufactured or their key components are produced in China .
Medicines such as antibiotics amoxicillin , doxycycline , penicillin and other ’ s availabilities will be impacted as China continues its lock-down of factory workers because 90 % of their sourcing is in China .
Are we at disaster levels yet ?
No , but the indicators are there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supply chain disruption in manufacturing and medicine/medical device production is there : Apple corporation is reporting its unable to meet revenue targets this quarter due to reduced manufacturing and sales , the US Food and Drug Administration recently advised that potential disruptions may be on the horizon , and large medical technology company Medtronics recently announced its production is affected by factory closures continuing in China .
By no means is it time to panic but all of us should be aware of what is really happening and why .
The US Centers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect many more cases of the virus , that the numbers will rise quickly and sharply , increasing the need to take actions like telework and school , social distancing etc as the outbreak becomes more severe in the US .
Government and non-government leaders around the world , especially in the United States , are working hard assessing supply chain impacts and planning for them but we all need to keep in mind we are dealing with a very fluid and evolving situation that can change dramatically over short periods of time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and is used by permission .
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The China Coronavirus outbreak continues to spread worldwide with Italy being the latest country to identify rapidly spreading infection. While China’s reporting has been shaky at best, the spread of the virus here in the United States is very limited so far. The U.S. has restricted travel from China and established quarantine centers around the country for cruise ship passengers and other Americans who’ve come in contact with potential carriers.
With a pandemic announcement likely looming from the world health organization, the virus spread while alarming, the appropriate measures being taken are having a positive impact on its spread. The largest immediate impact beyond population sickness is economic in nature and we all need to be aware of that.
We saw a 3 percent drop in the stock market yesterday and down another 1000 points at this writing. Western democracies saw large increases in cases in Italy and manufacturers are starting to feel the real stresses on the global market caused by supply chain disruption due to China’s attempts to get the virus spread under control. Major impacts are likely to continue and worsen as more time passes without restrictions in China being lifted on travel and business operation.
The most significant major concern in America is the impact on pharmaceutical supply. Large numbers of drugs used to treat serious medical conditions are manufactured or their key components are produced in China. Medicines such as antibiotics amoxicillin, doxycycline, penicillin and other’s availabilities will be impacted as China continues its lock-down of factory workers because 90% of their sourcing is in China.
Are we at disaster levels yet? No, but the indicators are there that the strong possibility of a major supply chain disruption in manufacturing and medicine/medical device production is there: Apple corporation is reporting its unable to meet revenue targets this quarter due to reduced manufacturing and sales, the US Food and Drug Administration recently advised that potential disruptions may be on the horizon, and large medical technology company Medtronics recently announced its production is affected by factory closures continuing in China. By no means is it time to panic but all of us should be aware of what is really happening and why.
The US Centers for Disease Control recently said we should expect many more cases of the virus, that the numbers will rise quickly and sharply, increasing the need to take actions like telework and school, social distancing etc as the outbreak becomes more severe in the US. Government and non-government leaders around the world, especially in the United States, are working hard assessing supply chain impacts and planning for them but we all need to keep in mind we are dealing with a very fluid and evolving situation that can change dramatically over short periods of time.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-27--Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Has GOP Pedigree

Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Has GOP Pedigree

As a celebrity-obsessed society we not only want to know what a candidate stands for , we want to know the personal side of them as well .
Yeah , the juicy stuff .
Granted , there are some aspects of a private life that are telling .
But most of the coverage of such matters is little more than salacious piffle , only brought to the reader when other news is played out or overcovered .
A decent journalist steeped in the tradition of Murrow and Sevareid would never stoop as to traffic in such lowbrow gossip .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m only a writer .
Her name is Diana Lancaster Taylor and she has been the former mayor ’ s steady since 2000 , two years before Bloomberg became mayor of the Big Apple .
She ’ s a Dartmouth grad , worked as an aide to former New York GOP Governor George Pataki , was superintendent of banking for the State of New York , and was a managing director at the Wall Street firm Wolfensohn .
Not to mention that while Bloomberg was in office she was the informal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state GOP even asked her to run against Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand .
Taylor demurred .
She also wasn ’ t a big fan of the disgraced 44th president .
These days she ’ s sticking by her man with a no-nonsense real-world approach to the sexual bias charges against him : ” Those NDAs were signed 30 years ago .
They have come up in every single solitary election he has ever been in .
And in none of them was he accused of doing anything , saying something nasty to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is .
Life has changed .
I grew up in that world .
It was a bro culture.
” “ That was the culture back then .
It takes time to change a culture .
We have come a very , very long way and Michael Bloomberg has been at the forefront of that change.
” Not so sure about the forefront brag , but it is refreshing to hear a woman who doesn ’ t play the victim when confronted with boorish male behavior .
Wonder if it ’ s too late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
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As a celebrity-obsessed society we not only want to know what a candidate stands for, we want to know the personal side of them as well. Yeah, the juicy stuff.
Granted, there are some aspects of a private life that are telling. But most of the coverage of such matters is little more than salacious piffle, only brought to the reader when other news is played out or overcovered.
A decent journalist steeped in the tradition of Murrow and Sevareid would never stoop as to traffic in such lowbrow gossip. That’s why we’re lucky I’m only a writer.
Let’s talk about Mike Bloomberg’s girlfriend.
Her name is Diana Lancaster Taylor and she has been the former mayor’s steady since 2000, two years before Bloomberg became mayor of the Big Apple.
She’s a Dartmouth grad, worked as an aide to former New York GOP Governor George Pataki, was superintendent of banking for the State of New York, and was a managing director at the Wall Street firm Wolfensohn. Not to mention that while Bloomberg was in office she was the informal First Lady of NYC. The NY state GOP even asked her to run against Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Taylor demurred. She also wasn’t a big fan of the disgraced 44th president.
These days she’s sticking by her man with a no-nonsense real-world approach to the sexual bias charges against him:”Those NDAs were signed 30 years ago. They have come up in every single solitary election he has ever been in. And in none of them was he accused of doing anything, saying something nasty to a woman. That is not who he is. Life has changed. I grew up in that world. It was a bro culture.”
She added.
“That was the culture back then. It takes time to change a culture. We have come a very, very long way and Michael Bloomberg has been at the forefront of that change.”
Not so sure about the forefront brag, but it is refreshing to hear a woman who doesn’t play the victim when confronted with boorish male behavior. Wonder if it’s too late to get her to run against Gillibrand?
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-27--Hollywood Seemingly Turns on Democrats After Disastrous Debate: ‘What a Mess’

