westernjournal--2020-02-07--College Leftist Goes Crazy on Pro-Trump Students: ‘Slash Republican Throats!’

We ’ re constantly being told we ’ ve hit peak oil , which is depressing news — although it ’ s usually delivered to me by the same people who told me the ozone layer would be so depleted by now that I ’ d get skin cancer after ten minutes outside without a lead-lined suit .
However , there ’ s one thing I get the feeling we ’ ll never hit : peak crazy college leftist .
The latest mother lode of insanity comes from Arizona State University , where police are reporting a male individual is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly “ making threats ” to conservative students , police there have said .
“ We are aware of a video circulating on social media where an individual appears to be making threats .
We are working with the University to address the matter , ” ASU police tweeted .
TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote It wasn ’ t clear whether the individual was a student or not .
ASU ’ s Students for Trump shared the video online on Thursday , which shows an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man engaging in Socratic dialogue with members of the organization .
Specifically , he said he wanted to “ slash Republican throats.
” But don ’ t worry — he wanted to slash the throats of “ Every f—ing Republican !
S–k my f—ing b-lls !
Slash Republican throats !
Slash fascist throats !
” WARNING : The following video contains graphic language that some viewers will find offensive .
Congratulations on doing a fantastic tryout for Atari Teenage Riot , but other than that there ’ s really nothing that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If he didn ’ t realize he wasn ’ t going to be recorded by a cell phone camera , well , we live in the year 2020 when pretty much everything is , so good work there .
RELATED : Court Delivers $ 243,000 Lesson To College That Discriminated Against Pro-Lifers “ We will NOT let the left silence us !
” Students for Trump tweeted .
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk , meanwhile , retweeted the video while pointing out how this is nothing new .
“ This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every single day , ” Kirk wrote .
Well , I mean , we ’ ll never hit peak crazy college leftist but I don ’ t think anyone is going to be prepared for the kind of massive oil-field of crazy we ’ ll discover if Trump gets elected to a second term .
The greatest irony here is that this is the kind of thing that Donald Trump gets accused of by leftists on a daily basis .
His rhetoric , they say , is inciting people to violence .
Any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t forthcoming or tenuous at best .
Meanwhile , videos like this show up and we ’ re told there ’ s nothing to see here .
Of course .
Actual incitement to violence can apparently get overlooked so long as the individual involved has the right sort of political views .
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We’re constantly being told we’ve hit peak oil, which is depressing news — although it’s usually delivered to me by the same people who told me the ozone layer would be so depleted by now that I’d get skin cancer after ten minutes outside without a lead-lined suit.
However, there’s one thing I get the feeling we’ll never hit: peak crazy college leftist.
The latest mother lode of insanity comes from Arizona State University, where police are reporting a male individual is under investigation after being caught on camera allegedly “making threats” to conservative students, police there have said.
“We are aware of a video circulating on social media where an individual appears to be making threats. We are working with the University to address the matter,” ASU police tweeted.
We are aware of a video circulating on social media where an individual appears to be making threats. We are working with the University to address the matter. — Arizona State University Police Department (@ASUPolice) February 6, 2020
It wasn’t clear whether the individual was a student or not.
ASU’s Students for Trump shared the video online on Thursday, which shows an articulate, measured, completely sane young man engaging in Socratic dialogue with members of the organization.
Specifically, he said he wanted to “slash Republican throats.”
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But don’t worry — he wanted to slash the throats of “Every f—ing Republican! S–k my f—ing b-lls! Slash Republican throats! Slash fascist throats!”
WARNING: The following video contains graphic language that some viewers will find offensive.
?CRAZY LEFTIST ON COLLEGE CAMPUS? Watch as a tolerant leftist threatens to “slash the throat” of @realDonaldTrump and every Republican. We will NOT let the left silence us! @TrumpStudents #KeepAmericaGreat ?? pic.twitter.com/PZcTLhR6MK — Students for Trump at ASU (@sft_asu) February 6, 2020
Congratulations on doing a fantastic tryout for Atari Teenage Riot, but other than that there’s really nothing that’s going to generate sympathy or support here. If he didn’t realize he wasn’t going to be recorded by a cell phone camera, well, we live in the year 2020 when pretty much everything is, so good work there.
“We will NOT let the left silence us!” Students for Trump tweeted.
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, meanwhile, retweeted the video while pointing out how this is nothing new.
Here is a violent leftist threatening to cut the throat of our @TrumpStudents leader in Arizona This is the type of violence our students face every single day Just wait until Trump gets re-elected! pic.twitter.com/rynboeZK6d — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 6, 2020
“This is the type of violence our students face every single day,” Kirk wrote.
“Just wait until Trump gets re-elected!”
Well, I mean, we’ll never hit peak crazy college leftist but I don’t think anyone is going to be prepared for the kind of massive oil-field of crazy we’ll discover if Trump gets elected to a second term.
The greatest irony here is that this is the kind of thing that Donald Trump gets accused of by leftists on a daily basis. His rhetoric, they say, is inciting people to violence. Any actual examples of this usually aren’t forthcoming or tenuous at best.
Meanwhile, videos like this show up and we’re told there’s nothing to see here. Of course. Actual incitement to violence can apparently get overlooked so long as the individual involved has the right sort of political views.
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--James Woods Returns to Twitter with Guns Blazing, Takes Aim at CNN, Ocasio-Cortez, Clintons

Conservative actor James Woods took no prisoners this week in his long-awaited return to Twitter .
Returning unannounced to the platform after an April 2019 account suspension and a lengthy self-enforced hiatus , the known antagonist made up for lost time Thursday night with wisecracks and one-liners for seemingly every left-wing institution and political figure of note — beginning with upstart New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
Attached to the actor ’ s first tweet in nearly 10 months was a viral video clip of Ocasio-Cortez , a post-graduate bartender-turned-U.S. representative , belittling the American notion of “ lifting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unrealistic , if not mythical .
“ I ’ ve tried so hard this past year to live without the wealth of knowledge available on Twitter , ” Woods quipped , “ but this kind of blazing insight can be found nowhere else , so … I ’ m back !
” TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote “ I was on vacation awhile , avoiding the news , ” Woods wrote shortly after .
“ How ’ d the # Mueller thing work out ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the # Iowa caucuses ?
Is # MichaelAvenatti still a contender for the Democratic nomination for President ?
How ’ s # JeffreyEpstein doing ?
” According to The Daily Wire , the 72-year-old actor ran into a spot of trouble with Twitter ’ s policy enforcement officials last spring , posting rather cryptically with regard to special counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation into President Donald Trump , “ ‘ If you try to kill the King , you better not miss.
’ # HangThemAll.
” The quote was paraphrased from American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line , “ When you strike at a king , you must kill him ” — an allusion to the potential consequences and backlash faced throughout history by those who seek to unseat those in power .
That did not , however , stop the social media giant from labeling the tweet as threatening , and indefinitely suspending Woods ’ account for an alleged violation of site policy regarding “ abusive behavior.
” RELATED : James Woods Trashes Students Attacking Kavanaugh over Teaching Gig : 'Clearly Too Stupid' Only serving to prolong Woods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Twitter was an unwillingness to budge regarding the platform ’ s request that allegedly “ abusive ” content be scrubbed from his account , which the actor felt represented an abandonment of free speech by the social media giant .
“ Twitter demanded that I rescind my tweet paraphrasing Emerson , ” Woods later said in a statement to The Daily Wire .
“ It now seems they have chosen to delete that tweet from my account without my permission.
” “ Until free speech is allowed on Twitter , I will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ democracy with my voice , ” he added .
“ As long as Jack Dorsey remains the coward he seems to be , my Twitter days are in the past.
” Woods has not yet made clear whether his return to the platform stems simply from a desire to once again be engaged in the public sphere , or from a genuine belief that Twitter ’ s leadership has corrected course with regard to free speech — but the actor certainly seemed willing to test the boundaries Thursday .
Met with immense support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president himself , Woods was anything but indigent when it came to ammunition following his mockery of Ocasio-Cortez .
Poking fun at the left-wing establishment media ’ s response to the deaths of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Iranian terror financier Qassem Soleimani , Woods questioned whether the reporters at CNN were “ in tears ” over the Trump administration ’ s more recent termination of al Qaeda leader Qassim al-Rimi .
“ I didn ’ t see the # CNN report , ” Woods wrote .
“ Were they in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of ‘ austere religious scholars . '
” Also unable to avoid Woods ’ witticism were the Democratic Party ’ s 2020 presidential primary candidates , including Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders , as well as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Mitt Romney .
Woods was sure to remember former nominee Hillary Clinton , too , whom the actor joked in the wee hours of the morning Friday would make a dangerous choice for vice president — a clear nod to the long-time Clinton body count conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ # HillaryClinton from the presidency is your heartbeat , ” Woods wrote , “ start writing your will… ” We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Conservative actor James Woods took no prisoners this week in his long-awaited return to Twitter.
