westernjournal--2020-10-23--McSally Exposes What Dems Are Really Doing with Barrett Nomination: ‘Using It as a Platform’

Republican Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona has lambasted her colleagues across the aisle for “ using ” the Supreme Court nomination of 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett “ as a platform ” from which to move the political needle .
“ Look , the Democrats , ” McSally said , “ they ’ re playing games .
They wouldn ’ t even come to the hearing , or to [ the Senate Judiciary Committee ] today to vote , because they ’ re just trying to derail or throw sand in the gears .
They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaigning.
” “ They are setting the groundwork to try and really discredit the court , so that they can pack the court should they gain power .
We need everybody listening to understand this : They ’ re going to pack the court .
They ’ ve started it in the hearings .
They ’ re doing it in their press briefings , ” she added .
The remarks came Thursday during a remote appearance on The Western Journal ’ s video podcast , “ WJ Live , ” recorded and aired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to forward Barrett ’ s nomination to the Senate floor for a final confirmation vote .
None of the body ’ s Democratic members were present , boycotting the motion over widely publicized disagreements with the Republican Senate majority over whether or not to take up the nomination so close to the 2020 presidential election .
President Donald Trump nominated Barrett just four weeks ago on Sept. 26 — a mere eight days after the death of Democrat-appointed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
With a 6-3 conservative court majority in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discourse and confirmation process has been anything but peaceable , with Democratic senators and left-wing pundits implicitly or explicitly labeling the judge everything from a religious extremist and a racist to “ a shameless , cynical careerist.
” McSally , however , has been one of the Barrett ’ s most fervent supporters on the Hill , referring to the judge as a “ gift to our country , ” according to The Arizona Republic .
“ She is an inspiration to me .
She ’ s a rock star , ” McSally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ She validated in person everything that she showed America in those hearings last week.
” “ Every school child and every adult in America should have tuned in — not to listen to how the Democrats were behaving , but to listen to her answers , her unflappable answers and how it was just a lesson on the Constitution , a lesson in the role of a judge , ” she added .
McSally also highlighted Democratic character attacks on Barrett as ironic and definitionally anti-feminist , given the judge ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profession and in the home .
The senator said she was familiar with such attacks , having been celebrated by the establishment media as a “ pioneering , rock star woman ” during her time as the first female Air Force fighter pilot to see combat , but widely assailed since stepping into the ring as a conservative political figure .
“ The media loved me … until I became a Republican candidate for Congress and then all of a sudden they were not interested , ” McSally said .
“ You see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ She ’ s risen to the top of her field .
She ’ s brilliant .
She ’ s well respected across the spectrum by all those who clerked with her , all her fellow professors at Notre Dame .
You ’ ve got liberals writing glowing reviews of her .
She ’ s a scholar .
She ’ s a jurist , ” McSally continued .
“ She ’ s a mother of seven with two adopted from Haiti and one [ with ] special needs.
” “ They should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because she ’ s got this judicial philosophy they don ’ t agree with and because she ’ s a woman of faith , they ’ re coming after her , ” the senator added .
“ I think America can see right through this .
She is a role model for everyone and she ’ s going to be on the court .
We ’ re going to vote on her on Monday.
” Up for re-election on Nov. 3 , McSally currently trails Democratic challenger Mark Kelly by a 5.6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggregate .
McSally seemed unphased Thursday .
Her polling margins already shrinking , the senator told The Western Journal she believed the Barrett confirmation would offer Republicans a boost on Election Day , allowing the party to maintain its loose grip on the Senate .
“ The Democrats are going to be continuing to do delay tactic votes , ” McSally said .
“ So we ’ re all hands on deck to bat all those down and make sure that we get her across the finish line.
” “ My opponent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get him to take a position on anything — he actually said he would vote ‘ no ’ on Amy Coney Barrett before any hearing , not meeting with her .
So that just really showed his true colors — that he would be a rubber stamp for [ Senate Minority Leader ] Chuck Schumer and the left , who just want to put activist judges on the bench , ” the senator said .
“ It ’ s important for the voters who haven ’ t put in their vote yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also what ’ s at stake here.
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Republican Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona has lambasted her colleagues across the aisle for “using” the Supreme Court nomination of 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett “as a platform” from which to move the political needle.
“Look, the Democrats,” McSally said, “they’re playing games. They wouldn’t even come to the hearing, or to [the Senate Judiciary Committee] today to vote, because they’re just trying to derail or throw sand in the gears. They’re using it as a platform for campaigning.”
“They are setting the groundwork to try and really discredit the court, so that they can pack the court should they gain power. We need everybody listening to understand this: They’re going to pack the court. They’ve started it in the hearings. They’re doing it in their press briefings,” she added.
“This is their excuse.”
The remarks came Thursday during a remote appearance on The Western Journal’s video podcast, “WJ Live,” recorded and aired following a 12-0 Senate Judiciary Committee vote to forward Barrett’s nomination to the Senate floor for a final confirmation vote.
None of the body’s Democratic members were present, boycotting the motion over widely publicized disagreements with the Republican Senate majority over whether or not to take up the nomination so close to the 2020 presidential election.
President Donald Trump nominated Barrett just four weeks ago on Sept. 26 — a mere eight days after the death of Democrat-appointed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
With a 6-3 conservative court majority in the balance, however, the resulting national discourse and confirmation process has been anything but peaceable, with Democratic senators and left-wing pundits implicitly or explicitly labeling the judge everything from a religious extremist and a racist to “a shameless, cynical careerist.”
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McSally, however, has been one of the Barrett’s most fervent supporters on the Hill, referring to the judge as a “gift to our country,” according to The Arizona Republic.
“She is an inspiration to me. She’s a rock star,” McSally reiterated Wednesday to The Western Journal. “She validated in person everything that she showed America in those hearings last week.”
“Every school child and every adult in America should have tuned in — not to listen to how the Democrats were behaving, but to listen to her answers, her unflappable answers and how it was just a lesson on the Constitution, a lesson in the role of a judge,” she added.
✔ I’m a strong YES on confirming Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/n6mL6bUSh4 — Martha McSally (@SenMcSallyAZ) October 20, 2020
McSally also highlighted Democratic character attacks on Barrett as ironic and definitionally anti-feminist, given the judge’s laundry list of accomplishments in the legal profession and in the home.
The senator said she was familiar with such attacks, having been celebrated by the establishment media as a “pioneering, rock star woman” during her time as the first female Air Force fighter pilot to see combat, but widely assailed since stepping into the ring as a conservative political figure.
“The media loved me … until I became a Republican candidate for Congress and then all of a sudden they were not interested,” McSally said. “You see the same thing with Judge Barrett.”
“She’s risen to the top of her field. She’s brilliant. She’s well respected across the spectrum by all those who clerked with her, all her fellow professors at Notre Dame. You’ve got liberals writing glowing reviews of her. She’s a scholar. She’s a jurist,” McSally continued. “She’s a mother of seven with two adopted from Haiti and one [with] special needs.”
“They should be celebrating this. But, of course, because she’s got this judicial philosophy they don’t agree with and because she’s a woman of faith, they’re coming after her,” the senator added.
“I think America can see right through this. She is a role model for everyone and she’s going to be on the court. We’re going to vote on her on Monday.”
Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, whose grace and incredible command of the law are as evident in person as they were during her confirmation hearings. I look forward to voting in favor of her historic confirmation. pic.twitter.com/m4uheFusM8 — Martha McSally (@SenMcSallyAZ) October 21, 2020
Up for re-election on Nov. 3, McSally currently trails Democratic challenger Mark Kelly by a 5.6 percentage point margin in the RealClearPolitics polling aggregate.
McSally seemed unphased Thursday. Her polling margins already shrinking, the senator told The Western Journal she believed the Barrett confirmation would offer Republicans a boost on Election Day, allowing the party to maintain its loose grip on the Senate.
“The Democrats are going to be continuing to do delay tactic votes,” McSally said. “So we’re all hands on deck to bat all those down and make sure that we get her across the finish line.”
“My opponent, in our debate — I was surprised to get him to take a position on anything — he actually said he would vote ‘no’ on Amy Coney Barrett before any hearing, not meeting with her. So that just really showed his true colors — that he would be a rubber stamp for [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer and the left, who just want to put activist judges on the bench,” the senator said.
“It’s important for the voters who haven’t put in their vote yet to make sure they understand that this is also what’s at stake here.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-23--Putin Admires Biden’s Dems: Their Values Are Closer to Those Communism Originally Came From

It looks like Russian President Vladamir Putin has high hopes for working with a Biden White House if the Democratic candidate wins the coming presidential election despite the left ’ s anti- “ Russia , Russia , Russia !
” rhetoric .
Why ?
Because Putin believes American Democrats and the Kremlin have much in common .
Putin stated during an interview with Pavel Zarubin of Rossiya 1 TV that the American Democratic party is “ traditionally closer ” to the liberalism and socialism exhibited by European countries .
“ As for the Democratic candidate , what can I say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden .
“ We can hear rather sharp anti-Russian rhetoric as well .
Regrettably , we have become used to this .
But some things are worth mentioning .
“ First , the Democratic Party is traditionally closer to the so-called liberal values , closer to Social Democratic ideas , if compared to Europe , ” Putin stated .
“ And it was from the Social Democratic environment that the Communist Party evolved.
