The Daily Mail
"Sullivan fires back at a reporter over Biden's 'shouting and swearing'"
20 MARCH 2024
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan fired back Monday when a reporter asked him why President Joe Biden was 'shouting and swearing' at staff over sluggish poll numbers.
Fox News Channel's Peter Doocy called attention to an NBC News report that was released Sunday that said Biden 'began to shout and swear' when he found out his poll numbers had dropped in Georgia and Michigan over his handling of the war in Gaza.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 6550&ei=12
AMERICA'S FIGHTING BULLDOG JOE BIDEN
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The Morning Carpool
"Governor Hochul Scrambles to ‘Plug the Leak’ and Stop Businesses From Leaving New York"
Story by Gordon James
20 MARCH 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul has been in the spotlight after a court fined Donald Trump and his company $355 million for fraud, sparking concerns among business leaders about the implications for operating in New York.
The hefty fine, contributing to total damages exceeding $450 million, has prompted figures like Grant Cardone to reconsider their business ventures in the state.
Real estate mogul Grant Cardone is shifting his investment focus away from New York, eyeing markets in Texas and Florida, in response to the perceived instability and risks the recent court ruling introduces.
This decision follows a significant ruling that prohibits Trump and his sons from holding executive positions in New York companies, raising eyebrows in the business community about future regulatory impacts.
Governor Hochul reassures that the ruling is an outlier, emphasizing that rule-abiding New York businessmen have nothing to fear, contrasting Trump’s actions with the integrity of most local business owners.
She underscores that the vast majority of New York’s entrepreneurs, who play by the rules and maintain transparency, are in a different league than those caught in legal controversies, aiming to instill confidence amidst the unrest.
The NY court ruling has the business community on edge, fearing it could cool the state’s commercial and real estate sectors.
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary voices similar apprehensions, advising against New York developments due to the negative repercussions for business investments.
Amidst fears of a business and investment exodus from New York due to the court ruling, factors like the state’s regulatory challenges and high taxes are spotlighted by worried leaders.
Governor Kathy Hochul has stepped in, reassuring businesses with legal compliance that they have nothing to fear, highlighting the specific nature of the case involved.
The ruling’s long-term effects on New York’s economy and legal scene are under intense debate, touching on Trump’s finances and potential legal maneuvers.
The controversy draws varied opinions, underscoring the ruling’s significant ripple effects across New York’s business, real estate, and regulatory spheres as stakeholders eagerly watch for the outcome.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbu ... 6550&ei=26
"Governor Hochul Scrambles to ‘Plug the Leak’ and Stop Businesses From Leaving New York"
Story by Gordon James
20 MARCH 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul has been in the spotlight after a court fined Donald Trump and his company $355 million for fraud, sparking concerns among business leaders about the implications for operating in New York.
The hefty fine, contributing to total damages exceeding $450 million, has prompted figures like Grant Cardone to reconsider their business ventures in the state.
Real estate mogul Grant Cardone is shifting his investment focus away from New York, eyeing markets in Texas and Florida, in response to the perceived instability and risks the recent court ruling introduces.
This decision follows a significant ruling that prohibits Trump and his sons from holding executive positions in New York companies, raising eyebrows in the business community about future regulatory impacts.
Governor Hochul reassures that the ruling is an outlier, emphasizing that rule-abiding New York businessmen have nothing to fear, contrasting Trump’s actions with the integrity of most local business owners.
She underscores that the vast majority of New York’s entrepreneurs, who play by the rules and maintain transparency, are in a different league than those caught in legal controversies, aiming to instill confidence amidst the unrest.
The NY court ruling has the business community on edge, fearing it could cool the state’s commercial and real estate sectors.
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary voices similar apprehensions, advising against New York developments due to the negative repercussions for business investments.
Amidst fears of a business and investment exodus from New York due to the court ruling, factors like the state’s regulatory challenges and high taxes are spotlighted by worried leaders.
Governor Kathy Hochul has stepped in, reassuring businesses with legal compliance that they have nothing to fear, highlighting the specific nature of the case involved.
The ruling’s long-term effects on New York’s economy and legal scene are under intense debate, touching on Trump’s finances and potential legal maneuvers.
The controversy draws varied opinions, underscoring the ruling’s significant ripple effects across New York’s business, real estate, and regulatory spheres as stakeholders eagerly watch for the outcome.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbu ... 6550&ei=26
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REUTERS
"Intel latest to get US funds for chips, more grants and loans planned"
Reuters
March 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Wednesday was the latest semiconductor company to be awarded billions of dollars in grants and loans from the U.S. government in President Joe Biden's effort to supercharge domestic chip output.
Below is a list of the awards made so far and those expected in the weeks and months ahead.
INTEL
The Biden administration said it has inked a preliminary agreement with Intel for $8.5 billion in grants and up to $11 billion in loans for plants and upgrades to manufacturing sites in Arizona, Ohio, Oregon and New Mexico.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
In February, the Biden administration awarded $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries, the world's third-largest contract chipmaker, to build a semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York, and expand existing operations there and in Burlington, Vermont.
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY
In January, Commerce announced Microchip Technology would get $162 million in government grants, allowing the company to triple production of mature-node semiconductor chips and microcontroller units at two U.S. factories.
BAE
The U.S. Commerce Department in December said it planned to award $35 million to BAE Systems to quadruple production in New Hampshire for key semiconductor chips used in F-35 fighter jets and commercial satellites.
FUTURE AWARDS
Awards for South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co are expected in the coming weeks and months.
Reporting by Chris Sanders; Editing by David Gregorio
https://www.reuters.com/technology/inte ... 024-03-20/
"Intel latest to get US funds for chips, more grants and loans planned"
Reuters
March 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Wednesday was the latest semiconductor company to be awarded billions of dollars in grants and loans from the U.S. government in President Joe Biden's effort to supercharge domestic chip output.
Below is a list of the awards made so far and those expected in the weeks and months ahead.
INTEL
The Biden administration said it has inked a preliminary agreement with Intel for $8.5 billion in grants and up to $11 billion in loans for plants and upgrades to manufacturing sites in Arizona, Ohio, Oregon and New Mexico.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
In February, the Biden administration awarded $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries, the world's third-largest contract chipmaker, to build a semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York, and expand existing operations there and in Burlington, Vermont.
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY
In January, Commerce announced Microchip Technology would get $162 million in government grants, allowing the company to triple production of mature-node semiconductor chips and microcontroller units at two U.S. factories.
BAE
The U.S. Commerce Department in December said it planned to award $35 million to BAE Systems to quadruple production in New Hampshire for key semiconductor chips used in F-35 fighter jets and commercial satellites.
FUTURE AWARDS
Awards for South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co are expected in the coming weeks and months.
Reporting by Chris Sanders; Editing by David Gregorio
https://www.reuters.com/technology/inte ... 024-03-20/
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REUTERS
"Intel clinches nearly $20 billion in awards from Biden to boost US chip output"
By Jeff Mason and Alexandra Alper
March 20, 2024
CHANDLER, Arizona March 20 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden awarded Intel nearly $20 billion in grants and loans on Wednesday, marking the U.S. government's largest outlay to subsidize leading-edge chip production and supercharging the company's domestic semiconductor chip output.
Biden announced the preliminary agreement for $8.5 billion in grants and up to $11 billion in loans for Intel in Arizona, where some of the funding will be used to build two new factories and modernize an existing one.
