westernjournal--2020-02-06--Human Remains of Girl Who Died in 2017 Found by Crews After House Fire, According to Police

When firefighters responded to a report of a house fire in Phoenix , a man at the residence insisted that the flames were contained to the fireplace and that their assistance wasn ’ t needed .
The first responders ignored his claims and entered the home in order to save the structure .
Once the flames had been extinguished , however , the crews made a grim discovery : the skeletal remains of a little girl who had not been heard from since 2017 .
Three other children had been recently removed from the home , only adding to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A week before the fire , Phoenix Police officers received a call from the home from 11-year-old girl who told them she was left alone for two days and was hungry .
After responding officers “ discovered what appeared to be human feces throughout the residence on the floors ” and evidence of child abuse , she was removed from the home .
She was the only child home at the time , according to the police .
Just an hour before the fire was reported by neighbors on Jan. 28 , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ removed two more children , ages 4 and 9 , from the home after suspecting child abuse .
The children ’ s parents , Rafael Loera , 56 , and Maribel Loera , 50 , are being held on a $ 200,000 cash bond each and are both facing charges of child abuse and abandonment or concealment of a body , according to NBC News .
Rafael Loera , the man who attempted to turn firefighters away , is also facing arson charges .
The skeletal remains are allegedly those of an 11-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July 2017 , according to KNPX .
Rafael Loera originally told authorities that the young girl had moved back to Mexico , but he eventually revealed that she had fallen ill in 2017 and that he and Maribel waited days before they tried to seek medical treatment .
She allegedly died on the way to the hospital .
Rather than reporting her death , Rafael Loera said they wrapped her up in a sheet and placed her in the attic for fear of losing custody of their other children .
The couple adopted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ girl ’ s death and kept the 10-year-old ’ s body in the attic for over two years .
The 11-year-old girl removed by DPS agents a week before the fire told authorities that Maribel Loera had a terrible temper and that she would often beat her and the 9-year-old child with an electrical cord .
Authorities discovered injuries consistent with the young girl ’ s claims .
The girl also told authorities she had an older sister who disappeared two years ago , and that Rafael and Maribel Loera told her separately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to different countries .
Prosecutor Sarah Corcoran told NBC News that Rafael was allegedly aware of how Maribel treated the children , but did nothing to prevent it .
“ He is alleged to have done nothing to prevent the abuse of the victims although he allegedly admitted that he knew that it was happening , ” she said , “ and he allegedly admitted that he left the victims in the care of the co-suspect knowing that the abuse was happening.
” On Jan. 28 , shortly after the youngest two children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started the fire which ultimately revealed their dark secret .
He originally told firefighters that the fire in the fireplace had gotten out of control , but upon further inspection , crews determined the fire was in a different corner of the living room on the floor .
He later admitted he poured gasoline on the floor and started the fire because he no longer wanted to live .
Once firefighters extinguished the flames , they tried to ventilate the area by tearing down drywall and removing ventilation .
“ As they did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they perceived to be human bones which came from the ceiling , resting on top of the attic insulation , ” police paperwork said , according to KNXV .
Phoenix police Sgt .
Maggie Cox said the investigation is still ongoing and that there are many aspects to wade through .
“ As you can imagine , this is a very complex investigation .
What ’ s important to know is that the three children are safe , ” she said , according to NBC News .
“ You can only imagine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are going on .
There are so many interviews that are being done , evidence that ’ s being processed.
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When firefighters responded to a report of a house fire in Phoenix, a man at the residence insisted that the flames were contained to the fireplace and that their assistance wasn’t needed. The first responders ignored his claims and entered the home in order to save the structure.
Once the flames had been extinguished, however, the crews made a grim discovery: the skeletal remains of a little girl who had not been heard from since 2017.
Three other children had been recently removed from the home, only adding to the disturbing details of the ongoing investigation.
Breaking: Human skeletal remains found inside a home after a fire yesterday near 59th Ave & Camelback. Homicide investigators at the scene. PIO on scene with media update in the next hour. pic.twitter.com/9Kr7nhPPOR — Phoenix Police Department (@phoenixpolice) January 29, 2020
A week before the fire, Phoenix Police officers received a call from the home from 11-year-old girl who told them she was left alone for two days and was hungry. After responding officers “discovered what appeared to be human feces throughout the residence on the floors” and evidence of child abuse, she was removed from the home.
She was the only child home at the time, according to the police.
Just an hour before the fire was reported by neighbors on Jan. 28, however, the Arizona Department of Child Safety removed two more children, ages 4 and 9, from the home after suspecting child abuse.
The children’s parents, Rafael Loera, 56, and Maribel Loera, 50, are being held on a $200,000 cash bond each and are both facing charges of child abuse and abandonment or concealment of a body, according to NBC News.
Rafael Loera, the man who attempted to turn firefighters away, is also facing arson charges.
The skeletal remains are allegedly those of an 11-year-old girl the couple adopted who died in July 2017, according to KNPX.
Rafael Loera originally told authorities that the young girl had moved back to Mexico, but he eventually revealed that she had fallen ill in 2017 and that he and Maribel waited days before they tried to seek medical treatment.
She allegedly died on the way to the hospital.
Rather than reporting her death, Rafael Loera said they wrapped her up in a sheet and placed her in the attic for fear of losing custody of their other children.
The couple adopted an infant a few months after the girl’s death and kept the 10-year-old’s body in the attic for over two years.
The 11-year-old girl removed by DPS agents a week before the fire told authorities that Maribel Loera had a terrible temper and that she would often beat her and the 9-year-old child with an electrical cord.
Authorities discovered injuries consistent with the young girl’s claims. The girl also told authorities she had an older sister who disappeared two years ago, and that Rafael and Maribel Loera told her separately that she had been adopted and sent to different countries.
Prosecutor Sarah Corcoran told NBC News that Rafael was allegedly aware of how Maribel treated the children, but did nothing to prevent it.
“He is alleged to have done nothing to prevent the abuse of the victims although he allegedly admitted that he knew that it was happening,” she said, “and he allegedly admitted that he left the victims in the care of the co-suspect knowing that the abuse was happening.”
On Jan. 28, shortly after the youngest two children were removed from his home, Rafael started the fire which ultimately revealed their dark secret.
He originally told firefighters that the fire in the fireplace had gotten out of control, but upon further inspection, crews determined the fire was in a different corner of the living room on the floor.
He later admitted he poured gasoline on the floor and started the fire because he no longer wanted to live.
Once firefighters extinguished the flames, they tried to ventilate the area by tearing down drywall and removing ventilation.
“As they did so, they immediately stopped and observed what they perceived to be human bones which came from the ceiling, resting on top of the attic insulation,” police paperwork said, according to KNXV.
Phoenix police Sgt. Maggie Cox said the investigation is still ongoing and that there are many aspects to wade through.
“As you can imagine, this is a very complex investigation. What’s important to know is that the three children are safe,” she said, according to NBC News.
“You can only imagine the amount, the layers of investigation that are going on. There are so many interviews that are being done, evidence that’s being processed.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-06--Clueless Dem. Rep. Blasted After Attacking Rush’s Medal of Freedom but Not Knowing What It Is

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during President Donald Trump ’ s State of the Union address on Tuesday and liberals lost their minds .
The president presented the honor to Limbaugh on Tuesday as first lady Melania Trump hung the medal around his neck .
It was a touching moment that brought cheers from the Republicans in attendance but scorn from elected Democrats , one of whom did not realize that the award is a civilian honor .
“ It ’ s disappointing President Trump presented Rush Limbaugh , someone who has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and not Brigadier General and Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee , ” Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur tweeted .
Sadly , she was not the only one who did not realize the medal was a civilian and not a military honor .
“ I didn ’ t realize Rush Limbaugh led our troops to victory in battle , wow , ” British-American journalist Michael Tracey wrote , confusing the Medal of Honor and Medal of Freedom .
There was a torrent of other responses calling Limbaugh a racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ There is no ‘ both sides ’ to this issue .
Rush Limbaugh is a racist who uses his platform to inspire other racists .
Rewarding him with a # MedalOfFreedom is a slap in the face to every person who ACTUALLY deserved that honor , ” Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush tweeted , evidence-free .
These people should take a long look at the hodgepodge of liberal bootlickers who were given this high honor , many of whom received the award from former President Barack Obama .
Obama , who broke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom , awarded it to such liberal stalwarts as Robert DeNiro , Robert Redford , Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg in the area of film .
When he gave them out to famous musicians he also looked to his supporters like Emilio and Gloria Estefan , Stevie Wonder , Barbara Streisand and Bruce Springsteen .
