westernjournal--2020-09-28--COVID Test Lab Error Causes College Football Game To Be Canceled

Saturday ’ s Georgia State-Charlotte football game that was postponed due to positive coronavirus tests could have been played , officials admitted on Sunday .
“ The positive COVID tests that caused Georgia State to postpone Saturday ’ s scheduled game at Charlotte turned out to be the result of errors in reading the test results , ” according to a Georgia State news release .
The Georgia State release said that although the Georgia State-Charlotte game has not been rescheduled , Georgia State is still scheduled to host East Carolina Saturday , and will hit the practice field Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release outlined the testing routine at Georgia State .
“ GSU student-athletes and staff tested three times last week on Monday , Wednesday and Thursday , with the first two rounds producing zero positive tests .
The results from Thursday ’ s round became available Friday afternoon , just before the team ’ s scheduled departure , and the positive results caused Georgia State to postpone the game out of an abundance of caution , ” the release said .
TRENDING : With Only Days To Go Until Debate , Pelosi Gives Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Friday afternoon , as we were loading the buses to play a football game at Charlotte , we were informed that four individuals out of 135 had tested positive for coronavirus from our third test in four days as part of our protocol to play .
Through contract tracing , we identified 17 others , including one coach , who would require quarantining , ” GSU Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb said .
“ These were our first positive test results in three weeks among our athletics programs , which since April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent , ” Cobb said .
“ Out of an abundance of caution for the rest of our team and Charlotte , we could not in good conscience put our team on the bus and play a game.
” “ As part of our protocols , we tested the individuals again Friday afternoon and were informed by our lab Friday night that none tested positive .
They also retested the swabs from Thursday and all tested negative as well .
It was at this point that the lab director informed our medical staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the error in test results , ” he said .
“ The disappointing news is that we could have played on Saturday .
More importantly , the positive news is we are not dealing with an outbreak at this time , ” he said .
This is not the first time false positives have interfered with college sports .
In August , Northwestern ’ s football team went into quarantine briefly after a false positive in August .
Arizona athletes also had a rash of false positives put them in quarantine earlier in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a major issue in battling the disease .
Concerns over false positives have been cited by Kansas State Medical Director Kyle Goerl in deciding how student athletes are tested , according to The Mercury .
“ That ’ s a largely unvetted system , ” he said .
“ The NFL is doing daily testing , but it ’ s PCR [ polymerase chain reaction ] .
When you ’ re doing testing that frequently , it also could have potential issues .
You might start getting a number of false positives .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ more at risk you are to get ( false positives ) and have that happen to you.
” “ You ’ re more likely to have a false positive with the PCR test , because it ’ s just a much more sensitive test , ” he said .
“ So if you even came across a whiff of the virus , it may cause you to test positive whether or not you are truly infectious .
Whereas if you test positive on an antigen test , it ’ s a pretty solid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Saturday’s Georgia State-Charlotte football game that was postponed due to positive coronavirus tests could have been played, officials admitted on Sunday.
“The positive COVID tests that caused Georgia State to postpone Saturday’s scheduled game at Charlotte turned out to be the result of errors in reading the test results,” according to a Georgia State news release.
The Georgia State release said that although the Georgia State-Charlotte game has not been rescheduled, Georgia State is still scheduled to host East Carolina Saturday, and will hit the practice field Monday to prepare for the game.
The release outlined the testing routine at Georgia State.
“GSU student-athletes and staff tested three times last week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, with the first two rounds producing zero positive tests. The results from Thursday’s round became available Friday afternoon, just before the team’s scheduled departure, and the positive results caused Georgia State to postpone the game out of an abundance of caution,” the release said.
“Friday afternoon, as we were loading the buses to play a football game at Charlotte, we were informed that four individuals out of 135 had tested positive for coronavirus from our third test in four days as part of our protocol to play. Through contract tracing, we identified 17 others, including one coach, who would require quarantining,” GSU Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb said.
“These were our first positive test results in three weeks among our athletics programs, which since April have experienced a positivity rate of 1.7 percent,” Cobb said. “Out of an abundance of caution for the rest of our team and Charlotte, we could not in good conscience put our team on the bus and play a game.”
“As part of our protocols, we tested the individuals again Friday afternoon and were informed by our lab Friday night that none tested positive. They also retested the swabs from Thursday and all tested negative as well. It was at this point that the lab director informed our medical staff that a human error Friday morning caused the error in test results,” he said.
“The disappointing news is that we could have played on Saturday. More importantly, the positive news is we are not dealing with an outbreak at this time,” he said.
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This is not the first time false positives have interfered with college sports.
In August, Northwestern’s football team went into quarantine briefly after a false positive in August. Arizona athletes also had a rash of false positives put them in quarantine earlier in September.
False-positive tests have emerged as a major issue in battling the disease.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the “challenge” with testing for #COVID19 in airports is ‘the very high false positive rate’ and adds ‘only 7% of tests will be successful in identifying those who have the virus’.#KayBurleyhttps://t.co/7c8W5pWNmp pic.twitter.com/QG8EJnQbWH — SkyNews (@SkyNews) September 23, 2020
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has suspended testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus at Boston based laboratory on Aug. 8, 2020 after the laboratory reported almost 400 false positive testshttps://t.co/QlpVnLA6J5 You don’t say? ? — EpigeneticWhispereer or 5D Kosmic Truth Teller (@EpigeneticWhisp) September 22, 2020
Concerns over false positives have been cited by Kansas State Medical Director Kyle Goerl in deciding how student athletes are tested, according to The Mercury.
“That’s a largely unvetted system,” he said. “The NFL is doing daily testing, but it’s PCR [polymerase chain reaction]. When you’re doing testing that frequently, it also could have potential issues. You might start getting a number of false positives. The more testing you do, the more at risk you are to get (false positives) and have that happen to you.”
“You’re more likely to have a false positive with the PCR test, because it’s just a much more sensitive test,” he said.
“So if you even came across a whiff of the virus, it may cause you to test positive whether or not you are truly infectious. Whereas if you test positive on an antigen test, it’s a pretty solid test,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-09-28--Military Officials Reveal Disturbing Trend Among Troops During Pandemic

Military suicides have gone up 20 percent in comparison to the same time last year , while Army active duty suicides specifically have gone up 30 percent , officials said , according to The Associated Press .
The increased numbers come as service members grapple with deployments , the coronavirus , national disasters and civil unrest , the AP reported .
Army and Air Force officials said they believe the pandemic adds additional stress to a strained force .
“ I can ’ t say scientifically , but what I can say is — I can read a chart and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone up in behavioral health-related issues , ” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told the AP during an interview .
Referring to violent behavior , suicides going up and murders , McCarthy added , “ We can not say definitively it is because of COVID .
But there is a direct correlation from when COVID started , the numbers actually went up.
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Senior Army leaders told the AP they are trying to shorten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more general effort to prioritize soldiers ’ well-being and their families ’ well-being .
According to the AP , the Army ’ s number of suicides increased this year from 88 to 114 .
The Army Guard ’ s suicide numbers also increased from 78 to 86 , or approximately 10 percent .
Conversely , the Navy ’ s number is believed to have gone down in 2020 , according to the AP .
However , as the largest service branch in the military , the Army ’ s spike in suicides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suicide rates .
Preliminary data for the first three months of 2020 in comparison to the same period in 2019 said there was a decrease of suicides in the active duty and reserves , according to the AP .
The decrease in Navy and Air Force deaths was the reason for the overall suicide decline then , but the number of suicides began to increase in the spring .
“ COVID adds stress , ” said Gen. Charles Brown , the Air Force chief , in public remarks .
“ From a suicide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be as bad as last year .
And that ’ s not just an Air Force problem , this is a national problem because COVID adds some additional stressors — a fear of the unknown for certain folks , ” Brown continued .
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Military suicides have gone up 20 percent in comparison to the same time last year, while Army active duty suicides specifically have gone up 30 percent, officials said, according to The Associated Press.
The increased numbers come as service members grapple with deployments, the coronavirus, national disasters and civil unrest, the AP reported.
Army and Air Force officials said they believe the pandemic adds additional stress to a strained force.
“I can’t say scientifically, but what I can say is — I can read a chart and a graph, and the numbers have gone up in behavioral health-related issues,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told the AP during an interview.
Referring to violent behavior, suicides going up and murders, McCarthy added, “We cannot say definitively it is because of COVID. But there is a direct correlation from when COVID started, the numbers actually went up.”
Senior Army leaders told the AP they are trying to shorten combat deployments, which is part of a more general effort to prioritize soldiers’ well-being and their families’ well-being.
According to the AP, the Army’s number of suicides increased this year from 88 to 114.
The Army Guard’s suicide numbers also increased from 78 to 86, or approximately 10 percent.
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Conversely, the Navy’s number is believed to have gone down in 2020, according to the AP.
However, as the largest service branch in the military, the Army’s spike in suicides has overshadowed any declines seen in Navy suicide rates.
Preliminary data for the first three months of 2020 in comparison to the same period in 2019 said there was a decrease of suicides in the active duty and reserves, according to the AP.
The decrease in Navy and Air Force deaths was the reason for the overall suicide decline then, but the number of suicides began to increase in the spring.
“COVID adds stress,” said Gen. Charles Brown, the Air Force chief, in public remarks.
“From a suicide perspective, we are on a path to be as bad as last year. And that’s not just an Air Force problem, this is a national problem because COVID adds some additional stressors — a fear of the unknown for certain folks,” Brown continued.
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westernjournal--2020-09-28--CNN Lies About Amy Coney Barrett and Even Sen. Schumer Won’t Play Along

