westernjournal--2020-06-27--‘Get the House in Order’: Gosar Highlights Need for Conservative Reclamation of Capitol Hill

As the Trump campaign revived its stadium-size rally strategy over the past week in preparation for the 2020 general election , down-ballot conservatives jumped at the opportunity to cash in on the resulting energy .
President Donald Trump managed to turn out nearly 10,000 supporters between Oklahoma and Arizona , lending a substantial audience to guest speakers like Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Paul Gosar of Arizona , while other conservative members of Congress , though they did not speak , received shout-outs from the president and thunderous applause from his supporters .
Gosar told The Western Journal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a Students for Trump event in Phoenix on Tuesday that this interplay between the Trump camp and congressional Republicans is all but essential to the success of a conservative agenda in the coming years .
“ [ Trump ] is the fighter-in-chief .
This is the guy fighting for all of us , fighting for our liberties and freedoms , ” Gosar said .
“ That ’ s what we have got to get back to .
The other side is outright just pushing Marxism , communism — and that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be.
” “ The president has a unique skill-set of getting people ramped up and rallied .
We have a little over 130 days left before we vote on Nov. 3 , and so it ’ s important to feel that vibration , feel that new movement of getting back this country , making it great again and continuing to make it even greater , ” he said .
TRENDING : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots With progressive Democrats now in control of the House of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Senate still under Republican leadership , success has been harder than usual to come by during the 116th Congress .
While one of the president ’ s restructured international trade agreements did manage to squeak out of the Capitol Building — without major concessions from conservatives — much of the Trump agenda was placed on the back burner this past fall amid the impeachment inquiry .
More recently , coronavirus-related economic relief packages were even stalled by Democratic demand within the legislature .
The ongoing ideological stalemate was one Gosar said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking back control of the House in November .
But all Republican victories are not created equal , the congressman said — and just any red wave would not guarantee legislative success .
With control of both chambers in the 115th Congress , establishment Republicans still managed to under-deliver in 2017 and 2018 , squandering an opportunity to see Trump ’ s promised economic and border security policies enacted in favor of foot-dragging attempts at health care legislation and a tax reform plan that just managed to skate by in the Senate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reclamation effort driven by “ good process ” will be necessary this time around if conservative governance is going to be achieved .
“ We ’ ve seen [ Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ] become more ruthless than ever before , ” Gosar said .
“ I ’ ve been one of the people speaking out , not just on Nancy Pelosi but on previous Republican speakers .
We ’ re making them too powerful .
There ’ s a good process .
When you put good process in , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politics.
” “ The magic of the House is its members — not the speaker — its members and the various points of views they come by .
We ’ ve got to reclaim this .
Otherwise , what you ’ re going to see is you ’ re going to see this march on very fast to single-payer health care , to Medicare for All , ” the congressman said .
“ We ’ re going to be victims .
So , it ’ s so important to return the House to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hold the Republicans accountable , to get the House in order.
” “ And that gets back to good process , good policy , good politics .
Otherwise , you ’ re headed on a fast track to having a socialist , Marxist , communist agenda.
” In light of recent events , Gosar told The Western Journal that issues of immigration , blue-collar economics and criminal justice would likely top the legislative agenda should Republicans reclaim the House .
According to Gosar , the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy , exposed the potential risks of American dependence on the international economy — primarily raw materials and manufactured goods from the People ’ s Republic of China .
To this end , the congressman has already worked alongside Republican Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida to introduce legislation that would wean the U.S. off of international mineral supply chains , allowing for expanded stateside mining operations and promoting technological research in the field .
From lack of concern with southern border security to justification of violence amid ongoing social unrest stemming from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawlessness emergent under national Democratic leadership was also highlighted by Gosar as a major point of concern for Republican candidates .
“ We have to make sure that we ’ re rewarding people to do it the right way .
Louis Brandeis , a former Supreme Court justice , made the comment : In a government of laws , the government will be imperiled if it doesn ’ t follow the law scrupulously , ” the congressman paraphrased .
“ If the government violates the law , it invites every man and woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It invites anarchy , ” he continued , adding , “ Here we are.
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As the Trump campaign revived its stadium-size rally strategy over the past week in preparation for the 2020 general election, down-ballot conservatives jumped at the opportunity to cash in on the resulting energy.
President Donald Trump managed to turn out nearly 10,000 supporters between Oklahoma and Arizona, lending a substantial audience to guest speakers like Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Paul Gosar of Arizona, while other conservative members of Congress, though they did not speak, received shout-outs from the president and thunderous applause from his supporters.
Gosar told The Western Journal before the president’s headline address at a Students for Trump event in Phoenix on Tuesday that this interplay between the Trump camp and congressional Republicans is all but essential to the success of a conservative agenda in the coming years.
“[Trump] is the fighter-in-chief. This is the guy fighting for all of us, fighting for our liberties and freedoms,” Gosar said. “That’s what we have got to get back to. The other side is outright just pushing Marxism, communism — and that’s not what we ever were going to be.”
“The president has a unique skill-set of getting people ramped up and rallied. We have a little over 130 days left before we vote on Nov. 3, and so it’s important to feel that vibration, feel that new movement of getting back this country, making it great again and continuing to make it even greater,” he said.
With progressive Democrats now in control of the House of Representatives following the 2018 midterm elections, and the Senate still under Republican leadership, success has been harder than usual to come by during the 116th Congress.
While one of the president’s restructured international trade agreements did manage to squeak out of the Capitol Building — without major concessions from conservatives — much of the Trump agenda was placed on the back burner this past fall amid the impeachment inquiry.
More recently, coronavirus-related economic relief packages were even stalled by Democratic demand within the legislature.
The ongoing ideological stalemate was one Gosar said would likely only be solved by Republicans taking back control of the House in November.
But all Republican victories are not created equal, the congressman said — and just any red wave would not guarantee legislative success.
With control of both chambers in the 115th Congress, establishment Republicans still managed to under-deliver in 2017 and 2018, squandering an opportunity to see Trump’s promised economic and border security policies enacted in favor of foot-dragging attempts at health care legislation and a tax reform plan that just managed to skate by in the Senate.
According to Gosar, a principled GOP reclamation effort driven by “good process” will be necessary this time around if conservative governance is going to be achieved.
“We’ve seen [Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi] become more ruthless than ever before,” Gosar said. “I’ve been one of the people speaking out, not just on Nancy Pelosi but on previous Republican speakers. We’re making them too powerful. There’s a good process. When you put good process in, you get good policy, you get good politics.”
“The magic of the House is its members — not the speaker — its members and the various points of views they come by. We’ve got to reclaim this. Otherwise, what you’re going to see is you’re going to see this march on very fast to single-payer health care, to Medicare for All,” the congressman said. “We’re going to be victims. So, it’s so important to return the House to the Republicans. But we also have to hold the Republicans accountable, to get the House in order.”
“And that gets back to good process, good policy, good politics. Otherwise, you’re headed on a fast track to having a socialist, Marxist, communist agenda.”
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In light of recent events, Gosar told The Western Journal that issues of immigration, blue-collar economics and criminal justice would likely top the legislative agenda should Republicans reclaim the House.
According to Gosar, the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, both on U.S. public health and the economy, exposed the potential risks of American dependence on the international economy — primarily raw materials and manufactured goods from the People’s Republic of China.
To this end, the congressman has already worked alongside Republican Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida to introduce legislation that would wean the U.S. off of international mineral supply chains, allowing for expanded stateside mining operations and promoting technological research in the field.
From lack of concern with southern border security to justification of violence amid ongoing social unrest stemming from the death of George Floyd, the general lawlessness emergent under national Democratic leadership was also highlighted by Gosar as a major point of concern for Republican candidates.
“We have to make sure that we’re rewarding people to do it the right way. Louis Brandeis, a former Supreme Court justice, made the comment: In a government of laws, the government will be imperiled if it doesn’t follow the law scrupulously,” the congressman paraphrased.
“If the government violates the law, it invites every man and woman to bring the law unto themselves. It invites anarchy,” he continued, adding, “Here we are.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--Ohio Police Called on Kids Playing Football, Cops Respond by Joining Game

A pair of Ohio policemen had the perfect response after they were called in to stop some kids from playing football in the street : They joined in .
And the incident runs completely counter to the narrative many on the left are pushing that police officers are mean and racist .
Wendy Brown told WJW-TV that the children were “ just playing ” when several uniformed officers arrived on the scene last weekend .
“ We encourage them to go outside and just be kids , so they were just playing football out in the street like they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I don ’ t know the cop ’ s name , but he came to me and said , ‘ I don ’ t know who would do it , but someone called police on the kids , they said they were playing in the street so we came by.
’ And he said , ‘ We used to play in the street as kids , ’ ” Brown recounted .
TRENDING : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots And they decided to do it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment on her cellphone : One of the boys , looking to be maybe 12 or 13 , threw an impressive pass down the street as the officers ran out to try to snag it , with one guarding the other .
Another encouraging example of police joining in the community they serve happened in Lincoln , Nebraska , earlier this month .
Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemiester and other officers participated in a “ Hold Cops Accountable ” event with local African-American leaders , KOLN-TV reported .
After police and community leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they knelt for a moment of silence , and then the police joined in the “ Cupid Shuffle ” line dance .
“ It was a medicine that not just our city needs but our world needs that right now , ” Arron Davis , a former University of Nebraska football player who was on hand for the event , told KETV .
RELATED : Clueless White Liberals Get Schooled by Black Harlem Residents on 'Defund Police' Davis does not condone the vandalism that took place following the death of George Floyd .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ air regarding police and their relationship with their communities .
“ People have finally said , this must change and I am going to do action to prove it , ” Davis said .
Police of course play a vital role in our society .
We really can ’ t do life without them .
We know most police officers are good people who simply want to serve the public and make a positive difference in the towns and cities they watch over .
Here ’ s hoping that bridges can be built @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police officers and communities growing stronger .
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A pair of Ohio policemen had the perfect response after they were called in to stop some kids from playing football in the street: They joined in.
And the incident runs completely counter to the narrative many on the left are pushing that police officers are mean and racist.
Wendy Brown told WJW-TV that the children were “just playing” when several uniformed officers arrived on the scene last weekend.
“We encourage them to go outside and just be kids, so they were just playing football out in the street like they do any other time,” she explained.
“I don’t know the cop’s name, but he came to me and said, ‘I don’t know who would do it, but someone called police on the kids, they said they were playing in the street so we came by.’ And he said, ‘We used to play in the street as kids,’” Brown recounted.
And they decided to do it as adults too. Brown captured the moment on her cellphone:
One of the boys, looking to be maybe 12 or 13, threw an impressive pass down the street as the officers ran out to try to snag it, with one guarding the other.
Another encouraging example of police joining in the community they serve happened in Lincoln, Nebraska, earlier this month.
Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemiester and other officers participated in a “Hold Cops Accountable” event with local African-American leaders, KOLN-TV reported.
After police and community leaders signed an agreement addressing police accountability, they knelt for a moment of silence, and then the police joined in the “Cupid Shuffle” line dance.
“It was a medicine that not just our city needs but our world needs that right now,” Arron Davis, a former University of Nebraska football player who was on hand for the event, told KETV.
Do you think most police officers are good public servants? Yes No
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Davis does not condone the vandalism that took place following the death of George Floyd.
But he thinks change is in the air regarding police and their relationship with their communities.
“People have finally said, this must change and I am going to do action to prove it,” Davis said.
Police of course play a vital role in our society.
We really can’t do life without them.
We know most police officers are good people who simply want to serve the public and make a positive difference in the towns and cities they watch over.
Here’s hoping that bridges can be built that will result in the bonds between police officers and communities growing stronger.
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--Dixie Chicks Change Name, But There’s a Huge Problem with Their New Choice

The big news about the Dixie Chicks this week was that they were still around .
I was mildly amazed , too ; it ’ s been 20 years since the pop-country trio ’ s heyday and roughly 10 since they became an ongoing sociopolitical concern instead of a musical one .
Props to them for showing up in my news feed again , I guess , although I felt a bit like I ought to have been receiving news about them via MySpace .
Secondary to this was the fact that the Dixie Chicks were dropping the word “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its associations with the Bad Old Days in the American South .
More ’ s the pity .
The official line is that this move was made because of the current cultural climate , although one can ’ t help but notice the felicitous timing of the minor controversy and the upcoming , deeply unanticipated release of their first studio album since 2006 ’ s “ Taking the Long Way ” in just a few weeks .
TRENDING : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots “ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Dix… erm , The Chicks said on their website Thursday .
And lo and behold , as The Washington Post reported , the decision to drop the word “ Dixie ” from their name just happened to coincide with the release of a single from their upcoming album , an anti-conservative anthem called “ March , March , ” along with a music video showing various protest marches .
When it came to cryptic subtlety , the Chicks never were quite Bob Dylan or Radiohead .
“ Print yourself a weapon and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ah , cut the s— , you ain ’ t goin ’ to the gun range / Standin ’ with Emma and our sons and daughters / Watchin ’ our youth have to solve our problems , ” quoth the Chicks in a reference to March for our Lives co-founder and anti-gun activist Emma Gonzalez .
“ Tell the ol ’ boys in the white bread lobby / What they can and can ’ t do with their bodies / Temperatures are risin ’ , cities are sinkin ’ / Ah , cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is sinkin ’ .
” Genius stuff .
Oh , yeah , and there ’ s a bit of anti-Trump conspiracy theorizing in there : “ Everybody ’ s talkin ’ , who ’ s gon na listen ?
/ What the hell happened in Helsinki ?
” they sing , referencing the president ’ s 2018 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Finnish capital .
Anyhow , they ’ ve officially met the moment and gotten back on the Twitter feed of the music website that ’ s all things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : However , as one person pointed out , there were other issues with the name of the rechristened Dixie Chicks , too : RELATED : Rolling Stone Story Calls for Good Cops To Be Canceled , Says They Do Real-World Damage Hmm .
It ’ s almost like a ) this wasn ’ t properly thought through or b ) this wasn ’ t about the word “ Dixie ” at all .
Keep in mind , in this political environment — the same political environment that led them to just say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chick ” for a female is also pejorative .
You could say they ’ re reclaiming it — but then , they could also reclaim “ Dixie ” at the same time , too .
There ’ s no mutual exclusivity , after all .
And don ’ t believe me .
Believe this 2016 opinion piece from Hattie Garlick in the U.K .
Guardian : “ Being called a bird is infantilising .
Such terms hold women back.
” “ But — oh , come on now , love — what does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just words , after all — harmless terms of affection , in fact .
The chosen names aren ’ t even insults or sexist slurs , ” Garlick wrote .
“ Who doesn ’ t love a fluffy chick ?
Where ’ s the harm in being compared to one ?
So stop flapping about it .
Don ’ t brood over it .
All this nagging is just henpecking .
“ A single word , you see , can hatch and breed until you have a whole flock of related words , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pecking slowly away at women ’ s self confidence , shaping the way women are seen in the workplace and having consequences every bit as real as the damage done by sticks and stones.
” I didn ’ t just pick this because Garlick knows how to stretch that bird metaphor into two paragraphs worth of puns .
( Good job on that , by the way ! )
It ’ s because The Guardian is intimately associated with The Chicks , having essentially launched the band into the political spotlight with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during which formerly-Dixie-still-Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines told the audience : “ We ’ re ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas.
” During the opening days of the Iraq War , this was red meat for blue states and an affront to the trio ’ s country fanbase .
Of course , now that George W. Bush is the good kind of Republican again in the eyes of the media , we don ’ t think about this much , but back then it was big deal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , bemoaning the fact that country fans and conservatives weren ’ t on board with the artist formerly associated with Dixie while continually saying more provocative things about them .
“ The entire country may disagree with me , but I don ’ t understand the necessity for patriotism , ” Maines said in 2006 .
“ Why do you have to be a patriot ?
About what ?
This land is our land ?
Why ?
You can like where you live and like your life , but as for loving the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see why people care about patriotism.
” And about country music artists being patriotic during the Iraq War : “ A lot of pandering started going on , and you ’ d see soldiers and the American flag in every video .
It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism.
” Now we ’ ve come full circle , with Maines and Co. pandering through an ostentatious display of wokedom .
So what are the other possibilities ?
Well , you can ’ t really name a band “ The , ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a significantly better artist , I might add ) .
Meanwhile , “ The Yankee Women ” sounds like a show on a Maine PBS affiliate or a circa-2008 New York baseball blog .
Or perhaps we can just admit this was never about the word “ Dixie ” in the first place .
Very few people were demanding the Dixie Chicks change their name .
( In fact , few were even demanding anything from the Dixie Chicks , period , but that ’ s a different story entirely . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to erase any reference to the South ’ s history .
( Anything even tangentially linked to slavery must go , even if it ’ s so tangential as to be basically nonexistent . )
It was this mob who The Chicks were trying to appeal to — yet the mob hadn ’ t even come for them .
Consider that when Lady Antebellum made a similar earlier this month , no one asked , “ Whither the Dixie Chicks ?
” Discounting that “ Antebellum ” specifically refers to the pre-war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the South , nobody really knew the politics of the members of Lady Antebellum ( or Lady A , as per their new name ) .
That was half the problem .
We all knew the Dixie Chicks were liberal — and before now , no one on the left really had a problem with “ Dixie ” or “ chicks.
” And — wouldn ’ t you know it ?
— they still don ’ t seem to have a problem with “ chicks.
” I ’ m stunned .
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The big news about the Dixie Chicks this week was that they were still around.
I was mildly amazed, too; it’s been 20 years since the pop-country trio’s heyday and roughly 10 since they became an ongoing sociopolitical concern instead of a musical one.
Props to them for showing up in my news feed again, I guess, although I felt a bit like I ought to have been receiving news about them via MySpace.
