westernjournal--2020-08-19--Man Who Had Oval Office Affair with Intern Condemns Trump’s Use of Oval Office

In remarks that aired Tuesday during the second night of the Democratic National Convention , Bill Clinton , who infamously engaged in a sexual relationship with a White House intern during his presidency , criticized the way that the Oval Office has been used during President Donald Trump ’ s presidency .
“ Donald Trump says we ’ re leading the world , ” the former president said .
“ Well , we are the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple , ” he added .
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’ “ At a time like this , the Oval Office should be a command center , ” Clinton said .
“ Instead , it ’ s a storm center .
There ’ s only chaos .
Just one thing never changes — his determination to deny responsibility and shift the blame .
Clinton did not mention anything about the controversy that erupted during his own presidency .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oath — that he engaged in a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky , he eventually admitted to the truth .
“ I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate , ” he told Americans in August 1998 , according to The Washington Post .
“ In fact , it was wrong .
It constituted a critical lapse in judgment and a personal failure on my part for which I am solely and completely responsible.
” “ I know that my public comments and my silence about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the then-president added .
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“ No monkey business happened in the Oval Office proper , ” she said in “ The Clinton Affair , ” a 2018 docu-series , according to Yahoo .
“ We would talk — and maybe flirt here and there — but no sexual activity happened in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ He [ had ] a private personal office that is off to the side that consists of a back study , a dining room , a little pantry and a bathroom .
That ’ s where every intimate encounter took place.
” Clinton , for his part , said in the 2020 Hulu docu-series “ Hillary ” that he had an affair with Lewinsky to manage his anxieties .
“ You feel like you ’ re staggering around — you ’ ve been in a 15-round prizefight that was extended to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something that ’ ll take your mind off it for a while , ” Clinton said , The New York Times reported .
“ Everybody ’ s life has pressures and disappointments and terrors , fears of whatever , things I did to manage my anxieties for years.
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In remarks that aired Tuesday during the second night of the Democratic National Convention, former President Bill Clinton, who infamously engaged in a sexual relationship with a White House intern during his presidency, criticized the way that the Oval Office has been used during President Donald Trump’s presidency.
“Donald Trump says we’re leading the world,” the former president said.
“Well, we are the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple,” he added.
Clinton went on to claim Trump’s Oval Office is full of “chaos.”
“At a time like this, the Oval Office should be a command center. Instead, it is a storm center, there’s only chaos. One thing never changes, his determination to deny responsibility and shift the blame. The buck never stops there,” @BillClinton says of Trump at #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/EvK1OgqHqT — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 19, 2020
“At a time like this, the Oval Office should be a command center,” Clinton said.
“Instead, it’s a storm center. There’s only chaos. Just one thing never changes — his determination to deny responsibility and shift the blame.
“The buck never stops there.”
Clinton did not mention anything about the controversy that erupted during his own presidency.
While the married Clinton initially denied — under oath — that he engaged in a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, he eventually admitted to the truth.
“I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate,” he told Americans in August 1998, according to The Washington Post.
“In fact, it was wrong. It constituted a critical lapse in judgment and a personal failure on my part for which I am solely and completely responsible.”
“I know that my public comments and my silence about this matter gave a false impression,” the then-president added.
“I misled people, including even my wife. I deeply regret that.”
Lewinsky has said that she and Clinton engaged in sexual relations in the White House, but never in the Oval Office.
“No monkey business happened in the Oval Office proper,” she said in “The Clinton Affair,” a 2018 docuseries, according to Yahoo.
“We would talk — and maybe flirt here and there — but no sexual activity happened in the Oval Office,” Lewinsky added.
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“He [had] a private personal office that is off to the side that consists of a back study, a dining room, a little pantry and a bathroom. That’s where every intimate encounter took place.”
Clinton, for his part, said in the 2020 Hulu docuseries “Hillary” that he had an affair with Lewinsky to manage his anxieties.
“You feel like you’re staggering around — you’ve been in a 15-round prizefight that was extended to 30 rounds, and here’s something that’ll take your mind off it for a while,” Clinton said, The New York Times reported.
“Everybody’s life has pressures and disappointments and terrors, fears of whatever, things I did to manage my anxieties for years.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-19--Iowa State Professor Threatens To Dismiss Any Student Who Argues Against BLM or Abortion

A professor at Iowa State University told her students they would be dismissed for sharing conservative views .
On her syllabus , Professor Chloe Clark warned that any student arguing against gay marriage , abortion or the Black Lives Matter movement would immediately be dismissed from her classroom .
A whistleblower sent a screenshot of Clark ’ s syllabus to the Young America ’ s Foundation ( YAF ) , which then published it on Monday .
According to YAF , the whistleblower wished to remain anonymous for fear of retribution .
Clark , an English professor at ISU , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the syllabus for her English 250 class , which is meant to teach students “ written , oral , visual , and electronic composition , ” according to the university .
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’ “ GIANT WARNING : any instances of othering that you participate in intentionally ( racism , sexism , ableism , homophobia , sorophobia , transphobia , classism , mocking of mental health issues , body shaming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for dismissal from the classroom , ” Clark ’ s syllabus read .
“ The same goes for any papers/projects : you can not choose any topic that takes at its base that one side doesn ’ t deserve the same basic human rights as you do ( ie : no arguments against gay marriage , abortion , Black Lives Matter , etc ) .
I take this seriously.
” The College Republicans at Iowa State , a campus group , told The Western Journal that political censorship of this nature is “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campus.
” “ It ’ s very sad to see this censorship happening on our campus .
We do believe that if YAF had not published this article she would not be punished , which is sad , ” the College Republicans group told The Western Journal .
“ This sort of censoring thought is all too prominent in campus professors.
” Officials at Iowa State also responded to the situation by denouncing Clark ’ s actions .
The university further clarified that the syllabus had been revised for more political inclusiveness .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ inconsistent with the university ’ s standards and its commitment to the First Amendment rights of students .
After reviewing this issue with the faculty member , the syllabus has been corrected to ensure it is consistent with university policy , ” the university said in a statement to the Young America ’ s Foundation .
“ Moreover , the faculty member is being provided additional information regarding the First Amendment policies of the university.
” The statement said Iowa State is pro-First Amendment and is fully opposed to punishing students for having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iowa State is firmly committed to protecting the First Amendment rights of its students , faculty , and staff , ” the university stated .
“ With respect to student expression in the classroom , including the completion of assignments , the university does not take disciplinary action against students based on the content or viewpoints expressed in their speech.
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A professor at Iowa State University told her students they would be dismissed for sharing conservative views.
On her syllabus, Professor Chloe Clark warned that any student arguing against gay marriage, abortion or the Black Lives Matter movement would immediately be dismissed from her classroom.
A whistleblower sent a screenshot of Clark’s syllabus to the Young America’s Foundation (YAF), which then published it on Monday.
According to YAF, the whistleblower wished to remain anonymous for fear of retribution.
Clark, an English professor at ISU, which is based in Ames, wrote the syllabus for her English 250 class, which is meant to teach students “written, oral, visual, and electronic composition,” according to the university.
“GIANT WARNING: any instances of othering that you participate in intentionally (racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, sorophobia, transphobia, classism, mocking of mental health issues, body shaming, etc) in class are grounds for dismissal from the classroom,” Clark’s syllabus read.
“The same goes for any papers/projects: you cannot choose any topic that takes at its base that one side doesn’t deserve the same basic human rights as you do (ie: no arguments against gay marriage, abortion, Black Lives Matter, etc). I take this seriously.”
The College Republicans at Iowa State, a campus group, told The Western Journal that political censorship of this nature is “all too prominent” in professors on campus.”
“It’s very sad to see this censorship happening on our campus. We do believe that if YAF had not published this article she would not be punished, which is sad,” the College Republicans group told The Western Journal.
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“This sort of censoring thought is all too prominent in campus professors.”
Officials at Iowa State also responded to the situation by denouncing Clark’s actions. The university further clarified that the syllabus had been revised for more political inclusiveness.
“The syllabus statement as written was inconsistent with the university’s standards and its commitment to the First Amendment rights of students. After reviewing this issue with the faculty member, the syllabus has been corrected to ensure it is consistent with university policy,” the university said in a statement to the Young America’s Foundation.
“Moreover, the faculty member is being provided additional information regarding the First Amendment policies of the university.”
The statement said Iowa State is pro-First Amendment and is fully opposed to punishing students for having a different point of view.
“Iowa State is firmly committed to protecting the First Amendment rights of its students, faculty, and staff,” the university stated.
“With respect to student expression in the classroom, including the completion of assignments, the university does not take disciplinary action against students based on the content or viewpoints expressed in their speech.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-18--Leftist Candidate Incites Agitators To Burn Down Neighborhood: ‘I Didn’t Come Here To Be Peaceful’

John Thompson won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary last week for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67A .
