westernjournal--2020-02-21--Hollywood Celebrities Won’t Help Dems Win in 2020

Involvement of Hollywood artists and other media influencers on the campaign trail is not uncommon .
Appearances of celebrities alongside a candidate help draw attention to the campaign , get publicity and gain followers on social media .
The presence of Hollywood elites , however , does not guarantee that the candidate ’ s message will resonate with the people and translate into votes .
Recently , actor Michael Douglas visited Wisconsin to promote Democrat Michael Bloomberg ’ s campaign .
As a late entrant into the presidential race , the former New York City mayor is trying to energize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Being self-funded , raising money is not an issue for him .
Rather , he wants voters to listen to , recognize and find themselves in agreement with him .
So what does Michael Douglas ’ presence in Wisconsin , in support of Bloomberg , say about the candidate ’ s strategy ?
Wisconsin is a battleground state and a key target for both Democrats and Republicans in 2020 .
Wisconsin is “ America ’ s Dairyland ” and agriculture is one of the state ’ s biggest industries , contributing over $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s economy .
Any presidential candidate who wants to connect with voters in Wisconsin must understand the value of agriculture as a major economic driver and the importance of farming in the state ’ s history and culture .
Michael Bloomberg , at an event in 2016 , said he could teach anybody to be a farmer .
He described farming as a simple , process-oriented job , suggesting that it involves digging a hole , planting a seed and adding water .
TRENDING : Flustered Bloomberg Accidentally Suggests He Should Have Been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not know or refuses to acknowledge the complex nature of farming and the challenges that farmers face .
From managing the land and animals , sourcing the input , dealing with weather-related uncertainties and preventing crop damage to finding a profitable market for the products , being subject to government regulations and addressing financing issues , people involved in the agricultural sector go through a lot of difficulties in producing the output that helps sustains life on earth .
Portraying farming as a linear process of planting a seed and adding water is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hardworking , down-to-earth and intelligent .
They pay attention to local , state , national and global affairs , and make informed decisions .
They enjoy good movies and entertainment , but when it comes to choosing a leader who would make crucial decisions affecting the lives of Americans , Wisconsinites would not be swayed by the words of a Hollywood actor vouching for a candidate who does not recognize the true nature of one of Wisconsin ’ s largest industries – agriculture .
Michael Douglas ’ appearance in the state does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather highlights how out-of-touch with reality the candidate is .
When Donald Trump was the GOP nominee for president , several Hollywood celebrities , such as Cher , Samuel L. Jackson and Chelsea Handler , spoke against him and even declared that they would leave the United States should Trump become the commander in chief .
The slew of opposition from celebrities , however , did not dampen support for Trump but rather energized and mobilized the average American to go to the polling center and vote for him .
Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” his understanding of the plight of many Americans burdened by overregulation and taxes , and his candor when speaking to the people made the voters choose him as the president .
His victory was made possible by a historic event in Wisconsin .
In the 2016 election , Trump was the first GOP presidential candidate in 32 years to win Wisconsin .
Hillary Clinton , backed strongly by Hollywood elites , was over-confident and did not appear in Wisconsin for the general election campaign .
But Trump campaigned in the state over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 Electoral College votes from Wisconsin , shocking the political establishment .
As president , he is helping boost the American economy through domestic policies and international negotiations , fighting to protect the Second Amendment , ensuring record-breaking employment levels for minorities and supporting men and women in uniform — all policies that align with what the people of Wisconsin want .
President Trump is delivering on the promises he made .
As a big victory for the agricultural sector , President Trump helped negotiate the historic United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that would greatly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helping boost other key industries like manufacturing .
That puts him on very firm ground for the 2020 election in the state .
Michael Bloomberg is struggling to find a message for his campaign .
As a billionaire , he can not embrace the socialist agenda like Bernie Sanders .
Criticizing gun rights would be to stand against the U.S. Constitution ’ s Second Amendment .
There is no case to be made against the Trump economy , which is experiencing unprecedented success .
So in comes Hollywood to help carry Michael Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking point exists .
Counting on celebrities to win in battleground Wisconsin is a mistake .
Hollywood elites must not tell Wisconsinites what the important issues for our state and the country are .
Men and women who work hard every day know what our priorities are and which leader could solve pressing problems .
In fact , Bloomberg ’ s strategy might backfire .
President Trump has recently been acquitted by the Senate in the impeachment trial .
Not too long ago , a poll from Wisconsin ’ s premier Marquette Law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supported acquittal , and only 44 percent wanted a conviction .
Needless to say , support for President Trump in Wisconsin is very strong .
The more candidates there are on the Democratic side , the greater the competition and discussion on key issues , the more the reliance on and the involvement of celebrities in each Democrat ’ s campaign and the clearer the understanding that President Trump is seeking re-election based on results and not rhetoric .
Hard-working Americans , not Hollywood , will determine the outcome of the 2020 election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the loudest roar will come from average Americans across the country , who are seeing greater opportunities , bigger paychecks , safer communities and a stronger military under President Donald J. Trump .
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Involvement of Hollywood artists and other media influencers on the campaign trail is not uncommon. Appearances of celebrities alongside a candidate help draw attention to the campaign, get publicity and gain followers on social media.
The presence of Hollywood elites, however, does not guarantee that the candidate’s message will resonate with the people and translate into votes.
Recently, actor Michael Douglas visited Wisconsin to promote Democrat Michael Bloomberg’s campaign. As a late entrant into the presidential race, the former New York City mayor is trying to energize his campaign and become the front-runner. Being self-funded, raising money is not an issue for him. Rather, he wants voters to listen to, recognize and find themselves in agreement with him. So what does Michael Douglas’ presence in Wisconsin, in support of Bloomberg, say about the candidate’s strategy?
Wisconsin is a battleground state and a key target for both Democrats and Republicans in 2020. Wisconsin is “America’s Dairyland” and agriculture is one of the state’s biggest industries, contributing over $104 billion annually to the state’s economy. Any presidential candidate who wants to connect with voters in Wisconsin must understand the value of agriculture as a major economic driver and the importance of farming in the state’s history and culture.
Michael Bloomberg, at an event in 2016, said he could teach anybody to be a farmer. He described farming as a simple, process-oriented job, suggesting that it involves digging a hole, planting a seed and adding water.
Bloomberg either does not know or refuses to acknowledge the complex nature of farming and the challenges that farmers face.
From managing the land and animals, sourcing the input, dealing with weather-related uncertainties and preventing crop damage to finding a profitable market for the products, being subject to government regulations and addressing financing issues, people involved in the agricultural sector go through a lot of difficulties in producing the output that helps sustains life on earth. Portraying farming as a linear process of planting a seed and adding water is a travesty.
People of Wisconsin are hardworking, down-to-earth and intelligent. They pay attention to local, state, national and global affairs, and make informed decisions. They enjoy good movies and entertainment, but when it comes to choosing a leader who would make crucial decisions affecting the lives of Americans, Wisconsinites would not be swayed by the words of a Hollywood actor vouching for a candidate who does not recognize the true nature of one of Wisconsin’s largest industries – agriculture.
Michael Douglas’ appearance in the state does not strengthen Bloomberg’s campaign, but rather highlights how out-of-touch with reality the candidate is.
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When Donald Trump was the GOP nominee for president, several Hollywood celebrities, such as Cher, Samuel L. Jackson and Chelsea Handler, spoke against him and even declared that they would leave the United States should Trump become the commander in chief. The slew of opposition from celebrities, however, did not dampen support for Trump but rather energized and mobilized the average American to go to the polling center and vote for him.
Donald Trump’s message of “America first,” his understanding of the plight of many Americans burdened by overregulation and taxes, and his candor when speaking to the people made the voters choose him as the president. His victory was made possible by a historic event in Wisconsin. In the 2016 election, Trump was the first GOP presidential candidate in 32 years to win Wisconsin.
Hillary Clinton, backed strongly by Hollywood elites, was over-confident and did not appear in Wisconsin for the general election campaign. But Trump campaigned in the state over and over again, and received the 10 Electoral College votes from Wisconsin, shocking the political establishment.
As president, he is helping boost the American economy through domestic policies and international negotiations, fighting to protect the Second Amendment, ensuring record-breaking employment levels for minorities and supporting men and women in uniform — all policies that align with what the people of Wisconsin want. President Trump is delivering on the promises he made.
As a big victory for the agricultural sector, President Trump helped negotiate the historic United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that would greatly benefit Wisconsin farmers, in addition to helping boost other key industries like manufacturing. That puts him on very firm ground for the 2020 election in the state.
