westernjournal--2020-02-10--Police: 3 People Shot at a Walmart in Arkansas

Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in Forrest City in eastern Arkansas , authorities said .
Forrest City Police Chief Deon Lee said one of the officers was taken to a hospital about 45 miles to the east in Memphis where he was in surgery , and the initial prognosis is “ he ’ s going to be OK. ” The officers responded to the Walmart after someone called police to report a man who was making threats and was “ kind of talking out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a news conference Monday afternoon .
Arkansas State Police Spokesman Bill Sadler said local authorities have identified the suspect as Bobby Joe Gibbs , 40 , of Forrest City , though the state crime lab has yet not confirmed his identity .
Lee identified the injured officers as Lt. Eric Varner and Detective Eugene Watlington .
Both are assigned to the criminal investigation department and neither was wearing a bullet-resistant vest , Lee said .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Due to their heroism and quick response , no civilians were injured , ” Forrest City Mayor Cedric Williams said .
Walmart spokesman Scott Pope said the company was helping with the police investigation but declined further comment .
Walmart is based in Bentonville , Arkansas .
The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division was investigating the shooting .
Tammy Priddy , 57 , works at Simmons Eye Center in the Walmart .
She said she was preparing patient records for the day when she heard eight shots .
She said she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until the gunshots stopped .
“ The first two shots kind of startled me , and then a coworker came in and said it was gunfire , ” Priddy said .
She and a coworker ran from the building and officers outside the Walmart ordered her to get as far away from the building as possible .
She was not injured .
“ I was too afraid to think of anything except to get to safety , ” she said .
“ We kept our minds straight to where we were safe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Police formed a perimeter with yellow crime scene tape around the Walmart parking lot after the shooting .
Police cars with flashing lights blocked roads to the store .
The store was closed and employees were sent home .
A small strip mall and two gas stations saw no business Monday afternoon , as they were within the police perimeter .
Mary Martin , who said she was Gibbs ’ aunt , went to the Walmart after she heard about the shooting .
She said Gibbs didn ’ t have a job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DJ .
“ He was a good person .
He loved his family , ” she said .
When asked about the description of Gibbs “ talking out of his head ” at the store , Martin responded : “ That doesn ’ t sound like Bobby.
” Gov .
Asa Hutchinson said in a tweet that he ’ s grateful for the law enforcement officers who put their lives at risk to keep the public safe .
It ’ s not the first time in recent months that a Walmart store has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A man was injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Memphis earlier this month , three people were fatally shot at a Walmart in Duncan , Oklahoma , in November , and a gunman killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso , Texas , on Aug. 3 .
The retailer came under criticism for having insufficient security at the El Paso store on that day and has since quietly expanded security at all its stores in the city to include an armed off-duty police officer and a security guard .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ November that the hiring of off-duty officers in El Paso was not a blanket policy .
It ’ s unclear what security measures were in place at the Forrest City store on Monday .
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Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in Forrest City in eastern Arkansas, authorities said.
Forrest City Police Chief Deon Lee said one of the officers was taken to a hospital about 45 miles to the east in Memphis where he was in surgery, and the initial prognosis is “he’s going to be OK.”
The officers responded to the Walmart after someone called police to report a man who was making threats and was “kind of talking out of his head,” Lee said at a news conference Monday afternoon.
Arkansas State Police Spokesman Bill Sadler said local authorities have identified the suspect as Bobby Joe Gibbs, 40, of Forrest City, though the state crime lab has yet not confirmed his identity.
Lee identified the injured officers as Lt. Eric Varner and Detective Eugene Watlington. Both are assigned to the criminal investigation department and neither was wearing a bullet-resistant vest, Lee said.
The mayor heaped praise on the officers.
“Due to their heroism and quick response, no civilians were injured,” Forrest City Mayor Cedric Williams said.
Walmart spokesman Scott Pope said the company was helping with the police investigation but declined further comment. Walmart is based in Bentonville, Arkansas. The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division was investigating the shooting.
Tammy Priddy, 57, works at Simmons Eye Center in the Walmart. She said she was preparing patient records for the day when she heard eight shots. She said she hid under a counter in the lab until the gunshots stopped.
“The first two shots kind of startled me, and then a coworker came in and said it was gunfire,” Priddy said.
She and a coworker ran from the building and officers outside the Walmart ordered her to get as far away from the building as possible. She was not injured.
“I was too afraid to think of anything except to get to safety,” she said. “We kept our minds straight to where we were safe and we were able to get to safety.”
Police formed a perimeter with yellow crime scene tape around the Walmart parking lot after the shooting. Police cars with flashing lights blocked roads to the store.
The store was closed and employees were sent home. A small strip mall and two gas stations saw no business Monday afternoon, as they were within the police perimeter.
Mary Martin, who said she was Gibbs’ aunt, went to the Walmart after she heard about the shooting. She said Gibbs didn’t have a job, but had previously worked as a DJ.
“He was a good person. He loved his family,” she said.
When asked about the description of Gibbs “talking out of his head” at the store, Martin responded: “That doesn’t sound like Bobby.”
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said in a tweet that he’s grateful for the law enforcement officers who put their lives at risk to keep the public safe.
It’s not the first time in recent months that a Walmart store has been the scene of a shooting. A man was injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Memphis earlier this month, three people were fatally shot at a Walmart in Duncan, Oklahoma, in November, and a gunman killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3.
The retailer came under criticism for having insufficient security at the El Paso store on that day and has since quietly expanded security at all its stores in the city to include an armed off-duty police officer and a security guard.
A spokeswoman for the company said in November that the hiring of off-duty officers in El Paso was not a blanket policy. It’s unclear what security measures were in place at the Forrest City store on Monday.
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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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Sanders Reaches Peak Leftism During Debate: Everything in America Is Racist

There ’ s pretty much a throughline to all of the Democratic presidential debates : Attack the frontrunner that isn ’ t former Vice President Joe Biden .
On Friday in Manchester , New Hampshire , it was Pete Buttigieg — the former South Bend , Indiana , mayor who declared victory in Iowa before a single vote was counted ( and kind of turned out to be right ) — getting most of the negative attention .
Even Biden got in on the action .
“ Mayor Buttigieg is a great guy and a real patriot … [ but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ small city [ and ] has not demonstrated the ability to get a broad scope of support including among African-Americans and Latinos , ” he said .
In between the inveterate desire to pile on the second-place candidate these events seem to engender , a lot tends to get lost .
Take the new not-Buttigieg frontrunner and prohibitive New Hampshire favorite , Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Yes , Sanders is a socialist and inveterate man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not talking in the new sense , although the AOC types doth love him .
Rather , we ’ re talking in the old sense — the kind of guy who would , say , honeymoon in the Soviet Union , call for the nationalization of most industries and stand up for the insanely left-wing Ortega government in Nicaragua .
Sanders did all three , and he ’ s still , as of Monday morning , the leader in the betting odds for the Democratic Party presidential nomination .
Remember , if there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s up , it ’ s degenerate gamblers .
It ’ s sort of fun , whenever Sanders speaks , to mock his mannerisms .
He is , as Woody Allen put it in “ Annie Hall , ” “ one of those guys with saliva dribbling out of his mouth who wanders into a cafeteria with a shopping bag , screaming about socialism.
” However , he was screaming about some other stuff that was a bit more toxic and needed to be addressed .
Namely , the betting frontrunner for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ racist society from top to bottom ” in pretty much every quantifiable manner .
“ We have a racist society from top to bottom impacting health care , housing , criminal justice , education , you name it .
And clearly this is an issue that must be dealt with , ” Sanders said during the New Hampshire debate .
“ But in terms of criminal justice , what we have got to do is understand the system is broken — is racist .
We invest in our young people in jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more incarceration.
” And then , of course , he railed against the war on drugs and the perfidies of cash bail .
“ Tonight in America 200,000 people are in jail without having been convicted of anything — 200,000 people , because they can ’ t afford the 500 bucks for bail they need to get out of jail , ” Sanders continued .
“ That is outrageous , we ’ ve got to end cash bail.
” I watch this and I ’ ve got a song running through my head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Awesome ” from “ The Lego Movie.
” It ’ s a summation of the go-to attack for liberals nowadays : “ Everything is racist !
/ Everything is bigoted if we don ’ t agree / Everything is racist !
/ Especially the American dream.
” Like it ?
I do .
