westernjournal--2020-10-08--Pence Destroys Biden’s Record: He’d Have Killed 2 Million People Fighting COVID

Vice President Mike Pence made a vigorous defense of the Trump administration ’ s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak during Wednesday night ’ s vice presidential debate and sought to undermine the case that a Biden administration would have handled the pandemic better .
Pence pointed to the swine flu outbreak in the United States during the first year of President Barack Obama ’ s administration , saying millions of Americans would have died if the virus had been as deadly .
“ It was 2009 the swine flu arrived in the United States , ” Pence recounted .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lethal as the coronavirus , but before the end of the year when Joe Biden was vice president of the United States , not seven and a half million people contracted the swine flu , 60 million Americans contracted the swine flu.
” TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump Attack : She 'Lied in That Video' “ If the swine flu had been as lethal as the coronavirus in 2009 when Joe Biden was vice president , we would have lost 2 million American lives.
” Pence then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of staff at the time , Ron Klain , said just last year it was nothing but “ luck ” that only approximately 12,000 Americans died .
“ It is purely a fortuity that this isn ’ t one of the great mass casualty events in American history , ” Klain said , according to Politico .
“ It had nothing to do with us doing anything right .
It just had to do with luck .
If anyone thinks that this can ’ t happen again , they don ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just have to go back to 2009 , 2010 and imagine a virus with a different lethality , and you can just do the math on that , ” Klain added .
Harris argued a Biden administration would handle the coronavirus better than President Donald Trump has , though Pence pointed out that Biden ’ s plan does not offer any significant difference from what the Trump administration is doing .
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Vice President Mike Pence made a vigorous defense of the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak during Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate and sought to undermine the case that a Biden administration would have handled the pandemic better.
Pence pointed to the swine flu outbreak in the United States during the first year of President Barack Obama’s administration, saying millions of Americans would have died if the virus had been as deadly.
Then-Vice President Joe Biden was helping coordinate the administration’s response, Politico reported.
“It was 2009 the swine flu arrived in the United States,” Pence recounted.
“Thankfully it ended up not being as lethal as the coronavirus, but before the end of the year when Joe Biden was vice president of the United States, not seven and a half million people contracted the swine flu, 60 million Americans contracted the swine flu.”
“If the swine flu had been as lethal as the coronavirus in 2009 when Joe Biden was vice president, we would have lost 2 million American lives.”
Vice President @Mike_Pence: We know what failure looks like and it’s how the Obama-Biden administration handled Swine Flu#VPDebate pic.twitter.com/CVzIGmXHsr — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) October 8, 2020
Pence then noted that Biden’s own chief of staff at the time, Ron Klain, said just last year it was nothing but “luck” that only approximately 12,000 Americans died.
“It is purely a fortuity that this isn’t one of the great mass casualty events in American history,” Klain said, according to Politico.
FLASHBACK: Biden pandemic advisor Ron Klain on Joe Biden’s handling of the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic: “We did every possible thing wrong… It is purely a fortuity that this isn’t one of the great mass casualty events in American history.” #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/01N3iS5hYw — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 8, 2020
“It had nothing to do with us doing anything right. It just had to do with luck. If anyone thinks that this can’t happen again, they don’t have to go back to 1918, they just have to go back to 2009, 2010 and imagine a virus with a different lethality, and you can just do the math on that,” Klain added.
Harris argued a Biden administration would handle the coronavirus better than President Donald Trump has, though Pence pointed out that Biden’s plan does not offer any significant difference from what the Trump administration is doing.
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westernjournal--2020-10-08--Ben Shapiro: Trump Is Losing to a Doddering Fool and It’s His Own Fault – But He Can Still Win

He is 77 years old ; he is incoherent ; he has called a “ lid ” every other day of his campaign to avoid serious questioning .
His running mate , Sen. Kamala Harris , is so unpopular that she dropped out of the Democratic primaries before they even reached her home state .
The Biden-Harris campaign is absolutely lackluster .
And according to national polling , Joe Biden is leading incumbent President Donald Trump by up to 16 points .
In the RealClearPolitics polling average , Trump is trailing Biden in every single swing state .
Were the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statistics , Biden would win 375 electoral votes , picking up states including North Carolina , Georgia , Virginia , Arizona , Michigan , Wisconsin and Pennsylvania .
TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump Attack : She 'Lied in That Video' How is this happening ?
How did a doddering fool , a career politician mostly famous for his incurable logorrhea , end up in the catbird seat one month before the 2020 election ?
The answer is simple : Joe Biden understands the nature of this election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To understand this election does not require a graduate course in political science : If the election is a referendum on President Trump , Trump will lose ; if the election is a referendum on Joe Biden , Biden will lose .
Trump is personally unpopular by every poll metric , and he has been consistently unpopular for years , but he was still able to win in 2016 because Hillary Clinton was even less popular .
The same could have held true here .
After all , Biden has opened himself wide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refused to state whether he is in favor of ending the Senate filibuster , adding new states and packing the Supreme Court , calling such questions distractions ; he has refused to condemn the antifa movement ; he has soft-pedaled Black Lives Matter violence in America ’ s major cities ; he has put forward the most left-wing platform in American history , according to communist fellow traveler Bernie Sanders .
But Biden hasn ’ t answered a single serious question .
He has been able to avoid nearly all questions by pointing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t just run a lackluster campaign ; he hasn ’ t run any campaign .
He hasn ’ t even walked a campaign .
He has essentially grown into his couch in his Delaware basement , getting out only long enough to stand in front of an empty field or answer a few softball questions from a friendly pseudo-journalist .
That ’ s not just because the media hate Trump and sycophantically massage Biden , though they do .
It ’ s because Trump himself steadfastly refuses to recognize the central issue of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : Dan Calabrese : Trump Will Still Be Trump , But He Needs To Learn a Few Things from Reagan Trump loves being the center of attention , and he simply refuses to cede the spotlight .
Every day is a new spectacle in Trumpland , from descending in Marine One onto the White House lawn amid dramatic music to re-enter quarantine to tweeting incessantly about the latest news of the day .
The media hang on Trump ’ s every word , and he appears to love that .
But that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ puts Trump at a dramatic disadvantage .
The more people think about Trump , the less they want to .
In 2016 , the “ Access Hollywood ” tape unintentionally relegated Trump to the sidelines in the last days of the campaign , freeing the way for then-FBI Director James Comey to put the spotlight squarely on Hillary Clinton ’ s emails — and Trump won .
In 2018 , Democrats seized the spotlight by unjustly and cruelly maligning Brett Kavanaugh , and the polls consequently tightened ; then Trump seized the spotlight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Democrats won .
Joe Biden has learned the lesson .
Biden has spent this campaign pointing at Trump .
Trump , who should be pointing at Biden , is too busy pointing at himself .
Unless Trump somehow suppresses his ego enough to allow Biden to become the issue , Trump is likely to exit the political stage altogether come Nov. 3 .
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Joe Biden is a terrible candidate.
He is 77 years old; he is incoherent; he has called a “lid” every other day of his campaign to avoid serious questioning. His running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, is so unpopular that she dropped out of the Democratic primaries before they even reached her home state.
The Biden-Harris campaign is absolutely lackluster.
And according to national polling, Joe Biden is leading incumbent President Donald Trump by up to 16 points.
In the RealClearPolitics polling average, Trump is trailing Biden in every single swing state. Were the election held today, by the RealClearPolitics statistics, Biden would win 375 electoral votes, picking up states including North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
How is this happening? How did a doddering fool, a career politician mostly famous for his incurable logorrhea, end up in the catbird seat one month before the 2020 election?
The answer is simple: Joe Biden understands the nature of this election. Donald Trump simply does not.
To understand this election does not require a graduate course in political science: If the election is a referendum on President Trump, Trump will lose; if the election is a referendum on Joe Biden, Biden will lose.
Trump is personally unpopular by every poll metric, and he has been consistently unpopular for years, but he was still able to win in 2016 because Hillary Clinton was even less popular. The same could have held true here.
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After all, Biden has opened himself wide to serious questioning.
He has repeatedly refused to state whether he is in favor of ending the Senate filibuster, adding new states and packing the Supreme Court, calling such questions distractions; he has refused to condemn the antifa movement; he has soft-pedaled Black Lives Matter violence in America’s major cities; he has put forward the most left-wing platform in American history, according to communist fellow traveler Bernie Sanders.
But Biden hasn’t answered a single serious question. He has been able to avoid nearly all questions by pointing at his opponent. Biden hasn’t just run a lackluster campaign; he hasn’t run any campaign.
He hasn’t even walked a campaign. He has essentially grown into his couch in his Delaware basement, getting out only long enough to stand in front of an empty field or answer a few softball questions from a friendly pseudo-journalist.
That’s not just because the media hate Trump and sycophantically massage Biden, though they do. It’s because Trump himself steadfastly refuses to recognize the central issue of the campaign: his own centrality.
Trump loves being the center of attention, and he simply refuses to cede the spotlight.
Every day is a new spectacle in Trumpland, from descending in Marine One onto the White House lawn amid dramatic music to re-enter quarantine to tweeting incessantly about the latest news of the day. The media hang on Trump’s every word, and he appears to love that.
But that symbiotic relationship between Trump and the media puts Trump at a dramatic disadvantage. The more people think about Trump, the less they want to.
In 2016, the “Access Hollywood” tape unintentionally relegated Trump to the sidelines in the last days of the campaign, freeing the way for then-FBI Director James Comey to put the spotlight squarely on Hillary Clinton’s emails — and Trump won.
In 2018, Democrats seized the spotlight by unjustly and cruelly maligning Brett Kavanaugh, and the polls consequently tightened; then Trump seized the spotlight back by talking about illegal immigrant caravans, and Democrats won.
Joe Biden has learned the lesson. Biden has spent this campaign pointing at Trump. Trump, who should be pointing at Biden, is too busy pointing at himself.
Unless Trump somehow suppresses his ego enough to allow Biden to become the issue, Trump is likely to exit the political stage altogether come Nov. 3.
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westernjournal--2020-10-07--Dennis Prager: Those Who ‘Vote for the Man, Not the Party’ Think They’re Noble – But They’re No Bett

