westernjournal--2020-08-31--Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said He ‘Felt the Need To Find a White Male

Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said He ‘Felt the Need To Find a White Male to Kill’

A man was brutally stabbed simply because of the color of his skin , but there has been no media-fueled national outrage , nor has the attacker become a household name .
The reason is that the assault was allegedly perpetrated by Jayvon Hatchett , a 19-year-old black man who is now facing charges of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime for repeatedly stabbing a white AutoZone employee in Columbus , Georgia , on Tuesday , according to WRBL-TV .
The motive for the brutal attack ?
Police say Hatchett told investigators he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white male to kill.
” “ SHOCK : Jayvon Hatchett stabbed Auto Zone employee 7 times after ‘ watching Facebook videos of police shootings , ' ” WLTZ-TV ’ s Robbie Watson wrote on Facebook as she shared photos of the young man in court .
“ Hatchett smiles telling Detective he chose white man at random and stabbed him in the neck , ” Watson wrote .
“ Victim ’ s critical and traumatized by attack according to court testimony.
” TRENDING : Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White Male to Kill' According to Watson ’ s full WLTZ-TV report , Hatchett allegedly entered the auto parts store and asked a white male employee for a thermostat , which the worker said the store didn ’ t have .
When the employee turned away , Hatchett ambushed the man and repeatedly stabbed him , according to police .
Police said the worker , who wasn ’ t identified , was in critical condition and was fortunate to have survived the savage assault .
The Columbus Police Department tracked Hatchett down after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen entering and leaving the store on surveillance camera images the department released to the public , WTVY-TV reported .
According to police , when investigators showed up at his home near the crime scene , Hatchett admitted attacking the 51-year-old worker and gave officers the knife he used in the attack as well as the shirt he wore during the crime , which was in the backyard and partially burned .
Hatchett , who reportedly was involved in a separate crime in the area , was being held without bond .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hate crime stemming from legislation Republican Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp signed into law in June .
“ On the AutoZone stabbing case , my thoughts are that if the allegations are true , then [ the ] defendant should be charged with aggravated battery with a hate crime sentencing enhancement if convicted beyond a reasonable doubt , ” Mark Jones , district attorney-elect for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit , told WTVY .
RELATED : County Admits It Has No Idea Which Inmates Have Been Released Under COVID Concerns “ The Hate Crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sentencing enhancement on offenders who commit unjustified acts of violence solely on the basis of race , gender , sexual orientation , or physical disability , ” he added , qualifying his remarks by pointing out the incident is still under investigation .
“ Our community must categorically reject unjustified violence , of any type , and we must use the law fully to that end , ” Jones said .
“ A district attorney takes an oath to prosecute cases without fear , favor , or affection , and that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 1 , 2021 when I take the oath.
” The suspect ’ s motivation , coupled with the lack of national attention on this crime , speaks volumes about how the establishment media treat race and crime in America .
The attacker apparently was whipped into a murderous frenzy by the race-baiting coverage of recent police incidents , which lately have turned into a black and white issue — literally — as every death or injury of a black man in an encounter with law enforcement is considered unjustified and racially motivated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks were immediately used to advance a narrative about rampant racially motivated police violence against innocent black victims despite any evidence that race was a factor at all .
( Mostly , police violence appears to be directly proportional to the degree to which a suspect resists arrest . )
Just last week , Jacob Blake , a man who was wanted on a felony sexual assault charge and who was ignoring officers ’ commands and reaching for a knife when he was shot seven times in the back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racist police , which set off NBA protests in his name and sparked riots in Kenosha , Wisconsin .
Meanwhile , Kyle Rittenhouse , the teen who possibly killed two rioters in self-defense during the unrest in Kenosha , was portrayed by some in the media as a white supremacist out for blood without a shred of evidence other than his skin color .
Even if the media aren ’ t directly responsible for Hatchett ’ s alleged stabbing , they obviously don ’ t treat actual racist crimes with the same gravity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black and the victim white .
These narratives about racist police , meant to advance leftists ’ causes and garner Democratic loyalty among minorities , have real-life consequences for people hearing them who might already be mentally unstable and have an ax to grind .
The left is putting people and especially police officers at risk while doing nothing for the minority communities it claims it wants to help .
Hatchett ’ s alleged violent reaction to the endless , incendiary narrative shows how irresponsible and dangerous it is for the establishment media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with their one-sided fake news .
Regardless of the color of the hand that commits it , racially motivated crime is abhorrent and ugly to all of those with the guts to confront it — even when it doesn ’ t fit their own narrative .
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A man was brutally stabbed simply because of the color of his skin, but there has been no media-fueled national outrage, nor has the attacker become a household name.
The reason is that the assault was allegedly perpetrated by Jayvon Hatchett, a 19-year-old black man who is now facing charges of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime for repeatedly stabbing a white AutoZone employee in Columbus, Georgia, on Tuesday, according to WRBL-TV.
The motive for the brutal attack? Police say Hatchett told investigators he “felt the need to find a white male to kill.”
“SHOCK: Jayvon Hatchett stabbed Auto Zone employee 7 times after ‘watching Facebook videos of police shootings,'” WLTZ-TV’s Robbie Watson wrote on Facebook as she shared photos of the young man in court.
“Hatchett smiles telling Detective he chose white man at random and stabbed him in the neck,” Watson wrote. “Victim’s critical and traumatized by attack according to court testimony.”
According to Watson’s full WLTZ-TV report, Hatchett allegedly entered the auto parts store and asked a white male employee for a thermostat, which the worker said the store didn’t have.
When the employee turned away, Hatchett ambushed the man and repeatedly stabbed him, according to police.
Police said the worker, who wasn’t identified, was in critical condition and was fortunate to have survived the savage assault.
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The Columbus Police Department tracked Hatchett down after several tipsters identified him as the man seen entering and leaving the store on surveillance camera images the department released to the public, WTVY-TV reported.
According to police, when investigators showed up at his home near the crime scene, Hatchett admitted attacking the 51-year-old worker and gave officers the knife he used in the attack as well as the shirt he wore during the crime, which was in the backyard and partially burned.
Hatchett, who reportedly was involved in a separate crime in the area, was being held without bond.
The suspect might face additional penalties for a hate crime stemming from legislation Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law in June.
“On the AutoZone stabbing case, my thoughts are that if the allegations are true, then [the] defendant should be charged with aggravated battery with a hate crime sentencing enhancement if convicted beyond a reasonable doubt,” Mark Jones, district attorney-elect for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, told WTVY.
“The Hate Crime Bill imposes a mandatory imprisonment term as a sentencing enhancement on offenders who commit unjustified acts of violence solely on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, or physical disability,” he added, qualifying his remarks by pointing out the incident is still under investigation.
“Our community must categorically reject unjustified violence, of any type, and we must use the law fully to that end,” Jones said. “A district attorney takes an oath to prosecute cases without fear, favor, or affection, and that’s what I intend to do come January 1, 2021 when I take the oath.”
The suspect’s motivation, coupled with the lack of national attention on this crime, speaks volumes about how the establishment media treat race and crime in America.
The attacker apparently was whipped into a murderous frenzy by the race-baiting coverage of recent police incidents, which lately have turned into a black and white issue — literally — as every death or injury of a black man in an encounter with law enforcement is considered unjustified and racially motivated.
Incidents such as the deaths of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks were immediately used to advance a narrative about rampant racially motivated police violence against innocent black victims despite any evidence that race was a factor at all. (Mostly, police violence appears to be directly proportional to the degree to which a suspect resists arrest.)
Just last week, Jacob Blake, a man who was wanted on a felony sexual assault charge and who was ignoring officers’ commands and reaching for a knife when he was shot seven times in the back, was portrayed as another victim of racist police, which set off NBA protests in his name and sparked riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen who possibly killed two rioters in self-defense during the unrest in Kenosha, was portrayed by some in the media as a white supremacist out for blood without a shred of evidence other than his skin color.
Even if the media aren’t directly responsible for Hatchett’s alleged stabbing, they obviously don’t treat actual racist crimes with the same gravity as imagined ones when the aggressor is black and the victim white.
These narratives about racist police, meant to advance leftists’ causes and garner Democratic loyalty among minorities, have real-life consequences for people hearing them who might already be mentally unstable and have an ax to grind.
The left is putting people and especially police officers at risk while doing nothing for the minority communities it claims it wants to help.
Hatchett’s alleged violent reaction to the endless, incendiary narrative shows how irresponsible and dangerous it is for the establishment media to fan the flames of racial strife with their one-sided fake news.
Regardless of the color of the hand that commits it, racially motivated crime is abhorrent and ugly to all of those with the guts to confront it — even when it doesn’t fit their own narrative.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--De Blasio’s NYC: Sick Video Shows Man Attempting To Rape Woman in Broad Daylight

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has turned what was once a relatively peaceful tourism magnet into a place where people apparently feel so emboldened to commit crimes , they no longer hide them under the cover of darkness .
That includes attempted sex crimes , according to a now-viral video of a man apparently attempting to rape a woman in Manhattan over the weekend in broad daylight .