This is pretty much a free pass into the Minnesota House of Representatives .
According to Ballotpedia , the last time there was a Republican challenger to the DFL in the district , in 2016 , he garnered a solid 23 percent of the vote .
( The DFL , for the uninitiated , is the Democratic Party ’ s strange Minnesotan affiliate , formed by a merger with a successful state third party in 1944 . )
It ’ s not a surprise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thompson .
As he notes on his campaign ’ s website , his “ family and I have always worked hard and kept to ourselves until the day my friend and co-worker Philando Castile was shot and killed during a traffic stop .
At that moment , I knew that I could no longer remain silent.
” No one doubts the traumatic nature of that kind of event , and stay silent Thompson hasn ’ t .
After all , his activism is likely to carry him to the Minnesota state Capitol .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , may be somewhat compromised by this inability to remain silent — or at least to modulate it On Saturday , Thompson was one of the speakers at a small Black Lives Matter demonstration outside the home of Minneapolis Police Federation President Bob Kroll on a residential block in Hugo , Minnesota , a Minneapolis suburb .
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’ Kroll , the head of the Minneapolis police union , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of George Floyd — particularly for having spoken at a 2019 rally for President Trump , where he criticized former President Barack Obama ’ s administration for “ the handcuffing and oppression of the police ” and lauded the current president for “ letting the cops do their jobs , ” according to CNN .
Kroll , however , has told KARE-TV that the manner of Floyd ’ s death “ was sickening .
It ’ s something that should never have occurred .
No officer can condone that.
” On Saturday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was focused on .
Instead , it was Thompson ’ s speech that drew a bit more attention .
Here ’ s how the Minneapolis Star Tribune decided to sanitize Thompson ’ s remarks , in an editorial that would be deserving of a Pulitzer in grim humor if one were given : “ I ’ m a Black man being terrorized by this [ expletive ] [ pejorative ] right here .
We are terrorized by the [ administrative title of pejorative group ] .
Y ’ all got the [ administrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your [ expletive ] neighborhood .
All the [ pejorative ] exist in Hugo , Minnesota , and it ’ s right here .
Don ’ t run now .
Don ’ t run now , racist white people .
I ’ m here !
” “ Oh , and something about not giving [ an expletive ] if Hugo should burn , ” the Star Tribune editorial board added .
Here are the remarks , sans the part about watching Hugo burn , in their unexpurgated glory : WARNING : The following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will find offensive .
Apparently , everyone on Bob Kroll ’ s block needed to hear that .
Bring the whole family .
“ I didn ’ t come here to be peaceful ” is the least you could say .
WCCO-TV also reported further vulgar remarks from Thompson during the speech : “ Come on over here with your ‘ Blue Lives Matter ’ sign .
Blue lives ain ’ t s— , and if people in Hugo don ’ t support black people , f— Hugo.
” Thompson made this speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notice , wearing a T-shirt saying “ Bob KKKroll Must Go , ” proving that the far-left ’ s canard of replacing the hard-C sound in any proper noun they find distasteful with “ KKK ” ( i.e.
, “ AmeriKKKa ” ) will never get old to them .
Republicans slammed the remarks as “ reprehensible.
” Meanwhile , the candidate himself realized this was probably most people ’ s introduction to him , and wasn ’ t a positive one .
He , or someone with his campaign , posted a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remarks .
“ I want to make a positive difference , and my comments on Saturday were not helpful , ” the statement declared .
“ Inflammatory rhetoric is not how I want to address the important issues we ’ re facing , and I apologize .
I ’ m not apologizing for my passion to fight injustice.
” The DFL took a pretty benign view of the incident .
“ I ’ m grateful for the work John is doing to combat systemic racism , and I ’ m glad that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” state DFL leader Ken Martin said , according to WCCO .
There are several issues with that kind of indulgence .
For one , most of Thompson ’ s rhetoric straddled the line between “ inflammatory ” and incitement , but his comment about “ burning Hugo down ” went over the line .
“ This whole g*d*mn state burned down for 20 g-d-mn dollars , you think we give a f-ck about burning Hugo down ?
” he told his supporters as the crowd cheered .
( The whole speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the language is graphic . )
Beyond that , the rally featured piñatas of Bob Kroll and Liz Collin for everyone to smash , with protesters demanding that both of them lose their jobs .
Who is Liz Collin ?
That ’ s Bob Kroll ’ s wife .
She ’ s an Emmy-winning anchor and reporter for WCCO .
The Minneapolis CBS affiliate has been clear that she doesn ’ t cover anything regarding the Minneapolis Police Department or the Minneapolis Police Federation .
It doesn ’ t matter .
Demonstrators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to someone they have ideological issues with .
They also used the occasion of Thompson ’ s speech to smash an effigy of her .
Should the same rules , therefore , apply to John Thompson , as well ?
Should he lose his job ?
Shouldn ’ t the DFL pull its support , even if that ’ s just a token gesture ?
None of that will happen , but Thompson was appearing at a rally in which Black Lives Matter protesters wanted a high-profile television journalist to lose her job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and suggested he wanted her neighborhood to burn down , and all the state party leader did was thank him for combatting “ systemic racism ” and for realizing — a bit belatedly , it must be noted — that vulgar , racist language at a rally held outside someone ’ s home on a suburban block Thompson , and his political party , want voters to think he can be entrusted in state government despite those words , but Liz Collin can ’ t be entrusted as a reporter because she married @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The mind reels .
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John Thompson won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary last week for Minnesota House of Representatives District 67A.
This is pretty much a free pass into the Minnesota House of Representatives. According to Ballotpedia, the last time there was a Republican challenger to the DFL in the district, in 2016, he garnered a solid 23 percent of the vote. (The DFL, for the uninitiated, is the Democratic Party’s strange Minnesotan affiliate, formed by a merger with a successful state third party in 1944.)
It’s not a surprise that police reform is a priority for Thompson. As he notes on his campaign’s website, his “family and I have always worked hard and kept to ourselves until the day my friend and co-worker Philando Castile was shot and killed during a traffic stop. At that moment, I knew that I could no longer remain silent.”
No one doubts the traumatic nature of that kind of event, and stay silent Thompson hasn’t. After all, his activism is likely to carry him to the Minnesota state Capitol. His ability to make changes, however, may be somewhat compromised by this inability to remain silent — or at least to modulate it
On Saturday, Thompson was one of the speakers at a small Black Lives Matter demonstration outside the home of Minneapolis Police Federation President Bob Kroll on a residential block in Hugo, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb.
Kroll, the head of the Minneapolis police union, has come under criticism since the death of George Floyd — particularly for having spoken at a 2019 rally for President Trump, where he criticized former President Barack Obama’s administration for “the handcuffing and oppression of the police” and lauded the current president for “letting the cops do their jobs,” according to CNN.
Kroll, however, has told KARE-TV that the manner of Floyd’s death “was sickening. It’s something that should never have occurred. No officer can condone that.”
On Saturday, that wasn’t the rhetoric anyone was focused on. Instead, it was Thompson’s speech that drew a bit more attention.
Here’s how the Minneapolis Star Tribune decided to sanitize Thompson’s remarks, in an editorial that would be deserving of a Pulitzer in grim humor if one were given:
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“I’m a Black man being terrorized by this [expletive] [pejorative] right here. We are terrorized by the [administrative title of pejorative group]. Y’all got the [administrative title of pejorative group] living in your [expletive] neighborhood. All the [pejorative] exist in Hugo, Minnesota, and it’s right here. Don’t run now. Don’t run now, racist white people. I’m here!”
“Oh, and something about not giving [an expletive] if Hugo should burn,” the Star Tribune editorial board added.
Here are the remarks, sans the part about watching Hugo burn, in their unexpurgated glory:
WARNING: The following video contains graphic language that some viewers will find offensive.
John Thompson, who recently won his Primary for 67A in St. Paul, goes off and screams at neighborhood children, residents, and neighbors of Police Union Leader Bob Kroll. “F*CK, Hugo Minnesota!” BLM protesters gathered today outside Kroll’s home. pic.twitter.com/1vTaiTQsML — Alpha News MN (@AlphaNewsMN) August 15, 2020
Apparently, everyone on Bob Kroll’s block needed to hear that. Bring the whole family. “I didn’t come here to be peaceful” is the least you could say.
This guy just incited protesters to “burn down [the city of] Hugo.” Outside the home of Bob Kroll. pic.twitter.com/fZ80DYea3X — CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) August 15, 2020
WCCO-TV also reported further vulgar remarks from Thompson during the speech: “Come on over here with your ‘Blue Lives Matter’ sign. Blue lives ain’t s—, and if people in Hugo don’t support black people, f— Hugo.”
