A Guatemalan woman who was convicted and sentenced to to 12 1/2 years in prison after a 2008 Minnesota crash in which four children aged 9 to 13 were killed, then was deported in 2016 after serving eight years of her sentence, was arrested by federal immigration officials who found she had reentered the United States.
Olga Franco del Cid, 35, was arrested at her home in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, on Tuesday, as <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7738899/Guatemalan-woman-deported-conviction-deadly-school-bus-crash-arrested-entering-US.html">The Daily Mail</a> reports. The <a href="http://www.startribune.com/guatemalan-who-killed-4-in-2008-cottonwood-minn-bus-crash-arrested/565550162/?refresh=true">Star-Tribune</a> reported of the 2008 accident:
<blockquote>Responders at the scene found Franco del Cid behind the steering wheel, her right foot wedged under a crumpled dashboard near the accelerator. Her attorneys argued that her boyfriend was the one driving the van and fled because he didn&#8217;t want to be deported to Mexico. They argued that he was thrown out of the van on impact, and Franco del Cid was thrown into the driver&#8217;s seat.</blockquote>
The Daily Mail added, “At least 10 people were hospitalized for injuries suffered when the minivan broadsided the school bus after turning right on a country road. The bus rolled on its side and crushed the hood and cab of a pickup truck.” As <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2008/02/20/school">MPR News</a> noted at the time, the pickup driver, James Hancock, said from his hospital bed to the Star Tribune, &#8220;I saw the maroon van run a stop sign; it blew over the railroad tracks and hit the bus, sending it sliding into me. The next thing I knew, they were hauling kids out and it was chaos.”
In the crash, which got national attention, Hunter Javens, 9, and his brother Jesse Javens were killed along with Emilee Olsen, 9, and Reed Stevens, 12, of Marshall, as <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2008/02/20/school">MPR News</a> noted. MPR added:
<blockquote>Emilee&#8217;s mother, Traci, is a physical education teacher at the school. Reed&#8217;s mother, Kandy, is a former teacher. Lakeview Schools Superintendent Sheldon Johnson read a message from Kandy Stevens. &#8220;She wants people to know that Reed was a young man who loved God, his country and his family,&#8221; said Johnson.  &#8220;And he also loved his football family.  We know that he is with the Lord, and we ask all parents to give their kids an extra hug, tonight and every night.&#8221;</blockquote>
As the<a href="https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/crime-and-courts/4792392-ICE-arrests-woman-involved-in-fatal-2016-Minnesota-school-bus-crash"> Duluth News Tribune</a> reported of Franco del Cid, &#8220;She was convicted on 24 separate charges, including four counts of criminal vehicular homicide, and sentenced to more than 12 years in prison &#8230; While she was in prison, Franco del Cid began corresponding with Jerome Harvieux, now 36 and living in Maple Grove. The couple married in 2009 and they have a child together, but Harvieux filed for divorce in October, according to court documents.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2018/02/illegal-immigrant-convicted-in-causing-crash-deported-in-2016/">The Marshall Independent</a> added, &#8220;During the trial, the defense argued that Franco del Cid’s then-boyfriend, Francisco Sangabriel Mendoza, was really driving the minivan that hit the school bus, and that the crash threw her toward the driver’s seat. Mendoza fled after the crash &#8230; The Pioneer Press reported that Franco del Cid’s marriage (to Harvieux) didn’t necessarily mean she could stay in the country — she would still go through a deportation hearing either during her sentence, or after it was complete.&#8221;
&nbsp;

US-IMMIGRATION-ICE

Woman Deported After Conviction In Car Crash That Killed 4 Children Arrested After Being Found Back In U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Minnesota

Update: Krispy Kreme has responded to Gonazalez&#8217;s plight. In a statement on Twitter, the company said, &#8220;we’re happy to say we&#8217;re helping Jayson restart his business &amp; donate 500 dozen to him. He was asked to stop selling to protect everyone involved. He will work as an independent operator for us and together we&#8217;ll ensure delivery of our doughnuts to our fans in MN!&#8221;
Gonzalez responded to the news on his Facebook page: &#8220;I am pumped to announce that I will be able to continue the business soon, and have the support of Krispy Kreme. They want to ensure I become an independent operator and make sure the brand is represented well.”
Original story:
For months, Minnesota resident Jayson Gonzalez would drive nearly four hours from his home in Champlin to Clive, Iowa, in order to purchase dozens of boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts before making the four-hour drive home.
In total, Gonzalez packed his Ford Focus with up to 100 boxes, each with 12 doughnuts inside. As The St. Paul Pioneer Press <a href="https://www.twincities.com/2019/11/02/krispy-kreme-not-sweet-on-college-student-selling-to-minnesotans-orders-him-to-quit/">reported</a>, Gonzalez charged customers $17-$20 per box, with some spending upwards of $100 on each of his trips. The money Gonzalez made went toward his college education.
Krispy Kreme closed its last store in Minnesota 11 years ago, <a href="https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Krispy-Kreme-tells-Minnesota-man-to-quit-his-Iowa-doughnut-runs-564317761.html">reported</a> the Associated Press.
Gonzalez made the eight-hour round trip every weekend and had amassed quite a number of customers hankering for the doughnuts.
In late October, the Pioneer Press reported about Gonzalez’s simple little business. Less than a week later, Gonzalez said he was contacted by Krispy Kreme’s Nebraska office and told he had to stop making his doughnut runs. He announced the sad news on Facebook:
<blockquote>Hi all! I bear some bad news. Unfortunately the run for this Saturday will not be taking place, as I have been told I have to shut down operations. I figured it would come eventually, but it arrived early with the surrounding articles. Life happens, and it could be a sign that something else it meant to be. Appreciate everyone’s love and support to make this happen, couldn’t have done it without you all.</blockquote>
Gonzalez told the Pioneer Press that Krispy Kreme had told him to “cease” and “desist,” suggesting his small business could create a liability for them, even though the young entrepreneur bought the doughnuts at full cost out of his own pocket.
A few days after Gonzalez’s post announcing he could no longer deliver the doughnuts, he posted Krispy Kreme’s response to the Pioneer Press’ report on the situation.
“We have become aware of Jayson’s situation, which involves one of our well-intended locations, and are looking into this. We appreciate Jayson’s passion for Krispy Kreme and his entrepreneurial spirit as he pursues his education,” Krispy Kreme said in a statement.
The statement gave Gonzalez a little hope that his business might be able to start again.
“Let’s hope for the best! Although if it works out in the end, not sure what I’ll do car wise as this page has grown even more,” he wrote.
In a post the morning before, Gonzalez wrote: “With the support on the page and the support on the Pioneer Press as well, there might be a slight chance of hope. Waiting to see if KK will get back to me, or anyone that has contacted them by next week though. I truly am thankful for the wonderful community that has been surrounding me. To see everyone come together is something special.”
This past weekend would have been Gonzalez’s 20th doughnut run.

Krispy Kreme

[Update] Krispy Kreme Tells Young Entrepreneur To Stop Selling Their Doughnuts Across State Lines

On Friday, anti-Trump protesters became violent outside the rally venue for President Donald Trump in Minneapolis , assaulting at least one female Trump supporter walking out of the event. 
In video captured by Alpha News MN, a young woman walking hand-in-hand with a young man in a pro-Trump “Make America Great Again” hoodie was sucker-punched by a female anti-Trump protester. 
&#8220;After the [Donald Trump] rally in Minneapolis, his supporters were attacked by left-wing extremists. An unprovoked assault on a woman was caught on camera by [Alpha News MN],” reported journalist Andy Ngo. “Mayor [Jacob Frey] defends charging Trump campaign $530k for public safety.&#8221;
WATCH:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
After the <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> rally in Minneapolis, his supporters were attacked by left-wing extremists. An unprovoked assault on a woman was caught on camera by <a href="https://twitter.com/AlphaNewsMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlphaNewsMN</a>. Mayor <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacob_Frey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jacob_Frey</a> defends charging Trump campaign $530k for public safety. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#antifa</a> <a href="https://t.co/fGBzUiMMOQ">https://t.co/fGBzUiMMOQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/MgbsDh60NR">pic.twitter.com/MgbsDh60NR</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1183602989451436033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Before the same rally, a far-left protester spit on an older gentleman wearing a MAGA hat. The moment was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anti-trump-thug-spits-in-trump-supporters-face-heres-how-he-responded">caught on video</a> by Vice News; the Trump supporter was mid-interview with the outlet when he was victimized. 
“Dave Carlson, a salesman in Minnesota, was sharing why he donates to President Trump’s campaign when a protestor openly spat in his face and kept walking by,” <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wjw7gq/protester-spits-on-trump-supporter-during-interview-at-minneapolis-rally">reported</a> Vice’s Elizabeth Landers. 
“That’s not how people really feel, that is f***ing disrespectful,” another anti-Trump protester told the victim. “On the other hand, that s*** is disrespectful as f***, too,” he added, pointing to the Trump hat. “So there’s a difference.”
The Trump supporter told him he “respects” his “opinion.” 
WATCH:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Caught On Camera:
Protester Spits On Trump Supporter During Interview at Minneapolis Rally. <a href="https://t.co/VUcKAxVMxu">pic.twitter.com/VUcKAxVMxu</a>
&mdash; Alpha News MN (@AlphaNewsMN) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlphaNewsMN/status/1183136509764857856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
As reported by Fox News’ Matt Finn, anti-Trump protesters, including far-left and typically violent Antifa protesters, lit MAGA hats on fire and antagonized the police, whom they called “pigs.” 
“Breaking: outside Minneapolis Trump rally. Protestors lighting Maga hats on fire. Rushing police. Calling them pigs, etc. Escalating scene,” Finn reported. 
WATCH:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Breaking: outside Minneapolis Trump rally. Protestors lighting Maga hats on fire. Rushing police. Calling them pigs, etc. Escalating scene. <a href="https://t.co/HxUFzs8OWF">pic.twitter.com/HxUFzs8OWF</a>
&mdash; Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattFinnFNC/status/1182481964508557313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
And the violence didn’t stop, there. 
“Man wearing a ‘Trump 2020’ hat is assaulted by a mob outside the [Minneapolis] Trump rally last night,” Ngo reported. “Video journalist [Elijah Schaffer] says this was happening routinely. If you wore a Trump hat or patriotic clothing, you were targeted. #antifa.” 
WATCH:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Man wearing a “Trump 2020” hat is assaulted by a mob outside the Mineapolis Trump rally last night. Video journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ElijahSchaffer</a> says this was happening routinely. If you wore a Trump hat or patriotic clothing, you were targeted. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#antifa</a> <a href="https://t.co/aPJnSJMXz1">pic.twitter.com/aPJnSJMXz1</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1182692086375690240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Alpha News MN complied a video (see below) of violence and troubling antics from the far-left outside the rally, which included the assault of another male Trump supporter and chants of “eat the rich” and “f*** Trump.” 
Far-left violence against people with dissenting views has become increasingly common since the 2016 election. 
In July, Antifa protesters in Portland, Oregon viciously attacked two men attending a rally for the “Him Too” movement, which purports to raise awareness for male sexual assault victims and men falsely accused of sex crimes. 
“One of the victims, <a href="https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/1145504828006817792">identified</a> by commentator and journalist Michelle Malkin as John Blum, suffered a bloodied face after he was beaten with a crowbar. The other man, identified as Adam Kelly, had his head split open by criminal Antifa members, suffering a concussion; he needed 25 stitches,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-elderly-man-beaten-crowbar-another-has-head-amanda-prestigiacomo">The Daily Wire</a> reported. 
“While John was being pummeled by the mob in the center, Adam was struck in the head with nunchucks, metal water bottles, some sort of metal rod, and fists,” Malkin reported. “John was sprayed with mace and blinded. He was led away as blood dripped down his face, then dragged to a sidewalk. Another observer notes that one of Adam’s attackers appears to wield something like a sock and padlock.”
WATCH:
<iframe title="ANTIFA &amp; Protesters Terrorize Minneapolis Trump Rally" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Vf22N1_8nE?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Anti-Trump protest

