westernjournal--2020-03-06--Even Warren’s Dog Is a Socialist, Videoed Redistributing Supporter’s Burrito to Himself

It would seem now-former Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren ’ s frequent and impassioned rhetoric regarding the redistribution of American wealth may have finally gotten to her pet dog .
The radical-left Massachusetts senator ’ s fight for the nomination came to an end this week , but video released Thursday afternoon revealed Warren ’ s golden retriever Bailey has no intention of throwing in the towel when it comes to an economic revolution in the United States .
Captured by Warren campaign press secretary Gabrielle Farrell , that video details the shocking moments after Bailey took drastic public action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lunch amid his owner ’ s official withdrawal announcement .
Taking hold of that unnamed supporter ’ s burrito like early 20th century communist revolutionaries took hold of the means of production in such nations as Russia , Cuba and China , Bailey would not let go , tearing the food item in half as mortified citizens attempted — to no avail — to wrestle it from his mouth .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Told Him ' I Do n't Know What 's So Wrong ' with Cuba Unfortunately , the brief ( and incredibly cute ) video comes to an end before the incident was resolved but , as a self-proclaimed expert in canine linguistics , I can tell you with near-certainty that Bailey followed up this act with an official announcement of his intent to join the Socialist Party of America .
Heck , I would be surprised if there weren ’ t other dogs waiting in the wings to spring into action and carry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ etat several years in the making .
Luckily for the clearly endangered attendees , order was eventually restored and the revolutionary dog was carried out by one of Warren ’ s staffers .
By then , however , the event had gone viral on Twitter , garnering thousands of likes , comments and retweets in short order .
Everyone from staunch supporters of Bailey ’ s radical-left owner to left-wing establishment media personalities was thrilled with the display — many of them being at least comfortable with the concept of socialism themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one supporter wrote .
“ THAT BURRITO HAD BAILEYS NAME ON IT.
” “ As someone who has watched this dog campaign tirelessly for months , I would like to say : he deserves it .
Take the burrito , ” BuzzFeed News reporter Molly Hensley-Clancy wrote , a baffling endorsement of the private property seizure .
RELATED : PETA Feuding with AOC for Setting Bad Example by Getting French Bulldog OK , so maybe I am having just a little bit too much fun with this .
Send me to the gulag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Admittedly , this is just an incredibly entertaining video of an adorable — and perhaps poorly supervised — dog having his day .
But by no means should that distract well-intentioned conservatives from the fact that this is video is also a brilliant and humorous teaching moment .
Because at its heart , what is this video ?
It is an easily understandable example of the strongest guy with the biggest teeth in the room taking whatever it is he wants from whomever he wants , by force .
And all jokes aside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ better description of what socialism truly is when it is fully realized on the world stage .
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It would seem now-former Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s frequent and impassioned rhetoric regarding the redistribution of American wealth may have finally gotten to her pet dog.
The radical-left Massachusetts senator’s fight for the nomination came to an end this week, but video released Thursday afternoon revealed Warren’s golden retriever Bailey has no intention of throwing in the towel when it comes to an economic revolution in the United States.
Captured by Warren campaign press secretary Gabrielle Farrell, that video details the shocking moments after Bailey took drastic public action to forcibly redistribute a supporter’s lunch amid his owner’s official withdrawal announcement.
Taking hold of that unnamed supporter’s burrito like early 20th century communist revolutionaries took hold of the means of production in such nations as Russia, Cuba and China, Bailey would not let go, tearing the food item in half as mortified citizens attempted — to no avail — to wrestle it from his mouth.
Warning: This fear-inducing content may not be suitable for all audiences. The Western Journal apologizes for its potentially dismaying effects.
Bailey legit just swiped someone’s burrito. pic.twitter.com/MWr6ZeiJa2 — Gabrielle Farrell ? President Warren 2020 (her/s) (@FarrellGabriell) March 5, 2020
Unfortunately, the brief (and incredibly cute) video comes to an end before the incident was resolved but, as a self-proclaimed expert in canine linguistics, I can tell you with near-certainty that Bailey followed up this act with an official announcement of his intent to join the Socialist Party of America.
Heck, I would be surprised if there weren’t other dogs waiting in the wings to spring into action and carry out a proletariat dogs’ coup d’etat several years in the making.
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Luckily for the clearly endangered attendees, order was eventually restored and the revolutionary dog was carried out by one of Warren’s staffers.
By then, however, the event had gone viral on Twitter, garnering thousands of likes, comments and retweets in short order.
Everyone from staunch supporters of Bailey’s radical-left owner to left-wing establishment media personalities was thrilled with the display — many of them being at least comfortable with the concept of socialism themselves.
“BAILEY IS INNOCENT,” one supporter wrote. “THAT BURRITO HAD BAILEYS NAME ON IT.”
“As someone who has watched this dog campaign tirelessly for months, I would like to say: he deserves it. Take the burrito,” BuzzFeed News reporter Molly Hensley-Clancy wrote, a baffling endorsement of the private property seizure.
OK, so maybe I am having just a little bit too much fun with this. Send me to the gulag, why don’t you?
after hours of pets and a full burrito later, bailey had no intention of leaving HQ pic.twitter.com/yVKAEplSxg — Dana Larkin (@dana_larkin) March 6, 2020
Admittedly, this is just an incredibly entertaining video of an adorable — and perhaps poorly supervised — dog having his day.
But by no means should that distract well-intentioned conservatives from the fact that this is video is also a brilliant and humorous teaching moment.
I demand Bailey Warren release his snacks returns. https://t.co/1zgKSnfuyh — Siraj Hashmi ? (@SirajAHashmi) March 6, 2020
Because at its heart, what is this video?
It is an easily understandable example of the strongest guy with the biggest teeth in the room taking whatever it is he wants from whomever he wants, by force.
And all jokes aside, I cannot think of a better description of what socialism truly is when it is fully realized on the world stage.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--NYPD Releases Disturbing Video of Mob Attacking 15-Year-Old Girl and Robbing Her in Broad Daylight

The New York Police Department is looking for anyone who has information on a group of teens who beat up a 15-year-old and robbed her in broad daylight in Brooklyn .
The attack occurred on Utica Avenue in Crown Heights at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday , WNBC reported .
The girl was taken to a hospital in stable condition following the attack to be treated for bruising and head trauma .
The NYPD Crime Stoppers posted surveillance of the gang assault on Twitter with a reward of up $ 2,500 for anyone who can identify them .
TRENDING : Former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I Do n't Know What 's So Wrong ' with Cuba The video shows a group of at least a half-dozen teenagers run up to the young girl .
One person pushes her to the ground and she is quickly surrounded as she holds herself in a ball on the ground .
More people join in as the group kicks and punches the girl .
The victim is barely visible among the crowd attacking her .
The NYPD says the group also stole her debit card , shoes and phone before running off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the girl ’ s shoes were Air Jordan 1 sneakers , which have a resale value of up to $ 2,000 .
“ This is a sickening video of a 15 year old girl viciously attacked by a group of school children .
One young man takes the sneakers right off the unconscious victim ’ s feet , ” he tweeted .
RELATED : Bloomberg Under Fire After Video Surfaces of Him Insulting Farmers ' Intelligence “ The teenager is in the hospital recovering .
We CAN NOT allow this behavior in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NYPD 77th Precinct Twitter account , Deputy Inspector John Buttacavoli called on anyone who witnessed the incident and could identify the attackers .
“ Please help us identify the individuals responsible for this brutal Robbery/Gang Assault and bring justice to those responsible for the victim and her family , ” the tweet read .
The NYPD asks anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS .
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The New York Police Department is looking for anyone who has information on a group of teens who beat up a 15-year-old and robbed her in broad daylight in Brooklyn.
The attack occurred on Utica Avenue in Crown Heights at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, WNBC reported.
The girl was taken to a hospital in stable condition following the attack to be treated for bruising and head trauma.
The NYPD Crime Stoppers posted surveillance of the gang assault on Twitter with a reward of up $2,500 for anyone who can identify them.
?WANTED?for a Robbery Gang Assault in front of 216 Utica Avenue #weeksville #brooklyn @NYPD77Pct On 3/05/20 @ 4:10PM?Reward up to $2500?Seen them? Know who they are?☎Call 1-800-577-TIPS or DM us!?Calls are CONFIDENTIAL! #YourCityYourCall pic.twitter.com/Fje386A43a — NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) March 6, 2020
The video shows a group of at least a half-dozen teenagers run up to the young girl.
One person pushes her to the ground and she is quickly surrounded as she holds herself in a ball on the ground.
More people join in as the group kicks and punches the girl. The victim is barely visible among the crowd attacking her.
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The NYPD says the group also stole her debit card, shoes and phone before running off.
The New York Post reported that the girl’s shoes were Air Jordan 1 sneakers, which have a resale value of up to $2,000.
Assistant Chief Jeffrey Maddrey called the attack an “OUTRAGE.”
“This is a sickening video of a 15 year old girl viciously attacked by a group of school children. One young man takes the sneakers right off the unconscious victim’s feet,” he tweeted.
