Bette Midler caused uproar on Thursday with a 49-year-old Yoko Ono quote.
The actress tweeted that ‘women are the n-word of the world’ — and the internet was not happy about it.
The 72-year-old was attempting to make a point about the oppression of women, just like the originator.
‘Raped, beaten, enslaved, married off, worked like dumb animals; denied education and inheritance; enduring the pain and danger of childbirth and life IN SILENCE for THOUSANDS of years,’ she wrote. ‘They are the most disrespected creatures on earth.’
The post was met with fury, with many attacking her use of the racist term, however censored or derived.
Many more slammed the Hocus Pocus star for comparing the plight of women to the mistreatment of black people.
‘It’s time to retire that quote. It minimizes racism and is counterproductive to intersectional feminism. The shock value is in NO WAY worth the harm to Black people,’ one Twitter user wrote.
There is no reason to use this quote,’ another added. ‘Among MANY problems with it, it erases black women and this is unacceptable at any time, but especially now when we as white women are in such debt to black women and should be using our privilege to elevate, not eliminate, their voices.’
The U.S. economy added 134,000 jobs in September, falling under experts’ expectations by 46,000, according to Friday’s jobs numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The unemployment rate fell 0.2 points to 3.7 percent, matching the lowest rate since 1969. Economists expected the rate to drop slightly to 3.8 percent, according to The Wall Street Journal. August’s jobs numbers were revised upward from 201,000 to 270,000.
The September jobs report was released the day after new jobless claims fell back near a five-decade low despite destruction from Hurricane Florence putting many people out of work in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Over the past few weeks — and over the last week and a half in particular — we’ve seen a flowering of anti-Kavanaugh protesters in the Capitol Building using moral blackmail as a tool to bludgeon anyone who might dare support the Supreme Court nominee.
The most infamous case, of course, involved Sen. Jeff Flake being harangued by liberal protesters in an elevator, but we’ve seen plenty of other instances. What always amazes me (and what never seems to be of interest to the media) is the fact that these protesters seem to be omnipresent in the Capitol — regardless of security issues — and that there are always cameras present wherever they are.
But I digress. The point is that the media expects these Republican senators to stand there and take it. If they don’t, stop the presses — it’s time for a meltdown.
Most of the media meltdowns thus far have involved Lindsey Graham, who’s suddenly transformed from a professional milquetoast into a paladin of full-contact conservatism.
However, Utah’s Orrin Hatch also managed to get some attention for his response, with the normally mild-mannered Republican telling protesters to “grow up.”
The protest was the usual affair: Sound and fury, along with the usual stridency we’ve become accustomed to.
“Why aren’t you brave enough to talk to us and exchange with us?” one protester screamed, apparently under the impression that bravery is talking with an activist who’s screaming “Why aren’t you brave enough to talk to us and exchange with us?” at you.
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When Hatch waves his hand at the demonstrator, she shouts back, “Don’t you wave your hand at me!” Yes, because that’s clearly the kind of person you want to “exchange with.”
As for that prospect, Hatch pretty much told them that the answer was never.
“When you grow up I’ll be glad to,” Hatch said.
“How dare you talk to women that way?” one of the protesters said.
Yes, because women are every bit the equal of men. Unless, of course, the chivalric code works out to their favor, then how dare you talk to women that way?
According to The Hill, the protest came right after Hatch said there was no corroboration of any of the allegations against Judge Kavanaugh contained in the new FBI report and that the Senate should vote to confirm him.
“After investigations from both the committee and FBI, we have found nothing to corroborate accusations against him and we need to confirm him right away,” Hatch said.
“His confirmation will be a victory for the Senate as an institution.”
Not only that, but it will be a victory for reason over the cacophony of media-approved dissidence. Thank God for that.
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The season opener of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” was politically balanced, and by that I mean the cast engaged in a series of groan-worthy sketches about how evil President Donald Trump and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are and Kanye West wore a “Make America Great Again” cap while performing onstage. In other words, it…
A pro-life woman was roundhouse kicked in the shoulder on Sunday while at an annual peaceful protest against abortion, Life Chain, in Toronto.
