westernjournal--2020-10-25--MSNBC Guest Insults Voters in Confusing Post-Debate Rant: ‘There Is a Lizard Brain in This Country’

Thank heavens for the people at NBC News , keeping me informed in the most bizarre of ways .
On Thursday , during their post-debate coverage , they played host to a presidential historian who told me my beloved country had a “ lizard brain.
” I was slightly confused — but I needn ’ t have feared , because a quick search on the term pointed me toward a 2019 video from NBC News explaining the concept .
The “ lizard brain ” is a pop-psychology way of referring to the more primitive parts of the human brain .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ been kicking around for a while , it took swellheaded hustle-prattler Seth Godin — one of the most redundant individuals in our modern pseudo-intellectual TED talk-level cultural dialogue — to put it into cultural circulation .
“ Wild animals are wild animals because they only have a little tiny brain , and that little tiny brain keeps them alive .
It ’ s about fear and revenge and reproduction and anger and ‘ let ’ s go , ' ” Godin told NBC News .
“ And human beings have that same brain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other brain in front , the one that does ballet , the one that does big ideas .
But that brain is slow compared to our wild animal brain , our lizard brain .
The lizard brain is right next to our spinal cord and it can go like that .
And it floods our brain with chemicals instantly.
” My lizard brain is making me mildly annoyed that this guy — a marketing guru whose only product is self-promotion — plays an actual part in the intellectual conversation in the English-speaking world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , white-guy lizard brain is also apparently making me vote for Donald Trump .
So says Jon Meacham , a presidential historian and commentator on MSNBC .
Say what you will about what transpired Thursday night , Meacham is an accomplished , respected author .
He ’ s best known as the scribe behind the mostly not-terrible Pulitzer Prize-winning “ American Lion : Andrew Jackson in the White House.
” At the very least , the book is coherent .
On Thursday , Meacham wasn ’ t .
“ Well , it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Meacham said regarding his impressions of the debate .
“ I ’ ve never seen a general election debate actually in the room .
And one man was running for president of the United States , and the other man was auditioning for a show on Fox.
” Ho ho .
I see what you did there .
He seemed to realize this wasn ’ t exactly Pulitzer-winning presidential historian material , because then : “ And that may sound like an attempt at glibness , but it was the innate reaction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who dwells in this wilderness of mirrors , to borrow a phrase from the Cold War , where there are these code words.
” RELATED : Buzz Aldrin Gives Awesome Endorsement to McSally with Coded Fighter Pilot Message You may not have seen what he did there : “ The wilderness of mirrors ” was a phrase used by former CIA Counterintelligence chief James Angleton to describe disinformation campaigns by the Soviets .
As The Intercept notes , the intelligence operative — who was disgraced for domestic spy operations against domestic activist groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it described a “ myriad of stratagems , deceptions , artifices , and all the other devices of disinformation which the Soviet bloc and its coordinated intelligence services use to confuse and split the West … an ever fluid landscape where fact and illusion merge.
” Now , what did this mean ?
Something Russia , something disinformation , blah blah coded language , and , therefore , Trump is evil .
According to a transcript of the coverage from the Media Research Center , Meacham then launched into a strange discussion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an exercise in reaching out to his base .
Well , I think that ’ s what he was getting at , anyway .
Meacham would tell MSNBC viewers that “ the reason for the triumph of the cult of Trump in the Republican Party has been the number that has been showing up … that not just the Republicans in their states or districts that support the president but that strongly support the president .
That adverb — these are adverb-Republicans , I sometimes think of them .
“ They ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re with Trump , by God , you ’ re with him … it may just be that demography is destiny here , ” he continued .
“ There aren ’ t enough of them .
But I ’ ll say this tonight , and I had this reaction .
It may have been watching it in person as opposed to the way it was experienced for the country , there is a lizard brain in this country .
“ Donald Trump is a product of the white man ’ s , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lizard brain .
And there could be a twitch there that , ‘ You know what , we sent this disruptive figure , Biden , maybe that 47-year thing helps a little bit.
’ I don ’ t think there are enough of those folks , but I think just as an observer of this — I think Trump did himself good with his base tonight .
The question for America is how big that base is .
“ You have to give it to Seth Godin : I understood what he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Who Moved My Cheese ?
“ -level brain food gruel for people who find Tony Robbins engrossing , but I understood it .
To the extent one fully understands exactly what Meacham was saying Thursday night ( actually early Friday morning — something that might have accounted for the fact Meacham wasn ’ t at his Pulitzer-winning best ) , it was basically this : • Biden is presidential , Trump appeared to be like a Fox News host .
• Trump was using Soviet-era disinformation tactics , or something .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ so large that it surprises — “ adverb Republicans ” — but there aren ’ t enough of them to win .
• “ There is a lizard brain in this country.
” • Trump ’ s supporters are basically part of “ the anguished , nervous white guy ’ s lizard brain , ” but “ [ t ] he question for America is how big that base is.
” In short , if you ’ re a Trump supporter , you ’ re a racist Fox News-watcher with a lizard brain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learn that MSNBC didn ’ t bring on Meacham because he was a disinterested observer or an “ undecided voter.
” In fact , if you recognized him , it ’ s likely because he was a featured speaker at the Democratic National Convention in August .
Given that he ’ s an accomplished author who was working from prepared remarks at the DNC , he was able to imply Trump supporters were racists in more couched , coherent terms , asking “ whether we will continue to be prisoners of the darkest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ourselves to write a brighter , better , nobler story.
” He invoked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ’ s paraphrased quote , “ The arc of the moral universe is long , but it bends toward justice , ” because of course he did : Bending that arc requires all of us .
It requires we , the people , and it requires a president of the United States with empathy , grace , a big heart and an open mind .
For liberals like Meacham and Godin , Joe Biden will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voices and our votes , they cry , let us now write the next chapter of the American story ; one of hope , of love , of justice .
If we do so , they say , we might just save our country and our souls .
And save us from the lizard brain , apparently .
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Thank heavens for the people at NBC News, keeping me informed in the most bizarre of ways.
On Thursday, during their post-debate coverage, they played host to a presidential historian who told me my beloved country had a “lizard brain.” I was slightly confused — but I needn’t have feared, because a quick search on the term pointed me toward a 2019 video from NBC News explaining the concept.
The “lizard brain” is a pop-psychology way of referring to the more primitive parts of the human brain.
While the term and the theory has been kicking around for a while, it took swellheaded hustle-prattler Seth Godin — one of the most redundant individuals in our modern pseudo-intellectual TED talk-level cultural dialogue — to put it into cultural circulation.
“Wild animals are wild animals because they only have a little tiny brain, and that little tiny brain keeps them alive. It’s about fear and revenge and reproduction and anger and ‘let’s go,'” Godin told NBC News.
“And human beings have that same brain, but we evolved to have this other brain in front, the one that does ballet, the one that does big ideas. But that brain is slow compared to our wild animal brain, our lizard brain. The lizard brain is right next to our spinal cord and it can go like that. And it floods our brain with chemicals instantly.”
My lizard brain is making me mildly annoyed that this guy — a marketing guru whose only product is self-promotion — plays an actual part in the intellectual conversation in the English-speaking world. In other news, my anguished, white-guy lizard brain is also apparently making me vote for Donald Trump.
So says Jon Meacham, a presidential historian and commentator on MSNBC. Say what you will about what transpired Thursday night, Meacham is an accomplished, respected author.
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He’s best known as the scribe behind the mostly not-terrible Pulitzer Prize-winning “American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House.”
At the very least, the book is coherent. On Thursday, Meacham wasn’t.
“Well, it was remarkable to watch it in person,” Meacham said regarding his impressions of the debate. “I’ve never seen a general election debate actually in the room. And one man was running for president of the United States, and the other man was auditioning for a show on Fox.”
Ho ho. I see what you did there. He seemed to realize this wasn’t exactly Pulitzer-winning presidential historian material, because then: “And that may sound like an attempt at glibness, but it was the innate reaction I had to watching the president, who dwells in this wilderness of mirrors, to borrow a phrase from the Cold War, where there are these code words.”
You may not have seen what he did there: “The wilderness of mirrors” was a phrase used by former CIA Counterintelligence chief James Angleton to describe disinformation campaigns by the Soviets.
As The Intercept notes, the intelligence operative — who was disgraced for domestic spy operations against domestic activist groups during the 1960s and 1970s — said that it described a “myriad of stratagems, deceptions, artifices, and all the other devices of disinformation which the Soviet bloc and its coordinated intelligence services use to confuse and split the West … an ever fluid landscape where fact and illusion merge.”