Video of the attack on a train platform at Lexington Avenue and East 63rd Street shows a man on top of a woman at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the victim alone after bystanders got involved and began yelling at him .
The NYPD identified the suspect as a 31-year-old man named Jose Reyes , WABC-TV reported .
TRENDING : Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said He 'Felt the Need To Find a White Male to Kill' The victim seen on the video was identified only as a 25-year-old woman .
WARNING : The following video contains graphic images that some viewers will find offensive .
The woman who was allegedly attacked told police that she and Reyes were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had smoked something before the violent encounter .
Police said the man has a criminal history and some of his crimes were committed on the city ’ s subway system .
While the alleged attempted crime is horrifying , the fact that it was prevented from escalating is a silver lining .
RELATED : Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said He 'Felt the Need To Find a White Male to Kill' But what is perhaps most shocking about the alleged attempted rape is that it occurred in broad daylight in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Big Apple .
It is a sign of just how far the city has fallen in such a short period of time .
For example , a current real estate listing just blocks away from the scene of Saturday ’ s alleged brazen daylight attack asks for $ 33 million for 6,000 square feet of space in the area near Central Park .
The Upper East Side is an expensive place to live and thanks to New York City ’ s ineffectual Democratic leadership , even neighborhoods with apartments that cost tens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from de Blasio ’ s crime wave .
Since the Democrat turned his ire toward his city ’ s police officers this summer , New York City has seen a wave of violent crime that is apparently leaving no part of the city spared .
De Blasio ’ s leadership , or lack thereof , has transformed New York City ’ s image , eliciting memories of the dangerous place the city was before Rudy Giuliani was elected mayor and began cleaning it up beginning in 1994 .
While crime is an issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City is the country ’ s largest population center .
For a city its size , New York had experienced a quarter-century of relatively low crime .
But the progressive de Blasio has taken the hard work of police officers and his predecessors and set his city back by focusing his efforts on targeting police and businesses while coddling criminals .
In June , de Blasio announced he had disbanded his city ’ s plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit and had also slashed funding for the NYPD by more than $ 1 billion , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the NYPD , de Blasio said , “ We think it ’ s the right thing to do.
” Since that time , gun crime and homicides have soared as de Blasio has worked on social justice initiatives — such as helping to paint a Black Lives Matter mural on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower in June .
With a lack of serious leadership , New Yorkers , even those who can afford multimillion-dollar condominiums , are paying the price for de Blasio ’ s leftist activism .
In July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shootings increased 177 percent from the same month in 2019 , WNBC-TV reported .
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has turned what was once a relatively peaceful tourism magnet into a place where people apparently feel so emboldened to commit crimes, they no longer hide them under the cover of darkness.
That includes attempted sex crimes, according to a now-viral video of a man apparently attempting to rape a woman in Manhattan over the weekend in broad daylight.
Video of the attack on a train platform at Lexington Avenue and East 63rd Street shows a man on top of a woman at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday.
The man was only deterred to leave the victim alone after bystanders got involved and began yelling at him.
The NYPD identified the suspect as a 31-year-old man named Jose Reyes, WABC-TV reported.
The victim seen on the video was identified only as a 25-year-old woman.
WARNING: The following video contains graphic images that some viewers will find offensive.
We’re seeking the public’s help finding this man, wanted for attempted rape after this brazen and brutal sexual assault yesterday at the 63rd St / Lexington Ave station- Please call @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS with any information on his identity or if you witnessed this assault pic.twitter.com/MYbnW62GKS — NYPD Transit (@NYPDTransit) August 30, 2020
The woman who was allegedly attacked told police that she and Reyes were on the same train and that he had smoked something before the violent encounter.
Reyes faces charges of assault and attempted rape.
Police said the man has a criminal history and some of his crimes were committed on the city’s subway system.
While the alleged attempted crime is horrifying, the fact that it was prevented from escalating is a silver lining.
This is an additional photo of the suspect- If you were one of the witnesses who stepped in and saved the victim from further harm, we’d like to hear from you- You can DM @NYPDTips (for Spanish, call 888-57-PISTA)- and please call 911 immediately if you spot him pic.twitter.com/kmlMSSs1Wv — NYPD Transit (@NYPDTransit) August 30, 2020
But what is perhaps most shocking about the alleged attempted rape is that it occurred in broad daylight in what was once an affluent part of the Big Apple.
It is a sign of just how far the city has fallen in such a short period of time.
For example, a current real estate listing just blocks away from the scene of Saturday’s alleged brazen daylight attack asks for $33 million for 6,000 square feet of space in the area near Central Park.
The Upper East Side is an expensive place to live and thanks to New York City’s ineffectual Democratic leadership, even neighborhoods with apartments that cost tens of millions of dollars are not safe from de Blasio’s crime wave.
Since the Democrat turned his ire toward his city’s police officers this summer, New York City has seen a wave of violent crime that is apparently leaving no part of the city spared.
De Blasio’s leadership, or lack thereof, has transformed New York City’s image, eliciting memories of the dangerous place the city was before Rudy Giuliani was elected mayor and began cleaning it up beginning in 1994.
While crime is an issue in every major city, New York City is the country’s largest population center.
For a city its size, New York had experienced a quarter-century of relatively low crime.
But the progressive de Blasio has taken the hard work of police officers and his predecessors and set his city back by focusing his efforts on targeting police and businesses while coddling criminals.
Progress is costly.
In June, de Blasio announced he had disbanded his city’s plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit and had also slashed funding for the NYPD by more than $1 billion, according to NPR.
On reducing the size of the NYPD, de Blasio said, “We think it’s the right thing to do.”
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Since that time, gun crime and homicides have soared as de Blasio has worked on social justice initiatives — such as helping to paint a Black Lives Matter mural on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower in June.
With a lack of serious leadership, New Yorkers, even those who can afford multimillion-dollar condominiums, are paying the price for de Blasio’s leftist activism.
In July, murders increased by 59 percent while shootings increased 177 percent from the same month in 2019, WNBC-TV reported.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Kamala Harris Mentor Admits: Riots Have Biden-Harris Ticket in Big Trouble

The man who gave Sen. Kamala Harris big breaks in California politics sees big trouble brewing for the Biden-Harris presidential ticket .
Willie Brown , a fixture in California power circles who has long acknowledged dating Harris in the 1990s , used a column in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend to describe just how badly Democrats are being hurt by riots that pretend to be for the cause of “ racial justice.
” While President Donald Trump was an early and outspoken critic of the violence and has been willing to send federal agents and the National Guard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proving to the American people just how spineless they are by being afraid to call out the rioters for the criminals they are .
No sensible American voter will forget that Democrats staged a four-day national convention while violence tore at cities such as Portland , Oregon — during a summer of racial unrest that struck Minneapolis , New York , Philadelphia , Chicago and other Democratic-run cities — but barely said a word condemning the violence .
Democrats made it clear then that they did not want to upset the radical left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Vice President Joe Biden in November .
TRENDING : Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said He 'Felt the Need To Find a White Male to Kill' The fact that members of Biden ’ s campaign staff had donated to a fund to bail arrested rioters out of jail isn ’ t lost on voters .
The fact that Harris herself has published a Twitter post seeking to raise money for those arrested for “ protesting ” in Minnesota , the scene of some of the nation ’ s worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause .
That kind of activity might have scored points with the party ’ s radical , leftist base , but the vast majority of American voters are neither radical nor activist , and that puts the Biden-Harris ticket in a bad spot , Brown wrote .
“ A recent Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found that three-fourths of people surveyed were concerned about rising crime in the nation ’ s cities , ” he said .
“ Nearly half were worried about rising crime where they live .
“ Numbers like that have Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ If they stand up and condemn the ‘ demonstrators , ’ the left wing will label them as Trump flunkies and they ’ ll be in all sorts of trouble .
“ If they keep quiet or offer passive responses , voters will assume they ’ re OK with burning and looting.
” What Brown is saying is that literally no one — not even supporters — will assume that Biden or Harris is speaking out against looting , arson and murder because they ’ re actually wrong .
Even leftists and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : Biden 's First 'In-Person ' Post-Convention Campaign Event Does Not Live Up to Its Billing No conservative with any sense , of course , or even an independent who might actually be included to want a change in the White House , will see a Biden-Harris statement against the rioting as anything but a play for votes from the saner sections of the country .
Even more importantly , Brown doesn ’ t even claim the decision would be anything but political .
In fact , the moral and ethical issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to stop mobs from burning , pillaging and killing at will in American cities doesn ’ t even merit a mention in his piece .
It obviously means just as little to the man and woman who are on the Democratic ticket .
So , in short , no one seriously disputes the idea that the Democratic ticket is morally bankrupt , ethically oblivious or politically spineless .
The only question is what tactic it could use to be most effective .
On Monday , Biden tried to address that in a speech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the real answer is that it could well be too late to make a difference .
The die was already cast .
Trump , meanwhile , has been a law-and-order candidate since his entry into the political arena in July 2015 , when he outraged liberals and the mainstream media by calling out “ illegal immigration ” as something that should be stopped — on the grounds that it ’ s illegal .