OUTRAGE:this is sickening video of a 15 year old girl viciously attacked by a group of school children. One young man takes the sneakers right off the unconscious victim’s feet. The teenager is in the hospital recovering. We CAN NOT allow this behavior in our community. #Speakup pic.twitter.com/VLLb91fDOM — NYPDBrooklynNorth (@NYPDBklynNorth) March 6, 2020
“The teenager is in the hospital recovering. We CAN NOT allow this behavior in our community. #Speakup.”
On the NYPD 77th Precinct Twitter account, Deputy Inspector John Buttacavoli called on anyone who witnessed the incident and could identify the attackers.
“Please help us identify the individuals responsible for this brutal Robbery/Gang Assault and bring justice to those responsible for the victim and her family,” the tweet read.
The NYPD asks anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Trump Unleashes at Town Hall, Questions Biden’s Competence: ‘There’s Something Going on There’

President Donald Trump highlighted former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s repeated gaffes throughout his campaign as a competency issue at a Fox News town hall Thursday evening .
Appearing in Biden ’ s hometown of Scranton , Pennsylvania , Trump ’ s first town hall of 2020 was more conversational than his rallies and gave him a chance to connect directly with voters who had the opportunity to personally ask the president questions , Fox News reported .
Trump said he was ready to face Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the presidency , but then Biden won quite a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m all set for Bernie , communist , I had everything down , I was all set , ” Trump said .
“ And then we have this crazy thing that happened on Tuesday , which [ Biden ] thought was Thursday .
But he also said 150 million people were killed with guns , and he was running for the United States Senate — there ’ s something going on there.
” By highlighting Biden ’ s most recent gaffes , Trump questioned his competence and whether he was fit for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bernie Sanders Told Him ' I Do n't Know What 's So Wrong ' with Cuba At a campaign stop in Houston , Texas , the Democratic presidential hopeful confused Super Tuesday with Super Thursday but caught his error midsentence .
“ Every vote matters tomorrow … Look , tomorrow is Super Thurs– Tuesday .
And I want to thank you all , ” he said .
During February ’ s debate , Biden misrepresented gun deaths in America by saying that “ 150 million people have been killed since 2007 , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the Center for American Progress , the actual figure of firearm deaths from 2007-2017 was 373,663 and includes violent deaths and unintentional deaths .
In South Carolina , he told voters , “ My name is Joe Biden and I am a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate.
” During his town hall , Trump argued that the impeachment process “ damaged ” Biden and his son Hunter .
“ Here ’ s a guy , who didn ’ t have a job , unfortunately sadly the military was a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out and gets $ 3 million , plus $ 183,000 a month , to be a board member of a company that a lot of people said was corrupt , ” Trump said .
“ Just as bad , China — I just made a great China deal … His son walks out of China with a billion-and-a-half dollars for a fund.
” Trump criticized Sen. Elizabeth Warren for not dropping out of the race sooner , saying that Sanders “ would have won five , six , seven states.
” RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by $ 4 Trillion Over the Next 10 Years : Report The president also responded to a question about the rhetoric of insult politics in today ’ s culture and how it is dividing the country .
“ I think the way we unite is really through success , but when they hit us , we have to hit back , ” Trump said .
“ There ’ s two ways of doing it .
Turning your cheek — but I wouldn ’ t be sitting up here if I turned my cheek.
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President Donald Trump highlighted former Vice President Joe Biden’s repeated gaffes throughout his campaign as a competency issue at a Fox News town hall Thursday evening.
Appearing in Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Trump’s first town hall of 2020 was more conversational than his rallies and gave him a chance to connect directly with voters who had the opportunity to personally ask the president questions, Fox News reported.
Trump said he was ready to face Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the presidency, but then Biden won quite a few states on Tuesday.
“I’m all set for Bernie, communist, I had everything down, I was all set,” Trump said. “And then we have this crazy thing that happened on Tuesday, which [Biden] thought was Thursday. But he also said 150 million people were killed with guns, and he was running for the United States Senate — there’s something going on there.”
By highlighting Biden’s most recent gaffes, Trump questioned his competence and whether he was fit for office.
At a campaign stop in Houston, Texas, the Democratic presidential hopeful confused Super Tuesday with Super Thursday but caught his error midsentence.
“Every vote matters tomorrow … Look, tomorrow is Super Thurs– Tuesday. And I want to thank you all,” he said.
During February’s debate, Biden misrepresented gun deaths in America by saying that “150 million people have been killed since 2007,” Fox News reported.
According to numbers from the Center for American Progress, the actual figure of firearm deaths from 2007-2017 was 373,663 and includes violent deaths and unintentional deaths.
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In South Carolina, he told voters, “My name is Joe Biden and I am a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate.”
During his town hall, Trump argued that the impeachment process “damaged” Biden and his son Hunter.
“Here’s a guy, who didn’t have a job, unfortunately sadly the military was a very sad experience for him — he goes out and gets $3 million, plus $183,000 a month, to be a board member of a company that a lot of people said was corrupt,” Trump said.
“Just as bad, China — I just made a great China deal … His son walks out of China with a billion-and-a-half dollars for a fund.”
Trump criticized Sen. Elizabeth Warren for not dropping out of the race sooner, saying that Sanders “would have won five, six, seven states.”
The president also responded to a question about the rhetoric of insult politics in today’s culture and how it is dividing the country.
Americans want their president to fight for them.@realDonaldTrump is that fighter. Great Town Hall event tonight. pic.twitter.com/jZjQFkaxuL — Brad Parscale – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@parscale) March 6, 2020
“I think the way we unite is really through success, but when they hit us, we have to hit back,” Trump said. “There’s two ways of doing it. Turning your cheek — but I wouldn’t be sitting up here if I turned my cheek.”
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Hall of Famer Goose Gossage Shreds the State of MLB: ‘Like the Democrats Are Running Baseball’

Baseball legend Richard “ Goose ” Gossage criticized the state of Major League Baseball this week , complaining it appears as if the organization is being run by “ Democrats.
” The fiery 68-year-old former New York Yankee blasted the game he played for 22 years in a phone interview with The Tampa Bay Times .
“ I don ’ t even recognize this game that they ’ re playing .
I really don ’ t .
You get paid all this money for doing less , doing half , ’ ’ Gossage said .
The former player then criticized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winning games .
“ These [ stat-driven ] workouts are all eyewash .
It ’ s a bunch of bulls— , ” he said .
“ It ’ s like the Democrats are running baseball.
’ ’ TRENDING : Biden Commits the Ultimate Gaffe , Intros His Wife as His Sister on Live TV “ They ’ re trying to control something that is uncontrollable .
And they ’ re taking all the beauty out of the game , ’ ’ the retired relief pitcher added .
Gossage added that he no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t even watch the game anymore , ’ ’ he said said .
“ It breaks my heart that I can ’ t sit down and watch nine innings of baseball because it ’ s not the game I was brought up playing and respecting and loving .
The strategy of the game — where do we start talking about the differences ?
It ’ s all become so computerized.
’ ’ Gossage ’ s complaints about the statistics revolution in baseball are shared by many other fans of the game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Edwin Amenta wrote in a 2019 article published in The Conversation , “ In the new millennium , the statistical revolution forced baseball to double down on numbers.
” Amenta added the emphasis on stats has made games unbearably long , writing “ the statistical turn has changed how the game is played – and in far from fan-friendly ways.
” The average MLB game in 2019 lasted three hours and ten minutes , according to Baseball Reference .
By comparison , in 1978 , when Gossage helped the Yankees win the World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two hours and thirty minutes .
Gossage also referenced the current Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal and baseball ’ s steroid problem in his interview with The Times .
RELATED : Watch Tim Tebow Crush His First Home Run with the New York Mets “ Guys used to steal signs all the time .
Robin Yount and Paul Molitor were a couple of the best at stealing signs from second base , and [ catcher Thurman Munson ] comes out one day and says , ‘ I think they ’ re stealing our signs.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ OK. ’ Munson runs back , he didn ’ t even say anything , we knew what to do , ” he said .
“ [ Munson ] called a breaking ball and I threw a fastball under Robin Yount ’ s chin , and I think he saw his life flash before his eyes.
” On players using steroids , he complained , “ There already are steroid guys in the Hall of Fame .
… Anything goes these days.
” Gossage has been highly critical of the current state baseball in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Yankee faced a backlash after he ripped into Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista for his famous bat flip after hitting a home run in the 2015 playoffs .
“ Bautista is a f—ing disgrace to the game , ” Gossage told ESPN .
“ He ’ s embarrassing to all the Latin players , whoever played before him .
Throwing his bat and acting like a fool.
” “ I was passed the torch a certain way to act .
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Baseball legend Richard “Goose” Gossage criticized the state of Major League Baseball this week, complaining it appears as if the organization is being run by “Democrats.”
The fiery 68-year-old former New York Yankee blasted the game he played for 22 years in a phone interview with The Tampa Bay Times.
