westernjournal--2020-05-04--Barack Obama Laments Michael Jordan Not Supporting Democratic Political Causes

Former President Barack Obama said he was upset that NBA legend Michael Jordan didn ’ t use his fame to engage in Democrat political activism during his historic run with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s .
The six-time NBA champion has largely avoided social commentary and political activism throughout his very public life and career .
Unlike many of today ’ s NBA players , Jordan apparently knew he was at his best when draining shots and dunking on his on-court adversaries .
Still , the basketball legend ’ s penchant for letting his talent speak for him wasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who said he wished Jordan would have inserted himself into social activism by , at the very least , endorsing a Democrat in his native state of North Carolina three decades ago .
As outlined in ESPN ’ s Jordan documentary “ The Last Dance , ” currently airing on the network , Jordan refused to endorse Democrat Harvey Gantt , who was challenging incumbent Republican Jesse Helms in North Carolina ’ s Senate race in 1990 .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Second Coming , ” author Sam Smith wrote that Jordan was asked to endorse Gantt but declined .
Jordan was quoted as saying , “ Republicans buy sneakers , too.
” “ He wasn ’ t into politics , he explained , didn ’ t really know the issues , ” Smith wrote .
Smith said Jordan made the “ sneakers ” comment to a pair of his Bulls teammates .
The Hall of Famer addressed the quote , and whether he needed to correct it , Sunday in the ESPN documentary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think that statement needs to be corrected because I said it in jest on a bus with Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen , ” Jordan said .
“ It was thrown off the cuff .
My mother asked to do a PSA for Harvey Gantt , and I said , ‘ Look , Mom , I ’ m not speaking out of pocket about someone that I don ’ t know .
But I will send a contribution to support him.
’ Which is what I did , ” he added .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Jordan said : “ I do commend Muhammad Ali for standing up for what he believed in .
But I never thought of myself as an activist .
I thought of myself as a basketball player.
” “ I wasn ’ t a politician when I was playing my sport .
I was focused on my craft .
Was that selfish ?
Probably .
But that was my energy .
That ’ s where my energy was , ” he said .
But Obama , who resided in Chicago and represented Illinois @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was displeased .
“ I ’ ll be honest , when it was reported that Michael said ‘ Republicans buy sneakers too , ’ for somebody who was at that time preparing for a career in civil rights law and public life , and knowing what Jesse Helms stood for , you would have wanted to see Michael push harder on that , ” the former president said in “ The Last Dance.
” “ On the other hand , he was still trying to figure out , ‘ How am I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around me , and how do I live up to it ? '
” Obama added .
But Michael Jordan does not live to be told how to behave — and will not be corraled into supporting the political causes of Democrats .
“ It ’ s never going to be enough for everybody , and I know that , ” Jordan said in the ESPN series .
“ I realize that .
Because everybody has a preconceived idea for what I should do and what I shouldn ’ t do .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is I set examples .
If it inspires you ?
Great , I will continue to do that .
If it doesn ’ t ?
Then maybe I ’ m not the person you should be following.
” While his decision to remain apolitical might be intertwined with his business interests and merchandise sales , Jordan ’ s choice to remain apart from partisan politics is something many of us wish the current lineup of NBA stars would do .
“ Gee , let me Google to see what pro-China LeBron James thinks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most people do before they enter a voting booth — and for good reason .
Jordan ’ s behavior , both on and off the court , resulted in him being revered as one of the greatest athletes to ever play competitive sports and helped him to acquire more than $ 2 billion in wealth , according to Forbes .
Meanwhile , he never alienated half of his fans , or supported Democrats or dictatorships , by overestimating his influence .
Perhaps more star athletes should try to “ Be Like Mike.
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Former President Barack Obama said he was upset that NBA legend Michael Jordan didn’t use his fame to engage in Democrat political activism during his historic run with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s.
The six-time NBA champion has largely avoided social commentary and political activism throughout his very public life and career.
Unlike many of today’s NBA players, Jordan apparently knew he was at his best when draining shots and dunking on his on-court adversaries.
Still, the basketball legend’s penchant for letting his talent speak for him wasn’t good enough for Obama, who said he wished Jordan would have inserted himself into social activism by, at the very least, endorsing a Democrat in his native state of North Carolina three decades ago.
As outlined in ESPN’s Jordan documentary “The Last Dance,” currently airing on the network, Jordan refused to endorse Democrat Harvey Gantt, who was challenging incumbent Republican Jesse Helms in North Carolina’s Senate race in 1990.
In the 1995 book “Second Coming,” author Sam Smith wrote that Jordan was asked to endorse Gantt but declined.
Jordan was quoted as saying, “Republicans buy sneakers, too.”
“He wasn’t into politics, he explained, didn’t really know the issues,” Smith wrote.
Smith said Jordan made the “sneakers” comment to a pair of his Bulls teammates.
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The Hall of Famer addressed the quote, and whether he needed to correct it, Sunday in the ESPN documentary series.
“I don’t think that statement needs to be corrected because I said it in jest on a bus with Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen,” Jordan said.
“It was thrown off the cuff. My mother asked to do a PSA for Harvey Gantt, and I said, ‘Look, Mom, I’m not speaking out of pocket about someone that I don’t know. But I will send a contribution to support him.’ Which is what I did,” he added.
On being compared to activist boxer Muhammad Ali, Jordan said: “I do commend Muhammad Ali for standing up for what he believed in. But I never thought of myself as an activist. I thought of myself as a basketball player.”
“I wasn’t a politician when I was playing my sport. I was focused on my craft. Was that selfish? Probably. But that was my energy. That’s where my energy was,” he said.
But Obama, who resided in Chicago and represented Illinois in the Senate before being elected president, was displeased.
“I’ll be honest, when it was reported that Michael said ‘Republicans buy sneakers too,’ for somebody who was at that time preparing for a career in civil rights law and public life, and knowing what Jesse Helms stood for, you would have wanted to see Michael push harder on that,” the former president said in “The Last Dance.”
“On the other hand, he was still trying to figure out, ‘How am I managing this image that has been created around me, and how do I live up to it?'” Obama added.
But Michael Jordan does not live to be told how to behave — and will not be corraled into supporting the political causes of Democrats.
Michael Jordan – “Republicans buy sneakers too” The GOAT never bent the knee to politics. Be Like Mike #TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/EEHw2MNmlO — Jeremy Prime (@DDayCobra) May 4, 2020
“It’s never going to be enough for everybody, and I know that,” Jordan said in the ESPN series. “I realize that. Because everybody has a preconceived idea for what I should do and what I shouldn’t do.
“The way I go about my life is I set examples. If it inspires you? Great, I will continue to do that. If it doesn’t? Then maybe I’m not the person you should be following.”
While his decision to remain apolitical might be intertwined with his business interests and merchandise sales, Jordan’s choice to remain apart from partisan politics is something many of us wish the current lineup of NBA stars would do.
“Gee, let me Google to see what pro-China LeBron James thinks about this” is likely not something most people do before they enter a voting booth — and for good reason.
Jordan’s behavior, both on and off the court, resulted in him being revered as one of the greatest athletes to ever play competitive sports and helped him to acquire more than $2 billion in wealth, according to Forbes.
Meanwhile, he never alienated half of his fans, or supported Democrats or dictatorships, by overestimating his influence.
Perhaps more star athletes should try to “Be Like Mike.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-04--Blue Lives Matter Group’s Founder Shreds San Francisco Police Chief’s ‘Disgusting’ Order to Officers

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott has come under scrutiny for forbidding his officers from wearing “ thin blue line ” flag masks while working .
Several officers wore masks decorated with a black-and-white American flag with a blue stripe at a May Day protest in the city .
The protest , led by the activist group Reclaim SF , featured two homeless women occupying a vacant property Friday while demonstrators outside carried signs .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years The police officers ’ masks — worn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrage from some on the left .
Shamann Walton , a member of the city ’ s Board of Supervisors , told the San Francisco Examiner that the image of officers wearing the masks “ looks more like something you see below the Mason Dixon Line.
” The police chief soon took action .
In an email obtained by KTVU-TV , Scott declared Friday , “ Thin Blue Line masks shall not be worn by our on-duty members.
” While he acknowledged that he considers the flag and stripe to be “ a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Scott said it can be viewed as “ divisive or disrespectful.
” The chief declared that officers would now be required to wear neutral face coverings .
“ The San Francisco Police Department stands for safety with respect for all , and in consideration of concerns some community members have expressed that ‘ thin blue line ’ symbolism on some of our officers ’ face masks may be perceived as divisive or disrespectful , we are taking steps with our officers and the Police Officers Association to provide alternative , neutral personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : Remembering America 's Heroes : Police Officers Who Passed Away in March 2020 That decision didn ’ t sit well with Joseph Imperatrice .
The founder of Blue Lives Matter in New York City called out the police chief and defended the officers ’ thin blue line masks in an appearance Monday on Fox News ’ “ Fox & Friends.
” “ At a time when officers are risking their lives more than ever and they ’ re going out there with a piece of protective around their face with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a sign of solidarity — you have an executive out in San Francisco that ’ s kind of crushing their morale , ” Imperatrice said .
“ I believe a leader in that sense shouldn ’ t be doing something like that , ” he continued .
