Media Mocked Trump for ‘Rocky’ Pic, Now It’s a Symbol of Freedom in Hong Kong

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Media Mocked Trump for ‘Rocky’ Pic, Now It’s a Symbol of Freedom in Hong Kong

Pro-democracy protesters hold posters of President Donald Trump during a Thanksgiving Day rally at Edinburgh Place on Nov. 28, 2019, in Hong Kong, China.Chris McGrath / Getty ImagesPro-democracy protesters hold posters of President Donald Trump during a Thanksgiving Day rally at Edinburgh Place on Nov. 28, 2019, in Hong Kong. (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)

By Jack Davis
Published November 30, 2019 at 8:31am

In Hong Kong, the winner is Trump by a knockout.

An image of President Donald Trump’s face on the body of iconic movie hero Rocky Balboa appears to have become a symbol for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and was part of massive Thanksgiving Day protests in the city, which has been roiled by demonstrations since June.

The story began on a Rocky-esque note Wednesday, as Trump tweeted a picture of his head superimposed on Balboa, played by actor Sylvester Stallone.

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Although ESPN had previously noted the date as the 34th anniversary of the release of “Rocky IV,” no text accompanied Trump’s tweet, which was lampooned by some:

“Trump had the internet scratching its collective head,” Variety reported.

People, meanwhile, called the image “bizarre.”

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But that was before Trump hit China with a one-two punch, as noted by the New York Post.

On Wednesday afternoon, Trump signed two bills aimed toward fighting abuses of human rights in Hong Kong. The laws would sanction Chinese and Hong Kong officials who violate human rights, put Hong Kong’s trade status under an annual review and ban the export of certain weapons to Hong Kong police.

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The effect in Hong Kong was electric.

“Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong,” thousands of protesters chanted Thursday.

Many of them were holding up copies of the Rocky image Trump had posted. Others were waving American flags.

They also sang “The Star-Spangled Banner,” according to The Washington Post.

Trump’s move spurred diplomatic sparring.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng called Trump’s punches a “serious interference in China’s internal affairs and a serious violation of international law,” a ministry statement said.

He accused Trump of a “nakedly hegemonic act.”

The U.S. Embassy said the Chinese government “must honor its promises to the Hong Kong people.”

Trump issued a statement when he signed the bills that read, “I signed these bills out of respect for President Xi, China, and the people of Hong Kong. They are being enacted in the hope that Leaders and Representatives of China and Hong Kong will be able to amicably settle their differences leading to long term peace and prosperity for all.”

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Alabama City Now Owes $25K After Failed Attempt To Hide Confederate Memorial

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Alabama City Now Owes $25K After Failed Attempt To Hide Confederate Memorial

A Confederate monument in Linn Park is seen on Aug. 18, 2017, in Birmingham, Alabama.Hal Yeager / Getty ImagesA Confederate monument in Linn Park is seen on Aug. 18, 2017, in Birmingham, Alabama. (Hal Yeager / Getty Images)

The city of Birmingham, Alabama, has been slapped with a $25,000 fine after the state’s supreme court ruled its attempt to cover a Confederate monument violated a state law.

The high court ruled Wednesday that the city’s move to erect a plywood structure in front of the obelisk memorial ran afoul of a 2017 law, ABC News reported.

A circuit judge had struck down the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act as a violation of free speech of local communities.

The conflict over Birmingham’s treatment of the memorial began in 2017, when city officials set up wooden panels around the 52-foot-tall obelisk that hid from view the names of Confederate soldiers.

Later that year, the state sued the city.

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In January 2019, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Graffeo ruled in favor of the city.

The state appealed, and the state’s supreme court reversed the ruling.

The court unanimously ruled that Birmingham’s creation of a wooden structure around the monument constituted an attempt to “alter” or “disturb” it.

The Memorial Preservation Act states: “No … monument which is located on public property and has been so situated for 40 or more years may be relocated, removed, altered, renamed, or otherwise disturbed.”

