westernjournal--2020-01-22--Trump Calls Out ‘Prophets of Doom’ at Davos as Greta Thunberg Watches

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland , President Donald Trump denounced pessimists spreading doom about the future as he noted that since his election , America has proven wrong those who said its best days were behind it .
In his remarks , Trump equated climate change activists with those who have forecast catastrophes before that failed to materialize .
Among those attending the form was teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg , who last year told the forum ’ s assembled leaders that she wanted them to panic and feel fear over the state of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a time for pessimism ; this is a time for optimism , ” Trump said .
“ Fear and doubt is not a good thought process because this is a time for tremendous hope and joy and optimism and action .
“ But to embrace the possibilities of tomorrow , we must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse .
They are the heirs of yesterday ’ s foolish fortune-tellers — and I have them and you have them , and we all have them , and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but we don ’ t let that happen .
TRENDING : Even Dem Senator Who Vowed To Convict Trump Says House Dems Did n't Do Their Job “ They predicted an overpopulation crisis in the 1960s , mass starvation in the ’ 70s and an end of oil in the 1990s .
These alarmists always demand the same thing : absolute power to dominate , transform and control every aspect of our lives .
“ We will never let radical socialists destroy our economy , wreck our country or eradicate our liberty .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong and unyielding bastion of freedom .
“ In America , we understand what the pessimists refuse to see : that a growing and vibrant market economy focused on the future lifts the human spirit and excites creativity strong enough to overcome any challenge — any challenge by far.
” The president went on to say , “ So together , we must go forward with confidence , determination , and vision .
We must not be timid , or meek or fearful — but instead we must boldly seize the day and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the concept that a good standard of living and protecting the planet were opposites .
“ I ’ m proud to report the United States has among the cleanest air and drinking water on Earth — and we ’ re going to keep it that way .
And we just came out with a report that , at this moment , it ’ s the cleanest it ’ s been in the last 40 years .
We ’ re committed to conserving the majesty of God ’ s creation and the natural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president said .
America will do even more , he promised .
“ Today , I ’ m pleased to announce the United States will join One Trillion Trees Initiative being launched here at the World Economic Forum .
One Trillion Trees .
And in doing so , we will continue to show strong leadership in restoring , growing and better managing our trees and our forests , ” the president said .
RELATED : Trump-Supporting Man Murdered by His Employee in Politically Motivated Attack : Police “ Planting trees is good , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nowhere near enough of what is needed , ” the 17-year-old said , referring to efforts to reduce .
During her own speech , she scolded nations for doing too little on climate change and called for an immediate end to the use of fossil fuels .
“ Without treating it as a real crisis , we can not solve it , ” Thunberg said , according to the New York Post .
Trump was asked about Thunberg in an interview Thursday with The Wall Street Journal .
“ I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president said , adding that the teenager is “ very angry.
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump denounced pessimists spreading doom about the future as he noted that since his election, America has proven wrong those who said its best days were behind it.
In his remarks, Trump equated climate change activists with those who have forecast catastrophes before that failed to materialize.
Among those attending the form was teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg, who last year told the forum’s assembled leaders that she wanted them to panic and feel fear over the state of the planet.
“This is not a time for pessimism; this is a time for optimism,” Trump said. “Fear and doubt is not a good thought process because this is a time for tremendous hope and joy and optimism and action.
“But to embrace the possibilities of tomorrow, we must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse. They are the heirs of yesterday’s foolish fortune-tellers — and I have them and you have them, and we all have them, and they want to see us do badly, but we don’t let that happen.
“They predicted an overpopulation crisis in the 1960s, mass starvation in the ’70s and an end of oil in the 1990s. These alarmists always demand the same thing: absolute power to dominate, transform and control every aspect of our lives.
“We will never let radical socialists destroy our economy, wreck our country or eradicate our liberty. America will always be the proud, strong and unyielding bastion of freedom.
“In America, we understand what the pessimists refuse to see: that a growing and vibrant market economy focused on the future lifts the human spirit and excites creativity strong enough to overcome any challenge — any challenge by far.”
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The president went on to say, “So together, we must go forward with confidence, determination, and vision. We must not be timid, or meek or fearful — but instead we must boldly seize the day and embrace the moment.”
Trump pushed back against the concept that a good standard of living and protecting the planet were opposites.
“I’m proud to report the United States has among the cleanest air and drinking water on Earth — and we’re going to keep it that way. And we just came out with a report that, at this moment, it’s the cleanest it’s been in the last 40 years. We’re committed to conserving the majesty of God’s creation and the natural beauty of our world,” the president said.
America will do even more, he promised.
“Today, I’m pleased to announce the United States will join One Trillion Trees Initiative being launched here at the World Economic Forum. One Trillion Trees. And in doing so, we will continue to show strong leadership in restoring, growing and better managing our trees and our forests,” the president said.
Thunberg brushed aside Trump’s comment.
“Planting trees is good, of course, but it’s nowhere near enough of what is needed,” the 17-year-old said, referring to efforts to reduce.
During her own speech, she scolded nations for doing too little on climate change and called for an immediate end to the use of fossil fuels.
“Without treating it as a real crisis, we cannot solve it,” Thunberg said, according to the New York Post.
Trump was asked about Thunberg in an interview Thursday with The Wall Street Journal.
“I don’t really know anything about her,” the president said, adding that the teenager is “very angry.”
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westernjournal--2020-01-22--Hillary Clinton Defends Her Connection with Harvey Weinstein: ‘How Could We Have Known?’

Hillary Clinton maintains in a new interview that she had no inkling of the alleged sexual misconduct of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein .
The former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee was asked about Weinstein in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote the documentary “ Hillary , ” which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this week before being released March 6 on Hulu .
“ With his trial in the news right now , do you have regrets about your lengthy association with Harvey Weinstein ?
” interviewer Lacey Rose asked .
“ How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replied .
“ He raised money for me , for the Obamas , for Democrats in general .
And that at the time was something that everybody thought made sense .
And of course , if all of us had known what we know now , it would have affected our behavior.
” Weinstein was a major fundraiser for Clinton , as well as other Democratic candidates .
TRENDING : Even Dem Senator Who Vowed To Convict Trump Says House Dems Did n't Do Their Job In a 2017 interview with The New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said she warned the Clinton campaign in 2016 that Weinstein was too visible .
“ I just want you to let you know that Harvey ’ s a rapist and this is going to come out at some point , ” Dunham said she told Kristina Schake , the deputy communications director for the Clinton campaign .
“ I think it ’ s a really bad idea for him to host fundraisers and be involved because it ’ s an open secret in Hollywood that he has a problem with sexual assault , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Author and editor Tina Brown said she had made a similar comment to a Clinton aide in 2008 .
“ I was hearing that Harvey ’ s sleaziness with women had escalated since I left [ the magazine ] Talk in 2002 and she was unwise to be so closely associated with him , ” Brown told The Times .
Many on Twitter reacted to Clinton ’ s comments on Weinstein : Weinstein is currently on trial in New York City on rape and assault charges , with opening arguments scheduled for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Late last year , journalist Ronan Farrow , who who was among the first journalists to publish stories on the sexual misconduct allegations against Weinstein , said Clinton distanced herself from him as he was working on the Weinstein story .
“ She attempted to withdraw from an interview that she had committed to for a foreign policy book that I was working on , for which I interviewed every other living secretary of state , ” Farrow told Fox News in October .
“ And , before doing so , her staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was working on this story about one of her most significant donors — a big bundler of Hollywood money , ” he said , referring to Weinstein .
“ The allegation here is not that Hillary Clinton was seeking to squash the Weinstein story , but the conversation did happen , ” Farrow told Business Insider that same month .
“ I do think people can interpret the fact how they will , whether she was nervous about associating with someone who was reporting on a friend of her ’ s who held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strings to a lot of fundraising.
” During The Hollywood Reporter interview , the issue of former “ Today ” host Matt Lauer ’ s alleged sexual misconduct was discussed , and Clinton was asked for her reaction to the development .
“ I love this word ‘ gobsmacked ’ because , yes , look , hypocrisy is everywhere .
Look at the current occupant of the White House for Lesson ‘ A , ' ” she replied , referring to President Donald Trump .
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Hillary Clinton maintains in a new interview that she had no inkling of the alleged sexual misconduct of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
The former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee was asked about Weinstein in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote the documentary “Hillary,” which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this week before being released March 6 on Hulu.
“With his trial in the news right now, do you have regrets about your lengthy association with Harvey Weinstein?” interviewer Lacey Rose asked.
“How could we have known?” Clinton replied. “He raised money for me, for the Obamas, for Democrats in general. And that at the time was something that everybody thought made sense. And of course, if all of us had known what we know now, it would have affected our behavior.”