On numerous occasions , the president has also made no bones about his anger at rioters trashing American cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up for them .
It apparently only takes political courage and calculations to tell the truth about violence if you ’ re a Democrat .
In the column where he acknowledged dating Harris , Brown , a former San Francisco mayor and longtime speaker of the state Assembly , also had no problems admitting that he ’ d aided his … .
protege .
“ Yes , we dated .
It was more than 20 years ago .
Yes , I may have influenced her career by appointing her to two state commissions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he wrote .
Still , there ’ s no guarantee that Harris or anyone in the Biden campaign will read Brown ’ s column .
As Fox News reported earlier in August , Brown used another Chronicle column to urge Harris to turn down an offer to be on the ticket if Biden made one , so clearly he ’ s not exactly a campaign insider .
But his long experience in Democratic politics and his personal experience with Harris should give Democrats an idea of how badly they ’ ve botched their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cold political calculation .
As author Maya Angelou famously put it , “ When someone shows you who they are , believe them the first time.
” Even a Democrat like Brown knows the Biden-Harris ticket has shown America who they are .
And that should mean big trouble come November .
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The man who gave Sen. Kamala Harris big breaks in California politics sees big trouble brewing for the Biden-Harris presidential ticket.
Willie Brown, a fixture in California power circles who has long acknowledged dating Harris in the 1990s, used a column in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend to describe just how badly Democrats are being hurt by riots that pretend to be for the cause of “racial justice.”
While President Donald Trump was an early and outspoken critic of the violence and has been willing to send federal agents and the National Guard to the worst-hit cities, Democrats have been proving to the American people just how spineless they are by being afraid to call out the rioters for the criminals they are.
No sensible American voter will forget that Democrats staged a four-day national convention while violence tore at cities such as Portland, Oregon — during a summer of racial unrest that struck Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and other Democratic-run cities — but barely said a word condemning the violence.
Democrats made it clear then that they did not want to upset the radical left for fear it would hurt support for former Vice President Joe Biden in November.
The fact that members of Biden’s campaign staff had donated to a fund to bail arrested rioters out of jail isn’t lost on voters.
The fact that Harris herself has published a Twitter post seeking to raise money for those arrested for “protesting” in Minnesota, the scene of some of the nation’s worst rioting, isn’t helping her cause.
If you’re able to, chip in now to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota. https://t.co/t8LXowKIbw — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 1, 2020
That kind of activity might have scored points with the party’s radical, leftist base, but the vast majority of American voters are neither radical nor activist, and that puts the Biden-Harris ticket in a bad spot, Brown wrote.
“A recent Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found that three-fourths of people surveyed were concerned about rising crime in the nation’s cities,” he said. “Nearly half were worried about rising crime where they live.
“Numbers like that have Democrats in a heck of a bind.
“If they stand up and condemn the ‘demonstrators,’ the left wing will label them as Trump flunkies and they’ll be in all sorts of trouble.
“If they keep quiet or offer passive responses, voters will assume they’re OK with burning and looting.”
What Brown is saying is that literally no one — not even supporters — will assume that Biden or Harris is speaking out against looting, arson and murder because they’re actually wrong. Even leftists and liberals will see some ulterior motive.
No conservative with any sense, of course, or even an independent who might actually be included to want a change in the White House, will see a Biden-Harris statement against the rioting as anything but a play for votes from the saner sections of the country.
Even more importantly, Brown doesn’t even claim the decision would be anything but political.
In fact, the moral and ethical issues involved in the government’s responsibility to stop mobs from burning, pillaging and killing at will in American cities doesn’t even merit a mention in his piece. It obviously means just as little to the man and woman who are on the Democratic ticket.
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So, in short, no one seriously disputes the idea that the Democratic ticket is morally bankrupt, ethically oblivious or politically spineless. The only question is what tactic it could use to be most effective.
On Monday, Biden tried to address that in a speech in Pittsburgh, as CNN reported, but the real answer is that it could well be too late to make a difference. The die was already cast.
It’s too late. If you listened to CSPAN calls after the RNC so many callers said they were switching parties because the Dems moved too far left and the riots are scaring them. — Sherri (@SociallySherri) August 31, 2020
Violent Protests are euphemism for Riots. Just call it what it is. — Count Krazyowl? (@krazyowl) August 31, 2020
Burning and looting will also kill people, ruin livelihoods, and generally destroy civil society. But, hey, political outcomes are all that really matter. Thanks for your concern, Mr. Brown. — Jenn (@Ital_Gal) August 30, 2020
It already has. The Democrats made their bed when they decided to let the radicals in their party take the lead — David T ? (@DTNCA) August 30, 2020
Trump, meanwhile, has been a law-and-order candidate since his entry into the political arena in July 2015, when he outraged liberals and the mainstream media by calling out “illegal immigration” as something that should be stopped — on the grounds that it’s illegal. On numerous occasions, the president has also made no bones about his anger at rioters trashing American cities, and the mainstream media that cover up for them.
It apparently only takes political courage and calculations to tell the truth about violence if you’re a Democrat.
In the column where he acknowledged dating Harris, Brown, a former San Francisco mayor and longtime speaker of the state Assembly, also had no problems admitting that he’d aided his …. protege.
“Yes, we dated. It was more than 20 years ago. Yes, I may have influenced her career by appointing her to two state commissions when I was Assembly speaker,” he wrote.
Still, there’s no guarantee that Harris or anyone in the Biden campaign will read Brown’s column.
As Fox News reported earlier in August, Brown used another Chronicle column to urge Harris to turn down an offer to be on the ticket if Biden made one, so clearly he’s not exactly a campaign insider.
But his long experience in Democratic politics and his personal experience with Harris should give Democrats an idea of how badly they’ve botched their response to the riots by relying on cold political calculation.
As author Maya Angelou famously put it, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
Even a Democrat like Brown knows the Biden-Harris ticket has shown America who they are.
And that should mean big trouble come November.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--NFL Announces Social Justice Slogans Will Be Inscribed on Every Field

NFL end zones will be inscribed this season with two slogans : “ It Takes All Of Us ” on one end line , “ End Racism ” on the other .
As part of its social justice awareness initiatives , the NFL also will allow similar visuals on helmets and caps .
Previously announced were decals on the back of helmets , or patches on team caps , displaying names or phrases to honor victims of racism and/or police brutality .
“ Each player will have the option to honor an individual by displaying that person ’ s name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their helmet , ” the memo said , according to ESPN .
“ Players will be offered a list of names and short biographical information to help guide their decision-making , however , they can also select a victim of systemic racism who is not represented on this list.
” TRENDING : Herschel Walker 's Son : If Kindergartners Can Obey Teachers , Grown Men Can Obey Police Officers Coaches will also be allowed to display patches on their hats .
During pregame ceremonies , a recorded performance of “ Lift Ev ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Black national anthem , will play .
Video montages of NFL players ’ and clubs ’ social justice work will air at the same time .
According to the memo , the NFL has “ engaged the James Weldon Johnson Foundation ( the song ’ s author ) and the NAACP to work with us to inform and educate fans about the historical significance of the song during the weeks leading up to kickoff , and will utilize the NFL ’ s owned and operated channels to share as broadly as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by NFL Players Association executive committee member Michael Thomas , a safety with the Houston Texans , can be worn in warmups .
That T-shirt says : “ Injustice against one of us is injustice against all of us , ” in the front .
Players can choose either a name of a victim or one of four preferred phrases the NFL has approved : “ Stop Hate ” ; ” It Takes All Of Us ” ; “ End Racism ” ; or “ Black Lives Matter.
’ ” RELATED : Borough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Police Overtime The same choices are available for coaches and on-field officials .
Each week , the NFL will feature the story of a victim of social or racial injustice or police brutality and tell that person ’ s story “ in and around ” the games , the league said .
NBC Sports initially reported the end zone displays and warmups designed by Thomas .
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NFL end zones will be inscribed this season with two slogans: “It Takes All Of Us” on one end line, “End Racism” on the other.
As part of its social justice awareness initiatives, the NFL also will allow similar visuals on helmets and caps.
Previously announced were decals on the back of helmets, or patches on team caps, displaying names or phrases to honor victims of racism and/or police brutality.
“Each player will have the option to honor an individual by displaying that person’s name via a decal on the back of their helmet,” the memo said, according to ESPN.
“Players will be offered a list of names and short biographical information to help guide their decision-making, however, they can also select a victim of systemic racism who is not represented on this list.”
Coaches will also be allowed to display patches on their hats.
During pregame ceremonies, a recorded performance of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” known as the Black national anthem, will play.
Video montages of NFL players’ and clubs’ social justice work will air at the same time.
According to the memo, the NFL has “engaged the James Weldon Johnson Foundation (the song’s author) and the NAACP to work with us to inform and educate fans about the historical significance of the song during the weeks leading up to kickoff, and will utilize the NFL’s owned and operated channels to share as broadly as possible.”
