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| Good morning from Washington, where passage of Democrats’ Equality Act would, among other things, open the locker room door for biological males to dominate in women’s sports. In a video report, Kelsey Bolar shows how this agenda already crushes high school girls. The mayor of a border town welcomes the president’s assistance in illegal immigrants, reports Fred Lucas, who also tells of two other mayors caught up in voter fraud allegations. Plus: Actor and patriot Gary Sinise visits the podcast, and Romina Boccia explains a government decision that’s good news for “gig” employees. |
| Special Feature 8th Place: A High School Girl’s Life After Transgender Students Join Her Sport “It’s very frustrating and heartbreaking when us girls are at the start of the race and we already know that these athletes are going to come out and win no matter how hard you try,” says Selina Soule. More News Border Mayor Meets Trump, Seeks Help for Overwhelmed City In the Border Patrol’s Yuma sector, apprehensions of migrant families are more than three times higher so far this year. The number has shot up from 6,487 apprehensions in the same period the year before to 24,194. More Analysis Interview: Why Gary Sinise, aka Lt. Dan, Is a Grateful American “There’s a great quote from Calvin Coolidge that says, ‘The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten,’” says Gary Sinise, discussing the unfortunate disconnect between too many Americans and the military. More Commentary This Labor Department Decision Could Save Uber, Lyft, and Other App-Based Platforms If virtual marketplace companies or platforms were required to treat service providers as employees, this would greatly reduce the control and flexibility that has attracted gig workers to these platforms in the first place. More News Voter Fraud Charges Endanger Texas Mayor, Topple Another in NJ Prosecutors allege a Texas mayor and his wife had numerous voters change their address to places they didn’t live, including an apartment complex the mayor owns, so they could vote for him in the Nov. 7, 2017, race. More Commentary We Hear You: The Equality Act and the LGBT Agenda “As a tomboy back in the day, I’m so fortunate that the idea of ‘self-identified’ wasn’t around. I’m sure I would have questioned myself and been ‘convinced’ I was a boy simply because I preferred boy activities instead of girl activities,” writes Marby Shivwitz. More |
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Monday, May 6, 2019 Facebook Censorship Last Friday, Facebook “banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on ‘dangerous individuals.’ The company also removed right-wing personalities Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson and Laura Loomer, along with Jones’ site, Infowars, which often posts conspiracy theories. The latest bans apply to both Facebook’s main service and to Instagram and extend to fan pages and other related accounts.” AP News From the Left The left generally supports Facebook’s decision, but wants increased transparency about its policies. “The link between what people say online and what people do offline has never been clearer, and neither has the need for companies to do something about it. Concerns about censorship still exist, and rightly: Governments are becoming more eager to get involved in policing Internet speech, and the most aggressive proposals look especially concerning against a backdrop of authoritarian regimes cutting off access to social media altogether. Firms such as Facebook could also overreach. But so far, they are still only getting a grip on the most dangerous actors.” Editorial Board, The Washington Post “Researchers found that [in Germany], in towns where more people use Facebook, there have been more attacks on refugees. In Myanmar, human rights activists say Facebook has been used to fuel a genocide against the Rohingya people, a Muslim minority group. The government of Sri Lanka blocked Facebook last year, saying it was being used to foment violence, and shuttered the platform again after terrorist attacks last month. The man who massacred worshippers in two New Zealand mosques in March used Facebook to document his actions. And many in India have blamed numerous launchings on hoaxes spread on the Facebook-owned platform, WhatsApp. So Facebook is clearly going to need to crack down on many more accounts to do its part to reduce these acts of hate.” Kara Alaimo, CNN “In a political culture where ideas turn into tribes of like-minded people in internet silos, untouched by alternative views, protesters on the left and right seem to be dangerously content with marching into other people’s events, shouting or chanting a few slogans and walking out. ‘Propaganda ends where dialogue begins,’ philosopher Marshall McLuhan wrote. Social networks can’t police everything that is posted on their platforms, but when they see something that poisons that dialogue, they have not only a right but an obligation to remove it.” Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune Critics, however, note that Facebook “didn’t specify how these accounts had violated the platform’s policies. Instead, a spokesperson told multiple outlets that the company has ‘always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,’ which was a bit tough to swallow, considering these accounts have been spewing hate for years—and many, many hateful accounts remain on the social network… “The lack of transparency is so troublesome because Facebook’s content moderation processes aren’t only applied to famous racists. For years, black users on Facebook have been forced to navigate the platform’s mercurial enforcement of its speech policies. It’s become so routine for black activists to get suspended when they complain about racism that it’s become common practice in activist communities to create backup accounts and use slang… to dodge the company’s content moderation algorithm… Unless Facebook applies its rules consistently and transparently, people with an agenda will find a way to come crawling back to find their fans.” April Glaser, Slate From the Right The right, while not defending the opinions of the banned individuals, argues that Facebook should allow all speech permitted under the first amendment. “Why should Louis Farrakhan be allowed to use a telephone to spread his hateful message? Why should anybody sell him paper — or a pencil, for that matter? Think of the damage he might do with them… [Supporters of the new policy] have helped to establish the norm that our public discourse is to be moderated by the social sensibilities of the Fortune 500’s chief executives and their boards of directors. Laugh all you like at Alex Jones. He is a kook. But Facebook, and other online platforms, are not going to stop with him.” Kevin Williamson, New York Post “The issue isn’t whether the people in question deserve censure. They do. Or that the forms of speech in which they traffic have redeeming qualities. They don’t… [but] do you trust Mark Zuckerberg and the other young lords of Silicon Valley to be good stewards of the world’s digital speech?… “What happens with the harder calls, the ones who want to be seen publicly and can’t be swept under: alleged Islamophobes, militant anti-immigration types, the people who call for the elimination of Israel? Facebook has training documents governing hate speech, and is now set to deploy the latest generation of artificial intelligence to detect it. But the decision to absolutely ban certain individuals will always be a human one. It will inevitably be subjective. And as these things generally go, it will wind up leading to bans on people whose views are hateful mainly in the eyes of those doing the banning.” Bret Stephens, New York Times Many argue that “the professional irritants expelled from Facebook aren’t equally ‘dangerous’. Milo Yiannopoulos is about as dangerous as a plastic spork. Laura Loomer protests, with good reason, that she hasn’t breached Facebook’s terms of use. Paul Joseph Watson’s speech, from what I can tell, is mostly harmless, and his dubious material falls well inside the speech that Facebook wishes to protect: statements that are ‘wrong or inaccurate, even when they are offensive’. The only conclusion is that Facebook has banned them not because they lie, but because their lies are the wrong ones, told from the wrong political perspective.” Dominic Green, Spectator USA “It’s important to remember that Facebook users have an advantage that we don’t enjoy offline. They can mute or block toxic voices. If someone is offending you in a classroom, on the quad, or in the cubicle next to you, there is no mute or block. You must ignore or engage. Online, however, you can entirely curate your feed and remove everyone you don’t like… when activists call for bans, they’re frequently not asking to be personally protected from offensive expression but rather demanding to give you protection you may not want… “I understand Facebook’s desire to rid itself of terrible speech, especially given the rise of online hate. But when considering how to deal with the worst ideas, it’s prudent to rely on principles of free speech and common law that have served America so well for so long. Facebook has a right to invent its own rules, but perhaps it’s better to exercise that right by deferring to the wisdom of the past.” David French, National Review On the bright side… Black bear caught in a hot tub living its best life in Tennessee. 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POLITICO Playbook: Will Democrats start playing hardball with Trump?