Weinstein was a major fundraiser for Clinton, as well as other Democratic candidates.
In a 2017 interview with The New York Times, liberal comedian Lena Dunham said she warned the Clinton campaign in 2016 that Weinstein was too visible.
“I just want you to let you know that Harvey’s a rapist and this is going to come out at some point,” Dunham said she told Kristina Schake, the deputy communications director for the Clinton campaign.
“I think it’s a really bad idea for him to host fundraisers and be involved because it’s an open secret in Hollywood that he has a problem with sexual assault,” Dunham said she also told Schake.
Author and editor Tina Brown said she had made a similar comment to a Clinton aide in 2008.
“I was hearing that Harvey’s sleaziness with women had escalated since I left [the magazine] Talk in 2002 and she was unwise to be so closely associated with him,” Brown told The Times.
Many on Twitter reacted to Clinton’s comments on Weinstein:
Clinton asked ‘How could we have known?’ about Weinstein in her recent THR interview, but a. multiple women say they warned her campaign and b. Ronan Farrow reported that her people tried to pressure him over his Weinstein reporting.https://t.co/iXtlXG1EkG — Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) January 21, 2020
Hillary Clinton has expressed more disdain towards Bernie Sanders than Harvey Weinstein. https://t.co/gcTEHEUOVX — George (@_GeorgeGlass) January 21, 2020
Hillary Clinton was good friends with Jeffrey Epstein, and Harvey Weinstein, two of the most rich & powerful rapists in our time. She has absolutely NO moral high-ground to discuss sexism. — Kevin Thee Donkey ? (@swallowit_) January 21, 2020
Weinstein is currently on trial in New York City on rape and assault charges, with opening arguments scheduled for Wednesday, according to USA Today.
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Late last year, journalist Ronan Farrow, who who was among the first journalists to publish stories on the sexual misconduct allegations against Weinstein, said Clinton distanced herself from him as he was working on the Weinstein story.
“She attempted to withdraw from an interview that she had committed to for a foreign policy book that I was working on, for which I interviewed every other living secretary of state,” Farrow told Fox News in October.
“And, before doing so, her staff raised concerns about the fact that I was working on this story about one of her most significant donors — a big bundler of Hollywood money,” he said, referring to Weinstein.
“The allegation here is not that Hillary Clinton was seeking to squash the Weinstein story, but the conversation did happen,” Farrow told Business Insider that same month. “I do think people can interpret the fact how they will, whether she was nervous about associating with someone who was reporting on a friend of her’s who held a lot of power and held the strings to a lot of fundraising.”
During The Hollywood Reporter interview, the issue of former “Today” host Matt Lauer’s alleged sexual misconduct was discussed, and Clinton was asked for her reaction to the development.
“I love this word ‘gobsmacked’ because, yes, look, hypocrisy is everywhere. Look at the current occupant of the White House for Lesson ‘A,'” she replied, referring to President Donald Trump.
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westernjournal--2020-01-22--Clinton Offers Evidence-Free Warning to Dems: GOP Will ‘Steal Votes’ in 2020

I ’ m not a Hulu subscriber , which means I won ’ t be catching the new Clinton hagiography “ Hillary ” when it premieres in March .
More ’ s the pity .
I can absorb the coverage during the media roll-out however , which is obviously enough .
Her batting-practice interview with The Hollywood Reporter , published Tuesday , is about the level of coverage you should expect .
Takeaways : Clinton apparently loathes Bernie Sanders and believes everyone else does , too .
She thinks a female candidate won ’ t be treated fairly and she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judged harshly for her friendship with disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein .
I can only imagine the kind of capitulations THR must have made during the negotiation process for the interview , because even the most obeisant of Hillary acolytes wouldn ’ t have let so many assertions go without at least some probing in the follow-up .
TRENDING : Even Dem Senator Who Vowed To Convict Trump Says House Dems Did n't Do Their Job Here ’ s one exchange that , while not terribly substantive , certainly demonstrates the general tenor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hillary could have done this interview with Alexa on her Echo Dot and it would have been more inquisitive .
There are some advantages to this process for the observer , however , one of them being that it feels less like an interview and more like Hillary on the analyst ’ s couch during an intake session .
She seems willing to go places she probably wouldn ’ t if there were an actual back-and-forth .
One of those places involves accusing the Republicans , absent of any evidence , of trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same way she continues to say the Republicans stole votes in the 2016 election .
Just before the exchange above , Hillary was asked about the counsel she had provided to the 2020 candidates .
( Bernie , for obvious reasons , excluded . )
“ I always say [ to the female candidates ] , ‘ Look , you can run the best campaign , but you ’ re going to have to be even better than your best campaign to overcome some of the unfairness that will be directed at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
“ Whoever gets the nomination , you ’ ve got to deal with the structural challenges that the Republicans and their allies have put in your way .
So , that means you ’ ve got to deal with voter suppression , because they ’ ll steal votes or they ’ ll prevent votes from happening.
” But wait , there ’ s more .
Hillary also said she told candidates that “ [ i ] f your emails haven ’ t been stolen yet , they will be , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once handled classified information on a private server and thought there wasn ’ t a whole lot wrong with that .
She also said the candidates have “ to worry about the propaganda , the fake news , the made-up stories .
Now you have the additional worry of the deepfakes , and people putting words in your mouth.
” Disregarding the worrying “ about the propaganda , the fake news , the made-up stories ” and “ the deepfakes , ” it ’ s interesting to see Hillary present another fact-free , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to steal the election .
Her assertion is that the Republicans are going to “ steal votes or they ’ ll prevent votes from happening.
” This is a tired argument : The idea that Republicans are tinkering away at legislation to help them win , whether it involves purging voter rolls of inactive voters and those who filled out the registration incorrectly or legislation that requires voter ID .
It ’ s the old Stacey Abrams theory .
The disproof of that theorem comes in the person of , well , Stacey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that voter purges in Georgia caused her to lose — and that voter purge law was passed by a Democratic-controlled legislature , anyhow .
In terms of 2020 , where are these laws being passed ?
Where are they targeted specifically at Democrats to throw the election the Republicans ’ way ?
If there was a follow-up that asked about this , it ’ s currently lost to history .
The published version of The Hollywood Reporter interview moves onto that question about how Hillary has “ grappled with whether you should have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s also worth talking about the fact that , as David Rutz brought up over at The Washington Free Beacon , this was the woman who said , back when she was confident the 2016 election was hers , that the possibility of Donald Trump not accepting the results of the vote was a “ direct threat to our democracy , ” terming him a “ sore loser.
” Unfortunately for her , he didn ’ t lose .
But she had another explanation for that , as Rutz noted : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ were turned away from the polls because of the color of their skin , because of their age , because of whatever excuse could be made up to stop a fellow American citizen from voting.
” Furthermore , she claimed that , since portions of the Voting Rights Act were struck down by the Supreme Court in 2013 , that also played a role in her loss because in 2016 , “ there were fewer voters registered in Georgia than there had been those prior four years.
” The Washington Post , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump apologists , called those claims “ [ w ] rong on multiple levels , seriously misleading and worth a cumulative Four Pinocchios.
” When even The Washington Post didn ’ t give Hillary ’ s specific claims any truck , why should we consider her generalities more credible ?
Clinton has positioned herself as the Cassandra of the 2020 election , auguring direly about nefarious plots being hatched to ensure Trump ’ s victory : Tulsi Gabbard is a “ Russian asset ” being groomed for a third-party run that would allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything it could to make sure Bernie Sanders stole the nomination from her ( and nobody likes him , anyhow ) .
Now , she claims the Republicans are going to snatch the election away from whoever gets nominated .
None of these utterances receives any pushback from interviewers who take her word as gospel spoken from on high , as if even asking her to explain her assertions would be to join the other side .
Hillary ’ s claims all have one thing in common : They aim to cement her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been our 45th president , minimizing the reasons she lost the election while emphasizing the reasons she thinks the election was taken from her .
If you ’ re a Hulu subscriber , you can see all of this play out in four parts starting March 6 .
You can also save yourself some time , listen to her whining during the media rollout and assume that ’ s basically what you ’ ll have to endure if you watch this thing .
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I’m not a Hulu subscriber, which means I won’t be catching the new Clinton hagiography “Hillary” when it premieres in March. More’s the pity.
I can absorb the coverage during the media roll-out however, which is obviously enough. Her batting-practice interview with The Hollywood Reporter, published Tuesday, is about the level of coverage you should expect.
Takeaways: Clinton apparently loathes Bernie Sanders and believes everyone else does, too. She thinks a female candidate won’t be treated fairly and she doesn’t think she should be judged harshly for her friendship with disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.
(“How could we have known?” Hillary told The Hollywood Reporter when asked about Weinstein, who had been the subject of rumors about his predatory sexual behavior for years. “He raised money for me, for the Obamas, for Democrats in general. And that at the time was something that everybody thought made sense.”)
