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July 21, 2021
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Good evening!

Blessings on you and your family, and from all the Huckabee staff! Topics include:

  • Bible Verse of the Day - 2 Corinthians 12:9
  • Delta Variant Worries
  • CRT Advocates Try A Different Tack
  • Fauci Back In The Hot Seat
  • Jeff Bezos Makes News...Twice
  • Ben & Jerry's Leftist Virtue Signaling Update

Sincerely,

Mike Huckabee


DAILY BIBLE VERSE

And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 12:9


Delta Variant Worries 

By Mike Huckabee

If you’re one of the many millions of Americans who have money in stocks through a 401K, IRA or small day-trading account (No, AOC, all market investors aren’t greedy capitalist billionaires), then you might be panicking over the recent plunge in the market. I can’t give you financial advice or assure you that all will be well, but I can safely say that over time, a diversified portfolio of stocks tends to grow, despite periodic drops. And I can explain why this current plummet is due almost entirely to the incompetence of the current occupants of the White House.

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/07/19/the-stock-market-tumbles-and-joe-bidens-response-is-unbelievable-n413091

The Biden Administration has been all over the map with its chaotic messaging about COVID, stoking fear of the Delta variant to try to goose lagging vaccination numbers. This fear and confusion have spooked the market due to worries that the government might impose another pointless economic lockdown. I have to assume that at some point, the truth will prevail and the market will rebound (if Biden doesn’t K.O. it with inflation, which is another story.) Here are some facts about the current situation to help calm the artificial panic.

Contrary to what President Biden claimed, the Delta variant is NOT “deadlier” than the original virus. Just as with most viruses, it’s mutated to a form that spreads easier, since it’s trying to stay alive as there are fewer and fewer potential hosts, thanks to vaccines and natural immunity in those who’ve recovered. But it’s actually less dangerous than the original virus.

https://nypost.com/2021/07/08/dont-buy-the-hysteria-the-delta-variant-is-actually-less-dangerous/

As the Wall Street Journal reports, the recent spike in cases in the UK has not resulted in hospitalizations or deaths anywhere near those of the original pandemic. The previous peak in the UK came in January with a seven-day average of 50,000 cases, out of which 40,000 required hospitalization and there were 1,000 deaths. The latest surge was 25,000, with 2,000 hospitalized and an average daily death rate of less than 20.

Bottom line: the Delta variant can kill and must be taken seriously, but it is not deadlier than the original. While no vaccine is 100% effective, the new cases are mostly among the unvaccinated and those without natural immunity. The vaccinated who do catch it are more likely to have mild symptoms. A case could be made that shutting down the economy again, with the attendant bankruptcies, suicides, depression, drug abuse and postponed medical care for other problems, would be deadlier than the virus.

I won’t tell someone else that they have to get vaccinated, but know that these are the risks you’re taking, and they’re serious. But it’s not the apocalypse. The spike is caused by the virus itself fighting against dying out. The worst thing the Administration could do is exactly what they’re doing: shredding their own credibility by trying to incite a needless panic.

To paraphrase FDR, the virus may be scary, but we can only make it worse if our leaders gin up fear of fear itself. I miss the days when Democrat Presidents occasionally said things that made sense.

CRT Advocates Try A Different Tack

By Mike Huckabee

Now that parents are catching on and rising up against the racist indoctrination of their children by schools pushing Critical Race Theory, those behind it are trying to deny that’s what they’re doing, even as they continue to push for the same goals. In short, they’re talking softly, but carrying on the same shtick.

Here’s an example of an organization like that. It’s being promoted by the Biden Department of Education, and while it’s deliberately vague about whether it pushes CRT, here’s a quote from its board chairwoman that should give you a clue or two: "If you don’t recognize that White supremacy is in everything we do, then we got a problem. I want us to be feared."

https://www.foxnews.com/us/biden-admin-promotes-radical-group-critical-race-theory-schools

There’s a lot more at the link. I don’t think these radicals should be feared, because that might keep people from speaking out against them. Instead, they should be exposed and removed entirely from our school system.


Fauci Back In The Hot Seat

By Mike Huckabee

Who says there’s nothing entertaining on TV anymore? Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci was back in the hot seat before the Senate, and it got blistering when Sen. Rand Paul, who is also a doctor, drilled down on his reported funding and support for “gain of function” virus research. That’s when viruses from sources like…let’s say, bats…are altered in the lab to make them more transmissible to humans, so that their effects can be studied.