Marie-Claire Bissonnette, 27, the youth coordinator with Campaign Life Coalition, says she was leading a group of 76 pro-life activists in silent protest when around 2:30 p.m a man approached the group and started harassing them, according to the Toronto Sun.
“This guy comes and I guess he saw what was happening — he was really angry about it, and so he takes out permanent markers and he starts scribbling on two of the signs,” she said in an interview with the online news talk show Two Way Radio.
“And so I warned people to shield their signs, and then he got the brilliant idea of scribbling on people’s backs. So he started vandalizing the jackets of people, five people, including a ten-year old girl,” she added.
It was after this that Bissonnette took out her phone to record him should he continue to vandalize. But what she captured was even more appalling.
Her video shows the man, who wore a pentagram necklace, briefly arguing with her about abortion before he roundhouse kicks her, knocking the phone to the ground.
“He kicked me in the shoulder, my phone went flying,” Bissonnette told the Sun on Thursday.
“I start shouting for someone to call police and before he runs away, he goes up to me and I had a ribbon on my jacket indicating the leader, he tore it off my chest.”
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Bissonnette, said that she was shaken up but lucky to experience only minor pain. She added that she doesn’t think most of her group saw what occurred but that those who did witness it “were in shock.”
“When he began to pose, and you can see in the video that he positions himself for this, I guess it didn’t register because it was very sudden,” she told the Sun.
“You would expect someone to start yelling in a loud voice or be very aggressive before they would go and physically assault someone.”
The shocking video circulated quickly the internet, allowing the man to be identified as Jordan Hunt, a Toronto hairstylist who has since been fired from his job.
His previous employers put out this statement: “It has been brought to our attention that Jordan has been caught on camera assaulting an innocent bystander at a pro life rally. We don’t condone his actions and he has been let go. We believe that everyone has a right to an opinion and the right to voice their opinion without fear of physical violence.”
Hunt has since deleted all his social media profiles. In a now-deleted post, he stated that he was “working on my book The Hippy Swamp Witch, a guide to natural living.”
Possibly he’s drafting a chapter on how to physically assault women who have different beliefs from you.
So far Toronto police are investigating but no arrest has been made since the lionhearted man fled from the scene of the crime, according to the Sun.
Bissonnette will press charges if an arrest is made, saying, “I don’t think it’s acceptable to show any physical violence to anyone who disagrees with you. The perpetrator should know that.”
She wrote in an article for LifeSiteNews that this was hardly the first time she’s experienced violence from pro-abortion activists.
“This sort of assault is neither a single nor a rare occurrence,” she wrote.
“I’ve participated in many public pro-life activities throughout my life. This isn’t the first time I’ve been attacked. Rocks have been thrown at me. I’ve been spat upon multiple times and pushed. Men have aggressively asked how I would like it if they raped me and forced me to have an abortion.”
“There is a media-driven narrative that pro-life activists are violent and a danger to women,” she continued. “This is a bald-faced lie. The only violence or aggression I’ve witnessed in my many years in the pro-life movement comes entirely from pro-abortion activists, and yet it’s rarely, if ever, reported.”
She mentioned other assaults, like one that she claimed also happened on Sunday when a woman poured paint all over an pro-life activist’s jacket and pants.
Then she brought up another instance of violence enacted by the same people who proclaim that they advocate for women.
“In 2014 Michael Panagapko of Toronto was convicted of assaulting a woman during the 2013 Life Chain with a knife,” she recounted. “He poured water on her, threw the bottle in her face, pulled her to the ground by her hair and beat her by punching and kicking her, before pulling out his knife.”
So the same tolerant, accepting people who advocate killing babies are also the ones committing violence against women? Color me surprised.