By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER and DANIEL LIPPMAN
05/06/2019 05:51 AM EDT
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DRIVING THE DAY
A FEW THINGS WE’RE WATCHING …
— WHEN WILL DEMOCRATS start making PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP pay a political price for the administration’s refusal to cooperate in congressional investigations? Will Democrats start demanding testimony and document production before they consider partnering with the president on legislation like an infrastructure bill? REMEMBER: Democrats have tons of leverage here. The president needs them to do anything, including keeping the government funded and lifting the debt limit, not to mention more lofty goals like some infrastructure package or a prescription drug bill.
NEW FODDER ALONG THESE LINES — @realDonaldTrump at 2:03 p.m.: “After spending more than $35,000,000 over a two year period, interviewing 500 people, using 18 Trump Hating Angry Democrats & 49 FBI Agents – all culminating in a more than 400 page Report showing NO COLLUSION – why would the Democrats in Congress now need Robert Mueller…….”
… “….to testify. Are they looking for a redo because they hated seeing the strong NO COLLUSION conclusion? There was no crime, except on the other side (incredibly not covered in the Report), and NO OBSTRUCTION. Bob Mueller should not testify. No redos for the Dems!”
— EXCLUSIVE: POMPEO PUSHES BACK ON CHINA AND RUSSIA … BLAKE HOUNSHELL: “The Trump administration is making a big show this week of boosting its presence in the Arctic, a region the president’s team sees as ‘an arena of global power and competition,’ as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will put it in a speech Monday in Finland. ‘Just because the Arctic is a place of wilderness does not mean it should become a place of lawlessness,’ he’ll say …
“Pompeo’s address … will go right at China, calling out what the U.S. sees as Beijing’s increasingly malign activities all over the world, and at Russia, long a dominant Arctic player. ‘Do we want the Arctic Ocean to transform into a new South China Sea, fraught with militarization and competing territorial claims?’ Pompeo will ask.
“‘Under President Trump, we are fortifying America’s security and diplomatic presence’ in the Arctic, Pompeo will declare. ‘On the security side, partly in response to Russia’s destabilizing activities, we are hosting military exercises, strengthening our force presence, rebuilding our icebreaker fleet, expanding Coast Guard funding, and creating a new senior military post for Arctic Affairs.’” POLITICO
— CNBC’S KAYLA TAUSCHE (@kaylatausche): “Two sources briefed on US/China trade talks said Vice Premier Liu He and his 100-person delegation may cancel negotiations in DC this week — which US officials previously had said could yield a deal by Friday — after President Trump’s tariff escalation on Twitter.” … WSJ story
NYT’S SHANGHAI BUREAU CHIEF KEITH BRADSHER: “Mr. Liu’s plans were unclear as of Monday. At a daily news conference on Monday, Geng Shuang, a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, said a team of Chinese trade negotiators was still planning a trip to Washington. Still, Mr. Geng declined to say when the visit might take place or whether Mr. Liu would be on it.” NYT
— GET READY FOR A TRADE WAR-FUELED MARKET DIP … FT: “China’s CSI 300 index of major Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks on Monday tumbled as much as 6.1 per cent before pulling back to be down 5.5 per cent, putting the benchmark on track for its worst day since February 2016. S&P 500 futures fell as much as 2.1 per cent while in Europe Frankfurt’s Xetra Dax index was down 1.4 per cent and the CAC 40 fell 1.5 per cent in early trading.” FT
AP: “U.S. dispatched aircraft carrier to send message to Iran,” by Robert Burns and Catherine Lucey: “A White House decision to dispatch an aircraft carrier and other military resources to send a message to Iran followed ‘clear indications’ that Iranian and Iranian proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, a defense official told the Associated Press.
“The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information, said the Pentagon approved the deployments and that U.S. forces at sea and on land were thought to be the potential targets. The official declined to be more specific.
“White House national security adviser John Bolton said in a statement Sunday night that the U.S. is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the U.S. Central Command region, an area that includes the Middle East.” AP
BACKGROUND READING: “The High-Stakes Confrontation Between Trump and Khamenei,”by Karim Sadjadpour in The Atlantic
— HEADS UP … CBS SET TO ANNOUNCE NEW ANCHOR LINEUP … NYT’S JOHN KOBLIN and MIKE GRYNBAUM: “Gayle King … would be the centerpiece of [new CBS News president Susan] Zirinsky’s revamped ‘CBS This Morning.’ John Dickerson, an anchor since 2018, would slide over to ‘60 Minutes,’ according to four of the people familiar with the plans.
“Norah O’Donnell, Ms. King’s other co-anchor, is the likely contender to take over ‘CBS Evening News,’ replacing Jeff Glor, who has been in the job for 18 months, the people said. … Ms. Zirinsky is expected to pair Ms. King on ‘CBS This Morning’ with Anthony Mason, who currently hosts the show’s Saturday edition, and Tony Dokoupil, a network correspondent who is married to the NBC News star Katy Tur.” NYT
— IT SEEMS POSSIBLE that CBS could move the evening news to D.C., according to most reporting on the shakeup.
Good Monday morning. MICHAEL COHEN is going to prison today, per AP: “Once he gets to prison, Cohen will undergo medical and mental health screenings and be assigned a job, such as mowing the grounds or cleaning up the visiting room. He’ll also get sets of clothing, bedding and towels.
“At the prison camp, about 115 inmates sleep in bunks lined up in barrack-style halls, instead of individual or two-man cells like in higher-security facilities. Recreational amenities include tennis courts, horseshoes and bocce ball.” AP
WHAT’S ON PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S MIND — @realDonaldTrump at 11:05 p.m.: “Despite the tremendous success that I have had as President, including perhaps the greatest ECONOMY and most successful first two years of any President in history, they have stolen two years of my (our) Presidency (Collusion Delusion) that we will never be able to get back…..” … “…..The Witch Hunt is over but we will never forget. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
NANCY COOK: “Mulvaney aims for ‘more proactive, less reactive’ Trump message”: “Now four months into the job, Mulvaney — who has taken a light touch towards managing Trump himself — has made pumping up the White House’s communications machine a top priority. The communications and press strategy is something Mulvaney and President Trump talk about almost every day, Mulvaney told POLITICO, and he believes that even a president who dominates the media on a daily basis needs more forceful messaging and more messengers, especially now that a hostile Democratic House and some two dozen Democratic candidates are blitzing him nonstop.
