westernjournal--2020-06-21--Slippery Slope: Climate Alarmists Using COVID Policies To Justify Totalitarian Takeovers

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down economies around the world in March , millions of Americans worried about their livelihoods and the effects on their families and communities .
Not radical leftists , however .
They were “ cheering on the draconian lockdowns and dreaming ineffectually of a better world to come , ” according to an article in the radical magazine Jacobin .
Jacobin is a prominent leftist rag literally named after the genocidal maniacs of the French Revolution .
In a June 15 article titled “ To Halt Climate Change , We Need an Ecological Leninism , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human ecology ” who argued that the drastic shutdown of world economies as a pandemic intervention should be applied to the “ climate crisis.
” Andreas Malm , author of the forthcoming book “ Corona , Climate , Chronic Emergency : War Communism in the Twenty-First Century , ” told Jacobin : TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew “ There was a moment in March 2020 when many of us in the climate justice movement felt a degree of surprise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elsewhere were prepared to basically shut down their entire economies in an effort to contain the pandemic.
” Rather than causing consternation , Malm found it “ striking , given that the same states had never contemplated undertaking any kind of intervention in the economy for the sake of the climate crisis.
” States never contemplated undertaking such an intervention for a left-wing pet cause because their citizens are not insane and would have never stood for it .
As it is , COVID-19 is a real disease and citizens in the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdowns in Democratic states .
“ The current juncture therefore provides us with an opportunity to oppose the return to business as usual , to push for the transformation of the global economy and the launch of something like a Green New Deal , ” Malm said .
Asked to elaborate on “ economic Leninism , ” he said , “ Given that capitalism will need to be challenged for any meaningful transition to occur , the socialist legacy offers a set of resources to draw upon .
… It is incredibly difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power could accomplish the transition required , given that it will be necessary to exert coercive authority against those who want to maintain the status quo.
” It is important to remember that when Jacobin interviewees use phrases such as “ Ecological Leninism ” and “ War Communism , ” they actually think “ Leninism ” and “ Communism ” are good things .
There is a whole generation in the West that never witnessed the peoples of Eastern Europe cheer their freedom as the Berlin Wall came down or Chinese students die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberty .
Many of these younger Americans also were never taught the truth about communism in their schools .
I suggest these young people pick up a copy of Alexander Solzhenitsyn ’ s works to educate themselves .
If reading books is asking too much of them , then they can just watch the satirical movie “ The Death of Stalin ” or the German comedy “ Good Bye Lenin !
” to understand how communism works .
RELATED : Big Tech Targets PragerU Over ‘ False Information , ’ New Evidence Turns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that leftists would seize on Malm ’ s idea at some point .
Allowing the government to engage in drastic lockdowns is tacit approval of anything it does with that power , and now these climate extremists will have a precedent to lean on when it comes to their totalitarian requests .
Conservative commentator Dennis Prager sounded the alarm about this in March .
“ If the government can order society to cease functioning , from restaurants and other businesses to schools , due to a possible health disaster , it is highly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will similarly declare emergency and assert authoritarian rule in order to prevent what they consider the even greater ‘ existential threat ’ to human life posed by global warming , ” he wrote .
Conservatives rightly laughed when New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presented her Green New Deal , which would have cost the average household $ 74,000 per year .
But we must never forget that even when leftists suggest ideas that are insane , the leftists themselves are deadly serious .
This pandemic has exposed how much power world governments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long .
It especially exposed the hypocrisy and double standards of Democratic Party officials in blue states who pushed the lockdowns far beyond “ flatten the curve ” and used them to punish unfavored constituencies .
Countless Americans have pushed back against these draconian measures .
Just last week , Orthodox Jews cut the locks on a New York City playground that was welded shut by the dictatorial Mayor Bill DeBlasio .
These continued acts of resistance show that the American spirit is alive and well .
Freedom lovers will have to rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever get access to the full power they so desperately crave .
The Jacobin interview is a warning .
If the Democratic Party , which grows more radical every year , wins greater legislative or executive power in November , that dystopian reality will not be far off .
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When the coronavirus pandemic shut down economies around the world in March, millions of Americans worried about their livelihoods and the effects on their families and communities.
Not radical leftists, however. They were “cheering on the draconian lockdowns and dreaming ineffectually of a better world to come,” according to an article in the radical magazine Jacobin. Jacobin is a prominent leftist rag literally named after the genocidal maniacs of the French Revolution.
(Radical leftists like naming their media after genocidal monsters. The Young Turks named their media group after the Ottoman leaders who massacred hundreds of thousands of Armenian Christians.)
In a June 15 article titled “To Halt Climate Change, We Need an Ecological Leninism,” Jacobin interviewed a “world-leading scholar on human ecology” who argued that the drastic shutdown of world economies as a pandemic intervention should be applied to the “climate crisis.”
Andreas Malm, author of the forthcoming book “Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century,” told Jacobin:
“There was a moment in March 2020 when many of us in the climate justice movement felt a degree of surprise to find that governments in Europe and elsewhere were prepared to basically shut down their entire economies in an effort to contain the pandemic.”
Rather than causing consternation, Malm found it “striking, given that the same states had never contemplated undertaking any kind of intervention in the economy for the sake of the climate crisis.”
States never contemplated undertaking such an intervention for a left-wing pet cause because their citizens are not insane and would have never stood for it. As it is, COVID-19 is a real disease and citizens in the U.S. have heroically fought back against extended draconian lockdowns in Democratic states.
“The current juncture therefore provides us with an opportunity to oppose the return to business as usual, to push for the transformation of the global economy and the launch of something like a Green New Deal,” Malm said.
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Asked to elaborate on “economic Leninism,” he said, “Given that capitalism will need to be challenged for any meaningful transition to occur, the socialist legacy offers a set of resources to draw upon. … It is incredibly difficult to see how anything other than state power could accomplish the transition required, given that it will be necessary to exert coercive authority against those who want to maintain the status quo.”
It is important to remember that when Jacobin interviewees use phrases such as “Ecological Leninism” and “War Communism,” they actually think “Leninism” and “Communism” are good things.
There is a whole generation in the West that never witnessed the peoples of Eastern Europe cheer their freedom as the Berlin Wall came down or Chinese students die in Tiananmen Square fighting for that same liberty.
Many of these younger Americans also were never taught the truth about communism in their schools. I suggest these young people pick up a copy of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s works to educate themselves.
If reading books is asking too much of them, then they can just watch the satirical movie “The Death of Stalin” or the German comedy “Good Bye Lenin!” to understand how communism works.
Conservatives have been warning that leftists would seize on Malm’s idea at some point.
Allowing the government to engage in drastic lockdowns is tacit approval of anything it does with that power, and now these climate extremists will have a precedent to lean on when it comes to their totalitarian requests.
Conservative commentator Dennis Prager sounded the alarm about this in March.
“If the government can order society to cease functioning, from restaurants and other businesses to schools, due to a possible health disaster, it is highly likely that a Democratic president and Congress will similarly declare emergency and assert authoritarian rule in order to prevent what they consider the even greater ‘existential threat’ to human life posed by global warming,” he wrote.
Conservatives rightly laughed when New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presented her Green New Deal, which would have cost the average household $74,000 per year. But we must never forget that even when leftists suggest ideas that are insane, the leftists themselves are deadly serious.
This pandemic has exposed how much power world governments are willing to unleash and for how long.
It especially exposed the hypocrisy and double standards of Democratic Party officials in blue states who pushed the lockdowns far beyond “flatten the curve” and used them to punish unfavored constituencies.
Countless Americans have pushed back against these draconian measures. Just last week, Orthodox Jews cut the locks on a New York City playground that was welded shut by the dictatorial Mayor Bill DeBlasio.
These continued acts of resistance show that the American spirit is alive and well.
Freedom lovers will have to rally that spirit again if the climate alarmists ever get access to the full power they so desperately crave. The Jacobin interview is a warning.
If the Democratic Party, which grows more radical every year, wins greater legislative or executive power in November, that dystopian reality will not be far off.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--‘Endless Propaganda’: Ted Cruz Rips ‘Sesame Street’ Over Pro-LGBT Tweet

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas slammed “ Sesame Street ” after the TV show for preschoolers tweeted a salute to LGBT Pride Month .
“ Love always wins , ” the show ’ s account tweeted Tuesday , along with an image of the arms of beloved Muppets reaching over a rainbow pattern toward a heart shape .
It included the hashtag “ PrideMonth.
” Cruz said the message was inappropriate for that age group .
“ Endless propaganda .
This is a taxpayer-funded show targeted at Pre-K children .
It doesn ’ t need to be talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he tweeted .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew The tweet Cruz disliked was not the show ’ s only nod to Pride Month .