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Now, a T-shirt designed by NFL Players Association executive committee member Michael Thomas, a safety with the Houston Texans, can be worn in warmups.
That T-shirt says: “Injustice against one of us is injustice against all of us,” in the front.
The back says reads: “End racism.”
Players can choose either a name of a victim or one of four preferred phrases the NFL has approved:
“Stop Hate”; ”It Takes All Of Us”; “End Racism”; or “Black Lives Matter.’”
The same choices are available for coaches and on-field officials.
Each week, the NFL will feature the story of a victim of social or racial injustice or police brutality and tell that person’s story “in and around” the games, the league said.
NBC Sports initially reported the end zone displays and warmups designed by Thomas.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--‘I’m Ready To Put These Police In the F***ing Grave’: Agitator Issues Horrifying Threat to Cops

As Democrats and their media cohorts continue to tell us that protesters must be allowed to rage in order to fight against the public health crisis of perceived systemic racial bias in policing , those same activists are ramping up their violent rhetoric in the country ’ s capital .
In Washington , D.C. , over the weekend , an agitator gathered protesters to hear a particularly vile message .
Video of a gathering at the city ’ s so-called “ Black Lives Matter Plaza ” shows an unnamed man encouraging his followers to fight and even kill police officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burn down the White House and to attack lawmakers .
WARNING : The following video contains graphic language that some viewers will find offensive .
TRENDING : Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said He 'Felt the Need To Find a White Male to Kill' “ I ’ m at the point where I ’ m ready to put these police in the f—ing grave , ” the man screamed .
“ I ’ m at the point where I want to burn the f—ing White House down.
” “ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I want to take it to the Congress .
I want to take the fight to them , ” he yelled .
“ And at the end of the day , if they ain ’ t gon na hear us , we burn them the f— down.
” “ I ’ m one that talk real sh– .
… The same way I f— police up in New York , I f— cops up here in D.C .
The same way I bust police in the head in New York , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the man added .
CNN would probably describe the speech as mostly peaceful .
The threatening diatribe was made two days after Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and his wife were assailed in the area by a raucous mob after attending President Donald Trump ’ s RNC speech : RELATED : Trump Supporter Executed in Portland , Protester Cheers 'Not Sorry a F****** Fascist Died Tonight' To any rational person watching , the message is clear : Law-abiding citizens in American cities must continue to follow dually applied mandates and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set of rules .
Of course , in Washington , anti-police activists are permitted to act with apparent impunity .
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants average citizens to continue to adhere to city coronavirus mandates until October , while Black Lives Matter activists in the city can scream in their faces as they attempt to enjoy meals at restaurants .
The same week that rioters set fire to the historic St. John ’ s Episcopal Church near the White House , Bowser was complaining about the treatment of those on the streets .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ forces tear-gassing peaceful Americans , ” she told ABC ’ s Martha Raddatz in June .
“ And how they responded made clear to the president that Americans would exercise their First Amendment rights and they would do it peacefully .
And what he actually did , as you saw , for the remaining days would turn out more people and more people who were there for peaceful protests , ” she concluded .
Bowser used the word “ peaceful ” twice to describe a group of people who were affiliated with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by fire .
Members of that same group were still in Washington on Saturday , threatening to kill police officers and burn down landmarks .
Democratic leaders nationwide continue to tell us that Black Lives Matter and other leftist protests are harmonious gatherings , even as their cities burn .
But agitators are not hiding what they hope to accomplish , at least not in the country ’ s capital .
Militant leftists are no longer content with merely spreading rhetoric about defunding police agencies ; they want to kill cops and burn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and his family .
Their rhetoric is not being spread behind closed doors or online .
The threats are being made on public streets with the endorsements of Democratic lawmakers , corporate America and professional sports .
The rest of us are supposed to shut up , listen , put on our masks and hope we aren ’ t put in a position to defend ourselves from the mobs .
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As Democrats and their media cohorts continue to tell us that protesters must be allowed to rage in order to fight against the public health crisis of perceived systemic racial bias in policing, those same activists are ramping up their violent rhetoric in the country’s capital.
In Washington, D.C., over the weekend, an agitator gathered protesters to hear a particularly vile message.
Video of a gathering at the city’s so-called “Black Lives Matter Plaza” shows an unnamed man encouraging his followers to fight and even kill police officers.
He even expressed a desire to burn down the White House and to attack lawmakers.
WARNING: The following video contains graphic language that some viewers will find offensive.
A BLM leader is encouraging this crowd of protesters to fight the DC cops on the frontlines. Saying he’s “ready to put them in their graves” – this may lead to another violent night in DC… pic.twitter.com/0LXTR69c2P — Brendon Leslie (@_BrendonLeslie) August 30, 2020
“I’m at the point where I’m ready to put these police in the f—ing grave,” the man screamed.
“I’m at the point where I want to burn the f—ing White House down.”
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“I want to take it to the senators. I want to take it to the Congress. I want to take the fight to them,” he yelled.
“And at the end of the day, if they ain’t gonna hear us, we burn them the f— down.”
“I’m one that talk real sh–. … The same way I f— police up in New York, I f— cops up here in D.C. The same way I bust police in the head in New York, I bust police in the head in D.C.,” the man added.
CNN would probably describe the speech as mostly peaceful.
The threatening diatribe was made two days after Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and his wife were assailed in the area by a raucous mob after attending President Donald Trump’s RNC speech:
Rand Paul just got chased by a crowd back to his hotel, after leaving the White House from Trump’s Republican Party Nomination #DC #DCProtests pic.twitter.com/h1kPcZG1jh — Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 28, 2020
To any rational person watching, the message is clear: Law-abiding citizens in American cities must continue to follow dually applied mandates and health rules.
Violent leftists have another set of rules.
Of course, in Washington, anti-police activists are permitted to act with apparent impunity.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants average citizens to continue to adhere to city coronavirus mandates until October, while Black Lives Matter activists in the city can scream in their faces as they attempt to enjoy meals at restaurants.
1) In a scene that played out several times Monday, a Black Lives Matter protest that began in Columbia Heights confronted White diners outside D.C. restaurants, chanting “White silence is violence!” and demanding White diners show their solidarity. #DCProtests pic.twitter.com/fJbPM76vb0 — Fredrick Kunkle WaPo (@KunkleFredrick) August 25, 2020
The same week that rioters set fire to the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church near the White House, Bowser was complaining about the treatment of those on the streets.
“What Americans saw was federal police forces tear-gassing peaceful Americans,” she told ABC’s Martha Raddatz in June.
“And how they responded made clear to the president that Americans would exercise their First Amendment rights and they would do it peacefully. And what he actually did, as you saw, for the remaining days would turn out more people and more people who were there for peaceful protests,” she concluded.
Bowser used the word “peaceful” twice to describe a group of people who were affiliated with a riot that left a national landmark damaged by fire.
Members of that same group were still in Washington on Saturday, threatening to kill police officers and burn down landmarks.
Democratic leaders nationwide continue to tell us that Black Lives Matter and other leftist protests are harmonious gatherings, even as their cities burn.
But agitators are not hiding what they hope to accomplish, at least not in the country’s capital.
Militant leftists are no longer content with merely spreading rhetoric about defunding police agencies; they want to kill cops and burn down the home occupied by President Donald Trump and his family.
Their rhetoric is not being spread behind closed doors or online.
The threats are being made on public streets with the endorsements of Democratic lawmakers, corporate America and professional sports.
The establishment media remains silent.
The rest of us are supposed to shut up, listen, put on our masks and hope we aren’t put in a position to defend ourselves from the mobs.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Full Appeals Court Sides with Judge Sullivan, Directs Case Against Flynn To Proceed

The full D.C .
Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled against allowing the criminal case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to be dismissed as requested by the Department of Justice .
In a highly unusual move , U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan , who is overseeing the Flynn case , had responded to the DOJ ’ s decision to end the case by appointing a former federal judge to file an amicus brief arguing why the prosecution should remain in place .
Flynn then appealed to the D.C .
Circuit Court before Sullivan made his final ruling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was acting as a de facto prosecutor .
In a 2-1 decision in June , a three-judge panel of the U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the DOJ ’ s decision in May to drop its charges against Flynn should have marked the end of the case .
In response to the June ruling in Flynn ’ s favor , Sullivan filed a petition last month seeking an “ en banc ” review by all the judges comprising the appellate court .
TRENDING : Man Accused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He 'Felt the Need To Find a White Male to Kill' Flynn ’ s legal team argued it is the purview of the executive branch , not the judicial , to determine whether cases should be prosecuted and when it is appropriate to drop the charges .
The full D.C. court , in an 8-2 ruling , rejected that the issue in question involves the separation of powers .
“ Quite simply , the only separation-of-powers question we must answer at this juncture is whether the appointment of an amicus and the scheduling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , indisputably impermissible intrusion upon Executive authority , because that is all that the District Judge has ordered at this point , ” the court ’ s opinion said .
“ We have no trouble answering that question in the negative , because precedent and experience have recognized the authority of courts to appoint an amicus to assist their decision-making in similar circumstances , including in criminal cases and even when the movant is the government , ” the opinion continued .
