theblaze--2020-10-22--DNI Ratcliffe says Iran sent fake emails to US voters; Democrats are skeptical

DNI Ratcliffe says Iran sent fake emails to US voters ; Democrats are skeptical 'Some voter registration information has been @ @ @ @ @ by Russia '

At a press conference Wednesday evening, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced the U.S. government believes Russia and Iran have acquired voter registration information and are attempting to influence the 2020 U.S. election.
Ratcliffe's announcement followed reports that voters in Florida and Alaska received intimidating emails threatening them to support President Donald Trump.
"We have identified that two foreign actors, Iran and Russia, have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections," Ratcliffe said at an abruptly scheduled press conference on election security with FBI Director Christopher Wray.
"First, we have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by Iran and separately by Russia. This data can be used by foreign actors to attempt to communicate false information to registered voters that they hope will cause confusion, sow chaos, and undermine your confidence in American democracy," he continued. "To that end, we have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump. You may have seen some reporting on this in the last 24 hours or you may have even been one of the recipients of those emails."
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Ratcliffe also accused Iran of distributing a video with false information about fraudulent ballots.
"Iran is distributing other content to include a video that implies that individuals could cast fraudulent ballots, even from overseas. This video and any claims about such allegedly fraudulent ballots are not true," he said.
"These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries. Even if the adversaries pursue further attempts to intimidate or attempt to undermine voter confidence, know that our election systems are resilient, and you can be confident your votes are secure. Although we have not seen the same actions from Russia, we are aware that they have obtained some voter information, just as they did in 2016. Rest assured that we are prepared for the possibility of actions by those hostile to democracy."
FBI Director Wray said the Bureau is taking the lead in investigating criminal activity threatening the election and assured Americans that they should be "confident" that their votes are counted.
"We're not going to tolerate foreign interference in our elections or any criminal activity that threatens the sanctity of your vote or undermines public confidence in the outcome of the election," he said.
The press conference was held after voters in some states alerted election officials to efforts to intimidate them into supporting President Trump.
On Tuesday, election officials in Florida and Alaska contacted law enforcement after registered Democratic voters reported receiving threatening emails telling them to "Vote for Trump or else!" CNN reported that the emails appeared to be sent from addresses associated with the "alt-right" group the "Proud Boys." The chairman of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, denied that his group sent the emails when contacted by CNN and said they were working with the FBI to identify who was impersonating them.
"We have spoken to the FBI and are working with them. I hope whoever did this is arrested for voter intimidation and for maliciously impersonating our group," Tarrio said.
CNN obtained one of the emails and reached out to John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, to have it analyzed. According to Scott-Railton, the email was sent using foreign internet infrastructure.
"This isn't someone with a fake email account sending messages. This is an operation. The questions will be: how big was it, how many were targeted, and how well were tracks covered," he said.
"It appears that the operators likely leveraged multiple insecure servers that they probably didn't own in different countries, including Saudi Arabia, to send messages."
Democrats have received Ratcliffe's conclusions with skepticism, accusing the former GOP congressman of trying to downplay evidence of Russian interference in the election on behalf of President Trump.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that Russia, not Iran, was he real threat.
"Everything that we've seen here in the public domain does not justify the statements that we heard yesterday," Pelosi said, according to Reuters.
"Russia is the villain here. From what we've seen in the public domain, Iran is a bad actor, but in no way equivalent," she added.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, accused the Trump administration of "trying to bury" evidence of election interference by Russia.
"All year, the Trump administration has been desperately trying to bury information about Russian interference and overhype efforts by Iran and China. The truth is simple – only Russia has both the capability and intent to significantly disrupt our election," he said in a statement. "If Director Ratcliffe is serious when he says we will not allow foreign interference in our elections, then this administration would actually do something to deter the Kremlin rather than withhold information about Russian interference and create false equivalences with other nation's efforts."
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told MSNBC Wednesday that the threatening emails "appear to be an effort to suppress the Democratic vote, or an effort to inflame the Democratic vote, or simply to sow chaos."
He disputed Ratcliffe's characterization of Iran's efforts as damaging to Trump, claiming that the Iranian video spreading misinformation about fraudulent ballots sounded like a "Trump talking point."
"It's hard to see how that could be hurtful to the president," Schiff said. "We don't know if this is just Ratcliffe's spin, or whether it is the assessment of the analysts."


theblaze--2020-10-22--NPR tells readers the Hunter Biden story is a 'waste' of time and a 'pure distraction,' so they're n

NPR tells readers the Hunter Biden story is a 'waste' of time and a 'pure distraction,' so they're not reporting on it

NPR tells readers the Hunter Biden story is a 'waste ' of time and a 'pure distraction , ' so @ @ @ @ @ it Translation : They 'd rather not report on a story that could be damaging @ @ @ @

NPR managing editor Terence Samuels acknowledged Thursday that the news outlet has not been reporting on the Hunter Biden laptop story because the editorial staff there doesn't want to "waste" readers' time on what they consider "pure distractions."
What are the details?
On Thursday, NPR's Samuels explained to readers that the Hunter Biden laptop story is a waste of their time and they don't need to look into it.
"We don't want to waste our time on stories that are not really stories, and we don't want to waste the listeners' and readers' time on stories that are just pure distractions," Samuels said. "And quite frankly, that's where we ended up, this was ... a politically driven event and we decided to treat it that way."
His response was included in NPR's Public Editor newsletter, written by Poynter's Kelly McBride.
In the newsletter, McBride included a question from a reader, who asked, "Someone please explain why NPR has apparently not reported on the Joe Biden, Hunter Biden story in the last week or so that Joe did know about Hunter's business connections in Europe that Joe had previously denied having knowledge?"
In response, McBride wrote:
There are many, many red flags in that New York Post investigation. NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik detailed most of them here. Intelligence officials warn that Russia has been working overtime to keep the story of Hunter Biden in the spotlight. Even if Russia can't be positively connected to this information, the story of how Trump associates Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani came into a copy of this computer hard drive has not been verified and seems suspect. And if that story could be verified, the NY Post did no forensic work to convince consumers that the emails and photos that are the basis for their report have not been altered.
"But," she continued before quoting Samuels, "the biggest reason you haven't heard much on NPR about the Post story is that the assertions don't amount to much."
What's the background?
Since the controversy hit the internet last week, it has been treated as unwelcome, to say the least, in left-wing media circles.
Perhaps the greatest example of this occurred the very same day the New York Post published their "smoking gun" email report about former Vice President Joe Biden's alleged meeting with a top Burisma executive, when Facebook and Twitter censored the story before fact-checking it.
Since then, the story has received comparatively little coverage among left-leaning publications, especially when contrasted to the coverage granted to reports such as the New York Times' publication of President Trump's tax returns.
While the reason for this is obvious to most — the news outlets would prefer not to report on a story that could be damaging to their preferred candidate — few have come out and said as much. NPR at least acknowledged the obvious.
Anything else?
Shortly after the story broke, Democratic lawmakers and former intelligence officials began parroting the narrative that the story was part of a Russian disinformation campaign, but that claim has been repudiated by current Justice Department and intelligence officials.
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe rejected the claim Monday, saying there is "no intelligence" supporting it. Then on Tuesday, the Department of Justice and the FBI confirmed his assessment.


theblaze--2020-10-22--Horowitz: Danish newspaper reveals largest study on masks has been rejected by 3 medical journals

Horowitz : Danish newspaper reveals largest study on masks has been rejected by 3 medical journals 'The study and its @ @ @ @ @ world , ' one study author told the paper