“I don’t even recognize this game that they’re playing. I really don’t. You get paid all this money for doing less, doing half,’’ Gossage said.
The former player then criticized baseball’s obsession with statistics over winning games.
“These [stat-driven] workouts are all eyewash. It’s a bunch of bulls—,” he said. “It’s like the Democrats are running baseball.’’
“They’re trying to control something that is uncontrollable. And they’re taking all the beauty out of the game,’’ the retired relief pitcher added.
Gossage added that he no longer watches Major League Baseball.
“I don’t even watch the game anymore,’’ he said said. “It breaks my heart that I can’t sit down and watch nine innings of baseball because it’s not the game I was brought up playing and respecting and loving. The strategy of the game — where do we start talking about the differences? It’s all become so computerized.’’
Gossage’s complaints about the statistics revolution in baseball are shared by many other fans of the game.
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As baseball enthusiast and sociologist Dr. Edwin Amenta wrote in a 2019 article published in The Conversation, “In the new millennium, the statistical revolution forced baseball to double down on numbers.”
Amenta added the emphasis on stats has made games unbearably long, writing “the statistical turn has changed how the game is played – and in far from fan-friendly ways.”
The average MLB game in 2019 lasted three hours and ten minutes, according to Baseball Reference.
By comparison, in 1978, when Gossage helped the Yankees win the World Series, the average game lasted only two hours and thirty minutes.
Gossage also referenced the current Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal and baseball’s steroid problem in his interview with The Times.
“Guys used to steal signs all the time. Robin Yount and Paul Molitor were a couple of the best at stealing signs from second base, and [catcher Thurman Munson] comes out one day and says, ‘I think they’re stealing our signs.’ I said, ‘Oh, OK.’ Munson runs back, he didn’t even say anything, we knew what to do,” he said.
“[Munson] called a breaking ball and I threw a fastball under Robin Yount’s chin, and I think he saw his life flash before his eyes.”
On players using steroids, he complained, “There already are steroid guys in the Hall of Fame. … Anything goes these days.”
Gossage has been highly critical of the current state baseball in recent years. In 2016, the former Yankee faced a backlash after he ripped into Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista for his famous bat flip after hitting a home run in the 2015 playoffs.
“Bautista is a f—ing disgrace to the game,” Gossage told ESPN.
“He’s embarrassing to all the Latin players, whoever played before him. Throwing his bat and acting like a fool.”
“I was passed the torch a certain way to act. Flipping the bat was not part of it,” Gossage later explained, according to MLB.com.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Brian Williams & NYT Editor Tell Viewers Bloomberg Spent $1M Per American But It Was Only $1.53

In yet another brilliant display of hard-hitting journalism from the establishment media , MSNBC ’ s Brian Williams and a New York Times editorial board member claimed Thursday night that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg could have financially set up the entire U.S. population for life with just the money he spent on campaign advertising .
Unable through Super Tuesday to pull support from front-runner and former Vice President Joe Biden , Bloomberg officially withdrew from the race this week .
That was not , however , before Bloomberg spent more than $ 500 million of his own money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and digital advertising spots in a historic late-race media blitz , the billionaire and former New York mayor ’ s own eponymous news outlet reported .
And according to Williams , host of “ The 11th Hour , ” and New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay , an investment of that size could have instead been spent putting $ 1 million into the pockets of each and every American citizen , with millions left over in the end .
“ Do you see it as a possibility , if [ Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beating [ President Donald Trump ] , he could do it ?
” Williams asked Gay during the broadcast .
TRENDING : Former Prisoner Alleges Bernie Sanders Told Him ' I Do n't Know What 's So Wrong ' with Cuba Bloomberg had previously promised in January to give the yet undetermined Democratic nominee , whomever it might be , his full financial backing going forward into the general election , The Hill reported .
“ Absolutely , ” Gay said .
“ Somebody tweeted recently that , actually , with the money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every American a million dollars.
” “ I ’ ve got it .
Let ’ s put it up on the screen , ” Williams responded , paraphrasing a tweet from author Mekita Rivas .
“ When I read it tonight on social media , it kind of all became clear .
Bloomberg spent $ 500 million on ads , U.S. population 327 million — don ’ t tell us if you ’ re ahead of us on the math — he could have given $ 1 million and had lunch money left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incredible way of putting it , ” Gay said .
“ It ’ s true .
It ’ s disturbing .
It does suggest , you know , what we ’ re talking about here , which is there is too much money in politics.
” The only problem with the assessment , however , was that Bloomberg could not in fact have given every American even $ 10 by equally distributing his advertising investment among the general population .
As simple arithmetic would have it , Bloomberg could have given every American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the billionaire Democratic candidate couldn ’ t have taken us all out for coffee with that kind of money — and the social media sphere was quick to let Williams , Gay and Rivas know it .
The mocking hashtag “ MathIsHard ” trended on Twitter just hours after Williams and Gay ’ s segment .
RELATED : MSNBC Still Shilling for ‘ Good Candidate ’ Warren Despite Dismal New Hamp .
Finish Catching much of the flak , Rivas would go on to double down in light of the response , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but suggesting that , with an estimated net worth of between $ 50 billion and $ 60 billion , Bloomberg could still easily do as she had initially suggested .
This claim was also widely debunked , and the author has since made her Twitter account private , adding , “ I know , I ’ m bad at math ” to her account biography .
Still , I hardly want to waste my time knocking on a B-list Glamour Magazine and Washington Post columnist .
The real blame here lies almost entirely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establishment media industrial complex that created them and this cringe-worthy Thursday night soundbite .
Awarding themselves with a hearty pat on the back as supposedly heroic “ fact-checkers ” in the era of “ Republican misinformation , ” these so-called journalists and their producers apparently could not be bothered to pull out a calculator and do simple division .
Have the media gatekeepers of Manhattan really grown so complacent in their legacies as name-brand news providers that this is the state of reporting in this country ?
Or are they simply so concerned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this is the best that can be done to keep outraged progressive audiences from turning the channel ?
And given the fact that we even have to ask these questions , is it really any wonder independent and alternative news sources are on the rise while establishment media figures such as Rachel Maddow lie awake at night , sweating their dwindling numbers ?
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In yet another brilliant display of hard-hitting journalism from the establishment media, MSNBC’s Brian Williams and a New York Times editorial board member claimed Thursday night that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg could have financially set up the entire U.S. population for life with just the money he spent on campaign advertising.
Unable through Super Tuesday to pull support from front-runner and former Vice President Joe Biden, Bloomberg officially withdrew from the race this week.
That was not, however, before Bloomberg spent more than $500 million of his own money on nationwide broadcast, cable, radio and digital advertising spots in a historic late-race media blitz, the billionaire and former New York mayor’s own eponymous news outlet reported.
And according to Williams, host of “The 11th Hour,” and New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay, an investment of that size could have instead been spent putting $1 million into the pockets of each and every American citizen, with millions left over in the end.
“Do you see it as a possibility, if [Bloomberg] wants to spend a billion bucks beating [President Donald Trump], he could do it?” Williams asked Gay during the broadcast.
Bloomberg had previously promised in January to give the yet undetermined Democratic nominee, whomever it might be, his full financial backing going forward into the general election, The Hill reported.
“Absolutely,” Gay said. “Somebody tweeted recently that, actually, with the money he spent, he could have given every American a million dollars.”
“I’ve got it. Let’s put it up on the screen,” Williams responded, paraphrasing a tweet from author Mekita Rivas. “When I read it tonight on social media, it kind of all became clear. Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads, U.S. population 327 million — don’t tell us if you’re ahead of us on the math — he could have given $1 million and had lunch money left over.”
“It’s an incredible way of putting it,” Gay said. “It’s true. It’s disturbing. It does suggest, you know, what we’re talking about here, which is there is too much money in politics.”
MSNBC’s Brian Williams reads a tweet: “Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. U.S. Population, 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million” NYT Editorial Board Member Mara Gay: “It’s an incredible way of putting it. It’s true. It’s disturbing” It’s $1.53 per person pic.twitter.com/dIiwCESgh8 — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) March 6, 2020
The only problem with the assessment, however, was that Bloomberg could not in fact have given every American even $10 by equally distributing his advertising investment among the general population.
As simple arithmetic would have it, Bloomberg could have given every American just $1.53.
In other words, the billionaire Democratic candidate couldn’t have taken us all out for coffee with that kind of money — and the social media sphere was quick to let Williams, Gay and Rivas know it.
The mocking hashtag “MathIsHard” trended on Twitter just hours after Williams and Gay’s segment.
Catching much of the flak, Rivas would go on to double down in light of the response, admitting she had made a mathematical error but suggesting that, with an estimated net worth of between $50 billion and $60 billion, Bloomberg could still easily do as she had initially suggested.
