westernjournal--2020-06-23--Democrat Gov of Rhode Island Moves To Change State Name with Executive Order

The smallest state in the union has found itself in the crosshairs of the ongoing culture wars , as Rhode Island ’ s Democratic governor , Gina Raimondo , removed part of the state ’ s official name from several documents via executive order Monday .
While the Ocean State is known to the rest of the country simply as Rhode Island , it has had the official name “ the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ” since it became the 13th state in 1790 .
Detractors of the name argue that the word “ Plantations ” invokes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by her decision to sign an executive order to eliminate part of the state ’ s name from government documents , the governor agrees with that analysis .
“ Our work to dismantle systemic racism in Rhode Island did not start today and it will not end today , but we can rise together and make meaningful progress toward racial equity now , ” Raimondo said in a tweet Monday announcing the move .
TRENDING : Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo ' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist , ' Then the Artist Fires Back WPRI-TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Magaziner “ said he recognizes the word ‘ plantations ’ was not necessarily connected with slavery at the time , but words and symbols can take on new meanings.
” According to WBZ-TV in Boston , “ Raimondo ’ s order will remove the phrase ‘ Providence Plantations ’ from gubernatorial orders and citations , executive agency websites , official correspondence , and state employee pay stubs.
” However , the official name can not be changed without the approval of the General Assembly .
So far , the legislature seems fully on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phrase “ Providence Plantations ” from the state ’ s official name .
On Thursday , before Raimondo ’ s order , the Rhode Island Senate unanimously passed a resolution paving the way for a ballot referendum in which voters would have the opportunity to weigh in on the name change .
In 2010 , a ballot initiative to change Rhode Island ’ s official name failed by a ratio of more than 3-1 .
The efforts to sanitize “ Providence Plantations ” from Rhode Island ’ s official name might seem reasonable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans approved of the change .
However , the far-left mob will not be satisfied with dropping a few words from the state ’ s official name .
In recent weeks , radicals have defaced , toppled and destroyed statues paying homage to leaders of the Confederacy as well as American leaders who owned slaves — and that was just the beginning .
A statue of abolitionist Matthias Baldwin in Philadelphia could not escape the wrath of the mob .
It was defaced with graffiti reading “ colonizer ” and “ murderer.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First Amendment , Make It a Crime To Go To Church In San Francisco , a left-wing mob destroyed several statues , including that of Ulysses S. Grant .
Maybe they did not learn this in school because they were too busy learning to hate America , but it was Grant who defeated the Confederacy that they so vehemently despise .
At the very least , the vandalism of the Baldwin and Grant statues proves that “ cancel culture ” goes far beyond a desire to remove monuments to Confederate soldiers .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America as a flawed nation to its core , statues of the Founding Fathers have also come under assault .
In Portland , Oregon , a hub of the radical leftist violence that ’ s sweeping the country , the mob toppled a George Washington statue .
That came just days after a Thomas Jefferson statue in front of a high school in the city named in his honor fell victim to the insatiable mob .
This left-wing demolition derby will continue until someone in power has the guts to push back .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have had enough of the insurrection engulfing the country .
The president announced Tuesday that he has directed the federal government to “ arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument , statue , or other such property in the U.S. ” The revolution will not stop with the annihilation of monuments to America ’ s history .
It will seep into every aspect of everyday life .
For an example of this , look no further than Rhode Island .
In addition to issuing an executive order to begin the process of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name , Raimondo has ordered the institution of “ mandatory implicit bias training for all executive branch employees.
” Leftist mobs might represent a greater threat to the United States than any external actor .
Until the radicalism of recent weeks is reined in , the land of the free and the home of the brave looks destined to truly become “ the Divided States of America.
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The smallest state in the union has found itself in the crosshairs of the ongoing culture wars, as Rhode Island’s Democratic governor, Gina Raimondo, removed part of the state’s official name from several documents via executive order Monday.
While the Ocean State is known to the rest of the country simply as Rhode Island, it has had the official name “the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations” since it became the 13th state in 1790.
Detractors of the name argue that the word “Plantations” invokes the legacy of slavery. As demonstrated by her decision to sign an executive order to eliminate part of the state’s name from government documents, the governor agrees with that analysis.
“Our work to dismantle systemic racism in Rhode Island did not start today and it will not end today, but we can rise together and make meaningful progress toward racial equity now,” Raimondo said in a tweet Monday announcing the move.
Our work to dismantle systemic racism in Rhode Island did not start today and it will not end today, but we can rise together and make meaningful progress toward racial equity now. https://t.co/D0nvtC1g8X pic.twitter.com/6iE1zwMTBL — Gina Raimondo (@GovRaimondo) June 22, 2020
WPRI-TV reported that Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner “said he recognizes the word ‘plantations’ was not necessarily connected with slavery at the time, but words and symbols can take on new meanings.”
According to WBZ-TV in Boston, “Raimondo’s order will remove the phrase ‘Providence Plantations’ from gubernatorial orders and citations, executive agency websites, official correspondence, and state employee pay stubs.” However, the official name cannot be changed without the approval of the General Assembly.
So far, the legislature seems fully on board with the effort to remove the phrase “Providence Plantations” from the state’s official name. On Thursday, before Raimondo’s order, the Rhode Island Senate unanimously passed a resolution paving the way for a ballot referendum in which voters would have the opportunity to weigh in on the name change.
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In 2010, a ballot initiative to change Rhode Island’s official name failed by a ratio of more than 3-1.
The efforts to sanitize “Providence Plantations” from Rhode Island’s official name might seem reasonable to some conservatives. Rhode Island Senate Republicans approved of the change.
However, the far-left mob will not be satisfied with dropping a few words from the state’s official name.
In recent weeks, radicals have defaced, toppled and destroyed statues paying homage to leaders of the Confederacy as well as American leaders who owned slaves — and that was just the beginning.
A statue of abolitionist Matthias Baldwin in Philadelphia could not escape the wrath of the mob. It was defaced with graffiti reading “colonizer” and “murderer.”
In San Francisco, a left-wing mob destroyed several statues, including that of Ulysses S. Grant. Maybe they did not learn this in school because they were too busy learning to hate America, but it was Grant who defeated the Confederacy that they so vehemently despise.
At the very least, the vandalism of the Baldwin and Grant statues proves that “cancel culture” goes far beyond a desire to remove monuments to Confederate soldiers.
As part of the overall effort to portray America as a flawed nation to its core, statues of the Founding Fathers have also come under assault.
In Portland, Oregon, a hub of the radical leftist violence that’s sweeping the country, the mob toppled a George Washington statue. That came just days after a Thomas Jefferson statue in front of a high school in the city named in his honor fell victim to the insatiable mob.
This left-wing demolition derby will continue until someone in power has the guts to push back.
Fortunately, President Donald Trump appears to have had enough of the insurrection engulfing the country. The president announced Tuesday that he has directed the federal government to “arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue, or other such property in the U.S.”
…..This action is taken effective immediately, but may also be used retroactively for destruction or vandalism already caused. There will be no exceptions! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2020
The revolution will not stop with the annihilation of monuments to America’s history. It will seep into every aspect of everyday life.
For an example of this, look no further than Rhode Island. In addition to issuing an executive order to begin the process of removing part of her state’s name, Raimondo has ordered the institution of “mandatory implicit bias training for all executive branch employees.”
Leftist mobs might represent a greater threat to the United States than any external actor. Until the radicalism of recent weeks is reined in, the land of the free and the home of the brave looks destined to truly become “the Divided States of America.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-23--Seattle Mayor Announces the Fate of CHOP

Seattle ’ s Mayor announced Monday that officials plan to dismantle the six-block “ police-free zone ” in the city ’ s Capitol Hill neighborhood following multiple shootings in the area over the weekend .
“ It ’ s time for people to go home , ” Mayor Jenny Durkan said .
The area now known as CHOP , which stands for “ Capitol Hill Organized Protest , ” has been occupied by demonstrators since June 8 , when Seattle police left the East Precinct in Capitol Hill .
On Saturday , a 19-year-old man and a 33-year-old man were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died from his wounds and the 33-year-old remains in critical condition , KUOW-FM reported .
A 17-year-old was shot in the arm in the CHOP zone on Sunday night , and another man was shot Tuesday morning and suffered non-life-threatening injuries , according to KING-TV .
TRENDING : Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo ' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist , ' Then the Artist Fires Back “ While we believe individuals , organizations and others can continue to gather on Capitol Hill peacefully , the continued disorder , the violence , and the impacts on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ odds with a message of justice and equity , they can not continue to occur , ” Durkan said .
“ We are working with the community to bring this to an end .
Capitol Hill belongs to everyone in the city.
” Neighbors in the community , like Matthew Ploszaj , told KOMO-TV that it shouldn ’ t have taken such violence for the mayor to take control .