“ On our street , we accept all , we love all , and we respect all .
Happy # PrideMonth !
” the show tweeted last week , adding a rainbow image of Muppets holding hands .
The show ’ s promotion of LGBT ideology to preschoolers did not go over well with many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , Cruz vented his displeasure with a Supreme Court ruling that decided Civil Rights Act protections should cover gay , lesbian and transgender workers , according to Politico .
“ This judicial rewriting of our laws short-circuited the legislative process and the authority of the electorate , ” he said .
“ Six un-elected and unaccountable judges instead took it upon themselves to act as legislators , and that undermines our democratic process.
” In 2018 , as noted by The Blaze , “ Sesame Street ” drew controversy after a writer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were written to be gay .
At the time , the show issued a statement distancing itself from that perspective .
“ They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves , ” it said .
“ Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics ( as most Sesame Street Muppets do ) , they remain puppets , and do not have a sexual orientation.
” We are committed to truth and accuracy in all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standards .

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas slammed “Sesame Street” after the TV show for preschoolers tweeted a salute to LGBT Pride Month.
“Love always wins,” the show’s account tweeted Tuesday, along with an image of the arms of beloved Muppets reaching over a rainbow pattern toward a heart shape. It included the hashtag “PrideMonth.”
Cruz said the message was inappropriate for that age group.
“Endless propaganda. This is a taxpayer-funded show targeted at Pre-K children. It doesn’t need to be talking about sex or sexuality at all,” he tweeted.
Endless propaganda. This is a taxpayer-funded show targeted at Pre-K children. It doesn’t need to be talking about sex or sexuality at all. https://t.co/YV3HUB5pCt — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 17, 2020
The tweet Cruz disliked was not the show’s only nod to Pride Month.
“On our street, we accept all, we love all, and we respect all. Happy #PrideMonth!” the show tweeted last week, adding a rainbow image of Muppets holding hands.
On our street, we accept all, we love all, and we respect all. Happy #PrideMonth! pic.twitter.com/BkRMJyzzfL — Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) June 11, 2020
The show’s promotion of LGBT ideology to preschoolers did not go over well with many people on social media.
In fact, it should get the notice of the FCC and decency rules. No children’s programming should discuss sexuality. Period. — K J Gillenwater (@kjgillenwater) June 17, 2020
Taking pride in a sinful immoral life is nothing to celebrate — patrickmills (@patrickmills) June 11, 2020
I have 5 pre-school grandchildren. We will never be watching Sesame Street again. The time to talk to them about sex is when they fully understand what sex is. Not 3-5 years old. And it is up to their parents to talk to them, not a tv program. — Nancy ? (@Nancylynn1010) June 17, 2020
Earlier this week, Cruz vented his displeasure with a Supreme Court ruling that decided Civil Rights Act protections should cover gay, lesbian and transgender workers, according to Politico.
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“This judicial rewriting of our laws short-circuited the legislative process and the authority of the electorate,” he said. “Six un-elected and unaccountable judges instead took it upon themselves to act as legislators, and that undermines our democratic process.”
In 2018, as noted by The Blaze, “Sesame Street” drew controversy after a writer said the characters of Bert and Ernie were written to be gay.
At the time, the show issued a statement distancing itself from that perspective.
“They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves,” it said.
“Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.”
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--Mike Pence Refuses To Back Down After Being Repeatedly Asked To Say ‘Black Lives Matter’

There ’ s a curious new phenomenon in which , if you don ’ t say that “ black lives matter , ” you ’ re part of the problem .
I don ’ t particularly get it , either .
CNN says that “ [ t ] he distinction between saying ‘ black lives matter ’ and ‘ all lives matter ’ has emerged as something of a cultural dividing line amid the nationwide discussion about racial equality that has been touched off in recent weeks.
” My personal feeling is that both are truisms , but I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That being said , there ’ s a political import behind both of them — in particular the first , for reasons we ’ ll get to anon .
Anyhow , a Philadelphia ABC affiliate sprang this question on Vice President Mike Pence during an interview Friday .
The subtext , of course , was that if Pence didn ’ t say it , he didn ’ t believe black lives actually mattered .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened to George Floyd was a tragedy , ” Pence told WPVI-TV in Philadelphia on the question of saying “ black lives matter.
” “ And in this nation , especially on Juneteenth , we celebrate the fact that from the founding of this nation we ’ ve cherished the ideal that all , all of us are created equal , and endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights .
And so all lives matter in a very real sense.
” WPVI anchor Brian Taff continued to try to get those three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Forgive me for pressing you on this , sir , ” he said , “ but I will note you did not say those words , ‘ black lives matter , ’ and there is an important distinction.
” “ People are saying , of course all lives matter , but to say the words is an acknowledgment that black lives also matter at a time in this country when it appears that there ’ s a segment of our society that doesn ’ t agree , ” Taff said .
“ So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” “ Well , I don ’ t accept the fact , Brian , that there ’ s a segment of American society that disagrees , in the preciousness and importance of every human life , ” Pence said .
“ It ’ s one of the reasons why , as we advance important reforms in law enforcement , as we look for ways to strengthen and improve public safety in our cities , we ’ re not going to stop there .
“ I couldn ’ t be more proud to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lowest unemployment ever recorded for African-Americans .
We saw the creation of thousands of opportunity zones that are generating billions of dollars in investment to our cities.
” Pence also noted the Trump administration ’ s commitment to education , including funding for historically black colleges and universities and its backing for school choice .
RELATED : MSNBC Hosts , Biden Director and Dem Rep All Spread Deceptively Edited Pence Video in Brazen Fake News Scandal “ We ’ re absolutely determined to improve the lives of our African-American citizens with more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And this administration will remain committed doing what we ’ ve been doing all along.
” But Taff apparently was only listening for three words and not anything else .
“ And yet , one final time , you won ’ t say the words and we understand your explanation , ” he said , before moving along .
Meanwhile , here ’ s what Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors had to say about Trump/Pence when interviewed by CNN ’ s Jake Tapper : “ Trump not only needs to not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should resign now , ” said Cullors .
“ Trump needs to be out of office .
He is not fit for office .
And so what we are going to push for is a move to get Trump out .
While we ’ re also going to continue to push and pressure Vice President Joe Biden around his policies and relationship to policing and criminalization .
That ’ s going to be important .
But our goal is to get Trump out.
” In short , Black Lives Matter is now an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause aimed at drawing attention to police-minority relations .
And it ’ s a political movement with a stated aim of removing the president Pence serves .
Yet some members of the media are expecting Pence to pay it the homage of saying its name out loud ?
Now , should Americans expect “ Black Lives Matter ” to mean the same thing now that it did when Cullors co-founded it the loose movement more than half a decade ago ?
Not necessarily .
Political and social movements evolve like anything else .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans must accept the proposition that anyone who is unwilling to accept the current goals of the Black Lives Matter movement , and that anyone who is unwilling to say “ black lives matter ” aloud , is a covert racist .
There ’ s something in the three-word construct more than simply opposition to police brutality .
Part of it , at least in contexts like the Taff interview , is getting the vice president to admit a certain degree of complicity .
He refused to do so .
Rather , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence was clear about his take on police reform : “ We ’ re not going to defund the police , but rather , we ’ re going to fund new resources to law enforcement to raise the standards for the use of force for de-escalation , to make it possible to deploy personnel , social workers who can deal with challenging situations , people that are trained in dealing with homelessness , to prevent the kind of incident that we saw that take place , ” he said .
“ And we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senator Tim Scott and others in the Congress are moving forward.
” It was a cheap attempt by a sub- “ Anchorman ” -level local news guy to get a few minutes of media glory .
I suppose I ’ m playing into this by giving Ron Burgundy attention but , well , the response is pitch-perfect for this kind of trap .
“ It ’ s not a choice between law enforcement and our African-American community , ” Pence said .
“ This is really a choice between supporting law enforcement and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ African-American families and our cities , and we ’ re committed to doing just that.
” It might help if Trump ’ s critics listened to that .
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There’s a curious new phenomenon in which, if you don’t say that “black lives matter,” you’re part of the problem.
I don’t particularly get it, either. CNN says that “[t]he distinction between saying ‘black lives matter’ and ‘all lives matter’ has emerged as something of a cultural dividing line amid the nationwide discussion about racial equality that has been touched off in recent weeks.”
My personal feeling is that both are truisms, but I’d be willing to say either. That being said, there’s a political import behind both of them — in particular the first, for reasons we’ll get to anon.
Anyhow, a Philadelphia ABC affiliate sprang this question on Vice President Mike Pence during an interview Friday. The subtext, of course, was that if Pence didn’t say it, he didn’t believe black lives actually mattered.
