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"We oughta be getting celebrated…"
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No kidding! I grew up in Northern CA but moved to Southern CA in the early 70's. I remember the smog was so bad you never saw a blue sky. Then cars were required to use catalytic converters and we were soon required to have them smog checked every few years. We grumbled but wasn't that big a deal, and it was worth it because the air cleaned up fairly quickly. I don't think kids today even know what the word smog means.
So yes, we all want clean air and clean water, and we don't mind making the small adjustments necessary to make that happen. What AOC et al doesn't understand is panic leading to great big upheavals are not necessary to fix problems as they arise.
Yes indeed, we ought to be celebrated.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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Finally it's about time!! Juan is so uninformed! He never knows anything & sits there acting bored & rolls his flipping eyes, even though he says he doesn't do that, yes you do! Thank you Hreg👏🏻👏🏻👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Finally it's about time!! Juan is so uninformed! He never knows anything & sits there acting bored & rolls his flipping eyes, even though he says he doesn't do that, yes you do! Thank you Hreg👏🏻👏🏻👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Meanwhile, REAL history is being made in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Paying off mistresses? On affairs that happened before he was elected? *yawn* Who cares? This doesn't even rise to the level of FDR, JFK, or WJClinton.
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Meanwhile, REAL history is being made in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Paying off mistresses? On affairs that happened before he was elected? *yawn* Who cares? This doesn't even rise to the level of FDR, JFK, or WJClinton.
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I just don't care anymore. Cohen is a proven liar (even lying under oath again today) and he may realize he's about to get crushed after this big old nothing burger. So, why not drop this little nugget and see if it gets some play. I mean, for many this is the first time they've heard this. And Trump has been (wrongfully) investigated by nearly every facet of the government (including Mueller) for over 2 years and nothing! So right now, big deal. Cohen is going to jail and once again he's been caught lying and was publicly embarrassed by Jordan – that's all that matters to me.
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I just don't care anymore. Cohen is a proven liar (even lying under oath again today) and he may realize he's about to get crushed after this big old nothing burger. So, why not drop this little nugget and see if it gets some play. I mean, for many this is the first time they've heard this. And Trump has been (wrongfully) investigated by nearly every facet of the government (including Mueller) for over 2 years and nothing! So right now, big deal. Cohen is going to jail and once again he's been caught lying and was publicly embarrassed by Jordan – that's all that matters to me.
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Looks into the camera and says directly to Trump: "I find it ironic Mr. President that you are in Vietnam right now" #LOL So do we Michael Cohen! So. Do. We.
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Looks into the camera and says directly to Trump: "I find it ironic Mr. President that you are in Vietnam right now" #LOL So do we Michael Cohen! So. Do. We.
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One of the best moments of the Cohen Hearing: Michael Cohen testifying in front of the House, and looking directly into the camera, speaking directly to Trump, "I'm not your fixer anymore Donald Trump." It's ballsy. It says "I'm not afraid of you Donald, bring it on."
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One of the best moments of the Cohen Hearing: Michael Cohen testifying in front of the House, and looking directly into the camera, speaking directly to Trump, "I'm not your fixer anymore Donald Trump." It's ballsy. It says "I'm not afraid of you Donald, bring it on."
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Dozens killed in fire at Cairo train station triggered by fuel tank explosion on speeding train
An Egyptian medical official said Wednesday that 25 people were killed and at least 50 were injured when a major fire erupted at the main train station in Cairo.
Mohammed Said, the head of the Cairo Railroad hospital, said the death toll is expected to rise.
The fire is said to have been triggered by a fuel tank explosion on a speeding train headed into the Ramsis station in downtown Cairo. Several witnesses said they saw fire coming out of the train's engine before it crashed.
"I was standing on the platform and I saw the train speed into the barrier," eyewitness Mina Ghaly told Reuters. "Everyone started running but a lot of people died after the locomotive exploded. I saw at least nine corpses lying on the ground, charred."
Ibrahim Hussein, an eyewitness also told Reuters: "I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming 'There are no brakes, there are no brakes' before he jumped out of the locomotive. And I don't know what happened to him."
Ahmed Abdeltawab said the platform had been crowded with people waiting for another train when "fire overwhelmed them and they ran while they were on fire until they fell meters from the incident."
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli visited the chaotic scene and said the cause of the collision had not been determined.
"We will identify who is responsible for the accident and they will be held accountable," he told the BBC.
The country's general prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, has ordered an investigation into the deadly crash. Egypt has one of the oldest rail networks in the region, with accidents causing casualties being fairly common. All train departures and arrivals to the station have been suspended.
Ali Ramadan told Reuters he suffered burns and injured his foot when he ran into a concrete bench on the platform.
"I don't know when these train accidents will end ... They told us they got millions of dollars' worth of new locomotives and trains, and people are still dying because of train accidents."
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Dozens killed in fire at Cairo train station triggered by fuel tank explosion on speeding train
An Egyptian medical official said Wednesday that 25 people were killed and at least 50 were injured when a major fire erupted at the main train station in Cairo.
Mohammed Said, the head of the Cairo Railroad hospital, said the death toll is expected to rise.
The fire is said to have been triggered by a fuel tank explosion on a speeding train headed into the Ramsis station in downtown Cairo. Several witnesses said they saw fire coming out of the train's engine before it crashed.
"I was standing on the platform and I saw the train speed into the barrier," eyewitness Mina Ghaly told Reuters. "Everyone started running but a lot of people died after the locomotive exploded. I saw at least nine corpses lying on the ground, charred."
Ibrahim Hussein, an eyewitness also told Reuters: "I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming 'There are no brakes, there are no brakes' before he jumped out of the locomotive. And I don't know what happened to him."
Ahmed Abdeltawab said the platform had been crowded with people waiting for another train when "fire overwhelmed them and they ran while they were on fire until they fell meters from the incident."
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli visited the chaotic scene and said the cause of the collision had not been determined.
"We will identify who is responsible for the accident and they will be held accountable," he told the BBC.
The country's general prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, has ordered an investigation into the deadly crash. Egypt has one of the oldest rail networks in the region, with accidents causing casualties being fairly common. All train departures and arrivals to the station have been suspended.
Ali Ramadan told Reuters he suffered burns and injured his foot when he ran into a concrete bench on the platform.
"I don't know when these train accidents will end ... They told us they got millions of dollars' worth of new locomotives and trains, and people are still dying because of train accidents."
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At least 25 killed in fire at Cairo train station, Egyptian medical official says
An Egyptian medical official said Wednesday that 25 people were killed and at least 47 were injured when a major fire erupted at the main train station in Cairo.
Mohammed Said, the head of the Cairo Railroad hospital, said the death toll is expected to rise.
The fire is said to have been triggered by a fuel tank explosion on a speeding train headed into the Ramsis station in downtown Cairo.
"I was standing on the platform and I saw the train speed into the barrier," eyewitness Mina Ghaly told Reuters. "Everyone started running but a lot of people died after the locomotive exploded. I saw at least nine corpses lying on the ground, charred."
The daily Al-Ahram says the train crashed and the fuel tank exploded, causing the fire, but details were still not confirmed.
The country's top prosecutor, Nabil Sadek has ordered an investigation into the deadly crash.
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At least 25 killed in fire at Cairo train station, Egyptian medical official says
An Egyptian medical official said Wednesday that 25 people were killed and at least 47 were injured when a major fire erupted at the main train station in Cairo.
Mohammed Said, the head of the Cairo Railroad hospital, said the death toll is expected to rise.
The fire is said to have been triggered by a fuel tank explosion on a speeding train headed into the Ramsis station in downtown Cairo.
"I was standing on the platform and I saw the train speed into the barrier," eyewitness Mina Ghaly told Reuters. "Everyone started running but a lot of people died after the locomotive exploded. I saw at least nine corpses lying on the ground, charred."
The daily Al-Ahram says the train crashed and the fuel tank exploded, causing the fire, but details were still not confirmed.
The country's top prosecutor, Nabil Sadek has ordered an investigation into the deadly crash.
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Alva Johnson speaks out in tearful interview about her claim Trump 'forcibly kissed' her
Former Trump campaign staffer Alva Johnson broke down in tears Tuesday night while explaining her accusations that President Trump "forcibly kissed" her during the 2016 election.
Johnson, who has filed a lawsuit against the president, told MSNBC she'd joined the Trump campaign because she believed the White House needed a "businessman" despite thinking he "didn't have a chance of winning." She described her role as an "outreach" director in Alabama, where she organized "one of the largest rallies" at the time with then-Sen. Jeff Sessions in attendance.
Johnson said in August 2016, she briefly interacted with then-candidate Trump on an RV during a campaign stop in Florida. Before he stepped off the bus to speak with campaign interns, she told him to "go kick ass" and said she hadn't seen her family in a very long time. And, after he told her he wouldn't "let you down," Johnson said Trump held her hand and began getting closer.
"I just had a lot of internal dialogue. I'm like, 'okay, is he gonna hug me?' And then he keeps coming closer. And I'm like, 'is he gonna hug me?' I'm like, 'oh my God, I think he's going to kiss me' because he was coming directly towards my face,'" Johnson told MSNBC host Chris Hayes.
The former campaign staffer then said once she realized Trump was going to kiss her, she turned her head, which left his lips touching the corner of her mouth.
"I was just kinda frozen. I didn't know how to process it. I knew it was inappropriate because I worked in human resources. So I knew that it was completely inappropriate," Johnson continued. "It was gross and creepy. Like I could sometimes still see those lips."
"This accusation is absurd on its face. This never happened and is directly contradicted by multiple highly credible eye witness accounts," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday.
Johnson rejected Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's denial that she witnessed the alleged interaction after naming her as one of two witnesses, insisting Bondi's statement was "not true."
Following the alleged interaction, Johnson said she "pushed it" in the back of her mind and continued doing her job, but it wasn't until the October 2016 release of the "Access Hollywood" tape that prompted her to leave the campaign. "When I heard the audio, I was, like, screaming in my car. I'm like, 'oh my God, that's exactly what he did to me.' Like, he literally described exactly what he did to me, minus the grab the 'P,'" Johnson said.
She told Hayes she was "afraid" to tell the campaign why she was leaving and that she sought a lawyer as other women came forward with allegations against Trump, but "for business reasons" didn't carry on with her case.
When asked why she waited so long to bring the lawsuit and for offering praise for the president in 2017 as well as applying for a position at the White House, Johnson pointed to a nondisclosure agreement she signed, which she claimed made it feel like her "vocal cords had been clipped for years."
Johnson started getting tearful while describing the "guilt" she felt after the 2017 protest violence in Charlottesville, Va., and the separations of migrant families last year.
"Then you have him mocking women with the #MeToo movement, making fun of them and for me, I'm sitting there and I'm like, this is exactly what you did to me, and I don't want to keep my mouth shut," an emotional Johnson told Hayes.
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Alva Johnson speaks out in tearful interview about her claim Trump 'forcibly kissed' her
Former Trump campaign staffer Alva Johnson broke down in tears Tuesday night while explaining her accusations that President Trump "forcibly kissed" her during the 2016 election.
Johnson, who has filed a lawsuit against the president, told MSNBC she'd joined the Trump campaign because she believed the White House needed a "businessman" despite thinking he "didn't have a chance of winning." She described her role as an "outreach" director in Alabama, where she organized "one of the largest rallies" at the time with then-Sen. Jeff Sessions in attendance.
