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64 year old Christian Conservative husband, father, and grandfather who has been writing since April 2010.

McConnell Blasts Pelosi Over Obstruction of Coronovirus Cloture Vote: “She’s the Speaker of the House, Not the Speaker of the Senate”

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FoxNews.com reports that

The GOP-controlled Senate on Sunday failed to move forward with considering the $1.4 trillion “Phase Three” stimulus package intended to help businesses and families devastated by the downturn over the coronavirus outbreak, as Senate Majority Leader McConnell, R-Ky., blasted Democrats opposed to the plan.

The vote came while at least five GOP senators were in self-quarantine, including Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who became the first U.S. senator to announce he tested positive for the virus. Senators were asked to practice social distancing and were given a list of health guidelines to follow while entering the chamber.

Many Democrats had complained that the draft aid package did not go far enough to provide health care and unemployment aid for Americans, and failed to put restraints on a proposed $500 billion “slush fund” for corporations, saying the ban on corporate stock buy-backs are weak and the limits on executive pay would last only two years.

Democrats also pushed for add-ons including food security aid, small business loans and other measures for workers — saying the three months of unemployment insurance offered under the draft plan was insufficient.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the draft package “significantly cut back our hospitals, our cities, our states, our medical workers and so many others needed in this crisis.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urged colleagues to “take responsibility” as Democrats prepared their own draft. The House had just returned from a weeklong recess.

After the bill failed to move forward, McConnell tore into Democrats, accusing them of backing out of a bipartisan agreement once Pelosi and Schumer intervened. He claimed Pelosi took “a week off” and “poured cold water on the whole process.” He also said the Senate would re-vote on the motion to proceed with consideration of the bill Monday morning, “15 minutes after the markets open to see if there’s a change of heart.”

“The build-up to this is that we had a high level of bipartisanship over the last 48 hours… And then, all of a sudden, the Democratic leader and the speaker of the House shows up…and we’re back to square one,” he said, referring to Schumer and Pelosi. “I want everybody to understand that if we aren’t able to act tomorrow, it’s because of our colleagues on the other side, continue to dicker.”

He then accused Pelosi of overstepping boundaries, saying: “She’s the speaker of the House, not the speaker of the Senate.”

McConnell said the Senate will hold a cloture vote again at a time of his choosing, adding, “hopefully some adults will show up on the other side of the room and understand the gravity of the situation before the markets go down further…we’ve never been confronted by anything like this before.”

After Democrats blocked the vote, the National Republican Senatorial Committee [NRSC] released a statement accusing Pelosi, Schumer and Senate Democrats of “partisan fervor to thwart a critical coronavirus relief package while our country faces a crippling pandemic.”

Meanwhile, Americans who have been laid off or have had their jobs “suspended” are wondering how they are going to buy food for their families and pay their bills.

I can understand some concern about CEOs possibly taking advantage of this stimulus package to make themselves richer.

However, I never got a job from a poor man.

As the President stated in during the Coronavirus Taskforce Press Conference yesterday, his concern is that those who are separated from their jobs still have a company and a job to come back to after all this has ended.

Senate Majority Leader McConnell is right about one important thing: Once again, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has overstepped her boundaries as Speaker of the House in order to attempt to interfere with the operations of the Senate.

Just like during the failed impeachment of President Trump, Pelosi actually believes that she is in charge of the Senate, as well as the House of Representatives.

Her lust for power blew up in her face before when her attempt to impeach the President over nothing failed, and, God willing, she will fail again.

As I have previously written, Pelosi has already been caught attempting to place Abortion Funding within a Coronavirus Stimulus Bill.

Only God knows what her version of this “Third Phase” Bill will look like.

She will probably attempt to sell back the oil which President Trump bought from the Saudis dirt cheap, which has caused our gas prices to go way down.

Pelosi and Schumer’s hatred for President Trump is evidently their top priority.

Do not let their phony concern fool you.

They do not care about the wellbeing of average Americans, especially those of us between the coasts whom their last Presidential Candidate, Hillary Clinton, labeled as “Deplorables”.

And, speaking of Presidential Elections, if Pelosi and Schumer can somehow sabotage President Trump’s efforts against the Chinese Coronavirus, they will.

Any damage that they may cause to our Sovereign Nation by their actions, they will just chalk up to political expediency.

Over the next few days, Senator McConnell needs to one again demonstrate his skills as a Capitol Hill Veteran, as he did during Pelosi’s Sham Impeachment.

That was a matter of politics.

This is a matter of life and death.

Until He Comes,

KJ

Larry The Cable Guy Calls Gal Gadot and Other Stars “Clueless” for Recording Coronavirus “Imagine” Video…Why He’s Right

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Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars. – Fred Allen

FoxNews.com reports that

Larry the Cable Guy has slammed a number of Hollywood stars who he believes are out of touch with the current homeless situation in Los Angeles, Calif., amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot and other celebrities, including Kristen Wiig, James Marsden and Natalie Portman, posted a cover of John Lennon’s famous song “Imagine” on social media in an effort to inspire hope.

“We’re all in this together,” Gadot captioned the video. She said she recorded it on Day 6 of her home quarantine.

But the comedian from Nebraska has called them out on Twitter for being “clueless” in their efforts to ease the public’s concerns over the pandemic.

“Here’s a message from people with a lot of possessions that can take a year off of work and not flinch telling everyone outa work to imagine a world with no possessions while people are living in the street a half mile away from ‘em,” Larry the Cable Guy, whose real name is Daniel Whitney, tweeted Thursday.

