bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-05--Donald Trump Jr. Leads #ExpelMitt Campaign After Romney Announces Vote to Convict the President

Sen. Mitt Romney ( R-UT ) betrayed his family , his country , and his oath with his announcement today that he will be voting to convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial .
Romney cloaked his cowardly decision in religiosity , claiming that it was his deep faith that brought him to his conclusion to join the witch hunt launched by the Democrats .
“ I take an oath before God as enormously consequential , ” Romney said while holding back tears .
“ I knew from the outset that being tasked with judging the President – the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the most difficult I had ever faced .
I was not wrong , ” he said .
Romney denigrated the arguments of President Trump ’ s defense team , reciting Democrat talking points about “ high crimes and misdemeanors.
” take our poll - story continues below “ To maintain that the lack of a codified and comprehensive list of all the outrageous acts that a president might conceivably commit renders Congress powerless to remove such a president defies reason , ” he said .
Even though Romney claims that he supports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president has done ” and votes with him “ 80 percent of the time , ” he intends to vote to impeach Trump anyway because he says that ’ s what God would want him to do .
“ I ’ m sure to hear abuse from the president and his supporters .
Does anyone seriously believe that I would consent to these consequences other than an inescapable conviction that my oath before God demanded of me ?
” Romney asked .
Romney concluded with a diatribe that demonstrated his extreme narcissism and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my vote , I will tell my children and their children that I did my duty to the best of my ability , believing that my country expected it of me , ” he said – adding that history will remember him as among the senators who chided Trump for committing “ grievously wrong ” actions .
Of course , Romney rushed to the fake news media to criticize President Trump in a coordinated roll-out designed to hurt the GOP .
“ The president did in fact pressure a foreign government to corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Atlantic .
“ And really , corrupting an election process in a democratic republic is about as abusive and egregious an act against the Constitution—and one ’ s oath—that I can imagine .
It ’ s what autocrats do.
” Romney made it clear his problems are with Trump ’ s anti-globalist policies as president , and he maintains a vendetta against Trump because of his new-found pariah status within the GOP .
“ The letters with Kim Jong Un didn ’ t seem to frighten people away … The meeting with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right after the election didn ’ t seem to bother people , ” Romney complained .
“ I get that a lot— ‘ Be with the president , ’ ” Romney said .
“ And I ’ ll say , ‘ Regardless of his point of view ?
Regardless of the issue ?
’ And they say yes .
And … it ’ s like , ‘ Well , no , I can ’ t do that.
’ ” Romney has done himself no favors , and the president ’ s son , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign to expel Romney from the Senate .
Big League Politics reported about an effort that may result in Romney being recalled from his position in the Senate : As Mitt Romney grandstands in the U.S Senate ’ s doomed Trump impeachment trial in an effort to demonstrate his own moral superiority , the Utah legislature is mulling a measure that would allow the state ’ s citizens to recall their senators .
The measure could hypothetically be used to recall Romney from office .
Such a possibility is an acute irony , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican senator enthusiastic about impeaching President Donald Trump .
Rep. Tim Quinn of Heber City introduced the bill in the state house .
Utah doesn ’ t currently have a process to recall sitting U.S Senators , a problem his legislation would solve .
He says the bill isn ’ t designed with any specific Senator in mind , but it ’ s hard not to imagine the measure being used to impeach Romney , considering the Never Trump senator ’ s extreme unpopularity in his own state .
HB217 would create a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up a recall election to remove senators .
25 % of active voters in the state would have to sign a petition requesting a recall vote , which would take place during the next scheduled election .
Senators are immune from the prospect of a recall election within a year of their initial term .
Considering that almost half of Utah Republicans don ’ t approve of Romney ’ s representation in the Senate , it ’ s more than reasonable to imagine a quarter of the state ’ s population voting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ connection to Utah has always been dubious .
Romney ’ s days may be numbered after committing political suicide with his vote to convict President Trump today .

Donald Trump Jr. Leads #ExpelMitt Campaign After Romney Announces Vote to Convict the President
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) betrayed his family, his country, and his oath with his announcement today that he will be voting to convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial.
Romney cloaked his cowardly decision in religiosity, claiming that it was his deep faith that brought him to his conclusion to join the witch hunt launched by the Democrats.
“I take an oath before God as enormously consequential,” Romney said while holding back tears. “I knew from the outset that being tasked with judging the President – the leader of my own party – would be the most difficult I had ever faced. I was not wrong,” he said.
Romney denigrated the arguments of President Trump’s defense team, reciting Democrat talking points about “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
“To maintain that the lack of a codified and comprehensive list of all the outrageous acts that a president might conceivably commit renders Congress powerless to remove such a president defies reason,” he said.
Even though Romney claims that he supports a “great deal of what the president has done” and votes with him “80 percent of the time,” he intends to vote to impeach Trump anyway because he says that’s what God would want him to do.
“I’m sure to hear abuse from the president and his supporters. Does anyone seriously believe that I would consent to these consequences other than an inescapable conviction that my oath before God demanded of me?” Romney asked.
Romney concluded with a diatribe that demonstrated his extreme narcissism and grandiose sense of self-importance.
“With my vote, I will tell my children and their children that I did my duty to the best of my ability, believing that my country expected it of me,” he said – adding that history will remember him as among the senators who chided Trump for committing “grievously wrong” actions.
Of course, Romney rushed to the fake news media to criticize President Trump in a coordinated roll-out designed to hurt the GOP.
“The president did in fact pressure a foreign government to corrupt our election process,” Romney told The Atlantic. “And really, corrupting an election process in a democratic republic is about as abusive and egregious an act against the Constitution—and one’s oath—that I can imagine. It’s what autocrats do.”
Romney made it clear his problems are with Trump’s anti-globalist policies as president, and he maintains a vendetta against Trump because of his new-found pariah status within the GOP.
“The letters with Kim Jong Un didn’t seem to frighten people away … The meeting with the Russian ambassador in the White House right after the election didn’t seem to bother people,” Romney complained.
“I get that a lot—‘Be with the president,’” Romney said. “And I’ll say, ‘Regardless of his point of view? Regardless of the issue?’ And they say yes. And … it’s like, ‘Well, no, I can’t do that.’”
Romney has done himself no favors, and the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., is leading the campaign to expel Romney from the Senate.
Mitt Romney is forever bitter that he will never be POTUS. He was too weak to beat the Democrats then so he’s joining them now. He’s now officially a member of the resistance & should be expelled from the @GOP. — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 5, 2020
Big League Politics reported about an effort that may result in Romney being recalled from his position in the Senate:
As Mitt Romney grandstands in the U.S Senate’s doomed Trump impeachment trial in an effort to demonstrate his own moral superiority, the Utah legislature is mulling a measure that would allow the state’s citizens to recall their senators. The measure could hypothetically be used to recall Romney from office. Such a possibility is an acute irony, considering Romney appears to be the only Republican senator enthusiastic about impeaching President Donald Trump. Rep. Tim Quinn of Heber City introduced the bill in the state house. Utah doesn’t currently have a process to recall sitting U.S Senators, a problem his legislation would solve. He says the bill isn’t designed with any specific Senator in mind, but it’s hard not to imagine the measure being used to impeach Romney, considering the Never Trump senator’s extreme unpopularity in his own state. HB217 would create a system in which Utah voters could set up a recall election to remove senators. 25% of active voters in the state would have to sign a petition requesting a recall vote, which would take place during the next scheduled election. Senators are immune from the prospect of a recall election within a year of their initial term. Considering that almost half of Utah Republicans don’t approve of Romney’s representation in the Senate, it’s more than reasonable to imagine a quarter of the state’s population voting to remove the failed presidential candidate, whose connection to Utah has always been dubious.
Romney’s days may be numbered after committing political suicide with his vote to convict President Trump today.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-05--Turkey Human Rights, Crackdown on Press Freedom Comes Under Renewed Scrutiny in Geneva

