westernjournal--2020-08-12--Harris Ignores Biden Race Record She Blasted Just a Few Months Ago

If the modern Democratic Party is good at anything , it is undoubtedly talking out of both sides of its mouth .
From its strangely circumstantial exaltation of the separation of church and state to its support for the sanctity of life just about anywhere besides the womb , the party is known for ideological and moral inconsistency .
On Tuesday afternoon that was all but stamped , sealed and certified when Sen. Kamala Harris of California oh-so-gracefully accepted a vice-presidential nod from the campaign of 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden .
“ I have the great honor to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy , and one of the country ’ s finest public servants — as my running mate , ” Biden announced on Twitter , highlighting Harris ’ relationship with his deceased son Beau Biden , the former Delaware attorney general .
“ Back when Kamala was [ California ] Attorney General , she worked closely with Beau .
I watched as they took on the big banks , lifted up working people , and protected women and kids from abuse .
I was proud then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have her as my partner in this campaign.
” TRENDING : Biden Gets Ultimatum from Prominent Black Leaders : Pick a Black Woman VP or Lose An almost amnesiac Biden had all but forgotten what may have been one of the lowest moments on his primary path to success : an early campaign onslaught from Harris herself on the issue of race .
The senator ’ s brief March 8 video endorsing Biden — which was then followed up by several months of silence infrequently broken to loft shallow praise on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all it took .
And Harris too had apparently forgotten the moment , claiming with certainty on Twitter that Biden “ can unify the American people because he ’ s spent his life fighting for us .
And as president , he ’ ll build an America that lives up to our ideals.
” “ I ’ m honored to join him as our party ’ s nominee for Vice President , and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief , ” she said .
Americans with any semblance of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how phony this exchange really is .
They , of course , remember when Harris raked Biden over the coals regarding his weakness in taking on racial segregationists within the Democratic Party in the 1970s , when he was a freshman senator from Delaware and she was just a black school girl surviving the Civil Rights era .
RELATED : Biden Gets Ultimatum from Prominent Black Leaders : Pick a Black Woman VP or Lose The line of attack , which came first in a June 27 , 2019 , debate , followed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s ill-advised attempt to appear moderate by highlighting previous efforts to show “ civility ” to fellow legislators who opposed desegregation efforts including widely unpopular public school diversity busing .
Of course , Biden did not simply seek to show “ civility ” to those folks .
He downright agreed with them on school desegregation , saying he did not want his kids to grow up in a “ racial jungle , ” according to Snopes .
“ Unless we do something about this , my children are going to grow up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a racial jungle with tensions having built so high that it is going to explode at some point , ” Biden said at the time .
“ We have got to make some move on this.
” Harris nailed the Obama administration vice president on his racial justice record , reminding the audience to thunderous applause that she was one of those black students bused to better-funded white , suburban schools .
“ I will direct this at Vice President Biden , ” Harris said .
“ I do not believe you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground.
” “ But I also believe and it ’ s personal and it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country , ” the senator said .
“ You also worked with them to oppose busing.
” “ There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ And that little girl was me.
” How it is that in the months that followed such righteous indignation and personal hurt became public forgiveness and claims that Biden would be a unifier-in-chief if elected , I will never know .
Something tells me the prospect of a vice-presidential nod certainly didn ’ t hurt — particularly given the fact that Biden was all but required by the left to choose a black female running mate in light of recent events — but far be it from me to get conspiratorial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matters relatively little .
The why here is not nearly as important as the what .
In a year and campaign season in which the Democratic Party is centering its platform on diversity as a strength and racial justice as an imperative , its members have chosen an old white segregation apologist for president and decided to entirely forget his horrifying record on race .
Worse still , one of the first folks to rightly air out that record has now conveniently forgotten about it as well , paid off with the promise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prospect of political power always manages to send the Democratic ideological compass spinning in two distinctly different directions , isn ’ t it ?
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If the modern Democratic Party is good at anything, it is undoubtedly talking out of both sides of its mouth.
From its strangely circumstantial exaltation of the separation of church and state to its support for the sanctity of life just about anywhere besides the womb, the party is known for ideological and moral inconsistency.
On Tuesday afternoon that was all but stamped, sealed and certified when Sen. Kamala Harris of California oh-so-gracefully accepted a vice-presidential nod from the campaign of 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
“I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” Biden announced on Twitter, highlighting Harris’ relationship with his deceased son Beau Biden, the former Delaware attorney general.
“Back when Kamala was [California] Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I’m proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign.”
Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I’m proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 11, 2020
.@JoeBiden can unify the American people because he’s spent his life fighting for us. And as president, he’ll build an America that lives up to our ideals. I’m honored to join him as our party’s nominee for Vice President, and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 11, 2020
An almost amnesiac Biden had all but forgotten what may have been one of the lowest moments on his primary path to success: an early campaign onslaught from Harris herself on the issue of race.
The senator’s brief March 8 video endorsing Biden — which was then followed up by several months of silence infrequently broken to loft shallow praise on the then-Democratic primary front-runner — had apparently been all it took.
And Harris too had apparently forgotten the moment, claiming with certainty on Twitter that Biden “can unify the American people because he’s spent his life fighting for us. And as president, he’ll build an America that lives up to our ideals.”
“I’m honored to join him as our party’s nominee for Vice President, and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief,” she said.
Americans with any semblance of an attention span, however, know just how phony this exchange really is.
They, of course, remember when Harris raked Biden over the coals regarding his weakness in taking on racial segregationists within the Democratic Party in the 1970s, when he was a freshman senator from Delaware and she was just a black school girl surviving the Civil Rights era.
REMINDER: Joe Biden’s now-VP pick, Kamala Harris, grilled him over his record on busing and his relationship with senators who “built their reputations and careers on the segregation of race.”pic.twitter.com/SxoFjnfU7s — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 11, 2020
The line of attack, which came first in a June 27, 2019, debate, followed a week of controversy stemming from Biden’s ill-advised attempt to appear moderate by highlighting previous efforts to show “civility” to fellow legislators who opposed desegregation efforts including widely unpopular public school diversity busing.
Of course, Biden did not simply seek to show “civility” to those folks. He downright agreed with them on school desegregation, saying he did not want his kids to grow up in a “racial jungle,” according to Snopes.
“Unless we do something about this, my children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle with tensions having built so high that it is going to explode at some point,” Biden said at the time. “We have got to make some move on this.”
Harris nailed the Obama administration vice president on his racial justice record, reminding the audience to thunderous applause that she was one of those black students bused to better-funded white, suburban schools.
“I will direct this at Vice President Biden,” Harris said. “I do not believe you are a racist and I agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground.”
“But I also believe and it’s personal and it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country,” the senator said. “You also worked with them to oppose busing.”
“There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bused to school every day,” she said.
“And that little girl was me.”
There was a little girl in California who was bussed to school. That little girl was me. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/XKm2xP1MDH — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 28, 2019
How it is that in the months that followed such righteous indignation and personal hurt became public forgiveness and claims that Biden would be a unifier-in-chief if elected, I will never know.
Something tells me the prospect of a vice-presidential nod certainly didn’t hurt — particularly given the fact that Biden was all but required by the left to choose a black female running mate in light of recent events — but far be it from me to get conspiratorial.
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Whatever it was, however, matters relatively little. The why here is not nearly as important as the what.
In a year and campaign season in which the Democratic Party is centering its platform on diversity as a strength and racial justice as an imperative, its members have chosen an old white segregation apologist for president and decided to entirely forget his horrifying record on race.
Worse still, one of the first folks to rightly air out that record has now conveniently forgotten about it as well, paid off with the promise of higher office.
Strange how the prospect of political power always manages to send the Democratic ideological compass spinning in two distinctly different directions, isn’t it?
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--Trump Warns of What China Will Do if Biden Wins in November

President Donald Trump warned Americans on Tuesday of the potential for more Chinese influence over their lives if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the November election .
Trump joined conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt to discuss , among other topics , foreign policy .
After criticizing Biden for being weak against arguably the country ’ s most potent geopolitical threat , China , Trump argued that his administration ’ s work to reduce billion-dollar trade deficits against the emerging superpower would be undone .
On the topic of foreign influence in the election , Hewitt asked Trump about a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would like to see Biden unseat Trump .
Politico reported this week that U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that China is hoping President Donald Trump will lose to Biden .
TRENDING : Biden Gets Ultimatum from Prominent Black Leaders : Pick a Black Woman VP or Lose William Evanina , director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center , said in a statement that China “ prefers that President Trump – whom Beijing sees as unpredictable – does not win reelection.