“‘We’ll spend a little more time being proactive, and a little less time being reactive,’ Mulvaney told POLITICO in an interview about his plans to fine-tune of the White House communications and press shop. ‘We’ve got a great message to sell. We want to talk about the economy. We want to talk about healthcare. We want to talk about trade, so if we can try to drive the narrative a little bit more, we think that would be a valuable improvement.’” POLITICO
— KEY GRAPH: “He also does not intend to fill the slot vacated by the former White House deputy chief of staff, Bill Shine, who was brought in to oversee communications but left after roughly eight months. Shine was the fifth White House staffer to serve as Trump’s communications director in roughly two-and-half years after Sean Spicer, Mike Dubke, Anthony Scaramucci and Hope Hicks resigned, or flamed out.”
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WHAT’S FORMER SEN. AL FRANKEN UP TO? … FRANKEN has been on the political sidelines since he was shoved out of office after a spate of accusations that he was inappropriate with women. But last week, he sent out an email to his political supporters with this message: “It’s been a while since I’ve been in touch with you.” The email was meant to raise money for the “Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School at the Leech Lake Reservation” in Minnesota.
FRANKEN raised $70,000 for the school. Here’s a video he plans to release today.
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — NUMBERS USA is spending more than $500,000 on a national ad buy on Fox News and Fox Business News (and also CNN in the D.C. area) through May 31 that will feature “Never Trumpers” like the Koch brothers, former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The message: reducing immigration is key to putting American workers’ needs first and increasing wages. The ad
2020 WATCH — THE NEW JOE BIDEN … NATASHA KORECKI in Columbia, S.C.: “On campaign trail, Biden keeps his hands to himself”: “There‘s been no hair-sniffing. No nose-to-cheek nuzzles. No intimate whispers with strangers. In his first full week on the road for his 2020 candidacy, Joe Biden is keeping his hands to himself.
“Biden joined the race on the heels of a rough period in which six women publicly complained that Biden’s past touching made them uncomfortable. From his slow response to the controversy and the lack of apology, it wasn’t quite clear if the 76-year-old former vice president could adjust to the realities of campaigning in the #MeToo era — or if the criticism of the overly familiar physical contact even registered.
“But after nearly a week on the campaign trail, including nearly a half-dozen events in Pittsburgh, Iowa and South Carolina, it appears Biden got the message. Gone are the episodes of canoodling with voters, replaced by a less tactile brand of retail politicking marked by selfies and more physical reserve than Biden is accustomed to.” POLITICO
— “Harris assails Trump for hateful rhetoric,” by Chris Cadelago: “Kamala Harris intensified her frontal assault on Donald Trump late Sunday, condemning the president for attacking communities of color and denigrating African countries with ‘foul language no president should speak.’
“Harris, decamping from her brand-reinforcing battering of Attorney General Bill Barr, singled out Trump’s response to the violent marchers in Charlottesville, Va. ‘It’s time we had a president who’s not scared to call neo-Nazi violence what it is: domestic terrorism,’ the Democratic presidential hopeful told thousands at the NAACP’s Freedom Fund dinner reception in Detroit.” POLITICO
— AP’S JAY REEVES: “Buttigieg, husband attend Jimmy Carter’s Sunday school class”
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— NEW: DARIN MILLER, who has led comms and strategy for the Freedom Caucus for the last few years, is joining VP MIKE PENCE’S staff today to be deputy press secretary and director of strategic communications. Miller is a Hill vet, works well with the D.C. press corps and has been through the ringer with the HFC. He’ll join a fellow former HFC’er — Alyssa Farah — on Pence’s staff.
— DEMOCRATS are again trying to pry New York’s 24th district from REP. JOHN KATKO. This time, Ralston Lapp is working with Francis Conole, a veteran, who is playing up his local ties, and his military experience (Naval Academy grad, in the service after 9/11). He has not filed an FEC report yet, but we hear he has raised $100k. In a good year for Democrats, Katko could certainly be vulnerable. Hillary Clinton won his seat in 2016. But he won by 5 points in 2018. Conole’s launch video
TRUMP’S MONDAY — Trump will present the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy to the Army Black Knights, the U.S. Military Academy football team, at 12:15 p.m. in the Rose Garden. At 6 p.m., the president will present Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the Rose Garden.
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NYT’S ANNIE KARNI and KEVIN DRAPER: “In Tiger Woods, Trump Finds a Hero and a Business Opportunity”: “Ever since Tiger Woods arrived on the public stage as a golf phenom at the age of 21, Donald J. Trump has been cultivating him as a celebrity who could add a sheen to his properties around the globe.
“After Mr. Woods won his first Masters title in 1997, he celebrated in Atlantic City at the Taj Mahal casino, eating pork chops and being photographed with the owner, Mr. Trump.
“Since then, Mr. Trump has named a villa after him at the Trump National Doral Miami. He has also gone into business abroad with Mr. Woods, announcing in 2014 that the golfer would design a course in Dubai as part of a luxury residential megaproject that would be managed by the Trump Organization.” NYT
AP/CHICAGO: “Red Sox manager Alex Cora won’t visit White House”: “Cora cited the Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria in his native Puerto Rico as the reason for his decision. ‘The government has done some things back home that are great, but we still have a long ways to go,’ he said on Sunday following a 9-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. ‘That’s our reality. It’s pretty tough to go celebrate when we’re where we’re at. I’d rather not go and be consistent with everything.’” AP
PLAYBOOK READS
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — “Trump taps Mark Morgan, former Obama official who supports border wall, to head ICE,” by WaPo’s Nick Miroff, Shane Harris and Josh Dawsey: “President Trump announced his choice as director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Sunday, tapping a former FBI official who frequently appears on cable news advocating for the president’s immigration policies. …
“In Morgan, Trump has found a vocal advocate for some of his positions, particularly the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico. Morgan has said such a wall would be an effective way to reduce illegal border crossings.
“Trump’s Twitter announcement that Morgan ‘will be joining the Trump administration as the head of our hard working men and women of ICE’ caught White House aides and Homeland Security officials by surprise. They had not been informed Morgan was Trump’s choice, and at ICE, senior leaders learned of the decision from the president’s tweet, according to two senior administration officials.” WaPo
GAZA LATEST — “Israel and Gaza militants agree to cease-fire after weekend of violence,” by WaPo’s Loveday Morris and Hazem Balousha in Jerusalem
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EYE ON THE SKY … SEATTLE TIMES: “Long before first 737 MAX crash, Boeing knew a key sensor warning light wasn’t working, but told no one,” by Dominic Gates: “Boeing admitted Sunday that it knew well over a year before the first crash of a 737 MAX in Indonesia last October that a warning light linked to a key sensor on the 737 MAX wasn’t working on most of the airplanes, but it informed neither the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) nor the airlines operating the jet about the problem until after that crash.