“This really pisses me off! Most of us don’t have any savings. Paycheck to paycheck,” one of the funny man’s followers agreed.

The comedian responded, “They’re clueless.”

“The GREATEST lesson we’re all going to learn, is how VERY LITTLE these people matter in our lives. Their red carpets. Their paid endorsements. Their fashions. Their films…,” wrote another Twitter user.

“They are tone-deaf on so many levels,” another person responded to the comedian.

Minutes later, Larry the Cable Guy thanked his fans for communicating with him on the subject, stressing that while he holds no resentment for the stars involved in the rendition, it did not catalyze change.

“I appreciate all the awesome tweets today. Sorry I couldn’t respond to all. I have no animosity toward these folks. The song was in bad taste. Marx would be proud of that song. And I’m not imagining no heaven. Jesus gives hope. Government can’t give people a heart change or hope,” he explained in a second tweet.

As of Friday morning, the confirmed number of global coronavirus infections crossed 240,000. The virus has also reportedly killed more people in Italy than in China as Italy’s death toll reached over 3,400 and is now the highest in the world.

The United States has more than 14,000 confirmed cases across all 50 states and has resulted in more than 200 deaths.

Larry The Cable Guy is a very funny comedian who also happens to be a Christian American, as is his good friend, Jeff Foxworthy.

While the character that Larry plays onstage is basically an overgrown adolescent, in real life he is a pretty smart fellow, who usually hits the nail squarely on the head, as he did here.

The “stars” in Hollywood, like the rest of the Far Left Democrats, are totally out-of-touch with the daily lives of average Americans and what we think, feel, believe, and hold dear.

After President Barack Hussein Obama took office, he made a point of stating several times that America was not just a Christian nation anymore.

And, while that remains true to a certain extent, it is also true that the overwhelming majority, 75% of Americans, still proclaim themselves to be followers of Jesus Christ. And even beyond that, 92% of Americans still believe in God.

What is amazing to me, though, is how American Christianity is constantly attacked by Hollywood and Far Left Democrats.

From illegal immigration to abortion to homosexual “rights”, Americans who follow the teachings of Jesus Christ on these issues, including President Trump and Vice-President Pence, have been under fire by Liberals, who insist that they know more about what is in the Bible and what Christ says, or would say, about these topics, then those of us who actually read God’s Word.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools. – Romans 1:22

When you enter into a Facebook “discussion” with these “new Pharisees”, and you counter their arguments on these topics with Scripture, Liberals are initially slow to respond.

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, – 2 Timothy 3:16 ESV

Most Liberals will start “Googling” these topics, looking for any Scriptures that will substantiate their position.

There’s been many a time they have come back at me with Old Testament Scripture. It is then that I explain to them about the sacrifice that Christ made for us sinners, freeing Christians from Jewish Law and taking the punishment for our sins , creating a New Covenant by covering Christians through the shedding of His blood.

At that point in the “discussion”, there is a long pause, as they are trying to figure out a comeback.

The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.- 1 Corinthians 2:14

This misconception, which I have been trying to explain, involves Liberals’ belief that American Christians will not fight back against them and the things they want to say and do in our society.

If there’s one thing during all of the years of anti-Christian bias, which we experienced during the Obama administration, and now, after Christian Americans helped elect American Businessman and Entrepreneur Donald J. Trump as the 45th President, that the Liberals should have learned, is the fact that Christian American Conservatives will fight back.

It is funny though…that when we begin fighting back, the Liberals have a tendency to label us as uncaring, mean , divisive, and intolerant.

Hence, their tone deaf rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” at a time when Americans are “looking toward the Author and Finisher of our Faith” more than ever..

Liberals act that way because they believe themselves to be the smartest person in any room in which they happen to enter.

For Liberal Democrats on one hand to attempt to use the God of Abraham as a Spokesperson and Arbiter against the actions and policies of President Trump, as they have in the past, after turning their back on God for years, and now to sing in the middle of a Pandemic “Imagine there’s no Heaven” is a display of hypocrisy that would have made even the ancient Pharisees blush.

Instead, perhaps they should follow the advice found in 2 Chronicles 7:14 which states

…if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

And, most importantly, those Hollywood “stars” need to know that

…if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. – 1 John 2:1-2

We have Someone in our corner.

GOD’S GOT THIS!!!

Until He Comes,

KJ

National Guard General Says Rumors of National Quarantine “Unfounded”…Why are Some Promoting Panic?

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FoxNews.com reports that

A top National Guard general on Friday refuted false rumors of martial law and a nationwide quarantine as troops continue to get called up amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“I hear unfounded rumors about #NationalGuard troops supporting a nationwide quarantine,” tweeted Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau. “Let me be clear: There has been no such discussion.”

Lengyel’s tweet comes as many people across the U.S. reported receiving text messages warning of martial law, prompting authorities to assure residents the messages were fake.

U.S. defense officials have warned that foreign bad actors could use this uncertain time to plant bad rumors in order to panic the American public.

Governors across the country continue to deploy Guard troops in response to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 3,000 have been activated in nearly 30 states to help with efforts to contain the outbreak.

Troops in New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Louisiana and Michigan, among other states, are supporting relief efforts. Their mission includes disinfecting public spaces, distributing food, assisting with transportation and logistical support of health officials, and collecting and delivering samples, the Guard said in a news release.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday said there are plans to bring coronavirus test kits from Italy to the U.S. The announcement comes days after the Air Force delivered 500,000 medical swabs to Memphis to be distributed around the country by the Department of Health and Human Services.

