westernjournal--2020-06-30--Official Resolution Calls for Democratic Party To Change Name Over Racist Past

Democrats who ’ ve spent the past month salivating as mobs attacked symbols of American history might want to think about the rocks heading for their own glass house .
As much as hypocrites like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won ’ t face it , their own party ’ s legacy of “ systemic racism ” — the literal kind that includes brutal slavery and Jim Crow segregation — makes it a prime candidate for the kind of ahistorical purge they ’ re cheering on .
And a resolution Monday night by the Republican Party of Connecticut ’ s central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The resolution came the same day that a Christopher Columbus statue in the Nutmeg State ’ s capital of Hartford was removed because , according to The Associated Press , critics portrayed him as a “ as a symbol of white supremacy.
” But as the Connecticut GOP ’ s resolution made abundantly clear , as symbols of white supremacy go , Columbus had nothing on the American Democratic Party .
TRENDING : New Coronavirus Discovery Could Change Everything , Push Timeline to 9 Months Before Wuhan Outbreak In a long and historically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was the Democratic Party that : • Was the driving force behind the Confederacy ’ s secession from the Union — to protect the institution of slavery ; • Tried desperately to block the “ Reconstruction Amendments ” to the Constitution , which were written to ensure the slaves freed by the Civil War had full rights of citizenship ; • Were behind the organized terror of the Ku Klux Klan in the Civil War ’ s aftermath and instituted the rigid segregation of the Jim Crow era .
• Was opposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post-World War II America .
“ If we are to hold Christopher Columbus accountable for over 500 years after the fact , it ’ s our duty and our moral obligation to hold the Democratic Party accountable , ‘ ’ state Republican Party Chairman J.R. Romano said during a Zoom call Monday morning , according to the Hartford Courant .
As conservative radio host and author Mark Levin pointed out during a June 11 broadcast , the Democratic Party is practically synonymous with the oppression of black Americans in the United States .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ vestiges of slavery and racism , it seems to me the most obvious target must be the Democrat Party .
It stood for slavery and segregation and birthed the KKK , ” he said .
“ Any sporadically redeeming policies of the more recent past are of no relevance .
It ’ s in that party ’ s DNA , as they say.
” Even into the 21st century , Levin noted , Democrats held a place of reference for the now-late Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia , a former Ku @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Exalted Cyclops ” in the racist group before he left it in the late 1940s .
It ’ s true that by the time of his death in 2010 , Byrd had renounced his Klan past .
But considering the civil rights revolution in American society that had taken place over the preceding 50 years — a revolution he had fought along with the rest of his party in its first decades , it ’ s unlikely Byrd would have served in the Senate for decades if he hadn ’ t outwardly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gov of Rhode Island Moves To Change State Name with Executive Order In short , his conversion — whatever its sincerity — was remarkably useful to his political career .
The current Democratic Party , which had good reason to worry at the start of this year about the possibility it might not amass its usual huge majority of black voters to try to unseat President Donald Trump in November , is in a similar situation with its pandering submissiveness to the Black Lives Matter movement .
In a remarkable public relations sleight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mainstream media , the party that truly represents centuries of literal “ systemic racism ” — racism written into law and enforced with the lash — has managed to cast its political opponents , the party literally founded on abolishing slavery , as the enemies of equality .
And all of this without a blemish to the “ Democratic Party ” brand .
That ’ s what makes the Connecticut GOP ’ s resolution so in-your-face newsworthy .
It ’ s about time the party that preaches so loudly about the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lofty ideals of the founding gets called to account for its own past .
The idea had plenty of support on social media : It got some jokes , too : And this one had some reminders that the Democratic Party ’ s sins are far from confined to the past : Democrats have controlled the nation ’ s largest cities for decades , and the results of their misrule are apparent for anyone to see .
Inner-city public schools are the creatures of Democrat-supporting teachers ’ unions , and disasters for educating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them black .
Unwed motherhood , a virtual guarantee of poverty , as a Heritage Foundation report noted in 2012 , is rampant in the black community after decades of Democratic government programs .
( According to a Center for Immigration Studies report in 2017 , an astounding 77 percent of American black babies were born to unmarried women ) .
Even Democratic claims about being concerned about “ police brutality ” ring hollow in the knowledge that the police departments where incidents take place are almost always run by Democratic officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
None of that is important to Democrats — and they hope none of it is important to voters .
As recently as the 1970s , then-Sen. Joe Biden , the former vice president who ’ s amassed enough votes to secure the party ’ s presidential nomination against Trump in November , was working with openly segregationist Democrats in the Senate to advance his own career .
If summer 2020 is a time when progressives are going to demand the country answer for its past problems , it ’ s well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their own hypocrisy .
And they could start by dropping a name that ’ s been irredeemably disgraced .
The mobs on the streets have been hitting symbols of America ’ s past while Democrats cheered .
One of these days , those same mobs might get around to the Democrats ’ disgraceful past too , as well as the party ’ s disgraceful present .
As the rampant looting that followed the protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis showed , glass houses don ’ t stand up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Democrats who’ve spent the past month salivating as mobs attacked symbols of American history might want to think about the rocks heading for their own glass house.
As much as hypocrites like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t face it, their own party’s legacy of “systemic racism” — the literal kind that includes brutal slavery and Jim Crow segregation — makes it a prime candidate for the kind of ahistorical purge they’re cheering on.
And a resolution Monday night by the Republican Party of Connecticut’s central committee is calling them on it.
The resolution came the same day that a Christopher Columbus statue in the Nutmeg State’s capital of Hartford was removed because, according to The Associated Press, critics portrayed him as a “as a symbol of white supremacy.”
But as the Connecticut GOP’s resolution made abundantly clear, as symbols of white supremacy go, Columbus had nothing on the American Democratic Party.
In a long and historically accurate recitation, the resolution noted that it was the Democratic Party that:
Was the driving force behind the Confederacy’s secession from the Union — to protect the institution of slavery;
Tried desperately to block the “Reconstruction Amendments” to the Constitution, which were written to ensure the slaves freed by the Civil War had full rights of citizenship;
Were behind the organized terror of the Ku Klux Klan in the Civil War’s aftermath and instituted the rigid segregation of the Jim Crow era.
Was opposed to the civil rights movement even into post-World War II America.
“If we are to hold Christopher Columbus accountable for over 500 years after the fact, it’s our duty and our moral obligation to hold the Democratic Party accountable,‘’ state Republican Party Chairman J.R. Romano said during a Zoom call Monday morning, according to the Hartford Courant.
Well, yes.
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As conservative radio host and author Mark Levin pointed out during a June 11 broadcast, the Democratic Party is practically synonymous with the oppression of black Americans in the United States.
“If we are to purge all vestiges of slavery and racism, it seems to me the most obvious target must be the Democrat Party. It stood for slavery and segregation and birthed the KKK,” he said.
“Any sporadically redeeming policies of the more recent past are of no relevance. It’s in that party’s DNA, as they say.”
Even into the 21st century, Levin noted, Democrats held a place of reverence for the now-late Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, a former Ku Klux Klansman who held the post of “Exalted Cyclops” in the racist group before he left it in the late 1940s.
It’s true that by the time of his death in 2010, Byrd had renounced his Klan past. But considering the civil rights revolution in American society that had taken place over the preceding 50 years — a revolution he had fought along with the rest of his party in its first decades, it’s unlikely Byrd would have served in the Senate for decades if he hadn’t outwardly changed his tune.
In short, his conversion — whatever its sincerity — was remarkably useful to his political career.
The current Democratic Party, which had good reason to worry at the start of this year about the possibility it might not amass its usual huge majority of black voters to try to unseat President Donald Trump in November, is in a similar situation with its pandering submissiveness to the Black Lives Matter movement.
In a remarkable public relations sleight of hand, abetted by a sympathetic mainstream media, the party that truly represents centuries of literal “systemic racism” — racism written into law and enforced with the lash — has managed to cast its political opponents, the party literally founded on abolishing slavery, as the enemies of equality.
And all of this without a blemish to the “Democratic Party” brand.
That’s what makes the Connecticut GOP’s resolution so in-your-face newsworthy.
It’s about time the party that preaches so loudly about the United States’ failure to live up to the lofty ideals of the founding gets called to account for its own past.