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Associate Justice Tommy Bryan wrote in his decision that “inherent in the definition of a ‘monument’ — indeed inherent in the very purpose of a monument — is that a monument must memorialize something.”

“However, the monument in its current form — covered by a 12-foot plywood screen around the base — memorializes nothing.”

“Accordingly, although the plywood screen does not physically touch the monument, we must agree with the State that the plywood screen changes the appearance of the monument and so modifies and interferes with the monument that it must be construed as ‘alter[ing]’ or ‘disturb[ing]’ the monument within the plain meaning of those terms as used in [the Memorial Preservation Act.]”

The high court also ruled the act did not violate a city’s “right” to free speech.

“To the extent the City defendants argue that the City has an independent right to free speech protected by the Alabama Constitution, we disagree,” Bryan wrote.

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“As we noted above, the City is merely a ‘political subdivision of the state,’ and having been created ‘by sovereign power in accordance with sovereign will’ as expressed by the legislature, the City may exercise ‘such power, and only such power, as is conferred upon it by law.’”

Rick Journey, Birmingham’s director of communications in the office of public information, said in a statement that the ruling was “less about the rule of law and more about politics.”

“We are carefully reviewing the opinion to determine our next step, but clearly the citizens of Birmingham should have the final decision about what happens with monuments on Birmingham city grounds,” Journey said.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall also issued a statement on the court’s decision.

“The Alabama Supreme Court reached the correct conclusion today in reversing the Jefferson County Circuit Court decision striking down Alabama’s Memorial Preservation Act,” Marshall said.

“The Supreme Court’s ruling is a victory for the Alabama law which seeks to protect historical monuments.”

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EXCLUSIVE: THEY FOUND SOMETHING! After US Attorney Durham Visited Rome Obama’s Former CIA Director Brennan’s Security Clearance Was Once AgainQuestioned

After AG Barr and US Attorney John Durham reportedly expanded their investigation into the beginnings of Russia collusion after their trips to Rome in August and September.  At the same time, complaints of John Brennan holding a security clearance were back in the news.

Jeff Carlson at TheMarketsWork reported –

John Durham, the U.S. attorney tasked with investigating the origins of the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016, is expected to seek an interview with former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper following an expansion of his investigation.

It was reportedly the meetings Durham and Attorney General William Barr recently had in Rome—where they obtained new evidence—that were the impetus for the broadening of the scope of the probe.

According to Fox News’ Catherine Herridge, her sources told her that Durham is now “very interested to question” Brennan and Clapper.

According to Herridge, the meetings “took place on Aug. 15 and Sept. 27, 2019, in Rome,” and that it was during one or both of these trips, that Barr and Durham “gathered new evidence.”

The news comes following months of speculation about whether the former top Obama officials would be questioned over their involvement in the investigation and spying on the Trump campaign.

It was recently revealed in a court motion by the lawyer for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, that the Justice Department (DOJ) had obtained two cell phones belonging to Joseph Mifsud, a Maltese Professor who has been cited as playing a key role in the FBI’s determination to open its probe into the Trump campaign.

Ironically, at the exact same time calls were made to remove former Obama CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance.

The news of Brennan’s security clearance not being revoked came out at the exact same time as Barr and Durham’s first visit to Rome.

This leads us to believe that whatever they found is connected to Obama and Brennan’s CIA. 

For some time, George Papadopoulos has said that those who approached him in London were most likely CIA –

Is Rome the key to the undoing of Spygate?

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Trump Signs National POW-MIA Flag Act – Law Requires POW-MIA Flag Displayed Whenever US Flag Is Displayed on Prominent Federal Buildings

In March several Democrats replaced the POW-MIA flag outside their Washington DC offices with the transgender flag.

Of course, veterans and military families took this as an insult and the latest attempt by Democrats to tear apart this great nation.

But President Trump righted this wrong earlier this month.
President Trump signed the the National POW/MIA Flag Act into law earlier this month.

The POW-MIA flag will now be displayed whenever the American flag is displayed on prominent federal properties, including the White House, U.S. Capitol, World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, every national cemetery, and more!

