westernjournal--2020-03-24--Sen. Cruz Shreds Dems for Exploiting Coronavirus Emergency Relief Bill To Push Partisan Agenda

The Democrats never miss a chance at partisan hackery , even at the expense of the American people .
Luckily , Republican leaders like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz aren ’ t going to let this manipulation go unchecked .
In a shocking move on Sunday , Democrats in the Senate decided to block the coronavirus relief package despite bipartisan support for the bill leading up to the procedural vote .
In a Senate speech on Monday , Cruz passionately ripped into his left-wing colleagues for stuffing the measure full of irrelevant items .
TRENDING : Biden Herded into Car After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ What are they pushing for ?
Changing the emissions standards on airplanes , ” Cruz said .
“ Mr .
President , what the hell do the emissions standards on airplanes have to do with thousands of people dying and millions of people out of work in the coronavirus epidemic ?
” He went on to excoriate the Democrats ’ other demands .
“ The Democrats are pushing wind and solar tax credits .
Mr. President what in the hell does a windmill have to do with this crisis ?
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DNC Senators merely sought to leverage the suffering of the American people to push for their half-baked “ Green New Deal ” policies .
It isn ’ t only environmental policies that Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues are now pushing for .
The Daily Caller reported that Pelosi had previously attempted to include abortion funding into the bill as well .
RELATED : Ted Cruz Backs Trump Up with Blistering Shot at Sotomayor : 'An Arsonist Complaining About ' Fire Trucks If the Democrats actually took this epidemic seriously , they would simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people as quickly as possible .
After that , they could negotiate for additional policies .
Instead , they are going to use the American people ’ s physical and economic suffering as tools at the bargaining table .
Cruz ’ s comments are a much-needed ray of truth amidst the Democrats ’ constant lies and obfuscation .
His remarks on their intentions could not have been more accurate .
“ The famed quote from Rahm Emanuel , President Obama ’ s chief of staff , ‘ never let a good crisis go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Sadly , we ’ re seeing the embodiment of that cynical approach right now.
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The Democrats never miss a chance at partisan hackery, even at the expense of the American people.
Luckily, Republican leaders like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz aren’t going to let this manipulation go unchecked.
In a shocking move on Sunday, Democrats in the Senate decided to block the coronavirus relief package despite bipartisan support for the bill leading up to the procedural vote.
In a Senate speech on Monday, Cruz passionately ripped into his left-wing colleagues for stuffing the measure full of irrelevant items.
“What the hell do the emissions standards on airplanes have to do with thousands of people dying and millions of people out of work in the Coronavirus epidemic?” Senator @tedcruz is right – what the hell do they have to do with saving American lives?
pic.twitter.com/ewewquEPnB — Students For Trump (@TrumpStudents) March 23, 2020
“What are they pushing for? Changing the emissions standards on airplanes,” Cruz said.
“Mr. President, what the hell do the emissions standards on airplanes have to do with thousands of people dying and millions of people out of work in the coronavirus epidemic?”
He went on to excoriate the Democrats’ other demands.
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“The Democrats are pushing wind and solar tax credits. Mr. President what in the hell does a windmill have to do with this crisis?”
The answer is nothing. Absolutely nothing.
DNC Senators merely sought to leverage the suffering of the American people to push for their half-baked “Green New Deal” policies.
It isn’t only environmental policies that Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues are now pushing for.
The Daily Caller reported that Pelosi had previously attempted to include abortion funding into the bill as well.
If the Democrats actually took this epidemic seriously, they would simply pass the bill to help the American people as quickly as possible.
After that, they could negotiate for additional policies.
Instead, they are going to use the American people’s physical and economic suffering as tools at the bargaining table.
Cruz’s comments are a much-needed ray of truth amidst the Democrats’ constant lies and obfuscation.
His remarks on their intentions could not have been more accurate.
“The famed quote from Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s chief of staff, ‘never let a good crisis go to waste,'” Cruz said. “Sadly, we’re seeing the embodiment of that cynical approach right now.”
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westernjournal--2020-03-24--Somebody Tell Holier-Than-Thou Liberals It’s Impossible To Be Racist Against China

The Titanic has hit an iceberg and the liberal media are busy rearranging the deck chairs as it sinks .
That ’ s what it seems like as many on the left cry racism while the world faces a global coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly 400,000 people , killed more than 17,000 and confined 1.5 billion worldwide to their homes .
President Donald Trump does not mince words when correctly referring to the coronavirus as the “ Chinese virus , ” but every time he says it , the liberal media are thrown into hysterics , which is as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of course , those in the business of using words to disseminate information should know that calling Trump ’ s use of that term “ racist ” is at the very least semantically incorrect : One can not be racist against a country as the word is defined by Merriam-Webster .
Instead , they ignore that as well as the simple fact that the coronavirus pandemic did indeed originate in China .
Many diseases are named for the places from which they originated .
TRENDING : Biden Herded into Car After Nonsensical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spanish Flu .
West Nile Virus .
Zika .
Ebola .
All named for places , ” the White House tweeted , defending the term .
“ Before the media ’ s fake outrage , even CNN called it ‘ Chinese Coronavirus.
’ Those trying to divide us must stop rooting for America to fail and give Americans real info they need to get through the crisis.
” The president is correct that CNN and many news outlets were calling it the “ Chinese virus ” long before he did .
One of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it as the “ Chinese virus ” in a January piece .
Apparently now suffering from sudden amnesia , the network last week broke the important story that someone with “ handwriting similar to Trump ’ s ” crossed out the word “ corona ” and added “ China ” to his notes for the March 18 news conference .
That ’ s the news conference where a reporter with all the affability of a petulant child tried to corner the president as to why he would use the “ racist ” term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a glorious smackdown when he bluntly told the reporter , “ It ’ s not racist at all .
No .
Not at all .
It comes from China .
That ’ s why .
It comes from China .
I want to be accurate.
” He went on , “ As you know , China tried to say at one point — maybe they stopped now — that it was caused by American soldiers .
That can ’ t happen .
It ’ s not going to happen — not as long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes from China.
” In one fell swoop , Trump managed to dismiss the banal charge of racism and show his deep and abiding love for this country and those who serve in the military .
He is protective of America like no other president has been in recent history , and that is why the media are so hostile toward him .
Trump wasn ’ t just being factually accurate , however — he was also being “ morally right ” ( to borrow a litmus test from Democratic New York Rep. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that China was COVID-19 ’ s place of origin , the nation ’ s communist government was aware of the novel coronavirus that resembled SARS as far back as December but actively suppressed that information , according to The Times of London .
As scientists were beginning to identify the virus , China ’ s National Health Commission forced researchers to destroy the samples and keep quiet .
What ’ s worse , Business Insider reported that at least five would-be whistleblowers were silenced , arrested or just plain “ disappeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new , deadly virus .
This is how Marxist regimes operate .
Concern for the regime ’ s reputation over the well-being of its own citizens is a hallmark of all such regimes and unequivocally caused this recent pandemic .
These failures have nothing to do with the Chinese people , of course , but rather their government .
Neither Trump nor any official in the administration has asserted anything different .
To do so would be reprehensible , repugnant and at the very least irresponsible .
But as usual , the mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president by now out of habit , like a kid coming home from school asking his mom , “ What ’ s for dinner ?
” before his backpack is even off .
While the adults in the room are concerned with stopping the spread of the disease , the death toll , the interruption in the supply chain and other important issues relating to the proliferation of the Chinese coronavirus , the childish media will busy themselves as they always do : trying to decode hidden messages and racist “ dog whistles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignoring what really matters .
That ’ s why the leftist media and the communist regime they defend will both end up in the dustbin of history where they belong .
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The Titanic has hit an iceberg and the liberal media are busy rearranging the deck chairs as it sinks.
That’s what it seems like as many on the left cry racism while the world faces a global coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly 400,000 people, killed more than 17,000 and confined 1.5 billion worldwide to their homes.
President Donald Trump does not mince words when correctly referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” but every time he says it, the liberal media are thrown into hysterics, which is as almost as maddening as it is entertaining.
Of course, those in the business of using words to disseminate information should know that calling Trump’s use of that term “racist” is at the very least semantically incorrect: One cannot be racist against a country as the word is defined by Merriam-Webster.
Instead, they ignore that as well as the simple fact that the coronavirus pandemic did indeed originate in China. Many diseases are named for the places from which they originated.
“Spanish Flu. West Nile Virus. Zika. Ebola. All named for places,” the White House tweeted, defending the term.
“Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it ‘Chinese Coronavirus.’ Those trying to divide us must stop rooting for America to fail and give Americans real info they need to get through the crisis.”
Spanish Flu. West Nile Virus. Zika. Ebola. All named for places. Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it “Chinese Coronavirus.” Those trying to divide us must stop rooting for America to fail and give Americans real info they need to get through the crisis. — The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 18, 2020
The president is correct that CNN and many news outlets were calling it the “Chinese virus” long before he did.
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One of them is CNBC, which referred to it as the “Chinese virus” in a January piece. Apparently now suffering from sudden amnesia, the network last week broke the important story that someone with “handwriting similar to Trump’s” crossed out the word “corona” and added “China” to his notes for the March 18 news conference.
