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THE TIDE MAY BE TURNING By Katherine Schoonover
COPING IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 By Chris Grahn Howard
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Virginia fuller A LEADER YOU CAN TRUST EASTER sPECIAL INTERVIEW ANIL : How well do you think Trump has handled the coronavirus so far? There have been a lot of mixed reports on his response. Would you give him a 10/10?
FULLER: For anyone who doubts President Trump’s performance
in
handling
the
Coronavirus
crisis
because of the mixed reports they read about tells me that
they
don't
use
critical
thinking
skills
independently and don't do their own research. I give him a 110% approval rating.
ANIL: Do you support the fiscal stimulus Congress has just approved of even though it will add more debt
in
the
long-term?
In
your
biography
you
accuse the Bush and Obama administrations of spending
taxpayers
money
recklessly
so
I
am
wondering if you think Trump is now doing the same?
FULLER:
I
am
not
100%
content
with
the
coronavirus relief stimulus bill that President Trump signed recently. However I do realize that he is caught between a rock and a hard place. He was betrayed by the Republicans who have shoved as much pork in this relief bill as the Democrats have and in an election year with this volatile environment he had no choice but to sign the bill to release the funds and keep the economy from crashing. As it is that still was not enough to keep the hound dogs at bay. They continue their destructive crusade to unseat this president and destroy the American way of life.
ANIL:What
is
your
view
of
the
behavior throughout the corona crisis?
FULLER: Despicable! Disgusting!
Democrats
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ANIL : How damaging do you think the clumsy
who are
way Trump has handled the coronavirus at times
Black neighborhoods to kill Black unborn babies.
will be in the 2020 election bearing in mind that
Democrats refuse to allow disadvantaged family to
Biden has already launched a video quoting some
have school choice and get the best education for their
of his silliest remarks?
children
in favor of setting up their abortion mills in
and
it's
Democrats
who
want
to
keep
minorities dependent on government handout so they FULLER: His approval rating is still high and has
can secure their voting block as opposed to allowing
even climbed higher. We don't believe that President
the free flow of information and have a educated
Trump has handled this crisis in a unprofessional or
electorate. I cannot imagine why any Black or poor
inferior manner at all. I do believe that the American
citizen would want to keep voting for a Democrat
people can see the unfairness and hostile environment
party. To the Democrats minorities are only a number
he has to perform his duties. ANIL:
You
are
a
huge
opponent
of
Planned
ANIL: Overall how much of a threat is Biden to
Parenthood. Obviously this scheme was designed
Trump’s chances of getting re-elected?
by
a
woman
who
believed
in
eugenics
called
Margaret Sanger and there are clips on Dinesh FULLER: My biggest fear is that it will be a unfair
D’Souza’s film ‘Hillary’s America’ where many
match match. I believe the organizers should have the
people are recorded saying they want to donate to
Emergency Response team on standby so that they can
this
resuscitate Joe Biden when he is TKOed in the first 10
Democrats
minutes. I know I am going to get some good laughs
you think that proves that the Dems are still a
during that debate with President Trump.
party that discriminated against minorities to this
scheme
to
abort
shamelessly
black
children.
support
this
Yet
the
scheme.
Do
day? ANIL:Let’s talk about you. You are black and a nurse some would say you are a typical Democrat
FULLER:
but in your biography you say that you were the
conservative Christians to re-educate black Democrats
subject of libel in your liberal community. Why did
who still have their eyes shut open.
Undoubtedly!
And
it's
up
to
us
black
you choose to become a Republican at that point? ANIL:Florida
is
a
very
marginal
state.
Do
you
FULLER: Having experienced discriminatory
think you stand a chance of getting elected and if
roadblocks as a Black small business owner by
not what obstacles stand in your way?
predominantly Democrats controlled region in the San Francisco Bay area who were mostly White and
FULLER:
lesbians. I turned from being very apolitical into an
chances to beat the incumbent are small. Not because
informed taxpayer. I read the history of slavery and
I am not a good campaigner but because the district
the abolition of slavery the civil rights struggle. I
was specifically designed by an unfair court order to
learned that it was the Democrats who blocked every
favor a Black Democrat in 2014. In a lawsuit the
attempt by the Republican party to free the slaves and
Democrats
to give them more of the civil rights White Americans
northern Florida is entitled to a district they can call
were enjoying. I also learned that the KKK sprung out
black. I think with the help of my supporters and the
of the Democrat party; that there was never a
generous donations of American patriots all over the
Republican who belonged to the KKK. I learned that
nation I can narrow the bridge and still reach enough
it was the Democrats who implemented the Jim Crow
blacks to vote for a President Trump. Even if I lose
laws and those were signed into law by a Democrat
this race it will benefit the country as a whole if
president and to this date it is primary the Democrats
President Trump gets re-elected.
Unfortunately
argued
that
I
have
the
to
black
admit
that
community
my
in
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ANIL: As a registered nurse what would be your ideal healthcare system for this country?
FULLER: For starters I would support legislation that encourages the employees to buy their own healthcare insurance and claim the same write-off on their income taxes as currently is awarded to the employers. Secondly I would also support legislation that removes the ban for the free American citizens to shop across state lines for healthcare insurance just as it is possible to shop across state lines for other types of insurance .i.e. life, home, car and medigap insurance.
ANIL: Tell us about your favorite Republican president.
FULLER: In a nutshell 1. He has made American patriotism fashionable again. 2. He has unleashed American ingenuity and established the USA as the leader in the world in all facets of life. 3. Manufacturing jobs are returning to the US and the unemployment rate has been the lowest in 50 years. 4. Restrictive laws and regulations are being eliminated. 5. Our second amendment and the US Constitution are being protected under President Trump. 6. He has made us energy independent and no longer dependent on foreign or hostile countries for oil. 7. He has given freedom for Christians to worship their God the way they see fit in this country. 8. He has given hope to oppressed people in this country and in foreign countries knowing that they can always count on him to prosecute those who engage in human and sex trafficking and he has made our citizens safer by closing the border and keeping dangerous drugs out of our country. 9. He has been instrumental and signed into law Criminal Justice Reform that heavily negatively affected mostly poor and minority citizens. 10. He is fighting for school choice for social economically depressed communities. 11. He loves America and puts America and Americans first.
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The Democrats are quietly showing signs that they
This choice to reject socialism, overtly or covertly, is
intend
imperative
to
reject
the
Socialist
Movement
that
has
for
the
nation.