And he gave them to even more supporters in television , including Oprah Winfrey , Lorne Michaels , Marlo Thomas and Ellen DeGeneres .
He even gave one to his own vice president , Joe Biden .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hero .
And yet none of the people attacking Trump for awarding Limbaugh batted an eye when Obama handed out the award like Halloween candy .
It is sad that Democrats can not put aside their partisanship long enough to at least show the respect to stay silent when someone they dislike is honored .
But this is who they are now .
Petty curmudgeons who are offended by their own shadows .
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Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday and liberals lost their minds.
The president presented the honor to Limbaugh on Tuesday as first lady Melania Trump hung the medal around his neck.
It was a touching moment that brought cheers from the Republicans in attendance but scorn from elected Democrats, one of whom did not realize that the award is a civilian honor.
“It’s disappointing President Trump presented Rush Limbaugh, someone who has dedicated their life to dividing this country, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and not Brigadier General and Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee,” Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur tweeted.
It’s disappointing President Trump presented Rush Limbaugh, someone who has dedicated their life to dividing this country, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and not Brigadier General and Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee. — Marcy Kaptur (@RepMarcyKaptur) February 5, 2020
Sadly, she was not the only one who did not realize the medal was a civilian and not a military honor.
“I didn’t realize Rush Limbaugh led our troops to victory in battle, wow,” British-American journalist Michael Tracey wrote, confusing the Medal of Honor and Medal of Freedom.
I didn’t realize Rush Limbaugh led our troops to victory in battle, wow — Michael Tracey (@mtracey) February 5, 2020
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There was a torrent of other responses calling Limbaugh a racist with no evidence to back those claims.
“There is no ‘both sides’ to this issue. Rush Limbaugh is a racist who uses his platform to inspire other racists. Rewarding him with a #MedalOfFreedom is a slap in the face to every person who ACTUALLY deserved that honor,” Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush tweeted, evidence-free.
There is no “both sides” to this issue. Rush Limbaugh is a racist who uses his platform to inspire other racists. Rewarding him with a #MedalOfFreedom is a slap in the face to every person who ACTUALLY deserved that honor. https://t.co/XHG2LRKhj6 — Bobby L. Rush (@RepBobbyRush) February 5, 2020
These people should take a long look at the hodgepodge of liberal bootlickers who were given this high honor, many of whom received the award from former President Barack Obama.
Obama, who broke the record for handing out medals of freedom, awarded it to such liberal stalwarts as Robert DeNiro, Robert Redford, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg in the area of film.
When he gave them out to famous musicians he also looked to his supporters like Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, Barbara Streisand and Bruce Springsteen.
And he gave them to even more supporters in television, including Oprah Winfrey, Lorne Michaels, Marlo Thomas and Ellen DeGeneres.
He even gave one to his own vice president, Joe Biden.
Not one of those people was a military hero.
And yet none of the people attacking Trump for awarding Limbaugh batted an eye when Obama handed out the award like Halloween candy.
It is sad that Democrats cannot put aside their partisanship long enough to at least show the respect to stay silent when someone they dislike is honored.
But this is who they are now. Petty curmudgeons who are offended by their own shadows.
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westernjournal--2020-02-06--Actor Kirk Douglas Dead at Age 103, Son Michael Douglas Releases Statement

Kirk Douglas , an actor known for his appearances in classic films such as “ Ace in the Hole ” and “ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea , ” passed away Wednesday .
He was 103 years old .
The cause of Douglas ’ death has not yet been reported .
“ It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103 , ” the famed actor ’ s son Michael wrote on Instagram .
“ To the world he was a legend , an actor from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into his golden years , a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to , ” he continued , “ but to me and my brothers Joel and Peter he was simply Dad , to Catherine , a wonderful father-in-law , to his grandchildren and great grandchild their loving grandfather , and to his wife Anne , a wonderful husband.
” Douglas is remembered not only for the way he brilliantly brought characters to life in his films but also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blacklist that prevented many Hollywood creatives , who were assumed to be associated with the Communist Party , from getting hired .
As an executive producer of the 1960 film “ Spartacus , ” Douglas hired blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo and gave him full-screen credit , which made an immense impact on the industry .
“ It was such a terrible , shameful time , ” he told People .
“ Dalton was in prison because he refused to answer questions , so I decided , the hell with it !
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on it .
“ I think that ’ s the thing I ’ m most proud of because it broke the blacklist.
” Douglas received and was nominated for many awards over the years .
He was nominated for three Oscars and three Golden Globes , one of which he won .
He was also awarded lifetime achievement awards from both the Golden Globes and the Oscars .
He received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1968 and an honorary Oscar in 1996 , the same year he suffered a stroke .
Director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as everyone in the room gave a standing ovation .
RELATED : Alan Alda Responds to Death of 'Friend and Mentor ' Gene Reynolds with Heartbreaking Post Many have paid tribute to the iconic actor on Twitter , showing just how much of an impact he left on the industry .
Douglas is survived by his wife , Anne , and his sons Michael , Joel and Peter .
“ Kirk ’ s life was well lived , and he leaves a legacy in film that will endure for generations to come , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who worked to aid the public and bring peace to the planet , ” Michael continued in his statement .
“ Let me end with the words I told him on his last birthday and which will always remain true .
Dad- I love you so much and I am so proud to be your son.
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Kirk Douglas, an actor known for his appearances in classic films such as “Ace in the Hole” and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” passed away Wednesday. He was 103 years old.
The cause of Douglas’ death has not yet been reported.
“It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103,” the famed actor’s son Michael wrote on Instagram.
“To the world he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to,” he continued, “but to me and my brothers Joel and Peter he was simply Dad, to Catherine, a wonderful father-in-law, to his grandchildren and great grandchild their loving grandfather, and to his wife Anne, a wonderful husband.”
Douglas is remembered not only for the way he brilliantly brought characters to life in his films but also for the way he stood up to the blacklist that prevented many Hollywood creatives, who were assumed to be associated with the Communist Party, from getting hired.
As an executive producer of the 1960 film “Spartacus,” Douglas hired blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo and gave him full-screen credit, which made an immense impact on the industry.
“It was such a terrible, shameful time,” he told People. “Dalton was in prison because he refused to answer questions, so I decided, the hell with it! I’m going to put his name on it.
“I think that’s the thing I’m most proud of because it broke the blacklist.”
Douglas received and was nominated for many awards over the years. He was nominated for three Oscars and three Golden Globes, one of which he won.
He was also awarded lifetime achievement awards from both the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
He received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1968 and an honorary Oscar in 1996, the same year he suffered a stroke.
Director Steven Spielberg presented the award to Douglas as everyone in the room gave a standing ovation.
Many have paid tribute to the iconic actor on Twitter, showing just how much of an impact he left on the industry.
Kirk Douglas Dead: Iconic Actor Was 103. Kirk! A pillar of Hollywood has fallen. Nobody danced on Viking oars like you! Safe travels, stud! https://t.co/FtQDuDLcT6 — Bruce Campbell (@GroovyBruce) February 6, 2020
Kirk Douglas. The inspirational Scalawag. 103 years on this earth. That’s got a nice ring to it! Great hanging with you man. — Danny DeVito (@DannyDeVito) February 6, 2020
In front of, or behind the camera, the significance and magnificence of Kirk Douglas cannot be overstated. — Alton Brown (@altonbrown) February 6, 2020
“I wanted to be an actor ever since I was a kid in the second grade. I did a play, and my mother made a black apron, and I played a shoemaker. After the performance, [my father] gave me my first Oscar: an ice cream cone.” -Kirk Douglas Goodbye to a Hollywood legend. pic.twitter.com/vnu1Hkb2FA — The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 5, 2020
Douglas is survived by his wife, Anne, and his sons Michael, Joel and Peter.
“Kirk’s life was well lived, and he leaves a legacy in film that will endure for generations to come, and a history as a renowned philanthropist who worked to aid the public and bring peace to the planet,” Michael continued in his statement.
“Let me end with the words I told him on his last birthday and which will always remain true. Dad- I love you so much and I am so proud to be your son.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-06--Trump Responds to Impeachment Acquittal by Announcing Event ‘To Discuss Our Country’s Victory’

President Donald Trump responded to the news Wednesday that he had been acquitted by the Senate of both articles of impeachment brought by the House of Representatives , calling his acquittal a “ victory ” for the country .
“ I will be making a public statement tomorrow at 12:00pm from the @ WhiteHouse to discuss our Country ’ s VICTORY on the Impeachment Hoax !
” the president tweeted .