That’s the news conference where a reporter with all the affability of a petulant child tried to corner the president as to why he would use the “racist” term when referring to coronavirus.
Trump delivered a glorious smackdown when he bluntly told the reporter, “It’s not racist at all. No. Not at all. It comes from China. That’s why. It comes from China. I want to be accurate.”
He went on, “As you know, China tried to say at one point — maybe they stopped now — that it was caused by American soldiers. That can’t happen. It’s not going to happen — not as long as I’m president. It comes from China.”
In one fell swoop, Trump managed to dismiss the banal charge of racism and show his deep and abiding love for this country and those who serve in the military. He is protective of America like no other president has been in recent history, and that is why the media are so hostile toward him.
Trump wasn’t just being factually accurate, however — he was also being “morally right” (to borrow a litmus test from Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez).
In addition to the fact that China was COVID-19’s place of origin, the nation’s communist government was aware of the novel coronavirus that resembled SARS as far back as December but actively suppressed that information, according to The Times of London. As scientists were beginning to identify the virus, China’s National Health Commission forced researchers to destroy the samples and keep quiet.
What’s worse, Business Insider reported that at least five would-be whistleblowers were silenced, arrested or just plain “disappeared” after trying to warn of the new, deadly virus.
This is how Marxist regimes operate. Concern for the regime’s reputation over the well-being of its own citizens is a hallmark of all such regimes and unequivocally caused this recent pandemic.
These failures have nothing to do with the Chinese people, of course, but rather their government. Neither Trump nor any official in the administration has asserted anything different. To do so would be reprehensible, repugnant and at the very least irresponsible.
But as usual, the mainstream media fling charges of racism at the president by now out of habit, like a kid coming home from school asking his mom, “What’s for dinner?” before his backpack is even off.
While the adults in the room are concerned with stopping the spread of the disease, the death toll, the interruption in the supply chain and other important issues relating to the proliferation of the Chinese coronavirus, the childish media will busy themselves as they always do: trying to decode hidden messages and racist “dog whistles” that don’t exist while ignoring what really matters.
That’s why the leftist media and the communist regime they defend will both end up in the dustbin of history where they belong.
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westernjournal--2020-03-24--Study: US Was More Prepared for a Pandemic than Any Other Country in the World

Only months before the coronavirus appeared on the global scene , the United States had been rated as the best-prepared country in the world to deal with a pandemic .
The Global Health Security Index , compiled by the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security , put the U.S. at the top of a list of 195 countries profiled in an in-depth statistical analysis .
In describing the project when it was unveiled , The Washington Post reported the data “ was developed with guidance from an international panel of experts from 13 countries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
More than 100 researchers spent a year collecting and validating publicly available data.
” The GHS data showed that the U.S. was ranked first in the world for its international commitments and its integration of health into disaster-risk reduction .
It also was at the top of all nations rated in terms of actions to minimize public health vulnerabilities .
The U.S. was also ranked first in emergency preparedness and response training .
President Donald Trump had referenced the study in February during a coronavirus task force briefing .
“ The Johns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highly respected , great place — they did a study , comprehensive : ‘ The Countries Best and Worst Prepared for an Epidemic.
’ And the United States is now — we ’ re rated number one .
We ’ re rated number one for being prepared , ” Trump said then , according to a White House media pool report .
Despite that , Trump has been attacked by Democrats , including presidential contender and former Vice President Joe Biden .
As noted by a “ fact check ” by The Associated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ readiness , ” Biden has claimed that public health funding has been cut when , in fact , it increased .
Biden ’ s campaign also was awarded four Pinocchios by The Washington Post ’ s fact-checker for a claim that a top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official had been “ silenced.
” The campaign issued a video by Ron Klain , a former Biden aide , which claimed that Dr. Nancy Messonnier was punished for a stark assessment of the impact of the coronavirus on America .
“ Starting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared at public briefings of the White House coronavirus task force .
The president and the White House sent a clear message to scientists in the government — there would be a price for speaking out and speaking up , ” Klain claimed in the video , according to The Washington Post .
The Post noted that “ Messonnier continued to hold her regular telephone briefings with reporters for another two weeks .
The task force briefings moved to the White House after [ Vice President Mike ] Pence was named to head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a regular participant and she appears not to have been senior enough to share the stage with the president .
And although the CDC ’ s voice has been muted in recent weeks , that development does not appear related to her Feb. 25 comments.
” “ But that ’ s no excuse for this video to claim Messonnier was silenced when , in fact , she kept briefing reporters , ” the Post wrote , saying that the video “ created a false narrative.
” RELATED : US Officials Accuse Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Stealing Medical Funds Some experts have said America ’ s public health system has responded to the unprecedented crisis as it should .
“ The CDC ’ s response has been excellent , as it has been in the past , ” said John Auerbach , president of the nonpartisan Trust for America ’ s Health , told the AP .
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Only months before the coronavirus appeared on the global scene, the United States had been rated as the best-prepared country in the world to deal with a pandemic.
The Global Health Security Index, compiled by the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, put the U.S. at the top of a list of 195 countries profiled in an in-depth statistical analysis.
In describing the project when it was unveiled, The Washington Post reported the data “was developed with guidance from an international panel of experts from 13 countries, with research by the Economist Intelligence Unit. More than 100 researchers spent a year collecting and validating publicly available data.”
The GHS data showed that the U.S. was ranked first in the world for its international commitments and its integration of health into disaster-risk reduction. It also was at the top of all nations rated in terms of actions to minimize public health vulnerabilities.
The U.S. was also ranked first in emergency preparedness and response training.
President Donald Trump had referenced the study in February during a coronavirus task force briefing.
“The Johns Hopkins, I guess — is a highly respected, great place — they did a study, comprehensive: ‘The Countries Best and Worst Prepared for an Epidemic.’ And the United States is now — we’re rated number one. We’re rated number one for being prepared,” Trump said then, according to a White House media pool report.
Despite that, Trump has been attacked by Democrats, including presidential contender and former Vice President Joe Biden.
As noted by a “fact check” by The Associated Press, headlined “Democrats distort coronavirus readiness,” Biden has claimed that public health funding has been cut when, in fact, it increased.
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Biden’s campaign also was awarded four Pinocchios by The Washington Post’s fact-checker for a claim that a top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official had been “silenced.”
The campaign issued a video by Ron Klain, a former Biden aide, which claimed that Dr. Nancy Messonnier was punished for a stark assessment of the impact of the coronavirus on America.
“Starting the next day, Dr. Messonnier no longer appeared at public briefings of the White House coronavirus task force. The president and the White House sent a clear message to scientists in the government — there would be a price for speaking out and speaking up,” Klain claimed in the video, according to The Washington Post.
The Post noted that “Messonnier continued to hold her regular telephone briefings with reporters for another two weeks. The task force briefings moved to the White House after [Vice President Mike] Pence was named to head the task force, but Messonnier was not a regular participant and she appears not to have been senior enough to share the stage with the president. And although the CDC’s voice has been muted in recent weeks, that development does not appear related to her Feb. 25 comments.”
“But that’s no excuse for this video to claim Messonnier was silenced when, in fact, she kept briefing reporters,” the Post wrote, saying that the video “created a false narrative.”
Some experts have said America’s public health system has responded to the unprecedented crisis as it should.
“The CDC’s response has been excellent, as it has been in the past,” said John Auerbach, president of the nonpartisan Trust for America’s Health, told the AP.
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westernjournal--2020-03-25--Fred Weinberg: Let the Governors Govern – They’re Better Than the Bureaucrats

Are we overreacting to the COVID-19 coronavirus ?
Maybe .
Maybe not .
But consider this : The people making these decisions are elected — from the president to the 50 governors .
A majority of us , as Americans , put these people in place to do exactly what they are doing through our election process .
Whoever they are , however much we may agree or disagree with their politics , they are in the positions to which we elected them and they are making the decisions that a majority of us charged them to make .
TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Will End in Nov. ' After Pelosi Stunt on COVID Relief Bill In Nevada ’ s case , Gov .
Steve Sisolak shut down the casinos and other gaming .
We ’ ve never agreed with most of Sisolak ’ s politics , but do you really believe that he woke up one morning and said to himself , “ Today I ’ m going to put thousands of people out of work and endanger the future of companies that provide a huge amount of tax revenue to the state which I govern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Govs .
Andrew Cuomo of New York and Greg Abbott of Texas — and the governors of the other 47 states .
They and the president are looking at the facts on the ground and making the decisions we have asked them to make .
As the late Kenny Rogers once sang , you ’ ve got to know when to hold them .
Now is a good time to hold the politics .
And worry about the virus .
You can like or dislike the personal politics of any governor and/or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing the jobs they were elected to do .
The alternative is to allow the deep state to make those decisions and my guess is that unelected bureaucrats are not the people we want in charge during these times .
Now all of that said , that doesn ’ t exempt stupid people doing stupid things .
But the cure for that is an election .
That works when elected officials are in charge .
RELATED : Mike Weinberger : President Trump Is Right : Killing Our Economy Does Not Kill the Virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charge , it ’ s hard to win .
Let ’ s talk about much of the media , as an example .
