Schiff At It Again: I Am ‘Diving Deeply’ Into Investigation of What Warnings Trump Ignored

Weasel Zippers  Also here.  "Sunday on MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said he would investigate what warnings from the intelligence community and health organizations that President Donald Trump ignored in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

"On “real-time oversight,” Schiff said, “We are right now going through our intelligence holdings. What did the intelligence community make us aware of at the end of last year or earlier this year? Other committees are doing like analyses.”

"He continued, “It is very important, I think, in reviewing the intelligence component to this to realize the intelligence piece is just one piece of the warnings coming to the administration. A lot of those warnings were in the public domain. They came from public health organizations, like WHO or CDC or his own National Security Council, and ignored those warnings.”

"He added, “We are diving deeply into what does the intelligence community know, what resources we would bring there, and what do we need to do prospectively to better protect the country in the future. That last piece, how do we protect the country in the future, is really the mission of that independent commission we based on, we used the model the 9/11 commission.' ”

"Crazed Democrat Michigan Governor"?

This should thrill Megan Rapinoe!
And There It Is… Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Bans Buying US Flags During Lockdown
Following up this news: Crazed Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer prohibited big box retailers from in-person sale of seeds because according to her, food is non-essential.

The latest news is that angry Michiganders have launched a recall petition to throw her out.  . . .The Federalist cites her as one of America's self-outed "little tyrants."  The American Spectator cites her as the "worst governor in America."  We hope she's proud of herself.

. . . "In late March Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer limited access of doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drugs hydroxychloroquine and Z-Paks to save senior citizens in the state from Coronavirus.
"Hydroxychloroquine and Z-Paks have are widely used by doctors the world over to treat the Coronavirus.
"This week Governor Whitmer banned packaged seeds, tiling, carpet, flooring… And US flags.
"This woman is insane!
"FLAGS?"  Don't even think about them!

Ex-CNN Producer Dunks on Former Colleague: ‘Jim Acosta Loves Nothing More Than Jim Acosta’

Krakauer, who is now a media critic, has previously blasted Acosta’s “look at me!” antics during White House briefings, stating in June 2018 that Acosta was “Truly an embarrassment, on multiple levels.”

Sister Toldjah  . . . CNN’s chief White House correspondent, known for being more of a showman than a journalist during White House pressers, has not only thoroughly embarrassed himself in recent weeks with his antics during the Wuhan coronavirus task for press briefings, but he also can’t seem to get much love from current and former colleagues.

"RedState’s Jeff Charles wrote earlier this month about how White House Correspondents’ Association president Jonathan Karl from ABC News busted on Acosta in a new book, writing that Acosta plays “right into the explicit Trump strategy of portraying the press as the opposition party” by acting like more of an “opinion journalist” than an objective journalist.

"On the heels of Karl’s rebuke comes one from former CNN producer Steve Krakauer, who roasted Acosta along with PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor in his Sunday newsletter.

"Krakauer started off by noting that he felt Acosta “could probably” turn into a “great White House reporter” if he wanted to, but that that clearly was not his goal:" . . .

Fauci Destroys "Journalist" for Asking if He's 'Doing This Voluntarily' and for Accusing Trump of Not Listening to Health Experts

 Journalist asks: “Are you doing this voluntarily?”Dr. Fauci: “Everything I do is voluntary.. please.. don’t even imply that.” pic.twitter.com/sG8TV9ndVI— TV News HQ (@TVNewsHQ) April 13, 2020

PJ Media

. . . "On CNN's State of the Union on Sunday, Dr. Fauci made comments that were wildly distorted by the media. “You could logically say that if you had a process that was ongoing and you started mitigation earlier, you could have saved lives," he said. “Obviously, no one is going to deny that. But what goes into those kinds of decisions is complicated. But you’re right. Obviously, if we had, right from the very beginning, shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. But there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down.”

. . . 
. . . "But the most stunning moment came when CBS White House correspondent Paula Reid asked him, “Are you doing this voluntarily?” as if to imply he'd been forced to make this clarification for the president's benefit.
“ 'Everything I do is voluntary," he replied, clearly insulted by the question. "Please... don’t even imply that.' ” . . .

Matt Margolis is the author of Trumping Obama: How President Trump Saved Us From Barack Obama's Legacy and the bestselling book The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama.

Fauci Shuts Down Journo in 10 Seconds After She Asked If He Was Being Coerced Into Defending Trump

Trump Shreds CBS Reporter Paula Reid More accurately, "butts heads with Reid".

Fauci Has Had It With Media, Shuts Down Story They Were Spreading
. . . "The look Dr. Fauci gives CBS's Paula Reid is priceless."
"He did not like that his integrity was being questioned. " Video

It Begins: Trump Campaign Goes to War With Joe Biden Over China Connections

Stacey Matthews

The U.S.-China relationship will be *the* major campaign issue in the months to come, well after America begins the process of getting back to normal.