Dennis Prager: Those Who ‘Vote for the Man, Not the Party’ Think They’re Noble – But They’re No Better Than the Left

“ I vote for the man ( or woman ) , not the party ” is what millions of Americans say and what , in fact , many do .
It is intended as a noble sentiment : “ I am not one of those Americans who votes blindly by party ; I measure each candidate and then decide which one to vote for.
” If there were ever a time when this was a noble sentiment , it would have been when Republicans and Democrats shared basic moral and American values and differed only on what policies would lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For example , though they never ran against each other , one might argue that the differences between the Democrat John Kennedy and his Republican predecessor , Dwight Eisenhower , were not particularly great .
But that was very rare .
The fact is that , since the inception of the Republican Party , which was founded to counter the Democratic Party ’ s defense of slavery , there has almost never been a time when the philosophical differences between the parties were not great .
And since slavery , there has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major parties differed as much as they do today .
Therefore , the notion that one should vote “ for the individual , not the party ” has never made less sense .
It would be as if someone in the mid-1800s had said , “ I strongly oppose slavery , but the Democratic candidate is a much finer and more likeable individual than the Republican candidate.
” TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump Attack : She 'Lied in That Video' Fine Democrats who defended slavery did as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America as disreputable Democrats .
And elected officials vote with their party more often than in principled opposition to it , however fine they may be as individuals .
Nevertheless , a great number of Americans still vote for “ the individual.
” The most obvious examples are Republican “ NeverTrumpers.
” They say that they would vote for any Republican except Donald Trump because they find his character so objectionable .
My friend New York Times columnist Bret Stephens is one prominent example .
He believes in a strong American defense , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States from Barack Obama ’ s agreement with Iran , credits Trump with the Israeli peace agreements with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates , saluted Trump ’ s moving of the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and presumably supports other Trump policies , such as the president ’ s extraordinary success with regard to the American economy prior to the lockdowns that crushed the economy .
Yet he so loathes the president that he will vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris .
He and many other Americans ( we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support the president ’ s Republican policies will vote for the party that stands for almost everything they oppose because they will “ vote for the man , not the party.
” I find nothing admirable in this position — morally or rationally .
At this time in American history , to care more about an individual candidate than the party is to support the unraveling of America .
It is so irrational as to be incredible .
Voting for any Democrat — whether for mayor , district attorney , state legislature , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representatives , the U.S. Senate or president — is to vote for someone who will enable the left to destroy America as we know it .
( That is their wording , not only mine . )
The Democratic Party was once largely liberal .
But today , it is left , and the left readily acknowledges it wishes to “ transform ” America , which means to destroy America as we have known it .
To vote for any Democrat is to vote for the party that believes America is “ systemically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the core , vile from its inception ( in 1619 , they claim , not 1776 ) .
To vote for any Democrat is to vote for the party that will renew the Obama agreement with one of America ’ s and the civilized world ’ s greatest enemies , the Islamic Republic of Iran .
It is to vote for undoing every economic policy that led America to its greatest economic boom in memory .
It is to vote for Kamala Harris , the most left-wing member of the U.S. Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given Biden ’ s age and health , perhaps soon president ) .
It is to vote for the party that wants to allow millions more illegal immigrants into America and grant them benefits heretofore reserved for Americans .
Democrats don ’ t use the words “ open borders , ” but they support this country-wrecking policy .
It is to vote for the party that supports the Green New Deal , or something very close to it , which will further ruin an economy already in ruins from Democrat-supported lockdowns .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeks to nationalize American health care ( “ Medicare for All ” ) .
It is to vote for the party whose mayors , governors and district attorneys allow violent riots and seek to “ defund ” police , a policy most black Americans oppose .
It is to vote for the party that supports the unprecedented suppression of free speech by Big Tech and universities .
It is to vote for the party that insists that men menstruate and that biological men must be allowed to compete against biological women in sports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men defeat them .
It is to vote for the party with the only anti-Semites , not to mention Israel-haters , in Congress .
It is to vote for the party that , for the first time in American history , openly identifies with socialism more than with capitalism .
It is to vote for the party that Big Pharma , big corporations and radical teachers unions support .
All because many Americans like their Democratic candidate for a Senate seat ( as in Arizona ) or the Democratic candidate for president more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not appreciate that a likable Democrat will do as much harm to our country as any other Democrat .
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“I vote for the man (or woman), not the party” is what millions of Americans say and what, in fact, many do. It is intended as a noble sentiment: “I am not one of those Americans who votes blindly by party; I measure each candidate and then decide which one to vote for.”
If there were ever a time when this was a noble sentiment, it would have been when Republicans and Democrats shared basic moral and American values and differed only on what policies would lead to the two parties’ shared goals.
For example, though they never ran against each other, one might argue that the differences between the Democrat John Kennedy and his Republican predecessor, Dwight Eisenhower, were not particularly great. But that was very rare.
The fact is that, since the inception of the Republican Party, which was founded to counter the Democratic Party’s defense of slavery, there has almost never been a time when the philosophical differences between the parties were not great.
And since slavery, there has never been a time when the two major parties differed as much as they do today. Therefore, the notion that one should vote “for the individual, not the party” has never made less sense. It would be as if someone in the mid-1800s had said, “I strongly oppose slavery, but the Democratic candidate is a much finer and more likeable individual than the Republican candidate.”
Fine Democrats who defended slavery did as much harm to black people and to America as disreputable Democrats. And elected officials vote with their party more often than in principled opposition to it, however fine they may be as individuals.
Nevertheless, a great number of Americans still vote for “the individual.”
The most obvious examples are Republican “NeverTrumpers.” They say that they would vote for any Republican except Donald Trump because they find his character so objectionable.
Do you think "voting for the man" is an admirable position? Yes No
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My friend New York Times columnist Bret Stephens is one prominent example. He believes in a strong American defense, supported Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from Barack Obama’s agreement with Iran, credits Trump with the Israeli peace agreements with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, saluted Trump’s moving of the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and presumably supports other Trump policies, such as the president’s extraordinary success with regard to the American economy prior to the lockdowns that crushed the economy.
Yet he so loathes the president that he will vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
He and many other Americans (we will soon know how many) who support the president’s Republican policies will vote for the party that stands for almost everything they oppose because they will “vote for the man, not the party.”
I find nothing admirable in this position — morally or rationally. At this time in American history, to care more about an individual candidate than the party is to support the unraveling of America. It is so irrational as to be incredible.
Voting for any Democrat — whether for mayor, district attorney, state legislature, state governor, the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate or president — is to vote for someone who will enable the left to destroy America as we know it. (That is their wording, not only mine.)
The Democratic Party was once largely liberal. But today, it is left, and the left readily acknowledges it wishes to “transform” America, which means to destroy America as we have known it.
To vote for any Democrat is to vote for the party that believes America is “systemically racist,” that it is rotten to the core, vile from its inception (in 1619, they claim, not 1776).
To vote for any Democrat is to vote for the party that will renew the Obama agreement with one of America’s and the civilized world’s greatest enemies, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
It is to vote for undoing every economic policy that led America to its greatest economic boom in memory.
It is to vote for Kamala Harris, the most left-wing member of the U.S. Senate, for vice president (and, given Biden’s age and health, perhaps soon president).
It is to vote for the party that wants to allow millions more illegal immigrants into America and grant them benefits heretofore reserved for Americans. Democrats don’t use the words “open borders,” but they support this country-wrecking policy.
It is to vote for the party that supports the Green New Deal, or something very close to it, which will further ruin an economy already in ruins from Democrat-supported lockdowns.
It is to vote for the party that seeks to nationalize American health care (“Medicare for All”).
It is to vote for the party whose mayors, governors and district attorneys allow violent riots and seek to “defund” police, a policy most black Americans oppose.
It is to vote for the party that supports the unprecedented suppression of free speech by Big Tech and universities.
It is to vote for the party that insists that men menstruate and that biological men must be allowed to compete against biological women in sports, no matter how often the biological men defeat them.
It is to vote for the party with the only anti-Semites, not to mention Israel-haters, in Congress.
It is to vote for the party that, for the first time in American history, openly identifies with socialism more than with capitalism.
It is to vote for the party that Big Pharma, big corporations and radical teachers unions support.
All because many Americans like their Democratic candidate for a Senate seat (as in Arizona) or the Democratic candidate for president more than the Republican candidate.
They do not appreciate that a likable Democrat will do as much harm to our country as any other Democrat.
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westernjournal--2020-10-07--Teen Reportedly Arrested After Not Wearing a Face Mask While Having a Panic Attack