To many of these clowns , this is an opportunity to take jabs at the president .
President Trump shut down a question from NBC White House reporter Peter Alexander Friday during the daily coronavirus task force news conference .
Alexander — who is typical of the arrogant , wealthy , liberally educated ( Northwestern ) , self-absorbed press corps — listed the number of infected and dead and asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans who are watching you right now who are scared ?
” “ I say that you ’ re a terrible reporter .
That ’ s what I say , ” Trump replied .
“ I think it ’ s a very nasty question , and I think it ’ s a very bad signal that you ’ re putting out to the American people .
“ The American people are looking for answers and they ’ re looking for hope , and you ’ re doing sensationalism , and the same with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t call it Comcast , I call it Con-cast — for whom you work.
” “ Let me just tell you something , ” the president continued .
“ That ’ s really bad reporting .
And you ought to get back to reporting instead of sensationalism .
… You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
” The “ reporter ” in question is not ashamed of himself .
He ’ s being treated as a conquering hero by NBC and its ilk .
Fortunately , many if not most Americans are possessed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that most media is reporting from a bias , that being they hate Trump .
We are in uncharted territory .
Elected officials may well make mistakes .
But it is fair to say they do not make those mistakes out of malicious intent no matter their politics .
This is — no matter what the clowns in the media imply — the equivalent of a hundred-year flood .
And one should remember , we are not Italy or some other nation with a third-world socialized health-care system .
It is also worth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , sensing that we didn ’ t really teach the Germans much of a lesson in 1918 , the Army asked Boeing to design a four-engine heavy bomber .
The B-17 ’ s first flight was in 1935 .
After Pearl Harbor we built 12,731 of them .
And that was just the B-17 !
Pressed to the wall , we can and will respond similarly .
That is the greatness of this nation .
Then , when it is over , we ’ ll go back to smash-mouth politics .
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Are we overreacting to the COVID-19 coronavirus?
Maybe. Maybe not.
But consider this:
The people making these decisions are elected — from the president to the 50 governors. A majority of us, as Americans, put these people in place to do exactly what they are doing through our election process.
Whoever they are, however much we may agree or disagree with their politics, they are in the positions to which we elected them and they are making the decisions that a majority of us charged them to make.
In Nevada’s case, Gov. Steve Sisolak shut down the casinos and other gaming.
We’ve never agreed with most of Sisolak’s politics, but do you really believe that he woke up one morning and said to himself, “Today I’m going to put thousands of people out of work and endanger the future of companies that provide a huge amount of tax revenue to the state which I govern”?
Of course not.
Ditto for Govs. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Greg Abbott of Texas — and the governors of the other 47 states.
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They and the president are looking at the facts on the ground and making the decisions we have asked them to make. As the late Kenny Rogers once sang, you’ve got to know when to hold them. Now is a good time to hold the politics. And worry about the virus.
You can like or dislike the personal politics of any governor and/or the president, but they are all doing the jobs they were elected to do.
The alternative is to allow the deep state to make those decisions and my guess is that unelected bureaucrats are not the people we want in charge during these times.
Now all of that said, that doesn’t exempt stupid people doing stupid things. But the cure for that is an election.
That works when elected officials are in charge.
When the “establishment” is in charge, it’s hard to win.
Let’s talk about much of the media, as an example. To many of these clowns, this is an opportunity to take jabs at the president.
President Trump shut down a question from NBC White House reporter Peter Alexander Friday during the daily coronavirus task force news conference.
Alexander — who is typical of the arrogant, wealthy, liberally educated (Northwestern), self-absorbed press corps — listed the number of infected and dead and asked: “What do you say to Americans who are watching you right now who are scared?”
“I say that you’re a terrible reporter. That’s what I say,” Trump replied. “I think it’s a very nasty question, and I think it’s a very bad signal that you’re putting out to the American people.
“The American people are looking for answers and they’re looking for hope, and you’re doing sensationalism, and the same with NBC and Con-cast — I don’t call it Comcast, I call it Con-cast — for whom you work.”
“Let me just tell you something,” the president continued. “That’s really bad reporting. And you ought to get back to reporting instead of sensationalism. … You ought to be ashamed of yourself.”
The “reporter” in question is not ashamed of himself. He’s being treated as a conquering hero by NBC and its ilk.
Fortunately, many if not most Americans are possessed of good common sense and fully understand that most media is reporting from a bias, that being they hate Trump.
We are in uncharted territory. Elected officials may well make mistakes.
But it is fair to say they do not make those mistakes out of malicious intent no matter their politics. This is — no matter what the clowns in the media imply — the equivalent of a hundred-year flood.
And one should remember, we are not Italy or some other nation with a third-world socialized health-care system.
It is also worth remembering that shortly after the Great Depression, sensing that we didn’t really teach the Germans much of a lesson in 1918, the Army asked Boeing to design a four-engine heavy bomber. The B-17’s first flight was in 1935.
After Pearl Harbor we built 12,731 of them. And that was just the B-17!
Pressed to the wall, we can and will respond similarly. That is the greatness of this nation.
Then, when it is over, we’ll go back to smash-mouth politics.
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westernjournal--2020-03-25--Mike Weinberger: President Trump Is Right: Killing Our Economy Does Not Kill the Virus

What is more dangerous to a community , suffering a catastrophe that is fatal to one tenth of 1 percent of its population , or throwing its entire economy into chaos ?
It ’ s easier to answer this question if we use an example , so imagine you lived in a community of 2,000 people .
Let ’ s say half of them work and the other half are retired , or are children , or have disabilities , etc .
Of the 1,000 who work , let ’ s say 15 produce milk , 21 produce electricity , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are doctors and so on .
All told , these 1,000 workers provide people with food , clothing , water , energy , shelter , medical services , internet access and everything else this community of 2,000 needs on a daily basis .
It would be a terrible blow to this economy if 10 percent of the population died in a medical catastrophe , but this kind of thing has happened before .
About 10 percent of Philadelphia ’ s population died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 , but the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate does not necessarily destroy a community , much less a 1 percent rate , which is definitely survivable , as long as people don ’ t panic .
But if a large portion of the population panics and stops working , that can cause real harm .
TRENDING : Lifelong Democrat Voter Says 'That Streak Will End in Nov. ' After Pelosi Stunt on COVID Relief Bill For example , if 40 percent of the 1,000 workers in the economy described above stopped working , that would be terrible .
There would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amount of goods and services that economy produced .
That would be a gigantic loss that would have dire consequences .
And it wouldn ’ t be easy to predict what those consequences would be .
For example , you could order all food-production workers to stay on the job , but how could an egg farmer , for example , get his eggs to market if the cardboard factory stopped making egg cartons ?
The point is , stopping the production of goods and services can be more dangerous to a community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 1 percent fatality rate , or a half of 1 percent — or in the case of this coronavirus , perhaps one tenth of 1 percent of the people who contract it .
One tenth of 1 percent ?
Sure .
Recognize that the vast majority of people who contract the virus never show any serious symptoms and aren ’ t even “ diagnosed ” with the disease .
All you ever read about is the small percentage who are tested , and even among those the fatality rate is very low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is no need to panic today .
Even in Italy , which has been hit hard , as of March 24 there have been fewer than 7,000 deaths out of a country of 60,000,000 .
That ’ s a hundredth of 1 percent of the population who have died .
And even if the tally reaches 60,000 ( Really ? )
that is still only one tenth of 1 percent .
Italy can survive that .
But what is harder to survive is an economic shutdown that stops 30 or 40 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s real disruption .
That will cause people to lose jobs , default on rent and mortgage payments and possibly even go hungry .
That ’ s very destructive to the health of any community .
RELATED : Fred Weinberg : Let the Governors Govern - They 're Better Than the Bureaucrats So here is my advice to our leaders : Don ’ t be so anxious to shut everything down .
That can do more harm to a community than suffering a medical catastrophe , even one that takes the lives of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population .
Just as the captain on a ship may have to lock a watertight door and leave three sailors inside in order to keep a ship full of 3,000 passengers afloat , sometimes leaders have to make hard choices that keep an economy and a community afloat , lest they cause more harm than good .
Accepting the inevitable loss of three sailors , something that happens all the time on the open seas , may sound heartless , but to whom ?
Certainly not t0 the other 3,000 passengers who survive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website .
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What is more dangerous to a community, suffering a catastrophe that is fatal to one tenth of 1 percent of its population, or throwing its entire economy into chaos?
It’s easier to answer this question if we use an example, so imagine you lived in a community of 2,000 people. Let’s say half of them work and the other half are retired, or are children, or have disabilities, etc. Of the 1,000 who work, let’s say 15 produce milk, 21 produce electricity, 32 repair cars and trucks, 39 are doctors and so on.
All told, these 1,000 workers provide people with food, clothing, water, energy, shelter, medical services, internet access and everything else this community of 2,000 needs on a daily basis.
It would be a terrible blow to this economy if 10 percent of the population died in a medical catastrophe, but this kind of thing has happened before. About 10 percent of Philadelphia’s population died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, but the city survived.
So a 10 percent fatality rate does not necessarily destroy a community, much less a 1 percent rate, which is definitely survivable, as long as people don’t panic. But if a large portion of the population panics and stops working, that can cause real harm.