Michael Bloomberg is struggling to find a message for his campaign. As a billionaire, he cannot embrace the socialist agenda like Bernie Sanders. Criticizing gun rights would be to stand against the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment. There is no case to be made against the Trump economy, which is experiencing unprecedented success. So in comes Hollywood to help carry Michael Bloomberg’s campaign forward when no significant talking point exists.
Counting on celebrities to win in battleground Wisconsin is a mistake. Hollywood elites must not tell Wisconsinites what the important issues for our state and the country are. Men and women who work hard every day know what our priorities are and which leader could solve pressing problems. In fact, Bloomberg’s strategy might backfire.
President Trump has recently been acquitted by the Senate in the impeachment trial. Not too long ago, a poll from Wisconsin’s premier Marquette Law School showed that 49 percent of Wisconsinites supported acquittal, and only 44 percent wanted a conviction. Needless to say, support for President Trump in Wisconsin is very strong.
The more candidates there are on the Democratic side, the greater the competition and discussion on key issues, the more the reliance on and the involvement of celebrities in each Democrat’s campaign and the clearer the understanding that President Trump is seeking re-election based on results and not rhetoric.
Hard-working Americans, not Hollywood, will determine the outcome of the 2020 election. While celebrities might amplify certain voices, the loudest roar will come from average Americans across the country, who are seeing greater opportunities, bigger paychecks, safer communities and a stronger military under President Donald J. Trump.
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--When Student Was Denied Kidney Transplant Because He Didn’t Have a Stable Home, Teacher Stepped In T

When Student Was Denied Kidney Transplant Because He Didn’t Have a Stable Home, Teacher Stepped In To Adopt Him

A teenage boy has a new set of kidneys and a new life thanks to his middle-school teacher who is in the process of adopting him out of foster care .
Finn Lanning , a math and science teacher at AXL Academy in Aurora , Colorado , was floored when he learned in 2018 that one of his students , then-12-year-old Damien , had to live at a hospital .
Damien had been living in foster care , but his medical needs were so overwhelming that it was very difficult for foster families to commit to his care .
TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify “ The county would attempt to find placements for him , and multiple potential foster homes showed up for the first day or two of his medical training , only to realize the extent of his needs and back out , ” Lanning told The Western Journal in May 2019 .
What Damien desperately needed was a kidney transplant , but because his home life was unstable , the boy was taken off the transplant list .
“ Despite the best efforts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a place for a child to live , ” Lanning told The Western Journal .
“ His conditions were closer to a prison than a home.
” After careful consideration , Lanning invited the boy to move in with him as a kinship placement until he could become a certified foster parent .
The move placed Damien back on the transplant list and in June 2019 , the boy completed a successful and highly-anticipated kidney transplant surgery , according to People .
More than six months later , Damien now has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to school , plays sports , enjoys swimming , and perhaps best of all , has a family .
Lanning is in the process of adopting Damien , a decision both father and son are excited about .
RELATED : Thanks to Student-Led Fundraising Campaign , Beloved Teacher Can Hear Again “ I ’ m grateful that Finn has helped me have a place to live , make friends and enjoy my life , ” Damien told People .
Lanning , who was a 37-year-old bachelor when he began to foster Damien , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joyful surprise in his life .
“ It ’ s the simple things we enjoy doing together .
I never thought I would end up being a father .
I feel very lucky , ” Lanning said .
The father-son duo enjoys cooking together and visiting the arcade and traveled to Wichita , Kansas , over Christmas to celebrate with Lanning ’ s family .
“ You kind of lose hope after a while when you ’ re living in the hospital , ” Damien said .
“ But now , I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make friends and live a good life .
It changed my perspective on the world .
Now , I can do anything.
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A teenage boy has a new set of kidneys and a new life thanks to his middle-school teacher who is in the process of adopting him out of foster care.
Finn Lanning, a math and science teacher at AXL Academy in Aurora, Colorado, was floored when he learned in 2018 that one of his students, then-12-year-old Damien, had to live at a hospital.
Damien had been living in foster care, but his medical needs were so overwhelming that it was very difficult for foster families to commit to his care.
Teacher Who Is Adopting Student ‘Changed My Perspective,’ Says Boy: ‘Now I Can Do Anything’ https://t.co/RtfPSBtfCw — People (@people) February 21, 2020
“The county would attempt to find placements for him, and multiple potential foster homes showed up for the first day or two of his medical training, only to realize the extent of his needs and back out,” Lanning told The Western Journal in May 2019.
What Damien desperately needed was a kidney transplant, but because his home life was unstable, the boy was taken off the transplant list.
“Despite the best efforts of the staff, a hospital wing is not a place for a child to live,” Lanning told The Western Journal. “His conditions were closer to a prison than a home.”
After careful consideration, Lanning invited the boy to move in with him as a kinship placement until he could become a certified foster parent.
The move placed Damien back on the transplant list and in June 2019, the boy completed a successful and highly-anticipated kidney transplant surgery, according to People.
More than six months later, Damien now has a whole new life. He has returned to school, plays sports, enjoys swimming, and perhaps best of all, has a family.
Lanning is in the process of adopting Damien, a decision both father and son are excited about.
Damien, 13, didn’t believe it when he found out his new foster parent would be his math teacher, Finn Lanning. https://t.co/poaxMd9Xco — KTLA 5 Morning News (@KTLAMorningNews) May 30, 2019
“I’m grateful that Finn has helped me have a place to live, make friends and enjoy my life,” Damien told People.
Lanning, who was a 37-year-old bachelor when he began to foster Damien, said becoming a father has been a joyful surprise in his life.
“It’s the simple things we enjoy doing together. I never thought I would end up being a father. I feel very lucky,” Lanning said.
When math teacher Finn Lanning learned his 13-year-old student Damien, who was in #foster care, needed a #kidney #transplant, the confirmed bachelor decided to do something: become a foster parent | @CBSNews https://t.co/6VHM6GNwTV pic.twitter.com/M2w6iCDSUr — Am Soc Nephrology (@ASNKidney) June 18, 2019
The father-son duo enjoys cooking together and visiting the arcade and traveled to Wichita, Kansas, over Christmas to celebrate with Lanning’s family.
“You kind of lose hope after a while when you’re living in the hospital,” Damien said.
“But now, I can settle in, go to school, make friends and live a good life. It changed my perspective on the world. Now, I can do anything.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--Biden Goes on Record Demanding New Handguns & Rifles Be Single-Shot Only

Struggling to stay afloat in the remaining first-to-vote states , 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate Joe Biden seemed to take a radical step to the left this week with regard to his platform position on gun control .
The former vice president told a CNN town hall audience Wednesday that his administration would go well beyond the so-called “ assault weapons ” ban supported by and large within the Democratic Party , seeking also to federally ban the sale of “ silencers ” and “ clips that have multiple bullets in them.
” This substantial extension of an already strict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the candidate suggested , was a reaffirmation of promises made to the families of those impacted by the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 and Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 .
“ I made a commitment and I mean it , ” Biden said , “ I made a commitment that I ’ m going to do everything in my power , in office or out of office , to get those assault weapons off the street — which I ’ ve done once already — and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in them not for sale , not be able to sell silencers.
” Coming just days before the Nevada caucuses , Biden ’ s claim drew cheers from audience members in Las Vegas , a community deeply impacted in October 2017 by the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history — which claimed the lives of 58 concert-goers on the Strip and injured hundreds more .
Unfortunately for the floundering old-line Democrat , however , the claim does little more than capitalize on the emotional ammunition generated by re-opening old wounds .
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify That and , of course , fully display the impacts of a race-to-the-bottom 2020 Democratic presidential primary , which has doomed the party ’ s moderates to a skydiving trip down the endless rabbit hole of left-wing radicalism .
Put more simply by the Trump campaign ’ s Deputy Director of Communications Zach Parkinson , Biden ’ s statement “ makes no sense.
” First of all , anyone worth even half his salt on the topic of firearms knows that a bullet is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing one inserts into the firearm to discharge that bullet is a cartridge , which is comprised of the bullet , the gunpowder and the shell casing .
Second of all , a clip is an outdated tool used to hold cartridges for ease of loading older firearm models by hand .
As Parkinson also pointed out , “ Biden also probably means to say magazines ” — spring-activated cartridge holders that automatically push a new round into the chamber upon firing a more modern , semi-automatic firearm .
Semantics aside , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold “ multiple bullets.
” It is something of a chore to find modern firearms that do not .
