Trump the Uniter?

Our neighborhood connection encouraged all of us to fly the American flag in support of the President's fight against Coronavirus. 

Victor Davis Hanson

"Despite dire predictions, he has united the GOP and governed as a centrist conservative."

"So what had happened to the Democrats’ predicted blue wave that supposedly would rack up huge House majorities and win back the entire Congress? And why did not $1 billion in campaign spending and a 13–1 negative to positive ratio of NBC/MSNBC and CNN media coverage of the presidency neuter Trump or his party after two years of governance? Why did Mueller’s 22-month investigation — and its epigones from the invocation of the 25th Amendment and the Emoluments clauses to the various circuses of Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen, and Michael Avenatti — all fail to derail the Trump presidency?

"The answers to those questions are thematic throughout this book. Aside from popular anguish over the way that Democratic senators had savaged Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and worries over another larger immigration caravan of asylum seekers inching toward the southern border, voters in November 2018 and would-be voters in 2020 were and still are uncomfortable with progressive politics and happy with the Trump economic boom. In statewide races of 2018, almost all hard progressive gubernatorial and senatorial candidates, from Florida to Texas, lost, if often narrowly so.

"First, Trump’s economic and foreign-policy initiatives since 2017, if examined dispassionately, have been largely those of the centrist conservative agendas that have worked in the past, and have continued to do so in the present. Unlike other past flash-in-the-pan mavericks, such as former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger or Minnesota’s recent governor, Jesse Ventura, Trump adopted traditional conservative issues and learned, if belatedly, to work with the Republican Congress to enact them. In counterintuitive fashion, the provocative and often off-putting Trump proved to be a far more effective uniter of his party than had any prior elected populist maverick." . . .

SHAMEFUL MEDIA Still Slamming Donald Trump During Coronavirus Crisis

Socio-Political Journal

The coronavirus epidemic is shaking humanity and turning the world upside down. Quick, somebody alert the media.
"The Washington press corps is covering one of the largest, continuing stories in recent history the same way it has covered the Trump administration since Day One.
"The formula is simple: Whatever the president does is not just wrong, it’s borderline evil. Details at 11.
"In the real world, events are unfolding at a pace and scale impossible to comprehend. But at too many news outlets, the aim is not to inform. It’s to render the harshest possible judgment on the man journalists love to hate.
"Already The New York Times has twice called the White House response “calamitous,” including once in a supposedly straight-news article.
"This is beyond shameful. When antagonists like Sen. Chuck Schumer finally are working with Trump and when the Democratic governors of New York and California swap praise with the president over their partnerships, the media ought to take a hint that this time is different and there is no place for biased journalism-as-usual.
"Instead, after failing to bring down Trump with Russia, Russia, Russia and impeachment, they’re now putting their chips on the narrative that he’s bungling the public health crisis.
"To get there, they’ve had to reverse themselves on a key allegation. For three years the same media told us Trump was a fascist and a budding Hitler, but now his refusal to rule with an iron fist is also cause for condemnation." . . .

Suddenly, the man whose “Authoritarian style is remaking America” (Washington Post), and whose “Authoritarian Ambitions” were exposed by impeachment (New York magazine), foolishly refuses to use the powers of the Oval Office. As usual, other countries are doing it right and America is wrong." . . .

Trump’s rising poll numbers have the media demanding that they should be able to censor him

Leftists hate free speech. The free flow of ideas always carries with it the risk that their ideas will be challenged and defeated. That’s also why they love universities, where they have unparalleled access to absorbent minds. And why do I suddenly throw universities into this post? Because of this PragerU short video, which sums up the whole problem with the left and free speech:

Andrea Widburg  "Many people are regularly watching the now-daily press briefings from the White House. During these briefings, President Trump, Vice President Pence, and various members of the White House Chinese Virus team give updates and take questions from a continually shrinking pool of reporters. (Even reporters have to practice social distancing, after all.)

"Because the Trump administration has been so forthcoming, allowing people both to see what the federal government can and cannot do and to understand the data and decisions affecting their lives, several polls show that Americans approve of how he is handling coronavirus. If you look at a Real Clear Politics snapshot from March 21, which shows the consolidated polling data on the coronavirus, you can see that three major polls show Trump’s approval soaring:

Maddow: If Trump is going to keep lying like he has been every day on stuff this important, we should, all of us, stop broadcasting it. Honestly, it's going to cost lives.