Why not just conduct a randomized controlled trial to test whether masks work against COVID-19? Why assume such a draconian and dehumanizing mandate works as if it's an article of faith and create such division when we can discover which side is correct? That's what a group of Danish researchers felt, which is why, over the spring, they conducted such a study. So why have the results not been published, three months later? According to one Danish newspaper, the study has been rejected by three medical journals because the results are too controversial.
Berlingske, Denmark's oldest operating daily newspaper, published an article on Thursday titled, "Professor: Large Danish mask study rejected by three top journals" (translation from Google translate), which finally reveals the mystery of the disappearing Danish mask study.
"The researchers behind a large and unique Danish study on the effect of wearing a mask even have great difficulty in getting their research results published," wrote the Berlingske in the subtitle. "One of the participating professors in the study admits that the still secret research result can be perceived as 'controversial'."
The article reveals that, thus far, the study has been rejected by the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the American Medical Association's journal JAMA, three of the publications that have been posting much of the research on coronavirus.
The CDC, prior to changing its position on universal mask-wearing, had previously cited 10 randomized controlled trials that showed "no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks." Now, the CDC and other elite institutions would have us believe that coronavirus is somehow different. The Danes were the first to actually study the effect of large-scale universal mask-wearing specifically against the spread of COVID-19.
The rest of the article is behind a paywall, but Dr. Andrew Bostom of Brown University posted a translation of the text he obtained. The professor who spoke to the newspaper did not reveal why the publications felt the study was "controversial," but did defend the study as an "outstanding sample."
The researcher involved told the Berlingske, "The study and its size are unique in the world, and the purpose was once and for all to try to clarify the extent to which the use of masks in public space provides protection against corona infection."
While the professor did not divulge the results of the survey, he did reveal that it included 6,000 participants, with half of them wearing masks and half functioning as the control group. The study began in late April and was originally slated for publication in August.
The Berlingske article, authored by Lars Henrik Aagaard, also mentions the email correspondence between another of the researchers involved, Thomas Lars Benfield, and former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson. Earlier this week, Berenson posted a copy of the email from Benfield replying to Berenson's inquiry about the date of publication.
"As soon as a journal is brave enough to accept the paper," replied Benfield.
Reporter Aagaard writes that he reached out to Benfield, who confirmed the email exchange with Berenson but asserted that the quote was taken "a bit out of context" and that the study, after being rejected by others, is currently being reviewed "by a respected journal." However, he didn't elaborate on why he felt it was out of context and just confirmed that researchers have no plans to leak any of the data to the public until it is published.
On the other hand, Aagaard interviewed Benfield's co-author, Christian Torp-Pederson, who intimated that the reason behind the rejection is likely what we are all thinking.
After reading this, if you were a betting man, do you think this study shows any degree of effectiveness in mask-wearing against the spread of COVID-19? Remember, this is the only study of its kind. If it truly showed what the media-political-scientific complex wants it to show, why would it not be published expeditiously? This is the most vexing question of our time. Yet nobody seems interested in having a debate or finding out the truth.
The phobia among the political elites against subjecting mask-wearing mandates to the scientific method is not surprising. In July, Dr. Fauci told a group of Georgetown University students that he has no intention of conducting a controlled study in the U.S.
Well, if I were a betting man, I'd say the realm of possibilities likely range from no effect at all to … making the spread worse! Time will tell, but this ordeal raises a larger question: How many other scientific and academic studies covering an array of very consequential policy questions rooted in scientific debate are being censored because they don't fit the narrative of the political elites? What's next? Will they ban maps showing the world is not flat?


theblaze--2020-10-22--HS student listed as 'Black Guy' in basketball team yearbook photo; all other players are white and

HS student listed as 'Black Guy' in basketball team yearbook photo; all other players are white and listed by name

HS student listed as 'Black Guy ' in basketball team yearbook photo ; all other players are white and listed @ @ @ @ @ it ' a truly reprehensible error ' and launched an investigation

An Indiana high school student was listed as "Black Guy" in his basketball team's yearbook photo while the rest of the players — all of whom are white — were listed by name.
What are the details?
Superintendent Laura Hammack and Brown County High School Principal Matthew Stark issued an apology letter Monday calling the incident "a truly reprehensible error," WRTV-TV reported.
Image source: WXIN-TV video screenshot
"We acknowledge that yearbook is the only class at this school where all assignments and homework are published for all to see," the statement reads, according to the station. "We strive for perfection and hope any errors are minor and inconsequential. This is not an inconsequential error."
In response, the district launched an investigation and consequences will be determined when the investigation is completed, WRTV reported, citing the superintendent and principal's statement.
The yearbook is typically created by the yearbook class and overseen and edited by teachers, WXIN-TV reported.
"Our district has been working to advance equity and inclusion for all protected classes; however, an occasion like this evidences the need for expanded response," the statement also says, the station noted. "We are committed to ensuring that Brown County Schools provide a welcoming, safe, inclusive, and equitable school community. We remain relentless in our pursuit of the same."
The letter also said the district "is working collaboratively with the student's family to find ways to rectify the situation," WRTV said, adding that the error is a "clear violation of our nondiscrimination policy."
Hammack addressed the issue Monday in a Facebook video saying, "This has been a really hard day for a student and for a family. And we will work hard to make sure that a student and a family who are experiencing what they're experiencing today don't need to experience the same feelings moving forward," WXIN noted.
Nearly 97% of Brown County residents are white while 0.7% are black, the Kansas City Star reported, adding that Hammack said a possible solution is issuing yearbook reprint and allowing students to exchange them for free.
The superintendent also said she's working with the yearbook publisher on a future solution, WXIN said.


theblaze--2020-10-22--President Trump says it is possible he might be a 'kinder,' 'gentler' — possibly more politically co

President Trump says it is possible he might be a 'kinder,' 'gentler' — possibly more politically correct — president if he is re-elected

President Trump says it is possible he might be a 'kinder , ' 'gentler ' — possibly more politically correct @ @ @ @ @ re-elected Made the remarks during a new White House interview

President Donald Trump said that if he is re-elected to a second term in the White House, people may just see a "kinder" and "gentler" version of the president who is more politically correct that he may have been in the past.
What are the details?
In a recent White House interview with OutKick, the president told interviewer Jason Whitlock that he may just have a different tack to his approach with people if re-elected in November.
"When you go into a second term, if you go into a second term, might we see a different personality from President Trump?" Whitlock asked. "A kinder, gentler President Trump?"
Whitlock explained that he felt compelled to see more of the president as he did following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Following her death, the president lauded the late justice as an "amazing woman who led an amazing life."
"I was like, 'Wow, I want — can we see more of that President Trump?'" he asked.
Trump responded, "I think the answer is yes. I want the answer to be yes, but when I first came here, there was so much to do. I didn't have time to be totally and politically correct. ... People don't like me. But, you know, the softer side is good."
The president then went on to list several of the accomplishments he made during the first four years of his administration, and said that success will also bring out a kinder, gentler Trump.
"I think the answer is yes, I think so. And I want to bring it all together," he continued. "And what brings it together is success. ... I hope the answer is yes. But a lot of it is time. ... Being politically correct takes time. And sometimes we don't have time. But the answer is yes, and I'd certainly like to."
What else?
Ahead of the interview, Whitlock spoke with Fox News' Tucker Carlson where he said that the president's momentum among black male voters is increasing.
"I think we've been carrying on a facade for three and a half years as black men that somehow we can't relate to Donald Trump, that we didn't celebrate him in hip hop music for decades, that he wasn't friends with countless black athletes, celebrities, entertainers," Whitlock said.
Discussing the commander in chief, Whitlock added, "He is not politically correct. Those are things, I'm just, I'm sorry, a lot of black men can relate to. It's not really surprising to me he's starting to make headway in that direction."


theblaze--2020-10-22--Horowitz: While Andrew Cuomo uses law enforcement to target New York Jews, violent criminals terrori

Horowitz: While Andrew Cuomo uses law enforcement to target New York Jews, violent criminals terrorize subways

Horowitz : While Andrew Cuomo uses law enforcement to target New York Jews , violent criminals terrorize subways Andrew Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ York 's Jews and target their inalienable rights

The Revolutionary War was fought, in the words of Sam Adams on Aug. 1, 1776, to determine whether "there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty." The purpose of just governance is laid out plainly in our Constitution — to "secure the blessings of liberty," but at the same time to "establish justice" and "ensure domestic tranquility." New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo flipped this founding principle upside down by using government to harass New York's Jews and target their inalienable rights, while releasing criminals and blithely ignoring the violence on the streets. Indeed, revolutions have been fought over lesser abuses and usurpations.
After Cuomo singled out the Orthodox Jewish community by name for causing the increased spread in the virus (which is occurring in almost every part of the world), inspectors from many state enforcement agencies fanned out in their communities to issue citations. One local Jewish publication took a picture of a target list from inspectors, which revealed that every business or institution on the list was Jewish. In what makes the revolutionary-era British tax collectors and the Townshend Acts look like a liberty paradise, there are now city inspectors harassing Jewish business owners and falsely accusing them of not complying with recent coronavirus restrictions.
While Cuomo is very concerned about a temporary rise in cases because it interferes with the optics of his book release, he doesn't appear to be bothered by large gatherings that are not Jewish. Last week, a wedding planned for the granddaughter of a known Rabbi in the city was shut down by Cuomo. Yet just two days earlier, not a word was said by Cuomo or his officials about a large BLM rally for Breonna Taylor in Manhattan.
Cuomo has also targeted in-person classes of Jewish schools in certain zip codes, even though his own data from randomized testing shows no statistical spread of the virus by New York City schoolchildren.
Closing religious schools, houses of worship, and businesses … these are the things that were not tampered with even by King George. Revolutions were fought over less.
But it gets worse. You might think that Governor Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio have so many resources on hand to pursue a war against civil and religious liberty, particularly targeting Jews, because the city is safe from crime. Not a chance! New York City is experiencing its worst increase in crime since the early 1990s, and the subways are beginning to look like they did during the days of David Dinkins.
The family of Bi He, 73, and husband Ren Bao, 82, would sure have wanted Cuomo's laser-beam focus on obeying laws to have been present in the Brooklyn subway on Monday when they and their grandson were brutally attacked. Bi He had her foot twisted, was shoved onto the tracks, and would have been run over if not for the quick reaction by the train conductor of the oncoming subway car. Unfortunately for them and for the increasing number of subway attack victims, the attacker was likely not Jewish, so Cuomo won't flood the subways with inspectors and police
The previous evening, a man was randomly shot in the neck while waiting on a subway platform in Manhattan. Last Friday night, a 30-year-old woman was found dead, face-down in a Brooklyn subway. Every week, there are more brazen and heinous assaults committed on the subways, often targeting elderly people.
The lack of deterrent against subway violence stemming from the breakdown in law and order is emblematic of the broader problem on New York's streets this year. Overall, the number of shooting incidents in the city increased 127% in September over the same period last year. And while Cuomo and de Blasio criminalize basic life, liberty, and property under the puerile assumption that they can stop a virus, they are using the same virus as a pretext to keep thousands of criminals out of state and city jails. Meanwhile, the NYPD is catching these same people committing more crimes after they are released.
So, with all this crime and mayhem, where are the police? I guess Cuomo is too busy patrolling Jewish weddings. After all, he wants to keep everyone safe.


theblaze--2020-10-22--Report: Foxconn accepted $4 billion in government incentives to build a Wisconsin factory and employ

Report: Foxconn accepted $4 billion in government incentives to build a Wisconsin factory and employ 13,000 people. Turns out the facility is a fake.

