westernjournal--2020-03-02--Stock Market Jumps Higher at Opening After Days of Losses

Stocks rose sharply on Wall Street Monday , clawing back a small part of the losses they took in a seven-day rout brought on by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will stunt the global economy .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 700 points , while the benchmark S & P 500 climbed 2.7 percent , placing in on track for its best day since January 2019 .
The S & P 500 is coming off a weekly loss of 11.5 percent , its worst since October 2008 during the global financial crisis .
Despite the pickup in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signal worries among investors , who continued to favor low-risk assets .
Bond prices climbed , pushing yields to more record lows .
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.09 percent from 1.12 percent late Friday .
That yield is a benchmark for home mortgages and many other kinds of loans .
TRENDING : Schiff Committee 's Leaks on Russian Interference Could Have Been Completely False “ We just got to an extremely oversold situation on Friday , ” said Sam Stovall , chief investment strategist at CFRA .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a result , set ourselves up for at least a near-term , reflex rally.
” The Dow climbed 760 points , or 2.9 percent , to 26,170 as of noon Eastern time .
The S & P 500 index rose 2.7 percent and the Nasdaq gained 2.8 percent .
European benchmarks were mostly higher .
The price of U.S. crude oil was up 5.2 percent .
Last week ’ s rout knocked every major index into what market watchers call a “ correction , ” or a fall of 10 percent or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have said for months that stocks were overpriced and long overdue for another pullback .
The last time the market had a drop of that size was in late 2018 , when the trade war with China was escalating and investors were worried about rising interest rates .
Global financial markets have been rattled by the virus outbreak that began in central China and has been shutting down industrial centers , emptying shops and severely crimping travel all over the world .
More companies are warning investors that their finances will take a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sales .
Two new surveys showed a sharp drop in Chinese manufacturing in February as anti-virus controls shut down the world ’ s second-largest economy , but companies are confident activity will revive following government stimulus efforts .
Big technology companies like Apple are still among the most vulnerable due to disruptions in supply chains and business closures in China , but the sector led the way higher Monday .
Apple climbed 6.1 % and Microsoft rose 3.1 percent .
Shoppers stocking up on everyday goods as fear over the coronavirus ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ household goods companies .
Costco jumped 8.9 percent .
Walmart rose 6.5 percent .
Procter & Gamble gained 3.2 percent .
Stocks in travel-related companies have been among the hardest-hit as the outbreak has led to canceled flights and disrupted vacation plans .
Cruise operators continued to pile up losses Monday .
Royal Caribbean Cruises fell 2.4 percent , Norwegian Cruise Line dropped 6.8 percent and Carnival fell 4.1 percent .
American Airlines was down 4.5 percent and Delta Air Lines fell 1.4 percent .
Governments are taking increasingly drastic measures as they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major central banks have sent signals that they ’ re ready to help cushion the economic fallout from the outbreak .
Stimulus hopes helped shore up markets in Asia Monday .
European markets had some bumps following a downbeat economic growth forecast before turning higher .
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned that the global economy could shrink in the first quarter of this year as a result of the outbreak .
It expects the global economy to grow by 2.4 percent this year , half a percentage point less than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned growth could be as low as 1.5 percent if the virus lasts long and spreads widely .
The OECD ’ s bleak assessment sidelined budding hopes in the markets that the world ’ s central banks , particularly the U.S. Federal Reserve , could be stung into action and cut interest rates or provide financial liquidity .
On Friday , Fed chairman Jay Powell said the central bank stood ready to help the economy if needed .
Investors increasingly expect the Fed to cut rates at its next policy meeting in mid-March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of looser policy weighed on the dollar .
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda likewise issued a statement Monday , after an early plunge in share prices , saying the central bank “ will closely monitor future developments , and will strive to provide ample liquidity and ensure stability in financial markets through appropriate market operations and asset purchases.
” Given that the main economic impact so far of the virus outbreak is on the supply side of economies rather than on the demand side , questions are being asked as to whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact .
“ For all the talk of lower rates the one thing a rate cut can ’ t do is get people back to work and supply chains back running again , ” said Michael Hewson , chief market analyst at CMC Markets .
Stimulus hopes nevertheless helped shore up markets in Asia earlier .
The Nikkei 225 index closed 1 percent higher , while the Shanghai Composite index rose 3.2 percent .
The benchmark for the smaller exchange , in Shenzhen , jumped 3.8 percent , while South Korea ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seng in Hong Kong climbed 0.6 percent .
The economic fallout of the outbreak is becoming increasingly evident in China , which has seen most of the 90,000 or so virus cases worldwide .
The latest data showed China ’ s manufacturing plunged in February as anti-virus controls shut down much of the economy .
In the United States , authorities have counted at least 80 cases of the virus , two fatal , and concern was driving some to wipe store shelves clean of bottled water , hand sanitizer and other necessities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health problems who were hospitalized in Washington state .
Oil prices have also slumped as traders price in the prospect of lower demand as a result of the virus outbreak .
Last week , oil prices tanked by around 15 percent .
On Monday , benchmark U.S. crude was up $ 1.89 to $ 46.65 per barrel .
Brent , the international standard , rose $ 1.88 to $ 51.55 .
In other trading , gold , another safe haven for investors , jumped $ 26.20 to $ 1,592.90 per ounce , silver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ounce .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .
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Stocks rose sharply on Wall Street Monday, clawing back a small part of the losses they took in a seven-day rout brought on by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will stunt the global economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 700 points, while the benchmark S&P 500 climbed 2.7 percent, placing in on track for its best day since January 2019. The S&P 500 is coming off a weekly loss of 11.5 percent, its worst since October 2008 during the global financial crisis.
Despite the pickup in stocks, the bond market continued to signal worries among investors, who continued to favor low-risk assets.
Bond prices climbed, pushing yields to more record lows. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.09 percent from 1.12 percent late Friday. That yield is a benchmark for home mortgages and many other kinds of loans.
Gold, another traditional safe-haven asset, rose 1.8 percent.
“We just got to an extremely oversold situation on Friday,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. “Investors basically overdid the carnage and, as a result, set ourselves up for at least a near-term, reflex rally.”
The Dow climbed 760 points, or 2.9 percent, to 26,170 as of noon Eastern time. The S&P 500 index rose 2.7 percent and the Nasdaq gained 2.8 percent.
European benchmarks were mostly higher. The price of U.S. crude oil was up 5.2 percent.
Last week’s rout knocked every major index into what market watchers call a “correction,” or a fall of 10 percent or more from a peak. Market watchers have said for months that stocks were overpriced and long overdue for another pullback. The last time the market had a drop of that size was in late 2018, when the trade war with China was escalating and investors were worried about rising interest rates.
Global financial markets have been rattled by the virus outbreak that began in central China and has been shutting down industrial centers, emptying shops and severely crimping travel all over the world. More companies are warning investors that their finances will take a hit because of disruptions to supply chains and sales.
Two new surveys showed a sharp drop in Chinese manufacturing in February as anti-virus controls shut down the world’s second-largest economy, but companies are confident activity will revive following government stimulus efforts.
Big technology companies like Apple are still among the most vulnerable due to disruptions in supply chains and business closures in China, but the sector led the way higher Monday. Apple climbed 6.1% and Microsoft rose 3.1 percent.
Shoppers stocking up on everyday goods as fear over the coronavirus’ spread hits consumers helped lift shares in household goods companies. Costco jumped 8.9 percent. Walmart rose 6.5 percent. Procter & Gamble gained 3.2 percent.
Stocks in travel-related companies have been among the hardest-hit as the outbreak has led to canceled flights and disrupted vacation plans. Cruise operators continued to pile up losses Monday. Royal Caribbean Cruises fell 2.4 percent, Norwegian Cruise Line dropped 6.8 percent and Carnival fell 4.1 percent.
American Airlines was down 4.5 percent and Delta Air Lines fell 1.4 percent.
Governments are taking increasingly drastic measures as they scramble to contain the virus, and major central banks have sent signals that they’re ready to help cushion the economic fallout from the outbreak.
Stimulus hopes helped shore up markets in Asia Monday. European markets had some bumps following a downbeat economic growth forecast before turning higher.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned that the global economy could shrink in the first quarter of this year as a result of the outbreak. It expects the global economy to grow by 2.4 percent this year, half a percentage point less than it previously thought. The OECD also warned growth could be as low as 1.5 percent if the virus lasts long and spreads widely.
The OECD’s bleak assessment sidelined budding hopes in the markets that the world’s central banks, particularly the U.S. Federal Reserve, could be stung into action and cut interest rates or provide financial liquidity.
On Friday, Fed chairman Jay Powell said the central bank stood ready to help the economy if needed. Investors increasingly expect the Fed to cut rates at its next policy meeting in mid-March, possibly even before. His hint of looser policy weighed on the dollar.
