westernjournal--2020-08-31--Walter Williams: Hiring Based on Race and Sex Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen

Check out any professional and most college basketball teams .
Their starting five , and most of their other 10 players , are black , as is 80 percent of the NBA .
This does not come anywhere close to the diversity and inclusion sought by the nation ’ s social justice warriors .
Both professional and college coaches have ignored and thrown out any pretense of seeking diversity and inclusiveness .
My question to you is : Would a basketball team be improved if coaches were required to include ethnically diverse players for the sake of equity ?
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might be , but mine would be : The hell with diversity , equity and inclusion .
I am going to recruit the best players and do not care if most of them turn out to be black players .
Another question : Do you think that any diversity-crazed college president would chastise his basketball coach for lack of diversity and inclusiveness ?
TRENDING : Herschel Walker 's Son : If Kindergartners Can Obey Teachers , Grown Men Can Obey Police Officers Stanford Linear Accelerator Center ( National Accelerator Laboratory ) is home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiments , fastest supercomputers and top-notch physics researchers .
Much of SLAC ’ s research is on particle accelerators , complicated machines that are designed , engineered and operated to produce high-quality particle beams and develop clues to the fundamental structure of matter and the forces between subatomic particles .
You can bet that their personnel makeup exhibits very little concern about racial diversity , equity and inclusion .
Most of their scientists are not only Americans of European and Asian ancestry but also men .
My question to you is : What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illustrative of the racial , ethnic and sexual diversity of America ?
As for me , my answer would be the same one that I gave in the basketball example : I am going to recruit the brightest scientists and I do not care if most of them turn out to be men of European and Asian ancestry !
In the hard sciences , one will find black Americans underrepresented .
For example , a 2018 survey of the American Astronomical Society , which includes undergraduates , graduate students , faculty members and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of members identified as white and only 2 percent as black or African-American .
Only 3 percent of bachelor ’ s degrees in physics go to black students .
In 2017 , some fields , such as structural engineering and atmospheric physics , graduated not a single black Ph.D .
The conspicuous absence of black Americans in the sciences has little or nothing to do with racism .
It has to do with academic preparation .
If one graduates from high school and has not mastered a minimum proficiency in high school algebra @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely that high-paying careers in fields such as engineering , medicine , physics and computer technology are hermetically sealed off for life .
RELATED : Mike Huckabee : This Year 's March on Washington Betrayed the Spirit of Dr. King 's Message There are relatively few black fighter jet pilots .
There are stringent physical , character and mental requirements , which many black applicants could meet .
But fighter pilots must also have a strong knowledge of air navigation , aircraft operating procedures , flight theory , fluid mechanics , meteorology and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prepare undergraduates for a career as a fighter pilot include mathematics , physical science and engineering .
But if one graduates from high school without elementary training in math , it is not likely that he will enroll in the college courses that would qualify him for fighter pilot training .
At many predominantly black high schools , not a single black student tests proficient in math and a very low percentage test proficient in reading ; however , these schools confer a diploma that attests that the students can read , write @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these schools often boast that they have a 70 percent and higher graduation rate .
They mislead students , their families and others by conferring fraudulent diplomas .
What explains the fact that over 80 percent of professional basketball players are black , as are about 70 percent of professional football players ?
Only an idiot would chalk it up to diversity and inclusion .
Instead , it is excellence that explains the disproportionate numbers .
Jewish Americans , who are just 3 percent of our population , win over 35 percent of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awarded to Americans .
Again , it is excellence that explains the disproportionality , not diversity and inclusion .
As my stepfather often told me , “ To do well in this world , you have to come early and stay late.
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Check out any professional and most college basketball teams. Their starting five, and most of their other 10 players, are black, as is 80 percent of the NBA.
This does not come anywhere close to the diversity and inclusion sought by the nation’s social justice warriors. Both professional and college coaches have ignored and thrown out any pretense of seeking diversity and inclusiveness.
My question to you is: Would a basketball team be improved if coaches were required to include ethnically diverse players for the sake of equity?
I have no idea of what your answer might be, but mine would be: The hell with diversity, equity and inclusion. I am going to recruit the best players and do not care if most of them turn out to be black players.
Another question: Do you think that any diversity-crazed college president would chastise his basketball coach for lack of diversity and inclusiveness?
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (National Accelerator Laboratory) is home to the world’s most powerful experiments, fastest supercomputers and top-notch physics researchers.
Much of SLAC’s research is on particle accelerators, complicated machines that are designed, engineered and operated to produce high-quality particle beams and develop clues to the fundamental structure of matter and the forces between subatomic particles.
You can bet that their personnel makeup exhibits very little concern about racial diversity, equity and inclusion. Most of their scientists are not only Americans of European and Asian ancestry but also men.
My question to you is: What would you do to make SLAC more illustrative of the racial, ethnic and sexual diversity of America?
As for me, my answer would be the same one that I gave in the basketball example: I am going to recruit the brightest scientists and I do not care if most of them turn out to be men of European and Asian ancestry!
In the hard sciences, one will find black Americans underrepresented.
For example, a 2018 survey of the American Astronomical Society, which includes undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members and retired astronomers, found that 82 percent of members identified as white and only 2 percent as black or African-American.
Only 3 percent of bachelor’s degrees in physics go to black students. In 2017, some fields, such as structural engineering and atmospheric physics, graduated not a single black Ph.D.
The conspicuous absence of black Americans in the sciences has little or nothing to do with racism. It has to do with academic preparation.
If one graduates from high school and has not mastered a minimum proficiency in high school algebra, geometry and precalculus, it is likely that high-paying careers in fields such as engineering, medicine, physics and computer technology are hermetically sealed off for life.
There are relatively few black fighter jet pilots.
There are stringent physical, character and mental requirements, which many black applicants could meet. But fighter pilots must also have a strong knowledge of air navigation, aircraft operating procedures, flight theory, fluid mechanics, meteorology and engineering.
The college majors that help prepare undergraduates for a career as a fighter pilot include mathematics, physical science and engineering. But if one graduates from high school without elementary training in math, it is not likely that he will enroll in the college courses that would qualify him for fighter pilot training.
At many predominantly black high schools, not a single black student tests proficient in math and a very low percentage test proficient in reading; however, these schools confer a diploma that attests that the students can read, write and compute at a 12th-grade level and these schools often boast that they have a 70 percent and higher graduation rate.
They mislead students, their families and others by conferring fraudulent diplomas.
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What explains the fact that over 80 percent of professional basketball players are black, as are about 70 percent of professional football players? Only an idiot would chalk it up to diversity and inclusion.
Instead, it is excellence that explains the disproportionate numbers. Jewish Americans, who are just 3 percent of our population, win over 35 percent of the Nobel prizes in science that are awarded to Americans.
Again, it is excellence that explains the disproportionality, not diversity and inclusion.
As my stepfather often told me, “To do well in this world, you have to come early and stay late.”
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Possibly Up to 90% of COVID-Positive Americans Were Not Even Contagious, Says Shock NYT Report

A shocking New York Times report published Saturday revealed that the novel coronavirus is not nearly as contagious as the American people were initially led to believe by experts .
While America ’ s COVID-19 testing can diagnose whether an individual has contracted the coronavirus , those tests have no way of parsing out just how much of the disease each subject has .
As a result , individuals with almost no symptoms and little chance of spreading the disease have been testing positive .
When it came to just how many positive cases were of little or no threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shocking declaration .
“ Up to 90 percent of people testing positive carried barely any virus , a review by The Times found , ” the report read .
TRENDING : Herschel Walker 's Son : If Kindergartners Can Obey Teachers , Grown Men Can Obey Police Officers The report concluded as much after analyzing three sets of testing data compiled by officials from Massachusetts , New York and Nevada .
“ We ’ ve been using one type of data for everything , and that is just plus or minus — that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Mina , an epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H .
Chan School of Public Health .
“ We ’ re using that for clinical diagnostics , for public health , for policy decision-making.
” “ It ’ s really irresponsible , I think , to forgo the recognition that this is a quantitative issue , ” Mina added .
According to Johns Hopkins , as of Monday , the U.S. has had 6,023,368 confirmed cases of COVID-19 .
The vast majority of those people behind those confirmed cases were told they had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were showing symptoms or not .
Those Americans couldn ’ t go to work , couldn ’ t see loved ones and had no freedom for two weeks .
For the people living paycheck-to-paycheck , who Democrats pretend to care about so much about , two weeks of isolation could have been a devastating blow for their finances .
If the results of this New York Times report pan out , that means that up to 90 percent of those cases — roughly 5,421,031 American citizens — did not have to self-isolate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shut Down Country , Biden Releases Ad Blaming Trump for Canceled Sports Instead , we were told to blindly listen to certain experts with extremely narrow fields of knowledge .