Report : Foxconn accepted $ 4 billion in government incentives to build a Wisconsin factory and employ 13,000 people .
@ @ @ @ @ a fake .
There 's a building , but no one is making anything

A massive Taiwanese electronics company promised to build a huge factory in Wisconsin and provide 13,000 new jobs in exchange for tax breaks and other incentives.
The company built the facility, but officials are asking: Where are the jobs, and what is being produced?
A new report reveals that the new factory is a fake.
What's the background?
Back in 2017, Taiwan's electronics giant Foxconn vowed to build what the company said would be a $10 billion factory in Wisconsin that would employ 13,000 people building LCD TV screens. In exchange, the state government offered the company more than $4 billion in incentives, including $3 billion in refundable tax credits.
In June 2018, President Donald Trump, Foxconn CEO Terry Gou, and former Wisconsin officials ceremonially broke ground on what was supposed to be the site of a 20-million-square-foot complex.
But on March 30, 2019, the company suddenly announced it would not be building the plant after all.
President Trump then stepped in to make phone calls to Gou and reportedly got the company to agree two days later to go forward with the planned factory.
What's happening now?
Well, Foxconn has built a factory in Wisconsin, but it appears that's about the extent of it.
In a story posted Wednesday evening, the Verge revealed that the factory is essentially a fake.
Citing a report from the Wisconsin Division of Executive Budget and Finance, the Verge said Foxconn did not build the giant Gen 10.5 LCD facility for building TV screens it had promised. Instead, the electronics outfit built a "smaller Gen 6 LCD factory" that "shows no signs of manufacturing LCDs in the foreseeable future and 'may be better suited for demonstration purposes.'"
The building is reportedly 1/20th the size originally promised — and now is not even being used for anything close to its stated purpose.
According to the Verge, Foxconn got a permit to "change its intended use from manufacturing to storage." Also, the company has yet to order the equipment necessary to make LCDs.
And those promised 13,000 jobs? Turns out that the company hired only 281 people by the end of 2019 who qualified to meet the terms of the deal with the state. Many of those employees have already been laid off, the Verge said. And the job numbers continue to go in the wrong direction.
Has the state responded?
Now the state is striking back, saying that the Foxconn project does not warrant the massive subsidy package pushed and approved by then-Gov. Scott Walker (R), which included at least $400 million in state and local government spending on land and infrastructure the company will now probably never use.
The state report cited by the Verge said, "Taxpayers fully performed their side of the agreement to date, while the Recipients have not," adding that "state taxpayers have spent as much if not more than" Foxconn has its campus.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, which has been tasked with overseeing the Foxconn deal, elected last week to deny the company its first installment of $3 billion in refundable tax credits, the Verge reported.
According to the WEDC, Foxconn has refused to come to the table to negotiate a revision of the company's contract, despite multiple warnings the state has issued that the current project is in violation of the state's agreement and therefore ineligible for subsidies.
In a message responding to the Verge's report, Foxconn said it was seeing "progress in Wisconsin" in spite of the many "growing pains," including the "need to explore new business opportunities, adjust to changes in global customer requirements, and a constantly evolving global technology industry." The company reportedly told the outlet that it is committed to making things work in Wisconsin but noted that the state's decision to deny some subsidies "threatens the good faith negotiations" over a new contract.
Gou responded more bluntly:
A statement the same day from Foxconn founder Terry Gou, however, struck a more ominous tone, linking the future of the project to continued state support and, implicitly, to President Donald Trump's reelection. "Foxconn will work as a partner with those who treat the company as a partner," Gou wrote. "Foxconn will remain committed to the completion and continued expansion of our project and investment in Wisconsin as long as policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels remain committed to Foxconn and the very important technology development goals driving the company's investments, as President Trump has done."


theblaze--2020-10-22--AOC, Ilhan Omar take part in online event organized by vlogger who last year said 'America deserved

AOC, Ilhan Omar take part in online event organized by vlogger who last year said 'America deserved 9/11'

AOC , Ilhan Omar take part in online event organized by vlogger who last year said 'America deserved 9/11 '

Far-left U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) took part in an online get-out-the-vote event this week organized by Hasan Piker, an activist vlogger who last year said "America deserved 9/11," the Washington Free Beacon reported.
What are the details?
The congresswomen played the popular video game "Among Us" and livestreamed it with other gamers Tuesday night on Twitch as part of a voting outreach to young people watching on the platform, USA Today said, adding that over 435,000 people viewed the event.
Ocasio-Cortez noted at the beginning of the stream that Piker, one of the gamers, "wrangled" the event together at the last minute, the Free Beacon said.
Last year, Piker — a former former contributor to the left-wing news and commentary group The Young Turks — attacked U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) in a video and said "America deserved 9/11," the Free Beacon noted. Crenshaw lost his right eye in 2012 while serving in Iraq.
"This guy has the understanding of foreign policy of, like, a 12-year-old," Piker said of Crenshaw, according to the outlet. "What the f***. What the f*** is wrong with this dude? Didn't he go to war and like literally lose his eye because some mujahideen — a brave f***ing soldier — f***ed his eye hole with their d***."
Piker also said, "America deserved 9/11, dude. F*** it, I'm saying it."
Following backlash, Piker admitted his comments were "inappropriate" and poorly executed satire, the Wrap said.
"I didn't say Americans deserved 9/11 — I said America deserves 9/11," Piker added, according to the Wrap.
Even Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks called Piker's words "incredibly crass" and "wrong," the outlet noted.
Piker's response? "Maybe you can chalk it up to English being my second language or whatever you want to chalk it up to," he said, according to the Wrap.
What else?
Twitch suspended Piker for his comments last year, the Free Beacon said.
More from the outlet:
Ocasio-Cortez was scheduled to participate in an event Tuesday evening to honor the late Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin but pulled out last month after facing pressure from Palestinian activists. She has also refused to meet with multiple Jewish leaders and community activists in New York City.
Omar, of course, is well known for anti-Semitism and last year infamously characterized the events of 9/11 as "some people did something." Ocasio-Cortez defended Omar as backlash hit due to her 9/11 statement, saying criticisms of Omar were an "incitement of violence against progressive women of color," the Associated Press said.


theblaze--2020-10-22--Biden slammed for saying 'America was an idea' that 'we've never lived up to'

Biden slammed for saying 'America was an idea ' that 'we 've never lived up to' Joe Biden also said @ @ @ @ @

Joe Biden proclaimed that the United States of America "was an idea" that "we've never lived up to." The statement by the Democratic presidential nominee was quickly lambasted by many.
Biden made the controversial statement on Wednesday during an interview on the "Unlocking Us with Brené Brown" podcast in the midst of a discussion about the legacy of slavery in the United States.
"America was an idea, an idea. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident,'" Biden said, quoting the Declaration of Independence. "We've never lived up to it, but we've never walked away from it before. And I just think we have to be more honest. Let our kids know, as we raise them, what actually did happen. Acknowledge our mistakes so we don't repeat them."
The Trump campaign responded to Biden's statement that America was an idea.
"Running for President, Joe Biden's closing argument is that America has always been a disappointment," said Tim Murtaugh, director of communications for the Trump campaign. "You know he's blaming this on you. And after 47 years as a failed DC politician, he wants you to believe that NOW he'll get it right."
"@JoeBiden Where have you been for 47 years? America is the greatest nation in the world. We stand for freedom and opportunity for all. Our nation is filled with strong, innovative and hard-working individuals who love this nation & don't want to fundamentally transform it," senior adviser to the campaign Mercedes Schlapp wrote on Twitter.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reacted to Biden comments by saying, "47 years, 0 accomplishments. Americans deserve better than your apology tour."
Many online commenters pointed out that American soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy to defeat the Nazis and making sacrifices during World War II were times that the country lived up to the "idea of America."
Political scientist and author Ian Bremmer inquired, "Not even World War II? Creating the United Nations? MacArthur rebuilding Japan? The Marshall Plan?"
"'We've never lived up to it'? Speak for yourself, man!" Center for American Liberty founder and trial lawyer Harmeet Dhillon responded. "This immigrant is so grateful to be an American — and I never diss her or take her for granted."
Previously, Biden declared that Antifa is an idea. During the first presidential debate, Biden said, "Antifa's an idea, not an organization." Biden's comment was applauded by far-left Portland mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone, who said, "I love that Joe Biden answered this question before me, because being opposed to fascism in 2020 is not something to be embarrassed about."
Also during the podcast interview, Biden commented on President Donald Trump's executive order establishing the 1776 Commission to promote "patriotic education." President Trump said children must be taught that America is "an exceptional, free and just nation, worth defending, preserving and protecting."
The commission was a response to The New York Times' "1619 Project," which was used to "reframe the country's history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black America at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are."
Biden continued, "So I think it's important we teach history, not in a prescriptive way, from my perspective, but what actually the facts were without also acknowledging that there's 400 years of racism in the United States of America. That's what it is. And it's able to be fixed. And I think most people are starting to step up to it."