.@MekitaRivas displaying her math skills. 327 million x 1 million = 327 TRILLION. @MikeBloomberg is only worth $52 BILLION. The ENTIRE US ECONOMY only generated $27 TRILLION in ’18. This explains SO MUCH about @BernieSanders‘ popularity… #mathishard #math pic.twitter.com/cSzzoRQNVE — Yates Wilburn (@YatesWilburn) March 6, 2020
This claim was also widely debunked, and the author has since made her Twitter account private, adding, “I know, I’m bad at math” to her account biography.
Still, I hardly want to waste my time knocking on a B-list Glamour Magazine and Washington Post columnist.
The real blame here lies almost entirely with Williams, Gay and the left-wing establishment media industrial complex that created them and this cringe-worthy Thursday night soundbite.
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Awarding themselves with a hearty pat on the back as supposedly heroic “fact-checkers” in the era of “Republican misinformation,” these so-called journalists and their producers apparently could not be bothered to pull out a calculator and do simple division.
Have the media gatekeepers of Manhattan really grown so complacent in their legacies as name-brand news providers that this is the state of reporting in this country?
Or are they simply so concerned with their shrinking audience and public trust that this is the best that can be done to keep outraged progressive audiences from turning the channel?
And given the fact that we even have to ask these questions, is it really any wonder independent and alternative news sources are on the rise while establishment media figures such as Rachel Maddow lie awake at night, sweating their dwindling numbers?
No.
But you already knew that.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Schumer Targeted by Gun Confiscation Law After Threatening SCOTUS Justices

A pro-Second Amendment group has filed an application for a temporary extreme risk protection order against Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer after the New York Democrat threatened two United States Supreme Court justices .
With all the subtlety of a New York mob boss , Schumer delivered his message on the steps of the Supreme Court .
“ I want to tell you Gorsuch , I want to tell you Kavanaugh : You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price !
You won ’ t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bernie Sanders Told Him ' I Do n't Know What 's So Wrong ' with Cuba It ’ s possible when he prepared his remarks , his first draft included a warning that “ it would be a shame of some misfortune were to befall these two gentleman , ” although of course there ’ s no possible way to confirm this .
In a letter to Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo , Erich Pratt , senior vice president of the pro-Second Amendment group Gun Owners of America , urged the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s red flag law equitably .
“ If you are serious about the law that you signed , and if you believe that it should apply to the ruling class as well as those ruled , then will the nation soon see reports that you will be directing an appropriate official to seek a red flag order against Senator Schumer ?
” Pratt wrote .
So-called red flag laws , like the one enacted in New York state last year , are meant to serve as a stop-gap against criminals or mentally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Citizens can have their guns confiscated if someone close to that individual files for what ’ s called an extreme risk protection and reports that they have threatened to harm themselves or someone else , according to The New York Times .
In Schumer ’ s case , only the half about purchasing a firearm doesn ’ t apply , since he does not own a gun ( the mental instability portion speaks for itself ) .
While red flag laws are meant to be a safety measure , there ’ s significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process advocates about the danger that these laws can be abused as a means to take Second Amendment rights away from innocent citizens .
Yet the media and the left barely noticed .
RELATED : Brazen Libs Literally Blame Kavanaugh Instead of Schumer for Threats on SCOTUS Meme maker Carpe Donktum summed up the hypocrisy best in a Twitter post this week .
He rightly implied that Kavanaugh has had his name dragged through the mud based on unproven , decades-old allegations of sexual assault .
Meanwhile , Schumer made a public threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the mainstream media couldn ’ t care less : It ’ s of course highly unlikely that this red flag application against Schumer will go anywhere .
Even if it does , it ’ s not as though Schumer planned on purchasing a gun anytime soon .
But props to Gun Owners of America for pointing out the hypocrisy of the left .
If red flag laws are going to target Americans , then they should be applied equitably , to everyday American citizens and high-ranking Democrats alike .
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A pro-Second Amendment group filed an application for a temporary extreme risk protection order against Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer after the New York Democrat threatened two United States Supreme Court justices.
With all the subtlety of a New York mob boss, Schumer delivered his message March 4 on the steps of the Supreme Court.
“I want to tell you Gorsuch, I want to tell you Kavanaugh: You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price! You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
In which Chuck Schumer threatens TWO sitting Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. pic.twitter.com/pA3mryeVK2 — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) March 4, 2020
It’s possible when he prepared his remarks, his first draft included a warning that “it would be a shame of some misfortune were to befall these two gentleman,” although of course there’s no possible way to confirm this.
In a letter to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Erich Pratt, senior vice president of the pro-Second Amendment group Gun Owners of America, urged the pro-gun control governor to apply New York’s red flag law equitably.
“If you are serious about the law that you signed, and if you believe that it should apply to the ruling class as well as those ruled, then will the nation soon see reports that you will be directing an appropriate official to seek a red flag order against Senator Schumer?” Pratt wrote.
So-called red flag laws, like the one enacted in New York state last year, are meant to serve as a stop-gap against criminals or mentally unstable individuals possessing or purchasing firearms.
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Citizens can have their guns confiscated if someone close to that individual files for what’s called an extreme risk protection and reports that they have threatened to harm themselves or someone else, according to The New York Times.
In Schumer’s case, only the half about purchasing a firearm doesn’t apply, since he does not own a gun (the mental instability portion speaks for itself).
While red flag laws are meant to be a safety measure, there’s significant concern among both gun rights and due process advocates about the danger that these laws can be abused as a means to take Second Amendment rights away from innocent citizens.
Schumer made a public, recorded threat directed at two specific individuals.
Yet the media and the left barely noticed.
Meme maker Carpe Donktum summed up the hypocrisy best in a Twitter post this week.
He rightly implied that Kavanaugh has had his name dragged through the mud based on unproven, decades-old allegations of sexual assault.
Meanwhile, Schumer made a public threat on the steps of the Supreme Court, and the mainstream media couldn’t care less:
*Kavanaugh likes beer*
MSM: THIS MAN IS A RAPIST *Schumer threatens Kavanaugh*
MSM: Calm down, it wasn’t a THREAT threat. — Carpe Donktum? (@CarpeDonktum) March 5, 2020
It’s of course highly unlikely that this red flag application against Schumer will go anywhere.
Even if it does, it’s not as though Schumer planned on purchasing a gun anytime soon.
But props to Gun Owners of America for pointing out the hypocrisy of the left.
If red flag laws are going to target Americans, then they should be applied equitably, to everyday American citizens and high-ranking Democrats alike.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Dick Morris: Biden Should Take Alzheimer’s Test

After you can ’ t tell your wife from your sister or Tuesday from Thursday or whether you are running for Senate or president or claim that 150 million Americans lost their lives due to gun violence since 2007 or forget the word God and say , instead , “ you know , the thing , ” its time to get checked out for Alzheimer ’ s .
Especially when you are running for a four-year-long job that you will hold until you turn 82 .
Joe Biden should be required to have a PET brain scan to test for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not fully foolproof but have a good record in predicting the development of the disease .
We can not elect a president who might have Alzheimer ’ s .
The magnitude of the decisions a president needs to make has to rule out anyone who is mentally impaired .
And Joe Biden ’ s performance in dozens of interviews raises valid questions about his mental health .
There is no legal requirement that a presidential candidate release his medical records or even that he must have a comprehensive physical examination .
But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vice president are a special case .
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After you can’t tell your wife from your sister or Tuesday from Thursday or whether you are running for Senate or president or claim that 150 million Americans lost their lives due to gun violence since 2007 or forget the word God and say, instead, “you know, the thing,” its time to get checked out for Alzheimer’s.
Especially when you are running for a four-year-long job that you will hold until you turn 82.
Joe Biden should be required to have a PET brain scan to test for Alzheimer’s.
Such tests are not foolproof but have a good record in predicting the development of the disease.
We cannot elect a president who might have Alzheimer’s. The magnitude of the decisions a president needs to make has to rule out anyone who is mentally impaired.
And Joe Biden’s performance in dozens of interviews raises valid questions about his mental health.
There is no legal requirement that a presidential candidate release his medical records or even that he must have a comprehensive physical examination.
But the repeated memory lapses by the 77-year-old former vice president are a special case.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Brazen Libs Literally Blame Kavanaugh Instead of Schumer for Threats on SCOTUS

At a protest by abortion-rights groups in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday , Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer snarled a threat at the court ’ s two newest justices , Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh .
“ I want to tell you Gorsuch , I want to tell you Kavanaugh : You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price !
You won ’ t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.
” Here ’ s the New York senator in all his glory , fist a-shakin ’ : TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' I Do n't Know What 's So Wrong ' with Cuba That didn ’ t sit well with plenty of people — not the least of them Chief Justice John Roberts , who issued a rare rebuke to Schumer over his words .
But do you know who was really to blame for a thinly veiled ( if wholly impotent ) implied threat against two sitting Supreme Court justices , according to liberals ?
One of those Supreme Court justices .
Or maybe the Constitution .
If you ’ re confused , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Chris Hayes , host of “ All In.
” He explained that Schumer ’ s quote was OK because this is what Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearings , specifically when dealing with accusations of sexual abuse by Christine Blasey Ford : He wasn ’ t the only one to make this connection .