A Florida teen was arrested last month at his high school after allegedly refusing to wear a face mask while he was actively having a panic attack , according to a report .
According to the Orlando Sentinel , a 16-year-old young man at Winter Springs High School in Seminole County was arrested following an incident in which he refused a mask while he found himself in the throes of a severe anxiety episode .
The Sentinel obtained a report from the Seminole County Sheriff ’ s Office outlining the incident , which occurred on Sept. 17 .
The teen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was reported to be on probation through the juvenile court system for an unspecified offense , and was required to maintain good behavior while at school .
According to his mother , a woman named Alexis Rodriguez , her 10th-grade son suffers from an anxiety disorder , which contributed to the events that led to his arrest .
TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump Attack : She 'Lied in That Video' Rodriguez said her son visited the school office to ask for water on Sept. 17 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added that while in the office , he refused to wear a mandatory mask , as he was having difficulty breathing .
There are conflicting accounts from the mother , versus the school and the sheriff ’ s office , as to exactly what occurred .
The Sentinel reported , “ The sheriff ’ s report said the teenager was issued a discipline referral by a school dean — it does not specify what for — and then arrested because he was on probation and , as a condition of that probation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The newspaper added in its reporting , “ A spokeswoman for the sheriff ’ s office said the arrest was for probation violations , not violations of the school district ’ s mask rules.
” Rodriguez said the refusal to wear the mask was what landed the teen in handcuffs .
She added that prosecutors declined to take up the case regarding the alleged probation violation related to the arrest , and is shocked over the incident .
“ I couldn ’ t grasp it at first .
Because of a mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ You have his records .
I was just in a disbelief.
” The teen had reportedly been warned multiple times about wearing a mask , and about social distancing while at the school .
RELATED : The New Yorker Exposes Lurking Danger of Remote Learning , Highlights Need To Reopen Schools He was also previously caught vaping , per the sheriff ’ s office report obtained by the newspaper .
Rodriguez did say that during the month of September , her son had multiple run-ins with school officials regarding the mask issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documentation from a psychiatrist about her son ’ s anxiety disorder during that time .
But that point , going forward , is moot , as the teen will attend virtual school while he and the family move away from the district over the incident .
The mother is also filing a lawsuit .
The family ’ s attorney , Jose Rivas , commented , “ Should they be arresting a 16-year-old child knowing he already has a medical condition ?
” Rivas ’ law firm also called the arrest “ government abuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We will be seeking just and fair compensation for the illegal arrest … and the harm that this action caused him.
” Without the details of the teen ’ s juvenile record and medical history , it ’ s difficult to say whether his treatment was justified .
But it is worth noting that anxiety issues in kids can lead to bad behavior , and it appears the school ’ s zero-tolerance policy against not wearing masks did him few favors , if indeed he was having a major anxiety episode .
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the related economic woes and the civil unrest , mental health issues are being reported with an alarming frequency , and these issues don ’ t exclude our country ’ s youth .
Additionally , some people are genetically predisposed to anxiety , and that should be recognized .
If you ’ ve never had a panic attack , they ’ re common and apparently quite unpleasant , according to the National Institute of Mental Health .
For some people , the moment can be a bizarre episode of uncomfortable physical symptoms , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t sit still while their mind races .
Nearly all people who ’ ve had a panic attack can tell you one thing : it ’ s difficult to breathe while in a mental state of fight or flight .
The thought of being forced to wear a breathing-restrictive face mask during such an episode is one that those who weren ’ t blessed with an always calm demeanor would probably cringe thinking about .
Mask mandates have resulted in numerous unintended consequences just about everywhere , and this is one outcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It certainly appears that this situation could have been remedied , if not avoided , had there not been such a focus on forcing face masks on all kids — especially those who find themselves prone to anxiousness and claustrophobia .
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A Florida teen was arrested last month at his high school after allegedly refusing to wear a face mask while he was actively having a panic attack, according to a report.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, a 16-year-old young man at Winter Springs High School in Seminole County was arrested following an incident in which he refused a mask while he found himself in the throes of a severe anxiety episode.
The Sentinel obtained a report from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office outlining the incident, which occurred on Sept. 17.
The teen, only identified by the initials A.P., was reported to be on probation through the juvenile court system for an unspecified offense, and was required to maintain good behavior while at school.
According to his mother, a woman named Alexis Rodriguez, her 10th-grade son suffers from an anxiety disorder, which contributed to the events that led to his arrest.
Rodriguez said her son visited the school office to ask for water on Sept. 17, as he was feeling anxious.
She added that while in the office, he refused to wear a mandatory mask, as he was having difficulty breathing.
There are conflicting accounts from the mother, versus the school and the sheriff’s office, as to exactly what occurred.
The Sentinel reported, “The sheriff’s report said the teenager was issued a discipline referral by a school dean — it does not specify what for — and then arrested because he was on probation and, as a condition of that probation, could not get in trouble on campus.”
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The newspaper added in its reporting, “A spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office said the arrest was for probation violations, not violations of the school district’s mask rules.”
Rodriguez said the refusal to wear the mask was what landed the teen in handcuffs.
She added that prosecutors declined to take up the case regarding the alleged probation violation related to the arrest, and is shocked over the incident.
“I couldn’t grasp it at first. Because of a mask?” she told the newspaper. “You have his records. I was just in a disbelief.”
The teen had reportedly been warned multiple times about wearing a mask, and about social distancing while at the school.
He was also previously caught vaping, per the sheriff’s office report obtained by the newspaper.
Rodriguez did say that during the month of September, her son had multiple run-ins with school officials regarding the mask issue, and she was working to provide documentation from a psychiatrist about her son’s anxiety disorder during that time.
But that point, going forward, is moot, as the teen will attend virtual school while he and the family move away from the district over the incident.
The mother is also filing a lawsuit.
The family’s attorney, Jose Rivas, commented, “Should they be arresting a 16-year-old child knowing he already has a medical condition?”
Rivas’ law firm also called the arrest “government abuse,” and also commented, “We will be seeking just and fair compensation for the illegal arrest … and the harm that this action caused him.”
Without the details of the teen’s juvenile record and medical history, it’s difficult to say whether his treatment was justified.
But it is worth noting that anxiety issues in kids can lead to bad behavior, and it appears the school’s zero-tolerance policy against not wearing masks did him few favors, if indeed he was having a major anxiety episode.
With the country’s health crisis, the related economic woes and the civil unrest, mental health issues are being reported with an alarming frequency, and these issues don’t exclude our country’s youth.
Additionally, some people are genetically predisposed to anxiety, and that should be recognized.
If you’ve never had a panic attack, they’re common and apparently quite unpleasant, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
For some people, the moment can be a bizarre episode of uncomfortable physical symptoms, while others note feeling like they can’t sit still while their mind races.
Nearly all people who’ve had a panic attack can tell you one thing: it’s difficult to breathe while in a mental state of fight or flight.
The thought of being forced to wear a breathing-restrictive face mask during such an episode is one that those who weren’t blessed with an always calm demeanor would probably cringe thinking about.
Mask mandates have resulted in numerous unintended consequences just about everywhere, and this is one outcome that apparently wasn’t considered.
It certainly appears that this situation could have been remedied, if not avoided, had there not been such a focus on forcing face masks on all kids — especially those who find themselves prone to anxiousness and claustrophobia.
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westernjournal--2020-10-07--As Son Tries To Comfort Grieving Mom at Dad’s Funeral, COVID Rule Enforcer Shuts Him Down