Returning unannounced to the platform after an April 2019 account suspension and a lengthy self-enforced hiatus, the known antagonist made up for lost time Thursday night with wisecracks and one-liners for seemingly every left-wing institution and political figure of note — beginning with upstart New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Attached to the actor’s first tweet in nearly 10 months was a viral video clip of Ocasio-Cortez, a post-graduate bartender-turned-U.S. representative, belittling the American notion of “lifting oneself up by the bootstraps” as unrealistic, if not mythical.
“I’ve tried so hard this past year to live without the wealth of knowledge available on Twitter,” Woods quipped, “but this kind of blazing insight can be found nowhere else, so … I’m back!”
I’ve tried so hard this past year to live without the wealth of knowledge available on Twitter, but this kind of blazing insight can be found nowhere else, so… I’m back! #AOCStillAMoron pic.twitter.com/kB0oDXmArB — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) February 7, 2020
I was on vacation awhile, avoiding the news. How’d the #Mueller thing work out? The #impeachment scam? Who won the #Iowa caucuses? Is #MichaelAvenatti still a contender for the Democratic nomination for President? How’s #JeffreyEpstein doing? — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) February 7, 2020
“I was on vacation awhile, avoiding the news,” Woods wrote shortly after. “How’d the #Mueller thing work out? The #impeachment scam? Who won the #Iowa caucuses? Is #MichaelAvenatti still a contender for the Democratic nomination for President? How’s #JeffreyEpstein doing?”
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According to The Daily Wire, the 72-year-old actor ran into a spot of trouble with Twitter’s policy enforcement officials last spring, posting rather cryptically with regard to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into President Donald Trump, “‘If you try to kill the King, you better not miss.’ #HangThemAll.”
The quote was paraphrased from American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson’s classic line, “When you strike at a king, you must kill him” — an allusion to the potential consequences and backlash faced throughout history by those who seek to unseat those in power.
That did not, however, stop the social media giant from labeling the tweet as threatening, and indefinitely suspending Woods’ account for an alleged violation of site policy regarding “abusive behavior.”
Of course Twitter doesn’t inform his followers. @RealJamesWoods has received the following email: pic.twitter.com/2nnnVBVktQ — Sara Miller (@Millerita) April 20, 2019
Only serving to prolong Woods’ exile from the closing political frontier of Twitter was an unwillingness to budge regarding the platform’s request that allegedly “abusive” content be scrubbed from his account, which the actor felt represented an abandonment of free speech by the social media giant.
“Twitter demanded that I rescind my tweet paraphrasing Emerson,” Woods later said in a statement to The Daily Wire. “It now seems they have chosen to delete that tweet from my account without my permission.”
“Until free speech is allowed on Twitter, I will not be permitted to participate in our democracy with my voice,” he added. “As long as Jack Dorsey remains the coward he seems to be, my Twitter days are in the past.”
Woods has not yet made clear whether his return to the platform stems simply from a desire to once again be engaged in the public sphere, or from a genuine belief that Twitter’s leadership has corrected course with regard to free speech — but the actor certainly seemed willing to test the boundaries Thursday.
Met with immense support from thousands of fans, including the president himself, Woods was anything but indigent when it came to ammunition following his mockery of Ocasio-Cortez.
Poking fun at the left-wing establishment media’s response to the deaths of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Iranian terror financier Qassem Soleimani, Woods questioned whether the reporters at CNN were “in tears” over the Trump administration’s more recent termination of al Qaeda leader Qassim al-Rimi.
I didn’t see the #CNN report. Were they in tears? The Middle East is running out of “austere religious scholars” https://t.co/19d7NamxvZ — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) February 7, 2020
“I didn’t see the #CNN report,” Woods wrote. “Were they in tears? The Middle East is running out of ‘austere religious scholars.'”
Also unable to avoid Woods’ witticism were the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential primary candidates, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders, as well as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Mitt Romney.
Not enough room in the Warren TeePee for women of color? Not a surprise, considering what a liar and hypocrite she has been since, well, forever… https://t.co/c84h0HH2pZ — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) February 7, 2020
Woods was sure to remember former nominee Hillary Clinton, too, whom the actor joked in the wee hours of the morning Friday would make a dangerous choice for vice president — a clear nod to the long-time Clinton body count conspiracy.
When the only thing separating #HillaryClinton from the presidency is your heartbeat, start writing your will… https://t.co/zAH3qrqMhh — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) February 7, 2020
“When the only thing separating #HillaryClinton from the presidency is your heartbeat,” Woods wrote, “start writing your will…”
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Court Delivers $243,000 Lesson To College That Discriminated Against Pro-Lifers

Score one for freedom of speech and protection of the unborn .
In a 2017 lawsuit , Nathan Apodaca and Students for Life at California State University , San Marcos claimed that they were “ denied university funding to host pro-life speakers , while mandatory student government fees were being used to sponsor the so-called Gender Equity Center and LGBTQA Pride Center.
” This year , after a drawn-out legal battle , their efforts to stop this discriminatory policy finally paid off .
Lawyers from the Alliance Defending Freedom , who represented the pro-life chapter , filed the lawsuit “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies used to fund pro-abortion and other favored views while preventing a pro-life organization and its campus president , Nathan Apodaca , from accessing student funding to promote their views.
” “ The university funded the Gender Equity and the LGBTQA Pride Center with almost $ 300,000 in mandatory fees while denying Students for Life $ 500 in funding to host a visiting speaker on ‘ Abortion and Human Equality ’ to provide a contrasting view , ” the ADF said .
TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal court ruled that the university ’ s policies were unconstitutional and constituted viewpoint discrimination .
In other words , the court opined that the university was improperly discriminating against views it opposed by way of denying or providing minimal funding .
The university ’ s policy is troubling for several reasons .
First , it appears to violate the fundamental right to free speech on campus .
Clearly , the university should not be permitted to condition funding on whether it agrees with a particular idea or message .
Moreover , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free exchange of ideas , which is paramount in a free and open society .
If this type of conduct is permitted , it would result in a dangerous precedent that would significantly erode our right to freely speak and express ourselves and make the university the “ gatekeeper ” with regard to what viewpoints are permitted .
Fortunately , the parties recently entered into a settlement agreement under which the university agreed to pay $ 240,000 in legal fees and $ 3,000 in damages and to refund Apodaca $ 300 for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as part of the settlement agreement , the California State University system — is the largest four-year university system in the U.S. , with almost half a million students and 23 campuses — agreed to change its policies and “ adopt viewpoint neutral standards guiding decision-making in connection with the allocation of mandatory student association fees made to any RSO ( ‘ Registered Student Organization ’ ) or other similar student-conducted event that involves viewpoint expression.
” Additionally , as reported by LifeSite News , “ The student government must not ‘ discriminate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viewpoint to be expressed by the RSO or proposed event.
’ If funding applications are ‘ denied or reduced ’ then reasons must be given for the decision , as well as a ‘ right of prompt appeal . '
” The settlement is a significant victory for proponents of free speech and those who are pro-life , and sends a clear message that viewpoint discrimination will not be tolerated at public universities .
“ Public universities should encourage all students to participate in the free exchange of ideas , not create elaborate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favorite groups while excluding opposing views from equal access .
We ’ re grateful the district court rejected the university ’ s unfair , secretive , and discriminatory policy , and that the university has agreed to allocate student fees only in a viewpoint-neutral manner , instead of picking favorites .
“ The university system ’ s policy changes don ’ t simply benefit our clients but also benefit any student with a minority viewpoint and every citizen who cares about dialogue and intellectual freedom within our public colleges and university communities.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Hopefully , this lawsuit will serve to deter other universities from engaging in similar conduct .
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Score one for freedom of speech and protection of the unborn.
In a 2017 lawsuit, Nathan Apodaca and Students for Life at California State University, San Marcos claimed that they were “denied university funding to host pro-life speakers, while mandatory student government fees were being used to sponsor the so-called Gender Equity Center and LGBTQA Pride Center.”
This year, after a drawn-out legal battle, their efforts to stop this discriminatory policy finally paid off.
Lawyers from the Alliance Defending Freedom, who represented the pro-life chapter, filed the lawsuit “challenging the university’s discriminatory funding policies used to fund pro-abortion and other favored views while preventing a pro-life organization and its campus president, Nathan Apodaca, from accessing student funding to promote their views.”
“The university funded the Gender Equity and the LGBTQA Pride Center with almost $300,000 in mandatory fees while denying Students for Life $500 in funding to host a visiting speaker on ‘Abortion and Human Equality’ to provide a contrasting view,” the ADF said.
In August 2019, a federal court ruled that the university’s policies were unconstitutional and constituted viewpoint discrimination. In other words, the court opined that the university was improperly discriminating against views it opposed by way of denying or providing minimal funding.