Last week , the UK-based International Observatory of Human Rights and the Press Emblem Campaign held an information meeting in Geneva , to coincide with the United Nations Human Rights Council ’ s Universal Periodic Review ( UPR ) of Turkey over hate crimes , minority , and LGBT rights , and press freedoms with a specific focus on the nation ’ s crackdown on these rights during the failed 2016 coup and the emergency rule that followed during which the government allegedly used its security powers to arrest thousands of people who opposed it .
Turkey ’ s human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the UPR .
This was the third time in 10 years that Turkey ’ s record has come under review Diplomats , minister , prominent members of Turkish media and human rights defenders – including those who have been forced into exile – were present at the event .
Also in attendance was former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues in the Office of Global Criminal Justice Ambassador Stephen Rapp .
Louise Pyne Jones , head of research , International Observatory of Human Rights ( IOHR ) moderated the event .
Two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called “ Press Freedom ” and included Yavuz Baydar , editor-in-chief of Ahval ; Evin Baris Altintas , journalist and blogger ; and Massimo Frigo ; senior Legal Advisor for International Commission for Jurists ( ICJ ) .
The second panel , “ Human Rights Defenders , ” included Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci ; president of the Human Rights Foundation in Turkey ; Nurcan Baysal , award-winning Turkish Human Rights Defender and Journalist ; and Anne van Wezel , former co-chair EESC EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee .
Following an attempted , and failed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice and Development ( AKP ) Party in 2016 , President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused many of his opponents and naysayers , including journalists who were critical of him and his government , of supporting terrorism and prosecuted many of them .
Erdogan also suggested that the attempted coup was the work of exiled Imam Fethullah Gulen and his movement , which Turkey considers a terrorist organization .
Turkey has asked for the United States to extradite Gulen .
Gulen has been living in the United States in a self-imposed exile since 1999 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of the failed coup attempt .
take our poll - story continues below Soon after the coup , Turkey implemented a state of emergency ( SOE ) which it said : “ was put into effect in order to ensure the continuity of effective implementation of the measures for the protection of the rights and freedoms of our citizens , democracy and the rule of law.
” However , the AK Party ’ s critics have maintained that the AK Party used the umbrella of its broader emergency powers and continuously postponed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an attempt to destroy its political opposition .
Many journalists were apprehended under this state of emergency until it was lifted on July 19 , 2018 .
As such , for three straight years , and up until 2019 , the Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Turkey as the worst jailer of journalists in the world .
According to Turkish , English , and Arabic-language news site Ahval , when China jailed 48 journalists to Turkey ’ s 47 .
Nurcan Baysal , an award-winning Kurdish Human Rights Defender , Journalist , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even cautious with the words she used on the panel discussion for fear of punishment by the Turkish government .
“ We are censoring ourselves because of these fears , ” Baysal said .
“ For example , before coming here I asked myself if I should use certain words , should I use the word invasion , or should I use the word war , because today in Turkey even to say war is forbidden , ” she said .
“ Everything that I say has an effect on not only my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children and family.
” Ahval editor in chief Yavuz Baydar said , “ No state or power can decide who is a journalist , it is the domain for professional organizations and should always be separate from power.
” According to the IHOR , “ In the previous UPR cycle of Turkey , the Turkish government officially supported 14 recommendations related to strengthening the legal framework on freedom of expression and 5 recommendations specifically related to bringing terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards .
Hugh Williamson , the Europe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently said , “ The huge number of journalists , politicians , and perceived government critics in prison and on trial flies in the face of the Turkish government ’ s public statements about the state of human rights in the country “ Turkey ’ s disregard of human rights is a disservice to its citizens , who deserve to live with dignity and freedom.
” Meanwhile , Turkey ’ s state-run pro-government newspaper the Daily Sabah put out propaganda about the Erdogan government writing , “ U.N .
Human Rights Council highlighted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of judiciary , human rights and humanitarian causes on Tuesday during a Universal Periodic Review ( UPR ) meeting in Geneva .
”

Turkey Human Rights, Crackdown on Press Freedom Comes Under Renewed Scrutiny in Geneva
Last week, the UK-based International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR)and the Press Emblem Campaign held an information meeting in Geneva, to coincide with the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Turkey over hate crimes, minority, and LGBT rights, and press freedoms with a specific focus on the nation’s crackdown on these rights during the failed 2016 coup and the emergency rule that followed during which the government allegedly used its security powers to arrest thousands of people who opposed it.
Turkey’s human rights record was last reviewed in 2015 during the UPR. This was the third time in 10 years that Turkey’s record has come under review
Diplomats, minister, prominent members of Turkish media and human rights defenders – including those who have been forced into exile – were present at the event. Also in attendance was former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues in the Office of Global Criminal Justice Ambassador Stephen Rapp. Louise Pyne Jones, head of research, International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR) moderated the event. Two panels were held. The first was called “Press Freedom” and included Yavuz Baydar, editor-in-chief of Ahval; Evin Baris Altintas, journalist and blogger; and Massimo Frigo; senior Legal Advisor for International Commission for Jurists (ICJ). The second panel, “Human Rights Defenders,” included Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci; president of the Human Rights Foundation in Turkey; Nurcan Baysal, award-winning Turkish Human Rights Defender and Journalist; and Anne van Wezel, former co-chair EESC EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee.
Following an attempted, and failed, “coup” against the ruling Justice and Development (AKP) Party in 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused many of his opponents and naysayers, including journalists who were critical of him and his government, of supporting terrorism and prosecuted many of them. Erdogan also suggested that the attempted coup was the work of exiled Imam Fethullah Gulen and his movement, which Turkey considers a terrorist organization. Turkey has asked for the United States to extradite Gulen. Gulen has been living in the United States in a self-imposed exile since 1999. Over 250 people died as a result of the failed coup attempt.
Soon after the coup, Turkey implemented a state of emergency (SOE) which it said: “was put into effect in order to ensure the continuity of effective implementation of the measures for the protection of the rights and freedoms of our citizens, democracy and the rule of law.” However, the AK Party’s critics have maintained that the AK Party used the umbrella of its broader emergency powers and continuously postponed ending that state of emergency, in an attempt to destroy its political opposition.
Many journalists were apprehended under this state of emergency until it was lifted on July 19, 2018. As such, for three straight years, and up until 2019, the Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Turkey as the worst jailer of journalists in the world. According to Turkish, English, and Arabic-language news site Ahval, when China jailed 48 journalists to Turkey’s 47.
Nurcan Baysal, an award-winning Kurdish Human Rights Defender, Journalist, and contributor to Ahval, said she was even cautious with the words she used on the panel discussion for fear of punishment by the Turkish government. “We are censoring ourselves because of these fears,” Baysal said. “For example, before coming here I asked myself if I should use certain words, should I use the word invasion, or should I use the word war, because today in Turkey even to say war is forbidden,” she said. “Everything that I say has an effect on not only my life but of the lives of my children and family.”
Ahval editor in chief Yavuz Baydar said, “No state or power can decide who is a journalist, it is the domain for professional organizations and should always be separate from power.”
According to the IOHR, “In the previous UPR cycle of Turkey, the Turkish government officially supported 14 recommendations related to strengthening the legal framework on freedom of expression and 5 recommendations specifically related to bringing terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards.
Hugh Williamson, the Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch recently said, “The huge number of journalists, politicians, and perceived government critics in prison and on trial flies in the face of the Turkish government’s public statements about the state of human rights in the country “Turkey’s disregard of human rights is a disservice to its citizens, who deserve to live with dignity and freedom.”
Meanwhile, Turkey’s state-run pro-government newspaper the Daily Sabah put out propaganda about the Erdogan government writing, “U.N. Human Rights Council highlighted Turkey’s achievements in the fields of judiciary, human rights and humanitarian causes on Tuesday during a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) meeting in Geneva.”


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-05--OUT OUT OUT: Study Shows That Each Illegal Alien is Up to a $6,500-Per-Year Burden for the U.S. Taxp

A ground-breaking new study has shown that illegal immigrants cost the U.S. taxpayer approximately $ 6,500 per year by soaking up welfare cash and other government benefits after they break the law to enter the country .
The study , commissioned by the Federation for American Immigration Reform ( FAIR ) , showed that that small states are particularly burdened by the illegals , and the money and services are going to aliens instead of veterans , children , and the disabled .
FAIR surveyed ten small states and determined that illegal immigration cost them an average of $ 454 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that figure into context , that $ 454 million expenditure is more than 200 times what the state of Montana budgets for its entire Veterans Affairs program , and it is 2.5 times the total sum that West Virginia invests in its state university , ” the report states .
take our poll - story continues below Dan Stein , president of FAIR , notes that the native populations of these small states are getting squeezed the most by the burden caused by illegal immigrants .
These individuals are essentially being replaced as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic zone .
“ In many ways , the influx of immigrants into less populous areas of the country has an even greater impact on long-time residents than it does in larger and more urban areas , ” Stein said .
“ These areas have neither the tax base , nor the economic and social infrastructure to accommodate the needs of the growing numbers of immigrants taking up residence , ” he added .
The FAIR study , Small Migrant Populations , Huge Impacts , analyzed Alaska , West Virginia , South Dakota @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Montana , Mississippi , North Dakota and Maine to discover their startling conclusions regarding the costs of illegal immigration .
“ Many local officials tout immigration , including illegal immigration , as a remedy to economic stagnation .
However , as this report reveals , the reality is precisely the opposite , ” Stein said .
“ Illegal immigration , in particular , drives down wages and inhibits job opportunities for legal residents , while bringing more low-skilled , low-wage workers to these states .
In turn , this increases costs to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investment by businesses seeking a skilled labor force and lower overhead , ” he added .
FAIR released the following video to accompany their newly released study : “ This report highlights the fact that the adverse effects of unchecked mass immigration , combined with an immigration selection process that does not choose people based on individual merit , job skills and education , are now being felt in all parts of the country , ” Stein explained .
“ Americans , in every part of the nation , are being affected by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is why it is at the top of the list of voter concerns heading into the 2020 elections , ” he added .