When Alan Wright ’ s funeral began on Oct. 2 , his surviving family and friends were put in an awkward position .
Prevention measures to slow the stop of COVID-19 saw mourners spaced apart and alone .
Each person attending was separated from those around him or her by a gap of 6 feet , a distance meant to slow transmission of the coronavirus .
This social distancing also meant that when Wright ’ s widow began crying , nobody was within arm ’ s reach .
For Craig Bicknell , this was unacceptable .
Seeing his mother alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own chair and instantly moved to comfort her .
His brother quickly joined the two — just before an employee of the Crownhill Crematorium in Milton Keyes , United Kingdom , came rushing forward to enforce COVID-19 distancing rules .
TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump Attack : She 'Lied in That Video' “ You have to put the chairs back , I ’ m afraid , ” the employee said .
“ You can ’ t move the chairs , you were told.
” Video of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page shows the sons ’ compassionate move and the bizarre encounter that followed .
Bicknell said the family was “ absolutely heartbroken ” in a Facebook post one day after the incident .
The son ripped the enforcement of COVID measures , pointing out that although he can live with his mother , drive in a car with her and take her to pubs and restaurants , he isn ’ t allowed to comfort her at a funeral .
Bicknell said the employee ’ s actions “ scared my daughter and shocked everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the building , the Milton Keynes Council , issued a response as news of the encounter spread .
“ We are sorry to have upset this family , ” the council told the BBC .
“ We don ’ t usually step in if a guest needs to be comforted by another family member and in this instance should have taken a more considered approach , ” it said .
While it appears this was just an overzealous employee , the family and friends of Alan Wright are not alone in their suffering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures in the U.K. and around the world have violated civil liberties and disrupted communities like never before .
Kids have faced stagnating education under school shutdowns , workers have seen opportunities and jobs dry up in shuttered economies , and families are now being separated under the auspices of public health .
Unfortunately , this devastating pattern doesn ’ t appear to be slowing down .
While mourners in the United Kingdom are not banned from comforting relatives yet , there ’ s no telling what a continued pandemic will spur leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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When Alan Wright’s funeral began on Oct. 2, his surviving family and friends were put in an awkward position.
Prevention measures to slow the stop of COVID-19 saw mourners spaced apart and alone. Each person attending was separated from those around him or her by a gap of 6 feet, a distance meant to slow transmission of the coronavirus.
This social distancing also meant that when Wright’s widow began crying, nobody was within arm’s reach.
For Craig Bicknell, this was unacceptable. Seeing his mother alone and upset, he picked up his own chair and instantly moved to comfort her.
His brother quickly joined the two — just before an employee of the Crownhill Crematorium in Milton Keyes, United Kingdom, came rushing forward to enforce COVID-19 distancing rules.
“You have to put the chairs back, I’m afraid,” the employee said. “You can’t move the chairs, you were told.”
Video of the funeral posted on a Milton Keynes community page shows the sons’ compassionate move and the bizarre encounter that followed.
Bicknell said the family was “absolutely heartbroken” in a Facebook post one day after the incident.
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The son ripped the enforcement of COVID measures, pointing out that although he can live with his mother, drive in a car with her and take her to pubs and restaurants, he isn’t allowed to comfort her at a funeral.
Bicknell said the employee’s actions “scared my daughter and shocked everyone in the room.”
The operator of the building, the Milton Keynes Council, issued a response as news of the encounter spread.
“We are sorry to have upset this family,” the council told the BBC.
“We don’t usually step in if a guest needs to be comforted by another family member and in this instance should have taken a more considered approach,” it said.
While it appears this was just an overzealous employee, the family and friends of Alan Wright are not alone in their suffering under COVID-19 restrictions.
Lockdowns and prevention measures in the U.K. and around the world have violated civil liberties and disrupted communities like never before. Kids have faced stagnating education under school shutdowns, workers have seen opportunities and jobs dry up in shuttered economies, and families are now being separated under the auspices of public health.
Unfortunately, this devastating pattern doesn’t appear to be slowing down.
While mourners in the United Kingdom are not banned from comforting relatives yet, there’s no telling what a continued pandemic will spur leaders to do.
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westernjournal--2020-10-07--Dan Bongino Announces It Looks Like He Has Lymphoma After Having Tumor Removed

