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April 25, 2018

Former NRA President Doubles Down: Yeti Demanded NRA Cease Using Cooler Company Logo After Parkland

by AWR Hawkins24 Apr 20180

24 Apr, 2018
24 Apr, 2018

NRA President and current Unified Sportsmen of Florida (USF) Executive Director Marion Hammer says Yeti coolers demanded the NRA cease using the cooler company’s logo after the Parkland school shooting.

On April 21, Breitbart News reported Hammer’s announcement that Yeti coolers cut ties with the NRA Foundation. Over the next 24 hours, a #BoycotttYeti movement emerged on Twitter and videos of people shooting, crushing, and otherwise destroying their Yeti coolers began making their way onto Facebook, YouTube, and other social media outlets.

Yeti released a statement on Monday claiming the NRA-ILA’s statement about the cooler company cutting ties with the NRA Foundation was “inaccurate”:

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— YETI (@YETICoolers) April 23, 2018

On Tuesday, Hammer emailed Breitbart News a response to the Yeti statement. The statement said:

YETI severed ties with the NRA and is now engaging in damage control after a backlash from many of its customers. In early March, YETI refused to place a previously negotiated order from NRA-ILA, citing “recent events” as the reason – a clear reference to the tragedy in Parkland, Florida. YETI then delivered notice to the NRA Foundation that it was terminating a 7-year agreement and demanded that the NRA remove the YETI name and logo from all NRA digital assets, as well as refrain from using any YETI trademarks in future print material. While YETI is trying to spin the story otherwise, those are the facts. While Yeti can choose to run from the NRA, they can’t run from the facts.

Hammer concluded her statement by noting, “Whether this is due to the recent cancellation of their IPO from their New York City owners is a question only they can answer.”

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News, the host of the Breitbart podcast Bullets with AWR Hawkins, and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com. Sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange.

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April 25, 2018

STATE-MANDATED DEATH: Baby Alfie’s Dad Giving Him Mouth-To-Mouth In Hospital To ‘Keep Him Alive’

The horror out of the U.K. concerning sick 23-month-old baby Alfie Evans continues. Earlier on Tuesday, Alfie was effectively sentenced to death yet again by the U.K. court system after a judge denied the the parents’ request to travel to Italy to seek further treatment.

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April 25, 2018

‘Real Indian’ Challenging Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate in MA Sues City for Demanding He Remove ‘Fake Indian’ Signs

Shiva Ayyadurai U.S. Senate Campaign

by Katherine Rodriguez24 Apr 20180

24 Apr, 2018
24 Apr, 2018

A candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts who describes himself as a “real Indian” is suing the city of Cambridge for demanding he remove his signs that say his challenger, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), is a “fake Indian.”

Shiva Ayyadurai, who is running for the Senate as an independent, filed a federal lawsuit Sunday accusing the city of Cambridge of violating his First Amendment rights under the Constitution for demanding he remove his signs attacking Warren for her unfounded claims of Native American ancestry, the Washington Times reported.

Ayyadurai’s campaign bus, which has been parked for more than a month in front of an office building he owns, displays signs depicting the progressive Massachusetts senator in an Indian headdress next to a picture of himself with his campaign slogan: “Only a REAL INDIAN Can Defeat the Fake Indian.”

But this month, Cambridge building inspector Branden Vigneault sent Ayyadurai’s campaign a notice that said he lacked proper permitting, threatening a $300 per day fine and legal penalties if the campaign does not remove the signs.

Ayyadurai’s campaign argues the building code does not apply to his images because they are posted on a bus and not a brick-and-mortar structure.

“We will not remove the slogan from our bus,” Ayyadurai told the Times. “We will defend the First Amendment, and we will fight this egregious attack on the First Amendment, at any cost.”

Ayyadurai has made it a hallmark of his campaign to challenge Warren’s claims of Native American ancestry, which no documentation has proven.

As proof of her heritage, Warren pointed to a “family newsletter” from 2006, uncovered by an amateur genealogist. It stated that her third great-grandmother was a Cherokee Indian.

Warren’s campaign also claimed that the Massachusetts senator is Native American because her cousin Candy Rowsey edited a cookbook called Pow Wow Chow. A Boston talk radio show host found in 2012 that Warren may have plagiarized two recipes that she submitted to the cookbook.