He said the pandemic helped cause an acute shortage of semiconductors, forcing factories to shut and prices to rise, and he has since been determined to invest in America.
"We will enable advanced semiconductor manufacturing to make a comeback here in America after 40 years," the president said.
Biden, a Democrat, also attacked Donald Trump and said under the Republican former president's policies, companies sent jobs overseas and Trump's tax cuts helped wealthy corporations.
"If we invented it in America, it should be made in America," Biden said.
This investment "will transform the country in a way, you don't even understand."
Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday called it one of the largest investments ever in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
She said the administration hopes to increase the U.S. share of advanced chip production from 0% to 20% by 2030 through the subsidy program.
The historic outlay shows the Biden administration is betting big on Intel as part of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, a bid to boost domestic semiconductor output with $52.7 billion in funding.
It could also help Biden, who lags Trump in voter perceptions of their ability to manage the U.S. economy, to again take Arizona in November's presidential election.
The Democrat narrowly won the Southwestern swing state in 2020.
The CHIPS Act's goal is to reduce reliance on China and Taiwan, as the share of global semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the U.S. has fallen from 37% in 1990 to 12% in 2020, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
Lawmakers have warned U.S. dependence on chips manufactured in Taiwan by the world's top contract chip manufacturer TSMC is risky because China claims the island as its territory and has reserved the right to use force to retake it.
Republican U.S. Representative Michael McCaul, a sponsor of legislation that helped shape the CHIPS Act, welcomed Wednesday's announcement.
POINT OF PRIDE
Biden's Arizona trip could also help Democrats defend a critical U.S. Senate seat in November and possibly provide a boost in a pair of competitive House of Representatives races.
Arizona was a point of pride for Biden's 2020 campaign, which flipped the state for the first time in six presidential elections, but his aides see delivering a repeat victory as a tall order.
Recent polls show Biden trailing Trump by single digits in the state, according to the website FiveThirtyEight.
BOON FOR INTEL
It is also welcome news for Intel, which in January forecast first-quarter revenue could miss market estimates by more than $2 billion, as it grapples with uncertain demand for its chips used in the traditional server and personal computer markets.
Intel shares ended the day up just 0.36% at $42.20.
In addition to Intel's Arizona projects, the money will help fund company projects in Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon.
The chip maker is also expected to receive as much as $3.5 billion from the Commerce Department to boost security at its Arizona facilities to produce sensitive chips for the military.
The Intel award is the latest in a string of subsidy announcements.
Awards for South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's TSMC are expected in the coming weeks.
The Commerce Department is dedicating $28 billion for government subsidies for advanced chips manufacturing - although it has more than $70 billion in requests - and also has $75 billion in lending authority.
Reporting by Jeff Mason in Arizona, Alexandra Alper, and David Shepardson in Washington; Additional reporting by Nandita Bose, Trevor Hunnicutt, Richard Cowan and Susan Heavey; Editing by Chris Sanders, Leslie Adler and Jonathan Oatis
https://www.reuters.com/technology/inte ... 024-03-20/
"Intel clinches nearly $20 billion in awards from Biden to boost US chip output"
By Jeff Mason and Alexandra Alper
March 20, 2024
CHANDLER, Arizona March 20 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden awarded Intel nearly $20 billion in grants and loans on Wednesday, marking the U.S. government's largest outlay to subsidize leading-edge chip production and supercharging the company's domestic semiconductor chip output.
Biden announced the preliminary agreement for $8.5 billion in grants and up to $11 billion in loans for Intel in Arizona, where some of the funding will be used to build two new factories and modernize an existing one.
He said the pandemic helped cause an acute shortage of semiconductors, forcing factories to shut and prices to rise, and he has since been determined to invest in America.
"We will enable advanced semiconductor manufacturing to make a comeback here in America after 40 years," the president said.
Biden, a Democrat, also attacked Donald Trump and said under the Republican former president's policies, companies sent jobs overseas and Trump's tax cuts helped wealthy corporations.
"If we invented it in America, it should be made in America," Biden said.
This investment "will transform the country in a way, you don't even understand."
Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday called it one of the largest investments ever in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
She said the administration hopes to increase the U.S. share of advanced chip production from 0% to 20% by 2030 through the subsidy program.
The historic outlay shows the Biden administration is betting big on Intel as part of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, a bid to boost domestic semiconductor output with $52.7 billion in funding.
It could also help Biden, who lags Trump in voter perceptions of their ability to manage the U.S. economy, to again take Arizona in November's presidential election.
The Democrat narrowly won the Southwestern swing state in 2020.
The CHIPS Act's goal is to reduce reliance on China and Taiwan, as the share of global semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the U.S. has fallen from 37% in 1990 to 12% in 2020, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
Lawmakers have warned U.S. dependence on chips manufactured in Taiwan by the world's top contract chip manufacturer TSMC is risky because China claims the island as its territory and has reserved the right to use force to retake it.
Republican U.S. Representative Michael McCaul, a sponsor of legislation that helped shape the CHIPS Act, welcomed Wednesday's announcement.
POINT OF PRIDE
Biden's Arizona trip could also help Democrats defend a critical U.S. Senate seat in November and possibly provide a boost in a pair of competitive House of Representatives races.
Arizona was a point of pride for Biden's 2020 campaign, which flipped the state for the first time in six presidential elections, but his aides see delivering a repeat victory as a tall order.
Recent polls show Biden trailing Trump by single digits in the state, according to the website FiveThirtyEight.
BOON FOR INTEL
It is also welcome news for Intel, which in January forecast first-quarter revenue could miss market estimates by more than $2 billion, as it grapples with uncertain demand for its chips used in the traditional server and personal computer markets.
Intel shares ended the day up just 0.36% at $42.20.
In addition to Intel's Arizona projects, the money will help fund company projects in Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon.
The chip maker is also expected to receive as much as $3.5 billion from the Commerce Department to boost security at its Arizona facilities to produce sensitive chips for the military.
The Intel award is the latest in a string of subsidy announcements.
Awards for South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's TSMC are expected in the coming weeks.
The Commerce Department is dedicating $28 billion for government subsidies for advanced chips manufacturing - although it has more than $70 billion in requests - and also has $75 billion in lending authority.
Reporting by Jeff Mason in Arizona, Alexandra Alper, and David Shepardson in Washington; Additional reporting by Nandita Bose, Trevor Hunnicutt, Richard Cowan and Susan Heavey; Editing by Chris Sanders, Leslie Adler and Jonathan Oatis
https://www.reuters.com/technology/inte ... 024-03-20/
Re: AMERICA'S FIGHTING BULLDOG JOE BIDEN
THE CAPE CHARLES MIRROR MARCH 20, 2024 AT 9:00 PM
Paul Plante says:
Now, here is a relevant existential question for our exciting times today – is it possible that the text or script of Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on March 7, 2024 was not written by actual humans, but was instead concocted by an ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE engine out of various bits and pieces of other political speeches in the long history of political speeches, not only in America, but everywhere in the world since the beginning of time, given that AI would “know” all that stuff, even if a mere human wouldn’t, plus AI would also have the added advantage of knowing the demographics of all the voters out there and especially their IQs, so that AI could then tailer the SOTU to the widest possible audience that could be depended on to waste its time watching and listening to a speech, any speech, by Joseph Robinette Biden, Junior?
