westernjournal--2020-10-21--No, Joe: Federal Laws Do Not ‘Protect Ducks’ More Than Children

In an effort to outline his plan to end gun violence , Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ’ s campaign made a very strange claim about federal gun laws , saying “ our federal law does more to protect ducks than children.
” Given that it is legal to hunt and kill ducks , but the same is obviously not true for human children , this is a particularly odd message for Biden to be sending to potential voters .
It ’ s the kind of nonsensical blunder one would expect the former vice president to make during a campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found on his campaign website .
TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back The outright false and confusing claim appears under the campaign ’ s promise to “ Ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
” “ Federal law prevents hunters from hunting migratory game birds with more than three shells in their shotgun , ” the website says .
“ That means our federal law does more to protect ducks than children.
” Obviously , this is complete nonsense , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ read this story , here is what U.S. federal law says about murdering human beings , with or without guns , according to the Legal Information Institute .
Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought .
Every murder perpetrated by poison , lying in wait , or any other kind of willful , deliberate , malicious , and premeditated killing ; or committed in the perpetration of , or attempt to perpetrate , any arson , escape , murder , kidnapping , treason , espionage , sabotage , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child abuse , burglary , or robbery ; or perpetrated as part of a pattern or practice of assault or torture against a child or children ; or perpetrated from a premeditated design unlawfully and maliciously to effect the death of any human being other than him who is killed , is murder in the first degree .
Any other murder is murder in the second degree .
No matter how many shotgun shells you have , believe it or not , you ’ re not allowed to use your ammunition to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way .
Ducks are not exactly offered those same protections .
The Biden campaign site goes on to explain the nominee ’ s plan for banning the manufacturing and sale of so-called “ assault weapons.
” “ Joe Biden will enact legislation to once again ban assault weapons .
This time , the bans will be designed based on lessons learned from the 1994 bans .
For example , the ban on assault weapons will be designed to prevent manufacturers from circumventing the law by making minor changes that don ’ t limit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the site says .
RELATED : Flashback : The Time a Man Was Arrested After Taking Biden 's Gun Advice The Biden campaign goes as far as saying that Biden “ will also use his executive authority to ban the importation of assault weapons.
” Although the left ’ s definition of so-called “ assault weapons ” typically refers to guns with a high-capacity magazine or detachable accessories , that definition remains relatively malleable , since all guns are made to “ assault ” others , whether it be in battle or for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : one of his campaign ’ s main focuses will involve restricting Second Amendment rights .
This has become especially evident considering Biden has chosen avowed gun-grabber Robert “ Beto ” O ’ Rourke as his lead man on gun control .
“ I want to make something clear , ” Biden said while on stage with the former Texas congressman and presidential candidate back in March .
“ I ’ m gon na guarantee you , this is not the last you ’ ve seen of this guy .
You ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem with me .
You ’ re gon na be the one who leads this effort .
I ’ m counting on you .
I ’ m counting on you .
We need you badly.
” During one of the Democratic debates , O ’ Rourke infamously said , “ Hell yes , we are going to take your AR-15.
” The Biden campaign ’ s odd conflation of duck hunting with the murdering of children is nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to the nonsensical , anti-gun arguments being made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden will likely continue to use such false equivalencies in his attempt to convince the American people of one of the left ’ s most dangerous ideas : people ’ s guns need to be taken away .
And anyone who values their Second Amendment rights should vote in November to make sure that can never happen .
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In an effort to outline his plan to end gun violence, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign made a very strange claim about federal gun laws, saying “our federal law does more to protect ducks than children.”
Given that it is legal to hunt and kill ducks, but the same is obviously not true for human children, this is a particularly odd message for Biden to be sending to potential voters.
It’s the kind of nonsensical blunder one would expect the former vice president to make during a campaign speech.
Instead, it can be found on his campaign website.
I dont know how to break this to Joe Biden but its actually illegal to hunt children with any amount of ammo pic.twitter.com/2R72UzKS67 — Tim Pool (@Timcast) October 21, 2020
The outright false and confusing claim appears under the campaign’s promise to “Ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.”
“Federal law prevents hunters from hunting migratory game birds with more than three shells in their shotgun,” the website says. “That means our federal law does more to protect ducks than children.”
Obviously, this is complete nonsense, but just in case Biden manages to read this story, here is what U.S. federal law says about murdering human beings, with or without guns, according to the Legal Information Institute.
Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. Every murder perpetrated by poison, lying in wait, or any other kind of willful, deliberate, malicious, and premeditated killing; or committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate, any arson, escape, murder, kidnapping, treason, espionage, sabotage, aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse, child abuse, burglary, or robbery; or perpetrated as part of a pattern or practice of assault or torture against a child or children; or perpetrated from a premeditated design unlawfully and maliciously to effect the death of any human being other than him who is killed, is murder in the first degree. Any other murder is murder in the second degree.
No matter how many shotgun shells you have, believe it or not, you’re not allowed to use your ammunition to “hunt” or harm children in any way.
Ducks are not exactly offered those same protections.
The Biden campaign site goes on to explain the nominee’s plan for banning the manufacturing and sale of so-called “assault weapons.”
“Joe Biden will enact legislation to once again ban assault weapons. This time, the bans will be designed based on lessons learned from the 1994 bans. For example, the ban on assault weapons will be designed to prevent manufacturers from circumventing the law by making minor changes that don’t limit the weapon’s lethality,” the site says.
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The Biden campaign goes as far as saying that Biden “will also use his executive authority to ban the importation of assault weapons.”
Although the left’s definition of so-called “assault weapons” typically refers to guns with a high-capacity magazine or detachable accessories, that definition remains relatively malleable, since all guns are made to “assault” others, whether it be in battle or for self-defense.
Biden has made it clear: one of his campaign’s main focuses will involve restricting Second Amendment rights.
This has become especially evident considering Biden has chosen avowed gun-grabber Robert “Beto” O’Rourke as his lead man on gun control.
Joe Biden promises Beto O’Rourke, who pushed for gun confiscation for legal gun owners, will “be the one who leads” his gun control effort pic.twitter.com/qjgft8wFkt — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) March 3, 2020
“I want to make something clear,” Biden said while on stage with the former Texas congressman and presidential candidate back in March.
“I’m gonna guarantee you, this is not the last you’ve seen of this guy. You’re gonna take care of the gun problem with me. You’re gonna be the one who leads this effort. I’m counting on you. I’m counting on you. We need you badly.”
During one of the Democratic debates, O’Rourke infamously said, “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15.”
The Biden campaign’s odd conflation of duck hunting with the murdering of children is nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to the nonsensical, anti-gun arguments being made by progressive politicians like O’Rourke.
Biden will likely continue to use such false equivalencies in his attempt to convince the American people of one of the left’s most dangerous ideas: people’s guns need to be taken away.
And anyone who values their Second Amendment rights should vote in November to make sure that can never happen.
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--Fred Weinberg: Here’s How We Make Social Media Pay an Incredibly Expensive Price for Suppressing Con

Fred Weinberg: Here’s How We Make Social Media Pay an Incredibly Expensive Price for Suppressing Conservatives

While Joe and Hunter Biden are running to their PR consultants trying to come up with a credible and reasonable response to getting caught with their panties down around their ankles , there is actually a bigger question floating around regarding the arrogance of Twitter in trying to kill the controversy .
Think Lily Tomlin as Ernestine , the telephone company operator .
( For those of you who are too young , look up Rowan & Martin ’ s Laugh-In from the late ’ 60s and the early ’ 70s . )
You see , what Twitter did in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to post a link to that story in the New York Post is exactly the same as if Ernestine were listening in on a conversation , didn ’ t like what she heard and threatened to pull the telephone out of the wall if it didn ’ t stop .
To be sure , it ’ s not a First Amendment issue .
It ’ s both a violation of the user ’ s privacy and the various laws against restraint of trade .
And if it ’ s not , then it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publisher so that it is liable in the same way we are for everything it publishes .
TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back This has less to do with the media trying to rig an election ( though it is ) than basic fairness .
Many years ago , Congress exempted professional baseball from the antitrust laws so it could operate at the whims of its well-connected owners .
