Twitter refuses to unlock New York Post account unless Hunter Biden posts deleted

 Fox Business  "Twitter has refused to unlock the New York Post's account since Wednesday unless the outlet deletes six tweets about its reporting on 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, the Post reported.

"Both the San Francisco-based social media platform and Facebook came under fire this week after the two blocked users from sharing a Post article showing purported communication between 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, and an adviser to a Ukrainian energy company.

"The younger Biden's work in the country while his father was vice president was at the heart of President Trump's impeachment trial earlier this year. House Democrats accused Trump of improperly attempting to condition U.S. aid on an investigation into Biden, then a contender in the party's presidential primaries, by the Ukrainian government." 

"The company previously said the Post's Hunter Biden stories violate the website's Hacked Media Policy against displaying "hacked" information -- an allegation that the Post called "baseless.". . .

Twitter Locks Account of Republican Senate Candidate Lauren Witzke – Again

Kirstie Alley sets Twitter alight and immediately comes under attack from liberal celebrities for declaring: 'I'm voting for Trump because he's NOT a politician' . . . "The Cheers actress, 69, shared her views on the presidential race, tweeting: 'I voted for him 4 years ago for this reason and shall vote for him again for this reason. 

" 'He gets things done quickly and he will turn the economy around quickly. There you have it folks there you have it'. " . . .

Disgusting: Sen. Blumenthal Throws Tantrum After Amy Coney Barrett Hearing, Calls For Protests "In The Streets"

 Ryan Ledendecker  "While it’s not surprising that Senate Democrats are still upset over the fact that they actually had to do their elected, Constitutional job and trudge through several days of SCOTUS confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, it is at least a tad bit shocking that Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for protests in the streets over it.

"According to Twitchy, a Twitter post from Fox News reporter quotes Sen. Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, as essentially saying since Democrat in the Senate can’t really do anything to stop Barrett’s inevitable nomination, it’s up to the American people to take over the fight.

"Part of that fight, as Blumenthal’s call-to-action suggests, is protests — maybe even violence — in the streets.

How the Left Plans to SMEAR Amy Coney Barrett | Wilkow

" 'Dem CT Sen Blumenthal on Barrett: Our main and last best hope is for the American people to tell my colleagues..vote against this nominee and delay it until after the election. Those p rotests have to occur outside Washington, or even in the streets,” Pergram tweeted." . . .

"What’s even more reprehensible about Blumenthal’s call to protest “even in the streets” is the fact that for nearly the entire summer and beyond, liberal protesters have, in fact, occupied the streets of American cities and many of them — especially in cities like Portland — are literally awaiting marching orders.

"They’re waiting for any excuse to continue their “protests,” which usually morph into fire-starting and the theft of big screen televisions, only later to be hailed by the liberal mainstream media as heroes.

"Though Blumenthal is probably not the radical leftist general from which angry liberals were hoping to receive orders, should protests break out in the process of Barrett’s confirmation and result in even more destruction to small businesses, Blumenthal should be held accountable for their actions." . . .

Tiger Droppimgs

Blumenthal did lead voters in Connecticut to believe he was a Vietnam veteran when, in fact, he was never deployed to Vietnam.  "He obtained at least five deferments and later served in the Marine Reserve in the Washington area, according to a New York Times article in 2010.   There's no evidence Blumenthal boasted of near-death experiences, or claimed to be a war hero; he did make false claims about returning back from war or serving in Vietnam." . . .

Going Sour on Joe Biden

The Federalist Papers

 Nick Chase  "For years I have viewed Joe Biden as a typical "swamp creature," a cipher as both a U.S. senator and as vice president, usually wrong, undistinguished except for the political mean streak he showed in the Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas Supreme Court justice hearings. Certainly he wasn't somebody I'd vote for to become U.S. president.

"But I also had some sympathy for him because he had some really rough things happen to him in his life." . . .

. . . "And Joe has poisoned his entire extended family. Which among them (except grandchildren too young to understand) did not realize that Joe was profiting (by bribes) from his V-P office? And in his presidential campaign, which of Joe's senior campaign officials did not know about Joe's corruption? None, I would surmise.

"Joe now has zero moral authority to lecture anybody about decency - not his family, not his friends, not the public, certainly not President Trump.

"Until recently the Democrats (aided by the media) were perpetrating a fraud, offering up for president a weak candidate with advancing dementia, who would be unlikely to last a single term in office. Now they a perpetrating a double fraud: A candidate exhibiting signs of dementia who is himself a fraud.

"We have a two-tier system of justice in this country... the federal government is too weak-willed and corrupted at top levels to see that any of these malefactors will be imprisoned for crimes which, if you or I committed them, would put us in the pokey for life." . . .

Turned off and tuned out: Hollywood and pro sports viewerships plummet

We’re not asking you to be conservative, just keep politics out of it.  If we want politics, we’ll tune to Fox News or MSNBC.  But if we go to a movie, or if we turn on a playoff game, we want to focus on sports, not politics, and certainly not your leftist worldview. 

TheStadiumBusiness

TRUMP PUTS FOCUS ON EMPTY SEATS AT NFL STADIUMS  . . . On Thursday, the San Francisco 49ers officially claimed an attendance of 70,000 for their game with the Chargers, despite TV viewers clearly being able to see that the stadium was largely empty.

"Some of the best seats in the lower bowl at Levi’s Stadium were left untaken, while tickets were available on secondary markets for as little as $14.

"The New York Post has also reported dismal ticket sales at the New York Jets, whose poor results have not helped in attracting crowds.