Case dismissals are done “ by leave of court , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a mere formality when the prosecutor makes a determination the case should not proceed , Fox News reported .
Judge Neomi Rao , joined by Judge Karen Henderson , argued in a dissenting opinion that Sullivan overstepped his bounds .
“ By allowing the district court to scrutinize ‘ the reasoning and motives ’ of the Department of Justice … the majority ducks our obligation to correct judicial usurpations of executive power and leaves Flynn to twist in the wind while the district court pursues a prosecution without a prosecutor , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s separation of powers and its protections of individual liberty require a different result.
” Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about conversations he had with the then-Russian ambassador to the U.S. , Sergey Kislyak , in the transition period before President Donald Trump took office .
In January , the retired three-star general sought to withdraw his plea based on alleged misconduct by the FBI .
In the DOJ ’ s motion to dismiss the case in May , federal prosecutors argued that Flynn ’ s behavior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appropriate .
They said that his calls were not material to the FBI ’ s underlying counterintelligence investigation about Russian interference in the 2016 election .
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The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled against allowing the criminal case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to be dismissed as requested by the Department of Justice.
In a highly unusual move, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, who is overseeing the Flynn case, had responded to the DOJ’s decision to end the case by appointing a former federal judge to file an amicus brief arguing why the prosecution should remain in place.
Flynn then appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court before Sullivan made his final ruling on the matter, arguing the judge was acting as a de facto prosecutor.
In a 2-1 decision in June, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the DOJ’s decision in May to drop its charges against Flynn should have marked the end of the case.
In response to the June ruling in Flynn’s favor, Sullivan filed a petition last month seeking an “en banc” review by all the judges comprising the appellate court.
Flynn’s legal team argued it is the purview of the executive branch, not the judicial, to determine whether cases should be prosecuted and when it is appropriate to drop the charges.
The full D.C. court, in an 8-2 ruling, rejected that the issue in question involves the separation of powers.
“Quite simply, the only separation-of-powers question we must answer at this juncture is whether the appointment of an amicus and the scheduling of briefing and argument is a clearly, indisputably impermissible intrusion upon Executive authority, because that is all that the District Judge has ordered at this point,” the court’s opinion said.
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“We have no trouble answering that question in the negative, because precedent and experience have recognized the authority of courts to appoint an amicus to assist their decision-making in similar circumstances, including in criminal cases and even when the movant is the government,” the opinion continued.
Case dismissals are done “by leave of court,” but Flynn’s attorney contended that is a mere formality when the prosecutor makes a determination the case should not proceed, Fox News reported.
Judge Neomi Rao, joined by Judge Karen Henderson, argued in a dissenting opinion that Sullivan overstepped his bounds.
“By allowing the district court to scrutinize ‘the reasoning and motives’ of the Department of Justice … the majority ducks our obligation to correct judicial usurpations of executive power and leaves Flynn to twist in the wind while the district court pursues a prosecution without a prosecutor,” she wrote.
“The Constitution’s separation of powers and its protections of individual liberty require a different result.”
Flynn Court Decision by The Western Journal
Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about conversations he had with the then-Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, in the transition period before President Donald Trump took office.
In January, the retired three-star general sought to withdraw his plea based on alleged misconduct by the FBI.
In the DOJ’s motion to dismiss the case in May, federal prosecutors argued that Flynn’s behavior as the incoming national security adviser was appropriate.
They said that his calls were not material to the FBI’s underlying counterintelligence investigation about Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Wisconsin Governor Begs Trump To Call Off Visit to Kenosha

Wisconsin Gov .
Tony Evers released a statement Sunday asking President Donald Trump to cancel a planned visit to the city of Kenosha .
Following rioting and other civil unrest after the shooting of Jacob Blake by police on Aug. 23 , Trump intends to visit the city Tuesday .
Evers , a Democrat , said in a statement released online and on social media that the president should not come to the state .
The governor asked Trump to “ reconsider ” his Kenosha visit , writing in a letter that he and other leaders in the community are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detrimental to the peace of the city and the state .
“ When I visited Kenosha last week , what I saw was a community working to deal with the trauma and pain of these events and extreme loss , ” Evers wrote .
“ They are exhausted and heartbroken with the division that has ripped apart their community , but they are also already working to rebuild , together , and support each other in the face of adversity.
” TRENDING : Herschel Walker 's Son : If Kindergartners Can Obey Teachers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing , ” the governor added .
“ I am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together.
” Citing the Blake shooting , and the shooting incident last week involving 17-year-old suspect Kyle Rittenhouse , the Democrat added , “ Kenosha and communities across Wisconsin are enduring extraordinary grief , grappling with a Black man being shot seven times and the loss of two additional lives Tuesday night at the hands of an out-of-state armed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as elected officials to lead by example and to be a calming presence for the people we know are hurting , mourning , and trying to cope with trauma , ” Evers continued .
“ Now is not the time for divisiveness .
Now is not the time for elected officials to ignore armed militants and out-of-state instigators who want to contribute to our anguish.
” The White House responded to Evers Sunday night in a statement by deputy press secretary Judd Deere .
Deere said Trump will not be deterred from visiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been humbled by the outreach of individuals from Kenosha who have welcomed the President ’ s visit and are longing for leadership to support local law enforcement and businesses that have been vandalized , ” Deere said , according to CNN .
“ President Trump looks forward to visiting on Tuesday and helping this great city heal and rebuild , ” he added .
Trump first announced he would visit Kenosha over the weekend after the city became the country ’ s latest hotspot for violence and unrest .
RELATED : CA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wants Task Force To Decide Compensation On Aug. 23 , Jacob Blake , 29 , was shot in the back by police while officers attempted to arrest him on a warrant for an alleged sex crime .
Police have said Blake was armed and refused to comply with orders after they attempted to apprehend him with non-lethal force .
In the ensuing unrest , Kenosha was engulfed by rioting and numerous cases of suspected arson .
On Aug. 25 , Rittenhouse allegedly shot three people , killing two .
Attorneys for the teen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was attacked .
Videos spreading on social media show a person , assumed to be Rittenhouse , holding a rifle as he is chased down a street .
After being knocked to the ground , the person alleged to be the teen opened fire .
The presence of National Guard troops quelled the unrest in Kenosha after Trump convinced Evers to put an end to the violence .
When Trump announced his Kenosha visit on Saturday , he commented on the success of using troops to put an end to rioting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and within a few minutes of the Guard , everybody cleared out , and it became safe , ” Trump said .
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers released a statement Sunday asking President Donald Trump to cancel a planned visit to the city of Kenosha.
Following rioting and other civil unrest after the shooting of Jacob Blake by police on Aug. 23, Trump intends to visit the city Tuesday.
Evers, a Democrat, said in a statement released online and on social media that the president should not come to the state.
The governor asked Trump to “reconsider” his Kenosha visit, writing in a letter that he and other leaders in the community are worried Trump’s visit will be detrimental to the peace of the city and the state.
“When I visited Kenosha last week, what I saw was a community working to deal with the trauma and pain of these events and extreme loss,” Evers wrote. “They are exhausted and heartbroken with the division that has ripped apart their community, but they are also already working to rebuild, together, and support each other in the face of adversity.”
“I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing,” the governor added. “I am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together.”
Citing the Blake shooting, and the shooting incident last week involving 17-year-old suspect Kyle Rittenhouse, the Democrat added, “Kenosha and communities across Wisconsin are enduring extraordinary grief, grappling with a Black man being shot seven times and the loss of two additional lives Tuesday night at the hands of an out-of-state armed militant.”
“It is our job as elected officials to lead by example and to be a calming presence for the people we know are hurting, mourning, and trying to cope with trauma,” Evers continued. “Now is not the time for divisiveness. Now is not the time for elected officials to ignore armed militants and out-of-state instigators who want to contribute to our anguish.”
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) asks President Donald Trump to reconsider visit to Kenosha. pic.twitter.com/TcUtM6dPWn — Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) August 30, 2020
The White House responded to Evers Sunday night in a statement by deputy press secretary Judd Deere.
Deere said Trump will not be deterred from visiting the city.
“The White House has been humbled by the outreach of individuals from Kenosha who have welcomed the President’s visit and are longing for leadership to support local law enforcement and businesses that have been vandalized,” Deere said, according to CNN.
“President Trump looks forward to visiting on Tuesday and helping this great city heal and rebuild,” he added.
Trump first announced he would visit Kenosha over the weekend after the city became the country’s latest hotspot for violence and unrest.
On Aug. 23, Jacob Blake, 29, was shot in the back by police while officers attempted to arrest him on a warrant for an alleged sex crime.
Police have said Blake was armed and refused to comply with orders after they attempted to apprehend him with non-lethal force.
In the ensuing unrest, Kenosha was engulfed by rioting and numerous cases of suspected arson.
On Aug. 25, Rittenhouse allegedly shot three people, killing two.
Attorneys for the teen contend he was acting in self-defense after he was attacked.