The idea had plenty of support on social media:
The Party of Slavery, KKK, Jim Crow and Segregation should change their name.. Retweet and Pass it On! Connecticut GOP Calls on ‘Democratic Party’ to Change Name: ‘Years of Racial Oppression’ https://t.co/OR7Rho7pQK via @BreitbartNews — MN (@m_avarette) June 30, 2020
History is carved in stone and the Democratic Party IS the party of the KKK, slavery, racism, Jim Crow Laws, lynch mobs, segregation, anti-Civil Rights, Emmett Till, cross-burnings, etc., etc. The Republican Party was founded to end the Democrat’s slavery.https://t.co/bBgqAxKsgt — Timothy Tobin (@tatobin2) June 30, 2020
It got some jokes, too:
From henceforth they will be known as the CHOP party — James Dulleck (@JDulleck) June 30, 2020
And this one had some reminders that the Democratic Party’s sins are far from confined to the past:
CANCEL CULTURE + SLIPPERY SLOPE Strategy …
1) Make Dems admit+denouce racist history
2) Form mobs to tear-down Dem monuments+symbols
3) Make Dems change name
4) Make Dems admit to racist city-rule … police, schools, 1-parent homes, prisons, povertyhttps://t.co/87c9q9jjfN — Josh Realt (@JoshRealt) June 30, 2020
Democrats have controlled the nation’s largest cities for decades, and the results of their misrule are apparent for anyone to see.
Inner-city public schools are the creatures of Democrat-supporting teachers’ unions, and disasters for educating students — many, sometimes most, of them black.
Unwed motherhood, a virtual guarantee of poverty, as a Heritage Foundation report noted in 2012, is rampant in the black community after decades of Democratic government programs. (According to a Center for Immigration Studies report in 2017, an astounding 77 percent of American black babies were born to unmarried women).
Even Democratic claims about being concerned about “police brutality” ring hollow in the knowledge that the police departments where incidents take place are almost always run by Democratic officials (who infuriate police with their backstabbing).
None of that is important to Democrats — and they hope none of it is important to voters.
As recently as the 1970s, then-Sen. Joe Biden, the former vice president who’s amassed enough votes to secure the party’s presidential nomination against Trump in November, was working with openly segregationist Democrats in the Senate to advance his own career.
If summer 2020 is a time when progressives are going to demand the country answer for its past problems, it’s well past time for Democrats to start answering for their own hypocrisy.
And they could start by dropping a name that’s been irredeemably disgraced.
The mobs on the streets have been hitting symbols of America’s past while Democrats cheered.
One of these days, those same mobs might get around to the Democrats’ disgraceful past too, as well as the party’s disgraceful present.
As the rampant looting that followed the protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis showed, glass houses don’t stand up to riots very well.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--Trump, Prominent Republicans Dismiss Biden’s Lead in Polls

Republicans have expressed skepticism over recent presidential polls that show Democratic nominee Joe Biden expanding his lead over President Donald Trump , The Hill reported Tuesday .
In nationwide polls , the president trails Biden by an average of almost 10 points , with recent polls showing spreads as high as 14 percent .
Trump has also fallen behind in critical swing states including Pennsylvania , Michigan and Wisconsin , which he won by a combined total of only 77,000 votes in 2016 .
Some Republican Senators have been quick to invoke similar polls from 2016 , which gave Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I think they ’ re in all likelihood under-reporting support for the president .
That ’ s what we saw in 2016 , ” Texas Sen. John Cornyn said .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % Polls in Texas show Trump and Biden in a dead heat .
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley echoed Cornyn ’ s sentiment : “ Because of previous years ’ polling being wrong , I think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t know whether they ’ re accurate or not.
” While Trump won Iowa by nine points in 2016 , a recent Des Moines Register poll shows him leading Biden by one point in that state .
Trump himself has also been critical of recent polls .
Other Republicans said that the race would likely get closer as election day approaches .
“ No one is going to win a U.S. presidential election by 14 points , ” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said , referencing the recent New York Times-Sienna College @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the president .
Though some Republicans discount many of the recent polls , others have worried that Trump ’ s decline in polls will affect other down-ballot races , especially if voters are less likely to split their tickets as they did in the 2018 midterm elections .
Rubio noted that efforts to try and change Trump ’ s campaign strategy , however , are largely pointless .
“ I think Donald Trump is going to run like Donald Trump .
He hasn ’ t really changed much since that summer when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t anticipate he ’ s going to change now , ” Rubio said .
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Republicans have expressed skepticism over recent presidential polls that show Democratic nominee Joe Biden expanding his lead over President Donald Trump, The Hill reported Tuesday.
In nationwide polls, the president trails Biden by an average of almost 10 points, with recent polls showing spreads as high as 14 percent.
Trump has also fallen behind in critical swing states including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, which he won by a combined total of only 77,000 votes in 2016.
Some Republican Senators have been quick to invoke similar polls from 2016, which gave Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton consistent leads over Trump.
“I think they’re in all likelihood under-reporting support for the president. That’s what we saw in 2016,” Texas Sen. John Cornyn said.
Polls in Texas show Trump and Biden in a dead heat.
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley echoed Cornyn’s sentiment: “Because of previous years’ polling being wrong, I think it’s legitimate to question. I don’t know whether they’re accurate or not.”
While Trump won Iowa by nine points in 2016, a recent Des Moines Register poll shows him leading Biden by one point in that state.
Trump himself has also been critical of recent polls.
Sorry to inform the Do Nothing Democrats, but I am getting VERY GOOD internal Polling Numbers. Just like 2016, the @nytimes Polls are Fake! The @FoxNews Polls are a JOKE! Do you think they will apologize to me & their subscribers AGAIN when I WIN? People want LAW, ORDER & SAFETY! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2020
Other Republicans said that the race would likely get closer as election day approaches.
“No one is going to win a U.S. presidential election by 14 points,” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said, referencing the recent New York Times-Sienna College poll that gave Biden a 50-36 advantage over the president.
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Though some Republicans discount many of the recent polls, others have worried that Trump’s decline in polls will affect other down-ballot races, especially if voters are less likely to split their tickets as they did in the 2018 midterm elections.
Rubio noted that efforts to try and change Trump’s campaign strategy, however, are largely pointless.
“I think Donald Trump is going to run like Donald Trump. He hasn’t really changed much since that summer when he came down the escalator and I don’t anticipate he’s going to change now,” Rubio said.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--De Blasio Agrees To Slash $1 Billion from NYPD as City Council Debates Budget

New York City lawmakers are holding a high-stakes debate on the city budget as activists demand a $ 1 billion cut from the police department .
The City Council was meeting Tuesday with a midnight deadline to pass a budget ahead of the fiscal year that begins Wednesday .
It comes with protesters camped outside City Hall demanding that the city slash $ 1 billion from the New York Police Department ’ s budget amid a nationwide campaign to defund police .
Protesters want money moved from policing to community and social programs .
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had agreed on a $ 1 billion shift .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % The cuts would come from canceling the next police recruiting class of nearly 1,200 new officers , slashing overtime spending , redeploying officers from administrative functions to sustain patrol levels and moving responsibility for school crossing guards and some homeless outreach from police to other city agencies .
Money would go instead to education , social services and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cuts are being made to the NYPD ’ s capital budget , including cancelling plans to build a new police precinct in Jamaica , Queens , and instead using the money to build a community center nearby .
The city is also planning to shift some police capital funding to install broadband internet in public housing complexes .
“ We ’ re acting on that call for justice .
I believe it is our mission to redistribute resources to those who need them the most , ” the Democratic mayor said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have said they won ’ t accept any plan that merely shifts money around without making what they see as meaningful changes .
“ No funny math .
No budget musical chairs , ” relatives of more than a dozen people killed by NYPD officers said in a letter on Tuesday to the mayor and council .
“ We ’ ll know if you fought for our communities or whether you will let the NYPD continue to be treated as if they ’ re above the law , even in the budget.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6 billion , plus several billion dollars more in shared city expenses such as pensions .
The debate comes as the city is grappling with what de Blasio has pegged at a $ 9 billion revenue loss .
The city budget totaled nearly $ 93 billion when passed last June .
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New York City lawmakers are holding a high-stakes debate on the city budget as activists demand a $1 billion cut from the police department.
The City Council was meeting Tuesday with a midnight deadline to pass a budget ahead of the fiscal year that begins Wednesday.
It comes with protesters camped outside City Hall demanding that the city slash $1 billion from the New York Police Department’s budget amid a nationwide campaign to defund police.
Protesters want money moved from policing to community and social programs.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that he and council leaders had agreed on a $1 billion shift.