“ At a time when we can ’ t go to funerals for one another , it ’ s a sign to show that you ’ re thinking about the families , you ’ re thinking about the officer , and this isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stepping on their dreams and making a gesture such as that.
” Imperatrice said thin blue line flags are often displayed at funerals for fallen officers and are used to “ show respect and honor.
” “ To go out there , and you ’ re supposed to be a leader , and kind of throw your cops under the bus when you ’ re just trying to show support for one another is completely disgusting , and maybe that individual shouldn ’ t be in that position , ” he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francisco Police Officers Association , noted the thin blue line “ represents law enforcement ’ s separation of order and chaos.
” Montoya told the San Francisco Chronicle that Scott ’ s command staff were presented with the masks and had requested several of them from the union .
He said he was upset by the chief ’ s capitulation to “ the haters who have made a cottage industry out of carping , complaining and stereotyping the police.
” The officers ’ thin blue line masks included the logo for the Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyer , John Crew , told the Chronicle that the masks served as an expression of political opinion in violation of longstanding city policy .
“ The thin blue line is a political symbol , ” Crew said .
“ And it ’ s a POA-branded mask .
It ’ s like wearing a political button.
” The thin blue line symbol was embraced more than 30 years ago by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to honor those killed in the line of duty .
It gained popularity more recently in connection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which arose in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and its anti-police rhetoric .
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San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott has come under scrutiny for forbidding his officers from wearing “thin blue line” flag masks while working.
Several officers wore masks decorated with a black-and-white American flag with a blue stripe at a May Day protest in the city.
The protest, led by the activist group Reclaim SF, featured two homeless women occupying a vacant property Friday while demonstrators outside carried signs.
A row of cops line the house where two unhoused women are living, trying to stay safe during a global pandemic. #reclaimsf pic.twitter.com/HGk4Hcz4T7 — Reclaim SF (@reclaim_sf) May 1, 2020
The police officers’ masks — worn for protection against the coronavirus — sparked outrage from some on the left.
this is a horrifying image. police in thin blue line masks, a fascist symbol, about to raid a vacant home that homeless women have occupied to protect the property of some real estate investor https://t.co/M88jI0fusk — Cara, Sea Person (@caraesten) May 1, 2020
At a nonviolent May Day action today, officers “wearing [SFPOA] face masks depicting the Thin Blue Line flag, which became a symbol for counter protesters during the Black Lives Matter movement.” Totally unacceptable. https://t.co/vKjuZQjdDs — Dean Preston (@DeanPreston) May 2, 2020
Shamann Walton, a member of the city’s Board of Supervisors, told the San Francisco Examiner that the image of officers wearing the masks “looks more like something you see below the Mason Dixon Line.”
The police chief soon took action. In an email obtained by KTVU-TV, Scott declared Friday, “Thin Blue Line masks shall not be worn by our on-duty members.”
While he acknowledged that he considers the flag and stripe to be “a meaningful expression to honor fallen officers,” Scott said it can be viewed as “divisive or disrespectful.”
The chief declared that officers would now be required to wear neutral face coverings.
“The San Francisco Police Department stands for safety with respect for all, and in consideration of concerns some community members have expressed that ‘thin blue line’ symbolism on some of our officers’ face masks may be perceived as divisive or disrespectful, we are taking steps with our officers and the Police Officers Association to provide alternative, neutral personal protective equipment,” Scott said.
SFPD Chief Bill Scott in email to officers: ‘Thin blue line masks shall not be worn by our duty members.’ #COVID__19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/zngoBN8YSW — Evan Sernoffsky (@EvanSernoffsky) May 2, 2020
That decision didn’t sit well with Joseph Imperatrice. The founder of Blue Lives Matter in New York City called out the police chief and defended the officers’ thin blue line masks in an appearance Monday on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.”
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“At a time when officers are risking their lives more than ever and they’re going out there with a piece of protective around their face with a blue line — a blue line’s a sign of solidarity — you have an executive out in San Francisco that’s kind of crushing their morale,” Imperatrice said.
“I believe a leader in that sense shouldn’t be doing something like that,” he continued. “At a time when we can’t go to funerals for one another, it’s a sign to show that you’re thinking about the families, you’re thinking about the officer, and this isn’t the time for an executive to be stepping on their dreams and making a gesture such as that.”
Imperatrice said thin blue line flags are often displayed at funerals for fallen officers and are used to “show respect and honor.”
“To go out there, and you’re supposed to be a leader, and kind of throw your cops under the bus when you’re just trying to show support for one another is completely disgusting, and maybe that individual shouldn’t be in that position,” he said.
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Tony Montoya, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, noted the thin blue line “represents law enforcement’s separation of order and chaos.”
Montoya told the San Francisco Chronicle that Scott’s command staff were presented with the masks and had requested several of them from the union.
He said he was upset by the chief’s capitulation to “the haters who have made a cottage industry out of carping, complaining and stereotyping the police.”
The officers’ thin blue line masks included the logo for the Police Officers Association.
A retired civil rights lawyer, John Crew, told the Chronicle that the masks served as an expression of political opinion in violation of longstanding city policy.
“The thin blue line is a political symbol,” Crew said. “And it’s a POA-branded mask. It’s like wearing a political button.”
The thin blue line symbol was embraced more than 30 years ago by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial to honor those killed in the line of duty.
It gained popularity more recently in connection with the Blue Lives Matter movement, which arose in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and its anti-police rhetoric.
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westernjournal--2020-05-04--Dick Morris: Cuomo’s Deft Move To Beat Biden

On April 26 , New York ’ s Board of Elections announced the cancelation of the state ’ s presidential primary slated for the end of June .
With just Biden still in the running , the decision would seem to be inconsequential .
That ’ s what New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo probably wants us to think .
The fact is that the cancelation means that Biden can not add New York ’ s 274 delegates to his total of first-ballot commitments , making it harder for him to lock in a majority .
Biden now has but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nomination .
Given New York ’ s central role in showing other states how to cope with the virus , it is likely that they will follow suit and cancel their primaries as well .
Cuomo must hope they will , because , if they do , Biden may not be able to reach the magic number of first-ballot commitments .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years If Biden ’ s campaign continues to falter with the candidate locked in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for inarticulate , stumbling interviews , delegates may wonder what kind of a candidate he will be .
And should Tara Reade ’ s accusations gain broader coverage and the credibility they deserve , delegates may be searching for the eject button to rid themselves of a Biden nomination .
But if a first-ballot nomination is locked in by state primary results , the convention would be legally bound to choose Biden , virtually conceding the race to President Trump .
If Biden is short of the first-ballot majority , delegates would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deliberately cancel his home state primary to improve his chances ?
He vehemently denies it .
He says he ’ s not running and has no interest in the presidency .
But he has yet to issue a Shermanesque denial ( In 1884 , General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said something along the lines of , “ If nominated , I refuse to run .
If elected , I will not serve.
” ) Cuomo ’ s people note that the cancelation decision was made by the board of elections ( appointed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself or by the legislature .
But it is unlikely that so major a political decision would have been taken without his approval or prompting .
The New York primary was once delayed already until June 23 .
At the time , that was the last possible date .
A primary for state and local offices will be held on that date .
So why cancel the presidential primary if the board had to go through the expense of a statewide primary anyway ?
And , if voters will go to the polls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the public health reason for canceling the presidential primary ?
The board says it was to simplify its administrative tasks and to minimize crowding at the polls , explanations that fall short of convincing .
The board took flack for its decision from Bernie Sanders , who stood to amass delegates , and from his supporters like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez .
Why put up with the flack if not on orders from the governor ?
Cuomo is deftly moving to exploit his national celebrity gained by his daily briefings that have been informative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But his moment in the sun will end with the virus .
Unless it wins him the Democratic nomination .
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On April 26, New York’s Board of Elections announced the cancelation of the state’s presidential primary slated for the end of June. With just Biden still in the running, the decision would seem to be inconsequential.
That’s what New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo probably wants us to think.
The fact is that the cancelation means that Biden cannot add New York’s 274 delegates to his total of first-ballot commitments, making it harder for him to lock in a majority. Biden now has but 1,433 of the 1991 he needs for the nomination.
Given New York’s central role in showing other states how to cope with the virus, it is likely that they will follow suit and cancel their primaries as well.
Cuomo must hope they will, because, if they do, Biden may not be able to reach the magic number of first-ballot commitments.
If Biden’s campaign continues to falter with the candidate locked in his basement and only emerging in public for inarticulate, stumbling interviews, delegates may wonder what kind of a candidate he will be.
And should Tara Reade’s accusations gain broader coverage and the credibility they deserve, delegates may be searching for the eject button to rid themselves of a Biden nomination.
But if a first-ballot nomination is locked in by state primary results, the convention would be legally bound to choose Biden, virtually conceding the race to President Trump. If Biden is short of the first-ballot majority, delegates would be free to look elsewhere.
Did Cuomo deliberately cancel his home state primary to improve his chances? He vehemently denies it.
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He says he’s not running and has no interest in the presidency. But he has yet to issue a Shermanesque denial (In 1884, General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said something along the lines of, “If nominated, I refuse to run. If elected, I will not serve.”)
Cuomo’s people note that the cancelation decision was made by the board of elections (appointed by the governor), not by Cuomo himself or by the legislature. But it is unlikely that so major a political decision would have been taken without his approval or prompting.