Johnson said in August 2016, she briefly interacted with then-candidate Trump on an RV during a campaign stop in Florida. Before he stepped off the bus to speak with campaign interns, she told him to "go kick ass" and said she hadn't seen her family in a very long time. And, after he told her he wouldn't "let you down," Johnson said Trump held her hand and began getting closer.
"I just had a lot of internal dialogue. I'm like, 'okay, is he gonna hug me?' And then he keeps coming closer. And I'm like, 'is he gonna hug me?' I'm like, 'oh my God, I think he's going to kiss me' because he was coming directly towards my face,'" Johnson told MSNBC host Chris Hayes.
The former campaign staffer then said once she realized Trump was going to kiss her, she turned her head, which left his lips touching the corner of her mouth.
"I was just kinda frozen. I didn't know how to process it. I knew it was inappropriate because I worked in human resources. So I knew that it was completely inappropriate," Johnson continued. "It was gross and creepy. Like I could sometimes still see those lips."
"This accusation is absurd on its face. This never happened and is directly contradicted by multiple highly credible eye witness accounts," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday.
Johnson rejected Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's denial that she witnessed the alleged interaction after naming her as one of two witnesses, insisting Bondi's statement was "not true."
Following the alleged interaction, Johnson said she "pushed it" in the back of her mind and continued doing her job, but it wasn't until the October 2016 release of the "Access Hollywood" tape that prompted her to leave the campaign. "When I heard the audio, I was, like, screaming in my car. I'm like, 'oh my God, that's exactly what he did to me.' Like, he literally described exactly what he did to me, minus the grab the 'P,'" Johnson said.
She told Hayes she was "afraid" to tell the campaign why she was leaving and that she sought a lawyer as other women came forward with allegations against Trump, but "for business reasons" didn't carry on with her case.
When asked why she waited so long to bring the lawsuit and for offering praise for the president in 2017 as well as applying for a position at the White House, Johnson pointed to a nondisclosure agreement she signed, which she claimed made it feel like her "vocal cords had been clipped for years."
Johnson started getting tearful while describing the "guilt" she felt after the 2017 protest violence in Charlottesville, Va., and the separations of migrant families last year.
"Then you have him mocking women with the #MeToo movement, making fun of them and for me, I'm sitting there and I'm like, this is exactly what you did to me, and I don't want to keep my mouth shut," an emotional Johnson told Hayes.
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I blame democrats. Maxine Waters challenged people to attack. And their rhetoric is inspiring attacks on Republicans at ball fields too. But the epidemic of attacks against people with the red MAGA hats is the latest incarnation of the evil of The Left. Are they deliberately orchestrating this? Not overtly. But their words are exacerbating a dangerous trend. And the damned, criminal MSM is especially culpable. THEY want a war. Yes they do! And if they keep pushing, people on the right may just oblige them. And then America will tear itself apart. SMH
One other note… My wife and I just sat down tonight to watch Venom. Embedded in that movie is another commentary on Climate Change and how mankind is destroying the earth. Whenever I watch a movie, it's almost always for entertainment – or escapism. Same with online video games. But Hollywood and the damned Left just keep turning up the flame with their propaganda and immerse us in their psychosis. Again, degree by degree, this crap never seems to end.
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I blame democrats. Maxine Waters challenged people to attack. And their rhetoric is inspiring attacks on Republicans at ball fields too. But the epidemic of attacks against people with the red MAGA hats is the latest incarnation of the evil of The Left. Are they deliberately orchestrating this? Not overtly. But their words are exacerbating a dangerous trend. And the damned, criminal MSM is especially culpable. THEY want a war. Yes they do! And if they keep pushing, people on the right may just oblige them. And then America will tear itself apart. SMH
One other note… My wife and I just sat down tonight to watch Venom. Embedded in that movie is another commentary on Climate Change and how mankind is destroying the earth. Whenever I watch a movie, it's almost always for entertainment – or escapism. Same with online video games. But Hollywood and the damned Left just keep turning up the flame with their propaganda and immerse us in their psychosis. Again, degree by degree, this crap never seems to end.
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If more stories like this still don't change your mind about the left side being so hateful and intolerant and not the right side, you truly are brainwashed, senile and blind in your s (tupidity).
#WalkAwayFromTheLeftHatingGroupAndChooseSanity!
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If more stories like this still don't change your mind about the left side being so hateful and intolerant and not the right side, you truly are brainwashed, senile and blind in your s (tupidity).
#WalkAwayFromTheLeftHatingGroupAndChooseSanity!
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STATEMENTS OF OPINION VS. FACTS
Many celebrities wasted little time taking to the Internet to tear into the Covington students as the viral video circulated in January. A particular target was Sandmann, whom Maher on his HBO show labeled a "smirk-face kid."
"I don't blame the kid, the smirk-face kid. I blame lead poisoning and bad parenting. And, oh yeah, I blame the f---ing kid," he said.
Others soon joined in on the criticism, with "Will and Grace" actress Debra Messing sharing an image of Sandmann with the caption "mocking, condescending, disrespecting, A—HOLE" and comedian Kathy Griffin urging her followers to "name these kids" and "shame them."
Only some of the celebs – such as film producer Jack Morrissey, who initially posted a gory cartoon with the caption "#MAGAkids go screaming, hats first, into the woodchipper" – issued apologies and deleted their messages.
McMurtry told Fox News that "certainly CNN and Bill Maher did things that we consider to have crossed the line."
"We think that the statements they made are defamatory, they're not humorous and so certainly Bill Maher is somebody we are looking at very carefully and HBO for allowing him to make those defamatory statements," he said.
However, if Sandmann's attorneys pursue lawsuits against these organizations and other institutions similar to The Washington Post, what judges deem as fact and what they decide is opinion could end up making or breaking the case.
"Opinions are not statements of falsity," Lawrence told Fox News. "If I say 'my neighbor is a creep' it may not be nice… but it's an opinion."
Ben Zipursky, a professor at Fordham Law School, also says defendants would likely raise questions as to whether the statements are defamatory at all, and that The Washington Post lawsuit might wade into the opinion vs. fact debate, too.
"Those are the kinds of issues that the Washington Post lawyers are going to want to push on early because they provide an opportunity to get rid of the case entirely," he told Fox News.
The newspaper, in its only comment so far on the lawsuit, said earlier last week it is "reviewing a copy of [it], and we plan to mount a vigorous defense."
Ultimately, Wood says: "things have got to change and there has got to be accountability."
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STATEMENTS OF OPINION VS. FACTS
Many celebrities wasted little time taking to the Internet to tear into the Covington students as the viral video circulated in January. A particular target was Sandmann, whom Maher on his HBO show labeled a "smirk-face kid."
"I don't blame the kid, the smirk-face kid. I blame lead poisoning and bad parenting. And, oh yeah, I blame the f---ing kid," he said.
Others soon joined in on the criticism, with "Will and Grace" actress Debra Messing sharing an image of Sandmann with the caption "mocking, condescending, disrespecting, A—HOLE" and comedian Kathy Griffin urging her followers to "name these kids" and "shame them."
Only some of the celebs – such as film producer Jack Morrissey, who initially posted a gory cartoon with the caption "#MAGAkids go screaming, hats first, into the woodchipper" – issued apologies and deleted their messages.
McMurtry told Fox News that "certainly CNN and Bill Maher did things that we consider to have crossed the line."
"We think that the statements they made are defamatory, they're not humorous and so certainly Bill Maher is somebody we are looking at very carefully and HBO for allowing him to make those defamatory statements," he said.
However, if Sandmann's attorneys pursue lawsuits against these organizations and other institutions similar to The Washington Post, what judges deem as fact and what they decide is opinion could end up making or breaking the case.
"Opinions are not statements of falsity," Lawrence told Fox News. "If I say 'my neighbor is a creep' it may not be nice… but it's an opinion."
Ben Zipursky, a professor at Fordham Law School, also says defendants would likely raise questions as to whether the statements are defamatory at all, and that The Washington Post lawsuit might wade into the opinion vs. fact debate, too.
"Those are the kinds of issues that the Washington Post lawyers are going to want to push on early because they provide an opportunity to get rid of the case entirely," he told Fox News.
The newspaper, in its only comment so far on the lawsuit, said earlier last week it is "reviewing a copy of [it], and we plan to mount a vigorous defense."
Ultimately, Wood says: "things have got to change and there has got to be accountability."
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SANDMANN PLACED INTO NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
One of the key issues threatening the suit's survival is whether or not Sandmann is a private figure, as his attorneys claim, or a limited-purpose public figure. That type of public figure was described by the Supreme Court in a 1974 ruling as someone who "thrust themselves to the forefront of particular controversies in order to influence the resolution of the issues involved" and therefore "invite attention and comment."
The designation is important because, if Sandmann is ruled to be the latter, his attorneys will have to clear a higher bar and prove The Washington Post acted with actual malice against him when it published a "series of false and defamatory print and online articles" about the Covington incident, as opposed to simply proving the newspaper's negligence.
"First, Nick Sandmann is a private individual so we only have to prove negligence," McMurtry said. "However, if a ruling were to be different and they were to consider him an involuntary public figure and we had to prove malice, we would be able to do that because the Washington Post is a weaponized news outlet that used its power and strength to destroy Nick Sandmann's reputation."
He added: "And they did that without adequate and appropriate levels of journalistic integrity and reporting and that in itself is malicious. So, I feel comfortable with either standard."
The lawsuit, filed in a Kentucky district court this week, accuses the newspaper of fanning the flames of the controversy, claiming it "effectively provided a worldwide megaphone to Phillips and other anti-Trump individuals and entities to smear a young boy who was in its view an acceptable casualty in their war against the President."
Legendary lawyer Alan Dershowitz, currently a Felix Frankfurter professor of law, emeritus, at Harvard Law School, told The Hill on Wednesday he agrees Sandmann is a private individual.
"This kid is not a public figure," he told the website. "He didn't choose to run for office, he's a kid in school who is applying for colleges and his reputation has been diminished in the eyes of some, and I think you have to distinguish between a high school kid and somebody who is the President of the United States, or a governor of a state or a justice of the Supreme Court.
Dershowitz added he believes Sandmann's attorneys "have a significant case" and that he is "interested to see what the Post says and how it justifies reporting that turned out to be less than accurate."
But if it came down to having to prove actual malice, then Sandmann's legal team faces a tougher road, experts say.
"They got a big, big hurdle to overcome and that is the standard of proving actual knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth," Frederick M. Lawrence, a distinguished lecturer at Georgetown Law and secretary and CEO of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, told Fox News.
"My hunch on this… even if [The Washington Post] got it wrong, they did not recklessly get it wrong and, as a result, they will prevail," Lawrence added.
He compared discussion about the Covington lawsuit to the 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan case, in which, the Bill of Rights Institute says, the Supreme Court "held that the First Amendment protects newspapers even when they print false statements, as long as the newspapers did not act with 'actual malice.'"
"The whole reason we have this heightened standard is this is not supposed to be a 'tie goes to the runner' proposition," Lawrence told Fox News.
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SANDMANN PLACED INTO NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
One of the key issues threatening the suit's survival is whether or not Sandmann is a private figure, as his attorneys claim, or a limited-purpose public figure. That type of public figure was described by the Supreme Court in a 1974 ruling as someone who "thrust themselves to the forefront of particular controversies in order to influence the resolution of the issues involved" and therefore "invite attention and comment."
