Posted on

Samantha Bee Attacks PragerU; Dennis Prager: She Just Validated What We Say About Left, And Made Us A Lot Of Money

Left-wing late-night comedian Samantha Bee launched a “full frontal” attack last week on conservative nonprofit PragerU over its popular series of informational videos, which have amassed over a 3 billion views (one of the new series stars The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles).

While Bee’s critique of PragerU was supposed to convince her audience that its informational videos are “actually dangerous,” the organization’s founder Dennis Prager told Fox News Sunday that Bee has only “validated” what PragerU has frequently stated about left-wing censorship and further confirmed the importance of its videos. PragerU has also noted online that Bee’s attack has resulted in some strong fundraising numbers.

In a 6-minute segment on her show Wednesday, Bee warned the “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” audience about PragerU’s supposedly “dangerous” informational videos. Her show tweeted out a summary of her talking points afterward:

While Fox continues its lifelong quest to scare your grandparents into hoarding Franklin Mint coins, one growing conservative outlet is using colorful graphics and social media to appeal to a new generation. That outlet is Prager U. Prager U’s website says “Prager University is not an accredited academic institution…but it is a place where you are free to learn.” That describes every single place! The last place Sam learned something for free was in a bra store. She learned she’s been wrong for 35 years. Prager U is actually dangerous. They’re reaching a new, younger audience with bullshit conservative propaganda. They trick kids into thinking their videos are educational even though Prager U is as much of a real college as Monsters University

In an appearance on “Fox & Friends Weekend” Sunday, Prager described Bee’s criticism as both a “compliment” and “depressing” — and more evidence of conservatives’ complaint about the Left’s “arguments.”

“I do take it as a compliment, but I want to open up my heart to you, it’s actually a bit depressing,” said Prager, as reported by Fox News. “This is the level of criticism that always comes from the left. Not from liberals, but from the left. It’s mockery and lies. That’s all it consists of.”

In the end, the anti-free speech attack by Bee, which failed to counter conservative argument with actual facts, just “validates” conservatives’ characterization of the Left.

“The left validates what we say all the time,” said Prager. “They reconfirm the need for PragerU, why it’s so effective. They never actually answer what we say. All they do is mock. ‘Oh, PragerU, it’s a right-wing propaganda site.’ No, it’s not.”

Prager went on to explain that people involved in the videos represent a wide range of political and ideological backgrounds, including “never Trumpers” and Democrats. Among those who have helped PragerU “teach what isn’t taught” by the increasingly left-wing school system are “four Pulitzer Prize winners” and “three former prime ministers,” Prager pointed out. “It’s a very serious place to learn,” he said.

Shortly after Bee targeted the organization last week, PragerU gave “Full Frontal” a big “THANK YOU” for helping them bring in big money:

Criticism of Bee’s PragerU attack isn’t only coming from the nonprofit. Among those who’ve blasted Bee for her attempt to tear down the organization is Daily Wire contributor Christian Toto, who asked, sincerely, over the weekend, “Is Samantha Bee Late Night Comedy At Its Very Worst?” (formatting adjusted)

PragerU’s real crime, to Bee, is its unparalleled success. So, weeks after The New York Times (a former newspaper) railed against PragerU, Bee took her own bat to the YouTube channel. She called PragerU a “dangerous” outlet brimming with “brainwashing” content.

PragerU rolled with the punches, announcing it received $25,000 in new donations as a result of Bee’s attack. Game, set, match PragerU.

Not so fast. It’s worth noting WHAT Bee said on the broadcast and how it captures a progressive mindset that can’t defend its own positions and lashes out in the cruelest of ways.

The six-plus minute segment is Bee at her very worst – no small statement. Out of context news clips. Personal attacks. Faux outrage. And an obvious distaste for the First Amendment.

Why else savage PragerU? Is there a dearth of progressive YouTube channels? Is she afraid the “other side” will be heard? That’s rhetorical.

