westernjournal--2020-11-02--Mary Beth Brown: One of the Most Important Vote Counters in America Repped Drug Trafficker Celis-Aco

Mary Beth Brown: One of the Most Important Vote Counters in America Repped Drug Trafficker Celis-Acosta

Those who vote decide nothing ; those who count the vote decide everything — so goes an old communist saying .
This is not a problem when those counting the votes are honest and follow the rules , but if you get radical socialists who feel justified in doing anything to win — including lying , breaking the rules and committing election fraud — then this can literally change everything .
For example , before going to bed on the eve of the 2018 elections in Arizona , Republicans had won a Senate seat , secretary of state and two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next few days ballots mysteriously kept “ showing up.
” Invalid and legal ballots were mixed together and counted by Democratic Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes , thus switching those four races from Republican to Democrat .
Adrian Fontes is a Bernie Sanders socialist with a history of lying and deception and a criminal record — and he will do whatever it takes to win .
Fontes and others like him should be a concern to each state , but also the rest of the country because of the effect the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On the evening of Nov. 3 , people will closely watch states light up in red or blue as eyes travel east to west across the map of the U.S. and settle on Arizona — especially if battleground states like Michigan and Wisconsin go for Biden .
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Billionaire George Soros backed Fontes ’ recorder campaign in 2016 , but help also came from Bernie Sanders ’ progressive Our Revolution because they saw the importance of getting a socialist like Fontes elected to this important office .
The Maricopa County recorder is the person who oversees the elections in Arizona ’ s largest county — which has a population of nearly four million people and therefore largely determines the outcome of the state ’ s elections .
Fontes publicly calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideas “ bulls— , ” attacks people on the current ballot like Sen. Martha McSally , regularly calls President Trump “ full of s— ” and an “ enemy of democracy ” and marches in rallies where people shout “ f— Trump.
” Since taking office , Fontes has frequently made mistakes besides breaking and making up his own rules .
He lets people complain — and then just keeps doing it , neither apologizing or answering questions .
Both elected officials and members of the media have criticized him for his reckless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic primary in March , Fontes took it upon himself to send out only mail-in ballots to everyone , whether they asked or not — a move that benefited Bernie Sanders .
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich wrote in a Twitter post , “ The Maricopa County Recorder can not unilaterally rewrite state election laws .
In times of crisis , the public looks to our elected officials to follow the law and to not make reactionary decisions for political gain.
” RELATED : Mike Huckabee : These 2 Videos Reportedly Show the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Trump Wins Fontes responds to criticism by deflecting with vulgar , uncivil and crude non-answers .
One constituent who criticized a confusing ballot change Fontes had made was told on social media to “ go f— yourself.
” Before Fontes was county recorder , he was the lawyer for Phoenix drug dealer and firearms trafficking ringleader Manuel Celis-Acosta .
Celis-Acosta sold guns to the Sinaloa Mexican drug cartel in Obama ’ s “ Operation Fast and Furious ” scandal , including the gun the Mexican cartel used to kill Border Patrol Officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charged with everything from sexual assault and narcotics violations to money laundering , burglary and human trafficking .
Before the election in 2018 , he had government workers go back and “ cure ” ballots that lacked documentation of citizenship so that they would be counted .
On the day of the election , he went over the board of supervisors to set up “ emergency ” voting sites , but only in heavily Democratic areas .
This was an especially partisan act because there are more registered Republicans in the county than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas ballot machines weren ’ t working and people were told to leave their name and number to learn where to go to vote — except the calls didn ’ t come .
Last summer he unlawfully had instructions printed with ballots telling people how to cross out mistakes instead of asking for a new ballot .
The ruined ballots can ’ t be counted in the voting machines , thus slowing down the results and leaving the ballot open to human tampering .
A conservative group sued Fontes over his new instructions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrogance he didn ’ t stop , even when the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that what he was doing was illegal .
Fontes and others like him are a big threat to valid election results on Nov. 3 , and there are sure to be battles in the coming days .
Republican volunteers are watching the polls , and lawyers will be ready in the key swing states to fight if they see any evidence of election fraud .
Arizona is undoubtedly a key state in this year ’ s elections .
Fontes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fate of the presidential election could depend upon what he does .
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Those who vote decide nothing; those who count the vote decide everything — so goes an old communist saying.
This is not a problem when those counting the votes are honest and follow the rules, but if you get radical socialists who feel justified in doing anything to win — including lying, breaking the rules and committing election fraud — then this can literally change everything.
For example, before going to bed on the eve of the 2018 elections in Arizona, Republicans had won a Senate seat, secretary of state and two other important races. However, after the next few days ballots mysteriously kept “showing up.” Invalid and legal ballots were mixed together and counted by Democratic Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, thus switching those four races from Republican to Democrat.
Adrian Fontes is a Bernie Sanders socialist with a history of lying and deception and a criminal record — and he will do whatever it takes to win. Fontes and others like him should be a concern to each state, but also the rest of the country because of the effect the election results will have on all Americans.
On the evening of Nov. 3, people will closely watch states light up in red or blue as eyes travel east to west across the map of the U.S. and settle on Arizona — especially if battleground states like Michigan and Wisconsin go for Biden.
Why Arizona?
If both of those swing states go for Biden, then the whole election hinges on Arizona, a state that the progressive left has targeted since 2016 by flooding millions of dollars into turning the once reliably red state blue.
Billionaire George Soros backed Fontes’ recorder campaign in 2016, but help also came from Bernie Sanders’ progressive Our Revolution because they saw the importance of getting a socialist like Fontes elected to this important office.
The Maricopa County recorder is the person who oversees the elections in Arizona’s largest county — which has a population of nearly four million people and therefore largely determines the outcome of the state’s elections.
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Fontes publicly calls Republicans legislators “fascists” and their ideas “bulls—,” attacks people on the current ballot like Sen. Martha McSally, regularly calls President Trump “full of s—” and an “enemy of democracy” and marches in rallies where people shout “f— Trump.”
Since taking office, Fontes has frequently made mistakes besides breaking and making up his own rules. He lets people complain — and then just keeps doing it, neither apologizing or answering questions. Both elected officials and members of the media have criticized him for his reckless disregard for the law.
During the Democratic primary in March, Fontes took it upon himself to send out only mail-in ballots to everyone, whether they asked or not — a move that benefited Bernie Sanders.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich wrote in a Twitter post, “The Maricopa County Recorder cannot unilaterally rewrite state election laws. In times of crisis, the public looks to our elected officials to follow the law and to not make reactionary decisions for political gain.”
The Maricopa County Recorder cannot unilaterally rewrite state election laws. In times of crisis, the public looks to our elected officials to follow the law and to not make reactionary decisions for political gain. https://t.co/S4IT2CEtuU — Mark Brnovich (@GeneralBrnovich) March 13, 2020
Fontes responds to criticism by deflecting with vulgar, uncivil and crude non-answers. One constituent who criticized a confusing ballot change Fontes had made was told on social media to “go f— yourself.”
Before Fontes was county recorder, he was the lawyer for Phoenix drug dealer and firearms trafficking ringleader Manuel Celis-Acosta. Celis-Acosta sold guns to the Sinaloa Mexican drug cartel in Obama’s “Operation Fast and Furious” scandal, including the gun the Mexican cartel used to kill Border Patrol Officer Brian Terry.
He has represented clients charged with everything from sexual assault and narcotics violations to money laundering, burglary and human trafficking.
Blatant partisan behavior is common for Fontes.
Before the election in 2018, he had government workers go back and “cure” ballots that lacked documentation of citizenship so that they would be counted. On the day of the election, he went over the board of supervisors to set up “emergency” voting sites, but only in heavily Democratic areas.
This was an especially partisan act because there are more registered Republicans in the county than Democrats. Also, in some Republican areas ballot machines weren’t working and people were told to leave their name and number to learn where to go to vote — except the calls didn’t come.
Last summer he unlawfully had instructions printed with ballots telling people how to cross out mistakes instead of asking for a new ballot. The ruined ballots can’t be counted in the voting machines, thus slowing down the results and leaving the ballot open to human tampering.
A conservative group sued Fontes over his new instructions with printed ballots, but in his arrogance he didn’t stop, even when the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that what he was doing was illegal.
Fontes and others like him are a big threat to valid election results on Nov. 3, and there are sure to be battles in the coming days.
Republican volunteers are watching the polls, and lawyers will be ready in the key swing states to fight if they see any evidence of election fraud.
Arizona is undoubtedly a key state in this year’s elections. Fontes is in a key position, and the fate of the presidential election could depend upon what he does.
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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westernjournal--2020-11-02--Hollywood Star Slams CNN for ‘Broadcasting Terror’ with COVID Fearmongering

CNN is the home of fear-mongering , actress Kirstie Alley said in a new interview in which she lambasted the network over its COVID-19 coverage .
“ They ’ re terrifying people 24/7 but they don ’ t have any additional preventatives .
They ’ re saying the same thing .
We ’ ve heard the same thing , ” Alley said Sunday on the Fox News show “ Tucker Carlson Tonight.
” Alley said that useful information for Americans trying to avoid the disease would be more helpful than the same-old , same-old .
“ If they were coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d be happy to listen , you know ?
