westernjournal--2020-05-12--WH Press Secretary Nails Media Divas: ‘Leave It to Members of the White House Press Corps To Make It

WH Press Secretary Nails Media Divas: ‘Leave It to Members of the White House Press Corps To Make It About Them’

Call it the Sarah Sanders school of media management .
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany hasn ’ t been long in the post , but her handling of the divas of the Washington media corps is taking a page out of one of her predecessor ’ s books .
And she ’ s getting plenty of positive reviews from Americans tired of watching incessant , Lilliputian attacks on President Donald Trump , aimed at tying him down from the business of running the government — and running for re-election at the same time .
Like Sanders , whose service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consistent willingness to do combat with arrogant correspondents — CNN ’ s Jim Acosta leaps to mind — McEnany hasn ’ t shied away from taking on the media corps in sometimes personal terms .
And her appearance Tuesday on the Fox News morning program Fox & Friends ” was a case in point .
At the end of an interview dealing with topics ranging from former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s softball interview with ABC ’ s “ Good Morning America ” to China ’ s bid to reopen trade talks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked about a question Trump received from a reporter in the Rose Garden on Monday .
Weijia Jiang , a White House correspondent for CBS News , questioned whether Trump saw increased testing in the U.S. as part of some global competition “ if every day Americans are still losing their lives.
” Trump responded that lives are being lost all over the world , thanks to the coronavirus pandemic , and suggested Jiang could take her question to the government of China .
Either perceiving an ethnic slur or — more likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jiang pointedly asked , “ Why are you saying that to me , specifically ?
” Instead of giving the question a response it deserved , like : “ Because you ’ re the one who asked , ” Trump said he was posing the question in general terms .
He ended the news conference almost immediately afterward .
“ Fox & Friends ” host Brian Kilmeade asked McEnany about it on Tuesday “ Do you want to expand on that ?
” he said .
“ I guess she was saying that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she ’ s Asian .
Did that figure into that at all ?
” “ No , that ’ s a ridiculous assertion , ” she said .
“ But what I would note is , leave it to members of the White House press corps to make it about them , to take a question , to turn around and somehow say , ‘ How dare you ask this of me , me , me.
’ “ Well , guess what ?
It ’ s not about ‘ me.
’ This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump says , ask China about this , ask China about the fact that they slow-walked information , that alongside the [ World Health Organization ] that American lives were put at risk .
China has some real questions to answer here .
But leave it [ to ] the White House press corps to make it about themselves.
” It ’ s the kind of bare-knuckled approach McEnany demonstrated at a briefing last week when she responded to a baiting question about a previous statement she ’ d made by hurling the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them in a way that would have embarrassed honest adults .
( The Washington media corps was unembarrassed . )
Her approach has made plenty of fans among viewers : Given the blatant hostility between Trump and the Washington media establishment — the same bootlickers who spent eight years prostituting the profession of journalism during the Obama administrations — it ’ s unlikely any Trump White House press secretary could be on warm terms with the vast majority of reporters .
Trump ’ s first press secretary , Sean Spicer , was treated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reform school for pathologically mean-spirited bullies .
It was Sanders , with her den mother discipline and an approach that exuded common sense tough while taking no nonsense , that set the standard .
While Sanders ’ immediate successor , Stephanie Grisham , didn ’ t have the daily briefings Sanders endured , she also was a vocal critic of the Washington media ’ s laughably liberal bias .
Now in her second month on the job , McEnany is showing exactly the kind of grit a Trump press secretary needs wading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of course , every White House complains about its media coverage .
As Kyle Smith pointed out at National Review last week , former first lady Michelle Obama , beneficiary of the most positive , undeserved media the country may have ever seen , gripes about negative coverage in “ Becoming , ” the Netflix documentary about her life ( naturally ) .
But the open warfare between Trump and the Democrat-dominated Washington media corps isn ’ t normal — and the fault doesn ’ t belong on the White House side @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and too-inane-to-be-believed insinuations — like Jiang ’ s belligerently imaginative idea that Trump had somehow singled her out with an answer because she was the one who asked the question — have both poisoned relations between the president and the media and damaged Americans ’ faith in the media overall .
But Sarah Sanders ’ example taught her successors how to fight back .
So far , it looks like McEnany learned the lesson well .
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Call it the Sarah Sanders school of media management.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany hasn’t been long in the post, but her handling of the divas of the Washington media corps is taking a page out of one of her predecessor’s books.
And she’s getting plenty of positive reviews from Americans tired of watching incessant, Lilliputian attacks on President Donald Trump, aimed at tying him down from the business of running the government — and running for re-election at the same time.
Like Sanders, whose service as press secretary was marked by a consistent willingness to do combat with arrogant correspondents — CNN’s Jim Acosta leaps to mind — McEnany hasn’t shied away from taking on the media corps in sometimes personal terms.
And her appearance Tuesday on the Fox News morning program Fox & Friends” was a case in point.
At the end of an interview dealing with topics ranging from former Vice President Joe Biden’s softball interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” to China’s bid to reopen trade talks with the Trump administration, McEnany was asked about a question Trump received from a reporter in the Rose Garden on Monday.
Check out Trump’s exchange here:
After @weijia asks President Trump why he sees the pandemic response as a “global competition,” he tells her: “Maybe that’s a question you should ask China. Don’t ask me, ask China that question, okay?” https://t.co/9T8aUPjUrs pic.twitter.com/aDQ5cwWvn0 — CBS News (@CBSNews) May 11, 2020
Weijia Jiang, a White House correspondent for CBS News, questioned whether Trump saw increased testing in the U.S. as part of some global competition “if every day Americans are still losing their lives.”
Trump responded that lives are being lost all over the world, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, and suggested Jiang could take her question to the government of China.
Either perceiving an ethnic slur or — more likely — trying to gin one up, Jiang pointedly asked, “Why are you saying that to me, specifically?”
Instead of giving the question a response it deserved, like: “Because you’re the one who asked,” Trump said he was posing the question in general terms. He ended the news conference almost immediately afterward.
“Fox & Friends” host Brian Kilmeade asked McEnany about it on Tuesday
“Do you want to expand on that?” he said. “I guess she was saying that maybe the president was saying that because she’s Asian. Did that figure into that at all?”
McEnany’s response was scathing.
“No, that’s a ridiculous assertion,” she said. “But what I would note is, leave it to members of the White House press corps to make it about them, to take a question, to turn around and somehow say, ‘How dare you ask this of me, me, me.’
“Well, guess what? It’s not about ‘me.’ This is about the American people.
“President Trump says, ask China about this, ask China about the fact that they slow-walked information, that alongside the [World Health Organization] that American lives were put at risk. China has some real questions to answer here. But leave it [to] the White House press corps to make it about themselves.”
It’s the kind of bare-knuckled approach McEnany demonstrated at a briefing last week when she responded to a baiting question about a previous statement she’d made by hurling the words of major news outlets back at them in a way that would have embarrassed honest adults. (The Washington media corps was unembarrassed.)
Her approach has made plenty of fans among viewers:
McEnany on Trump, Asian Reporter Exchange: ‘Leave It to Members of the White House Press Corps to Make It About Them‘ So true! Embarrassing to America https://t.co/6ajepWgIlv via @BreitbartNews — Off Grid Media (@OffGridMedia) May 12, 2020
Dear Media in the Press Room that hates Trump, Your act is so old and predictable that Kayleigh McEnany is prepared for every one of your hack, leftist questions. The jig is up. — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) May 9, 2020
Given the blatant hostility between Trump and the Washington media establishment — the same bootlickers who spent eight years prostituting the profession of journalism during the Obama administrations — it’s unlikely any Trump White House press secretary could be on warm terms with the vast majority of reporters.
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Trump’s first press secretary, Sean Spicer, was treated like the new kid in class at a reform school for pathologically mean-spirited bullies.
It was Sanders, with her den mother discipline and an approach that exuded common sense tough while taking no nonsense, that set the standard.
While Sanders’ immediate successor, Stephanie Grisham, didn’t have the daily briefings Sanders endured, she also was a vocal critic of the Washington media’s laughably liberal bias.
Now in her second month on the job, McEnany is showing exactly the kind of grit a Trump press secretary needs wading in the shark tank of Washington politics.
Of course, every White House complains about its media coverage. As Kyle Smith pointed out at National Review last week, former first lady Michelle Obama, beneficiary of the most positive, undeserved media the country may have ever seen, gripes about negative coverage in “Becoming,” the Netflix documentary about her life (naturally).
But the open warfare between Trump and the Democrat-dominated Washington media corps isn’t normal — and the fault doesn’t belong on the White House side.