” Asked by Hewitt why he thinks Beijing is pulling for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country is not pleased to negotiate with him , citing tariffs .
“ Because they ’ ll own the United States if he wins , and with me , they were having the worst year in 67 years because I tariffed the hell out of them , ” he said .
“ We took in billions and billions of dollars .
I gave some of it to the farmers because they were targeted , and I put the rest in the Treasury of the United States , ” Trump continued .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billions of dollars from China , and it was having a huge impact on China , negative impact on China , ” Trump added .
Trump further argued , citing Biden ’ s son Hunter Biden ’ s business dealings in China , that the Chinese Communist Party would have unprecedented influence over not only Biden but ordinary Americans .
“ China will own , just like when his son walked out with $ 1.5 billion dollars from China to manage , where he ’ ll make millions of dollars a year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China will own the United States if this election is lost by Donald Trump .
If I don ’ t win the election , China will own the United States.
” “ You ’ re going to have to learn to speak Chinese , you want to know the truth , ” the president said .
Trump further predicted that if Biden does indeed win the November election , more major cities will look like Portland , Oregon , which has been in a state of perpetual protest and chaos since May .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , telling Hewitt , “ You ’ re going to have a stock market crash the equivalent of 1928 and 1929.
” Trump ’ s campaign has accused Biden of being soft regarding the threat China poses to American interests for months .
Recently , Trump has tied Biden to China , making the relationship a campaign issue .
The campaign released an ad in May highlighting some of Biden ’ s former statements about Beijing .
Reminding voters of Biden ’ s criticism of Trump ’ s travel ban to China at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ad read , “ During America ’ s crisis Biden protected China ’ s feelings.
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President Donald Trump warned Americans on Tuesday of the potential for more Chinese influence over their lives if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the November election.
Trump joined conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt to discuss, among other topics, foreign policy.
After criticizing Biden for being weak against arguably the country’s most potent geopolitical threat, China, Trump argued that his administration’s work to reduce billion-dollar trade deficits against the emerging superpower would be undone.
On the topic of foreign influence in the election, Hewitt asked Trump about a recent report stating that the Chinese government would like to see Biden unseat Trump.
Politico reported this week that U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that China is hoping President Donald Trump will lose to Biden.
William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said in a statement that China “prefers that President Trump – whom Beijing sees as unpredictable – does not win reelection.”
Asked by Hewitt why he thinks Beijing is pulling for a Biden victory, Trump said he thinks the country is not pleased to negotiate with him, citing tariffs.
“Because they’ll own the United States if he wins, and with me, they were having the worst year in 67 years because I tariffed the hell out of them,” he said.
“We took in billions and billions of dollars. I gave some of it to the farmers because they were targeted, and I put the rest in the Treasury of the United States,” Trump continued.
“We’ve taken in tens of billions of dollars from China, and it was having a huge impact on China, negative impact on China,” Trump added.
President @realDonaldTrump tells @hughhewitt that if he loses the election to Joe Biden, “China will own the United States. You’re going to have to learn to speak Chinese.” pic.twitter.com/F5clUQyhIv — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 11, 2020
Trump further argued, citing Biden’s son Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China, that the Chinese Communist Party would have unprecedented influence over not only Biden but ordinary Americans.
“China will own, just like when his son walked out with $1.5 billion dollars from China to manage, where he’ll make millions of dollars a year,” Trump said.
“Look, China will own the United States if this election is lost by Donald Trump. If I don’t win the election, China will own the United States.”
“You’re going to have to learn to speak Chinese, you want to know the truth,” the president said.
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Trump further predicted that if Biden does indeed win the November election, more major cities will look like Portland, Oregon, which has been in a state of perpetual protest and chaos since May.
The president also predicted an economic collapse, telling Hewitt, “You’re going to have a stock market crash the equivalent of 1928 and 1929.”
Trump’s campaign has accused Biden of being soft regarding the threat China poses to American interests for months.
Recently, Trump has tied Biden to China, making the relationship a campaign issue.
The campaign released an ad in May highlighting some of Biden’s former statements about Beijing.
Fire in the hole! pic.twitter.com/Mxs3lsfap6 — Brad Parscale (@parscale) May 7, 2020
Reminding voters of Biden’s criticism of Trump’s travel ban to China at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the ad read, “During America’s crisis Biden protected China’s feelings.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--UK Will Publish 3 Separate COVID Death Reports After Serial ‘Over-Exaggerating’

For months now , countries around the world have been publicizing ominous “ coronavirus trackers ” that count up to grim “ milestones , ” including the numbers of cases and deaths .
Now , England is changing how it does one metric : the daily death count .
According to The Telegraph , Matt Hancock , Britain ’ s health secretary , ordered a review of how daily fatality statistics were reported after scientists noted that deaths were being “ over-exaggerated.
” Experts at Oxford University revealed that deaths were added to the coronavirus death count even if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or months ago , and even in cases where it was clear the virus was not a contributing factor .
“ Under the previous system , anyone who has ever tested positive for the virus in England was automatically counted as a coronavirus death when they died , even if the death was from a car accident , ” The Telegraph reported .
TRENDING : Biden Gets Ultimatum from Prominent Black Leaders : Pick a Black Woman VP or Lose “ By contrast , Scotland and Wales operate a cut-off threshold of 28 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which a death is not assumed to be virus-related.
” The coronavirus can linger for weeks , leaving room for error in Scotland and Wales ’ 28-day cutoff .
For example , conservative commentator and former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain died over a month after he was first diagnosed with the disease .
On the other hand , including deaths from clearly unrelated circumstances such as car accidents is nothing more than irresponsible fearmongering .
Public Health England had defended the way it tallied virus-related deaths .
“ Although it may seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ method of counting deaths from Covid-19 , ” Dr. Susan Hopkins , PHE ’ s incident director , said , according to The Telegraph .
“ In England , we count all those that have died who had a positive Covid-19 test at any point , to ensure our data are as complete as possible.
” However , the agency has reversed course and will now publish three separate daily death tolls from COVID-19 , the Daily Mail reported Tuesday .
In addition to the previous method , PHE “ will create lists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days of testing positive for coronavirus , and people who have died within 60 days of a test , ” the report said .
It seems fallacious to consider data complete when it is known to be inaccurate .
A death should only be added to the official death toll if , but for contracting the coronavirus , the person would still be alive .
Of course , that ’ s much easier said than done , as a myriad of factors might contribute to a person ’ s death .
When a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , it ’ s clear the accident was the “ but for ” cause of death , regardless of the health condition of the person prior to the accident .
To count that person as a coronavirus fatality is irresponsible at best .
Of course , England isn ’ t alone in inflating its death toll this way .
The United States has seen its fair share of misreporting coronavirus deaths , compounded by the fact that each state determines its own method for tallying fatalities .
Back in April , Pennsylvania @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where the victim had not tested positive for the virus , although the virus was thought to be the probable cause of death .
That same month , New York took the opposite approach and added 3,700 victims to its death toll in a single day — despite the lack of positive tests among those who died .
Much more egregiously , officials in Washington state and Florida have included gunshot victims among their coronavirus fatalities .
The lack of reliable , transparent data related to the number of deaths actually caused by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatments is a major problem .
Approximately six months into the coronavirus pandemic , the media still spends most of its time acting like this is the second coming of the Black Death .
People ’ s lives and livelihoods have been ruined , not just by the disease but by the government ’ s reactionary response to it .
Meanwhile , it becomes clearer every day that the number of deaths caused by coronavirus is being inflated , sometimes intentionally .
This unnecessarily increases the level of fear surrounding the virus and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focused on that issue , at the expense of almost everything else .
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For months now, countries around the world have been publicizing ominous “coronavirus trackers” that count up to grim “milestones,” including the numbers of cases and deaths.
Now, England is changing how it does one metric: the daily death count.
According to The Telegraph, Matt Hancock, Britain’s health secretary, ordered a review of how daily fatality statistics were reported after scientists noted that deaths were being “over-exaggerated.”
Experts at Oxford University revealed that deaths were added to the coronavirus death count even if the decedent tested positive for the virus weeks or months ago, and even in cases where it was clear the virus was not a contributing factor.
“Under the previous system, anyone who has ever tested positive for the virus in England was automatically counted as a coronavirus death when they died, even if the death was from a car accident,” The Telegraph reported.
“By contrast, Scotland and Wales operate a cut-off threshold of 28 days after a positive test, after which a death is not assumed to be virus-related.”
The coronavirus can linger for weeks, leaving room for error in Scotland and Wales’ 28-day cutoff. For example, conservative commentator and former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain died over a month after he was first diagnosed with the disease.