Thompson made this speech, in case you didn’t notice, wearing a T-shirt saying “Bob KKKroll Must Go,” proving that the far-left’s canard of replacing the hard-C sound in any proper noun they find distasteful with “KKK” (i.e., “AmeriKKKa”) will never get old to them.
Republicans slammed the remarks as “reprehensible.” Meanwhile, the candidate himself realized this was probably most people’s introduction to him, and wasn’t a positive one. He, or someone with his campaign, posted a statement to Facebook Monday apologizing for the remarks.
“I want to make a positive difference, and my comments on Saturday were not helpful,” the statement declared.
“Inflammatory rhetoric is not how I want to address the important issues we’re facing, and I apologize. I’m not apologizing for my passion to fight injustice.”
I became an activist and ran for the legislature to make a difference, to work diligently to fix our broken criminal… Posted by John Thompson for District 67A on Monday, August 17, 2020
The DFL took a pretty benign view of the incident.
“I’m grateful for the work John is doing to combat systemic racism, and I’m glad that he recognizes yesterday’s rhetoric was inflammatory,” state DFL leader Ken Martin said, according to WCCO.
There are several issues with that kind of indulgence.
For one, most of Thompson’s rhetoric straddled the line between “inflammatory” and incitement, but his comment about “burning Hugo down” went over the line.
“This whole g*d*mn state burned down for 20 g-d-mn dollars, you think we give a f-ck about burning Hugo down?” he told his supporters as the crowd cheered. (The whole speech can be seen here. But remember, the language is graphic.)
Beyond that, the rally featured piñatas of Bob Kroll and Liz Collin for everyone to smash, with protesters demanding that both of them lose their jobs.
Who is Liz Collin? That’s Bob Kroll’s wife. She’s an Emmy-winning anchor and reporter for WCCO. The Minneapolis CBS affiliate has been clear that she doesn’t cover anything regarding the Minneapolis Police Department or the Minneapolis Police Federation. It doesn’t matter. Demonstrators want her fired simply for being married to someone they have ideological issues with. They also used the occasion of Thompson’s speech to smash an effigy of her.
Should the same rules, therefore, apply to John Thompson, as well? Should he lose his job? Shouldn’t the DFL pull its support, even if that’s just a token gesture?
None of that will happen, but Thompson was appearing at a rally in which Black Lives Matter protesters wanted a high-profile television journalist to lose her job because of whom she chose to marry and suggested he wanted her neighborhood to burn down, and all the state party leader did was thank him for combatting “systemic racism” and for realizing — a bit belatedly, it must be noted — that vulgar, racist language at a rally held outside someone’s home on a suburban block
Thompson, and his political party, want voters to think he can be entrusted in state government despite those words, but Liz Collin can’t be entrusted as a reporter because she married the head of Minneapolis’ police union. The mind reels.
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westernjournal--2020-08-18--Kelli Ward: Look at Trump & Biden Side by Side and It’s Clear Biden Is the Real Racist

While Democrats enter the second night of their virtual national convention , Americans should expect to see plenty of mudslinging .
It ’ s no surprise that Democrats will go into overdrive to convince the American people that the Republican nominee is racist .
However , this did not start with Donald Trump , and in the current climate of Black Lives Matters street protests and riots in cities across the country , the “ obstruct and resist ” party is not afraid to go low .
So what are the facts ?
We ’ ll get to the truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and while we ’ re at it , let ’ s see if you can correctly guess which one is being described .
This candidate was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor , which embodies “ the spirit of America in … celebration of patriotism , tolerance , brotherhood and diversity.
” He received the award at the same time as Rosa Parks and Muhammed Ali .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal busing of children to integrate schools in the 1970s , said , “ Unless we do something about this , my children are going to grow up in a jungle , the jungle being a racial jungle.
” One of the candidates served in the White House during an administration that gave the most money to historically black colleges and universities .
One of the candidates , in 2007 , described Barack Obama as “ the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.
” One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded among African-Americans and Latinos .
That would be Donald Trump .
One of the candidates told a popular African-American podcast host that if he had not decided to vote for him , then “ You ain ’ t black.
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it – Donald Trump .
One of the candidates said , “ What you all know but most people don ’ t know , unlike the African-American community with notable exceptions , the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things ” during an interview with minority journalists .
And , lastly , which candidate did Sen. Kamala Harris say the following to : “ I agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of finding higher ground .
But I also believe , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was actually very — 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.
” If you guessed Joe Biden , you guessed right .
Consider how Kamala Harris , the same person who publicly proclaimed her belief in the sexual harassment accusations against Joe Biden , has now opportunistically abandoned # MeToo in order to climb the political ladder as Biden ’ s vice-presidential running mate .
Why would anyone trust a vice-presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their positions on so many issues for the sole purpose of gaining power ?
Make no mistake , the Democrats ’ accusations that President Trump is a racist are little more than political theater .
In fact , it is a tactic right out of Karl Marx ’ playbook – accuse your enemy of what you yourself are doing .
There is only one racist in the 2020 election , and his name is Joe Biden .
It was Biden who actively fought for segregation , lied about his involvement in the Civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments about minority Americans .
But the American people are wise to the game now , and with November just around the corner , the days of the Democrats ’ race-baiting charade will soon come to an end .
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While Democrats enter the second night of their virtual national convention, Americans should expect to see plenty of mudslinging.
It’s no surprise that Democrats will go into overdrive to convince the American people that the Republican nominee is racist. However, this did not start with Donald Trump, and in the current climate of Black Lives Matters street protests and riots in cities across the country, the “obstruct and resist” party is not afraid to go low.
So what are the facts? We’ll get to the truth by examining both candidates side by side, and while we’re at it, let’s see if you can correctly guess which one is being described.
This candidate was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which embodies “the spirit of America in … celebration of patriotism, tolerance, brotherhood and diversity.” He received the award at the same time as Rosa Parks and Muhammed Ali.
His name? Donald Trump.
One of the candidates, while opposing federal busing of children to integrate schools in the 1970s, said, “Unless we do something about this, my children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle.”
His name? Joe Biden.
Let’s keep going.
One of the candidates served in the White House during an administration that gave the most money to historically black colleges and universities.
That person? Donald Trump.
One of the candidates, in 2007, described Barack Obama as “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”
Yeah, that was Joe Biden.
One of the candidates advanced policies that led to the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded among African-Americans and Latinos.
That would be Donald Trump.
One of the candidates told a popular African-American podcast host that if he had not decided to vote for him, then “You ain’t black.”
Yikes … Joe Biden.
One of the candidates successfully passed, with bipartisan support, federal criminal justice reform, which is helping alleviate disparities in sentencing of minorities.
A huge accomplishment by – you guessed it – Donald Trump.
One of the candidates said, “What you all know but most people don’t know, unlike the African-American community with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things” during an interview with minority journalists.
Joe Biden.
And, lastly, which candidate did Sen. Kamala Harris say the following to:
“I agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of finding higher ground. But I also believe, and it’s personal — and I was actually very — 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.”
If you guessed Joe Biden, you guessed right.
Consider how Kamala Harris, the same person who publicly proclaimed her belief in the sexual harassment accusations against Joe Biden, has now opportunistically abandoned #MeToo in order to climb the political ladder as Biden’s vice-presidential running mate.
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Why would anyone trust a vice-presidential candidate when they have so blatantly reversed their positions on so many issues for the sole purpose of gaining power?
Make no mistake, the Democrats’ accusations that President Trump is a racist are little more than political theater. In fact, it is a tactic right out of Karl Marx’ playbook – accuse your enemy of what you yourself are doing.
There is only one racist in the 2020 election, and his name is Joe Biden. It was Biden who actively fought for segregation, lied about his involvement in the Civil Rights movement and continuously makes outrageously offensive comments about minority Americans.
But the American people are wise to the game now, and with November just around the corner, the days of the Democrats’ race-baiting charade will soon come to an end.
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westernjournal--2020-08-18--Gov. Cuomo – Whose State Saw Most COVID Deaths by Wide Margin – Writing Book on Handling Pandemic

Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo certainly thinks highly of himself .
You can ’ t really blame him .
Even though he governs a state that has seen almost 33,000 coronavirus deaths , the establishment media acts like Cuomo oversaw a great success .
On the back of those media accolades , Cuomo is publishing a book about handling the pandemic .
It ’ s titled “ American Crisis : Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic , ” and it ’ s set to go on sale Oct. 13 , The Associated Press reported .