Having read the speech, I would have to say that it is a distinct possibility, anyway, not that it would change anything, of course, whether AI prepared the speech, or some humans, or a roomful of monkeys with typewriters, for that matter, because as far as SOTU’s go, it is indeed a lousy one which whether prepared by AI or humans presumes we are all of us too stupid to know the difference about anything, because Joe Biden and his followers all are.
For example, look at this hysterical and delusional horse**** from the beginning of Biden’s SOTU where he intoned in a sonorous voicc as follows:
“In January 1941, Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation.”
“And he said, ‘I address you at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union.’”
“Hitler was on the march.”
“War was raging in Europe.”
“President Roosevelt’s purpose was to wake up Congress and alert the American people that this was no ordinary time.”
“Freedom and democracy were under assault in the world.”
“Tonight, I come to the same chamber to address the nation.”
“Now it’s we who face an unprecedented moment in the history of the Union.”
“And, yes, my purpose tonight is to wake up the Congress and alert the American people that this is no ordinary moment either.”
“Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault at home as they are today.”
end quotes
What hype, what blather, what cheap theatrics, because there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING at all “unprecedented” in this particular moment in the history of the Union, other than we are now stuck with Joe Biden in the white house, a serial liar who makes Lyndon Baines Johnson seem truthful by comparison.
And “SLEEPY JOE” Biden is going to wake up the Congress and alert the American people that this is no ordinary moment?
Well, as for me, I’m already awake, and I have been awake for some long time now, and the last person I would listen to or believe about any moment in time would be Joe Biden.
And not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault at home as they are today?
Oh, really, Joe?
Do tell!
How about freedom and democracy are under assault at home because YOU are trying to make sure that you are the only name on the ballot for president come November!
And what makes our moment rare is that freedom and democracy are under attack at — both at home and overseas at the very same time?
BULL****, Joe!
Ukraine, which Joe is the supporter and enabler of, is a FASCIST DICTATORSHIP, where there is NO FREEDOM OR DEMOCRACY, period!
Overseas, Putin of Russia is on the march, invading Ukraine and sowing chaos throughout Europe and beyond?
Putin is not “on the march” as senile and hysterical and delusional Joe says.
To the contrary, Putin of Russia isn’t marching anywhere because Putin of Russia is BOGGED DOWN in a quagmire called Ukraine.
And Putin of Russia is sowing chaos throughout Europe and beyond?
YEAH, RIGHT, Joe!
Which brings us to this absoluteIy ridiculous statement from Joe, to wit: If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop at Ukraine, I assure you: He will not.
Uh, okey dokey, Joe, you da man!
If you are saying it, it has to be true!
So, see what I am saying here about Biden thinking we are all stupid?
A person has to be totally brain-dead to believe a word of that Biden horse****, and that is a fact!
And that takes us back in time to April 27, 1921 and a political essay by H.L. Mencken in The Nation titled “A Short View of Gamalielese,” from which essay, if AI prepared Joe’s SOTU, it got its stylistic inspiration as follows, giving us what can now be called NEO-GAMALIELESE, or BIDENESE, to wit:
What else is there is the style.
It is the style of what the text-books of rhetoric call “elevated” discourse.
Its aim is to lend force to a simple hope or plea or asseveration by giving it the dynamic whoop and hoopla of a revival sermon, an auction sale, or a college yell.
The nuclear thought is not smothered in the process, as Democratic aesthetes argue, nor is it true that there is sometimes no nuclear thought at all.
It is always present, and nine times out of ten it is simple, obvious, and highly respectable.
But it lacks punch; it is devoid of any capacity to startle and scorch.
To give it the vigor and dignity that a great occasion demands it is carefully encased in those swathings of sonorous polysyllables, and then, the charge being rammed home, it is discharged point-blank into the ears and cerebrums of Christendom.
Such is the Gamalian manner, the secret of the Gamalian style.
That style had its origin under circumstances that are surely not unknown to experts in politico-agrarian oratory.
It came to birth on the rustic stump, it developed to full growth among the chautauquas, and it got its final polishing in a small-town newspaper office.
In brief, it reflects admirably the tastes and traditions of the sort of audience at which it was first aimed, to wit, the yokelry of the hinterland, naive, agape, thirsty for the prodigious, and eager to yell.
Such an audience has no fancy for a well-knit and succinct argument, packed with ideas.
Of all ideas, indeed, it is suspicious, but it will at least tolerate those that it knows by long hearing, those that have come to the estate of platitudes, those that fall readily into gallant and highfalutin phrases.
Above all, it distrusts perspicuity, for perspicuity is challenging and forces one to think, and hence lays a burden on the mind.
What it likes most of all is the roll of incomprehensible polysyllables — the more incomprehensible the better.
It wants to be bombarded, bawled at, overwhelmed by mad gusts of the parts of speech.
It wants to be entertained by orators who are manifestly superior — fellows whose discourse is so all-fired learned and unintelligible, so brilliant with hard words and trombone phrases, that it leaves them gasping.
Let the thunder sound, and it takes all else on trust.
If a sentence ends with a roar, it does not stop to inquire how it began.
If a phrase has punch, it does not ask that it also have a meaning.
If a word stings, that is enough.
Trained to the service of such connoisseurs. Dr. Harding carries over the style that they admire into his traffic with the Congress, the effete intelligentsia, and the powers and principalities of Europe.
That style is based upon the simplest of principles.
For every idea there is what may be called a maximum investiture — a garb of words beyond which it is a sheer impossibility to go in gaudiness.
For every plain word there is a word four times as big.
The problem is to think the thing out in terms of harmless banality, to arrange a series of obvious and familiar ideas in a logical sequence, and then to translate them, one by one, into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and pronouns of the highest conceivable horse-power — to lift the whole discourse to the plane of artillery practice — to dignify the sense by all the arts of sorcery.
end quotes
And so, we have Joe Biden’s SOTU – terms of harmless banality arranged in a series of obvious and familiar ideas in a logical sequence, and then translated one by one into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and pronouns of the highest conceivable horse-power to lift the whole discourse to the plane of artillery practice.
http://www.capecharlesmirror.com/paul-p ... ent-909762
Paul Plante says:
Now, here is a relevant existential question for our exciting times today – is it possible that the text or script of Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on March 7, 2024 was not written by actual humans, but was instead concocted by an ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE engine out of various bits and pieces of other political speeches in the long history of political speeches, not only in America, but everywhere in the world since the beginning of time, given that AI would “know” all that stuff, even if a mere human wouldn’t, plus AI would also have the added advantage of knowing the demographics of all the voters out there and especially their IQs, so that AI could then tailer the SOTU to the widest possible audience that could be depended on to waste its time watching and listening to a speech, any speech, by Joseph Robinette Biden, Junior?
Having read the speech, I would have to say that it is a distinct possibility, anyway, not that it would change anything, of course, whether AI prepared the speech, or some humans, or a roomful of monkeys with typewriters, for that matter, because as far as SOTU’s go, it is indeed a lousy one which whether prepared by AI or humans presumes we are all of us too stupid to know the difference about anything, because Joe Biden and his followers all are.
For example, look at this hysterical and delusional horse**** from the beginning of Biden’s SOTU where he intoned in a sonorous voicc as follows:
“In January 1941, Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation.”
