westernjournal--2020-12-12--FDA Chief Shoots Down WaPo’s Latest Anti-Trump Report as Fake News

The Washington Post has been diagnosed with a case of fake news by the head of the Food and Drug Administration .
The Post , citing “ people familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss what happened , ” reported Friday that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows gave FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn an ultimatum on Friday .
The Post claimed Meadows told Hahn that the FDA could either act Friday to give an emergency-use authorization that would allow the drug company Pfizer to start distributing its COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is an untrue representation of the phone call with the Chief of Staff , ” Hahn said in a statement .
“ The FDA was encouraged to continue working expeditiously on Pfizer-BioNTech ’ s EUA request .
FDA is committed to issuing this authorization quickly , as we noted in our statement this morning.
” TRENDING : After Demoralizing SCOTUS Rejection , Defiant Trump Vows 'We Have Just Begun To Fight' Later Friday , the FDA did indeed issue an emergency-use authorization that allows Pfizer ’ s COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s authorization for emergency use of the first COVID-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the United States and around the world , ” Hahn said in a statement .
“ Today ’ s action follows an open and transparent review process that included input from independent scientific and public health experts and a thorough evaluation by the agency ’ s career scientists to ensure this vaccine met FDA ’ s rigorous , scientific standards for safety , effectiveness , and manufacturing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Hahn added .
“ The tireless work to develop a new vaccine to prevent this novel , serious , and life-threatening disease in an expedited timeframe after its emergence is a true testament to scientific innovation and public-private collaboration worldwide , ” he said .
Citing unnamed sources , Fox News reported that Meadows told Hahn to have “ all hands on deck ” to speed up an authorization , and that The Post ’ s claim was “ not entirely true.
” President Donald Trump ’ s desire to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was reflected in his Friday tweet calling for speedy action .
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has shown it was 95 percent effective in trials with no major side effects .
RELATED : FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine , Millions of Doses Ready To Be Shipped Canada and the United Kingdom authorized the vaccine the Pfizer vaccine before the U.S .
However , British authorities have recommended that people with a history of severe allergic reactions not take the vaccine .
The FDA and Pfizer have been discussing the issue , according to Health and Human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next couple of days , probably , as we work to negotiate with Pfizer the information doctors need to prescribe it appropriately , we should be seeing the authorization of this first vaccine , ” Azar told CNN on Friday .
“ And so we could be seeing people getting vaccinated Monday , Tuesday of next week .
Moncef Slaoui , who ’ s leading the White House vaccine effort , said no time will be lost getting the vaccine out to Americans .
“ The first vaccine shipment will happen on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Slaoui told CBS News this week , according to The Hill .
“ That ’ s how we planned it .
If the vaccine is approved on the 10th or the 11th , the minute it ’ s approved , the shipments will start.
” Pfizer ’ s vaccine is not the only one making its way to the American people .
According to Fox News , a Dec. 17 FDA meeting is scheduled to consider a request from drug maker Moderna that its vaccine receive fast-track status .
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The Washington Post has been diagnosed with a case of fake news by the head of the Food and Drug Administration.
The Post, citing “people familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss what happened,” reported Friday that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows gave FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn an ultimatum on Friday.
The Post claimed Meadows told Hahn that the FDA could either act Friday to give an emergency-use authorization that would allow the drug company Pfizer to start distributing its COVID-19 vaccine or Hahn could resign.
“This is an untrue representation of the phone call with the Chief of Staff,” Hahn said in a statement.
“The FDA was encouraged to continue working expeditiously on Pfizer-BioNTech’s EUA request. FDA is committed to issuing this authorization quickly, as we noted in our statement this morning.”
Later Friday, the FDA did indeed issue an emergency-use authorization that allows Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed to Americans.
“The FDA’s authorization for emergency use of the first COVID-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the United States and around the world,” Hahn said in a statement.
“Today’s action follows an open and transparent review process that included input from independent scientific and public health experts and a thorough evaluation by the agency’s career scientists to ensure this vaccine met FDA’s rigorous, scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support emergency use authorization,” Hahn added.
“The tireless work to develop a new vaccine to prevent this novel, serious, and life-threatening disease in an expedited timeframe after its emergence is a true testament to scientific innovation and public-private collaboration worldwide,” he said.
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Citing unnamed sources, Fox News reported that Meadows told Hahn to have “all hands on deck” to speed up an authorization, and that The Post’s claim was “not entirely true.”
President Donald Trump’s desire to get the vaccine through the authorization process quickly was reflected in his Friday tweet calling for speedy action.
While my pushing the money drenched but heavily bureaucratic @US_FDA saved five years in the approval of NUMEROUS great new vaccines, it is still a big, old, slow turtle. Get the dam vaccines out NOW, Dr. Hahn @SteveFDA. Stop playing games and start saving lives!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 11, 2020
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has shown it was 95 percent effective in trials with no major side effects.
Canada and the United Kingdom authorized the vaccine the Pfizer vaccine before the U.S. However, British authorities have recommended that people with a history of severe allergic reactions not take the vaccine.
The FDA and Pfizer have been discussing the issue, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
“In the next couple of days, probably, as we work to negotiate with Pfizer the information doctors need to prescribe it appropriately, we should be seeing the authorization of this first vaccine,” Azar told CNN on Friday. “And so we could be seeing people getting vaccinated Monday, Tuesday of next week. Moncef Slaoui, who’s leading the White House vaccine effort, said no time will be lost getting the vaccine out to Americans. “The first vaccine shipment will happen on the day after the vaccine is approved,” Slaoui told CBS News this week, according to The Hill. “That’s how we planned it. If the vaccine is approved on the 10th or the 11th, the minute it’s approved, the shipments will start.” Pfizer’s vaccine is not the only one making its way to the American people. According to Fox News, a Dec. 17 FDA meeting is scheduled to consider a request from drug maker Moderna that its vaccine receive fast-track status.
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westernjournal--2020-12-12--FDA Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine, Millions of Doses Ready To Be Shipped

What Vice President Mike Pence has termed “ historic ” and a “ medical miracle ” became reality Friday , as the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency-use authorization that allows Pfizer ’ s COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed to Americans .
About three million doses will soon be on their way to Americans at the highest risk of the disease , including health care workers and nursing home residents , according to The New York Times .
The logistical minuet that set to take place soon will include Pfizer shipping the vaccine while keeping it at minus 94 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McKesson Corporation is shipping syringes and all of the other medical gear needed to administer the vaccine to delivery points selected by the states and six major U.S. cities .
As of Saturday morning , there was one more procedural step to be taken , according to CNN .
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s immunization advisory committee must give its approval , and the CDC must formally accept the panel ’ s recommendation .
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was set to meet Saturday .
TRENDING : After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'We Have Just Begun To Fight' The vaccine will come to an America that has been waiting for one .
Dr. Samu Queen of Portland , Oregon , said her older patients “ are all very anxious.
” “ Pretty much everyone , at every appointment , is ready to get it , ” Queen told The Times .
Developing a vaccine within months instead of the years-long process common to the industry has been the goal of President Donald Trump ’ s Operation Warp Speed .
On Tuesday , during a South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the speed with which Operation Warp Speed has moved.
” “ And the truth is it is historic .
It is nothing short of a medical miracle , ” Pence said , according to a White House transcript of his comments .
“ The truth is developing and manufacturing a vaccine can take up to eight to 12 years .
And we are literally on track — because of extraordinary leadership at every level , because of the support of these members of Congress , and because of American scientific innovation , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a safe and effective vaccine available for the American people between eight and 12 months , ” Pence said .
“ That is unheard of , but it ’ s a testament to this president ’ s impatience as a leader , his willingness to say to everyone , ‘ We ’ re going to do things safely , but we ’ re going to do them differently . '
” Pence said during the forum that doses for 20 million Americans should be available in December .
Pence urged Americans to look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re living in a challenging time .
We see cases rising , but you need to be assured we ’ ve never been more prepared to combat this virus than we are today .
And people deserve to know that we are just a few short days away from what , I believe , will be the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic in America , ” he said .
FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn noted in a statement that the FDA ’ s authorization followed a review that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The FDA ’ s authorization for emergency use of the first COVID-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the United States and around the world , ” he said .
“ Today ’ s action follows an open and transparent review process that included input from independent scientific and public health experts and a thorough evaluation by the agency ’ s career scientists to ensure this vaccine met FDA ’ s rigorous , scientific standards for safety , effectiveness , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use authorization , ” Hahn added .
“ The tireless work to develop a new vaccine to prevent this novel , serious , and life-threatening disease in an expedited timeframe after its emergence is a true testament to scientific innovation and public-private collaboration worldwide , ” he said .