The New York primary was once delayed already until June 23. At the time, that was the last possible date. A primary for state and local offices will be held on that date.
So why cancel the presidential primary if the board had to go through the expense of a statewide primary anyway?
And, if voters will go to the polls for state and local primaries, what is the public health reason for canceling the presidential primary? The board says it was to simplify its administrative tasks and to minimize crowding at the polls, explanations that fall short of convincing.
The board took flack for its decision from Bernie Sanders, who stood to amass delegates, and from his supporters like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Why put up with the flack if not on orders from the governor?
Cuomo is deftly moving to exploit his national celebrity gained by his daily briefings that have been informative and objective and are universally praised. But his moment in the sun will end with the virus. Unless it wins him the Democratic nomination.
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here.
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westernjournal--2020-05-04--John Legend Falsely Claims US Has Highest COVID Death Rate, GQ Irresponsibly Fails To Correct

They put the “ low ” in low-information voters .
The combined efforts of an American pop star and a British pop culture magazine together added up to an abysmally wrong talking point for those who hate President Donald Trump on both sides of the Atlantic .
The errors take only a second to spot by a half-aware reader , but even half-awareness is apparently hard to come by in some circles of the anti-Trump left .
In this case , the point man for ignorance is entertainer John Legend , a singer who ’ s unaccountable popularity has made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ correct causes ranging from rage at the Trump presidency to reworking the holiday classic “ Baby , It ’ s Cold Outside.
” Legend took part in an interview published Monday by the British edition of GQ , the men ’ s lifestyle magazine , that gave him an opportunity to lambaste Trump with a string of insults while using a statistic that was not even close to correct .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years And it was teed up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its basic premise .
Neither of those elements had been corrected by Monday afternoon in the east , and it ’ s a good chance they never will be .
The piece bore the byline of GQ writer Mark Jacobs , whose fawning introduction of Legend , the husband of supermodel Chrissy Teigen , made the bootlicking of the mainstream American media during the Obama years look like speaking truth to power .
Its last sentence is : “ It ’ s become a trope that Legend , Teigen and their two children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ That gives a clue that this isn ’ t going to be hard-hitting stuff .
After some questions about Legend ’ s new album and how he and his family are coping with the coronavirus crisis , Jacobs decided to give Legend a platform for punditry , teeing him up with a question based on a lie that liberals are doing their best to make an urban legend : That Trump ’ s comments in mid-April about the potential use of light or disinfectants to fight the coronavirus meant the president was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inside the human body .
“ What are your thoughts on Trump ’ s agenda and violent rhetoric , ” Jacobs asked , “ such as his suggestion that Covid patients might inject their lungs with disinfectant ?
” Trump never suggested any such thing , but that didn ’ t faze Legend , who responded with a string of insults for the commander in chief that no doubt pleased his liberal fan base , but didn ’ t have a thing to do with the truth .
“ It couldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charge right now than him and that ’ s what America is stuck with and that ’ s why we have the highest death rate in the world from this disease and I don ’ t believe we ’ re going to be out of the woods for a while , because of his incompetence , his selfishness , his short-sightedness and his inability to coordinate a real national response , ” Legend said .
Well , Legend ’ s opinion of the president aside ( his standard Hollywood hatred has been documented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter is that the United States does not have the highest death rate from COVID-19 , the disease caused by the coronavirus .
According to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center , the U.S. death rate of 20.7 per 100,000 of population is eighth among countries whose records can be trusted – and behind a few with the kind of socialized medicine regimes admire so much .
Italy , the United Kingdom , Spain , France , Belgium , the Netherlands and Ireland all have higher deaths per 100,000 cases of COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hopkins .
So the question was fatally flawed – asked by the kind of “ journalist ” that seems to think political points are more important than facts .
The answer was fatally flawed – a platform for lots of anti-Trump bluster build around a fact that was embarrassingly off base .
According to Breitbart , GQ ’ s parent publication Conde Nast didn ’ t respond to a request for information about why the reporter didn ’ t correct Legend , or why the publication ’ s editors didn ’ t either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Any comment , question or insult that can – hopefully to liberals – hurt the Trump presidency is fair game .
The facts of the case , the truth of the circumstances , are secondary to that over-arching goal .
Even a fashion magazine like GQ needs to have some responsibility for what it portrays .
Even preening , pompous pop stars like John Legend need to have some responsibility for what they say .
But instead , they teamed up to put out false information , seemingly without a care for its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low ” for low-information voters .
It ’ s likely no coincidence that Legend was a supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ’ now suspended presidential run .
“ Low-information ” was almost a prerequisite of being a Bernie backer .
Come November , when Americans go to the polls , Legend , his liberal fans , and even some journalists working for British publications , are going to find out how little their information is really worth .
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They put the “low” in low-information voters.
The combined efforts of an American pop star and a British pop culture magazine together added up to an abysmally wrong talking point for those who hate President Donald Trump on both sides of the Atlantic.
The errors take only a second to spot by a half-aware reader, but even half-awareness is apparently hard to come by in some circles of the anti-Trump left.
In this case, the point man for ignorance is entertainer John Legend, a singer who’s unaccountable popularity has made him a spokesman of sorts for politically correct causes ranging from rage at the Trump presidency to reworking the holiday classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”
Legend took part in an interview published Monday by the British edition of GQ, the men’s lifestyle magazine, that gave him an opportunity to lambaste Trump with a string of insults while using a statistic that was not even close to correct.
And it was teed up by a question that was wrong in its basic premise.
Neither of those elements had been corrected by Monday afternoon in the east, and it’s a good chance they never will be.
The piece bore the byline of GQ writer Mark Jacobs, whose fawning introduction of Legend, the husband of supermodel Chrissy Teigen, made the bootlicking of the mainstream American media during the Obama years look like speaking truth to power.
Its last sentence is: “It’s become a trope that Legend, Teigen and their two children are America’s true first family.“
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That gives a clue that this isn’t going to be hard-hitting stuff.
After some questions about Legend’s new album and how he and his family are coping with the coronavirus crisis, Jacobs decided to give Legend a platform for punditry, teeing him up with a question based on a lie that liberals are doing their best to make an urban legend:
That Trump’s comments in mid-April about the potential use of light or disinfectants to fight the coronavirus meant the president was actually recommending the use of household cleaners inside the human body.
“What are your thoughts on Trump’s agenda and violent rhetoric,” Jacobs asked, “such as his suggestion that Covid patients might inject their lungs with disinfectant?”
Trump never suggested any such thing, but that didn’t faze Legend, who responded with a string of insults for the commander in chief that no doubt pleased his liberal fan base, but didn’t have a thing to do with the truth.
“It couldn’t be a worse person to be in charge right now than him and that’s what America is stuck with and that’s why we have the highest death rate in the world from this disease and I don’t believe we’re going to be out of the woods for a while, because of his incompetence, his selfishness, his short-sightedness and his inability to coordinate a real national response,” Legend said.
Well, Legend’s opinion of the president aside (his standard Hollywood hatred has been documented before), the fact of the matter is that the United States does not have the highest death rate from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
According to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, the U.S. death rate of 20.7 per 100,000 of population is eighth among countries whose records can be trusted – and behind a few with the kind of socialized medicine regimes admire so much.
Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland all have higher deaths per 100,000 cases of COVID-19 than the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins.
(China’s claim that it has had a death rate of only 0.33 per 100,000 in the population is not to be believed, considering the torrent of lies from the Middle Kingdom since its communist rulers unleashed this contagion on the world.)
So the question was fatally flawed – asked by the kind of “journalist” that seems to think political points are more important than facts.
The answer was fatally flawed – a platform for lots of anti-Trump bluster build around a fact that was embarrassingly off base.
According to Breitbart, GQ’s parent publication Conde Nast didn’t respond to a request for information about why the reporter didn’t correct Legend, or why the publication’s editors didn’t either.
The answer should be obvious: Any comment, question or insult that can – hopefully to liberals – hurt the Trump presidency is fair game.
The facts of the case, the truth of the circumstances, are secondary to that over-arching goal.
Even a fashion magazine like GQ needs to have some responsibility for what it portrays. Even preening, pompous pop stars like John Legend need to have some responsibility for what they say.
But instead, they teamed up to put out false information, seemingly without a care for its truth – a new kind of “low” for low-information voters.
It’s likely no coincidence that Legend was a supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ now suspended presidential run. “Low-information” was almost a prerequisite of being a Bernie backer.
Come November, when Americans go to the polls, Legend, his liberal fans, and even some journalists working for British publications, are going to find out how little their information is really worth.
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westernjournal--2020-05-04--DNC Comms Director Shuts Down ‘Absurd’ Suggestion That Independent Panel Investigate Biden

The New York Times took the better part of three weeks to investigate Tara Reade ’ s allegations , but they can eventually get it right .
On Friday , The Times ’ editorial board said it was time Reade ’ s allegations were investigated by an impartial — or at least independent — panel of individuals to determine whether or not there was some truth to them .
The Democratic National Committee shut this down pretty hard .
Their reasoning ?
Joe Biden had already been investigated when he was vetted as President Barack Obama ’ s running mate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuff you can ’ t make up .
