westernjournal--2020-02-12--House Republicans Strike Back Against Schiff, Boycott ‘Publicity Event’ Hearing

Adam Schiff ’ s act should be just about over .
The California Democrat has been making headlines for months as one of the leading figures in the failed impeachment effort against President Donald Trump , but if this week is any indication , he could be better known in the future as a chairman who can ’ t even lead his own committee .
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee , led by ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes , boycotted a committee hearing Wednesday that was supposed to discuss new technologies and national security on the grounds that Schiff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to American freedoms : Documented abuses of the system that was established under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to ensure that American spy agencies don ’ t turn their awesome powers against American citizens .
In a letter to Schiff , Nunes and his colleagues accused Schiff of getting far afield from the Intelligence Committee ’ s mission of oversight of government agencies – especially in light of the December report from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz that found serious faults in the FBI ’ s handling of its surveillance of Carter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump campaign for president .
That surveillance was based on warrants issued by the FISA court that were in turn based on flawed or deceptive information submitted to the court by the FBI , the Horowitz report found .
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week , under questioning from Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas , FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledged those warrants constituted “ illegal surveillance.
” “ Under your chairmanship , the House Intelligence Committee has strayed far from its mandate of overseeing the Intelligence Community , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all GOP members of the committee .
“ In fact , we have gone months at a time in which we ’ ve hardly held any oversight-related briefings or hearings at all.
” Obviously , Schiff has had better uses for his time .
First , he spent the fall using the committee as a kangaroo court , cooking up a sham impeachment case against Trump .
Then he spent January preening on the national stage presenting the same sham impeachment case to a Republican-controlled Senate that was never in a million years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office .
The goal was to damage Trump for the 2020 election , but if polls and the GOP primary results in New Hampshire on Tuesday are any guide , the effort backfired badly .
And now that it ’ s time for the Intelligence Committee to get back to the real work of actual oversight – acting as a watchdog on the executive branch and its employees who could be violating the rights of American citizens , Schiff isn ’ t interested in pursuing the findings in the Horowitz report .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that these particular employees of the executive branch – in the FBI under the Obama administration and then in the early days of the Trump administration – were working in the lowest deep state Democrat tradition .
“ During this period of inadequate oversight , numerous critical issues pertinent to this Committee ’ s jurisdiction were ignored , ” the letter stated .
“ Most notably , on December 9 , 2019 , the Department of Justice Inspector General issued a report detailing significant abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Page FISA applications .
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Thanks Schiff , Explains How Impeachment Now Helping Trump Clean House “ The IG also has identified seventeen serious shortcomings related to the conduct of this investigation , which the Committee is uniquely postured to consider.
” Actually , as far as Schiff and the Democrats are concerned , the intelligence committee is “ uniquely postured ” to burying the Horowitz report findings until the American public forgets about them .
( A sympathetic media will no doubt do its best to help the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrage liberals can dream up against Trump . )
But the action by Nunes and other Intelligence Committee Republicans could well be a signal that the GOP isn ’ t playing by Democratic rules anymore .
Boycotting a Democratic dog-and-pony show like Wednesday ’ s scheduled hearing on “ Emerging Technologies and National Security ” might not sound like much , but the language the letter used was telling .
“ Until the Committee prioritizes oversight activities related to urgent and critical concerns , Republican Members can not support distractions from our core @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Given this Committee ’ s access to highly sensitive information , it is concerning that you prioritize publicity events rather than the more productive work that occurs in the Committee ’ s classified spaces.
” In other words , the intelligence committee should be focusing on oversight of the country ’ s intelligence agencies .
But when those agencies were used to slime the Trump presidential campaign , or launch the investigations that have dogged the Trump administration since before it even began , Schiff wants no part of doing his job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking a commanding place on the national stage with his duplicitous role as ringmaster of the impeachment circus , but he was proving to his audience how big of a farce the whole anti-Trump # Resistance really is .
Schiff ’ s not interested in “ oversight ” to protect American liberty .
He ’ s not interested in “ oversight ” of government agencies when it doesn ’ t suit his own political agenda .
He ’ s not interested , in short , in doing the job he ’ s sworn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States , and Republicans are calling him on it .
The Democratic impeachment show is over .
And Schiff ’ s act should be too .
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Adam Schiff’s act should be just about over.
The California Democrat has been making headlines for months as one of the leading figures in the failed impeachment effort against President Donald Trump, but if this week is any indication, he could be better known in the future as a chairman who can’t even lead his own committee.
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, led by ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes, boycotted a committee hearing Wednesday that was supposed to discuss new technologies and national security on the grounds that Schiff is overlooking a far greater potential threat to American freedoms:
Documented abuses of the system that was established under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to ensure that American spy agencies don’t turn their awesome powers against American citizens.
In a letter to Schiff, Nunes and his colleagues accused Schiff of getting far afield from the Intelligence Committee’s mission of oversight of government agencies – especially in light of the December report from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz that found serious faults in the FBI’s handling of its surveillance of Carter Page, a foreign policy aide to the Trump campaign for president.
That surveillance was based on warrants issued by the FISA court that were in turn based on flawed or deceptive information submitted to the court by the FBI, the Horowitz report found. At a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week, under questioning from Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas, FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledged those warrants constituted “illegal surveillance.”
Yet the intelligence committee isn’t interested, Republicans complained.
“Under your chairmanship, the House Intelligence Committee has strayed far from its mandate of overseeing the Intelligence Community,” Nunes wrote in a letter signed by all GOP members of the committee. “In fact, we have gone months at a time in which we’ve hardly held any oversight-related briefings or hearings at all.”
Obviously, Schiff has had better uses for his time.
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First, he spent the fall using the committee as a kangaroo court, cooking up a sham impeachment case against Trump. Then he spent January preening on the national stage presenting the same sham impeachment case to a Republican-controlled Senate that was never in a million years going to convict and oust Trump from office.
The goal was to damage Trump for the 2020 election, but if polls and the GOP primary results in New Hampshire on Tuesday are any guide, the effort backfired badly.
And now that it’s time for the Intelligence Committee to get back to the real work of actual oversight – acting as a watchdog on the executive branch and its employees who could be violating the rights of American citizens, Schiff isn’t interested in pursuing the findings in the Horowitz report.
The reason for that, of course, is that these particular employees of the executive branch – in the FBI under the Obama administration and then in the early days of the Trump administration – were working in the lowest deep state Democrat tradition.
“During this period of inadequate oversight, numerous critical issues pertinent to this Committee’s jurisdiction were ignored,” the letter stated. “Most notably, on December 9, 2019, the Department of Justice Inspector General issued a report detailing significant abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by Intelligence Community officials related to the Carter Page FISA applications.
“The IG also has identified seventeen serious shortcomings related to the conduct of this investigation, which the Committee is uniquely postured to consider.”
Actually, as far as Schiff and the Democrats are concerned, the intelligence committee is “uniquely postured” to burying the Horowitz report findings until the American public forgets about them. (A sympathetic media will no doubt do its best to help the process by moving onto the next sham outrage liberals can dream up against Trump.)
But the action by Nunes and other Intelligence Committee Republicans could well be a signal that the GOP isn’t playing by Democratic rules anymore.
Boycotting a Democratic dog-and-pony show like Wednesday’s scheduled hearing on “Emerging Technologies and National Security” might not sound like much, but the language the letter used was telling.
“Until the Committee prioritizes oversight activities related to urgent and critical concerns, Republican Members cannot support distractions from our core responsibilities,” the letter stated. “Given this Committee’s access to highly sensitive information, it is concerning that you prioritize publicity events rather than the more productive work that occurs in the Committee’s classified spaces.”
In other words, the intelligence committee should be focusing on oversight of the country’s intelligence agencies. But when those agencies were used to slime the Trump presidential campaign, or launch the investigations that have dogged the Trump administration since before it even began, Schiff wants no part of doing his job.
Schiff might have thought he was taking a commanding place on the national stage with his duplicitous role as ringmaster of the impeachment circus, but he was proving to his audience how big of a farce the whole anti-Trump #Resistance really is.
Schiff’s not interested in “oversight” to protect American liberty. He’s not interested in “oversight” of government agencies when it doesn’t suit his own political agenda.
He’s not interested, in short, in doing the job he’s sworn to do for the people of the United States, and Republicans are calling him on it.
The Democratic impeachment show is over. And Schiff’s act should be too.