Or , God forbid , we come up with any new therapeutics , ” said Alley .
Alley accused CNN of “ broadcasting terror ” as a way of distracting Americans from other issues .
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Is he in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s find out.
” Alley , a Fox News fan , said she recently agreed to entreaties from her friends to give CNN a try .
“ It was like , ‘ Oh my God , ’ I would be horrified to walk out of the house and it doesn ’ t do anyone any good , is the thing , ” she said .
“ We all know , we ’ re not deaf .
We can hear and we can see .
Just because we ’ re voting Republican doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear or see , so we know there is this death count but it ’ s like they want to stand in the town square and bring out the dead.
” “ They act like we aren ’ t affected .
They act like the only people who get this disease are Democrats.
” Alley took her feelings about CNN to Twitter last week .
“ Omg CNN you are worse than MARSHA MARSHA MARSHA Why don ’ t you report on JOE BIDEN AND HUNTER BIDEN reports and evidence of COLLUSION with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID COVID COVID I pity your viewers who you control with FEAR FEAR FEAR , ” she tweeted .
RELATED : Twitter Declares Only 7 Mainstream Media Outlets Can Call Election Results Without Warning Labels “ I now Know why my personal friends who walk around in SHEER TERROR of contracting Covid are simply CNN viewers !
I decided to watch CNN myself to get a their viewpoint and oh my God DID I EVER !
!
!
!
IF YOU TOO WANT TO LIVE IN TERROR WATCH CNN !
!
FEAR OF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Alley tweeted next .
In her interview Sunday , Alley called herself the “ poster girl for COVID correctness ” by saying she follows all government rules to avoid spreading — or catching — the disease .
Alley said there is no question that the threat posed by the disease is real .
“ I ’ m not downplaying it at all , ” she said .
“ I have friends who have gotten COVID , I had two friends that almost died , I ’ m not downplaying it .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it do anyone if you ’ re provoking terror ?
It makes people commit suicide , it makes people not go to the doctor if they have a different thing happening , like cancer , God forbid , or pneumonia , God forbid ” she said .
“ They won ’ t show up at the hospital because they ’ re afraid they ’ ll get COVID.
” Pointing to the overall rise in suicides , Alley said she , and others , could use a dash of hope .
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CNN is the home of fear-mongering, actress Kirstie Alley said in a new interview in which she lambasted the network over its COVID-19 coverage.
“They’re terrifying people 24/7 but they don’t have any additional preventatives. They’re saying the same thing. We’ve heard the same thing,” Alley said Sunday on the Fox News show “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
Alley said that useful information for Americans trying to avoid the disease would be more helpful than the same-old, same-old.
“If they were coming up with new preventatives, I’d be happy to listen, you know? Or, God forbid, we come up with any new therapeutics,” said Alley.
Alley accused CNN of “broadcasting terror” as a way of distracting Americans from other issues.
“They’re broadcasting terror because it’s a deflection,” Alley said.
“They don’t want to talk about when the thing came out with Biden and is he in cahoots with China? Is he in cahoots with Ukraine? OK, Let’s find out.”
Alley, a Fox News fan, said she recently agreed to entreaties from her friends to give CNN a try.
“It was like, ‘Oh my God,’ I would be horrified to walk out of the house and it doesn’t do anyone any good, is the thing,” she said.
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“We all know, we’re not deaf. We can hear and we can see. Just because we’re voting Republican doesn’t mean we can’t hear or see, so we know there is this death count but it’s like they want to stand in the town square and bring out the dead.”
“They act like we aren’t affected. They act like the only people who get this disease are Democrats.”
Alley took her feelings about CNN to Twitter last week.
“Omg CNN you are worse than MARSHA MARSHA MARSHA Why don’t you report on JOE BIDEN AND HUNTER BIDEN reports and evidence of COLLUSION with UKRAINE RUSSIA AND CHINA? Instead of COVID COVID COVID I pity your viewers who you control with FEAR FEAR FEAR,” she tweeted.
Omg CNN you are worse than MARSHA MARSHA MARSHA
Why don’t you report on JOE BIDEN AND HUNTER BIDEN reports and evidence of COLLUSION with UKRAINE RUSSIA AND CHINA? Instead of
COVID COVID COVID I pity your viewers who you control with FEAR FEAR FEAR — Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) October 30, 2020
“I now Know why my personal friends who walk around in SHEER TERROR of contracting Covid are simply CNN viewers! I decided to watch CNN myself to get a their viewpoint and oh my God DID I EVER!!!! IF YOU TOO WANT TO LIVE IN TERROR WATCH CNN!! FEAR OF DYING IS THEIR MANTRA! OMG,” Alley tweeted next.
I now Know why my personal friends who walk around in SHEER TERROR of contracting Covid are simply CNN viewers! I decided to watch CNN myself to get a their viewpoint and oh my God DID I EVER!!!! IF YOU TOO WANT TO LIVE IN TERROR WATCH CNN!!
FEAR OF DYING IS THEIR MANTRA! OMG! — Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) October 30, 2020
In her interview Sunday, Alley called herself the “poster girl for COVID correctness” by saying she follows all government rules to avoid spreading — or catching — the disease.
Alley said there is no question that the threat posed by the disease is real.
“I’m not downplaying it at all,” she said. “I have friends who have gotten COVID, I had two friends that almost died, I’m not downplaying it. I’m just saying what good does it do anyone if you’re provoking terror? It makes people commit suicide, it makes people not go to the doctor if they have a different thing happening, like cancer, God forbid, or pneumonia, God forbid” she said.
“They won’t show up at the hospital because they’re afraid they’ll get COVID.”
Pointing to the overall rise in suicides, Alley said she, and others, could use a dash of hope.
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westernjournal--2020-11-02--Top Contender for Biden’s DHS Chief Already Involved in Visa Corruption: Report

In 2015 , the Department of Homeland Security ’ s internal watchdog released a report saying that the agency ’ s second-in-command , Alejandro Mayorkas , “ exerted improper influence ” to help several politically-connected Democrats obtain approval to take part in a visa program that grants green cards to wealthy foreign investors .
Mayorkas is now a top contender to lead DHS in a Joe Biden administration , according to Bloomberg and The Washington Post , Mayorkas served as head of U.S. Customs and Immigration Services during the Obama administration and then deputy director of DHS .
Mayorkas is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ program , which grants green cards to illegal aliens who were brought to the U.S. as children .
Mayorkas ’ tenure in the Obama administration was marred by investigations into his intervention on behalf of several high-profile Democrats who sought approvals for their companies under the EB-5 program , which grants legal resident status to foreign nationals who invest at least $ 500,000 in U.S. companies .
More than 80 percent of EB-5 investors are Chinese nationals .
Some Republican lawmakers have questioned whether the Chinese Communist Party has used the EB-5 program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its members .
TRENDING : Twitter Declares Only 7 Mainstream Media Outlets Can Call Election Results Without Warning Labels The DHS inspector general released a report on March 24 , 2015 , that said that Mayorkas improperly intervened to help the brother of Hillary Clinton and two former Democratic National Committee chairmen with issues related to the EB-5 program .
Mayorkas also spoke in 2013 with then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid regarding an EB-5 application for a casino represented by the Democrat ’ s son , Rory Reid .
“ Mayorkas communicated with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the normal adjudicatory process , and intervened with the career USCIS staff in ways that benefited the stakeholders , ” the IG report said .
According to the report , Mayorkas “ exerted improper influence ” to fast-track visas to help GreenTech Automotive , a clean energy car company controlled by Tony Rodham , the brother of Hillary Clinton , and Terry McAuliffe , the former chairman of the DNC .
The IG report described emails from McAuliffe to Mayorkas in 2010 complaining about the lack of approval of EB-5 status for Gulf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controlled by Rodham and McAuliffe that owned GreenTech automotive .
The IG found that staffers at USCIS opposed allowing Gulf Coast and GreenTech to use EB-5 to attract investors .
But the report said that Mayorkas insisted that the application be given more attention .
Mayorkas met with McAuliffe multiple times in 2011 , according to the report .
The New York Times reported that in 2011 , Mayorkas overruled two lower-level DHS officials to grant a visa for a Chinese executive who wanted to invest in GreenTech through the EB-5 program .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Virginia from 2014 to 2018 , also arranged a meeting for Mayorkas and staff for Joe Biden , The Times reported .
The IG report said that career USCIS officials were surprised when Mayorkas said he was taking over the GreenTech matter in 2013 .
They also said that he took files related to the company ’ s application home with him .
Thirty-two Chinese nationals who invested in GreenTech through the EB-5 program sued McAuliffe and Rodham in November 2017 , claiming that they were misled about GreenTech ’ s business prospects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationals , who invested $ 560,000 apiece in GreenTech in 2012 and 2013 , said that McAuliffe and Rodham pledged to “ leverage ” their “ political connections ” to ensure that the investors ’ visa applications “ will get to the top of the pile , and then be approved.
” The IG report did not accuse Mayorkas of intervening to help individual investors ’ obtain visas .
He denied exerting political influence in July 2013 , during confirmation hearings to take over as DHS ’ s second-in-command .
He said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purposes were “ unequivocally false.
” Mayorkas also intervened to help a casino company represented by the son of Harry Reid which sought expedited processing for EB-5 visa applications .