” Putin went on to say he had been a member of the Soviet Communist Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the party ’ s “ left-wing values ” which he believes would be the foundation for a relationship between Russia and a Biden White House .
“ Yes , they are difficult to implement , but they are very attractive , nevertheless .
In other words , this can be seen as an ideological basis for developing contacts with the Democratic representative , ” Putin said , again referring to Biden .
The Biden campaign has had quite a tumultuous October so far , and with less than two weeks until the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Putin only makes matters worse .
President Donald Trump has critiqued the Biden campaign and Democrats for their protection of the Affordable Care Act , implemented by the Obama administration , and the left ’ s alleged goal of implementing socialized health care — one among many of their other radical socialist notions like universal housing and basic income .
Democratic politicians such as Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have stated very clearly their intentions for a socialized America : RELATED : Putin Video Released Day of Debate Was Actually Deepfake Video from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday evening , Trump responded to Biden ’ s proposal to “ expand ” and “ increase ” Obamacare : “ That ’ s not what you ’ ve said , and that ’ s not what your party has said , ” Trump interjected during Biden ’ s response to the debate question .
“ Your party wants to go socialist medicine and socialist health care , ” Trump continued , “ and they ’ re going to dominate you , Joe , you know that.
” Democrats have been clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take their beloved notion of universal health care : not simply a tax-payer funded system to cover all Americans , but even illegal immigrants .
Remember last year , during NBC ’ s Democratic presidential candidates ’ debate when they were asked to raise their hands if their “ government plan would provide coverage for undocumented immigrants ” ?
Every single one of them raised their hands , including Joe Biden : The radical left seems blind to the consequences of their political agenda , and we can not risk putting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these socialist ideologues .
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It looks like Russian President Vladamir Putin has high hopes for working with a Biden White House if the Democratic candidate wins the coming presidential election despite the left’s anti-“Russia, Russia, Russia!” rhetoric.
Why? Because Putin believes American Democrats and the Kremlin have much in common.
Oh, the irony.
Putin stated during an interview with Pavel Zarubin of Rossiya 1 TV that the American Democratic party is “traditionally closer” to the liberalism and socialism exhibited by European countries.
“As for the Democratic candidate, what can I say?” Putin said, referring to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. “We can hear rather sharp anti-Russian rhetoric as well. Regrettably, we have become used to this. But some things are worth mentioning.
“First, the Democratic Party is traditionally closer to the so-called liberal values, closer to Social Democratic ideas, if compared to Europe,” Putin stated.
“And it was from the Social Democratic environment that the Communist Party evolved.”
Putin went on to say he had been a member of the Soviet Communist Party for 18 years and shared his affinity with the party’s “left-wing values” which he believes would be the foundation for a relationship between Russia and a Biden White House.
“Yes, they are difficult to implement, but they are very attractive, nevertheless. In other words, this can be seen as an ideological basis for developing contacts with the Democratic representative,” Putin said, again referring to Biden.
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The Biden campaign has had quite a tumultuous October so far, and with less than two weeks until the presidential election, a soft endorsement by Putin only makes matters worse.
President Donald Trump has critiqued the Biden campaign and Democrats for their protection of the Affordable Care Act, implemented by the Obama administration, and the left’s alleged goal of implementing socialized health care — one among many of their other radical socialist notions like universal housing and basic income.
Democratic politicians such as Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have stated very clearly their intentions for a socialized America:
Here’s what we need to make universal, as a start:
? Healthcare
? School meals
? Vote-by-mail
? Housing
? Basic income — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 5, 2020
During the final presidential debate on Thursday evening, Trump responded to Biden’s proposal to “expand” and “increase” Obamacare:
“That’s not what you’ve said, and that’s not what your party has said,” Trump interjected during Biden’s response to the debate question.
“Your party wants to go socialist medicine and socialist health care,” Trump continued, “and they’re going to dominate you, Joe, you know that.”
Democrats have been clear about how extreme they’d like to take their beloved notion of universal health care: not simply a tax-payer funded system to cover all Americans, but even illegal immigrants.
Remember last year, during NBC’s Democratic presidential candidates’ debate when they were asked to raise their hands if their “government plan would provide coverage for undocumented immigrants”?
Every single one of them raised their hands, including Joe Biden:
The radical left seems blind to the consequences of their political agenda, and we cannot risk putting the livelihood of our country into the hands of these socialist ideologues.
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westernjournal--2020-10-23--Man Saves Cats, Sheep, Bunnies and 300 Dogs from Hurricane by Bringing Them Into His Own Home

When inclement weather is expected , pet owners in the area do all they can to batten down the hatches and make sure all their charges stay dry , warm and safe .
For livestock , that means making sure shelters are waterproof and animals have adequate bedding , food and water .
For household pets , that often means bringing critters indoors until the worst passes .
But what about when you ’ re a rescue with hundreds of four-legged creatures looking to you to protect them ?
Well , if you ’ re Tierra de Animales , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you bring them inside .
All 300+ of them .
The man behind the 10-acre operation near Leona Vicario , Mexico , is Ricardo Pimentel .
He started the rescue around a decade ago .
Before Hurricane Delta hit in early October , the rescue was scrambling to provide safety for the animals under its care , which included around 300 dogs as well as bunnies , chicks , cats , a hedgehog and a flock of sheep , according to Fox News .
“ When this hurricane is over , we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help to stock up on food and very likely to repair damage , ” Tierra de Animales posted on Oct. 6 .
“ Please consider donating to Land of Animals.
” Pimentel ended up opening up his home to the animals .
The mess , admittedly , was great… but once they rode out the storm , he said it was worth it .
“ The things they broke can be fixed or bought again , but what ’ s beautiful is to see them happy , healthy and safe , without wounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he told Fox .
“ It doesn ’ t matter if the house is dirty , it can be cleaned , ” he said .
“ The things they broke can be fixed or bought again , but what ’ s beautiful is to see them happy , healthy and safe , without wounds and with the possibility of being adopted.
” Photos shared on Facebook show a house packed to the gills with its furry inhabitants .
But just because the storm passed doesn ’ t mean the work was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cleaning up to do .
“ The hurricane has gone away , but it has left us with a lot of work and hundreds of animals to react , feed and keep in better condition , ” the rescue posted on Oct. 7 .
“ All help is welcome.
” RELATED : 'One in a Million Shot ' : Pilot Battling Wildfires Shocked When Owl Lands in Helicopter “ Our dear friend Leticia Alves will give us a hand from Playa del Carmen .
If they wanted to and could send us donations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them !
” People donated thousands of dollars to the group , which will certainly help feed its charges .
Locals donated their time to come help clean .
And there ’ s another potential benefit that Pimentel is hoping for .
“ We would like to think that thanks to all this attention , somebody would like to be part of the story and say : ‘ I adopted a dog saved from that famous Hurricane Delta , ' ” he said .
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When inclement weather is expected, pet owners in the area do all they can to batten down the hatches and make sure all their charges stay dry, warm and safe.
For livestock, that means making sure shelters are waterproof and animals have adequate bedding, food and water. For household pets, that often means bringing critters indoors until the worst passes.
But what about when you’re a rescue with hundreds of four-legged creatures looking to you to protect them? Well, if you’re Tierra de Animales, or “Land of the Animals,” you bring them inside. All 300+ of them.
The man behind the 10-acre operation near Leona Vicario, Mexico, is Ricardo Pimentel. He started the rescue around a decade ago.
Before Hurricane Delta hit in early October, the rescue was scrambling to provide safety for the animals under its care, which included around 300 dogs as well as bunnies, chicks, cats, a hedgehog and a flock of sheep, according to Fox News.
“When this hurricane is over, we’re going to need a lot of help to stock up on food and very likely to repair damage,” Tierra de Animales posted on Oct. 6. “Please consider donating to Land of Animals.”
Pimentel ended up opening up his home to the animals. The mess, admittedly, was great… but once they rode out the storm, he said it was worth it.
“The things they broke can be fixed or bought again, but what’s beautiful is to see them happy, healthy and safe, without wounds and with the possibility of being adopted,” he told Fox.
“It doesn’t matter if the house is dirty, it can be cleaned,” he said. “The things they broke can be fixed or bought again, but what’s beautiful is to see them happy, healthy and safe, without wounds and with the possibility of being adopted.”
Photos shared on Facebook show a house packed to the gills with its furry inhabitants. But just because the storm passed doesn’t mean the work was over — there was a lot of cleaning up to do.
“The hurricane has gone away, but it has left us with a lot of work and hundreds of animals to react, feed and keep in better condition,” the rescue posted on Oct. 7. “All help is welcome.”
“Our dear friend Leticia Alves will give us a hand from Playa del Carmen. If they wanted to and could send us donations for animals, we would greatly appreciate them!”
People donated thousands of dollars to the group, which will certainly help feed its charges. Locals donated their time to come help clean. And there’s another potential benefit that Pimentel is hoping for.
“We would like to think that thanks to all this attention, somebody would like to be part of the story and say: ‘I adopted a dog saved from that famous Hurricane Delta,'” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-10-23--‘Borat’ Sequel Exposes Hollywood Left Letting Comedy Die for the Sake of Anti-Trump Propaganda

Lackluster sequels are par for the course , no question about it .