 

via The Daily Wire

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.dailywire.com

Posted on

Taxi Driver Saves Elderly Woman $25K by Thwarting Phone Scam

A taxi driver in Roseville, California, recently rescued a senior citizen from falling victim to a phone scam.

When Rajbir Singh picked up a 92-year-old passenger who told him she was headed to the bank to withdraw $25,000 to send to the IRS, he knew something was not right, according to CNN.

Singh tried to reason with her and warned that is was more than likely just a criminal’s ploy to get her money.

He even drove to a police station to convince her that withdrawing the money was not a good idea.

“I am an honest guy, and these are old people. They need help,” he commented, adding, “It just made sense.”

The woman told him someone claiming to be from the IRS had called her and requested the money. However, when Singh asked if the person was a family member, she said nothing.

The woman then agreed to let Singh redial the number in hopes of finding out the truth.

“We called this number again and I asked the man, ‘Do you know this lady?’ He said no. I knew something was wrong,” the cab driver recalled.

When the man hung up on him and blocked his calls, Singh was sure it was a trick.

Despite his efforts, the woman still did not believe him, so he took her to the Roseville Police Station where an officer explained that the phone call was in fact a scam.

Tuesday, the department shared the story on its Facebook page and praised the cab driver for his concern toward the elderly woman.

“We love this story because several times throughout, Raj could have just taken his customer to her stop and not worried about her wellbeing,” the post read.

Following the incident, Singh was called back to the department and presented with a $50 gift card as a thank you.

“His quick thinking saved a senior citizen $25,000 and for that, we greatly appreciate his efforts,” the post concluded.

Elderly people are more likely to become victims of fraud because they may have a “nest egg” or excellent credit that makes them targets for con artists, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) website.

“People who grew up in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s were generally raised to be polite and trusting. Con artists exploit these traits, knowing that it is difficult or impossible for these individuals to say ‘no’ or just hang up the telephone,” the site read.

“Older Americans are less likely to report a fraud because they don’t know who to report it to, are too ashamed at having been scammed, or don’t know they have been scammed,” the agency concluded.

via Breitbart News

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.breitbart.com

Posted on

Men-Only Barbershop Defends Decision to Kick Out Woman

A men-only barbershop is defending its decision to kick out an Oklahoma woman who claimed that she was asked to leave the shop because she was a woman.

Maliki Skowronski said she arrived at the barbershop with her husband when she was asked to leave before he could even sit down in the chair.

“The man kind of ignores my husband, directly approaches me and says, ‘I’m sorry, but we have a strict no women policy. You can’t be here,’” she told KFOR.

Daxton Nichols, the owner of  King’s Kut’s in Ponca City, Oklahoma, said his shop has a strict no wives or girlfriends policy and said he thinks its no different than the way many women’s beauty salons operate.

“In New York City, there’s over 17 women’s only clubs where women can go and do the salon thing,” he said. “They can go get their nails done, hair done, talk business amongst each other, and do that whole women’s power hear me roar stuff.”

Nichols said his salon, like those, are considered private clubs.

Scott Seagraves, the stylist who asked Skowronski to leave, said he wanted to preserve the salon’s “man cave” environment and said his decision had nothing to do with discrimination.

“We want guys to be able to come in here and be guys and not have to worry what they say or what they talk about because there’s a lady present,” Seagraves said.

Nichols said people are getting offended over his rule “because they can,” while Skowronski said the policy is discriminatory and unfair.

via Breitbart News

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.breitbart.com

Posted on

Jews and Chinese Officials Gather at Western Wall to Pray for End to Coronavirus

TEL AVIV – Hundreds of worshipers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday to pray for the recovery of people afflicted by coronavirus and to ask God to stop the outbreak of the disease.

The event was led by Chief Rabbi of Safed and president of the Rabbinical Community Association, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, in partnership with the Israeli branch of the Orthodox Union, the U.S.’ largest Orthodox Jewish organization.

