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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Bernie’s Millionaire Status and Town Hall “U.S. Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders released 10 years of tax returns on Monday, providing details of his growing status as a millionaire fueled by a sharp jump in income from book royalties since his losing 2016 White House run.” Reuters Sanders “sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum on Monday night at a town hall in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania” and penned an op-ed arguing for “an economy and government that works for all, not just the 1 percent.” Fox News From the Left The left argues that Bernie’s millionaire status does not change the potency of his ideas and policy proposals, and considers the town hall a success. “There is no socialist in America who will ever escape charges of hypocrisy… |
[but]
Sanders’s complaint isn’t that millionaires exist per se.
After all, if America’s household wealth were distributed evenly across
the population, then every family of four would have a net worth of
$1.2 million. Sanders’s critique is that the United States’ super-rich
are symptomatic of a system that churns out a small class of extremely wealthy people who rule over the vast remainder…
“Key to Sanders’s argument against the accumulation of wealth in the
hands of a small elite is that their largesse allows them to wield
disproportionate, anti-democratic political power by funding campaigns
and lobbying politicians; seeing as Sanders’s campaign is funded
strictly by small donors and he is not a lobbyist himself, it would seem
that his having made more than 1 million dollars in a year doesn’t
exactly run afoul of that critique.”
Elizabeth Bruenig, Washington Post
“What matters here is the method by which politicians and ex-politicians capitalize on [their] fame.
For instance, the usual buckraking speech tour of big Wall Street banks
that ex-politicians routinely carry out is objectionable because of
corruption. Do bankers really care about hearing some probably
platitudinous 40-minute speech? No, they are paying for access to
potential future senators and presidents… There is something peculiar in
the notion that only personally impoverished people can hold leftist
views… The effect is to foreclose any realistic leftist politics, since
poor people have zero political power — and as we have seen, anyone who
becomes a national figure becomes rich almost automatically.”
Ryan Cooper, The Week
Minority view: “I think he’s probably not a hypocrite,
because I think he is probably quite genuinely one of those socialists
who doesn’t really believe in ‘charity.’ This tendency in socialist
thinking goes back a long way, including Oscar Wilde’s famous criticism
of charity on the grounds that it is ‘immoral to use private property in
order to alleviate the horrible evils that result from the institution
of private property.’ I don’t buy this though, for a very simple reason:
When you have millions of dollars, you could immediately better the condition of a great number of people, and are choosing not to…
“We know that Bernie Sanders thinks he has too much money. We know this
because he thinks it should be taxed away from him. But if it should be
taken away from him by taxation, meaning that he shouldn’t have it in
the first place, why would he keep it at the moment?… Why should our
behavior be guided by what the law happens to be rather than by what we
think is right?”
Nathan J. Robinson, Current Affairs
Regarding the Fox News town hall, “it was a resounding success, and a reminder that Bernie, not Trump, can actually rally together a majority of Americans…
Though he often attacked Trump, he did more than that, offering dreams,
ambitions, and real policy for a working class that has seen its wages
and living standards stagnant for decades to aspire to. He didn’t
mention Russia once; he focused on the issues that he could discuss with
the most clarity. This is the type of formula that can win an election,
that can counter Trump’s dangerous right-populism, that can unite those
struggling for a better life across the country.”
Bhaskar Sunkara, The Guardian
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From the Right
The
right argues that it is hypocritical for Bernie to attack the rich
given his wealth, and applauds his decision to appear on Fox.
Bernie
“leads a movement that believes rich people shouldn’t hoard money that
could be given to the state to help the poor. He knew reconciling his
personal net worth with the principles of that movement would be an
issue if he ran for president again. There are things he could have done to defuse the issue
— given the money to charity or to the Treasury, invested it in
‘progressive’ causes or companies, plowed it into his own campaign… His
preferred justification instead, essentially, is ‘Sorry for being
successful.’” Allahpundit, Hot Air “Other millionaires and billionaires can explain their riches like Bernie does. ‘I started a website that sold books, and now we sell everything.’ ‘I invented a way to search the internet with ease and accuracy.’ ‘I invested in companies and helped them grow.’ ‘I run a pharmaceutical company that cures diseases and produces medication so sick people can live better lives.’ Bernie’s book-writing, in other words, isn’t any nobler than the paths taken by other millionaires… [Rich liberals’] opinions shouldn’t be discounted just because they are rich, to be sure, but the fact that they don’t walk the walk should give their fans pause. Capitalism is a powerful engine for social mobility, and prosperous capitalists like Bernie Sanders should have the courage to say so.” Karol Markowicz, New York Post “A 2015 study by sociologists at Cornell and Washington University in St. Louis of 44 years of income data found that about 12% of the U.S. population will rank in the top 1% for at least one year; 39% in the top 5% for at least a year; 56% in the top 10%; and 73% in the top 20%. At the same time only about 0.6% of people will stay in the top 1% for 10 consecutive years…Judging by their tax returns, most Democrats running for President have done well for themselves. Good for them. So why do they want to make it harder for others to achieve the same level of prosperity and take away more of their wealth if these Americans succeed?” Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal Regarding the Fox News town hall, “Sanders is smart to cross the media aisle… his appearance on Fox distinguishes him from other Democrats and particularly from Hillary Clinton. Many Republicans who watch Fox News and consume populist media can get the distinct impression that Democrats are just waiting for them to die. That was what was so damaging about Hillary Clinton’s ‘basket of deplorables’ comment and her implication that Trump supporters will have no place in defining American life going forward. Sanders believes in his message so much, he wants to pitch it to you just before you settle in for Tucker Carlson Tonight. That’s to his credit.” Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review Yet many point out that “it doesn’t really tell us much that a room half full of Democratic voters and Bernie supporters prefer some imaginary, aspirational future where the government pays for health care and there are minimal problems, as opposed to the warts-and-all reality of what we have now… [but] in the end, Sanders doesn’t have a health care plan, so much as a branding strategy for one. Medicare, despite its fiscal unsustainability, is very popular. So calling government-run health care ‘Medicare for all’ is a stroke of genius, insofar as it makes the American public more receptive to socialist ideas.” Mark Hemingway, The Federalist |