To prevent further infections, Army leaders said they were taking extra precautions by closing recruiting stations.

“We are going to basically virtual recruiting, much of that is done on social media and that allows us to protect our soldiers and also protect the new recruits,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville told reporters at the Pentagon.

A handful of recruits were found to have symptoms of the virus, the Army Times reported. The branch has reduced the number of trainees and is at 50 percent capacity for recruit intakes, according to the paper.

What we are witnessing is a purposeful and persuasive campaign to induce panic among American citizens from “grass-root” idiots like those who are spreading rumors via text and social media to the Main Stream Media promoting lies and falsehoods designed to upset the public and to turn them against President Trump and the efforts of his Administration to deal with the Chinese Coronavirus Crisis.

In fact, the MSM is not even trying to hide what their actual mission is any more.

As witnessed yesterday, they are blatantly trying to embarrass and demean President Trump by asking stupid slanted questions of him during the daily Coronavirus Task Force Press Briefings.

Meanwhile, the purveyors of panic at the grassroots level are spreading wild rumors and causing people to hoard everything from meat to toilet paper.

I am still trying to figure out what toilet paper has to do with an upper respiratory virus.

And, while I am on the subject of causing unnecessary panic, have you noticed that all of the state and municipal governments who have or are trying to institute Martial Law are run by Democrats?

For all of their “speechifying” about “rights”, real and imagined, the Democrats sure do seem to have a love of restricting freedom, don’t they?

Some of them are even using this crisis to attempt to restrict firearm and bullet sales.

The Dems appear to be following Former Chicago Mayor and Clintonite Rahm Emmanuel’s advice to

“Never let a crisis go to waste.”

I prefer a much better quote, which is attributed to the great Benjamin Franklin, who wrote in a letter to the Pennsylvania General Assembly that,

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

It is way past time to utilize discernment in dealing with the Chinese Coronavirus.

Panic only helps those who seek to profit from it.

Until He Comes,

KJ

Even in the Middle of the Chinese Coronavirus Pandemic, Dems’ TDS Remains Their Top Priority

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FoxNews.com reports that

Former aides to high-ranking Democratic politicians are joining a so-called “coronavirus war room” in order to attack President Trump’s response to the pandemic.

Protect Our Care — a nonprofit tied to liberal dark money groups — announced the war room on Thursday, with the group’s leader accusing Trump of exacerbating the pandemic. Heading the war room is Zac Petkanas, a former adviser to Hillary Clinton and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Sarah Chase, a former research associate for the presidential campaign of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is joining the team as well.

Patrick Devlin, former Communications Director for Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., will serve as an adviser to the war room as well. War rooms are generally set up within political organizations to provide rapid response to the media cycle.

“This team has a wealth of know-how, experience and expertise and with the coronavirus crisis, which has been exacerbated by President Trump’s failure to prepare, we need the best in the business working on advocacy efforts to hold President Trump accountable for his failure to lead,” said Brad Woodhouse, Protect Our Care’s executive director.

Protect Our Care has been tied to “dark money” organizations like Arabella Advisors, which backs other groups attacking the president over the coronavirus response.

Specifically, it houses the New Venture Fund and Sixteen Thirty Fund, both of which support another Democrat-aligned group — American Bridge — that’s been preparing an ad hitting Trump on the coronavirus.

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Pacronym is planning to spend $5 million on ads attacking Trump’s response to the pandemic. That PAC is affiliated with the New Venture Fund and Acronym, whose board includes former Obama adviser David Plouffe. The ads will target five swing states (Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Arizona) and run on major digital platforms like Facebook.

Protect our Care, which is a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund, has also been running an ad against Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., reportedly tying his opposition to ObamaCare to the coronavirus.

On Thursday, Twitter declined to flag another ad attacking Trump’s coronavirus response.

The Trump campaign alleges that the ad replayed Trump saying the coronavirus was Democrats’ latest “hoax” without supplying the proper context. Twitter reportedly refused the campaign’s request to flag the ad as “manipulated media,” indicating it met the site’s guidelines.

“Fellow Americans,” a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, ran the ad but it’s unclear where the group originated. Its website is relatively sparse and vaguely refers to opposing political division in the United States.

I don’t know about you, gentle readers, but I view the actions of these Far Left cowardly, whiny, anti-American, seditious, traitorous, Liberal Democrats and their allies on Capitol Hill and in the Main Stream Media as being absolutely reprehensible.

There are Americans dying and losing their jobs because of a virus originating from a Communist country who wants to wipe us off the face of the Earth and these oblivious idiots are actually defending them, proclaiming that it is racist to identify the coronavirus as coming from China!

Are you kidding me?

Trump could wave his hand and part the Potomac River and these idiots would say that he did not spread the waters far enough apart.

I’m sitting here on Thursday night tired from my actual job and these ungrateful bozos have finally tweaked my last nerve.

Their reckless behavior is directly responsible for the hoarding of meat, bread, milk, cleaning products, and, yes, toilet paper to the point to where grocery stores like Walmart and Kroger are having to have security escort the pallets of toilet paper to the aisle and stand there so that the stockers can actually get the product on the shelves without a riot ensuing.

Grocery stores are setting up special hours for our Seniors to shop so that they can get what they need without being jostled and having to be nervous while they are shopping.

From this average American’s viewpoint, President Trump and his taskforce are doing a good job in a difficult situation.

The time for partisan politics flew out the window back in January when the President had the foresight to block travel to and from China and was called a racist by the idiots mentioned above for doing it.

However, the TDS-driven Democrats were too busy attempting to impeach the President over nothing impeachable.