Sure , there are always revolvers , over-under rifles , shotguns and muzzle-loader muskets .
But is that really where we want to go with our reading of the Second Amendment ?
Is that really where a Biden administration would seek to take us ?
Admittedly , I may be going a bit too hard on ol ’ Joe .
Having long supported the banning of high-capacity magazines , Biden may have just misspoken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s good for that . )
But either way , the statement raises some logical question : Shouldn ’ t we demand more of the gun-control left ?
Should leftists not expect more of themselves ?
For as long as I can remember — which I will concede isn ’ t terribly long — gun control has been a losing issue for the American left .
As a God-given right under the United States Constitution , “ the right of the people to keep and bear arms ” is one many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to budge on .
Let ’ s all be honest .
Former President Barack Obama ’ s remarks about heartland Americans bitterly clinging to their guns and their religion was not empty .
It was unbelievably condescending and grossly miscalculated , but it was not entirely untrue .
Americans do cling to their firearms .
They know what freedom costs .
The right ones know that they have those firearms in the event the people of this continent are ever unfortunate enough to have to pay that cost again .
Knowing how sacred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think those on the left would have caught on by now that serious claims as radical as Biden ’ s are going nowhere in the legislature or that misspoken claims as ridiculously uninformed only stand to make the political class all the more unrelatable to the American people ?
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Struggling to stay afloat in the remaining first-to-vote states, 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate Joe Biden seemed to take a radical step to the left this week with regard to his platform position on gun control.
The former vice president told a CNN town hall audience Wednesday that his administration would go well beyond the so-called “assault weapons” ban supported by and large within the Democratic Party, seeking also to federally ban the sale of “silencers” and “clips that have multiple bullets in them.”
This substantial extension of an already strict gun control proposal to various firearm attachments, the candidate suggested, was a reaffirmation of promises made to the families of those impacted by the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 and Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
“I made a commitment and I mean it,” Biden said, “I made a commitment that I’m going to do everything in my power, in office or out of office, to get those assault weapons off the street — which I’ve done once already — and to get those clips that have multiple bullets in them not for sale, not be able to sell silencers.”
Joe Biden says that he wants to ban “clips that have multiple bullets in them.” This makes no sense. All clips hold multiple rounds. That’s the definition of a clip. Biden also probably means to say magazines, but it’s the same problem. Magazines hold multiple rounds. pic.twitter.com/HREQ4Vj5ya — Zach Parkinson (@AZachParkinson) February 21, 2020
Coming just days before the Nevada caucuses, Biden’s claim drew cheers from audience members in Las Vegas, a community deeply impacted in October 2017 by the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history — which claimed the lives of 58 concert-goers on the Strip and injured hundreds more.
Unfortunately for the floundering old-line Democrat, however, the claim does little more than capitalize on the emotional ammunition generated by re-opening old wounds.
That and, of course, fully display the impacts of a race-to-the-bottom 2020 Democratic presidential primary, which has doomed the party’s moderates to a skydiving trip down the endless rabbit hole of left-wing radicalism.
Put more simply by the Trump campaign’s Deputy Director of Communications Zach Parkinson, Biden’s statement “makes no sense.”
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First of all, anyone worth even half his salt on the topic of firearms knows that a bullet is the projectile a gun fires. The thing one inserts into the firearm to discharge that bullet is a cartridge, which is comprised of the bullet, the gunpowder and the shell casing.
Second of all, a clip is an outdated tool used to hold cartridges for ease of loading older firearm models by hand.
As Parkinson also pointed out, “Biden also probably means to say magazines” — spring-activated cartridge holders that automatically push a new round into the chamber upon firing a more modern, semi-automatic firearm.
Semantics aside, however, a clip and a magazine both hold “multiple bullets.” It is something of a chore to find modern firearms that do not. Sure, there are always some single-shot Derringers and target pistols, over-under rifles, shotguns and muzzle-loader muskets.
But is that really where we want to go with our reading of the Second Amendment?
Is that really where a Biden administration would seek to take us?
I’ve taken on the @NRA and beaten them — twice. And I’ll do it again as president because everyone should need to pass a background check to buy a gun. pic.twitter.com/Ti2iuhC1Hx — Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) February 19, 2020
Alex, a law enforcement officer and former Marine from Reno, supports common-sense gun safety reform — just like the majority of America. Here’s why he’s supporting our campaign: pic.twitter.com/BAM6qFjHzs — Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) February 21, 2020
Admittedly, I may be going a bit too hard on ol’ Joe.
Having long supported the banning of high-capacity magazines, Biden may have just misspoken Wednesday night. (We all know he’s good for that.)
But either way, the statement raises some logical question: Shouldn’t we demand more of the gun-control left? Should leftists not expect more of themselves?
For as long as I can remember — which I will concede isn’t terribly long — gun control has been a losing issue for the American left. As a God-given right under the United States Constitution, “the right of the people to keep and bear arms” is one many Americans are, rightly, not willing to budge on.
Let’s all be honest. Former President Barack Obama’s remarks about heartland Americans bitterly clinging to their guns and their religion was not empty. It was unbelievably condescending and grossly miscalculated, but it was not entirely untrue.
Americans do cling to their firearms. They know what freedom costs.
The right ones know that they have those firearms in the event the people of this continent are ever unfortunate enough to have to pay that cost again.
Knowing how sacred that is, wouldn’t you think those on the left would have caught on by now that serious claims as radical as Biden’s are going nowhere in the legislature or that misspoken claims as ridiculously uninformed only stand to make the political class all the more unrelatable to the American people?
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--Man Turns Camera Toward Homeless Hot Spot, Gets Slapped with ‘Hate Crime’ Allegation

A Texas man ’ s live social experiment has accumulated many fans , but now at least one authority in his liberal city reportedly thinks the creative look at the local government ’ s problems is a “ hate crime.
” Keegan Godsey , of Austin , originally set up the controversial experiment less than a week ago in an alley behind his apartment .
Godsey ’ s “ Window of Life ” is ingenious in its simplicity — a camera positioned in an apartment window provides a look at an alley overrun by homeless people and drug dealers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ what got Godsey in trouble , is a speaker he wired to broadcast in the alley .
For a small donation , users around the world can play messages , music or anything else they wish .
TRENDING : Bolton Breaks Silence on 'Grossly Partisan ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify Some of the messages were words of encouragement — a boost of hope for those largely ignored by society .
Of course , the nature of the internet soon came into play .
Racist and vulgar messages were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anonymous paying viewers .
According to KTBC , this is when the citations began to roll in .
So far , the social experiment has reportedly landed Godsey with six citations from city police .
One officer even alleged the alley experiment constituted a “ hate crime , ” KTBC reported .
Godsey isn ’ t buying it , instead claiming that his livestream is a necessary commentary on disparity in the city .
“ It ’ s a half a block from where tens of thousands of people are coming to party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this side of it , ” Godsey told KTBC .
“ So , I just thought people need to see this.
” RELATED : Bloomberg Said Leftist Disaster California ‘ Can Serve as a Great Example ’ for US According to the livestream creator , people and authorities should be more focused on the deadly drugs being dealt in the alley .
“ Neighbors will come out and complain ‘ who ’ s playing stuff out of those speakers , ’ while somebody is literally dying behind them , or getting sold crack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of many liberal meccas now dealing with a massive homeless population and the drugs , crime and health problems that come with it .
Major cities along the Pacific Coast have seen resurgences of medieval diseases as sanitation levels reach disgusting new lows .
While Godsey ’ s stream gives a raw look at an often-ignored underclass of the modern city , it ’ s unclear if city officials will eventually force the project to end .
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A Texas man’s live social experiment has accumulated many fans, but now at least one authority in his liberal city reportedly thinks the creative look at the local government’s problems is a “hate crime.”
Keegan Godsey, of Austin, originally set up the controversial experiment less than a week ago in an alley behind his apartment.
Godsey’s “Window of Life” is ingenious in its simplicity — a camera positioned in an apartment window provides a look at an alley overrun by homeless people and drug dealers.
The twist, which appears to be what got Godsey in trouble, is a speaker he wired to broadcast in the alley.
For a small donation, users around the world can play messages, music or anything else they wish.
Some of the messages were words of encouragement — a boost of hope for those largely ignored by society.
Of course, the nature of the internet soon came into play.
Racist and vulgar messages were soon being broadcast from the speaker by anonymous paying viewers.
According to KTBC, this is when the citations began to roll in.
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So far, the social experiment has reportedly landed Godsey with six citations from city police.
One officer even alleged the alley experiment constituted a “hate crime,” KTBC reported.