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A libertarian’s take
“[Bernie]
stepped into one of the more significant filter bubbles that divide red
from blue America. He was decent in his manner, pleading for comity,
embracing universalist rather than identitarian language, decrying
racial injustice and anti-Muslim demagoguery, and mincing no words in
correctly labeling Trump a pathological liar. His strengths outshone his
flaws in front of a TV audience that many Democrats have a hard time
reaching, having written it off as deplorable, if not irredeemable. He
showed other Democratic candidates the way forward and warmed up the Fox
audience to left-wing ideas. For having a constructive discussion despite their significant differences, Sanders and Fox deserve congratulations and that highest form of flattery: imitation.” Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic On the bright side… ‘Lemoga’: Lake District hotel offers yoga with lemurs as partners. The Guardian |
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| News Answers to 4 Big Questions About Sending Illegal Immigrants to Sanctuary Cities More than 170 cities and counties have some sort of sanctuary law prohibiting local law enforcement from assisting federal immigration authorities, and in some cases jurisdictions may even obstruct enforcement. More Commentary Criticism of Ilhan Omar Isn’t Incitement Liberals who hide behind the charge of incitement are simply attempting to quash debate. More Commentary Democrats Want to Rejoin the Paris Accord. Let’s Recall Why It Was Such a Bad Deal. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has advanced the Climate Action Now Act, a bill that would block the Trump administration from withdrawing from the Paris accord. More Commentary Conservatives Need to Reclaim Feminism or Pick a New Word Are you a feminist? For many conservative women, responding to that question becomes a backbreaking feat—expressing your viewpoint while attempting to dodge the left’s pro-abortion, anti-male infested word trap. More Analysis Podcast: The Burning of Notre Dame The fire at Notre Dame has been put out. The damage is extensive, but glimmers of hope shine amid the destruction. Heritage Foundation researcher Monica Burke shares what the cathedral’s burning means for France, Christians, and the Western world. More Commentary NAACP Embraces ‘Green’ Agenda, Showing It No Longer Represents Black Interests The NAACP’s new study, “Fossil Fueled Foolery,” claims to reveal how the fossil fuel industry manipulates communities of color. More Commentary What Notre Dame Means to Me, a Lifelong Catholic I distinctly remember casting a final glance at one of the glittering rose windows, and thinking to myself, “I have to come back.” I thought Notre Dame would always be there, waiting for me. More |
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ON THE TRAIL … NATASHA KORECKI in Iowa: BUTTIGIEG SHRUGS OFF ANTI-GAY HECKLERS: “South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg swept into Iowa on Tuesday, drawing some of the biggest crowds of the 2020 race so far in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. He faced anti-gay hecklers at two events, including in Des Moines where a man in the crowd shouted ‘remember Sodom and Gomorrah!’ just after Buttigieg talked about marrying his husband, Chasten, who attended the event.
“The man kept shouting but the crowd chants of ‘Pete! Pete!’ drowned him out. Buttigieg calmly looked on as security escorted away the individual. ‘The good news is, the condition of my soul is in the hands of God, but the Iowa caucuses are up to you,’ Buttigieg said to laughter and cheers.
“In all, three hecklers over two Iowa events were taken away and each time Buttigieg unflinchingly carried on after cracking a joke or commenting on freedom of expression. A campaign aide said it was the first time the mayor faced such security incidents since touring nationally.” Video
— BUTTIGIEG EDGE: “Two days after officially entering the presidential race, Buttigieg was expecting 50 people at a Polk County meet and greet. As RSVPs rolled in, organizers moved it from a small gym at Franklin Junior High to the large gym, to an auditorium and finally moving it outside. A good thing: a stunning 1,650 people showed up in the end.
“It isn’t just the number of people that stands out: Buttigieg has yet to staff up with organizers in Iowa, so this turnout was mostly organic. Buttigieg spoke to a progressive Iowa group in December and has visited the earlier this year but this crowd was exponentially larger.”
— MEANWHILE … “On the other side of town, SEN. CORY BOOKER (D-N.J.) was meeting with the Iowa Black Caucus, capping a tour through the state. The night before, he hosted a Sioux City town hall, before about 100 people. When it wound down, the New Jersey Democrat, having spotted a supporter wearing a Queen T-shirt, took her and her friends aside and called up on her phone a video of Axl Rose and Elton John performing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ at times singing along.”
— CNN’S MANU RAJU and TED BARRETT: “Trump’s GOP critics in Senate mum on Weld 2020 bid”
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IMMIGRATION LATEST … NYT’S MIKE SHEAR and KATIE BENNER: “In New Effort to Deter Migrants, Barr Withholds Bail to Asylum Seekers”: “The Trump administration on Tuesday took another significant step to discourage migrants from seeking asylum, issuing an order that could keep thousands of them in jail indefinitely while they wait for a resolution of their asylum requests.
“The order issued by Attorney General William P. Barr was an effort to deliver on President Trump’s promise to end the ‘catch and release’ of migrants crossing the border in hopes of escaping persecution in their home countries.
“The order — which directs immigration judges to deny some migrants a chance to post bail — will not go into effect for 90 days. It is all but certain to be challenged in federal court, but immigrant rights lawyers said it could undermine the basic rights of people seeking safety in the United States.” NYT
— LAT: “California hits back as Trump threatens to ‘dump’ immigrants in ‘sanctuary cities”: With a Gavin Newsom interview
LESS THAN 24 HOURS after we wondered if he was bored with the 2020 field … the president (@realDonaldTrump) last night: “I believe it will be Crazy Bernie Sanders vs. Sleepy Joe Biden as the two finalists to run against maybe the best Economy in the history of our Country (and MANY other great things)! I look forward to facing whoever it may be. May God Rest Their Soul!”
— HUH? “May God Rest Their Soul?”