This new information was released just days before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its own report showing that 94 percent of cases of those who died from COVID-19 had underlying comorbidities , meaning only six percent of COVID deaths were a direct result of just COVID-19 .
Hindsight is always 50/50 .
At the time when the virus was first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the population until all the facts were in .
Even now , it is still vitally important that we continue to keep the elderly and vulnerable safe from these diseases .
All that being said , the shutdowns never should have gone on this long .
It ’ s time to open up the country .
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A shocking New York Times report published Saturday revealed that the novel coronavirus is not nearly as contagious as the American people were initially led to believe by experts.
While America’s COVID-19 testing can diagnose whether an individual has contracted the coronavirus, those tests have no way of parsing out just how much of the disease each subject has.
As a result, individuals with almost no symptoms and little chance of spreading the disease have been testing positive.
When it came to just how many positive cases were of little or no threat, the Times article made quite the shocking declaration.
“Up to 90 percent of people testing positive carried barely any virus, a review by The Times found,” the report read.
The report concluded as much after analyzing three sets of testing data compiled by officials from Massachusetts, New York and Nevada.
“We’ve been using one type of data for everything, and that is just plus or minus — that’s all,” said Dr. Michael Mina, an epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
“We’re using that for clinical diagnostics, for public health, for policy decision-making.”
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“It’s really irresponsible, I think, to forgo the recognition that this is a quantitative issue,” Mina added.
According to Johns Hopkins, as of Monday, the U.S. has had 6,023,368 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The vast majority of those people behind those confirmed cases were told they had to isolate themselves for two weeks whether they were showing symptoms or not.
Those Americans couldn’t go to work, couldn’t see loved ones and had no freedom for two weeks.
For the people living paycheck-to-paycheck, who Democrats pretend to care about so much about, two weeks of isolation could have been a devastating blow for their finances.
If the results of this New York Times report pan out, that means that up to 90 percent of those cases — roughly 5,421,031 American citizens — did not have to self-isolate.
Instead, we were told to blindly listen to certain experts with extremely narrow fields of knowledge.
This new information was released just days before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its own report showing that 94 percent of cases of those who died from COVID-19 had underlying comorbidities, meaning only six percent of COVID deaths were a direct result of just COVID-19.
Hindsight is always 20/20. At the time when the virus was first spreading, it was necessary to protect the population until all the facts were in.
Even now, it is still vitally important that we continue to keep the elderly and vulnerable safe from these diseases.
All that being said, the shutdowns never should have gone on this long.
It’s time to open up the country.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Age 3 Girl Miraculously Survives After Being Swept Into Air by Kite

Kites and kids are a time-honored combination .
On gusty days where kids still play outside , it ’ s not uncommon to see them attempting to get a kite airborne , often with a little help from mom or dad .
Flying kites is exhilarating and mesmerizing to watch , and kites go way beyond the small , child ’ s size toy .
Plenty of adults fly kites , and there are kite festivals all over the world .
On Sunday , though , things went terribly wrong between a child and a kite at the international kite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video clips from that day show a sky filled with giant kites and inflatables .
The wind was certainly strong that day , nearly 32 to 38 miles per hour , according to information obtained by CNN from Taiwan ’ s Central News Agency .
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Numerous people caught the incident @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adults helping to hold a large , orange kite as it was being prepared for liftoff .
The tail on the kite was incredibly long , and the wind whipped it back and forth .
As the front of the kite was lifted and began to take off , the admiration of the crowd turned to shrieks : Somehow , a 3-year-old girl had become entangled in the very end of the kite ’ s tail , and when the kite took off , it took her with it .
Screams continued while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the kite ’ s tail with its precious cargo whipped back and forth , sending the girl some 100 feet into the air .
The girl was lashed back and forth for around 30 seconds .
Eventually , the tail dipped down low enough for a group of people to be able to grab the child and pull her down , freeing her from the fabric .
The girl was taken to the hospital , but she was released after medical professionals only found minor scrapes on her head and neck .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Man Grabs Cans of Bud Light and Helps Save Home from Wildfire Thankfully she was saved and not too much the worse for wear , though this could have ended very differently .
According to Taiwan News , the kite was going to be used to drop candy from the sky as a fun treat for the kids in the crowd — but that never happened thanks to the scary turn of events .
The festival was suspended following the incident , and the city ’ s mayor , Lin Chih-chien , issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ municipal team expresses its deepest apologies to the parties and the community at large , and we will review the reasons to avoid the recurrence of accidents , and we will take accountability and review them in depth , ” a translation of his post reads .
It ’ s not entirely clear where the girl was standing or how the kite managed to tangle her up so badly , but it ’ s certain that the people involved will be keeping an eye on kite tails and kids in the future .
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Kites and kids are a time-honored combination. On gusty days where kids still play outside, it’s not uncommon to see them attempting to get a kite airborne, often with a little help from mom or dad.
Flying kites is exhilarating and mesmerizing to watch, and kites go way beyond the small, child’s size toy. Plenty of adults fly kites, and there are kite festivals all over the world.
On Sunday, though, things went terribly wrong between a child and a kite at the international kite festival in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Numerous video clips from that day show a sky filled with giant kites and inflatables. The wind was certainly strong that day, nearly 32 to 38 miles per hour, according to information obtained by CNN from Taiwan’s Central News Agency.
Winds that high are nearly gale-level, and at least one attendee got more of a taste of that than she bargained for.
Numerous people caught the incident on film. It started with several adults helping to hold a large, orange kite as it was being prepared for liftoff. The tail on the kite was incredibly long, and the wind whipped it back and forth.
As the front of the kite was lifted and began to take off, the admiration of the crowd turned to shrieks: Somehow, a 3-year-old girl had become entangled in the very end of the kite’s tail, and when the kite took off, it took her with it.
Screams continued while people watched from the ground, helpless as the kite’s tail with its precious cargo whipped back and forth, sending the girl some 100 feet into the air.
The girl was lashed back and forth for around 30 seconds.
Eventually, the tail dipped down low enough for a group of people to be able to grab the child and pull her down, freeing her from the fabric.
The girl was taken to the hospital, but she was released after medical professionals only found minor scrapes on her head and neck.
Thankfully she was saved and not too much the worse for wear, though this could have ended very differently.
According to Taiwan News, the kite was going to be used to drop candy from the sky as a fun treat for the kids in the crowd — but that never happened thanks to the scary turn of events.
The festival was suspended following the incident, and the city’s mayor, Lin Chih-chien, issued a statement on Facebook.
“The municipal team expresses its deepest apologies to the parties and the community at large, and we will review the reasons to avoid the recurrence of accidents, and we will take accountability and review them in depth,” a translation of his post reads.
It’s not entirely clear where the girl was standing or how the kite managed to tangle her up so badly, but it’s certain that the people involved will be keeping an eye on kite tails and kids in the future.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Bob Ehrlich: Let’s Rename ‘The Lincoln Project’ to ‘The Benedict Arnold Project’ – That Makes More S

Bob Ehrlich: Let’s Rename ‘The Lincoln Project’ to ‘The Benedict Arnold Project’ – That Makes More Sense

Media attention always follows those who disrupt .
In 2016 , President Trump parlayed this law of politics all the way to the presidency .
Four years later , a number of once-prominent Republicans also seek to disrupt a re-election campaign .
The rallying point is the so-called Lincoln Project .
Its founders were smart to co-opt a revered name .
The American people ( with the notable exception of a few rioters and woke college children who never learned about the “ Great Emancipator ” ) are attracted to anything that carries the 16th president ’ s name .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ life story defines not only the American dream but also the incredible courage in the face of a truly existential threat to the country .
He remains arguably our most beloved president .
TRENDING : Herschel Walker 's Son : If Kindergartners Can Obey Teachers , Grown Men Can Obey Police Officers Today , the Lincoln Project goes about the business of using the Lincoln moniker to convince enough undecided voters that a clearly limited Joe Biden is an acceptable alternative — a mainstream Democrat who is in no way a threat to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plain ol ’ “ Amtrak Joe ” has never suffered from wokeness ( you can look it up ) .
Parenthetical note : Many of the organization ’ s supporters are former middle-to-left-leaning congressmen from marginal districts who have grown increasingly uncomfortable with a socially conservative , America-first GOP .
But the group ’ s central focus is not Joe Biden .
Its dominant mission is to remind one and all that Donald J. Trump is evil .
Its list of grievances grows by the day .