Now, what did this mean? Something Russia, something disinformation, blah blah coded language, and, therefore, Trump is evil.
According to a transcript of the coverage from the Media Research Center, Meacham then launched into a strange discussion regarding how Trump’s performance was an exercise in reaching out to his base. Well, I think that’s what he was getting at, anyway.
Meacham would tell MSNBC viewers that “the reason for the triumph of the cult of Trump in the Republican Party has been the number that has been showing up … that not just the Republicans in their states or districts that support the president but that strongly support the president. That adverb — these are adverb-Republicans, I sometimes think of them.
“They’re stunned to see that if you’re with Trump, by God, you’re with him … it may just be that demography is destiny here,” he continued.
“There aren’t enough of them. But I’ll say this tonight, and I had this reaction. It may have been watching it in person as opposed to the way it was experienced for the country, there is a lizard brain in this country.
“Donald Trump is a product of the white man’s, the anguished, nervous white guy’s lizard brain. And there could be a twitch there that, ‘You know what, we sent this disruptive figure, Biden, maybe that 47-year thing helps a little bit.’ I don’t think there are enough of those folks, but I think just as an observer of this — I think Trump did himself good with his base tonight. The question for America is how big that base is. “
You have to give it to Seth Godin: I understood what he was saying. It may have been thin, “Who Moved My Cheese?“-level brain food gruel for people who find Tony Robbins engrossing, but I understood it.
To the extent one fully understands exactly what Meacham was saying Thursday night (actually early Friday morning — something that might have accounted for the fact Meacham wasn’t at his Pulitzer-winning best), it was basically this:
Biden is presidential, Trump appeared to be like a Fox News host.
Trump was using Soviet-era disinformation tactics, or something.
Trump has a cult of supporters so large that it surprises — “adverb Republicans” — but there aren’t enough of them to win.
“There is a lizard brain in this country.”
Trump’s supporters are basically part of “the anguished, nervous white guy’s lizard brain,” but “[t]he question for America is how big that base is.”
In short, if you’re a Trump supporter, you’re a racist Fox News-watcher with a lizard brain.
It may not surprise you to learn that MSNBC didn’t bring on Meacham because he was a disinterested observer or an “undecided voter.” In fact, if you recognized him, it’s likely because he was a featured speaker at the Democratic National Convention in August.
Given that he’s an accomplished author who was working from prepared remarks at the DNC, he was able to imply Trump supporters were racists in more couched, coherent terms, asking “whether we will continue to be prisoners of the darkest of American forces or will we free ourselves to write a brighter, better, nobler story.”
He invoked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s paraphrased quote, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” because of course he did: Bending that arc requires all of us. It requires we, the people, and it requires a president of the United States with empathy, grace, a big heart and an open mind.
For liberals like Meacham and Godin, Joe Biden will be such a president. With our voices and our votes, they cry, let us now write the next chapter of the American story; one of hope, of love, of justice. If we do so, they say, we might just save our country and our souls.
And save us from the lizard brain, apparently.
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westernjournal--2020-10-25--Joe Biden’s Basket of Deplorables Moment: Calls Trump Supporters ‘Chumps’

“ We don ’ t do things like those chumps out there with the microphones , those Trump guys , ” Biden said during a drive-in rally at Bucks County Community College in Newtown , which attracted about 130 cars , according to the New York Post .
Trump supporters , driving flag-bedecked trucks and SUVs , has camped out in a nearby parking lot , honking horns and making noise while Biden ’ s rally was taking place .
Later , while vowing to work for voters who are not his loyalists , Biden referred to Trump supporters as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there.
” The remark was reminiscent of a 2016 comment by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton when she used the phrase “ deplorables ” in reference to Trump supporters .
“ You know , to just be grossly generalistic , you could put half of Trump ’ s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables .
Right ?
” Clinton said then , according to Time .
“ The racist , sexist , homophobic , xenophobic , Islamaphobic—you name it .
And unfortunately there are people like that .
And he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter shared their anger over Biden ’ s choice of words .
RELATED : Watch : Kamala Harris Campaigns to People Standing in Line To Vote Trump got in a jab at the Biden rally while holding one of his own in North Carolina , according to KBJR-TV .
He said that the cars at Biden ’ s rally were “ too close together , I think.
” “ They weren ’ t socially distanced , ” Trump said , later adding , “ there were so few of them it didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Hill .
“ People in cars .
I don ’ t get it .
They ’ re in cars , ” Trump added .
“ There were so few cars .
I ’ ve never seen an audience like this.
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden addressed a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, twice called President Donald Trump supporters “chumps.”
“We don’t do things like those chumps out there with the microphones, those Trump guys,” Biden said during a drive-in rally at Bucks County Community College in Bristol, which attracted about 130 cars, according to the New York Post.
Trump supporters, driving flag-bedecked trucks and SUVs, has camped out in a nearby parking lot, honking horns and making noise while Biden’s rally was taking place.
Later, while vowing to work for voters who are not his loyalists, Biden referred to Trump supporters as “those chumps with the microphone out there.”
In 48 hours, @JoeBiden: ❌ Told Pennsylvania voters they were “CHUMPS” ❌ Vowed to end the oil industry entirely GOODBYE PENNSYLVANIA‼pic.twitter.com/agqC2WNE7U — Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) October 24, 2020
TRUMP CAR PARADE OUTSIDE BIDEN’S BRISTOL RALLY-LITE: #JoeBiden just complained TWICE that he could hear all the #Trump supporters outside his event!??? pic.twitter.com/OQl3ODVxh5 — John Cremeans ?? (@JCremeans) October 24, 2020
The remark was reminiscent of a 2016 comment by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton when she used the phrase “deplorables” in reference to Trump supporters.
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“You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right?” Clinton said then, according to Time. “The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic—you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up.”
Many on Twitter shared their anger over Biden’s choice of words.
Biden crawls out from under his rock long enough to call Trump supporters chumps. And you thought Joe only sees Americans & not blue & red states. And you thought Joe was going to unite us and bring back normalcy. Lol. Biden is a nasty old political hack.https://t.co/Zbls3oLnuv — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) October 25, 2020
Biden calls us “chumps” Hillary calls us “deplorable” Obama called us “clingers to our God and our guns” Trump calls us “Americans” Vote accordingly. — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 24, 2020
“Deplorables”
“Rubes”
“Chumps” This is what Joe Biden and the Democrats call the American people. And it’s wildly unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/BmUEK5nFS4 — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 24, 2020
Biden rips Trump supporters as ‘chumps’ at PA drive-in rally Hillary thinks we are DEPLORABLES. Biden thinks we’re CHUMPS. Trump thinks we are AMERICAN CITIZENS! https://t.co/Gd3rWS3VCk — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) October 25, 2020
Trump got in a jab at the Biden rally while holding one of his own in North Carolina, according to KBJR-TV.
He said that the cars at Biden’s rally were “too close together, I think.”
“They weren’t socially distanced,” Trump said, later adding, “there were so few of them it didn’t even matter,” according to The Hill.
“People in cars. I don’t get it. They’re in cars,” Trump added. “There were so few cars. I’ve never seen an audience like this.”
CORRECTION, Oct. 25, 2020: This article originally stated that Biden’s drive-in rally occurred in Newtown, Pennsylvania, when in fact it took place in Bristol.
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westernjournal--2020-10-25--5 People Close to VP Pence Test Positive for COVID

Several members of Vice President Mike Pence ’ s staff have tested positive for the coronavirus , but the vice president will continue his work , including presiding over the Senate for Monday ’ s critical confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett .
All told , five Pence staffers , including Chief of Staff Marc Short , have tested positive in the past few days , according to Fox News .
In addition to Short , Pence adviser Marty Obst and three aides also tested positive .
Pence and his wife , Karen , both tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The New York Times .
Devin O ’ Malley , a spokesman for Pence , said the vice president is not stopping his work .
“ While Vice President Pence is considered a close contact with Mr. Short , in consultation with the White House Medical Unit , the vice president will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel , ” O ’ Malley said on Saturday , according to The Times .
Pence noted on Saturday that he will be in the Senate on Monday night when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirming Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court , according to NBC .
“ As vice president , I ’ m President of the Senate .
And I ’ m gon na be in the chair because I wouldn ’ t miss that vote for the world , ” he said at a campaign event in Tallahassee , Florida , NBC reported .
“ And I ’ ll make you a prediction : Come this Monday night , Judge Amy Coney Barrett is going to be Justice Amy Coney Barrett .