Socialists
We
of
the
suffered substantially because of the anti-American the
the
success
as having severely damaged their party and the nation.
that
and
and
Democratic
policies
Party,
recovery
almost completely taken over their leadership, as well
have
have
all
promoted,
the
irrational and ever-changing social standards that they demanded we all conform to, and the discord that they have purposely sewn in order to foment chaos and gain power.
The Democrats seem to want to quietly
address their problem rather than openly confronting it,
even
though
it
has
been
obvious
to
everyone
outside of their party what has been going on.
The Beginning Some are publicly rejecting it, and even going so far
It is hard to be too upset with those who were tricked
as to leave the party (#WalkAway), while most seem
into helping to elect Socialists who pretended to be
to
their
Democrats.
Party’s
Republican
be
quietly
support
for
thwarting
Joe
the
Biden
potential nominee.
as
takeover the
through
Democratic
This is critical as he is seen as a
us
movement,
candidates
spite
of
his
complicity
with
the
a
when
Democrat(ic)
presented candidate
with we
a
will
choose candidates from our own party, as history tells
traditional Democrat and not a part of the Socialist in
Typically, and
that
they
will
from
agree
the
with
other
us
party.
more It
is
than also
the very
Progressive phase of the Socialist Movement in the
important to have a majority or the legislation that we
early 2000s, and current presidential platform.
want cannot pass and the legislation that we do not want cannot be killed.
Considering
that
he
is
clearly
dealing
with
health
issues that make him unlikely to get elected and unfit
In theory, a few bad apples holding office, in order to
to hold public office, support for him as a candidate is
gain the majority, who will help our cause without
a
doing too much damage, are worth it.
definitive
stand
in
opposition
to
the
takeover
That is, unless
attempt. Support for a candidate like Joe Biden whose
there are more of them than we know and the damage
health
they do is greater than we anticipate.
would
prevent
him
from
being
capable
of
performing his duties as President, rather than support an
open
attempting
Socialist to
spark
like a
Bernie
Sanders
revolution,
is
a
is
From a Republican standpoint, it may have seemed
profound
who
obvious that Socialists were taking over, but it may
statement.
“Support for a candidate like Joe Biden...is a profound statement”
not have seemed quite so obvious from the standpoint of the average Democrat, who has fewer objections to a
stronger
Republicans,
central who
may
government not
have
overall
than
recognized
the
significant overreach, and who trusted their leaders. This is highly likely, particularly as the Democratic
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Most
intent. It is hard to say how much of this was known
ideological views, and mysterious past.
to the Democrats who went along with it early on. I
instead on his well-crafted speeches, the messaging of
do not think that most of them knew at the beginning.
moderation
However, it did become clear fairly quickly and they still kept quiet and continued to support their party’s
people
ignored
and
his
unity,
concerning
and
their
ties,
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likely
They focused
ability
to
take
effortless action to cleanse their souls of a feeling of complicity with the original sin of the U.S.
leadership. Every criticism of this figurehead was sidelined as
The Seduction
racism and bigotry.
He pretended to work with the
Republicans to find compromises, but his version of compromise was total surrender.
The Republicans
and
never developed an effective strategy to combat the
insidious takeover that demands respect for the skill
Socialist Movement and the nation was left vulnerable
and
to a takeover.
To
be
fair,
this
seduction
has
been
behind
it,
a
but
brilliant,
certainly
subtle,
not
for
the
The only thing that prevented changes
damage that it brought or horrors that this ideology
from being implemented more rapidly was their effort
always brings.
Those behind the movement were
to keep the public from recognizing the depth of the
wise to disguise their intentions by referring to their
changes they were making to prevent the People from
ideology as Progressive and simply rebranding the
rising up and standing in their way.
Democratic
Party
as
opposed
to
forcing
an
open They took precautions to maintain a single unified
conversion to Socialism.
“They shrewdly promoted change through a figurehead no one wanted to attack” They shrewdly promoted change through a figurehead no one wanted to attack, Barack Obama. virtually
unknown,
but
he
was
a
He was
well-spoken
intellectual, who went to good schools, who was half black and half white (embodying a bridge between the two), and who would be the first black president. This gave him an enormous advantage during his election, while in office, and was perhaps his most valuable
message and to alleviate the concerns of the People using
whatever
rebellion
He was promoted as a moderate who would bring the nation together and heal our historical wounds.
Those
who voted for him could feel that they had personally to
put
an
end
to
racism
in
America.
People who would never vote for a Democrat happily voted for him.
necessary changes
to
prevent
they
were
open
quickly
implementing. They gave their legislation labels that misrepresented
their
goals,
used
social
pressure
to
capitalize on the human need for acceptance, mounted an
impressive
misinformation
campaign,
and
an
aggressive public relations effort.
They carefully planned how to accomplish their goals without focusing on their desire to implement their policies
directly.
For
example,
government control of health care. the
direct
healthcare
approach system
on
and an
they
wanted
Instead of taking
forcing
a
unprepared
government public,
they
purchased the complicity of the healthcare industry, lied to the People, and simply took total control of the
replace
steps
the
mechanisms of the private system without needing to
asset during his entire presidential career.
taken
means
against
it.
Their
legislation
crippled
the
private
system, which would inevitably lead to collapse, with the intention of swooping in to “save the day” by offering the only cure to the faulty capitalist system, that
they
had
already
replaced,
with
Socialized
medicine under the less terrifying sounding name of single-payer.
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skillful
strategy
employed
Movement was very effective.
by
the
Socialist
The enormity of the
social power that they wielded became clear when they
were
able
to
change
public
opinion
of
was
considered correct thinking not just from year to year, but from moment to moment.
were,
began
to
actually
talk
to
Republicans
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and
realized the magnitude of the lies they had been told. While Republicans might not have agreed with them on every issue Republicans were not the monsters the world told them they were.
Members of a variety of
minority
show
groups
began
to
up
at
Republican
events and were welcomed with open arms.
The Path Forward
Journalists, Hollywood stars, and corporations would make pubic proclamations or their conformity to the latest popular “morality.” tweet,
they
branded
With each moral posturing
themselves
as
witless
sheep
desperate to be accepted and to be seen to be moral
If
the
Democrats
truly
do
not
want
to
become
Socialists, then the path forward is clear. They must replace as many Socialists who are holding office as Democrats, or open Socialists, as they can as quickly as they can. If they do not, then they will become the
leaders.