“And he said, ‘I address you at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union.’”
“Hitler was on the march.”
“War was raging in Europe.”
“President Roosevelt’s purpose was to wake up Congress and alert the American people that this was no ordinary time.”
“Freedom and democracy were under assault in the world.”
“Tonight, I come to the same chamber to address the nation.”
“Now it’s we who face an unprecedented moment in the history of the Union.”
“And, yes, my purpose tonight is to wake up the Congress and alert the American people that this is no ordinary moment either.”
“Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault at home as they are today.”
end quotes
What hype, what blather, what cheap theatrics, because there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING at all “unprecedented” in this particular moment in the history of the Union, other than we are now stuck with Joe Biden in the white house, a serial liar who makes Lyndon Baines Johnson seem truthful by comparison.
And “SLEEPY JOE” Biden is going to wake up the Congress and alert the American people that this is no ordinary moment?
Well, as for me, I’m already awake, and I have been awake for some long time now, and the last person I would listen to or believe about any moment in time would be Joe Biden.
And not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault at home as they are today?
Oh, really, Joe?
Do tell!
How about freedom and democracy are under assault at home because YOU are trying to make sure that you are the only name on the ballot for president come November!
And what makes our moment rare is that freedom and democracy are under attack at — both at home and overseas at the very same time?
BULL****, Joe!
Ukraine, which Joe is the supporter and enabler of, is a FASCIST DICTATORSHIP, where there is NO FREEDOM OR DEMOCRACY, period!
Overseas, Putin of Russia is on the march, invading Ukraine and sowing chaos throughout Europe and beyond?
Putin is not “on the march” as senile and hysterical and delusional Joe says.
To the contrary, Putin of Russia isn’t marching anywhere because Putin of Russia is BOGGED DOWN in a quagmire called Ukraine.
And Putin of Russia is sowing chaos throughout Europe and beyond?
YEAH, RIGHT, Joe!
Which brings us to this absoluteIy ridiculous statement from Joe, to wit: If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop at Ukraine, I assure you: He will not.
Uh, okey dokey, Joe, you da man!
If you are saying it, it has to be true!
So, see what I am saying here about Biden thinking we are all stupid?
A person has to be totally brain-dead to believe a word of that Biden horse****, and that is a fact!
And that takes us back in time to April 27, 1921 and a political essay by H.L. Mencken in The Nation titled “A Short View of Gamalielese,” from which essay, if AI prepared Joe’s SOTU, it got its stylistic inspiration as follows, giving us what can now be called NEO-GAMALIELESE, or BIDENESE, to wit:
What else is there is the style.
It is the style of what the text-books of rhetoric call “elevated” discourse.
Its aim is to lend force to a simple hope or plea or asseveration by giving it the dynamic whoop and hoopla of a revival sermon, an auction sale, or a college yell.
The nuclear thought is not smothered in the process, as Democratic aesthetes argue, nor is it true that there is sometimes no nuclear thought at all.
It is always present, and nine times out of ten it is simple, obvious, and highly respectable.
But it lacks punch; it is devoid of any capacity to startle and scorch.
To give it the vigor and dignity that a great occasion demands it is carefully encased in those swathings of sonorous polysyllables, and then, the charge being rammed home, it is discharged point-blank into the ears and cerebrums of Christendom.
Such is the Gamalian manner, the secret of the Gamalian style.
That style had its origin under circumstances that are surely not unknown to experts in politico-agrarian oratory.
It came to birth on the rustic stump, it developed to full growth among the chautauquas, and it got its final polishing in a small-town newspaper office.
In brief, it reflects admirably the tastes and traditions of the sort of audience at which it was first aimed, to wit, the yokelry of the hinterland, naive, agape, thirsty for the prodigious, and eager to yell.
Such an audience has no fancy for a well-knit and succinct argument, packed with ideas.
Of all ideas, indeed, it is suspicious, but it will at least tolerate those that it knows by long hearing, those that have come to the estate of platitudes, those that fall readily into gallant and highfalutin phrases.
Above all, it distrusts perspicuity, for perspicuity is challenging and forces one to think, and hence lays a burden on the mind.
What it likes most of all is the roll of incomprehensible polysyllables — the more incomprehensible the better.
It wants to be bombarded, bawled at, overwhelmed by mad gusts of the parts of speech.
It wants to be entertained by orators who are manifestly superior — fellows whose discourse is so all-fired learned and unintelligible, so brilliant with hard words and trombone phrases, that it leaves them gasping.
Let the thunder sound, and it takes all else on trust.
If a sentence ends with a roar, it does not stop to inquire how it began.
If a phrase has punch, it does not ask that it also have a meaning.
If a word stings, that is enough.
Trained to the service of such connoisseurs. Dr. Harding carries over the style that they admire into his traffic with the Congress, the effete intelligentsia, and the powers and principalities of Europe.
That style is based upon the simplest of principles.
For every idea there is what may be called a maximum investiture — a garb of words beyond which it is a sheer impossibility to go in gaudiness.
For every plain word there is a word four times as big.
The problem is to think the thing out in terms of harmless banality, to arrange a series of obvious and familiar ideas in a logical sequence, and then to translate them, one by one, into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and pronouns of the highest conceivable horse-power — to lift the whole discourse to the plane of artillery practice — to dignify the sense by all the arts of sorcery.
end quotes
And so, we have Joe Biden’s SOTU – terms of harmless banality arranged in a series of obvious and familiar ideas in a logical sequence, and then translated one by one into nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and pronouns of the highest conceivable horse-power to lift the whole discourse to the plane of artillery practice.
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"Statement from President Joe Biden Regarding Government Funding"
Story by Renesh Mehta
21 MARCH 2024
In a significant development on Capitol Hill, Congressional leaders have reached a pivotal agreement on a pathway forward for the remaining full-year funding bills.
This breakthrough signals a crucial step in the legislative process, bringing Congress closer to finalizing essential budgetary allocations for various government programs and operations.
The collaborative effort between the House and Senate aims to expedite the finalization of a comprehensive funding package.
With both chambers actively negotiating, lawmakers are working tirelessly to reconcile differences and address key priorities.
The objective is to craft a robust funding bill to proceed to the floor for consideration and eventual swift passage.
Once the package is finalized and presented for approval, it will undergo a thorough review by members of Congress.
The legislative process ensures that lawmakers can scrutinize the funding bill’s details, assess its impact on constituents, and voice any concerns or suggestions.
Upon successfully completing the legislative process, I stand ready to fulfill my duty by promptly signing the funding bill into law.
This commitment underscores the importance of providing timely and adequate resources to support critical government functions and programs.
The agreement reached by Congressional leaders reflects a spirit of bipartisan cooperation and compromise.
Finding common ground on budgetary matters is no small feat in a deeply divided political landscape.
However, it demonstrates a shared commitment to fulfilling the responsibilities of governance and serving the best interests of the American people.
The forthcoming funding package will address a wide range of priorities, reflecting the nation’s diverse needs.
The funding bill will allocate resources to various sectors essential for the country’s progress and prosperity from infrastructure investments to healthcare initiatives and education programs to national defense.
In addition to addressing immediate funding needs, the agreement also sets the stage for long-term planning and stability.
By providing full-year funding, Congress can offer certainty and predictability to government agencies and programs, enabling them to operate efficiently and effectively.
