westernjournal--2020-03-07--Trump Stomps Warren: People Don’t Like Her – People Like Someone Like Me Who’s Not Mean

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren , who left the presidential race this week , has already started her excuse parade .
The plethora of reasons why she did not win the party ’ s nomination have been coming fast and furious from the left .
As with Hillary Clinton ’ s failed 2016 presidential campaign , some have pointed to sexism as the cause for her demise .
But President Donald Trump has other ideas .
The president was asked by a reporter on Friday if he thought that sexism could be at the root of why Warren did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Politician Draws Gasps When He Tells Greta Thunberg To 'Go Back to School' “ No , I think lack of talent was her problem , ” the president said matter-of-factly , though he did concede that she “ was a good debater.
” Trump gave her credit for when she , as he put it , “ destroyed [ former New York City Mayor ] Mike Bloomberg very quickly.
” “ But people don ’ t like her .
She ’ s a very mean person , and people don ’ t like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before unleashing the ultimate troll comment .
“ People don ’ t want that .
They like a person like me , that ’ s not mean , ” he told reporters before ending his news conference .
Now understand this — Trump knows good and well that he can be a mean person when he believes he has been crossed .
He has used his Twitter account to lay waste to his opponents , including members of the media who may have even been in the room with him on Friday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was not a mean person , liberals would almost certainly take to Twitter and rant about how mean he is .
RELATED : Even Warren 's Dog Is a Socialist , Videoed Redistributing Supporter 's Burrito to Himself And wouldn ’ t you know it , that ’ s exactly what they did : Sometimes it is just too easy .
He plays his critics like a fiddle , and it is hilarious to watch them dance the dance .
The fact remains that Warren did not lose because she is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Kamala Harris did not lose because of their race in the same party that nominated former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 .
She lost because she screamed at every debate stage she was on , she was angry every time she spoke and she just looked furious at the world all the time .
In many ways she is a lot like the perennially angry Sen. Bernie Sanders , whose days at the top of his party ’ s primary appear to be numbered .
The economy has been doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under Trump .
When it comes down to brass tacks , it ’ s simply too difficult to sell anger to an American electorate that is happy .
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Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who left the presidential race this week, has already started her excuse parade.
The plethora of reasons why she did not win the party’s nomination have been coming fast and furious from the left.
As with Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, some have pointed to sexism as the cause for her demise.
But President Donald Trump has other ideas.
The president was asked by a reporter on Friday if he thought that sexism could be at the root of why Warren did not connect with voters.
(Keep in mind these are the same Democratic voters who nominated Clinton to be their standard-bearer in 2016.)
“No, I think lack of talent was her problem,” the president said matter-of-factly, though he did concede that she “was a good debater.”
Trump gave her credit for when she, as he put it, “destroyed [former New York City Mayor] Mike Bloomberg very quickly.”
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“But people don’t like her. She’s a very mean person, and people don’t like her,” the president said, before unleashing the ultimate troll comment.
“People don’t want that. They like a person like me, that’s not mean,” he told reporters before ending his news conference.
Now understand this — Trump knows good and well that he can be a mean person when he believes he has been crossed.
He has used his Twitter account to lay waste to his opponents, including members of the media who may have even been in the room with him on Friday.
He also knew that when he said he was not a mean person, liberals would almost certainly take to Twitter and rant about how mean he is.
And wouldn’t you know it, that’s exactly what they did:
This is what Narcissism looks like. Trump calls everyone names if they disagree with him. Fires anyone who remotely disagrees with him. Fights with world leaders we are supposed to be allies with. Loves murderous dictators. Calls Warren “Pocahontas”. But he’s the “nice” one? — Chris Kennedy (@Chris_Kennedy2) March 6, 2020
I hate Trump. He’s mean and incompetent. — Steve Morschauser????? (@SMorschauserWI) March 6, 2020
Lol, Trump thinks people like him, pic.twitter.com/szmaHc5QAs — John Wilhide (@JohnWilhide2) March 6, 2020
Sometimes it is just too easy. He plays his critics like a fiddle, and it is hilarious to watch them dance the dance.
The fact remains that Warren did not lose because she is a woman, the same way Cory Booker and Kamala Harris did not lose because of their race in the same party that nominated former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.
She lost because she screamed at every debate stage she was on, she was angry every time she spoke and she just looked furious at the world all the time.
In many ways she is a lot like the perennially angry Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose days at the top of his party’s primary appear to be numbered.
The economy has been doing fantastic and the job market is booming under Trump.
When it comes down to brass tacks, it’s simply too difficult to sell anger to an American electorate that is happy.
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westernjournal--2020-03-07--LeBron James Refuses To Play Basketball if NBA Implements Coronavirus Contingency

The coronavirus might do what NBA defenders have never done — stop LeBron James .
The Los Angeles Lakers star said Friday that if the NBA ever implements an emergency coronavirus plan that calls for games without fans in the stands , he won ’ t be playing .
“ I ain ’ t playing if I ain ’ t got the fans in the crowd .
That ’ s who I play for .
I play for my teammates , and I play for the fans .
That ’ s what it ’ s all about .
So if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arena and there ain ’ t no fans in there , I ain ’ t playing .
They can do what they want to do , ” he said .
TRENDING : EU Politician Draws Gasps When He Tells Greta Thunberg To 'Go Back to School' James was responding to a memo sent around by the league Friday telling teams to develop contingency plans in the event that the NBA ever decides to hold its games without a crowd in attendance , according to ESPN .
The memo detailed potential actions that teams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were to become necessary to play a game with only essential staff present , ” The Associated Press reported .
Teams should also be prepared “ for the possibility of implementing temperature checks on players , team staff , referees , and anyone else who is essential to conducting such a game in the team ’ s arena.
” The NBA ’ s teams were also advised to prepare a plan for “ communicating quickly and effectively with team and arena staff who are/aren ’ t essential for this purpose.
” Boston Celtics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the option .
“ That would be terrible , ” he said .
“ That would be boring .
They might as well cancel the whole game before that.
” “ But at the end of the day , it is getting serious .
I don ’ t know .
It would be very weird though for sure.
” RELATED : LeBron 's Shot Gets Blocked in Game 's Final Seconds To Seal Lakers ' Loss Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo said playing in an empty arena would be quite different .
Sporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of dealing with community-level bans on mass gatherings .
The San Francisco Department of Public Health , for example , has urged the cancellation of “ large gatherings , such as concerts , sporting events , conventions or large community events.
” San Francisco had two people test positive for the virus on Thursday .
However , the Golden State Warriors have said that Saturday ’ s game against the Philadelphia 76ers is still on .
On Friday , Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore banned fans from attending an NCAA Division III men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being held there .
Maryland has also had confirmed cases of the virus .
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The coronavirus might do what NBA defenders have never done — stop LeBron James.
The Los Angeles Lakers star said Friday that if the NBA ever implements an emergency coronavirus plan that calls for games without fans in the stands, he won’t be playing.
“We play games without the fans? Nah, that’s impossible,” James told reporters Friday.
“I ain’t playing if I ain’t got the fans in the crowd. That’s who I play for. I play for my teammates, and I play for the fans. That’s what it’s all about. So if I show up to [an] arena and there ain’t no fans in there, I ain’t playing. They can do what they want to do,” he said.
LeBron James on possibility of NBA playing games behind closed doors because of coronavirus. LeBron: “I ain’t playing” if there are no fans pic.twitter.com/kpHg6bsFYO — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) March 7, 2020
James was responding to a memo sent around by the league Friday telling teams to develop contingency plans in the event that the NBA ever decides to hold its games without a crowd in attendance, according to ESPN.
The memo detailed potential actions that teams might need to take “if it were to become necessary to play a game with only essential staff present,” The Associated Press reported.
Teams should also be prepared “for the possibility of implementing temperature checks on players, team staff, referees, and anyone else who is essential to conducting such a game in the team’s arena.”
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The NBA’s teams were also advised to prepare a plan for “communicating quickly and effectively with team and arena staff who are/aren’t essential for this purpose.”
Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker was not enthused over the option.
“That would be terrible,” he said.
“That would be boring. They might as well cancel the whole game before that.”
“But at the end of the day, it is getting serious. I don’t know. It would be very weird though for sure.”
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo said playing in an empty arena would be quite different.
“It’s going to be really weird if they do do it,” he said, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, “because playing home and away, it ain’t going to be like a difference. It’s going to be really quiet.”
Sporting events will also be facing the question of dealing with community-level bans on mass gatherings.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health, for example, has urged the cancellation of “large gatherings, such as concerts, sporting events, conventions or large community events.”