If you need to quickly deconstruct any thorny cultural issue the liberal way , this is how you do it .
And this is their pitch to American voters .
Take cash bail , for instance .
There ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it ’ s something that can be done incrementally — but no !
We ’ ve got to do reform the system the same way the state of New York did , in which assaults — even those which may have involved hate crimes — don ’ t merit bail .
This meant that a series of anti-Semitic attackers in New York City late last year were let out without having to pay a cent .
But , hey , think the system shouldn ’ t have been reformed that way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Same thing with everything else here .
Free-market health care system ?
Racist .
Education ?
Racist .
And note everyone ’ s favorite informal fallacy , the false dilemma : “ We invest in our young people in jobs and education , not more jails and more incarceration.
” Apparently , you can ’ t do both .
You can ’ t keep criminals off the streets and invest in jobs and education for America ’ s young people .
Didn ’ t know that one .
Thanks , Bernie !
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ?
He wasn ’ t alone on the debate stage .
“ We can ’ t legislate away racism , ” Andrew Yang said , according to the New York Post .
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , meanwhile , said , “ We need race-conscious laws in education , in employment , in entrepreneurship to make this country a country for everyone.
” And then there ’ s Biden , a man who worked with honest-to-goodness segregationists on race issues back in the 1970s : “ The fact is that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not an actual sentence , mind you , but there you go .
None of these men , women or non-binary individuals was willing to go as far as Bernie Sanders was , though , in thoughtless , hopeless , “ 1619 Project “ -ish knee-jerk claims of racism .
And he ’ s the betting favorite for the nomination .
God help us all .
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There’s pretty much a throughline to all of the Democratic presidential debates: Attack the frontrunner who isn’t former Vice President Joe Biden.
On Friday in Manchester, New Hampshire, it was Pete Buttigieg — the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor who declared victory in Iowa before a single vote was counted (and kind of turned out to be right) — getting most of the negative attention.
Even Biden got in on the action.
“Mayor Buttigieg is a great guy and a real patriot … [but] he was the mayor of a small city [and] has not demonstrated the ability to get a broad scope of support including among African-Americans and Latinos,” he said.
In between the inveterate desire to pile on the second-place candidate these events seem to engender, a lot tends to get lost. Take the new not-Buttigieg frontrunner and prohibitive New Hampshire favorite, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Yes, Sanders is a socialist and inveterate man of the left. We’re not talking in the new sense, although the AOC types doth love him. Rather, we’re talking in the old sense — the kind of guy who would, say, honeymoon in the Soviet Union, call for the nationalization of most industries and stand up for the insanely left-wing Ortega government in Nicaragua.
Sanders did all three, and he’s still, as of Monday morning, the leader in the betting odds for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Remember, if there’s anyone who knows what’s up, it’s degenerate gamblers.
It’s sort of fun, whenever Sanders speaks, to mock his mannerisms. He is, as Woody Allen put it in “Annie Hall,” “one of those guys with saliva dribbling out of his mouth who wanders into a cafeteria with a shopping bag, screaming about socialism.”
However, he was screaming about some other stuff that was a bit more toxic and needed to be addressed.
Do you think America is racist from top to bottom? Yes No
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Namely, the betting frontrunner for the Democratic nomination believes we’re a “racist society from top to bottom” in pretty much every quantifiable manner.
“We have a racist society from top to bottom impacting health care, housing, criminal justice, education, you name it. And clearly this is an issue that must be dealt with,” Sanders said during the New Hampshire debate.
“But in terms of criminal justice, what we have got to do is understand the system is broken — is racist. We invest in our young people in jobs and education, not more jails and more incarceration.”
And then, of course, he railed against the war on drugs and the perfidies of cash bail.
[ic_related] Sen. Sanders: “We have a racist society from top to bottom”Sen. Sanders: “We have a racist society from top to bottom impacting health care, housing, criminal justice, education — you name it. And clearly this is an issue that must be dealt with.” abcn.ws/2vaOrPQ #DemDebate Posted by ABC News on Friday, February 7, 2020
“Tonight in America 200,000 people are in jail without having been convicted of anything — 200,000 people, because they can’t afford the 500 bucks for bail they need to get out of jail,” Sanders continued.
“That is outrageous, we’ve got to end cash bail.”
I watch this and I’ve got a song running through my head to the tune of “Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie.” It’s a summation of the go-to attack for liberals nowadays: “Everything is racist! / Everything is bigoted if we don’t agree / Everything is racist! / Especially the American dream.”
Like it? I do. If you need to quickly deconstruct any thorny cultural issue the liberal way, this is how you do it. And this is their pitch to American voters.
Take cash bail, for instance. There’s potential room for reform in that department, and it’s something that can be done incrementally — but no! We’ve got to do reform the system the same way the state of New York did, in which assaults — even those which may have involved hate crimes — don’t merit bail.
This meant that a series of anti-Semitic attackers in New York City late last year were let out without having to pay a cent. But, hey, think the system shouldn’t have been reformed that way? You’re a racist!
Same thing with everything else here. Free-market health care system? Racist. Education? Racist.
And note everyone’s favorite informal fallacy, the false dilemma: “We invest in our young people in jobs and education, not more jails and more incarceration.” Apparently, you can’t do both. You can’t keep criminals off the streets and invest in jobs and education for America’s young people. Didn’t know that one. Thanks, Bernie!
This is arrant nonsense. And you know what? He wasn’t alone on the debate stage.
“We can’t legislate away racism,” Andrew Yang said, according to the New York Post.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, meanwhile, said, “We need race-conscious laws in education, in employment, in entrepreneurship to make this country a country for everyone.”
And then there’s Biden, a man who worked with honest-to-goodness segregationists on race issues back in the 1970s: “The fact is that we in fact there is systemic racism.” Not an actual sentence, mind you, but there you go.
None of these men, women or non-binary individuals was willing to go as far as Bernie Sanders was, though, in thoughtless, hopeless, “1619 Project“-ish knee-jerk claims of racism.
And he’s the betting favorite for the nomination.
God help us all.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Obama-Backed Documentary Wins Oscar, Producer Quotes Communist Manifesto in Acceptance Speech

Communist sympathizers should be more careful .
On an Academy Awards night that was relatively free of the usual Hollywood political bombast ( Brad Pitt and Greta Thunberg notwithstanding ) , the two filmmakers who took home an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature decided to liven things up with a shout-out to the granddaddy of all leftist works — the Communist Manifesto .
And Barack Obama , the man who was the 44th president of the United States who ’ s now a production company executive , gave them a shout-out of his own .
At a time when one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential nomination is a spittle-spewing socialist from Vermont , and the party ’ s other top tier names are racing each other to get to the left end of the political spectrum , it might have seemed like a good idea for two leftists to declare their political allegiances before Hollywood ’ s elite in the safe space of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles .
But they might be regretting it .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal The Oscar went to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Factory , ” the story of a Dayton , Ohio , former GM plant that ’ s re-opened by a Chinese billionaire .
Their acceptance speech , delivered by Reichert , contained an allusion to probably the best-known line in leftist literature .
“ Working people have it harder and harder these days , ” she said .
“ And we believe that things will get better when workers of the world unite.
” It was a reference , of course , to the Communist Manifesto : “ Workers of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but your chains.
” RELATED : They Told Chris Rock 'No Jussie Smollett Jokes , ' So He Walked on Stage and Demolished Him Naturally , little things like the blood-soaked , failed history of communism , from its beginnings with Karl Marx ’ s manifesto in the 19th century to the catastrophic bloodbath it visited on humanity in the 20th – up to 100 million dead , according to David Satter , a journalist and historian of the Soviet Union writing in a 2017 Wall Street Journal piece – don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtues to signal and left-wing politics to espouse .
And former President Obama didn ’ t let that trouble him one bit .
In a tweet , Obama , who with wife Michelle now runs Higher Ground Productions , the company behind “ American Factory , ” praised the documentary makers .
Now , to be fair to the former president , his tweet didn ’ t include Reichart ’ s reference to Karl Marx , but it ’ s also doubtful he would have been turned off by it .
A man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community organizer ” practicing the principles of avowed leftist Saul “ Rules for Radicals ” Alinsky has a big space in his heart for communists and fellow travelers .
Obamacare , the disastrous turn toward socialized medicine in the United States that bears his name , is proof enough of that .