In years past, Fauci made comments about the benefits of such dangerous experiments outweighing the risks, and it’s believed that the NIH under Fauci funded such research. If it turns out that COVID originated in the Wuhan lab, Paul wants Fauci to take partial responsibility for those risks that resulted in a deadly pandemic. He also quoted Fauci’s emails in which colleagues expressed fears that that was the case, but he publicly dismissed them. Fauci angrily accused Paul of not knowing what he was talking about. But Paul replied that Fauci can call him a liar, but he didn’t produce any facts that contradicted him. There are more details and video here:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/rand-paul-anthony-fauci-intimidates-scientists

Later, Sen. Paul told Sean Hannity that he will ask the DOJ for a criminal referral against Fauci for lying to Congress.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/07/21/rand-paul-seeks-doj-criminal-referral-to-hold-that-lying-sack-fauci-accountable-n2592856

In further Fauci news, the doc says he agrees with the American Academy of Pediatrics that it’s “reasonable” to require all children older than two to wear masks all day at school.

https://www.westernjournal.com/fauci-now-wants-mask-3-year-old-school-calls-reasonable-thing/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=huckabee

I’m not a doctor. I don’t even play one on TV, like some people I could name. But I’ve already written at length about the many problems with making children wear masks for hours, from developmental issues to forcing them to breathe dangerous levels of CO2 to all the bacteria and viruses that get on the masks and are then pressed tightly over their mouths and noses. Here are a couple of links as reminders. I hope someone forwards them to Dr. Fauci and the AAP.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2781743

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scottmorefield/2021/06/15/a-group-of-parents-sent-their-kids-face-masks-to-a-lab-for-analysis-heres-what-they-found-n2591047


Jeff Bezos Makes News...Twice

By Mike Huckabee

Tuesday, billionaire Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos returned safely from a trip to the edge of space on one of his Blue Origin private spacecrafts. Immediately afterward, he announced that he was giving $100 million, no strings attached, to leftwing CNN commentator Van Jones and celebrity chef Jose Andres. He calls it his “Courage and Civility Award.” They are free to give the money to their own charities or non-profits or to others’.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/jeff-bezos-giving-100-million-jose-andres-van-jones-after-blue-origin-rocket-flight

Andres runs a charity called World Central Kitchen that provides food to victims of natural disasters, so I can see how the money will be well-spent there. However, the grant to Jones raised criticism and eyebrows.

Full disclosure: while Van and I couldn’t be further apart on political issues, I consider him a friend and a Christian brother, and he is that rare liberal who will put aside politics to work across the political spectrum for good causes. Here’s a segment from “Huckabee” on TBN where he was my guest and we talked about his series “The Redemption Project.” If he uses the money for causes like this, then I can’t get too exercised about it.

https://youtu.be/bU0lrpDhrPI

What has some people questioning the appropriateness of the grant was the wall-to-wall positive coverage of Bezos on CNN, but that was going on well before the awards were revealed. Maybe with Trump gone, they’re desperate for anything to talk about. On the other hand, considering CNN’s ratings, I could understand why they’d want to suck up to any billionaire who’s handing out money.


Ben & Jerry's Leftist Virtue Signaling Update

By Mike Huckabee

Here’s an update on the latest leftist virtue signaling by Ben & Jerry’s, the premium ice cream for wealthy, decadent socialists. I reported that the brand announced it would not sell its ice cream in “occupied Palestinian territory,” meaning certain parts of Israel, a move that got it praised by the anti-Semitic BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) movement. The prime minister of Israel warned parent company Unilever of “severe consequences” for its boycott decision. Well, here they come…

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/07/19/the-stock-market-tumbles-and-joe-bidens-response-is-unbelievable-n413091

First of all, that article points out that no part of Israel is “occupied Palestinian territory.” Israel took over the West Bank when it won the 1967 war against Jordan and its Arab allies, and the Israelis have a claim on that territory going back to Biblical times.