Curt Flood sued then-Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and the case went all the way to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clause in his contract and lost .
Congress formally watered down that exemption in 1998 .
In the same way the government exempted baseball , it exempted Big Tech firms from being classified as publishers so they could , ostensibly , remove porn from their sites without liability .
The problem is Big Tech hasn ’ t stopped with porn .
They also removed the Joe and Hunter Biden sleaze factor last week after the New York Post published a trove of emails which Biden and his father Joe have not said are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden family business when Joe was vice president was shaking down foreign entities to enrich themselves .
Forget that Hunter is or was a cocaine addict and that he was tossed out of the military .
Forget all his other peccadilloes .
( And there are plenty . )
Just remember how sleazy it is for the son of the vice president of the United States to be shaking down foreign entities for money — and apparently passing some of it on to dad .
And even his senile father — who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : Mike Huckabee : The Hunter Biden Laptop Story Keeps Getting More Disgusting Every Time We Touch It The Democrats colluding with ABC , CBS , NBC , CNN and MSNBC are either ignoring the story or telling us that it ’ s a Russian plot .
You know , just like they investigated the president for two years and found , oh yeah , nothing !
Nothing that would indicate that anything they said was even close to true .
Now there ’ s nothing we can do about the aforementioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story — save refusing to patronize them or their owners , such as AT & T ( CNN ) or Comcast ( NBC ) .
But we can use governmental power to keep what is now called “ social ” media from interfering in social intercourse .
We can make it incredibly expensive to do so by opening them up to class action civil suits .
The Department of Justice just filed an antitrust suit against Google this week and the folks at Big Tech companies should read the writing on the wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic issue .
It may well be one of the few things the Rs and the Ds can get together on .
Keep it up , boys .
Watch what happens .
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While Joe and Hunter Biden are running to their PR consultants trying to come up with a credible and reasonable response to getting caught with their panties down around their ankles, there is actually a bigger question floating around regarding the arrogance of Twitter in trying to kill the controversy.
Think Lily Tomlin as Ernestine, the telephone company operator. (For those of you who are too young, look up Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In from the late ’60s and the early ’70s.)
You see, what Twitter did in refusing to allow one of its subscribers to post a link to that story in the New York Post is exactly the same as if Ernestine were listening in on a conversation, didn’t like what she heard and threatened to pull the telephone out of the wall if it didn’t stop.
To be sure, it’s not a First Amendment issue.
It’s both a violation of the user’s privacy and the various laws against restraint of trade. And if it’s not, then it is time to classify Twitter as a publisher so that it is liable in the same way we are for everything it publishes.
This has less to do with the media trying to rig an election (though it is) than basic fairness.
Many years ago, Congress exempted professional baseball from the antitrust laws so it could operate at the whims of its well-connected owners. Curt Flood sued then-Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and the case went all the way to the Supreme Court. He challenged the reserve clause in his contract and lost. Congress formally watered down that exemption in 1998.
In the same way the government exempted baseball, it exempted Big Tech firms from being classified as publishers so they could, ostensibly, remove porn from their sites without liability.
The problem is Big Tech hasn’t stopped with porn.
Do you support regulations on Big Tech companies like Twitter? Yes No
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They also removed the Joe and Hunter Biden sleaze factor last week after the New York Post published a trove of emails which Biden and his father Joe have not said are false or denied, showing that the Biden family business when Joe was vice president was shaking down foreign entities to enrich themselves.
Forget that Hunter is or was a cocaine addict and that he was tossed out of the military.
Forget all his other peccadilloes. (And there are plenty.)
Just remember how sleazy it is for the son of the vice president of the United States to be shaking down foreign entities for money — and apparently passing some of it on to dad.
And even his senile father — who is running for president — knows it.
The Democrats colluding with ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and MSNBC are either ignoring the story or telling us that it’s a Russian plot.
You know, just like they investigated the president for two years and found, oh yeah, nothing! Nothing that would indicate that anything they said was even close to true.
Now there’s nothing we can do about the aforementioned alleged media outlets refusing to mention the story — save refusing to patronize them or their owners, such as AT&T (CNN) or Comcast (NBC).
But we can use governmental power to keep what is now called “social” media from interfering in social intercourse. We can make it incredibly expensive to do so by opening them up to class action civil suits.
The Department of Justice just filed an antitrust suit against Google this week and the folks at Big Tech companies should read the writing on the wall. This is not a Republican or Democratic issue.
It may well be one of the few things the Rs and the Ds can get together on.
Keep it up, boys. Watch what happens.
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--‘Desperation’: Biden Leaning on Obama for Eleventh-Hour Boost

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is leaning hard on the Obama connection as Election Day closes in .
According to CNN , former President Barack Obama will make his first in-person appearance of the 2020 presidential election cycle Wednesday night , taking the stump for his two-time running mate during a drive-up Biden campaign rally in Philadelphia .
One of many swing state appearances now scheduled for Obama in the closing weeks of the cycle , the event comes with Biden leading by a large margin in the national polling aggregates , but unable to match the campaign energy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Former presidents tend not to delve too deeply into politics and certainly not the politics of their successors , ” longtime Obama adviser David Axelrod said .
“ I think that was his plan , but Trump changed that plan.
” TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back Obama was slow to weigh in on the year ’ s Democratic presidential primary bout , declining to endorse Biden until after high-profile opponents like Sens .
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders officially closed up shop at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That hesitance has remained a point of concern among progressives and undecided voters alike — particularly in light of reports suggesting Obama initially voiced opposition to a run from his former vice president in private .
Biden repeatedly dismissed any such concern throughout 2019 , telling various sources he had requested that Obama let him win or lose his primary on the merits without the shadow an endorsement might cast .
In response to renewed questions regarding a lack of campaign involvement from Obama following his official endorsement , however , Biden told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in chief was , in fact , gearing up for a last-second push in the major battlegrounds .
“ He ’ s doing enough for our campaign , ” Biden said .
“ He ’ ll be out on the trail and he ’ s doing well.
” RELATED : Giuliani Claims To Have Turned Over Alleged Hunter Biden Laptop with Pictures of 'Underage Girls ' to Cops Axelrod told CNN the late-game deployment of Obama was a good strategic decision , allowing Biden to stand on his own while also serving to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ In terms of his value , it ’ s been smart not to overuse him , ” the adviser said .
“ They ’ ve been using him in targeted digital appeals to constituencies that Democrats need to arouse in this election : young people and people of color , who did not come out in the numbers that Hillary Clinton had hoped four years ago.
” Over the course of a 20-year career spanning state and national politics , Obama has only ever lost a single election bid , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the part of fellow Democratic candidates , however , have a spotty record .
The former president ’ s support on the stump did little for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and failed to maintain or protect an allied Congress in 2010 and 2014 .
Regardless of the potential result , Trump allies and campaign operatives have seized on the mobilization of Obama as a sign of “ desperation ” across the aisle .
“ I think it does show desperation , ” Trump Victory spokesperson Keith Schipper told The Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It also shows that Joe Biden is not looking to go out and make his case to voters because he knows that we ’ ve all seen just how poorly he does that.
” “ He ’ s been hiding in his basement in Delaware all week but I think , at the end of the day , what voters are going to be reminded of is exactly the case the president ’ s been making — which is , we all experienced the economy during the Obama-Biden years , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wants to go out and make that case for the president , by all means .
I think that ’ s something that voters should be reminded of every day from now to the election is who do we trust to get the economy roaring again.
” Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh spoke similarly that morning , claiming in a news release that the Obama appearances would not move the needle on Election Day .
“ Joe Biden is clearly not up to the rigors of campaigning for president , so he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reinforcement , ” Murtaugh said .
“ Obama can ’ t help Biden defend his own record of putting foreign interests ahead of working Americans in bad trade policies , crushing our energy jobs under massive regulations , killing manufacturing jobs , and refusing to enforce our borders.
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is leaning hard on the Obama connection as Election Day closes in.
According to CNN, former President Barack Obama will make his first in-person appearance of the 2020 presidential election cycle Wednesday night, taking the stump for his two-time running mate during a drive-up Biden campaign rally in Philadelphia.