San Francisco had two people test positive for the virus on Thursday.
However, the Golden State Warriors have said that Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers is still on.
On Friday, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore banned fans from attending an NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament game that was being held there.
Maryland has also had confirmed cases of the virus.
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westernjournal--2020-03-07--Ilhan Omar Joins Schumer in War Against SCOTUS with Sexual Predation Claims

Well , apparently we ’ re going to go here again .
We ’ re going to accuse Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh of being “ sexual predators ” in the midst of a contentious case .
The Supreme Court is currently considering June Medical Services LLC v. Russo , a case involving whether a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital violates the “ undue burden ” test set forth by the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision .
The case has drawn a lot of attention for a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quickest fashion .
The Louisiana bill is similar to a Texas law the court struck down in a landmark 2016 decision .
A lower court decided that the Louisiana law ’ s burden on women seeking abortions was different than Texas ’ legislation .
TRENDING : EU Politician Draws Gasps When He Tells Greta Thunberg To 'Go Back to School' The composition of the court is also different from when the 2016 case was decided .
In that case , Justice Anthony Kennedy was the swing vote in a 5-3 decision ; the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Antonin Scalia ’ s seat was vacant .
Kennedy is gone , replaced ( contentiously ) by Brett Kavanaugh ; Scalia was replaced ( also contentiously ) by Neil Gorsuch .
That could yield a decision that alters the Texas case , or even Planned Parenthood v. Casey , although revisiting these decisions is less likely in a case that deals primarily with whether or not the Louisiana law is substantively different than the one passed in Texas .
However , the mere thought that the high court might uphold an abortion regulation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apoplexy .
If you follow this sort of thing , you probably didn ’ t miss much of the pro-abortion rally in front of the Supreme Court as the case was being heard .
This involved , among other things , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer threatening Gorsuch and Kavanaugh .
This kind of took attention away from a Twitter rant from Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar in which she said two conservative justices were “ accused sexual predators.
” It began with two of the incessant mantras of the left regarding abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Medicine Can Fight Coronavirus - Ignores Fact Coronavirus Is from Socialized Medicine Country And then we went there : In case you ’ ve forgotten , both Thomas and Kavanaugh were accused of sexual misconduct at convenient times during their Senate confirmation hearings .
In Thomas ’ case , he was alleged to have sexually harassed former assistant Anita Hill .
In Kavanaugh ’ s case , there were allegations of sexual abuse by Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez .
In both cases , the women came forward in the middle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considering both men had been major figures for years .
These accusations , which became political footballs , are materially irrelevant to how either justice rules in the Louisiana case , of course .
They have nothing to do with the law .
But Ilhan Omar doesn ’ t care .
Since the Democrats can not control the Supreme Court , they ’ ve decided they ’ re going to attack , intimidate and destroy it .
These aren ’ t attacks on the people who voted for these justices ’ appointments , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phenomenon , the idea that the Supreme Court can be intimidated by outside actors who disagree with the court ’ s composition and feel any regulation on a woman ’ s right to have an abortion is a travesty .
So , they threaten the justices .
The Democrats don ’ t know they ’ re entering dangerous territory because they assume America will think Trump sui generis ; that their behavior is justified because this president ’ s administration represents a unique danger .
With the Supreme Court , however , any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chuck Schumer would be shaking his fist at Marco Rubio ’ s nominees , were he the president .
Ilhan Omar would still be tweeting the same things .
This isn ’ t about any especial danger caused by Trump or the justices he nominated to the high court .
This is about the fact that a Republican was in control .
In both cases , it ’ s the lowest form of political discourse — threats and personal maligning .
And don ’ t expect it to stop anytime soon .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect it to affect anything .
The founders , bless their souls , made sure the court was a constitutional organ insulated from politicians wishing to smear it .
Neither Ilhan Omar nor Charles Schumer can change that .
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Well, apparently we’re going to go here again.
We’re going to accuse Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh of being “sexual predators” in the midst of a contentious case.
The Supreme Court is currently considering June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, a case involving whether a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital violates the “undue burden” test set forth by the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision.
The case has drawn a lot of attention for a lot of reasons I can only adumbrate in the quickest fashion.
The Louisiana bill is similar to a Texas law the court struck down in a landmark 2016 decision. A lower court decided that the Louisiana law’s burden on women seeking abortions was different than Texas’ legislation.
The composition of the court is also different from when the 2016 case was decided.
In that case, Justice Anthony Kennedy was the swing vote in a 5-3 decision; the case was decided while the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat was vacant.
Kennedy is gone, replaced (contentiously) by Brett Kavanaugh; Scalia was replaced (also contentiously) by Neil Gorsuch.
That could yield a decision that alters the Texas case, or even Planned Parenthood v. Casey, although revisiting these decisions is less likely in a case that deals primarily with whether or not the Louisiana law is substantively different than the one passed in Texas.
However, the mere thought that the high court might uphold an abortion regulation has the left in a state of apoplexy.
If you follow this sort of thing, you probably didn’t miss much of the pro-abortion rally in front of the Supreme Court as the case was being heard. This involved, among other things, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer threatening Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.
This kind of took attention away from a Twitter rant from Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar in which she said two conservative justices were “accused sexual predators.”
It began with two of the incessant mantras of the left regarding abortion:
Abortion is healthcare — Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) March 4, 2020
Abortion is a Constitutional right — Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) March 4, 2020
And then we went there:
Two accused sexual predators should not be deciding whether or not women have access to healthcare in this country. https://t.co/okJE85pwoN — Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) March 4, 2020
In case you’ve forgotten, both Thomas and Kavanaugh were accused of sexual misconduct at convenient times during their Senate confirmation hearings.
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In Thomas’ case, he was alleged to have sexually harassed former assistant Anita Hill.
In Kavanaugh’s case, there were allegations of sexual abuse by Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez. In both cases, the women came forward in the middle of confirmation hearings, which was interesting timing considering both men had been major figures for years.
These accusations, which became political footballs, are materially irrelevant to how either justice rules in the Louisiana case, of course.
They have nothing to do with the law. But Ilhan Omar doesn’t care.
Since the Democrats cannot control the Supreme Court, they’ve decided they’re going to attack, intimidate and destroy it.
These aren’t attacks on the people who voted for these justices’ appointments, mind you.
They’re attacks on the justices.
This is a new phenomenon, the idea that the Supreme Court can be intimidated by outside actors who disagree with the court’s composition and feel any regulation on a woman’s right to have an abortion is a travesty.
So, they threaten the justices.
The Democrats don’t know they’re entering dangerous territory because they assume America will think Trump sui generis; that their behavior is justified because this president’s administration represents a unique danger.
With the Supreme Court, however, any Republican would have presented this danger.
Chuck Schumer would be shaking his fist at Marco Rubio’s nominees, were he the president. Ilhan Omar would still be tweeting the same things.
This isn’t about any especial danger caused by Trump or the justices he nominated to the high court. This is about the fact that a Republican was in control.
In both cases, it’s the lowest form of political discourse — threats and personal maligning. And don’t expect it to stop anytime soon.
At the same time, don’t expect it to affect anything. The founders, bless their souls, made sure the court was a constitutional organ insulated from politicians wishing to smear it. Neither Ilhan Omar nor Charles Schumer can change that.
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westernjournal--2020-03-07--Watch FedEx Driver Deliver Family’s Lost Golden Retriever to Their Door

A FedEx driver from Colorado is being praised for helping a wandering family pet find her way back home by personally delivering the dog to her Castle Pines home .
Dog owner Lisa Menzies told KDVR-TV that her family ’ s 3-year-old golden retriever , Catcher , had a bit of an adventure while she and her husband were out of town .
“ We were getting some repairs done on the house , ” Menzies said .
“ Our contractor left to go to lunch and shut the front door — and the wind blew the door open while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” TRENDING : EU Politician Draws Gasps When He Tells Greta Thunberg To 'Go Back to School' The dog wandered around outside in the neighborhood where Menzies knows anything could have happened .
“ She could have wandered out to a busy road and you hate to think what ’ s going to happen then , ” she said .
But Catcher was fortunate to fall into the hands of the neighborhood FedEx driver , who took it upon himself to make a special 61-pound delivery to the family ’ s home .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who she does not know at all other than that he works for FedEx .
The driver explained that he had found a dog and was planning to drop her off at the address printed on her dog tag .
The family ’ s Ring doorbell captured the heartwarming moment when the driver carried the large dog “ with such care ” up the walkway and into the house .
“ Seeing him carry her into the house like that — in my head , I was thinking of the theme song @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Menzies said .