More to the current point, Israeli law requires local distributors to sell products in all of Israel, so this is an illegal decision that could get Ben & Jerry’s removed from the entire nation’s store shelves. In addition, 35 US states have made it illegal to boycott Israel, which hurts both Israelis and Palestinians, so they might have opened up a legal can of worms in two-thirds of the US. Finally, a number of grocers in the New York area and beyond announced that they will stop carrying Ben & Jerry’s ice cream over this.

Moral: Don’t let radical leftists run your ice cream company if you don’t want your business to suffer a complete meltdown.


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  • Sandy Stell

    07/22/2021 10:54 PM

    Looking forward to your site!

  • Kim Forthofer

    07/22/2021 08:18 PM

    Thank you for your daily newsletters. I appreciate the summaries so I don't have to read all the articles.

    I've noticed how recently the variants have changed to an alpha, beta, etc format. This didn't seem to happen until the delta variant. I find it interesting that delta seems to be spreading everywhere at the same time and it originally didn't have a country of origin.

    Also, in the news today, Duke and other hospitals in NC announced that all employees would have to be vaccinated to keep their jobs.

    https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/duke-unc-other-nc-hospital-systems-requiring-workers-to-be-vaccinated/19784704/

    One thing that stood out to me: "We all commit as health care professionals to do no harm – that is part of our oath. We need to make sure that we're not giving COVID to the patients were caring for," Owens said. "We're doing it for a reason – we did not take this decision lightly, but we are worried about the trend we see."

    So, they are basically saying that if you have the vax then you won't be transmitting it to anyone, yet the "super-spreader" event with the TX Dems proves otherwise. Is this really following the science?

  • Kim Yochum

    07/22/2021 03:19 PM

    Hello. I am going to keep asking you but why have you not acknowledged that the covid innoculation is experimental? Why have you ignored all the info from doctors all over about it being dangerous? And why have you ignored the deaths, illnesses, etc. from this shot? It is not a vaccine! Also, 62% of those getting the virus have already received the shots. Do your research! I find it hard to believe you are ignoring this!

  • Mary Dunn

    07/22/2021 11:04 AM

    Thought I’d share this with you in case you haven’t seen it.

    Dr. David Martin: There's no "Delta" Variant - "Novel" Coronavirus COVID-19 Patented 2 Decades Ago

    https://rumble.com/vjy2x7-dr.-david-martin-theres-no-delta-variant-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-patente.html

  • Stephen Russell

    07/22/2021 08:58 AM

    Bezos: Id rather donate to World Kitchens then Van Jones

  • Stephen Russell

    07/22/2021 08:56 AM

    Next virus variant: told Gamma is much worse than Delta FYI

  • Jerry

    07/22/2021 08:54 AM

    It appears Pelosi is getting another Russian Collusion folly amped up in connection to the 1/6 2021 Capital trespassing law. Pelosi and her hacks are about to waste money time while our country is invaded by people from around the world. I would think people of this country would have enough of this witch hunt No that is not the case half of this country is compromised by the CCP and they do not know it and Pelosi is laughing at the people that do. Our laws allow wickedness and Pelosi is a wicked person Satin has performed his craft on Pelosi to perfection. From Eve and the apple to Pelosi and the Speaker of the House VERY WICKED indeed.

  • Jerry

    07/22/2021 08:40 AM

    Shanghai Fauci allowing taxpayer money to go to CCP operated lab is first aiding and helping an unfriendly organization that has targeted the United States for years stealing from Her its IT, hacking our Grids and stealing personal info the list is endless as the harm the CCP is doing to our country.. Fauci allows billions of taxpayers money to leave the US shores and to CCP operatives may be beyond corruption and aiding an enemy any relationship to a guy with a last name of Arnold???

  • George Trever

    07/22/2021 08:40 AM

    If the Delta variant spreads easier, does that imply that masks are less effective? Or does it make the mask just a useless piece of fabric adorning one's face?

  • Howard Wilson

    07/22/2021 07:15 AM

    The Kaiser website's data shows there ARE more Republicans than Democrats that haven't gotten the vaccine. Your recent newsletter using Kaiser data led me to a different conclusion. Did I misunderstand? Can you please readdress this in an upcoming newsletter? The data I'm referencing is here: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/dashboard/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-dashboard/?utm_source=web&utm_medium=trending&utm_campaign=COVID-19-vaccine-monitor