Constant baiting, insulting behavior, and too-inane-to-be-believed insinuations — like Jiang’s belligerently imaginative idea that Trump had somehow singled her out with an answer because she was the one who asked the question — have both poisoned relations between the president and the media and damaged Americans’ faith in the media overall.
But Sarah Sanders’ example taught her successors how to fight back. So far, it looks like McEnany learned the lesson well.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Neighborhood Streets Made Impassible Due to Homeless Tents, Now the Residents Are Fighting Back

Some San Francisco residents are fed up with their city ’ s handling of the homeless population amid California ’ s coronavirus lockdown , and have filed a lawsuit to force the city to take action .
While San Francisco is offering hotel rooms to many homeless citizens and even supplying some of them with drugs , alcohol and tobacco , according to the San Francisco Chronicle , others are now living on the streets in greater numbers because shelters are limiting their capacity .
The result is a near 300 percent increase in people living on the streets in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , which is blocking sidewalks and traffic .
This is by design , according to KRON , which reported city officials have opened up numerous sites throughout San Francisco where the homeless can live on the streets in greater numbers .
Since the homeless can not properly social distance inside crowded shelters , the city has decided that those unable to get rooms at hotels are better off living in tent communities .
“ Plans to move more of the city ’ s 8,000 homeless people are ongoing but encampments continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TV station reported .
But residents in the city ’ s Tenderloin district are officially fed up with an abundance of human waste and used hypodermic needles littering the streets of their community , according to Fox News .
The University of California Hastings College of Law filed a federal lawsuit last week on behalf of the neighborhood , which demands that the city ’ s leaders do something other than use it for a homeless encampment .
“ We are suing because our neighborhood has become a pandemic containment zone , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The city has basically cordoned off our area .
Tents are blocking the streets .
Tents are blocking doorways .
There are needles in the streets .
There ’ s open-air drug dealing.
” The Tenderloin district was already a hot spot for homeless in the city , and officials were reported to be working to solve the accompanying problems before the current health crisis , according to KGO .
But , with a nearly 300 percent increase in the number of homeless tents in the neighborhood since January — there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighborhood ’ s streets , according to The Associated Press — and with no coronavirus screening being conducted on the homeless , Faigman said people in his neighborhood now fear the “ virus is raging in the neighborhood.
” “ There is no other neighborhood in San Francisco that would tolerate that , and they would stand up and be counted .
The Tenderloin needs to stand up and be counted , ” he said .
Faigman called for the federal government to get involved in order to “ protect the people of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But by calling for the involvement of the federal government , San Franciscans such as Faigman are essentially admitting that the city needs to be protected from itself .
RELATED : Los Angeles May 'Commandeer ' Hotels Not Complying with Plan To House Homeless The Bay Area , which is the epicenter for California ’ s far-left ideas and policies , has essentially now created a second health crisis , which is the result of years of policies that do not work for taxpaying citizens .
The city of San Francisco and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ share of the blame for why so many people are living on the streets to begin with .
Some attribute the homeless crisis in San Francisco to a housing crisis brought on by the tech billionaires who have driven up housing prices .
Others point the finger directly at lawmakers , which is probably where it belongs .
Proposition 47 , which was passed by California voters in 2014 and was aimed at reducing sentences for some crimes by reclassifying them as misdemeanors , has heavily contributed to the urban decay in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that people who would have otherwise faced incarceration for some drug , property or other crimes are now roaming around California in what is essentially a consequence-free environment .
Ronald Lawrence , the president of the California Police Chiefs Association , blames the well-intentioned Proposition 47 for the homelessness crisis in the state .
“ When you ’ re in the trenches , you know this is not a housing crisis , but a drug addiction and mental illness crisis .
Prop .
47 is a dismal failure and an inhumane way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Before it went into effect , we had mechanisms and means to get people the help they needed , ” Lawrence told the California Globe in February .
“ [ Former Democratic Gov .
Jerry Brown ] had a choice .
He could have built more prisons , but instead he reduced the population by releasing or pushing inmates to local county jails , which are not designed to house someone past a year and prevents law enforcement from taking low-level offenders in , ” Lawrence added .
During the coronavirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even more potentially dangerous people by releasing inmates to stop the spread of the coronavirus in jails .
A far-left solution to the health crisis has exacerbated an already tough situation for San Francisco ’ s residents , who also share some blame .
The people of San Francisco , and indeed all of California , continue to elect Democrats who are turning their communities into literal wastelands .
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Some San Francisco residents are fed up with their city’s handling of the homeless population amid California’s coronavirus lockdown, and have filed a lawsuit to force the city to take action.
While San Francisco is offering hotel rooms to many homeless citizens and even supplying some of them with drugs, alcohol and tobacco, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, others are now living on the streets in greater numbers because shelters are limiting their capacity.
The result is a near 300 percent increase in people living on the streets in tents in one community amid the coronavirus pandemic, which is blocking sidewalks and traffic.
This is by design, according to KRON, which reported city officials have opened up numerous sites throughout San Francisco where the homeless can live on the streets in greater numbers.
Since the homeless cannot properly social distance inside crowded shelters, the city has decided that those unable to get rooms at hotels are better off living in tent communities.
“Plans to move more of the city’s 8,000 homeless people are ongoing but encampments continue to grow throughout San Francisco,” the TV station reported.
But residents in the city’s Tenderloin district are officially fed up with an abundance of human waste and used hypodermic needles littering the streets of their community, according to Fox News.
The University of California Hastings College of Law filed a federal lawsuit last week on behalf of the neighborhood, which demands that the city’s leaders do something other than use it for a homeless encampment.
“We are suing because our neighborhood has become a pandemic containment zone,” Hastings College Chancellor David Faigman told CNN. “The city has basically cordoned off our area. Tents are blocking the streets. Tents are blocking doorways. There are needles in the streets. There’s open-air drug dealing.”
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The Tenderloin district was already a hot spot for homeless in the city, and officials were reported to be working to solve the accompanying problems before the current health crisis, according to KGO.
But, with a nearly 300 percent increase in the number of homeless tents in the neighborhood since January — there are roughly 400 tents currently crowding the neighborhood’s streets, according to The Associated Press — and with no coronavirus screening being conducted on the homeless, Faigman said people in his neighborhood now fear the “virus is raging in the neighborhood.”
“There is no other neighborhood in San Francisco that would tolerate that, and they would stand up and be counted. The Tenderloin needs to stand up and be counted,” he said.
Faigman called for the federal government to get involved in order to “protect the people of San Francisco” from the encampments.
But by calling for the involvement of the federal government, San Franciscans such as Faigman are essentially admitting that the city needs to be protected from itself.
The Bay Area, which is the epicenter for California’s far-left ideas and policies, has essentially now created a second health crisis, which is the result of years of policies that do not work for taxpaying citizens.
The city of San Francisco and the state of California itself each deserve a share of the blame for why so many people are living on the streets to begin with.
Some attribute the homeless crisis in San Francisco to a housing crisis brought on by the tech billionaires who have driven up housing prices.
Others point the finger directly at lawmakers, which is probably where it belongs.
Proposition 47, which was passed by California voters in 2014 and was aimed at reducing sentences for some crimes by reclassifying them as misdemeanors, has heavily contributed to the urban decay in the state.
The result of Proposition 47 is that people who would have otherwise faced incarceration for some drug, property or other crimes are now roaming around California in what is essentially a consequence-free environment.
Ronald Lawrence, the president of the California Police Chiefs Association, blames the well-intentioned Proposition 47 for the homelessness crisis in the state.
“When you’re in the trenches, you know this is not a housing crisis, but a drug addiction and mental illness crisis. Prop. 47 is a dismal failure and an inhumane way to deal with drug addiction and homelessness. Before it went into effect, we had mechanisms and means to get people the help they needed,” Lawrence told the California Globe in February.
“[Former Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown] had a choice. He could have built more prisons, but instead he reduced the population by releasing or pushing inmates to local county jails, which are not designed to house someone past a year and prevents law enforcement from taking low-level offenders in,” Lawrence added.
During the coronavirus pandemic, California has flooded its communities with even more potentially dangerous people by releasing inmates to stop the spread of the coronavirus in jails.
A far-left solution to the health crisis has exacerbated an already tough situation for San Francisco’s residents, who also share some blame.
The people of San Francisco, and indeed all of California, continue to elect Democrats who are turning their communities into literal wastelands.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Herman Cain: What Value Is There in the Media’s Gotcha Questions?

At the end of every press conference , here they come .
The questions designed not to secure information , but to spring a trap and catch the president in some sort of embarrassing moment .
Why didn ’ t you mandate testing for seniors sooner ?
What do you tell families who ’ ve lost loved ones ?