On the other hand, including deaths from clearly unrelated circumstances such as car accidents is nothing more than irresponsible fearmongering.
Public Health England had defended the way it tallied virus-related deaths.
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“Although it may seem straightforward, there is no WHO agreed method of counting deaths from Covid-19,” Dr. Susan Hopkins, PHE’s incident director, said, according to The Telegraph. “In England, we count all those that have died who had a positive Covid-19 test at any point, to ensure our data are as complete as possible.”
However, the agency has reversed course and will now publish three separate daily death tolls from COVID-19, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
In addition to the previous method, PHE “will create lists of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus, and people who have died within 60 days of a test,” the report said.
It seems fallacious to consider data complete when it is known to be inaccurate.
A death should only be added to the official death toll if, but for contracting the coronavirus, the person would still be alive. Of course, that’s much easier said than done, as a myriad of factors might contribute to a person’s death.
When a person dies in a car accident, however, it’s clear the accident was the “but for” cause of death, regardless of the health condition of the person prior to the accident. To count that person as a coronavirus fatality is irresponsible at best.
Of course, England isn’t alone in inflating its death toll this way. The United States has seen its fair share of misreporting coronavirus deaths, compounded by the fact that each state determines its own method for tallying fatalities.
Back in April, Pennsylvania removed hundreds of deaths from its counts where the victim had not tested positive for the virus, although the virus was thought to be the probable cause of death.
That same month, New York took the opposite approach and added 3,700 victims to its death toll in a single day — despite the lack of positive tests among those who died.
Much more egregiously, officials in Washington state and Florida have included gunshot victims among their coronavirus fatalities.
The lack of reliable, transparent data related to the number of deaths actually caused by the coronavirus and the efficacy of various treatments is a major problem.
Approximately six months into the coronavirus pandemic, the media still spends most of its time acting like this is the second coming of the Black Death. People’s lives and livelihoods have been ruined, not just by the disease but by the government’s reactionary response to it.
Meanwhile, it becomes clearer every day that the number of deaths caused by coronavirus is being inflated, sometimes intentionally. This unnecessarily increases the level of fear surrounding the virus and creates an environment where everyone is singularly focused on that issue, at the expense of almost everything else.
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--Pro-Life Groups Blast ‘Most Pro-Abortion Presidential Ticket in American History’

• “ Together , ” Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said , “ Biden and Harris constitute the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in American history.
” Pro-life groups condemned 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden ’ s vice presidential pick Kamala Harris , with the Susan B. Anthony List calling Biden and Harris the “ most pro-abortion presidential ticket in American history.
” The former vice president announced Tuesday that Harris would be running with him in his bid for the White House .
Harris has a long history of advocating for increased abortion access and against pro-life policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that protect the unborn after 20 weeks of pregnancy and against protecting babies born alive after failed abortions .
As a presidential candidate , Harris promised to codify Roe v. Wade , require private insurers to cover abortion and contraception , make abortion drugs and birth control available over the counter , preserve funding for Planned Parenthood , and much more .
TRENDING : Biden Gets Ultimatum from Prominent Black Leaders : Pick a Black Woman VP or Lose The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List on Tuesday announced a five-figure TV ad buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for her “ extremism on abortion.
” “ Together , ” Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation , “ Biden and Harris constitute the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in American history.
” Dannenfelser , who also serves as national co-chair of Pro-Life Voices for Trump , said in the statement that Harris is “ an extremist who supports abortion on demand through birth , paid for by taxpayers , and even infanticide.
” “ It is no surprise Joe Biden chose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Dannenfelser added .
“ If elected , they will immediately begin rolling back President Trump ’ s pro-life gains , as well as longstanding policies like the Hyde Amendment .
They will stack the Supreme Court with pro-abortion ideologues , setting the pro-life cause back for generations.
” Live Action founder and president Lila Rose reminded her Twitter followers that Harris has targeted pro-life activist David Daleiden , who published videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood employees discussing the sale of baby body parts .
In a statement provided to the DCNF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned that Biden ’ s pick leaves “ no room for doubt ; he is the abortion candidate , leaving behind any semblance of being a moderate.
” RELATED : Here 's What You Need To Know About Joe Biden 's Running Mate , Kamala Harris Mancini added that a Biden and Harris presidential administration will lead to “ a profound lack of protection and respect for the most vulnerable Americans , the unborn.
” Harris and Biden formerly clashed over abortion during the July 2019 Democratic debates as opponents for the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had recently flipped on the Hyde Amendment , which bans the use of federal funding for abortions except in cases of rape , incest or if the mother ’ s life is in danger .
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Pro-life groups roundly condemned 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick Kamala Harris, calling her an “extremist.”
“Together,” Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said, “Biden and Harris constitute the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in American history.”
Pro-life groups condemned 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick Kamala Harris, with the Susan B. Anthony List calling Biden and Harris the “most pro-abortion presidential ticket in American history.”
The former vice president announced Tuesday that Harris would be running with him in his bid for the White House.
Harris has a long history of advocating for increased abortion access and against pro-life policy; she has voted against abortion bills that protect the unborn after 20 weeks of pregnancy and against protecting babies born alive after failed abortions.
As a presidential candidate, Harris promised to codify Roe v. Wade, require private insurers to cover abortion and contraception, make abortion drugs and birth control available over the counter, preserve funding for Planned Parenthood, and much more.
The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List on Tuesday announced a five-figure TV ad buy in battleground states that specifically targets Harris for her “extremism on abortion.”
“Together,” Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation, “Biden and Harris constitute the most pro-abortion presidential ticket in American history.”
Dannenfelser, who also serves as national co-chair of Pro-Life Voices for Trump, said in the statement that Harris is “an extremist who supports abortion on demand through birth, paid for by taxpayers, and even infanticide.”
“It is no surprise Joe Biden chose such an extremist as his running mate,” Dannenfelser added.
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“If elected, they will immediately begin rolling back President Trump’s pro-life gains, as well as longstanding policies like the Hyde Amendment. They will stack the Supreme Court with pro-abortion ideologues, setting the pro-life cause back for generations.”
Live Action founder and president Lila Rose reminded her Twitter followers that Harris has targeted pro-life activist David Daleiden, who published videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood employees discussing the sale of baby body parts.
BREAKING: Biden has picked Kamala Harris to run as his VP Harris abused her power as CA Attorney General to raid the home of @daviddaleiden. She prosecuted pro-life journalists when they dared investigate @ppfa’s selling of baby parts. She supports killing babies up until birth. — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) August 11, 2020
In a statement provided to the DCNF, March for Life President Jeanne Mancini warned that Biden’s pick leaves “no room for doubt; he is the abortion candidate, leaving behind any semblance of being a moderate.”
Mancini added that a Biden and Harris presidential administration will lead to “a profound lack of protection and respect for the most vulnerable Americans, the unborn.”
Harris and Biden formerly clashed over abortion during the July 2019 Democratic debates as opponents for the Democratic nomination.
Harris pointed out that Biden had recently flipped on the Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of federal funding for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or if the mother’s life is in danger.
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--LA Councilman Voted To Strip Cops of $150M, But Records Show He’s Called Them 8 Times Since April

The modern Democratic politician has an incredibly difficult job .
From constant electoral pressure to appease the social-justice left at every turn to the threat of vandalism and personal attack should you fail to go far enough , it is no easy task to both serve and suffer the merciless onslaught of the mob .
Last week , it was revealed that Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin has not been walking that tightrope very well .
According to public records recently made available by the Los Angeles Police Department , Bonin seems to have privately broken with progressive left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calls for service to local law enforcement since April .
( Naughty , naughty ) The longtime Democrat and 2008 Obama campaign field organizer has been outspoken in support of recent efforts to defund and abolish the police , voting in favor of a $ 150 million LAPD budget reduction despite recent crime surges , according to KABC-TV .
Yet the records revealed on July 28 indicate Bonin had no qualms making use of LAPD and its substantial resources during recent pandemic lockdowns and riots , calling the department for general information twice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or police response on six other occasions .
Of course , knowing just how damning this hypocritical demand for police protection will look to both law-and-order conservatives and left-wing cop haters , Bonin denied ever making such calls for service .
“ I have NEVER asked LAPD for patrols at my house , ” Bonin wrote on Twitter , seeming to attack KTTV-TV reporter Bill Melugin , who found and circulated the records release .
( I thought Democrats liked media whistleblowers . )
“ When there have been protesters at my house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stay at Home orders , and the BLM movement , I specifically asked LAPD NOT to send anyone , ” Bonin continued .