theblaze--2020-10-22--BREAKING: Judge dismisses 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in connection with George F

BREAKING: Judge dismisses 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in connection with George Floyd death, refuses to dismiss other charges

BREAKING : Judge dismisses 3rd-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in connection with George Floyd death , refuses to dismiss @ @

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill on Thursday dismissed the lesser charge of third-degree murder against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.
Chauvin and three other officers were arrested in connection with the May 25 death of George Floyd. Chauvin was caught on video with his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes.
Floyd's death sparked a wave of unrest in the weeks and months across the nation following the fatal incident.
What are the details?
According to KARE-TV, the Minnesota judge dismissed the third-degree murder charge, but upheld eight other more serious charges against him, including a charge of second-degree murder.
KARE reports that all other charges against the defendants were not dismissed.
The other three former officers — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane — are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
The station reported, "Judge Cahill dismissed the third-degree murder charge against Chauvin, but kept all other charges in place. He was expected to rule on that issue and several others, including a possible change of venue, any day."
In Thursday's 107-page ruling, Cahill wrote that his primary function is to "view the evidence in the light most favorable to the state," and that it is the jury's duty to determine whether Chauvin and the other officers are guilty as charged.
"At most, these arguments raise fact questions for the jury at trial," Cahill wrote. "Accordingly, Chauvin's motion to dismiss this charge for lack of probable cause is denied."
KARE noted, "Concerning the other former officers' requests to have their aiding and abetting charges dismissed, Cahill said that a jury might reasonably find that Chauvin 'grossly deviated from the standard of care a reasonable officer would observe, and consciously disregarded the risk of death to Floyd.'"
"He found that a jury might also reasonably conclude that the other former officers knew or should have known that their presence at the scene allowed Chauvin to continue," the outlet added.
Trials for Chauvin and the other officers are scheduled to begin in March in Hennepin County.
What else?
According to the station, third-degree murder is a "rarely used statute in Minnesota."
"According to Minnesota law, murder in the third degree is committed when there isn't intent or premeditation. A typical use of the third-degree murder charge would be used against a person who fired a gun into a crowd or drove through a sidewalk."
The statute reads, "Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the third degree."
On Thursday, Attorney General Keith Ellison, said Cahill's decision is an "important, positive step forward in the path toward justice."
"The court has sustained eight out of nine charges against the defendants in the murder of George Floyd, including the most serious charges against all four defendants," Ellison said. "This means that all four defendants will stand trial for murder and manslaughter, both in the second degree. ... The court's decision to dismiss just one of the lesser charges against just one of the defendants — while leaving intact all the charges against the other three defendants — is based on how appellate courts have interpreted the statute in question."
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tweeted about the issue, writing, "BREAKING: Judge upholds murder charges against Derek Chauvin and other officers. Important step toward justice for George Floyd."


theblaze--2020-10-22--Florida elections supervisor says armed men purporting to represent Trump campaign showed up at poll

Florida elections supervisor says armed men purporting to represent Trump campaign showed up at polling place. Trump campaign says no way.

Florida elections supervisor says armed men purporting to represent Trump campaign showed up at polling place .
Trump campaign says @ @ @

The Trump campaign says that armed men outside a St. Petersburg, Florida, polling place were not sent or hired by the campaign.
Pinellas County's supervisor of elections said that the armed men who set up a tent outside an early voting site this week reportedly insisted they were there on behalf of the president's 2020 re-election campaign.
What are the details?
According to WFLA-TV, Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Julie Marcus said that two armed men set up a tent outside an early voting site on Wednesday and claimed to be with the Trump campaign.
"The sheriff [Bob Gualtieri] told me the persons that were dressed in these security uniforms had indicated to sheriff's deputies that they belonged to a licensed security company and they indicated — and this has not been confirmed yet — that they were hired by the Trump campaign," Marcus told the station on Wednesday evening.
Marcus added, "The sheriff and I take this very seriously. Voter intimidation, deterring voters from voting, impeding a voter's ability to cast a ballot in this election is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in any way, shape, or form. So we anticipated many things going into this election. Not only cybersecurity, but physical security and we had a plan in place and executed that plan."
Gualtieri told the station that he and his officers will do their best to prevent any interference at polling places.
"I just don't want to get too deep into the specifics because we're trying to balance it," he said. "But I'll say it's a combination of uniformed personnel who will be in the area, and also, we're gonna use some undercover personnel just to monitor the situation."
A spokesperson for the Trump campaign told the station, "The campaign did not hire these individuals, nor did the campaign direct them to go to the voting location."


theblaze--2020-10-22--Trailer park tenants say landlord sent letter warning that rent will likely double if Joe Biden wins

Trailer park tenants say landlord sent letter warning that rent will likely double if Joe Biden wins election 'Not telling @ @ @ @ @

Tenants of a Fort Morgan, Colorado, trailer park say that their landlord sent out a letter regarding their fate should Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election.
What are the details?
According to KUSA-TV, several unnamed trailer park tenants alleged they received a letter from their landlord warning them of dire consequences should President Donald Trump lose the Nov. 3 general election — including the possibility of a massive rent increase.
The letter, obtained by the station, is dated Oct. 19, and insists while its purpose is "not telling you how to vote," points out the importance of warning the tenants "what WE will do."
The letter explains that their rent would not be raised for at least two years if Trump were re-elected, but adds that if Biden is elected, their rent will "most likely double."
The communication stated:
TO ALL TENANTS: Please understand IF Joe Biden is elected as our next president, everything you do and have to pay for will change completely.
Everything will be increased. Like paying ALOT [sic] more in taxes, utilities, gasoline, groceries, new permits, fees, and regulations ... everything! This also means YOUR RENT will be increased to cover these expenses. Most likely, rent would DOUBLE in price!
IF the current President is re-elected, WE WILL NOT RAISE THE RENT FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS!
Voting is your choice and we are not telling you how to vote. We are just informing our tenants what we will do according to the election results.
If Trump wins, we all win. If Biden wins, we all lose.
VOTE on November 3, 2020.
Imag source: KUSA-TV video screenshot
What was the tenants' response?
The outlet reported that the person who signed the letter has been contacted for comment, but did not respond in time for publication.
One resident of the trailer park told KUSA that she and her family — who have lived in the trailer park for 20 years — were highly disturbed by the letter.
"I mean, we can't control how this whole election goes," she said. "It was mainly hurtful, you know? How could someone say something like that or basically threaten us according to something we can't control?"
KUSA reported that the Colorado Secretary of State's office confirmed receipt of a complaint regarding the letter, and passed it along to the state's attorney general.


theblaze--2020-10-23--FDA approves remdesivir as first COVID-19 treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has officially approved Gilead Sciences ' antiviral drug remdesivir for use in treatment of coronavirus , according to Fox Business .
President Donald Trump famously touted the drug — which he took — following his COVID-19 diagnosis .
What are the details ?
Gilead Chairman and CEO Daniel O'Day commented on the big announcement , calling the development `` incredible . ''
`` Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic , Gilead has worked relentlessly to help find solutions to this global health crisis .
It is incredible to be in the position today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case reports of the disease now known as COVID-19 , of having an FDA-approved treatment in the U.S. that is available for all appropriate patients in need , '' they said .
The FDA said that remdesivir is suitable for use on patients age 12 years and older .
The antiviral drug should `` only be administered in a hospital or in a healthcare setting capable of providing acute care comparable to inpatient hospital care . ''
On Thursday , the New England Journal of Medicine published results from the biotech company 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times for adult treatment .
The journal also pointed out that the drug was found to reduce the progression of the illness among severely ill patients who require oxygen therapy as part of their treatment .
CNBC reported that the drug , currently under the brand name Veklury , costs $ 2,340 for a five-day treatment course for people who are covered by government health programs .
The five-day treatment costs $ 3,120 for U.S. patients with private health insurance .
`` In August , the company said it planned to produce more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the end of the year and anticipated being able to make 'several million more ' in 2021 , adding it has increased the supply of the drug more than fiftyfold since January .
Its manufacturing network now includes more than 40 companies in North America , Europe and Asia , '' the outlet added .
At the time of this reporting , researchers at Johns Hopkins University estimate that there have been at least 8,411,262 COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and at least 223,059 deaths attributed to the virus in the U.S @

