westernjournal--2020-11-12--Itxu Díaz: This Isn’t Another Stupid Electoral Op-Ed

This morning my alarm clock doesn ’ t go off .
I open one eye to the bright sun hitting the window , and for a few seconds I feel as lost as Joe Biden entering the White House .
It ’ s terrible when you realize that you are in the wrong place at the wrong time .
In a hurry , I put on my shirt inside out , and don ’ t realize it until I ’ m in the elevator , so I try to turn it around without taking off my suit .
I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with arms bound like a madman fleeing from the madhouse , trying to undo the mess in a rather regrettable way .
Once in the car I see that my hair is a mess .
Luckily I keep a comb in the glove box , and am able to tame it by brushing it at a traffic light , getting me whistles and applause from the girls in the cars around me .
After putting on my sunglasses , I put the pedal to the metal , and for a moment I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sports car ad .
A little bit of Stones music , to make up for the lack of coffee .
If your day starts off badly , imagine being Kamala Harris and not knowing whether to celebrate the victory or remain silent , just in case .
The “ just in case ” is driving everyone crazy .
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It ’ s likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his pocket and that Trump said with a smile : Wait , again , Joe ?
I arrive late for the meeting with my book agent and he reminds me that there are days when I am the undependable type .
He then tells me that my book “ Everything Was Going Well ” is selling really well , I smile a half-smile like a rock star , and we have the opportunity to chat about the presidential election .
Since I don ’ t feel like talking about it with this headache @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bet is on Jimmy Carter , he gives me a weird look and says goodbye with an absurd excuse .
What was absurd was the meeting .
Later on I answer emails from friends and followers .
As always , I am moved by the messages from new readers of my book , and am immensely bored by the tedious comments on world geopolitics .
See , if I were interested in world geopolitics , I would become a spy , a salaried employee of Soros , or a Freemason , or something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really interests me is the one that lowers taxes and that ’ s not geo .
Anyway , I always try to be kind , if that ’ s even possible when you respond while drowsy and only with a quote from Houellebecq : “ The world is not a good or well organized place ” .
Today , from this European capital , my closest alignment with American politics occurs at lunchtime , when I order a mile-high hamburger with all kinds of cheeses and sauces .
I can ’ t think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The only thing that ’ s missing is my golf attire .
I can just imagine Kamala Harris ’ expression of disgust , as if she ’ s found a fly in her soup .
When I squirt the ketchup on the meat , I finally feel like I ’ m in a free country .
Then , I remember that I ’ m only in Spain , a paradise taken over by socialists and communists who do not like my opinions at all , and where every day two or three new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little more unhappy .
Perhaps they should tell us once and for all what we can do .
It would be a lot faster .
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A lot of coffee .
Let ’ s see if that fixes things .
The day you wake up late , everything happens too quickly and very wrong .
It ’ s like what you see right after losing control of your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you , you like it , and it makes you feel in trouble .
In the middle of the afternoon my cellphone rings .
It ’ s a friend calling to tell me the latest news regarding the American electoral battle , about which I have written thousands of lines in the last week , so I lovingly send him a few hundred million articles by WhatsApp in response .
I think I ’ d call it revenge .
I ’ ll have to talk it over with my confessor .
The first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrive at home in a bad mood , with a huge list of things to do , and a handful of books that I bought from an old man ’ s bookstore .
I open a couple of beers and on TV I see that Biden continues with the Fake President smile , with more keys in the air than Mozart .
I guess by now Kamala Harris is already on her sixth social media video in sportswear , pretending to be running voluntarily , without being chased by a Bengal tiger or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a casual vegan , ultra sporty , and maxi eco .
I turn off the television and put an episode from the 80s of “ Saturday Night Live ” on the computer .
I think I laugh for the first time on this dismal day .
Without a doubt , if you have talent , it doesn ’ t matter what you do or what you think .
Except if you are on the right , of course .
I take advantage of a trip to the kitchen to toss my to-do list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some dried peanuts , and refill the ice trays in the freezer .
I throw away today ’ s newspaper without reading it , I turn off my mobile , and I lay in bed with a Havana cigar , a glass of rum , and a book by Hilaire Belloc .
And , for an instant , for a dang instant , I understand that the really beautiful things in life never appear on the news .
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This morning my alarm clock doesn’t go off. I open one eye to the bright sun hitting the window, and for a few seconds I feel as lost as Joe Biden entering the White House. It’s terrible when you realize that you are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
In a hurry, I put on my shirt inside out, and don’t realize it until I’m in the elevator, so I try to turn it around without taking off my suit. I am unsuccessful. I leave the house skipping, with arms bound like a madman fleeing from the madhouse, trying to undo the mess in a rather regrettable way.
Once in the car I see that my hair is a mess. Luckily I keep a comb in the glove box, and am able to tame it by brushing it at a traffic light, getting me whistles and applause from the girls in the cars around me.
After putting on my sunglasses, I put the pedal to the metal, and for a moment I feel like I’m in a sports car ad. A little bit of Stones music, to make up for the lack of coffee. If your day starts off badly, imagine being Kamala Harris and not knowing whether to celebrate the victory or remain silent, just in case.
The “just in case” is driving everyone crazy.
Maybe someone should roll the die and let them decide the presidency. It’s likely that Joe Biden kept them discreetly in his pocket and that Trump said with a smile: Wait, again, Joe?
I arrive late for the meeting with my book agent and he reminds me that there are days when I am the undependable type. He then tells me that my book “Everything Was Going Well” is selling really well, I smile a half-smile like a rock star, and we have the opportunity to chat about the presidential election.
Since I don’t feel like talking about it with this headache, I tell him that my safe bet is on Jimmy Carter, he gives me a weird look and says goodbye with an absurd excuse. What was absurd was the meeting.
Later on I answer emails from friends and followers. As always, I am moved by the messages from new readers of my book, and am immensely bored by the tedious comments on world geopolitics.
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See, if I were interested in world geopolitics, I would become a spy, a salaried employee of Soros, or a Freemason, or something like that. The only geopolitics that really interests me is the one that lowers taxes and that’s not geo.
Anyway, I always try to be kind, if that’s even possible when you respond while drowsy and only with a quote from Houellebecq: “The world is not a good or well organized place”.
Today, from this European capital, my closest alignment with American politics occurs at lunchtime, when I order a mile-high hamburger with all kinds of cheeses and sauces. I can’t think of a more powerful editorial message. The only thing that’s missing is my golf attire.
I can just imagine Kamala Harris’ expression of disgust, as if she’s found a fly in her soup.
When I squirt the ketchup on the meat, I finally feel like I’m in a free country. Then, I remember that I’m only in Spain, a paradise taken over by socialists and communists who do not like my opinions at all, and where every day two or three new restrictions are invented to make us a little more unhappy. Perhaps they should tell us once and for all what we can do. It would be a lot faster.
At tea time, coffee. A lot of coffee. Let’s see if that fixes things. The day you wake up late, everything happens too quickly and very wrong. It’s like what you see right after losing control of your car on a curve. Everything hits you, you like it, and it makes you feel in trouble.
In the middle of the afternoon my cellphone rings. It’s a friend calling to tell me the latest news regarding the American electoral battle, about which I have written thousands of lines in the last week, so I lovingly send him a few hundred million articles by WhatsApp in response. I think I’d call it revenge. I’ll have to talk it over with my confessor. The first commandment is do not disturb.
I arrive at home in a bad mood, with a huge list of things to do, and a handful of books that I bought from an old man’s bookstore. I open a couple of beers and on TV I see that Biden continues with the Fake President smile, with more keys in the air than Mozart.
I guess by now Kamala Harris is already on her sixth social media video in sportswear, pretending to be running voluntarily, without being chased by a Bengal tiger or anything, in order to look like a casual vegan, ultra sporty, and maxi eco.
I turn off the television and put an episode from the 80s of “Saturday Night Live” on the computer. I think I laugh for the first time on this dismal day. Without a doubt, if you have talent, it doesn’t matter what you do or what you think.
Except if you are on the right, of course.