The designation is important because, if Sandmann is ruled to be the latter, his attorneys will have to clear a higher bar and prove The Washington Post acted with actual malice against him when it published a "series of false and defamatory print and online articles" about the Covington incident, as opposed to simply proving the newspaper's negligence.
"First, Nick Sandmann is a private individual so we only have to prove negligence," McMurtry said. "However, if a ruling were to be different and they were to consider him an involuntary public figure and we had to prove malice, we would be able to do that because the Washington Post is a weaponized news outlet that used its power and strength to destroy Nick Sandmann's reputation."
He added: "And they did that without adequate and appropriate levels of journalistic integrity and reporting and that in itself is malicious. So, I feel comfortable with either standard."
The lawsuit, filed in a Kentucky district court this week, accuses the newspaper of fanning the flames of the controversy, claiming it "effectively provided a worldwide megaphone to Phillips and other anti-Trump individuals and entities to smear a young boy who was in its view an acceptable casualty in their war against the President."
Legendary lawyer Alan Dershowitz, currently a Felix Frankfurter professor of law, emeritus, at Harvard Law School, told The Hill on Wednesday he agrees Sandmann is a private individual.
"This kid is not a public figure," he told the website. "He didn't choose to run for office, he's a kid in school who is applying for colleges and his reputation has been diminished in the eyes of some, and I think you have to distinguish between a high school kid and somebody who is the President of the United States, or a governor of a state or a justice of the Supreme Court.
Dershowitz added he believes Sandmann's attorneys "have a significant case" and that he is "interested to see what the Post says and how it justifies reporting that turned out to be less than accurate."
But if it came down to having to prove actual malice, then Sandmann's legal team faces a tougher road, experts say.
"They got a big, big hurdle to overcome and that is the standard of proving actual knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth," Frederick M. Lawrence, a distinguished lecturer at Georgetown Law and secretary and CEO of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, told Fox News.
"My hunch on this… even if [The Washington Post] got it wrong, they did not recklessly get it wrong and, as a result, they will prevail," Lawrence added.
He compared discussion about the Covington lawsuit to the 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan case, in which, the Bill of Rights Institute says, the Supreme Court "held that the First Amendment protects newspapers even when they print false statements, as long as the newspapers did not act with 'actual malice.'"
"The whole reason we have this heightened standard is this is not supposed to be a 'tie goes to the runner' proposition," Lawrence told Fox News.
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Covington Catholic student's lawsuit against Washington Post: A 'significant case' or not? Experts weigh in
An attorney in the $250-million lawsuit filed by a Covington Catholic High School student and his family against The Washington Post told Fox News the colossal damages being sought are "appropriate in this circumstance" – and hinted liberal comedian Bill Maher could soon be served.
The comments from Todd McMurtry last week on "America's Newsroom" come as law experts are calling the suit – filed on behalf of 16-year-old Nicholas Sandmann "by and through his parents" Ted and Julie Sandmann – everything from a "significant case" to one bound to be thrown out.
"Other commentators have sought to say that our damages are too high, but when you think about that those damages never go away and live on the Internet forever, I think they are appropriate in this circumstance," McMurtry said.
Sandmann was at the center of a January firestorm when a viral video emerged showing a confrontation between Covington high schoolers wearing "Make America Great Again" hats and Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Footage that later emerged and showed a more complete record of the encounter revealed the standoff didn't unfold as many had initially assumed.
Earlier this month, Sandmann's attorneys sent preservation letters to more than 50 media organizations, celebrities and politicians – including The New York Times, CNN, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and actors Alyssa Milano and Jim Carrey -- the first step in possible libel and defamation lawsuits.
The Washington Post lawsuit is the first of its kind. It was filed on behalf of Sandmann by attorneys Lin Wood and McMurtry, with the latter saying more "will continue to roll out over the next 30 to 60 days." But the novel litigation also has many observers raising questions about the team's chance for success.
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Covington Catholic student's lawsuit against Washington Post: A 'significant case' or not? Experts weigh in
An attorney in the $250-million lawsuit filed by a Covington Catholic High School student and his family against The Washington Post told Fox News the colossal damages being sought are "appropriate in this circumstance" – and hinted liberal comedian Bill Maher could soon be served.
The comments from Todd McMurtry last week on "America's Newsroom" come as law experts are calling the suit – filed on behalf of 16-year-old Nicholas Sandmann "by and through his parents" Ted and Julie Sandmann – everything from a "significant case" to one bound to be thrown out.
"Other commentators have sought to say that our damages are too high, but when you think about that those damages never go away and live on the Internet forever, I think they are appropriate in this circumstance," McMurtry said.
Sandmann was at the center of a January firestorm when a viral video emerged showing a confrontation between Covington high schoolers wearing "Make America Great Again" hats and Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Footage that later emerged and showed a more complete record of the encounter revealed the standoff didn't unfold as many had initially assumed.
Earlier this month, Sandmann's attorneys sent preservation letters to more than 50 media organizations, celebrities and politicians – including The New York Times, CNN, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and actors Alyssa Milano and Jim Carrey -- the first step in possible libel and defamation lawsuits.
The Washington Post lawsuit is the first of its kind. It was filed on behalf of Sandmann by attorneys Lin Wood and McMurtry, with the latter saying more "will continue to roll out over the next 30 to 60 days." But the novel litigation also has many observers raising questions about the team's chance for success.
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Donald Trump attacks Spike Lee over 'racist hit' during Oscars acceptance speech
President Trump on Monday blasted Spike Lee after the legendary director took a shot at him during his Oscars acceptance speech.
"Be nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet not have to use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Criminal Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in History, Tax Cuts,etc.) than almost any other Pres!" Trump tweeted.
Lee, after winning Best-Adapted Screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman," on Sunday night urged viewers to make the "moral choice" in the 2020 presidential race, as Trump seeks re-election.
"When we regain our humanity it will be a powerful moment," the "Do The Right Thing" director read from his notes.
"The 2020 election is around the corner – let's all mobilize and be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate," Lee said.
The spat with the president comes after a tumultuous 24 hours for Lee, who appeared to try to storm out of the Dolby Theatre after it was announced that "Green Book" won the award for Best Picture.
Lee, a lifelong New York Knicks basketball fan, compared the "Green Book" win to a referee making "the wrong call."
In a stunning move shortly after "Green Book" was announced the winner, the director walked toward the back of the auditorium, according to a reporter for Deadline.
He eventually got back to his seat and got into what appeared to be an intense conversation with the writer Jordan Peele. The report said that Lee turned his back to the stage during the speech.
"I'm snakebitten," Lee said while backstage. "I mean, every time somebody is driving somebody, I lose. But, they changed the seating arrangement. But, in '89 I didn't get nominated, so this one we did."
Lee's "Do the Right Thing" lost to "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1990. He told New York Magazine years later that "when Driving Miss Motherf—-ing Daisy won Best Picture, that hurt. [But] no one's talking about "Driving Miss Daisy" now."
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Donald Trump attacks Spike Lee over 'racist hit' during Oscars acceptance speech
President Trump on Monday blasted Spike Lee after the legendary director took a shot at him during his Oscars acceptance speech.
"Be nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet not have to use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Criminal Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in History, Tax Cuts,etc.) than almost any other Pres!" Trump tweeted.
Lee, after winning Best-Adapted Screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman," on Sunday night urged viewers to make the "moral choice" in the 2020 presidential race, as Trump seeks re-election.
"When we regain our humanity it will be a powerful moment," the "Do The Right Thing" director read from his notes.
"The 2020 election is around the corner – let's all mobilize and be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate," Lee said.
The spat with the president comes after a tumultuous 24 hours for Lee, who appeared to try to storm out of the Dolby Theatre after it was announced that "Green Book" won the award for Best Picture.
Lee, a lifelong New York Knicks basketball fan, compared the "Green Book" win to a referee making "the wrong call."
In a stunning move shortly after "Green Book" was announced the winner, the director walked toward the back of the auditorium, according to a reporter for Deadline.
He eventually got back to his seat and got into what appeared to be an intense conversation with the writer Jordan Peele. The report said that Lee turned his back to the stage during the speech.
"I'm snakebitten," Lee said while backstage. "I mean, every time somebody is driving somebody, I lose. But, they changed the seating arrangement. But, in '89 I didn't get nominated, so this one we did."
Lee's "Do the Right Thing" lost to "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1990. He told New York Magazine years later that "when Driving Miss Motherf—-ing Daisy won Best Picture, that hurt. [But] no one's talking about "Driving Miss Daisy" now."
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Rep. Adam Schiff: Democrats could sue if Robert Mueller's Russia report isn't made public
WASHINGTON – As speculation continues to mount over when special counsel Robert Mueller will finish his investigation, Democrats are planning a course of action if the findings of the probe aren't made public.
It's been nearly three years since federal investigators started investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election and potential collusion by Donald Trump's campaign. And after filing charges against about three dozen people, things appear to be close to wrapping up.
But Democrats have grown increasingly skeptical over whether the results of the investigation will be made public and are ramping up a plan to make sure the public will see the results.
Rep. Adam Schiff, who heads the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC News on Sunday that he and other Democrats have a host of plans to fight for a full disclosure of the report.
"Well, we will obviously subpoena the report, we will bring Bob Mueller in to testify before Congress, we will take it to court if necessary," the California Democrat told host George Stephanopoulos. "In the end, I think the department understands that they're going to have to make this public."
Schiff said he and other Democrats would push not just to release Mueller's report, which would be filed confidentially to the attorney general, and explain his office's rationale on whether or not to prosecute individuals. But lawmakers would also seek to make public the "underlying evidence" attached to the investigation.
That evidence would include information compiled throughout the probe that didn't necessarily lead to criminal charges that could be proved in a court of law.
"We can't tell the country fully what happened without it," Schiff said.
Stephanopoulos pointed out that under Justice Department policy, the department normally does not release information in its investigations that don't lead to criminal charges.
But Schiff argued the department set a new "precedent" with commenting and releasing a slew of records in the Hillary Clinton email investigation.
"This was a new precedent that they were setting and they were going to have to live by this precedent whether it was a Congress controlled by the Democrats or Republicans, so they're going to have to abide by that," Schiff said.
Last month, then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said the inquiry was "close to being completed." It was the first time anyone familiar with its inner workings had offered even a hint in public of its likely trajectory. He did not elaborate.
New Attorney General William Barr told senators during his confirmation hearings that he would make public as much as possible about Mueller's report. Several Democratic senators questioned why the entire report – other than confidential investigative material – wouldn't be made public.
Meanwhile, Trump's legal team has been bracing for the delivery of the report. Lead attorney Rudy Giuliani told USA TODAY on Thursday that "we expect something in the next two weeks."
Giuliani told USA TODAY that it's been "weeks" since Mueller's team has contacted the president's attorneys, and there has been no further discussion about obtaining additional testimony from the president for about a month.
He said the extended period of "silence" has the president's lawyers preparing for Mueller's required notification to Barr that the special counsel's work has been completed.
On whether the report should be made public, President Trump said the decision was "totally up to" Barr.
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Rep. Adam Schiff: Democrats could sue if Robert Mueller's Russia report isn't made public
WASHINGTON – As speculation continues to mount over when special counsel Robert Mueller will finish his investigation, Democrats are planning a course of action if the findings of the probe aren't made public.