OUT OUT OUT: Study Shows That Each Illegal Alien is Up to a $6,500-Per-Year Burden for the U.S. Taxpayer
A ground-breaking new study has shown that illegal immigrants cost the U.S. taxpayer approximately $6,500 per year by soaking up welfare cash and other government benefits after they break the law to enter the country.
The study, commissioned by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), showed that that small states are particularly burdened by the illegals, and the money and services are going to aliens instead of veterans, children, and the disabled.
FAIR surveyed ten small states and determined that illegal immigration cost them an average of $454 million per year.
“To put that figure into context, that $454 million expenditure is more than 200 times what the state of Montana budgets for its entire Veterans Affairs program, and it is 2.5 times the total sum that West Virginia invests in its state university,” the report states.
Dan Stein, president of FAIR, notes that the native populations of these small states are getting squeezed the most by the burden caused by illegal immigrants. These individuals are essentially being replaced as a once-great nation transforms into a globalist economic zone.
“In many ways, the influx of immigrants into less populous areas of the country has an even greater impact on long-time residents than it does in larger and more urban areas,” Stein said.
“These areas have neither the tax base, nor the economic and social infrastructure to accommodate the needs of the growing numbers of immigrants taking up residence,” he added.
The FAIR study, Small Migrant Populations, Huge Impacts, analyzed Alaska, West Virginia, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Montana, Mississippi, North Dakota and Maine to discover their startling conclusions regarding the costs of illegal immigration.
“Many local officials tout immigration, including illegal immigration, as a remedy to economic stagnation. However, as this report reveals, the reality is precisely the opposite,” Stein said.
“Illegal immigration, in particular, drives down wages and inhibits job opportunities for legal residents, while bringing more low-skilled, low-wage workers to these states. In turn, this increases costs to state and local governments, and discourages investment by businesses seeking a skilled labor force and lower overhead,” he added.
FAIR released the following video to accompany their newly released study:
“This report highlights the fact that the adverse effects of unchecked mass immigration, combined with an immigration selection process that does not choose people based on individual merit, job skills and education, are now being felt in all parts of the country,” Stein explained.
“Americans, in every part of the nation, are being affected by antiquated and unenforced immigration policies, which is why it is at the top of the list of voter concerns heading into the 2020 elections,” he added.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-05--SHAKING: AOC Says Trump ‘Cheapens’ the Medal of Freedom by Giving it to ‘Virulent Racist’ Rush Limba

President Donald Trump gave conservative icon Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom last night during the State of the Union ( SOTU ) address , and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) is not happy about it .
The firey latinx ‘ Squad ’ member , who skipped the SOTU proceedings out of anger toward Trump , voiced her displeasure about Trump bestowing Limbaugh with the prestigious honor .
“ [ T ] he Presidential Medal of Freedom is an extraordinarily sacred award , ” she said during an Instagram Live appearance .
“ We ’ re talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rosa Parks , you know , for example in terms of their contributions to American progress.
” “ Rush Limbaugh is a virulent racist , but even just on top of that , to do it in the middle of a State of the Union and not even dignify it with its own ceremony as it has — there ’ s all sorts of norms that are being violated , not just for people ’ s humanity , but also it truly just cheapens the value of it , ” she added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump gave Limbaugh the award shortly after he announced his diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer on his radio show .
There has since been an outpouring of love and support from conservatives nationwide , who are putting the talk radio giant in their prayers .
“ Here tonight is a special man , someone beloved by millions of Americans , who just received a stage 4 advanced cancer diagnosis .
This is not good news , but what is good news is that he is the greatest fighter and winner that you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during his remarks .
Ocasio-Cortez was far from the only liberal who was triggered by Limbaugh receiving the award .
Many are seething that Limbaugh , who has been the bane of their existence for decades , is now a recipient one of the nation ’ s highest honors .
“ Few people have done more to degrade our political discourse than Rush Limbaugh , ” wrote Matt Duss , a Bernie Sanders foreign policy advisor , in a tweet .
“ It ’ s an absolute disgrace that he ’ s being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rush Limbaugh with a Presidential Medal of Freedom ( ! )
in the midst of # SOTU is both disgusting and pure right-wing genius , ” wrote far-left Intercept journalist Mehdi Hasan in a tweet .
“ He was trying to make appeals to the African-American community , ” said notorious CNN fake news man Jim Acosta .
“ It can ’ t be forgotten he was awarding the Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh , who has a history of making derogatory comments about African-Americans .
So I think , you know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Nevertheless , Limbaugh ’ s name is now etched in the history books among the greatest Americans who have ever lived , and there is nothing triggered liberals like Ocasio-Cortez can do to change that .

SHAKING: AOC Says Trump ‘Cheapens’ the Medal of Freedom by Giving it to ‘Virulent Racist’ Rush Limbaugh
President Donald Trump gave conservative icon Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom last night during the State of the Union (SOTU) address, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is not happy about it.
The firey latinx ‘Squad’ member, who skipped the SOTU proceedings out of anger toward Trump, voiced her displeasure about Trump bestowing Limbaugh with the prestigious honor.
“[T]he Presidential Medal of Freedom is an extraordinarily sacred award,” she said during an Instagram Live appearance. “We’re talking about putting someone on the same level as Rosa Parks, you know, for example in terms of their contributions to American progress.”
“Rush Limbaugh is a virulent racist, but even just on top of that, to do it in the middle of a State of the Union and not even dignify it with its own ceremony as it has — there’s all sorts of norms that are being violated, not just for people’s humanity, but also it truly just cheapens the value of it,” she added.
Trump gave Limbaugh the award shortly after he announced his diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer on his radio show. There has since been an outpouring of love and support from conservatives nationwide, who are putting the talk radio giant in their prayers.
“Here tonight is a special man, someone beloved by millions of Americans, who just received a stage 4 advanced cancer diagnosis. This is not good news, but what is good news is that he is the greatest fighter and winner that you will ever meet,” Trump said during his remarks.
Ocasio-Cortez was far from the only liberal who was triggered by Limbaugh receiving the award. Many are seething that Limbaugh, who has been the bane of their existence for decades, is now a recipient one of the nation’s highest honors.
“Few people have done more to degrade our political discourse than Rush Limbaugh,” wrote Matt Duss, a Bernie Sanders foreign policy advisor, in a tweet. “It’s an absolute disgrace that he’s being honored here.”
“Having Melania present Rush Limbaugh with a Presidential Medal of Freedom (!) in the midst of #SOTU is both disgusting and pure right-wing genius,” wrote far-left Intercept journalist Mehdi Hasan in a tweet.
“He was trying to make appeals to the African-American community,” said notorious CNN fake news man Jim Acosta. “It can’t be forgotten he was awarding the Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh, who has a history of making derogatory comments about African-Americans. So I think, you know, overall it’s a wash.”
Nevertheless, Limbaugh’s name is now etched in the history books among the greatest Americans who have ever lived, and there is nothing triggered liberals like Ocasio-Cortez can do to change that.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-05--James O’Keefe CENSORED by Twitter for Calling Out Fake News about Bernie Sanders Campaign

Project Veritas founder James O ’ Keefe ’ s Twitter account has been locked after he demanded the Washington Post retract fake news regarding Bernie Sanders ’ presidential campaign .
O ’ Keefe attempted to demand WaPo writer Dave Weigel retract his false report that extremists Kyle Jurek and Martin Weissgerber , in which Weigel claimed that these men were volunteers for the Sanders campaign when they in fact were ( and still are ) paid employees of the campaign .
Project Veritas , the reporting agency founded by O ’ Keefe , has exposed Jurek and Weissgerber for making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence on hidden camera as apart of their # Expose2020 campaign .
“ We ’ re going to make 1978 [ 1968 ] look like a f–ing Girl Scout f–ing cookout , ” Jurek said on hidden camera , referring to the clashes between police and protesters during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago .
take our poll - story continues below “ The cops are going to be the ones that are getting f–ing beaten in Milwaukee .
They ’ re going to call out the National Guard for that s–t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he added .
“ If Bernie doesn ’ t get the nomination , or it goes to the second round at the DNC convention , f–ing Milwaukee will burn , ” he continued .
“ It ’ ll start in Milwaukee , and then when the police push back on that , other cities will just f–ing ( explosion sound ) .
” “ So , do we just cease – do we just dissolve the Senate , House of Representatives , the Judicial Branch , and have somebody like Bernie Sanders and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisions for the climate ?
” Weissgerber said on hidden camera while snapping his fingers .
“ I mean , I ’ m serious.
” “ What will help is when we send all the Republicans to the “ re-education ” camps , ” Weissgerber explained .
“ Can you imagine Mitch McConnell ?
Lindsey Graham ?
” “ The gulags were founded as re-education camps… The first gulag that was opened ; have you heard about the Belomorkanal ?
People came from America to work on the Belomorkanal , for the Soviet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s a beautiful thing , ” Weissgerber added , defending the murderous gulag system .
In an apparant attempt to protect these violent anti-American radicals , Twitter locked O ’ Keefe ’ s account claiming he violated their rules “ against posting private information.
” Although O ’ Keefe ’ s personal account has been locked , the Project Veritas account on Twitter is still functional for the time being .
“ Everyone this is a very important thing .
You have to tweet at [ Twitter CEO ] Jack Dorsey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get our account reinstated .
This is how we get our information to the public , ” O ’ Keefe explained in a video , also urging whistleblowers within Twitter and other Big Tech monoliths to send him leaked information .
His video address can be seen here : The Big Brother crackdown against alternative media is intensifying with the 2020 presidential election approaching quickly , and O ’ Keefe may be the next victim of an Orwellian deplatforming campaign .