We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a CNN interview on Sunday , White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows sidestepped questions about the extent of coronavirus infections among Pence ’ s staff , according to CNN .
“ Sharing personal information is not something that we should do , ” Meadows said .
He said those who need to know will be informed , “ Anytime there ’ s someone in harm ’ s way , we have an obligation to let people know for contract-tracing , ” Meadows said .
Meadows said Pence and President Donald Trump are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nears .
“ Actually he ’ s not just campaigning , he ’ s working .
We saw a Middle East peace agreement with Sudan in the Oval Office that the president engaged in , ” Meadows said , according to the New York Post .
“ And for anybody to suggest that the president has been out campaigning and not getting things done , all you have to do is look at the facts , ” Meadows said .
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“ I ’ m not saying he ’ s not campaigning .
I ’ m saying that is only part of what he ’ s doing , ” Meadows said .
“ As we look at that , essential personnel , whether it ’ s the vice president of the United States or anyone else , has to continue on.
” Pence will wear a mask and use social distancing as he travels , Meadows said .
Trump was briefly hospitalized earlier this month after testing positive for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also tested positive .
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Several members of Vice President Mike Pence’s staff have tested positive for the coronavirus, but the vice president will continue his work, including presiding over the Senate for Monday’s critical confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
All told, five Pence staffers, including Chief of Staff Marc Short, have tested positive in the past few days, according to Fox News. In addition to Short, Pence adviser Marty Obst and three aides also tested positive.
Pence and his wife, Karen, both tested negative Saturday and Sunday, according to The New York Times.
Devin O’Malley, a spokesman for Pence, said the vice president is not stopping his work.
“While Vice President Pence is considered a close contact with Mr. Short, in consultation with the White House Medical Unit, the vice president will maintain his schedule in accordance with the CDC guidelines for essential personnel,” O’Malley said on Saturday, according to The Times.
Pence noted on Saturday that he will be in the Senate on Monday night when the Senate is scheduled to vote on confirming Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, according to NBC.
“As vice president, I’m President of the Senate. And I’m gonna be in the chair because I wouldn’t miss that vote for the world,” he said at a campaign event in Tallahassee, Florida, NBC reported. “And I’ll make you a prediction: Come this Monday night, Judge Amy Coney Barrett is going to be Justice Amy Coney Barrett. We’re gonna fill that seat.”
During a CNN interview on Sunday, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows sidestepped questions about the extent of coronavirus infections among Pence’s staff, according to CNN.
“Sharing personal information is not something that we should do,” Meadows said.
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He said those who need to know will be informed,
“Anytime there’s someone in harm’s way, we have an obligation to let people know for contract-tracing,” Meadows said.
Meadows said Pence and President Donald Trump are doing more than campaigning as Election Day nears.
“Actually he’s not just campaigning, he’s working. We saw a Middle East peace agreement with Sudan in the Oval Office that the president engaged in,” Meadows said, according to the New York Post.
“And for anybody to suggest that the president has been out campaigning and not getting things done, all you have to do is look at the facts,” Meadows said.
He said Pence is considered to be an essential worker.
“I’m not saying he’s not campaigning. I’m saying that is only part of what he’s doing,” Meadows said. “As we look at that, essential personnel, whether it’s the vice president of the United States or anyone else, has to continue on.”
Pence will wear a mask and use social distancing as he travels, Meadows said.
Trump was briefly hospitalized earlier this month after testing positive for the virus. First lady Melania Trump also tested positive.
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westernjournal--2020-10-25--‘Borat’ Mastermind Tried Pranking Trump, But Donald Handled Him Like a Pro

One of the biggest surprises of 2020 was that Sacha Baron Cohen , the mastermind and actor behind fake Kazakhstani journalist Borat Sagdiyev , quietly made a movie about his most famous character under the cover of a global pandemic .
“ Borat : Subsequent Moviefilm , ” this year ’ s sequel to the original 2006 “ Borat : Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan , ” put a number of famous people into awkward or compromising situations , including President Donald Trump ’ s attorney Rudy Giuliani .
While Cohen may have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( though Giuliani didn ’ t fall for a subsequent sexual set-up ) , an attempt years earlier to fool Giuliani ’ s current boss failed miserably .
“ I don ’ t know what happened , ” Trump told reporters about the Giuliani scene , according to Deadline .
“ But years ago , you know , he tried to scam me.
” Cohen did attempt to trick Trump in 2003 , more than a decade before the real estate mogul entered politics .
The comedian , playing fictitious British rapper Ali @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 17 years ago under the guise of an on-camera interview .
Although Cohen ’ s first few questions were ridiculous , Trump graciously humored them .
“ How long has there been businesses ?
” Cohen asked in a heavy British chav accent Trump explained that business has been with humans from “ Day One , ” and that even millennia ago , societies were conducting commerce with “ rocks , and stones , and other things.
” Perhaps tipped off by the bizarre questions , Trump appeared to look around the room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ali G ” offered up a business idea .
“ My idea is to come out with like ice cream gloves that makes the ice cream not go on your hands and make them all sticky , and also keep your hands warm when you is eating the ice cream , ” Cohen said .
“ Is you in or is you in ?
” Trump was unfazed , and quickly moved to end the fake interview .
“ It sounds like a good idea , and I hope you make a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Trump looked around the room , said “ good luck folks , it ’ s been nice seeing you , ” and then stood up and walked out of the interview .
Watch the full Ali G skit where Cohen failed to fool Trump below .
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Against a provocateur like Cohen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defense than the one Trump made .
Trump ’ s gracious but firm exit made almost no room for antics or escalation from “ Ali G , ” leaving the comedian with nothing more than a failed bit .
This shutdown of Cohen is just one of many reasons Trump won ’ t be fooled into appearing in a “ Borat ” film anytime soon .
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One of the biggest surprises of 2020 was that Sacha Baron Cohen, the mastermind and actor behind fake Kazakhstani journalist Borat Sagdiyev, quietly made a movie about his most famous character under the cover of a global pandemic.
“Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm,” this year’s sequel to the original 2006 “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” put a number of famous people into awkward or compromising situations, including President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani.
While Cohen may have been able to trick Giuliani into an interview (though Giuliani didn’t fall for a subsequent sexual set-up), an attempt years earlier to fool Giuliani’s current boss failed miserably.
“I don’t know what happened,” Trump told reporters about the Giuliani scene, according to Deadline. “But years ago, you know, he tried to scam me.”
Cohen did attempt to trick Trump in 2003, more than a decade before the real estate mogul entered politics.
The comedian, playing fictitious British rapper Ali G, secured a sit-down with Trump 17 years ago under the guise of an on-camera interview. Although Cohen’s first few questions were ridiculous, Trump graciously humored them.
“How long has there been businesses?” Cohen asked in a heavy British chav accent
Trump explained that business has been with humans from “Day One,” and that even millennia ago, societies were conducting commerce with “rocks, and stones, and other things.”
Perhaps tipped off by the bizarre questions, Trump appeared to look around the room at Cohen’s crew before “Ali G” offered up a business idea.
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“My idea is to come out with like ice cream gloves that makes the ice cream not go on your hands and make them all sticky, and also keep your hands warm when you is eating the ice cream,” Cohen said. “Is you in or is you in?”
Trump was unfazed, and quickly moved to end the fake interview.
“It sounds like a good idea, and I hope you make a lot of money,” the celebrity businessman said.
Trump looked around the room, said “good luck folks, it’s been nice seeing you,” and then stood up and walked out of the interview.
Watch the full Ali G skit where Cohen failed to fool Trump below.
WARNING: The following video contains graphic language that some viewers will find offensive.
Against a provocateur like Cohen, it appears there’s no better defense than the one Trump made. Trump’s gracious but firm exit made almost no room for antics or escalation from “Ali G,” leaving the comedian with nothing more than a failed bit.
This shutdown of Cohen is just one of many reasons Trump won’t be fooled into appearing in a “Borat” film anytime soon.
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westernjournal--2020-10-25--NFL Fines Titans $350,000 for COVID-19 Outbreak, Reportedly Sets Eyes on Raiders Next

The NFL has fined the Tennessee Titans $ 350,000 for violating protocols leading to the league ’ s first COVID-19 outbreak during the season , a source familiar with the discipline told The Associated Press .
The Titans had 24 team employees , including 13 players , test positive for COVID-19 between Sept. 24 and Oct. 11 .
The outbreak led the NFL to postpone two Tennessee games and the rescheduling of a game against Pittsburgh from Oct. 4 to Sunday and the second against Buffalo from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13 .
The NFL and its players association sent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Nashville where they reviewed video and interviewed players , coaches and other personnel .