I can only imagine the kind of capitulations THR must have made during the negotiation process for the interview, because even the most obeisant of Hillary acolytes wouldn’t have let so many assertions go without at least some probing in the follow-up.
Here’s one exchange that, while not terribly substantive, certainly demonstrates the general tenor of Lacey Rose’s interview:
Q: You’ve grappled with whether you should have fired back more aggressively at Trump when you had the chance. Can a woman win that way in 2020? A: It’s hard still. Very hard. I thought Elizabeth did a good job [at the Jan. 14 Democratic debate] with, “The only people on this stage who have won every one of their races are Amy and me.” I thought that was clever. Some people loved it, some hated it. Q: That’s the world we live in.
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Hillary could have done this interview with Alexa on her Echo Dot and it would have been more inquisitive.
There are some advantages to this process for the observer, however, one of them being that it feels less like an interview and more like Hillary on the analyst’s couch during an intake session. She seems willing to go places she probably wouldn’t if there were an actual back-and-forth.
One of those places involves accusing the Republicans, absent of any evidence, of trying to steal votes in the 2020 election the same way she continues to say the Republicans stole votes in the 2016 election.
Just before the exchange above, Hillary was asked about the counsel she had provided to the 2020 candidates. (Bernie, for obvious reasons, excluded.)
“I always say [to the female candidates], ‘Look, you can run the best campaign, but you’re going to have to be even better than your best campaign to overcome some of the unfairness that will be directed at you as a woman,'” she said.
“Whoever gets the nomination, you’ve got to deal with the structural challenges that the Republicans and their allies have put in your way. So, that means you’ve got to deal with voter suppression, because they’ll steal votes or they’ll prevent votes from happening.”
But wait, there’s more. Hillary also said she told candidates that “[i]f your emails haven’t been stolen yet, they will be,” a curious call-back from someone who once handled classified information on a private server and thought there wasn’t a whole lot wrong with that.
She also said the candidates have “to worry about the propaganda, the fake news, the made-up stories. Now you have the additional worry of the deepfakes, and people putting words in your mouth.”
Disregarding the worrying “about the propaganda, the fake news, the made-up stories” and “the deepfakes,” it’s interesting to see Hillary present another fact-free, fact-proof accusation that the GOP is going to steal the election.
Her assertion is that the Republicans are going to “steal votes or they’ll prevent votes from happening.” This is a tired argument: The idea that Republicans are tinkering away at legislation to help them win, whether it involves purging voter rolls of inactive voters and those who filled out the registration incorrectly or legislation that requires voter ID. It’s the old Stacey Abrams theory.
The disproof of that theorem comes in the person of, well, Stacey Abrams. There is zero solid evidence that voter purges in Georgia caused her to lose — and that voter purge law was passed by a Democratic-controlled legislature, anyhow.
In terms of 2020, where are these laws being passed? Where are they targeted specifically at Democrats to throw the election the Republicans’ way? If there was a follow-up that asked about this, it’s currently lost to history. The published version of The Hollywood Reporter interview moves onto that question about how Hillary has “grappled with whether you should have fired back more aggressively at Trump.”
It’s also worth talking about the fact that, as David Rutz brought up over at The Washington Free Beacon, this was the woman who said, back when she was confident the 2016 election was hers, that the possibility of Donald Trump not accepting the results of the vote was a “direct threat to our democracy,” terming him a “sore loser.” Unfortunately for her, he didn’t lose.
But she had another explanation for that, as Rutz noted: Her claim that 80,000 voters in Wisconsin “were turned away from the polls because of the color of their skin, because of their age, because of whatever excuse could be made up to stop a fellow American citizen from voting.”
Furthermore, she claimed that, since portions of the Voting Rights Act were struck down by the Supreme Court in 2013, that also played a role in her loss because in 2016, “there were fewer voters registered in Georgia than there had been those prior four years.”
The Washington Post, certainly not home to a phalanx of Trump apologists, called those claims “[w]rong on multiple levels, seriously misleading and worth a cumulative Four Pinocchios.”
When even The Washington Post didn’t give Hillary’s specific claims any truck, why should we consider her generalities more credible?
Clinton has positioned herself as the Cassandra of the 2020 election, auguring direly about nefarious plots being hatched to ensure Trump’s victory: Tulsi Gabbard is a “Russian asset” being groomed for a third-party run that would allegedly benefit the Trump campaign. Russia did everything it could to make sure Bernie Sanders stole the nomination from her (and nobody likes him, anyhow).
Now, she claims the Republicans are going to snatch the election away from whoever gets nominated.
None of these utterances receives any pushback from interviewers who take her word as gospel spoken from on high, as if even asking her to explain her assertions would be to join the other side.
Hillary’s claims all have one thing in common: They aim to cement her legacy as a wronged woman who should have been our 45th president, minimizing the reasons she lost the election while emphasizing the reasons she thinks the election was taken from her.
If you’re a Hulu subscriber, you can see all of this play out in four parts starting March 6. You can also save yourself some time, listen to her whining during the media rollout and assume that’s basically what you’ll have to endure if you watch this thing.
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westernjournal--2020-01-23--Former ‘Bachelorette’ Contestant Tyler Gwozdz Dead at Age 29

Tyler Gwozdz , the reality star who appeared on the television show “ Bachelorette ” with Hannah Brown in 2019 , has died .
He was 29 .
Gwozdz became a fan-favorite almost immediately on “ Bachelorette ” after he went on the first one-on-one date with Brown , competing to be the one man who would receive the coveted final rose .
Fans of the show were left disappointed when Gwozdz abruptly left the show without much of an explanation to Brown or his fellow competitors other than that he “ had to leave , ” E !
News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Get Out of Impeachment Quagmire , Maxine Waters Drags Them Right Back In “ This was a decision that I came to with producers , and something that I ’ ve come to realize what is the best decision that could ’ ve been made , ” he told Refinery 29 of his exit from the show .
Brown briefly addressed his departure on camera , saying , “ Tyler G. had to leave , and that ’ s upsetting because I really enjoyed my date with him , ” and nothing more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admitted to the intensive care unit of a Florida hospital last week and remained there in stable but critical condition .
The Boca Raton Police Services Department told E !
News that they had responded to a call about a suspected medical overdose on Jan. 13 , and that Gwozdz was then rushed to the hospital .
The official cause of the 29-year-old ’ s death has not been officially confirmed .
According to Fox News , it may take 8 to 12 weeks for a full autopsy report to be completed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to People that the department did respond “ to a medical overdose ” involving Gwozdz on Jan. 13 and that the case is “ an active ongoing investigation.
” According to his “ Bachelorette ” biography , Gwozdz was a psychology graduate student who hoped to become a clinical psychologist .
He was also an entrepreneur with a side business , Dream Therapy Analysis .
“ Tyler G. is a very laid-back guy with a go-with-the-flow kind of attitude , ” the bio read .
“ He avoids clubs at all costs and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to Soul Cycle or relaxing on his boat.
” Our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family during this difficult time .
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Tyler Gwozdz, the reality star who appeared on the television show “Bachelorette” with Hannah Brown in 2019, has died. He was 29.
Gwozdz became a fan-favorite almost immediately on “Bachelorette” after he went on the first one-on-one date with Brown, competing to be the one man who would receive the coveted final rose.
Fans of the show were left disappointed when Gwozdz abruptly left the show without much of an explanation to Brown or his fellow competitors other than that he “had to leave,” E! News reported.
‘Bachelorette’ Contestant Tyler Gwozdz Dead After Possible OD https://t.co/cTgxJgFmRB via @TMZ — RealitySteve (@RealitySteve) January 23, 2020
“This was a decision that I came to with producers, and something that I’ve come to realize what is the best decision that could’ve been made,” he told Refinery 29 of his exit from the show.
Brown briefly addressed his departure on camera, saying, “Tyler G. had to leave, and that’s upsetting because I really enjoyed my date with him,” and nothing more.
According to TMZ, Gwozdz was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Florida hospital last week and remained there in stable but critical condition.
The Boca Raton Police Services Department told E! News that they had responded to a call about a suspected medical overdose on Jan. 13, and that Gwozdz was then rushed to the hospital.
The official cause of the 29-year-old’s death has not been released.
According to Fox News, it may take 8 to 12 weeks for a full autopsy report to be completed.
A spokesperson for Boca Raton police confirmed to People that the department did respond “to a medical overdose” involving Gwozdz on Jan. 13 and that the case is “an active ongoing investigation.”
According to his “Bachelorette” biography, Gwozdz was a psychology graduate student who hoped to become a clinical psychologist. He was also an entrepreneur with a side business, Dream Therapy Analysis.
“Tyler G. is a very laid-back guy with a go-with-the-flow kind of attitude,” the bio read.