Drugmaker Moderna has also developed a vaccine that is currently being reviewed by the FDA .
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What Vice President Mike Pence has termed “historic” and a “medical miracle” became reality Friday, as the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency-use authorization that allows Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed to Americans.
About three million doses will soon be on their way to Americans at the highest risk of the disease, including health care workers and nursing home residents, according to The New York Times.
The logistical minuet that set to take place soon will include Pfizer shipping the vaccine while keeping it at minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, medical supplier McKesson Corporation is shipping syringes and all of the other medical gear needed to administer the vaccine to delivery points selected by the states and six major U.S. cities.
As of Saturday morning, there was one more procedural step to be taken, according to CNN.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization advisory committee must give its approval, and the CDC must formally accept the panel’s recommendation. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was set to meet Saturday.
The vaccine will come to an America that has been waiting for one.
Dr. Samu Queen of Portland, Oregon, said her older patients “are all very anxious.”
“Pretty much everyone, at every appointment, is ready to get it,” Queen told The Times.
Developing a vaccine within months instead of the years-long process common to the industry has been the goal of President Donald Trump’s Operation Warp Speed.
FDA APPROVES PFIZER VACCINE FOR EMERGENCY USE!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2020
On Tuesday, during a South Carolina forum, Pence spoke about “the speed with which Operation Warp Speed has moved.”
“And the truth is it is historic. It is nothing short of a medical miracle,” Pence said, according to a White House transcript of his comments.
“The truth is developing and manufacturing a vaccine can take up to eight to 12 years. And we are literally on track — because of extraordinary leadership at every level, because of the support of these members of Congress, and because of American scientific innovation, we’re literally on track to have a safe and effective vaccine available for the American people between eight and 12 months,” Pence said.
“That is unheard of, but it’s a testament to this president’s impatience as a leader, his willingness to say to everyone, ‘We’re going to do things safely, but we’re going to do them differently.'”
Pence said during the forum that doses for 20 million Americans should be available in December.
Pence urged Americans to look toward the future with hope.
“We’re living in a challenging time. We see cases rising, but you need to be assured we’ve never been more prepared to combat this virus than we are today. And people deserve to know that we are just a few short days away from what, I believe, will be the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic in America,” he said.
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FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn noted in a statement that the FDA’s authorization followed a review that was as thorough as it was expeditious.
“The FDA’s authorization for emergency use of the first COVID-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the United States and around the world,” he said.
“Today’s action follows an open and transparent review process that included input from independent scientific and public health experts and a thorough evaluation by the agency’s career scientists to ensure this vaccine met FDA’s rigorous, scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support emergency use authorization,” Hahn added.
“The tireless work to develop a new vaccine to prevent this novel, serious, and life-threatening disease in an expedited timeframe after its emergence is a true testament to scientific innovation and public-private collaboration worldwide,” he said.
Drugmaker Moderna has also developed a vaccine that is currently being reviewed by the FDA.
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westernjournal--2020-12-12--Iran Carries Out ‘Monstrous’ Execution of Journalist Who Encouraged Anti-Government Protests

Iran on Saturday executed an exiled journalist over his online work that helped facilitate nationwide protests in 2017 , a little more than a year after authorities tricked him into traveling to Iraq where he was abducted .
Ruhollah Zam , 47 , was one of several opposition figures seized by Iranian operatives abroad in recent months .
Kidnapping and executing Zam , who lived in Paris under what Iran described as French government protection , likely will further chill Iranian relations across the West .
Zam ’ s execution is “ a deadly blow to freedom of expression in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iranian authorities ’ brutal tactics to instill fear and deter dissent , ” Diana Eltahawy of Amnesty International said .
TRENDING : After Demoralizing SCOTUS Rejection , Defiant Trump Vows 'We Have Just Begun To Fight' Iranian state television referred to Zam as “ the leader of the riots ” in announcing his execution by hanging early Saturday .
In June , a court sentenced Zam to death , saying he had been convicted of “ corruption on Earth , ” a charge often used in cases involving espionage or attempts to overthrow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s website AmadNews and a channel he created on the popular messaging app Telegram had spread information about the 2017 protests .
Those demonstrations , which began at the end of December 2017 and continued into 2018 , represented the biggest challenge to Iran ’ s Shiite theocracy since 2009 protests and set the stage for similar unrest in November of last year .
The initial spark for the 2017 protests was a sudden jump in food prices .
Many believe that opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani instigated the first demonstrations in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But as protests spread from town to town , the backlash turned against the entire ruling class .
Soon , cries directly challenging Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could be heard in online videos shared by Zam .
Telegram shut down the channel over Iranian government complaints that it spread information about how to make gasoline bombs .
The channel later continued under a different name .
Zam denied inciting violence on Telegram at the time .
The 2017 protests reportedly saw some 5,000 people detained and 25 killed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Iran Plans Revenge for Assassination Zam himself had fled Iran after the 2009 protests , heading first to Malaysia and then to France .
While Iranian authorities have never described how Iran ’ s Revolutionary Guard detained him , Amnesty said he was seized on a trip to neighboring Iraq .
France previously has criticized his death sentence as “ a serious blow to freedom of expression and press freedom in Iran.
” Reporters Without Borders , a group that campaigns for press freedoms , said Zam ’ s execution was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sherif Mansour of the Committee to Protect Journalists said Zam ’ s execution had seen “ Iranian authorities join the company of criminal gangs and violent extremists who silence journalists by murdering them.
” “ This is a monstrous and shameful act , and one which the international community must not let pass unnoticed , ” Mansour said .
Iran is one of the world ’ s top executioners .
The European Union called on Iran to stop its executions and “ cease the practice of using televised confessions to establish and promote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subject of several state TV programs in which he gave apparently coerced confessions .
Zam was one of three opposition figures apparently detained in intelligence operations abroad .
In late July , a California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai , his family has said .
Iran also is believed to have seized the former head of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz , a militant separatist group , while he was in Turkey .
Iran has accused Farajollah Cha ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a military parade that killed at least 25 people and wounded 70 .
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Iran on Saturday executed an exiled journalist over his online work that helped facilitate nationwide protests in 2017, a little more than a year after authorities tricked him into traveling to Iraq where he was abducted.
Ruhollah Zam, 47, was one of several opposition figures seized by Iranian operatives abroad in recent months.
Kidnapping and executing Zam, who lived in Paris under what Iran described as French government protection, likely will further chill Iranian relations across the West.
The execution drew immediate international condemnation.
Zam’s execution is “a deadly blow to freedom of expression in Iran and shows the extent of the Iranian authorities’ brutal tactics to instill fear and deter dissent,” Diana Eltahawy of Amnesty International said.
Iranian state television referred to Zam as “the leader of the riots” in announcing his execution by hanging early Saturday.
In June, a court sentenced Zam to death, saying he had been convicted of “corruption on Earth,” a charge often used in cases involving espionage or attempts to overthrow Iran’s government.
Zam’s website AmadNews and a channel he created on the popular messaging app Telegram had spread information about the 2017 protests.
Those demonstrations, which began at the end of December 2017 and continued into 2018, represented the biggest challenge to Iran’s Shiite theocracy since 2009 protests and set the stage for similar unrest in November of last year.
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The initial spark for the 2017 protests was a sudden jump in food prices.
Many believe that opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani instigated the first demonstrations in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran. But as protests spread from town to town, the backlash turned against the entire ruling class.
Soon, cries directly challenging Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could be heard in online videos shared by Zam.
Telegram shut down the channel over Iranian government complaints that it spread information about how to make gasoline bombs. The channel later continued under a different name. Zam denied inciting violence on Telegram at the time.
The 2017 protests reportedly saw some 5,000 people detained and 25 killed.
Zam himself had fled Iran after the 2009 protests, heading first to Malaysia and then to France.
While Iranian authorities have never described how Iran’s Revolutionary Guard detained him, Amnesty said he was seized on a trip to neighboring Iraq.
France previously has criticized his death sentence as “a serious blow to freedom of expression and press freedom in Iran.”
Reporters Without Borders, a group that campaigns for press freedoms, said Zam’s execution was a “new crime of Iranian justice.”
Sherif Mansour of the Committee to Protect Journalists said Zam’s execution had seen “Iranian authorities join the company of criminal gangs and violent extremists who silence journalists by murdering them.”
“This is a monstrous and shameful act, and one which the international community must not let pass unnoticed,” Mansour said.
Iran is one of the world’s top executioners.