But in a United States where three years of President Donald Trump has reinvigorated an economy Obama and his Democratic Party tried to stifle with suffocating statism , an open shout-out to the Communist Manifesto doesn ’ t play nearly as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Beverly Hills .
Some of the responses on social media showed it : After decades of listening to limousine liberals spout nonsense about their solidarity with the working class , most reasonably sensible Americans have gotten used to the idea that the Hollywood glitterati aren ’ t like normal people .
But they ’ re tolerated because they ’ re talented , they ’ re generally attractive , and the work they do is entertaining to millions .
As the continuing implosion of the Democratic Party ’ s primary process continues , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the front-runner for the party ’ s nomination , God help us – Americans are likely to be getting more chary about just how far left they want to see the country go .
Americans with sense see an economy under Trump humming , with unemployment at or near historic lows .
They see what Democrats have on offer in the form of Sanders and the rest of the Democratic field , and now they see an Academy Award winner financially backed by the most recent Democratic president openly paying homage to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reason communist sympathizers didn ’ t used to be so open about it — they knew Americans wouldn ’ t go for it .
The mask is off the Democratic left , though , in the Iowa caucuses , in the last sprint before the New Hampshire primary Tuesday , and , once again , at the Academy Awards .
Leftists can cheer speeches like Reichart ’ s now .
Trump supporters are going to be cheering in November .
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Communist sympathizers should be more careful.
On an Academy Awards night that was relatively free of the usual Hollywood political bombast (Brad Pitt and Greta Thunberg notwithstanding), the two filmmakers who took home an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature decided to liven things up with a shout-out to the granddaddy of all leftist works — the Communist Manifesto.
And Barack Obama, the man who was the 44th president of the United States who’s now a production company executive, gave them a shout-out of his own.
At a time when one of the leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination is a spittle-spewing socialist from Vermont, and the party’s other top tier names are racing each other to get to the left end of the political spectrum, it might have seemed like a good idea for two leftists to declare their political allegiances before Hollywood’s elite in the safe space of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
But they might be regretting it.
The Oscar went to Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar for “American Factory,” the story of a Dayton, Ohio, former GM plant that’s re-opened by a Chinese billionaire.
Their acceptance speech, delivered by Reichert, contained an allusion to probably the best-known line in leftist literature.
“Working people have it harder and harder these days,” she said. “And we believe that things will get better when workers of the world unite.”
It was a reference, of course, to the Communist Manifesto: “Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.”
It wasn’t universally well-received.
How woke! How Hollywood! Producer Julia Reichert cites the Communist Manifesto because… well, we all know why. “Workers of the world unite.” pic.twitter.com/kl64TC0uNh — (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) February 10, 2020
People who support Communism do so because they somehow are under the impression that they’ll be the ones giving orders instead of the ones digging the holes. — Matt ?? (@Xenos_on_ice) February 10, 2020
Naturally, little things like the blood-soaked, failed history of communism, from its beginnings with Karl Marx’s manifesto in the 19th century to the catastrophic bloodbath it visited on humanity in the 20th – up to 100 million dead, according to David Satter, a journalist and historian of the Soviet Union writing in a 2017 Wall Street Journal piece – don’t get in the way when there are virtues to signal and left-wing politics to espouse.
And former President Obama didn’t let that trouble him one bit.
In a tweet, Obama, who with wife Michelle now runs Higher Ground Productions, the company behind “American Factory,” praised the documentary makers.
Congrats to Julia and Steven, the filmmakers behind American Factory, for telling such a complex, moving story about the very human consequences of wrenching economic change. Glad to see two talented and downright good people take home the Oscar for Higher Ground’s first release. https://t.co/W4AZ68iWoY — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 10, 2020
Now, to be fair to the former president, his tweet didn’t include Reichart’s reference to Karl Marx, but it’s also doubtful he would have been turned off by it.
A man who spent his youth as a “community organizer” practicing the principles of avowed leftist Saul “Rules for Radicals” Alinsky has a big space in his heart for communists and fellow travelers. Obamacare, the disastrous turn toward socialized medicine in the United States that bears his name, is proof enough of that.
But in a United States where three years of President Donald Trump has reinvigorated an economy Obama and his Democratic Party tried to stifle with suffocating statism, an open shout-out to the Communist Manifesto doesn’t play nearly as well among sane people as it does in Beverly Hills.
Some of the responses on social media showed it:
The most murderous ideology in human history pic.twitter.com/32qldvMiXB — American Elephant™ (@TheElephantsKid) February 10, 2020
“Let’s try Communism for REAL this time people because real communism has never been tried before and – !” [CLICK!] — Brian Cates // Digital Soldier for Flynn ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (@drawandstrike) February 10, 2020
They’re united in China, N. Korea, and Cuba. Check ‘em out. — Sgt_Hulka???? (@HulkaSgt) February 10, 2020
After decades of listening to limousine liberals spout nonsense about their solidarity with the working class, most reasonably sensible Americans have gotten used to the idea that the Hollywood glitterati aren’t like normal people.
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But they’re tolerated because they’re talented, they’re generally attractive, and the work they do is entertaining to millions.
As the continuing implosion of the Democratic Party’s primary process continues, though – with Bernie Sanders now basically the front-runner for the party’s nomination, God help us – Americans are likely to be getting more chary about just how far left they want to see the country go.
Americans with sense see an economy under Trump humming, with unemployment at or near historic lows. They see what Democrats have on offer in the form of Sanders and the rest of the Democratic field, and now they see an Academy Award winner financially backed by the most recent Democratic president openly paying homage to the murderous ideology of communism.
There was a reason communist sympathizers didn’t used to be so open about it — they knew Americans wouldn’t go for it.
The mask is off the Democratic left, though, in the Iowa caucuses, in the last sprint before the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, and, once again, at the Academy Awards.
Leftists can cheer speeches like Reichart’s now. Trump supporters are going to be cheering in November.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Joe Biden Calls Young Woman ‘Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier’ at Campaign Event

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday called a young woman a “ lying dog-faced pony soldier ” after she asked about his fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses .
In a video of the encounter , which took place Sunday as the former vice president was campaigning ahead of Tuesday ’ s New Hampshire primary , Madison Moore , 21 , of Mercer University in Georgia said Biden had “ the greatest advantage in this race .
You ’ ve been the vice president , you weren ’ t burdened down by the impeachment trial … so how do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why should voters believe that you can win the national election ?
” “ That ’ s a good question , ” Biden replied .
“ Iowa was a Democratic caucus .
Have you ever been to a caucus ?
” When the woman indicated she had , he shot back , “ No , you haven ’ t .
You ’ re a lying dog-faced pony soldier.
” TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Biden went on to say that Iowa was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come .
His campaign later said the line was from a John Wayne movie .
Slate sought to track that down and found no use of that exact line .
The closest it could come up with was from “ Pony Soldier , ” a 1952 film starring not Wayne but Tyrone Power , in which an Indian chief says , “ The pony soldier speaks with a tongue of the snake that rattles.
” The outlet noted that Biden had used the line before during a 2018 campaign event for Democratic Sen. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter thought that wherever the words came from , Biden was out of line to use them Sunday .
RELATED : DNC Chair Proposes Sweeping Changes to Electoral System After Iowa Fiasco Moore later told The Washington Post she was not trying to be mean .
“ I read an article that he said [ Iowa ] was a punch to the gut , and I ’ m not one to just push on wounds , ” she said .
“ I ’ m not trying to humiliate anyone .
“ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate trials for impeachment , so he had Iowa to himself .
And then you ’ ve been a politician for like decades — how are you not way above all the other candidates ?
” Moore also sent the Post a statement about the “ lying dog-faced pony soldier ” incident .
“ I asked Joe Biden a fair question , ” she said .
“ His immediate response was to question whether I had ever attended a caucus .
In my nervousness in the presence of the former Vice President , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] n reality , it is totally irrelevant whether I ’ ve been to a caucus or not .
Joe Biden has been performing incredibly poorly in this race .
His inability to answer a simple question from a nobody college student like me only exacerbates that reality.
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday called a young woman a “lying dog-faced pony soldier” after she asked about his fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.
In a video of the encounter, which took place Sunday as the former vice president was campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, Madison Moore, 21, of Mercer University in Georgia said Biden had “the greatest advantage in this race. You’ve been the vice president, you weren’t burdened down by the impeachment trial … so how do you explain the performance in Iowa and why should voters believe that you can win the national election?”