But the NFL found the Titans failed to wear masks at all times and were “ insufficiently clear ” to players about not meeting or working out once the facility closed .
That led to the fine , according to the source who spoke on condition of anonymity .
Neither the NFL nor the Titans have commented on league discipline connected with the outbreak .
Fans , however , were quick to point out their disdain with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 2021 NASCAR Season After Being Fired for Using Racial Slur The league reportedly has its eyes on the Las Vegas Raiders next .
The NFL and NFLPA found that right tackle Trent Brown had not been consistently wearing his Kinexon contact-tracing device and had been congregating with other offensive linemen without face coverings .
The Raiders have already been fined $ 50,000 for an unauthorized individual in their locker room postgame and $ 250,000 for head coach Jon Gruden not consistently wearing a mask on the sideline .
Several players were also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and failed to wear masks .
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The NFL has fined the Tennessee Titans $350,000 for violating protocols leading to the league’s first COVID-19 outbreak during the season, a source familiar with the discipline told The Associated Press.
The Titans had 24 team employees, including 13 players, test positive for COVID-19 between Sept. 24 and Oct. 11.
The outbreak led the NFL to postpone two Tennessee games and the rescheduling of a game against Pittsburgh from Oct. 4 to Sunday and the second against Buffalo from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13.
Update: The #Titans have been fined $350K, source said, and have been told there will be escalated discipline with further instances of COVID-19 protocol violations. https://t.co/8IytciX2zb — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 25, 2020
The NFL and its players association sent representatives, including infectious disease experts, to Nashville where they reviewed video and interviewed players, coaches and other personnel.
But the NFL found the Titans failed to wear masks at all times and were “insufficiently clear” to players about not meeting or working out once the facility closed.
That led to the fine, according to the source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Neither the NFL nor the Titans have commented on league discipline connected with the outbreak.
Fans, however, were quick to point out their disdain with the decision.
$350,000 fine for Titans isn’t even a story. Shouldn’t have even fined them. That’s like me being fined a $1. — Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 25, 2020
The Titans were fined the equivalent of a coffee today https://t.co/MhiNrBUNvI — Josh to the UA (@JoshJwilly8) October 25, 2020
So Brady maybe deflated footballs and it was 4 games, 1 million, and loss of a first rounder. Titans go rouge on the @NFL covid and it’s 350k??? We got coaches getting fined more for not wearing a singular mask @nflcommish ???? — Seth Fox (@firefoxtrot) October 25, 2020
The league reportedly has its eyes on the Las Vegas Raiders next.
The NFL and NFLPA found that right tackle Trent Brown had not been consistently wearing his Kinexon contact-tracing device and had been congregating with other offensive linemen without face coverings.
Here’s the report from Glazer. The #Raiders will be fined more than the #Titans pic.twitter.com/b9X4fWHySa — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 25, 2020
The Raiders have already been fined $50,000 for an unauthorized individual in their locker room postgame and $250,000 for head coach Jon Gruden not consistently wearing a mask on the sideline.
Several players were also fined after attending an indoor charity event and failed to wear masks.
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westernjournal--2020-10-25--College Pro-Life Group Fights Back After Student Government Designates Its Views as ‘Hateful’

University of Northern Iowa officials are questioning a decision made by members of its student government and supreme court to deny formal recognition to a pro-life group .
UNI student senators and supreme court justices have opposed recognition of a chapter of the nonprofit , pro-life group Students for Life of America on campus , with the supreme court arguing the group “ would create a hostile environment , and student senators [ describing ] them as a harmful influence , ” Fox News reported .
The UNI student behind the chapter ’ s formation , Sophia Schuster , appealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president , and the public school ’ s officials are questioning if student leaders violated SFLA ’ s First Amendment rights .
“ The University of Northern Iowa supports shared governance , as well as our students ’ right to appeal , ” UNI public relations manager Steve Schmadeke told Fox News on Oct. 16 .
“ Once we receive the appeal , the university will conduct a thorough review and issue a final decision on the student group ’ s registration , ” Schmadeke added .
“ The university will ensure compliance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and federal law.
” The university previously commented about a week prior to the conservative youth organization Young America ’ s Foundation , “ The University of Northern Iowa is committed to protecting our students ’ First Amendment rights and is concerned that recent actions by the student government violated UNI policy by rendering a decision that was not content-neutral .
“ We have provided the petitioning student organization with resources and encouraged them to appeal the decision , which they did this afternoon , ” a university spokesman added .
“ UNI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the First Amendment and university policy.
” The odyssey began for the Cedar Falls SFLA chapter when the Northern Iowa Student Government rejected its initial application for official recognition on campus during a Zoom meeting earlier this month , according to an Oct. 9 report on SFLA ’ s national website .
“ I wasn ’ t really surprised by how NISG reacted because I know abortion is a controversial topic , but I was shocked by how they allowed their emotions and personal opinions to influence their decision , ” Schuster said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Life met all of requirements for being approved set forth by UNI , but they completely ignored that fact , ” she added .
“ I think they have overstepped their role and tried to use their power to silence us just because they disagree .
“ This is a direct attack on free speech and of due process of law and an example of abandoning standards that they claim to hold , ” Schuster said .
In a subsequent SFLA story on Oct. 15 , the organization reported that the university ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s decision , ruling SFLA was “ not being formed ‘ in good faith ’ or with ‘ a lawful purpose . '
” The court claimed “ that allowing SFLA ’ s chapter to operate would violate a university policy guaranteeing the ‘ right to be treated with dignity and respect by all persons involved in the student conduct process , ' ” Fox reported .
“ Allowing this organization that openly disregards the rights of women and other subsequent groups is not demonstrating nor upholding this policy , ” the ruling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's Choice of Amy Coney Barrett Has Tapped Into One of Dems ' Deepest Fears “ I wasn ’ t completely surprised when the NISG Senate rejected our application the first time , ” Schuster said .
“ But after talking to members of Student Government and being assured that this would be resolved as soon as possible , I was blown away by the decision to reject our appeal .
“ I had no idea how ignorant our Student Government was about their role on our campus , ” she added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determined they are to ignore the law set before them that they have sworn to uphold in order to censor those they disagree with.
” During the student senate Zoom meeting — clips of which were obtained by YAF — while a few senators argued their constituents would likely disapprove of SFLA being funded with their tuition payments , others cited their personal perceptions of SFLA ’ s principles in rejecting the group ’ s application .
Student Sen. Max Tensen called SFLA a “ hate group , ” claiming its “ hateful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of health care.
” “ We can not support diversity and be complicit in its destruction at the same time , ” Tensen added .
“ You ’ re basically saying you support [ SFLA ] to violate human rights , and I ’ m sorry , but I don ’ t want a group on campus that ’ s going to like … just an example … if I ’ m pregnant , they ’ re going to try to force me not to abort my child , ” she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ I do not think that we should approve of this organization , and it should serve as an example of us not tolerating any infringement to human rights , ” said Triet Ngo , another student senator .
Ngo rationalized that SFLA proposes “ abortion is bad , ” a viewpoint he said “ can result in catastrophic consequences for productive rights.
” “ I would argue that not all opinions are equal , there are opinions , and there are opinions that get people killed in many cases , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there ’ s really no middle ground here .
For me , we ’ re veering dangerously close to false equivalency , as in we assume that all opinions deserve equal footing.
” Student Sen. Caleb Stekl said he would “ beg and plead and implore with anyone who does approve of this ” to stand in front of their female constituents and “ tell them that you have approved an organization that wants to criminalize them for using their reproductive rights.
” Stekl downplayed concerns that lawsuits could be filed against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling that argument “ extremely facile and weak ” and “ a complete preference or privileging of money and of admins , over student wellbeing.
” “ Student government and student organizations are meant to assist students in promoting change and ideas and to shape their character as leaders , ” said SFLA regional coordinator Sarah Minnich , who assisted Schuster in starting what would be one of more than 1,240 SFLA chapters .
In an Oct. 16 Students for Life Action news release , Minnich said the decisions of the students government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affiliations above fellow students and at the cost of productive dialogue on campus.
” Minnich said the chapter ’ s plans to assist pregnant students and “ promote the dignity of the preborn ” were good faith reasons to start the chapter .
“ Their decision is unacceptable and should be overturned by the university ’ s president , ” Minnich concluded .
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University of Northern Iowa officials are questioning a decision made by members of its student government and supreme court to deny formal recognition to a pro-life group.