“ He was taking such care and love with her that it was really amusing.
” RELATED : 3 Starved , Filthy Puppies 'Thrown Out Like Trash ' Rescued from Dumpster Catcher is now safe and sound , right where she belongs , thanks to the loving act of kindness of a driver who was in the middle of a busy workweek .
“ He interrupted his day and his package delivery schedule to pick her up and hand carry her into our home and lock the door behind him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t want to think about where else she could have ended up .
He is certainly our family ’ s hero.
” Menzies is eager to thank the driver in person , and Catcher may be eager to reunite with her new best friend , who inconvenienced himself to do the right thing .
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A FedEx driver from Colorado is being praised for helping a wandering family pet find her way back home by personally delivering the dog to her Castle Pines home.
Dog owner Lisa Menzies told KDVR-TV that her family’s 3-year-old golden retriever, Catcher, had a bit of an adventure while she and her husband were out of town.
“We were getting some repairs done on the house,” Menzies said.
“Our contractor left to go to lunch and shut the front door — and the wind blew the door open while I was gone, and Catcher escaped.”
Special delivery caught on video: FedEx driver finds Colorado woman’s lost dog, returns her home https://t.co/YmqeXKsBSL — fox8news (@fox8news) March 4, 2020
The dog wandered around outside in the neighborhood where Menzies knows anything could have happened.
“She could have wandered out to a busy road and you hate to think what’s going to happen then,” she said.
But Catcher was fortunate to fall into the hands of the neighborhood FedEx driver, who took it upon himself to make a special 61-pound delivery to the family’s home.
Menzies received a message from the driver, who she does not know at all other than that he works for FedEx.
The driver explained that he had found a dog and was planning to drop her off at the address printed on her dog tag.
The family’s Ring doorbell captured the heartwarming moment when the driver carried the large dog “with such care” up the walkway and into the house.
“Seeing him carry her into the house like that — in my head, I was thinking of the theme song from the ‘Titanic,’” Menzies said. “He was taking such care and love with her that it was really amusing.”
Catcher is now safe and sound, right where she belongs, thanks to the loving act of kindness of a driver who was in the middle of a busy workweek.
“He interrupted his day and his package delivery schedule to pick her up and hand carry her into our home and lock the door behind him,” Menzies said.
“I don’t want to think about where else she could have ended up. He is certainly our family’s hero.”
Menzies is eager to thank the driver in person, and Catcher may be eager to reunite with her new best friend, who inconvenienced himself to do the right thing.
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westernjournal--2020-03-07--Ilhan Omar Thinks Socialized Medicine Can Fight Coronavirus – Ignores Fact Coronavirus Is from Socia

Ilhan Omar Thinks Socialized Medicine Can Fight Coronavirus – Ignores Fact Coronavirus Is from Socialized Medicine Country

Apparently , “ Medicare for All ” can save us from coronavirus now .
I knew the basics of “ Medicare for All ” — dismantling private insurance and turning everything over to the government so we could pay tens of billions of dollars that no one knows how we ’ re going to get so we can have “ free ” health care .
That much I was familiar with .
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar dropped some real heavy truth on me , though : If the government subsumes the private health care industry and takes over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparatus , it ’ ll help fight COVID-19 .
TRENDING : EU Politician Draws Gasps When He Tells Greta Thunberg To 'Go Back to School' “ It ’ s easy to mock Medicare for All until there ’ s a pandemic , ” Omar tweeted Thursday .
Where ’ s the clap emoji ?
I need like ten of those , interspersed with me simply typing out “ THIS.
” I suppose you can ’ t ask for a whole lot of context on Twitter , given the limitations of the medium .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite sure what that sentence was even supposed to mean .
I looked on Omar ’ s House webpage and her Facebook — places where she could explicate this further — and this is basically the extent of what I found : On her Twitter are also the usual messages accusing President Donald Trump of cutting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and “ attack [ ing ] America ’ s government , ” which are wildly inaccurate and would be funny if deliberate ignorance and fear-mongering weren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing that explained to me why the government taking over health care would somehow be a hedge against the disease known as the “ novel coronavirus.
” If only there was some sort of example of how a government-run health care system dealt with the disease so I could see an object lesson in how this all works .
RELATED : Ilhan Omar Joins Schumer in War Against SCOTUS with Sexual Predation Claims Take China , a nation struggling to cover all of its people via a socialized system .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government response has been to silence whistleblowers and build field hospitals because their current system can ’ t take care of the victims .
A 2018 profile of China ’ s health care system by The New York Times revealed plenty of cracks .
“ An economic boom over the past three decades has transformed China from a poor farming nation to the world ’ s second-largest economy .
The cradle-to-grave system of socialized medicine has improved life expectancy and lowered maternal mortality rates , ” Sui-Lee Wee wrote .
“ But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s population of more than one billion people .
The major gaps and inequalities threaten to undermine China ’ s progress , social stability and financial health — creating a serious challenge for President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party.
” How inadequate is it ?
Let Wee describe it for you in the story ’ s first few graphs : “ Well before dawn , nearly a hundred people stood in line outside one of the capital ’ s top hospitals , ” she wrote .
“ They were hoping to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a chance for access to the best health care in the country .
Scalpers hawked medical visits for a fee , ignoring repeated crackdowns by the government .
“ A Beijing resident in line was trying to get his father in to see a neurologist .
A senior lawmaker from Liaoning , a northeastern province , needed a second opinion on her daughter ’ s blood disorder .
“ Mao Ning , who was helping her friend get an appointment with a dermatologist , arrived at 4 a.m. She was in the middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worth noting that China ’ s system isn ’ t fully socialized , although they ’ re headed there .
It ’ s a patchwork of overstretched public care and private institutions that try ( and fail ) to plug the holes .
The country is actually re-socializing its health care after free market reforms in 1984 .
Of course , as of Saturday morning , China had 80,652 people infected and 3,070 dead .
Granted , it was where the virus started , but the next closest nation , South Korea , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths .
I ’ m fully aware this isn ’ t necessarily a compelling argument that socialized medicine is responsible for a pandemic .
On the other hand , it ’ s compelling enough to beat a tossed-off line about how “ Medicare for All ” is a great way to fight pandemics .
There ’ s something truly head-scratching about Omar ’ s tweet , as if it was just something that entered her head while she was in traffic and she thought to herself , “ Yeah , that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence to back this up .
There ’ s nothing anyone can hold up to say that our system , patchwork though it may be , is doing worse when it comes to coronavirus than any state-run system , including China ’ s .
There ’ s nothing that says a theoretically private system here — with more innovation , less red tape , fully transparent pricing and actual competition — would do worse than “ Medicare for All.
” This is to say nothing of the fact that Omar is currently attacking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet wants government to take over all of our health care , presumably under the premise that people who believe like her will always be running it .
There ’ ll hopefully be an answer to coronavirus sometime in the near future .
My guess is that the answer will be waiting this out and hoping that the fear-mongering is just that .
Omar ’ s tweet is yet another example of a Democrat using coronavirus as a political bludgeon , another sad attempt by a politician to convince the American electorate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , everything would fall into place .
Two seconds of thought , however , and this tossed-off clapback dissolves like a wet tissue .
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Apparently, “Medicare for All” can save us from coronavirus now.
This is pretty incredible stuff.
I knew the basics of “Medicare for All” — dismantling private insurance and turning everything over to the government so we could pay tens of billions of dollars that no one knows how we’re going to get so we can have “free” health care.
That much I was familiar with.
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar dropped some real heavy truth on me, though: If the government subsumes the private health care industry and takes over the country’s massive, unwieldy medical apparatus, it’ll help fight COVID-19.
“It’s easy to mock Medicare for All until there’s a pandemic,” Omar tweeted Thursday.
It’s easy to mock Medicare for All until there’s a pandemic — Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) March 6, 2020
Where’s the clap emoji? I need like ten of those, interspersed with me simply typing out “THIS.”
I suppose you can’t ask for a whole lot of context on Twitter, given the limitations of the medium.
That said, I’m not quite sure what that sentence was even supposed to mean. I looked on Omar’s House webpage and her Facebook — places where she could explicate this further — and this is basically the extent of what I found:
On her Twitter are also the usual messages accusing President Donald Trump of cutting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and “attack[ing] America’s government,” which are wildly inaccurate and would be funny if deliberate ignorance and fear-mongering weren’t so serious.
However, there was nothing that explained to me why the government taking over health care would somehow be a hedge against the disease known as the “novel coronavirus.”
If only there was some sort of example of how a government-run health care system dealt with the disease so I could see an object lesson in how this all works.