WATCH: Female Trump Supporter Sucker-Punched By Left-Wing Protester

Antifa

Donald Trump

Minneapolis

In July, Minneapolis Police Officer and U.S. Army veteran Chris Kelley announced his intention to run for office as an independent in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District (CD5). Kelley will not only be facing Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has occupied the seat since 2018, but also the Republican who wins the party’s primary (there are currently four who have announced a run).
In 2018, Omar defeated Republican opponent Jennifer Zielinski 78% to 21.7% (a whopping 56.3% difference). That said, according to a July 2019 <a href="https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/zf6uc8htcx/econToplines.pdf">Economist/YouGov</a> poll conducted on 1,500 American adults, Omar’s national  favorability is low among those who know who she is.
The poll asked: &#8220;Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of [Ilhan Omar]?&#8221; Only 10% said they had a &#8220;very favorable&#8221; view, and 15% said they had a &#8220;somewhat favorable&#8221; view. 26% said they had a &#8220;very unfavorable&#8221; view, and 8% said they had a &#8220;somewhat unfavorable&#8221; view of Omar. 42% didn’t know.
The following is part one of a two-part interview with Chris Kelley in which the candidate speaks about his decision to run as an independent, his priorities if elected, and Rep. Ilhan Omar’s deficiencies as an elected official.
In part two, which will be released on Saturday, Kelley speaks about the border crisis, how his experience in the military and police force will shape him as a legislator, the extreme partisanship in Congress, and President Trump.
<blockquote>DW: What made you decide to run in this race?
KELLEY: Well, the initial thing was the dismissive comment that was made from Ms. Omar about 9/11. I felt it was dismissive and disrespectful to the people who lost their lives. You can complain about things, or you can decide to throw your hat in the ring and do something about it – and that&#8217;s why I wanted to run, and I really felt people needed to oppose her and that kind of an attitude.
DW: You&#8217;ve sought political office before, correct?
KELLEY: In 2016, yeah. I ran with the GOP for state Senate. I didn&#8217;t get the endorsement. It was the first place where I jumped into politics. So, that was kind of an eye-opener. It was a good experience. There are a lot of passionate people out there. I had a good time for the brief time I was running. There was a definite spark of interest in politics at that point.
DW: Why have you decided to run this time as an independent rather than try to join the Republican primary?
KELLEY: That&#8217;s a good question. I am running as an independent for two primary reasons. The first is that CD5 in Minnesota is a D+26 District. Minnesotans by and large still believe that &#8220;Politics is the art of compromise.&#8221; I am willing to negotiate and find common ground to create solutions and better the district. Both parties have become so extreme and polarized that it has rendered them ineffective, especially in Minnesota.
The second reason is that I do not subscribe to 100% of the GOP platform. I was reared in a union house; I have been a member of a union for over 20 years, and I believe in collective bargaining. I also support a modified pathway to citizenship. No one wants to take children away from families, and I don&#8217;t blame anyone for wanting to come to America for a better life — but do it legally. And let&#8217;s find a legal, equitable option for those who are here, who are not criminals, and give them a pathway toward citizenship, which, in turn, will continue to rejuvenate and enhance our country. The GOP establishment has lost their way and they need to perform some hard-core self examination and fix it. President Trump cannot and should not have to do it all himself.  
I think the independent bid is probably the best bet for me. Where I stand, there&#8217;s some flexibility, and you have to work with both sides of the aisle, and we&#8217;re not seeing that right now. That’s kind of primarily why I chose that.
DW: Why do you believe that Rep. Ilhan Omar is unfit to serve in her district?
KELLEY: She is distracted and ineffective. Ilhan Omar has made this election a national referendum on her. She is constantly engaging in Twitter wars with the President and others, and it does nothing to help the district. She is more worried about Palestine than the opioid crisis and crime in her district. The FBI has designated her district the number one terrorist recruitment center in the country. What kind of a leader just blows past that as though it were incidental? She has a right to be passionate about any issue she wants, but when it supersedes her primary responsibility to her constituents and her district, then she is simply a failure in the academic sense.
And I am acutely aware that the opposition will try and make this about race, religion, gender etc. They will bring out their usual bag of tricks. The reality is, in the U.S. Army, we all wore green. I never noticed the color of someone. In the police department, we all wear blue — same thing. The only thing this is about is, she is a failure and an embarrassment. Minnesotans like to make news, but not for bad reasons. I hope that my skill set and my years of public service across cultural boundaries will serve me well, but more importantly, serve the district will if I am elected.
DW: What is your mission if elected? What are your priorities?
KELLEY: Terrorism recruitment in Minnesota has to be stopped.  Rep. Omar failed the district her first day in office. She should have immediately asked for a meeting with the President and said, &#8220;I know we are not on the same side on most issues, but they are recruiting children out of my district to destroy our country. Help me stop this.&#8221; I have no doubt that President Trump would have done just that.
Immigration reform — my position on this is on my website, but we need more judges, 24 hour courts, E-verify needs a significant revamp, and mandatory DNA testing to stop human (child) trafficking. Additionally, ICE and Border Patrol need tactical support and supply chain support. There is a crisis and it needs to be managed.
Mental health reform is a must. Mental health care coverage should be part of all insurance packages — it currently is not. Furthermore, due to a mental health professional shortage, I would like to see an incentive package put together for college students who are willing to go into the mental health field.
Term limits — I believe in no more than three terms (six years total for Congress) and two terms for Senate (12 years). Our government is stagnating, and so will our country.  It’s one of the few areas where turnover is probably a good thing.
School and worship safety is a must. I believe that we can enhance both by developing a network of veterans and retired police officers who have specialized training, which has been funded by taxpayers by the way, which can benefit all parties concerned.
Election integrity — we simply cannot have foreign powers interfering with our election, nor can we have ballots disappearing in janitor closets or car trunks. I believe strongly in voter ID. You cannot get a prescription without an ID. Why can we vote without one? It makes no sense at all.
I’m not for single-payer health care, but I really believe we can have a hybrid system where you do have a government option. And I&#8217;d still like to bolster Medicare, and I definitely don&#8217;t want to eliminate private health insurance. I think that&#8217;d be bad. And I think really in the long run, with more competition, you will drive costs down.
In the district right now, crime has jumped up, especially in the South Minneapolis area where I work. We&#8217;re seeing a lot of things going on. Downtown is unsafe. I would like to be a voice, bring attention to, or be able to help the cities – not only Minneapolis but St. Paul and the surrounding cities with the crime.
Maybe we can get some more money to these police departments so we can hire more people. That would be my goal. Maybe we could deal with the opioid crisis a little better than we are. We have a really big surge of homelessness in the last three years. It&#8217;s really exploded in the Minneapolis area. So, I think as a representative, I definitely can bring more light to the problem and hopefully help get resources to help the cities out.</blockquote>
Part two of this interview will drop Saturday. For more information, visit Chris Kelley’s official campaign website <a href="http://www.votechriskelley.com/">here.</a>

Chris Kelley.

INTERVIEW (Part I): Army Veteran Chris Kelley Rises To Challenge Ilhan Omar In 2020

2020 Election

Ilhan Omar

Progressivism

A black elementary school teacher who fought against the St. Paul School District in Minnesota for their practice of letting minority students get away with bad behavior won $525,000 in a settlement Tuesday night.
Aaron Benner filed a federal lawsuit in 2015, claiming that the school district basically made him quit his job because they investigated him four times in the 2014-15 school year despite the fact he had never been disciplined before. Benner had already been teaching for 19 years by 2014, when he and four other teachers told a board meeting that the district was not reprimanding students for their bad behavior. The <a href="http://www.startribune.com/former-st-paul-teacher-settles-retaliation-suit-against-district-for-525-000/560627812/?refresh=true">Minneapolis Star-Tribune</a> reported, “Benner, who is black, accused the district of failing black students by not holding them accountable for disruptive behavior. The district was being led then by Valeria Silva, who sought to reduce racial disparities in student discipline.”
After the settlement, Benner stated, “I thank God for all the blessings in my life. I turned 50 this year, got married in July and now (there is) this settlement.” The district did not admit they had done anything wrong, but wanted to avoid the costs of a lawsuit, asserting, “This agreement enables the district to avoid the time, expense and uncertainty of protracted legal proceedings regarding its previous policies, practices and expectations.”
Benner won a recent court ruling allowing him to seek punitive damages when the case went to trial.
In 2015, Benner <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoooQRdHEYI">appeared on Fox News’ “The O-Reilly Factor</a>,” where host Bill O’Reilly stated:
<blockquote>For the past five years the St. Paul, Minnesota school district has spent nearly $3 million on “white privilege” training done by a far-left outfit called the Pacific Educational Group. That training tells teachers to overlook transgressions by minority students; to treat them differently than white students.</blockquote>
O’Reilly turned to Benner, saying, “You’re teaching at an elementary school and you’re seeing behavior, not in your class, but in the cafeteria, in the school grounds, that’s getting worse, correct?”
Benner: “That is correct.”
Benner continued:
<blockquote>You would see that same student who came in your class and disrupted you still in the school. And that’s mind-boggling. You’re like, “Where are the consequences? What’s going on around here?” That was my concern … In December of 2011, when I was working at another school, the behaviors were so out of control that I addressed the St. Paul school board by myself and I told them, “It breaks my heart to see children who look like me behave so poorly in our schools and nothing’s being done … I had an altercation with a student where the student actually punched me; I restrained the student, brought the student into the principal; I didn’t want the student to be incarcerated; however, I wanted some consequences. That student was returned back to my class, Mr. O’Reilly, within ten minutes. That’s when I knew there was a problem in St. Paul public schools. I knew that there must have been some sort of directive to keep these kids in school, in the classroom, no matter what.</blockquote>

I wil not talk in class

Black Teacher Who Opposed Minority Students Getting Away With Bad Behavior Wins Huge Settlement From School District