In no particular order , complaints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter to communicate outside the mainstream press , his disdain for both party establishments , his unrelenting salesmanship , his decision to give family members jobs in the West Wing , his use of simple ( and at times coarse ) language , his habit of ignoring career bureaucrats , his love of golf ( at his own properties ) and his support for a “ big beautiful wall ” at the southern border .
And then come the media ’ s favorite hits : He praised racists at Charlottesville ( well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he is anti-Semitic ( well , not really — his son-in-law and grandchildren are Jewish ) and he struck a deal with Vladimir Putin to win the election ( well , not really — four years of relentless investigation and still not one shred of supporting evidence in sight ) .
Regardless of facts on the ground , however , members of the Lincoln Project want you to know that Trump is really evil .
Listen any hour of any day to CNN or MSNBC or NPR and you too can add @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What to do ?
RELATED : Cal Thomas : The RNC Diagnosed Problems for America ; the DNC Autopsied America My first thought is to take the high ground by acknowledging the Lincoln Project ’ s right to dissent .
It shows that conservatives can withstand what at least NeverTrumpers believe is speaking truth to power .
All of this should be rather easy as the First Amendment lives on the right .
We are not afraid of opposing views .
We do not cancel .
We defend the right to engage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden ’ s campaign — those who wish to limit our most precious rights as American citizens .
After these preliminaries , we can proceed to the bottom line , to what really counts on election day : school choice , private health care , legal immigration , enforceable borders , originalist judges , fair trade deals , opportunity zones , an isolated Iran , energy independence , standing up to China , religious liberty , Israel ( and its Sunni-Arab allies ) , hunting down and killing terrorists , the Second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the police , growing your 401 ( k ) , honoring our flag on our feet , getting your kids back to school and playing high school football .
Come Nov. 3 , the foregoing agenda should prevail over professional victimhood , riots , identity politics , defund campaigns , The New York Times , George Soros and socialism .
Accordingly , the Lincoln Project ’ s benefactors do not want you to think about how four or eight years of a Biden-Harris administration would damage our culture and make our country unrecognizable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama administration look downright mainstream by comparison should scare you to death .
Alas , not everyone has read their platform .
I seriously doubt our beloved restorer of order , Mr. Lincoln , would approve .
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Media attention always follows those who disrupt.
In 2016, President Trump parlayed this law of politics all the way to the presidency. Four years later, a number of once-prominent Republicans also seek to disrupt a re-election campaign.
The rallying point is the so-called Lincoln Project.
Its founders were smart to co-opt a revered name. The American people (with the notable exception of a few rioters and woke college children who never learned about the “Great Emancipator”) are attracted to anything that carries the 16th president’s name.
No surprise here. Lincoln’s life story defines not only the American dream but also the incredible courage in the face of a truly existential threat to the country. He remains arguably our most beloved president.
Today, the Lincoln Project goes about the business of using the Lincoln moniker to convince enough undecided voters that a clearly limited Joe Biden is an acceptable alternative — a mainstream Democrat who is in no way a threat to the Constitution.
They will tell you plain ol’ “Amtrak Joe” has never suffered from wokeness (you can look it up).
Parenthetical note: Many of the organization’s supporters are former middle-to-left-leaning congressmen from marginal districts who have grown increasingly uncomfortable with a socially conservative, America-first GOP.
But the group’s central focus is not Joe Biden. Its dominant mission is to remind one and all that Donald J. Trump is evil.
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Its list of grievances grows by the day. In no particular order, complaints include the president’s use of Twitter to communicate outside the mainstream press, his disdain for both party establishments, his unrelenting salesmanship, his decision to give family members jobs in the West Wing, his use of simple (and at times coarse) language, his habit of ignoring career bureaucrats, his love of golf (at his own properties) and his support for a “big beautiful wall” at the southern border.
And then come the media’s favorite hits: He praised racists at Charlottesville (well, not really — read the transcript), he is anti-Semitic (well, not really — his son-in-law and grandchildren are Jewish) and he struck a deal with Vladimir Putin to win the election (well, not really — four years of relentless investigation and still not one shred of supporting evidence in sight).
Regardless of facts on the ground, however, members of the Lincoln Project want you to know that Trump is really evil.
Listen any hour of any day to CNN or MSNBC or NPR and you too can add to this never-ending list of Trump shortcomings.
What to do?
My first thought is to take the high ground by acknowledging the Lincoln Project’s right to dissent. It shows that conservatives can withstand what at least NeverTrumpers believe is speaking truth to power.
All of this should be rather easy as the First Amendment lives on the right. We are not afraid of opposing views. We do not cancel. We defend the right to engage. It is what separates us from Joe Biden’s campaign — those who wish to limit our most precious rights as American citizens.
After these preliminaries, we can proceed to the bottom line, to what really counts on election day: school choice, private health care, legal immigration, enforceable borders, originalist judges, fair trade deals, opportunity zones, an isolated Iran, energy independence, standing up to China, religious liberty, Israel (and its Sunni-Arab allies), hunting down and killing terrorists, the Second Amendment, criminal justice reform, re-funding the police, growing your 401(k), honoring our flag on our feet, getting your kids back to school and playing high school football.
Come Nov. 3, the foregoing agenda should prevail over professional victimhood, riots, identity politics, defund campaigns, The New York Times, George Soros and socialism.
Accordingly, the Lincoln Project’s benefactors do not want you to think about how four or eight years of a Biden-Harris administration would damage our culture and make our country unrecognizable.
That the Biden-Harris agenda makes the Obama administration look downright mainstream by comparison should scare you to death.
Alas, not everyone has read their platform. I seriously doubt our beloved restorer of order, Mr. Lincoln, would approve.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Anti-Trump Vandal Sets Fire at Family’s Home Just Yards Away from Where Children Sleep

It might be easy for rural or even suburban Americans to find solace in their geographical distance from the downtown areas of the nation ’ s major cities .
If the last six months have taught us anything , though , it is that the issues plaguing the country and the globe can strike close to home — even if home is a place of relative isolation .
The coronavirus pandemic , or more aptly , government ’ s response to it , has reminded us that those bigger issues have a way of finding their way to small communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , such as civil unrest and political violence , are largely isolated in major metropolitan centers — right ?
Apparently such an assumption is wrong .
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A family living in the town of Three Forks , Montana , about a two-hour drive west of Billings on Interstate 70 , experienced a level of hate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show their public support for President Donald Trump .
Julia O ’ Rourke told KBZK-TV her family was targeted with vandalism and arson over a pair of Trump flags that were hung from the family ’ s front porch .
She and her husband , Robert , purchased the flags recently and proudly displayed them from the front of the house that same day .
Hours later , their home security camera caught a man tearing the flags down and setting them on fire just yards away from where their four children sleep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the family woke up the next morning to find the flags had been reduced to ashes .
“ It ’ s insane .
None of us knew .
We woke up to a charred pile of the flag in our yard , and had no idea , ” she said .
The mom was particularly concerned about the safety of her kids .
In a state that voted for Trump by 20 points in 2016 , a small town such as Three Forks , with a population of roughly 2,000 , is far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minneapolis and other large cities .
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“ I felt violated , ” Julia O ’ Rourke told KZBK .
“ I felt that my kids and my life and my husband ’ s life were in danger .
It could have easily burned my house down.
” “ There was a fire ban , and as close as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very eerie , ” she added .
The Montana Republican Party shared the report on Twitter and urged state residents to be vigilant .
“ This Montana family had their # Trump2020 flags burned in their yard as their children slept , ” it said .
“ The liberal mob isn ’ t just in cities across the country , it ’ s right here in Montana and it ’ s threatening the safety of freedom-loving Montanans.
” You would almost expect to see such a scene play out in New York , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might not even be a shock to find your property destroyed by vandals in suburbs near one of the country ’ s big cities .
But such an act of hate occurring in Montana , a sparsely populated state far away from urban America , is a reminder that those attempting to upend civility and free expression can reside anywhere .
The O ’ Rourke family turned their security footage over to the Gallatin County Sheriff ’ s Department , which arrested a man named Eric Herrera .
Herrera was charged with misdemeanor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , KZBK reported .
The family , meanwhile , is just happy the fire didn ’ t spread and engulf their 107-year-old home .
The mobs themselves might be isolated to in places such as Washington , D.C. , and Portland , Oregon , but the mob mentality has no ZIP Code .
An attack in rural Montana is a reminder for us all to remain vigilant with only two months until the most consequential election in recent memory .
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It might be easy for rural or even suburban Americans to find solace in their geographical distance from the downtown areas of the nation’s major cities.
If the last six months have taught us anything, though, it is that the issues plaguing the country and the globe can strike close to home — even if home is a place of relative isolation.
The coronavirus pandemic, or more aptly, government’s response to it, has reminded us that those bigger issues have a way of finding their way to small communities across America.