Ayyadurai, meanwhile, is using the lack of documented evidence of Warren’s heritage to his advantage.

He pulled a campaign stunt in July 2017 where he sent Warren a 23&Me DNA ancestry test through Amazon, which she refused. Ayyadurai then posted a receipt on Twitter of his refunded purchase and wrote that he was “deeply saddened” the progressive Massachusetts senator refused his gift.

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April 25, 2018

Fashion Notes: Melania Trump is The Belle of The Ball in Chanel Haute Couture at US-France State Dinner

First Lady Melania Trump is the belle of the ball at the United States-France state dinner, which she planned on her own, in a custom-fitted Chanel Haute Couture gown.

Mrs. Trump greeted French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, at the White House for the state dinner alongside President Trump, wearing the ultimate homage to Parisian luxury: A Chanel Haute Couture hand-painted gown dripping in sequins, crystals, and Chantilly lace.

The Chanel Haute Couture gown was shown on the Spring Haute Couture week runways in Paris, France originally as a jumpsuit with matching fingerless gloves.

Mrs. Trump’s rendition of the look — fitted and created by the fashion industry’s leading designer, Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld — features a calf-length of the beaded portion of the gown while the lace underlay drapes to the floor. The Chanel gown also has rounded pockets on the hips trimmed in crystals.

On Mrs. Trump’s feet are a pair of gunmetal stilettos by Christian Louboutin.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Macron wore a Louis Vuitton gown, a fashion house that she exclusively wears and has become known for carrying the brand’s latest handbags in her hands.

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive to welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron (unseen), for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, April 24, 2018. (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive to welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron (not in frame) for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, April 24, 2018. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron as they arrive for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, April 24, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, as they arrive for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, April 24, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump await the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte to the White House for a state dinner April 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Macron and Trump met earlier throughout the day to discuss a range of bilateral issues as Trump holds his first official state visit with the French president. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

U.S President Donald Trump, and U.S. first lady Melania Trump wait for the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron, French first lady Brigitte Macron at the North Portico for before a State Dinner at the White House April 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Macron for a two-day official visit that included dinner at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, a tree planting on the White House South Lawn and a joint news conference. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

U.S President Donald Trump, and U.S. first lady Melania welcome French President Emmanuel Macron, French first lady Brigitte Macron after their arrival at the North Portico for before a State Dinner at the White House April 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Macron for a two-day official visit that included dinner at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, a tree planting on the White House South Lawn and a joint news conference. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump wait for French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte before a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, April 24, 2018. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S President Donald Trump and U.S. first lady Melania Trump stand with French President Emmanuel Macron and French first lady Brigitte Macron after their arrival at the North Portico before a State Dinner at the White House, April 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Macron for a two-day official visit that included dinner at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, a tree planting on the White House South Lawn and a joint news conference. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte before a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, April 24, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S President Donald Trump and U.S. first lady Melania Trump greet French President Emmanuel Macron and French first lady Brigitte Macron after their arrival at the North Portico before a State Dinner at the White House, April 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Macron for a two-day official visit that included dinner at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, a tree planting on the White House South Lawn and a joint news conference. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

U.S President Donald Trump, and U.S. first lady Melania walk into the White House after greeting French President Emmanuel Macron, French first lady Brigitte Macron after their arrival at the North Portico for before a State Dinner at the White House April 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Macron for a two-day official visit that included dinner at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, a tree planting on the White House South Lawn and a joint news conference. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump follow French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte into the White House for a state dinner April 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. Macron and Trump met earlier throughout the day to discuss a range of bilateral issues as Trump holds his first official state visit with the French president. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, for a State Dinner in the White House in Washington, DC, April 24, 2018. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Mrs. Trump stole the show earlier in the day when she stepped out of the White House in a white Michael Kors skirt suit and matching, wide brim hat by Hervé Pierre, her personal style advisor, as Breitbart News noted.

Mrs. Trump greeted the Macrons on Monday in an all-black ensemble that featured designs from a slew of major fashion houses, including Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Dior, and Ralph Lauren.

John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.