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda likewise issued a statement Monday, after an early plunge in share prices, saying the central bank “will closely monitor future developments, and will strive to provide ample liquidity and ensure stability in financial markets through appropriate market operations and asset purchases.”
Given that the main economic impact so far of the virus outbreak is on the supply side of economies rather than on the demand side, questions are being asked as to whether looser monetary policy will have any meaningful impact.
“For all the talk of lower rates the one thing a rate cut can’t do is get people back to work and supply chains back running again,” said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets.
Stimulus hopes nevertheless helped shore up markets in Asia earlier. The Nikkei 225 index closed 1 percent higher, while the Shanghai Composite index rose 3.2 percent. The benchmark for the smaller exchange, in Shenzhen, jumped 3.8 percent, while South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.8 percent. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong climbed 0.6 percent.
The economic fallout of the outbreak is becoming increasingly evident in China, which has seen most of the 90,000 or so virus cases worldwide. The latest data showed China’s manufacturing plunged in February as anti-virus controls shut down much of the economy.
In the United States, authorities have counted at least 80 cases of the virus, two fatal, and concern was driving some to wipe store shelves clean of bottled water, hand sanitizer and other necessities. Both deaths were men with existing health problems who were hospitalized in Washington state.
Oil prices have also slumped as traders price in the prospect of lower demand as a result of the virus outbreak. Last week, oil prices tanked by around 15 percent. On Monday, benchmark U.S. crude was up $1.89 to $46.65 per barrel. Brent, the international standard, rose $1.88 to $51.55.
In other trading, gold, another safe haven for investors, jumped $26.20 to $1,592.90 per ounce, silver rose 1.7 percent to $16.74 per ounce.
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westernjournal--2020-03-02--World-Famous Museum Closes Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Fears of infection from the coronavirus led workers of the famed Louvre in Paris to refuse to go to work Sunday , forcing the closure of the museum .
On Saturday , the French government banned indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 people , according to the BBC .
The edict was passed as a tactic to limit the spread of the virus .
On Sunday , the union representing Louvre workers held a meeting .
The Louvre welcomes millions of foreign visitors annually .
“ The meeting was arranged to discuss the concerns of staff , ” union official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ museum ’ s management could not persuade employees to go to work .
TRENDING : Schiff Committee 's Leaks on Russian Interference Could Have Been Completely False “ The Louvre is a confined space which welcomes more than 5,000 people a day , ” Galani said .
“ There is real concern on the part of staff.
” “ We are very worried because we have visitors from everywhere , ” Andre Sacristin , a Louvre employee and union representative , said , according to The Associated Press .
“ The risk is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said .
Sacristin said that although no infections have been reported among Louvre staff , given the vast numbers of people from all over the world who come to the museum , “ it ’ s only a question of time.
” Workers asked for masks but were only given an alcohol-based solution with which to clean their hands , he said .
“ That didn ’ t please us at all , ” he said .
Sacristin said the ban on large gatherings triggered new fears among employees , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy who were at the Louvre to take back works by Leonardo da Vinci that had been loaned to the museum .
Italy has had more than 1,600 coronavirus cases and 34 reported deaths .
France has had 130 cases , with two reported deaths .
On Monday , the Louvre announced that it would remain closed .
Sacristin said visitors should be screened for the virus , and if any cases are confirmed , “ then the museum should be closed.
” Galani said the Louvre should be covered by the ban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will easily admit that the Louvre Museum is a confined space and that it receives more than 5,000 people a day , ” he said .
Culture Minister Frank Reister , however , said the visitors are not all in one room at the same time .
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Fears of infection from the coronavirus led workers of the famed Louvre in Paris to refuse to go to work Sunday, forcing the closure of the museum.
On Saturday, the French government banned indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 people, according to the BBC.
The edict was passed as a tactic to limit the spread of the virus.
On Sunday, the union representing Louvre workers held a meeting. The Louvre welcomes millions of foreign visitors annually.
“The meeting was arranged to discuss the concerns of staff,” union official Christian Galani said, noting that the museum’s management could not persuade employees to go to work.
“The Louvre is a confined space which welcomes more than 5,000 people a day,” Galani said. “There is real concern on the part of staff.”
“We are very worried because we have visitors from everywhere,” Andre Sacristin, a Louvre employee and union representative, said, according to The Associated Press.
“The risk is very, very, very great,” he said.
Sacristin said that although no infections have been reported among Louvre staff, given the vast numbers of people from all over the world who come to the museum, “it’s only a question of time.”
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Workers asked for masks but were only given an alcohol-based solution with which to clean their hands, he said.
“That didn’t please us at all,” he said.
Sacristin said the ban on large gatherings triggered new fears among employees, as did the presence of workers from northern Italy who were at the Louvre to take back works by Leonardo da Vinci that had been loaned to the museum.
Italy has had more than 1,600 coronavirus cases and 34 reported deaths. France has had 130 cases, with two reported deaths.
Wow, the Louvre staff union voted to close over Coronavirus concern-and it closed. I’m trying to think of any major American institution that would follow a vote of the staff as opposed to waiting on management. https://t.co/cvSaq8l8Xh — ((LesterPolchlopek)) (@LPolchlopek) March 1, 2020
They’re part of a very large union (CGT) & from what I can tell, their vote to close is either law or guaranteed in their contract. It might also be part of the longer struggle at the Louvre to get management to do more to control crowds (or hire more people) — John Russell (@johnruss28) March 1, 2020
On Monday, the Louvre announced that it would remain closed.
⚠ An informational meeting on the public health situation linked to Covid-19 prevention measures following the ministerial instructions transmitted by the competent authorities has delayed the opening of the #Louvre on Monday, March 2. The museum cannot open at the moment. pic.twitter.com/Kcs92vFKhQ — Musée du Louvre (@MuseeLouvre) March 2, 2020
Sacristin said visitors should be screened for the virus, and if any cases are confirmed, “then the museum should be closed.”
Galani said the Louvre should be covered by the ban on large gatherings,.
“You will easily admit that the Louvre Museum is a confined space and that it receives more than 5,000 people a day,” he said.
Culture Minister Frank Reister, however, said the visitors are not all in one room at the same time.
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westernjournal--2020-03-02--Nunes Says Subpoenas Ready To Go, Will Hit ‘Dirty Cops’ in FBI, DOJ

There are likely a lot of people in the FBI and Department of Justice who are desperately hoping the GOP doesn ’ t regain control of the House this autumn .
In an interview with Fox News on Friday , Rep. Devin Nunes , the ranking Republican member on the House Intelligence Committee , said the GOP has subpoenas “ ready to go ” for “ dirty cops ” in the federal government who worked on the investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 election .
Nunes gave the Fox interview from the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with former Secret Service agent and commentator Dan Bongino to talk about developments in the Russia investigation .
Nunes indicated looking into Russia would be a Day One prerogative for the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee .
“ You can be sure of this , if we take the House in November , we have subpoenas ready to go that will continue going after these dirty cops , ” Nunes said .
TRENDING : Schiff Committee 's Leaks on Russian Interference Could Have Been Completely False He added that it was difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and DOJ ” after the Russia probe during and after the 2016 election and the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation that followed .
Nunes , a key ally of President Donald Trump , has long been critical of the process by which the FBI obtained a warrant from the court established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to surveil Trump campaign aide Carter Page .
An inspector general ’ s report found 17 abuses by the FBI and Department of Justice in using the Christopher Steele dossier in obtaining the warrant , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is almost entirely unverified , was assembled as opposition research at the behest of Trump ’ s political opponents , including the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign .
The Justice Department would later find two out of four of the warrants to be invalid , the Washington Examiner reported in January .
Nunes told Fox he would hold the feet of FBI and DOJ officials who were responsible for the investigation to the fire .
“ What they ’ re trying to do is a cover-up — they ’ re trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was involved in the biggest political scandal in modern U.S. history , where they fed disinformation , likely Russian disinformation , from a campaign into the FBI and opened an investigation on the other campaign , ” Nunes said .
He also criticized the lack of FISA reform since then .
“ They ’ re doing everything they can to not make reforms and that ’ s not going to be sufficient , ” he said .
Given that they ’ re in the minority , the Republicans will be working right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act , although Nunes conceded it was a thorny issue .
RELATED : Schiff Committee 's Leaks on Russian Interference Could Have Been Completely False “ It is complicated to fix FISA , ” he said .
“ We ’ re going to give all of the information .
We have a lot of ideas , we want to see those ideas and give them sunlight , so we ’ re going to give those ideas to Democratic leadership and they can choose to negotiate with us or do nothing .
“ At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re in charge , ” he said .
However , while Democrats have expressed desultory concern over the report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz about the Russia investigation , there hasn ’ t been much action to actually reform FISA so that something like this doesn ’ t happen again .