Take China, a nation struggling to cover all of its people via a socialized system. It’s where the outbreak started — and where the government response has been to silence whistleblowers and build field hospitals because their current system can’t take care of the victims.
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A 2018 profile of China’s health care system by The New York Times revealed plenty of cracks.
“An economic boom over the past three decades has transformed China from a poor farming nation to the world’s second-largest economy. The cradle-to-grave system of socialized medicine has improved life expectancy and lowered maternal mortality rates,” Sui-Lee Wee wrote.
“But the system cannot adequately support China’s population of more than one billion people. The major gaps and inequalities threaten to undermine China’s progress, social stability and financial health — creating a serious challenge for President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party.”
How inadequate is it? Let Wee describe it for you in the story’s first few graphs:
“Well before dawn, nearly a hundred people stood in line outside one of the capital’s top hospitals,” she wrote.
“They were hoping to get an appointment with a specialist, a chance for access to the best health care in the country. Scalpers hawked medical visits for a fee, ignoring repeated crackdowns by the government.
“A Beijing resident in line was trying to get his father in to see a neurologist. A senior lawmaker from Liaoning, a northeastern province, needed a second opinion on her daughter’s blood disorder.
“Mao Ning, who was helping her friend get an appointment with a dermatologist, arrived at 4 a.m. She was in the middle of the line.”
It’s worth noting that China’s system isn’t fully socialized, although they’re headed there. It’s a patchwork of overstretched public care and private institutions that try (and fail) to plug the holes.
The country is actually re-socializing its health care after free market reforms in 1984.
Of course, as of Saturday morning, China had 80,652 people infected and 3,070 dead. Granted, it was where the virus started, but the next closest nation, South Korea, had just 7,041 confirmed cases and 48 deaths.
I’m fully aware this isn’t necessarily a compelling argument that socialized medicine is responsible for a pandemic.
On the other hand, it’s compelling enough to beat a tossed-off line about how “Medicare for All” is a great way to fight pandemics.
There’s something truly head-scratching about Omar’s tweet, as if it was just something that entered her head while she was in traffic and she thought to herself, “Yeah, that’s worth tweeting.”
There’s no evidence to back this up. There’s nothing anyone can hold up to say that our system, patchwork though it may be, is doing worse when it comes to coronavirus than any state-run system, including China’s.
There’s nothing that says a theoretically private system here — with more innovation, less red tape, fully transparent pricing and actual competition — would do worse than “Medicare for All.”
This is to say nothing of the fact that Omar is currently attacking the governments for its response to coronavirus yet wants government to take over all of our health care, presumably under the premise that people who believe like her will always be running it.
There’ll hopefully be an answer to coronavirus sometime in the near future.
My guess is that the answer will be waiting this out and hoping that the fear-mongering is just that.
The answer, however, isn’t socialized medicine.
Omar’s tweet is yet another example of a Democrat using coronavirus as a political bludgeon, another sad attempt by a politician to convince the American electorate that if you only let them order things, everything would fall into place.
Two seconds of thought, however, and this tossed-off clapback dissolves like a wet tissue.
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westernjournal--2020-03-07--Democrats Implement New Debate Rules That Will Leave Out Tulsi Gabbard

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii wants the guys to let a girl into their club .
Gabbard , who has emerged as a thorn in the side of the Democratic National Committee , will not appear at the next presidential debate even though under rules in place a few days ago , she would have qualified .
The DNC has now decreed that to qualify , a candidate has to have won at least 20 percent of the delegates awarded by debate time , according to NBC News .
The previous rules only required candidates to secure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Super Tuesday in American Samoa , CBS News reported .
Gabbard , the only woman remaining in the race , fired off a Twitter salvo Friday urging former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to join with her to stop the DNC from muzzling her .
TRENDING : EU Politician Draws Gasps When He Tells Greta Thunberg To 'Go Back to School' “ To keep me off the stage , the DNC again arbitrarily changed the debate qualifications , ” she tweeted .
“ I ask that you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s transparent effort to exclude me from the debates.
” DNC communications director Xochitl Hinojosa had foreshadowed the change on Tuesday .
“ We have two more debates — of course the threshold will go up .
By the time we have the March debate , almost 2,000 delegates will be allocated , ” Hinojosa tweeted .
“ The threshold will reflect where we are in the race , as it always has.
” Many said the DNC was deliberately changing the rules and called for Gabbard to be allowed on the debate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His First Delegates and They Are n't from a State - Takes 5 from American Samoa Biden currently has 596 delegates while Sanders has 528 , according to NBC ’ s tally .
NBC also noted that even if Gabbard managed to win every one of the 352 delegates up for grabs in this Tuesday ’ s round of primaries , when Michigan and five other states vote , she would still be behind Biden and Sanders .
Gabbard last month called upon DNC Chairman Tom Perez to step down , citing “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrat voters that this primary will be carried out in a fair way where voters can get the information that they need to make the best choice in who should be our Democratic nominee , and ultimately who should be our next president and commander in chief , ” according to the New York Post .
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Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii wants the guys to let a girl into their club.
Gabbard, who has emerged as a thorn in the side of the Democratic National Committee, will not appear at the next presidential debate even though under rules in place a few days ago, she would have qualified.
The DNC has now decreed that to qualify, a candidate has to have won at least 20 percent of the delegates awarded by debate time, according to NBC News.
The previous rules only required candidates to secure one delegate, a threshold Gabbard surpassed on Super Tuesday in American Samoa, CBS News reported.
Gabbard, the only woman remaining in the race, fired off a Twitter salvo Friday urging former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to join with her to stop the DNC from muzzling her.
“To keep me off the stage, the DNC again arbitrarily changed the debate qualifications,” she tweeted. “I ask that you stand w/ me against the DNC’s transparent effort to exclude me from the debates.”
To keep me off the stage, the DNC again arbitrarily changed the debate qualifications. Previously they changed the qualifications in the OPPOSITE direction so Bloomberg could debate. I ask that you stand w/ me against the DNC’s transparent effort to exclude me from the debates. — Tulsi Gabbard ? (@TulsiGabbard) March 7, 2020
DNC communications director Xochitl Hinojosa had foreshadowed the change on Tuesday.
“We have two more debates — of course the threshold will go up. By the time we have the March debate, almost 2,000 delegates will be allocated,” Hinojosa tweeted.
“The threshold will reflect where we are in the race, as it always has.”
We have two more debates– of course the threshold will go up. By the time we have the March debate, almost 2,000 delegates will be allocated. The threshold will reflect where we are in the race, as it always has. — Xochitl Hinojosa (@XochitlHinojosa) March 4, 2020
Many said the DNC was deliberately changing the rules and called for Gabbard to be allowed on the debate stage:
The fix is in. https://t.co/axiEiBxd6x — Siraj Hashmi ? (@SirajAHashmi) March 6, 2020
Not at all surprising given the treatment of Tulsi Gabbard by the DNC and allies to this point: https://t.co/4EyNEdhEj9 — Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) March 6, 2020
The last time the DNC changed the debate requirements after votes were cast was in 2008, keeping Dennis Kucinich offstage. Now they want to do it again to Tulsi Gabbard. Both have one thing in common: they campaigned, unapologetically, to end regime-change wars. pic.twitter.com/QcBpbWYuae — K. Rosef (@kayrosef) March 5, 2020
It now seems DNC will raise qualification threshold, now that @TulsiGabbard has a delegate, to keep her off the debate stage. There’s only one word for this: rigged.https://t.co/0Hv01GZi8E — Brad Polumbo (@brad_polumbo) March 4, 2020
Biden currently has 596 delegates while Sanders has 528, according to NBC’s tally.
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NBC also noted that even if Gabbard managed to win every one of the 352 delegates up for grabs in this Tuesday’s round of primaries, when Michigan and five other states vote, she would still be behind Biden and Sanders.
Gabbard last month called upon DNC Chairman Tom Perez to step down, citing “the growing skepticism that I hear from Democrat voters that this primary will be carried out in a fair way where voters can get the information that they need to make the best choice in who should be our Democratic nominee, and ultimately who should be our next president and commander in chief,” according to the New York Post.
The next debate will is set to occur March 15 in Phoenix, Arizona.
It will be hosted by CNN and Univision in conjunction with CHC BOLD, the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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westernjournal--2020-03-07--Hillary Clinton Blasts Melania Trump: ‘She Should Look Closer to Home’

Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested current first lady Melania Trump “ should look closer to home ” regarding her cyberbullying campaign .
Appearing on Bravo ’ s “ Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ” on Thursday night , Clinton was asked , “ What do you honestly think of first lady Melania Trump ’ s cyberbullying initiative ?