The university’s policy is troubling for several reasons. First, it appears to violate the fundamental right to free speech on campus. Clearly, the university should not be permitted to condition funding on whether it agrees with a particular idea or message.
Moreover, the policy prevents, or hinders, the free exchange of ideas, which is paramount in a free and open society.
If this type of conduct is permitted, it would result in a dangerous precedent that would significantly erode our right to freely speak and express ourselves and make the university the “gatekeeper” with regard to what viewpoints are permitted.
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Fortunately, the parties recently entered into a settlement agreement under which the university agreed to pay $240,000 in legal fees and $3,000 in damages and to refund Apodaca $300 for his student association fees.
More importantly, as part of the settlement agreement, the California State University system — is the largest four-year university system in the U.S., with almost half a million students and 23 campuses — agreed to change its policies and “adopt viewpoint neutral standards guiding decision-making in connection with the allocation of mandatory student association fees made to any RSO (‘Registered Student Organization’) or other similar student-conducted event that involves viewpoint expression.”
Additionally, as reported by LifeSite News, “The student government must not ‘discriminate against any funding request based on the viewpoint to be expressed by the RSO or proposed event.’ If funding applications are ‘denied or reduced’ then reasons must be given for the decision, as well as a ‘right of prompt appeal.'”
The settlement is a significant victory for proponents of free speech and those who are pro-life, and sends a clear message that viewpoint discrimination will not be tolerated at public universities.
As ADF Legal Counsel Caleb Dalton succinctly stated:
“Public universities should encourage all students to participate in the free exchange of ideas, not create elaborate and secretive funding schemes to fund their favorite groups while excluding opposing views from equal access. We’re grateful the district court rejected the university’s unfair, secretive, and discriminatory policy, and that the university has agreed to allocate student fees only in a viewpoint-neutral manner, instead of picking favorites.
“The university system’s policy changes don’t simply benefit our clients but also benefit any student with a minority viewpoint and every citizen who cares about dialogue and intellectual freedom within our public colleges and university communities.”
Dalton’s assessment is exactly right. Hopefully, this lawsuit will serve to deter other universities from engaging in similar conduct.
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Federal Appeals Court Throws Out Democrats’ Lawsuit Against Trump

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic members of Congress charging that President Donald Trump was illegally profiting from his business interests in violation of the Constitution .
A three-judge panel issued a unanimous “ per curiam ” decision finding the lawmakers had no standing to bring their suit , which pointed to Trump profiting from foreign government officials choosing to spend money at Trump hotels as violations of the Constitution ’ s Emoluments Clause .
The Trump International Hotel Washington , D.C. is the primary property Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign officials choose to patronize while they are in the nation ’ s capital .
The D.C. circuit judges found that the lawsuit is really a political matter for Congress and the president to work out , not the judiciary .
“ The Members can , and likely will , continue to use their weighty voices to make their case to the American people , their colleagues in the Congress and the President himself , all of whom are free to engage that argument as they see fit , ” the judges wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indeed we can not — participate in this debate.
” TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote “ The Constitution permits the Judiciary to speak only in the context of an Article III case or controversy and this lawsuit presents neither , ” they added .
The Hill reported that the case was brought by over 200 Democratic senators and House members , alleging Trump violated Article I , Section 9 , Clause 8 of the Constitution .
The provision reads , “ No Title of Nobility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them , shall , without the Consent of the Congress , accept of any present , Emolument , Office , or Title , of any kind whatever , from any King , Prince , or foreign State.
” The Democrats ’ lawsuit argued “ that foreign diplomats ’ patronage of the president ’ s hotels opens Trump up to the kind of foreign influence that the framers had sought to avoid , and that the president had not consulted Congress on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Hill .
The D.C .
Circuit judges noted that the Senate and House Democrats who sued Trump represented a minority in both chambers , and therefore the lawmakers had no standing to bring the case .
“ [ O ] ur conclusion is straightforward because the Members — 29 Senators and 186 Members of the House of Representatives — do not constitute a majority of either body and are , therefore , powerless to approve or deny the President ’ s acceptance of foreign emoluments , ” the court decision reads .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Friday that the court ruling was a “ total win.
” “ We just won the big emoluments case , ” the president said .
“ This was brought by Nancy Pelosi and her group.
” RELATED : Desperate Biden Inserts Former Obama Aide as Campaign Boss “ This was brought by 230 Democrats in Congress on emoluments , ” Trump added .
“ It was another phony case , and we won it three to nothing .
We won it unanimously.
” It was not clear at if the lawmakers will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are disappointed in the panel ’ s decision and are in active discussions with our clients as they consider their next steps , it is important to recognize that today ’ s ruling is not a decision on the merits , ” Elizabeth Wydra , president of the Constitutional Accountability Center , which is representing the Democrats in the case , said in a statement , according to The Hill .
“ The Court of Appeals did not in any way approve of President Trump ’ s repeated and flagrant violations of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit , in Richmond , is also hearing an emoluments suit brought by the Democratic attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia .
A three-judge panel dismissed the suit last summer ; however , an en banc panel of all the 4th Circuit ’ s judges reheard the case on appeal in December .
A decision has yet to be issued .
News of Trump ’ s most recent legal victory comes just two days after the Senate voted to acquit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Democrat-led House .
The president also hit a personal best of 49 percent approval rating in a Gallup poll released earlier this week .
Additionally , Gallup found 63 percent of Americans approving of the way Trump is handling the economy , the highest economic approval rating for any president since President George W. Bush .
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic members of Congress charging that President Donald Trump was illegally profiting from his business interests in violation of the Constitution.
A three-judge panel issued a unanimous “per curiam” decision finding the lawmakers had no standing to bring their suit, which pointed to Trump profiting from foreign government officials choosing to spend money at Trump hotels as violations of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause.
The Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. is the primary property Democrats have singled out as the one some foreign officials choose to patronize while they are in the nation’s capital.
The D.C. circuit judges found that the lawsuit is really a political matter for Congress and the president to work out, not the judiciary.
“The Members can, and likely will, continue to use their weighty voices to make their case to the American people, their colleagues in the Congress and the President himself, all of whom are free to engage that argument as they see fit,” the judges wrote. “But we will not — indeed we cannot — participate in this debate.”
“The Constitution permits the Judiciary to speak only in the context of an Article III case or controversy and this lawsuit presents neither,” they added.
The Hill reported that the case was brought by over 200 Democratic senators and House members, alleging Trump violated Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the Constitution.
The provision reads, “No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
The Democrats’ lawsuit argued “that foreign diplomats’ patronage of the president’s hotels opens Trump up to the kind of foreign influence that the framers had sought to avoid, and that the president had not consulted Congress on his business dealings,” according to The Hill.
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The D.C. Circuit judges noted that the Senate and House Democrats who sued Trump represented a minority in both chambers, and therefore the lawmakers had no standing to bring the case.
“[O]ur conclusion is straightforward because the Members — 29 Senators and 186 Members of the House of Representatives — do not constitute a majority of either body and are, therefore, powerless to approve or deny the President’s acceptance of foreign emoluments,” the court decision reads.
Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday that the court ruling was a “total win.”
“We just won the big emoluments case,” the president said. “This was brought by Nancy Pelosi and her group.”
Trump on emoluments ruling: “I’ll be reading it on the helicopter, but it was a total win.” pic.twitter.com/ZYJ37lgNZN — JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) February 7, 2020
“This was brought by 230 Democrats in Congress on emoluments,” Trump added.
“It was another phony case, and we won it three to nothing. We won it unanimously.”
It was not clear at if the lawmakers will appeal the decision.
“While we are disappointed in the panel’s decision and are in active discussions with our clients as they consider their next steps, it is important to recognize that today’s ruling is not a decision on the merits,” Elizabeth Wydra, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, which is representing the Democrats in the case, said in a statement, according to The Hill.
“The Court of Appeals did not in any way approve of President Trump’s repeated and flagrant violations of the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause.”
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, is also hearing an emoluments suit brought by the Democratic attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
A three-judge panel dismissed the suit last summer; however, an en banc panel of all the 4th Circuit’s judges reheard the case on appeal in December.
A decision has yet to be issued.
News of Trump’s most recent legal victory comes just two days after the Senate voted to acquit him on both articles of impeachment brought by the Democrat-led House.
The president also hit a personal best of 49 percent approval rating in a Gallup poll released earlier this week.
Additionally, Gallup found 63 percent of Americans approving of the way Trump is handling the economy, the highest economic approval rating for any president since President George W. Bush.
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Video Surfaces of Harvey Weinstein Thanking Michael Bloomberg Before Cracking Lewd Joke

Michael Bloomberg , as mayor of New York , honored Harvey Weinstein at a 2013 ceremony where the now-disgraced movie producer cracked sex jokes and praised the current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate for helping his movie production company after it fell on tough times , according to video that surfaced Friday .