“That’s a good question,” Biden replied. “Iowa was a Democratic caucus. Have you ever been to a caucus?”
When the woman indicated she had, he shot back, “No, you haven’t. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier.”
Biden went on to say that Iowa was not an indicator of what was to come.
His campaign later said the line was from a John Wayne movie.
Like Olivia notes, it’s a joke that was met with…. drumroll… laughter in the room and from the questioner. It’s from a John Wayne movie and he’s made it plenty of times before. Sorry to ruin the fun twitter! https://t.co/XIbn8wF53W https://t.co/5D0Kk06RGK — Remi Yamamoto (@RemiMYamamoto) February 9, 2020
Slate sought to track that down and found no use of that exact line. The closest it could come up with was from “Pony Soldier,” a 1952 film starring not Wayne but Tyrone Power, in which an Indian chief says, “The pony soldier speaks with a tongue of the snake that rattles.”
The outlet noted that Biden had used the line before during a 2018 campaign event for Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota.
Many on Twitter thought that wherever the words came from, Biden was out of line to use them Sunday.
Imagine that @realDonaldTrump rebuked a woman—when she said she had attended a political caucus—by saying she was a “lying dog faced pony soldier.” It would be MSM headlines. But @JoeBiden said it. So never mind. #maga2020. — Victoria Toensing (@VicToensing) February 10, 2020
It’s still offensive. I’m a middle-aged women and never heard the quote. If someone said that to me I’d be upset. It doesn’t matter if he said it plenty of times before, it doesn’t make it OKAY just because it’s Joe being Joe. Joe needs to live in the present. — Linda Goldberg (@ChefLindaBoston) February 10, 2020
Tonight’s #Oscar for craziest quote by a Presidential Candidate: Joe Biden calls a woman a “lying dog-faced pony soldier” https://t.co/swzY8EsCIm — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) February 10, 2020
Moore later told The Washington Post she was not trying to be mean.
“I read an article that he said [Iowa] was a punch to the gut, and I’m not one to just push on wounds,” she said. “I’m not trying to humiliate anyone.
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“He wasn’t sitting in at the Senate trials for impeachment, so he had Iowa to himself. And then you’ve been a politician for like decades — how are you not way above all the other candidates?”
Moore also sent the Post a statement about the “lying dog-faced pony soldier” incident.
“I asked Joe Biden a fair question,” she said. “His immediate response was to question whether I had ever attended a caucus. In my nervousness in the presence of the former Vice President, I nodded yes.
“[I]n reality, it is totally irrelevant whether I’ve been to a caucus or not. Joe Biden has been performing incredibly poorly in this race. His inability to answer a simple question from a nobody college student like me only exacerbates that reality.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Kickin’ It Old School

Kickin’ It Old School

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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Federal Judge Rules Against Michael Avenatti’s Attempt To Limit His Testimony in Extortion Trial

A judge dealt a blow to California attorney Michael Avenatti ’ s attempt to limit his testimony if he testifies at his New York extortion trial .
U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe said Monday that allegations of lies and deceit involving past clients are “ highly relevant ” although specific charges in other cases are not .
Gardephe ’ s ruling came just before prosecutors were expected to conclude presenting evidence in the case in which the government alleges Avenatti tried to extort up to $ 25 million from Nike with threats to muddy its name with allegations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that whether Avenatti testifies would depend in part on the judge ’ s willingness to exclude questions about allegations that Avenatti cheated porn star Stormy Daniels out of book proceeds or clients in Los Angeles out of millions of dollars .
Gardephe said he would exclude from allowable testimony any references to criminal charges pending against Avenatti in the case involving Daniels , which is set for trial in New York in April , or the fraud charges in Los Angeles federal court that are scheduled for a May trial .
TRENDING : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal But he said “ prior incidences of lies and deceit is highly relevant ” and prosecutors would be able to elicit a description of alleged fraudulent behavior against former clients .
The judge also ruled in favor of prosecutors on two other major subjects the defense had argued to exclude if Avenatti testified .
Gardephe said he would let prosecutors question Avenatti about his finances , except for references to spousal and child support .
The judge also said he would let the government introduce evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nike stock that suggest he was seeking to “ further his own personal financial interests ” as soon as he received confidential information against Nike from his client .
The client , an amateur basketball coach from Los Angeles , testified last week that two Nike executives forced him to make financial payments to the mother of an elite high school basketball player and to engage in other questionable behavior .
The judge also rejected a request by the defense to call as witnesses several Nike employees or lawyers and an attorney who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who participated with Avenatti in some discussions with Nike prior to Avenatti ’ s March 2019 arrest .
Avenatti , 48 , has pleaded not guilty to charges in all three criminal cases .
An outspoken critic of President Donald Trump , Avenatti was a regular guest on cable television programs who talked about a possible White House run in 2020 .
Instead of appearing on the campaign trail , however , he has been housed for weeks at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan after Los Angeles prosecutors alleged he violated his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this report .
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A judge dealt a blow to California attorney Michael Avenatti’s attempt to limit his testimony if he testifies at his New York extortion trial.
U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe said Monday that allegations of lies and deceit involving past clients are “highly relevant” although specific charges in other cases are not.
Gardephe’s ruling came just before prosecutors were expected to conclude presenting evidence in the case in which the government alleges Avenatti tried to extort up to $25 million from Nike with threats to muddy its name with allegations of corruption.
Attorney Scott Srebnick said Friday that whether Avenatti testifies would depend in part on the judge’s willingness to exclude questions about allegations that Avenatti cheated porn star Stormy Daniels out of book proceeds or clients in Los Angeles out of millions of dollars.
Gardephe said he would exclude from allowable testimony any references to criminal charges pending against Avenatti in the case involving Daniels, which is set for trial in New York in April, or the fraud charges in Los Angeles federal court that are scheduled for a May trial.
But he said “prior incidences of lies and deceit is highly relevant” and prosecutors would be able to elicit a description of alleged fraudulent behavior against former clients.
The judge also ruled in favor of prosecutors on two other major subjects the defense had argued to exclude if Avenatti testified.
Gardephe said he would let prosecutors question Avenatti about his finances, except for references to spousal and child support.
The judge also said he would let the government introduce evidence of Avenatti’s internet searches surrounding Nike stock that suggest he was seeking to “further his own personal financial interests” as soon as he received confidential information against Nike from his client.
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The client, an amateur basketball coach from Los Angeles, testified last week that two Nike executives forced him to make financial payments to the mother of an elite high school basketball player and to engage in other questionable behavior.
The judge also rejected a request by the defense to call as witnesses several Nike employees or lawyers and an attorney who works with Mark Geragos, a lawyer who participated with Avenatti in some discussions with Nike prior to Avenatti’s March 2019 arrest.
Avenatti, 48, has pleaded not guilty to charges in all three criminal cases.
Some people ask me “With what you are facing, why don’t you lay low and stop tweeting and giving your opinion about Trump?” The answer is easy – I’m not going to start acting guilty or stop speaking truth to power. Ever. Because it’s not in my DNA and I’m not guilty. — Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) January 9, 2020
And if I’m ever going down (and I’m not), I’m going down swinging. It is all I know and it is how I am built. — Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) January 9, 2020
An outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, Avenatti was a regular guest on cable television programs who talked about a possible White House run in 2020.
Instead of appearing on the campaign trail, however, he has been housed for weeks at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan after Los Angeles prosecutors alleged he violated his bail conditions.
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--Oscars Get Political, Highlighted by Brad Pitt’s Impeachment Dismay and Greta Thunberg

Hollywood stuck to the same old script Sunday at the Academy Awards , relying upon a plot filled with liberal causes and Trump-bashing .
Actor Brad Pitt attacked Senate Republicans during his acceptance speech for his award as best supporting actor for “ Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
” “ They told me I only have 45 seconds up here , which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week , ” Pitt said in his speech .
“ I ’ m thinking maybe Quentin [ Tarantino ] does a movie about it .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right thing.
” During the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump , the Senate rejected Democratic attempts to add witnesses , including Bolton , a former national security adviser who reportedly offered a different version of events on Trump ’ s Ukraine policy than did the president .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Speaking after the show , Pitt said he felt moved to speak out by the events that led to Trump ’ s acquittal .
“ I was really disappointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gamesmanship Trump ’ s doing , I don ’ t think we should let that slide .