James O’Keefe CENSORED by Twitter for Calling Out Fake News about Bernie Sanders Campaign
Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe’s Twitter account has been locked after he demanded the Washington Post retract fake news regarding Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign.
O’Keefe attempted to demand WaPo writer Dave Weigel retract his false report that extremists Kyle Jurek and Martin Weissgerber, in which Weigel claimed that these men were volunteers for the Sanders campaign when they in fact were (and still are) paid employees of the campaign.
Project Veritas, the reporting agency founded by O’Keefe, has exposed Jurek and Weissgerber for making extreme statements in favor of left-wing communist violence on hidden camera as apart of their #Expose2020 campaign.
“We’re going to make 1978 [1968] look like a f–ing Girl Scout f–ing cookout,” Jurek said on hidden camera, referring to the clashes between police and protesters during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
“The cops are going to be the ones that are getting f–ing beaten in Milwaukee. They’re going to call out the National Guard for that s–t. I promise you that,” he added.
“If Bernie doesn’t get the nomination, or it goes to the second round at the DNC convention, f–ing Milwaukee will burn,” he continued. “It’ll start in Milwaukee, and then when the police push back on that, other cities will just f–ing (explosion sound).”
“So, do we just cease – do we just dissolve the Senate, House of Representatives, the Judicial Branch, and have somebody like Bernie Sanders and a cabinet of people make all the decisions for the climate?” Weissgerber said on hidden camera while snapping his fingers. “I mean, I’m serious.”
“What will help is when we send all the Republicans to the “re-education” camps,” Weissgerber explained. “Can you imagine Mitch McConnell? Lindsey Graham?”
“The gulags were founded as re-education camps… The first gulag that was opened; have you heard about the Belomorkanal? People came from America to work on the Belomorkanal, for the Soviet project, for the communist project. It’s a beautiful thing,” Weissgerber added, defending the murderous gulag system.
In an apparant attempt to protect these violent anti-American radicals, Twitter locked O’Keefe’s account claiming he violated their rules “against posting private information.”
https://twitter.com/carpedonktum/status/1224847777890537472
Although O’Keefe’s personal account has been locked, the Project Veritas account on Twitter is still functional for the time being.
“Everyone this is a very important thing. You have to tweet at [Twitter CEO] Jack Dorsey, @jack. We need to get our account reinstated. This is how we get our information to the public,” O’Keefe explained in a video, also urging whistleblowers within Twitter and other Big Tech monoliths to send him leaked information.
His video address can be seen here:
https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1224868373772763138
The Big Brother crackdown against alternative media is intensifying with the 2020 presidential election approaching quickly, and O’Keefe may be the next victim of an Orwellian deplatforming campaign.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-05--VIDEO: John Kerry Says Entire Obama Regime Conspired to Eliminate Ukrainian Prosecutor Viktor Shokin

While appearing at a recent presidential campaign event for former Vice President Joe Biden , former Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed that the entire Obama administration was plotting to depose Ukrainian Prosecutor Viktor Shokin .
“ I will tell you , because as Secretary of State I was deeply involved in this , all of us in the administration were trying to get rid of that prosecutor , from Obama to the Secretary of State to the Vice President , all of us were working on that , the Ambassador , ” Kerry explained .
“ And… and… We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and win the revolution in the end – the maidan – they had to get rid of that prosecutor , and they did , ” he added .
The entire clip can be seen here : Biden once admitted during a meeting of the globalist Council of Foreign Relations that he used an illicit quid pro quo , holding $ 1 billion in loan guarantees over the head of the former Ukraine President , in order to destroy Shokin ’ s career .
‘ Shokin has attested in a sworn affidavit that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainian gas company that put Biden ’ s son Hunter on the board with a $ 50,000 monthly salary despite having no experience in the industry as well as his history as an unstable drug addict : It was revealed on Thursday that former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin once testified under oath that he was fired from his position at the behest of Vice President Joe Biden for investigating Burisma Holdings and the gas company ’ s relationship with Biden ’ s son , Hunter .
Journalist John Solomon at The Hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s witness statement that was prepared for European court .
In the document , Shokin claims he was told that the reason he was fired was due to Biden ’ s objections to his investigation over Burisma .
“ The truth is that I was forced out because I was leading a wide-ranging corruption probe into Burisma Holdings , a natural gas firm active in Ukraine and Joe Biden ’ s son , Hunter Biden , was a member of the Board of Directors , ” Shokin testified… “ On several occasions President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the case against Burisma and consider the possibility of winding down the investigative actions in respect of this company but I refused to close this investigation , ” Shokin testified .
Solomon also pointed to documents he obtained from Burisma ’ s team of lawyers in America to back up Shokin ’ s testimony .
Because of Kerry ’ s words , it is clear the entire Obama administration were in on this illicit quid pro quo to peddle influence in Ukraine .
This leaves them all subject to potential prosecution , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democrats themselves .

VIDEO: John Kerry Says Entire Obama Regime Conspired to Eliminate Ukrainian Prosecutor Viktor Shokin
While appearing at a recent presidential campaign event for former Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed that the entire Obama administration was plotting to depose Ukrainian Prosecutor Viktor Shokin.
“I will tell you, because as Secretary of State I was deeply involved in this, all of us in the administration were trying to get rid of that prosecutor, from Obama to the Secretary of State to the Vice President, all of us were working on that, the Ambassador,” Kerry explained.
“And… and… We knew if Ukraine was going to survive and win the revolution in the end – the maidan – they had to get rid of that prosecutor, and they did,” he added.
The entire clip can be seen here:
John Kerry on a former Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin: I was deeply involved in this, all of us in the administration, were trying to get rid of that prosecutor: from Obama, to the Secretary of State, to the Vice President. All of us were working on that. pic.twitter.com/y74TwmEGWz — Woj Pawelczyk (@Woj_Pawelczyk) February 4, 2020
Biden once admitted during a meeting of the globalist Council of Foreign Relations that he used an illicit quid pro quo, holding $1 billion in loan guarantees over the head of the former Ukraine President, in order to destroy Shokin’s career.
Joe Biden brags about how he threatened to pull $1 billion in loan guarantees from Ukraine if it didn’t immediately fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. The prosecutor, who was fired, was leading a corruption investigation into a company that employed Biden's son, Hunter pic.twitter.com/xZd3vIMbuL — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) September 20, 2019
‘
Shokin has attested in a sworn affidavit that he was looking into Burisma holdings, the Ukrainian gas company that put Biden’s son Hunter on the board with a $50,000 monthly salary despite having no experience in the industry as well as his history as an unstable drug addict:
It was revealed on Thursday that former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin once testified under oath that he was fired from his position at the behest of Vice President Joe Biden for investigating Burisma Holdings and the gas company’s relationship with Biden’s son, Hunter. Journalist John Solomon at The Hill obtained a sworn affidavit containing Shokin’s witness statement that was prepared for European court. In the document, Shokin claims he was told that the reason he was fired was due to Biden’s objections to his investigation over Burisma. “The truth is that I was forced out because I was leading a wide-ranging corruption probe into Burisma Holdings, a natural gas firm active in Ukraine and Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was a member of the Board of Directors,” Shokin testified… Shokin’s testimony essentially validates Biden’s recollection of events. “On several occasions President Poroshenko asked me to have a look at the case against Burisma and consider the possibility of winding down the investigative actions in respect of this company but I refused to close this investigation,” Shokin testified. Solomon also pointed to documents he obtained from Burisma’s team of lawyers in America to back up Shokin’s testimony.
Because of Kerry’s words, it is clear the entire Obama administration were in on this illicit quid pro quo to peddle influence in Ukraine. This leaves them all subject to potential prosecution, based on the standards set up by the Democrats themselves.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-05--Venezuela’s Opposition Leader was in Attendance at the State of the Union while President Trump Roas

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó was in attendance at President Donald Trump ’ s third State of the Union address on February 4 , 2020 .
In his speech , Trump called out Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and declared that the head of the National Assembly , Juan Guaidó , is the true president of Venezuela .
“ Here this evening is a man who carries with him the hopes , dreams , and aspirations of all Venezuelans , ” Trump said .
“ Joining us in the gallery is the true and legitimate President of Venezuela , Juan Guaidó @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message back that all Americans are united with the Venezuelan people in their righteous struggle for freedom , ” Trump continued .
“ Socialism destroys nations .
But always remember , freedom unifies the soul.
” take our poll - story continues below Guaidó was seated near Ivanka Trump in a guest box designated for State of the Union guests .
The White House did not make an announcement about Guaidó ’ s attendance in advance .
Trump thunderously declared that Maduro is “ a tyrant who brutalizes ” the Venezuelan populace and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Venezuela is the world ’ s latest failed socialist experiment and has caught the attention of international onlookers during the last decade .
Trump has made it a point to rhetorically attack countries such as Cuba , Nicaragua , and Venezuela for their socialist failures and use them as potential campaign fodder in states like Florida , where there is a substantial Cuban voting block with a strong anti-socialist streak .
This message will likely resonate with them given their experience with Cuban style tyranny and the Democrat Party ’ s lurch toward @ @