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Videos spreading on social media show a person, assumed to be Rittenhouse, holding a rifle as he is chased down a street. After being knocked to the ground, the person alleged to be the teen opened fire.
The presence of National Guard troops quelled the unrest in Kenosha after Trump convinced Evers to put an end to the violence.
When Trump announced his Kenosha visit on Saturday, he commented on the success of using troops to put an end to rioting.
“We sent in the National Guard, and within a few minutes of the Guard, everybody cleared out, and it became safe,” Trump said.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Kenosha Police Union Issues Statement Shredding the False Narrative Around Jacob Blake Shooting

The presumption of innocence is reserved for the courts , not the media , the public or the police .
Still , in today ’ s racially charged , hyper-political and anti-police climate , the media ’ s megaphone is amplified by activists who seem to be waiting for the next example of perceived systemic racial bias they can use as a pretext to create unrest .
Much of the establishment media ’ s reporting is flimsy , baiting , inaccurate and irresponsible .
The failure of reporters , at this crucial juncture in our country ’ s history , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ context , as opposed to headlines and click-worthy buzzwords , is capable of doing a lot of damage , as you well know .
For example , the Aug. 23 shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake in Kenosha , Wisconsin , has been portrayed by much of the media as another example of alleged racially motivated police brutality .
Video of the shooting went viral online .
TRENDING : Man Accused of Sick AutoZone Employee Stabbing Allegedly Said He 'Felt the Need To Find a White Male to Kill' Soon after police shot Blake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Kenosha burned and 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly killed two rioters and wounded another in a deadly confrontation that appeared to be self-defense .
A court will now determine if Rittenhouse acted lawfully .
The court of public opinion , though , quickly ruled against the Kenosha Police Department in Blake ’ s shooting , and the media has piled on .
A police union in Kenosha would like to set the record straight about the context of Blake ’ s shooting .
Wisconsin state Sen. Steve Nass , a Republican , released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police Association countering the narrative of the media , Democrats and professional athletes that Blake was shot because he was guilty of being a black man .
“ Senator Nass believes it is important that the public have a more complete presentation of the facts relating to the incident involving Jacob Blake , ” the release said .
In a zeitgeist-bucking statement , Nass and the union laid out the facts , which conclude Blake was armed , attacked an officer , was wanted on a sex crime warrant , was twice tased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resort after he failed to comply with a number of lawful orders and reached into the vehicle .
Describing national narratives about Blake ’ s shooting as “ wholly inaccurate , ” the police union described the general depiction of events in Blake ’ s shooting as “ purely fictional , ” which it says is “ incredibly harmful , and provides no benefit to anyone whatsoever , other than to perpetuate a misleading narrative.
” “ The lawyers for Mr. Blake , among others , have continued to provide false and misleading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in what can only be considered a ploy for attention and sympathy .
Unfortunately , even the incident update from the Wisconsin Department of Justice , Division of Criminal Investigation ( ‘ DCI ’ ) — the agency charged with investigating the incident independently — is riddled with incomplete information , and omits important details that would help to paint a more complete picture of the incident , ” the KPPA said in a statement .
RELATED : New Video From Before Kenosha Shooting Reveals One Detail That Could Save Teen Shooter The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Kenosha Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of 40th Street after a female caller reported that her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises.
” The release added that Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey “ deployed a taser ” to attempt to stop Blake , who was resisting , noting that “ when that attempt failed , Kenosha Police Officer Vincent Arenas also deployed his taser , however that taser was also not successful in stopping Mr. Blake.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , opened the driver ’ s side door , and leaned forward .
While holding onto Mr. Blake ’ s shirt , Officer Rusten Sheskey fired his service weapon 7 times .
Officer Sheskey fired the weapon into Mr. Blake ’ s back .
No other officer fired their weapon .
Kenosha Police Department does not have body cameras , therefore the officers were not wearing body cameras , ” the state ’ s DOJ concluded .
The KPPA and Nass , apparently unsatisfied with the state ’ s portrayal of the Aug. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the officer-involved shooting in the joint news release .
Among “ actual and undisputed facts ” about the interaction between the Kenosha Police Department and Blake , the union said that “ Mr .
Blake was attempting to steal the caller ’ s keys/vehicle.
” Blake also had an open warrant “ for felony sexual assault ( 3rd degree ) before [ police ] arrived on scene , ” the KPPA wrote .
Furthermore , the news release cast away any doubt about whether Blake was armed .
“ The officers first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while they were on the passenger side of the vehicle .
The ‘ main ’ video circulating on the internet shows Mr. Blake with the knife in his left hand when he rounds the front of the car .
The officers issued repeated commands for Mr. Blake to drop the knife .
He did not comply.
” The KPPA release goes on to describe Blake as “ uncooperative ” and “ non-complaint , ” noting that officers went “ hands-on ” twice with him twice by deploying tasers .
After being tased once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer in a headlock .
A second attempt to tase Blake “ did not appear to have any impact on him , ” police said .
“ Based on the inability to gain compliance and control after using verbal , physical and less-lethal means , the officers drew their firearms .
Mr. Blake continued to ignore the officers ’ commands , even with the threat of lethal force now present , ” the police union said in the news release .
The KPPA concluded , “ The foregoing facts need to be added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently out there .
As the uncontested facts above demonstrate , the officers involved gave Mr. Blake numerous opportunities to comply .
He chose not to .
None of the officers involved wished for things to transpire the way it did.
” When a police officer shoots a man seven times in the back , it is never a good look — but context matters .
Nothing about the incident or the officers involved signals the shooting was motivated by racial animus , and the information from police about the incident does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for execution .
It is telling that the KPPA chose to circumvent the media and the state ’ s chief law enforcement agency to release facts about Blake ’ s shooting .
Police officers no longer are presumed to have done their jobs when they find themselves in unfortunate situations , which is to be expected after months of calls from the left for their defunding and systematic dismantling — and worse .
California Sen. Kamala Harris , the running mate of Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden , is among those ready to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a crime .
“ I don ’ t see how anybody could reason that that was justifiable , ” she told MSNBC last week .
“ Based on what I ’ ve seen , it seems that the officer should be charged.
” The statement from Harris did little more than pour gasoline on an already raging inferno , and it was made Friday as the investigation into the shooting remained in its early stages .
But every incident involving a racial minority at the wrong end of a gun , no matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats , the media and other mouthpieces for the left until at least Nov. 3 .
In the meantime , police officers involved in shootings will be presumed guilty by those with political motives — which is why the facts about incidents such as the Blake shooting are so important .
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The presumption of innocence is reserved for the courts, not the media, the public or the police.
Still, in today’s racially charged, hyper-political and anti-police climate, the media’s megaphone is amplified by activists who seem to be waiting for the next example of perceived systemic racial bias they can use as a pretext to create unrest.
Much of the establishment media’s reporting is flimsy, baiting, inaccurate and irresponsible. The failure of reporters, at this crucial juncture in our country’s history, to seek out and convey facts and context, as opposed to headlines and click-worthy buzzwords, is capable of doing a lot of damage, as you well know.
For example, the Aug. 23 shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been portrayed by much of the media as another example of alleged racially motivated police brutality.
Video of the shooting went viral online.
Soon after police shot Blake in the back seven times, portions of Kenosha burned and 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly killed two rioters and wounded another in a deadly confrontation that appeared to be self-defense.
A court will now determine if Rittenhouse acted lawfully.
The court of public opinion, though, quickly ruled against the Kenosha Police Department in Blake’s shooting, and the media has piled on.
A police union in Kenosha would like to set the record straight about the context of Blake’s shooting.
Wisconsin state Sen. Steve Nass, a Republican, released a joint statement with the Kenosha Professional Police Association countering the narrative of the media, Democrats and professional athletes that Blake was shot because he was guilty of being a black man.
“Senator Nass believes it is important that the public have a more complete presentation of the facts relating to the incident involving Jacob Blake,” the release said.
In a zeitgeist-bucking statement, Nass and the union laid out the facts, which conclude Blake was armed, attacked an officer, was wanted on a sex crime warrant, was twice tased and was shot only as a last resort after he failed to comply with a number of lawful orders and reached into the vehicle.
Describing national narratives about Blake’s shooting as “wholly inaccurate,” the police union described the general depiction of events in Blake’s shooting as “purely fictional,” which it says is “incredibly harmful, and provides no benefit to anyone whatsoever, other than to perpetuate a misleading narrative.”
“The lawyers for Mr. Blake, among others, have continued to provide false and misleading ‘facts’ to the public, in what can only be considered a ploy for attention and sympathy. Unfortunately, even the incident update from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation (‘DCI’) — the agency charged with investigating the incident independently — is riddled with incomplete information, and omits important details that would help to paint a more complete picture of the incident,” the KPPA said in a statement.
The Wisconsin DOJ wrote in a news release, “Kenosha Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of 40th Street after a female caller reported that her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises.”
The release added that Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey “deployed a taser” to attempt to stop Blake, who was resisting, noting that “when that attempt failed, Kenosha Police Officer Vincent Arenas also deployed his taser, however that taser was also not successful in stopping Mr. Blake.”