Socialist Party. Trump is highly unlikely to lose in Those who wanted to be seen to be on the correct side would immediately parrot the latest views no matter how it changed or how ludicrous it became.
It was
painful to watch seemingly intelligent people abandon all reason and choose to become puppets dancing on
2020, and Joe Biden is no well enough to hold office even if he could get elected. They should select Joe Biden as their nominee, ignore his race, and focus all their efforts on replacing the Socialists in federal, state, and local government, as well as those within their party’s infrastructure. They are going to have a
the strings of their master.
difficult time forcing this change as they have elected so many politicians who are part of this movement or
Overplaying Their Hand
who have not had the courage or power to combat it.
They have also allowed the Socialists to establish such But the Socialists became arrogant, hurt too many people, and went way too far.
Their hubris caused
them to overreach to the point when they began to turn on their own.
The rules that they established resulted
in their supporters and allies pitting themselves against one another in an endless and unwinnable competition to gain power and prestige.
“Their hubris caused them to overreach”
a firm grip over the establishment of the accepted rules
of
Society
that
it
will
be
difficult
to
regain
control of the ephemeral and unrestrainable monster that they have unwittingly unleashed on the nation. They will either have to take public stands en masse against it, find a way to remove its platform, or find another way to turn public support against it.
The
public will have to feel that they can oppose it without committing social and economic suicide.Republicans will need to be sensitive to the plight of the Democrats who recognize what is happening and be supportive of their efforts to escape and undo this madness. Some
Those who began to recognize how venomous and
Democrats
unlivable it really was, or who were hurt by their
Republicans and some may want their party to return
family, friends, and allies, woke up and realized how
to
insane it had all become. People from all the factions
recovers. Whatever the specifics of this path forward
who were told how cruel and hateful Republicans
look like it is important to the nation that it be done.
what
may
they
find
that
believed
it
they
was,
want
as
to
it
become
hopefully
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We cannot continue to function if we have two warring factions (Socialists vs. Americans) who share no goals whatsoever. We will need to work together to some degree to do this.
We cannot just vote for people we like and
overlook their beliefs.
Two Strong American Parties It is important that we have two strong American political parties continually promoting the concerns that the other party needs to be reminded of so that we never veer too far off the path. Each side of the great American divide has valid points that the other too easily overlooks. The Republicans typically focus on the fiscal responsibility of government, keeping government streamlined, and emphasizing individual rights and freedoms. The Democrats typically focus on making sure that the government stays involved enough to keep individuals from being taken advantage of, making sure that the poor are not lost in the shuffle, and that the weak are protected from the strong. Both parties have significant value.
I believe that America is strongest when we find compromises between these two
groups, but it requires that we all share the same foundational beliefs. Right now, a portion of the nation has chosen to abandon America in favor of a brutal and destructive ideology that only fools and the power-hungry promote. We need to set aside some of our animosity towards the members of the opposing party and help each other through this difficult time. It is to our mutual benefit that we do this.
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Coping in the Time of COVID-19 By Chris Grahn Howard
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There is little doubt that no matter where you are in
government Republican. Let me tell you that this is
the world: you have been and are being affected by the
the role of government; this is the time to listen to our
COVID-19 virus. I would like to take some time and
government; this is the purpose that the government
offer some thoughts and suggestions during this trying
serves. Â I am not commenting on the relief bill that has
time.
passed. I will save that for another time. Covid sucks, I get that. The negative impact on all of us is trying,
The
COVID
virus
is
a
real
Friends, COVID-19 is REAL.
threat
and
is
serious.
painful, and heartbreaking.
While only 20% of
those infected will require medical help, your ability
I truly believe we, all of us, will get through this. The
to transmit to that 20% is still high. We are all in this
best of us will rise, and we will all be better for it, this
together...all
Democrats,
will forever change our lives. We are learning new
Libertarians, Green Party, Independents, whomever.
of
us,
Republicans,
things, new technologies, new habits (hopefully good
We all need to do our part...that is to stay apart!!!
ones), we are enjoying the outdoors more, our pets
There is no us and them. There is just us.
think the world has changed for the better. COVID and the effects hurt now. We can use this time to make
Most of you are well aware that I am a small-
our lives better, our futures better, and, most of all, we
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will recover. Understand, there will be a new normal
Speaking of coming together. This pandemic, while
comes out of this. Life will be different. I do believe it
social
will be better. I would implore each of you not to be
family. Play board games, cards, build models, do
afraid. Yes, things are hard, scary even. I get that. You
puzzles.
will get through this and be better for it if you are
opportunity to learn new skills.
distancing
If
you
at
home
live
to
alone,
reconnect
read
books.
with
your
Take
this
willing to adapt and take this opportunity to improve yourself. To prepare for the next crisis, whatever it
In looking at the bigger picture, I have used this
may be. We all know there will be something else.
pandemic as an opportunity to retrain my family on some
You alone will determine if that is for the better or
emergency
preparedness.
Here
a
couple
of
basics I would suggest.
not. In terms of personal responsibility, you yes YOU will determine how bad this will be. The government
First, if you were one of those who had to go out and
can't fix this. You can fix this. Personal responsibility
bulk buy to make sure you had any food in your
for your actions will fix this or not. Be a part of the
house. This first one is for you. Have two weeks'
solution and not the problem. Part of that personal
worth
responsibility, those of you that are Christians, is to
There are many ways to do this; during a panic buy
pray.
during an emergency is not advisable.
Pray
for
healing,
wisdom,
and
perseverance.
of
food
available
for
you
and
your
family.
PLEASE. Buy
a
deep
freezer.
Most
grocery
stores,
during
regular times, have meats that get reduced to sell quickly. Buy those, wrap properly, and freeze. I had three weeks of beef in my deep freezer at that start of the lockdown. Do this, and you will have food when you need it and not have to venture out.
If you have children, this can be very important. Mine are older now, and we still use passwords. Have your children pick a password they will not forget. Once, my son used Spiderman, his favorite superhero at the In St. Louis County alone,
as many as 200,000 could
get COVID-19. Only you and your actions can keep that number down. Flatten the curve. I know there is considerable debate over the severity of and predictive modeling. OK, I get that. Here is the thing, science
behind
the
transmission
disputed and not in question. 20%
of
those
who
contract
is
REAL.
the
virus
will
work in several ways. One, if your child is school age and you need to have someone pick them up at school. That person must have the password, or your child knows not to go with them.