The European Union called on Iran to stop its executions and “cease the practice of using televised confessions to establish and promote their guilt.” Zam has been the subject of several state TV programs in which he gave apparently coerced confessions.
Zam was one of three opposition figures apparently detained in intelligence operations abroad.
In late July, a California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai, his family has said.
Iran also is believed to have seized the former head of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, a militant separatist group, while he was in Turkey. Iran has accused Farajollah Cha’ab of being behind a 2018 attack on a military parade that killed at least 25 people and wounded 70.
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westernjournal--2020-12-12--Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes Up Trump Lawsuit Days Ahead of Electoral College Vote

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to meet in a rare weekend session on Saturday to consider President Donald Trump ’ s lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state .
The high court agreed to take the case at Trump ’ s urgent request on Friday , soon after a state judge ruled against him and with Monday ’ s Electoral College vote bearing down .
The court is controlled 4-3 by conservatives , but it previously refused to hear the case before it went through lower courts , and a majority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeks is appropriate .
Trump sought to have more than 221,000 ballots disqualified in Dane and Milwaukee counties , the two most heavily Democratic counties in the state .
He wanted to disqualify absentee ballots cast early and in person ; absentee ballots cast by people who claimed “ indefinitely confined ” status ; absentee ballots collected by poll workers at Madison parks ; and absentee ballots on which clerks filled in missing information on ballot envelopes .
TRENDING : After Demoralizing SCOTUS Rejection , Defiant Trump Vows 'We Have Just Begun To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that none of Trump ’ s arguments had merit and that state law was followed during the election and subsequent recount .
Biden won Wisconsin by about 20,600 votes , a margin of 0.6 percent that withstood a Trump-requested recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties .
Trump and his allies have suffered legal defeats in Wisconsin and across the country in lawsuits alleging widespread fraud and election abuse .
On Friday evening , the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit that sought to invalidate Biden ’ s win by throwing out millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including Wisconsin .
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Wisconsin said Thursday that the president ’ s lawsuit was “ incredible , ” “ bizarre ” and “ very odd , ” and that overturning the results would be “ the most remarkable ruling in the history of this court or the federal judiciary.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to meet in a rare weekend session on Saturday to consider President Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state.
The high court agreed to take the case at Trump’s urgent request on Friday, soon after a state judge ruled against him and with Monday’s Electoral College vote bearing down.
The court is controlled 4-3 by conservatives, but it previously refused to hear the case before it went through lower courts, and a majority of justices have questioned whether the remedy Trump seeks is appropriate.
Trump sought to have more than 221,000 ballots disqualified in Dane and Milwaukee counties, the two most heavily Democratic counties in the state.
He wanted to disqualify absentee ballots cast early and in person; absentee ballots cast by people who claimed “indefinitely confined” status; absentee ballots collected by poll workers at Madison parks; and absentee ballots on which clerks filled in missing information on ballot envelopes.
The circuit judge on Friday ruled that none of Trump’s arguments had merit and that state law was followed during the election and subsequent recount.
Biden won Wisconsin by about 20,600 votes, a margin of 0.6 percent that withstood a Trump-requested recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties.
Trump and his allies have suffered legal defeats in Wisconsin and across the country in lawsuits alleging widespread fraud and election abuse.
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On Friday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit that sought to invalidate Biden’s win by throwing out millions of votes in four battleground states, including Wisconsin.
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Wisconsin said Thursday that the president’s lawsuit was “incredible,” “bizarre” and “very odd,” and that overturning the results would be “the most remarkable ruling in the history of this court or the federal judiciary.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Trump Says Election Challenges ‘Not Over’ as Electoral College Vote Looms

President Donald Trump has no plans to abandon his battle over the Nov. 3 election .
“ No , it ’ s not over .
We keep going and we ’ re going to continue to go forward .
We have numerous local cases , ” Trump said in an interview aired Sunday by “ Fox & Friends.
” During the Fox News interview conducted Saturday while Trump was at the Army-Navy football game , Trump was asked about Monday ’ s Electoral College vote , which marks the official selection of the next president by its 538 members .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ congressional certification of the Electoral College vote , which is scheduled for Jan. 6 .
“ We ’ re going to speed it up as much as we can , but you can only go so fast , ” Trump said .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress “ They give us very little time .
But we caught them , as you know , as fraudulent , dropping ballots , doing so many things , nobody can even believe it , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona , Nevada , Georgia , Michigan and Wisconsin , as well as Pennsylvania .
Despite multiple anecdotal claims of voting irregularities , proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have impacted the final results of the presidential election .
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states .
These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement .
Trump said that even the dead voted in the election , and that “ tens of thousands of ballots ” were illegally cast .
He added that what he termed “ a rigged election ” was possible because Democrats in key communities “ outsmarted ” Republicans .
“ Now , if you look at it it ’ s not even four or five states , it ’ s five cities — Milwaukee , right , Detroit , Philadelphia , Atlanta .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So it ’ s five cities , it ’ s four cities .
It ’ s even three cities — because I don ’ t need five , ” Trump said , according to the New York Post .
“ So nobody can go in and say , ‘ Oh congratulations on running a good race.
’ They didn ’ t run a good race .
They cheated .
They dropped hundreds of thousands of ballots .
They did things that nobody has ever seen and we caught them.
” Trump said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ b ] ut no judge has had the courage , including the Supreme Court .
I am so disappointed in that .
No judge , including the Supreme Court of the United States has had the courage to allow it to be heard , ” In the interview , Trump repeated his assertion that he won the election .
“ You look at Georgia .
We won Georgia big .
We won Pennsylvania big .
We won Wisconsin big .
We won it big.
” The U.S. could have “ an illegitimate president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump said .
“ What happened to this country is we were like a third world country.
” Trump criticized the Supreme Court for refusing to hear a case brought by Texas that claimed Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin conducted the election in an unconstitutional manner .
The court said Texas had not standing to sue .
“ The Supreme Court , all they did is say we don ’ t have standing , ” Trump said .
“ So they ’ re saying essentially the president of the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , great states , they don ’ t have standing.
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President Donald Trump has no plans to abandon his battle over the Nov. 3 election.
“No, it’s not over. We keep going and we’re going to continue to go forward. We have numerous local cases,” Trump said in an interview aired Sunday by “Fox & Friends.”
During the Fox News interview conducted Saturday while Trump was at the Army-Navy football game, Trump was asked about Monday’s Electoral College vote, which marks the official selection of the next president by its 538 members.
The next step in the process is congressional certification of the Electoral College vote, which is scheduled for Jan. 6.
“We’re going to speed it up as much as we can, but you can only go so fast,” Trump said.
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“They give us very little time. But we caught them, as you know, as fraudulent, dropping ballots, doing so many things, nobody can even believe it,” he said.
The Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as Pennsylvania. Despite multiple anecdotal claims of voting irregularities, proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have impacted the final results of the presidential election.
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states. These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement.
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Trump said that even the dead voted in the election, and that “tens of thousands of ballots” were illegally cast.
He added that what he termed “a rigged election” was possible because Democrats in key communities “outsmarted” Republicans.
“Now, if you look at it it’s not even four or five states, it’s five cities — Milwaukee, right, Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta. Take those — Pittsburgh you could add. So it’s five cities, it’s four cities. It’s even three cities — because I don’t need five,” Trump said, according to the New York Post.
“So nobody can go in and say, ‘Oh congratulations on running a good race.’ They didn’t run a good race. They cheated. They dropped hundreds of thousands of ballots. They did things that nobody has ever seen and we caught them.”
Trump said he has proven his case “[b]ut no judge has had the courage, including the Supreme Court. I am so disappointed in that. No judge, including the Supreme Court of the United States has had the courage to allow it to be heard,”
In the interview, Trump repeated his assertion that he won the election.
“This wasn’t like a close election,” Trump insisted.
“You look at Georgia. We won Georgia big. We won Pennsylvania big. We won Wisconsin big. We won it big.”
The U.S. could have “an illegitimate president” as a result of the election, Trump said.
“What happened to this country is we were like a third world country.”
Trump criticized the Supreme Court for refusing to hear a case brought by Texas that claimed Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin conducted the election in an unconstitutional manner. The court said Texas had not standing to sue.
“The Supreme Court, all they did is say we don’t have standing,” Trump said.
“So they’re saying essentially the president of the United States and Texas and these other states, great states, they don’t have standing.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Sidney Powell Reveals She’s Been Building a Massive RICO Case Against Dominion, Smartmatic

Attorney Sidney Powell says that her battle over the Nov. 3 election is far from over , saying that the evidence she is gathering could turn into a major racketeering case under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act .
Powell appeared Thursday on Lou Dobbs ’ Fox Business News program and explained what she has found .