Of course , subpoenas would go a long way toward fixing this and one hopes that the Republicans retake the House this November and we can finally start seeing them .
Granted , they would be happening almost five years after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet another significant difficulty .
However , if Nunes is ready to deal with the “ dirty cops ” — something he ’ s talked about doing on a number of occasions — it would a welcome development .
It ’ s high time some chickens came home to roost .
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There are likely a lot of people in the FBI and Department of Justice who are desperately hoping the GOP doesn’t regain control of the House this autumn.
In an interview with Fox News on Friday, Rep. Devin Nunes, the ranking Republican member on the House Intelligence Committee, said the GOP has subpoenas “ready to go” for “dirty cops” in the federal government who worked on the investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 election.
Nunes gave the Fox interview from the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, where he was appearing with former Secret Service agent and commentator Dan Bongino to talk about developments in the Russia investigation.
Nunes indicated looking into Russia would be a Day One prerogative for the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee.
“You can be sure of this, if we take the House in November, we have subpoenas ready to go that will continue going after these dirty cops,” Nunes said.
He added that it was difficult for people to “trust the FBI and DOJ” after the Russia probe during and after the 2016 election and the Robert Mueller special counsel investigation that followed.
Nunes, a key ally of President Donald Trump, has long been critical of the process by which the FBI obtained a warrant from the court established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to surveil Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
An inspector general’s report found 17 abuses by the FBI and Department of Justice in using the Christopher Steele dossier in obtaining the warrant, according to the Washington Examiner.
That dossier, which is almost entirely unverified, was assembled as opposition research at the behest of Trump’s political opponents, including the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. The Justice Department would later find two out of four of the warrants to be invalid, the Washington Examiner reported in January.
Nunes told Fox he would hold the feet of FBI and DOJ officials who were responsible for the investigation to the fire. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
“What they’re trying to do is a cover-up — they’re trying to cover up the fact that their party was involved in the biggest political scandal in modern U.S. history, where they fed disinformation, likely Russian disinformation, from a campaign into the FBI and opened an investigation on the other campaign,” Nunes said.
He also criticized the lack of FISA reform since then.
“They’re doing everything they can to not make reforms and that’s not going to be sufficient,” he said.
Given that they’re in the minority, the Republicans will be working right now to help fix the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, although Nunes conceded it was a thorny issue.
“It is complicated to fix FISA,” he said.
“We’re going to give all of the information. We have a lot of ideas, we want to see those ideas and give them sunlight, so we’re going to give those ideas to Democratic leadership and they can choose to negotiate with us or do nothing.
“At the end of the day, they’re in charge,” he said.
However, while Democrats have expressed desultory concern over the report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz about the Russia investigation, there hasn’t been much action to actually reform FISA so that something like this doesn’t happen again.
Of course, subpoenas would go a long way toward fixing this and one hopes that the Republicans retake the House this November and we can finally start seeing them. Granted, they would be happening almost five years after the Russian investigation began, which is yet another significant difficulty.
However, if Nunes is ready to deal with the “dirty cops” — something he’s talked about doing on a number of occasions — it would a welcome development. It’s high time some chickens came home to roost.
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westernjournal--2020-03-02--Law Expert: Trump ‘Vindicated’ on Impeachment After Appeals Court Ruling

President Donald Trump emerged the winner in a recent battle between the White House and the Democrat-controlled House , according to one of the country ’ s top legal experts .
On Friday , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rebuffed a House demand that former White House counsel Don McGahn testify before the House Judiciary Committee in one of its many investigations of Trump .
The ruling is significant not only in the terms of the power struggle between Congress and the White House , it also undercuts the premise of one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed the president improperly interfered with Congress in its oversight function .
Legal expert Jonathan Turley , a professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University who testified during the House impeachment hearings , conducted a free legal clinic on Twitter to explain why the ruling was such a victory for Trump .
“ The decision in this case marks one of the greatest losses in the history of the House of Representatives .
Congress was wrong in rushing to impeach and its second article was both premature and presumptuous in claiming obstruction , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee 's Leaks on Russian Interference Could Have Been Completely False “ The DC ruling further demonstrates that Article 2 on obstruction of congress was premature , as I testified .
The White House is vindicated in showing that it had valid constitutional arguments to make — arguments ridiculed at the Senate trial , ” he tweeted .
“ I do not agree with the court ’ s analysis but I felt that Trump had a right to seek judicial review .
Now that judicial review has shown that the court agrees with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ historic blunder of the House in rushing this impeachment .
“ Rather than wait for courts to review immunity and privilege arguments , the House impeached Trump for seeking judicial review .
Now the court says that he was right in raising his constitutional objections .
Article 2 now looks like a case of prosecutorial excess , if not abuse , ” he tweeted .
The court said , in essence , that the White House and Congress need to resolve their differences .
“ We can not decide this case without declaring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ branches of government ] unconstitutional , ” appellate Judge Thomas Griffith wrote in the opinion .
“ If federal courts were to swoop in to rescue Congress whenever its constitutional tools failed , it would not just supplement the political process ; it would replace that process with one in which unelected judges become the perpetual ‘ overseer [ s ] ’ of our elected officials .
That is not the role of judges in our democracy , and that is why Article III compels us to dismiss this case.
” A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement Friday that the department was “ extremely pleased ” with the ruling , according to CNN .
“ Suits like this one are without precedent in our nation ’ s history and are inconsistent with the Constitution ’ s design .
The D.C.
Circuit ’ s cogent opinion affirms this fundamental principle , ” the statement said .
According to CNN , Griffith was appointed by President George W. Bush .
Judge Karen Henderson , who joined him in the majority , was appointed by President George H.W .
Bush .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was appointed by President Bill Clinton .
According to CNN , House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler of New York objected to the ruling in a statement .
“ I strongly disagree with today ’ s split decision .
It is fundamentally hostile to reason and precedent , as the dissent recognized .
If upheld , it would destroy the power of Congress to gather information and hold this or any future administration accountable , ” he said .
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President Donald Trump emerged the winner in a recent battle between the White House and the Democrat-controlled House, according to one of the country’s top legal experts.
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rebuffed a House demand that former White House counsel Don McGahn testify before the House Judiciary Committee in one of its many investigations of Trump.
The ruling is significant not only in the terms of the power struggle between Congress and the White House, it also undercuts the premise of one of the articles of impeachment the House passed that claimed the president improperly interfered with Congress in its oversight function.
Legal expert Jonathan Turley, a professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University who testified during the House impeachment hearings, conducted a free legal clinic on Twitter to explain why the ruling was such a victory for Trump.
“The decision in this case marks one of the greatest losses in the history of the House of Representatives. Congress was wrong in rushing to impeach and its second article was both premature and presumptuous in claiming obstruction,” he wrote.
The decision in this case marks one of the greatest losses in the history of the House of Representatives. Congress was wrong in rushing to impeach and its second article was both premature and presumptuous in claiming obstruction. https://t.co/77QTK17rjF — Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 29, 2020
“The DC ruling further demonstrates that Article 2 on obstruction of congress was premature, as I testified. The White House is vindicated in showing that it had valid constitutional arguments to make — arguments ridiculed at the Senate trial,” he tweeted.
The DC ruling further demonstrates that Article 2 on obstruction of congress was premature, as I testified. The White House is vindicated in showing that it had valid constitutional arguments to make — arguments ridiculed at the Senate trial . . . https://t.co/QJewtgZxeE — Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 28, 2020
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“I do not agree with the court’s analysis but I felt that Trump had a right to seek judicial review. Now that judicial review has shown that the court agrees with his constitutional position. It reaffirms the historic blunder of the House in rushing this impeachment.
“Rather than wait for courts to review immunity and privilege arguments, the House impeached Trump for seeking judicial review. Now the court says that he was right in raising his constitutional objections. Article 2 now looks like a case of prosecutorial excess, if not abuse,” he tweeted.
I do not agree with the court’s analysis but I felt that Trump had a right to seek judicial review. Now that judicial review has shown that the court agrees with his constitutional https://t.co/VVW3cJhSc7 reaffirms the historic blunder of the House in rushing this impeachment — Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 28, 2020
Rather than wait for courts to review immunity and privilege arguments, the House impeached Trump for seeking judicial review. Now the court says that he was right in raising his constitutional objections. Article 2 now looks like a case of prosecutorial excess, if not abuse. — Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 28, 2020
The court said, in essence, that the White House and Congress need to resolve their differences.
“We cannot decide this case without declaring the actions of one or the other [branches of government] unconstitutional,” appellate Judge Thomas Griffith wrote in the opinion.
“If federal courts were to swoop in to rescue Congress whenever its constitutional tools failed, it would not just supplement the political process; it would replace that process with one in which unelected judges become the perpetual ‘overseer[s]’ of our elected officials. That is not the role of judges in our democracy, and that is why Article III compels us to dismiss this case.”