It must be hard to dig up dirt on a woman like Amy Coney Barrett , the accomplished judge , law professor and Catholic mother of seven who has been nominated to serve on the highest court in the land — but that doesn ’ t mean the left won ’ t try .
Barrett ’ s name had been bandied about as President Donald Trump ’ s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court prior to his formal announcement Saturday , making her a lightning rod for attacks before it became an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ideal of female empowerment , leftists are working overtime to smear Barrett with whatever they think can stick — except one lie that even Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer could not go along with .
Usually , the Democratic senator from New York is happily enthralled in a co-dependent relationship with CNN , the establishment media network that is unapologetically opposed to the Trump administration .
But when the eponymous host of CNN ’ s “ Erin Burnett OutFront ” served up a softball that Schumer could have easily hit out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he simply took the pitch .
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“ An unearthed video we found , Senator , from 2016 shows Professor Amy Coney Barrett at the time , now an appeals court judge , obviously , and current favorite to be the president ’ s Supreme Court pick , she warned of appointments for the Supreme Court that could flip the balance of power , ” Burnett said .
Despite the dramatic setup , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of context , was nothing to as important as how the host sold it .
“ We ’ re talking about Justice Scalia , you know , the staunchest conservative on the court and we ’ re talking about him being replaced by someone who can dramatically flip the balance of power in the court , ” Barrett said in the CBS interview in Feb. 2016 about then-President Barack Obama replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia .
“ It ’ s not a lateral move , ” Barrett said at the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to goad Schumer , saying Barrett was “ raising a flag , it seems , on making an appointment like this in an election year.
” “ So , what do you say to that ?
Is it going to be important in any hearings ?
” she pitched to Schumer .
“ Well , I ’ m not going to comment on any prospective nominee for judge before they are nominated , ” Schumer said as the meatball just blew past him .
He instead pivoted to complaining about Senate Majority Leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for key goodies in the usual Democrat agenda — with abortion clearly among the most important .
RELATED : CNN 's Don Lemon : 'We 're Going To Have To Blow Up the Entire System ' and Abolish the Electoral College “ There ’ s civil rights , and labor union rights , and gay rights and women ’ s rights , the right to choose .
Roe v. Wade could be undone by a court this extreme , ” Schumer recited on cue from the leftist playbook .
Burnett tried a different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barrett ’ s old interview , hoping to set up Schumer ’ s objections to what he calls “ hypocrisy ” by Senate Republicans .
“ It shouldn ’ t be a surprise that the Senate is willing to push a president ’ s nominees through in an election year when they share the same political affiliation , ” Barrett said in the 2016 footage .
“ The president has the power to nominate and the Senate has the power to act or not , and I don ’ t think either one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a rule governing one way or the other.
” Once again , Schumer did not even swing at it , but simply launched into how “ Republicans have not stolen one but two Supreme Court justices using abject power , no morality , no honor , no honesty , ” unconcerned that he didn ’ t put forth a shred of supporting evidence ( it is CNN , after all ) .
Maybe even Schumer was able to see that the selected clips of the nominee didn ’ t support that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alone the whole truth — and did not take the bait .
Indeed , while the original interview showed that Barrett spent much of the interview eulogizing Scalia , for whom she clerked , Barrett also explained that there is precedent for nominating and confirming a justice during a presidential election year .
Barrett explained that besides the confirmation of Justice Anthony Kennedy , a nominee of Republican President Ronald Reagan who was confirmed by a Democratic Senate in 1988 , five of the six confirmations that took place during election years in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House and Senate were of the same party .
And even the Kennedy case was unusual in its own way , as Barrett explained .
While the confirmation took place in 1988 , the Kennedy nomination occurred in 1987 , after a tortuous process that included the Democratic torpedoing of D.C .
Circuit Court Judge Robert Bork ’ s nomination and the failure of D.C .
Circuit Judge Douglas Ginsburg ’ s nomination due to marijuana use in the 1970s .
“ The vacancy did not arise in the presidential election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It arose the year before , in June , when [ Justice Lewis ] Powell retired .
And Justice Kennedy was nominated in November of the prior year .
Moreover , he was nominated after Bork ’ s nomination had failed and Ginsburg withdrew his nomination , ” Barrett continued .
“ So the wrangling for the spot , the conversation about the spot , the existence of the spot , had been in play for a long time before that.
” It ’ s only then that she commented about tipping the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative judge and the challenge that may pose , adding also that party lines have only recently determined whether a judge will be confirmed .
The full context points out the challenges that would face a nominee , not what she thinks about the practice as a whole , or the philosophical balance of the court .
It was about as even-handed as any approach to the topic could be , in fact , and in no way contradicted her approval of Trump ’ s nomination weeks away from Election Day .
CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try this line of attack as both Business Insider and Newsweek tried to make hay about her characterization of a new nominee possibly “ flipping the balance of the court , ” which was mostly a comment , on rather than an objection to , nominating a new justice .
Of course , compared to her being called a racist because she adopted black children and having to contend with anti-Catholic bigotry , this lie is tame in a world devoid of journalistic standards for the establishment media bent on simply making conservatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Amy Coney Barrett may overturn child murder that her predecessor supported , or maybe they ’ re just intimidated by the fact that she shatters every fake narrative the left advances about being a woman in America .
The left tells women that being a mother will inhibit their careers ( hence the reverence for abortion on demand ) , let alone having several .
Women are oppressed , leftists contend , with conservative men dreaming about the day when the “ The Handmaid ’ s Tale ” becomes reality , yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pinnacle of the judicial branch of government , having been nominated by their archenemy Trump .
Nevertheless , whatever their true objection to Barrett is , it ’ s a sad day for the establishment media when even Chuck Schumer won ’ t go along with their lies .
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It must be hard to dig up dirt on a woman like Amy Coney Barrett, the accomplished judge, law professor and Catholic mother of seven who has been nominated to serve on the highest court in the land — but that doesn’t mean the left won’t try.
Barrett’s name had been bandied about as President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court prior to his formal announcement Saturday, making her a lightning rod for attacks before it became an official.
Instead of championing her as an ideal of female empowerment, leftists are working overtime to smear Barrett with whatever they think can stick — except one lie that even Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer could not go along with.
Usually, the Democratic senator from New York is happily enthralled in a co-dependent relationship with CNN, the establishment media network that is unapologetically opposed to the Trump administration.
But when the eponymous host of CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” served up a softball that Schumer could have easily hit out of the park on Wednesday’s broadcast, he simply took the pitch.
“An unearthed video we found, Senator, from 2016 shows Professor Amy Coney Barrett at the time, now an appeals court judge, obviously, and current favorite to be the president’s Supreme Court pick, she warned of appointments for the Supreme Court that could flip the balance of power,” Burnett said.
Despite the dramatic setup, what Barrett had to say, even out of context, was nowhere near as controversial as how the host sold it.
“We’re talking about Justice Scalia, you know, the staunchest conservative on the court and we’re talking about him being replaced by someone who can dramatically flip the balance of power in the court,” Barrett said in the CBS interview in Feb. 2016 about then-President Barack Obama replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
“It’s not a lateral move,” Barrett said at the end of the edited footage.
Burnett tried to goad Schumer, saying Barrett was “raising a flag, it seems, on making an appointment like this in an election year.”
“So, what do you say to that? Is it going to be important in any hearings?” she pitched to Schumer.
“Well, I’m not going to comment on any prospective nominee for judge before they are nominated,” Schumer said as the meatball just blew past him.
He instead pivoted to complaining about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and predicting a mass extinction for key goodies in the usual Democrat agenda — with abortion clearly among the most important.
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“There’s civil rights, and labor union rights, and gay rights and women’s rights, the right to choose. Roe v. Wade could be undone by a court this extreme,” Schumer recited on cue from the leftist playbook.
Burnett tried a different tactic, rolling out another part of Barrett’s old interview, hoping to set up Schumer’s objections to what he calls “hypocrisy” by Senate Republicans.
“It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Senate is willing to push a president’s nominees through in an election year when they share the same political affiliation,” Barrett said in the 2016 footage.
“The president has the power to nominate and the Senate has the power to act or not, and I don’t think either one of them can claim that there’s a rule governing one way or the other.”
Once again, Schumer did not even swing at it, but simply launched into how “Republicans have not stolen one but two Supreme Court justices using abject power, no morality, no honor, no honesty,” unconcerned that he didn’t put forth a shred of supporting evidence (it is CNN, after all).
Maybe even Schumer was able to see that the selected clips of the nominee didn’t support that the host was trying to insinuate — let alone the whole truth — and did not take the bait.
Indeed, while the original interview showed that Barrett spent much of the interview eulogizing Scalia, for whom she clerked, Barrett also explained that there is precedent for nominating and confirming a justice during a presidential election year.
Barrett explained that besides the confirmation of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a nominee of Republican President Ronald Reagan who was confirmed by a Democratic Senate in 1988, five of the six confirmations that took place during election years in the 20th century came about when both the White House and Senate were of the same party.
And even the Kennedy case was unusual in its own way, as Barrett explained. While the confirmation took place in 1988, the Kennedy nomination occurred in 1987, after a tortuous process that included the Democratic torpedoing of D.C. Circuit Court Judge Robert Bork’s nomination and the failure of D.C. Circuit Judge Douglas Ginsburg’s nomination due to marijuana use in the 1970s.
“The vacancy did not arise in the presidential election year,” she explained.
“It arose the year before, in June, when [Justice Lewis] Powell retired. And Justice Kennedy was nominated in November of the prior year. Moreover, he was nominated after Bork’s nomination had failed and Ginsburg withdrew his nomination,” Barrett continued.
“So the wrangling for the spot, the conversation about the spot, the existence of the spot, had been in play for a long time before that.”
It’s only then that she commented about tipping the court by replacing Scalia with a less conservative judge and the challenge that may pose, adding also that party lines have only recently determined whether a judge will be confirmed.
The full context points out the challenges that would face a nominee, not what she thinks about the practice as a whole, or the philosophical balance of the court.
It was about as even-handed as any approach to the topic could be, in fact, and in no way contradicted her approval of Trump’s nomination weeks away from Election Day.
CNN wasn’t the only outlet to try this line of attack as both Business Insider and Newsweek tried to make hay about her characterization of a new nominee possibly “flipping the balance of the court,” which was mostly a comment, on rather than an objection to, nominating a new justice.
Of course, compared to her being called a racist because she adopted black children and having to contend with anti-Catholic bigotry, this lie is tame in a world devoid of journalistic standards for the establishment media bent on simply making conservatives look bad.
They’re worried that Amy Coney Barrett may overturn child murder that her predecessor supported, or maybe they’re just intimidated by the fact that she shatters every fake narrative the left advances about being a woman in America.
The left tells women that being a mother will inhibit their careers (hence the reverence for abortion on demand), let alone having several.
Women are oppressed, leftists contend, with conservative men dreaming about the day when the “The Handmaid’s Tale” becomes reality, yet Barrett has the chance to serve at the pinnacle of the judicial branch of government, having been nominated by their archenemy Trump.
Nevertheless, whatever their true objection to Barrett is, it’s a sad day for the establishment media when even Chuck Schumer won’t go along with their lies.
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westernjournal--2020-09-28--Video: Watch – Kamala Harris Exposes Herself as a Fraud When Asked To Name ‘Best Rapper Alive’

