westernjournal--2020-02-24--Historic Plymouth Rock Defaced with Blood-Red Graffiti

Vandals have attacked Plymouth Rock , the spot that honors the arrival of the storm-tossed Pilgrims in Massachusetts almost 400 years ago .
To date , no one has been charged with the blood-red graffiti , which has since largely been cleaned .
The vandalism , which was discovered Feb. 17 , included someone painting the letters “ MOF ” and the numbers “ 508 ” on the rock itself and its inscription , according to The New York Times .
The nearby Pilgrim Maiden statue , the National Monument to the Forefathers and a bench honoring descendants of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , were also defaced , Melissa G. Arrighi , Plymouth town manager , said .
“ The Town woke up this morning to the destructive actions of persons unknown who chose to deliberately vandalize some of our historic monuments and landmarks .
The defacement of these symbols of Plymouth ’ s history , or any public property for that matter , is unfathomable and unconscionable , ” Arrighi posted on the town ’ s Facebook page .
“ The Town of Plymouth Police are actively seeking those responsible and will prosecute to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Works crew are already working vigorously to obliterate the graffiti .
For those of you who reached out to help with the cleanup — thank you .
As always , I ’ m grateful to be part of a community where we rally when the actions of some try to hurt this Town , ” she wrote .
When asked how she felt when she saw the vandalism , Arrighi did not mince her words .
“ Outrage .
It was disappointment .
It was disgust , ” she said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about public property and the historic community , it ’ s shocking.
” “ Heartsick ” was the word used by Lea Filson , executive director of a tourism group known as See Plymouth , who said she is a Mayflower descendant .
“ This is the first place families arrived in the New World to begin a colony , ” she said .
“ This is the only example of Native peoples and English colonists to agree to a peace alliance and keep it for over half a century.
” RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not on All Charges Many reacted with outrage on social media .
Arrighi said that the initial cleanup will require follow-up chemical treatment because in some places , the pain seeped into the stone itself .
Plymouth is gearing up for this year ’ s celebration that will mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims , who came to Massachusetts seeking religious liberty that they were denied in the England of the day .
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Vandals have attacked Plymouth Rock, the spot that honors the arrival of the storm-tossed Pilgrims in Massachusetts almost 400 years ago.
To date, no one has been charged with the blood-red graffiti, which has since largely been cleaned.
The vandalism, which was discovered Feb. 17, included someone painting the letters “MOF” and the numbers “508” on the rock itself and its inscription, according to The New York Times.
The nearby Pilgrim Maiden statue, the National Monument to the Forefathers and a bench honoring descendants of the ship Anne, which arrived in 1623, were also defaced, Melissa G. Arrighi, Plymouth town manager, said.
We are saddened and sickened by the recent vandalism in our historic town. This is just one of our historic monuments that was hit. We will begin clean up as soon as possible and the police are investigating. pic.twitter.com/kQeTxO7sor — Melissa Arrighi (@MelissaArrighi) February 17, 2020
“The Town woke up this morning to the destructive actions of persons unknown who chose to deliberately vandalize some of our historic monuments and landmarks. The defacement of these symbols of Plymouth’s history, or any public property for that matter, is unfathomable and unconscionable,” Arrighi posted on the town’s Facebook page.
“The Town of Plymouth Police are actively seeking those responsible and will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. Our Public Works crew are already working vigorously to obliterate the graffiti. For those of you who reached out to help with the cleanup — thank you. As always, I’m grateful to be part of a community where we rally when the actions of some try to hurt this Town,” she wrote.
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When asked how she felt when she saw the vandalism, Arrighi did not mince her words.
“Outrage. It was disappointment. It was disgust,” she said. “The level of disrespect and not caring about public property and the historic community, it’s shocking.”
Plymouth police investigating after Plymouth Rock, other monuments vandalized overnighthttps://t.co/chViHD7uhC — 7News Boston WHDH (@7News) February 17, 2020
“Heartsick” was the word used by Lea Filson, executive director of a tourism group known as See Plymouth, who said she is a Mayflower descendant.
“This is the first place families arrived in the New World to begin a colony,” she said. “This is the only example of Native peoples and English colonists to agree to a peace alliance and keep it for over half a century.”
Many reacted with outrage on social media.
This is an act of treason as far as I’m concerned. Plymouth Rock vandalized with graffiti shortly before 400th anniversary celebration | Fox News https://t.co/2xZOi0Lnta — Joshua Wiles (@theshape6669) February 18, 2020
We’re angered over this news. Those responsible for this despicable act of vandalism must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Thank you to those who worked to remove the graffiti from Plymouth Rock and other landmarks. https://t.co/urqqtLgL6v #mapoli — Jay McMahon (@Jay4StateSenate) February 18, 2020
Arrighi said that the initial cleanup will require follow-up chemical treatment because in some places, the pain seeped into the stone itself.
I am pleased to report that cleanup efforts on the vandalism have been remarkable. Thank you so much to the Public Works crews, superintendent Nick Faiella, assistant DPW director Denny Wood, and volunteer Jake Mowles. pic.twitter.com/HE5m5L6RMn — Melissa Arrighi (@MelissaArrighi) February 17, 2020
Plymouth is gearing up for this year’s celebration that will mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims, who came to Massachusetts seeking religious liberty that they were denied in the England of the day.
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westernjournal--2020-02-24--MSNBC’s Matthews Faces Calls To Resign After Comparing Sanders Nevada Victory to Nazi Invasion

I find myself in a strange place after the Nevada caucuses .
There ’ s confronting the possibility that , yes , Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont might indeed become the Jeremy Corbyn of America , a socialist as the nominal head of the official party of the center-left .
There ’ s the fact that the Nevada caucuses , usually a tossed-off afterthought to entertain the politically ravenous class in between New Hampshire and South Carolina , actually seemed to matter this year .
And then there ’ s the odd feeling I had when I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for MSNBC ’ s Chris Matthews .
I ’ m not just talking about agreeing with Matthews .
I didn ’ t even do that when the cantankerous “ Hardball ” host went on his rant about socialism and executions in Central Park — which was putting too fine a point on it , I thought , but had tocsin of truth about it .
It was also wildly entertaining .
But to be caught agreeing with Matthews is to be a teenager caught enjoying the same music that your parents did — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This time was a bit different .
Perhaps this was just my personal impression , but MSNBC seemed to stay with the Nevada caucuses a lot longer than their competitors .
By the time it was clear Sanders was going to win and was going to win big , CNN had cut away to its execrable original series “ Road to the White House.
” I hadn ’ t tuned in to Fox all night because I find it entertaining to watch avowed liberals alternately embrace/lose their cookies over Comrade Sanders looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nomination .
This meant even from the beginning , MSNBC gave its talking heads a lot of space to talk , for better or worse .
Maybe I was on CNN at the time or perhaps the moment flew over my head , but Matthews made a comparison between the surprise domination of the Sanders campaign thus far in the primary season that involved the Nazis toppling France and the subsequent reaction of a French general .
When I watched it , the outrage still went over my head .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of France in the summer of 1940 and the general , Reynaud , calls up Churchill and says , ‘ It ’ s over , ' ” Matthews said .
“ And Churchill says , ‘ How can that be ?
You ’ ve got the greatest army in Europe .
How can it be over ?
’ He said , ‘ It ’ s over . '
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MSNBC Anchor Wonders if Dems Should Prefer 4 More Years of Trump So now , naturally , Chris Matthews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job .
Sanders ’ communications director , Mike Casca , didn ’ t directly call for Matthews ’ resignation but doesn ’ t sound like he ’ d be too disappointed with it , either .
Casca said in a tweet Saturday that he “ never thought part of my job would be pleading with a national news network to stop likening the campaign of a jewish presidential candidate whose family was wiped out by the nazis to the third reich .
but here we are.
” There were plenty of members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to call for Matthews ’ head , though .
It ’ s amazing .
As members of the media and the Bernie brigade watched the results trickle in from Nevada , the scales suddenly fell from their eyes .
As they tried to get those scales out of the rug ( tricky work , that ) they realized that perhaps making comparisons involving politicians and the Third Reich might be politically fraught territory and that caution ought to be used .
Then they turned to outrage — except in the wrong circumstance .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bernie Sanders a Nazi .
In no way was there a comparison between the ideology of the National Socialist German Workers ’ Party and the Sanders campaign .
None of this happened .
What Matthews did was make a rhetorical point : Much like the Maginot Line , the Democratic field — in particular , former Vice President Joe Biden — thought they ’ d buy themselves some time between the first few Sanders-centric primaries and South Carolina by a fractured vote and consistent coverage of how extreme the Vermont senator ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very clear about that last point , comparing the current race to the 1972 Democratic primaries that yielded South Dakota Sen. George McGovern as the party ’ s nominee .