“He avoids clubs at all costs and would much rather spend time reading, going to Soul Cycle or relaxing on his boat.”
Our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family during this difficult time.
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westernjournal--2020-01-23--Schiff Now Openly Claiming Trump 2020 Victory Could Be Illegitimate

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff no longer appears to be content to simply impeach President Donald Trump and is now openly casting doubt on the legitimacy of the president ’ s potential re-election victory .
Schiff made the shocking comments during his opening statement in the Senate ’ s impeachment trial Wednesday .
The California congressman claimed that Trump attempted to use his powers to “ cheat ” in an election , and hinted that the president would not hesitate to do so again .
“ For precisely this reason , ” Schiff said , “ the president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot box , for we can not be assured that the vote will be fairly won.
” In front of the Senate , Schiff went on to argue that the slow movings of the court system would only allow the president to continue his alleged misconduct .
TRENDING : As House Dems Get Out of Impeachment Quagmire , Maxine Waters Drags Them Right Back In “ Given the seriousness of the conduct at issue and its persistence , this matter can not and must not be decided by the courts , ” Schiff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presence of the chief justice here today are given no role in impeachments in either the House or the Senate.
” “ Being drawn into litigation taking many months or years to complete would present the president with an opportunity to continue his misconduct.
” In building the framework to reject the results of fair elections , Schiff is not alone .
Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams practically adopted claims of voter suppression after her clear loss in the state .
Abrams blamed racism , suppression and a number of other factors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real answer seems to lie in the numbers : Abrams ’ opponent , then-Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp , brought in more than 50,000 votes than she did .
According to some on the far left , Trump ’ s victory in the last presidential election was not binding because he didn ’ t win the popular vote .
Even Hillary Clinton , Trump ’ s 2016 opponent , seems to believe that the election was unfairly stolen from her .
Schiff is not waiting until the next elections are over and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Trump cheating his way into the Oval Office .
The message from Schiff and some of his fellow Democrats is clear : They want Trump out of power , and they ’ ll seemingly say or do anything to make it happen .
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House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff no longer appears to be content to simply impeach President Donald Trump and is now openly casting doubt on the legitimacy of the president’s potential re-election victory.
Schiff made the shocking comments during his opening statement in the Senate’s impeachment trial Wednesday.
The California congressman claimed that Trump attempted to use his powers to “cheat” in an election, and hinted that the president would not hesitate to do so again.
“For precisely this reason,” Schiff said, “the president’s misconduct cannot be decided at the ballot box, for we cannot be assured that the vote will be fairly won.”
In front of the Senate, Schiff went on to argue that the slow movings of the court system would only allow the president to continue his alleged misconduct.
“Given the seriousness of the conduct at issue and its persistence, this matter cannot and must not be decided by the courts,” Schiff said, “which apart from the presence of the chief justice here today are given no role in impeachments in either the House or the Senate.”
“Being drawn into litigation taking many months or years to complete would present the president with an opportunity to continue his misconduct.”
Watch Schiff’s comments below.
“The President’s misconduct cannot be decided at the ballot box, for we cannot be assured that the vote will be fairly won,” lead impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff says during his opening statement at the Senate impeachment trial. https://t.co/14mXcvjVzh pic.twitter.com/F2OZhLYx7v — CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) January 22, 2020
In building the framework to reject the results of fair elections, Schiff is not alone.
Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams practically adopted claims of voter suppression after her clear loss in the state.
Abrams blamed racism, suppression and a number of other factors for her electoral loss.
But the real answer seems to lie in the numbers: Abrams’ opponent, then-Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, brought in more than 50,000 votes than she did.
According to some on the far left, Trump’s victory in the last presidential election was not binding because he didn’t win the popular vote.
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Even Hillary Clinton, Trump’s 2016 opponent, seems to believe that the election was unfairly stolen from her.
Schiff is not waiting until the next elections are over and is instead setting up a new narrative about Trump cheating his way into the Oval Office.
The message from Schiff and some of his fellow Democrats is clear: They want Trump out of power, and they’ll seemingly say or do anything to make it happen.
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westernjournal--2020-01-23--Ted Cruz Rips Adam Schiff’s ‘Very Serious Strategic Error’ During Day 2 of Impeachment Arguments

Sen. Ted Cruz made a compelling case Wednesday as to why lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff of California made a major blunder by arguing that President Donald Trump ’ s request to Ukraine to look into potential Biden corruption was a “ sham.
” “ The House managers made a very serious strategic error today , ” Cruz told reporters on Capitol Hill .
“ Adam Schiff ’ s arguments to open the day today directly drew into question Hunter Biden and made not only his testimony relevant , which it already was , but it is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ because the House Democrats have built their entire case on the proposition that any investigation into Burisma and corruption was a sham , that it was completely debunked.
” TRENDING : As House Dems Get Out of Impeachment Quagmire , Maxine Waters Drags Them Right Back In In other words , the Democrats affirmed the issue at the heart of the case is whether Trump was justified to ask about Joe and Hunter Biden ’ s dealings in Ukraine , and Cruz contended there is “ prima facie evidence ” that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reportedly being paid at least $ 50,000 a month and possibly upward of $ 83,000 a month of serve on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings at the same time his father was the Obama administration ’ s point man for U.S. foreign policy regarding Ukraine .
During an official visit to Kyiv , Joe Biden demanded that a Ukrainian prosecutor who was overseeing an investigation into Burisma be fired before the vice president left the country six hours later or Ukraine would not receive a $ 1 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointed out that the House impeachment managers made much of Trump specifically mentioning the Bidens and the firing of the prosecutor during his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky .
The reason Trump singled out this incident along with the broader issue of Ukrainian corruption was clear .
“ Burisma was the only Ukrainian company that had the son of the vice president , that had real prima facie evidence of American corruption , ” Cruz said .
“ If you have a sitting vice president making public policy decisions to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a million bucks a year , that raises a serious question of corruption , and a president not only is justified in asking for that to be investigated , but has a responsibility to see that that ’ s investigated , ” the Texan added .
RELATED : Cruz Turns Tables Back on Dems as Impeachment Trial Opens , Keeps Spotlight on Schiff Cruz concluded , “ The longer they talk at this point , the weaker the case is getting.
” A major problem with the Democrats ’ case is that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime has even been alleged , much less proven , by the evidence .
Trump ’ s legal team filed a lengthy legal brief with the Senate on Monday calling the House Democrats ’ impeachment effort an “ affront to the Constitution ” that should be rejected on its face .
Article II , Section 4 of the Constitution provides that the president “ shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for , and Conviction of , Treason , Bribery , or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
” The impeachment articles against Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and obstruction of Congress , don ’ t even come close to meeting that threshold .
Taking on the issue of the Bidens ’ potentially corrupt conduct , Trump ’ s lawyers wrote , “ House Democrats ’ accusations rest on the false and dangerous premise that Vice President Biden somehow immunized his conduct ( and his son ’ s ) from any scrutiny by declaring his run for the presidency.
” “ There is no such rule of law .
It certainly was not a rule applied when President Trump was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigations against him and his children almost daily , ” the Trump legal brief reads .
The law of unintended consequences appears to be in play thanks to the Democrats ’ myopic and maniacal push to impeach the president , now a little over nine months from the 2020 election .
Their trial is both strengthening Trump ’ s support and placing a spotlight on the Bidens ’ shady dealings in Ukraine .
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Sen. Ted Cruz made a compelling case Wednesday as to why lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff of California made a major blunder by arguing that President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine to look into potential Biden corruption was a “sham.”
“The House managers made a very serious strategic error today,” Cruz told reporters on Capitol Hill.
“Adam Schiff’s arguments to open the day today directly drew into question Hunter Biden and made not only his testimony relevant, which it already was, but it is now critical,” the senator argued, “because the House Democrats have built their entire case on the proposition that any investigation into Burisma and corruption was a sham, that it was completely debunked.”
In other words, the Democrats affirmed the issue at the heart of the case is whether Trump was justified to ask about Joe and Hunter Biden’s dealings in Ukraine, and Cruz contended there is “prima facie evidence” that he was indeed justified.
Hunter Biden was reportedly being paid at least $50,000 a month and possibly upward of $83,000 a month to serve on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings at the same time his father was the Obama administration’s point man for U.S. foreign policy regarding Ukraine.
During an official visit to Kyiv, Joe Biden demanded that a Ukrainian prosecutor who was overseeing an investigation into Burisma be fired before the vice president left the country six hours later or Ukraine would not receive $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees.
Cruz pointed out that the House impeachment managers made much of Trump specifically mentioning the Bidens and the firing of the prosecutor during his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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The reason Trump singled out this incident along with the broader issue of Ukrainian corruption was clear.