You won ’ t be surprised to learn a ) the quote is not exact and b ) the context definitely isn ’ t .
As per the Washington Examiner ’ s Alex Griswold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kavanaugh could have been talking about here — the breakdown in political norms through weaponized personal attacks , the encouragement of political trolls to use intimidation to influence the process or the coarsening of the Supreme Court nomination process beyond where it already has been , among other things .
Here ’ s what he wasn ’ t doing : threatening anybody .
Meanwhile , Ilyse Hogue of the pro-abortion group NARAL ( no horse in this fight ) said that since the president threatens his political opponents , it ’ s OK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court : The problem with bothsidesism here is that these are people who not only have displayed outrage at the president ’ s political style long before Schumer made his remarks , they ’ ve done so repeatedly .
To say that makes Schumer ’ s remarks OK invalidates everything they ’ ve previously said .
Another issue : Trump has never directly threatened a Supreme Court justice .
You can say he ’ s vociferously disagreed with judges ’ decisions ( true ) and threatened to break up the oft-liberal 9th U.S @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also true ) .
So here ’ s a bothesidesism of my own : On the first count , Barack Obama used the power and solemn pageantry of the State of the Union to criticize the Supreme Court from the podium over the Citizens United ruling , which pre-emptively beats any judicial criticism Trump may have offered .
On the latter point , consider the percentage of Democratic presidential candidates this year who were all for packing the Supreme Court because they can ’ t countenance a conservative majority .
But threatening individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s all Schumer .
Vox , meanwhile , did one of its unendurable “ Here ’ s a controversial issue of the day , explained ” articles on the Schumer threats .
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the “ … explained ” series , what Vox does is take a contentious issue and paints it in the most leftward-slanted light possible for the purposes of “ explaining ” it .
It ’ s curious because , from the title , you ’ d think it was more objective than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s a little bit like if Coke shoved a few more globs of high-fructose corn syrup in the regular product and rebranded it Diet Coke .
Vox , too , invoked the “ whirlwind ” defense .
But first , here ’ s its ridiculous apologia pro-Charles Schumer , in which Schumer ’ s outrage was righteous because Democratic senators represent more people than Republican senators and Obama won the popular vote and Trump didn ’ t , or something : “ But even if we accept the most charitable reading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the implications of that reading are the same as the harsher interpretation Roberts gave to Schumer ’ s statement .
It ’ s the statement of a political leader who believes that the judiciary places partisan politics ahead of the law , and that one of the most powerful institutions in the country is rigged against him and his fellow Democrats .
“ Consider the past four years from Democrats ’ perspective .
Almost exactly four years ago , Justice Antonin Scalia died .
The incumbent Democratic president at the time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — winning a majority of the popular vote each time .
Meanwhile , while Republicans controlled the Senate in 2016 , they did sole solely due to Senate malapportionment .
The 46 senators in the Democratic caucus represented nearly 20 million more people than the 54-senator Republican ‘ majority.
’ “ And yet , Republicans refused to give Judge Merrick Garland , Obama ’ s nominee to fill the vacancy left by Scalia ’ s death , a confirmation hearing or a vote .
Senate Republicans held that vacancy open for a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots — could fill it.
” Imagine , a system set up to decide judicial appointments in a Senate that affords two representatives per state and in which the president isn ’ t elected by popular vote .
Imagine our Founding Fathers also realizing this system was a balance between popular , state and regional interests in a vast nation .
Imagine the Democrats operating in this system for longer than any political party in existence , and doing quite well in it for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s “ rigged ” against them because a few elections didn ’ t go their way .
Vox explainer Ian Millhiser also notes that “ Kavanaugh , during an angry moment where it seemed that his chance of sitting on the Supreme Court was slipping away from him , told Senate Democrats that they have ‘ sowed the wind ’ and that ‘ the country will reap the whirlwind , ' ” again without providing context for Kavanaugh ’ s remarks .
To Millhiser ’ s minimal credit , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s language , yet he stops just short of saying the senator was justified in issuing the threat ; he wrote that “ Schumer most likely believes that the judiciary is rigged against Democrats because the judiciary is rigged against Democrats .
And that entirely understandable perception is a poison that threatens the heart of American democracy.
” I ’ m glad that the Democrats perceiving something is rigged now represents “ a poison that threatens the heart of American democracy.
” Even if it were , how is threatening Supreme Court justices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are , by the way , the best examples of this “ whirlwind ” of blame that touches on anyone but Chuck Schumer for Chuck Schumer ’ s threat .
There ’ s practically a dissertation ’ s trove of this sort of thing online .
Going through any more of it would be supererogatory at this point , however .
I ’ ve maintained that we should put as much thought into the New York senator ’ s threat as he put into it , which is none .
Neither Gorsuch nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court won ’ t be packed .
There is no whirlwind that will hit the justices or the Republican Party , no matter how the Louisiana case is decided .
This was just an old man who loves the camera screaming at a whole lot of cameras — and revealing his hypocrisy while he was at it .
That said , excusing Schumer ’ s remarks because of something Brett Kavanaugh said in an entirely different context or because you don ’ t like the Constitution when it doesn ’ t shake out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intellectual dishonesty .
If the authors of these statements were to review them in a month or two , divorced from the febrile mood in which they were written , I guarantee you every single one of them would privately acknowledge the same thing .
But then , these are little more than assemblages of words constructed as tools designed to defend the indefensible and to disappear into the digital ether once this whole thing has passed .
Judged against any other standard , they ’ re rubbish .
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At a protest by abortion-rights groups in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer snarled a threat at the court’s two newest justices, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
“They’re taking away fundamental rights!” Schumer told the crowd.
“I want to tell you Gorsuch, I want to tell you Kavanaugh: You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price! You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
Here’s the New York senator in all his glory, fist a-shakin’:
In which Chuck Schumer threatens TWO sitting Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. pic.twitter.com/pA3mryeVK2 — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) March 4, 2020
That didn’t sit well with plenty of people — not the least of them Chief Justice John Roberts, who issued a rare rebuke to Schumer over his words.
But do you know who was really to blame for a thinly veiled (if wholly impotent) implied threat against two sitting Supreme Court justices, according to liberals?
One of those Supreme Court justices.
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Or maybe President Donald Trump.
Or maybe the Constitution.
If you’re confused, let’s start with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, host of “All In.” He explained that Schumer’s quote was OK because this is what Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearings, specifically when dealing with accusations of sexual abuse by Christine Blasey Ford:
The supposed threat he’s quoting is literally almost verbatim what Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee! https://t.co/VodTTWQJ5d — Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) March 4, 2020
He wasn’t the only one to make this connection.
Is this judicial temperament? – this is Kavanagh (outdoing prize-winning actor Matt Damon) saying we all will “reap the whirlwind” – OK for Mr. “I Like Beer” but Roberts thinks it’s not OK for Schumer – give me a break – https://t.co/NJvA7b2wSJ — John P. Flannery (@JonFlan) March 5, 2020
You won’t be surprised to learn a) the quote is not exact and b) the context definitely isn’t. As per the Washington Examiner’s Alex Griswold:
Context here clearly matters. Kavanaugh was warning that the country would “reap the whirlwind” in a karmic sense, due to breakdown in civility, norms, etc. He was not promising to *bring the actual whirlwind*, so to speak. https://t.co/vIvrg4x2K5 pic.twitter.com/MDqAEOpXry — Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) March 4, 2020
There are plenty of things that Kavanaugh could have been talking about here — the breakdown in political norms through weaponized personal attacks, the encouragement of political trolls to use intimidation to influence the process or the coarsening of the Supreme Court nomination process beyond where it already has been, among other things.
Here’s what he wasn’t doing: threatening anybody.
Meanwhile, Ilyse Hogue of the pro-abortion group NARAL (no horse in this fight) said that since the president threatens his political opponents, it’s OK to threaten individual judges on the Supreme Court:
Faux outrage directed at @SenSchumer for literally quoting Brett Kavanaugh falls flat when these same people who are so appalled fail to register any concern for a President who routinely threatens people from the largest platform in the world. Spare us the crocodile tears. — ilyse hogue (@ilyseh) March 4, 2020
The problem with bothsidesism here is that these are people who not only have displayed outrage at the president’s political style long before Schumer made his remarks, they’ve done so repeatedly. To say that makes Schumer’s remarks OK invalidates everything they’ve previously said.
Another issue: Trump has never directly threatened a Supreme Court justice.
You can say he’s vociferously disagreed with judges’ decisions (true) and threatened to break up the oft-liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court at one point (also true).
So here’s a bothesidesism of my own:
On the first count, Barack Obama used the power and solemn pageantry of the State of the Union to criticize the Supreme Court from the podium over the Citizens United ruling, which pre-emptively beats any judicial criticism Trump may have offered.
On the latter point, consider the percentage of Democratic presidential candidates this year who were all for packing the Supreme Court because they can’t countenance a conservative majority.
But threatening individual Supreme Court justices? No, that’s all Schumer.