Media showing their inner 'Mean Girls' more and more each day

With one clever question, Chanel Rion put pressure on all in the news media to stop covering for PRC dictators and their propaganda machine. . .

. . . " The fact that her clever phrasing drew immediate counter-battery fire from curmudgeons without a sense of humor is a testimony to her hitting the target . . .

Rion: Media Matters

Ed Timperlake  "It looks as though, in this time of wokeness running amuck, we all are being instructed that we live in a "gender-fluid America."  Consequently, if that is the case, I can be on strong ground and not accused of a dreaded sexism charge in pointing out that many members of the White House Press Corps are channeling their inner "Mean Girls."

"Almost as part of the plotline from Tina Fey's brilliant movie Mean Girls, the "in crowd," the White House Press Corps turned on an accomplished outsider with this brouhaha:

A reporter from right-leaning One America News was roasted on social media on Thursday after asking President Trump if he thought the term "Chinese food" is racist, with one member of the press calling it "the dumbest question I've ever heard."

"Au contraire, you snarky lightweights, the person asking the question for One America News is Chanel Rion, an accomplished Harvard Grad.

"In teasing up an important point about the media actually having such a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that many are taking their lead from Chicom propaganda, she was both entertaining and spot on." . . .

Supporters Say They Trust President Trump’s Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

"Support for President Trump and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic is rising.
"Dual Harris polls released Friday revealed between March 14th and 18th, the president’s approval rating jumped 4 percent. Additionally, the approval rating for his handling of the coronavirus also jumped from 51 to 56 percent.
"According to the data, 61 percent of Americans trust the White House to provide accurate information regarding the outbreak. The polls were conducted just two days apart, showing a rapid boost of positivity among voters." . .  .

Neil Diamond Sings COVID-19

Daily Wire  "Neil Diamond is 79, and he still sounds so good, so good.

Rather than join in the pool of celebrities giving a botched rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” during these trying times, beloved singer Neil Diamond performed his own coronavirus edition of his 1969 classic “Sweet Caroline.”
"Posted on Saturday, the heartwarming video featured the elderly Diamond sitting by the fireplace with his dog at his side as he strummed an acoustic guitar; his voice still as sweet as the song itself."




"The video went viral, earning over 2.2 million views within hours. People across social media applauded Diamond, not only for his comforting message but also his sense of humor.
“ 'Thank you, Mr. Diamond. During this time, we can’t be physically touching hands, but we can [be] ‘reaching out’ to one another virtually,” tweeted Chief Art Acevedo. “The silver lining in this temporary national and global challenge is it will remind us we are radically dependent on one another. Let’s seize the moment, reset as people, and let’s be kind to one another. Let’s lift each other up with acts of kindness.' ” . . . Hat tip to Jeff Hayden, Texas.

Then there is this:

Another reason to disbelieve the pro-Democrat media

There is truth, and then there is truth. Note this Bloomberg headline:
Nigeria Has Chloroquine Poisonings After Trump Praised Drug

An employee checks the production of chloroquine phosphate in a pharmaceutical company in Nantong city, China. 

"How Fake News is manufactured.

"See the Bloomberg News headline:

" 'Nigeria Has Chloroquine Poisonings After Trump Praised Drug"

"See the expansion in the first paragraph:

"Nigeria reported two cases of chloroquine poisoning after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the novel coronavirus."

"Both designed to disparage Trump.

"But when you get to the second paragraph, which most people will never read:

"Two people were hospitalized in Lagos for chloroquine overdoses"

"Overdoses?

"This has nothing to do with the safety of the drug. It has to do with the stupidity of the people who can't follow simple directions for safe use.

"[But], you know, if it might make Trump look bad, the media will do or say anything."

. . .

FDA Must Approve Hydroxychloroquine Now  . . . "If you get COVID19 in China, the official guidance to doctors says to give you Hydroxychloroquine. 

"The  drug  is  recommended  to  be  included  in  the  next  version  of  the  Guidelines  for  the  Prevention,  Diagnosis,  and  Treatment  of  Pneumonia  Caused  by  COVID-19  issued  by  the  National  Health  Commission  of  the  People's Republic of China for treatment of COVID-19 infection in larger populations in the future."

. . . "Why do you think China has had such a radical improvement in its caseload?  There are a collection of papers online in broken English, written by excited Chinese medical doctors, telling the world they are using Chloroquine and it's very effective." . . .

So Dr. Faici is a Democrat and a Clinton supporter. Be careful of connecting him with wanting to damage Trump by harming the American people.