The liberal world of Hollywood is typically singing the praises of Democrats after absolutely everything they do , but even they could not deny that last night ’ s debate was a disaster .
In a surprising twist , Hollywood liberals seemed to turn on Democrats immediately after this debate , taking to social media to blast them .
“ While the world burns , melts and gets sick these children and opportunists running for president talk about a dirty joke from the 80s .
What ’ s the emoji for Losers ?
” tweeted liberal talk show host Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who usually spends his days bashing Donald Trump as much as possible , took a break from this to question whether there was “ any joy in watching this debate ?
” Perhaps comedic actor Zach Braff said it best when he simply wrote “ What a mess ” in reaction to the debate .
Other Hollywood liberals zeroed in on specific Democratic candidates to attack , with comedian Hannibal Buress going after Sen. Joe Biden ( D-DE ) for his constant flubs and smug attitude going into this race .
Comedian Norm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Sen. Elizabeth Warren ( D-MA ) for trying to appear pro-life at one point when she is actually radically pro-choice .
Meanwhile , comedian Paul F. Tompkins went after Mike Bloomberg , suggesting he had to pay people to come and clap for him .
It ’ s nice to see that even the ignorant , self-absorbed liberals of Hollywood were not able to spin this debate in a positive way for the Democrats .
If even the radical left-wingers of the entertainment industry are losing hope in Democrats , their chances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse than ever before .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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The liberal world of Hollywood is typically singing the praises of Democrats after absolutely everything they do, but even they could not deny that last night’s debate was a disaster.
In a surprising twist, Hollywood liberals seemed to turn on Democrats immediately after this debate, taking to social media to blast them.
“While the world burns, melts and gets sick these children and opportunists running for president talk about a dirty joke from the 80s. What’s the emoji for Losers?” tweeted liberal talk show host Bill Maher.
While the world burns, melts and gets sick these children and opportunists running for president talk about a dirty joke from the 80s. What’s the emoji for Losers? — Bill Maher (@billmaher) February 26, 2020
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, who usually spends his days bashing Donald Trump as much as possible, took a break from this to question whether there was “any joy in watching this debate?”
The audience at the debate — tickets to get in cost up to $3,200. No surprise to see Bloomberg get some cheers. Is there any joy in watching this debate? — Michael Moore (@MMFlint) February 26, 2020
Perhaps comedic actor Zach Braff said it best when he simply wrote “What a mess” in reaction to the debate.
What a mess. — Zach Braff (@zachbraff) February 26, 2020
Other Hollywood liberals zeroed in on specific Democratic candidates to attack, with comedian Hannibal Buress going after Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) for his constant flubs and smug attitude going into this race.
That face you make when you’ve been trying to be president for 30+ years and you finally realize it’s never gonna happen. pic.twitter.com/xyDqQPJlyF — Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) February 26, 2020
Comedian Norm MacDonald tweeted “shame on you” to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for trying to appear pro-life at one point when she is actually radically pro-choice.
Warren says Bloomberg told a pregnant women to “kill it”. Impossible to kill a fetus. Shame on you, Senator warren. — Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) February 26, 2020
Meanwhile, comedian Paul F. Tompkins went after Mike Bloomberg, suggesting he had to pay people to come and clap for him.
It’s cynical & maybe a little “tinfoil hat” to suggest Bloomberg hired people to cheer & clap for him at the debate. Couldn’t they merely be a concentration of concerned voters who believe in his policies & had thousands of dollars to spend on debate tickets? — Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) February 26, 2020
It’s nice to see that even the ignorant, self-absorbed liberals of Hollywood were not able to spin this debate in a positive way for the Democrats. If even the radical left-wingers of the entertainment industry are losing hope in Democrats, their chances of beating Trump in November are looking worse than ever before.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-26--Russia, Russia, Russia…Again and Again and Again