Worshipers recited prayers and read Psalms, sang songs and danced around an installation in a spiritual drive to hamper the outbreak of the virus that is gripping the world. The installation in the men’s section of the Jewish holy site was inscribed with the words:  “The People of Israel pray for the sake of China” in Hebrew and Chinese.

“Millions and millions of people are going through tremendous suffering in China and outside China,” Rabbi Avi Berman, executive director of the Israeli branch of the Orthodox Union, told the Jerusalem Post.

“As Jews, we believe that God has the power to send healing. We are not doctors, but we can pray.”

Several Chinese officials in Israel also attended the ceremony.

“The Chinese Embassy in Israel would like to extend its sincere appreciation for the sympathy, support and solidarity expressed by the Jewish people. We will never forget it,” the embassy said.

Berman also noted the secondary challenges China is facing as a result of the virus, including the country’s economic standstill, and the decision by major airlines to cancel flights.

He lauded the Chinese government for the extraordinary lengths it is taking to prevent the further spread of the virus.

“We look at our forefathers and see how when they saw trouble in the world, they prayed to God to take care of it, they prayed for the sick to recover and for the poor to find sustenance. The Chinese people represent one sixth of the world and many are affected also in the United States, in Europe, in Asia,” Berman said.

“We should all worry about what is happening and come together to do something about it. I can tell you that since the end of Shabbat my phone has not stopped for a moment to ring or receive messages from schools, communities or organization wishing to participate or to show their support,” he added.

“Every single person in the world has the ability to pray in their own words. King David, who went through very hard times, composed beautiful prayers that we can use,” Berman said.

Vera Schwarcz, a Professor of Chinese history at Connecticut’s Wesleyan University, attended the event.

“I am delighted that so many people came in spite of the weather. I believe in the power of tefillot [prayers],” she said. “I also believe that this is a place of emet, of truth, while the Chinese government has been spreading a lot of misinformation. I think this gathering is also a way to uncover and elevate the truth.”

A long shofar blast marked the conclusion of the event.

“In time of need we all come together and with the help of God we hope that the coronavirus will soon be cured. However, it is important to also remember to come together in normal times and not to lose sight of all the good that exists in the world,” Berman said.

via Breitbart News

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.breitbart.com

Posted on

Franklin Graham: LGBTQ Activists ‘Intolerant of Traditional Christianity’

Prominent evangelical pastor Franklin Graham said Sunday that LGBTQ activists are trying to ban “the truth of the Gospel” from British society by having him barred from preaching in the UK.

In parallel posts on Facebook and Twitter, Rev. Graham lamented efforts “by LGBTQ activists” to have his eight-city evangelistic tour across the UK cancelled.

“Opposition to the Gospel shouldn’t really surprise us. Jesus warned that it would come,” Graham wrote. “As you may know, my eight-city evangelistic tour across the UK has been met with resistance by LGBTQ activists who inaccurately claim that I am homophobic, Islamophobic, and say that I speak hate.”

“Anyone who knows me or has heard me speak knows that this really isn’t true — but, I DO preach the TRUTH of the Gospel. Could it be, rather, that these folks are truthophobic or free-speech-ophobic?” Graham asks.

Like many Christians, Rev. Graham has not hesitated to voice his disagreement with the 2015 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to impose same-sex marriage on the nation in Obergefell v. Hodges. Appealing to biblical morality, Graham has continued to assert that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, which was the predominant belief of humanity for all of history.

In his dissent from Obergefell, Justice Samuel Alito presciently wrote that the decision would be used to hurt Americans who may not share a contemporary view of marriage as a malleable, fluid arrangement between an unspecified number of unspecified persons.

“It will be used to vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy,” he wrote.

In his Facebook post Sunday, Rev. Graham cites Australian Martyn Iles who asks if society “has become so ‘tolerant’ that it is now intolerant of mainstream Christianity.”

“This is really a fight for truth, and the Gospel is what is really being ‘banned’ from these venues,” Graham writes. “It really boils down to the fact that they disagree with the message.”