It's been nearly three years since federal investigators started investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election and potential collusion by Donald Trump's campaign. And after filing charges against about three dozen people, things appear to be close to wrapping up.
But Democrats have grown increasingly skeptical over whether the results of the investigation will be made public and are ramping up a plan to make sure the public will see the results.
Rep. Adam Schiff, who heads the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC News on Sunday that he and other Democrats have a host of plans to fight for a full disclosure of the report.
"Well, we will obviously subpoena the report, we will bring Bob Mueller in to testify before Congress, we will take it to court if necessary," the California Democrat told host George Stephanopoulos. "In the end, I think the department understands that they're going to have to make this public."
Schiff said he and other Democrats would push not just to release Mueller's report, which would be filed confidentially to the attorney general, and explain his office's rationale on whether or not to prosecute individuals. But lawmakers would also seek to make public the "underlying evidence" attached to the investigation.
That evidence would include information compiled throughout the probe that didn't necessarily lead to criminal charges that could be proved in a court of law.
"We can't tell the country fully what happened without it," Schiff said.
Stephanopoulos pointed out that under Justice Department policy, the department normally does not release information in its investigations that don't lead to criminal charges.
But Schiff argued the department set a new "precedent" with commenting and releasing a slew of records in the Hillary Clinton email investigation.
"This was a new precedent that they were setting and they were going to have to live by this precedent whether it was a Congress controlled by the Democrats or Republicans, so they're going to have to abide by that," Schiff said.
Last month, then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said the inquiry was "close to being completed." It was the first time anyone familiar with its inner workings had offered even a hint in public of its likely trajectory. He did not elaborate.
New Attorney General William Barr told senators during his confirmation hearings that he would make public as much as possible about Mueller's report. Several Democratic senators questioned why the entire report – other than confidential investigative material – wouldn't be made public.
Meanwhile, Trump's legal team has been bracing for the delivery of the report. Lead attorney Rudy Giuliani told USA TODAY on Thursday that "we expect something in the next two weeks."
Giuliani told USA TODAY that it's been "weeks" since Mueller's team has contacted the president's attorneys, and there has been no further discussion about obtaining additional testimony from the president for about a month.
He said the extended period of "silence" has the president's lawyers preparing for Mueller's required notification to Barr that the special counsel's work has been completed.
On whether the report should be made public, President Trump said the decision was "totally up to" Barr.
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Democrats unwilling to stand up to Ocasio-Cortez, 'tell her no,' Rush Limbaugh says
Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday, saying she was not "any different" than the children who confronted Sen. Dianne Feinstein in her office last week after the New York Democrat asked "is it okay to still have children?"
"So Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks it's time to stop having kids because of climate change. The world is not going to be livable. It's not gonna be worth living in if we don't make drastic changes. And she just keeps spewing this stuff. And there's nobody to tell her no. There isn't a single person in the Democrat Party with any guts to tell her no," Limbaugh said on his daily radio show.
"They've bought totally the indoctrination of climate change," Limbaugh told his audience, asking out loud why young liberals are fascinated with issues like Mars and rockets among other things.
or childlike existence. I mean, we're gonna play the audio sound bites of these young kids, 11-year-olds, 10-year-olds that stormed into Dianne Feinstein's office to tell her what-for about climate change. And I don't think Cortez is any different than them."
Feinstein, D-Calif., was confronted by a group of school children Friday at her San Francisco office, urging her to support the Green New Deal. Feinstein rebuffed the children telling them, "I know what I'm doing."
Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram Live over the weekend and brought up the "moral" issue of deciding whether to have children due to climate change and mounting student loan debt.
"Our planet is going to face disaster if we don't turn this ship around," Ocasio-Cortez told her 2.5 million followers. "And so, it's basically like, there is a scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult and it does lead, I think young people, to have a legitimate question. Ya know, should—is it okay to still have children?"
Limbaugh called out members of the Democratic party and others for not confronting Ocasio-Cortez for continuing to make remarks on issues he believes she doesn't understand.
"Regardless of Cortez's ignorance and her just blatantly being wrong about practically everything she is passionate about, there's nobody on the side of reason who can combat her ideas. I'm talking about in electoral politics. Her ideas take off because there's nobody willing to say, 'You don't know what you're talking about. Be quiet, come back when you grow up,'" Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh also found it amusing that she was cooking in her apartment during her Instagram live session, calling her out for benefitting from the very things he believes she is advocating against.
"Her appliances run on gas or electricity. The produce we assume that she's eating is brought to her by trucks that are fueled with gasoline or diesel. Her apartment is nice and warm, and there's not a solar panel anywhere around, and no windmill. She's got this really nice, warm, cozy life, easy access to food because of the massive infrastructure born of fossil fuels, and she wants to rip it apart," Limbaugh added.
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Democrats unwilling to stand up to Ocasio-Cortez, 'tell her no,' Rush Limbaugh says
Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday, saying she was not "any different" than the children who confronted Sen. Dianne Feinstein in her office last week after the New York Democrat asked "is it okay to still have children?"
"So Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks it's time to stop having kids because of climate change. The world is not going to be livable. It's not gonna be worth living in if we don't make drastic changes. And she just keeps spewing this stuff. And there's nobody to tell her no. There isn't a single person in the Democrat Party with any guts to tell her no," Limbaugh said on his daily radio show.
"They've bought totally the indoctrination of climate change," Limbaugh told his audience, asking out loud why young liberals are fascinated with issues like Mars and rockets among other things.
or childlike existence. I mean, we're gonna play the audio sound bites of these young kids, 11-year-olds, 10-year-olds that stormed into Dianne Feinstein's office to tell her what-for about climate change. And I don't think Cortez is any different than them."
Feinstein, D-Calif., was confronted by a group of school children Friday at her San Francisco office, urging her to support the Green New Deal. Feinstein rebuffed the children telling them, "I know what I'm doing."
Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram Live over the weekend and brought up the "moral" issue of deciding whether to have children due to climate change and mounting student loan debt.
"Our planet is going to face disaster if we don't turn this ship around," Ocasio-Cortez told her 2.5 million followers. "And so, it's basically like, there is a scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult and it does lead, I think young people, to have a legitimate question. Ya know, should—is it okay to still have children?"
Limbaugh called out members of the Democratic party and others for not confronting Ocasio-Cortez for continuing to make remarks on issues he believes she doesn't understand.
"Regardless of Cortez's ignorance and her just blatantly being wrong about practically everything she is passionate about, there's nobody on the side of reason who can combat her ideas. I'm talking about in electoral politics. Her ideas take off because there's nobody willing to say, 'You don't know what you're talking about. Be quiet, come back when you grow up,'" Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh also found it amusing that she was cooking in her apartment during her Instagram live session, calling her out for benefitting from the very things he believes she is advocating against.
"Her appliances run on gas or electricity. The produce we assume that she's eating is brought to her by trucks that are fueled with gasoline or diesel. Her apartment is nice and warm, and there's not a solar panel anywhere around, and no windmill. She's got this really nice, warm, cozy life, easy access to food because of the massive infrastructure born of fossil fuels, and she wants to rip it apart," Limbaugh added.
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Donald Trump attacks Spike Lee over 'racist hit' during Oscars acceptance speech
President Trump on Monday blasted Spike Lee after the legendary director took a shot at him during his Oscars acceptance speech.
"Be nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet not have to use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Criminal Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in History, Tax Cuts,etc.) than almost any other Pres!" Trump tweeted.
Lee, after winning Best-Adapted Screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman," on Sunday night urged viewers to make the "moral choice" in the 2020 presidential race, as Trump seeks re-election.
"When we regain our humanity it will be a powerful moment," the "Do The Right Thing" director read from his notes.
"The 2020 election is around the corner – let's all mobilize and be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate," Lee said.
The spat with the president comes after a tumultuous 24 hours for Lee, who appeared to try to storm out of the Dolby Theatre after it was announced that "Green Book" won the award for Best Picture.
Lee, a lifelong New York Knicks basketball fan, compared the "Green Book" win to a referee making "the wrong call."
In a stunning move shortly after "Green Book" was announced the winner, the director walked toward the back of the auditorium, according to a reporter for Deadline.
He eventually got back to his seat and got into what appeared to be an intense conversation with the writer Jordan Peele. The report said that Lee turned his back to the stage during the speech.
"I'm snakebitten," Lee said while backstage. "I mean, every time somebody is driving somebody, I lose. But, they changed the seating arrangement. But, in '89 I didn't get nominated, so this one we did."
Lee's "Do the Right Thing" lost to "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1990. He told New York Magazine years later that "when Driving Miss Motherf—-ing Daisy won Best Picture, that hurt. [But] no one's talking about "Driving Miss Daisy" now."
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Donald Trump attacks Spike Lee over 'racist hit' during Oscars acceptance speech
President Trump on Monday blasted Spike Lee after the legendary director took a shot at him during his Oscars acceptance speech.
"Be nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet not have to use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Criminal Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in History, Tax Cuts,etc.) than almost any other Pres!" Trump tweeted.
Lee, after winning Best-Adapted Screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman," on Sunday night urged viewers to make the "moral choice" in the 2020 presidential race, as Trump seeks re-election.
"When we regain our humanity it will be a powerful moment," the "Do The Right Thing" director read from his notes.
"The 2020 election is around the corner – let's all mobilize and be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate," Lee said.
The spat with the president comes after a tumultuous 24 hours for Lee, who appeared to try to storm out of the Dolby Theatre after it was announced that "Green Book" won the award for Best Picture.
Lee, a lifelong New York Knicks basketball fan, compared the "Green Book" win to a referee making "the wrong call."
In a stunning move shortly after "Green Book" was announced the winner, the director walked toward the back of the auditorium, according to a reporter for Deadline.
He eventually got back to his seat and got into what appeared to be an intense conversation with the writer Jordan Peele. The report said that Lee turned his back to the stage during the speech.
"I'm snakebitten," Lee said while backstage. "I mean, every time somebody is driving somebody, I lose. But, they changed the seating arrangement. But, in '89 I didn't get nominated, so this one we did."
Lee's "Do the Right Thing" lost to "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1990. He told New York Magazine years later that "when Driving Miss Motherf—-ing Daisy won Best Picture, that hurt. [But] no one's talking about "Driving Miss Daisy" now."
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Keegan-Michael Key shades Donald Trump at the Oscars in umbrella moment
Keegan-Michael Key dove into the 2019 Oscars from above, clutching a floating umbrella in tribute to "Mary Poppins" — and possibly in mockery of President Donald Trump.
At the end of Key's entrance, which was to present Bette Midler's performance of "Mary Poppins Returns" song "The Place Where the Lost Things Go," he ditched his large black umbrella instead of closing it.
It evoked memories of a viral moment from October 2018, in which Trump appeared to have little luck closing his own large black umbrella on his way to board Air Force One.
Trump's viral moment occurred after he gave a speech about the shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue.
Twitter took notice of Key's low-key shade.
One user posted a clip of Key's grand entrance, writing, "Keegan-Michael Key is as hapless as Trump at closing an umbrella."
"Keegan Michael Key shades Trump by ditching an umbrella that he can't figure out how to close!!! Hahaha," another user wrote.
"The brilliant Keegan-Michael Key trolls Trump's umbrella faux pas during the #Oscars," another wrote, accompanying the tweet with a GIF of Trump's poor handling.
Another summed it up as, "Keegan Michael Key trolling Trump was 100 #Oscars."