"With Sen. Bernie Sanders out of the picture, the general election presidential matchup between Joe Biden and President Trump is all but officially set.

"Now knowing who their opponent will be, the Trump campaign wasted no time cranking out a hard-hitting ad on Thursday against Biden that centers on his and his son Hunter’s China connections at a time when more people are learning about the origins of the coronavirus: Wuhan, China." . . .   (Emphases in the original)

Biden’s ideas for re-opening America are painfully obvious and insipid  "If Joe Biden weren’t such a corrupt, dissolute, politically vicious man, one might feel sorry for him as he simultaneously battles irrelevance and dementia while locked away in his home in Delaware. As it is, watching Biden public decay is the equivalent of watching someone take Dorian Gray’s picture out of the attic and place it in front of a television camera.

"It doesn’t help Biden when his campaign churns out bland, meaningless bits of political pabulum that are meant to read as profound insights into public policy during a challenging time in America. The latest example is an opinion piece in the New York Times that purports to be Biden’s “plan to safely reopen America.” (This link is to the same article at MSN if the Times piece is behind a paywall.)" . . .

Biden's plan; pretty much like Kerry's campaign long ago: "We'll do it better!" :

"Here is Biden’s brilliant plan, distilled, paragraph by paragraph, to its essence:" Quoting:

1. Attack Trump.
2. Work on getting a vaccine for COVID-19.
3. Use social distancing to stop COVID-19’s spread.
4. Use the Defense Production Act.
5. Attack Trump.
6. Have more testing.
7. Attack Trump.
8. Work on producing anti-body tests.
9. Attack Trump.
10. Prepare hospitals for future COVID-19 flare-ups.
11. Re-open businesses, while expecting a gradual return to normal.
12. Talk to leaders in the private sector about ways for businesses to keep their employees safe.
13. Attack Trump.
14. Have OSHA work on ways to keep employees safe.
15. Focus on the racism inherent in COVID-19’s spread.
16. Work on a vaccine.
17. Attack Trump.
18. It’s all Trump’s fault.
19. I will do better.

End quote.

Gov’t Gone Wild: Michigan Governor Bans In-Store Purchase of Non-Essentials, Like Garden Seeds

Gretchen Whitmer imposes insane policies on Michigan*

Legal Insurrection
Add Michigan, Kentucky and Virginia to the growing list of irrational control tactics.

"Michigan Gov. Whitmer Limits In-Store Purchases, Residence-to-Residence Travel

Not to be outdone, the Governor of Michigan has ordered some of the dumbest restrictions like banning people from buying seeds for a garden and gardening supplies.

In a time where people should build gardens and grow their own food that women in Michigan put an end to it. But we all know the government hates self-reliance.

. . . 

"Whitmer’s extended stay-at-home order includes closure of store areas “dedicated to carpeting flooring, furniture,” and paint. Residents can still buy lottery tickets, though!

"So basically just sit in your house and do nothing. This is a great opportunity to spend time outside in your own backyard, learn to grow vegetables, and do some home improvement activities.

"I know delivery is slow but order this stuff online. The government cannot stop you from doing this stuff.

"Whitmer ticked off residents even more by telling them she restricted residence-to-residence travel except for dire circumstances: . . ."

*The Worst Governor in America  "One word keeps recurring in online discussions of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s latest orders to fight the state’s raging COVID-19 outbreak: “insanity.” Last week, the first-term Democrat issued an order extending the state’s stay-at-home policy, which had been set to expire April 15, until May 1. Michigan has the third-highest number of coronavirus cases of any state in America, and certainly strong measures are required to get the pandemic under control. But the devil is in the details, and Whitmer’s new order instantly provoked a firestorm of outrage.

"Among the complaints was that Whitmer had prohibited sale of seeds and other garden supplies at a time when vegetable gardens need to be planted. Executive Order 2020-42 is titled, “Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life,” and it is quite specific about which activities are and are “not necessary.” Stores with “more than 50,000 square feet” (e.g., Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot) are ordered to close areas of the store “by cordoning them off, placing signs in aisles, posting prominent signs, removing goods from shelves, or other appropriate means” that sell carpet or flooring, furniture, and “garden centers and plant nurseries.” So if grandma went to Walmart for groceries and hoped to pick up some tomato plants or cucumber seeds while she was there — sorry, grandma! You could get a thousand-dollar fine and 90 days in jail for disobeying Whitmer’s orders." . . .

The Coronavirus Is Exposing Little Tyrants All Over The Country
"Some mayors and governors seem to think their authority is limitless in the face of the pandemic. They need a remedial lesson in the Constitution."

An obituary for The New York Times

Michael Widlanski  "When prominent people die, the press publish “obituaries,” reports of their death and a summary of their life.   I recently read a New York Times obituary that accidentally summarized the last years of The New York Times, a once-great newspaper. 