The VFW reported:

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) stood in solidarity with fellow members of the Veterans Service Organization (VSO) community as President Donald Trump signed the National POW/MIA Flag Act into law today.

“This is a historic victory for every man and woman who courageously defended this nation and remain unaccounted for,” said VFW National Commander William “Doc” Schmitz. “Today’s presidential signing and the daily display of the POW/MIA flag at all prominent federal properties now serves as a daily reminder that these heroes, and their families, are forever etched in our DNA.”

Law now requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed whenever the American flag is displayed on prominent federal properties, including the White House, U.S. Capitol, World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, every national cemetery, the buildings containing the official offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, office of the Director of the Selective Service System, each major military installation, each Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, and each U.S. Postal Service post office.

The National POW/MIA Flag Act was initially introduced by U.S. Rep. and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jack Bergman and U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas March 7, 2019. The bipartisan bill received endorsement from the VFW, the National League of POW/MIA Families, and other veterans service organizations.

“Over 82,000 men and women who’ve served our nation in uniform are unaccounted for or listed as POW/MIA, including many Michiganders,” said Congressman Bergman. “Flying this flag at federal properties 365 days a year is just a small way that we can ensure their sacrifice and devotion to our nation is never forgotten.”

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Republicans Pounce: AP Claims GOP ‘Wielding Impeachment as Offensive Weapon’ as Democrats ‘Play Defense’

As the Democrat controlled House of Representatives barrels toward impeaching President Trump before Christmas, the Associated Press published a news article that paints Democrats as victims of a Republican offensive as public support for impeachment has stalled.

A victim of the Republican impeachment offensive.

AP tweeted this description of the article: “Right now, Republicans are wielding impeachment mostly as an offensive weapon, and Democrats are generally playing defense or changing the subject as 2020 congressional races rev up. It’s unclear how potent the issue will be by Election Day.”

For the nearly three years of his presidency, Democrats and liberals in the media have been maneuvering to impeach President Trump over anything that might hold up in the court of opinion because they refuse to accept that he defeated their candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton. With the Ukraine phone call, they thought they finally had him. But as their false narrative of corruption has been exposed as a gossipy policy dispute by Deep State conspirators and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), support for impeachment has flatlined along sharp partisan divides with independents not persuaded to impeach. As Republicans seek to hold Democrats accountable after three years of a relentless assault using bogus scandals falsely accusing Trump of treason, bribery, obstruction and collusion with foreign governments, Democrats are now reported to be the victims.

Excerpt from the AP article:

Republicans aim to use the House drive toward impeaching President Donald Trump to whittle down Democrats’ majority by dislodging vulnerable incumbents from swing districts loaded with moderate voters.

It could work, especially in Democratic-held districts Trump carried in 2016 with throngs of independent voters who polls shows are closely divided over his removal. Or it could flop, in an era when news zooms by so swiftly that today’s concerns may be eclipsed in 11 months and many people are more focused on pocketbook issues such as health care costs.

“It will be part of the mosaic, but hardly the overriding issue,” GOP pollster Whit Ayres predicted about impeachment’s impact next November. “It will have faded by then and it will also have simply reinforced the preexisting attitudes and made them more intense.”

What’s clear is that for now, Republicans are wielding impeachment mostly as an offensive weapon and Democrats are generally playing defense or changing the subject as 2020 congressional races rev up. House Democrats will be defending their 233-197 majority, with four vacancies. Republicans will try preserving their 53-47 Senate control.

…After an initial uptick in support for ousting Trump over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to seek dirt on his Democratic political rivals, voters’ views have jelled.

About 9 in 10 Democrats support removing Trump and similar shares of Republicans back him, while independents are roughly evenly divided. Trump seems certain to be impeached, or found worthy of removal, by the Democratic-led House but likely acquitted by the GOP-majority Senate and kept in office.