According to the IG report , a staffer for Reid reached out to USCIS in December 2012 to speed up the EB-5 application process for SLS Hotel and Casino , which was represented by Rory Reid , the son of the senator .
The IG report said that Reid leaned on Mayorkas to help SLS Hotel and Casino “ cut in front of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on behalf of a group of Chinese investors .
After the application was denied , Reid called Mayorkas on Jan. 8 , 2013 to ask him to inquire into the denial , the IG report said .
“ We found in that case that there was several highly unusual things that occurred as a result of the intervention , ” John Roth , the DHS inspector general , testified to Congress two days after releasing his report on Mayorkas .
“ We believe that there was the appearance that there was favoritism as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roth said .
Mayorkas resigned from DHS on Oct. 28 , 2016 .
He is currently a partner at WilmerHale , a top Washington , D.C. law firm .
The IG also found that Mayorkas ordered USCIS to reverse an EB-5 ruling related to film production companies linked to former Pennsylvania Gov .
Ed Rendell , a close ally of Joe Biden ’ s who was also a chairman of the DNC .
Roth testified that USCIS officials were poised to reject EB-5 applications for L.A .
Films and Sony Pictures in July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2011 , Rendell spoke by phone with Mayorkas .
Roth said that within an hour of the phone call , Mayorkas directed his staff to reverse the EB-5 denials for the film companies .
“ Almost immediately after that — within an hour of that phone call — Mr. Mayorkas directed his staff to reverse the denials that had been issued and stop issuing denials , ” Roth testified .
Mayorkas did not respond to a request for comment about whether he is under consideration to lead DHS .
The Biden campaign also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comment .
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In 2015, the Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog released a report saying that the agency’s second-in-command, Alejandro Mayorkas, “exerted improper influence” to help several politically-connected Democrats obtain approval to take part in a visa program that grants green cards to wealthy foreign investors.
Mayorkas is now a top contender to lead DHS in a Joe Biden administration, according to Bloomberg and The Washington Post,
Mayorkas served as head of U.S. Customs and Immigration Services during the Obama administration and then deputy director of DHS. Mayorkas is also the architect of the so-called DACA program, which grants green cards to illegal aliens who were brought to the U.S. as children.
Mayorkas’ tenure in the Obama administration was marred by investigations into his intervention on behalf of several high-profile Democrats who sought approvals for their companies under the EB-5 program, which grants legal resident status to foreign nationals who invest at least $500,000 in U.S. companies.
More than 80 percent of EB-5 investors are Chinese nationals. Some Republican lawmakers have questioned whether the Chinese Communist Party has used the EB-5 program as a gateway for U.S. residency for its members.
The DHS inspector general released a report on March 24, 2015, that said that Mayorkas improperly intervened to help the brother of Hillary Clinton and two former Democratic National Committee chairmen with issues related to the EB-5 program.
Mayorkas also spoke in 2013 with then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid regarding an EB-5 application for a casino represented by the Democrat’s son, Rory Reid.
“Mayorkas communicated with stakeholders on substantive issues, outside of the normal adjudicatory process, and intervened with the career USCIS staff in ways that benefited the stakeholders,” the IG report said.
According to the report, Mayorkas “exerted improper influence” to fast-track visas to help GreenTech Automotive, a clean energy car company controlled by Tony Rodham, the brother of Hillary Clinton, and Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the DNC.
The IG report described emails from McAuliffe to Mayorkas in 2010 complaining about the lack of approval of EB-5 status for Gulf Coast Funds Management, an investment firm controlled by Rodham and McAuliffe that owned GreenTech automotive.
The IG found that staffers at USCIS opposed allowing Gulf Coast and GreenTech to use EB-5 to attract investors. But the report said that Mayorkas insisted that the application be given more attention.
Mayorkas met with McAuliffe multiple times in 2011, according to the report.
The New York Times reported that in 2011, Mayorkas overruled two lower-level DHS officials to grant a visa for a Chinese executive who wanted to invest in GreenTech through the EB-5 program.
McAuliffe, who served as governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018, also arranged a meeting for Mayorkas and staff for Joe Biden, The Times reported.
The IG report said that career USCIS officials were surprised when Mayorkas said he was taking over the GreenTech matter in 2013. They also said that he took files related to the company’s application home with him.
USCIS eventually granted Gold Coast’s EB-5 application in January 2014.
Thirty-two Chinese nationals who invested in GreenTech through the EB-5 program sued McAuliffe and Rodham in November 2017, claiming that they were misled about GreenTech’s business prospects and their visa applications.
The Chinese nationals, who invested $560,000 apiece in GreenTech in 2012 and 2013, said that McAuliffe and Rodham pledged to “leverage” their “political connections” to ensure that the investors’ visa applications “will get to the top of the pile, and then be approved.”
GreenTech declared bankruptcy in February 2018.
The IG report did not accuse Mayorkas of intervening to help individual investors’ obtain visas. He denied exerting political influence in July 2013, during confirmation hearings to take over as DHS’s second-in-command. He said that allegations that he helped McAuliffe for political purposes were “unequivocally false.”
Mayorkas also intervened to help a casino company represented by the son of Harry Reid which sought expedited processing for EB-5 visa applications.
According to the IG report, a staffer for Reid reached out to USCIS in December 2012 to speed up the EB-5 application process for SLS Hotel and Casino, which was represented by Rory Reid, the son of the senator.
The IG report said that Reid leaned on Mayorkas to help SLS Hotel and Casino “cut in front of the line” in the EB-5 process on behalf of a group of Chinese investors. After the application was denied, Reid called Mayorkas on Jan. 8, 2013 to ask him to inquire into the denial, the IG report said.
“We found in that case that there was several highly unusual things that occurred as a result of the intervention,” John Roth, the DHS inspector general, testified to Congress two days after releasing his report on Mayorkas.
“We believe that there was the appearance that there was favoritism as a result of this action,” Roth said.
Mayorkas resigned from DHS on Oct. 28, 2016. He is currently a partner at WilmerHale, a top Washington, D.C. law firm.
The IG also found that Mayorkas ordered USCIS to reverse an EB-5 ruling related to film production companies linked to former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a close ally of Joe Biden’s who was also a chairman of the DNC.
Roth testified that USCIS officials were poised to reject EB-5 applications for L.A. Films and Sony Pictures in July 2011.
But on July 15, 2011, Rendell spoke by phone with Mayorkas.
Roth said that within an hour of the phone call, Mayorkas directed his staff to reverse the EB-5 denials for the film companies.
“Almost immediately after that — within an hour of that phone call — Mr. Mayorkas directed his staff to reverse the denials that had been issued and stop issuing denials,” Roth testified.
Mayorkas did not respond to a request for comment about whether he is under consideration to lead DHS. The Biden campaign also did not respond to an email seeking comment.
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westernjournal--2020-11-02--Trent Franks: To Republicans Voting for Biden, Your Narcissistic Treachery Deceives No One

In 1781 , Samuel Adams , one of America ’ s leading Founding Fathers , wrote , “ Let each Citizen remember , at the Moment he is offering his Vote , that he is not making a Present or a Compliment to please an Individual , or at least that he ought not so to do ; but that he is executing one of the most solemn Trusts in human Society , for which he is accountable to God and his Country.
” It is important to recognize that the perfect choice is never on any election ballot .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of choosing the best of the candidates running .
To overlook the best in search of the perfect is to perpetrate the worst .
Either Donald Trump or Joe Biden will win this election .
Any feigned or imagined third alternative or “ higher principle ” in this case is either methodical deception or fundamentally delusional .
The shallowest failure any American voter could make in this election is to believe or suggest that his or her vote is a choice between two political personalities .
We must recognize that we vote not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person stands for and for which direction they will lead America .
In this case , the choice may be whether or not the American republic and her Constitution survive intact , potentially for generations to come .
TRENDING : Twitter Declares Only 7 Mainstream Media Outlets Can Call Election Results Without Warning Labels One of the best ways to judge what a man stands for is by the enemies he keeps .
Even the most woefully incomplete list of Donald Trump ’ s enemies is impressive .
His enemies include a Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revolution , 93 percent of the liberal news media , left-wing Hollywood actors , left-wing academia , the Marxist Black Lives Matter organization , those who would weaken our police and military , narcissistic traitors from his own party , the deep state , social media giants , most of the major internet search engines , committed socialists , the abortion industry , Russia , China and those who would insidiously exploit a tragic worldwide pandemic for their own political ends .
Joe Biden has sold out America to each of the above-mentioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president .
Donald Trump has kept his promises to America , including the promise to place constitutionalist justices on the Supreme Court .
The left is not concerned that Amy Coney Barrett will distort the Constitution ; rather they are concerned that she will keep her promise to apply it as written .
They hate the Constitution and would see it fall and America along with it , and they fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president .
Hugo Chavez boldly brought socialism and court packing to Venezuela @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in South America .
Not one of the thousands of rulings issued by Venezuela ’ s Supreme Tribunal of Justice went against Chavez ’ s Marxist government after it was packed , and today that nation is in socialist chaos , and many average Venezuelan citizens are foraging for food in the streets .
The Democratic Party is the party of socialism and court packing , and they fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president .
When Joe Biden was vice president , the Obama administration made a deal with Iran ( the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would eventually allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons .