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April 23, 2018

11-Year-Old 6th Grade Boy Hit, Killed by Vehicle During Anti-Gun National School Walkout in El Paso

by Kristinn Taylor April 21, 2018

An 11-year-old 6th grade boy at Parkland Middle School in El Paso, Texas, was hit and killed by a pick-up truck while crossing a major highway during the National School Walkout on Friday. According to police, the student had initially participated in the walkout but then left the campus with a group of 12 to 15 students who scaled a wall to escape the school and then crossed a major highway and then crossed back. The 6th grader was killed bringing up the rear on the second crossing. No one else was hit.

Loop 375, screen image from road closure after student hit by vehicle on Friday.”

The El Paso Police Department issued a statement Saturday regarding the incident:

Police Investigate Pedestrian Fatality
Date & Time: Friday, April 20, 2018 @ 10:27 a.m.
Location: Loop 375 @ Bomarc Off Ramp
Pedestrian: 11 – year old Johnathan Benko of El Paso (DECEASED)
Vehicle 1: 2010 Ford F150 truck, blue in color
Driver 1: 61 – year old Jesus Diaz of El Paso, TX
El Paso, TX. – The El Paso Police Department’s Special Traffic Investigations (STI) unit were called to assist
Northeast Patrol with a serious collision that involved a vehicle and a pedestrian. The preliminary investigation
revealed that the pedestrian, Johnathan Benko, a student at Parkland Middle School, was taking part in a school
organized “walk out”. During the walk out, Johnathan Benko and several other students left the designated walk
out area. According to witnesses, the group of children crossed Loop 375 West from South to North without
incident, and then several minutes later, attempted to again cross Loop 375 West from North to South. Johnathan
Benko was the last in his group to attempt to cross Loop 375 West when he was struck by a 2010 Ford F150,
which was traveling West and being operated by Jesus Diaz. As a result of the collision, Johnathan Benko
sustained serious bodily injury and was transported to University Medical Center (UMC) where he died. The
driver of the truck, Jesus Diaz was not injured and remained at the scene. There were no other children injured
in this collision.

KVIA-TV reported on the reaction at the school:

…”I just went to the field and saw people running over there and the officers started going over there,” said Parkland Middle School student Daniela Ramirez.

Ramirez and seventh grader Emerson Garcia told ABC-7 what they saw once the students were allowed out for a organized walkout.

“I stood for a good two minutes and then we had a rush of kids just run to this stone wall and just start jumping over. It was like a swarm of kids started jumping the wall,” Garcia said.

District officials had anticipated the walkout and tried to be proactive allowing the kids to walk out and assemble on the football field.

Administration added extra staff to cover the event and security stood by at the front and back of the school but a group of 12 to 15 kids left the campus…”

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April 23, 2018

Hardly a Stir When Starbucks Denied a Cop

Kudos for Sheriff David Clarke for reminding us of the double standard practiced by the self-righteous guardians of social justice such as Starbucks, who flagellate themselves in public over the injustice of denying non-paying patrons use of their facilities – patrons who happen to be black:

Not too long ago a Philadelphia Starbucks refused to let a police officer use the restroom telling him it was for paying customers. Don’t remember Starbucks closing 8000 stores for sensitivity training toward police.

In 2015, an unnamed Philadelphia police sergeant entered a downtown Philadelphia Starbucks and asked to use the restroom. He might have been the one who would have responded if that Starbucks were being robbed or its employees or customers were assaulted. He was told in no uncertain terms that he could not and should find a restroom down the street. The unnamed officer’s story was posted on Facebook by Joe Leighthardt, another Philadelphia officer:

So I walk into the Starbucks at 13th and Chestnut in full uniform and ask the young blonde liberal behind the counter if I could use their public bathroom for which you need a key code and she states, in a loud voice so all the other customers can hear that the bathroom is for paying customers only. I then ask in a very polite manner if I could please use it. She then states in the same loud manner and a smirk “Are you a paying customer?” It was at this point that I realized what she was doing. As I walked out with my hand up and while she continued loudly to tell me about the bathroom down the street, I was even more astonished that the many customers and other employees said nothing and seemed indifferent. This is the world cops live in anymore. It’s hip for this generation to berate and totally disrespect cops in front of the public and praise cop killers as the heroes of they’re [sic] time. I never post things but I hope my fellow brothers and sisters in blue see this and know that we have each other… and not to patronize that Starbucks.