The continued politicization of the U.S. Intelligence community is far more damaging than any attempt to meddle in our elections , as we know Russia , China , North Korea , and Iran continue to do .
The most recent leak from the Democrat-chaired House Select Permanent Committee on Intelligence once again confirmed the continued challenge we face with intelligence assessments , without support from valid sources , adding disinformation to a presidential election .
Seriously , you ask ?
Yes , I ’ m serious , and as a former member of the Intelligence community with executive supervisory responsibilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and gravely concerned about our national security .
Think about this : Shelby Pierson , the senior intelligence officer for assessing election security , lied to Congress when she overstated the intelligence community ’ s formal assessment of Russian interference in the 2020 election , omitting important nuances during a briefing with lawmakers earlier this month , according to multiple national security officials .
Even CNN has admitted her statement was not accurate .
What was that lie ?
That the “ Russians were working to re-elect President Trump , ” when in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were attempting to interfere again and that Trump is someone they see could be worked with , if re-elected .
This resurrection of the “ Russia wants to elect Trump ” lie flies in the face of all we ’ ve learned after more than three years of disinformation about the 2016 election and the Trump administration .
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“ Crossfire Hurricane , ” the FBI counter-intelligence investigation into the collusion hoax against Trump campaign advisers , begun at the end of July 2016 , was not properly predicated , and FBI agents and attorneys filed for and got Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ( FISA ) warrants against Carter Page by using false information .
The Intelligence Community Capability Assessment on Russia election meddling authorized by President Obama in 2016 and published in January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Department of Justice inspector general found no less than 17 instances of significant “ errors ” in the FBI FISA warrant process .
The FISA Court has determined that two of the four warrants against Carter Page resulted in illegal surveillance .
The former deputy director of the FBI lied no less than four times to the DOJ and FBI investigators .
The Steele Dossier affair includes the hiding of the fact that an opposing political party and campaign was paying Steele to develop opposition research on Trump through Glen Simpson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high-ranking DOJ official , Bruce Ohr , continued to develop Steele as a source after Steele was fired as a source by the FBI , and Ohr ’ s wife , Nellie , was working for Fusion GPS at the time .
The prosecution of Lt. General Mike Flynn appears to be based on a falsified 302 , the documentation of his first interview where the FBI agents assessed he was being truthful and where he wasn ’ t informed that he was under investigation and advised of his rights .
Recent FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withheld exculpatory information in the case of George Papadopoulos , resulting in contemplation of criminal referrals by House Republicans .
Are you breathless yet with all these abuses of power and partisan activities in law enforcement and intelligence agencies charged with keeping Americans safe ?
I know I am .
So yeah , you should be frightened , not of new acting Director of National Intelligence Rick Grennell , but of the continued intrusions by apparent political activist intelligence officers and their media acolytes who are aiding and abetting our nation ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I hope you ’ ll use that fear and take action to call and write your congressperson today , to stop the FISA act because re-authorization and markup is happening in the House of Representatives right now .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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The continued politicization of the U.S. Intelligence community is far more damaging than any attempt to meddle in our elections, as we know Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran continue to do.
The most recent leak from the Democrat-chaired House Select Permanent Committee on Intelligence once again confirmed the continued challenge we face with intelligence assessments, without support from valid sources, adding disinformation to a presidential election.
Seriously, you ask? Yes, I’m serious, and as a former member of the Intelligence community with executive supervisory responsibilities, I’m also deeply disappointed and gravely concerned about our national security. Think about this: Shelby Pierson, the senior intelligence officer for assessing election security, lied to Congress when she overstated the intelligence community’s formal assessment of Russian interference in the 2020 election, omitting important nuances during a briefing with lawmakers earlier this month, according to multiple national security officials. Even CNN has admitted her statement was not accurate.
What was that lie? That the “Russians were working to re-elect President Trump,” when in fact the assessment simply said the Russians were attempting to interfere again and that Trump is someone they see could be worked with, if re-elected. This resurrection of the “Russia wants to elect Trump” lie flies in the face of all we’ve learned after more than three years of disinformation about the 2016 election and the Trump administration.
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Let’s review the huge stinking pile of evidence of our corrupt intelligence and law enforcement agencies we’ve uncovered over the last three years: intelligence agents began work on the Trump-Russia collusion hoax in early 2016 or before. “Crossfire Hurricane,” the FBI counter-intelligence investigation into the collusion hoax against Trump campaign advisers, begun at the end of July 2016, was not properly predicated, and FBI agents and attorneys filed for and got Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) warrants against Carter Page by using false information.
The Intelligence Community Capability Assessment on Russia election meddling authorized by President Obama in 2016 and published in January of 2017 used the fake Steele Dossier. The Department of Justice inspector general found no less than 17 instances of significant “errors” in the FBI FISA warrant process. The FISA Court has determined that two of the four warrants against Carter Page resulted in illegal surveillance. The former deputy director of the FBI lied no less than four times to the DOJ and FBI investigators. The Steele Dossier affair includes the hiding of the fact that an opposing political party and campaign was paying Steele to develop opposition research on Trump through Glen Simpson’s Fusion GPS company. A high-ranking DOJ official, Bruce Ohr, continued to develop Steele as a source after Steele was fired as a source by the FBI, and Ohr’s wife, Nellie, was working for Fusion GPS at the time. The prosecution of Lt. General Mike Flynn appears to be based on a falsified 302, the documentation of his first interview where the FBI agents assessed he was being truthful and where he wasn’t informed that he was under investigation and advised of his rights. Recent FBI document releases reveal that the Mueller prosecutors withheld exculpatory information in the case of George Papadopoulos, resulting in contemplation of criminal referrals by House Republicans. Are you breathless yet with all these abuses of power and partisan activities in law enforcement and intelligence agencies charged with keeping Americans safe? I know I am.
So yeah, you should be frightened, not of new acting Director of National Intelligence Rick Grennell, but of the continued intrusions by apparent political activist intelligence officers and their media acolytes who are aiding and abetting our nation’s enemies in their continued disinformation campaigns.
I hope you’ll use that fear and take action to call and write your congressperson today, to stop the FISA act because re-authorization and markup is happening in the House of Representatives right now.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-26--ABC Reporter Admits Network Bias Against Trump

Those amusingly sneaky devils at Project Veritas are at it again .
This time , they expose a reporter and an entire network .
James O ’ Keefe and his fellow conservative media commandos are justly famous for their scoops .
But this one is an especially interesting one .
ABC reporter David Wright , who was suspended by the network prior to the release of the undercover video Wednesday morning , had this to say about his employer .
“ It became a profit center , a promotion center .
Like now you can ’ t watch ‘ Good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ princess or a Marvel Avenger appearing .
It ’ s all self-promotional , ” ABC fails to “ give Trump credit for what things he does do , ” and that his network superiors “ don ’ t see an upside in doing the job we ’ re supposed to do…We ’ re in this awkward moment…we have this f***ing president , and we can ’ t figure out how to challenge him.
” To the question , “ Would you consider yourself a democratic socialist ?
” He answers , “ More @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a socialist .
I think there should be national health insurance .
I ’ m totally fine with reigning in corporations , I think there are too many billionaires , and I think there ’ s a wealth gap .
That ’ s a problem.
” The big media is a small world and ABC honchos no doubt knew about Wright ’ s views .
They likely shared them .
But they assigned him to cover national political campaigns without ever informing viewers as to his underlying philosophy .
ABC not only let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ built him a condo there and told him to make himself comfortable .
It is no surprise that the major media is biased against the president .
To have a self-described socialist admit it is startling in the sense that even from his far left perspective he is embarrassed by the network ’ s bias and unprofessionalism .
Further of little surprise is that his corporate lords have totally abrogated any journalistic responsibility to the public and are really in the business of selling movie tickets and action figures .
Wright was suspended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was called on the carpet because told the truth .
Can ’ t have that at ABC .
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Those amusingly sneaky devils at Project Veritas are at it again. This time, they expose a reporter and an entire network. James O’Keefe and his fellow conservative media commandos are justly famous for their scoops. But this one is an especially interesting one.
ABC reporter David Wright, who was suspended by the network prior to the release of the undercover video Wednesday morning, had this to say about his employer.
On ABC’s purchase by Disney:
“It became a profit center, a promotion center. Like now you can’t watch ‘Good Morning America’ without seeing a Disney princess or a Marvel Avenger appearing. It’s all self-promotional,”
On political coverage:
ABC fails to “give Trump credit for what things he does do,” and that his network superiors “don’t see an upside in doing the job we’re supposed to do…We’re in this awkward moment…we have this f***ing president, and we can’t figure out how to challenge him.”
On his personal politics:
To the question, “Would you consider yourself a democratic socialist?” He answers, “More than that, I would consider myself a socialist. I think there should be national health insurance. I’m totally fine with reigning in corporations, I think there are too many billionaires, and I think there’s a wealth gap. That’s a problem.”
The big media is a small world and ABC honchos no doubt knew about Wright’s views. They likely shared them. But they assigned him to cover national political campaigns without ever informing viewers as to his underlying philosophy. ABC not only let the fox in the henhouse, they built him a condo there and told him to make himself comfortable.
It is no surprise that the major media is biased against the president. To have a self-described socialist admit it is startling in the sense that even from his far left perspective he is embarrassed by the network’s bias and unprofessionalism.
Further of little surprise is that his corporate lords have totally abrogated any journalistic responsibility to the public and are really in the business of selling movie tickets and action figures.
Wright was suspended not because he was inaccurate. He was called on the carpet because told the truth.
Can’t have that at ABC.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-26--Police Backtrack On Initial Obama-Era DHS Whistleblower ‘Suicide’ Reports—FBI Investigating His Deat