” “ I think she should look closer to home , ” Clinton replied , in an obvious dig at her former 2016 presidential campaign rival President Donald Trump ’ s penchant for tweeting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Be Best initiative address well-being , online safety and opioid abuse .
According to the official White House website , “ Mrs .
Trump believes that children should be both seen and heard , and it is our responsibility as adults to educate and reinforce to them that when they are using their voices — whether verbally or online — they must choose their words wisely and speak with respect and compassion.
” TRENDING : EU Politician Draws Gasps When He Tells Greta Thunberg To 'Go Back to School' Clinton ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the release of a four-part documentary series about her life titled “ Hillary , ” which premiered Friday on Hulu .
In the docu-series , former President Bill Clinton reportedly addresses his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky in the 1990s , saying it was a stress reliever for him .
“ You feel like you ’ re staggering around , you ’ ve been in a 15-round prize fight that was extended to 30 rounds and here ’ s something that will take your mind off it for a while , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
“ Because there , whatever life — not just me .
Everybody ’ s life has pressures and disappointments , terrors , fears of whatever , ” Clinton added .
“ Things I did to manage my anxieties for years .
I ’ m a different , totally different person than I was , a lot of that stuff 20 years ago.
” Lewinsky was 22 years old when the affair began .
At the time , she said the relationship was consensual , but looking back she has said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his power .
In a February 2018 Vanity Fair piece , Lewinsky wrote , “ I now see how problematic it was that the two of us even got to a place where there was a question of consent .
Instead , the road that led there was littered with inappropriate abuse of authority , station , and privilege.
” “ He was my boss , ” she added .
“ He was the most powerful man on the planet .
He was 27 years my senior , with enough life experience to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time , at the pinnacle of his career , while I was in my first job out of college.
” RELATED : Bill Clinton On Monica Lewinsky Affair : ' I Did It To Manage My Anxieties' Clinton said he feels remorse over the affair .
“ Maybe it ’ s just getting older but I hope it was also going through a lot of this .
But whatever , what I did was bad but it wasn ’ t like — how can I think about the most stupid thing I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not a defense , it ’ s an explanation .
I feel awful , ” he said .
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Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested current first lady Melania Trump “should look closer to home” regarding her cyberbullying campaign.
Appearing on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” on March 5, Clinton was asked, “What do you honestly think of first lady Melania Trump’s cyberbullying initiative?”
“I think she should look closer to home,” Clinton replied, in an obvious dig at her former 2016 presidential campaign rival President Donald Trump’s penchant for tweeting.
The three pillars of Melania Trump’s Be Best initiative address well-being, online safety and opioid abuse.
According to the official White House website, “Mrs. Trump believes that children should be both seen and heard, and it is our responsibility as adults to educate and reinforce to them that when they are using their voices — whether verbally or online — they must choose their words wisely and speak with respect and compassion.”
Clinton’s appearance on Bravo came in advance of the release of a four-part documentary series about her life titled “Hillary,” which premiered March 6 on Hulu.
In the docu-series, former President Bill Clinton reportedly addresses his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky in the 1990s, saying it was a stress reliever for him.
“You feel like you’re staggering around, you’ve been in a 15-round prize fight that was extended to 30 rounds and here’s something that will take your mind off it for a while, that’s what happens,” he said.
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“Because there, whatever life — not just me. Everybody’s life has pressures and disappointments, terrors, fears of whatever,” Clinton added. “Things I did to manage my anxieties for years. I’m a different, totally different person than I was, a lot of that stuff 20 years ago.”
Lewinsky was 22 years old when the affair began.
At the time, she said the relationship was consensual, but looking back she has said more recently that she believes Clinton abused his power.
In a February 2018 Vanity Fair piece, Lewinsky wrote, “I now see how problematic it was that the two of us even got to a place where there was a question of consent. Instead, the road that led there was littered with inappropriate abuse of authority, station, and privilege.”
“He was my boss,” she added. “He was the most powerful man on the planet. He was 27 years my senior, with enough life experience to know better. He was, at the time, at the pinnacle of his career, while I was in my first job out of college.”
Clinton said he feels remorse over the affair.
“Maybe it’s just getting older but I hope it was also going through a lot of this. But whatever, what I did was bad but it wasn’t like — how can I think about the most stupid thing I could and do it.
“It’s not a defense, it’s an explanation. I feel awful,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-03-07--GOP Rep Grabs AR-15 Kept in His Office, Dares Biden & O’Rourke To Start Confiscation with Him

With the 2020 election heating up , Democrats seem determined to run on unpopular , even radical , gun control policies , including the banning of firearms like popular AR-15 rifle .
Fortunately , there are more than enough folks willing to take a stand against such policies .
On Friday morning , Buck posted a short video in support of the Second Amendment from his official Twitter account .
“ I have a message for Joe Biden and Beto O ’ Rourke , ” Buck said in the video .
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” Buck then took an AR-15 rifle with an American flag paint scheme off the wall , where it had been hanging , and posed with it .
“ Come and take it , ” Buck said .
At a campaign rally in Dallas , Texas , the night before Super Tuesday , Biden brought on stage none other than former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ O ’ Rourke , who ended his presidential bid late last year when it failed to gain momentum .
After O ’ Rourke endorsed Biden at the rally , Biden took the mic and announced to the crowd , “ I want to make something clear , I ’ m going to guarantee you this is not the last you ’ ve seen of him.
” Biden turned to O ’ Rourke and said , “ You ’ re going to take care of the gun problem with me .
You ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this effort .
I ’ m counting on you .
I ’ m counting on you .
We need you badly , the state needs you , the country needs you .
You ’ re the best !
” O ’ Rourke previously made headlines for the anti- “ assault weapons ” statement he made at a debate last year , when he famously said , “ Hell yes , we ’ re going to take your AR-15 , your AK-47 !
We ’ re not going to allow it to be used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Paving Way for Trump , Small Donors Drive Explosive GOP Growth in Donations in AZ Though mass shootings with rifles are horrific , they are also extraordinarily rare .
Data from the FBI has all but proven that rifles like the AR-15 are used very infrequently in homicides .
And confiscating them would likely result in no reduction in violence — those bent on causing harm would likely find a way to do so , while law-abiding Americans would not .
Yet many anti-gun advocates believe no one should be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason why people would want to own an AR-15 or a gun like it is so simple , it hardly needs explaining .
These sorts of rifles increase one ’ s safety : The power is greater , the range is further , the bullet capacity is higher and the accuracy is finer .
If defending one ’ s family and home , who would not want those odds stacked in their favor ?
( Though it ’ s worth noting , as a Buck spokesperson told Business Insider , that the rifle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ) And as for the argument against so-called “ high-capacity ” magazines , bear in mind that every bullet in such magazines is like your chances to win the lottery — one more chance to protect , to defend and to save life .
If you and your family were under attack , how many chances would you like ?
Ten ?
Twenty ?
An extended magazine could provide 30 chances .
How many bullets is your life or the lives of your loved ones worth ?
If anti-gun activists truly believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal , they had better be prepared to argue against the value of life itself .
Because gun rights are not just civil rights , they are basic human rights .
It took thousands of years , countless lives and the inspiration of technology to finally create an uneasy equilibrium for mankind to protect itself from itself .
Perhaps anti-gunners know a way , heretofore unknown , of controlling human viciousness .
But consider that even in prison , where needs for food , shelter , health care , recreation and safety come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still control the violence .
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With the 2020 election heating up, Democrats seem determined to run on unpopular, even radical, gun control policies, including the banning of firearms like popular AR-15 rifle.
Fortunately, there are more than enough folks willing to take a stand against such policies.
Enter Rep. Ken Buck, a Republican from Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District.
On Friday morning, Buck posted a short video in support of the Second Amendment from his official Twitter account.
“I have a message for Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke,” Buck said in the video.
“If you want to take everyone’s AR-15 in America, why don’t you swing by my office in Washington, D.C., and start with this one.”
Buck then took an AR-15 rifle with an American flag paint scheme off the wall, where it had been hanging, and posed with it.
“Come and take it,” Buck said.
I have just one message for Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke, if you want to take everyone’s AR-15s, why don’t you swing by my office in Washington, D.C. and start with this one? Come and take it. #2A pic.twitter.com/jG2SiXetov — Congressman Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) March 6, 2020
At a campaign rally in Dallas, Texas, the night before Super Tuesday, Biden brought on stage none other than former Texas congressman and failed Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who ended his presidential bid late last year when it failed to gain momentum.