The Democratic Party’s priorities are so out of touch with those of average Americans that to call them tone deaf would be the biggest understatement in history.

I have a suggestion for all of you Liberal Democrats out there who are still defending China:

If you wish to continue to take Communist China’s side against America, if will be far easier for you to do so if you just go ahead and move there.

You won’t be missed.

Oh, and before you leave, when you receive your Conoravirus Stimulus Check in the mail, please write on it “RETURN TO SENDER” and put it back in the mailbox.

After all, you noble Liberal Democrats, “the smartest people in the room”, wouldn’t want to be seen as a bunch of hypocrites, would you?

Oh, never mind…you already are.

Until He Comes,

KJ

Trump Proposes $1 Trillion Coronavirus Package Which Includes 2 Rounds of Direct Cash Payments to Americans

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FoxNews.com reports that

The White House is moving forward with a proposed $1 trillion coronavirus package that would infuse Americans’ bank accounts with two rounds of direct cash payments.

The Trump administration is seeking $250 billion in payments to Americans starting April 6, followed by another $250 billion cash payment round beginning May 18, according to the working draft of the plan obtained by Fox Business Network.

The two payments to taxpayers would be identical and the amounts would vary by family income and size, according to the Treasury Department document on the “Stage Three” coronavirus proposal.

The Washington Post first reported the document.

The draft of the plan outlines a major economic infusion that goes well beyond the stimulus and bailout plans during the last financial crisis and designed to prop up an economy that has ground to a halt as stores and restaurants and schools are shuttering nationwide and families are isolating at home.

The Trump administration’s stimulus package is bigger than the 2008 bank bailout, and the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was passed and signed under former President Barack Obama and totaled $787 billion to help stabilize the economy about 14 months after the last recession began.

Congress and President Trump already approved an $8.3 billion package to prop up the health care system to respond to the pandemic. The Senate Wednesday sent another bill to Trump’s desk to give 14 paid sick days to workers, boost unemployment insurance, make coronavirus testing free and increase food assistance during the crisis; Trump signed it into law hours later.

But, all sides have agreed that the government needed to pass a third round of stimulus as soon as possible to help small businesses stay afloat, aid workers who have lost jobs and give the economy a jolt as American consumers nationwide have been stuck home.

The administration’s working plan amounts to $1 trillion on paper. It would provide $50 billion for lending to the airline industry, which has drastically reduced flights due to travel bans and social distancing. The proposal would require “limits on increases in executive pay” until the loans are repaid.

The proposal calls for $150 billion to “other severely distressed sectors of the U.S. economy” through secured lending or loan guarantees.

Trump signaled Wednesday that airlines, cruise ships and hotel industries are all “prime candidates” for support.

The Trump administration also wants $300 billion to help small businesses, which have suffered under social isolation and various cities banning dine-in services at bars and restaurants in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The administration would create a “small business interruption loan program” targeted at businesses with fewer than 500 employees that would cover six weeks of payroll. The amount for each employee’s wages would be capped at $1,540 per week, or about $80,000 a year.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has taken the lead on negotiations with Congress on the coronavirus response. He worked closely with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on developing the paid sick days and emergency leave program. Now the third round of legislation is being developed with GOP senators.

The negotiations are ongoing, and Trump administration officials cautioned the plan is fast-moving and in flux.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said the Senate won’t recess until a third-round proposal is passed. Then it would head to the House for approval.

Yesterday, the reaction to this good news by the Liberals on Social Media absolutely blew my mind.

Although, I should have expected it.

Instead of being grateful that President Trump was attempting to do something to help average Americans who are being economically affected by the Chinese Coronavirus Pandemic, the Liberals on Social Media started proclaiming that the emergency payments to taxpayers were a form of socialism and that we were all hypocrites, including the President.

First, this emergency relief is NOT socialism.

Marxist Governments NEVER give any money back to the Proletariat.

All of the funds which come into the Politboro stay there, growing the Central Government and making the politicians rich while the Proletariat continues to suffer.

Second, for all of the griping, complaining, incessant criticism, and personal attacks which Modern American Liberals have been bombarding Trump with since his Presidential Campaign, you had better believe that none of them, or the “True Conservative” Never-Trumpers will send any money that they receive back to the Administration.

Every move which President Trump and his Taskforce Members have made during the crisis has been second-guessed and criticized by the usual suspects, who care more about harming the President than they do about the health and well-being of their fellow Americans.

Years ago, when John Calipari, the coach of the University of Kentucky Basketball Team was the coach at my alma mater, the University of Memphis, he called those who continuously criticized his program, the Miserables.

Calipari eventually wound up screwing the U of M’s Basketball Program and splitting to Kentucky, but that’s another story.

These Liberals , just like the Far Left Democrats in Congress, are going to remain miserable for as long at President Trump remains in office.

And, they are going to keep attacking him, being as annoying as Randy Quaid’s Cleveland Indians Fan was in “Major League 2”.

Personally, I am thankful that we have a President who is trying to do his job to the best of his abilities while placing the priorities of America and her citizens above everything and everybody else.

We are going to make it through the Chinese Coronavirus Pandemic.

GOD’S GOT THIS!!!

Until He Comes,

KJ

DHS Considering Plan to Turn Away Asylum Seekers and Illegals From Southern Border Due to Coronavirus

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“Take me in, tender woman
Take me in, for heaven’s sake
Take me in, tender woman,” sighed the snake
“I saved you,” cried the woman
“And you’ve bitten me, but why?
You know your bite is poisonous and now I’m going to die”
“Oh shut up, silly woman,” said the reptile with a grin
“You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in – “The Snake”, Al Wilson

FoxNews.com reports that

Fox News has learned that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering a plan that would turn away asylum seekers and anyone who has crossed the southern border illegally, in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

The idea is currently being developed by DHS staff, but there is still more work to do to be done, before it’s presented to President Trump for a final decision.