"The newspaper reports that corner endzone seats for the game against the Miami Dolphins, with a face value of $173, were going for 55 per cent less at $78, according to SeatGeek. Tickets at the 50-yard-line valued at $75 have dipped 24 per cent to $42." . . .

P.F. Whelan   "Americans are fed up with millionaire actors and athletes preaching to us about how bad our country is, and evidence for that disgust is everywhere we look. 

"We see bumper stickers slamming Hollywood, Facebook posts ripping the NFL and NBA, and most significantly we’re seeing epic declines in viewership across the board.  Unfortunately, that backlash appears to be largely falling on deaf ears.

"In 2016, the NFL made a conscious decision to condone the politically charged antics of a handful of their employees/players, and their ratings took a hit.  Earlier this year, however, they decided to double down by actively participating in, and indeed ratcheting up, those efforts. We’ve seen similar approaches by MLB and the NBA, to the point that we can barely watch any of our team sports without being bombarded by politically tinged virtue signaling.  And while Hollywood has been dominated by leftists for decades, they have taken that domination to new levels recently.  There are few things more American than going to the movies or watching a ballgame, but unfortunately we can now add both to the growing list of traditions that the Left is succeeding in trying to destroy.

"The entertainment corporation Cineworld recently announced that they would be shutting down all of their Regal Cinema movie theaters indefinitely.  The move barely received a shrug from the Left, as they dismissed the news as just another casualty of COVID-19.  But while the pandemic has clearly played a large role in the company’s current woes, attendance at movie theaters has been declining for several years now.  Hollywood’s revenue last year was down almost 10% from 2018. And while we can certainly point to other causal factors such as online streaming, there is a clear and growing revulsion for Hollywood, too, and we need not look any further than the Oscars for evidence.

"In early February, still weeks before the pandemic took hold; the Oscars telecast earned the lowest ratings in their history, only a few weeks after similarly poor ratings for the Golden Globes. " . . .

Beyonce's half-time Super Bowl show was a middle finger to police and all who support them, fitting nicely with the "Jim Crow" accusations made by Robert Francis (Beto) O'Rourke.

Looking on the bright side: 15 reasons the polls may be wrong

 Andrea Widburg  "When people ask me to predict whether Trump or Biden will win the election, I like to say that I don’t predict elections; I just worry about them. However, as a worrier, I’m always on the lookout for signs that will ease my worries. With the election only 17 days away, there are a surprising number of signs that Biden’s allegedly spectacular polling lead is illusory.

"Before beginning this post about identifying positive trends, it’s important to remember that the polls – both state-by-state and national – are still showing Biden in the lead. Here’s a screengrab from Real Clear Polls with that information:"

. . . Statistics at the post link.

"That’s the bad news. Here is the more cheering information:

1. The Biden campaign, which used the Wuhan virus as an excuse not to have any ground game, is suddenly sending volunteers to do door-to-door canvassing in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Michigan, Nevada. You don’t do that if you’re confident you’ll win.

2. Obama is hitting the campaign trail for Biden. That’s a sure sign of insecurity.

3. Biden’s campaign manager admitted that the pro-Biden polls are inflated.

4. Since the revelations about Hunter Biden hit the news, an IBD/TIPP poll shows that Biden's support dropped by slightly over two percentage points, while Trump’s support rose by almost .6 percent.

5. There’s an interesting trend in voting by mail (“VBM”), a concept that Democrats were confident would benefit them. Unexpected numbers of Republicans are using VBM. The initial VBM numbers hugely favored Democrats and undoubtedly will continue to favor them. However, the number of Democrat VBM numbers is stagnant, while the number of Republican VBMs continues to rise.

6. Larry O’Connor has an interesting theory about why the polls are completely wrong, even though they’re now tapping the more reliable “likely voter” metric (as opposed to the “registered voter” metric). You should read his article, but here’s the gist:: . . .

A “likely voter” is one who’s an experienced voter. That is, he knows where votes are cast, has voted before, and votes often.” In this election, though, Trump’s support comes from unlikely voters, whom the polls ignore.

Ronna McDaniel’s data shows that up to 36% of people who make the effort to attend a Trump rally did not vote in 2016, and that substantial percentages have never voted:

. . .  

Biden needs a teleprompter to speak to 7 people? pic.twitter.com/74M5QDMvQn

— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) October 17, 2020     A teleprompter for a seven-person rally?

If all this fails, Biden can always go home and live his Bidenlife: 

Even More Proof of the Final Debate Moderator's Anti-Trump Nature Have Surfaced

Townhall

"The final presidential debate is scheduled for Thursday night with moderator Kristen Welker, from NBC News. Welker's objectivity has been called into question, particularly after she deleted her Twitter account which included anti-Trump tweets.

"According to a new report from the New York Post, Welker is a long-time Democrat with heavy ties to both the Democratic National Committee and various big wigs in the party, including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

"From the Post:Her mother, Julie Welker, a prominent real estate broker in Philadelphia, and father, Harvey Welker, a consulting engineer, have donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates and close to $20,000 to Barack Obama alone.

There was also $3,300 for Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign and $2,100 for Hillary Clinton’s doomed 2016 presidential effort against Trump. Another $7,300 was contributed to the Democratic National Committee between 2004 and 2020.

"Not only did the Welkers donate to various Democrats but they also celebrated Christmas at the White House with President Barack Obama. " . . .

Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri about at least one question she planned to ask her during a post-debate interview in Michigan.https://t.co/5YD5TOADB9 pic.twitter.com/c3qTtwIG00

— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) October 17, 2020