Starbucks did somewhat apologize for the incident, but there was no national mea culpa by the executive officers of Starbucks or the shutting down of its 8,000 stores and turning them into temporary re-education camps for employees who for the most part probably don’t have a biased bone in their bodies and who depend on police for their safety inside and outside their stores.

Officer Leighthardt noted as much:

In the post, Leighthardt‎ wrote, “Thought you world like to know this happened at your 1301 Chestnut St in Philadelphia. In a time when police are being made the enemy, Your clerk pulls this nonsense. And might I point out, this store is a frequent caller to police for some sort of service.” …

“No one is asking for special treatment, but when your ‘office’ is a police car and you’re running from job to job in Philadelphia, I’d he supposed to hold in? Pee on the sidewalk? I’ll bet your job has a bathroom within 100 yards,” Leighthardt wrote. “Cops don’t. And this particular Starbucks calls the police several times a week for things as simple as someone sitting on the bench outside their property.”

We live in a world where black lives matter but blue lives matter not so much. Just ask the families of the two Florida police officers gunned down while having lunch at a Chinese restaurant.

Two Florida sheriff’s deputies were shot and killed while eating in a restaurant Thursday afternoon by an attacker found dead outside shortly after, police said[.] …

“I don’t have answers to why this happened,” Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz said at a news briefing.Schultz identified the slain officers as Sgt. Noel Ramirez, 30, a seven-year law enforcement veteran, and Deputy Taylor Lindsey, 25, a three-year law law [sic] enforcement veteran. Schultz said Ramirez had children and was married, while Lindsey was not married but had a girlfriend. …

“We’re not going to make this a political issue, other than the fact: What do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent that it’s been demonized?” Schultz asked. “Every type of hate, every type of putdown that you can think of. The only thing these men were guilty of was wanting to protect you and me.”

Closing 8,000 stores is a big financial hit, money that could have been spent to help inner-city kids get an education, or a meal, or clothes for school or to fight gang crime and drugs:

On Tuesday, Starbucks announced plans to close all 8,000 stores across the US for the afternoon of May 29.  Starbucks said in a statement it plans to “conduct racial-bias education geared toward preventing discrimination in our stores” during the period[.] …

“The company’s founding values are based on humanity and inclusion,” executive chairman Howard Schultz said in a statement.  “We will learn from our mistakes and reaffirm our commitment to creating a safe and welcoming environment for every customer.”

While the decision to close stores to train employees on issues of racial discrimination is unprecedented, Starbucks has done something similar once before under Schultz’s leadership[.] …

In February 2008, Starbucks closed all 7,100 of its stores for three and a half hours to train employees.  Schultz had recently returned as CEO to turn the company around as it struggled to repair its reputation and grow sales after a period of overexpansion.

The closures cost the company an estimated $6 million, according to Schultz’s 2011 book “Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul.”  However, Schultz maintained that it was worth the financial cost and the mockery the company endured to put Starbucks back on the road to recovery.

Self-survival and political correctness are prime motivators for Starbucks, but not the indignity and disrespect shown a Philadelphia officer in 2015. No grandiose mea culpas, no mass closings, and no employee re-education. Starbucks’s social conscience did not extend to those who risk their lives for the safety of its employees and customers.

Daniel John Sobieski is a freelance writer whose pieces have appeared in Investor’s Business Daily, Human Events, Reason Magazine, and the Chicago Sun-Times among other publications.

Not too long ago a Philadelphia Starbucks refused to let a police officer use the restroom telling him it was for paying customers. Don’t remember Starbucks closing 8000 stores for sensitivity training toward police.

So I walk into the Starbucks at 13th and Chestnut in full uniform and ask the young blonde liberal behind the counter if I could use their public bathroom for which you need a key code and she states, in a loud voice so all the other customers can hear that the bathroom is for paying customers only. I then ask in a very polite manner if I could please use it. She then states in the same loud manner and a smirk “Are you a paying customer?” It was at this point that I realized what she was doing. As I walked out with my hand up and while she continued loudly to tell me about the bathroom down the street, I was even more astonished that the many customers and other employees said nothing and seemed indifferent. This is the world cops live in anymore. It’s hip for this generation to berate and totally disrespect cops in front of the public and praise cop killers as the heroes of they’re [sic] time. I never post things but I hope my fellow brothers and sisters in blue see this and know that we have each other… and not to patronize that Starbucks.