Pence didn’t take the bait.
“Let me just say that what happened to George Floyd was a tragedy,” Pence told WPVI-TV in Philadelphia on the question of saying “black lives matter.”
“And in this nation, especially on Juneteenth, we celebrate the fact that from the founding of this nation we’ve cherished the ideal that all, all of us are created equal, and endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights. And so all lives matter in a very real sense.”
WPVI anchor Brian Taff continued to try to get those three words words out of him.
“Forgive me for pressing you on this, sir,” he said, “but I will note you did not say those words, ‘black lives matter,’ and there is an important distinction.”
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“People are saying, of course all lives matter, but to say the words is an acknowledgment that black lives also matter at a time in this country when it appears that there’s a segment of our society that doesn’t agree,” Taff said. “So why will you not say those words?”
Pence was unruffled.
“Well, I don’t accept the fact, Brian, that there’s a segment of American society that disagrees, in the preciousness and importance of every human life,” Pence said. “It’s one of the reasons why, as we advance important reforms in law enforcement, as we look for ways to strengthen and improve public safety in our cities, we’re not going to stop there.
“I couldn’t be more proud to be part of an administration that saw the lowest unemployment ever recorded for African-Americans. We saw the creation of thousands of opportunity zones that are generating billions of dollars in investment to our cities.”
Pence also noted the Trump administration’s commitment to education, including funding for historically black colleges and universities and its backing for school choice.
“We’re absolutely determined to improve the lives of our African-American citizens with more job opportunities, more educational opportunities. And this administration will remain committed doing what we’ve been doing all along.”
But Taff apparently was only listening for three words and not anything else.
“And yet, one final time, you won’t say the words and we understand your explanation,” he said, before moving along.
Meanwhile, here’s what Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors had to say about Trump/Pence when interviewed by CNN’s Jake Tapper:
President “Trump not only needs to not be in office in November but he should resign now,” says co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Patrisse Cullors. “Trump needs to be out of office. He is not fit for office.” pic.twitter.com/T6mLZ11cEv — The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 19, 2020
“Trump not only needs to not be in office in November, but he should resign now,” said Cullors.
“Trump needs to be out of office. He is not fit for office. And so what we are going to push for is a move to get Trump out. While we’re also going to continue to push and pressure Vice President Joe Biden around his policies and relationship to policing and criminalization. That’s going to be important. But our goal is to get Trump out.”
In short, Black Lives Matter is now an explicitly political movement rather than a social cause aimed at drawing attention to police-minority relations. And it’s a political movement with a stated aim of removing the president Pence serves.
Yet some members of the media are expecting Pence to pay it the homage of saying its name out loud?
Now, should Americans expect “Black Lives Matter” to mean the same thing now that it did when Cullors co-founded the loose movement more than half a decade ago? Not necessarily. Political and social movements evolve like anything else.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean Americans must accept the proposition that anyone who is unwilling to accept the current goals of the Black Lives Matter movement, and that anyone who is unwilling to say “black lives matter” aloud, is a covert racist.
There’s something in the three-word construct more than simple opposition to police brutality. Part of it, at least in contexts like the Taff interview, is getting the vice president to admit a certain degree of complicity. He refused to do so.
Rather, in terms of opposition to police brutality, Pence was clear about his take on police reform:
“We’re not going to defund the police, but rather, we’re going to fund new resources to law enforcement to raise the standards for the use of force for de-escalation, to make it possible to deploy personnel, social workers who can deal with challenging situations, people that are trained in dealing with homelessness, to prevent the kind of incident that we saw that take place,” he said. “And we’re encouraged by the fact that Senator Tim Scott and others in the Congress are moving forward.”
Taff’s “black lives matter” pestering wasn’t journalism by any normal standard.
It was a cheap attempt by a sub-“Anchorman”-level local news guy to get a few minutes of media glory. I suppose I’m playing into this by giving Ron Burgundy attention but, well, the response is pitch-perfect for this kind of trap.
“It’s not a choice between law enforcement and our African-American community,” Pence said. “This is really a choice between supporting law enforcement and supporting and improving the lives of our African-American families and our cities, and we’re committed to doing just that.”
We agree.
It might help if Trump’s critics listened to that.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--Liberal Mob Now Attacking Fictional Statues, Force Marvel Partner To Delete Captain America Tweet

As public monuments to prominent American historical figures were razed nationwide last week , progressive activists , in their seemingly endless search for an indefinable “ social justice , ” took the fight to a strange new battleground : The battle was anything but organized or fair , however , as Japanese media company Square Enix was ambushed Tuesday by the social justice mob and bullied into removing from Twitter supposedly offensive promotional material for its upcoming “ Marvel ’ s Avengers ” video game .
In the now-deleted tweet , the Square Enix had revealed a still image of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and its virtual monument to iconic Avengers leader Captain America , who is reported to be deceased at the outset of the game ’ s narrative .
The game takes place in a supervillain-controlled San Francisco abandoned by “ Earth ’ s Mightiest Heroes.
” TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew Defaced by the game ’ s villainous occupation force and celebrated in silent rebellion by those who still support the Avengers , according to the original Square Enix tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across social media for alleged insensitivity to the ongoing protests and riots fueled by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody .
“ We ’ ve heard your response to our recent post and agree that now was not the appropriate time to share this content from our game , ” the company , which announced a creative “ partnership ” with Marvel in 2017 , wrote on its Marvel ’ s Avengers Twitter account .
“ We apologize for being insensitive.
” Of course , the parallels between the Square @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the current state of affairs nationwide are many .
In addition to peaceful and widespread political discourse surrounding issues of societal racism and police brutality in the nearly four weeks since Floyd ’ s death , there has been no shortage of lawless and aggressive reactions in America ’ s most famed metropolitan areas , including rampant rioting and looting .
And prominent among the material casualities of many such aggressive outpourings have been monuments to prominent American monuments .
From monuments to the admittedly traitorous men who rebelled against the Union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to statues of flawed-yet-brilliant figures like the Founding Fathers or Christopher Columbus , few figures have escaped the long , uprooting arm of the social justice mob .
How it is that members of that mob take personal offense at a 280-character social media admonishment of the fictional fascists responsible for defacing a fictional monument to a fictional American hero , however , is beyond me .
Now , were I a psychologist — which I certainly am not — I might suggest the answer is projection .
RELATED : Before Protesters Tear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Remember His Opposition to Slavery Hard to look on in justification of your own selfish and tyrannical actions when those actions are staring you back in the face — only , they ’ re the actions of the bad guy .
Unfortunately for the rest of us , Square Enix was unwilling to make the social justice mob grapple with its own self-image and learn a lesson or two .
Marvel Comics ’ prominent video game industry partner , much like a number of companies in the modern cultural landscape , lacked the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ portion of its consumer base .
It broke the first rule of respect : Never cave to the loudest voice , simply because it is the loudest voice .
Like a petulant child rewarded after a tantrum , mobs will learn from such cowardice only that aggressive action is the most effective way to get what they want .
Of course , that rule itself is too rarely respected in the current climate .
This is far from the first time we ’ ve seen such cowardice — and it likely won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do you explain the mob we ’ re left looking at ?
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As public monuments to prominent American historical figures were razed nationwide last week, progressive activists, in their seemingly endless search for an indefinable “social justice,” took the fight to a strange new battleground:
The world of fiction.
The battle was anything but organized or fair, however, as Japanese media company Square Enix was ambushed Tuesday by the social justice mob and bullied into removing from Twitter supposedly offensive promotional material for its upcoming “Marvel’s Avengers” video game.
In the now-deleted tweet, the Square Enix had revealed a still image of the in-game location “Heroes Park” and its virtual monument to iconic Avengers leader Captain America, who is reported to be deceased at the outset of the game’s narrative.
The game takes place in a supervillain-controlled San Francisco abandoned by “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.”
Defaced by the game’s villainous occupation force and celebrated in silent rebellion by those who still support the Avengers, according to the original Square Enix tweet, the Captain America statue drew criticism across social media for alleged insensitivity to the ongoing protests and riots fueled by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
“We’ve heard your response to our recent post and agree that now was not the appropriate time to share this content from our game,” the company, which announced a creative “partnership” with Marvel in 2017, wrote on its Marvel’s Avengers Twitter account. “We apologize for being insensitive.”
We’ve heard your response to our recent post and agree that now was not the appropriate time to share this content from our game. We apologize for being insensitive. — Marvel’s Avengers (@PlayAvengers) June 16, 2020
Of course, the parallels between the Square Enix description of “Heroes Park” and the current state of affairs nationwide are many.