“The warning light is significant because it warned of a malfunction in one of the jet’s Angle of Attack (AOA) sensors, a fault that began the sequence of events that led to both the Lion Air crash in October and the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March.
“The alert worked only on planes flown by airlines that had bought a separate and optional AOA indicator added to the main flight display panel. Boeing disclosed the existence of the problem publicly only last week after a story in the Wall Street Journal. It disclosed its prior knowledge on Sunday only after a follow-up story.
“Furthermore, even MAX operators like American Airlines that had bought the optional indicator were misinformed by Boeing last year after the Lion Air crash about how the warning light operates.” Seattle Times
AXIOS’ JONATHAN SWAN: “Inside a top Trump adviser’s fundraising mirage”: “A political organization run by David Bossie, President Trump’s former deputy campaign manager, has raised millions of dollars by saying it’s supporting Trump-aligned conservative candidates — but has spent only a tiny fraction of that money supporting candidates. …
“At least $445,972 was spent on apparent book purchases. Copies of the Presidential Coalition’s direct mailers — which Axios obtained and shared with CLC — show the organization offered people who donated above a certain amount (usually $45) a copy of one of Bossie’s books, ‘Trump’s Enemies.’” Axios
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VALLEY TALK — “Facebook Opens a Command Post to Thwart Election Meddling in Europe,” by NYT’s Adam Satariano in Dublin: “The cramped space is home to Facebook’s newly opened operations center to oversee the European Union’s parliamentary election, which will be held May 23 to May 26 in 28 countries.
“Modeled after the ‘war room’ that the Silicon Valley company created before last year’s midterm elections in the United States, the people inside are tasked with washing Facebook of misinformation, fake accounts and foreign meddling that could sway European voters.” NYT
MEDIAWATCH … CNN’S SARA MURRAY and BRIAN STELTER: “Anatomy of a smear: How far-right websites spread a fake story about Pete Buttigieg”
— SENTENCE DU JOUR … WAPO’S SALLY JENKINS ON THE DERBY: “The stewards of Churchill Downs imposed an artificial order on 19 horses searching for solid footing while stampeding in a mire, the brown water pooling in mud-trench harrows, while 150,000 people wearing flower pots on their heads hollered at them.” WaPo
— NPR’s Morning Edition has changed its opening tune for the first time in 40 years. “It’s not a decision that we took on lightly,” Meg Goldthwaite, NPR’s chief marketing officer, told the NYT. “We wanted to freshen the music and get it ready for what we hope will be another 50 years. It just felt like it was time.” NYT
PLAYBOOKERS
SPOTTED: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sitting in first class Sunday on the delayed American Airlines flight 1855 from Charlotte to DCA. Pic
COMING ATTRACTIONS — H.R. MCMASTER will receive the 15th annual Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Service at the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s annual dinner on November 14 at the Union League of Philadelphia.
SCOOP — PER DANIEL LIPPMAN: “Henry Muñoz, the longtime national finance chairman of the [DNC], is stepping down from the position after more than six years in the role, he told POLITICO. … The party committee raised more than $600 million while he was finance chair … The DNC has named Chris Korge, a Florida attorney who was a top fundraiser for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, as Muñoz’s interim replacement. …
“Although most Democratic presidential candidates aren’t accepting corporate PAC money, the DNC’s host committee has been talking to corporate sponsors in order to fund the July 2020 convention in Milwaukee, according to a person familiar with the matter.” POLITICO
WEEKEND WEDDING — HILLARY ALUMNI: Megan Nashban, a Democratic fundraiser and a Hillary for America alum, marriedattorney Dan Kenney. Everytown political director Chris Carr married the couple and Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.)’s chief of staff John McCarthy played piano. Pic
SPOTTED: Brynne Craig, Sabrina Singh and Mike Smith, Ben Jealous, Pia Carusone, Lauren Crawford Shaver, Vernessa Shih, Davey McKissick and John Lee, Punya Krishnappa, Erin Tibe, Karuna Seshasai and Tom Moran.
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Tucker Eskew, partner at Vianovo. A fun fact about Tucker: “I am shown/portrayed in two Jay Roach political movies (‘Recount’ and ‘Game Change’), but I’d just as soon discuss garage rock and power pop with his wife, Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles.” Playbook Plus Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Tony Blair is 66 … Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) is 85 … Jamie Gorelick is 69 … Daniel Jick … Eric Fingerhut is 6-0 … Sheena Mollineau, senior manager for corporate responsibility at PwC … David Rogers … WSJ’s Jimmy Vielkind and Telis Demos … Steve Lindsey is 63 … Dani Lever, comms director for Gov. Cuomo … Seth Freedland … Spencer Pederson … Cynara Lilly, principal at RALLY … NPR alum Jennifer Longmire-Wright … Cara Philbin … Kevin Powers … POLITICO’s Claire Mullican … James Kariuki, multilateral policy director at the UK’s FCO … Liza Romanow, director of comms for Madeleine Albright (hat tips: Ben Chang and Jacob Freedman) … Stefan Friedman, partner at Mercury … Gerald “Jerry” M. Levin is 8-0 … Martha Nussbaum is 72 …
… Bloomberg’s Joe Nocera … ICM Partners’ Lauren Clark, who got engaged this weekend to Apple’s Bradley Knitz, whose birthday is also today — pic (h/t Brandon Shaw) … Abraham David Sofaer is 81 … Kate Henjum … Connor Lentz … Meghan Conklin … Laura Evans … Alyse Cohen is 31 (h/t Edith Gregson) … Mark Armour … Rod Rodriguez, president and CEO at Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation … Lisa Roskelley … Benjamin Levine … Max Giammetta … Meek Mill is 32 … Lisa Ferri … Rebecca Powell Marx … Natasha Mozgovaya … Paul Schmitz is 5-0 … Bob McCall … Jim Williams … Bill Dolbow … WH alum John Roberts … Rosa Puech … Jim Ramstad is 73 (h/ts Teresa Vilmain)
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Road ahead: Both chambers tackle disaster relief but conclusion still iffy
Senate appropriators hope to wrap up negotiations this week on a bipartisan disaster relief package that can get President Donald Trump’s support, while House Democrats plan to forge ahead with a vote on their own preferred proposal. Read More…
Tiger Woods, Trump and a perhaps counterintuitive political benefit
ANALYSIS — The crowd around the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Club — mostly men — roared when Tiger Woods tapped in his final putt last month to win his fifth Masters, his first major championship in 11 years. That victory nudged President Donald Trump to honor Woods, and perhaps counterintuitively tap into support from a voting bloc that has remained elusive to him. Read More…
Mental health clinics wait on Congress
The promise of higher federal Medicaid payments is giving eight states the chance to show that one-stop mental health clinics with 24-hour crisis care could offer patients a better option than the de facto safety net of police departments and emergency rooms. Read More…
Congressional fight over DC weed legalization could get sticky
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposal to fully legalize marijuana in the District of Columbia could set up another clash with Congress over cannabis laws, so maybe don’t go investing in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos or Cap’n Crunch cereal just yet. Read More…
Trump selects Mark Morgan to lead ICE, but will he ever get a Senate hearing?