Not
As I mentioned above, this
time. The use of a secret codeword or password can
need
hospitalization. So, if you are in the 80%, please be considerate of the other 20%.
My children are a bit old for that; however, they know if I text the codeword to them, they are to stop and wait for instructions. If no instructions come, they are to head home immediately. No matter what. They do not
Think of it this way; our government was designed to protect the rights of the minority. The majority can not take those rights from you. Be like our government;
open
the
door,
during
emergency
times,
for
strangers without the codeword. Even for someone identifying themselves as police, unless it is clear that they are law enforcement.
don't take the health from the minority. Be in this with me, do your part...stay apart. There will be plenty of time to come together.
Go Bags, if you or loved ones have a long commute or even a short one. Have an emergency bag in your car.
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Items to have in the bag. Extra clothes, a good knife, first aid kit, cash, matches, water bottle, flashlight, extra medicine, solar phone charger. You get the idea.
Some predictions on the economy. If, a very big if, this pandemic moves through quickly, and we are looking at an economic lockdown of just a few months. I believe the US economy will return rapidly. While under normal circumstances, such a rapid downturn of the economy would spell depression.
This downturn will not be the case as I
believe the economy, if this lasts two to three months, will return. We are for the second quarter looking at a potential 20% drop in GDP, and 25% unemployment. Don't panic; this is temporary.
As for how the President is handling this crisis, allow me this. In an emergency, any President hears from literally dozens of "experts" on health, economy, military, CIA, FBI, NSA, and so on. There is, at the beginning going to be some confusion, misdirection, and misstatements. Any President! While Trump is trying to be optimistic, he is, I believe, doing the hard work of helping Americans. In so doing, he is helping the rest of the world. The success of the world, freedom and, liberty depends on the success of the United States. The success of the United States depends on it’s citizens.
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A Tidal Wave of Lies By Paul McCabe
With a long background as a writer, reporter, editor,
of the Founding Fathers anticipated our present grave
and columnist, I hold in the highest esteem the 1st
situation. The mainstream media is attacking the USA
Amendment
I
and all its institutions. Once upon a time the press had
memorized it, studied it, and knew its origins at the
fairness, or a semblance of fairness. The FCC, which
Constitutional
regulates TV and radio broadcasters, had a policy
long
legal
to
the
Constitution.
Convention
evolution
of
its
in
In
school
Philadelphia
myriad
and
meanings
the
since
starting
in
1949
called
the
“Fairness
Doctrine�.
It
1789. Those 45 words are one of the principal reasons
required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime
that the 13 colonies -- which formed the United States
to discussing controversial matters of public interest,
of America -- improbably became the greatest country
and to air contrasting views regarding those matters.
in
This rule lapsed in 1987 and was eliminated entirely in
the
world.
Nowhere
in
any
history
book,
PhD
thesis, or learned text, however, is there a hint that any
2011 by the Obama administration.
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Thus
for
the
As we move toward elections in November, it is quite
national media companies have been free from any
clear that America is suffering from an unprecedented
constraint to be fair. Certainly they have run fast and
and unholy alliance. This is made up of the D party,
far with that ball. The mainstream media never cease
the TV and print press, and various leftist pressure
to
groups whose views span the limited spectrum from
various
years
leftists,
since
both
then,
in
the
the
2 0
large
glorify
several
P A G E
House
and
Senate and elsewhere across the nation. Likewise they
Marxist
broadcast
a
insane.
For
decades
the
national press has had a well-advertised bias against Republicans and for Democrats. Estimates indicate
against
his
onslaught
to
of
President,
24/7
eco-fascist
vituperation, false allegations, and baseless charges the
never-ending
to
his
that 90% of the press consistently votes Democrat.
Administration. They really are a giant “fake news”
family,
and
The county of Manhattan is the tiny bubble where
machine on many channels. Their onslaughts have
much of the liberal/radical press and networks are
stepped over the line into a deranged surrealism since
headquartered. It voted 86% for Clinton in the last
Mr. Trump announced his candidacy in June 2015 and
election – one of the most lopsided votes in the entire
won the White House in November 2016.
nation.
But now the attacks against the President are non-stop all over the media, which have moved increasingly to the oddball left in the age of Trump. News used to be real
news
opinion.
and
That
was key
clearly
separate
distinction
has
from
editorial
disappeared
as
“news” programs have merged with reality TV and now feature an incessant stream of leftist invective, attacks,
polemics,
and
downright
falsehoods.
The
networks’ stories focus on the weird, on the radical, on the
far-out,
as
if
those
qualities
alone
make
them
newsworthy.
Of course the result is that Millions of Americans have tuned out CNN’s torrent of selective and prejudiced news coverage because they know that CNN is one of the strongest voices against
the
1st
Amendment.
We
are
reminded
their collective credibility has hit an all-time low. According
of
George Orwell’s prophetic 1945 book Animal Farm in
to a Gallup survey in June
which the slogan was “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
2018: “Overall, U.S. adults estimate that 62% of the news they read in newspapers, see on television or hear on the radio is biased. They estimate that 44% of what they see is inaccurate. And they believe that more than a third of the news they see in these channels is misinformation -- false or inaccurate information that is presented as if it were true. Americans are even more critical of the news they see on social media. They believe 80% of it is biased, 64% is inaccurate and 65% is misinformation.”
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Thus
for
the
As we move toward elections in November, it is quite
national media companies have been free from any
clear that America is suffering from an unprecedented
constraint to be fair. Certainly they have run fast and
and unholy alliance. This is made up of the D party,
far with that ball. The mainstream media never cease
the TV and print press, and various leftist pressure
to
groups whose views span the limited spectrum from
various
years
leftists,
since
both
then,
in
the
the
2 1
large
glorify
several
P A G E
House
and
Senate and elsewhere across the nation. Likewise they
Marxist
broadcast
a
insane.
For
decades
the
national press has had a well-advertised bias against Republicans and for Democrats. Estimates indicate
against
his
onslaught
to
of
President,
24/7
eco-fascist
vituperation, false allegations, and baseless charges the
never-ending
to
his
that 90% of the press consistently votes Democrat.