I take advantage of a trip to the kitchen to toss my to-do list into the fruit bowl, nibble on some dried peanuts, and refill the ice trays in the freezer. I throw away today’s newspaper without reading it, I turn off my mobile, and I lay in bed with a Havana cigar, a glass of rum, and a book by Hilaire Belloc.
And, for an instant, for a dang instant, I understand that the really beautiful things in life never appear on the news.
This article first appeared on The Western Journal en Español.
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Trump Campaign Scores Major Legal Victory in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania judiciary granted President Donald Trump a major victory on the issue of absentee ballots Thursday as several key swing states seek to determine the final results of the 2020 presidential election .
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , Commonwealth Court President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt officially disqualified a number of mail-in ballots cast by state residents who failed to confirm their identities by Monday morning .
The decision comes in light of controversial attempts by Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar to unilaterally extend the identification deadline through Thursday .
Documents from the case reveal Leavitt ruled on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ lacked statutory authority ” to extend the identification deadline , which remains Nov. 9 under election law currently on the books in the state .
Given legal provisions allowing any Pennsylvania voter to provide identification “ within six calendar days following the election , ” Boockvar claimed the move was well within her purview , as the state previously had extended its ballot submission deadline through Nov. 6 in anticipation of a larger mail-in vote .
The Trump campaign argued quite the contrary , suggesting an extended ballot submission deadline did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Its court victory Thursday did little to move the electoral dial , however , with a relatively small number of ballots reportedly wrapped up in the litigation .
In accordance with state election law and a recent order from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito , impacted ballots were segregated from the official count as early as election night — a reality that leaves official state results untouched by the slew of disqualifications .
Numerous establishment media outlets have already called the state ’ s race , and the election , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big in the state but flipped the script to establish a roughly 53,000 vote lead , according to Edison Media Research Inc. data published by The New York Times .
Trump will need to somehow overturn that lead , by legal challenges or a recount/audit of votes , if he is to mount a comeback on the most likely remaining path to victory .
RELATED : Republican Senator Promises To 'Step In ' To Help Biden Get Classified Info The president currently trails in all other must-win states , including Arizona , Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has seen a wide array of results from its many legal filings with regard to the mail-in vote .
An almost identical lawsuit was thrown out of court last week in Georgia , with Chatham County Superior Court Judge James Bass ruling the state judiciary would not intervene to ensure late-arriving presidential election ballots were counted and stored separately from the remaining votes cast .
Encompassing Democrat-controlled Savannah , the coastal county was subject to potential election fraud allegations in the wake of election night , when official poll observers reported seeing at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a batch of unquestioned ballots to be counted .
Such allegations have been more relevant than ever this cycle , with conservatives eyeing the coronavirus-related expansion of vote-by-mail systems for potential fraud since early spring , when Democrats nationwide first forwarded the process as a solution to voting amid an ongoing global pandemic .
Contrasting state and federal rulings on Trump campaign lawsuits in the works has left the door open for numerous appeals before official certification of the Electoral College results in January , creating ample opportunity for a more final Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available with regard to the number of truly fraudulent or disqualified ballots currently included in the count , however , the likelihood of a shift in the projected victor remains impossible to determine .
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The Pennsylvania judiciary granted President Donald Trump a major victory on the issue of absentee ballots Thursday as several key swing states seek to determine the final results of the 2020 presidential election.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Commonwealth Court President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt officially disqualified a number of mail-in ballots cast by state residents who failed to confirm their identities by Monday morning.
The decision comes in light of controversial attempts by Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar to unilaterally extend the identification deadline through Thursday.
Documents from the case reveal Leavitt ruled on the grounds that Boockvar, a Democrat, “lacked statutory authority” to extend the identification deadline, which remains Nov. 9 under election law currently on the books in the state.
BREAKING: Pennsylvania.? Judge orders segregated ballots should *not* be counted. It rules the PA Secretary of State “lacked statutory authority” to override election law. Critically, the state has a Republican state legislature.#SCOTUS may ultimately decide the case now. pic.twitter.com/2VO6mkl66M — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 12, 2020
Given legal provisions allowing any Pennsylvania voter to provide identification “within six calendar days following the election,” Boockvar claimed the move was well within her purview, as the state previously had extended its ballot submission deadline through Nov. 6 in anticipation of a larger mail-in vote.
The Trump campaign argued quite the contrary, suggesting an extended ballot submission deadline did not constitute the rescheduling of an election.
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Its court victory Thursday did little to move the electoral dial, however, with a relatively small number of ballots reportedly wrapped up in the litigation.
In accordance with state election law and a recent order from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, impacted ballots were segregated from the official count as early as election night — a reality that leaves official state results untouched by the slew of disqualifications.
Numerous establishment media outlets have already called the state’s race, and the election, for Democrat Joe Biden, who initially trailed big in the state but flipped the script to establish a roughly 53,000 vote lead, according to Edison Media Research Inc. data published by The New York Times.
Trump will need to somehow overturn that lead, by legal challenges or a recount/audit of votes, if he is to mount a comeback on the most likely remaining path to victory.
The president currently trails in all other must-win states, including Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia.
NEW: Judge Cynthia Stephens of the Michigan First District Court of Appeals has denied the Trump campaign’s emergency request demanding officials stop counting ballots in Michigan. The judge says a written order will be coming tomorrow, @adam_brew reports. — Nicole Sganga (@NicoleSganga) November 5, 2020
The campaign has seen a wide array of results from its many legal filings with regard to the mail-in vote.
An almost identical lawsuit was thrown out of court last week in Georgia, with Chatham County Superior Court Judge James Bass ruling the state judiciary would not intervene to ensure late-arriving presidential election ballots were counted and stored separately from the remaining votes cast.
Encompassing Democrat-controlled Savannah, the coastal county was subject to potential election fraud allegations in the wake of election night, when official poll observers reported seeing at least 53 late-arriving absentee ballots shuffled into a batch of unquestioned ballots to be counted.
Such allegations have been more relevant than ever this cycle, with conservatives eyeing the coronavirus-related expansion of vote-by-mail systems for potential fraud since early spring, when Democrats nationwide first forwarded the process as a solution to voting amid an ongoing global pandemic.
Contrasting state and federal rulings on Trump campaign lawsuits in the works has left the door open for numerous appeals before official certification of the Electoral College results in January, creating ample opportunity for a more final Supreme Court ruling.
With no solid estimates available with regard to the number of truly fraudulent or disqualified ballots currently included in the count, however, the likelihood of a shift in the projected victor remains impossible to determine.
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Ex-Prof at American Universities Faces Jail Time in Scheme To Hand Over Research to China

A medical researcher and professor who had worked most recently at Ohio State University pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge stemming from what prosecutors called a sophisticated scheme to transfer U.S.-backed research to China .
Song Guo Zheng , 58 , of Hilliard , pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to federal investigators .
Zheng worked in the division of rheumatology and immunology at OSU ’ s Wexner Medical Center .
He and his research groups secured more than $ 4.3 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health for projects while also receiving funding from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to a criminal complaint unsealed this year .
Zheng admitted he lied on applications in order to use the NIH grants to develop China ’ s expertise in the areas of rheumatology and immunology , the government said .
Federal agents arrested Zheng in Alaska in May as he was attempting to board a private flight headed to China .
Zheng faces as many as five years in prison .
Before moving to Ohio , Zheng worked at the University of Southern California and Penn State University , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he “ failed to disclose his extensive paid work at a foreign institution , ” according to university spokesman Ben Johnson .
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A medical researcher and professor who had worked most recently at Ohio State University pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge stemming from what prosecutors called a sophisticated scheme to transfer U.S.-backed research to China.
Song Guo Zheng, 58, of Hilliard, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to federal investigators.
Zheng worked in the division of rheumatology and immunology at OSU’s Wexner Medical Center.
He and his research groups secured more than $4.3 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health for projects while also receiving funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, according to a criminal complaint unsealed this year.
Zheng admitted he lied on applications in order to use the NIH grants to develop China’s expertise in the areas of rheumatology and immunology, the government said.