— NYT’S KATIE ROGERS and MAGGIE HABERMAN — White House Memo on A15: “This Just In! Waiting for Mueller, Trump Passes Time Commenting on the News”
THE INVESTIGATIONS … ANDREW DESIDERIO and KYLE CHENEY: “Mueller looms over Dem investigations”: “After three months in power, House Democrats have finally hit their investigative stride. They’ve teed up invasive probes of President Donald Trump’s finances, uncorked subpoenas, and set the stage for court battles that could consume Washington through the 2020 election.
“But everything could change Thursday when Attorney General William Barr releases a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s long-anticipated report on the Trump campaign’s links to Russia. Mueller’s findings — and whether they’re damning, benign or too heavily redacted to understand — are certain to be a major factor guiding the direction of Democrats’ probes.” POLITICO
— DARREN SAMUELSOHN and JOSH GERSTEIN in POLITICO: “Mueller’s ‘13 Angry Democrats’: Where are they now?”
NOLAN MCCASKILL on the POLITICO/MORNING CONSULT POLL: “Poll: Nearly 4-in-10 voters believe Trump’s campaign was spied on”
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MAYBE HE SHOULD’VE FOCUSED ON SAVING THE HOUSE! … “Trump moves to resist House inquiries, setting up fight over congressional subpoena powers,” by WaPo’s Tom Hamburger, Karoun Demirjian, John Dawsey and Rachael Bade:“The administration does not plan to turn over information being sought about how particular individuals received their security clearances, Trump’s meetings with foreign leaders and other topics that they plan to argue are subject to executive privilege, according to several aides familiar with internal discussions.” WaPo
CASH DASH — “Freshman Democrats rake in cash to protect the House,” by Laura Barrón-López and Sarah Ferris: “The most vulnerable House Democrats are off to a fast start defending their seats — and their party’s fragile new majority. Nearly three-dozen Democratic freshmen in battleground districts raised more than $300,000 for their campaigns in the first three months of 2019 — a barometer of early momentum in the seats that could determine control of the chamber in the 2020 election.
“Competing with a crowded Democratic presidential field and higher-profile Senate races, the new class of Democrats responsible for flipping control of the House have fought to sustain the torrent of campaign cash, much of it from small donors, that allowed candidates to outspend GOP incumbents in most of the contested House races last year. Now, as incumbents themselves, the eye-popping numbers could help fend off GOP challengers as Democrats attempt to hold their majority while waging war with President Donald Trump on multiple fronts.” POLITICO
— JAMES ARKIN: “Republicans stockpile cash to safeguard Senate majority”
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SWAMP UPDATE … AP: “Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is quickly parlaying his time in President Donald Trump’s cabinet into a lucrative private career.
“He’s landed a more than $100,000-a-year post at a Nevada mining company and is pursuing involvement in natural gas exports that have surged under Trump, Zinke told The Associated Press Tuesday.” AP
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2020 WATCH — CHRIS CADELAGO and ALEX THOMPSON: “Warren bets big on mega-campaign”: “As Elizabeth Warren’s campaign developed its organizing strategy this winter, it spent big to bring on a whopping 161 staffers — nearly twice as many as her closest rival in the Democratic presidential primary.
“The early hiring spree, which cost Warren’s campaign nearly $1.2 million in salary plus more on related expenses, amounts to a big bet on what it will take to win the 2020 presidential race. The buildup had Warren spending money almost as fast as she raised at a time of year when presidential campaigns traditionally hoard their cash, according to new campaign finance filings.
“But the decision sheds new light on the priorities and strategy behind Warren’s campaign, which believes organization in the early-voting states could make the difference next year.” POLITICO
TRUMP’S WEDNESDAY — The president will participate in an “Opportunity Zone” conference with state, local, tribal and community leaders at 2 p.m. in the South Court Auditorium.
PLAYBOOK READS
AOC’S MYSTERY BOOK — “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) … was recently in talks to write a book … Multiple publishing industry sources told The Daily Beast that the freshman Democrat retained the talent agency CAA and took meetings earlier this year about writing a potential book. The project, one industry source said, was ultimately pulled, but for reasons that remain mysterious.” The Daily Beast
BONUS WOMEN RULE PODCAST — ANNA spoke with SUSAN TYNAN, founder of Framebridge, the direct-to-consumer online framing startup that has raised $67.1 million since its launch in 2014, at a live Women Rule podcast taping at the Manufacturing Institute’s “Step Ahead Initiative.” Listen and subscribe
TRUMP AND THE WORLD … ELIANA JOHNSON: “Japanese leader plans grueling D.C. dash for Trump face time”: “When Japan enthrones a new emperor on May 1, the country’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, might be feeling a little jet lagged. Just four days before one of his nation’s most important ceremonial events in a generation, akin to the election of a new Pope in Rome, Abe plans to jet around the world and back for a vital mission: maintaining his relationship with President Donald Trump.
“Abe’s 36-hour trip to a foreign capital 6,700 miles away — he tentatively plans to join First Lady Melania Trump’s 49th birthday celebrations on Friday, April 26, and golf with Trump himself the next day, according to two sources familiar with his plans — underscores the extraordinary lengths he has gone to cultivate the U.S. president.” POLITICO
— VETO NO. 2: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a bipartisan measure to cut off U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s civil war, calling it ‘an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities.’” POLITICO
— FOR YOUR RADAR … BLOOMBERG: “High on the list of President Donald Trump’s priorities as he tries to close a trade deal with counterpart Xi Jinping is making sure China faces consequences if it doesn’t live up to its promises. Yet in pursuing that goal Trump may also be giving China a new cudgel to use on American companies and striking another blow to the international rule of law.
“Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said the U.S. has made its own commitments to China and agreed that both sides will be subject to an enforcement mechanism. ‘This will be a two-way agreement in enforcement,’ Mnuchin said Monday, after saying over the weekend that the U.S. would be open to ‘certain repercussions.’ …
“If the U.S. allows China reciprocal enforcement powers, it would make China ‘judge, jury and executioner as to whether we have honored our obligations,’ said Daniel Price, who served as a senior economic adviser to President George W. Bush and is now at Rock Creek Global Advisors in Washington.” Bloomberg
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NORTHAM UPDATE … AP: “Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has withdrawn from plans to be a commencement speaker at his alma mater, Virginia Military Institute, and won’t participate in any other graduation ceremonies amid the persisting scandal over a blackface photo.” AP
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: “Thousands of texts, emails about Jussie Smollett probe made public by State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office”
MEDIAWATCH — Many Democrats weren’t happy with Bernie Sanders’ decision to hold a town hall on Fox News, but it was a smash hit in the ratings: 2.55 million people watched Sanders on Monday, per Nielsen. That’s the most of any Democrat so far on any network — the previous high for any candidate was Kamala Harris, who drew 1.95 million viewers for her CNN town hall in January.
No wonder other candidates, including Pete Buttigieg, are considering holding Fox town halls of their own, per CNN.
— @realDonaldTrump with some media criticism: “Many Trump Fans & Signs were outside of the @FoxNews Studio last night in the now thriving (Thank you President Trump) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for the interview with Crazy Bernie Sanders. Big complaints about not being let in-stuffed with Bernie supporters. What’s with @FoxNews?”
— AHEM: “Fox reached out to various political and local groups in the area and mined requests to attend after it publicly announced the event.” The Morning Call (via Brian Stelter)
— NEERA TANDEN’S MOM is firing back at the NYT, which interviewed her for a Tuesday story about the feud between the Center for American Progress chief and the Bernie Sanders campaign. The piece, by Liz Williamson and Ken Vogel, caught some flak from Tanden’s allies on Twitter.
Maya Tanden: “As a 78-year-old immigrant, I am so proud of my daughter for succeeding. … For the first time in my life, a reporter contacted me out of nowhere and said she wanted to talked to me for what I thought was a nice story about Neera. I didn’t understand my words would be used in the story and once I understood they could be, I called her back to clarify that. Only then did she tell me my words were ‘on the record,’ a term I’ve never heard before. I feel very misled.”
Brian Fallon (@brianefallon): “The NYT story on Neera Tanden should never have brought her mom into it. And whether you agree with Neera’s views or not, her aggressiveness is one of her biggest strengths and would be lionized if she were a man.”
We asked Williamson for a response, and got this from an NYT spox: “Our story focuses on ideological divisions in the Democratic party and the Center for American Progress, a think tank/political organization with a $60 million combined budget. The story provides an in-depth look at the center’s president, Neera Tanden. It includes accurate, on-the-record comments by Maya Tanden, Neera Tanden’s mother. Maya Tanden is knowledgeable about Democratic politics and her daughter’s career, and has been active in local Democratic politics.”
— THE LIBERAL MURDOCH … FT: “James Murdoch is set to invest about $1bn from the proceeds of the sale of his stake in 21st Century Fox to assemble a new portfolio of media companies that could include a liberal-leaning news outlet, according to people close to the billionaire investor. …
“People with direct knowledge of his plans said James Murdoch wanted to distance himself from the conservative media outlets controlled for decades by his father but had yet to decide how exactly he would invest in the news media.
“His options range from a liberal news website to a digital magazine focused on culture, society and lifestyle, they said, adding that no final decision had been taken as the new venture was at an early stage.” FT
— Nancy Gibbs, the former editor of Time, is the new faculty director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Per a note from Dean Douglas Elmendorf: “Nicco [Mele, the previous director,] will remain a lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School this fall and intends to focus on multiple book projects.” (hat tip: Reliable Sources)
PLAYBOOKERS
SPOTTED Tuesday night at French Ambassador Gérard Araud’s final farewell dinner: UAE Ambassador Yousef Al-Otaiba, Adrienne Arsht, Bret and Amy Baier, Susan Blumenthal, Susan Rice and Ian Cameron, Eliot Cohen, Heidi Crebo-Rediker and Douglas Rediker, Susan Glasser, Chris Isham and Jennifer Maguire Isham, Jordanian Ambassador Dina Kawar, Robert Malley and Robert Shapiro. Andrea Mitchell also made an appearance at the end of dinner.
TRANSITIONS — Pia Carusone is joining the political media and strategy firm Left Hook as a partner. She most recently wrote and produced Arizona Senate candidate Mark Kelly’s announcement video and helped form the anti-gun violence group GIFFORDS and was its first executive director. … Eric Lausten is now a principal at Husch Blackwell Strategies. He previously was chief of staff for Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.).
WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Joshua Karp, a Democratic communications strategist and comms adviser to Andrew Gillum and an American Bridge alum, and Dorian Karp, senior advocacy and policy manager at Jewish Women International, on Monday night welcomed Eleanor “Ellie” June Karp, who came in at 5 lbs., 12 oz., and 18 inches. Pic
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Ieva Augstums, deputy VP for strategic planning, operations and public affairs at PhRMA and an AP alum, is 4-0. A fun fact about Ieva: “In an attempt to win scholarship money (I swear), in high school I applied for Miss Teenage America. I made it to the top three, and my picture appeared next to Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1997 issue of Teen Magazine. Props to anyone who can find it.” Playbook Plus Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Jim Acosta, CNN’s chief White House correspondent, is 48 … Marty Obst, president of MO Strategies … Erika Soto Lamb, VP of social impact strategy at Comedy Central … Rep. George Holding (R-N.C.) is 51 (h/t Doug Heye) … Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) is 58 … Tom Giovanetti … Alex Kellner (h/t Rob Flaherty) … Jackie Whisman, VP at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (h/t the ITIF team) … Dean Lieberman, founder and principal at DKL Strategies (h/t Ben Chang) … Chris Durlak … POLITICO’s Angelica Botlo … Greg Lemon … Tom Hunt … Ryan Leppert …. Julie Almacy, celebrating in Paris (hubby tip: David) … Miri Belsky … Andrea Catsimatidis … Jennifer Laptook LaTourette … Greg Cairns (h/t Zack Roday) … NYT’s Julie Hirschfeld Davis …
… David Lindsey, executive editor of news and features at NatGeo … Joshua Tucker … Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) is 36 … Leslie Dach, founder and chair of Protect Our Care (h/t Jesse Ferguson) … Shelly Banjo of Bloomberg News … Adekunle Ogunfolu … Shaunna Thomas, co-founder and exec director of UltraViolet (h/t Matthew Butler) … Karina Carlson … Jon Simons (h/t Eric Reller) … Atul Shembekar … Valentina Cano, who recently married Lucas Farley — pic … Uber’s Susan Effler … Matt Aks, associate at Oliver Wyman and an Obama W.H. alum … Michael Myers … Ed Gilroy … NTSB’s Sean Dalton … Trait Thompson … Edelman’s Gregory St. Claire … Rachel Pryor … Clay Hanna is 41 … Chris Gilbert … Sandra Fluke is 38 … Brian Temple Smith is 4-0 … John Cahill … Micah Kleit … Benjamin Runkle is 47 … Gabrielle Porter … Robert Bateman is 52 … Ken Jost … Jessica Ehrlich … Eric Sayers, VP at Beacon Global Strategies
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Read on » Notre Dame Is Still Standing, But Not For Much Longer Unless It’s ‘Stabilized,’ Expert Says By Tim Pearce and Joshua Gill – The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, is still standing after suffering extensive damage from a fire that consumed its roof Monday, but the building’s main structure is still in danger, according to one expert. “It’s wonderful that what has survived, survived,” professional architect and professor James McCrery told The … Notre Dame Is Still Standing, But Not For Much Longer Unless It’s ‘Stabilized,’ Expert Says is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. 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Read on » Democratic Presidential Candidate Wants To Confiscate Your Guns And Throw You In Jail If You Resist By Whitney Tipton – 2020 presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell says he’ll institute a mandatory gun buyback program, and throw any citizens who defy it in prison. The four-term Democratic representative from California appeared on CNN’s “State Of The Nation” Sunday, telling host Jake Tapper he wants to ban military-style assault weapons and establish a … Democratic Presidential Candidate Wants To Confiscate Your Guns And Throw You In Jail If You Resist is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. 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Read on » Bernie Sanders Donated Less Than One Percent To Charity First Year He Made Over One Million Dollars By Andrew Kerr – Vermont Sen. and 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s charitable contributions fell far under the average for his income bracket the first year he reported earning more than one million dollars. Sanders released 10 years of tax returns Monday, revealing that he earned an average of $280,975 per year from 2009 … Bernie Sanders Donated Less Than One Percent To Charity First Year He Made Over One Million Dollars is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Ilhan Omar Raises Massive Campaign Cash Despite Anti-Semitic Controversies By Molly Prince – Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has raised nearly one million dollars for her 2020 re-election campaign despite repeatedly receiving backlash for anti-Semitic and anti-America comments. Omar has raised $832,000 in the three months since being sworn into congressional office, according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) report filed on Monday. … Ilhan Omar Raises Massive Campaign Cash Despite Anti-Semitic Controversies is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Vatican Offers Technical Expertise to Rebuild Notre Dame By Joshua Gill – The Vatican culture minister said Tuesday one of the most valuable things the Vatican can offer toward rebuilding Notre Dame cathedral will be technical expertise. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi told reporters that the Vatican would be able to offer some design and engineering expertise based on collections in the Vatican Museums … Vatican Offers Technical Expertise to Rebuild Notre Dame is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » ‘It’s Sort Of Unethical’: Zuckerberg Reportedly Weaponized Facebook To Help Pals And Punish Enemies By Chris White – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leveraged users’ personal data to help friends of the Silicon Valley giant and punish the company’s competitors, NBC News reported Tuesday, citing leaked documents. More than 4,000 pages of documents, which include internal emails and web presentations, show how Zuckerberg and other executives used privacy data … ‘It’s Sort Of Unethical’: Zuckerberg Reportedly Weaponized Facebook To Help Pals And Punish Enemies is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » From the Heart – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – Nancy Pelosi called illegal immigrant “gifts of love”, now her hypocrisy is revealed when Trump purposes they are shipped to her own back yard. Political Cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. See more Branco toons HERE From the Heart – A.F. Branco Cartoon is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. 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Why Democrats aren’t rushing to change immigration laws
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The White House is bracing for the public’s first glimpse at some of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s findings, but it likely would take a bombshell to alter President Donald Trump’s approach to campaigning for a second term. Read More…
No letup in congressional fundraising after ‘green wave’ election
The race for the White House is already dominating headlines, but new campaign finance disclosures show donors in both parties are also opening their wallets to renew the fight to control the House in 2020. Read More…
Gleeful Democrats pulled off the perfect tax scam
OPINION — “Nobody likes to give themselves credit for this kind of messaging success, but progressive groups did a really good job of convincing people that Trump raised their taxes when the facts say a clear majority got a tax cut,” Vox senior correspondent Matthew Yglesias tweeted April 8. Read More…
Trump’s warning you: The socialists are coming!