“ When protests occurred at the homes of other elected officials and LAPD offered to send patrols to my home as a precaution , I specifically asked for no patrols at my home.
” RELATED : LA Mayor Goes Tyrannical , Will Cut Utilities to Homes Hosting Large Gatherings “ Seven of the eight calls you cite were apparently generated by LAPD themselves , sending patrols without my request and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed .
“ This is a cute tactic to try to silence or intimidate a public official who is standing up to the police union .
It ain ’ t working.
” Of course , this claim was reportedly refuted later on by multiple anonymous LAPD sources , one of whom told KTTV , “ This was definitely a call for service by Bonin or a member of his staff.
” “ From time to time we are called from high up to respond to city council member ’ s residences , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ourselves , ” the source said .
“ The call would have been placed by the resident or someone reporting something happening at that address.
” And who would have believed Bonin ’ s half-baked response anyway ?
Do I believe that , on rare occasions , the brass phones down the chain of command to ask that officers be conducting an extra patrol at the property of a potentially endangered public official without explicit request ?
Do I believe , however , that it happens every two weeks for roughly four months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spike in both shootings and homicides ?
Well , I may be young and green — but I certainly wasn ’ t born yesterday .
We are not talking about the president of the United States here , who needs round-the-clock security .
This is a small-potatoes L.A. city councilman with a very public opinion that our law enforcement officers make poor first responders and only serve to scare the communities they serve .
That in mind , it is highly doubtful that LAPD officers and their leaders are lining up in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patrol adjacent to the Bonin residence .
In fact , you can bet those law enforcement officers are sitting in precinct having a good long laugh every time Bonin steps down from his sanctimonious anti-cop high horse to make a private call for extra protection .
Such a shame those calls are public record .
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The modern Democratic politician has an incredibly difficult job.
From constant electoral pressure to appease the social-justice left at every turn to the threat of vandalism and personal attack should you fail to go far enough, it is no easy task to both serve and suffer the merciless onslaught of the mob.
Last week, it was revealed that Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin has not been walking that tightrope very well.
According to public records recently made available by the Los Angeles Police Department, Bonin seems to have privately broken with progressive left orthodoxy in recent months, issuing eight calls for service to local law enforcement since April. (Naughty, naughty)
A public records request reveals that LA city councilman Mike Bonin, who voted to defund LAPD by $150 million, has called LAPD to his home 8 times since 4/4/20, including to provide extra patrols and protection from peaceful protesters at his house. https://t.co/Z6yhJ8XKM4 — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) August 8, 2020
The longtime Democrat and 2008 Obama campaign field organizer has been outspoken in support of recent efforts to defund and abolish the police, voting in favor of a $150 million LAPD budget reduction despite recent crime surges, according to KABC-TV.
Yet the records revealed on July 28 indicate Bonin had no qualms making use of LAPD and its substantial resources during recent pandemic lockdowns and riots, calling the department for general information twice and requesting or receiving special safety patrols or police response on six other occasions.
Of course, knowing just how damning this hypocritical demand for police protection will look to both law-and-order conservatives and left-wing cop haters, Bonin denied ever making such calls for service.
“I have NEVER asked LAPD for patrols at my house,” Bonin wrote on Twitter, seeming to attack KTTV-TV reporter Bill Melugin, who found and circulated the records release. (I thought Democrats liked media whistleblowers.)
When there have been protesters at my house opposing homeless housing, rent control, Stay at Home orders, and the BLM movement, I specifically asked LAPD NOT to send anyone. — Mike Bonin (@mikebonin) August 8, 2020
Seven of the eight calls you cite were apparently generated by LAPD themselves, sending patrols without my request and often without my knowledge. — Mike Bonin (@mikebonin) August 8, 2020
“When there have been protesters at my house opposing homeless housing, rent control, Stay at Home orders, and the BLM movement, I specifically asked LAPD NOT to send anyone,” Bonin continued. “When protests occurred at the homes of other elected officials and LAPD offered to send patrols to my home as a precaution, I specifically asked for no patrols at my home.”
“Seven of the eight calls you cite were apparently generated by LAPD themselves, sending patrols without my request and often without my knowledge,” he claimed.
“This is a cute tactic to try to silence or intimidate a public official who is standing up to the police union. It ain’t working.”
This is a cute tactic to try to silence or intimidate a public official who is standing up to the police union. It ain’t working. — Mike Bonin (@mikebonin) August 8, 2020
Of course, this claim was reportedly refuted later on by multiple anonymous LAPD sources, one of whom told KTTV, “This was definitely a call for service by Bonin or a member of his staff.”
“From time to time we are called from high up to respond to city council member’s residences, but don’t usually generate a call ourselves,” the source said. “The call would have been placed by the resident or someone reporting something happening at that address.”
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And who would have believed Bonin’s half-baked response anyway?
This is a weak, weak lie. It’s dog-ate-my-homework, hand-in-the-cookie-jar weak.
Do I believe that, on rare occasions, the brass phones down the chain of command to ask that officers be conducting an extra patrol at the property of a potentially endangered public official without explicit request?
Of course.
Do I believe, however, that it happens every two weeks for roughly four months in a city gripped by a major spike in both shootings and homicides?
Well, I may be young and green — but I certainly wasn’t born yesterday.
Councilman Bonin denies calling ever LAPD to his home in this thread. https://t.co/BwJKH35ZOd
Multiple LAPD sources say they would not generate their own calls for a simple patrol. High level LAPD source texted me the following in response to Bonin’s claims. https://t.co/Q8I9mwezyl pic.twitter.com/HxozplLoc0 — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) August 8, 2020
We are not talking about the president of the United States here, who needs round-the-clock security.
This is a small-potatoes L.A. city councilman with a very public opinion that our law enforcement officers make poor first responders and only serve to scare the communities they serve.
That in mind, it is highly doubtful that LAPD officers and their leaders are lining up in the wings to voluntarily conduct an extra safety patrol adjacent to the Bonin residence.
In fact, you can bet those law enforcement officers are sitting in precinct having a good long laugh every time Bonin steps down from his sanctimonious anti-cop high horse to make a private call for extra protection.
Such a shame those calls are public record.
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--‘I Think Football’s Making a Tragic Mistake’: Trump Calls for College Football To Return

Like most sane Americans , President Donald Trump wants to see some college football this fall .
Amid reports this week that conference officials and school presidents have been discussing the possible cancellation of big-time NCAA football this season , Trump spoke out in support of players who want to compete this fall .
During an interview Tuesday morning with Outkick ’ s Clay Travis , the president explained why he supports college football being played this fall and why it is safe for players to take the field despite the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Why is it important for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do you think you can do to help that happen ?
” Travis asked the president .
Trump responded by first praising many of college football ’ s most influential figures , including current coaches Nick Saban of Alabama and Ed Orgeron of LSU and former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz .
“ They ’ re just great people and they want to play football and they know better than anyone else , ” he said .
The president then explained that a medical expert assured him that college football players are “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ very healthy people ” who would be at incredibly low risk for having serious COVID-19 complications .
“ This attacks older people — very viscously , by the way , it can be if it ’ s the wrong person — but you know , these football players are very young , strong people physically , ” Trump said .
“ So they ’ re not going to have a problem .
… “ So I think football is making a tragic mistake ” if the season is canceled , he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreed with Trump ’ s assessment .
On Sunday , Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was one of the most vocal players to speak out against the talks of cancellation , using the hashtag # WeWantToPlay .
RELATED : High School Football Coach 's Letter Makes Perfect Case on Why Schools and Sports Should Open The next day , the president weighed in on Twitter , using the hashtag and speaking out in support of Lawrence and others who want to play .
While the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences announced Tuesday that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the SEC , ACC and Big 12 are still on track to take the field .
Trump is just one of the millions of fans , players and coaches who want college football to return .
They are hungry for the sport they love , and the left better think twice about getting in their way .
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Like most sane Americans, President Donald Trump wants to see some college football this fall.
Amid reports this week that conference officials and school presidents have been discussing the possible cancellation of big-time NCAA football this season, Trump spoke out in support of players who want to compete this fall.
During an interview Tuesday morning with Outkick’s Clay Travis, the president explained why he supports college football being played this fall and why it is safe for players to take the field despite the coronavirus pandemic.
“Why is it important for college football to be played and what do you think you can do to help that happen?” Travis asked the president.
Trump responded by first praising many of college football’s most influential figures, including current coaches Nick Saban of Alabama and Ed Orgeron of LSU and former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz.