Federal agents arrested Zheng in Alaska in May as he was attempting to board a private flight headed to China.
Zheng faces as many as five years in prison.
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Before moving to Ohio, Zheng worked at the University of Southern California and Penn State University, according to the government.
Ohio State fired Zheng after he “failed to disclose his extensive paid work at a foreign institution,” according to university spokesman Ben Johnson.
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Pelosi Pushes To Flood Ballot Boxes with Dem Votes in ‘Election Reform’ Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi intends to push an “ election reform ” bill that would help her party stay in power and make future elections look a lot like the current contested presidential race if it became law .
In a letter sent to Democratic colleagues in the House last week , Pelosi vowed to prioritize passing H.R .
1 “ on the first day of the new Congress.
” In a copy of the letter obtained by Politico , the California Democrat asked for support for another term as speaker and laid out plans for the 117th Congress .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ years must be built on the success of Democratic House Majority in the 116th Congress , and to harness the extraordinary visions , values and vibrancy of our Caucus to secure the progress that the American people deserve , ” Pelosi wrote .
She quickly invoked her desire to pass H.R .
1 , which she said would “ remove barriers to the ballot box so that the American people can make their voices heard.
” A closer look at the bill , which Democrats in the House passed in 2019 , shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections would be conducted .
The House passed the legislation , also known as the “ For the People Act of 2019 , ” last March , but the bill was not taken up by the Republican-controlled Senate .
A summary of the bill says it addresses “ voter access , election integrity , election security , political spending , and ethics for the three branches of government.
” The legislation would expand “ voter registration and voting access ” and limit “ removing voters from voter rolls.
” But those measures are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The bill provides for states to establish independent , nonpartisan redistricting commissions , ” the summary says .
It also “ sets forth provisions related to election security , including sharing intelligence information with state election officials , protecting the security of the voter rolls , supporting states in securing their election systems , developing a national strategy to protect the security and integrity of U.S. democratic institutions , establishing in the legislative branch the National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions , and other provisions to improve the cybersecurity of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of mentions of increasing the use of absentee ballots through the mail , making the proposal a year before the coronavirus pandemic gave the party ’ s state-level officials a pretext to flood the 2020 election with mail-in ballots .
We have all seen how that ended up .
While the bill wasn ’ t passed last year , if Georgia ’ s two Senate runoff races don ’ t go the GOP ’ s way in January , the Democrats could succeed in their plans to shroud future elections in chaos .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bill a priority for day one .
A Republican Senate majority presumably would be the only obstacle between the House Democrats ’ bill forever undermining election integrity , should Joe Biden be declared the winner of the presidential election .
H.R .
1 would essentially federalize elections , give felons full voting rights , throw up roadblocks to discovering examples of double voting and require states to offer free mail-in ballots , among other provisions .
In essence , future elections would resemble the current presidential race , which has arguably diminished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election system as examples of reported irregularities in battleground states continue to come to light .
As Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana noted on Twitter last week , the Democratic legislation would normalize the country ’ s current election quagmire .
“ Democrats always planned to use mail-in ballots to sway this election .
That ’ s why they intro ’ d & passed HR1 ( their # 1 priority ) when Pelosi took House majority in early 2019 ( long before pandemic ) , ” he said .
Added Banks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election would look like PA , WI and MI right now !
!
” The legislation never made it out of the House , but Democrats are itching to move it forward on the first day of the 117th Congress .
The only thing stopping the implementation of Pelosi ’ s “ election reform ” is the fate of the Senate , it seems .
That ’ s assuming , of course , that President Donald Trump is unsuccessful in his fight to challenge voting irregularities in several states , which he contends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost him the election .
Pending a negative outcome in Georgia for Republicans in January , the country soon could find itself at the mercy of a party that would use its authority to permanently restructure how elections are conducted , and those changes would obviously benefit only Democrats .
If they did , they ’ d support auditing the votes in every battleground state starting today , and H.R .
1 would be a bill pushing for a national voter ID law .
The “ For the People Act of 2019″ and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about nothing more than relegating the GOP to an also-ran minority party .
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi intends to push an “election reform” bill that would help her party stay in power and make future elections look a lot like the current contested presidential race if it became law.
In a letter sent to Democratic colleagues in the House last week, Pelosi vowed to prioritize passing H.R. 1 “on the first day of the new Congress.”
In a copy of the letter obtained by Politico, the California Democrat asked for support for another term as speaker and laid out plans for the 117th Congress.
“Our vision for the next two years must be built on the success of Democratic House Majority in the 116th Congress, and to harness the extraordinary visions, values and vibrancy of our Caucus to secure the progress that the American people deserve,” Pelosi wrote.
She quickly invoked her desire to pass H.R. 1, which she said would “remove barriers to the ballot box so that the American people can make their voices heard.”
A closer look at the bill, which Democrats in the House passed in 2019, shows it would permanently and radically transform how elections would be conducted.
The House passed the legislation, also known as the “For the People Act of 2019,” last March, but the bill was not taken up by the Republican-controlled Senate.
A summary of the bill says it addresses “voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government.”
The legislation would expand “voter registration and voting access” and limit “removing voters from voter rolls.”
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But those measures are merely the tip of the iceberg.
“The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions,” the summary says. It also “sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing their election systems, developing a national strategy to protect the security and integrity of U.S. democratic institutions, establishing in the legislative branch the National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions, and other provisions to improve the cybersecurity of election systems.”
The legislation makes dozens of mentions of increasing the use of absentee ballots through the mail, making the proposal a year before the coronavirus pandemic gave the party’s state-level officials a pretext to flood the 2020 election with mail-in ballots.
We have all seen how that ended up.
While the bill wasn’t passed last year, if Georgia’s two Senate runoff races don’t go the GOP’s way in January, the Democrats could succeed in their plans to shroud future elections in chaos.
Pelosi said she intends to make passing the bill a priority for day one.
A Republican Senate majority presumably would be the only obstacle between the House Democrats’ bill forever undermining election integrity, should Joe Biden be declared the winner of the presidential election.
H.R. 1 would essentially federalize elections, give felons full voting rights, throw up roadblocks to discovering examples of double voting and require states to offer free mail-in ballots, among other provisions.
In essence, future elections would resemble the current presidential race, which has arguably diminished trust between millions of voters and the election system as examples of reported irregularities in battleground states continue to come to light.
As Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana noted on Twitter last week, the Democratic legislation would normalize the country’s current election quagmire.
“Democrats always planned to use mail-in ballots to sway this election. That’s why they intro’d & passed HR1 (their #1 priority) when Pelosi took House majority in early 2019 (long before pandemic),” he said.
Added Banks, “If it had passed every state election would look like PA, WI and MI right now!!”
Democrats always planned to use mail-in ballots to sway this election. That’s why they intro’d & passed HR1 (their #1 priority) when Pelosi took House majority in early 2019 (long before pandemic). If it had passed every state election would look like PA, WI and MI right now!! — Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) November 5, 2020
The legislation never made it out of the House, but Democrats are itching to move it forward on the first day of the 117th Congress.
The only thing stopping the implementation of Pelosi’s “election reform” is the fate of the Senate, it seems.
That’s assuming, of course, that President Donald Trump is unsuccessful in his fight to challenge voting irregularities in several states, which he contends, with mounting evidence, could have cost him the election.
Pending a negative outcome in Georgia for Republicans in January, the country soon could find itself at the mercy of a party that would use its authority to permanently restructure how elections are conducted, and those changes would obviously benefit only Democrats.
They don’t care about election integrity.
If they did, they’d support auditing the votes in every battleground state starting today, and H.R. 1 would be a bill pushing for a national voter ID law.
The “For the People Act of 2019″ and all future versions of the bill are about nothing more than relegating the GOP to an also-ran minority party.
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Trump Says He Can Win Arizona as He Quickly Closes Gap with Biden

President Donald Trump appears encouraged by the numbers he sees coming out of Arizona , which is still in the process of counting votes .