“ In his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ American Crisis ’ the ingenuity and sacrifice required of so many to fight the pandemic , ” according to Crown Publishing , which is releasing the book , “ sharing his personal reflections and the decision-making that shaped his policy , and offers his frank accounting and assessment of his interactions with the federal government and the White House , as well as other state and local political and health officials.
” TRENDING : Watch Christie Savage Kasich for Trump Attack , Then Dem Contributor Joins in : 'We Do n't Want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is sure to be nothing more than revisionist history enabled by media malfeasance .
The story of Cuomo and his state ’ s response to the coronavirus is not a success story .
In fact , New York has seen one of the worst outbreaks not just in the United States , but in the entire world .
And Cuomo didn ’ t help — he only made things worse .
As former Arkansas Republican Gov .
Mike Huckabee wrote on Twitter , “ Cuomo writing a book abt leadership in China Virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book called ‘ How to Treat a Lady . '
” Almost one-fifth of the coronavirus deaths reported in the United States have occurred in New York , Johns Hopkins data reveals .
( The state with the second-most deaths is New Jersey , with just under 16,000 deaths , or less than half of New York ’ s death toll ) .
If New York state were its own country , it would be the seventh-worst-hit country in the world in terms of reported fatalities , after the United States , Brazil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Italy .
Since March , Cuomo has enacted a number of odd measures in the name of curbing the coronavirus .
RELATED : NYC Bar That Started Petition Against Cuomo 's Food Mandate Gets Liquor License Suspended One of his biggest blunders came on March 25 , when he mandated that nursing homes must accept residents who have been released from the hospital , regardless of whether they had tested positive for the coronavirus .
This was intended to free up much-needed hospital beds for sicker patients .
In practice , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homes , where thousands of vulnerable senior citizens were infected .
At least 6,600 nursing home and adult care facility residents in New York lost their lives to the virus .
The true number of elderly New Yorkers who died because of Cuomo ’ s policy is likely much higher : New York ’ s record-keeping policy only counts those who died at those facilities as nursing home deaths ; infected residents who died in the hospital after being transferred there from nursing homes are not included in that count .
If Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happened in New York , he would be excoriated by the media , not celebrated .
Indeed , Republican governors like Ron DeSantis of Florida , Doug Ducey of Arizona and Greg Abbott of Texas have caught unfathomable media scrutiny for their coronavirus responses — even though those three states combined have seen roughly 25,000 deaths , or 8,000 less than New York alone .
Instead , the establishment media continues to fawn over Cuomo , effectively running cover for his disastrous coronavirus response .
In July , Cuomo released a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likened fighting the coronavirus to climbing over a mountain : Unfortunately for New York , that mountain is made of the bodies of the state ’ s coronavirus victims , and looks uncannily like the part of the “ flatten the curve ” graphs that the country was trying to avoid .
Cuomo even spoke at the Democratic National Convention earlier this week , where he claimed that “ our way worked , and it was beautiful.
” It seems like Cuomo will take any opportunity to profit by bragging about his failures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo certainly thinks highly of himself.
You can’t really blame him. Even though he governs a state that has seen almost 33,000 coronavirus deaths, the establishment media acts like Cuomo oversaw a great success.
On the back of those media accolades, Cuomo is publishing a book about handling the pandemic. It’s titled “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic,” and it’s set to go on sale Oct. 13, The Associated Press reported.
“In his own voice, Andrew Cuomo chronicles in ‘American Crisis’ the ingenuity and sacrifice required of so many to fight the pandemic,” according to Crown Publishing, which is releasing the book, “sharing his personal reflections and the decision-making that shaped his policy, and offers his frank accounting and assessment of his interactions with the federal government and the White House, as well as other state and local political and health officials.”
We’re excited to share this new book from Governor Andrew Cuomo, ‘American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic’, on sale October 13, 2020. Available now for preorder everywhere books are sold! More via @AP: https://t.co/kedOBJ9fPs pic.twitter.com/6XGEMgaX77 — Crown Publishing (@CrownPublishing) August 18, 2020
This is book is sure to be nothing more than revisionist history enabled by media malfeasance.
The story of Cuomo and his state’s response to the coronavirus is not a success story. In fact, New York has seen one of the worst outbreaks not just in the United States, but in the entire world.
And Cuomo didn’t help — he only made things worse.
As former Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee wrote on Twitter, “Cuomo writing a book abt leadership in China Virus is like having Harvey Weinstein write a book called ‘How to Treat a Lady.'”
Cuomo writing a book abt leadership in China Virus is like having Harvey Weinstein write a book called “How to Treat a Lady.” @JaniceDean needs to write the book of how Cuomo failed & it costs the lives of her parents-in-law. https://t.co/s7MXoujMEm — Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) August 18, 2020
Almost one-fifth of the coronavirus deaths reported in the United States have occurred in New York, Johns Hopkins data reveals. (The state with the second-most deaths is New Jersey, with just under 16,000 deaths, or less than half of New York’s death toll).
If New York state were its own country, it would be the seventh-worst-hit country in the world in terms of reported fatalities, after the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India, the U.K. and Italy.
Since March, Cuomo has enacted a number of odd measures in the name of curbing the coronavirus.
One of his biggest blunders came on March 25, when he mandated that nursing homes must accept residents who have been released from the hospital, regardless of whether they had tested positive for the coronavirus.
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This was intended to free up much-needed hospital beds for sicker patients. In practice, however, it sent coronavirus carriers into nursing homes, where thousands of vulnerable senior citizens were infected.
At least 6,600 nursing home and adult care facility residents in New York lost their lives to the virus.
The true number of elderly New Yorkers who died because of Cuomo’s policy is likely much higher: New York’s record-keeping policy only counts those who died at those facilities as nursing home deaths; infected residents who died in the hospital after being transferred there from nursing homes are not included in that count.
If Cuomo was a Republican governor whose state experienced what happened in New York, he would be excoriated by the media, not celebrated.
Indeed, Republican governors like Ron DeSantis of Florida, Doug Ducey of Arizona and Greg Abbott of Texas have caught unfathomable media scrutiny for their coronavirus responses — even though those three states combined have seen roughly 25,000 deaths, or 8,000 less than New York alone.
Instead, the establishment media continues to fawn over Cuomo, effectively running cover for his disastrous coronavirus response.
In July, Cuomo released a “New York Tough” poster, which likened fighting the coronavirus to climbing over a mountain:
The Sea of Division. The Boyfriend Cliff. The Sun On The Other Side. See it all for yourself. Pre-order the #NewYorkTough poster here: — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) July 14, 2020
Unfortunately for New York, that mountain is made of the bodies of the state’s coronavirus victims, and looks uncannily like the part of the “flatten the curve” graphs that the country was trying to avoid.
Cuomo even spoke at the Democratic National Convention earlier this week, where he claimed that “our way worked, and it was beautiful.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on his coronavirus response: “Our way worked. And it was beautiful” Only five countries in the world saw more COVID deaths than the state of New York pic.twitter.com/OSEuovMMze — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 18, 2020
It seems like Cuomo will take any opportunity to profit by bragging about his failures.
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westernjournal--2020-08-18--Portland 911 Calls Go Unheeded Overnight as Cops Deal with Riot-Ravaged City

Dozens of citizens experienced what a world with no police officers would feel like over the weekend in Portland , Oregon , when they called 911 , only to discover their calls had been placed in vain .
At least 60 calls for police assistance were “ holding , ” police said Sunday , as law enforcement in Portland were overwhelmed attempting to quell yet another anti-police riot that occurred the previous night .
Fox News reported that on the city ’ s 80th consecutive night of protests against a perceived anti-minority bias in law enforcement , cops were unable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they were “ preoccupied ” by rioters throwing rocks and other projectiles at them .
In a news release , Portland police reported that demonstrators blocked a street and chanted phrases such as “ Kill a cop , save a life ” and “ What do we want ?
Justice !
When do we want it ?
Now !
If we don ’ t get it , burn it down !
” TRENDING : Watch Christie Savage Kasich for Trump Attack , Then Dem Contributor Joins in : ‘ We Don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news release added : “ At the time of this release over 60 calls for police service were holding around the city .
Some had been holding for the length of the events described here .
Call types ranged from theft , vandalism , suspicious activity , hazards , hit and run , burglary , violation of restraining order , alarms , stolen cars , harassment and many others.
” The department reported it had arrested 11 people during the rioting , which was spread throughout different parts of Oregon ’ s largest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times as many people who needed the assistance of police did not receive it , at least not in a timely manner .
For Portland ’ s law-abiding citizens , the absence of the police officers they called for came nearly a week after people in a residential area were reportedly threatened with arson by a crowd of agitators .