“ It was doomed to happen from day one , ” Ploszaj said .
“ No one wanted to say it , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t happen sooner .
It should have ended when the Car Tender got broken into and the mob went down and broke his fence .
It did not have to come to this at all.
” Although the mayor didn ’ t provide a timeline for dispersing the CHOP zone , she said it will be “ peacefully and in the near future.
” “ Clear it out , peacefully remove them , that ’ s fine , ” Ploszaj said .
“ But start shuffling them away , they don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Taylor , founder of the police accountability advocacy group Not This Time , told KUOW that he met with leaders of the CHOP on Sunday and warned that the situation could get worse .
“ Are you willing to die ?
And not only are you willing to die , are you willing to take the responsibility of someone who dies on your watch ?
” Taylor said he asked the leaders .
A Capitol Hill resident named Jason Smith said the entire message of the CHOP zone changed course over time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lives Matter , ' ” he told KOMO .
“ I think harassing black people .
Killing black people .
That ’ s what it was about first , ” he said .
“ They lost their way .
They lost their way , but they still need to give them something and they need to fight for something.
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Seattle’s Mayor announced Monday that officials plan to dismantle the six-block “police-free zone” in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood following multiple shootings in the area over the weekend.
“It’s time for people to go home,” Mayor Jenny Durkan said.
The area now known as CHOP, which stands for “Capitol Hill Organized Protest,” has been occupied by demonstrators since June 8, when Seattle police left the East Precinct in Capitol Hill.
On Saturday, a 19-year-old man and a 33-year-old man were shot within the area. The 19-year-old died from his wounds and the 33-year-old remains in critical condition, KUOW-FM reported.
A 17-year-old was shot in the arm in the CHOP zone on Sunday night, and another man was shot Tuesday morning and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to KING-TV.
“While we believe individuals, organizations and others can continue to gather on Capitol Hill peacefully, the continued disorder, the violence, and the impacts on residents and businesses are not just at odds with a message of justice and equity, they cannot continue to occur,” Durkan said.
“We are working with the community to bring this to an end. Capitol Hill belongs to everyone in the city.”
Neighbors in the community, like Matthew Ploszaj, told KOMO-TV that it shouldn’t have taken such violence for the mayor to take control.
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“It was doomed to happen from day one,” Ploszaj said.
“No one wanted to say it, but I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner. It should have ended when the Car Tender got broken into and the mob went down and broke his fence. It did not have to come to this at all.”
Although the mayor didn’t provide a timeline for dispersing the CHOP zone, she said it will be “peacefully and in the near future.”
“Clear it out, peacefully remove them, that’s fine,” Ploszaj said. “But start shuffling them away, they don’t need to stay here overnight.”
Andre Taylor, founder of the police accountability advocacy group Not This Time, told KUOW that he met with leaders of the CHOP on Sunday and warned that the situation could get worse.
“Are you willing to die? And not only are you willing to die, are you willing to take the responsibility of someone who dies on your watch?” Taylor said he asked the leaders.
A Capitol Hill resident named Jason Smith said the entire message of the CHOP zone changed course over time.
“I think it was ‘Black Lives Matter,'” he told KOMO. “I think harassing black people. Killing black people. That’s what it was about first,” he said.
“They lost their way. They lost their way, but they still need to give them something and they need to fight for something.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-23--Pelosi Takes Bible Verses Wildly Out of Context To Affirm Radical Agenda

“ The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose .
/ An evil soul producing holy witness / Is like a villain with a smiling cheek , / A goodly apple rotten at the heart .
/ Oh , what a goodly outside falsehood hath !
” I just thought I would begin with some Shakespeare , apropos of nothing .
A bit of the Bard certainly brightens up a Tuesday , no ?
On a completely unrelated note , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi decided to quote the book of Isaiah in a letter to her Democratic House colleagues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rebuke both unjust police officers and the Trump administration .
The letter , sent last Monday , begins with two verses with a very big ellipsis between them , Isaiah 2:12 and Isaiah 10:1-2 .
TRENDING : Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo ' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist , ' Then the Artist Fires Back “ As Isaiah says , ‘ For the Lord will have a day of reckoning… Woe to those who make unjust laws , to those who issue oppressive decrees , to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi wrote .
“ A reckoning is here for justice in policing , and I commend Chair Karen Bass and the Congressional Black Caucus on their important leadership in presenting the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 , ” it continued .
“ As we prayerfully protect the American people , we are protecting our Constitution.
” A lot happened between those two verses .
We ’ ll get to that in a second .
There was a second biblical-esque moment of judgment to come , apparently , this one over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the novel coronavirus .
“ A reckoning is also in order for the lives lost and the disparate impact of the virus on the communities of color .
On March 15 , there were 60 known deaths in the United States .
Today , June 15 , there are over 116,000 deaths .
This sad record represents a horrible failure of the Trump Administration in terms of PPE , testing and behavior recommended by scientists , ” she wrote .
“ We pray for a vaccine and a cure but are months away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do have testing , tracing , treatment and isolation to curb the spread of the virus and have a moral responsibility to engage in such practices .
“ We must insist on the passage of The Heroes Act to honor our heroes , open our economy with testing and put money in the pockets of America ’ s working families .
Senator McConnell has said we need a pause .
The virus doesn ’ t pause , unemployment doesn ’ t pause , hunger doesn ’ t pause — and neither should we.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ First , this part of the book of Isaiah deals with the judgment of God upon Assyria .
While Isaiah can be a malleable book and certainly has a few quotable phrases , pulling these two out to form a single thought when they ’ re eight chapters apart and have a very specific context is entirely misleading and confusing .
RELATED : Pelosi Joins the Mob , Calls for 11 DC Statues To Fall Is she saying the Democrats ’ judgment upon police and upon the Trump administration ’ s coronavirus response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s not just that ; as religious parallels go , that ’ s all about as deep as your average Depeche Mode song .
It also sounds a little bit like Pelosi sees the Democrats as bringing forth reckoning with these bills , which is problematic when you consider whose reckoning is discussed in these verses .
So , about those bills .
The first is the House ’ s version of a police reform bill , which they see as being a whole reckoning better than the Senate ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to Reuters , is that Senate Republicans want to tie federal policing money to key reforms as opposed to making them federal law like the House Democrats ’ bill would .
Speaking to NPR this past weekend , West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said “ that if local police departments and law enforcement don ’ t ban ” chokeholds , for instance , “ then they ’ re not going to get certain grants and certain other federal dollars , much like we did with the seat belt law when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would ban chokeholds.
” Republicans , meanwhile , have taken issue with the fact that the Democrats ’ bill would overhaul something known as qualified immunity — which protects law enforcement members who have reason to believe they were acting in a lawful fashion — making it exponentially easier for individuals to sue police over purported misconduct even when police didn ’ t think they were doing anything wrong .
Is Pelosi saying , with this Bible quotation , that the Republicans are “ those who make unjust laws ” when these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can certainly be uncharitably viewed that way .
Of course , one could also uncharitably say that Pelosi simply sought out some Bible verses that dealt with reckoning and , after a quick search , thought these worked .
There ’ s so many ways you could go here .
And then there ’ s the reckoning coming for the Trump administration because of the “ horrible failure of the Trump Administration in terms of PPE , testing and behavior recommended by scientists.
” Her solution to this is the HEROES Act , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dead on arrival in the Senate after the House passed it on a party-line vote last month .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that it was a “ liberal wish list ” and “ an unserious product from an unserious majority.
” Even if the Senate were to pass it , the Trump administration has said the president would veto it .
The bill would extend the additional $ 600 per week in unemployment benefits given at the federal level and send out another round of stimulus checks .
It would also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rich blue-staters , bail out fiscally irresponsible state and local governments , and dole out $ 50 million in “ environmental justice ” grants .
This is what Speaker Pelosi is invoking Isaiah over .
Better decisions have been made .
It ’ s also worth wondering why Pelosi didn ’ t pay attention to the simple context of the verses that she was citing .
Again , this is God ’ s judgment upon Assyria .
This isn ’ t just some random collection of passages dealing with the unjust .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but if corrupt cops and the Trump administration are Assyria here and the Democrats ’ bills are going to help bring the reckoning , I ’ ll leave it to you to figure out what makes the Democrats .
Either way , it ’ s good to see Pelosi digging into the Bible .
Now , quick , before the next abortion debate in the House , maybe read Jeremiah 1:5 : “ Before I formed you in your mother ’ s body I chose you .
Before you were born I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.
” Either way , if she gets to imply the Democratic Party is God … well , I simply get to quote the Bard .
Apropos of nothing , I swear .
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The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart.
Oh, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
— William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice.”
I just thought I would begin with some Shakespeare, apropos of nothing. A bit of the Bard certainly brightens up a Tuesday, no?