Officer Leighthardt noted as much:

In the post, Leighthardt‎ wrote, “Thought you world like to know this happened at your 1301 Chestnut St in Philadelphia. In a time when police are being made the enemy, Your clerk pulls this nonsense. And might I point out, this store is a frequent caller to police for some sort of service.” …

“No one is asking for special treatment, but when your ‘office’ is a police car and you’re running from job to job in Philadelphia, I’d he supposed to hold in? Pee on the sidewalk? I’ll bet your job has a bathroom within 100 yards,” Leighthardt wrote. “Cops don’t. And this particular Starbucks calls the police several times a week for things as simple as someone sitting on the bench outside their property.”

We live in a world where black lives matter but blue lives matter not so much. Just ask the families of the two Florida police officers gunned down while having lunch at a Chinese restaurant.

Two Florida sheriff’s deputies were shot and killed while eating in a restaurant Thursday afternoon by an attacker found dead outside shortly after, police said[.] …

“I don’t have answers to why this happened,” Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz said at a news briefing.Schultz identified the slain officers as Sgt. Noel Ramirez, 30, a seven-year law enforcement veteran, and Deputy Taylor Lindsey, 25, a three-year law law [sic] enforcement veteran. Schultz said Ramirez had children and was married, while Lindsey was not married but had a girlfriend. …

“We’re not going to make this a political issue, other than the fact: What do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement to the extent that it’s been demonized?” Schultz asked. “Every type of hate, every type of putdown that you can think of. The only thing these men were guilty of was wanting to protect you and me.”

Closing 8,000 stores is a big financial hit, money that could have been spent to help inner-city kids get an education, or a meal, or clothes for school or to fight gang crime and drugs:

On Tuesday, Starbucks announced plans to close all 8,000 stores across the US for the afternoon of May 29.  Starbucks said in a statement it plans to “conduct racial-bias education geared toward preventing discrimination in our stores” during the period[.] …

“The company’s founding values are based on humanity and inclusion,” executive chairman Howard Schultz said in a statement.  “We will learn from our mistakes and reaffirm our commitment to creating a safe and welcoming environment for every customer.”

While the decision to close stores to train employees on issues of racial discrimination is unprecedented, Starbucks has done something similar once before under Schultz’s leadership[.] …

In February 2008, Starbucks closed all 7,100 of its stores for three and a half hours to train employees.  Schultz had recently returned as CEO to turn the company around as it struggled to repair its reputation and grow sales after a period of overexpansion.

The closures cost the company an estimated $6 million, according to Schultz’s 2011 book “Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul.”  However, Schultz maintained that it was worth the financial cost and the mockery the company endured to put Starbucks back on the road to recovery.

Daniel John Sobieski is a freelance writer whose pieces have appeared in Investor’s Business Daily, Human Events, Reason Magazine, and the Chicago Sun-Times among other publications.

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April 23, 2018

PAY DIRT=> Rep. Nunes: There Was NO OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USED When DOJ Started Spying on Trump — All Politics (VIDEO)

by Jim Hoft April 22, 2018

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) joined Maria Bartiromo this morning on Sunday Morning Futures.

During the discussion Nunes, who is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told Maria the DOJ had was NO EVIDENCE of wrongdoing when they started to spy on the Donald Trump campaign.
It was all for political reasons — which is immoral, unethical and illegal.

Rep. Nunes: This is really important to us because the intelligence investigation uses the tools of our intelligence services that are not supposed to be used on American citizens. So, we’ve long wanted to know what intelligence did you have that actually led to this investigation. So what we found now after the investigators have reviewed it is in fact there was no intelligence. So we have a traditional partnership with what’s called the Five Eyes Agreement…

Maria Bartiromo: Mr. Chairman you’ve got to explain what you just said. I think this is extraordinary. That you’re telling us that in order for the FBI, the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into so-called collusion between President Trump and the Russians there was no official intelligence used. Then how did this investigation start?