I ’ m very serious about that , ” he said , according to The Hollywood Reporter .
Pitt ’ s political musings earned him multiple thumbs down on Twitter .
Actor Joaquin Phoenix meandered about on the issue of inequality during his speech after winning the award for best actor for his performance in “ Joker.
“ “ I ’ ve been thinking a lot about some of the distressing issues that we are facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And I think at times we feel or are made to feel that we champion different causes , but for me , I see commonality .
“ I think whether we ’ re talking about gender inequality or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights , we ’ re talking about the fight against injustice .
“ We ’ re talking about the fight against the belief that one nation , one people , one race , one gender or one species has the right to dominate , control and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I think that we ’ ve become very disconnected from the natural world , and many of us , what we ’ re guilty of , is an egocentric worldview , the belief that we ’ re the center of the universe .
We go into the natural world and we plunder it for its resources .
“ We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow .
And when she gives birth , we steal her baby even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable , and then we take her milk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we put it in our coffee and our cereal.
” Climate change activist Greta Thunberg made a brief appearance , saying that her foray into activism was sparked by a climate change documentary .
Julia Reichert , co-director of “ American Factory , ” which was produced by former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and won the award for best documentary , included in her speech a line from the “ Communist Manifesto ” by Karl Marx and Frederich Engels .
“ We believe that things will get better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she said .
The political tone of the awards show represented the type of commentary that comedian Ricky Gervais mocked during last month ’ s Golden Globe awards .
“ So if you do win an award tonight , don ’ t use it as a platform to make a political speech , ” he said .
“ You ’ re in no position to lecture the public about anything .
You know nothing about the real world .
Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg.
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Hollywood stuck to the same old script Sunday at the Academy Awards, relying upon a plot filled with liberal causes and Trump-bashing.
Actor Brad Pitt attacked Senate Republicans during his acceptance speech for his award as best supporting actor for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
“They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week,” Pitt said in his speech. “I’m thinking maybe Quentin [Tarantino] does a movie about it. In the end, the adults do the right thing.”
During the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, the Senate rejected Democratic attempts to add witnesses, including Bolton, a former national security adviser who reportedly offered a different version of events on Trump’s Ukraine policy than did the president.
Speaking after the show, Pitt said he felt moved to speak out by the events that led to Trump’s acquittal.
“I was really disappointed with this week. I think the gamesmanship Trump’s doing, I don’t think we should let that slide. I’m very serious about that,” he said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Pitt’s political musings earned him multiple thumbs down on Twitter.
Took 10 seconds for the first winner (Brad Pitt) to bash President Trump.
Only surprised it took that long.
As always, this will help Trump not hurt him. #Oscars2020 — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 10, 2020
i have to hand it to Brad Pitt for coming up with that brave political statement extemporaneously, without any help from various speech-writing agencies that his people definitely did not contact. — GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) February 10, 2020
Maybe in Quentin’s movie he’ll explore why House Dems didn’t call more relevant witnesses during their investigation
¯\_( ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/WNsYAeRIdH — Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 10, 2020
Actor Joaquin Phoenix meandered about on the issue of inequality during his speech after winning the award for best actor for his performance in “Joker.“
“I’ve been thinking a lot about some of the distressing issues that we are facing collectively,” Phoenix said. “And I think at times we feel or are made to feel that we champion different causes, but for me, I see commonality.
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“I think whether we’re talking about gender inequality or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights, we’re talking about the fight against injustice.
“We’re talking about the fight against the belief that one nation, one people, one race, one gender or one species has the right to dominate, control and use and exploit another with impunity.
“I think that we’ve become very disconnected from the natural world, and many of us, what we’re guilty of, is an egocentric worldview, the belief that we’re the center of the universe. We go into the natural world and we plunder it for its resources.
“We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow. And when she gives birth, we steal her baby even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable, and then we take her milk that’s intended for her calf and we put it in our coffee and our cereal.”
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg made a brief appearance, saying that her foray into activism was sparked by a climate change documentary.
Julia Reichert, co-director of “American Factory,” which was produced by former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and won the award for best documentary, included in her speech a line from the “Communist Manifesto” by Karl Marx and Frederich Engels.
“We believe that things will get better when workers of the world unite,” she said.
Julia Reichert of “American Factory”: “Working people have it harder and harder these days—and we believe that things will get better when workers of the world unite.” https://t.co/8kz7m5vtnF #Oscars pic.twitter.com/tVGnWP7HBi — ABC News (@ABC) February 10, 2020
The political tone of the awards show represented the type of commentary that comedian Ricky Gervais mocked during last month’s Golden Globe awards.
“So if you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech,” he said. “You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-10--US Charges 4 Members of Chinese Military with Stealing Personal Info of 145 Million Americans

Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans , the Justice Department said Monday , blaming Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history to target consumer data .
The 2017 breach affected more than 145 million people , with the hackers successfully stealing names , addresses , Social Security and driver ’ s license numbers and other personal information stored in the company ’ s databases .
The four — members of the People ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Chinese military — are also accused of stealing the company ’ s trade secrets , including database designs , law enforcement officials said .
The accused hackers exploited a software vulnerability to gain access to Equifax ’ s computers , obtaining log-in credentials that they used to navigate databases and review records .
The indictment also details efforts the hackers took to cover their tracks , including wiping log files on a daily basis and routing traffic through dozens of servers in nearly 20 countries .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Page Was Illegal “ The scale of the theft was staggering , ” Attorney General William Barr said Monday .
“ This theft not only caused significant financial damage to Equifax , but invaded the privacy of many millions of Americans , and imposed substantial costs and burdens on them as they have had to take measures to protect against identity theft.
” Equifax , headquartered in Atlanta , maintains a massive repository of consumer information that it sells to businesses looking to verify identities or assess creditworthiness .
All told , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on hundreds of millions of Americans in the U.S. and abroad .
The case is the latest Justice Department accusation against Chinese hackers suspected of breaching networks of American corporations .
It comes as the Trump administration has warned against what it sees as the growing political and economic influence of China and efforts by Beijing to collect data on Americans and steal scientific research and innovation .
The administration has also been pressing allies not to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to be part of their 5G wireless networks due to concerns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collect data and for surveillance .
The accused hackers are based in China , and none is in custody .
But U.S. officials nonetheless view criminal charges like the ones brought in this case as a powerful deterrent to foreign hackers and a warning to other countries that American law enforcement has the capability to pinpoint individual culprits behind hacks .
A Chinese embassy representative did not immediately return an email seeking comment Monday .
The case resembles a 2014 indictment from the Obama administration Justice Department that accused five members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to steal their trade secrets .
U.S. authorities also suspect China in the massive 2015 breach of the Office of Personnel Management and of intrusions into the Marriott hotel chain and Anthem health insurance company .
“ This kind of attack on American industry is of a piece with other Chinese illegal acquisitions of sensitive personal data , ” Barr said of Monday ’ s announcement , adding that “ for years we have witnessed China ’ s voracious appetite for the personal data of Americans.
” RELATED : 'It 's Happening in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nefarious Chinese Infiltration The criminal charges — which include conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit economic espionage — were filed in federal court in Atlanta .
Equifax last year reached a $ 700 million settlement over the data breach , with the bulk of the funds intended for consumers affected by it .
Equifax didn ’ t notice the intruders targeting its databases for more than six weeks .
Hackers exploited a known security vulnerability that Equifax hadn ’ t fixed .
Once inside the network , officials said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They stole log-in credentials and ultimately downloaded and extracted data from Equifax to computers outside the United States .
The indictment says the hackers obtained names , birth dates and Social Security numbers for about 145 million American victims , along with credit card numbers and other personal information for about 200,000 .
According to the Government Accountability Office , the investigative arm of Congress , a server hosting Equifax ’ s online dispute portal was running software with a known weak spot .
The hackers jumped through the opening to reach databases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials told GAO the company made many mistakes , including having an outdated list of computer systems administrators .
When the company circulated a notice to install a patch for the software vulnerability , the employees responsible for installing the patch never got it .
Equifax ’ s $ 700 million settlement with the U.S. government gives affected consumers free credit-monitoring and identity-restoration services , plus money for their time or reimbursement for certain services .
However , because so many people made claims , officials said some consumers would get far less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the settlement pool .
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Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, the Justice Department said Monday, blaming Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history to target consumer data.