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--Dick Morris: After New Hampshire, Path May Be Opening for Bloomberg

Despite Bernie Sanders ’ victory in New Hampshire and triumph in the popular vote in Iowa , the overall combined performance of the leftist versus the more moderate candidates in both states indicates significantly more strength in the center and less on the left than had been thought .
In Iowa , the leftist candidates ( Sanders and Warren ) got a combined 44.1 percent of the vote .
The centrist candidates ( Buttigieg , Biden , Klobuchar and Yang ) got 55.3 percent of the vote combined .
In New Hampshire , the same trend was evident .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moderates won 55.4 .
The similarity of these margins , even as the names of the candidates changed , indicates far more power in the center than had seemed to be the case a few months ago .
The overexposure of the left ’ s agenda in the debates — and the doubts about its planks sowed by Democratic rivals — likely account for this development .
Suddenly , Medicare for All , free college , elimination of all student debt and legal pot seem to many Democratic primary voters to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they learned the fiscal price of the Sanders/Warren agenda , voters began to think twice .
What once felt good they now have come to eye with suspicion .
I have previously embraced the idea that the left will always prevail in a Democratic primary but now I am not so sure .
Super Tuesday is a tall mountain to climb and all the candidates will be very short of cash .
Except for Michael Bloomberg .
Look for Mayor Mike to exploit the vulnerability of Sanders and doubts about his chances to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic primary voters who care far more about beating Trump than about who will take his place .
While Bloomberg is unlikely to crack the ideologically driven Sanders legions , he will not have a hard time picking up voters now disposed to Buttigieg or Klobuchar to say nothing of those still hanging around Biden .
None of the moderate candidates are likely to hold their support in the face of a determined Bloomberg surge .
Their vote is very fluid .
Just look at how easily Buttigieg vaulted into filling Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to move up easily and quickly after Iowa .
All this may auger for a Bloomberg win on Super Tuesday and , perhaps , his eventual nomination .
But let ’ s not get ahead of ourselves .
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Despite Bernie Sanders’ victory in New Hampshire and triumph in the popular vote in Iowa, the overall combined performance of the leftist versus the more moderate candidates in both states indicates significantly more strength in the center and less on the left than had been thought.
In Iowa, the leftist candidates (Sanders and Warren) got a combined 44.1 percent of the vote. The centrist candidates (Buttigieg, Biden, Klobuchar and Yang) got 55.3 percent of the vote combined.
In New Hampshire, the same trend was evident. The two left candidates got 34.9 percent while the moderates won 55.4.
The similarity of these margins, even as the names of the candidates changed, indicates far more power in the center than had seemed to be the case a few months ago.
Why the Left Lost
The overexposure of the left’s agenda in the debates — and the doubts about its planks sowed by Democratic rivals — likely account for this development.
Suddenly, Medicare for All, free college, elimination of all student debt and legal pot seem to many Democratic primary voters to be recipe for defeats in November.
As they learned the fiscal price of the Sanders/Warren agenda, voters began to think twice. What once felt good they now have come to eye with suspicion.
Good News for Bloomberg?
I have previously embraced the idea that the left will always prevail in a Democratic primary but now I am not so sure. Super Tuesday is a tall mountain to climb and all the candidates will be very short of cash. Except for Michael Bloomberg.
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Look for Mayor Mike to exploit the vulnerability of Sanders and doubts about his chances to win by scaring the hell out of Democratic primary voters who care far more about beating Trump than about who will take his place.
While Bloomberg is unlikely to crack the ideologically driven Sanders legions, he will not have a hard time picking up voters now disposed to Buttigieg or Klobuchar to say nothing of those still hanging around Biden.
None of the moderate candidates are likely to hold their support in the face of a determined Bloomberg surge. Their vote is very fluid.
Just look at how easily Buttigieg vaulted into filling Biden’s shoes and at how Klobuchar was able to move up easily and quickly after Iowa.
All this may auger for a Bloomberg win on Super Tuesday and, perhaps, his eventual nomination.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--Jon Bon Jovi Opens Community Restaurant at University To Make Sure No Student Goes Hungry

Kevin Kane / Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Students at Rutgers University – Newark can dine for free inside a beautiful community restaurant opened by famed rocker Jon Bon Jovi .
The newest JBJ Soul Kitchen is a community dining experience that aims to feed college students who may be unable to pay for a meal .
The eatery at Rutgers – Newark opened in January and is JBJ Soul Kitchen ’ s first college campus location , NJBIZ reported .
The restaurant is the brainchild of Bon Jovi and his wife , Dorothea Hurley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stability at a school where more than half the students have exceptional financial need .
“ Hope is Delicious ” is written on the wall of the kitchen , which is open to both paying and non-paying customers to enjoy a beautiful three-course meal .
The kitchen does rely on paying customers to help sustain the restaurant at a cost of $ 12 per meal , and any extra money goes toward the cost of meals for those who can not pay .
Students can also volunteer at the restaurant as payment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming up with the idea , called the opening “ humbling and a little overwhelming.
” “ Recognizing that food insecurity is a critical issue facing many college students like the students here at Rutgers Newark when Gourmet Dining came to us a year ago with the idea of opening a Soul Kitchen , we jumped at the chance , ” Bongiovi said .
Rutgers–Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor said that students know eating at the restaurant “ isn ’ t a stigma , this is an empowerment.
” “ This is a recognition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first-generation student , ” Cantor said , “ to be a lower-income student , what it means to come on an unusual path to higher education , and what it means to know , with the food in your stomach and the striving in your heart and brain , you will make a difference in the world.
” Bongiovi said that while JBJ Soul Kitchen can not solve the issue of food insecurity entirely , it can certainly do its part to help .
“ We hope to have an impact on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re never gon na cure hunger with Soul Kitchen or help cure homelessness with bandaids , ” she said .
“ But these are some things we can do , and we can shine a light on these issues , because many people said to us , ‘ I didn ’ t know college students were hungry.
’ ” The restaurant serves lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Students at Rutgers University – Newark can dine for free inside a beautiful community restaurant opened by famed rocker Jon Bon Jovi.
The newest JBJ Soul Kitchen is a community dining experience that aims to feed college students who may be unable to pay for a meal.
The eatery at Rutgers – Newark opened in January and is JBJ Soul Kitchen’s first college campus location, NJBIZ reported.
The restaurant is the brainchild of Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea Hurley Bongiovi, who hope to create food stability at a school where more than half the students have exceptional financial need.
“Hope is Delicious” is written on the wall of the kitchen, which is open to both paying and non-paying customers to enjoy a beautiful three-course meal.
The kitchen does rely on paying customers to help sustain the restaurant at a cost of $12 per meal, and any extra money goes toward the cost of meals for those who cannot pay.
Students can also volunteer at the restaurant as payment.
Bongiovi, who Bon Jovi credited with coming up with the idea, called the opening “humbling and a little overwhelming.”
“Recognizing that food insecurity is a critical issue facing many college students like the students here at Rutgers Newark when Gourmet Dining came to us a year ago with the idea of opening a Soul Kitchen, we jumped at the chance,” Bongiovi said.
Today we opened the doors to the first JBJ Soul Kitchen on a college campus. We’ll share photos and news from an epic opening event but we’re proud to share our story! Please visit our Instagram for the full video #jbjsoulkitchen pic.twitter.com/PybXFZHLNS — jbjsoulkitchenrun (@jbjskrun) January 22, 2020
Rutgers–Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor said that students know eating at the restaurant “isn’t a stigma, this is an empowerment.”
“This is a recognition of what it means to be a first-generation student,” Cantor said, “to be a lower-income student, what it means to come on an unusual path to higher education, and what it means to know, with the food in your stomach and the striving in your heart and brain, you will make a difference in the world.”
Bongiovi said that while JBJ Soul Kitchen cannot solve the issue of food insecurity entirely, it can certainly do its part to help.
“We hope to have an impact on the community, but in reality, we’re never gonna cure hunger with Soul Kitchen or help cure homelessness with bandaids,” she said.
“But these are some things we can do, and we can shine a light on these issues, because many people said to us, ‘I didn’t know college students were hungry.’”
The restaurant serves lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--Fitbit ‘Female Health Tracker’ Attacked for Not Including ‘Non-Women Who Menstruate’

In an predictable turn of events , prominent health and wellness accessory developer Fitbit , Inc. has unofficially been chosen as the latest subject of the LGBT community ’ s collective scorn .
The organization is under fire this week on social media for , of all things , a supposed lack of gender “ inclusivity ” within the software for its popular fitness trackers — which were recently revealed to be incapable of tracking the illusive male menstrual period .