Godsey isn’t buying it, instead claiming that his livestream is a necessary commentary on disparity in the city.
“It’s a half a block from where tens of thousands of people are coming to party every weekend, and nobody ever sees this side of it,” Godsey told KTBC.
“So, I just thought people need to see this.”
According to the livestream creator, people and authorities should be more focused on the deadly drugs being dealt in the alley.
“Neighbors will come out and complain ‘who’s playing stuff out of those speakers,’ while somebody is literally dying behind them, or getting sold crack,” Godsey said.
This problem isn’t unique to Godsey’s neighborhood.
Austin is one of many liberal meccas now dealing with a massive homeless population and the drugs, crime and health problems that come with it.
Major cities along the Pacific Coast have seen resurgences of medieval diseases as sanitation levels reach disgusting new lows.
While Godsey’s stream gives a raw look at an often-ignored underclass of the modern city, it’s unclear if city officials will eventually force the project to end.
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--US Coronavirus Cases Double as New Influx Arrives

At least 18 Americans who returned home from a quarantined cruise ship are infected with the new virus , bringing the number of cases in the U.S. to 35 , health officials said Friday .
More confirmed cases are likely among the returned passengers from the Diamond Princess which had been quarantined in Japan , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said .
More than 300 passengers were flown back to the U.S. last weekend and are now quarantined for two weeks at military bases and hospitals .
The U.S. tally dates back to Jan. 21 and includes three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China city of Wuhan , where the outbreak began .
The rest are mostly travelers who fell ill after trips to China ; two spread it to their spouses .
TRENDING : Bolton Breaks Silence on 'Grossly Partisan ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify New traveler cases were announced this week in California , including one person in Humboldt County , who is said to be doing well and in isolation at home .
On Friday , Sacramento County officials said a resident who returned from China earlier this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 76,000 cases have been reported worldwide , mostly in China .
Of the U.S. patients , some have recovered .
Others are being treated in special isolation units in hospitals .
The virus causes a flu-like illness and can cause pneumonia .
“ We ’ re not seeing community spread in the United States yet , ” the CDC ’ s Dr. Nancy Messonnier said during a Friday briefing for reporters .
“ It ’ s possible , even likely , it will eventually happen.
” The CDC is adapting its 2017 guidelines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus starts spreading widely in the United States , Messonnier said .
Closing schools and canceling gatherings could become necessary .
To detect whether the virus already is spreading silently beyond the known cases , the CDC is adding testing to the network that normally tracks flu .
RELATED : Trump Gets Tough with Los Angeles : Clean Up or 'We 're Going To Do It ' for You When a patient sample tests negative for flu , lab workers will check it for the new virus .
That additional testing will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nearly all the Americans evacuated from Wuhan are no longer in quarantine .
The ship passengers are quarantined at military bases and hospitals in California , Texas and Nebraska .
Additionally , anyone who has been in mainland China in the past two weeks is being asked to quarantine themselves when they return home and watch for symptoms of the illness — fever , cough and shortness of breath .
In California , health officials said that amounts to 7,600 people .
They are being asked to monitor their health , stay home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as possible , the California Department of Public Health said Friday .
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At least 18 Americans who returned home from a quarantined cruise ship are infected with the new virus, bringing the number of cases in the U.S. to 35, health officials said Friday.
More confirmed cases are likely among the returned passengers from the Diamond Princess which had been quarantined in Japan, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
More than 300 passengers were flown back to the U.S. last weekend and are now quarantined for two weeks at military bases and hospitals.
The U.S. tally dates back to Jan. 21 and includes three people who were evacuated from the central China city of Wuhan, where the outbreak began.
The rest are mostly travelers who fell ill after trips to China; two spread it to their spouses.
New traveler cases were announced this week in California, including one person in Humboldt County, who is said to be doing well and in isolation at home.
On Friday, Sacramento County officials said a resident who returned from China earlier this month has tested positive.
More than 76,000 cases have been reported worldwide, mostly in China.
Of the U.S. patients, some have recovered. Others are being treated in special isolation units in hospitals.
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The virus causes a flu-like illness and can cause pneumonia.
“We’re not seeing community spread in the United States yet,” the CDC’s Dr. Nancy Messonnier said during a Friday briefing for reporters. “It’s possible, even likely, it will eventually happen.”
The CDC is adapting its 2017 guidelines for preventing pandemic flu for use if the virus starts spreading widely in the United States, Messonnier said.
Closing schools and canceling gatherings could become necessary.
To detect whether the virus already is spreading silently beyond the known cases, the CDC is adding testing to the network that normally tracks flu.
When a patient sample tests negative for flu, lab workers will check it for the new virus.
That additional testing will begin next week, Messonnier said.
Nearly all the Americans evacuated from Wuhan are no longer in quarantine.
The ship passengers are quarantined at military bases and hospitals in California, Texas and Nebraska.
Additionally, anyone who has been in mainland China in the past two weeks is being asked to quarantine themselves when they return home and watch for symptoms of the illness — fever, cough and shortness of breath.
In California, health officials said that amounts to 7,600 people.
They are being asked to monitor their health, stay home and limit interactions with others as much as possible, the California Department of Public Health said Friday.
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--Bloomberg Announces He’ll Release Women from Nondisclosure Agreements

Democratic presidential candidate and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced Friday that he will release women from their non-disclosure agreements related to sexual harassment and gender discrimination lawsuits .
Bloomberg announced in a Friday statement that his company has “ gone over its record ” and identified three NDAs that Bloomberg signed with women over the past 30 years related to complaints about comments Bloomberg allegedly made .
“ If any of them want to be released from their NDA so that they can talk about those allegations , they should contact the company and they ’ ll be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the statement .
“ I ’ ve done a lot of reflecting on this issue over the past few days and I ’ ve decided that for as long as I ’ m running the company , we won ’ t offer confidentiality agreements to resolve claims of sexual harassment or misconduct going forward , ” he added .
TRENDING : Bolton Breaks Silence on 'Grossly Partisan ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify The multibillionaire candidate said NDAs “ promote a culture of silence in the workplace and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feeling safe or supported , ” especially when they are related to sexual harassment and sexual assault .
Bloomberg said it is “ imperative that when problems occur , workplaces not only address the specific incidents , but the culture and practices that led to those incidents.
” “ And then leaders must act , ” he added .
The statement comes after rival Democratic candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts attacked Bloomberg on Wednesday night at the Democratic debates over his failure to release women from their NDAs .
“ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re running against : a billionaire who calls women ‘ fat broads ’ and ‘ horse-faced lesbians , ' ” she said .
“ And no I ’ m not talking about [ President ] Donald Trump .
I ’ m talking about Mayor Bloomberg.
” Warren added : “ Democrats are not going to win if we have a nominee who has a history of hiding his tax returns , of harassing women , and of supporting racist policies like red-lining and stop-and-frisk.
” Warren noted that she will support the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be taking a huge risk if they substitute “ one arrogant billionaire for another.
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Democratic presidential candidate and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced Friday that he will release women from their non-disclosure agreements related to sexual harassment and gender discrimination lawsuits.
Bloomberg announced in a Friday statement that his company has “gone over its record” and identified three NDAs that Bloomberg signed with women over the past 30 years related to complaints about comments Bloomberg allegedly made.
“If any of them want to be released from their NDA so that they can talk about those allegations, they should contact the company and they’ll be given a release,” he said in the statement.
“I’ve done a lot of reflecting on this issue over the past few days and I’ve decided that for as long as I’m running the company, we won’t offer confidentiality agreements to resolve claims of sexual harassment or misconduct going forward,” he added.
Bloomberg LP has identified 3 NDAs signed over the past 30+ years with women to address complaints about comments they said I had made. If any of them want to be released from their NDAs, they should contact the company and they’ll be given a release. https://t.co/bO9JpvSx1T — Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) February 21, 2020
The multibillionaire candidate said NDAs “promote a culture of silence in the workplace and contribute to a culture of women not feeling safe or supported,” especially when they are related to sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Bloomberg said it is “imperative that when problems occur, workplaces not only address the specific incidents, but the culture and practices that led to those incidents.”
“And then leaders must act,” he added.
The statement comes after rival Democratic candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts attacked Bloomberg on Wednesday night at the Democratic debates over his failure to release women from their NDAs.
“I’d like to talk about who we’re running against: a billionaire who calls women ‘fat broads’ and ‘horse-faced lesbians,'” she said.
“And no I’m not talking about [President] Donald Trump. I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg.”