Speaking the truth of Christianity to people, even when the message is unwelcome, is “love speech,” Graham asserts, the opposite of hate speech.

via Breitbart News

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.breitbart.com

Posted on

Japan’s Sharp Contraction Sends Global Warning About Tax Hikes

The Japanese economy shrank at an annual pace of 6.3 percent last quarter after a consumption tax hike crushed consumer spending.

Domestic demand fell in the quarter at an annual pace of 8.0 percent, seasonally adjusted economic data released Monday by Japan’s Cabinet Office showed Monday.

The government hiked a consumption tax from 8 percent to 10 percent in October. The negative impact from that tax hike was much larger than expected. Retail stores have reported a decline in sales akin to that seen at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.

The figures for the final three months of 2019 were much worse than the 3.7 percent decline forecast by economists. The deep dive makes it far more likely that the economy will be in contraction again in the first quarter of 2020, meaning Japan would technically be in a recession. Most economists define a recession as two consecutive quarterly contractions.

The contraction in Japan may offer a sobering lesson for the U.S., currently experiencing its longest-ever economic expansion. All of the Democratic candidates have proposed tax hikes of various sorts, and all assume that having the government sweep more money out of the private sector would not be a drag on economic growth. While some of the tax proposals, such as a wealth tax on billionaires, would not likely have a broad effect on domestic demand, other taxes would. Several Democrats have proposed consumption taxes in the form of gasoline tax hikes and value-added taxes that would hit demand.

Japan’s gross domestic product, or GDP, the sum of the value of a nation’s products and services, slipped 1.6 percent in the last three months of 2019 quarter-on-quarter. The annualized rate shows what the drop would have been if that same pace had continued for a year.

The contraction for the October-December period was the first Japan had in more than a year. The amount of decline was the worst in about five years. The news sent the Nikkei 225 benchmark stock index falling in trading Monday.

Both exports and imports fell during the fourth quarter.

The coronavirus outbreak is likely to be a drag on the economy in the first quarter.  Japan had been counting on Chinese tourists in recent years to sustain growth, but visits have dwindled to a trickle. Japanese companies have halted or adjusted production, because of supply chain disruptions or work suspensions at their own factories in China.

Overall consumption is likely to drop as people avoid crowds.

“The concerns for the export focused economy is continued pressure amid the coronavirus,” said Jingyi Pan, market strategist at IG in Singapore of Japan’s GDP.

–The Associated Press contributed to this report.

via Breitbart News

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.breitbart.com

Posted on

As Allegations of Gross Sexual Comments Swirl Around Bloomberg, CBS Skimps

Allegations of sexism and inappropriate remarks are swirling around the rising 2020 campaign of Michael Bloomberg. But CBS is skimping on the details — including how the businessman allegedly made gross insinuations about women and oral sex and may have told a pregnant employee to “kill it,” in regard to her unborn child. On CBS This Morning, Monday, the show allowed a scant 15 seconds to the developing story (out of two hours).

via NewsBusters – Exposing Liberal Media Bias

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.newsbusters.org/

Posted on

Horowitz: Senate Republicans looking to repeat 1986 amnesty, seeking President Trump’s support: Sources

Senator Thom Tillis and other liberal Republicans are hell-bent on turning our rural communities into pipelines for cartel drug trafficking and criminal aliens. Rather than holding vote after vote on ridding our communities of sanctuary cities and dangerous criminal alien gangs and drug traffickers, liberal Republicans like Thom Tillis are working on, amazingly, more amnesty for illegal aliens. The North Carolina senator evidently doesn’t think that the Tar Heel State is turning blue like Virginia as quickly as he would like. He also believes that now that he lied about being tough on illegal immigration in order get Trump’s endorsement and scare away a primary challenger, he can go back to screwing his voters.

Two GOP staffers have informed me that Sen. Tillis, along with Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), began working this Wednesday on an effort to get Trump’s support for a mass amnesty bill that passed the House last year. Rosemary Jenks, government relations director of Numbers USA, which is opposing the bill, confirmed to me that those are the three leaders of the potential bill in the Senate. Conservative HQ, a publication run by legendary conservative Richard Viguerie, reports that Tillis is expected to be the lead Senate sponsor and that Vice President Pence’s PAC is rumored to be supporting this bill. I’ve heard the same from my sources in the Senate as well.