It wasn't the only Trump diss of the evening.
Earlier in the show, Maya Rudolph told the crowd, "So just a quick update in case you're confused. There is no host tonight, there will be no popular movie category and Mexico is not paying for the wall."
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Keegan-Michael Key shades Donald Trump at the Oscars in umbrella moment
Keegan-Michael Key dove into the 2019 Oscars from above, clutching a floating umbrella in tribute to "Mary Poppins" — and possibly in mockery of President Donald Trump.
At the end of Key's entrance, which was to present Bette Midler's performance of "Mary Poppins Returns" song "The Place Where the Lost Things Go," he ditched his large black umbrella instead of closing it.
It evoked memories of a viral moment from October 2018, in which Trump appeared to have little luck closing his own large black umbrella on his way to board Air Force One.
Trump's viral moment occurred after he gave a speech about the shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue.
Twitter took notice of Key's low-key shade.
One user posted a clip of Key's grand entrance, writing, "Keegan-Michael Key is as hapless as Trump at closing an umbrella."
"Keegan Michael Key shades Trump by ditching an umbrella that he can't figure out how to close!!! Hahaha," another user wrote.
"The brilliant Keegan-Michael Key trolls Trump's umbrella faux pas during the #Oscars," another wrote, accompanying the tweet with a GIF of Trump's poor handling.
Another summed it up as, "Keegan Michael Key trolling Trump was 100 #Oscars."
It wasn't the only Trump diss of the evening.
Earlier in the show, Maya Rudolph told the crowd, "So just a quick update in case you're confused. There is no host tonight, there will be no popular movie category and Mexico is not paying for the wall."
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Taylor Swift surprises super-fan with 'King of My Heart' serenade at engagement party
Taylor Swift made a super-fan's engagement party extra-special.
"There was a person who is not here, who sort of played a part in all of this," Alex Goldschmidt announced in a video posted to Instagram. "So I would like to welcome — and if you could give a warm welcome to — my friend Taylor."
Swift, 29, clad in a blue dress, ponytail and her signature red lip, emerged holding a guitar.
"Alex emailed me and said he was going to do this, that there was a song that was really special for you, too, called 'King of My Heart,'" Swift said.
"So I've come prepared," she added, motioning to her guitar. "I've been off tour for a while, but hopefully it's alright. This is from Alex but sung by me."
Goldschmidt, 30, revealed on Instagram, "I decided to propose to Ross listening to this song in my car. I can't thank Taylor enough for wanting to help make this day so special. #RossAndAlexForever."
The festivities were held at the Sycamore Tavern in Los Angeles.
Goldschmidt later tweeted, "I have never felt so overwhelmed with love and exhaustion in my life. Thank you for all the messages. I can't possibly respond to them all, but know that your love and support means the world to me. And holy s—t, Taylor Swift is an angel who gives the best gifts."
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Taylor Swift surprises super-fan with 'King of My Heart' serenade at engagement party
Taylor Swift made a super-fan's engagement party extra-special.
"There was a person who is not here, who sort of played a part in all of this," Alex Goldschmidt announced in a video posted to Instagram. "So I would like to welcome — and if you could give a warm welcome to — my friend Taylor."
Swift, 29, clad in a blue dress, ponytail and her signature red lip, emerged holding a guitar.
"Alex emailed me and said he was going to do this, that there was a song that was really special for you, too, called 'King of My Heart,'" Swift said.
"So I've come prepared," she added, motioning to her guitar. "I've been off tour for a while, but hopefully it's alright. This is from Alex but sung by me."
Goldschmidt, 30, revealed on Instagram, "I decided to propose to Ross listening to this song in my car. I can't thank Taylor enough for wanting to help make this day so special. #RossAndAlexForever."
The festivities were held at the Sycamore Tavern in Los Angeles.
Goldschmidt later tweeted, "I have never felt so overwhelmed with love and exhaustion in my life. Thank you for all the messages. I can't possibly respond to them all, but know that your love and support means the world to me. And holy s—t, Taylor Swift is an angel who gives the best gifts."
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Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga stunned a capacity crowd at London's Wembley Stadium and left his manager fuming Sunday when he refused to be subbed off in the late stages of extra time in the English League Cup final against Manchester City.
With the two sides locked in a goalless draw, Kepa received treatment on his hamstring and Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri summoned backup Willy Caballero to take his place for the forthcoming penalty shootout. There was just one problem: Kepa, the world's most expensive goalkeeper after joining Chelsea in August for 80 million euros (then $93 million) from Spanish club Athletic Bilbao, would not withdraw.
Kepa waved to the bench and signaled that he was fine to continue. As Caballero strapped on his gloves and loosened up, Kepa remonstrated with Sarri and his assistants -- including Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola. After a moment, referee Jon Moss consulted Kepa and Sarri before signaling that the substitution would not take place.
As the fans jeered, a visibly enraged Sarri started down the tunnel as the final minutes of extra time ticked down before apparently recovering his composure and returning to the bench.
In the subsequent shootout, Kepa saved just one of Manchester City's five penalties, condemning Chelsea to a 4-3 defeat in the shootout that was overshadowed by the extraordinary disagreement between player and manager.
In his post-match news conference, Sarri described the issue as a "misunderstanding."
"I understood the goalkeeper had cramp and would be unable to go to the penalties," the Italian manager said. " ... I asked for a change for this physical problem and he said he hadn't a physical problem. So he was right I think. I have to talk with [Kepa] but only to clarify because now I have understood very well the situation."
"I've never seen it (before)," Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany said when asked about the incident. "I wish I could do it every now and then when I don't want to get subbed off."
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, covering the match in Spain for the internet streaming service DAZN, said the situation made him "really sad."
"I don't like that he leaves his coach and the assistant coach in a situation of great fragility," Mourinho said, "and his teammate, who was ready to enter the match, and who in the end saw himself in the middle of a problematic situation that had nothing to do with him."
Chelsea, one of the richest clubs in English soccer, is currently sixth in the Premier League, 16 points behind leaders Liverpool. Sunday's defeat came six days after they were knocked out of the FA Cup by rivals Manchester United, leaving the UEFA Europa League as the club's best chance of winning a trophy this season.
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Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa refuses to leave pitch ahead of penalty shootout
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga stunned a capacity crowd at London's Wembley Stadium and left his manager fuming Sunday when he refused to be subbed off in the late stages of extra time in the English League Cup final against Manchester City.
With the two sides locked in a goalless draw, Kepa received treatment on his hamstring and Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri summoned backup Willy Caballero to take his place for the forthcoming penalty shootout. There was just one problem: Kepa, the world's most expensive goalkeeper after joining Chelsea in August for 80 million euros (then $93 million) from Spanish club Athletic Bilbao, would not withdraw.
Kepa waved to the bench and signaled that he was fine to continue. As Caballero strapped on his gloves and loosened up, Kepa remonstrated with Sarri and his assistants -- including Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola. After a moment, referee Jon Moss consulted Kepa and Sarri before signaling that the substitution would not take place.
As the fans jeered, a visibly enraged Sarri started down the tunnel as the final minutes of extra time ticked down before apparently recovering his composure and returning to the bench.
In the subsequent shootout, Kepa saved just one of Manchester City's five penalties, condemning Chelsea to a 4-3 defeat in the shootout that was overshadowed by the extraordinary disagreement between player and manager.
In his post-match news conference, Sarri described the issue as a "misunderstanding."
"I understood the goalkeeper had cramp and would be unable to go to the penalties," the Italian manager said. " ... I asked for a change for this physical problem and he said he hadn't a physical problem. So he was right I think. I have to talk with [Kepa] but only to clarify because now I have understood very well the situation."
"I've never seen it (before)," Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany said when asked about the incident. "I wish I could do it every now and then when I don't want to get subbed off."
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, covering the match in Spain for the internet streaming service DAZN, said the situation made him "really sad."
"I don't like that he leaves his coach and the assistant coach in a situation of great fragility," Mourinho said, "and his teammate, who was ready to enter the match, and who in the end saw himself in the middle of a problematic situation that had nothing to do with him."
Chelsea, one of the richest clubs in English soccer, is currently sixth in the Premier League, 16 points behind leaders Liverpool. Sunday's defeat came six days after they were knocked out of the FA Cup by rivals Manchester United, leaving the UEFA Europa League as the club's best chance of winning a trophy this season.
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"Free Solo" -- The documentary
Directed by award-winning film-makers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, "Free Solo" follows Honnold for more than two years as he prepares for the climb of his life.
However, keeping the cameras at a distance was imperative in order to keep Honnold safe and allow him to have the experience he was craving.
"When I passed the cameramen on the wall, it was just really nice to be able to see my friends up there and celebrate with them," he said.
"Most of the filming is up high on the route so I had already finished most of the harder sections. It really did feel like a celebration."
Despite the global success of the film, the achievement will always be a personal one.
"When I'm an old man and I sit in El Cap meadow, below the wall and I look up at the wall, I'm going to feel the same satisfaction knowing that I've had a dream for so many years, put a tonne of work into it and eventually was able to accomplish it," he said.
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"Free Solo" -- The documentary
Directed by award-winning film-makers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, "Free Solo" follows Honnold for more than two years as he prepares for the climb of his life.
However, keeping the cameras at a distance was imperative in order to keep Honnold safe and allow him to have the experience he was craving.
"When I passed the cameramen on the wall, it was just really nice to be able to see my friends up there and celebrate with them," he said.
"Most of the filming is up high on the route so I had already finished most of the harder sections. It really did feel like a celebration."
Despite the global success of the film, the achievement will always be a personal one.
"When I'm an old man and I sit in El Cap meadow, below the wall and I look up at the wall, I'm going to feel the same satisfaction knowing that I've had a dream for so many years, put a tonne of work into it and eventually was able to accomplish it," he said.
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Mind and body
When you consider the mental fortitude required, it's easy to ignore the physical strain such a climb puts on a body.
On one section of the wall, the Monster Offwidth, Honnold squeezes his body into a vertical crack and wriggles his way up a 200-foot-tall crevice. No flashy gym or high-tech equipment can ever prepare you for such a task.
Instead, Honnold's physique has been etched by thousands of hours of climbing and his hands strengthened by days clinging onto rock faces.
Standing at a little under 6 feet tall, and powered by a mainly vegetarian diet, Honnold's body is conditioned solely for climbing.
His mind has also adapted accordingly.
During the documentary, Honnold undergoes an MRI scan which shows his amygdala -- the part of the brain which processes fear -- is not stimulated in the usual way.
Honnold believes he's become desensitized after so many years of climbing but is open to the suggestion that he's innately less susceptible to fear.
"I found free soloing scary when I first started but I also found it exhilarating in the right way," he said.
"Possibly, other people find it way scarier and less satisfying so they are never really willing to put the time and effort into it because the ratio is not right."
He likens it to his previous fear of public speaking. As a young man, Honnold struggled in front of large groups and the thought of doing a media tour would have previously "horrified" him.
But just like climbing El Cap, Honnold found a way to overcome negative thoughts.
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Mind and body
When you consider the mental fortitude required, it's easy to ignore the physical strain such a climb puts on a body.
On one section of the wall, the Monster Offwidth, Honnold squeezes his body into a vertical crack and wriggles his way up a 200-foot-tall crevice. No flashy gym or high-tech equipment can ever prepare you for such a task.
Instead, Honnold's physique has been etched by thousands of hours of climbing and his hands strengthened by days clinging onto rock faces.