Vox, meanwhile, did one of its unendurable “Here’s a controversial issue of the day, explained” articles on the Schumer threats. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the “… explained” series, what Vox does is take a contentious issue and paints it in the most leftward-slanted light possible for the purposes of “explaining” it. It’s curious because, from the title, you’d think it was more objective than Vox’s usual opinion journalism. It’s a little bit like if Coke shoved a few more globs of high-fructose corn syrup in the regular product and rebranded it Diet Coke.
Vox, too, invoked the “whirlwind” defense. But first, here’s its ridiculous apologia pro-Charles Schumer, in which Schumer’s outrage was righteous because Democratic senators represent more people than Republican senators and Obama won the popular vote and Trump didn’t, or something:
“But even if we accept the most charitable reading of Schumer’s remarks, most of the implications of that reading are the same as the harsher interpretation Roberts gave to Schumer’s statement. It’s the statement of a political leader who believes that the judiciary places partisan politics ahead of the law, and that one of the most powerful institutions in the country is rigged against him and his fellow Democrats.
“Consider the past four years from Democrats’ perspective. Almost exactly four years ago, Justice Antonin Scalia died. The incumbent Democratic president at the time, Barack Obama, won two national elections — winning a majority of the popular vote each time. Meanwhile, while Republicans controlled the Senate in 2016, they did sole solely due to Senate malapportionment. The 46 senators in the Democratic caucus represented nearly 20 million more people than the 54-senator Republican ‘majority.’
“And yet, Republicans refused to give Judge Merrick Garland, Obama’s nominee to fill the vacancy left by Scalia’s death, a confirmation hearing or a vote. Senate Republicans held that vacancy open for a year, until President Trump — a man who lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots — could fill it.”
Imagine, a system set up to decide judicial appointments in a Senate that affords two representatives per state and in which the president isn’t elected by popular vote. Imagine our Founding Fathers also realizing this system was a balance between popular, state and regional interests in a vast nation. Imagine the Democrats operating in this system for longer than any political party in existence, and doing quite well in it for most of the time, suddenly thinking it’s “rigged” against them because a few elections didn’t go their way.
Vox explainer Ian Millhiser also notes that “Kavanaugh, during an angry moment where it seemed that his chance of sitting on the Supreme Court was slipping away from him, told Senate Democrats that they have ‘sowed the wind’ and that ‘the country will reap the whirlwind,'” again without providing context for Kavanaugh’s remarks.
To Millhiser’s minimal credit, he’s not particularly enamored of Schumer’s language, yet he stops just short of saying the senator was justified in issuing the threat; he wrote that “Schumer most likely believes that the judiciary is rigged against Democrats because the judiciary is rigged against Democrats. And that entirely understandable perception is a poison that threatens the heart of American democracy.”
I’m glad that the Democrats perceiving something is rigged now represents “a poison that threatens the heart of American democracy.” Even if it were, how is threatening Supreme Court justices the way to solve this?
These are, by the way, the best examples of this “whirlwind” of blame that touches on anyone but Chuck Schumer for Chuck Schumer’s threat. There’s practically a dissertation’s trove of this sort of thing online. Going through any more of it would be supererogatory at this point, however.
I’ve maintained that we should put as much thought into the New York senator’s threat as he put into it, which is none.
Neither Gorsuch nor Kavanaugh is going anywhere. The Supreme Court won’t be packed. There is no whirlwind that will hit the justices or the Republican Party, no matter how the Louisiana case is decided.
This was just an old man who loves the camera screaming at a whole lot of cameras — and revealing his hypocrisy while he was at it.
That said, excusing Schumer’s remarks because of something Brett Kavanaugh said in an entirely different context or because you don’t like the Constitution when it doesn’t shake out in your favor is some pretty high-test intellectual dishonesty.
If the authors of these statements were to review them in a month or two, divorced from the febrile mood in which they were written, I guarantee you every single one of them would privately acknowledge the same thing.
But then, these are little more than assemblages of words constructed as tools designed to defend the indefensible and to disappear into the digital ether once this whole thing has passed.
Judged as such, I supposed they’re workable.
Judged against any other standard, they’re rubbish.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Romney Backtracks, Announces He’ll Vote with Republicans for Burisma Subpoena

Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced on Friday he will support Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson ’ s committee vote next Wednesday to subpoena documents from a former consultant for Burisma Holdings .
Romney ’ s announcement comes one day after he decried Johnson ’ s probe into Burisma , the Ukrainian gas company linked to Hunter Biden , as overly political and perhaps not something appropriate for the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee , chaired by Johnson , to be looking into .
“ Senator Romney has expressed his concerns to Chairman Johnson , who has confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occur in a closed setting without a hearing or public spectacle , ” Romney communications director Liz Johnson told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ He will therefore vote to let the Chairman proceed to obtain the documents that have been offered.
” Romney ’ s support of the measure to subpoena Andrii Telizhenko , a former consultant for a firm that Burisma hired to fight against corruption allegations , all but confirms the measure will pass .
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Romney told reporters on Thursday that people are tired of politically motivated investigations such as his colleague ’ s probe into Burisma .
“ There ’ s no question that the appearance of looking into Burisma and Hunter Biden appears political , ” Romney said when asked about the upcoming subpoena vote .
“ I think people are tired of these kind of political investigations.
” The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee committee is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with his father , former Vice President Joe Biden , to help Burisma combat allegations of corruption .
Telizhenko , a former consultant for Blue Star Strategies , a firm that worked with Burisma to fight against corruption allegations , has already provided Johnson with records showing that Hunter Biden ’ s role as a board member of Burisma was leveraged in attempts to influence matters at the State Department , the Wisconsin senator wrote in a letter to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan on Monday .
But a non-disclosure agreement is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documents to Johnson ’ s committee without being compelled by a subpoena , Johnson told Peters in his letter .
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Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced on Friday he will support Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s committee vote next Wednesday to subpoena documents from a former consultant for Burisma Holdings.
Romney’s announcement comes one day after he decried Johnson’s probe into Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company linked to Hunter Biden, as overly political and perhaps not something appropriate for the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, chaired by Johnson, to be looking into.
“Senator Romney has expressed his concerns to Chairman Johnson, who has confirmed that any interview of the witness would occur in a closed setting without a hearing or public spectacle,” Romney communications director Liz Johnson told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“He will therefore vote to let the Chairman proceed to obtain the documents that have been offered.”
Romney’s support of the measure to subpoena Andrii Telizhenko, a former consultant for a firm that Burisma hired to fight against corruption allegations, all but confirms the measure will pass.
Romney is one of eight Republicans on the committee, while Democrats hold just six seats.
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Romney told reporters on Thursday that people are tired of politically motivated investigations such as his colleague’s probe into Burisma.
“There’s no question that the appearance of looking into Burisma and Hunter Biden appears political,” Romney said when asked about the upcoming subpoena vote.
“I think people are tired of these kind of political investigations.”
Sen. Mitt Romney: “There’s no question that the appearance of looking into Burisma & Hunter Biden appears political… We also have a lot of work to do on matters that are not related to Burisma. We probably ought to focus on those things.” pic.twitter.com/2le3uUd8Yu — The Hill (@thehill) March 5, 2020
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee committee is investigating whether Hunter Biden leveraged his relationship with his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, to help Burisma combat allegations of corruption.
Telizhenko, a former consultant for Blue Star Strategies, a firm that worked with Burisma to fight against corruption allegations, has already provided Johnson with records showing that Hunter Biden’s role as a board member of Burisma was leveraged in attempts to influence matters at the State Department, the Wisconsin senator wrote in a letter to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan on Monday.
Telizhenko has possession of additional Burisma-related documents.
But a non-disclosure agreement is preventing him from handing over any more documents to Johnson’s committee without being compelled by a subpoena, Johnson told Peters in his letter.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Watch Bizarre Moment Tlaib Seems To Think Conservatives Want To Have Sex with Her

The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments about whether or not a Louisiana law that requires , among other things , abortionists to have admitting privileges at local hospitals should stand .
It ’ s the first major test of abortion law at the Supreme Court level on a court where Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh are part of the bench .
The specifics of the law , I ’ d wager , won ’ t be what most people end up remembering about the oral arguments .
Rather , it ’ ll be one of the more unusual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened outside the court as arguments were being heard , courtesy of abortion rights activists .
The rally will be best remembered as the venue where Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer seemed to threaten Trump-appointed justices by saying “ you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price !
You won ’ t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.
” ( Schumer later had a spokesman say he was actually saying Republicans would reap that whirlwind and pay that price , which he didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of this had to do with the general tenor of the rally , or at least of its speeches : Intense , minatory and often bizarre .
TRENDING : Former Prisoner Alleges Bernie Sanders Told Him ' I Do n't Know What 's So Wrong ' with Cuba Nothing was quite going to top the Senate minority leader threatening sitting justices , but Rep. Rashida Tlaib , the Michigan Democrat best known for her “ impeach the motherf—er ” speech the night she was sworn in , certainly did her darnedest .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tlaib spoke — well , screamed — to the crowd about the interconnectedness of sex with social justice movements , how maybe you shouldn ’ t want to have sex with her and … well , perhaps I should just let Tlaib explain it to you : “ This past year I realized , my , my , my , are they obsessed with our bodies , ” Tlaib bellowed .