Controversy seems to have initially spun up around the company Saturday , when a transgender Twitter user going by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Queer ” publicly called out Fitbit customer support for placing an app feature meant to track users ’ menstrual cycles under the “ Female Health ” umbrella .
“ Hey @ FitbitSupport I love the ‘ Female Health ’ tracker in your app.
” Lilo wrote .
“ However , I ’ m not female & I menstruate.
” “ Many trans & intersex people are in this position and feel alienated from menstrual health access .
Could you please change the name to the neutral term ‘ Menstrual Health ’ ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t want to have to misgender myself and my body in order to access menstrual health tools.
” What followed was roughly three days of round-the-clock updates from the transgender activist , which began with a screen shot of the menstrual cycle tracker ’ s interface , complete with “ the one issue circled ” for clarity — that “ one issue ” again being the fact that an application meant to track a biological female ’ s window of fertility happened to be labeled “ Female Health.
” Met with numerous responses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ itself and others from apparent supportive employees on their personal accounts — the trans activist only seemed to grow more frustrated as the hours turned into days .
Many people seemed to agree with her , too , as the activist ’ s initial tweet garnered over 500 retweets .
And while admittedly cryptic technical responses were met with snide remarks or outright disappointment , things truly took a turn for the aggressive when the company made its most accommodating response : one which included a link to an official company forum on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and changes .
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“ Oh [ for f— ‘ s sake ] @ fitbit , ” Lilo wrote back , “ whether or not your product is inclusive to trans people shouldn ’ t be something you put up for a ‘ vote . '
” Lilo and her not-so-merry band of outraged activists would not see their Twitter storm materialize into change , however , as the company would eventually respond once more to the mob @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health tool were “ currently not in [ the ] product roadmap.
” “ By default , female health tracking is hidden for users who have identified themselves as male in their Fitbit profile , ” the company wrote .
“ We ’ ll take note of your feedback as we strive to improve the quality of our products and services.
” I guess you really do catch more flies with honey .
Of course , regardless of the candor ( or lack thereof ) displayed by the new left ’ s growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly stick to its guns — or at the very least , the biological facts of life .
No matter how loud figures like Lilo scream and shout into the raging winds of reality , men can not have periods .
The fact that the modern West ’ s increased academic and philosophical valuation of subjective experience — and immense devaluation of objective truth — has become so pervasive that our culture can not definitively say that men are not women and women are not men is deeply concerning .
All the more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this frame of mind has been ushered in by the same individuals who claim President Donald Trump ’ s excessive employment of hyperbole has established a post-truth society .
And though I may be willing to meet them halfway in saying this president ’ s rhetoric has certainly contributed to the expansion of the post-truth society , the “ transgender rights movement ” is all the proof one needs to reveal it was the cultural left who created such a society in the first place .
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In a predictable turn of events, prominent health and wellness accessory developer Fitbit, Inc. has unofficially been chosen as the latest subject of the LGBT community’s collective scorn.
The organization is under fire this week on social media for, of all things, a supposed lack of gender “inclusivity” within the software for its popular fitness trackers — which were recently revealed to be incapable of tracking the illusive male menstrual period.
Controversy seems to have initially spun up around the company Saturday, when a transgender Twitter user going by the name of “Lilo the Autistic Queer” publicly called out Fitbit customer support for placing an app feature meant to track users’ menstrual cycles under the “Female Health” umbrella.
“Hey @FitbitSupport I love the ‘Female Health’ tracker in your app.” Lilo wrote. “However, I’m not female & I menstruate.”
“Many trans & intersex people are in this position and feel alienated from menstrual health access. Could you please change the name to the neutral term ‘Menstrual Health’?” Lilo asked.
“I don’t want to have to misgender myself and my body in order to access menstrual health tools.”
If people could retweet this to try to get @fitbit to see it, that would be helpful. It’s a tiny change they could make that will make a huge difference to a lot of people. I don’t want to have to misgender myself and my body in order to access menstrual health tools. — Lilo the Autistic Queer (@A_Silent_Child) February 8, 2020
Not everyone who menstruates is female. Not everyone who is female menstruates. Let’s shift our language. — Lilo the Autistic Queer (@A_Silent_Child) February 8, 2020
What followed was roughly three days of round-the-clock updates from the transgender activist, which began with a screen shot of the menstrual cycle tracker’s interface, complete with “the one issue circled” for clarity — that “one issue” again being the fact that an application meant to track a biological female’s window of fertility happened to be labeled “Female Health.”
Met with numerous responses, however — some from the company itself and others from apparent supportive employees on their personal accounts — the trans activist only seemed to grow more frustrated as the hours turned into days. Many people seemed to agree with her, too, as the activist’s initial tweet garnered over 500 retweets.
And while admittedly cryptic technical responses were met with snide remarks or outright disappointment, things truly took a turn for the aggressive when the company made its most accommodating response: one which included a link to an official company forum on which users could vote for new features and changes.
Oh ffs @fitbit whether or not your product is inclusive to trans people shouldn’t be something you put up for a “vote” Like, either you support our existence or you don’t. https://t.co/J5CT2KmSRO — Lilo the Autistic Queer (@A_Silent_Child) February 9, 2020
Fitbit seems to be reasserting that they do not believe men can have periods. https://t.co/3YbpaOiNJ9 — Lilo the Autistic Queer (@A_Silent_Child) February 9, 2020
“Oh [for f—‘s sake] @fitbit,” Lilo wrote back, “whether or not your product is inclusive to trans people shouldn’t be something you put up for a ‘vote.'”
Lilo and her not-so-merry band of outraged activists would not see their Twitter storm materialize into change, however, as the company would eventually respond once more to the mob, affirming that changes to the female health tool were “currently not in [the] product roadmap.”
“By default, female health tracking is hidden for users who have identified themselves as male in their Fitbit profile,” the company wrote. “We’ll take note of your feedback as we strive to improve the quality of our products and services.”
I guess you really do catch more flies with honey.
Of course, regardless of the candor (or lack thereof) displayed by the new left’s growing wave of transgender activists, Fitbit should certainly stick to its guns — or at the very least, the biological facts of life.
No matter how loud figures like Lilo scream and shout into the raging winds of reality, men cannot have periods.
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The fact that the modern West’s increased academic and philosophical valuation of subjective experience — and immense devaluation of objective truth — has become so pervasive that our culture cannot definitively say that men are not women and women are not men is deeply concerning.
All the more interesting, however, is the fact that this frame of mind has been ushered in by the same individuals who claim President Donald Trump’s excessive employment of hyperbole has established a post-truth society.
And though I may be willing to meet them halfway in saying this president’s rhetoric has certainly contributed to the expansion of the post-truth society, the “transgender rights movement” is all the proof one needs to reveal it was the cultural left who created such a society in the first place.
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--US Coronavirus Patient Temporarily Released Due to ‘Labeling’ Mixup

A coronavirus patient in California was temporarily released from the hospital after a labeling mix-up , according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The unidentified woman was one of four people who had shown signs of coronavirus symptoms and had been transported from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to UC San Diego Medical Center for observation , Fox News reported .
The mix-up occurred because the patient ’ s pseudonyms used on the test labels did not match the ones used by the CDC to protect her privacy , according to UC San Diego Medical Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with labeling , ” Dr. Christopher Braden , the CDC delegate in San Diego , said .
“ They have their procedures , we have our procedures .
They didn ’ t match exactly.
” When officials first tested the patients , they said all four of the individuals tested negative .
Later , they realized the woman ’ s sample wasn ’ t included in the tested batch .
“ At the time , they were relying on phone conversations to relay test results and the CDC in Atlanta told officials in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” a CDC representative said Tuesday .
“ The problem was because of differences between San Diego labeling and what the CDC lab accepts , the sample from the woman didn ’ t even reach testing stage so it was true that all samples that were tested were negative , and it was also true that the woman had COVID-19 [ coronavirus ] because her sample was not tested.
” The woman was on her way back to the Marine Corps base with the other quarantined evacuees when officials received a text @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The three passengers who were traveling with her are now isolated at Miramar and considered to be at medium risk .
The woman ’ s positive test makes her the 13th confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States .
After the woman was returned to the hospital , UC San Diego Medical Center officials and the CDC discussed protocol in “ excruciating detail ” so the mishap doesn ’ t happen again .
This might not be enough for the other evacuees , though .
The other quarantined patients at Marine Corps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ share suggestions for “ critical measures toward mitigating the potential risk of spreading the virus at the Miramar Center , ” KNSD-TV reported .
“ A lot of sentiment has been expressed that we need to make some suggestions and get some feedback , ” quarantined patient Jake Wilson said .