Rep. Nunes: I think that is the point. We don’t understand and never understood.

This is pay dirt folks.
The Obama DOJ NEVER had any intelligence that Trump was working with the Russians.
They started spying on him and his campaign and family anyway.
It was all politics.

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April 23, 2018

YETI suddenly severs ties with NRA without reason. Now the free market is responding in a big way.

YETI Coolers, known for its popular coolers and cups, is one of the most popular outdoor brands in America. But the company seemingly stepped on its customer base last week when it severed ties with the National Rifle Association.

And now the free market is responding in a big way.

What happened?

The NRA announced on Friday that YETI had cut ties with the NRA Foundation, the pro-Second Amendment organization’s charitable arm. YETI had been a longtime partner of the NRA and its products were routinely raffled at NRA charity events, which raise money for youth programs nationwide.

In a letter, the NRA-ILA — the NRA’s lobbying arm — said YETI should be “ashamed” of its decision, which came suddenly and without explanation.

“That certainly isn’t sportsmanlike. In fact, YETI should be ashamed. They have declined to continue helping America’s young people enjoy outdoor recreational activities,” the letter said. “These activities enable them to appreciate America and enjoy our natural resources with wholesome and healthy outdoor recreational and educational programs.”

While YETI failed to offer an explanation, the move may be related to the national boycott of the NRA, which began in February. That boycott, which followed the tragic mass killing in Parkland, Florida, forced numerous longtime NRA supporters to end their relationships with the NRA. At the time, the left was pressuring NRA supporters to bail under the threat of boycott.

Still, the announcement bewildered many NRA supporters. After all, YETI’s consumer base overlaps with the demographic of NRA members and those who support what the NRA stands for. And unfortunately for YETI, its decision to move away from the NRA sparked a massive free market response.

What was the response?

The response from NRA members, supporters and generally anyone who loves the outdoors and supports what the NRA stands for was immediate.

By Sunday, a full-scale boycott of YETI was underway and the hashtag #BoycottYETI trended on social media.

Some people said YETI’s decision prompted them to sell their YETI products:

So I hear @YETICoolers decided to boycott the #NRA. Bold move considering most of the folks that buy your products are 2A supporters I would imagine. Guess who sold their yeti today? This guy! Loved yeti but not supporting our 2nd amendment isn’t gonna fly here. #BoycottYeti

— Caucasian Persuasion (@HollawayIsHere) April 22, 2018

Other people vowed to never purchase YETI products again while encouraging the boycott:

Yeti is boycotting the NRA I say #BoycottYeti and their distributors #NRA

— Jeff Gudgeon (@GudgeonJeff) April 21, 2018

Hey @YETICoolers you just lost this @NRA instructor’s business. #DitchingMyYeti #BoycottYeti

— Terry Skinner, CISSP (@TerrySkinner) April 21, 2018

Still, others encouraged people to buy coolers from YETI’s competitors, such as Grizzly Coolers:

Please follow & spend some money with American Made @GrizzlyCoolers They support hunters, sportsmen & 2nd Amendment. @NRA #BoycottYeti

— Jeff Ward (@jeffward38058) April 22, 2018

#boycottyeti. Buy Grizzly!!! Half the price, American made, and not anti NRA and anti American!!!!#buyGrizzlycoolers

— Join the NRA (@Protect_the_2A) April 22, 2018

One person even advertised a window decal remover, so people with YETI decals on their vehicles could safely remove them:

@YETICoolers window decal removal tools are available for only $1.99 #BoycottYetiCoolers #BoycottYeti https://t.co/E2ksoCYnJK

— Johnny Rook (@JohnnyRook5) April 22, 2018

The writer’s perspective: How is this boycott different from the left’s boycott of the NRA?

There is one major difference that distinguishes this boycott with the earlier boycott of the NRA: the NRA boycott was orchestrated by the far-left — including big money donors — while the YETI boycott developed organically.

Indeed, one of the best features of a capitalistic economy is that consumers are somewhat freely able to choose which businesses they give their hard-earned money to. When businesses make decisions consumers do not agree with, they are free to react with their dollars.

However, what is so bad about boycotts orchestrated by the far-left is they are anything but organic. As TheBlaze recently explored, they almost always come from a place of manipulation — which has absolutely no connection to freedom or liberty.