Prominent Fox News political commentator and law enforcement veteran Dan Bongino has been diagnosed with a common immune cancer known as lymphoma .
The conservative media icon officially went public with the diagnosis Wednesday afternoon on Twitter .
He had undergone a medical procedure to have an irregular mass removed from the left side of his neck .
“ Thank you all for your kind words & well wishes , ” Bongino wrote .
“ I ’ m out of surgery & I feel good.
” “ They removed the entire tumor from my neck .
The bad news is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good news is , there are treatments options , ” he added .
“ Either way , it ’ ll be okay .
Thank you all for your support.
” TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump Attack : She 'Lied in That Video' Rarely open regarding personal matters , Bongino first addressed his health concerns less than two weeks ago , telling audiences they were “ entitled to know ” what he was dealing with during the Sept. 23 episode of his video podcast , “ The Dan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been dealing with a small lump in his neck for days but ignored it , believing the mass was an injury from recreational martial arts or perhaps a lipoma — small , non-cancerous tumors he has previously dealt with .
Audience members and friends , on the other hand , were quick to suggest he should get the stubborn growth checked out by a medical professional .
Bongino ’ s admittedly stubborn masculine attitude , however , had prevented this for a time , before he was eventually convinced by his wife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I noticed , when I came out of the MRI machine , that the look on the doctor ’ s face changed a little bit as he told me in the room inside that it is not a lipoma , ” Bongino said , pausing to fight back tears .
“ Which was very scary.
” “ It ’ s a tumor , but there ’ s a strong likelihood that it is not , in fact , cancerous , ” he added .
“ We don ’ t know what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very weird spot in my neck near my carotid artery and near vocal cords and things , and it is big .
It ’ s seven centimeters head to caboose and front to back .
So , it ’ s not something to sneeze about for us .
It ’ s scary.
” RELATED : Kindhearted Nurse Helps a Father Fulfill Dying Wish To See Son Play Football One Last Time Both announcements were met with immense outpourings of support from the wider conservative community , with friends , close colleagues and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind words and offerings of prayer .
According to the American Cancer Society , there are two types of lymphoma : Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin — both of which impact major sections of the immune system , from the lymph nodes and spleen to the bone marrow depending upon how far along the cancer is in development .
The generalized five-year survival rates for the diagnoses are 72 percent and 80 percent respectively , with a variety of effective treatment options available .
Bongino did not disclose the exact severity of his diagnosis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to what lies ahead for him in the way of treatment and recovery .
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Prominent Fox News political commentator and law enforcement veteran Dan Bongino has been diagnosed with a common immune cancer known as lymphoma.
The conservative media icon officially went public with the diagnosis Wednesday afternoon on Twitter. He had undergone a medical procedure to have an irregular mass removed from the left side of his neck.
“Thank you all for your kind words & well wishes,” Bongino wrote. “I’m out of surgery & I feel good.”
“They removed the entire tumor from my neck. The bad news is, it looks like lymphoma. The good news is, there are treatments options,” he added.
“Either way, it’ll be okay. Thank you all for your support.”
Thank you all for your kind words & well wishes.
I’m out of surgery & I feel good. They removed the entire tumor from my neck.
The bad news is, it looks like lymphoma.
The good news is, there are treatments options.
Either way, it’ll be okay. Thank you all for your support ? — Dan Bongino (@dbongino) October 7, 2020
Rarely open regarding personal matters, Bongino first addressed his health concerns less than two weeks ago, telling audiences they were “entitled to know” what he was dealing with during the Sept. 23 episode of his video podcast, “The Dan Bongino Show.”
The 45-year-old political commentator had been dealing with a small lump in his neck for days but ignored it, believing the mass was an injury from recreational martial arts or perhaps a lipoma — small, non-cancerous tumors he has previously dealt with.
Audience members and friends, on the other hand, were quick to suggest he should get the stubborn growth checked out by a medical professional.
Bongino’s admittedly stubborn masculine attitude, however, had prevented this for a time, before he was eventually convinced by his wife to see a doctor for medical imaging.
“I noticed, when I came out of the MRI machine, that the look on the doctor’s face changed a little bit as he told me in the room inside that it is not a lipoma,” Bongino said, pausing to fight back tears. “Which was very scary.”
“It’s a tumor, but there’s a strong likelihood that it is not, in fact, cancerous,” he added.
“We don’t know what it is. It’s in a very weird spot in my neck near my carotid artery and near vocal cords and things, and it is big. It’s seven centimeters head to caboose and front to back. So, it’s not something to sneeze about for us. It’s scary.”
Both announcements were met with immense outpourings of support from the wider conservative community, with friends, close colleagues and even unrelated political actors reaching out with kind words and offerings of prayer.
According to the American Cancer Society, there are two types of lymphoma: Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin — both of which impact major sections of the immune system, from the lymph nodes and spleen to the bone marrow depending upon how far along the cancer is in development.
The generalized five-year survival rates for the diagnoses are 72 percent and 80 percent respectively, with a variety of effective treatment options available.
Bongino did not disclose the exact severity of his diagnosis, leaving much to be determined with regard to what lies ahead for him in the way of treatment and recovery.
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westernjournal--2020-10-07--Trump Calls Regeneron Drug He Received a COVID ‘Cure,’ Will Make It Free to Americans

In a video released Wednesday , President Donald Trump called a drug he received called Regeneron not just a treatment , but in effect a “ cure ” for COVID-19 .
He further pledged to make it free to any who need it .
Trump began the video offering his greetings from “ your favorite president.
” He noted he spent four days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after testing positive for the coronavirus late Thursday .
“ I went in .
I wasn ’ t feeling so hot , and within a very short period of time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other things too , but I think this was the key , ” he said .
TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump Attack : She 'Lied in That Video' “ And it was like unbelievable .
I felt good immediately .
I felt as good three days ago as I do now.
” Trump noted that in addition to Regeneron , the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is coming out with a similar antibody cocktail .
Regeneron ’ s website explains , “ Antibody medicines are based on key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defenses and pathways of the human body and immune system.
” “ They call them therapeutic , but to me it wasn ’ t therapeutic .
It just made me better .
OK ?
I call that a cure , ” Trump said .
Regeneron was still in clinical trials when the president requested the drug , The New York Times reported .
“ I want everybody to be given the same treatment as your president , because I feel great .
I feel like perfect , ” Trump said .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I caught it .
This was a blessing in disguise.
” The president elaborated that if he had not personally taken Regeneron and experienced its effectiveness , it would not have necessarily stood out to him among the many treatments under development .
“ I want to get for you what I got , and I ’ m going to make it free .
You ’ re not going to pay for it , ” Trump said .
“ It wasn ’ t your fault that this happened .
It was China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do all he could to speed up emergency-use authorization for Regeneron and similar treatments and employ the military to distribute them across the nation .
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said in a memorandum Wednesday that Trump has been “ symptom-free ” for more than 24 hours .
His blood work also indicated he has COVID antibodies , which were not detectable on Thursday .
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In a video released Wednesday, President Donald Trump called a drug he received called Regeneron not just a treatment, but in effect a “cure” for COVID-19.
He further pledged to make it free to any who need it.
Trump began the video offering his greetings from “your favorite president.”
He noted he spent four days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after testing positive for the coronavirus late Thursday.
“I went in. I wasn’t feeling so hot, and within a very short period of time, they gave me Regeneron … and other things too, but I think this was the key,” he said.
“And it was like unbelievable. I felt good immediately. I felt as good three days ago as I do now.”
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT! pic.twitter.com/uhLIcknAjT — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2020
Trump noted that in addition to Regeneron, the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is coming out with a similar antibody cocktail.
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Regeneron’s website explains, “Antibody medicines are based on key principles of biology and mimic the natural defenses and pathways of the human body and immune system.”
“They call them therapeutic, but to me it wasn’t therapeutic. It just made me better. OK? I call that a cure,” Trump said.
Regeneron was still in clinical trials when the president requested the drug, The New York Times reported.
“I want everybody to be given the same treatment as your president, because I feel great. I feel like perfect,” Trump said. “I think this was a blessing from God that I caught it. This was a blessing in disguise.”
The president elaborated that if he had not personally taken Regeneron and experienced its effectiveness, it would not have necessarily stood out to him among the many treatments under development.
“I want to get for you what I got, and I’m going to make it free. You’re not going to pay for it,” Trump said.
“It wasn’t your fault that this happened. It was China’s fault.”
Trump promised to do all he could to speed up emergency-use authorization for Regeneron and similar treatments and employ the military to distribute them across the nation.
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said in a memorandum Wednesday that Trump has been “symptom-free” for more than 24 hours.
His blood work also indicated he has COVID antibodies, which were not detectable on Thursday.
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westernjournal--2020-10-07--Christian Walker: Dems Used To Be for the KKK and White Supremacy, Now It’s BLM and Black Supremacy