Why does it matter if we ’ re doing more testing than any other country ?
What did you know and when did you know it ?
On and on and on these questions go .
And you ’ ll notice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : There is no way you can answer these questions in a way that provides any value to the American people .
A journalist ’ s job is to obtain and report information that ’ s of value to readers .
You know they ’ ve done their job well when their stories contain information that makes you better informed about the things that matter – to you , and to the nation in general .
I once heard an experienced reporter make a great observation about the questions journalists sometimes ask .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ asking “ the tough questions , ” but the tough questions are not always the questions that yield the best information .
There ’ s a lot of information people need in order to make their way through this crisis .
The White House press corps could be spending their time at these briefings asking about these things .
Where people can go to be tested .
How people can safely keep working .
Where people can go for help .
What ’ s being done to make progress toward a vaccine .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ value to the public .
But none of it is what we get when their question time starts .
Almost every question is like the ones you see listed above .
They are designed to produce recriminations , not information .
They are designed to embarrass President Trump and convince the American public that he has done a terrible job leading us through this crisis .
The usual themes tend to apply over and over .
They either suggest he should have taken some sort of action sooner ( even though he probably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed ) , or that he should have been a fortune teller and foreseen certain things that no one could foresee , or that he should have exercised a takeover of the private sector .
RELATED : Herman Cain : I Want To Hear from the President - Directly They ’ re not really questions so much as they ’ re points of argument about events that have already happened .
The president could stand there and engage in a point/counterpoint debate with the reporters , but what good would that do anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to provide the public with the information it needs .
It ’ s a waste of time when the journalists start asking questions because their questions do nothing to bring that information forth .
This is one reason President Trump abruptly ended Monday ’ s press conference early .
It had devolved into nothing but a shouting match , with one reporter from CNN repeatedly shouting above others the president was trying to call on .
It was all about who wanted attention and who could score the most brutal hit on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re doing their jobs by “ speaking truth to power ” or whatever , but what they ’ re not doing is informing the public .
They ’ re not gathering information , verifying it , sourcing it and reporting it to the people in a way that the people can actually use .
The press usually responds to criticisms like this by claiming the critics are attacking them and trying to destroy the First Amendment .
I am doing no such thing .
I want a free press that reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American people .
And I wish these poseurs would exit the premises so real ones could show up and do just that .
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At the end of every press conference, here they come. The questions designed not to secure information, but to spring a trap and catch the president in some sort of embarrassing moment.
Why didn’t you mandate testing for seniors sooner?
Why didn’t you institute mandatory testing?
What do you tell families who’ve lost loved ones?
Why does it matter if we’re doing more testing than any other country?
Why didn’t you order a lockdown sooner?
What did you know and when did you know it?
On and on and on these questions go. And you’ll notice something about every single one of them: There is no way you can answer these questions in a way that provides any value to the American people.
A journalist’s job is to obtain and report information that’s of value to readers. You know they’ve done their job well when their stories contain information that makes you better informed about the things that matter – to you, and to the nation in general.
Do you think reporters at the White House are doing the American people a disservice? Yes No
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I once heard an experienced reporter make a great observation about the questions journalists sometimes ask. He said that reporters often talk about asking “the tough questions,” but the tough questions are not always the questions that yield the best information.
There’s a lot of information people need in order to make their way through this crisis. The White House press corps could be spending their time at these briefings asking about these things. Where people can go to be tested. How people can safely keep working. Where people can go for help. What’s being done to make progress toward a vaccine.
All of this would be of tremendous value to the public.
But none of it is what we get when their question time starts. Almost every question is like the ones you see listed above. They are designed to produce recriminations, not information. They are designed to embarrass President Trump and convince the American public that he has done a terrible job leading us through this crisis.
The usual themes tend to apply over and over. They either suggest he should have taken some sort of action sooner (even though he probably didn’t have the information he needed), or that he should have been a fortune teller and foreseen certain things that no one could foresee, or that he should have exercised a takeover of the private sector.
They’re not really questions so much as they’re points of argument about events that have already happened. The president could stand there and engage in a point/counterpoint debate with the reporters, but what good would that do anyone? The point of the press conference is to provide the public with the information it needs. It’s a waste of time when the journalists start asking questions because their questions do nothing to bring that information forth.
This is one reason President Trump abruptly ended Monday’s press conference early. It had devolved into nothing but a shouting match, with one reporter from CNN repeatedly shouting above others the president was trying to call on. It was all about who wanted attention and who could score the most brutal hit on the president.
I know they think they’re doing their jobs by “speaking truth to power” or whatever, but what they’re not doing is informing the public. They’re not gathering information, verifying it, sourcing it and reporting it to the people in a way that the people can actually use.
The press usually responds to criticisms like this by claiming the critics are attacking them and trying to destroy the First Amendment. I am doing no such thing. I want a free press that reports important information, fearlessly, to the American people.
And I wish these poseurs would exit the premises so real ones could show up and do just that.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Michigan Barber Scores a Win in Fight Against State’s Restrictions

Karl Manke , a Michigan barber who is facing punishment for opening up his business amid Democratic Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer ’ s coronavirus lockdown order , was awarded a win Monday by a state judge .
Shiawassee County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Stewart denied a request from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for a temporary restraining order preventing Manke from opening his business , The Detroit News reported .
Nessel , a Democrat , had asked the judge to impose the restraining order on the 77-year-old barber , but Stewart declined , which means Manke will continue to cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I ’ m gon na stay open till Jesus comes , ” the barber said at a news conference outside his Owosso barbershop .
“ I feel the governor is not my mother .
Never has been , ” Manke said of Whitmer and other officials who have demanded businesses they deem nonessential to remain closed until the end of the month .
“ As a matter of fact , this administration , for the most part , I ’ ve been in business longer than they ’ ve been alive , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported Manke could still face punishment for operating his business .
Police cited him last week for opening up ; he faces two misdemeanors with a $ 1,000 fine and is expected to appear in court June 23 .
But Manke ’ s attorney said he is working to resolve those charges .
“ We ’ re going to have to deal with those , ” attorney David Kallman said .
“ We ’ ll be filing motions to dismiss those cases also.
” Manke made headlines last week when he opened up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s order .
“ I ’ ll be open until Jesus walks in or until they arrest me , ” he told MLive .
Manke has been in business since 1961 but closed up shop March 23 , along with many other business owners , upon orders from Whitmer .
“ I don ’ t need the governor to be my mother , ” Manke said of the decision to reopen .
“ I can take care of myself and run my own business the way I feel that I need to run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as long as possible , but it became apparent a week ago he wouldn ’ t be able to bear the financial burden of Whitmer ’ s order .
“ When [ the lockdown order was extended to ] the 28th of May , it just killed me , ” he told MLive .
“ I just went to my knees .
I collapsed .
I just couldn ’ t do it .
I can not go without income that period of time.
” “ That could be when Jesus comes , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something that ’ s going to be with us for a while.
” Manke also made it clear that he did not want to be viewed as a symbol of rebellion ; he just needed to earn a living .
“ I ’ m not a scofflaw .
I don ’ t want to appear like I ’ m this rebel lawbreaker , ” the barber said .
“ It was something that I have to do , ” he said .
Manke ’ s attorney also clarified that his client just wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the politics up to other people .
“ Karl has made it clear , ” Kallman told The Detroit News .
“ He has no animus toward anyone — the governor , the attorney general — he just wants to work , and he wants to do it in a safe responsible way.
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Karl Manke, a Michigan barber who is facing punishment for opening up his business amid Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus lockdown order, was awarded a win Monday by a state judge.
Shiawassee County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Stewart denied a request from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for a temporary restraining order preventing Manke from opening his business, The Detroit News reported.
Nessel, a Democrat, had asked the judge to impose the restraining order on the 77-year-old barber, but Stewart declined, which means Manke will continue to cut hair and trim beards and mustaches.
“I’m gonna stay open till Jesus comes,” the barber said at a news conference outside his Owosso barbershop.
“I feel the governor is not my mother. Never has been,” Manke said of Whitmer and other officials who have demanded businesses they deem nonessential to remain closed until the end of the month.
“As a matter of fact, this administration, for the most part, I’ve been in business longer than they’ve been alive,” Manke said.
Judge denies attorney general’s demand to shut down Owosso barber shop https://t.co/zblTQMWu7x — The Flint Journal (@flintjournal) May 11, 2020
The Detroit News reported Manke could still face punishment for operating his business.
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Police cited him last week for opening up; he faces two misdemeanors with a $1,000 fine and is expected to appear in court June 23.
But Manke’s attorney said he is working to resolve those charges.
“We’re going to have to deal with those,” attorney David Kallman said. “We’ll be filing motions to dismiss those cases also.”