A spokeswoman from the Justice Department said in a statement Friday that the department was “extremely pleased” with the ruling, according to CNN.
“Suits like this one are without precedent in our nation’s history and are inconsistent with the Constitution’s design. The D.C. Circuit’s cogent opinion affirms this fundamental principle,” the statement said.
According to CNN, Griffith was appointed by President George W. Bush. Judge Karen Henderson, who joined him in the majority, was appointed by President George H.W. Bush.
Judge Judith Rogers, who dissented, was appointed by President Bill Clinton.
According to CNN, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler of New York objected to the ruling in a statement.
“I strongly disagree with today’s split decision. It is fundamentally hostile to reason and precedent, as the dissent recognized. If upheld, it would destroy the power of Congress to gather information and hold this or any future administration accountable,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-03-03--As Libs Smear Pence on Coronavirus, Trump Critic Dr. Drew Steps In & Corrects the Record

Television personality and addiction specialist Dr. David Drew Pinsky is firing back at those who have criticized Vice President Mike Pence ’ s response to epidemics when he was the governor of Indiana .
Last week when Pinsky appeared on “ Daily Blast Live , ” the hosts asserted that Pence “ mishandled the HIV epidemic in 2015 with the needle-exchange program which one study said actually contributed to more deaths.
” But Pinsky quickly squashed that argument , saying that Indiana ’ s response was a model for others wanted to follow .
“ I don ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said to the hosts ’ accusations against the vice president ’ s response to the HIV crisis .
“ We used to point at the way Indiana responded to the opiate of the HIV epidemic as the model for the country .
“ I don ’ t know what they ’ re talking about .
The only reason I felt comfortable with Pence as vice president was I was aware of his track record in Indiana in handling these serious problems , and they handled them better than most states did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So , I don ’ t know what the hell people are talking about .
That is fake news , ” Dr. Pinsky asserted in Pence ’ s defense .
“ Yes , it took everybody a while to respond properly to it , but they really took care of business in Indiana , so I have no idea what people are talking about .
“ Whether Pence is the right person ?
Look , the right people are Anthony Fauci of the [ Centers for Disease Control ] , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you what ’ s going on , when you need to worry .
“ I worked with him on the HIV epidemic back in the 80s ; that guy ’ s been on top of infectious disease for 30 years .
“ When there ’ s a problem , he will let us know , and he ’ s been saying exactly what I ’ ve been saying the whole way .
Look to him , not me , and not even Vice President Pence ; look at guys like Anthony Fauci whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The doctor also took aim at the media hype surrounding coronavirus and how media personalities are doing a disservice to the American people .
“ The press is overreacting , and it makes me furious !
” the doctor said .
“ The press should not be reporting medical stories as though they know how to report it.
” RELATED : Chris Murphy Met with Top Iranian Days Before Outbreak , Now People Want Him Quarantined “ If we have a pandemic , I won ’ t know how to tell that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything is an emergency !
” Pinsky said .
“ People that are infectious disease specialists , the CDC , the epidemiologists , need to take this very seriously .
The press needs to shut up !
You ’ re more likely to die of influenza right now , ” he said .
The answer to why the media is behaving this way is not tough to ascertain .
It is an election year and they want to do anything they can to damage President Donald Trump and his administration .
They should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible pandemic to do it .
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Television personality and addiction specialist Dr. David Drew Pinsky is firing back at those who have criticized Vice President Mike Pence’s response to epidemics when he was the governor of Indiana.
Last week when Pinsky appeared on “Daily Blast Live,” the hosts asserted that Pence “mishandled the HIV epidemic in 2015 with the needle-exchange program which one study said actually contributed to more deaths.”
But Pinsky quickly squashed that argument, saying that Indiana’s response was a model for others wanted to follow.
“I don’t know what they’re talking about,” he said to the hosts’ accusations against the vice president’s response to the HIV crisis.
“We used to point at the way Indiana responded to the opiate of the HIV epidemic as the model for the country.
“I don’t know what they’re talking about. The only reason I felt comfortable with Pence as vice president was I was aware of his track record in Indiana in handling these serious problems, and they handled them better than most states did, almost any other states.
“So, I don’t know what the hell people are talking about. That is fake news,” Dr. Pinsky asserted in Pence’s defense.
“Yes, it took everybody a while to respond properly to it, but they really took care of business in Indiana, so I have no idea what people are talking about.
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“Whether Pence is the right person? Look, the right people are Anthony Fauci of the [Centers for Disease Control],” he said. “Dr. Fauci will tell you what’s going on, when you need to worry.
“I worked with him on the HIV epidemic back in the 80s; that guy’s been on top of infectious disease for 30 years.
“When there’s a problem, he will let us know, and he’s been saying exactly what I’ve been saying the whole way. Look to him, not me, and not even Vice President Pence; look at guys like Anthony Fauci whose responsibility is to contain these things.
The doctor also took aim at the media hype surrounding coronavirus and how media personalities are doing a disservice to the American people.
“The press is overreacting, and it makes me furious!” the doctor said. “The press should not be reporting medical stories as though they know how to report it.”
“If we have a pandemic, I won’t know how to tell that we’re actually having a pandemic because everything is an emergency!” Pinsky said.
“People that are infectious disease specialists, the CDC, the epidemiologists, need to take this very seriously. The press needs to shut up! You’re more likely to die of influenza right now,” he said.
The answer to why the media is behaving this way is not tough to ascertain. It is an election year and they want to do anything they can to damage President Donald Trump and his administration.
They should be ashamed of themselves for using a possible pandemic to do it.
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westernjournal--2020-03-03--Chris Murphy Met with Top Iranian Days Before Outbreak, Now People Want Him Quarantined

An outbreak of coronavirus sweeping senior Iranian leadership has some in the United States worried about rogue Democratic politicians who met with the regime in secret .
Now , calls for quarantine are ringing out as the virus takes a deadly toll on the Islamic republic .
The virus ’ presence in Iran was first discovered after two men died on Feb. 18 from the disease , which was previously unknown in the country .
More cases were soon discovered , and now Iran is fighting to contain the outbreak while under crippling economic sanctions .
With the virus ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unknown how long the pathogen has been spreading in the country .
Coronavirus ’ reach in the Islamic republic stretches to all strata and classes , with even an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dying from the virus ’ effects .
More senior leaders , including a vice president and a top cleric , have been infected by the disease .
Thankfully , the United States ’ cold relations with the country prevent any major threats of transmission .
For rogue Democrats who meet with regime officials in secret , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sen. Chris Murphy infamously met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif just days before the outbreak swept Iran , and it ’ s unclear if any other Democrats hosted closed-door meetings with regime officials in the same time frame .
Murphy isn ’ t alone in meeting with the rogue state — other Democrats have been caught talking with Iranian officials .
Although Murphy had a seemingly low chance of contracting the disease in his meeting , calls are now ringing out to quarantine the politician .
RELATED : Calif. Man with Coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Shows Trump Was Right About Not Panicking Murphy may not be the only one to quarantine — after weeks of schmoozing with fellow politicians in the nation ’ s capital , the entirety of Washington , D.C. would be at risk if Murphy were indeed infected .
With how readily this virus spreads , that means that even President Donald Trump and many of his advisers would be at risk of the disease .
Thankfully , it looks like Murphy was a little too early to meet with an infected official .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ going behind his nation ’ s back , this might not have been the case .
Although Democrats make it a point to critique Trump ’ s coronavirus response , the low number of infected in America is a testament to his administration ’ s tireless work .
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An outbreak of coronavirus sweeping senior Iranian leadership has some in the United States worried about rogue Democratic politicians who met with the regime in secret.
Now, calls for quarantine are ringing out as the virus takes a deadly toll on the Islamic republic.
The virus’ presence in Iran was first discovered after two men died on Feb. 18 from the disease, which was previously unknown in the country.
More cases were soon discovered, and now Iran is fighting to contain the outbreak while under crippling economic sanctions. With the virus’ long incubation time, it’s unknown how long the pathogen has been spreading in the country.
Coronavirus’ reach in the Islamic republic stretches to all strata and classes, with even an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dying from the virus’ effects.
More senior leaders, including a vice president and a top cleric, have been infected by the disease.
Thankfully, the United States’ cold relations with the country prevent any major threats of transmission. For rogue Democrats who meet with regime officials in secret, it’s a different story.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy infamously met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif just days before the outbreak swept Iran, and it’s unclear if any other Democrats hosted closed-door meetings with regime officials in the same time frame.
Murphy isn’t alone in meeting with the rogue state — other Democrats have been caught talking with Iranian officials.
Although Murphy had a seemingly low chance of contracting the disease in his meeting, calls are now ringing out to quarantine the politician.