“ The reason Bob and I became fond of independent foreign films is because when we were 14-year-old boys and our hormones were raging , we saw an ad for the Mayfair movie theater … and it said ‘ The 400 Blows , ’ and we thought it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the June 10 , 2013 , event at Gracie Mansion .
Bloomberg was honoring Weinstein and his brother , Bob , as part of a “ Made in New York ” campaign led by the Mayor ’ s Office of Media and Entertainment .
Twitter personality Comfortably Smug published a snippet of the video on Friday in which Weinstein made the sex joke .
TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote The 67-year-old producer was charged on May 25 , 2018 , with raping two women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was charged on Jan. 7 with sexually assaulting an actress in Los Angeles on Feb. 17 , 2013 .
Weinstein is currently on trial in New York .
While allegations against Weinstein did not become public until 2017 , rumors reportedly floated around celebrity and political circles about his misconduct with women .
The full version of the Bloomberg event , which has been on YouTube since 2013 , also shows Weinstein thanking the 2020 presidential candidate for helping his movie company .
Weinstein expressed gratitude that Bloomberg “ dropped a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company after it fell on difficult financial times during the recession that began in 2009 .
“ We ’ ve had tremendous years , but about four-and-a-half years ago there was a bump in the road , ” he said .
“ I called our mayor , and I just said , ‘ You know , things are a little topsy-turvy here at the company , you know , we ’ d be moving jobs to California and we don ’ t want to leave New York City.
’ And the mayor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many more important things , dropped a lot of things and got it done for us.
” RELATED : DNC Drastically Changes Debate Rules , Bloomberg Likely the Biggest Beneficiary “ The mayor ’ s there in a big way .
The mayor was there in a visual way , ” Weinstein continued .
“ And I don ’ t think Bob and I would be on this stage if the mayor wasn ’ t there for us , so thank you , mayor.
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Michael Bloomberg, as mayor of New York, honored Harvey Weinstein at a 2013 ceremony where the now-disgraced movie producer cracked sex jokes and praised the current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate for helping his movie production company after it fell on tough times, according to video that surfaced Friday.
“The reason Bob and I became fond of independent foreign films is because when we were 14-year-old boys and our hormones were raging, we saw an ad for the Mayfair movie theater … and it said ‘The 400 Blows,’ and we thought it was something else,” Weinstein said at the June 10, 2013, event at Gracie Mansion.
Bloomberg was honoring Weinstein and his brother, Bob, as part of a “Made in New York” campaign led by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
Twitter personality Comfortably Smug published a snippet of the video on Friday in which Weinstein made the sex joke.
?????? Harvey Weinstein thanking Mike Bloomberg for all the help before making some sex jokes on stage pic.twitter.com/cVnOg2j2oj — Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) February 7, 2020
The 67-year-old producer was charged on May 25, 2018, with raping two women in New York years earlier. He was charged on Jan. 7 with sexually assaulting an actress in Los Angeles on Feb. 17, 2013.
Weinstein is currently on trial in New York.
While allegations against Weinstein did not become public until 2017, rumors reportedly floated around celebrity and political circles about his misconduct with women.
The full version of the Bloomberg event, which has been on YouTube since 2013, also shows Weinstein thanking the 2020 presidential candidate for helping his movie company.
Weinstein expressed gratitude that Bloomberg “dropped a lot of things” in order to help his company after it fell on difficult financial times during the recession that began in 2009.
“We’ve had tremendous years, but about four-and-a-half years ago there was a bump in the road,” he said.
“I called our mayor, and I just said, ‘You know, things are a little topsy-turvy here at the company, you know, we’d be moving jobs to California and we don’t want to leave New York City.’ And the mayor, extremely busy as he was with so many more important things, dropped a lot of things and got it done for us.”
“The mayor’s there in a big way. The mayor was there in a visual way,” Weinstein continued.
“And I don’t think Bob and I would be on this stage if the mayor wasn’t there for us, so thank you, mayor.”
The Bloomberg campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Nadler Pushes Return to Kavanaugh Investigation as Impeachment Ends in Complete Failure

House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jerrold Nadler reminds me of my uncle .
He would always brag to us how he would get off of jury duty : At some point when lawyers would question prospective jurors , he would slip in that he thought whoever the police dragged in was pretty much guilty .
He swore to us there wasn ’ t a time he wasn ’ t home before lunch .
Nothing like that of kind patriotic , selfless service .
Anyhow , Nadler was a little bit like this .
Even before Donald Trump was inaugurated , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legitimate.
” He was a saber-rattler for impeachment long before Ukraine .
If we want to view the House Judiciary Committee as a sort of jury , given that it recommends whether or not someone ought to be impeached , this should have had him home before lunch with my uncle .
TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote Instead , he became chairman of the committee .
If we ’ re going with the metaphor , that ’ s pretty much like not only putting him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You ’ ve got to hand it to the Democrats : They ’ re nothing if not fair .
Alas , things didn ’ t work out for impeachment , since the wider jury — the Senate — didn ’ t just decide against convicting Trump but didn ’ t even come close .
The only Republican swing vote that went the Democrats ’ way was Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah , which was about as predictable as saying that someone will never quite feel the same about the song “ Stuck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watching “ Reservoir Dogs.
” So impeachment was pretty much a complete failure .
But that ’ s the great thing about politics — you can go from failure to failure without any real consequences .
So now that impeachment has gone down in flames , Nadler is going to focus on questioning the legitimacy of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ’ s confirmation .
During a Wednesday oversight hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray , Nadler confirmed that , yes , we are indeed going there again .
This time , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s background check into Kavanaugh , with Nadler telling Wray that there ’ s “ a great deal of mistrust and uncertainty around the FBI ’ s supplemental background check of Justice Kavanaugh during the last few days of that confirmation.
” “ The country needs a better understanding of that process , ” he added .
RELATED : With One Year To Spare , Trump Breaks Record for Judges Appointed in First Term The underlying assumption behind this line of questioning is that the White House deliberately limited either what they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ background or what they would allow to be investigated because they were willing to take the chance that no one would find out ugly details either before he was confirmed or while he was on the bench .
There ’ s no universe in which this isn ’ t insanity , but insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result .
In the universe of Jerrold Nadler , he seems to be moving the House Judiciary Committee directly from impeachment to re-litigating the Kavanaugh confirmation .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was under the impression “ that when conducting these background checks , the FBI is restricted to the scope and subject matter requested by the client agency .
“ In the case of Justice Kavanaugh ’ s appointment , I understand that the client agency was the White House — specifically , the White House counsel ’ s office , ” Nadler said .
“ So if — yes or no — if the White House had directed the FBI to interview some witnesses but not others , or if they had told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain date , would the FBI have followed that request ?
” Wray explained that the FBI ’ s role is “ what ’ s called the investigative service provider or the ISP , ” which means they investigate what they ’ re told to .
There was a bit of back and forth over what this meant in terms of how limited the scope of the FBI ’ s investigation was , but Nadler wasn ’ t as concerned about that as he was about the White House limiting the investigation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ So , if there is criticism — if there is criticism of the limited scope of the FBI investigation , the criticism would be properly directed , not at the FBI , but at whoever issued the instructions delineating the scope of the investigation , ” Nadler said .
“ Well , I — I can ’ t speak to whether there should be criticism , but as I say– ” Wray continued .
“ If there is to be criticism , the criticism would be directed validly or invalidly at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scope of the investigation , not at the FBI ?
” Nadler said .
“ I think if the — if the Senate or the Congress wants the scope to be broader , then they should direct that request to the adjudicating agency , ” Wray said .
Questioning was then turned over to GOP Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia ; if you ’ re familiar with him , you can probably guess his feelings on the matter .
He noted that Nadler , a year after everything went down , wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It ’ s interesting to me that the chairman couldn ’ t let it go , ” Collins said , according to CNSNews.com .
Collins apparently finds quotidian things interesting , because Nadler going back to Kavanaugh is as surprising as an Andrew Dice Clay routine that includes a filthy , misogynist nursery rhyme .
Sure , at this point , reaching back to the Kavanaugh hearing , given the attention span of the political chattering classes , feels like digging up something as ancient as , well , an Andrew Dice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who Nadler is : The Ukraine thing didn ’ t stick ?
Let ’ s go back to Kavanaugh .
This didn ’ t end for Nadler with Kavanaugh ’ s ascension to the nation ’ s highest court .
A Federalist report from Mollie Hemingway back in 2018 alleged Nadler was on the phone with a friend discussing ways that Kavanaugh could be impeached now that he ’ d been sworn in .
“ They didn ’ t even do a half-a– job , ” he said of the FBI ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview 30 witnesses who said ‘ Interview me !