WARNING : The following videos contains graphic language that some viewers might find offensive : That same night , anti-police rioters allegedly set a fire down the street from a police union building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Dragged Policewoman Along Ground While Partner Struggled To Save Her The nightmare for Oregonians being held hostage continues as Democrats who embrace the ideology of the rioters are holding their convention .
To give an example of how far the party has shifted , let ’ s revisit a 2008 campaign ad from Hillary Clinton .
In an attempt to demonstrate her qualifications in comparison to Sen. Barack Obama , Clinton ’ s campaign attempted to appeal to Democratic voters by reasoning she had the requisite experience to keep them safe as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ 3 a.m. phone call ” ad asked voters who they would have wanted to answer the phone if their country experienced a crisis — assuring them that while their lives were peaceful at home , an expert Democrat in Washington would take care of the rest of it : Fast forward 12 years , and the Democrats are no longer pretending they care about the peace of families inside of their homes .
They support the people outside , threatening to burn those homes down .
If you complain about it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talk of defending the country from foreign adversaries has been replaced by conversations about defunding police departments and cultural and generational mashup performances of hippie protest songs : If you find yourself in crisis , a Democrat in the White House would now probably use their phone to tweet a protest slogan at 3 a.m. in support of your assailants .
Only a dozen years ago , the Democrats were still a somewhat serious people .
Their ideas were abominable , but they at least pretended to love America , and much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Democrats could help Republicans end the rioting in Portland a single night if they had any interest in keeping American citizens safe from threats , if they ’ d only stop restraining police officers .
But the party needs the riots .
Democrats want to keep people bewildered , broke , terrified and in danger , hoping those people will blame their misery or the misery of others on President Donald Trump .
What is happening in Portland is a small sample of the future the left has planned for Americans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency calls are ignored , and to make the situation even more perilous for crime victims , they want them disarmed when the mobs show up .
The law-abiding residents of Portland have little recourse in mid-August .
But if they want to help themselves , they can start by voting against local incumbents in November , who are — if you hadn ’ t heard — mostly Democrats .
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Dozens of citizens experienced what a world with no police officers would feel like over the weekend in Portland, Oregon, when they called 911, only to discover their calls had been placed in vain.
At least 60 calls for police assistance were “holding,” police said Sunday, as law enforcement in Portland was overwhelmed attempting to quell another anti-police riot that occurred the previous night.
Fox News reported that on the city’s 80th consecutive night of protests against a perceived anti-minority bias in law enforcement, cops were unable to respond to some emergency scenes, as they were “preoccupied” by rioters throwing rocks and other projectiles at them.
In a news release, Portland police reported that demonstrators blocked a street and chanted phrases such as “Kill a cop, save a life” and “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now! If we don’t get it, burn it down!”
People assault police with projectiles causing injuries – arrests (Photo) https://t.co/TPXdjshBKp pic.twitter.com/RHPCQYrXEf — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) August 16, 2020
The news release added: “At the time of this release over 60 calls for police service were holding around the city. Some had been holding for the length of the events described here. Call types ranged from theft, vandalism, suspicious activity, hazards, hit and run, burglary, violation of restraining order, alarms, stolen cars, harassment and many others.”
The department reported it had arrested 11 people during the rioting, which was spread throughout different parts of Oregon’s largest city.
Sadly, more than five times as many people who needed the assistance of police did not receive it, at least not in a timely manner.
For Portland’s law-abiding citizens, the absence of the police officers they called for came nearly a week after people in a residential area were reportedly threatened with arson by a crowd of agitators.
WARNING: The following videos contain graphic language that some viewers will find offensive:
“We’re gonna burn your building down” “We know where you live” As #antifa have taken to Portland residential areas to riot, they’ve also assaulted & intimidated residents there. Tonight, they threatened those who looked out the window. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/1qiIOLk99j — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 9, 2020
That same night, anti-police rioters allegedly set a fire down the street from a police union building:
Quite the fire going just down the street from the Portland Police Association. Overheard someone say, “Here we are 2020… here we are. End of the world.” Great start to the night. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/OgEYKGgaGx — Shauna Sowersby (@Shauna_Sowersby) August 9, 2020
The nightmare for Oregonians being held hostage continues as Democrats who embrace the ideology of the rioters are holding their convention.
To give an example of how far the party has shifted, let’s revisit a 2008 campaign ad from Hillary Clinton.
In an attempt to demonstrate her qualifications in comparison to Sen. Barack Obama, Clinton’s campaign attempted to appeal to Democratic voters by reasoning she had the requisite experience to keep them safe as they and their children slept.
The “3 a.m. phone call” ad asked voters who they would have wanted to answer the phone if their country experienced a crisis — assuring them that while their lives were peaceful at home, an expert Democrat in Washington would take care of the rest of it:
Fast forward 12 years, and the Democrats are no longer pretending they care about the peace of families inside of their homes.
They support the people outside, threatening to burn those homes down.
If you complain about it, you’re a racist.
Any talk of defending the country from foreign adversaries has been replaced by conversations about defunding police departments and cultural and generational mashup performances of hippie protest songs:
Thanks @theebillyporter + Steven Stills for helping us close night one of the #DemConvention! ? So much more to come! Come back tomorrow ⬇https://t.co/NEJtNqxFPV pic.twitter.com/vqXfLCUVfk — 2020 #DemConvention ?? (@DemConvention) August 18, 2020
If you find yourself in crisis, a Democrat in the White House would now probably use their phone to tweet a protest slogan at 3 a.m. in support of your assailants.
Only a dozen years ago, the Democrats were still a somewhat serious people.
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Their ideas were abominable, but they at least pretended to love America, and much of their rhetoric was at least mildly lucid.
Democrats could help Republicans end the rioting in Portland a single night if they had any interest in keeping American citizens safe from threats, if they’d only stop restraining police officers.
But the party needs the riots.
Democrats want to keep people bewildered, broke, terrified and in danger, hoping those people will blame their misery or the misery of others on President Donald Trump.
What is happening in Portland is a small sample of the future the left has planned for Americans.
The anti-gun left wants a future where emergency calls are ignored, and to make the situation even more perilous for crime victims, they want them disarmed when the mobs show up.
The law-abiding residents of Portland have little recourse in mid-August.
But if they want to help themselves, they can start by voting against local incumbents in November, who are — if you hadn’t heard — mostly Democrats.
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westernjournal--2020-08-18--This Isn’t Normal: Joe Biden Forgets the Number of Grandchildren He Has

As website names go , PopSugar has always been an off-putting , yet totally appropriate moniker .
Neither pop culture nor sugar is something you want in moderation and preferably mixed with something else .
Any 12-year-old who ’ s been left home alone on a Saturday night with a whole bag full of Pixy Stix will testify to the intensity of resultant nausea and existential illness that results .
But the website ’ s name is definitely appropriate .
Take this tonally representative stab at politics from PopSugar on May 14 , “ Get to Know All of Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ We grew to love Joe Biden when he served as vice president under former President Barack Obama and had one of the cutest bromances this country has ever seen , ” PopSugar contributor Hedy Phillips wrote .
“ Now that Joe is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president this year , we thought we ’ d take a look at the rest of the people closest to him — his children and grandchildren.
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’ Phillips didn ’ t bother mentioning that precious bromance was actually more complicated than she thought , particularly given — as Politico ’ s Alex Thompson re-emphasized in a piece Friday — Biden was rather surprised at being passed over by his bromantic partner as the 2016 presidential nominee .
The article would have been a helpful primer ( albeit not a complete one ) for the Democratic nominee to read before the most PopSugar moment of this entire ridiculous campaign so far : Biden ’ s interview with rapper Cardi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hip-hop artist wasn ’ t as bad of a choice as you might have thought under the circumstances .
She is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet right now .
Her duet with Megan Thee Stallion , “ WAP , ” topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in its first week while breaking the record for most streams in one week ( 93 million ) , according to The Wall Street Journal .
She ’ s also shown some interest in politics , although not enough to make her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the average celebrity .
In an election season where an appearance on “ Desus & Mero ” is enough to shoot the cool factor of a sclerotic old white man through the roof , an interview with Cardi B is like lashing yourself to the SpaceX Falcon 9 and riding off into the stratosphere — a welcome boost for anyone at any time , but particularly on the first day of the virtual Democratic National Convention , brought to you by Zoom .
One side acquitted themselves without any hiccups , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The unexpected part — it seems Biden forgot to read that adorable PopSugar article on his family before the appearance : RELATED : Trump Unleashes on Biden Ahead of DNC Convention : 'Trojan Horse for Socialism' Well , that ’ s at least 71 percent of them .
It ’ s a low C. It ’ s also not normal .
Perhaps this is why he ’ s not going to do that sit-down with Chris Wallace on Fox News anytime soon .
Now , there ’ s an explanation for why he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not a great one and it involves — as so many of these things do — the multifarious personal problems of Hunter Biden .