In addition to peaceful and widespread political discourse surrounding issues of societal racism and police brutality in the nearly four weeks since Floyd’s death, there has been no shortage of lawless and aggressive reactions in America’s most famed metropolitan areas, including rampant rioting and looting.
And prominent among the material casualities of many such aggressive outpourings have been monuments to prominent American monuments.
From monuments to the admittedly traitorous men who rebelled against the Union at the time of the Civil War to statues of flawed-yet-brilliant figures like the Founding Fathers or Christopher Columbus, few figures have escaped the long, uprooting arm of the social justice mob.
How it is that members of that mob take personal offense at a 280-character social media admonishment of the fictional fascists responsible for defacing a fictional monument to a fictional American hero, however, is beyond me.
Now, were I a psychologist — which I certainly am not — I might suggest the answer is projection.
Hard to look on in justification of your own selfish and tyrannical actions when those actions are staring you back in the face — only, they’re the actions of the bad guy.
Unfortunately for the rest of us, Square Enix was unwilling to make the social justice mob grapple with its own self-image and learn a lesson or two.
This was it apparently pic.twitter.com/QmLtcpy2o7 — SpiderBoi (@JamesGordonGCP) June 16, 2020
Marvel Comics’ prominent video game industry partner, much like a number of companies in the modern cultural landscape, lacked the courage to withstand the smallest, loudest portion of its consumer base.
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It broke the first rule of respect: Never cave to the loudest voice simply because it is the loudest voice.
Like a petulant child rewarded after a tantrum, mobs will learn from such cowardice only that aggressive action is the most effective way to get what they want.
Of course, that rule itself is too rarely respected in the current climate.
This is far from the first time we’ve seen such cowardice — and it likely won’t be the last.
How else do you explain the mob we’re left looking at?
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--Far-Left Rioters Use Juneteenth to Tear Down Statue of Ulysses S Grant Who Defeated the Confederacy

This year ’ s Juneteenth — the day Union Gen. Gordon Granger informed slaves in Galveston , Texas , of their freedom and the Emancipation Proclamation , two months after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox — was arguably one of the most symbolic in the history of the holiday , given the present cultural climate .
Liberals better hope it ’ ll be remembered for reasons other than what happened in San Francisco ’ s Golden Gate Park during protests there .
As The Hill reported , protesters pulled down the statutes of early California missionary Junipero Serra , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote what became the United States national anthem and former President Ulysses S. Grant .
The scene in the park on Friday was an object lesson in how the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody have morphed into , in certain very visible corners , a historical event bereft of any sense of history .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew At an atomic level , it was the perfect representation of a sub-group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basic American history courses .
In case you didn ’ t catch it already , here ’ s a group of people toppling the statue of our 18th president and the general who won the Civil War for the Union , thus freeing the slaves : Context here : Marc Caputo isn ’ t exactly a producer for the Mark Levin show or anything .
He ’ s a writing for the Washington-based Politico , a liberal-leaning news outlet .
This isn ’ t some righty being a grouch about the unfortunate and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain cohort of demonstrators .
It ’ s a Politico reporter being a grouch about the excesses of the people who — let ’ s face some facts — are on his side .
Now , we ought to point out that there ’ s technically a reason to cancel Grant if you want to .
He did own a slave … a man he set free before the Civil War and who was apparently given to him as a “ gift ” in the first place .
He also inherited some through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the slaveholding family of Julia Dent .
Her father , Frederick Dent , owned 30 enslaved people and had ‘ given ’ Julia four enslaved people when she was a child : Eliza , Dan , Julia , and John .
There is no evidence he legally transferred ownership to Julia but from her writings it is clear she considered them hers , ” The American Civil War Museum ’ s website states .
RELATED : Hillary 's VP Candidate Tim Kaine Makes Wildly False Claim About US and Slavery Asking his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here ’ s what he got , according to the website : “ Ulysses , when you are ready to come North I will give you a start , but so long as you make your home among a tribe of slave-owners I will do nothing.
’ ” “ The use of slaves on the farm…was a source of irritation and shame to Grant .
Jefferson Sapington told me that he and Grant used to work in the fields with the blacks , ” Grant biographer Hamlin Garland wrote , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ glee , ‘ Grant was helpless when it came to making slaves work , ’ and Mrs. Boggs corroborated this .
‘ He was no hand to manage negroes , ’ she said .
‘ He couldn ’ t force them to do anything .
He wouldn ’ t whip them .
He was too gentle and good tempered and besides he was not a slavery man.
’ ” Here ’ s what Grant wrote to his slave-owning father-in-law after the attack on Fort Sumter , according to the museum website : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the doom of slavery .
The North do not want , nor will they want , to interfere with the institution .
But they will refuse for all time to give it protection unless the South shall return soon to their allegiance.
” And to his father , Grant wrote : “ My inclination is to whip the rebellion into submission , preserving all Constitutional rights .
If it can not be whipped any other way than through a war against slavery , let it come to that legitimately .
If it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republic may continue its existence , let slavery go.
” Many on the left deride Grant for writing in 1863 that he was not “ what could be called antislavery.
” However , in the same letter to a friend , here ’ s what he wrote , according to the museum ’ s website : “ I try to judge fairly and honestly , and it became patent in my mind early in the rebellion that the North and South could never live at peace with each other except as one nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anxious as I am to see peace established , I would not therefore be willing to see any settlement until the question is forever settled.
” After the war , Grant was elected president in 1868 and was forced to fight the South ’ s former slave owners who rose again in the form of the Ku Klux Klan .
Caputo ’ s colleagues at Politico took note of Grant ’ s actions in a “ This Day in Politics ” piece published April 20 , 2019 .
Grant had signed the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 148 years earlier , in 1871 .
“ The Third Force Act , also known as the KKK or the Civil Rights Act of 1871 , empowered President Ulysses S. Grant to use the armed forces to combat those who conspired to deny equal protection of the laws and , if necessary , to suspend habeas corpus to enforce the act .
Grant signed the legislation on this day in 1871 , ” Politico noted .
“ After the act ’ s passage , the president for the first time had the power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initiative and suspend the right of habeas corpus .
Grant did not hesitate to use this authority .
“ Shortly after Congress approved the law , nine counties in South Carolina , where KKK terrorism was rampant , were placed under martial law and thousands of persons were arrested.
” There ’ s no reason for Ulysses S. Grant , the general who helped the North set the slaves free , to have his memory treated like it was in San Francisco .
However , his statue was toppled by modern Americans like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saddam Hussein .
It ’ s probably worth asking at this point what kind of nation we are — and how we view our forebears .
Is cancel culture now so toxic that we ’ re pulling down statues of former presidents who helped end the Confederacy and slavery ?
Grant was a towering figure in American history who helped restore the Union , free the slaves and was eulogized by abolitionist hero Frederick Douglass .
And he ’ s treated as if he were a communist figure like Romania ’ s Ceaușescu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Juneteenth , so let ’ s commemorate the day by assailing the legacy of Ulysses S. Grant .
Grant wasn ’ t perfect .
Nor is any historical figure , being human .
But to say he did more good than bad in a historical sense is to understate the case dramatically .
What happened to his statue isn ’ t just ahistorical , it lacks a complete understanding of history .
Instead , it just looks at a figure and asks if he owned a slave .
That ’ s what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on .
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Good work, people.
This year’s Juneteenth — the day Union Gen. Gordon Granger informed slaves in Galveston, Texas, of their freedom and the Emancipation Proclamation, two months after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox — was arguably one of the most symbolic in the history of the holiday, given the present cultural climate.
Liberals better hope it’ll be remembered for reasons other than what happened in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park during protests there.
As The Hill reported, protesters pulled down the statutes of early California missionary Junipero Serra, Francis Scott Key, the man who wrote what became the United States national anthem, and former President Ulysses S. Grant.
The scene in the park on Friday was an object lesson in how the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody have morphed into, in certain very visible corners, a historical event bereft of any sense of history.
At an atomic level, it was the perfect representation of a sub-group of protester, a subgroup that desperately needs basic American history courses.
In case you didn’t catch it already, here’s a group of people toppling the statue of our 18th president and the general who won the Civil War for the Union, thus freeing the slaves:
Lost Cause meet Crazy Cause: using Juneteenth to tear down of the San Fran. statue of Ulysses S. Grant —who won the Civil War that led to emancipation, long before had freed the 1 slave he had been given & who was later eulogized by Frederick Douglasspic.twitter.com/SjArCUYlQR — Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) June 20, 2020
Context here: Marc Caputo isn’t exactly a producer for the Mark Levin show or anything. He’s a writing for the Washington-based Politico, a liberal-leaning news outlet.