But the media and leftist leaders still get away with painting the ludicrous portrait that somehow they are on the side of peaceful — or “hippy” to use Hunt’s term — acceptance of everyone’s diverse beliefs. In reality, they stoke violence and glorify celebrities who encourage it. How can they claim to support women while attacking pro-life women?
Unfortunately, many in the liberal media are too far removed from reality to see their own dangerous hypocrisy. Hopefully, however, some will learn from this incident and take a good look at what they are actually defending.
Until then, let’s follow Bissonnette’s brave example and try to encourage a truly liberal society where people can disagree with each peacefully.
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Sen. Steve Daines (R., Mont.) says he will be able to make the Senate vote on Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday despite plans to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding in Montana thanks to Rep. Greg Gianforte (R., Mont.) lending him use of his personal plane.
"My good friend and colleague, Greg Gianforte, has come to save the day," Daines told reporters. "If I need to be in two places at once to walk my daughter down the aisle on her wedding day and to be the final vote to put Judge Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, he’s offered me use of his plane."
NEW- Daines:"My good friend and colleague, Greg Gianforte, has come to save the day. If I need to be in two places at once to walk my daughter down the aisle on her wedding day and to be the final vote to put Judge Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, he’s offered me use of his plane"
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) has scheduled the full Senate vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation for Saturday evening, and Daines is a confirmed yes vote for the nominee.
"Just cast my vote for Judge Kavanaugh getting him one step closer onto #SCOTUS," Daines tweeted after the procedural vote on Friday morning. "We spoke last night, and I assured him, I will be back to vote YES this weekend if needed. Looking forward to calling Judge Kavanaugh, Justice Kavanaugh."
Just cast my vote for Judge Kavanaugh getting him one step closer onto #SCOTUS. We spoke last night, and I assured him, I will be back to vote YES this weekend if needed. Looking forward to calling Judge Kavanaugh, Justice Kavanaugh. pic.twitter.com/KzfdX2HIMc
Following allegations of sexual misconduct by three women levied at Kavanaugh in the previous month, several Senators have been considered swing votes, including Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska). Murkowski voted against Kavanaugh during the Friday procedural vote. Collins said on Friday afternoon that she would be voting for the nominee.
McConnell said on Friday that he was "optimistic" about Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
"We’re heading toward a final vote tomorrow, and I’m optimistic," McConnell told NBC News.
Creepy Porn Star Lawyer Michael Avenatti Has Epic Twitter Meltdown, Attacks Susan Collins and Reporters Over Kavanaugh
by Kristinn Taylor October 5, 2018
Michael Avenatti, the anti-Trump lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels and Kavanaugh ‘gang rape’ accuser Julie Swetnick who is considering a run for the 2020 Democrat presidential nomination, had a meltdown on Twitter right after Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) singled out Swetnick’s incredulous allegations and followed by announcing at the end of a 45-minute Senate floor speech she would vote in favor of the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Collins uses Julie Swetnick’s allegation against Kavanaugh to deflect from Dr Ford’s sexual assault allegation pic.twitter.com/XQzZkDm00L
Avenatti went on a Twitter storm, including several he deleted, ranting against Collins and then attacking reporters.
“.@SenatorCollins is channeling Donald Trump. Entirely disingenuous and shameful. Where was she when Judge Garland could not even get an up or down vote? This is all about her post-office job opportunities on K street. We shall never forget. Not in Nov. Not in 2020. Not ever….@SenatorCollins should be ashamed of herself for attacking my client and Dr. Ford. How did she make a credibility determination as to my client? How is she qualified to do that without ANY investigation? She did ZERO to determine whether my client and her witnesses were credible”
.@SenatorCollins is channeling Donald Trump. Entirely disingenuous and shameful. Where was she when Judge Garland could not even get an up or down vote? This is all about her post-office job opportunities on K street. We shall never forget. Not in Nov. Not in 2020. Not ever.