Christian Walker appears to be following in his father ’ s conservative footprints .
On Wednesday , the son of football great Herschel Walker took to Twitter to condemn Democrats and the Black Lives Matter movement .
“ Democrats used to be the party of the KKK and white supremacy , ” Walker tweeted .
“ Now , they ’ re the party of BLM and black supremacy .
Both are equally dangerous .
All lives matter.
” TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump Attack : She 'Lied in That Video' Walker is spot on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supremacy is dangerous .
That used to be the definition of racism — a belief that any one race is inherently superior ( or inferior ) to another — until the “ antiracism ” crowd redefined the term to take into account social or institutional power .
In other words , the antiracism crowd believes that , because the United States was founded and historically run largely by white people , only white people can be racist .
If a black person attacks a white person because that person is white , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s merely a result of the historical power imbalance .
That is , of course , a ridiculous conclusion .
The dirty little secret of Black Lives Matter is that it is like the Ku Klux Klan .
Both movements define and group people based on race .
Both use intimidation and violence to get what they want .
True antiracism would look like the world Martin Luther King , Jr. imagined — a world where people are judged not by their skin , but by the content of their character .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considered equal .
Unfortunately , that ’ s not what the Democrats want .
The left wants to divide Americans , putting people in boxes based on the color of their skin and berating those who dare to think differently .
RELATED : BLM Co-Founder Rips Apart Joe Biden : He Is Part of the 'Violent White Supremacist ' System It ’ s great to see young black men like Christian Walker speaking out .
As an African-American , Walker has greater insight into what the Democrats are pushing on black people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who disagree with the radical left to speak out .
Black Americans are not monolithic .
Like Americans of any color , they are concerned about their jobs , the safety of their communities and a myriad of other issues that are not based on the color of their skin .
The left ’ s obsession with race , the vilification of anyone who has a different opinion on race in America , is not progressive ; it ’ s regressive .
Instead of bringing Americans together in a society where race isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply a descriptive characteristic like height or eye color — Democrats are attempting to divide Americans into various intersectional victim groups who are dependent on big government for salvation and equality .
That is not what America is supposed to be .
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Christian Walker appears to be following in his father’s conservative footprints.
On Wednesday, the son of football great Herschel Walker took to Twitter to condemn Democrats and the Black Lives Matter movement.
“Democrats used to be the party of the KKK and white supremacy,” Walker tweeted.
“Now, they’re the party of BLM and black supremacy. Both are equally dangerous. All lives matter.”
Democrats used to be the party of the KKK and white supremacy. Now, they’re the party of BLM and black supremacy. Both are equally dangerous. All lives matter. — Christian Walker (@ChristianWalk1r) October 7, 2020
Walker is spot on: Any race’s assertion of supremacy is dangerous.
That used to be the definition of racism — a belief that any one race is inherently superior (or inferior) to another — until the “antiracism” crowd redefined the term to take into account social or institutional power.
In other words, the antiracism crowd believes that, because the United States was founded and historically run largely by white people, only white people can be racist. If a black person attacks a white person because that person is white, that isn’t racism; it’s merely a result of the historical power imbalance.
That is, of course, a ridiculous conclusion.
The dirty little secret of Black Lives Matter is that it is like the Ku Klux Klan. Both movements define and group people based on race.
Both use intimidation and violence to get what they want.
True antiracism would look like the world Martin Luther King, Jr. imagined — a world where people are judged not by their skin, but by the content of their character.
A world where all lives matter and are considered equal.
Unfortunately, that’s not what the Democrats want. The left wants to divide Americans, putting people in boxes based on the color of their skin and berating those who dare to think differently.
It’s great to see young black men like Christian Walker speaking out. As an African-American, Walker has greater insight into what the Democrats are pushing on black people.
It’s important for black people who disagree with the radical left to speak out.
Black Americans are not monolithic. Like Americans of any color, they are concerned about their jobs, the safety of their communities and a myriad of other issues that are not based on the color of their skin.
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The left’s obsession with race, the vilification of anyone who has a different opinion on race in America, is not progressive; it’s regressive.
Instead of bringing Americans together in a society where race isn’t important — where race is simply a descriptive characteristic like height or eye color — Democrats are attempting to divide Americans into various intersectional victim groups who are dependent on big government for salvation and equality.
That is not what America is supposed to be.
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westernjournal--2020-10-07--Biden Surrogate Calls Pandemic That Killed 1000s ‘God’s Gift to the Left’

Hollywood actress Jane Fonda described the coronavirus pandemic as “ God ’ s gift to the left ” when stumping for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden online on Wednesday .
Hanoi Jane , as she came to be known following her anti-American soldier , pro-communist activism during the Vietnam War era , was speaking via a Zoom call when she praised the coronavirus as a gift for Democrats .
“ We are people who can help determine which way humanity goes .
What a great gift , what a tremendous opportunity , we ’ re just so lucky , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of intelligence and courage and wherewithal we have , ” the 82-year-old said with glee on her face .
Fonda , a staunch leftist , then came right out and openly admitted what conservatives and many others have already known : The coronavirus pandemic is a political weapon for the American left .
“ I just think COVID is God ’ s gift to the left , ” she said in a video shared on YouTube by the Washington Free Beacon .
TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ That ’ s a terrible thing to say .
I think it was a very difficult thing to send down to us , but it has ripped the Band-Aid off who [ President Donald Trump ] is and what he stands for and what is being done to average people and working people in this country , ” Fonda added .
A disease that has killed a reported 200,000-plus Americans since March was the only thing Democrats could use to put the brakes on the Trump economy and undermine a president who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sense of pride back to Americans — along with jobs and secure retirement accounts .
They were never willing to work with him , and we all know why .
Fonda is and always has been a despicable human being , but at least she was willing to come out and acknowledge the elephant in the room .
Democrats needed the coronavirus to compete with Trump ’ s wildly successful governance .
The party ’ s elected officials in a number of blue states have since taken near-complete control of the lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the while , they blame Trump for the arrival of a foreign illness that their open-border , pro-China agenda would have allowed in anyway .
They criticized Trump as far back as January for suspending travel from China , and later for suspending travel from Europe .
RELATED : Remember What Biden Said in 2018 About Christians Who Oppose Gay Marriage ?
They ’ ve used the virus since March to force Americans out of business , to drive many of them to near madness with messaging which discourages optimism and they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House with pork .
The Democratic Party has sat back and rooted against America during the health crisis while feigning outrage at the reported death toll .
All of this has occurred as the establishment media has actively aided in the degeneracy .
Biden ’ s entire campaign is now about a single issue : making the coronavirus a referendum on Trump .
The media has ignored or excused the left ’ s riots , peddled the fear and covered for the feckless Biden at every turn .
None of the above has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Leftists want power , at any cost .
Fonda , giddy about the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic , admitted what few people would dispute behind closed doors .
The coronavirus is a political disease , and the left is brimming with glee that they have been able to use it to wage a war against an already embattled nation .
They ’ ve done it to hurt Trump without caring which people they might devastate in the process .
While Democrats have mostly been disciplined in cloaking their feelings about using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power and position themselves to snatch up votes , Fonda couldn ’ t help but let the cat out of the bag .
The virus might have been an election-year advantage for Democrats , but it was no gift from God .
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Hollywood actress Jane Fonda described the coronavirus pandemic as “God’s gift to the left” when stumping for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden online on Wednesday.
Hanoi Jane, as she came to be known following her anti-American soldier, pro-communist activism during the Vietnam War era, was speaking via a Zoom call when she praised the coronavirus as a gift for Democrats.
“We are people who can help determine which way humanity goes. What a great gift, what a tremendous opportunity, we’re just so lucky, we have to use it with every ounce of intelligence and courage and wherewithal we have,” the 82-year-old said with glee on her face.
Fonda, a staunch leftist, then came right out and openly admitted what conservatives and many others have already known: The coronavirus pandemic is a political weapon for the American left.
“I just think COVID is God’s gift to the left,” she said in a video shared on YouTube by the Washington Free Beacon.
“That’s a terrible thing to say. I think it was a very difficult thing to send down to us, but it has ripped the Band-Aid off who [President Donald Trump] is and what he stands for and what is being done to average people and working people in this country,” Fonda added.
A disease that has killed a reported 200,000-plus Americans since March was the only thing Democrats could use to put the brakes on the Trump economy and undermine a president who has brokered historic peace deals and brought a sense of pride back to Americans — along with jobs and secure retirement accounts.
They were never willing to work with him, and we all know why.
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Fonda is and always has been a despicable human being, but at least she was willing to come out and acknowledge the elephant in the room.
Democrats needed the coronavirus to compete with Trump’s wildly successful governance.
The party’s elected officials in a number of blue states have since taken near-complete control of the lives and destinies of their citizens.
All the while, they blame Trump for the arrival of a foreign illness that their open-border, pro-China agenda would have allowed in anyway.
They criticized Trump as far back as January for suspending travel from China, and later for suspending travel from Europe.
They’ve used the virus since March to force Americans out of business, to drive many of them to near madness with messaging which discourages optimism and they’ve loaded economic relief bills in the House with pork.
The Democratic Party has sat back and rooted against America during the health crisis while feigning outrage at the reported death toll.
All of this has occurred as the establishment media has actively aided in the degeneracy.
Biden’s entire campaign is now about a single issue: making the coronavirus a referendum on Trump.
The media has ignored or excused the left’s riots, peddled the fear and covered for the feckless Biden at every turn.
None of the above has ever cared about the lives of Americans.
Leftists want power, at any cost.
Fonda, giddy about the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, admitted what few people would dispute behind closed doors.
The coronavirus is a political disease, and the left is brimming with glee that they have been able to use it to wage a war against an already embattled nation.
They’ve done it to hurt Trump without caring which people they might devastate in the process.
While Democrats have mostly been disciplined in cloaking their feelings about using the virus as a pretext to seize power and position themselves to snatch up votes, Fonda couldn’t help but let the cat out of the bag.
The virus might have been an election-year advantage for Democrats, but it was no gift from God.
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westernjournal--2020-10-07--Video: Armored Portland Rioters Hurl ‘Incendiary Device’ at ICE Building, Pelt Officers with Rocks