That is exactly what Democrats want to do to this President. We have utter contempt for MSNBC and CNN, so lets not become them.

CNN Caught in a Hoax about Trump, Google, and Coronavirus; 7 Hoaxes of Highly Effective CNN Reporters

Cernovich  “Google says it’s not publishing a national-scale coronavirus site,” is a headline Jake Tapper of CNN posted to his over 2.3 million Twitter followers. The headline was based on “a knowledgeable source.”

“Google says it’s not publishing a national-scale coronavirus site,” is a headline Jake Tapper of CNN posted to his over 2.3 million Twitter followers. The headline was based on “a knowledgeable source.”

"CNN had to completely change its headline to the exact opposite.
"The headline now reads: “Google will partner with US government to develop a nationwide coronavirus website, company says.” . . .

"CNN was recently forced to settle a lawsuit involving a fake story it published about Nick Sandmann of Covington High School.

"CNN has a long history of blowing stories, big and small.

7 Hoaxes of Highly Effective CNN Reporters

HuffPo Reporter: The Democrats' Response to the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Has Been Disastrous

Matt Vespa

"The liberal media may have temporarily won the battle to trash the stock market with this Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, but the Trump administration’s proactive response to this disease is winning the larger public relations battle. Polls show a majority of Americans now approve of how the president is handling the crisis. The anti-Trump media cannot fight a two-front war. They’re not smart enough. So, either way—Trump has won—again. And if this outbreak is contained—and God-willing that occurs soon—the economy should recover. 

Blatant Media Lies in ‘The Time of Coronavirus’

Blatant Media Lies in ‘The Time of Coronavirus’   "COVID-19 is not the only killer virus out there claiming human lives.
"Mainstream and social media in trying to suppress the truth with their lies are, in essence, doing the same thing.
"The first casualty of the present day media is always the Truth.
"The politicized press has taken a gargantuan toll on reality ever since the outcome of the 2016 election when Hillary Clinton lost the presidency—even with Barack Obama’s firm endorsement.
"The masses have had almost four years of the Russians-Stole-the Election Hoax and months of Adam Schiff’s live streamed Impeachment Trial.
"Look at what the media is up to now:
"‘Calls Increase for MSM to Stop Airing Trump Live: ‘You Will Get People Killed’ (Breitbart, March 20, 2020)

“Calls are increasing for cable networks to stop airing President Donald Trump’s press conferences live as critics believe Trump is turning White House news briefings into virtual campaign rallies that can “get people killed” with lies about the Coronavirus crisis.

"What calls?!
"Who’s calling?
"The media’s calling.

“The Atlantic’s James Fallows believes the attention-starved Trump is turning the press conferences into “virtual campaign” rallies and Trump would actually lose interest in showing up if the media did not cover the briefings live.” (Breitbart)

"The attention-starved Trump”?

"Trump is the “attention-starved” president who, ever since the Big Women’s Day March one day after his January 20, 2017 inauguration, has been media-Democrat-Hollywood-smeared as a “racist, “misogynist”, “xenophobic”, fill-in-the-blank monstrous pariah that Clinton, Obama and their running dog intelligence agencies desperately want rid of.

"But overnight President Trump is a “killer”, one more deadly than the current pandemic." . . .

Old Malaria Drug HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE May Help Cure Coronavirus. Updated

Socio-Political Journal  "A drug developed over half a century ago to treat malaria is showing signs that it may also help cure COVID-19 — especially when combined with an antibiotic, a promising new study reveals.
"Hydroxychloroquine, sold under the brand name Plaquenil — and also used to treat arthritis and other ailments — was determined to be effective in killing the deadly bug in laboratory experiments, Forbes reported, citing findings published March 9 in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal.
" '(W)e predict that the drug has a good potential to combat the disease,” the study’s authors, most from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, wrote in a letter published in Cell Discovery on Wednesday, according to the report.
"Now, French physician-researchers have completed a largely successful clinical trial using the drug — approved for use in the US in 1955 — to treat confirmed COVID-19 patients, according to a study published Wednesday.
"A total of 36 patients — including 20 treated individuals and 16 infected controls — were enrolled in the study, led by Didier Raoult, an infectious disease expert from l’Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire in Marseille." . . .  More on this here...

Updates:
ABC News: What do malaria and COVID-19 have in common? On the surface, not much. But according to early research, an old malaria drug called chloroquine might also work for the new coronavirus.