Four names , she said , were central to her investigation : Jorge Rodriguez , a former minister for communications for Venezuela ; Khalil Majid Mazzoub , whom Powell identified as a link to the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah ; Gustavo Reyes-Zumeta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mugica , CEO of the elections technology company Smartmatic , which has been linked in some accounts to Dominion Voting Systems .
Questions have been raised over the vulnerability of Smartmatic or Dominion programs or machines to be remotely altered .
The companies have denied that it can be done .
The RICO law is probably best known for its use against Mafia families and other organized crime groups , but its provisions allow a RICO suit to be brought by “ any person injured in his business or property ” by violations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Dobbs released a summary of Powell ’ s comments including her claim that a RICO case is in the making .
“ We have identifes , roles and bacground of Dominion , Smartmatic people , ” the summary states .
“ This will turn into a massive RICO filing .
It is Smartmatic , Dominon Voting Sytems , Sequoia , SGO .
If you come forward now to cooperate with law enforcement , you will be better off.
” Powell , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Advisor Michael Flynn , said the four individuals “ designed and developed the Smartmatic and Dominion programs and machines that included a controller module that allows people to log in and manipulate the vote even as it ’ s happening .
We ’ re finding more and more evidence of this.
” “ We now have reams and reams of actual documents from Smartmatic and Dominion , including evidence that they planned and executed all of this , ” she said .
“ We know that $ 400 million dollars of money came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few weeks before the election — that there are George Soros connections to the entire endeavor — [ British political figure ] Lord Malloch Brown was part of it along with the other people from Dominion , ” Powell said .
“ We have evidence of how they flipped the votes , how it was designed to flip the votes , and that all of it happened just as we have been saying it has been , ” she said .
RELATED : Trump Says Election Challenges 'Not Over ' as Electoral College @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still reviewing the massive amount of documents that we have .
But we have communications between them and all different kinds of messages that indicate their involvement in it .
It ’ s a massive amount of additional information to go through that ’ s only been in our hands a short time , but we will be producing more and more of it .
It will be coming out more by the day , ” she said .
She said her evidence will also reveal “ the connections with the Chinese and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this massive cyber Pearl Harbor , as we called it.
” Powell said the roadmap for the massive intervention in the 2020 election was first created by Venezuela and the late dictator Hugo Chavez “ to rig elections to make sure he continued winning ” and then continued by Chavez successor Nicolas Maduro and later exported to other countries .
She said that the alleged meddling in the American election is the result of “ a very concerning and troubling and illegal web of conduct that all of which focused on rigging the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the evidence is overwhelming and extremely troubling ” Powell noted that the effort to interfere with the election “ didn ’ t just start this year.
” The Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona , Nevada , Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin .
Despite multiple anecdotal claims of voting irregularities , proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have altered the final results of the presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states .
These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement .
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Attorney Sidney Powell says that her battle over the Nov. 3 election is far from over, saying that the evidence she is gathering could turn into a major racketeering case under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
Powell appeared Thursday on Lou Dobbs’ Fox Business News program and explained what she has found.
Four names, she said, were central to her investigation: Jorge Rodriguez, a former minister for communications for Venezuela; Khalil Majid Mazzoub, whom Powell identified as a link to the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah; Gustavo Reyes-Zumeta, a computer programmer; and Antonio Mugica, CEO of the elections technology company Smartmatic, which has been linked in some accounts to Dominion Voting Systems.
Questions have been raised over the vulnerability of Smartmatic or Dominion programs or machines to be remotely altered. The companies have denied that it can be done.
The RICO law is probably best known for its use against Mafia families and other organized crime groups, but its provisions allow a RICO suit to be brought by “any person injured in his business or property” by violations of the RICO act.
Dobbs released a summary of Powell’s comments including her claim that a RICO case is in the making.
“We have identifes, roles and bacground of Dominion, Smartmatic people,” the summary states. “This will turn into a massive RICO filing. It is Smartmatic, Dominon Voting Sytems, Sequoia, SGO. If you come forward now to cooperate with law enforcement, you will be better off.”
The 2020 Election is a cyber Pearl Harbor: The leftwing establishment have aligned their forces to overthrow the United States government #MAGA #AmericaFirst #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/v1hOAPMqGY — Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) December 10, 2020
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Cyber Pearl Harbor: @SidneyPowell1 reveals groundbreaking new evidence indicating our Presidential election came under massive cyber-attack orchestrated with the help of Dominion, Smartmatic, and foreign adversaries. #MAGA #AmericaFirst #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/YXMpg1M3fT — Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) December 10, 2020
Powell, the attorney who represented former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, said the four individuals “designed and developed the Smartmatic and Dominion programs and machines that included a controller module that allows people to log in and manipulate the vote even as it’s happening. We’re finding more and more evidence of this.”
“We now have reams and reams of actual documents from Smartmatic and Dominion, including evidence that they planned and executed all of this,” she said.
“We know that $400 million dollars of money came in to Smartmatic from China only a few weeks before the election — that there are George Soros connections to the entire endeavor — [British political figure] Lord Malloch Brown was part of it along with the other people from Dominion,” Powell said.
“We have evidence of how they flipped the votes, how it was designed to flip the votes, and that all of it happened just as we have been saying it has been,” she said.
Dobbs asked about her evidence.
“Well, we are still reviewing the massive amount of documents that we have. But we have communications between them and all different kinds of messages that indicate their involvement in it. It’s a massive amount of additional information to go through that’s only been in our hands a short time, but we will be producing more and more of it. It will be coming out more by the day,” she said.
She said her evidence will also reveal “the connections with the Chinese and other countries that were attacking us in this massive cyber Pearl Harbor, as we called it.”
Powell said the roadmap for the massive intervention in the 2020 election was first created by Venezuela and the late dictator Hugo Chavez “to rig elections to make sure he continued winning” and then continued by Chavez successor Nicolas Maduro and later exported to other countries.
She said that the alleged meddling in the American election is the result of “a very concerning and troubling and illegal web of conduct that all of which focused on rigging the election in this country.”
Saying that “the evidence is overwhelming and extremely troubling” Powell noted that the effort to interfere with the election “didn’t just start this year.”
Sidney Powell Announces EMERGENCY FILINGS in Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin! These cases do have STANDING! These case do show massive ELECTION FRAUD!#WeThePeople refuse to accept a RIGGED ELECTION. @Sidneypowell1@LLinWood @Potushttps://t.co/pShUisVQ32 — RW ?? ⭐⭐⭐ (@Can2geterdone) December 12, 2020
The Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Despite multiple anecdotal claims of voting irregularities, proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have altered the final results of the presidential election.
Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states. These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Ex-Cuomo Aide Makes Shocking Sexual Harassment Allegation

A former aide to New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo who has called working for the governor “ toxic ” now claims he sexually harassed her .
Lindsey Boylan , a contender for Manhattan borough president , was appointed to the position of deputy secretary for economic development in March 2018 after previously working as chief of staff and executive vice president at Empire State Development Corp. , New York state ’ s economic development agency , according to the New York Post .
She began work for the agency in 2015 .
On Sunday , she leveled a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that began as she discussed Cuomo ’ s possible consideration for the post of attorney general in a potential Biden administration .
“ There are fewer things more scary than giving this man , who exists without ethics , even more control .
I saw how he wielded power for years .
He takes advantage of people , including me , ” she wrote in a Twitter post .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress She later wrote about victimization in response to another Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not freak out.
” “ Yeah but what if that dude is one of the most powerful men in the country ?
“ What if he victimized many , including me , using his lies and power ?
“ Don ’ t tell a woman who has seen and been through it all how to be .
This right here is one of a million reasons women don ’ t speak up about sexual harassment .
Sexual harassment in the workplace from someone powerful like their boss .
The governor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here is one of a million reasons women don ’ t speak up about sexual harassment .
Sexual harassment in the workplace from someone powerful like their boss .
The governor.
” After speaking out on the critical need for women to fight back against sexual harassment , she homed in on Cuomo , a man who ’ s become a hero to many liberal Democrats .
“ Yes , @ NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years .
Many saw it , and watched .
I could never anticipate what to expect : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( which was very good ) or harassed about my looks .
Or would it be both in the same conversation ?
This was the way for years , ” she tweeted .
“ Not knowing what to expect what ’ s the most upsetting part aside from knowing that no one would do a damn thing even when they saw it .
“ And I *know* I am not the only woman , ” she tweeted .
“ I ’ m angry to be put in this situation at all .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can work hard my whole life to better myself and help others and yet still fall victim as countless women over generations have .
Mostly silently .