The cuts would come from canceling the next police recruiting class of nearly 1,200 new officers, slashing overtime spending, redeploying officers from administrative functions to sustain patrol levels and moving responsibility for school crossing guards and some homeless outreach from police to other city agencies.
Money would go instead to education, social services and summer youth programming.
The bulk of the cuts are being made to the NYPD’s capital budget, including cancelling plans to build a new police precinct in Jamaica, Queens, and instead using the money to build a community center nearby.
The city is also planning to shift some police capital funding to install broadband internet in public housing complexes.
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“We’re acting on that call for justice. I believe it is our mission to redistribute resources to those who need them the most,” the Democratic mayor said. “This is real redistribution.”
Activists have said they won’t accept any plan that merely shifts money around without making what they see as meaningful changes.
“No funny math. No budget musical chairs,” relatives of more than a dozen people killed by NYPD officers said in a letter on Tuesday to the mayor and council.
“We’ll know if you fought for our communities or whether you will let the NYPD continue to be treated as if they’re above the law, even in the budget.”
The NYPD budget is now around $6 billion, plus several billion dollars more in shared city expenses such as pensions.
The debate comes as the city is grappling with what de Blasio has pegged at a $9 billion revenue loss.
The city budget totaled nearly $93 billion when passed last June.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--South Dakota Governor: ‘We Will Not Be Social Distancing’ at Big Mt. Rushmore Independence Day Event

South Dakota Gov .
Kristi Noem will not ask those who attend the Independence Day celebration Friday at Mount Rushmore to wear masks or practice social distancing .
The Republican governor joined Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday to discuss President Donald Trump ’ s upcoming visit to the state to celebrate the country ’ s birthday , and how South Dakota is prepared to celebrate the holiday .
“ We will have a large event on July 3 .
We told those folks that have concerns that they can stay home , but those who want to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be giving out free face masks , if they choose to wear one , ” Noem told Ingraham .
“ But we won ’ t be social distancing , ” she said .
“ We ’ re asking them to come , be ready to celebrate , to enjoy the freedoms and the liberties that we have in this country , and to talk about our history.
” TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down her state amid the coronavirus pandemic , has been an ardent supporter of allowing citizens to make their own decisions about the potential health threat posed by the virus .
“ I took an oath to uphold the constitutions of our state and of our country .
And I will always stand for South Dakotans ’ freedom and liberties , ” she tweeted after appearing on Fox News in April .
Noem said on “ The Ingraham Angle ” Monday that she will again trust South Dakotans “ to focus on personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of them has the opportunity to make a decision that they ’ re comfortable with.
” South Dakota has had just over 6,700 coronavirus cases and 91 deaths since March , according to the state ’ s health department .
Trump will speak at Mount Rushmore at an event that is expecting around 7,500 participants , The Associated Press reported .
Many of the president ’ s opponents , though , are criticizing his visit to the national landmark .
WUSA-TV reported some Native American activists are upset that Trump intends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equating Mount Rushmore with “ white supremacy ” amid a nationwide movement to take down statues and monuments .
RELATED : Governor Stands Up in Defense of Mount Rushmore : 'Not on My Watch' “ Mount Rushmore is a symbol of white supremacy , of structural racism that ’ s still alive and well in society today , ” Oglala Lakota tribe activist Nick Tilsen told the outlet .
“ It ’ s an injustice to actively steal Indigenous people ’ s land , then carve the white faces of the colonizers who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Democratic National Committee ’ s official Twitter account criticized Trump ’ s visit planned visit Monday and also attacked the monument .
“ Trump has disrespected Native communities time and again , ” The DNC wrote .
“ He ’ s attempted to limit their voting rights and blocked critical pandemic relief .
Now he ’ s holding a rally glorifying white supremacy at Mount Rushmore — a region once sacred to tribal communities.
” The tweet from the DNC accusing the rally , the monument or both of “ glorifying white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many , including Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw , saved screen shots of the comment .
Crenshaw commented that the Democratic Party “ has been wholly infiltrated and corrupted by radical leftists.
” Mount Rushmore , of course , honors former Presidents George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt .
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will not ask those who attend the Independence Day celebration Friday at Mount Rushmore to wear masks or practice social distancing.
The Republican governor joined Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday to discuss President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the state to celebrate the country’s birthday, and how South Dakota is prepared to celebrate the holiday.
“We will have a large event on July 3. We told those folks that have concerns that they can stay home, but those who want to come and join us, we’ll be giving out free face masks, if they choose to wear one,” Noem told Ingraham.
“But we won’t be social distancing,” she said. “We’re asking them to come, be ready to celebrate, to enjoy the freedoms and the liberties that we have in this country, and to talk about our history.”
Noem, who did not lock down her state amid the coronavirus pandemic, has been an ardent supporter of allowing citizens to make their own decisions about the potential health threat posed by the virus.
“I took an oath to uphold the constitutions of our state and of our country. And I will always stand for South Dakotans’ freedom and liberties,” she tweeted after appearing on Fox News in April.
I took an oath to uphold the constitutions of our state and of our country. And I will always stand for South Dakotans’ freedom and liberties. Appreciated the discussion Laura! @IngrahamAngle pic.twitter.com/UTozzUJXzN — Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) April 17, 2020
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Noem said on “The Ingraham Angle” Monday that she will again trust South Dakotans “to focus on personal responsibility,” adding, “Every one of them has the opportunity to make a decision that they’re comfortable with.”
South Dakota has had just over 6,700 coronavirus cases and 91 deaths since March, according to the state’s health department.
Trump will speak at Mount Rushmore at an event that is expecting around 7,500 participants, The Associated Press reported.
Many of the president’s opponents, though, are criticizing his visit to the national landmark.
WUSA-TV reported some Native American activists are upset that Trump intends to visit the landmark for the holiday, equating Mount Rushmore with “white supremacy” amid a nationwide movement to take down statues and monuments.
“Mount Rushmore is a symbol of white supremacy, of structural racism that’s still alive and well in society today,” Oglala Lakota tribe activist Nick Tilsen told the outlet.
“It’s an injustice to actively steal Indigenous people’s land, then carve the white faces of the colonizers who committed genocide,” Tilsen said.
The Democratic National Committee’s official Twitter account criticized Trump’s visit planned visit Monday and also attacked the monument.
“Trump has disrespected Native communities time and again,” The DNC wrote.
“He’s attempted to limit their voting rights and blocked critical pandemic relief. Now he’s holding a rally glorifying white supremacy at Mount Rushmore — a region once sacred to tribal communities.”
The tweet from the DNC accusing the rally, the monument or both of “glorifying white supremacy” was soon deleted, but many, including Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw, saved screen shots of the comment.
This is the official twitter account of the Democratic National Committee, stating that Mount Rushmore is racist. Not fringe activists. The Democrat Party. It has been wholly infiltrated and corrupted by radical leftists. pic.twitter.com/t8yi8AKsZl — Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) June 30, 2020
Crenshaw commented that the Democratic Party “has been wholly infiltrated and corrupted by radical leftists.”
Mount Rushmore, of course, honors former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--House Dems Turn to ‘Green Tech Junk’ in 538-Page Climate Plan

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a 538-page climate plan on Tuesday that is designed to eliminate the U.S. economy ’ s contributions to global warming .
The plan seeks to address climate change through a combination of government mandates , tax incentives and revamped infrastructure , according to The Washington Post .
Pelosi and Rep. Kathy Castor ’ s proposal would require electrical utilities to eliminate all of their greenhouse gasses within the next 20 years and mandate that automakers produce only electric vehicles by 2035 , The Post reported .
The plan also calls for a price on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to press ahead with everything we can do in the near term , ” Castor , chair of the House Select Committee on Climate Crisis , told The Post .
TRENDING : Exclusive from Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % “ But yes , it will provide a plan that can be taken off the shelf and adopted into law as soon as we are able to reconvene.
” Castor addressed concerns that climate change is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation .
“ People would say , ‘ Well , why are you releasing this in the middle of COVID and … protests ?
’ ” Castor said .
“ We can ’ t wait .
We can ’ t wait any longer.
” Pelosi pushed the plan on Twitter as well .
“ Democrats are committed to # SolvingTheClimateCrisis .
Tune in as we unveil our action plan , ” the California Democrat told her Twitter followers .
Conservatives and energy advocates pushed back against the measure .
Democrats should “ drop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ list , ” environmental and public health consultant Steve Milloy said in a news release on Tuesday .