As the legislative process unfolds, Congressional leaders will continue to engage in dialogue and negotiation to resolve any outstanding issues and finalize the funding package.
While challenges may arise, the commitment to reaching a consensus remains unwavering.
The funding bill represents a vital component of the government’s efforts to address pressing challenges and advance the nation’s priorities.
It reflects a commitment to responsible governance, fiscal stewardship, and the well-being of all Americans.
The agreement reached by Congressional leaders on the pathway forward for the remaining full-year funding bills marks a significant milestone in the legislative process.
With diligent efforts underway to finalize the funding package, Congress is poised to deliver on its core responsibilities and ensure the continued functioning of essential government operations and programs.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 2155&ei=27
"Statement from President Joe Biden Regarding Government Funding"
Story by Renesh Mehta
21 MARCH 2024
In a significant development on Capitol Hill, Congressional leaders have reached a pivotal agreement on a pathway forward for the remaining full-year funding bills.
This breakthrough signals a crucial step in the legislative process, bringing Congress closer to finalizing essential budgetary allocations for various government programs and operations.
The collaborative effort between the House and Senate aims to expedite the finalization of a comprehensive funding package.
With both chambers actively negotiating, lawmakers are working tirelessly to reconcile differences and address key priorities.
The objective is to craft a robust funding bill to proceed to the floor for consideration and eventual swift passage.
Once the package is finalized and presented for approval, it will undergo a thorough review by members of Congress.
The legislative process ensures that lawmakers can scrutinize the funding bill’s details, assess its impact on constituents, and voice any concerns or suggestions.
Upon successfully completing the legislative process, I stand ready to fulfill my duty by promptly signing the funding bill into law.
This commitment underscores the importance of providing timely and adequate resources to support critical government functions and programs.
The agreement reached by Congressional leaders reflects a spirit of bipartisan cooperation and compromise.
Finding common ground on budgetary matters is no small feat in a deeply divided political landscape.
However, it demonstrates a shared commitment to fulfilling the responsibilities of governance and serving the best interests of the American people.
The forthcoming funding package will address a wide range of priorities, reflecting the nation’s diverse needs.
The funding bill will allocate resources to various sectors essential for the country’s progress and prosperity from infrastructure investments to healthcare initiatives and education programs to national defense.
In addition to addressing immediate funding needs, the agreement also sets the stage for long-term planning and stability.
By providing full-year funding, Congress can offer certainty and predictability to government agencies and programs, enabling them to operate efficiently and effectively.
As the legislative process unfolds, Congressional leaders will continue to engage in dialogue and negotiation to resolve any outstanding issues and finalize the funding package.
While challenges may arise, the commitment to reaching a consensus remains unwavering.
The funding bill represents a vital component of the government’s efforts to address pressing challenges and advance the nation’s priorities.
It reflects a commitment to responsible governance, fiscal stewardship, and the well-being of all Americans.
The agreement reached by Congressional leaders on the pathway forward for the remaining full-year funding bills marks a significant milestone in the legislative process.
With diligent efforts underway to finalize the funding package, Congress is poised to deliver on its core responsibilities and ensure the continued functioning of essential government operations and programs.
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TrendyDigests
"USS Gerald R. Ford Ends Deployment Amid Intensified Red Sea Security Concerns"
Story by Emma Taylor
21 MARCH 2024
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the United States Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, has concluded its extended deployment in the Eastern Mediterranean and returns to its homeport.
This deployment, which lasted for approximately eight months, came at a pivotal moment when tensions in the Middle East reached a crescendo following Hamas’ attacks against Israel on October 7.
In a strategic show of force and commitment to Israel’s defense, the Ford was positioned within striking distance of the embattled nation just a day after the conflict with Hamas escalated.
This deployment served a dual purpose: to underscore the U.S. dedication to its allies and to contribute to wider efforts aimed at deterring further regional instability.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a significant visit to the Ford during its deployment, signaling the importance of the carrier strike group’s mission and its role in deterring aggression.
Alongside the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, another U.S. carrier, the Ford’s presence marked a two-carrier operation in the region, enveloping the conflict with a potent maritime force that sent a clear message to potential aggressors about the seriousness of the U.S. commitment.
Despite its primary mission to aid Israel, the Ford and its accompanying vessels, including three guided-missile destroyers and one guided-missile cruiser, also engaged in defensive operations in the Red Sea.
The carrier strike group’s proficiency was demonstrated when accompanying warships sailing into the Red Sea successfully intercepted incoming ballistic missiles and attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen.
The strategic importance of the Red Sea, and particularly the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, has been magnified due to repeated attacks on commercial shipping by Iranian-backed Houthi forces.
One notable incident involved helicopters from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group responding to a distress call from the container ship Maersk Hangzhou, which was under attack.
The incident, resulting in the sinking of three Houthi boats by U.S. forces, highlighted the volatility of the region and the crucial role of U.S. maritime power in safeguarding critical international shipping lanes.
The U.S. 6th Fleet has stated that the departure of the Ford will not leave a vacuum in the region.
The Ford’s absence will be filled by the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and its warships, the USS Mesa Verde and the USS Carter Hall.
These vessels will carry on the task of securing the Eastern Mediterranean alongside approximately 2,000 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, capable of supporting a broad spectrum of missions.
The Bataan, equipped to support rotary aircraft and Marine Corps F-35 vertical takeoff fighter jets, is set to maintain the U.S. Navy’s operational readiness in the region.
As the Ford sailed for its home at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, the commanding officer, Capt. Rick Burgess, lauded the crew’s exceptional performance throughout the protracted deployment.
Despite the extended duration at sea, which culminated in a 239-day deployment that was 76 days longer than originally planned, “Ford Sailors honored our namesake’s legacies of hard work, integrity, and courage,” Burgess stated.
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"USS Gerald R. Ford Ends Deployment Amid Intensified Red Sea Security Concerns"
Story by Emma Taylor
21 MARCH 2024
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the United States Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, has concluded its extended deployment in the Eastern Mediterranean and returns to its homeport.
This deployment, which lasted for approximately eight months, came at a pivotal moment when tensions in the Middle East reached a crescendo following Hamas’ attacks against Israel on October 7.
In a strategic show of force and commitment to Israel’s defense, the Ford was positioned within striking distance of the embattled nation just a day after the conflict with Hamas escalated.
This deployment served a dual purpose: to underscore the U.S. dedication to its allies and to contribute to wider efforts aimed at deterring further regional instability.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a significant visit to the Ford during its deployment, signaling the importance of the carrier strike group’s mission and its role in deterring aggression.
Alongside the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, another U.S. carrier, the Ford’s presence marked a two-carrier operation in the region, enveloping the conflict with a potent maritime force that sent a clear message to potential aggressors about the seriousness of the U.S. commitment.
Despite its primary mission to aid Israel, the Ford and its accompanying vessels, including three guided-missile destroyers and one guided-missile cruiser, also engaged in defensive operations in the Red Sea.
The carrier strike group’s proficiency was demonstrated when accompanying warships sailing into the Red Sea successfully intercepted incoming ballistic missiles and attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen.
The strategic importance of the Red Sea, and particularly the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, has been magnified due to repeated attacks on commercial shipping by Iranian-backed Houthi forces.
One notable incident involved helicopters from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group responding to a distress call from the container ship Maersk Hangzhou, which was under attack.