Education

Race

On Wednesday night, a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/judiciary/abortion">pro-life</a> event held at a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/minnesota">Minnesota</a> community college had to be evacuated because of a supposed bomb threat.
The event held by Students for Life of America at Rochester Community and Technical College was featuring speaker Noah Maldonado, the Minnesota regional coordinator for the group, when someone left a package that officials said looked like a bomb and smelled like ammonia in the middle of the room, as <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-chemical-bomb-threat-pro-life-event">Fox News</a> reported.
Police arrested the person responsible for leaving the package; the building was cleared by the audience. <a href="https://www.postbulletin.com/news/public_safety/pro-life-event-at-rctc-evacuated-due-to-suspicious-item/article_9f7b938c-dad6-11e9-99ed-4ffc1904bcb0.html">The Post-Bulletin</a> noted, &#8220;Samuel VanderWiel, 19, was arrested on suspicion of felony terrorist threats, misdemeanor fifth-degree assault, disorderly conduct and public nuisance. As of Thursday morning, he was being held at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center.&#8221;
Maldonado said, &#8220;It’s disappointing that a pro-choice student finds it appropriate to scare innocent children and families and try to intimidate them from peacefully praying and sidewalk counseling. However, it’s not surprising, when we see the climate on high school and college campuses, where speaking tour banners are burned, displays are vandalized, and administrators try to silence students.&#8221;
Kristan Hawkins, president of SFLA, added, &#8220;The Pro-Life Generation will not be silenced or intimidated. This is not the kind of back-to-school story anyone hopes for, but no matter the opposition, Students for Life will bring our message of hope to campuses in all 50 states.&#8221;
<a href="https://kttc.com/news/2019/09/18/suspicious-container-found-at-rctc/">KTTC</a> reported, &#8220;According to the fire department, about 50 people were evacuated and assessed for possible medical situations from exposure to the suspicious liquid or any fumes. Three patients did have symptoms including headache and chest irritation. Those patients were evaluated, but none were transported by ambulance.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.kaaltv.com/news/suspect-arrested-for-allegedly-leaving-quotstink-bombquot-at-pro-life-event/5498451/?cat=10151">ABC6 reported</a>: &#8220;According to (Rochester Police) Capt. Moilanen, Vanderwiel told police he was protesting the event because he did not agree with the philosophies of the pro-life participants. Vanderwiel also allegedly told police he was planning to throw eggs at a display set up at the event, but did not because he got nervous.&#8221;
Students For Life Of America writes <a href="https://studentsforlife.org/about/">on its website</a>:
<blockquote>We will abolish abortion.
We exist to transform culture by helping young people make abortion unthinkable and obsolete on their campus, in their community, and in our nation … Students for Life reaches students during the crucial developmental years of middle school through high school and college, inviting them to belong to a movement that respects others and stands up for those who don’t have a voice. We give them something of value to belong to. Students are invited by their peers to believe that indeed we can save lives, that we can help women in crisis, and we fight against the injustice of abortion. We give students a reason to believe in the values of making abortion unthinkable. Once students belong to the pro-life movement on their campus, choosing to believe in our mission of abolishing abortion, they then get involved in activism, taking tangible steps to be a positive voice in their schools, on their campuses, and within their communities.</blockquote>

Rochester, MN

College Pro-Life Event Disrupted By Bomb Threat

Abortion

Amy Jean Klobuchar has served since 2007 as a U.S. senator from Minnesota. Initially the state&#8217;s junior senator, Klobuchar has served as Minnesota&#8217;s senior senator since Democrat Al Franken&#8217;s <a href="https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2010/07/20/al-franken-may-have-won-his-senate-seat-through-voter-fraud">controversial</a> defeat of incumbent Republican Norm Coleman in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party — or, more specifically, the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party — Klobuchar previously served as county attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota. Although hardly centrist by recently historical, Bill Clinton-era Democratic Party standards, Klobuchar now seeks the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination by orienting herself as centrist-inclined and possessing a vague aura of Midwestern sensibility. In current 2020 Democratic presidential nomination <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/democratic_nomination_polls/">polling</a>, Klobuchar currently gets national support in the low single digits.
Klobuchar, a Minnesota native, has a bachelor degree from Yale University and a law degree from the University of Chicago. Earlier in her legal career, Klobuchar worked as a corporate attorney before becoming a local prosecutor. Her name was sometimes floated as a possible U.S. Supreme Court nominee during President Barack Obama&#8217;s presidency. Klobuchar serves on the influential U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, where her tone and demeanor during the inflammatory Brett Kavanaugh nomination saga placed her, alongside Committee member Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), firmly on the less hysterical wing of the raucous Senate Democratic caucus. Klobuchar still voted against Kavanaugh&#8217;s nomination.
Klobuchar is married to fellow attorney and legal academic John Bessler. They have one daughter, Abigail.
Electoral History: Klobuchar first entered the public sphere in 1994, where she initially declared a run for county attorney of Hennepin County before dropping out. She successfully sought the same position in 1998, winning narrowly. In 2002, she was easily re-elected to the local prosecutor perch.
In 2006, Klobuchar announced her U.S. Senate run for the seat vacated by incumbent Sen. Mark Dayton (D-MN). She won the DFL Party primary in a landslide and easily won the general election. Klobuchar was subsequently re-elected by huge margins in both 2012 and 2018.
Klobuchar now seeks the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination.
On The Issues: Klobuchar&#8217;s prosecutorial background, gentle public (though <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/43852/klobuchar-abusive-toward-staff-stories-eating-hank-berrien">perhaps not private</a>) demeanor, and background from a largely rural state combine to make her somewhat more centrist-oriented than many of her 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination rivals. However, Klobuchar can still be fairly characterized as a full-spectrum leftist/progressive. Her 2020 presidential campaign <a href="https://amyklobuchar.com">emphasizes</a> universal/socialized medicine and climate change, among other issues.
Constitution: Klobuchar consistently supports a leftist/progressive view of the Constitution and rule of law. She supports Roe v. Wade and <a href="https://amyklobuchar.com/issues/a-strong-democracy/">opposes</a> Citizens United v. F.E.C., the Supreme Court&#8217;s landmark political speech-affirming ruling in 2010. Klobuchar is generally defensive of Fourth Amendment-inspired civil liberties, although she had a more centrist record on the National Security Agency&#8217;s surveillance programs earlier in her Senate career. She supports gun control measures that would restrict Americans&#8217; Second Amendment rights. Klobuchar <a href="https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/historic-comprehensive-lgbt-non-discrimination-legislation-re-introduced-in-congress/">supports</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/47176/hammer-house-democrats-equality-act-both-josh-hammer">Equality Act</a>, which would expand LGBT protections at the behest of private property rights and religious conscience rights alike. Her expansive view of the federal government&#8217;s role in regulating the economy is consistent with legal progressivism.
Economy: Klobuchar supports a robust role for the federal government in matters pertaining to economic regulation and, more generally, her views on economics reflect those of modern progressivism. Klobuchar&#8217;s 2020 campaign website touts her belief in the need for &#8220;<a href="https://amyklobuchar.com/issues/shared-prosperity-and-economic-justice/">shared prosperity</a>,&#8221; and supports a greater governmental role in <a href="https://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/government-and-politics/4427911-klobuchar-leads-roundtable-discussion-child-care-shortage">child care</a>. Like many of her 2020 Democratic presidential rivals, she <a href="https://twitter.com/amyklobuchar/status/1098652573685477378?lang=en">supports increasing</a> the federal minimum wage to $15. Klobuchar supports greater governmental investment in infrastructure. She supports strong labor unions and opposes &#8220;right to work&#8221; laws that would increase worker freedom.
Health Care: Klobuchar supports &#8220;universal health care,&#8221; which effectively would amount to socialized medicine in America. Earlier in her Senate career, Klobuchar voted for Obamacare. She has recently <a href="https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/u-s-senator-tammy-baldwin-helps-reintroduce-legislation-to-create-state-public-health-care-option/">co-sponsored legislation</a> that would expand Medicaid access across the 50 states.
Immigration: Klobuchar has taken a hard line in support of the DREAM Act and other amnesty legislative initiatives that would undermine America&#8217;s sovereignty and empower brutal Mexican cartels and human trafficking rings. She supports a full <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1097709817404235777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1097709817404235777&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twincities.com%2F2019%2F02%2F18%2Fklobuchars-cnn-town-hall-five-questions-and-how-she-answered-them%2F">pathway to citizenship</a> for the vast majority of America&#8217;s illegal alien population. She has been a consistently harsh critic of the Trump administration&#8217;s attempts to secure our border amidst a hitherto unprecedented influx there of Central American migrants. Klobuchar has been harshly critical of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the Trump administration. She has been <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/439339-20-dems-demand-no-more-money-for-ice-agents-trump-wall">very skeptical</a> of the utility of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Foreign Policy: Klobuchar&#8217;s 2020 campaign <a href="https://amyklobuchar.com/issues/a-safer-world/">website</a> seems to pinpoint China and Russia as America&#8217;s two top national security threats. More generally, throughout her Senate career, she has taken a harder line on China than have many of her Democratic colleagues. Klobuchar was an Iraq War skeptic earlier in her Senate career, and has supported arms reductions measures with Russia. Klobuchar supported President Obama&#8217;s 2011 intervention in Libya, which resulted in Libya turning into a destabilized jihadist stronghold. She supported President Obama&#8217;s 2015 Iran nuclear deal and opposed President Trump&#8217;s decision to remove the U.S. from the <a href="https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&amp;id=120">non-binding</a> accord. In February 2019, she <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/why-these-democratic-presidential-hopefuls-voted-no-on-an-anti-bds-bill-1.6919089">voted for</a> Senate Republicans&#8217; introduced anti-BDS legislation.
Abortion: Klobuchar is emphatically pro-abortion, vigorously supports Roe v. Wade, and <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/19/sen_amy_klobuchar_new_abortion_restrictions_are_a_violation_of_civil_rights.html">opposes restrictions</a> on late-term abortion. Like many of her 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination rivals, she <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democratic-candidates-hyde-amendment-abortion_n_5cf964b5e4b06af8b50570bd">supports overturning the Hyde Amendment</a>, which has historically proscribed taxpayer funding of abortion.
Guns: Despite her representation of a largely rural state, Klobuchar has a historically poor record on Second Amendment issues. Klobuchar supports &#8220;universal&#8221; background checks, which often serve as a rhetorical euphemism for the government serving as an intermediary in all private firearms transfers. She <a href="https://amyklobuchar.com/issues/a-safer-world/">supports</a> a ban on the undefinable sub-class of firearms referred to as so-called &#8220;assault weapons&#8221; — a line of thought that, if taken to its logical conclusion, could lead to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/42837/hammer-kamala-harriss-flirtation-banning-all-semi-josh-hammer">banning of all semi-automatic firearms in America</a>.

Where Does Amy Klobuchar Stand On The Issues? Here’s Everything You Need To Know.