The 2017 breach affected more than 145 million people, with the hackers successfully stealing names, addresses, Social Security and driver’s license numbers and other personal information stored in the company’s databases.
The four — members of the People’s Liberation Army, an arm of the Chinese military — are also accused of stealing the company’s trade secrets, including database designs, law enforcement officials said.
The accused hackers exploited a software vulnerability to gain access to Equifax’s computers, obtaining log-in credentials that they used to navigate databases and review records.
The indictment also details efforts the hackers took to cover their tracks, including wiping log files on a daily basis and routing traffic through dozens of servers in nearly 20 countries.
“The scale of the theft was staggering,” Attorney General William Barr said Monday. “This theft not only caused significant financial damage to Equifax, but invaded the privacy of many millions of Americans, and imposed substantial costs and burdens on them as they have had to take measures to protect against identity theft.”
Equifax, headquartered in Atlanta, maintains a massive repository of consumer information that it sells to businesses looking to verify identities or assess creditworthiness. All told, the indictment says, the company holds information on hundreds of millions of Americans in the U.S. and abroad.
The case is the latest Justice Department accusation against Chinese hackers suspected of breaching networks of American corporations. It comes as the Trump administration has warned against what it sees as the growing political and economic influence of China and efforts by Beijing to collect data on Americans and steal scientific research and innovation.
The administration has also been pressing allies not to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to be part of their 5G wireless networks due to concerns that the equipment could be used to collect data and for surveillance.
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The accused hackers are based in China, and none is in custody. But U.S. officials nonetheless view criminal charges like the ones brought in this case as a powerful deterrent to foreign hackers and a warning to other countries that American law enforcement has the capability to pinpoint individual culprits behind hacks.
A Chinese embassy representative did not immediately return an email seeking comment Monday.
The case resembles a 2014 indictment from the Obama administration Justice Department that accused five members of the PLA of hacking into major American corporations to steal their trade secrets.
U.S. authorities also suspect China in the massive 2015 breach of the Office of Personnel Management and of intrusions into the Marriott hotel chain and Anthem health insurance company.
“This kind of attack on American industry is of a piece with other Chinese illegal acquisitions of sensitive personal data,” Barr said of Monday’s announcement, adding that “for years we have witnessed China’s voracious appetite for the personal data of Americans.”
The criminal charges — which include conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit economic espionage — were filed in federal court in Atlanta.
Equifax last year reached a $700 million settlement over the data breach, with the bulk of the funds intended for consumers affected by it.
Equifax didn’t notice the intruders targeting its databases for more than six weeks. Hackers exploited a known security vulnerability that Equifax hadn’t fixed.
Once inside the network, officials said, the hackers spent weeks conducting reconnaissance. They stole log-in credentials and ultimately downloaded and extracted data from Equifax to computers outside the United States.
The indictment says the hackers obtained names, birth dates and Social Security numbers for about 145 million American victims, along with credit card numbers and other personal information for about 200,000.
According to the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, a server hosting Equifax’s online dispute portal was running software with a known weak spot. The hackers jumped through the opening to reach databases containing consumers’ personal information.
Equifax officials told GAO the company made many mistakes, including having an outdated list of computer systems administrators.
When the company circulated a notice to install a patch for the software vulnerability, the employees responsible for installing the patch never got it.
Equifax’s $700 million settlement with the U.S. government gives affected consumers free credit-monitoring and identity-restoration services, plus money for their time or reimbursement for certain services.
However, because so many people made claims, officials said some consumers would get far less than the eligible amounts because of caps in the settlement pool.
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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westernjournal--2020-02-11--After Super Bowl Victory, Chiefs Coach Andy Reid Says Real Trophy Is His Wife of 38 Years

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had all the reason in the world to celebrate after his big Super Bowl LIV win , but the way he celebrated it and the people he celebrated it with point to what he holds dear in life .
Obviously football is a major factor in Reid ’ s day-to-day , but so is his family .
And when his entire family came together after the win , they all knew how important this moment was for Reid .
Andy , his wife Tammy , and their four children were all in attendance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Garrett , their son and brother who ’ d passed away after a decade of struggling with addiction in August 2012 .
“ The fact that we were all here , that was amazing , ” Tammy told The Philadelphia Inquirer .
“ Except for ‘ G. ’ So sad , but I know he ’ s watching us.
” “ You can ’ t help but think of him , ” Reid said .
“ It ’ s a positive , ” he added later .
“ With the loss of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with us.
” Garrett ’ s siblings soaked in the moment , too , with Crosby saying they could feel Garrett ’ s presence .
“ It was a moment with our family where we all got to cry and really feel my brother looking down on us , ” Crosby said .
“ Garrett ’ s spirit was there .
It was a huge family moment seeing my dad ’ s dream finally come true.
” The victory didn ’ t come without countless sacrifices , but Tammy knows that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the hard work he puts in , I ’ m just so happy for him , ” she said .
“ I ’ m happy for the Hunts [ the Chiefs owners ] , and the players , and the coaches , and the city of Kansas City .
But mostly for him because I see all the hard work he does.
” “ I see the time he spent away from us , the kids , and not coming home , and sometimes skipping date night .
This year it kept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m just like , ‘ Do it .
You do whatever you need to do to get us to this.
’ And we got there.
” After the public celebration was over , Reid settled down to enjoy the success on his own terms , with a cheeseburger , some music and spending time with the real prize in his opinion .
RELATED : 49ers Superstar Kittle Works with USAA and TAPS To Bring Family of Fallen Soldier to Super Bowl LIV “ I didn ’ t really sleep last night , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the trophy , ” Andy said later in an interview .
“ Well , I did — I spent it with my trophy wife , how ’ s that ?
” His answer got him a round of cheers and applause , but the respect he and his wife of 38 years have for each other is truly heartwarming .
“ I ’ ve been … with her for about 40 years now , ” he said .
“ Every day is a special day .
I ’ m telling ya .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason.
” “ You never lose interest if you do that , right , you guys out there ?
Call them your girlfriend and you always do special things for them.
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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had all the reason in the world to celebrate after his big Super Bowl LIV win, but the way he celebrated it and the people he celebrated it with point to what he holds dear in life.
Obviously football is a major factor in Reid’s day-to-day, but so is his family. And when his entire family came together after the win, they all knew how important this moment was for Reid.
Andy, his wife Tammy, and their four children were all in attendance — but they also celebrated in spirit with Garrett, their son and brother who’d passed away after a decade of struggling with addiction in August 2012.
“The fact that we were all here, that was amazing,” Tammy told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Except for ‘G.’ So sad, but I know he’s watching us.”
“You can’t help but think of him,” Reid said.
“It’s a positive,” he added later. “With the loss of Garrett, he was there for us, with us.”
Garrett’s siblings soaked in the moment, too, with Crosby saying they could feel Garrett’s presence.
“It was a moment with our family where we all got to cry and really feel my brother looking down on us,” Crosby said. “Garrett’s spirit was there. It was a huge family moment seeing my dad’s dream finally come true.”
The victory didn’t come without countless sacrifices, but Tammy knows that it all paid off.
“Just seeing all the hard work he puts in, I’m just so happy for him,” she said. “I’m happy for the Hunts [the Chiefs owners], and the players, and the coaches, and the city of Kansas City. But mostly for him because I see all the hard work he does.”
“I see the time he spent away from us, the kids, and not coming home, and sometimes skipping date night. This year it kept getting later and later. And I’m just like, ‘Do it. You do whatever you need to do to get us to this.’ And we got there.”
After the public celebration was over, Reid settled down to enjoy the success on his own terms, with a cheeseburger, some music and spending time with the real prize in his opinion.
“I didn’t really sleep last night, but I didn’t spend it with the trophy,” Andy said later in an interview. “Well, I did — I spent it with my trophy wife, how’s that?”
Andy Reid said he was going to eat the biggest cheeseburger he ever had last night. He says he didn’t sleep. “I didn’t spend the night with the trophy. I spent it with my trophy wife” ?
pic.twitter.com/nq2ieBufb1 — John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) February 3, 2020
His answer got him a round of cheers and applause, but the respect he and his wife of 38 years have for each other is truly heartwarming.
“I’ve been … with her for about 40 years now,” he said. “Every day is a special day. I’m telling ya. I call her my girlfriend for that reason.”