“ From 200,000 votes to less than 10,000 votes .
If we can audit the total votes cast , we will easily win Arizona also !
” Trump tweeted Thursday .
He was responding to an Arizona Republic article whose headline claimed that Trump , based on the outstanding ballots , will not overtake Biden .
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Obama Hack Admits Biden Is 'Having Phone Calls ' with Foreign Countries The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day after last week ’ s presidential election despite there being approximately 600,000 votes to be counted as of 11 a.m. that day .
CNN reported that day that Biden held approximately a 93,000-vote lead , or 51 percent to 47.6 percent ( a 3.4 percentage point difference ) , down from over a 6-point lead on election night .
And the Democrat ’ s lead has continued to shrink since , with Biden now ahead of Trump by 0.34 percentage points ( 49.41 to 49.07 percent ) or 11,537 votes , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV-TV tweeted Wednesday night there were less than 25,000 ballots to be counted , with a majority of those in Pima County ( where Tucson is located ) , which Biden carried overall .
Trump will need to take approximately three-quarters of the outstanding ballots to pull ahead of his Democratic rival .
Automatic recounts in Arizona are nearly impossible to trigger , requiring a difference of 0.1 percentage points or 200 votes between the candidates , whichever is smaller .
The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improperly rejected , The Hill reported .
RELATED : Republican Senator Promises To 'Step In ' To Help Biden Get Classified Info In a Monday letter to Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs , GOP state Senate President Karen Fann called for an independent analysis of the voting data in the Grand Canyon State to address concerns that computer tabulated results may not be accurate , as has been true in other states .
Some , including Trump , have suggested results in certain states may have been electronically manipulated to favor Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been discovered so far appears to have worked against the Republican candidate , including in a county in Michigan , which actually went for Trump and not Biden as originally reported .
“ Assuming the allegations of fraud are without merit , an independent analysis would restore credibility and hopefully end the current controversy over fairness in the election process in Arizona , ” Fann wrote .
Hobbs , a Democrat , responded in a letter to Fann , “ It is patently unreasonable to suggest that , despite there being zero credible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , election officials nonetheless have a responsibility to prove a negative.
” Arizona GOP Rep. Paul Gosar noted that when Hobbs ran for office in 2018 , she said , “ I think we ’ re going to do really well in electing statewide Democrats .
And the secretary of state ’ s office is how we ’ re going to hold onto those wins , how we ’ re going to continue to make gains in the legislature.
” Additionally , Trump campaign legal team attorney Ron Coleman pointed to a 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the president ’ s supporters as his “ neo-nazi base.
” “ This is Arizona ’ s secretary of state , ” Coleman wrote .
“ The one in charge of certifying the election.
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President Donald Trump appears encouraged by the numbers he sees coming out of Arizona, which is still in the process of counting votes.
“From 200,000 votes to less than 10,000 votes. If we can audit the total votes cast, we will easily win Arizona also!” Trump tweeted Thursday.
He was responding to an Arizona Republic article whose headline claimed that Trump, based on the outstanding ballots, will not overtake Biden.
From 200,000 votes to less than 10,000 votes. If we can audit the total votes cast, we will easily win Arizona also! https://t.co/3eZHjdZL98 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020
The Associated Press called Arizona for Biden the day after last week’s presidential election despite there being approximately 600,000 votes to be counted as of 11 a.m. that day.
CNN reported that day that Biden held approximately a 93,000-vote lead, or 51 percent to 47.6 percent (a 3.4 percentage point difference), down from over a 6-point lead on election night.
And the Democrat’s lead has continued to shrink since, with Biden now ahead of Trump by 0.34 percentage points (49.41 to 49.07 percent) or 11,537 votes, as of Thursday afternoon.
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Garrett Archer of the Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV-TV tweeted Wednesday night there were less than 25,000 ballots to be counted, with a majority of those in Pima County (where Tucson is located), which Biden carried overall.
Trump will need to take approximately three-quarters of the outstanding ballots to pull ahead of his Democratic rival.
Automatic recounts in Arizona are nearly impossible to trigger, requiring a difference of 0.1 percentage points or 200 votes between the candidates, whichever is smaller.
Arizona has less than 25k ballots remaining. The majority of these are in Pima county. pic.twitter.com/dDBG2M0m3T — The AZ – abc15 – Data Guru (@Garrett_Archer) November 12, 2020
The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in Arizona over the weekend alleging in-person ballots were improperly rejected, The Hill reported.
In a Monday letter to Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, GOP state Senate President Karen Fann called for an independent analysis of the voting data in the Grand Canyon State to address concerns that computer tabulated results may not be accurate, as has been true in other states.
Some, including Trump, have suggested results in certain states may have been electronically manipulated to favor Biden.
Every noteworthy tabulation error that has been discovered so far appears to have worked against the Republican candidate, including in a county in Michigan, which actually went for Trump and not Biden as originally reported.
“Assuming the allegations of fraud are without merit, an independent analysis would restore credibility and hopefully end the current controversy over fairness in the election process in Arizona,” Fann wrote.
Hobbs, a Democrat, responded in a letter to Fann, “It is patently unreasonable to suggest that, despite there being zero credible evidence of any impropriety or widespread irregularities, election officials nonetheless have a responsibility to prove a negative.”
Arizona GOP Rep. Paul Gosar noted that when Hobbs ran for office in 2018, she said, “I think we’re going to do really well in electing statewide Democrats. And the secretary of state’s office is how we’re going to hold onto those wins, how we’re going to continue to make gains in the legislature.”
AZ hasn’t forgotten what SOS @katiehobbs said: “I think we’re going to do really well in electing statewide Democrats,” Hobbs said. “And the secretary of state’s office is how we’re going to hold onto those wins, how we’re going to make gains”#stopthesteal @FannKfann — Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) November 7, 2020
Additionally, Trump campaign legal team attorney Ron Coleman pointed to a 2017 tweet by Hobbs in which she referred to the president’s supporters as his “neo-nazi base.”
This is Arizona’s secretary of state. The one in charge of certifying the election. You read that right. https://t.co/RdLeEsAlRd — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) November 12, 2020
“This is Arizona’s secretary of state,” Coleman wrote. “The one in charge of certifying the election.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Alex Trebek’s Widow Breaks Silence After ‘Jeopardy!’ Host’s Passing

After news of Trebek ’ s passing broke , the internet teemed with brokenhearted friends and fans who wrote tributes to the late , great television show host .
He was a class act , a rare breed , and people honed in on his excellent character and composure time and again .
The person who was closest to him has kept quiet until now , but she has appreciated the outpouring of support , which she made clear in a post of her own on Wednesday .
“ My family and I sincerely thank you all for your compassionate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared on Instagram .
“ Your expressions have truly touched our hearts .
Thank you so very , very much.
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Obama Hack Admits Biden Is 'Having Phone Calls ' with Foreign Countries She included a simple but sweet photo of their wedding day , where Alex appears to be putting the ring on her finger .
It ’ s no secret that Jean meant the world to Alex , and that without her , he wouldn ’ t have made it as far as he did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s kept me alive , ” he told People .
“ If it weren ’ t for Jean , I ’ d have put myself out of this a long time ago.
” When the couple met in 1988 , Jean was less than half Alex ’ s age : She was 23 , he was 47 .
But age was just a number , and Trebek immediately knew that she was something special .
“ With Jean it just happened , ” Trebek wrote in his recent memoir .
“ Sometimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at someone , and you know.
” “ I mean , you ’ ve heard stories of people who meet and decide within half an hour ; I knew this was going to be the person I ’ d end up with .
With Jeanie that ’ s how it was.
” “ I wasn ’ t looking for love .
But I recognized at a gut level that here was someone who was going to complete me as a human being.
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They spent “ only ” 30 years together , a fact that the Jeopardy !
host touched on and briefly lamented in an interview with People .
“ But my wife Jean and I have been together almost 29 years , and I was thinking about President Bush when he died , and all the comments about his life about what a nice guy he is , and how he and his wife had been together 73 years , ” he told People in January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gosh … if I ’ d just met Jean in my 20s we could have had a longer life together.