One of many swing state appearances now scheduled for Obama in the closing weeks of the cycle, the event comes with Biden leading by a large margin in the national polling aggregates, but unable to match the campaign energy of incumbent Republican President Donald Trump.
“Former presidents tend not to delve too deeply into politics and certainly not the politics of their successors,” longtime Obama adviser David Axelrod said.
“I think that was his plan, but Trump changed that plan.”
Hello from a cloudy South Philadelphia where @BarackObama will campaign on behalf of @JoeBiden at a drive-in rally at 6pm,his first in-person campaign event for his former VP. Obama delivered his final pitch for Clinton here the night before Election Day in 2016. pic.twitter.com/PyROYmRdNG — Allie Raffa (@AllieRaffa) October 21, 2020
Obama was slow to weigh in on the year’s Democratic presidential primary bout, declining to endorse Biden until after high-profile opponents like Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders officially closed up shop at their campaign headquarters in the spring.
That hesitance has remained a point of concern among progressives and undecided voters alike — particularly in light of reports suggesting Obama initially voiced opposition to a run from his former vice president in private.
Do you think the Biden campaign is getting desperate? Yes No
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Biden repeatedly dismissed any such concern throughout 2019, telling various sources he had requested that Obama let him win or lose his primary on the merits without the shadow an endorsement might cast.
In response to renewed questions regarding a lack of campaign involvement from Obama following his official endorsement, however, Biden told reporters last week that his former commander in chief was, in fact, gearing up for a last-second push in the major battlegrounds.
“He’s doing enough for our campaign,” Biden said. “He’ll be out on the trail and he’s doing well.”
Joe Biden on President Obama: “He’s been doing enough for our campaign. He’ll be out on the trail.” pic.twitter.com/Q2OJtZPkDM — The Hill (@thehill) October 13, 2020
Axelrod told CNN the late-game deployment of Obama was a good strategic decision, allowing Biden to stand on his own while also serving to mobilize diverse voting blocs in crunch time.
“In terms of his value, it’s been smart not to overuse him,” the adviser said.
“They’ve been using him in targeted digital appeals to constituencies that Democrats need to arouse in this election: young people and people of color, who did not come out in the numbers that Hillary Clinton had hoped four years ago.”
Over the course of a 20-year career spanning state and national politics, Obama has only ever lost a single election bid, according to NPR.
His campaign efforts on the part of fellow Democratic candidates, however, have a spotty record. The former president’s support on the stump did little for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 and failed to maintain or protect an allied Congress in 2010 and 2014.
One of the most inspiring things about this year has been seeing so many young people organizing, marching, and fighting for change. And to change the game on any of the issues we care about, we’ve got to vote for @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. pic.twitter.com/vfHnP4XPxK — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 21, 2020
Regardless of the potential result, Trump allies and campaign operatives have seized on the mobilization of Obama as a sign of “desperation” across the aisle.
“I think it does show desperation,” Trump Victory spokesperson Keith Schipper told The Western Journal in a telephone interview Wednesday afternoon. “It also shows that Joe Biden is not looking to go out and make his case to voters because he knows that we’ve all seen just how poorly he does that.”
“He’s been hiding in his basement in Delaware all week but I think, at the end of the day, what voters are going to be reminded of is exactly the case the president’s been making — which is, we all experienced the economy during the Obama-Biden years,” he added.
“If Barack Obama wants to go out and make that case for the president, by all means. I think that’s something that voters should be reminded of every day from now to the election is who do we trust to get the economy roaring again.”
Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh spoke similarly that morning, claiming in a news release that the Obama appearances would not move the needle on Election Day.
“Joe Biden is clearly not up to the rigors of campaigning for president, so he’s calling in Barack Obama as a reinforcement,” Murtaugh said.
“Obama can’t help Biden defend his own record of putting foreign interests ahead of working Americans in bad trade policies, crushing our energy jobs under massive regulations, killing manufacturing jobs, and refusing to enforce our borders.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--Fact Check: Location of Computer Shop Where Alleged Biden Laptop Surfaced Doesn’t Disprove Bombshell

Fact Check: Location of Computer Shop Where Alleged Biden Laptop Surfaced Doesn’t Disprove Bombshell, but Backs It Up

In the days following the bombshell reports about the discovery of a laptop allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden that contained damaging files , some attempted to undermine the treasure trove of documents by claiming the very location where the computer surfaced was suspicious .
After all , the laptop was discovered at The Mac Shop , a Wilmington , Delaware , computer repair store that sits nearly 3,000 miles from Biden ’ s California home .
This fact quickly spread and was used to dismiss the serious nature of what the laptop reportedly contained .
TRENDING : While 'Happy Days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Star Fights Back While it ’ s true that Biden kept a multimillion-dollar house in California , it ’ s what lies just north of The Mac Shop that should really be concerning people .
The Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children , a group that has listed Hunter Biden as a board member since at least 2016 , has a mailing address that ’ s a short way up the road from the computer repair shop in Wilmington .
According to Google Maps , the drive between the two takes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunter Biden Was on Payroll of Credit Card Company That Benefited from 2005 Bill Pushed by Dad Unfortunately for Hunter Biden , this isn ’ t the only link that further ties him to the laptop .
Just west of the computer repair shop is one of the Delaware homes belonging to his father , Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden .
Google Maps clocks this commute time between the Biden estate and The Mac Shop at a speedy 12 minutes .
Although Biden ’ s California abode could put him some 3,000 miles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his dad ’ s home and the Beau Biden Foundation hint that he ’ s no stranger to Wilmington .
Unfortunately for Biden , other attempts to discredit the bombshell repair shop discovery appear to be falling apart as well .
Claims about the laptop being a Russian disinformation campaign have been denied by John Ratcliffe , the director of national intelligence , with reported backing from the FBI and Department of Justice .
While the full contents of the laptop have yet to be disclosed , amateur sleuthing has revealed that at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child exploitation cases is now seemingly involved .
It ’ s unclear whether the American people will get a full look at the computer ’ s allegedly damning contents and any ties the material has to Joe Biden .
While the FBI will likely not be able to complete a thorough investigation before Election Day , voters deserve to know about the nature of the laptop and what was found on it before they head to the polls in November .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism @ @ @ @ @ @

In the days following the bombshell reports about the discovery of a laptop allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden that contained damaging files, some attempted to undermine the treasure trove of documents by claiming the very location where the computer surfaced was suspicious.
After all, the laptop was discovered at The Mac Shop, a Wilmington, Delaware, computer repair store that sits nearly 3,000 miles from Biden’s California home.
This fact quickly spread and was used to dismiss the serious nature of what the laptop reportedly contained.
Untrue Russian propaganda please explain why Hunter Biden who lives in California would fly 3000 miles to a shop in NY to have his laptop repaired — Danny Blanchflower (@D_Blanchflower) October 18, 2020
I live in California. Does anyone know a good computer repair shop in Delaware? I’ve got a few laptops I’d like to drive over there for repairs. No problem if I have to leave them for three or four months. And please remind me that I put them there. I may forget. #HunterBiden — James “Wear a Mask and Stay Away From Me” Morrison (@JamesPMorrison) October 20, 2020
2/ Like does anyone believe that Biden’s son showed up at this Qanon guys computer repair shop with three laptops for data recovery, didn’t leave contact information and then never returned for the computers? the cover story is absurd. — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 17, 2020
Hunter Biden lives in California. Why would he drop off a random computer at a random store in Delaware? — Norris Tayloy (@NTayloy) October 14, 2020
While it’s true that Biden kept a multimillion-dollar house in California, it’s what lies just north of The Mac Shop that should really be concerning people.
The Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children, a group that has listed Hunter Biden as a board member since at least 2016, has a mailing address that’s a short way up the road from the computer repair shop in Wilmington.
According to Google Maps, the drive between the two takes less than 15 minutes.
Do you think the laptop belonged to Hunter Biden? Yes No
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Unfortunately for Hunter Biden, this isn’t the only link that further ties him to the laptop.
Just west of the computer repair shop is one of the Delaware homes belonging to his father, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Google Maps clocks this commute time between the Biden estate and The Mac Shop at a speedy 12 minutes.