For example, if 40 percent of the 1,000 workers in the economy described above stopped working, that would be terrible. There would be a 40 percent drop in the amount of goods and services that economy produced. That would be a gigantic loss that would have dire consequences.
And it wouldn’t be easy to predict what those consequences would be.
For example, you could order all food-production workers to stay on the job, but how could an egg farmer, for example, get his eggs to market if the cardboard factory stopped making egg cartons?
The point is, stopping the production of goods and services can be more dangerous to a community than enduring a medical crisis that has a 1 percent fatality rate, or a half of 1 percent — or in the case of this coronavirus, perhaps one tenth of 1 percent of the people who contract it.
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One tenth of 1 percent? Sure.
Recognize that the vast majority of people who contract the virus never show any serious symptoms and aren’t even “diagnosed” with the disease. All you ever read about is the small percentage who are tested, and even among those the fatality rate is very low.
So we need to realize that there is no need to panic today.
Even in Italy, which has been hit hard, as of March 24 there have been fewer than 7,000 deaths out of a country of 60,000,000. That’s a hundredth of 1 percent of the population who have died. And even if the tally reaches 60,000 (Really?) that is still only one tenth of 1 percent.
Italy can survive that. But what is harder to survive is an economic shutdown that stops 30 or 40 percent of all economic activity. That’s real disruption. That will cause people to lose jobs, default on rent and mortgage payments and possibly even go hungry. That’s very destructive to the health of any community.
So here is my advice to our leaders: Don’t be so anxious to shut everything down. That can do more harm to a community than suffering a medical catastrophe, even one that takes the lives of one tenth of 1 percent of your population.
Just as the captain on a ship may have to lock a watertight door and leave three sailors inside in order to keep a ship full of 3,000 passengers afloat, sometimes leaders have to make hard choices that keep an economy and a community afloat, lest they cause more harm than good.
Accepting the inevitable loss of three sailors, something that happens all the time on the open seas, may sound heartless, but to whom? Certainly not t0 the other 3,000 passengers who survive.
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westernjournal--2020-03-24--Trump Dominates Polling: Gets Landslide Approval on COVID, Overall Approval Ties All-Time High

Since the beginning of the public health crisis surrounding the spread of the new coronavirus , President Donald Trump ’ s response to the global pandemic has been ruthlessly criticized and mocked by Democrats and the establishment media .
The president has been accused of initially downplaying the threat posed by the virus , of supposedly calling it a “ hoax , ” of being “ racist ” for pointing out the Chinese origin of the virus , of placing Americans in danger with lies and misinformation and , most recently , of seeking to secretly enrich himself and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ slush fund ” within the Senate ’ s economic stimulus package .
In the view of many of Trump ’ s supporters , the constant media attacks and overt politicization of the coronavirus crisis is merely the latest extension of failed efforts to “ get Trump ” — attempts such as “ Russian collusion , ” the Mueller investigation , the Ukraine scandal and impeachment .
It appears that the attempt to “ get Trump ” on his administration ’ s coronavirus response has been another failed effort as well , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gallup , which shows that Trump ’ s overall approval rating has increased in recent weeks , in large part due to how he has handled the public health crisis .
According to the poll , which was conducted between March 13-22 and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points , the president ’ s job approval rating had increased to 49 percent , up five points from earlier in the month .
TRENDING : Lifelong Democrat Voter Says 'That Streak Will End in Nov. ' After Pelosi Stunt on COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his highest point in the Gallup poll , which he reached around the same time that he was acquitted in the Senate of the impeachment articles filed against him .
The increase in Trump ’ s approval rating didn ’ t even come from his Republican supporters , either , as that demographic gained only one point , increasing from 91 to 92 percent .
Instead , it appears that Trump ’ s increased approval came via independents and Democrats , with support among independents increasing by eight points , 35 percent to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among Democrats , 7 percent to 13 percent .
Gallup suggested the surge in the president ’ s overall approval rating may be attributable to the administration ’ s coronavirus response efforts , which 60 percent of respondents approved of and only 38 percent disapproved of .
That 22-point spread is landslide territory for his approval , politically speaking .
Trump ’ s coronavirus response was approved of by 94 percent of Republicans , 60 percent of independents and even 27 percent of Democrats .
Gallup further suggested that the increase in Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s mid-March address to the nation about the coronavirus pandemic , in which it was indisputable that he was taking the matter seriously , and was further bolstered by the daily briefings he ’ s held at the White House with his task force of experts .
To be sure , this news will undoubtedly baffle Trump-hating leftists who live in sequestered bubbles on social media and have bought all of the narratives put forward by the anti-Trump media , as evidenced by many of the outraged comments on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wall Street Journal reporter .
RELATED : Lifelong Democrat Voter Says 'That Streak Will End in Nov. ' After Pelosi Stunt on COVID Relief Bill Unfortunately for those who are incapable of accepting the results of the Gallup poll , it isn ’ t really an outlier at all but is instead in line with other polls conducted over the same time frame .
According to the RealClearPolitics average of polls on coronavirus approval , Trump ’ s rating stands at 49 percent , with positive approval ratings from pollsters like ABC News/Ipsos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has gone all-in with its incessant attacks on Trump over the coronavirus , accusing him of the worst things , encouraging fear and panic among the American people and even fueling and perpetuating a massive sell-off on the stock market with dire predictions of mass deaths and infections and economic devastation .
Yet they have failed to even put a dent in the president ’ s approval .
Through it all , Trump has stood strong and done his job , taking decisive action when necessary , cutting regulations and red tape where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the private sector to fill in the gaps left by the federal government and encouraging the American people to bring out the best in themselves and others as we all weather this terrible infectious storm together — but separate — in our own homes .
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Since the beginning of the public health crisis surrounding the spread of the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump’s response to the global pandemic has been ruthlessly criticized and mocked by Democrats and the establishment media.
The president has been accused of initially downplaying the threat posed by the virus, of supposedly calling it a “hoax,” of being “racist” for pointing out the Chinese origin of the virus, of placing Americans in danger with lies and misinformation and, most recently, of seeking to secretly enrich himself and his friends with taxpayer funds via a supposed “slush fund” within the Senate’s economic stimulus package.
In the view of many of Trump’s supporters, the constant media attacks and overt politicization of the coronavirus crisis is merely the latest extension of failed efforts to “get Trump” — attempts such as “Russian collusion,” the Mueller investigation, the Ukraine scandal and impeachment.
It appears that the attempt to “get Trump” on his administration’s coronavirus response has been another failed effort as well, at least according to the latest poll from Gallup, which shows that Trump’s overall approval rating has increased in recent weeks, in large part due to how he has handled the public health crisis.
According to the poll, which was conducted between March 13-22 and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points, the president’s job approval rating had increased to 49 percent, up five points from earlier in the month.
That 49 percent approval tied his highest point in the Gallup poll, which he reached around the same time that he was acquitted in the Senate of the impeachment articles filed against him.
The increase in Trump’s approval rating didn’t even come from his Republican supporters, either, as that demographic gained only one point, increasing from 91 to 92 percent.
Instead, it appears that Trump’s increased approval came via independents and Democrats, with support among independents increasing by eight points, 35 percent to 43 percent, and by six points among Democrats, 7 percent to 13 percent.
Gallup suggested the surge in the president’s overall approval rating may be attributable to the administration’s coronavirus response efforts, which 60 percent of respondents approved of and only 38 percent disapproved of.
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That 22-point spread is landslide territory for his approval, politically speaking.
Trump’s coronavirus response was approved of by 94 percent of Republicans, 60 percent of independents and even 27 percent of Democrats.
Gallup further suggested that the increase in Trump’s approval seemed to coincide with the president’s mid-March address to the nation about the coronavirus pandemic, in which it was indisputable that he was taking the matter seriously, and was further bolstered by the daily briefings he’s held at the White House with his task force of experts.
To be sure, this news will undoubtedly baffle Trump-hating leftists who live in sequestered bubbles on social media and have bought all of the narratives put forward by the anti-Trump media, as evidenced by many of the outraged comments on a tweet about the poll results from a Wall Street Journal reporter.
Gallup: Trump’s approval back to 49%, up from 44% earlier this month and matching the highest rating of his presidency; 60% approve of his handling of coronavirus, 38% disapprove. https://t.co/fVBDVx5wqU — Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) March 24, 2020
You know what? You guys deserve him. I cant even begin to attempt to understand why his approval ratings are going UP in this period. — Kaladin Stormblessed (@fullm3t4l_raven) March 24, 2020
Who are they asking??? Magamorons? — Angela Saunders (@angelaakumal1) March 24, 2020
I’ve got a statistic. This makes ZERO sense. — Dave Doherty (@_dave_doherty) March 24, 2020
Unfortunately for those who are incapable of accepting the results of the Gallup poll, it isn’t really an outlier at all but is instead in line with other polls conducted over the same time frame.
According to the RealClearPolitics average of polls on coronavirus approval, Trump’s rating stands at 49 percent, with positive approval ratings from pollsters like ABC News/Ipsos, Emerson and Axios-Harris.