The Food and Drug Administration has officially approved Gilead Sciences' antiviral drug remdesivir for use in treatment of coronavirus, according to Fox Business.
President Donald Trump famously touted the drug — which he took — following his COVID-19 diagnosis.
What are the details?
Gilead Chairman and CEO Daniel O'Day commented on the big announcement, calling the development "incredible."
"Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gilead has worked relentlessly to help find solutions to this global health crisis. It is incredible to be in the position today, less than one year since the earliest case reports of the disease now known as COVID-19, of having an FDA-approved treatment in the U.S. that is available for all appropriate patients in need," they said.
The FDA said that remdesivir is suitable for use on patients age 12 years and older. The antiviral drug should "only be administered in a hospital or in a healthcare setting capable of providing acute care comparable to inpatient hospital care."
On Thursday, the New England Journal of Medicine published results from the biotech company's phase 3 trial, finding faster recovery times for adult treatment. The journal also pointed out that the drug was found to reduce the progression of the illness among severely ill patients who require oxygen therapy as part of their treatment.
CNBC reported that the drug, currently under the brand name Veklury, costs $2,340 for a five-day treatment course for people who are covered by government health programs. The five-day treatment costs $3,120 for U.S. patients with private health insurance.
"In August, the company said it planned to produce more than 2 million treatment courses of remdesivir by the end of the year and anticipated being able to make 'several million more' in 2021, adding it has increased the supply of the drug more than fiftyfold since January. Its manufacturing network now includes more than 40 companies in North America, Europe and Asia," the outlet added.
At the time of this reporting, researchers at Johns Hopkins University estimate that there have been at least 8,411,262 COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and at least 223,059 deaths attributed to the virus in the U.S.


theblaze--2020-10-23--Commentary: Hey, suburban women, you're being played

This week in the cesspool of utter madness that is swallowing up a once great nation ... A former partner of Hunter Biden has confirmed that the drug addict was inserted into high places within Chinese and Ukrainian business circles in order to trade access to then-Vice President Joe Biden for cash .
You may remember China as the country that poisoned the entire world with the coronavirus earlier this year and Ukraine as the nation used as a foil to impeach Donald Trump .
But sure , suburban women , Trump is your problem .
Speaking of the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three of the largest scientific journals in the world have refused to publish for the purpose of peer review ( aka scrutiny ) the first major scientific study investigating the efficacy of masks as a deterrent for viral spread .
Damn , Fauci would be proud .
That 's some quality memory holing right there .
Maybe the mask study will find Sweden down at the bottom of the upside down .
But sure , suburban women , Trump is your problem .
In other memory hole news , Twitter blocked the accounts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scott Atlas , the New York Post , the press secretary for the president of the United States , the Babylon Bee , and the Senate Judiciary Committee for crimes against humanity such as free speech , funny jokes about ducks , accurate medical expertise , actual journalism , and uncovering government corruption .
But sure , suburban women , Trump is your problem .
You know whose Twitter account has n't been blocked ?
Jeffrey Toobin .
One of CNN 's most celebrated progressive propagandists , he was caught masturbating while on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not only was he not fired , but multiple newspapers wrote editorials defending his actions as commonplace and that Toobin was being unfairly maligned due to prudishness and spite .
And this is all after Toobin was previously , ahem , exposed for bullying a colleague 's daughter whom he impregnated into getting an abortion , then refusing to pay child support .
# metoo used to be an actual thing , right ?
Darn memory hole again .
But sure , suburban women , Trump is your problem .
What 's that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats on the Senate Judiciary committee are boycotting a vote to approve a Catholic mother of seven who graduated top of her class as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court because , well , she 's a Catholic mother of seven .
Did n't Amy Coney Barrett get the memo about how God , babies and two genders are everything this nation was founded to destroy ?
But sure , suburban women , Trump is your problem .
Destroying education is also fun .
Just ask the Karens in some of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insisting that no one return to in-person class until August of 2021 .
None of the science or data supports that , so obviously the teacher 's unions are full speed ahead .
Like in California , where they want to `` dispel the myth that male and female sex organs are different . ''
Sounds totally normal .
But sure , suburban women , Trump is your problem .
And lastly , the Avengers actors were given untold Thanos snaps this week after even the most leftist among them proved unworthy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When Chris Pratt declined to join his fellow cast members at an event to endorse Biden , he started taking abuse on social media .
Then , to their great credit , the Biden-supporting cast members rallied around Pratt and endorsed him as a nice guy who was afforded all the same rights they were .
Which , I 'm sure you can guess , pissed off the woke mob even more than they originally were with Pratt , including the vile trashing of Zoe Saldana , a black women .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your problem .
Oh , and do n't forget Biden wants 8-year-olds to transgender themselves .
Suburban women have a clear choice , and it 's not really Trump versus Biden .
Because while Trump is n't your problem , it 's also fair to say he might not really be your solution in many ways , either .
But — and this is a very big but — he just is n't `` them . ''
Them ?
A reality-hating tribe that is clearly willing to throw out , burn , loot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman is .
None of it fundamentally matters to them .
It is dark , decadent power they worship at an altar where femininity not only is n't valued , it is designated for the pagan memory hole along with everything else that is good , true , and beautiful .
Laws do n't matter .
Science does n't matter .
Life does n't matter .
God does n't matter .
Decency does n't matter .
And Biden was necromanced into the role of Democrat candidate for president because he would unquestioningly serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women , are you voting for again ?

This week in the cesspool of utter madness that is swallowing up a once great nation...
A former partner of Hunter Biden has confirmed that the drug addict was inserted into high places within Chinese and Ukrainian business circles in order to trade access to then-Vice President Joe Biden for cash. You may remember China as the country that poisoned the entire world with the coronavirus earlier this year and Ukraine as the nation used as a foil to impeach Donald Trump. But sure, suburban women, Trump is your problem.
Speaking of the coronavirus, a Danish newspaper has reported that three of the largest scientific journals in the world have refused to publish for the purpose of peer review (aka scrutiny) the first major scientific study investigating the efficacy of masks as a deterrent for viral spread. Damn, Fauci would be proud. That's some quality memory holing right there. Maybe the mask study will find Sweden down at the bottom of the upside down. But sure, suburban women, Trump is your problem.
In other memory hole news, Twitter blocked the accounts of Trump coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas, the New York Post, the press secretary for the president of the United States, the Babylon Bee, and the Senate Judiciary Committee for crimes against humanity such as free speech, funny jokes about ducks, accurate medical expertise, actual journalism, and uncovering government corruption. But sure, suburban women, Trump is your problem.
You know whose Twitter account hasn't been blocked? Jeffrey Toobin. One of CNN's most celebrated progressive propagandists, he was caught masturbating while on a Zoom call with his colleagues. Not only was he not fired, but multiple newspapers wrote editorials defending his actions as commonplace and that Toobin was being unfairly maligned due to prudishness and spite. And this is all after Toobin was previously, ahem, exposed for bullying a colleague's daughter whom he impregnated into getting an abortion, then refusing to pay child support. #metoo used to be an actual thing, right? Darn memory hole again. But sure, suburban women, Trump is your problem.
What's that you say about harassing women? The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary committee are boycotting a vote to approve a Catholic mother of seven who graduated top of her class as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court because, well, she's a Catholic mother of seven. Didn't Amy Coney Barrett get the memo about how God, babies and two genders are everything this nation was founded to destroy? But sure, suburban women, Trump is your problem.
Destroying education is also fun. Just ask the Karens in some of the nation's largest school districts who are insisting that no one return to in-person class until August of 2021. None of the science or data supports that, so obviously the teacher's unions are full speed ahead. Like in California, where they want to "dispel the myth that male and female sex organs are different." Sounds totally normal. But sure, suburban women, Trump is your problem.
And lastly, the Avengers actors were given untold Thanos snaps this week after even the most leftist among them proved unworthy of the woke mob's lust for hatred. When Chris Pratt declined to join his fellow cast members at an event to endorse Biden, he started taking abuse on social media. Then, to their great credit, the Biden-supporting cast members rallied around Pratt and endorsed him as a nice guy who was afforded all the same rights they were. Which, I'm sure you can guess, pissed off the woke mob even more than they originally were with Pratt, including the vile trashing of Zoe Saldana, a black women. But sure, suburban women, Trump is your problem.
Oh, and don't forget Biden wants 8-year-olds to transgender themselves.
Suburban women have a clear choice, and it's not really Trump versus Biden. Because while Trump isn't your problem, it's also fair to say he might not really be your solution in many ways, either. But — and this is a very big but — he just isn't "them."
Them? A reality-hating tribe that is clearly willing to throw out, burn, loot, and destroy whatever you think a woman is. None of it fundamentally matters to them. It is dark, decadent power they worship at an altar where femininity not only isn't valued, it is designated for the pagan memory hole along with everything else that is good, true, and beautiful.
Laws don't matter. Science doesn't matter. Life doesn't matter. God doesn't matter. Decency doesn't matter. And Biden was necromanced into the role of Democrat candidate for president because he would unquestioningly serve such chaos.
So who, suburban women, are you voting for again?


theblaze--2020-10-23--Biggest lie of the night? Joe Biden says no one lost their health insurance under Obamacare

Biggest lie of the night ?
Joe Biden says no one lost their health insurance under Obamacare

