SEN. PAUL CONFRONTS DR. FAUCI

           

                                   BY BILL JUNEAU

                                   Along with the on-and-off mandates about wearing one or two masks or none at all, there is some fiery rhetoric being exchanged between U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and the veteran government immunologist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, adviser to President Biden.  

                                   Sen.  Paul says that Fauci lied in testimony before Congress and should be fired and prosecuted.  The 80-year-old Fauci,  head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who is regarded by the left wing as a candidate for sainthood, says Paul's charges are absurd and that Paul has no idea of what he is talking about, and that if anyone has told lies, it is Sen. Paul. 

                                    The Paul-Fauci clash is all about Chinese bats and research in the mysterious Wuhan Laboratory in Red China where Americans are regarded as inferior to Chinese super thinkers.  Apparently Fauci is in awe of the Chinese and he authorized a contribution of some $600,000 to the lab, and its scientists managed, accidentally or intentionally, to unleash the deadly virus known as Covid-19 on the planet.                            

                                     There are real questions surrounding the investigation into the deadly Covid-19 virus and its origin which points squarely to the Wuhan laboratories and its controversial research involving a species of Asian bats, the only mammals known to man that can fly on its own, and which possesses similarities to humans in internal functions. 

                                     Supposedly, the bat was a Chinese instrument used to test the transmissibility of the virus to humans and somehow the invisible killer escaped into the atmosphere and made its way around the world, killing more than 4 million persons, including 700,000 in the United States. And that is what happened, said Paul, a medical doctor who was a practicing ophthalmologist prior to election 10 years ago to the Senate.   

                                     So what is going on now, and what has gone on in the Wuhan laboratory where "brilliant" chemists were testing and weighing and analyzing substances in a maze of glass cylinders with tables containing test tubes and petri dishes and vials with colorful liquids being heated by Bunsen burners. The alleged Wuhan activities bring to mind visions of the incredible Frankenstein laboratory where a demented scientist in a white lab coat bustled about as thick white smoke emerged from boiling liquids and black bats hung from the ceilings watching and waiting.     

                                    Sen. Paul is charging that Dr. Fauci was a tool of the Chinese and directed some $600,000 to their  lab and with his knowledge permitted research with bats known as "gain of function."  America under President Obama put a stop to such "gain of function" research in 2014 because of controversies surrounding the danger of its use. 

                                      Recently, the Senate Health Commission held a hearing as a means of updating the senators on the pandemic and progress combating it and the viability of the new vaccines.  Dr. Fauci, who has been around for nearly a half century as a government immunologist and is presently the personal adviser to President Biden, was the key witness and Sen. Paul, like Fauci,  a medical doctor, tore into the veteran disease control physician, whose allegiance to the Democratic party is worn on his sleeve.  

                                     "Are you aware that it is a serious crime to lie to Congress?" Paul demanded of Fauci.  "Are you willing to retract what you have said?" 

                                      Paul was referring to Fauci's May 11 testimony before Congress in which he denied that Wuhan scientists had used "gain of function" research  with dollars provided by American taxpayers, and which has lead to a planet full of deaths and destruction. 

                                      "Gain-of- Function" was never used, asserted  Fauci and he said that he would not retract any previous statements which he has made.  I want to say officially, that "you do not know what you are talking about. 

                                      Shortly thereafter, Sen. Paul  appeared on the Hannity TV show and said that he was sending a letter to the DOJ  (Department of Justice) with his referral that there be a prosecution of Dr. Fauci for his criminal conduct in allowing "gain-of-function" research and for his lying to congress about it.  Such prevarication, said Sen. Paul, is a felony punishable by incarceration in prison. 

                                     Supposedly, pursuant to an order from President Biden, investigation is currently underway to determine the origins of the virus and the role of the Wuhan laboratory.  The upshot of the investigation is anyone's guess since truthful testimony and cooperation from Communist China is unlikely. 

                                    With Fauci sitting as the lead American immunologist, and adviser to the President, any investigation by the DOJ under Atty. Gen. Garland into the conduct of Dr. Fauci, is very doubtful.  In the end, all there will be is the strong belief that Wuhan messed up and and that their massive faux pas sent disaster onto the planet. 

                                     For certain, one question will always be around.  Why did America send taxpayer money to scientists at Wuhan to aid in Chinese  research projects?