Amy Klobuchar

Barack Obama

China

Constitution

Democratic Party

Economy

Foreign Policy

Iraq War veteran and declared Minnesota congressional candidate Chris Kelley criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Thursday for failing to address the growing terrorism recruitment problem within her own district.
“The first challenge in our area is terrorist recruitment,” Kelley said during an interview with the <a href="https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/interviews-and-profiles/iraq-war-veteran-to-challenge-omar-in-2020/2019/08/29/">Jewish Press</a>. “We know for a fact that ISIS has been targeting the young Somali population in our district.”
Minneapolis’ Somali community is often considered to be the terrorist recruitment capital of the United States. Accordingly, Minnesota&#8217;s 5th Congressional District that Omar represents is the jurisdiction with the highest rate of terrorism recruitment in the country over the past 12 years, according to FBI statistics.
Forty-five Somalis residing in America left the country to join either ISIS or the Somalia-based Islamic insurgency group al-Shabaab, reported <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/how-rep-ilhan-omars-minnesota-district-became-the-terrorist-recruitment-capital-of-the-us-officials-highly-concerned">Fox News</a> in February. That number far outpaces other areas where many Muslim refugees have been resettled within the U.S.
“There have been people arrested and charged for conspiring to join ISIS,” Kelley continued. “But, Ilhan has spent more time defending them than condemning them.”
Kelley’s remarks were seemingly in reference to Omar’s plea to a judge in 2016 to show “compassion” to nine men charged with plotting to join ISIS. In her official capacity as a Minnesota state legislator, Omar urged for lighter sentences as a “restorative approach to justice.”
“Incarcerating 20-year-old men for 30 or 40 years is essentially a life sentence. Society will have no expectations of the to be 50 or 60-year-old released prisoners; it will view them with distrust and revulsion,” Omar <a href="https://theminnesotasun.com/2019/01/27/flashback-ilhan-omar-asked-judge-for-lighter-sentences-for-nine-minnesota-men-plotting-to-join-isis/">wrote in a letter</a> at the time. “Such punitive measures not only lack efficacy, they inevitably create an environment in which extremism can flourish, aligning with the presupposition of terrorist recruitment.”
“Regardless of her feelings about [President Donald] Trump, she could have gone to his office and said, ‘Look, we have a problem and I would like your help combating this,’” Kelley added.
Omar received massive criticism after a video surfaced of the Somali-born congresswoman blaming the United States for a deadly attack in Kenya that killed nearly 70 people and wounded another 200. Only weeks after the Muslim jihadi terrorist group al-Shabaab stormed a shopping mall in Nairobi in 2013, Omar described the act of jihadist terrorism as a “reaction to our involvement in other people’s affairs.”
<div class="embed video fluid-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qj_nkzcvJ1w" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>
“When are we gonna decide or realize that terrorism is a reaction?” Host Ahmen Tharwat asked Omar while appearing on Twin Cities PBS. “It’s an ideology, it’s a means of things, it’s not an entity, it’s not a place, people. It’s a reaction to a situation.”
“Yes,” she agreed. “What you’re insinuating is what nobody wants to face. Nobody wants to face how the actions of other people that are involved in the world have contributed to the rise of the radicalization and the rise of terrorist acts.”
During the same interview, she mocked how Americans speak about other terrorist organizations al-Qaeda and Hezbollah and questioned why they don’t speak about “America” and “the army” in the same way.
Kelley, who served in the Minneapolis Police Department for two decades and in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves for 27 years, announced earlier this month that he would be launching a bid to unseat the controversial freshman congresswoman.

Rep. Ilhan Omar Hosts Community Forum On Immigration In Minneapolis

Omar’s Congressional Challenger Highlights The Need To End ‘Terrorist Recruitment’ In Her District

Al Qaeda

Radical Islam

Radical Islamic Terror

Somalia

Terrorism

On Wednesday, a Minnesota mother asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case in which local county officials and the school district did not stop her teenage son from getting gender transition treatments despite the fact that her consent had not been given.
The Thomas More Society filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on behalf of the mother, Anmarie Calgaro, as <a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/mom-asks-supreme-court-to-take-up-appeal-against-school-for-giving-son-gender-transition-treatments.html">The Christian Post</a> reported. The Thomas More Society <a href="https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/minnesota-mom-seeks-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-in-minor-sons-illegal-sex-change-nightmare/">wrote</a>:
<blockquote>The Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, filed July 24, 2019, with the United States Supreme Court in Anmarie Calgaro v. St. Louis County et al, declares that Calgaro’s due process rights were trampled upon when the county and its referred health providers ended her parental control over her minor son without a court order of emancipation.</blockquote>
Kaardal continued:
<blockquote>Unbelievably, Minnesota statutes authorize a county to deem a minor “emancipated&#8221; to receive welfare payments to live on their own and allow medical providers to void parental input if it determines the minor is living apart from the parents and is managing his or her own personal financial affairs. And the St. Louis County School District in Minnesota has a custom and practice of barring a parent for more than two years from involvement in the child’s education after a child is deemed by the school principal, not by a court order, to be emancipated. This is an unacceptable situation for any parent and a serious violation of parental and due process rights.</blockquote>
The background of the case is this, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/minnesota-transgender-teen-sued-her-own-mom-speaks-out-n712616">NBC News</a>: the boy, who is now 18, claimed he came out as gay at the age of 13; he also claimed that his mother and stepfather became verbally and physically abusive. The boy said that when he was 15, his mother permitted him to move in with his biological father, who soon was incarcerated, which left the boy staying with his grandmother and series of friends, then finally got his own apartment. He was reputedly provided with elective medical services for a sex change without his mother’s consent or a legal order of emancipation.
The boy asserted, “I was not pressured in any way by my providers to consent to this treatment. My providers had no involvement in my decision not to involve my mother in my health care decisions.”
But in November 2016, when the boy was 17, his mother held a press conference at which she said, &#8220;The news that county agencies and health service providers, the school and other county and state offices were completely bypassing me came as a total shock. Why wasn&#8217;t I even notified?” She filed suit against St. Louis County, the St. Louis School Board and the principal of her daughter’s high school, the director of the county’s Health and Human Services agency, and two nonprofit health clinics. She wanted to prevent healthcare providers from giving her son any additional treatment.
In May 2017, District Court Judge Paul Magnuson <a href="https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/85-Memorandum-and-Order-5-23-17-Calgaro.pdf">ruled</a> against Calgaro, stating, &#8220;The School District argues that Calgaro has failed to plausibly allege that the execution of a School District policy or custom caused the deprivation of Calgaro&#8217;s parental rights. The School District is correct. Calgaro fails to provide any facts that the School District executed a policy or custom that deprived Calgaro of her parental rights without due process.&#8221;
Kaardal stated that St. Louis County determined, without any basis, that the boy was emancipated and could receive government benefits.

Mom Asks Supreme Court To Review Her Case Suing School District For Supporting Her Son’s Gender Transition Treatments

Transgender

After widespread backlash, including from President Trump, city officials in a town in Minnesota located in Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar&#8217;s district have apologized for voting to eliminate the Pledge of Allegiance during city council meetings in an attempt to encourage &#8220;diversity.&#8221;
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49016/city-inside-ilhan-omars-district-votes-eliminate-ryan-saavedra">The Daily Wire</a> reported, in a unanimous 5 to 0 vote on June 17, the St. Louis Park City Council voted to drop the Pledge of Allegiance from meetings &#8220;in order to create a more welcoming environment to a diverse community.&#8221;
“We concluded that in order to create a more welcoming environment to a diverse community we’re going to forgo saying the Pledge of Allegiance before every meeting,&#8221; City Council Member Tim Brausen explained at the time.
&#8220;Not everyone who does business with the city or has a conversation is a citizen,&#8221; <a href="http://www.kare11.com/article/news/st-louis-park-city-council-will-no-longer-say-the-pledge-of-allegiance-at-public-meetings/89-3463034c-5aae-4cc7-9c2b-c0ca0c03ed60">said</a> City Council Member Anne Mavity, who sponsored the change in policy. &#8220;They certainly don&#8217;t need to come into city council chambers and pledge their allegiance to our country in order to tell us what their input is about a sidewalk in front of their home.&#8221;
&#8220;I hope it’s not too controversial,&#8221; <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2019/06/29/a-minnesota-city-voted-to-eliminate-the-pledge-of-allegiance-it-didnt-go-over-well?s_campaign=bcom%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter">added</a> Brausen. &#8220;Our community tends to be a very welcoming and increasingly diverse community, and we believe our citizens will understand.&#8221;
But the move did indeed turn out to be &#8220;too controversial,&#8221; and a lot the residents refused to &#8220;understand&#8221; the decision as Brausen hoped they would. Citizens mounted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49330/ilhan-omars-constituents-protest-citys-ban-pledge-paul-bois">protests</a>, the Minnesota Senate Republicans blasted the council for the &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/mnsrc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1143997601760591872&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2F49016%2Fcity-inside-ilhan-omars-district-votes-eliminate-ryan-saavedra">shocking</a>&#8221; decision, and even the president of the United States felt compelled to weigh in on the anti-pledge vote.
&#8220;The Pledge of Allegiance to our great Country, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, is under siege,&#8221; Trump tweeted a few days before the council announced its reversal. &#8220;That is why I am going to win the Great State of Minnesota in the 2020 Election. People are sick and tired of this stupidity and disloyalty to our wonderful USA!&#8221;
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">The Pledge of Allegiance to our great Country, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, is under siege. That is why I am going to win the Great State of Minnesota in the 2020 Election. People are sick and tired of this stupidity and disloyalty to our wonderful USA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1149281529727766528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
</div>
St. Louis Park Mayor Jake Spano also put pressure on the city council to rethink their new pledge-free policy. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s mainly planted or maybe cultivated in some people&#8217;s minds, the idea that somehow, people who are new to America don&#8217;t appreciate these things,&#8221; he <a href="http://www.startribune.com/st-louis-park-city-council-expected-to-renew-discussion-on-saying-the-pledge-of-allegiance-at-its-meetings/512420812/">suggested</a> amid the mounting backlash.
On Monday, the council again voted unanimously, this time to reinstate the pledge.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve concluded that I made a mistake and I’m sorry and I’m asking for forgiveness,&#8221; City Council Member Steve Hallifan said at the meeting Monday, <a href="http://www.fox9.com/news/st-louis-park-city-council-reinstates-pledge-of-allegiance" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FOX9</a> reported.
While some members were apologetic, some also cited &#8220;threatening phone calls and emails they received over the last three weeks, saying it was affecting their ability to do their jobs, and negatively impacting staff,&#8221; Fox reports.
Though she likewise voted to reinstate the pledge, Mavity suggested all the outrage from protesters and political figures was baseless. &#8220;I’m not sure that if you say the pledge three times a month instead of this two, you’re more patriotic. Or if you say it one time a month you’re less patriotic. That makes no sense,&#8221; she said.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49641/excellent-trump-president-denounces-send-her-back-ryan-saavedra">EXCELLENT TRUMP: President Denounces ‘Send Her Back’ Chant At Rally</a>

Town In Ilhan Omar’s District Drops Pledge of Allegiance, Gets Smacked By Trump, Apologizes

