westernjournal--2020-09-13--Bloomberg Plans To Spend at Least $100 Million To Help Biden Win Florida

The former politician and anti-gun activist who launched an expensive presidential primary bid only to drop out after it became clear Democratic voters weren ’ t buying into his message is back .
Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has decided to spend at least $ 100 million in Florida to defeat Trump , a swing state considered vital to the president ’ s re-election effort , according to The Washington Post .
Bloomberg confirmed he was investing big in Florida after The Post reported on his plans , Politico reported .
CNN was among the outlets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure was a baseline number .
The billionaire has been free with his money before .
During his ill-fated effort to win the Democratic nomination , Bloomberg spent more than $ 1 billion , according to ABC News .
TRENDING : CNN Hosts Lemon and Cuomo Launch Into Unhinged Rant Against Poor White People The Post framed Bloomberg ’ s action as coming in light of media reports that Trump may personally invest his own money in his re-election fight .
“ Voting starts on Sept. 24 in Florida so the need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an urgent need , ” Bloomberg adviser Kevin Sheekey said .
“ Mike believes that by investing in Florida it will allow campaign resources and other Democratic resources to be used in other states , in particular the state of Pennsylvania.
” Trump responded to the news by continuing the mockery of Bloomberg that he began during the Democratic primary .
“ I thought Mini Mike was through with Democrat politics after spending almost 2 Billion Dollars , and then giving the worst and most inept Debate Performance in the history of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ career on first question , OVER !
Save NYC instead , ” Trump tweeted .
He also threw a jab at Bloomberg ’ s private business .
RELATED : Final Results Are In : Bloomberg Actually Spent 10x More on Campaign Than Biden Has so Far “ In the highly competitive world of high tech , how come nobody has ever challenged Mini Mike Bloomberg and his very average , & supposedly outdated , ‘ stuff ’ that he sells to so many ?
Did he use his position as Mayor of New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monopoly ?
Just askin ’ ?
” Trump tweeted .
A recent NBC News/Marist poll of Florida voters showed former Vice President Joe Biden and Trump each with 48 percent support .
The poll showed Trump with 50 percent support among Latinos , while Biden was at 46 percent support .
The survey ’ s margin of error was +/- 4.5 percentage points .
In December , Bloomberg had harsh words for the candidate he is now supporting , according to The Hill .
“ He ’ s never been the manager of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run a school system , ” Bloomberg said of Biden .
“ You need somebody who comes in and knows how to run an organization.
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The former politician and anti-gun activist who launched an expensive presidential primary bid only to drop out after it became clear Democratic voters weren’t buying into his message is back.
Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has decided to spend at least $100 million in Florida to defeat Trump, a swing state considered vital to the president’s re-election effort, according to The Washington Post.
Bloomberg confirmed he was investing big in Florida after The Post reported on his plans, Politico reported. CNN was among the outlets to confirm that the $100 million figure was a baseline number.
The billionaire has been free with his money before.
During his ill-fated effort to win the Democratic nomination, Bloomberg spent more than $1 billion, according to ABC News.
He netted 55 delegates.
The Post framed Bloomberg’s action as coming in light of media reports that Trump may personally invest his own money in his re-election fight.
“Voting starts on Sept. 24 in Florida so the need to inject real capital in that state quickly is an urgent need,” Bloomberg adviser Kevin Sheekey said.
“Mike believes that by investing in Florida it will allow campaign resources and other Democratic resources to be used in other states, in particular the state of Pennsylvania.”
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Trump responded to the news by continuing the mockery of Bloomberg that he began during the Democratic primary.
“I thought Mini Mike was through with Democrat politics after spending almost 2 Billion Dollars, and then giving the worst and most inept Debate Performance in the history of Presidential Politics. Pocahontas ended his political career on first question, OVER! Save NYC instead,” Trump tweeted.
I thought Mini Mike was through with Democrat politics after spending almost 2 Billion Dollars, and then giving the worst and most inept Debate Performance in the history of Presidential Politics. Pocahontas ended his political career on first question, OVER! Save NYC instead. https://t.co/WgbVvEUt2N — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
He also threw a jab at Bloomberg’s private business.
“In the highly competitive world of high tech, how come nobody has ever challenged Mini Mike Bloomberg and his very average, & supposedly outdated, ‘stuff’ that he sells to so many? Did he use his position as Mayor of New York to create what is now a monopoly? Just askin’?” Trump tweeted.
In the highly competitive world of high tech, how come nobody has ever challenged Mini Mike Bloomberg and his very average, & supposedly outdated, “stuff” that he sells to so many? Did he use his position as Mayor of New York to create what is now a monopoly? Just askin’? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 13, 2020
A recent NBC News/Marist poll of Florida voters showed former Vice President Joe Biden and Trump each with 48 percent support.
The poll showed Trump with 50 percent support among Latinos, while Biden was at 46 percent support. The survey’s margin of error was +/- 4.5 percentage points.
In December, Bloomberg had harsh words for the candidate he is now supporting, according to The Hill.
“He’s never been the manager of an organization, he’s never run a school system,” Bloomberg said of Biden.
“The presidency shouldn’t be a training job,” Bloomberg told MSNBC.
“You need somebody who comes in and knows how to run an organization.”
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westernjournal--2020-09-13--Report: Bernie Sanders Is Worried Biden May Lose if He Doesn’t Move Further to the Left

It ’ s time for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to roll out progressive Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez of New York and cater to the far left of the Democratic Party , Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is reportedly telling associates .
According to a report in The Washington Post , Sanders has said Biden is risking the election by trying to appeal to the middle and not catering more to the liberal extremes of the party .
The report is based on three anonymous sources who The Post said have knowledge of private conversations between Sanders and his associates .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a statement from Faiz Shakir , Sanders ’ campaign manager for his 2020 presidential campaign .
Sanders “ saying that Sanders is ‘ working as hard as he can ’ to get Biden elected but has advised some strategic adjustments , ” according to The Post .
TRENDING : CNN Hosts Lemon and Cuomo Launch Into Unhinged Rant Against Poor White People “ Senator Sanders is confident that Joe Biden is in a very strong position to win this election , but nevertheless feels there are areas the campaign can continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ He has been in direct contact with the Biden team and has urged them to put more emphasis on how they will raise wages , create millions of good paying jobs , lower the cost of prescription drugs and expand health care coverage.
” “ You got to give people an alternative or reason to vote for you other than saying , ‘ I ’ m not Donald Trump , ’ ” Sanders said Friday in an interview with PBS .
“ And that means speaking about an economic program , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong as I would like it , ” he added .
“ It is not the Bernie Sanders program.
” Democrats “ should be nervous ” about Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — three swing states President Donald Trump won in 2016 , according to Sanders .
Shakir said that Sanders “ also thinks that a stronger outreach to young people , the Latino community and the progressive movement will be of real help to the campaign.
” Biden ’ s campaign did not comment on the report .
Friction between the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liberals “ urgently want Biden to defeat President Trump but are upset that he has taken a relatively centrist path , ” The Post reported .
Sanders reportedly thinks Democrats need to “ stress economic populism , those close to him said , rather than if they embrace a sole strategy of attacking Trump and avoiding hot-button issues.
” Sanders believes that the “ liberal , millennial slice of the party ” is not getting the attention it should and that “ marquee surrogates ” such Ocasio-Cortez should be used more often , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted that among Hispanic voters living in swing states , the general election polling margins are tighter than Sanders and other Democrats would like .
“ As a result , fretful discussions are underway in the party about Biden ’ s standing with Latino voters in battleground states such as Florida , Arizona , North Carolina and Pennsylvania , where Latinos could play a pivotal role in the outcome , ” according to The Post .
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It’s time for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to roll out progressive Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez of New York and cater to the far left of the Democratic Party, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is reportedly telling associates.
According to a report in The Washington Post, Sanders has said Biden is risking the election by trying to appeal to the middle and not catering more to the liberal extremes of the party.
The report is based on three anonymous sources who The Post said have knowledge of private conversations between Sanders and his associates.
There was some fire amid the smoke in a statement from Faiz Shakir, Sanders’ campaign manager for his 2020 presidential campaign.
Sanders “saying that Sanders is ‘working as hard as he can’ to get Biden elected but has advised some strategic adjustments,” according to The Post.