Last fall’s elections left Democrats in control of 31 seats in districts Trump carried in 2016. GOP lawmakers hold just three seats in districts Democrat Hillary Clinton won. Democrats also outnumber Republicans 62-30 among freshmen, who are often more vulnerable targets…

As AP articles do, this article contains some valuable horse race information on what the two parties and outside groups are doing targeting vulnerable office holders with impeachment as a 2020 campaign issue. However, the framing of Republicans wielding impeachment as an offensive weapon against the Democrats is rich.

As one observer noted, “”Republicans are wielding impeachment mostly as an offensive weapon”? Democrats have been using impeachment as a weapon since January 20th, 2106. (sic) It started 19 min after Trump’s inauguration.”

A more accurate election analysis would note that going into 2020 Trump and the Republicans have a stellar record of accomplishment to run on while the Democrats have a record of accomplishing nothing but obsessing over impeachment by any means.

The AP article ends with one hard truth, though. It quotes Republican pollster Glen Bolger on the fate of any swing state Republican senator who votes to remove Trump from office:

“You can’t vote for removal,” Bolger said. “You’ll have just totally collapsed your base, your ability to raise money, to get volunteers.”

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Photo Essay: Michael Bloomberg And A Panoply Of Accused Sexual Predators

Now standing next to someone who has been accused of being a sexual predator doesn’t mean that you are one or that you are aware of what that person was doing. But Michael Bloomberg may have the award for most pics next to accused sexual predators.

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Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg recently became the second billionaire (but first multibillionaire) to enter the 2020 Democratic primary. As a result, some of the journalists employed by his Bloomberg News media empire are leaving to join his campaign. The news outlet also announced it would not investigate Bloomberg or any of the other Democratic candidates running for president.

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VIDEO: Angry Liberal Lady with Mickey Mouse Voice Goes On Deranged Rant At Pro Trump Flag Wave

Today’s cringe moment is brought to you by this deranged leftist, who confronted a small group of people holding pro Trump signs and flags. This woman (?) immediately began shouting how her brother was Hillary’s attorney and her niece was Chelsea’s babysitter.

“MY BROTHER WAS HER LAWYER! HE WAS LAWYER OF THE YEAR! HE REPRESENTED HILLARY!” shouts this person of undetermined gender, before they (?) continued with “MY NIECE BABYSAT CHELSEA! YOU GUYS DON’T HAVE A CLUE WHAT’S GOING ON!… MY BROTHER PROTECTED HILLARY! HILLARY HILLARY HILLARY! YES!…. TRUMP’S A CROOK! IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH!”

Best part is her voice, which comes off like a bad impression of Mickey Mouse.

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Surprise, Surprise, The Latest College Racism Claim Turns Out To Be A Hoax

On November 16, two CNN reporters wrote about a student protest at Syracuse University over a series of alleged racist incidents on campus.

Competent readers will note that every instance of alleged racism on college campuses has turned out to be a hoax, yet media outlets still jump at every accusation. The latest allegation claims that a swastika was found painted on a wall, an unknown student was shouting racial epithets, more racist graffiti was found, and a racist manifesto was sent to several students’ cellphones.

Syracuse University is, of course, a liberal college campus located in one of the most liberal states in America, yet its students maintain it is a hotbed of racism. Students naturally took the allegations as fact and started protesting the university and demanding Chancellor Kent Syverud resign.

But just a few days after CNN and other media outlets spread news of the alleged racism at Syracuse, the manifesto story was debunked. CBS News reported last week that Syverud told the University Senate that authorities couldn’t find anyone who had received the manifesto, which was apparently a copy of the one written by the man who allegedly killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand earlier this year.

“It was apparent that this rumor was probably a hoax,” Syverud said, “but that reality was not communicated clearly and rapidly enough to get ahead of escalating anxiety.”

The university, according to Syverud, couldn’t respond appropriately to the manifesto claims due to the late hour of the allegations. The claim was that someone attempted to AirDrop the manifesto onto several students’ cell phones using the library wi-fi range. The next day, local, city, campus, state, and federal authorities held a news conference about the allegations.

The day after the press conference, students marched to Syverud’s house and demanded he resign if he didn’t give in to all their demands, which included an additional $1 million spent on diversity and combating racism.