She was asked to name a living rapper , and her answer has been dead for over 20 years .
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Bradley Cooper's latest role has not gone down well with everyone, particularly with regard to his use of a prosthetic nose.


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westernjournal--2020-09-28--Dick Morris: Trump Did Not Avoid Taxes, He Prepaid Them

Contrary to the false impression in the New York Times story , Donald Trump did not avoid taxes .
He prepaid them .
In 2016 and 2017 , he requested and got an extension to file his returns .
As required , he made an estimated tax payment of $ 1 million in 2016 and $ 4.2 million in 2017 .
Then , it turned out that he did not owe that much in taxes , but rather than demand the money back , he let the IRS keep it and apply it to any future tax he owed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in taxes for the first two years of his presidency , it was because he had already overpaid during the two previous years and just reduced his payment by that amount .
Over the longer term , Trump overpaid his taxes by $ 72 million .
Because some of that overpayment was more than two years earlier , he was not allowed to offset it against current taxes .
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But Obama changed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back and he offset his tax liability in future years by citing his overpayment .
So Donald Trump did not avoid paying taxes ; he prepaid them .
So what is wrong with that ?
Many taxpayers overpay or have more withheld from their paychecks than they end up owing in taxes .
They look forward to a deserved refund each year .
Some even use the process as a way of saving money .
All that Trump did differently was to leave the money at the IRS and take the refund over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cash should reward such conduct , not vilify it .
And since no good deed goes unpunished in politics , he is also being skewered for taking a charitable tax deduction of $ 119 million for agreeing not to build homes on a 200-acre plot in Westchester , New York , and a similar one in Los Angeles .
In each case , Trump bought the property planning to build a golf course and homes on them .
Both times , the local zoning board refused to allow the development .
So Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to charity and took a deduction of $ 119 million , called a charitable easement .
So now the beautiful land in each location will be preserved forever wild as a place of refuge for people , birds and animals .
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Trump never used any illegal means to reduce his tax liability .
He always followed the law .
2 .
He never used his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pull its punches even though he appoints the director who serves at his pleasure .
3 .
He took advantage of every way to cut his tax burden .
Do you know any taxpayer who doesn ’ t ?
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Contrary to the false impression in the New York Times story, Donald Trump did not avoid taxes. He prepaid them.
In 2016 and 2017, he requested and got an extension to file his returns. As required, he made an estimated tax payment of $1 million in 2016 and $4.2 million in 2017.
Then, it turned out that he did not owe that much in taxes, but rather than demand the money back, he let the IRS keep it and apply it to any future tax he owed.
So when he only paid $750 in taxes for the first two years of his presidency, it was because he had already overpaid during the two previous years and just reduced his payment by that amount.
Over the longer term, Trump overpaid his taxes by $72 million. Because some of that overpayment was more than two years earlier, he was not allowed to offset it against current taxes.
But Obama changed the law to allow taxpayers to go further back and he offset his tax liability in future years by citing his overpayment.
So Donald Trump did not avoid paying taxes; he prepaid them.
So what is wrong with that?
Many taxpayers overpay or have more withheld from their paychecks than they end up owing in taxes. They look forward to a deserved refund each year. Some even use the process as a way of saving money.
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All that Trump did differently was to leave the money at the IRS and take the refund over several years. A government strapped for cash should reward such conduct, not vilify it.
And since no good deed goes unpunished in politics, he is also being skewered for taking a charitable tax deduction of $119 million for agreeing not to build homes on a 200-acre plot in Westchester, New York, and a similar one in Los Angeles.
In each case, Trump bought the property planning to build a golf course and homes on them. Both times, the local zoning board refused to allow the development.
So Trump donated the right to develop this land to charity and took a deduction of $119 million, called a charitable easement.
So now the beautiful land in each location will be preserved forever wild as a place of refuge for people, birds and animals.
Beyond these points, several facts emerge:
1. Trump never used any illegal means to reduce his tax liability. He always followed the law.
2. He never used his power as president to get the IRS to pull its punches even though he appoints the director who serves at his pleasure.
3. He took advantage of every way to cut his tax burden. Do you know any taxpayer who doesn’t?
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westernjournal--2020-09-28--Football Coach Abruptly Quits, Leaves ‘All Lives Matter to Our Lord & Savior Jesus’ Sign on Office D

Football Coach Abruptly Quits, Leaves ‘All Lives Matter to Our Lord & Savior Jesus’ Sign on Office Door