Senator Chris Murphy, who has spent the past few weeks criticizing Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, took a secret meeting with the Iranian leadership… which happens to have the coronavirus. He should be quarantined. — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 2, 2020
@ChrisMurphyCT after meeting in secret with the Iranian leaders who are infected shouldn’t you be in quarantine ? Do we have to arrest you to get you to comply? — john reilly (@travlr009) March 2, 2020
Chris Murphy must be quarantined. This sort of nonsense is how these things spread. Senators need to quit meeting with foreign governments. I said it when McCain did it, I say it again now. They are NOT the executive branch and it sends the wrong message. Quarantine him now. — Michael Berry (@MichaelBerrySho) March 2, 2020
Murphy may not be the only one to quarantine — after weeks of schmoozing with fellow politicians in the nation’s capital, the entirety of Washington, D.C. would be at risk if Murphy were indeed infected.
With how readily this virus spreads, that means that even President Donald Trump and many of his advisers would be at risk of the disease.
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Thankfully, it looks like Murphy was a little too early to meet with an infected official. Had he waited a few weeks before going behind his nation’s back, this might not have been the case.
Although Democrats make it a point to critique Trump’s coronavirus response, the low number of infected in America is a testament to his administration’s tireless work.
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westernjournal--2020-03-02--Warren Acts Tough, but Can’t Even Get Her Own Super PAC to Listen to Her

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has built a presidential campaign by promising to confront corruption , cronyism and big money in politics .
When it comes to acting on these promises , there ’ s a major problem .
She can ’ t even get her own super PAC to listen to her .
The humiliating turn of events came about one year after Warren reneged on a pledge to not “ take a dime of PAC money in this campaign.
” Instead of not taking a single dime , Warren benefited from over $ 14 million in spending from Persist PAC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Massachusetts senator to the White House .
According to Politico , a large chunk of the PAC ’ s expenditures were for pro-Warren ads now running in states slated to vote on Super Tuesday .
The importance of the states ’ votes is seemingly not lost on Warren , whose campaign stands to collapse if handed a Tuesday defeat .
Despite the make-or-break moment for the Warren campaign , critics and even fans of the senator are not happy with her reversal on big money in politics .
Warren appears to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PAC to reveal its donors before voting begins on Super Tuesday , more than two weeks earlier than the Federal Election Commission ’ s disclosure requirement .
Campaign communication director Kristen Orthman told CNN that Warren “ believes Persist PAC and all other super PACs should disclose their donors before Super Tuesday.
” “ We are not putting out donors outside the mandatory deadlines , ” Persist PAC spokesman Joshua Karp told CNN , confirming the group would wait until the FEC ’ s March 20 deadline .
RELATED : Warren Is Having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Vote for Her For Warren , who once challenged her fellow candidates to “ put your money where your mouth is and say no to the PACs , ” a refusal to stand up to a PAC is indefensible .
As the crowds turn out to vote Tuesday , this could be the lie that finally kills Elizabeth Warren ’ s campaign .
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren has built a presidential campaign by promising to confront corruption, cronyism and big money in politics.
When it comes to acting on these promises, there’s a major problem.
She can’t even get her own super PAC to listen to her.
The humiliating turn of events came about one year after Warren reneged on a pledge to not “take a dime of PAC money in this campaign.”
Let’s be clear: I won’t take a dime of PAC money in this campaign. I won’t take a single check from a federal lobbyist, or billionaires who want to run a Super PAC on my behalf. And I challenge every other candidate who asks for your vote in this primary to do the same. — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) February 9, 2019
Instead of not taking a single dime, Warren benefited from over $14 million in spending from Persist PAC 2020, a group dedicated to catapulting the Massachusetts senator to the White House.
According to Politico, a large chunk of the PAC’s expenditures were for pro-Warren ads now running in states slated to vote on Super Tuesday.
The importance of the states’ votes is seemingly not lost on Warren, whose campaign stands to collapse if handed a Tuesday defeat.
Despite the make-or-break moment for the Warren campaign, critics and even fans of the senator are not happy with her reversal on big money in politics.
Warren appears to have a compromise — she now wants Persist PAC to reveal its donors before voting begins on Super Tuesday, more than two weeks earlier than the Federal Election Commission’s disclosure requirement.
Campaign communication director Kristen Orthman told CNN that Warren “believes Persist PAC and all other super PACs should disclose their donors before Super Tuesday.”
Persist PAC disagrees.
“We are not putting out donors outside the mandatory deadlines,” Persist PAC spokesman Joshua Karp told CNN, confirming the group would wait until the FEC’s March 20 deadline.
For Warren, who once challenged her fellow candidates to “put your money where your mouth is and say no to the PACs,” a refusal to stand up to a PAC is indefensible.
As the crowds turn out to vote Tuesday, this could be the lie that finally kills Elizabeth Warren’s campaign.
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westernjournal--2020-03-02--Candace Owens Takes Apart Kaepernick: Slavery Happens in Africa, Not America

Candace Owens took former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his fellow left-wing ideologues to school on the history of slavery , pointing out it did not originate in America and still exists in Africa to this very day .
During her address to the Conservative Political Action Conference outside of Washington , D.C. , on Friday , Owens argued that Kaepernick is emblematic of the left ’ s ignorance , or purposeful obfuscation , about the record of slavery in America and beyond .
“ The left has no idea that the world did not begin in 1776 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years of traveling the country and facing off with hysterical liberals , and that is my scientific conclusion , that they haven ’ t the slightest idea that anything exists or that anything ever existed outside of the United States of America.
” As I previously wrote , The New York Times far-left 1619 Project at least acknowledged that slavery was introduced into the British American colonies over 150 years before they claimed independence .
However , The Times went on to falsely claim that protecting slavery was a “ primary ” reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clearly is of the 1619 Project way of thinking , with America being a land of injustice toward black people .
Owens pointed to a pair of Fourth of July tweets the liberal activist posted that illustrate how his hatred for the United States is based on a distorted view of the place of slavery in the nation ’ s history .
First , Kaepernick shared a quote from the abolitionist Frederick Douglass from his speech “ What to the Slave is the Fourth of July ?
” “ What have I , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with your national independence ?
This Fourth of July is yours , not mine … There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States at this very hour , ” Kaepernick tweeted last July 4 .
What he failed to mention is the year Douglass spoke those words : 1852 , a decade before Abraham Lincoln ’ s Emancipation Proclamation and 13 years before the 13th Amendment ending slavery was passed .
Douglass argued powerfully for the end of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Civil War and then recruited black soldiers , including his own sons , to fight for the Union during the conflict .
Kaepernick also failed to mention the abolitionist delivered his speech in the free state of New York .
Almost all the states north of the Mason-Dixon Line had voted to abolish slavery by the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 .
By 1804 , all the Northern states had passed legislation ending slavery .
RELATED : Room Explodes in Cheers as Former NFL Player Calls Trump the 'First Black President' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 years old , successfully escaped from slavery in Maryland , first making it to New York via Philadelphia .
Eventually , he settled in Massachusetts .
As many as 100,000 slaves escaped to the North , while slavery remained legal in the Southern states .
In a July 4 , 2017 tweet , Kaepernick wrote , “ How can we truly celebrate independence on a day that intentionally robbed our ancestors of theirs ?
To find my independence I went home.
” The tweet featured video from a trip he took to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ In lieu of celebrating his independence in America , Colin got on a plane and went to Africa , a continent upon which he found better grounds for celebration , which is interesting , ” Owens said .
“ It ’ s interesting because currently , today in Africa , there are close to 700,000 slaves , ” she continued , noting they are being enslaved by other Africans .
The conservative highlighted that in Ghana itself , CNN reported last year 20,000 children work as slaves in the fishing industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be given credit for taking the lead to end slavery beginning in the 1800s .
“ The first nation to abolish the practice of slavery was Great Britain , ” Owens said .
“ They were then followed by the French colonies , who were then followed by the United States .
Centuries of slavery and three countries of white men led the world in ending it.
” As an aside , slavery was abolished in Great Britain in 1833 — over a half-century after the founding of the United States — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ claim the colonies declared their independence to protect slavery is not grounded in reality .
“ Slavery was not brought to this continent by white Europeans as the left would have us imagine , ” Owens contended , noting that indigenous peoples enslaved each other .
“ Slavery existed everywhere in the world including here since the dawn of humanity , ” she said .
Owens stated that brown and black peoples have enslaved each other in numbers far greater than white men ever have enslaved them , offering the examples of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Qing and Ming , Mongol empires , as well as the Muslim caliphate of the middle ages , the Ottoman and Japanese empires of more modern times .
“ My purpose here is to simply tell the truth : the truth about the history of all men of days past — a history that is complex , ugly , brutish , immoral , and leaves no man regardless of his skin complexion , guiltless , ” she said .
“ But the left wants us to believe otherwise .