McGovern still remains the most far-left standard-bearer in modern presidential history .
Matthews talked about the Democratic National Convention that year , “ when the people on the left were dancing in glee ” — McGovern got wiped out in the general election , losing 49 states to Richard Nixon .
That ideological Maginot Line was crossed in Iowa and New Hampshire , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top vote-getter with a national base .
At least his percentages were in the mid-20s in both of those , however .
In Nevada , Sanders came dangerously close to 50 percent .
Anyone with the most rudimentary grasp of history would have gotten what Matthews was saying here .
They didn ’ t want to .
Matthews doesn ’ t like Sanders or the leftward lurch of the Democratic Party and therefore Matthews has to go .
And again , it ’ s interesting to see Chris Matthews pilloried for making a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has all but been suspended for the entirety of the Trump presidency .
It ’ s socially , morally and professionally acceptable to compare the president ’ s immigration policy to the institution of “ concentration camps ” or to call various figures — up to President Donald Trump himself — “ white nationalists , ” as if that term hasn ’ t ceased to mean anything .
It ’ s a difficult and ugly thing to have to stand up for the hypercaffeinated straw-haired scold of MSNBC , but there you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this whole controversy is the counterfeit outrage of the left .
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I find myself in a strange place after the Nevada caucuses.
There’s confronting the possibility that, yes, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont might indeed become the Jeremy Corbyn of America, a socialist as the nominal head of the official party of the center-left.
There’s the fact that the Nevada caucuses, usually a tossed-off afterthought to entertain the politically ravenous class in between New Hampshire and South Carolina, actually seemed to matter this year.
And then there’s the odd feeling I had when I actually felt the obligation to stick up for MSNBC’s Chris Matthews.
I’m not just talking about agreeing with Matthews. I didn’t even do that when the cantankerous “Hardball” host went on his rant about socialism and executions in Central Park — which was putting too fine a point on it, I thought, but had tocsin of truth about it. It was also wildly entertaining.
But to be caught agreeing with Matthews is to be a teenager caught enjoying the same music that your parents did — so I just laughed and moved on.
This time was a bit different.
Perhaps this was just my personal impression, but MSNBC seemed to stay with the Nevada caucuses a lot longer than their competitors. By the time it was clear Sanders was going to win and was going to win big, CNN had cut away to its execrable original series “Road to the White House.” I hadn’t tuned in to Fox all night because I find it entertaining to watch avowed liberals alternately embrace/lose their cookies over Comrade Sanders looking as if he’s marching toward the nomination.
This meant even from the beginning, MSNBC gave its talking heads a lot of space to talk, for better or worse.
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Maybe I was on CNN at the time or perhaps the moment flew over my head, but Matthews made a comparison between the surprise domination of the Sanders campaign thus far in the primary season that involved the Nazis toppling France and the subsequent reaction of a French general.
When I watched it, the outrage still went over my head.
“I was reading last night about the fall of France in the summer of 1940 and the general, Reynaud, calls up Churchill and says, ‘It’s over,'” Matthews said.
“And Churchill says, ‘How can that be? You’ve got the greatest army in Europe. How can it be over?’ He said, ‘It’s over.'”
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews likens Sanders victory in Nevada to Nazi Germany overrunning France in 1940: “It’s too late to stop him … it’s over” pic.twitter.com/6GJetLoDkq — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 22, 2020
So now, naturally, Chris Matthews is supposed to be out of a job.
Sanders’ communications director, Mike Casca, didn’t directly call for Matthews’ resignation but doesn’t sound like he’d be too disappointed with it, either.
Casca said in a tweet Saturday that he “never thought part of my job would be pleading with a national news network to stop likening the campaign of a jewish presidential candidate whose family was wiped out by the nazis to the third reich. but here we are.”
never thought part of my job would be pleading with a national news network to stop likening the campaign of a jewish presidential candidate whose family was wiped out by the nazis to the third reich. but here we are. https://t.co/2G1bqZ6bkI — mike casca (@cascamike) February 22, 2020
There were plenty of members of the blue-checkmark brigade that were completely willing to call for Matthews’ head, though.
It is absolutely unacceptable that Matthews is making comparisons between Bernie Sanders, whose family was murdered by Nazis, to Nazis.@HardballChris needs to retire. Immediately. — Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) February 22, 2020
Chris Mathews has been generous to me on a number of occasions, even blurbing my book. However, his constant references to political violence and today Nazism to describe Bernie Sanders campaign is beyond the pale. @HardballChris must resign or be fired from @MSNBC. — Arun Chaudhary (@ArunChaud) February 22, 2020
For once, I’m not being sarcastic here. I’m dead serious. I’m really, really insulted by a major pundit on an allegedly liberal news network comparing a Jewish candidate’s overwhelming caucus victory to the French losing a battle with the Nazis. Get this lunatic off the air. https://t.co/HZXWl3ceS7 — Alex Kotch (@alexkotch) February 22, 2020
It’s amazing. As members of the media and the Bernie brigade watched the results trickle in from Nevada, the scales suddenly fell from their eyes.
As they tried to get those scales out of the rug (tricky work, that) they realized that perhaps making comparisons involving politicians and the Third Reich might be politically fraught territory and that caution ought to be used.
Then they turned to outrage — except in the wrong circumstance.
In no way did Chris Matthews call Bernie Sanders a Nazi.
In no way was there a comparison between the ideology of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party and the Sanders campaign. None of this happened.
What Matthews did was make a rhetorical point: Much like the Maginot Line, the Democratic field — in particular, former Vice President Joe Biden — thought they’d buy themselves some time between the first few Sanders-centric primaries and South Carolina by a fractured vote and consistent coverage of how extreme the Vermont senator’s positions are.
Matthews himself has been very clear about that last point, comparing the current race to the 1972 Democratic primaries that yielded South Dakota Sen. George McGovern as the party’s nominee. McGovern still remains the most far-left standard-bearer in modern presidential history. Matthews talked about the Democratic National Convention that year, “when the people on the left were dancing in glee” — McGovern got wiped out in the general election, losing 49 states to Richard Nixon.
That ideological Maginot Line was crossed in Iowa and New Hampshire, where Sanders was pretty much the only top vote-getter with a national base. At least his percentages were in the mid-20s in both of those, however. In Nevada, Sanders came dangerously close to 50 percent.
Anyone with the most rudimentary grasp of history would have gotten what Matthews was saying here. They didn’t want to. Matthews doesn’t like Sanders or the leftward lurch of the Democratic Party and therefore Matthews has to go.
And again, it’s interesting to see Chris Matthews pilloried for making a Nazi reference when Godwin’s Law has all but been suspended for the entirety of the Trump presidency. It’s socially, morally and professionally acceptable to compare the president’s immigration policy to the institution of “concentration camps” or to call various figures — up to President Donald Trump himself — “white nationalists,” as if that term hasn’t ceased to mean anything.
It’s a difficult and ugly thing to have to stand up for the hypercaffeinated straw-haired scold of MSNBC, but there you have it. The only offensive thing in this whole controversy is the counterfeit outrage of the left.
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westernjournal--2020-02-24--FBI Agent Blamed in FISA Report for ‘Significant’ Errors Finally Identified

An FBI agent faulted for some of the most significant problems laid out in the Justice Department ’ s inspector general report of FISA abuse against a Trump campaign associate has been identified as Stephen A. Somma , a counterintelligence investigator who works out of the FBI ’ s New York field office .
The New York Times , citing people familiar with the FBI ’ s Russia probe , identified Somma as “ Case Agent 1 ” from the inspector general ’ s report .
The IG blasted the FBI for its handling of information used to obtain four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Trump campaign aide .
“ Case Agent 1 ” is singled as in the report as being “ primarily responsible for some of the most significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications.
” Somma was involved in multiple aspects of Crossfire Hurricane , the FBI counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign .
According to the IG report , he was the FBI agent who initially sought a surveillance warrant against Page .
Somma pushed for a FISA “ almost immediately ” after the FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane on July 31 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s initial request was rejected , but FBI lawyers would approve seeking a FISA on Page after the bureau received information from former British spy Christopher Steele .
In his dossier , Steele alleged that Page was a key player in the Trump campaign ’ s “ well-developed conspiracy of cooperation ” with the Russian government to influence the 2016 election .
The IG report said that the FBI failed to verify the allegations about Page before using Steele ’ s information in FISA applications .
The special counsel ’ s investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Trump team worked with Russians .
Somma was in charge of verifying the accuracy of the information included in the FISA applications .
He was also the FBI handler for Stefan Halper , a former Cambridge professor who met with and secretly recorded Trump campaign aides Carter Page , Sam Clovis and George Papadopoulos .
The IG report says that Somma failed to disclose potentially exculpatory information that Page and Papadopoulos told Halper .