After O’Rourke endorsed Biden at the rally, Biden took the mic and announced to the crowd, “I want to make something clear, I’m going to guarantee you this is not the last you’ve seen of him.”
Biden turned to O’Rourke and said, “You’re going to take care of the gun problem with me. You’re going to be the one who leads this effort. I’m counting on you. I’m counting on you. We need you badly, the state needs you, the country needs you. You’re the best!”
Biden then shook O’Rourke’s hand vigorously.
O’Rourke previously made headlines for the anti-“assault weapons” statement he made at a debate last year, when he famously said, “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47! We’re not going to allow it to be used against fellow Americans anymore!”
Though mass shootings with rifles are horrific, they are also extraordinarily rare. Data from the FBI has all but proven that rifles like the AR-15 are used very infrequently in homicides.
And confiscating them would likely result in no reduction in violence — those bent on causing harm would likely find a way to do so, while law-abiding Americans would not.
Yet many anti-gun advocates believe no one should be able to legally own an AR-15.
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But the reason why people would want to own an AR-15 or a gun like it is so simple, it hardly needs explaining.
These sorts of rifles increase one’s safety: The power is greater, the range is further, the bullet capacity is higher and the accuracy is finer. If defending one’s family and home, who would not want those odds stacked in their favor? (Though it’s worth noting, as a Buck spokesperson told Business Insider, that the rifle in his office is “completely inoperable.”)
And as for the argument against so-called “high-capacity” magazines, bear in mind that every bullet in such magazines is like your chances to win the lottery — one more chance to protect, to defend and to save life.
If you and your family were under attack, how many chances would you like? Ten? Twenty?
An extended magazine could provide 30 chances. How many bullets is your life or the lives of your loved ones worth?
If anti-gun activists truly believe that confiscation is a necessary and worthwhile goal, they had better be prepared to argue against the value of life itself. Because gun rights are not just civil rights, they are basic human rights.
It took thousands of years, countless lives and the inspiration of technology to finally create an uneasy equilibrium for mankind to protect itself from itself.
Perhaps anti-gunners know a way, heretofore unknown, of controlling human viciousness. But consider that even in prison, where needs for food, shelter, health care, recreation and safety come in a gun-free environment, the violent still control the violence.
CORRECTION, March 9, 2020: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to an ammunition magazine as a clip. We apologize to our readers for the error.
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westernjournal--2020-03-07--NYT Bombshell: Soviet Documents Detail Plan To Use Bernie To Spread Communist ‘Propaganda’ in US

It ’ s difficult to remember that as of last Saturday afternoon , Sen. Bernie Sanders was still considered the odds-on favorite — if not a shoo-in — to win the Democratic nomination for president .
It ’ s been a long week for the Vermont socialist since then .
His loss to Joe Biden in Saturday ’ s South Carolina primary , while expected , was worse than anyone had anticipated .
This led to Super Tuesday , which erased any pretensions that Sanders had to front-runner status .
Then came Friday , in which The New York Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Soviet plot to spread their propaganda in the United States .
In the 1980s , Sanders rose to fame as the mayor of Burlington , Vermont .
This would have been wholly unexciting to anyone except for the novel fact that he was a socialist at a time where the word was considered verboten if you wanted to win any sort of political office in the United States .
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” That ’ s great , but it turns out the Soviets wanted a little something more from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times , the sister-city program more than just a goodwill effort — Sanders was reportedly being groomed by the Soviets to spread their propaganda in the United States .
“ One of the most useful channels , in practice , for actively carrying out information-propaganda efforts has proved to be sister-city contact , ” a document from the Soviet Foreign Ministry to Yaroslavl at the time read .
Sanders would visit the USSR in 1988 in what he would call “ a very strange honeymoon ” ( whether it was actually his honeymoon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under dispute , not that it matters much ) .
In Yaroslavl , according to NBC News , he was filmed singing “ This Land is Your Land.
” That ’ s all very nice , but it turns out the Soviets had more in mind for Sanders than just singing Woody Guthrie songs .
The files detailing the sister-city relationship , which have been at the Yaroslavskaya Region State Archive in Yaroslavl ( and remained unseen by anyone in the media because , according to Russian officials , no one bothered to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negotiations for setting up the sister-city initiative .
RELATED : Paving Way for Trump , Small Donors Drive Explosive GOP Growth in Donations in AZ “ Throughout their negotiations with Burlington City Hall , Yaroslavl officials were coordinating their messaging with Soviet officials in Moscow , ” The Times ’ report said .
“ In a letter to Moscow seeking approval for travel to the United States , Yaroslavl officials pledged that they would talk about the ‘ peace-loving foreign policy ’ of the Soviet Union and the changes being implemented by [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attached a seven-point ‘ plan for information-propaganda work ’ on their visit to Burlington , with specific talking points for each of the delegation ’ s three members .
“ The plan is followed by a nine-page guide issued by the Soviet Foreign Ministry on how to communicate Mr. Gorbachev ’ s policies to international audiences .
It describes antiwar movements , sister-city contacts and foreign cultural figures as particularly important targets for Soviet propaganda.
” “ When carrying out propaganda measures abroad , the forms and methods of the information-propaganda work and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Soviet Embassy and take into account the Soviet Union ’ s relationship with the given country , ” that document reads .
This was all part of a Soviet initiative to “ reveal American imperialism as the main source of the danger of war , ” according to The Times .
It ’ s worth noting that Sanders was far from the only mayor targeted by the Soviets through the sister-city program , and that Burlington ’ s relationship with Yaroslavl — a city of 600,000 on the Volga River , northeast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wholly unique .
Still , Sanders ’ praise of Yaroslavl and his rather overreaching aims through the sister-city program do still stand out as problematic .
“ People there seemed reasonably happy and content , ” he told reporters in Burlington after returning from Yaroslavl .
“ I didn ’ t notice much deprivation.
” He also viewed the sister-city program as a way to provide a counterbalance to then-President Ronald Reagan ’ s Cold War strategy ; apparently , according to Sanders and his associates , programs like the sister-city initiative were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nuclear winter and end the military-industrial complex .
“ It is my strong belief that if our planet is going to survive , and if we are going to be able to convert the hundreds of billions of dollars that both the United States and the Soviet Union are now wasting on weapons of destruction into areas of productive human development , there is going to have to be a significant increase in citizen-to-citizen contact , ” Sanders said in a letter to the Soviet embassy in Washington shortly after his visit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Valentina Tereshkova , then-head of the Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Contacts ( and the first woman in space ) , Sanders said , “ I believe that sister city programs like the Yaroslavl Burlington one , will help improve Soviet American relations and develop a more peaceful world.
” The Times ’ article gives us a lot of puzzle pieces without enough to solve anything .
I suppose that ’ s how this thing works , although it ’ s again curious to see Bernie being vetted for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s one of the two men still in the Democratic race .
The Times also noted the added context here : “ Three decades later , amid reports that the Kremlin was looking favorably upon Mr. Sanders ’ s presidential candidacy ( as well as Mr. Trump ’ s ) , the Burlington-Yaroslavl relationship lives on in an era of renewed tensions between Washington and Moscow.
” They also reported the fact that Sanders took a strangely internationalist view of his role as mayor , visiting not only the USSR but Daniel Ortega @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sandinista revolution .
What this had to do with the concerns of Burlingtonians is anyone ’ s guess .
Sanders campaign spokesman Mike Casca was quick to play down any aspect like that .
“ Mayor Sanders was proud to join dozens of American cities in seeking to end the Cold War through a Sister Cities program that was encouraged by President Reagan himself , ” he said in a statement .
“ The exchange between Burlington and Yaroslavl , which continues to this day , confirmed Sanders ’ s long held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we can break down the barriers and stereotypes that exist between people and their governments.
” Casca also insisted that when the Soviets visited Burlington in 1988 , propaganda wasn ’ t on the table .
“ Reporting at the time is clear , rather than propaganda , officials on both sides discussed the limitations of the Soviet system and their common desire to avoid nuclear war , ” the Sanders spokesman said .
This reporting , if extant , wasn ’ t produced by either The Times or Casca .
Whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see that — as we all continue to try to label President Donald Trump as the Muscovite candidate — someone the USSR viewed as a potential conduit for their policies still has a reasonable shot at the Democratic nomination .
Of course , this revelation manages to cap off the Worst Week Ever™ for Sanders , which combined big primary losses with actual vetting , the kind of stuff that probably should have happened in 2016 .
You can find the candidate , no doubt , huddled in a corner humming “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself .
For the rest of the campaign , which still needs to sell their punch-drunk candidate to the general public , this is another spin nightmare that no Keurig-fueled staff all-nighter is going to fix .