Standing at a little under 6 feet tall, and powered by a mainly vegetarian diet, Honnold's body is conditioned solely for climbing.
His mind has also adapted accordingly.
During the documentary, Honnold undergoes an MRI scan which shows his amygdala -- the part of the brain which processes fear -- is not stimulated in the usual way.
Honnold believes he's become desensitized after so many years of climbing but is open to the suggestion that he's innately less susceptible to fear.
"I found free soloing scary when I first started but I also found it exhilarating in the right way," he said.
"Possibly, other people find it way scarier and less satisfying so they are never really willing to put the time and effort into it because the ratio is not right."
He likens it to his previous fear of public speaking. As a young man, Honnold struggled in front of large groups and the thought of doing a media tour would have previously "horrified" him.
But just like climbing El Cap, Honnold found a way to overcome negative thoughts.
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Why without ropes?
The unfathomable climb was nearly 20 years in the making.
Growing up in the Californian suburbs, Honnold had started scaling indoor climbing walls at a local gym as a child. In many ways, it was a sanctuary.
Honnold struggled with socializing as a youngster but was able to express himself through climbing, gradually transitioning to outdoor climbing as he sought out new challenges.
Moving on to free soloing -- climbing without ropes -- was a natural progression.
"It was an important part of rock climbing for me," he said. "It wasn't all of climbing and never has been to me. It's just one part of climbing but it's free soloing, it's awesome, it's fun."
Living and traveling in a small van, Honnold spent his days climbing -- getting better and more confident with each step.
He started completing increasingly impressive feats but El Cap was always at the back of his mind.
Ascending the monolith is regarded as the pinnacle of rock climbing, so making history by becoming the first person to scale it without ropes certainly appealed, but he also simply wanted to experience it.
"I'm sure every astronaut wants the opportunity to walk on the moon but if you're the first human to ever go to the moon, it's an incredible thing," he said.
"But I'm sure the tenth astronaut is just as excited in their own way." Some of Honnold's friends have died tackling lesser challenges.
It's a stark reality that doesn't sit well with his girlfriend, Sanni McCandless, who left Honnold alone in the days running up to the climb.
"It just seemed like the right call for both of us. We never really had to talk about it," he said.
"It was useful for me to have empty time to just lay around by myself and visualize or imagine and just emotionally process what was to come."
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Why without ropes?
The unfathomable climb was nearly 20 years in the making.
Growing up in the Californian suburbs, Honnold had started scaling indoor climbing walls at a local gym as a child. In many ways, it was a sanctuary.
Honnold struggled with socializing as a youngster but was able to express himself through climbing, gradually transitioning to outdoor climbing as he sought out new challenges.
Moving on to free soloing -- climbing without ropes -- was a natural progression.
"It was an important part of rock climbing for me," he said. "It wasn't all of climbing and never has been to me. It's just one part of climbing but it's free soloing, it's awesome, it's fun."
Living and traveling in a small van, Honnold spent his days climbing -- getting better and more confident with each step.
He started completing increasingly impressive feats but El Cap was always at the back of his mind.
Ascending the monolith is regarded as the pinnacle of rock climbing, so making history by becoming the first person to scale it without ropes certainly appealed, but he also simply wanted to experience it.
"I'm sure every astronaut wants the opportunity to walk on the moon but if you're the first human to ever go to the moon, it's an incredible thing," he said.
"But I'm sure the tenth astronaut is just as excited in their own way." Some of Honnold's friends have died tackling lesser challenges.
It's a stark reality that doesn't sit well with his girlfriend, Sanni McCandless, who left Honnold alone in the days running up to the climb.
"It just seemed like the right call for both of us. We never really had to talk about it," he said.
"It was useful for me to have empty time to just lay around by myself and visualize or imagine and just emotionally process what was to come."
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Sprint finish
After successfully navigating the near impossible Boulder Problem, Honnold started to breathe a little easier but he still had a long way to go.
The final stretch represented one of the hardest climbs Honnold had ever attempted, but nothing was going to stop him now.
"My confidence was soaring, I felt great," he said. "Conditions were perfect and I kind of knew I had it."
As he approached the summit, the realization of what he was about to achieve started to break through his steely-eyed focus.
The final stages of El Cap got easier and easier. What to many would seem terrifying became a "beautiful experience" for Honnold, who sprinted toward the finish, lifting himself over the summit after just three hours and 56 minutes of climbing.
"It was incredible," he laughed.
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Sprint finish
After successfully navigating the near impossible Boulder Problem, Honnold started to breathe a little easier but he still had a long way to go.
The final stretch represented one of the hardest climbs Honnold had ever attempted, but nothing was going to stop him now.
"My confidence was soaring, I felt great," he said. "Conditions were perfect and I kind of knew I had it."
As he approached the summit, the realization of what he was about to achieve started to break through his steely-eyed focus.
The final stages of El Cap got easier and easier. What to many would seem terrifying became a "beautiful experience" for Honnold, who sprinted toward the finish, lifting himself over the summit after just three hours and 56 minutes of climbing.
"It was incredible," he laughed.
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Boulder problem
Honnold chose to climb the southwest face of the wall, a familiar route known as Freerider, which is split into 30 different pitches.
But this particular route included a perilous sequence which spooked the seemingly unflappable Honnold -- the Boulder Problem.
The section involves a number of intricate movements with Honnold clinging onto pea-sized ledges 2,000 feet above the meadow below.
It culminates in a vertigo-inducing karate kick to an opposing wall, where his life depends on whether he makes contact with a toe-sized ledge.
Every move of the climb has been choreographed.
"I think if that section of the route hadn't existed [...], I probably would have soloed El Cap several years sooner," said Honnold, who had practiced that particular section 60 times with ropes -- falling on a number of occasions.
However, the very thing that made this section so daunting turned out to be an advantage because by the time Honnold had reached it he had found his rhythm. He was confident.
"I had done so much climbing, I was so deeply in the zone," he said, talking through the delicate sequence of moves.
"I was performing so well that by the time I got there I felt incredible and I just executed it perfectly."
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Boulder problem
Honnold chose to climb the southwest face of the wall, a familiar route known as Freerider, which is split into 30 different pitches.
But this particular route included a perilous sequence which spooked the seemingly unflappable Honnold -- the Boulder Problem.
The section involves a number of intricate movements with Honnold clinging onto pea-sized ledges 2,000 feet above the meadow below.
It culminates in a vertigo-inducing karate kick to an opposing wall, where his life depends on whether he makes contact with a toe-sized ledge.
Every move of the climb has been choreographed.
"I think if that section of the route hadn't existed [...], I probably would have soloed El Cap several years sooner," said Honnold, who had practiced that particular section 60 times with ropes -- falling on a number of occasions.
However, the very thing that made this section so daunting turned out to be an advantage because by the time Honnold had reached it he had found his rhythm. He was confident.
"I had done so much climbing, I was so deeply in the zone," he said, talking through the delicate sequence of moves.
"I was performing so well that by the time I got there I felt incredible and I just executed it perfectly."
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Death or perfection
Free solo climbing is a high-stakes game. It's either death or perfection.
But in moments of such risk, adrenaline is often the enemy.
"The important part of being able to climb El Cap was for it to feel slightly normal, for it to feel slightly business as usual," he said, remembering the moments he began the climb.
"For me to look up at the wall and to think I'm just going to climb this like I usually climb this, even though I don't have a rope on."
Honnold's seemingly blase approach to such death-defying challenges can be disconcerting at first but scratch under the surface and you understand it's an attitude built on a foundation of hard-work and preparation.
"If I don't know what I'm doing and I hesitate then it can be a nightmare," he warned.
The truth is that every move is choreographed. Each foot hold has been mapped out months in advance, every thumb grip visualized hundreds of times.
The trick to not falling, is not leaving anything to chance and training your mind for every possible outcome.
"It's definitely a bigger mental challenge than it is physical," he said, explaining that he and many others have climbed the rock face multiple times with harnesses attached.
"But the idea of doing it without a rope is a step further it seems."
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Death or perfection
Free solo climbing is a high-stakes game. It's either death or perfection.
But in moments of such risk, adrenaline is often the enemy.
"The important part of being able to climb El Cap was for it to feel slightly normal, for it to feel slightly business as usual," he said, remembering the moments he began the climb.
"For me to look up at the wall and to think I'm just going to climb this like I usually climb this, even though I don't have a rope on."
Honnold's seemingly blase approach to such death-defying challenges can be disconcerting at first but scratch under the surface and you understand it's an attitude built on a foundation of hard-work and preparation.
"If I don't know what I'm doing and I hesitate then it can be a nightmare," he warned.
The truth is that every move is choreographed. Each foot hold has been mapped out months in advance, every thumb grip visualized hundreds of times.
The trick to not falling, is not leaving anything to chance and training your mind for every possible outcome.
"It's definitely a bigger mental challenge than it is physical," he said, explaining that he and many others have climbed the rock face multiple times with harnesses attached.
"But the idea of doing it without a rope is a step further it seems."
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I watched the thread. She said people are saying it won't work because of some minor
little thing, not enough money, and that they're missing the point. But I'd say collapsing the
economy is not just a minor little flaw. We couldn't use fossil fuels? We'd obstruct businesses
with EPA restrictions, (the life blood of our economy)? We'd have universal healthcare and
not enough money to pay for it. There's not enough money in the country to pay for it all.
No one else has done it because there has to be a balance between nurturing business,
but taking care of the individual. It can't be all one sided, in either direction.
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I watched the thread. She said people are saying it won't work because of some minor
little thing, not enough money, and that they're missing the point. But I'd say collapsing the
economy is not just a minor little flaw. We couldn't use fossil fuels? We'd obstruct businesses
with EPA restrictions, (the life blood of our economy)? We'd have universal healthcare and
not enough money to pay for it. There's not enough money in the country to pay for it all.
No one else has done it because there has to be a balance between nurturing business,
but taking care of the individual. It can't be all one sided, in either direction.
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If Democrats can't manage to build a single high-speed rail line between two of America's largest and wealthiest cities in 11 years, why would anyone believe it's possible to accomplish even a miniscule amount of what's being proposed in the Green New Deal in just a single decade?
The Green New Deal is nothing more than a fantasy concocted by the growing socialist wing of the Democratic Party. We have a better chance of stumbling on a unicorn or finding that elusive pot of gold at the end of a rainbow than we do of achieving the Green New Deal's proposed mandates.
Even the normally unrealistic, extremely liberal Dianne Feinstein gets it. Why doesn't the rest of the Democratic Party?
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If Democrats can't manage to build a single high-speed rail line between two of America's largest and wealthiest cities in 11 years, why would anyone believe it's possible to accomplish even a miniscule amount of what's being proposed in the Green New Deal in just a single decade?
The Green New Deal is nothing more than a fantasy concocted by the growing socialist wing of the Democratic Party. We have a better chance of stumbling on a unicorn or finding that elusive pot of gold at the end of a rainbow than we do of achieving the Green New Deal's proposed mandates.
Even the normally unrealistic, extremely liberal Dianne Feinstein gets it. Why doesn't the rest of the Democratic Party?
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When the children called on Feinstein to support the Green New Deal, she responded: "There's no way to pay for it."
"We have our own Green New Deal" Feinstein said, referring to her own much more modest draft resolution that she later said "provides specific responses to the climate change crisis."