I hate that some men , like @ NYGovCuomo abuse their power.
” Boylan wrote that she had said what she wanted to say on the subject .
As of Sunday afternoon , Cuomo had not responded to the allegations .
Last week , Boylan zinged Cuomo for the work environment he created .
Boylan said after her initial blast at the governor that she would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by what I said , and what I said speaks to not only my story , but countless others , predominately women I ’ ve interacted with or heard from over the years , ” she told the New York Post .
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A former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who has called working for the governor “toxic” now claims he sexually harassed her.
Lindsey Boylan, a contender for Manhattan borough president, was appointed to the position of deputy secretary for economic development in March 2018 after previously working as chief of staff and executive vice president at Empire State Development Corp., New York state’s economic development agency, according to the New York Post.
She began work for the agency in 2015.
On Sunday, she leveled a new accusation against Cuomo in series of tweets that began as she discussed Cuomo’s possible consideration for the post of attorney general in a potential Biden administration.
“There are fewer things more scary than giving this man, who exists without ethics, even more control. I saw how he wielded power for years. He takes advantage of people, including me,” she wrote in a Twitter post.
There are fewer things more scary than giving this man, who exists without ethics, even more control. I saw how he wielded power for years. He takes advantage of people, including me. I hope @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris don’t do this. https://t.co/cXxHuN8qNa — Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 12, 2020
She later wrote about victimization in response to another Twitter user who advised her, “let’s not freak out.”
“Yeah but what if that dude is one of the most powerful men in the country?
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“What if he victimized many, including me, using his lies and power?
“Don’t tell a woman who has seen and been through it all how to be,” she wrote.
“This right here is one of a million reasons women don’t speak up about sexual harassment. Sexual harassment in the workplace from someone powerful like their boss. The governor.”
This right here is one of a million reasons women don’t speak up about sexual harassment. Sexual harassment in the workplace from someone powerful like their boss. The governor. — Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
After speaking out on the critical need for women to fight back against sexual harassment, she homed in on Cuomo, a man who’s become a hero to many liberal Democrats.
“Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched. I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years,” she tweeted.
Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched. I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years. — Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
“Not knowing what to expect what’s the most upsetting part aside from knowing that no one would do a damn thing even when they saw it.
“No one.
“And I *know* I am not the only woman,” she tweeted.
Later, she added:
“I’m angry to be put in this situation at all. That because I am a woman, I can work hard my whole life to better myself and help others and yet still fall victim as countless women over generations have. Mostly silently. I hate that some men, like @NYGovCuomo abuse their power.”
I’m angry to be put in this situation at all. That because I am a woman, I can work hard my whole life to better myself and help others and yet still fall victim as countless women over generations have. Mostly silently. I hate that some men, like @NYGovCuomo abuse their power. — Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
Boylan wrote that she had said what she wanted to say on the subject.
To be clear: I have no interest in talking to journalists. I am about validating the experience of countless women and making sure abuse stops. My worst fear is that this continues. And as @FKAtwigs said yesterday, my second worst fear is having to talk about and relive this. — Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
As of Sunday afternoon, Cuomo had not responded to the allegations.
Last week, Boylan zinged Cuomo for the work environment he created.
I’ve had many jobs. Waitressing at @Friendlys as a teenager was an infinitely more respectful environment. Even when I had bad customers who tipped poorly. — Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 5, 2020
Boylan said after her initial blast at the governor that she would take nothing back.
“I stand by what I said, and what I said speaks to not only my story, but countless others, predominately women I’ve interacted with or heard from over the years,” she told the New York Post.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Rich Biden Supporter Gets Taste of Her Own Socialist Medicine: ‘Y’all Asking for Handouts’

It ’ s fun to fight for the “ equity ” of socialism — until you have to live out socialist principles in your own life .
Prominent rapper Cardi B learned that lesson on Sunday when she asked fans if she should purchase an $ 88,000 purse .
In the past , the wealthy rapper has supported left-wing policies like increased gun control .
At one point , she even endorsed socialist Bernie Sanders for president .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress In the subsequent backlash to her tweet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapper give her money to those in need before purchasing a handbag for herself .
The rapper went on to defend herself by explaining how she has supported others financially during the pandemic .
“ If I want to splurge I can with out yall asking for hand outs like me and my husband don ’ t do so , ” she tweeted .
RELATED : Miami Rolls Out New Name for Human Rights Day : Anti-Communism Day This is what left-wing celebrities and millionaires like Cardi B fail to understand : Rich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cardi B believes that she worked hard to earn what she has and has earned the right to use her wealth however she sees fit .
Socialism teaches the exact opposite .
According to the tenets of socialism , Cardi B is now a member of a privileged class of elites .
If our economic system were truly fair , according to socialism , she would have the same amount of money as everyone else .
In reality , Cardi B ’ s music has a distinct style that resonates with a wide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if she really wants to get on board with the socialist agenda of some in the Democratic Party , Cardi B is going to have to admit that she ’ s just as much of a privileged oppressor as all of the wealthy conservatives she hates so much .
Her wealth and success is merely an expression of that privilege , not of her talent , if the philosophy of Marxist socialism is to be believed .
Additionally , if Cardi B truly believed in socialism , she would also understand that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but stolen .
As is usually the case with wealthy socialists , Cardi B won ’ t admit to any of this .
The reason is simple : Most socialists don ’ t even understand the tenets of the Marxist socialism they espouse .
Nevertheless , Cardi B will continue on spouting out socialist talking points without ever realizing her own hypocrisy .
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It’s fun to fight for the “equity” of socialism — until you have to live out socialist principles in your own life.
Prominent rapper Cardi B learned that lesson on Sunday when she asked fans if she should purchase an $88,000 purse.
In the past, the wealthy rapper has supported left-wing policies like increased gun control. At one point, she even endorsed socialist Bernie Sanders for president.
Should I spend 88K for this damn purse ? Omggg it’s tempting ??? — iamcardib (@iamcardib) December 6, 2020
In the subsequent backlash to her tweet, numerous fans responded by demanding the wealthy rapper give her money to those in need before purchasing a handbag for herself.
Donate the money to hungry people. Tweets like this are why we want to eat the rich. — The divorcee of Frankenstein ??♥ (@Jordanaglama) December 6, 2020
it just speaks to your privilege that you could spend that much on a handbag. That’s more than most people make in a year. — Todd Grooten (@toddgrooten) December 6, 2020
Wow this comment is so superficial, especially to post during a pandemic when so many people are suffering…lol I can’t believe she would tweet this now — Britty Faye (@its_britty_xo) December 6, 2020
The rapper went on to defend herself by explaining how she has supported others financially during the pandemic.
“If I want to splurge I can with out yall asking for hand outs like me and my husband don’t do so,” she tweeted.
Also I got 7 uncles an 3 aunts on my daddy side,9 aunts and 3 uncles on my momma side a whole bunch of cousins I had to help cause of the pandemic ….If I want to splurge I can with out yall asking for hand outs like me and my husband don’t do so.Thank you. https://t.co/9LpZEMQXNv — iamcardib (@iamcardib) December 6, 2020
This is what left-wing celebrities and millionaires like Cardi B fail to understand: Rich people are always the bad guys.
Cardi B believes that she worked hard to earn what she has and has earned the right to use her wealth however she sees fit. Socialism teaches the exact opposite.
According to the tenets of socialism, Cardi B is now a member of a privileged class of elites.
If our economic system were truly fair, according to socialism, she would have the same amount of money as everyone else.
In reality, Cardi B’s music has a distinct style that resonates with a wide swath of hip-hop fans everywhere.
However, if she really wants to get on board with the socialist agenda of some in the Democratic Party, Cardi B is going to have to admit that she’s just as much of a privileged oppressor as all of the wealthy conservatives she hates so much.
Her wealth and success is merely an expression of that privilege, not of her talent, if the philosophy of Marxist socialism is to be believed.
Additionally, if Cardi B truly believed in socialism, she would also understand that her excess capital wasn’t earned but stolen.
As is usually the case with wealthy socialists, Cardi B won’t admit to any of this.
The reason is simple: Most socialists don’t even understand the tenets of the Marxist socialism they espouse.
Nevertheless, Cardi B will continue on spouting out socialist talking points without ever realizing her own hypocrisy.
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC

A pro-Trump rally in Washington , D.C. , turned violent Saturday when four Trump supporters were stabbed .
Social media accounts of the incidents at the “ Stop the Steal ” march blamed members of antifa for the stabbings .
The four Trump backers were reported to be in critical condition , according to ABC .
Overall , nine were reported injured .
The march also resulted in 33 arrests , according to WUSA-TV .