RELATED : Mike Huckabee : These 2 Videos Reportedly Show the Coming Coup & Federal Takeover Leftists Plan if Trump Wins Donald Trump withdrew America from that insane pact and then proceeded to destroy ISIS .
If we could display the mind of the Iranian and terrorist leaders , we would all realize that they fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president .
The Democratic Party , for all of its false statements of being for “ the little guy , ” has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of slavery , the Ku Klux Klan , segregation and Jim Crow laws , and today Democrats are the party of abortion on demand for any reason or no reason throughout the entire nine months of pregnancy at taxpayer expense .
In the past , Joe Biden said abortion is always wrong .
Not long ago , Joe Biden opposed forcing taxpayers to fund abortion .
Now he has changed his mind and strongly supports taxpayer funding of abortion .
As Joe Biden has knowingly betrayed the innocent , he will betray you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proof that Joe Biden has completely sold out to the pro-abortion Marxist left .
He attributes his change of mind to not wanting to “ impose his personal view on others.
” It ’ s safe to say that a child in the process of being dismembered alive probably doesn ’ t understand Mr. Biden ’ s open-minded magnanimity .
The Democratic Party supports an abortion industry that targets black women and their babies to the point that a black child is three to five times more likely to be aborted than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children have been killed as a result .
Joe Biden sold out millions of the most innocent of human beings on earth for political gain .
The many players in the abortion industry fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president .
Simply stated , Donald Trump has been the most pro-life president in American history .
Millions of innocent unborn lives may hang in the balance in this election .
One candidate has proven himself dedicated to saving them .
The other proposes to force taxpayers to pay for their murder .
One of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Republican leaders ” say they deeply oppose the left-wing policies of Joe Biden , but intend to vote for Biden regardless , or more cowardly , in this “ time of great moral crisis , preserve their neutrality ” by withholding their vote from either candidate because President Trump is “ arrogant ” or has “ insulted ” them .
To them , I would say your narcissistic duplicity deceives no one .
Most of you bear a grudge toward the president , which is often demonstrably rooted in your own failure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vendetta even though you absolutely know it empowers the most evil of left-wing causes .
You may cloak such treachery in high-minded rhetoric , but your betrayal of the innocent , your own stated principles , your country and future generations is inescapable .
You will never again be trusted by anyone .
Regardless of the outcome of the election , no president in history has overcome the kind of odds that Donald Trump has overcome .
It has always perplexed the establishment from both parties who reflexively place image over substance .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the faults of Donald Trump .
However , they instinctively discern and choose a sometimes awkward and undiplomatic personality who loves America and her founding ideals over the charismatic , well-spoken elitists who hate both .
Though they may never admit it , in the minds of his detractors , Donald Trump ’ s greatest sin is that he has the courage to stand up to them and fight for what will truly make America strong and great again .
Whether they know it or not , America will need courage like his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come .
We will need it to prevent economic calamity in the future .
We will need it to face down anarchy in our streets and terrorism from abroad , and we will need it to arrest the Marxism that encroaches upon us and threatens to undo the Founders ’ dream and the Constitution itself .
Daniel Webster , one of the greatest statesmen in America ’ s history , once said , “ Hold on , my friends , to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands .
Miracles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened once in 6,000 years , may not happen again , for if the American Constitution should fail , there will be anarchy throughout the world.
” With the stark reality of the 2020 election upon us , Mr. Webster ’ s words have taken on a tectonic relevance .
There comes a moment in the life of every people when they must clear their heads and acquit themselves well — as statesmen .
Ladies and gentlemen , that moment has come .
For the sake of our children .
For the sake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation and dreamed of what America could someday be , and for the sake of all those since then who have died in darkness so Americans could walk in the light of freedom , may God give us the courage and wisdom to re-elect Donald Trump .
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In 1781, Samuel Adams, one of America’s leading Founding Fathers, wrote, “Let each Citizen remember, at the Moment he is offering his Vote, that he is not making a Present or a Compliment to please an Individual, or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn Trusts in human Society, for which he is accountable to God and his Country.”
It is important to recognize that the perfect choice is never on any election ballot. We are tasked with the sacred responsibility of choosing the best of the candidates running. To overlook the best in search of the perfect is to perpetrate the worst.
Either Donald Trump or Joe Biden will win this election. Any feigned or imagined third alternative or “higher principle” in this case is either methodical deception or fundamentally delusional.
The shallowest failure any American voter could make in this election is to believe or suggest that his or her vote is a choice between two political personalities. We must recognize that we vote not for a person but for what that person stands for and for which direction they will lead America.
In this case, the choice may be whether or not the American republic and her Constitution survive intact, potentially for generations to come.
One of the best ways to judge what a man stands for is by the enemies he keeps.
Even the most woefully incomplete list of Donald Trump’s enemies is impressive.
His enemies include a Democratic Party now wholly owned by a Marxist revolution, 93 percent of the liberal news media, left-wing Hollywood actors, left-wing academia, the Marxist Black Lives Matter organization, those who would weaken our police and military, narcissistic traitors from his own party, the deep state, social media giants, most of the major internet search engines, committed socialists, the abortion industry, Russia, China and those who would insidiously exploit a tragic worldwide pandemic for their own political ends.
Joe Biden has sold out America to each of the above-mentioned enemies of Trump, and all of them fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president.
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Donald Trump has kept his promises to America, including the promise to place constitutionalist justices on the Supreme Court.
The left is not concerned that Amy Coney Barrett will distort the Constitution; rather they are concerned that she will keep her promise to apply it as written. They hate the Constitution and would see it fall and America along with it, and they fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president.
Hugo Chavez boldly brought socialism and court packing to Venezuela, once one of the richest countries in South America.
Not one of the thousands of rulings issued by Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice went against Chavez’s Marxist government after it was packed, and today that nation is in socialist chaos, and many average Venezuelan citizens are foraging for food in the streets. The Democratic Party is the party of socialism and court packing, and they fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president.
When Joe Biden was vice president, the Obama administration made a deal with Iran (the world’s greatest sponsor of terrorism) that would eventually allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons.
Donald Trump withdrew America from that insane pact and then proceeded to destroy ISIS. If we could display the mind of the Iranian and terrorist leaders, we would all realize that they fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president.
The Democratic Party, for all of its false statements of being for “the little guy,” has a heartless history. Democrats were the party of slavery, the Ku Klux Klan, segregation and Jim Crow laws, and today Democrats are the party of abortion on demand for any reason or no reason throughout the entire nine months of pregnancy at taxpayer expense.
In the past, Joe Biden said abortion is always wrong. Not long ago, Joe Biden opposed forcing taxpayers to fund abortion. Now he has changed his mind and strongly supports taxpayer funding of abortion.
As Joe Biden has knowingly betrayed the innocent, he will betray you, too. Kamala Harris is living proof that Joe Biden has completely sold out to the pro-abortion Marxist left. He attributes his change of mind to not wanting to “impose his personal view on others.” It’s safe to say that a child in the process of being dismembered alive probably doesn’t understand Mr. Biden’s open-minded magnanimity.
The Democratic Party supports an abortion industry that targets black women and their babies to the point that a black child is three to five times more likely to be aborted than a white child. Twenty million American black children have been killed as a result.
Joe Biden sold out millions of the most innocent of human beings on earth for political gain. The many players in the abortion industry fervently hope Joe Biden becomes president.
Simply stated, Donald Trump has been the most pro-life president in American history. Millions of innocent unborn lives may hang in the balance in this election. One candidate has proven himself dedicated to saving them. The other proposes to force taxpayers to pay for their murder.
One of these candidates will win.
Certain self-righteous “Republican leaders” say they deeply oppose the left-wing policies of Joe Biden, but intend to vote for Biden regardless, or more cowardly, in this “time of great moral crisis, preserve their neutrality” by withholding their vote from either candidate because President Trump is “arrogant” or has “insulted” them.
To them, I would say your narcissistic duplicity deceives no one. Most of you bear a grudge toward the president, which is often demonstrably rooted in your own failure, and you mindlessly pursue your self-focused vendetta even though you absolutely know it empowers the most evil of left-wing causes.
You may cloak such treachery in high-minded rhetoric, but your betrayal of the innocent, your own stated principles, your country and future generations is inescapable. You will never again be trusted by anyone.
Regardless of the outcome of the election, no president in history has overcome the kind of odds that Donald Trump has overcome. It has always perplexed the establishment from both parties who reflexively place image over substance.
The American people are not blind to the faults of Donald Trump. However, they instinctively discern and choose a sometimes awkward and undiplomatic personality who loves America and her founding ideals over the charismatic, well-spoken elitists who hate both.
Though they may never admit it, in the minds of his detractors, Donald Trump’s greatest sin is that he has the courage to stand up to them and fight for what will truly make America strong and great again.
Whether they know it or not, America will need courage like his again in the days and years to come.
We will need it to prevent economic calamity in the future. We will need it to face down anarchy in our streets and terrorism from abroad, and we will need it to arrest the Marxism that encroaches upon us and threatens to undo the Founders’ dream and the Constitution itself.
Daniel Webster, one of the greatest statesmen in America’s history, once said, “Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6,000 years, may not happen again, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world.”
With the stark reality of the 2020 election upon us, Mr. Webster’s words have taken on a tectonic relevance.
