Hypocrisy on display: Coronavirus and rallies

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Pam Key at Breitbart reports:

Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) complained Sunday on MSNBC that President Donald Trump was putting “his most ardent supporters at risk” by not canceling his upcoming political rallies in light of the current coronavirus outbreak.

Speier said, “I don’t think the president is capable of telling us the truth about the coronavirus. And I regret saying that. I think we have to rely on the scientists who are attempting to tell the truth even when they have to contradict the president.”

She added, “The fact that he is not willing to cancel his various rallies suggests that he is willing to place even his most ardent supporters at risk because we’re supposed to stay six feet away from other persons in order to mitigate the exchange of those viruses. I think that he is showing, unfortunately, why he is so ill-prepared to guide our country during this time of the crisis.”

Uh huh.  But as we read at cleveland.com, both Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are holding rallies in Cleveland on Tuesday, at the Huntington Convention Center and at Tri-C at East 30th.  See here and here.  No comment from Rep. Jackie Speier.

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Weekend meme

Found somewhere on social media by a Steelers fan (with apologies to all you die-hard Browns fans):

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Update: immigration, DACA amnesty

Neil Munro at Breitbart reports:

President Donald Trump and a group of GOP senators quickly rejected a DACA amnesty deal pushed by Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday afternoon – but left the door open to future negotiations.

They will now wait until after the Supreme Court decides on the legality of Barack Obama’s work permit giveaway to 800,000 younger illegals, says multiple media reports.

NumbersUSA adds (via subscriber newsletter):

Other Senators reported at the White House meeting represented some mixed immigration positions: Ted Cruz of Texas, Kevin Cramer of South Dakota, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Martha McSally of Arizona, Mike Lee of Utah, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, and David Perdue of Georgia.

Sens. Tillis and McSally would be open to joining Graham in supporting a mass amnesty, particularly if it came with the right tradeoffs. Sen. Tillis, along with Sen. Johnson, is looking for an expansion of guest worker programs. Sen. McSally would likely be willing to trade amnesty for increased border security in Arizona.

Thankfully, Sens. Cotton and Cruz were also in attendance. Both Senators have pushed back against the idea of granting a permanent amnesty to DACA recipients. Coincidently, Sen. Cotton slammed the Trump Administration's decision to increase the number of low-skilled H-2B visas for FY 2020 via Twitter while the meeting was taking place.

For now, the issue is still up in the air, and the NumbersUSA Action Alert to fax or call Senators is probably better implemented closer to the Supreme Court’s decision, expected in June.

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Created Equal: Clarence Thomas In His Own Words

Created Equal: Clarence Thomas In His Own Words

The documentary on Justice Clarence Thomas is playing at Tower City Cinemas starting Friday, March 6.  Showtimes are listed through March 12;  click here.  

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March 17 primary election resource: Judge4Yourself

The Judge4Yourself page rates the judicial candidates running in the March 17 (Tuesday, St Patrick's Day) primary election for judgeships in Cuyahoga County and the Eighth District Court of Appeals. It may not be a perfect resource, but if you don’t recognize the names of candidates, it’s a place to start. At the least, you can cross off candidates who do not respond to the questionnaires and interviews, or who get the dreaded “Not Recommended” verdict.  Click here. 

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Trump rally, Clarence Thomas documentary

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Two media notes. One, President Trump is holding a rally in North Carolina this evening, and it may be fun to see his takes on the shrinking field of Democratic party primary candidates, and his update on the Coronavirus (or Corona Flu, as Don Surber suggests).  As usual, Sundance has the livestream links, including to Right Side Broadcasting.  Click here.

Two, the documentary on Clarence Thomas is scheduled to run at Tower City Cinemas, possibly starting on March 6 (this Friday).  No showtimes have been posted, but the film is now listed as an upcoming attraction.  Will update as appropriate.

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President Trump at CPAC - just one minute

President Trump gave a speech at CPAC this afternoon.  Great speech, but here's the one-minute clip that is going viral.  Too funny.

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