Patriotism

Pledge of Allegiance

A city in Rep. Ilhan Omar&#8217;s (D-MN) district recently voted to ban the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of city council meetings in order to be more welcoming to an increasingly &#8220;diverse community.&#8221; In response, citizens have mounted a forceful protest.
According to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/protesters-chant-usa-minnesota-city-councils-nix-pledge-allegiance">Fox News</a>, as the city council held a meeting this week on whether or not to reconsider the ban, over 100 protesters were seen waving American flags while chanting &#8220;USA!&#8221;
&#8220;Protesters were out in force in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/midwest/minnesota" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Minnesota</a> city this week, upset over the city council&#8217;s decision to stop reciting the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/personal-freedoms/proud-american" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pledge of Allegiance</a> at the start of their meetings,&#8221; reports the outlet. &#8220;The council&#8217;s meeting to reconsider the controversial change was held on Monday, as nearly 100 citizens waved American flags and chanted &#8216;USA!&#8217; in a bid to convince the council to reverse course before the change goes into effect next week.&#8221;
As The Daily Wire&#8217;s Ryan Saavedra <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/49016/city-inside-ilhan-omars-district-votes-eliminate-ryan-saavedra">reported</a> last week, the St. Louis Park, Minnesota City Council voted unanimously (5-0) mid-June to stop saying the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of sessions to make it a more &#8220;welcoming environment&#8221; for non-citizens who do business with the city.
&#8220;We concluded that in order to create a more welcoming environment to a diverse community we’re going to forgo saying the Pledge of Allegiance before every meeting,&#8221; Council member Tim Brausen said at the time.
Council member Anne Mavity told <a href="https://www.kare11.com/article/news/st-louis-park-city-council-will-no-longer-say-the-pledge-of-allegiance-at-public-meetings/89-3463034c-5aae-4cc7-9c2b-c0ca0c03ed60" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KARE 11</a> that the Pledge of Allegiance will not be necessary when it comes to doing city business. &#8220;Not everyone who does business with the city or has a conversation is a citizen,&#8221; she said. &#8220;They certainly don&#8217;t need to come into city council chambers and pledge their allegiance to our country in order to tell us what their input is about a sidewalk in front of their home.”
According to the <a href="http://www.startribune.com/st-louis-park-city-council-expected-to-renew-discussion-on-saying-the-pledge-of-allegiance-at-its-meetings/512420812/">Star Tribune</a>, St. Louis Park Mayor Jake Spano has called for the Council to reconsider its decision or, at the very least, research the policy more thoroughly. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s mainly planted or maybe cultivated in some people&#8217;s minds, the idea that somehow, people who are new to America don&#8217;t appreciate these things,&#8221; he said.
Despite Spano&#8217;s call for protesters to keep quiet, citizens enthusiastically let their voices be heard and even booed Council member Anne Mavity when she began to speak. &#8220;We have an opportunity and the responsibility to use this moment to start a conversation in St. Louis Park, on what it means for our residents in our community to be patriotic, and to live out our community values and principles,&#8221; she said.
At Monday night&#8217;s meeting, two proposals were introduced on whether or not to continue the policy; no vote was taken. Minnesota GOP chairperson Jennifer Carnahan told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/topic/fox-news-flash">&#8220;Fox &amp; Friends First&#8221;</a> on Wednesday that many members of the city council were heard making &#8220;disturbing&#8221; statements.
&#8220;One of the gentlemen, Tim Brausen, said evidently Minnesotans are upset because we are playing with their hallowed traditions. So it was just this air of superiority and very disturbing all around,&#8221; she recalled.

Ilhan Omar’s Constituents Protest City’s Ban On ‘Pledge Of Allegiance’

Political Correctness

A district court judge in Minnesota has dismissed a lawsuit from 10 former University of Minnesota football students who claimed they were denied due process when their former school found them responsible for sexually assaulting a female student.
The case dates back to 2015. The remaining football players announced <a href="https://townhall.com/watchdog/minnesota/2016/12/19/university-minnesota-football-players-reverse-course-end-boycott-n10211">they would boycott</a> practicing and playing until the suspended members were reinstated. Senior player Drew Wolitarsky said the team had unanswered questions and defended his teammates from the allegations. A few days later, the team gave up their boycott.
The players had been accused of taking turns to sexually assault a woman at a party. The accuser acknowledged to police that at least some of the sexual activity “may have been consensual.” Videos provided to police showed that she was “lucid, alert, somewhat playful and fully conscious; she does not appear to be objecting to anything at this time.”
Police declined to charge the players, but the university went ahead with its own investigation. The Minnesota Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office (EOAA) recommended five of the players be expelled, four others be given a one-year suspension, and one player be given probation. An eleventh player was not found responsible and received no punishment.
The punished students sued UMinn, alleging their due process rights were violated and the university defamed them. The students claimed the school acted with bias against them because of their race and gender. Because one student had been cleared, their due process claims were weakened, <a href="https://twitter.com/kcjohnson9/status/1143542217388285962">said</a> history professor and author K.C. Johnson. The defamation and racial discrimination claims, he said, “seemed strong.”
After the students were suspended, UMinn president Eric Kaler made several statements to the media that the players claimed defamed them.
For example, in one of his statements, Kaler claimed the students’ suspension was “different from any conduct code” but nevertheless justifiable because “the University of Minnesota will not change our values or our code of conduct for the sake of a bowl game.” He had also stated that “young women feeling safe during campus life” was “more important than any single athletic team.”
The students claimed in their lawsuit that Kaler made more press statements after the redacted report prepared against the players was published by a media outlet. The players alleged that he claimed “there is no due process when it comes to athletic suspensions” and ‘[y]ou don’t have a constitutional right to play a football game,” according to court documents reviewed by The Daily Wire.
Judge Donovan W. Frank argued Kaler had &#8220;absolute immunity&#8221; in making these statements.
The students were given the option to accept punishment through an informal resolution but declined, opting instead for a formal hearing. As is often the case, this did not go well for them as the university made it all but impossible for them to defend themselves. For example, the students were denied separate hearings and gave each player little time to present his defense. In addition, each player was only interviewed during the school’s investigation for 15 to 20 minutes while the accuser was interviewed six times.
The players, according to their lawsuit, were denied copies of communications between Kaler, another administrator and the school’s EOAA. Kaler and this administrator were not allowed to be called as witnesses. Further, the accuser and another administrator were allowed ex parte contact with the hearing panel. Finally, the players were not allowed to bring up negative inferences from the fact that the accuser refused to hand over her sexual assault exam to school investigators.
Judge Frank dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the players cannot amend their complaint. He argued that other courts had found that bias against accused students (who are almost exclusively male) does not constitute bias against men, even though other courts have found differently. He also faulted the students for not being able to produce an example of an accused female who was treated better than they were (because female students are rarely, if ever, the accused).
Further, even though the students pointed out that white accused students were treated more favorably, Judge Frank dismissed their racial discrimination claim because the example students were not “similarly situated … in all relevant respects.” So, because a white university employee was treated differently, their claim was rendered invalid. Even the white football player who was found not responsible didn’t count as evidence of racial bias to Frank.
It’s a setback for student due process rights, even as many other accused students have received favorable rulings in recent years.

DUE PROCESS DENIED: Judge Dismisses Accused Students’ Lawsuit, Claims School President Had ‘Absolute Immunity’ When He Trashed Football Players

Sexual Assault

Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) repeatedly refused to answer questions from a reporter on Wednesday who asked her about a series of fraud allegations that have resurfaced this month.
Omar was presented the questions after the <a href="http://www.startribune.com/new-documents-revisit-questions-about-rep-ilhan-omar-s-marriage/511681362/">Star Tribune</a> of Minneapolis, the <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/23/ilhan-omar-sister-website-husband/">Daily Caller News Foundation</a>, and the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dozens-of-documents-indicate-ilhan-omar-lived-with-ahmed-hirsi-while-claiming-to-be-married-to-ahmed-elmi">Washington Examiner</a> all ran stories over the last week highlighting allegations stemming for her marital history.
&#8220;Ilhan, if I could get a moment time, if I could get a moment of your time, could you tell me why you filed illegal tax returns in 2014 and 2015?&#8221; The Rebel&#8217;s Keean Bexte asked Omar. &#8220;Can you tell me definitively or not, is Ahmed Elmi your brother? Is he your brother?&#8221;
Omar kept her head down, did not answer, and at one point put her hand in Bexte&#8217;s face.
&#8220;Can you tell me definitively, yes or no, is he your brother and why can&#8217;t you answer that question?&#8221; Bexte continued to press. &#8220;Why did you refer to him as your child&#8217;s uncle on Instagram and why did you lie on court documents saying that you hadn&#8217;t seen him since 2011 when in fact you&#8217;d been talking to him all the time on Instagram?&#8221;
WATCH:
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
BREAKING VIDEO: <a href="https://twitter.com/Ilhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ilhan</a> Omar repeatedly refuses to answer questions from <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealKeean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheRealKeean</a> about her brother-husband.
WATCH THE WHOLE THING: <a href="https://t.co/aSnvcEzpXN">https://t.co/aSnvcEzpXN</a> <a href="https://t.co/nMDFZrspka">pic.twitter.com/nMDFZrspka</a>
&#8212; The Rebel (@TheRebelTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRebelTV/status/1143928473599315969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
</div>
&#8220;New investigative documents released by a state agency have given fresh life to lingering questions about the marital history of Rep. Ilhan Omar and whether she once married a man &#8212; possibly her own brother &#8212; to skirt immigration laws,&#8221; the Star Tribune reported on Saturday. &#8220;The questions surfaced again this month in a state probe of campaign finance violations showing that Omar filed federal taxes in 2014 and 2015 with her current husband, Ahmed Hirsi, while she was still legally married to but separated from Elmi.&#8221;
The Washington Examiner reported on Sunday that dozens of new documents suggest that Omar &#8220;was living with her current husband, Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi, throughout her entire legal marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, contradicting the story she tells to explain her multiple marriages.&#8221;
The allegations against Omar have been reported on for the last couple of years but only recently started gaining more traction in the media.
Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin noted other reporters and news organizations that have played a large role over the last couple of years looking into Omar:
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en">
Give credit to <a href="https://twitter.com/scottwjohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scottwjohnson</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/powerlineUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@powerlineUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/realDSteinberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDSteinberg</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PJMedia_com?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PJMedia_com</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LauraLoomer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LauraLoomer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AlphaNewsMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlphaNewsMN</a> &amp; David North at <a href="https://twitter.com/CIS_org?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CIS_org</a>, who have ALL been doing the investigative work that the Examiner is now following up on (or ripping off).
&#8212; Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/1142965308606406656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote>
</div>