The Times obit was meant to be about Dr. S. Fred Singer, a noted scientist, prolific writer (including at American Thinker) , and prominent critic of popular climate change models that contend that man has heated up the Earth.

"The entire NY Times report -- including a snooty and biased headline -- was not a factual account but an ideological argument meant to discredit the life and work of Fred Singer, once the chief atmospheric scientist at NASA and a man who had penned a  book of more than 1,000 pages critiquing popular climate theory."

“ 'A leading climate change contrarian.”  That is how The Times headline describes Singer. The article never mentions that Singer was chief atmospheric scientist for NASA, a science-based organization not known for employing quacks.  In fact, the article never mentions NASA or quotes anyone from NASA who knew Singer.

"One positive statement about Singer is offered from a person described as a “climate change denialist” and a member of the administration of Donald Trump. This is meant to signal The Times reader to be awake and to be “woke” and to discount anything positive about Dr. Singer. 

"Written by John Schwartz, “a reporter on the climate desk,” the obituary calls Singer a “physicist.” That is true but misleading. It is intended to belittle Singer’s knowledge of climate matters.  Had the Times climate desk writer  lived in the Middle Ages and recorded the death of Galileo, he might have called him  a “contrarian star watcher” who “tried to peddle the idea that the sun revolves around man.' ” . . .  Full article

The New York Times v. President Trump  . . . "The NYT article does not mention that on January 26, 2020, during a radio interview with WABC radio host John Catsimatidis, Fauci said that the coronavirus posed “a very, very low risk to the United States” (at 25 seconds into this audio file).  According to The Hill, Fauci

said Sunday the American public shouldn’t worry about the coronavirus outbreak in China.“It’s a very, very low risk to the United States,” Fauci said during an interview with radio show host John Catsimatidis.“But it’s something that we as public health officials need to take very seriously...  It isn’t something the American public needs to worry about or be frightened about.  Because we have ways of preparing and screening of people coming in [from China].  And we have ways of responding - like we did with this one case in Seattle, Washington, who had traveled to China and brought back the infection.”

. . . 

What of Pope Francis's "infallibility" in statements of Church doctrine...

...when his edicts run counter to Holy Scripture?

Bishop [Athanasius] Schneider says Vatican is betraying ‘Jesus Christ as the only Savior of mankind’ From Aug 26, 2019

Athanasius

  "The Vatican’s decision to implement a document affirming that the “diversity of religions” is “willed by God,” without correcting this statement, is tantamount to “promoting the neglect of the first Commandment” and a “betrayal of the Gospel,” Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said.
"In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews, on a Vatican-backed iniative to promote the “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together,” the auxiliary of Astana, Kazakhstan, said that “however noble such aims as ‘human fraternity’ and ‘world peace’ may be, they cannot be promoted at the cost of relativizing the truth of uniqueness of Jesus Christ and His Church.” 
"The spread of this document in its uncorrected form will “paralyze the Church’s mission ad gentes” and “suffocate her burning zeal to evangelize all men,” Bishop Schneider said.

"He added: “Attempts at peace are destined for failure if they are not proposed in the name of Jesus Christ.' ” . . .

The Bishop's choice of the name Athanasius gives us a clue about his devotion to the Scriptures.

Nov, 2019: Pope Francis Again Welcomes Grand Imam of Al-Azhar to Vatican

“God, the Almighty, has no need to be defended by anyone and does not want His name to be used to terrorize people,” they said." OK; I'm good with that so far...

"The passage that caused the most furor reads, “The pluralism and the diversity of religions, color, sex, race and language are willed by God in his wisdom, through which he created human beings.”

"This Abu Dhabi declaration elicited a wave of criticism from Catholic theologians, who insisted that such a statement seemed to suggest that either God actively wills error, or that all religions are equally valid paths to God. The existence of a variety of colors, races, and languages in humanity is very different from a variety of contradictory claims about God’s identity and way of acting, they insisted.' " . . .

Cdl. Burke: Pope’s declaration saying God wills ‘diversity of religions’ is ‘not correct’

. . . "In comments to the National Catholic Register, Burke observed how some have tried to explain the statement by saying that the pope is referencing the permissive will of God –  that other religions are an “an evil that God permits.”

"According to the cardinal, however, the Abu Dhabi document is not stating this, but rather, “that the plurality or diversity of religions is good.”

“ 'That’s a mistaken notion,” said Burke. “It’s certainly confusing for the faithful regarding salvation, which comes to us through Christ alone.' ”

"The passage contradicts the Great Commission, said Seifert, which is Christ’s instruction to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and spreading His teaching. Instead it turns God “into a relativist,” Seifert said, who neither knows there is only one truth, nor cares whether men “believe in truth or falsity.' ”

I have to regard Cardinal Burke more highly than Pope Francis. TD