“Senator Sanders is confident that Joe Biden is in a very strong position to win this election, but nevertheless feels there are areas the campaign can continue to improve upon,” Shakir said.
“He has been in direct contact with the Biden team and has urged them to put more emphasis on how they will raise wages, create millions of good paying jobs, lower the cost of prescription drugs and expand health care coverage.”
“You got to give people an alternative or reason to vote for you other than saying, ‘I’m not Donald Trump,’” Sanders said Friday in an interview with PBS.
“And that means speaking about an economic program, which Biden has. It is not as strong as I would like it,” he added.
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“It is not the Bernie Sanders program.”
Democrats “should be nervous” about Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — three swing states President Donald Trump won in 2016, according to Sanders.
Shakir said that Sanders “also thinks that a stronger outreach to young people, the Latino community and the progressive movement will be of real help to the campaign.”
Biden’s campaign did not comment on the report.
Friction between the two Democratic camps was evident on Twitter:
“Biden is at serious risk of coming up short in the November election if he continues his vaguer, more centrist approach.” @BernieSanders is 1000% correct and neoliberals will attack him for it. They are driven by fear. We are driven by policy. https://t.co/QLtN0t14jc — Ryan Knight ? (@ProudSocialist) September 12, 2020
Maybe Bernie Sanders could have turned over his email list to the Biden campaign and personally could have campaigned for Biden to get out his supporters for Biden. Instead it’s just more BS with Bernie and his campaign surrogates denigrating Biden every chance they get. https://t.co/SmgSzGeIp0 — M. Mendoza Ferrer (@m_mendozaferrer) September 13, 2020
Liberals “urgently want Biden to defeat President Trump but are upset that he has taken a relatively centrist path,” The Post reported.
Sanders reportedly thinks Democrats need to “stress economic populism, those close to him said, rather than if they embrace a sole strategy of attacking Trump and avoiding hot-button issues.”
Sanders believes that the “liberal, millennial slice of the party” is not getting the attention it should and that “marquee surrogates” such Ocasio-Cortez should be used more often, the newspaper reported.
The report also noted that among Hispanic voters living in swing states, the general election polling margins are tighter than Sanders and other Democrats would like.
“As a result, fretful discussions are underway in the party about Biden’s standing with Latino voters in battleground states such as Florida, Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where Latinos could play a pivotal role in the outcome,” according to The Post.
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westernjournal--2020-09-13--Jussie Smollett Still Won’t Give Up on Infamous ‘Hate Crime’ Hoax

There ’ s nothing that could possibly induce Jussie Smollett to take an iota of responsibility for allegedly setting up the most infamous “ hate crime ” hoax in recent memory .
We ’ re almost 20 months out from the incident that derailed Smollett ’ s career .
He hasn ’ t been convicted in a court of law , mind you , but it ’ s difficult to imagine a scenario in which Smollett was the victim of anything other than one of the most inane and manipulative publicity stunts ever .
Yet , in an interview with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hill , the former “ Empire ” actor insisted he was the martyr here .
According to Fox News , the interview was conducted Wednesday on Instagram .
TRENDING : CNN Hosts Lemon and Cuomo Launch Into Unhinged Rant Against Poor White People “ What happened in these last two years , it has humbled me in a way that nobody could possibly understand , ” Smollett told Hill .
“ Out of all these jokers in this entire situation , I am the only human being who has not changed his story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the numerous times he has changed his story , but never mind .
So , what ’ s the biggest falsehood he ’ s heard ?
“ Well , I mean that I did a hoax , obviously , ” Smollett said .
“ I am a human being like everybody else , ” he added .
“ I ingest the media , I read the headlines , and all that type of stuff .
I ’ ve been guilty of taking things at face value as well .
But when you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about you , and you know — you know that it ’ s not true — somehow it becomes different.
” He also said there were witnesses who back up his original story — that he was attacked by two white men who put a rope around his neck and told him that Chicago was “ MAGA country.
” “ These are the things that people don ’ t necessarily know because the lies and the things that were not true were yelled from the rooftop , ” he said .
“ There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but of course it cuts off right before it happens.
” Yes — it ’ s a conspiracy against Jussie Smollett !
Hill asked why the tape was cut .
RELATED : James Woods Digs Up Embarrassing Kamala Harris Tweet That Shows She 's a Horrible Judge of Character “ I certainly didn ’ t have the power to cut the tape , ” Smollett said .
“ So who cut it ?
” So , let ’ s take stock of this story .
You have two hateful Trump supporters who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maybe the third- or fourth-most-popular person on “ Empire.
” Why are these “ MAGA country ” types watching “ Empire ” ?
Who knows .
Maybe they thought Fox was airing a Ron White comedy special , saw Smollett ’ s performance and felt their bubble of white heteronormativity being popped .
So they tracked Smollett to his neighborhood and attacked him — but it wasn ’ t caught on video .
Why ?
Because someone cut it .
They knew a “ hate crime ” was being committed against Jussie Smollett @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s seriously what Smollett wants us to believe .
“ It was set up to make it seem like I was lying about something or everything , ” Smollett told Hill .
“ There would be no reason for me to do something like this , ” he said .
“ There would be no reason for me to do something foolish … and I do think that if you look at all of the things that were happening for me , and then for all of the opportunities and all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have lost at this point , if in fact what they said was true , the smart thing to do would be to admit that .
At least there would be a place to work back from .
This is bulls— .
It ’ s bulls—.
” Yes , that would be a good idea .
A better idea would be to just not talk about this at all with anybody .
The matter is currently under adjudication and the actor faces a new round of charges for allegedly lying to police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by special prosecutor Dan Webb .
Instead , he gives an interview like this where he swears the accusation against him — that he paid two Nigerian brothers $ 3,500 to attack him because he was unhappy with the attention he was receiving on “ Empire ” — was just a setup by shadowy figures .
Apparently , he just had to get this off his chest .
“ It ’ s been frustrating to say the least .
It ’ s been frustrating .
It ’ s been beyond frustrating because to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to be somebody that speaks up for so much and speaks up about so many things , it ’ s been difficult to kinda be , you know , quiet , ” Smollett said .
“ To not be able to say all of the things that you want to say , to not be able to yell from the rooftop because , I don ’ t think that people realize I ’ ve just been wrapped up in some form of a case for the last … approaching , in just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ So it ’ s been beyond frustrating , and I think that I ’ m certainly not going rogue , and I ’ m still taking the advice of my attorneys and everything like that .
I just don ’ t see , honestly , what staying quiet has done , where it ’ s gotten me , ” he added .
“ Then there ’ s the bigger picture that it ’ s so much bigger than me.
” As for going rogue : Too late .
Once you start talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to frame you , that ’ s something his lawyers would probably him rather not do .
If this is yelling from the rooftops , yes , staying quiet would have been preferable .
The full interview is here , although be advised it ’ s over an hour long and Hill is much more interested in connecting this to a larger narrative of the Black Lives Matter movement and racial equity as opposed to , say , holding Smollett ’ s feet to the fire .
And Smollett tried to connect this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the legal system , telling Hill that authorities “ won ’ t let this go.
” “ There is an example being made , and the sad part is that there is an example being made of someone that did not do what they ’ re being accused of , ” he said .
“ You ’ re willing to throw people under the bus that don ’ t deserve to be .
You ’ re willing to coax people into lying about saying things happened that did not happen , you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sell a narrative based on the agenda that you ’ re trying to sell.
” “ That is what ’ s been happening , ” he said .
Smollett hasn ’ t been convicted of a crime , but this isn ’ t a convincing alternative explanation .
Instead , this is an instance of Smollett muddying the water in a weak attempt to connect the case to the Black Lives Matter movement and racial injustice .
The day after this interview , a judge denied a motion to drop the new charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unless Smollett is willing to reach some kind of deal with prosecutors — something that would likely force the actor to admit guilt and that all of this is made up — he ’ ll end up going to trial .
If this is a preview of his defense , I can ’ t imagine how this ends well for him .
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There’s nothing that could possibly induce Jussie Smollett to take an iota of responsibility for allegedly setting up the most infamous “hate crime” hoax in recent memory.
We’re almost 20 months out from the incident that derailed Smollett’s career.
He hasn’t been convicted in a court of law, mind you, but it’s difficult to imagine a scenario in which Smollett was the victim of anything other than one of the most inane and manipulative publicity stunts ever.