Secondary to this was the fact that the Dixie Chicks were dropping the word “Dixie” from their name due to its associations with the Bad Old Days in the American South. More’s the pity.
The official line is that this move was made because of the current cultural climate, although one can’t help but notice the felicitous timing of the minor controversy and the upcoming, deeply unanticipated release of their first studio album since 2006’s “Taking the Long Way” in just a few weeks.
“We want to meet this moment,” the Dix… erm, The Chicks said on their website Thursday.
And lo and behold, as The Washington Post reported, the decision to drop the word “Dixie” from their name just happened to coincide with the release of a single from their upcoming album, an anti-conservative anthem called “March, March,” along with a music video showing various protest marches. When it came to cryptic subtlety, the Chicks never were quite Bob Dylan or Radiohead.
“Print yourself a weapon and take it to the gun range / Ah, cut the s—, you ain’t goin’ to the gun range / Standin’ with Emma and our sons and daughters / Watchin’ our youth have to solve our problems,” quoth the Chicks in a reference to March for our Lives co-founder and anti-gun activist Emma Gonzalez. “Tell the ol’ boys in the white bread lobby / What they can and can’t do with their bodies / Temperatures are risin’, cities are sinkin’ / Ah, cut the s—, you know your city is sinkin’.”
Genius stuff. Oh, yeah, and there’s a bit of anti-Trump conspiracy theorizing in there: “Everybody’s talkin’, who’s gonna listen? / What the hell happened in Helsinki?” they sing, referencing the president’s 2018 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Finnish capital.
Anyhow, they’ve officially met the moment and gotten back on the Twitter feed of the music website that’s all things white, indie and 40-something, Pitchfork:
Dixie Chicks are changing their name: The trio is now called The Chicks. https://t.co/sTAI98Fenj — Pitchfork (@pitchfork) June 25, 2020
However, as one person pointed out, there were other issues with the name of the rechristened Dixie Chicks, too:
I find the term “Chicks” to be offensive. — Dobro (@Dobro167) June 25, 2020
Hmm. It’s almost like a) this wasn’t properly thought through or b) this wasn’t about the word “Dixie” at all.
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Keep in mind, in this political environment — the same political environment that led them to just say no to Dixie — the term “chick” for a female is also pejorative.
You could say they’re reclaiming it — but then, they could also reclaim “Dixie” at the same time, too. There’s no mutual exclusivity, after all.
And don’t believe me. Believe this 2016 opinion piece from Hattie Garlick in the U.K. Guardian: “Being called a bird is infantilising. Such terms hold women back.”
“But — oh, come on now, love — what does it really matter? They’re just words, after all — harmless terms of affection, in fact. The chosen names aren’t even insults or sexist slurs,” Garlick wrote. “Who doesn’t love a fluffy chick? Where’s the harm in being compared to one? So stop flapping about it. Don’t brood over it. All this nagging is just henpecking.
“A single word, you see, can hatch and breed until you have a whole flock of related words, each different but all related. All pecking slowly away at women’s self confidence, shaping the way women are seen in the workplace and having consequences every bit as real as the damage done by sticks and stones.”
I didn’t just pick this because Garlick knows how to stretch that bird metaphor into two paragraphs worth of puns. (Good job on that, by the way!) It’s because The Guardian is intimately associated with The Chicks, having essentially launched the band into the political spotlight with a review of a March 2003 London show during which formerly-Dixie-still-Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines told the audience: “We’re ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas.”
During the opening days of the Iraq War, this was red meat for blue states and an affront to the trio’s country fanbase. Of course, now that George W. Bush is the good kind of Republican again in the eyes of the media, we don’t think about this much, but back then it was big deal, and The Chicks continued in this vein, bemoaning the fact that country fans and conservatives weren’t on board with the artist formerly associated with Dixie while continually saying more provocative things about them.
“The entire country may disagree with me, but I don’t understand the necessity for patriotism,” Maines said in 2006.
“Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country … I don’t see why people care about patriotism.”
And about country music artists being patriotic during the Iraq War: “A lot of pandering started going on, and you’d see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism.”
Now we’ve come full circle, with Maines and Co. pandering through an ostentatious display of wokedom.
So what are the other possibilities? Well, you can’t really name a band “The,” and “The The” is already taken (by a significantly better artist, I might add). Meanwhile, “The Yankee Women” sounds like a show on a Maine PBS affiliate or a circa-2008 New York baseball blog.
Or perhaps we can just admit this was never about the word “Dixie” in the first place.
Very few people were demanding the Dixie Chicks change their name. (In fact, few were even demanding anything from the Dixie Chicks, period, but that’s a different story entirely.)
The cancel culture mob has indeed been trying to erase any reference to the South’s history. (Anything even tangentially linked to slavery must go, even if it’s so tangential as to be basically nonexistent.) It was this mob who The Chicks were trying to appeal to — yet the mob hadn’t even come for them.
Consider that when Lady Antebellum made a similar change earlier this month, no one asked, “Whither the Dixie Chicks?”
Discounting that “Antebellum” specifically refers to the pre-war South whereas “Dixie” just refers to the South, nobody really knew the politics of the members of Lady Antebellum (or Lady A, as per their new name).
That was half the problem. We all knew the Dixie Chicks were liberal — and before now, no one on the left really had a problem with “Dixie” or “chicks.”
And — wouldn’t you know it? — they still don’t seem to have a problem with “chicks.” I’m stunned.
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--Race Stats for Protesters Finally Come Out, Destroy Leftist Narrative

The headline of the news release from the Pew Research Center was a master class in trying to make the headline fit the prevailing narrative : “ Recent protest attendees are more racially and ethnically diverse , younger than Americans overall.
” “ Large-scale protests and rallies for racial equality have captured public attention and amplified calls for policy reforms in recent weeks , ” the Wednesday article began .
“ Some 6 % of U.S. adults say they have attended a protest or rally that focused on issues related to race or racial equality in the last month , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be nonwhite and younger than Americans overall , according to a recent Pew Research Center survey .
They are also more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.
” Let ’ s say you stopped reading there .
What would be your takeaways on the reading comprehension tests ?
a ) Lots of people attended these protests .
b ) Those people skewed nonwhite .
c ) They tended to be urban and Democratic in nature .
You ’ d only get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right .
TRENDING : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots As for what you got correct : a ) Yes , 6 percent is a high number .
c ) The crowds were urban and tended to vote for Democrats .
As for b ) — well , let ’ s talk about that .
The Pew Research Center ’ s survey of protest-goers is heavily dependent on what you ’ re willing to consider “ more likely to be nonwhite and younger than Americans overall.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ About four-in-ten ( 41 % ) of those who say they recently attended a protest focused on race are younger than 30 ; among all U.S. adults , 19 % are in this age group , ” Pew said .
“ In turn , those ages 50 and older are underrepresented among the protesters , while those ages 30 to 49 represent a similar share of those who have attended a protest as they do of the adult population overall.
” The problem comes out when you look at how many people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about black people achieving racial justice were actually black .
“ Black Americans account for 17 % of those who say they attended a protest focused on race or racial equality in the last month , compared with their 11 % share of all adults in the survey , ” the news release said .
“ Hispanic Americans account for 22 % of recent protest attendees , versus 15 % of all adults .
The difference is less pronounced but still statistically significant when it comes to the share of protesters who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the adults surveyed ) .
While 64 % of U.S. adults are white , just 46 % of those who said they attended a protest focused on race in the last month are white.
” The results came from a web survey managed by Ipsos of 9,654 respondents between June 4 and June 10 .
The margin of error was 1.6 percentage points .
RELATED : Leftists Call Emancipation Memorial 'Degrading , ' Freed Slaves Who Paid for It Would Disagree So , the difference between the share of adult black respondents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attendance at the protests in which the Black Lives Matter movement played a large part and which were perceived to be about black Americans standing up for their rights was just 6 percentage points .
The vast majority of people who were protesting for racial equality , in other words , weren ’ t black .
This wasn ’ t at all like the skew of Democrats-to-Republicans .
“ When it comes to political party affiliation , about eight-in-ten ( 79 % ) of those who say they participated in a protest or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the last month identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party , while just 17 % say they are Republican or Republican-leaning , ” the news release said .
Meanwhile , 51 percent of all adult respondents in the survey said they were Democrats or leaned Democrat , compared to the 44 percent who were Republican or leaned Republican.
” And yet , both Democrats and Republicans expressed outrage at the death of George Floyd .
I suppose part of the difference could be explained by the fact that the average Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to a protest with a “ Trump Supporters 4 Justice ” sign , but the reality is that this is about something significantly different than requesting justice for Floyd .
This is nothing short of Democrats and the media using black pain as a prop for themselves .
While many black Americans may be frustrated with their treatment by law enforcement , that ’ s largely not who was protesting .
The demonstrators , according to this survey , were within 5 percentage points of being majority white .
But that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that ’ s likely not what the narrative will remain .
Facts and narrative , however , are two very separate things , no matter how hard the Pew Research Center wants to make them fit .