The number of great , or simply serviceable , sequels to come out of Hollywood over the years can be counted on two hands — with some room to spare , depending on who you ask .
For a film to perfectly duplicate the tone of its successful predecessor and recapture past characters only fall flat on its face , however , is another thing entirely .
“ Borat : Subsequent Moviefilm ” is such a picture , perfectly encapsulating the modern Hollywood left ’ s willingness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy mocking middle America and poking fun at President Donald Trump .
Released nearly 14 years after the wildly successful “ Borat : Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan , ” Sacha Baron Cohen ‘ s long-awaited satirical romp hit screens nationwide Friday , streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video .
The film once again follows fictional Kazakhstani journalist Borat Sagdiyev ( Baron Cohen ) , presenting the poorly adjusted foreign reporter ’ s latest slew of American misadventures in the familiar mockumentary format popularized in past decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arrested Development.
” This time around , however , Sagdiyev is not simply stumbling across the states in search of love and lessons in liberty .
Instead , the sequel narrative begins with Sagdiyev deep in the Khazakstani gulag detention system , sentenced to a life of prison labor for embarrassing the Central Asian nation on his last overseas “ mission.
” But fear not — Sagdiyev is immediately dragged before the Kazakhstani president and tasked with elevating his homeland ’ s international reputation with a gift to America — thus kicking off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the boon is seemingly granted at the movie ’ s end with the recognition that America is an ignorant nation , filled to the brim with ignorant fools .
And the road to redemption is predictably paved with stock jokes made at the expense of the president , his allies , and supporters .
Of course , none of this is to say the film is a flop .
By many metrics , it is anything but , delivering a funny — albeit deeply vulgar — father-daughter story .
This is where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up exactly where he left off as Sagdiyev , and co-star Maria Bakalova bringing much-needed freshness as Borat ’ s daughter and foil , Tutar .
The dynamic between the two is brilliant , if bogged down a bit by comedic scenarios cut from the original and blatantly repackaged .
And such things might be more excusable were it not for the fact that everything “ new ” this sequel brings is centered around Sagdiyev ’ s poorly crafted plot to marry Tutar off to America ’ s “ Vice Premier Mikhael Pence.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be described only as a vehicle for the same tired Trump jokes American audiences have been treated to for the past five years .
I mean , seriously , how many times are we going to hear the same commentary on middle America , this president ’ s perceived fascism or the admittedly gross , but not less played out , “ Access Hollywood ” line ?
Not to mention , the film culminates in a “ gotcha ” -style , real-world interview filmed and edited to make Trump ally and former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sleazeball and potential pedophile .
( Giuliani , of course , plays himself — an easily duped liability to the Trump administration ) .
But it is not the political nature of the film that disappoints .
Political comedy is not inherently unfunny .
And this is where the problem lies for “ Borat : Subsequent Moviefilm.
” Gone is the more equitably doled out mockery woven into its predecessor .
All that remains in its place is a poor political commentary , less humorous than that of the original and built around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hollywood ’ s biggest audience : the American everyman .
A shame the Hollywood left has sacrificed comedy at the altar of political progress .
At least , we still have “ South Park.
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Lackluster sequels are par for the course, no question about it.
The number of great, or simply serviceable, sequels to come out of Hollywood over the years can be counted on two hands — with some room to spare, depending on who you ask.
For a film to perfectly duplicate the tone of its successful predecessor and recapture past characters only fall flat on its face, however, is another thing entirely.
“Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm” is such a picture, perfectly encapsulating the modern Hollywood left’s willingness to misspend the bulk of its comedic energy mocking middle America and poking fun at President Donald Trump.
Jagshemash. If you see only one moviefilm this year, please see the only one that got made – mine.
Great success! Please, you look. Chenquieh. pic.twitter.com/ygtv4RT4GG — Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) October 1, 2020
Released nearly 14 years after the wildly successful “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” Sacha Baron Cohen‘s long-awaited satirical romp hit screens nationwide Friday, streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
The film once again follows fictional Kazakhstani journalist Borat Sagdiyev (Baron Cohen), presenting the poorly adjusted foreign reporter’s latest slew of American misadventures in the familiar mockumentary format popularized in past decades by “The Office” and “Arrested Development.”
This time around, however, Sagdiyev is not simply stumbling across the states in search of love and lessons in liberty.
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Instead, the sequel narrative begins with Sagdiyev deep in the Khazakstani gulag detention system, sentenced to a life of prison labor for embarrassing the Central Asian nation on his last overseas “mission.” But fear not — Sagdiyev is immediately dragged before the Kazakhstani president and tasked with elevating his homeland’s international reputation with a gift to America — thus kicking off a globetrotting redemption story.
Unfortunately, the boon is seemingly granted at the movie’s end with the recognition that America is an ignorant nation, filled to the brim with ignorant fools. And the road to redemption is predictably paved with stock jokes made at the expense of the president, his allies, and supporters.
Of course, none of this is to say the film is a flop.
By many metrics, it is anything but, delivering a funny — albeit deeply vulgar — father-daughter story.
This is where the film shines, with Baron Cohen picking up exactly where he left off as Sagdiyev, and co-star Maria Bakalova bringing much-needed freshness as Borat’s daughter and foil, Tutar.
The dynamic between the two is brilliant, if bogged down a bit by comedic scenarios cut from the original and blatantly repackaged. And such things might be more excusable were it not for the fact that everything “new” this sequel brings is centered around Sagdiyev’s poorly crafted plot to marry Tutar off to America’s “Vice Premier Mikhael Pence.”
No, really. The narrative can be described only as a vehicle for the same tired Trump jokes American audiences have been treated to for the past five years. I mean, seriously, how many times are we going to hear the same commentary on middle America, this president’s perceived fascism or the admittedly gross, but not less played out, “Access Hollywood” line?
Not to mention, the film culminates in a “gotcha”-style, real-world interview filmed and edited to make Trump ally and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani look like sleazeball and potential pedophile. (Giuliani, of course, plays himself — an easily duped liability to the Trump administration).
Rudy Giuliani is dismissing suggestions he did anything wrong during the encounter with the actress. “At no time before, during, or after the interview was I ever inappropriate,” he said in a tweet. https://t.co/YplI5JFswc — The Associated Press (@AP) October 22, 2020
Here is the Rudy Giuliani clip from Borat. What do you think?
pic.twitter.com/geKs2Jpd7F — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 23, 2020
But it is not the political nature of the film that disappoints. Political comedy is not inherently unfunny.
Unoriginal, poorly distributed political comedy is unfunny.
And this is where the problem lies for “Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm.”
Gone is the more equitably doled out mockery woven into its predecessor.
All that remains in its place is a poor political commentary, less humorous than that of the original and built around efforts to misrepresent, embarrass and discompose Hollywood’s biggest audience: the American everyman.
A shame the Hollywood left has sacrificed comedy at the altar of political progress. At least, we still have “South Park.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-23--Ex-Biden Business Partner Explodes Investigation, Announces Plans Involving FBI

Tony Bobulinski , who says he is a former business partner of Hunter Biden , announced at a news conference Thursday night in Nashville that he would be cooperating with the FBI regarding a potential investigation into alleged questionable business dealings between the Biden family and a Chinese corporation .
Bobulinski , a U.S. Navy veteran , discussed an email dated May 13 , 2017 , and published by the New York Post last week , which mentioned “ remuneration packages ” for six people in an unspecified business venture reportedly involving Sinohawk Holdings and the now-bankrupt Shanghai-based conglomerate CEFC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sinohawk ” was chosen in recognition that the company would be doing business with China and that the hawk was the favorite animal of Joe Biden ’ s late son , Beau , according to Bobulinski .
Among the partners listed were “ H , ” “ Jim , ” the “ big guy , ” Rob Walker , a former Clinton administration official , James Gilliar , a British national , and Bobulinski , The Wall Street Journal reported .
The proposed equity stake listed in the May 13 , 2017 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” 10 percent for Jim and “ 10 [ percent ] held by H for the big guy ?
” “ In that email there is no question that ‘ H ’ stands for Hunter , ‘ big guy ’ for his father , Joe Biden , and Jim for Jim Biden .
In fact Hunter often referred to his father as ‘ the big guy ’ or ‘ my chairman , ’ ” Bobulinski told reporters .
“ On numerous occasions it was made clear to me that Joe Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in writing , but only face to face .
In fact I was advised by Gilliar and Walker that Hunter and Jim Biden were paranoid about keeping Joe Biden ’ s involvement secret , ” he added .
Bobulinski recounted that he met personally with Joe Biden in May 2017 , less than two weeks prior to the email in question being sent .
“ On May 2 , 2017 , the night before Joe Biden was to appear at the Milken Conference , I was introduced to Joe Biden by Jim Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ At my approximately hour-long meeting with Joe that night , we discussed the Bidens ’ history , the Bidens ’ family business plans with the Chinese with which he was clearly familiar at least at high level , ” Bobulinski continued .
All this runs contrary to Biden ’ s repeated claims he was not familiar with his son ’ s questionable business dealings , many of which happened while Joe Biden was vice president .
According to a written statement from Bobulinski released Wednesday , CEFC did not really care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into this deal with the Bidens through Sinohawk , but wanted political leverage .
“ I realized the Chinese were not really focused on a healthy financial ROI , ” he said .
“ They were looking at this as a political or influence investment .