Trump supporters gathered to denounce the results of the Nov. 3 election .
Although the results as they currently stand show that presumptive President-elect Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the Electoral College meets Monday , the Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona , Nevada , Georgia , Michigan and Wisconsin , as well as Pennsylvania .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress Despite multiple anecdotal claims of voting irregularities , proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have impacted the final results of the presidential election .
Numerous affidavits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been filed in courts in several swing states .
These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement .
WARNING : The following video contains language and images that some viewers may find offensive : RELATED : Portland Mayor Beats Radical Leftist To Win Re-Election Despite Months of Riots The videos indicate that police arrested the individual .
The rally included members of the Proud Boys and former national security adviser Michael Flynn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who the next president of the United States will be , ” Flynn said , according to Newsweek .
“ We the people decide.
” “ I will tell you one more time — because I ’ ve been asked — on a scale of one to 10 , who will be the next president of the United States , and I say , ‘ Donald Trump : 10.
’ A 10 , ” he said .
Trump “ knows that the people that he can trust are people that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you , ” Flynn told his audience .
“ He trusts you because he knows you know what ’ s going on and you will not allow what ’ s going on to happen in our country.
” The Electoral College is scheduled to meet on Monday to officially vote on the presidency .
However , that vote must still be certified by Congress before the process is complete .
“ Don ’ t get bent out of shape , ” Flynn said , according to The Washington Post .
“ There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with faith , and we ’ re fighting with courage.
” Rally-goer Ruth Hillary , 58 , of California , said she will fight as long as the president does .
“ If President Trump accepts it and Vice President Pence accepts it , then we will accept it , ” she told The Washingtion Post .
“ But right now , this is a godly protest.
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A pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., turned violent Saturday when four Trump supporters were stabbed.
Social media accounts of the incidents at the “Stop the Steal” march blamed members of antifa for the stabbings.
The four Trump backers were reported to be in critical condition, according to ABC.
Overall, nine were reported injured. The march also resulted in 33 arrests, according to WUSA-TV.
Trump supporters gathered to denounce the results of the Nov. 3 election. Although the results as they currently stand show that presumptive President-elect Joe Biden is likely to be named president when the Electoral College meets Monday, the Trump campaign has insisted that there has been voter fraud in states that include Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as Pennsylvania.
Despite multiple anecdotal claims of voting irregularities, proof has yet to surface that there was a widespread effort to distort the voting process in such a way that would have impacted the final results of the presidential election. Numerous affidavits testifying to various types of election fraud have been filed in courts in several swing states. These affidavits indicate that those who witnessed conduct believe that fraud took place but those allegations have yet to be proven through either the courts or law enforcement.
WARNING: The following video contains language and images that some viewers may find offensive:
Video from Saturday’s march showed the incident.
Update: Four stabbed near 11th and F St., and officials say they suffered potentially life-threatening injuries. Still some blood on the sidewalk and discarded first aid supplies near the loading dock of Saks off 5th. #DCprotests pic.twitter.com/PBPb2J00bw — Marissa J. Lang (@Marissa_Jae) December 13, 2020
The videos indicate that police arrested the individual.
The rally included members of the Proud Boys and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
“The courts do not decide who the next president of the United States will be,” Flynn said, according to Newsweek. “We the people decide.”
“I will tell you one more time — because I’ve been asked — on a scale of one to 10, who will be the next president of the United States, and I say, ‘Donald Trump: 10.’ A 10,” he said.
Trump “knows that the people that he can trust are people that he’s never met. And that’s you,” Flynn told his audience. “He trusts you because he knows you know what’s going on and you will not allow what’s going on to happen in our country.”
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The Electoral College is scheduled to meet on Monday to officially vote on the presidency. However, that vote must still be certified by Congress before the process is complete.
“Don’t get bent out of shape,” Flynn said, according to The Washington Post. “There are still avenues … We’re fighting with faith, and we’re fighting with courage.”
Rally-goer Ruth Hillary, 58, of California, said she will fight as long as the president does.
“If President Trump accepts it and Vice President Pence accepts it, then we will accept it,” she told The Washingtion Post. “But right now, this is a godly protest.”
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westernjournal--2020-12-13--Months After Closing Beaches, Newsom Smugly Suggests People Hit the Sand for Their Mental Health

There was no scientific reason to close California ’ s beaches in the early days of the pandemic .
California did anyway .
On Thursday , the governor of America ’ s most populous state reversed course a bit .
After telling residents to stay at home as much as possible to avoid COVID transmission , he — or someone on his team — realized this was bad for morale .
Now , California Democratic Gov .
Gavin Newsom is suggesting that residents hit the beaches to boost their mental health .
This is pretty impressive when you consider the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after lockdowns began in earnest and just weeks after California imposed one of the strictest set of coronavirus restrictions in the nation , but better late than never — right ?
“ Mental health is physical health .
Staying active & connected right now is so important .
Get outdoors with your household safely .
Explore your neighborhood & CA ’ s beauty !
” Newsom tweeted .
TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress There ’ s a joke about the natural beauty of The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restaurant where Newsom attended a birthday party at which almost every social distancing rule his state suggested was broken — but at this point , I ’ m too exhausted with his nonsense to make it .
The tweet got even better , though .
Take a look at his suggestions : “ We can get through this , ” Newsom said .
Californians probably can — provided , of course , they can go to the beaches .
During the Fourth of July , the parking lots to state beaches were closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and purposes , those state beaches were closed .
Wineries in Napa Valley were also closed .
Ironically , the winery he owns a stake in remained open ; it wasn ’ t in an affected county and his control of it is in a blind trust , but I don ’ t think anyone would have cursed out Newsom if he put some pressure on the trustees to close the place down and pay the staff to stay home .
Unless , of course , drinking wine is important to mental health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the year over the beach closures , including the Orange County communities of Huntington Beach and Dana Point .
“ Our experience here locally has been that most people are being responsible and complying with social distancing , and given that Orange County has among the lowest per capita COVID-19 death rates in California , the state ’ s action today seems to prioritize politics over data , ” Huntington Beach Mayor Lyn Semeta said in a statement back in May .
She was accurate and the state was engaging in coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denied the legal challenges .
RELATED : San Diego Health Official Admits Hospital Capacity Is 'Very Close ' To Where It Was in 2017 Flu Season “ In denying the [ temporary restraining order ] , the Court commented that based on the limited time it had to consider the very serious issues presented , it felt compelled to defer to the State ’ s concerns about public health , ” the city of Dana Point said in a statement .
Curious , because the state ’ s concerns about public health seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ works : Some also noted California ’ s COVID restrictions have been taking a different sort of toll on mental health : And by the way , it ’ s not as if the state quite has its messaging coordinated yet : Now , to be fair to Newsom ( ’ tis difficult , but let ’ s try ) , the Daily Mail U.K. points out that back in April , he ’ d originally been slated to do what was known as a “ hard close ” of the state ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed beaches moderately crowded .
Mind you , this is actually socially distanced .
It was also a month before the tragic death of George Floyd , after which Newsom ’ s party decided almost no outdoor crowd , no matter how tightly packed , posed any kind of threat of transmission .
Whatever the case , Newsom decided he was only going to close beaches in Orange County — hence the lawsuits .
Even at that , the state of California made it clear it didn ’ t want people outside , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then it decided it did , presumably when they began grasping the public health implications of residents cooped up for too long with no physical exercise or mental health outlet .
If only there was a way to avoid this .
Like , say , looking at the science .
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There was no scientific reason to close California’s beaches in the early days of the pandemic. California did anyway.
On Thursday, the governor of America’s most populous state reversed course a bit. After telling residents to stay at home as much as possible to avoid COVID transmission, he — or someone on his team — realized this was bad for morale.
Now, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is suggesting that residents hit the beaches to boost their mental health.
This is pretty impressive when you consider the fact it comes an entire nine months after lockdowns began in earnest and just weeks after California imposed one of the strictest set of coronavirus restrictions in the nation, but better late than never — right?
“Mental health is physical health. Staying active & connected right now is so important. Get outdoors with your household safely. Explore your neighborhood & CA’s beauty!” Newsom tweeted.
There’s a joke about the natural beauty of The French Laundry — the expensive Napa Valley restaurant where Newsom attended a birthday party at which almost every social distancing rule his state suggested was broken — but at this point, I’m too exhausted with his nonsense to make it. The tweet got even better, though. Take a look at his suggestions:
Mental health is physical health. Staying active & connected right now is so important. Get outdoors with your household safely. Explore your neighborhood & CA’s beauty! •Go to a beach
•Take your kids to a playground
•Go on a hike
•Walk your dog We can get through this. — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) December 10, 2020
“We can get through this,” Newsom said.