One child in the group then told Feinstein the Green New Deal must be passed because "some scientists have said that we have 12 years to turn this around" and avert a climate change catastrophe.
After Feinstein explained that "it's not going to get turned around in 10 years" – a core element of the Green New Deal – a woman accompanying the children scolded the senator, telling Feinstein that "you're looking at the faces of the people who are going to be living with these consequences."
Feinstein, clearly frustrated, fired back.
"You know what's interesting about this group?" Feinstein said. "I've been doing this for 30 years. I know what I'm doing."
The Sunrise Movement, which helped Ocasio-Cortez develop her Green New Deal resolution, has its roots in other far-left eco-socialist groups, as well as a long history of trying to bully lawmakers into supporting its radical climate change agenda.
Last November the Sunrise Movement organized a sit-in at the office of now-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to try to force her to support an earlier version of the Green New Deal.
So it isn't surprising to see these radical environmentalists – who regularly exploit impressionable children to support their policy agenda – try to pull a similar stunt with Feinstein.
But even the far-left Feinstein acknowledges the Green New Deal's 10-year timetable and dramatic goals are wildly unrealistic.
The Green New Deal would destroy – at minimum – 3.4 million jobs in the oil, gas, and coal industries. It would also drastically increase energy costs, likely obliterating millions of additional jobs in manufacturing and other industries. And it would create a slew of new socialist welfare programs.
Among the new government programs would be a free-tuition college plan, a federal jobs guarantee, single-payer health care, and guarantees for "universal access" to health foods and "economic security."
Ocasio-Cortez and Markey's socialist scheme would cost tens of trillions of dollars in just the first decade. The Mercatus Center estimates the single-payer health care provision alone would cost $32 trillion in the first 10 years.
Yet several Democratic presidential candidates – including Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Kamala Harris of California, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts – have endorsed the Green New Deal resolution.
Ocasio-Cortez has floated the idea of increasing the top tax rate for those earning $10 million or more to 70 percent as one way to fund the plan, but an analysis by the Tax Foundation found that this huge tax increase would, at best, raise less than $300 billion over a decade – nowhere near enough for the multitrillion-dollar Green New Deal.
The United States cannot afford to finance this insane proposal. The national government is already $22 trillion in debt, and it adds hundreds of billions of dollars in additional debt every year.
But even if Americans could afford it, pulling millions of gasoline-powered vehicles off U.S. roadways, building thousands of new solar panels and wind farms, "upgrading" every home and business building in the country, and constructing nationwide high-speed rail lines cannot be achieved in 10 years.
No one knows this better than Feinstein. California was recently forced to abandon its plan for a high-speed rail line that would have connected Los Angeles to San Francisco. Instead, the line might never reach either city, after 11 years of construction and nearly $100 billion in costs.
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When the children called on Feinstein to support the Green New Deal, she responded: "There's no way to pay for it."
"We have our own Green New Deal" Feinstein said, referring to her own much more modest draft resolution that she later said "provides specific responses to the climate change crisis."
One child in the group then told Feinstein the Green New Deal must be passed because "some scientists have said that we have 12 years to turn this around" and avert a climate change catastrophe.
After Feinstein explained that "it's not going to get turned around in 10 years" – a core element of the Green New Deal – a woman accompanying the children scolded the senator, telling Feinstein that "you're looking at the faces of the people who are going to be living with these consequences."
Feinstein, clearly frustrated, fired back.
"You know what's interesting about this group?" Feinstein said. "I've been doing this for 30 years. I know what I'm doing."
The Sunrise Movement, which helped Ocasio-Cortez develop her Green New Deal resolution, has its roots in other far-left eco-socialist groups, as well as a long history of trying to bully lawmakers into supporting its radical climate change agenda.
Last November the Sunrise Movement organized a sit-in at the office of now-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to try to force her to support an earlier version of the Green New Deal.
So it isn't surprising to see these radical environmentalists – who regularly exploit impressionable children to support their policy agenda – try to pull a similar stunt with Feinstein.
But even the far-left Feinstein acknowledges the Green New Deal's 10-year timetable and dramatic goals are wildly unrealistic.
The Green New Deal would destroy – at minimum – 3.4 million jobs in the oil, gas, and coal industries. It would also drastically increase energy costs, likely obliterating millions of additional jobs in manufacturing and other industries. And it would create a slew of new socialist welfare programs.
Among the new government programs would be a free-tuition college plan, a federal jobs guarantee, single-payer health care, and guarantees for "universal access" to health foods and "economic security."
Ocasio-Cortez and Markey's socialist scheme would cost tens of trillions of dollars in just the first decade. The Mercatus Center estimates the single-payer health care provision alone would cost $32 trillion in the first 10 years.
Yet several Democratic presidential candidates – including Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Kamala Harris of California, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts – have endorsed the Green New Deal resolution.
Ocasio-Cortez has floated the idea of increasing the top tax rate for those earning $10 million or more to 70 percent as one way to fund the plan, but an analysis by the Tax Foundation found that this huge tax increase would, at best, raise less than $300 billion over a decade – nowhere near enough for the multitrillion-dollar Green New Deal.
The United States cannot afford to finance this insane proposal. The national government is already $22 trillion in debt, and it adds hundreds of billions of dollars in additional debt every year.
But even if Americans could afford it, pulling millions of gasoline-powered vehicles off U.S. roadways, building thousands of new solar panels and wind farms, "upgrading" every home and business building in the country, and constructing nationwide high-speed rail lines cannot be achieved in 10 years.
No one knows this better than Feinstein. California was recently forced to abandon its plan for a high-speed rail line that would have connected Los Angeles to San Francisco. Instead, the line might never reach either city, after 11 years of construction and nearly $100 billion in costs.
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Feinstein knows Green New Deal is an impossible dream – Gives students lesson in reality
When you find yourself further to the left than uber-liberal Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., you know you've left common sense and reality far behind and gone way, way off the deep end and entered Fantasy Land.
That happened Friday when a group of middle school and high school students confronted Feinstein in her San Francisco office and demanded she support the Green New Deal – a nonbinding resolution before Congress that's a collection of impossible dreams that are impossible to achieve and impossible to pay for.
The visit by the children was organized by a radical environmental group called the Sunrise Movement.
The Green New Deal is a nonbinding resolution introduced in Congress by democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. It's supposed to be a successor to the New Deal created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933 to lift America out of the Great Depression.
Yet several Democratic presidential candidates – including Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Kamala Harris of California, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts – have endorsed the Green New Deal resolution.
But the Green New Deal is far more ambitious – and unrealistic – than Roosevelt's New Deal. Instead of creating jobs, as the New Deal did, the Green New Deal would destroy them. And instead of lifting America out of a Great Depression, the Green New Deal would likely plunge us into one.
Among many other radical steps, the Green New Deal would eliminate nearly all fossil fuels in the United States in just 10 years. It would require every building in the United States – including every home – to be retrofitted for energy efficiency.
The Green New Deal would require cattle to be eliminated because the gas they emit speeds up climate change. High speed trains would replace air travel. Everyone would be given a guaranteed income, even if they were able-bodied but too lazy to work.
And the trillions and trillions of dollars needed to pay for all this would come from sky-high taxes and by printing a virtually endless supply of money.
All that's missing from the resolution is a requirement to change the name of our country to the People's Republic of La-la Land and to add a bust of Karl Marx onto Mount Rushmore.
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Feinstein knows Green New Deal is an impossible dream – Gives students lesson in reality
When you find yourself further to the left than uber-liberal Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., you know you've left common sense and reality far behind and gone way, way off the deep end and entered Fantasy Land.
That happened Friday when a group of middle school and high school students confronted Feinstein in her San Francisco office and demanded she support the Green New Deal – a nonbinding resolution before Congress that's a collection of impossible dreams that are impossible to achieve and impossible to pay for.
The visit by the children was organized by a radical environmental group called the Sunrise Movement.
The Green New Deal is a nonbinding resolution introduced in Congress by democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. It's supposed to be a successor to the New Deal created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933 to lift America out of the Great Depression.
Yet several Democratic presidential candidates – including Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Kamala Harris of California, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts – have endorsed the Green New Deal resolution.
But the Green New Deal is far more ambitious – and unrealistic – than Roosevelt's New Deal. Instead of creating jobs, as the New Deal did, the Green New Deal would destroy them. And instead of lifting America out of a Great Depression, the Green New Deal would likely plunge us into one.
Among many other radical steps, the Green New Deal would eliminate nearly all fossil fuels in the United States in just 10 years. It would require every building in the United States – including every home – to be retrofitted for energy efficiency.
The Green New Deal would require cattle to be eliminated because the gas they emit speeds up climate change. High speed trains would replace air travel. Everyone would be given a guaranteed income, even if they were able-bodied but too lazy to work.
And the trillions and trillions of dollars needed to pay for all this would come from sky-high taxes and by printing a virtually endless supply of money.
All that's missing from the resolution is a requirement to change the name of our country to the People's Republic of La-la Land and to add a bust of Karl Marx onto Mount Rushmore.
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Dianne Feinstein scolds kids who pushed her to back Green New Deal: 'I know what I'm doing'
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein pulled rank Friday when a group of kids tried to school her on climate change.
After the group sought her support for the Green New Deal, the 85-year-old senior senator from California let them know she wasn't about to be bossed around by a bunch of youngsters.
"You know what's interesting about this group?," Feinstein said, in an interaction that was captured on video. "I've been doing this for 30 years. I know what I'm doing.
"You come in here, and you say it has to be my way or the highway. I don't respond to that," Feinstein continued. "I've gotten elected, I just ran. I was elected by almost a million-vote plurality. And I know what I'm doing. So you know, maybe people should listen a little bit."
Sunrise Movement, an organization that describes itself as wanting to "stop climate change," shared a clip of the exchange on its Twitter page Friday.
"This is how @SenFeinstein reacted to children asking her to support the #GreenNewDeal resolution -- with smugness + disrespect. This is a fight for our generation's survival. Her reaction is why young people desperately want new leadership in Congress," the tweet with the video said.
The video begins with the group explaining that they wanted to present a letter to Feinstein and ask her "to vote yes on the Green New Deal." It then cuts to a shot of the group standing before the U.S. senator from California, expressing their request.
In response to their request, Feinstein informs them that "We have our own Green New Deal." And then came the point where Feinstein drew the line.
The sides then devolve into a back-and-forth until someone reminds Feinstein that they are "the people who voted" for her and part of her job is to hear their concerns.
"How old are you?" Feinstein asks.
"I'm sixteen. I can't vote," the girl replies.
"Well, you didn't vote for me," the lawmaker retorts.
In another portion of the video, Feinstein is heard telling the kids that she's "trying to do the best" that she can, "which was to write a responsible resolution."
"Any plan that doesn't take bold, transformative action is not going to be what we need," a female in the crowd says.
Feinstein then replies: "Well, you know better than I do. So, I think one day you should run for the Senate. And then you can do it your way."
Feinstein later addressed the exchange in a news release, confirming that she met with a group of children, young adults and parents from the Sunrise Movement who sought her backing for the resolution.
"Unfortunately, it was a brief meeting but I want the children to know they were heard loud and clear. I have been and remain committed to doing everything I can to enact real, meaningful climate change legislation," she wrote.