He also failed to disclose that the CIA told him on Aug. 15 , 2016 , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” for the agency years earlier .
Perhaps Somma ’ s most egregious omission deals with an interview he conducted in January 2017 with Steele ’ s primary source for information in the dossier .
According to the IG report , the Steele source , referred to as “ Primary Sub-Source , ” told FBI agents that Steele misrepresented information attributed to him in the dossier , including about Page .
The FBI and Justice Department failed to disclose the information in its final two applications for FISA orders on Page .
Largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department has deemed the two orders to be invalid .
The IG report also says that “ Case Agent 1 ” took part in five interviews with Carter Page in March 2017 .
The report says that Somma became Halper ’ s handler in 2011 after the FBI temporarily terminated its relationship with the informant over concerns about his interactions with a counterintelligence target .
Months after Somma began working with Halper , the FBI agent visited Cambridge in November 2011 to speak at a seminar about the FBI ’ s investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Illegals.
” The FBI has declined comment on Somma .
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An FBI agent faulted for some of the most significant problems laid out in the Justice Department’s inspector general report of FISA abuse against a Trump campaign associate has been identified as Stephen A. Somma, a counterintelligence investigator who works out of the FBI’s New York field office.
The New York Times, citing people familiar with the FBI’s Russia probe, identified Somma as “Case Agent 1” from the inspector general’s report.
The IG blasted the FBI for its handling of information used to obtain four surveillance orders against Carter Page, a former Trump campaign aide.
“Case Agent 1” is singled as in the report as being “primarily responsible for some of the most significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications.”
Somma was involved in multiple aspects of Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign.
According to the IG report, he was the FBI agent who initially sought a surveillance warrant against Page. Somma pushed for a FISA “almost immediately” after the FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane on July 31, 2016, the IG said.
Somma’s initial request was rejected, but FBI lawyers would approve seeking a FISA on Page after the bureau received information from former British spy Christopher Steele. In his dossier, Steele alleged that Page was a key player in the Trump campaign’s “well-developed conspiracy of cooperation” with the Russian government to influence the 2016 election.
The IG report said that the FBI failed to verify the allegations about Page before using Steele’s information in FISA applications. The special counsel’s investigation undercut the idea that Page or anyone on the Trump team worked with Russians.
Somma was in charge of verifying the accuracy of the information included in the FISA applications. He was also the FBI handler for Stefan Halper, a former Cambridge professor who met with and secretly recorded Trump campaign aides Carter Page, Sam Clovis and George Papadopoulos.
The IG report says that Somma failed to disclose potentially exculpatory information that Page and Papadopoulos told Halper. He also failed to disclose that the CIA told him on Aug. 15, 2016, that Page had been an “operational contact” for the agency years earlier.
Perhaps Somma’s most egregious omission deals with an interview he conducted in January 2017 with Steele’s primary source for information in the dossier.
According to the IG report, the Steele source, referred to as “Primary Sub-Source,” told FBI agents that Steele misrepresented information attributed to him in the dossier, including about Page. The FBI and Justice Department failed to disclose the information in its final two applications for FISA orders on Page. Largely because of the omission, the Justice Department has deemed the two orders to be invalid.
The IG report also says that “Case Agent 1” took part in five interviews with Carter Page in March 2017.
The report says that Somma became Halper’s handler in 2011 after the FBI temporarily terminated its relationship with the informant over concerns about his interactions with a counterintelligence target.
Months after Somma began working with Halper, the FBI agent visited Cambridge in November 2011 to speak at a seminar about the FBI’s investigation into a Russian spy ring known as “The Illegals.”
The FBI has declined comment on Somma.
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westernjournal--2020-02-24--Trump Receives Rousing Reception in India, Holds the Largest Rally of His Presidency

President Donald Trump basked in India ’ s welcoming embrace on a day that featured a mega-rally with cheering crowds , a mutual admiration show with his counterpart and a sunset tour of the famed Taj Mahal on Monday .
Trump used Day One of his whirlwind 36-hour visit to India to reaffirm close ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tease progress on a trade deal down the road .
But the day was largely devoted to the largest rally of Trump ’ s presidency sandwiched between visits to a former home of independence leader Mohandas Gandhi and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the subcontinent , Trump received the adulatory reception that has eluded him on many foreign trips .
More than 100,000 people packed the world ’ s largest cricket stadium , nearly all of them wearing white caps with the name of the event , “ Namaste Trump.
” Trump opened his rally speech in Ahmedabad on Monday by declaring that he had traveled 8,000 miles to deliver the message that “ America loves India , America respects India and America will always be faithful and loyal friends to the Indian people.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different faiths “ worship side by side in harmony.
” Trump made no mention of a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims , raising fears that the country is moving toward a religious citizenship test .
Hours before the president was due to arrive in India , violence broke out in the capital of New Delhi over the law , with police using tear gas and smoke grenades to disperse a crowd of clashing protesters .
The sun-baked city of Ahmedabad bustled around him , its streets teeming with tens of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American president .
Trump ’ s motorcade traveled newly cleaned roads planted with flowers and featuring hundreds of billboards showing the president and first lady Melania Trump .
His first stop was Gandhi ’ s home , where Trump donned a prayer shawl and removed his shoes to walk through the humble ashram .
He inspected the spinning wheel used by the famed pacifist and saw a statue of monkeys representing Gandhi ’ s mantra of “ See no evil , Hear no evil , Speak no evil.
” Then it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : the mega-rally at the world ’ s largest cricket stadium .
A battery of Modi loyalists and workers from his Bharatiya Janata Party lined the road to accord the president a grand welcome .
Tens of thousands of police officers were on hand to keep security tight , and a new wall was erected in front of a slum , apparently to hide it from presidential passers-by .
On the way to the stadium , Trump ’ s motorcade crossed a river where a barge was emblazoned with “ TRUMP ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a noted hugger , figuratively and literally embraced Trump at the start of the “ Namaste Trump ” rally that was , in a way , the back half of home-and-away events for the two men .
Both had attended a “ Howdy Modi ” rally in Houston last year that drew 50,000 people .
Trump lavished praise on both Modi and the democracy he leads , highlighting an effort to lift residents out of extreme poverty and saying “ India gives hope to all of humanity.
” The stadium was packed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and Modi masks as they sat in 80-degree heat .
The boisterous scene featured musicians on camels and a medley of Bollywood hits and songs from Trump ’ s campaign rally playlist such as Elton John numbers that seemed to puzzle some in the chanting , colorful crowd .
Trump , whose foreign visits typically are light on sightseeing , told reporters traveling with him that the stadium event was “ fantastic.
” He later delighted in his first visit to the Taj Mahal , the immense white marble 17th-century mausoleum in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began to fade , Trump and his wife posed for photos , including some in front of the bench where Princess Diana sat alone in 1992 in what became an enduring image .
Stories in local media had warned about the monkeys that inhabit the landmark and pester tourists for food and , on occasion , menace both visitors and slingshot-carrying security guards .
But the animals were cleared from the site before the Trumps ’ visit .
The visit comes at a crucial moment for Modi , a fellow populist , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and unfulfilled campaign promises on job creation .
Trump will spend Tuesday in New Delhi , a bustling , noisy , colorful capital that also is dotted with half-finished construction projects stalled due to disappearing funding .
The president also will hold meetings with Modi over stalled trade talks and attend a gala dinner .
Their two nations are closely allied , in part to act as a bulwark against the rising influence of China .
Trump announced at the stadium that India would soon buy $ 3 billion of American military equipment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries have escalated since the Trump administration imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum from India .
India responded with higher penalties on agricultural goods and restrictions on U.S. medical devices .
The U.S. retaliated by removing India from a decades-old preferential trade program .
Trump voiced optimism during the rally that a deal could be reached but also lightheartedly said of Modi : “ Everybody loves him , but I will tell you this : He ’ s very tough.
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President Donald Trump basked in India’s welcoming embrace on a day that featured a mega-rally with cheering crowds, a mutual admiration show with his counterpart and a sunset tour of the famed Taj Mahal on Monday.
Trump used Day One of his whirlwind 36-hour visit to India to reaffirm close ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tease progress on a trade deal down the road.
But the day was largely devoted to the largest rally of Trump’s presidency sandwiched between visits to a former home of independence leader Mohandas Gandhi and the Taj Mahal.
In his first hours on the subcontinent, Trump received the adulatory reception that has eluded him on many foreign trips. More than 100,000 people packed the world’s largest cricket stadium, nearly all of them wearing white caps with the name of the event, “Namaste Trump.”
Trump opened his rally speech in Ahmedabad on Monday by declaring that he had traveled 8,000 miles to deliver the message that “America loves India, America respects India and America will always be faithful and loyal friends to the Indian people.”
He praised India as a place where different faiths “worship side by side in harmony.”