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Californians probably can — provided, of course, they can go to the beaches. During the Fourth of July, the parking lots to state beaches were closed — which meant, for all intents and purposes, those state beaches were closed.
Wineries in Napa Valley were also closed. Ironically, the winery he owns a stake in remained open; it wasn’t in an affected county and his control of it is in a blind trust, but I don’t think anyone would have cursed out Newsom if he put some pressure on the trustees to close the place down and pay the staff to stay home. Unless, of course, drinking wine is important to mental health.
Several locales sued the state earlier in the year over the beach closures, including the Orange County communities of Huntington Beach and Dana Point.
“Our experience here locally has been that most people are being responsible and complying with social distancing, and given that Orange County has among the lowest per capita COVID-19 death rates in California, the state’s action today seems to prioritize politics over data,” Huntington Beach Mayor Lyn Semeta said in a statement back in May.
She was accurate and the state was engaging in coronavirus theater. And yet, a judge denied the legal challenges.
“In denying the [temporary restraining order], the Court commented that based on the limited time it had to consider the very serious issues presented, it felt compelled to defer to the State’s concerns about public health,” the city of Dana Point said in a statement.
Curious, because the state’s concerns about public health seem significantly different now. Funny how that works:
When you force your state to spend millions on enforcing insane beach and playground closings (needlessly destroying holidays in the process), and then you urge people to go to… Beaches and playgrounds!#RecallGavinNewsom — John Ziegler (@Zigmanfreud) December 10, 2020
Dude. With the amount of contradictory and illogical messaging you push out, your mental health concerns should really be pointed inwardly. — Declared Monarch Dienekes ✝ (@Dienekes16) December 11, 2020
Some also noted California’s COVID restrictions have been taking a different sort of toll on mental health:
Mental health is also being able to keep your business open, pay your employees, rent, bills, & feed your family, especially if there is no data that says your business should be closed. — Laura Fagan (@laurajfagan) December 10, 2020
And by the way, it’s not as if the state quite has its messaging coordinated yet:
Now, to be fair to Newsom (’tis difficult, but let’s try), the Daily Mail U.K. points out that back in April, he’d originally been slated to do what was known as a “hard close” of the state’s beaches after a handful of photos showed beaches moderately crowded.
Seeking relief from a heat wave, thousands of people crowded beaches in Southern California this weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite a statewide stay-at-home order implemented by the governor last month. https://t.co/H68PjgJoqw — CNN (@CNN) April 27, 2020
Mind you, this is actually socially distanced. It was also a month before the tragic death of George Floyd, after which Newsom’s party decided almost no outdoor crowd, no matter how tightly packed, posed any kind of threat of transmission.
Whatever the case, Newsom decided he was only going to close beaches in Orange County — hence the lawsuits.
Even at that, the state of California made it clear it didn’t want people outside, especially not on its beaches. And then it decided it did, presumably when they began grasping the public health implications of residents cooped up for too long with no physical exercise or mental health outlet.
If only there was a way to avoid this. Like, say, looking at the science.
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After Telling Virginians They Didn’t Need AR-15s, Northam Tells Them They Don’t Need Church Pews Either

When state governors becomes nationally famous , it ’ s because they ’ ve done something exceptionally well , or horribly wrong .
It ’ s not that the two are always mutually exclusive .
Half of America thinks Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer is our lockdown goddess while the other half thinks she ’ s heavy-handed , draconian and fond of implementing freedom-restricting measures with no basis in scientific fact .
However , there are often governors who can unite us all in unadulterated disgust .
For instance , when I was a kid and a salmonella scare was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Gov .
Jim Florio banned restaurants from serving runny eggs for a brief period in 1992 .
Johnny Carson , then still at the helm of “ The Tonight Show , ” wrote Florio ’ s political obituary with one joke : “ There ’ s something wrong with a state in which you can buy an Uzi , but there ’ s a 10-day waiting period to get a Caesar salad.
” Today , Virginia Democratic Gov .
Ralph Northam finds himself nationally famous for all the wrong reasons : He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America ’ s most politically divided states during one of the tumultuous periods in American history and after a solid run of runny egg-style incidents going back several years .
He ’ s not banning Caesar salad and Uzis have long since been illegal at the federal level .
In the midst of a pandemic , however , Northam has decided it ’ s high time to take away the state ’ s “ church pews.
” TRENDING : Democratic Representative Demands Pelosi Block 126 Republicans from Being Seated in Congress In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the beginning of Hanukkah , as the governor noted — Northam said God ’ s going to hear your prayers anyway , so why bother gathering with your coreligionists ?
“ This is a holy time for multiple faith traditions , ” Northam said , accompanied by a sign language interpreter behind him .
“ Christmas is two weeks away .
The holidays are typically times of joy and community .
We gather together , we celebrate our faith , and we celebrate with family.
” “ But this year we need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important thing .
Is it the worship or the building .
For me , God is wherever you are .
You don ’ t have to sit in the church pew for God to hear your prayers , ” he added .
“ Worship with a mask on is still worship .
Worship outside or worship online is still worship.
” Leave aside that there ’ s no verbal lapse more Ralph Northam-y than starting your remarks by noting that Hanukkah is about to begin and then segueing into talk about taking away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recapitulate why Gov .
Northam ’ s history of Florio-tastic screwups makes him possibly the worst person to try to convince Virginians they no longer have the right to congregate as the First Amendment stipulates they can .
In January of 2019 , Democratic Virginia Delegate Kathy Tran proposed a bill that would do away with “ the requirement that two other physicians certify that a third trimester abortion is necessary to prevent the woman ’ s death or impairment of her mental or physical health , as well as the need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman ’ s health would be substantial and irremediable.
” The legislation was doomed to fail , but Northam decided to put his foot in his mouth and advocate for something that could be charitably called “ fourth-trimester abortion.
” As National Review reportedthe moment came while Northam was speaking in the context of an abortion being sought even while a child is being delivered , such as in cases of “ severe deformities.
” RELATED : Virginia Bill Would Give Schools Exactly What They Deserve for Not Teaching in Person During COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I can tell you exactly what would happen .
The infant would be delivered .
The infant would be kept comfortable .
The infant would be resuscitated if that ’ s what the mother and the family desired , and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother , ” Northam , a pediatric neurologist by profession , said in a radio interview , according to The Daily Caller .
As Northam tried to dig himself out of that one in the days that followed , an obscure conservative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yearbook .
His page included a picture of a man in blackface standing next to a man in Ku Klux Klan robes .
Northam apologized for appearing in blackface in the photograph — but then later denied it was him .
How did he know ?
He said he knew because he appeared in blackface on another occasion , dressed as Michael Jackson for a dance competition , and it had such an impact on him that he would have remembered if he appeared in blackface on another occasion .
As alibis go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying you couldn ’ t have been stabbing the man you were charged with killing because you were stabbing someone else at the same time .
Northam survived the scandal , in part because the guy who would replace him if he resigned , Lt. Gov .
Justin Fairfax , was credibly accused of sexual assault and the guy who was next in line after that , Attorney General Mark Herring , unbelievably , had also appeared in blackface .
At the time , the fourth official in line for the governorship was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Democrats weren ’ t going to let the GOP take over the governor ’ s office just because of scandals over accusations of racism and sexual assault .
They only count against Republicans when real power is at stake .
When Democrats took control of the Virginia legislature after the 2019 midterms , Northam pressed ahead with a suite of gun control measures that were wildly unpopular in much of the state .
A ban on AR-15-style rifles , which was part of the package , was a bridge too far and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measure came up for a vote in February .
By the time Northam signed the rest of the gun control legislation in April , Virginians had other things on their mind and a divisive piece of Second Amendment-bait probably wasn ’ t the thing to pursue if Northam wanted to unify the Old Dominion .
This was Ralph Northam , however : “ I will not stop and that piece of legislation will be introduced again to ban assault weapons [ from ] our streets , ” Northam said during an April call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NPR affiliate WAMU-FM .
And now we have this : “ For me , God is wherever you are .
You don ’ t have to sit in the church pew for God to hear your prayers.
” Northam said his own church worships in the parking lot , according to a National Review article Thursday .
That ’ s fantastic and manages , as Northam generally does , to miss the point .
According to WHSV-TV , Virginia ’ s second-wave COVID-19 restrictions aren ’ t especially different from other states in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curfew , a restriction on gathering sizes and new limits on dining .
So far , so Newsom .
The problems with Virginia ’ s new COVID strictures are fourfold , with one of those problems being unique to the state — or rather , the man running it .