Yet, in an interview with former CNN commentator and academic Marc Lamont Hill, the former “Empire” actor insisted he was the martyr here.
According to Fox News, the interview was conducted Wednesday on Instagram.
“What happened in these last two years, it has humbled me in a way that nobody could possibly understand,” Smollett told Hill.
“Out of all these jokers in this entire situation, I am the only human being who has not changed his story one time.”
I mean, except for the numerous times he has changed his story, but never mind. So, what’s the biggest falsehood he’s heard?
“Well, I mean that I did a hoax, obviously,” Smollett said.
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“I am a human being like everybody else,” he added. “I ingest the media, I read the headlines, and all that type of stuff. I’ve been guilty of taking things at face value as well. But when you see that happening, and they talking about you, and you know — you know that it’s not true — somehow it becomes different.”
He also said there were witnesses who back up his original story — that he was attacked by two white men who put a rope around his neck and told him that Chicago was “MAGA country.”
“These are the things that people don’t necessarily know because the lies and the things that were not true were yelled from the rooftop,” he said.
“There is a tape … there is something, but of course it cuts off right before it happens.”
Yes — it’s a conspiracy against Jussie Smollett! Hill asked why the tape was cut.
“I certainly didn’t have the power to cut the tape,” Smollett said. “So who cut it?”
So, let’s take stock of this story. You have two hateful Trump supporters who decide to target Smollett, who is maybe the third- or fourth-most-popular person on “Empire.”
Why are these “MAGA country” types watching “Empire”? Who knows. Maybe they thought Fox was airing a Ron White comedy special, saw Smollett’s performance and felt their bubble of white heteronormativity being popped.
So they tracked Smollett to his neighborhood and attacked him — but it wasn’t caught on video. Why?
Because someone cut it. They knew a “hate crime” was being committed against Jussie Smollett and they wanted to frame him. That’s seriously what Smollett wants us to believe.
“It was set up to make it seem like I was lying about something or everything,” Smollett told Hill.
“There would be no reason for me to do something like this,” he said. “There would be no reason for me to do something foolish … and I do think that if you look at all of the things that were happening for me, and then for all of the opportunities and all of the money … whatever, that I have lost at this point, if in fact what they said was true, the smart thing to do would be to admit that. At least there would be a place to work back from. This is bulls—. It’s bulls—.”
Yes, that would be a good idea. A better idea would be to just not talk about this at all with anybody. The matter is currently under adjudication and the actor faces a new round of charges for allegedly lying to police after a call for a renewed investigation by special prosecutor Dan Webb.
Instead, he gives an interview like this where he swears the accusation against him — that he paid two Nigerian brothers $3,500 to attack him because he was unhappy with the attention he was receiving on “Empire” — was just a setup by shadowy figures.
Apparently, he just had to get this off his chest.
“It’s been frustrating to say the least. It’s been frustrating. It’s been beyond frustrating because to be somebody that’s so outspoken, to be somebody that speaks up for so much and speaks up about so many things, it’s been difficult to kinda be, you know, quiet,” Smollett said.
“To not be able to say all of the things that you want to say, to not be able to yell from the rooftop because, I don’t think that people realize I’ve just been wrapped up in some form of a case for the last … approaching, in just a couple months, two years.”
“So it’s been beyond frustrating, and I think that I’m certainly not going rogue, and I’m still taking the advice of my attorneys and everything like that. I just don’t see, honestly, what staying quiet has done, where it’s gotten me,” he added.
“Then there’s the bigger picture that it’s so much bigger than me.”
As for going rogue: Too late. Once you start talking about setups and people cutting video footage to frame you, that’s something his lawyers would probably him rather not do. If this is yelling from the rooftops, yes, staying quiet would have been preferable.
The full interview is here, although be advised it’s over an hour long and Hill is much more interested in connecting this to a larger narrative of the Black Lives Matter movement and racial equity as opposed to, say, holding Smollett’s feet to the fire.
And Smollett tried to connect this to a larger narrative about police and the legal system, telling Hill that authorities “won’t let this go.”
“There is an example being made, and the sad part is that there is an example being made of someone that did not do what they’re being accused of,” he said.
“You’re willing to throw people under the bus that don’t deserve to be. You’re willing to coax people into lying about saying things happened that did not happen, you’re able to switch a narrative and sell a narrative based on the agenda that you’re trying to sell.”
“That is what’s been happening,” he said.
Smollett hasn’t been convicted of a crime, but this isn’t a convincing alternative explanation. Instead, this is an instance of Smollett muddying the water in a weak attempt to connect the case to the Black Lives Matter movement and racial injustice.
The day after this interview, a judge denied a motion to drop the new charges against him, according to USA Today.
Unless Smollett is willing to reach some kind of deal with prosecutors — something that would likely force the actor to admit guilt and that all of this is made up — he’ll end up going to trial. If this is a preview of his defense, I can’t imagine how this ends well for him.
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westernjournal--2020-09-13--NPR Crosses the Line: Compares President Trump to Mussolini, Lets Guest Link Him to KKK

It was almost as if NPR were running an anti-fundraising drive , trying to alienate anyone to the right of Clarence Darrow .
I mean , goodness knows they ’ ve already tried their hardest .
Quite frankly , I ’ m assuming liberals tune in for the same reasons I owned albums from bands with names like the Jesus Lizard and Atari Teenage Riot when I was a kid : It may be wholly unlistenable , but it alienates the kind of person with some modicum of sense who might have to be in the same vicinity while you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we ’ re talking about parents and teachers ; in liberals ’ cases , anyone to their right who prefers their radio with hosts who sound like they ’ re doing it awake .
First , in an interview published Aug. 27 , the taxpayer-funded radio network ’ s “ Code Switch ” podcast interviewed Vicky Osterweil , the author of “ In Defense of Looting , ” a book that makes exactly the argument its title might suggest .
Some choice Osterweil quotes from the NPR podcast : TRENDING : CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rant Against Poor White People • Looting can “ demonstrate that without police and without state oppression , we can have things for free.
” • “ When I use the word looting , I mean the mass expropriation of property , mass shoplifting during a moment of upheaval or riot .
That ’ s the thing I ’ m defending .
I ’ m not defending any situation in which property is stolen by force.
” • Progressives are against looting and rioting because of their “ anti-Blackness and contempt for poor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life , which looting immediately provides.
” Oh , dear .
It didn ’ t help that the interview was wholly uncritical as well .
The network quickly , publicly backpedaled , and “ Code Switch ” added a disclaimer saying that it “ did not provide readers enough context for them to fully assess some of the controversial opinions discussed.
” A week and change later , author Jason Stanley appeared on “ All Things Considered ” and dealt with an equally uncritical interview that was every bit as revolting .
Stanley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s a Yale University philosophy professor and author of the 2018 book , “ How Fascism Works : The Politics of Us and Them.
” If you guessed he wasn ’ t appearing in a vacuum , you ’ d be right : He was there to inform us that the United States is “ losing our democratic status.
” In the write-up of the interview , NPR first noted that fascism has featured prominently in American public dialogue since the term was introduced — which was true .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush — again , true .
What you can probably infer from this is that it ’ s an accusation made frequently , in overheated circumstances and when someone who ’ s to the right of , say , George H.W .
Bush ( who was only out-of-touch and mean to the poor , according to the left ) is in the White House .
Perhaps that would be reason enough to discount Stanley from the outset .
But , no .
Third paragraph : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and Mussolini since before the 2016 election .
Some of the racial justice protesters this summer have said they are fighting fascism in the form of President Trump .
And the presence of antifa — anti-fascist — protesters at some demonstrations has upped attention to the word.
” RELATED : Note Found Inside Leftist Book 'In Defense of Looting ' Is Hilariously Ironic Oh , dear , again .
So apparently , our taxpayer-funded radio broadcasters are telling Americans that our president is like Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though — it ’ s those historians .
Their hands are clean .
Also , there ’ s a face-value acceptance of antifa demonstrators as being “ anti-fascist ” because that ’ s what the name says .
If NPR takes these things at face value , I ’ m assuming no one there has ever had a problem with the slogan “ Make America Great Again , ” right ?
He ’ s simply doing what the slogan says , folks .
Except that one is arguably true whereas antifa being “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your version of anti-fascism involves street-fighting , vandalism and intimidation .