This isn’t some righty being a grouch about the unfortunate and thought-free extent of Juneteenth protests for a certain cohort of demonstrators. It’s a Politico reporter being a grouch about the excesses of the people who — let’s face some facts — are on his side.
Now, we ought to point out that there’s technically a reason to cancel Grant if you want to. He did own a slave … a man he set free before the Civil War and who was apparently given to him as a “gift” in the first place.
He was a “slave owner” in that he was gifted a slave, hated the idea, and freed him within a year. Then won the Civil War, prosecuted the KKK, and appointed African Americans to prominent roles in government. This might have gotten out of hand. https://t.co/5HdEDgodzm — Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) June 20, 2020
He also inherited some through marriage: “In 1848 Grant married into the slaveholding family of Julia Dent. Her father, Frederick Dent, owned 30 enslaved people and had ‘given’ Julia four enslaved people when she was a child: Eliza, Dan, Julia, and John. There is no evidence he legally transferred ownership to Julia but from her writings it is clear she considered them hers,” The American Civil War Museum’s website states.
Asking his father for a loan in 1854, here’s what he got, according to the website: “Ulysses, when you are ready to come North I will give you a start, but so long as you make your home among a tribe of slave-owners I will do nothing.’”
Meanwhile, he wasn’t necessarily a cheerful slave-owner.
“The use of slaves on the farm…was a source of irritation and shame to Grant. Jefferson Sapington told me that he and Grant used to work in the fields with the blacks,” Grant biographer Hamlin Garland wrote, according to the museum website.
Garland quoted a neighbor of Grant:
“He said with glee, ‘Grant was helpless when it came to making slaves work,’ and Mrs. Boggs corroborated this. ‘He was no hand to manage negroes,’ she said. ‘He couldn’t force them to do anything. He wouldn’t whip them. He was too gentle and good tempered and besides he was not a slavery man.’”
Here’s what Grant wrote to his slave-owning father-in-law after the attack on Fort Sumter, according to the museum website: “In all this I can see but the doom of slavery. The North do not want, nor will they want, to interfere with the institution. But they will refuse for all time to give it protection unless the South shall return soon to their allegiance.”
And to his father, Grant wrote: “My inclination is to whip the rebellion into submission, preserving all Constitutional rights. If it cannot be whipped any other way than through a war against slavery, let it come to that legitimately. If it is necessary that slavery should fall that the Republic may continue its existence, let slavery go.”
Many on the left deride Grant for writing in 1863 that he was not “what could be called antislavery.” However, in the same letter to a friend, here’s what he wrote, according to the museum’s website:
“I try to judge fairly and honestly, and it became patent in my mind early in the rebellion that the North and South could never live at peace with each other except as one nation, and that without slavery. As anxious as I am to see peace established, I would not therefore be willing to see any settlement until the question is forever settled.”
After the war, Grant was elected president in 1868 and was forced to fight the South’s former slave owners who rose again in the form of the Ku Klux Klan.
Caputo’s colleagues at Politico took note of Grant’s actions in a “This Day in Politics” piece published April 20, 2019. Grant had signed the law known as “The KKK Act” 148 years earlier, in 1871.
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“The Third Force Act, also known as the KKK or the Civil Rights Act of 1871, empowered President Ulysses S. Grant to use the armed forces to combat those who conspired to deny equal protection of the laws and, if necessary, to suspend habeas corpus to enforce the act. Grant signed the legislation on this day in 1871,” Politico noted. “After the act’s passage, the president for the first time had the power to suppress state disorders on his own initiative and suspend the right of habeas corpus. Grant did not hesitate to use this authority.
“Shortly after Congress approved the law, nine counties in South Carolina, where KKK terrorism was rampant, were placed under martial law and thousands of persons were arrested.”
There’s no reason for Ulysses S. Grant, the general who helped the North set the slaves free, to have his memory treated like it was in San Francisco. However, his statue was toppled by modern Americans like they were Iraqis freed of the monstrous Saddam Hussein.
It’s probably worth asking at this point what kind of nation we are — and how we view our forebears.
Is cancel culture now so toxic that we’re pulling down statues of former presidents who helped end the Confederacy and slavery?
Grant was a towering figure in American history who helped restore the Union, free the slaves and was eulogized by abolitionist hero Frederick Douglass. And he’s treated as if he were a communist figure like Romania’s Ceaușescu?
Who cares? It’s Juneteenth, so let’s commemorate the day by assailing the legacy of Ulysses S. Grant.
Grant wasn’t perfect. Nor is any historical figure, being human. But to say he did more good than bad in a historical sense is to understate the case dramatically.
What happened to his statue isn’t just ahistorical, it lacks a complete understanding of history. Instead, it just looks at a figure and asks if he owned a slave. That’s apparently what we’re going to do from now on.
Again: Good work, people.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--Experts Warn 133-Year-Old US Law Is Potential Achilles’ Heel of Electoral College

Election law experts say that Congress should clarify a provision to the 133-year-old law for picking the president in order to avoid a constitutional crisis if there is no clear Electoral College winner by Inauguration Day .
The election law in question is Section 15 of the Electoral Count Act of 1887 , which one political scientist has called “ almost unintelligible , ” according to Roll Call .
“ If you ’ re asking the question what should Congress do to prepare for November , [ clarifying the provision ] would be on the top of the list , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Foley is also the director of Ohio State University ’ s election law program and has written on the provision and hosted an online expert roundtable discussion about it .
“ The problems start if a state submits two different election results and the House and Senate clash on which results should be tallied , ” Roll Call reported .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew If that were to happen , Foley says there are conflicting interpretations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ required to do .
One interpretation holds that Congress would count the electoral slate supported by the governor , and the other says the state ’ s electoral votes would not be counted .
Foley called the provision the “ Achilles ’ heel ” of the Electoral College system .
A law professor at the University of Iowa who focuses on election law said that although it would be nice for clarification on the provision , there are a lot of other election issues Congress could provide clarification on .
An election “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t had a major problem in over 130 years , ” professor Derek Muller said .
“ It ’ s tough for Congress to get too bent out of shape about it.
” Although the odds of this scenario happening are low , possible disputes about the election have already been foreshadowed and 2020 has already seen its fair share of rare events , including a presidential impeachment trial and a global pandemic One possible dispute that has already started is the legitimacy of mail-in voting and absentee ballots .
President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail-in voting will benefit Democrats and create a possibility for election fraud , Politico reported .
The Republican Party has also started a legal battle to stop Democrats from using the coronavirus pandemic to ease up on restrictions for remote voting .
RELATED : Family of Tom Petty Sends 'Cease and Desist ' Notice to Trump After Song Used in Rally “ My biggest risk is that we don ’ t win lawsuits , ” Trump said in a Thursday interview .
“ We have many lawsuits going all over .
And if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I think — I think it puts the election at risk.
” In a 2004 law review article on the electoral count system , law professor Stephen A. Siegel wrote that the problem with Congress providing clarification on the provision is that each state ’ s vote can be predicted .
“ No matter what substantive criteria and processes Congress adopts for judging the propriety of each state ’ s electoral vote , in a close presidential election , when each state ’ s vote is known beforehand , partisans on every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the system to figure out grounds to reach the result they want , ” Siegel wrote .
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Election law experts say that Congress should clarify a provision to the 133-year-old law for picking the president in order to avoid a constitutional crisis if there is no clear Electoral College winner by Inauguration Day.
The election law in question is Section 15 of the Electoral Count Act of 1887, which one political scientist has called “almost unintelligible,” according to Roll Call.
“If you’re asking the question what should Congress do to prepare for November, [clarifying the provision] would be on the top of the list,” constitutional law professor Edward Foley said.
Foley is also the director of Ohio State University’s election law program and has written on the provision and hosted an online expert roundtable discussion about it.
“The problems start if a state submits two different election results and the House and Senate clash on which results should be tallied,” Roll Call reported.
If that were to happen, Foley says there are conflicting interpretations of the law and what Congress would be required to do.
One interpretation holds that Congress would count the electoral slate supported by the governor, and the other says the state’s electoral votes would not be counted.
Foley called the provision the “Achilles’ heel” of the Electoral College system.
A law professor at the University of Iowa who focuses on election law said that although it would be nice for clarification on the provision, there are a lot of other election issues Congress could provide clarification on.
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An election “happens every four years and you haven’t had a major problem in over 130 years,” professor Derek Muller said. “It’s tough for Congress to get too bent out of shape about it.”
Although the odds of this scenario happening are low, possible disputes about the election have already been foreshadowed and 2020 has already seen its fair share of rare events, including a presidential impeachment trial and a global pandemic.
One possible dispute that has already started is the legitimacy of mail-in voting and absentee ballots.
President Donald Trump and his campaign have argued that mail-in voting will benefit Democrats and create a possibility for election fraud, Politico reported.