Trump made no mention of a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims, raising fears that the country is moving toward a religious citizenship test. Hours before the president was due to arrive in India, violence broke out in the capital of New Delhi over the law, with police using tear gas and smoke grenades to disperse a crowd of clashing protesters.
The sun-baked city of Ahmedabad bustled around him, its streets teeming with tens of thousands of people eager to catch a glimpse of the American president.
Trump’s motorcade traveled newly cleaned roads planted with flowers and featuring hundreds of billboards showing the president and first lady Melania Trump.
His first stop was Gandhi’s home, where Trump donned a prayer shawl and removed his shoes to walk through the humble ashram. He inspected the spinning wheel used by the famed pacifist and saw a statue of monkeys representing Gandhi’s mantra of “See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil.”
Then it was on to a far more boisterous setting: the mega-rally at the world’s largest cricket stadium.
A battery of Modi loyalists and workers from his Bharatiya Janata Party lined the road to accord the president a grand welcome. Tens of thousands of police officers were on hand to keep security tight, and a new wall was erected in front of a slum, apparently to hide it from presidential passers-by.
On the way to the stadium, Trump’s motorcade crossed a river where a barge was emblazoned with “TRUMP” and onlookers chanted “Modi!”
Modi, a noted hugger, figuratively and literally embraced Trump at the start of the “Namaste Trump” rally that was, in a way, the back half of home-and-away events for the two men. Both had attended a “Howdy Modi” rally in Houston last year that drew 50,000 people.
Trump lavished praise on both Modi and the democracy he leads, highlighting an effort to lift residents out of extreme poverty and saying “India gives hope to all of humanity.”
The stadium was packed with revelers, many of whom wore Trump and Modi masks as they sat in 80-degree heat.
The boisterous scene featured musicians on camels and a medley of Bollywood hits and songs from Trump’s campaign rally playlist such as Elton John numbers that seemed to puzzle some in the chanting, colorful crowd.
Trump, whose foreign visits typically are light on sightseeing, told reporters traveling with him that the stadium event was “fantastic.”
He later delighted in his first visit to the Taj Mahal, the immense white marble 17th-century mausoleum in the city of Agra.
As daylight began to fade, Trump and his wife posed for photos, including some in front of the bench where Princess Diana sat alone in 1992 in what became an enduring image.
Trumps at the Taj Mahal pic.twitter.com/NlbGEj4ecw — Justin Sink (@justinsink) February 24, 2020
”Really incredible, an incredible place,” Trump said.
Stories in local media had warned about the monkeys that inhabit the landmark and pester tourists for food and, on occasion, menace both visitors and slingshot-carrying security guards. But the animals were cleared from the site before the Trumps’ visit.
The visit comes at a crucial moment for Modi, a fellow populist, who is saddled with a steep economic downturn and unfulfilled campaign promises on job creation. Trump will spend Tuesday in New Delhi, a bustling, noisy, colorful capital that also is dotted with half-finished construction projects stalled due to disappearing funding.
The president also will hold meetings with Modi over stalled trade talks and attend a gala dinner. Their two nations are closely allied, in part to act as a bulwark against the rising influence of China. Trump announced at the stadium that India would soon buy $3 billion of American military equipment.
But trade tensions between the two countries have escalated since the Trump administration imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum from India. India responded with higher penalties on agricultural goods and restrictions on U.S. medical devices. The U.S. retaliated by removing India from a decades-old preferential trade program.
Trump voiced optimism during the rally that a deal could be reached but also lightheartedly said of Modi: “Everybody loves him, but I will tell you this: He’s very tough.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-24--Jussie Smollett Appears in Court on New Set of Charges, Pleads Not Guilty

Former “ Empire ” actor Jussie Smollett made an initial court appearance Monday morning on a new set of charges alleging that he lied to police about being targeted in a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago early last year .
Smollett , 37 , pleaded not guilty to the six counts of felony disorderly conduct during Monday ’ s hearing , the Chicago Tribune reported .
He had pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of the charge in the same courthouse last year , just weeks before the Cook County State ’ s Attorney Kim Foxx ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , angering police and City Hall .
Special Prosecutor Dan Webb , a former U.S. attorney who was appointed to examine the state ’ s attorney ’ s office ’ s handling of the case , was expected to attend .
Foxx ’ s office is not involved in the new case against Smollett .
Smollett , who has denied police allegations that he staged the attack to get attention and further his career , appeared before Judge James Linn , the Tribune reported .
“ Linn did not delay the proceedings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bond , releasing Smollett on his own recognizance , and ordered him to return to court March 18 , ” the report said .
The actor , who is black and gay , told police that two masked men attacked him as he was walking home in the early hours of Jan. 29 , 2019 .
He said they made racist and homophobic insults , beat him and looped a noose around his neck before fleeing , and that at least one of his attackers was a white man who told him he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reference to President Donald Trump ’ s campaign slogan , “ Make America Great Again.
” Weeks later , police alleged the incident was a hoax staged by Smollett to bolster his acting career .
They said Smollett had paid two black friends — brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo — to help stage the attack .
The Osundairos appeared in court Monday , the Tribune reported .
RELATED : Jury Finds Harvey Weinstein Guilty , but Not on All Charges Smollett has maintained his innocence , telling reporters after the charges were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would not be my mother ’ s son if I was capable of one drop of what I was accused of.
” His attorney , Tina Glandian , questioned the integrity of special prosecutor ’ s investigation after the new charges were announced this month , pointing out that Webb ’ s probe relied on the same detectives who were part of the original investigation despite pending civil claims that Smollett is pursuing against the city and police for malicious prosecution .
Foxx ’ s handling of the case , meanwhile , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for re-election , with her opponents accusing her of having acted haphazardly and indecisively .
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Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett made an initial court appearance Monday morning on a new set of charges alleging that he lied to police about being targeted in a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago early last year.
Smollett, 37, pleaded not guilty to the six counts of felony disorderly conduct during Monday’s hearing, the Chicago Tribune reported.
He had pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of the charge in the same courthouse last year, just weeks before the Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office abruptly announced it was dismissing the case, angering police and City Hall.
Special Prosecutor Dan Webb, a former U.S. attorney who was appointed to examine the state’s attorney’s office’s handling of the case, was expected to attend. Foxx’s office is not involved in the new case against Smollett.
Smollett, who has denied police allegations that he staged the attack to get attention and further his career, appeared before Judge James Linn, the Tribune reported.
#JussieSmollett lawyer’s try to get the case against him dismissed. Judge Linn denies it. Smollett’s lawyers enter a plea of “not guilty”. — Rafer Weigel (@RaferWeigel) February 24, 2020
“Linn did not delay the proceedings and instead set a $20,000 individual bond, releasing Smollett on his own recognizance, and ordered him to return to court March 18,” the report said.
The actor, who is black and gay, told police that two masked men attacked him as he was walking home in the early hours of Jan. 29, 2019.
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He said they made racist and homophobic insults, beat him and looped a noose around his neck before fleeing, and that at least one of his attackers was a white man who told him he was in “MAGA country,” a reference to President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”
Weeks later, police alleged the incident was a hoax staged by Smollett to bolster his acting career.
They said Smollett had paid two black friends — brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo — to help stage the attack.
The Osundairos appeared in court Monday, the Tribune reported.
Jussie Smollett walks back into criminal court. pic.twitter.com/UIG4xfwjHv — Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) February 24, 2020
Smollett has maintained his innocence, telling reporters after the charges were dropped last year that, “I would not be my mother’s son if I was capable of one drop of what I was accused of.”
His attorney, Tina Glandian, questioned the integrity of special prosecutor’s investigation after the new charges were announced this month, pointing out that Webb’s probe relied on the same detectives who were part of the original investigation despite pending civil claims that Smollett is pursuing against the city and police for malicious prosecution.
Foxx’s handling of the case, meanwhile, has become a key issue in her bid for re-election, with her opponents accusing her of having acted haphazardly and indecisively.
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westernjournal--2020-02-28--Sleepy Mother Can’t Stop Laughing After She Forgets Kids at Home When Driving Them to School

A mother who inadvertently left her two boys at home while driving them to school has served the internet a hefty dose of what is commonly known as the best medicine — laughter .
Through fits of laughter , a sleep-deprived mother realized she was driving the car on the way to school but had accidentally forgotten the cargo .
“ I ’ m driving to school without my kids !
” the unnamed mother laughed hysterically .
“ I ’ m taking my kids to school and I don ’ t even have them in the car , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the empty backseat .
TRENDING : Bernie Turns on Dem Audience After Getting Booed Over His Pro-Cuba Comments Her infectious laughter carried on to her next realization , “ I have to go back and pick them up !
” Parenting is hard , and many parents often take themselves too seriously .
But this mother is certainly not afraid to laugh at herself .