First daughter and White House aide Ivanka Trump also celebrated the news with a tweet .
“ This factional fever and incoherent , ill-conceived process has finally ended and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is time for our Country to move forward .
Together , ” she wrote .
“ POTUS has accomplished so much and is just getting started .
The best is yet to come !
” Before the vote on Wednesday afternoon , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell argued the Founders had created the Senate to stop the kind of “ recklessness ” the Democratic House ’ s partisan impeachment effort represented .
“ We simply can not let factional fever break our institutions .
It must work the other way as [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hamilton intended , ” McConnell said .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to the news of Trump ’ s acquittal , saying in a statement , “ Today , the President and Senate Republicans have normalized lawlessness and rejected the system of checks and balances of our Constitution.
” “ Our Founders put safeguards in the Constitution to protect against a rogue president , ” Pelosi continued .
“ They never imagined that they would at the same time have a rogue leader in the Senate who would cowardly abandon his duty to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that McConnell and his Republican colleagues did not conduct a fair trial because they voted against allowing additional witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed .
“ As a result , the verdict of this kangaroo court will be meaningless , ” Schumer said .
In a Friday statement after the vote against calling in further witnesses , McConnell said , “ A majority of the U.S. Senate has determined that the numerous witnesses and 28,000-plus pages of documents already in evidence are sufficient to judge the House Managers ’ accusations and end this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witnesses testified during the House impeachment inquiry .
GOP Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona , who serves on the House Judiciary Committee and is chairman of the House Freedom Caucus , tweeted on Wednesday , “ The nation has withstood a divisive process meant to overthrow the POTUS , and it is time we put this behind us.
” “ I hope , for all Americans , Democrats drop their harassment of President Trump and members of his administration , ” he added .
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President Donald Trump responded to the news Wednesday that he had been acquitted by the Senate of both articles of impeachment brought by the House of Representatives, calling his acquittal a “victory” for the country.
“I will be making a public statement tomorrow at 12:00pm from the @WhiteHouse to discuss our Country’s VICTORY on the Impeachment Hoax!” the president tweeted.
I will be making a public statement tomorrow at 12:00pm from the @WhiteHouse to discuss our Country’s VICTORY on the Impeachment Hoax! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2020
First daughter and White House aide Ivanka Trump also celebrated the news with a tweet.
“This factional fever and incoherent, ill-conceived process has finally ended and the President has rightfully been acquitted. It is time for our Country to move forward. Together,” she wrote.
“POTUS has accomplished so much and is just getting started. The best is yet to come!”
This factional fever and incoherent, ill-conceived process has finally ended and the President has rightfully been acquitted. It is time for our Country to move forward. Together. POTUS has accomplished so much and is just getting started. The best is yet to come! ?? — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) February 5, 2020
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Before the vote on Wednesday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell argued the Founders had created the Senate to stop the kind of “recklessness” the Democratic House’s partisan impeachment effort represented.
“We simply cannot let factional fever break our institutions. It must work the other way as [James] Madison and [Alexander] Hamilton intended,” McConnell said.
“The institutions must break the fever.”
.@senatemajldr: “We simply cannot let factional fever break our institutions. It must work the other way.” pic.twitter.com/uvsUkyPmJ4 — CSPAN (@cspan) February 5, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to the news of Trump’s acquittal, saying in a statement, “Today, the President and Senate Republicans have normalized lawlessness and rejected the system of checks and balances of our Constitution.”
“Our Founders put safeguards in the Constitution to protect against a rogue president,” Pelosi continued. “They never imagined that they would at the same time have a rogue leader in the Senate who would cowardly abandon his duty to uphold the Constitution.”
The speaker contended that McConnell and his Republican colleagues did not conduct a fair trial because they voted against allowing additional witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed.
Likewise, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Republicans of perpetrating “a great miscarriage of justice.”
“As a result, the verdict of this kangaroo court will be meaningless,” Schumer said.
Republican Senators denied the Senate’s right to examine relevant evidence, to call witnesses and documents, to properly try the impeachment of President Trump. The verdict will be meaningless. This wasn’t a trial by any stretch of the definition. The American people know it. pic.twitter.com/OlVCDe4bpX — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 5, 2020
In a Friday statement after the vote against calling in further witnesses, McConnell said, “A majority of the U.S. Senate has determined that the numerous witnesses and 28,000-plus pages of documents already in evidence are sufficient to judge the House Managers’ accusations and end this impeachment trial.”
A total of 17 witnesses testified during the House impeachment inquiry.
GOP Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee and is chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, tweeted on Wednesday, “The nation has withstood a divisive process meant to overthrow the POTUS, and it is time we put this behind us.”
President @realDonaldTrump
is EXONERATED. The nation has withstood a divisive process meant to overthrow the POTUS, and it is time we put this behind us. I hope, for all Americans, Democrats drop their harassment of President Trump and members of his administration. pic.twitter.com/6Us7K7jtph — Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) February 5, 2020
“I hope, for all Americans, Democrats drop their harassment of President Trump and members of his administration,” he added.
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westernjournal--2020-02-05--Bob Ehrlich: Trump’s SOTU Was About Showing He’s Gotten Results – In Nov., That’s What Will Matter

President Trump ’ s State of the Union address included a long list of policy successes , much to the chagrin of official Washington .
You see , it is a rare instance in our politics wherein the voters revisit the results of a policy dispute , so overwhelming is the weight and volume of the 24/7 news cycle .
But revisitation is urgent for the informed voter .
Who was right and who was wrong should count .
Credibility should be a function of how well recommendations and positions turned out .
How better to weigh the merits of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent national policy debates for context .
Remarkably , last summer ’ s siege at the southern border was alleged to be nothing more than a made-up narrative offered up by an anti-immigrant president .
Here , you will recall House Democrats ’ and left-leaning cable networks ’ relentless criticism of an “ invented ” crisis .
But the disturbing reports on the evening news painted a very different picture : images of chaos and confusion and criminality and questions about the well-being of migrant children .
The bottom line was unsettling : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an uninterested Mexico and expecting easy entry into an unprepared America .
But the president acted with resolve .
Administration policy changed so that migrants were made to wait in Mexico until their immigration court hearing date .
Simultaneously , the president went full-court press ( after a protracted court battle ) to find the funds required to expand the physical barrier on the southern border .
The combination of additional manpower , policy changes and a relentless commitment to additional fencing has helped quell the situation — and put an end ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seemingly unending migrant trains .
In the end , the media ’ s “ no crisis ” narrative was proven to be just plain wrong .
Illegal crossings are down 75 percent from the spring .
Will our media miscreants fess up during the forthcoming campaign ?
I ’ ll take the “ under ” on that one .
The Trump tax cuts and accompanying regulatory reforms were passed with the usual cries of outrage from the left .
Speaker Nancy Pelosi opined that the tax overhaul was “ the end of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be outdone , former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers predicted the bill would 10,000 people would die annually as a result of the bill .
The usual suspects ( The Washington Post , The New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , CNN , MSNBC ) all piled on in due course .
But that was then .
Two years later , the American economic colossus is extraordinarily strong .
401 ( k ) s are riding a bull market and , best of all , the economic data reflect historically low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wage growth for working- and middle-class Americans .
Such are the irrefutable facts of the Trump economy .
The ineffectual — many would say indulgent — policies of Mr. Obama vis-a-vis the world ’ s leading sponsor of terror is part of the historical record .
How else to characterize an administration that provided only benign support to the Iranian street protests of 2009 , gifted the mullahs three planeloads of cash valued at $ 1.7 billion , and signed on to a highly problematic nuclear accord that enabled Tehran to aggressively strengthen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was rewarded with aggressive Iranian proxy armies in Yemen , Syria , Lebanon and Iraq .
Fortunately , the election of 2016 brought an end to American acquiescence , as the U.S. withdrew from the flawed nuclear accord .
Then Mr. Trump imposed punishing new sanctions on the regime , which led to Iranian adventurism and provocations against Saudi and Western interests in the region .
Still , sanctions have left the Iranian economy in tatters ; growth contracted by nearly 10 percent in 2019 .
Further sanctions as a result of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a Ukrainian civilian airliner have now been imposed .
The Iranian street is again up in arms .
And France , Germany and Great Britain have signaled their opposition to renewed Iranian nuclear development .
Just what the doctor ordered as the Trump Administration attempts to secure regime change without war .
OK , most of us understand that in the real world , administration-imposed tariffs have hurt some American manufacturers , while helping others .
The same can be said for our farmers .
Despite these short-term mixed results , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now done something after decades of failed bipartisan negotiation with the Chinese .