The media has gone all-in with its incessant attacks on Trump over the coronavirus, accusing him of the worst things, encouraging fear and panic among the American people and even fueling and perpetuating a massive sell-off on the stock market with dire predictions of mass deaths and infections and economic devastation.
Yet they have failed to even put a dent in the president’s approval.
Through it all, Trump has stood strong and done his job, taking decisive action when necessary, cutting regulations and red tape where possible, marshaling the power of capitalism and the private sector to fill in the gaps left by the federal government and encouraging the American people to bring out the best in themselves and others as we all weather this terrible infectious storm together — but separate — in our own homes.
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westernjournal--2020-03-25--Ocasio-Cortez Warns She’s ‘Open’ To Single-Handedly Delaying Coronavirus Bill ‘If Necessary’

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday she might be inclined to delay passage of a $ 2 trillion bipartisan coronavirus stimulus package .
Senate lawmakers from both parties and the White House struck a tentative deal early Wednesday to move forward on legislation to offer relief to American workers and businesses currently being affected by nationwide shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic .
“ At last , we have a deal .
After days of intense discussions , the Senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on a historic relief package for this pandemic , ” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ In effect , this is a wartime level of investment for our nation , ” McConnell added .
“ Struggling Americans are going to go to their mailboxes and find four-figure checks to help with their bills .
Why ?
Because the Senate stepped up.
” TRENDING : Lifelong Democrat Voter Says 'That Streak Will End in Nov. ' After Pelosi Stunt on COVID Relief Bill Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , meanwhile , said , “ Help is on the way , big help.
” If the deal is passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its way to President Donald Trump ’ s desk quickly , with CNN reporting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her caucus on Wednesday she would like for the House to adopt the measure by unanimous consent .
As The Hill noted , a bill can only be passed by unanimous consent if no lawmakers object .
But Ocasio-Cortez says she is currently deciding whether or not she might request a recorded , in-person vote on the relief package in the House .
The move would force House members who are not currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there to vote .
“ With the health risks of travel , there is no easy choice here , ” the freshman lawmaker from New York told CNN .
“ But essential workers are showing up and putting their health at risk every day , and if the final text of a bill is set up to hurt them , [ a recorded vote ] may be something we have to do , ” she added .
Ocasio-Cortez said she had not yet seen a final draft of the bill .
But “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a recorded vote “ if necessary , ” she said .
RELATED : McConnell Explains Why $ 2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill Is n't a 'Stimulus Package ' : 'It Is Emergency Relief' CNN reported that if Ocasio-Cortez decides to ask for a recorded vote , it could delay passage of the legislation by several days .
Pelosi said in a conference call with her Democratic colleagues she ’ s discussed with the House physician ’ s office any precautions that might need to be taken in the event of a recorded vote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN .
Axios White House reporter Alayna Treene reported Pelosi supports the bipartisan bill , but did complain it was not as far-reaching as a bill introduced by House Democrats on Monday .
“ This bipartisan legislation takes us a long way down the road in meeting the needs of the American people .
While the compromise does not go as far as our [ s ] … the bill has moved a great deal closer to America ’ s workers , ” Pelosi said .
Ocasio-Cortez was not the only lawmaker to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unanimous consent .
“ I know we ’ re in a very challenging time , ” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Wednesday .
“ I know we have members who are quarantined , members who are battling the virus , members in New York City who could not travel here without 14 days , but I don ’ t believe we should pass a $ 2 trillion package by unanimous consent.
” Later , Pelosi acknowledged to PBS that “ I don ’ t think we can get unanimous consent ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set to vote on the legislation at some point Wednesday evening , NBC reported .
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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday she might be inclined to delay passage of a $2 trillion bipartisan coronavirus stimulus package.
Senate lawmakers from both parties and the White House struck a tentative deal early Wednesday to move forward on legislation to offer relief to American workers and businesses currently being affected by nationwide shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“At last, we have a deal. After days of intense discussions, the Senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on a historic relief package for this pandemic,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday morning, NBC News reported.
“In effect, this is a wartime level of investment for our nation,” McConnell added.
“Struggling Americans are going to go to their mailboxes and find four-figure checks to help with their bills. Why? Because the Senate stepped up.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, meanwhile, said, “Help is on the way, big help.”
If the deal is passed by the Senate, it could make its way to President Donald Trump’s desk quickly, with CNN reporting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her caucus on Wednesday she would like for the House to adopt the measure by unanimous consent.
As The Hill noted, a bill can only be passed by unanimous consent if no lawmakers object.
But Ocasio-Cortez says she is currently deciding whether or not she might request a recorded, in-person vote on the relief package in the House.
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The move would force House members who are not currently in Washington, D.C., to travel there to vote.
“With the health risks of travel, there is no easy choice here,” the freshman lawmaker from New York told CNN.
“But essential workers are showing up and putting their health at risk every day, and if the final text of a bill is set up to hurt them, [a recorded vote] may be something we have to do,” she added.
Ocasio-Cortez said she had not yet seen a final draft of the bill.
But “I’m open” to forcing a recorded vote “if necessary,” she said.
CNN reported that if Ocasio-Cortez decides to ask for a recorded vote, it could delay passage of the legislation by several days.
Pelosi said in a conference call with her Democratic colleagues she’s discussed with the House physician’s office any precautions that might need to be taken in the event of a recorded vote, a source close to congressional negations told CNN.
Axios White House reporter Alayna Treene reported Pelosi supports the bipartisan bill, but did complain it was not as far-reaching as a bill introduced by House Democrats on Monday.
“This bipartisan legislation takes us a long way down the road in meeting the needs of the American people. While the compromise does not go as far as our[s] … the bill has moved a great deal closer to America’s workers,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi statement on the “Phase 3” stimulus deal: “This bipartisan legislation takes us a long way down the road in meeting the needs of the American people. While the compromise does not go as far as our[s] … the bill has moved a great deal closer to America’s workers” pic.twitter.com/BIWmQRWpi1 — Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) March 25, 2020
Ocasio-Cortez was not the only lawmaker to express concern about adopting the measure via unanimous consent.
“I know we’re in a very challenging time,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Wednesday.
“I know we have members who are quarantined, members who are battling the virus, members in New York City who could not travel here without 14 days, but I don’t believe we should pass a $2 trillion package by unanimous consent.”
Later, Pelosi acknowledged to PBS that “I don’t think we can get unanimous consent” on the bill.
While POTUS is briefing at WH, @SpeakerPelosi tells @JudyWoodruff on @NewsHour she’s “very pleased” w/ the “jiu-jitsu” Senate Dems worked on $2T relief bill in past days. ON A VOTE: “I don’t think we can get unanimous consent,” but doesn’t give timeline once Senate passes it. — Meredith Lee (@meredithllee) March 25, 2020
The Senate was set to vote on the legislation at some point Wednesday evening, NBC reported.
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westernjournal--2020-03-25--Hospital Staff Sings ‘Lean on Me’ and Prepares Masks for Nurses Fighting COVID-19 in Viral Video

The coronavirus has had an impact on jobs across the country .
Some workers are being laid off , some are able to work from home , and some still have to go into work every single day because their jobs are essential to the U.S. economy , and for the health of Americans .
Several of those essential positions belong to nurses , doctors and other health care professionals who are put on the first line of defense to fight this unfamiliar pandemic .
Members of Baptist Memorial Hospital ’ s operating room staff in Memphis , Tennessee , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are well-equipped daily with care packages that include N95 protective masks decorated with a handwritten Bible verse on the front .
A video was published to Facebook on Tuesday afternoon of OR staffers gathered to make the care packages and singing “ Lean On Me.
” “ As the going gets even tougher , Baptist Memphis OR staff weathers it like champs !
” the post says .
“ Each package has an encouraging Bible verse written on the front .
Love our Baptist family 💙 # BaptistMemphisrocks # stayhome # washyourhands.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Streak Will End in Nov. ' After Pelosi Stunt on COVID Relief Bill Ever since the coronavirus was discovered in the United States , there has been a shortage of N95 masks , which makes it difficult for health care providers to safely tend to patients .
President Donald Trump and several companies have vowed to Americans that an influx of masks will soon be available .
“ The Defense Production Act is in full force , but haven ’ t had to use it because no one has said NO !
Millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States , ” Trump tweeted on Tuesday .
A few days before Trump ’ s tweet , Hanes apparel brand published a memo to Twitter , informing the public that some of the company ’ s facilities will be working to create medical masks because there is such a shortage in the U.S. “ At Team Hanes , we are working to help by retrofitting some of our facilities to produce medical masks urgently needed in the U.S. to fight the spread of the virus , ” the memo states .
RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congregations Connected During Coronavirus And on Sunday , Facebook ’ s founder and CEO , Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company donated 720,000 masks to American healthcare workers .
Through the efforts of businesses like Hanes and Facebook , President Trump and hospitals like Baptist Memorial Hospital , the curve of the coronavirus will hopefully flatten .
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The coronavirus has had an impact on jobs across the country. Some workers are being laid off, some are able to work from home, and some still have to go into work every single day because their jobs are essential to the U.S. economy, and for the health of Americans.
Several of those essential positions belong to nurses, doctors and other health care professionals who are put on the first line of defense to fight this unfamiliar pandemic.