.@SenatorCollins should be ashamed of herself for attacking my client and Dr. Ford. How did she make a credibility determination as to my client? How is she qualified to do that without ANY investigation? She did ZERO to determine whether my client and her witnesses were credible
Avenatti unleashed on Rachel Bade, who pointed out that Democrats did not want Avenatti getting involved in the Kavanaugh nomination battle.
“THIS is why Democrats did NOT want Michael Avenatti to get involved in this fight. Collins is specifically citing Swetnick’s “gang rape” accusation as something that made her think she needed to give Kavanaugh the benefit of the doubt.”
THIS is why Democrats did NOT want Michael Avenatti to get involved in this fight. Collins is specifically citing Swetnick’s “gang rape” accusation as something that made her think she needed to give Kavanaugh the benefit of the doubt.
Avenatti deleted his first reply to Bade, but not before it was documented.
“Complete garbage. How many times did she discredit Dr. Ford at the same time she bogusly “defends” her. And you blaming my client from coming forward is outrageous and scares other women into remaining silent. If you think my client was the reason for the “yes” you are naive.”
Avenatti posted a replacement tweet to Bade, attacking her and NY Times reporter Maggie Haberman, “Exactly. I should have turned my back on my client. Told her to “shut up” and stay quiet because people like @rachaelmbade and @maggieNYT apparently believe assault victims are to blame. This line of thinking is disgusting and offensive to all survivors.”
A clearry unbalanced Avenatti attacked more reporters in tweets, and then deleting. He initially replied to CNN’s Kyle Feldsher, “So you are staying that I should have turned my back on my client. Told her to “shut up” and stay quiet because people like you apparently believe assault victims are to blame. This line of thinking is disgusting and offensive to all survivors.”
Avenatti replaced the deleted tweet to Feldsher, writing, “You are right. I should have turned my back on my client. Told her to “shut up” and stay quiet because people like you apparently believe assault victims are to blame. This line of thinking is disgusting and offensive to all survivors. And it makes lawyers not want to help them.”
You are right. I should have turned my back on my client. Told her to “shut up” and stay quiet because people like you apparently believe assault victims are to blame. This line of thinking is disgusting and offensive to all survivors. And it makes lawyers not want to help them.
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A Texas city has banned restaurants from throwing away food and its receiving mixed reviews online.
Austin announced the new city ordinance Monday, requiring restaurants and food-permitted businesses to find alternative methods to discarding organic material other than throwing it away.
“The [Universal Recycling Ordinance] URO requires convenient access for employees to divert discarded organic material, such as food scraps or soiled paper products, from landfills. Options include donating extra food to feed people (preferred), sending food scraps to local animal farms or ranches, developing customized solutions and composting, either on-site or with a private organic collection provider,” the ordinance read.
In addition to requiring restaurants to dispose of food through recycling or donation, the establishments must also provide education for employees about organic diversion.
“The City is committed to helping companies, large and small, find cost-effective solutions and establish diversion programs to ensure food and other organics are put to best use while meeting ordinance requirements,” said Sam Angoori, Interim Director, Austin Resource Recovery.
Alfred Ortiz writes for The Hill about the myriad positive effects of economic growth on working Americans and concludes that beneficiaries therefrom should have a clear choice at the ballot box in November:
The September jobs report released today shows a continuation of the booming labor market, with the unemployment rate falling to the 49 year low of 3.7 percent. Average weekly wages rose at an impressive 3.4 percent over last year. These are the pocketbook issues that actually make a difference in the lives of voters.
If Republicans can make the case to voters that their policies are largely responsible for this increased pay and improved job prospects, they can maintain control of Congress on Election Day.
So far this year, the average number of jobs created each month is 16 percent higher than last year. This suggests that the tax cuts that took effect this year are boosting job opportunities. This is the sixth straight month the unemployment rate has been at or below four percent, also the best in a half century. Black and Hispanic unemployment rates continue to hover near record lows.
A new study by a conservative media watchdog found that CNN anchors associated Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh with "rape" 191 times over just 18 days.