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The headline of the news release from the Pew Research Center was a master class in trying to make the headline fit the prevailing narrative: “Recent protest attendees are more racially and ethnically diverse, younger than Americans overall.”
“Large-scale protests and rallies for racial equality have captured public attention and amplified calls for policy reforms in recent weeks,” the Wednesday article began.
“Some 6% of U.S. adults say they have attended a protest or rally that focused on issues related to race or racial equality in the last month, and those who have are more likely to be nonwhite and younger than Americans overall, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. They are also more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.”
Let’s say you stopped reading there. What would be your takeaways on the reading comprehension tests? a) Lots of people attended these protests. b) Those people skewed nonwhite. c) They tended to be urban and Democratic in nature.
You’d only get a high-D, however — 67 percent right.
As for what you got correct: a) Yes, 6 percent is a high number. c) The crowds were urban and tended to vote for Democrats.
As for b) — well, let’s talk about that.
The Pew Research Center’s survey of protest-goers is heavily dependent on what you’re willing to consider “more likely to be nonwhite and younger than Americans overall.”
Younger? Yes, definitely. “About four-in-ten (41%) of those who say they recently attended a protest focused on race are younger than 30; among all U.S. adults, 19% are in this age group,” Pew said.
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“In turn, those ages 50 and older are underrepresented among the protesters, while those ages 30 to 49 represent a similar share of those who have attended a protest as they do of the adult population overall.”
The problem comes out when you look at how many people who attended protests that were supposed to be about black people achieving racial justice were actually black.
“Black Americans account for 17% of those who say they attended a protest focused on race or racial equality in the last month, compared with their 11% share of all adults in the survey,” the news release said.
“Hispanic Americans account for 22% of recent protest attendees, versus 15% of all adults. The difference is less pronounced but still statistically significant when it comes to the share of protesters who are Asian (8% vs. 5% of the adults surveyed). While 64% of U.S. adults are white, just 46% of those who said they attended a protest focused on race in the last month are white.”
The results came from a web survey managed by Ipsos of 9,654 respondents between June 4 and June 10. The margin of error was 1.6 percentage points.
So, the difference between the share of adult black respondents and the percentage of black individuals in attendance at the protests in which the Black Lives Matter movement played a large part and which were perceived to be about black Americans standing up for their rights was just 6 percentage points.
The vast majority of people who were protesting for racial equality, in other words, weren’t black.
This wasn’t at all like the skew of Democrats-to-Republicans.
“When it comes to political party affiliation, about eight-in-ten (79%) of those who say they participated in a protest or rally focused on race or racial equality in the last month identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, while just 17% say they are Republican or Republican-leaning,” the news release said.
Meanwhile, 51 percent of all adult respondents in the survey said they were Democrats or leaned Democrat, compared to the 44 percent who were Republican or leaned Republican.”
And yet, both Democrats and Republicans expressed outrage at the death of George Floyd.
I suppose part of the difference could be explained by the fact that the average Republican probably isn’t going to show up to a protest with a “Trump Supporters 4 Justice” sign, but the reality is that this is about something significantly different than requesting justice for Floyd.
This is nothing short of Democrats and the media using black pain as a prop for themselves.
While many black Americans may be frustrated with their treatment by law enforcement, that’s largely not who was protesting. The demonstrators, according to this survey, were within 5 percentage points of being majority white.
But that’s not what the narrative was — and that’s likely not what the narrative will remain.
Facts and narrative, however, are two very separate things, no matter how hard the Pew Research Center wants to make them fit.
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--Princeton University Purging ‘Racist President’ Woodrow Wilson’s Name from College

Citing the former Democratic president ’ s “ racist thinking , ” the Princeton University Board of Trustees announced Saturday it has voted to rename the university ’ s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs .
The decision comes amid widespread calls throughout the nation to “ cancel ” figures from American history who have been linked to or accused of racism .
“ The Princeton University Board of Trustees voted today to remove Woodrow Wilson ’ s name from the University ’ s School of Public and International Affairs , which will now be known as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Princeton said in a statement .
“ We have taken this extraordinary step because we believe that Wilson ’ s racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school whose scholars , students , and alumni must be firmly committed to combatting the scourge of racism in all its forms.
” TRENDING : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots Many historians say that Wilson , a Democrat who served as America ’ s 28th president from 1913 to 1921 , has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. through World War I and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919 , his views and record on the issue of race have long been a subject for debate .
Wilson “ engaged in conduct that today would be viewed as reprehensible , including denying college admission to African American students , re-segregating the federal government , and other actions that advanced the cause of the Ku Klux Klan , ” according to Monmouth University , which said this month that his name would be removed from Woodrow Wilson Hall , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peace Conference following World War I , he blocked a Japanese proposal to include racial equality as a founding principle of the League of Nations , ” Politico reported in 2015 .
“ And he hosted a private White House screening of the notorious D.W. Griffith film ‘ Birth of a Nation , ’ which vilified African-Americans and venerated the Ku Klux Klan.
” Wilson is also responsible for creating the graduated income tax , the Federal Reserve and the Federal Trade Commission , as well as for supporting various antitrust and labor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times .
“ Historians usually say , ‘ Here was this amazing liberal progressive who was a racist , which is too bad , now let ’ s go back to talking about the good things , ’ ” Eric Yellin , a Richmond professor who wrote a book about federal work force segregation under Wilson , told The Times in 2015 amid controversy over Princeton students ’ demands that Wilson ’ s name be removed from the School of Public and International Affairs .
“ But it ’ s important to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Yellin said .
Due to the student protests , Princeton formed a committee to study Wilson ’ s legacy at the university .
Prior to being elected president , Wilson , a Princeton graduate , was president of the university from 1902 to 1910 .
RELATED : Cambridge Prof Tweets 'White Lives Do n't Matter , ' Gets Promoted Two Days Later “ The committee recommended valuable reforms to increase Princeton ’ s inclusivity and recount the University ’ s history more completely , but it left the names of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alumni interest in those names has persisted , and we revisited them this month as the American nation struggled profoundly with the terrible injustice of racism , ” the university ’ s Saturday statement read .
“ Identifying a political leader as the namesake for a public policy school inevitably suggests that the honoree is a role model for those who study in the school , ” the statement added .
“ We must therefore ask whether it is acceptable for this University ’ s school of public affairs to bear the name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s civil service after it had been integrated for decades .
This question has been made more urgent by the recent killings of Breonna Taylor , Ahmaud Arbery , George Floyd , and Rayshard Brooks , which have served as tragic reminders of the ongoing need for all of us to stand against racism and for equality and justice .
“ Our commitment to those values must be clear and unequivocal .
We believe that the continued use of Wilson ’ s name on a school of public affairs does not reflect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s and the University ’ s capacity to pursue their missions.
” The university said it respects Wilson ’ s achievements and has a responsibility to continue doing so “ even as we honestly and publicly contend with his failures.
” One of the university ’ s residential colleges , Wilson College , will also be renamed , Princeton said , though it was already set to be closed .
“ The University has previously indicated that it plans to close Wilson College and retire its name after opening the two new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Poe Field , ” the school ’ s statement read .
“ Rather than ask students in the College to identify with the name of a racist president for the next two years , the University will accelerate retirement of the honorific naming .
The College will instead be known as ‘ First College ’ in recognition of its status as the first of the residential colleges that now play an essential role in the residential life of all Princeton undergraduates.
” In a statement of his own , University president Christopher L. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticized .
“ People will differ about how to weigh Wilson ’ s achievements and failures .
Part of our responsibility as a University is to preserve Wilson ’ s record in all of its considerable complexity , ” he said .
While the university never meant to honor Wilson specifically due to his views on race , Eisgruber said that “ is ultimately the problem .
“ Princeton is part of an America that has too often disregarded , ignored , or excused racism , allowing the persistence of systems that discriminate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Citing the former Democratic president’s “racist thinking,” the Princeton University Board of Trustees announced Saturday it has voted to rename the university’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
The decision comes amid widespread calls throughout the nation to “cancel” figures from American history who have been linked to or accused of racism.
“The Princeton University Board of Trustees voted today to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from the University’s School of Public and International Affairs, which will now be known as the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs,” Princeton said in a statement.
“We have taken this extraordinary step because we believe that Wilson’s racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school whose scholars, students, and alumni must be firmly committed to combatting the scourge of racism in all its forms.”
The #PrincetonU Board of Trustees has voted to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from the School of Public Policy and International Affairs and residential college. https://t.co/rt17hfDCk2 — Princeton University (@Princeton) June 27, 2020
Many historians say that Wilson, a Democrat who served as America’s 28th president from 1913 to 1921, has a complicated legacy.
While he led the U.S. through World War I and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919, his views and record on the issue of race have long been a subject for debate.
Wilson “engaged in conduct that today would be viewed as reprehensible, including denying college admission to African American students, re-segregating the federal government, and other actions that advanced the cause of the Ku Klux Klan,” according to Monmouth University, which said this month that his name would be removed from Woodrow Wilson Hall, a campus building.