“They’re just great people and they want to play football and they know better than anyone else,” he said.
The president then explained that a medical expert assured him that college football players are “so powerful and so strong” and “very healthy people” who would be at incredibly low risk for having serious COVID-19 complications.
“This attacks older people — very viscously, by the way, it can be if it’s the wrong person — but you know, these football players are very young, strong people physically,” Trump said. “So they’re not going to have a problem. …
“So I think football is making a tragic mistake” if the season is canceled, he said.
Many top players across the nation agreed with Trump’s assessment.
On Sunday, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was one of the most vocal players to speak out against the talks of cancellation, using the hashtag #WeWantToPlay.
Not to mention the players coming from situations that are not good for them/ their future and having to go back to that. Football is a safe haven for so many people. We are more likely to get the virus in everyday life than playing football. Having a season also incentivizes – — Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August 9, 2020
Players being safe and taking all of the right precautions to try to avoid contracting covid because the season/ teammates safety is on the line. Without the season, as we’ve seen already, people will not social distance or wear masks and take the proper precautions — Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August 9, 2020
The next day, the president weighed in on Twitter, using the hashtag and speaking out in support of Lawrence and others who want to play.
The student-athletes have been working too hard for their season to be cancelled. #WeWantToPlay https://t.co/lI3CCKZ4ID — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2020
Play College Football! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2020
While the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences announced Tuesday that they won’t be playing this fall, the SEC, ACC and Big 12 are still on track to take the field.
Smh.. — Justin Fields (@justnfields) August 11, 2020
Trump is just one of the millions of fans, players and coaches who want college football to return.
They are hungry for the sport they love, and the left better think twice about getting in their way.
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--Key Ingredient of Some Potential COVID-19 Vaccines Horrifies Conservatives, Christians

It ’ s no wonder unborn baby parts are big business among the crowd with questionable ethics — they ’ re useful for so many things , including creating vaccines for diseases like the novel coronavirus .
When Planned Parenthood was exposed for selling body parts in 2015 , it seemed like a macabre , hyperbolic parody of the abortion giant , but the fact is that cells from aborted babies have been harvested and used for decades .
According to the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University , existing vaccines for hepatitis A , chickenpox , smallpox , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are all made using a cell line from fetuses aborted long ago .
The practice has been in place for more than half a century and utilizes several cell lines derived from babies aborted in the 1960s .
The two most commonly used originated from the lung of an unborn girl aborted in 1962 at three months gestation and from the lungs of an unborn boy aborted in 1966 at 14 weeks gestation , according to the Kennedy Institute .
In both cases , the abortions were elective , according to the Children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human cells are necessary to culture some vaccines in the laboratory with researchers favoring fetal cells because they have not divided as often ( meaning the lines they find useful don ’ t die out as quickly ) and are still in use due to being successfully preserved in liquid nitrogen for decades , the CHOP document stated .
The vaccines themselves don ’ t contain any fetal tissue and no new abortions are performed for the purpose , but cells that are derived , ultimately , from abortions are still a key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cells harvested from those elective abortions can create an ethical conundrum for Christians and other conservatives who value human life .
According to Science magazine , the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science , at least five of the potential COVID-19 vaccines being developed use cell lines from one of two aborted babies .
One of the abortions was in the early 1970s , the other was in 1985 , Science reported in June .
Two of the potential candidates are backed by $ 1.7 billion of U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The world is unified around eradicating the virus that caused a worldwide pandemic , but that doesn ’ t mean vaccine manufacturers can do so with unethical means .
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops , representing the Catholic Church , arguably the most vocal and formidable organization opposing abortion in the country , issued a letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn , commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , on April 17 urging a more ethical alternative .
“ We are aware that , among the dozens of vaccines currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using old cell lines that were created from the cells of aborted babies , ” the letter stated .
However , it noted that some researchers are moving ahead without such troubling material , citing the work of Sanofi Pasteur , a division of the French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi , the American biotech company Inovio , and the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa as examples of vaccine research “ not connected to unethical procedures and methods.
” “ It is critically important that Americans have access to a vaccine that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be forced to choose between being vaccinated against this potentially deadly virus and violating his or her conscience .
“ Fortunately , ” the letter continued , “ there is no need to use ethically problematic cell lines to produce a COVID vaccine , or any vaccine , as other cell lines or processes that do not involve cells from abortions are available and are regularly being used to produce other vaccines.
” The outspoken Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Catholic Diocese of Tyler , Texas , did not mince words in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 we are still debating the use of aborted fetal tissue for medical research…let me go on record…if a vaccine for this virus is only attainable if we use body parts of aborted children then I will refuse the vaccine…I will not kill children to live , ” Strickland tweeted in early April .
Replies to the bishop ’ s tweet echoed the same sentiment , showing resolve among pro-lifers to maintain moral standards even in the face of a deadly pandemic .
With ethical alternatives , there should be no reason to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the living , and yet that seems the method of choice for some developers .
Even if detachment from the original procedure decades ago is a mitigating factor , it still is wrong to reuse cells derived from an aborted fetus over and over to make new treatments .
The dirty little secret is that fetal tissue is useful for many things , including testing flavors for companies like Pepsi , as a Forbes piece discussed in 2012 when word of that came to light .
And , even as animal rights groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for testing , researchers are still OK with using aborted fetal stem cells despite sometimes better outcomes with adult cells .
If the winner of the vaccine race is one that is developed and manufactured using aborted babies ’ cells , many Christians will have a hard time complying with the inevitable vaccine mandates that will come along with them .
Look no further than the public shaming and violence currently unleashed against those who refuse to wear a face mask , but instead of busybodies on a power trip , it will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imprison dissenters .
Christians are already surrounded by products from companies that support sexual perversion and insane gender theory , but the prospect of them being forced to submit to an inoculation developed and manufactured from cells that originated with aborted fetuses — however long ago — is diabolical .
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It’s no wonder unborn baby parts are big business among the crowd with questionable ethics — they’re useful for so many things, including creating vaccines for diseases like the novel coronavirus.
When Planned Parenthood was exposed for selling body parts in 2015, it seemed like a macabre, hyperbolic parody of the abortion giant, but the fact is that cells from aborted babies have been harvested and used for decades.
According to the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University, existing vaccines for hepatitis A, chickenpox, smallpox, measles, rubella, rabies, poliomyelitis are all made using a cell line from fetuses aborted long ago.
The practice has been in place for more than half a century and utilizes several cell lines derived from babies aborted in the 1960s.
The two most commonly used originated from the lung of an unborn girl aborted in 1962 at three months gestation and from the lungs of an unborn boy aborted in 1966 at 14 weeks gestation, according to the Kennedy Institute.
In both cases, the abortions were elective, according to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
These human cells are necessary to culture some vaccines in the laboratory with researchers favoring fetal cells because they have not divided as often (meaning the lines they find useful don’t die out as quickly) and are still in use due to being successfully preserved in liquid nitrogen for decades, the CHOP document stated.
The vaccines themselves don’t contain any fetal tissue and no new abortions are performed for the purpose, but cells that are derived, ultimately, from abortions are still a key ingredient. And the continued use of the cells harvested from those elective abortions can create an ethical conundrum for Christians and other conservatives who value human life.
According to Science magazine, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, at least five of the potential COVID-19 vaccines being developed use cell lines from one of two aborted babies. One of the abortions was in the early 1970s, the other was in 1985, Science reported in June.
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Two of the potential candidates are backed by $1.7 billion of U.S. federal funding, according to Science.
The world is unified around eradicating the virus that caused a worldwide pandemic, but that doesn’t mean vaccine manufacturers can do so with unethical means.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, representing the Catholic Church, arguably the most vocal and formidable organization opposing abortion in the country, issued a letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on April 17 urging a more ethical alternative.
“We are aware that, among the dozens of vaccines currently in development, some are being produced using old cell lines that were created from the cells of aborted babies,” the letter stated.
However, it noted that some researchers are moving ahead without such troubling material, citing the work of Sanofi Pasteur, a division of the French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, the American biotech company Inovio, and the John Paul II Medical Research Institute in Iowa as examples of vaccine research “not connected to unethical procedures and methods.”
“It is critically important that Americans have access to a vaccine that is produced ethically: no American should be forced to choose between being vaccinated against this potentially deadly virus and violating his or her conscience.
“Fortunately,” the letter continued, “there is no need to use ethically problematic cell lines to produce a COVID vaccine, or any vaccine, as other cell lines or processes that do not involve cells from abortions are available and are regularly being used to produce other vaccines.”