Members of Baptist Memorial Hospital’s operating room staff in Memphis, Tennessee, are making sure that their front-line colleagues are well-equipped daily with care packages that include N95 protective masks decorated with a handwritten Bible verse on the front.
A video was published to Facebook on Tuesday afternoon of OR staffers gathered to make the care packages and singing “Lean On Me.”
“As the going gets even tougher, Baptist Memphis OR staff weathers it like champs!” the post says. “Each package has an encouraging Bible verse written on the front. Love our Baptist family ? #BaptistMemphisrocks #stayhome #washyourhands.”
Watch the clip here:
Ever since the coronavirus was discovered in the United States, there has been a shortage of N95 masks, which makes it difficult for health care providers to safely tend to patients.
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President Donald Trump and several companies have vowed to Americans that an influx of masks will soon be available.
“The Defense Production Act is in full force, but haven’t had to use it because no one has said NO! Millions of masks coming as back up to States,” Trump tweeted on Tuesday.
The Defense Production Act is in full force, but haven’t had to use it because no one has said NO! Millions of masks coming as back up to States. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2020
A few days before Trump’s tweet, Hanes apparel brand published a memo to Twitter, informing the public that some of the company’s facilities will be working to create medical masks because there is such a shortage in the U.S.
“At Team Hanes, we are working to help by retrofitting some of our facilities to produce medical masks urgently needed in the U.S. to fight the spread of the virus,” the memo states.
And on Sunday, Facebook’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company donated 720,000 masks to American healthcare workers.
Through the efforts of businesses like Hanes and Facebook, President Trump and hospitals like Baptist Memorial Hospital, the curve of the coronavirus will hopefully flatten.
The Western Journal has reached out to Baptist Memorial Health Care for comment but has not yet received a response.
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westernjournal--2020-03-25--Interactive Map Based on Phone Data Shows Which States Are Actually Social Distancing

Millions of smartphone users are being tracked to see if they have been obeying social distancing protocol — and their localities are being graded for it .
According to The Washington Post , a location data company called Unacast launched a “ Social Distancing Scoreboard ” on Tuesday that analyzes GPS data from smartphones to determine how well users are following the recommendations of health officials by staying home , working remotely and avoiding unnecessary travel .
Each county in every state is given a letter grade based on the degree to which residents have reduced the distance they travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported coronavirus cases and mandates of each state in mind , the scoreboard rates how much residents traveled on a specific day compared to how much average travel there was in that area on that day of the week before the coronavirus hit the United States .
States and jurisdictions where residents have decreased their travel per day by over 40 percent , such as Washington , D.C , receive an A .
States that have decreased the distance they travel per day by less than 10 percent receive an F. So far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a failing grade .
TRENDING : Lifelong Democrat Voter Says 'That Streak Will End in Nov. ' After Pelosi Stunt on COVID Relief Bill In addition to Washington , Alaska , Nevada , New Jersey and Rhode Island were in the top five jurisdictions with the biggest reduction in travel and A grades .
In addition to Wyoming , the five worst states for changes in travel patterns were Oregon ( graded C ) , New Mexico ( C ) , Idaho ( D ) , and Montana ( D ) .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awarded a B for a 40 percent decrease in average distance traveled overall .
These systems , which have not been reviewed by health authorities , can not pick up the distance between smartphone users to determine whether people are staying six feet apart .
However , as Unacast CEO Thomas Walle wrote in a blog post on the company ’ s website , the company is looking to add changes and layers to its scoring process by considering the number of encounters in a given area and any changes in the locations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this data through trackers in apps that millions of Americans have downloaded on their phones , which the company usually interprets for travel and tourism companies , real estate companies , retailers and marketers , according to The Washington Post .
But Unacast hasn ’ t been the only company tracking and sharing what we do for coronavirus-related purposes , The Post reported .
Researchers from companies called LogoGrab and Ghost Data collaborated on Monday used location data and visual analysis tools on 504,592 public Instagram stories to find out where Instagram users @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perhaps even more concerning , the federal government has also expressed interest in this kind of surveillance .
RELATED : Ocasio-Cortez Warns She 's 'Open ' To Single-Handedly Delaying Coronavirus Bill 'If Necessary' On March 17 , The Washington Post reported that the U.S. government was communicating with Facebook , Google and other Big Tech companies about using anonymous , aggregated location data to monitor if smartphone users are following social distance protocol .
However , there is no evidence that the government is using location data to track patients or enforce stay-at-home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to The Post .
Nevertheless , Walle told The Post he hopes the coronavirus map systems will help measure whether stay-at-home orders are effective overall .
“ We can start to see and learn what states are getting this right , ” he said .
“ Over weeks now , we can identify what are the states and counties that are putting measures in place , and see if the number of cases stabilizes or drops.
” Walle told The Post the company is following general data protection regulations and California Consumer Privacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person , household or device will be identified .
He said all of the apps that Unacast collects location data from must notify the users , though he declined to list any specific apps that do so .
But such disclosures , especially those that state your location data is being sold to firms , are not commonly read .
But don ’ t worry — there are ways that experts suggest you can prevent apps from tracking you .
The Washington Post tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler has written numerous articles with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ privacy settings and turn off location access on your apps .
While social distancing is a vitally important tool for keeping yourself and America safe , there are ways that you can keep from being watched and graded for doing so by corporate and even federal eyes .
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Millions of smartphone users are being tracked to see if they have been obeying social distancing protocol — and their localities are being graded for it.
According to The Washington Post, a location data company called Unacast launched a “Social Distancing Scoreboard” on Tuesday that analyzes GPS data from smartphones to determine how well users are following the recommendations of health officials by staying home, working remotely and avoiding unnecessary travel.
Each county in every state is given a letter grade based on the degree to which residents have reduced the distance they travel every day.
Keeping the number of reported coronavirus cases and mandates of each state in mind, the scoreboard rates how much residents traveled on a specific day compared to how much average travel there was in that area on that day of the week before the coronavirus hit the United States.
States and jurisdictions where residents have decreased their travel per day by over 40 percent, such as Washington, D.C, receive an A. States that have decreased the distance they travel per day by less than 10 percent receive an F. So far, Wyoming is the only state with a failing grade.
In addition to Washington, Alaska, Nevada, New Jersey and Rhode Island were in the top five jurisdictions with the biggest reduction in travel and A grades. In addition to Wyoming, the five worst states for changes in travel patterns were Oregon (graded C), New Mexico (C), Idaho (D), and Montana (D).
The United States as a whole has been awarded a B for a 40 percent decrease in average distance traveled overall.
These systems, which have not been reviewed by health authorities, cannot pick up the distance between smartphone users to determine whether people are staying six feet apart.
However, as Unacast CEO Thomas Walle wrote in a blog post on the company’s website, the company is looking to add changes and layers to its scoring process by considering the number of encounters in a given area and any changes in the locations visited.
With COVID-19 disrupting daily life around the world our data scientists wanted to provide greater visibility on the social distancing efforts in place across the US. In response, we are launching our Social Distancing Scoreboard: https://t.co/ATfIxTZwhm #locationdata #geospatial pic.twitter.com/ezHyadauJ5 — Unacast (@Unacast) March 24, 2020
Unacast is able to acquire this data through trackers in apps that millions of Americans have downloaded on their phones, which the company usually interprets for travel and tourism companies, real estate companies, retailers and marketers, according to The Washington Post.
But Unacast hasn’t been the only company tracking and sharing what we do for coronavirus-related purposes, The Post reported. Researchers from companies called LogoGrab and Ghost Data collaborated on Monday used location data and visual analysis tools on 504,592 public Instagram stories to find out where Instagram users in Italy were flouting quarantine orders.
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Perhaps even more concerning, the federal government has also expressed interest in this kind of surveillance.
On March 17, The Washington Post reported that the U.S. government was communicating with Facebook, Google and other Big Tech companies about using anonymous, aggregated location data to monitor if smartphone users are following social distance protocol.
However, there is no evidence that the government is using location data to track patients or enforce stay-at-home orders as South Korea did, according to The Post.
Nevertheless, Walle told The Post he hopes the coronavirus map systems will help measure whether stay-at-home orders are effective overall.
“We can start to see and learn what states are getting this right,” he said. “Over weeks now, we can identify what are the states and counties that are putting measures in place, and see if the number of cases stabilizes or drops.”
Walle told The Post the company is following general data protection regulations and California Consumer Privacy Act guidelines, and that no individual person, household or device will be identified.
He said all of the apps that Unacast collects location data from must notify the users, though he declined to list any specific apps that do so. But such disclosures, especially those that state your location data is being sold to firms, are not commonly read.
But don’t worry — there are ways that experts suggest you can prevent apps from tracking you. The Washington Post tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler has written numerous articles with tutorials of how you can change your privacy settings and turn off location access on your apps.
While social distancing is a vitally important tool for keeping yourself and America safe, there are ways that you can keep from being watched and graded for doing so by corporate and even federal eyes.