Other issues, though, such as civil unrest and political violence, are largely isolated in major metropolitan centers — right?
Apparently such an assumption is wrong.
Hate can brew anywhere and manifest itself in violent ways, even in Big Sky Country.
A family living in the town of Three Forks, Montana, about a two-hour drive west of Billings on Interstate 90, experienced a level of hate that shocked them after they dared to show their public support for President Donald Trump.
Julia O’Rourke told KBZK-TV her family was targeted with vandalism and arson over a pair of Trump flags that were hung from the family’s front porch.
She and her husband, Robert, purchased the flags recently and proudly displayed them from the front of the house that same day.
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Hours later, their home security camera caught a man tearing the flags down and setting them on fire just yards away from where their four children sleep.
O’Rourke told the outlet the family woke up the next morning to find the flags had been reduced to ashes.
“It’s insane. None of us knew. We woke up to a charred pile of the flag in our yard, and had no idea,” she said.
The mom was particularly concerned about the safety of her kids.
In a state that voted for Trump by 20 points in 2016, a small town such as Three Forks, with a population of roughly 2,000, is far away from the violence in Chicago, Minneapolis and other large cities.
But the hatred playing out in large cities apparently lives in the hearts of people everywhere.
“I felt violated,” Julia O’Rourke told KZBK. “I felt that my kids and my life and my husband’s life were in danger. It could have easily burned my house down.”
“There was a fire ban, and as close as it was to the house, it was very eerie,” she added.
The Montana Republican Party shared the report on Twitter and urged state residents to be vigilant.
“This Montana family had their #Trump2020 flags burned in their yard as their children slept,” it said. “The liberal mob isn’t just in cities across the country, it’s right here in Montana and it’s threatening the safety of freedom-loving Montanans.”
This Montana family had their #Trump2020 flags burned in their yard as their children slept. The liberal mob isn’t just in cities across the country, it’s right here in Montana and it’s threatening the safety of freedom-loving Montanans. #mtpol #mtnews pic.twitter.com/4dXr5pqyPt — Montana Republican Party (@MTGOP) August 28, 2020
You would almost expect to see such a scene play out in New York, Boston, Chicago or Atlanta.
It might not even be a shock to find your property destroyed by vandals in suburbs near one of the country’s big cities.
But such an act of hate occurring in Montana, a sparsely populated state far away from urban America, is a reminder that those attempting to upend civility and free expression can reside anywhere.
The O’Rourke family turned their security footage over to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Department, which arrested a man named Eric Herrera.
Herrera was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief but could face more charges, KZBK reported.
The family, meanwhile, is just happy the fire didn’t spread and engulf their 107-year-old home.
The mobs themselves might be isolated to in places such as Washington, D.C., and Portland, Oregon, but the mob mentality has no ZIP Code.
An attack in rural Montana is a reminder for us all to remain vigilant with only two months until the most consequential election in recent memory.
CORRECTION, Sept. 3, 2020: An earlier version of this article said Three Forks was on Interstate 70 rather than Interstate 90. We apologize to our readers for any confusion we may have caused.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Mike Huckabee: This Year’s March on Washington Betrayed the Spirit of Dr. King’s Message

Ordinarily , I would have written extensively about Friday ’ s 57th anniversary of the March on Washington led by the Rev .
Martin Luther King Jr .
He was a huge inspiration to me as a kid growing up in the South .
His dream of a land in which all the races live together in peace , judged by the content of their characters and not the color of their skin , was an inspiration to my life and those of countless others .
Unfortunately , this year ’ s observance of that anniversary in Washington , organized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ betrayed the spirit of the Rev .
King ’ s message with gratuitous racial slanders for political purposes ( i.e.
, Sharpton calling the president “ Bull Trump ” – Bull Connor was a Democrat , it needs to be noted again and again ) and divisive , anti-American rhetoric .
Some speakers couldn ’ t have perverted the Rev .
King ’ s message more if they ’ d literally declared that we must judge people by their skin color , not their character .
TRENDING : Man Accused of Sick AutoZone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Need To Find a White Male to Kill' One praiseworthy exception worth mentioning is the Rev .
King ’ s 10-year-old granddaughter , Yolanda Renee King .
She said , “ My generation has already taken to the streets – peacefully and with masks and social distancing – to protest racism.
” I wish some of the adults there had her wisdom and sense of responsibility .
Before anyone starts accusing me of only saying this because I ’ m white , read the words of this longtime Democratic Tennessee state representative and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calls it “ appalling ” and “ heartbreaking ” to associate the nonviolent protests of the Rev .
King with “ burning and looting and stealing.
” He said , “ It ’ s like we ’ re trying to live up to the worst of stereotypes , the worst of behavior , the worst of perceptions.
” RELATED : Walter Williams : Hiring Based on Race and Sex Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen As I often like to remind people , especially those who forget or try to obscure this fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first and foremost , a great preacher of the gospel .
Some of his most inspiring words came in the form of sermons .
I urge you to honor his legacy by reading those , not listening to people who would distort his message for their personal political motives .
You can start with this , the final sermon he ever gave on April 3 , 1968 , in Memphis , Tennessee .
You will search in vain to find any encouragement of violence or incitements of race hatred in it .
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Ordinarily, I would have written extensively about Friday’s 57th anniversary of the March on Washington led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
He was a huge inspiration to me as a kid growing up in the South.
His dream of a land in which all the races live together in peace, judged by the content of their characters and not the color of their skin, was an inspiration to my life and those of countless others.
Unfortunately, this year’s observance of that anniversary in Washington, organized by Al Sharpton, in many ways betrayed the spirit of the Rev. King’s message with gratuitous racial slanders for political purposes (i.e., Sharpton calling the president “Bull Trump” – Bull Connor was a Democrat, it needs to be noted again and again) and divisive, anti-American rhetoric.
Some speakers couldn’t have perverted the Rev. King’s message more if they’d literally declared that we must judge people by their skin color, not their character.
One praiseworthy exception worth mentioning is the Rev. King’s 10-year-old granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King.
She said, “My generation has already taken to the streets – peacefully and with masks and social distancing – to protest racism.”
Yolanda Renee King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s granddaughter: “Our generation has already taken to the streets, peacefully and with masks and socially distanced, to protest racism…Join me in pledging that we have only just begun.” https://t.co/gxVgOY8N8I #MarchonWashington pic.twitter.com/IrLo4XriBW — ABC News (@ABC) August 28, 2020
I wish some of the adults there had her wisdom and sense of responsibility.
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Before anyone starts accusing me of only saying this because I’m white, read the words of this longtime Democratic Tennessee state representative and veteran of the civil rights movement who calls it “appalling” and “heartbreaking” to associate the nonviolent protests of the Rev. King with “burning and looting and stealing.”
He said, “It’s like we’re trying to live up to the worst of stereotypes, the worst of behavior, the worst of perceptions.”
MUST SEE: Democratic state Rep. John Deberry Jr. delivers an incredibly powerful speech on race in America. pic.twitter.com/Q34HouVGYC — MRCTV (@mrctv) August 24, 2020
As I often like to remind people, especially those who forget or try to obscure this fact, the Rev. King was, first and foremost, a great preacher of the gospel.
Some of his most inspiring words came in the form of sermons.
I urge you to honor his legacy by reading those, not listening to people who would distort his message for their personal political motives.
You can start with this, the final sermon he ever gave on April 3, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
You will search in vain to find any encouragement of violence or incitements of race hatred in it.
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--2020-08-31--If Biden Says He Isn’t Soft on Rioters, Why Did He Pick a VP Who Helped Bail So Many of Them Out?

The Democratic presidential ticket seems to have finally woken up to polls that show Americans don ’ t like political violence – but that just opens up more questions about how the bottom half of the ticket feels .
In statements Sunday and what the mainstream media are billing as a “ major ” speech on Monday , Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden managed to make himself admit publicly that the riots that have ravaged the country ’ s big cities for three months aren ’ t so great for the republic after all .
“ I want to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rioting is not protesting .
Looting is not protesting .
Setting fires is not protesting .
None of this is protesting , ” Biden said in Pittsburgh , according to CNN , in a speech that comes roughly 90 days too late to have a shred of sincerity behind it .
“ It ’ s lawlessness , plain and simple .
And those who do it should be prosecuted , ” Biden went on .
“ Violence will not bring change ; it will only bring destruction .
It ’ s wrong in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nice to know the aspiring leader of the greatest nation on earth has become conscious enough of current events to realize the American people are both furious and frightened at the chaos that has been showing up nightly on their television news – or on their own streets if they ’ re residents of some of the Democrat-run cities that have been struck .