So first , The Times ’ editorial : TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years “ In 2018 , this board advocated strongly for a vigorous inquiry into accusations of sexual misconduct raised against Brett Kavanaugh when he was nominated to a seat on the Supreme Court , ” the paper ’ s editorial board wrote .
“ Mr .
Biden ’ s pursuit of the presidency requires no less .
His campaign , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to assure the public that the accusations are being taken seriously .
The Democratic National Committee should move to investigate the matter swiftly and thoroughly , with the full cooperation of the Biden campaign.
” The editorial noted inconsistencies in Reade ’ s story — funny , the board didn ’ t note the inconsistencies in the story of “ Dr .
Blasey ” in that call for a “ vigorous inquiry ” they mention — and the fact that while she said she had filed a complaint with the Senate personnel office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ file in the National Archives , where such a complaint would be .
The editorial board wrote that Biden had asked the Senate to do a more thorough search for any documents relating to an accusation .
“ This is a start , but it does not go far enough .
Any serious inquiry must include the trove of records from Mr. Biden ’ s Senate career that he donated to the University of Delaware in 2012 .
Currently , those files are set to remain sealed until after Mr. Biden retires from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are growing calls for Mr. Biden to make those records available to see if they contain any mention of Ms. Reade or perhaps others who raised similar complaints about his behavior , ” the editorial went on .
Those files are currently a matter of vigorous dispute , which The Times feels would be settled best by an impartial panel selected by the Democratic National Committee .
That isn ’ t just a plan with a few flaws in it so much as it is a plan made of flaws , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be strictly limited to information about Ms. Reade and conducted by an unbiased , apolitical panel , put together by the D.N.C .
and chosen to foster as much trust in its findings as possible .
“ Admittedly , this would be a major undertaking .
Mr. Biden served 36 years in the Senate .
He turned over nearly 2,000 boxes and more than 400 gigabytes of data to the University of Delaware ; most of it has not been cataloged .
But the question at hand is no less than Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
No relevant memo should be left unexamined.
” Yeah , “ an unbiased , apolitical panel , put together by the D.N.C .
and chosen to foster as much trust in its findings as possible.
” I often wonder how wide the smile is on The Times ’ authors when they write that stuff or if they actually believe the words as they spring from their fingers onto the computer screen .
Well , anyhow , we needn ’ t worry about such a spectacle , because even that dream plan was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : It 's Happening : Committee To Make Michelle Obama Biden 's VP Is Pushing Hard “ This is an absurd suggestion on its face .
Regardless of whether it ’ s the job of DNC to do this kind of thing , it ’ s already been done , ” Xochitl Hinojosa , DNC spokeswoman , said in response to The Times .
“ Joe Biden has been clear in responding to this allegation , he went through a thorough vetting process to be Obama ’ s Vice President in 2008 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other ) and lawyers and the press found nothing , and he has asked for transparency by requesting that all relevant documents be released if they exist.
” However , what The Times was suggesting was that a group of people appointed by the DNC — an “ unbiased , apolitical panel , ” of course — would look into the relevant documents and release them if they exist .
Hinojosa ’ s response : “ This is an absurd suggestion on its face.
” It ’ s absurd , apparently , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s team and this should be good enough for anyone .
As for the veracity of Reade ’ s claim , let me be the 1,284,367th to say that I have zero idea and that , in the court of public opinion , Biden deserves due process and the presumption of innocence .
I ’ d also say not opening the University of Delaware archives isn ’ t a good look — and it hasn ’ t been good for the last year or so as people have been asking him to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama ’ s vetting of Biden during the VP process should substitute for a thorough investigation of the claims is a joke that isn ’ t funny .
I will say this much , though : The DNC ’ s anaphylactic reaction to the idea of appointing its own committee to look into the allegations against Biden certainly took the attention off of him .
What , pray tell , are they afraid of ?
And why are we supposed to believe them when we were supposed to be taking these allegations seriously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into a situation where they have to replace their nominee with the aged socialist from Vermont ?
The one they ensured would lose four years ago ?
Does the fear of Bernie Sanders run that deep ?
No one is looking good here — except maybe Donald Trump .
If that ’ s what the DNC wanted — well , no , it can ’ t be what they wanted .
But it ’ s what they got .
They ’ ve somehow taken the Tara Reade scandal and made it look worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accuracy in all of our journalism .
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The New York Times took the better part of three weeks to investigate Tara Reade’s allegations, but they can eventually get it right.
On Friday, The Times’ editorial board said it was time Reade’s allegations were investigated by an impartial — or at least independent — panel of individuals to determine whether or not there was some truth to them.
The Democratic National Committee shut this down pretty hard. Their reasoning? Joe Biden had already been investigated when he was vetted as President Barack Obama’s running mate in 2008.
There’s some stuff you can’t make up.
So first, The Times’ editorial:
“In 2018, this board advocated strongly for a vigorous inquiry into accusations of sexual misconduct raised against Brett Kavanaugh when he was nominated to a seat on the Supreme Court,” the paper’s editorial board wrote.
“Mr. Biden’s pursuit of the presidency requires no less. His campaign, and his party, have a duty to assure the public that the accusations are being taken seriously. The Democratic National Committee should move to investigate the matter swiftly and thoroughly, with the full cooperation of the Biden campaign.”
The editorial noted inconsistencies in Reade’s story — funny, the board didn’t note the inconsistencies in the story of “Dr. Blasey” in that call for a “vigorous inquiry” they mention — and the fact that while she said she had filed a complaint with the Senate personnel office, that complaint wasn’t on file in the National Archives, where such a complaint would be. The editorial board wrote that Biden had asked the Senate to do a more thorough search for any documents relating to an accusation.
“This is a start, but it does not go far enough. Any serious inquiry must include the trove of records from Mr. Biden’s Senate career that he donated to the University of Delaware in 2012. Currently, those files are set to remain sealed until after Mr. Biden retires from public life — a common arrangement. There are growing calls for Mr. Biden to make those records available to see if they contain any mention of Ms. Reade or perhaps others who raised similar complaints about his behavior,” the editorial went on.
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Those files are currently a matter of vigorous dispute, which The Times feels would be settled best by an impartial panel selected by the Democratic National Committee. That isn’t just a plan with a few flaws in it so much as it is a plan made of flaws, but here it is:
“Any inventory should be strictly limited to information about Ms. Reade and conducted by an unbiased, apolitical panel, put together by the D.N.C. and chosen to foster as much trust in its findings as possible.
“Admittedly, this would be a major undertaking. Mr. Biden served 36 years in the Senate. He turned over nearly 2,000 boxes and more than 400 gigabytes of data to the University of Delaware; most of it has not been cataloged. But the question at hand is no less than Mr. Biden’s fitness for the presidency. No relevant memo should be left unexamined.”
Yeah, “an unbiased, apolitical panel, put together by the D.N.C. and chosen to foster as much trust in its findings as possible.” I often wonder how wide the smile is on The Times’ authors when they write that stuff or if they actually believe the words as they spring from their fingers onto the computer screen.
Well, anyhow, we needn’t worry about such a spectacle, because even that dream plan was shot down by the DNC:
“This is an absurd suggestion on its face. Regardless of whether it’s the job of DNC to do this kind of thing, it’s already been done,” Xochitl Hinojosa, DNC spokeswoman, said in response to The Times.
“Joe Biden has been clear in responding to this allegation, he went through a thorough vetting process to be Obama’s Vice President in 2008 (which is a vetting process like no other) and lawyers and the press found nothing, and he has asked for transparency by requesting that all relevant documents be released if they exist.”
In response to the NYT editorial board’s suggestion that the DNC assemble an “unbiased, apolitical panel” to inventory Biden’s Senate papers, DNC communications director @XochitlHinojosa calls this an “absurd suggestion on its face” and argues Biden has already been fully vetted. pic.twitter.com/QgrPJT6svh — Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) May 2, 2020
However, what The Times was suggesting was that a group of people appointed by the DNC — an “unbiased, apolitical panel,” of course — would look into the relevant documents and release them if they exist.
Hinojosa’s response: “This is an absurd suggestion on its face.” It’s absurd, apparently, because Joe Biden was vetted by Barack Obama’s team and this should be good enough for anyone.
As for the veracity of Reade’s claim, let me be the 1,284,367th to say that I have zero idea and that, in the court of public opinion, Biden deserves due process and the presumption of innocence.
I’d also say not opening the University of Delaware archives isn’t a good look — and it hasn’t been good for the last year or so as people have been asking him to open it — and that the idea Obama’s vetting of Biden during the VP process should substitute for a thorough investigation of the claims is a joke that isn’t funny.
I will say this much, though: The DNC’s anaphylactic reaction to the idea of appointing its own committee to look into the allegations against Biden certainly took the attention off of him.
What, pray tell, are they afraid of? And why are we supposed to believe them when we were supposed to be taking these allegations seriously? Are they afraid of being put into a situation where they have to replace their nominee with the aged socialist from Vermont? The one they ensured would lose four years ago? Does the fear of Bernie Sanders run that deep?
No one is looking good here — except maybe Donald Trump.
If that’s what the DNC wanted — well, no, it can’t be what they wanted. But it’s what they got. They’ve somehow taken the Tara Reade scandal and made it look worse.