PopSugar , for instance , only lists six grandchildren .
There were the two kids the late Beau Biden had with his widow , Natalie Biden and Robert Hunter Biden II .
Hunter Biden has four children listed , Naomi Biden , Finnegan Biden and Maisy Biden with his first wife Kathleen Biden .
Biden ’ s latest child , with his new wife Melissa Cohen , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
It ’ s unclear whether or not the presumptive Democratic nominee has even seen the new child ; his new name hadn ’ t even been reported in the press , according to a June report from the U.K. Daily Mail .
So maybe he forgot about that grandkid , right ?
If only it were that easy .
Biden has a seventh grandchild through Hunter , although it took the court system a long time to establish this .
Biden fathered a fourth child — gender and name unknown — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he met while she was employed at a strip club in Washington , D.C. , according to Business Insider .
A paternity test in November 2019 would prove Hunter Biden was indeed the father and he ’ s since agreed to a paternity settlement with Roberts .
PopSugar didn ’ t mention this because apparently we didn ’ t want to know that grandkid .
So A ) Joe Biden forgot Hunter Biden ’ s wife just gave birth a few months ago and also “ forgot ” about the nasty court case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sired , B ) he just can ’ t count them or C ) some combination of the two .
Joe doesn ’ t have these other problems with any of his other family , though , he assures you : Oh well .
Hopefully , he sees Hunter Biden ’ s new child soon .
He can leave the record player on at night for him .
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As website names go, PopSugar has always been an off-putting yet totally appropriate moniker. Neither pop culture nor sugar is something you want in moderation and preferably mixed with something else.
Any 12-year-old who’s been left home alone on a Saturday night with a bag full of Pixy Stix will testify to the intensity of resultant nausea and existential illness that results.
But the website’s name is definitely appropriate. Take this tonally representative stab at politics from PopSugar on May 14, “Get to Know All of Joe Biden’s Kids and Grandkids!”
“We grew to love Joe Biden when he served as vice president under former President Barack Obama and had one of the cutest bromances this country has ever seen,” PopSugar contributor Hedy Phillips wrote.
“Now that Joe is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president this year, we thought we’d take a look at the rest of the people closest to him — his children and grandchildren.”
Phillips didn’t bother mentioning that precious bromance was actually more complicated than she thought, particularly given — as Politico’s Alex Thompson re-emphasized in a piece Friday — Biden was rather surprised at being passed over by his bromantic partner as the 2016 presidential nominee.
The article would have been a helpful primer (albeit not a complete one) for the Democratic nominee to read before the most PopSugar moment of this entire ridiculous campaign so far: Biden’s interview with rapper Cardi B for Elle Magazine.
The female hip-hop artist wasn’t as bad of a choice as you might have thought under the circumstances. She is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet right now.
Her duet with Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP,” topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in its first week while breaking the record for most streams in one week (93 million), according to The Wall Street Journal.
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She’s also shown some interest in politics, although not enough to make her ideas any more palatable or nuanced than the average celebrity.
In an election season where an appearance on “Desus & Mero” is enough to shoot the cool factor of a sclerotic old white man through the roof, an interview with Cardi B is like lashing yourself to the SpaceX Falcon 9 and riding off into the stratosphere — a welcome boost for anyone at any time, but particularly on the first day of the virtual Democratic National Convention, brought to you by Zoom.
One side acquitted itself without any hiccups, which is roughly what you’d expect. The unexpected part — it seems Biden forgot to read that adorable PopSugar article on his family before the appearance:
Joe Biden told Cardi B this morning he has five grand kids. He has seven. pic.twitter.com/5Mp2jSnqJp — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) August 17, 2020
Well, that’s at least 71 percent of them. It’s a low C.
It’s also not normal. Perhaps this is why he’s not going to do that sit-down with Chris Wallace on Fox News anytime soon.
Now, there’s an explanation for why he might have done this. It’s not a great one and it involves — as so many of these things do — the multifarious personal problems of Hunter Biden.
PopSugar, for instance, only lists six grandchildren.
There were the two kids the late Beau Biden had with his widow, Natalie Biden and Robert Hunter Biden II. Hunter Biden has four children listed, Naomi Biden, Finnegan Biden and Maisy Biden with his first wife Kathleen Biden. Biden’s latest child, with his new wife Melissa Cohen, was born on March 29, during the pandemic.
It’s unclear whether the Democratic nominee has even seen the new child; his new name hadn’t even been reported in the press, according to a June report from the U.K. Daily Mail.
So maybe he forgot about that grandkid, right?
If only it were that easy.
Biden has a seventh grandchild through Hunter, although it took the court system a long time to establish this.
Biden fathered a fourth child — gender and name unknown — with Lunden Roberts, a woman he met while she was employed at a strip club in Washington, D.C., according to Business Insider.
A paternity test in November 2019 would prove Hunter Biden was indeed the father, and he’s since agreed to a paternity settlement with Roberts.
PopSugar didn’t mention this because apparently we didn’t want to know that grandkid.
So A) Joe Biden forgot Hunter Biden’s wife just gave birth a few months ago and also “forgot” about the nasty court case over the other child Hunter’s sired, B) he just can’t count them or C) some combination of the two.
Joe doesn’t have these other problems with any of his other family, though, he assures you:
WATCH: Joe Biden confuses who his wife is and who his sister is during Super Tuesday speech. pic.twitter.com/79HyNCPnHB — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) March 4, 2020
Oh well. Hopefully, he sees Hunter Biden’s new child soon. He can leave the record player on at night for him.
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westernjournal--2020-08-18--CBS Spins Crackpot Conspiracy Theory: Guest Claims Trump Trying To ‘Suspend’ Constitution

Since his election in 2016 , Donald Trump ’ s presidency has pushed the left to its limits of sanity , but the newest crackpot conspiracy theory CBS News has advanced might be the most deranged yet .
On this week ’ s “ CBS Sunday Morning , ” senior contributor and establishment media dinosaur Ted Koppel reported that Trump could use his “ secret powers ” conferred by the Presidential Emergency Action Documents to suspend the U.S. Constitution .
Koppel and his guests stretched and molded the truth to craft a narrative that these documents , which they admitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump unchecked powers that should frighten Americans since he has supposedly alluded to his desire to use them .
“ The power of the president is enormous , ” Koppel began in the setup , characterizing Trump as “ not bashful ” in asserting power and ominously warning that restraints “ might not apply to all the president ’ s powers.
” The former host of ABC ’ s “ Nightline ” tried to make the case that his cartoon-villain-in-chief desired to use PEADs for a power grab by spinning off Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidency , even though that interpretation is easily debunked .
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’ “ I have the right to do a lot of things that people don ’ t even know about , ” Trump said in the clip Koppel used to make his case .
“ We can ’ t know for sure , ” Koppel said , “ but what the president appears to have been referring to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often referred to as PEADs.
” Actually , we can know for sure because that sentence punctuated remarks Trump made March 12 when speaking about his powers under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act .
“ Well , we have things that I can do , ” Trump began , answering a question about whether he ’ d declare a national emergency for the coronavirus .
“ We have very strong emergency powers under the Stafford Act , ” he continued .
“ And we are — we have it — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , practically , as to the powers in that act .
And if I need to do something , I ’ ll do it.
” “ I have the right to do a lot of things that people don ’ t even know about , ” Trump said , probably referring to his deep knowledge of the 192-page document regular folks normally wouldn ’ t read .
Nonetheless , Koppel kept building the narrative on his faulty interpretation , with former Democratic Colorado Sen. Gary Hart declaring that he only heard about these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Center for Justice at New York University Law School somehow uncovered what his half a century of involvement in national security did not .
“ What these secret powers are , apparently , based on the research , is suspension of the Constitution , basically , ” Hart said .
“ And that ’ s what ’ s worrying , particularly on the eve of the national election.
” Elizabeth Goitein , co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center , admitted PEADS were historically drafted in case of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s alarming about that is that no one really knows what the limits of those claimed authorities might be because they are often developed and kept in secret.
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Cuomo - Whose State Saw Most COVID Deaths by Wide Margin - Writing Book on Handling Pandemic But she revealed PEADs were repeatedly referenced in other government documents , meaning their existence was known about in some circles as far back as the President Dwight D. Eisenhower administration , which used them to prepare for the threat of nuclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the PEAD plans have included things such as the unconstitutional suspension of habeas corpus and implementation of martial law , but the Brennan Center document the program used for reference was dated Sept. 22 , 1958 , and provided no context for such measures making it mostly irrelevant to the Trump administration except to provide precedence .
She also lamented the documents do not clear Congress and have never even been leaked ( normally considered a good thing when talking about government secrets except during Republican presidencies ) , but the Center ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back several administrations .