RELATED : Liberals Furious at Megyn Kelly Over Her Unexpected Trump Comments “ Once I realized that Hunter wanted to use the company as his personal piggy bank by just taking money out of it as soon as it came from the Chinese , I took steps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bobulinski added .
During his Thursday news conference , Bobulinski recounted a disagreement he had with Hunter Biden when the latter allegedly demanded millions CEFC was to invest in Sinohawk be transferred directly to the Bidens .
“ Hunter wanted $ 5 million of those funds to go to himself and his family .
So he wanted the funds wired directly to an entity affiliated with him , ” Bobulinski said .
“ I objected because that was contrary to our written agreements concerning Sinohawk , ” the investor explained .
“ [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , his father , that CFC was really investing in the Biden family.
” According to Bobulinski , Hunter became very upset when Bobulinski called for Sinohawk to follow proper corporate governance rules in relation to corporate distributions .
Following this disagreement between the two men , CEFC never sent funds to Sinohawk , Bobulinski said .
“ Instead I found out from Sen. [ Ron ] Johnson ’ s September report that the $ 5 million was sent in August 2017 to entities affiliated with Hunter , ” Bobulinski said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , which Johnson chairs , on Friday , and would be “ providing to the FBI the devices which contain the evidence corroborating what I have said.
” Johnson confirmed his committee ’ s plans to meet with Bobulinski and said the FBI would be interviewing him as well , but added that the committee ’ s meeting would be on another date .
“ I appreciate that the FBI has a job to do , and I am glad they are finally taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that our Committees have been investigating for months , ” Johnson said , according to Fox News .
“ I expect that Mr. Bobulinski will speak with our committee as soon as possible and fully share his insights into the Biden family ’ s business dealings.
” The Biden campaign has not denied the authenticity of the emails .
When questioned about the subject at Thursday night ’ s debate , Joe Biden simply proclaimed , “ I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life.
” That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 13 , 2017 , email says that in the proposed Sinohawk deal , Hunter would be holding the equity interest for his father .
Did Hunter pass on part of the $ 5 million to “ entities affiliated ” with him ?
The Biden campaign has pointed to Joe Biden ’ s tax returns to argue his finances are above board and include no Chinese investments .
But what if the former vice president did not report these funds to the IRS ?
In other words , what if he broke the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would want to investigate .
Fox News reported Thursday that the FBI subpoenaed a laptop and hard drive purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden in late 2019 as part of a money-laundering investigation .
While it ’ s not money laundering , Joe and Jill Biden avoided paying hundreds of thousands in payroll taxes by setting up S corporations to pass the money through in the form of S corporation profits instead of taxable wages , according to The Wall Street Journal .
Tens of millions have been spent investigating President Donald Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the spotlight to shift to the Bidens .
Here ’ s hoping the FBI will do its job .
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Tony Bobulinski, who says he is a former business partner of Hunter Biden, announced at a news conference Thursday night in Nashville that he would be cooperating with the FBI regarding a potential investigation into alleged questionable business dealings between the Biden family and a Chinese corporation.
Bobulinski, a U.S. Navy veteran, discussed an email dated May 13, 2017, and published by the New York Post last week, which mentioned “remuneration packages” for six people in an unspecified business venture reportedly involving Sinohawk Holdings and the now-bankrupt Shanghai-based conglomerate CEFC China Energy Co.
The name “Sinohawk” was chosen in recognition that the company would be doing business with China and that the hawk was the favorite animal of Joe Biden’s late son, Beau, according to Bobulinski.
Among the partners listed were “H,” “Jim,” the “big guy,” Rob Walker, a former Clinton administration official, James Gilliar, a British national, and Bobulinski, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The proposed equity stake listed in the May 13, 2017, email included 20 percent for “H,” 10 percent for Jim and “10 [percent] held by H for the big guy?”
“In that email there is no question that ‘H’ stands for Hunter, ‘big guy’ for his father, Joe Biden, and Jim for Jim Biden. In fact Hunter often referred to his father as ‘the big guy’ or ‘my chairman,’” Bobulinski told reporters.
“On numerous occasions it was made clear to me that Joe Biden’s involvement was not to be mentioned in writing, but only face to face. In fact I was advised by Gilliar and Walker that Hunter and Jim Biden were paranoid about keeping Joe Biden’s involvement secret,” he added.
Bobulinski recounted that he met personally with Joe Biden in May 2017, less than two weeks prior to the email in question being sent.
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“On May 2, 2017, the night before Joe Biden was to appear at the Milken Conference, I was introduced to Joe Biden by Jim Biden and Hunter Biden,” he said.
“At my approximately hour-long meeting with Joe that night, we discussed the Bidens’ history, the Bidens’ family business plans with the Chinese with which he was clearly familiar at least at high level,” Bobulinski continued.
All this runs contrary to Biden’s repeated claims he was not familiar with his son’s questionable business dealings, many of which happened while Joe Biden was vice president.
According to a written statement from Bobulinski released Wednesday, CEFC did not really care about a return on investment in entering into this deal with the Bidens through Sinohawk, but wanted political leverage.
“I realized the Chinese were not really focused on a healthy financial ROI,” he said. “They were looking at this as a political or influence investment.
“Once I realized that Hunter wanted to use the company as his personal piggy bank by just taking money out of it as soon as it came from the Chinese, I took steps to prevent that from happening,” Bobulinski added.
During his Thursday news conference, Bobulinski recounted a disagreement he had with Hunter Biden when the latter allegedly demanded millions CEFC was to invest in Sinohawk be transferred directly to the Bidens.
“Hunter wanted $5 million of those funds to go to himself and his family. So he wanted the funds wired directly to an entity affiliated with him,” Bobulinski said.
“I objected because that was contrary to our written agreements concerning Sinohawk,” the investor explained. “[Hunter] said referring to the chairman, his father, that CFC was really investing in the Biden family.”
According to Bobulinski, Hunter became very upset when Bobulinski called for Sinohawk to follow proper corporate governance rules in relation to corporate distributions.
Following this disagreement between the two men, CEFC never sent funds to Sinohawk, Bobulinski said.
“Instead I found out from Sen. [Ron] Johnson’s September report that the $5 million was sent in August 2017 to entities affiliated with Hunter,” Bobulinski said.
The whistleblower announced Thursday he planned to meet with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which Johnson chairs, on Friday, and would be “providing to the FBI the devices which contain the evidence corroborating what I have said.”
Johnson confirmed his committee’s plans to meet with Bobulinski and said the FBI would be interviewing him as well, but added that the committee’s meeting would be on another date.
“I appreciate that the FBI has a job to do, and I am glad they are finally taking an interest in these concerning financial matters that our Committees have been investigating for months,” Johnson said, according to Fox News.
Tony Bobulinski, the Biden family insider-turned-whistleblower, is being interviewed today by the FBI about the mountains of evidence he recently released detailing Joe Biden’s involvement in Hunter Biden’s overseas business deals, per a release from @SenRonJohnson‘s office. pic.twitter.com/X0vAC2Xooc — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 23, 2020
“I expect that Mr. Bobulinski will speak with our committee as soon as possible and fully share his insights into the Biden family’s business dealings.”
The Biden campaign has not denied the authenticity of the emails.
When questioned about the subject at Thursday night’s debate, Joe Biden simply proclaimed, “I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life.”
Joe Biden: “I have not taken a single penny from any foreign source ever in my life.” #Debates2020 pic.twitter.com/Ib0xF8iehq — MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 23, 2020
That does not answer the question. The May 13, 2017, email says that in the proposed Sinohawk deal, Hunter would be holding the equity interest for his father.
Did Hunter pass on part of the $5 million to “entities affiliated” with him?
The Biden campaign has pointed to Joe Biden’s tax returns to argue his finances are above board and include no Chinese investments.
But what if the former vice president did not report these funds to the IRS? In other words, what if he broke the law?
That is something the FBI would want to investigate.
Fox News reported Thursday that the FBI subpoenaed a laptop and hard drive purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden in late 2019 as part of a money-laundering investigation.
While it’s not money laundering, Joe and Jill Biden avoided paying hundreds of thousands in payroll taxes by setting up S corporations to pass the money through in the form of S corporation profits instead of taxable wages, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Tens of millions have been spent investigating President Donald Trump and his family. It’s time for the spotlight to shift to the Bidens.
Here’s hoping the FBI will do its job.
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westernjournal--2020-10-23--Itxu Díaz: Passion for Ruin

Itxu Díaz: Passion for Ruin

The writer H.L .
Mencken had the virtue of always being in a bad mood .
And when you ’ re unattached and angry it ’ s much easier to make a perceptive analysis of government and politics .
“ The intelligent man , ” he once wrote , “ when he pays taxes , certainly does not believe that he is making a prudent and productive investment of his money ; on the contrary , he feels that he is being mulcted in an excessive amount for services that , in the main , are useless to him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are downright inimical to him.
” And the truth is that if we could choose how to channel our tax contributions to maximize their effectiveness , we would never put them in the hands of the very government bureaucracy from which even under the influence of 10 whiskeys we wouldn ’ t buy a second-hand car .
The government , if you allow it to be , is the freeloading brother-in-law who eats all the appetizers at Christmas Eve dinner before greeting you and taking off his coat .
Distrust of the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , feels good and makes you more attractive in Instagram selfies .