“ How we talk , how we look , what we stand for .
I mean , this type of policing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the social justice movements all around the country .
“ I represent the third poorest congressional district in the country .
This issue is an economic justice issue , this issue is a racial justice issue !
” She then described how she would tell people ( assumedly pro-lifers ) in the Michigan legislature : “ Yo , yo , you know what , you ’ re so freakin ’ obsessed with what I decide to do with my body , maybe you shouldn ’ t even want to have sex with me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any women !
” “ The power that we have over our bodies to push back to use that power and saying , enough is enough , we won ’ t stand by for you to commercialize , for you to profit , for you to do all the things you do to what ?
To make us less-than in this country , because that ’ s what it does.
” I ’ d leave it to you to parse that word salad , but I ’ m being paid to .
Whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interesting possibilities .
Does she think pro-lifers want to have sex with her ?
Is this the issue ?
Or that they want to have sex with themselves “ or with any women ?
” I ’ m assuming that last part probably has the vague ring of truth about it , although one would hope it was either done a ) within the bounds of marriage or b ) with all available protection or , assuming the failure of that , the knowledge that they would be taking care of a child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from some crude high-school jokes about having sex with yourself , it ’ s technically impossible to have any kind of prurient act between consenting ( or non-consenting , for that matter ) adults when the word adult isn ’ t plural .
I ’ m guessing , much like the part of Schumer ’ s speech in which he fervently warned the court ’ s newest justices some vague threat was lying in wait for them , this probably wasn ’ t in the script .
On the first part , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have sex with you , Rep. Tlaib ?
I can ’ t believe this is anything other than badly phrased , the commingling of the idea that pro-lifers are secretly obsessed with women sexually with the idea this is about Tlaib ’ s personal agency , which means it has to be kept on a personal level .
Whatever the case , this is a strange thing to include .
This is always the straw-man argument of the left : that pro-life types are obsessed with women ’ s bodies or what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We aren ’ t .
We ’ re rather concerned when you ’ re carrying a body inside that body , which is typically there due to a decision made entirely by your own volition , and you want to terminate it .
We ’ re not here to commercialize your body or the one potentially inside it .
( Planned Parenthood actually does a pretty good job of this . )
We ’ re not here to make you “ less-than ” in this country — unless , of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terminate a pregnancy .
We ’ re not here to spread economic injustice , merely to end ( or attenuate ) a biological injustice .
But hey , if these are the arguments you want to use , go ahead and see how they work .
Pro-lifers will use the arguments I just laid out .
See which version America finds more convincing .
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The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments about whether or not a Louisiana law that requires, among other things, abortionists to have admitting privileges at local hospitals should stand.
It’s the first major test of abortion law at the Supreme Court level on a court where Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh are part of the bench.
The specifics of the law, I’d wager, won’t be what most people end up remembering about the oral arguments. Rather, it’ll be one of the more unusual and spirited rallies in recent memory that happened outside the court as arguments were being heard, courtesy of abortion rights activists.
The rally will be best remembered as the venue where Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer seemed to threaten Trump-appointed justices by saying “you have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price! You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.” (Schumer later had a spokesman say he was actually saying Republicans would reap that whirlwind and pay that price, which he didn’t, but whatever.)
A lot of this had to do with the general tenor of the rally, or at least of its speeches: Intense, minatory and often bizarre.
Nothing was quite going to top the Senate minority leader threatening sitting justices, but Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the Michigan Democrat best known for her “impeach the motherf—er” speech the night she was sworn in, certainly did her darnedest.
In this clip from the rally, Tlaib spoke — well, screamed — to the crowd about the interconnectedness of sex with social justice movements, how maybe you shouldn’t want to have sex with her and … well, perhaps I should just let Tlaib explain it to you:
Rashida Tlaib at today’s abortion rally: “You know what, you’re so freakin’ obsessed with what I decide to do with my body, maybe you shouldn’t even want to have sex with me, or you, or any woman!”pic.twitter.com/n0W2TiQrHG — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 5, 2020
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“This past year I realized, my, my, my, are they obsessed with our bodies,” Tlaib bellowed.
“How we talk, how we look, what we stand for. I mean, this type of policing of our bodies is so interconnected to all the social justice movements all around the country.
“I represent the third poorest congressional district in the country. This issue is an economic justice issue, this issue is a racial justice issue!”
She then described how she would tell people (assumedly pro-lifers) in the Michigan legislature: “Yo, yo, you know what, you’re so freakin’ obsessed with what I decide to do with my body, maybe you shouldn’t even want to have sex with me, or with you, or with any women!”
“The power that we have over our bodies to push back to use that power and saying, enough is enough, we won’t stand by for you to commercialize, for you to profit, for you to do all the things you do to what? To make us less-than in this country, because that’s what it does.”
I’d leave it to you to parse that word salad, but I’m being paid to. Whatever the case, it brings up some interesting possibilities.
Does she think pro-lifers want to have sex with her? Is this the issue? Or that they want to have sex with themselves “or with any women?”
I’m assuming that last part probably has the vague ring of truth about it, although one would hope it was either done a) within the bounds of marriage or b) with all available protection or, assuming the failure of that, the knowledge that they would be taking care of a child.
On the second part, aside from some crude high-school jokes about having sex with yourself, it’s technically impossible to have any kind of prurient act between consenting (or non-consenting, for that matter) adults when the word adult isn’t plural. I’m guessing, much like the part of Schumer’s speech in which he fervently warned the court’s newest justices some vague threat was lying in wait for them, this probably wasn’t in the script.
On the first part, however: Are you assuming pro-life legislators want to have sex with you, Rep. Tlaib? I can’t believe this is anything other than badly phrased, the commingling of the idea that pro-lifers are secretly obsessed with women sexually with the idea this is about Tlaib’s personal agency, which means it has to be kept on a personal level.
Whatever the case, this is a strange thing to include.
This is always the straw-man argument of the left: that pro-life types are obsessed with women’s bodies or what they want to do with those bodies.
We aren’t. We’re rather concerned when you’re carrying a body inside that body, which is typically there due to a decision made entirely by your own volition, and you want to terminate it.
We’re not here to commercialize your body or the one potentially inside it. (Planned Parenthood actually does a pretty good job of this.) We’re not here to make you “less-than” in this country — unless, of course, you only feel equal if you can terminate a pregnancy.
We’re not here to spread economic injustice, merely to end (or attenuate) a biological injustice.
But hey, if these are the arguments you want to use, go ahead and see how they work.
Pro-lifers will use the arguments I just laid out. See which version America finds more convincing.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Dr. Ben Carson Brilliantly Turns Tables on Dems Attacking Mike Pence’s Coronavirus Response

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson defended the coronavirus task force ’ s handling of the virus from partisan political attacks this week at a news conference .
Carson , who recently joined the task force , defended its efforts to contain the spread of the potentially deadly infectious disease .
“ I want to thank the vice president and the president for a very aggressive and careful leadership , ” he said Wednesday .
Carson , who was a renowned neurosurgeon before beginning his career in politics and public service , added : “ I was involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of very , very complex cases and dealt with a lot of renowned physicians .
“ But I must say that the people on this task force are extremely impressive , have been considering all of the various different possibilities , outlining scenarios for all the possibilities that can occur.
” TRENDING : Biden Commits the Ultimate Gaffe , Intros His Wife as His Sister on Live TV Carson added he believes the risks associated with contracting the disease are low , “ largely because of the aggressive actions that have been taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day.
” The HUD secretary also praised pharmaceutical companies for working together “ voluntarily ” in order to help to find a way to manage potential outbreaks .
“ Wouldn ’ t that be a great lesson for the politicians ?
” he joked .
Carson ’ s comments came in response to partisan criticism of President Donald Trump ’ s handling of his administration ’ s preparedness of a possible outbreak of the virus .
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China was reported , Trump has not only acted decisively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the U.S. , but also quickly formed a task force in order to deal with the issue .
The president immediately imposed travel restrictions to China in January , just as the virus was starting to grab international headlines .
The move was criticized by Democratic lawmakers and members of the establishment media for allegedly helping to sow seeds of racism .
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden also claimed the travel restrictions were race-related , The Hill reported .
“ This is no time for Donald Trump ’ s record of hysteria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fearmongering , ” the former vice president said .
RELATED : Ben Carson Tells Off Maxine Waters for Lack of 'Basic Manners ' - Report Of course , when you ’ re a far-left Democrat , everything is racist .
In similar fashion , CNN argued that the travel ban could lead to “ stigmatizing countries and ethnicities.
” Trump also came under attack for appointing Vice President Mike Pence to head the task force , which itself was criticized for not being adequately racially diverse .
CNN published an article by Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-science.