TRENDING : Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said He 'Felt the Need To Find a White Male to Kill' Looting , arson and political killings are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States of America .
But Biden ’ s words would have a lot more meaning if the vice presidential candidate he chose is not on record raising money to bail out those arrested on suspicion of engaging in exactly the kind of violence Biden was describing .
Back on June 1 , just as the riots were kicking off nationally over the death of counterfeiting suspect George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police , Biden ’ s hand-picked running mate , California Sen. Kamala Harris , published a Twitter post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rioting in Minneapolis .
Considering the virulently anti-police tenor of the riots , the ex-prosecutor Harris must have come a long way for her to take such an anti-cop position now , but that ’ s how so-called principles work in Democratic circles .
Americans should be used to that by now .
The fact that she issued a statement Sunday condemning the riots along with Biden simply adds to the hypocrisy .
This was more than two months before Biden announced he ’ d chosen her as his running mate , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she was just another Democrat stoking the fires of unrest in the country – not a potential vice president whose candidacy could be derailed by the public learning that she had supported an organization dedicated to putting violent crime suspects back on the streets .
That isn ’ t how the Minnesota Freedom Fund would describe itself , of course .
On its website , it describes itself as “ working to create a society that values the freedom of all people , regardless of class or identity , ends mass incarceration , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” RELATED : Biden 's First 'In-Person ' Post-Convention Campaign Event Does Not Live Up to Its Billing But in practice , according to a KMSP-TV report from Aug. 10 , it means suspects in heinous crimes are being let out of jail without having to put up money of their own , which means the whole point of bail – to give defendants a strong incentive to return to court to face justice – isn ’ t at issue .
Since the George Floyd riots started , KSMP reported , the Minnesota @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , thanks to liberals like Biden ’ s running mate , as well as celebrities like actress and occasional political candidate Cynthia Nixon and actors Steve Carell and Seth Rogen .
There were also members of the Biden campaign staff itself who donated to the freedom fund .
( Probably not in the celebrities ’ league , but every little bit helps . )
Considering the freedom fund normally takes in about $ 100,000 , that was a substantial windfall .
A lot of that money went to bailing out “ protesters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s worth noting that the Minneapolis “ protests ” ended up causing massive amounts of damage to buildings in Minneapolis .
And as the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Monday , a sickening amount of the repair bill won ’ t be covered by insurance , meaning private property owners are bearing the brunt of a bunch of radicals ’ social conscience . )
But the freedom fund ’ s money didn ’ t all go to springing social justice warriors so they could get home in time for their mom to make supper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the freedom fund ’ s interim executive director , KSMP reported : “ Among those bailed out by the Minnesota Freedom Fund ( MFF ) is a suspect who shot at police , a woman accused of killing a friend , and a twice convicted sex offender , according to court records reviewed by the FOX 9 Investigators .
“ According to attempted murder charges , Jaleel Stallings shot at members of a SWAT Team during the riots in May .
Police recovered a modified pistol that looks like an AK-47 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ get Stallings out of jail .
“ Darnika Floyd is charged with second degree murder , for stabbing a friend to death .
MFF paid $ 100,000 cash for her release .
“ Christopher Boswell , a twice convicted rapist , is currently charged with kidnapping , assault , and sexual assault in two separate cases .
MFF paid $ 350,00 in cash for his release .
“ ‘ The last time we were down there , the clerk said , “ we hate it when you bail out these sex offenders , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Lewin said.
” Liberals might not understand why normal people wouldn ’ t mind if suspected sex offenders were kept behind bars – or forced to put up their own money to secure their freedom for trial so they ’ d have a reason to face their day in court .
Liberals also might not understand why normal people might object to a mass bailout for rioters who ’ ve destroyed large swaths of American cities .
And clearly , Joe Biden didn ’ t understand it might be a problem when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mate .
But plenty of other people do , and President Donald Trump ’ s re-election campaign gets it .
Again , the Biden-Harris effort comes a full three months after rioting burst onto the national scene on a mass scale .
It comes after a four-day Democratic convention when the party had a constant national spotlight but said barely a word about the violence that was ravaging American streets , destroying American businesses and taking American lives .
That ’ s why this Twitter post might sum up the reaction of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to that question is , no , no one sensible really believes it .
Democrats know it ’ s nonsense , but they also know the Biden campaign was losing ground on the issue without paying at least lip service to law and order .
The mainstream media know it ’ s nonsense , but an institution with a vested interest in seeing Biden defeat Trump has every reason in the world to pretend that Biden ’ s “ major ” speech meant more than a bucket of warm spit .
And committed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also know to expect nothing but lies from the Democratic candidate , his running mate , their supporters or the mainstream media .
Actions speak louder than words , and Harris ’ actions raising money to bail out rioters say a lot more about her true feelings than her road-to-Damascus condemnations of violence after being nominated to the vice presidency .
Since even before the presidential primary season started last year , voters have had plenty of reasons not to trust Kamala Harris .
Now they have one more .
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The Democratic presidential ticket seems to have finally woken up to polls that show Americans don’t like political violence – but that just opens up more questions about how the bottom half of the ticket feels.
In statements Sunday and what the mainstream media are billing as a “major” speech on Monday, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden managed to make himself admit publicly that the riots that have ravaged the country’s big cities for three months aren’t so great for the republic after all.
“I want to be very clear about all of this: Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting. Setting fires is not protesting. None of this is protesting,” Biden said in Pittsburgh, according to CNN, in a speech that comes roughly 90 days too late to have a shred of sincerity behind it.
“It’s lawlessness, plain and simple. And those who do it should be prosecuted,” Biden went on. “Violence will not bring change; it will only bring destruction. It’s wrong in every way.”
It’s certainly nice to know the aspiring leader of the greatest nation on earth has become conscious enough of current events to realize the American people are both furious and frightened at the chaos that has been showing up nightly on their television news – or on their own streets if they’re residents of some of the Democrat-run cities that have been struck.
Looting, arson and political killings are the stuff of third-world countries, not the United States of America.
But Biden’s words would have a lot more meaning if the vice presidential candidate he chose is not on record raising money to bail out those arrested on suspicion of engaging in exactly the kind of violence Biden was describing.
Back on June 1, just as the riots were kicking off nationally over the death of counterfeiting suspect George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police, Biden’s hand-picked running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, published a Twitter post raising money to free those arrested for rioting in Minneapolis.
Considering the virulently anti-police tenor of the riots, the ex-prosecutor Harris must have come a long way for her to take such an anti-cop position now, but that’s how so-called principles work in Democratic circles. Americans should be used to that by now.
The fact that she issued a statement Sunday condemning the riots along with Biden simply adds to the hypocrisy.
If you’re able to, chip in now to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota. https://t.co/t8LXowKIbw — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 1, 2020
This was more than two months before Biden announced he’d chosen her as his running mate, so it’s entirely possible Harris thought she was just another Democrat stoking the fires of unrest in the country – not a potential vice president whose candidacy could be derailed by the public learning that she had supported an organization dedicated to putting violent crime suspects back on the streets.
That isn’t how the Minnesota Freedom Fund would describe itself, of course.
On its website, it describes itself as “working to create a society that values the freedom of all people, regardless of class or identity, ends mass incarceration, and invests in restorative and transformative justice.”
Well, that’s just peachy.
But in practice, according to a KMSP-TV report from Aug. 10, it means suspects in heinous crimes are being let out of jail without having to put up money of their own, which means the whole point of bail – to give defendants a strong incentive to return to court to face justice – isn’t at issue.
Since the George Floyd riots started, KSMP reported, the Minnesota Freedom Fund has raised $35 million, thanks to liberals like Biden’s running mate, as well as celebrities like actress and occasional political candidate Cynthia Nixon and actors Steve Carell and Seth Rogen.
There were also members of the Biden campaign staff itself who donated to the freedom fund. (Probably not in the celebrities’ league, but every little bit helps.)
Considering the freedom fund normally takes in about $100,000, that was a substantial windfall.
A lot of that money went to bailing out “protesters,” KSMP reported. (It’s worth noting that the Minneapolis “protests” ended up causing massive amounts of damage to buildings in Minneapolis. And as the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Monday, a sickening amount of the repair bill won’t be covered by insurance, meaning private property owners are bearing the brunt of a bunch of radicals’ social conscience.)
But the freedom fund’s money didn’t all go to springing social justice warriors so they could get home in time for their mom to make supper.
In an article quoting Greg Lewin, the freedom fund’s interim executive director, KSMP reported:
“Among those bailed out by the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) is a suspect who shot at police, a woman accused of killing a friend, and a twice convicted sex offender, according to court records reviewed by the FOX 9 Investigators.