Hart said they ’ ve been around for “ 11 administrations ” but supposedly remain secret so as not to “ frighten the American people ” about the power the president has in an emergency .
The only conclusion , then , is that their existence and the power therein are only relevant now that Trump is in the White House .
David Cole , the national legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union , confirmed that as he piled onto the paranoia with his litany of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that somehow indicate a penchant for authoritarian rule , despite Trump ’ s continual willingness to help states deal with COVID-19 without making national top-down policy .
“ We ’ ve got a president , ” Cole said , “ who , in his first week in office , essentially declared an emergency to ban Muslims from coming into the country ; more recently , declared a widely understood to be a fake emergency in order to build a border wall when Congress told him they would not give him the funds to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently , has declared that he may need to delay the election , which would be an emergency authority that doesn ’ t even exist .
“ So I think you have to be very concerned.
” Koppel even trotted out former George W. Bush Justice Department lawyer John Yoo , who said he was unable to confirm the documents ’ existence but proceeded to speak about what his role would have been in reviewing them .
Yoo , who is currently a law professor at the University of California , Berkeley , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of the endless possibilities and the need to act swifty , even if they come with the risk of abuse .
Koppel dismissed Yoo ’ s commonsense approach with Goitein ’ s insinuation that Trump has dictatorial aspirations ; during the periodic review of PEADs , she said , “ we have to imagine what the Trump administration might be doing with these documents and what authorities this administration might be trying to give itself.
” Hart also expressed his distrust and said the plans should be publicized , which of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scenarios would likely include plans for enemy combatants and domestic terrorism , thus handing the opposition America ’ playbook .
“ I can ’ t say it any better .
This is a blueprint for dictatorship , ” Hart said .
“ Now , I think the more attention it gets , the less likely those in power are going to use them.
” “ This goes to the core of our country and our founding , ” he added .
“ And if there is what amounts to the capability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not just another issue .
That ’ s serious .
… “ Keep in mind , the current incumbent president has declared seven national emergencies , and he has stated repeatedly that he has more power than most people know about.
” Right — seven national emergencies , and not one of them using the powers Trump is supposedly champing at the bit to exploit , including a global pandemic that would seem made to order for that type of takeover .
The segment ended with Koppel yucking it up with Hart about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be .
Koppel and his guests didn ’ t make a very compelling argument that these documents are super-secret , and they made assertions about Trump that are demonstrably false .
They also ignored the fact that there ’ s nothing remarkable about any administration preparing for doomsday scenarios that require considering drastic emergency measures should the need arise .
This would be a nonstory except that it is the latest iteration of Trump Derangement Syndrome , with this premise even shakier than the Russia collusion hoax , the Ukraine aid conspiracy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current post office row .
The Democrats and the leftists in the mainstream media are becoming increasingly unhinged and desperate to destroy the president .
If Trump wanted to take over using these supposed unchecked dictatorial powers , he could have done so already , and clearly he hasn ’ t .
Instead , the president has handed power back to the states any chance he gets and has run the country like a competent executive who delegates where appropriate .
While conservatives always have a healthy distrust for government , leftists only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t one of their own who holds the reins .
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Since his election in 2016, Donald Trump’s presidency has pushed the left to its limits of sanity, but the newest crackpot conspiracy theory CBS News has advanced might be the most deranged yet.
On this week’s “CBS Sunday Morning,” senior contributor and establishment media dinosaur Ted Koppel reported that Trump could use his “secret powers” conferred by the Presidential Emergency Action Documents to suspend the U.S. Constitution.
Koppel and his guests stretched and molded the truth to craft a narrative that these documents, which they admitted have existed through several administrations, grant Trump unchecked powers that should frighten Americans since he has supposedly alluded to his desire to use them.
“The power of the president is enormous,” Koppel began in the setup, characterizing Trump as “not bashful” in asserting power and ominously warning that restraints “might not apply to all the president’s powers.”
The former host of ABC’s “Nightline” tried to make the case that his cartoon-villain-in-chief desired to use PEADs for a power grab by spinning off Trump’s quote about the power of his presidency, even though that interpretation is easily debunked.
“I have the right to do a lot of things that people don’t even know about,” Trump said in the clip Koppel used to make his case.
“We can’t know for sure,” Koppel said, “but what the president appears to have been referring to are his Presidential Emergency Action Documents, often referred to as PEADs.”
Actually, we can know for sure because that sentence punctuated remarks Trump made March 12 when speaking about his powers under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
“Well, we have things that I can do,” Trump began, answering a question about whether he’d declare a national emergency for the coronavirus.
“We have very strong emergency powers under the Stafford Act, ” he continued. “And we are — we have it — I mean, I have it memorized, practically, as to the powers in that act. And if I need to do something, I’ll do it.”
“I have the right to do a lot of things that people don’t even know about,” Trump said, probably referring to his deep knowledge of the 192-page document regular folks normally wouldn’t read.
Nonetheless, Koppel kept building the narrative on his faulty interpretation, with former Democratic Colorado Sen. Gary Hart declaring that he only heard about these secret powers after research from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School somehow uncovered what his half a century of involvement in national security did not.
“What these secret powers are, apparently, based on the research, is suspension of the Constitution, basically,” Hart said. “And that’s what’s worrying, particularly on the eve of the national election.”
Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center, admitted PEADS were historically drafted in case of national catastrophes but claimed that “what’s alarming about that is that no one really knows what the limits of those claimed authorities might be because they are often developed and kept in secret.”
But she revealed PEADs were repeatedly referenced in other government documents, meaning their existence was known about in some circles as far back as the President Dwight D. Eisenhower administration, which used them to prepare for the threat of nuclear war with the Soviets.
Goitein said the PEAD plans have included things such as the unconstitutional suspension of habeas corpus and implementation of martial law, but the Brennan Center document the program used for reference was dated Sept. 22, 1958, and provided no context for such measures, making it mostly irrelevant to the Trump administration except to provide precedence.
She also lamented the documents do not clear Congress and have never been leaked (normally considered a good thing when talking about government secrets except during Republican presidencies), but the Center’s website has documents referencing PEADs going back several administrations.
Hart said they’ve been around for “11 administrations” but supposedly remain secret so as not to “frighten the American people” about the power the president has in an emergency.
The only conclusion, then, is that their existence and the power therein are only relevant now that Trump is in the White House.
David Cole, the national legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union, confirmed that as he piled onto the paranoia with his litany of the president’s supposed sins against wokeness that somehow indicate a penchant for authoritarian rule, despite Trump’s continual willingness to help states deal with COVID-19 without making national top-down policy.
“We’ve got a president,” Cole said, “who, in his first week in office, essentially declared an emergency to ban Muslims from coming into the country; more recently, declared a widely understood to be a fake emergency in order to build a border wall when Congress told him they would not give him the funds to create a border wall; and most recently, has declared that he may need to delay the election, which would be an emergency authority that doesn’t even exist.
“So I think you have to be very concerned.”
Koppel even trotted out former George W. Bush Justice Department lawyer John Yoo, who said he was unable to confirm the documents’ existence but proceeded to speak about what his role would have been in reviewing them.
Yoo, who is currently a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, acknowledged the necessity of presidential emergency powers because of the endless possibilities and the need to act swifty, even if they come with the risk of abuse.
Koppel dismissed Yoo’s commonsense approach with Goitein’s insinuation that Trump has dictatorial aspirations; during the periodic review of PEADs, she said, “we have to imagine what the Trump administration might be doing with these documents and what authorities this administration might be trying to give itself.”
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Hart also expressed his distrust and said the plans should be publicized, which of course is a terrible idea since many of the scenarios would likely include plans for enemy combatants and domestic terrorism, thus handing the opposition America’s playbook.
“I can’t say it any better. This is a blueprint for dictatorship,” Hart said. “Now, I think the more attention it gets, the less likely those in power are going to use them.”
“This goes to the core of our country and our founding,” he added. “And if there is what amounts to the capability to suspend our Constitution, that’s not just another issue. That’s serious. …
“Keep in mind, the current incumbent president has declared seven national emergencies, and he has stated repeatedly that he has more power than most people know about.”
Right — seven national emergencies, and not one of them using the powers Trump is supposedly champing at the bit to exploit, including a global pandemic that would seem made to order for that type of takeover.
The segment ended with Koppel yucking it up with Hart about how “frightening” that prospect would be.
Koppel and his guests didn’t make a very compelling argument that these documents are super-secret, and they made assertions about Trump that are demonstrably false.
They also ignored the fact that there’s nothing remarkable about any administration preparing for doomsday scenarios that require considering drastic emergency measures should the need arise.