On comes Stanley , whose working definition of fascism is “ a cult of the leader who promises national restoration in the face of humiliation brought on by supposed communists , Marxists and minorities and immigrants who are supposedly posing a threat to the character and the history of a nation.
” ( Serendipitous , that . )
You can probably guess where this is headed .
“ Well if someone described to you , ‘ Here ’ s country X .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is going to remain in power for many years beyond what is legal .
He sends federal forces in to quell largely peaceful protests for racial justice in his country .
His attorney general seems dedicated to him over the rule of law .
The major political party that controls the courts and most of the government has , as their entire platform , devotion to him , ' ” Stanley said .
“ What would you think about that country ?
Where would you think the direction of that country was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was losing its democratic status , especially when it had a history of voter suppression and the highest incarceration rate in the world as background conditions.
” So , we have Trump ’ s joking about serving more than two terms , his sending federal forces into cities that refused to protect federal property , the popular liberal belief that Bill Barr is just a fig-leaf for the many illegal treacheries of the Trump administration , and the idea that the GOP has turned into nothing more than a cult of personal adoration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who I ’ m guessing Stanley temporarily feels is a swell guy . )
NPR compared Trump to Mussolini , while Stanley compared him to the KKK when talking about conspiracy theories .
“ Conspiracy theories destroy an information space .
The goal — fascism is based on a friend-enemy distinction , so you ’ re either with them or against them .
The enemy is the enemy of civilization .
What it does is it destroys the information space , ” Stanley said .
“ It makes you think that even if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is because [ the leader is ] facing a mysterious cabal that is controlling things that are trying to foment a race war .
This is the basis of the Ku Klux Klan ideology.
” As Breitbart ’ s Penny Starr noted wryly , “ The NPR interview did not mention the Democrat Party ’ s connection to the KKK.
” This isn ’ t entirely true , though , since Stanley kind of alluded to it while missing the point on his final answer , regarding “ what gives him hope.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the home of anti-fascist resistance — not just our soldiers in World War II but our intellectuals and journalists and nonviolent protest movements and revolutionaries here who have confronted our own racial history that so influenced Hitler , ” the author said .
“ So we have the seeds in this country of the evils that were the foundation of many anti-democratic regimes , but we also have the flowers that stopped them.
” Well , there ’ s quite the dog-whistle , proudly linking “ anti-fascist resistance ” to the Greatest Generation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , however , that when he talks about “ our own racial history that so influenced Hitler , ” he ’ s talking about the Jim Crow-era South .
What party controlled it back then ?
I do wonder .
And yes , I understand they ’ ve moved away from that in the years hence — as has pretty much every moral individual on the face of the planet .
As with Osterweil , this interview was a safe space for Stanley to talk about our inexorable slide toward fascism under Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better .
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It was almost as if NPR were running an anti-fundraising drive, trying to alienate anyone to the right of Clarence Darrow.
I mean, goodness knows they’ve already tried their hardest.
Quite frankly, I’m assuming liberals tune in for the same reasons I owned albums from bands with names like the Jesus Lizard and Atari Teenage Riot when I was a kid: It may be wholly unlistenable, but it alienates the kind of person with some modicum of sense who might have to be in the same vicinity while you listen to it. In my case, we’re talking about parents and teachers; in liberals’ cases, anyone to their right who prefers their radio with hosts who sound like they’re doing it awake.
First, in an interview published Aug. 27, the taxpayer-funded radio network’s “Code Switch” podcast interviewed Vicky Osterweil, the author of “In Defense of Looting,” a book that makes exactly the argument its title might suggest.
Some choice Osterweil quotes from the NPR podcast:
• Looting can “demonstrate that without police and without state oppression, we can have things for free.”
• “When I use the word looting, I mean the mass expropriation of property, mass shoplifting during a moment of upheaval or riot. That’s the thing I’m defending. I’m not defending any situation in which property is stolen by force.”
• Progressives are against looting and rioting because of their “anti-Blackness and contempt for poor people who want to live a better life, which looting immediately provides.”
Oh, dear. It didn’t help that the interview was wholly uncritical as well. The network quickly, publicly backpedaled, and “Code Switch” added a disclaimer saying that it “did not provide readers enough context for them to fully assess some of the controversial opinions discussed.”
A week and change later, author Jason Stanley appeared on “All Things Considered” and dealt with an equally uncritical interview that was every bit as revolting.
Stanley isn’t suggesting you steal things. He’s a Yale University philosophy professor and author of the 2018 book, “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them.”
If you guessed he wasn’t appearing in a vacuum, you’d be right: He was there to inform us that the United States is “losing our democratic status.”
In the write-up of the interview, NPR first noted that fascism has featured prominently in American public dialogue since the term was introduced — which was true. The network mentioned it was invoked frequently during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush — again, true.
What you can probably infer from this is that it’s an accusation made frequently, in overheated circumstances and when someone who’s to the right of, say, George H.W. Bush (who was only out-of-touch and mean to the poor, according to the left) is in the White House. Perhaps that would be reason enough to discount Stanley from the outset.
But, no. Third paragraph: “Historians have noted similarities between Donald Trump and Mussolini since before the 2016 election. Some of the racial justice protesters this summer have said they are fighting fascism in the form of President Trump. And the presence of antifa — anti-fascist — protesters at some demonstrations has upped attention to the word.”
Oh, dear, again. So apparently, our taxpayer-funded radio broadcasters are telling Americans that our president is like Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. It’s totally not them saying it, though — it’s those historians. Their hands are clean.
Also, there’s a face-value acceptance of antifa demonstrators as being “anti-fascist” because that’s what the name says. If NPR takes these things at face value, I’m assuming no one there has ever had a problem with the slogan “Make America Great Again,” right? He’s simply doing what the slogan says, folks. Except that one is arguably true whereas antifa being “anti-fascist” is demonstrably false, unless your version of anti-fascism involves street-fighting, vandalism and intimidation.
On comes Stanley, whose working definition of fascism is “a cult of the leader who promises national restoration in the face of humiliation brought on by supposed communists, Marxists and minorities and immigrants who are supposedly posing a threat to the character and the history of a nation.” (Serendipitous, that.) You can probably guess where this is headed.
What’s changed since 2018, the NPR hosts wondered?
“Well if someone described to you, ‘Here’s country X. The leader of country X claims that he is going to remain in power for many years beyond what is legal. He sends federal forces in to quell largely peaceful protests for racial justice in his country. His attorney general seems dedicated to him over the rule of law. The major political party that controls the courts and most of the government has, as their entire platform, devotion to him,'” Stanley said.
“What would you think about that country? Where would you think the direction of that country was headed? I would think that country was losing its democratic status, especially when it had a history of voter suppression and the highest incarceration rate in the world as background conditions.”
So, we have Trump’s joking about serving more than two terms, his sending federal forces into cities that refused to protect federal property, the popular liberal belief that Bill Barr is just a fig-leaf for the many illegal treacheries of the Trump administration, and the idea that the GOP has turned into nothing more than a cult of personal adoration. (Except for Mitt Romney, who I’m guessing Stanley temporarily feels is a swell guy.)
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NPR compared Trump to Mussolini, while Stanley compared him to the KKK when talking about conspiracy theories.
“Conspiracy theories destroy an information space. The goal — fascism is based on a friend-enemy distinction, so you’re either with them or against them. The enemy is the enemy of civilization. What it does is it destroys the information space,” Stanley said.
“It makes you think that even if your guys are corrupt and lying, it is because [the leader is] facing a mysterious cabal that is controlling things that are trying to foment a race war. This is the basis of the Ku Klux Klan ideology.”
As Breitbart’s Penny Starr noted wryly, “The NPR interview did not mention the Democrat Party’s connection to the KKK.”
This isn’t entirely true, though, since Stanley kind of alluded to it while missing the point on his final answer, regarding “what gives him hope.”
“[The U.S.] is the home of anti-fascist resistance — not just our soldiers in World War II but our intellectuals and journalists and nonviolent protest movements and revolutionaries here who have confronted our own racial history that so influenced Hitler,” the author said.
“So we have the seeds in this country of the evils that were the foundation of many anti-democratic regimes, but we also have the flowers that stopped them.”