That the president was willing to place his political base ( agriculture , small manufacturers ) at risk in order to move the seemingly intractable Chinese off the dime speaks to the unique and often high-risk but necessary approach of Mr. Trump and his senior advisors .
The free-trade D.C. establishment will continue to take the president to task for his protectionist-first ( read : tariffs ) ways , but a Chinese government credibly charged with unfair state subsidization , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has now taken a significant step towards engagement with its largest trading partner .
Sure beats the familiar — and demonstrably failed — status quo .
Post-impeachment , expect the Trump re-election campaign to remind voters about “ bottom lines.
” They still count .
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President Trump’s State of the Union address included a long list of policy successes, much to the chagrin of official Washington.
You see, it is a rare instance in our politics wherein the voters revisit the results of a policy dispute, so overwhelming is the weight and volume of the 24/7 news cycle.
But revisitation is urgent for the informed voter. Who was right and who was wrong should count. Credibility should be a function of how well recommendations and positions turned out. How better to weigh the merits of a candidate or party?
Think about recent national policy debates for context.
Immigration
Remarkably, last summer’s siege at the southern border was alleged to be nothing more than a made-up narrative offered up by an anti-immigrant president.
Here, you will recall House Democrats’ and left-leaning cable networks’ relentless criticism of an “invented” crisis.
But the disturbing reports on the evening news painted a very different picture: images of chaos and confusion and criminality and questions about the well-being of migrant children. The bottom line was unsettling: caravans of South American migrants proceeding through an uninterested Mexico and expecting easy entry into an unprepared America.
But the president acted with resolve. Administration policy changed so that migrants were made to wait in Mexico until their immigration court hearing date. Simultaneously, the president went full-court press (after a protracted court battle) to find the funds required to expand the physical barrier on the southern border. The combination of additional manpower, policy changes and a relentless commitment to additional fencing has helped quell the situation — and put an end (at least for now) to the seemingly unending migrant trains.
In the end, the media’s “no crisis” narrative was proven to be just plain wrong. Illegal crossings are down 75 percent from the spring. Will our media miscreants fess up during the forthcoming campaign? I’ll take the “under” on that one.
Tax Cuts
The Trump tax cuts and accompanying regulatory reforms were passed with the usual cries of outrage from the left. Speaker Nancy Pelosi opined that the tax overhaul was “the end of the world” and “Armageddon.”
Not to be outdone, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers predicted 10,000 people would die annually as a result of the bill. The usual suspects (The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, MSNBC) all piled on in due course.
But that was then. Two years later, the American economic colossus is extraordinarily strong. 401(k)s are riding a bull market and, best of all, the economic data reflect historically low unemployment for African-Americans and Hispanics and real wage growth for working- and middle-class Americans. Such are the irrefutable facts of the Trump economy.
Iran
The ineffectual — many would say indulgent — policies of Mr. Obama vis-a-vis the world’s leading sponsor of terror is part of the historical record.
How else to characterize an administration that provided only benign support to the Iranian street protests of 2009, gifted the mullahs three planeloads of cash valued at $1.7 billion, and signed on to a highly problematic nuclear accord that enabled Tehran to aggressively strengthen its ballistic missile program. The world was rewarded with aggressive Iranian proxy armies in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
Fortunately, the election of 2016 brought an end to American acquiescence, as the U.S. withdrew from the flawed nuclear accord. Then Mr. Trump imposed punishing new sanctions on the regime, which led to Iranian adventurism and provocations against Saudi and Western interests in the region.
Still, sanctions have left the Iranian economy in tatters; growth contracted by nearly 10 percent in 2019. Further sanctions as a result of the recent tit-for-tat military operations and the downing of a Ukrainian civilian airliner have now been imposed. The Iranian street is again up in arms. And France, Germany and Great Britain have signaled their opposition to renewed Iranian nuclear development. Just what the doctor ordered as the Trump Administration attempts to secure regime change without war.
Trade
OK, most of us understand that in the real world, administration-imposed tariffs have hurt some American manufacturers, while helping others.
The same can be said for our farmers. Despite these short-term mixed results, the fact remains that an American administration has now done something after decades of failed bipartisan negotiation with the Chinese. That the president was willing to place his political base (agriculture, small manufacturers) at risk in order to move the seemingly intractable Chinese off the dime speaks to the unique and often high-risk but necessary approach of Mr. Trump and his senior advisors.
The free-trade D.C. establishment will continue to take the president to task for his protectionist-first (read: tariffs) ways, but a Chinese government credibly charged with unfair state subsidization, currency manipulation and theft of intellectual property has now taken a significant step towards engagement with its largest trading partner. Sure beats the familiar — and demonstrably failed — status quo.
Post-impeachment, expect the Trump re-election campaign to remind voters about “bottom lines.” They still count.
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westernjournal--2020-02-06--Notorious Liar Brian Williams Questions Faith of Senators Who Voted To Acquit Trump

Among the many things America has been forced to relearn over this past year of grueling partisan politics , the foremost may just be that a presidential impeachment creates strange bedfellows and major turnabouts .
The Senate ’ s deeply split vote to acquit President Donald Trump of the two charges leveled against him in articles of impeachment brought by the Democratic House of Representatives in December only serves to further highlight that fact — particularly in the case of Republican Sen. Mitt Romney .
Never an enthusiastic supporter of the president — in fact , quite the opposite — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regarded as being on the fence going into the final day of the impeachment trial .
Yet citing faith and adherence to truth as driving forces in his decision to convict Trump on the Article I charge of “ abuse of power , ” Romney won the hearts and minds of the media establishment , who went on to fashion the failed 2012 Republican presidential nominee a virtuous hero of the “ resistance ” in a matter of hours .
In fact , some members of the media , unable to muster even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard on the narrative that they were willing to go all out in support of the faith-driven political choices they so typically lay siege to .
And chief among them was MSNBC anchor Brian Williams .
Hardly a known arbiter of truth , Williams is recognizable in large part thanks to the 2015 revelation that in 2003 he had been intentionally untruthful in telling radio audiences a helicopter he had flown aboard in Iraq was forced down by rocket-propelled grenade fire .
But that did not stop the MSNBC anchor , and members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questioning the virtues and faith those senators who had come down in opposition to Romney on the substance behind Democrats ’ case for impeachment .
“ When [ Romney ] spoke , he spoke about the oath he took to God .
And he is really a man of faith , ” Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson said .
“ He had made a solemn oath and he took that very seriously and that ’ s a rare thing.
” “ A lot of the other 99 [ senators ] insist that faith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Williams said , piling on in agreement and further suggesting , “ They were not so burdened by the oath.
” RELATED : Romney Gave This Note to Every Republican Before His Impeachment Vote It certainly is strange how things work out .
Suddenly , the left-wing establishment media , well-known for their 2012 character assassination of the GOP nominee as an anti-gay bigot and first to sing the praises of any LGBT or secular activist “ brave ” enough to sue the pants off of a Christian organization or small-business , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and people of faith in this country ?
Give me a break , people .
We all know what this is .
These talking heads have no love for Romney .
And they have even less love for us poor “ rubes , ” clinging to our guns and our Bibles .
At this moment , Romney and the truth-centered values of a Judeo-Christian society are efficacious for leftists in their attempts to topple the Trump administration .
That is all .
The moment Romney casts his next vote for a piece of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away by his now-adoring left-wing followers .
The moment a conservative cites his faith in a controversial cultural battle , the Judeo-Christian value set will be tarred and feathered once again .
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Among the many things America has been forced to relearn over this past year of grueling partisan politics, the foremost may just be that a presidential impeachment creates strange bedfellows and major turnabouts.
The Senate’s deeply split vote to acquit President Donald Trump of the two charges leveled against him in articles of impeachment brought by the Democratic House of Representatives in December only serves to further highlight that fact — particularly in the case of Republican Sen. Mitt Romney.
Never an enthusiastic supporter of the president — in fact, quite the opposite — the junior senator from Utah was widely regarded as being on the fence going into the final day of the impeachment trial.
Yet citing faith and adherence to truth as driving forces in his decision to convict Trump on the Article I charge of “abuse of power,” Romney won the hearts and minds of the media establishment, who went on to fashion the failed 2012 Republican presidential nominee a virtuous hero of the “resistance” in a matter of hours.
In fact, some members of the media, unable to muster even a lick of self-awareness, bit so hard on the narrative that they were willing to go all out in support of the faith-driven political choices they so typically lay siege to.
And chief among them was MSNBC anchor Brian Williams.