Manke made headlines last week when he opened up the barbershop in defiance of Whitmer’s order.
“I’ll be open until Jesus walks in or until they arrest me,” he told MLive.
Manke has been in business since 1961 but closed up shop March 23, along with many other business owners, upon orders from Whitmer.
“I don’t need the governor to be my mother,” Manke said of the decision to reopen. “I can take care of myself and run my own business the way I feel that I need to run it.”
Manke said he remained closed as long as possible, but it became apparent a week ago he wouldn’t be able to bear the financial burden of Whitmer’s order.
“When [the lockdown order was extended to] the 28th of May, it just killed me,” he told MLive. “I just went to my knees. I collapsed. I just couldn’t do it. I cannot go without income that period of time.”
“That could be when Jesus comes,” he added. “It’s something that’s going to be with us for a while.”
Manke also made it clear that he did not want to be viewed as a symbol of rebellion; he just needed to earn a living.
“I’m not a scofflaw. I don’t want to appear like I’m this rebel lawbreaker,” the barber said.
“It was something that I have to do,” he said.
Manke’s attorney also clarified that his client just wants to earn his living and will leave the politics up to other people.
“Karl has made it clear,” Kallman told The Detroit News. “He has no animus toward anyone — the governor, the attorney general — he just wants to work, and he wants to do it in a safe responsible way.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Op-Ed: President Trump Is the Right Man To Reopen America

As the U.S. economy begins to reopen , Americans are asking two questions : Can we recover , and how long will it take ?
The answer to the first question is “ yes.
” In 1918 , the Spanish flu infected millions of Americans , claiming more than 675,000 lives .
( By comparison , the coronavirus pandemic has killed about 80,000 Americans so far ) .
But then the “ Roaring Twenties ” happened , with the U.S. economy growing more than 40 percent in a single decade .
After two more crises — the Great Depression and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rebounded again and again .
Over time , ours became the most powerful economy in the world — as it remains today .
American ingenuity stands the test of the time .
That won ’ t change in 2020 .
However , answering the second question is less straightforward .
Because of the Wuhan virus , more than 33 million Americans have lost their jobs , officially pushing the unemployment rate past 14 percent ( if not higher ) — the highest level since the aforementioned Great Depression .
During the first quarter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4.8 percent , reversing the steady gains of recent years .
Stay-at-home orders , imposed by Democratic and Republican governors alike , are preventing millions of small businesses from reopening their doors and serving their customers .
Commerce is the lifeblood of our free-market economy , and commerce is temporarily on hold .
That has to change .
What we should ask ourselves is whether we are doing everything in our power to expedite an economic recovery .
And President Trump , for one , is doing just that .
We are fortunate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House .
Now more than ever , Americans need an expert on economic matters — from the stock market to unemployment and GDP growth — in charge , and President Trump is that leader .
Lest we forget : It was under the Trump administration that the U.S. economy reached its greatest heights yet .
The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent , leaving Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum ( and the racial divide ) with the highest levels of take-home pay in history .
With GDP on the rise , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Dow Jones surpassed 29,500 in February .
President Trump did it before .
He , of all people , can do it again .
In a recent town hall , President Trump emphasized the need to reopen the economy , so that millions of unemployed Americans can regain their financial security .
In his words : “ We have to get it back open safely but as quickly as possible.
” He also criticized Democratic governors who are unnecessarily prolonging stay-at-home orders : “ Some states , frankly , I think aren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s right .
The entire rationale for closing America was to “ flatten the curve ” and keep Americans safe while not overrunning our health care system .
To a large degree , we have accomplished that goal .
If anything , hospitals have been underused since the pandemic broke out .
Take my home state of Colorado , with a population of nearly six million people .
The volume of patients in Colorado ’ s emergency rooms is down 30 to 40 percent .
Hospitals are not , in fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As Dylan Luyten , medical director for the emergency room at Denver ’ s Swedish Medical Center , said , “ We ’ re sitting in a lovely , clean , empty waiting room.
” Colorado is not New York City .
What may be necessary in the Big Apple doesn ’ t necessarily apply to less densely populated states like mine , where the medical system can cope with a reopened economy .
We shouldn ’ t be bankrupting entire towns and cities because there are COVID-19 hotspots in other parts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cain : What Value Is There in the Media 's Gotcha Questions ?
As President Trump pivots to “ phase two ” of economic reopening , there is no one-size-fits-all approach .
But those states that are ready should open their economies post-haste .
There is simply too much at stake , with tens of millions of Americans falling upon harder times .
Our freedom is at stake too .
In states like Michigan , economic closures are depriving citizens of their basic rights .
Many Democratic governors have overstepped the boundaries laid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ churches , gun shops and other businesses they ’ ve deemed “ nonessential ” while allowing liquor stores , pot shops and abortion clinics to stay open .
This is unacceptable .
A “ return to normal ” isn ’ t just a return to economic prosperity ; it ’ s also a reaffirmation of individual liberty .
Following President Trump ’ s lead , it ’ s time for the U.S. economy to open again .
Let ’ s unleash the American ingenuity that made America , America .
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As the U.S. economy begins to reopen, Americans are asking two questions: Can we recover, and how long will it take?
The answer to the first question is “yes.” In 1918, the Spanish flu infected millions of Americans, claiming more than 675,000 lives. (By comparison, the coronavirus pandemic has killed about 80,000 Americans so far). But then the “Roaring Twenties” happened, with the U.S. economy growing more than 40 percent in a single decade.
After two more crises — the Great Depression and World War II — our free-market economy rebounded again and again. Over time, ours became the most powerful economy in the world — as it remains today.
American ingenuity stands the test of the time. That won’t change in 2020.
However, answering the second question is less straightforward. Because of the Wuhan virus, more than 33 million Americans have lost their jobs, officially pushing the unemployment rate past 14 percent (if not higher) — the highest level since the aforementioned Great Depression. During the first quarter, U.S. gross domestic product fell by 4.8 percent, reversing the steady gains of recent years.
Stay-at-home orders, imposed by Democratic and Republican governors alike, are preventing millions of small businesses from reopening their doors and serving their customers. Commerce is the lifeblood of our free-market economy, and commerce is temporarily on hold. That has to change.
What we should ask ourselves is whether we are doing everything in our power to expedite an economic recovery. And President Trump, for one, is doing just that.
We are fortunate to have a proven business leader in the White House. Now more than ever, Americans need an expert on economic matters — from the stock market to unemployment and GDP growth — in charge, and President Trump is that leader.
Lest we forget: It was under the Trump administration that the U.S. economy reached its greatest heights yet. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent, leaving Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum (and the racial divide) with the highest levels of take-home pay in history. With GDP on the rise, the stock market also peaked, as the Dow Jones surpassed 29,500 in February.
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President Trump did it before. He, of all people, can do it again.
In a recent town hall, President Trump emphasized the need to reopen the economy, so that millions of unemployed Americans can regain their financial security. In his words: “We have to get it back open safely but as quickly as possible.” He also criticized Democratic governors who are unnecessarily prolonging stay-at-home orders: “Some states, frankly, I think aren’t going fast enough.”
He’s right. The entire rationale for closing America was to “flatten the curve” and keep Americans safe while not overrunning our health care system. To a large degree, we have accomplished that goal. If anything, hospitals have been underused since the pandemic broke out.
Take my home state of Colorado, with a population of nearly six million people. The volume of patients in Colorado’s emergency rooms is down 30 to 40 percent. Hospitals are not, in fact, running out of supplies — only revenue. As Dylan Luyten, medical director for the emergency room at Denver’s Swedish Medical Center, said, “We’re sitting in a lovely, clean, empty waiting room.”
Colorado is not New York City. What may be necessary in the Big Apple doesn’t necessarily apply to less densely populated states like mine, where the medical system can cope with a reopened economy. We shouldn’t be bankrupting entire towns and cities because there are COVID-19 hotspots in other parts of the country.
As President Trump pivots to “phase two” of economic reopening, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. But those states that are ready should open their economies post-haste. There is simply too much at stake, with tens of millions of Americans falling upon harder times.
Our freedom is at stake too. In states like Michigan, economic closures are depriving citizens of their basic rights. Many Democratic governors have overstepped the boundaries laid out in the Constitution by closing down churches, gun shops and other businesses they’ve deemed “nonessential” while allowing liquor stores, pot shops and abortion clinics to stay open.
This is unacceptable. A “return to normal” isn’t just a return to economic prosperity; it’s also a reaffirmation of individual liberty.
Following President Trump’s lead, it’s time for the U.S. economy to open again. Let’s unleash the American ingenuity that made America, America.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Watch: Julianne Hough Surprises Mom with New House for Mother’s Day

For those who are blessed to have or be mothers , this past Sunday was a day of celebration .