UNI student senators and supreme court justices have opposed recognition of a chapter of the nonprofit, pro-life group Students for Life of America on campus, with the supreme court arguing the group “would create a hostile environment, and student senators [describing] them as a harmful influence,” Fox News reported.
The UNI student behind the chapter’s formation, Sophia Schuster, appealed her case to the university’s president, and the public school’s officials are questioning if student leaders violated SFLA’s First Amendment rights.
“The University of Northern Iowa supports shared governance, as well as our students’ right to appeal,” UNI public relations manager Steve Schmadeke told Fox News on Oct. 16.
“Once we receive the appeal, the university will conduct a thorough review and issue a final decision on the student group’s registration, ” Schmadeke added. “The university will ensure compliance with our policies, and with state and federal law.”
The university previously commented about a week prior to the conservative youth organization Young America’s Foundation, “The University of Northern Iowa is committed to protecting our students’ First Amendment rights and is concerned that recent actions by the student government violated UNI policy by rendering a decision that was not content-neutral.
“We have provided the petitioning student organization with resources and encouraged them to appeal the decision, which they did this afternoon,” a university spokesman added. “UNI will not uphold a decision that violates the First Amendment and university policy.”
The odyssey began for the Cedar Falls SFLA chapter when the Northern Iowa Student Government rejected its initial application for official recognition on campus during a Zoom meeting earlier this month, according to an Oct. 9 report on SFLA’s national website.
“I wasn’t really surprised by how NISG reacted because I know abortion is a controversial topic, but I was shocked by how they allowed their emotions and personal opinions to influence their decision,” Schuster said at the time.
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“Students for Life met all of requirements for being approved set forth by UNI, but they completely ignored that fact,” she added. “I think they have overstepped their role and tried to use their power to silence us just because they disagree.
“This is a direct attack on free speech and of due process of law and an example of abandoning standards that they claim to hold,” Schuster said.
In a subsequent SFLA story on Oct. 15, the organization reported that the university’s student supreme court upheld NISG’s decision, ruling SFLA was “not being formed ‘in good faith’ or with ‘a lawful purpose.'”
The court claimed “that allowing SFLA’s chapter to operate would violate a university policy guaranteeing the ‘right to be treated with dignity and respect by all persons involved in the student conduct process,'” Fox reported.
“Allowing this organization that openly disregards the rights of women and other subsequent groups is not demonstrating nor upholding this policy,” the ruling read.
“I wasn’t completely surprised when the NISG Senate rejected our application the first time,” Schuster said. “But after talking to members of Student Government and being assured that this would be resolved as soon as possible, I was blown away by the decision to reject our appeal.
“I had no idea how ignorant our Student Government was about their role on our campus,” she added. “They have truly shown how determined they are to ignore the law set before them that they have sworn to uphold in order to censor those they disagree with.”
During the student senate Zoom meeting — clips of which were obtained by YAF — while a few senators argued their constituents would likely disapprove of SFLA being funded with their tuition payments, others cited their personal perceptions of SFLA’s principles in rejecting the group’s application.
Student Sen. Max Tensen called SFLA a “hate group,” claiming its “hateful rhetoric is infringing on basic human rights of health care.”
“We cannot support diversity and be complicit in its destruction at the same time,” Tensen added.
An unidentified female student legislator likened approving SFLA’s application to “approving a white supremacist group.”
“You’re basically saying you support [SFLA] to violate human rights, and I’m sorry, but I don’t want a group on campus that’s going to like … just an example … if I’m pregnant, they’re going to try to force me not to abort my child,” she said. “That’s not their choice.”
“I do not think that we should approve of this organization, and it should serve as an example of us not tolerating any infringement to human rights,” said Triet Ngo, another student senator.
Ngo rationalized that SFLA proposes “abortion is bad,” a viewpoint he said “can result in catastrophic consequences for productive rights.”
“I would argue that not all opinions are equal, there are opinions, and there are opinions that get people killed in many cases,” Ngo said. “In that case, there’s really no middle ground here. For me, we’re veering dangerously close to false equivalency, as in we assume that all opinions deserve equal footing.”
Student Sen. Caleb Stekl said he would “beg and plead and implore with anyone who does approve of this” to stand in front of their female constituents and “tell them that you have approved an organization that wants to criminalize them for using their reproductive rights.”
Stekl downplayed concerns that lawsuits could be filed against the university for rejecting the application, calling that argument “extremely facile and weak” and “a complete preference or privileging of money and of admins, over student wellbeing.”
“Student government and student organizations are meant to assist students in promoting change and ideas and to shape their character as leaders,” said SFLA regional coordinator Sarah Minnich, who assisted Schuster in starting what would be one of more than 1,240 SFLA chapters.
In an Oct. 16 Students for Life Action news release, Minnich said the decisions of the students government and supreme court “put their ideological affiliations above fellow students and at the cost of productive dialogue on campus.”
Minnich said the chapter’s plans to assist pregnant students and “promote the dignity of the preborn” were good faith reasons to start the chapter.
“Their decision is unacceptable and should be overturned by the university’s president,” Minnich concluded.
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westernjournal--2020-10-25--China Facing Potential Food Shortage; Government Has Only Limited Supply of Reserves

With the disruption of the global food supply chain due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 , many nations are in the position of having to feed their own populations without the luxury of worldwide supply routes .
The United Nations estimates that food insecurity in Africa , Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean already is affecting nearly 700 million people .
Considering the mounting issues in the People ’ s Republic of China , that number could grow if things continue to go wrong for the communist powerhouse .
China ’ s impending shortage comes after several devastating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry .
The Asian giant has been hit hard by flooded corn crops and the African swine fever , according to The Washington Post .
But fresh foods of all kinds are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic and flooding .
Eggs , seafood and leafy green vegetables are among the foods affected by supply problems .
Swine fever , harmless to humans but fatal to pigs , forced farmers and governments to begin mass culls .
The impact of the disease was immediately felt in China , where pork is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Demand only grew as the hog supply in the country withered by more than 40 percent throughout most of 2019 , according to the South China Morning Post .
That sent prices skyrocketing , and soon , people were forced to turn to alternatives as pig farmers failed to keep up with consumers .
The popularity of dog meat , which is inexpensive and doesn ’ t carry the same cultural taboos in China as it does in the West , soared as restaurants and markets began offering more of the cuts .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ t the only issue the Chinese consumer is facing .
Historically devastating floods are still sweeping the country , damaging crops and infrastructure .
According to CNN , the deluge has affected at least 13 million acres of farmland .
The destruction isn ’ t only affecting staples such as rice and wheat , but also corn and soybeans grown as livestock feed .
Although Beijing tried to reassure the Chinese people of the government ’ s ability to handle the crisis , the attempt inadvertently revealed how much the country is holding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Global Times , an English-language mouthpiece for the regime owned by the Chinese Communist Party , the country has only about a year ’ s worth of China ’ s two main grains , rice and wheat , in reserve .
“ The current stock exceeds one year ’ s annual output , ” the outlet reported , which suggests the government has more than one year ’ s worth of food reserves , but not much more .
RELATED : Final Nail in Biden 's Coffin : It Looks Like Hunter 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a Chinese Defense Contractor And while this might alleviate a short-term issue , it ’ s foreboding for the long term of China ’ s gargantuan population .
A trade war with the United States already disrupted the country ’ s food imports , forcing China to repeal tariffs on American foodstuffs .
For China , a country with several living generations who have memories of famine and starvation , food security is one of the most important issues for the government to handle .
If the ruling communist party can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation in China , expensive pork will be the least of leaders ’ worries .
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With the disruption of the global food supply chain due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, many nations are in the position of having to feed their own populations without the luxury of worldwide supply routes.
The United Nations estimates that food insecurity in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean already is affecting nearly 700 million people.
Considering the mounting issues in the People’s Republic of China, that number could grow if things continue to go wrong for the communist powerhouse.
China’s impending shortage comes after several devastating blows to the country’s agricultural industry.
The Asian giant has been hit hard by flooded corn crops and the African swine fever, according to The Washington Post. But fresh foods of all kinds are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic and flooding. Eggs, seafood and leafy green vegetables are among the foods affected by supply problems.
Swine fever, harmless to humans but fatal to pigs, forced farmers and governments to begin mass culls. The impact of the disease was immediately felt in China, where pork is one of the most popular meats.
Demand only grew as the hog supply in the country withered by more than 40 percent throughout most of 2019, according to the South China Morning Post. That sent prices skyrocketing, and soon, people were forced to turn to alternatives as pig farmers failed to keep up with consumers.
The popularity of dog meat, which is inexpensive and doesn’t carry the same cultural taboos in China as it does in the West, soared as restaurants and markets began offering more of the cuts.