Joe Biden : We Were Able To Stay Home During COVID Because of Some Black Woman Stocking Grocery Shelves

Bradley Cooper's latest role has not gone down well with everyone, particularly with regard to his use of a prosthetic nose.


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westernjournal--2020-10-07--President Trump’s Doctor Releases New Update on COVID Fight

President Donald Trump remains on the mend after a three-day hospitalization for COVID-19 .
According to a medical update released Wednesday by White House physician Sean P. Conley , Trump is in good health and has officially tested positive for the antibodies associated with kicking the virus .
“ The President this morning says ‘ I feel great ! '
” Conley wrote to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany .
“ His physical exam and vital signs , including oxygen saturation and respiratory rate , all remain stable and in normal range.
” “ He ’ s now been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , symptom-free for over 24 hours , and has not needed nor received any supplemental oxygen since initial hospitalization , ” the doctor added .
“ Of note today , the President ’ s labs demonstrated detectable levels of SARS-CoV IgC antibodies from labs drawn Monday , October 5th ; initial IgC levels drawn late Thursday night were undetectable.
” TRENDING : Civil Rights Attorney Calls Out Michelle Obama 's Trump Attack : She 'Lied in That Video' Trump apparently has been on the fast track to recovery since as early as Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diagnosis .
After he was airlifted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday morning , conflicting reports plagued initial coverage of the president ’ s condition .
He had tested positive alongside first lady Melania Trump the previous evening — the second in a growing line of Washington Republicans to test positive for the virus , from the White House to Capitol Hill .
Unlike those closest to him , however , Trump was reportedly administered supplementary oxygen and subsequently hospitalized “ out of an abundance of caution.
” According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mark Meadows later told Fox News host Jeannine Pirro that the president had , in fact , come down with a fever and experienced “ mild symptoms , ” concerning the staffers and medical professionals on hand .
“ I can tell you this , the biggest thing we see is with no fever now , and with him doing really well with his oxygen saturation levels , ” Meadows said Saturday .
“ Yesterday morning we were really concerned by that .
He had a fever , and his oxygen level had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , the president returned to Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday , having worked and updated the American people periodically throughout the weekend — even taking a brief car ride with the Secret Service on Sunday night to give a distanced “ thank you ” to supporters who turned up outside Walter Reed to wish him well .
RELATED : Trump Calls Regeneron Drug He Received a COVID 'Cure , ' Will Make It Free to Americans “ In typical style , ” Meadows said , “ this president was up and walking around.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a prominent member of the White House coronavirus task force , has spoken out against overconfidence in Trump ’ s recovery , telling CNN host Chris Cuomo that some patients have been known to see their recoveries crash and burn after roughly one week on the mend .
“ He looks fine as you can see the way he looked when he came out of the hospital , ” Fauci said .
“ The issue is that he ’ s still early enough in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that if you look at the clinical course of people , sometimes when you are five to eight days in , you could have a reversal .
A reversal meaning going in the wrong direction and getting into trouble .
“ It ’ s unlikely that it will happen , but they need to be heads up for it.
” Conley had spoken similarly from the steps of Walter Reed on Monday afternoon , saying Trump “ may not entirely be out of the woods yet.
” The president has not allowed such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speedy recovery , telling the American people not to fear the virus Monday as he prepared to depart Walter Reed .
“ Don ’ t be afraid of Covid .
Don ’ t let it dominate your life , ” Trump wrote on Twitter .
“ We have developed , under the Trump Administration , some really great drugs & knowledge .
I feel better than I did 20 years ago !
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President Donald Trump remains on the mend after a three-day hospitalization for COVID-19.
According to a medical update released Wednesday by White House physician Sean P. Conley, Trump is in good health and has officially tested positive for the antibodies associated with kicking the virus.
“The President this morning says ‘I feel great!'” Conley wrote to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. “His physical exam and vital signs, including oxygen saturation and respiratory rate, all remain stable and in normal range.”
“He’s now been fever free for more than 4 days, symptom-free for over 24 hours, and has not needed nor received any supplemental oxygen since initial hospitalization,” the doctor added.
“Of note today, the President’s labs demonstrated detectable levels of SARS-CoV IgC antibodies from labs drawn Monday, October 5th; initial IgC levels drawn late Thursday night were undetectable.”
Trump apparently has been on the fast track to recovery since as early as Saturday evening, roughly 48 hours after his diagnosis.
After he was airlifted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday morning, conflicting reports plagued initial coverage of the president’s condition.
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He had tested positive alongside first lady Melania Trump the previous evening — the second in a growing line of Washington Republicans to test positive for the virus, from the White House to Capitol Hill.
Unlike those closest to him, however, Trump was reportedly administered supplementary oxygen and subsequently hospitalized “out of an abundance of caution.”
According to Reuters, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows later told Fox News host Jeannine Pirro that the president had, in fact, come down with a fever and experienced “mild symptoms,” concerning the staffers and medical professionals on hand.
“I can tell you this, the biggest thing we see is with no fever now, and with him doing really well with his oxygen saturation levels,” Meadows said Saturday. “Yesterday morning we were really concerned by that. He had a fever, and his oxygen level had dropped rapidly.”
In spite of all this, the president returned to Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday, having worked and updated the American people periodically throughout the weekend — even taking a brief car ride with the Secret Service on Sunday night to give a distanced “thank you” to supporters who turned up outside Walter Reed to wish him well.
“In typical style,” Meadows said, “this president was up and walking around.”
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a prominent member of the White House coronavirus task force, has spoken out against overconfidence in Trump’s recovery, telling CNN host Chris Cuomo that some patients have been known to see their recoveries crash and burn after roughly one week on the mend.
“He looks fine as you can see the way he looked when he came out of the hospital,” Fauci said. “The issue is that he’s still early enough in the disease that it’s no secret that if you look at the clinical course of people, sometimes when you are five to eight days in, you could have a reversal. A reversal meaning going in the wrong direction and getting into trouble.
“It’s unlikely that it will happen, but they need to be heads up for it.”
Conley had spoken similarly from the steps of Walter Reed on Monday afternoon, saying Trump “may not entirely be out of the woods yet.”
The president has not allowed such talk to halt the celebration of his speedy recovery, telling the American people not to fear the virus Monday as he prepared to depart Walter Reed.
“Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
“We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!”
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westernjournal--2020-10-07--Dan Calabrese: Trump Will Still Be Trump, But He Needs To Learn a Few Things from Reagan