“Mr. Blake walked around his vehicle, opened the driver’s side door, and leaned forward. While holding onto Mr. Blake’s shirt, Officer Rusten Sheskey fired his service weapon 7 times. Officer Sheskey fired the weapon into Mr. Blake’s back. No other officer fired their weapon. Kenosha Police Department does not have body cameras, therefore the officers were not wearing body cameras,” the state’s DOJ concluded.
The KPPA and Nass, apparently unsatisfied with the state’s portrayal of the Aug. 23 incident, laid out more facts about the officer-involved shooting in the joint news release.
Among “actual and undisputed facts” about the interaction between the Kenosha Police Department and Blake, the union said that “Mr. Blake was attempting to steal the caller’s keys/vehicle.”
Blake also had an open warrant “for felony sexual assault (3rd degree) before [police] arrived on scene,” the KPPA wrote.
Furthermore, the news release cast away any doubt about whether Blake was armed.
“The officers first saw [Blake] holding the knife while they were on the passenger side of the vehicle. The ‘main’ video circulating on the internet shows Mr. Blake with the knife in his left hand when he rounds the front of the car. The officers issued repeated commands for Mr. Blake to drop the knife. He did not comply.”
The KPPA release goes on to describe Blake as “uncooperative” and “non-complaint,” noting that officers went “hands-on” twice with him twice by deploying tasers.
After being tased once, police said, Blake put an officer in a headlock.
A second attempt to tase Blake “did not appear to have any impact on him,” police said.
KPPA statement by The Western Journal
“Based on the inability to gain compliance and control after using verbal, physical and less-lethal means, the officers drew their firearms. Mr. Blake continued to ignore the officers’ commands, even with the threat of lethal force now present,” the police union said in the news release.
The KPPA concluded, “The foregoing facts need to be added to the story to correct what is currently out there. As the uncontested facts above demonstrate, the officers involved gave Mr. Blake numerous opportunities to comply. He chose not to. None of the officers involved wished for things to transpire the way it did.”
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When a police officer shoots a man seven times in the back, it is never a good look — but context matters.
Nothing about the incident or the officers involved signals the shooting was motivated by racial animus, and the information from police about the incident does not support a narrative that Blake was targeted for execution.
It is telling that the KPPA chose to circumvent the media and the state’s chief law enforcement agency to release facts about Blake’s shooting.
Police officers no longer are presumed to have done their jobs when they find themselves in unfortunate situations, which is to be expected after months of calls from the left for their defunding and systematic dismantling — and worse.
California Sen. Kamala Harris, the running mate of Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden, is among those ready to charge the officer who shot Blake with a crime.
“I don’t see how anybody could reason that that was justifiable,” she told MSNBC last week. “Based on what I’ve seen, it seems that the officer should be charged.”
Vice presidential candidate Sen. Harris on the shooting of Jacob Blake: “If he was not armed, the use of force that was 7 bullets coming out of a gun at close range in the back of the man, I don’t see how anybody could reason that that was justifiable.” pic.twitter.com/TUIIjEgASU — MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 28, 2020
The statement from Harris did little more than pour gasoline on an already raging inferno, and it was made Friday as the investigation into the shooting remained in its early stages.
But every incident involving a racial minority at the wrong end of a gun, no matter the circumstance, will be politicized by Democrats, the media and other mouthpieces for the left until at least Nov. 3.
In the meantime, police officers involved in shootings will be presumed guilty by those with political motives — which is why the facts about incidents such as the Blake shooting are so important.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--CNN Editor-at-Large Puts Trump Derangement Syndrome on Full Display by Slamming Trump’s Use of ‘Riot

CNN Editor-at-Large Puts Trump Derangement Syndrome on Full Display by Slamming Trump’s Use of ‘Riot’

These might be the most blatant lies since Baghdad Bob denied American troops were rolling into the capital of Iraq in 2003 .
The alleged news network known as CNN has been spewing propaganda as the broadcast mouthpiece of # TheResistance to President Donald Trump since before Trump even took the oath of office , but a Twitter post on Sunday from Chris Cillizza , the network ’ s editor-at-large , took liberal lies to a whole new level .
Cillizza attacked Trump for using the word “ riots ” to describe the massive outbreaks in looting , arson and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the past four months .
When sane people see upheavals like that on their city ’ s streets or on their television screens , they have no problem using the word “ riots.
” But for Cillizza and his ludicrously dishonest network , Trump ’ s utterly accurate description is a sign of “ desperation.
” TRENDING : Herschel Walker 's Son : If Kindergartners Can Obey Teachers , Grown Men Can Obey Police Officers “ Trump ’ s efforts to label what is happening in major cities as ‘ riots ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , politically speaking , at the moment , ” Cillizza wrote .
Not even the commenters on Cillizza ’ s own Twitter account were buying that .
If there ’ s “ desperation ” coming from anywhere politically these days , it ’ s that the Democratic Party and its presidential candidate seem to have realized that Americans don ’ t appreciate criminals cutting a swath of destruction through their communities under the guise of “ social justice.
” The fact that Cillizza ’ s tweet was illustrated by a raging inferno didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either .
RELATED : Libs Say Trump Used 'Racist Trope ' Against Harris - But She 's Used Same Word To Describe Trump More than a few compared Cillizza ’ s post to the infamous CNN tweet from last week that showed network reporter Omar Jiminez broadcasting from in front of a building fully engulfed in flames with a chyron describing “ fiery but mostly peaceful protests.
” And , naturally , the mockery rained down in gallows humor .
Cillizza ’ s “ desperation ” line was a quote from his newsletter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tweet .
The irony , though , is the segment of the newsletter Cillizza was quoting tried to make its case by citing an opinion piece by CNN analyst Harry Enten , which was arguably making exactly the opposite point .
The headline on Enten ’ s piece : “ Why Democrats are worried about Kenosha.
” Enten did his best to paint the situation in the best light for Democrats , of course ( he does works for CNN ) .
But there ’ s no escaping the conclusion in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the name of causes that are associated with the Democratic Party — primarily the Black Lives Matter movement — isn ’ t helping Democrats win the hearts and minds of the American public .
Every person of goodwill was appalled by the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police in May , but the rampant destruction in cities across the country has been just as appalling , if not more so for the fact that it ’ s so widespread .
It would be easy to shrug this kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being CNN .
This is a network with such little regard for the profession of journalism , after all , that it employs the swaggering , insolent Jim Acosta as its White House correspondent .
But there ’ s more here — and it speaks to the trust of the American people that ’ s been betrayed by the mainstream media for most of the 21st century .
The endless , lying attacks on President George W. Bush gave way to the dishonest deification of Barack Obama , to the even more dishonest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Cillizza ’ s tweet sums it up perfectly .
During the April 2003 invasion of Iraq , when then-Iraqi Minister of Information Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf — to be known to American history as “ Baghdad Bob ” — told reporters there were no American tanks in Baghdad when cameras showed U.S. soldiers moving through the Iraqi capital basically at will , Americans and the world knew they were being lied to — almost laughably .
For most of what CNN has reported throughout the Trump years ( and the Obama years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for that matter ) the lies haven ’ t generally been as obviously blatant , but they ’ ve been lies nonetheless , and there ’ s nothing laughable about them .
With the Russia “ collusion ” hoax in ruins and the scam impeachment effort an almost forgotten part of history , CNN and the rest of the mainstream media are left with the coronavirus pandemic and the current rash of riots in the name of “ racial justice ” to attack Trump as the days wind down to November .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ viciously anti-Trump , naturally , trying to hold the president to blame for a disease that was let loose on the world by the Chinese Communist Party and its communist instinct toward deceit in the name of self-protection .
But Cillizza ’ s tweet pretending Trump accurately calling riots “ riots ” is a sign of desperation speaks volumes about CNN ’ s willingness to lie to the American people .
Baghdad Bob was doing the same thing , while he was looking at an inevitable defeat .
Come November , CNN and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing .
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These might be the most blatant lies since Baghdad Bob denied American troops were rolling into the capital of Iraq in 2003.
The alleged news network known as CNN has been spewing propaganda as the broadcast mouthpiece of #TheResistance to President Donald Trump since before Trump even took the oath of office, but a Twitter post on Sunday from Chris Cillizza, the network’s editor-at-large, took liberal lies to a whole new level.
Cillizza attacked Trump for using the word “riots” to describe the massive outbreaks in looting, arson and murder that have been plaguing American cities for the past four months.
When sane people see upheavals like that on their city’s streets or on their television screens, they have no problem using the word “riots.” But for Cillizza and his ludicrously dishonest network, Trump’s utterly accurate description is a sign of “desperation.”
Trump’s efforts to label what is happening in major cities as “riots” speaks at least somewhat to his desperation, politically speaking, at the momenthttps://t.co/tQJ495xOZK pic.twitter.com/vs19vtCHiW — Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 30, 2020
“Trump’s efforts to label what is happening in major cities as ‘riots’ speaks at least somewhat to his desperation, politically speaking, at the moment,” Cillizza wrote.