omar_1

WATCH: Reporter Repeatedly Presses Ilhan Omar On Fraud Allegations

Last week, several outlets (including The Daily Wire) reported that Democrats in Minnesota are considering recruiting a primary challenger to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), even though she&#8217;s only been in office three months. This week, CNN added to the rumor mill, reporting that Omar&#8217;s constituents &#8212; even those who share her background and her faith &#8212; are uneasy with Omar&#8217;s rhetoric and may be open to considering other options.
<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/433970-democrats-upset-over-omar-seeking-primary-challenger">The Hill</a> kicked off reports last week that Minnesota Democrats were seeking a primary challenger for Omar, particularly local Jewish Democrats who have been shocked and offended by Omar&#8217;s blatantly anti-Semitic comments since assuming office, accusing her colleagues and others of having &#8220;dual loyalty&#8221; to both the United States and Israel &#8212; an anti-Semitic smear &#8212; and accusing American politicians of getting rich taking money from pro-Israel lobbying group, AIPAC.
&#8220;There&#8217;s definitely some buzz going around about it, but it&#8217;s more a buzz of is anyone talking about finding someone to run against her than it is anyone saying they&#8217;re going to run against her or contemplate it. There&#8217;s definitely talk about people wanting someone to run against her,&#8221; a state senator in Omar&#8217;s home district told the Washington, D.C.-based outlet.
Over the weekend, the news seemed to hit home with Omar. President Donald Trump retweeted a story about Omar&#8217;s political troubles, and <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-tells-donald-trump-you-cant-muslimban-us-congress-1365886?utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social">Omar responded by accusing the president</a> of trying to undermine her presence in Congress, even though her real trouble is with her own party.
&#8220;You can&#8217;t Muslim ban us from Congress!&#8221; the Minnesota freshman tweeted.
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/17/politics/ilhan-omar-minnesota-constituents-anti-semitism/index.html?utm_term=image&amp;utm_content=2019-03-18T13%3A13%3A44&amp;utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_medium=social">But if CNN</a> &#8212; hardly a right-leaning publication &#8212; is to be believed, it isn&#8217;t just fellow politicians who are growing tired of Omar&#8217;s public cause against the right of Israel to exist. Her constituents &#8212; including Somali and Muslim constituents &#8212; aren&#8217;t happy with how Omar has handled her first few weeks in public office.
&#8220;When David Duke of the Ku Klux Klan agrees with you,&#8221; Mohamed Ahmed, one of Omar&#8217;s constituents, told the network, &#8220;you&#8217;re not doing something right.&#8221;
The four constitutents interviewed by CNN also agreed with moderate Democrats and Republicans who qualified Omar&#8217;s statements about &#8220;dual loyalty&#8221; and AIPAC as hateful toward the Jewish people &#8212; not mere criticism of Israel itself, or &#8220;Zionism.&#8221;
&#8220;Omar Jamal, Steve Hunegs, Mohamed Ahmed and Avi Olitzky agree on the characterization of language Omar used. When Omar talked about Israel &#8216;hypnotizing&#8217; the world, they said it was anti-Semitic,&#8221; CNN reported. &#8220;And when she questioned whether American lawmakers and lobbyists had loyalty to Israel, they said it was anti-Semitic. Local leaders want her to understand why her words were causing so much pain.&#8221;
&#8220;(When you are elected,) you&#8217;re supposed to bring people together, you&#8217;re supposed to create a sense of unity instead of farther dividing them and pitting one group against the other,&#8221; Jamal said in the interview.
&#8220;I speak as a friend of Israel and a brother to the Palestinians by faith,&#8221; Jamal continued. &#8220;We believe in Palestinian rights and freedoms, but we will not do it denigrating our Jewish community.&#8221;
That&#8217;s bad news for Omar, who seemed like a &#8220;safe&#8221; Democrat &#8212; she was elected from a very safe, &#8220;progressive&#8221; district by a comfortable 3-to-1 margin over her closest opponent. But if both Democrats and her constituents are considering abandoning her for a more rational candidate, that could spell trouble for candidates from even the most stable, reliable districts.
Concern within the Omar camp is evident. Likely on the advice of top Democrats, Omar published <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ilhan-omar-we-must-apply-our-universal-values-to-all-nations-only-then-will-we-achieve-peace/2019/03/17/0e2d66fc-4757-11e9-aaf8-4512a6fe3439_story.html?utm_term=.40f0d1f55902">an op-ed in The Washington Post</a> over the weekend, attempting to clarify her overall vision for foreign policy. In it, she claims to support a &#8220;two-state solution&#8221; to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and assures leftists that she&#8217;s just very concerned about the well-being of Palestinians &#8212; something that she believes can give way to honest criticism of Israeli policies &#8212; and that&#8217;s what underlies her strong language.
&#8220;My goal in speaking out at all times has been to encourage both sides to move toward a peaceful two-state solution. We need to reinsert this call back into the public debate with urgency. Both parties must come to the table for a final peace deal; violence will not bring us any closer to that day,&#8221; she wrote.
The problem is, of course, that her lengthy Washington Post article doesn&#8217;t seem to match up with her public platform. Omar has been vocal about her support for the anti-Semitic &#8220;Boycott-Divest-Sanction&#8221; movement, which calls for the abject destruction of the State of Israel and denies Israel&#8217;s right to exist, both on its own and as part of a so-called &#8220;two-state solution.&#8221;

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Constituents Are Unhappy With Her Rhetoric And They’re Not Being Quiet About It

Anti-Semitism

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is supposed to be in a fairly safe district having secured around 75% of the vote in her last go-round, but if some Minnesota Democrats have their way, she may be facing a significant primary challenge.
<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/433970-democrats-upset-over-omar-seeking-primary-challenger">The Hill reports</a> that Minnesota Dems are so frustrated with what they see as Omar&#8217;s blatant anti-Semitism and refusal to learn from her mistakes that they&#8217;re already talking about holding recruitment for a primary challenger, even though Omar has been in office less than three months.
&#8220;There&#8217;s definitely some buzz going around about it, but it&#8217;s more a buzz of is anyone talking about finding someone to run against her than it is anyone saying they&#8217;re going to run against her or contemplate it. There&#8217;s definitely talk about people wanting someone to run against her,&#8221; one Minnesota state senator, who represents part of Omar&#8217;s district, told the Washington, D.C. outlet.
That&#8217;s a fairly sharp critique, particularly from someone who represents the same district as Omar, but the evidence that her Minnesota constituents might be better off cutting her tenure in Congress short is mounting. In the first several weeks of her term, she was censured (sort of) twice for repeating the same or similar comments, all anti-Semitic tropes about Jewish legislators being subject to &#8220;dual loyalties&#8221; to both the United States and Israel.
Despite repeated attempts to &#8220;help&#8221; Omar understand the problems with her comments, she continues to make allusions to &#8220;dual loyalty&#8221; in different forms, showing she&#8217;s either incapable or uninterested in marked change.
In particular, Jewish lawmakers want Omar to face consequences for her anti-Semitic language.
&#8220;Our community is exasperated by Rep. Omar&#8217;s unfulfilled promises to listen and learn from Jewish constituents while seemingly simultaneously finding another opportunity to make an anti-Semitic remark and insult our community,&#8221; the head of a major Jewish group in Minnesota &#8212; who was among the Jewish leaders who met with Omar to help her understand why her &#8220;dual loyalty&#8221; comments were hurtful, inappropriate, and downright scandalous &#8212; told The Hill.
Omar, like her fellow freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is in a good place to handle a challenger, though. She faced a six-way primary in the last election cycle (though she was the endorsed candidate), and prevailed. She&#8217;s also in a district that heavily matches her demographic. Even if outside groups won&#8217;t tolerate Omar&#8217;s anti-Semitism, her direct constituents have shown they have no problem &#8220;questioning&#8221; Jewish leadership; they tolerated Rep. Keith Ellison for several terms, and he had direct ties to anti-Semitic hate preacher Louis Farrakhan.
Other problematic Democrats might be easier targets. Ocasio-Cortez had only a narrow victory over her Democratic opponent in her New York district&#8217;s primary, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who has faced many of her own accusations of anti-Semitism, and also deployed the &#8220;dual loyalty&#8221; smear against some of her Congressional colleagues, got into office on a fluke when the heir apparent for the seat in Congress was forced to drop out of the race. A similar scenario may not happen twice in a row.

Democrats, Fed Up With Rep. Ilhan Omar, Are Working On Finding A Primary Challenger

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Keith Ellison

Rashida Tlaib

Jacob Wohl, who was recently banned from Twitter for creating multiple fake accounts, allegedly used one of those accounts to send himself death threats.
Wohl and his colleagues, Laura Loomer and Ali Alexander, recently released a short &#8220;documentary&#8221; about their investigation into whether Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) married her younger brother to get him into the country, thereby violating immigration law. I watched the documentary (so you don&#8217;t have to) and the team offers no evidence to support their thesis.
But one scene in the documentary has drawn accusations, most notably from journalist Tony Webster, that Wohl and Alexander may have filed a false police report claiming to have received a death threat from an account created by Wohl himself.
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
In the right-wing &#8216;documentary&#8217; on Rep. Ilhan Omar released tonight by Jacob Wohl, Laura Loomer, and Ali Alexander, they included this screenshot of a threat they received. There&#8217;s one problem: NBC News earlier reported that Jacob Wohl created the account which sent the &#8220;threat&#8221;. <a href="https://t.co/phGxZJ7V3I">pic.twitter.com/phGxZJ7V3I</a>
&#8212; Tony Webster (@webster) <a href="https://twitter.com/webster/status/1105684469749555205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2019</a></blockquote>
</div>
About 12 minutes into the film, Alexander and Wohl exit a black SUV and enter a building. They&#8217;re shown talking to someone inside about alleged &#8220;threats&#8221; they received. As they&#8217;re talking, the first &#8220;threat&#8221; is displayed on the screen, from an account with a profile picture identical to that of @DrakeHomes612, an account reportedly created and managed by Wohl, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jacob-wohl-permanently-banned-by-twitter-for-fake-accounts">according to the Daily Beast</a>. The account allegedly belonged to &#8220;Drake Holmes,&#8221; a &#8220;Minneapolis born and raised&#8230; diversity coordinator,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1100547663320227841">according to NBC reporter Ben Collins</a>.
The documentary shows several other threats, and it is not clear whether the one that appears to have been written by Wohl was actually included in the police report.
The Daily Beast&#8217;s Will Sommer obtained the police report and says that it mentions some tweets were provided to police but doesn&#8217;t list which ones. Loomer told Sommer she had nothing to do with the police report, but Alexander suggested that Wohl did share the questionable tweet, according to a video he posted Monday morning.
&#8220;Jacob [Wohl] may have actually violated the law, maybe,&#8221; Alexander said. &#8220;Jacob handed the paper over to the police that included a screenshot from this account &#8211; and that&#8217;s on him.&#8221;
Alexander went on to condemn Wohl for providing the wrong kind of &#8220;misinformation.&#8221;
&#8220;It confirms that he&#8217;s not operating at a level where there&#8217;s useful misinformation, but kind of stupid, vanity-filled, ego-fueled disinformation,&#8221; Alexander said in his video. &#8220;And that won&#8217;t look good for Jacob.&#8221;
The 25-minute film created by the trio consists of mostly Wohl, Loomer, and Alexander talking about Omar.
It shows Alexander eating and talking at a restaurant while Loomer stands outside Omar&#8217;s house in the snow. She rings the doorbell and knocks, trying to serve Omar with an affidavit for her to sign stating that she never married her brother.
&#8220;The lights are on,&#8221; Loomer says after a minute of footage showing her outside the door while intense music plays (the same music plays throughout the entire film, no matter how innocuous the scene). She eventually gives up.
The team also goes to what is presented as Omar&#8217;s local office, but no one answers the door or the phone. The group paints these two incidents as Omar avoiding questions or her constituents. They went to her office at 9:17 a.m., according to the film. The workers could have gotten word that they would have been coming and not answered the door. As for Omar, she could easily have been in Washington when Loomer knocked on her door.
Later, Wohl tells Alexander that they initially set out to disprove the claims against Omar, but ended up allegedly proving them.
&#8220;We brought in a camera crew, we brought in &#8211; I don&#8217;t know how many livestreams we did while we were in Minnesota,&#8221; Wohl offers as proof they took their investigation seriously.
A few minutes of the short film are dedicated to the Democrats&#8217; refusal to specifically condemn Omar&#8217;s anti-Semitism, with clips from CSPAN.
Finally, in the last couple of minutes, the trio lays out a timeline of alleged evidence that Omar married her brother, yet none of this evidence is shown.
Snopes, certainly no friend to conservatives, rated the claim that Omar married her brother as &#8220;<a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ilhan-omar-marry-brother/">unproven</a>,&#8221; and includes some pointed questions: Why would Omar need to marry her brother when siblings of U.S. residents could apply for permanent residency status? Why is there no record of the alleged brother applying for such status if that was the purpose of the fraud? Why did Omar claim Ahmed Hirsi was her husband during her 2016 campaign when she was still married to another man (her alleged brother) and not Hirsi?
There are other questions, but you get the gist.
Finally, some are asking why conservatives aren&#8217;t reacting to Wohl&#8217;s potential false report the same as they did to Jussie Smollett&#8217;s alleged fake hate crime? Two reasons:
1. The media didn&#8217;t immediately treat Wohl as a victim and spread his implausible story far and wide, and invite him on &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; to cry about his ordeal. No one (outside of maybe a few) believed Wohl received death threats requiring the level of security he and his colleagues kept claiming while in Minnesota. Journalist Tony Webster has an <a href="https://twitter.com/webster/status/1098995716498907136">excellent Twitter thread</a> on all of this.
2. Wohl hasn&#8217;t been arrested and police haven&#8217;t provided evidence to the media that Wohl did, in fact, fake the death threats, as with the Smollett case.
Still, if it does turn out that Wohl faked even one of the threats he provided to police, it puts him on par with Smollett as one of the worst hate crime hoaxers in history.