First , Northam , like too many other Democratic politicians ( looking at you , Mayor de Blasio ) , seems to take unusual interest in restricting religious gatherings , an interest that seems to go a bit beyond congregations simply being a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too many other Democratic politicians , Northam also doesn ’ t get that religious gatherings are afforded protections under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment that other gatherings aren ’ t .
Third , we don ’ t just gather as religious congregations because God hears our supplications so much clearer if we ’ re in a house of worship .
In my own faith tradition , I can point to Hebrews 10:24-25 : “ And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as some are in the habit of doing , but encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
” Yes , we must socially distance , but it ’ s also part of our faith to encourage each other in our walk with the Lord , particularly in times where we ’ re being tested .
Fourth , this is still Ralph Northam and there ’ s almost no one worse to deliver this message .
I didn ’ t really believe , when Gov .
Northam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about abortion , that he ’ d let a baby die after its mother gave birth — but he sounded like it .
Likewise , his communication in the wake of the blackface scandal was shockingly poor .
( After his strange Michael Jackson blackface “ alibi , ” a reporter jokingly asked him to do the moonwalk .
Northam was visibly considering it until his wife stepped in and prevented him from committing political suicide . )
And now , as he tries to stop churches from meeting in person , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really need that pew .
Northam is the kind of politician who ’ d happily ban runny eggs if the salmonella health panic of the early ’ 90s happened today .
What ’ s worse , he ’ d somehow do a worse job of communicating it than Jim Florio did .
He ’ s now tasked with the most serious health crisis of the past century and , having blown all of his credibility on abortion , gun control and blackface missteps , this is the language he uses to try and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Northam has already come for the Second Amendment .
Now he ’ s coming for the First .
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When state governors becomes nationally famous, it’s because they’ve done something exceptionally well, or horribly wrong.
It’s not that the two are always mutually exclusive. Half of America thinks Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is our lockdown goddess while the other half thinks she’s heavy-handed, draconian and fond of implementing freedom-restricting measures with no basis in scientific fact. However, there are often governors who can unite us all in unadulterated disgust.
For instance, when I was a kid and a salmonella scare was at its peak, meddlesome New Jersey Democratic Gov. Jim Florio banned restaurants from serving runny eggs for a brief period in 1992. Johnny Carson, then still at the helm of “The Tonight Show,” wrote Florio’s political obituary with one joke: “There’s something wrong with a state in which you can buy an Uzi, but there’s a 10-day waiting period to get a Caesar salad.”
Today, Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam finds himself nationally famous for all the wrong reasons: He’s at the helm of one of America’s most politically divided states during one of the tumultuous periods in American history and after a solid run of runny egg-style incidents going back several years.
He’s not banning Caesar salad and Uzis have long since been illegal at the federal level. In the midst of a pandemic, however, Northam has decided it’s high time to take away the state’s “church pews.”
In a news conference Thursday — just before the beginning of Hanukkah, as the governor noted — Northam said God’s going to hear your prayers anyway, so why bother gathering with your coreligionists?
“This is a holy time for multiple faith traditions,” Northam said, accompanied by a sign language interpreter behind him. “Christmas is two weeks away. The holidays are typically times of joy and community. We gather together, we celebrate our faith, and we celebrate with family.”
“But this year we need to think about what is truly the most important thing. Is it the worship or the building. For me, God is wherever you are. You don’t have to sit in the church pew for God to hear your prayers,” he added. “Worship with a mask on is still worship. Worship outside or worship online is still worship.”
Heading into the holiday season, Virginia’s Democrat Governor Ralph Northam ramps up his attacks on faith communities during his press conference on new coronavirus restrictions. “You don’t have to sit in the Church pew…” pic.twitter.com/U6Uwv4k971 — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) December 10, 2020
Leave aside that there’s no verbal lapse more Ralph Northam-y than starting your remarks by noting that Hanukkah is about to begin and then segueing into talk about taking away “church pews.”
Let’s recapitulate why Gov. Northam’s history of Florio-tastic screwups makes him possibly the worst person to try to convince Virginians they no longer have the right to congregate as the First Amendment stipulates they can.
In January of 2019, Democratic Virginia Delegate Kathy Tran proposed a bill that would do away with “the requirement that two other physicians certify that a third trimester abortion is necessary to prevent the woman’s death or impairment of her mental or physical health, as well as the need to find that any such impairment to the woman’s health would be substantial and irremediable.”
The legislation was doomed to fail, but Northam decided to put his foot in his mouth and advocate for something that could be charitably called “fourth-trimester abortion.”
As National Review reportedthe moment came while Northam was speaking in the context of an abortion being sought even while a child is being delivered, such as in cases of “severe deformities.”
“If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen. The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother,” Northam, a pediatric neurologist by profession, said in a radio interview, according to The Daily Caller.
As Northam tried to dig himself out of that one in the days that followed, an obscure conservative website found Northam’s medical school yearbook. His page included a picture of a man in blackface standing next to a man in Ku Klux Klan robes. Northam apologized for appearing in blackface in the photograph — but then later denied it was him.
How did he know? He said he knew because he appeared in blackface on another occasion, dressed as Michael Jackson for a dance competition, and it had such an impact on him that he would have remembered if he appeared in blackface on another occasion. As alibis go, this was right up there with saying you couldn’t have been stabbing the man you were charged with killing because you were stabbing someone else at the same time.
Northam survived the scandal, in part because the guy who would replace him if he resigned, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, was credibly accused of sexual assault and the guy who was next in line after that, Attorney General Mark Herring, unbelievably, had also appeared in blackface.
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At the time, the fourth official in line for the governorship was Republican House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox. Democrats weren’t going to let the GOP take over the governor’s office just because of scandals over accusations of racism and sexual assault. They only count against Republicans when real power is at stake.
When Democrats took control of the Virginia legislature after the 2019 midterms, Northam pressed ahead with a suite of gun control measures that were wildly unpopular in much of the state. A ban on AR-15-style rifles, which was part of the package, was a bridge too far and Democrats refused to cross it when the measure came up for a vote in February.
By the time Northam signed the rest of the gun control legislation in April, Virginians had other things on their mind and a divisive piece of Second Amendment-bait probably wasn’t the thing to pursue if Northam wanted to unify the Old Dominion.
This was Ralph Northam, however: “I will not stop and that piece of legislation will be introduced again to ban assault weapons [from] our streets,” Northam said during an April call with gun control advocates, according to NPR affiliate WAMU-FM.
And now we have this: “For me, God is wherever you are. You don’t have to sit in the church pew for God to hear your prayers.”
Northam said his own church worships in the parking lot, according to a National Review article Thursday. That’s fantastic and manages, as Northam generally does, to miss the point.
According to WHSV-TV, Virginia’s second-wave COVID-19 restrictions aren’t especially different from other states in Democratic hands. There’s a curfew, a restriction on gathering sizes and new limits on dining. So far, so Newsom.
The problems with Virginia’s new COVID strictures are fourfold, with one of those problems being unique to the state — or rather, the man running it.
First, Northam, like too many other Democratic politicians (looking at you, Mayor de Blasio), seems to take unusual interest in restricting religious gatherings, an interest that seems to go a bit beyond congregations simply being a vector of transmission.
Second, like too many other Democratic politicians, Northam also doesn’t get that religious gatherings are afforded protections under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment that other gatherings aren’t.
Third, we don’t just gather as religious congregations because God hears our supplications so much clearer if we’re in a house of worship. In my own faith tradition, I can point to Hebrews 10:24-25: “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
Yes, we must socially distance, but it’s also part of our faith to encourage each other in our walk with the Lord, particularly in times where we’re being tested.
Fourth, this is still Ralph Northam and there’s almost no one worse to deliver this message.
I didn’t really believe, when Gov. Northam gave that rebarbative interview with local radio about abortion, that he’d let a baby die after its mother gave birth — but he sounded like it. Likewise, his communication in the wake of the blackface scandal was shockingly poor. (After his strange Michael Jackson blackface “alibi,” a reporter jokingly asked him to do the moonwalk. Northam was visibly considering it until his wife stepped in and prevented him from committing political suicide.)
And now, as he tries to stop churches from meeting in person, his message is that you don’t really need that pew.
Northam is the kind of politician who’d happily ban runny eggs if the salmonella health panic of the early ’90s happened today. What’s worse, he’d somehow do a worse job of communicating it than Jim Florio did.
He’s now tasked with the most serious health crisis of the past century and, having blown all of his credibility on abortion, gun control and blackface missteps, this is the language he uses to try and convince churches to stop meeting.
Ralph Northam has already come for the Second Amendment. Now he’s coming for the First.
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