“According to attempted murder charges, Jaleel Stallings shot at members of a SWAT Team during the riots in May. Police recovered a modified pistol that looks like an AK-47. MFF paid $75,000 in cash to get Stallings out of jail.
“Darnika Floyd is charged with second degree murder, for stabbing a friend to death. MFF paid $100,000 cash for her release.
“Christopher Boswell, a twice convicted rapist, is currently charged with kidnapping, assault, and sexual assault in two separate cases. MFF paid $350,00 in cash for his release.
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“‘The last time we were down there, the clerk said, “we hate it when you bail out these sex offenders, that is what they said”,’ Lewin said.”
Liberals might not understand why normal people wouldn’t mind if suspected sex offenders were kept behind bars – or forced to put up their own money to secure their freedom for trial so they’d have a reason to face their day in court.
Liberals also might not understand why normal people might object to a mass bailout for rioters who’ve destroyed large swaths of American cities.
And clearly, Joe Biden didn’t understand it might be a problem when he chose Kamala Harris as his running mate.
But plenty of other people do, and President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign gets it.
Just a reminder that @KamalaHarris was actively raising money to post bail for the rioters in Minnesota. She should have been advocating on behalf of the minority businesses that were burned to the ground! #RiotsArentProtests #Trump2020 #WalkAway https://t.co/OWbjcWAe1n — Trump 2020 (@theuprising2020) August 31, 2020
Kamala Harris helped violent rioters in Minnesota get out of jail to do more damage. Don’t believe her when she says she “condemns the violence”—look at her record, not her words. https://t.co/lL2aYjxPZA — Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) August 31, 2020
I would like to hear from the Biden campaign whether their staffers regret paying into a fund that bails out rioters, and whether Kamala Harris regrets encouraging her followers to donate to that fund as well — Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) August 30, 2020
Becomes a little hard to condemn rioters when your campaign was donating to have them bailed out of jail. — Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 30, 2020
Again, the Biden-Harris effort comes a full three months after rioting burst onto the national scene on a mass scale. It comes after a four-day Democratic convention when the party had a constant national spotlight but said barely a word about the violence that was ravaging American streets, destroying American businesses and taking American lives.
That’s why this Twitter post might sum up the reaction of a normal mind the best:
Hi, my name’s Joe Biden and my own VP bailed out rioters, but I swear I’m the law and order candidate and if you don’t vote for me the rioting will never end. Does anyone actually believe this? — Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 31, 2020
The answer to that question is, no, no one sensible really believes it.
Democrats know it’s nonsense, but they also know the Biden campaign was losing ground on the issue without paying at least lip service to law and order.
The mainstream media know it’s nonsense, but an institution with a vested interest in seeing Biden defeat Trump has every reason in the world to pretend that Biden’s “major” speech meant more than a bucket of warm spit.
And committed Trump supporters know it, but they also know to expect nothing but lies from the Democratic candidate, his running mate, their supporters or the mainstream media.
Actions speak louder than words, and Harris’ actions raising money to bail out rioters say a lot more about her true feelings than her road-to-Damascus condemnations of violence after being nominated to the vice presidency.
Since even before the presidential primary season started last year, voters have had plenty of reasons not to trust Kamala Harris. Now they have one more.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Nurses Rescue Four NICU Babies from Hospital Hit by Hurricane Laura

For parents of four babies in Lake Charles , Louisiana , it ’ s been a rough few days .
Not only were those four children being cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit , but their hospital was hit hard by Hurricane Laura , and the babies needed to be moved — and quickly .
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital had to evacuate all of its patients — but these littlest ones needed a special team and specialized equipment to make the trek to another hospital .
That ’ s when nurses from Christus Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call .
“ Knowing that it ’ s been us in that same position many times before , there was no question about whether or not to help , ” said Paul Trevino , president and CEO of Christus Southeast Texas Health System , told ABC ’ s “ Good Morning America.
” TRENDING : Herschel Walker 's Son : If Kindergartners Can Obey Teachers , Grown Men Can Obey Police Officers “ After the storm passed , we immediately began working with leaders at our system office and Louisiana hospitals to understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move a handful of special needs patients from their hospital to ours , ” he said .
The Christus Southeast Texas Health System ’ s Facebook page shared photos of the six nurses who set out to bring the four little ones to safety .
“ We were fortunate that Hurricane Laura largely spared our facilities , ” the post read .
“ Unfortunately , our sister hospital in Lake Charles sustained considerable damage so we are doing what we can to help.
” “ Members of our NICU Transport Team ( nurses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth went to CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital this afternoon to assist with the transfer of four babies to our facility.
” “ We continue to pray for our fellow Associates and physicians in Lake Charles and commit to providing excellent care for their precious NICU patients.
” Specialized medical equipment had to be brought along as well , as St. Elizabeth ’ s NICU medical director pointed out that they had to be prepared for anything that might happen during the 90-minute trip .
That included bringing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intubation equipment .
As Kelli Huebel , RN and NICU transport coordinator at St. Elizabeth , noted , this trip was only adding more stress to already stressed-out parents .
RELATED : Detroit Firefighter Dies a Hero , Gives Life To Help Save 3 Girls from Drowning “ A NICU stay is not usually something parents expect to face while they are anticipating the arrival of their newborn , ” Huebel said .
“ So , a stay in the NICU combined with needing to transport their baby from one state to another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nurses ’ job was both straightforward and difficult : “ Our job is to love , support and care for these babies and their families , ” Huebel explained .
Thankfully , the transfer went well and all four babies made it safely to St. Elizabeth ’ s NICU .
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For parents of four babies in Lake Charles, Louisiana, it’s been a rough few days. Not only were those four children being cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit, but their hospital was hit hard by Hurricane Laura, and the babies needed to be moved — and quickly.
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital had to evacuate all of its patients — but these littlest ones needed a special team and specialized equipment to make the trek to another hospital.
That’s when nurses from Christus Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Texas, answered the call.
“Knowing that it’s been us in that same position many times before, there was no question about whether or not to help,” said Paul Trevino, president and CEO of Christus Southeast Texas Health System, told ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“After the storm passed, we immediately began working with leaders at our system office and Louisiana hospitals to understand their needs and enacted plans to safely move a handful of special needs patients from their hospital to ours,” he said.
The Christus Southeast Texas Health System’s Facebook page shared photos of the six nurses who set out to bring the four little ones to safety.
“We were fortunate that Hurricane Laura largely spared our facilities,” the post read. “Unfortunately, our sister hospital in Lake Charles sustained considerable damage so we are doing what we can to help.”
“Members of our NICU Transport Team (nurses, respiratory therapists and our nurse practitioner) at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth went to CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital this afternoon to assist with the transfer of four babies to our facility.”
“We continue to pray for our fellow Associates and physicians in Lake Charles and commit to providing excellent care for their precious NICU patients.”
Specialized medical equipment had to be brought along as well, as St. Elizabeth’s NICU medical director pointed out that they had to be prepared for anything that might happen during the 90-minute trip. That included bringing the correct personnel, food, medications and intubation equipment.
As Kelli Huebel, RN and NICU transport coordinator at St. Elizabeth, noted, this trip was only adding more stress to already stressed-out parents.
“A NICU stay is not usually something parents expect to face while they are anticipating the arrival of their newborn,” Huebel said. “So, a stay in the NICU combined with needing to transport their baby from one state to another is especially stressful.”
Knowing that, the nurses’ job was both straightforward and difficult:
“Our job is to love, support and care for these babies and their families,” Huebel explained.
Thankfully, the transfer went well and all four babies made it safely to St. Elizabeth’s NICU.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Three Major US Airlines Drop Highly Criticized Fees

This could be the final boarding call for the $ 200 ticket-change fee that has enraged so many U.S. airline travelers over the past decade .
Delta Air Lines and American Airlines said Monday that they are dropping the fee on most tickets for domestic flights , copying United Airlines ’ move one day earlier .
Southwest Airlines didn ’ t levy change fees to start with , so Monday ’ s announcements mean that the four biggest U.S. carriers will have roughly similar policies .
Airlines are being battered by the coronavirus pandemic , as travel restrictions and fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home .
Normally in summer , 2 million or more people pass through security checkpoints at U.S. airports each day , but that number hasn ’ t been above 900,000 since mid-March , the early days of the pandemic .
TRENDING : Herschel Walker 's Son : If Kindergartners Can Obey Teachers , Grown Men Can Obey Police Officers To woo passengers , airlines have required face masks and stepped up cleaning of planes .
A few , including Delta , Southwest and JetBlue , limit seating , although American and United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and American said they have permanently eliminated change fees for all domestic flights for premium and most economy fares except the lowest fare , called basic economy .