Right-Wing Provocateur Jacob Wohl Appears To Have Sent Himself Death Threats

Crime

Hoax

On Wednesday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;The Andrew Klavan Show,&#8221; host Andrew Klavan discussed how the Left is either ignoring or trying to rationalize the anti-Semitism coming from the fresh faces of the Democrat Party, including Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. Transcript and video below.
Listen to Chuck Todd here, you can see the argument played out [that both the left and right are to blame for anti-Semitism in America] and what&#8217;s so wrong with it.
<blockquote>
Chuck Todd: Omar opened the door for Republicans to point fingers and say &#8216;aha! The left has a problem with anti-Semitism!&#8217; And you know what? It does. But unless you want to forget the chants of &#8220;Jews will not replace us&#8217;&#8221;by neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, unless you want to forget President Trump saying there were good people on both sides of that debate, unless you want to forget the synagogue slaughter in Pittsburgh last year, unless you want to forget all of that you have to acknowledge that the right has a problem with anti-Semitism too. Both sides are doing a lot of finger-pointing and there&#8217;s a lot to point to, that&#8217;s sad. Anti-Semitism is on the rise on the left, it&#8217;s on the rise on the right, it&#8217;s on the rise in Europe and a lot of other places. So, let&#8217;s not pretend it&#8217;s on the rise in just the other political party.
</blockquote>
Left and right are not political parties, they are political positions. And it is true on the far-left and on the far-right, or as they now call it the Alt-Right, which I think is more fair because it&#8217;s an alternative to actual American conservatism, it&#8217;s not American conservatism. But let&#8217;s just divide the world into left and right. On the far left and on the far right there is anti-Semitism.
Listen to who he compares, this is a congresswoman! This is a woman in the halls of American power, and so are all these other people, Farrakhan lovers hanging out with them. He&#8217;s comparing them to the guys with tiki-torches marching in the streets, these white supremacist garbage heads. He&#8217;s comparing a congresswoman to the guy who shot up a synagogue. Really? That&#8217;s the right and the left? Our right-wing anti-Semites are the outsiders of the outsiders of the outsiders, the furthest away from the people in power. Is there any relationship between Mitch McConnell and the guy who shot up that synagogue? No, of course, there&#8217;s not. And their guys are in Congress! Their guys are arguing there. Their guys are at The New York Times writing front-page stories about whether the Jews are too powerful. That&#8217;s a ridiculous comparison.
<div class="embed video fluid-video"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="410" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TW_OHALHGMA" width="728"></iframe></div>
He throws in that canard about Trump saying there are good people on both sides &#8212; Trump was obviously talking about the statue controversy. It was a stupid, tone-deaf comment, but it was not anti-Semitic and it was not supporting white supremacy, that is just crap. If it were supporting it, somebody would have asked him, &#8220;Do you mean that?&#8221; But nobody has ever asked him does he mean it, because that&#8217;s not obviously what he was talking about. It is ridiculous, and they&#8217;re doing it to run interference for a Democrat Party and a left-wing philosophy that has become by nature infested with anti-Semitism.
Bari Weiss is a writer, and she&#8217;s constantly under fire because she&#8217;s not woke enough, but she&#8217;s been writing a lot about this and she and her dad Lou Weiss attended the synagogue that got shot up, so they had a big effect on her. Bari was on &#8220;The View&#8221; and she was saying the same thing, it&#8217;s on the right and on the left, but she did talk about the way it slips under the guise of progressive policy politics:
<blockquote>
Bari Weiss: When you see people marching with tiki-torches or hear the Pittsburgh killer writing on social media &#8220;all Jews must die,&#8221; that&#8217;s very obviously eliminationist. The problem with anti-Semitism from the far-left is that it often times is smuggled into the mainstream under the guise of progressive values. So it says about itself, &#8220;I&#8217;m just standing up for the downtrodden Palestinians,&#8221; which they are, &#8220;I am just standing up for justice, I&#8217;m standing against racism.&#8221; And so that kind of language is a siren song, including to Jews, 75 percent of whom vote for Democrats, and so that&#8217;s the problem with it. That it&#8217;s not as easy to spot oftentimes because it says &#8216;we&#8217;re just about criticizing Israel&#8230; Nancy Pelosi shut it down very aggressively with Ilhan Omar. The problem is that she still has a spot on the congressional Foreign Affairs Committee, and that&#8217;s a real question.
</blockquote>
See, I would go even further. I would I think as the party moves left it moves into anti-Semitism land. Whenever you&#8217;re against freedom, whenever you&#8217;re against the human person as when you want to leave babies to die if they escape your abortion, whenever you&#8217;re against the dignity and freedom of the individual you are going to ultimately be against the Jews. It&#8217;s this anti-Semitism, it is the devil&#8217;s flag pole, when you see it waving you know who&#8217;s living there. It is on the left and on the right, but right now it&#8217;s the Democrat Party that represents the furthest extreme of its own philosophy. Michael Goodwin writing in the New York Post says:
<blockquote>
It&#8217;s no coincidence that the Democratic Party is increasingly both the anti-Israel party and home to a growing number of anti-Semites. To be clear, the two things are not always the same, but something is going on when both are defining elements of a political organization. One obvious truth is the Dems have failed to deal with anti-Semitism forthrightly, and now are confronted by a metastasizing cancer in their ranks. Another development was Obama&#8217;s effort to lure Iran in from the pariah state, cold, despite its vow to eliminate Israel.
</blockquote>
This is part of Leftism because Leftism is anti-western, it is anti-freedom, it is anti-individual, it is anti-all the things that come into our culture through the God of the Jews.
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/show/andrew-klavan-show&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1552002362949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHw6IREztkna_vAx8VixhQMXyMCVw" href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/show/andrew-klavan-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch more of &#8220;The Andrew Klavan Show&#8221; here</a>.
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-andrew-klavan-show/id1045171376?mt%3D2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1552002362949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkxEf79Ug5cJ6TLbvn8VBwWo14bQ" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-andrew-klavan-show/id1045171376?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Listen to more of &#8220;The Andrew Klavan Show&#8221; on iTunes here.</a>