” “ I guess if I ’ d met her when I was in my 20s she wouldn ’ t have been born yet .
But hey , 29 years is pretty good !
” And 30 years was even better .
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After news of Trebek’s passing broke, the internet teemed with brokenhearted friends and fans who wrote tributes to the late, great television show host.
He was a class act, a rare breed, and people honed in on his excellent character and composure time and again. The person who was closest to him has kept quiet until now, but she has appreciated the outpouring of support, which she made clear in a post of her own on Wednesday.
“My family and I sincerely thank you all for your compassionate messages and generosity,” Jean Trebek shared on Instagram.
“Your expressions have truly touched our hearts. Thank you so very, very much.”
“Many Blessings to all, Jean Trebek.”
She included a simple but sweet photo of their wedding day, where Alex appears to be putting the ring on her finger.
It’s no secret that Jean meant the world to Alex, and that without her, he wouldn’t have made it as far as he did in his cancer battle.
“She’s kept me alive,” he told People. “If it weren’t for Jean, I’d have put myself out of this a long time ago.”
When the couple met in 1988, Jean was less than half Alex’s age: She was 23, he was 47. But age was just a number, and Trebek immediately knew that she was something special.
“With Jean it just happened,” Trebek wrote in his recent memoir. “Sometimes you look at something, you look at someone, and you know.”
“I mean, you’ve heard stories of people who meet and decide within half an hour; I knew this was going to be the person I’d end up with. With Jeanie that’s how it was.”
“I wasn’t looking for love. But I recognized at a gut level that here was someone who was going to complete me as a human being.”
Two years after meeting, they got married. They spent “only” 30 years together, a fact that the Jeopardy! host touched on and briefly lamented in an interview with People.
“But my wife Jean and I have been together almost 29 years, and I was thinking about President Bush when he died, and all the comments about his life about what a nice guy he is, and how he and his wife had been together 73 years,” he told People in January.
“I thought, oh my gosh … if I’d just met Jean in my 20s we could have had a longer life together.”
“I guess if I’d met her when I was in my 20s she wouldn’t have been born yet. But hey, 29 years is pretty good!”
And 30 years was even better.
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--GOP Fires Back After Pelosi and Schumer Make Delusional ‘Mandate’ Claim

It was Pelosi propaganda in its purest form on Thursday , but Republicans were firing right back .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has never been shy about showing off her talent for misreading the American electorate , but her news conference describing the results of the Nov. 3 election was a case study in Democratic delirium .
And with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer firmly on board , it showed just how dangerous its members can be in positions of power .
Despite the fact that Democrats have still not secured a victory in the presidential election , are unlikely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ managed to lose at least five seats in the House of Representatives when virtually all forecasts called for them to expand their majority , Pelosi and Schumer on Thursday claimed Democrats had received a “ mandate ” from American voters .
“ What Joe Biden got in this election was a mandate — a mandate to address the challenges that our country faces as well as to have a positive initiative on how to grow the economy in a fair way , ” Pelosi told reporters , according to The Washington Times .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we must address the COVID , the pandemic .
We must.
” Well , obviously the country needs to address the coronavirus pandemic , the deadly disease brought to the world by the Chinese government with which former Vice President Joe Biden is so friendly .
What isn ’ t so clear is that the Democratic Party has achieved a “ mandate ” to do it .
The fact of the matter is that the presidential election remains undecided .
The fact that Biden is on track to defeat President Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenges doesn ’ t change the reality that the election margin is razor-thin .
Under circumstances like that , any talk of a “ mandate ” would be doubtful .
The facts are that American voters apparently have crushed Schumer ’ s dream of finally displacing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( Democrats will have to win two Senate runoff elections in Georgia for a majority ) .
They delivered a rebuke to Democrats in Pelosi ’ s own House that few political analysts expected .
Under those circumstances , talk of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s not going to stop Pelosi and her party , or their bootlicking mainstream media allies , from talking about it .
“ This election was more a , maybe more a referendum on who can handle COVID well than anything else , ” Schumer told reporters .
“ The Donald Trump approach was repudiated , the Joe Biden approach was embraced , and that ’ s why we think there ’ s a better chance to get a bill in the lame-duck if only the Republicans would stop embracing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do.
” RELATED : Stacey Abrams Lost 1 State by More Votes Than Trump Is Losing in GA , AZ and WI Combined - She Still Has n't Conceded If the president was , in fact , “ repudiated ” by the electorate , as Schumer said , 70 million American voters disagree , more than ever voted for Trump ’ s predecessor , Barack Obama .
And while it ’ s true that Biden ’ s 75 million-plus total in the popular vote was higher , a difference of 3 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from an “ embrace.
” “ I heard the speaker call it a mandate , ” McCarthy said at his own news conference , according to Fox News .
“ It was a mandate against socialism , ” he said .
“ It was a mandate against defunding the police .
It was a mandate against wasting a majority that the Democrats have done for the last Congress.
” Those are words Democrats who aren ’ t from comfortably safe districts like Pelosi ’ s San Francisco are sure to remember in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s policies are putting their political careers in danger of being terminated with extreme prejudice .
Pelosi ’ s Thursday news conference wasn ’ t the first time she claimed a “ mandate.
” She used the same language last week to describe the election results , putting into practice the first principle of propaganda : Repeat the line often enough and listeners will start to believe it ’ s true .
The fact is that Pelosi ’ s party didn ’ t win a “ mandate.
” It won nothing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the presidential election , and even of the Georgia runoff contests , Pelosi ’ s propaganda won ’ t come close to changing that .
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It was Pelosi propaganda in its purest form on Thursday, but Republicans were firing right back.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has never been shy about showing off her talent for misreading the American electorate, but her news conference describing the results of the Nov. 3 election was a case study in Democratic delirium.
And with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer firmly on board, it showed just how dangerous its members can be in positions of power.
Despite the fact that Democrats have still not secured a victory in the presidential election, are unlikely to gain control of the Senate and managed to lose at least five seats in the House of Representatives when virtually all forecasts called for them to expand their majority, Pelosi and Schumer on Thursday claimed Democrats had received a “mandate” from American voters.
“What Joe Biden got in this election was a mandate — a mandate to address the challenges that our country faces as well as to have a positive initiative on how to grow the economy in a fair way,” Pelosi told reporters, according to The Washington Times.
“And in order to do that, we must address the COVID, the pandemic. We must.”
Well, obviously the country needs to address the coronavirus pandemic, the deadly disease brought to the world by the Chinese government with which former Vice President Joe Biden is so friendly.
What isn’t so clear is that the Democratic Party has achieved a “mandate” to do it. The fact of the matter is that the presidential election remains undecided.
The fact that Biden is on track to defeat President Donald Trump pending the outcome of court and electoral challenges doesn’t change the reality that the election margin is razor-thin.
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Under circumstances like that, any talk of a “mandate” would be doubtful.
The facts are that American voters apparently have crushed Schumer’s dream of finally displacing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Democrats will have to win two Senate runoff elections in Georgia for a majority). They delivered a rebuke to Democrats in Pelosi’s own House that few political analysts expected.
Under those circumstances, talk of a “mandate” is ludicrous.
But that’s not going to stop Pelosi and her party, or their bootlicking mainstream media allies, from talking about it.
“This election was more a, maybe more a referendum on who can handle COVID well than anything else,” Schumer told reporters. “The Donald Trump approach was repudiated, the Joe Biden approach was embraced, and that’s why we think there’s a better chance to get a bill in the lame-duck if only the Republicans would stop embracing the ridiculous shenanigans that Trump is forcing them to do.”
If the president was, in fact, “repudiated” by the electorate, as Schumer said, 70 million American voters disagree, more than ever voted for Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama.
And while it’s true that Biden’s 75 million-plus total in the popular vote was higher, a difference of 3 percent in his favor is a long way from an “embrace.”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy wasted no time Thursday hitting back at Pelosi’s claim.
“I heard the speaker call it a mandate,” McCarthy said at his own news conference, according to Fox News.