Many go the expected route with presents , choosing to make breakfast , write sappy letters , buy flowers and spend quality time with the women in their lives .
But there are those who go the extra mile because they can , and choose to give staggering gifts .
Julianne Hough is one of those people .
The dancer and actress had a huge surprise planned for her mom , Marriann Hough , and posted a video of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My Mother has given given given … its now her time to receive , ” she shared .
“ Happy Mother ’ s Day Momma !
” The video opened with Marriann standing on a cute little porch covered in vines .
“ Is this your house , mom ?
” Julianne , who was filming , asked .
“ This is my house !
” her mother said incredulously , laughing and then leaning down to hug the plant-wrapped railing .
She headed to a pillar next , but then saw the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beelined for it .
“ Oh no , look at this , ” she said as she picked her way across the grass .
“ I love trees.
” “ Oh my gosh .
This is — Oh my gosh !
I just realized … this is my tree , ” she said , looking up at it and giving the trunk a pat before wrapping her arms around it .
She continued to extoll the virtues of the house placement and appearance , claiming that “ it could not be better .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ loved the thoughtful gift from her daughter .
RELATED : The Busby Family Is Returning to TLC with New Episodes of 'OutDaughtered' Marriann may have been a little confused about how long she ’ d have the house for .
According to Us Magazine , Julianne shared a video on her Instagram story that showed her and her mom hugging , with the caption “ After my mom realized the house I bought her wasn ’ t just for a year … it was HERS Forever !
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the experiences and journeys I have been honored to experience being a Mother , ” Marriann shared on Monday .
“ The most wonderful , Lovely Mothers Day and starting to settle in ” “ Beautiful Bougets of flowers from children , so many great conversations with family , grandchildren and friends … I pray I can become a better example , daughter , mother , grandmother and friend … ” Not everyone can buy their mom a house for mother ’ s day , but plenty of us probably wish we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enjoy seeing other people ’ s joy over such lavish , thoughtful gifts .
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For those who are blessed to have or be mothers, this past Sunday was a day of celebration. Many go the expected route with presents, choosing to make breakfast, write sappy letters, buy flowers and spend quality time with the women in their lives.
But there are those who go the extra mile because they can, and choose to give staggering gifts.
Julianne Hough is one of those people.
The dancer and actress had a huge surprise planned for her mom, Marriann Hough, and posted a video of the reveal on her Instagram page.
“My Mother has given given given … its now her time to receive,” she shared. “Happy Mother’s Day Momma!”
The video opened with Marriann standing on a cute little porch covered in vines.
“Is this your house, mom?” Julianne, who was filming, asked.
“This is my house!” her mother said incredulously, laughing and then leaning down to hug the plant-wrapped railing. She headed to a pillar next, but then saw the gorgeous tree in the front yard and beelined for it.
“Oh no, look at this,” she said as she picked her way across the grass. “I love trees.”
“Oh my gosh. This is — Oh my gosh! I just realized … this is my tree,” she said, looking up at it and giving the trunk a pat before wrapping her arms around it.
“I just love this tree.”
She continued to extoll the virtues of the house placement and appearance, claiming that “it could not be better. It’s unbelievable.”
Clearly she loved the thoughtful gift from her daughter.
Marriann may have been a little confused about how long she’d have the house for.
According to Us Magazine, Julianne shared a video on her Instagram story that showed her and her mom hugging, with the caption “After my mom realized the house I bought her wasn’t just for a year … it was HERS Forever!!!!!!!”
“Feeling so very blessed for all the experiences and journeys I have been honored to experience being a Mother,” Marriann shared on Monday. “The most wonderful, Lovely Mothers Day and starting to settle in”
“Beautiful Bougets of flowers from children, so many great conversations with family, grandchildren and friends … I pray I can become a better example, daughter, mother, grandmother and friend …”
Not everyone can buy their mom a house for mother’s day, but plenty of us probably wish we could. Until then, we can enjoy seeing other people’s joy over such lavish, thoughtful gifts.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Senior US Officials Gearing Up for ‘Completely Unprecedented’ Wave of Refugees at Southern Border

A historic wave of refugees from Latin America could flood the nation ’ s southern border as a result of the economic disaster many countries are facing because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Senior U.S. officials told the Washington Examiner that many people in countries with collapsed economies could migrate to countries with stronger economies .
“ If there is economic collapse in a given country , it is only natural that there will be migration flows to places where the economy is more robust , ” said John Barsa , acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic impacts that this might have , which could lead to migration ?
Absolutely , ” he said .
Barsa added that his team is trying to figure out how to reduce the suffering many Latin Americans could be facing that would drive them across the border .
“ I ’ m looking to ensure that we don ’ t just focus on the problem right in front of our noses , which is the global health aspect , because this is absolutely going to challenge us on the economic development aspect , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re doing already address economic development issues .
So what we ’ re seeing with the COVID pandemic , as countries have greater economic challenges , we may have to double down and help them more on an economic development front.
” President Donald Trump suspended nonessential travel across the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico in response to the pandemic , but officials are worried that dual U.S.-Mexico citizens may flee back across the border and put more stress on hospitals , Reuters reported .
According to a U.S. Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. citizens live in Mexico .
At this time , there are no plans to prevent dual citizens from coming back to the United States , a senior Department of Homeland Security official said .
A second senior official said the challenge is that governments do not have the money to provide the support citizens need .
“ You ’ re going to have millions and millions of Latin Americans out of jobs , with governments too broke to provide even the meager social safety nets they have , ” the anonymous official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you measure the number of refugees that come out of that level of devastation ?
You can ’ t put a number on it , but it ’ s reasonable to say that it would be completely unprecedented.
” The senior official added that some people might be discouraged from migrating to the U.S. because of the “ 20 percent or 30 percent unemployment in the United States.
” “ There would be pressure for immigration , but depending on how bad things are perceived to be in the United States , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than you would think , ” the official said .
Barsa told the Examiner , “ This pandemic is having effects on fragile democracies , societies and economies.
” “ So the world , whether we like it or not , is going to have some different challenges before us , ” he said .
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A historic wave of refugees from Latin America could flood the nation’s southern border as a result of the economic disaster many countries are facing because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Senior U.S. officials told the Washington Examiner that many people in countries with collapsed economies could migrate to countries with stronger economies.
“If there is economic collapse in a given country, it is only natural that there will be migration flows to places where the economy is more robust,” said John Barsa, acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
“Are we concerned about the economic impacts that this might have, which could lead to migration? Absolutely,” he said.
Barsa added that his team is trying to figure out how to reduce the suffering many Latin Americans could be facing that would drive them across the border.
“I’m looking to ensure that we don’t just focus on the problem right in front of our noses, which is the global health aspect, because this is absolutely going to challenge us on the economic development aspect,” he said.
“The activities we’re doing already address economic development issues. So what we’re seeing with the COVID pandemic, as countries have greater economic challenges, we may have to double down and help them more on an economic development front.”
President Donald Trump suspended nonessential travel across the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico in response to the pandemic, but officials are worried that dual U.S.-Mexico citizens may flee back across the border and put more stress on hospitals, Reuters reported.
According to a U.S. Department of State estimate, about 1.5 million U.S. citizens live in Mexico.
At this time, there are no plans to prevent dual citizens from coming back to the United States, a senior Department of Homeland Security official said.
A second senior official said the challenge is that governments do not have the money to provide the support citizens need.
“You’re going to have millions and millions of Latin Americans out of jobs, with governments too broke to provide even the meager social safety nets they have,” the anonymous official told the Examiner.
“How do you measure the number of refugees that come out of that level of devastation? You can’t put a number on it, but it’s reasonable to say that it would be completely unprecedented.”
The senior official added that some people might be discouraged from migrating to the U.S. because of the “20 percent or 30 percent unemployment in the United States.”
“There would be pressure for immigration, but depending on how bad things are perceived to be in the United States, it would be either more or less pressure than you would think,” the official said.
Barsa told the Examiner, “This pandemic is having effects on fragile democracies, societies and economies.”
“So the world, whether we like it or not, is going to have some different challenges before us,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Dem Campaign Caravans Hit a Snag as COVID Forces Them To Cancel Trips Into Arizona

California Democrats hoping to spread their liberal ideas to neighboring Arizona in the upcoming election are complaining that the coronavirus pandemic has frustrated a coordinated effort at flipping the state blue .
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday that Democrats , mostly residing in the San Francisco Bay area , have lamented how the spread of the virus across the country has halted their efforts to push Arizona to the left .