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has selected an Obama-era chief of the U.S. Border Patrol to be the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read More…
Your Hill horoscope: Big artsy guns and $10 wristbands
We heard it through the grapevine that National Theatre is putting on “Pride & Joy,” a musical based on the marriage of D.C. legend Marvin Gaye and his wife Anna. The play runs this week through May 12. Tickets range from $49 to $99. Read More…
Sen. Mike Enzi announces he will retire rather than seek a fifth term
Wyoming Republican Michael B. Enzi announced Saturday that he will not run for re-election in 2020 after more than two decades in the Senate. Read More…
House Democrats give Barr final warning before contempt proceedings
The top House Judiciary Democrat has delivered a final warning to Attorney General William Barr to comply with a subpoena for the full Mueller report and its underlying evidence or else face contempt of Congress proceedings. Read More…
House committee renews ethics inquiries into Collins, Hunter and Schweikert
House Ethics Committee investigations into Republicans Chris Collins of New York, Duncan Hunter of California and David Schweikert of Arizona were reauthorized for the 116th Congress this week. Read More…
Federal court strikes down Ohio congressional map as partisan gerrymander
A federal three-judge panel on Friday struck down Ohio’s congressional map as a partisan gerrymander, providing fodder for voting rights advocates seeking a definitive Supreme Court ruling about the way electoral lines are drawn. Read More…
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‘Open War With Israel’ Over the weekend more than 600 rockets were fired on Israeli homes and civilian spaces in 24 hours by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The Jerusalem Post reported that two jihad groups are meeting with Egyptian officials in Cairo and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight: “Unconfirmed reports on Sunday evening claimed that Hamas has indicated its readiness for a ceasefire with Israel. Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip did not comment on the reports. Islamic Jihad spokesman Musab al-Braim said that the “resistance was on the threshold of a new phase in repelling the [Israeli] aggression that could lead to an open war.” He said that in light of the continued “aggression on our people and the targeting of children, houses and the implementation of the policy of assassinations, we are on the threshold of this phase, and we will not have mercy on this enemy.” Ahmed al-Mudalal, a senior Islamic Jihad official, said that the “current Zionist escalation on the Gaza Strip is a serious attempt to break the will of the Palestinian people and divert attention from the March of Return [weekly protests near the border with Israel].” Mudalal warned that the Palestinian terror groups will not stand idly by toward the “Zionist aggression against the Palestinian people, and have the full right to respond to these attacks.” Several U.S. Ambassadors released statements in support of Israel and their continued defense against terrorist attacks: “Enough is enough!” read the statement, signed by U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, the U.S. special envoy for combatnig anti-Semitism, Elan Carr, and the American ambassadors to the EU, France, Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland. “The sole aim of these terrorists is to kill, maim and terrorize citizens of Israel. These actions by Hamas and Islamic Jihad are simply unconscionable. No other nation on Earth would tolerate this . . . We affirm Israel’s right to defend itself and urge all nations to call these actions out for what they are – terrorism pure and simple.” Will Barr Be Back? On Friday, Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler gave the Justice Department until 9 a.m. today regarding a subpoena “which called for Barr to supply the full Mueller report and underlying evidence to Congress by May 1 — or negotiate in good faith with the committee to reach a ‘reasonable accommodation..'” More from Roll Call: “The House GOP has sided with Trump and Barr for defying the subpoena for the full Mueller report and grand jury information, with Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, the top Republican on the Judiciary panel, claiming that Nadler has placed “absurd demands” on the attorney general and asked him to break the law. Addressing his committee Thursday, Barr’s chair empty, Nadler framed the fight for information for his obstruction probe and other congressional investigations into Trump as a matter of constitutional magnitude.” Derby Drama Round-Up Two jockeys had a dream come true at the Derby. One turned into a nightmare (Louisville Courier Journal) Op-ed: Maximum Security was robbed at Kentucky Derby, yet another black eye in horse racing (USA Today) War of Will jockey Tyler Gaffalione: Stewards never spoke to me (Thoroughbred Daily News) An enjoyable and poignant first-hand account on how important the tradition of horse racing is to some families (Kevin Cox from Esquire Network’s Horseplayers on Our American Network) What I’m Reading This Week This week I’m reading the latest from New York Times best-selling author Dale Brown, The Kremlin Strike. Don’t miss the BRIGHT Ideas interview with the author below. From the book’s description: “In this exciting, visionary, and all-too-plausible next chapter in the legendary Dale Brown’s New York Times bestselling techno-warfare series, Brad McLanahan and the Iron Wolf Squadron must fight the Russians on a dangerous, untested battlefield: outer space.” A Case of the Mondays If you missed SNL with guest host Adam Sandler, you’ll want to see his funny and touching tribute to Chris Farley. (Look for other clips from the episode because it was really funny.) Doggie school bus picks up pups for school (YouTube) |
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On Thursday, the First Lady wore a stunning green dress and floral stilettos on the National Day of Prayer. From John Binder’s Fashion Notes:
“The dress, which features Mrs. Trump’s preferred shape of a fitted
bodice and a rounded neckline, is currently sold out but previously retailed for about $2,000. Mrs. Trump showed off her slim waist by adding a thin crocodile belt in nearly the same shade of green.
As of late, Mrs. Trump has been particularly focused on vibrant, summer-ready footwear. For the Rose Garden event, she chose a pair of her favorite Christian Louboutin floral stilettos.
Avid Fashion Notes followers will remember that Mrs. Trump wore these same pumps in June 2017 with a blue Michael Kors sheath dress.”
For shoe inspiration, check out these floral platform heels or this more comfortable wedge with a similar print. For a similar kelly green dress, I love this vintage-inspired dress. For a sleeveless version, this Reformation Mary Tank Dress from Nordstrom is almost spot-on with the color. Mondays with Melania is a weekly feature that highlights what the First Lady is doing and wearing. |
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What’s your morning routine?
I usually get up around 6 am and check the weather. If it’s good weather
I’ll think about going flying first thing in the morning because zephyr
winds kick up in the afternoon. Otherwise I get caught up with the news
and e-mails and get to work around 9 a.m. I work until 3:45 p.m., then
go on the treadmill or Bowflex for about an hour until about 5 p.m., and
I’m usually done for the day.
What book, movie or TV show did you last recommend to a friend?
The last book I recommended was “Extreme Ownership” by Jocko Willink and
Leif Babin, a book about corporate leadership by two U.S. Navy SEAL
veterans. Last movie I recommended was “Vice.” I haven’t recommended any
TV shows because except for news and weather I don’t watch much TV.
What’s the last picture you took on your phone?