“ We really felt the need for these basic things to be addressed , and we hope that the petition would at least be able to address these basic concerns , ” he said .
Wilson told KNSD that he is worried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal testing kits available .
Testing only consists of one temperature reading a day and voluntary admission of symptoms .
RELATED : WHO Chief Warns Coronavirus Is ' a Very Grave Threat ' to the World , Gives It a New Name The petition includes five suggestions : mandatory testing of everyone in the facility , prevention of large group gatherings , delivery of personal protective gear and in-room disinfection , availability of hand sanitizer at the front desk and playground , and disinfection of public areas two or three times a day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , not just about themselves here at the facility and the cross-contamination , ” Wilson said .
“ They don ’ t want to bring this virus back out into the public and potentially infect their families whenever they ’ re released , ” he said .
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A coronavirus patient in California was temporarily released from the hospital after a labeling mix-up, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The unidentified woman was one of four people who had shown signs of coronavirus symptoms and had been transported from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to UC San Diego Medical Center for observation, Fox News reported.
The mix-up occurred because the patient’s pseudonyms used on the test labels did not match the ones used by the CDC to protect her privacy, according to UC San Diego Medical Center officials.
“It was an issue with labeling,” Dr. Christopher Braden, the CDC delegate in San Diego, said. “They have their procedures, we have our procedures. They didn’t match exactly.”
When officials first tested the patients, they said all four of the individuals tested negative. Later, they realized the woman’s sample wasn’t included in the tested batch.
“At the time, they were relying on phone conversations to relay test results and the CDC in Atlanta told officials in San Diego that all tests were negative,” a CDC representative said Tuesday.
“The problem was because of differences between San Diego labeling and what the CDC lab accepts, the sample from the woman didn’t even reach testing stage so it was true that all samples that were tested were negative, and it was also true that the woman had COVID-19 [coronavirus] because her sample was not tested.”
The woman was on her way back to the Marine Corps base with the other quarantined evacuees when officials received a text message that she had tested positive. The three passengers who were traveling with her are now isolated at Miramar and considered to be at medium risk.
The woman’s positive test makes her the 13th confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States.
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After the woman was returned to the hospital, UC San Diego Medical Center officials and the CDC discussed protocol in “excruciating detail” so the mishap doesn’t happen again.
This might not be enough for the other evacuees, though. The other quarantined patients at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar started a petition to share suggestions for “critical measures toward mitigating the potential risk of spreading the virus at the Miramar Center,” KNSD-TV reported.
“A lot of sentiment has been expressed that we need to make some suggestions and get some feedback,” quarantined patient Jake Wilson said.
“We really felt the need for these basic things to be addressed, and we hope that the petition would at least be able to address these basic concerns,” he said.
Wilson told KNSD that he is worried about cross-contamination and that there are no personal testing kits available. Testing only consists of one temperature reading a day and voluntary admission of symptoms.
The petition includes five suggestions: mandatory testing of everyone in the facility, prevention of large group gatherings, delivery of personal protective gear and in-room disinfection, availability of hand sanitizer at the front desk and playground, and disinfection of public areas two or three times a day.
“The people are really worried, not just about themselves here at the facility and the cross-contamination,” Wilson said.
“They don’t want to bring this virus back out into the public and potentially infect their families whenever they’re released,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--Three High School Girls Launch Lawsuit in Bid To Block Transgender Athletes from Dominating Female S

Three High School Girls Launch Lawsuit in Bid To Block Transgender Athletes from Dominating Female Sports

The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports .
Selina Soule , a senior at Glastonbury High School , Chelsea Mitchell , a senior at Canton High School , and Alanna Smith , a sophomore at Danbury High School are represented by the conservative nonprofit organization Alliance Defending Freedom .
They argue that allowing boys who identify as female to compete has deprived them of track titles and scholarship opportunities .
“ Mentally and physically , we know the outcome before the race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is the daughter of former Major League Baseball pitcher Lee Smith .
“ That biological unfairness doesn ’ t go away because of what someone believes about gender identity .
All girls deserve the chance to compete on a level playing field.
” The lawsuit was filed against the Connecticut Association of Schools-Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and the boards of education in Bloomfield , Cromwell , Glastonbury , Canton and Danbury .
“ Forcing girls to be spectators in their own sports is completely at odds with Title IX , a federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women in education and athletics , ” attorney Christiana Holcomb said .
“ Connecticut ’ s policy violates that law and reverses nearly 50 years of advances for women.
” The Connecticut Association of Schools-Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference says its policy follows a state anti-discrimination law requiring that students be treated by the gender with which they identify .
The group says the policy is “ appropriate under both state and federal law.
” The lawsuit follows a Title IX complaint filed last June by the girls ’ families and the Alliance Defending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Office for Civil Rights , which is investigating the policy .
The lawsuit centers on two transgender sprinters , Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood , who have frequently outperformed their female competitors .
The two seniors have combined to win 15 girls state indoor or outdoor championship races since 2017 , according to the lawsuit .
The three plaintiffs have competed directly against them , almost always losing to Miller and usually behind Yearwood .
Mitchell finished third in the 2019 state championship in the girls 55-meter indoor track competition behind Miller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to come in second or third place , but to win fair and square , ” Mitchell said .
“ All we ’ re asking for is a fair chance.
” Yearwood , of Cromwell High School , and Miller , of Bloomfield High School , have both defended their participation in girls events .
Yearwood told The Associated Press in February 2019 that there are many differences among athletes that may give one a physical advantage over another , and claimed he doesn ’ t have an unfair advantage .
RELATED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shoes in Heartwarming Video “ One high jumper could be taller and have longer legs than another , but the other could have perfect form , and then do better , ” he said .
“ One sprinter could have parents who spend so much money on personal training for their child , which in turn , would cause that child to run faster.
” Yearwood ’ s mother said the athlete had no immediate comment on Wednesday ’ s lawsuit .
Miller did not immediately respond to a request for comment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent the transgender girls from competing while the lawsuit moves forward .
No hearing date on that request had been scheduled Wednesday , the day before the state ’ s indoor track championships begin .
Connecticut is one of 17 states that allowed transgender high school athletes to compete without restrictions in 2019 , according to Transathlete.com , which tracks state policies in high school sports across the country .
Eight states had restrictions that make it difficult for transgender athletes to compete while in school , such as requiring athletes to compete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or allowing them to participate only after going through sex reassignment procedures or hormone therapies , according to Transathlete .
Yearwood and Miller have said they are still in the process of transitioning but have declined to provide details .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .
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The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports.
Selina Soule, a senior at Glastonbury High School, Chelsea Mitchell, a senior at Canton High School, and Alanna Smith, a sophomore at Danbury High School are represented by the conservative nonprofit organization Alliance Defending Freedom.
They argue that allowing boys who identify as female to compete has deprived them of track titles and scholarship opportunities.
“Mentally and physically, we know the outcome before the race even starts,” said Smith, who is the daughter of former Major League Baseball pitcher Lee Smith. “That biological unfairness doesn’t go away because of what someone believes about gender identity. All girls deserve the chance to compete on a level playing field.”
The lawsuit was filed against the Connecticut Association of Schools-Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and the boards of education in Bloomfield, Cromwell, Glastonbury, Canton and Danbury.
“Forcing girls to be spectators in their own sports is completely at odds with Title IX, a federal law designed to create equal opportunities for women in education and athletics,” attorney Christiana Holcomb said. “Connecticut’s policy violates that law and reverses nearly 50 years of advances for women.”
The Connecticut Association of Schools-Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference says its policy follows a state anti-discrimination law requiring that students be treated by the gender with which they identify. The group says the policy is “appropriate under both state and federal law.”
The lawsuit follows a Title IX complaint filed last June by the girls’ families and the Alliance Defending Freedom with the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, which is investigating the policy.
The lawsuit centers on two transgender sprinters, Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood, who have frequently outperformed their female competitors.
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The two seniors have combined to win 15 girls state indoor or outdoor championship races since 2017, according to the lawsuit.
The three plaintiffs have competed directly against them, almost always losing to Miller and usually behind Yearwood. Mitchell finished third in the 2019 state championship in the girls 55-meter indoor track competition behind Miller and Yearwood.
“Our dream is not to come in second or third place, but to win fair and square,” Mitchell said. “All we’re asking for is a fair chance.”
Yearwood, of Cromwell High School, and Miller, of Bloomfield High School, have both defended their participation in girls events.