There comes a moment in the life of every people when they must clear their heads and acquit themselves well — as statesmen.
Ladies and gentlemen, that moment has come.
For the sake of our children. For the sake of all of those who founded this nation and dreamed of what America could someday be, and for the sake of all those since then who have died in darkness so Americans could walk in the light of freedom, may God give us the courage and wisdom to re-elect Donald Trump.
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westernjournal--2020-11-02--Here Are the 9 States to Watch Very Closely Tuesday Night

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each have a path to win the White House .
The former vice president is competitive in all the battleground states Trump carried in 2016 , and has put a handful of traditionally Republican states , including Georgia and Arizona , in play .
Trump can win by defending a wide swath of territory he won in 2016 , but his hopes for reelection are heavily dependent on the swing states of Florida and Pennsylvania .
Grab the binoculars and focus on these 10 states as election returns start rolling in : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swing state known for razor-thin election tallies .
If President Donald Trump doesn ’ t win Florida , he ’ s going to have a rough time capturing enough states to stay in office .
If Democratic Joe Biden doesn ’ t win the state , he still has other pathways to victory .
TRENDING : Twitter Declares Only 7 Mainstream Media Outlets Can Call Election Results Without Warning Labels Don ’ t put the state in either candidates ’ win column too early .
After the polls close , Florida election officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions of mail-in ballots cast early .
If more Democrats voted in advance , it could make it look like Biden is winning .
It ’ s important to keep watching as ballots cast on Election Day trickle in .
The remaining votes might heavily favor Trump and allow him to eke out a win just as he did in 2016 .
Moreover , polls close an hour later in Florida ’ s Panhandle , which is a Republican stronghold .
Trump won the long-running Democratic state of Pennsylvania in 2016 by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden has had a slight advantage in most polls , while some suggest Trump remains positioned to capture the state again .
Trump ’ s hopes of winning boosted after Biden , in a presidential debate , called for phasing out fossil fuels .
That created an opportunity for Trump in a state with a robust natural gas industry .
Biden , who was born in Scranton , claims some favorite-son status in the state and he ’ s traveled there a lot during the campaign from his home in nearby Delaware .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ most GOP-heavy suburb , has been trending Democratic .
Trump lost that county by less than two percentage points in 2016 and has seen his standing in the suburbs steadily erode since then .
Trump glided to victory in Ohio four years ago by eight percentage points , but recent polls show this year ’ s presidential race tightening in the Buckeye State .
RELATED : Businesses Around the Country Board Up Windows in Calm Before Election Storm Trump ’ s support in key suburbs has eroded and he has worked to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earned from voters in rural areas of the state in 2016 .
As early voting began in the state , Biden expanded his ad buys into every corner of Ohio .
Biden ’ s push into traditionally Republican areas signaled his campaign ’ s hope that the state could be within his grasp .
Biden also added a last-minute campaign stop Monday in Cleveland , which his campaign hopes will juice turnout for him .
Population changes are driving politics in the Peach State .
Georgia , long a GOP stronghold , hasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate since the 1990s , but parts of the state are leaning Democratic .
Trump easily won the state by five percentage points in 2016 , but Biden maintains he has a shot and made campaign stops in Georgia during the final week of the campaign .
The GOP grip on Georgia is loosening as the number of older , white , Republican-leaning voters die .
They are being replaced by younger people — some having moved to fast-growing Atlanta from other states — who vote Democratic .
Michigan was long considered a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump won it by less than 11,000 votes in 2016 with support from working-class voters and a boost from Hillary Clinton ’ s poor showing with Black voters in Detroit .
Biden has teamed up with former President Barack Obama to campaign in Flint and Detroit , predominantly black cities where strong turnout will be essential to putting the state in Biden ’ s win column .
Trump isn ’ t ceding Michigan to Biden .
In his campaign visits , Trump argued that he has promoted trade policies that have benefited Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state ’ s Democratic governor over restrictions she has implemented to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus .
Arizona has a long political history of going Republican .
It ’ s the home state of Barry Goldwater , a five-term , conservative senator who was the Republican nominee for president in 1964 .
Trump won Arizona in 2016 , but it is no longer an ironclad GOP stalwart .
A fast-growing Latino population — politically activated during the past decade by anti-immigrant legislation — plus explosive growth among suburbanites skeptical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 , Sen. Kyrsten Sinema became the first Democrat in three decades to win a U.S. Senate seat .
Democrats also won three statewide offices , five of nine congressional seats and made gains in the state legislature that year .
Trump won Wisconsin by fewer than 23,000 votes in 2016 .
To win it again , he needs to perform well outside urban areas like Milwaukee and Madison .
His record on handling the coronavirus pandemic is at the forefront in many voters ’ minds as cases of the virus spike in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urban areas and recent polling suggests Trump is not doing as well as he did in 2016 in GOP-leaning suburbs around Milwaukee .
Those are key areas for successful Republican campaigns in the state .
It ’ s unclear whether Trump can lure enough votes in the more rural areas to offset Biden strongholds in Milwaukee , Madison and Green Bay .
Trump won Iowa handily in 2016 , yet the public health and economic crises resulting from the coronavirus pandemic are part of why Democrats think they have a chance .
Iowa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A loss for the president would significantly narrow his path to reelection .
Trump narrowly lost Nevada in 2016 as the state has trended toward the Democrats in the past decade , but the president thinks he can flip it .
Trump ’ s campaign has invested heavily in the state and is relying on its ground game to turn out voters .
Democrats , by contrast , have largely relied on virtual campaign efforts during the pandemic , save for the casino workers ’ Culinary Union , which has sent workers door-to-door @ @ @ @ @ @ @ momentum from increasing support from Latinos and non-college education white voters , two important constituencies in the state .
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President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each have a path to win the White House. The former vice president is competitive in all the battleground states Trump carried in 2016, and has put a handful of traditionally Republican states, including Georgia and Arizona, in play.
Trump can win by defending a wide swath of territory he won in 2016, but his hopes for reelection are heavily dependent on the swing states of Florida and Pennsylvania.
Grab the binoculars and focus on these 10 states as election returns start rolling in:
Florida is Worth 29 Electoral Votes
All eyes are on Florida, a swing state known for razor-thin election tallies. If President Donald Trump doesn’t win Florida, he’s going to have a rough time capturing enough states to stay in office. If Democratic Joe Biden doesn’t win the state, he still has other pathways to victory.
Don’t put the state in either candidates’ win column too early. After the polls close, Florida election officials are expected to announce the results of millions of mail-in ballots cast early. If more Democrats voted in advance, it could make it look like Biden is winning. It’s important to keep watching as ballots cast on Election Day trickle in. The remaining votes might heavily favor Trump and allow him to eke out a win just as he did in 2016.
Moreover, polls close an hour later in Florida’s Panhandle, which is a Republican stronghold.
Pennsylvania is Worth 20 Electoral Votes
Trump won the long-running Democratic state of Pennsylvania in 2016 by a little more than one percentage point. Biden has had a slight advantage in most polls, while some suggest Trump remains positioned to capture the state again.
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Trump’s hopes of winning boosted after Biden, in a presidential debate, called for phasing out fossil fuels. That created an opportunity for Trump in a state with a robust natural gas industry.
Biden, who was born in Scranton, claims some favorite-son status in the state and he’s traveled there a lot during the campaign from his home in nearby Delaware.
Bucks County, once Philadelphia’s most GOP-heavy suburb, has been trending Democratic. Trump lost that county by less than two percentage points in 2016 and has seen his standing in the suburbs steadily erode since then.
Ohio is Worth 18 Electoral Votes
Trump glided to victory in Ohio four years ago by eight percentage points, but recent polls show this year’s presidential race tightening in the Buckeye State.
Trump’s support in key suburbs has eroded and he has worked to keep a hold of the near-historic margins he earned from voters in rural areas of the state in 2016.
As early voting began in the state, Biden expanded his ad buys into every corner of Ohio. Biden’s push into traditionally Republican areas signaled his campaign’s hope that the state could be within his grasp.
Biden also added a last-minute campaign stop Monday in Cleveland, which his campaign hopes will juice turnout for him.
Georgia is Worth 16 Electoral Votes
Population changes are driving politics in the Peach State.
Georgia, long a GOP stronghold, hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since the 1990s, but parts of the state are leaning Democratic.
Trump easily won the state by five percentage points in 2016, but Biden maintains he has a shot and made campaign stops in Georgia during the final week of the campaign.
The GOP grip on Georgia is loosening as the number of older, white, Republican-leaning voters die. They are being replaced by younger people — some having moved to fast-growing Atlanta from other states — who vote Democratic.
Michigan is Worth 16 Electoral Votes
Michigan was long considered a Democratic stronghold in presidential contests. But Trump won it by less than 11,000 votes in 2016 with support from working-class voters and a boost from Hillary Clinton’s poor showing with Black voters in Detroit.
Biden has teamed up with former President Barack Obama to campaign in Flint and Detroit, predominantly black cities where strong turnout will be essential to putting the state in Biden’s win column.