Venezuela’s Opposition Leader was in Attendance at the State of the Union while President Trump Roasted Venezuela’s Socialist Government
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó was in attendance at President Donald Trump’s third State of the Union address on February 4, 2020.
In his speech, Trump called out Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and declared that the head of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, is the true president of Venezuela.
“Here this evening is a man who carries with him the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of all Venezuelans,” Trump said.
“Joining us in the gallery is the true and legitimate President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. Mr. President, please take this message back that all Americans are united with the Venezuelan people in their righteous struggle for freedom,” Trump continued. “Socialism destroys nations. But always remember, freedom unifies the soul.”
Guaidó was seated near Ivanka Trump in a guest box designated for State of the Union guests. The White House did not make an announcement about Guaidó’s attendance in advance.
Trump thunderously declared that Maduro is “a tyrant who brutalizes” the Venezuelan populace and must relinquish his power to Guaidó.
Venezuela is the world’s latest failed socialist experiment and has caught the attention of international onlookers during the last decade.
Trump has made it a point to rhetorically attack countries such as Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela for their socialist failures and use them as potential campaign fodder in states like Florida, where there is a substantial Cuban voting block with a strong anti-socialist streak.
This message will likely resonate with them given their experience with Cuban style tyranny and the Democrat Party’s lurch toward radicalism.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-05--Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again: White House Plans Executive Order to Have Federal Building

According to a report from Paul Joseph Watson , the White House is planning to issue an executive order that would mandate that all federal buildings be built according to classical architectural style .
The Architectural Record was able to get its hands on a draft of the order , titled ‘ Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again ’ , under which “ the White House would require rewriting the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture , issued in 1962 , to ensure that ‘ the classical architectural style shall be the preferred and default style ’ ” for new federal buildings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order would break away from current standards which favor Brutalist and Deconstructivist styles that the General Service Administration ’ s ( GSA ) Design Excellence Program generally pushes for .
Instead , under this new executive order , architectural styles of “ democratic Athens ” and “ republican Rome ” would be favored .
The executive order singles out certain brutalist building structures such as the U.S. Federal Building in San Francisco , the U.S .
Courthouse in Austin , Texas , and the Wilkie D. Ferguson , Jr. U.S .
Courthouse in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” take our poll - story continues below In the draft order , it makes the claim that Brutalist and Deconstructivist styles “ fail to satisfy ” building design requirements that usually embody “ dignity , enterprise , vigor and stability.
” Curiously , GSA ’ s Chief Architect and Director of the Design Excellence Program , David Insinga , resigned last week .
This executive order plan may have been a motivating factor behind Insinga ’ s resignation .
On the other hand , Watson noted that the “ European Union is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ globalist body set to enforce regulations that make historic rebuilding illegal.
” “ When new parts/elements are necessary , a project shall use contemporary design adding new value and/or use while respecting the existing ones , ” a new EU directive highlighted .
Classic traditions are often labeled as “ racist ” or “ backwards ” by progressive elites .
However , it was the classic civilizations of Greece and Rome that helped lay the groundwork for the success of the modern-day West .
Any kind of policy that can restore the classics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public conscious is a big win for society .

Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again: White House Plans Executive Order to Have Federal Buildings Built by Classical Standards
According to a report from Paul Joseph Watson, the White House is planning to issue an executive order that would mandate that all federal buildings be built according to classical architectural style.
The Architectural Record was able to get its hands on a draft of the order, titled ‘Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again’, under which “the White House would require rewriting the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, issued in 1962, to ensure that ‘the classical architectural style shall be the preferred and default style’” for new federal buildings and those going through upgrades.
The order would break away from current standards which favor Brutalist and Deconstructivist styles that the General Service Administration’s (GSA) Design Excellence Program generally pushes for. Instead, under this new executive order, architectural styles of “democratic Athens” and “republican Rome” would be favored.
The executive order singles out certain brutalist building structures such as the U.S. Federal Building in San Francisco, the U.S. Courthouse in Austin, Texas, and the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami for having “little aesthetic appeal.”
In the draft order, it makes the claim that Brutalist and Deconstructivist styles “fail to satisfy” building design requirements that usually embody “dignity, enterprise, vigor and stability.”
Curiously, GSA’s Chief Architect and Director of the Design Excellence Program, David Insinga, resigned last week. This executive order plan may have been a motivating factor behind Insinga’s resignation.
On the other hand, Watson noted that the “European Union is taking the opposite approach, with the globalist body set to enforce regulations that make historic rebuilding illegal.”
“When new parts/elements are necessary, a project shall use contemporary design adding new value and/or use while respecting the existing ones,” a new EU directive highlighted.
This executive order represents a solid victory against political correctness culture.
Classic traditions are often labeled as “racist” or “backwards” by progressive elites.
However, it was the classic civilizations of Greece and Rome that helped lay the groundwork for the success of the modern-day West.
Any kind of policy that can restore the classics back to where they rightfully belong in the public conscious is a big win for society.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-05--MSNBC Analyst Blames Low Turnout for Iowa Caucus on ‘Systemic Racism’, No White Kids in Cages

MSNBC analyst Zerlina Maxwell blamed low Democrat turnout yesterday for the Iowa caucus on “ systemic racism ” while claiming that “ white children are not in the cages ” so white Iowa voters do not feel the “ sense of urgency ” that minority voters feel about removing President Trump from office .
“ The Iowa caucus is essentially the perfect example of systemic racism .
91 percent of the voters in Iowa are white .
The reason why you see a drop in turnout , I ’ m just speculating here , it could be perhaps that white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she said .
“ So when you are talking about the tangible pain that black and brown people are feeling , they feel a sense of urgency because their kids are being put in cages , right ?
” she added .
Maxwell ’ s entire incendiary rant can be seen here : While the MSNBC talking head wants to blame racism , the more likely explanation is a poor field of candidates that has failed to stimulate the interest of Democrat voters .
CNN has even admitted that this could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot we don ’ t know about the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses , including who won the contest .
But we do have an early indication about turnout .
The Iowa Democratic Party said Monday night that early data showed it looked to be on pace with 2016 , when 172,000 showed up to the caucuses .
If that trend holds , it will be disappointing to Democrats , who were hoping that a desire among those in their party to defeat President Donald Trump in November would produce a turnout closer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2008 .
The lack of a large turnout is the latest sign that Democrats may not be nearly as enthusiastic now as they were heading into the midterm elections .
You may recall that Democratic turnout in primaries was booming heading into the 2018 midterm elections .
In fact , it was nearly triple the 2014 figure in competitive House primaries .
This high turnout proceeded record turnout in the 2018 midterms and a wave election for Democrats in the US House .
Correlating presidential primary turnout with general election success is hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when there isn ’ t a competitive primary ( i.e .
at least two competitors going at it ) , and the number of contests that are competitive within a primary differs from year to year .
Still , the lack of high turnout in 2016 compared to a similarly long primary in 2008 did foretell problems for Democrats in the fall .
If the pattern continues , it also calls into question any candidate who claims that he or she will be able to bring out new voters in the fall .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ institutional problems for the Democrats , which was put on full display during the comedy of errors at last night ’ s Iowa caucus .

MSNBC Analyst Blames Low Turnout for Iowa Caucus on ‘Systemic Racism’, No White Kids in Cages
MSNBC analyst Zerlina Maxwell blamed low Democrat turnout yesterday for the Iowa caucus on “systemic racism” while claiming that “white children are not in the cages” so white Iowa voters do not feel the “sense of urgency” that minority voters feel about removing President Trump from office.
“The Iowa caucus is essentially the perfect example of systemic racism. 91 percent of the voters in Iowa are white. The reason why you see a drop in turnout, I’m just speculating here, it could be perhaps that white children are not in the cages,” she said.
“So when you are talking about the tangible pain that black and brown people are feeling, they feel a sense of urgency because their kids are being put in cages, right?” she added.
Maxwell’s entire incendiary rant can be seen here:
MSNBC calls Iowa an inherently racist state because too many white people live there. pic.twitter.com/R8MnKBAjBf — Mark Dice (@MarkDice) February 4, 2020
While the MSNBC talking head wants to blame racism, the more likely explanation is a poor field of candidates that has failed to stimulate the interest of Democrat voters.
CNN has even admitted that this could be the case:
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses, including who won the contest. But we do have an early indication about turnout. The Iowa Democratic Party said Monday night that early data showed it looked to be on pace with 2016, when 172,000 showed up to the caucuses. If that trend holds, it will be disappointing to Democrats, who were hoping that a desire among those in their party to defeat President Donald Trump in November would produce a turnout closer to the nearly 240,000 who caucused in 2008. The lack of a large turnout is the latest sign that Democrats may not be nearly as enthusiastic now as they were heading into the midterm elections. You may recall that Democratic turnout in primaries was booming heading into the 2018 midterm elections. In fact, it was nearly triple the 2014 figure in competitive House primaries. This high turnout proceeded record turnout in the 2018 midterms and a wave election for Democrats in the US House. Correlating presidential primary turnout with general election success is hard to do. Turnout is obviously lower when there isn’t a competitive primary (i.e. at least two competitors going at it), and the number of contests that are competitive within a primary differs from year to year. Still, the lack of high turnout in 2016 compared to a similarly long primary in 2008 did foretell problems for Democrats in the fall. If the pattern continues, it also calls into question any candidate who claims that he or she will be able to bring out new voters in the fall.
Crying racism will not change the massive institutional problems for the Democrats, which was put on full display during the comedy of errors at last night’s Iowa caucus.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-06--IT’S ON: GOP Senate Leaders Demand Hunter Biden’s Secret Service Records After Trump’s Acquittal