“ Amid an economically devastating pandemic , Democrats want to raise the price of electricity and gasoline with a carbon tax and subsidies for green tech junk like windmills , solar panels and electric vehicles , ” Milloy said .
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Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a 538-page climate plan on Tuesday that is designed to eliminate the U.S. economy’s contributions to global warming.
The plan seeks to address climate change through a combination of government mandates, tax incentives and revamped infrastructure, according to The Washington Post.
Pelosi and Rep. Kathy Castor’s proposal would require electrical utilities to eliminate all of their greenhouse gasses within the next 20 years and mandate that automakers produce only electric vehicles by 2035, The Post reported.
The plan also calls for a price on carbon emissions.
“We’re going to press ahead with everything we can do in the near term,” Castor, chair of the House Select Committee on Climate Crisis, told The Post.
“But yes, it will provide a plan that can be taken off the shelf and adopted into law as soon as we are able to reconvene.”
Castor addressed concerns that climate change is not the most pressing issue facing the nation.
“People would say, ‘Well, why are you releasing this in the middle of COVID and … protests?’ ” Castor said. “We can’t wait. We can’t wait any longer.”
Pelosi pushed the plan on Twitter as well. “Democrats are committed to #SolvingTheClimateCrisis. Tune in as we unveil our action plan,” the California Democrat told her Twitter followers.
Democrats are committed to #SolvingTheClimateCrisis. Tune in as we unveil our action plan.
https://t.co/cd83QAgZFr — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 30, 2020
Conservatives and energy advocates pushed back against the measure.
Democrats should “drop their expensive and radical green energy wish list,” environmental and public health consultant Steve Milloy said in a news release on Tuesday.
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“Amid an economically devastating pandemic, Democrats want to raise the price of electricity and gasoline with a carbon tax and subsidies for green tech junk like windmills, solar panels and electric vehicles,” Milloy said.
“These polices will only intensify financial suffering for Americans” while doing little to stop climate change, he added.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--Press Sec. McEnany Utterly Destroys NYT During Briefing, Walks Out as They Scream

The New York Times has surely had better days .
After all , it ’ s not every day that the White House press secretary completely obliterates the newspaper on live television .
But that ’ s exactly what happened during Monday ’ s White House media briefing .
Responding to a question from Todd Gillman of The Dallas Morning News regarding Russia ’ s alleged payments to Taliban-linked terrorists for killing American soldiers and President Donald Trump ’ s reported knowledge of the situation , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tore into the so-called “ paper of record.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Times ’ claim that the president was briefed on intelligence regarding the alleged bounties , with National Security Advisor Robert O ’ Brien noting in a statement : “ Because the allegations in recent press articles have not been verified or substantiated by the Intelligence Community , President Trump had not been briefed on the items.
” McEnany , for her part , slammed The Times ’ “ absolutely irresponsible decision ” to “ falsely report that [ Trump ] was briefed on something that he , in fact , was not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gen. Flynn : If We Do n't Act , 2 % of the People Are About To Control the Other 98 % She did not stop there , proceeding to highlight the newspaper ’ s abysmal record when it comes to reporting on matters related to Russia .
“ And I really think that it ’ s time for the New York Times to step back and ask themselves why they ’ ve been wrong — so wrong , so often , ” McEnany said .
She specifically pointed out that the paper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreed on Russian interference , before having to issue a correction that it was only four agencies.
” McEnany also mentioned The Times ’ 2017 report alleging , in her words , that “ Trump campaign aides had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence , ” as well as a 2019 column arguing that “ the Trump campaign and Russia ‘ had an overarching deal ’ that the ‘ quid of help in the campaign against Hillary … for the quo of a new pro-Russian foreign policy.
” After describing that preposterous accusation as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which was investigated for three years with taxpayer dollars before ultimately getting an exoneration in the Mueller report , ” McEnany described the “ failed Russia reporting of The New York Times ” as “ inexcusable.
” Yet McEnany was still not finished with her epic beatdown .
“ I think it ’ s time that The New York Times , and also The Washington Post , hand back their Pulitzers , ” McEnany said .
With that , she ended the news conference as reporters in the audience continued to shout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first time that McEnany has stood up to the left-wing establishment media .
Since taking on the role of press secretary earlier this year , McEnany has not hesitated to call out the self-righteous members of the Fourth Estate .
RELATED : Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump , American News Outlet Cheers It On Despite being dismissed as a “ Twitter troll ” by her detractors , McEnany has proven herself an extremely effective press secretary .
The Associated Press described her role as to “ Stand By , Defend , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and McEnany has clearly shown that she ’ s up to the task .
Last month , Jeff Mason of Reuters tried to corner McEnany by reminding her that during an appearance on cable TV prior to her tenure as press secretary , she assured the American people that “ President Trump would not allow the coronavirus to come to this country.
” When asked by Mason if she wanted to “ take that back , ” McEnany quickly turned the tables .
In her response , McEnany noted that many establishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus : “ I guess I would turn the question back on the media and ask similar questions.
” “ Does Vox want to take back that they proclaimed that the coronavirus would not be ‘ a deadly pandemic ’ ?
Does The Washington Post want to take back that they told Americans to ‘ get a grippe , the flu is bigger than the coronavirus ’ ?
she asked .
“ Does The Washington Post , likewise , want to take back that ‘ our brains are causing us to exaggerate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she continued .
“ Does The New York Times want to take back that the ‘ fear of the virus may be spreading faster than the virus itself ’ ?
Does NPR want to take back that ‘ the flu was a much bigger threat than the coronavirus ’ ?
And finally , once again The Washington Post , would they like to take back that ’ the government should not respond aggressively to the coronavirus ’ ?
” McEnany dropped the hammer by telling Mason : “ I ’ ll leave you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll have some answers in a few days.
” One of the reasons the American people were attracted to President Trump is because he is a fighter .
Unlike other Republicans , he does not hesitate to fight back against the never-ending negativity coming from the Democratic Party-establishment media industrial complex .
Based on her most recent media roast during Monday ’ s White House news briefing and her previous eagerness to mop the floor with the biased media corps , it ’ s clear that Trump has found his ideal press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her the establishment media ’ s worst nightmare .
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The New York Times had surely had better days.
After all, it’s not every day that the White House press secretary completely obliterates the newspaper on live television. But that’s exactly what happened during a White House media briefing July 29.
Responding to a question from Todd Gillman of The Dallas Morning News regarding Russia’s alleged payments to Taliban-linked terrorists for killing American soldiers and President Donald Trump’s reported knowledge of the situation, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tore into the so-called paper of record.
The Trump administration has vehemently denied The Times’ claim that the president was briefed on intelligence regarding the alleged bounties, with National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien noting in a statement: “Because the allegations in recent press articles have not been verified or substantiated by the Intelligence Community, President Trump had not been briefed on the items.”
McEnany, for her part, slammed The Times’ “absolutely irresponsible decision” to “falsely report that [Trump] was briefed on something that he, in fact, was not briefed on.”
She did not stop there, proceeding to highlight the newspaper’s abysmal record when it comes to reporting on matters related to Russia.
“And I really think that it’s time for the New York Times to step back and ask themselves why they’ve been wrong — so wrong, so often,” McEnany said.
She specifically pointed out that the paper proclaimed “all 17 intel agencies had agreed on Russian interference, before having to issue a correction that it was only four agencies.”
McEnany also mentioned The Times’ 2017 report alleging, in her words, that “Trump campaign aides had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence,” as well as a 2019 column arguing that “the Trump campaign and Russia ‘had an overarching deal’ that the ‘quid of help in the campaign against Hillary … for the quo of a new pro-Russian foreign policy.”
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After describing that preposterous accusation as an example of “the Russia hoax, which was investigated for three years with taxpayer dollars before ultimately getting an exoneration in the Mueller report,” McEnany described the “failed Russia reporting of The New York Times” as “inexcusable.”
Yet McEnany was still not finished with her epic beatdown.
“I think it’s time that The New York Times, and also The Washington Post, hand back their Pulitzers,” McEnany said.
With that, she ended the news conference as reporters in the audience continued to shout at her.
This is hardly the first time that McEnany has stood up to the left-wing establishment media. Since taking on the role of press secretary earlier this year, McEnany has not hesitated to call out the self-righteous members of the Fourth Estate.
Despite being dismissed as a “Twitter troll” by her detractors, McEnany has proven herself an extremely effective press secretary.
The Associated Press described her role as to “Stand By, Defend,” and “Punch Back for Trump,” and McEnany has clearly shown that she’s up to the task.