“Burisma was the only Ukrainian company that had the son of the vice president, that had real prima facie evidence of American corruption,” Cruz said.
“If you have a sitting vice president making public policy decisions to benefit his family to the tune of a million bucks a year, that raises a serious question of corruption, and a president not only is justified in asking for that to be investigated, but has a responsibility to see that that’s investigated,” the Texan added.
The longer House Democrats talk, the weaker their case gets. pic.twitter.com/LwTHK7ECBo — Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) January 23, 2020
Cruz concluded, “The longer they talk at this point, the weaker the case is getting.”
A major problem with the Democrats’ case is that, unlike with previous presidential impeachments, no crime has even been alleged, much less proven, by the evidence.
Trump’s legal team filed a lengthy legal brief with the Senate on Monday calling the House Democrats’ impeachment effort an “affront to the Constitution” that should be rejected on its face.
Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution provides that the president “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
The impeachment articles against Trump, which allege alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, don’t even come close to meeting that threshold.
Taking on the issue of the Bidens’ potentially corrupt conduct, Trump’s lawyers wrote, “House Democrats’ accusations rest on the false and dangerous premise that Vice President Biden somehow immunized his conduct (and his son’s) from any scrutiny by declaring his run for the presidency.”
“There is no such rule of law. It certainly was not a rule applied when President Trump was a candidate. His political opponents called for investigations against him and his children almost daily,” the Trump legal brief reads.
The law of unintended consequences appears to be in play thanks to the Democrats’ myopic and maniacal push to impeach the president, now a little over nine months from the 2020 election.
Their trial is both strengthening Trump’s support and placing a spotlight on the Bidens’ shady dealings in Ukraine.
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westernjournal--2020-01-23--Trump Envoy Has a Warning for Soleimani’s Successor: Killing Americans Will Get You Killed, Too

He can ’ t say he wasn ’ t warned .
The Iranian general appointed to lead the Iranian Revolutionary Guard ’ s elite Quds Force after a U.S. drone strike killed terror Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad has made a public show of planning to continue Soleimani ’ s strategy of confrontation with the Trump administration .
But the U.S. diplomat in charge of Iranian affairs had some very undiplomatic words for Gen. Esmail Ghaani , according to a Reuters report Thursday .
The violent death that greeted Soleimani might just be waiting for anyone who wants to follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat .
“ If Ghaani follows the same path of killing Americans , then he will meet the same fate , ” Hook said .
TRENDING : As House Dems Get Out of Impeachment Quagmire , Maxine Waters Drags Them Right Back In The Tehran government promptly labeled the issue “ governmental terrorism , ” according to Reuters , but it was a warning Iranians — and the rest of the terrorist world — needed to hear .
No one who ’ s even vaguely followed world events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missed the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been engaged in a long-running conflict with the United States and other Western nations .
While the utterly naïve , or treacherously deceptive , Obama administration attempted to appease the murderous mullahs with the disastrous Iran nuclear deal , President Donald Trump has taken a harder line against the tyrants of Tehran .
The sanctions Trump imposed after pulling out of the nuclear deal are biting the Iranian economy badly .
In the second half of 2019 , the Trump administration publicly shrugged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Iran — including the downing of an American drone , attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf and an attack on a major Saudi oil field .
However , the administration finally took direct action against an Iranian-supported militia in Iraq after the death of an American contractor in a missile attack on an American base by an Iranian-supported militia in Iraq .
The U.S. military launched its airstrikes Dec. 29 on militia camps in Iraq and Syria that killed 25 militia members .
When Iranian supporters responded to that attack by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first week of January , Trump had had enough : Soleimani , who was at the Baghdad International Airport , was killed in a precision drone strike .
And his successor can expect the same treatment if he continues Soleimani ’ s ways , Hook said , according to Reuters .
“ The president has always said that he will always respond decisively to protect American interests , ” Hook said , speaking in Davos , Switzerland .
RELATED : American Education System at Work : Only 23 % Can Identify Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iranian regime understands now that they can not attack America and get away with it.
” That ’ s pretty much the opposite of the message sent by former President Barack Obama , who spent his time negotiating a nuclear deal that even then-Secretary of State John Kerry would help fund terrorist activities through the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps .
“ I think that some of it will end up in the hands of the IRGC or other entities , some of which are labeled terrorists , ” Kerry told CNN in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ You know , to some degree , I ’ m not going to sit here and tell you that every component of that can be prevented , ” he said .
Fortunately , that kind of embarrassing impotence , that humiliating appeasement , is no longer part of American policy .
And while Soleimani ’ s successor , according to Fox News , publicly threatened to pursue “ Soleimani ’ s path with the same force ” to drive the United States from the region , it ’ s an idea he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American diplomat in a very different State Department is giving a different message in 2020 — it just happens to be from the same Swiss city in which Kerry spoke four years ago .
If the Iranian regime plans to continue its low-grade state of war with the United States , and if Ghaani chooses to continue the tactics of his predecessor that led to the loss of American lives , he ’ s likely not going to be long for this earth .
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He can’t say he wasn’t warned.
The Iranian general appointed to lead the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force after a U.S. drone strike killed terror Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad has made a public show of planning to continue Soleimani’s strategy of confrontation with the Trump administration.
But the U.S. diplomat in charge of Iranian affairs had some very undiplomatic words for Gen. Esmail Ghaani, according to a Reuters report Thursday.
The violent death that greeted Soleimani might just be waiting for anyone who wants to follow in his footsteps, Brian Hook reportedly told the Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat.
“If Ghaani follows the same path of killing Americans, then he will meet the same fate,” Hook said.
The Tehran government promptly labeled the issue “governmental terrorism,” according to Reuters, but it was a warning Iranians — and the rest of the terrorist world — needed to hear.
No one who’s even vaguely followed world events over the past 40 years could have missed the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been engaged in a long-running conflict with the United States and other Western nations.
While the utterly naïve, or treacherously deceptive, Obama administration attempted to appease the murderous mullahs with the disastrous Iran nuclear deal, President Donald Trump has taken a harder line against the tyrants of Tehran. The sanctions Trump imposed after pulling out of the nuclear deal are biting the Iranian economy badly.
In the second half of 2019, the Trump administration publicly shrugged off a series of increasingly serious provocations from Iran — including the downing of an American drone, attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf and an attack on a major Saudi oil field.
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However, the administration finally took direct action against an Iranian-supported militia in Iraq after the death of an American contractor in a missile attack on an American base by an Iranian-supported militia in Iraq.
The U.S. military launched its airstrikes Dec. 29 on militia camps in Iraq and Syria that killed 25 militia members.
When Iranian supporters responded to that attack by surrounding the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in the first week of January, Trump had had enough: Soleimani, who was at the Baghdad International Airport, was killed in a precision drone strike.
And his successor can expect the same treatment if he continues Soleimani’s ways, Hook said, according to Reuters.
“The president has always said that he will always respond decisively to protect American interests,” Hook said, speaking in Davos, Switzerland.
“I think the Iranian regime understands now that they cannot attack America and get away with it.”
That’s pretty much the opposite of the message sent by former President Barack Obama, who spent his time negotiating a nuclear deal that even then-Secretary of State John Kerry would help fund terrorist activities through the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
“I think that some of it will end up in the hands of the IRGC or other entities, some of which are labeled terrorists,” Kerry told CNN in a 2016 interview, also in Davos.
“You know, to some degree, I’m not going to sit here and tell you that every component of that can be prevented,” he said.
Fortunately, that kind of embarrassing impotence, that humiliating appeasement, is no longer part of American policy.
And while Soleimani’s successor, according to Fox News, publicly threatened to pursue “Soleimani’s path with the same force” to drive the United States from the region, it’s an idea he might want to rethink.
A different American diplomat in a very different State Department is giving a different message in 2020 — it just happens to be from the same Swiss city in which Kerry spoke four years ago.
If the Iranian regime plans to continue its low-grade state of war with the United States, and if Ghaani chooses to continue the tactics of his predecessor that led to the loss of American lives, he’s likely not going to be long for this earth.
And he can’t say he wasn’t warned.
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westernjournal--2020-01-23--Obama Grows ‘Increasingly Anxious’ About 2020 Election, Considers Intervening: Report

A new report says former President Barack Obama is concerned about the recent momentum of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination .
In recent weeks , the democratic socialist has put some distance between himself and the third-place candidate , Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren , in most national polls .
The results of a CNN poll released Wednesday showed Sanders in first place nationwide , overtaking former Vice President Joe Biden .
Sanders garnered 27 percent in the poll , compared with 24 percent for Biden .
Biden is still leading in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support , compared with 22 percent for Biden .
Sanders ’ rise is making Obama “ increasingly anxious , ” according to Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino , citing Democratic Party sources .