Warren added: “Democrats are not going to win if we have a nominee who has a history of hiding his tax returns, of harassing women, and of supporting racist policies like red-lining and stop-and-frisk.”
Warren noted that she will support the eventual Democratic nominee but warned that Democrats will be taking a huge risk if they substitute “one arrogant billionaire for another.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--New York Times Blasted by Its Own Reporter After Publishing Op-Ed by a Terrorist Leader

The New York Times is facing backlash this week from one of its own correspondents in light of the publication ’ s controversial decision to run an Op-Ed penned by a notorious multinational terror leader .
“ What We , the Taliban , Want ” was the headline Thursday as Sirajuddin Haqqani , the deputy to Taliban supreme commander Hibatullah Akhundzada , made his New York Times debut .
Professing deep lamentation for the human costs of the ongoing 18-year war in Afghanistan , Haqqani claimed in his open letter to the world that he looked forward to the signing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. — one the Taliban will allegedly work to respect “ every single provision ” of as the Afghan people strive toward lasting stability .
Times Afghanistan correspondent Mujib Mashal , howver , did not look kindly on the decision to publish Haqqani ’ s words , reminding readers on Twitter the terror leader has been anything but a “ peace-maker ” as the bloody conflict has dragged on through its second decade : TRENDING : Bolton Breaks Silence on 'Grossly Partisan ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nytopinion — which ’ s independent of our news operations & judgment – omits the most fundamental fact : that Siraj is no Taliban peace-maker as he paints himself , ” Mashal wrote Thursday .
“ He ’ s behind some of most ruthless attacks of this war with many civilian lives lost.
” Mashal followed up less than 20 minutes later , linking to three articles direct from The Times ’ archives detailing Haqqani ’ s involvement in numerous devastating , high-profile bombings in the Afghan capital of Kabul , several of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
And despite writing that “ the killing and the maiming must stop , ” Haqqani was outed in 2017 by Afghan and U.S. intelligence as the key planner and organizer behind a suicide attack that year with one of the highest death tolls the war has yet seen .
According to a May report in The Times , the attack , a truck bombing , took place in the heart of the city during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan , killing more than 80 people upon ignition .
By June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a death toll of approximately 150 and the Trump administration , seeking to fulfill a campaign promise and pursue military withdrawal from the region , was forced to deploy 3,000 more U.S. forces .
The son of the late Jalaluddin Haqqani , a U.S.-backed Mujahideen rebel leader during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the late 1970s and early 1980s , Haqqani has deep ties to the rise of radical fundamentalist Islam in the Middle East , The Times reported .
Haqqani ’ s father is the founder of a deadly terror cell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” which operates in eastern Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan , and pledged fealty to the Taliban in 1995 , closely intermingling with local al-Qaida cells as well .
The Taliban deputy took over as chief of the Haqqani network in the years prior to his father ’ s widely publicized 2018 death due to an unspecified illness .
According to The Guardian , the Haqqani network gained no shortage of its Western notoriety in 2008 , when the organization kidnapped and held in captivity 41-year-old American reporter David Rohde for seven months before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter had been reporting in the region for none other than The Times .
And Mashal was not the only public figure to take aim at The Times in light of its decision to print direct opinion from a high-ranking leader in such an organization .
The decision seemed to have left a bad taste in the mouths of pundits , experts and individuals with ties to Afghanistan alike Thursday , as hundreds piled on the outlet , citing to other stories detailing Haqqani ’ s history of war crimes and pointing out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offered by the FBI for information leading to his arrest .
“ The NYT has decided to amplify and effectively promote the messages of the world ’ s most notorious terrorist ( and Al Qaeda affiliate ) -a man who has the blood of hundreds of thousands , ” Saad Mohseni , director of the prominent Afghan media group MOBY , tweeted .
“ An interview is one thing but to allow such a man to express himself unchallenged is a disgrace.
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The New York Times is facing backlash this week from one of its own correspondents in light of the publication’s controversial decision to run an Op-Ed penned by a notorious multinational terror leader.
“What We, the Taliban, Want” was the headline Thursday as Sirajuddin Haqqani, the deputy to Taliban supreme commander Hibatullah Akhundzada, made his New York Times debut.
Professing deep lamentation for the human costs of the ongoing 18-year war in Afghanistan, Haqqani claimed in his open letter to the world that he looked forward to the signing of an upcoming peace deal with the U.S. — one the Taliban will allegedly work to respect “every single provision” of as the Afghan people strive toward lasting stability.
Times Afghanistan correspondent Mujib Mashal, howver, did not look kindly on the decision to publish Haqqani’s words, reminding readers on Twitter the terror leader has been anything but a “peace-maker” as the bloody conflict has dragged on through its second decade:
The piece by Siraj Haqqani in @nytopinion – which’s independent of our news operations & judgment – omits the most fundamental fact: that Siraj is no Taliban peace-maker as he paints himself, that he’s behind some of most ruthless attacks of this war with many civilian lives lost — Mujib Mashal (@MujMash) February 20, 2020
“The piece by Siraj Haqqani in @nytopinion — which’s independent of our news operations & judgment – omits the most fundamental fact: that Siraj is no Taliban peace-maker as he paints himself,” Mashal wrote Thursday. “He’s behind some of most ruthless attacks of this war with many civilian lives lost.”
Mashal followed up less than 20 minutes later, linking to three articles direct from The Times’ archives detailing Haqqani’s involvement in numerous devastating, high-profile bombings in the Afghan capital of Kabul, several of which have come in the last five years.
And to know what our @nytimes news reporting has on Siraj Haqqqani, and what the Haqqani Network is accused of over the years, just read our years and years of reporting. Some samples:https://t.co/CW0k9I7Il1https://t.co/DcTDVtro8zhttps://t.co/p1MURtNXNF https://t.co/jktbWgmHCG — Mujib Mashal (@MujMash) February 20, 2020
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And despite writing that “the killing and the maiming must stop,” Haqqani was outed in 2017 by Afghan and U.S. intelligence as the key planner and organizer behind a suicide attack that year with one of the highest death tolls the war has yet seen.
According to a May report in The Times, the attack, a truck bombing, took place in the heart of the city during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, killing more than 80 people upon ignition.
By June, CNN and other outlets were reporting a death toll of approximately 150 and the Trump administration, seeking to fulfill a campaign promise and pursue military withdrawal from the region, was forced to deploy 3,000 more U.S. forces.
The son of the late Jalaluddin Haqqani, a U.S.-backed Mujahideen rebel leader during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Haqqani has deep ties to the rise of radical fundamentalist Islam in the Middle East, The Times reported.
Haqqani’s father is the founder of a deadly terror cell known as the “Haqqani network,” which operates in eastern Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, and pledged fealty to the Taliban in 1995, closely intermingling with local al-Qaida cells as well.
The Taliban deputy took over as chief of the Haqqani network in the years prior to his father’s widely publicized 2018 death due to an unspecified illness.
According to The Guardian, the Haqqani network gained no shortage of its Western notoriety in 2008, when the organization kidnapped and held in captivity 41-year-old American reporter David Rohde for seven months before his daring escape.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter had been reporting in the region for none other than The Times.
And Mashal was not the only public figure to take aim at The Times in light of its decision to print direct opinion from a high-ranking leader in such an organization.
The decision seemed to have left a bad taste in the mouths of pundits, experts and individuals with ties to Afghanistan alike Thursday, as hundreds piled on the outlet, citing to other stories detailing Haqqani’s history of war crimes and pointing out the exorbitant $5 million reward being offered by the FBI for information leading to his arrest.
“The NYT has decided to amplify and effectively promote the messages of the world’s most notorious terrorist (and Al Qaeda affiliate)-a man who has the blood of hundreds of thousands,” Saad Mohseni, director of the prominent Afghan media group MOBY, tweeted. “An interview is one thing but to allow such a man to express himself unchallenged is a disgrace.”
The NYT has decided to amplify and effectively promote the messages of the world’s most notorious terrorist (and Al Qaeda affiliate)-a man who has the blood of hundreds of thousands. An interview is one thing but to allow such a man to express himself unchallenged is a disgrace. https://t.co/u3kJOnUo2v — Saad Mohseni (@saadmohseni) February 20, 2020
The Western Journal has reached out to The New York Times for comment but did not hear back in time for publication.
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--Eric Holder Snaps ‘Shut the Hell Up’ After Journalist Starts Connecting the Dots

Former Attorney General Eric Holder lost his cool after a conservative journalist discovered an apparent case of bias at the heart of a recent Justice Department case .