On a completely unrelated note, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi decided to quote the book of Isaiah in a letter to her Democratic House colleagues to press for their support on legislation and to rebuke both unjust police officers and the Trump administration.
The letter, sent June 15, begins with two verses with a very big ellipsis between them, Isaiah 2:12 and Isaiah 10:1-2.
“As Isaiah says, ‘For the Lord will have a day of reckoning… Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed,’” Pelosi wrote.
“A reckoning is here for justice in policing, and I commend Chair Karen Bass and the Congressional Black Caucus on their important leadership in presenting the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020,” it continued.
“As we prayerfully protect the American people, we are protecting our Constitution.”
A lot happened between those two verses. We’ll get to that in a second. There was a second biblical-esque moment of judgment to come, apparently, this one over the Trump administration’s handling of the novel coronavirus.
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“A reckoning is also in order for the lives lost and the disparate impact of the virus on the communities of color. On March 15, there were 60 known deaths in the United States. Today, June 15, there are over 116,000 deaths. This sad record represents a horrible failure of the Trump Administration in terms of PPE, testing and behavior recommended by scientists,” she wrote.
“We pray for a vaccine and a cure but are months away from such relief from COVID-19. We do have testing, tracing, treatment and isolation to curb the spread of the virus and have a moral responsibility to engage in such practices.
“We must insist on the passage of The Heroes Act to honor our heroes, open our economy with testing and put money in the pockets of America’s working families. Senator McConnell has said we need a pause. The virus doesn’t pause, unemployment doesn’t pause, hunger doesn’t pause — and neither should we.”
So, several threads here.
First, this part of the book of Isaiah deals with the judgment of God upon Assyria. While Isaiah can be a malleable book and certainly has a few quotable phrases, pulling these two out to form a single thought when they’re eight chapters apart and have a very specific context is entirely misleading and confusing.
Was she saying the Democrats’ judgment upon police and upon the Trump administration’s coronavirus response is like God’s judgment? It’s not just that; as religious parallels go, that’s all about as deep as your average Depeche Mode song. It also sounded a little bit like Pelosi saw the Democrats as bringing forth reckoning with these bills, which is problematic when you consider whose reckoning was discussed in these verses.
So, about those bills. The first was the House’s version of a police reform bill, which they saw as being a whole reckoning better than the Senate’s bill. Among the primary differences, according to Reuters, was that Senate Republicans wanted to tie federal policing money to key reforms as opposed to making them federal law like the House Democrats’ bill would.
Speaking to NPR, West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said “that if local police departments and law enforcement don’t ban” chokeholds, for instance, “then they’re not going to get certain grants and certain other federal dollars, much like we did with the seat belt law when it went into effect … effectively, it would ban chokeholds.”
Republicans, meanwhile, had taken issue with the fact that the Democrats’ bill would overhaul something known as qualified immunity — which protects law enforcement members who have reason to believe they were acting in a lawful fashion — making it exponentially easier for individuals to sue police over purported misconduct even when police didn’t think they were doing anything wrong.
Was Pelosi saying, with this Bible quotation, that the Republicans are “those who make unjust laws” when these are the differences between them? It can certainly be uncharitably viewed that way.
Of course, one could also uncharitably say that Pelosi simply sought out some Bible verses that dealt with reckoning and, after a quick search, thought these worked. There are so many ways you could go here.
And then there’s the reckoning coming for the Trump administration because of the “horrible failure of the Trump Administration in terms of PPE, testing and behavior recommended by scientists.”
Her solution to this was the HEROES Act, a $3 trillion package that was dead on arrival in the Senate after the House passed it on a party-line vote.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that it was a “liberal wish list” and “an unserious product from an unserious majority.” Even if the Senate were to pass it, the Trump administration had said the president would veto it.
The bill would extend the additional $600 per week in unemployment benefits given at the federal level and send out another round of stimulus checks. It would also restore a property tax deduction that benefits rich blue-staters, bail out fiscally irresponsible state and local governments, and dole out $50 million in “environmental justice” grants.
This is what Speaker Pelosi was invoking Isaiah over. Better decisions have been made.
It’s also worth wondering why Pelosi didn’t pay attention to the simple context of the verses that she was citing.
Again, this is God’s judgment upon Assyria. This isn’t just some random collection of passages dealing with the unjust. This is a very strange parallel to make, but if corrupt cops and the Trump administration were Assyria here and the Democrats’ bills were going to help bring the reckoning, I’ll leave it to you to figure out what made the Democrats.
Either way, it’s good to see Pelosi digging into the Bible. Now, quick, before the next abortion debate in the House, maybe read Jeremiah 1:5: “Before I formed you in your mother’s body I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart to serve me. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”
Either way, if she gets to imply the Democratic Party is God … well, I simply get to quote the Bard. Apropos of nothing, I swear.
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westernjournal--2020-06-23--Trump Announces Executive Order Aimed at Curbing Statue Destruction

President Donald Trump announced Monday he plans to take action against cities which allow liberal demonstrators to take down American statues and monuments with apparent impunity .
During an interview with Fox News contributor and Eternal Word Television Network anchor Raymond Arroyo , Trump was asked about the trend of left-leaning protesters defacing public property by vandalizing statues and monuments .
“ We are going to do an executive order and we ’ re going to make the cities guard their monuments .
This is a disgrace , ” the president replied .
“ It ’ s a disgrace , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some of this is great artwork .
This is magnificent artwork , as good as there is anywhere in the world , as good as you see in France , as good as you see anywhere .
It ’ s a disgrace.
” TRENDING : Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo ' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist , ' Then the Artist Fires Back Trump also said he doesn ’ t think many of those who are attacking great American symbols are aware of what they are defacing .
“ Most of these people don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re taking down , ” Trump said.. “ You saw [ Union Army general and former President ] Ulysses S. Grant , where they want to take him down .
He ’ s the one who stopped the ones that everyone dislikes so much , ” Trump said in an apparent reference to the movement to remove Confederate monuments .
In the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month and sweeping protests nationwide , demonstrators have indiscriminately gone after statues and other American works of art which are meant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s many forefathers .
In addition to Confederate monuments , statues and monuments honoring Christopher Columbus , former presidents and even anti-slavery figures have also been pulled down or otherwise defaced .
In Philadelphia last month , a statue of famed abolitionist and American engineer Matthias Baldwin was defaced , just days before something similar happened to a monument in Boston honoring black American soldiers .
In recent days , however , the country ’ s founders have also come under attack , something that Trump predicted three years ago would happen .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by allowing activists to erase history by taking down Confederate monuments , the door would be open for symbols honoring former Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to be removed as well .
RELATED : Governor Stands Up in Defense of Mount Rushmore : 'Not on My Watch' “ I wonder , is it George Washington next week ?
And is it Thomas Jefferson the week after ?
” Trump said at the time .
“ You really have to ask yourself , where does it stop ?
” Fast forward to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have now been defaced or taken down in recent days .
On Thursday night , demonstrators in Portland , Oregon , toppled a statue of the country ’ s first president after wrapping it in an American flag and setting it on fire , KOIN-TV reported .
Also in Portland , demonstrators also took down a statue of Jefferson on June 14 , the Willamette Week newspaper reported .
In San Francisco ’ s Golden Gate Park over the weekend , protesters took down statues of Francis Scott Key , Spanish missionary Junipero @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whom defeated the Confederacy on the battlefield ) , according to the San Francisco Chronicle .
On Monday night , a viral online campaign encouraged demonstrators to take down statues of Jesus as well .
Twitter activist Shaun King likened “ statues of the white European they claim is Jesus ” to symbols of “ white supremacy.
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President Donald Trump announced Monday he plans to take action against cities that allow liberal demonstrators to take down American statues and monuments with apparent impunity.
During an interview with Fox News contributor and Eternal Word Television Network anchor Raymond Arroyo, Trump was asked about the trend of left-leaning protesters defacing public property by vandalizing statues and monuments.
“We are going to do an executive order and we’re going to make the cities guard their monuments. This is a disgrace,” the president replied.
“It’s a disgrace,” he also said.
“Remember, some of this is great artwork. This is magnificent artwork, as good as there is anywhere in the world, as good as you see in France, as good as you see anywhere. It’s a disgrace.”
Trump also said he doesn’t think many of those who are attacking great American symbols are aware of what they are defacing.
“Most of these people don’t even know what they’re taking down,” Trump said..
“You saw [Union Army commander and President] Ulysses S. Grant, where they want to take him down. He’s the one who stopped the ones that everyone dislikes so much,” Trump said in an apparent reference to the movement to remove Confederate monuments.
In the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month and sweeping protests nationwide, demonstrators have indiscriminately gone after statues and other American works of art paying tribute to the country’s founders.