TRENDING : As House Dems Get Out of Impeachment Quagmire , Maxine Waters Drags Them Right Back In The former president is even thinking about making a “ public statement ” to address his concerns , Gasparino tweeted Thursday .
“ SCOOP : Dem Party sources who have spoken w @ BarackObama say former prez is growing increasingly anxious about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & where the avowed socialist would take the country , ” Gasparino tweeted .
“ [ H ] e is considering a public statement addressing it more now.
” While Obama implemented a host of liberal policies during his time as president , it ’ s possible that Sanders , who supports eliminating private health insurance , forgiving all federal student loan debt and abolishing U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement , is too far left of a candidate even for him .
Gasparino ’ s report came the same day a former high-level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be the “ worst candidate in a general election.
” “ He ’ s beginning to consolidate the left in his party , ” Jim Messina , who successfully managed Obama ’ s 2012 re-election bid , said on MSNBC , according to the Washington Examiner .
“ He has a relationship with these voters , he ’ s been campaigning with these voters for now 6 years , he knows New Hampshire voters really well , and people are beginning to come to him.
” But Sanders ’ message won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , Messina said .
RELATED : Bernie Sanders Surges Into the Lead in New Post-Debate Poll “ I think it ’ s very clear to me that these swing voters , that I care about , the Trump-Obama voters in Midwestern states , Bernie Sanders is not the candidate we need to beat Donald Trump in November , ” he said .
In November , Politico reported that Obama does not intend to get involved with the Democratic primary — with one key exception .
“ Back when Sanders seemed like more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Obama said privately that if Bernie were running away with the nomination , Obama would speak up to stop him , ” the outlet reported .
An Obama representative , meanwhile , insisted to Politico the former president would support the 2020 Democratic nominee , no matter who that ends up being .
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A new report says former President Barack Obama is concerned about the recent momentum of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
In recent weeks, the democratic socialist has put some distance between himself and the third-place candidate, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in most national polls.
The results of a CNN poll released Wednesday showed Sanders in first place nationwide, overtaking former Vice President Joe Biden. Sanders garnered 27 percent in the poll, compared with 24 percent for Biden.
Biden is still leading in the RealClearPolitics polling average, with 28.7 percent support, compared with 22 percent for Biden.
Sanders’ rise is making Obama “increasingly anxious,” according to Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino, citing Democratic Party sources.
The former president is even thinking about making a “public statement” to address his concerns, Gasparino tweeted Thursday.
“SCOOP: Dem Party sources who have spoken w @BarackObama say former prez is growing increasingly anxious about @BernieSanders rise in the national polls & where the avowed socialist would take the country,” Gasparino tweeted.
“[H]e is considering a public statement addressing it more now.”
SCOOP: Dem Party sources who have spoken w @BarackObama say former prez is growing increasingly anxious about @BernieSanders rise in the national polls & where the avowed socialist would take the country; he is considering a public statement addressing it more now @FoxBusiness — Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) January 23, 2020
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While Obama implemented a host of liberal policies during his time as president, it’s possible that Sanders, who supports eliminating private health insurance, forgiving all federal student loan debt and abolishing U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, is too far left of a candidate even for him.
Gasparino’s report came the same day a former high-level adviser to Obama claimed the Vermont senator would be the “worst candidate in a general election.”
“He’s beginning to consolidate the left in his party,” Jim Messina, who successfully managed Obama’s 2012 re-election bid, said on MSNBC, according to the Washington Examiner. “He has a relationship with these voters, he’s been campaigning with these voters for now 6 years, he knows New Hampshire voters really well, and people are beginning to come to him.”
But Sanders’ message won’t work as well in a general election, Messina said.
“I think it’s very clear to me that these swing voters, that I care about, the Trump-Obama voters in Midwestern states, Bernie Sanders is not the candidate we need to beat Donald Trump in November,” he said.
In November, Politico reported that Obama does not intend to get involved with the Democratic primary — with one key exception.
“Back when Sanders seemed like more of a threat than he does now, Obama said privately that if Bernie were running away with the nomination, Obama would speak up to stop him,” the outlet reported.
An Obama representative, meanwhile, insisted to Politico the former president would support the 2020 Democratic nominee, no matter who that ends up being.
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westernjournal--2020-01-23--White House Announces Trump Will Become the First President To Attend March for Life

The White House announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump would be the first sitting president to attend the March for Life rally in Washington , D.C. , on Friday .
The announcement , which has been championed by those in the pro-life movement , came as the Senate began hearing opening arguments in Trump ’ s impeachment trial .
The March for Life rally has been an annual tradition since 1974 and is held each January to commemorate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the 1973 Supreme Court case that made abortion legal across the United States .
TRENDING @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Impeachment Quagmire , Maxine Waters Drags Them Right Back In On Wednesday , the president retweeted a video from March for Life that showed highlights from the 2019 marches .
“ See you on Friday , ” he wrote .
“ Big Crowd !
” The White House confirmed that Trump was planning to attend the march , making him the first sitting president ever to do so .
“ This Friday , January 24 , President @ realDonaldTrump will be the first President in history to attend the March for Life !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t the first time the current administration has made a historic appearance at the march .
In 2017 , shortly after he was sworn into office , Vice President Mike Pence became the first vice president to attend and address the pro-life crowd , according to The Washington Post .
Trump appeared via satellite that year and has sent a video message each year since .
“ When we look into the eyes of a newborn child , we see the beauty and the human soul and the majesty of God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every life has meaning and that every life is worth protecting , ” Trump said in his 2019 video before outlining the actions he and his administration have made to protect life .
RELATED : Ted Cruz Rips Adam Schiff 's 'Very Serious Strategic Error ' During Day 2 of Impeachment Arguments Following the announcement , March for Life President Jeanne Mancini issued a statement expressing the organization ’ s excitement as the March prepares to welcome Trump in person .
“ We are deeply honored to welcome President Trump to the 47th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in the statement .
“ He will be the first president in history to attend and we are so excited for him to experience in person how passionate our marchers are about life and protecting the unborn .
“ From the appointment of pro-life judges and federal workers , to cutting taxpayer funding for abortions here and abroad , to calling for an end to late-term abortions , President Trump and his Administration have been consistent champions for life and their support for the March for Life has been unwavering.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanked Trump for “ being a voice for the unborn ” and for his efforts to cultivate a “ culture of life.
” The president ’ s announcement invoked such a strong reaction that the March for Life website crashed , according to the organization ’ s Twitter .
Many pro-life activists also commented on the historic news .
Former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson praised Trump for his commitment to “ break down the abortion industry.
” “ Thank you for your commitment to fighting for the lives of the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rose , the founder of the pro-life Live Action media group , tweeted .
Evangelist Greg Laurie wrote , “ This is a really big deal and should be applauded by every pro- life person.
” Charlie Kirk , the founder of Turning Point USA , wrote that Trump was the “ most pro-life president in history.
” “ This is why 2020 matters , ” Kirk added .
“ The president is standing up for the millions of unborn children killed since 1973 .
Incredible !
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The White House announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump would be the first sitting president to attend the March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
The announcement, which has been championed by those in the pro-life movement, came as the Senate began hearing opening arguments in Trump’s impeachment trial.
The March for Life rally has been an annual tradition since 1974 and is held each January to commemorate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court case that made abortion legal across the United States.
See you on Friday…Big Crowd! https://t.co/MFyWLG4HFZ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2020
On Wednesday, the president retweeted a video from March for Life that showed highlights from the 2019 marches. “See you on Friday,” he wrote. “Big Crowd!”
The White House confirmed that Trump was planning to attend the march, making him the first sitting president ever to do so.
This Friday, January 24, President @realDonaldTrump will be the first President in history to attend the March for Life! — The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 22, 2020
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“This Friday, January 24, President @realDonaldTrump will be the first President in history to attend the March for Life!” the White House tweeted.
This isn’t the first time the current administration has made a historic appearance at the march.
In 2017, shortly after he was sworn into office, Vice President Mike Pence became the first vice president to attend and address the pro-life crowd, according to The Washington Post.
Trump appeared via satellite that year and has sent a video message each year since.
“When we look into the eyes of a newborn child, we see the beauty and the human soul and the majesty of God’s creation. We know that every life has meaning and that every life is worth protecting,” Trump said in his 2019 video before outlining the actions he and his administration have made to protect life.
Following the announcement, March for Life President Jeanne Mancini issued a statement expressing the organization’s excitement as the March prepares to welcome Trump in person.
“We are deeply honored to welcome President Trump to the 47th annual March for Life,” she said in the statement. “He will be the first president in history to attend and we are so excited for him to experience in person how passionate our marchers are about life and protecting the unborn.
“From the appointment of pro-life judges and federal workers, to cutting taxpayer funding for abortions here and abroad, to calling for an end to late-term abortions, President Trump and his Administration have been consistent champions for life and their support for the March for Life has been unwavering.”