Last month, Jeff Mason of Reuters tried to corner McEnany by reminding her that during an appearance on cable TV prior to her tenure as press secretary, she assured the American people that “President Trump would not allow the coronavirus to come to this country.”
When asked by Mason if she wanted to “take that back,” McEnany quickly turned the tables.
In her response, McEnany noted that many establishment media outlets underestimated the threat of the coronavirus: “I guess I would turn the question back on the media and ask similar questions.”
“Does Vox want to take back that they proclaimed that the coronavirus would not be ‘a deadly pandemic’? Does The Washington Post want to take back that they told Americans to ‘get a grippe, the flu is bigger than the coronavirus’? she asked.
“Does The Washington Post, likewise, want to take back that ‘our brains are causing us to exaggerate the threat of the coronavirus’?” she continued.
“Does The New York Times want to take back that the ‘fear of the virus may be spreading faster than the virus itself’? Does NPR want to take back that ‘the flu was a much bigger threat than the coronavirus’? And finally, once again The Washington Post, would they like to take back that ’the government should not respond aggressively to the coronavirus’?”
McEnany dropped the hammer by telling Mason: “I’ll leave you with those questions, and maybe you’ll have some answers in a few days.”
One of the reasons the American people were attracted to President Trump is because he is a fighter. Unlike other Republicans, he does not hesitate to fight back against the never-ending negativity coming from the Democratic Party-establishment media industrial complex.
Based on her media roast during the White House news briefing and her previous eagerness to mop the floor with the biased media corps, it’s clear that Trump has found his ideal press secretary.
Not surprisingly, that makes her the establishment media’s worst nightmare.
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westernjournal--2020-06-30--Trump Rails Against ‘Another Fabricated Russia Hoax’ from Mainstream Media

The White House fired back after a New York Times article claimed President Donald Trump had been briefed concerning allegations from intelligence analysts that Russia was paying bounties when members of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan were killed by terrorists loyal to the Taliban .
Trump and White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany were joined by Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana in denouncing the paper .
According to The Times , a Russian military intelligence unit last year covertly offered the bounties .
The Times was uncertain which , if any , American deaths in Afghanistan might be linked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The report said “ Islamist militants , or armed criminal elements closely associated with them ” collected some bounty cash .
The intelligence assessment was discussed in March by the National Security Council , according to The Times , and Trump was briefed on the allegation .
Trump said the report that he was briefed should go in the bin labeled “ fake news.
” TRENDING : New Coronavirus Discovery Could Change Everything , Push Timeline to 9 Months Before Wuhan Outbreak “ Intel just reported to me that they did not find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not report it to me or @ VP .
Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax , maybe by the Fake News @ nytimesbooks , wanting to make Republicans look bad !
!
!
” the president tweeted Sunday .
On Monday , the White House arranged a briefing on the issue for members of Congress .
Afterward , Banks tweeted his disgust with the Times .
“ I just left the White House where I was briefed by CoS @ MarkMeadows and top intelligence officials .
They discussed @ nytimes ’ hit piece falsely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia placed bounties on American soldiers in Afghanistan , ” he tweeted .
“ The real scandal : We ’ ll likely never know the truth… Because the @ nytimes used unconfirmed intel in an ONGOING investigation into targeted killing of American soldiers in order to smear the President .
The blood is on their hands .
“ Having served in Afghanistan during the time the alleged bounties were placed , no one is angrier about this than me .
Now it ’ s impossible to finish the investigation .
All b/c the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realdonaldtrump , even if it means compromising nat ’ l security .
“ Sad , but many in the media & Congress rushed to judgement before learning the whole story .
We should treat anonymously sourced @ nytimes stories about Russia w/ skepticism.
” RELATED : Trump Vows To Go to Major Lengths To Block Military Base Name Changes McEnany , during her daily media briefing on Monday , explained that talk of bounties could not be proven .
“ The U.S. receives thousands of reports a day on intelligence , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While the White House does not routinely comment on alleged intelligence or internal deliberations , the CIA director , NSA — national security advisor — and the chief of staff can all confirm that neither the president nor the vice president were briefed on the alleged Russian bounty intelligence , ” she said .
“ There is no consensus within the intelligence community on these allegations , and , in effect , there are dissenting opinions from some in the intelligence community with regards to the veracity of what ’ s being reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegations continue to be evaluated.
” Much of the rest of the briefing consisted of reporters asking McEnany about whether Trump had been briefed .
After multiple questions , the press secretary attacked the source of the report .
“ I would also note that , for those of you that are always taking The New York Times at their word , they erroneously reported that the president was briefed on this .
He was not briefed on this and neither was the vice president , ” she said .
“ So before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from The New York Times that falsely stated something about the president , that you would wait for the facts to come out and note once again : There ’ s no consensus in the intel community , and , in fact , there are dissenting opinions from some within it , ” she said .
“ I would just point you back to the absolutely irresponsible decision of The New York Times to falsely report that he was briefed on something that he , in fact , was not briefed on .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s time for The New York Times to step back and ask themselves why they ’ ve been wrong — so wrong , so often , ” she said .
She would go on to list some specific examples .
“ The New York Times falsely claimed Paul Manafort asked for polling data to be passed along to Oleg Deripaska before having to issue a correction .
In June of 2017 , The New York Times falsely wrote all 17 intel agencies had agreed on Russian interference , before having to issue a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2017 , February of that year , New York Times published a story claiming Trump campaign aides had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence — which even James Comey had said was almost entirely wrong , ” McEnany said .
“ New York Times published a column in March of 2019 by a former Times executive editor that asserted the Trump campaign and Russia ‘ had an overarching deal ’ that the ‘ quid of help in the campaign against Hillary for the quo of a new pro-Russian foreign policy.
’ That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hoax , which was investigated for three years with taxpayer dollars before ultimately getting an exoneration in the Mueller report , ” she added .
“ It is inexcusable , the failed Russia reporting of The New York Times .
And I think it ’ s time that The New York Times , and also The Washington Post , hand back their Pulitzers.
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The White House fired back after a New York Times article claimed President Donald Trump had been briefed concerning allegations from intelligence analysts that Russia was paying bounties when members of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan were killed by terrorists loyal to the Taliban.
Trump and White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany were joined by Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana in denouncing the paper.
According to The Times, a Russian military intelligence unit last year covertly offered the bounties.
The Times was uncertain which, if any, American deaths in Afghanistan might be linked to bounties paid by the Russians. The report said “Islamist militants, or armed criminal elements closely associated with them” collected some bounty cash. The intelligence assessment was discussed in March by the National Security Council, according to The Times, and Trump was briefed on the allegation.
Trump said the report that he was briefed should go in the bin labeled “fake news.”
“Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible, and therefore did not report it to me or @VP. Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax, maybe by the Fake News @nytimesbooks, wanting to make Republicans look bad!!!” the president tweeted Sunday.
Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible, and therefore did not report it to me or @VP. Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax, maybe by the Fake News @nytimesbooks, wanting to make Republicans look bad!!! https://t.co/cowOmP7T1S — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2020
On Monday, the White House arranged a briefing on the issue for members of Congress. Afterward, Banks tweeted his disgust with the Times.
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“I just left the White House where I was briefed by CoS @MarkMeadows and top intelligence officials. They discussed @nytimes’ hit piece falsely accusing @realDonaldTrump of ignoring reports that Russia placed bounties on American soldiers in Afghanistan,” he tweeted.
“The real scandal: We’ll likely never know the truth… Because the @nytimes used unconfirmed intel in an ONGOING investigation into targeted killing of American soldiers in order to smear the President. The blood is on their hands.
“Having served in Afghanistan during the time the alleged bounties were placed, no one is angrier about this than me. Now it’s impossible to finish the investigation. All b/c the @nytimes will do anything to damage @realdonaldtrump, even if it means compromising nat’l security.
“Sad, but many in the media & Congress rushed to judgement before learning the whole story. We should treat anonymously sourced @nytimes stories about Russia w/ skepticism.”
The real scandal: We’ll likely never know the truth… Because the @nytimes used unconfirmed intel in an ONGOING investigation into targeted killing of American soldiers in order to smear the President. The blood is on their hands. — Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) June 29, 2020
Sad, but many in the media & Congress rushed to judgement before learning the whole story. We should treat anonymously sourced @nytimes stories about Russia w/ skepticism. Here’s a fact: No President in my lifetime has been tougher on Russia than @realDonaldTrump. — Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) June 29, 2020
McEnany, during her daily media briefing on Monday, explained that talk of bounties could not be proven.