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In addition to Confederate monuments, statues and monuments honoring Christopher Columbus, former presidents and even anti-slavery figures have also been pulled down or otherwise defaced.
In Philadelphia last month, a statue of famed abolitionist and American engineer Matthias Baldwin was defaced, just days before something similar happened to a monument in Boston honoring black American soldiers.
In recent days, however, the country’s founders have also come under attack, something that Trump predicted three years ago would happen.
In August 2017, Trump contended that by allowing activists to erase history by taking down Confederate monuments, the door would be open for symbols honoring former Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to be removed as well.
“I wonder, is it George Washington next week? And is it Thomas Jefferson the week after?” Trump said at the time. “You really have to ask yourself, where does it stop?”
“George Washington was a slave owner,” Pres. Trump says. “Are we going to take down statues of George Washington?” pic.twitter.com/n3SFULvTD3 — CBS News (@CBSNews) August 15, 2017
Since then, statues of both presidents have now been defaced or taken down in recent days.
On Thursday night, demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, toppled a statue of the country’s first president after wrapping it in an American flag and setting it on fire, KOIN-TV reported.
Antifa rioters on Sandy Blvd. in Portland draped a US flag over a George Washington statue & set it on fire. They then toppled the statue. “Genocidal colonist” & “f— cops” are sprayed on monument. Rioters have began to build another autonomous zone nearby. pic.twitter.com/TrZkhPK9zp — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 19, 2020
Also in Portland, demonstrators also took down a statue of Jefferson on June 14, the Willamette Week newspaper reported.
In San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park over the weekend, protesters took down statues of Francis Scott Key, Spanish missionary Junipero Serra and Grant (the latter of whom defeated the Confederacy on the battlefield), according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
On Monday night, a viral online campaign encouraged demonstrators to take down statues of Jesus as well.
Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down. They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been. In the Bible, when the family of Jesus wanted to hide, and blend in, guess where they went? EGYPT! Not Denmark. Tear them down. — Shaun King (@shaunking) June 22, 2020
Twitter activist Shaun King likened “statues of the white European they claim is Jesus” to symbols of “white supremacy.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-23--Jesus Statues Are Now Being Targeted for Supposed ‘White Supremacy’

This won ’ t end well for the left .
As radical and radicalized mobs engage in an orgy of destruction from coast to coast , attacking symbols of the Confederacy , Christopher Columbus and even heroes of the war the destroyed the slave-holding South , leftist activist Shaun King took the current craze to its next step : An attack on representations of Jesus Christ that don ’ t conform to a given view of what the most important figure in the history of the world actually looked like .
And King minced no words in a Twitter post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a European — contrary to what scholars conjecture a Jewish man would look like in Galilee in the time of Caesar Augustus — are a “ form of white supremacy , ” he wrote in a Twitter post .
TRENDING : Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo ' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist , ' Then the Artist Fires Back And it ’ s not just statues , either .
“ All murals and stained glass windows of white Jesus , and his European mother , and their white friends should also come down , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Consider the lunacy that ’ s descended upon the land : Mobs have expanded from attacking symbols of the Old South to pulling down a Columbus statue in Minnesota to vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial in Washington , as CNN reported .
Moronically , in San Francisco , leftists even pulled down a statue of Ulysses S. Grant , the Civil War general ( and later president ) who defeated the Confederacy on the battlefield and ended slavery in the United States .
With all that , and more in mind , Americans might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sacred ?
Fortunately for all Americans , but Christians in particular , King ’ s posts drew plenty of blowback , and it wasn ’ t the kind that the activist would have been hoping for .
Some responses were mocking , addressing King as “ Talcum X ” because of his claim to being black rests on a story that the white man on his birth certificate is not his actual father : And some were furious : And this one asked a question that took King ’ s statement beyond the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a big question , and one King probably can ’ t answer .
Still , it ’ s worth noting here that , when it comes to left-wing violence , what happens in the United States doesn ’ t stay in the United States .
Since the current outbreak of insanity over the death of George Floyd after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during a May 25 arrest , countries throughout the world have been hit by demonstrations , some of them violent .
( It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden has been right about this year , even if his delivery was typically idiotic . )
As CNN was no doubt happy to report , rivals and enemies of the United States have used the Floyd death and protests to paint their own picture of the United States .
So , are King and his PC police brand of radicalism ready to take on not just depictions of Jesus in the United States that they object to ?
Are they ready to destroy some of the greatest works of art in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points ?
The Pieta ?
The Sistine Chapel ?
The works of the Renaissance ?
It was only a matter of time before the barbarism of the leftist political movement reached the extreme of attacking the religious , historical and philosophical foundations of Western civilization itself .
It was only a matter of time before the social justice warriors who are using Floyd ’ s death as an excuse to run riot over the civilization and culture they despise showed their true faces .
Now that one of the left ’ s more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the face of Christ , however , it ’ s likely only a matter of time before the patience of the sane part of the country is exhausted .
This won ’ t end well for the left .
In the long run , nothing ever does .
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This won’t end well for the left.
As radical and radicalized mobs engage in an orgy of destruction from coast to coast, attacking symbols of the Confederacy, Christopher Columbus and even heroes of the war the destroyed the slave-holding South, leftist activist Shaun King took the current craze to its next step:
An attack on representations of Jesus Christ that don’t conform to a given view of what the most important figure in the history of the world actually looked like.
And King minced no words in a Twitter post about it. Depictions of Jesus as a European — contrary to what scholars conjecture a Jewish man would look like in Galilee in the time of Caesar Augustus — are a “form of white supremacy,” he wrote in a Twitter post.
Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down. They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been. In the Bible, when the family of Jesus wanted to hide, and blend in, guess where they went? EGYPT! Not Denmark. Tear them down. — Shaun King (@shaunking) June 22, 2020
And it’s not just statues, either.
“All murals and stained glass windows of white Jesus, and his European mother, and their white friends should also come down,” King wrote in a follow-up post.
Yes. All murals and stained glass windows of white Jesus, and his European mother, and their white friends should also come down. They are a gross form white supremacy. Created as tools of oppression.
Racist propaganda. They should all come down. — Shaun King (@shaunking) June 22, 2020
Consider the lunacy that’s descended upon the land:
Mobs have expanded from attacking symbols of the Old South to pulling down a Columbus statue in Minnesota to vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, as CNN reported. Moronically, in San Francisco, leftists even pulled down a statue of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general (and later president) who defeated the Confederacy on the battlefield and ended slavery in the United States.
With all that, and more in mind, Americans might be forgiven for asking: Is nothing sacred?
King’s Twitter posts were the answer.
Fortunately for all Americans, but Christians in particular, King’s posts drew plenty of blowback, and it wasn’t the kind that the activist would have been hoping for.
Some responses were mocking, addressing King as “Talcum X” because of his claim to being black rests on a story that the white man on his birth certificate is not his actual father:
Hi my name is Shaun King – I’m lonely and need constant attention – LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! PLEASE GOD, LOOK AT ME! ? — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) June 22, 2020
Some were logical:
i agree with a lot of your stuff, but this, i do not. when Christianity began to spread around the world, artists created different depictions of Christ in order to resonate with their cultures more. you will depictions of Asian Jesus in Asia, Black Jesus in Africa, etc. — michelle anne (@michelleyyyyyy) June 23, 2020
There’s a long history of Christians depicting biblical people to look like themselves. Chinese Christians depict Chinese-looking Jesus. African Christians have an African Jesus. These are fine. Historically accurate Jesus is great too but I’m not willing to enforce it — Adam Desrosiers (@AdamDesrosiers) June 22, 2020
And some were furious:
Im not religious but what he is advocating here is harmful, dangerous, and I reported him to Twitter He was cheering on the destruction of other historical statues yesterday He is promoting violence and criminal acts of vandalism His moral values are warped — DudeAsInCool (@DudeAsInCool) June 23, 2020
And the Soviet Union. Ideologically, these people are fanatics. And destroying things that disagree with the worldview they hold, is what fanatics do. — Omar (@Omars_Words) June 22, 2020
And this one asked a question that took King’s statement beyond the borders of the U.S.
You want to destroy religious objects? Does this include Michaelanangelo’s Pieta and other masterpieces from the Renaissance? — Finbad the Failer (@bruminger) June 22, 2020
That’s a big question, and one King probably can’t answer. Still, it’s worth noting here that, when it comes to left-wing violence, what happens in the United States doesn’t stay in the United States.
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Since the current outbreak of insanity over the death of George Floyd after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during a May 25 arrest, countries throughout the world have been hit by demonstrations, some of them violent. (It’s one of the few things Joe Biden has been right about this year, even if his delivery was typically idiotic.)
As CNN was no doubt happy to report, rivals and enemies of the United States have used the Floyd death and protests to paint their own picture of the United States.