“ I can ’ t believe it , I left my kids — at home , ” she said , scarcely able to breathe through her laughter .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ explaining that she got in the car and simply left .
“ Oh my god , I ’ m such an idiot .
I was half-asleep this morning !
WHERE ARE MY KIDS ?
!
” she exclaimed .
In an equally hysterical follow-up video , the mother is seen at home picking up her kids — who , thankfully , are teenage boys and perfectly capable of being left home alone for a while .
RELATED : Woman Goes Viral After Singing 'Shallow ' in Subway During Comedian 's 'Finish the Lyric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mishap , laughing themselves and asking if she made it all the way to school before realizing they were not with her .
The woman ’ s genuine laughter and disposition captured the hearts of over 4 million viewers in a matter of days , with many parents able to relate to her parenting adventure made possible by love and coffee .
We wish this adorable mother many restful nights ahead as she still has to tackle the morning commute for the remaining school year .
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A mother who inadvertently left her two boys at home while driving them to school has served the internet a hefty dose of what is commonly known as the best medicine — laughter.
Through fits of laughter, a sleep-deprived mother realized she was driving the car on the way to school but had accidentally forgotten the cargo.
“I’m driving to school without my kids!” the unnamed mother laughed hysterically.
“I’m taking my kids to school and I don’t even have them in the car,” she said, panning the camera to the empty backseat.
She rlly drove her kids to school but her kids weren’t in the car ??????????? i can’t stop laughing ???????? pic.twitter.com/cgOgJuTajR — prriissss? (@torrespriss) February 24, 2020
Her infectious laughter carried on to her next realization, “I have to go back and pick them up!”
Parenting is hard, and many parents often take themselves too seriously. But this mother is certainly not afraid to laugh at herself.
“I can’t believe it, I left my kids — at home,” she said, scarcely able to breathe through her laughter.
She could hardly believe her mistake, explaining that she got in the car and simply left.
“Oh my god, I’m such an idiot. I was half-asleep this morning! WHERE ARE MY KIDS?!” she exclaimed.
In an equally hysterical follow-up video, the mother is seen at home picking up her kids — who, thankfully, are teenage boys and perfectly capable of being left home alone for a while.
Her boys were good-natured about the mishap, laughing themselves and asking if she made it all the way to school before realizing they were not with her.
“MOM!” they grinned.
“I left you!” she laughed repeatedly.
The woman’s genuine laughter and disposition captured the hearts of over 4 million viewers in a matter of days, with many parents able to relate to her parenting adventure made possible by love and coffee.
We wish this adorable mother many restful nights ahead as she still has to tackle the morning commute for the remaining school year.
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westernjournal--2020-02-28--Joe Biden Picked a Fight with Nikki Haley and She Cleaned His Clock

Former Vice President Joe Biden is trying to salvage his 2020 presidential campaign in the South Carolina Democratic primary after disappointing finishes in Iowa , New Hampshire and Nevada .
However , if he ’ s trying to convince people of his good judgment , he didn ’ t help himself by taking on the Palmetto State ’ s former governor , Nikki Haley .
Jamie Lovegrove , political reporter for The Post and Courier in Charleston , tweeted Wednesday that Biden questioned Haley ’ s intelligence during an event in South Carolina while discussing the expansion of Medicaid .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ start saying she ‘ didn ’ t have the brains ’ before stopping himself and changing it to ‘ foresight ’ because he wants to ‘ be polite , ' ” Lovegrove said .
TRENDING : Bernie Turns on Dem Audience After Getting Booed Over His Pro-Cuba Comments Haley , though , wasted no time in punching back .
The former U.N. ambassador fired off a tweet that said , “ Hold up Joe .
I will put my brain up against yours anytime .
Bring it .
# GodBlessJoe ” Many observers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Nikki Haley Hits Back Hard After Getting Smeared over Distorted Confederate Flag Quote Biden has had a number of high-profile gaffes during the 2020 campaign , including a claim this week that 150 million Americans have been killed by guns since 2007 .
The former vice president also told a South Carolina audience that he is running for the Senate .
In January , he said there was a border between Bolivia and Venezuela , when in fact the two countries share no borders .
It should be noted that while Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has fired off vicious attacks a number of times .
During the 2012 presidential campaign , Biden told a crowd in Virginia that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan , the GOP nominees for president and vice president that year , wanted to put African-Americans in chains .
Earlier this month , he snapped at a college student who questioned him at an event in New Hampshire , calling her “ a lying , dog-faced pony soldier.
” After the dust-up with Biden , Haley took part in this year ’ s Conservative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a number of attendees .
Haley was governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 , when President Donald Trump appointed to serve as the ambassador to the United Nations .
She held that position until the end of 2018 .
In January of this year , she was among those defending the strike that took out Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani .
Haley , the first Sikh-American governor in the United States , was the subject of speculation as a possible replacement for Mike Pence on the 2020 ticket and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presidency in 2024 .
If she runs in four years , will Haley be taking on incumbent President Joe Biden ?
To be polite , don ’ t count on it .
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Former Vice President Joe Biden is trying to salvage his 2020 presidential campaign in the South Carolina Democratic primary after disappointing finishes in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
However, if he’s trying to convince people of his good judgment, he didn’t help himself by taking on the Palmetto State’s former governor, Nikki Haley.
Jamie Lovegrove, political reporter for The Post and Courier in Charleston, tweeted Wednesday that Biden questioned Haley’s intelligence during an event in South Carolina while discussing the expansion of Medicaid.
“In Georgetown, he appears to start saying she ‘didn’t have the brains’ before stopping himself and changing it to ‘foresight’ because he wants to ‘be polite,'” Lovegrove said.
Biden has started criticizing @NikkiHaley more directly in South Carolina recently for declining to expand Medicaid here. In Georgetown, he appears to start saying she “didn’t have the brains” before stopping himself and changing it to “foresight” because he wants to “be polite” pic.twitter.com/xjT3Y2RL4H — Jamie Lovegrove (@jslovegrove) February 26, 2020
Haley, though, wasted no time in punching back.
The former U.N. ambassador fired off a tweet that said, “Hold up Joe. I will put my brain up against yours anytime. Bring it. #GodBlessJoe”
Hold up Joe. I will put my brain up against yours anytime. Bring it. #GodBlessJoe https://t.co/x5bfrVCrCa — Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 26, 2020
Many observers thought it was a knockout.
???? Glad you have a sense of humor Ambassador! When some people get that age, all their filters stop working. #GodBlessJoe — I Trust Trump‼ ?? ?Durham is coming!!? (@TrumpsMyPOTUS45) February 27, 2020
Owned! You go girl. — ?? Diane Rapoport – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@DianeRap) February 27, 2020
Go get’em Nikki! Counter punch hard & fast! — Michael Hengel (@HengelMichael) February 27, 2020
Biden has had a number of high-profile gaffes during the 2020 campaign, including a claim this week that 150 million Americans have been killed by guns since 2007.
The former vice president also told a South Carolina audience that he is running for the Senate.
In January, he said there was a border between Bolivia and Venezuela, when in fact the two countries share no borders.
It should be noted that while Biden claimed he wanted to be polite, he has fired off vicious attacks a number of times.
During the 2012 presidential campaign, Biden told a crowd in Virginia that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the GOP nominees for president and vice president that year, wanted to put African-Americans in chains.
Earlier this month, he snapped at a college student who questioned him at an event in New Hampshire, calling her “a lying, dog-faced pony soldier.”
After the dust-up with Biden, Haley took part in this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, where she met with a number of attendees.
Haley was governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, when President Donald Trump appointed to serve as the ambassador to the United Nations. She held that position until the end of 2018.
In January of this year, she was among those defending the strike that took out Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.
Haley, the first Sikh-American governor in the United States, was the subject of speculation as a possible replacement for Mike Pence on the 2020 ticket and is seen as a possible contender for the presidency in 2024.
If she runs in four years, will Haley be taking on incumbent President Joe Biden?
To be polite, don’t count on it.
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westernjournal--2020-02-27--Chiefs Superstar Travis Kelce Thrilled About ‘Unique Opportunity’ To Visit White House

NFL tight end Travis Kelce spoke out this week as yet another member of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs excited by the team ’ s upcoming White House visit .
Ambushed Wednesday night in New York City by TMZ Sports , Kelce said it was a “ crazy opportunity , ” telling reporters the championship tradition had always been thrilling premise to him .
“ Grew up my whole life watching teams win championships and then go to the White House and get recognized for their greatness , ” the six-foot-five , 260-pound offensive giant followed up Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in office I think it ’ s a unique opportunity to experience our nations Capital.
” TRENDING : CNN and MSNBC Air Bloomberg Ad with 9/11 Lie , Do n't Bother Calling It Fake News Unable to truly break out in the first half , the odds-on favorite Chiefs kept things exciting in their Super Bowl LIV victory over the San Francisco 49ers , staging a massive come-from-behind surge to win in the fourth quarter .