A DHS spokesperson told Fox News that the president has the authority to do whatever is necessary to protect the American public from this potentially deadly disease.

“President Trump is 100 percent committed to protecting the American people from coronavirus and all options are in the table,” the official said.

Trump has long been a strong proponent of stronger border security and has favored a targeted approach to limiting illegal immigration.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) falls under DHS and would be subject to carry out the directive if it were approved.

This news comes after the European Union (EU) chose to close the bloc’s borders to most foreigners, on Tuesday.

The ban is expected to last for at least 30 days, with citizens of the United Kingdom, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland likely being exempt.

Considering that those who cross our Southern Border illegally are, in fact, breaking our laws by doing so, I have no problem with escorting them immediately back across the border to Mexico.

Over the past couple of decades, a lot of American Taxpayer money has been spent taking care of illegals, both minors and adults, who have entered our country carrying disease with them.

Back in 2015, Former President Barack Hussein Obama (mm mmm mmmm) allowed a lot of illegal minors carrying infectious diseases like measles to cross our borders.

Obama then spirited the minors away to military bases across the country from where they would be inserted into American communities.

At the time, the Oxford Journals reported that

Risk factors for these infections include limited access to safe food and water, overcrowding, poor nutrition, and exposure to insect vectors. The infections noted in immigrants from Latin America partly reflect these exposures. For example, fecal contamination is common and results in an increased risk for enteric infections. Animal husbandry practices are less safe in Latin America than in the United States, and meat products are often sold informally without screening for parasites having been done. Milk products may not be pasteurized. Overcrowding and poor nutrition may amplify transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other respiratory pathogens. These exposures may continue after immigration to the United States.

A number of diseases that are common in Latin America are rarely diagnosed in the United States. Diarrhea due to toxigenic Escherichia coli is common among residents of and travelers to Latin America. However, toxigenic E. coli diarrhea is rarely recognized in immigrants because of the short incubation period and the limited duration of the illness. Chagas’ disease is rarely diagnosed in immigrants. This may reflect the low prevalence of Chagas’ disease in Mexico, the birthplace of most immigrants to the United States. Confusion of Chagas’ disease with other causes of heart disease is a problem. It is also possible that, because of the long period when individuals with Chagas’ disease are asymptomatic, the number of cases diagnosed may increase with time. Hansen’s disease (formerly known as leprosy) is endemic in Latin America. Although it has a characteristic presentation (hypoesthesia and skin lesions), its incidence is very low in Mexico and Central America, and the disease is uncommon in Latin American immigrants.

Now, consider, if you will, the pestilence of Latin America serving as an incubator for the Chinese Coronavirus, a virtual stewpot of pestilence which will fortify and intensify the virus itself until it comes across our border being transported by unsuspecting illegal aliens.

I fully support closing our Southern Border.

Being caring and compassionate is one thing.

Willingly allowing Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, into America is another thing entirely.

And, it is a very stupid idea.

Until He Comes,

KJ

 

Trump Announces New Coronavirus Safety Guidelines, “Our Government is Prepared to Do Whatever It Takes”

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FoxNews.com reports that

President Trump announced on Monday a set of guidelines that he said Americans should follow to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus — despite admitting that the pandemic could stretch into July or August.

Speaking during a briefing of the coronavirus task force, Trump outlined a plan to slow the spread of COVID-19 in 15 days.

“With several weeks of focused action, we can turn the corner and turn it quickly,” Trump said. “Our government is prepared to do whatever it takes.”

At another point during the news conference, asked if the U.S. was headed into a recession, Trump replied: “Well, it may be.” But then, he said, “We’re not thinking in terms of recession, we’re thinking in terms of the virus.”

The guidelines advised that older people and those with underlying health conditions “stay home and away from other people.”

Officials recommended that large swaths of the population isolate themselves and everyone avoid social gatherings or groups of more than 10 people.

They also said Americans should work from home if possible; avoid eating or drinking in bars and restaurants; and “avoid discretionary travel, shopping trips, and social visits.”

When asked when the pandemic would subside, Trump said that “if we do a really good job,” the crisis could pass by July or August, a far less optimistic take than in his earlier predictions that it could be over within weeks.

“We will rally together as one nation and we will defeat the virus,” he added.

Trump’s comments came as Ohio’s governor announced his recommendation to delay the state’s primary election until June amid the outbreak. The president said that while the state’s whose presidential primary elections are being very careful, he thinks postponing elections are “unnecessary.”

“Postponing is not a very good thing,” he said. “I think postponing is unnecessary.”

The coronavirus pandemic has infected over 169,000 people and killed over 6,500. The COVID-19 illness has caused mild or moderate symptoms for most patients, but severe symptoms have been more likely in the elderly or people with existing health problems. More than 77,000 people have recovered from it so far, mostly in China.

The U.S. surgeon general said Monday that the United States was about where Italy was two weeks ago in the coronavirus struggle, a sign that infections were expected to rise.

“We are at a critical inflection point in this country, people,” Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told Fox News. “When you look at the projections, there’s every chance that we could be Italy.” Still, he said the U.S. had opportunities to mitigate the pandemic.

On Fox News, Adams claimed the U.S. had “turned the tide” on testing, a critical part of tracking and containing pandemics, but whether that was true remained to be seen.