OPINION — Meet “socialist,” the hardest-working word in politics in 2019. The single word has helped upstart Democrats attract young and social-curious potential voters, given the paddles of life to desperate-for-a-cause conservatives, and led President Donald Trump to an early and effective way to frame the re-election battle he wants to have with Democrats. Read More…
For serious primary voters, the parade of Democratic candidates is no joke
OPINION — The number of Democratic hopefuls declaring, thinking about declaring or being pushed to declare their interest in the 2020 race is increasing so rapidly, it has already become a reliable punchline. But for voters looking to discover the person who offers sensible policies on the issues they care about while exuding the intangible “it” quality that could beat Donald Trump, it is serious business. Read More…
When Fritz Hollings ‘made the turn’ as a Southern politician
Before the late Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings was elected to what would become a distinguished congressional career, the South Carolina Democrat reversed himself on the defining issue in Southern politics: segregation. Listen here…
Joe Biden eulogizes the ‘constantly evolving’ Fritz Hollings as he looks toward 2020
As Joe Biden mulls another run for the White House, the former vice president traveled to South Carolina to fulfill a duty that underscores his ties to a bygone era. Read More…
Eric Swalwell is running for president, here are some congressional basics
There is no shortage of Democrats running for president this cycle, with California Rep. Eric Swalwell becoming the ninth sitting member of Congress to announce his candidacy. One of Swalwell’s biggest platforms is gun control — he proposes to ban and buy back every assault weapon in the nation. Watch the video here…
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Fallout From the Fire The devastating fire that consumed parts of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday has sparked a wave of global grief. While the investigation into what caused the fire is only beginning, French officials say it could be related to renovations the 850-year-old building was undergoing. As for the damage, the whole roof and the spire were destroyed. The choir and nave are damaged, but the iconic three rose windows and the two bell towers, are safe. Here’s a helpful picture depicting the damage: |
While some 5 to 10 percent of artwork was likely destroyed, a majority of the most important artifacts were saved. (Besides parts of the building, of course, which can be rebuilt, but never the same.) A French priest is being hailed as a hero for braving the fire to save the Blessed Sacrament and the Crown of Thorns, which is believed to be a remnant of the wreath of thorns placed on the head of Jesus Christ at his crucifixion. And that’s not the only good news. French companies including L’Oreal, LVMH and Kering have already pledged millions of euros in donations to help rebuild the historic landmark. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, tweeted the tech giant would be donating, and others will likely follow. These donations, along with pledges from private billionaires, already exceed 600 million euros. And that’s just the start—French President Emmanuel Macron announced a plan to launch a national fundraising campaign, which will (hopefully) bring in donations from all over the world. “We will rebuild,” Macron told reporters. “We will rebuild Notre Dame because this is what the French expect, because this is what our history deserves, because it is our destiny.” Turns Out, Democrats Really Like White Men Well, this is awkward. Despite six Democrat women running for president in 2020, the top four candidates leading the polls are four …white men. Bernie, Biden, Buttigieg, and Beto, in that order. (What’s with all the B’s?) This would be hardly problematic if the party weren’t so obsessed with diversity and identity politics, but since they are, it’s curious why women in the race are lagging so far behind. On the Republican side, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld decided to jump into the race, “challenging” President Trump for the GOP nominee. (I put quotes around the word “challenging,” because FiveThirtyEight.com described Weld, a pro-abortion libertarian, as “one of the weakest candidates that anti-Trump Republicans could put up in a national campaign.” Moving on.) The Muller Report… Is coming! We’re just one day away. While most of you could hardly care, for reporters and Democrats, today is the political equivalent of Christmas Eve. Although we already know the findings, details in the report are bound to make a splash in some way. Here’s The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway on what to expect. And Because It’s Hump Day… Be careful when you crack your neck. Wisconsin man bet everything on Tiger, won big. Hoda adopts a second baby girl! And this story about a tiny, 11-ounce preemie makes you wonder how people can even consider abortion at this point. In case you needed another reason to love Mary Katharine Ham. And finally, Nordstrom Spring Sale Alert! BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist. |
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week, more than 2.2 billion people around the world will come together
to remember the single most important event in human history. It is an
event, the beginning of which, an additional 2 billion Muslims also
believe happened, and concludes with a miracle rejected by many, but the
consequences of which altered the course of history.
Muslims,
Christians, and, for that matter, even a lot of atheists, Jews, Hindus,
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crucified in Jerusalem almost two thousand years ago on the first Good
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Read More… If We HAD to Pick One of These Democrats for President, It Should Be… Please don’t mistake this for a Jennifer Rubin article. You know, Rubin the “conservative blogger” for the Washington Post who actually posted an online Twitter poll recently as she fantasized about the potential “dream ticket” for the Democrats: Stacey Abrams/Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris/Jim Mattis, Joe Biden/Heidi Heitkamp, Beto O’Rourke/Amy Klobuchar. Yes, she pretends to be a conservative and the Washington Post pretends that we all buy that. Rest assured, I haven’t gone mad and that’s not what this is. But given that I think the path to re-election victory for President Trump is thin Read More… Democrats Heading Towards Dumpster Fire Status I have been writing consistently about the impending fracture of the Democrats since Alexandria Ocasio Cortez showed up at a protest in Nancy Pelosi’s office. From November of 2018: Ultimately, I think Pelosi will have a more difficult time than Boehner did. The Democrat base which has moved further Left in the last two years has very high expectations now that they have gained a margin in one chamber. Outsize expectations given what a majority in one chamber can actually accomplish.She also has a growing far Left coalition with policy prescriptions that are far Read More… Jack, Please Leave My Timeline Alone Axiosis reporting that Jack is looking at new ways to promote “healthy conversations”. I still have no idea what that even means, but apparently, the platform is considering moving the focus from following specific people to specific topics. Generally, Twitter seems motivated by the experience of the blue check brigade of journalists and other public figures largely on the left who seem incapable of managing their experience on the platform. I am not in that brigade, because Twitter still seems incapable of determining that I am who I say I am, but I have some thoughts on this new direction. Most of these thoughts are because I am an adult who has mastered my experience on the Read More… Bernie Is A One-Percenter Who Is Stingy With Charitable Giving In a move that will increase pressure on President Trump to comply with the congressional request for his tax returns, Democrat-in-name-only presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has released 10 years of tax returns. The Vermont senator’s tax documents show that the democratic socialist is among the nation’s “one-percenters” and has become a capitalist at least in practice. CNN reported that Sanders’ taxable income jumped from $240,622 in 2015 to $1,073,333 in 2016 after his unsuccessful challenge to Hillary Clinton’s coronation as the Democratic nominee. Since the 2016 campaign, Sanders and his wife, Jane Read More… Join Us: Resurgent Gathering 2019 The Resurgent Gathering will be held in Atlanta, GA, in 2019 on the first weekend in August. We will bring the various parts of the center-right coalition together in a room to discuss the ideas and principles that we share as the nation heads into the 2020 Presidential season. See you there. Invited to speak: Video: Sanders Scoffs at Suggestion He Pay Tax Rates He’s Calling For: ‘I Pay What I Owe’ WATCH: Remember, as always, to go check out The Resurgent and be sure to like us on Facebook. Thanks for reading and tuning in. Erick Erickson THE RESURGENT Facebook Twitter Instagram Copyright © 2019 The Resurgent Media Group, LLC, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences |
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percent (23%) of voters believe a person born as a male but identifying
as a female should be allowed to compete in women’s competitive sports
events. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 56% disagree and 21% are not sure.Voters
under 35 are evenly divided on the question. Older voters do not
believe such athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s events.Sixty-three percent (63%) of all voters believe allowing such competition is unfair to athletes born
female. If it is allowed, 57% believe biological males would eventually come to dominate women’s sports.On a different topic, 50% of voters believe the federal government today is too powerful. Just 17% say it’s not powerful enough.The
fact that so few believe we need a more powerful federal government is
consistent with a wide range of other data. Voters, for example, see
climate change as a threat, but just 18% believe that threat makes it necessary to give the federal government sweeping new powers to control the economy. Most Americans also want something done to fix our health care system. However, just 17% favor eliminating private health insurance companies and requiring every American to use a government insurance program.Generally speaking, 73% think a too powerful government represents a bigger potential problem than a government that is too weak. Just 27% hold the opposite view.Perhaps
no other idea unifies the American people more than freedom.