The incident, resulting in the sinking of three Houthi boats by U.S. forces, highlighted the volatility of the region and the crucial role of U.S. maritime power in safeguarding critical international shipping lanes.
The U.S. 6th Fleet has stated that the departure of the Ford will not leave a vacuum in the region.
The Ford’s absence will be filled by the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and its warships, the USS Mesa Verde and the USS Carter Hall.
These vessels will carry on the task of securing the Eastern Mediterranean alongside approximately 2,000 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, capable of supporting a broad spectrum of missions.
The Bataan, equipped to support rotary aircraft and Marine Corps F-35 vertical takeoff fighter jets, is set to maintain the U.S. Navy’s operational readiness in the region.
As the Ford sailed for its home at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, the commanding officer, Capt. Rick Burgess, lauded the crew’s exceptional performance throughout the protracted deployment.
Despite the extended duration at sea, which culminated in a 239-day deployment that was 76 days longer than originally planned, “Ford Sailors honored our namesake’s legacies of hard work, integrity, and courage,” Burgess stated.
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TrendyDigests
"$80 MILLION REPAIR BILL AND 2026 RETURN FOR USS CONNECTICUT AFTER SEAMOUNT COLLISION"
BY EMMA TAYLOR
MARCH 21, 2024
On October 2nd, 2021, the USS Connecticut, one of the US Navy’s formidable Seawolf-class nuclear fast attack submarines, encountered a disaster that would mark a years-long setback for its operational readiness.
Striking an underwater mountain, the USS Connecticut (SSN-22) sustained severe damage, prompting a costly and time-consuming repair process that is reflective of broader maintenance and readiness challenges facing the Navy.
The incident left the submarine’s bow and sonar dome sheared off, vanished beneath the waves.
It hobbled to Guam for preliminary damage assessment and some repairs before embarking on a slow journey across the Pacific, surfaced all the while, ultimately docking at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, for extensive repairs.
Nearly two years after the collision, drydocking began on July 12, 2023, signaling the start of an arduous repair process that won’t see completion until at least early 2026.
The repair costs, as communicated by a NAVSEA spokesperson, are estimated at a staggering $80 million.
The complexities of repairing the USS Connecticut are manifold.
Not only is the Seawolf class long out of production — limiting access to replacement parts — but the unique construction of the class, which only ever comprised three boats, poses unparalleled challenges.
In the past, the Navy might have leveraged decommissioned submarines for parts, but with such a limited class, this traditional salvage path is closed.
It is a situation that underscores the importance of the Connecticut as a prized asset, despite it having been in operation for 25 years.
Contributing to the intricacy of the submarine’s plight are the concurrent seismic upgrades being undertaken at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
The Navy has embarked on “construction efforts include drilling holes for the installation of anchors inside the dry dock walls to enhance structural integrity and ensure the safety of the workforce, community, environment, and submarines.”
As of November 2022, nearly 40% of the Navy’s submarine fleet found itself sidelined in maintenance or awaiting such, a condition that has been termed a slow-moving crisis.
The decision to undertake the expensive and lengthy repairs on the Connecticut may be, in part, an effort to mitigate this strategic disadvantage.
Notably, the propulsion plant of the USS Connecticut was unaffected by the impact and “continues to operate as designed.”
The Navy’s commitment to returning this particular submarine to service underscores the vessel’s value and the critical capabilities it brings to the fleet.
Furthermore, the extensive repair period presents an opportunity for potential upgrades to the boat’s systems, though specifics remain undisclosed.
https://trendydigests.com/2024/03/21/80 ... collision/
"$80 MILLION REPAIR BILL AND 2026 RETURN FOR USS CONNECTICUT AFTER SEAMOUNT COLLISION"
BY EMMA TAYLOR
MARCH 21, 2024
On October 2nd, 2021, the USS Connecticut, one of the US Navy’s formidable Seawolf-class nuclear fast attack submarines, encountered a disaster that would mark a years-long setback for its operational readiness.
Striking an underwater mountain, the USS Connecticut (SSN-22) sustained severe damage, prompting a costly and time-consuming repair process that is reflective of broader maintenance and readiness challenges facing the Navy.
The incident left the submarine’s bow and sonar dome sheared off, vanished beneath the waves.
It hobbled to Guam for preliminary damage assessment and some repairs before embarking on a slow journey across the Pacific, surfaced all the while, ultimately docking at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, for extensive repairs.
Nearly two years after the collision, drydocking began on July 12, 2023, signaling the start of an arduous repair process that won’t see completion until at least early 2026.
The repair costs, as communicated by a NAVSEA spokesperson, are estimated at a staggering $80 million.
The complexities of repairing the USS Connecticut are manifold.
Not only is the Seawolf class long out of production — limiting access to replacement parts — but the unique construction of the class, which only ever comprised three boats, poses unparalleled challenges.
In the past, the Navy might have leveraged decommissioned submarines for parts, but with such a limited class, this traditional salvage path is closed.
It is a situation that underscores the importance of the Connecticut as a prized asset, despite it having been in operation for 25 years.
Contributing to the intricacy of the submarine’s plight are the concurrent seismic upgrades being undertaken at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
The Navy has embarked on “construction efforts include drilling holes for the installation of anchors inside the dry dock walls to enhance structural integrity and ensure the safety of the workforce, community, environment, and submarines.”
As of November 2022, nearly 40% of the Navy’s submarine fleet found itself sidelined in maintenance or awaiting such, a condition that has been termed a slow-moving crisis.
The decision to undertake the expensive and lengthy repairs on the Connecticut may be, in part, an effort to mitigate this strategic disadvantage.
Notably, the propulsion plant of the USS Connecticut was unaffected by the impact and “continues to operate as designed.”
The Navy’s commitment to returning this particular submarine to service underscores the vessel’s value and the critical capabilities it brings to the fleet.
Furthermore, the extensive repair period presents an opportunity for potential upgrades to the boat’s systems, though specifics remain undisclosed.
https://trendydigests.com/2024/03/21/80 ... collision/
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FOX News
"Massachusetts Gov. Healey's 'things will happen' comment on migrant rape case spills into NH gov race"
Story by Danielle Wallace
21 MARCH 2024
New Hampshire Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte on Tuesday torched Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's recent comments on a migrant rape case in the Bay State.
Healey, a Democrat, recently was asked on camera by Boston 25 News about the case against Cory Alvarez, a 26-year-old migrant from Haiti who is charged with raping a 15-year-old disabled girl at the Comfort Inn in Rockland, Massachusetts, that was converted into an emergency migrant shelter by the state.
"It’s a horrible situation."
"It’s a horrible allegation."
"My thoughts are with the victim and her family," Healey told the outlet at an event in Dorchester last week, defending the vetting process for migrants who are placed at the state's emergency shelters.
"I think we have the right systems in place."
"Unfortunately, this is a terrible incident."
"This is also an individual who came in lawfully under the federal government through a federal program…."
"Unfortunately, we have security and systems in place, we have vetting in place, it is unfortunate, from time to time things will happen."
Ayotte, a former U.S. senator, issued a statement on Tuesday demanding her Democratic opponent Joyce Craig "denounce" Healey's endorsement in the New Hampshire governor's race.
"This is the problem with politicians."
"There are real consequences for these dangerous sanctuary policies and when the system fails our children, it is not good enough to say it will happen – it is unacceptable, and it must be fixed."