Police Backtrack On Initial Obama-Era DHS Whistleblower ‘Suicide’ Reports—FBI Investigating His Death

Over the weekend , we reported that Philip Haney , who acted as a whistleblower on Barack Obama ’ s Department of Homeland Security , had been found dead on the side of the highway in what police initially thought was a suicide .
Now , however , police are backtracking their suicide assertion , describing the initial reports as “ misinformation.
” Haney was found dead last Friday in a park-and-ride area near Highway 16 and Highway 124 in the city of Plymouth , which is about 40 miles east of Sacramento , according to Daily Mail .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that the 66 year-old was found dead of a “ self-inflicted gunshot wound , ” but after backtracking , they asked the FBI for assistance .
“ Unfortunately , there was misinformation immediately being put out that we have determined Mr. Haney ’ s death to be a suicide .
This is not the case , ” the sheriff ’ s office said in a statement .
“ We are currently in the beginning phase of our investigation and any final determination as to the cause and manner of Mr. Haney ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inappropriate .
No determination will be made until all evidence is examined and analyzed.
” The sheriff ’ s office has asked the FBI to specifically help them by analyzing documents , phone records and a laptop that was found at the scene .
“ We are currently in possession of his vehicle , the firearm located at the scene and his RV and we will be requesting evidence processing assistance from the FBI on those items as well , ” the sheriff ’ s office explained .
In the months before his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was considering writing a sequel to his bombshell 2016 book about his time working in Obama ’ s DHS .
He had hoped to publish it sometime in the spring so that he could get it out before the election .
Haney made headlines in 2016 when he slammed Obama ’ s DHS for the way it handled radical jihadists and Islamic extremists .
He went before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify that in 2009 , the DHS ordered him to delete hundreds of files that showed links between various people and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous terrorist attacks would have been avoided had these files not been deleted .
At the time of his testimony , Haney explained this further in a piece for The Hill .
“ It is very plausible that one or more of the subsequent terror attacks on the homeland could have been prevented if more subject matter experts in the Department of Homeland Security had been allowed to do our jobs back in late 2009 , ” he wrote .
“ It is demoralizing —and infuriating— that today , those elusive dots are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to connect , than they were during the winter of 2009.
” Prior to his death , Haney was also reportedly in talks with DHS officials to return to the department .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Over the weekend, we reported that Philip Haney, who acted as a whistleblower on Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security, had been found dead on the side of the highway in what police initially thought was a suicide. Now, however, police are backtracking their suicide assertion, describing the initial reports as “misinformation.”
Haney was found dead last Friday in a park-and-ride area near Highway 16 and Highway 124 in the city of Plymouth, which is about 40 miles east of Sacramento, according to Daily Mail. The Amador County Sheriff’s Office initially said that the 66 year-old was found dead of a “self-inflicted gunshot wound,” but after backtracking, they asked the FBI for assistance.
“Unfortunately, there was misinformation immediately being put out that we have determined Mr. Haney’s death to be a suicide. This is not the case,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “We are currently in the beginning phase of our investigation and any final determination as to the cause and manner of Mr. Haney’s death would be extremely premature and inappropriate. No determination will be made until all evidence is examined and analyzed.”
The sheriff’s office has asked the FBI to specifically help them by analyzing documents, phone records and a laptop that was found at the scene.
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“We are currently in possession of his vehicle, the firearm located at the scene and his RV and we will be requesting evidence processing assistance from the FBI on those items as well,” the sheriff’s office explained.
In the months before his death, Haney had said that he was considering writing a sequel to his bombshell 2016 book about his time working in Obama’s DHS. He had hoped to publish it sometime in the spring so that he could get it out before the election.
Haney made headlines in 2016 when he slammed Obama’s DHS for the way it handled radical jihadists and Islamic extremists. He went before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify that in 2009, the DHS ordered him to delete hundreds of files that showed links between various people and Islamic terror groups. Haney testified that numerous terrorist attacks would have been avoided had these files not been deleted.
At the time of his testimony, Haney explained this further in a piece for The Hill.
“It is very plausible that one or more of the subsequent terror attacks on the homeland could have been prevented if more subject matter experts in the Department of Homeland Security had been allowed to do our jobs back in late 2009,” he wrote. “It is demoralizing —and infuriating— that today, those elusive dots are even harder to find, and harder to connect, than they were during the winter of 2009.”
Prior to his death, Haney was also reportedly in talks with DHS officials to return to the department.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-26--U.S. Flag Missing At Democrat Debate, Again