The outspoken Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Catholic Diocese of Tyler, Texas, did not mince words in his public objection.
“So sad…even with Covid-19 we are still debating the use of aborted fetal tissue for medical research…let me go on record…if a vaccine for this virus is only attainable if we use body parts of aborted children then I will refuse the vaccine…I will not kill children to live,” Strickland tweeted in early April.
So sad…even with Covid-19 we are still debating the use of aborted fetal tissue for medical research…let me go on record…if a vaccine for this virus is only attainable if we use body parts of aborted children then I will refuse the vaccine…I will not kill children to live — Bishop J. Strickland (@Bishopoftyler) April 8, 2020
Replies to the bishop’s tweet echoed the same sentiment, showing resolve among pro-lifers to maintain moral standards even in the face of a deadly pandemic.
I would rather die than use children’s body parts. This is satanic. — Teresa Beem (@BeemTeresa) April 8, 2020
Let’s make that a National Motto by +Bishop Joseph Strickland.
“I will NOT kill aborted children to LIVE” God bless you! @Bishopoftyler You have my support and prayers! +JMJ+ — TX Pilgrim (@PilgrimTx) April 8, 2020
Absolutely, your Excellency. Too many people are focused on saving their lives and not their souls. — Karen Patota (@KarenPatota) April 8, 2020
This is the perfect time to raise awareness of the moral wrong using aborted fetal cells in vaccines that already exists. Catholics should never be forced to vaccine children to attend Catholic schools. — Anne Marie (@TheAmsyFiles) April 8, 2020
With ethical alternatives, there should be no reason to use dead fetuses to make vaccines for the living, and yet that seems the method of choice for some developers.
Even if detachment from the original procedure decades ago is a mitigating factor, it still is wrong to reuse cells derived from an aborted fetus over and over to make new treatments.
The dirty little secret is that fetal tissue is useful for many things, including testing flavors for companies like Pepsi, as a Forbes piece discussed in 2012 when word of that came to light.
And, even as animal rights groups continue to rail against companies using animals for testing, researchers are still OK with using aborted fetal stem cells despite sometimes better outcomes with adult cells.
If the winner of the vaccine race is one that is developed and manufactured using aborted babies’ cells, many Christians will have a hard time complying with the inevitable vaccine mandates that will come along with them.
Look no further than the public shaming and violence currently unleashed against those who refuse to wear a face mask, but instead of busybodies on a power trip, it will be government officials able to fine and imprison dissenters.
Christians are already surrounded by products from companies that support sexual perversion and insane gender theory, but the prospect of them being forced to submit to an inoculation developed and manufactured from cells that originated with aborted fetuses — however long ago — is diabolical.
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--Police Chief Resigns After Being Investigated for Criticizing BLM on Facebook

A Georgia police chief resigned Tuesday after being investigated for saying he didn ’ t support Black Lives Matter in a June Facebook post .
Former Johns Creek Police Chief Chris Byers agreed to a confidential settlement , according to a Monday statement .
Local officials placed Byers on leave and investigated his conduct after he wrote a Facebook post criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement .
“ Based on extensive and careful consideration of everything that has occurred within our city over the past few months , we have come to the conclusion that it is in the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with our Police Chief , ” Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said in the statement .
TRENDING : Biden Gets Ultimatum from Prominent Black Leaders : Pick a Black Woman VP or Lose The investigation into the officer reportedly also focused on issues “ unrelated ” to his post , according to statements from the city manager given to the Associated Press .
“ I do not support the Black Lives Matter as a movement as it seems to glorify the killing of my brothers and sisters , ” Byers wrote .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will take a knee at these protests , ” he continued .
“ I take a knee of surrender to my Lord and Savior alone .
I will however stand with you and protect your rights to protest and have your voices heard .
And I will bow down to pray with you.
” An interim police chief will occupy Byers ’ role until a replacement is found .
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A Georgia police chief resigned Tuesday after being investigated for saying he didn’t support Black Lives Matter in a June Facebook post.
Former Johns Creek Police Chief Chris Byers agreed to a confidential settlement, according to a Monday statement.
Local officials placed Byers on leave and investigated his conduct after he wrote a Facebook post criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Based on extensive and careful consideration of everything that has occurred within our city over the past few months, we have come to the conclusion that it is in the city’s best interests to part ways with our Police Chief,” Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said in the statement.
Johns Creek police chief who wrote controversial Facebook post about Black Lives Matter has resigned https://t.co/E9MYWLQtEW pic.twitter.com/9WsE2Ryl7x — Gwinnett Daily Post (@GwinnettDaily) August 11, 2020
The investigation into the officer reportedly also focused on issues “unrelated” to his post, according to statements from the city manager given to the Associated Press.
“I do not support the Black Lives Matter as a movement as it seems to glorify the killing of my brothers and sisters,” Byers wrote.
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“I have also been asked if I will take a knee at these protests,” he continued.
“I take a knee of surrender to my Lord and Savior alone. I will however stand with you and protect your rights to protest and have your voices heard. And I will bow down to pray with you.”
An interim police chief will occupy Byers’ role until a replacement is found.
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--Here’s What You Need To Know About Joe Biden’s Running Mate, Kamala Harris

California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris has received the nod as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ’ s running mate .
Here are the first four facts you need to know about her : 1 .
Harris is a U.S. senator from California and a former presidential candidate TRENDING : Biden Gets Ultimatum from Prominent Black Leaders : Pick a Black Woman VP or Lose Kamala Harris was elected as a Democratic U.S. senator representing California in 2016 , after previously serving as the district attorney of San Francisco and the attorney general of California , according to her Senate website @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gay marriage , Obamacare and action on climate change , and during her time in the Senate , she has endorsed legislation to raise the minimum wage and provide health care to all Americans .
On Jan. 21 , 2019 , Harris officially announced the launch of her presidential campaign with the slogan “ For the people.
” Her proposed policies included a Medicare-for-All plan , a plan for action on gun violence , a so-called “ reproductive rights ” plan and a climate plan , according to her campaign website .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race on Dec. 3 of last year , chalking up the end of her campaign to a lack of funding .
According to RealClearPolitics , her polling average at the end of her campaign put her in sixth place with only 3.4 percent of the nation ’ s support .
2 .
Harris has a history of being anti-Trump Ever since Harris ’ election to the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump ’ s election in 2016 , Harris has promised to oppose Trump — specifically when it came to immigration policies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She made good on that promise , passionately criticizing Trump in January 2017 for his executive order to temporarily halt the admission of foreign nationals and refugees from countries that could pose terrorist threats to the U.S. “ Make no mistake — this is a Muslim ban , ” Harris wrote on Facebook .
Harris only continued to criticize Trump during his impeachment trial .
Following Harris ’ interrogation of Attorney General William Barr regarding the Mueller report , Trump told Fox News on May 1 , 2019 , that Harris was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harris responded the following day on CNN by accusing Trump of trying to “ obstruct justice.
” Unsurprisingly , Harris was among those who voted to impeach Trump on Feb. 5 , according to Senate records , arguing that Trump ought to be convicted to preserve justice and that the nation ’ s trust in the federal government was contingent upon that ruling .
“ There is no question that President Trump ’ s misconduct has left a vacuum of leadership in our country , and the American people are looking to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders are worthy of the public ’ s trust , ” she said on the Senate floor , according to a news release .
Despite attempts to find him guilty of abusing his power and obstructing Congress , President Trump was acquitted of the two articles of impeachment after a majority of senators voted “ not guilty.
” Harris has been a consistent opponent of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh , most notably during his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee in which he addressed accusations of sexual assault leveled against him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harris , a Judiciary Committee member , tweeted a deceptively edited video that twisted Kavanaugh ’ s words to make it sound like he was “ going after ” birth control in an attempt to “ punish ” women .
The Washington Post fact-checkers awarded her four “ Pinocchios ” — the newspaper ’ s lowest rating for false statements — for leaving out key information .
In a “ CBS This Morning ” interview , Harris said she believed the claims of Kavanaugh ’ s accuser , Christine Blasey Ford , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI and even impeachment .
Harris voted not to confirm Kavanaugh ’ s Supreme Court nomination , according to U.S. Senate records .
However , the judge was ultimately confirmed in a 50-48 vote in the Senate on Oct. 6 , 2018 .
Harris argued that Kavanaugh ’ s confirmation was a “ denial of justice for the women of this country ” as well as male and female survivors of sexual assault , according to National Review .
Harris said that the lack of evidence against Kavanaugh in regard to the sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She told NPR that her calls to impeach Kavanaugh were related to “ the facts of the case ” and not her campaign for the presidency , though some outlets claim she used her hearing spotlight to boost her campaign .