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“At the Paris Peace Conference following World War I, he blocked a Japanese proposal to include racial equality as a founding principle of the League of Nations,” Politico reported in 2015. “And he hosted a private White House screening of the notorious D.W. Griffith film ‘Birth of a Nation,’ which vilified African-Americans and venerated the Ku Klux Klan.”
Wilson is also responsible for creating the graduated income tax, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Trade Commission, as well as for supporting various antitrust and labor laws, according to The New York Times.
“Historians usually say, ‘Here was this amazing liberal progressive who was a racist, which is too bad, now let’s go back to talking about the good things,’” Eric Yellin, a Richmond professor who wrote a book about federal work force segregation under Wilson, told The Times in 2015 amid controversy over Princeton students’ demands that Wilson’s name be removed from the School of Public and International Affairs.
“But it’s important to see that Wilson had a whites-only progressive view,” Yellin said.
Due to the student protests, Princeton formed a committee to study Wilson’s legacy at the university. Prior to being elected president, Wilson, a Princeton graduate, was president of the university from 1902 to 1910.
“The committee recommended valuable reforms to increase Princeton’s inclusivity and recount the University’s history more completely, but it left the names of the School and College intact. Student and alumni interest in those names has persisted, and we revisited them this month as the American nation struggled profoundly with the terrible injustice of racism,” the university’s Saturday statement read.
“Identifying a political leader as the namesake for a public policy school inevitably suggests that the honoree is a role model for those who study in the school,” the statement added.
“We must therefore ask whether it is acceptable for this University’s school of public affairs to bear the name of a racist who segregated the nation’s civil service after it had been integrated for decades. This question has been made more urgent by the recent killings of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks, which have served as tragic reminders of the ongoing need for all of us to stand against racism and for equality and justice.
“Our commitment to those values must be clear and unequivocal. We believe that the continued use of Wilson’s name on a school of public affairs does not reflect those values and thereby impedes the School’s and the University’s capacity to pursue their missions.”
The university said it respects Wilson’s achievements and has a responsibility to continue doing so “even as we honestly and publicly contend with his failures.”
One of the university’s residential colleges, Wilson College, will also be renamed, Princeton said, though it was already set to be closed.
“The University has previously indicated that it plans to close Wilson College and retire its name after opening the two new residential colleges now under construction south of Poe Field,” the school’s statement read.
“Rather than ask students in the College to identify with the name of a racist president for the next two years, the University will accelerate retirement of the honorific naming. The College will instead be known as ‘First College’ in recognition of its status as the first of the residential colleges that now play an essential role in the residential life of all Princeton undergraduates.”
In a statement of his own, University president Christopher L. Eisgruber predicted that the decision will be criticized.
“People will differ about how to weigh Wilson’s achievements and failures. Part of our responsibility as a University is to preserve Wilson’s record in all of its considerable complexity,” he said.
While the university never meant to honor Wilson specifically due to his views on race, Eisgruber said that “is ultimately the problem.
“Princeton is part of an America that has too often disregarded, ignored, or excused racism, allowing the persistence of systems that discriminate against Black people,” he added.
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--Congressman: Americans Are Finally Fighting Back Against Rage-Obsessed Media

Since Donald Trump was elected in 2016 , the left has been trying to devise plan after plan to get him out of the White House — or at least thwart his legislative efforts .
Between the Russia investigation , the coronavirus pandemic and most recently the Black Lives Matter riots , Americans have been bombarded for years with a far-left agenda from politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasi0-Cortez and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi , aided by Hollywood celebrities and the establishment media .
But Arizona Congressman David Schweikert told The Western Journal on Tuesday that he believes Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back at the 2020 presidential election .
“ You actually have a media structure that lives on rage right now — rage towards the president , rage towards conservatives , ” he said , “ and I think a lot of Americans are seeing their values , their belief systems , their history being attacked , being destroyed.
” The establishment media has been even more ruthless that it had been in the past three years since Trump was elected , jumping at any chance to paint conservatives as bigots .
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots From inaccurate reporting of the Covington Catholic High School controversy to selective coverage of “ mostly peaceful ” Black Lives Matter protests of recent weeks , conservatives are more than aware that their values are ill-represented on television news and often attacked by left-wing media personalities .
But Schweikert believes that these Americans are “ starting to finally fight back.
” “ Ultimately , as Americans we battle it out in the polling place , ” Schweikert told The Western Journal .
“ So , in a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , ” he added , “ and I can only hope that the side that wins will respect the vote because we know for the last four years the left hasn ’ t respected the vote from 2016.
” On Tuesday thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Phoenix , Arizona , for the president ’ s second rally since the pandemic hit the country .
The value of a leader who is willing to gather with his people during such unrest was not lost on many who attended the event .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trump organization told The Western Journal during the event that Trump coming to speak to young voters Tuesday spoke volumes .
“ I think that the media has a good hold on everything right now so everyone ’ s veering to the left .
So I think for Trump to come and to personally address students our age , it ’ s going to help us out a lot , ” she said .
Lauren Baldwin , also with Students for Trump , added that standing behind the country in this specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : Leftist Neighborhood That Vowed To Not Call the Police Now Facing 300-Person Homeless Camp “ I think with the election coming up and in light of coronavirus , I think it ’ s really important to stand behind the country , stand behind Donald Trump , ” she said .
“ I really think he ’ s the best fit for bringing jobs back to our country.
” Other conservative voices agreed with these students .
Former police officer and conservative commentator Brandon Tatum said Americans are taking note of which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People want to hear from a leader , right ?
We don ’ t want a leader that ’ s sitting in a basement waiting for talking points , ” he said , referring to Biden ’ s recent lack of appearances .
“ We want a man who ’ s not afraid to come out on stage and speak to the people and talk about values.
” Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona shared similar sentiments and added that rallying is one of Trump ’ s strengths .
“ [ Trump ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up , ” Rep. Gosar told The Western Journal .
“ And that ’ s what he ’ s good at .
He ’ s good at rallying .
This is the fighter-in-chief.
” “ The president has a unique skill-set of getting people ramped up and rallied , ” he continued .
“ We have a little over 130 days left before we vote on Nov. 3 , and so it ’ s important to feel that vibration , feel that new movement of getting back this country , making it great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater.
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Since Donald Trump was elected in 2016, the left has been trying to devise plan after plan to get him out of the White House — or at least thwart his legislative efforts.
Between the Russia investigation, the coronavirus pandemic and most recently the Black Lives Matter riots, Americans have been bombarded for years with a far-left agenda from politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasi0-Cortez and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, aided by Hollywood celebrities and the establishment media.
But Arizona Congressman David Schweikert told The Western Journal on Tuesday that he believes Americans are finally getting their chance to fight back at the 2020 presidential election.
“You actually have a media structure that lives on rage right now — rage towards the president, rage towards conservatives,” he said, “and I think a lot of Americans are seeing their values, their belief systems, their history being attacked, being destroyed.”
The establishment media has been even more ruthless that it had been in the past three years since Trump was elected, jumping at any chance to paint conservatives as bigots.
From inaccurate reporting of the Covington Catholic High School controversy to selective coverage of “mostly peaceful” Black Lives Matter protests of recent weeks, conservatives are more than aware that their values are ill-represented on television news and often attacked by left-wing media personalities.
But Schweikert believes that these Americans are “starting to finally fight back.”
“Ultimately, as Americans we battle it out in the polling place,” Schweikert told The Western Journal.
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“So, in a few months, we’ll have an election,” he added, “and I can only hope that the side that wins will respect the vote because we know for the last four years the left hasn’t respected the vote from 2016.”
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On Tuesday thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, for the president’s second rally since the pandemic hit the country. The value of a leader who is willing to gather with his people during such unrest was not lost on many who attended the event.
A young woman named Sarah with the Students for Trump organization told The Western Journal during the event that Trump coming to speak to young voters Tuesday spoke volumes.
“I think that the media has a good hold on everything right now so everyone’s veering to the left. So I think for Trump to come and to personally address students our age, it’s going to help us out a lot,” she said.
Lauren Baldwin, also with Students for Trump, added that standing behind the country in this specific point in our history is crucial.
“I think with the election coming up and in light of coronavirus, I think it’s really important to stand behind the country, stand behind Donald Trump,” she said. “I really think he’s the best fit for bringing jobs back to our country.”
Other conservative voices agreed with these students.
Former police officer and conservative commentator Brandon Tatum said Americans are taking note of which presidential candidate is attending rallies.
“People want to hear from a leader, right? We don’t want a leader that’s sitting in a basement waiting for talking points,” he said, referring to Biden’s recent lack of appearances. “We want a man who’s not afraid to come out on stage and speak to the people and talk about values.”
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Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona shared similar sentiments and added that rallying is one of Trump’s strengths.
“[Trump] has to get the spirit of America up,” Rep. Gosar told The Western Journal. “And that’s what he’s good at. He’s good at rallying. This is the fighter-in-chief.”