The Democrat group Swing Left had big plans to target Arizona with “ caravans ” of hundreds of volunteers who would meet people face-to-face and try to persuade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that saw so many Californians relocate to Arizona in the first place .
But the would-be canvassers haven ’ t gotten the chance ; the coronavirus has relegated them to peddling their agenda from home .
“ The pandemic forced the cancellation of eight more planned for the spring .
Organizers said momentum was building just before everyone had to shelter in place , as more than 200 people from across California made two weekend trips to the desert in February , ” the Chronicle reported .
The caravan plans were dashed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ technology and older methods of communication to reach potential Democratic voters .
A new campaign called “ Canvassing from Your Couch ” will see Democrats in California text , call and write letters to Arizonans until November .
Apparently , California Democrats believe that since so many of them have already fled the Golden State ’ s oppressive policies and expensive cost of living for the sanctuary of the desert , all they need to do is increase canvassing efforts from home to swing the state to the left .
The endgame is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the electorate in the once-reliably red state .
But the Chronicle , citing advice from left-wing operatives inside Arizona , warns California Democrats that the politics of Arizona are not like those of its western neighbor , at least not yet .
“ California Democrats dabbling in Arizona politics should keep in mind that the state ’ s sensibilities are far different from their own , progressive activists say .
Nonpartisans there are more truly middle-of-the-roaders than in California , where they are more likely be disaffected former Republicans or Democrats , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a retired UC Berkeley professor who moved to Arizona , explained his view of the state ’ s politics to the Chronicle .
RELATED : Neighborhood Streets Made Impassible Due to Homeless Tents , Now the Residents Are Fighting Back “ Here , there are a lot of people who really are in the middle , ” Morgan said .
“ You have people here who like their guns and are very interested in the environment.
” “ Here , one of my best friends is a Republican , ” he added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if I knew more than one Republican when I was at Berkeley.
” Democrats fleeing California have changed the electorate in Nevada , which Republicans no longer can count on , as the state hasn ’ t voted for a GOP presidential candidate since George W. Bush in 2004 .
The state ’ s two senators are also Democrats , as are three out of Nevada ’ s four representatives in the House .
Republican Rep. Mark Amodei is the lone conservative representing Nevada in Washington , and Democrats hope to see a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas .
According to Census data reported by the Chronicle , 500,000 Californians moved to Arizona between 2010 and 2018 .
At least one California Democrat said the effort to flip Arizona blue is not about attempting to transform the state into the morally and finically bankrupt pit that California has become .
“ It is not about bringing our California way there .
[ Arizonans ] are much more independent .
Some of the issues they want to talk about don ’ t fit in a Democrat versus Republican box , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As we ’ ve seen with Colorado and Nevada , this simply isn ’ t true .
California transplants have flipped both states blue , and now the major population centers of Denver and Las Vegas have voices that are much louder than those living in the rest of both states .
Californians might be leaving the state in droves , but they ’ re bringing the worst parts of California with them , and they ’ re eager to vote for the same policies that ran them out of their homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has temporarily snagged their in-person canvassing efforts , California Democrats are coming for Arizona , and they would probably resort to using carrier pigeons to target voters if Gov .
Gavin Newsom found it necessary to implement communication blackouts as part of the draconian lockdown of his state .
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California Democrats hoping to spread their liberal ideas to neighboring Arizona in the upcoming election are complaining that the coronavirus pandemic has frustrated a coordinated effort at flipping the state blue.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday that Democrats, mostly residing in the San Francisco Bay area, have lamented how the spread of the virus across the country has halted their efforts to push Arizona to the left.
The Democrat group Swing Left had big plans to target Arizona with “caravans” of hundreds of volunteers who would meet people face-to-face and try to persuade them to vote for the same policies that saw so many Californians relocate to Arizona in the first place.
Happy Thanksgiving! Today, and every day, we’re grateful for thousands of volunteers who have stepped up in little and big ways to make this country better. It’s what helped us take back the House last year. And it’s what’s going to carry us through in 2020. pic.twitter.com/QFQqGDY0jB — Swing Left (@swingleft) November 28, 2019
But the would-be canvassers haven’t gotten the chance; the coronavirus has relegated them to peddling their agenda from home.
“The pandemic forced the cancellation of eight more planned for the spring. Organizers said momentum was building just before everyone had to shelter in place, as more than 200 people from across California made two weekend trips to the desert in February,” the Chronicle reported.
The caravan plans were dashed, and now Democrats are working to use technology and older methods of communication to reach potential Democratic voters.
A new campaign called “Canvassing from Your Couch” will see Democrats in California text, call and write letters to Arizonans until November.
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Apparently, California Democrats believe that since so many of them have already fled the Golden State’s oppressive policies and expensive cost of living for the sanctuary of the desert, all they need to do is increase canvassing efforts from home to swing the state to the left.
The endgame is to defeat conservatism and change the face of the electorate in the once-reliably red state.
But the Chronicle, citing advice from left-wing operatives inside Arizona, warns California Democrats that the politics of Arizona are not like those of its western neighbor, at least not yet.
“California Democrats dabbling in Arizona politics should keep in mind that the state’s sensibilities are far different from their own, progressive activists say. Nonpartisans there are more truly middle-of-the-roaders than in California, where they are more likely be disaffected former Republicans or Democrats,” the newspaper said.
Nelson Morgan, a retired UC Berkeley professor who moved to Arizona, explained his view of the state’s politics to the Chronicle.
“Here, there are a lot of people who really are in the middle,” Morgan said. “You have people here who like their guns and are very interested in the environment.”
“Here, one of my best friends is a Republican,” he added. “I don’t know if I knew more than one Republican when I was at Berkeley.”
Democrats fleeing California have changed the electorate in Nevada, which Republicans no longer can count on, as the state hasn’t voted for a GOP presidential candidate since George W. Bush in 2004.
The state’s two senators are also Democrats, as are three out of Nevada’s four representatives in the House.
Republican Rep. Mark Amodei is the lone conservative representing Nevada in Washington, and Democrats hope to see a similar outcome in Arizona — and eventually Texas.
According to Census data reported by the Chronicle, 500,000 Californians moved to Arizona between 2010 and 2018.
At least one California Democrat said the effort to flip Arizona blue is not about attempting to transform the state into the morally and finically bankrupt pit that California has become.
“It is not about bringing our California way there. [Arizonans] are much more independent. Some of the issues they want to talk about don’t fit in a Democrat versus Republican box,” Swing Left California operative Colleen McCarthy said.
As we’ve seen with Colorado and Nevada, this simply isn’t true.
California transplants have flipped both states blue, and now the major population centers of Denver and Las Vegas have voices that are much louder than those living in the rest of both states.
Californians might be leaving the state in droves, but they’re bringing the worst parts of California with them, and they’re eager to vote for the same policies that ran them out of their homes to begin with.
While the coronavirus has temporarily snagged their in-person canvassing efforts, California Democrats are coming for Arizona, and they would probably resort to using carrier pigeons to target voters if Gov. Gavin Newsom found it necessary to implement communication blackouts as part of the draconian lockdown of his state.
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--USA Today Blasts Pro-Life Site, Claims Calling PP ‘Abortion Business’ Is ‘False’

The fact-checkers came down from the mountain and they have spoken : Call Planned Parenthood an “ abortion business ” and you ’ re fake news .
Sorry , LifeNews.com .
Your pro-life site had your chance to play nice , but now a year-old article about Democratic Wisconsin Gov .
Tony Evers and his attempt to fund Planned Parenthood is in the crosshairs because it pointed out the obvious : The abortion giant is to terminating pregnancies what McDonald ’ s is to hamburgers .
It ’ s the most recognizable face of an industry and the largest provider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that out and boom , hope you like that fact-check ding .
So , here ’ s the tortuous story in as much of a TL ; DR form as I can give you : Over a year ago , under the Orwellian-named “ Healthy Women , Healthy Babies ” section of his budget , Evers proposed restoring funding to Planned Parenthood .
As part of its coverage , pro-life website LifeNews.com published a piece titled “ Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Wants to Force Residents to Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Business.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of a widely shared Facebook post in a group called “ Recall Tony Evers.
” It was shared “ over 300 times , ” which is apparently when USA Today comes in to fact-check it .
You may think this is of very questionable importance — and you ’ d be right , but that ’ s not quite what ’ s of interest here .
What USA Today dinged LifeNews.com on was the title and this opening paragraph : “ Governor Tony Evers announced today that he will force state residents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as part of his state budget .
The so-called ‘ Healthy Women , Healthy Babies ’ initiative would restore funding to the nation ’ s biggest abortion company that kills 330,000 babies in abortions annually.
” That part actually failed to pass , but never mind that .