Although Biden’s California abode could put him some 3,000 miles away from Delaware, the location of his dad’s home and the Beau Biden Foundation hint that he’s no stranger to Wilmington.
Unfortunately for Biden, other attempts to discredit the bombshell repair shop discovery appear to be falling apart as well.
Claims about the laptop being a Russian disinformation campaign have been denied by John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, with reported backing from the FBI and Department of Justice.
While the full contents of the laptop have yet to be disclosed, amateur sleuthing has revealed that at least one official who previously dealt with child exploitation cases is now seemingly involved.
It’s unclear whether the American people will get a full look at the computer’s allegedly damning contents and any ties the material has to Joe Biden.
While the FBI will likely not be able to complete a thorough investigation before Election Day, voters deserve to know about the nature of the laptop and what was found on it before they head to the polls in November.
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--McConnell Lays Into Democrats, Media: ACB’s Faith Is Not ‘Some Secret Scandal’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned attacks on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday , saying that “ anti-religious bigotry needs to stop.
” “ It is so revealing to watch elite society keep stumbling upon mainstream religious beliefs and practices that are shared by huge numbers of Christian Americans and thinking they ’ ve discovered some secret scandal , ” McConnell said in a statement .
McConnell referenced a Wednesday report from The Associated Press highlighting that Barrett served as a trustee for her children ’ s Christian school , noting that Barrett had already disclosed her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slanted story then attacks the school for holding traditional views about sex and marriage , and baselessly asserts that Judge Barrett ’ s personal views on these matters would be ‘ particularly crucial ’ to her jurisprudence , ” McConnell said .
“ In reality , Judge Barrett has taken the same oath of impartiality as every other federal judge , and has affirmed over and over that her legal judgment is independent from her private opinions.
” TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religious tests for office .
“ The anti-religious bigotry needs to stop , ” he added .
“ It is an embarrassment to those who propagate it .
Fortunately , it will not stop the Senate from voting to confirm this outstanding nominee in just a few days.
” McConnell said that since Barrett ’ s credentials are “ unassailable , ” Democrats and “ their press allies continue to fumble for other lines of attack , including her religious faith.
” McConnell referenced Democratic suggestions in 2017 that Barrett ’ s Roman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a federal judge , calling these attacks “ open and unveiled.
” “ Another Senator wrote a letter arguing that Judge Barrett ’ s normal and widely-held Catholic views on when life begins should disqualify her from judicial service .
The press has worked overtime to paint Judge Barrett ’ s private faith practices as exotic , ominous , and fair game for public critique.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned attacks on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday, saying that “anti-religious bigotry needs to stop.”
“It is so revealing to watch elite society keep stumbling upon mainstream religious beliefs and practices that are shared by huge numbers of Christian Americans and thinking they’ve discovered some secret scandal,” McConnell said in a statement.
McConnell referenced a Wednesday report from The Associated Press highlighting that Barrett served as a trustee for her children’s Christian school, noting that Barrett had already disclosed her role at the school.
“The slanted story then attacks the school for holding traditional views about sex and marriage, and baselessly asserts that Judge Barrett’s personal views on these matters would be ‘particularly crucial’ to her jurisprudence,” McConnell said.
“In reality, Judge Barrett has taken the same oath of impartiality as every other federal judge, and has affirmed over and over that her legal judgment is independent from her private opinions.”
Our Constitution forbids disqualifying people from public service due to their religious beliefs. The far left has either forgotten this or just doesn’t care. It only underscores why we need well-informed jurists like Judge Barrett to protect our Constitution & Americans’ rights. pic.twitter.com/9iCPWs3V7P — Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) October 21, 2020
McConnell pointed out that the Constitution prohibits religious tests for office.
“The anti-religious bigotry needs to stop,” he added. “It is an embarrassment to those who propagate it. Fortunately, it will not stop the Senate from voting to confirm this outstanding nominee in just a few days.”
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McConnell said that since Barrett’s credentials are “unassailable,” Democrats and “their press allies continue to fumble for other lines of attack, including her religious faith.”
McConnell referenced Democratic suggestions in 2017 that Barrett’s Roman Catholic faith made her unfit to be a federal judge, calling these attacks “open and unveiled.”
“One Judiciary Committee Democrat attacked the nominee’s ‘closely held views,’” McConnell said.
“Another Senator wrote a letter arguing that Judge Barrett’s normal and widely-held Catholic views on when life begins should disqualify her from judicial service. The press has worked overtime to paint Judge Barrett’s private faith practices as exotic, ominous, and fair game for public critique.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--Senate Democrats Dig In Heels, Still Can’t Stop Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation

Senate Democrats are set to boycott voting on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday , but there is little they can do to prevent Republicans from confirming President Donald Trump ’ s pick before Election Day .
Democrats on the panel are refusing to participate in the scheduled session and vote , according to two aides .
The Judiciary Committee , which is controlled by Republicans , is expected to recommend Barrett to the full Senate for a confirmation vote on Monday .
With Republicans holding a 53-47 majority in the Senate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is almost certain to be confirmed .
TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back “ There is no precedent in history of the Senate for confirming a Supreme Court justice this close to an election , ” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said .
“ The truth is that the Republican majority is perpetrating the most rushed , most partisan , least legitimate process in the long history of Supreme Court nominations , ” he said .
Barrett , a 48-year-old appellate court judge , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6-3 conservative majority on the high court for years to come .
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Senate Democrats are set to boycott voting on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but there is little they can do to prevent Republicans from confirming President Donald Trump’s pick before Election Day.
Democrats on the panel are refusing to participate in the scheduled session and vote, according to two aides.
The Judiciary Committee, which is controlled by Republicans, is expected to recommend Barrett to the full Senate for a confirmation vote on Monday.
With Republicans holding a 53-47 majority in the Senate, Trump’s pick for the court is almost certain to be confirmed.
Boycotting the committee hearing won’t stop the process.
“There is no precedent in history of the Senate for confirming a Supreme Court justice this close to an election,” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said.
“The truth is that the Republican majority is perpetrating the most rushed, most partisan, least legitimate process in the long history of Supreme Court nominations,” he said.
Barrett, a 48-year-old appellate court judge, is on track to lock in a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court for years to come.
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--Video Shows the Moment Trump Is Moved by Retiring Officer Offering His Badge

It is no question that President Donald Trump has had our law enforcement ’ s back in the face of anti-police rhetoric from the radical left .
The extreme cynicism toward police officers peddled by the mainstream media , alongside movements like Black Lives Matter , and the incessant call for defunding the police have resulted in countless riots and violence against our communities and local police officers since May .
But Trump has emphasized time and time again the importance of law and order and supporting those enforcing the law who tirelessly and selflessly work to preserve order in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the feeling is mutual .
TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back On Tuesday , a self-identified police officer , who tweets under the name “ Joel , ” posted a Twitter video of himself giving Trump his police badge as a final gesture before his retirement .
The Twitter post did not include a date or location of the exchange , but the sentiment came through loud and clear .
“ Can I give this to you ?
Can I give this to you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asks , attempting to catch the president ’ s attention .
“ I am retiring in 12 days .
My last act as a police officer , sir , I want to give you this- “ “ You ’ ve got to be kidding me , ” Trump interjects , clearly flattered by the gift .
The man continues : “ On behalf of all the men and women that wear this badge that have your back because you have ours.
” Acknowledging the weight of this gesture , Trump points his “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of his entourage to receive the badge .
RELATED : Joe Biden Has a Long History of Racially Charged Comments , Here Are 10 of the Worst “ That ’ s really nice , ” Trump says in return , pumping his fist as he turns to board Air Force One .
Police agencies across the country have made a point to return their support of Trump with their public endorsements , such as we ’ ve seen from America ’ s largest police union : The National Fraternal Order of Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down !
” Trump tweeted in response to the FOP ’ s Twitter post supporting the president ’ s re-election .
“ The brave men & women of law enforcement have been attacked & ambushed across the country ” the FOP tweet stated .
“ They want a strong leader that ’ ll # BackTheBlue .