Yearwood told The Associated Press in February 2019 that there are many differences among athletes that may give one a physical advantage over another, and claimed he doesn’t have an unfair advantage.
“One high jumper could be taller and have longer legs than another, but the other could have perfect form, and then do better,” he said. “One sprinter could have parents who spend so much money on personal training for their child, which in turn, would cause that child to run faster.”
Yearwood’s mother said the athlete had no immediate comment on Wednesday’s lawsuit. Miller did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The attorneys are asking the court to prevent the transgender girls from competing while the lawsuit moves forward. No hearing date on that request had been scheduled Wednesday, the day before the state’s indoor track championships begin.
Connecticut is one of 17 states that allowed transgender high school athletes to compete without restrictions in 2019, according to Transathlete.com, which tracks state policies in high school sports across the country.
Eight states had restrictions that make it difficult for transgender athletes to compete while in school, such as requiring athletes to compete under the gender on their birth certificate or allowing them to participate only after going through sex reassignment procedures or hormone therapies, according to Transathlete.
Yearwood and Miller have said they are still in the process of transitioning but have declined to provide details.
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--Op-Ed: Daytona 500 Is Perfect Example of Trump’s America

You ’ ve got to give the Democrats their due .
They get their a**es handed to them for the past six months and they barely notice in their zeal to perform a coup d ’ état .
Coup d ’ état is a term that we used to hear from either French history or banana republics when we were growing up .
According to Google — which was not around when the phrase was formed—it is the “ overthrow of an existing government by non-democratic means.
” And that ’ s exactly what Nancy Pelosi , Chuck Schumer and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still trying to do .
Unfortunately , my sixth-grade ( pre-union ) civics teacher isn ’ t around to call it what it is .
So , today ’ s kids are watching an attempted coup and don ’ t even realize it .
But the American people have endless amounts of good sense and it probably won ’ t happen because , if it did , I would not rule out an armed intervention from the right .
Tune in this coming Sunday on Fox ( the big network , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sometime around 2:30 p.m. Eastern , a green flag will drop and 43 of America ’ s best drivers will race 500 miles in what has been described for years as “ the Great American Race.
” It will be watched in person by about 100,000 or more of this country ’ s closest friends and millions more on television .
It is officially known as the Daytona 500 .
For the most part , this is the group of “ boomer rubes ” some clown on CNN was talking about last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the AT & T-owned “ news ” channel could produce laughed their butts off .
This is — in Daytona , that is — the group of “ deplorables ” who “ cling to their guns and religion ” that Hillary and Barack talked about .
In short , this is the group of people who finally got tired of being sniped at , told how old , white , racist and stupid we were and who went to the polls in 2016 and took back our government by sending Mr. Trump to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hangers-on — those who think killing babies is normal , as an example — have been in a state of high dudgeon ever since .
Were Mr. Trump to be removed from his post without the benefit of an election , this nation might discover the real reason our Founding Fathers included the Second Amendment in our Bill of Rights .
And the real reason the people who hate Donald Trump with a passion would like to see us only have nine amendments in the Bill of Rights .
Now , I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or be necessary since the left is all hat and no cattle and the right actually has the guns .
But if it did , you would probably get less than even money that the folks with the guns would win and those who would remove our rights would lose .
This is why the most dangerous place to be in Washington is between Chuck Schumer and a TV camera .
Or between Nancy Pelosi and a replica of a Donald Trump speech .
The left , you see , is full of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the mere threat of their anger and piling on is enough to get their way .
The left has very few Cliven Bundys , who stared down snipers from the federal government during a Southern Nevada showdown over his cattle .
The left has very few people who are willing to fight for what they say they believe in .
The right understands what the term “ freedom ” means .
So if you want to see exactly where the line is , cross it and find out .
Keep it up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since you all don ’ t have the sense God gave a goose , we ’ ll just watch the Daytona 500 and not worry about it today .
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You’ve got to give the Democrats their due.
They get their a**es handed to them for the past six months and they barely notice in their zeal to perform a coup d’état.
Coup d’état is a term that we used to hear from either French history or banana republics when we were growing up. According to Google — which was not around when the phrase was formed—it is the “overthrow of an existing government by non-democratic means.”
And that’s exactly what Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and the lesser Democratic lights in the House are still trying to do.
Unfortunately, my sixth-grade (pre-union) civics teacher isn’t around to call it what it is.
So, today’s kids are watching an attempted coup and don’t even realize it.
But the American people have endless amounts of good sense and it probably won’t happen because, if it did, I would not rule out an armed intervention from the right.
Don’t believe me?
Tune in this coming Sunday on Fox (the big network, not the news channel) and see why.
Sometime around 2:30 p.m. Eastern, a green flag will drop and 40 of America’s best drivers will race 500 miles in what has been described for years as “the Great American Race.” It will be watched in person by about 200,000 or more of this country’s closest friends and millions more on television. It is officially known as the Daytona 500.
For the most part, this is the group of “boomer rubes” some clown on CNN was talking about last week while the finest “pundits” the AT&T-owned “news” channel could produce laughed their butts off. This is — in Daytona, that is — the group of “deplorables” who “cling to their guns and religion” that Hillary and Barack talked about.
In short, this is the group of people who finally got tired of being sniped at, told how old, white, racist and stupid we were and who went to the polls in 2016 and took back our government by sending Mr. Trump to Washington.
The Democrats and their associated hangers-on — those who think killing babies is normal, as an example — have been in a state of high dudgeon ever since.
Were Mr. Trump to be removed from his post without the benefit of an election, this nation might discover the real reason our Founding Fathers included the Second Amendment in our Bill of Rights. And the real reason the people who hate Donald Trump with a passion would like to see us only have nine amendments in the Bill of Rights.
Now, I don’t expect that to ever happen or be necessary since the left is all hat and no cattle and the right actually has the guns.
But if it did, you would probably get less than even money that the folks with the guns would win and those who would remove our rights would lose.
This is why the most dangerous place to be in Washington is between Chuck Schumer and a TV camera. Or between Nancy Pelosi and a replica of a Donald Trump speech.
The left, you see, is full of phonies, braggarts and clowns who think that the mere threat of their anger and piling on is enough to get their way.
It’s not.
The left has very few Cliven Bundys, who stared down snipers from the federal government during a Southern Nevada showdown over his cattle. The left has very few people who are willing to fight for what they say they believe in.
The right understands what the term “freedom” means.
So if you want to see exactly where the line is, cross it and find out. Keep it up, Nancy and Chuckie.
But, since you all don’t have the sense God gave a goose, we’ll just watch the Daytona 500 and not worry about it today.
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--WHO Chief Warns Coronavirus Is ‘a Very Grave Threat’ to the World, Gives It a New Name

The coronavirus rampaging through China has now claimed more than 1,000 lives in that country as the World Health Organization fights to contain the damage globally .
“ With 99 percent of cases in China , this remains very much an emergency for that country , but one that holds a very grave threat for the rest of the world , ” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , WHO ’ s director-general , told a research and innovation forum meant to deal with the virus in Geneva on Tuesday .
Ghebreyesus urged nations and experts to “ use the window of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO is concerned over cases in which the virus is transmitted to people who have had no contact with anyone coming from China , fearing that could lead to an even greater spread of the disease .
“ It could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire , ” Ghebreyesus told reporters earlier this week , according to Reuters .
“ We have to invest in preparedness , ” he said , CNN reported .
“ I have a great concern that if this virus makes it to a weaker health system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , referring to nations without strong public health systems .
He said just because that has not happened so far , “ It doesn ’ t mean it will not happen — it may.
” The WHO on Tuesday also gave the virus a name , COVID-19 .
“ We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location , an animal , or an individual or group of people , ” Ghebreyesus told reporters , according to NBC News .
As of Wednesday , 1,113 people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with more than 40,000 people infected in that nation alone , according to The New York Times .
One person has died of the virus in the Philippines , and another in Hong Kong .
RELATED : 'It 's Happening in Your State ' : Pompeo Warns of Nefarious Chinese Infiltration There have been 393 confirmed COVID-19 cases in 24 countries outside of China .
The number of cases in the U.S. rose to 13 with the announcement that one American who had been evacuated from Wuhan , China , tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The individual was among 167 people on a State Department flight out of China .
The patient had been initially released from isolation after testing negative for COVID-19 , but has since returned to a hospital .
About 24 Americans aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship , which is in quarantine off the coast of Japan , have also tested positive for the virus , They are among 174 people on the ship who have tested positive for the virus .
A report from Imperial College London estimated that 1 percent of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report noted that it was based on limited and emerging data .