A key factor in kicking off that surge was Kelce , who , after a relatively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes ‘ two fourth-quarter touchdown passes , making it a one-possession game with little more than six minutes remaining in regulation play .
Lock-down defense from the Chiefs would keep the 49ers off the scoreboard for the remainder of the night , forcing several three-and-outs and presenting Mahomes an opportunity to follow up less than four minutes later with another touchdown completion .
Mahomes would walk away 26 for 42 on the night for 286 total yards in the air , having also previously rushed for another touchdown in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ break a 50-year drought for the Chiefs , bringing the organization its first Lombardi Trophy since a commanding 23-7 Super Bowl IV victory over the Minnesota Vikings in 1970 .
And 2020 ’ s historic win was not lost on President Donald Trump , who commended the Chiefs via social media on Super Bowl Sunday , saying , “ Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on a great game , and a fantastic comeback , under immense pressure .
You represented the Great State of Kansas and , in fact , the entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Country is PROUD OF YOU !
” Trump ’ s erroneous attribution of the Kansas City victory to the state of Kansas was later corrected to reflect the fact that the Chiefs hail instead from Missouri , according to Sports Illustrated , but opponents of the president did not hold back in scolding rebuking him for the mistake .
RELATED : NFL Owners and Players Closing In On Deal for Lengthened Regular Season , Expanded Playoff Format Regardless , several within the Chiefs locker room have expressed excitement about their upcoming celebratory trip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in American professional athletics that has become increasingly politicized in recent years .
As of yet , a date for that White House visit has not yet been set and details for the trip have not been finalized .
Following pre-Super Bowl claims that 49ers star defensive back Richard Sherman would likely not attend such an event were his team to win , Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill in turn told reporters it “ would be great to go to the White House.
” “ I ’ ve never been to D.C. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hill added .
Chiefs coach Andy Reid was quick to agree in post-game news conferences , telling reporters he would view the coming invitation as “ an honor.
” “ I mean , I ’ ll be there , ” Reid said .
“ I ’ ll be there .
If they ’ re inviting us , I ’ ll be here.
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NFL tight end Travis Kelce spoke out this week as yet another member of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs excited by the team’s upcoming White House visit.
Ambushed Wednesday night in New York City by TMZ Sports, Kelce said it was a “crazy opportunity,” telling reporters the championship tradition had always been thrilling premise to him.
“Grew up my whole life watching teams win championships and then go to the White House and get recognized for their greatness,” the six-foot-five, 260-pound offensive giant followed up Thursday on Twitter.
“Regardless of who is in office I think it’s a unique opportunity to experience our nations Capital.”
Unable to truly break out in the first half, the odds-on favorite Chiefs kept things exciting in their Super Bowl LIV victory over the San Francisco 49ers, staging a massive come-from-behind surge to win in the fourth quarter.
A key factor in kicking off that surge was Kelce, who, after a relatively silent night, completed the first of MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, making it a one-possession game with little more than six minutes remaining in regulation play.
Lock-down defense from the Chiefs would keep the 49ers off the scoreboard for the remainder of the night, forcing several three-and-outs and presenting Mahomes an opportunity to follow up less than four minutes later with another touchdown completion.
Mahomes would walk away 26 for 42 on the night for 286 total yards in the air, having also previously rushed for another touchdown in the first quarter.
The hard-fought win would break a 50-year drought for the Chiefs, bringing the organization its first Lombardi Trophy since a commanding 23-7 Super Bowl IV victory over the Minnesota Vikings in 1970.
And 2020’s historic win was not lost on President Donald Trump, who commended the Chiefs via social media on Super Bowl Sunday, saying, “Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on a great game, and a fantastic comeback, under immense pressure. You represented the Great State of Kansas and, in fact, the entire USA, so very well. Our Country is PROUD OF YOU!”
Trump’s erroneous attribution of the Kansas City victory to the state of Kansas was later corrected to reflect the fact that the Chiefs hail instead from Missouri, according to Sports Illustrated, but opponents of the president did not hold back in scolding rebuking him for the mistake.
Grew up my whole life watching teams win championships and then go to the White House and get recognized for their greatness… regardless of who is in office I think it’s a unique opportunity to experience our nations Capital. https://t.co/1Oy1q1ORJu — Travis Kelce (@tkelce) February 27, 2020
WATCH: Kansas City Chiefs DE Frank Clark wears @realDonaldTrump sweater to his Super Bowl press conference. pic.twitter.com/QYLDrzH61Q — The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 30, 2020
Regardless, several within the Chiefs locker room have expressed excitement about their upcoming celebratory trip to the White House — a tradition in American professional athletics that has become increasingly politicized in recent years.
As of yet, a date for that White House visit has not yet been set and details for the trip have not been finalized.
Following pre-Super Bowl claims that 49ers star defensive back Richard Sherman would likely not attend such an event were his team to win, Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill in turn told reporters it “would be great to go to the White House.”
“I’ve never been to D.C., so that would be great,” Hill added.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid was quick to agree in post-game news conferences, telling reporters he would view the coming invitation as “an honor.”
“I mean, I’ll be there,” Reid said. “I’ll be there. If they’re inviting us, I’ll be here.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-27--Outrageous New York Times Piece Calls for Coronavirus To Be Named After Trump

It never fails .
No matter what is happening in the world , liberals are going to find a way to weaponize it against President Donald Trump .
Too many hurricanes ?
Too few hurricanes ?
Too much snow ?
Too little snow ?
Trump ’ s fault for pulling out of the Paris climate accord .
He is blamed for gas prices , the stock market ( only when it is doing badly ; otherwise it is Obama ’ s market ) and now coronavirus , as an Op-Ed in the New York Times showed .
Writer Gail Collins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vice President Mike Pence as the “ Coronavirus Czar ” and went on to mock several more members of the administration in her piece .
“ Yeah , when you think of Mike Pence you maybe don ’ t think about Pandemic Fighter Supreme .
But as President Trump pointed out repeatedly , he has already run Indiana , ” Collins wrote .
TRENDING : CNN and MSNBC Air Bloomberg Ad with 9/11 Lie , Do n't Bother Calling It Fake News “ Well , it probably could have been worse .
Having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s somebody in charge .
At least Trump didn ’ t come before the cameras and announce solemnly , ‘ Today I ’ m asking every American to cross your fingers.
’ ” She went on to criticize the president for saying that the stock market skid could be due to investors ’ fears that one of the lunatics in the Democratic presidential primary could become president .
This is likely not the reason for the skid and she is correct : It is likely the coronavirus fears that the media keeps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the media sees this virus as an opportunity to use it as a weapon against Trump in the 2020 presidential election .
Because the media , of which Collins is a part , realize that the American people tend to blame the American president for everything , even things that happen outside of our borders .
This is not something that has happened exclusively to Trump , but the media would be fighting the claims of presidential responsibility for something like this if the president were a Democrat .
“ So the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The answers are Mike Pence and … reminding the public once again that Nancy Pelosi ’ s district has a big homeless problem , ” she said .
Well , viruses and disease do tend to affect the homeless population more than others so , yeah , it should be a concern .
The fact is there is no decision the president could have made that would have met with the approval of Collins and her media cohorts .
RELATED : Even Self-Proclaimed Socialist Reporter Is Condemning Media Bias Against Trump They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side , and they can see their chances of taking back the White House and the Senate and keeping the House are dwindling .
It is likely that their nominee is going to be socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont ( unless they find a way to rob it from him again , in which case many of his supporters won ’ t vote ) .
Blaming the president for the coronavirus that originated in China could be the only shot they have left , if they can get enough people to believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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It never fails. No matter what is happening in the world, liberals are going to find a way to weaponize it against President Donald Trump.
Too many hurricanes? Too few hurricanes? Too much snow? Too little snow? Trump’s fault for pulling out of the Paris climate accord.
He is blamed for gas prices, the stock market (only when it is doing badly; otherwise it is Obama’s market) and now coronavirus, as an Op-Ed in the New York Times showed.
Writer Gail Collins ridiculed the president’s appointment of Vice President Mike Pence as the “Coronavirus Czar” and went on to mock several more members of the administration in her piece.
“Yeah, when you think of Mike Pence you maybe don’t think about Pandemic Fighter Supreme. But as President Trump pointed out repeatedly, he has already run Indiana,” Collins wrote.
“Well, it probably could have been worse. Having a czar does make you feel there’s somebody in charge. At least Trump didn’t come before the cameras and announce solemnly, ‘Today I’m asking every American to cross your fingers.’”
She went on to criticize the president for saying that the stock market skid could be due to investors’ fears that one of the lunatics in the Democratic presidential primary could become president.