Trump isn’t ceding Michigan to Biden. In his campaign visits, Trump argued that he has promoted trade policies that have benefited Michigan’s auto industry, while pillorying the state’s Democratic governor over restrictions she has implemented to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Arizona is Worth 11 Electoral Votes
Arizona has a long political history of going Republican. It’s the home state of Barry Goldwater, a five-term, conservative senator who was the Republican nominee for president in 1964.
Trump won Arizona in 2016, but it is no longer an ironclad GOP stalwart.
A fast-growing Latino population — politically activated during the past decade by anti-immigrant legislation — plus explosive growth among suburbanites skeptical of Trump has energized Democrats.
In 2018, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema became the first Democrat in three decades to win a U.S. Senate seat. Democrats also won three statewide offices, five of nine congressional seats and made gains in the state legislature that year.
Wisconsin is Worth 10 Electoral Votes
Trump won Wisconsin by fewer than 23,000 votes in 2016. To win it again, he needs to perform well outside urban areas like Milwaukee and Madison. His record on handling the coronavirus pandemic is at the forefront in many voters’ minds as cases of the virus spike in Wisconsin.
Biden is expected to win urban areas and recent polling suggests Trump is not doing as well as he did in 2016 in GOP-leaning suburbs around Milwaukee.
Those are key areas for successful Republican campaigns in the state. It’s unclear whether Trump can lure enough votes in the more rural areas to offset Biden strongholds in Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay.
Iowa is Worth Six Electoral Votes
Trump won Iowa handily in 2016, yet the public health and economic crises resulting from the coronavirus pandemic are part of why Democrats think they have a chance.
Iowa is not a must-win for Biden. A loss for the president would significantly narrow his path to reelection.
Nevada is Worth Six Electoral Votes
Trump narrowly lost Nevada in 2016 as the state has trended toward the Democrats in the past decade, but the president thinks he can flip it.
Trump’s campaign has invested heavily in the state and is relying on its ground game to turn out voters. Democrats, by contrast, have largely relied on virtual campaign efforts during the pandemic, save for the casino workers’ Culinary Union, which has sent workers door-to-door.
Some Democrats fear Trump has gained momentum from increasing support from Latinos and non-college education white voters, two important constituencies in the state.
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westernjournal--2020-11-02--Young Conservatives: Here’s the Top 5 Comic Books and Graphic Novels for You

Social justice politics and woke activism have taken hold of every aspect of mainstream entertainment .
Movies , television shows and even video games have been swallowed up in the left ’ s new push to permeate every aspect of our culture with their political messaging .
Comic books and graphic novels were , for quite some time , the last refuge free from the left ’ s grasp .
Sadly , that is no longer the case .
Nowadays , comics only serve to push a socialist agenda or as some sort of allegorical representation of America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and graphic novels now fall within this awful trend , there have been a few in recent history that forward conservative values instead .
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This may come as a shock to some Christians , but some of the most powerful faith-based stories are often within the horror genre .
Horror stories evoke powerful Christian messages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when a writer is dealing with the complexities of evil supernatural forces .
Such storytelling inevitably leads to the exploration of ideas such as faith and belief in a higher power .
Although it certainly isn ’ t an overtly Christian story , Gideon Falls , an Image Comics horror series written by Jeff Lemire , deals with many of these themes .
Gideon Falls follows a young man dealing with mental health issues and a washed-up Catholic priest who was recently assigned to a small town full of mystery .
The two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slowly discover an evil , supernatural force known as “ The Black Barn.
” Unlike many horror stories of today , Gideon Falls doesn ’ t lean on gratuitous violence .
Instead , the story is a slow burn that explores the nature of evil .
This totally flies in the face of the current post-modern belief among the left that morality is an allusion and our Western conception of good and evil is completely subjective .
To the left , there is no such thing as either good or evil .
RELATED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Supporting Trump : ' I Had To Remind Him He Was a Black Person' Early on in the story , one of the characters makes it clear that she is a Buddhist who doesn ’ t believe in the Devil .
Essentially , she serves as the personification of moral relativism .
Once she encounters the primary antagonist of the story , her beliefs begin to change .
Evil is real .
The left may not understand that notion , but Gideon Falls certainly does .
Anthem , a 1938 novella written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a man rebelling against a collectivist , totalitarian government .
In 2018 , The Atlas Society repurposed the classic conservative story into a graphic novel .
The totalitarian society depicted within the pages of Anthem is much like the one far-left socialists currently advocate for .
That is to say , it is a big-government , equity-based society that robs its citizens of their individual freedoms .
What really makes this story stand out are the illustrations by Joe Staton .
The artwork truly brings Anthem to life in fresh new ways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of back when she wrote the story in the early 20th century .
For any conservative comic book fan living amidst the woke politics of 2020 , this title truly is a must-buy .
Frank Miller ’ s The Dark Knight Returns is considered by most to be the greatest Batman story of all time .
It just so happens to be the most conservative Batman story of all time as well .
The four-issue miniseries sees an old , world-weary Bruce Wayne come out of retirement , donning the cowl once again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gotham City .
Batman already exemplifies conservative values to a tee — he ’ s the billionaire owner of a major company that uses his resources , free from government regulation or interference , to help make the world a better place .
In the Dark Knight Returns , Batman ’ s tough-on-crime approach is a welcome sight to the many citizens of Gotham .
Outside of the gang members he fights , the vast majority of Batman ’ s enemies are government officials or third-parties backed by the government who argue against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At one point , a psychologist within the series even makes the case that Batman is a “ fascist ” trying to rob criminals of their civil rights .
That argument sounds eerily familiar when contrasted with the rhetoric of today ’ s political left .
This psychologist even goes so far as to make the point that the murderous serial killing Joker is actually a victim of Batman ’ s brutality .
In his mind , the psychotic clown merely needed the proper care free from Batman ’ s brutal form of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Joker breaks the doctor ’ s neck .
This is only one small example of the book ’ s conservative messaging .
Similar messages can be found throughout the story .
Although The Dark Knight Returns leans less towards Christian values and more towards the philosophy of humanism , the story nevertheless has plenty of great conservative themes , such as individuality and autonomy from the state , that conservatives of all sorts can get behind .
Much like Any Rand ’ s Anthem , George Orwell ’ s Animal Farm was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the graphic novel treatment .
At a time in history when far-left Marxists are threatening to destroy American society as we know it , a story like Animal Farm has never been more relevant .
No line in Animal Farm is more illustrative of the dangerous flaws of socialism than this : “ All animals are equal , but some animals are more equal than others.
” Through this farm-animal analogy , Orwell explains to his readers that although socialist societies often purport to create absolute equality , they inevitably give all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controls the government .
This elite then rules over everyone else .
Everyone ’ s equal under socialism all right .
They are all equally enslaved .
As is the case with Anthem , the graphic novel version of Animal Farm expands the story in many new and exciting ways .
Given that no story has ever been more effective at shining a light on the evils of socialism , this is an important graphic novel that every conservative should add to their collection as soon as possible .
The second story written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Born Again , is the seminal story of Matt Murdock , the blind , Catholic lawyer by-day who also patrols the streets of Hell ’ s Kitchen at night as the fearless vigilante Daredevil .
In the beginning of the story , it ’ s revealed that Karen Page , a former love interest of Matt , has become a heroin addict following a failed stint in Hollywood acting .
Strung out and in need of one more hit , Karen sells out Daredevil ’ s secret identity .
The revelation eventually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kingpin , who then makes Matt ’ s life a living hell .
Matt loses everything : his possessions , reputation , money , friends and sanity are slowly chipped away until the once strong protagonist is merely a husk of his former self .
Daredevil pays for the sins of Karen .
As the story goes on , it becomes increasingly clear that Daredevil is meant to be an allegorical representation of Jesus Christ and Karen Page a representation of humanity .
In what might be the most powerful moment of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life completely destroyed beyond repair , Matt finally comes face to face with the woman who betrayed him .
Instead of screaming at her or taking his revenge , Matt doesn ’ t say a word .
He simply embraces Karen in a powerful act of forgiveness .
Karen totally betrayed Matt and was unworthy of his forgiveness just as man is unworthy of God ’ s grace .
Nevertheless , just as God forgave man , Matt forgave Karen .
By the end of the story , Matt is born again when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alongside Karen Page .
Just as Christ was reborn and pulled believers into redemption alongside him , even though we didn ’ t deserve it .
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Social justice politics and woke activism have taken hold of every aspect of mainstream entertainment.
Movies, television shows and even video games have been swallowed up in the left’s new push to permeate every aspect of our culture with their political messaging.
Comic books and graphic novels were, for quite some time, the last refuge free from the left’s grasp.
Sadly, that is no longer the case. Nowadays, comics only serve to push a socialist agenda or as some sort of allegorical representation of America’s supposed systemic discrimination.
Although many comics and graphic novels now fall within this awful trend, there have been a few in recent history that forward conservative values instead.
For any conservative who’s a passionate reader of comic books, reading these five stories is an absolute necessity.
Gideon Falls
This may come as a shock to some Christians, but some of the most powerful faith-based stories are often within the horror genre.
Horror stories evoke powerful Christian messages. It’s hard not to when a writer is dealing with the complexities of evil supernatural forces. Such storytelling inevitably leads to the exploration of ideas such as faith and belief in a higher power.
Although it certainly isn’t an overtly Christian story, Gideon Falls, an Image Comics horror series written by Jeff Lemire, deals with many of these themes.