Tillis has already publicly praised the bill, and according to my sources, has met with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, along with several other GOP senators, to plan support for the bill. Notably, nobody from the DHS was present at the meeting to offer the border security perspective on the bill.

On December 11, House Democrats passed the Orwellian-named Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038). In plain English, it grants amnesty to every illegal alien in this country who claims to have worked at least part-time for agriculture and creates an unlimited agriculture guest worker program for the future to bring in millions of low-skilled workers. The cultural and fiscal costs are never factored in. It permanently tethers green cards for people coming in on these H-2 visas to the condition of working in agriculture for 10 years, creating an indentured servant model that, as Mark Krikorian observes, will prevent farms from ever modernizing and mechanizing their process because of the boundless flow of cheap labor.

What is so offensive about this bill is that the very reason these people are in the country to begin with is because we were lied to, including by some of the very same members of Congress who were there in 1986. Back then, they gave amnesty to 2.7 million illegal aliens, including 1.1 million who worked in agriculture, on the promise that future illegal immigration would be choked off by prohibiting illegal alien work in America. They pocketed the amnesty and then turned around and downright blocked enforcement of any of the laws and today are openly criminalizing enforcement in sanctuary states while encouraging illegal alien employment.

One would think that even Democrats, and certainly Republicans, wouldn’t have the chutzpah to show their faces before implementing our side of the deal from the last broken promise. Yet as if we are Charlie Brown with the football, they come with the same amnesty bill designed to reap the rewards of their insidious disobedience against the terms of the first amnesty.

In December, 34 Republicans supported that bill in the House, along with all but three Democrats. Undoubtedly, many more agree with the idea but were inclined to vote no as a minority party.

Curiously, the White House has been silent. Typically, such a transformative and consequential bill that passes the House would be met by what’s known as a Statement of Administrative Policy (SAP), expressing the president’s support or threat to veto. One would think Trump would veto an amnesty in a heartbeat, right? This bill was sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), one of the House impeachment managers!

Well, if conservatives remain silent, that might not be the case. We already know that the president has permanently retreated from cutting the numbers of legal immigrants and from mandatory E-Verify, which was taken out of this year’s budget proposal. As with many issues, there are clearly competing voices within the administration, and if conservatives don’t get to the president first, the swamp will.

Remember when Thom Tillis suddenly got religion and introduced a bill to allow victims of criminal aliens to sue sanctuary cities? Although that bill was flawed, the idea behind it was good. The reason he introduced it was because he had a primary challenger with money. The minute Tillis secured Trump’s endorsement as being “tough on the border,” he had no need to push that bill any more, which is why you don’t see it coming up for a vote. Instead, it’s back to amnesty. The same dynamic played out with Lindsey Graham, who avoided a serious primary challenge by getting tough on illegal immigration for a few months.

How many more times will we be fooled?

The push by a North Carolina senator is especially jarring. I’ve reported on numerous cases of illegal alien sex offenders in North Carolina. According to the Epoch Times, one citizen in North Carolina collated criminal data from just 30 percent of North Carolina counties and found that in just the past 18 months, “more than 331 illegal aliens have been charged with 1,172 child rapes and child sexual assaults.”

Jobs in agriculture are the very magnet that was supposed to be shut off in exchange for the last amnesty. Why won’t Tillis ever consider the cultural, drug trafficking, and other criminal problems alongside the quest for cheaper labor? Why such a narrow focus?

The lesson for conservatives is we need to get to Trump before the swamp does. Otherwise, what is waiting for us on the other side of a victorious November election won’t be very victorious for the people who most ardently support the president.