“The president has a unique skill-set of getting people ramped up and rallied,” he continued. “We have a little over 130 days left before we vote on Nov. 3, and so it’s important to feel that vibration, feel that new movement of getting back this country, making it great again and continuing to make it even greater.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--GOP Mississippi Gov Says He Would Sign Bill Changing State Flag

Mississippi lawmakers on Saturday began the process of removing the Confederate emblem from the state flag .
“ The eyes of the state , the nation and indeed the world are on this House , ” the Republican speaker pro tempore of the Mississippi House , Jason White , told his colleagues .
The House voted to suspend legislative deadlines and file a bill to change the flag .
The Senate was expected to vote on the suspension later Saturday .
That would allow debate on a bill as soon as Sunday .
Republican Gov .
Tate Reeves said Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change the flag if the Legislature sends him one .
“ The legislature has been deadlocked for days as it considers a new state flag , ” Reeves said on social media .
TRENDING : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots “ The argument over the 1894 flag has become as divisive as the flag itself and it ’ s time to end it .
If they send me a bill this weekend , I will sign it.
” A bill will only need a simple majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It will say that the current flag will be removed from state law .
A commission would design a new flag that can not include the Confederate emblem but must include the phrase “ In God We Trust.
” The new design would be put on the ballot in November .
If a majority voting that day accept the new design , it would become the state flag .
If a majority reject it , the commission would design a new flag using the same guidelines .
“ I know there are many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flag is a symbol of our Southern pride and heritage , ” White said .
“ But for most people throughout our nation and the world , they see that flag and think that it stands for hatred and oppression.
” Republican Rep. Chris Brown of Nettleton appeared at a 2016 rally outside the state Capitol for people who want to keep the Confederate emblem on the flag .
He said Saturday that the current flag and a proposed new design should both go on the ballot .
“ I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we say , ‘ You can have any flag you want except … this one , ' ” Brown said .
RELATED : Statue of Historic South Carolinian To Come Down in Charleston Mississippi is the last state to display the Confederate emblem on its flag .
It has been in the upper-left corner of the flag since 1894 .
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in 2000 that the flag lacked official status .
Legislators set a flag election in 2001 , and voters kept the design .
Democratic state Rep. Ed Blackmon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House on Saturday that Mississippi needs a flag without the Confederate design so his children and grandchildren can stand at attention when they see it .
“ We ’ ll all be proud to say , ‘ That ’ s my flag , too , ' ” Blackmon said .
The current flag has remained divisive .
All of the state ’ s public universities and several cities and counties have stopped flying it because of the Confederate symbol .
Flag supporters say the banner should be left alone or put on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fate .
People for and against the current flag filled the Capitol on Saturday .
Karen Holt of Edwards , Mississippi , asked lawmakers to adopt a new banner with a magnolia , which is the state tree and flower .
She said it would represent the “ joy of being a citizen of the United States.
” “ We don ’ t want anything flying over them , lofty , exalting itself , that grabs onto a deadly past , ” Holt said .
Dan Hartness of Ellisville , Mississippi , walked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American flag and the current Mississippi flag .
He said the state flag pays tribute to those who fought in the Civil War .
“ Being a veteran , that ’ s important to me — that you remember these guys that fought in battle , whether they ’ re on the right side or the wrong side , ” Hartness said .
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Mississippi lawmakers on Saturday began the process of removing the Confederate emblem from the state flag.
“The eyes of the state, the nation and indeed the world are on this House,” the Republican speaker pro tempore of the Mississippi House, Jason White, told his colleagues.
The House voted to suspend legislative deadlines and file a bill to change the flag. The Senate was expected to vote on the suspension later Saturday. That would allow debate on a bill as soon as Sunday.
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Saturday that he would sign a bill to change the flag if the Legislature sends him one.
“The legislature has been deadlocked for days as it considers a new state flag,” Reeves said on social media.
“The argument over the 1894 flag has become as divisive as the flag itself and it’s time to end it. If they send me a bill this weekend, I will sign it.”
A bill will only need a simple majority to pass the House and Senate. It will say that the current flag will be removed from state law.
A commission would design a new flag that cannot include the Confederate emblem but must include the phrase “In God We Trust.”
The new design would be put on the ballot in November. If a majority voting that day accept the new design, it would become the state flag. If a majority reject it, the commission would design a new flag using the same guidelines.
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“I know there are many good people who … believe that this flag is a symbol of our Southern pride and heritage,” White said.
“But for most people throughout our nation and the world, they see that flag and think that it stands for hatred and oppression.”
Republican Rep. Chris Brown of Nettleton appeared at a 2016 rally outside the state Capitol for people who want to keep the Confederate emblem on the flag.
He said Saturday that the current flag and a proposed new design should both go on the ballot.
“I don’t think we can move forward together if we say, ‘You can have any flag you want except … this one,'” Brown said.
Mississippi is the last state to display the Confederate emblem on its flag. It has been in the upper-left corner of the flag since 1894.
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in 2000 that the flag lacked official status. Legislators set a flag election in 2001, and voters kept the design.
Democratic state Rep. Ed Blackmon, who is black, told the House on Saturday that Mississippi needs a flag without the Confederate design so his children and grandchildren can stand at attention when they see it.
“We’ll all be proud to say, ‘That’s my flag, too,'” Blackmon said.
The current flag has remained divisive. All of the state’s public universities and several cities and counties have stopped flying it because of the Confederate symbol.
Flag supporters say the banner should be left alone or put on the statewide ballot for voters to decide its fate.
People for and against the current flag filled the Capitol on Saturday.
Karen Holt of Edwards, Mississippi, asked lawmakers to adopt a new banner with a magnolia, which is the state tree and flower. She said it would represent the “joy of being a citizen of the United States.”
“We don’t want anything flying over them, lofty, exalting itself, that grabs onto a deadly past,” Holt said.
Dan Hartness of Ellisville, Mississippi, walked outside the Capitol carrying a pole with the American flag and the current Mississippi flag. He said the state flag pays tribute to those who fought in the Civil War.
“Being a veteran, that’s important to me — that you remember these guys that fought in battle, whether they’re on the right side or the wrong side,” Hartness said.
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--Pro Soccer Teams Kick Off Anthem Theatrics

Players for the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage knelt during the national anthem on Saturday when the National Women ’ s Soccer League opened the Challenge Cup tournament in Utah .
The players wore Black Lives Matter T-shirts in warmups before the game , which was nationally televised on CBS .
In addition to the anthem , the players knelt for a moment of silence before kickoff .
“ We took a knee today to protest racial injustice , police brutality and systemic racism against black people and people of color in America .
We love our country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold it to a higher standard .
It is our duty to demand that the liberties and freedoms this nation was founded upon are extended to everyone , ” the Thorns and Courage said in a joint statement released before the game .
The league said Friday that it would play the national anthem before the Challenge Cup games and that it would support the players in whatever they chose to do .
Megan Rapinoe , who plays for OL Reign but opted out of the Challenge Cup , was criticized when she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pair of national team games in 2016 .
TRENDING : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots She said she wanted to express solidarity with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick , who famously took a knee during the anthem to protest racial inequality .
In response , U.S. Soccer adopted a rule that required players to stand .
But they backed down and repealed that rule earlier this month amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd .
Rapinoe voiced her support for the NWSL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You love to see these women using their voice , demanding better for America , and for black people and people of color.
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Players for the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage knelt during the national anthem on Saturday when the National Women’s Soccer League opened the Challenge Cup tournament in Utah.
The players wore Black Lives Matter T-shirts in warmups before the game, which was nationally televised on CBS. In addition to the anthem, the players knelt for a moment of silence before kickoff.
“We took a knee today to protest racial injustice, police brutality and systemic racism against black people and people of color in America. We love our country and we have taken this opportunity to hold it to a higher standard. It is our duty to demand that the liberties and freedoms this nation was founded upon are extended to everyone,” the Thorns and Courage said in a joint statement released before the game.
The league said Friday that it would play the national anthem before the Challenge Cup games and that it would support the players in whatever they chose to do.
Megan Rapinoe, who plays for OL Reign but opted out of the Challenge Cup, was criticized when she knelt at an NWSL game and a pair of national team games in 2016.
She said she wanted to express solidarity with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who famously took a knee during the anthem to protest racial inequality.
In response, U.S. Soccer adopted a rule that required players to stand. But they backed down and repealed that rule earlier this month amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd.
Rapinoe voiced her support for the NWSL players Saturday on social media: “You love to see these women using their voice, demanding better for America, and for black people and people of color.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--Trump Drops the Hammer, Promises ‘Long Prison Terms’ for Those Targeting Monuments

Striking a blow in defense of the nation ’ s heritage , President Donald Trump on Friday acted to ensure that those who seek to destroy monuments and statues honoring figures from American history will pay a stiff price .
“ I just had the privilege of signing a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments , Memorials , and Statues – and combatting recent Criminal Violence .
Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country !
” Trump tweeted Friday .