So, are King and his PC police brand of radicalism ready to take on not just depictions of Jesus in the United States that they object to? Are they ready to destroy some of the greatest works of art in the world to push their half-baked political points? The Pieta? The Sistine Chapel? The works of the Renaissance?
(If anyone’s curious, the Shaun King-approved image of Jesus was compiled in 2002 by British scientists working with Israeli archaeologists. Popular Mechanics magazine published it in a story titled “The Real Face of Jesus.” It was one of the most widely read articles in the publication’s history.)
It was only a matter of time before the barbarism of the leftist political movement reached the extreme of attacking the religious, historical and philosophical foundations of Western civilization itself.
It was only a matter of time before the social justice warriors who are using Floyd’s death as an excuse to run riot over the civilization and culture they despise showed their true faces.
Now that one of the left’s more prominent activists has made the issue about the face of Christ, however, it’s likely only a matter of time before the patience of the sane part of the country is exhausted.
This won’t end well for the left. In the long run, nothing ever does.
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westernjournal--2020-06-23--Charlie Kirk Praises Conservative Students as ‘Modern-Day Culture Warriors’ Ahead of Trump Rally

With the November election edging closer every day , President Donald Trump is traveling the country again in order to galvanize his supporters .
On Tuesday afternoon , he is set to appear at a Students for Trump rally in Phoenix .
The chairman of Students for Trump , Charlie Kirk , spoke with The Western Journal about the rally , politics on college campuses and the overall political climate in America following protests and riots that took place in cities across the country in the wake of George Floyd ’ s May 25 death in police custody .
Kirk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media ’ s hypocrisy — many of the same outlets that approved of and encouraged the massive protests are now balking at the notion of Trump supporters ignoring social distancing guidelines by attending the president ’ s rallies .
“ The left has never cared about truth .
‘ Truth is not a left-wing value , ’ as the great Dennis Prager says .
And look , about our event in particular , we now know , we have the science and the statistics to show us that young people are , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any portion of American society when it comes to the virus being spread and so forth , ” he told The Western Journal .
TRENDING : Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo ' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist , ' Then the Artist Fires Back “ We take the reality of what the virus is seriously , like all people do .
With that being said , we also know that young people voluntarily coming to an event and taking the right precautions is something that should be celebrated.
” The political commentator was quick to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the coronavirus , students have had a rough go of it the last few months .
Giving them a chance to hear from the president is a great opportunity at such a trying time .
“ These students had their proms canceled .
They had their spring sports canceled .
They had their commencement addresses canceled .
They have had their internships canceled .
They have had their lives totally altered .
The least thing that we should be supportive of is hearing from the president of the United States , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are going to continue to chart America for a better and more positive future , ” Kirk said .
“ The left is very quick to say that you should go out in hordes and swarms of tens of thousands to Brooklyn , New York , but God forbid if you were going to go to hear from the president of the United States .
So the American people are seeing for the hypocrisy here .
And I think it ’ s ample time to do what we ’ re doing.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the riots and Black Lives Matter hysteria going on at the moment , Kirk affirmed that the president has been “ terrific , ” although he did have some harsh words for other members of the Republican Party .
“ I ’ ve been underwhelmed by the lack of courage in the Republican Party and the lack of spine and the lack of spirit , ” he told The Western Journal .
“ And when I say Republican Party , I want to be very specific , because the Republican Party is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to talk about establishment elected Republicans that have not stood in defiance to the mob , that have not stood in defiance to this kind of left-wing terrorism that we ’ re seeing all across our country .
“ And so this could have been a Kavanaugh moment for the conservative movement , ” Kirk said , referring to the galvanizing effect of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh .
“ And instead it is a cultural retreat moment where we are allowing carnage to happen to our country , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likes of which — it would have taken 30 years for this kind of cultural change to happen that ’ s happened in the course of three weeks.
” Given his experience with colleges , the Turning Point USA founder expects the violence to spill over onto campuses when classes resume .
“ I obviously hope I ’ m wrong in this prediction , ” Kirk said .
“ But having students that have been hospitalized , punched in the face , having one of our Turning Point activists followed in the streets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damaged , having students that have been bear sprayed , having students that have been firebombed , had their dormitories been firebombed — it ’ s not unfair to say that this will probably become the most dangerous semester ever for a conservative on a college campus.
” He praised the conservative students standing up to leftist mobs on campus , heralding them as “ modern-day culture warriors.
” “ God bless the amazing students we have at Turning Point Action , Students for Trump , from the educational arm of our 501 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God bless our students on campus that are running Turning Point chapters .
It ’ s amazing .
And these are the modern-day culture warriors , ” Kirk told The Western Journal .
“ The left right now is the most violent we have ever seen them , and it ’ s just fair to say that that is going to translate to college campuses , ” he said .
“ Hopefully , I ’ m wrong.
” In light of the upcoming event in Phoenix , Kirk ended the interview by giving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the upcoming election .
“ Trump ’ s going to win Arizona .
I think he ’ s going to win it convincingly , ” he said .
“ The more he visits , the better .
Arizona ’ s become a battleground state for a variety of different reasons .
I think he ’ s going to win Arizona more than he did in 2016.
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With the November election edging closer every day, President Donald Trump is traveling the country again in order to galvanize his supporters.
On Tuesday afternoon, he is set to appear at a Students for Trump rally in Phoenix.
The chairman of Students for Trump, Charlie Kirk, spoke with The Western Journal about the rally, politics on college campuses and the overall political climate in America following protests and riots that took place in cities across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s May 25 death in police custody.
Kirk started off by talking about the establishment media’s hypocrisy — many of the same outlets that approved of and encouraged the massive protests are now balking at the notion of Trump supporters ignoring social distancing guidelines by attending the president’s rallies.
“The left has never cared about truth. ‘Truth is not a left-wing value,’ as the great Dennis Prager says. And look, about our event in particular, we now know, we have the science and the statistics to show us that young people are, by far, the least at-risk demographic of any portion of American society when it comes to the virus being spread and so forth,” he told The Western Journal.
“We take the reality of what the virus is seriously, like all people do. With that being said, we also know that young people voluntarily coming to an event and taking the right precautions is something that should be celebrated.”
The political commentator was quick to point out that, given the restrictions from the coronavirus, students have had a rough go of it the last few months. Giving them a chance to hear from the president is a great opportunity at such a trying time.
“These students had their proms canceled. They had their spring sports canceled. They had their commencement addresses canceled. They have had their internships canceled. They have had their lives totally altered. The least thing that we should be supportive of is hearing from the president of the United States, who’s going to tell them how we are going to continue to chart America for a better and more positive future,” Kirk said.
“The left is very quick to say that you should go out in hordes and swarms of tens of thousands to Brooklyn, New York, but God forbid if you were going to go to hear from the president of the United States. So the American people are seeing for the hypocrisy here. And I think it’s ample time to do what we’re doing.”
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When asked about Trump’s handling of the riots and Black Lives Matter hysteria going on at the moment, Kirk affirmed that the president has been “terrific,” although he did have some harsh words for other members of the Republican Party.
“I’ve been underwhelmed by the lack of courage in the Republican Party and the lack of spine and the lack of spirit,” he told The Western Journal. “And when I say Republican Party, I want to be very specific, because the Republican Party is Trump’s party. I want to talk about establishment elected Republicans that have not stood in defiance to the mob, that have not stood in defiance to this kind of left-wing terrorism that we’re seeing all across our country.
“And so this could have been a Kavanaugh moment for the conservative movement,” Kirk said, referring to the galvanizing effect of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. “And instead it is a cultural retreat moment where we are allowing carnage to happen to our country, both literal and metaphorical carnage, the likes of which — it would have taken 30 years for this kind of cultural change to happen that’s happened in the course of three weeks.”
Given his experience with colleges, the Turning Point USA founder expects the violence to spill over onto campuses when classes resume.
“I obviously hope I’m wrong in this prediction,” Kirk said. “But having students that have been hospitalized, punched in the face, having one of our Turning Point activists followed in the streets of Seattle yesterday and having her car damaged, having students that have been bear sprayed, having students that have been firebombed, had their dormitories been firebombed — it’s not unfair to say that this will probably become the most dangerous semester ever for a conservative on a college campus.”
He praised the conservative students standing up to leftist mobs on campus, heralding them as “modern-day culture warriors.”
“God bless the amazing students we have at Turning Point Action, Students for Trump, from the educational arm of our 501(c)(3). God bless our students on campus that are running Turning Point chapters. It’s amazing. And these are the modern-day culture warriors,” Kirk told The Western Journal.
“The left right now is the most violent we have ever seen them, and it’s just fair to say that that is going to translate to college campuses,” he said. “Hopefully, I’m wrong.”
In light of the upcoming event in Phoenix, Kirk ended the interview by giving his prediction on who would win Arizona in the upcoming election.