The Republican Party has also started a legal battle to stop Democrats from using the coronavirus pandemic to ease up on restrictions for remote voting.
“My biggest risk is that we don’t win lawsuits,” Trump said in a Thursday interview. “We have many lawsuits going all over. And if we don’t win those lawsuits, I think — I think it puts the election at risk.”
In a 2004 law review article on the electoral count system, law professor Stephen A. Siegel wrote that the problem with Congress providing clarification on the provision is that each state’s vote can be predicted.
“No matter what substantive criteria and processes Congress adopts for judging the propriety of each state’s electoral vote, in a close presidential election, when each state’s vote is known beforehand, partisans on every side will usually be able to game the system to figure out grounds to reach the result they want,” Siegel wrote.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--NJ Republicans Receive Misprinted Ballots with Democratic Candidates Listed Instead

Many Republican voters in one New Jersey community got a surprise when they opened their mail ballots for a July 7 primary .
Their choices were all Democrats .
Between 500 and 700 Republicans received the wrong ballots out of about 2,400 enrolled Republicans in Bernardsville , NJ.com reported .
“ The slate of candidates was all Democrat from Joe Biden down to dogcatcher , but on the upper right it clearly stated it was a Republican ballot and it had my name and correct information on the return envelope , ” Karen Gardner , the chairwoman of the Bernardsville @ @ @ @ @ @ @ error was laid at the door of the printing company that sent out the ballots , but the government still had a role in the mixup .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew Usually , the Somerset County clerk ’ s office would do the printing .
However , after New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy ordered every voter to receive a ballot in the mail , the job was farmed out .
“ If we had had a greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these ballots , we would have been able to do the ballot insertion in-house and this error would have been caught , ” Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter said .
Peter said the county never before had to deal with mailing 125,000 ballots , according to the Courier-News .
Corrected ballots were sent last week , Peter said .
Bob Fetterly , the president of Reliance Graphics , the company tasked with printing and mailing the ballots , called the mistake a human error .
“ It was a misprint , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mailed over 1.5 million ballots in the last couple of weeks and 500 went astray .
So we apologized for it , but it was a human error… we had a success rate of 99.99 percent.
” Peter told The Bernardsville News “ that one of the press workers , when he was switching out the plates , didn ’ t switch out the bullet at the top that says Republican.
” Bernardsville Republicans were less than willing to let bygones be bygones .
RELATED : Family of Tom Petty Sends 'Cease and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Used in Rally “ You can ’ t have printer errors .
I think that ’ s a problem , ” Republican Mayor Jane Canose said .
Peter said such an error should not happen again , but added that the state needs to give communities more time if every voter is expected to be mailed a ballot for the November election .
“ Come November , I have implored the governor and everybody in the legislature that I can talk to … that if we do have an all or mainly vote-by-mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later than August 1st so that we would have adequate time to prepare these ballots and we can do the insertion in our office to ensure quality control , ” he said .
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Many Republican voters in one New Jersey community got a surprise when they opened their mail ballots for a July 7 primary.
Their choices were all Democrats.
Between 500 and 700 Republicans received the wrong ballots out of about 2,400 enrolled Republicans in Bernardsville, NJ.com reported.
“The slate of candidates was all Democrat from Joe Biden down to dogcatcher, but on the upper right it clearly stated it was a Republican ballot and it had my name and correct information on the return envelope,” Karen Gardner, the chairwoman of the Bernardsville Republican Municipal Committee, said.
The error was laid at the door of the printing company that sent out the ballots, but the government still had a role in the mixup.
Usually, the Somerset County clerk’s office would do the printing. However, after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ordered every voter to receive a ballot in the mail, the job was farmed out.
“If we had had a greater lead time when we were sending out these ballots, we would have been able to do the ballot insertion in-house and this error would have been caught,” Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter said.
Peter said the county never before had to deal with mailing 125,000 ballots, according to the Courier-News.
Corrected ballots were sent last week, Peter said.
EXCLUSIVE: 500 to 700 mail-in ballots sent to Republicans in Bernardsville were incorrectly printed with only the names of Democratic candidates like @JoeBiden @SenSanders and @Malinowski. Somerset County clerk says error made by printer. More today on @News12NJ. pic.twitter.com/u0dMi9N3sV — Alex Zdan (@ActualAlexZ) June 16, 2020
Bob Fetterly, the president of Reliance Graphics, the company tasked with printing and mailing the ballots, called the mistake a human error.
“It was a misprint,” he said. “Human error. We mailed over 1.5 million ballots in the last couple of weeks and 500 went astray. So we apologized for it, but it was a human error… we had a success rate of 99.99 percent.”
Peter told The Bernardsville News “that one of the press workers, when he was switching out the plates, didn’t switch out the bullet at the top that says Republican.”
Bernardsville Republicans were less than willing to let bygones be bygones.
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“You can’t have printer errors. I think that’s a problem,” Republican Mayor Jane Canose said.
Peter said such an error should not happen again, but added that the state needs to give communities more time if every voter is expected to be mailed a ballot for the November election.
“Come November, I have implored the governor and everybody in the legislature that I can talk to … that if we do have an all or mainly vote-by-mail election that that decision be made no later than August 1st so that we would have adequate time to prepare these ballots and we can do the insertion in our office to ensure quality control,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--NYC Saw Massive Crime Surge as George Floyd Protests Rocked the City

As protesters call for the police budget to go way down , New York City ’ s murder rate is going way up .
First , the good news .
Police reported a 21.2 percent decline in overall crime in May compared to the same month in 2019 , WINS-AM reported .
Robberies fell 29 percent and felony assaults by 18 percent .
Then the picture gets grim .
Murders were up 79 percent in May over 2019 .
Shootings rose 64 percent and burglaries rose 34 percent .
Since the city was convulsed with protests that followed the death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has grown worse .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew New York City experienced 38 killings over the past four weeks , double the number form the same period last year .
Murders for the year have reached 159 , an increase of 32 from the same period a year ago , according to the New York Daily News .
The annual toll of shootings now stands at 394 , up from 317 in the same period last year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent .
“ We ’ ve had a very interesting , to say the least , six months , between bail reform , COVID for six months and now the fallout from Minneapolis , ” Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said .
The fallout has included calls to defund the police and a promise from Mayor Bill de Blasio that police funding will be reduced .
“ When you look at the last month or so , we are trending in a very difficult direction in terms of gun violence specifically , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Shea added .
On Friday , the New York Post reported that there have been 28 shootings since Monday , which was also the day the NYPD disbanded a plainclothes anti-crime unit as part of police reforms .
A year ago , there were only 12 shootings for the full week .
The Post noted that as of June 19 , there were 97 shootings in the city , compared with 89 for all of June last year .
“ The crime spike is really not a surprise for anyone that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post columnist Karol Markowicz said Wednesday on the Fox News show “ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
” “ I think we ’ ve let the leftist activists and politicians divide us into the camps of either you are pro-police or you believe black lives matter , ” she said .
“ But the truth is , if you are pro-police , it ’ s because you believe black lives matter , ” she said .
“ If you look at the recent crime spike , it ’ s happening primarily in black neighborhoods , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s why these white activists are pushing this ‘ defund police ’ idea , because it ’ s not happening in their neighborhoods .
If it was , they ’ d want triple the police on their streets.
” In an Op-Ed for the Post , Nicole Gelinas wrote that the situation is likely to get worse .
“ [ T ] here ’ s no appetite , or even a legal mechanism , for large-scale enforcement of minor crime as well as stop-and-frisk tactics to deter young men from carrying guns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an officer .
The NYPD ’ s pullback of 600 undercover officers , announced Monday , points to the new calculus : The fewer interactions , the better , ” she wrote .
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As protesters call for the police budget to go way down, New York City’s murder rate is going way up.
First, the good news. Police reported a 21.2 percent decline in overall crime in May compared to the same month in 2019, WINS-AM reported. Robberies fell 29 percent and felony assaults by 18 percent.
Then the picture gets grim.
Murders were up 79 percent in May over 2019. Shootings rose 64 percent and burglaries rose 34 percent.
Since the city was convulsed with protests that followed the death of George Floyd, the bad news has grown worse.
New York City experienced 38 killings over the past four weeks, double the number form the same period last year.
Murders for the year have reached 159, an increase of 32 from the same period a year ago, according to the New York Daily News. The annual toll of shootings now stands at 394, up from 317 in the same period last year.
Car thefts have risen more than 60 percent.
“We’ve had a very interesting, to say the least, six months, between bail reform, COVID for six months and now the fallout from Minneapolis,” Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said. The fallout has included calls to defund the police and a promise from Mayor Bill de Blasio that police funding will be reduced.