Immediately following the acquittal of President Donald Trump on Wednesday , Senate Republican leaders Chuck Grassley ( R-IA ) and Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) sent a letter demanding Hunter Biden ’ s travel records from the Secret Service .
They issued a letter to Secret Service Director James Murray to get clarification on “ whether Hunter Biden used government-sponsored travel to help conduct private business.
” In their letter , Grassley and Johnson wrote the following : Accordingly , to help the committees better understand Hunter Biden ’ s travel arrangements to conduct business related to his dealings in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while he received a protective detail , please provide the following information no later than February 19 , 2020 : take our poll - story continues below Should Mitt Romney be EXPELLED from the U.S. Senate by the GOP for his vote to convict President Trump ?
• None Should Mitt Romney be EXPELLED from the U.S. Senate by the GOP for his vote to convict President Trump ?
• None Should Mitt Romney be EXPELLED from the U.S. Senate by the GOP for his vote to convict President Trump ?
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats to overturn the 2016 election .
• None No , I ’ m OK with traitors .
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Please describe the protective detail that Hunter Biden received while his father was Vice President .
2 .
Please provide a list of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international and domestic , for Hunter Biden while he received a protective detail .
In your response , please note whether his travel was on Air Force One or Two , or other government aircraft , as applicable and whether additional family members were present for each trip .
Grassley and Johnson respectively chair the Senate Committee on Finance and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , so they are very influential leaders in the Republican-controlled Senate .
They are putting their tremendous credibility into getting to the bottom of the Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vindicating President Trump even after his exoneration .
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) , another top Trump ally who stood with him throughout the impeachment witch hunt , also says he will be using his authority to investigate the Biden family .
“ The day of reckoning is coming for congressional and Senate oversight of Joe Biden , ” Graham said to Fox News on Sunday before the acquittal vote took place .
“ They ruined America ’ s ability to effectively deal with corruption in the Ukraine by having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s just a fact , ” Graham added .
“ And we ’ re going to get to the bottom of it .
Former Vice President Joe Biden has denied all responsibility and defended his son ’ s actions while on the campaign trail to be the Democratic presidential nominee for this year ’ s election in November .
“ No one ’ s found anything wrong with his dealings with Ukraine except they say it sets a bad image , ” Joe Biden said on Monday .
Unfortunately for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a dastardly quid pro quo to Ukraine while he was Vice President .
He admitted to strong-arming the Ukrainian government , holding a $ 1 billion loan guarantee over their heads , to get them to fire Prosecutor Viktor Shokin , who just so happened to be investigating Burisma holdings .
Former Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that the entire Obama regime was in on the scandalous affair !
Now that the impeachment witch hunt has come to a close , Republicans can finally get to investigating the real corrupt actors in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

IT’S ON: GOP Senate Leaders Demand Hunter Biden’s Secret Service Records After Trump’s Acquittal
Immediately following the acquittal of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Senate Republican leaders Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter demanding Hunter Biden’s travel records from the Secret Service.
They issued a letter to Secret Service Director James Murray to get clarification on “whether Hunter Biden used government-sponsored travel to help conduct private business.”
In their letter, Grassley and Johnson wrote the following:
Accordingly, to help the committees better understand Hunter Biden’s travel arrangements to conduct business related to his dealings in Ukraine and China, among other countries, while he received a protective detail, please provide the following information no later than February 19, 2020: 1. Please describe the protective detail that Hunter Biden received while his father was Vice President. 2. Please provide a list of all dates and locations of travel, international and domestic, for
Hunter Biden while he received a protective detail. In your response, please note whether
his travel was on Air Force One or Two, or other government aircraft, as applicable and
whether additional family members were present for each trip.
Grassley and Johnson respectively chair the Senate Committee on Finance and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, so they are very influential leaders in the Republican-controlled Senate. They are putting their tremendous credibility into getting to the bottom of the Biden family’s shady dealings and further vindicating President Trump even after his exoneration.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC), another top Trump ally who stood with him throughout the impeachment witch hunt, also says he will be using his authority to investigate the Biden family.
“The day of reckoning is coming for congressional and Senate oversight of Joe Biden,” Graham said to Fox News on Sunday before the acquittal vote took place.
“They ruined America’s ability to effectively deal with corruption in the Ukraine by having Hunter Biden on the board of Burisma. That’s just a fact,” Graham added. “And we’re going to get to the bottom of it.
Former Vice President Joe Biden has denied all responsibility and defended his son’s actions while on the campaign trail to be the Democratic presidential nominee for this year’s election in November.
“No one’s found anything wrong with his dealings with Ukraine except they say it sets a bad image,” Joe Biden said on Monday.
Unfortunately for Biden, he owned up to issuing a dastardly quid pro quo to Ukraine while he was Vice President. He admitted to strong-arming the Ukrainian government, holding a $1 billion loan guarantee over their heads, to get them to fire Prosecutor Viktor Shokin, who just so happened to be investigating Burisma holdings.
Joe Biden brags about how he threatened to pull $1 billion in loan guarantees from Ukraine if it didn’t immediately fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. The prosecutor, who was fired, was leading a corruption investigation into a company that employed Biden's son, Hunter pic.twitter.com/xZd3vIMbuL — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) September 20, 2019
Former Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that the entire Obama regime was in on the scandalous affair!
John Kerry on a former Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin: I was deeply involved in this, all of us in the administration, were trying to get rid of that prosecutor: from Obama, to the Secretary of State, to the Vice President. All of us were working on that. pic.twitter.com/y74TwmEGWz — Woj Pawelczyk (@Woj_Pawelczyk) February 4, 2020
Now that the impeachment witch hunt has come to a close, Republicans can finally get to investigating the real corrupt actors in the Democratic Party and the deep state.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-06--Failure: Democrat Officials Admit Errors in Previously-Released Results From Iowa Caucus

State Democrat officials are admitting that they flubbed the update in results from Monday ’ s farcical Iowa caucus that they released to the public earlier on Wednesday .
The newest results were released on Wednesday afternoon and showed South Bend , IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg maintaining his narrow delegate lead over Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders with 75 percent of counties reporting .
Democrats are insisting that only a “ minor correction ” is needed , but they have not yet explained what that correction will entail .
“ There will be a minor correction to the last batch of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ update momentarily , ” the party wrote in a tweet .
Buttigieg remains the leader after the first round of results showed him in the lead .
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Buttigieg leads the field with 26.9 percent of the delegates while Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) has 25.1 percent , Sen. Elizabeth “ Pocahontas ” Warren ( D-MA ) with 18.3 percent , and former Vice President Joe Biden at 15.6 percent .
Although Sanders has the lead in terms of votes , Buttigieg has claimed more delegates… Buttigieg has pulled into the lead after declaring himself the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were released to the public .
It ’ s almost as if he knew something that the rest of us didn ’ t .
“ What a night .
Because tonight , an improbable hope became an undeniable reality , ” Buttigieg said to his supporters Monday night from his Iowa campaign headquarters in Des Moines .
Buttigieg has been dubbed “ Mayor Steal ” by angry Sanders ’ supporters because of this as well as additional information that has come to light from the Iowa caucus proceedings .
One shocking video showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delegates to Buttigieg .
The tech company that designed the app which failed spectacularly at tallying votes also has significant ties to the Buttigieg campaign .
Shadow is a tech project of ACRONYM .
Free speech platform Gab pointed out that ACRONYM founder and CEO Tara McGowan is a huge Buttigieg supporter , as evidenced by her social media profile : Buttigieg ’ s campaign committee , Pete for America , Inc. is listed as giving two large payments of $ 21,250 to Shadow in July 2019 .
The campaign claims the money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help us contact voters , ” but Buttigieg ’ s premature proclamation of victory suggests that his campaign may have gotten more far more bang for their buck from Shadow than just texting services .
Big League Politics will continue with updates regarding the Iowa caucus until the complete results are released , hopefully sometime this year .

Failure: Democrat Officials Admit Errors in Previously-Released Results From Iowa Caucus
State Democrat officials are admitting that they flubbed the update in results from Monday’s farcical Iowa caucus that they released to the public earlier on Wednesday.
The newest results were released on Wednesday afternoon and showed South Bend, IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg maintaining his narrow delegate lead over Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders with 75 percent of counties reporting. Democrats are insisting that only a “minor correction” is needed, but they have not yet explained what that correction will entail.
“There will be a minor correction to the last batch of results and we will be pushing an update momentarily,” the party wrote in a tweet.
Buttigieg remains the leader after the first round of results showed him in the lead. This occurred after he suspiciously declared himself the winner the previous night before any results were released to the public:
Former South Bend, IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg is leading the Democrat pack with 62 percent of the results from last night’s Iowa caucus being tabulated. Buttigieg leads the field with 26.9 percent of the delegates while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has 25.1 percent, Sen. Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren (D-MA) with 18.3 percent, and former Vice President Joe Biden at 15.6 percent. Although Sanders has the lead in terms of votes, Buttigieg has claimed more delegates… Buttigieg has pulled into the lead after declaring himself the victor last night long before any results were released to the public. It’s almost as if he knew something that the rest of us didn’t. “What a night. Because tonight, an improbable hope became an undeniable reality,” Buttigieg said to his supporters Monday night from his Iowa campaign headquarters in Des Moines.
Buttigieg has been dubbed “Mayor Steal” by angry Sanders’ supporters because of this as well as additional information that has come to light from the Iowa caucus proceedings. One shocking video showed a seemingly rigged coin flip that granted delegates to Buttigieg.
Watch how Buttigieg ‘randomly’ wins this coin toss pic.twitter.com/vn1FEv12l7 — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) February 4, 2020
The tech company that designed the app which failed spectacularly at tallying votes also has significant ties to the Buttigieg campaign. Shadow is a tech project of ACRONYM. Free speech platform Gab pointed out that ACRONYM founder and CEO Tara McGowan is a huge Buttigieg supporter, as evidenced by her social media profile:
https://twitter.com/getongab/status/1224585518014439425
Buttigieg’s campaign committee, Pete for America, Inc. is listed as giving two large payments of $21,250 to Shadow in July 2019. The campaign claims the money was only for “text messaging services to help us contact voters,” but Buttigieg’s premature proclamation of victory suggests that his campaign may have gotten more far more bang for their buck from Shadow than just texting services.
Big League Politics will continue with updates regarding the Iowa caucus until the complete results are released, hopefully sometime this year.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-06--Victory Lap: Trump Called Russia Probe “Bullsh*t” in Post-Acquittal Statement