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It’s difficult to remember that as of last Saturday afternoon, Sen. Bernie Sanders was still considered the odds-on favorite — if not a shoo-in — to win the Democratic nomination for president.
It’s been a long week for the Vermont socialist since then.
His loss to Joe Biden in Saturday’s South Carolina primary, while expected, was worse than anyone had anticipated. This led to Super Tuesday, which erased any pretensions that Sanders had to front-runner status.
Then came Friday, in which The New York Times revealed Sanders had been the target of a Soviet plot to spread their propaganda in the United States.
In the 1980s, Sanders rose to fame as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont. This would have been wholly unexciting to anyone except for the novel fact that he was a socialist at a time where the word was considered verboten if you wanted to win any sort of political office in the United States.
If you want to see how much of a novelty this was and you have a few minutes to spare, here’s a 1981 video of Sanders on NBC’s “Today” shortly after he was elected, with Phil Donahue cautiously considering him as if he were a sort of space alien:
Later in the 1980s, when Sanders’ Burlington became a sister city to Yaroslavl, USSR, he said he wanted the two superpowers to “live together as friends.”
That’s great, but it turns out the Soviets wanted a little something more from our space alien.
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According to The Times, the sister-city program more than just a goodwill effort — Sanders was reportedly being groomed by the Soviets to spread their propaganda in the United States.
“One of the most useful channels, in practice, for actively carrying out information-propaganda efforts has proved to be sister-city contact,” a document from the Soviet Foreign Ministry to Yaroslavl at the time read.
Sanders would visit the USSR in 1988 in what he would call “a very strange honeymoon” (whether it was actually his honeymoon or not is a fact that remains under dispute, not that it matters much). In Yaroslavl, according to NBC News, he was filmed singing “This Land is Your Land.”
That’s all very nice, but it turns out the Soviets had more in mind for Sanders than just singing Woody Guthrie songs.
The files detailing the sister-city relationship, which have been at the Yaroslavskaya Region State Archive in Yaroslavl (and remained unseen by anyone in the media because, according to Russian officials, no one bothered to look at them), discuss the negotiations for setting up the sister-city initiative.
“Throughout their negotiations with Burlington City Hall, Yaroslavl officials were coordinating their messaging with Soviet officials in Moscow,” The Times’ report said.
“In a letter to Moscow seeking approval for travel to the United States, Yaroslavl officials pledged that they would talk about the ‘peace-loving foreign policy’ of the Soviet Union and the changes being implemented by [then-Soviet Premier Mikhail] Gorbachev. They attached a seven-point ‘plan for information-propaganda work’ on their visit to Burlington, with specific talking points for each of the delegation’s three members.
“The plan is followed by a nine-page guide issued by the Soviet Foreign Ministry on how to communicate Mr. Gorbachev’s policies to international audiences. It describes antiwar movements, sister-city contacts and foreign cultural figures as particularly important targets for Soviet propaganda.”
“When carrying out propaganda measures abroad, the forms and methods of the information-propaganda work and its concrete contents must be approved by the Soviet Embassy and take into account the Soviet Union’s relationship with the given country,” that document reads.
This was all part of a Soviet initiative to “reveal American imperialism as the main source of the danger of war,” according to The Times.
It’s worth noting that Sanders was far from the only mayor targeted by the Soviets through the sister-city program, and that Burlington’s relationship with Yaroslavl — a city of 600,000 on the Volga River, northeast of Moscow — was unusual but not wholly unique.
Still, Sanders’ praise of Yaroslavl and his rather overreaching aims through the sister-city program do still stand out as problematic.
“People there seemed reasonably happy and content,” he told reporters in Burlington after returning from Yaroslavl. “I didn’t notice much deprivation.”
He also viewed the sister-city program as a way to provide a counterbalance to then-President Ronald Reagan’s Cold War strategy; apparently, according to Sanders and his associates, programs like the sister-city initiative were somehow going to save us all from a nuclear winter and end the military-industrial complex.
“It is my strong belief that if our planet is going to survive, and if we are going to be able to convert the hundreds of billions of dollars that both the United States and the Soviet Union are now wasting on weapons of destruction into areas of productive human development, there is going to have to be a significant increase in citizen-to-citizen contact,” Sanders said in a letter to the Soviet embassy in Washington shortly after his visit to the USSR.
In another letter to Valentina Tereshkova, then-head of the Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Contacts (and the first woman in space), Sanders said, “I believe that sister city programs like the Yaroslavl Burlington one, will help improve Soviet American relations and develop a more peaceful world.”
The Times’ article gives us a lot of puzzle pieces without enough to solve anything. I suppose that’s how this thing works, although it’s again curious to see Bernie being vetted for the first time right as he’s one of the two men still in the Democratic race.
The Times also noted the added context here: “Three decades later, amid reports that the Kremlin was looking favorably upon Mr. Sanders’s presidential candidacy (as well as Mr. Trump’s), the Burlington-Yaroslavl relationship lives on in an era of renewed tensions between Washington and Moscow.”
They also reported the fact that Sanders took a strangely internationalist view of his role as mayor, visiting not only the USSR but Daniel Ortega’s Nicaragua for the anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. What this had to do with the concerns of Burlingtonians is anyone’s guess.
Sanders campaign spokesman Mike Casca was quick to play down any aspect like that.
“Mayor Sanders was proud to join dozens of American cities in seeking to end the Cold War through a Sister Cities program that was encouraged by President Reagan himself,” he said in a statement.
“The exchange between Burlington and Yaroslavl, which continues to this day, confirmed Sanders’s long held view: by meeting face to face, we can break down the barriers and stereotypes that exist between people and their governments.”
Casca also insisted that when the Soviets visited Burlington in 1988, propaganda wasn’t on the table.
“Reporting at the time is clear, rather than propaganda, officials on both sides discussed the limitations of the Soviet system and their common desire to avoid nuclear war,” the Sanders spokesman said.
This reporting, if extant, wasn’t produced by either The Times or Casca.
Whatever the case, it’s good to see that — as we all continue to try to label President Donald Trump as the Muscovite candidate — someone the USSR viewed as a potential conduit for their policies still has a reasonable shot at the Democratic nomination.
Of course, this revelation manages to cap off the Worst Week Ever™ for Sanders, which combined big primary losses with actual vetting, the kind of stuff that probably should have happened in 2016.
You can find the candidate, no doubt, huddled in a corner humming “This Land is Your Land” to himself. For the rest of the campaign, which still needs to sell their punch-drunk candidate to the general public, this is another spin nightmare that no Keurig-fueled staff all-nighter is going to fix.
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westernjournal--2020-03-07--Massive South by Southwest Festival Canceled Over Coronavirus Threat

The organizers of South by Southwest — which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors and some of Hollywood and music ’ s biggest stars — announced Friday they had canceled the annual arts and technology festival , saying they ’ re “ devastated ” but recognize it is necessary to prevent a serious threat of contagion .
Mayor Steve Adler announced a local disaster Friday afternoon as a precaution because of the rapidly spreading new coronavirus , effectively canceling the annual event that had been scheduled for March 13-22 .
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt , the county ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disaster declaration for the county surrounding Austin .
The order banned festival gatherings that would attract people from areas where COVID-19 has been found .
No one in the Austin area has been found to have the virus , Eckhardt said .
However , South by Southwest was expected to have drawn an international audience into close quarters , posing a serious threat of the disease spreading .
Festival organizers noted that Austin Public Health had stated as recently as Wednesday that “ there ’ s no evidence that closing SXSW or any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” but that the situation evolved rapidly and they respect officials ’ decision .
TRENDING : EU Politician Draws Gasps When He Tells Greta Thunberg To 'Go Back to School' “ We are devastated to share this news with you , ” the organizers said in their statement .
“ ‘ The show must go on ’ is in our DNA , and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place .
We are working through the ramifications of this unprecedented situation.
” South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ small showcase for up-and-coming bands .
It turned into an international extravaganza and now includes movie premieres and performances from major artists .
The COVID-19 threat is growing rapidly nationally , said Dr. Mark Escott , interim medical director and health authority for Austin Public Health .
“ That threat is growing locally because of what ’ s happening in the rest of the United States and across the world , ” Escott said .
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has climbed to 14 , with all but one victim in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections swelled to over 200 scattered across at least 18 states , including at least eight cases in the Houston area .
The announcement comes days after several high-profile companies , including Netflix , tech news outlet Mashable , video-based social media platform TikTok and U.S. chip maker Intel , pulled out of the festival .
More than 50,000 people had signed a petition seeking to get the festival canceled .