“You never lose interest if you do that, right, you guys out there? Call them your girlfriend and you always do special things for them.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--While Dems Rally in Churches and High Schools, Trump Books New Hampshire’s Largest Arena

With the New Hampshire primary set to take place Tuesday and all attention focused on the Northeastern state , the candidates running for president in 2020 are pulling out all of the stops to rally their supporters in a bid to increase turnout at the polls .
That apparently includes President Donald Trump as well , even as he is , for all intents and purposes , essentially running unopposed for the Republican Party ’ s nomination to run for re-election in November .
Early on Monday morning , Trump tweeted , “ Will be in Manchester , New Hampshire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Want to shake up the Dems a little bit – they have a really boring deal going on .
Still waiting for the Iowa results , votes were fried .
Big crowds in Manchester !
” According to Fox News , Trump ’ s rally will be held in the SNHU Arena in Manchester that reportedly has a capacity of just shy of 12,000 for concerts , and odds are it will be full to the brim of the president ’ s supporters .
In fact , if Trump ’ s rally in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rallies anywhere else across the country , there will likely be an almost equal number of supporters who will turn out for the event and those who stand outside to watch and listen via a massive screen and loudspeakers .
And like at his other rallies , the president ’ s supporters began lining up and camping out on Sunday outside of the arena more than 24 hours in advance of the start of the event , despite unpleasant weather conditions — a trend that some in the media have reluctantly noted even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avoid mentioning it .
Trump actually retweeted a post later on Monday morning from ABC reporter Jonathan Karl , who wrote , “ Cold rain , snow and lots of Trump supporters .
Despite the miserable weather , there are already more people lining up outside the venue of @ realDonaldTrump ‘ s rally tonight than you see at most of the events for the Democratic candidates .
Some have been out here all night.
” Meanwhile , while thousands of Trump supporters have spent upwards of a day waiting outside in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s rally on Monday night , the major Democratic candidates are scrambling around the state to hold events and rallies with dramatically smaller crowds in auditoriums , churches , civic centers , diners and small theaters .
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont , who leads the pack of Democrats in New Hampshire and is the only candidate who comes anywhere close to Trump in terms of crowd size , reportedly had four events scheduled for Monday .
First , a breakfast event in Manchester , followed by a town-hall meeting at Franklin Pierce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Hudson and capped off with a rally at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham , which has a reported maximum capacity of around 7,500 .
However , Sanders may not be solely responsible for filling that arena in Durham on Monday night , as he has called in the help of some popular surrogates on his behalf in the form of far-left progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and rock band The Strokes .
RELATED : Side-by-Side Video Proves Warren Is Least Genuine Candidate Since Hillary Former South Bend , Indiana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three events scheduled for Monday — a meet-and-greet at Plymouth State University in the morning , an early evening rally at an athletic club in Milford and a rally later at a high school in Exeter .
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren held a “ Get Out The Vote ” drive at an opera house in Rochester in the morning that drew a little more than 200 people , then had a town-hall event scheduled for the early evening at a church in Portsmouth that holds up to 1,000 people .
Sen. Amy Klobuchar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state on the schedule for Monday , while former Vice President Joe Biden appeared to have only two events scheduled in two large churches .
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard had only one town-hall event scheduled for the evening in Manchester , while entrepreneur Andrew Yang had six events penciled into the schedule over the course of the day .
All of those venues hold anywhere from a couple hundred to a thousand people ( aside from the Sanders event in Durham ) , meaning that even if all of the events were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have drawn a bigger crowd than all the Democrats combined with his single rally in Manchester — which ought to tell you something about which candidate has the most enthusiastic and dedicated supporters .
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With the New Hampshire primary set to take place Tuesday and all attention focused on the Northeastern state, the candidates running for president in 2020 are pulling out all of the stops to rally their supporters in a bid to increase turnout at the polls.
That apparently includes President Donald Trump as well, even as he is, for all intents and purposes, essentially running unopposed for the Republican Party’s nomination to run for re-election in November.
Will be in Manchester, New Hampshire, tonight for a big Rally. Want to shake up the Dems a little bit – they have a really boring deal going on. Still waiting for the Iowa results, votes were fried. Big crowds in Manchester! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2020
Early on Monday morning, Trump tweeted, “Will be in Manchester, New Hampshire, tonight for a big Rally. Want to shake up the Dems a little bit – they have a really boring deal going on. Still waiting for the Iowa results, votes were fried. Big crowds in Manchester!”
According to Fox News, Trump’s rally will be held in the SNHU Arena in Manchester that reportedly has a capacity of just shy of 12,000 for concerts, and odds are it will be full to the brim of the president’s supporters.
In fact, if Trump’s rally in New Hampshire is anything like his typical rallies anywhere else across the country, there will likely be an almost equal number of supporters who will turn out for the event and those who stand outside to watch and listen via a massive screen and loudspeakers.
And like at his other rallies, the president’s supporters began lining up and camping out on Sunday outside of the arena more than 24 hours in advance of the start of the event, despite unpleasant weather conditions — a trend that some in the media have reluctantly noted even as others of their colleagues attempt to avoid mentioning it.
Trump actually retweeted a post later on Monday morning from ABC reporter Jonathan Karl, who wrote, “Cold rain, snow and lots of Trump supporters. Despite the miserable weather, there are already more people lining up outside the venue of @realDonaldTrump ‘s rally tonight than you see at most of the events for the Democratic candidates. Some have been out here all night.”
Cold rain, snow and lots of Trump supporters. Despite the miserable weather, there are already more people lining up outside the venue of @realDonaldTrump ‘s rally tonight than you see at most of the events for the Democratic candidates. Some have been out here all night pic.twitter.com/PI1DOFy9ro — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) February 10, 2020
Meanwhile, while thousands of Trump supporters have spent upwards of a day waiting outside in the cold and snow for the president’s rally on Monday night, the major Democratic candidates are scrambling around the state to hold events and rallies with dramatically smaller crowds in auditoriums, churches, civic centers, diners and small theaters.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who leads the pack of Democrats in New Hampshire and is the only candidate who comes anywhere close to Trump in terms of crowd size, reportedly had four events scheduled for Monday.
First, a breakfast event in Manchester, followed by a town-hall meeting at Franklin Pierce University, followed by a canvassing event in Hudson and capped off with a rally at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, which has a reported maximum capacity of around 7,500.
However, Sanders may not be solely responsible for filling that arena in Durham on Monday night, as he has called in the help of some popular surrogates on his behalf in the form of far-left progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and rock band The Strokes.
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg appeared to have three events scheduled for Monday — a meet-and-greet at Plymouth State University in the morning, an early evening rally at an athletic club in Milford and a rally later at a high school in Exeter.
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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren held a “Get Out The Vote” drive at an opera house in Rochester in the morning that drew a little more than 200 people, then had a town-hall event scheduled for the early evening at a church in Portsmouth that holds up to 1,000 people.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota reportedly had four events around the state on the schedule for Monday, while former Vice President Joe Biden appeared to have only two events scheduled in two large churches. Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard had only one town-hall event scheduled for the evening in Manchester, while entrepreneur Andrew Yang had six events penciled into the schedule over the course of the day.
All of those venues hold anywhere from a couple hundred to a thousand people (aside from the Sanders event in Durham), meaning that even if all of the events were combined together, Trump would likely still have drawn a bigger crowd than all the Democrats combined with his single rally in Manchester — which ought to tell you something about which candidate has the most enthusiastic and dedicated supporters.
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--Teen Who Needed Double Lung Transplant Warns Others After Vaping Turned His Lungs to ‘Rubber’

A 17-year-old high school student is speaking out against vaping after his habit led to a double lung transplant and nearly cost him his life .
Daniel Ament was a strong , athletic sophomore in Grosse Point , Michigan , when he began vaping on occasion with his friends .
The teen loved running , swimming and sailing and vowed to quit his vaping habit after summer break ended and he returned to school in the fall of 2019 .
But days into the start of his junior year , Ament began experiencing troubling health symptoms , including difficulty breathing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high temperature .
The teen was hospitalized with what doctors at first thought was pneumonia , but in just a matter of days , Ament ’ s health declined to a point that he was drifting in and out of consciousness and was placed on life support .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Ament said he remembers nothing about the next 50 days of his life .
He was hooked up to an ECMO machine to allow his lungs a chance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his medical team that Ament needed a double lung transplant in order to survive .