If you looked on the stage at the Democrat debate Tuesday night in Charleston , SC , you ’ d have seen seven candidates .
One thing none of those candidates asked for or likely noticed was absent was the symbol of the nation they are competing with each other to lead .
We can guess why the flag was absent .
The Democrats did not want to offend their myriad constituencies like illegal aliens , communists , and those who simply hate this country .
To those groups the flag is a symbol of racism , sexism , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million deaths Americans have suffered in war to rid the world and itself of the scourges of those very things .
No matter that most of that blood was spilled selflessly , without recompense or gain .
No matter that the very people on that stage are alive , free , and speak English because those who value that flag fought to honor it and keep it the symbol of a strong and independent people .
Where that flag has flown people have been given hope and refuge from oppression .
Men and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have for a long time brought medicine , food , and survival to nations all over the world stricken by natural disaster .
They continue to do so today .
But none of that means a thing to modern Democrats .
Their hatred for their own country is far greater than the love of this nation felt by everyday Americans .
So the flag will continue to be absent at their debates .
And with it , any real claim they have on the leadership of the United States of America .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used by permission .
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If you looked on the stage at the Democrat debate Tuesday night in Charleston, SC, you’d have seen seven candidates. One thing none of those candidates asked for or likely noticed was absent was the symbol of the nation they are competing with each other to lead.
The American flag.
We can guess why the flag was absent. The Democrats did not want to offend their myriad constituencies like illegal aliens, communists, and those who simply hate this country.
To those groups the flag is a symbol of racism, sexism, and imperialism.
No matter the over a million deaths Americans have suffered in war to rid the world and itself of the scourges of those very things. No matter that most of that blood was spilled selflessly, without recompense or gain. No matter that the very people on that stage are alive, free, and speak English because those who value that flag fought to honor it and keep it the symbol of a strong and independent people.
Where that flag has flown people have been given hope and refuge from oppression. Men and women with that flag on their shoulders have for a long time brought medicine, food, and survival to nations all over the world stricken by natural disaster. They continue to do so today.
But none of that means a thing to modern Democrats. Their hatred for their own country is far greater than the love of this nation felt by everyday Americans. So the flag will continue to be absent at their debates.
And with it, any real claim they have on the leadership of the United States of America.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-26--Meghan McCain Loses It When Joy Behar Tries To Defend Cuba’s Literacy Program: ‘Let’s not’

Chaos ensued on the ABC talk show “ The View ” once again this morning when Joy Behar tried to defend Cuba ’ s literacy program , which was too much for conservative co-host Meghan McCain to bear .
Behar was attempting to defend recent comments that were made by 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders , who had used Cuba ’ s literacy program to defend the regime of dictator Fidel Castro , according to Fox News .
“ When Fidel Castro came into office , you know what he did ?
He had a massive literacy program .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ though Fidel Castro did it ?
” Sanders said .
Behar seemed to have no problem with his comments .
“ I believe the literacy rate did jump quite a bit , ” Behar said , causing an exacerbated McCain to respond , “ Ok , let ’ s not .
Let ’ s not.
” Shark Tank investor Kevin O ’ Leary described Cuba ’ s literacy initiative as a “ re-education ” program , questioning whether the people of Cuba were getting a “ good dose of world history ” under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here ?
” Behar asked , taking a clear dig at America ’ s education system .
Behar ’ s fellow liberal Whoopi Goldberg , however , was not having any of this .
“ There ’ s no way around that .
This is as bad as you-know-who saying there were good people on both sides–it ’ s the same thing , ” Goldberg said , referring to comments Donald Trump made about racial protests in Charlottesville , Virginia .
While McCain agreed with her , Behar did not , saying , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sticking to her guns , Behar went so far as to seemingly downplay the threat the Castro regime poses .
“ Fidel is dead , his brother will be dead soon , ” Behar said .
“ The whole thing is going to change very soon.
” Even the left-wing co-host Sunny Hostin could not get on board , pointing out that this will likely hurt Sanders when it comes to the Latino vote .
“ He ’ s saying these things and he ’ s this democratic socialist , ” Hostin said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do well in Florida –a swing state– for that Latino contingent .
I mean , they are not going to forgive him for this position.
” “ It ’ s a dictatorship !
” Goldberg responded .
“ There is nothing groovy about a dictatorship.
” Finally , Behar appeared to back down a bit , admitting that Sanders should have pointed out some of Cuba ’ s flaws .
“ What he should be saying is yes , they learned to read but it ’ s an oppressive dictatorship that has zero @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no mobility , upward mobility there , ” she said , going on to add that the infrastructure in Cuba is “ horrible ” and that the “ quality of life there is horrible.
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It ’ s nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ political views is the current front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination .
Should Sanders secure the nomination , you can expect more pundits than just Behar to start defending his radical policies .
This is a clear reminder of why Trump needs our support now more than ever : America as we know it is at stake in this election .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Chaos ensued on the ABC talk show “The View” once again this morning when Joy Behar tried to defend Cuba’s literacy program, which was too much for conservative co-host Meghan McCain to bear.
Behar was attempting to defend recent comments that were made by 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who had used Cuba’s literacy program to defend the regime of dictator Fidel Castro, according to Fox News.
“When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing? Even though Fidel Castro did it?” Sanders said.
Behar seemed to have no problem with his comments.
“I believe the literacy rate did jump quite a bit,” Behar said, causing an exacerbated McCain to respond, “Ok, let’s not. Let’s not.”
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Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary described Cuba’s literacy initiative as a “re-education” program, questioning whether the people of Cuba were getting a “good dose of world history” under it.
“Do they get that here?” Behar asked, taking a clear dig at America’s education system.
Behar’s fellow liberal Whoopi Goldberg, however, was not having any of this.
“There’s no way around that. This is as bad as you-know-who saying there were good people on both sides–it’s the same thing,” Goldberg said, referring to comments Donald Trump made about racial protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.
While McCain agreed with her, Behar did not, saying, “I don’t agree.”
Sticking to her guns, Behar went so far as to seemingly downplay the threat the Castro regime poses.
“Fidel is dead, his brother will be dead soon,” Behar said. “The whole thing is going to change very soon.”
Even the left-wing co-host Sunny Hostin could not get on board, pointing out that this will likely hurt Sanders when it comes to the Latino vote.
“He’s saying these things and he’s this democratic socialist,” Hostin said. “That is not going to do well in Florida –a swing state– for that Latino contingent. I mean, they are not going to forgive him for this position.”
“It’s a dictatorship!” Goldberg responded. “There is nothing groovy about a dictatorship.”
Finally, Behar appeared to back down a bit, admitting that Sanders should have pointed out some of Cuba’s flaws.
“What he should be saying is yes, they learned to read but it’s an oppressive dictatorship that has zero percent growth, that the people have no mobility, upward mobility there,” she said, going on to add that the infrastructure in Cuba is “horrible” and that the “quality of life there is horrible.”
SANDERS DEFENDS CUBA COMMENTS: Just days since Sen. Bernie Sanders scored an emphatic win in Nevada, he’s getting backlash for an apparent defense of parts of Fidel Castro’s dictatorial reign in Cuba — the co-hosts weigh in. https://t.co/CoRrtyGxwE pic.twitter.com/6W7yNqaRBF — The View (@TheView) February 25, 2020
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Liberals like Behar have become so obsessed with the idea of seeing Trump lose that they are willing to look past and even defend the radical socialist and communist ideologies of Sanders. It’s nothing short of terrifying that someone with Sanders’ political views is the current front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Should Sanders secure the nomination, you can expect more pundits than just Behar to start defending his radical policies. This is a clear reminder of why Trump needs our support now more than ever: America as we know it is at stake in this election.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-26--South Carolina Democrat Debate Becomes Free Fire Zone – Mayhem Ensues