Growing up, we used to listen to @npratc at dinner. It structured my family life. I learned anti-fascism from my parents, especially my father, who passed away 16 years ago tomorrow. So I’m especially grateful for this interview with @MichelMcQMartin https://t.co/byxZSb33FG — Jason Stanley (@jasonintrator) September 7, 2020
Well, there’s quite the dog-whistle, proudly linking “anti-fascist resistance” to the Greatest Generation. It’s interesting to note, however, that when he talks about “our own racial history that so influenced Hitler,” he’s talking about the Jim Crow-era South.
What party controlled it back then? I do wonder. And yes, I understand they’ve moved away from that in the years hence — as has pretty much every moral individual on the face of the planet.
As with Osterweil, this interview was a safe space for Stanley to talk about our inexorable slide toward fascism under Trump. The full 10-minute interview is no better. Your taxpayer dollars at work, again!
We’re constantly told that the federal monies spent on NPR (our tax dollars) represent only a small part of its operating budget, while supporters of public radio still wail like stuck hippos whenever anyone moves to revoke that funding. It’s well past time for the network to make a choice whether it wants to keep that money or direct its editorial content — particularly given the sharp left angle at which it skews.
To the extent that NPR wants to have guests on who say looters “demonstrate that without police and without state oppression, we can have things for free” or that Trump bears uncanny similarities to Benito Mussolini and the KKK, it can certainly do what it wants if it operates on its own dime, underwritten by corporations and pledge drives.
As long as these extreme claims are being underwritten by the American taxpayer, however, the taxpayer has every right to be incensed, no matter how soporifically those strains of thought may be presented.
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westernjournal--2020-09-13--Watch: LA Protesters Chant ‘Blue Lives Don’t Matter Here’ in Sickening Anti-Cop Display

Protesters voiced their hatred toward cops Monday evening at a protest in South Los Angeles .
A video taken by The Daily Caller ’ s Jorge Ventura shows protesters chanting “ Blue lives don ’ t matter here ” in front of cops monitoring the event .
The demonstration was originally organized to protest the shooting death of Dijon Kizzee , a bicyclist who was killed by police Aug. 31 after they stopped him for an alleged vehicle code violation .
Police say he “ made a motion toward ” a gun that fell from his jacket before officers fired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Los Angeles Times .
WARNING : The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive : TRENDING : CNN Hosts Lemon and Cuomo Launch Into Unhinged Rant Against Poor White People Twitter users reacted to the disturbing chant with disgust : This was not an isolated incident , as tensions with law enforcement rose throughout the night : Unfortunately , civil unrest is now a normal occurrence in major American cities .
RELATED : Rhode Island Prof Says He Saw 'Nothing Wrong ' with Portland Antifa Shooting Since the death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests have turned into riots , with groups such as antifa intentionally wreaking havoc on families and business owners .
Amid all the chaos , few protesters have been able to rise to the occasion and attempt to heal race relations with sensibility .
Most people understand that law enforcement is not perfect , and even some conservatives have acknowledged that certain reforms need to be made .
But the calls by the radical left to defund and abolish the police have hijacked any conversation that would make change possible .
When South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ address criminal justice reform with the JUSTICE Act in June , Democrats blocked the bill in a 55-45 vote on a motion for cloture .
Sixty votes were needed for the bill to proceed .
It seems that Democrats would rather do nothing to implement criminal justice reform than swallow their pride and work with Republicans .
While Washington continues to do nothing , cities are being destroyed thanks in part to leftist leaders like Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler , who rejected President Donald Trump ’ s offer of help to curb the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Wheeler and others are perpetuating the crisis , which is allowing the insatiable and dangerous fringe left to continue committing acts of violence on the streets .
While local leaders ignore the cries for help , people ’ s livelihoods are being burned down right before their eyes .
Solutions need to be implemented to improve race relations and the criminal justice system , but violence and hatred have no place in America .
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Protesters voiced their hatred toward cops Monday evening at a protest in South Los Angeles.
A video taken by The Daily Caller’s Jorge Ventura shows protesters chanting “Blue lives don’t matter here” in front of cops monitoring the event.
The demonstration was originally organized to protest the shooting death of Dijon Kizzee, a bicyclist who was killed by police Aug. 31 after they stopped him for an alleged vehicle code violation. Police say he “made a motion toward” a gun that fell from his jacket before officers fired, killing him, according to the Los Angeles Times.
WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive:
“Blue lives don’t matter here” chants in South LA. Crowd of about 80 here right now pic.twitter.com/xDF6Pmgcso — Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) September 8, 2020
Twitter users reacted to the disturbing chant with disgust:
At least they are starting to be honest and not hiding behind their fake marketing slogans https://t.co/oBAYsJX6h9 — Deadpan (@Deadpan82) September 8, 2020
Biden voters hate cops and you https://t.co/Ts8Ax8NfRu — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) September 8, 2020
This was not an isolated incident, as tensions with law enforcement rose throughout the night:
NEW: Here’s our raw video from the moment tensions escalated in South LA last night. Deputies fire pepper balls at ground as warning shots when protesters start pushing a book case toward them. Protesters then throw water bottles & LASD responds w/ crowd control munitions @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/JN0rUGaCwe — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 8, 2020
Unfortunately, civil unrest is now a normal occurrence in major American cities.
Since the death of George Floyd in May, many protests have turned into riots, with groups such as antifa intentionally wreaking havoc on families and business owners.
Amid all the chaos, few protesters have been able to rise to the occasion and attempt to heal race relations with sensibility.
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Most people understand that law enforcement is not perfect, and even some conservatives have acknowledged that certain reforms need to be made. But the calls by the radical left to defund and abolish the police have hijacked any conversation that would make change possible.
When South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott tried to address criminal justice reform with the JUSTICE Act in June, Democrats blocked the bill in a 55-45 vote on a motion for cloture. Sixty votes were needed for the bill to proceed.
I’m frustrated that Democrats put politics ahead of our country. Real police reform is needed, but they didn’t even want to give it a shot. Americans must know that we hear them, and we must do the right thing. #JUSTICEAct #TwoWithTim pic.twitter.com/agxGeZjxgF — Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) June 25, 2020
It seems that Democrats would rather do nothing to implement criminal justice reform than swallow their pride and work with Republicans.
While Washington continues to do nothing, cities are being destroyed thanks in part to leftist leaders like Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who rejected President Donald Trump’s offer of help to curb the riots by sending in federal law enforcement:
Today, I sent this letter via email to @realDonaldTrump declining his recurring offer to aid Portland by sending federal enforcement to the city. https://t.co/W85EDfriyk pic.twitter.com/CC1IWTp5k8 — Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) August 28, 2020
Wheeler and others are perpetuating the crisis, which is allowing the insatiable and dangerous fringe left to continue committing acts of violence on the streets. While local leaders ignore the cries for help, people’s livelihoods are being burned down right before their eyes.
Solutions need to be implemented to improve race relations and the criminal justice system, but violence and hatred have no place in America.
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westernjournal--2020-09-13--Kamala Harris Refused To Enforce Tough Sex Offender Law While California AG

Since former Vice President Joe Biden chose California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate , the latter has faced intense scrutiny over her controversial record as California ’ s attorney general .
Harris ’ record on sex crimes was especially awful .
Nowhere is this better shown than in a 2015 legal opinion in which Harris ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to stop enforcing residency restrictions that prohibited sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools and parks .
Harris ’ decision resulted in the undoing of a key provision of Jessica ’ s Law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of Californians supported in a statewide referendum , the Washington Free Beacon reported .
Jessica ’ s Law was named after a 9-year-old girl , Jessica Lunsford , who was abducted from her home , raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender who lived nearby .
TRENDING : CNN Hosts Lemon and Cuomo Launch Into Unhinged Rant Against Poor White People At the time , Republican state Sen. Jim Nielsen condemned Harris ’ move against sex offender registration as “ outrageous.
” “ This unilateral decision by one politician not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ puts children in harm ’ s way , ” Nielsen said in a statement .
“ Taking this decision and applying it to every county in the state is a risky and unnecessary leap beyond what the court opined and one I believe far exceeds the AG ’ s authority , ” he added .
“ State corrections officials should review each case and impose the strictest conditions warranted to ensure public safety.
” George Runner , a former state senator and one of the sponsors for the ballot initiative for Jessica ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision .
“ The head law enforcement officer in California was more concerned about protecting the rights of sex offenders than she was of parents and children , ” Runner told the Free Beacon .