American said it will let all passengers fly standby for earlier same-day flights without charge beginning Oct. 1 .
United is making that change on Jan. 1 .
Both carriers also extended temporary waivers on change fees for domestic and international flights , so ditching the fees permanently won ’ t make much difference to passengers right away .
But by doing so , United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fee that has drawn particular scorn from customers , consumer advocates and members of Congress .
Airline shares fell on Monday after United ’ s decision and the expectation that other big airlines would be forced to ditch their change fees too .
Delta and United both ended down 3.6 percent , American shed 4 percent and Southwest retreated 3.2 percent .
Even without change fees , plenty of other fees will survive .
Charges for checking a bag were greatly expanded more than a decade ago .
Many airlines also charge extra @ @ @ @ @ @ @ priority boarding and other perks .
Those charges provided a growing source of revenue for airlines until the pandemic hit .
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This could be the final boarding call for the $200 ticket-change fee that has enraged so many U.S. airline travelers over the past decade.
Delta Air Lines and American Airlines said Monday that they are dropping the fee on most tickets for domestic flights, copying United Airlines’ move one day earlier.
Southwest Airlines didn’t levy change fees to start with, so Monday’s announcements mean that the four biggest U.S. carriers will have roughly similar policies.
Airlines are being battered by the coronavirus pandemic, as travel restrictions and fear of contracting the virus are keeping travelers at home.
Normally in summer, 2 million or more people pass through security checkpoints at U.S. airports each day, but that number hasn’t been above 900,000 since mid-March, the early days of the pandemic.
To woo passengers, airlines have required face masks and stepped up cleaning of planes. A few, including Delta, Southwest and JetBlue, limit seating, although American and United try to sell every seat.
Delta and American said they have permanently eliminated change fees for all domestic flights for premium and most economy fares except the lowest fare, called basic economy.
American said it will let all passengers fly standby for earlier same-day flights without charge beginning Oct. 1.
United is making that change on Jan. 1.
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Both carriers also extended temporary waivers on change fees for domestic and international flights, so ditching the fees permanently won’t make much difference to passengers right away.
But by doing so, United, Delta and American are abandoning a fee that has drawn particular scorn from customers, consumer advocates and members of Congress.
Airline shares fell on Monday after United’s decision and the expectation that other big airlines would be forced to ditch their change fees too.
Delta and United both ended down 3.6 percent, American shed 4 percent and Southwest retreated 3.2 percent.
Even without change fees, plenty of other fees will survive.
Charges for checking a bag were greatly expanded more than a decade ago.
Many airlines also charge extra for seat assignments, more legroom, priority boarding and other perks.
Those charges provided a growing source of revenue for airlines until the pandemic hit.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Suspect in Trump Supporter Execution Had Been Arrested for Allegedly Taking a Gun to Earlier Riot

The slaying of a man linked to a pro-Trump rally Saturday in Portland , Oregon , might have been prevented had the city ’ s leaders chosen to prosecute rioters and followed their own gun laws , according to reports .
After more than 90 consecutive nights of protesting and rioting , Portland has become a haven for leftist activists to hash out their grievances in the streets of the city .
Since May 25 , the day George Floyd died , mobs of leftist agitators half a country away from Minneapolis have set fires , attacked local and federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s largest city .
On Saturday , a group of supporters of President Donald Trump decided to make their presence known in the city .
One of them , a man identified by the group Patriot Prayer as Aaron “ Jay ” Danielson , was shot and killed on a street in downtown Portland , KATU-TV reported .
TRENDING : Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said He 'Felt the Need To Find a White Male to Kill' The group identified Danielson as the victim on Sunday and tweeted a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family .
As of Monday , it has over $ 30,000 of its $ 25,000 goal .
A man named Michael Forest Reinoehl , 48 , is a suspect in the killing of Danielson , The Oregonian reported .
But Reinoehl had an earlier run-in with Portland police that was highly publicized , according to a report from Andy Ngo writing in The Post Millennial .
Reinoehl was arrested in July for bringing a loaded gun and a knife to a riot on the night of July 4 , Ngo reported .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Portland Police Bureau reported a man was arrested during the dispersal of the riot .
“ During the dispersal , numerous business windows were shattered by members of the crowd .
Officers made several arrests , including one at Southwest Main Street and Broadway where a male fought with officers .
Officers were able to get him in custody and recovered an illegally possessed loaded firearm and a knife , ” police said at the time .
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Police shared a photo of the arrest on Twitter : “ Officers arrested a male at SW Broadway and Main St. who had a loaded firearm on his person .
He fought with [ officers ] during the arrest , ” the police Twitter account reported .
According to Ngo , the man in the photo is Reinoehl , who wasn ’ t charged as part of the city ’ s blanket decision to not prosecute rioters .
“ The man being investigated by police in the fatal shooting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Antifa and is an ardent Black Lives Matter supporter , ” Ngo wrote .
“ Michael Forest Reinoehl was previously arrested at an Antifa riot in July and charged with illegally possessing a loaded firearm and other crimes .
He was let go and the charges were never pursued.
” Indeed , Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced just three weeks ago , on Aug. 11 , that protesters who had recently been arrested in the city would not be prosecuted .
“ As prosecutors , we acknowledge the depth of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those who are civically engaged through peaceful protesting , ” Schmidt said of the decision , The Oregonian reported .
“ We will undermine public safety , not promote it , if we do not take action to bring about immediate change , ” the DA added .
Less than three weeks after reportedly being cleared for allegedly bringing a loaded gun and a knife to a violent riot , Reinoehl has become a suspect in the investigation of Danielson ’ s shooting death .
It ’ s a tragic outcome and one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have been avoided .
Portland ’ s leaders might be among the worst in the country ; that much is established .
But the decision by the city ’ s very liberal leadership to selectively enforce their own gun control ordinances for people suspected of partaking in violent behavior is yet another stain on Portland ’ s terrible record regarding protecting its citizens from mayhem .
In Portland , it is illegal to possess a loaded firearm without a permit .
Police , in their news briefing , said the firearm was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ otherwise facing consequences for being arrested in possession of a firearm while allegedly rioting , Reinoehl was back on the street with no charges when Danielson was shot and killed .
There is a strong argument to be made that city officials are culpable in such a death , as — if reports are accurate — they essentially placed a criminal in a consequence-free environment in which he could again break the city ’ s liberal gun control laws during another riot .
While Oregon is an open-carry state , Portland does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within city limits outside of the home unless the carrier holds a permit .
The Oregonian reported in 2019 that violations of Portland ’ s gun ordinances can carry a $ 500 fine and up to six months in jail — meaning if city leaders had chosen to prosecute rioters , the man now linked to Danielson ’ s shooting death may have been locked up at the time of the shooting .
But Reinoehl , according to the newspaper , was already wanted on another warrant for an earlier incident in June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a minor going 111 mph with a firearm and drugs in his possession .
The man , who identifies as a member of the leftist collective antifa and the group Black Lives Matter , was under the influence in that arrest , per the report .
Reinoehl had been arrested twice within 30 days on firearms charges , and yet he was out on the street when he was suspected of being involved in the apparent execution of a Trump supporter .
While the investigation into the killing is ongoing and Reinoehl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the tragic saga is another reminder of how ineffectual the leadership in Rip City has become .
Portland ’ s leadership has failed citizens every night since May .
Saturday , it appears they failed not only Danielson but also every other person in the city by unleashing a reported repeat gun offender onto citizens .
Whether you agree or disagree with gun control laws , the city enacted them and did not enforce them for the suspect in Danielson ’ s slaying — meaning Portland left everyone in the city defenseless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chose to ignore the gun control ordinance .
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The slaying of a man linked to a pro-Trump rally Saturday in Portland, Oregon, might have been prevented had the city’s leaders chosen to prosecute rioters and followed their own gun laws, according to reports.
After more than 90 consecutive nights of protesting and rioting, Portland has become a haven for leftist activists to hash out their grievances in the streets of the city.
Since May 25, the day George Floyd died, mobs of leftist agitators half a country away from Minneapolis have set fires, attacked local and federal officers and defaced public property in Oregon’s largest city.
On Saturday, a group of supporters of President Donald Trump decided to make their presence known in the city.
One of them, a man identified by the group Patriot Prayer as Aaron “Jay” Danielson, was shot and killed on a street in downtown Portland, KATU-TV reported.
The group identified Danielson as the victim on Sunday and tweeted a GoFundMe page to help Danielson’s family. As of Monday, it has over $30,000 of its $25,000 goal.
Here is the official gofundme for Jay’s family. Please help share. This needs to pick up traction with fake GoFundMe accounts out there.https://t.co/vFELN5o5nW pic.twitter.com/d750psYyNx — PatriotPrayerUSA (@PatriotPrayerUS) August 30, 2020
A man named Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, is a suspect in the killing of Danielson, The Oregonian reported.