In his fit , Holder insulted the reporter personally and even suggested he “ shut the hell up.
” Paul Sperry set off the former Obama-era official when he published a report about the circumstances behind a dropped criminal case against Andrew McCabe , a former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation .
“ Molly Gaston , the asst US Attorney who signed letter to McCabe ’ s lawyer informing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , ” Sperry reported , “ is Democrat who ’ s given thousands to Dems including Obama & who once worked for Dem side of House Oversight & whose mother worked for [ The Washington Post ] .
” McCabe , who allegedly lied to investigators , was told that no charges would be brought against him thanks to “ underlying ” facts in a related DOJ inspector general ’ s report .
TRENDING : Bolton Breaks Silence on 'Grossly Partisan ' Impeachment , Blasts Dems Who Wanted Him To Testify Thanks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this entire situation is beginning to look like a partisan mockery of justice .
This line of investigative journalism went too far for Holder , who reacted to Sperry ’ s news with hatred and vitriol .
Former President Barack Obama ’ s self-described “ wingman ” targeted not only the reporting but the journalist himself .
“ Why don ’ t you shut the hell up , ” Holder wrote on Twitter .
“ Your bias is showing .
I bet you ’ ve never been a prosecutor or have any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you-who want to use the justice system for political reasons-are both dangerous and ignorant.
” RELATED : Eric Holder Turns on Dems , His Interview About the Border Sounds Like GOP or Even Trump Of course , this personal insult appears to have only fired Sperry up , who quickly discovered Holder is more connected to McCabe ’ s case than the public realizes .
“ The father of the Obama Democrat-donating prosecutor who let admitted perjurer Andrew McCabe off the hook happens to be partners with Eric Holder at the DC law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sperry wrote .
“ Did the former AG have something to do with McCabe getting off ?
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder lost his cool after a conservative journalist discovered an apparent case of bias at the heart of a recent Justice Department case.
In his fit, Holder insulted the reporter personally and even suggested he “shut the hell up.”
Paul Sperry set off the former Obama-era official when he published a report about the circumstances behind a dropped criminal case against Andrew McCabe, a former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“Molly Gaston, the asst US Attorney who signed letter to McCabe’s lawyer informing McCabe she was closing criminal case against him,” Sperry reported, “is Democrat who’s given thousands to Dems including Obama & who once worked for Dem side of House Oversight & whose mother worked for [The Washington Post].”
BREAKING: Molly Gaston, the asst US Attorney who signed letter to McCabe’s lawyer informing McCabe she was closing criminal case against him, is Democrat who’s given thousands to Dems including Obama & who once worked for Dem side of House Oversight & whose mother worked for WaPo — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) February 18, 2020
McCabe, who allegedly lied to investigators, was told that no charges would be brought against him thanks to “underlying” facts in a related DOJ inspector general’s report.
Thanks to work by journalists like Sperry however, this entire situation is beginning to look like a partisan mockery of justice.
This line of investigative journalism went too far for Holder, who reacted to Sperry’s news with hatred and vitriol.
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Former President Barack Obama’s self-described “wingman” targeted not only the reporting but the journalist himself.
“Why don’t you shut the hell up,” Holder wrote on Twitter. “Your bias is showing. I bet you’ve never been a prosecutor or have any idea how DOJ works. People like you-who want to use the justice system for political reasons-are both dangerous and ignorant.”
“The case was-like you-an obvious loser.”
Why don’t you shut the hell up. Your bias is showing. I bet you’ve never been a prosecutor or have any idea how DOJ works. People like you-who want to use the justice system for political reasons-are both dangerous and ignorant. The case was-like you-an obvious loser. https://t.co/MdOq8u78Yy — Eric Holder (@EricHolder) February 19, 2020
Of course, this personal insult appears to have only fired Sperry up, who quickly discovered Holder is more connected to McCabe’s case than the public realizes.
“The father of the Obama Democrat-donating prosecutor who let admitted perjurer Andrew McCabe off the hook happens to be partners with Eric Holder at the DC law firm of Covington & Burling,” Sperry wrote. “Did the former AG have something to do with McCabe getting off?”
The father of the Obama Democrat-donating prosecutor who let admitted perjurer Andrew McCabe off the hook happens to be partners with Eric Holder at the DC law firm of Covington & Burling. Did the former AG have something to do with McCabe getting off? — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) February 21, 2020
While Holder and Obama still appear to have some allies left on the inside, the impressive work of conservative journalists is ensuring that any potential misdeeds by these people are brought to light.
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--Rob Wasinger: Democratic Party’s Self-Destruction Signals a Trump Win in 2020

President Trump has eviscerated the Democratic Party , reducing it to internecine squabbling between out-of-touch establishment figures and fire-breathing radicals who all have equally dismal prospects of appealing to ordinary voters .
Panic seized the GOP establishment when Donald Trump began to rack up primary victories in 2016 .
The self-appointed guardians of the Republican Party solemnly informed voters that their misguided support for Trump risked destroying the party and putting an ignominious end to the “ conservative movement ” as we know it , predicting an electoral disaster of historic proportions if he were to win the nomination .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have traditionally called the shots in the GOP and chose Donald Trump as their standard-bearer .
On the strength of an America First agenda of economic revival at home and anti-interventionism abroad that directly contradicted the reigning party orthodoxy , he went on to achieve an astounding electoral victory by winning Rust Belt states that had not voted for a Republican candidate in 30 years .
The Democratic Party is now undergoing the same routine in reverse .
The party has been driven over the political cliff by ideological extremism , bitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Donald Trump .
Today , it is the Democratic establishment that is desperate to ward off impending disaster — and this time that panic is prescient .
For months , Democratic Party bigwigs and their lackeys in the mainstream media have been reassuring themselves and their dwindling audience of supporters that all is well : that the party is united in opposition to President Trump and his agenda , and that because Democratic voters grasp the essential imperative of beating Trump in 2020 , they would eventually unite behind an electable “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden .
TRENDING : Flustered Bloomberg Accidentally Suggests He Should Have Been Fired for Sexual Harassment In the wake of Biden ’ s humiliating defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire and the corresponding rise in the fortunes of socialist septuagenarian Senator Bernie Sanders , it ’ s clear that this establishment narrative was pure delusion .
That shouldn ’ t surprise anyone who has been paying close attention over the past three years .
Immediately after Donald Trump ’ s shocking 2016 triumph , Democratic honchos had an opportunity to engage in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how they lost so badly to a political neophyte .
Instead of drawing the obvious conclusion — that they gravely miscalculated by taking the core Democratic constituency of working-class Americans for granted in favor of empty posturing on the trendy elitist identity politics of race and gender — the Democrats and their deep-state allies devoted themselves to concocting an utterly absurd fairy tale of treasonous collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia .
For over three years , they have pursued their goal of overturning the 2016 vote through the impeachment of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurling unsubstantiated accusations against President Trump .
Yet by cynically ginning up the passions of the Trump-hating “ # resistance ” with disingenuous promises that they would soon be able to remove the president from office , all while attempting to obstruct the administration ’ s agenda at every turn , they have created huge disappointment and disaffection among their base .
The Democrats embarrassed themselves with their politically motivated crusade to oust the president from office , and the obstructionist efforts of the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives have prevented them from fulfilling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the campaign trail in 2018 .
At the same time , instead of trying to win back the disaffected working-class voters who sent Donald Trump to the White House by working to address the nation ’ s problems and formulating a more compelling policy agenda , the Democratic presidential candidates have engaged in a politically suicidal competition to stake out the most extreme positions possible .
Even the so-called “ moderates ” have endorsed such lunacy as free health care for illegal immigrants , racial reparations , voting rights for convicted felons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement agencies — proposals that are all but guaranteed to alienate the very voters they ’ ll need in November .
The dilemma facing Democratic leaders and strategists is entirely of their own making .
After years of fostering rabid Trump hatred and playing to the far-left obsession with divisive identity politics , they ’ ve cultivated a highly-invigorated cadre of primary voters who would much rather support a genuine socialist like Bernie rather than the transparent frauds backed by the party establishment .
The Democratic base is now beyond party leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now waking up to the fact that their party is being taken over by rabid leftists with no loyalty to the establishment that rigged the game against Bernie the last time around — but also no sense of how deeply unpopular Bernie ’ s radical platform is among the broader American electorate .
Establishment Democrats are now frantically using every means at their disposal , including their cable news subsidiaries , to kneecap Bernie ’ s candidacy , but it doesn ’ t look like their ploy is going to work .