.@NicolleDWallace: “Mitt Romney’s life will never be the same, but I’m sure he has no doubt in his mind that it’s worth it.”@clairecmc: “He’s going to sleep soundly. His children are going to look at him with pride. And at the end of the day, isn’t that way more important?” pic.twitter.com/Z8AHVSRQNj — MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 5, 2020
Hardly a known arbiter of truth, Williams is recognizable in large part thanks to the 2015 revelation that in 2003 he had been intentionally untruthful in telling radio audiences a helicopter he had flown aboard in Iraq was forced down by rocket-propelled grenade fire.
But that did not stop the MSNBC anchor, and members of his Wednesday panel, from publicly questioning the virtues and faith those senators who had come down in opposition to Romney on the substance behind Democrats’ case for impeachment.
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“When [Romney] spoke, he spoke about the oath he took to God. And he is really a man of faith,” Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson said.
“He had made a solemn oath and he took that very seriously and that’s a rare thing.”
“A lot of the other 99 [senators] insist that faith is central to their lives,” Williams said, piling on in agreement and further suggesting, “They were not so burdened by the oath.”
Mitt Romney was the only Republican senator who voted to convict President Trump on the impeachment article for abuse of power. He said the president “is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust.” https://t.co/KuAEnlwgFl pic.twitter.com/QPqJAi23X1 — CBS News (@CBSNews) February 6, 2020
It certainly is strange how things work out.
Suddenly, the left-wing establishment media, well-known for their 2012 character assassination of the GOP nominee as an anti-gay bigot and first to sing the praises of any LGBT or secular activist “brave” enough to sue the pants off of a Christian organization or small-business, are the elite warrior guard for Mitt Romney and people of faith in this country?
Give me a break, people. We all know what this is.
These talking heads have no love for Romney.
And they have even less love for us poor “rubes,” clinging to our guns and our Bibles.
At this moment, Romney and the truth-centered values of a Judeo-Christian society are efficacious for leftists in their attempts to topple the Trump administration. That is all.
The moment Romney casts his next vote for a piece of Republican legislation, he will be thrown away by his now-adoring left-wing followers.
The moment a conservative cites his faith in a controversial cultural battle, the Judeo-Christian value set will be tarred and feathered once again.
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westernjournal--2020-02-06--Tim Tebow Kicks Off 6th Annual ‘Night To Shine’ Which Has Become Global Experience ‘Centered on God’

Tim Tebow Kicks Off 6th Annual ‘Night To Shine’ Which Has Become Global Experience ‘Centered on God’s Love’

Tim Tebow is in Europe this week celebrating the 6th annual “ Night to Shine ” event , a prom-themed party for people with physical and mental disabilities .
The Tim Tebow Foundation has hosted the annual event every year since 2015 , “ an unforgettable prom night experience , centered on God ’ s love ” that continues to grow as more churches in more countries participate each year .
The party gives people with disabilities an opportunity to dress up , dance , and enjoy a night that makes them feel valued , special and loved .
Tebow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans to honor 115,000 guests around the world this year with the help of 215,000 volunteers .
Tebow kicked off this year ’ s prom night experience , available to people with special needs who are 14 and older , in Albania , according to an Instagram post .
Tebow and his wife , Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters , then moved on to Rome to debut Night to Shine for the city .
“ So grateful to be a part of Rome ’ s first-ever Night to Shine !
” the athlete and philanthropist wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s history that means to much to this world and to Christianity , humbled to see the love being poured out on tonight ’ s Kings & Queens for what I pray continues to be an unstoppable movement of God ’ s love !
” An excited Tebow shared that while he could not communicate with many people verbally , he was encouraged and overwhelmed by how the love of God cut through any language barrier he might have encountered .
“ There are some things that transcend language , ” Tebow said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God ’ s love , hugging people , smiling , joy transcended and that ’ s what tonight was all about.
” According to the TTF website , Night to Shine 2020 will be celebrated by 721 churches across all 50 United States and in 34 countries .
RELATED : Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Wed in South Africa : 'My Dreams Have Come True' “ Night to Shine is a night for the churches to shine , the volunteers to shine , our honored guests to shine , and most importantly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reads .
Night to Shine is particularly sentimental for Tebow and Nel-Peters , who met during a Night to Shine event that Demi-Leigh attended with her sister Franje .
Franje , who lived with cerebellar agenesis , passed away in 2019 at the age of 13 .
“ Our loss but heavens gain , ” Tebow wrote after Franje ’ s passing last May .
This year ’ s Night to Shine marks the first time Tebow and Nel-Peters got to attend the celebration as husband and wife , and they will hopefully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to come .
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Tim Tebow is in Europe this week celebrating the 6th annual “Night to Shine” event, a prom-themed party for people with physical and mental disabilities.
The Tim Tebow Foundation has hosted the annual event every year since 2015, “an unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love” that continues to grow as more churches in more countries participate each year.
The party gives people with disabilities an opportunity to dress up, dance, and enjoy a night that makes them feel valued, special and loved.
Tebow, who got married last month, plans to honor 115,000 guests around the world this year with the help of 215,000 volunteers.
Tebow kicked off this year’s prom night experience, available to people with special needs who are 14 and older, in Albania, according to an Instagram post.
Tebow and his wife, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, then moved on to Rome to debut Night to Shine for the city.
“So grateful to be a part of Rome’s first-ever Night to Shine!” the athlete and philanthropist wrote on Instagram.
“A city’s history that means to much to this world and to Christianity, humbled to see the love being poured out on tonight’s Kings & Queens for what I pray continues to be an unstoppable movement of God’s love!”
An excited Tebow shared that while he could not communicate with many people verbally, he was encouraged and overwhelmed by how the love of God cut through any language barrier he might have encountered.
“There are some things that transcend language,” Tebow said in an Instagram video. “And God’s love, hugging people, smiling, joy transcended and that’s what tonight was all about.”
According to the TTF website, Night to Shine 2020 will be celebrated by 721 churches across all 50 United States and in 34 countries.
“Night to Shine is a night for the churches to shine, the volunteers to shine, our honored guests to shine, and most importantly, God to shine!” the website reads.
Night to Shine is particularly sentimental for Tebow and Nel-Peters, who met during a Night to Shine event that Demi-Leigh attended with her sister Franje.
Franje, who lived with cerebellar agenesis, passed away in 2019 at the age of 13.
“Our loss but heavens gain,” Tebow wrote after Franje’s passing last May.
This year’s Night to Shine marks the first time Tebow and Nel-Peters got to attend the celebration as husband and wife, and they will hopefully continue to do so for many years to come.
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westernjournal--2020-02-06--Children in All 50 States Being Taught Revolutionary War Was Fought To Promote Slavery

The New York Times ’ 1619 Project — a curriculum that makes the fantastical claim that a primary cause of the Revolutionary War was the colonists ’ desire to protect slavery — has been adopted in 3,500 classrooms across all 50 states .
For this reason , some of the nation ’ s most renowned historians have called for The Times to correct this and other factual errors .
The Pulitzer Center , which is partnering with The Times to promote The 1619 Project , recounted in its 2019 annual report , “ Good journalism , innovative educational resources , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bridging the divisions that threaten to rip our democracy apart .
It is this belief that has driven the Pulitzer Center for the last 14 years.
” Nikole Hannah-Jones , The Times ’ lead writer on the project , argued in her introductory essay to it , “ The United States is a nation founded on both an ideal and a lie .
Our Declaration of Independence , approved on July 4 , 1776 , proclaims that ‘ all men are created equal ’ and ‘ endowed by their Creator with certain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men who drafted those words did not believe them to be true for the hundreds of thousands of black people in their midst.
” Hannah-Jones went on to contend “ that the year 1619 is as important to the American story as 1776.
” That was the year , she explained , that British colonists in Jamestown purchased 20 to 30 enslaved Africans .
“ Conveniently left out of our founding mythology is the fact that one of the primary reasons the colonists decided to declare their independence from Britain was because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Hannah-Jones wrote .
The reporter is honest enough to admit that slavery in America predated the nation ’ s founding by over 150 years .
However , she alleges by 1776 , Britain “ had grown deeply conflicted over its role in the barbaric institution.
” There were calls to abolish slavery , which “ would have upended the economy of the colonies , in both the North and the South , ” Hannah-Jones wrote .
Slavery was abolished in Great Britain in 1833 — over a half-century after the founding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely against Hannah-Jones ’ narrative is the fact that almost all the states north of the Mason-Dixon Line had voted to abolish slavery by the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 .
By 1804 , all the Northern states had passed legislation ending slavery .