I am the public affairs officer for my Civil Air Patrol squadron, so the
last picture was of our senior members flying cadets on glider
orientation flights. Here, pilot Brad Powell (r.) points out places to
look for air traffic entering the traffic pattern at Minden-Tahoe
Airport, Nevada.
What’s the most useful Russian phrase to know and what does it mean? Not phrases but words: Spasibo. Thank you. Pozhaiuysta. Please. What career advice do you most often share? Dress for the job you want, even if it’s not the one you’re interviewing for. BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist. |
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spearheading the effort (NYU’s Andrew Ross) is an advisory board member
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Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray May 6, 2019 Major Report Omission Shows Mueller Was Either Incompetent Or A Political Hack By Margot Cleveland Not once does Robert Mueller mention an investigation into whether Russia interfered with the presidential election by feeding dossier author Christopher Steele misinformation. Full article Donald Trump’s Biggest Crime Was Winning The 2016 Election By Saritha Prabhu For the crime of winning the 2016 election, the elites have pinned all manner of crimes on Trump, hoping something will stick. Full article If Democrats Try To ‘Benghazi’ Trump, They’ll Only Hurt Themselves By Jonathan S. Tobin A deluge of hearings didn’t derail Obama or Clinton. Seeking to make up for Mueller’s failure to destroy the president will hurt Democrats more than it will Trump. Full article It’s Time For Trump To Address Russian Interference In Our Elections By David Marcus President Trump has been cleared of collusion. Now he must tell Vladimir Putin that social media information attacks on the United States will not be tolerated. Full article No, Christianity Doesn’t Need To Endorse Homosexuality To Grow By Glenn T. Stanton Rev. Oliver Thomas is simply one in a long line of terribly misguided clergy who believe the best thing for the church is to stop being Christian. Full article Designating The Muslim Brotherhood A Terror Group Signals Needed Foreign Policy Realignment By Sumantra Maitra The Trump administration’s proposed designation of Muslim Brotherhood as a terror organization is a recalibration of American foreign policy that was a long time coming. Full article I Lived In The USSR When Chernobyl Exploded. Here’s What I Remember By Katya Sedgwick Chernobyl was the chapter in Soviet history filled with the numb panic of stoic and tragic people who, often despite their deep-rooted cynicism, were often capable of enormous self-sacrifice. Full article Here’s Why I Heart Social Media, And Ya’ll Should Too By Libby Emmons We can be reminded of people we would have otherwise forgotten, we can savagely dismantle bad arguments, and we can find kindred spirits across the world. Social media isn’t so bad after all. Full article GOP Again Capitulates To Dirty Tactics Against Federal Reserve Candidate Stephen Moore By Terry Schilling Shortly after President Trump nominated Stephen Moore to the Fed, the courts released the full details of his divorce, even against the wishes of both Moore and his ex-wife. Full article Creative Project Brings Real-Life Holocaust Stories To Instagram By Daniella Greenbaum Davis As the Holocaust survivor generation dies out, we have a special obligation to keep sharing their stories. But is Instagram an inappropriate medium? Full article Media Lies About Trump To Cover Up The Brutal Reality Of Late-Term Abortion By Rebecca Downs Born-alive legislation shouldn’t be controversial. It merely says once a child is born, doctors should treat the baby regardless of whether his parents will be birth parents or adoptive. Full article 3 Common Misconceptions About The U.S. Army In World War II By Madeline Osburn U.S. ground operations in World War II relied on a variety of means and tactics, based on geography, history, military command, and politics. Full article THE PRE-BARR LEAKS ARE COMING NOW For the past month, the anticipation among the set of journalists who got the Russia collusion hoax story right – including those who led our award-winning coverage at The Federalist – has been that Attorney General Bill Barr’s review of the initial beginnings of the Trump probe under the Obama administration would be particularly revelatory. It’s understandable to expect not just that the review would turn up very questionable activity extending to the highest ranks of the FBI and the DOJ, but that it would also lead to purposeful leaks to try and get out ahead of the bad news Barr will uncover. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a free trial today. follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © 2019 The Federalist, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences |
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From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann
FIRST READ: Dems lose their enthusiasm advantage, per NBC/WSJ poll
Democrats had two advantages that fueled their midterm victories in November 2018 – an edge in enthusiasm and success with independent voters.
Six months later, just one of those advantages remains.
In the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 75 percent of registered Republican voters say they have high interest in the 2020 presidential election – registering a “9” or “10” on a 10-point scale – versus 73 percent of Democratic voters who say the same thing.
That’s quite a change from the 2018 cycle, when Democrats held a double-digit lead on this question until the last two months before the election, when the GOP closed the gap but still trailed the Dems in enthusiasm.
It’s just one poll, but the numbers are a reminder that presidentials are always different than midterm cycles.
And they should correct any Dem thinking that assumes – “Hey, we have Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the bag because we won there in 2018” – since GOP enthusiasm now is much higher.
Oh, one other thing: Overall enthusiasm for 2020 is SKY-HIGH, with 69 percent of all voters expressing a high level of interest in the upcoming election.
That’s just 3 points shy of the 72 percent who said the same thing in October 2016.
And we are still more than 500 days away from the 2020 general election.
So, yeah, turnout in 2020 is going to be through the roof.
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Independents aren’t with Democrats on impeachment
As for independents, President Trump still has a big problem with them.
- His approval rating among indies is 38 percent (versus 46 percent overall);
- Just 34 percent have a positive view of him (versus 39 percent overall);
- And only a combined 28 percent of them say they are enthusiastic or comfortable when it comes to his re-election (versus 41 percent overall).
But the danger for Democrats: Independents aren’t with them on impeachment of Trump.
A plurality of indies – 45 percent – say Congress should NOT hold impeachment hearings, compared with 19 percent of them who believe there’s enough evidence to begin impeachment
proceedings NOW.
Thirty-four
percent take the middle ground: Congress should continue investigating
to see if there’s enough evidence to hold impeachment hearings in the
future.
Among all Americans, 48 percent oppose impeachment hearings, while a combined 49 percent want them now or possibly in the future if there’s enough evidence.
As NBC/WSJ co-pollster Peter Hart puts it, “The American public has reached a hung jury – not innocent, not guilty and they haven’t reached a consensus.”
Trump’s busy weekend on Twitter
Meanwhile, President Trump had a, well, interesting weekend on Twitter.
He
praised Vladimir Putin after his phone call with
Russia’s leader (who interfered in the 2016 presidential election):
“Tremendous potential for a good/great relationship with Russia.”
He
praised Kim Jong-Un (despite North Korea’s
new missile test): “He also knows that I am with him & does not want to break his promise to me.”
He
said Robert Mueller shouldn’t testify before Congress (contradicting
his earlier statement that the decision should be up to AG William Barr).
He
accused Democrats of stealing two years of his presidency.
He took issue with the disqualification at the
Kentucky Derby.