Their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Bloomberg and his money to bury the extremist candidates in an avalanche of slickly produced ads — seems doomed to failure after recent revelations of the former New York City mayor ’ s explosive and offensive comments about crime and policing in the African-American community .
Making the outlook even more grim for the Democrats , President Trump is making significant inroads with Latino and African-American voters — groups that could turn out to be decisive in November — by touting both the roaring economy and broadly popular policies such as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year .
No wonder the post-impeachment celebration at the White House following the Senate ’ s exoneration of the president was filled with smiling Republican faces , including some who had predicted that Trump would be the downfall of their party just four short years ago .
Not only has he given them a new political lease on life ; he has also utterly demolished their political opponents to a degree they never could have imagined , much less achieved .
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President Trump has eviscerated the Democratic Party, reducing it to internecine squabbling between out-of-touch establishment figures and fire-breathing radicals who all have equally dismal prospects of appealing to ordinary voters.
Panic seized the GOP establishment when Donald Trump began to rack up primary victories in 2016. The self-appointed guardians of the Republican Party solemnly informed voters that their misguided support for Trump risked destroying the party and putting an ignominious end to the “conservative movement” as we know it, predicting an electoral disaster of historic proportions if he were to win the nomination.
Fortunately, voters ignored the old hands who have traditionally called the shots in the GOP and chose Donald Trump as their standard-bearer. On the strength of an America First agenda of economic revival at home and anti-interventionism abroad that directly contradicted the reigning party orthodoxy, he went on to achieve an astounding electoral victory by winning Rust Belt states that had not voted for a Republican candidate in 30 years.
The Democratic Party is now undergoing the same routine in reverse. The party has been driven over the political cliff by ideological extremism, bitter infighting and an irrational, all-consuming hatred of Donald Trump. Today, it is the Democratic establishment that is desperate to ward off impending disaster — and this time that panic is prescient.
For months, Democratic Party bigwigs and their lackeys in the mainstream media have been reassuring themselves and their dwindling audience of supporters that all is well: that the party is united in opposition to President Trump and his agenda, and that because Democratic voters grasp the essential imperative of beating Trump in 2020, they would eventually unite behind an electable “moderate” such as former Vice President Joe Biden.
In the wake of Biden’s humiliating defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire and the corresponding rise in the fortunes of socialist septuagenarian Senator Bernie Sanders, it’s clear that this establishment narrative was pure delusion.
That shouldn’t surprise anyone who has been paying close attention over the past three years.
Immediately after Donald Trump’s shocking 2016 triumph, Democratic honchos had an opportunity to engage in self-examination and produce an honest appraisal of how they lost so badly to a political neophyte.
Instead of drawing the obvious conclusion — that they gravely miscalculated by taking the core Democratic constituency of working-class Americans for granted in favor of empty posturing on the trendy elitist identity politics of race and gender — the Democrats and their deep-state allies devoted themselves to concocting an utterly absurd fairy tale of treasonous collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
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For over three years, they have pursued their goal of overturning the 2016 vote through the impeachment of a duly-elected president by conducting baseless investigations and hurling unsubstantiated accusations against President Trump.
Yet by cynically ginning up the passions of the Trump-hating “#resistance” with disingenuous promises that they would soon be able to remove the president from office, all while attempting to obstruct the administration’s agenda at every turn, they have created huge disappointment and disaffection among their base.
The Democrats embarrassed themselves with their politically motivated crusade to oust the president from office, and the obstructionist efforts of the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives have prevented them from fulfilling any of the policy promises they made on the campaign trail in 2018.
At the same time, instead of trying to win back the disaffected working-class voters who sent Donald Trump to the White House by working to address the nation’s problems and formulating a more compelling policy agenda, the Democratic presidential candidates have engaged in a politically suicidal competition to stake out the most extreme positions possible.
Even the so-called “moderates” have endorsed such lunacy as free health care for illegal immigrants, racial reparations, voting rights for convicted felons in prison and the abolition of entire law enforcement agencies — proposals that are all but guaranteed to alienate the very voters they’ll need in November.
The dilemma facing Democratic leaders and strategists is entirely of their own making. After years of fostering rabid Trump hatred and playing to the far-left obsession with divisive identity politics, they’ve cultivated a highly-invigorated cadre of primary voters who would much rather support a genuine socialist like Bernie rather than the transparent frauds backed by the party establishment.
The Democratic base is now beyond party leaders’ control, and they are just now waking up to the fact that their party is being taken over by rabid leftists with no loyalty to the establishment that rigged the game against Bernie the last time around — but also no sense of how deeply unpopular Bernie’s radical platform is among the broader American electorate.
Establishment Democrats are now frantically using every means at their disposal, including their cable news subsidiaries, to kneecap Bernie’s candidacy, but it doesn’t look like their ploy is going to work.
Their last desperate gambit — using diminutive billionaire Michael Bloomberg and his money to bury the extremist candidates in an avalanche of slickly produced ads — seems doomed to failure after recent revelations of the former New York City mayor’s explosive and offensive comments about crime and policing in the African-American community.
Making the outlook even more grim for the Democrats, President Trump is making significant inroads with Latino and African-American voters — groups that could turn out to be decisive in November — by touting both the roaring economy and broadly popular policies such as the bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation he signed last year.
No wonder the post-impeachment celebration at the White House following the Senate’s exoneration of the president was filled with smiling Republican faces, including some who had predicted that Trump would be the downfall of their party just four short years ago.
Not only has he given them a new political lease on life; he has also utterly demolished their political opponents to a degree they never could have imagined, much less achieved.
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--FedEx Driver Falls 75 Feet Off Bridge After Stopping To Help Stranded Driver

A FedEx driver who stopped to help a stranded driver had to be rescued after falling 75 feet off of a bridge in North Carolina .
Jeremiah Cribb was one of two FedEx contract truck drivers who stopped to help a stranded motorist on the bridge over the Yadkin River in Rowan County around 2:30 a.m. , WBTV reported .
While they were helping the motorist , they saw a tractor-trailer coming toward them .
Cribb was worried the truck would not see them in order to stop in time , so he jumped over what he thought was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my light on and off , and he was in the left lane , ” Cribb said to WSOC-TV .
“ ( The driver of the tractor-trailer ) didn ’ t merge , and we didn ’ t know if he was gon na hit the car .
But , I kinda had a feeling that he was , and he smashed into the car.
” “ When I realized he was going to hit the car , I just reacted on instinct .
it ’ s pitch black dark .
I thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Cribb told WBTV .
TRENDING : Flustered Bloomberg Accidentally Suggests He Should Have Been Fired for Sexual Harassment But instead of landing softly on the other side of a median , Cribb said he “ started free-falling ” 75 feet and ultimately landed on a dirt bank .
Emergency personnel from the Miller ’ s Ferry and Salisbury Fire Departments and Rowan Rescue responded to the scene and it took about 45 minutes to rescue the good Samaritan .
Firefighter Jacob Vodochodsky rappelled off the bridge with a medical bag to reach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to WSOC-TV .
“ I gave him a little pinch on the leg , because the way he was laying there , looked like he may have been paralyzed from that great of a fall , ” Vodochodsky said .
“ He felt it.
” The firefighter also checked to see if Cribb had a concussion because “ he had no idea where he was at.
” RELATED : Loyal Pit Bull Protects Missing Age 3 Boy Until Police Rescue Them Both from Woods “ He didn ’ t know what happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was at , ” Vodochodsky told WBTV .
“ We shared a couple of personal moments and let him know he was alright .
We kept telling him he was doing great and we ’ d get him out of there.
” First responders said that Cribb was in good enough shape that they were able to stand him up and bring him back up the bridge , WSOC reported .
“ To be honest , that ’ s entirely miraculous , ” Salisbury Fire Battalion Chief Nicholas Martin said .
Cribb was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Winston-Salem with three fractured ribs and a collapsed lung , but he is grateful to be alive .
“ I just thank God I ’ m alive , ” Cribb told WSOC .
“ Words can ’ t describe it .
I ’ m still trying to wrap my head around it.
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A FedEx driver who stopped to help a stranded driver had to be rescued after falling 75 feet off of a bridge in North Carolina.
Jeremiah Cribb was one of two FedEx contract truck drivers who stopped to help a stranded motorist on the bridge over the Yadkin River in Rowan County around 2:30 a.m., WBTV reported.
While they were helping the motorist, they saw a tractor-trailer coming toward them. Cribb was worried the truck would not see them in order to stop in time, so he jumped over what he thought was a concrete median.