There hasn ’ t been a more outspoken supporter of the police than @ realDonaldTrump [ . ]
“ We need # FourMoreYears of America ’ s Law and Order President.
” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offered law enforcement only weak support , attempting to appease radical left voters by “ reimagining police , ” yet unwilling to outright endorse defunding police .
But now is not the time to be wishy-washy about law and order .
We need to support those on the front lines who are willing to pacify the chaos in our streets instead of punishing them for their willingness to put their lives on the line to protect us .
And we can do so by voting in a president who will continue to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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It is no question that President Donald Trump has had our law enforcement’s back in the face of anti-police rhetoric from the radical left.
The extreme cynicism toward police officers peddled by the mainstream media, alongside movements like Black Lives Matter, and the incessant call for defunding the police have resulted in countless riots and violence against our communities and local police officers since May.
But Trump has emphasized time and time again the importance of law and order and supporting those enforcing the law who tirelessly and selflessly work to preserve order in our communities.
And it looks like the feeling is mutual.
I had the honor of closing out my career as a police officer by gifting my flat badge to @realDonaldTrump for his unwavering support of law enforcement throughout his presidency. @PressSec pic.twitter.com/16HCXlWcRG — joel (@votefreedom2020) October 20, 2020
On Tuesday, a self-identified police officer, who tweets under the name “Joel,” posted a Twitter video of himself giving Trump his police badge as a final gesture before his retirement.
The Twitter post did not include a date or location of the exchange, but the sentiment came through loud and clear.
“Can I give this to you? Can I give this to you, sir?” the man repeatedly asks, attempting to catch the president’s attention.
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“I am retiring in 12 days. My last act as a police officer, sir, I want to give you this-“
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Trump interjects, clearly flattered by the gift.
The man continues: “On behalf of all the men and women that wear this badge that have your back because you have ours.”
Acknowledging the weight of this gesture, Trump points his “thanks.”
Trump then gestures to a member of his entourage to receive the badge.
“Thank you, sir,” the man responds.
“That’s really nice,” Trump says in return, pumping his fist as he turns to board Air Force One.
Police agencies across the country have made a point to return their support of Trump with their public endorsements, such as we’ve seen from America’s largest police union: The National Fraternal Order of Police.
“I will never let you down!” Trump tweeted in response to the FOP’s Twitter post supporting the president’s re-election.
“The brave men & women of law enforcement have been attacked & ambushed across the country” the FOP tweet stated. “They want a strong leader that’ll #BackTheBlue. There hasn’t been a more outspoken supporter of the police than @realDonaldTrump[.]
“We need #FourMoreYears of America’s Law and Order President.”
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, on the other hand, has offered law enforcement only weak support, attempting to appease radical left voters by “reimagining police,” yet unwilling to outright endorse defunding police.
But now is not the time to be wishy-washy about law and order.
We need to support those on the front lines who are willing to pacify the chaos in our streets instead of punishing them for their willingness to put their lives on the line to protect us. And we can do so by voting in a president who will continue to do the same.
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--Hunter Biden Was on Payroll of Credit Card Company That Benefited from 2005 Bill Pushed by Dad

One of the shortcomings when it comes to the reporting on the Hunter Biden scandal is that the emails recovered from his laptop are definitive proof that Joe Biden ’ s son was trading on his father ’ s name during and after the elder Biden ’ s tenure as vice president .
This manages to be accurate while at the same time being wholly incomplete .
As far as most media outlets are concerned , whenever the conflicts of interest that Hunter Biden introduced into his father ’ s 2020 presidential run are discussed at all , it begins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his work with a Chinese investment firm .
His qualifications for both roles were basically that he had the same last name as the vice president , and the emails on his laptop pull the Democratic nominee further into the morass .
There ’ s an implication it all began there , however , if there ’ s reporting on the rest of Hunter Biden ’ s career .
When Joe Biden jumped from being a Delaware senator winding down his career to being second in line to the presidency — that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in on his surname .
Before then , he was just your average Washington kid in the private sector .
In fact , the story is that there never really was a time the prodigal Biden wasn ’ t trading on the family ’ s name .
TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back Matthew Yglesias of Vox , sometimes given to uttering the truth , described Hunter Biden in an August article as a man who “ never really seems to have quite launched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go through a blow-by-blow of how every major gig Hunter Biden has scored in his career seems to felicitously align with who his father is as opposed to what he can do , but there ’ s no better illustration of this than his relationship with MBNA .
Delaware , as you may be aware , is the most banking-friendly state in the nation .
There ’ s a reason your favorite financial institution — and especially its credit card operation — is likely based in or around Wilmington , and it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of hip , happening metropolis where young finance types aspire to move after college so they can make a fortune in the big city .
( No offense to Wilmingtonians ; I ’ m sure your city is a fantastic place with a vibrant local culture , but there ’ s a reason there isn ’ t a Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett song about it . )
As Forbes notes , the state ’ s Chancery Court allows cases to be heard by judges , not juries ; this means corporate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expedient manner , a fact that had attracted plenty of companies to the state before 1978 , when a court case allowed credit card companies to export interest rates from where they were based to other states .
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s , Delaware sped up the process of collecting financial institutions by giving banks and credit card providers tax breaks as well as the option to charge fees and to set interest rates on cards higher than other states would allow .
This engendered a close relationship between these companies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Few politicians enjoyed a closer relationship with a financial institution , however , than Joe Biden with credit card giant MBNA , a company later bought out by Bank of America .
In 1998 , seven years before Joe Biden would etch his place in liberal infamy for his support of a bill that would make it significantly harder for Americans to discharge credit card debt in bankruptcy proceedings , Byron York wrote a story in The American Spectator about the senator ’ s entanglements with the company titled “ The Senator from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for good reason .
The main offense York talked about in the article was the sale of Biden ’ s house to an MBNA executive for more than its market value .
There were a few sentences in the piece that didn ’ t garner much attention at the time , but 22 years on , they are what most readers will focus on .
RELATED : Fact Check : Location of Computer Shop Where Alleged Biden Laptop Surfaced Does n't Disprove Bombshell , but Backs It Up “ A few months after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-election effort got under way , MBNA ’ s top executives contributed generously to his campaign in a series of coordinated donations that sidestepped the limits on contributions by the company ’ s political action committee , ” York wrote .
“ And then , a short time after the election , MBNA hired Biden ’ s son for a lucrative job in which , according to bank officials , he is being groomed for a senior management position.
” It was , indeed , that son .
“ Of course , lots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to corporations in their states or districts .
And lots of companies encourage their employees to make big campaign contributions ( MBNA has given more to some Republicans than it gave to Biden ) .
And certainly lots of children of influential parents end up in very good jobs , ” York continued .
“ But the Biden case is troubling because all those ingredients come together in one man — along with a touch of hypocrisy .
After all , this is a senator who for years has sermonized against what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in politics.
” According to The New York Times , Hunter Biden joined MBNA in 1996 and was made a senior vice president two years later before accepting a position in the Commerce Department during the Clinton administration .
He would return as a consultant to MBNA in 2001 under a monthly consultancy contract on electronic banking , a contract that would continue until 2005 .
That was the year the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act was passed , a law supported by Biden .
The legislation was exceptionally lucrative to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more difficult to discharge in bankruptcy court — and , at that time , it was one of the biggest players in the field .
Nowadays , the bill is more controversial because it made it nigh impossible to discharge student debt — which made usurious , risk-free loans to students a popular proposition for financial companies , a stipulation now blamed by many for the student debt crisis .
According to Breitbart , the arrangement between Hunter Biden and MBNA wasn ’ t known at the time the bill was passed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ first time when then-Sen. Joe Biden was picked by Barack Obama as his running mate ; The Times ’ article was the first to explore the relationship .
“ Aides to Mr. Obama , who chose Mr. Biden as his vice-presidential running mate on Saturday , would not say how much the younger Mr. Biden , who works as both a lawyer and lobbyist in Washington , had received , though a company official had once described him as having a $ 100,000 a year retainer .
But Obama aides said he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was nothing improper about the payments , ” The Times reported .