Not even the commenters on Cillizza’s own Twitter account were buying that.
If there’s “desperation” coming from anywhere politically these days, it’s that the Democratic Party and its presidential candidate seem to have realized that Americans don’t appreciate criminals cutting a swath of destruction through their communities under the guise of “social justice.”
The fact that Cillizza’s tweet was illustrated by a raging inferno didn’t help his argument any, either.
What exactly does CNN call mobs burning building, assaulting police, looting businesses, and killing people for their political views? — thebradfordfile™ (@thebradfordfile) August 31, 2020
CNN’s efforts to label what it produces as ‘news’ speaks at least somewhat to its desperation as an increasingly partisan, irrelevant, & ridiculous propaganda machine. — Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) August 30, 2020
It’s really sad what CNN has become. From the UK, I used to respect it and was my go to place for international news. Definitely not anymore. Not only has it become a partisan joke, it now is seemingly denying reality and playing down violence. Dangerous. — Dr Chris Newton (@drchrisnewton) August 31, 2020
More than a few compared Cillizza’s post to the infamous CNN tweet from last week that showed network reporter Omar Jiminez broadcasting from in front of a building fully engulfed in flames with a chyron describing “fiery but mostly peaceful protests.”
Fiery but mostly peaceful protests!!! pic.twitter.com/4OHvKnh63u — Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) August 30, 2020
And, naturally, the mockery rained down in gallows humor.
“Violent, but mostly peaceful family.” ~ CNN pic.twitter.com/ED3IglvruZ — G (@stevensongs) August 31, 2020
“FDR’s efforts to label what happened in Pearl Harbor as a ‘surprise attack by the Japanese’ speaks at least somewhat to his desperation, politically speaking, at the moment.” pic.twitter.com/qwV0Pka3Sf — FM29 (@FMUSA29) August 31, 2020
Cillizza’s “desperation” line was a quote from his newsletter The Point, which is linked in the tweet. The irony, though, is the segment of the newsletter Cillizza was quoting tried to make its case by citing an opinion piece by CNN analyst Harry Enten, which was arguably making exactly the opposite point.
The headline on Enten’s piece: “Why Democrats are worried about Kenosha.”
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Enten did his best to paint the situation in the best light for Democrats, of course (he does works for CNN). But there’s no escaping the conclusion in his piece that an endless stream of violence in the name of causes that are associated with the Democratic Party — primarily the Black Lives Matter movement — isn’t helping Democrats win the hearts and minds of the American public.
Every person of goodwill was appalled by the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police in May, but the rampant destruction in cities across the country has been just as appalling, if not more so for the fact that it’s so widespread.
It would be easy to shrug this kind of journalistic malpractice off as just CNN being CNN. This is a network with such little regard for the profession of journalism, after all, that it employs the swaggering, insolent Jim Acosta as its White House correspondent.
But there’s more here — and it speaks to the trust of the American people that’s been betrayed by the mainstream media for most of the 21st century. The endless, lying attacks on President George W. Bush gave way to the dishonest deification of Barack Obama, to the even more dishonest demonization of Donald Trump.
This response to Cillizza’s tweet sums it up perfectly.
If they’ll lie about something this obvious, imagine what they’ve lied to you about over these last 3-4 years. — C’mon…man (@DanPariah) August 31, 2020
During the April 2003 invasion of Iraq, when then-Iraqi Minister of Information Muhammad Saeed al-Sahaf — to be known to American history as “Baghdad Bob” — told reporters there were no American tanks in Baghdad when cameras showed U.S. soldiers moving through the Iraqi capital basically at will, Americans and the world knew they were being lied to — almost laughably.
For most of what CNN has reported throughout the Trump years (and the Obama years, the Bush years and the Clinton years, for that matter) the lies haven’t generally been as obviously blatant, but they’ve been lies nonetheless, and there’s nothing laughable about them.
With the Russia “collusion” hoax in ruins and the scam impeachment effort an almost forgotten part of history, CNN and the rest of the mainstream media are left with the coronavirus pandemic and the current rash of riots in the name of “racial justice” to attack Trump as the days wind down to November.
The reporting on the coronavirus has been viciously anti-Trump, naturally, trying to hold the president to blame for a disease that was let loose on the world by the Chinese Communist Party and its communist instinct toward deceit in the name of self-protection.
But Cillizza’s tweet pretending Trump accurately calling riots “riots” is a sign of desperation speaks volumes about CNN’s willingness to lie to the American people.
Baghdad Bob was doing the same thing, while he was looking at an inevitable defeat.
Come November, CNN and its Democratic patrons deserve exactly the same thing.
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westernjournal--2020-08-31--Prince William and Harry To Honor Mother Princess Diana on What Would Have Been Her 60th Birthday

There are two kinds of people in this world : People who it ’ s easy to find gifts for and people who are impossible to find gifts for .
Those who are tough to shop for are often that way because they already have everything they could want or need — and that certainly holds true for Britain ’ s royal family .
Perhaps that ’ s why they ’ re known for getting each other humorous gifts at Christmas instead of anything too serious .
According to Insider , some of the ridiculous gifts include a leather toilet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a “ grow-your-own-girlfriend ” kit that Kate Middleton bought for Prince Harry and a singing hamster that Meghan Markle got for the Queen .
TRENDING : Herschel Walker 's Son : If Kindergartners Can Obey Teachers , Grown Men Can Obey Police Officers The tradition has been around for a while , but apparently Princess Diana wasn ’ t privy to the present-giving protocol , and reportedly amused the family when she brought mohair scarves and cashmere sweaters for everyone during her first Christmas with them .
Princess Diana would have turned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2021 , and her boys have something more serious and respectful in mind for a birthday gift .
It ’ s less than a year away , but her sons have been planning their contribution for years .
“ It has been twenty years since our mother ’ s death and the time is right to recognize her positive impact in the UK and around the world with a permanent statue , ” read a joint statement from Princes William and Harry in 2017 , according to NBC ’ s “ Today.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the princess ’ favorite spots , the royal family announced this week .
“ The statue will be installed in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace on 1st July 2021 , marking The Princess ’ s 60th birthday , ” a new statement from Kensington Palace said .
“ The Princes hope that the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on their mother ’ s life and her legacy.
” RELATED : Behind-the-Scenes Video : Princess Anne Teaches Queen Elizabeth II How To Use Zoom In 2017 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flowers to remember Princess Diana ’ s life on the 20th anniversary of her death .
Forget-me-nots , one of her favorite flowers , had a place in the garden , as well as white roses .
Gardener Sean Harkin said the time that special attention was given to all aspects of the display .
“ I knew we would be doing an exhibition inside the palace to mark 20 years since she died and thought we should do something in garden as well to celebrate the memory of Princess Diana actually being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it in the Sunken Garden as she particularly liked it , ” he told Country Living .
It truly is quite fitting that the statue will reside in the garden she so loved .
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There are two kinds of people in this world: People who it’s easy to find gifts for and people who are impossible to find gifts for.
Those who are tough to shop for are often that way because they already have everything they could want or need — and that certainly holds true for Britain’s royal family.
Perhaps that’s why they’re known for getting each other humorous gifts at Christmas instead of anything too serious.
According to Insider, some of the ridiculous gifts include a leather toilet seat that Princess Anne got Prince Charles, a “grow-your-own-girlfriend” kit that Kate Middleton bought for Prince Harry and a singing hamster that Meghan Markle got for the Queen.
The tradition has been around for a while, but apparently Princess Diana wasn’t privy to the present-giving protocol, and reportedly amused the family when she brought mohair scarves and cashmere sweaters for everyone during her first Christmas with them.
Princess Diana would have turned 60 next year on July 1, 2021, and her boys have something more serious and respectful in mind for a birthday gift.
It’s less than a year away, but her sons have been planning their contribution for years.
“It has been twenty years since our mother’s death and the time is right to recognize her positive impact in the UK and around the world with a permanent statue,” read a joint statement from Princes William and Harry in 2017, according to NBC’s “Today.”
“Our mother touched so many lives.”
It will be located in one of the princess’ favorite spots, the royal family announced this week.
“The statue will be installed in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace on 1st July 2021, marking The Princess’s 60th birthday,” a new statement from Kensington Palace said.
“The Princes hope that the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on their mother’s life and her legacy.”
In 2017, the garden was decked out in white flowers to remember Princess Diana’s life on the 20th anniversary of her death.
Forget-me-nots, one of her favorite flowers, had a place in the garden, as well as white roses.
Gardener Sean Harkin said the time that special attention was given to all aspects of the display.
“I knew we would be doing an exhibition inside the palace to mark 20 years since she died and thought we should do something in garden as well to celebrate the memory of Princess Diana actually being here, it seemed good to do it in the Sunken Garden as she particularly liked it,” he told Country Living.
TRH meet with Gardener Sean Harkin who designed the display, and Graham Dillamore who knew The Princess from working here over 30 years ago. pic.twitter.com/LPA9fUWp6i — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) August 30, 2017
It truly is quite fitting that the statue will reside in the garden she so loved.
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