“The U.S. receives thousands of reports a day on intelligence, and they are subject to strict scrutiny. While the White House does not routinely comment on alleged intelligence or internal deliberations, the CIA director, NSA — national security advisor — and the chief of staff can all confirm that neither the president nor the vice president were briefed on the alleged Russian bounty intelligence,” she said.
“There is no consensus within the intelligence community on these allegations, and, in effect, there are dissenting opinions from some in the intelligence community with regards to the veracity of what’s being reported. And the veracity of the underlying allegations continue to be evaluated.”
Much of the rest of the briefing consisted of reporters asking McEnany about whether Trump had been briefed. After multiple questions, the press secretary attacked the source of the report.
“I would also note that, for those of you that are always taking The New York Times at their word, they erroneously reported that the president was briefed on this. He was not briefed on this and neither was the vice president,” she said.
“So before buying into, full-fledged, a narrative from The New York Times that falsely stated something about the president, that you would wait for the facts to come out and note once again: There’s no consensus in the intel community, and, in fact, there are dissenting opinions from some within it,” she said.
As reporters continued to probe, McEnany hit back harder.
“I would just point you back to the absolutely irresponsible decision of The New York Times to falsely report that he was briefed on something that he, in fact, was not briefed on. And I really think that it’s time for The New York Times to step back and ask themselves why they’ve been wrong — so wrong, so often,” she said.
She would go on to list some specific examples.
“The New York Times falsely claimed Paul Manafort asked for polling data to be passed along to Oleg Deripaska before having to issue a correction. In June of 2017, The New York Times falsely wrote all 17 intel agencies had agreed on Russian interference, before having to issue a correction that it was only four agencies. In 2017, February of that year, New York Times published a story claiming Trump campaign aides had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence — which even James Comey had said was almost entirely wrong,” McEnany said.
“New York Times published a column in March of 2019 by a former Times executive editor that asserted the Trump campaign and Russia ‘had an overarching deal’ that the ‘quid of help in the campaign against Hillary for the quo of a new pro-Russian foreign policy.’ That’s what we call the Russia hoax, which was investigated for three years with taxpayer dollars before ultimately getting an exoneration in the Mueller report,” she added.
“It is inexcusable, the failed Russia reporting of The New York Times. And I think it’s time that The New York Times, and also The Washington Post, hand back their Pulitzers.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-01--Cops Get Called on Kids Playing Basketball, Police Show Up To Join the Game

In a mobile home park in Montana , the local Kalispell Police Department and Flathead County Sheriff ’ s Office gave children a summer game of basketball they won ’ t forget .
Montana news station KPAX-TV reported that a group of children was reported to the police for being too loud while playing basketball last week .
When the cops showed up on June 21 at Meadow Manor Village , a mobile home park , they recognized there was no real problem .
The kids were just playing basketball .
So the officers decided to join the game instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers left , but promised to return with reinforcements to play the following day .
On June 22 , the police officers not only came back to play basketball with the kids for nearly two hours , but they also let them try on a police vest and meet a K9 dog .
As the police cars left at the end of the evening , they turned on their lights and sirens in a parade-like fashion , promising to return for another game soon .
The scenes from the Montana neighborhood are a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their community .
Still , one has to wonder why anybody would call the police over children playing basketball outside in the first place .
Is there a law against children having fun during the day ?
The coronavirus pandemic has kept children cooped up inside for weeks .
Children need to get outdoor exercise and let off energy .
Officers had the right response , engaging with the children and letting them know it is okay to play .
RELATED : Virginia Dems Propose Stripping Protection from Cops as Mob Grows Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are being vilified , it is important to remember the vital and necessary role they play in our communities .
While a few bad cops exist , communities , including poorer and minority communities , rely on the majority of dedicated officers who are there for their protection .
We need more videos like this to remind us that police officers are public servants .
And we also need neighbors to encourage , not call-out , children enjoying themselves outdoors .
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In a mobile home park in Montana, the local Kalispell Police Department and Flathead County Sheriff’s Office gave children a summer game of basketball they won’t forget.
Montana news station KPAX-TV reported that a group of children was reported to the police for being too loud while playing basketball last week.
When the cops showed up on June 21 at Meadow Manor Village, a mobile home park, they recognized there was no real problem. The kids were just playing basketball.
So the officers joined the game instead.
After losing round one, the officers left, but they promised to return with reinforcements to play the following day.
On June 22, the police officers not only came back to play basketball with the kids for nearly two hours, but they also let them try on a police vest and meet a K-9 dog.
As the police cars left at the end of the evening, they turned on their lights and sirens in a parade-like fashion, promising to return for another game soon.
The scenes from the Montana neighborhood are a delightful example of police officers interacting with their community.
Still, one has to wonder why anybody would call the police over children playing basketball outside in the first place.
Is there a law against children having fun during the day?
The coronavirus pandemic has kept children cooped up inside for weeks.
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Children need to get outdoor exercise and let off energy.
Officers had the right response, engaging with the children and letting them know it is OK to play.
In an era when cops are being vilified, it is important to remember the vital and necessary role they play in our communities.
While a few bad cops exist, communities, including poorer and minority communities, rely on the majority of dedicated officers who are there for their protection. We need more videos like this to remind us that police officers are public servants.
And we also need neighbors to encourage, not call out, children enjoying themselves outdoors.
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westernjournal--2020-07-01--Rand Paul Shreds Fauci for Treating Americans Like Sheep, Says To Tell Americans Truth About COVID

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky brought some passionate truth to a Senate coronavirus hearing on Tuesday .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , testified at the hearing of the Health , Education , Labor and Pensions Committee .
During a May hearing , Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander had asked Fauci , “ What would you say to the chancellor of the University of Tennessee , Knoxville , or the principal of a public school about how to persuade parents and students to return to school in August ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would tell her that , in this case , the idea of having treatments available or a vaccine to facilitate the re-entry of students into the fall term would be something that would be a bit of a bridge too far , ” Fauci had replied .
Paul was having none of that logic .
“ It is a fatal conceit to believe any one person or small group of people has the knowledge necessary to direct an economy or dictate public health behavior , ” he told Fauci .
“ I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to show caution in their prognostications.
” “ It ’ s important to realize that if society meekly submits to an expert and that expert is wrong , a great deal of harm may occur when we allow one man ’ s policy or one group of small men and women to be foisted on an entire nation , ” Paul added .
Paul fought back on keeping children from school or forcing them to adhere to harmful restrictions .
“ For a time , there may not have been enough information about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , ” he said .
Citing data from school reopenings in Austria , Belgium , Denmark , France , Germany and the Netherlands , Paul showed that these countries saw no spike when schools opened .
Paul noted that “ 22 countries have reopened their schools and have seen no discernible increase in cases.
” “ Ultimately , this all comes down to the fatal conceit that central planners have enough knowledge somehow to tell a nation of 330 million people what they can and can ’ t do.
” He noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple of people in Washington telling us what to do and we , like sheep , all blindly follow.
” “ This all begs the question : When are we going to tell the people the truth ?
That it ’ s OK to take their kids back to school , ” he said .
RELATED : New Coronavirus Discovery Could Change Everything , Push Timeline to 9 Months Before Wuhan Outbreak This is not the first hearing where Paul has held Fauci ’ s feet to the fire .
In a May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he called the “ one-size-fits-all ” approach to reopening .
In an interview on Fox News ’ “ Your World with Neil Cavuto ” later Tuesday afternoon , Paul pointed out that Fauci seemed to be in agreement with him by the end of the hearing .
“ But , my point is this : The scientific evidence is overwhelming that kids rarely get the disease , kids rarely die from the disease , and actually – even more – they rarely transmit the disease , ” Paul told Cavuto .
The senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He also volunteered at a hospital to help patients with the disease .
In an Op-Ed in The Hill the same day as the hearing , Paul reiterated much of his testimony , pointing out that “ [ c ] ontact tracing studies in China , Iceland , Britain , and the Netherlands failed to find a single case of child-to-adult infection.
” Paul , an ophthalmologist , holds a position in line with a statement the American Academy of Pediatrics that advises that students be “ physically present in school ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Massachusetts to Oregon plan to either limit school reopenings or put in restrictions and social-distancing rules .
They are doing this despite evidence — as Paul pointed out — that children are not transmitters and do not suffer the harmful effects of more vulnerable populations .