” “ President Donald Trump is again playing the denial game and , unhelpfully , has tapped Vice President Mike Pence — a man who has repeatedly demonstrated his anti-science predilection — to lead the government response , ” the article read .
The CNN hit piece also mocked the vice president for praying and blamed him for an outbreak of HIV/AIDS during his time as governor in Indiana .
Members of the establishment media have also falsely claimed that Trump described the coronavirus as a “ hoax.
” While people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadly virus , Democrats have played politics with the federal government ’ s readiness every step of the way .
That is why it is so crucial to have a figure such as Carson join the government ’ s official response .
He might be a former presidential candidate and a surrogate for Trump , but his area of expertise is in medicine .
The doctor is probably more qualified to speak about the virus than anyone in CNN ’ s newsroom .
Carson spoke at length to Fox Business host Charles Payne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s response to the coronavirus and expounded on the criticism from Democrats and the establishment media .
“ I suspect if Jesus Christ was on the committee , they would have a complaint about that , ” he said .
Carson also promised the task force is staying ahead of the curve to respond to any changes with the disease .
As of Friday , 98,424 cases of coronavirus have been reported worldwide , and 3,386 people have died from the virus .
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson defended the coronavirus task force’s handling of the virus from partisan political attacks this week at a news conference.
Carson, who recently joined the task force, defended its efforts to contain the spread of the potentially deadly infectious disease.
“I want to thank the vice president and the president for a very aggressive and careful leadership,” he said Wednesday.
Carson, who was a renowned neurosurgeon before beginning his career in politics and public service, added: “I was involved throughout my neurosurgical career in a lot of very, very complex cases and dealt with a lot of renowned physicians.
“But I must say that the people on this task force are extremely impressive, have been considering all of the various different possibilities, outlining scenarios for all the possibilities that can occur.”
Carson added he believes the risks associated with contracting the disease are low, “largely because of the aggressive actions that have been taken and are continuing to be taken every day.”
The HUD secretary also praised pharmaceutical companies for working together “voluntarily” in order to help to find a way to manage potential outbreaks.
“Wouldn’t that be a great lesson for the politicians?” he joked.
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Carson’s comments came in response to partisan criticism of President Donald Trump’s handling of his administration’s preparedness of a possible outbreak of the virus.
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China was reported, Trump has not only acted decisively to help to contain its spread away from the U.S., but also quickly formed a task force in order to deal with the issue.
The president immediately imposed travel restrictions to China in January, just as the virus was starting to grab international headlines. The move was criticized by Democratic lawmakers and members of the establishment media for allegedly helping to sow seeds of racism.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden also claimed the travel restrictions were race-related, The Hill reported.
“This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria and xenophobia — hysterical xenophobia — and fearmongering,” the former vice president said.
Of course, when you’re a far-left Democrat, everything is racist.
In similar fashion, CNN argued that the travel ban could lead to “stigmatizing countries and ethnicities.”
Trump also came under attack for appointing Vice President Mike Pence to head the task force, which itself was criticized for not being adequately racially diverse.
Coronavirus task force another example of Trump administration’s lack of diversity | Analysis https://t.co/bs7L1rUZzc pic.twitter.com/MzzoslqZpT — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 30, 2020
CNN published an article by Michael D’Antonio criticizing Pence as “anti-science.”
“President Donald Trump is again playing the denial game and, unhelpfully, has tapped Vice President Mike Pence — a man who has repeatedly demonstrated his anti-science predilection — to lead the government response,” the article read.
The CNN hit piece also mocked the vice president for praying and blamed him for an outbreak of HIV/AIDS during his time as governor in Indiana.
Members of the establishment media have also falsely claimed that Trump described the coronavirus as a “hoax.”
While people are concerned about the spread of a potentially deadly virus, Democrats have played politics with the federal government’s readiness every step of the way.
That is why it is so crucial to have a figure such as Carson join the government’s official response. He might be a former presidential candidate and a surrogate for Trump, but his area of expertise is in medicine.
The doctor is probably more qualified to speak about the virus than anyone in CNN’s newsroom.
Carson spoke at length to Fox Business host Charles Payne on Tuesday about the task force’s response to the coronavirus and expounded on the criticism from Democrats and the establishment media.
“I suspect if Jesus Christ was on the committee, they would have a complaint about that,” he said.
Carson also promised the task force is staying ahead of the curve to respond to any changes with the disease.
As of Friday, 98,424 cases of coronavirus have been reported worldwide, and 3,386 people have died from the virus.
Twelve Americans are among those dead after being infected with coronavirus, NBC News reported.
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westernjournal--2020-03-06--Mitt Romney Hints He’ll Block Republican Attempt at Biden Subpoena

As some Twitter voices howled “ Democrat Romney to the rescue , ” Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has indicated he could stop a Senate investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son , Hunter , in its tracks .
Next week , the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , of which Romney is a member , is scheduled to vote on issuing a subpoena that relates to Hunter Biden ’ s work for Burisma Holdings , a Ukrainian energy company .
Hunter Biden ’ s work with Burisma has emerged as a lightning rod @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because while he was vice president , Joe Biden pressured the Ukrainian government to fire a prosecutor who had investigated Burisma .
On Thursday , Romney indicated his distaste for probing the Biden connection .
“ I would prefer that investigations are done by an independent , nonpolitical body , ” Romney told The Washington Post .
“ There ’ s no question the appearance is not good.
” TRENDING : Former Prisoner Alleges Bernie Sanders Told Him ' I Do n't Know What 's So Wrong ' with Cuba Romney told reporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican-controlled Senate , coming on the heels of the unsuccessful partisan impeachment effort launched by House Democrats , “ appears political.
” “ I think people are tired of these kind of political investigations , ” Romney said .
If Romney opposes the subpoena , it would block the subpoena from being issued , turning the two-vote GOP edge on the committee into a tie .
Romney is already facing heat from conservatives from his decision during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to vote with Democrats to remove Trump from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicated that he saw nothing criminal in the activities of either Biden .
“ With regards to Hunter Biden , taking excessive advantage of his father ’ s name is unsavory but also not a crime , ” Romney said .
“ Given that in neither the case of the father nor the son was any evidence presented by the president ’ s counsel that a crime had been committed , the president ’ s insistence that they be investigated by the Ukrainians is hard to explain other than as a political pursuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind that were their names not Biden , the president would never have done what he did.
” Committee Chair Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said he saw “ no reason why anybody would object ” to the subpoena , which would be the first one issued in the Senate investigation , according to Politico .
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As some Twitter voices howled “Democrat Romney to the rescue,” Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has indicated he could stop a Senate investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in its tracks.
Next week, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, of which Romney is a member, is scheduled to vote on issuing a subpoena that relates to Hunter Biden’s work for Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company.
Hunter Biden’s work with Burisma has emerged as a lightning rod in the presidential candidacy of his father because while he was vice president, Joe Biden pressured the Ukrainian government to fire a prosecutor who had investigated Burisma.
On Thursday, Romney indicated his distaste for probing the Biden connection.
“I would prefer that investigations are done by an independent, nonpolitical body,” Romney told The Washington Post. “There’s no question the appearance is not good.”
Romney told reporters an investigation of the Bidens by the Republican-controlled Senate, coming on the heels of the unsuccessful partisan impeachment effort launched by House Democrats, “appears political.”
“I think people are tired of these kind of political investigations,” Romney said.
If Romney opposes the subpoena, it would block the subpoena from being issued, turning the two-vote GOP edge on the committee into a tie.
Romney is already facing heat from conservatives from his decision during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to vote with Democrats to remove Trump from office.
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At the time, Romney indicated that he saw nothing criminal in the activities of either Biden.
“With regards to Hunter Biden, taking excessive advantage of his father’s name is unsavory but also not a crime,” Romney said. “Given that in neither the case of the father nor the son was any evidence presented by the president’s counsel that a crime had been committed, the president’s insistence that they be investigated by the Ukrainians is hard to explain other than as a political pursuit. There is no question in my mind that were their names not Biden, the president would never have done what he did.”
Romney’s latest remarks brought out angry voices on Twitter:
How does this one disgusting jerk have the power to block a subpoena? He is totally part of the deep state!! He is in their pockets! What do they have on Romney? What have they promised this man if they win? — Candy (@ckrumpe) March 6, 2020
Democrat Romney to the rescue!!! says GOP investigation into Hunter Biden and Burisma ‘appears political’ https://t.co/Kmte0Xhcuz — TRUMP MAFIA (@RealTrumpMafia) March 5, 2020
#RINORomney @MittRomney to the rescue yet again. Why would he not want both the Senate and law enforcement to investigate potential Biden corruption? https://t.co/H0NbfCBkjw — Cuomo’s Democrats are killing NY ?♂? (@RussJohn1620) March 6, 2020
.@MittRomney to betray Republicans again: hints at voting against #subpoena for Hunter Biden https://t.co/QgZacyyakH — Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) March 6, 2020
Committee Chair Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said he saw “no reason why anybody would object” to the subpoena, which would be the first one issued in the Senate investigation, according to Politico.
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