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THE FORT HOOD KILLER'S IMAGINARY APPEAL

                                            

                                                       BY BILL JUNEAU    

                            Twelve years ago,  Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan exploded in Islamic rage and killed 13 persons and wounded 32 others in a meeting room at Fort Hood in Texas.  Hasan was expressing his anger over his coming deployment to the Middle East as a combat physician.  The carnage qualified as the worst mass murder on an army base in United States history. 

                             It took nearly four years to bring Hasan to trial and he was convicted after a court marshal and trial on August 13, 2013.   A  few weeks later,  he was sentenced to death for the premediated murders of 12 soldier and and one civilian and the attempted murders of his other victims. The jury, composed of 13 army officers, was unanimous in fixing the maximum punishment. 

                             With pride, Hasan has admitted his role as the shooter in a brief statement to the jury.  He declined representation by legal counsel and offered no defense, remorse or misgivings at the trial which went on for 22 days..   In other comments outside court, he said that he was protecting the Taliban against Americans and that his death, in accord with Islamic  doctrine, would allow him to achieve the status of "martyr" and to receive special rewards in the hereafter.   

                              Tried in a military court marshal, his case called for "mandatory appeals" as set forth in the Code of Military Justice.  For the past eight years, reportedly, these appeals have been underway, somewhere and in some fashion  and at some level. It is all kind of mysterious, because simply put, there is no basis for any appeal since there are no arguable issues.  The defendant admits his culpability without reservation and and wishes the sentence of the court to be carried out.  

                              Very likely, "mandatory appeals" became a part of the military justice code to protect against the possibility that a sentence was out of line or that the defendant was actually not guilty of any wrongdoing. It was never intended to delay the sentence of the court for years and possibly decades for no articulated reason and certainly not in the case of a confessed killer with a clear motive to kill and whose carnage was witnessed by scores.  

                        "Mandatory Appeals" have been in motion for Dr. Hasan now for eight years.  Further delay is illogical and even absurd, and that, I believe,  is the opinion of many lawyers-- and I am one.

                                     Hasan was an army psychiatrist, trained as a physician at government expense. He was the American born son of Palestinian immigrants. During his many years as a soldier, his conduct and writings raised concerns as to his loyalty to the United States, as he maintained a steady correspondence with radical clerics in the Middle east. Nevertheless, FBI reviewers of his writings and statements, following complaints about his conduct, determined that he was not dangerous

                             On the morning of November 5, 2009, Major Hasan loaded his pistol and checked into a meeting with others soldiers and civilians anticipating deployment to the Middle East.  

                                     At the meeting Hasan drew his pistol and began firing bullets at unsuspecting soldiers while screaming "Allahu Akbar, "the Arabic phrase for "Allah is great."  Other soldiers in the hall quickly responded with gunfire and in seconds  took down the 37-year old doctor with wounds which have rendered him a paraplegic.   Currently, he is on death row at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.                            

                                   At the close of his Court Marshal, Prosecutor Mike  Mulligan, an army colonel, told the jury of Hasan's hate for Americans and his warped desire to become a "martyr" for Islam. 

                               Hasan will "never be a martyr" asserted Mulligan. "He is a criminal. He is a cold-blooded murderer. This is not his gift to God. This is his debt to society. This is the cost of his murderous rampage."                                

                           Yes, America's military justice system is careful.  Nevertheless, sufficient time has passed and further delay of the Hasan execution is unnecessary, unreasonable and illogical.  The order of the court is long over due and distressed families of his victims are asking for closure, and an end to Hasan.

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JOE BIDEN'S ELUSIVE IQ

                                                     BY BILL JUNEAU                                              

                            Over the past months and years, stories are posted regularly which reveal the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of Presidents,  celebrities, and the rich and famous whose names make headlines. Reports differ as to highs and lows, but it is generally fun to hear of the eggheads and the celebrity empty heads.  

                           Are we being cheated out of hearing of the mental acuity and brain power of the nation's 46th President, "Slow Joe" Biden?  So what is his IQ?  Is he a dim bulb, with just a flickering light?  Has the White House been transformed from a center of dignity and authority into an assisted living facility caring for a resident with dementia?   

                           We know that the country's sixth president, John Quincy Adams, who had a pet alligator which he kept in a special section of the White House, was the IQ bell ringer for Presidents with a score of 175.   Bill Clinton (159) and JFK (159); and FDR, Carter, Nixon Teddy R.,  Reagan  and Obama were also credited with having "gifted" intelligence quotients.  America's 41st chief executive, George W. Bush, was reported to have an IQ in the average range. 