The post Horowitz: Senate Republicans looking to repeat 1986 amnesty, seeking President Trump’s support: Sources appeared first on Conservative Review.

via Conservative Review

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.conservativereview.com

Posted on

1K Migrants Returned to Mexican Interior Under New Trump Program

U.S. Immigration and Customs and Border Protection agents teamed up to return more than 1,000 Mexican migrants deep into their country’s interior under a new Trump Administration program.

During the peak of the 2019 migrant border crisis, the Trump Administration negotiated an agreement to return Mexican nationals found illegally in the United States into Mexico’s interior, according to information obtained from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials. Under previous agreements, Mexican nationals were simply returned to across the border–making it easy to simply re-cross elsewhere.

Under the Interior Repatriation Initiative (IRI) joint agreement, U.S. officials returned more than 1,000 Mexican nationals illegally present in the U.S. to the interior of Mexico instead of a trans-border removal. “The IRI is a joint agreement between the governments of the United States and Mexico to ensure that those repatriated to Mexico are returned closer to their homes in a safe and expeditious manner,” CBP officials said in a written statement.

“This is yet another successful Trump Administration initiative that demonstrates our urgency to apprehend and quickly remove those who illegally cross our border,” CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan said. “By returning these individuals into the interior of Mexico, they will be much less likely to attempt a dangerous and potentially deadly journey north.”

On Friday, ICE agents flew 106 Mexican nationals from Tucson, Arizona, to Guadalajara. The government of Mexico will provide transportation for the migrants from Guadalajara to their home of record.

“This framework will reduce recidivism and border violence by returning Mexican nationals closer to their cities of origin,” ICE officials stated. “ICE works closely with CBP to ensure the safe and timely removal of individuals who have unlawfully crossed the southern border.”

The program is carried out in the U.S. by CBP, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, and ICE Air Operations.

Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior political news contributor for the Breitbart Border team. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX and Facebook.

via Breitbart News

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.breitbart.com

Posted on

We Hear You: Taking on the Left, Even in Blue States

Editor’s note: Welcome to another look inside The Daily Signal’s mailbag, which reveals concern about the radical left’s advances in America. Send those emails to letters@dailysignal.com.—Ken McIntyre

Dear Daily Signal: Fred Lucas reports that Leonard Leo decided to step away from daily leadership at the Federalist Society to lead a new group (“Trump Judicial Adviser Teams Up With Conservative PR Executive in New Initiative”). That new outfit, CRC Advisors, is intended to directly counter Arabella Advisors, a behemoth of left-wing activism.

Leo is certainly aiming high, because the four in-house nonprofits run by Arabella took in combined revenues of $635 million in 2018. They operated hundreds of pop-up activist groups, including Demand Justice, the top foe of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees.

It will take a lot of conservative support for Leo’s David to match that Goliath.—Scott Walter, President, Capital Research Center, Washington, D.C.

***

Dear Daily Signal: Sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants such as those being considered in Massachusetts threaten public safety. Illegal aliens are up to five and a half times more likely to be incarcerated in state prisons and county jails than are U.S. citizens and legal immigrants.

Moreover,
sanctuary policies are unfair to legal immigrants who did things right and
followed the law to come to America properly.

Also,
police don’t need sanctuary policies to make immigrants feel comfortable
reporting crimes. There is no empirical evidence of a “chilling effect” because
of local law enforcement cooperation with federal authorities.

Additionally,
federal law forbids state and local governments from restricting the sharing of
information about illegal aliens with the federal government. Federal law also encourages
states to cooperate with immigration authorities as much as possible.

Massachusetts state legislators held a hearing Jan. 24 before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on legislation (HB 2573 and SB 1401) to establish Massachusetts as a sanctuary state for illegal aliens. The public should express itself on this dangerous legislation.—Ronald Beaty, Barnstable County Commissioner, Barnstable, Mass.

Dear Daily Signal: Responding to Rep. Andy Barr’s article, “Why We Must Defeat Socialism,” it is possible to correct the flawed teachings and lies over the past 50 years by the liberals.

After thinking about this very issue for several days, I wrote and sent a draft blueprint on how to defeat socialism to President Trump.