“I was flashing my light on and off, and he was in the left lane,” Cribb said to WSOC-TV. “(The driver of the tractor-trailer) didn’t merge, and we didn’t know if he was gonna hit the car. But, I kinda had a feeling that he was, and he smashed into the car.”
“When I realized he was going to hit the car, I just reacted on instinct. it’s pitch black dark. I thought I was hopping over a median,” Cribb told WBTV.
But instead of landing softly on the other side of a median, Cribb said he “started free-falling” 75 feet and ultimately landed on a dirt bank.
Delayed: 2:34am 2/19- SFD assisted @millersferry, @RowanCountyES EMS & Rescue Squad with a rescue assignment NB I-85, Yadkin River bridge. Crews extricated a patient 75′ from the river bed sandbar. Extrication time was 45 minutes, patient transferred conscious w/ serious injuries pic.twitter.com/mEA8y5XxBW — Salisbury NC Fire (@SalisburyNCFire) February 19, 2020
Emergency personnel from the Miller’s Ferry and Salisbury Fire Departments and Rowan Rescue responded to the scene and it took about 45 minutes to rescue the good Samaritan.
Firefighter Jacob Vodochodsky rappelled off the bridge with a medical bag to reach Cribb and pull him to safety, according to WSOC-TV.
MUST SEE: This picture shows an emergency worker coming to the #rescue of a local FedEx driver who fell 75-feet off the Yadkin River bridge on I-85. I talked to the victim who SURVIVED the fall and rescue workers. See this truly amazing story at 5 & 6pm. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/NmkfLwqR2U — Tina Terry (@TinaTerryWSOC9) February 19, 2020
“I gave him a little pinch on the leg, because the way he was laying there, looked like he may have been paralyzed from that great of a fall,” Vodochodsky said. “He felt it.”
The firefighter also checked to see if Cribb had a concussion because “he had no idea where he was at.”
“He didn’t know what happened. He had no clue where he was at,” Vodochodsky told WBTV. “We shared a couple of personal moments and let him know he was alright. We kept telling him he was doing great and we’d get him out of there.”
First responders said that Cribb was in good enough shape that they were able to stand him up and bring him back up the bridge, WSOC reported.
“To be honest, that’s entirely miraculous,” Salisbury Fire Battalion Chief Nicholas Martin said.
Cribb was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem with three fractured ribs and a collapsed lung, but he is grateful to be alive.
“I just thank God I’m alive,” Cribb told WSOC. “Words can’t describe it. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-21--Dan Backer: Las Vegas Debate Shows Bloomberg Can’t Buy the Election

For Michael Bloomberg , debate night in Las Vegas was one to forget .
Bumbling his way through responses and savaged by the competition , Bloomberg came across ill-prepared for primetime — and that was before the mainstream media roasted him the morning after .
Apparently , there ’ s a limit to what money can buy , although Bloomberg will keep spending his money nonetheless .
To date , the Bloomberg campaign has dished out over $ 400 million on political advertising — more than double the next largest spender , fellow billionaire Tom Steyer .
When it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may spend more than $ 1 billion in personal funds to take down President Trump .
Emphasis on the word “ done.
” Because that ’ s what Bloomberg is , whether he admits it on Super Tuesday or drags it out .
Despite his spending spree , the former New York mayor — Mr. “ Stop-and-Frisk ” himself — currently checks in at third in The New York Times ’ national polling average , barely ahead of the imploding Warren campaign .
In terms of news coverage generated , Bloomberg sits in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t help the cause .
TRENDING : Flustered Bloomberg Accidentally Suggests He Should Have Been Fired for Sexual Harassment Driving this slow-motion train wreck is a simple truth : There is no amount of money that will convince a voter to vote for someone they don ’ t want to vote for .
Bloomberg is hardly the first big spender to waste his money , and he won ’ t be the last .
Lest we forget 2016 , when Jeb Bush relied on the Washington establishment to bankroll his presidential campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down a Florida toilet .
Jeb !
consistently polled in the single digits — below five percent and even worse than Bloomberg—buying only humiliation at the hands of President Trump .
Jeb !
isn ’ t alone either .
Just ask Hillary Clinton , Ted Cruz , Mitt Romney or Marco Rubio .
These former presidential candidates round out the largest super PACs in history — Romney in 2012 and Clinton , Cruz and Rubio in 2016 — and they all met the same fate : defeat .
Meanwhile , President Trump cruised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost no advertising .
Then , he won the White House after being outspent by the Clinton machine .
Why ?
Because the American people supported him .
It bears repeating : There is no amount of money that will convince a voter to vote for someone they don ’ t want to vote for .
Not even a cool $ 1 billion — the sum of all pro-Clinton spending in 2016 — can accomplish that .
Money doesn ’ t buy results ; ideas do .
Coming up with a winning idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the recipe for success .
Of course , you need money to spread that idea via advertising , but money itself is less important than authenticity .
For President Trump , that winning idea was “ make America great again.
” When he said it , Americans believed him — because authenticity goes a lot further than trying to buy voters .
And , unlike other politicians , President Trump has kept the promises he made .
If elections were truly “ rigged ” for whoever spent the most , President Hillary Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But she isn ’ t .
And that is the beauty of America ’ s democratic process : We can all vote for the candidate of our choosing , and the candidate who inspires the most support will win .
The power is ours .
None of this bodes well for Bloomberg , who has billions of dollars at his disposal but not much else .
His campaign will lose in 2020 , joining a graveyard of big-money spenders .
It ’ s only a question of when , not if .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ — the authentic message , an American message — will prevail .
And , once again , that will be President Trump — no matter how much money is spent on the other side .
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For Michael Bloomberg, debate night in Las Vegas was one to forget. Bumbling his way through responses and savaged by the competition, Bloomberg came across ill-prepared for primetime — and that was before the mainstream media roasted him the morning after.
Apparently, there’s a limit to what money can buy, although Bloomberg will keep spending his money nonetheless. To date, the Bloomberg campaign has dished out over $400 million on political advertising — more than double the next largest spender, fellow billionaire Tom Steyer. When it’s all said and done, Bloomberg may spend more than $1 billion in personal funds to take down President Trump.
Emphasis on the word “done.” Because that’s what Bloomberg is, whether he admits it on Super Tuesday or drags it out.
Done. Finished. Kaput.
Despite his spending spree, the former New York mayor — Mr. “Stop-and-Frisk” himself — currently checks in at third in The New York Times’ national polling average, barely ahead of the imploding Warren campaign. In terms of news coverage generated, Bloomberg sits in fifth. And Las Vegas certainly won’t help the cause.
Driving this slow-motion train wreck is a simple truth: There is no amount of money that will convince a voter to vote for someone they don’t want to vote for.
Bloomberg is hardly the first big spender to waste his money, and he won’t be the last. Lest we forget 2016, when Jeb Bush relied on the Washington establishment to bankroll his presidential campaign, only to flush $130 million down a Florida toilet. Jeb! consistently polled in the single digits — below five percent and even worse than Bloomberg—buying only humiliation at the hands of President Trump.
Jeb! isn’t alone either. Just ask Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Mitt Romney or Marco Rubio. These former presidential candidates round out the largest super PACs in history — Romney in 2012 and Clinton, Cruz and Rubio in 2016 — and they all met the same fate: defeat. Meanwhile, President Trump cruised to primary victory after victory running with almost no advertising. Then, he won the White House after being outspent by the Clinton machine.
Why? Because the American people supported him.
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It bears repeating: There is no amount of money that will convince a voter to vote for someone they don’t want to vote for. Not even a cool $1 billion — the sum of all pro-Clinton spending in 2016 — can accomplish that.
Money doesn’t buy results; ideas do. Coming up with a winning idea and promoting it to the masses is the recipe for success. Of course, you need money to spread that idea via advertising, but money itself is less important than authenticity.
For President Trump, that winning idea was “make America great again.” When he said it, Americans believed him — because authenticity goes a lot further than trying to buy voters. And, unlike other politicians, President Trump has kept the promises he made.
If elections were truly “rigged” for whoever spent the most, President Hillary Clinton would be sitting in the White House. But she isn’t.
And that is the beauty of America’s democratic process: We can all vote for the candidate of our choosing, and the candidate who inspires the most support will win. The power is ours.
None of this bodes well for Bloomberg, who has billions of dollars at his disposal but not much else.
His campaign will lose in 2020, joining a graveyard of big-money spenders. It’s only a question of when, not if.
The right candidate with the right message — the authentic message, an American message — will prevail. And, once again, that will be President Trump — no matter how much money is spent on the other side.
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