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westernjournal--2020-03-25--McConnell Explains Why $2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill Isn’t a ‘Stimulus Package’: ‘It Is Emergency Rel

McConnell Explains Why $2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill Isn’t a ‘Stimulus Package’: ‘It Is Emergency Relief’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell argued Wednesday that the newly agreed-upon third phase of coronavirus pandemic relief legislation is not a “ stimulus package.
” The potentially historic $ 2 trillion emergency aid package was not meant to stimulate a post-collapse United States economy , McConnell explained from the Senate floor .
With unemployment at a 50-year low and trade breakthroughs recently made with China , Canada and Mexico , the economy had no need of stimulation prior to the viral outbreak .
Wednesday ’ s newly crafted legislation was meant purely to hold American businesses and families over in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in unprecedented fashion amidst a global health emergency , he said .
“ This is not even a stimulus package , ” McConnell said .
TRENDING : Lifelong Democrat Voter Says 'That Streak Will End in Nov. ' After Pelosi Stunt on COVID Relief Bill “ It is emergency relief .
Emergency relief , that ’ s what this is.
” “ No economic policy could fully end the hardship so long as the public health requires that we put so much of our nation ’ s commerce on ice , ” McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ table would “ help the people of this country weather this storm , ” he said .
This is not the first time McConnell and his Senate colleagues have brushed away claims the “ phase three ” relief effort is a “ stimulus , ” according to The Hill .
“ Nothing I ’ ve laid out so far will represent a typical economic stimulus in the way we think of that term , ” McConnell said amid discussions surrounding a previous version of the bill .
“ Nobody — nobody — expects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market or GDP growth will bounce right back to where they were a few weeks ago.
” GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana has taken a similar tone , referring to the bill simply as a “ rescue ” effort .
RELATED : Ocasio-Cortez Warns She 's 'Open ' To Single-Handedly Delaying Coronavirus Bill 'If Necessary' “ First they called it a stimulus , then they called it a recovery package .
I think this should be called a rescue package , ” Daines said , suggesting its provisions would serve to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs , the small business owners.
” Final details of the new “ phase three ” relief package had been hashed out between White House representatives and a team of bipartisan legislators into the wee hours of Wednesday morning , following Democratic blockage of a previous version drafted by Republicans .
According to CNN , those details — not yet officially revealed to the American public — include the provision of $ 850 billion for small business and distressed company loans , $ 250 billion for unemployment benefits and another $ 250 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals and families suggested in recent weeks by the Trump administration .
Senate leaders expected the new deal to pass sometime Wednesday , so long as procedural efforts go off without a hitch .
Four prominent Republican senators , however , have already threatened to oppose fast-tracking the bill , warning specific unemployment-related language within the sizable package would allow unemployed individuals collect more money from the government than from their jobs , thus incentivizing layoffs .
Formerly at the helm of prior relief legislation negotiations with Trump administration Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi has also expressed some concerns regarding the package , but is reportedly “ optimistic , ” according to NBC News .
The speaker hoped for the House to pass the Senate package by unanimous consent , CNN reported , though she later acknowledged that likely wasn ’ t feasible .
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell argued Wednesday that the newly agreed-upon third phase of coronavirus pandemic relief legislation is not a “stimulus package.”
The potentially historic $2 trillion emergency aid package was not meant to stimulate a post-collapse United States economy, McConnell explained from the Senate floor.
With unemployment at a 50-year low and trade breakthroughs recently made with China, Canada and Mexico, the economy had no need of stimulation prior to the viral outbreak.
Wednesday’s newly crafted legislation was meant purely to hold American businesses and families over in an economy placed “on ice” in unprecedented fashion amidst a global health emergency, he said.
“This is not even a stimulus package,” McConnell said.
“It is emergency relief. Emergency relief, that’s what this is.”
McConnell: No economic policy could fully end the hardship so long as the public health requires that we put so much of our nation’s commerce on ice. This is not even a stimulus package. It is emergency relief. — Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 25, 2020
“No economic policy could fully end the hardship so long as the public health requires that we put so much of our nation’s commerce on ice,” McConnell added.
But the legislation on the table would “help the people of this country weather this storm,” he said.
This is not the first time McConnell and his Senate colleagues have brushed away claims the “phase three” relief effort is a “stimulus,” according to The Hill.
“Nothing I’ve laid out so far will represent a typical economic stimulus in the way we think of that term,” McConnell said amid discussions surrounding a previous version of the bill.
“Nobody — nobody — expects that employment figures, or the stock market or GDP growth will bounce right back to where they were a few weeks ago.”
GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana has taken a similar tone, referring to the bill simply as a “rescue” effort.
“First they called it a stimulus, then they called it a recovery package. I think this should be called a rescue package,” Daines said, suggesting its provisions would serve to “rescue this economy, to rescue these jobs, the small business owners.”
Final details of the new “phase three” relief package had been hashed out between White House representatives and a team of bipartisan legislators into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, following Democratic blockage of a previous version drafted by Republicans.
According to CNN, those details — not yet officially revealed to the American public — include the provision of $850 billion for small business and distressed company loans, $250 billion for unemployment benefits and another $250 billion for the direct cash payments to American individuals and families suggested in recent weeks by the Trump administration.
Senate leaders expected the new deal to pass sometime Wednesday, so long as procedural efforts go off without a hitch.
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Four prominent Republican senators, however, have already threatened to oppose fast-tracking the bill, warning specific unemployment-related language within the sizable package would allow unemployed individuals collect more money from the government than from their jobs, thus incentivizing layoffs.
Formerly at the helm of prior relief legislation negotiations with Trump administration Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has also expressed some concerns regarding the package, but is reportedly “optimistic,” according to NBC News.
The speaker hoped for the House to pass the Senate package by unanimous consent, CNN reported, though she later acknowledged that likely wasn’t feasible.
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westernjournal--2020-03-25--James Woods Banned from Twitter After Being Retweeted by Trump

Twitter has banned actor James Woods once again , and questions arise as to whether this is another example of the shameless double standard against conservatives on the platform .
Woods is becoming something of a political commentator as he fearlessly shares his conservative point of view on Twitter , which draws the insane ire of the left .
Moreover , he is also a favorite of President Donald Trump , who has retweeted many of his posts , including two on Monday .
This admiration from Trump no doubt makes Woods a lightning rod for the deranged mainstream media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter .
Woods apparently was locked out of his account for sharing a photo of former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum in a very compromising position .
A March 13 story in the Miami Herald reported that the Democrat , who narrowly lost to Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018 , was discovered in a Miami Beach , Florida , hotel room , inebriated and vomiting , when paramedics arrived to attend to 30-year-old male escort Travis Dyson , who was in cardiac arrest .
The pair were with a third man , Aldo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and despite the presence of drug paraphernalia in the hotel room , no arrests have been made .
This incident was important because it involved Gillum , who was only 32,463 votes away from being Florida ’ s governor .
He is also a CNN political commentator , making him a prominent public figure .
“ Just remember , this could have been Florida ’ s governor in the midst of the # WuhanCoronavirus pandemic .
Make sure you vote # Republican in November like your life depends on it , because it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote in his tweet , which included an image of Gillum nude ( with his private parts blurred ) and passed out .
Since he is locked out of his account , Woods ’ girlfriend , Sara Miller , went on Twitter to share his musings on the ban .
“ So @ RealJamesWoods has been locked out of his account again for sharing ‘ intimate media ’ of a drunk , naked , puking politician , ” she wrote .
“ His response : ‘ Twitter is , of course , protecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know how vile these Democrat scum truly are.
’ # FreeJamesWoods.
” This is plausible because leftists are notoriously thin-skinned and shun scrutiny of even the most repugnant behavior of one of their own .
Of course , this is just speculation as there are plenty of other examples of Woods ’ tweets that ruffle leftists ’ feathers ( pun intended — wait for it ) : RELATED : Twitter Bans James Woods but Leaves Actor Michael Rapaport Alone Despite Dehumanizing Melania Tweet The clip he shared shows a woman pluck a baby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole , an apparent reference to the “ wet markets ” in Wuhan , China , that sell live vermin of all sorts for human consumption and are suspected to be the source of the coronavirus outbreak .
Despite all of the other vile and inappropriate content filtering through Twitter daily , it seems that only conservatives are held to account for slight infractions .
Twitter allows users who encourage the murder of white men to continue to access the platform , but silences many of those who champion the conservative viewpoint .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 by Quillette found that conservatives were four times more likely to be censored by Twitter .
While the resolution of the matter has yet to occur , the president ’ s eldest son , Donald Trump Jr. , defended Woods , reiterating his assertion about the reason for the ban .
“ Of course @ twitter is up to their usual nonsense silencing voices that are effective at destroying their narrative .
His crime… reposting a pic that was already all over twitter and in mainstream publications !
” Silencing voices like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among leftists who can ’ t seem to let their leaders or even their ideas ever stand up to scrutiny .
Mixed with a little Trump Derangement Syndrome , Woods ’ Twitter account didn ’ t stand a chance .
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UPDATE, Mar. 26, 2020: James Woods’ Twitter account has been fully restored. By his own account, his suspension ended “after 24 hours.”
Twitter has banned actor James Woods once again, and questions arise as to whether this is another example of the shameless double standard against conservatives on the platform.