This was the big one , the last debate before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday .
There are more Democrat delegates at stake over the next week than there are at any other time in the entire nomination process .
What did the Democrats do with that opportunity ?
They made strange gaffes , screamed at each other , and proved to the American people that every person on stage in Charleston Tuesday night was unfit to be president of the United States .
In synopsis ?
Bernie Sanders dominated , Joe Biden was improved , Pete Buttigieg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nowhere , Mike Bloomberg stayed unimpressive , Liz Warren was desperate , and Tom Steyer didn ’ t matter .
All of them pandered the night away in the political equivalent of a minstrel show .
They shouted over each other at every opportunity .
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The night was about him as everyone went after the Vermont socialist one way or another .
He took it in stride and successfully parried most attacks .
He doubled down on his pro-communism and took shots at Buttigieg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a foil for his radical proposals .
He got hit on being a communist sympathizer by Buttigieg , on guns by Biden , on being a Putin pal by Bloomberg , on being polarizing by Klobuchar , and got booed by the crowd more than once .
He blamed America for all the ills of the world .
None of it stopped his momentum and he is the candidate to beat from this point on .
This pleases the current and , given Sanders ’ electability , also likely soon to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Improved and passionate , but it was too little too late .
His gaffe that “ 150 million ” people were killed in gun violence in the U.S. as of late only reminded people how out of it he generally is and his attack on Steyer was inexplicable .
But the crowd seemed to feel sorry for him and gifted him with sustained applause several times .
He flat out said , “ I will win South Carolina.
” Ouch .
His smooth as silk routine is beginning to seem staged and slick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last night and landed a couple of nice punches on Sanders .
He indirectly called Bloomberg a racist and was the worst on blatantly pandering to black voters in a patronizing car salesman sort of way .
The night was a wash for him .
Still a veep wannabe .
So desperate to get in the game she flailed wildly to and fro , to no avail .
She got to Sanders a couple of times and the media panel seemed to like her .
Otherwise , meh .
Learned nothing from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as contrived and very weird .
All others painted him as Scrooge McDuck and Sanders went after him repeatedly .
He did talk some sense , but it was usually in response to communist nonsense from Sanders .
His attempted self-deprecating ironic jibe , that he wondered why the others showed up at all given his great debate last week , fell flat and was badly delivered .
He spoke , to no one ’ s comprehension , of a “ naked cowboy.
” He has cash , that ’ s it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will until Milwaukee .
Past annoying and has become the human form of fingernails on a chalk board .
Her fake indignant hit on Bloomberg over him allegedly telling a female employee , in regards to a pregnancy , to “ kill it , ” is strange .
Why is she so upset ?
She advocates killing babies by the millions .
The wretch , for good reason , is not even a minor factor anymore in this primary season .
Was so desperate he came out for slavery reparations and got so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably on standby .
He said all of DC was bought by the big corporations .
Does that include your own Democrat-run House , huh genius ?
He should go away and let the big kids decide the nomination .
On to South Carolina and Super Tuesday .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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This was the big one, the last debate before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday. There are more Democrat delegates at stake over the next week than there are at any other time in the entire nomination process.
What did the Democrats do with that opportunity? They made strange gaffes, screamed at each other, and proved to the American people that every person on stage in Charleston Tuesday night was unfit to be president of the United States.
In synopsis? Bernie Sanders dominated, Joe Biden was improved, Pete Buttigieg held his own, Amy Klobuchar went nowhere, Mike Bloomberg stayed unimpressive, Liz Warren was desperate, and Tom Steyer didn’t matter. All of them pandered the night away in the political equivalent of a minstrel show. They shouted over each other at every opportunity.
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Here are details.
Sanders
The night was about him as everyone went after the Vermont socialist one way or another. He took it in stride and successfully parried most attacks. He doubled down on his pro-communism and took shots at Buttigieg and Bloomberg, trying to use them as a foil for his radical proposals.
He got hit on being a communist sympathizer by Buttigieg, on guns by Biden, on being a Putin pal by Bloomberg, on being polarizing by Klobuchar, and got booed by the crowd more than once.
He blamed America for all the ills of the world. None of it stopped his momentum and he is the candidate to beat from this point on. This pleases the current and, given Sanders’ electability, also likely soon to be reelected president of the United States.
Biden
Improved and passionate, but it was too little too late. His gaffe that “150 million” people were killed in gun violence in the U.S. as of late only reminded people how out of it he generally is and his attack on Steyer was inexplicable. But the crowd seemed to feel sorry for him and gifted him with sustained applause several times. He flat out said, “I will win South Carolina.” Ouch.
Buttigieg
His smooth as silk routine is beginning to seem staged and slick. But he took no great hits last night and landed a couple of nice punches on Sanders. He indirectly called Bloomberg a racist and was the worst on blatantly pandering to black voters in a patronizing car salesman sort of way. The night was a wash for him. Still a veep wannabe.
Klobuchar
So desperate to get in the game she flailed wildly to and fro, to no avail. She got to Sanders a couple of times and the media panel seemed to like her. Otherwise, meh.
Bloomberg
Learned nothing from his disastrous performance last week. Came off as contrived and very weird. All others painted him as Scrooge McDuck and Sanders went after him repeatedly. He did talk some sense, but it was usually in response to communist nonsense from Sanders.
His attempted self-deprecating ironic jibe, that he wondered why the others showed up at all given his great debate last week, fell flat and was badly delivered. He spoke, to no one’s comprehension, of a “naked cowboy.” He has cash, that’s it. Though, that cash still matters and will until Milwaukee.
Warren
Past annoying and has become the human form of fingernails on a chalk board. Her fake indignant hit on Bloomberg over him allegedly telling a female employee, in regards to a pregnancy, to “kill it,” is strange. Why is she so upset? She advocates killing babies by the millions. The wretch, for good reason, is not even a minor factor anymore in this primary season.
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Steyer
Was so desperate he came out for slavery reparations and got so red in the face the paramedics were probably on standby. He said all of DC was bought by the big corporations. Does that include your own Democrat-run House, huh genius? He should go away and let the big kids decide the nomination.
On to South Carolina and Super Tuesday.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-25--Mitt Romney Accused Trump Of Being Unprepared For Possible Coronavirus Outbreak