This is far from the only example of Harris letting sex offenders off the hook .
Upon taking up the office of California attorney general , Harris inherited a series of files being used by the victims of child sex abuse in an ongoing civil case against pedophilic priests .
After taking up her post , Harris refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later claimed that she had done so in order to protect the identities of the victims .
RELATED : Trump : It Would Be an 'Insult ' to America if Kamala Harris Became the First Female President That explanation would be a great one if not for the fact that the victims themselves wanted the files to be released .
“ What she was saying was utter nonsense , ” said Michael Meadows , an attorney who has represented multiple victims of clergy sexual abuse .
“ All she had to do was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Since former Vice President Joe Biden chose California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, the latter has faced intense scrutiny over her controversial record as California’s attorney general.
Harris’ record on sex crimes was especially awful.
Nowhere is this better shown than in a 2015 legal opinion in which Harris ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to stop enforcing residency restrictions that prohibited sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of schools and parks.
Harris’ decision resulted in the undoing of a key provision of Jessica’s Law, an anti-sex offender law that a majority of Californians supported in a statewide referendum, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
Jessica’s Law was named after a 9-year-old girl, Jessica Lunsford, who was abducted from her home, raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender who lived nearby.
At the time, Republican state Sen. Jim Nielsen condemned Harris’ move against sex offender registration as “outrageous.”
“This unilateral decision by one politician not only goes against voters’ wishes, it puts children in harm’s way,” Nielsen said in a statement.
“Taking this decision and applying it to every county in the state is a risky and unnecessary leap beyond what the court opined and one I believe far exceeds the AG’s authority,” he added.
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“State corrections officials should review each case and impose the strictest conditions warranted to ensure public safety.”
George Runner, a former state senator and one of the sponsors for the ballot initiative for Jessica’s Law, also condemned Harris’ decision.
“The head law enforcement officer in California was more concerned about protecting the rights of sex offenders than she was of parents and children,” Runner told the Free Beacon.
This is far from the only example of Harris letting sex offenders off the hook.
Upon taking up the office of California attorney general, Harris inherited a series of files being used by the victims of child sex abuse in an ongoing civil case against pedophilic priests.
After taking up her post, Harris refused to release the files. Her representatives later claimed that she had done so in order to protect the identities of the victims.
That explanation would be a great one if not for the fact that the victims themselves wanted the files to be released.
“What she was saying was utter nonsense,” said Michael Meadows, an attorney who has represented multiple victims of clergy sexual abuse.
“All she had to do was redact any identifying information.”
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westernjournal--2020-09-13--Rising GOP Star Madison Cawthorn’s Opponent Once Tweeted About Breaking Republican Necks

If you ’ re a conservative who ’ s politically aware , you probably already know who Madison Cawthorn is .
The paralyzed 25-year-old upset the White House ’ s pick for the Republican nomination in North Carolina ’ s 11th Congressional District and spoke at the Republican National Convention .
He ’ ll be running to replace White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in a district that , while it still leans GOP , has become slightly more Democratic after it was redrawn to include more of the city of Asheville .
You may not have heard of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As no shortage of writeups will attest to , he ’ s got an interesting backstory , too .
A former military lawyer , he was known for being aggressive when he was the chief prosecutor of the military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay .
However , in the midst of it , he stepped aside , no longer believing he could count on testimony obtained via waterboarding .
According to the Asheville Citizen Times , the decision meant he would never achieve the general ’ s rank he sought — but he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
TRENDING : CNN Hosts Lemon and Cuomo Launch Into Unhinged Rant Against Poor White People Oh , and he also promises to stand on the necks of Republicans and snap them under his heel .
WARNING : Some of the following tweets contains vulgar language that some viewers will find offensive .
Yes , it seems Mr. Davis may have scruples , but they don ’ t quite come in the form of being civilized toward those he disagrees with .
This was his tweet from September 2019 regarding the North Carolina @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low , we go high bulls— .
When @ NCGOP extremists go low , we stomp their scrawny pasty necks with our heels and once you hear the sound of a crisp snap you grind your heel hard and twist it slowly side to side for good measure .
He needs to know who whupped his a– , ” Davis tweeted just months before he filed to run for the seat , according to the North State Journal .
That ’ s a much different take on the “ They go low , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remember Michelle Obama pushing , but perhaps it ’ s just me .
Davis refuses to apologize because he tweeted this in response to a vote , which Democrats say they were uninformed about , to override a budget veto : RELATED : NPR Crosses the Line : Compares President Trump to Mussolini , Lets Guest Link Him to KKK If this is what he threatens people with neck-breaking over , he ’ s going to be a very atavistic man about the nation ’ s capital on the off-chance he makes it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surprisingly , this isn ’ t the major controversy in the campaign , as a ginned-up outrage over Cawthorn ’ s visit to Hitler ’ s retreat — known as the “ Eagle ’ s Nest ” — in Germany back in 2017 has been what ’ s generated the big headlines .
According to CNN , Cawthorn wrote on social media that his visit to the site , which is a museum that documents the horrors of the Nazi regime , had been on his “ bucket list for awhile ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hear so many laughs and share such a good time with my brother where only 79 years ago a supreme evil shared laughs and good times with his compatriots , ” he wrote .
In an interview with The Associated Press , Cawthorn said the trip was inspired by the series “ Band of Brothers , ” where U.S. soldiers celebrated upon entering the chalet after it was captured , and noted that Nazi Germany wouldn ’ t have looked kindly upon a paralyzed man .
“ I don ’ t run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know those people , ” Cawthorn said last month .
“ I think racism is disgusting.
” Beyond that , Democrats have tried to seize upon claims of sexually aggressive behavior by Cawthorn .
It might be a bit hard , however , when the messaging comes from Moe Davis : I ’ d prefer never to hear about any Republican ’ s Twitter usage again — in particular , President Donald Trump ’ s — from anyone who supports Davis .
Meanwhile , when Davis captioned a photo of Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parents were killed in the El Paso attack , this was his profane take on it : “ You ’ ve got to be a 100 % purebred worthless scumbag a–h— to do a grinning photo doing a thumbs up while your foreign-born nude model 3rd wife holds the baby of 2 parents who were slaughtered by another a–h— who was carrying out your racist a–h— agenda !
” he tweeted .
But here ’ s the thing about all of these other inanities from Moe Davis , no matter how much they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet like it was a vulgar and stupid caricature of a Hollywood drill sergeant : They weren ’ t threatening members of the North Carolina GOP and saying Democrats should “ stomp their scrawny pasty necks with our heels and once you hear the sound of a crisp snap you grind your heel hard and twist it slowly side to side for good measure .
He needs to know who whupped his a–.
” Hopefully , the person who whups Moe Davis ’ behind ( metaphorically , of course ) is Madison Cawthorn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Davis .
I ’ m glad you feel you made a principled decision once upon a time in your life by stepping away from prosecuting accused terrorists because of waterboarding .
If you wish to make another series of principled decisions , withdraw from this race , withdraw from public life and delete Twitter .
Absent that , one can reach the only possible conclusion available — that an internet tough guy-turned-political hoodlum can get some Democratic support .
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If you’re a conservative who’s politically aware, you probably already know who Madison Cawthorn is.
The paralyzed 25-year-old upset the White House’s pick for the Republican nomination in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District and spoke at the Republican National Convention.
He’ll be running to replace White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in a district that, while it still leans GOP, has become slightly more Democratic after it was redrawn to include more of the city of Asheville.
You may not have heard of his opponent, 62-year-old Moe Davis. As no shortage of writeups will attest to, he’s got an interesting backstory, too. A former military lawyer, he was known for being aggressive when he was the chief prosecutor of the military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay.
However, in the midst of it, he stepped aside, no longer believing he could count on testimony obtained via waterboarding. According to the Asheville Citizen Times, the decision meant he would never achieve the general’s rank he sought — but he’s a man who stands on principle.
Oh, and he also promises to stand on the necks of Republicans and snap them under his heel.
WARNING: Some of the following tweets contains vulgar language that some viewers will find offensive.
Metaphorically, of course.
Yes, it seems Mr. Davis may have scruples, but they don’t quite come in the form of being civilized toward those he disagrees with.