“It was a mandate against socialism,” he said. “It was a mandate against defunding the police. It was a mandate against wasting a majority that the Democrats have done for the last Congress.”
.@GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy: “I heard the Speaker call it a mandate. It was a mandate against socialism. It was a mandate against defunding the police.” pic.twitter.com/53hcWoAbWI — The Hill (@thehill) November 12, 2020
Those are words Democrats who aren’t from comfortably safe districts like Pelosi’s San Francisco are sure to remember in the months and years ahead. Their party’s policies are putting their political careers in danger of being terminated with extreme prejudice.
Pelosi’s Thursday news conference wasn’t the first time she claimed a “mandate.” She used the same language last week to describe the election results, putting into practice the first principle of propaganda: Repeat the line often enough and listeners will start to believe it’s true.
The fact is that Pelosi’s party didn’t win a “mandate.” It won nothing of the kind.
And whatever the result of the presidential election, and even of the Georgia runoff contests, Pelosi’s propaganda won’t come close to changing that.
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Obama Claims Sarah Palin Brought ‘Dark Spirits’ to the Center of the Republican Party

Former President Barack Obama reportedly blames Sarah Palin for bringing “ dark spirits ” to the Republican Party in a new memoir which has yet to be published .
In the 768-page book , titled “ A Promised Land , ” Obama went after the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee , according to CNN , which obtained an early copy of the memoir .
Obama , according to excerpts , wrote that 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain ’ s decision to add Palin to his ticket brought racism and paranoia , among other things , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Palin , it seemed as if the dark spirits that had long been lurking on the edges of the modern Republican Party — xenophobia , anti intellectualism , paranoid conspiracy theories , an antipathy toward Black and brown folks — were finding their way to center stage , ” Obama wrote .
Obama also speculated , according to the copy of the book , that had McCain been given the chance for a do-over , he would not have chosen Palin as a running mate .
“ Obama writes that he ‘ wonder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2008 Republican nominee John McCain would still have picked Palin if he had known ‘ her spectacular rise and her validation as a candidate would provide a template for future politicians , shifting his party ’ s center and the country ’ s politics overall in a direction he abhorred , ' ” according to CNN .
“ I ’ d like to think that given the chance to do it over again , he might have chosen differently , ” the former president wrote .
He added , “ I believe he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The 44th president didn ’ t reserve his political criticism for just Palin , though .
Obama also lashed out at President Donald Trump and other Republicans in excerpts of the not-yet-released book .
The former president argued that Trump succeeded by breaking norms in a way that Republicans like Sen. Mitch McConnell , now the Senate Majority leader , and former House Speaker John Boehner , did not .
“ [ T ] here wasn ’ t much difference between Trump and Boehner or McConnell .
They , too , understood that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they said was true , ” Obama wrote .
He added , “ In fact , the only difference between Trump ’ s style of politics and [ McConnell and Boehner ’ s ] was Trump ’ s lack of inhibition.
” Obama also accused Trump of appealing to fears among white Americans about a black man becoming president .
RELATED : President Trump Officially Has Received More Votes than Barack Obama Ever Did “ It was as if my very presence in the White House had triggered a deep-seated panic , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disrupted , ” Obama wrote in the book .
“ Which is exactly what Donald Trump understood when he started peddling assertions that I had not been born in the United States and was thus an illegitimate president , ” he added .
“ For millions of Americans spooked by a Black man in the White House , he promised an elixir for their racial anxiety , ” Obama wrote .
According to CNN , Obama concluded that racist sentiments “ migrated from the fringe of GOP politics to the center.
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Former President Barack Obama reportedly blames Sarah Palin for bringing “dark spirits” to the Republican Party in a new memoir which has yet to be published.
In the 768-page book, titled “A Promised Land,” Obama went after the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, according to CNN, which obtained an early copy of the memoir.
Obama, according to excerpts, wrote that 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s decision to add Palin to his ticket brought racism and paranoia, among other things, ” to center stage.”
“Through Palin, it seemed as if the dark spirits that had long been lurking on the edges of the modern Republican Party — xenophobia, anti intellectualism, paranoid conspiracy theories, an antipathy toward Black and brown folks — were finding their way to center stage,” Obama wrote.
Obama also speculated, according to the copy of the book, that had McCain been given the chance for a do-over, he would not have chosen Palin as a running mate.
“Obama writes that he ‘wonder(s) sometimes’ about whether 2008 Republican nominee John McCain would still have picked Palin if he had known ‘her spectacular rise and her validation as a candidate would provide a template for future politicians, shifting his party’s center and the country’s politics overall in a direction he abhorred,'” according to CNN.
“I’d like to think that given the chance to do it over again, he might have chosen differently,” the former president wrote.
He added, “I believe he really did put his country first.”
The 44th president didn’t reserve his political criticism for just Palin, though.
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Obama also lashed out at President Donald Trump and other Republicans in excerpts of the not-yet-released book.
The former president argued that Trump succeeded by breaking norms in a way that Republicans like Sen. Mitch McConnell, now the Senate Majority leader, and former House Speaker John Boehner, did not.
“[T]here wasn’t much difference between Trump and Boehner or McConnell. They, too, understood that it didn’t matter whether what they said was true,” Obama wrote.
He added, “In fact, the only difference between Trump’s style of politics and [McConnell and Boehner’s] was Trump’s lack of inhibition.”
Obama also accused Trump of appealing to fears among white Americans about a black man becoming president.
“It was as if my very presence in the White House had triggered a deep-seated panic, a sense that the natural order had been disrupted,” Obama wrote in the book.
“Which is exactly what Donald Trump understood when he started peddling assertions that I had not been born in the United States and was thus an illegitimate president,” he added.
“For millions of Americans spooked by a Black man in the White House, he promised an elixir for their racial anxiety,” Obama wrote.
According to CNN, Obama concluded that racist sentiments “migrated from the fringe of GOP politics to the center.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Country Star Carly Pearce Reveals She Had Accident That Left Her ‘Mangled’ Weeks Before CMA’s

On Wednesday , Carley Pearce took home the Country Music Association award for Musical Event of the Year for her and Lee Brice ’ s song “ I Hope You ’ re Happy Now.
” The circumstances that led to the win were unpredictable at best , and the road to victory was not an easy one .
First , Brice was unable to perform with Pearce after he got COVID-19 .
Instead , Pearce and Charles Kelley of Lady A worked together , taping their performance .
Kelley was then unable to make it to the awards ceremony on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s family members tested positive for the coronavirus .
“ Taking a look back at last year ’ s CMA Country Music Association Awards and all the fun that we have every year getting to hang out with our country music family !
” Lady A posted on Wednesday .
“ Sadly , one of our immediate family members has just tested positive for COVID-19 this week .
So far , the three of us continue to test negative , and out of caution and love for everyone involved with the CMAs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the awards tonight.
” “ We ’ re bummed that we won ’ t be able to perform with Darius Rucker and Thomas Rhett , but luckily Charles already taped his performance with Carly Pearce so you will still be seeing him take the stage !
We ’ ll be cheering on our friends at home like the rest of y ’ all !
Stay safe out there.
” COVID-19 woes weren ’ t the only thing Pearce had to navigate : On Halloween , she experienced a ghastly disaster , falling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It ’ s been an intense 10 days , I ’ ll tell you , ” she told ET in an interview .
“ Right before all of that happened I had an accident … I fell on Halloween and had a bunch of stitches in my mouth , knocked my two front teeth out , was , like , completely mangled.
” “ So the fact that I ’ m standing here being able to talk and do all this , and the Lee and then the Charles [ Kelley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been like such an intense 10 days .
So this makes it all worth it .
I was kind of embarrassed to be here with my face and so it ’ s just awesome.
” “ I FaceTimed with Lee today .
Everybody ’ s good , they ’ re just , you know , bummed that they can ’ t be here , ” Pearce said .
On Facebook , she shared a photo from the performance she and Kelley worked on , making sure to give Brice a shoutout .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Charles Kelley FOR THE WIN !
!