Mitt Romney , who was the only Republican senator to break party lines and vote in favor of Donald Trump being impeached at his Senate trial earlier this month , is now attacking the president again .
This time , the Utah senator is claiming that the Trump administration is totally unprepared for a potential coronavirus outbreak .
As Trump tried to tamp concerns over the coronavirus in New Delhi , saying that the situation was “ under control ” and is a “ problem that ’ s going to go away , ” Romney was confronting officials in Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
As a member of the Senate Health , Education , Labor and Pensions Committee , Romney claims to not think Trump is doing enough to stop coronavirus from spreading within the United States .
“ I ’ m very disappointed in the degree to which we ’ ve prepared for a pandemic , both in terms of protective equipment and in terms of medical devices that would help people once they are infected , ” Romney said , according to The Hill .
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Romney concluded by saying that he hopes a massive epidemic can be avoided , but added “ we don ’ t know what the future holds.
” “ I think we should be pulling out all the stops , ” he said .
As a proud never-Trumper , Romney is undoubtedly hoping that the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Romney ’ s concerns about how Trump is handling the coronavirus could be valid , but they also can ’ t be trusted given his past moves against the president .
After Romney turned on the Republican Party by voting to impeach Trump , he threw all his credibility out the window , especially when it comes to situations regarding the president .
The coronavirus originated in China , where it has quickly spread like wildfire and caused numerous fatalities .
The virus has since spread to countries like South Korea , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of cases have been reported .
A total of 57 cases have been reported in the U.S. so far , most of them from people who have recently traveled abroad .
Nancy Messonnier , the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , spoke out on Tuesday to warn that containing the coronavirus will only get harder as it spreads to more countries .
“ It ’ s not a question of if this will happen but when this will happen and how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severe illnesses , ” she said .
“ Disruption to everyday life might be severe.
” It is still unclear what will happen with the coronavirus in the future , but we certainly will not be listening to Romney ’ s criticisms of Trump ’ s way of handling it .
Contrary to what Democrats and never-Trumpers say , our country has been thriving under the three years of the Trump presidency , so we have no reason to doubt that the current president won ’ t be able to weather this storm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Mitt Romney, who was the only Republican senator to break party lines and vote in favor of Donald Trump being impeached at his Senate trial earlier this month, is now attacking the president again. This time, the Utah senator is claiming that the Trump administration is totally unprepared for a potential coronavirus outbreak.
As Trump tried to tamp concerns over the coronavirus in New Delhi, saying that the situation was “under control” and is a “problem that’s going to go away,” Romney was confronting officials in Washington D.C. at a private briefing on the virus. As a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Romney claims to not think Trump is doing enough to stop coronavirus from spreading within the United States.
“I’m very disappointed in the degree to which we’ve prepared for a pandemic, both in terms of protective equipment and in terms of medical devices that would help people once they are infected,” Romney said, according to The Hill.
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“At this stage, I think we are substantially under-investing in what would be appropriate for a setting which could be serious,” the failed 2012 presidential candidate continued.
Romney concluded by saying that he hopes a massive epidemic can be avoided, but added “we don’t know what the future holds.”
“I think we should be pulling out all the stops,” he said.
As a proud never-Trumper, Romney is undoubtedly hoping that the president comes out of this situation looking bad. Romney’s concerns about how Trump is handling the coronavirus could be valid, but they also can’t be trusted given his past moves against the president. After Romney turned on the Republican Party by voting to impeach Trump, he threw all his credibility out the window, especially when it comes to situations regarding the president.
The coronavirus originated in China, where it has quickly spread like wildfire and caused numerous fatalities. The virus has since spread to countries like South Korea, Japan, Iran and Italy, where hundreds of cases have been reported. A total of 57 cases have been reported in the U.S. so far, most of them from people who have recently traveled abroad.
Nancy Messonnier, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, spoke out on Tuesday to warn that containing the coronavirus will only get harder as it spreads to more countries.
“It’s not a question of if this will happen but when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illnesses,” she said. “Disruption to everyday life might be severe.”
It is still unclear what will happen with the coronavirus in the future, but we certainly will not be listening to Romney’s criticisms of Trump’s way of handling it. Contrary to what Democrats and never-Trumpers say, our country has been thriving under the three years of the Trump presidency, so we have no reason to doubt that the current president won’t be able to weather this storm like he has countless others.
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thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-25--Supreme Court Rules For CBP Agent in Cross-Border Shooting Suit

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a CBP agent in a suit involving a cross-border shooting of a Mexican child in 2010 .
Alito : “ Exercise Caution ” Before Applying Law to New Context The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favour of the CBP agent , Jesus Mesa Jr. , in a suit brought by the parents of 15-year-old Sergio Adrián Hernández Güereca .
The family claimed the teen was shot while playing a game that involved running back and forth across the border , but Mesa Jr. said the teen threw rocks at him during an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , the Court ruled that no matter what happened , that border patrol agents could not be sued via a “ Bivens claim ” when it came to cross-border incidents .
“ Bivens claims ” come from the 1971 opinion on the Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed .
Narcotics Agents case , which ruled that under the 4th Amendment , anyone who claimed they were illegally arrested and searched could claim against the officers involved .
In his opinion , Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the separation of powers in the constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extending Bivens to a new ‘ context , ’ and a claim based on a cross-border shooting arises in a context that is markedly new.
” Alito argued that a cross-border incident involving the CBP should not be opened to scrutiny under Bivens .
Firstly , it “ involves an event that occurs simultaneously in two countries and affects both countries ’ interests , ” and therefore “ such an incident may lead to a disagreement between those countries , ” so no suits should be brought in order to “ avoid upsetting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secondly , the regulation of “ the conduct of agents at the border unquestionably has national security implications , ” and so “ the risk of undermining border security provides reason to hesitate before extending Bivens into this field.
” The Supreme Court is Protecting Our Agents !
Of course , the liberal , open-border justices on the Supreme Court dissented .
In her dissenting opinion , Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued that “ neither U.S. foreign policy nor national security is in fact endangered by the litigation , ” and that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to conduct occurring abroad are not involved , for plaintiffs seek the application of U.S. law to conduct occurring inside our borders.
” Overall , this is a big win for the security of this country !
The Supreme Court has affirmed the right of CBP officers to not be sued for every decision they make when protecting the interests of American citizens .
If it had gone the other way , I am sure Border Patrol agents would be always looking over their shoulder , and would be hesitant to make the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positions .