It is the primary defense against socialism , which as of today is nothing more than trusting that a guy who doesn ’ t know who he is , like Biden , and a woman who can ’ t stand herself , like Harris , will manage your money better than you will , take care of you better than others , and educate and protect your children better than you do .
After so many years of misery , failure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the bizarre good reputation of socialism can only be explained by the inability of the right to unmask it .
For this reason and due to the inclination to laziness inherent in man since original sin , it ’ s comfortable to dream that a big government will fill your fridge , protect your rest , and finance your ancestral complexes and discrimination , whatever they may be .
It is comfortable but it is false .
Socialists like Biden have promised for centuries that they will help the poor , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that they have gotten a lot richer .
When it comes down to it , all the uproar in recent months , all the street smoke of alleged racism , is irrelevant to the candidates ’ agendas .
It simply does not exist .
It was just a media illusion .
The only thing that exists , that ’ s tangible in the electoral programs , is that Biden , if he reaches the White House , will raid the wallets of the middle class , which is how socialism turns prosperous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down by Soviet-inspired bureaucracy , combining the impoverishing feat with showers of random dollars to minorities and various ideological delusions that have no impact at all on any of the nation ’ s serious problems , including poverty .
In a way , with his wild plan to raise taxes , Biden is promising his voters that he will do everything possible to rob them , and that in the future Kamala Harris will be in charge of managing their dollars .
And I ’ m sure that more than one has already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunter or Uncle Xi Jinping are not the ones in charge .
What they may not expect is that all Harris knows about economics and what ’ s most essential is that American citizens have the option to change sex frequently and free of charge , and can abort children even those who are already crawling around the delivery room , which like all learned economist defend , is the key economic driver to keep a prosperous country competitive .
In short , passion for socialism is passion for ruin .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that must lead the global recovery during the most complex and disturbing health , social and economic situation that the world has experienced in many years .
In the same way that you can only allow yourself to be a communist when you are already rich , countries tend to bet on socialism when governments on the right have positioned their economies at the top .
RELATED : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : Stand with Me , Renounce the Left and Hold the Line on Nov. 3 No sensible person would suddenly place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plunder when the world and its economies are experiencing a cataclysm with unpredictable consequences .
Those who relapse into leftist politics when they are already mired in poverty , like Venezuela or Cuba , do so only because they are no longer allowed to decide something different .
That ’ s another characteristic of socialism , like a jealous and manipulative lover that you can not even excuse for being beautiful .
She is quite similar to the evil woman in the poem by the Spaniard Luis Alberto de Cuenca : She was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , an abject being , a Lovecraftian abomination .
She was neither pretty , nor attractive , nor funny , nor young , nor friendly .
She was a wicked pile of garbage .
These are my notes on Biden ’ s plan to raise taxes .
Another day we will discuss federal debt .
But before tackling that , I ’ ll need six to eight pints of beer and a good team of lawyers .
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The writer H.L. Mencken had the virtue of always being in a bad mood. And when you’re unattached and angry it’s much easier to make a perceptive analysis of government and politics.
“The intelligent man,” he once wrote, “when he pays taxes, certainly does not believe that he is making a prudent and productive investment of his money; on the contrary, he feels that he is being mulcted in an excessive amount for services that, in the main, are useless to him, and that, in substantial part, are downright inimical to him.” And the truth is that if we could choose how to channel our tax contributions to maximize their effectiveness, we would never put them in the hands of the very government bureaucracy from which even under the influence of 10 whiskeys we wouldn’t buy a second-hand car.
The government, if you allow it to be, is the freeloading brother-in-law who eats all the appetizers at Christmas Eve dinner before greeting you and taking off his coat.
Distrust of the public sphere, typically conservative, is healthy, feels good and makes you more attractive in Instagram selfies. It is the primary defense against socialism, which as of today is nothing more than trusting that a guy who doesn’t know who he is, like Biden, and a woman who can’t stand herself, like Harris, will manage your money better than you will, take care of you better than others, and educate and protect your children better than you do.
After so many years of misery, failure, poverty and attacks on Western values, the bizarre good reputation of socialism can only be explained by the inability of the right to unmask it.
For this reason and due to the inclination to laziness inherent in man since original sin, it’s comfortable to dream that a big government will fill your fridge, protect your rest, and finance your ancestral complexes and discrimination, whatever they may be.
It is comfortable but it is false.
Socialists like Biden have promised for centuries that they will help the poor, and the only thing we know for sure is that they have gotten a lot richer.
When it comes down to it, all the uproar in recent months, all the street smoke of alleged racism, is irrelevant to the candidates’ agendas. It simply does not exist. It was just a media illusion.
Do you think America will eventually become a socialist nation? Yes No
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The only thing that exists, that’s tangible in the electoral programs, is that Biden, if he reaches the White House, will raid the wallets of the middle class, which is how socialism turns prosperous countries into secular begging orders, weighed down by Soviet-inspired bureaucracy, combining the impoverishing feat with showers of random dollars to minorities and various ideological delusions that have no impact at all on any of the nation’s serious problems, including poverty.
In a way, with his wild plan to raise taxes, Biden is promising his voters that he will do everything possible to rob them, and that in the future Kamala Harris will be in charge of managing their dollars. And I’m sure that more than one has already given thanks to God that at least Hunter or Uncle Xi Jinping are not the ones in charge.
What they may not expect is that all Harris knows about economics and what’s most essential is that American citizens have the option to change sex frequently and free of charge, and can abort children even those who are already crawling around the delivery room, which like all learned economist defend, is the key economic driver to keep a prosperous country competitive.
In short, passion for socialism is passion for ruin.
It’s a high risk for a country that must lead the global recovery during the most complex and disturbing health, social and economic situation that the world has experienced in many years. In the same way that you can only allow yourself to be a communist when you are already rich, countries tend to bet on socialism when governments on the right have positioned their economies at the top.
No sensible person would suddenly place their trust in forced redistribution and socialist plunder when the world and its economies are experiencing a cataclysm with unpredictable consequences.
Those who relapse into leftist politics when they are already mired in poverty, like Venezuela or Cuba, do so only because they are no longer allowed to decide something different. That’s another characteristic of socialism, like a jealous and manipulative lover that you cannot even excuse for being beautiful.
She is quite similar to the evil woman in the poem by the Spaniard Luis Alberto de Cuenca:
She was a detestable creature
on the moral plane, an abject being,
a Lovecraftian abomination.
She was neither pretty, nor attractive,
nor funny, nor young, nor friendly.
She was a wicked pile of garbage.
These are my notes on Biden’s plan to raise taxes. Another day we will discuss federal debt.
But before tackling that, I’ll need six to eight pints of beer and a good team of lawyers.
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westernjournal--2020-10-23--Op-Ed: It’s Called the ‘Equality Act,’ And if Democrats Win on Nov. 3, It Will Destroy Religious Fre

Op-Ed: It’s Called the ‘Equality Act,’ And if Democrats Win on Nov. 3, It Will Destroy Religious Freedom

A Democratic sweep ( House , Senate , president ) this November means Christian institutions and individuals abiding by the moral teachings of Moses or Jesus of Nazareth will face government persecution initiated by the LGBTQ+ Human Rights Campaign and the child-killing business of Planned Parenthood via their promotion of the so-called “ Equality Act.
” Joe Biden wants to sign it in the first 100 days of his presidency ; Donald Trump opposes this assault on religious liberty .
The “ Equality Act ” defines entities health care providers , among others , as “ public accommodations , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parks , etc.
, and “ sexual orientation and gender identity ” is declared a protected class , just like race .
The act could even expand the definition of “ public accommodations ” to include churches , synagogues and mosques , according to the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance .
Since the Equality Act does not reference employment by religious organizations , courts could potentially rule that schools that decline to hire someone in a same-sex “ marriage ” would be “ discriminating , ” and treated by the IRS as if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race .
The school would then lose its tax-exempt , tax-deductibility status .
Tax-exempt status could even be removed if a religious school refused to provide unisex locker rooms , showers or changing areas for “ transgender ” students .
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops opposes the Equality Act .
“ We treasure the First Amendment freedoms of speech , association , conscience , and religious exercise .
The Equality Act puts these at risk , ” three leading bishops in the Conference wrote in a letter .
“ The Equality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services to either violate their principles or shut down .
With the lack of gender criteria , shelters would be required to house vulnerable , sometimes traumatized , women with biological men .
In addition , foster care and adoption agencies would be expected to place children with same-sex partners , regardless of some birth mothers ’ wishes and children ’ s best interests.
” The Heritage Foundation stated the Equality Act “ would empower the federal government to impose punishments on citizens who dissent from SOGI ideology , including medical professionals , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and charities.
” “ The bill labels talk therapy to address gender dysphoria as a form of ‘ discrimination.
’ “ Creative professionals who serve all customers , but who understand that humans are born male or female , and who believe that marriage means a union between one man and one woman , could be compelled to use their artistic gifts to create custom goods and services for events that violate their consciences , such as sex-change celebrations and same-sex marriages.
” The Family Research Council noted that penalties for violating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ill-fitted for the business or specific position being offered .
They could be mandated to pay back wages and benefits , attorney ’ s fees , expert witness fees , court costs.
” Compensatory damages would be paid to the plaintiff but not the defendant .