This is likely not the reason for the skid and she is correct: It is likely the coronavirus fears that the media keeps pushing.
As Rush Limbaugh has said, the media sees this virus as an opportunity to use it as a weapon against Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
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Because the media, of which Collins is a part, realize that the American people tend to blame the American president for everything, even things that happen outside of our borders.
This is not something that has happened exclusively to Trump, but the media would be fighting the claims of presidential responsibility for something like this if the president were a Democrat.
“So the problems are the Democrats and the flu. The answers are Mike Pence and … reminding the public once again that Nancy Pelosi’s district has a big homeless problem,” she said.
Well, viruses and disease do tend to affect the homeless population more than others so, yeah, it should be a concern.
The fact is there is no decision the president could have made that would have met with the approval of Collins and her media cohorts.
They see the train wreck on the Democratic side, and they can see their chances of taking back the White House and the Senate and keeping the House are dwindling.
It is likely that their nominee is going to be socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont (unless they find a way to rob it from him again, in which case many of his supporters won’t vote).
Blaming the president for the coronavirus that originated in China could be the only shot they have left, if they can get enough people to believe it.
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westernjournal--2020-02-27--DC Sniper Could Walk on Life Sentence Thanks to New Virginia Law

A new law pushed through Virginia by the state ’ s Democratic leadership could mean that the surviving Beltway sniper will be eligible for parole within the next five years , effectively reversing his life sentence in the commonwealth .
On Tuesday , Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam signed into law House Bill 35 , a measure intended to give those convicted as juveniles a second chance .
According to WTTG-TV in Washington , the law gives convicted juveniles a parole opportunity after they serve two decades of their sentences .
A potentially unintended consequence of this lenient bill is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could soon be walking free .
Malvo was given his lengthy punishment after a rampage of sniper attacks in 2002 .
TRENDING : Bernie Turns on Dem Audience After Getting Booed Over His Pro-Cuba Comments At the time of the attacks , Malvo was 17 years old .
His mentor and partner in the attacks , John Allen Muhammad , was 41 .
While Muhammad was executed for his role in the killings , Malvo ’ s young age prevented him from getting the death penalty .
Thanks to the commonwealth ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be eligible for parole in 2024 .
According to Northam , the surviving sniper could still face time in other states that fell victim to his meticulously planned shooting spree .
“ He has counts in the state of Maryland so it would be a long time , ” Northam said , according to WTTG , referring to the sniper ’ s six life sentences in that state .
“ But it ’ s not so much about him , ” the governor said .
“ It ’ s about the hundreds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were tried as juveniles , and we want them to have an opportunity for a second chance.
” As a result of Northam ’ s approval of the law , Malvo and his legal team have withdrawn a case with the Supreme Court revolving around life sentences for juveniles .
While many say Malvo is completely responsible for his role in the murders , some claim he was a victim of Muhammad ’ s corrupting influence .
A 2003 CBS article cites a psychologist who cast doubt on Malvo ’ s ability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the professional , Malvo had dissociative disorder after time spent under the wing of Muhammad .
Even if Malvo walks free in Virginia , it appears others are ready to hold him accountable for his crimes .
“ Six people were murdered in Montgomery County [ Maryland ] and should have their day in court , was that we were worried and concerned about what might happen in Virginia down the road , ” former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler said , according to WTTG .
“ And this has happened , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be paroled , he would then have to serve six life sentences in Maryland.
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A new law pushed through Virginia by the state’s Democratic leadership could mean that the surviving Beltway sniper will be eligible for parole within the next five years, effectively reversing his life sentence in the commonwealth.
On Tuesday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed into law House Bill 35, a measure intended to give those convicted as juveniles a second chance.
According to WTTG-TV in Washington, the law gives convicted juveniles a parole opportunity after they serve two decades of their sentences.
A potentially unintended consequence of this lenient bill is that people such as Lee Boyd Malvo could soon be walking free.
Malvo was given his lengthy punishment after a rampage of sniper attacks in 2002.
At the time of the attacks, Malvo was 17 years old. His mentor and partner in the attacks, John Allen Muhammad, was 41.
While Muhammad was executed for his role in the killings, Malvo’s young age prevented him from getting the death penalty.
Thanks to the commonwealth’s new law, however, Malvo will be eligible for parole in 2024.
According to Northam, the surviving sniper could still face time in other states that fell victim to his meticulously planned shooting spree.
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“He has counts in the state of Maryland so it would be a long time,” Northam said, according to WTTG, referring to the sniper’s six life sentences in that state.
“But it’s not so much about him,” the governor said. “It’s about the hundreds of people who are incarcerated right now and were tried as juveniles, and we want them to have an opportunity for a second chance.”
As a result of Northam’s approval of the law, Malvo and his legal team have withdrawn a case with the Supreme Court revolving around life sentences for juveniles.
While many say Malvo is completely responsible for his role in the murders, some claim he was a victim of Muhammad’s corrupting influence.
A 2003 CBS article cites a psychologist who cast doubt on Malvo’s ability to tell right from wrong. According to the professional, Malvo had dissociative disorder after time spent under the wing of Muhammad.
Even if Malvo walks free in Virginia, it appears others are ready to hold him accountable for his crimes.
“Six people were murdered in Montgomery County [Maryland] and should have their day in court, was that we were worried and concerned about what might happen in Virginia down the road,” former Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler said, according to WTTG.
“And this has happened, so even in the event that Malvo were to be paroled, he would then have to serve six life sentences in Maryland.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-27--Elizabeth Warren Rolls Out Coronavirus Plan That De-Funds Border Security

Democratic presidential primary candidate Elizabeth Warren officially unveiled legislation this week that would reallocate billions in federal homeland security funds toward efforts to combat the potential stateside spread of the novel coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
What exactly those efforts might look like was not outlined in the radical-left Massachusetts senator ’ s plan , however — only where the funding for such a response would be found .
According to a Thursday news release from Warren , a just two-page “ Prioritizing Pandemic Prevention Act ” would fund American response to the deadly zoonotic disease , which originated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 10 billion set aside by the Trump administration for the construction of a “ racist ” wall on the U.S.-Mexico border .
“ The coronavirus outbreak poses serious health , diplomatic , and economic threats to the United States , and we must be prepared to confront it head-on , ” Warren said .
“ Rather than use taxpayer dollars to pay for a monument to hate and division , my bill will help ensure that the federal government has the resources it needs to adequately respond to this emergency.
” TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with 9/11 Lie , Do n't Bother Calling It Fake News Known to be transmissible among human beings , the latest strain of coronavirus , a disease similar in genetic composition to SARS , was believed Thursday to have spread to more than 82,000 people globally and killed roughly 2,700 , according to CNN .
The disease triggered panic over the weekend as more than 1,000 new cases began cropping up across South Korea , Italy and the Middle East .
Many had believed it to be simply a Chinese problem , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global cases tallied outside the East Asian nation .
Blame for a corresponding weekend drop in global markets has in turn been laid at the feet of the disease by establishment media figures and on Tuesday prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a public warning that the disease would almost certainly take hold in the U.S .
Numerous Democratic opponents to the president have since issued public statements rebuking his leadership in light of the global outbreak and demanding that more be done than simple investment in vaccine-related research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Warren has followed suit , posting to social media several times throughout the week to accuse Trump of “ absolutely bungling ” its coronavirus response .
The Trump White House had requested Monday that Congress allocate roughly $ 1.25 billion in untouched capital as emergency funding for executive disease response efforts , according to Politico .
But it was too little too late , the Massachusetts senator claimed Tuesday .
Conservative cuts to public health and foreign aid budgets , Warren accused , had largely been responsible for what she referred to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration in order to organize a scientific response and mitigate the effects of the outbreak on U.S. supply chains .
“ Even worse , Trump refuses to centralize crisis management in the White House — allowing CDC scientists to be overruled and sowing internal dysfunction , ” Warren said .
“ All this mismanagement casts doubt on how effectively he can deploy emergency funding.
” “ Like so much else , the Trump administration ’ s bungled response to the coronavirus outbreak is a mess , ” she added .
“ As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration prepared to combat outbreaks — because our public health , economy , and national security depend on it.
” Warren initially announced intentions to introduce her “ Prioritizing Pandemic Prevention Act ” to the Senate during a CNN presidential primary town hall Wednesday night , suggesting to the cheers of audience members that “ every dime ” of Trump ’ s border wall funding would be diverted to coronavirus response efforts if she had her way .
Right-wing pundits have not , however , been kind to the radical-left senator ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ childish ” effort to slight the president — and one that may in fact leave the U.S. at higher risk of a public health crisis at that .
“ Elizabeth Warren ’ s response to the coronavirus is to open the borders wider , ” One America News Network host Jack Posobiec responded on Twitter .