On Thursday , President Donald Trump took shots at his political opponents in his first post-impeachment statements since the Senate acquitted him of articles of impeachments that were originally passed in the House .
“ We ’ ve all been through a lot together .
It ’ s been a very unfair situation , ” he said before a cheering crowd .
“ We ’ ve been going through this now for three years .
It was evil , it was corrupt , it was dirty cops , it was leakers .
It was a disgrace .
Had I not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disaster , by the way , it ’ s possible I wouldn ’ t even be standing here right now , ” he added before shifting the discussion to his accomplishments .
Trending : DEMOCRAT SCANDAL : Two National DNC Staff Members REMOVED After Internal Investigation of Misconduct “ We ’ ve done more than any president , any administration , you look at all of the things we ’ ve done.
” take our poll - story continues below According to a report from The New York Post , Trump predicted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he not been victorious in the 2016 election .
“ That ’ s all our credit .
One of the reasons it ’ s going up … and one of the reasons the stock market has gone up so much in the last few days is people think we ’ re doing so well , they liked the State of the Union speech , ” Trump remarked while giving his extemporaneous speech .
“ This is really not a news conference , it ’ s not a speech , it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re sort of — it ’ s a celebration because we have something that just worked out .
It worked out .
We went through hell unfairly .
Did nothing wrong .
Did nothing wrong , ” he said , while holding up a copy of the Washington Post with a banner headline that read , “ Trump acquitted.
” “ We first went through Russia , Russia , Russia .
It was all bullshit , ” he continued .
“ Little did we know we were running against some very , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dossiers , with all of these horrible , dirty cops that took these dossiers and did bad things .
They knew all about it.
” The president ’ s legal team of Pat Cipollone , Jay Sekulow and Patrick Philbin had front-row seats for the statements .
Trump thanked them for their service .
At Trump ’ s address were a group of Trump loyalists which included Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz , Georgia Congressman Doug Collins , and Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert .
Trump then took Congressman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House ’ s impeachment efforts , and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to task .
“ They made up facts .
A corrupt politician named Adam Schiff made up my statement to the Ukrainian president , ” he said about Schiff ’ s sloppy rendition of Trump ’ s July 25 call to Volodymyr Zelensky , which was the main catalyst behind the impeachment probe after Trump requested that Ukraine investigate Joe Biden .
“ Adam Schiff is a vicious , horrible person .
Nancy Pelosi is a horrible person , and she wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said , ‘ I pray for the president.
’ She doesn ’ t pray .
She may pray but she prays for the opposite .
But I doubt she prays at all .
These are vicious people.
” Now we can only hope that Trump has the time to focus on more pressing matters such as pushing for immigration reform , expanding gun rights , and pulling out from failed wars in the Middle East .
These are areas where he should be focusing his attention instead of the previous episodes of @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Victory Lap: Trump Called Russia Probe “Bullsh*t” in Post-Acquittal Statement
On Thursday, President Donald Trump took shots at his political opponents in his first post-impeachment statements since the Senate acquitted him of articles of impeachments that were originally passed in the House.
“We’ve all been through a lot together. It’s been a very unfair situation,” he said before a cheering crowd.
“We’ve been going through this now for three years. It was evil, it was corrupt, it was dirty cops, it was leakers. It was a disgrace. Had I not fired James Comey, who was a disaster, by the way, it’s possible I wouldn’t even be standing here right now,” he added before shifting the discussion to his accomplishments.
“We’ve done more than any president, any administration, you look at all of the things we’ve done.”
According to a report from The New York Post, Trump predicted that the stock market would have tanked had he not been victorious in the 2016 election.
“That’s all our credit. One of the reasons it’s going up … and one of the reasons the stock market has gone up so much in the last few days is people think we’re doing so well, they liked the State of the Union speech,” Trump remarked while giving his extemporaneous speech.
“This is really not a news conference, it’s not a speech, it’s not anything, it’s just we’re sort of — it’s a celebration because we have something that just worked out. It worked out. We went through hell unfairly. Did nothing wrong. Did nothing wrong,” he said, while holding up a copy of the Washington Post with a banner headline that read, “Trump acquitted.”
“We first went through Russia, Russia, Russia. It was all bullshit,” he continued.
“Little did we know we were running against some very, very bad and evil people with fake dossiers, with all of these horrible, dirty cops that took these dossiers and did bad things. They knew all about it.”
The president’s legal team of Pat Cipollone, Jay Sekulow and Patrick Philbin had front-row seats for the statements. Trump thanked them for their service.
At Trump’s address were a group of Trump loyalists which included Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, Georgia Congressman Doug Collins, and Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert.
Trump then took Congressman Adam Schiff, the leader of the House’s impeachment efforts, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to task.
“They made up facts. A corrupt politician named Adam Schiff made up my statement to the Ukrainian president,” he said about Schiff’s sloppy rendition of Trump’s July 25 call to Volodymyr Zelensky, which was the main catalyst behind the impeachment probe after Trump requested that Ukraine investigate Joe Biden.
“Adam Schiff is a vicious, horrible person. Nancy Pelosi is a horrible person, and she wanted to impeach a long time ago when she said, ‘I pray for the president.’ She doesn’t pray. She may pray but she prays for the opposite. But I doubt she prays at all. These are vicious people.”
The Senate acquittal represents Trump’s biggest victory over congressional Democrats.
Now we can only hope that Trump has the time to focus on more pressing matters such as pushing for immigration reform, expanding gun rights, and pulling out from failed wars in the Middle East.
These are areas where he should be focusing his attention instead of the previous episodes of Kabuki theater like Russiagate and impeachment.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-06--TROLLED: Pelosi For Prison Banner Flown Over Her San Francisco District

Liberals in San Francisco were immediately triggered Thursday morning by the sight of an impossible-to-miss 25-foot by 80-foot “ Pelosi for Prison ” banner flying in the spy upon the left-wing stronghold .
The banner , paid for by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s Republican opponent , DeAnna Lorraine , directs those who see it to a petition , located at PelosiForPrison.co , which calls for Pelosi to be jailed for her “ crimes against America.
” With the banner coming just a day after President Donald Trump ’ s acquittal in the Pelosi-driven impeachment hearings , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off of the defensive , and instead focusing on offensive attacks against left-wing figures like Pelosi .
Speaking with Big League Politics , Lorraine states that the banner was a part of her plan to expose Pelosi ’ s record while in the Congress , along with her “ egregious crimes against America.
” “ I am running for Congress to clean out the corruption that is Nancy Pelosi .
Instead of caring for the people of San Francisco and advancing their issues on a national scale , she spends her time conducting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absolutely nothing ” said DeAnna .
“ It ’ s past time we start hitting her hard on her record of poor leadership and egregious crimes against America , and I look very much forward to retiring her in November.
” This banner definitely gets that message across , and surely has Nancy Pelosi shaking with rage .
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TROLLED: Pelosi For Prison Banner Flown Over Her San Francisco District
Liberals in San Francisco were immediately triggered Thursday morning by the sight of an impossible-to-miss 25-foot by 80-foot “Pelosi for Prison” banner flying in the spy upon the left-wing stronghold.
https://twitter.com/DeAnna4Congress/status/1225489666297733130
The banner, paid for by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Republican opponent, DeAnna Lorraine, directs those who see it to a petition, located at PelosiForPrison.co, which calls for Pelosi to be jailed for her “crimes against America.” With the banner coming just a day after President Donald Trump’s acquittal in the Pelosi-driven impeachment hearings, it is a sign that some conservatives are moving off of the defensive, and instead focusing on offensive attacks against left-wing figures like Pelosi.
Speaking with Big League Politics, Lorraine states that the banner was a part of her plan to expose Pelosi’s record while in the Congress, along with her “egregious crimes against America.”
“I am running for Congress to clean out the corruption that is Nancy Pelosi. Instead of caring for the people of
San Francisco and advancing their issues on a national scale, she spends her time conducting asinine
impeachments and investigations that amount to absolutely nothing” said DeAnna. “It’s past time we start
hitting her hard on her record of poor leadership and egregious crimes against America, and I look very much
forward to retiring her in November.”
This banner definitely gets that message across, and surely has Nancy Pelosi shaking with rage.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-06--Is President Trump Winning the Trade War? China Expected to Cut Tariffs on $75 Billion of U.S. Goods