Woods is becoming something of a political commentator as he fearlessly shares his conservative point of view on Twitter, which draws the insane ire of the left.
Moreover, he is also a favorite of President Donald Trump, who has retweeted many of his posts, including two on Monday. This admiration from Trump no doubt makes Woods a lightning rod for the deranged mainstream media and possibly contributed to his trouble with Twitter.
Woods apparently was locked out of his account for sharing a photo of former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum in a very compromising position.
A March 13 story in the Miami Herald reported that the Democrat, who narrowly lost to Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018, was discovered in a Miami Beach, Florida, hotel room, inebriated and vomiting, when paramedics arrived to attend to 30-year-old male escort Travis Dyson, who was in cardiac arrest.
The pair were with a third man, Aldo Mejias, when the incident occurred, and despite the presence of drug paraphernalia in the hotel room, no arrests have been made.
This incident was important because it involved Gillum, who was only 32,463 votes away from being Florida’s governor. He is also a CNN political commentator, making him a prominent public figure.
“Just remember, this could have been Florida’s governor in the midst of the #WuhanCoronavirus pandemic. Make sure you vote #Republican in November like your life depends on it, because it does. #Trump2020Landslide,” Woods wrote in his tweet, which included an image of Gillum nude (with his private parts blurred) and passed out.
Since he is locked out of his account, Woods’ girlfriend, Sara Miller, went on Twitter to share his musings on the ban.
“So @RealJamesWoods has been locked out of his account again for sharing ‘intimate media’ of a drunk, naked, puking politician,” she wrote. “His response: ‘Twitter is, of course, protecting Andrew Gillum because no one should ever know how vile these Democrat scum truly are.’ #FreeJamesWoods.”
So @RealJamesWoods has been locked out of his account again for sharing “intimate media” of a drunk, naked, puking politician. His response: “Twitter is, of course, protecting Andrew Gillum because no one should ever know how vile these Democrat scum truly are.” #FreeJamesWoods pic.twitter.com/8hT0HQsX7m — Sara Miller (@Millerita) March 24, 2020
This is plausible because leftists are notoriously thin-skinned and shun scrutiny of even the most repugnant behavior of one of their own.
Of course, this is just speculation as there are plenty of other examples of Woods’ tweets that ruffle leftists’ feathers (pun intended — wait for it):
In case you wonder why we are where we are… #WuhanCoronaVirus pic.twitter.com/o5NedNv3jy — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) March 21, 2020
The clip he shared shows a woman pluck a baby bird from its nest and eat it whole, an apparent reference to the “wet markets” in Wuhan, China, that sell live vermin of all sorts for human consumption and are suspected to be the source of the coronavirus outbreak.
Despite all of the other vile and inappropriate content filtering through Twitter daily, it seems that only conservatives are held to account for slight infractions.
Do you think Twitter has a double standard against conservatives? Yes No
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Twitter allows users who encourage the murder of white men to continue to access the platform, but silences many of those who champion the conservative viewpoint. Furthermore, an informal study in February 2019 by Quillette found that conservatives were four times more likely to be censored by Twitter.
While the resolution of the matter has yet to occur, the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., defended Woods, reiterating his assertion about the reason for the ban.
“Of course @twitter is up to their usual nonsense silencing voices that are effective at destroying their narrative. His crime… reposting a pic that was already all over twitter and in mainstream publications!”
Of course @twitter is up to their usual nonsense silencing voices that are effective at destroying their narrative. His crime… reposting a pic that was already all over twitter and in mainstream publications! #FreeJamesWoods https://t.co/8HWRPbpU6x — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 25, 2020
Silencing voices like James Woods is par for the course among leftists who can’t seem to let their leaders or even their ideas ever stand up to scrutiny. Mixed with a little Trump Derangement Syndrome, Woods’ Twitter account didn’t stand a chance.
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westernjournal--2020-03-25--Police Officer Sits Down, Shares Lunch with Homeless Woman by Stop Sign

Seeing panhandlers on the side of the road is a staple in many communities .
It can be easy to gloss over the weary faces and requests and simply go on with your day without a second thought .
But sometimes , someone just tugs at you .
Officer Michael Rivers with the Goldsboro Police Department in North Carolina experienced that earlier this month when he drove by a homeless woman .
At first he did what many would have done — said “ hey ” as he passed by , and then continued on .
But the words on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , and he had to go back .
“ Homeless , ” her shirt read .
“ The fastest way of becoming a nobody.
” Refusing to let her remain a nobody , Rivers decided to treat her like a human being .
“ God put it on my heart to get her lunch , ” he told CNN .
“ So I turned around and I asked her , ‘ Hey , did you eat today ?
’ And she said , ‘ No . '
” A short while later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer approached the woman — whose name , he discovered , was Michelle — and the two sat and talked for around 45 minutes .
He learned that she had two children , one of which was very sick and currently in foster care .
The officer ’ s kindness would have been kept quiet , just one more kind action escaping the public eye , but a woman passing by noticed and had to take a picture .
“ Cassie was out on her lunch break and observed Goldsboro ’ s Finest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” a man named Chris Barnes shared on March 11 .
“ Law enforcement does so much for our community , with a lot of it going unnoticed .
We see you Goldsboro P.D .
Keep up the good work.
” “ Looks like Officer Rivers found a great way to spend his lunch break !
” the Goldsboro Police Department wrote on their share of the image .
“ Thank you for sharing this post with us.
” One woman commented on the police department ‘ s post , saying she , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the two .
“ I saw them eating together , ” she wrote .
“ And he didn ’ t just sit there for a couple minutes , he sat there and SPOKE to her for at least 20 .
Treated her like a human and not someone to ignore .
Officer Rivers restored my faith in humanity yesterday.
” RELATED : California First Responders Surprise 9-Year-Old Boy After Birthday Party Canceled Due to COVID-19 Even a woman claiming to be Michelle herself commented on the post to express her gratitude .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ day I have experienced since I became homeless , ” the woman commented .
“ Officer Rivers is one ( of many ) law enforcement officer who is a true blessing to the community that has the privilege to have him on their team .
March 11 , 2020 : the day I was ‘ Touched by an Angel . '
” “ The circumstances around our job are often an unpleasant call to service , but this picture just shows we ’ re human like anyone else and any chance we get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we take that chance , ” Police Chief Michael West told CNN .
“ I ’ m very fortunate to have Officer Rivers in our department.
” Though the meeting has warmed many hearts , for Rivers it ’ s business as usual .
“ I come to work and my method is , ‘ Who can I bless today ?
Who can I make smile ? '
” Rivers explained .
“ I ’ m not the one that wants to take somebody ’ s father or mother away and put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Seeing panhandlers on the side of the road is a staple in many communities.
It can be easy to gloss over the weary faces and requests and simply go on with your day without a second thought.
But sometimes, someone just tugs at you. Officer Michael Rivers with the Goldsboro Police Department in North Carolina experienced that earlier this month when he drove by a homeless woman.
At first he did what many would have done — said “hey” as he passed by, and then continued on. But the words on the woman’s shirt pulled at him, and he had to go back.
“Homeless,” her shirt read. “The fastest way of becoming a nobody.”
Refusing to let her remain a nobody, Rivers decided to treat her like a human being.
“God put it on my heart to get her lunch,” he told CNN. “So I turned around and I asked her, ‘Hey, did you eat today?’ And she said, ‘No.'”
A short while later, pizza in hand, the young officer approached the woman — whose name, he discovered, was Michelle — and the two sat and talked for around 45 minutes. He learned that she had two children, one of which was very sick and currently in foster care.
The officer’s kindness would have been kept quiet, just one more kind action escaping the public eye, but a woman passing by noticed and had to take a picture.
“Cassie was out on her lunch break and observed Goldsboro’s Finest enjoying lunch with a homeless person,” a man named Chris Barnes shared on March 11. “Law enforcement does so much for our community, with a lot of it going unnoticed. We see you Goldsboro P.D. Keep up the good work.”
“Looks like Officer Rivers found a great way to spend his lunch break!” the Goldsboro Police Department wrote on their share of the image. “Thank you for sharing this post with us.”
One woman commented on the police department‘s post, saying she, too, had spotted the lovely interaction between the two.
“I saw them eating together,” she wrote. “And he didn’t just sit there for a couple minutes, he sat there and SPOKE to her for at least 20. Treated her like a human and not someone to ignore. Officer Rivers restored my faith in humanity yesterday.”
Even a woman claiming to be Michelle herself commented on the post to express her gratitude.
“This was by far the best day I have experienced since I became homeless,” the woman commented. “Officer Rivers is one (of many) law enforcement officer who is a true blessing to the community that has the privilege to have him on their team. March 11, 2020: the day I was ‘Touched by an Angel.'”
“The circumstances around our job are often an unpleasant call to service, but this picture just shows we’re human like anyone else and any chance we get to serve the community and help people, we take that chance,” Police Chief Michael West told CNN.
“I’m very fortunate to have Officer Rivers in our department.”
Though the meeting has warmed many hearts, for Rivers it’s business as usual.
“I come to work and my method is, ‘Who can I bless today? Who can I make smile?'” Rivers explained. “I’m not the one that wants to take somebody’s father or mother away and put them in jail.”
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