The other incidents have not been debunked, as the manifesto has, but in the past, racist and derogatory graffiti has typically been painted by students wanting to “start a dialogue” for the alleged issue they had to fabricate. Racist graffiti is usually painted by African-American students, or College Democrats attempting to frame America and white people as racist. Threats to members of the LGBT community are usually sent by the person claiming victimhood.

At Syracuse, social activities at all fraternities were suspended after an African-American student said she was “subjected to a verbal racial epithet from a group of students and visitors.” An investigation is still ongoing into all allegations of racist behavior on campus.

Despite the near constant hate crime hoaxes on college campuses, media outlets continue to report that American college students are some of the most racist and bigoted people in the country. The New York Times recently published a lengthy, dramatic article titled “Racial Slurs, and the 15 Days That Shook Syracuse,” with only a brief mention of the manifest with the claim that it simply had not been confirmed to have happened.

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After Bride’s Dad Dies in Line of Duty, 7 Officers Step In for Emotional Father-Daughter Dance

The father-daughter dance is one of the most emotional parts of a wedding. Many people are tempted to cry when the bride walks down the aisle, but unless the dance is lighthearted, it’s often the second-most teary segment of the wedding.

But they’re good tears, and when the opportunity for that special moment is ripped away, it’s devastating.

Kourtney Young, now Krietemeier, lost her father 14 years ago, when she was just 13. He was a police officer, and he was shot and killed on the job.

“We did everything together,” Kourtney told NBC’s “Today.”

“He was my best friend. So, not having him here for big moments is always really hard.”

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One of those biggest moments took place in October, when Kourtney married Tanner Krietemeier, and she once again felt an emptiness.

“Of course, it’s super happy,” she explained, “but at the same time, there’s this sadness, there’s that thing that’s missing.”

“I had my dad’s necklace wrapped around my bouquet,” Kourtney told KDVR. “Tanner and I did a shot of Patron during the ceremony in his honor. We tried to make it fun — smiles, happy memories.”

The couple did their best to honor Donnie Young’s memory, and meanwhile, unbeknownst to Kourtney, her mother was planning something extra-special for the father-daughter dance that Kourtney thought would never happen.

Kourtney knew that two of her father’s colleagues would be walking with her down the aisle, and she was happy to have them there, as she said not having her dad to walk her down the aisle was a “really hard thing to think about.”

“So I was excited to have my mom walk me down because she’s everything to me,” she explained. “But having Jeff and Chris behind me was it really solidified everything and made me feel like he was a part of it.”

“I was excited to dance with my mom, but I kept thinking about my dad,” she told NBC. “I wanted him there too. I was kind of dreading that moment.”

So when her mom revealed her big surprise — that she’d chosen a song that had been special to Kourtney and her dad and asked seven of Donnie’s closest friends to dance with her — Kourtney got (understandably) emotional.

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“I was shocked,” she told KDVR. “The look on my face in the video was like, ‘Oh no.’ I just knew the tears were going to be flowing.”

“When I was super young, my dad got me small replica of his badge with his number on it for Christmas. He played that song when he gave it to me.”

As the officers danced with her, they told her how much her dad had meant to them and how proud of and excited they were for her and her new husband.

Officer Danny Veith noted that the bride wasn’t the only one ready to cry.

“Being the first to dance with her, I got to see every other officer walk out, very proud, happy fathers,” he told KDVR. “And then as they turned their back to Kourtney to return to our group, every single one of them was crying. At that moment, I was just so proud of these guys and how far they have come in the last 14 years.”

“There is no way I would’ve missed that. I’ve been talking with them since the day it happened, and I’ve tried to be there to support them every step of the way. This was a small part we could do to make sure he is never forgotten,” Officer Jeff Baran added.

While the dance was unexpected, it was a perfect way to honor her late father and not have to miss out entirely on the important moment.

“These are good, amazing people that put their lives on the line for us every single day,” Kourtney said, speaking of the officers. “You never know what’s going to happen, you never know if they will be there tomorrow, so make sure you tell them how much you appreciate them.”

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