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Being priced out of pork isn’t the only issue the Chinese consumer is facing.
Historically devastating floods are still sweeping the country, damaging crops and infrastructure. According to CNN, the deluge has affected at least 13 million acres of farmland.
The destruction isn’t only affecting staples such as rice and wheat, but also corn and soybeans grown as livestock feed.
Although Beijing tried to reassure the Chinese people of the government’s ability to handle the crisis, the attempt inadvertently revealed how much the country is holding in its food reserves.
According to Global Times, an English-language mouthpiece for the regime owned by the Chinese Communist Party, the country has only about a year’s worth of China’s two main grains, rice and wheat, in reserve.
“The current stock exceeds one year’s annual output,” the outlet reported, which suggests the government has more than one year’s worth of food reserves, but not much more.
And while this might alleviate a short-term issue, it’s foreboding for the long term of China’s gargantuan population.
A trade war with the United States already disrupted the country’s food imports, forcing China to repeal tariffs on American foodstuffs.
For China, a country with several living generations who have memories of famine and starvation, food security is one of the most important issues for the government to handle.
If the ruling communist party can’t get a grip on the food situation in China, expensive pork will be the least of leaders’ worries.
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westernjournal--2020-10-25--College Prof. Calls Trump a ‘Eugenicist’ on Biology Quiz

A Pennsylvania college professor has found herself under the microscope for deducting points from students ’ introductory biology quizzes for not selecting an answer that defined President Donald Trump as a “ eugenicist.
” According to Young America ’ s Foundation , a conservative group for American young people , one of adjunct assistant biology professor Betty Ferster ’ s students at Gettysburg College contacted YAF through the organization ’ s Campus Bias Tip Line .
The student declined to go on the record with their name for fear of retribution but did submit screen shots of the quiz .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the question , per the screen shot embedded in the YAF story , was “ Mr .
Trump is [ a ] ‘ Eugenicist . '
” Ferster explained the accompanying choice on the quiz as “ the ‘ science ’ of human improvement through better breeding .
It was discredited in 1939 but Mr. Trump thinks he ’ s smart because his uncle was an MIT professor and healthy because he has good genes — we don ’ t know if he ’ s healthy , they haven ’ t released the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s orange.
” The other options Ferster provided for the quiz question were “ Epigeneticist [ sic ] , ” “ Euglena ” and “ Entomologist.
” According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary , a “ Eugenicist ” — the response Ferster claimed was correct on the quiz — is defined as “ a student or advocate of eugenics.
” The same dictionary defines “ eugenics ” as “ the practice or advocacy of controlled selective breeding of human populations ( as by sterilization ) to improve the population ’ s genetic composition.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Planned Parenthood and a known eugenicist , weighed in on the topic of eugenics in a 1919 article titled “ Birth Control and Racial Betterment , ” writing that “ before eugenists and others who are laboring for racial betterment can succeed , they must first clear the way for Birth Control.
” Sanger compared birth control advocates to eugenicists who are “ seeking to assist the race toward the elimination of the unfit .
Both are seeking a single end but they lay emphasis upon different methods.
” The answers considered incorrect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following : “ Epigeneticist ” — spelled “ Epigenesist ” by Merriam-Webster — or “ an adherent of epigenesis ” ; “ Euglena , ” or “ any of a genus ( Euglena ) of green freshwater flagellates often classified as algae ” ; and “ Entomologist , ” which is “ a person who is trained in or working in entomology , ” or the study of insects .
The school claims Ferster apologized for the quiz , which was apparently administered in the spring 2020 semester .
“ Gettysburg College and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is inconsistent with our commitment , detailed in our Freedom of Expression Philosophy , to sustain a community in which all members feel their ideas , opinions , and beliefs are respected and protected , even when those ideas are not shared universally , ” a college spokesperson told Fox News .
“ The instructor has acknowledged it was a mistake in judgment and explained to us that , when a student expressed concern last spring , she apologized.
” David Nadeau , who says he is a former student of Ferster ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oct. 12 Daily Wire story about the quiz , referring to the instructor as “ arguably the worst professor at Gettysburg College.
” RELATED : College Pro-Life Group Fights Back After Student Government Designates Its Views as 'Hateful' In 2018 , Alexa Secrest , then a student at Gettysburg , shared in a Western Journal Op-Ed her difficulties as a conservative student on campus .
“ It is not easy to live openly as a conservative on a progressive college campus , ” Secrest wrote .
Secrest , who said she had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , noted that she easily befriended students on both sides of the political fence .
“ As far as I can tell , the negative reaction to my membership is only mitigated by my somewhat gregarious personality .
Because of my friendliness , I am often given the benefit of the doubt , ” she wrote .
“ Yeah , she ’ s in YAF but she ’ s actually pretty reasonable .
“ Yeah , she is a member , but she isn ’ t like what I thought .
“ Yeah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but she is really nice !
” But Secrest described a tense atmosphere between YAF students and members of another campus group , the Gettysburg Anti-Capitalist Collective .
She said after a false allegation was made that Gettysburg ’ s YAF members “ laughed in the face of a rape victim ” during a roundtable event , “ these rumors spurred the Gettysburg Anti-Capitalist Collective to interrupt our weekly gathering , a confrontation between our group of seven and its 15-plus person membership , which resulted in a shouting match and our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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A Pennsylvania college professor has found herself under the microscope for deducting points from students’ introductory biology quizzes for not selecting an answer that defined President Donald Trump as a “eugenicist.”
According to Young America’s Foundation, a conservative group for American young people, one of adjunct assistant biology professor Betty Ferster’s students at Gettysburg College contacted YAF through the organization’s Campus Bias Tip Line. The student declined to go on the record with their name for fear of retribution but did submit screen shots of the quiz.
Students were told the correct answer to the question, per the screen shot embedded in the YAF story, was “Mr. Trump is [a] ‘Eugenicist.'”
Ferster explained the accompanying choice on the quiz as “the ‘science’ of human improvement through better breeding. It was discredited in 1939 but Mr. Trump thinks he’s smart because his uncle was an MIT professor and healthy because he has good genes — we don’t know if he’s healthy, they haven’t released the results of his last check-up. He’s orange.”
The other options Ferster provided for the quiz question were “Epigeneticist [sic],” “Euglena” and “Entomologist.”
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a “Eugenicist” — the response Ferster claimed was correct on the quiz — is defined as “a student or advocate of eugenics.” The same dictionary defines “eugenics” as “the practice or advocacy of controlled selective breeding of human populations (as by sterilization) to improve the population’s genetic composition.”
Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood and a known eugenicist, weighed in on the topic of eugenics in a 1919 article titled “Birth Control and Racial Betterment,” writing that “before eugenists and others who are laboring for racial betterment can succeed, they must first clear the way for Birth Control.”
Sanger compared birth control advocates to eugenicists who are “seeking to assist the race toward the elimination of the unfit. Both are seeking a single end but they lay emphasis upon different methods.”
The answers considered incorrect on Ferster’s quiz were the following: “Epigeneticist” — spelled “Epigenesist” by Merriam-Webster — or “an adherent of epigenesis”; “Euglena,” or “any of a genus (Euglena) of green freshwater flagellates often classified as algae”; and “Entomologist,” which is “a person who is trained in or working in entomology,” or the study of insects.
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The school claims Ferster apologized for the quiz, which was apparently administered in the spring 2020 semester.
“Gettysburg College and the instructor both recognize that this incident is inconsistent with our commitment, detailed in our Freedom of Expression Philosophy, to sustain a community in which all members feel their ideas, opinions, and beliefs are respected and protected, even when those ideas are not shared universally,” a college spokesperson told Fox News.
“The instructor has acknowledged it was a mistake in judgment and explained to us that, when a student expressed concern last spring, she apologized.”
David Nadeau, who says he is a former student of Ferster’s, responded via Twitter to an Oct. 12 Daily Wire story about the quiz, referring to the instructor as “arguably the worst professor at Gettysburg College.”
Dr Ferster is arguably the worst professor at Gettysburg College. She is the by far the prof I’ve had the most displeasure in taking a course with. This is just another incident in recent months that proves how incompetent the administration and staff are at this school. — Dave Nadeau (@davidnadeau20) October 12, 2020
In 2018, Alexa Secrest, then a student at Gettysburg, shared in a Western Journal Op-Ed her difficulties as a conservative student on campus.
“It is not easy to live openly as a conservative on a progressive college campus,” Secrest wrote.
Secrest, who said she had been a YAF member since her freshman year, noted that she easily befriended students on both sides of the political fence.