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a CBP agent in a suit involving a cross-border shooting of a Mexican child in 2010.
Alito: “Exercise Caution” Before Applying Law to New Context
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favour of the CBP agent, Jesus Mesa Jr., in a suit brought by the parents of 15-year-old Sergio Adrián Hernández Güereca. The family claimed the teen was shot while playing a game that involved running back and forth across the border, but Mesa Jr. said the teen threw rocks at him during an attempt to illegally enter the country. However, the Court ruled that no matter what happened, that border patrol agents could not be sued via a “Bivens claim” when it came to cross-border incidents.
“Bivens claims” come from the 1971 opinion on the Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents case, which ruled that under the 4th Amendment, anyone who claimed they were illegally arrested and searched could claim against the officers involved. In his opinion, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the separation of powers in the constitution “requires us to exercise caution before extending Bivens to a new ‘context,’ and a claim based on a cross-border shooting arises in a context that is markedly new.”
Alito argued that a cross-border incident involving the CBP should not be opened to scrutiny under Bivens. Firstly, it “involves an event that occurs simultaneously in two countries and affects both countries’ interests,” and therefore “such an incident may lead to a disagreement between those countries,” so no suits should be brought in order to “avoid upsetting the delicate web of international relations.” Secondly, the regulation of “the conduct of agents at the border unquestionably has national security implications,” and so “the risk of undermining border security provides reason to hesitate before extending Bivens into this field.”
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The Supreme Court is Protecting Our Agents!
Of course, the liberal, open-border justices on the Supreme Court dissented. In her dissenting opinion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued that “neither U.S. foreign policy nor national security is in fact endangered by the litigation,” and that “concerns attending the application of our law to conduct occurring abroad are not involved, for plaintiffs seek the application of U.S. law to conduct occurring inside our borders.”
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Overall, this is a big win for the security of this country! The Supreme Court has affirmed the right of CBP officers to not be sued for every decision they make when protecting the interests of American citizens. If it had gone the other way, I am sure Border Patrol agents would be always looking over their shoulder, and would be hesitant to make the quick decisions that are needed in their positions.


thepoliticalinsider--2020-02-25--Trump Calls Out Liberal SCOTUS Justices On Bias Against Him

Given the level of constitutional sophistication one would expect of a Supreme Court justice , even one appointed by Democrats , you would further expect they would understand that wearing the robes of the high court precludes blatantly partisan political activity .
But nobody got that memo to Justice Sonia Sotomayor and , to a lesser degree , to Justice Ruth Ginsberg .
In a recent dissent on a case fought by the Trump administration , one which was decided for the administration , Sotomayor threw a petulant legal fit .
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“ And with each successive application , of course , its cries of urgency ring increasingly hollow .
Indeed , its behavior relating to the public-charge rule in particular shows how much its own definition of irreparable harm has shifted.
” And then she went for the throat .
“ It is hard to say what is more troubling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extraordinary relief seemingly as a matter of course , or that the Court would grant it.
” The president was not amused .
His point is well taken .
As per Ginsberg , she made an inappropriate remark but then apologized for it , perhaps the offense is not as current or grave .
Sotomayor ’ s tantrum has more to do with the fact that Donald Trump is the president of the United States and has changed the ideological balance of the court by two sound appointments than it does with any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loses she accuses her colleagues on the court of bias in favor of Trump , venting her frustration that the Left can no longer make an end run around the American people by legislating from the high bench .
This attitude on the part of Sotomayor makes her publicly and obviously unable to render an impartial judicial decision on a case regarding the president .
Her bias will stop her from making a judgment based on any legitimate interpretation of the Constitution .
A potential juror , except in certain courtrooms run by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like that would be disqualified from serving on the jury .
The president is right .
A similar rule should apply to justices who do the same thing .
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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Given the level of constitutional sophistication one would expect of a Supreme Court justice, even one appointed by Democrats, you would further expect they would understand that wearing the robes of the high court precludes blatantly partisan political activity.
Not to mention, sour grapes.
But nobody got that memo to Justice Sonia Sotomayor and, to a lesser degree, to Justice Ruth Ginsberg.
In a recent dissent on a case fought by the Trump administration, one which was decided for the administration, Sotomayor threw a petulant legal fit.
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“Claiming one emergency after another, the Government has recently sought stays in an unprecedented number of cases, demanding immediate attention and consuming limited Court resources in each,” she said.
“And with each successive application, of course, its cries of urgency ring increasingly hollow. Indeed, its behavior relating to the public-charge rule in particular shows how much its own definition of irreparable harm has shifted.”
And then she went for the throat.
“It is hard to say what is more troubling: that the Government would seek this extraordinary relief seemingly as a matter of course, or that the Court would grant it.”
The president was not amused.
….on all Trump, or Trump related, matters! While “elections have consequences”, I only ask for fairness, especially when it comes to decisions made by the United States Supreme Court! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2020
His point is well taken. As per Ginsberg, she made an inappropriate remark but then apologized for it, perhaps the offense is not as current or grave.
Sotomayor’s tantrum has more to do with the fact that Donald Trump is the president of the United States and has changed the ideological balance of the court by two sound appointments than it does with any point of law.
Thus when she loses she accuses her colleagues on the court of bias in favor of Trump, venting her frustration that the Left can no longer make an end run around the American people by legislating from the high bench.
This attitude on the part of Sotomayor makes her publicly and obviously unable to render an impartial judicial decision on a case regarding the president. Her bias will stop her from making a judgment based on any legitimate interpretation of the Constitution.
A potential juror, except in certain courtrooms run by Democrat appointees, who made a statement like that would be disqualified from serving on the jury. The president is right. A similar rule should apply to justices who do the same thing.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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