Trump also publicized a poster of those wanted for vandalizing federal property in LaFayette Park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , D.C. TRENDING : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots On Friday , the White House announced Trump had signed an executive order “ that ensures that any person or group that destroys or vandalizes a monument , memorial , or statue , ” as well as “ those who incite violence and illegal activity , ” are “ prosecuted to the fullest extent under the law.
” The White House noted that damaging federal property carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ state and local law enforcement agencies that fail to protect monuments , memorials , and statues will be subject to the withholding of federal support.
” The attorney general ’ s office will spearhead the prosecution of those who damage federal property , the order said .
Further , federal personnel will be available to communities that want to protect their statues .
“ They ’ re tearing down statues , desecrating monuments , and purging dissenters , ” Trump said in a statement .
“ It ’ s not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s the behavior of totalitarians and tyrants and people that don ’ t love our country.
” A statement issued by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany outlined the backdrop against which Trump is acting .
“ Rioters , arsonists , and left-wing extremists have sought to advance an ideology that paints the United States of America as fundamentally unjust and have sought to impose that ideology on Americans through violence and mob intimidation , ” she said .
RELATED : Trump 'Horrified ' by Violence in Chicago , Demands Lightfoot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ led riots in the streets , burned police vehicles , killed and assaulted government officers and business owners defending their property , and even seized an area within one city where law and order has given way completely to anarchy , ” McEnany added .
“ These criminal acts are frequently planned and supported by agitators who have traveled across state lines to promote their own violent agenda.
” “ The latest targets in the violent extremists ’ campaign against our country are public monuments , memorials , and statues .
Many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our history and seek nothing more than to destroy anything that honors our past and to erase from the public mind any suggestion that our past may be worth honoring , ” the statement continued .
“ In the last week , vandals toppled a statue of President Ulysses S. Grant in San Francisco , ” it added , also citing other episodes .
“ In Charlotte , North Carolina , the names of 507 veterans memorialized on a World War II monument were painted over with a symbol of communism .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a memorial commemorating an African-American regiment that fought in the Civil War was defaced with graffiti.
” During a Fox News town hall this week , Trump said that an orderly change to public art is very different from the destruction of recent days .
“ I can understand certain things being taken down , but they ought to go through a process legally .
And then we take it down ; in some cases , put them in museums or wherever they may go , ” he said .
“ But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of bad people involved .
You know , they talk about protesters — and there are protesters , but there are beyond protesters , too .
And we ’ re not going to allow it , ” Trump added , according to a White House transcript of his comments .
Trump has said his executive is necessary to protect timeless treasures .
“ It ’ s a disgrace , ” he said in an interview earlier in the week .
“ Remember , some of this is great artwork .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is anywhere in the world , as good as you see in France , as good as you see anywhere .
It ’ s a disgrace.
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Striking a blow in defense of the nation’s heritage, President Donald Trump on Friday acted to ensure that those who seek to destroy monuments and statues honoring figures from American history will pay a stiff price.
“I just had the privilege of signing a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues – and combatting recent Criminal Violence. Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!” Trump tweeted Friday.
I just had the privilege of signing a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues – and combatting recent Criminal Violence. Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2020
Trump also publicized a poster of those wanted for vandalizing federal property in LaFayette Park across from the White House in Washington, D.C.
MANY people in custody, with many others being sought for Vandalization of Federal Property in Lafayette Park. 10 year prison sentences! @FBIWFO pic.twitter.com/mrLyxbWNvq — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2020
On Friday, the White House announced Trump had signed an executive order “that ensures that any person or group that destroys or vandalizes a monument, memorial, or statue,” as well as “those who incite violence and illegal activity,” are “prosecuted to the fullest extent under the law.”
The White House noted that damaging federal property carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
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The executive order, meanwhile, said that “state and local law enforcement agencies that fail to protect monuments, memorials, and statues will be subject to the withholding of federal support.”
The attorney general’s office will spearhead the prosecution of those who damage federal property, the order said. Further, federal personnel will be available to communities that want to protect their statues.
“They’re tearing down statues, desecrating monuments, and purging dissenters,” Trump said in a statement. “It’s not the behavior of a peaceful political movement; it’s the behavior of totalitarians and tyrants and people that don’t love our country.”
A statement issued by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany outlined the backdrop against which Trump is acting.
“Rioters, arsonists, and left-wing extremists have sought to advance an ideology that paints the United States of America as fundamentally unjust and have sought to impose that ideology on Americans through violence and mob intimidation,” she said.
“They have led riots in the streets, burned police vehicles, killed and assaulted government officers and business owners defending their property, and even seized an area within one city where law and order has given way completely to anarchy,” McEnany added. “These criminal acts are frequently planned and supported by agitators who have traveled across state lines to promote their own violent agenda.”
“The latest targets in the violent extremists’ campaign against our country are public monuments, memorials, and statues. Many of their targets show that they are ignorant of our history and seek nothing more than to destroy anything that honors our past and to erase from the public mind any suggestion that our past may be worth honoring,” the statement continued.
“In the last week, vandals toppled a statue of President Ulysses S. Grant in San Francisco,” it added, also citing other episodes.
“In Charlotte, North Carolina, the names of 507 veterans memorialized on a World War II monument were painted over with a symbol of communism. And earlier this month, in Boston, a memorial commemorating an African-American regiment that fought in the Civil War was defaced with graffiti.”
During a Fox News town hall this week, Trump said that an orderly change to public art is very different from the destruction of recent days.
“I can understand certain things being taken down, but they ought to go through a process legally. And then we take it down; in some cases, put them in museums or wherever they may go,” he said.
“But these are really rioters and there are a lot of bad people involved. You know, they talk about protesters — and there are protesters, but there are beyond protesters, too. And we’re not going to allow it,” Trump added, according to a White House transcript of his comments.
Trump has said his executive is necessary to protect timeless treasures.
“It’s a disgrace,” he said in an interview earlier in the week. “Remember, some of this is great artwork. This is magnificent artwork, as good as there is anywhere in the world, as good as you see in France, as good as you see anywhere. It’s a disgrace.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--Dad of Four Thought ‘Lingering Headaches’ Were from Car Accident, Turns Out It Was a Brain Tumor

If you get into a car accident , it ’ s reasonable to expect that there will be aftereffects that might stick around for a while .
Back , neck and general pain are pretty common , depending on the severity of the crash .
So when Trevor Gagnier of Massachusetts got into a car accident , it didn ’ t seem too strange that he had a headache .
But it wouldn ’ t go away , and soon concerns about a possible concussion or other accident-related injuries drove him to get an MRI .
What the doctors found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the wreck .
The headaches were , in fact , being caused by a 2-inch brain tumor .
“ Immediately after looking at the MRI Doctors had to break the devastating news to him and his wife , ” the GoFundMe set up for the family reads .
“ What was causing these lingering headaches was nothing to do with this minor accident , it was because he had a 5 cm Brain Tumor that appeared to be very aggressive.
” TRENDING : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trevor went into Brigham and Women ’ s [ hospital in Boston ] to remove as much of the tumor as possible .
Surgery went really well but they couldn ’ t remove it all and we have since learned that the tumor was exactly what we had feared , a grade 4 Glioblastoma.
” “ He is walking , talking , eating , seeing , etc , ” Gagnier ’ s wife , Meghan , posted on Facebook after the surgery , according to South Coast Today .
“ He is in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laughing and we get to laugh along too via FaceTime !
We are so lucky to have such great nurses and doctors who are taking care of him.
” Gagnier , an assistant coach for the Apponequet Regional High School girls basketball team , has many supporters .
One of them started the GoFundMe for him and his family .
“ Trevor is not only a great Husband , Son , Brother , Uncle , Cousin , Coach , and Friend , ” the page reads .
“ He is the proud father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age of 11 .
His Wife Meg is a real life superhero , juggling the kids and taking care of Trev every minute.
” “ We wanted to start this fundraiser weeks ago but Meg is so proud and really didn ’ t want to ask for financial help .
There ’ s not a lot we can all do besides lighten the financial burden of all of this .
On top of all the medical treatment , travel and unforeseen costs , there is a lot to get done around the house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far , the campaign has raised over $ 128,000 — money that will certainly help the family in a variety of ways .
Another friend and former assistant coach , Rick Taylor , came up with a creative way to show how much the community — and even strangers — are rooting for Gagnier : He asked people to submit videos of themselves making 3-point shots .
“ I figured an Instagram challenge thing for Trev would make things lighthearted and raise his spirits , ” Taylor said .
“ The whole idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I wanted to take his mind off of it .
I wanted people to have fun with it .
I thought that Trevor and Meg would like it .
It started to catch on.
” The videos can be seen at the Make a Trey for Trev Instagram page .
“ It ’ s been great , ” Taylor said .
“ He ’ s got a great family and a lot of friends and a community around him .
It ’ s fun watching the community support him.
” With people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ financially and emotionally , all the Gagniers can do is wait .
“ Hopefully a year from now , we ’ ll say that car accident saved his life , ” Apponequet athletic director Jim Cabucio said .
“ If anyone is going to beat this , it ’ s Trevor.