Gideon Falls follows a young man dealing with mental health issues and a washed-up Catholic priest who was recently assigned to a small town full of mystery. The two men’s stories intertwine as they slowly discover an evil, supernatural force known as “The Black Barn.”
Unlike many horror stories of today, Gideon Falls doesn’t lean on gratuitous violence. Instead, the story is a slow burn that explores the nature of evil.
This totally flies in the face of the current post-modern belief among the left that morality is an allusion and our Western conception of good and evil is completely subjective. To the left, there is no such thing as either good or evil.
Early on in the story, one of the characters makes it clear that she is a Buddhist who doesn’t believe in the Devil. Essentially, she serves as the personification of moral relativism.
Once she encounters the primary antagonist of the story, her beliefs begin to change.
Evil is real. The left may not understand that notion, but Gideon Falls certainly does.
Ayn Rand’s Anthem
Anthem, a 1938 novella written by Ayn Rand, tells the story of a man rebelling against a collectivist, totalitarian government.
In 2018, The Atlas Society repurposed the classic conservative story into a graphic novel.
The totalitarian society depicted within the pages of Anthem is much like the one far-left socialists currently advocate for.
That is to say, it is a big-government, equity-based society that robs its citizens of their individual freedoms.
What really makes this story stand out are the illustrations by Joe Staton.
The artwork truly brings Anthem to life in fresh new ways that Rand likely hadn’t thought of back when she wrote the story in the early 20th century.
For any conservative comic book fan living amidst the woke politics of 2020, this title truly is a must-buy.
The Dark Knight Returns
Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns is considered by most to be the greatest Batman story of all time. It just so happens to be the most conservative Batman story of all time as well. The four-issue miniseries sees an old, world-weary Bruce Wayne come out of retirement, donning the cowl once again after a viscous gang takes hold of Gotham City. Batman already exemplifies conservative values to a tee — he’s the billionaire owner of a major company that uses his resources, free from government regulation or interference, to help make the world a better place. In the Dark Knight Returns, Batman’s tough-on-crime approach is a welcome sight to the many citizens of Gotham. Outside of the gang members he fights, the vast majority of Batman’s enemies are government officials or third-parties backed by the government who argue against his crusade for mostly left-wing reasons. At one point, a psychologist within the series even makes the case that Batman is a “fascist” trying to rob criminals of their civil rights. That argument sounds eerily familiar when contrasted with the rhetoric of today’s political left. This psychologist even goes so far as to make the point that the murderous serial killing Joker is actually a victim of Batman’s brutality. In his mind, the psychotic clown merely needed the proper care free from Batman’s brutal form of justice. Later on in the story, Joker breaks the doctor’s neck. This is only one small example of the book’s conservative messaging. Similar messages can be found throughout the story. Although The Dark Knight Returns leans less towards Christian values and more towards the philosophy of humanism, the story nevertheless has plenty of great conservative themes, such as individuality and autonomy from the state, that conservatives of all sorts can get behind.
Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel
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Much like Any Rand’s Anthem, George Orwell’s Animal Farm was yet another iconic anti-Marxist tale to receive the graphic novel treatment.
At a time in history when far-left Marxists are threatening to destroy American society as we know it, a story like Animal Farm has never been more relevant.
No line in Animal Farm is more illustrative of the dangerous flaws of socialism than this: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
Through this farm-animal analogy, Orwell explains to his readers that although socialist societies often purport to create absolute equality, they inevitably give all the power to a small elite class that controls the government.
This elite then rules over everyone else.
Everyone’s equal under socialism all right. They are all equally enslaved.
As is the case with Anthem, the graphic novel version of Animal Farm expands the story in many new and exciting ways.
Given that no story has ever been more effective at shining a light on the evils of socialism, this is an important graphic novel that every conservative should add to their collection as soon as possible.
Daredevil: Born Again
The second story written by Frank Miller to grace this list, Born Again, is the seminal story of Matt Murdock, the blind, Catholic lawyer by-day who also patrols the streets of Hell’s Kitchen at night as the fearless vigilante Daredevil.
In the beginning of the story, it’s revealed that Karen Page, a former love interest of Matt, has become a heroin addict following a failed stint in Hollywood acting.
Strung out and in need of one more hit, Karen sells out Daredevil’s secret identity.
The revelation eventually makes its way to Daredevil villain the Kingpin, who then makes Matt’s life a living hell.
Matt loses everything: his possessions, reputation, money, friends and sanity are slowly chipped away until the once strong protagonist is merely a husk of his former self.
Daredevil pays for the sins of Karen.
As the story goes on, it becomes increasingly clear that Daredevil is meant to be an allegorical representation of Jesus Christ and Karen Page a representation of humanity.
Matt losing everything represents Jesus dying for humanity’s sins.
In what might be the most powerful moment of the entire story, after seeing his whole life completely destroyed beyond repair, Matt finally comes face to face with the woman who betrayed him.
Instead of screaming at her or taking his revenge, Matt doesn’t say a word. He simply embraces Karen in a powerful act of forgiveness.
Karen totally betrayed Matt and was unworthy of his forgiveness just as man is unworthy of God’s grace.
Nevertheless, just as God forgave man, Matt forgave Karen.
By the end of the story, Matt is born again when he builds a new life for himself alongside Karen Page.
Just as Christ was reborn and pulled believers into redemption alongside him, even though we didn’t deserve it.
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westernjournal--2020-11-02--Some Locations Are Making It Harder for Some Trump Supporters To Vote

America ’ s fight over masks has reached a new front : polling places .
On Election Day , voters across the country will face varying rules about mask-wearing when they cast a ballot as officials try to balance public safety precautions amid a global pandemic with the constitutional right to vote .
Most states , even ones with broad mask mandates , are stopping short of forcing voters to use a face covering .
Instead , they ’ re opting for recommendations to wear them while providing options for voters who refuse .
“ We are asking everyone at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and outside of polling places , and not to create disturbances about wearing or not wearing face coverings , ” said Meagan Wolfe , chief elections official in Wisconsin , where a state mask mandate applies to poll workers but not voters .
During the early voting period , disagreements over masks occasionally led to long voting lines and had election officials clearing polling sites for the mask-less or directing them to stations away from other machines .
TRENDING : Kamala Harris Finally Goes Full Marxist : ‘ Equitable Treatment Means We All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Still , due to the decentralized nature of the country ’ s voting systems , rules are different depending on where ballots are cast .
Some places are taking harder stances than others .
In one case that caught national attention , a Maryland man was arrested after refusing to wear a mask while trying to vote last month .
He has since sued his local election board over the incident .
In Texas , the issue has wound up in court .
First , Republican Gov .
Greg Abbott carved out an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mask mandate issued earlier this year .
Then , in response to a challenge from voting rights groups , a federal judge ordered that masks must be worn inside polling sites .
That decision was quickly reversed by an appeals court .
Despite the legal back and forth , at least some Texas elections administrators had chosen not to enforce the short-lived polling station mask mandate .
Some Trump supporters eschew masks and mask mandates , which means imposing mask requirements at polling locations could be a problem .
Worse , it could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without masks .
Wendy Weiser , director of the democracy program at the Brennan Center for Justice , said governments should be able to require masks at polling places during the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Despite the few attempts to challenge mask requirements in court , there is no question that it is well within the legal authority of states and localities to require masks to be worn at polling places — both as a matter of public health and as a reasonable regulation of the election process , ” she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have settled on a strategy of strongly encouraging voters to wear masks .
Their message is that abiding by widely accepted health guidelines will protect poll workers and other voters .
In Atlanta , Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over the weekend signed an extension of measures designed to limit the spread of the virus , including a mask mandate in the city .
But her order specifically says “ no individual shall be denied ingress or egress to or from a polling place for failure to wear a facial covering or mask.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manager for the secretary of state ’ s office , said during a news conference Monday that individual poll managers will have to decide how to accommodate people who have tested positive or are in quarantine .
He suggested that one way to handle them might be pulling them aside and having them vote a hand-marked paper ballot away from everyone else , rather than having them use one of the touchscreen voting machines .
But he stressed that no additional barriers to voting can be put in place .
“ You can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not wearing a mask , ” Sterling said .
Meanwhile , election officials across the country have scrambled to shore up polling place safety precautions to make it easier to recruit poll workers .
Many of them have traditionally been older retirees — the type of people who are at greater risk of getting a severe case of the coronavirus .
The idea of staffing a polling place where voters aren ’ t wearing masks was one reason Richard Baus decided to break over a decade of tradition and not work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Pennsylvania , this year .
Even at 90 years old during a global pandemic , Baus said he was considering returning as a poll worker but ultimately decided against it .
“ Being a poll worker , you do come into contact with people , very close contact , ” he said .
“ I would have been more inclined to work if they had a mask mandate.
” Virginia Elections Commissioner Chris Piper said voters who walk into polling places without wearing face coverings will be offered masks by poll workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the voters will be asked to return to their cars and vote curbside .
If they refuse to do that , they will be allowed to vote inside the polling location .
“ Obviously , the goal is to mitigate that , to encourage the health and safety of everybody , ” Piper said .
“ But certainly if they refuse , they have to be offered a ballot.