Punitive damages would range from $ 50,000 to $ 300,000 depending on the size of the organization .
The National Right to Life Committee stated that the Equality Act “ contains language that could be construed to create a right to demand abortion from health care providers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the authority of the government to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions.
” RELATED : David Harsanyi : 11 Questions About Hunter That Will Destroy Joe Biden “ Historically , when Congress has addressed discrimination based on sex , rules of construction have been added to prevent requiring funding of abortion or nullifying conscience laws .
No such rule of construction is contained in H.R .
5.
” Republican congressmen offered amendments to the Equality Act to protect biological females from competing against biological males in sports , shield health care providers from affirming an individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ rights to direct their children ’ s medical care and allow the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ’ s conscience and religious liberty protections to guard against the Equality Act ’ s demands .
The Equality Act passed the House in 2019 .
All 228 Democrats present and eight Republicans voted yes ; 173 Republicans voted no .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to consider the bill even though all 47 Senate Democrats and one Republican have asked him to .
If you want religious persecution through endless litigation and punitive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , vote Republican .
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A Democratic sweep (House, Senate, president) this November means Christian institutions and individuals abiding by the moral teachings of Moses or Jesus of Nazareth will face government persecution initiated by the LGBTQ+ Human Rights Campaign and the child-killing business of Planned Parenthood via their promotion of the so-called “Equality Act.”
Joe Biden wants to sign it in the first 100 days of his presidency; Donald Trump opposes this assault on religious liberty.
The “Equality Act” defines entities health care providers, among others, as “public accommodations,” akin to restaurants, hotels, amusement parks, etc., and “sexual orientation and gender identity” is declared a protected class, just like race. The act could even expand the definition of “public accommodations” to include churches, synagogues and mosques, according to the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance.
Since the Equality Act does not reference employment by religious organizations, courts could potentially rule that schools that decline to hire someone in a same-sex “marriage” would be “discriminating,” and treated by the IRS as if they refused to hire a teacher because of race. The school would then lose its tax-exempt, tax-deductibility status.
Tax-exempt status could even be removed if a religious school refused to provide unisex locker rooms, showers or changing areas for “transgender” students.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops opposes the Equality Act.
“We treasure the First Amendment freedoms of speech, association, conscience, and religious exercise. The Equality Act puts these at risk,” three leading bishops in the Conference wrote in a letter.
“The Equality Act would force a multitude of charitable services to either violate their principles or shut down. With the lack of gender criteria, shelters would be required to house vulnerable, sometimes traumatized, women with biological men. In addition, foster care and adoption agencies would be expected to place children with same-sex partners, regardless of some birth mothers’ wishes and children’s best interests.”
The Heritage Foundation stated the Equality Act “would empower the federal government to impose punishments on citizens who dissent from SOGI ideology, including medical professionals, parents, women and girls, businesses, and charities.”
Do you support the "Equality Act"? Yes No
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“The bill labels talk therapy to address gender dysphoria as a form of ‘discrimination.’
“Creative professionals who serve all customers, but who understand that humans are born male or female, and who believe that marriage means a union between one man and one woman, could be compelled to use their artistic gifts to create custom goods and services for events that violate their consciences, such as sex-change celebrations and same-sex marriages.”
The Family Research Council noted that penalties for violating the Equality Act include hiring “someone ill-fitted for the business or specific position being offered. They could be mandated to pay back wages and benefits, attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, court costs.”
Compensatory damages would be paid to the plaintiff but not the defendant. Punitive damages would range from $50,000 to $300,000 depending on the size of the organization.
The National Right to Life Committee stated that the Equality Act “contains language that could be construed to create a right to demand abortion from health care providers, and likely would place at risk the authority of the government to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions.”
“Historically, when Congress has addressed discrimination based on sex, rules of construction have been added to prevent requiring funding of abortion or nullifying conscience laws. No such rule of construction is contained in H.R. 5.”
Republican congressmen offered amendments to the Equality Act to protect biological females from competing against biological males in sports, shield health care providers from affirming an individual’s gender identity, protect parents’ rights to direct their children’s medical care and allow the Religious Freedom Restoration Act’s conscience and religious liberty protections to guard against the Equality Act’s demands.
Every amendment failed.
The Equality Act passed the House in 2019. All 228 Democrats present and eight Republicans voted yes; 173 Republicans voted no. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to consider the bill even though all 47 Senate Democrats and one Republican have asked him to.
If you want religious persecution through endless litigation and punitive damages, vote Democrat; if not, vote Republican.
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westernjournal--2020-10-23--Watch: Man Learns He Won Nobel Prize When Neighbors Surprise Him on Doorbell Camera

Usually , if you hear frantic knocking at your door in the dead of night , it ’ s not cause for celebration .
When Paul Milgrom of Stanford , California , heard his doorbell ringing and someone knocking repeatedly on the door earlier this month , though , it was for a very different reason .
It was his friend and neighbor Robert B. Wilson outside his door at 2:15 in the morning , and he had great news .
“ Paul , it ’ s Bob Wilson , ” Wilson said , as heard on the doorbell camera @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Nobel Prize .
And so they ’ re trying to reach you , but they can not .
They don ’ t seem to have a number for you.
” “ We gave them your cellphone number , ” said the woman with Wilson — his wife , Mary , according to CNN .
After a few garbled exchanges , Mary laughingly asked him if he ’ d answer his phone , to which he replied , ” Yes.
” Robert Wilson also won the 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Milgrom .
Their win had just been decided in Stockholm , on the other side of the world , and the committee had intended to notify both men of their win before announcing it publicly .
However , they could only reach Wilson , who took it upon himself to be the bearer of good news .
The two have done extensive work in auction theory that has had a great impact on the way auctions are handled and run .
“ This year ’ s Laureates in Economic Sciences started out with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in practical applications , which have spread globally , ” Peter Frederiksson , chairman of the Prize Committee , said , according to a post on the Nobel Prize page .
RELATED : Man Saves Cats , Sheep , Bunnies and 300 Dogs from Hurricane by Bringing Them Into His Own Home “ Their discoveries are of great benefit to society.
” According to the same post , the two gentlemen have revolutionized the way certain goods and services are auctioned .
“ This year ’ s Laureates , Paul Milgrom and Robert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They have also used their insights to design new auction formats for goods and services that are difficult to sell in a traditional way , such as radio frequencies .
Their discoveries have benefitted sellers , buyers and taxpayers around the world.
” “ Over time , societies have allocated ever more complex objects among users , such as landing slots and radio frequencies .
In response , Milgrom and Wilson invented new formats for auctioning off many interrelated objects simultaneously , on behalf of a seller motivated by broad societal benefit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1994 , the US authorities first used one of their auction formats to sell radio frequencies to telecom operators .
Since then , many other countries have followed suit.
” While this is a major milestone for Milgrom and Wilson , the way in which Milgrom was notified of his win has provided a heartwarming moment for countless viewers and will be a charming story for years to come .
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Usually, if you hear frantic knocking at your door in the dead of night, it’s not cause for celebration.
When Paul Milgrom of Stanford, California, heard his doorbell ringing and someone knocking repeatedly on the door earlier this month, though, it was for a very different reason.
It was his friend and neighbor Robert B. Wilson outside his door at 2:15 in the morning, and he had great news.
“Paul, it’s Bob Wilson,” Wilson said, as heard on the doorbell camera video.
“You’ve won the Nobel Prize. And so they’re trying to reach you, but they cannot. They don’t seem to have a number for you.”
“We gave them your cellphone number,” said the woman with Wilson — his wife, Mary, according to CNN.
Milgrom, stunned, answered, “Yeah, I have? Wow.”
After a few garbled exchanges, Mary laughingly asked him if he’d answer his phone, to which he replied,” Yes.”
Robert Wilson also won the 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, alongside Milgrom.
Their win had just been decided in Stockholm, on the other side of the world, and the committee had intended to notify both men of their win before announcing it publicly. However, they could only reach Wilson, who took it upon himself to be the bearer of good news.
The two have done extensive work in auction theory that has had a great impact on the way auctions are handled and run.
“This year’s Laureates in Economic Sciences started out with fundamental theory and later used their results in practical applications, which have spread globally,” Peter Frederiksson, chairman of the Prize Committee, said, according to a post on the Nobel Prize page.
“Their discoveries are of great benefit to society.”
According to the same post, the two gentlemen have revolutionized the way certain goods and services are auctioned.
“This year’s Laureates, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, have studied how auctions work. They have also used their insights to design new auction formats for goods and services that are difficult to sell in a traditional way, such as radio frequencies. Their discoveries have benefitted sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world.”
“Over time, societies have allocated ever more complex objects among users, such as landing slots and radio frequencies. In response, Milgrom and Wilson invented new formats for auctioning off many interrelated objects simultaneously, on behalf of a seller motivated by broad societal benefit rather than maximal revenue.”
“In 1994, the US authorities first used one of their auction formats to sell radio frequencies to telecom operators. Since then, many other countries have followed suit.”
While this is a major milestone for Milgrom and Wilson, the way in which Milgrom was notified of his win has provided a heartwarming moment for countless viewers and will be a charming story for years to come.
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westernjournal--2020-10-23--Watch: Trump’s Expressions Are Priceless as Biden Commits To Ending the Oil Industry

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden got several reactions from President Donald Trump on Thursday when he indicated he would seek to end the American oil industry .