I ’ ve got a lot to say !
’ ” So what ’ s the next step ?
You know as well as I do — they ’ re going to try and find those 30 witnesses he said exists by trying to link the fact that they weren ’ t investigated to the White House not wanting to investigate Kavanaugh so this could all come out later .
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House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jerrold Nadler reminds me of my uncle. He would always brag to us how he would get off of jury duty: At some point when lawyers would question prospective jurors, he would slip in that he thought whoever the police dragged in was pretty much guilty. He swore to us there wasn’t a time he wasn’t home before lunch.
Nothing like that of kind patriotic, selfless service.
Anyhow, Nadler was a little bit like this. Even before Donald Trump was inaugurated, he said the new president was “not legitimate.”
He was a saber-rattler for impeachment long before Ukraine.
If we want to view the House Judiciary Committee as a sort of jury, given that it recommends whether or not someone ought to be impeached, this should have had him home before lunch with my uncle.
Instead, he became chairman of the committee. If we’re going with the metaphor, that’s pretty much like not only putting him on the jury but electing him foreman.
You’ve got to hand it to the Democrats: They’re nothing if not fair.
Alas, things didn’t work out for impeachment, since the wider jury — the Senate — didn’t just decide against convicting Trump but didn’t even come close.
The only Republican swing vote that went the Democrats’ way was Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, which was about as predictable as saying that someone will never quite feel the same about the song “Stuck in the Middle with You” after watching “Reservoir Dogs.”
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So impeachment was pretty much a complete failure.
But that’s the great thing about politics — you can go from failure to failure without any real consequences. So now that impeachment has gone down in flames, Nadler is going to focus on questioning the legitimacy of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
During a Wednesday oversight hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray, Nadler confirmed that, yes, we are indeed going there again.
This time, the Democrats are going to question the FBI’s background check into Kavanaugh, with Nadler telling Wray that there’s “a great deal of mistrust and uncertainty around the FBI’s supplemental background check of Justice Kavanaugh during the last few days of that confirmation.”
“The country needs a better understanding of that process,” he added.
The underlying assumption behind this line of questioning is that the White House deliberately limited either what they would publicly acknowledge about Kavanaugh’s background or what they would allow to be investigated because they were willing to take the chance that no one would find out ugly details either before he was confirmed or while he was on the bench.
There’s no universe in which this isn’t insanity, but insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result.
In the universe of Jerrold Nadler, he seems to be moving the House Judiciary Committee directly from impeachment to re-litigating the Kavanaugh confirmation. I’m just saying.
Nadler told Wray he was under the impression “that when conducting these background checks, the FBI is restricted to the scope and subject matter requested by the client agency.
“In the case of Justice Kavanaugh’s appointment, I understand that the client agency was the White House — specifically, the White House counsel’s office,” Nadler said. “So if — yes or no — if the White House had directed the FBI to interview some witnesses but not others, or if they had told you to complete the process by a certain date, would the FBI have followed that request?”
Wray explained that the FBI’s role is “what’s called the investigative service provider or the ISP,” which means they investigate what they’re told to.
There was a bit of back and forth over what this meant in terms of how limited the scope of the FBI’s investigation was, but Nadler wasn’t as concerned about that as he was about the White House limiting the investigation and how this was different from other investigations.
“So, if there is criticism — if there is criticism of the limited scope of the FBI investigation, the criticism would be properly directed, not at the FBI, but at whoever issued the instructions delineating the scope of the investigation,” Nadler said.
“Well, I — I can’t speak to whether there should be criticism, but as I say–” Wray continued.
“If there is to be criticism, the criticism would be directed validly or invalidly at whoever gave you the instructions as to the scope of the investigation, not at the FBI?” Nadler said.
“I think if the — if the Senate or the Congress wants the scope to be broader, then they should direct that request to the adjudicating agency,” Wray said.
Questioning was then turned over to GOP Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia; if you’re familiar with him, you can probably guess his feelings on the matter.
He noted that Nadler, a year after everything went down, wanted to “reinvestigate the Kavanaugh hearing.”
“It’s interesting to me that the chairman couldn’t let it go,” Collins said, according to CNSNews.com.
Collins apparently finds quotidian things interesting, because Nadler going back to Kavanaugh is as surprising as an Andrew Dice Clay routine that includes a filthy, misogynist nursery rhyme.
Sure, at this point, reaching back to the Kavanaugh hearing, given the attention span of the political chattering classes, feels like digging up something as ancient as, well, an Andrew Dice Clay reference.
However, this is who Nadler is: The Ukraine thing didn’t stick? Let’s go back to Kavanaugh.
This didn’t end for Nadler with Kavanaugh’s ascension to the nation’s highest court. A Federalist report from Mollie Hemingway back in 2018 alleged Nadler was on the phone with a friend discussing ways that Kavanaugh could be impeached now that he’d been sworn in.
“They didn’t even do a half-a– job,” he said of the FBI’s investigation. “They didn’t interview 30 witnesses who said ‘Interview me! I’ve got a lot to say!’”
So what’s the next step?
You know as well as I do — they’re going to try and find those 30 witnesses he said exists by trying to link the fact that they weren’t investigated to the White House not wanting to investigate Kavanaugh so this could all come out later.
This is your jury foreman, ladies and gentleman. If only we’d sent him home before lunchtime.
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Rush Returns: Limbaugh Back On-Air After Cancer Diagnosis

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has returned to his radio program days after he announced his cancer diagnosis and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom this week .
“ Despite living in the public eye , I really am a private person .
It ’ s just who I am , ” Limbaugh said Friday morning .
“ Nevertheless , it has been one of the greatest blessings.
” He went on to talk about when New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig announced he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and said , “ Today , I consider myself the luckiest man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had first thought that was just something famous people had to say in response to getting that kind of diagnosis .
“ Now I know there was nothing forced or phony or public relations-related about it .
Because I feel the same way .
I can not thank all of the people that I have heard from since Monday , ” he said .
TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote “ The sentiments , the thoughts they are expressing are just incredibly nice and supportive .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to know it , to be fully aware of it , yeah , it does make me one of the luckiest people alive.
” The 69-year-old host announced at the end of his program Monday that he had been diagnosed with advanced-stage lung cancer .
He underwent treatment this week , according to The Hill .
“ So , I have to tell you something today that I wish I didn ’ t have to tell you .
It ’ s a struggle for me because I had to inform my staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the live broadcast .
“ I can ’ t help but feel that I ’ m letting everybody down with this .
“ But the upshot is that I have been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.
” He said that while he undergoes treatment , “ my intention is to come here every day I can and do this program as normally and as competently and expertly as I do each and every day , because that is the source of my greatest satisfaction professionally , personally.
” Limbaugh added that he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carry him through the challenges ahead .
During Tuesday ’ s State of the Union address , President Donald Trump announced he was honoring the conservative radio host with the Presidential Medal of Freedom .
RELATED : Ocasio-Cortez Attacks Rush Limbaugh as 'Racist , ' Calls His Medal of Freedom Win 'Truly Nauseating' “ Rush , in recognition of all that you have done for our nation , the millions of people a day that you speak to and that you inspire and all of the incredible work that you have done for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tonight that you will be receiving our country ’ s highest civilian honor , the Presidential Medal of Freedom , ” the president said .
“ Many people do not know what a great guy & fantastic political talent the great Rush Limbaugh is , ” the president said .
“ There is nobody like him .
Looking for a speedy recovery for our friend !
” According to The Hill , Limbaugh had recently signed a long-term contract to continue his radio show , which was first unofficially announced by Trump at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We have great people .
Rush just signed another four-year contract , ” Trump said .
“ He just wants four more years , OK ?
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Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has returned to his radio program days after he announced his cancer diagnosis and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom this week.
“Despite living in the public eye, I really am a private person. It’s just who I am,” Limbaugh said Friday morning. “Nevertheless, it has been one of the greatest blessings.”
He went on to talk about when New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig announced he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and said, “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on earth.”
Limbaugh explained that he had first thought that was just something famous people had to say in response to getting that kind of diagnosis.
“Now I know there was nothing forced or phony or public relations-related about it. Because I feel the same way. I cannot thank all of the people that I have heard from since Monday,” he said.
“The sentiments, the thoughts they are expressing are just incredibly nice and supportive. And to have this kind of support and to know it, to be fully aware of it, yeah, it does make me one of the luckiest people alive.”
The 69-year-old host announced at the end of his program Monday that he had been diagnosed with advanced-stage lung cancer. He underwent treatment this week, according to The Hill.
“So, I have to tell you something today that I wish I didn’t have to tell you. It’s a struggle for me because I had to inform my staff earlier today,” Limbaugh said during the live broadcast.
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“I can’t help but feel that I’m letting everybody down with this.
“But the upshot is that I have been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.”