To them , imperialism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of these undeniably sinful acts are forgiven in a historical context , so long as they were not committed by white men.
” Overall , Owens gave a much-needed historical perspective of America ’ s original sin of slavery .
What other nation in the late 1700s even came close to setting the bar the U.S. did in the Declaration of Independence : That all men are created equal , with certain God-given unalienable rights ?
America then set out to fulfill this ideal in the decades and centuries that followed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over .
The proof is in the pudding .
Each year over 1 million people — who happen to be primarily brown and black — immigrate to the United States .
If America were the racist dystopia Kaepernick and the left would have us believe , why do so many want to be here ?
The reason is clear : because regardless of your skin color , creed or national origin , you can obtain that blessed status of being an American .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Candace Owens took former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his fellow left-wing ideologues to school on the history of slavery, pointing out it did not originate in America and still exists in Africa to this very day.
During her address at the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference outside of Washington, D.C., Owens argued that Kaepernick is emblematic of the left’s ignorance, or purposeful obfuscation, about the record of slavery in America and beyond.
“The left has no idea that the world did not begin in 1776,” Owens said. “Three years of traveling the country and facing off with hysterical liberals, and that is my scientific conclusion, that they haven’t the slightest idea that anything exists or that anything ever existed outside of the United States of America.”
As I previously wrote, The New York Times far-left 1619 Project at least acknowledged that slavery was introduced into the British American colonies over 150 years before they claimed independence. However, The Times went on to falsely claim that protecting slavery was a “primary” reason the colonies declared their independence.
Kaepernick clearly is of the 1619 Project way of thinking, with America being a land of injustice toward black people.
Owens pointed to a pair of Fourth of July tweets the liberal activist posted that illustrate how his hatred for the United States is based on a distorted view of the place of slavery in the nation’s history.
First, Kaepernick shared a quote from the abolitionist Frederick Douglass from his speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
“What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? This Fourth of July is yours, not mine … There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States at this very hour,” Kaepernick tweeted last July 4.
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What he failed to mention is the year Douglass spoke those words: 1852, a decade before Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and 13 years before the 13th Amendment ending slavery was passed.
Douglass argued powerfully for the end of slavery in the years leading up the Civil War and then recruited black soldiers, including his own sons, to fight for the Union during the conflict.
Kaepernick also failed to mention the abolitionist delivered his speech in the free state of New York.
Almost all the states north of the Mason-Dixon Line had voted to abolish slavery by the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783.
By 1804, all the Northern states had passed legislation ending slavery.
In 1838, Douglass, then approximately 20 years old, successfully escaped from slavery in Maryland, first making it to New York via Philadelphia.
Eventually, he settled in Massachusetts.
As many as 100,000 slaves escaped to the North, while slavery remained legal in the Southern states.
In a July 4, 2017 tweet, Kaepernick wrote, “How can we truly celebrate independence on a day that intentionally robbed our ancestors of theirs? To find my independence I went home.”
The tweet featured video from a trip he took to Ghana, a choice Owens found ironic.
“In lieu of celebrating his independence in America, Colin got on a plane and went to Africa, a continent upon which he found better grounds for celebration, which is interesting,” Owens said.
“It’s interesting because currently, today in Africa, there are close to 700,000 slaves,” she continued, noting they are being enslaved by other Africans.
The conservative highlighted that in Ghana itself, CNN reported last year 20,000 children work as slaves in the fishing industry.
Owens also argued that white men should be given credit for taking the lead to end slavery beginning in the 1800s.
“The first nation to abolish the practice of slavery was Great Britain,” Owens said. “They were then followed by the French colonies, who were then followed by the United States. Centuries of slavery and three countries of white men led the world in ending it.”
As an aside, slavery was abolished in Great Britain in 1833 — over a half-century after the founding of the United States — further proving that The New York Times’ claim the colonies declared their independence to protect slavery is not grounded in reality.
“Slavery was not brought to this continent by white Europeans as the left would have us imagine,” Owens contended, noting that indigenous peoples enslaved each other.
“Slavery existed everywhere in the world including here since the dawn of humanity,” she said.
Owens stated that brown and black peoples have enslaved each other in numbers far greater than white men ever have enslaved them, offering the examples of ancient Persian, Egyptian, the Chinese Qing and Ming, Mongol empires, as well as the Muslim caliphate of the middle ages, the Ottoman and Japanese empires of more modern times.
“My purpose here is to simply tell the truth: the truth about the history of all men of days past — a history that is complex, ugly, brutish, immoral, and leaves no man regardless of his skin complexion, guiltless,” she said.
“But the left wants us to believe otherwise. To them, imperialism, cannibalism, murder, slavery, all of these undeniably sinful acts are forgiven in a historical context, so long as they were not committed by white men.”
Overall, Owens gave a much-needed historical perspective of America’s original sin of slavery.
What other nation in the late 1700s even came close to setting the bar the U.S. did in the Declaration of Independence: That all men are created equal, with certain God-given unalienable rights?
America then set out to fulfill this ideal in the decades and centuries that followed, providing a beacon of liberty the world over.
The proof is in the pudding.
Each year over 1 million people — who happen to be primarily brown and black — immigrate to the United States.
If America were the racist dystopia Kaepernick and the left would have us believe, why do so many want to be here?
The reason is clear: because regardless of your skin color, creed or national origin, you can obtain that blessed status of being an American.
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westernjournal--2020-03-02--Reality TV Star Alex Brovarnik Hailed Hero After Saving Drowning Man’s Life

Reality TV star Alex Brovarnik , known from season 3 of TLC ’ s “ 90 Day Fiancé , ” has been praised for saving the life of a man who nearly drowned in the Bahamas .
Brovarnik and his wife Loren , who are expecting their first child in May , shared on social media that they were vacationing in Nassau when the near-drowning took place .
Both Loren and Alex shared the story on Instagram with dramatic footage of Brovarnik , who has a medical background , dragging a limp body out of the ocean and onto the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man was in peril except for Brovarnik , who swam into the water , pulled the man out , and attempted to revive him on the shore as a small crowd gathered around .
“ I am glad I was able to be at the right place at the right time today to pull this kid out of the water before it ’ s too late , ” the reality star posted on Instagram .
Loren told the story in greater detail , adding that alcohol was allegedly a factor in the man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ husband was watching a guy who was beyond intoxicated , who was with his “ friends ” who just stood there and watched !
The man went into the water and about drowned !
” Loren wrote .
“ As you can see , Alex is dragging out his unconscious body while his “ friends ” did nothing !
” she continued .
Loren believes her husband was in the right place at the right time to save this man ’ s life .
“ We are meant to be in a place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
“ Alex and his friend Sean were meant to be at this beach , at this exact time because if not , who knows what could have happened !
” “ My husband saved a mans life today !
And I couldn ’ t be more proud , yet not surprised at the same time !
” Loren went on to vent her frustration and sorrow that none of the man ’ s friends came to his aid or rode in the ambulance with him to the hospital .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ YOUR LIMITS !
” she wrote .
Loren and Alex ( Alexei ) met while Loren was on a Jewish Birthright trip to Israel in 2013 .
The couple later married after Alex traveled to the United States on a special 90-day visa to marry his fianceé .
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Reality TV star Alex Brovarnik, known from season 3 of TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé,” has been praised for saving the life of a man who nearly drowned in the Bahamas.
Brovarnik and his wife Loren, who are expecting their first child in May, shared on social media that they were vacationing in Nassau when the near-drowning took place.
Both Loren and Alex shared the story on Instagram with dramatic footage of Brovarnik, who has a medical background, dragging a limp body out of the ocean and onto the shore.
Nobody seemed to realize the man was in peril except for Brovarnik, who swam into the water, pulled the man out, and attempted to revive him on the shore as a small crowd gathered around.
“I am glad I was able to be at the right place at the right time today to pull this kid out of the water before it’s too late,” the reality star posted on Instagram.
Loren told the story in greater detail, adding that alcohol was allegedly a factor in the man’s life-threatening emergency.
“My husband was watching a guy who was beyond intoxicated, who was with his “friends” who just stood there and watched! The man went into the water and about drowned!” Loren wrote.
“As you can see, Alex is dragging out his unconscious body while his “friends” did nothing!” she continued.
Loren believes her husband was in the right place at the right time to save this man’s life.
“We are meant to be in a place in time for a reason!” she said.
“Alex and his friend Sean were meant to be at this beach, at this exact time because if not, who knows what could have happened!”
“My husband saved a mans life today! And I couldn’t be more proud, yet not surprised at the same time!”
Loren went on to vent her frustration and sorrow that none of the man’s friends came to his aid or rode in the ambulance with him to the hospital.
“Please share this for awareness and KNOW YOUR LIMITS!” she wrote.
Loren and Alex (Alexei) met while Loren was on a Jewish Birthright trip to Israel in 2013. The couple later married after Alex traveled to the United States on a special 90-day visa to marry his fianceé.