“As far as I can tell, the negative reaction to my membership is only mitigated by my somewhat gregarious personality. Because of my friendliness, I am often given the benefit of the doubt,” she wrote.
“Yeah, she’s in YAF but she’s actually pretty reasonable.
“Yeah, she is a member, but she isn’t like what I thought.
“Yeah, she’s a YAF exec, but she is really nice!”
But Secrest described a tense atmosphere between YAF students and members of another campus group, the Gettysburg Anti-Capitalist Collective.
She said after a false allegation was made that Gettysburg’s YAF members “laughed in the face of a rape victim” during a roundtable event, “these rumors spurred the Gettysburg Anti-Capitalist Collective to interrupt our weekly gathering, a confrontation between our group of seven and its 15-plus person membership, which resulted in a shouting match and our meeting getting shut down.”
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westernjournal--2020-10-25--Op-Ed: Imagine What America Would Be Like if 95 Million Evangelicals Voted To Defend Life and Biblic

Op-Ed: Imagine What America Would Be Like if 95 Million Evangelicals Voted To Defend Life and Biblical Morality

“ But I say unto you , that of every idle word that men shall speak , they shall give account thereof at the day of judgment.
” — Matthew 12:36 The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the total U.S. population to be about 329,877,505 or , rounding up , 329.9 million .
Of that number , well over 200 million are eligible to vote .
In 2016 , 26 percent of voters self-identified as “ white evangelicals.
” According to George Barna , evangelical voter turnout in 2016 was about 61 percent , not much higher than overall voter turnout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 50 percent .
Simple foresight could have predicted how the evangelical community in America would be faring today if Donald Trump had lost to Hillary Clinton in 2016 or if Republicans had failed to hold on to the Senate by a slim margin in 2018 .
We just knew it would be horrible .
The behavior of Democrats and the mainstream media before and since the 2016 election have been a harbinger of much worse to come should Donald Trump be defeated on Nov. 3 .
Today ’ s Democratic Party is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jefferson and Madison in the early 1790s to oppose Federalist Party rule .
The Democratic majority in the House of Representatives has been infiltrated and taken over by Marxists .
Their actions over the last four years have told us all we need to know about the future of evangelicalism and the welfare of our children .
If Patrick Henry had “ no way of judging the future but by the past , ” neither do we .
The enormous fraud we are already seeing in early voting in the Nov. 3 election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions of evangelicals who sat out in 2016 .
Repeat that stunt on Nov. 3 , and the fear that drove 61 percent of us to the polls in 2016 will be ours in spades after November .
If you do not sit out the election , Donald Trump will win in a landslide , and God willing , we will have at least four more years to get our house in order .
Since 1917 , Marxist tyranny has been responsible for ( by many estimates ) over 100 million deaths , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine , North Korea , Cambodia , Ethiopia , Vietnam , Eastern Europe and Latin America .
If you are among the evangelicals who failed to vote in 2016 and 2018 , I would like to propose that voting is more a sacred duty than a civic one .
If “ men will account for every idle word they have spoken on the day of judgment , ” is it reasonable to assume they will not account for every vote and non-vote ?
Government in America is “ we the people , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing , “ Well done good and faithful servant .
You have been faithful in little ; I will make you ruler over much .
Enter into the joy of your Lord ” ( Matthew 25:23 ) on that final day if he ignores his simplest , most basic duty ?
“ For God shall bring every work into judgment , with every secret thing , whether it be good or whether it be evil.
” To assume otherwise requires a darkened mind .
( Ecclesiastes 12:14 ) Moreover , does Paul ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do , in word or deed , do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus , giving thanks to God the Father through him , ” ( Colossians 3:17 ) not apply to Christian citizenship ?
Does the Church ’ s identity as “ the salt of the earth ” not encompass stewardship of one ’ s temporal sojourn ?
Imagine what living in America might be like today if 95 million evangelicals fulfilled their sacred duty to vote in defense of life and biblical morality .
Can we honestly claim to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marriage , ” “ pro-male and female , ” or pro-Constitution if we do not vote or vote amiss ?
Would America be in the mess it is today if 95 million evangelicals took their sacred duty seriously ?
Who then is ultimately responsible for “ abortion on demand , ” mainstreaming of “ same-sex ” unions and other crimes against nature committed in America today ?
RELATED : Ralph Benko : The True Story of the 'Candy Bomber ' Reminds Us of American Goodness at Stake in the Election And what about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleagues suggest they do not want to alienate Democratic voters in the pew .
But what about alienating God ?
Do pastors not have a sacred duty to preach the entirety of God ’ s counsel ?
Does God ’ s wisdom not apply to the way we discharge our sacred duty ?
Does “ the whole counsel of God ” not encompass how we vote ?
If millions of evangelicals do not vote or vote amiss , who then is responsible for putting “ the children of disobedience ” into positions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other compelling questions are and ought to be obvious .
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“But I say unto you, that of every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof at the day of judgment.” — Matthew 12:36
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the total U.S. population to be about 329,877,505 or, rounding up, 329.9 million. Of that number, well over 200 million are eligible to vote. In 2016, 26 percent of voters self-identified as “white evangelicals.”
According to George Barna, evangelical voter turnout in 2016 was about 61 percent, not much higher than overall voter turnout. Voter turnout dropped precipitously in 2018 to 50 percent.
Simple foresight could have predicted how the evangelical community in America would be faring today if Donald Trump had lost to Hillary Clinton in 2016 or if Republicans had failed to hold on to the Senate by a slim margin in 2018. We just knew it would be horrible.
The behavior of Democrats and the mainstream media before and since the 2016 election have been a harbinger of much worse to come should Donald Trump be defeated on Nov. 3. Today’s Democratic Party is far from the Democratic-Republican Party organized by Jefferson and Madison in the early 1790s to oppose Federalist Party rule.
The Democratic majority in the House of Representatives has been infiltrated and taken over by Marxists. Their actions over the last four years have told us all we need to know about the future of evangelicalism and the welfare of our children. If Patrick Henry had “no way of judging the future but by the past,” neither do we.
The enormous fraud we are already seeing in early voting in the Nov. 3 election should serve as fair warning to the millions of evangelicals who sat out in 2016. Repeat that stunt on Nov. 3, and the fear that drove 61 percent of us to the polls in 2016 will be ours in spades after November. If you do not sit out the election, Donald Trump will win in a landslide, and God willing, we will have at least four more years to get our house in order.
Since 1917, Marxist tyranny has been responsible for (by many estimates) over 100 million deaths, in China, the Soviet Union, Ukraine, North Korea, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
If you are among the evangelicals who failed to vote in 2016 and 2018, I would like to propose that voting is more a sacred duty than a civic one. If “men will account for every idle word they have spoken on the day of judgment,” is it reasonable to assume they will not account for every vote and non-vote?
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Government in America is “we the people,” so how can the Christian citizen anticipate hearing, “Well done good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in little; I will make you ruler over much. Enter into the joy of your Lord” (Matthew 25:23) on that final day if he ignores his simplest, most basic duty?
“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.” To assume otherwise requires a darkened mind. (Ecclesiastes 12:14)
Moreover, does Paul’s exhortation, “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him,” (Colossians 3:17) not apply to Christian citizenship? Does the Church’s identity as “the salt of the earth” not encompass stewardship of one’s temporal sojourn?
Imagine what living in America might be like today if 95 million evangelicals fulfilled their sacred duty to vote in defense of life and biblical morality. Can we honestly claim to be “pro-life,” “pro-traditional marriage,” “pro-male and female,” or pro-Constitution if we do not vote or vote amiss?
Would America be in the mess it is today if 95 million evangelicals took their sacred duty seriously? Who then is ultimately responsible for “abortion on demand,” mainstreaming of “same-sex” unions and other crimes against nature committed in America today?
And what about pastors? I hear many of my colleagues suggest they do not want to alienate Democratic voters in the pew. But what about alienating God?
Do pastors not have a sacred duty to preach the entirety of God’s counsel? Does God’s wisdom not apply to the way we discharge our sacred duty? Does “the whole counsel of God” not encompass how we vote?
If millions of evangelicals do not vote or vote amiss, who then is responsible for putting “the children of disobedience” into positions of authority? The answers to these and other compelling questions are and ought to be obvious.
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Ralph Benko: The True Story of the ‘Candy Bomber’ Reminds Us of American Goodness at Stake in the Election

Thomas Klingenstein , the chairman of the Claremont Institute , has recently precipitated a national discussion on an important topic : America the Good vs .
Cancel America .