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westernjournal--2020-05-04--Mom Shares Hilarious Moment She Accidentally Joins Classic Car Road Rally While Driving Her ‘Swagger

Mom Shares Hilarious Moment She Accidentally Joins Classic Car Road Rally While Driving Her ‘Swagger Wagon’

Getting out of the house has looked a little different lately .
Plenty of people have experienced a bit of cabin fever — and the more kids are in the house , the more quickly that happens .
So when one mom saw an opportunity to get out and participate in a community event from the safety of her car , she jumped at the opportunity , seeing it as a chance to do something fun with her kids and go for a drive .
Tara Blaesing lives in Dodgeville , Wisconsin , with her husband and five children .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Blaesing spotted on April 25 .
“ This morning , a Facebook friend shared an event post for a ‘ car cruise ’ lining up at the school , just to drive around town and have some fun … ‘ everyone is welcome , ' ” she shared on Facebook .
“ Since being cooped up with five kids under the age of ten , can be a little , claustrophobic , I went ahead and hit the ‘ Interested ’ button.
” TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Years Three of her kids , all wearing Halloween costumes ( as children are wont to do at random times of the year ) , got into the car with her and drove to the indicated location .
“ I can see a bunch of cars parked in the U shaped parking lot , so I hang a right and pull in , some one in front of me , someone behind me … In other words , now I ’ m committed to this situation.
” But it was at that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to back out , that Blaesing noticed a startling trend in the other cars around her that her car did not follow .
“ It ’ s then that I notice that EVERY .
SINGLE .
CAR .
THERE is either some sort of hotrod muscle car , vintage , or really super fancy .
In other words , I have just signed myself up to participate in a Car Rally in my Basic Soccer Mom Chrysler Town and Country.
” She parked the car alongside the others waiting for the parade to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a way to exit gracefully — but there was no way out .
She was in this for good .
Meanwhile , her kids were stoked to be involved in the parade and didn ’ t seem to have the same awkward realization their mother did .
She admitted that she didn ’ t have the heart to tell them they weren ’ t like the other cars and would be leaving the parade , and that turned out to be for the best , both because the kids had a blast and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many peoples ’ days .
“ Of course , the kids were super excited and adorably ignorant that ‘ one of these cars doesn ’ t belong here ’ and I didn ’ t have the heart to tell them they weren ’ t going to be in a parade after all , ” she wrote .
“ [ S ] o I put on my Big Girl Pants , held my head high , and the kids and I spent the next hour driving through our small town , smiling , waving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waved and laughed right back ( and no doubt wondered why my swagger wagon was keeping this kind of company ) .
” “ So if your day isn ’ t going great , just remember at least you didn ’ t accidentally join a Classic Car Road Rally in a minivan.
” “ PS : Did I mention that the kids were dressed up in Halloween costumes ?
” The story has been shared over 16,000 times and reacted to over 33,000 .
The photos and hilarious captions bring the harmless faux @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minivan stationed between hot rods is certainly an amusing sight .
“ YOU GUYS , ” she updated on Wednesday .
“ The last few days have been WILD.
” The mother said the event will “ likely go down in Blaesing Family lore as ‘ that time mama did a really silly thing , got 10K likes for it and made a lot of people laugh during a tough time.
’ And I am 100 % OK with that.
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Getting out of the house has looked a little different lately. Plenty of people have experienced a bit of cabin fever — and the more kids are in the house, the more quickly that happens.
So when one mom saw an opportunity to get out and participate in a community event from the safety of her car, she jumped at the opportunity, seeing it as a chance to do something fun with her kids and go for a drive.
Tara Blaesing lives in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, with her husband and five children. The hilarity began with a Facebook Event that Blaesing spotted on April 25.
“This morning, a Facebook friend shared an event post for a ‘car cruise’ lining up at the school, just to drive around town and have some fun … ‘everyone is welcome,'” she shared on Facebook.
“Since being cooped up with five kids under the age of ten, can be a little, claustrophobic, I went ahead and hit the ‘Interested’ button.”
Three of her kids, all wearing Halloween costumes (as children are wont to do at random times of the year), got into the car with her and drove to the indicated location.
“I can see a bunch of cars parked in the U shaped parking lot, so I hang a right and pull in, some one in front of me, someone behind me … In other words, now I’m committed to this situation.”
But it was at that moment, when it was too late to back out, that Blaesing noticed a startling trend in the other cars around her that her car did not follow.
“It’s then that I notice that EVERY. SINGLE. CAR. THERE is either some sort of hotrod muscle car, vintage, or really super fancy. In other words, I have just signed myself up to participate in a Car Rally in my Basic Soccer Mom Chrysler Town and Country.”
She parked the car alongside the others waiting for the parade to begin, and tried to figure out a way to exit gracefully — but there was no way out. She was in this for good.
Meanwhile, her kids were stoked to be involved in the parade and didn’t seem to have the same awkward realization their mother did.
She admitted that she didn’t have the heart to tell them they weren’t like the other cars and would be leaving the parade, and that turned out to be for the best, both because the kids had a blast and the story has circulated online and brightened many peoples’ days.
“Of course, the kids were super excited and adorably ignorant that ‘one of these cars doesn’t belong here’ and I didn’t have the heart to tell them they weren’t going to be in a parade after all,” she wrote.
“[S]o I put on my Big Girl Pants, held my head high, and the kids and I spent the next hour driving through our small town, smiling, waving and laughing at faces that smiled, waved and laughed right back (and no doubt wondered why my swagger wagon was keeping this kind of company).”
“So if your day isn’t going great, just remember at least you didn’t accidentally join a Classic Car Road Rally in a minivan.”
“PS: Did I mention that the kids were dressed up in Halloween costumes?”
The story has been shared over 16,000 times and reacted to over 33,000. The photos and hilarious captions bring the harmless faux pas into focus, and the white minivan stationed between hot rods is certainly an amusing sight.
“YOU GUYS,” she updated on Wednesday. “The last few days have been WILD.”
The mother said the event will “likely go down in Blaesing Family lore as ‘that time mama did a really silly thing, got 10K likes for it and made a lot of people laugh during a tough time.’ And I am 100% OK with that.”
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westernjournal--2020-05-04--Watch RNC Chair Brilliantly Tear Media Apart on Biden-Kavanaugh Double Standard

So the establishment media finally became aware of the fact that a woman named Tara Reade accused the presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her when he was a senator .
On Sunday , Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel appeared on ABC ’ s “ This Week ” and addressed the fact the media had mostly chosen to ignore Reade ’ s allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden .
McDaniel said , talking about President Donald Trump ’ s polling numbers , that “ we ’ ve seen Joe Biden hiding .
He hasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen the 2020 version of Joe Biden , who ’ s shifted so far left on many of his policies .
“ And then this week , we ’ ve seen him really be challenged for the first time in five weeks on allegations that many in the media have ignored .
And finally , those are coming to light.
” TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years Watch as Martha Raddatz said , in the most desultory of ways , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignored and many in the media have not ignored it .
But I want to turn to those accusations.
” She said it all while looking down at her notes in what could be interpreted as a weak attempt to not break out into laughter .
Instead of dealing with the Reade allegations , Raddatz first transitioned into discussing an attack ad put out by the Republican National Committee on Joe Biden and his handling of Reade ’ s allegation .
Meanwhile , as Raddatz pointed out , Trump has been accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dozen women ” — something which apparently plays into whether or not Reade is telling the truth or not , but I digress .
“ And in a radio interview on Thursday , President Trump said while Tara Reade , the accuser , sounds credible , ‘ I would just say to Joe Biden , just go out and fight it , ’ adding , ‘ I guess in a way you could say I ’ m sticking up for him , ' ” Raddatz said .
“ Is he sticking up for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you go with these attack ads ?
” Interesting question .
Not biased at all .
And , you know , Ronna McDaniel was a lot more interested in talking about bias of a different sort .
“ I ’ m going to take issue with the media ignoring this .
It has been appalling the hypocrisy , as to how Brett Kavanagh was treated versus Joe Biden , ” McDaniel said .
“ Brett Kavanaugh , every accuser was put on TV , it was wall-to-wall coverage .
They went into his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed an FBI investigation .
Michael Avenatti was on TV accusing him of gang rape , from an accuser who never even met Brett Kavanaugh.
” In addition to five weeks of silence , the RNC chair claimed , there were also “ 19 [ Biden ] interviews without a single question ” about Reade .
RELATED : While the Left Envies Its Health System , Canada Just Let Dozens Die To Prepare for COVID Surge When the media finally got around to it , it turns out that Biden was less than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t too concerned with .
“ He won ’ t let people go in his records in the University of Delaware .
They ’ re calling on the DNC to do the investigation .
It went from ‘ # MeToo , # MeToo , # MeToo , ’ to ‘ move on , move on , move on , ’ in a nanosecond because he ’ s a Democrat , ” McDaniel said .
“ And the hypocrisy is appalling and it ’ s not just from the Democrats , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll tell you , I think any outlet that conducted those 19 interviews and didn ’ t ask a single question should be disqualified from conducting any part of a presidential debate.
” So why , then , would President Trump say Biden should “ just go out and fight it ” and that he was “ in a way sticking up for him ?
” Raddatz asked .
“ Because due process and the presumption of innocence has no longer been the standard in this country when it comes to Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Democrats are suddenly embracing those legal standards that we have made the cornerstone of our country when it comes to Joe Biden .