But Reinoehl had an earlier run-in with Portland police that was highly publicized, according to a report from Andy Ngo writing in The Post Millennial.
Reinoehl was arrested in July for bringing a loaded gun and a knife to a riot on the night of July 4, Ngo reported.
The #antifa investigated for shooting the Portland Trump supporter is Michael Reinoehl. Last month he was arrested at another antifa riot for illegally carrying a loaded gun. He was let go. He then went on to allegedly kill Aaron Danielson. My latest:https://t.co/r6rFxqjZ4P — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 31, 2020
In a July 5 news release, the Portland Police Bureau reported a man was arrested during the dispersal of the riot.
“During the dispersal, numerous business windows were shattered by members of the crowd. Officers made several arrests, including one at Southwest Main Street and Broadway where a male fought with officers. Officers were able to get him in custody and recovered an illegally possessed loaded firearm and a knife,” police said at the time.
Police shared a photo of the arrest on Twitter:
Officers arrested a male at SW Broadway and Main St. who had a loaded firearm on his person. He fought with offices during the arrest. pic.twitter.com/RXgYHnB5ue — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 5, 2020
“Officers arrested a male at SW Broadway and Main St. who had a loaded firearm on his person. He fought with [officers] during the arrest,” the police Twitter account reported.
According to Ngo, the man in the photo is Reinoehl, who wasn’t charged as part of the city’s blanket decision to not prosecute rioters.
“The man being investigated by police in the fatal shooting of a Trump supporter in Portland identifies as Antifa and is an ardent Black Lives Matter supporter,” Ngo wrote.
“Michael Forest Reinoehl was previously arrested at an Antifa riot in July and charged with illegally possessing a loaded firearm and other crimes. He was let go and the charges were never pursued.”
Indeed, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced just three weeks ago, on Aug. 11, that protesters who had recently been arrested in the city would not be prosecuted.
“As prosecutors, we acknowledge the depth of emotion that motivates these demonstrations and support those who are civically engaged through peaceful protesting,” Schmidt said of the decision, The Oregonian reported.
“We will undermine public safety, not promote it, if we do not take action to bring about immediate change,” the DA added.
Less than three weeks after reportedly being cleared for allegedly bringing a loaded gun and a knife to a violent riot, Reinoehl has become a suspect in the investigation of Danielson’s shooting death.
It’s a tragic outcome and one that, if reports are true, could have been avoided.
Portland’s leaders might be among the worst in the country; that much is established.
But the decision by the city’s very liberal leadership to selectively enforce their own gun control ordinances for people suspected of partaking in violent behavior is yet another stain on Portland’s terrible record regarding protecting its citizens from mayhem.
In Portland, it is illegal to possess a loaded firearm without a permit.
Police, in their news briefing, said the firearm was illegal.
Rather than being jailed or otherwise facing consequences for being arrested in possession of a firearm while allegedly rioting, Reinoehl was back on the street with no charges when Danielson was shot and killed.
There is a strong argument to be made that city officials are culpable in such a death, as — if reports are accurate — they essentially placed a criminal in a consequence-free environment in which he could again break the city’s liberal gun control laws during another riot.
While Oregon is an open-carry state, Portland does not allow the possession of any loaded firearm within city limits outside of the home unless the carrier holds a permit.
The Oregonian reported in 2019 that violations of Portland’s gun ordinances can carry a $500 fine and up to six months in jail — meaning if city leaders had chosen to prosecute rioters, the man now linked to Danielson’s shooting death may have been locked up at the time of the shooting.
But Reinoehl, according to the newspaper, was already wanted on another warrant for an earlier incident in June in which he allegedly was caught driving with a minor going 111 mph with a firearm and drugs in his possession.
The man, who identifies as a member of the leftist collective antifa and the group Black Lives Matter, was under the influence in that arrest, per the report.
Reinoehl had been arrested twice within 30 days on firearms charges, and yet he was out on the street when he was suspected of being involved in the apparent execution of a Trump supporter.
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While the investigation into the killing is ongoing and Reinoehl has only been identified as a suspect, the tragic saga is another reminder of how ineffectual the leadership in Rip City has become.
Portland’s leadership has failed citizens every night since May.
Saturday, it appears they failed not only Danielson but also every other person in the city by unleashing a reported repeat gun offender onto citizens.
Whether you agree or disagree with gun control laws, the city enacted them and did not enforce them for the suspect in Danielson’s slaying — meaning Portland left everyone in the city defenseless, with the exception of those who chose to ignore the gun control ordinance.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Owner of Torched Kenosha Business Rails Against Officials: ‘Nobody Did Nothing About It’

Amid the charred wreckage of his family ’ s business and dreams , a Kenosha man is calling for more protections for small businesses as riots rage out of control across the nation .
Anmol Khindri is a member of the family that owns Car Source , a used car dealership that was all but destroyed after two nights of arson and vandalism left the business suffering a loss he estimated at $ 2.5 million , according to the Kenosha News .
Rioting began in Wisconsin last Sunday after Jacob Blake , 29 , was shot by police trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ downtown Kenosha , vandalizing and torching buildings .
“ It was a terrifying time , ” said Josie Rodriguez , who lives near the dealership .
“ I thought , ‘ Oh my God , they ’ re coming here.
” After she called 911 , she watched the lot as rioters lit fires , then caused an explosion and more cars to light on fire .
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And you hear , ‘ boom , boom , boom ’ — explosion , after explosion , after explosion , ” she said .
After calling 911 again and being told the area was too dangerous for firefighters , she left .
Social media videos chronicled what happened as a family ’ s business went up in flames .
Khindri said that attitude typified the response .
“ Everybody watched it burn to ashes , ” he said .
“ Nobody did nothing about it — nothing.
” Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about $ 1.5 million in damage , Khindri said , with another $ 1 million in damage coming during the Monday rioting that hit the business again .
RELATED : Wisconsin Governor Begs Trump To Call Off Visit to Kenosha As his family ’ s ruined business stands in the wreckage of a ravaged downtown and damaged community , Khindri said he is not sure what comes next .
“ I have a family to feed .
I have 20 other families who have worked for this business over the last eight or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government , he said , needs to do more than shrug .
“ It ’ s easy for the government to say ‘ Alright , guys , you ’ re on your own .
I ’ m sorry , your insurance doesn ’ t cover it .
Oh , I ’ m sorry for your loss.
’ No , that ’ s not an answer .
This happened because they let it happen.
” Rodriguez said that expressions of unity are fine , but substantial action is also needed because ” the damage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrific.
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Amid the charred wreckage of his family’s business and dreams, a Kenosha man is calling for more protections for small businesses as riots rage out of control across the nation.
Anmol Khindri is a member of the family that owns Car Source, a used car dealership that was all but destroyed after two nights of arson and vandalism left the business suffering a loss he estimated at $2.5 million, according to the Kenosha News.
Rioting began in Wisconsin last Sunday after Jacob Blake, 29, was shot by police trying to detain him. Mobs began rampaging through downtown Kenosha, vandalizing and torching buildings.
“It was a terrifying time,” said Josie Rodriguez, who lives near the dealership. “I thought, ‘Oh my God, they’re coming here.”
After she called 911, she watched the lot as rioters lit fires, then caused an explosion and more cars to light on fire.
“I’m talking flames licking the sky. They were so big. And you hear, ‘boom, boom, boom’ — explosion, after explosion, after explosion,” she said.
After calling 911 again and being told the area was too dangerous for firefighters, she left.
Social media videos chronicled what happened as a family’s business went up in flames.
Khindri said that attitude typified the response.
“Everybody watched it burn to ashes,” he said. “Nobody did nothing about it — nothing.”
Sunday night’s rioting cost the dealership about $1.5 million in damage, Khindri said, with another $1 million in damage coming during the Monday rioting that hit the business again.
As his family’s ruined business stands in the wreckage of a ravaged downtown and damaged community, Khindri said he is not sure what comes next.
Here is another look at ‘Car Source’ dealership in #Kenosha pic.twitter.com/sYJ2o8jYeB — Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) August 24, 2020
“I have a family to feed. I have 20 other families who have worked for this business over the last eight or nine years,” he said.
Government, he said, needs to do more than shrug.
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“It’s easy for the government to say ‘Alright, guys, you’re on your own. I’m sorry, your insurance doesn’t cover it. Oh, I’m sorry for your loss.’ No, that’s not an answer. This happened because they let it happen.”
Rodriguez said that expressions of unity are fine, but substantial action is also needed because ” the damage is done, and the trauma is horrific.”
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