The U.S. effort has been hobbled by a series of missteps, including flaws with the testing kits first distributed by the federal government and bureaucratic hurdles that held up testing by private laboratories. But, Trump, who has been sharply criticized for underplaying the severity of the crisis, stuck to his optimistic tone about the nation’s response.

“Everybody is so well unified and working so hard,” he tweeted. “It is a beautiful thing to see.”

I, for one, appreciate all of the hard work which President Trump, Vice-President Pence and the Coronavirus Task Force have done and are doing in their attempt to lessen the severity of this crisis which we are experiencing.

As I have been writing, this all seems very surreal to me, like something out of a bad Outer Limits episode.

However, unfortunately, it is very real.

Perhaps this is a test or perhaps this is an opportunity which has been laid before us.

A former pastor of mine posted on Facebook that God is forcing the Church to going out among the people.

While we are all supposed to let our light shines as examples of His love, it is difficult to do it in today’s coarse, hurried, and selfish world.

The president called on Americans to stop hoarding supplies so that they may be readily available for others, who are not physically able to go ripping and running through the local Walmart, scooping up all of the toilet paper, disinfectant, etc.

As Christian Americans, or, if you are not a follower of Christ, simply out of compassion for others, please let our older friends and neighbors break in line at the cash register in front of you. They are, in many cases, feeble and afraid, and a simple act of kindness will mean the world to them and will allow them to get back to the safety of their home in a faster manner.

There is absolutely no reason to be hoarding anything. Toilet paper is produced in America, not China.

And, if you are hoarding toilet paper because of a pandemic caused by an upper respiratory virus, you’re concentrating on wiping the wrong end.

President Trump is right.

Americans have always stood together in times of crisis.

My late parents’ generation was called “The Greatest” because of the way that they sacrificed to defeat fascism around the globe during World War II while winning the “war at home”.

Judging from a lot of the behavior I have been seeing in the retail and grocery stores during the Coronavirus Crisis, there are members of this present generation who couldn’t fight their way out of a cage constructed of toilet paper.

This is our nation’s opportunity to pull together as Americans, to take care of one another as our parents and grandparents did before us.

This is not the time for petty politics.

This is the time, just like the day after September 11, 2001, for Americans to unite and stand together as one against a common enemy.

LET’S ROLL!

GOD’S GOT THIS!!!

Until He Comes,

KJ

 

Trump Attempts to Calm Fears, Is What We’re Experiencing Being Encouraged by “Enemies Foreign and Domestic”?

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FoxNews.com reports that

President Trump told Americans on Sunday that “there’s no need to hoard” supplies, amid concerns of potential food or supply shortages as more states and cities announced restrictions to contain the coronavirus.

The president said during a White House briefing after speaking with heads of food suppliers: “You don’t have to buy so much, take it easy, just relax.”

Trump added: “We’re doing great, it all will pass.”

Trump assured Americans that grocers would remain open and that the supply chain remained healthy. Vice President Mike Pence urged Americans to buy only the groceries they needed for the week ahead.

The Federal Reserve took emergency action Sunday to help the economy withstand the coronavirus by slashing its benchmark interest rate to near zero and saying it would buy $700 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds. The Fed’s surprise announcement signaled its concern that the viral outbreak will depress economic growth in the coming months and that it is prepared to do whatever it can counter the risks.

The president saluted the move.

“It’s a big step, I am very happy they did it,” said Trump during the press conference. “It brings us in line with other countries,” he said, referring the Fed cutting rates to near zero in a historic move in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

“There are a lot of people on Wall Street that are very happy,” Trump noted, adding that he would ease up on his criticism of the Fed and Chairman Jerome Powell.

The virus has an incubation period of anywhere from two days to 14 days before symptoms emerge. The death toll in the United States is more than 50.

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States is now more than 3,100 across 49 states on Sunday, The New York Times reported.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The worldwide outbreak has sickened more than 156,000 people and left more than 5,800 dead.

The vast majority of people recover. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three weeks to six weeks to recover.

The surge of coronavirus cases throughout the United States and around the globe has brought the world to a practical standstill.

Life in the United States has dramatically changed in just a week.

From work to entertainment to even worship, several aspects of American life have been reordered as health officials encourage the public to carry out “social distancing” to prevent the spread of the infection.

Trump has suggested that restrictions on travel within the U.S. to areas hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic could be next.

On Sunday afternoon, New York City announced that its public school system, the largest of its kind in the nation, would close for the time being.

Travelers returning to the U.S. after the Trump administration imposed a wide-ranging ban on people entering from Europe faced waiting times lasting hours for medical screenings. Images on social media showed packed arrival halls and winding lines.

As I sit down to write on this Sunday night, the governors of Illinois and Ohio and considering closing down restaurants, leaving them open for take-home traffic only.

Walmarts across several states are closing from 11 p.m. – 6 a.m. in order to be able to restock their shelves.

In my hometown of Memphis, the mayor has closed the public libraries and the Senior Centers.

Our county school system in Northwest Mississippi, in which my wife works as a Special Education Teaching Assistant, has decided to remain closed this week after having last week off for Spring Break. The good news is that all of the hourly employees will be paid.

And, yesterday, churches across the country opted to go live on line from empty sanctuaries rather than risk exposing their members to the virus.

As I was sitting in my recliner yesterday morning, before my wife got up, I noticed that eerie sort of glow outside, kind of yellowish, as a result of a gloomy overcast day.