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told a brazen lie about Obamacare Thursday evening during the final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, claiming that no one lost their private health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act.
President Donald Trump attacked Biden's health care plan, accusing the Democratic nominee's plan of being "socialized medicine" that would terminate "180 million" private insurance plans.
In response, Biden said that if the Supreme Court declares Obamacare unconstitutional he will pass new health care legislation "with a public option." He declared his support for private health insurance, arguing that a public option would increase competition by giving private health insurance plans something to compete against.
Then he told a whopper.
"The reason why I had such a fight with 20 candidates for the nomination was I support private insurance," Biden said. "Not one single person with private insurance would lose their insurance under my plan, nor did they under Obamacare. They did not lose their insurance unless they chose they wanted to go to something else."
Biden's claim is demonstrably false. After the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2013, more than 5 million Americans received cancellation letters from their insurance companies, informing them that the health insurance plans they had did not meet the standards of Obamacare.
President Obama's promise that "if you like your health care pan, you can keep your health care plan" was rated as PolitiFact's Lie of the Year in 2013.
"So this fall, as cancellation letters were going out to approximately 4 million Americans, the public realized Obama's breezy assurances were wrong," Politifact wrote.
In fact, NBC News reported in 2013 that the Obama administration knew that millions of Americans would lose their health insurance under Obamacare. While the Affordable Care Act had a provision that allowed for some health insurance polices to be "grandfathered" in, meaning consumers could keep their plans even if they didn't meet the essential benefits mandates required by Obamacare, the provision was written so narrowly that many of the plans didn't qualify.
At the debate, Biden promised that his plan to expand Obamacare with a public option would also reduce insurance premiums. But the Obama administration made similar claims about Obamacare, and the truth was that Obamacare significantly increased health insurance premiums by as much as 24.4% beyond what they would have been if costs rose naturally, according to one study.
Many individuals who remember having their insurance plans cancelled spoke out on social media.
Watch:
Biden claims no one lost their private insurance plan under Obamacare www.youtube.com
(H/T: Washington Free Beacon)


theblaze--2020-10-23--Post-debate media roundup: Poor boys, Abraham Lincoln and Hunter Biden

Here 's how social media responded to the final debate

The final debate before the 2020 presidential election saw the two candidates punching hard at each other, but neither struck a knockout blow. Most commentators thought NBC News moderator Kristen Welker did a much better job and the muting of microphones seemed to aid in keeping the discussion civil and more intelligible.
Here are some of the more interesting reactions to the debate from social media.
Many people were glad that Hunter Biden was made an issue:
While many thought it wasn't enough on the topic:
Biden sarcastically referred to the president as Abraham Lincoln and he didn't quite get it:
Thanks to this exchange, Abraham Lincoln was trending on Twitter briefly. But unfortunately for Biden, Twitter noticed he mistook the "poor boys" for what he meant, which was "Proud Boys," a far-right organization:
Even some of his critics admitted the president did better than in the first debate.
And they had to admit that Biden issued an enormous lie during the debate:
According to Paula Reid of CBS, the president stuck to their plan with at least two points:
ABC News' Jon Karl said Trump didn't do any damage, but didn't do enough to change the race either.
CNN host Jake Tapper complimented Trump, then called him a liar:
And MSNBC was cheerleading for Biden:
And they were making excuses for Biden's past policies on imprisoning black males:
Van Jones was not impressed with the appeal to African Americans by Trump during the debate:
Even Biden complimented the moderator after the debate:
Norah O'Donnell of CBS said it was more substantive, and that the muting of the microphones worked:
Here are the numbers for the debate:
And as always, there were jokes:


theblaze--2020-10-23--Debate recap: More presidential Trump hits Biden as 'corrupt,' 'all talk, no action' politician in f

Debate recap: More presidential Trump hits Biden as 'corrupt,' 'all talk, no action' politician in final effort to turn election

Debate recap : More presidential Trump hits Biden as 'corrupt , ' 'all talk , no action ' politician in @ @ @ @ @ Time will tell if this tactic worked

In the last debate Thursday night before the Nov. 3 election, a much more reserved and presidential Donald Trump set out to label Democratic challenger Joe Biden as a corrupt, do-nothing politician in an appeal to the American people to grant him four more years.
During the debate in Nashville, Tennessee, moderated by NBC News' Kristen Welker, Trump routinely hit Biden for being "all talk, no action" and pressed him on why he didn't accomplish reforms while he was the vice president or in the Senate. At one point, he looked at Biden and said, "I ran because of you ... because I thought you did a poor job."
Biden weathered the attacks and shot back characterizing Trump as a president unfit for office and unable to handle the responsibility of leading a nation.
Key exchanges
On the coronavirus: The first question of the night predictably was about the coronavirus pandemic, which Welker described as entering a "dangerous new phase."
Though usually a weak point for Trump, the president seemed to handle himself ably on the topic, even getting in a good dig on Biden regarding shutdowns, saying, "We can't lock ourselves up in a basement like Joe does." Biden espoused a grim tone on the topic, warning that America is heading into a "dark winter" and that, contrary to Trump's suggestion that Americans are "learning to live with" the virus, under Trump's leadership, they are actually "learning to die with it."
Foreign entanglements: Welker artfully facilitated discussion on the hot-button issue of the debate — Hunter Biden's laptop — by lumping the controversy into what she called "foreign entanglements" involving each candidate. Once the conversation was underway, it turned into perhaps the most fiery spat of the debate. Trump pressed Biden on new reports about his family profiting off of his high-profile government position, and Biden shot back at Trump over his tax returns and foreign investments.
Trump NUKES Biden Over Hunter's Laptop Scandal and Forces Joe to Finally Respond youtu.be
At one point, Biden made a statement he will almost certainly regret, claiming: "I have not taken a penny from any foreign source in my life."
Unfortunately, Welker never specifically cornered the former vice president into answering the New York Post's bombshell reports about his family allegedly profiting off his position in government and kicking back proceeds to him.
Immigration: Trump wiggled out of what could have been a detrimental segment for him on the topic of child separations at the border by noting that the "cages," or chain-linked holding centers, where illegal immigrant children are kept were built during the Obama administration. Trump repeatedly taunted the former vice president, saying, "Who built the cages, Joe?" while he was castigating Trump for "ripping" children from their families.
Biden then promised to implement a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants and DACA recipients.
Trump Leaves Biden SPEECHLESS When He Asks: “Who Built the Cages, Joe?" youtu.be
Anything else?
Regardless of political persuasion, everyone will likely agree that this debate was far more rewarding for viewers.
Surprisingly, the addition of the mute button seemed to be an obvious success as each candidate was able to answer initial questions without interruption or provocation.


theblaze--2020-10-23--NBC's Kristen Welker wins high praise from the left and right in moderating of final debate

NBC 's Kristen Welker wins high praise from the left and right in moderating of final debate 'One of the @ @ @ @ @ seen in years '

NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker received rave reviews from Democrats, Republicans, and folks in between for her performance in moderating Thursday night's final debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
What are the details?
After President Trump warned ahead of the debate that Welker has "always been terrible and unfair," midway through the debate he tipped his hat to the journalist for how she was conducting the bout.
The Hill reported that "as he accused former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday night of wanting to ban fracking, Trump threw out a compliment to Welker, saying that he respected her handling of the debate."
"By the way so far I respect very much the way you're handling this, I have to say," Trump told the moderator, before returning to his back-and-forth with Biden.
Toward the end of the debate, conservative writer Carmine Sabia tweeted, "There is time left but Kristen Welker has given a master class on how to moderate a debate fairly. Is Chris Wallace watching?"
When the debate was over, pundits, politicians, and journalists of all stripes declared Welker as the person who came out on top in the evening's performances.
Conservative Wayne Dupree tweeted, "#KristenWelker did one of the best moderator jobs we've seen in years. She didn't give Biden snowball questions and that was huge!"
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) also sang Welker's praises, saying the NBC News rising star "did an excellent job moderating tonight."
Several of Welker's colleagues at NBC sent shout-outs for her performance, but so did other journalists.
Former Fox News reporter Adam Housley tweeted, "@kwelkernbc handled it fantastically. Maybe a couple more topics could have been explored, but she was fair and kept control."
The audience appeared happy, too. Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs reported from the debate in Tennessee, "'Home run,' one person in Nashville debate audience said loudly of moderator @kwelkernbc, and dozens who heard that comment voiced agreement."


theblaze--2020-10-23--Joe Biden leaves no room to backtrack, denies Hunter Biden made money from business deals with Chine

Joe Biden leaves no room to backtrack, denies Hunter Biden made money from business deals with Chinese associates

Joe Biden leaves no room to backtrack , denies Hunter Biden made money from business deals with Chinese associates 'My @ @ @ @ @ in terms of , this thing about , what are you talking about , China @

