Following up from yesterday, "'Hands Up Don't Shoot'! — Dueling LaVoy Finicum Protests at Harney County Courthouse in Burns, Oregon."
Watch, here's Jennifer Dowling, for KOIN News 6 Portland:
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Bernie Sanders' Barnburner Victory Speech at the Iowa Caucuses (VIDEO)
Of all the results last night, I got the biggest kick out of Bernie Sanders.
I'd never vote for him. But I love --- and I mean I just love --- how he's taking it to Hillary Clinton like a brick upside her head.
Pat Caddell was on Sean Hannity's earlier and he claimed that Sanders most likely won the popular vote in Iowa --- the 49.9 to 49.6 percent vote totals being reported are based on the shares of the delegate counts --- but that the Democrat National Committee won't release popular vote data, lest they give Sanders added momentum and legitimacy headed into New Hampshire.
One thing you might have noticed is that Sanders is an extremely disciplined campaigner. He doesn't deviate much from his standard stump speech, but nevertheless captivates voters at every stop. He's hammering on the issues of economic insecurity and economic inequality like no other candidate, and he's shameless in his robust embrace of hard-left ideological attacks on the corporate rich, the billionaires, and the "1 percent." These themes are the more focused priorities that far-left progressives have hoped the Obama administration would push for, and they want the next Democrat administration to be even more radical in seeking to level the playing field in the American economy and dismantle the free-market infrastructure. In plain language, they see Sanders as their agent of "more free stuff." I can see why young, idealistic Millennials have placed so much stock in him.
In any case, I hate the politics, but his populist appeal and cornered-bull tenacity are extremely compelling. Hillary Clinton is looking at a repeat of 2008, and it's gotta be ugly from her perspective. Once again, she got taken to the cleaners by a far-left candidate that came virtually out of nowhere. Yeah, she "breathed a sigh of relief" that she tied and wasn't blown out of the water, but Sanders beat expectations, big time.
In any case, watch his ball-busting speech below
And see the Los Angeles Times, "Sanders campaign manager predicts 'a tremendous bounce'":
The full speech is here (but turn down your volume), "Watch Bernie Sanders' full speech after Iowa caucuses."
I'd never vote for him. But I love --- and I mean I just love --- how he's taking it to Hillary Clinton like a brick upside her head.
Pat Caddell was on Sean Hannity's earlier and he claimed that Sanders most likely won the popular vote in Iowa --- the 49.9 to 49.6 percent vote totals being reported are based on the shares of the delegate counts --- but that the Democrat National Committee won't release popular vote data, lest they give Sanders added momentum and legitimacy headed into New Hampshire.
One thing you might have noticed is that Sanders is an extremely disciplined campaigner. He doesn't deviate much from his standard stump speech, but nevertheless captivates voters at every stop. He's hammering on the issues of economic insecurity and economic inequality like no other candidate, and he's shameless in his robust embrace of hard-left ideological attacks on the corporate rich, the billionaires, and the "1 percent." These themes are the more focused priorities that far-left progressives have hoped the Obama administration would push for, and they want the next Democrat administration to be even more radical in seeking to level the playing field in the American economy and dismantle the free-market infrastructure. In plain language, they see Sanders as their agent of "more free stuff." I can see why young, idealistic Millennials have placed so much stock in him.
In any case, I hate the politics, but his populist appeal and cornered-bull tenacity are extremely compelling. Hillary Clinton is looking at a repeat of 2008, and it's gotta be ugly from her perspective. Once again, she got taken to the cleaners by a far-left candidate that came virtually out of nowhere. Yeah, she "breathed a sigh of relief" that she tied and wasn't blown out of the water, but Sanders beat expectations, big time.
In any case, watch his ball-busting speech below
And see the Los Angeles Times, "Sanders campaign manager predicts 'a tremendous bounce'":
The man behind Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign on Monday night said he expects "a tremendous bounce" out of Iowa after the Vermont senator found himself locked in a race there with Hillary Clinton that was too close to call.Watch:
“An early success gives your candidate and your campaign credibility to future voters," said Sanders' campaign manager Jeff Weaver. He said he was looking forward to taking the campaign to New Hampshire "where the senator is very, very popular." Sanders is ahead in many polls there.
Although the Iowa race was virtually tied Monday night, Sanders and his supporters looked and sounded like they were celebrating a victory.
In a speech to a jubilant crowd in the ballroom of a Des Moines hotel, Sanders said the Iowa results signaled the beginning of "a political revolution.”
"Nine months ago we came to this beautiful state," Sanders said. "We had no political organization, we had no money, no name recognition. And we were taking on the most powerful political organization in the United States of America."
Sanders, who had to catch a plane to New Hampshire, stuck close to his stump speech, vowing to fight for more equality and to create "an economy that works for working families, not just the billionaire class."
The full speech is here (but turn down your volume), "Watch Bernie Sanders' full speech after Iowa caucuses."
Karlina Caune for Elle France
At Egotastic!, "KARLINA CAUNE TOPLESS TEASE FOR ELLE FRANCE."
Also, at Vogue, "Meet Karlina Caune, the World’s Toughest Model."
She's tough!
Also, at Vogue, "Meet Karlina Caune, the World’s Toughest Model."
She's tough!
What to Expect Heading Into the New Hampshire Primary (VIDEO)
Be sure to stay with the entire Charles Krauthammer segment at the clip. I only disagree with him on Hillary Clinton, who I think took a shellacking by coming in a virtual tie with Bernie Sanders (and where Dr. K claims she won the state, only to be corrected by Megyn Kelly).