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“When you look at the last month or so, we are trending in a very difficult direction in terms of gun violence specifically, and that has had the impact on the homicides,” Shea added.
On Friday, the New York Post reported that there have been 28 shootings since Monday, which was also the day the NYPD disbanded a plainclothes anti-crime unit as part of police reforms.
A year ago, there were only 12 shootings for the full week. The Post noted that as of June 19, there were 97 shootings in the city, compared with 89 for all of June last year.
“The crime spike is really not a surprise for anyone that’s been following it,” Post columnist Karol Markowicz said Wednesday on the Fox News show “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“I think we’ve let the leftist activists and politicians divide us into the camps of either you are pro-police or you believe black lives matter,” she said. “But the truth is, if you are pro-police, it’s because you believe black lives matter,” she said.
“If you look at the recent crime spike, it’s happening primarily in black neighborhoods,” Markowicz went on. “That’s why these white activists are pushing this ‘defund police’ idea, because it’s not happening in their neighborhoods. If it was, they’d want triple the police on their streets.”
In an Op-Ed for the Post, Nicole Gelinas wrote that the situation is likely to get worse.
“[T]here’s no appetite, or even a legal mechanism, for large-scale enforcement of minor crime as well as stop-and-frisk tactics to deter young men from carrying guns or knives, for fear of encountering an officer. The NYPD’s pullback of 600 undercover officers, announced Monday, points to the new calculus: The fewer interactions, the better,” she wrote.
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westernjournal--2020-06-21--Comedian DL Hughley Blown Away by Test Results After Collapsing on Stage, Losing Consciousness

Comedian D.L .
Hughley announced he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage during a performance in Nashville , Tennessee .
The stand-up comedian , 57 , lost consciousness while performing at the Zanies comedy nightclub on Friday night and was hospitalized , news outlets reported .
On Saturday , Hughley posted a video on Twitter in which he said he was treated for exhaustion and dehydration .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew “ I also tested positive for COVID-19 , which blew me away , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I was what they call asymptomatic .
I didn ’ t have any symptoms , the classic symptoms.
” Hughley plans to quarantine in his Nashville hotel room for 14 days .
The remaining two nights of his four-night engagement at Zanies were canceled , according to the club ’ s online calendar .
“ Our friend D.L .
Hughley had a medical emergency while performing on Friday and was hospitalized overnight .
According to his publicist , he was suffering from exhaustion after working & traveling this week , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ya , D.L .
and we ’ ll look forward to seeing this King of Comedy back in Nashville soon !
” Hughley said he still hasn ’ t exhibited any of the typical symptoms associated with the coronavirus , including shortness of breath and fever .
“ So , in addition to all the other stuff you have to look out for , ” Hughley advises in the video , if you “ pass out in the middle of a show , onstage , you probably need to get tested.
” In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also an actor , author and radio and television host .
He starred in Spike Lee ’ s 2000 concert film , “ The Original Kings of Comedy , ” alongside Steve Harvey , Bernie Mac and Cedric the Entertainer .
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Petition Wants To Make It Happen Hughley also produced and starred in “ The Hughleys , ” which aired on ABC and UPN from 1998 to 2002 and hosted a CNN talk show .
He currently hosts the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Show , ” which is syndicated in dozens of markets .
“ Thank you for your prayers and your well wishes — and a few more of them wouldn ’ t hurt , ” Hughley says in the video .
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Comedian D.L. Hughley announced he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage during a performance in Nashville, Tennessee.
The stand-up comedian, 57, lost consciousness while performing at the Zanies comedy nightclub on Friday night and was hospitalized, news outlets reported.
On Saturday, Hughley posted a video on Twitter in which he said he was treated for exhaustion and dehydration.
“I also tested positive for COVID-19, which blew me away,” he says in the video. “I was what they call asymptomatic. I didn’t have any symptoms, the classic symptoms.”
Hughley plans to quarantine in his Nashville hotel room for 14 days. The remaining two nights of his four-night engagement at Zanies were canceled, according to the club’s online calendar.
“Our friend D.L. Hughley had a medical emergency while performing on Friday and was hospitalized overnight. According to his publicist, he was suffering from exhaustion after working & traveling this week,” the club posted on Facebook.
“Love ya, D.L. and we’ll look forward to seeing this King of Comedy back in Nashville soon!”
Hughley said he still hasn’t exhibited any of the typical symptoms associated with the coronavirus, including shortness of breath and fever.
“So, in addition to all the other stuff you have to look out for,” Hughley advises in the video, if you “pass out in the middle of a show, onstage, you probably need to get tested.”
In addition to stand-up comedy, Hughley is also an actor, author and radio and television host.
He starred in Spike Lee’s 2000 concert film, “The Original Kings of Comedy,” alongside Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac and Cedric the Entertainer.
Hughley also produced and starred in “The Hughleys,” which aired on ABC and UPN from 1998 to 2002 and hosted a CNN talk show.
He currently hosts the radio show “The D.L. Hughley Show,” which is syndicated in dozens of markets.
“Thank you for your prayers and your well wishes — and a few more of them wouldn’t hurt,” Hughley says in the video.
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westernjournal--2020-06-20--Jim Kiick, Dolphins’ Perfect Season Running Back, Dead at Age 73

Jim Kiick , the versatile running back who in 1972 helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the only perfect season in NFL history , died Saturday following a battle with Alzheimer ’ s disease , daughter Allie said .
The former University of Wyoming star was part of a formidable backfield that included his best friend , Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka .
They earned the nicknames Butch and Sundance , inspired by the popular 1969 movie “ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
” Kiick ( “ Butch ” ) made the American Football League All-Star team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Miami ’ s back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams in 1972-73 .
He had two touchdowns for the ’ 72 Dolphins in the AFC championship game , and also scored in the Super Bowl victory that capped their 17-0 season under Hall of Fame coach Don Shula .
TRENDING : Klobuchar Says She Told Biden To Pick 'Woman of Color ' as Running Mate After She Withdrew Kiick lived in an assisted living home in recent years .
Allie Kiick said that because of the coronavirus , visitors weren ’ t being allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my dad , ” she wrote Thursday on Twitter .
“ It ’ s pretty hard when you ’ re sitting on the outside of the glass and can ’ t do anything to cheer him up .
He ’ s lost the spark in his eyes as anyone would in this situation.
” In his NFL heyday , Kiick and the speedier Mercury Morris split playing time with the Dolphins during the 1972-73 seasons , which gave Shula a potent one-two punch at halfback but sometimes led to second-guessing by fans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Shula said .
“ Every Monday there was a controversy , but the bottom line wasn ’ t bad.
” Csonka compounded the challenge for opponents .
He and Kiick met at an all-star game the summer they joined the Dolphins , and as running mates they roomed together , partied together , and briefly held out together seeking better contracts .
In 1975 , Kiick , Csonka and future Hall of Famer Paul Warfield left the Dolphins for the World Football League .
The package was a watershed worth nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the three players , who played for the Memphis Southmen .
But the WFL folded , and Kiick returned to the NFL for his final two seasons , playing for Denver and Washington .
RELATED : NFL Star Devin McCourty and Wife Devastated After Loss of Baby James Forrest Kiick was born Aug. 9 , 1946 , in Lincoln Park , New Jersey .
He led Wyoming in rushing three years in a row and was inducted into the school ’ s athletics Hall of Fame in 1996 .
Miami drafted Kiick in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became a starter as a rookie and led the AFL in touchdowns rushing in 1969 with nine .
He had his best season statistically for Miami ’ s 1971 Super Bowl team , when he rushed for 738 yards and averaged 4.6 yards per carry , both career highs .
Kiick also was an excellent blocker and a threat as a receiver .
He had 233 career receptions for 2,302 yards .
Following retirement , Kiick worked as a private investigator for the Broward County public defender ’ s office .
“ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever asked for , and will forever be a legend and my hero , ” Allie Kiick wrote on Twitter after his death .
She ’ s a professional tennis player who has been ranked in the top 150 on the women ’ s tour .
Jim Kiick ’ s father , George , played fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940 and 1945 .
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Jim Kiick, the versatile running back who in 1972 helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the only perfect season in NFL history, died Saturday following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, daughter Allie said.
He was 73.
The former University of Wyoming star was part of a formidable backfield that included his best friend, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka. They earned the nicknames Butch and Sundance, inspired by the popular 1969 movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
Kiick (“Butch”) made the American Football League All-Star team in his first two seasons and played on Miami’s back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams in 1972-73.
He had two touchdowns for the ’72 Dolphins in the AFC championship game, and also scored in the Super Bowl victory that capped their 17-0 season under Hall of Fame coach Don Shula.