The first problem USA Today had with the piece was that the money wasn ’ t going toward the abortion part of Planned Parenthood ’ s business — and indeed , isn ’ t supposed to .
“ Nearly $ 28 million would have gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexually transmitted infection testing and other policies related to pregnancies and childbirth .
The bill would have routed federal funds from the family planning and women ’ s health block grant programs to Planned Parenthood and other entities , ” USA Today reported in its April 27 fact check .
“ The proposal also would have allowed the health care providers to share ‘ nondirective ’ information about pregnancy termination as part of family planning services .
Generally speaking , that means they could discuss the option.
” Under Wisconsin law , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any money to the abortion side of the business , considering the state only allows taxpayer funding of abortion in the cases of rape , incest or life of the mother .
Similarly , the Hyde Amendment forbids the use of federal funds for abortions .
( Although , boy , do the Democrats ever wish they could change that . )
Beyond how “ nondirective ” that whole part about termination would be , there ’ s a deeper problem here : Why couldn ’ t this money be given to organizations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services without providing abortions ?
But this wasn ’ t the only fact-checking problem that USA Today had with this piece .
They were also irked that LifeNews.com would dare to call Planned Parenthood an “ abortion business.
” “ According to Planned Parenthood ’ s 2018-2019 annual report , the organization ’ s health centers performed 345,672 abortions from October 2017 to September 2018 , the most recent data available .
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin reported just over 4,600 abortions for the 2017-2018 fiscal year , ” the outlet reported .
RELATED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pitiful Attempt To Frame Trump as Racist During News Conference “ In Wisconsin , Planned Parenthood also provided around 105,000 sexually transmitted infection tests , 5,300 cervical cancer screenings , 13,000 pregnancy tests and 860 breast exams .
“ Nationwide , patients visited Planned Parenthood for contraception , prenatal services , and preventive care like pap tests or HPV vaccinations .
Testing for STIs and HIV accounted for half of all services provided .
“ Abortions made up 3.5 % of those services , nationwide , ” USA Today added .
Yeah , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Even though it is the largest abortion provider in America , Planned Parenthood ’ s annual report claims that abortion is only four percent of the organization ’ s ‘ medical services ’ for the last fiscal year .
However , Planned Parenthood arrives at this false statistic by dividing the number of children it aborted ( 345,672 ) for the year by the number of ‘ services ’ the group provided ( 9.8 million ) , ” read a January news release from pro-life nonprofit law firm Liberty Counsel .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Planned Parenthood facility to obtain an abortion , she is also given a pregnancy test , an STI test , a cancer screening and contraception .
Therefore , the abortion procedure would be considered 20 percent of the ‘ services ’ she received .
This is why the group lists its annual ‘ services ’ as much higher than the number of patients it saw last year ( 2.4 million ) .
Planned Parenthood is the nation ’ s largest abortion provider — no one denies this .
That sub-4 percent abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s long been shattered by anyone who cares to pay attention .
( Fact-checkers , apparently not so much . )
Abortion has , more or less , become its brand .
But don ’ t ask me , ask Dr. Leana Wen , the former CEO of Planned Parenthood .
She was ignominiously ousted last year — and , in her farewell letter , she revealed part of the reason was because the group ’ s board “ has determined that the priority of Planned Parenthood moving forward is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wen was pro-abortion enough to lead the largest abortion provider in the United States and yet , she still thought she was walking away from what was either already an abortion business or an organization that was becoming one .
They weren ’ t just doubling down on 3.5 percent , after all .
Does this mean LifeNews.com is owed an apology ?
This is a curious fact check at a curious time .
Three hundred people shared a Facebook post linking to a year-old article about Evers and suddenly this pops up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age of that insipid “ Plandemic ” pseudo-documentary , after all .
Isn ’ t there something a little more important than this ?
“ Planned Parenthood is still the largest provider of abortions in the United States , ” USA Today acknowledged .
“ But to call it an abortion business is a stretch , as the organization provides other services far more often.
” “ We rate this claim PARTLY FALSE , based on our research , ” the outlet concluded .
“ It ’ s true Gov .
Tony Evers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entities , like Planned Parenthood , that do provide abortion services .
But it is false to say residents would be forced to pay for abortions .
Even if the measure had passed , under state and federal law , the money generally couldn ’ t have gone to pay for abortions .
Finally , it ’ s an exaggeration to call Planned Parenthood an abortion business , when abortions make up a small portion of the services offered.
” There ’ s a lot about that statement that ’ s pretty wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most glaring of them all .
But why should it matter ?
After all , if abortion is safe and legal — we ’ ve dropped the word “ rare ” now — why not let them own it ?
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The fact-checkers came down from the mountain and they have spoken: Call Planned Parenthood an “abortion business” and you’re fake news.
Sorry, LifeNews.com. Your pro-life site had your chance to play nice, but now a year-old article about Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and his attempt to fund Planned Parenthood is in the crosshairs because it pointed out the obvious: The abortion giant is to terminating pregnancies what McDonald’s is to hamburgers. It’s the most recognizable face of an industry and the largest provider in the United States.
But point that out and boom, hope you like that fact-check ding.
So, here’s the tortuous story in as much of a TL;DR form as I can give you: Over a year ago, under the Orwellian-named “Healthy Women, Healthy Babies” section of his budget, Evers proposed restoring funding to Planned Parenthood. As part of its coverage, pro-life website LifeNews.com published a piece titled “Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Wants to Force Residents to Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Business.”
The article got mentioned again because it was part of a widely shared Facebook post in a group called “Recall Tony Evers.” It was shared “over 300 times,” which is apparently when USA Today comes in to fact-check it.
You may think this is of very questionable importance — and you’d be right, but that’s not quite what’s of interest here.
What USA Today dinged LifeNews.com on was the title and this opening paragraph: “Governor Tony Evers announced today that he will force state residents to fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business as part of his state budget. The so-called ‘Healthy Women, Healthy Babies’ initiative would restore funding to the nation’s biggest abortion company that kills 330,000 babies in abortions annually.”
That part actually failed to pass, but never mind that. The first problem USA Today had with the piece was that the money wasn’t going toward the abortion part of Planned Parenthood’s business — and indeed, isn’t supposed to.
“Nearly $28 million would have gone toward services such as cancer screenings, sexually transmitted infection testing and other policies related to pregnancies and childbirth. The bill would have routed federal funds from the family planning and women’s health block grant programs to Planned Parenthood and other entities,” USA Today reported in its April 27 fact check.
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“The proposal also would have allowed the health care providers to share ‘nondirective’ information about pregnancy termination as part of family planning services. Generally speaking, that means they could discuss the option.”
Under Wisconsin law, the government couldn’t have even given any money to the abortion side of the business, considering the state only allows taxpayer funding of abortion in the cases of rape, incest or life of the mother. Similarly, the Hyde Amendment forbids the use of federal funds for abortions. (Although, boy, do the Democrats ever wish they could change that.)
Beyond how “nondirective” that whole part about termination would be, there’s a deeper problem here: Why couldn’t this money be given to organizations or clinics that would have provided these services without providing abortions?
But this wasn’t the only fact-checking problem that USA Today had with this piece. They were also irked that LifeNews.com would dare to call Planned Parenthood an “abortion business.”
“According to Planned Parenthood’s 2018-2019 annual report, the organization’s health centers performed 345,672 abortions from October 2017 to September 2018, the most recent data available. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin reported just over 4,600 abortions for the 2017-2018 fiscal year,” the outlet reported.
“In Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood also provided around 105,000 sexually transmitted infection tests, 5,300 cervical cancer screenings, 13,000 pregnancy tests and 860 breast exams.
“Nationwide, patients visited Planned Parenthood for contraception, prenatal services, and preventive care like pap tests or HPV vaccinations. Testing for STIs and HIV accounted for half of all services provided.
“Abortions made up 3.5% of those services, nationwide,” USA Today added.
Yeah, I would like to fact-check that number.
“Even though it is the largest abortion provider in America, Planned Parenthood’s annual report claims that abortion is only four percent of the organization’s ‘medical services’ for the last fiscal year. However, Planned Parenthood arrives at this false statistic by dividing the number of children it aborted (345,672) for the year by the number of ‘services’ the group provided (9.8 million),” read a January news release from pro-life nonprofit law firm Liberty Counsel.
“This means when a woman visits a Planned Parenthood facility to obtain an abortion, she is also given a pregnancy test, an STI test, a cancer screening and contraception. Therefore, the abortion procedure would be considered 20 percent of the ‘services’ she received. This is why the group lists its annual ‘services’ as much higher than the number of patients it saw last year (2.4 million).
Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider — no one denies this. That sub-4 percent abortion number is a joke, a myth that’s long been shattered by anyone who cares to pay attention. (Fact-checkers, apparently not so much.)