"We had a spirited discussion and I presented the group with my draft resolution that provides specific responses to the climate change crisis, which I plan to introduce soon," she continued. "I always welcome the opportunity to hear from
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Dianne Feinstein scolds kids who pushed her to back Green New Deal: 'I know what I'm doing'
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein pulled rank Friday when a group of kids tried to school her on climate change.
After the group sought her support for the Green New Deal, the 85-year-old senior senator from California let them know she wasn't about to be bossed around by a bunch of youngsters.
"You know what's interesting about this group?," Feinstein said, in an interaction that was captured on video. "I've been doing this for 30 years. I know what I'm doing.
"You come in here, and you say it has to be my way or the highway. I don't respond to that," Feinstein continued. "I've gotten elected, I just ran. I was elected by almost a million-vote plurality. And I know what I'm doing. So you know, maybe people should listen a little bit."
Sunrise Movement, an organization that describes itself as wanting to "stop climate change," shared a clip of the exchange on its Twitter page Friday.
"This is how @SenFeinstein reacted to children asking her to support the #GreenNewDeal resolution -- with smugness + disrespect. This is a fight for our generation's survival. Her reaction is why young people desperately want new leadership in Congress," the tweet with the video said.
The video begins with the group explaining that they wanted to present a letter to Feinstein and ask her "to vote yes on the Green New Deal." It then cuts to a shot of the group standing before the U.S. senator from California, expressing their request.
In response to their request, Feinstein informs them that "We have our own Green New Deal." And then came the point where Feinstein drew the line.
The sides then devolve into a back-and-forth until someone reminds Feinstein that they are "the people who voted" for her and part of her job is to hear their concerns.
"How old are you?" Feinstein asks.
"I'm sixteen. I can't vote," the girl replies.
"Well, you didn't vote for me," the lawmaker retorts.
In another portion of the video, Feinstein is heard telling the kids that she's "trying to do the best" that she can, "which was to write a responsible resolution."
"Any plan that doesn't take bold, transformative action is not going to be what we need," a female in the crowd says.
Feinstein then replies: "Well, you know better than I do. So, I think one day you should run for the Senate. And then you can do it your way."
Feinstein later addressed the exchange in a news release, confirming that she met with a group of children, young adults and parents from the Sunrise Movement who sought her backing for the resolution.
"Unfortunately, it was a brief meeting but I want the children to know they were heard loud and clear. I have been and remain committed to doing everything I can to enact real, meaningful climate change legislation," she wrote.
"We had a spirited discussion and I presented the group with my draft resolution that provides specific responses to the climate change crisis, which I plan to introduce soon," she continued. "I always welcome the opportunity to hear from
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The United States owes so much to our military forces and all five military branches are what has kept this country safe and free for all these years. The U.S. Army Airborne soldier is highly respected world wide. Then comes along some jerk punk (s) and he tries to burn the statue of WWII Major General William C. Lee....the Father of the United States Airborne Army. Thursday evening about 2200 hours someone poured a flammable liquid over the white marble statue of Lee and set it on fire. The local fire department put out the flames but the damage is done. It scorched the statue mostly on the left side. You can see the burn marks in the marble where the jerk placed the remainder of the fuel container on the platform. The cleaning and repair possibilities process will begin soon. Local security cameras will be reviewed.
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The United States owes so much to our military forces and all five military branches are what has kept this country safe and free for all these years. The U.S. Army Airborne soldier is highly respected world wide. Then comes along some jerk punk (s) and he tries to burn the statue of WWII Major General William C. Lee....the Father of the United States Airborne Army. Thursday evening about 2200 hours someone poured a flammable liquid over the white marble statue of Lee and set it on fire. The local fire department put out the flames but the damage is done. It scorched the statue mostly on the left side. You can see the burn marks in the marble where the jerk placed the remainder of the fuel container on the platform. The cleaning and repair possibilities process will begin soon. Local security cameras will be reviewed.
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Statue vandals seem to have mistaken WWII hero for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, museum officials say
Vandals in North Carolina may be in need of a history lesson after having set fire to a statue honoring a World War II hero they apparently mistook for a Confederate general, officials said earlier this week.
A white marble monument of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William C. Lee, who commanded the 101st Airborne Division's "Screaming Eagles" during World War II, was doused with flammable liquid and set on fire last week, museum officials said. The statue bears black scorch marks running up its left side.
The suspects seem to have confused Lee with Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army during the Civil War some 80 years earlier, officials said.
"I was surprised that anybody would do that to this museum statue," Mark Johnson, curator of the General William C. Lee Airborne Museum in Dunn, told Goldsboro's WNCN-TV. "This is not a Civil War museum and this is not Robert E. Lee."
Aside from their last name, the two Lees have nothing in common, according to Johnson. The former Lee was known as the father of the U.S. Airborne Army and an international war hero of World War II, he told the station.
The statue is expected to be cleaned and repaired, which could cost several hundred dollars, WNCN reported.
Authorities are asking anyone with information that leads to an arrest to call 910-892-2222 and are offering a $1,000 reward.
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Statue vandals seem to have mistaken WWII hero for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, museum officials say
Vandals in North Carolina may be in need of a history lesson after having set fire to a statue honoring a World War II hero they apparently mistook for a Confederate general, officials said earlier this week.
A white marble monument of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William C. Lee, who commanded the 101st Airborne Division's "Screaming Eagles" during World War II, was doused with flammable liquid and set on fire last week, museum officials said. The statue bears black scorch marks running up its left side.
The suspects seem to have confused Lee with Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army during the Civil War some 80 years earlier, officials said.
"I was surprised that anybody would do that to this museum statue," Mark Johnson, curator of the General William C. Lee Airborne Museum in Dunn, told Goldsboro's WNCN-TV. "This is not a Civil War museum and this is not Robert E. Lee."
Aside from their last name, the two Lees have nothing in common, according to Johnson. The former Lee was known as the father of the U.S. Airborne Army and an international war hero of World War II, he told the station.
The statue is expected to be cleaned and repaired, which could cost several hundred dollars, WNCN reported.
Authorities are asking anyone with information that leads to an arrest to call 910-892-2222 and are offering a $1,000 reward.
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Justin Williams Scores Goal Off His Face, Then the Game-Winner to Lift Hurricanes
Not every goal in hockey has to be pretty, but they are rarely bloody.
Carolina captain Justin Williams took his leadership position to the extreme on Thursday when he offered up his face to score the opening goal of the Hurricanes' game against the Florida Panthers.
Just a few minutes into the game, Brett Pesce fired a shot from the high slot that deflected off the right side of Williams's face and past Panthers goalie James Reimer. While all his teammates raised their arms in celebration, Williams immediately fell to the ice but managed to skate off on his own. He headed straight to the locker room as blood dripped from his face.
Luckily Williams returned shortly after with a few stitches in his cheek and a nose stuffed with gauze. Later in the third period, when the game was tied 3–3, the winger scored again—this time with his stick, thankfully—and his second goal would serve as the game-winner for Carolina.
After the game, Williams was able to joke about the freak score, telling reporters, "Thank God it was Pesce. If it was anyone else I probably would have broken my jaw."
Many of the players' fathers were in attendance in Florida and Williams's dad seemed to be a fan of his son's unconventional scoring style.
Justin Williams dad just walked into the locker room and fist bumped him: "THAT GOAL! WITH THE FACE! I LOVE THAT!"
Worth it to make dad proud.
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Justin Williams Scores Goal Off His Face, Then the Game-Winner to Lift Hurricanes
Not every goal in hockey has to be pretty, but they are rarely bloody.
Carolina captain Justin Williams took his leadership position to the extreme on Thursday when he offered up his face to score the opening goal of the Hurricanes' game against the Florida Panthers.
Just a few minutes into the game, Brett Pesce fired a shot from the high slot that deflected off the right side of Williams's face and past Panthers goalie James Reimer. While all his teammates raised their arms in celebration, Williams immediately fell to the ice but managed to skate off on his own. He headed straight to the locker room as blood dripped from his face.
Luckily Williams returned shortly after with a few stitches in his cheek and a nose stuffed with gauze. Later in the third period, when the game was tied 3–3, the winger scored again—this time with his stick, thankfully—and his second goal would serve as the game-winner for Carolina.
After the game, Williams was able to joke about the freak score, telling reporters, "Thank God it was Pesce. If it was anyone else I probably would have broken my jaw."
Many of the players' fathers were in attendance in Florida and Williams's dad seemed to be a fan of his son's unconventional scoring style.
Justin Williams dad just walked into the locker room and fist bumped him: "THAT GOAL! WITH THE FACE! I LOVE THAT!"
Worth it to make dad proud.
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The "Green New Deal" Is none of those.
It's not green. It's a Communist Manifesto intended to bankrupt and enslave America.
It's not new. It's the same lie that the Commies have been selling for a century.
It's not a deal. It's a power grab intended to take over the energy industry, just like they are trying to do to the health care and insurance industries with "Medicare for All."
Brought to you by the same people who said the "Affordable Care Act" was affordable.
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The "Green New Deal" Is none of those.
It's not green. It's a Communist Manifesto intended to bankrupt and enslave America.
It's not new. It's the same lie that the Commies have been selling for a century.
It's not a deal. It's a power grab intended to take over the energy industry, just like they are trying to do to the health care and insurance industries with "Medicare for All."
Brought to you by the same people who said the "Affordable Care Act" was affordable.
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"It really comes down to the question of, 'Isn't $10 million enough?' Like, when does it stop?" she asked. "At what point is it amoral that we're building Jeff Bezos a helipad when we have the most amount of homeless people in New York City?"
First of all, 'freedom' means you don't get a say in how much someone else gets to have if they work for it. Second of all...no, it is not amoral that Jeff Bezos gets a helipad, because 'we' aren't building it for him. HE is, with the money he EARNED. He didn't bust into a bank and steal that money. He didn't even steal it from all the people who bought things on Amazon. He got it by giving something to people that they wanted enough to give his company money, and he earned the money by doing that better than the competitors. It would, however, be EVIL to steal his money just because you are envious and have not been able to produce similar results with YOUR labor. Sorry; pouring drinks just doesn't earn as much money as building and running a successful company.
And the homeless? Well, a good deal of that is due to mental illness. NONE of it is because of 'rich people' having 'too much money'. There isn't a single person in America who is homeless because some rich guy somewhere made more than 10 million dollars.
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Posted by Trang Ánh Nam to Trang Ánh Nam at February 22, 2019 at 12:41 AM
"It really comes down to the question of, 'Isn't $10 million enough?' Like, when does it stop?" she asked. "At what point is it amoral that we're building Jeff Bezos a helipad when we have the most amount of homeless people in New York City?"
First of all, 'freedom' means you don't get a say in how much someone else gets to have if they work for it. Second of all...no, it is not amoral that Jeff Bezos gets a helipad, because 'we' aren't building it for him. HE is, with the money he EARNED. He didn't bust into a bank and steal that money. He didn't even steal it from all the people who bought things on Amazon. He got it by giving something to people that they wanted enough to give his company money, and he earned the money by doing that better than the competitors. It would, however, be EVIL to steal his money just because you are envious and have not been able to produce similar results with YOUR labor. Sorry; pouring drinks just doesn't earn as much money as building and running a successful company.
And the homeless? Well, a good deal of that is due to mental illness. NONE of it is because of 'rich people' having 'too much money'. There isn't a single person in America who is homeless because some rich guy somewhere made more than 10 million dollars.
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Posted by Trang Ánh Nam to Trang Ánh Nam at February 22, 2019 at 12:41 AM
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