Ronald Reagan always had a smile on his face when he told the joke : “ One of the most frightening things a person can say to you is , ‘ I ’ m from the government and I ’ m here to help.
’ ” Reagan was the cheerful and determined critic of big government .
In his mind , there was always a palpable tension between “ we the people ” and “ they the government , ” and there was no question Reagan was on the side of the people – even after he became the chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much as Reagan distrusted government and doubted its ability to achieve what it promised with its many grand schemes , his appeal was based largely on the fact that he was more pro-people than he was anti-government .
Reagan embraced endless optimism about what the American people could do if the government would just get out of the way and let them do it .
And when he had the opportunity to push government out of the way , the people largely vindicated his confidence in them .
Donald Trump should watch some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do it soon .
Trump ’ s basic beliefs about the country are not that far removed from Reagan ’ s – with a few notable exceptions like trade policy and a reluctance to embrace a muscular foreign policy – but his emphasis could not be more different .
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He is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s also not speaking to the concerns of the average person when he drones on about it endlessly .
To the average person , the corruption of the FBI or the intelligence agencies – or even the media – is not a direct concern .
The average person wants his or her job to be stable , his or her family to be safe from crime and to have assurances of basic freedoms .
I realize there are people who demand that the government either give them these things directly or guarantee that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most part those people are not the undecided voters Trump needs to reach .
Trump needs to reach people whose priorities are real , day-to-day concerns .
When it came to addressing such people and such concerns , Reagan was exceptional .
It drove the left crazy because they were convinced he hated everyone but rich people .
But in fact , Reagan understood how to speak to Americans in any walk of life and convince them that he believed in them and what they were capable of – because he did .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his better moments , when he vowed that his presidency will ensure the forgotten men and women of this country will be forgotten no more .
It ’ s his best line and most enduring principle to back up his policies .
It squares perfectly with his tax cuts , with his deregulatory policies and with his efforts to unleash domestic energy and private business investment .
But Trump doesn ’ t talk about this often enough .
He doesn ’ t speak to the real-life situations of Americans and tell them that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of their way is that he believes in what they can do — for themselves and for others .
And that ’ s a problem because Joe Biden drones on every day about how “ families are reeling ” and how he is going to make things better for them .
He is going to do no such thing .
RELATED : Ben Shapiro : Trump Is Losing to a Doddering Fool and It 's His Own Fault - But He Can Still Win He is going to double down on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it harder for companies to keep people employed .
He proposes all this in the name of helping “ working people ” when in fact he ’ s killing their opportunities to improve their lives .
Trump needs to defend his policies in the language of a man who believes in common working people .
He needs to explain that he ’ s empowering the private sector at the expense of big government because that ’ s where the people who drive this country operate .
And he has to point out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — the working people — he proves otherwise with policy proposals that indicate he just wants people dependent on government .
Trump believes these things just as Reagan believed them .
But Reagan presented them to the public in a way that made you feel hopeful and optimistic .
You can ’ t turn Trump into Reagan .
There was only one Reagan , and Trump is always going to be Trump .
But watching some of those videos sure couldn ’ t hurt him .
In fact , it might remind him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ versus the ones of the man who wants to expand government at the expense of those forgotten men and women Trump wants to stand up for .
Or Trump may not get the chance to stand up for them much longer .
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Ronald Reagan always had a smile on his face when he told the joke: “One of the most frightening things a person can say to you is, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”
Reagan was the cheerful and determined critic of big government. In his mind, there was always a palpable tension between “we the people” and “they the government,” and there was no question Reagan was on the side of the people – even after he became the chief executive of the government.
Yet as much as Reagan distrusted government and doubted its ability to achieve what it promised with its many grand schemes, his appeal was based largely on the fact that he was more pro-people than he was anti-government.
Reagan embraced endless optimism about what the American people could do if the government would just get out of the way and let them do it. And when he had the opportunity to push government out of the way, the people largely vindicated his confidence in them.
Donald Trump should watch some of Reagan’s speeches, and do it soon. Trump’s basic beliefs about the country are not that far removed from Reagan’s – with a few notable exceptions like trade policy and a reluctance to embrace a muscular foreign policy – but his emphasis could not be more different.
In Trump’s mind, the most important issue to hammer home is the malevolence and corruption of the Beltway establishment. He is not wrong about that, but he’s also not speaking to the concerns of the average person when he drones on about it endlessly.
To the average person, the corruption of the FBI or the intelligence agencies – or even the media – is not a direct concern. The average person wants his or her job to be stable, his or her family to be safe from crime and to have assurances of basic freedoms.
I realize there are people who demand that the government either give them these things directly or guarantee that someone else will, but for the most part those people are not the undecided voters Trump needs to reach. Trump needs to reach people whose priorities are real, day-to-day concerns.
When it came to addressing such people and such concerns, Reagan was exceptional.
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It drove the left crazy because they were convinced he hated everyone but rich people. But in fact, Reagan understood how to speak to Americans in any walk of life and convince them that he believed in them and what they were capable of – because he did.
Trump has come close to this in his better moments, when he vowed that his presidency will ensure the forgotten men and women of this country will be forgotten no more.
It’s his best line and most enduring principle to back up his policies. It squares perfectly with his tax cuts, with his deregulatory policies and with his efforts to unleash domestic energy and private business investment.
But Trump doesn’t talk about this often enough. He doesn’t speak to the real-life situations of Americans and tell them that the reason he wants to get government out of their way is that he believes in what they can do — for themselves and for others.
And that’s a problem because Joe Biden drones on every day about how “families are reeling” and how he is going to make things better for them. He is going to do no such thing.
He is going to double down on the high-tax lockdown policies of Democratic governors and make it harder for companies to keep people employed. He proposes all this in the name of helping “working people” when in fact he’s killing their opportunities to improve their lives.
Trump needs to defend his policies in the language of a man who believes in common working people. He needs to explain that he’s empowering the private sector at the expense of big government because that’s where the people who drive this country operate.
And he has to point out that while Biden claims to support them — the working people — he proves otherwise with policy proposals that indicate he just wants people dependent on government.
Trump believes these things just as Reagan believed them. But Reagan presented them to the public in a way that made you feel hopeful and optimistic.
You can’t turn Trump into Reagan. There was only one Reagan, and Trump is always going to be Trump. But watching some of those videos sure couldn’t hurt him.
In fact, it might remind him of the true power of his ideas versus the ones of the man who wants to expand government at the expense of those forgotten men and women Trump wants to stand up for.
Or Trump may not get the chance to stand up for them much longer.
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here.
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