Administration. They really are a giant “fake news”
family,
and
The county of Manhattan is the tiny bubble where
machine on many channels. Their onslaughts have
much of the liberal/radical press and networks are
stepped over the line into a deranged surrealism since
headquartered. It voted 86% for Clinton in the last
Mr. Trump announced his candidacy in June 2015 and
election – one of the most lopsided votes in the entire
won the White House in November 2016.
nation.
But now the attacks against the President are non-stop all over the media, which have moved increasingly to the oddball left in the age of Trump. News used to be real
news
opinion.
and
That
was key
clearly
separate
distinction
has
from
editorial
disappeared
as
“news” programs have merged with reality TV and now feature an incessant stream of leftist invective, attacks,
polemics,
and
downright
falsehoods.
The
networks’ stories focus on the weird, on the radical, on the
far-out,
as
if
those
qualities
alone
make
them
newsworthy.
Of course the result is that Millions of Americans have tuned out CNN’s torrent of selective and prejudiced news coverage because they know that CNN is one of the strongest voices against
the
1st
Amendment.
We
are
reminded
their collective credibility has hit an all-time low. According
of
George Orwell’s prophetic 1945 book Animal Farm in
to a Gallup survey in June
which the slogan was “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
2018: “Overall, U.S. adults estimate that 62% of the news they read in newspapers, see on television or hear on the radio is biased. They estimate that 44% of what they see is inaccurate. And they believe that more than a third of the news they see in these channels is misinformation -- false or inaccurate information that is presented as if it were true. Americans are even more critical of the news they see on social media. They believe 80% of it is biased, 64% is inaccurate and 65% is misinformation.”
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wisely blocked entry for travellers from China. He and his Cabinet were diligently governing the country and paying
little
attention
to
the
Democratic
circus
sideshow on Capitol Hill.
The media coverage of the impeachment in December and of the trial in January made it crystal-clear that network “reporters” and “anchors” are full of hatred, bias,
and
ignorance.
The
“Trump
Derangement
Syndrome” has hit them hard. In this election year, they
are
a
dangerous
force
for
dishonesty
and
destruction of this Republic. Again we can turn to the allegorical novel Animal Farm, in which all the sheep together bleated “Four legs good! Two legs bad!” over and over, in order to drown out the voice of any
Since the mainstream media opposes whatever the President
says
or
does,
their
howling
negative
responses were automatic. Of course the media uses any occasion – including the COVID-19 situation – to make
absurd
and
despicable
claims
about
the
President and his policies. The press frenzy about impeachment
in
January
was
easily
and
quickly
transformed into a press frenzy about the coronavirus
opposition speaker.
in March. Any crisis will do to justify their tidal wave During the impeachment trial in January 2020, Pew
of
Research Center found that “CNN is trusted by 70%
professional
of self-described liberal Democrats, but only 16% of
attitudes. They have changed in the past few years into
conservative Republicans – a gap of 54 percentage
a fairly crazy invidious cult – but a cult with great
points. Conversely, Fox News is trusted by 75% of
power under our 1st Amendment.
conservative
Republicans
but
only
12%
of
lies.
This
is
further
dishonesty
proof and
of
their
rabid
endless
anti-Trump
liberal It is clear that the US media have learned from J.
Democrats – a 63-point gap.”
Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, who said The leftist media was so focused on their own anti-
“
Trump virulent propaganda a few months ago that
thousand times becomes the truth.” Obviously they are
they failed to notice a major story emerging from
trying to foist on us their own big lies -- from Seattle
China. They were too busy assailing the President.
to Miami and from Boston to Honolulu. Another of
While the malign media broadcast a steady stream of
Goebbels’ famous quotes was: “Accuse the other side
opinions, editorials, and outright lies masquerading as
of that which you are guilty”. Thus it happens that the
news,
lying press, at every possible opportunity, accuses the
the
President
and
his
advisers
were
busy
forming White House Coronavirus Task Force under
A
lie
told
once
remains
a
lie,
but
a
lie
told
a
President and his team of lying.
the leadership of VP Mike Pence. A few days later (January 31) the President declared a national public
President
health emergency during the impeachment trial and
Lamestream Media wants us to fail. That will NEVER
Trump
is
fighting
back
of
course.
“The
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happen!” he said recently. He continues to suffer the
ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC have stopped
“slings
and
while
broadcasting all or parts of the daily briefings of the
lightning
COVID-19 Task Force, apparently on the grounds that
storm. More than that, he is anything but passive. He
the President’s popularity is rising across the nation as
“takes arms against a sea of troubles” and regularly
his
fights with the prejudiced press.
Washington Post and NY Times of course urged the
standing
arrows
tall
like
of
outrageous
Mount
fortune”
McKinley
in
a
A good example occurred recently on March 30 at the White House. CNN’s J. Acosta is a Winnie the Pooh of the Washington press corps, a bear of very little brain.
When
admonished
Acosta the
challenged
arrogant
him,
the
“reporter”,
President
saying
“It's
people like you and CNN that say things like that. That is why people just don't want to listen to CNN any more. You could ask a normal question… Instead
leadership
was
demonstrated
so
clearly.
The
networks to do so, calling his views “ill-informed, misleading, or downright wrong.” The ratings of Fox News continue to rise to record levels. The far-left magazine
The
Nation
denounced
the
President
as
“craven and soulless” and accused him of “grotesque and
life-threatening
narcissism.”
For
years,
it
was
edited by Norman Thomas, who ran for President six times on behalf of the Socialist Party of America.
of asking a nasty snarky question like that you should ask a real question.”
If
there
were
a
Nobel
Prize
for
Deception,
many
members of the US media would qualify. MSNBC employs
several
disinformation
agents
who
daily
appear on TV. One of the worst is the bizarre paranoid R. Maddow, who spent the last three years falsely yelling “Russia! Russia! Russia!” Though she went to Stanford and to Oxford, she is afflicted with blindness, ignorance, and bigotry. Her oddball racist colleague J. Reid is not a journalist either; her college degree was in film. About Reid, the President last year said “No talent…now
works
for
the
Comcast/NBC
losers
making up phony stories about me. Low Ratings. Fake News!" He was right of course. They and others seem to have a desperate need to attack the President daily.
Also in March, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman named Zhao Lijian announced “It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!” Of
course
the
US
leftist
media
sided
with
China.