“ His case , to the best of my ability to remember , is the worst [ lung damage ] that I ’ ve seen , ” Dr. Hassan Nemeh , a thoracic surgeon at Detroit ’ s Henry Ford Hospital told Time .
“ We were against a wall .
We had to transplant him or pull support .
I truly don ’ t think he had a lot of time left , ” Nemeh said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ placed at the top of the transplant list .
According to Time , the 17-year-old became “ the first person to receive a double lung transplant due to what doctors attribute to vaping-related damage.
” Nemeh recalled what the teen ’ s traumatized lungs looked like when he removed them during surgery .
RELATED : Man Credits Dog with Saving His Life by Waking Him Up in the Middle of Severe Heart Attack “ They were so scarred they didn ’ t even deflate , ” Nemeh said .
“ It was definitely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usually see .
This lung was literally solid , as if it was made out of truck-tire rubber.
” Writing about story on Fight4Wellness , a nonprofit organization Ament has recently started to prevent vaping , the teen wrote that his recovery has been “ unimaginably hard.
” His life has forever changed , including his dream of someday joining the military .
“ I had almost all A ’ s and had already completed an AP class .
My ultimate goal was to become a Navy Seal , ” Ament wrote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his story with other teenagers and children in hopes they will understand they are not invincible and will choose to opt out of vaping .
Ament believed that because nobody around him experienced any noticeable consequences from vaping , he was not in danger — a belief that Ament thinks is common among teens .
“ It would be more rare to find someone who doesn ’ t vape , ” Ament said of his social circle .
“ Everyone was doing it and nothing bad was happening.
” Ament is determined to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chance and new set of lungs .
“ It ’ s not going to be in vain , ” Ament said .
“ I ’ m going to take good care of my body and use [ these lungs ] well.
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A 17-year-old high school student is speaking out against vaping after his habit led to a double lung transplant and nearly cost him his life.
Daniel Ament was a strong, athletic sophomore in Grosse Point, Michigan, when he began vaping on occasion with his friends.
The teen loved running, swimming and sailing and vowed to quit his vaping habit after summer break ended and he returned to school in the fall of 2019.
But days into the start of his junior year, Ament began experiencing troubling health symptoms, including difficulty breathing, back pain, lethargy and a high temperature.
The teen was hospitalized with what doctors at first thought was pneumonia, but in just a matter of days, Ament’s health declined to a point that he was drifting in and out of consciousness and was placed on life support.
Ament said he remembers nothing about the next 50 days of his life.
He was hooked up to an ECMO machine to allow his lungs a chance to rest, but it soon became obvious to his medical team that Ament needed a double lung transplant in order to survive.
“His case, to the best of my ability to remember, is the worst [lung damage] that I’ve seen,” Dr. Hassan Nemeh, a thoracic surgeon at Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital told Time.
“We were against a wall. We had to transplant him or pull support. I truly don’t think he had a lot of time left,” Nemeh said.
Ament was very fortunate to be placed at the top of the transplant list.
According to Time, the 17-year-old became “the first person to receive a double lung transplant due to what doctors attribute to vaping-related damage.”
Nemeh recalled what the teen’s traumatized lungs looked like when he removed them during surgery.
“They were so scarred they didn’t even deflate,” Nemeh said. “It was definitely a different kind of damage than we usually see. This lung was literally solid, as if it was made out of truck-tire rubber.”
Writing about story on Fight4Wellness, a nonprofit organization Ament has recently started to prevent vaping, the teen wrote that his recovery has been “unimaginably hard.”
His life has forever changed, including his dream of someday joining the military.
“I had almost all A’s and had already completed an AP class. My ultimate goal was to become a Navy Seal,” Ament wrote.
Instead, Ament has decided to share his story with other teenagers and children in hopes they will understand they are not invincible and will choose to opt out of vaping.
Ament believed that because nobody around him experienced any noticeable consequences from vaping, he was not in danger — a belief that Ament thinks is common among teens.
“It would be more rare to find someone who doesn’t vape,” Ament said of his social circle. “Everyone was doing it and nothing bad was happening.”
Ament is determined to make the most out of his second chance and new set of lungs.
“It’s not going to be in vain,” Ament said. “I’m going to take good care of my body and use [these lungs] well.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--Imploding Biden Undermines Himself by Saying Even ‘Mickey Mouse’ Could Beat Trump

Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign is crashing and burning at a rapid pace , and the only thing that has been keeping him in the conversation is the idea of his electability .
Many Democrats believe the former vice president is the only one who can win in a race against President Donald Trump .
A pro-Biden super-PAC even made that case in a recent memo .
But if Biden excels in any area more than his competitors from either party , it is in damaging himself with self-inflicted wounds , as he did Tuesday by saying any Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who should no longer be called the front-runner as he ’ s dropped behind Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders , was appearing on MSNBC ’ s “ Morning Joe ” when he stepped on his own tail .
“ This is a marathon , ” Biden said of the primary campaign .
“ I don ’ t think anybody has predicted much of anything about who ’ s going to win nominations in the recent past very accurately.
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He has had two failed presidential campaigns , and No .
3 looks closer each day .
Those also sound like the words of a man who got his tail kicked in Iowa and knew he was going to get his tail kicked again in New Hampshire on Tuesday night .
Willie Geist , the show ’ s co-host , pointed out that top Democrats such as James Carville have said a ticket led by Sanders , an avowed democratic socialist , would be a disaster and would lose to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to vote for socialism , he says .
Do you agree with that , that if Bernie Sanders is the nominee , Democrats will lose ?
” Geist said .
This was the perfect opportunity for Biden to take on his No .
1 rival , declare him unelectable and attempt to gain some steam heading into Super Tuesday .
But that is not what the king of the gaffes did .
Instead , Biden made Sanders ’ case for him .
“ I refuse to suggest any Democrat can lose .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run Mickey Mouse against this president and have a shot , ” he said .
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He had his chance and he basically said , “ Hey , pick anyone , you don ’ t need me , we can all win.
” Newsflash : Joe , you do not inspire anyone .
The only thing you have going for you is that some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who can beat Trump .
It is the only bullet you have in the chamber , and you fired it at yourself .
And this is the reason you can not defeat the president .
The only contest between the two of them would be who could do more damage to Biden ’ s campaign — Trump , or Biden himself ?
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Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is crashing and burning at a rapid pace, and the only thing that has been keeping him in the conversation is the idea of his electability.
Many Democrats believe the former vice president is the only one who can win in a race against President Donald Trump. A pro-Biden super-PAC even made that case in a recent memo.
But if Biden excels in any area more than his competitors from either party, it is in damaging himself with self-inflicted wounds, as he did Tuesday by saying any Democrat could defeat Trump.
The Democratic candidate, who should no longer be called the front-runner as he’s dropped behind Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, was appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” when he stepped on his own tail.
“This is a marathon,” Biden said of the primary campaign. “I don’t think anybody has predicted much of anything about who’s going to win nominations in the recent past very accurately.”
Well, Joe certainly hasn’t. He has had two failed presidential campaigns, and No. 3 looks closer each day.
Those also sound like the words of a man who got his tail kicked in Iowa and knew he was going to get his tail kicked again in New Hampshire on Tuesday night.
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Willie Geist, the show’s co-host, pointed out that top Democrats such as James Carville have said a ticket led by Sanders, an avowed democratic socialist, would be a disaster and would lose to Trump.
“People are not going to vote for socialism, he says. Do you agree with that, that if Bernie Sanders is the nominee, Democrats will lose?” Geist said.
“I refuse to suggest any Democrat can lose. I think we could run Mickey Mouse against this president and have a shot.” —@JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/91dJpO5zCf — Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) February 11, 2020
This was the perfect opportunity for Biden to take on his No. 1 rival, declare him unelectable and attempt to gain some steam heading into Super Tuesday.
But that is not what the king of the gaffes did. Instead, Biden made Sanders’ case for him.
“I refuse to suggest any Democrat can lose. I think, you know, we could run Mickey Mouse against this president and have a shot,” he said.
Does Biden even want to win? He had his chance and he basically said, “Hey, pick anyone, you don’t need me, we can all win.”
Newsflash: Joe, you do not inspire anyone. The only thing you have going for you is that some people believe you are the only candidate who can beat Trump.
It is the only bullet you have in the chamber, and you fired it at yourself. And this is the reason you cannot defeat the president.
The only contest between the two of them would be who could do more damage to Biden’s campaign — Trump, or Biden himself?
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