He said that while he undergoes treatment, “my intention is to come here every day I can and do this program as normally and as competently and expertly as I do each and every day, because that is the source of my greatest satisfaction professionally, personally.”
Limbaugh added that he is relying on his faith in God to carry him through the challenges ahead.
During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump announced he was honoring the conservative radio host with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
“Rush, in recognition of all that you have done for our nation, the millions of people a day that you speak to and that you inspire and all of the incredible work that you have done for charity, I am proud to announce tonight that you will be receiving our country’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” the president said.
Last night, Rush Limbaugh was at the State of the Union. He received our country’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.#SOTU2020 pic.twitter.com/YYCEBV0KZZ — Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) February 5, 2020
Trump also praised Limbaugh in a tweet Monday.
“Many people do not know what a great guy & fantastic political talent the great Rush Limbaugh is,” the president said. “There is nobody like him. Looking for a speedy recovery for our friend!”
Many people do not know what a great guy & fantastic political talent the great Rush Limbaugh is. There is nobody like him. Looking for a speedy recovery for our friend! https://t.co/GRTt56BjEu — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2020
According to The Hill, Limbaugh had recently signed a long-term contract to continue his radio show, which was first unofficially announced by Trump at a rally in Miami last month.
“We have great people. Rush just signed another four-year contract,” Trump said. “He just wants four more years, OK?”
Limbaugh began his nationally syndicated radio show 31 years ago on Aug. 1, 1988.
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Little Girl Dressed Like Elsa ‘Finally Got Some Snow To Do Her Scene’ in Sweet Video

Meet Madelyn , a toddler who is delighting the internet with her adorable reenactment of “ Let It Go , ” from the popular movie “ Frozen.
” Madelyn ’ s mother , Kristi Michele , posted a video of her young daughter decked out in her full Elsa ensemble , eager to embrace the winter weather that had moved into her hometown .
“ Madelyn finally got some snow to do her scene , ” Kristi wrote on Facebook .
Madelyn wore her long Elsa dress and gloves with her hair neatly braided just like the animated Elsa .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote She had a tiara on her head and a song in her heart as she burst outdoors to seize her opportunity to belt out the lyrics to “ Let It Go , ” while soft swirls of snow fell down over her head .
The scenery was perfect as Madelyn , fully immersed in her world of imagination , began to act out the scene she has likely been obsessed with for quite some time now .
Perhaps the best and most dramatic part of the video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and tossed them into the snow , a symbol of leaving her past princess life behind .
She dramatically flung snow into the air and paraded around the snow-covered lawn , as though Madelyn were Broadway star Idina Menzel herself .
The video soared to fame on social media in just a matter of days , racking up 23 million views by Friday morning .
“ Still in shock of how many views my little actress has gotten !
!
!
” Madelyn ’ s proud mother wrote on Facebook .
RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Missing Toddler That Was Walking Barefoot Along Highway Along with Madelyn ’ s newfound fame came some criticism from viewers who were seemingly concerned about a young girl playing outside in the cold , which Kristi also addressed on social media .
“ Thanks for all the love for my sweet girl !
I ’ m shocked there ’ s so many views !
!
” Kristi wrote .
“ And for all the negative ppl it was less than two min and she refused to ruin her costume with a jacket !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ after.. don ’ t worry lol.
” As Madelyn would probably say to her critics : “ Let It Go.
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Meet Madelyn, a toddler who is delighting the internet with her adorable reenactment of “Let It Go,” from the popular movie “Frozen.”
Madelyn’s mother, Kristi Michele, posted a video of her young daughter decked out in her full Elsa ensemble, eager to embrace the winter weather that had moved into her hometown.
“Madelyn finally got some snow to do her scene,” Kristi wrote on Facebook.
Madelyn wore her long Elsa dress and gloves with her hair neatly braided just like the animated Elsa.
She had a tiara on her head and a song in her heart as she burst outdoors to seize her opportunity to belt out the lyrics to “Let It Go,” while soft swirls of snow fell down over her head.
The scenery was perfect as Madelyn, fully immersed in her world of imagination, began to act out the scene she has likely been obsessed with for quite some time now.
Perhaps the best and most dramatic part of the video is when Madelyn ripped her gloves off and tossed them into the snow, a symbol of leaving her past princess life behind.
She dramatically flung snow into the air and paraded around the snow-covered lawn, as though Madelyn were Broadway star Idina Menzel herself.
The video soared to fame on social media in just a matter of days, racking up 23 million views by Friday morning.
“Still in shock of how many views my little actress has gotten!!!” Madelyn’s proud mother wrote on Facebook.
“My little star.”
Along with Madelyn’s newfound fame came some criticism from viewers who were seemingly concerned about a young girl playing outside in the cold, which Kristi also addressed on social media.
“Thanks for all the love for my sweet girl! I’m shocked there’s so many views!!” Kristi wrote.
“And for all the negative ppl it was less than two min and she refused to ruin her costume with a jacket! I warmed my little angel up immediately after.. don’t worry lol.”
As Madelyn would probably say to her critics: “Let It Go.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Biden Plummets in Latest New Hampshire Poll as Buttigieg Surges

Former Vice President Joe Biden has dropped to fourth place among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates while Pete Buttigieg has jumped to second place in the latest New Hampshire polling .
The latest WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University daily tracking poll for the state of New Hampshire shows support for Biden had dropped to 11 percent as of Thursday .
When asked who a respondent would “ vote for or lean toward at this point , ” 24 percent said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , 23 percent said Buttigieg and 13 percent said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren .
New Hampshire ’ s support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , mayor seems to have sprung up throughout the week .
On Monday , the daily tracking poll showed Sanders ’ closest competitor was Biden .
TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote The two were polling at 24 percent and 18 percent , respectively .
As of Thursday ’ s report , support for Buttigieg jumped 8 percentage points from Tuesday , when he only had 15 percent support .
That number rose to 18.6 percent on Wednesday .
Other New Hampshire polls had similar results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent support for Sanders and 22 percent support for Buttigieg .
Warren and Biden appear to be neck and neck with 13 percent support .
The New Hampshire polls seem to echo the results of Monday ’ s Iowa caucuses .
As of Thursday evening , Buttigieg beat Sanders by 0.1 percentage point , winning 26.2 percent of the delegates , Politico reported .
Buttigieg ’ s campaign declared an early victory in Iowa before the results were announced .
“ By all indications , we are going on to New Hampshire victorious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Drake University in Des Moines , according to The Washington Times .
RELATED : Desperate Biden Inserts Former Obama Aide as Campaign Boss “ Tonight , an improbable hope became an undeniable reality.
” Buttigieg is the first openly gay candidate to run for president , and he touted his victory as having proved his “ skeptics wrong.
” “ There were skeptics , an awful lot of skeptics , who said , ‘ Not now .
Not this time .
All this talk of belonging and bridging divides is too naive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , with a heart full of gratitude , Iowa , you have proved those skeptics wrong , ” Buttigieg said , according to WHO-TV in Des Moines .
There is still time for voters to change their minds before Tuesday ’ s New Hampshire primary .
However , 55 percent of respondents for Suffolk University ’ s Thursday poll said their minds were made up .
Only 43 percent said they might change their minds .
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Former Vice President Joe Biden has dropped to fourth place among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates while Pete Buttigieg has jumped to second place in the latest New Hampshire polling.
The latest WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University daily tracking poll for the state of New Hampshire shows support for Biden had dropped to 11 percent as of Thursday.
When asked who a respondent would “vote for or lean toward at this point,” 24 percent said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, 23 percent said Buttigieg and 13 percent said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
New Hampshire’s support for the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor seems to have sprung up throughout the week.
On Monday, the daily tracking poll showed Sanders’ closest competitor was Biden.
The two were polling at 24 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
As of Thursday’s report, support for Buttigieg jumped 8 percentage points from Tuesday, when he only had 15 percent support.
That number rose to 18.6 percent on Wednesday.
Other New Hampshire polls had similar results, with the RealClearPolitics average showing 26.7 percent support for Sanders and 22 percent support for Buttigieg.
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Warren and Biden appear to be neck and neck with 13 percent support.
The New Hampshire polls seem to echo the results of Monday’s Iowa caucuses.
As of Thursday evening, Buttigieg beat Sanders by 0.1 percentage point, winning 26.2 percent of the delegates, Politico reported.
Buttigieg’s campaign declared an early victory in Iowa before the results were announced.
“By all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious,” Buttigieg said during a rally at Drake University in Des Moines, according to The Washington Times.
“Tonight, an improbable hope became an undeniable reality.”
Buttigieg is the first openly gay candidate to run for president, and he touted his victory as having proved his “skeptics wrong.”