But they threw it out the window when it came to Brett Kavanagh .
And so did the media .
And the hypocrisy has been appalling .
We need to do some self-reflection as to how Kavanaugh was treated versus how Biden ’ s being treated right now.
” Joe Biden is entitled to the presumption of innocence .
That doesn ’ t mean we can ’ t criticize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Morning Joe ” interview was eye-openingly bad ) or the media ’ s response to it ( as I ’ ve noted numerous times , it took The New York Times 19 days to report on Reade ’ s allegation ) .
However , not only was Trump ’ s response a brilliant media move , it was also the right thing to say .
If Biden is innocent of these charges , he should fight them .
He doesn ’ t need to give lip service to how women should be believed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he should do is fight the allegations .
That ’ s not what the media wants to hear .
They ’ d prefer to hear nothing , number one .
Failing that , they ’ d prefer to hear that Trump wants to attack Biden on the allegations because — gotcha !
You know the drill .
Instead , he ’ s giving Biden the benefit of the doubt .
As for that ad ?
It didn ’ t directly attack Biden for sexually assaulting Reade , although it did point out his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past — something the media hasn ’ t been willing to do .
Instead , it was a destruction of the media ’ s double standard , particularly when it came to what Democrats said about Brett Kavanaugh ’ s accusers .
And that ’ s the whole point .
There ’ s a vicious double standard here .
Christine Blasey Ford and Tara Reade were both just as believable .
If you want to say women who have the courage to come forward have the right to be believed , well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to say both have inconsistencies in their stories , well , there ’ s that .
One received almost wall-to-wall coverage of her accusation against a Supreme Court nominee .
The other has received relatively no coverage of her accusation against a presumptive presidential nominee .
They ’ re both as believable as the other .
The question is which candidate do you want to believe is sullied ?
We know that if there weren ’ t double standards , the media wouldn ’ t have any standards at all .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biggest examples of the double standard we ’ ve yet to see .
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So the establishment media finally became aware of the fact that a woman named Tara Reade accused the presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her when he was a senator.
On Sunday, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel appeared on ABC’s “This Week” and addressed the fact the media had mostly chosen to ignore Reade’s allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden.
McDaniel said, talking about President Donald Trump’s polling numbers, that “we’ve seen Joe Biden hiding. He hasn’t been vetted. People haven’t seen the 2020 version of Joe Biden, who’s shifted so far left on many of his policies.
“And then this week, we’ve seen him really be challenged for the first time in five weeks on allegations that many in the media have ignored. And finally, those are coming to light.”
Watch as Martha Raddatz said, in the most desultory of ways, that “we here at ABC have not ignored and many in the media have not ignored it. But I want to turn to those accusations.”
She said it all while looking down at her notes in what could be interpreted as a weak attempt to not break out into laughter.
Instead of dealing with the Reade allegations, Raddatz first transitioned into discussing an attack ad put out by the Republican National Committee on Joe Biden and his handling of Reade’s allegation.
Meanwhile, as Raddatz pointed out, Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct “by more than a dozen women” — something which apparently plays into whether or not Reade is telling the truth or not, but I digress.
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“And in a radio interview on Thursday, President Trump said while Tara Reade, the accuser, sounds credible, ‘I would just say to Joe Biden, just go out and fight it,’ adding, ‘I guess in a way you could say I’m sticking up for him,'” Raddatz said. “Is he sticking up for Joe Biden? And how far will you go with these attack ads?”
Interesting question. Not biased at all. And, you know, Ronna McDaniel was a lot more interested in talking about bias of a different sort.
“I’m going to take issue with the media ignoring this. It has been appalling the hypocrisy, as to how Brett Kavanagh was treated versus Joe Biden,” McDaniel said.
“Brett Kavanaugh, every accuser was put on TV, it was wall-to-wall coverage. They went into his high school yearbook. They said he needed an FBI investigation. Michael Avenatti was on TV accusing him of gang rape, from an accuser who never even met Brett Kavanaugh.”
In addition to five weeks of silence, the RNC chair claimed, there were also “19 [Biden] interviews without a single question” about Reade.
When the media finally got around to it, it turns out that Biden was less than transparent, something that the media wasn’t too concerned with.
“He won’t let people go in his records in the University of Delaware. They’re calling on the DNC to do the investigation. It went from ‘#MeToo, #MeToo, #MeToo,’ to ‘move on, move on, move on,’ in a nanosecond because he’s a Democrat,” McDaniel said.
“And the hypocrisy is appalling and it’s not just from the Democrats, it’s from the media. And I’ll tell you, I think any outlet that conducted those 19 interviews and didn’t ask a single question should be disqualified from conducting any part of a presidential debate.”
So why, then, would President Trump say Biden should “just go out and fight it” and that he was “in a way sticking up for him?” Raddatz asked.
“Because due process and the presumption of innocence has no longer been the standard in this country when it comes to Republicans,” McDaniel said.
“Now, Democrats are suddenly embracing those legal standards that we have made the cornerstone of our country when it comes to Joe Biden. But they threw it out the window when it came to Brett Kavanagh. And so did the media. And the hypocrisy has been appalling. We need to do some self-reflection as to how Kavanaugh was treated versus how Biden’s being treated right now.”
Precisely.
Joe Biden is entitled to the presumption of innocence. That doesn’t mean we can’t criticize his response to it (the “Morning Joe” interview was eye-openingly bad) or the media’s response to it (as I’ve noted numerous times, it took The New York Times 19 days to report on Reade’s allegation).
However, not only was Trump’s response a brilliant media move, it was also the right thing to say. If Biden is innocent of these charges, he should fight them.
He doesn’t need to give lip service to how women should be believed, just not this woman. All he should do is fight the allegations.
That’s not what the media wants to hear. They’d prefer to hear nothing, number one.
Failing that, they’d prefer to hear that Trump wants to attack Biden on the allegations because — gotcha! You know the drill.
Instead, he’s giving Biden the benefit of the doubt.
As for that ad? It didn’t directly attack Biden for sexually assaulting Reade, although it did point out his creepy behavior around other women in the past — something the media hasn’t been willing to do.
Instead, it was a destruction of the media’s double standard, particularly when it came to what Democrats said about Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers.
And that’s the whole point.
There’s a vicious double standard here. Christine Blasey Ford and Tara Reade were both just as believable.
If you want to say women who have the courage to come forward have the right to be believed, well, there’s that.
If you want to say both have inconsistencies in their stories, well, there’s that.
One received almost wall-to-wall coverage of her accusation against a Supreme Court nominee. The other has received relatively no coverage of her accusation against a presumptive presidential nominee.
They’re both as believable as the other. The question is which candidate do you want to believe is sullied?
We know that if there weren’t double standards, the media wouldn’t have any standards at all. However, this might be one of the biggest examples of the double standard we’ve yet to see.
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westernjournal--2020-05-04--Don Lemon Draws Fire After Comparing Michelle Obama, Melania While Bashing Trump

What is it about Don Lemon , really ?
The executives at CNN still peddle the TV personality as an “ anchor ” of sorts , a word that used to imply some judgment as an actual newsman , but the riff Lemon went off on Sunday night , a weird string of personal comments ostensibly directed at President Donald Trump , should put that to rest forever .
And Lemon ’ s gratuitous jab at first lady Melania Trump should put him off television completely .
The moment took place when Lemon – who apparently thinks the president is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beyond even his usual bounds of smarminess to spend a minute wondering why Trump holds former President Barack Obama in such low regard .
And as is typical for a CNN analysis , Lemon was off on just about every point .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years Check it out here : “ What is it about President Obama that really gets under your skin ?
Is it because he ’ s smarter than you ?
” Lemon mused .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own ?
Didn ’ t need daddy ’ s help ?
Wife is more accomplished ?
Better looking ?
I don ’ t know , what is it ?
What is it about him ?
That he ’ s a black man that ’ s accomplished being president ?
That he punked you on the whole birth certificate thing ?
What is it about him ?
Just wondering.
” The obsessive , obscene-phone-call tone of the whole schtick aside , it ’ s hard to believe that even a CNN personality would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such obvious display .
Lemon might pretend that it ’ s never occurred to millions of his countrymen , but it ’ s a good bet that what really gets under Trump ’ s skin about Barack Obama is the same thing that would get under any thinking American ’ s skin – namely , that Obama was a lousy president .
Liberals like Lemon can spin teenage-girl fantasies about Obama ’ s looks and his Ivy League education , but none of that is remotely important when it comes to the core @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s chief executive , namely protecting American lives and interests abroad .
Trump ’ s far from the only American who remembers eight years of the United States on an apologetic defensive , getting pushed around by the murderous mullahs of Tehran , failing to lift a finger while Americans were slaughtered in Benghazi , and letting a bunch of gangsters calling themselves the Islamic State establish a hellhole “ caliphate ” across huge swaths of Iraq and Syria .
RELATED : CNN Anchor Blasted for Implying Healthy People Should Waste Precious COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lemon ’ s reference to the wives of the president and former president .
To call Michelle Obama “ more accomplished ” than Melania Trump is to distort the meaning of the word .
Prior to her husband ’ s presidency , Michelle Obama ’ s biggest accomplishment was being able to parlay her husband ’ s title of United States senator into a cushy job with the University of Chicago Medical Center , where she held the title of “ vice president of community and external affairs.