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If you get into a car accident, it’s reasonable to expect that there will be aftereffects that might stick around for a while. Back, neck and general pain are pretty common, depending on the severity of the crash.
So when Trevor Gagnier of Massachusetts got into a car accident, it didn’t seem too strange that he had a headache. But it wouldn’t go away, and soon concerns about a possible concussion or other accident-related injuries drove him to get an MRI.
What the doctors found in the imaging had nothing to do with the wreck. The headaches were, in fact, being caused by a 2-inch brain tumor.
“Immediately after looking at the MRI Doctors had to break the devastating news to him and his wife,” the GoFundMe set up for the family reads. “What was causing these lingering headaches was nothing to do with this minor accident, it was because he had a 5 cm Brain Tumor that appeared to be very aggressive.”
“On June 1st Trevor went into Brigham and Women’s [hospital in Boston] to remove as much of the tumor as possible. Surgery went really well but they couldn’t remove it all and we have since learned that the tumor was exactly what we had feared, a grade 4 Glioblastoma.”
“He is walking, talking, eating, seeing, etc,” Gagnier’s wife, Meghan, posted on Facebook after the surgery, according to South Coast Today. “He is in great spirits … he has the nurses laughing and we get to laugh along too via FaceTime! We are so lucky to have such great nurses and doctors who are taking care of him.”
Gagnier, an assistant coach for the Apponequet Regional High School girls basketball team, has many supporters. One of them started the GoFundMe for him and his family.
“Trevor is not only a great Husband, Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Coach, and Friend,” the page reads. “He is the proud father of 4 beautiful kids all under the age of 11. His Wife Meg is a real life superhero, juggling the kids and taking care of Trev every minute.”
“We wanted to start this fundraiser weeks ago but Meg is so proud and really didn’t want to ask for financial help. There’s not a lot we can all do besides lighten the financial burden of all of this. On top of all the medical treatment, travel and unforeseen costs, there is a lot to get done around the house that Trev would normally do.”
So far, the campaign has raised over $128,000 — money that will certainly help the family in a variety of ways.
Another friend and former assistant coach, Rick Taylor, came up with a creative way to show how much the community — and even strangers — are rooting for Gagnier: He asked people to submit videos of themselves making 3-point shots.
“I figured an Instagram challenge thing for Trev would make things lighthearted and raise his spirits,” Taylor said. “The whole idea is I wanted it to be lighthearted and I wanted to take his mind off of it. I wanted people to have fun with it. I thought that Trevor and Meg would like it. It started to catch on.”
The videos can be seen at the Make a Trey for Trev Instagram page.
“It’s been great,” Taylor said. “He’s got a great family and a lot of friends and a community around him. It’s fun watching the community support him.”
With people offering to help out the family both financially and emotionally, all the Gagniers can do is wait.
“Hopefully a year from now, we’ll say that car accident saved his life,” Apponequet athletic director Jim Cabucio said. “If anyone is going to beat this, it’s Trevor.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-27--Amateur Restorer Botches Attempt at Cleaning Copy of Centuries-Old Virgin Mary Painting

A copy of a 17th century Spanish art masterpiece of the Virgin Mary has been rendered unrecognizable after the owner of the painting paid a furniture restorer to clean the work .
A private art collector in Valencia , Spain , wanted his copy of “ The Immaculate Conception of El Escorial ” by Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo cleaned .
What he got for the roughly $ 1,300 he shelled out was a painting that , despite two attempts by the unnamed individual who worked on it , bore little resemblance to the face of Mary in the original @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Two Politicians Hit with Multiple Voter Fraud Charges Connected to Mail-In Ballots Spain has had art restoration disasters before .
In 2012 , parishioners in the Spanish town of Borja ruined a centuries-old image of Christ on the local church wall .
A 6th-century wooden figure of St. George at St. Michael ’ s Church in Estella , Spain , suffered a similar fate .
Fernando Carrera , a professor at the Galician School for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage , said Spain needs to take some sort of action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not know what they are doing .
“ I don ’ t think this guy — or these people — should be referred to as restorers , ” Carrera told The Guardian .
“ Let ’ s be honest : they ’ re bodgers who botch things up .
They destroy things.
” “ Can you imagine just anyone being allowed to operate on other people ?
Or someone being allowed to sell medicine without a pharmacist ’ s license ?
Or someone who ’ s not an architect being allowed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ Paradoxically , it shows just how important professional restorers are .
We need to invest in our heritage , but even before we talk about money , we need to make sure that the people who undertake this kind of work have been trained in it.
” In a statement on its website , Spain ’ s Association of Conservators and Restorers said the government must protect rare artwork from destruction in the guise of restoration .
The statement said those who protect rare art “ would have to regret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Cultural Asset and , under these circumstances , we request not to take this instance as a social and media source of fun , as happened already formerly .
Moreover , we all must be alarmed to think that our Heritage [ is ] disappearing because [ of ] these disastrous actions.
” “ We want to emphasize that no professional technician with an Official Academic Training would perform such an attempt against Cultural Heritage .
Therefore , [ these kinds ] of actions must not be mistaken as a Conservation-Restoration intervention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assertion , offensive to our profession and harmful for our Heritage .
… “ Thus , we ask the media not to use the term ‘ restoration , ’ when informing about [ these kinds ] of actions , which are no other act but of vandalism.
” The statement noted that the original of the painting is in Spain ’ s National Museum in Prado .
Holly Witchey , the director of education and outreach at ICA-Art Conservation , a nonprofit conservation laboratory in Cleveland , said it is always serious when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When these things start coming across the wires , it ’ s always so distressing to conservators .
It is sad .
You like to see things done right , and this was not done right , ” she said , according to The New York Times .
Carrera , however , noted that investing in protecting the nation ’ s heritage is easier said than done .
“ Some politicians just don ’ t give a toss about heritage , ” he said .
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A copy of a 17th century Spanish art masterpiece of the Virgin Mary has been rendered unrecognizable after the owner of the painting paid a furniture restorer to clean the work.
A private art collector in Valencia, Spain, wanted his copy of “The Immaculate Conception of El Escorial” by Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo cleaned.
What he got for the roughly $1,300 he shelled out was a painting that, despite two attempts by the unnamed individual who worked on it, bore little resemblance to the face of Mary in the original, according to The Guardian.
Virgin Mary’s face is left botched in painting restoration disaster https://t.co/dQ5lTh1DyU via @MailOnline — Ian Pippin (@Ianpippin) June 23, 2020
Spain has had art restoration disasters before.
In 2012, parishioners in the Spanish town of Borja ruined a centuries-old image of Christ on the local church wall.
Not “quite” as bad as “Monkey Christ”! pic.twitter.com/DdLBtipg3K — Derek MacEwen ? (@DerekMacEwen) June 23, 2020
A 6th-century wooden figure of St. George at St. Michael’s Church in Estella, Spain, suffered a similar fate.
A botched statue restoration in Spain: Is that St. George or Tintin? https://t.co/aAZlha24ft pic.twitter.com/LwZSQxzQeV — National Post (@nationalpost) June 27, 2018
Fernando Carrera, a professor at the Galician School for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, said Spain needs to take some sort of action to protect its heritage from hacks who do not know what they are doing.
“I don’t think this guy — or these people — should be referred to as restorers,” Carrera told The Guardian. “Let’s be honest: they’re bodgers who botch things up. They destroy things.”
“Can you imagine just anyone being allowed to operate on other people? Or someone being allowed to sell medicine without a pharmacist’s license? Or someone who’s not an architect being allowed to put up a building?” he said.
“Paradoxically, it shows just how important professional restorers are. We need to invest in our heritage, but even before we talk about money, we need to make sure that the people who undertake this kind of work have been trained in it.”
In a statement on its website, Spain’s Association of Conservators and Restorers said the government must protect rare artwork from destruction in the guise of restoration.
The statement said those who protect rare art “would have to regret, once again, the loss of a Cultural Asset and, under these circumstances, we request not to take this instance as a social and media source of fun, as happened already formerly. Moreover, we all must be alarmed to think that our Heritage [is] disappearing because [of] these disastrous actions.”
“We want to emphasize that no professional technician with an Official Academic Training would perform such an attempt against Cultural Heritage. Therefore, [these kinds] of actions must not be mistaken as a Conservation-Restoration intervention, since this would be a false assertion, offensive to our profession and harmful for our Heritage. …
“Thus, we ask the media not to use the term ‘restoration,’ when informing about [these kinds] of actions, which are no other act but of vandalism.”
The statement noted that the original of the painting is in Spain’s National Museum in Prado.
Holly Witchey, the director of education and outreach at ICA-Art Conservation, a nonprofit conservation laboratory in Cleveland, said it is always serious when a restoration ends in disaster.
“When these things start coming across the wires, it’s always so distressing to conservators. It is sad. You like to see things done right, and this was not done right,” she said, according to The New York Times.
Carrera, however, noted that investing in protecting the nation’s heritage is easier said than done.
“Some politicians just don’t give a toss about heritage,” he said.
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