A coach at an FCS program in Illinois abruptly quit his job last week and left behind nothing but a message on his office door to remind those behind that every life matters to God .
Local newspaper The Pantagraph reported that Illinois State University offensive coordinator Kurt Beathard , who had been with the team since 2018 , resigned from the school on Wednesday amid a bizarre saga that included a Black Lives Matter sign in the team ’ s locker room and another sign on his door .
The Black Lives Matter movement , a leftist group that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has been terrorizing citizens of large cities for months , has taken hold of sports .
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From NFL franchises to FCS programs , the movement has politicized American football and created strife within locker rooms .
The Illinois State Redbirds football team has not been spared by rising national tensions .
The Pantagraph reported that a Black Lives Matter poster was taken down from the team locker room recently without permission .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beathard , who denied it .
“ I took the sign down somebody put on my door .
That ’ s it , ” he added .
“ I didn ’ t take anything off that wasn ’ t put on my door.
” Beathard was adamant that he had not touched any team signage that was not related to his office .
But regarding another message , one that was written on his door after he quit , he said , “ I wrote the message.
” The coach left a sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All Lives Matter to Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.
” Beathard would not speak on the matter further .
The team ’ s head coach , Brock Spack , would not comment on Beathard ’ s resignation , nor would ISU athletic director Larry Lyons .
Beathard was on his second stint with the Redbirds , and his family has a long history with football , according to his university biography , which is still up .
Beathard ’ s father was once the general manager of the team formerly known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Diego Chargers .
The Redksins are now simply known as The Washington Football team , and the Chargers of course now reside in Los Angeles .
Beathard ’ s nephew C. J. Beathard is a backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers .
Illinois State University , located in Normal , Illinois , is far from cities such as Los Angeles , San Francisco and Washington , D.C. — where football has been hijacked by leftist politics .
But the school has not been spared by the leftist in-your-face messaging that has divided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beathard , though , got in the last word when he left a message of his own on the office door .
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A coach at an FCS program in Illinois abruptly quit his job last week and left behind nothing but a message on his office door to remind those behind that every life matters to God.
Local newspaper The Pantagraph reported that Illinois State University offensive coordinator Kurt Beathard, who had been with the team since 2018, resigned from the school on Wednesday amid a bizarre saga that included a Black Lives Matter sign in the team’s locker room and another sign on his door.
NORMAL — Kurt Beathard told The Pantagraph Thursday that his sudden departure as Illinois State football offensive coordinator followed him putting a sign on his office door that read “All Lives Matter to Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.” https://t.co/kSXF6H7PSQ — The Pantagraph (@Pantagraph) September 25, 2020
The Black Lives Matter movement, a leftist group that aims to take down the American family and has been terrorizing citizens of large cities for months, has taken hold of sports.
From NFL franchises to FCS programs, the movement has politicized American football and created strife within locker rooms.
The Illinois State Redbirds football team has not been spared by rising national tensions.
The Pantagraph reported that a Black Lives Matter poster was taken down from the team locker room recently without permission.
Someone apparently connected the sign removal to Beathard, who denied it.
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“That locker room crap is wrong,” Beathard told the newspaper.
“I took the sign down somebody put on my door. That’s it,” he added. “I didn’t take anything off that wasn’t put on my door.”
Beathard was adamant that he had not touched any team signage that was not related to his office.
But regarding another message, one that was written on his door after he quit, he said, “I wrote the message.”
The coach left a sign on his office door that read “All Lives Matter to Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.”
FCS coordinator replaces #BLM sign with “All lives matter to our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ” sign on office door. No longer with program… https://t.co/VwrUxnGie5 pic.twitter.com/yAgouQXFDS — FootballScoop Staff (@FootballScoop) September 28, 2020
Beathard would not speak on the matter further.
The team’s head coach, Brock Spack, would not comment on Beathard’s resignation, nor would ISU athletic director Larry Lyons.
Beathard was on his second stint with the Redbirds, and his family has a long history with football, according to his university biography, which is still up.
Beathard’s father was once the general manager of the team formerly known as Washington Redskins and also of the San Diego Chargers.
The Redksins are now simply known as The Washington Football team, and the Chargers of course now reside in Los Angeles.
Beathard’s nephew C. J. Beathard is a backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.
Illinois State University, located in Normal, Illinois, is far from cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. — where football has been hijacked by leftist politics.
But the school has not been spared by the leftist in-your-face messaging that has divided players, coaches and fans everywhere.
Beathard, though, got in the last word when he left a message of his own on the office door.
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westernjournal--2020-09-28--Video: Trump Calling Dying Man Goes Viral 1 Year Later – The Media Hates Videos Like This

Trump called the man after learning one of his bucket list items was to visit the White House and have @ @ @ @ @ him with a wave.
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Trump called the man after learning one of his bucket list items was to visit the White House and have Trump ‘maybe even acknowledge him with a wave.’ STORY: http://w-j.co/s/213df


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westernjournal--2020-09-28--Video: ‘Scared to Death To Teach’ USC Faculty Lash Out After Prof Forced Out for Using Chinese Word

‘ Faculty will have to walk on egg shells all the time – anyone can be accused of being a @ @ @ @ @ , biased , etc.
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westernjournal--2020-09-29--Trump Earns Nobel Peace Prize Nomination from Group of Law Professors for ‘Extraordinary’ ‘Trump Doc

Trump Earns Nobel Peace Prize Nomination from Group of Law Professors for ‘Extraordinary’ ‘Trump Doctrine’

President Donald Trump is being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for bringing what his nominators said was “ common sense ” to global diplomacy through the “ Trump Doctrine.
” Four Australian law professors wrote that the “ Trump Doctrine ” is Nobel-worthy , citing the recent peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel .
The agreement was cited by two others who have nominated Trump for the coveted honor .
Trump followed the USA-Israel deal with one between Bahrain and Israel .
Australian law professor David Flint said Trump “ went ahead and negotiated against all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ common sense , ” according to Sky News .
“ He negotiated directly with the Arab states concerned and Israel and brought them together , ” Flint said .
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“ He has , firstly , common sense , and he is only guided by national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Western alliance , ” he said .
“ What he has done with the Trump Doctrine is that he has decided he would no longer have America in endless wars , wars which achieve nothing but the killing of thousands of young Americans .
So he ’ s reducing America ’ s tendency to get involved in any and every war , ” he went on .
Trump has made a point of noting his work to reduce the number of Americans involved in wars : Flint said the result is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ except with states falling in line one after another to embrace peace .
“ The states are lining up , Arab and Middle-Eastern , to join that network of peace which will dominate the Middle-East , ” he said .
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“ Indeed , Trump has broken a 39-year-old streak of American Presidents either starting a war or bringing the United States into an international armed conflict , ” he said .
If Trump is awarded the peace prize , he will be the fifth American president to win the coveted honor .
President Theodore Roosevelt won the prize in 1906 , President Woodrow Wilson in 1920 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he had left office .
Former President Barack Obama was awarded the peace prize in 2009 , only nine months after entering office .
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President Donald Trump is being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for bringing what his nominators said was “common sense” to global diplomacy through the “Trump Doctrine.”
Four Australian law professors wrote that the “Trump Doctrine” is Nobel-worthy, citing the recent peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. The agreement was cited by two others who have nominated Trump for the coveted honor.
Trump followed the USA-Israel deal with one between Bahrain and Israel.
Australian law professor David Flint said Trump “went ahead and negotiated against all advice, but he did it with common sense,” according to Sky News.
“He negotiated directly with the Arab states concerned and Israel and brought them together,” Flint said.
Flint added that the “Trump Doctrine” is “something extraordinary” that has revolutionized America’s approach to global conflict.
“He has, firstly, common sense, and he is only guided by national interest … and therefore an interest in the Western alliance,” he said.
“What he has done with the Trump Doctrine is that he has decided he would no longer have America in endless wars, wars which achieve nothing but the killing of thousands of young Americans. So he’s reducing America’s tendency to get involved in any and every war,” he went on.
Trump has made a point of noting his work to reduce the number of Americans involved in wars:
I am the only person who can fight for the safety of our troops & bring them home from the ridiculous & costly Endless Wars, and be scorned. Democrats always liked that position, until I took it. Democrats always liked Walls, until I built them. Do you see what’s happening here? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2019
I’ve done more in less than 4 years than Biden’s done in more than 40 years, including for Black America. Biden has been a part of every failed decision for decades. Bad Trade Deals, Endless Wars, you name it, he has shown a complete lack of leadership. He’s weak & shot!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2020
Flint said the result is a 21st-century version of the domino theory, except with states falling in line one after another to embrace peace.
“The states are lining up, Arab and Middle-Eastern, to join that network of peace which will dominate the Middle-East,” he said.
Flint said Trump’s unique brand of diplomacy “is really producing peace in the world in a way in a which none of his predecessors did, and he fully deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.”
Twitter buzzed about the nomination.
Wow say what you want, but the US President got his 3rd Nobel Peace prize nomination. “The TrumpDoctrine”
The USA is awesome.??????#Trump
I like when our presidents shine on the international stage like that.
Makes us look like spoiled kids not getting along in our own house. — David-?? (@DavidtheDavor) September 28, 2020
The Trump Doctrine: @FredFleitz says @realDonaldTrump’s Nobel Peace Prize nominations are significant because he is being praised for putting America first and removing us from endless wars. #AmericaFirst #MAGA #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/PsNGLl2tRE — Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) September 28, 2020
Trump nominated for a “THIRD Nobel Peace Prize” by Australian law professors for his so-called Trump Doctrine, his doctrine against endless wars. Recognizing his recent signing of the Abraham Accords, a peace agreement between, Israel, Bahrain, & the UAE helping stabilize the ME. pic.twitter.com/e1rXRWlonQ — Stan Simon (@ryyple) September 28, 2020
Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament who earlier nominated Trump for the prize, said Trump has been a peacemaker on the world stage.
“Indeed, Trump has broken a 39-year-old streak of American Presidents either starting a war or bringing the United States into an international armed conflict,” he said.
If Trump is awarded the peace prize, he will be the fifth American president to win the coveted honor. President Theodore Roosevelt won the prize in 1906, President Woodrow Wilson in 1920 and President Jimmy Carter in 2002, long after he had left office.
Former President Barack Obama was awarded the peace prize in 2009, only nine months after entering office.
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westernjournal--2020-09-29--Trump Does the Establishment Media’s Job, Lists 7 Examples of Mail-In Voting Fraud