Though Harris was vehemently opposed to confirming Kavanaugh because of the allegations against him , she expressed her support for former Vice President Joe Biden and his campaign for the presidency even after he was accused of sexual assault by former Senate aide Tara Reade .
As Biden vetted his list of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN and Politico predicted that Kamala Harris was a top candidate for the role .
Harris does fit the bill Biden proposed to The Washington Post back in August , as she is “ of color and/or a different gender ” than him .
“ Of course I would , ” Biden said when asked on Dec. 4 if he would consider Harris as a running mate .
“ Senator Harris has the capacity to be anything she wants to be .
I mean it sincerely.
” “ She is solid .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be the vice president .
She can go on to be a Supreme Court justice .
She can be attorney general .
She has enormous capability.
” Biden ’ s glowing review came as a bit of a surprise to some , as Harris practically called Biden a racist during a Democratic presidential debate .
But Biden informed reporters that he didn ’ t hold it against her .
“ I ’ m not good at keeping hard feelings , ” Biden said .
Despite her past vendetta against Biden , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expressed interest in the position , she had been considerably less vocal concerning her chances than some other potential candidates .
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California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris has received the nod as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate.
I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 11, 2020
Here are the first four facts you need to know about her:
1. Harris is a U.S. senator from California and a former presidential candidate
Kamala Harris was elected as a Democratic U.S. senator representing California in 2016, after previously serving as the district attorney of San Francisco and the attorney general of California, according to her Senate website.
During that time, she supported gay marriage, Obamacare and action on climate change, and during her time in the Senate, she has endorsed legislation to raise the minimum wage and provide health care to all Americans.
On Jan. 21, 2019, Harris officially announced the launch of her presidential campaign with the slogan “For the people.”
Her proposed policies included a Medicare-for-All plan, a plan for action on gun violence, a so-called “reproductive rights” plan and a climate plan, according to her campaign website.
However, Harris announced her exit from the race on Dec. 3 of last year, chalking up the end of her campaign to a lack of funding.
To my supporters, it is with deep regret—but also with deep gratitude—that I am suspending my campaign today. But I want to be clear with you: I will keep fighting every day for what this campaign has been about. Justice for the People. All the people.https://t.co/92Hk7DHHbR — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) December 3, 2019
According to RealClearPolitics, her polling average at the end of her campaign put her in sixth place with only 3.4 percent of the nation’s support.
2. Harris has a history of being anti-Trump
Ever since Harris’ election to the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump’s election in 2016, Harris has promised to oppose Trump — specifically when it came to immigration policies, according to the Los Angeles Times.
She made good on that promise, passionately criticizing Trump in January 2017 for his executive order to temporarily halt the admission of foreign nationals and refugees from countries that could pose terrorist threats to the U.S.
“Make no mistake — this is a Muslim ban,” Harris wrote on Facebook.
Harris only continued to criticize Trump during his impeachment trial.
Following Harris’ interrogation of Attorney General William Barr regarding the Mueller report, Trump told Fox News on May 1, 2019, that Harris was “probably very nasty” to Barr.
Harris responded the following day on CNN by accusing Trump of trying to “obstruct justice.”
Unsurprisingly, Harris was among those who voted to impeach Trump on Feb. 5, according to Senate records, arguing that Trump ought to be convicted to preserve justice and that the nation’s trust in the federal government was contingent upon that ruling.
“There is no question that President Trump’s misconduct has left a vacuum of leadership in our country, and the American people are looking to the United States Senate to demonstrate that their leaders are worthy of the public’s trust,” she said on the Senate floor, according to a news release.
Despite attempts to find him guilty of abusing his power and obstructing Congress, President Trump was acquitted of the two articles of impeachment after a majority of senators voted “not guilty.”
3. Harris launched multiple efforts against Brett Kavanaugh
Harris has been a consistent opponent of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, most notably during his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee in which he addressed accusations of sexual assault leveled against him.
On Sept. 7, 2018, Harris, a Judiciary Committee member, tweeted a deceptively edited video that twisted Kavanaugh’s words to make it sound like he was “going after” birth control in an attempt to “punish” women.
The Washington Post fact-checkers awarded her four “Pinocchios” — the newspaper’s lowest rating for false statements — for leaving out key information.
In a “CBS This Morning” interview, Harris said she believed the claims of Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, and called for further background investigations by the FBI and even impeachment.
Harris voted not to confirm Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, according to U.S. Senate records. However, the judge was ultimately confirmed in a 50-48 vote in the Senate on Oct. 6, 2018.
Harris argued that Kavanaugh’s confirmation was a “denial of justice for the women of this country” as well as male and female survivors of sexual assault, according to National Review.
I sat through those hearings. Brett Kavanaugh lied to the U.S. Senate and most importantly to the American people. He was put on the Court through a sham process and his place on the Court is an insult to the pursuit of truth and justice. He must be impeached. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 15, 2019
Harris said that the lack of evidence against Kavanaugh in regard to the sexual assault allegations didn’t matter.
She told NPR that her calls to impeach Kavanaugh were related to “the facts of the case” and not her campaign for the presidency, though some outlets claim she used her hearing spotlight to boost her campaign.
Though Harris was vehemently opposed to confirming Kavanaugh because of the allegations against him, she expressed her support for former Vice President Joe Biden and his campaign for the presidency even after he was accused of sexual assault by former Senate aide Tara Reade.
4. Harris was long considered a top potential VP pick for Biden
As Biden vetted his list of potential running mates, analysts at both CNN and Politico predicted that Kamala Harris was a top candidate for the role.
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Harris does fit the bill Biden proposed to The Washington Post back in August, as she is “of color and/or a different gender” than him.
“Of course I would,” Biden said when asked on Dec. 4 if he would consider Harris as a running mate. “Senator Harris has the capacity to be anything she wants to be. I mean it sincerely.”
“She is solid. She can be president someday herself. She can be the vice president. She can go on to be a Supreme Court justice. She can be attorney general. She has enormous capability.”
New: “I’m not good at keeping hard feelings,” @JoeBiden says about @KamalaHarris‘ debate criticism. He reiterates she could be a potential VP pick for him if nominee, when asked by me & @tylerpager @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/mdQSvk6ICn — Bo Erickson CBS (@BoKnowsNews) December 4, 2019
Biden’s glowing review came as a bit of a surprise to some, as Harris practically called Biden a racist during a Democratic presidential debate. But Biden informed reporters that he didn’t hold it against her.
“I’m not good at keeping hard feelings,” Biden said.
Despite her past vendetta against Biden, she endorsed him in March.
Though Harris expressed interest in the position, she had been considerably less vocal concerning her chances than some other potential candidates.
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--Michelle Obama Makes Aggressive Push for More Voting by Mail

Former first lady Michelle Obama released a video Tuesday urging people to support early voting and mail-in voting for the November elections .
In a video message uploaded by the get-out-the-vote group When We All Vote , which she co-chairs , Obama cited the coronavirus pandemic and praised nationwide protests before appealing for broad support to change the way the country votes .
“ Fair and safe voting is going be more important than ever this year , and that ’ s why When We All Vote is fighting to expand vote-by-mail , in-person early voting and online voter registration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first lady then asked viewers to “ just spread the word .
TRENDING : Biden Gets Ultimatum from Prominent Black Leaders : Pick a Black Woman VP or Lose “ Make sure your friends , families and communities are registered , know their rights and are fully prepared to vote by mail this year or vote early in person , ” she said .
“ Let ’ s get more folks across the country trained with the tools , the resources and the information they ’ ll need to vote , because this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Obama announced her support for expanding mail-in voting in April as her When We All Vote group endorsed the Democrat-authored Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020 .
That bill , sponsored by Democratic Sens .
Ron Wyden of Oregon and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota , would “ Provide all voters with the option of online requests for absentee ballots and require states to accept requests received up until and 5 days prior to Election Day , ” according to a summary of the legislation released by its sponsors .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live up to the promise of our country ; making the democracy we all cherish more accessible ; and protecting our neighbors , friends and loved ones as they participate in this cornerstone of American life , ” Obama said in a statement to Axios .
She also claimed that mail-in ballots could help keep Americans safe amid the pandemic .
“ No American should have to choose between making their voice heard and staying safe .
Expanding access to # VoteByMail , online voter registration and early voting are critical steps for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long overdue , ” Obama tweeted .
Of course , that tweet was sent in April , before the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis , when many Americans were still somewhat content to avoid large gatherings .