Ninety-four percent (94%) of voters agree with a sentiment sometimes
defined as the American Creed: Every
American should have the right to live their own life as they see fit,
so long as they respect the rights of others to do the same.However,
only 53% believe that most Americans respect the right of other
people to live their own life as they see fit. Even more skepticism is
found about the federal government. Just 33% believe that it respects
the right of every American to live their own life as they see fit. The president’s job approval rating, updated weekdays at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, is 45%. The Generic Congressional Ballot, updated Tuesday through Saturday mornings at 6:00 a.m. Eastern, shows Democrats with a six-point advantage.Pete Buttigieg is now generating more social media support than any other Democratic presidential hopeful.
He is trailed by Bernie Sanders, Beto O’Rourke, Joe Biden, and
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Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray April 17, 2019 What To Expect From Democrats When Mueller’s Report Drops Thursday By Jason Beale The unredacted, exculpatory facts will be downplayed or ignored, in favor of the sweet, sweet comfort of the unprovable, and thus easily manipulated, redactions. Full article Tiger Woods Showed Us The Power Of Grit And Redemption By Helen Raleigh His win at the Masters this past weekend is a good reminder to us all that no matter how far we fall—or how flawed we are—we can all be redeemed. Full article If Democrat Attacks On Barr Were True, They’d Mean Appointing A Second Special Counsel By Margot Cleveland Democrats and the media seem oblivious to the implication of their attacks: Barr’s supposed lack of independence would justify a second special counsel. Full article ‘Stop Sanders’ Democrats Haven’t Noticed One Of Bernie’s Biggest Weaknesses Yet By Warren Henry Nominating Sanders would require either a Romney-esque flip on immigration, or dispiriting the Democratic base on the issue that largely defines and fuels their opposition to Trump. Full article Even As It Burned, Notre Dame Remained A House Of Prayer By William Newton Hundreds of Parisian Catholics, many of them young people, were kneeling together on the streets around the burning cathedral for hours, well into the wee hours of the morning. Full article Notre Dame Isn’t Just A Symbol Of Western Civilization, It’s A Symbol Of Heaven By John Daniel Davidson The burning of Notre Dame is not a challenge to restore a jewel of Western civilization, it’s a call to repent and believe the gospel. Full article ‘Hadestown’ On Broadway Re-Envisions An Ancient Story Of Love, Loss, And Distrust By Libby Emmons Written by Anaïs Mitchell, directed by Rachel Chavkin, the story follows the twisted love stories of both Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone. Full article Declaring Health Care A Right Makes The United States No Better Than Venezuela By Adam Mill The socialist tragedy in Venezuela is proof that you cannot wish wealth and prosperity into existence. You need a free market to do that. Full article After 18 Years, It Is Past Time To Face The Truth About Afghanistan By Charles Ray If we hope to finally reach the day American troops can pack up their belongings and come back to their families, Washington must start viewing the war with clear eyes. Full article How The Allied Powers Won The Fight For The Sky In World War II By Madeline Osburn Forty percent of the U.S. budget was invested in bombers, fighters, and transport planes. U.S. Air Forces developed the B-29 bomber, P-51 fighter, and the jet engine. Full article Bernie Sanders And Beto O’Rourke Give Almost Nothing To Charity By Liz Wolfe Bernie Sanders (who is now a millionaire) and his wife gave 3.4 percent of their income to charity. Beto O’Rourke and his wife gave less than 1 percent. Full article Democrats Are Using Ilhan Omar As An Excuse To Chill Speech By David Harsanyi Whether Ilhan Omar has increased threats against her or not, she is a public figure with strong opinions and deserves no special dispensation from debate. Full article Notre Dame’s Destruction Is The Monumental Loss Of An Acoustic Treasure By Jeff Held Anonymous IV worked at the Cathedral of Notre Dame for approximately one decade, in the 1270s, and wrote descriptively about the vibrant music he experienced there. Full article YOU PROBABLY GOT A TAX CUT But Fake News convinced you otherwise. http://vlt.tc/3lxt “If you’re an American taxpayer, you probably got a tax cut last year. And there’s a good chance you don’t believe it.” 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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- The President is right to veto war powers bill. Now he needs to pull support for the war in Yemen.