Klingenstein confidently proclaims that Donald Trump , despite his real flaws , is the man of the hour because he unflinchingly stands for the proposition that America is good .
Klingenstein concedes that Joe Biden also believes that America is good .
That said , he believes that Biden is undermined by being the leader of a Democratic Party contaminated , perhaps dominated , by a “ Cancel America ” faction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Party believes that America is fatally flawed and morally bankrupt .
This sentiment goes way back .
It is now reaching a crescendo in a “ cancel America ” crusade .
It must be countered .
The 1958 bestseller “ The Ugly American ” used the title epithet ironically .
It was meant to convey that the protagonist , Homer Atkins , was physically , not morally , unattractive — motivated by compassion , not insensitivity .
Innuendo , however , trumps irony .
“ The Ugly American ” became an anti-U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s own cultural elite to flagellate our nation .
It became a progenitor of our current “ cancel America ” jihadis .
Hostility to patriotism creates a notable headwind in the wind tunnel that is American media .
Despite that , The Washington “ Democracy Dies in Darkness ” Post recently departed from spreading the darkness of cultural Marxism and “ ugly American ” slurs .
The Post published an article celebrating the hundredth birthday of a living , if obscure , humanitarian American airman , Hal Halvorsen , aka the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supply lines had been blockaded by the Soviet Union .
America was doing an airlift of basic necessities to the German people .
Halvorsen was an American pilot who encountered a group of emaciated German children inspiring Halvorsen to take his relief mission one step further .
He promised the children he would airdrop them chocolate bars , wiggling his wings so they would know which plane to look for .
He took up a collection from fellow GI ’ s , tied handkerchiefs to hundreds of Hershey bars and rained them from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many other occasions .
The image of an American soldier giving his candy to liberated children used to be a regular thing .
Then , Gen. William Westmoreland ruined it all by maniacally imposing the doctrine of overwhelming force on the people of Vietnam .
Laboring under the bankrupt Westmoreland doctrine , Capt .
Ernest Medina , before the battle of My Lai , was asked by one of his men , “ Are we supposed to kill women and children ?
” The answer ?
“ Kill everything that moves.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s reputation for goodness , to American morale and to America ’ s political will .
Westmorelandism also replaced the image of the benevolent GI handing out candy bars to the local kids with that of American airmen napalming innocent children .
The American cultural narrative went from John Wayne ’ s heroic “ Sands of Iwo Jima ” to Marlon Brando ’ s “ Apocalypse Now.
” The damage to America ’ s reputation as good lingers to this day .
But it ’ s an atavism .
RELATED : Op-Ed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if 95 Million Evangelicals Voted To Defend Life and Biblical Morality Westmoreland was an anomaly .
David Petraeus replaced Westmoreland ’ s doctrine of “ overwhelming force ” with an insight from a novel about the loss of French Indochina , “ The Centurians ” by Jean Lartéguy , uttered by the fictional Pierre Raspéguy : “ You ’ ve got to have the people on your side … if you want to win.
” Petraeus restored both effectiveness and sheer goodness to the U.S. Army .
We await someone to restore a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture .
Perhaps that time now arrives .
I have elsewhere made the analytical and rhetorical case for America ’ s true red-white-and-blue goodness .
That said , experience matters more than mere logic .
One of the lessons learned from spending most of my adult life in Washington is that Congress governs more on anecdote than analysis .
Common sense trumps logic .
As well it should .
So , thank you Washington Post , for retelling the story of the American “ Candy Bomber.
” Let ’ s savor the recollection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immiserated by the Red Army .
More to the point , this is just one of thousands of anecdotes to bring to the fore in restoring America ’ s appreciation of its own goodness .
Crypto-fascist “ antifa ” and their “ allies ” relentlessly indict the sins of America ’ s founders , icons and heroes .
That ’ s scorched-earth politics .
Rejecting that toxic tactic let us sweeten , rather than poison , the American political well from which all drink .
Liberal — liberty-loving — Americans of the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ labor and ethnic left , have innumerable stories to tell of American generosity , kindness and goodness .
Let ’ s recover and tell those stories of goodness to re-establish the civic narrative on which our future happiness depends : America is good .
Not just a great story .
It has the added benefit of being true .
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If you are interested in contributing an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can learn about our submission guidelines and process here .
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Thomas Klingenstein, the chairman of the Claremont Institute, has recently precipitated a national discussion on an important topic: America the Good vs. Cancel America. Klingenstein confidently proclaims that Donald Trump, despite his real flaws, is the man of the hour because he unflinchingly stands for the proposition that America is good.
Klingenstein concedes that Joe Biden also believes that America is good. That said, he believes that Biden is undermined by being the leader of a Democratic Party contaminated, perhaps dominated, by a “Cancel America” faction.
The activist left wing of the Democratic Party believes that America is fatally flawed and morally bankrupt. This sentiment goes way back. It is now reaching a crescendo in a “cancel America” crusade. It must be countered.
The 1958 bestseller “The Ugly American” used the title epithet ironically. It was meant to convey that the protagonist, Homer Atkins, was physically, not morally, unattractive — motivated by compassion, not insensitivity.
Innuendo, however, trumps irony. “The Ugly American” became an anti-U.S. epithet. It was used by America’s own cultural elite to flagellate our nation. It became a progenitor of our current “cancel America” jihadis.
Hostility to patriotism creates a notable headwind in the wind tunnel that is American media. Despite that, The Washington “Democracy Dies in Darkness” Post recently departed from spreading the darkness of cultural Marxism and “ugly American” slurs.
The Post published an article celebrating the hundredth birthday of a living, if obscure, humanitarian American airman, Hal Halvorsen, aka the “Candy Bomber.”
Postwar Berlin’s supply lines had been blockaded by the Soviet Union. America was doing an airlift of basic necessities to the German people. Halvorsen was an American pilot who encountered a group of emaciated German children inspiring Halvorsen to take his relief mission one step further.
He promised the children he would airdrop them chocolate bars, wiggling his wings so they would know which plane to look for. He took up a collection from fellow GI’s, tied handkerchiefs to hundreds of Hershey bars and rained them from the sky the next day and on many other occasions.
Do you think American goodness is at stake in the 2020 election? Yes No
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The image of an American soldier giving his candy to liberated children used to be a regular thing. Then, Gen. William Westmoreland ruined it all by maniacally imposing the doctrine of overwhelming force on the people of Vietnam.
Laboring under the bankrupt Westmoreland doctrine, Capt. Ernest Medina, before the battle of My Lai, was asked by one of his men, “Are we supposed to kill women and children?” The answer? “Kill everything that moves.”
The result was a catastrophic setback to America’s reputation for goodness, to American morale and to America’s political will. Westmorelandism also replaced the image of the benevolent GI handing out candy bars to the local kids with that of American airmen napalming innocent children.
The American cultural narrative went from John Wayne’s heroic “Sands of Iwo Jima” to Marlon Brando’s “Apocalypse Now.”
The damage to America’s reputation as good lingers to this day. But it’s an atavism.
Westmoreland was an anomaly. David Petraeus replaced Westmoreland’s doctrine of “overwhelming force” with an insight from a novel about the loss of French Indochina, “The Centurians” by Jean Lartéguy, uttered by the fictional Pierre Raspéguy: “You’ve got to have the people on your side … if you want to win.”
Petraeus restored both effectiveness and sheer goodness to the U.S. Army. We await someone to restore a deserved sense of goodness to American political culture. Perhaps that time now arrives.
I have elsewhere made the analytical and rhetorical case for America’s true red-white-and-blue goodness. That said, experience matters more than mere logic. One of the lessons learned from spending most of my adult life in Washington is that Congress governs more on anecdote than analysis.
Common sense trumps logic. As well it should.
So, thank you Washington Post, for retelling the story of the American “Candy Bomber.” Let’s savor the recollection of his sweetening the lives of those immiserated by the Red Army. More to the point, this is just one of thousands of anecdotes to bring to the fore in restoring America’s appreciation of its own goodness.
Crypto-fascist “antifa” and their “allies” relentlessly indict the sins of America’s founders, icons and heroes. That’s scorched-earth politics. Rejecting that toxic tactic let us sweeten, rather than poison, the American political well from which all drink.
Liberal — liberty-loving — Americans of the right, as well as the patriotic, labor and ethnic left, have innumerable stories to tell of American generosity, kindness and goodness.
Let’s recover and tell those stories of goodness to re-establish the civic narrative on which our future happiness depends: America is good. Not just a great story. It has the added benefit of being true.
Happy 100th birthday, Hal Halvorsen.
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