Paul , with his medical training and personal experience in a hospital dealing with the disease , brought fire to Tuesday ’ s hearings .
One wonders if Fauci was rightly swayed by his arguments .
Even if he isn ’ t , American states should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead should trust common sense on the virus and children .
Rand Paul is sticking up for the essential American principles of individual liberty and responsibility .
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky brought some passionate truth to a Senate coronavirus hearing on Tuesday.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified at the hearing of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
During a May hearing, Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander had asked Fauci, “What would you say to the chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, or the principal of a public school about how to persuade parents and students to return to school in August?” according to Best Life.
“I would tell her that, in this case, the idea of having treatments available or a vaccine to facilitate the re-entry of students into the fall term would be something that would be a bit of a bridge too far,” Fauci had replied.
Paul was having none of that logic.
“It is a fatal conceit to believe any one person or small group of people has the knowledge necessary to direct an economy or dictate public health behavior,” he told Fauci. “I think government health experts during this pandemic need to show caution in their prognostications.”
“It’s important to realize that if society meekly submits to an expert and that expert is wrong, a great deal of harm may occur when we allow one man’s policy or one group of small men and women to be foisted on an entire nation,” Paul added.
Paul fought back on keeping children from school or forcing them to adhere to harmful restrictions.
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“For a time, there may not have been enough information about coronavirus and children, but now there is,” he said.
Citing data from school reopenings in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands, Paul showed that these countries saw no spike when schools opened. Paul noted that “22 countries have reopened their schools and have seen no discernible increase in cases.”
“Ultimately, this all comes down to the fatal conceit that central planners have enough knowledge somehow to tell a nation of 330 million people what they can and can’t do.”
He noted America was not founded on “a couple of people in Washington telling us what to do and we, like sheep, all blindly follow.”
“This all begs the question: When are we going to tell the people the truth? That it’s OK to take their kids back to school,” he said.
This is not the first hearing where Paul has held Fauci’s feet to the fire. In a May hearing, he pushed back on what he called the “one-size-fits-all” approach to reopening.
In an interview on Fox News’ “Your World with Neil Cavuto” later Tuesday afternoon, Paul pointed out that Fauci seemed to be in agreement with him by the end of the hearing.
“But, my point is this: The scientific evidence is overwhelming that kids rarely get the disease, kids rarely die from the disease, and actually – even more – they rarely transmit the disease,” Paul told Cavuto.
The senator himself recovered from coronavirus in the spring. He also volunteered at a hospital to help patients with the disease.
I appreciate all the best wishes I have received. I have been retested and I am negative. I have started volunteering at a local hospital to assist those in my community who are in need of medical help, including Coronavirus patients. Together we will overcome this! pic.twitter.com/9SeypT7rL6 — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) April 7, 2020
In an Op-Ed in The Hill the same day as the hearing, Paul reiterated much of his testimony, pointing out that “[c]ontact tracing studies in China, Iceland, Britain, and the Netherlands failed to find a single case of child-to-adult infection.”
Paul, an ophthalmologist, holds a position in line with a statement the American Academy of Pediatrics that advises that students be “physically present in school” as much as possible.
School districts from Massachusetts to Oregon plan to either limit school reopenings or put in restrictions and social-distancing rules.
They are doing this despite evidence — as Paul pointed out — that children are not transmitters and do not suffer the harmful effects of more vulnerable populations.
Paul, with his medical training and personal experience in a hospital dealing with the disease, brought fire to Tuesday’s hearings. One wonders if Fauci was rightly swayed by his arguments.
Even if he isn’t, American states should not merely submit to one man and instead should trust common sense on the virus and children.
Rand Paul is sticking up for the essential American principles of individual liberty and responsibility.
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Larry Elder’s Must-See New Film Tells the True History of Black America and Dismantles the BLM Narrative

The recently released , wildly successful new political documentary “ Uncle Tom : An Oral History of the American Black Conservative ” is dismantling the Black Lives Matter narrative .
Made up of a series of interviews with various influential black conservatives such as Herman Cain and Candace Owens , “ Uncle Tom ” examines bigotry against black conservatives , African-American history and the power of individualism , and rejects the victim narrative propagated by left-wing groups such as Black Lives Matter .
Renowned political commentator and radio host Larry Elder produced and co-wrote the documentary feature .
Elder spoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film and the recent surge of support for the Black Lives Matter movement .
He began by sharing the story of the film ’ s inception .
“ The director , Justin Malone , came to me a couple of years ago and told me he had an idea to do a documentary about the way blacks are treated who are conservatives , to suggest that maybe we ought not march in there like lemmings and pull the lever 95 percent for the Democratic Party , ” Larry Elder told The Western Journal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthy debate and a conversation , Justin was shocked that people like myself , Candace Owens and some of the others who were in the movie , are derided as sell-outs and Uncle Toms and he wanted to know why .
And so I told him , ‘ Well , a lot of people simply don ’ t agree with with our point of view.
’ He said , ‘ Yeah , but why the Uncle Tom stuff , why the coon stuff , why the self- loathing stuff ?
’ And the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more I said , this is an intriguing notion to explore.
” The outspoken conservative went on to explain just how successful the film has been since its June 19 debut .
“ It has doubled the revenues of what ‘ Bowling for Columbine ’ did in it ’ s opening weekend and it ’ s continuing to perform extremely well , ” he said .
“ And I would ’ ve thought that this would have generated a story , you know , I ’ m in Hollywood , its the entertainment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t like the movie ideologically , you would ’ ve thought that would have been a big story that this little shoestring movie is outperforming ‘ Bowling for Columbine , ’ but nobody cares.
” During the film ’ s opening weekend , “ Uncle Tom ” netted nearly $ 400,000 in streaming download sales , making the film one of the most successful political documentaries of all time and “ outdistancing ” documentaries like “ Hilary ’ s America , ” “ 2016 : Obama ’ s America ” and “ Bowling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news release from the campaign of retired Army Lt. Col Allen West , who appears in the movie and is currently running for chairman of the Republican Party of Texas .
While the film ’ s success is staggering , mainstream media outlets appear tepid to share its conservative viewpoints , according to Elder , who revealed why he believes that to be the case .
“ People are influenced by what I call the Axis of Indoctrination .
And that ’ s Hollywood , media and academia .
And they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the schools .
I didn ’ t even know who Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams were until I got out of high school , ” Elder told The Western Journal .
Thomas Sowell is a prominent African-American economist who is featured in “ Uncle Tom.
” Raised in Harlem , New York , Sowell eventually went on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University before getting his master ’ s degree in economics from Columbia University , according to his bio on Townhall.com .
Over the course of his career , Sowell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Black Rednecks and White Liberals , ” “ Discrimination and Disparities ” and “ Charter Schools and Their Enemies , ” which was released Tuesday on Sowell ’ s 90th birthday .
Dr. Walter E. Williams , another accomplished black economist featured in the film , holds a bachelor ’ s in economics from California State University and master ’ s and doctorate degrees in economics from UCLA , according to the economist ’ s website .
Williams went on to serve as the economics department chairman at George Mason University , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ various scholarly journals .
Both men are known for their rock-solid , data-based breakdowns of various left-wing policies that they believe have failed .
Yet , as Elder explained , they have not received mainstream praise for their many fantastic accomplishments .
“ Ebony Magazine is arguably the most important magazine for blacks for a number of years .
It no longer had the same influence it used to have , but every year it has something called the 100 most influential black Americans .
And every year you will not find on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not find Walter Williams .
You will not even find Clarence Thomas for crying out loud .
And the argument is that these gentlemen are pushing views that are antithetical to the best interest of the black community .
As a result , Ebony is not going to include them in their issue at all , ” Elder told The Western Journal .
Coincidentally , “ Uncle Tom , ” which pushes back against many of the notions brought forward by the Black Lives Matter movement , was released when support for BLM @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elder acknowledged that the “ timing could not have been better ” and has played a huge part in driving downloads .
He went on to give his opinion of the ongoing protests and mainstream support for the Black Lives Matter movement .
“ I ’ m saddened by the whole thing .
The whole premise of course , is that the police are engaging in systemic racism against black people and the data shows the opposite .
If anything , the data shows the police are more hesitant or reluctant to pull @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the white suspect , ” he said .
“ Now just believing a stupid idea is neither here nor there , that ’ s all it is .
But this stupid idea has real world consequences .