This would be a nonstory except that it is the latest iteration of Trump Derangement Syndrome, with this premise even shakier than the Russia collusion hoax, the Ukraine aid conspiracy, the secret police narrative or even the current post office row.
The Democrats and the leftists in the mainstream media are becoming increasingly unhinged and desperate to destroy the president.
If Trump wanted to take over using these supposed unchecked dictatorial powers, he could have done so already, and clearly he hasn’t.
Instead, the president has handed power back to the states any chance he gets and has run the country like a competent executive who delegates where appropriate.
While conservatives always have a healthy distrust for government, leftists only care about government power when it isn’t one of their own who holds the reins.
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westernjournal--2020-08-18--Op-Ed: The Media Is Furious That Trump Is Treating Harris the Same Way They Have Treated Him

The mainstream media ’ s defense of Kamala Harris is nothing short of laughable .
Her apologists are effectively saying she has so many flaws that none of them can be taken seriously .
Liberal pundits and journalists are already feeling overwhelmed by the relentless barrage of attacks against the California senator , rushing to her defense online , in print and on television .
Just hours after the announcement that Biden had chosen Harris as his running mate , BuzzFeed News reported that “ Trump ’ s Attempted Attacks On Kamala Harris Are All Over The Place , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ did not settle into a clear strategy.
” The Hill made the same argument , dismissing the Trump campaign ’ s “ scattered ” attacks on the Democratic vice-presidential nominee .
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The same was true for CNN , which published an article claiming that “ Republicans rush to condemn Kamala Harris , but their message is all over the place.
” The full list of news outlets carrying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is long , but the message from the liberal media is consistent .
Harris is untouchable , they claim , because her critics are launching too many attacks from too many different angles .
It ’ s almost as if the mainstream media are refusing to accept the premise that Harris has shortcomings as a candidate unless her critics narrow down their range of criticisms .
Of course , defending Harris in this manner is absurd , to say the least .
No matter what the media say , for instance , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out that Harris was once an overzealous and abusive prosecutor who is now desperate to hide her law enforcement record in an effort to appease the rioting radicals who want to “ defund the police.
” In fact , highlighting her political opportunism is the whole point , because it ’ s exactly the sort of thing that forces voters to question where she really stands .
It ’ s also dishonest to imply or otherwise suggest that criticism of Harris is only coming from the right .
Many liberals also see right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and some called her out even before she was tapped to join the Democratic Party ticket .
But what makes the media ’ s stance on Harris even more egregious , however , is the fact that liberal news outlets have never complained about the inconsistent , illogical and contradictory attacks that the Democratic Party has launched against President Trump .
Since the very first day of Donald Trump ’ s presidency , the mainstream media themselves have relentlessly attacked the White House without any regard for consistency , turning themselves into willing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rivals .
Is the White House too kind or too rough toward Russia ?
Is the president “ xenophobic ” for taking early emergency steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 , or should he have done more than just issue restrictions on travelers from China ?
Should the White House take control of the pandemic response or leave the matter up to the states ?
The media have been on both sides of every issue — the only thing consistent about their position is that it ’ s always diametrically opposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlets , however , insist that we should ignore criticism of Kamala Harris because there ’ s so much of it .
See ?
It ’ s laughable .
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The mainstream media’s defense of Kamala Harris is nothing short of laughable.
Her apologists are effectively saying she has so many flaws that none of them can be taken seriously.
Liberal pundits and journalists are already feeling overwhelmed by the relentless barrage of attacks against the California senator, rushing to her defense online, in print and on television.
Just hours after the announcement that Biden had chosen Harris as his running mate, BuzzFeed News reported that “Trump’s Attempted Attacks On Kamala Harris Are All Over The Place,” insisting that the president and his team “did not settle into a clear strategy.”
The Hill made the same argument, dismissing the Trump campaign’s “scattered” attacks on the Democratic vice-presidential nominee.
The same was true for CNN, which published an article claiming that “Republicans rush to condemn Kamala Harris, but their message is all over the place.”
The full list of news outlets carrying water for Biden’s running mate is long, but the message from the liberal media is consistent.
Harris is untouchable, they claim, because her critics are launching too many attacks from too many different angles.
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It’s almost as if the mainstream media are refusing to accept the premise that Harris has shortcomings as a candidate unless her critics narrow down their range of criticisms.
Of course, defending Harris in this manner is absurd, to say the least.
No matter what the media say, for instance, it’s not a contradiction to point out that Harris was once an overzealous and abusive prosecutor who is now desperate to hide her law enforcement record in an effort to appease the rioting radicals who want to “defund the police.”
In fact, highlighting her political opportunism is the whole point, because it’s exactly the sort of thing that forces voters to question where she really stands.
It’s also dishonest to imply or otherwise suggest that criticism of Harris is only coming from the right.
Many liberals also see right through the senator’s charade, and some called her out even before she was tapped to join the Democratic Party ticket.
But what makes the media’s stance on Harris even more egregious, however, is the fact that liberal news outlets have never complained about the inconsistent, illogical and contradictory attacks that the Democratic Party has launched against President Trump.
Since the very first day of Donald Trump’s presidency, the mainstream media themselves have relentlessly attacked the White House without any regard for consistency, turning themselves into willing mouthpieces for the president’s political rivals.
Is President Trump a powerful tyrant or a powerless puppet?
Is the White House too kind or too rough toward Russia?
Is the president “xenophobic” for taking early emergency steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, or should he have done more than just issue restrictions on travelers from China?
Should the White House take control of the pandemic response or leave the matter up to the states?
The media have been on both sides of every issue — the only thing consistent about their position is that it’s always diametrically opposed to Trump’s.
The same media outlets, however, insist that we should ignore criticism of Kamala Harris because there’s so much of it. See? It’s laughable.
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westernjournal--2020-08-18--Senate GOP Preparing Trimmed-Down Virus Aid Proposal After Negotiation Breakdown

Senate Republican leaders are preparing a slimmed-down virus relief package of roughly $ 500 billion that will include extended payments for unemployed people and small businesses , a GOP senator said Tuesday .
The package will also include $ 10 billion for the Postal Service , according to one top GOP aide .
The agency has become the focus of a battle over whether it will have enough resources to handle an expected flood of mail-in ballots for this November ’ s elections .
Negotiations over a far larger relief bill are expected to resume after Labor Day between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With Democrats demanding a wide-ranging measure , the trimmer package emerging from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans seems to be an effort to show voters what the GOP would favor enacting quickly .
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He said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .
A massive relief bill approved earlier this year provided $ 600 extra per week , but those payments expired at the end of July .
Democrats want to continue the added $ 600 in payments , but Trump and congressional Republicans have pushed for less .
Blunt said the trimmed-down measure would also have money for schools and businesses .
A second GOP Senate aide said the new proposal includes $ 105 billion for education .
That aide said the plan also has $ 16 billion for virus testing and $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment and other initiatives aimed at conquering the coronavirus .
The bill does not include a renewal of the one-time direct payments of up to $ 1,200 for taxpayers and dependents that were part of early legislation .
The Democratic-led House approved a $ 3 trillion relief plan in May , while Senate Republicans offered a $ 1 trillion package .
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Senate Republican leaders are preparing a slimmed-down virus relief package of roughly $500 billion that will include extended payments for unemployed people and small businesses, a GOP senator said Tuesday.
The package will also include $10 billion for the Postal Service, according to one top GOP aide.
The agency has become the focus of a battle over whether it will have enough resources to handle an expected flood of mail-in ballots for this November’s elections.
Negotiations over a far larger relief bill are expected to resume after Labor Day between the White House and top congressional Democrats.
With Democrats demanding a wide-ranging measure, the trimmer package emerging from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans seems to be an effort to show voters what the GOP would favor enacting quickly.
Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, a member of the Senate Republican leadership, said the emerging legislation will provide $300 weekly in extra federal payments for unemployed people above the state payments that beneficiaries receive.
He said he believes the extra payments would run through 2020.
A massive relief bill approved earlier this year provided $600 extra per week, but those payments expired at the end of July.
Democrats want to continue the added $600 in payments, but Trump and congressional Republicans have pushed for less.
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Blunt said the trimmed-down measure would also have money for schools and businesses.
A second GOP Senate aide said the new proposal includes $105 billion for education.
That aide said the plan also has $16 billion for virus testing and $29 billion for developing vaccines, manufacturing treatment and other initiatives aimed at conquering the coronavirus.
The bill does not include a renewal of the one-time direct payments of up to $1,200 for taxpayers and dependents that were part of early legislation.
The Democratic-led House approved a $3 trillion relief plan in May, while Senate Republicans offered a $1 trillion package.
Negotiations between Democrats and the White House dissolved earlier this month.
The two GOP aides spoke on condition of anonymity.
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