One of the establishment media ’ s favorite methods to try and discredit President Donald Trump is by using the term “ without evidence ” when reporting stories .
Let ’ s take this Politico story from last week , which was headlined , “ Trump , without evidence , accuses Democrats of fabricating Ginsburg ’ s dying wish.
” Or this one , which CNN published last month to discredit the president : “ Trump , without evidence , accuses FDA of delaying coronavirus vaccine trials and pressures agency chief.
” Or this Washington Post story from two weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Trump says , without evidence , every American will get coronavirus vaccine by April.
” The language here is meant to discredit the president through the headline before the story has even been read .
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The establishment media attempts to bias casual readers against Trump before they ’ ve even clicked .
New York Times reporter Micheal D. Shear complained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ [ t ] he president has been raging against voting by mail for several months , claiming without evidence that the process is plagued by fraud.
” Rational people can see that claims of voter fraud and the USPS continue to pile up , despite the media ’ s best efforts .
It ’ s also clear for people with uncommonly good sense that mailing out blank ballots in a system with little to no accountability for authentication is a recipe for disaster .
The addition of millions of unsolicited mail-in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recipe for fraud , and on Sunday , Trump offered his “ without evidence ” detractors in the media plenty of evidence of that .
Speaking at the White House , Trump cautioned , “ We are gravely concerned about the Democrat assault on election integrity.
” The president then cited seven specific examples of recent issues with mail-in ballots , according to an official White House transcript of his remarks .
In Brooklyn , New York , 25 percent of mail-in ballots were ruled invalid in June ’ s Democratic primary .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jersey , 20 percent of ballots were thrown out , and four people face voter fraud charges stemming from mail-in ballots .
In California , 100,000 mail-in ballots were also rejected .
A week after Pennsylvania ’ s primary , half of the counties are still counting ballots .
Trump also reminded the media of last week ’ s discovery of military ballots which were thrown out like trash .
“ All of the recovered ballots — these were ballots that were thrown out — had been cast for a person named Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In North Carolina , thousands of voters have reported receiving two ballots in the mail .
“ I hear it ’ s thousands , but they ’ re getting two ballots .
I wonder if those are Democrat areas , because the word is they are , ” he said .
Trump also noted , “ In Wisconsin , three trays of mail containing absentee ballots were found in a ditch ; they were thrown in a ditch .
Three trays .
That ’ s a lot.
” There is also of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iowa Caucuses , of which Trump said , “ They still don ’ t really know who the winner is … I think they called somebody eventually but it was many , many , weeks later.
” “ [ Democrats ] can ’ t run a simple caucus , yet now they ’ re trying to dramatically write election laws nationwide just weeks before an election , ” Trump correctly pointed out .
How is all of that for evidence ?
Many people are already using mail-in and absentee ballots , so the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establishment media and its antagonistic reporters and editors refuse to acknowledge the glaring weaknesses with mail-in ballots , and they don ’ t want us to see them either .
If the country had an honest media with an interest in telling the truth , or with reporting objectively , the president wouldn ’ t have to do its job .
In a sane world , the media — not the president — would be reporting on the aforementioned issues .
But it is unfortunately up to Trump and Republicans to continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ danger to the integrity of the election .
Trump , with evidence , is sounding the alarm the loudest .
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One of the establishment media’s favorite methods to try and discredit President Donald Trump is by using the term “without evidence” when reporting stories.
Let’s take this Politico story from last week, which was headlined, “Trump, without evidence, accuses Democrats of fabricating Ginsburg’s dying wish.”
Or this one, which CNN published last month to discredit the president: “Trump, without evidence, accuses FDA of delaying coronavirus vaccine trials and pressures agency chief.”
Or this Washington Post story from two weeks ago, which is predictably headlined, “Trump says, without evidence, every American will get coronavirus vaccine by April.”
The language here is meant to discredit the president through the headline before the story has even been read.
Examples of this go on and on.
The establishment media attempts to bias casual readers against Trump before they’ve even clicked.
New York Times reporter Micheal D. Shear complained in an article published on Aug. 3 that “[t]he president has been raging against voting by mail for several months, claiming without evidence that the process is plagued by fraud.”
Rational people can see that claims of voter fraud and the USPS continue to pile up, despite the media’s best efforts.
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It’s also clear for people with uncommonly good sense that mailing out blank ballots in a system with little to no accountability for authentication is a recipe for disaster.
The addition of millions of unsolicited mail-in ballots in the 2020 election creates a recipe for fraud, and on Sunday, Trump offered his “without evidence” detractors in the media plenty of evidence of that.
Speaking at the White House, Trump cautioned, “We are gravely concerned about the Democrat assault on election integrity.”
The president then cited seven specific examples of recent issues with mail-in ballots, according to an official White House transcript of his remarks.
In Brooklyn, New York, 25 percent of mail-in ballots were ruled invalid in June’s Democratic primary.
In a May special election in New Jersey, 20 percent of ballots were thrown out, and four people face voter fraud charges stemming from mail-in ballots.
Additionally, 35,000 mail-in ballots in Florida’s primary were rejected.
In California, 100,000 mail-in ballots were also rejected.
A week after Pennsylvania’s primary, half of the counties are still counting ballots.
Trump also reminded the media of last week’s discovery of military ballots which were thrown out like trash.
“All of the recovered ballots — these were ballots that were thrown out — had been cast for a person named Donald J. Trump,” the president said.
In North Carolina, thousands of voters have reported receiving two ballots in the mail.
“I hear it’s thousands, but they’re getting two ballots. I wonder if those are Democrat areas, because the word is they are,” he said.
Trump also noted, “In Wisconsin, three trays of mail containing absentee ballots were found in a ditch; they were thrown in a ditch. Three trays. That’s a lot.”
There is also of course the issue of the 2020 Democratic Iowa Caucuses, of which Trump said, “They still don’t really know who the winner is … I think they called somebody eventually but it was many, many, weeks later.”
“[Democrats] can’t run a simple caucus, yet now they’re trying to dramatically write election laws nationwide just weeks before an election,” Trump correctly pointed out.
How is all of that for evidence?
Many people are already using mail-in and absentee ballots, so the election is already underway.
But the establishment media and its antagonistic reporters and editors refuse to acknowledge the glaring weaknesses with mail-in ballots, and they don’t want us to see them either.
If the country had an honest media with an interest in telling the truth, or with reporting objectively, the president wouldn’t have to do its job.
In a sane world, the media — not the president — would be reporting on the aforementioned issues.
But it is unfortunately up to Trump and Republicans to continue to warn that mail-in ballots pose a grave danger to the integrity of the election.
Trump, with evidence, is sounding the alarm the loudest.
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westernjournal--2020-09-29--Cal Thomas: At 1st Debate, Wallace Should Ask Biden if There Are Any Principles He Won’t Violate