The ambience it created and my own thoughts about the crisis which we as country are experiencing, made me feel as if I was in the middle of a bad Outer Limits episode.

This entire situation could not have turned out better for the internal and external enemies of our Sovereign Nation and the freedom of the individual which it represents.

The shutting down of Houses of Worship and the restrictions being placed on the everyday freedoms which we normally enjoy as American Citizens are like something out of a totalitarian nightmare.

Now, I fully support what the President and the learned members of the Coronavirus Taskforce are doing in order to minimize the effect that this modern day plague will have on our country.

However, after watching the ongoing toilet paper hoarding insanity at my local Walmart, and all of the chaos and disruption which we are witnessing throughout America, I am beginning to believe that what we might be dealing with is the accidental (I hope) release of a Chinese bioweapon.

You have got to know that the Chinese are seriously ticked off that President Trump refuses to allow them to run over us economically as they have in the past.

That’s what may be happening externally.

Internally, we have already witnessed Nancy Pelosi attempt to stick Abortion Funding in the Coronavirus Stimulus Bill.

How easy would it be during this crisis for Democratic Politicians on the local, state, and national level to intentionally tank the economy in order to damage President Trump so that one of the two losers they have as potential Presidential Candidates, Biden and Sanders, might have a better chance to win in November?

If you do not believe that the Democrats would intentionally harm our country for the sake of political expediency, you have not been paying attention for the last three years.

Now, I may be just spitballin’ about the situation which our Sovereign Nation finds itself in.

However, I do know one thing for certain with all of my heart:

GOD’S GOT THIS!!!

Until He Comes,

KJ

 

 

President Trump Declares Today a National Day of Prayer…Why We Should Pray for America

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“The Constitution was never meant to prevent people from praying; its declared purpose was to protect their freedom to pray.” – President Ronald Reagan, 9/15/1982

Yesterday, the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, issued the following proclamation in response to our Sovereign Nation’s health crisis involving the coronavirus pandemic.

In our times of greatest need, Americans have always turned to prayer to help guide us through trials and periods of uncertainty. As we continue to face the unique challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans are unable to gather in their churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, and other houses of worship. But in this time we must not cease asking God for added wisdom, comfort, and strength, and we must especially pray for those who have suffered harm or who have lost loved ones. I ask you to join me in a day of prayer for all people who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and to pray for God’s healing hand to be placed on the people of our Nation.

As your President, I ask you to pray for the health and well-being of your fellow Americans and to remember that no problem is too big for God to handle. We should all take to heart the holy words found in 1 Peter 5:7: “Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you.” Let us pray that all those affected by the virus will feel the presence of our Lord’s protection and love during this time. With God’s help, we will overcome this threat.

On Friday, I declared a national emergency and took other bold actions to help deploy the full power of the Federal Government to assist with efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. I now encourage all Americans to pray for those on the front lines of the response, especially our Nation’s outstanding medical professionals and public health officials who are working tirelessly to protect all of us from the coronavirus and treat patients who are infected; all of our courageous first responders, National Guard, and dedicated individuals who are working to ensure the health and safety of our communities; and our Federal, State, and local leaders. We are confident that He will provide them with the wisdom they need to make difficult decisions and take decisive actions to protect Americans all across the country. As we come to our Father in prayer, we remember the words found in Psalm 91: “He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”

As we unite in prayer, we are reminded that there is no burden too heavy for God to lift or for this country to bear with His help. Luke 1:37 promises that “For with God nothing shall be impossible,” and those words are just as true today as they have ever been. As one Nation under God, we are greater than the hardships we face, and through prayer and acts of compassion and love, we will rise to this challenge and emerge stronger and more united than ever before. May God bless each of you, and may God bless the United States of America.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 15, 2020, as a National Day of Prayer for All Americans Affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic and for our National Response Efforts. I urge Americans of all faiths and religious traditions and backgrounds to offer prayers for all those affected, including people who have suffered harm or lost loved ones.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fourth.

DONALD J. TRUMP

Right now, some you may be asking yourselves, “What good is saying a prayer going to do when it seems as if our country is on the verge of going off its hinges?”

Prayer can move mountains.

It can bring hope to what seems to be a hopeless situation.

It can soothe pain.

It can bring joy.

Prayer opens up a direct line of communication between man and his Creator.

It allows the fallen to seek reconciliation.

It allows the faithful to renew their faith.

It can bring forgiveness, healing, and restoration.

Prayer changes things.

As both individuals and as “One Nation Under God”, we are always “standing in the need of prayer”, whether we know it or not.

Perhaps this moment in time, as fearful Americans strip clean the toilet paper aisles of their local Walmart, may serve as a focal point through which to bring America back to the values upon which she was founded and the Solid Rock upon which we are standing and relying upon in this moment of crisis.

To pray to the One Who Made Us is a simple yet powerful thing.

It requires no special machinery, no mighty orator standing on a street corner for all to hear.

All you need is a quiet place and a seeking and open heart willing to listen to what the Creator has to say to you.

Now is the time for Americans to use the mightiest weapon we have at our disposal with which to fight for our county.

It has been used by those before us in times of peril to ensure our nation’s future.

Now, that mantle has been passed to us.

The Great Communicator, President Ronald Reagan, said that

The First Continental Congress made its first act a prayer, the beginning of a great tradition. We have then a lesson from the founders of our land. That lesson is clear: That in the winning of freedom and in the living of life, the first step is prayer.

All these centuries later, facing such a crucial moment in our Sovereign Nation’s history, we can do no less.

God Bless America.