“There were skeptics, an awful lot of skeptics, who said, ‘Not now. Not this time. All this talk of belonging and bridging divides is too naive, too risky.’ So tonight I say, with a heart full of gratitude, Iowa, you have proved those skeptics wrong,” Buttigieg said, according to WHO-TV in Des Moines.
There is still time for voters to change their minds before Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary.
However, 55 percent of respondents for Suffolk University’s Thursday poll said their minds were made up.
Only 43 percent said they might change their minds.
The WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll surveyed 500 likely Democratic New Hampshire primary voters with a 4 percent margin of error.
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Hollywood Stars Melt Down Over Trump Acquittal, Celebration Speech

If there was an Oscar for the loudest outrage over President Donald Trump ’ s acquittal on the impeachment charges against him , the Hollywood competition would be fierce .
The Senate voted Wednesday to acquit the president on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in relation to his July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky .
The verdict , and the president ’ s speech Thursday celebrating it , sent Hollywood liberals into a tizzy .
“ Trump and Clinton sure did respond differently to being impeached , ” tweeted actress Alyssa Milano who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments with those of former President Bill Clinton , who was acquitted in February 1999 after his impeachment .
TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote “ # Trump ’ s learned nothing from the experience of being impeached .
He will continue his criminal ways & then double down , knowing he ’ s gotten away with it once again .
He will be like Robert Mugabwe , dictator of Zimbabwe , who lasted 40 YEARS , dying at 95 , with his nation in ruins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who formerly starred on the CBS sitcom “ Two and a Half Men , ” slammed those celebrating with the president .
Trump critic and former “ Star Trek ” actor George Takei had to sound off as well .
Actor and director Rob Reiner was livid over Trump ’ s acquittal .
The president on Wednesday gathered supporters at a White House event during which he talked about impeachment and what came before it .
“ I want to apologize to my family for having them have to go through a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evil and sick people .
And Ivanka is here , and my sons and my whole family , and that includes Barron .
That includes Barron , who is up there as a young boy , ” Trump said , according to a White House media pool report .
During his remarks , he said opposition to him “ never really stopped.
” “ We ’ ve been going through this now for over three years , ” the president said .
“ It was evil .
It was corrupt .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liars .
“ And this should never , ever happen to another president ever .
I don ’ t know that other presidents would have been able to take it .
Some people said , ‘ No , they wouldn ’ t have.
’ But I can tell you , at a minimum , you have to focus on this because it can get away very quickly .
No matter who you have with you , it can get away very quickly .
It was a disgrace.
” He added , “ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fortunately , we have great men and women that came to our defense .
If we didn ’ t , this would have been a horrific incident for our country.
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If there was an Oscar for the loudest outrage over President Donald Trump’s acquittal on the impeachment charges against him, the Hollywood competition would be fierce.
The Senate voted Wednesday to acquit the president on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in relation to his July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The verdict, and the president’s speech Thursday celebrating it, sent Hollywood liberals into a tizzy.
“Trump and Clinton sure did respond differently to being impeached,” tweeted actress Alyssa Milano who posted a video comparing Trump’s comments with those of former President Bill Clinton, who was acquitted in February 1999 after his impeachment.
Trump and Clinton sure did respond differently to being impeached. pic.twitter.com/hREDF5Dhcz — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 6, 2020
Entertainer Bette Midler vented her spleen about Trump’s acquittal.
“#Trump’s learned nothing from the experience of being impeached. He will continue his criminal ways & then double down, knowing he’s gotten away with it once again. He will be like Robert Mugabwe, dictator of Zimbabwe, who lasted 40 YEARS, dying at 95, with his nation in ruins,” she tweeted.
#Trump’s learned nothing from the experience of being impeached. He will continue his criminal ways & then double down, knowing he’s gotten away with it once again. He will be like Robert Mugabwe, dictator of Zimbabwe, who lasted 40 YEARS, dying at 95, with his nation in ruins. — Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) February 6, 2020
Jon Cryer, who formerly starred on the CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men,” slammed those celebrating with the president.
Republicans are now accomplices to Trump’s abuses of power. https://t.co/fjK5kWzjOc — Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) February 6, 2020
Trump critic and former “Star Trek” actor George Takei had to sound off as well.
I’m calling unsportsmanlike behavior. Election Penalty, 4 years. — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 6, 2020
Actor and director Rob Reiner was livid over Trump’s acquittal.
The most Criminally Corrupt President in US history has committed the Impeachable offense our Founders were most afraid of: An unchecked POTUS using his power to pressure a foreign country to win an election. A Senate acquittal=A Criminal POTUS can never be held Accountable. — Rob Reiner (@robreiner) February 3, 2020
The president on Wednesday gathered supporters at a White House event during which he talked about impeachment and what came before it.
“I want to apologize to my family for having them have to go through a phony, rotten deal by some very evil and sick people. And Ivanka is here, and my sons and my whole family, and that includes Barron. That includes Barron, who is up there as a young boy,” Trump said, according to a White House media pool report.
During his remarks, he said opposition to him “never really stopped.”
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“We’ve been going through this now for over three years,” the president said. “It was evil. It was corrupt. It was dirty cops. It was leakers and liars.
“And this should never, ever happen to another president ever. I don’t know that other presidents would have been able to take it. Some people said, ‘No, they wouldn’t have.’ But I can tell you, at a minimum, you have to focus on this because it can get away very quickly. No matter who you have with you, it can get away very quickly. It was a disgrace.”
He added, “We’ve been treated very unfairly. Fortunately, we have great men and women that came to our defense. If we didn’t, this would have been a horrific incident for our country.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--It Was All BS

It Was All BS

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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Tiny 3-Month-Old Puppy Born with Five Paws Surrendered to Shelter

Most dogs that you see on a daily basis are put together in a pretty standard way , including four legs and four feet for all the running , jumping and toy-catching they do .
Every once in a while you might meet a three-legged pup , but a puppy with five paws ?
So extra .
Little miss Gema is a very unique dog .
Born into a litter of bigger pups , she was the smallest and most unusual of the great Dane crosses born three months ago to one family .
The family she was born into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extra care and — knowing they couldn ’ t provide for her — turned to a local rescue for help .
“ When she was born and the family saw her deformities , they weren ’ t sure what to do or how to care for her , ” Gema ’ s page on the Stray Rescue of Saint Louis website reads .
“ They reached out to Stray Rescue and surrendered her to us so they could give her a fighting chance .
They wanted to give her the best life she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote “ At Stray Rescue of St. Louis , we exhaust all efforts to provide the medical care every animal needs , regardless of cost .
We believe every soul deserves the chance to live a life of love and comfort , and we will stop at nothing to give them that chance.
” Walking works a little differently for Gema than it does for most dogs .
Her front right leg ends in two paws , and her left front leg is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more laborious and tiring .
It ’ s unknown if surgery is in Gema ’ s future , but she ’ s only three months old and may need time to develop and grow before anything permanent is done to address her deformity .
In the meantime , staff has described her as happy and sweet , and said she sometimes walks on her back feet like a kangaroo .
“ We think she knows she ’ s in loving hands because her tail never stops wagging , ” they wrote on her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held and cuddled , and we ’ re happy to oblige.
” Cassady Caldwell , the Stray Rescue executive director , said that the family did what was best for Gema .
“ When her original family reached out to us for help , of course we immediately brought Gema into the Stray Rescue family , ” Caldwell said .
“ They did what was in the best interest of this little puppy , and we commend them for that.
” “ She will get everything she needs to have the brightest future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an internet sensation since her Facebook debut , and she seems to bring joy to everyone she meets .
“ Animals never cease to amaze us !
” the Stray Rescue shared on Tuesday .
“ Just when we think we ’ ve seen it all , a very special puppy comes along to prove us wrong .
Ladies and gentlemen , meet Gema !
She is extra special and has 5 paws !
” “ Officer Edmond and Officer Heimberger stopped in today to pick up some stuffed animals we aren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out to kids in the area , and they were so excited to meet our special needs puppy , Gema !
!
” they wrote in an update from Wednesday .
There ’ s no word yet on when Gema will be available for adoption ( or , perhaps , whether or not she ’ s already stolen someone ’ s heart for good ) but she certainly has a lot of people in her corner looking out for her , and that ’ s the best place she could be .
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Most dogs that you see on a daily basis are put together in a pretty standard way, including four legs and four feet for all the running, jumping and toy-catching they do. Every once in a while you might meet a three-legged pup, but a puppy with five paws? So extra.
Little miss Gema is a very unique dog. Born into a litter of bigger pups, she was the smallest and most unusual of the great Dane crosses born three months ago to one family.
The family she was born into soon realized she’d need some extra care and — knowing they couldn’t provide for her — turned to a local rescue for help.
“When she was born and the family saw her deformities, they weren’t sure what to do or how to care for her,” Gema’s page on the Stray Rescue of Saint Louis website reads. “They reached out to Stray Rescue and surrendered her to us so they could give her a fighting chance. They wanted to give her the best life she could possibly have.”