This was his tweet from September 2019 regarding the North Carolina Republican Party:
Meet Moe Davis. He’s Madison Cawthorn’s opponent here in North Carolina. Here he is advocating for killing Republicans by snapping their necks. This is allowed on Twitter. If these are the Left’s candidates for Congress, imagine what their protestors would do to you. pic.twitter.com/ZrCVigvz9p — Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) September 8, 2020
“Screw they go low, we go high bulls—. When @NCGOP extremists go low, we stomp their scrawny pasty necks with our heels and once you hear the sound of a crisp snap you grind your heel hard and twist it slowly side to side for good measure. He needs to know who whupped his a–,” Davis tweeted just months before he filed to run for the seat, according to the North State Journal.
That’s a much different take on the “They go low, we go high” mantra than I remember Michelle Obama pushing, but perhaps it’s just me. Davis refuses to apologize because he tweeted this in response to a vote, which Democrats say they were uninformed about, to override a budget veto:
… It was a day after the NC 9 special election that resulted from NCGOP voting fraud. In that race, over $6M in dark money was dumped in to smear Veteran @McCreadyForNC just as it is being dumped in now to smear me in NC 11 after the court ordered the district map redrawn … — Moe Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) September 11, 2020
… to undo NCGOP gerrymandering that assured Mark Meadows was guaranteed to win. So my point was Dems have to quit trying to “go high” while the NCGOP habitually lies, cheats and steals to fight the tide of demographics and democracy. Dems have to fight back … and I am. — Moe Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) September 11, 2020
If this is what he threatens people with neck-breaking over, he’s going to be a very atavistic man about the nation’s capital on the off-chance he makes it to Washington, D.C.
Yet, surprisingly, this isn’t the major controversy in the campaign, as a ginned-up outrage over Cawthorn’s visit to Hitler’s retreat — known as the “Eagle’s Nest” — in Germany back in 2017 has been what’s generated the big headlines.
According to CNN, Cawthorn wrote on social media that his visit to the site, which is a museum that documents the horrors of the Nazi regime, had been on his “bucket list for awhile” and “did not disappoint.”
“Strange to hear so many laughs and share such a good time with my brother where only 79 years ago a supreme evil shared laughs and good times with his compatriots,” he wrote.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Cawthorn said the trip was inspired by the series “Band of Brothers,” where U.S. soldiers celebrated upon entering the chalet after it was captured, and noted that Nazi Germany wouldn’t have looked kindly upon a paralyzed man.
“I don’t run in those circles, so I don’t know those people,” Cawthorn said last month. “I think racism is disgusting.”
Beyond that, Democrats have tried to seize upon claims of sexually aggressive behavior by Cawthorn. It might be a bit hard, however, when the messaging comes from Moe Davis:
My 25 year old homeschooled, college-dropout, lying, white nationalist friendly, misogynistic, sexual aggressive, multimillionaire (with no job) opponent with policy views that would make George Wallace proud has the full weight of the Republican Party behind him. Must be nice. https://t.co/wsVwbnrzoB — Moe Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) August 23, 2020
Moe Davis, a scholar and a gentleman.
I’d prefer never to hear about any Republican’s Twitter usage again — in particular, President Donald Trump’s — from anyone who supports Davis.
Meanwhile, when Davis captioned a photo of Donald and Melania Trump holding a child whose parents were killed in the El Paso attack, this was his profane take on it:
You’ve got to be a 100% purebred worthless scumbag asshole to do a grinning photo doing a thumbs up while your foreign-born nude model 3rd wife holds the baby of 2 parents who were slaughtered by another asshole who was carrying out your racist asshole agenda!@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/WOoYjfS1Gv — Moe Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) August 9, 2019
“You’ve got to be a 100% purebred worthless scumbag a–h— to do a grinning photo doing a thumbs up while your foreign-born nude model 3rd wife holds the baby of 2 parents who were slaughtered by another a–h— who was carrying out your racist a–h— agenda!” he tweeted.
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But here’s the thing about all of these other inanities from Moe Davis, no matter how much they may read like a bot programmed to tweet like it was a vulgar and stupid caricature of a Hollywood drill sergeant: They weren’t threatening members of the North Carolina GOP and saying Democrats should “stomp their scrawny pasty necks with our heels and once you hear the sound of a crisp snap you grind your heel hard and twist it slowly side to side for good measure. He needs to know who whupped his a–.”
Hopefully, the person who whups Moe Davis’ behind (metaphorically, of course) is Madison Cawthorn.
Thank you for your service, Mr. Davis. I’m glad you feel you made a principled decision once upon a time in your life by stepping away from prosecuting accused terrorists because of waterboarding.
If you wish to make another series of principled decisions, withdraw from this race, withdraw from public life and delete Twitter.
Absent that, one can reach the only possible conclusion available — that an internet tough guy-turned-political hoodlum can get some Democratic support.
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Social Justice 101: Leftists Weaponize the Word ‘Privilege’ To Cry ‘Racism,’ Don’t Realize It’s Racist

Political discourse in America has become nearly impossible .
This is because rather than arguing for the validity of left-wing policies ( which have repeatedly failed minority communities for decades now ) , leftists claim that anyone who disagrees with them only does so because of their group privilege .
This idea that you can target individuals based on group identity comes from a theoretical framework called intersectionality .
Group privileges most often called out by intersectionality are white privilege , male privilege , straight privilege and cisgender privilege ( “ cisgender ” is a term used to describe people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Here ’ s everything you need to know about the philosophy , origins and bigotry of intersectionality : The Tenets and Origins of Intersectionality According to the Columbia Journalism Review , “ intersectionality ” was coined by civil rights activist and legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw , who also co-created the term “ critical race theory.
” In a 1989 paper for the University of Chicago Legal Forum , Crenshaw argued that traditional feminist and “ anti-racist ” ideas both exclude black women .
While feminism accounts for female oppression and anti-racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no set of ideas that especially accounts for the unique set of problems faced by black women who suffer from both forms of oppression , according to Crenshaw .
Crenshaw dubbed the need to address the intersection between two different forms of oppression “ intersectionality.
” In the view of intersectionality , women are oppressed , but not as much as black women .
In the same way , black women are not as oppressed as gay black women ; gay black women are not as oppressed as Muslim , gay , black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more intersections of oppression that an individual has , the more oppressed they are in society , according to this theory , which means their thoughts and opinions should be given precedence over individuals who rank lower on the pyramid of oppression .
This philosophy works in the opposite direction as well .
Feminists and left-wing activists use it to identify the groups of people who benefit from society ’ s oppressive nature .
In the minds of intersectional feminists , the worst possible oppressor , the person who benefits most from society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a straight , white , cisgender , Christian male .
RELATED : Rhode Island Prof Says He Saw 'Nothing Wrong ' with Portland Antifa Shooting The feelings , thoughts and opinions of this group don ’ t matter ; in the view of intersectional feminists , every argument made by an oppressor isn ’ t based on facts , it ’ s based on their perceived privileges .
One of the loudest voices in opposition to the racism of intersectionality is University of Toronto professor and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has given about the dangers of far-left postmodernism and neo-Marxism , the psychologist broke down specifically why intersectionality is logically incoherent .
Peterson ’ s primary criticism of intersectionality is that it only accounts for the intersections between a select few identities — sex , race , gender identity , religion and sexual orientation .
“ Here ’ s some ways people differ : intelligence , temperament , geography , historical time ( you live now and not a hundred years ago ) , attractiveness , youth — it ’ s advantageous to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential , ” Peterson explained .
“ It ’ s advantageous to be old — you ’ ve got wealth .
Health , that ’ s a good one .
Sex .
Women have advantages , men have advantages , maybe one has more than the other , it ’ s not self-evident .
TRENDING : CNN Hosts Lemon and Cuomo Launch Into Unhinged Rant Against Poor White People “ Why not those other dimensions of variation ?
There ’ s no evidence that they ’ re less important .
In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence that they ’ re more important .
So , why not consider them ?
” He then went on to explain that the left-wing activists pushing intersectionality don ’ t understand its logical conclusion : individuality , a concept that Christian conservatives proudly stand behind .
“ They don ’ t know where they ’ re going .
They don ’ t understand that the logical conclusion of intersectionality is individuality because there ’ s so many different ways of categorizing peoples ’ advantages and disadvantages that if you take that all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , ‘ Well , the individual is the ultimate minority , ' ” Peterson said .