“ Campaign officials acknowledged that the connection between the Bidens and MBNA , the enormous financial services company then based in their home state of Delaware , was one of the most sensitive issues they examined while vetting the senator for a spot on the ticket.
” Twelve years later , one of the less-savory aspects of this relationship — the fact that Hunter Biden ’ s employment situation always seems to have something to do with lobbying , access or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name — is coming back to haunt the Democratic nominee ’ s campaign just weeks before the biggest election of his life .
Joe Biden never liked his nickname , if you were wondering .
“ I ’ m not the senator from MBNA , ” he said in 1999 when the first versions of what would eventually become the bankruptcy bill were being hashed out , according to The Washington Post .
I don ’ t know .
It beats “ The Senator from Burisma.
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One of the shortcomings when it comes to the reporting on the Hunter Biden scandal is that the emails recovered from his laptop are definitive proof that Joe Biden’s son was trading on his father’s name during and after the elder Biden’s tenure as vice president. This manages to be accurate while at the same time being wholly incomplete.
As far as most media outlets are concerned, whenever the conflicts of interest that Hunter Biden introduced into his father’s 2020 presidential run are discussed at all, it begins and ends with Burisma in Ukraine and his work with a Chinese investment firm. His qualifications for both roles were basically that he had the same last name as the vice president, and the emails on his laptop pull the Democratic nominee further into the morass.
There’s an implication it all began there, however, if there’s reporting on the rest of Hunter Biden’s career.
When Joe Biden jumped from being a Delaware senator winding down his career to being second in line to the presidency — that’s the moment Hunter began to cash in on his surname. Before then, he was just your average Washington kid in the private sector.
In fact, the story is that there never really was a time the prodigal Biden wasn’t trading on the family’s name.
Matthew Yglesias of Vox, sometimes given to uttering the truth, described Hunter Biden in an August article as a man who “never really seems to have quite launched as an independent entity.”
We could go through a blow-by-blow of how every major gig Hunter Biden has scored in his career seems to felicitously align with who his father is as opposed to what he can do, but there’s no better illustration of this than his relationship with MBNA.
Delaware, as you may be aware, is the most banking-friendly state in the nation. There’s a reason your favorite financial institution — and especially its credit card operation — is likely based in or around Wilmington, and it’s not because it’s the kind of hip, happening metropolis where young finance types aspire to move after college so they can make a fortune in the big city. (No offense to Wilmingtonians; I’m sure your city is a fantastic place with a vibrant local culture, but there’s a reason there isn’t a Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett song about it.)
As Forbes notes, the state’s Chancery Court allows cases to be heard by judges, not juries; this means corporate cases are resolved in a much more expedient manner, a fact that had attracted plenty of companies to the state before 1978, when a court case allowed credit card companies to export interest rates from where they were based to other states.
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Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Delaware sped up the process of collecting financial institutions by giving banks and credit card providers tax breaks as well as the option to charge fees and to set interest rates on cards higher than other states would allow.
This engendered a close relationship between these companies and Delaware’s politicians, naturally. Few politicians enjoyed a closer relationship with a financial institution, however, than Joe Biden with credit card giant MBNA, a company later bought out by Bank of America.
In 1998, seven years before Joe Biden would etch his place in liberal infamy for his support of a bill that would make it significantly harder for Americans to discharge credit card debt in bankruptcy proceedings, Byron York wrote a story in The American Spectator about the senator’s entanglements with the company titled “The Senator from MBNA.” The name stuck, and for good reason.
The main offense York talked about in the article was the sale of Biden’s house to an MBNA executive for more than its market value.
There were a few sentences in the piece that didn’t garner much attention at the time, but 22 years on, they are what most readers will focus on.
“A few months after the sale, as Biden’s re-election effort got under way, MBNA’s top executives contributed generously to his campaign in a series of coordinated donations that sidestepped the limits on contributions by the company’s political action committee,” York wrote.
“And then, a short time after the election, MBNA hired Biden’s son for a lucrative job in which, according to bank officials, he is being groomed for a senior management position.”
It was, indeed, that son.
“Of course, lots of members of Congress have intimate ties to corporations in their states or districts. And lots of companies encourage their employees to make big campaign contributions (MBNA has given more to some Republicans than it gave to Biden). And certainly lots of children of influential parents end up in very good jobs,” York continued.
“But the Biden case is troubling because all those ingredients come together in one man — along with a touch of hypocrisy. After all, this is a senator who for years has sermonized against what he says is the corrupting influence of money in politics.”
According to The New York Times, Hunter Biden joined MBNA in 1996 and was made a senior vice president two years later before accepting a position in the Commerce Department during the Clinton administration. He would return as a consultant to MBNA in 2001 under a monthly consultancy contract on electronic banking, a contract that would continue until 2005.
That was the year the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act was passed, a law supported by Biden. The legislation was exceptionally lucrative to MBNA because it made credit card debt more difficult to discharge in bankruptcy court — and, at that time, it was one of the biggest players in the field.
Nowadays, the bill is more controversial because it made it nigh impossible to discharge student debt — which made usurious, risk-free loans to students a popular proposition for financial companies, a stipulation now blamed by many for the student debt crisis.
According to Breitbart, the arrangement between Hunter Biden and MBNA wasn’t known at the time the bill was passed.
The contract became an issue for the first time when then-Sen. Joe Biden was picked by Barack Obama as his running mate; The Times’ article was the first to explore the relationship.
“Aides to Mr. Obama, who chose Mr. Biden as his vice-presidential running mate on Saturday, would not say how much the younger Mr. Biden, who works as both a lawyer and lobbyist in Washington, had received, though a company official had once described him as having a $100,000 a year retainer. But Obama aides said he had never lobbied for MBNA and that there was nothing improper about the payments,” The Times reported.
“Campaign officials acknowledged that the connection between the Bidens and MBNA, the enormous financial services company then based in their home state of Delaware, was one of the most sensitive issues they examined while vetting the senator for a spot on the ticket.”
Twelve years later, one of the less-savory aspects of this relationship — the fact that Hunter Biden’s employment situation always seems to have something to do with lobbying, access or (to be blunt) his last name — is coming back to haunt the Democratic nominee’s campaign just weeks before the biggest election of his life.
Joe Biden never liked his nickname, if you were wondering. “I’m not the senator from MBNA,” he said in 1999 when the first versions of what would eventually become the bankruptcy bill were being hashed out, according to The Washington Post.
I don’t know. It beats “The Senator from Burisma.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--Mitt Romney Reveals He Has Already Voted in 2020 Election and It Wasn’t for Trump

Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has already voted in the 2020 election , and like in 2016 , the former GOP presidential nominee did not vote for President Donald Trump , according to a report .
CNN ’ s Manu Raju posted on Twitter that he had a brief conversation with Romney on Wednesday in which the former Massachusetts governor disclosed he voted early .
Romney told the CNN reporter he had already cast a ballot , but did not disclose which candidate he voted for , other than to say he ruled out one man on the ballot .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , ” he said , per Raju .
TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back The report , if true , would come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Romney ’ s strained relationship with both Trump and his GOP colleagues in the Senate .
Romney of course made history earlier this year when he became the only sitting senator to vote to impeach a president when that president was a member of his own party .
Romney voted to convict Trump in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of two counts brought to the Senate by Speaker Nancy Pelosi .
He voted to convict Trump on a charge of “ abuse of power.
” The New York Times reported Romney later said , “ Attempting to corrupt an election to maintain power is about as egregious an assault on the Constitution as can be made.
” Romney also called Trump “ guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust.
” Since losing by a wide margin to former President Barack Obama in the 2012 election , Romney has become somewhat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He courted Trump ’ s endorsement for his 2012 presidential bid , and after gaining that endorsement , Time reported Romney said , “ Donald Trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how the economy works .
… it means a great deal to me to have the endorsement of Mr. Trump.
” Romney also later accepted Trump ’ s endorsement during his 2018 bid for Utah ’ s Senate seat .
In the run-up to Trump clinching the GOP nomination in 2016 , both men sniped at each other online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own : But the rest is now history , and Romney ’ s attitude toward Trump since 2015 has made him a GOP pariah .