Actor Kumail Nanjiani , who had been scheduled to attend the festival to promote “ The Lovebirds , ” said on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understood .
“ Sxsw is one of my favorite festivals , ” he tweeted .
“ Canceling it was the responsible thing to go .
I know this sucks for many people for whom this was a massive opportunity .
But we ’ re kind of in an unprecedented situation here and caution is key .
Thank you for the making the right decision.
” Media producer Stephen Stuart , 35 , from New York City , said he bought a $ 1,200 pass but that he ’ s glad the event has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of thousands of people who come from all around the planet .
They ’ re all traveling , they all go to this one place , and then they ’ re all pushed into these rooms confined with one another .
It ’ s not really conducive to not spreading a disease.
” Stuart said he doesn ’ t know if his ticket will be refunded .
It ’ s not the first time a negative cloud has been cast over the festival .
A driver plowed into a crowd outside SXSW in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 23 others .
The festival drew 73,716 attendees last year , 19,166 of whom came from outside the U.S .
Combined with SXSW ’ s gaming expo and education conference , the 2019 event drew 417,400 attendees , organizers said .
An economic impact report found it contributed $ 355.9 million to the local economy .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .
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The organizers of South by Southwest — which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors and some of Hollywood and music’s biggest stars — announced Friday they had canceled the annual arts and technology festival, saying they’re “devastated” but recognize it is necessary to prevent a serious threat of contagion.
Mayor Steve Adler announced a local disaster Friday afternoon as a precaution because of the rapidly spreading new coronavirus, effectively canceling the annual event that had been scheduled for March 13-22.
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, the county’s top elected official, signed a companion disaster declaration for the county surrounding Austin. The order banned festival gatherings that would attract people from areas where COVID-19 has been found.
No one in the Austin area has been found to have the virus, Eckhardt said. However, South by Southwest was expected to have drawn an international audience into close quarters, posing a serious threat of the disease spreading.
Festival organizers noted that Austin Public Health had stated as recently as Wednesday that “there’s no evidence that closing SXSW or any other gatherings will make the community safer,” but that the situation evolved rapidly and they respect officials’ decision.
“We are devastated to share this news with you,” the organizers said in their statement. “‘The show must go on’ is in our DNA, and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place. We are working through the ramifications of this unprecedented situation.”
South by Southwest started in 1987 as a small showcase for up-and-coming bands. It turned into an international extravaganza and now includes movie premieres and performances from major artists.
The COVID-19 threat is growing rapidly nationally, said Dr. Mark Escott, interim medical director and health authority for Austin Public Health.
“That threat is growing locally because of what’s happening in the rest of the United States and across the world,” Escott said.
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The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has climbed to 14, with all but one victim in Washington state, while the number of infections swelled to over 200 scattered across at least 18 states, including at least eight cases in the Houston area.
The announcement comes days after several high-profile companies, including Netflix, tech news outlet Mashable, video-based social media platform TikTok and U.S. chip maker Intel, pulled out of the festival.
More than 50,000 people had signed a petition seeking to get the festival canceled.
Actor Kumail Nanjiani, who had been scheduled to attend the festival to promote “The Lovebirds,” said on Twitter that he was disappointed but that he understood.
“Sxsw is one of my favorite festivals,” he tweeted. “Canceling it was the responsible thing to go. I know this sucks for many people for whom this was a massive opportunity. But we’re kind of in an unprecedented situation here and caution is key. Thank you for the making the right decision.”
Media producer Stephen Stuart, 35, from New York City, said he bought a $1,200 pass but that he’s glad the event has been canceled.
“There are hundreds of thousands of people who come from all around the planet. They’re all traveling, they all go to this one place, and then they’re all pushed into these rooms confined with one another. It’s not really conducive to not spreading a disease.”
Stuart said he doesn’t know if his ticket will be refunded.
It’s not the first time a negative cloud has been cast over the festival. A driver plowed into a crowd outside SXSW in 2014, killing two people and injuring 23 others.
The festival drew 73,716 attendees last year, 19,166 of whom came from outside the U.S.
Combined with SXSW’s gaming expo and education conference, the 2019 event drew 417,400 attendees, organizers said.
An economic impact report found it contributed $355.9 million to the local economy.
The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.
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westernjournal--2020-03-08--After Rising GOP Star Shares Nasty Note Left on Car, Former Top Dem Implies She Deserved It

It was supposed to just be a run to do some grocery shopping .
But for Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York , a rising star in the GOP ( and declared as such by President Donald Trump ) , upon finishing the errand , there was a nasty surprise .
On her car , the Washington Examiner reported , Stefanik found a nasty note calling her a “ fascist pig.
” Clearly unintimidated , Stefanik posted a picture of the note on Twitter .
Stefanik was a prominent defender of Trump during the Democrats ’ failed impeachment effort .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , age 35 , had a track record of accomplishment even before becoming the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the House of Representatives in 2014 .
According to the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress , Stefanik worked in the George W. Bush administration before running for Congress .
However , what made this worse was the response from former Vermont Gov .
Howard Dean , a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee .
Dean posted on Twitter , “ I don ’ t condone this , but ‘ as ye @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There is no excuse for the note writer or for you .
You are a shame to your district and to a democratic United States.
” In other words , Dean thinks Stefanik deserved getting that note on her car .
Defending President Trump against what she thought was an unwarranted impeachment ?
For daring to be pro-life ?
For supporting the Second Amendment to the Constitution ?
It seems these days that all sorts of verbal assaults are OK when directed towards Republican and/or conservative women who do not toe the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alaska Gov .
Sarah Palin , the Republican Party ’ s 2008 nominee for vice president , took years of abuse , including people who said that she deserved to have her house damaged in a 2018 earthquake .
Kellyanne Conway has also faced regular attacks for her support of President Trump , including having CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer drag her marriage into the impeachment of Trump .
And as The Associated Press reported in February 2019 , Conway was also physically assaulted by a woman at a restaurant in Bethesda , Maryland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go on and on .
And all the while these attacks go on , it will be Republicans and conservatives who will be maligned as sexists and misogynists .
But isn ’ t it sexist to insist that a woman should or should not hold certain political views simply because of her sex ?
Or is that sort of sexism OK when it comes from the likes of Howard Dean ?
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It was supposed to just be a run to do some grocery shopping.
But for Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, a rising star in the GOP (and declared as such by President Donald Trump), upon finishing the errand, there was a nasty surprise.
On her car, the Washington Examiner reported, Stefanik found a nasty note calling her a “fascist pig.”
Clearly unintimidated, Stefanik posted a picture of the note on Twitter.
It is truly sad that the radical Far-Left cannot see beyond their vicious hate. My husband and I went grocery shopping this morning before district events and enjoyed chatting with constituents throughout the store. This vile anonymous note was left on our car. pic.twitter.com/4K5OBN8qVj — Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) March 7, 2020
Stefanik was a prominent defender of Trump during the Democrats’ failed impeachment effort.
As her House biography notes, Stefanik, age 35, had a track record of accomplishment even before becoming the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the House of Representatives in 2014.
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According to the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, Stefanik worked in the George W. Bush administration before running for Congress.
However, what made this worse was the response from former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Dean posted on Twitter, “I don’t condone this, but ‘as ye sow, so shall ye reap’. There is no excuse for the note writer or for you. You are a shame to your district and to a democratic United States.”
I don’t condone this, but “as ye sow, so shall ye reap”. There is no excuse for the note writer or for you. You are a shame to your district and to a democratic United States. https://t.co/k1rQL6rgnA — Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) March 8, 2020
In other words, Dean thinks Stefanik deserved getting that note on her car.
For what?
Being conservative?
Defending President Trump against what she thought was an unwarranted impeachment?
For daring to be pro-life?
For supporting the Second Amendment to the Constitution?
It seems these days that all sorts of verbal assaults are OK when directed toward Republican and/or conservative women who do not toe the line liberals expect them to.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican Party’s 2008 nominee for vice president, took years of abuse, including people who said that she deserved to have her house damaged in a 2018 earthquake.
Kellyanne Conway has also faced regular attacks for her support of President Trump, including having CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer drag her marriage into the impeachment of Trump.
And as The Associated Press reported in February 2019, Conway was also physically assaulted by a woman at a restaurant in Bethesda, Maryland, in 2018.
The list could go on and on.
And all the while these attacks go on, it will be Republicans and conservatives who will be maligned as sexists and misogynists.
But isn’t it sexist to insist that a woman should or should not hold certain political views simply because of her sex?
Or is that sort of sexism OK when it comes from the likes of Howard Dean?
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