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has made himself largely unavailable to questions from reporters since before his nomination .
In contrast , President Trump has made himself available numerous times a day to reporters and their often hostile and confrontational questions .
This is why the moderator of the first debate , Chris Wallace of Fox News , should ask Biden the most questions .
Not that Wallace needs any help from me , but here are some things I would ask .
Mr. Biden , why would you raise taxes when the president ’ s tax cuts stimulated the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the pandemic ?
Follow-up : The federal government is approaching $ 27 trillion in debt .
Your spending plans have been estimated to add $ 11 trillion to the debt .
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Where is the money coming from and if from a foreign power , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us in hock to a hostile state ?
Are there any government programs or agencies you would eliminate ?
You have said your Catholic faith has deeply influenced you , but your church ’ s teachings , and the statements by several popes , have opposed abortion , same-sex marriage and other social issues , which you reportedly favor .
How can one be a faithful Catholic and disregard such fundamental principles of one ’ s church ?
And isn ’ t the right to life the most basic right of all ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ positions on a number of bedrock beliefs , including federal funding of abortion .
Do you have any principles that to you are inviolate and if so , what are they ?
How do we know you won ’ t flip on those if it proves politically expedient ?
You have said that you would shut down the country if scientists say it would help kill off the virus , but as we ’ ve seen , even a partial shutdown has harmed the economy , which was growing dramatically before March .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fight the virus , as now appears to be happening , rather than the disastrous effect a complete shutdown would have on businesses and employment ?
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Your running mate , Kamala Harris , is regarded as the most liberal member of the Senate .
How can voters be sure that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the driving force behind policies should you win the election ?
It appears from media reports that you were aware at some level about your son , Hunter , and his dealings with Burisma in Ukraine and with China while you were vice president .
Explain how he could make so much money in so short a time if he was not peddling his name and influence for personal gain .
Your campaign has said a Senate report on this is part of “ right-wing ” and “ long-debunked ” stories .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ make millions of dollars from these ventures ?
Yes or no ?
The Green New Deal is estimated to eliminate many jobs .
You have said these jobs would be replaced by eco-friendly jobs .
Isn ’ t that a case of limiting people ’ s freedoms , especially when the main polluters on the planet are China and India ?
You have declined to publish a list of “ black women ” you would name to the Supreme Court .
Is it because they would be very liberal , and isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since you have excluded every other ethnic group ?
If African-Americans are to be preferred for the court , why do you not approve of Justice Clarence Thomas ?
Why do you use a teleprompter to answer the few questions asked of you ?
Just thought I would ask , Mr. Biden .
I ’ m not expecting an answer , even if you remember the questions .
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has made himself largely unavailable to questions from reporters since before his nomination. In contrast, President Trump has made himself available numerous times a day to reporters and their often hostile and confrontational questions.
This is why the moderator of the first debate, Chris Wallace of Fox News, should ask Biden the most questions.
Not that Wallace needs any help from me, but here are some things I would ask.
Mr. Biden, why would you raise taxes when the president’s tax cuts stimulated the economy and created millions of new jobs before the pandemic?
Follow-up: The federal government is approaching $27 trillion in debt. Your spending plans have been estimated to add $11 trillion to the debt.
Even if your tax increases passed by Congress, it would not be nearly enough to cover what you plan to spend. Where is the money coming from and if from a foreign power, like China, doesn’t that put us in hock to a hostile state?
Are there any government programs or agencies you would eliminate?
You have said your Catholic faith has deeply influenced you, but your church’s teachings, and the statements by several popes, have opposed abortion, same-sex marriage and other social issues, which you reportedly favor.
How can one be a faithful Catholic and disregard such fundamental principles of one’s church?
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And isn’t the right to life the most basic right of all?
Speaking of principles, you have changed positions on a number of bedrock beliefs, including federal funding of abortion. Do you have any principles that to you are inviolate and if so, what are they?
How do we know you won’t flip on those if it proves politically expedient?
You have said that you would shut down the country if scientists say it would help kill off the virus, but as we’ve seen, even a partial shutdown has harmed the economy, which was growing dramatically before March.
Isn’t there a better way to fight the virus, as now appears to be happening, rather than the disastrous effect a complete shutdown would have on businesses and employment?
If elected, would you commit to regular testing to assure the public you do not have any mental acuity problems?
Your running mate, Kamala Harris, is regarded as the most liberal member of the Senate. How can voters be sure that she and her fellow liberals won’t be the driving force behind policies should you win the election?
It appears from media reports that you were aware at some level about your son, Hunter, and his dealings with Burisma in Ukraine and with China while you were vice president.
Explain how he could make so much money in so short a time if he was not peddling his name and influence for personal gain. Your campaign has said a Senate report on this is part of “right-wing” and “long-debunked” stories.
But did he or did he not make millions of dollars from these ventures? Yes or no?
The Green New Deal is estimated to eliminate many jobs. You have said these jobs would be replaced by eco-friendly jobs.
Isn’t that a case of limiting people’s freedoms, especially when the main polluters on the planet are China and India?
You have declined to publish a list of “black women” you would name to the Supreme Court. Is it because they would be very liberal, and isn’t this a case of racism, since you have excluded every other ethnic group?
If African-Americans are to be preferred for the court, why do you not approve of Justice Clarence Thomas?
Why do you use a teleprompter to answer the few questions asked of you?
Just thought I would ask, Mr. Biden. I’m not expecting an answer, even if you remember the questions.
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westernjournal--2020-09-30--Trump Gets Biden To Freak in First 30 Minutes, Has VP Snarling ‘Will You Shut Up, Man?’

Former Vice President suggested President Donald Trump should “ shut up ” Tuesday during the first presidential debate in Cleveland , Ohio .
The moment came during the debate ’ s first 30 minutes , as the Democratic nominee refused to answer a question about court-packing .
Debate moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News started by asking Biden whether or not he would support ending the filibuster or packing the Supreme Court were he to win the presidency .
“ Whatever position I take on that , that ’ ll become the issue , ” Biden said .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go out and vote.
” “ Vote and let your senators know how strongly you feel.
” TRENDING : Report : Dem Senators Worried About Feinstein Ahead of Monumental SCOTUS Battle : 'She 's Not Sure What She 's Doing' Trump then asked : “ Are you going to pack the court ?
” Biden ignored Trump and continued encouraging people to vote .
So Trump asked again .
Twice .
Biden ignored him both times , leading Trump to say : “ He doesn ’ t want to answer the question.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer the question , ” Biden said .
Trump then cut in as Biden tried to continue .
“ You want to put a lot of new Supreme Court justices , radical left , ” Trump said .
“ Who is on your list , Joe ?
” he asked .
Wallace then decided to end the segment , and after some snide comments from both candidates , they moved on .
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Former Vice President Joe Biden suggested President Donald Trump should “shut up” Tuesday during the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio.
The moment came during the debate’s first 30 minutes, as the Democratic nominee refused to answer a question about court-packing.
Debate moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News started by asking Biden whether or not he would support ending the filibuster or packing the Supreme Court were he to win the presidency.
“Whatever position I take on that, that’ll become the issue,” Biden said. “The American people should speak. You should go out and vote.”
“Vote and let your senators know how strongly you feel.”
Trump then asked: “Are you going to pack the court?”
Biden ignored Trump and continued encouraging people to vote.
So Trump asked again. Twice.
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Biden ignored him both times, leading Trump to say: “He doesn’t want to answer the question.”
Biden essentially admitted that was true.
“I’m not going to answer the question,” Biden said.
Trump then cut in as Biden tried to continue.
“You want to put a lot of new Supreme Court justices, radical left,” Trump said.
“Will you shut up, man?” Biden replied.
But Trump wasn’t done.
“Who is on your list, Joe?” he asked.
Wallace then decided to end the segment, and after some snide comments from both candidates, they moved on.
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westernjournal--2020-09-30--‘Minneapolis Effect’ Leading to ‘Skyrocketing’ Violence Around the Country, Expert Says