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unequivocally denied that his son Hunter Biden made money from a foreign business deal involving China during Thursday evening's final presidential debate.
As President Donald Trump went on the offensive bringing up allegations that the former vice president knew about his son Hunter's foreign business deals despite his multiple claims to the contrary, Biden forcefully claimed he has never received money from any foreign source.
"I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life," Biden said.
Responding to a question from moderator NBC News' Kristen Welker on whether Hunter Biden's involvement with Chinese and Ukrainian energy companies was "unethical," Biden deflected and pointed the question back on Trump.
"Nothing was unethical," Biden answered. "With regard to Ukraine, we had this whole question about whether or not, because he was on the board I later learned of Burisma, a company, that somehow I had done something wrong. Yet every single solitary person when he was going through [Trump's] impeachment testifying under oath who worked for him said I did my job impeccably. I carried out U.S. policy. Not one single, solitary thing was out of line.
"The guy who got in trouble in Ukraine was this guy trying to bribe the Ukrainian government to say something negative about me, which they would not do and did not do because it never, ever, ever happened," Biden said, referring to Trump.
Biden accused Trump of being the one benefiting from foreign governments, citing a recent report from The New York Times that Trump had a bank account opened in China.
Trump kept up the attack, however, noting that Hunter Biden was appointed to the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma while Joe Biden served as vice president despite having little experience in that field.
"He's the vice president of the United States and his son, his brother and his other brother are getting rich. They're like a vacuum cleaner," Trump said.
Questions abound over allegations that Biden's family leveraged his position as vice president to make financially beneficial business deals with foreign entities. Emails purportedly retrieved from a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden indicate that the Biden family pursued "lasting and lucrative" deals with a Chinese energy company that had ties to the communist Chinese government.
The existence of the laptop was first reported by The New York Post, which cited former Trump campaign adviser Steve Bannon and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani as the sources for its story.
At the debate, Biden criticized Giuliani, saying "he's being used as a Russian pawn" and accusing the content of this laptop of being Russian disinformation.
Leaving no room to backtrack, Biden explicitly denied that his son made money from a business deal with Chinese associates.
"My son has not made money in terms of, this thing about, what are you talking about, China," Biden said.
Earlier Thursday, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, Tony Bobulinski, held a news conference accusing Joe Biden of falsely stating that he had no knowledge of Hunter's business deals and of being directly involved in those foreign business dealings.
Bobulinski claims that the email reported by the New York Post is "genuine" and that he has "emails, Whats App chats, agreements, documents, and other evidence" to support his claims, evidence that he has turned over to the FBI. He is also working with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee in their investigation of Hunter Biden's foreign business activities.
If Bobulinski's side of the story is true, it means Joe Biden lied to the American people at the debate.


theblaze--2020-10-23--'Who built the cages?!': Trump pummels Biden at final debate over migrant children separated at the

'Who built the cages?!': Trump pummels Biden at final debate over migrant children separated at the border

'Who built the cages ?
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: Trump pummels Biden at final debate over migrant children separated at the @ @ @ @ @ the question

President Donald Trump was ready for the issue of caged children at the border to be brought up during the final debate, and he pummeled Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden with his response.
Kristen Welker asked the president to respond to a report that ICE was unable to find the parents of more than 500 children who had been separated from their families at the border.
"Children are brought here by coyotes and lots of bad people, cartels, and they're brought here, and they used to use them to get into our country. We now have as strong a border as we've ever had; we're over 400 miles of brand-new wall. You see the numbers, and we let people in, but they have to come in legally," responded Trump.
He went on to explain how he was falsely accused by the media over caged children photographed before his administration.
"Coyotes didn't bring them over; their parents were with them. They got separated from their parents. And it makes us a laughingstock and violates every notion of who we are as a nation," responded Biden.
"They did it; we changed the policy. They did it; we changed the policy," said Trump, who was interrupted by Biden and the moderator.
"Who built the cages, Joe?" Trump interrupted.
"Who built the cages, Joe?" he added again.
"Let's talk about what we were talking about," said Biden, who didn't respond to Trump's prodding.
The president went on to explain that the administration was working to reunite the children with their families.
Democrats used photographs of children caged at the border to excoriate the president's policies on illegal immigration, but the narrative was undermined when it was discovered that some of the photos came from Obama's presidency.
Here's the video of the heated exchange:


theblaze--2020-10-23--WATCH: BlazeTV’s Final Presidential Debate livestream

President Trump and Joe Biden in the final presidential debate

Is this thing on, or did Kristen Welker hit the mute button again? America is at a critical crossroads. The men vying to lead us in two different directions square off one last time before the election. President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden debate climate change, COVID-19, national security, and race in America. But the biggest question on everyone's mind: Will the president land any punches on Biden about allegations of corruption with Chinese communists exposed in Hunter Biden's alleged laptop?
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theblaze--2020-10-24--Black community outraged after California cop shoots and kills a black man, but cellphone video show

Black community outraged after California cop shoots and kills a black man, but cellphone video shows he was pulling a gun

Black community outraged after California cop shoots and kills a black man , but cellphone video shows he was pulling @ @ @ @ @ was caught on a bystander 's phone

Some members of the black community in Southern California are expressing outrage over the latest incident of a police officer shooting and killing a black man, but cellphone video shows that he was pulling a gun during the altercation.
The violent and lethal confrontation unfolded outside a liquor store in the city of San Bernardino on Thursday.
Cellphone video from a bystander shows the police officer and the man wrestling before the man breaks free. The officer quickly pulls his gun and shoots at the man several times.
Authorities say that the man was taken to the hospital and later died of his injuries.
The San Bernardino Police Department posted a snippet of the cellphone video that shows the struggle and the shooting of the man.
Caution, graphic video:
They identified the man as 35-year-old Mark Matthew Bender Jr.
Some of the neighborhood members expressed outrage at the incident and condemned the officer for being so quick to shoot at the man, implying that racism was a motive for his actions.
But a closer look at the cellphone video shows that the man was reaching for his gun and pulled it out during the altercation the moment before the officer fired on him.
KTLA-TV's Gigi Graciette posted a screenshot showing the gun.
A statement released by the San Bernardino Police Department said that the officer had responded to a call about a man with a gun jumping on cars in the "King Tut" liquor store. He was near the store at the time and arrived quickly.
The officer confronted Bender, but the man refused to follow his commands and attempted to enter the liquor store, inside which were numerous employees and residents.
The statement said that the officer attempted to physically restrain Bender but that he was overpowered. It added that Bender reached for his gun and turned toward the officer when the officer shot at him four times.
Police said they provided Bender with medical aid but that he died at the hospital. They also claimed that they recovered a firearm at the scene. The 9mm handgun was loaded and not registered, and Bender was not legally allowed to possess a gun at the time.
The statement also lists Bender's long history of arrests for violent crimes, including false imprisonment, criminal threats, and attempted murder. In addition he also had been arrested for domestic violence, possession of narcotics for sale, grand theft, and various probation violations.
Despite the report of the gun, some community members still accused the police of acting inappropriately.
"You can't justify a murder because he had a gun," said John Anderson, a resident of the neighborhood, to KCAL-TV. "He had a gun, if he did, to protect themselves, probably from them. They're the ones doing the damage, they're the ones doing the hurt."
Here's a local news video about the lethal shooting:


theblaze--2020-10-24--AOC claims COVID-19 would have been better contained under Green New Deal

AOC claims COVID-19 would have been better contained under Green New Deal 'We would have listened to the scientists '

Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Friday she believes the coronavirus pandemic would not have been as bad in the U.S. if her Green New Deal ideas had been in place ahead of it reaching America.
What are the details?
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez joined climate change activist and actress Jane Fonda for a Zoom interview apparently backed by Greenpeace, as part of Fonda's "Fire Drill Fridays" demonstrations demanding "action to transition our economy off of fossil fuels."
"Do you think that had there been a Green New Deal in place in January 2020, COVID-19 would have been much easier to contain and our health care system would have been much more resilient?" the actress asked Ocasio-Cortez.
"I absolutely think so," the New York Democrat replied.
"If we had passed a Green New Deal by January of this year, that would mean that we had a political establishment that respects science, that is willing to mobilize and make major investments to protect the American people and frankly our global population."
According to The Hill, she added later, "With those mechanisms in place, then I do believe we would have been better off. We would have respected the science early; we would have listened to scientists."
"At the beginning when we had a shortage on PPE, we didn't have to have that shortage," Ocasio-Cortez said, arguing that "we could've used — literally the Defense Production Act is designed for the government to mass mobilize industries to produce for the security of the American public."
You can watch the discussion in its entirety below. Fonda's question about COVID-19 is at the 25:30 mark:
AOC and Jane Fonda speak out on Green New Deal, support Joe Biden www.youtube.com
Fonda acknowledges during her introduction in the segment that "the Green New Deal is not a policy document; it's a 14-page resolution laying out a vision for a ten-year mobilization to save the planet," noting that she herself was skeptical at first over the fact that the vague plan also includes sweeping social justice initiatives.
Experts have guessed that if implemented, the Green New Deal could cost as much as $93 trillion over a decade. Fonda did not state the estimated price tag, but urged her viewers to "imagine a government that was willing to mobilize trillions of dollars, putting people back to work in good union jobs, building a resilient green economy."


theblaze--2020-10-23--Biden denied calling Trump 'xenophobic' over his coronavirus response at the debate — not only did h

Biden denied calling Trump 'xenophobic' over his coronavirus response at the debate — not only did he say it, he tweeted it too

Biden denied calling Trump 'xenophobic ' over his coronavirus response at the debate — not only did he say it @ @ @ @ @ Does he know realize can look this up on the internet ?