"Maura Healey should be ashamed of herself," Ayotte said in a statement to the Boston Herald.
"Unfortunately, Joyce Craig agrees with her Massachusetts mentor’s dangerous sanctuary policies and would bring this crisis to New Hampshire."
"Craig needs to denounce Healey’s endorsement, and once and for all condemn sanctuary policies," she added.
Craig's team later responded in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
"This is a disgusting attack by Kelly Ayotte, who should know better than to use a heinous crime to score political points," Craig Brown, campaign manager for Joyce Craig for New Hampshire, said.
"Joyce worked closely with law enforcement to reduce violent crime in Manchester by nearly 40% as mayor and she supports legislation to strengthen our nation’s border."
"Kelly Ayotte proved she is more interested in playing politics than addressing the border crisis when she opposed the bipartisan border security bill that would have delivered billions to secure the southern border, provide more screening for migrants, and prevent fentanyl from being smuggled into our communities."
In a post on X sharing the Herald's story, Ayotte also wrote, "Joyce Craig can hide from the media all she wants, but she can't hide from the truth."
"The truth is, Joyce agrees with @MassGovernor 's sanctuary policies that have left the commonwealth in complete chaos."
"I will not let Joyce Craig MASS up New Hampshire."
Fox News Digital also reached out to Healey's office for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Rockland police responded to the Comfort Inn on March 13 to reports of a sexual assault.
The hotel participates in a state and federal program to house migrant families, and Alvarez lived at the hotel.
When officers arrived, they spoke with the 15-year-old female victim, who was taken to an area hospital to be treated.
Multiple Department of Homeland Security sources told Fox News last week that Alvarez is a Haitian national who came to the U.S. in June via the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan (CHNV) parole processes.
The policy, first announced for Venezuelans in October 2022, allowed a limited number to fly directly into the U.S. as long as they had not entered illegally, had a sponsor in the U.S. already and passed certain checks.
In January 2023, the Biden administration announced that the program was expanding to include Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans and would allow up to 30,000 people per month into the U.S.
It allows for migrants to receive work permits and a two-year authorization to live in the U.S. and was announced alongside an expansion of Title 42 expulsions to include those nationalities.
Fox News' Bill Melugin, Adam Shaw, Griff Jenkins and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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"Massachusetts Gov. Healey's 'things will happen' comment on migrant rape case spills into NH gov race"
Story by Danielle Wallace
21 MARCH 2024
New Hampshire Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte on Tuesday torched Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's recent comments on a migrant rape case in the Bay State.
Healey, a Democrat, recently was asked on camera by Boston 25 News about the case against Cory Alvarez, a 26-year-old migrant from Haiti who is charged with raping a 15-year-old disabled girl at the Comfort Inn in Rockland, Massachusetts, that was converted into an emergency migrant shelter by the state.
"It’s a horrible situation."
"It’s a horrible allegation."
"My thoughts are with the victim and her family," Healey told the outlet at an event in Dorchester last week, defending the vetting process for migrants who are placed at the state's emergency shelters.
"I think we have the right systems in place."
"Unfortunately, this is a terrible incident."
"This is also an individual who came in lawfully under the federal government through a federal program…."
"Unfortunately, we have security and systems in place, we have vetting in place, it is unfortunate, from time to time things will happen."
Ayotte, a former U.S. senator, issued a statement on Tuesday demanding her Democratic opponent Joyce Craig "denounce" Healey's endorsement in the New Hampshire governor's race.
"This is the problem with politicians."
"There are real consequences for these dangerous sanctuary policies and when the system fails our children, it is not good enough to say it will happen – it is unacceptable, and it must be fixed."
"Maura Healey should be ashamed of herself," Ayotte said in a statement to the Boston Herald.
"Unfortunately, Joyce Craig agrees with her Massachusetts mentor’s dangerous sanctuary policies and would bring this crisis to New Hampshire."
"Craig needs to denounce Healey’s endorsement, and once and for all condemn sanctuary policies," she added.
Craig's team later responded in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
"This is a disgusting attack by Kelly Ayotte, who should know better than to use a heinous crime to score political points," Craig Brown, campaign manager for Joyce Craig for New Hampshire, said.
"Joyce worked closely with law enforcement to reduce violent crime in Manchester by nearly 40% as mayor and she supports legislation to strengthen our nation’s border."
"Kelly Ayotte proved she is more interested in playing politics than addressing the border crisis when she opposed the bipartisan border security bill that would have delivered billions to secure the southern border, provide more screening for migrants, and prevent fentanyl from being smuggled into our communities."
In a post on X sharing the Herald's story, Ayotte also wrote, "Joyce Craig can hide from the media all she wants, but she can't hide from the truth."
"The truth is, Joyce agrees with @MassGovernor 's sanctuary policies that have left the commonwealth in complete chaos."
"I will not let Joyce Craig MASS up New Hampshire."
Fox News Digital also reached out to Healey's office for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Rockland police responded to the Comfort Inn on March 13 to reports of a sexual assault.
The hotel participates in a state and federal program to house migrant families, and Alvarez lived at the hotel.
When officers arrived, they spoke with the 15-year-old female victim, who was taken to an area hospital to be treated.
Multiple Department of Homeland Security sources told Fox News last week that Alvarez is a Haitian national who came to the U.S. in June via the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan (CHNV) parole processes.
The policy, first announced for Venezuelans in October 2022, allowed a limited number to fly directly into the U.S. as long as they had not entered illegally, had a sponsor in the U.S. already and passed certain checks.
In January 2023, the Biden administration announced that the program was expanding to include Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans and would allow up to 30,000 people per month into the U.S.
It allows for migrants to receive work permits and a two-year authorization to live in the U.S. and was announced alongside an expansion of Title 42 expulsions to include those nationalities.
Fox News' Bill Melugin, Adam Shaw, Griff Jenkins and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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National Review
"Former Biden Business Partner Accuses Hunter, Jim of Lying under Oath about Chinese Dealings"
Story by James Lynch
21 MARCH 2024
In his opening statement before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, Hunter Biden’s former business partner Tony Bobulinski publicly accused the first son and his uncle, Jim Biden, of lying under oath about the nature of their business dealings with Chinese conglomerate CEFC.
Bobulinski cited three examples from Hunter Biden’s sworn testimony last month where the younger Biden allegedly committed perjury in describing the timeline of his CEFC dealings and his father’s apparent involvement.
“Hunter Biden gave his transcribed interview to the House Oversight Committee on February 28 and lied throughout his testimony,” Bobulinski said in his opening statement.
Hunter Biden said his work for CEFC began with a retainer in 2017, a claim Bobulinski believes is false based on a conversation he participated in where Hunter referenced his previous business dealings with CEFC.
Bobulinski is testifying on Wednesday about the Biden family’s foreign business dealings, the subject of the House GOP’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
He testified behind closed doors last month and vividly recalled meeting Hunter, Joe, and James Biden in May 2017 to discuss a proposed joint venture with CEFC.
Hunter Biden claimed his father never interacted with his son’s business partners and repeatedly denied his father’s involvement in those dealings.
However, Hunter Biden confirmed Joe Biden met Bobulinski and multiple foreign business partners, and spoke to business associates on speakerphone.
“The sole reason Hunter wanted me to meet his father was because I was the CEO of Sinohawk, the Bidens’ partnership with CEFC."
"I was a business associate."