“Trump’s going to win Arizona. I think he’s going to win it convincingly,” he said. “The more he visits, the better. Arizona’s become a battleground state for a variety of different reasons. I think he’s going to win Arizona more than he did in 2016.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-23--Watch: Black Lives Matter Founder Admits to Being a Far-Left Political Activist: ‘We’re Trained Marx

Watch: Black Lives Matter Founder Admits to Being a Far-Left Political Activist: ‘We’re Trained Marxists’

The Black Lives Matter movement has left-wing ideological goals , according to one of the movement ’ s co-founders , who previously admitted to being a political activist driven by Marxism .
Many BLM supporters consider the movement to be a moral one that exists outside of political squabbling .
But in a 2015 interview with The Real News Network , Patrisse Cullors , who co-founded the organization in 2013 along with Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi , identified herself and Garza as “ trained Marxists.
” When asked if there was “ a lack of ideological direction in Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making the political motivations of the movement crystal clear .
TRENDING : Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo ' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist , ' Then the Artist Fires Back “ We actually do have an ideological frame , ” Cullors said .
“ Myself and Alicia , in particular , are trained organizers .
“ We are trained Marxists .
We are super versed on ideological theories and I think that what we really try to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many , many black folk.
” The Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left-wing/Marxist policies , such as the organization ’ s desire to “ disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure , ” as is stated on its website .
This desire to dismantle the concept of the family is one that the Black Lives Matter movement shares with the fallen communist state of the Soviet Union , whose most brutal leader , Joseph Stalin , was responsible for the deaths of between 20 to 60 million people during his three-decade rule , according to the International Business Times .
In a 1926 issue of The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia revealed the regime ’ s attack on the family unit .
“ When the Bolsheviki came into power in 1917 they regarded the family , like every other ‘ bourgeois ’ institution , with fierce hatred , and set out with a will to destroy it , ” the woman wrote .
Other communist policies that BLM support include dismantling capitalism and redistributing wealth , as The Telegraph has pointed out , despite the fact that an estimated 94 million people died as a result of communism between 1900 and 2000 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims BLM ’ s goals and origins share quite a few similarities with radical left-wing organizations from the 1960s and 1970s , such as the Black Panther Party , which he said “ was tied to at least three dozen murders of police officers across the country , ” and the Weather Underground , a terrorist organization with one former member who has direct ties to BLM .
“ No one has read what Black Lives Matter has written as far as their plan and their charter , but it bares a great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was saying back then .
The Black Panther Party was a Marxist , Maoist , Leninist organization and that came from Huey Newton , one of the co-founders , ” Turchie told Sky News Australia earlier this month .
“ He gave a speech in 1970 at Boston College , and he said ‘ we ’ re standing for nothing more than the total transformation ’ — very important two words there — ‘ the total transformation of the United States government and America.
’ And he went on to explain that ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tension that already exists in black communities and exasperate it where we can , maybe create situations if we need to , but take those situations where there ’ s a tinderbox and literally light the country on fire.
’ What would be the issue ?
The issue would be police racism .
Police brutality .
This is back in the 1960s and early ’ 70s.
” The former FBI official further explained what he believes BLM is really all about .
“ This is racism used as an issue to spark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is intended to be divisive and to divide the country.
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The Black Lives Matter movement has left-wing ideological goals, according to one of the movement’s co-founders, who previously admitted to being a political activist driven by Marxism.
Many BLM supporters consider the movement to be a moral one that exists outside of political squabbling.
But in a 2015 interview with The Real News Network, Patrisse Cullors, who co-founded the organization in 2013 along with Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, identified herself and Garza as “trained Marxists.”
When asked if there was “a lack of ideological direction in Black Lives Matter,” Cullors responded by making the political motivations of the movement crystal clear.
“We actually do have an ideological frame,” Cullors said. “Myself and Alicia, in particular, are trained organizers.
“We are trained Marxists. We are super versed on ideological theories and I think that what we really try to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many, many black folk.”
The Black Lives Matter Global Network does promote various left-wing/Marxist policies, such as the organization’s desire to “disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure,” as is stated on its website.
This desire to dismantle the concept of the family is one that the Black Lives Matter movement shares with the fallen communist state of the Soviet Union, whose most brutal leader, Joseph Stalin, was responsible for the deaths of between 20 to 60 million people during his three-decade rule, according to the International Business Times.
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In a 1926 issue of The Atlantic, an anonymous female resident of Russia revealed the regime’s attack on the family unit.
“When the Bolsheviki came into power in 1917 they regarded the family, like every other ‘bourgeois’ institution, with fierce hatred, and set out with a will to destroy it,” the woman wrote.
Other communist policies that BLM support include dismantling capitalism and redistributing wealth, as The Telegraph has pointed out, despite the fact that an estimated 94 million people died as a result of communism between 1900 and 2000.
Former FBI Assistant Deputy Director Terry Turchie claims BLM’s goals and origins share quite a few similarities with radical left-wing organizations from the 1960s and 1970s, such as the Black Panther Party, which he said “was tied to at least three dozen murders of police officers across the country,” and the Weather Underground, a terrorist organization with one former member who has direct ties to BLM.
“No one has read what Black Lives Matter has written as far as their plan and their charter, but it bears a great similarity to what the Black Panther Party was saying back then. The Black Panther Party was a Marxist, Maoist, Leninist organization and that came from Huey Newton, one of the co-founders,” Turchie told Sky News Australia earlier this month.
“He gave a speech in 1970 at Boston College, and he said ‘we’re standing for nothing more than the total transformation’ — very important two words there — ‘the total transformation of the United States government and America.’ And he went on to explain that ‘what we want to do is take the tension that already exists in black communities and exasperate it where we can, maybe create situations if we need to, but take those situations where there’s a tinderbox and literally light the country on fire.’ What would be the issue? The issue would be police racism. Police brutality. This is back in the 1960s and early ’70s.”
The former FBI official further explained what he believes BLM is really all about.
“This is racism used as an issue to spark the revolution. It is meant and it is intended to be divisive and to divide the country.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-23--CNN Host Admits Humanity of ‘Unborn Baby’ To Support BLM Narrative

When an unborn child ’ s life can be used to push a left-wing narrative , it turns out some of the liberal establishment media will suddenly acknowledge the child is a baby .
“ CNN Newsroom ” threw caution to the wind and abandoned pro-abortion euphemisms when interviewing pregnant guest Ebony Chisholm and her husband , Henry , on Wednesday .
Chisholm had penned a piece in the Hartford Courant titled “ A letter to my beautiful , black unborn baby.
” She opened the letter by writing , “ To my unborn son , daughter or however you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can only throw away so much reality at one time .
She ditched pro-abortion lingo , but stuck to the trans madness . )
In the letter , Chisholm writes about having a conversation with her unborn baby about “ how we can protect you.
” The letter itself focuses on the dominant Black Lives Matter narrative of “ hundreds of black men and women killed by law enforcement or white civilians.
” TRENDING : Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo ' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist , ' Then the Artist Fires Back The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children is indeed an important one , but for reasons not mentioned in Chisholm ’ s letter .
While black Americans make up only about 13 percent of the population , they comprise 40 percent of all abortions in the United States .
This shocking statistic would make Margaret Sanger , the founder of Planned Parenthood , proud .
Sanger was a noted racist and eugenicist who once penned a letter to a collaborator in which she wrote , “ We don ’ t want the word to go out that we want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even accepted an invitation to speak at the women ’ s branch of the Klu Klux Klan .
Of course , a statue of her is prominently displayed in the Smithsonian ’ s National Portrait Gallery , and no one has yet torn it down or removed it .
Sanger ’ s philosophy has quietly animated abortion supporters for decades .
In 2009 , Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told The New York Times , “ Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided , there was concern about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we don ’ t want to have too many of.
” There is a reason prominent pro-life activists such as Alveda King , the Rev .
Martin Luther King Jr. ’ s niece , and former NFL star Benjamin Watson have compared abortion to racism .
Of course , this aspect of left-wing racism was not touched upon in the CNN segment .
Chisholm read the letter , which described the development of her unborn baby , on-air .
“ Thinking of children in all of this is something that really cuts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand , ” CNN host Brianna Keilar told her .
RELATED : CNN Builds Protective 'Wall ' Around Its Headquarters To Keep Protesters Out So now when we think of an unborn baby , we are supposed to acknowledge him or her as a child ?
Which is it , CNN ?
The hypocrisy of the establishment media is mind-boggling .
CNN shows concern about how this child could be killed once outside of the womb but ignores the dangers a black child faces inside it .
As was documented a decade ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind , ” by UCLA professor Tim Groseclose , journalists have used the euphemisms of pro-abortion activists for decades and rejected pro-life language .