“ This idea is both irresponsible and childish and disqualifies her from ever holding the presidency.
” The notion that a potential cross-border , human-to-human health crisis could be prevented with a decreased focus on immigration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ founder Charlie Kirk suggested , was foolish and political in nature .
“ Warren just introduced a bill to redirect funds from border security to fight the Coronavirus , ” Kirk wrote .
“ She wants to open the border to stop the spread of a pandemic ?
” “ Democrats are politicizing a global health crisis just to own Trump .
They hate him more than they love America , ” he added .
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Democratic presidential primary candidate Elizabeth Warren officially unveiled legislation this week that would reallocate billions in federal homeland security funds toward efforts to combat the potential stateside spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
What exactly those efforts might look like was not outlined in the radical-left Massachusetts senator’s plan, however — only where the funding for such a response would be found.
According to a Thursday news release from Warren, a just two-page “Prioritizing Pandemic Prevention Act” would fund American response to the deadly zoonotic disease, which originated in China last month, by reclaiming roughly $10 billion set aside by the Trump administration for the construction of a “racist” wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
“The coronavirus outbreak poses serious health, diplomatic, and economic threats to the United States, and we must be prepared to confront it head-on,” Warren said. “Rather than use taxpayer dollars to pay for a monument to hate and division, my bill will help ensure that the federal government has the resources it needs to adequately respond to this emergency.”
“‘I’m going to be introducing a plan tomorrow to take every dime that the President is now spending on his racist wall at our southern border and divert it to work on the coronavirus,” Elizabeth Warren says #CNNTownHall pic.twitter.com/I3WTbNlBzV — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 27, 2020
Known to be transmissible among human beings, the latest strain of coronavirus, a disease similar in genetic composition to SARS, was believed Thursday to have spread to more than 82,000 people globally and killed roughly 2,700, according to CNN.
The disease triggered panic over the weekend as more than 1,000 new cases began cropping up across South Korea, Italy and the Middle East. Many had believed it to be simply a Chinese problem, with little more than three percent of total global cases tallied outside the East Asian nation.
Blame for a corresponding weekend drop in global markets has in turn been laid at the feet of the disease by establishment media figures and on Tuesday prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a public warning that the disease would almost certainly take hold in the U.S.
Numerous Democratic opponents to the president have since issued public statements rebuking his leadership in light of the global outbreak and demanding that more be done than simple investment in vaccine-related research and increased airport screenings of foreign travelers.
Warren has followed suit, posting to social media several times throughout the week to accuse Trump of “absolutely bungling” its coronavirus response.
The Trump White House had requested Monday that Congress allocate roughly $1.25 billion in untouched capital as emergency funding for executive disease response efforts, according to Politico.
But it was too little too late, the Massachusetts senator claimed Tuesday.
Conservative cuts to public health and foreign aid budgets, Warren accused, had largely been responsible for what she referred to as reactive “scrambling” by the Trump administration in order to organize a scientific response and mitigate the effects of the outbreak on U.S. supply chains.
“Even worse, Trump refuses to centralize crisis management in the White House — allowing CDC scientists to be overruled and sowing internal dysfunction,” Warren said. “All this mismanagement casts doubt on how effectively he can deploy emergency funding.”
“Like so much else, the Trump administration’s bungled response to the coronavirus outbreak is a mess,” she added. “As president, I will lead a competent administration prepared to combat outbreaks — because our public health, economy, and national security depend on it.”
So how do you control the spread if you can’t control who comes into your country, genius? — Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) February 27, 2020
Elizabeth Warren’s response to the coronavirus is to open the borders wider This idea is both irresponsible and childish and disqualifies her from ever holding the presidency https://t.co/mQnz5x8SrP — Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) February 27, 2020
Elizabeth Warren just introduced a bill to redirect funds from border security to fight the Coronavirus She wants to open the border to stop the spread of a pandemic? Democrats are politicizing a global health crisis just to own Trump They hate him more than they love America — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 27, 2020
Warren initially announced intentions to introduce her “Prioritizing Pandemic Prevention Act” to the Senate during a CNN presidential primary town hall Wednesday night, suggesting to the cheers of audience members that “every dime” of Trump’s border wall funding would be diverted to coronavirus response efforts if she had her way.
Right-wing pundits have not, however, been kind to the radical-left senator’s vague plan, panning it as a “childish” effort to slight the president — and one that may in fact leave the U.S. at higher risk of a public health crisis at that.
“Elizabeth Warren’s response to the coronavirus is to open the borders wider,” One America News Network host Jack Posobiec responded on Twitter. “This idea is both irresponsible and childish and disqualifies her from ever holding the presidency.”
The notion that a potential cross-border, human-to-human health crisis could be prevented with a decreased focus on immigration and border security, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk suggested, was foolish and political in nature.
“Warren just introduced a bill to redirect funds from border security to fight the Coronavirus,” Kirk wrote. “She wants to open the border to stop the spread of a pandemic?”
“Democrats are politicizing a global health crisis just to own Trump. They hate him more than they love America,” he added.
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westernjournal--2020-02-27--Daughter Writes Sweet ‘Mom Be Brave’ Message in Snow Outside Mother’s Hospital Window

A mother and daughter from Guatemala have inspired cancer patients and their loved ones across the U.S. with a story that began with a message written in the snow .
Her doctor in Guatemala recommended Schambach visit the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for treatment , which she did last October .
Schambach ’ s second visit to the U.S. earlier this month left her feeling defeated , the Cleveland Clinic told WJBK .
Schambach , who was a teacher in Latin America before retirement , was “ feeling down about her blood counts not improving and being so far from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
TRENDING : CNN and MSNBC Air Bloomberg Ad with 9/11 Lie , Do n't Bother Calling It Fake News Seeing her mother ’ s broken spirit , Marie Schambach , Michele ’ s daughter and a physician in Guatemala , wanted to help .
Marie Schambach told CNN that she had never seen snow before , and since a fresh blanket had recently fallen on the cold Ohio ground , she seized the opportunity to make her mother smile .
“ I looked out the window and saw a big blank slate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on it , ” Marie said .
On the lawn below her mother ’ s window , Marie chiseled out a large , heartwarming message in the snow : “ MOM BE BRAVE.
” She knew her mother would love it .
She said she was hoping other patients would see the message in the snow and feel like “ somebody else cares , ” CNN reported .
A photo of the message quickly caught fame after the Cleveland Clinic posted it on social media , even reaching the eyes of some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had taught 30 years ago .
RELATED : Sleepy Mother Ca n't Stop Laughing After She Forgets Kids at Home When Driving Them to School Marie said several students reached out to her mother to say they were thinking of her during her cancer battle .
“ So happy to have so many people praying for my mom .
It makes her smile , ” Marie said .
While doctors told the Schambachs the cancer treatment regimen seemed to be working , Marie believes that helping her mother feel joy was also a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The medicine helps , but it ’ s from a lot of support and a lot of prayer , ” she said .
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A mother and daughter from Guatemala have inspired cancer patients and their loved ones across the U.S. with a story that began with a message written in the snow.
Michele Schambach, 65, is battling an advanced brain cancer called oligodendroglioma, WJBK-TV reported.
Her doctor in Guatemala recommended Schambach visit the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for treatment, which she did last October.
Schambach’s second visit to the U.S. earlier this month left her feeling defeated, the Cleveland Clinic told WJBK.
Schambach, who was a teacher in Latin America before retirement, was “feeling down about her blood counts not improving and being so far from home,” a clinic representative said.
Seeing her mother’s broken spirit, Marie Schambach, Michele’s daughter and a physician in Guatemala, wanted to help.
Marie Schambach told CNN that she had never seen snow before, and since a fresh blanket had recently fallen on the cold Ohio ground, she seized the opportunity to make her mother smile.
“I looked out the window and saw a big blank slate, and thought I could write something on it,” Marie said.
On the lawn below her mother’s window, Marie chiseled out a large, heartwarming message in the snow: “MOM BE BRAVE.”
This mother and daughter inspired us all with their beautiful message, now see their story. #MomBeBrave❤ pic.twitter.com/21EbF2EAv3 — ClevelandClinicNews (@CleClinicNews) February 17, 2020
She knew her mother would love it.
She said she was hoping other patients would see the message in the snow and feel like “somebody else cares,” CNN reported.
A photo of the message quickly caught fame after the Cleveland Clinic posted it on social media, even reaching the eyes of some of Schambach’s former students whom she had taught 30 years ago.
Marie said several students reached out to her mother to say they were thinking of her during her cancer battle.
“So happy to have so many people praying for my mom. It makes her smile,” Marie said.
While doctors told the Schambachs the cancer treatment regimen seemed to be working, Marie believes that helping her mother feel joy was also a vital part of her recovery.
“The medicine helps, but it’s from a lot of support and a lot of prayer,” she said.
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