RELATED : Michelle Obama Suggests the COVID Pandemic Should Make America Rethink 'How Wealth Is Distributed' Since May 25 , however , nationwide protests , riots and other gatherings have been ample proof enough for critics of mail-in voting that Americans can safely vote in person .
Another critique of mail-in voting is that mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump has maintained that mail-in voting leaves open an opportunity for malevolent actors to steal votes and rig the election in their favor .
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton explained his thoughts on the dangers of mail-in voting to Fox News host Sean Hannity last week .
“ There is a grave danger of fraud from mail-in balloting , ” the Arkansas Republican said .
“ Let ’ s be clear about the difference between mail-in balloting and absentee ballots .
When you vote absentee , you submit an application .
You expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You mail it back in .
There ’ s a track record at every step of the process , ” he added .
“ These states like Nevada and New York that want to move to mail-in balloting , they ’ re talking about sending a live , real ballot to every single person who is registered , whether they wanted one or not , whether their address has been verified , whether they are alive or dead , and then they ’ re going to allow ballot harvesting as well , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and pick up hundreds or thousands of those ballots and return them without any knowledge of what coercion may have [ been ] used , or what tactics they may have used to pick it up , ” Cotton said .
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Former first lady Michelle Obama released a video Tuesday urging people to support early voting and mail-in voting for the November elections.
In a video message uploaded by the get-out-the-vote group When We All Vote, which she co-chairs, Obama cited the coronavirus pandemic and praised nationwide protests before appealing for broad support to change the way the country votes.
“Fair and safe voting is going be more important than ever this year, and that’s why When We All Vote is fighting to expand vote-by-mail, in-person early voting and online voter registration,” she said.
The former first lady then asked viewers to “just spread the word.
“Make sure your friends, families and communities are registered, know their rights and are fully prepared to vote by mail this year or vote early in person,” she said. “Let’s get more folks across the country trained with the tools, the resources and the information they’ll need to vote, because this election couldn’t be more important.”
Obama announced her support for expanding mail-in voting in April as her When We All Vote group endorsed the Democrat-authored Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020.
That bill, sponsored by Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, would “Provide all voters with the option of online requests for absentee ballots and require states to accept requests received up until and 5 days prior to Election Day,” according to a summary of the legislation released by its sponsors.
“There is nothing partisan about striving to live up to the promise of our country; making the democracy we all cherish more accessible; and protecting our neighbors, friends and loved ones as they participate in this cornerstone of American life,” Obama said in a statement to Axios.
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She also claimed that mail-in ballots could help keep Americans safe amid the pandemic.
“No American should have to choose between making their voice heard and staying safe. Expanding access to #VoteByMail, online voter registration and early voting are critical steps for this moment — they’re also long overdue,” Obama tweeted.
No American should have to choose between making their voice heard and staying safe. Expanding access to #VoteByMail, online voter registration and early voting are critical steps for this moment—they’re also long overdue. https://t.co/s0KZ2Pj6zw — Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) April 13, 2020
Of course, that tweet was sent in April, before the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, when many Americans were still somewhat content to avoid large gatherings.
Since May 25, however, nationwide protests, riots and other gatherings have been ample proof enough for critics of mail-in voting that Americans can safely vote in person.
Another critique of mail-in voting is that mail ballots are vulnerable to fraud.
President Donald Trump has maintained that mail-in voting leaves open an opportunity for malevolent actors to steal votes and rig the election in their favor.
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton explained his thoughts on the dangers of mail-in voting to Fox News host Sean Hannity last week.
“There is a grave danger of fraud from mail-in balloting,” the Arkansas Republican said.
“Let’s be clear about the difference between mail-in balloting and absentee ballots. When you vote absentee, you submit an application. You expect the ballot. You get it. You mail it back in. There’s a track record at every step of the process,” he added.
“These states like Nevada and New York that want to move to mail-in balloting, they’re talking about sending a live, real ballot to every single person who is registered, whether they wanted one or not, whether their address has been verified, whether they are alive or dead, and then they’re going to allow ballot harvesting as well, which is when party activists can come around and pick up hundreds or thousands of those ballots and return them without any knowledge of what coercion may have [been] used, or what tactics they may have used to pick it up,” Cotton said.
Cotton concluded mail-in ballots are “rife for fraud.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-11--Golfer Has Car Broken Into While in San Francisco for PGA Championship

Professional golfer Bud Cauley isn ’ t happy after a major tournament in San Francisco , where he was the victim of a property crime while playing in the PGA Championship .
The golfer was in the city to play at TPC Harding Park when his SUV was broken into .
Cauley posted on Instagram that his back window was smashed out and that when he called the police , they refused to come out because they were inundated with other calls .
Cauley , a 30-year-old from Florida , left a less-than-glowing review of San Francisco on social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prominent Black Leaders : Pick a Black Woman VP or Lose “ [ TPC ] Harding is a great golf course but you can have the rest of that place , ” he wrote on Instagram .
“ My car window got busted in yesterday , in the middle of a busy street and someone stole my backpack.
” He stated he “ called 911 and couldn ’ t get a police officer to come because they were so overworked with crime.
” A photo from the scene showed the golfer ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The reported crime occurred during the PGA Championship , a major tournament that was held Thursday through Sunday at the luxury TPC course .
Cauley tied for 37th , finishing with a 1-under-par 279 .
Collin Morikawa , a 23-year-old Las Vegas resident , won with a 13-under 267 .
RELATED : PGA Tour Golfer Wins Tournament a Week After Coming Under Fire for 'Blue Lives Matter ' Bracelet But while golfers faced off at the immaculate course , San Francisco ’ s crime problems continued outside , where an SUV driven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe in broad daylight .
In fact , the city led the country in property crime as of late May , according to City Journal .
The San Francisco area also is experiencing a spike in violent crimes , The San Francisco Chronicle reported .
The newspaper said homicides are up 14 percent in the Bay Area in the first half of 2020 .
Still , officials in the Democrat-run city announced last month they would partially defund their police department amid a nationwide movement to defund those agencies .
Mayor London Breed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lose $ 120 million in funding over the next two years when the city ’ s new budget is released , KGO-TV reported .
“ With this budget , we are listening to the community and prioritizing investments in the African-American community around housing , mental health and wellness , workforce development , economic justice , education , advocacy and accountability , ” Breed said .
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Professional golfer Bud Cauley isn’t happy after a major tournament in San Francisco, where he was the victim of a property crime while playing in the PGA Championship.
The golfer was in the city to play at TPC Harding Park when his SUV was broken into.
The tournament ended Sunday.
Cauley posted on Instagram that his back window was smashed out and that when he called the police, they refused to come out because they were inundated with other calls.
Cauley, a 30-year-old from Florida, left a less-than-glowing review of San Francisco on social media.
“[TPC] Harding is a great golf course but you can have the rest of that place,” he wrote on Instagram. “My car window got busted in yesterday, in the middle of a busy street and someone stole my backpack.”
He stated he “called 911 and couldn’t get a police officer to come because they were so overworked with crime.”
A photo from the scene showed the golfer’s back driver’s-side window smashed out.
The reported crime occurred during the PGA Championship, a major tournament that was held Thursday through Sunday at the luxury TPC course.
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Cauley tied for 37th, finishing with a 1-under-par 279. Collin Morikawa, a 23-year-old Las Vegas resident, won with a 13-under 267.
Collin Morikawa had a weekend to remember at TPC Harding Park. He won the PGA Championship for his 1st career major title & did so by shooting 129 (65-64) over the final two rounds. That’s the best score in the final two rounds of a major by any player all-time. pic.twitter.com/kuiWk7D7Dd — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 9, 2020
Collin Morikawa’s only fumble of the day came after he won at TPC Harding Park. ?
pic.twitter.com/IgNpO2Ow1V — Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) August 9, 2020
But while golfers faced off at the immaculate course, San Francisco’s crime problems continued outside, where an SUV driven by a professional athlete wasn’t safe in broad daylight.
In fact, the city led the country in property crime as of late May, according to City Journal.
The San Francisco area also is experiencing a spike in violent crimes, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.
The newspaper said homicides are up 14 percent in the Bay Area in the first half of 2020.
Still, officials in the Democrat-run city announced last month they would partially defund their police department amid a nationwide movement to defund those agencies.
Mayor London Breed announced the San Francisco Police Department would lose $120 million in funding over the next two years when the city’s new budget is released, KGO-TV reported.
“With this budget, we are listening to the community and prioritizing investments in the African-American community around housing, mental health and wellness, workforce development, economic justice, education, advocacy and accountability,” Breed said.
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