On February 6 , 2020 , China revealed that it would cut tariffs on $ 75 billion of goods by half to fulfill its end of its bargain after recently signing a trade agreement with Washington .
Starting on February 14 , China will reduce tariffs on some American goods from 10 percent to 5 percent .
Tariffs on other items will be lowered from 5 % to 2.5 % , according to China ’ s Ministry of Finance .
The tariffs were slapped on in September and December in the midst of a protracted trade scuffle between the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two National DNC Staff Members REMOVED After Internal Investigation of Misconduct The U.S. government has already rolled out plans to scale back tariffs on certain Chinese imports that were flagged during the trade war .
However , most tariffs will stay in place .
take our poll - story continues below Beginning on February 14 , 2020 , the U.S. will reduce tariffs on approximately $ 120 billion in Chinese goods — which include electronics and apparel — from 15 percent to 7.5 percent according to the U.S. trade representative ’ s office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made under the U.S.-China trade agreement that was signed on January 15 .
The tariff cuts come at a time where there are doubts about Beijing ’ s willingness to comply with the phase-one trade deal , in which China promised to increase its purchases of American goods and services by $ 200 billion during the timespan of two year .
Despite such concerns , the decision to reduce tariffs shows some willingness on the part of Chinese leadership to carry out the deal that effectively ended the two-year trade conflict between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came alongside Thursday ’ s announcement , the Finance Ministry said the decision was aimed at alleviating “ economic and trade frictions and expand economic and trade cooperation ” between the two countries .
“ We hope to work with the United States towards the ultimate elimination of all increased tariffs , ” it added .
This is a good first step , however the Trump administration must continue pressuring China .
China ’ s ambitions go beyond economic transactions .
Given its authoritarian nature , China is seeking to expand its reach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration will need to maintain economic pressure and create migration policies that keep Communist Party agents from doing harm within the American border .

Is President Trump Winning the Trade War? China Expected to Cut Tariffs on $75 Billion of U.S. Goods
On February 6, 2020, China revealed that it would cut tariffs on $75 billion of goods by half to fulfill its end of its bargain after recently signing a trade agreement with Washington.
Starting on February 14, China will reduce tariffs on some American goods from 10 percent to 5 percent. Tariffs on other items will be lowered from 5% to 2.5%, according to China’s Ministry of Finance.
The tariffs were slapped on in September and December in the midst of a protracted trade scuffle between the two superpowers.
The U.S. government has already rolled out plans to scale back tariffs on certain Chinese imports that were flagged during the trade war. However, most tariffs will stay in place.
Beginning on February 14, 2020, the U.S. will reduce tariffs on approximately $120 billion in Chinese goods — which include electronics and apparel — from 15 percent to 7.5 percent according to the U.S. trade representative’s office. This also complies with a pledge made under the U.S.-China trade agreement that was signed on January 15.
The tariff cuts come at a time where there are doubts about Beijing’s willingness to comply with the phase-one trade deal, in which China promised to increase its purchases of American goods and services by $200 billion during the timespan of two year.
Despite such concerns, the decision to reduce tariffs shows some willingness on the part of Chinese leadership to carry out the deal that effectively ended the two-year trade conflict between the two countries.
In a statement that came alongside Thursday’s announcement, the Finance Ministry said the decision was aimed at alleviating “economic and trade frictions and expand economic and trade cooperation” between the two countries. “We hope to work with the United States towards the ultimate elimination of all increased tariffs,” it added.
This is a good first step, however the Trump administration must continue pressuring China. China’s ambitions go beyond economic transactions.
Given its authoritarian nature, China is seeking to expand its reach through trade deals and migration. The Trump administration will need to maintain economic pressure and create migration policies that keep Communist Party agents from doing harm within the American border.


bigleaguepolitics--2020-02-06--DNC Chair Calls for Iowa Caucus to be Completely Recanvassed Amidst Chaos and Calamity

Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez wants Iowa Democratic officials to recanvass the state ’ s entire caucus after Monday ’ s display turned into a national embarrassment and disgrace .
“ Enough is enough , ” Perez said in a tweet .
“ In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results , I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass.
” A recanvassing would stretch out the proceedings even longer , but it could reveal some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would require caucus worksheets and reporting sheets to be audited by hand in order to ensure they were correct , at least theoretically .
Trending : DEMOCRAT SCANDAL : Two National DNC Staff Members REMOVED After Internal Investigation of Misconduct It has been nearly three days since the Iowa caucuses were completed , but the results are not yet fully known .
Former South Bend , Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is keeping his lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont by an extremely narrow margin with 97 percent of the results being reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this point .
take our poll - story continues below Nevertheless , Buttigieg declared himself the winner on caucus night before any totals had been released , which sparked a great deal of controversy .
“ So we don ’ t know all the results , but we know by the time it ’ s all said and done , Iowa , you have shocked the nation , ” he said on Monday night while addressing his supporters in Des Moines .
“ Because by all indications , we are going on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought together an extraordinary coalition of Americans , progressives , moderates … and future former Republicans .
And that ’ s how we ’ re going to win in November , because it ’ s about adding people to our cause , adding to our majority , ” Buttigieg boasted .
“ We have exactly one shot to defeat Donald Trump .
We ’ re not going to do it by overreaching , we ’ re not going to do it by dividing , we ’ re not going to do it by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or the highway , ’ ” he added .
However , it may not have been Buttigieg ’ s coalition-building skills that gave him the edge in Iowa .
It may have been dirty tactics at the caucus level and connections with the firm that designed the voter app that was reportedly the cause for all this mayhem .
Footage produced from a precinct caucus shows an official seemingly looking at the coin after flipping it and then turning it in a certain manner to award delegates to Buttigieg : In addition , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands of dollars last year to Shadow , Inc. , the tech firm with extensive ties to the Democrat establishment that developed the malfunctioning app causing the Iowa caucus to devolve into a farce for Democrats .
Pete for America , Inc. is listed as giving two payments of $ 21,250 to Shadow in July 2019 .
Shadow is a tech project of ACRONYM .
Free speech platform Gab noted that ACRONYM founder and CEO Tara McGowan is a huge Buttigieg supporter , as evidenced by her social media posts : A recanvassing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confusion , or perhaps deliberate rigging , of the Iowa caucus vote .
But with Democrats in charge , there could possibly be even more hijinx and folly to emerge from the recanvassing effort as well .

DNC Chair Calls for Iowa Caucus to be Completely Recanvassed Amidst Chaos and Calamity
Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez wants Iowa Democratic officials to recanvass the state’s entire caucus after Monday’s display turned into a national embarrassment and disgrace.
“Enough is enough,” Perez said in a tweet. “In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results, I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass.”
A recanvassing would stretch out the proceedings even longer, but it could reveal some discrepancies in the vote total. It would require caucus worksheets and reporting sheets to be audited by hand in order to ensure they were correct, at least theoretically.
It has been nearly three days since the Iowa caucuses were completed, but the results are not yet fully known. Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is keeping his lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont by an extremely narrow margin with 97 percent of the results being reported. It is still up for grabs at this point.
Nevertheless, Buttigieg declared himself the winner on caucus night before any totals had been released, which sparked a great deal of controversy.
“So we don’t know all the results, but we know by the time it’s all said and done, Iowa, you have shocked the nation,” he said on Monday night while addressing his supporters in Des Moines. “Because by all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious.”
“We brought together an extraordinary coalition of Americans, progressives, moderates … and future former Republicans. And that’s how we’re going to win in November, because it’s about adding people to our cause, adding to our majority,” Buttigieg boasted.
“We have exactly one shot to defeat Donald Trump. We’re not going to do it by overreaching, we’re not going to do it by dividing, we’re not going to do it by saying ‘it’s my way or the highway,’ ” he added.
However, it may not have been Buttigieg’s coalition-building skills that gave him the edge in Iowa. It may have been dirty tactics at the caucus level and connections with the firm that designed the voter app that was reportedly the cause for all this mayhem.
Footage produced from a precinct caucus shows an official seemingly looking at the coin after flipping it and then turning it in a certain manner to award delegates to Buttigieg:
This is some wildly shady stuff. https://t.co/2ADxB10ktz — Rebeccah Heinrichs (@RLHeinrichs) February 4, 2020
In addition, Buttigieg’s campaign paid tens of thousands of dollars last year to Shadow, Inc., the tech firm with extensive ties to the Democrat establishment that developed the malfunctioning app causing the Iowa caucus to devolve into a farce for Democrats. Pete for America, Inc. is listed as giving two payments of $21,250 to Shadow in July 2019.
Shadow is a tech project of ACRONYM. Free speech platform Gab noted that ACRONYM founder and CEO Tara McGowan is a huge Buttigieg supporter, as evidenced by her social media posts:
https://twitter.com/getongab/status/1224585518014439425
A recanvassing may help straighten out some of the confusion, or perhaps deliberate rigging, of the Iowa caucus vote. But with Democrats in charge, there could possibly be even more hijinx and folly to emerge from the recanvassing effort as well.