Until He Comes,

KJ

Trump Announces Support for Coronavirus Response Package Negotiated by Pelosi and Mnuchin

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FoxNews.com reports that

President Trump said Friday night that he supported a coronavirusresponse package negotiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in an apparent effort to get skeptical House Republicans on board with the legislation.

“I fully support H.R. 6201: Families First CoronaVirus Response Act, which will be voted on in the House this evening,” Trump tweeted. “This Bill will follow my direction for free CoronaVirus tests, and paid sick leave for our impacted American workers …”

“I encourage all Republicans and Democrats to come together and VOTE YES!” Trump later added. “I will always put the health and well-being of Americans FIRST. Look forward to signing the final bill, ASAP!”

Pelosi intially informed colleagues of a deal with the Trump administration at around 6 p.m. ET. “We are proud to have reached an agreement with the administration to resolve outstanding challenges, and now will soon pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” the California Democrat said in a letter.

However, Fox News later learned that Mnuchin had not yet signed off on the pact.

Shortly before 8 p.m. ET, Mnuchin told Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight”: “We have an agreement that reflects what the president talked about in his speech the other [Wednesday] night. He’s very focused on making sure that we can deal with the coronavirus, that people who have to be home quarantined — that hard-working Americans don’t lose their compensation because they have to be home quarantined.

“Obviously we expect the bigger corporations to pick up these costs,” Mnuchin added, “and we also want to make sure that people can get free testing. The president wants lots of testing. One of the things the market responded very positively to was [that] the president has made just enormous progress with all these big companies coming in and saying that there’s testing.”

The apparent problems caught Democrats by surprise: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said “we thought we had an agreement,” adding: “I want to vote tonight.”

Fox News is told the major objection to the bill from House Republicans has been extraneous matters House Democrats kept trying to include in the coronavirus package.

The timing of a potential Friday night vote was not clear. Shortly before 10 p.m., Pelosi informed her Democratic caucus that the “process has taken some time,” adding that “language incorporating the last details into the text is currently being written and should be completed soon.”

Sources told Fox that if the measure passes the House with an overwhelming majority, the Senate will take it up next week.

Earlier Friday, President Trump declared a national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and announced partnerships with major U.S. companies to expand testing capabilities.

“This legislation is about testing, testing, testing,” Pelosi said. “To stop the spread of the virus, we have secured free coronavirus testing for everyone who needs a test, including the uninsured. We cannot fight coronavirus effectively unless everyone in our country who needs to be tested can get their test free of charge.”

According to Pelosi, the bill includes paid emergency leave with two weeks of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave. “We have also secured enhanced unemployment insurance, a step that will extend protections to furloughed workers,” she said.

Pelosi also said the bill will include nutrition security initiatives “including SNAP, student meals, seniors’ nutrition and food banks.” The Democrat said “22 million children rely on free or reduced-price school meals for their food security; we must ensure that they have food to eat.”

She also said the bill will include increased federal funds for Medicaid to support local, state, tribal and territorial governments and health systems “so that they have the resources necessary to combat this crisis.”

The revisions to the Democratic bill happened after the GOP flagged “major” concerns about the sick leave legislation on Thursday. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., criticized the initial legislation for creating a paid sick leave program through the Social Security Administration that he said would take six months to set up and hamper the agency’s normal functioning of disbursing checks to senior citizens.

He also objected to forcing permanent paid sick leave “for all businesses without exemptions and no sunsets,” McCarthy said.

Late Friday, McCarthy told reporters the bill “had some things which needed to be cleaned up.”

“This is a really good sign that shows bipartisanship, that we can overcome this virus,” he said. ” … It was very important to get this done before anybody departed.”

Trump had pressed for a payroll tax holiday to give some economic relief to Americans, but Pelosi has not included that in this bill, though she’s signaled more legislation could be needed as the scope and hurt of the pandemic is fully realized.

As I wrote yesterday, the “problems” being referred to in the above article include a funding for abortion package designed to “get around” the Hyde Amendment.

Pelosi got caught slipping in in the Coronavirus Stimulus Bill and evidently her and her fellow travelers are still, as of 9:15 p.m. Central Time, still trying to stuff pork into a package which they should be attempting to complete and vote on as soon as possible for the sake of the American people and not to highlight their own political goals and pet pet projects.

Unfortunately, slipping things to appease special interest groups into bills meant to do good for the public is something which Pelosi and the rest of the Far Left Democrats have been good at doing for quite a while, now.

How do you think that all of these 501 organizations have sprung up over the last couple of decades?

Funding coming from our tax dollars through Democratic pork projects and funding through George Soros and his Open Society Foundation have built an international network of Far Left Organizations who feed at a trough of Perrier bought and paid for by American Taxpayers.

What revealed Pelosi’s game this time for all of the nation to see and condemn, was the utter urgency of the situation faced by our Sovereign Nation.

These relief measures need to be set in place as quickly as possible. This is no time for political shenanigans.

Once she got caught, Pelosi had to take a step back, as the eyes of a fearful nation were upon her. There was simply too much heat on her for her to continue in her “business as usual” mode.

Blatantly endorsing killing babies over healing Americans, given our present situation as a country, would not help her political party gain or even retain political power.

Judging from the reaction of my column from yesterday all over Facebook, the overwhelming majority of Americans were as outraged as I was over Pelosi’s Abortion Funding Attempt.

If she and her fellow Democrats want to continue to have some sort of presence in Capitol Hill, they had better work with the President to complete a bill containing the things which this suffering nation actually needs to survive.

If she doesn’t, Americans will remember in November.

Until He Comes,

KJ