- Colion Noir: Exposing the under the table business of homelessness in San Francisco
- President’s prediction of Biden or Sanders as his opponent is wishful thinking
- Dr. Qanta Ahmed: Representative Ilhan Omar is a disgrace to Islam
- Share your voice: Conservative writers wanted
- Are you ready to end the insanity in 2020?
- Psalm 69:30-31 – ‘magnify him with thanksgiving’
- In times of toxicity
- Reparations: Why the push now?
- What happened to the wave of gun violence predicted by Democrats following release of 3D gun files?
| The President is right to veto war powers bill. Now he needs to pull support for the war in Yemen. Posted: 17 Apr 2019 05:41 AM PDT As seems to be the case with so many things associated with President Trump and foreign policy, he is both right and wrong about how to handle a particular military status. On one hand, he’s right to veto the bill passed by Congress that called for the U.S. to end support for Saudi Arabia’s war […] The post The President is right to veto war powers bill. Now he needs to pull support for the war in Yemen. appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Colion Noir: Exposing the under the table business of homelessness in San Francisco Posted: 17 Apr 2019 05:08 AM PDT Anyone who has walked the streets of San Francisco in the last few years was likely shocked. Unless they came from Seattle or a similar city in which homelessness and drug abuse are rampant on the downtown streets, it was likely a wake up call to anyone seeing how big the problems have become. For […] The post Colion Noir: Exposing the under the table business of homelessness in San Francisco appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| President’s prediction of Biden or Sanders as his opponent is wishful thinking Posted: 17 Apr 2019 04:28 AM PDT Yesterday, President Trump Tweeted the names of the two candidates he believes will be battling it out head-to-head at the end of the Democratic nomination process. Both happen to be the early leaders in the polls. Both are also the idea candidates for the President to take on next November. I believe it will be […] The post President’s prediction of Biden or Sanders as his opponent is wishful thinking appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Dr. Qanta Ahmed: Representative Ilhan Omar is a disgrace to Islam Posted: 17 Apr 2019 04:02 AM PDT Ever since Representative Ilhan Omar disgraced herself and the nation by flippantly characterizing the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the defense she and her fellow Democrats have used is to paint her as the victim of Republican discrimination and bigotry. This defense gets tossed out the window when people like Dr. Qanta Ahmed condemns Omar for […] The post Dr. Qanta Ahmed: Representative Ilhan Omar is a disgrace to Islam appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Share your voice: Conservative writers wanted Posted: 17 Apr 2019 03:05 AM PDT Have you ever wanted to help conservatism grow in America? Do you have a talent for the written word? Do you already publish on social media sites and are ready to have a byline at a growing news outlet? Let’s talk. Unfortunately, this is an unpaid gig. Perhaps someday revenues will grow to the point […] The post Share your voice: Conservative writers wanted appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Are you ready to end the insanity in 2020? Posted: 17 Apr 2019 03:00 AM PDT I’ve been focusing a lot lately on the 2020 election and how, unless something changes, we’re going to see another lesser-of-two-evils election between a Democrat and a Democrat with an “R” after his name. At least, that’s likely to be what the Unibrow establishment will try to force on us. As a person dedicated to […] The post Are you ready to end the insanity in 2020? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Psalm 69:30-31 – ‘magnify him with thanksgiving’ Posted: 17 Apr 2019 01:04 AM PDT 30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.31 This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. Psalm 69:30-31 (KJV) Throughout the Old Testament, we learn that the sacrifices prescribed to the nation of Israel in order to […] The post Psalm 69:30-31 – ‘magnify him with thanksgiving’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| In times of toxicity Posted: 17 Apr 2019 12:53 AM PDT Identifying the Problem Agree to disagree! We don’t hear that much these days. Be prepared to be attacked personally by those you disagree with. Rhetorically for sure. Sometimes even physically. Whatever happened to the role of civil discourse in our society? When did everyone with a different opinion become an enemy? How did our culture […] The post In times of toxicity appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Reparations: Why the push now? Posted: 17 Apr 2019 12:38 AM PDT Democrat presidential candidates have launched the debate of reparations (back?) into prominence. The idea is that the government will compensate black people for the sins of slavery over a hundred years ago. There are no specifics in regards to rich black people, mixed people, or African-American immigrants. Nor is there a dollar amount specified. The […] The post Reparations: Why the push now? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| What happened to the wave of gun violence predicted by Democrats following release of 3D gun files? Posted: 17 Apr 2019 12:26 AM PDT Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) famously held up images of deadly looking plastic on July 31, 2018, proclaiming that these 3D-printed firearms would be “coming soon to a theater near you, coming soon to a school near you” once the files containing instructions for 3D-printed guns were allowed to be sold again. Eight months later, Blumenthal’s […] The post What happened to the wave of gun violence predicted by Democrats following release of 3D gun files? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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| GRAHAM’S STAND: Grassley, Graham Request New Intel on FBI’s Handling of Hillary Probe Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham fired-off an official letter to Attorney General William Barr Tuesday; demanding new information regarding the FBI’s handling of Hillary Clinton’s email probe now that Robert Mueller’s investigation has concluded.“Now that the Special Counsel’s investigation has concluded, we are unaware of any legitimate basis upon which the Department… |
| TRUMP: Ilhan Omar ‘Extremely Unpatriotic’ and ‘Extremely Disrespectful to Our Country’ President Trump doubled-down on his fierce criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s remarks regarding the 9/11 terror attacks this week; calling the freshman congresswoman “extremely unpatriotic” and “extremely disrespectful.”The President was speaking with a local reporter in Minnesota Tuesday when he was asked if he had “second thoughts” after he harshly criticized her comments.… |
| 2020 VISION: Pete Buttigieg Claims ‘Capitalism Has Let A Lot of People Down’ Across America South Bend, Indiana Mayor and rising Democratic star Pete Buttigieg slammed American-style capitalism Tuesday; saying he believes the current system “has let a lot of people down” across the country.“I think the reason we’re having this argument over socialism and capitalism is that capitalism has let a lot of people down,” the mayor… |
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