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Who Should Have Been Impeached Using Their Logic The preposterous notion that protecting slavery was one of the “ primary ” reasons the American Colonies declared independence is not supported by the documentary evidence from the period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my book “ We Hold These Truths ” made clear .
Any middle school history student should be taught that the Stamp Act in 1765 , followed by the Declaratory Act in 1766 , were what began rallying colonists against Mother England .
In the Declaratory Act , Parliament claimed the legislative body held “ full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America … in all cases whatsoever.
” The rallying cry in the Colonies became , “ No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a slave owner , made the case against King George III and Parliament in his 1774 essay “ A Summary View of the Rights of British America , ” pointing to Britain ’ s tax and trade policies toward the Colonies , the decision to suspend the New York legislature and the imposition of martial law in Massachusetts as unjust acts that must be opposed .
Thomas Paine , in his widely read political pamphlet “ Common Sense , ” published in January 1776 , did not list a fear that Great Britain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reason for declaring independence .
Over 500,000 copies of the pamphlet were published just three months after its release at a time when the entire population of the 13 Colonies was only 4 million at most .
Paine was an abolitionist who wrote the preamble to Pennsylvania ’ s abolition act in 1780 ( during the heart of the Revolutionary War ) , which freed 6,000 slaves in the state , according to History.com .
The Declaration of Independence itself , which lists dozens of grievances the Colonies had against the king @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reference to slavery by pointing to England ’ s efforts to “ excite domestic insurrections.
” Jefferson ’ s original draft submitted to the Continental Congress included a condemnation of the king ’ s support for the African slave trade , writing it was a violation of the “ most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him , captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere , or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.
” This language was struck from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of deference to South Carolina and Georgia , which wanted to continue the African slave trade , according to the Claremont Institute ’ s Founding.com .
“ The British had encouraged slave and Indian revolts against the colonists , ” the institute reported .
“ For example , in 1775 , [ British Governor ] Lord Dunmore of Virginia , swore to members of the Virginia House of Burgesses that if ‘ any Injury or insult were offered to himself ’ he would ‘ declare Freedom to the Slaves , and reduce the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” So the issue for the British rulers in America wasn ’ t really a desire to free to slaves , but to wreak havoc in the rebellious Colonies .
Some of the nation ’ s top historians sent a letter to The New York Times in December taking The 1619 Project to task for claiming that protecting slavery was a primary cause of the Revolution .
Among the signers of the letter were Princeton University American history professor emeritus James McPherson , Brown University history professor emeritus Gordon Wood and Princeton University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “ Battle Cry Freedom : The Civil War Era , ” while Wood won the Pulitzer Prize for his work “ The Radicalism of the American Revolution.
” Wilentz was a Pulitzer finalist for his book , “ The Rise of American Democracy : Jefferson to Lincoln.
” So by Pulitzer ’ s estimation , these historians know what they are talking about when it comes to American history .
In their letter to The Times , the academics applauded The 1619 Project ’ s desire “ to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism to our history.
” “ Nevertheless , we are dismayed at some of the factual errors in the project and the closed process behind it , ” they wrote .
“ On the American Revolution , pivotal to any account of our history , the project asserts that the founders declared the colonies ’ independence of Britain ‘ in order to ensure slavery would continue.
’ This is not true .
If supportable , the allegation would be astounding — yet every statement offered by the project to validate it is false.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ their concern that this and other unsupported claims were “ offered as an authoritative account that bears the imprimatur and credibility of The New York Times.
” Woods told RealClearInvestigations the only way The 1619 Project should be used in the classroom is “ as a way of showing how history can be distorted and perverted.
” The New York Times Magazine ’ s editor in chief , Jake Silverstein , issued a response last month disputing the charge that The 1619 Project contains “ significant factual errors and is driven by ideology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ project was intended to address the marginalization of African-American history in the telling of our national story and examine the legacy of slavery in contemporary American life , ” Silverstein wrote .
In a December radio interview , Hannah-Jones said , “ When my editor asks me , like , what ’ s your ultimate goal for the project , my ultimate goal is that there ’ ll be a reparations bill passed.
” “ If you read the whole project , I don ’ t think you can come away from it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for reparations , ” she told the Chicago Tribune in October .
It sure sounds like The 1619 Project is ideologically driven .
The Atlantic reported in December that Hannah-Jones has not “ budged from her conviction that slavery helped fuel the Revolution.
” “ I do still back up that claim , ” she told The Atlantic ’ s Adam Serwer , but she conceded her essay phrased it too strongly to make readers think slavery was universally supported in the Colonies .
“ I think someone reading that would assume that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colonies and most people involved .
And I accept that criticism , for sure , ” Hannah-Jones said , while promising to better contextualize the claim when The 1619 Project is published in textbook form by Random House .
That promise does not sound too reassuring when the entire proposition is bunk .
Further proof against Hannah-Jones ’ s claim is in the Constitution itself , which rather than protect slavery put it on a path to extinction , Abraham Lincoln and abolitionists like Frederick Douglass argued .
The Constitution specifically authorized the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slaves in 1808 ( approximately 20 years from the date the document was ratified ) .
Congress did so in 1808 , and President Thomas Jefferson signed the bill into law .
An additional compromise that the Founders reached was counting three-fifths of the state ’ s slave population when calculating the overall population for determining how many representatives a state would have in Congress .
The Southern states wanted to count their entire slave populations for representation purposes , but the Northern states did not allow it .
The impact was to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held in the House of Representatives .
Both of these constitutional provisions were a recognition that slavery was a present evil but not something many of the Founders wanted to see continue in perpetuity .
Finally , one other triumph in the fight against slavery during the founding period took place right across the street from the Constitutional Convention in 1787 .
The Continental Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance , which established the laws governing the territorial land encompassing the future states of Ohio , Michigan , Indiana , Illinois and Wisconsin .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the territory .
All of these facts from the founding era demonstrate that slavery was not a primary reason the Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain , and our nation ’ s students should not be taught that it was .
Not satisfied to push their liberal ideological perspective in reporting current events , The Times has moved on to propagate false narratives about America ’ s founding .
What motivated the founding generation to pledge their lives , fortunes and sacred honor was not to protect slavery but to secure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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The New York Times’ 1619 Project — a curriculum that makes the fantastical claim that a primary cause of the Revolutionary War was the colonists’ desire to protect slavery — has been adopted in 3,500 classrooms across all 50 states.
For this reason, some of the nation’s most renowned historians have called for The Times to correct this and other factual errors.
The Pulitzer Center, which is partnering with The Times to promote The 1619 Project, recounted in its 2019 annual report, “Good journalism, innovative educational resources, and deep community engagement are absolutely essential to bridging the divisions that threaten to rip our democracy apart. It is this belief that has driven the Pulitzer Center for the last 14 years.”
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The Times’ lead writer on the project, argued in her introductory essay to it, “The United States is a nation founded on both an ideal and a lie. Our Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, proclaims that ‘all men are created equal’ and ‘endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.’
“But the white men who drafted those words did not believe them to be true for the hundreds of thousands of black people in their midst.”
Hannah-Jones went on to contend “that the year 1619 is as important to the American story as 1776.”
That was the year, she explained, that British colonists in Jamestown purchased 20 to 30 enslaved Africans.
“Conveniently left out of our founding mythology is the fact that one of the primary reasons the colonists decided to declare their independence from Britain was because they wanted to protect the institution of slavery,” Hannah-Jones wrote.
The reporter is honest enough to admit that slavery in America predated the nation’s founding by over 150 years.
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However, she alleges by 1776, Britain “had grown deeply conflicted over its role in the barbaric institution.”
There were calls to abolish slavery, which “would have upended the economy of the colonies, in both the North and the South,” Hannah-Jones wrote.
Slavery was abolished in Great Britain in 1833 — over a half-century after the founding of the United States.
Also working completely against Hannah-Jones’ narrative is the fact that almost all the states north of the Mason-Dixon Line had voted to abolish slavery by the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783.
By 1804, all the Northern states had passed legislation ending slavery.
The preposterous notion that protecting slavery was one of the “primary” reasons the American Colonies declared independence is not supported by the documentary evidence from the period, either, as my research for my book “We Hold These Truths” made clear.
Any middle school history student should be taught that the Stamp Act in 1765, followed by the Declaratory Act in 1766, were what began rallying colonists against Mother England.
In the Declaratory Act, Parliament claimed the legislative body held “full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America … in all cases whatsoever.”
The rallying cry in the Colonies became, “No taxation without representation.”
Thomas Jefferson, a slave owner, made the case against King George III and Parliament in his 1774 essay “A Summary View of the Rights of British America,” pointing to Britain’s tax and trade policies toward the Colonies, the decision to suspend the New York legislature and the imposition of martial law in Massachusetts as unjust acts that must be opposed.