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westernjournal--2020-03-02--Fred Weinberg: Trump Has Proven an Ideal Commander in Chief

I had intended to write about many of the Democrats who think so much of themselves that they wish us to vote them into office so they can run our lives .
Until I saw last Sunday ’ s “ 60 Minutes ” story on retired Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher .
There , on the network that was once the employer of Edward R. Murrow , was a correspondent interviewing a special operations warfighter who had four combat deployments to the Middle East and telling him that what he did violated “ the law of war.
” The law of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ network on which Edward R. Murrow used to begin his World War II radio broadcasts with “ this is London ” ?
War is about killing people and breaking things .
And anybody who actually believes that killing people and breaking things can and should be regulated is trying to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge .
If there was ever a reason to re-elect Donald Trump , it is his intervention in the case of Gallagher , who was charged with murder for allegedly killing an ISIS fighter .
He was acquitted of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a trophy photo with the dead ISIS scumbag .
He was acquitted after a fellow SEAL admitted on the stand that it was he , not Gallagher who actually killed the creep .
Then , the Navy decided to demote Gallagher and take away his SEAL Trident pin because of the photo .
Trump said a loud “ no ” to both actions and got rid of the Navy Secretary who tried to wire around him .
The investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service was quite similar to the way the FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the president .
And , just like the FBI , in this case the NCIS is not the one seen on CBS in three different , largely promotional TV shows .
I would hazard a guess that had Trump been our commander in chief during Vietnam , we would either have gotten out or fought the war to actually win .
And either would have been a better choice than the course we pursued .
When political leaders tell us that war is complicated , what that really means is they don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win , but are perfectly willing to send our young men and women into harm ’ s way so they can lose .
RELATED : Gavin Wax : Trump Must Reject RINOs on Immigration , Double Down on 2016 's Winning Strategy Sometime between Korea and Vietnam , wars became police actions .
You don ’ t win police actions but over 50,000 young Americans gave their lives in Vietnam to prove we could lose with what they called honor .
Yet we train our troops to kill people and break things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s way and when they actually do kill people and break things , they get charged with violating the “ laws of war.
” You know , killing people and breaking things .
We used to be in the Middle East to protect our supply of energy .
There used to be almost no oil field in the world where there also were not engineers wearing class rings from the University of Oklahoma , the University of Tulsa or the University of Texas .
Today , largely because of this president , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are here , in the United States .
Our mission in the Middle East is today mostly a police action .
Our president wants out .
What he did in Gallagher ’ s case should tell the generals and the admirals that he has the best interests of the troops at heart and not the deep-state types who made us lose every “ war ” we ’ ve fought since Korea .
If only he were the commander in chief during Vietnam .
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I had intended to write about many of the Democrats who think so much of themselves that they wish us to vote them into office so they can run our lives.
Until I saw last Sunday’s “60 Minutes” story on retired Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
There, on the network that was once the employer of Edward R. Murrow, was a correspondent interviewing a special operations warfighter who had four combat deployments to the Middle East and telling him that what he did violated “the law of war.”
The law of war? Seriously?
This from the network on which Edward R. Murrow used to begin his World War II radio broadcasts with “this is London”?
The law of war?
War is about killing people and breaking things. And anybody who actually believes that killing people and breaking things can and should be regulated is trying to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge.
If there was ever a reason to re-elect Donald Trump, it is his intervention in the case of Gallagher, who was charged with murder for allegedly killing an ISIS fighter. He was acquitted of the murder charge but convicted of taking a trophy photo with the dead ISIS scumbag. He was acquitted after a fellow SEAL admitted on the stand that it was he, not Gallagher who actually killed the creep.
Then, the Navy decided to demote Gallagher and take away his SEAL Trident pin because of the photo.
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Trump said a loud “no” to both actions and got rid of the Navy Secretary who tried to wire around him.
The investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service was quite similar to the way the FBI under James Comey and Andrew McCabe went after the president.
And, just like the FBI, in this case the NCIS is not the one seen on CBS in three different, largely promotional TV shows.
I would hazard a guess that had Trump been our commander in chief during Vietnam, we would either have gotten out or fought the war to actually win. And either would have been a better choice than the course we pursued.
When political leaders tell us that war is complicated, what that really means is they don’t have the balls and brains to win, but are perfectly willing to send our young men and women into harm’s way so they can lose.
Sometime between Korea and Vietnam, wars became police actions. You don’t win police actions but over 50,000 young Americans gave their lives in Vietnam to prove we could lose with what they called honor.
Yet we train our troops to kill people and break things, send them out in harm’s way and when they actually do kill people and break things, they get charged with violating the “laws of war.”
You know, killing people and breaking things.
We used to be in the Middle East to protect our supply of energy. There used to be almost no oil field in the world where there also were not engineers wearing class rings from the University of Oklahoma, the University of Tulsa or the University of Texas.
Today, largely because of this president, we are energy independent. Those class rings are here, in the United States.
Our mission in the Middle East is today mostly a police action.
Our president wants out.
What he did in Gallagher’s case should tell the generals and the admirals that he has the best interests of the troops at heart and not the deep-state types who made us lose every “war” we’ve fought since Korea.
If only he were the commander in chief during Vietnam.
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westernjournal--2020-03-03--Trump’s Pre-Super Tuesday Message: ‘We Like To Troll’

President Donald Trump is making no secret of the fact that his 2020 campaign strategy relies in no small part on his ability to successfully play the role of the antagonizer .
Trump has not neglected to make the rounds in recent weeks , opting to travel the nation for numerous high-profile re-election rallies , despite already drawing nearly 90 percent support in 2020 Republican primaries and being nearly unchallenged for the nomination , according to RealClearPolitics .
Rallying supporters Monday night in Charlotte , North Carolina , the president admitted — to raucous applause from a sold-out Bojangles ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind those rallies is that Team Trump simply enjoys “ trolling ” the 2020 Democratic presidential primary field as they continue to duke it out .
“ In case you haven ’ t heard , we ’ ve got it made in the primaries ” Trump said , “ For us , we ’ re really not even into political season — and we ’ re getting crowds like this .
We were all over , over the last couple weeks.
” “ We like to troll , ” the president added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ before one of their primaries and we just , we do a little trolling.
” A popular slang term , particularly on the internet , “ trolling ” is the act of intentionally antagonizing a person or a group , often in hopes of provoking an aggravated response .
Hardly strangers to controversy , those within the Trump campaign ’ s public relations circle have made a clear habit of trolling since first stopping on the political scene in 2015 , frequently making light of Democratic and Republican opposition alike with cutting nicknames @ @ @ @ @ @ @ memes .
Team Trump has actively stepped up those efforts , however , in the early stages of the 2020 election cycle , intentionally rallying in key Democratic primary states just days , and even hours , before polling stations open .
The same was true for North Carolina , where Trump took aim at every Democratic mainstay , from former Vice President Joe Biden to radical Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the eve of a tense Super Tuesday .
As low-polling candidates Pete Buttigieg , Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer all terminated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden blowout Saturday in South Carolina , the race was the closest it had ever been headed in Tuesday ’ s 14-state primaries .
Biden and Sanders roughly split the majority of pledged delegates coming out of the four first-to-vote states , with Sanders leading by a small 60-54 margin .
Of course , with 1,931 more delegates still necessary for Sanders to secure the nomination and the moderate wing of the party seeming to coalesce around Biden in light of the weekend ’ s three departures , the primary is far from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'The Most Dangerous Person in the History of Our Country ' Because He 's 'Harming Children' In fact , renowned political prediction tool FiveThirtyEight reported a roughly 61 percent likelihood the Democratic primary would end in a contested convention in Milwaukee come July .
And , never one to waste an opportunity , Trump got his licks Monday night , capitalizing on the Democratic uncertainty .
Starting with Biden , according to Breitbart News , the president mocked a series of weekend video clips which revealed the “ sleepy ” former vice president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referring to the following day ’ s primary battle as “ Super Thursday.
” “ Tomorrow voters in states across our nation will head to the polls for Super Tuesday , not Super Thursday , ” Trump said .
Black conservative campaign surrogates “ Diamond ” Lynnette Hardaway and “ Silk ” Rochelle Richardson would also take the stage Monday night , poking fun at billionaire moderate Mike Bloomberg ‘ s less-than-towering stature .
Returning to the microphone , Trump would later take swings at radical , and largely nonviable , Massachusetts Sen. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her home state , as well as the weekend ’ s dropouts Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg , playfully insinuating their ensuing Biden endorsements constituted a “ quid pro quo ” — one that would unfairly hurt Sanders ’ chances of being nominated .
“ They made a deal , ” Trump said .
“ You know why ?
Quid pro quo , that is why .
Quid pro quo .
… Impeach them , they should be impeached !