Another purveyor of press lies asked the President the
In a recent article in American Thinker called The
inane question “Why do you keep calling this the
unbearable pettiness of the Washington press corps,
Chinese virus?” He answered “It comes from China…
Patricia McCarthy really hit the target:
I
want
to
be
accurate.”
He
went
on
to
note
that
“Before the media’s fake outrage, even CNN called it
“The American media are the enemy of the American
‘the
a
president and the American people, and they have
counterattack: “Those trying to divide us must stop
indeed grown arrogant…each day, the president and
rooting for America to fail and give Americans real
his team patiently explain to these people everything
info they need to get through the crisis.”
they know to date, and then he takes questions.
Chinese
Coronavirus’
and
continued
by
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Nearly
every
P A G E
question
gotcha
of statements either knowing they were false or in
moment…He has defeated them, but they have yet to
reckless disregard of the truth. (This is the standard set
realize it…Most people could not, would not put up
by the Supreme Court in landmark 1964 case New
with such a despicable colony of weasels.”
York Times v. Sullivan.)
There is an endless list of examples of the escalating
Maybe there is. The President’s campaign in 2019 and
and unfair press irruptions, especially in the past few
2020 filed defamation lawsuits against CNN, the NY
months. This brief article can cite only a few cases.
Times,
For
Biden,
published stories saying that he was a Russian agent of
President
some sort. Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) has
example,
CNN,
and
NBC,
Esquire
is
an
NPR,
attempt
at
Newsweek,
falsely
claimed
a
2 4
Joe
that
and
all
After
an
increase
the
spread "false and defamatory statements" about him.
of the stock market gains, according to The Federalist.
Nunes has a separate lawsuit going against Esquire
In
and its “reporter” Ryan Lizza.
17th
tweet,
suggests
criticisms
stock
administration’s COVID-19 response with no mention
March
only
in
He’s also sued Twitter for allegedly allowing users to
Kirschner
had
against
the
a
CNN
suit
which
McClatchy in Virginia state court in April 2019.
re-election.
defamation
of
filed
his
million
Post,
coronavirus test kits because lower numbers are good
markets,
$150
Washington
Trump blocked coronavirus testing and rejected WHO
for
a
the
MSNBC
Donald
of
“analyst”
Trump
is
Glenn
guilty
of
negligent homicide “for the way he’s mishandled the
In
Coronavirus crisis.” Also in March this year, left-wing
Catholic
website
Vox
Sandmann in 2019 sued the Washington Post, NBC
reckless
promotion
published of
a
story
entitled
“Trump’s
hydroxychloroquine
to
another
famous
high
case,
school
a
Covington
student
Kentucky
named
Nicholas
fight
Universal, and CNN over their false reporting on the
coronavirus, explained” by a writer with no medical
Lincoln Memorial incident in January featuring him.
background whatsoever. Vox started out as a company
(He was the young man with the red MAGA hat.) In
called “Sportsblogs Inc”. On the other hand, President
early January this year, CNN agreed to settle the $275
Trump is surrounded daily by the world’s leading
million libel suit. The amount was not disclosed by the
experts in infectious diseases, vaccine research, and
court. In new lawsuits potentially worth $975 million
epidemiology.
brought in March 2020, Sandmann sued ABC News, CBS News, the New York Times, Gannett and Rolling
In
a
recent
thoughtful
op-ed
for
Real
Clear
Stone.
Politics.com, Cora Mandy of American First Action wrote:
In
September
2019
the
conservative
One
America
News Network (OANN) brought a $10 million lawsuit “In such uncertain times, Americans can only hope
against
R.
Maddow,
that the media would put aside partisan politics in the
NBCUniversal.
face of a global pandemic. Sadly, some journalists and
“maliciously and recklessly” smeared the network by
fake news outlets can’t help themselves. The media
saying on air that it “really, literally, is paid Russian
distorts and misleads, takes statements out of context,
propaganda.” The suit also accuses Comcast, which
treats assumptions as facts, and in general, seems to
owns
want to sow as much rancor and fear as possible. This
because it “counters the liberal politics of its own
is irresponsible journalism in a time when the nation
channel, MSNBC.”
The
NBCUniversal,
MSNBC, suit
of
Comcast
says
refusing
that
to
Corp.
and
Maddow
carry
OANN
needs just the opposite.” Perhaps the enemies of the people who own, run, and What
is
the
solution
to
this
vicious,
damaging,
staff the large anti-American news companies will
continuous, and destructive flood of lies? Is there any
think twice before they broadcast or print a long litany
way to turn the tide? The media has made thousands
of leftist lies if they know they might face a storm of
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lawsuits --which involve lengthy and financially burdensome court disputes. While sheltering under the protection of the 1st Amendment, in reality the media is busy raping it and abusing it to push nefarious left-wing agendas. Let them pay a high price for their extensive and irresponsible misuse of our sacred 1st Amendment. Let them feel a chilling effect when the Federal and state courts enforce the necessity to tell the truth to the people.
In this way, we can turn the tables against an increasingly unaccountable and sensationalist media undeserving of special constitutional treatment. The President discussed this in February at a news briefing after his campaign filed a suit which alleged that a 2019 NY Times article intentionally defamed the president by falsely asserting a “quid pro quo” between Trump’s 2016 election campaign and Russia. Referring to lawsuits, the President promised “there will be more coming.”
There is also a second solution: rock the vote, shake the trees, deliver every possible voter to the polls on November 3, make a mighty effort to re-elect the President. Move heaven and earth to vote this year. Vote as if your life depends on it. Each vote is part of a coming landslide that the yapping dogs of the elitist media cannot stop. In the end, voters have more power than the lying press. This was demonstrated unmistakably in November 2016. The Electoral College still operates in our free country. “Let no heart be faint. Let every arm be steeled,” General MacArthur exhorted us long ago, promising victory.
Comments are welcome at mccabepaul@hotmail.com
By Paul McCabe CTM Columnist
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I don’t want to be political Right now, I don’t want to be political; believe me, I
When his head finally ‘hits the pillow at night’ after all
Do think about other subjects! Just for a moment, please take a look at the photo attached herewith. It's a
the
meetings
and
press
conferences
and
phone
calls, constantly trying to defend himself and protect our country.....
photo of our President:
Does he EVER “break down” and cry from all the pressure?
Is he EVER fearful, scared and confused? I doubt it! Is he even able to sleep?
Can he shut his mind off at all and rest peacefully? Or does he just lay there and talk to God at night, praying for strength and answers?