!
” she wrote .
“ So grateful to share the stage with one of the most talented guys in the business .
What a moment .
[ W ] e love you & missed you , Lee Brice !
” Despite the many setbacks she ’ s faced , Pearce is thrilled with the win and even proved she ’ s got a sense of humor about the whole situation .
“ I don ’ t know how to explain it , ” she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s truly like a dream come true.
” “ I ’ ve never held one of these and now that I know I get to have one is crazy … I ’ m like , this makes it worth it though .
I ’ ll knock my teeth out for a CMA Award.
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On Wednesday, Carley Pearce took home the Country Music Association award for Musical Event of the Year for her and Lee Brice’s song “I Hope You’re Happy Now.”
The circumstances that led to the win were unpredictable at best, and the road to victory was not an easy one.
First, Brice was unable to perform with Pearce after he got COVID-19. Instead, Pearce and Charles Kelley of Lady A worked together, taping their performance.
Kelley was then unable to make it to the awards ceremony on Wednesday because one of the band’s family members tested positive for the coronavirus.
“Taking a look back at last year’s CMA Country Music Association Awards and all the fun that we have every year getting to hang out with our country music family!” Lady A posted on Wednesday.
“Sadly, one of our immediate family members has just tested positive for COVID-19 this week. So far, the three of us continue to test negative, and out of caution and love for everyone involved with the CMAs, we’ve decided to stay home from the awards tonight.”
“We’re bummed that we won’t be able to perform with Darius Rucker and Thomas Rhett, but luckily Charles already taped his performance with Carly Pearce so you will still be seeing him take the stage! We’ll be cheering on our friends at home like the rest of y’all! Stay safe out there.”
COVID-19 woes weren’t the only thing Pearce had to navigate: On Halloween, she experienced a ghastly disaster, falling and knocking out her two front teeth.
“It’s been an intense 10 days, I’ll tell you,” she told ET in an interview. “Right before all of that happened I had an accident … I fell on Halloween and had a bunch of stitches in my mouth, knocked my two front teeth out, was, like, completely mangled.”
“So the fact that I’m standing here being able to talk and do all this, and the Lee and then the Charles [Kelley situation], it’s just been like such an intense 10 days. So this makes it all worth it. I was kind of embarrassed to be here with my face and so it’s just awesome.”
“I FaceTimed with Lee today. Everybody’s good, they’re just, you know, bummed that they can’t be here,” Pearce said.
On Facebook, she shared a photo from the performance she and Kelley worked on, making sure to give Brice a shoutout.
“As I’ve said all week… Charles Kelley FOR THE WIN!!!” she wrote. “So grateful to share the stage with one of the most talented guys in the business. What a moment. [W]e love you & missed you, Lee Brice!”
Despite the many setbacks she’s faced, Pearce is thrilled with the win and even proved she’s got a sense of humor about the whole situation.
“I don’t know how to explain it,” she said. “I mean, it’s truly like a dream come true.”
“I’ve never held one of these and now that I know I get to have one is crazy … I’m like, this makes it worth it though. I’ll knock my teeth out for a CMA Award.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--6 American Troops Killed in Disastrous Incident

A helicopter crash in Egypt ’ s Sinai Peninsula on Thursday killed members of an international peacekeeping force , and six American troops are among the dead .
Fox News reported the chopper was a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter , which went down off the southern coast of the peninsula near Tiran Island .
An official with knowledge of the crash told the outlet the suspected cause of the crash was a mechanical failure .
A United Nations official told Fox News , “ At this point , there is no information to indicate the crash was anything except @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while a seventh was saved from the wreckage .
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According to The Associated Press , the other service members who perished were French and Czech .
“ The Defense Department is deeply saddened by the loss of six U.S. and two partner nation service members in a helicopter crash in the Sinai Peninsula operating with the United Nations Multinational Force and Observers ( MFO ) .
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of American veterans who have defended our nation for generations , and today we are tragically reminded of the last full measure our uniformed warriors may pay for their service .
“ I extend the Department ’ s condolences to the families , friends and teammates of these service members.
” The U.N .
Multinational Force ’ s mission “ is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of its terms , ” according to the force ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between 300 and 400 U.S. troops on the Sinai Peninsula since 1979 to promote and monitor peace between Israel and Egypt..
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Multinational Force issued a statement about the crash to the AP .
“ During a routine mission in the vicinity of Sharm el-Sheikh , Egypt , nine members of the Multinational Force and Observers ( MFO ) were involved in a helicopter crash , ” it said .
“ We are deeply saddened to report that eight uniformed MFO members were killed ; six U.S. citizens , one French @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement said .
“ One U.S. MFO Member survived and was medically evacuated .
Names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
” The statement to the AP concluded , “ The MFO will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the accident .
… At this point , there is no information to indicate the crash was anything except an accident .
We greatly appreciate the cooperation and support of Egypt and Israel in the recovery effort.
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A helicopter crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Thursday killed members of an international peacekeeping force, and six American troops are among the dead.
Fox News reported the chopper was a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, which went down off the southern coast of the peninsula near Tiran Island.
An official with knowledge of the crash told the outlet the suspected cause of the crash was a mechanical failure.
A United Nations official told Fox News, “At this point, there is no information to indicate the crash was anything except an accident.”
Six Americans died, while a seventh was saved from the wreckage.
Two other individuals were also killed.
According to The Associated Press, the other service members who perished were French and Czech.
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller issued a statement about the deadly incident.
“The Defense Department is deeply saddened by the loss of six U.S. and two partner nation service members in a helicopter crash in the Sinai Peninsula operating with the United Nations Multinational Force and Observers (MFO).”
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“Yesterday we recognized the sacrifice of millions of American veterans who have defended our nation for generations, and today we are tragically reminded of the last full measure our uniformed warriors may pay for their service.
“I extend the Department’s condolences to the families, friends and teammates of these service members.”
The U.N. Multinational Force’s mission “is to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace and employ best efforts to prevent any violation of its terms,” according to the force’s website.
The mission has kept between 300 and 400 U.S. troops on the Sinai Peninsula since 1979 to promote and monitor peace between Israel and Egypt..
The U.N. Multinational Force issued a statement about the crash to the AP.
“During a routine mission in the vicinity of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, nine members of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) were involved in a helicopter crash,” it said.
“We are deeply saddened to report that eight uniformed MFO members were killed; six U.S. citizens, one French, and one Czech,” the statement said. “One U.S. MFO Member survived and was medically evacuated. Names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.”
The statement to the AP concluded, “The MFO will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. … At this point, there is no information to indicate the crash was anything except an accident. We greatly appreciate the cooperation and support of Egypt and Israel in the recovery effort.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--DOJ Finds No Misconduct in Controversial Plea Deal That Let Jeffrey Epstein Walk Free

A Justice Department report found that former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta exercised “ poor judgment ” in handling an investigation into wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein when he was a top federal prosecutor in Florida .
The report , obtained by The Associated Press , is a culmination of an investigation by the Justice Department ’ s Office of Professional Responsibility over Acosta ’ s handling of a secret plea deal with Epstein , who had been accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls .
The report also concludes that none of the prosecutors committed misconduct in their interactions with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conclusions are likely to disappoint Epstein ’ s victims , who have long hoped this would hold Justice Department officials accountable for actions they say allowed him to escape justice .
Under the 2008 non-prosecution agreement — also known as an NPA — Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges in Florida of soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution .
That allowed him to avert a possible life sentence , instead serving 13 months in a work-release program .
He was required to make payments to victims and register as a sex offender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Nebraska who has repeatedly questioned Justice Department officials about the plea deal , condemned the findings of the report .
“ Letting a well-connected billionaire get away with child rape and international sex trafficking isn ’ t ‘ poor judgment ’ — it is a disgusting failure .
Americans ought to be enraged , ” Sasse said .
“ Jeffrey Epstein should be rotting behind bars today , but the Justice Department failed Epstein ’ s victims at every turn.
” The investigation centered on two aspects of the Epstein case — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolving the allegations through an NPA , and also whether they mishandled interactions with victims in the case .