The official March for Life Twitter account also thanked Trump for “being a voice for the unborn” and for his efforts to cultivate a “culture of life.”
The March for Life is honored to announce @realDonaldTrump will be the first U.S. President to speak at the March for Life Rally. Thank you, President Trump, for being a voice for the unborn and continuously working to build a culture of life. https://t.co/lojZssLeim — March for Life (@March_for_Life) January 22, 2020
The president’s announcement invoked such a strong reaction that the March for Life website crashed, according to the organization’s Twitter.
Many pro-life activists also commented on the historic news.
Former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson praised Trump for his commitment to “break down the abortion industry.”
Prolifers, there has NEVER been a president in US history that has done more to break down the abortion industry more than @realDonaldTrump. Not Bush, not Reagan…no one. https://t.co/h1wJyrscz1 — Abby Johnson (@AbbyJohnson) January 22, 2020
“Thank you for your commitment to fighting for the lives of the most vulnerable, @realDonaldTrump!” Lila Rose, the founder of the pro-life Live Action media group, tweeted.
President Trump will be addressing the March for Life this Friday! He will be the first President to join the March in person. Thank you for your commitment to fighting for the lives of the most vulnerable, @realDonaldTrump!#RoevWade — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) January 23, 2020
Evangelist Greg Laurie wrote, “This is a really big deal and should be applauded by every pro- life person.”
@realDonaldTrump is the first @POTUS to speak in person at the March for Life.
This is a really big deal and should be applauded by every pro- life person. https://t.co/iKYtQBWfYV — Greg Laurie (@greglaurie) January 23, 2020
Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, wrote that Trump was the “most pro-life president in history.”
BREAKING:@realDonaldTrump will be the first president to speak LIVE at the March For Life in Washington DC This is the most pro-life president in history This is why 2020 matters The president is standing up for the millions of unborn children killed since 1973 Incredible! — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 22, 2020
“This is why 2020 matters,” Kirk added. “The president is standing up for the millions of unborn children killed since 1973. Incredible!”
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westernjournal--2020-01-23--Samaritan Finds Box Filled with $27,000 Cash Outside of Credit Union, Walks Inside to Dumbfounded Te

Samaritan Finds Box Filled with $27,000 Cash Outside of Credit Union, Walks Inside to Dumbfounded Tellers

Banks and ATMs have been targets of would-be robbers for decades .
Old heist movies feature bank robberies , and certain communities know the pain that is a credit card skimmer .
Money makes people a little crazy , and the lengths people will go to get more of it — by whatever means necessary — is often surprising .
But when it practically falls right in your lap ?
Giving it back would surprise some people too , but that ’ s what George Condash did when faced with a peculiar dilemma earlier this week .
On Tuesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the drive-through ATM at Wayne Westland Federal Credit Union when he spotted a box sitting slightly in the road .
At first , Condash just thought it was garbage , and considerately decided to move it so it wouldn ’ t get in anyone else ’ s way .
TRENDING : As House Dems Get Out of Impeachment Quagmire , Maxine Waters Drags Them Right Back In “ I drove right around here and it was sitting about right here , ” Condash later told WDIV-TV .
“ Well , first , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ For some reason it hit me that , ‘ Why don ’ t I just pick this up so no one else has to swerve around it ? '
” So he got out and carried out his thoughtful act .
When he picked up the box , though , he realized this trash was actually a treasure .
“ I picked it up and noticed a tag stating that there was $ 40K , ” Condash explained .
Inside was a stash of cold , hard cash .
Not quite $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 27,000 — but he didn ’ t know that .
What he knew was that this was a lot of money , and he had a choice to make .
For others , that choice might have been riddled with selfishness or thoughts of how they could use the money , but not for Condash .
He got back in his car with the money , which may have looked suspicious at first , but it was only so that he could move his car out of the way and closer to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his thoughtfulness was on display .
Then he went in with the cash and walked up to the front desk .
RELATED : Neighborhood Dog Shows Up at Subway 's Door Every Night for Dinner , Becomes Internet Sensation “ I said , ‘ Is there a reward for $ 40,000 ?
’ And I put it on their counter and they just looked dumbfounded , ” he said .
The credit union was surprised and grateful , and rewarded Condash ’ s honesty and integrity with an unnamed token of gratitude before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is why WWFCU members are the best !
” the credit union posted on Wednesday .
“ A Good Samaritan found $ 27k and turned it in !
” “ Looks like our story was on CNN yesterday !
” it added on Thursday .
“ We even heard from a reporter in Poland about it !
” “ That was a lot of money that could have resulted in a significant loss , and we just wanted to give him a token of our appreciation , ” Alicia Stewart , cash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed what had happened : A security guard had been unloading cash from the ATM and accidentally left one of the cassettes of cash behind .
User error , but there ’ s no word on the current employment status of the employee .
“ I would hope that the average person would turn that in , but not everybody thinks that way , ” Stewart added .
“ Not everybody is cognizant of the cameras around them.
” Had the finder decided to run with the money , the credit union said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to aid police in tracking the culprit down .
Thankfully , Condash was the one to find it and he clearly has a heart of gold .
“ It ’ s not mine and any honest person , I would hope , would take it back in , ” he said .
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Banks and ATMs have been targets of would-be robbers for decades. Old heist movies feature bank robberies, and certain communities know the pain that is a credit card skimmer.
Money makes people a little crazy, and the lengths people will go to get more of it — by whatever means necessary — is often surprising.
But when it practically falls right in your lap? Giving it back would surprise some people too, but that’s what George Condash did when faced with a peculiar dilemma earlier this week.
On Tuesday, the Westland, Michigan, resident was at the drive-through ATM at Wayne Westland Federal Credit Union when he spotted a box sitting slightly in the road.
At first, Condash just thought it was garbage, and considerately decided to move it so it wouldn’t get in anyone else’s way.
“I drove right around here and it was sitting about right here,” Condash later told WDIV-TV. “Well, first, I just thought it was trash.”
“For some reason it hit me that, ‘Why don’t I just pick this up so no one else has to swerve around it?'”
So he got out and carried out his thoughtful act. When he picked up the box, though, he realized this trash was actually a treasure.
“I picked it up and noticed a tag stating that there was $40K,” Condash explained. Inside was a stash of cold, hard cash. Not quite $40,000 — it “only” contained $27,000 — but he didn’t know that.
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What he knew was that this was a lot of money, and he had a choice to make.
For others, that choice might have been riddled with selfishness or thoughts of how they could use the money, but not for Condash.
He got back in his car with the money, which may have looked suspicious at first, but it was only so that he could move his car out of the way and closer to the credit union entrance. Again, his thoughtfulness was on display.
Then he went in with the cash and walked up to the front desk.
“I said, ‘Is there a reward for $40,000?’ And I put it on their counter and they just looked dumbfounded,” he said.
The credit union was surprised and grateful, and rewarded Condash’s honesty and integrity with an unnamed token of gratitude before sharing the story on Facebook.
“This is why WWFCU members are the best!” the credit union posted on Wednesday. “A Good Samaritan found $27k and turned it in!”
“Looks like our story was on CNN yesterday!” it added on Thursday. “We even heard from a reporter in Poland about it!”
“That was a lot of money that could have resulted in a significant loss, and we just wanted to give him a token of our appreciation,” Alicia Stewart, cash manager, told CNN.
Security footage showed what had happened: A security guard had been unloading cash from the ATM and accidentally left one of the cassettes of cash behind. User error, but there’s no word on the current employment status of the employee.
“I would hope that the average person would turn that in, but not everybody thinks that way,” Stewart added. “Not everybody is cognizant of the cameras around them.”
Had the finder decided to run with the money, the credit union said it simply would have used the footage to aid police in tracking the culprit down. Thankfully, Condash was the one to find it and he clearly has a heart of gold.
“It’s not mine and any honest person, I would hope, would take it back in,” he said.
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westernjournal--2020-01-23--Legendary ‘PBS NewsHour’ Host Jim Lehrer Dead at Age 85

Jim Lehrer , co-host and later host of the nightly PBS “ NewsHour ” that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events , has died , PBS said Thursday .
Lehner died “ peacefully in his sleep , ” according to PBS .
He had suffered a heart attack in 1983 and more recently had undergone heart valve surgery in April 2008 .
For Lehrer , and for his friend and longtime partner Robert MacNeil , broadcast journalism was a service , with public understanding of events and issues its primary goal .
Lehrer was also a frequent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As House Dems Get Out of Impeachment Quagmire , Maxine Waters Drags Them Right Back In “ We both believed the American people were not as stupid as some of the folks publishing and programming for them believed , ” Lehrer wrote in his 1992 memoir , “ A Bus of My Own.
” “ We were convinced they cared about the significant matters of human events , ” he said .