” It ’ s exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of the upper-middle class could expect for having degrees from Princeton and Harvard — and a husband who was a United States senator .
What exactly Michelle did for the more than $ 300,000 she was paid by the hospital is an open question , since the news release announcing her departure after the 2008 election made it clear that her position wasn ’ t going to be filled by anybody .
In short , she was well on her way to a moderately successful life , using an Ivy League education @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comfortable existence .
As a personal summary , it ’ s not bad , but as an “ accomplishment ” ?
It ’ s not exactly Marie Curie .
The millions and millions of dollars she has accumulated since her time in the White House have more to do with what the Obamas have come to represent to liberals than anything Michelle herself actually “ accomplished.
” Even now , there ’ s serious talk of Michelle Obama as a member of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden ’ s ticket .
The idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic strategy for 2020 actually is , and how demented the cult of Michelle really is .
Melania Trump , on the other hand , chose a career in modeling and achieved no small amount of financial and professional success in a tough field .
In other words , Melania was matching or exceeding what Michelle Obama was doing , just in her own way ( and without the imprimatur of the United States Senate ) , before marrying the man who would become the 45th president of the United States and change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to even hint that Trump was somehow jealous of Barack Obama because of his wife is beyond ludicrous — and social media users weren ’ t shy about pointing it out .
This one sums it up well .
Lemon and his network have long since abandoned the pretense of journalism in the Donald Trump presidency .
The fact that CNN still calls Lemon an “ anchor ” when punditry and commentary have been his obvious tools for years is a sad indictment of what ’ s sold to Americans as “ journalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a man of Lemon ’ s obvious biases to be permitted a weird , apostrophizing attack on the president of the United States on literally made-up grounds , and an implied jab at the first lady on no grounds whatsoever , should be unacceptable even by CNN ’ s atrocious standards .
What is it about Don Lemon , really ?
He just really needs to go , and take his sham Obama reverence with him .
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What is it about Don Lemon, really?
The executives at CNN still peddle the TV personality as an “anchor” of sorts, a word that used to imply some judgment as an actual newsman, but the riff Lemon went off on Sunday night, a weird string of personal comments ostensibly directed at President Donald Trump, should put that to rest forever.
And Lemon’s gratuitous jab at first lady Melania Trump should put him off television completely.
The moment took place when Lemon – who apparently thinks the president is an avid viewer – decided to go beyond even his usual bounds of smarminess to spend a minute wondering why Trump holds former President Barack Obama in such low regard.
And as is typical for a CNN analysis, Lemon was off on just about every point.
Check it out here:
This is @CNN’s Don Lemon. Watch this and try to tell me he’s objective. He’s not. He’s also incredibly disrespectful to our First Lady in the clip. This is CNN. The fakest name in news. pic.twitter.com/5UlTEDRsfn — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) May 4, 2020
“What is it about President Obama that really gets under your skin? Is it because he’s smarter than you?” Lemon mused.
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“Better educated? Made it on his own? Didn’t need daddy’s help? Wife is more accomplished? Better looking? I don’t know, what is it? What is it about him? That he’s a black man that’s accomplished being president? That he punked you on the whole birth certificate thing? What is it about him? Just wondering.”
The obsessive, obscene-phone-call tone of the whole schtick aside, it’s hard to believe that even a CNN personality would put his own ignorance and elitism on such obvious display.
Lemon might pretend that it’s never occurred to millions of his countrymen, but it’s a good bet that what really gets under Trump’s skin about Barack Obama is the same thing that would get under any thinking American’s skin – namely, that Obama was a lousy president.
Liberals like Lemon can spin teenage-girl fantasies about Obama’s looks and his Ivy League education, but none of that is remotely important when it comes to the core jobs of serving as the nation’s chief executive, namely protecting American lives and interests abroad.
Trump’s far from the only American who remembers eight years of the United States on an apologetic defensive, getting pushed around by the murderous mullahs of Tehran, failing to lift a finger while Americans were slaughtered in Benghazi, and letting a bunch of gangsters calling themselves the Islamic State establish a hellhole “caliphate” across huge swaths of Iraq and Syria.
Equally off point was Lemon’s reference to the wives of the president and former president. To call Michelle Obama “more accomplished” than Melania Trump is to distort the meaning of the word.
Prior to her husband’s presidency, Michelle Obama’s biggest accomplishment was being able to parlay her husband’s title of United States senator into a cushy job with the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she held the title of “vice president of community and external affairs.”
It’s exactly the kind of well-compensated sinecure a well-connected member of the upper-middle class could expect for having degrees from Princeton and Harvard — and a husband who was a United States senator.
What exactly Michelle did for the more than $300,000 she was paid by the hospital is an open question, since the news release announcing her departure after the 2008 election made it clear that her position wasn’t going to be filled by anybody.
In short, she was well on her way to a moderately successful life, using an Ivy League education and a fortunate marriage to build a comfortable existence. As a personal summary, it’s not bad, but as an “accomplishment”? It’s not exactly Marie Curie.
The millions and millions of dollars she has accumulated since her time in the White House have more to do with what the Obamas have come to represent to liberals than anything Michelle herself actually “accomplished.”
Even now, there’s serious talk of Michelle Obama as a member of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s ticket. The idea pretty much sums up how empty the Democratic strategy for 2020 actually is, and how demented the cult of Michelle really is.
Melania Trump, on the other hand, chose a career in modeling and achieved no small amount of financial and professional success in a tough field.
In other words, Melania was matching or exceeding what Michelle Obama was doing, just in her own way (and without the imprimatur of the United States Senate), before marrying the man who would become the 45th president of the United States and change the course of history.
For Lemon to even hint that Trump was somehow jealous of Barack Obama because of his wife is beyond ludicrous — and social media users weren’t shy about pointing it out.
Everything he said was absurd but the stuff @DonLemon said about Melania actually made me laugh out loud because it was so incredibly stupid that it sounded like a comedy skit. Take a bow CNN, you’re the fakest name in news. — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) May 4, 2020
CNN and Lemon have moved from simply editorializing the news to inciting downright militant activism. — Roberto (@Roberto54020428) May 4, 2020
Hey @DonLemon, you really bring shame to yourself and your network with your contrived rants against POTUS and Melania. Man to man, you should have more respect for yourself than to look like a petty and nonsensical guy. The Dems rely on useful idiots like you, stop being one! — Errol Webber For Congress (CA-37) (@ErrolWebber) May 4, 2020
This one sums it up well.
@CNN and Don Lemon are irrelevant and his words mean nothing. — Nick T (@retrover16) May 4, 2020
Lemon and his network have long since abandoned the pretense of journalism in the Donald Trump presidency.
The fact that CNN still calls Lemon an “anchor” when punditry and commentary have been his obvious tools for years is a sad indictment of what’s sold to Americans as “journalism” in the 21st century.
But for a man of Lemon’s obvious biases to be permitted a weird, apostrophizing attack on the president of the United States on literally made-up grounds, and an implied jab at the first lady on no grounds whatsoever, should be unacceptable even by CNN’s atrocious standards.
What is it about Don Lemon, really? He just really needs to go, and take his sham Obama reverence with him.
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westernjournal--2020-05-04--Bob Ehrlich: A Biden Presidency Would Send America Back to Obama Years

The following is not another analysis of an unbalanced mainstream media .
We know the establishment leans left on its best day , and really hates this president as much for his conservative record as for the way he treats them .
Neither is it another rendition of how much additional media protection Democratic presidential nominees are accorded at the expense of their GOP counterparts .
A detached comparison of Mitt Romney coverage versus Barack Obama coverage would make the point .
Instead , the following is an opinion column on what the country has in store should Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just about everybody understands the man we see today is not the man we knew as a U.S. senator and vice president .
That politician certainly had his share of flaws — including sometimes inappropriate and goofy public comments — but in most respects the younger Joe Biden was a respected mainstream liberal from a reliably blue state .
TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years He was also ( famously ) known as “ Amtrak Joe ” — the man who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than attending the endless round of Capitol Hill cocktail parties and receptions that dot most members ’ schedules .
A lot of people in Delaware — Democrats and Republicans — said , “ good for him.
” Fast-forward to today and a far more distressing picture emerges .
It ’ s all there if you choose to see it : the occasional bad temper , the indiscreet comments , the inability to finish sentences because the predicate loses him .
The instincts are still there — he knows he is supposed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in every way — he just has a tough time explaining why .
Whether it ’ s simply a matter of age or something else is the topic of much conjecture these days .
So far , at least , his handlers have responded in expected ways : relatively few public events and carefully staged videos did the trick throughout the primaries .
Of course , a nationwide shutdown has helped as large campaign events are postponed , perhaps indefinitely .
But even the highly choreographed video segments have not gone smoothly .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ once Mr. Biden is off the teleprompter .
( The matter of Tara Reade is not included herein as the once-lost presumption of innocence is — at least temporarily — back in vogue among the mainstream media . )
But that ’ s only the half of it .
A reasonable take on the Biden agenda , derived from his public pronouncements to date , suggests yet another instance of a proud liberal acquiescing repeatedly to relentless progressive pressure .