Jefferson, in fact, hammered the king for blocking efforts to “exclude all further importations of slaves,” which he wrote would be the first step in abolishing the institution in the Colonies, “where it was unhappily introduced in their infant state.”
Thomas Paine, in his widely read political pamphlet “Common Sense,” published in January 1776, did not list a fear that Great Britain would end slavery in the Colonies as a reason for declaring independence.
Over 500,000 copies of the pamphlet were published just three months after its release at a time when the entire population of the 13 Colonies was only 4 million at most.
Paine was an abolitionist who wrote the preamble to Pennsylvania’s abolition act in 1780 (during the heart of the Revolutionary War), which freed 6,000 slaves in the state, according to History.com.
The Declaration of Independence itself, which lists dozens of grievances the Colonies had against the king and Parliament, makes just a passing reference to slavery by pointing to England’s efforts to “excite domestic insurrections.”
Jefferson’s original draft submitted to the Continental Congress included a condemnation of the king’s support for the African slave trade, writing it was a violation of the “most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.”
This language was struck from the Declaration’s final text out of deference to South Carolina and Georgia, which wanted to continue the African slave trade, according to the Claremont Institute’s Founding.com.
“The British had encouraged slave and Indian revolts against the colonists,” the institute reported. “For example, in 1775, [British Governor] Lord Dunmore of Virginia, swore to members of the Virginia House of Burgesses that if ‘any Injury or insult were offered to himself’ he would ‘declare Freedom to the Slaves, and reduce the City of Williamsburg to Ashes.'”
So the issue for the British rulers in America wasn’t really a desire to free to slaves, but to wreak havoc in the rebellious Colonies.
Some of the nation’s top historians sent a letter to The New York Times in December taking The 1619 Project to task for claiming that protecting slavery was a primary cause of the Revolution.
Among the signers of the letter were Princeton University American history professor emeritus James McPherson, Brown University history professor emeritus Gordon Wood and Princeton University history professor Sean Wilentz.
McPherson is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Battle Cry Freedom: The Civil War Era,” while Wood won the Pulitzer Prize for his work “The Radicalism of the American Revolution.”
Wilentz was a Pulitzer finalist for his book, “The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln.”
So by Pulitzer’s estimation, these historians know what they are talking about when it comes to American history.
In their letter to The Times, the academics applauded The 1619 Project’s desire “to address the enduring centrality of slavery and racism to our history.”
“Nevertheless, we are dismayed at some of the factual errors in the project and the closed process behind it,” they wrote.
“On the American Revolution, pivotal to any account of our history, the project asserts that the founders declared the colonies’ independence of Britain ‘in order to ensure slavery would continue.’ This is not true. If supportable, the allegation would be astounding — yet every statement offered by the project to validate it is false.”
The historians went on to list their concern that this and other unsupported claims were “offered as an authoritative account that bears the imprimatur and credibility of The New York Times.”
Wood told RealClearInvestigations the only way The 1619 Project should be used in the classroom is “as a way of showing how history can be distorted and perverted.”
The New York Times Magazine’s editor in chief, Jake Silverstein, issued a response last month disputing the charge that The 1619 Project contains “significant factual errors and is driven by ideology rather than historical understanding.”
“The project was intended to address the marginalization of African-American history in the telling of our national story and examine the legacy of slavery in contemporary American life,” Silverstein wrote.
In a December radio interview, Hannah-Jones said, “When my editor asks me, like, what’s your ultimate goal for the project, my ultimate goal is that there’ll be a reparations bill passed.”
“If you read the whole project, I don’t think you can come away from it without understanding the project is an argument for reparations,” she told the Chicago Tribune in October.
It sure sounds like The 1619 Project is ideologically driven.
The Atlantic reported in December that Hannah-Jones has not “budged from her conviction that slavery helped fuel the Revolution.”
“I do still back up that claim,” she told The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer, but she conceded her essay phrased it too strongly to make readers think slavery was universally supported in the Colonies.
“I think someone reading that would assume that this was the case: All 13 Colonies and most people involved. And I accept that criticism, for sure,” Hannah-Jones said, while promising to better contextualize the claim when The 1619 Project is published in textbook form by Random House.
That promise does not sound too reassuring when the entire proposition is bunk.
Further proof against Hannah-Jones’s claim is in the Constitution itself, which rather than protect slavery put it on a path to extinction, Abraham Lincoln and abolitionists like Frederick Douglass argued.
The Constitution specifically authorized the federal government to ban the importation of slaves in 1808 (approximately 20 years from the date the document was ratified).
Congress did so in 1808, and President Thomas Jefferson signed the bill into law.
An additional compromise that the Founders reached was counting three-fifths of the state’s slave population when calculating the overall population for determining how many representatives a state would have in Congress.
The Southern states wanted to count their entire slave populations for representation purposes, but the Northern states did not allow it.
The impact was to lessen the number of votes slaveholding interests held in the House of Representatives.
Both of these constitutional provisions were a recognition that slavery was a present evil but not something many of the Founders wanted to see continue in perpetuity.
Finally, one other triumph in the fight against slavery during the founding period took place right across the street from the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
The Continental Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance, which established the laws governing the territorial land encompassing the future states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. The ordinance outlawed the introduction of slavery in the territory.
All of these facts from the founding era demonstrate that slavery was not a primary reason the Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain, and our nation’s students should not be taught that it was.
Not satisfied to push their liberal ideological perspective in reporting current events, The Times has moved on to propagate false narratives about America’s founding.
What motivated the founding generation to pledge their lives, fortunes and sacred honor was not to protect slavery but to secure their God-given right to liberty.
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westernjournal--2020-02-06--Chinese Doctor Who First Warned About Coronavirus Dies

The Chinese doctor who was allegedly detained in China for trying to warn his fellow medics about the coronavirus outbreak has died from the virus itself .
Li Wenliang was an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital who sent out a warning about the coronavirus to his colleagues on Dec. 30 , according to the BBC .
Li had observed seven cases of a virus that looked like SARS , and he cautioned his fellow doctors to wear protective clothing to avoid possible infection .
The Public Security Bureau summoned Li four days later and forced him to sign a letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments.
” Seven other people were investigated as well for “ spreading rumors.
” Authorities later apologized to the doctor for their actions .
Li wrote in a post on Weibo , a Chinese microblogging website , that he had begun coughing on Jan. 10 .
Days later , he was admitted to a hospital , and eventually diagnosed with coronavirus on Jan. 30 .
There were initially conflicting reports about his death , with Chinese state-run media first reporting he had died , and later saying he was actually in critical condition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced he had in fact died , according to Fox News .
Li was “ unfortunately infected during the fight against the pneumonia epidemic of the new coronavirus infection , ” the hospital said in a statement .
“ We deeply regret and mourn this.
” It is unknown at this time if Li had any other underlying health conditions or complications with the virus .
RELATED : New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in California as US Total Grows Prior to his death , Li told The New York Times that the outbreak could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warnings .
“ If the officials had disclosed information about the epidemic earlier , I think it would have been a lot better , ” he said .
“ There should be more openness and transparency.
” There are over 28,000 cases of coronavirus worldwide , resulting in at least 563 deaths in China as of Thursday .
There have been at least 230 cases of the virus confirmed outside of mainland China .
As of Sunday , there were 11 confirmed cases inside the United States .
The cases have been reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona and Washington state .
New York City officials said Wednesday they were awaiting tests on two suspected cases there , according to amNewYork .
Although the World Health Organization said it is too early to say that the outbreak was peaking , Wednesday was the first day there was a drop in the overall number of new cases in China , The Guardian reported .
Health experts were preparing to meet in Geneva , Switzerland , next week to try to develop a vaccine for the deadly virus .
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The Chinese doctor who was allegedly detained in China for trying to warn his fellow medics about the coronavirus outbreak has died from the virus itself.
Li Wenliang was an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital who sent out a warning about the coronavirus to his colleagues on Dec. 30, according to the BBC.
Li had observed seven cases of a virus that looked like SARS, and he cautioned his fellow doctors to wear protective clothing to avoid possible infection.
The Public Security Bureau summoned Li four days later and forced him to sign a letter saying that he was “making false comments.”
Seven other people were investigated as well for “spreading rumors.”
Authorities later apologized to the doctor for their actions.
Li wrote in a post on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, that he had begun coughing on Jan. 10.
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Days later, he was admitted to a hospital, and eventually diagnosed with coronavirus on Jan. 30.