But since pro-abortion language is ridiculous and reality-denying , it is tough to maintain in all situations — such as when a visibly pregnant woman is sitting in your studio and you all know the truth about the child in the womb .
I am sure Keilar will soon puppet the “ correct ” pro-abortion narrative required by her CNN overlords .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ unborn baby was really a child only because the mother clearly wants her ?
Tragically , a baby is only human in pro-abortion eyes if the mother says so — or if CNN realizes it can attack “ law enforcement or white civilians ” using a pregnant mother ’ s fears .
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When an unborn child’s life can be used to push a left-wing narrative, it turns out some of the liberal establishment media will suddenly acknowledge the child is a baby.
“CNN Newsroom” threw caution to the wind and abandoned pro-abortion euphemisms when interviewing pregnant guest Ebony Chisholm and her husband, Henry, on Wednesday.
Chisholm had penned a piece in the Hartford Courant titled “A letter to my beautiful, black unborn baby.”
She opened the letter by writing, “To my unborn son, daughter or however you choose to identify.” (Apparently, you can only throw away so much reality at one time. She ditched pro-abortion lingo, but stuck to the trans madness.)
In the letter, Chisholm writes about having a conversation with her unborn baby about “how we can protect you.” The letter itself focuses on the dominant Black Lives Matter narrative of “hundreds of black men and women killed by law enforcement or white civilians.”
The conversation about how to protect unborn black children is indeed an important one, but for reasons not mentioned in Chisholm’s letter. While black Americans make up only about 13 percent of the population, they comprise 40 percent of all abortions in the United States.
This shocking statistic would make Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, proud. Sanger was a noted racist and eugenicist who once penned a letter to a collaborator in which she wrote, “We don’t want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population.”
Sanger even accepted an invitation to speak at the women’s branch of the Klu Klux Klan. Of course, a statue of her is prominently displayed in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, and no one has yet torn it down or removed it.
Sanger’s philosophy has quietly animated abortion supporters for decades. In 2009, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told The New York Times, “Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of.”
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There is a reason prominent pro-life activists such as Alveda King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece, and former NFL star Benjamin Watson have compared abortion to racism.
Of course, this aspect of left-wing racism was not touched upon in the CNN segment.
Chisholm read the letter, which described the development of her unborn baby, on-air.
“Thinking of children in all of this is something that really cuts through to a lot of people to understand,” CNN host Brianna Keilar told her.
So now when we think of an unborn baby, we are supposed to acknowledge him or her as a child?
Which is it, CNN?
The hypocrisy of the establishment media is mind-boggling. CNN shows concern about how this child could be killed once outside of the womb but ignores the dangers a black child faces inside it.
As was documented a decade ago in the book “Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind,” by UCLA professor Tim Groseclose, journalists have used the euphemisms of pro-abortion activists for decades and rejected pro-life language.
But since pro-abortion language is ridiculous and reality-denying, it is tough to maintain in all situations — such as when a visibly pregnant woman is sitting in your studio and you all know the truth about the child in the womb.
I am sure Keilar will soon puppet the “correct” pro-abortion narrative required by her CNN overlords. Or maybe they will just pretend this unborn baby was really a child only because the mother clearly wants her?
Tragically, a baby is only human in pro-abortion eyes if the mother says so — or if CNN realizes it can attack “law enforcement or white civilians” using a pregnant mother’s fears.
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westernjournal--2020-06-23--Jimmy Kimmel Impersonated Comedian George Wallace, Used the ‘N-Word’ Multiple Times in Parody Song

When Jimmy Fallon held an extended apology on his show for appearing in blackface on an episode of “ Saturday Night Live , ” I knew it was a matter of time before they came for Jimmy Kimmel .
In fact , I was rather surprised it took this long .
Kimmel ’ s arrant wokeness has mostly shielded him from a lot of early-ish career moves that weren ’ t necessarily consistent with his current brand .
The most obvious of these took place when he was co-host of “ The Man Show ” on Comedy Central , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karl Malone .
An NBA legend , Malone was known for having slightly unorthodox views about the world .
He was also black .
One of these things made him ripe for parody , the other should have precluded Kimmel from doing it .
Oh well .
Kimmel did it anyway : TRENDING : Chicago Mayor Calls 'Scooby-Doo ' Parody Criticizing Her 'Racist , ' Then the Artist Fires Back This skit , which manages to be cheerfully homophobic as well , paints the Utah Jazz great as a borderline-illiterate rambler discussing where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the probe territory had been thoroughly strip-mined by the time Kimmel did this , the only joke seems to be “ Tee hee , Karl Malone is stupid and he talks in pidgin English , too.
” This wasn ’ t the only sketch in which Kimmel portrayed Malone in this character .
It also wasn ’ t the only character he played in blackface ; he was also Oprah Jimfrey , a large-framed talk-show host : Of course , Kimmel departed from the beery environs of “ The Man Show ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we know today .
However , the fact remains that Kimmel wasn ’ t always so woke .
We found out how un-woke he could be on Monday , when Fox News was able to connect some dots and suss out that Kimmel had not only performed but may have also penned a parody Snoop Dogg song released on a Christmas album in 1996 in which the N-word was used multiple times .
The parody came during Kimmel ’ s time with the “ Kevin & Bean ” morning show on influential Los @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The song appeared on “ The Best of Kevin & Bean : A Family Christmas in Your A– , ” which surprisingly doesn ’ t include any excerpts from the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra ’ s recording of Handel ’ s “ Messiah.
” In a 2013 podcast with “ Man Show ” cohort Adam Carolla , Kimmel copped to doing the vocals on “ Christmastime in the LBC , ” a parody of rapper Snoop Dogg ( then Snoop Doggy Dogg ) that displayed the same minstrelsy vein as his Karl Malone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wise men were “ bringing gifts and s— for baby boo in the hay ” and how Santa Claus is a “ fat n—– in a sleigh giving s— away.
” “ Me and my n—–s down in LBC / We ’ ll smoke that motherf—ing Christmas tree , ” Kimmel raps , saying he “ told that motherf—er ‘ Santa bring a pick for my afro . '
” RELATED : MSNBC Hosts , Biden Director and Dem Rep All Spread Deceptively Edited Pence Video in Brazen Fake News Scandal Another “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not clear if it ’ s Kimmel ’ s voice — describes King Herod ’ s men as “ evil n—–s in the manger.
” The album was produced by a “ Jim Kimmel , ” and all “ comedy material ” on it was credited to him .
You may or may not find that comedic , but it was an attempt to be , so draw your own judgments .
In the 2013 podcast , Carolla said it was Kimmel imitating the rap artist ; Kimmel would confirm this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first came out , hit the scene , and I used to imitate him by only saying , ‘ You know what I ’ m saying ? '
” Kimmel said .
“ Jimmy , do you only do black people ?
” someone on the podcast is then heard asking , to which Kimmel responds jokingly , “ I prefer them , yes.
” Kimmel also recalled how he “ called the president of Comedy Central as George Wallace , the comedian , ” while drinking with friends from a hotel room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ African-American .
When Carolla said that Kimmel had used a “ crazy black voice ” to impersonate Wallace , Kimmel impersonated him again : “ I just wan na say I had a great time , and thank you for inviting me !
” he said , adding that he intentionally adopted a “ black ” voice to imitate Wallace .
“ A lot of people thought it was George Wallace !
” Kimmel said .
And now a lot of people are thinking that maybe he shouldn ’ t be the host @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ABC had tapped him for .
“ I don ’ t know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this , but we are doing it and I am hosting it , ” Kimmel said in an announcement statement last Tuesday , according to the New York Post .
Two days later , he abruptly announced he was taking a very long vacation .
“ I ’ m taking this summer off to spend even more time with my family , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studio at home on Thursday .
“ There ’ s nothing wrong .
I ’ m healthy , my family ’ s healthy , I just need a couple of months off.
” When someone claims he ’ s doing something — particularly resigning or stepping back from something for an extended period of time — because he wants to “ spend more time with my family , ” that ’ s so seldom a good sign .
Kimmel ’ s blackface controversies were already coming back to bite him after the Emmys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent troubles .
There was also the matter of a 2009 interview with actress Megan Fox in which she talks about being sexualized by director Michael Bay when she was just 15 .
During the interview , Fox talked about her time as an extra in the Bay movie “ Bad Boys II ” ; she was in a bikini and heels but couldn ’ t sit at a bar due to her being underage .
“ [ Bay ’ s ] solution to that problem was to then have me dancing under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox said .
“ At 15 , I was in 10th grade .
That ’ s sort of a microcosm of how Bay ’ s mind works.
” Kimmel ’ s thoughtful response : “ Well , that ’ s really a microcosm of how all our minds work , but some of us have the decency to repress those thoughts and pretend that they don ’ t exist.
” Ho ho ho .