“ Understanding the likely impact of the unfolding pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus on human health will be critical to informing the decisions made by countries in the coming weeks in how best to respond to this new public health threat , ” Professor Neil Ferguson , a co-author of the report , said .
“ Our estimates — while subject to much uncertainty due to the limited data currently available — suggest that the impact of the unfolding epidemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemics of the twentieth century.
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The coronavirus rampaging through China has now claimed more than 1,000 lives in that country as the World Health Organization fights to contain the damage globally.
“With 99 percent of cases in China, this remains very much an emergency for that country, but one that holds a very grave threat for the rest of the world,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s director-general, told a research and innovation forum meant to deal with the virus in Geneva on Tuesday.
“With 99% of #2019nCoV cases in #China, this remains very much an emergency for that country, but one that holds a very grave threat for the rest of the world”-@DrTedros — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 11, 2020
Ghebreyesus urged nations and experts to “use the window of opportunity that we have now.”
The WHO is concerned over cases in which the virus is transmitted to people who have had no contact with anyone coming from China, fearing that could lead to an even greater spread of the disease.
“It could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire,” Ghebreyesus told reporters earlier this week, according to Reuters.
“We have to invest in preparedness,” he said, CNN reported.
“I have a great concern that if this virus makes it to a weaker health system it will create havoc,” Ghebreyesus said, referring to nations without strong public health systems.
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He said just because that has not happened so far, “It doesn’t mean it will not happen — it may.”
The WHO on Tuesday also gave the virus a name, COVID-19.
“We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, or an individual or group of people,” Ghebreyesus told reporters, according to NBC News.
As of Wednesday, 1,113 people in China had died from the virus, with more than 40,000 people infected in that nation alone, according to The New York Times.
One person has died of the virus in the Philippines, and another in Hong Kong.
There have been 393 confirmed COVID-19 cases in 24 countries outside of China.
The number of cases in the U.S. rose to 13 with the announcement that one American who had been evacuated from Wuhan, China, tested positive for the virus, CBS News reported.
The individual was among 167 people on a State Department flight out of China.
The patient had been initially released from isolation after testing negative for COVID-19, but has since returned to a hospital.
About 24 Americans aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is in quarantine off the coast of Japan, have also tested positive for the virus, They are among 174 people on the ship who have tested positive for the virus.
A report from Imperial College London estimated that 1 percent of those infected with COVID-19 will die. The report noted that it was based on limited and emerging data.
“Understanding the likely impact of the unfolding pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus on human health will be critical to informing the decisions made by countries in the coming weeks in how best to respond to this new public health threat,” Professor Neil Ferguson, a co-author of the report, said.
“Our estimates — while subject to much uncertainty due to the limited data currently available — suggest that the impact of the unfolding epidemic may be comparable to the major influenza pandemics of the twentieth century.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--Struggling Warren Campaign Looks Past New Hampshire, Hangs Hopes on Super Tuesday

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , who lost badly in both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary , plans to make up for those defeats with a successful Super Tuesday , according to a campaign memo .
Warren on Tuesday finished a distant fourth in the New Hampshire primary , grabbing 9.2 percent of the vote to finish behind apparent winner Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont , former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota , according to The New York Times .
Warren said Tuesday night , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ built for the long haul and we are just getting started , ” according to The Boston Globe .
“ We might be headed for one of those long primary fights that last for months , ” Warren said .
“ The question for us Democrats is whether it will be a long bitter rehash of the same old divides in our party , or whether we can find another way.
” Warren campaign manager Roger Lau wrote in a memo to Warren ’ s supporters Tuesday that the Massachusetts progressive ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contest , ” according to the Washington Examiner .
“ After New Hampshire tonight , 98 % of pledged delegates will still be up for grabs , ” he wrote , according to The Hill .
“ And as the race consolidates after Super Tuesday , we expect the results to show that Elizabeth Warren is the consensus choice of the widest coalition of Democrats in every corner of the country.
” The Super Tuesday voting on March 3 covers 14 states : Alabama , Arkansas , California , Colorado , Maine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oklahoma , Tennessee , Texas , Utah , Vermont and Virginia , according to Ballotpedia .
Nevada and South Carolina vote before then .
Lau claimed Warren can reach at least 15 percent support in more than half of the Super Tuesday states , and will snare a trove of convention delegates in the process .
“ Warren is poised to finish in the top two in over half of Super Tuesday states ( eight of 14 ) , in the top three in all of them , and is on pace to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but one , ” he wrote “ The process won ’ t be decided by the simple horse race numbers in clickbait headlines , ” Lau said , according to The New York Times .
“ That ’ s never been our focus — our focus is on building a broad coalition to win delegates everywhere.
” In the memo , Lau said Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden were the only long-term viable candidates , setting aside Buttigieg and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg .
“ Sen .
Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significantly lower than the support he had four years ago , ” he wrote .
RELATED : CA Pastor Who Predicted Kanye West 's Conversion Says Trump Will Win Second Term As for Biden , Lau claimed the long-time front-runner was tumbling .
“ Biden entered this race as the clear front-runner , reaching over 40 percent in national polling last spring .
He ’ s now polling under 30 percent even among older voters and African-American voters , who have been his strongest supporters , and his support among younger voters has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the memo said .
Lau also said Buttigieg has had it easy so far .
“ Former Mayor Buttigieg ’ s most significant challenge is yet to come , as the contest moves into states with more diverse electorates , and he still hasn ’ t answered tough questions about his record in South Bend , ” the memo said .
“ There are a lot of folks who are going to talk about what ’ s not winnable , what can ’ t be done and definitely about who can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the days leading up to the New Hampshire primary , according to The Times .
“ They ’ re going to talk about it right up until we get in that fight , we persist and we win.
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who lost badly in both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, plans to make up for those defeats with a successful Super Tuesday, according to a campaign memo.
Warren on Tuesday finished a distant fourth in the New Hampshire primary, grabbing 9.2 percent of the vote to finish behind apparent winner Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, according to The New York Times.
Warren said Tuesday night, however, that “our campaign is built for the long haul and we are just getting started,” according to The Boston Globe.
“We might be headed for one of those long primary fights that last for months,” Warren said. “The question for us Democrats is whether it will be a long bitter rehash of the same old divides in our party, or whether we can find another way.”
Warren campaign manager Roger Lau wrote in a memo to Warren’s supporters Tuesday that the Massachusetts progressive’s team is planning for a “drawn-out contest,” according to the Washington Examiner.
Lau called the Democratic contest a “volatile and unpredictable” primary race.
“After New Hampshire tonight, 98% of pledged delegates will still be up for grabs,” he wrote, according to The Hill. “And as the race consolidates after Super Tuesday, we expect the results to show that Elizabeth Warren is the consensus choice of the widest coalition of Democrats in every corner of the country.”
The Super Tuesday voting on March 3 covers 14 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia, according to Ballotpedia.
Nevada and South Carolina vote before then.
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Lau claimed Warren can reach at least 15 percent support in more than half of the Super Tuesday states, and will snare a trove of convention delegates in the process.
“Warren is poised to finish in the top two in over half of Super Tuesday states (eight of 14), in the top three in all of them, and is on pace to pick up at-large statewide delegates in all but one,” he wrote
“The process won’t be decided by the simple horse race numbers in clickbait headlines,” Lau said, according to The New York Times. “That’s never been our focus — our focus is on building a broad coalition to win delegates everywhere.”
In the memo, Lau said Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden were the only long-term viable candidates, setting aside Buttigieg and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
“Sen. Sanders starts with a ceiling that’s significantly lower than the support he had four years ago,” he wrote.
As for Biden, Lau claimed the long-time front-runner was tumbling.
“Biden entered this race as the clear front-runner, reaching over 40 percent in national polling last spring. He’s now polling under 30 percent even among older voters and African-American voters, who have been his strongest supporters, and his support among younger voters has fallen to just 6 percent,” the memo said.
Lau also said Buttigieg has had it easy so far.
“Former Mayor Buttigieg’s most significant challenge is yet to come, as the contest moves into states with more diverse electorates, and he still hasn’t answered tough questions about his record in South Bend,” the memo said.
Warren herself was talking optimism.
“There are a lot of folks who are going to talk about what’s not winnable, what can’t be done and definitely about who can’t do it,” Warren said in the days leading up to the New Hampshire primary, according to The Times.
“They’re going to talk about it right up until we get in that fight, we persist and we win.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--CNN’s Van Jones Says Democrats Are ‘Sad and Depressed’ About Attempts To Beat Trump

Life is terribly hard for Democrats these days , CNN commentator Van Jones bemoaned Tuesday night while assessing the fallout from the New Hampshire Democratic primary .