Whether he’s making you proud or not, look at this photo and ask God to soften your heart just a little and lift this man up in prayers. He needs them right now more than ever! He is carrying the weight of OUR entire
country
on
his
shoulders
and
I
don’t
think
anybody could - or would be doing a better job than he is. Feel free to share this post - and remind everyone to be kind and pray for President Trump and for the entire world!
And as always... if you don’t have anything nice to And this is NOT going to be a political article. This is
say, there’s NO NEED to say anything, or comment....
just simply something that everyone should stop and think about. Can you imagine the weight he must be
Just move right along.....
feeling upon his shoulders right now? When he signed up for this position (without pay!) - He did it for us
I am praying for President Trump!
Americans. He didn’t do it for the fame or glory, he already
had
all
that!
He
was
willing
to
take
on
whatever was necessary, to stand and ‘fight for us!’ But
the
magnitude
of
what
we’re
currently
experiencing has got to be somewhat paralyzing. And to some, NOTHING he does is ever right or good enough!
Do you ever wonder how he must be dealing with it all?
Charles Lingerfelt CTM Associate Publisher & Vice President
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A Call for Unity
By Katherine Daigle
The COVID-19 scare has gripped the entire world in
humanity is taught a lesson – and if this is an end. If
its clasp and its unprecedented arrival has disrupted all
not the actual end of the world, the virus may teach us
usual
driven
that it is going to be an end of callousness; of bitter
indoors and the medical community, along with the
rivalry that makes it necessary to find fault even when
public
the
times are dark. To tackle the spread of coronavirus,
consequences of a massive spread, the pandemic has
every individual of the collective society must realize
left
virus
that they are responsible for the turn of events that
knows no labels, no tags, and no separation based on
may unfold soon. The duties as a responsible citizen
class, gender, or race. It has affected numerous people
and
across the economic ladder in different parts of the
challenging times. There is no scope for selfishness
globe. One may even wonder if this is indeed how
here because you can never view the disease as a
patterns
sector
some
food
of
life.
coming
for
With
people
together
everyone’s
being
to
thought.
limit
The
human
being
must
rush
to
the
fore
in
these
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Even within the governmental arms and administrative
their Bibles, and some starting to wonder: Could this
structures,
be a sign of a biblical apocalypse. Is the virus a
there
needs
to
be
an
inter-departmental
approach that will bring together the strengths of each
biblical
in a collaborative effort. COVID-19 should definitely
scores of Christian conspiracy theorists have claimed?
not be taken lightly. Nor should this be seen as a
Many
political opportunity for people to scurry blame at
much worse harbinger of a death foretold centuries
each other. Forgetting differences, at least temporarily,
ago in the Bible. According to literal interpretations of
human beings should reach out for the safety of others
the Bible, widespread plagues, calamities, and natural
very much like them.
disasters will strike the world in the end days”.
To encourage healing in a global network of people
But, it’s time for it to be put on hold just for a while
who are living under the threat of death and sickness,
because at the moment, there are lives at stake – not
compassion is the only way forward. Looking back at
arguments to be won.
the
paths
traversed,
that
everyone,
there
rises
to
however,
Book
believe
of
Revelation,
this
virus
is
a
has
as Christians pray to God. Even when Churches are
hatred
closing
present
that
the
As this virus continues to spread on six continents, we
the
question
beings,
Christians,
by
the
Since
a
human
foretold
foreground – did it all really matter? What was all that for?
is
as
sign
catastrophe
reaches
for
the
safety
of
spirit
“stirs
up
their
communities,
American
him or her to reality, it certainly shows one that the
inspires personal responsibility and integrity. Do not
way forward may speak much of peace and stability.
be afraid!
But, simply believing this won’t do the trick. If one
Social
can
together even pray. Have we discovered a way to have
remember
humanity
the
cross
impossible
to
forgetting,
but
troubles
the
turbulent
transform in
and
how
sea,
the
it
world.
remembering
that
unity
helped
wouldn’t It
is
the
not
key
be
community
in
chaos
lies
towards a peaceful and calm order in the world. There can
be
politics,
of
course.
Interpreting
the
media
over
is
unity, our
a
way
with
courage,
we
an
can
all
President
strength,
Our
practically every human being on earth and awakens
all
communicate
common the
and
goal?
divide
The
between
democrats and republicans we need to come together or perish.
current
catastrophic events through a partisan lens is self-
“Some
women
fear
the
fire
some
women
simply
defeating.
become it.” -R.H. Sin. You always have a choice of what you want to be, what you want to do, how you
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) designated
want to live, and where you want to go. Me, I like to
Sunday, 29th March as a Global Day of Prayer and
think I become the fire – the fighter. We as Americans
Fasting.
will overcome this as we have before, trust me.
The
body
representing
600
million
evangelical Christians worldwide offers on its website a prayer and fasting guide, and calls all Christians to “encourage one another is by sharing stories of faith and hope as we walk through troubles together” on a Facebook
group
opened
for
this
purpose.
See
more: http://evangelicalfocus.com/world/5204/Covid1 9_Global_Day_of_prayer_and_fasting_announced
Is this the end of the world and humanity, of course not?
“The
upheaval
worldwide
caused
by
hate-mongering the
and
fast-spreading
the
novel
coronavirus pandemic has many people reaching for
By Katherine Daigle Katherine Daigle, candidate for Mayor of Irvine katherinedaigle.com
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Is Pakistan taking COVID-19 too lightly? Covid 19 situation in Pakistan Beenish Tariq Zuberi
COVID-19 cases are wildly cumulative in Pakistan.
the frontlines to maintain business continuity. As the
The Federal and Province Government continues to
COVID-19
closely monitor the situation and is taking necessary
progressively
safety
while
responses. As a results shown that it will be essential
multiple provinces have opted to go into a state of
to layer multiple interventions, regardless of whether
lockdown. Organizations integral to supporting supply
defeat or mitigation is the overarching policy goal.
chain, healthcare and food have been deemed essential
However, destruction will require the layering of more
and can operate during lockdown. The next couple of
demanding
weeks
mitigation.
measures
are
to
evidently
curtail
going
further
to
be
spread,
critical,
and
it’s
pandemic
progresses,
implementing
and
socially
a
countries
broad
disruptive
range
measures
are of
than
possible, it's likely that the numbers will get worse in the coming days before they get better.