And out came the Twitter wolves accordingly : Donald Trump Jr. also tweeted about it , noting that Kimmel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a recording of the president saying the N-word .
Arnold was then hosting the short-lived show “ The Hunt for the Trump Tapes , ” based around looking for said tapes that urban legend has long held existed .
( Spoiler alert : Arnold didn ’ t find them . )
On Tuesday , Kimmel released a statement addressing the controversy and issued an apology to those he “ disappointed.
” Kimmel also clarified that his vacation has been scheduled for over a year .
But even so , one can see why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good idea .
Live by the wokeness , die by the wokeness .
Kimmel , during Donald Trump presidency , has competed with Stephen Colbert as the most openly political of the three late-night hosts , and his impassioned monologues for gun control and Obamacare — which weren ’ t really comedy so much as appeals to emotion — wallpapered over the fact he ’ d risen to fame on decidedly anti-PC fare .
Some of these clips emerged when Kimmel was hosting the Oscars several years ago .
Nobody much seemed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came during what we ’ re told not infrequently is a “ moment of reckoning , ” particularly for the white and privileged .
That moment of reckoning , it seems , has come for Kimmel and his bad Snoop Dogg parody , too .
My guess is that this won ’ t blow over during Kimmel ’ s extended vacation .
UPDATE , June 23 , 2020 : After the publication of this article , Jimmy Kimmel released a statement addressing the controversy and apologizing for his actions .
This article has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
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When Jimmy Fallon held an extended apology on his show for appearing in blackface on an episode of “Saturday Night Live,” I knew it was a matter of time before they came for Jimmy Kimmel.
In fact, I was rather surprised it took this long. Kimmel’s arrant wokeness has mostly shielded him from a lot of early-ish career moves that weren’t necessarily consistent with his current brand.
The most obvious of these took place when he was co-host of “The Man Show” on Comedy Central, where one of the celebrities he impersonated was Karl Malone. An NBA legend, Malone was known for having slightly unorthodox views about the world. He was also black. One of these things made him ripe for parody, the other should have precluded Kimmel from doing it.
Oh well. Kimmel did it anyway:
This skit, which manages to be cheerfully homophobic as well, paints the Utah Jazz great as a borderline-illiterate rambler discussing where probes go during alien abductions. Considering the probe territory had been thoroughly strip-mined by the time Kimmel did this, the only joke seems to be “Tee hee, Karl Malone is stupid and he talks in pidgin English, too.”
This wasn’t the only sketch in which Kimmel portrayed Malone in this character.
It also wasn’t the only character he played in blackface; he was also Oprah Jimfrey, a large-framed talk-show host:
Of course, Kimmel departed from the beery environs of “The Man Show” and slowly morphed into the lachrymose Trump-scolding pundit we know today. However, the fact remains that Kimmel wasn’t always so woke.
We found out how un-woke he could be on Monday, when Fox News was able to connect some dots and suss out that Kimmel had not only performed but may have also penned a parody Snoop Dogg song released on a Christmas album in 1996 in which the N-word was used multiple times.
The parody came during Kimmel’s time with the “Kevin & Bean” morning show on influential Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM in the 1990s. The song appeared on “The Best of Kevin & Bean: A Family Christmas in Your A–,” which surprisingly doesn’t include any excerpts from the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s recording of Handel’s “Messiah.”
In a 2013 podcast with “Man Show” cohort Adam Carolla, Kimmel copped to doing the vocals on “Christmastime in the LBC,” a parody of rapper Snoop Dogg (then Snoop Doggy Dogg) that displayed the same minstrelsy vein as his Karl Malone impression.
Kimmel-as-Snoop describes how the three wise men were “bringing gifts and s— for baby boo in the hay” and how Santa Claus is a “fat n—– in a sleigh giving s— away.”
“Me and my n—–s down in LBC / We’ll smoke that motherf—ing Christmas tree,” Kimmel raps, saying he “told that motherf—er ‘Santa bring a pick for my afro.'”
Another “rapper” on the track — it’s not clear if it’s Kimmel’s voice — describes King Herod’s men as “evil n—–s in the manger.”
The album was produced by a “Jim Kimmel,” and all “comedy material” on it was credited to him. You may or may not find that comedic, but it was an attempt to be, so draw your own judgments.
In the 2013 podcast, Carolla said it was Kimmel imitating the rap artist; Kimmel would confirm this.
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“This is when Snoop Dogg first came out, hit the scene, and I used to imitate him by only saying, ‘You know what I’m saying?'” Kimmel said.
“Jimmy, do you only do black people?” someone on the podcast is then heard asking, to which Kimmel responds jokingly, “I prefer them, yes.”
Kimmel also recalled how he “called the president of Comedy Central as George Wallace, the comedian,” while drinking with friends from a hotel room in New York City. Wallace is African-American.
When Carolla said that Kimmel had used a “crazy black voice” to impersonate Wallace, Kimmel impersonated him again: “I just wanna say I had a great time, and thank you for inviting me!” he said, adding that he intentionally adopted a “black” voice to imitate Wallace.
“A lot of people thought it was George Wallace!” Kimmel said.
And now a lot of people are thinking that maybe he shouldn’t be the host for the Emmy Awards, a gig that ABC had tapped him for.
“I don’t know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this, but we are doing it and I am hosting it,” Kimmel said in an announcement statement last Tuesday, according to the New York Post.
Two days later, he abruptly announced he was taking a very long vacation.
“I’m taking this summer off to spend even more time with my family,” Kimmel said in an announcement from his studio at home on Thursday.
“There’s nothing wrong. I’m healthy, my family’s healthy, I just need a couple of months off.”
When someone claims he’s doing something — particularly resigning or stepping back from something for an extended period of time — because he wants to “spend more time with my family,” that’s so seldom a good sign.
Kimmel’s blackface controversies were already coming back to bite him after the Emmys announcement, given Jimmy Fallon’s recent troubles.
There was also the matter of a 2009 interview with actress Megan Fox in which she talks about being sexualized by director Michael Bay when she was just 15.
During the interview, Fox talked about her time as an extra in the Bay movie “Bad Boys II”; she was in a bikini and heels but couldn’t sit at a bar due to her being underage.
“[Bay’s] solution to that problem was to then have me dancing under a waterfall getting soaking wet,” Fox said. “At 15, I was in 10th grade. That’s sort of a microcosm of how Bay’s mind works.”
Kimmel’s thoughtful response: “Well, that’s really a microcosm of how all our minds work, but some of us have the decency to repress those thoughts and pretend that they don’t exist.” Ho ho ho.
And out came the Twitter wolves accordingly:
So, Megan Fox is still owed many apologies but Jimmy Kimmel laughed at her, did multiple sketches in blackface and said the n-word but still has a job and will host the Emmys this year? pic.twitter.com/7UScts0kCW — Charlotte (@Charlot51397878) June 23, 2020
As a listener of Jimmy Kimmel’s racist shock-jock humor on 90s KROQ, I’m surprised he has lasted this long without it coming back to bite him. Accepting the Emmys gig was reckless, as that host has been a skeet shooting target even before today. — Horace Juvenal (@horacejuvenal) June 23, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. also tweeted about it, noting that Kimmel had enthusiastically asked Tom Arnold to produce a recording of the president saying the N-word. Arnold was then hosting the short-lived show “The Hunt for the Trump Tapes,” based around looking for said tapes that urban legend has long held existed. (Spoiler alert: Arnold didn’t find them.)
To be clear, I’m 100% against punishing comedians for jokes, even bad jokes from unfunny hack comedians like Jimmy Kimmel…but according to the left’s own woke rules that @jimmykimmel wants to force others to live by, it’s hard to see how @ABCNetwork allows him to keep his show. https://t.co/yYsC065pe1 — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 22, 2020
On Tuesday, Kimmel released a statement addressing the controversy and issued an apology to those he “disappointed.”
Kimmel also clarified that his vacation has been scheduled for over a year. But even so, one can see why taking the summer off might be a good idea.
Live by the wokeness, die by the wokeness. Kimmel, during Donald Trump presidency, has competed with Stephen Colbert as the most openly political of the three late-night hosts, and his impassioned monologues for gun control and Obamacare — which weren’t really comedy so much as appeals to emotion — wallpapered over the fact he’d risen to fame on decidedly anti-PC fare.
Some of these clips emerged when Kimmel was hosting the Oscars several years ago. Nobody much seemed to care.
However, the Emmys announcement came during what we’re told not infrequently is a “moment of reckoning,” particularly for the white and privileged.
That moment of reckoning, it seems, has come for Kimmel and his bad Snoop Dogg parody, too.
My guess is that this won’t blow over during Kimmel’s extended vacation.
UPDATE, June 23, 2020: After the publication of this article, Jimmy Kimmel released a statement addressing the controversy and apologizing for his actions. This article has been updated to include Kimmel’s statement.
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