CNN reported that Romney revealed following the 2016 election he did not vote for Trump , but instead wrote in the name of his wife on his ballot .
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Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has already voted in the 2020 election, and like in 2016, the former GOP presidential nominee did not vote for President Donald Trump, according to a report.
CNN’s Manu Raju posted on Twitter that he had a brief conversation with Romney on Wednesday in which the former Massachusetts governor disclosed he voted early.
Romney told the CNN reporter he had already cast a ballot, but did not disclose which candidate he voted for, other than to say he ruled out one man on the ballot.
“I did not vote for President Trump,” he said, per Raju.
Mitt Rommey told me he already voted in the elections but he wouldn’t say if he voted for Joe Biden or wrote someone else in. “I did not vote for President Trump,” he said — Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 21, 2020
The report, if true, would come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Romney’s strained relationship with both Trump and his GOP colleagues in the Senate.
Romney of course made history earlier this year when he became the only sitting senator to vote to impeach a president when that president was a member of his own party.
Romney voted to convict Trump in the largely partisan House impeachment proceedings on one of two counts brought to the Senate by Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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He voted to convict Trump on a charge of “abuse of power.”
The New York Times reported Romney later said, “Attempting to corrupt an election to maintain power is about as egregious an assault on the Constitution as can be made.”
Romney also called Trump “guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust.”
Since losing by a wide margin to former President Barack Obama in the 2012 election, Romney has become somewhat of a fringe outlier in Republican politics.
He courted Trump’s endorsement for his 2012 presidential bid, and after gaining that endorsement, Time reported Romney said, “Donald Trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how the economy works. … it means a great deal to me to have the endorsement of Mr. Trump.”
Romney also later accepted Trump’s endorsement during his 2018 bid for Utah’s Senate seat.
In the run-up to Trump clinching the GOP nomination in 2016, both men sniped at each other online:
The difference between @SenJohnMcCain and @realDonaldTrump: Trump shot himself down. McCain and American veterans are true heroes. — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) July 18, 2015
Why would anybody listen to @MittRomney? He lost an election that should have easily been won against Obama. By the way,so did John McCain! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2015
Romney posted a congratulatory tweet regarding Trump’s stunning 2016 election victory.
Best wishes for our duly elected president: May his victory speech be his guide and preserving the Republic his aim. — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) November 9, 2016
Trump responded with kind words of his own:
Mitt Romney called to congratulate me on the win. Very nice! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2016
But the rest is now history, and Romney’s attitude toward Trump since 2015 has made him a GOP pariah.
CNN reported that Romney revealed following the 2016 election he did not vote for Trump, but instead wrote in the name of his wife on his ballot.
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--4 Babies Die After Failing To Receive Treatment Due to COVID Travel Restrictions

Four babies in Australia have died in as many weeks after they were denied cardiac treatment that could have saved their lives if not for the country ’ s strict and ongoing coronavirus mandates .
ABC News Australia reported Tuesday that the four infants had all died at the Women ’ s and Children ’ s Hospital in the city of Adelaide since September .
According to the report , John Svigos , who leads a group representing the medical facility , told government officials the South Australia city was the only mainland state capital without onsite cardiac treatment or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children .
But because of restrictions that limit travel in the vast country , children in need of the treatments are being denied them .
“ Children who would normally have emergency transfers to Melbourne ’ s Royal Children ’ s Hospital for the treatment are currently unable to because of coronavirus restrictions on re-entering South Australia from Victoria , ” the ABC News Australia report said .
TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back As health authorities and medical officials squabble about getting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lamented the unnecessary loss of life .
“ How many more deaths of babies and young children will staff be forced to endure before the minister for health cuts across this unnecessary procrastination ?
” he rightly asked .
The government , meanwhile , is ducking any responsibility for the infants ’ deaths , according to the Washington Examiner .
Victoria ’ s premier , Daniel Andrews , told reporters , “ There was a choice not at our end , but the other end for them not to be sent .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve been told .
I don ’ t think it was a ‘ you can ’ t come here ’ type of deal.
” But while the adults argue , children who might be alive right now are not .
When will common sense and science prevail , not just in Australia , but globally ?
In this country , back in March , President Donald Trump was widely mocked for daring to suggest that shutting down life and sticking everyone indoors would certainly come with devastating unintended consequences .
“ You ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ putting a country into a massive recession or depression , ” Trump warned at a Fox News town hall event .
“ You ’ re going to lose people .
You ’ re going to have suicides by the thousands , ” he said .
The president touched on that subject again during a coronavirus media briefing March 23 , saying , “ I ’ m talking about where people suffer massive depression , where people commit suicide , where tremendous death happens .
… “ You have death .
Probably and — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far greater numbers than the numbers that we ’ re talking about with regard to the virus.
” In an ABC News ( America ) fact check on the comments , the establishment media outlet noted , “ There ’ s no way to predict the exact impact of an unprecedented pandemic , but experts also say that there ’ s no evidence to suggest that the suicide rate will rise dramatically because people are stressed from losing their jobs or that the death toll would surpass potential coronavirus deaths.
” ABC News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ die in car accidents because you can ’ t drive when the government tells you you ’ re not allowed to go outside .
More than seven months later , the world is learning the true magnitude of the damage of lockdowns and other government mandates that control the movements and behavior of people .
No person truly knows the death toll in this country from the virus itself , thanks in part to an apparent financial incentive from the federal government to attribute any available fatalities to COVID-19 despite other factors .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ been devastating .
Suicides have skyrocketed , as have reported cases of suicidal ideations .
Substance abuse issues have increased , and those issues will likely affect generations to come .
Nobody knows how many people will die from congestive heart failure or cirrhotic livers in 30 years from an addiction they picked up this year as they were psychologically pummeled by liberal government mandates and hopeless establishment media reporting .
Additionally , worldwide poverty will increase in the years to come , as will instances of preverbal disease as access to routine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so damaging to people emotionally , physically and financially that the globe ’ s supposed pre-eminent body for medicine , the World Health Organization , strongly came out against them less than two weeks ago .
Citing the devastating effects listed above , the WHO ’ s special envoy on COVID-19 , Dr. David Nabarro , made a plea to international leaders to stop locking down healthy people .
“ Look what ’ s happened to smallholder farmers all over the world , ” he said .
“ Look what ’ s happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we may well have a doubling of world poverty by next year .
We may well have at least a doubling of child malnutrition.
” “ We really do appeal to all world leaders : Stop using lockdown as your primary control method , develop better systems for doing it , work together and learn from each other .
But remember , lockdowns just have one consequence that you must never , ever belittle , and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer.
” Despite the warning , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s too late to follow that advice for the caretakers of the four infant children in Australia .
Those children apparently died so that others , most of them presumably perfectly healthy adults , could could cling to a life lived in fear .
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Four babies in Australia have died in as many weeks after they were denied cardiac treatment that could have saved their lives if not for the country’s strict and ongoing coronavirus mandates.
ABC News Australia reported Tuesday that the four infants had all died at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in the city of Adelaide since September.
According to the report, John Svigos, who leads a group representing the medical facility, told government officials the South Australia city was the only mainland state capital without onsite cardiac treatment or external oxygenation machines available for infants and children.
But because of restrictions that limit travel in the vast country, children in need of the treatments are being denied them.
“Children who would normally have emergency transfers to Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital for the treatment are currently unable to because of coronavirus restrictions on re-entering South Australia from Victoria,” the ABC News Australia report said.
As health authorities and medical officials squabble about getting the faculty its own oxygenation machines, Svigos lamented the unnecessary loss of life.
“How many more deaths of babies and young children will staff be forced to endure before the minister for health cuts across this unnecessary procrastination?” he rightly asked.
The government, meanwhile, is ducking any responsibility for the infants’ deaths, according to the Washington Examiner.
Victoria’s premier, Daniel Andrews, told reporters, “There was a choice not at our end, but the other end for them not to be sent. I can only go with what I’ve been told. I don’t think it was a ‘you can’t come here’ type of deal.”
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But while the adults argue, children who might be alive right now are not.
When will common sense and science prevail, not just in Australia, but globally?