He
howled at Twitter/Facebook banning James Woods and 9/11 conspiracy theorist Paul Watson from their platforms
And he
questioned why Twitter/Facebook hasn’t banned the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC.
2020 VISION: Breaking down Bennet’s appearance on “Meet”
Yesterday, one of us interviewed the latest entrant into the presidential race on “Meet the Press” – Michael Bennet.
Bennet on why he’s needed in an already crowded field:
“I
think we need somebody who’s going to level with the American people
about why our system doesn’t seem to work for them… I’ve had two
tough elections in a swing state, out in the middle of the country,
where I think we feel pretty ignored by what people on the coasts are
saying. And third, I’ve got a record, in the Senate, of a lot of
bipartisan results.”
On whether Trump should be impeached
“I
mean, to me, it seems fairly clear, from the evidence, that he has
committed impeachable offenses. But we need to go through a process
here and see if the American people can be convinced that that’s
actually the right outcome.”
And on his vote NOT to filibuster Gorsuch
“The
reason I said we shouldn’t filibuster Gorsuch was very simple. Gorsuch
was a trade of Scalia for Gorsuch. And we allowed Mitch McConnell
to invoke — not only allowed him, gave him every opportunity to use
the nuclear option on Gorsuch, instead of waiting for it — forcing him
to wait, for Kavanaugh.”
On the campaign trail today: Beto O’Rourke continues to stump in Iowa… Amy Klobuchar and Julian Castro campaign in New Hampshire… Pete Buttigieg stays in South Carolina… Kirsten Gillibrand travels to Nevada… And Kamala Harris holds a teacher roundtable in Michigan.
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is … 53 percent.
53 percent.
That’s the share of Americans who say the Electoral College should be abolished in favor of a national popular vote, according to new data released this morning from our NBC/WSJ poll.
But respondents’ 2016 votes also have a lot to do with their answers.
An overwhelming 78 percent of Hillary Clinton voters support a national popular vote for president, while an equally overwhelming 74 percent of Trump voters want to keep the status quo in place.
Tweet of the day: RIP, Stan Collender
THE LID: The more things change, the more they stay the same
Don’t miss the pod from Friday, when we looked at whether to expect any major changes in public opinion after a few dramatic weeks in the Russia probe.
ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss
The U.S. is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to send “a clear and unmistakable message” to Iran.
Cory Booker is out with a new plan to counter gun violence.
Donald Trump now says Robert Mueller should not testify to Congress.
Trump is tapping Mark Morgan to be the new head of ICE.
Forces in Israel and Gaza have agreed to a cease-fire after a violent weekend.
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- As Michael Cohen heads to prison, there’s a lesson here: Never trust a Democrat
- Israel, Gaza call ceasefire
- Brig. Gen. Ali Nasiri allegedly defected with Iranian military plans. Now major U.S. firepower is on the way. Coincidence?
- Will Violence Against Women Act void the Second Amendment?
- My body, my choice? Yeah right!
- He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
- The Democrats will not save the Constitution
- China bans one of the Ten Commandments
- Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism: Why Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are despicably wrong
- This is the face of ‘21st Century socialism’
| As Michael Cohen heads to prison, there’s a lesson here: Never trust a Democrat Posted: 06 May 2019 04:26 AM PDT Democrats have built a reputation as proponents of criminal justice reform with efforts to reduce sentences and gain early releases for violent criminals, drug dealers, and illegal immigrants. But when it comes to “white collar” crimes, they have no pity. Former Trump lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen learned that lesson the hard way as he […] The post As Michael Cohen heads to prison, there’s a lesson here: Never trust a Democrat appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Israel, Gaza call ceasefire Posted: 06 May 2019 02:37 AM PDT Israel and leaders of the Gaza Strip reached a ceasefire agreement this morning following three days of massive rocket attacks into Israel and retaliatory air and gunboat strikes in Gaza. 27 Palestinians and four Israelis died from the attacks. Politicians have reacted to Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu’s decision of a ceasefire with #Hamas after 690 […] The post Israel, Gaza call ceasefire appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Brig. Gen. Ali Nasiri allegedly defected with Iranian military plans. Now major U.S. firepower is on the way. Coincidence? Posted: 06 May 2019 01:46 AM PDT Yesterday, National Security Adviser John Bolton announced the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force. It caught many by surprise as it indicated they were sending a “clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attack on United States interests or on those of our allies […] The post Brig. Gen. Ali Nasiri allegedly defected with Iranian military plans. Now major U.S. firepower is on the way. Coincidence? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Will Violence Against Women Act void the Second Amendment? Posted: 06 May 2019 12:28 AM PDT Shortly after the new Congress was sworn in following the 2018 midterms, former Vice President Joe Biden called on them to re-authorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In a series of tweets, Biden hailed VAWA, the bill he authored as a representative from Delaware in the US Senate in 1994, calling it a “lifeline” […] The post Will Violence Against Women Act void the Second Amendment? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| My body, my choice? Yeah right! Posted: 05 May 2019 10:08 PM PDT The Liberty grabber Left puts the ‘hip’ in hypocrisy when it comes to being pro-choice in self-defense. A recent video from weapons expert Kirsten Joy Weiss points out the sheer hypocrisy in the nation’s Socialist Left demanding women have a choice in murdering a child, but not in the case of self-defense. The selective application […] The post My body, my choice? Yeah right! appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. Posted: 05 May 2019 08:09 PM PDT Matthew 10 is one of the most confusing books of the Bible. Don’t get me wrong; the overarching message is very clear. However, within many of the verse are statements by Yeshua that can be hard to contemplate because they seem to have strange contradictions and/or commands that are not obvious to everyone. One of […] The post He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| The Democrats will not save the Constitution Posted: 05 May 2019 07:50 PM PDT Trump skeptical conservatives have reason to be concerned about the President’s convictions in constitutional government, but the Democrats’ contempt of constitutional values cannot be overstated. We are living in what many have called a post-constitutional age. Both major political parties praise “constitutional norms,” especially when out of power. However, their conduct when granted the wheels […] The post The Democrats will not save the Constitution appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| China bans one of the Ten Commandments Posted: 05 May 2019 07:33 PM PDT Of the Open Doors World Watch List Top 10 Countries for Persecution of Christians, 7 of them are Islamic and 1 is Communist. The hardest place in the world for a Christian to live and survive is North Korea. China has moved up into the top 50 at the number 27 slot. ******** Open Doors […] The post China bans one of the Ten Commandments appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism: Why Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are despicably wrong Posted: 05 May 2019 05:42 PM PDT There has been a trend in America growing for the last decade. It’s a trend that was pretty much under the radar until recently when a pair of freshman Congresswomen – Ilhan Omar (D-MN) an Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) – brought it to the forefront. They are masquerading their anti-Semitism behind the guise of anti-Zionism, bringing […] The post Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism: Why Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are despicably wrong appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| This is the face of ‘21st Century socialism’ Posted: 05 May 2019 04:48 PM PDT These are the images and stories of the reality of the oppression of socialism. The security forces of the socialist nation of Venezuela under the control of Dictator Nicolás Maduro continue to oppress the people of that once prosperous country. The Repression of Liberty in the land of ‘21st-century socialism’ comes in many forms ranging […] The post This is the face of ‘21st Century socialism’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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05/06/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Correcting Krugman; Census Hysteria; Sloppy Track, Muddy Result By Carl M. Cannon on May 06, 2019 09:31 am Good morning, it’s Monday, May 6, 2019. This was a busy weekend, what with May the Fourth, Cinco de Mayo, and the Kentucky Derby all taking place. The derby, as you may have heard, ended in controversy when the winning horse was disqualified and placed 17th. It was a result that outraged horse-racing fans, including Donald J. Trump, who (you won’t be surprised to hear) took to Twitter in protest. “It was a rough and tumble race on a wet and sloppy track, actually, a beautiful thing to watch,” the president tweeted. “Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur. The best horse did NOT win the Kentucky Derby — not even close!” Notwithstanding his perplexing allusion to political correctness, the First Fan is right: Country House, the long shot who finished second and was awarded the win, was no match for front-running Maximum Security, the colt who crossed the finish line two lengths in front. So how could a horse be taken down after leading the field the entire way? I’ll answer that question in a moment, while also reprising the finish of the 1933 Kentucky Derby, which was every bit as contentious as this year’s, in a moment. First, I’d point you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * Paul Krugman Gets the Democratic Primary All Wrong. Bill Scher defends the bipartisan efforts made by the Obama/Biden administration, which Krugman sees as the wrong model for the party to follow in 2020 and beyond. Census Isn’t a Threat to the Nation; Anti-Trump Hysteria Is. Frank Miele makes the case for including a question about whether residents are U.S. citizens. Biden’s Union Bond: Strained by His China Dismissal? Phil Wegmann has the story. When It Comes to China, Sleepy Joe Biden Is Still Snoozing. Curtis Ellis assails the former vice president for failing to recognize predatory Chinese trade practices and human rights abuses. Mueller Got More Attention Than Sri Lanka, Notre Dame Combined. Kalev Leetaru has this analysis of media coverage data. What the Media Missed About Trump’s Digital Operation. Daniel Bassali asserts that the campaign’s outreach was underestimated in 2016 and could be again — to Democrats’ detriment. Is Corporate Vigilantism a Threat to Democracy? Nick Dedeke argues that practices enacted by PayPal, Mastercard and Visa have taken civic activism too far. Perils of a GOP Alternative to the Green New Deal. In RealClearMarkets, Benjamin Zycher warns that any proposal, if enacted, would result in great economic cost with no environmental benefit. Advanced Manufacturing: A Market Opportunity for Nuclear Power? In RealClearEnergy, Thomas A. Hemphill looks at promising new developments. The Crisis of Loneliness. RealClearPolicy’s “American Project” series continues with Francie Hart Broghammer’s examination of the isolation that occurs in society despite our immersion in technology intended to connect us. * * * If the president of the United States thinks horse racing is rough and tumble now, he should have been at Churchill Downs on this date in 1933. That race, known as the “Fighting Finish,” featured two jockeys in hand-to-hand combat as they crossed the finish line. It was a dispute they resumed in the jockeys’ changing room with their fists, a rumpus finally broken up by sportswriters and other riders. The fracas started during the stretch run, a bit later in the race than this year’s trouble, when 18-year-old jockey Don Meade sent his horse Brokers Tip through a narrow opening on the inside, pulling alongside front-running Head Play. Herb Fisher, the 22-year-old rider aboard Head Play, didn’t appreciate Meade’s shortcut, and he pinned Brokers Tip on the rail. Meade pushed Fisher away, and soon both riders were whipping and pushing each other. Fisher tried to pull Meade off by grabbing his saddlecloth; Meade grabbed Fisher by the arm, which is how they crossed the finish line. Although the technology was available (and can still be accessed), Churchill Downs didn’t use photos to determine the winner in those days, and the stewards awarded the victory to Brokers Tip. This result outraged Herb Fisher, who believed (a) that his mount crossed the finish line first; and (b) Meade had fouled him in any event, and should have been taken down. It didn’t happen, though, and such an outcome wouldn’t take place until May 4, 2019. The short answer to the stewards’ stunning decision at Churchill Downs on Saturday is that horses are required by the rules of thoroughbred racing to stay in their lane, even though no such lane markings exist. They can switch paths, but only without endangering other horses or impeding their progress. But as Maximum Security rounded the final turn and headed into the stretch, he did both. With jockey Luis Saez aboard, the horse suddenly drifted outward into the path of War of Will, who was making his move. Trying to avoid a collision, War of Will’s rider, Tyler Gaffalione, reined his horse to the right, causing him to bump Long Range Toddy, who was also surging forward. Country House, outside of them both, veered away from trouble, and was uncompromised. So, it was a foul on Maximum Security, but here’s where things get subjective. Did it impact the result of the race? If so, what’s the proper remedy? To me, the answer to the first question was clear: No, it did not change the outcome of the race. Yes, Long Range Toddy was checked briefly, but that horse, who didn’t really belong in the derby, faded to 17th — in a 19-horse field. War of Will also didn’t “want the distance,” as they say in racing, and finished eighth. The best horses finished 1,2,3,4. So why did Maximum Security veer outward? This often occurs with tiring horses. It also happens sometimes on sloppy footing, which was the condition of the Churchill Downs track on Saturday. Luis Saez himself thought his 3-year-old horse, which he described — not unsympathetically — as “a baby,” veered outward when he heard the roar of the crowd of 150,000 people. Whatever the cause, it was dangerous, and it came at a time when thoroughbred racing is under tremendous scrutiny because of horses breaking down on tracks and being euthanized. (Come to think of it, this is what President Trump must have been alluding to with his aside about “political correctness.”) But when it came to Maximum Security’s foul — and it was a foul — what should the racing stewards have done about it? They could have fined the jockey or suspended him for some period of time for “careless riding,” which are remedies often applied. But here was the problem: No one blamed Saez for what happened. His horse veered out suddenly on a muddy track, and just as suddenly, the rider corrected it. He’s not known as a reckless rider; quite the contrary. And he knows the dangers of his sport as well as anyone: Four-and-a-half years ago, his younger brother — a 17-year-old apprentice jockey — was killed in a spill on an Indiana racetrack. What the three Churchill Downs stewards should have done in my opinion was say a silent prayer of thanks that the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby produced a worthy champion who made one misstep — and that his error didn’t result in disaster. Instead, they took 22 minutes to take the horse down, inexplicably placing Maximum Security 17th behind Long Range Toddy; then they waited another two hours to read a written statement, and took no questions. It seemed like a travesty to millions of fans, and it cost me a lucrative exacta payout. But at least it didn’t end in a brawl in the jockeys’ room. Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com |
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