That is the contention advanced by one researcher who believes that the full-scale retreat from supporting police that has taken place in Minneapolis and other cities is fueling an increase in violence that is claiming American lives .
“ I think what Minneapolis is seeing is the same thing we ’ re seeing all over the country , ” Paul Cassell , a professor at the University of Utah ’ s S.J .
Quinney College of Law and a former federal judge , told KMSP-TV .
“ We ’ re seeing a reduction in proactive policing , and as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skyrocketing all over the country.
” Cassell said what he calls the “ Minneapolis Effect ” is not simply an increase in rioting , as was seen in the riots that took place after the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
TRENDING : Report : Dem Senators Worried About Feinstein Ahead of Monumental SCOTUS Battle : 'She 's Not Sure What She 's Doing' That began the chain of events , he said , but what followed was a pattern in which police departments backed down and backed off of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took place .
Further , local political leaders in cities such as Seattle , Chicago , New York City and Philadelphia — among others — began calling for their police departments ’ budgets to be cut .
Even without the reductions budget cuts entail , Cassell suggested that the anti-proactive policing sentiment may have led to a further reluctance on the part of local departments to be aggressive .
“ Specifically , law enforcement agencies have been forced to divert resources from normal policing to patrolling demonstrations , ” Cassell wrote in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published in the Federal Sentencing Reporter .
“ And even as the anti-police protests have abated , police officers have scaled back on proactive or officer-initiated law enforcement , such as street stops and other forms of policing designed to prevent firearms crimes.
” “ Where it ’ s become very controversial is the idea of massively shifting resources away from police departments and into other services because then you start to impact core police functions , ” he added to the Sinclair Broadcast Group .
“ What my research shows is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there was a significant upward spike in homicides and shootings in a number of urban areas.
” “ My estimates are that several hundred additional victims were murdered because of a reduction in policing , ” he said .
“ There are very significant trade-offs that need to be considered here that have truly life-threatening implications if they ’ re not handled carefully.
” The Minneapolis-inspired crime spree had led to 710 additional homicides and 2,800 more shootings , Cassell said .
He noted that most victims are poor and minorities , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policing pullback that has allowed more guns on the street .
“ There has been a boomerang effect .
We ’ re seeing a decline in policing that is striking in particular minority victims , ” Cassell told KSL-FM , adding that police “ play a vital role in preventing gun violence .
Everything that interferes with that role can have deadly consequences.
” He said local governments need to look beyond impulses when and if they cut police budgets .
RELATED : Trump Admin Teams with Respected Group To Make Big Move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this article ’ s thesis about a Minneapolis Effect is correct , an important implication is that policymakers in major cities should proceed cautiously before taking step to ‘ defund ’ the police in ways that might reduce proactive policing that is important in preventing gun violence , ” Cassell wrote in the abstract of his paper .
Human dynamics are also a factor , said Lisa Clemons , a former Minneapolis police officer who now is the director of an outreach group called Mother ’ s Love Initiative .
“ When you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we want the police gone , ’ everything in a negative term , you don ’ t think they hear that ?
” Clemons said .
Cassell laid out his case in an Op-Ed for The Wall Street Journal that pointed out that in Chicago , one of the major cities where homicides have spiked , murders were up 52 percent as of Sept. 1 , when as of May 28 , the number of murders was on par with 2019 .
“ Chicago ’ s shooting spike reflects what is happening in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Researchers have identified a ‘ structural break ’ in homicide numbers , beginning in the last week of May .
Trends for most other major crime categories have remained generally stable or moved slightly downward , ” he wrote .
“ What changed in late May ?
The antipolice protests that began across the country around May 27 appear to have resulted in a decline in policing directed at gun violence , producing — perhaps unsurprisingly — an increase in shootings.
” Cassell wrote that “ in cities around the country , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reluctance by officers to engage in hot-spot and other enforcement efforts that are most effective in deterring gun violence.
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When cities cut the police, Americans bleed.
That is the contention advanced by one researcher who believes that the full-scale retreat from supporting police that has taken place in Minneapolis and other cities is fueling an increase in violence that is claiming American lives.
“I think what Minneapolis is seeing is the same thing we’re seeing all over the country,” Paul Cassell, a professor at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law and a former federal judge, told KMSP-TV.
“We’re seeing a reduction in proactive policing, and as a result of that homicide and shootings are skyrocketing all over the country.”
Cassell said what he calls the “Minneapolis Effect” is not simply an increase in rioting, as was seen in the riots that took place after the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
That began the chain of events, he said, but what followed was a pattern in which police departments backed down and backed off of tactics that would deter crime before it took place.
Further, local political leaders in cities such as Seattle, Chicago, New York City and Philadelphia — among others — began calling for their police departments’ budgets to be cut. Even without the reductions budget cuts entail, Cassell suggested that the anti-proactive policing sentiment may have led to a further reluctance on the part of local departments to be aggressive.
“Specifically, law enforcement agencies have been forced to divert resources from normal policing to patrolling demonstrations,” Cassell wrote in the abstract of his paper that is being published in the Federal Sentencing Reporter.
“And even as the anti-police protests have abated, police officers have scaled back on proactive or officer-initiated law enforcement, such as street stops and other forms of policing designed to prevent firearms crimes.”
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“Where it’s become very controversial is the idea of massively shifting resources away from police departments and into other services because then you start to impact core police functions,” he added to the Sinclair Broadcast Group. “What my research shows is, beginning in the last week of May, there was a significant upward spike in homicides and shootings in a number of urban areas.”
“My estimates are that several hundred additional victims were murdered because of a reduction in policing,” he said. “There are very significant trade-offs that need to be considered here that have truly life-threatening implications if they’re not handled carefully.”
The Minneapolis-inspired crime spree had led to 710 additional homicides and 2,800 more shootings, Cassell said. He noted that most victims are poor and minorities, who he said are casualties of a policing pullback that has allowed more guns on the street.
“There has been a boomerang effect. We’re seeing a decline in policing that is striking in particular minority victims,” Cassell told KSL-FM, adding that police “play a vital role in preventing gun violence. Everything that interferes with that role can have deadly consequences.”
He said local governments need to look beyond impulses when and if they cut police budgets.
“If this article’s thesis about a Minneapolis Effect is correct, an important implication is that policymakers in major cities should proceed cautiously before taking step to ‘defund’ the police in ways that might reduce proactive policing that is important in preventing gun violence,” Cassell wrote in the abstract of his paper.
Human dynamics are also a factor, said Lisa Clemons, a former Minneapolis police officer who now is the director of an outreach group called Mother’s Love Initiative.
“When you say, ‘abolish the police, we want the police gone,’ everything in a negative term, you don’t think they hear that?” Clemons said.
Cassell laid out his case in an Op-Ed for The Wall Street Journal that pointed out that in Chicago, one of the major cities where homicides have spiked, murders were up 52 percent as of Sept. 1, when as of May 28, the number of murders was on par with 2019.
“Chicago’s shooting spike reflects what is happening in many major cities across the country. Researchers have identified a ‘structural break’ in homicide numbers, beginning in the last week of May. Trends for most other major crime categories have remained generally stable or moved slightly downward,” he wrote.
“What changed in late May? The antipolice protests that began across the country around May 27 appear to have resulted in a decline in policing directed at gun violence, producing — perhaps unsurprisingly — an increase in shootings.”
Cassell wrote that “in cities around the country, both law-enforcement and citizen reports suggest a general reluctance by officers to engage in hot-spot and other enforcement efforts that are most effective in deterring gun violence.”
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westernjournal--2020-09-29--GOP Sen. Scott Introduces Bill Aimed at Preventing Mail-In Vote Counting Fiasco

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott proposed a bill that would require all eligible ballots to be counted within 24 hours of the election .
The Verifiable , Orderly , & Timely Election Results ( VOTER ) Act is intended to create strict federal standards to prior to the 2020 election , as many states are expanding their mail-in voting operations due to the coronavirus pandemic .
The bill would also create specific deadlines for reporting vote tallies after the election .
“ As states pursue the expanded use of mail-in ballots , the VOTER Act will ensure the security , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” a news release about the bill reads .
“ The bill also creates a deadline for state election officials to tally and report the election results to avoid prolonged uncertainty in the outcome of a federal election.
” Scott ’ s bill would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 , which created the Election Assistance Commission and added new restrictions for federal elections .
It was intended to be a response to the issues encountered in the Bush vs. Gore election in 2000 .
TRENDING : Report : Dem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SCOTUS Battle : 'She 's Not Sure What She 's Doing' If the VOTER Act becomes law , it may provide peace of mind to many Americans who have concerns about mail-in voting .
President Donald Trump and his allies have sounded the alarm over potential voter fraud this November .
Small examples are beginning to arise , such as seven military ballots cast for Trump being discarded last week in Pennsylvania .
“ At this point we can confirm that a small number of military ballots were discarded .
Some of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and some can not , ” the Department of Justice said in a news release .
Heavily populated areas tend to be a bigger concern when it comes to voter fraud and mail-in ballots .
On Tuesday , the New York City elections board announced nearly 100,000 absentee ballots in Brooklyn were sent to the wrong address and may have had the wrong name .
Those who received the erroneous ballots will be sent new ones prior to the election , the board said .
RELATED : Fans Stunned When Rock Legend Is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are common in most elections , but universal vote-by-mail , meaning every voter gets a ballot mailed to them regardless of whether they request one , is a fairly new concept .
People will have to option to vote by mail in most cases , but mail-in ballots will be a popular alternative for those who are unsure about going to vote in person .
As many Americans worry about mail-in voting , Scott ’ s proposed standards would be an added layer of security to the process on the federal level .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ their ballot will be counted , they should get in touch with their local registrar of voters .
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Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott proposed a bill that would require all eligible ballots to be counted within 24 hours of the election.
The Verifiable, Orderly, & Timely Election Results (VOTER) Act is intended to create strict federal standards to prior to the 2020 election, as many states are expanding their mail-in voting operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The bill would also create specific deadlines for reporting vote tallies after the election.
“As states pursue the expanded use of mail-in ballots, the VOTER Act will ensure the security, reliability and orderly conduct of federal elections,” a news release about the bill reads. “The bill also creates a deadline for state election officials to tally and report the election results to avoid prolonged uncertainty in the outcome of a federal election.”
Scott’s bill would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which created the Election Assistance Commission and added new restrictions for federal elections. It was intended to be a response to the issues encountered in the Bush vs. Gore election in 2000.
If the VOTER Act becomes law, it may provide peace of mind to many Americans who have concerns about mail-in voting.
President Donald Trump and his allies have sounded the alarm over potential voter fraud this November.
Small examples are beginning to arise, such as seven military ballots cast for Trump being discarded last week in Pennsylvania.
“At this point we can confirm that a small number of military ballots were discarded. Some of those ballots can be attributed to specific voters and some cannot,” the Department of Justice said in a news release.
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Heavily populated areas tend to be a bigger concern when it comes to voter fraud and mail-in ballots.
On Tuesday, the New York City elections board announced nearly 100,000 absentee ballots in Brooklyn were sent to the wrong address and may have had the wrong name.
Those who received the erroneous ballots will be sent new ones prior to the election, the board said.
Absentee ballots are common in most elections, but universal vote-by-mail, meaning every voter gets a ballot mailed to them regardless of whether they request one, is a fairly new concept.
People will have to option to vote by mail in most cases, but mail-in ballots will be a popular alternative for those who are unsure about going to vote in person.
As many Americans worry about mail-in voting, Scott’s proposed standards would be an added layer of security to the process on the federal level.
For anyone who has concerns about how their ballot will be counted, they should get in touch with their local registrar of voters.
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westernjournal--2020-09-29--Dennis Prager: Here’s Why So Many Jews Embrace the Left