KLAVAN: How The Left Rationalizes Anti-Semitism

Andrew Klavan

Chuck Todd

Pittsburgh

Trump Administration

UPDATE: 10:10 pm CST:
In MISSOURI, Republican John Hawley has officially defeated Democrat Claire McCaskill. This was a huge win for Republicans, giving them an additional Senate seat, and ending McCaskill&#8217;s stranglehold on her Senate seat.
In MICHIGAN, Sen. Debbie Stabenow has hung on to her seat, despite a last-minute challenge from Republican John James. The ones untouchable Democrat came within mere points of losing her seat, even as Democrat took the top offices in Michigan. 
UPDATE: 9:40 pm CST:
In ILLINOIS, Rep. Peter Roskam, a longtime Republican Congressman, has lost to Democrat Sean Casten. That is a big loss for the GOP, and will have ramifications for Republican organization within the House. The loss was unexpected. Other Illinois Republicans will hold their seats.
In MISSOURI, Republican Josh Hawley has pulled out to an eight point lead over incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill.
UPDATE: 9:00 pm CST:
In MICHIGAN, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer has defeated Republican Bill Schutte in that state&#8217;s gubernatorial race. Schutte was the heir apparent to Michigan&#8217;s rock star governor, Republican Rick Snyder, who repaired the state&#8217;s economy and made strides in defeating organized labor&#8217;s stranglehold on the state&#8217;s economy. Whitmer is a throwback to disastrous Democratic governor Jennifer Grahnholm.
In ILLINOIS, Republican Adam Kinzinger will hold on to his House seat, defeating a significant Democratic effort to flip that seat.
In IOWA, Rep. Steve King is now trailing his Democratic challenger.
In MISSOURI, Democrat Ilhan Omar has taken over the seat vacated by Rep. Keith Ellison, and will become the first Somali-American woman to hold a seat in Congress. Omar was favored to win the seat, despite recently revealed Tweets indicating that she fully embraces anti-Semitism.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gaza?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gaza</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Palestine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Palestine</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Israel</a>
&#8212; Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/269488770066313216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2012</a></blockquote>
UPDATE: 8:30 pm CST:
The Republicans have solidified the Senate, picking up a seat in Tennessee. CNN is now definitely saying there has been no &#8220;blue wave.&#8221;
Senate races in MICHIGAN and MISSOURI are still trending close. Neither Stabenow nor McCaskill has pulled out a significant lead.
In ILLINOIS Chicago&#8217;s Democratic Representatives are still leading in their districts, and most within Chicago will keep their seats. Rep. Randy Hultgren, a Republican, is still on the fence in his district, facing an upstart, &#8220;Democratic socialist&#8221; style candidate in Lauren Underwood, who ran almost exclusively on the issue of health care.
We are still watching WISCONSIN where the vote is now trending towards incumbent Republican Scott Walker.
#####
UPDATE: 8:00 pm CST: 
MICHIGAN polls are now closed across the state and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer is leading Republican Bill Schutte by 10 points with around 10% of the polls reporting in. John James and Debbie Stabenow are tied.
In MISSOURI polls are just beginning to close. Democrat Claire McCaskill leads that Senate race, initially, but there are only a few precincts reporting in. McCaskill, speaking to MSNBC says she&#8217;s &#8220;proud&#8221; to be dead even with her Republican opponent.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Sen. McCaskill: &#8220;We had to crawl out of a really deep hole &#8230; I&#8217;m really proud that we crawled our way to dead even.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/DEc56nWLBd">pic.twitter.com/DEc56nWLBd</a>
&#8212; MSNBC (@MSNBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1059985887684112384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
In WISCONSIN, incumbent Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin will retain her seat. Republican governor 
Scott Walker is tied with his Democratic challenger, but polls have just closed in Wisconsin.
In MINNESOTA, Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith &#8212; who replaced disgraced Senator Al Franken &#8212; will hold on to their seats..
#####
UPDATE, 7:10 pm CST:
ILLINOIS: Fox News is now projecting that J.B. Pritzker has won the Illinois gubernatorial race, handily beating out Republican Bruce Rauner. That is a pickup for Democrats, but not an unexpected pickup.
#####
Pre-Election House Seats:
Iowa: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
Illinois: 7 Republicans, 11 Democrats
Michigan: 9 Republicans, 4 Democrats
Minnesota: 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
Missouri: 6 Republicans, 2 Democrats
Wisconsin: 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats
The Midwestern states have several key races to watch, including a race which could be the deciding factor in whether the Republicans keep the Senate &#8212; or even increase their majority. Democrats are also looking to flip plenty of seats in America&#8217;s heartland, hoping that anger and dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump in the &#8220;rust belt&#8221; will help propel the &#8220;blue wave&#8221; forward.
In Iowa, Democrats are looking to make several gains in the House, flipping the state&#8217;s 1st and 3rd districts. Rep. Steve King, the controversial Republican, is fighting for the 4th district, which has turned to a &#8220;toss-up&#8221; in recent days.
In Illinois, Republican governor Bruce Rauner is in a hotly contested race against billionaire Democrat J.B. Pritzker, who is looking to unseat the one-term Rauner after Rauner failed to curb the state&#8217;s financial crisis. Democrats are also looking to make big pickups in the House, flipping seats in Chicago&#8217;s suburbs and &#8220;collar counties&#8221; &#8212; the several, moderately red counties that surround Cook County.
In Michigan, races tightened in the last week, and Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who was once a lock for re-election is now running neck-and-neck with upstart Republican challenger John James. James has been boosted in recent days by internal Democratic polls that show him within two points of Stabenow, and a voice mail, left by an angry reporter, put James on the map on Election Day.
In Minnesota, former Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison is fighting to help Democrats hang on to the state&#8217;s Attorney General&#8217;s office, which Democrats have held for decades, but Ellison was put into danger after being accused of domestic violence by a former partner.
In Missouri, Republicans may make an unexpected gain in the Senate; Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley is poised to unseat longtime Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. McCaskill has been fighting for her political life in recent days, alienating herself from fellow Democrats in an effort to save her seat. The last polls put McCaskill six points behind Hawley.
In Wisconsin, Democrats are hoping to oust Republican Governor Scott Walker, an arch-nemesis of Wisconsin progressives since before President Donald Trump even appeared on the scene.
We&#8217;ll keep tabs on these races by updating this post. Check back regularly for news as polls close.

ELECTION NIGHT: Midwestern States, All The Latest Results

Chicago

Claire McCaskill

Illinois

Iowa

Michigan

Republican Party

Wisconsin

On November 16, 2012, Somali-born Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar (D), who&#8217;s currently running for the state&#8217;s 5th Congressional District seat, sent out the following tweet:
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gaza?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gaza</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Palestine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Palestine</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Israel</a>
&#8212; Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/269488770066313216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2012</a></blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote>
Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel
</blockquote>
In May of this year, Twitter user John Gilmore dug up the six-year-old tweet, forcing Omar to defend herself.
She responded: &#8220;Drawing attention to the apartheid Israeli regime is far from hating Jews. You are a hateful sad man, I pray to Allah you get the help you need and find happiness.&#8221;
<div class="embed tweet">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Drawing attention to the apartheid Israeli regime is far from hating Jews. You are a hateful sad man, I pray to Allah you get the help you need and find happiness. <a href="https://t.co/SvEXjlxlEN">https://t.co/SvEXjlxlEN</a>
&#8212; Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1002295140172664832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
</div>
Omar&#8217;s initial tweet came three days after &#8220;Palestinian terrorists in Gaza launched more than 150 rockets at Israel&#8221; from November 10-13, 2012, <a href="https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/palestinian-rocket-and-mortar-attacks-against-israel">reports</a> the Jewish Virtual Library.
On November 14, the Israeli Air Force <a href="https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/background-and-overview-of-operation-pillar-of-defense">killed</a> Ahmad Jabari in an air strike. Jabari, the military commander of Hamas, was allegedly responsible for, or instrumental in, multiples terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians and military personnel since the 1990s.
On November 15, another terrorist-launched rocket <a href="https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/palestinian-rocket-and-mortar-attacks-against-israel">killed</a> three Israeli civilians. This and other rocket launches from Palestinian militants in Gaza prompted Israel to initiate Operation Pillar of Defense.
According to Israel&#8217;s official New York consulate <a href="http://embassies.gov.il/new-york/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Summary-of-Operation-Pillar-of-Defense.aspx">website</a>, during the operation, &#8220;the IDF targeted over 1,500 terror sites including 19 senior command centers, operational control centers and Hamas&#8217; senior-rank headquarters, 30 senior operatives, damaging Hamas&#8217; command and control, hundreds of underground rocket launchers, 140 smuggling tunnels, 66 terror tunnels, dozens of Hamas operation rooms and bases, 26 weapon manufacturing and storage facilities and dozens of long-range rocket launchers and launch sites.&#8221;
Omar defended herself against charges of anti-Semitism in a July interview with ABC News, <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-running-for-congress-in-minnesota-rejects-anti-semitism-accusations/">saying</a>: &#8220;These accusations are without merit. They are rooted in bigotry toward a belief about what Muslims are stereotyped to believe.&#8221;
The oft-repeated notion that Israel is an &#8220;apartheid&#8221; nation is incorrect on multiple grounds. Perhaps the most succinct refutation of this idea comes from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which <a href="https://www.adl.org/resources/fact-sheets/response-to-common-inaccuracy-israel-is-an-apartheid-state">writes</a>:
<blockquote>
Arab citizens of Israel enjoy the full range of civil and political rights, including the right to organize politically, the right to vote and the right to speak and publish freely. Israeli Arabs and other non-Jewish Israelis serve as members of Israel&#8217;s security forces, are elected to parliament and appointed to the country&#8217;s highest courts. They are afforded equal educational opportunities, and there are ongoing initiatives to further improve the economic standing of all of Israel&#8217;s minorities.
</blockquote>
With a quick Google search, one can find many other <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jake-beaumont/israel-not-apartheid-state_b_9128056.html">pieces</a> countering the claim that Israel is an apartheid state. South African-born journalist Benjamin Pogrund <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/opinion/why-israel-is-nothing-like-apartheid-south-africa.html">writes</a> in The New York Times:
<blockquote>
Suicide bombings and murders by ramming pedestrians with vehicles never happened in South Africa. Yet Israel has had them aplenty. Security concerns have dictated Israel&#8217;s precautions and responses, not an ideology of apartheid racism. &#8230;South African apartheid rigidly enforced racial laws. Israel is not remotely comparable.
</blockquote>
Even Pogrund, who is vocally and vociferously critical of Israel on numerous fronts, admits that the only democracy in the Middle East is not remotely comparable to South African apartheid.
Although there hasn&#8217;t been any polling for Minnesota&#8217;s 5th Congressional District, Nate Silver&#8217;s <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/minnesota/5/">FiveThirtyEight</a> predicts a strong win by Omar on November 6, considering the 5th is &#8220;51.8 points more Democratic than the nation overall.&#8221;

Dem Candidate Ilhan Omar Defending Tweet On ‘The Evil Doings Of Israel’

One Minnesota woman who was about to give birth performed a miracle to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/pregnant-wife-performs-cpr-husband-suffering-cardiac-arrest/story?id=58687866">save her husband&#8217;s life</a> just in time for him to see his baby.
On October 16, Ashley Goette, 28, from West Saint Paul, who was 39 weeks pregnant, awoke to find her husband Andrew, 28, snoring and gasping for air. She called 911; a dispatcher coached her how to perform CPR on Andrew, who had gone into cardiac arrest, until paramedics arrived and took him to United Hospital.
At a press conference, Dr. Alex Teeters, a pulmonary and critical care physician at United Hospital, said doctors cooled Andrew&#8217;s body at the hospital; the doctors were &#8220;preparing for the worst&#8221; because Andrew had not been breathing, causing his brain to become oxygen-depleted and suffer brain damage. ICU nurse Libby Remmers said the hospital later warmed Andrew&#8217;s body, reducing the medication keeping him in a coma.
Ashley recalled she was frightened, saying, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to have to think for one second about having to do any of this without him. I kept telling him the whole time he was asleep, or in his coma, that I was not going to have this baby until he woke up.&#8221;
Andrew woke up on October 17. Remmers said, &#8220;I looked at him at one point and said &#8216;Andrew, open your eyes&#8217; and he did. And it was really just the best moment.&#8221; Ashley <a href="http://www.fox9.com/news/pregnant-wife-saves-husband-s-life-delivers-baby-days-later">echoed</a>, &#8220;Libby [the nurse] grabbed him and said &#8216;Andrew, do you know you&#8217;re having a baby?&#8217; And he went mhm. And she was like do you want to be there to be a part of your baby&#8217;s life? And he shook his head yes.&#8221;
On October 18, Ashley was induced. On October 19, her son, Lennon Andrew Goette, was born vis-à-vis Caesarean section; he weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Andrew was transported from the ICU to be with his wife. Ashley said, &#8220;They brought Andrew down to labor and delivery, on his very own hospital bed and just parked it right next to mine. And he got to be there throughout all of labor and delivery.&#8221;
During the actual delivery of the baby, Ashley was moved to the operating room; Andrew watched on FaceTime, then got to hold his son. He said, &#8220;I&#8217;m still watching on my phone as they&#8217;re coming through the door. So that was pretty cool. And I was already standing there with my shirt off waiting for him, with all my electrodes still hanging off of me.&#8221;
Ashley concluded, &#8220;I think we&#8217;re both a little nervous to go home because it&#8217;s going to be so much different than when we left, but no we&#8217;re very anxious to get home. And to be able to cuddle, these beds aren&#8217;t very big. He&#8217;s coming home. And that&#8217;s really the only thing that matters.&#8221;
Teeters said doctors think Andrerw suffers from Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome, which triggers a rapid heartbeat. Teeters added that the doctors fixed the problem and Andrew&#8217;s prognosis is &#8220;fantastic.&#8221; He said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think Andrew would be here today if it wasn&#8217;t for the actions of Ashley.&#8221;

Menu