Abortion has, more or less, become its brand.
But don’t ask me, ask Dr. Leana Wen, the former CEO of Planned Parenthood. She was ignominiously ousted last year — and, in her farewell letter, she revealed part of the reason was because the group’s board “has determined that the priority of Planned Parenthood moving forward is to double down on abortion rights advocacy.”
Wen was pro-abortion enough to lead the largest abortion provider in the United States and yet, she still thought she was walking away from what was either already an abortion business or an organization that was becoming one. They weren’t just doubling down on 3.5 percent, after all.
Does this mean LifeNews.com is owed an apology?
This is a curious fact check at a curious time. Three hundred people shared a Facebook post linking to a year-old article about Evers and suddenly this pops up?
We’re living in the age of that insipid “Plandemic” pseudo-documentary, after all. Isn’t there something a little more important than this?
Well, no.
“Planned Parenthood is still the largest provider of abortions in the United States,” USA Today acknowledged. “But to call it an abortion business is a stretch, as the organization provides other services far more often.”
“We rate this claim PARTLY FALSE, based on our research,” the outlet concluded.
“It’s true Gov. Tony Evers tried and failed to restore funding for entities, like Planned Parenthood, that do provide abortion services. But it is false to say residents would be forced to pay for abortions. Even if the measure had passed, under state and federal law, the money generally couldn’t have gone to pay for abortions. Finally, it’s an exaggeration to call Planned Parenthood an abortion business, when abortions make up a small portion of the services offered.”
There’s a lot about that statement that’s pretty wrong, but that last sentence is the most glaring of them all.
But why should it matter? After all, if abortion is safe and legal — we’ve dropped the word “rare” now — why not let them own it?
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westernjournal--2020-05-12--Elon Musk Defies California, Earns Praise from Trump

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has emerged as a champion of defying stay-home orders intended to stop the coronavirus from spreading , picking up support — as well as critics — on social media .
Among the supporters was President Donald Trump , who on Tuesday morning tweeted that Tesla ’ s San Francisco Bay Area factory should be allowed to open despite local health department orders that it stay closed except for minimum basic operations .
“ It can be done fast & safely , ” the president tweeted , joining many of Musk ’ s 34 million Twitter followers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s biggest critics is California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez , who used an expletive to describe the CEO after his threats to relocate his operations to Texas or Nevada .
She said the company is disregarding worker safety and bullying public officials .
Tesla ’ s factory reopened Monday with Musk practically daring local authorities to arrest him .
The plant apparently continued operations on Tuesday .
The company met a Monday deadline to submit a site-specific plan to protect worker safety , which the Alameda County Public Health Department is reviewing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restart defied orders from the county health department , which has deemed the factory a nonessential business that can ’ t fully open under virus restrictions .
The department said Monday it warned the company was operating in violation of the county health order , and hoped Tesla will “ comply without further enforcement measures ” until the county approves a site-specific plan required by the state .
“ We look forward to reviewing Tesla ’ s plan and coming to agreement on protocol and a timeline to reopen safely , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fine of up to $ 1,000 a day or up to 90 days in jail for operating in violation of health orders .
The plant in Fremont , a city of more than 230,000 people south of San Francisco , had been closed since March 23 .
It employs about 10,000 workers .
Public health experts have credited the stay-home orders with slowing the spread of novel coronavirus , helping hospitals handle an influx of cases .
The coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people .
But it has killed more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the death toll rising .
Alameda County was among six San Francisco Bay Area counties that were the first in the nation to impose stay-at-home orders in mid-March .
Gov .
Gavin Newsom has repeatedly said that counties can impose restrictions that are more stringent than state orders .
The order in the Bay Area has been extended until the end of the month , but the counties plan to allow some limited business and manufacturing starting May 18 , the same day Detroit automakers plan to reopen auto assembly plants .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ production this week .
The Detroit automakers ’ 150,000 U.S. workers are represented by the United Auto Workers union , which has negotiated for added safety precautions .
Tesla ’ s workers do not have a union .
Musk , whose company has sued Alameda County seeking to overturn its order , threatened to move Tesla ’ s manufacturing operations and headquarters from the state .
RELATED : Scientist Behind Social Distancing Breaks Own Rules To Cheat with Married Woman , Resigns Tesla contends in the lawsuit that Alameda County can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The lawsuit says the governor ’ s coronavirus restrictions refer to federal guidelines classifying vehicle manufacturing as essential businesses that are allowed to continue operating .
No agency appeared ready to enforce the order against Tesla .
County sheriff ’ s Sgt .
Ray Kelly said any enforcement would come from Fremont police .
Fremont police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques said officers would take action at the direction of the county health officer .
County Supervisor Scott Haggerty , who represents Fremont , said he ’ s been working on the issue for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tesla to reopen in a way that satisfies the health officer .
He said officials were moving toward allowing Tesla to restart May 18 , but he suspects Musk wanted to restart stamping operations to make body parts needed to resume assembling electric vehicles .
Tesla has a plan to maintain worker safety , including the wearing of gloves and masks , installing barriers between workers and maintaining social distancing .
Haggerty said the company initially pushed back on checking employee temperatures before boarding a company bus to get to work .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreed to check workers .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .
The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication .
Therefore , it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards .
It is provided to our readers as a service from The Western Journal .
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has emerged as a champion of defying stay-home orders intended to stop the coronavirus from spreading, picking up support — as well as critics — on social media.
Among the supporters was President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday morning tweeted that Tesla’s San Francisco Bay Area factory should be allowed to open despite local health department orders that it stay closed except for minimum basic operations.
“It can be done fast & safely,” the president tweeted, joining many of Musk’s 34 million Twitter followers who back the defiance.
Among Musk’s biggest critics is California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, who used an expletive to describe the CEO after his threats to relocate his operations to Texas or Nevada. She said the company is disregarding worker safety and bullying public officials.
Tesla’s factory reopened Monday with Musk practically daring local authorities to arrest him. The plant apparently continued operations on Tuesday. The company met a Monday deadline to submit a site-specific plan to protect worker safety, which the Alameda County Public Health Department is reviewing, county spokeswoman Neetu Balram said.
The restart defied orders from the county health department, which has deemed the factory a nonessential business that can’t fully open under virus restrictions. The department said Monday it warned the company was operating in violation of the county health order, and hoped Tesla will “comply without further enforcement measures” until the county approves a site-specific plan required by the state.
“We look forward to reviewing Tesla’s plan and coming to agreement on protocol and a timeline to reopen safely,” the statement read.
State law allows a fine of up to $1,000 a day or up to 90 days in jail for operating in violation of health orders.
The plant in Fremont, a city of more than 230,000 people south of San Francisco, had been closed since March 23. It employs about 10,000 workers.
Public health experts have credited the stay-home orders with slowing the spread of novel coronavirus, helping hospitals handle an influx of cases. The coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. But it has killed more than 80,000 people in the U.S., with the death toll rising.
Alameda County was among six San Francisco Bay Area counties that were the first in the nation to impose stay-at-home orders in mid-March. Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly said that counties can impose restrictions that are more stringent than state orders.
The order in the Bay Area has been extended until the end of the month, but the counties plan to allow some limited business and manufacturing starting May 18, the same day Detroit automakers plan to reopen auto assembly plants. Some auto parts plants were to restart production this week.
The Detroit automakers’ 150,000 U.S. workers are represented by the United Auto Workers union, which has negotiated for added safety precautions. Tesla’s workers do not have a union.
Musk, whose company has sued Alameda County seeking to overturn its order, threatened to move Tesla’s manufacturing operations and headquarters from the state.
Tesla contends in the lawsuit that Alameda County can’t be more restrictive than orders from Newsom. The lawsuit says the governor’s coronavirus restrictions refer to federal guidelines classifying vehicle manufacturing as essential businesses that are allowed to continue operating.
No agency appeared ready to enforce the order against Tesla. County sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly said any enforcement would come from Fremont police. Fremont police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques said officers would take action at the direction of the county health officer.
County Supervisor Scott Haggerty, who represents Fremont, said he’s been working on the issue for weeks trying to find a way for Tesla to reopen in a way that satisfies the health officer. He said officials were moving toward allowing Tesla to restart May 18, but he suspects Musk wanted to restart stamping operations to make body parts needed to resume assembling electric vehicles.
Tesla has a plan to maintain worker safety, including the wearing of gloves and masks, installing barriers between workers and maintaining social distancing. Haggerty said the company initially pushed back on checking employee temperatures before boarding a company bus to get to work. But Tesla relented, he said, and agreed to check workers.
The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. It is provided to our readers as a service from The Western Journal.
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