Here’s How Long Clinical Trials For Possible Coronavirus Cure Will Take, According To Experts  "Clinical trials to test a malaria drug for use on coronavirus patients could take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months to complete, infectious disease experts said Thursday.

"Scientists who study infectious diseases are cautiously optimistic about using chloroquine or its derivative, hydroxychloroquine, to treat or even cure coronavirus patients after lab studies and a clinical trial in France showed that the malaria medication was effective against the virus." . . .

Dr. Fauci – on Chloroquine – I’m not dismissing it at all and I hope that interpretation wasn’t widespread.

Trump vs Fauci: President and doctor spar over unproven drug From a site known as "BS".

Dem Super Pacs Gear Up To Spend MILLIONS On Ad Campaign Blaming Trump For Coronavirus

The liberals, the press, the TV talk shows, left-wing personalities the schools, entire 

political organizations are after one man to hold on to their power. 

Daily Wire    "Democrat dark money groups are linking up, joining forces for a multi-million-dollar ad campaign designed to convince voters that President Donald Trump should bear the blame for the American coronavirus pandemic.
"The Washington Post reports that Pacronym, a Democratic mega-group focused on the 2020 presidential election, will spend at least $5 million in the first offensive attack of the 2020 presidential campaign season, airing commericals in key battleground states blaming Trump for ignoring the growing coronavirus threat.  . . . 
. . . "Several news organizations have reported on the issue and nearly all agree that the office was downsized, not eliminated, and at the request of then-national security advisor John Bolton, not President Trump. Bolton felt that the pandemic office, along with several other national security task forces, had become bloated; some had grown by dozens of employees under the Obama Administration, many of whom, Bolton felt, were not necessary." . . .
"Acronym and Pacronym have ties to both the Obama campaign, through Pacronym board of directors member David Plouffe, who served as former President Barack Obama’s chief campaign strategist, and to Hillary Clinton’s ill-fated 2016 operation, through a number of high-level advisors and operatives. The Acronym, Pacronym, and Shadow, Inc., employees who built the Iowa caucus app came straight off Clinton’s 2016 tech team." . . .

Since 2017: Rep. Gutierrez: We're Going To "ELIMINATE" Trump

BREAKING NEWS: "PATIENT ZERO" FOUND  "Researchers have discovered who the first Covid-19 carrier was, and how this individual spread the illness worldwide...'

It wsill come down to Trump vs Biden's running mate

Democratic strategists are demagoguing it in a way that seems analogous to the freak storm Katrina, which wrecked the second term of George W. Bush, or the 2008 financial meltdown, which ruined the Republican brand and, with it, the candidacy of John McCain.

Biden's dementia is a Democrat strong point; his running mate will be the likely president. TD

Victor Davis Hanson: The Mysterious Rise, Fall, and Rise of Joe Biden  . . . "Meanwhile, rival Bernie Sanders in the new year took over the lead in the polls. He focused on evil corporations, an unfair America, and a rigged system. His populism drew crowds even as his socialism terrified the Democratic Party establishment.
"By early 2020, Sanders was feared to be unstoppable.
. . . "Sanders began praising Cuba and other Marxist countries, thereby confirming criticism that he really was too soft on Communism.". . . 
"At no time did Biden cease his bloopers or embarrassing moments of forgetfulness and confusion. The field changed, not Biden himself.
"After Super Tuesday, Biden was, by process of elimination, suddenly the front-runner again in one of the more amazing comebacks in primary history.
"Democrats may have dodged the Sanders socialist bullet and united the party behind Biden, but how will Biden beat Trump?
"Biden’s threefold strategy is obvious.
"First, Biden will copy the Bloomberg playbook and avoid campaign appearances as much as possible, instead relying on ads, endorsements, and the occasional short, teleprompter-aided speech.
"Biden also will name administration officials in advance and use a dozen or so of them as surrogates and anti-Trump attack dogs on the campaign trail.
"The subtext will be that the abstract idea of Biden is preferable to the concrete reality of hearing him speak or seeing him in action.
"Second, Biden’s running mate, with a wink and a nod, will be sold as the likely future president sooner than later."

Joe Biden: The Comeback Gramps  . . . "Credit congressman Jim Clyburn with the assist. His February 26 endorsement was powerful—and more decisive than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's backing of Sanders last October." . . .

As with Trump, primary voters preferred the candidate in the center

Cartoons by Tony Branco