In the voting , Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont appeared to have eked out a narrow victory over former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg , according to The New York Times .
Meanwhile , the down-ballot drama showed Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota finishing third , while Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts placed a distant fourth and former Vice President Joe Biden drifted all the way down to fifth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he said on the network Tuesday .
“ I think people are sad .
I think people can ’ t figure out which of these people they ’ re supposed to vote for , and I think people are waiting to come out to vote against Donald Trump.
” “ This is a messy , confusing choice .
People are sad and depressed , and people just want somebody to vote for against Trump , ” he said .
In his remarks , Jones tried to spin the results to claim that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a 2018 New Hampshire law that redefined residency in the state for voting purposes .
“ Let ’ s not forget though , in New Hampshire , younger people , especially students , are having a harder time voting , ” Jones said .
“ They ’ ve changed the rules , they changed the laws , you have to register your car to be able to vote.
” As the primary results unfolded , Trump took several jabs at the Democrats .
To one commentator , the state of the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : CA Pastor Who Predicted Kanye West 's Conversion Says Trump Will Win Second Term “ The President ’ s dream scenario is a drawn-out , nasty fight that goes all the way to the national convention this summer , ” CNN editor-at-large Chris Cillizza wrote Wednesday .
“ And that scenario got more likely on Tuesday night — with the field of candidates likely to stay in the race for weeks or months to come growing ( Klobuchar is now in the mix , along with Sanders , Buttigieg , Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , meanwhile , continues to run largely unopposed for the GOP nod — collecting huge sums of cash and voter data along the way.
” He also noted that for Biden , the results of New Hampshire , on top of the former vice president ’ s lackluster Iowa finish , mean that “ Biden has run for president three times ( 1988 , 2008 and 2020 ) and still has never won a single primary or caucus.
” “ Biden has insisted he will go on to Nevada ’ s caucuses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primary on February 29 , where the electorate is much more diverse than in Iowa and New Hampshire .
“ Sure .
But momentum matters .
And money follows momentum .
Biden is absolutely dead in the water on both fronts , ” he wrote .
Cillizza called Warren ’ s fourth place finish “ a pretty long fall from ” early expectations she might win the state , adding that “ Warren was depending heavily on a strong performance in these first two states .
She didn ’ t get even one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on in the race .
But the path is tough.
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Life is terribly hard for Democrats these days, CNN commentator Van Jones bemoaned Tuesday night while assessing the fallout from the New Hampshire Democratic primary.
In the voting, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont appeared to have eked out a narrow victory over former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, according to The New York Times. Meanwhile, the down-ballot drama showed Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota finishing third, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts placed a distant fourth and former Vice President Joe Biden drifted all the way down to fifth.
Jones said voters are confused.
“I think people are depressed,” he said on the network Tuesday. “I think people are sad. I think people can’t figure out which of these people they’re supposed to vote for, and I think people are waiting to come out to vote against Donald Trump.”
We need to remember the laws changed in New Hampshire, and students are having a harder time voting. That hurts @BernieSanders. Something else is going on, though. Voters are depressed & overwhelmed by options. People just want someone to vote for against Trump. @CNN #NHprimary pic.twitter.com/x4h2fTBEzz — Van Jones (@VanJones68) February 12, 2020
“This is a messy, confusing choice. People are sad and depressed, and people just want somebody to vote for against Trump,” he said.
In his remarks, Jones tried to spin the results to claim that Sanders would have won bigger if not for a 2018 New Hampshire law that redefined residency in the state for voting purposes.
“Let’s not forget though, in New Hampshire, younger people, especially students, are having a harder time voting,” Jones said. “They’ve changed the rules, they changed the laws, you have to register your car to be able to vote.”
As the primary results unfolded, Trump took several jabs at the Democrats.
Impeachment King Steyer (how did that work out?) spent 200 Million Dollars and got less than 1% of the vote in Iowa, and only 3% of the Vote in New Hampshire. Could it be that something is just plain missing? Not easy to do what I did, is it? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to as Pocahontas, is having a really bad night. I think she is sending signals that she wants out. Calling for unity is her way of getting there, going home, and having a “nice cold beer” with her husband! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
To one commentator, the state of the Democratic race is just what Trump wants.
“The President’s dream scenario is a drawn-out, nasty fight that goes all the way to the national convention this summer,” CNN editor-at-large Chris Cillizza wrote Wednesday.
“And that scenario got more likely on Tuesday night — with the field of candidates likely to stay in the race for weeks or months to come growing (Klobuchar is now in the mix, along with Sanders, Buttigieg, Biden, Warren and Michael Bloomberg). Trump, meanwhile, continues to run largely unopposed for the GOP nod — collecting huge sums of cash and voter data along the way.”
He also noted that for Biden, the results of New Hampshire, on top of the former vice president’s lackluster Iowa finish, mean that “Biden has run for president three times (1988, 2008 and 2020) and still has never won a single primary or caucus.”
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“Biden has insisted he will go on to Nevada’s caucuses on February 22 and the South Carolina primary on February 29, where the electorate is much more diverse than in Iowa and New Hampshire.
“Sure. But momentum matters. And money follows momentum. Biden is absolutely dead in the water on both fronts,” he wrote.
Cillizza called Warren’s fourth place finish “a pretty long fall from” early expectations she might win the state, adding that “Warren was depending heavily on a strong performance in these first two states. She didn’t get even one. Warren pledged Tuesday night to continue on in the race. But the path is tough.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--Confused Biden Mocks 2nd Amendment, Claims ‘Rational’ Gun Policy Would Ban ’50 Clips in a Weapon’

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was in Hudson , New Hampshire , on Sunday and made a slew of statements that derided gun ownership , even promising to sue gun manufacturers for “ all the havoc they have caused.
” “ There is a Second Amendment and you do have a right to bear arms , but not an unlimited right .
No amendment is absolute , ” Biden told the cheering crowd .
“ Those who say ‘ the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of patriots ’ — a great line , ” the former vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ?
The fact is if you ’ re going to take on the government , you need an F-15 with Hellfire missiles .
There ’ s no way an AK-47 is going to take care of you if you ’ re going to take on — you ’ re worried about the government knocking down your door.
” Biden decried current firearm laws , saying , “ We ’ re unwilling to have a rational policy that says you can not have 20 , 30 , 40 , 50 clips in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he meant as “ 50 clips ” does not match any firearm configuration .
The gun gaffe was certainly not his first .
The former vice president has made similar mistakes during Democratic debates and on the campaign trail .
Biden also said he would work to sue gun manufacturers for “ all the havoc they have caused.
” “ One thing to get their attention is say , ‘ I ’ m going to hold you responsible for the carnage you ’ re keeping , ' ” he said .
He made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knife manufacturers would be next on that list .
Biden ’ s slights and flubs are not simply tossed at firearm policy here .
He is teasing outright prohibition , from repealing the Second Amendment that is not “ absolute ” to suing gun makers into closure , bankruptcy or extinction .
Throwing shade at resisting an ever-expanding government with an unfortunate history of dehumanizing bureaucracy is to slur everyday Americans .
And that includes government folks that Biden inadvertently describes as insurmountable foes — will F-15 fighter jets be used against Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll numbers just dropped among F-15 pilots .
Americans who respect the Second Amendment recognize that our country ’ s legacies of life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness can not be fully embraced unless we can secure them from threat and defend them from harm .
Biden may want to prohibit weapons with “ 50 clips ” — whatever that may be .
But a people can not vanquish its life-protecting tools and fully embrace its right to life .
Any right we can not defend is no longer a right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defend life with capable and dependable firearm technology , then there is no right to life itself .
This is true of every right , be it privacy , speech , association , worship or firearm ownership — ban the tool , ban the protections , and you de facto ban the right .
Biden ’ s ham-fisted attacks are only taken seriously by those who have not thought clearly on the subject .
Relying on authorities for our personal security disregards their failures to do so practically and logistically — law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are needed when they are needed there .
This reality highlights the privilege and burden of individual sovereignty : No one can be relied upon to protect you and yours .
Arguing for policy that all but denies this obligation and cedes it to authorities is both critically ignorant of the facts and dishonest about the consequences .
Firearms safeguard law and order every day — far more than they have ever disrupted it .
Gun violence has always been an aberration , just like violence perpetrated with a hammer or knife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and medical care that prodigiously cost hundreds of thousands of lives every year because of their misapplication , misdiagnosis and malpractice .