” “ It ’ s sad , it is being rigged against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Crazy Bernie is going to go crazy , crazy , I think Crazy Bernie is going to be more crazy when they see what they are doing.
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President Donald Trump is making no secret of the fact that his 2020 campaign strategy relies in no small part on his ability to successfully play the role of the antagonizer.
Trump has not neglected to make the rounds in recent weeks, opting to travel the nation for numerous high-profile re-election rallies, despite already drawing nearly 90 percent support in 2020 Republican primaries and being nearly unchallenged for the nomination, according to RealClearPolitics.
Rallying supporters Monday night in Charlotte, North Carolina, the president admitted — to raucous applause from a sold-out Bojangles’ Coliseum — that part of the rationale behind those rallies is that Team Trump simply enjoys “trolling” the 2020 Democratic presidential primary field as they continue to duke it out.
“In case you haven’t heard, we’ve got it made in the primaries” Trump said, “For us, we’re really not even into political season — and we’re getting crowds like this. We were all over, over the last couple weeks.”
Trump: We like to troll, we do a little trolling pic.twitter.com/kADi4xNJNl — Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) March 3, 2020
“We like to troll,” the president added. “We like to go the night before one of their primaries and we just, we do a little trolling.”
A popular slang term, particularly on the internet, “trolling” is the act of intentionally antagonizing a person or a group, often in hopes of provoking an aggravated response.
Hardly strangers to controversy, those within the Trump campaign’s public relations circle have made a clear habit of trolling since first stopping on the political scene in 2015, frequently making light of Democratic and Republican opposition alike with cutting nicknames, quips and widely viewed social media memes.
Team Trump has actively stepped up those efforts, however, in the early stages of the 2020 election cycle, intentionally rallying in key Democratic primary states just days, and even hours, before polling stations open.
The same was true for North Carolina, where Trump took aim at every Democratic mainstay, from former Vice President Joe Biden to radical Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the eve of a tense Super Tuesday.
As low-polling candidates Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer all terminated their candidacies within 72 hours of a Biden blowout Saturday in South Carolina, the race was the closest it had ever been headed in Tuesday’s 14-state primaries.
Biden and Sanders roughly split the majority of pledged delegates coming out of the four first-to-vote states, with Sanders leading by a small 60-54 margin.
Of course, with 1,931 more delegates still necessary for Sanders to secure the nomination and the moderate wing of the party seeming to coalesce around Biden in light of the weekend’s three departures, the primary is far from decided.
Why doesn’t the MSM show ALL the people at President @realdonaldtrump‘s rallies? If Pocahontas, Crazy Bernie Sanders, or Sleepy Joe Biden had crowds 1/10th the size, that’s all they’d talk about.#trump2020 #americasvoicenews #keepamericagreat pic.twitter.com/iAHkrH6GCl — America’s Voice News (Text MAGA to 888111) (@AVoiceNews) March 3, 2020
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In fact, renowned political prediction tool FiveThirtyEight reported a roughly 61 percent likelihood the Democratic primary would end in a contested convention in Milwaukee come July.
And, never one to waste an opportunity, Trump got his licks Monday night, capitalizing on the Democratic uncertainty.
Starting with Biden, according to Breitbart News, the president mocked a series of weekend video clips which revealed the “sleepy” former vice president misquoting the Declaration of Independence and mistakenly referring to the following day’s primary battle as “Super Thursday.”
“Tomorrow voters in states across our nation will head to the polls for Super Tuesday, not Super Thursday,” Trump said.
Black conservative campaign surrogates “Diamond” Lynnette Hardaway and “Silk” Rochelle Richardson would also take the stage Monday night, poking fun at billionaire moderate Mike Bloomberg‘s less-than-towering stature.
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Returning to the microphone, Trump would later take swings at radical, and largely nonviable, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren for poor polling numbers in her home state, as well as Klobuchar and Buttigieg, playfully insinuating their ensuing Biden endorsements constituted a “quid pro quo” — one that would unfairly hurt Sanders’ chances of being nominated.
“They made a deal,” Trump said. “You know why? Quid pro quo, that is why. Quid pro quo. … Impeach them, they should be impeached!”
“It’s sad, it is being rigged against Crazy Bernie,” he added. “Crazy Bernie is going to go crazy, crazy, I think Crazy Bernie is going to be more crazy when they see what they are doing.”
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westernjournal--2020-03-03--Herman Cain: Biden May Not Call Himself a Socialist, But He Sure Looks Like One

It ’ s easy to see why Democrats leaned on Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg to get out of the race and endorse Joe Biden before Super Tuesday .
Neither one of them was going to be the nominee , and right now Democrats are in a full-scale panic over the prospect of nominating a socialist in Bernie Sanders .
They figure that will result in one of the all-time epic wipeouts in the history of presidential elections .
I think they ’ re right .
Donald Trump must thank God daily for the opponents he gets to run against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Klobuchar and Buttigieg backing Biden , their supporters will follow suit and the non-socialist Democratic voters will all coalesce around the guy the Democratic establishment has always wanted as the nominee .
Shorthand for all this : Democrats don ’ t want to nominate a socialist .
But there ’ s a problem with that : I don ’ t know if it ’ s possible for them not to nominate a socialist .
I realize that Biden is not a socialist in any formal sense .
He doesn ’ t identify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run around singing the praises of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro .
He never worked for the Socialist Workers Party like Sanders did .
He never defended the Iranian hostage-taker , nor did he accuse the American hostages of being spies , like Sanders did .
In other words , Biden at least knows how to act the part of a sane , patriotic American .
But in terms of policy outcomes , how much difference would there really be between Biden and Sanders ?
Both want to forgive student loans .
Both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in health care .
Both want to raise taxes .
Both want to commit the U.S. to fanciful climate pacts .
Both would return us to the insane Iran nuclear deal .
Both would reintroduce many regulations that Donald Trump has done away with .
Under either Biden or Sanders , it would be more difficult to produce and export U.S. energy resources , and it would be virtually impossible to drill offshore .
Under either one , the military would be starved for funds .
Once you actually put a Democrat in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a socialist are insignificant .
Both will try to expand government as much as possible .
Both will resist making America ’ s fighting forces well-equipped and ready for battle .
Both will support every regulation and new tax they can .
Both will attack the business community at every turn .
Electing a Democrat who is “ not a socialist ” really doesn ’ t give us results that are any different than electing the socialist .
The only real restraint on either is what Congress will or will not allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren Could Be the Key to a Bernie Victory So even if the Democrats manage to nominate Biden and not Sanders , they really aren ’ t giving the American electorate a serious non-socialist choice .
The only person on the ballot who will fit that description will be Donald Trump .
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It’s easy to see why Democrats leaned on Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg to get out of the race and endorse Joe Biden before Super Tuesday.
Neither one of them was going to be the nominee, and right now Democrats are in a full-scale panic over the prospect of nominating a socialist in Bernie Sanders.
They figure that will result in one of the all-time epic wipeouts in the history of presidential elections. I think they’re right. Donald Trump must thank God daily for the opponents he gets to run against.
The Democrats seem confident that, with Klobuchar and Buttigieg backing Biden, their supporters will follow suit and the non-socialist Democratic voters will all coalesce around the guy the Democratic establishment has always wanted as the nominee.
Shorthand for all this: Democrats don’t want to nominate a socialist.
But there’s a problem with that: I don’t know if it’s possible for them not to nominate a socialist.
I realize that Biden is not a socialist in any formal sense. He doesn’t identify as one. He doesn’t run around singing the praises of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro. He never worked for the Socialist Workers Party like Sanders did. He never defended the Iranian hostage-taker, nor did he accuse the American hostages of being spies, like Sanders did.
In other words, Biden at least knows how to act the part of a sane, patriotic American.
But in terms of policy outcomes, how much difference would there really be between Biden and Sanders?
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Both want to forgive student loans. Both want a much larger role for government in health care. Both want to raise taxes. Both want to commit the U.S. to fanciful climate pacts. Both would return us to the insane Iran nuclear deal. Both would reintroduce many regulations that Donald Trump has done away with.
Under either Biden or Sanders, it would be more difficult to produce and export U.S. energy resources, and it would be virtually impossible to drill offshore. Under either one, the military would be starved for funds.
Once you actually put a Democrat in office, the distinctions between the Democrat and a socialist are insignificant.
Both will try to expand government as much as possible. Both will resist making America’s fighting forces well-equipped and ready for battle. Both will support every regulation and new tax they can. Both will attack the business community at every turn.
Electing a Democrat who is “not a socialist” really doesn’t give us results that are any different than electing the socialist. The only real restraint on either is what Congress will or will not allow.
So even if the Democrats manage to nominate Biden and not Sanders, they really aren’t giving the American electorate a serious non-socialist choice.
The only person on the ballot who will fit that description will be Donald Trump.
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