“ Would you close down the oil industry ?
” Trump asked his opponent during their debate in Nashville , Tennessee .
“ I would transition from the oil industry .
Yes , ” Biden said .
The moderator , NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker , asked Biden , “ Why would you do that ?
” “ Basically what he is saying is he is going to destroy the oil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Will you remember that , Texas ?
Will you remember that , Pennsylvania ?
Oklahoma ?
Ohio ?
” A day later , the Trump campaign was using Biden ’ s response as an opportunity to go after voters in Pennsylvania , a battleground state where Biden was born .
The former vice president held about a 5-point lead in the state Friday , according to the Real Clear Politics average .
Biden ’ s comments on the oil industry might tighten the race , as Pennsylvania has tens of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Liberals Furious at Megyn Kelly Over Her Unexpected Trump Comments More than 53,000 people there work in fuels and 269,000 work in energy overall , according to the 2020 Pennsylvania Energy Employment Report .
Trump also asked Biden to clarify his position on fracking .
“ I have never said I oppose fracking , ” the Democrat claimed .
“ You said it on tape , ” the president said .
“ I did ?
Show the tape .
Put it on your website , ” Biden said .
While a presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unlikely to change many voters ’ minds , Biden ’ s statements on the oil and energy sector could lose him some undecided voters in key states .
The previous Democratic nominee , Hillary Clinton , made a similar remark that likely hurt her among Rust Belt voters .
“ We ’ re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business , ” Clinton said during a town hall when asked about renewable energy during the 2016 Democratic primary .
Let ’ s face it : Most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , if they have not already cast their ballots .
But Biden ’ s inconsistency on blue-collar jobs could make battleground states in the Rust Belt go red next month , just like they did back in 2016 .
Those battleground states are going to decide this election , and Biden ’ s comments threatening their economy certainly won ’ t help his chances at the White House .
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden got several reactions from President Donald Trump on Thursday when he indicated he would seek to end the American oil industry.
“Would you close down the oil industry?” Trump asked his opponent during their debate in Nashville, Tennessee.
“I would transition from the oil industry. Yes,” Biden said.
“Oh, that’s a big statement,” the president said.
The moderator, NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker, asked Biden, “Why would you do that?”
“Because the oil industry pollutes significantly,” he responded.
Trump said again, “That’s a big statement.”
“Basically what he is saying is he is going to destroy the oil industry,” the president said. “Will you remember that, Texas? Will you remember that, Pennsylvania? Oklahoma? Ohio?”
A day later, the Trump campaign was using Biden’s response as an opportunity to go after voters in Pennsylvania, a battleground state where Biden was born.
Joe Biden pledged last night to eliminate Pennsylvania’s fossil fuel industry. “That is going to hit home harder for the middle class,” said one Pennsylvania mom who used to work in the energy industry. pic.twitter.com/DsDTS67DNd — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) October 23, 2020
The former vice president held about a 5-point lead in the state Friday, according to the Real Clear Politics average.
Biden’s comments on the oil industry might tighten the race, as Pennsylvania has tens of thousands of employees in the energy sector.
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More than 53,000 people there work in fuels and 269,000 work in energy overall, according to the 2020 Pennsylvania Energy Employment Report.
Trump also asked Biden to clarify his position on fracking.
“I have never said I oppose fracking,” the Democrat claimed.
“You said it on tape,” the president said.
“I did? Show the tape. Put it on your website,” Biden said.
Trump was happy to oblige.
While a presidential debate at the end of October is unlikely to change many voters’ minds, Biden’s statements on the oil and energy sector could lose him some undecided voters in key states.
The previous Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, made a similar remark that likely hurt her among Rust Belt voters.
“We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business,” Clinton said during a town hall when asked about renewable energy during the 2016 Democratic primary.
Let’s face it: Most voters have made up their minds by now, if they have not already cast their ballots. But Biden’s inconsistency on blue-collar jobs could make battleground states in the Rust Belt go red next month, just like they did back in 2016.
Those battleground states are going to decide this election, and Biden’s comments threatening their economy certainly won’t help his chances at the White House.
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westernjournal--2020-10-23--Joe Biden Goes Mike Bloomberg, Tells One of His Weirdest Lies Yet

On the first track of her 1993 debut album “ Exile in Guyville , ” “ 6 ’ 1″ , ” indie rocker Liz Phair used inflating her height as a metaphor for strength as she dismissed the kind of Y-chromosome-bearer we ’ d refer to these days as “ toxically masculine.
” “ And I kept standing 6-feet-1 / instead of 5-feet-2 , ” Phair sings in the chorus .
“ And I loved my life / and I hated you.
” Phair is actually 5-foot-2 ; this shouldn ’ t surprise anyone who ’ s seen her live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the album , which deals with the romantic and sexual chicaneries of the supposedly enlightened men in the alternative rock scene .
No one who ’ s heard it — which is basically every over 35 who still listens to college radio or donates to NPR — would feel weird if they were under the impression Phair was some sort of Amazonian and was actually of below-average height .
I don ’ t find myself thinking about Liz Phair ’ s height all that often .
In fact , I wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the song didn ’ t come up on my Spotify playlist of the 2,000-odd tracks I wouldn ’ t mind randomly listening to while I ’ m at my computer .
Given what I was reading at the time , it was a moment of unbelievable synchronicity .
The Venn diagram of those over-35 college radio listeners and Joe Biden voters is two circles that overlap so completely it ’ s basically like a solar eclipse .
I ’ m in that diagram , albeit in the barely visible part of the sun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I love “ Exile in Guyville ” and still listen to college radio ( if not NPR — God made Unisom for a reason and part of it is so that I never have to hear Ira Glass ’ voice ) the only way I ’ m voting Democrat is if , for some reason , I end up dying while I ’ m registered in Liz Phair ’ s hometown of Chicago .
However , we ’ d all find it kind of weird if Joe Biden wanted to convince us all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t .
Which is what he ’ s doing , by the way .
As the Washington Free Beacon reported on Wednesday — in the article I was reading when Phair ’ s ode to gaining 11 inches in order to tell a guy off came up on my playlist — Biden was playing fast and loose with his height during a podcast interview published the day before the debate .
“ Unlocking Us ” is hosted by Brené Brown , probably best known for her TED Talk “ The Power of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Houston , Brown is also a social media star ; her podcast has a partnership with Spotify that ended up with her picking tracks for a playlist dedicated to “ yacht rock , ” and she also gets over 230,000 likes for posting Deep Thoughts™ like this on Instagram .
Take away addiction and I get the same set of feelings listening to yacht rock — so thanks , Brené .
Anyhow , the takeaway from Biden ’ s appearance on the podcast was that same man who began the year trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tough guy willing to tell voters who confronted him that they were “ lying , dog-faced pony soldiers ” and begin responses with “ look , fat ” is now just a fount of empathy and togetherness .
“ The only way this democracy can function is with consensus .
And I spent my whole career figuring out how to bring people together , not separate them , because otherwise , you end up in a circumstance where it all yields to executive power and to abusive power , ” Biden said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hill .
This was a podcast , so there ’ s no way to tell whether he uttered those words with a straight face or whether he had to bite his lip in order to prevent himself from laughing .
There were two things I ’ d like to note beyond that .
First , toward the end of the interview , Biden said that bullies were “ incredibly insecure.
” I have no idea who he might be talking about ; perhaps he was engaging in a bit of self-excoriation for when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that if he and Donald Trump were “ in high school , I ’ d take him behind the gym and beat the hell out of him.
” Perhaps it was him , since the second thing I ’ d like to note is Biden ’ s height .
Or rather , his estimation of it .
“ Everybody talks about bullies .
You know , well , I ’ m used to bullies , when you ’ re a kid who stutters , ” Biden said , according to the Free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know , I ’ m 6-foot-1 , I ’ m 176 pounds , but when I was a kid … I was the runt of the litter.
” Much like the songstress behind “ Exile in Guyville , ” however , it turns out Biden ’ s height is merely aspirational .
“ In December 2019 , Biden ’ s campaign released the results of the former VP ’ s physical exam .
According to the medical experts who conducted the exam , Biden stands just 5 feet , 11.65 inches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Free Beacon .
And it ’ s not just Biden who overestimated his height during the 2020 campaign .
“ Lying about one ’ s height is a common practice among Democratic presidential candidates .
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg , for example , is notorious for making false claims about his egregiously diminutive stature .
Bloomberg has often claimed ( outrageously ) to be 5 ’ 10 , which would make him almost as tall as Biden , ” Stiles wrote .
Elizabeth Warren is 5-foot-8 , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number for Bloomberg ’ s height , but if Warren were some sort of yardstick to determine who was tall enough to go on a roller coaster , Bloomberg would be stuck riding the slow Tilt-A-Whirl .
Now , this isn ’ t an entirely liberal phenomenon : However , are we going to assume he forgot his height just because he forgets so many other things ?
Wouldn ’ t the more likely answer be that there ’ s some sort of psychological barrier about being under 6 feet — or perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t think this is a story ?
Lest we forget , Trump ’ s report of his height and weight get vigorously mocked and outlets like The Washington Post believe it makes him less credible .
It ’ s not just the tit-for-tat-ness of this whole thing that matters , though .