Shula died May 4 at age 90.
Kiick lived in an assisted living home in recent years. Allie Kiick said that because of the coronavirus, visitors weren’t being allowed in his room.
“I miss my dad,” she wrote Thursday on Twitter. “It’s pretty hard when you’re sitting on the outside of the glass and can’t do anything to cheer him up. He’s lost the spark in his eyes as anyone would in this situation.”
In his NFL heyday, Kiick and the speedier Mercury Morris split playing time with the Dolphins during the 1972-73 seasons, which gave Shula a potent one-two punch at halfback but sometimes led to second-guessing by fans.
“Kiick and Mercury Morris both contributed,” Shula said. “Every Monday there was a controversy, but the bottom line wasn’t bad.”
Csonka compounded the challenge for opponents. He and Kiick met at an all-star game the summer they joined the Dolphins, and as running mates they roomed together, partied together, and briefly held out together seeking better contracts.
In 1975, Kiick, Csonka and future Hall of Famer Paul Warfield left the Dolphins for the World Football League.
The package was a watershed worth nearly $4 million over three years for the three players, who played for the Memphis Southmen.
But the WFL folded, and Kiick returned to the NFL for his final two seasons, playing for Denver and Washington.
James Forrest Kiick was born Aug. 9, 1946, in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. He led Wyoming in rushing three years in a row and was inducted into the school’s athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.
Miami drafted Kiick in the fifth round in 1968. He became a starter as a rookie and led the AFL in touchdowns rushing in 1969 with nine.
He had his best season statistically for Miami’s 1971 Super Bowl team, when he rushed for 738 yards and averaged 4.6 yards per carry, both career highs.
Kiick also was an excellent blocker and a threat as a receiver. He had 233 career receptions for 2,302 yards.
Following retirement, Kiick worked as a private investigator for the Broward County public defender’s office.
“He is the best dad I could have ever asked for, and will forever be a legend and my hero,” Allie Kiick wrote on Twitter after his death.
She’s a professional tennis player who has been ranked in the top 150 on the women’s tour.
Jim Kiick’s father, George, played fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940 and 1945.
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westernjournal--2020-06-23--Op-Ed: President Trump Is Empowering the Next Generation of Republican Leaders

President Trump is building the next generation of Republican leaders and he is turning to young people to do it .
Politicians who have short-term goals will pander to young voters just to win the most votes in an election cycle .
However , true public servants and long-term visionaries , like Donald Trump , will focus on something much more significant and impactful : building , growing and expanding the Republican Party .
It is unprecedented for a sitting U.S. president to invest so much time , energy and political capital into groups that traditionally do not give his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For example , look at the time and resources President Trump is contributing to the black community .
His record of achievement is long and direct engagement is consistent .
The president consistently holds support from a silent majority of voters who agree with him and his policies , and he wants to hear from them .
On Tuesday , the president is scheduled to address young Americans gathered for the official chapter-based pro-Trump student group on hundreds of college and high school campuses across the country at the Students for Trump Convention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be a young person in high school and college , passionate about politics , and be inspired to get involved in Phoenix .
I first got involved in Republican politics as a student at Brophy College Preparatory .
Being involved in leadership roles was nothing new to me , serving as student body president at Nevitt Elementary and Gilliland Middle School , then later at Brophy .
As a commissioner on the City of Phoenix Youth and Education Commission , I was involved in nonpartisan action to help make my city better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the state chairman of the Arizona Republican chapter of Teen Age Republicans back in 2000 .
President Trump listens to young people .
When you are young , you want to know that you are valued , heard and have a voice , and President Trump does just that .
The president consistently sits down with young Americans to hear their thoughts and concerns .
In 2019 , he welcomed young people to the White House for the Young Black Leadership Summit .
He has also spoken at CPAC , a conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Washington , D.C. , every year .
President Trump understands the issues that matter to young people and their families .
In his first term alone , the president has focused on school choice , signed legislation to simplify FAFSA and built a pro-small business economy with more opportunities for young Americans to get a job .
We saw record-low youth unemployment numbers during his first term , and those numbers will continue to set records as the president builds the Great American Comeback .
The Trump Administration has focused a great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , President Trump waived the interest on all federal student loans so borrowers can put their payments on pause with no penalty .
The president and his daughter Ivanka Trump also backed the bipartisan provision in the CARES Act , which allows businesses to help their employees pay down their student loans tax-free .
Putting America first means putting students first .
Delanie Bomar , my colleague at the Republican National Committee , is finishing her degree online at Arizona State University while simultaneously working to re-elect President Trump in 2020 .
Delanie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are motivated by the president because of his long-term vision for their lives and his impact on their families and friends .
Most importantly , they see a leader who listens , understands and appreciates their voice .
This past weekend , at the president ’ s rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , I met Andy Crouch , a 23-year-old black American , who said he was proudly supporting President Trump because he sees the impact his policies are having on his family and friends because they are now all employed .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Party ’ s radical agenda , President Trump sees them , and he listens to them .
There is a silent majority , a new wave of leadership , and they are engaged : knocking on doors , making phone calls from their smartphones and posting videos on social media in support of the president .
Just like Donald Trump in 2016 , young conservatives are being underestimated in their ability to define the future of our country .
Young conservatives reject the radical left and the socialist policies our parents and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is leading a nationwide youth movement empowered by freedom , prosperity and greatness to re-elect President Trump in November .
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President Trump is building the next generation of Republican leaders and he is turning to young people to do it.
Politicians who have short-term goals will pander to young voters just to win the most votes in an election cycle. However, true public servants and long-term visionaries, like Donald Trump, will focus on something much more significant and impactful: building, growing and expanding the Republican Party.
It is unprecedented for a sitting U.S. president to invest so much time, energy and political capital into groups that traditionally do not give his party a majority of their votes.
For example, look at the time and resources President Trump is contributing to the black community. His record of achievement is long and direct engagement is consistent. The president consistently holds support from a silent majority of voters who agree with him and his policies, and he wants to hear from them.
On Tuesday, the president is scheduled to address young Americans gathered for the official chapter-based pro-Trump student group on hundreds of college and high school campuses across the country at the Students for Trump Convention.
I know exactly how it feels to be a young person in high school and college, passionate about politics, and be inspired to get involved in Phoenix.
I first got involved in Republican politics as a student at Brophy College Preparatory. Being involved in leadership roles was nothing new to me, serving as student body president at Nevitt Elementary and Gilliland Middle School, then later at Brophy. As a commissioner on the City of Phoenix Youth and Education Commission, I was involved in nonpartisan action to help make my city better while getting more involved in local politics as the state chairman of the Arizona Republican chapter of Teen Age Republicans back in 2000.
President Trump listens to young people. When you are young, you want to know that you are valued, heard and have a voice, and President Trump does just that.
The president consistently sits down with young Americans to hear their thoughts and concerns. In 2019, he welcomed young people to the White House for the Young Black Leadership Summit. He has also spoken at CPAC, a conference that boasts thousands of young conservative attendees in Washington, D.C., every year.
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President Trump understands the issues that matter to young people and their families. In his first term alone, the president has focused on school choice, signed legislation to simplify FAFSA and built a pro-small business economy with more opportunities for young Americans to get a job.
We saw record-low youth unemployment numbers during his first term, and those numbers will continue to set records as the president builds the Great American Comeback.
The Trump Administration has focused a great deal on student debt. In March, President Trump waived the interest on all federal student loans so borrowers can put their payments on pause with no penalty. The president and his daughter Ivanka Trump also backed the bipartisan provision in the CARES Act, which allows businesses to help their employees pay down their student loans tax-free.
Putting America first means putting students first. Delanie Bomar, my colleague at the Republican National Committee, is finishing her degree online at Arizona State University while simultaneously working to re-elect President Trump in 2020.
Delanie is like so many young people who are motivated by the president because of his long-term vision for their lives and his impact on their families and friends. Most importantly, they see a leader who listens, understands and appreciates their voice.
This past weekend, at the president’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I met Andy Crouch, a 23-year-old black American, who said he was proudly supporting President Trump because he sees the impact his policies are having on his family and friends because they are now all employed.
While many young Americans feel forgotten by the Democratic Party’s radical agenda, President Trump sees them, and he listens to them.
There is a silent majority, a new wave of leadership, and they are engaged: knocking on doors, making phone calls from their smartphones and posting videos on social media in support of the president.
Just like Donald Trump in 2016, young conservatives are being underestimated in their ability to define the future of our country. Young conservatives reject the radical left and the socialist policies our parents and grandparents have fought to defeat.
President Trump is leading a nationwide youth movement empowered by freedom, prosperity and greatness to re-elect President Trump in November.
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