Let’s quit
sitting on our complacent butts and do something. If liberal TV stations refuse
to run truth-based ads, then let’s release them as videos through YouTube to be
shared by citizens. Let’s flood the internet with truth-based educational
videos and reeducate our citizens.

Once more Americans understand what socialism’s great lie is actually about, the fraud perpetrated over the past 50 years can end at the ballot box.—Ron Dale, Boise, Idaho

Civics education advocate Bill King visits the Washington Monument. (Photo courtesy of Bill King)

Celebrating Our Constitution, Teaching Civics

Dear Daily Signal: I am a proud daily reader of The Daily Signal. For the past three years, I have been sharing my grassroots idea to restore our republic and founding documents through what I call “Hang It, Celebrate It, and Teach It”—education to defend our liberty.

If the Civics Act (S 313) is passed by Congress and sent to the desk of President Trump to sign into law, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos can implement civics education in grades K-12 and the teaching of the Golden Rule, respect, and social media responsibility.

Will you join me in the fight to restore our republic? Please share my grassroots idea with other freedom-loving Americans and members of The Heritage Foundation.

Let freedom ring. We must fight for free markets and capitalism every minute of every day, or socialism wins.—Bill King, Pittsburgh

Climate, Defense, and Security

Dear Daily Signal: “As greenhouse gases increase, sea levels are rising, average global temperatures are increasing, and severe weather patterns are accelerating. These changes, coupled with other global dynamics, … will devastate homes, land and infrastructure.”

Is this statement from a) the Sierra Club, b) the Democratic Party platform, or c) recently uncovered documents confirming a Chinese plot to harm U.S. manufacturing?

The answer actually is d) none of the above. 

The statement is from the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review Report from the Defense Department, which has expressed concern about climate change since the George W. Bush administration. Dozens of Pentagon documents on this issue can be accessed at the Washington-based Center for Climate & Security.  

In his recent speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump denounced climate activists as being “the perennial prophets of doom.”

What I don’t understand is how the Defense Department can state clearly that climate change is a national security threat, yet Trump, who usually is so supportive of our military, can continue to dismiss it.—Terry Hansen, Hales Corners, Wis.

This and That

Dear Daily Signal: Democrats, especially Rep. Adam Schiff of California, are at it again in their three-year orchestrated campaign to overthrow this president. They have gone to the weeds to dig up Lev Parnas to vilify the president (“4 Things to Know About Lev Parnas, the Left’s New Hero“).

In November, Rush Limbaugh prophesied Parnas’s arrival on the impeachment stage. As predicted, here’s Lev.

How convenient that he showed up on leftist media outlets MSNBC and CNN in time to attack the president with unfounded claims, accusations, and allegations of wrongdoing just days before the beginning of the Senate trial.—Earl Beal, Terre Haute, Ind.

***

Could you
send someone to film hospitals in Canada or other countries to inform people
about socialized medicine?

Could you also report on how liberals move into conservative states and make them liberal states (as happened with Colorado and Virginia), and strategies to prevent this from happening?—Lorenzo Cardinali

***

It deeply saddens and disturbs me that some who despise President Trump seem to be convinced that Christians who support Trump are hypocrites and morally deficient.

Nothing
that Trump supports rises to the level of evil that some of his political
opponents support. And it is never intrinsically evil to vote for anybody, but
I think it is clear that one must not vote for those who support graver
intrinsic evils.

To
vote for such ones, to mitigate lesser intrinsic evils, is just unreasonable.
It is like throwing a flotation device with a huge millstone attached to a
drowning man.

At the very least, no one should despise, or denigrate, those who are acting, in good faith, according to God’s moral law. They are just following the God-given principle of choosing the lesser of evils, and the much greater evil is clearly evident.—Kent Veazey, Lake Charles, La.

The post We Hear You: Taking on the Left, Even in Blue States appeared first on The Daily Signal.

via The Daily Signal

Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.dailysignal.com/