Biden ’ s height issues are exactly the kind of witless woke masculinity that was being attacked on “ Exile in Guyville ” 27 years ago , long before we would talk about people being woke or toxically masculine .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and weight sensitivities , Donald Trump doesn ’ t care about wokeness or being perceived as sensitive .
The same can ’ t be said for his opponent .
Joe Biden is the kind of guy who says he was bullied growing up and that bullies are “ incredibly insecure.
” He ’ s also the guy who said he ’ d beat Donald Trump up and who tells voters things like “ look , fat , here ’ s the deal.
” ( Biden ’ s campaign would later claim the candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here ’ s the deal ” — although he ’ d also called the voter “ sedentary ” and a “ damn liar , ” and the word “ facts ” didn ’ t work in context . )
He ’ s totally secure — so secure he ’ ll lie about his height .
In short , Joe Biden calling himself 6-foot-1 makes him exactly the kind of self-delusional man Liz Phair said she was 6-foot-1 in order to tell off .
I ’ m sure Phair isn ’ t a MAGA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left ’ s year of the reckoning , I ’ m kind of shocked this passed without much discussion .
Whatever the case , Biden should be careful .
I ’ ve been reliably informed by a podcaster that if he trades in his authenticity for being liked , he may experience anxiety , depression , addiction , rage , blame , resentment and inexplicable grief .
Doesn ’ t sound like the kind of qualities one would want in a president .
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On the first track of her 1993 debut album “Exile in Guyville,” “6’1″,” indie rocker Liz Phair used inflating her height as a metaphor for strength as she dismissed the kind of Y-chromosome-bearer we’d refer to these days as “toxically masculine.”
“And I kept standing 6-feet-1 / instead of 5-feet-2,” Phair sings in the chorus. “And I loved my life / and I hated you.”
Phair is actually 5-foot-2; this shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s seen her live or is familiar with the themes of the album, which deals with the romantic and sexual chicaneries of the supposedly enlightened men in the alternative rock scene. No one who’s heard it — which is basically every over 35 who still listens to college radio or donates to NPR — would feel weird if they were under the impression Phair was some sort of Amazonian and was actually of below-average height.
I don’t find myself thinking about Liz Phair’s height all that often. In fact, I wouldn’t have thought about it at all if the song didn’t come up on my Spotify playlist of the 2,000-odd tracks I wouldn’t mind randomly listening to while I’m at my computer. Given what I was reading at the time, it was a moment of unbelievable synchronicity.
The Venn diagram of those over-35 college radio listeners and Joe Biden voters is two circles that overlap so completely it’s basically like a solar eclipse. I’m in that diagram, albeit in the barely visible part of the sun that makes those eclipse-glasses necessary; while I love “Exile in Guyville” and still listen to college radio (if not NPR — God made Unisom for a reason and part of it is so that I never have to hear Ira Glass’ voice) the only way I’m voting Democrat is if, for some reason, I end up dying while I’m registered in Liz Phair’s hometown of Chicago.
However, we’d all find it kind of weird if Joe Biden wanted to convince us all he was 6-foot-1 when he actually wasn’t. Which is what he’s doing, by the way.
As the Washington Free Beacon reported on Wednesday — in the article I was reading when Phair’s ode to gaining 11 inches in order to tell a guy off came up on my playlist — Biden was playing fast and loose with his height during a podcast interview published the day before the debate.
“Unlocking Us” is hosted by Brené Brown, probably best known for her TED Talk “The Power of Vulnerability.” A professor at the University of Houston, Brown is also a social media star; her podcast has a partnership with Spotify that ended up with her picking tracks for a playlist dedicated to “yacht rock,” and she also gets over 230,000 likes for posting Deep Thoughts™ like this on Instagram.
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Take away addiction and I get the same set of feelings listening to yacht rock — so thanks, Brené.
Anyhow, the takeaway from Biden’s appearance on the podcast was that same man who began the year trying to convince us all that he was a tough guy willing to tell voters who confronted him that they were “lying, dog-faced pony soldiers” and begin responses with “look, fat” is now just a fount of empathy and togetherness.
“The only way this democracy can function is with consensus. And I spent my whole career figuring out how to bring people together, not separate them, because otherwise, you end up in a circumstance where it all yields to executive power and to abusive power,” Biden said during the appearance, according to The Hill.
This was a podcast, so there’s no way to tell whether he uttered those words with a straight face or whether he had to bite his lip in order to prevent himself from laughing.
My thoughts on power and leadership, and a conversation on empathy, unity, and courage with Vice President @JoeBiden, the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nominee. https://t.co/83sfK9okx0 pic.twitter.com/cYwiUR0OI9 — Brené Brown (@BreneBrown) October 21, 2020
There were two things I’d like to note beyond that. First, toward the end of the interview, Biden said that bullies were “incredibly insecure.” I have no idea who he might be talking about; perhaps he was engaging in a bit of self-excoriation for when he said, during the 2016 election, that if he and Donald Trump were “in high school, I’d take him behind the gym and beat the hell out of him.”
Perhaps it was him, since the second thing I’d like to note is Biden’s height. Or rather, his estimation of it.
“Everybody talks about bullies. You know, well, I’m used to bullies, when you’re a kid who stutters,” Biden said, according to the Free Beacon.
“I’m now, you know, I’m 6-foot-1, I’m 176 pounds, but when I was a kid … I was the runt of the litter.”
Much like the songstress behind “Exile in Guyville,” however, it turns out Biden’s height is merely aspirational.
“In December 2019, Biden’s campaign released the results of the former VP’s physical exam. According to the medical experts who conducted the exam, Biden stands just 5 feet, 11.65 inches tall,” Andrew Stiles wrote for the Free Beacon.
And it’s not just Biden who overestimated his height during the 2020 campaign.
“Lying about one’s height is a common practice among Democratic presidential candidates. Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, for example, is notorious for making false claims about his egregiously diminutive stature. Bloomberg has often claimed (outrageously) to be 5’10, which would make him almost as tall as Biden,” Stiles wrote.
Bernie Sanders and most of the other 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls cried foul when the Democratic National Committee changed the rules and allowed Michael Bloomberg onto the debate stage, but the setup proved to be a boon for Sanders. #TWTFrontPagehttps://t.co/WxOl8VyIzR — The Washington Times (@WashTimes) February 21, 2020
Elizabeth Warren is 5-foot-8, according to AL.com. There’s no official number for Bloomberg’s height, but if Warren were some sort of yardstick to determine who was tall enough to go on a roller coaster, Bloomberg would be stuck riding the slow Tilt-A-Whirl.
Now, this isn’t an entirely liberal phenomenon:
Found out that Ben Shapiro lied and said he’s 5’9 when he’s most likely closer to 5’6 you can’t argue with facts pic.twitter.com/FqbIhZWR9E — Gauri (@GAUREHHH) June 30, 2020
However, are we going to assume he forgot his height just because he forgets so many other things? Wouldn’t the more likely answer be that there’s some sort of psychological barrier about being under 6 feet — or perhaps that Trump is 6-foot-3?
Don’t think this is a story? Lest we forget, Trump’s report of his height and weight get vigorously mocked and outlets like The Washington Post believe it makes him less credible.
Dr. Ronny Jackson says Donald Trump is 6’3 and weighs 239 lbs. Carolina Panthers LB Luke Keuchely is 6’3 and weighs 238 lbs. I’ll let you be the judge. pic.twitter.com/ZIPN2gKgpQ — Glenn-Simon Pardot (@WheresMyArk_23) January 16, 2018
Mike Trout is 6’2” & 235 pounds Donald Trump is 6’3” & 239 pounds pic.twitter.com/pgdDfFMCQD — DJC Sports Media (@DanClarkSports) January 17, 2018
It’s not just the tit-for-tat-ness of this whole thing that matters, though.
Joe Biden would fit in great on a dating app since all the men on there lie about being 6 foot tall too https://t.co/dCV6ZPwzDT — Abigail Marone ?? (@abigailmarone) October 21, 2020
Biden’s height issues are exactly the kind of witless woke masculinity that was being attacked on “Exile in Guyville” 27 years ago, long before we would talk about people being woke or toxically masculine.
For whatever you may think about his height and weight sensitivities, Donald Trump doesn’t care about wokeness or being perceived as sensitive. The same can’t be said for his opponent.
Joe Biden is the kind of guy who says he was bullied growing up and that bullies are “incredibly insecure.” He’s also the guy who said he’d beat Donald Trump up and who tells voters things like “look, fat, here’s the deal.” (Biden’s campaign would later claim the candidate actually said “look, facts, here’s the deal” — although he’d also called the voter “sedentary” and a “damn liar,” and the word “facts” didn’t work in context.)
He’s totally secure — so secure he’ll lie about his height.
In short, Joe Biden calling himself 6-foot-1 makes him exactly the kind of self-delusional man Liz Phair said she was 6-foot-1 in order to tell off. I’m sure Phair isn’t a MAGA hat-wearer, either, but in the left’s year of the reckoning, I’m kind of shocked this passed without much discussion.
Whatever the case, Biden should be careful. I’ve been reliably informed by a podcaster that if he trades in his authenticity for being liked, he may experience anxiety, depression, addiction, rage, blame, resentment and inexplicable grief. Doesn’t sound like the kind of qualities one would want in a president.
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