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden vehemently denied at the final debate that he called President Donald Trump "xenophobic" over his coronavirus response, but his own words undermine the claim.
The two candidates were battling it out on Thursday over the government's response to the pandemic under the direction of Trump when the president pummeled Biden with his previous accusations. The term "xenophobia" refers to a fear of strangers and foreigners that can sometimes include bigotry and hatred of the same.
"When I closed and banned China from coming in, heavily infected, and then ultimately Europe, but China was in January, months later he was saying I was xenophobic, I did it too soon. Now he's saying I should have, I should have, you know, moved quicker," said Trump.
"But he didn't move quicker, he was months behind me, many months behind me!" he added.
"My response is he is xenophobic, but not because he shut down travel to China," replied Biden.
Biden went on to criticize the comments from the president early in the pandemic downplaying the threat from the coronavirus, and Trump responded by mocking Biden for being "in a basement."
Here's the tweet
Biden specifically used the word "xenophobic" in a tweet criticizing the president for his coronavirus response the day after the announcement that they would be banning travelers from China.
"We are in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus. We need to lead the way with science — not Donald Trump's record of hysteria, xenophobia, and fear-mongering. He is the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency."
Here are his words
Not only did he tweet about it but Biden specifically called out Trump publicly the day of the announcement of the China ban, and cited his "xenophobia," to an audience of supporters.
"This is no time for Donald Trump's record of hysteria and xenophobia, hysterical xenophobia, and fearmongering to lead the way instead of science," said Biden.
Months later, when Biden backed the China ban, his campaign denied calling that policy xenophobic.
Kate Bedingford, a spokesperson for the Biden campaign, said at the time that the "reference to xenophobia was about Trump's long record of scapegoating others at a time when the virus was emerging from China," and not the China ban.
Here's the video of the xenophobic interaction:


theblaze--2020-10-23--Far-left actor Mark Ruffalo tweets, 'Unless you are Native American you are an immigrant in this cou

Far-left actor Mark Ruffalo tweets, 'Unless you are Native American you are an immigrant in this country. FULL STOP.' And the backlash is severe.

Far-left actor Mark Ruffalo tweets , 'Unless you are Native American you are an immigrant in this country .
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Far-left activist actor Mark Ruffalo — who ripped Ellen DeGeneres' call for "kindness" over her photo with former President George W. Bush and said his mother's illegal abortion helped shape his pro-choice views — was feeling that ol' virtue-signaling spirit again during the presidential debate Thursday.
What happened?
Seems Ruffalo was put off by a back-and-forth about illegal immigration and felt the need to educate all of us on the topic. Red State said the actor's since-deleted Twitter post read, "Unless you are Native American you are an immigrant in this country. FULL STOP. We all came from somewhere else. We are living on their ancestral land. We all came from somewhere else."
Oh boy.
As you might guess, Ruffalo's misguided declaration set off more than a few people:
"African Americans are not immigrants," one commenter wrote. "We were enslaved and dragged here. Slavery is not immigration. You're too grown, and we're too far into 2020, for you to say something this ridiculous."
"I remember those old good days were immigrants worked 9-5 on the cotton fields earning a decent salary," another user quipped.
"My peeps were not born here and they certainly did not immigrant," another user said. "They were stolen from their home lands and brought here in chains. Please don't leave this fact out of the equation."
Another commenter echoed the same sentiments — and added an additional observation: "Native Americans came here from somewhere else too! You think they grew up out of the ground one day. BLACK AMERICANS were brought here against our will and YOUR ancestors forced into 200 years of slavery to build this country. We aren't immigrants. F*** you Mark."
Historian Blair Amadeus Imani offered a more civil correction to Ruffalo:
"Mark, there's the descendants of enslaved people. We don't consider ourselves immigrants we were forcibly brought here against our will," she wrote.
Ruffalo appreciated the gesture: "Dear Blair, you are right on here. That is profound and true. I stand corrected. I always learn from you and always come away more mindful of the power and depth of our words and what they mean. But also what is being left out of the conversation. Thank you."
Red State said Ruffalo deleted the tweet after many demands to take it down.


theblaze--2020-10-23--Glenn Beck: President Trump’s final debate performance was  'BRILLIANT' — here's why

But , the question remains : was it enough to win the election ?

President Donald Trump's performance at last night's final presidential debate was "brilliant" and "the best he's ever done," Glenn Beck said on the radio program Friday.
Glenn described the moments he thought President Trump came across as "sincere," "kind," and "well-informed," as well as Joe Biden's biggest downfalls for of the night — from his big statement on wanting to eliminate the oil industry to his unsurprising gaffes as the debate neared the end. But, the question remains: was Trump's "brilliant performance" enough to win the election?
Watch the video be low to get Glenn's take on the final debate before the November 3 election:
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theblaze--2020-10-23--GOP spokeswoman blasts CNN for hypocrisy after host suggests Hunter Biden story 'Russian disinformat

GOP spokeswoman blasts CNN for hypocrisy after host suggests Hunter Biden story 'Russian disinformation'

Republican National Committee spokeswoman Elizabeth Harrington turned the tables on CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour in epic fashion this week , after the host suggested recently-released information from a laptop owned by Hunter Biden could be part of a Russian disinformation plot .
What are the details ?
Amanpour attempted to corner Harrington by quoting a report warning that President Donald Trump 's personal attorney , Rudy Guiliani — who has been a central figure in exposing the Biden photos emails and texts — was `` being used to feed Russian misinformation to the president . ''
The CNN and PBS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Are you comfortable with the president of the United States being close to a person like Rudy Giuliani , who says also that he is not bothered whether any of the information comes from Russian hacking ? ''
Harrington fired back , `` Are you comfortable that CNN used Russian disinformation from a Russian asset to leak it to subvert the peaceful transfer of power ?
That reporting on the [ Steele ] dossier — which was complete verified Russian disinformation — is it not ?
Is it not ? ''
Amanpour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and tried to coax Harrington back on the topic at hand , asking , `` Can we get back to the current story ? ''
as Harrington pressed , `` Was the dossier real ?
Was the dossier real ?
Oh , it 's very relevant because everything the Democrats accused us of doing is what they themselves did . ''
At the point , Amandpour put her head in her hand and appeared to chuckle as she argued that the United States government was making the claim that Giuliani met with someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` OK , you know what also the United States government says ? ''
Harrington replied , `` The FBI says this laptop is not Russian disinformation .
So what are you talking about here ?
This laptop is real . ''
As Amanpour continued to try to return to the alleged links of Guiliani , Harrington asked , `` Why do n't you want to report this ?
This is one of the most powerful families in Washington , the Biden family .
And you 're OK with our interests being [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential nominee ] Joe Biden and his family ? ''
Amanpour went on to tout her own credentials before insisting that CNN would not look into verifying the source of Hunter Biden 's emails , to Harrington 's dismay .
The RNC spokeswoman shared a clip of the exchange on social media , tweeting , `` Pretty audacious of CNN -- who spread actual Russian disinformation w/the leak of the dossier set up briefing in Trump tower to subvert the peaceful transition of power -- to accuse anyone else of spreading Russian disinformation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' are real , btw ''

Republican National Committee spokeswoman Elizabeth Harrington turned the tables on CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour in epic fashion this week, after the host suggested recently-released information from a laptop owned by Hunter Biden could be part of a Russian disinformation plot.
What are the details?
Amanpour attempted to corner Harrington by quoting a report warning that President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Guiliani — who has been a central figure in exposing the Biden photos emails and texts — was "being used to feed Russian misinformation to the president."
The CNN and PBS anchor then asked the GOP spokeswoman, "Are you comfortable with the president of the United States being close to a person like Rudy Giuliani, who says also that he is not bothered whether any of the information comes from Russian hacking?"
Harrington fired back, "Are you comfortable that CNN used Russian disinformation from a Russian asset to leak it to subvert the peaceful transfer of power? That reporting on the [Steele] dossier — which was complete verified Russian disinformation — is it not? Is it not?"
Amanpour shook her head, began to interrupt and tried to coax Harrington back on the topic at hand, asking, "Can we get back to the current story?" as Harrington pressed, "Was the dossier real? Was the dossier real? Oh, it's very relevant because everything the Democrats accused us of doing is what they themselves did."
At the point, Amandpour put her head in her hand and appeared to chuckle as she argued that the United States government was making the claim that Giuliani met with someone who could be a foreign asset.
"OK, you know what also the United States government says?" Harrington replied, "The FBI says this laptop is not Russian disinformation. So what are you talking about here? This laptop is real."
As Amanpour continued to try to return to the alleged links of Guiliani, Harrington asked, "Why don't you want to report this? This is one of the most powerful families in Washington, the Biden family. And you're OK with our interests being [sold] out to profit [Democratic presidential nominee] Joe Biden and his family?"
Amanpour went on to tout her own credentials before insisting that CNN would not look into verifying the source of Hunter Biden's emails, to Harrington's dismay.
The RNC spokeswoman shared a clip of the exchange on social media, tweeting, "Pretty audacious of CNN -- who spread actual Russian disinformation w/the leak of the dossier set up briefing in Trump tower to subvert the peaceful transition of power -- to accuse anyone else of spreading Russian disinformation And the emails about the 'big guy' are real, btw"