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April 20, 2018

Pro-gun Parkland survivor rips Obama over essay celebrating student gun control activists

Kyle Kashuv, a pro-gun survivor of the Parkland, Florida, mass killing, has spoken out against former President Barack Obama for writing an essay in which he celebrates the gun control activist students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

What did Obama say in the essay?

In the essay for Time’s “100 Most Influential People” feature, Obama celebrated the efforts of the Parkland students who have relentlessly pursued gun control in the days after the Feb. 14 massacre.

Obama’s tribute was written for Parkland students Cameron Kasky, Jaclyn Corin, David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, and Alex Wind — all of whom are gun control activists.

His essay did not include commentary on any efforts made by pro-gun survivors or outspoken conservative students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

“This time, something different is happening,” Obama wrote of the Parkland students’ efforts. “This time, our children are calling us to account.”

He also lauded the activist efforts of the “Dreamers” and of those furthering the Black Lives Matter movement.

“This generation — of Parkland, of Dreamers, of Black Lives Matter — embraces that duty,” Obama wrote. “If they make their elders uncomfortable, that’s how it should be.”

Obama even took aim at the National Rifle Association in the essay.

“The NRA’s favored candidates are starting to fear they might lose,” he wrote, but warned that “NRA scare tactics” would likely still be employed.

What’s Kashuv saying now?

After the mass killing, Kashuv, 16, spent copious amounts of time in Washington, D.C., lobbying for school security legislation.

Congress later passed the STOP School Violence Act, an act that funds mental health programs and resources as well as programs for infrastructure safety.

After Time published Obama’s essay, Kashuv — in a reportedly now-deleted tweet — pointed to the fact that no pro-gun or conservative students were mentioned, and called it a “disgrace.”

The 16-year-old also said that the former president was wrong when he lauded gun control student activists for “persuading statehouses and some of the biggest gun retailers to change.”

On Twitter, Kashuv wrote, “This is so rich coming from @BarackObama.”

This is so rich coming from @BarackObama. https://t.co/GNjZSg2bST

— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) April 19, 2018

He later added, “It’s an absolute shame that @BarackObama gives no credit to @rpetty and @AndrewPollackFL who actually got the legislation passed. ‘Already, they’ve [the Parkland students] had some success persuading statehouses and some of the biggest gun retailers to change.’”

It’s an absolute shame that @BarackObama gives no credit to @rpetty and @AndrewPollackFL who actually got the legislation passed.

“Already, they’ve [the Parkland students] had some success persuading statehouses and some of the biggest gun retailers to change.”

— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) April 19, 2018

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April 20, 2018

NBC News/WSJ poll shows Hillary is getting even LESS popular as time goes by

NBC News/WSJ poll shows Hillary is getting even LESS popular as time goes by
If you believe the press, the nation is in mourning. The 2016 election supposedly gave us a chance to usher in a new golden era of liberalism, and we didn’t take it.

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NRA President and current Unified Sportsmen of Florida (USF) Executive Director Marion Hammer says Yeti coolers demanded the NRA cease using the cooler company’s logo after the Parkland school shooting.

A candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts who describes himself as a “real Indian” is suing the city of Cambridge for demanding he remove his signs that say his challenger, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), is a “fake Indian.”

First Lady Melania Trump is the belle of the ball at the United States-France state dinner, which she planned on her own, in a custom-fitted Chanel Haute Couture gown.

11-Year-Old 6th Grade Boy Hit, Killed by Vehicle During Anti-Gun National School Walkout in El Paso

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PAY DIRT=> Rep. Nunes: There Was NO OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USED When DOJ Started Spying on Trump — All Politics (VIDEO)

This is pay dirt folks. The Obama DOJ NEVER had any intelligence that Trump was working with the Russians. They started spying on him and his campaign and family anyway. It was all politics.

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What happened?

What was the response?

The writer’s perspective: How is this boycott different from the left’s boycott of the NRA?

What did Obama say in the essay?

What’s Kashuv saying now?

This is pay dirt folks.
The Obama DOJ NEVER had any intelligence that Trump was working with the Russians.
They started spying on him and his campaign and family anyway.
It was all politics.