The choice of interventions ultimately depends on the relative feasibility of their implementation and their
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for
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in
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of
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services and quality, safe, effective and affordable
interventions from the experience of countries to date
essential medicines, vaccines, personal protection and
is
food items. The COVID-19 pandemic is now a major
multiple of these measures with varying degrees of
global health threat. On March 17th, Pakistan’s Prime
success.
Minister Imran Khan gave his first national address on
effect
the coronavirus. The bottom line was his signature
onward transmission from cases in the household and
phrase:
in
“Ghabraana
nahi
hai!,
larna
hai”
meaning
challenging
because
other
a
population-wide onward
a
lockdown,
saying
that
form
settings.
possibility
imposing
have
implemented
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initiated
“Not to worry, ,fight for survival ” He ruled out the of
many
case
isolation,
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social
transmission
of
distancing,
in
all
by
the
locations
Pakistan’s poor — especially daily wage earners and
reduced.
city laborers — would die of hunger if he did so. He
to be stress-free but still not the solution.
reducing
applying
chance was
for
rapidly
In current days, these measures have begun
spoke plainly and urged social distancing, but in his bid to avoid panic, he failed to convey the gravity of
Close monitoring of the situation in Pakistan in the
the matter. On April 1st, global counter of Convid-19;
coming weeks will therefore help to inform strategies
there have been 1,763,589 cases and 107,782 deaths
in other countries.
confirmed
worldwide.
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spread
has
been
exponentially, with 203 countries now having reported
Generally, as a results suggested that population-wide
at least one case.
social distancing applied to the population as a whole would have the largest impact; and in combination
Pakistan is committed to ensuring the safety of our
with other interventions – notably home isolation of
employees possible
whilst
impact
working
to
our
towards
customers
mitigating
any
cases and private and public sector closure – has the
operations.
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potential
continue to work at full capacity with most employees
threshold
working from home and only critical skeletal staff at
frequency.
to of
overwhelm required
transmission to
speedily
below reduce
the case
C T I M E S M A G . C O M
P A G E
Pakistan is committed to ensuring the safety of our
countries.
employees
stable
economy.
PM
Imran
any
Khan has continued to push back against the idea of a
We
lockdown disagreeing that a curfew, or “last stage of a
continue to work at full capacity with most employees
lockdown” as he calls it, would shatter Pakistan’s poor
working from home and only critical skeletal staff at
more than the virus could. His majority leanings are at
the frontlines to maintain business continuity. As the
play here. Mr. Khan hereditary a debt-ridden economy
COVID-19
that was just beginning to stabilize, and he doesn’t
to
our
customers
pandemic
progressively
towards
not
mitigating
impact
working
are
operations.
possible
whilst
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progresses,
implementing
a
countries
broad
are
range
of
seem
to
want
to
shut
it
down
to
President
Trump,
to layer multiple interventions, regardless of whether
argument
on
defeat or mitigation is the overarching policy goal.
government has already approved an economic aid
However, destruction will require the layering of more
package worth 1 trillion rupees to help Pakistan’s
demanding
vulnerable in the wake of the crisis.
and
socially
disruptive
measures
than
show
that
concern
the
for
Mr.
dissimilar
responses. As a results shown that it will be essential
mitigation.
although
(not
the
alternative
Khan
bases
his
common
man).
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relatively
As a results, short-term
(3-
month) mitigation policy option might reduce deaths The choice of interventions ultimately depends on the
seen in the epidemic by up to half, and peak healthcare
relative feasibility of their implementation and their
demand
likely
contexts.
isolation, household quarantine and social distancing
different
of
effectiveness
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relative
social
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by
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of
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of
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case
(older
interventions from the experience of countries to date
individuals and those with other underlying health
is
conditions) are the most effective policy combination
challenging
because
many
have
implemented
multiple of these measures with varying degrees of
for
success.
household
effect
Through the hospitalization of all cases in
initiated
a
form
of
case
isolation,
reducing
epidemic
mitigation.
quarantine
Both
are
case
core
isolation
and
epidemiological
interventions for infectious disease mitigation and act
onward transmission from cases in the household and
by
in
through reducing the contact rates of those that are
other
settings.
population-wide onward
transmission
reduced. to
be
Simultaneously,
social
distancing,
in
all
by
the
locations
applying
chance was
for
rapidly
reducing
the
potential
for
onward
transmission
known to be infectious cases or may be household contacts infection.
In current days, these measures have begun
stress-free
but
still
not
the
solution.
Close
The Pakistani government is also struggling hard to
monitoring of the situation in Pakistan in the coming
face
weeks will therefore help to inform strategies in other
administrative
countries.
Government
Generally,
population-wide
as
social
a
results
distancing
suggested applied
to
that
the
discouraging
of
as
challenge
well
as
Pakistan
is
by
financial
providing
support.
working
on
a
But
plan
to
the
provide food ration to the daily laborer which will cost
population as a whole would have the largest impact;
around PKR 50 Billion. Second batch of medical aid
and in combination with other interventions – notably
including ventilators (15), face masks (300,000) and
home isolation of cases and private and public sector
N95 masks (20,000) from china arrived in Pakistan.
closure – has the potential to overwhelm transmission
Punjab
below the threshold of required to speedily reduce
Ordinance
case frequency.
announcement
Infectious
Disease
2020 of
has this
Prevention
been
and
Control
promulgated.
Ordinance
will
The
enable
the
Government of Punjab to take all necessary measures Pakistan
now
has
confirmed
cases
5,011 and
86
deaths.
to prevent and protect the public from COVID-19 disease and any such epidemic in future. Registration for
Pakistan
is
an
undeveloped
country
in
long-term
conquest may not be a possible policy option in many
Prime
Minister
‘Corona
Relief
Tigers
Force’
begins Volunteers will be assigned responsibilities on daily basis. The Sindh government has launched an
C T I M E S M A G . C O M
P A G E
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an online portal and an application named Sindh Relief Initiative Application, through which welfare organizations can register themselves and work with official authorities to provide food and necessary items to daily wage workers who are unable to find work during the lockdown. It is a difficult time for all humanity as thousands of families have lost their loved ones worldwide and nearly 3 billion people are kept to their homes. Life has come to a standstill everywhere in the world. Hope for a miracle. The alternative is a disaster no country, least of all Pakistan, can afford.
1 Peter 1:3: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."
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