It causes the cops to pull back , it ’ s called the ‘ Ferguson effect , ' ” Larry Elder told The Western Journal .
“ The bad guys know it , crime goes up .
It ’ s also causing a young black man to be far more anxious and wary when they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thereby making a confrontation far more likely .
After all , if you ’ ve been told by your so-called leaders and by the media that these people , these cops are bad guys out to get you and you get pulled over , why not be wary ?
Why not have your dukes up ?
And that ’ s what ’ s going on here .
And you add to that , the component that we talked about in the movie , these kids growing up without fathers to teach them the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you need to have .
And it ’ s a cocktail for disaster.
” If the majority of the black community was armed with an informed opinion from both sides , Elder argued , many African-Americans would switch their political allegiance to the Republican Party .
“ One of my favorite guests is Thomas Sowell .
I ’ m going to have him on my show today .
And one time , a few years ago , I talked to him about the minimum wage .
And he said , ‘ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aspect of economics and the consensus overwhelming is that it destroys jobs.
’ And I said , ‘ Well , then why aren ’ t you guys winning this argument ?
You see all these spaces that are jacking up the minimum wage , $ 12 , $ 15 .
Why aren ’ t you winning the argument ?
’ And he said , ‘ It ’ s because most people don ’ t even know the argument .
Most people are unaware that there are studies that show overwhelmingly that the minimum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , causes people to lose jobs , causes prices to go up , ' ” Elder explained .
“ Most people in my opinion are unaware of the sordid history of the Democratic Party , ” Elder added , “ Most people are unaware , black people , that Democrats founded the KKK .
The KKK was what ’ s called the terror wing of the Democratic Party .
Most blacks are unaware of that .
Most blacks are certainly unaware that as a percentage of the party , more Republicans voted for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] then did Democrats .
This history is simply not taught .
And why would it be taught in a government school ?
” “ Uncle Tom : An Oral History of the American Black Conservative ” can be downloaded at the film ’ s website , UncleTom.com .
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The recently released, wildly successful new political documentary “Uncle Tom: An Oral History of the American Black Conservative” is dismantling the Black Lives Matter narrative.
Made up of a series of interviews with various influential black conservatives such as Herman Cain and Candace Owens, “Uncle Tom” examines bigotry against black conservatives, African-American history and the power of individualism, and rejects the victim narrative propagated by left-wing groups such as Black Lives Matter.
Renowned political commentator and radio host Larry Elder produced and co-wrote the documentary feature.
Elder spoke with The Western Journal about his new film and the recent surge of support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Go on to https://t.co/xplNkS1qYl to watch my new movie. pic.twitter.com/8Va8HVZC0K — Larry Elder (@larryelder) June 23, 2020
He began by sharing the story of the film’s inception.
“The director, Justin Malone, came to me a couple of years ago and told me he had an idea to do a documentary about the way blacks are treated who are conservatives, to suggest that maybe we ought not march in there like lemmings and pull the lever 95 percent for the Democratic Party,” Larry Elder told The Western Journal.
“Instead of this starting a healthy debate and a conversation, Justin was shocked that people like myself, Candace Owens and some of the others who were in the movie, are derided as sell-outs and Uncle Toms and he wanted to know why. And so I told him, ‘Well, a lot of people simply don’t agree with with our point of view.’ He said, ‘Yeah, but why the Uncle Tom stuff, why the coon stuff, why the self- loathing stuff?’ And the more he kept asking me that the more I said, this is an intriguing notion to explore.”
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The outspoken conservative went on to explain just how successful the film has been since its June 19 debut.
“It has doubled the revenues of what ‘Bowling for Columbine’ did in it’s opening weekend and it’s continuing to perform extremely well,” he said.
“And I would’ve thought that this would have generated a story, you know, I’m in Hollywood, its the entertainment business. Even if they don’t like the movie ideologically, you would’ve thought that would have been a big story that this little shoestring movie is outperforming ‘Bowling for Columbine,’ but nobody cares.”
During the film’s opening weekend, “Uncle Tom” netted nearly $400,000 in streaming download sales, making the film one of the most successful political documentaries of all time and “outdistancing” documentaries like “Hilary’s America,” “2016: Obama’s America” and “Bowling for Columbine,” according to a news release from the campaign of retired Army Lt. Col Allen West, who appears in the movie and is currently running for chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.
While the film’s success is staggering, mainstream media outlets appear tepid to share its conservative viewpoints, according to Elder, who revealed why he believes that to be the case.
“People are influenced by what I call the Axis of Indoctrination. And that’s Hollywood, media and academia. And they’re all controlled by the left, especially the schools. I didn’t even know who Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams were until I got out of high school,” Elder told The Western Journal.
Thomas Sowell is a prominent African-American economist who is featured in “Uncle Tom.” Raised in Harlem, New York, Sowell eventually went on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University before getting his master’s degree in economics from Columbia University, according to his bio on Townhall.com. Over the course of his career, Sowell has written dozens of books, including “Black Rednecks and White Liberals,” “Discrimination and Disparities” and “Charter Schools and Their Enemies,” which was released Tuesday on Sowell’s 90th birthday.
Dr. Walter E. Williams, another accomplished black economist featured in the film, holds a bachelor’s in economics from California State University and master’s and doctorate degrees in economics from UCLA, according to the economist’s website. Williams went on to serve as the economics department chairman at George Mason University, and has authored over 150 articles for various scholarly journals.
Both men are known for their rock-solid, data-based breakdowns of various left-wing policies that they believe have failed.
Yet, as Elder explained, they have not received mainstream praise for their many fantastic accomplishments.
“Ebony Magazine is arguably the most important magazine for blacks for a number of years. It no longer had the same influence it used to have, but every year it has something called the 100 most influential black Americans. And every year you will not find on this list Thomas Sowell, you will not find Walter Williams. You will not even find Clarence Thomas for crying out loud. And the argument is that these gentlemen are pushing views that are antithetical to the best interest of the black community. As a result, Ebony is not going to include them in their issue at all,” Elder told The Western Journal.
Coincidentally, “Uncle Tom,” which pushes back against many of the notions brought forward by the Black Lives Matter movement, was released when support for BLM seems to be at its peak. Elder acknowledged that the “timing could not have been better” and has played a huge part in driving downloads.
He went on to give his opinion of the ongoing protests and mainstream support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
“I’m saddened by the whole thing. The whole premise of course, is that the police are engaging in systemic racism against black people and the data shows the opposite. If anything, the data shows the police are more hesitant or reluctant to pull the trigger on a black suspect than on the white suspect,” he said.
“Now just believing a stupid idea is neither here nor there, that’s all it is. But this stupid idea has real world consequences. It causes the cops to pull back, it’s called the ‘Ferguson effect,'” Larry Elder told The Western Journal.
“The bad guys know it, crime goes up. It’s also causing a young black man to be far more anxious and wary when they have an encounter with the police, thereby making a confrontation far more likely. After all, if you’ve been told by your so-called leaders and by the media that these people, these cops are bad guys out to get you and you get pulled over, why not be wary? Why not have your dukes up? And that’s what’s going on here. And you add to that, the component that we talked about in the movie, these kids growing up without fathers to teach them the kind of values and respect for authority that you need to have. And it’s a cocktail for disaster.”
If the majority of the black community was armed with an informed opinion from both sides, Elder argued, many African-Americans would switch their political allegiance to the Republican Party.
“One of my favorite guests is Thomas Sowell. I’m going to have him on my show today. And one time, a few years ago, I talked to him about the minimum wage. And he said, ‘The minimum wage is probably the most studied aspect of economics and the consensus overwhelming is that it destroys jobs.’ And I said, ‘Well, then why aren’t you guys winning this argument? You see all these spaces that are jacking up the minimum wage, $12, $15. Why aren’t you winning the argument?’ And he said, ‘It’s because most people don’t even know the argument. Most people are unaware that there are studies that show overwhelmingly that the minimum wage creates a disincentive to hire people, causes people to lose jobs, causes prices to go up,'” Elder explained.
“Most people in my opinion are unaware of the sordid history of the Democratic Party,” Elder added, “Most people are unaware, black people, that Democrats founded the KKK. The KKK was what’s called the terror wing of the Democratic Party. Most blacks are unaware of that. Most blacks are certainly unaware that as a percentage of the party, more Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act of [1964] then did Democrats. This history is simply not taught. And why would it be taught in a government school?”
“Uncle Tom: An Oral History of the American Black Conservative” can be downloaded at the film’s website, UncleTom.com.
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