"In his transcript, Hunter confirms that that meeting with Joe took place and incriminates his Uncle Jim for perjury by confirming it,” Bobulinski said.
In March 2017, Hunter Biden’s then-business partner Rob Walker received a $3 million payment from State Energy HK, an account linked to CEFC.
Walker distributed roughly $1 million of the State Energy HK funds to bank accounts linked to Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family, bank records show.
The $3 million wire to Walker took place after Hunter Biden and his business associates held meetings with CEFC and helped explore business deals, according to Walker’s testimony and Hunter Biden’s federal tax indictment.
Joe Biden’s vice presidency concluded only weeks before the State Energy HK payment came in.
Bobulinski also accused James Biden of lying under oath about the details of their involvement.
Testifying behind closed doors last month, James Biden repeatedly denied meeting Bobulinski, contradicting the testimony given by Bobulinski and Hunter Biden, according to a transcript of his testimony.
Despite being shown exhibits to the contrary, James Biden doubled down on his denial that the May 2017 meeting with Bobulinski and Joe and Hunter Biden took place.
Likewise, James Biden denied signing any agreement to get into business with Bobulinski through Oneida Holdings, a holding company created for the CEFC proposal.
When presented with a signed copy of the Oneida agreement, James Biden said he could not recall being part of the Oneida arrangement.
The CEFC proposal involving Bobulinski fell apart, and the Bidens entered a separate joint venture with CEFC called Hudson West III to help CEFC explore U.S. energy deals.
“There are many other examples of Hunter’s and Jim’s lies, which I am happy to discuss during my testimony here today, and I hope this Committee will hold them accountable for their perjury before you,” Bobulinski added.
Alongside Bobulinski, imprisoned former Biden associate Jason Galanis is testifying virtually about the business enterprise he worked on with Hunter Biden and other business partners.
Galanis’ opening statement on Wednesday mirrors private testimony in which he claimed Joe Biden helped his son finalize deals with Chinese and Russian business partners.
“The entire value-add of Hunter Biden to our business was his family name and his access to his father, Vice President Joe Biden,” Galanis testified.
He believes he is risking his safety to testify because of alleged retaliation by the Justice Department during his time in prison for participating in a fraudulent bond scheme.
Devon Archer, a key witness for the impeachment inquiry, declined to participate in the hearing.
He is facing a year and a day in prison over his role in the bond scheme.
The impeachment inquiry is primarily focusing on Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings with individuals and entities in Ukraine, Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Romania.
Hunter Biden declined to show up at the public hearing after previously urging the committee to allow him the opportunity to testify publicly.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R., Ky.) is leading the hearing examining the Biden family’s business dealings.
“What is apparent, after over a year of investigation, is that the Bidens do not work in any traditional sense of the word."
"They do not work as consultants."
"Or lawyers."
"Or advisors."
"The Bidens don’t sell a product or a service or a set of skills,” Comer stated.
“The Bidens sell Joe Biden.”
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"Former Biden Business Partner Accuses Hunter, Jim of Lying under Oath about Chinese Dealings"
Story by James Lynch
21 MARCH 2024
In his opening statement before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, Hunter Biden’s former business partner Tony Bobulinski publicly accused the first son and his uncle, Jim Biden, of lying under oath about the nature of their business dealings with Chinese conglomerate CEFC.
Bobulinski cited three examples from Hunter Biden’s sworn testimony last month where the younger Biden allegedly committed perjury in describing the timeline of his CEFC dealings and his father’s apparent involvement.
“Hunter Biden gave his transcribed interview to the House Oversight Committee on February 28 and lied throughout his testimony,” Bobulinski said in his opening statement.
Hunter Biden said his work for CEFC began with a retainer in 2017, a claim Bobulinski believes is false based on a conversation he participated in where Hunter referenced his previous business dealings with CEFC.
Bobulinski is testifying on Wednesday about the Biden family’s foreign business dealings, the subject of the House GOP’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
He testified behind closed doors last month and vividly recalled meeting Hunter, Joe, and James Biden in May 2017 to discuss a proposed joint venture with CEFC.
Hunter Biden claimed his father never interacted with his son’s business partners and repeatedly denied his father’s involvement in those dealings.
However, Hunter Biden confirmed Joe Biden met Bobulinski and multiple foreign business partners, and spoke to business associates on speakerphone.
“The sole reason Hunter wanted me to meet his father was because I was the CEO of Sinohawk, the Bidens’ partnership with CEFC."
"I was a business associate."
"In his transcript, Hunter confirms that that meeting with Joe took place and incriminates his Uncle Jim for perjury by confirming it,” Bobulinski said.
In March 2017, Hunter Biden’s then-business partner Rob Walker received a $3 million payment from State Energy HK, an account linked to CEFC.
Walker distributed roughly $1 million of the State Energy HK funds to bank accounts linked to Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family, bank records show.
The $3 million wire to Walker took place after Hunter Biden and his business associates held meetings with CEFC and helped explore business deals, according to Walker’s testimony and Hunter Biden’s federal tax indictment.
Joe Biden’s vice presidency concluded only weeks before the State Energy HK payment came in.
Bobulinski also accused James Biden of lying under oath about the details of their involvement.
Testifying behind closed doors last month, James Biden repeatedly denied meeting Bobulinski, contradicting the testimony given by Bobulinski and Hunter Biden, according to a transcript of his testimony.
Despite being shown exhibits to the contrary, James Biden doubled down on his denial that the May 2017 meeting with Bobulinski and Joe and Hunter Biden took place.
Likewise, James Biden denied signing any agreement to get into business with Bobulinski through Oneida Holdings, a holding company created for the CEFC proposal.
When presented with a signed copy of the Oneida agreement, James Biden said he could not recall being part of the Oneida arrangement.
The CEFC proposal involving Bobulinski fell apart, and the Bidens entered a separate joint venture with CEFC called Hudson West III to help CEFC explore U.S. energy deals.
“There are many other examples of Hunter’s and Jim’s lies, which I am happy to discuss during my testimony here today, and I hope this Committee will hold them accountable for their perjury before you,” Bobulinski added.
Alongside Bobulinski, imprisoned former Biden associate Jason Galanis is testifying virtually about the business enterprise he worked on with Hunter Biden and other business partners.
Galanis’ opening statement on Wednesday mirrors private testimony in which he claimed Joe Biden helped his son finalize deals with Chinese and Russian business partners.
“The entire value-add of Hunter Biden to our business was his family name and his access to his father, Vice President Joe Biden,” Galanis testified.
He believes he is risking his safety to testify because of alleged retaliation by the Justice Department during his time in prison for participating in a fraudulent bond scheme.
Devon Archer, a key witness for the impeachment inquiry, declined to participate in the hearing.
He is facing a year and a day in prison over his role in the bond scheme.
The impeachment inquiry is primarily focusing on Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings with individuals and entities in Ukraine, Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Romania.
Hunter Biden declined to show up at the public hearing after previously urging the committee to allow him the opportunity to testify publicly.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R., Ky.) is leading the hearing examining the Biden family’s business dealings.
“What is apparent, after over a year of investigation, is that the Bidens do not work in any traditional sense of the word."
"They do not work as consultants."
"Or lawyers."
"Or advisors."
"The Bidens don’t sell a product or a service or a set of skills,” Comer stated.
“The Bidens sell Joe Biden.”
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