Yesterday was Yom Kippur , the holiest day in the Jewish calendar .
It is meant to be a time of intense self-examination .
In light of that , I offer this column .
The question I receive more than any other from non-Jews is : Why are so many Jews on the left ?
Before addressing it , I should note that the same question could be asked of Christians and other non-Jews .
Why have so many mainstream Protestants and Catholics ( up to and including the pope ) embraced the left ?
Why have nearly all black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Asian-Americans , the most successful ethnic group in America , embraced the left ?
And outside of the United States , why have most Germans , French , Canadians , Australians and others in the West embraced the left ?
TRENDING : Report : Dem Senators Worried About Feinstein Ahead of Monumental SCOTUS Battle : 'She 's Not Sure What She 's Doing' This question could be asked about almost every group in the world .
Nevertheless , it is valid to ask it about Jews because , if any group should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a decent one , it is the Jews .
The moment civilization begins to disintegrate , the Jews are the first victims — never the only , but always the first .
That ’ s why Jews have so often been likened to the proverbial canary in the mine .
Miners take canaries down with them because when there are noxious fumes , canaries die , and when the miners see the dead canaries , they know there are toxic fumes they must fight , or they , too , will die .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t fight anti-Semitism are fools .
They don ’ t understand that anti-Semitism represents a mortal threat to them .
Tens of millions of non-Jews were killed because decent non-Jews ignored Hitler early on , dismissing him and Nazism as a Jewish problem .
It is often asked how the most culturally advanced country in Europe , perhaps in the world , could produce Nazism and the Holocaust .
Or , as it is often put , “ How did the country that gave us Bach , Beethoven , Heine and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer is that advanced culture and advanced morality are not the same .
The Nazis loved classical music .
The other , more important , answer is that civilization is fragile .
It is fragile because civilization consists of human beings , and human nature is profoundly flawed .
Exceptional evil is as common as exceptional good .
It takes a great deal of effort and a great deal of time to make a decent society .
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That most American Jews do not appreciate how extraordinarily decent America is — compared with other countries , not compared with some childish utopian vision — only proves the lack of relationship between education and wisdom and between intelligence and wisdom .
The left is tearing down America because the left in America is what the left has been everywhere : a purely destructive force .
Conservatives and liberals build everything , and leftists destroy everything : music , art , universities , high schools , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( for that matter , all comedy ) , journalism , sports and , now , the sciences .
In addition , everywhere the left gains power it suppresses personal freedom , beginning with the most important freedom , freedom of speech .
Every violent demonstration ( also known as “ riots ” ) over the past six months has been a left-wing riot .
Why , then , does this left-wing destruction not frighten America ’ s Jews ?
Do they not know that the more power the left has , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have ?
Do they not know how much Black Lives Matter , antifa and the rest of the left loathe Israel ?
Or do they not care ?
( The answer is that , increasingly , many American Jews do not care — especially young Jews , who have been raised by left-wing teachers and left-wing media . )
How do they not recoil when statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are violently removed ?
Do American Jews not know that the unique esteem in which they ( and Israel since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society has been entirely due to the Judeo-Christian roots of America ’ s values and its Judeo-Christian identity ?
Do they not know that in a post-Christian America , they will be just another minority and that , as the left gains influence , non-left Jews ( specifically religious and pro-Israel Jews ) will be singled out for opprobrium ?
( Just look at how Jewish students who publicly identify as Jews , let alone as pro-Israel Jews , are treated on many American campuses . )
We conservatives know the answer to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country that gave the world Beethoven give the world Nazism ?
” That was true in Germany , and it is true in America .
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Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is meant to be a time of intense self-examination. In light of that, I offer this column.
The question I receive more than any other from non-Jews is: Why are so many Jews on the left?
Before addressing it, I should note that the same question could be asked of Christians and other non-Jews.
Why have so many mainstream Protestants and Catholics (up to and including the pope) embraced the left?
Why have nearly all black people, the majority of Hispanics and Asian-Americans, the most successful ethnic group in America, embraced the left? And outside of the United States, why have most Germans, French, Canadians, Australians and others in the West embraced the left?
This question could be asked about almost every group in the world.
Nevertheless, it is valid to ask it about Jews because, if any group should be wary of dismantling a society, especially a decent one, it is the Jews.
The moment civilization begins to disintegrate, the Jews are the first victims — never the only, but always the first.
That’s why Jews have so often been likened to the proverbial canary in the mine. Miners take canaries down with them because when there are noxious fumes, canaries die, and when the miners see the dead canaries, they know there are toxic fumes they must fight, or they, too, will die.
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That’s why decent non-Jews who don’t fight anti-Semitism are fools. They don’t understand that anti-Semitism represents a mortal threat to them. Tens of millions of non-Jews were killed because decent non-Jews ignored Hitler early on, dismissing him and Nazism as a Jewish problem.
It is often asked how the most culturally advanced country in Europe, perhaps in the world, could produce Nazism and the Holocaust. Or, as it is often put, “How did the country that gave us Bach, Beethoven, Heine and Schiller give us Auschwitz?”
One answer is that advanced culture and advanced morality are not the same. The Nazis loved classical music.
The other, more important, answer is that civilization is fragile.
It is fragile because civilization consists of human beings, and human nature is profoundly flawed. Exceptional evil is as common as exceptional good. It takes a great deal of effort and a great deal of time to make a decent society.
But it takes little effort and little time to destroy a society.
That most American Jews do not appreciate how extraordinarily decent America is — compared with other countries, not compared with some childish utopian vision — only proves the lack of relationship between education and wisdom and between intelligence and wisdom.
The left is tearing down America because the left in America is what the left has been everywhere: a purely destructive force.
Conservatives and liberals build everything, and leftists destroy everything: music, art, universities, high schools, elementary schools, economies, late-night comedy (for that matter, all comedy), journalism, sports and, now, the sciences.
In addition, everywhere the left gains power it suppresses personal freedom, beginning with the most important freedom, freedom of speech.
Every violent demonstration (also known as “riots”) over the past six months has been a left-wing riot.
Why, then, does this left-wing destruction not frighten America’s Jews? Do they not know that the more power the left has, the less freedom they and all other Americans will have? Do they not know how much Black Lives Matter, antifa and the rest of the left loathe Israel?
Or do they not care? (The answer is that, increasingly, many American Jews do not care — especially young Jews, who have been raised by left-wing teachers and left-wing media.)
How do they not recoil when statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are violently removed?
Do American Jews not know that the unique esteem in which they (and Israel since 1948) have been held in American society has been entirely due to the Judeo-Christian roots of America’s values and its Judeo-Christian identity?
Do they not know that in a post-Christian America, they will be just another minority and that, as the left gains influence, non-left Jews (specifically religious and pro-Israel Jews) will be singled out for opprobrium? (Just look at how Jewish students who publicly identify as Jews, let alone as pro-Israel Jews, are treated on many American campuses.)
We conservatives know the answer to the question, “How did the country that gave the world Beethoven give the world Nazism?”
The answer: Civilization is fragile.
That was true in Germany, and it is true in America.
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