There were initially conflicting reports about his death, with Chinese state-run media first reporting he had died, and later saying he was actually in critical condition.
Later Tuesday, Wuhan Central Hospital announced he had in fact died, according to Fox News.
We deeply mourn the death of #Wuhan doctor Li wenliang, who unfortunately got infected with novel #Coronavirus while battling with the epidemic. After all-effort rescue, Li passed away on 2:58 am, Feb. 7. pic.twitter.com/mbYA3wB4pn — People’s Daily, China (@PDChina) February 6, 2020
Li was “unfortunately infected during the fight against the pneumonia epidemic of the new coronavirus infection,” the hospital said in a statement. “We deeply regret and mourn this.”
It is unknown at this time if Li had any other underlying health conditions or complications with the virus.
Prior to his death, Li told The New York Times that the outbreak could have been different if officials heeded his warnings.
“If the officials had disclosed information about the epidemic earlier, I think it would have been a lot better,” he said. “There should be more openness and transparency.”
There are over 28,000 cases of coronavirus worldwide, resulting in at least 563 deaths in China as of Thursday.
There have been at least 230 cases of the virus confirmed outside of mainland China. As of Sunday, there were 11 confirmed cases inside the United States.
The cases have been reported in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Arizona and Washington state.
New York City officials said Wednesday they were awaiting tests on two suspected cases there, according to amNewYork.
Although the World Health Organization said it is too early to say that the outbreak was peaking, Wednesday was the first day there was a drop in the overall number of new cases in China, The Guardian reported.
Health experts were preparing to meet in Geneva, Switzerland, next week to try to develop a vaccine for the deadly virus.
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westernjournal--2020-02-06--Former Obama Adviser Bashes Pelosi: ‘I Just Don’t Recognize the Democratic Party’

Democrats might want to listen to Don Peebles before they get deeper into disaster .
He ’ s a lifelong supporter of the Democratic Party .
He was a member of the Barack Obama National Finance Committee for both of Obama ’ s presidential elections .
And he ’ s one of the wealthiest black men in the United States , who had an estimated net worth in 2015 of about $ 700 million , according to Forbes .
In 2017 , his Peebles Corp. real estate firm was named “ Company of the Year ” by Black Enterprise magazine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bet to assume Peebles knows a thing or two about the Democratic Party , about American politics , and about success in general .
And when Peebles looks at today ’ s Democratic Party , he doesn ’ t see success at all .
“ Look , I just don ’ t recognize the Democratic Party right now , ” Peebles told “ Fox & Friends ” host Steve Doocy on Thursday .
There are probably millions of Democrats who know how he feels : Decent , honest men and women who ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one that used to be proud of being American – degenerate into an unpatriotic mass grievance-mongering , open class warfare and identity politics .
For conservatives , of course , that described the Democratic Party during the Obama years .
Now , the party has gone too far even for a man who was part of its financial nerve center as recently as 2008 and 2012 .
RELATED : Turnout Disaster for Dems Paints Grim 2020 Picture - Only 217 in County of 97K Showed Up To Caucus In the “ Fox & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condemned the party ’ s growing push away from mainstream American politics , but also the behavior of its representatives at President Donald Trump ’ s State of the Union address .
“ I mean , the party has turned so far-left .
Also , to see members of Congress jointly dressing up in white as some form of protest or solidarity at the State of the Union address is astonishing , ” Peebles told Doocy .
Equally astonishing , he said , was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s grandstanding gambit of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s speech while the cameras were on her – a signal to her base and to the entire country that any idea of cooperation between the executive branch and at least one branch of Congress was going to be farfetched for the rest of Trump ’ s term .
And Pebbles wasn ’ t buying it at all .
“ I just think was unprofessional , undiplomatic , disrespectful act .
Not just to the president , but to the country as a whole , ” he said .
“ And I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonder about her leadership , which has already been called into question.
” That has to sting .
Even worse for Democrats is that they really have no rational response .
Judging by the results that are known from the continuing fiasco of the Iowa caucuses , the Democrats ’ two top candidates for the presidential nomination are an aging socialist who always seems to be shouting and a 38-year-old former mayor of a medium-sized Indiana city who ’ s best known for being a homosexual who , according to People , met @ @ @ @ @ @ @ app .
This being America , liberals can think anything they want about gay sexuality or gay rights .
But it ’ s sheer insanity to pretend that ’ s a resume that ’ s going to win a general election in the United States .
( Considering Vice President Mike Pence was Indiana ’ s governor before joining the Trump team , Buttigieg probably couldn ’ t even win his own home state . )
This is a party where a flaming liberal like former Vice President Joe Biden is considered too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s a party where a New York nutcase like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holds such outsized sway she ’ s said to be considering a Senate run already .
And it ’ s a party currently facing a man who ’ s not only survived the latest Lilliputian attack on his presidency in the form of Wednesday ’ s impeachment acquittal , but also has a three-year record of a booming economy , low unemployment and foreign policy successes to show voters .
Democrats heading for disaster might want to listen to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s about the surest bet going in 2020 that they don ’ t want to hear a word he says .
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Democrats might want to listen to Don Peebles before they get deeper into disaster.
He’s a lifelong supporter of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Barack Obama National Finance Committee for both of Obama’s presidential elections.
And he’s one of the wealthiest black men in the United States, who had an estimated net worth in 2015 of about $700 million, according to Forbes. In 2017, his Peebles Corp. real estate firm was named “Company of the Year” by Black Enterprise magazine.
So it’s a safe bet to assume Peebles knows a thing or two about the Democratic Party, about American politics, and about success in general.
And when Peebles looks at today’s Democratic Party, he doesn’t see success at all.
“Look, I just don’t recognize the Democratic Party right now,” Peebles told “Fox & Friends” host Steve Doocy on Thursday.
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
There are probably millions of Democrats who know how he feels: Decent, honest men and women who’ve watched a once-proud political party – one that used to be proud of being American – degenerate into an unpatriotic mass grievance-mongering, open class warfare and identity politics.
For conservatives, of course, that described the Democratic Party during the Obama years.
Now, the party has gone too far even for a man who was part of its financial nerve center as recently as 2008 and 2012.
@FoxNews @SteveDoocy @peebles_don great interview. Nice to hear from a rational Democrat who realizes the party has gone off the rails. With that said @MikeBloomberg is buying his way into this election which will further fracture your party. Good for @realDonaldTrump. #MAGA — SeasideChat (@msdlgb) February 6, 2020
#Democrat #DonPeebles Obama National Finance Committee —telling some truth about the #DemocratDemise most Americans are NOT socialist or Communist.. — Braxie (@StillKicking62) February 6, 2020
In the “Fox & Friends” interview, Peebles not only condemned the party’s growing push away from mainstream American politics, but also the behavior of its representatives at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
“I mean, the party has turned so far-left. Also, to see members of Congress jointly dressing up in white as some form of protest or solidarity at the State of the Union address is astonishing,” Peebles told Doocy.
Equally astonishing, he said, was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s grandstanding gambit of ripping up a copy of Trump’s speech while the cameras were on her – a signal to her base and to the entire country that any idea of cooperation between the executive branch and at least one branch of Congress was going to be farfetched for the rest of Trump’s term.
And Pebbles wasn’t buying it at all.
“I just think was unprofessional, undiplomatic, disrespectful act. Not just to the president, but to the country as a whole,” he said. “And I think it makes people who see her there wonder about her leadership, which has already been called into question.”
That has to sting.
Even worse for Democrats is that they really have no rational response. Judging by the results that are known from the continuing fiasco of the Iowa caucuses, the Democrats’ two top candidates for the presidential nomination are an aging socialist who always seems to be shouting and a 38-year-old former mayor of a medium-sized Indiana city who’s best known for being a homosexual who, according to People, met his “husband” via a dating app.
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This being America, liberals can think anything they want about gay sexuality or gay rights. But it’s sheer insanity to pretend that’s a resume that’s going to win a general election in the United States. (Considering Vice President Mike Pence was Indiana’s governor before joining the Trump team, Buttigieg probably couldn’t even win his own home state.)
This is a party where a flaming liberal like former Vice President Joe Biden is considered too “moderate” by base voters. It’s a party where a New York nutcase like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holds such outsized sway she’s said to be considering a Senate run already.
And it’s a party currently facing a man who’s not only survived the latest Lilliputian attack on his presidency in the form of Wednesday’s impeachment acquittal, but also has a three-year record of a booming economy, low unemployment and foreign policy successes to show voters.
Democrats heading for disaster might want to listen to sane voices like Peebles.
But it’s about the surest bet going in 2020 that they don’t want to hear a word he says.
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