” In Florida ’ s Broward County , where there is a mask ordinance , elections spokesman Steve Vancore said just four out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks .
They were allowed to cast ballots after they were separated from other voters .
“ We tell them ’ Sir or ma ’ am — it is mostly sir — you are not supposed to be in here without a mask .
There is a county ordinance , ” he said .
“ They mostly obey.
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America’s fight over masks has reached a new front: polling places.
On Election Day, voters across the country will face varying rules about mask-wearing when they cast a ballot as officials try to balance public safety precautions amid a global pandemic with the constitutional right to vote.
Most states, even ones with broad mask mandates, are stopping short of forcing voters to use a face covering. Instead, they’re opting for recommendations to wear them while providing options for voters who refuse.
“We are asking everyone at the polls to observe social distancing inside and outside of polling places, and not to create disturbances about wearing or not wearing face coverings,” said Meagan Wolfe, chief elections official in Wisconsin, where a state mask mandate applies to poll workers but not voters.
During the early voting period, disagreements over masks occasionally led to long voting lines and had election officials clearing polling sites for the mask-less or directing them to stations away from other machines.
Still, due to the decentralized nature of the country’s voting systems, rules are different depending on where ballots are cast. Some places are taking harder stances than others.
In one case that caught national attention, a Maryland man was arrested after refusing to wear a mask while trying to vote last month. He has since sued his local election board over the incident.
In Texas, the issue has wound up in court.
First, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott carved out an exception for voting locations in his statewide mask mandate issued earlier this year.
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Then, in response to a challenge from voting rights groups, a federal judge ordered that masks must be worn inside polling sites. That decision was quickly reversed by an appeals court.
Despite the legal back and forth, at least some Texas elections administrators had chosen not to enforce the short-lived polling station mask mandate.
Some Trump supporters eschew masks and mask mandates, which means imposing mask requirements at polling locations could be a problem. Worse, it could be an obstacle for those who arrive without masks.
Wendy Weiser, director of the democracy program at the Brennan Center for Justice, said governments should be able to require masks at polling places during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Despite the few attempts to challenge mask requirements in court, there is no question that it is well within the legal authority of states and localities to require masks to be worn at polling places — both as a matter of public health and as a reasonable regulation of the election process,” she said.
With Election Day looming, most places have settled on a strategy of strongly encouraging voters to wear masks. Their message is that abiding by widely accepted health guidelines will protect poll workers and other voters.
In Atlanta, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over the weekend signed an extension of measures designed to limit the spread of the virus, including a mask mandate in the city. But her order specifically says “no individual shall be denied ingress or egress to or from a polling place for failure to wear a facial covering or mask.”
Gabriel Sterling, statewide voting system implementation manager for the secretary of state’s office, said during a news conference Monday that individual poll managers will have to decide how to accommodate people who have tested positive or are in quarantine.
He suggested that one way to handle them might be pulling them aside and having them vote a hand-marked paper ballot away from everyone else, rather than having them use one of the touchscreen voting machines.
But he stressed that no additional barriers to voting can be put in place.
“You can’t turn away somebody because they’re not wearing a mask,” Sterling said.
Meanwhile, election officials across the country have scrambled to shore up polling place safety precautions to make it easier to recruit poll workers. Many of them have traditionally been older retirees — the type of people who are at greater risk of getting a severe case of the coronavirus.
The idea of staffing a polling place where voters aren’t wearing masks was one reason Richard Baus decided to break over a decade of tradition and not work the election in his hometown of Dublin, Pennsylvania, this year.
Even at 90 years old during a global pandemic, Baus said he was considering returning as a poll worker but ultimately decided against it.
“Being a poll worker, you do come into contact with people, very close contact,” he said. “I would have been more inclined to work if they had a mask mandate.”
Virginia Elections Commissioner Chris Piper said voters who walk into polling places without wearing face coverings will be offered masks by poll workers. If they refuse to wear them, the voters will be asked to return to their cars and vote curbside. If they refuse to do that, they will be allowed to vote inside the polling location.
“Obviously, the goal is to mitigate that, to encourage the health and safety of everybody,” Piper said. “But certainly if they refuse, they have to be offered a ballot.”
In Florida’s Broward County, where there is a mask ordinance, elections spokesman Steve Vancore said just four out of 364,000 early voters refused to wear masks. They were allowed to cast ballots after they were separated from other voters.
“We tell them ’Sir or ma’am — it is mostly sir — you are not supposed to be in here without a mask. There is a county ordinance,” he said. “They mostly obey.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-02--NFL Legend Terry Bradshaw Caught on Video Helping Complete Stranger in the Rain

It ’ s not every day that a celebrity goes out of his way to help a stranger .
But Terry Bradshaw is just that kind of humble , down-to-earth person .
On Wednesday , he was at a Pack ‘ N ’ Mail in Gainesville , Texas , when the person parked in the car next to his couldn ’ t get his car to start .
According to Pack ‘ N ’ Mail employee Cindy Hurt Hammer — who filmed the interaction and posted it online — Bradshaw bought jumper cables from the store and went outside to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a minute , and when they succeeded and the stranger ’ s car started up , Bradshaw threw his arms in the air and yelled “ touchdown !
” before handing the man the jumper cables and going on his way .
“ And this is why I ’ m a true Terry Bradshaw fan !
!
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” Hammer captioned the video .
“ Super humble fella.
” TRENDING : Twitter Declares Only 7 Mainstream Media Outlets Can Call Election Results Without Warning Labels Hammer said the stranger had no idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employees had to break it to him .
“ Wonder if that guy knows that he just got jumped off by a super bowl mvp and hall of famer !
!
” one person commented on the video .
“ They come in the store all the time , ” Hammer said in another comment , referring to the Bradshaws .
“ I did a notary for them and this guy was outside needing a jump so they bought jumper cables from us and jumped him off then gave him the cables lol @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was helping him until he came in the store to use the computer and we told him lmbo !
!
He him and his wife are such sweet humble people.
” Hammer also commented that she ’ d asked the family permission to share the video , and they ’ d given it .
“ I would never want to show the Bradshaw family any disrespect so I wanted to make sure , ” she wrote .
“ The world needs to see more people like this .
He is a blessing To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t even know it lol !
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WE LOVE TERRY BRADSHAW !
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” RELATED : NFL Coach 'Riverboat Ron ' Rivera Finishes Final Round of Chemo Treatment , Rings Bell in 'Very Emotional ' Video The video drew comments from more fans and residents in the area who have had equally pleasant run-ins with the NFL legend and spoke of his faith or his kindness .
“ He comes through our Car Wash quite often , ” commented one person .
“ Can ’ t believe I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributions to this community and his personality are special.
” “ Terry Bradshaw is a cool down to earth man !
” wrote another .
“ I have talked to him many of times since he lives here in Love County !
!
Not stuck up at all like most famous people.
” Bradshaw told E !
that it was second nature to help out where he could .
“ I didn ’ t think twice about helping him , and I was happy to do so , ” he said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s nice to be able to help one another out , especially during a time when things are so divisive in our country.
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It’s not every day that a celebrity goes out of his way to help a stranger. But Terry Bradshaw is just that kind of humble, down-to-earth person.
On Wednesday, he was at a Pack ‘N’ Mail in Gainesville, Texas, when the person parked in the car next to his couldn’t get his car to start.
According to Pack ‘N’ Mail employee Cindy Hurt Hammer — who filmed the interaction and posted it online — Bradshaw bought jumper cables from the store and went outside to offer his assistance.
It only took a minute, and when they succeeded and the stranger’s car started up, Bradshaw threw his arms in the air and yelled “touchdown!” before handing the man the jumper cables and going on his way.
“And this is why I’m a true Terry Bradshaw fan!!!!” Hammer captioned the video. “Super humble fella.”
Hammer said the stranger had no idea who Bradshaw was, and the store employees had to break it to him.
“Wonder if that guy knows that he just got jumped off by a super bowl mvp and hall of famer!!” one person commented on the video.
“[H]e did not lol,” Hammer replied. “We told him.”
“They come in the store all the time,” Hammer said in another comment, referring to the Bradshaws. “I did a notary for them and this guy was outside needing a jump so they bought jumper cables from us and jumped him off then gave him the cables lol.
“He had no idea who was helping him until he came in the store to use the computer and we told him lmbo!! He him and his wife are such sweet humble people.”
Hammer also commented that she’d asked the family permission to share the video, and they’d given it.
“I would never want to show the Bradshaw family any disrespect so I wanted to make sure,” she wrote. “The world needs to see more people like this. He is a blessing To so many people and probably doesn’t even know it lol!!!! WE LOVE TERRY BRADSHAW!!!!!”
The video drew comments from more fans and residents in the area who have had equally pleasant run-ins with the NFL legend and spoke of his faith or his kindness.
“He comes through our Car Wash quite often,” commented one person. “Can’t believe I would ever like a Steeler. His contributions to this community and his personality are special.”
“Terry Bradshaw is a cool down to earth man!” wrote another. “I have talked to him many of times since he lives here in Love County!! Not stuck up at all like most famous people.”
Bradshaw told E! that it was second nature to help out where he could.
“I didn’t think twice about helping him, and I was happy to do so,” he said.
“We’re all humans and it’s nice to be able to help one another out, especially during a time when things are so divisive in our country.”
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