The report concludes that they did not commit misconduct in their interactions with the victims because there was no “ clear and unambiguous duty ” to consult with victims before entering into the NPA .
Epstein was later charged by federal prosecutors in Manhattan for nearly identical allegations in 2019 , but he allegedly took his own life while in federal custody as he awaited trial .
The Justice Department ’ s internal probe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to resolve the federal investigation through the NPA constitutes poor judgment.
” Investigators found that although it was within his discretion and did not result from “ improper favors , ” the agreement was “ a flawed mechanism for satisfying the federal interest that caused the government to open its investigation of Epstein.
” The investigation included interviews with more than 60 witnesses and a review of hundreds of thousands of Justice Department records .
Officials identified as subjects of the investigation Acosta , three former supervisors in his prosecuting office as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Epstein case .
The report concluded that Acosta , who took responsibility in interviews for his decisions , had the authority as the U.S. attorney “ to resolve the case as he deemed necessary and appropriate , as long as his decision was not motivated or influenced by improper factors.
” The office said its investigation had turned up no evidence that Acosta was swayed by “ impermissible considerations , such as Epstein ’ s wealth , status , or associations ” and in fact had resisted efforts by defense lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for whatever outcome the state wanted .
The report also did not find that a well-publicized 2007 breakfast meeting with one of Epstein ’ s attorneys led to the NPA — which had been signed weeks earlier — “ or to any other significant decision that benefited Epstein.
” “ Accordingly , ” the report said , “ [ the Office of Professional Responsibility ] does not find that Acosta engaged in professional misconduct by resolving the federal investigation of Epstein in the way he did or that the other subjects committed professional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s decisions.
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A Justice Department report found that former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta exercised “poor judgment” in handling an investigation into wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein when he was a top federal prosecutor in Florida.
The report, obtained by The Associated Press, is a culmination of an investigation by the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility over Acosta’s handling of a secret plea deal with Epstein, who had been accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls.
The report also concludes that none of the prosecutors committed misconduct in their interactions with the victims.
The report’s conclusions are likely to disappoint Epstein’s victims, who have long hoped this would hold Justice Department officials accountable for actions they say allowed him to escape justice.
Under the 2008 non-prosecution agreement — also known as an NPA — Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges in Florida of soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution.
That allowed him to avert a possible life sentence, instead serving 13 months in a work-release program. He was required to make payments to victims and register as a sex offender.
Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska who has repeatedly questioned Justice Department officials about the plea deal, condemned the findings of the report.
“Letting a well-connected billionaire get away with child rape and international sex trafficking isn’t ‘poor judgment’ — it is a disgusting failure. Americans ought to be enraged,” Sasse said.
“Jeffrey Epstein should be rotting behind bars today, but the Justice Department failed Epstein’s victims at every turn.”
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The investigation centered on two aspects of the Epstein case — whether prosecutors erred or committed misconduct by resolving the allegations through an NPA, and also whether they mishandled interactions with victims in the case.
The report concludes that they did not commit misconduct in their interactions with the victims because there was no “clear and unambiguous duty” to consult with victims before entering into the NPA.
Epstein was later charged by federal prosecutors in Manhattan for nearly identical allegations in 2019, but he allegedly took his own life while in federal custody as he awaited trial.
The Justice Department’s internal probe concluded that Acosta’s “decision to resolve the federal investigation through the NPA constitutes poor judgment.”
Investigators found that although it was within his discretion and did not result from “improper favors,” the agreement was “a flawed mechanism for satisfying the federal interest that caused the government to open its investigation of Epstein.”
The investigation included interviews with more than 60 witnesses and a review of hundreds of thousands of Justice Department records.
Officials identified as subjects of the investigation Acosta, three former supervisors in his prosecuting office as well as an assistant United States attorney involved in the Epstein case.
The report concluded that Acosta, who took responsibility in interviews for his decisions, had the authority as the U.S. attorney “to resolve the case as he deemed necessary and appropriate, as long as his decision was not motivated or influenced by improper factors.”
The office said its investigation had turned up no evidence that Acosta was swayed by “impermissible considerations, such as Epstein’s wealth, status, or associations” and in fact had resisted efforts by defense lawyers to return the case to the state for whatever outcome the state wanted.
The report also did not find that a well-publicized 2007 breakfast meeting with one of Epstein’s attorneys led to the NPA — which had been signed weeks earlier — “or to any other significant decision that benefited Epstein.”
“Accordingly,” the report said, “[the Office of Professional Responsibility] does not find that Acosta engaged in professional misconduct by resolving the federal investigation of Epstein in the way he did or that the other subjects committed professional misconduct through their implementation of Acosta’s decisions.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-12--Trump Admin Announces Agreement with Drug Stores To Distribute Free COVID Vaccines

Federal health officials have reached an agreement with pharmacies across the U.S. to distribute free COVID-19 vaccines after they are approved and become available to the public .
The goal is to make getting a COVID-19 vaccine like getting a flu shot .
Thursday ’ s agreement with major chain drug stores , grocery market pharmacies and other chains covers about 3 in 5 pharmacies in all 50 states and U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico .
“ The vast majority of Americans live within five miles of a pharmacy , ” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step toward making sure all Americans have access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines when they are available.
” The list of pharmacies joining the distribution partnership include retail chains like Rite Aid and Walgreens , supermarket drug stores like Albertsons and Publix , and big box stores like Costco and Walmart .
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Obama Hack Admits Biden Is 'Having Phone Calls ' with Foreign Countries The agreement follows a collaboration with CVS and Walgreens to deliver vaccines to nursing homes and administer shots .
Optimism about a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced earlier this week that preliminary data showed its vaccine to be 90 percent effective .
Pfizer has pursued its own vaccine research and development , while other manufacturers have been operating within a White House-backed effort called “ Operation Warp Speed , ” which aims to deliver vaccines as soon as they are approved .
But Pfizer also has ties with Operation Warp Speed , having signed a contract to deliver 100 million doses of its vaccine , with an option for the government to acquire 500 million more doses .
Officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distributed to states for high-priority groups such as health care workers and first responders .
Thursday ’ s agreement with pharmacies is intended to act as a bridge , facilitating vaccine distribution as supplies become available but before there ’ s enough for the government to pull back and let the private market handle things .
Currently there are no approved vaccines for COVID-19 , but officials say they anticipate one or more will be approved before the end of this year .
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Federal health officials have reached an agreement with pharmacies across the U.S. to distribute free COVID-19 vaccines after they are approved and become available to the public.
The goal is to make getting a COVID-19 vaccine like getting a flu shot.
Thursday’s agreement with major chain drug stores, grocery market pharmacies and other chains covers about 3 in 5 pharmacies in all 50 states and U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico.
“The vast majority of Americans live within five miles of a pharmacy,” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said, calling the agreement “a critical step toward making sure all Americans have access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines when they are available.”
The list of pharmacies joining the distribution partnership include retail chains like Rite Aid and Walgreens, supermarket drug stores like Albertsons and Publix, and big box stores like Costco and Walmart.
The agreement follows a collaboration with CVS and Walgreens to deliver vaccines to nursing homes and administer shots.
Optimism about a vaccine has grown since pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced earlier this week that preliminary data showed its vaccine to be 90 percent effective.
Pfizer has pursued its own vaccine research and development, while other manufacturers have been operating within a White House-backed effort called “Operation Warp Speed,” which aims to deliver vaccines as soon as they are approved.
But Pfizer also has ties with Operation Warp Speed, having signed a contract to deliver 100 million doses of its vaccine, with an option for the government to acquire 500 million more doses.
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Officials say initial supplies will be limited and distributed to states for high-priority groups such as health care workers and first responders.
Thursday’s agreement with pharmacies is intended to act as a bridge, facilitating vaccine distribution as supplies become available but before there’s enough for the government to pull back and let the private market handle things.
Currently there are no approved vaccines for COVID-19, but officials say they anticipate one or more will be approved before the end of this year.
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