“ And we were certain they could and would hang in there more than 35 seconds for information about those subjects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Robert MacNeil Report ” began on PBS in 1975 with Lehrer as Washington correspondent .
The two had already made names for themselves at the then-fledgling network through their work with the National Public Affairs Center for Television and its coverage of the Watergate hearings in 1973 .
The nightly news broadcast , later retitled the “ MacNeil-Lehrer Report , ” became the nation ’ s first one-hour TV news broadcast in 1983 and was then known as the “ MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour.
” After MacNeil bowed out in 1995 , it became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For 36 years , he began the newscast with the phrase : “ Good Evening , I ’ m Jim Lehrer.
” “ I ’ m heartbroken at the loss of someone who was central to my professional life , a mentor to me and someone whose friendship I ’ ve cherished for decades , ” said Judy Woodruff , anchor and managing editor of “ PBS NewsHour , ” in a statement .
Politics , international relations , economics , science and even developments in the arts were all given lengthy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When we expanded to the hour , it changed from being a supplement to an alternative , ” Lehrer said in 1990 .
“ Now we take the position that if you ’ re looking for a place to go every 24 hours and find out what ’ s happened and get some in-depth treatment , we ’ re the place.
” Lehrer moderated his first presidential debate in 1988 and was a frequent consensus choice for the task in subsequent presidential contests .
“ Anybody who would say it ’ s just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fool , ” he once said .
“ I know how important it is , but it ’ s not about me .
It ’ s what the candidates say that matters.
” He also anchored PBS coverage of inaugurations and conventions , dismissing criticism from other TV news organizations that the latter had become too scripted to yield much in the way of real news .
“ I think when the major political parties of this country gather together their people and resources in one place to nominate their candidates , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told The Associated Press in 2000 .
“ To me , it ’ s a non-argument .
I don ’ t see why someone would argue that it wasn ’ t important.
” Naturally , Lehrer came in for some knocks for being so low-key in the big televised events .
After a matchup between George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000 , David Letterman cracked , “ Last night was probably the first and only that time Jim Lehrer [ was ] the most exciting person in the room.
” But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tradition of buying a new tie for good luck before each debate — was more colorful than he might have seemed on PBS .
On the side , he was also a novelist and sometime playwright whose debut novel , “ Viva Max !
” , was made into a movie starring Peter Ustinov .
He did a whole series of novels about the adventures of an Oklahoma politician known as The One-Eyed Mack .
“ Hemingway said this , too : If you paid attention as a reporter , then when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d have something to write about , ” Lehrer told The Associated Press in 1991 .
“ And it turned out I did .
And I ’ ve got all these stories stored up after 30 years in the news business .
And they ’ re just flowing out of me.
” As Lehrer turned 75 in spring 2009 , PBS announced the show would be retitled as “ PBS NewsHour ” later in the year , with Lehrer pairing up on anchor duties with other show regulars .
He said he approved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times that having a pair of anchors would “ shake things up a bit , ” even as all sectors of the news business struggle to meet changing reader and viewer demands .
Lehrer was born in Wichita , Kansas , in 1934 , the son of parents who ran a bus line .
In addition to titling his memoir “ A Bus of My Own , ” he collected bus memorabilia — from station signs to a real 1946 Flxible Clipper bus .
After graduation from college in 1956 , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and later called the experience so valuable he thought all young people should take part in national service .
“ I had no close calls , no rendezvous with danger , no skirted destinies with death , ” he wrote .
“ What I had was a chance to discover and test myself , physically and emotionally and spiritually , in important , lasting ways.
” He went to work from 1959 to 1970 at The Dallas Morning News and the now-defunct Dallas Times-Herald .
Lehrer jumped to television on a Dallas nightly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ironic that the Watergate hearings helped establish the importance of public TV , since President Richard Nixon hated public broadcasting .
He also recalled that the lengthy hearings gave him the chance to practice his new craft , and MacNeil , already a veteran , gave him valuable pointers on how to speak on camera clearly and conversationally .
He is survived by his wife , Kate ; three daughters : Jamie , Lucy , and Amanda ; and six grandchildren .
The Associated Press contributed to this report .
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Jim Lehrer, co-host and later host of the nightly PBS “NewsHour” that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events, has died, PBS said Thursday.
He was 85.
Lehner died “peacefully in his sleep,” according to PBS.
He had suffered a heart attack in 1983 and more recently had undergone heart valve surgery in April 2008.
For Lehrer, and for his friend and longtime partner Robert MacNeil, broadcast journalism was a service, with public understanding of events and issues its primary goal. Lehrer was also a frequent moderator of presidential debates.
“We both believed the American people were not as stupid as some of the folks publishing and programming for them believed,” Lehrer wrote in his 1992 memoir, “A Bus of My Own.”
“We were convinced they cared about the significant matters of human events,” he said. “And we were certain they could and would hang in there more than 35 seconds for information about those subjects if given a chance.”
The half-hour “Robert MacNeil Report” began on PBS in 1975 with Lehrer as Washington correspondent.
The two had already made names for themselves at the then-fledgling network through their work with the National Public Affairs Center for Television and its coverage of the Watergate hearings in 1973.
The nightly news broadcast, later retitled the “MacNeil-Lehrer Report,” became the nation’s first one-hour TV news broadcast in 1983 and was then known as the “MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour.” After MacNeil bowed out in 1995, it became “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”
For 36 years, he began the newscast with the phrase: “Good Evening, I’m Jim Lehrer.”
“I’m heartbroken at the loss of someone who was central to my professional life, a mentor to me and someone whose friendship I’ve cherished for decades,” said Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of “PBS NewsHour,” in a statement.
Politics, international relations, economics, science and even developments in the arts were all given lengthy, detailed coverage in their show.
“When we expanded to the hour, it changed from being a supplement to an alternative,” Lehrer said in 1990. “Now we take the position that if you’re looking for a place to go every 24 hours and find out what’s happened and get some in-depth treatment, we’re the place.”
Lehrer moderated his first presidential debate in 1988 and was a frequent consensus choice for the task in subsequent presidential contests.
“Anybody who would say it’s just another TV show is a liar or a fool,” he once said. “I know how important it is, but it’s not about me. It’s what the candidates say that matters.”
He also anchored PBS coverage of inaugurations and conventions, dismissing criticism from other TV news organizations that the latter had become too scripted to yield much in the way of real news.
“I think when the major political parties of this country gather together their people and resources in one place to nominate their candidates, that’s important,” he told The Associated Press in 2000. “To me, it’s a non-argument. I don’t see why someone would argue that it wasn’t important.”
Naturally, Lehrer came in for some knocks for being so low-key in the big televised events. After a matchup between George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000, David Letterman cracked, “Last night was probably the first and only that time Jim Lehrer [was] the most exciting person in the room.”
But the real-life Lehrer — who had a tradition of buying a new tie for good luck before each debate — was more colorful than he might have seemed on PBS.
On the side, he was also a novelist and sometime playwright whose debut novel, “Viva Max!”, was made into a movie starring Peter Ustinov. He did a whole series of novels about the adventures of an Oklahoma politician known as The One-Eyed Mack.
“Hemingway said this, too: If you paid attention as a reporter, then when the time came to write fiction you’d have something to write about,” Lehrer told The Associated Press in 1991.
“And it turned out I did. And I’ve got all these stories stored up after 30 years in the news business. And they’re just flowing out of me.”
As Lehrer turned 75 in spring 2009, PBS announced the show would be retitled as “PBS NewsHour” later in the year, with Lehrer pairing up on anchor duties with other show regulars.
He said he approved of the changes, telling The New York Times that having a pair of anchors would “shake things up a bit,” even as all sectors of the news business struggle to meet changing reader and viewer demands.
Lehrer was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1934, the son of parents who ran a bus line.
In addition to titling his memoir “A Bus of My Own,” he collected bus memorabilia — from station signs to a real 1946 Flxible Clipper bus.
After graduation from college in 1956, he served three years in the Marines — and later called the experience so valuable he thought all young people should take part in national service.
“I had no close calls, no rendezvous with danger, no skirted destinies with death,” he wrote. “What I had was a chance to discover and test myself, physically and emotionally and spiritually, in important, lasting ways.”
He went to work from 1959 to 1970 at The Dallas Morning News and the now-defunct Dallas Times-Herald. Lehrer jumped to television on a Dallas nightly newscast.
Lehrer wrote that it was ironic that the Watergate hearings helped establish the importance of public TV, since President Richard Nixon hated public broadcasting.
He also recalled that the lengthy hearings gave him the chance to practice his new craft, and MacNeil, already a veteran, gave him valuable pointers on how to speak on camera clearly and conversationally.
He is survived by his wife, Kate; three daughters: Jamie, Lucy, and Amanda; and six grandchildren.
The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.
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