                           According to the scholars, and various charts, the average IQ across America is 100, with 91 to 109 considered average  or normal. Stepping ahead, 110 to 119 is considered to be "superior intelligence" and 120 to 129 is regarded as "very superior."  Geniuses check into the range of 140 to 160, and when scores move upward you are in the company of some very big minds, and you never mess with those eggheads.

                            IQs are derived from standardized testing results when a portfolio is available to glean the information.  When paper work is not available as in the case of Leonardo Da Vinci, (220 IQ) other techniques are used.  These judgements are drawn from assembling all available information about a person, including achievements, discoveries and compositions, to estimate an IQ. Some call it a "histriometric" approach to assessing brainpower IQ when standardized testing cannot be found or scores are missing. 

                            You might be surprised to know that Lady Gaga and Shakira are not a couple of dingbats. They are, so it is reported, registered in the genius range of 140 to 160.  In Hollywood, James Woods leads the let's pretend crowd of men and women with an IQ of 180.  Sly Stallone (Rocky of the movies) punches in with a a 160 score while Muhammad Ali, the greatest pugilist and ring-poet of all time, has posted a below average IQ of 78. 

                             President Nixon was a 143 and the blustering and boastful Donald Trump stands tall with an intelligence quotient of  156.  That's behind President Clinton, but it dwarfs Hillary's 140. 

                             But the 78-year-old, horse-whispering and stumbling Joe Biden is the nation's 46th president, and Americans are asking what is his IQ, and how does it compare to other occupants of the white house. How does it stack up against those Hollywood pretenders and talk-show stars like Conan O'Brien with a 160 IQ? to navigation

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                                  Actually, no one seems to know Biden's exact IQ.  and some say that he has never taken a standardized IQ test. Kim Jong Un of North Korea has called Biden a "low IQ idiot."  President Trump has called Biden a "Whacko with a low IQ."  I expect that their comments were based upon hearing him speak and watching him wander about on a stage.     

                                  Maybe President Biden will tell Americans of his IQ, since he has referred proudly to it in the past.  While campaigning in Iowa last fall, he snapped  at a farmer who had criticized him and charged that he was too old for the job of President and that he was hiding his son's corrupt practices in the Ukraine. 

                           You are a "dirty liar" and you are  "fat," said Biden.  "And you want to check my shape, man, let’s do push-ups together here, man, let’s run, let’s do whatever you want to do, let’s take an IQ test.”                           

                              Americans, however, are not blind and have an idea that there are serious spaces in Biden's head.  They speculate on his acuity after seeing him at the mike, stammering in a befuddled way with  crib notes in hand. 

                             Still in the memories and minds of many Americans are Biden's yarns about a nasty guy named "Corn Pop" who terrorized swimming pools until tough Life Guard Biden told him to stand down; or the saga about how youngsters around the pool admired his (Biden's) hairy legs and watched the bristles stiffen in the noon day sun.  

                             Current polls are reporting that the majority of Americans, in the many millions, consider that Biden is unable to function and carry out the duties of President, and that a concealed group of progressives, ( Bernie Sanders and AOC in the lead) are pulling his strings.  Reportedly, the Democratic party is secretly looking for just the right moment when the 25th amendment can be invoked as a means of sending Biden back to the basement of his posh home in Delaware--for permanent retirement.                

                              After Trump chided him about his low IQ, Biden  said that he wished he was in a high school setting and if so, he would take Trump behind the gym and "beat the hell out of him." 

                              GOP Congressman Ronny Jackson, a navy admiral  prior to his 2020 election, served as the personal physician to Presidents Obama and Trump between 2013 and 2018. Dr. Jackson has been joined by other representatives  demanding that Biden undergo a cognitive examination so that Americans can know whether their President is "playing with a full deck."

                               Dr. Jackson said that Biden's lack of composure  and befuddled manner, and his feckless performance at the recent G-7 and the summit with Russian President Putin is embarrassing and  that Biden simply does not know what he is doing.  Jackson noted that he saw Biden regularly while he was vice president, and he knows that there is something wrong with him.  The letter to Biden requesting the cognitive test has not been answered, and the protective media declines to even ask him about a potential mental and physical examination.  

                                Prof. Victor Davis Hanson, a widely known and respected historian and columnist and a fellow at the Hoover Institute, has said that Biden's mind is fading at a geometric rate.   To him, said Hanson,  names are "vague eddies in his mind’s river of forgetfulness." 

                                 It is time for Biden to undergo a cognitive examination in accord with demands from members of Congress and because of concerns by the American people as to his ability to carry out the duties as America's 46th President?  

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