“ And that ’ s exactly right and that ’ s exactly what the West discovered .
The intersectionalists will get there if they don ’ t kill everyone first.
” Peterson ’ s point here is exactly correct : While the intersectional left chooses to identify “ privilege ” along racial and gender-specific lines , there is an infinite number of ways to determine whether or not someone is advantaged .
Who ’ s to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out more advantages than wealth , health , youth , historical time or any other of an infinite number of advantages and disadvantages that individuals accumulate over the course of their lifetimes ?
Arguing that having white skin gives you more advantages than being born within a stable family structure , for example , is an utterly ridiculous argument that ’ s not based on facts .
This is an important point to note : White people in America tend to be more economically advantaged than black people .
That is verifiably true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean that white people , because of the color of their skin alone , are privileged .
Different communities face different problems because of cultural differences within those communities , as was discussed in the previous installment of Social Justice 101 about systemic racism .
For example , the higher percentages of police shootings suffered by the African-American community is not because of racial bias or a racist system .
Instead , there are certain factors that lead to a higher number of encounters between African-Americans and police , driven by higher levels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driven by higher levels of fatherlessness in the black community , which has been incentivized by welfare .
No matter the race , children facing fatherlessness are more likely to live in poverty , commit crime and go to jail , according to a series of studies collected by United Families International , a nonprofit , pro-family organization .
Therefore , “ two-parent privilege ” would be a more accurate descriptor for this problem than “ white privilege.
” After covering the illogical nature of intersectionality , Peterson went on to address the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Well , the other thing you might notice is that to attribute to the individuals of a community the attributes of that community on the basis of their racial identity is called racism .
That ’ s what racism is .
There ’ s no other way of defining it .
It ’ s attributing to the individual the characteristics of the group as if the group was homogenous , ” Peterson said .
“ Now , the intesectional people have already decided that ’ s not a fair game because there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the postmodernists don ’ t care about logical coherence , because they regard logical coherence — here it comes again — as a creation of the white European male patriarchal structure that ’ s designed to oppress the oppressed.
” Accusing someone of white privilege is racist .
Accusing someone of male privilege is sexist .
Accounting for your own individual privileges is important .
That being said , each individual has an infinite number of characteristics that have made them who they are .
Boiling that down to a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bigotry .
Come back next Sunday for the next installment of Social Justice 101 — how social justice ideas and policies , stemming from critical theory , are replacing Christianity as the left ’ s new secular religion .
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
Read our editorial standards .

Political discourse in America has become nearly impossible.
This is because rather than arguing for the validity of left-wing policies (which have repeatedly failed minority communities for decades now), leftists claim that anyone who disagrees with them only does so because of their group privilege.
This idea that you can target individuals based on group identity comes from a theoretical framework called intersectionality.
Group privileges most often called out by intersectionality are white privilege, male privilege, straight privilege and cisgender privilege (“cisgender” is a term used to describe people who don’t identify as transgender).
Here’s everything you need to know about the philosophy, origins and bigotry of intersectionality:
The Tenets and Origins of Intersectionality
According to the Columbia Journalism Review, “intersectionality” was coined by civil rights activist and legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, who also co-created the term “critical race theory.”
In a 1989 paper for the University of Chicago Legal Forum, Crenshaw argued that traditional feminist and “anti-racist” ideas both exclude black women.
While feminism accounts for female oppression and anti-racism accounts for black oppression, there is no set of ideas that especially accounts for the unique set of problems faced by black women who suffer from both forms of oppression, according to Crenshaw.
Crenshaw dubbed the need to address the intersection between two different forms of oppression “intersectionality.”
Is intersectionality racist? Yes No
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In the view of intersectionality, women are oppressed, but not as much as black women. In the same way, black women are not as oppressed as gay black women; gay black women are not as oppressed as Muslim, gay, black women, and so on.
The more intersections of oppression that an individual has, the more oppressed they are in society, according to this theory, which means their thoughts and opinions should be given precedence over individuals who rank lower on the pyramid of oppression.
This philosophy works in the opposite direction as well. Feminists and left-wing activists use it to identify the groups of people who benefit from society’s oppressive nature.
In the minds of intersectional feminists, the worst possible oppressor, the person who benefits most from society’s advantages and systemic discrimination, is a straight, white, cisgender, Christian male.
The feelings, thoughts and opinions of this group don’t matter; in the view of intersectional feminists, every argument made by an oppressor isn’t based on facts, it’s based on their perceived privileges.
Intersectionality vs. Individuality
One of the loudest voices in opposition to the racism of intersectionality is University of Toronto professor and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson.
During one of the many talks Peterson has given about the dangers of far-left postmodernism and neo-Marxism, the psychologist broke down specifically why intersectionality is logically incoherent.
Peterson’s primary criticism of intersectionality is that it only accounts for the intersections between a select few identities — sex, race, gender identity, religion and sexual orientation.
“Here’s some ways people differ: intelligence, temperament, geography, historical time (you live now and not a hundred years ago), attractiveness, youth — it’s advantageous to be young, you’ve got potential,” Peterson explained. “It’s advantageous to be old — you’ve got wealth. Health, that’s a good one. Sex. Women have advantages, men have advantages, maybe one has more than the other, it’s not self-evident.
“Athleticism, wealth, family structure, friendship, education.
“Why not those other dimensions of variation? There’s no evidence that they’re less important. In fact, there’s quite a bit of evidence that they’re more important. So, why not consider them?”
He then went on to explain that the left-wing activists pushing intersectionality don’t understand its logical conclusion: individuality, a concept that Christian conservatives proudly stand behind.
“They don’t know where they’re going. They don’t understand that the logical conclusion of intersectionality is individuality because there’s so many different ways of categorizing peoples’ advantages and disadvantages that if you take that all the way out to the end you say, ‘Well, the individual is the ultimate minority,'” Peterson said.
“And that’s exactly right and that’s exactly what the West discovered. The intersectionalists will get there if they don’t kill everyone first.”
Peterson’s point here is exactly correct: While the intersectional left chooses to identify “privilege” along racial and gender-specific lines, there is an infinite number of ways to determine whether or not someone is advantaged.
Who’s to say sexual orientation and skin color gives out more advantages than wealth, health, youth, historical time or any other of an infinite number of advantages and disadvantages that individuals accumulate over the course of their lifetimes?
Arguing that having white skin gives you more advantages than being born within a stable family structure, for example, is an utterly ridiculous argument that’s not based on facts.
This is an important point to note: White people in America tend to be more economically advantaged than black people. That is verifiably true.
However, that doesn’t mean that white people, because of the color of their skin alone, are privileged. Different communities face different problems because of cultural differences within those communities, as was discussed in the previous installment of Social Justice 101 about systemic racism.
For example, the higher percentages of police shootings suffered by the African-American community is not because of racial bias or a racist system.
Instead, there are certain factors that lead to a higher number of encounters between African-Americans and police, driven by higher levels of crime, which is in turn driven by higher levels of fatherlessness in the black community, which has been incentivized by welfare.
No matter the race, children facing fatherlessness are more likely to live in poverty, commit crime and go to jail, according to a series of studies collected by United Families International, a nonprofit, pro-family organization.
Therefore, “two-parent privilege” would be a more accurate descriptor for this problem than “white privilege.”
Intersectionality Is Racist
After covering the illogical nature of intersectionality, Peterson went on to address the specific notion of “white privilege.”
“Well, the other thing you might notice is that to attribute to the individuals of a community the attributes of that community on the basis of their racial identity is called racism. That’s what racism is. There’s no other way of defining it. It’s attributing to the individual the characteristics of the group as if the group was homogenous,” Peterson said.
“Now, the intesectional people have already decided that’s not a fair game because there’s so many differences between people. But the postmodernists don’t care about logical coherence, because they regard logical coherence — here it comes again — as a creation of the white European male patriarchal structure that’s designed to oppress the oppressed.”
Accusing someone of white privilege is racist. Accusing someone of male privilege is sexist.
Accounting for your own individual privileges is important. That being said, each individual has an infinite number of characteristics that have made them who they are. Boiling that down to a single immutable characteristic is the very definition of bigotry.
Come back next Sunday for the next installment of Social Justice 101 — how social justice ideas and policies, stemming from critical theory, are replacing Christianity as the left’s new secular religion.
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