Here , a once-solid defender of legal immigration repeats the “ squad ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or restructuring of Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
Here , a once mainstream pro-choice senator and long supporter of curbs on taxpayer funding ( per the Hyde Amendment ) now performs a 180 on funding while running to a position far to the left of Roe v. Wade .
Here , “ Scranton Joe , ” a staunch defender of Pennsylvania ’ s energy industry ( and all those high-paying jobs held by western Pennsylvania ’ s union Democrats ) campaigns against the natural gas revolution and American energy independence — a nonstarter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the aspirational promises of the Green New Deal .
Here , he further pledges to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement — just what the dirty energy-emitting Chinese desire .
Here , we see a swift foreign policy shift back towards Obama-era indulgence , a time in which America looked the other way while China took batting practice on our intellectual property and Iran instigated a campaign of worldwide terror while developing its destabilizing ballistic missile program .
As for the Middle East , pro-Israel voters can forget the warm relationship between Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Biden administration would more likely recall the flavor of John Kerry-era gratuitous antagonism vis-à-vis the Jewish state .
One wonders if a Biden administration would move our embassy back to Tel Aviv .
Here , those same western Pennsylvania union Democrats noted above will be shocked to learn that reasonable old Joe has morphed into gun-grabber Joe , just another progressive promising to confiscate your guns under the auspices of … Beto O ’ Rourke !
Here , the Trump era ’ s steadfast support of school choice for poor kids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatest demands of powerful anti-choice teacher unions .
Here , a Biden administration would feed the worst ( shutdown ) instincts of blue state governors , further deepening the death spirals imposed on tens of thousands of America ’ s small businesses .
“ Here ” is a place America languished for the eight long Obama years before a different leader with decidedly different ideas appeared on the scene .
The new guy gave America three shockingly productive years before a worldwide pandemic intervened .
Here ’ s betting the voters will double @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than return to a “ here ” that looks and sounds distressingly like an Obama third term .
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The following is not another analysis of an unbalanced mainstream media.
We know the establishment leans left on its best day, and really hates this president as much for his conservative record as for the way he treats them.
Neither is it another rendition of how much additional media protection Democratic presidential nominees are accorded at the expense of their GOP counterparts. A detached comparison of Mitt Romney coverage versus Barack Obama coverage would make the point.
Instead, the following is an opinion column on what the country has in store should Joe Biden somehow win in November.
First, just about everybody understands the man we see today is not the man we knew as a U.S. senator and vice president. That politician certainly had his share of flaws — including sometimes inappropriate and goofy public comments — but in most respects the younger Joe Biden was a respected mainstream liberal from a reliably blue state.
He was also (famously) known as “Amtrak Joe” — the man who preferred coming home to Delaware every night rather than attending the endless round of Capitol Hill cocktail parties and receptions that dot most members’ schedules. A lot of people in Delaware — Democrats and Republicans — said, “good for him.”
Fast-forward to today and a far more distressing picture emerges. It’s all there if you choose to see it: the occasional bad temper, the indiscreet comments, the inability to finish sentences because the predicate loses him. The instincts are still there — he knows he is supposed to oppose the bad guy (Trump) in every way — he just has a tough time explaining why.
Whether it’s simply a matter of age or something else is the topic of much conjecture these days.
So far, at least, his handlers have responded in expected ways: relatively few public events and carefully staged videos did the trick throughout the primaries.
Do you think Joe Biden's progressive platform will cost him the election in November? Yes No
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Of course, a nationwide shutdown has helped as large campaign events are postponed, perhaps indefinitely. But even the highly choreographed video segments have not gone smoothly. Loss of context remains a recurrent theme once Mr. Biden is off the teleprompter. (The matter of Tara Reade is not included herein as the once-lost presumption of innocence is — at least temporarily — back in vogue among the mainstream media.)
But that’s only the half of it. A reasonable take on the Biden agenda, derived from his public pronouncements to date, suggests yet another instance of a proud liberal acquiescing repeatedly to relentless progressive pressure.
Here, a once-solid defender of legal immigration repeats the “squad’s” far-left call for the elimination or restructuring of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Here, a once mainstream pro-choice senator and long supporter of curbs on taxpayer funding (per the Hyde Amendment) now performs a 180 on funding while running to a position far to the left of Roe v. Wade.
Here, “Scranton Joe,” a staunch defender of Pennsylvania’s energy industry (and all those high-paying jobs held by western Pennsylvania’s union Democrats) campaigns against the natural gas revolution and American energy independence — a nonstarter for those blue-collar types who prefer work over the aspirational promises of the Green New Deal.
Here, he further pledges to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement — just what the dirty energy-emitting Chinese desire.
Here, we see a swift foreign policy shift back towards Obama-era indulgence, a time in which America looked the other way while China took batting practice on our intellectual property and Iran instigated a campaign of worldwide terror while developing its destabilizing ballistic missile program. As for the Middle East, pro-Israel voters can forget the warm relationship between Mr. Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Instead, a Biden administration would more likely recall the flavor of John Kerry-era gratuitous antagonism vis-à-vis the Jewish state. One wonders if a Biden administration would move our embassy back to Tel Aviv.
Here, those same western Pennsylvania union Democrats noted above will be shocked to learn that reasonable old Joe has morphed into gun-grabber Joe, just another progressive promising to confiscate your guns under the auspices of … Beto O’Rourke!
Here, the Trump era’s steadfast support of school choice for poor kids will be repealed by the latest and greatest demands of powerful anti-choice teacher unions.
Here, a Biden administration would feed the worst (shutdown) instincts of blue state governors, further deepening the death spirals imposed on tens of thousands of America’s small businesses.
“Here” is a place America languished for the eight long Obama years before a different leader with decidedly different ideas appeared on the scene.
The new guy gave America three shockingly productive years before a worldwide pandemic intervened. Here’s betting the voters will double down on those first three years rather than return to a “here” that looks and sounds distressingly like an Obama third term.
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westernjournal--2020-05-04--Founder of ‘Crosses for Losses’ Dies of Cancer: ‘A Giant Among Men’

An Illinois man man who spent years making crosses and bringing them to the sites of mass shootings and other disasters around the United States died Monday .
The death of Greg Zanis , announced by his daughter , Susie Zanis , and confirmed by the mayor of the community where Zanis lived , was expected after a recent announcement that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and did not have long to live .
On Friday , 69-year-old Zanis greeted supporters who drove by his Aurora home as part of a drive-by procession and living visitation that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zanis was a giant among men , ” he said .
“ He was a man of action who simply wanted to honor the lives of others.
” TRENDING : Always Remember Joe Biden Misled Everyone About Wife 's Death , Blamed Innocent Man for Years Zanis established Crosses for Losses as a tribute to his father-in-law , who was fatally shot in 1996 .
“ It really helped me with my grieving process , ” he told The Associated Press in 1999 .
Since then , he set up crosses throughout the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crosses include near the mass shootings at Columbine , Sandy Hook and Parkland and at the site of the Las Vegas music festival shooting and the Orlando nightclub shooting .
He also set up crosses in places where the deaths did not receive nearly as much publicity , such as the spot in New Mexico where six children died in a bus accident .
In 2016 he made more than 700 crosses that were carried along Michigan Avenue in Chicago to honor each person who had been killed that year .
Just last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hometown after a warehouse worker opened fire , killing five of his co-workers before he was killed during a shootout with police .
In December , after making and delivering 27,000 crosses over more than two decades , he announced he was retiring .
“ I had a breaking point in El Paso , ” he said , referring to the mass shooting outside of a Walmart in El Paso , Texas .
“ I hadn ’ t slept for two days , it was 106 degrees and I collapsed from the pressure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victims of the mass shooting.
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An Illinois man man who spent years making crosses and bringing them to the sites of mass shootings and other disasters around the United States died Monday.
The death of Greg Zanis, announced by his daughter, Susie Zanis, and confirmed by the mayor of the community where Zanis lived, was expected after a recent announcement that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and did not have long to live.
On Friday, 69-year-old Zanis greeted supporters who drove by his Aurora home as part of a drive-by procession and living visitation that was organized by his daughter.
On Aurora’s Facebook page, Mayor Richard Irvin paid tribute to Zanis.
“Greg Zanis was a giant among men,” he said. “He was a man of action who simply wanted to honor the lives of others.”
Zanis established Crosses for Losses as a tribute to his father-in-law, who was fatally shot in 1996.
“It really helped me with my grieving process,” he told The Associated Press in 1999.
Since then, he set up crosses throughout the United States.
The locations of the crosses include near the mass shootings at Columbine, Sandy Hook and Parkland and at the site of the Las Vegas music festival shooting and the Orlando nightclub shooting.
He also set up crosses in places where the deaths did not receive nearly as much publicity, such as the spot in New Mexico where six children died in a bus accident.
In 2016 he made more than 700 crosses that were carried along Michigan Avenue in Chicago to honor each person who had been killed that year.
Just last year, Zanis made crosses for his hometown after a warehouse worker opened fire, killing five of his co-workers before he was killed during a shootout with police.
In December, after making and delivering 27,000 crosses over more than two decades, he announced he was retiring.
“I had a breaking point in El Paso,” he said, referring to the mass shooting outside of a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.
“I hadn’t slept for two days, it was 106 degrees and I collapsed from the pressure when I heard there were two more victims of the mass shooting.”
The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.
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