It is from this context that Americans can make our peace with both medical care and firearms : Life always trumps death .
Biden ought to reread the original Thomas Jefferson extract that he so flippantly quotes to disregard any thought of curtailing government overreach .
Jefferson ’ s sentiments are the eloquent , wise and plain-speaking thoughts of the common man who yearns for liberty against those who would deny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they were 230 years ago : “ What country can preserve it ’ s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance ?
Let them take arms .
The remedy is to set them right as to facts , pardon & pacify them .
What signify a few lives lost in a century or two ?
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants .
It is it ’ s natural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bloodiest on record , have embraced such notions full-throatedly , perhaps the genocides of the Soviet Union , Mao ’ s China , Nazi-controlled Europe , tribal Africa and communist Korea and Southeast Asia might never have occurred .
The first act in each of those morality plays was to disarm the populace .
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was in Hudson, New Hampshire, on Feb. 9 and made a slew of statements that derided gun ownership, even promising to sue gun manufacturers for “all the havoc they have caused.”
“There is a Second Amendment and you do have a right to bear arms, but not an unlimited right. No amendment is absolute,” Biden told the cheering crowd.
“Those who say ‘the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of patriots’ — a great line,” the former vice president said. “Well, guess what? The fact is if you’re going to take on the government, you need an F-15 with Hellfire missiles. There’s no way an AK-47 is going to take care of you if you’re going to take on — you’re worried about the government knocking down your door.”
Biden: “Those who say ‘the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of patriots’ — a great line, well, guess what: The fact is, if you’re going to take on the government you need an F-15 with Hellfire Missiles. There is no way an AK-47 is going to take care of you.” pic.twitter.com/npmW40DHS2 — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 9, 2020
Biden decried current firearm laws, saying, “We’re unwilling to have a rational policy that says you cannot have 20, 30, 40, 50 clips in a weapon.”
Democrat Joe Biden says that a “rational policy” on guns means making sure “you cannot have 20, 30, 40, 50 clips in a weapon.” pic.twitter.com/3XsN7TpqzH — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 9, 2020
It was unclear exactly what he meant as “50 clips” does not match any firearm configuration.
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The gun gaffe was certainly not his first. The former vice president has made similar mistakes during Democratic debates and on the campaign trail.
Biden also said he would work to sue gun manufacturers for “all the havoc they have caused.”
“One thing to get their attention is say, ‘I’m going to hold you responsible for the carnage you’re keeping,'” he said.
He made no mention as to whether hammer and knife manufacturers would be next on that list.
Biden’s slights and flubs are not simply tossed at firearm policy here. He is teasing outright prohibition, from repealing the Second Amendment that is not “absolute” to suing gun makers into closure, bankruptcy or extinction.
Throwing shade at resisting an ever-expanding government with an unfortunate history of dehumanizing bureaucracy is to slur everyday Americans. And that includes government folks that Biden inadvertently describes as insurmountable foes — will F-15 fighter jets be used against Americans? I’m pretty sure his poll numbers just dropped among F-15 pilots.
Americans who respect the Second Amendment recognize that our country’s legacies of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness cannot be fully embraced unless we can secure them from threat and defend them from harm.
Biden may want to prohibit weapons with “50 clips” — whatever that may be. But a people cannot vanquish its life-protecting tools and fully embrace its right to life. Any right we cannot defend is no longer a right.
If there are no individual means to defend life with capable and dependable firearm technology, then there is no right to life itself. This is true of every right, be it privacy, speech, association, worship or firearm ownership — ban the tool, ban the protections, and you de facto ban the right.
Biden’s ham-fisted attacks are only taken seriously by those who have not thought clearly on the subject. Relying on authorities for our personal security disregards their failures to do so practically and logistically — law enforcement officers simply cannot be everywhere they are needed when they are needed there.
This reality highlights the privilege and burden of individual sovereignty: No one can be relied upon to protect you and yours. Arguing for policy that all but denies this obligation and cedes it to authorities is both critically ignorant of the facts and dishonest about the consequences.
Firearms safeguard law and order every day — far more than they have ever disrupted it. Gun violence has always been an aberration, just like violence perpetrated with a hammer or knife.
Americans would no sooner ban medicine and medical care that prodigiously cost hundreds of thousands of lives every year because of their misapplication, misdiagnosis and malpractice. It is from this context that Americans can make our peace with both medical care and firearms: Life always trumps death.
Biden ought to reread the original Thomas Jefferson extract that he so flippantly quotes to disregard any thought of curtailing government overreach.
Jefferson’s sentiments are the eloquent, wise and plain-speaking thoughts of the common man who yearns for liberty against those who would deny him. They are as true today as they were 230 years ago:
“What country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon & pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. It is it’s natural manure.”
Would the 20th century, the bloodiest on record, have embraced such notions full-throatedly, perhaps the genocides of the Soviet Union, Mao’s China, Nazi-controlled Europe, tribal Africa and communist Korea and Southeast Asia might never have occurred.
The first act in each of those morality plays was to disarm the populace.
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westernjournal--2020-02-12--‘Night Court’ Actress Paula Kelly Dies at 77

Actress , singer and dancer Paula Kelly has died at the age of 77 .
Kelly earned an Emmy Award nomination on the sitcom “ Night Court ” and also co-starred with Chita Rivera and Shirley MacLaine in the film “ Sweet Charity.
” Kelly earned a best supporting actress Emmy nod in 1984 for portraying public defender Liz Williams on the first season of NBC ’ s “ Night Court.
” She received another in 1989 for playing her role on the ABC miniseries “ The Women of Brewster Place.
” Kelly died Sunday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Repertory Theatre .
Kelly made her Broadway debut in the 1964 musical “ Something More !
” directed by Jule Styne and starring Barbara Cook .
She later shared the stage with Morgan Freeman on Broadway in “ The Dozens.
” One of her most important roles was Helene in “ Sweet Charity , ” which she played onstage in London and then reprised in Bob Fosse ’ s feature film debut .
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” Her vast TV credits also include “ Santa Barbara , ” “ Mission : Impossible , ” “ Kojak ” and “ The Golden Girls.
” Our thoughts are with her family during this difficult time .
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Actress, singer and dancer Paula Kelly has died at the age of 77.
Kelly earned an Emmy Award nomination on the sitcom “Night Court” and also co-starred with Chita Rivera and Shirley MacLaine in the film “Sweet Charity.”
You may recognize her from the movie musical Sweet Charity in which she appeared alongside Shirley MacLaine and Chita Rivera. A true icon in theatre, film, and television, Paula Kelly #YouAreBroadwayBlack ???✊? pic.twitter.com/7VeNv9eu5t — Broadway Black (@BroadwayBlack) February 9, 2020
Kelly earned a best supporting actress Emmy nod in 1984 for portraying public defender Liz Williams on the first season of NBC’s “Night Court.”
She received another in 1989 for playing her role on the ABC miniseries “The Women of Brewster Place.”
Paula Kelly, the actress, singer and dancer who starred in the film version of ‘Sweet Charity’ and earned an Emmy nomination for her turn on ‘Night Court’, has died https://t.co/H8MMnDryZa — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 10, 2020
Kelly died Sunday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to Los Angeles’ Ebony Repertory Theatre.
Please say a prayer for my family We lost my aunt Paula Kelly❤ pic.twitter.com/xBCnOdetwH — Kyle (@kyleleenorton) February 9, 2020
Kelly made her Broadway debut in the 1964 musical “Something More!” directed by Jule Styne and starring Barbara Cook.
She later shared the stage with Morgan Freeman on Broadway in “The Dozens.”
One of her most important roles was Helene in “Sweet Charity,” which she played onstage in London and then reprised in Bob Fosse’s feature film debut.
Rest in peace, Leggy Peggy.
Or, as I knew you, Betty, the Satin Doll.https://t.co/12amA8hvzf — Marsha Warfield (@MarshaWarfield) February 9, 2020
Farewell to a talented genius, Paula Kelly. She was everything – broadway star, movie star, tv star, dancer, model, there was nothing she couldn’t do. She was also a hardcore jazz fan! She was always hanging out listening to the music. RIP Paula. ??? https://t.co/Pb1HMnDBHo — Christian McBride (@mcbridesworld) February 9, 2020
Her other film credits include “The Andromeda Strain,” “Top of the Heap” and “Soylent Green.”
Her vast TV credits also include “Santa Barbara,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Kojak” and “The Golden Girls.”
Our thoughts are with her family during this difficult time.
The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.
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