“At Stray Rescue of St. Louis, we exhaust all efforts to provide the medical care every animal needs, regardless of cost. We believe every soul deserves the chance to live a life of love and comfort, and we will stop at nothing to give them that chance.”
Walking works a little differently for Gema than it does for most dogs. Her front right leg ends in two paws, and her left front leg is a little twisted as well, making movement more laborious and tiring.
It’s unknown if surgery is in Gema’s future, but she’s only three months old and may need time to develop and grow before anything permanent is done to address her deformity.
In the meantime, staff has described her as happy and sweet, and said she sometimes walks on her back feet like a kangaroo.
“We think she knows she’s in loving hands because her tail never stops wagging,” they wrote on her webpage. “Gema loves to be held and cuddled, and we’re happy to oblige.”
Cassady Caldwell, the Stray Rescue executive director, said that the family did what was best for Gema.
“When her original family reached out to us for help, of course we immediately brought Gema into the Stray Rescue family,” Caldwell said. “They did what was in the best interest of this little puppy, and we commend them for that.”
“She will get everything she needs to have the brightest future possible.”
Gema has been a bit of an internet sensation since her Facebook debut, and she seems to bring joy to everyone she meets.
“Animals never cease to amaze us!” the Stray Rescue shared on Tuesday. “Just when we think we’ve seen it all, a very special puppy comes along to prove us wrong. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Gema! She is extra special and has 5 paws!”
“Officer Edmond and Officer Heimberger stopped in today to pick up some stuffed animals we aren’t able to use to hand out to kids in the area, and they were so excited to meet our special needs puppy, Gema!!” they wrote in an update from Wednesday.
There’s no word yet on when Gema will be available for adoption (or, perhaps, whether or not she’s already stolen someone’s heart for good) but she certainly has a lot of people in her corner looking out for her, and that’s the best place she could be.
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westernjournal--2020-02-07--Sanders ‘Honored’ by Radical Muslim Who Defended Al-Qaida Propagandist

There was so much going on in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses — and even more on the disastrous night of the affair — that a lot of things flew under the radar .
One was definitely Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders saying he was “ honored ” to receive an endorsement from Ako Abdul-Samad , a prominent Iowa Muslim politician .
The whole thing was sold as an uncontroversial move .
“ Abdul-Samad , a Des Moines Democrat , has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007 and has been seen at campaign events for several candidates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had so far not endorsed any of them , ” the Des Moines Register reported Saturday about the endorsement .
“ The candidate that resonated with me and that has come closest to my passion for justice in the world is Sen. Bernie Sanders , ” Abdul-Samad said .
TRENDING : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote “ I look forward to working with the senator and the team to continue addressing the issues that are not only dividing us here in America , but in the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can and must win !
” Well , whether or not that happened depends on what measure of victory you take in the bizarre caucus process , but never mind that .
“ I ’ m honored to have Rep. Abdul-Samad ’ s endorsement .
Together we ’ re going to win in Iowa , win the primary , defeat Trump , and build a nation that works for the working people of this country , ” he tweeted .
Unfortunately , Abdul-Samad has a bit of a checkered history — and Hillary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group he now leads during her first Senate race in 2000 , according to The New York Times .
“ Abdul-Samad is an Iowa state representative and serves as chairman of the American Muslim Alliance ( AMA ) , which has defended terrorist groups and domestic radicals , ” the Washington Free Beacon reported Tuesday .
RELATED : Former Obama Adviser Bashes Pelosi : ' I Just Do n't Recognize the Democratic Party' “ Other Democrats have returned AMA donations , rather than promote its endorsement .
Hillary Clinton returned $ 50,000 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ founder Agha Saeed said Palestinians were justified in the use of violence against Israelis.
” “ The statements that are attributed to the organization and some of its members are offensive and outrageous , ” Clinton said then .
Abdul-Samad has , among other things , been an apologist for a propagandist for al-Qaida .
“ Abdul-Samad took control of the AMA in 2017 and moved the organization ’ s headquarters to Iowa , ” the Free Beacon reported .
“ The imam had previously worked with AMA to demand the freedom of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al Qaeda ’ operative convicted of attempted murder of U.S. officials in Afghanistan .
Throughout her trial , Siddiqui objected to her Jewish lawyers and tried to exclude Jews from the jury pool.
” Here ’ s an unsurprising statement she made after her conviction : “ This is a verdict coming from Israel , not America.
” Righty-o .
Several members of the AMA , back when Clinton returned their money during her 2000 carpetbagging run at a New York Senate seat , had made anti-Semitic statements .
Abdul-Samad wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — although given his defense of Siddiqui , it doesn ’ t seem like it would have been that big of a deal to him .
Sanders , by the way , has been using Rep. Ilhan Omar — as well as other members of the so-called “ squad ” — as one of his surrogates .
This is a politician who ’ s accused American Jews of dual loyalty and said American support for Israel was “ all about the Benjamins , ” bringing up the awful specter of Jewish money purchasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Bernie Sanders wants ?
One that turns a blind eye to stuff like this ?
Abdul-Samad defends radical Islamists and anti-Semites — which makes him one by extension .
This is who Sanders is “ honored ” to be endorsed by .
I understand there were plenty of other stories in Iowa .
This was one that deserved more attention .
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There was so much going on in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses — and even more on the disastrous night of the affair — that a lot of things flew under the radar.
One was definitely Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders saying he was “honored” to receive an endorsement from Ako Abdul-Samad, a prominent Iowa Muslim politician.
The whole thing was sold as an uncontroversial move.
“Abdul-Samad, a Des Moines Democrat, has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007 and has been seen at campaign events for several candidates seeking the Democratic nomination, though he had so far not endorsed any of them,” the Des Moines Register reported Saturday about the endorsement.
“The candidate that resonated with me and that has come closest to my passion for justice in the world is Sen. Bernie Sanders,” Abdul-Samad said.
“I look forward to working with the senator and the team to continue addressing the issues that are not only dividing us here in America, but in the world. The struggle is real. We can and must win!”
Well, whether or not that happened depends on what measure of victory you take in the bizarre caucus process, but never mind that.
Sanders enthusiastically trumpeted the endorsement on Twitter:
I’m honored to have Rep. Abdul-Samad’s endorsement. Together we’re going to win in Iowa, win the primary, defeat Trump, and build a nation that works for the working people of this country.https://t.co/xtZpGbL1YI — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 2, 2020
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“I’m honored to have Rep. Abdul-Samad’s endorsement. Together we’re going to win in Iowa, win the primary, defeat Trump, and build a nation that works for the working people of this country,” he tweeted.
This all sounded good.
Unfortunately, Abdul-Samad has a bit of a checkered history — and Hillary Clinton once returned a donation from the group he now leads during her first Senate race in 2000, according to The New York Times.
“Abdul-Samad is an Iowa state representative and serves as chairman of the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), which has defended terrorist groups and domestic radicals,” the Washington Free Beacon reported Tuesday.
“Other Democrats have returned AMA donations, rather than promote its endorsement. Hillary Clinton returned $50,000 in political contributions from the group after AMA founder Agha Saeed said Palestinians were justified in the use of violence against Israelis.”
“The statements that are attributed to the organization and some of its members are offensive and outrageous,” Clinton said then.
Abdul-Samad has, among other things, been an apologist for a propagandist for al-Qaida.
“Abdul-Samad took control of the AMA in 2017 and moved the organization’s headquarters to Iowa,” the Free Beacon reported.
“The imam had previously worked with AMA to demand the freedom of Aafia Siddiqui, the infamous ‘Lady al Qaeda’ operative convicted of attempted murder of U.S. officials in Afghanistan. Throughout her trial, Siddiqui objected to her Jewish lawyers and tried to exclude Jews from the jury pool.”
Here’s an unsurprising statement she made after her conviction: “This is a verdict coming from Israel, not America.” Righty-o.
Several members of the AMA, back when Clinton returned their money during her 2000 carpetbagging run at a New York Senate seat, had made anti-Semitic statements.
Abdul-Samad wasn’t in control of the organization back then — although given his defense of Siddiqui, it doesn’t seem like it would have been that big of a deal to him.
Sanders, by the way, has been using Rep. Ilhan Omar — as well as other members of the so-called “squad” — as one of his surrogates.
This is a politician who’s accused American Jews of dual loyalty and said American support for Israel was “all about the Benjamins,” bringing up the awful specter of Jewish money purchasing elections.
Is this the Democratic Party that Bernie Sanders wants?
One that turns a blind eye to stuff like this?
Abdul-Samad defends radical Islamists and anti-Semites — which makes him one by extension.
This is who Sanders is “honored” to be endorsed by.
I understand there were plenty of other stories in Iowa.
This was one that deserved more attention.
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