In this country, back in March, President Donald Trump was widely mocked for daring to suggest that shutting down life and sticking everyone indoors would certainly come with devastating unintended consequences.
“You’re going to lose more people by putting a country into a massive recession or depression,” Trump warned at a Fox News town hall event.
“You’re going to lose people. You’re going to have suicides by the thousands,” he said.
The president touched on that subject again during a coronavirus media briefing March 23, saying, “I’m talking about where people suffer massive depression, where people commit suicide, where tremendous death happens. …
“You have death. Probably and — I mean, definitely would be in far greater numbers than the numbers that we’re talking about with regard to the virus.”
In an ABC News (America) fact check on the comments, the establishment media outlet noted, “There’s no way to predict the exact impact of an unprecedented pandemic, but experts also say that there’s no evidence to suggest that the suicide rate will rise dramatically because people are stressed from losing their jobs or that the death toll would surpass potential coronavirus deaths.”
ABC News also assured us that fewer people would die in car accidents because you can’t drive when the government tells you you’re not allowed to go outside.
More than seven months later, the world is learning the true magnitude of the damage of lockdowns and other government mandates that control the movements and behavior of people.
No person truly knows the death toll in this country from the virus itself, thanks in part to an apparent financial incentive from the federal government to attribute any available fatalities to COVID-19 despite other factors.
But we do know the lockdowns have been devastating.
Suicides have skyrocketed, as have reported cases of suicidal ideations.
Substance abuse issues have increased, and those issues will likely affect generations to come.
Nobody knows how many people will die from congestive heart failure or cirrhotic livers in 30 years from an addiction they picked up this year as they were psychologically pummeled by liberal government mandates and hopeless establishment media reporting.
Additionally, worldwide poverty will increase in the years to come, as will instances of preverbal disease as access to routine treatments have been halted.
Lockdowns are so damaging to people emotionally, physically and financially that the globe’s supposed pre-eminent body for medicine, the World Health Organization, strongly came out against them less than two weeks ago.
Citing the devastating effects listed above, the WHO’s special envoy on COVID-19, Dr. David Nabarro, made a plea to international leaders to stop locking down healthy people.
WATCH: Dr David Nabarro, the WHO’s Special Envoy on Covid-19, tells Andrew Neil: ‘We really do appeal to all world leaders: stop using lockdown as your primary control method’. Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/XLdaedsKVS #SpectatorTV @afneil | @davidnabarro pic.twitter.com/1M4xf3VnXQ — The Spectator (@spectator) October 9, 2020
“Look what’s happened to smallholder farmers all over the world,” he said. “Look what’s happening to poverty levels. It seems that we may well have a doubling of world poverty by next year. We may well have at least a doubling of child malnutrition.”
“We really do appeal to all world leaders: Stop using lockdown as your primary control method, develop better systems for doing it, work together and learn from each other. But remember, lockdowns just have one consequence that you must never, ever belittle, and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer.”
Despite the warning, it’s already too late for many.
It’s too late to follow that advice for the caretakers of the four infant children in Australia.
Those children apparently died so that others, most of them presumably perfectly healthy adults, could could cling to a life lived in fear.
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westernjournal--2020-10-21--Oscar-Nominated Hollywood Star Speaks Out in Defense of Christian Co-Star

Robert Downey Jr. defended “ Avengers ” co-star Chris Pratt , who has been viciously attacked on social media this past week .
Downey , who has starred in several movies with Pratt , referred to him on Instagram as “ A real # Christian who lives by # principle.
” “ What a world… The ‘ sinless ’ are casting stones at my # brother , Chris Pratt… A real # Christian who lives by # principle , has never demonstrated anything but # positivity and # gratitude , ” the two-time Oscar-nominated actor wrote Tuesday .
“ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space for civil discourse and ( just plain fact ) INSISTS on service as the highest value .
If you take issue with Chris , ” Downey continued in his passionate Instagram post , “ I ’ ve got a novel idea .
“ Delete your social media accounts , sit with your OWN defects of # character , work on THEM , then celebrate your humanness.
” TRENDING : While 'Happy Days ' Cast Reunites for Biden , One Star Fights Back Pratt became the subject of heavy criticism after filmmaker Amy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Chris ” they could live without .
What was supposed to be a fun social media challenge quickly turned sour , as people used the opportunity to slam Pratt for his beliefs , and in some cases even toss around unsubstantiated claims about him .
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Pratt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further criticize him .
But another “ Avengers ” star , Mark Ruffalo , came to Pratt ’ s defense despite having progressive views himself .
Pratt is a devout Christian who has hinted at having conservative and patriotic values , though as Newsweek reported , he has not said he supports Trump .
This is not the first time Pratt has come under fire for his beliefs ( or perceived beliefs ) .
In 2019 , Pratt was seen wearing a T-shirt depicting the Gadsden flag , a popular conservative and libertarian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Ruffalo to speak out in support of Pratt , especially due to the mob mentality that is commonly seen among the left-wing Hollywood elite .
Attacking Pratt for his religious and perceived political beliefs , which are not directly harming anybody else , is completely unreasonable .
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Robert Downey Jr. defended “Avengers” co-star Chris Pratt, who has been viciously attacked on social media this past week.
Downey, who has starred in several movies with Pratt, referred to him on Instagram as “A real #Christian who lives by #principle.”
“What a world… The ‘sinless’ are casting stones at my #brother, Chris Pratt… A real #Christian who lives by #principle, has never demonstrated anything but #positivity and #gratitude,” the two-time Oscar-nominated actor wrote Tuesday.
“He just married into a family that makes space for civil discourse and (just plain fact) INSISTS on service as the highest value. If you take issue with Chris,” Downey continued in his passionate Instagram post, “I’ve got a novel idea.
“Delete your social media accounts, sit with your OWN defects of #character, work on THEM, then celebrate your humanness.”
Pratt became the subject of heavy criticism after filmmaker Amy Berg asked her followers Saturday what famous “Chris” they could live without.
One has to go. pic.twitter.com/HUWnbQOA43 — Amy Berg (@bergopolis) October 17, 2020
What was supposed to be a fun social media challenge quickly turned sour, as people used the opportunity to slam Pratt for his beliefs, and in some cases even toss around unsubstantiated claims about him.
Chris Pratt. He hunts & supports an anti LGBTQ+ church. Good riddence. — Una Rose Ⓥ (@unarose7) October 19, 2020
Chris Pratt. Look, there is no justification for still supporting Trump at this point and there is concern over being a member of a church that sounds more like a cult and seems to support questionable views. — ??????? ?????????? ????? (@realAWashington) October 21, 2020
I liked him better when he was overweight and I didn’t know he was a tRump supporter. — LisaFromSouthJerseyWearsAMask (@speshalteacher) October 20, 2020
Three days after Berg’s tweet, multiple “Avengers” actors — but not Pratt — appeared at a virtual fundraiser Tuesday for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Pratt’s absence led some leftists to further criticize him.
But another “Avengers” star, Mark Ruffalo, came to Pratt’s defense despite having progressive views himself.
You all, @prattprattpratt is as solid a man there is. I know him personally, and instead of casting aspersions, look at how he lives his life. He is just not overtly political as a rule. This is a distraction. Let’s keep our eyes on the prize, friends. We are so close now. — Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) October 20, 2020
Pratt is a devout Christian who has hinted at having conservative and patriotic values, though as Newsweek reported, he has not said he supports Trump.
This is not the first time Pratt has come under fire for his beliefs (or perceived beliefs). In 2019, Pratt was seen wearing a T-shirt depicting the Gadsden flag, a popular conservative and libertarian symbol.
Fox & Friends defends “American icon” Chris Pratt against “bull[ies] … saying that he’s racist” for wearing a Don’t Tread On Me shirt: “There is just a group of people in this country that are hellbent on protesting anything patriotic.” pic.twitter.com/Ve35Wjr3jf — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) July 17, 2019
It was bold for Downey and Ruffalo to speak out in support of Pratt, especially due to the mob mentality that is commonly seen among the left-wing Hollywood elite.
Attacking Pratt for his religious and perceived political beliefs, which are not directly harming anybody else, is completely unreasonable.
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