Other than that, it's an outstanding analysis.
And see also, at the Washington Post, "Here’s what to expect in the New Hampshire Republican primary":
Most of all, though, he needs to keep up with the gracious tone he displayed in his Iowa concession, and he needs to talk policy. And importantly, Trump can't blow off the voters. He can't take them for granted, acting with epic hubris and skipping debates, or what not.
John McCain didn't even contest Iowa in 2008, and he won New Hampshire after a long slog through the state on a shoestring. Keep your eyes on Trump and Rubio this week. For some reason I don't expect Cruz's longhorn Texas style to play as well up in the Northeast.
In any case, more at the link.
Other than that, it's an outstanding analysis.
And see also, at the Washington Post, "Here’s what to expect in the New Hampshire Republican primary":
CONCORD, N.H. — Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Donald Trump in Iowa on Monday night, but he faces a strikingly different set of challenges in trying to replicate that victory in New Hampshire’s primary next week. He has a lesser organization here, has spent less time here, and can’t count on such a large evangelical electorate.Trump's up 25 points in the recent Franklin-Pierce/Boston Globe poll, and we'll see new surveys out this week, perhaps as soon as later today. Both Cruz and Rubio will get a boost in the Granite state coming out of Iowa, but not that much and Trump can mitigate any potential decline by doing what he always does: making some news.
History provides a clear warning. In 2008 and 2012, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum won the Iowa Republican caucuses with heavy support from evangelicals. Both then arrived here lacking a strong organization, lost this state, and failed to become the GOP nominees.
With the Republican Party’s focus on Iowa now complete, the spotlight on ethanol and evangelicals is out. Now begins an eight-day sprint that in many ways will be entirely different because New Hampshire’s voters reflect a very different side of the GOP. They’re socially moderate and fiscally frugal, and use a primary voting system that allows greater participation by independent-minded voters who revel in upsetting the conventional wisdom.
It’s why a handful of GOP “establishment” candidates who did poorly in Iowa think they’ll perform better here.
“New Hampshire voters reset elections. That’s what you all do. … The reset starts here tonight,” former Florida governor Jeb Bush defiantly told about 300 supporters at Manchester’s Alpine Club on Monday night.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told a crowd in Hopkinton Monday night that Iowa “has passed the ball to you.” The field would soon be thinned. “You all,” he said, “are going to decide it.”
Ohio Gov. John Kasich told an audience of about 200 at the Bow Elementary School on Sunday that “You come here, and you look and you poke, once in a while you smell and you try to decide, is this our leader? Whether I win or not, I believe in this process. I believe that folks in New Hampshire are the best screeners that America can have to recommend to the country.”
Wayne Lesperance, a professor of political science at New England College in Henniker, N.H., said that “New Hampshire has gone differently than Iowa in six of the last nine elections on the Republican side, so the idea that one follows the other’s lead just doesn’t bear out.”
And yet, Iowa and New Hampshire share more in common this cycle, thanks to Donald Trump. He has held a double-digit lead over his GOP opponents here for more than 30 weeks and dominates the headlines — just as he did in Iowa before losing to Cruz there on Monday...
Most of all, though, he needs to keep up with the gracious tone he displayed in his Iowa concession, and he needs to talk policy. And importantly, Trump can't blow off the voters. He can't take them for granted, acting with epic hubris and skipping debates, or what not.
John McCain didn't even contest Iowa in 2008, and he won New Hampshire after a long slog through the state on a shoestring. Keep your eyes on Trump and Rubio this week. For some reason I don't expect Cruz's longhorn Texas style to play as well up in the Northeast.
In any case, more at the link.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Jackie Johnson's Hot Red Tuesday Forecast
Can't forget to blog the lovely Jackie!
Via CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Via CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Donald Trump's the Biggest Loser Coming Out of Iowa (VIDEO)
Yeah, well, I said as much earlier, although the campaign's just beginning now.
And frankly, he gave a classy concession speech, which I'm just now seeing, since CNN was running with somebody, I think Hillary, at the time.
As far as expectations go, he's definitely taken a beating. The sign of a winner, though, is how well they take defeat, with sportsmanship or bitterness. The Donald's gonna be fine. He needs to be on the ground campaigning in New Hampshire first thing in the morning.
In any case, at U.S. News and World Report, "In Iowa, the Emperor Has No Clothes":
And frankly, he gave a classy concession speech, which I'm just now seeing, since CNN was running with somebody, I think Hillary, at the time.
As far as expectations go, he's definitely taken a beating. The sign of a winner, though, is how well they take defeat, with sportsmanship or bitterness. The Donald's gonna be fine. He needs to be on the ground campaigning in New Hampshire first thing in the morning.
In any case, at U.S. News and World Report, "In Iowa, the Emperor Has No Clothes":
The day has arrived. GOP front-runner Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed consummate winner, is now officially a loser, placing second in the Iowa caucuses behind Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.Keep reading.
Trump lost despite polling nearly five points ahead of Cruz and the other GOP candidates. He could taste the victory. "Unless I win," Trump said Sunday, "I would consider this a big, fat, beautiful – and, by the way, a very expensive – waste of time. … If I don't win, maybe bad things will happen."
In contrast, a noticeably subdued Trump whitewashed his loss when he took the stage after the caucus, simply encouraging supporters to look forward to the future. "New Hampshire – we love New Hampshire. We love South Carolina." Rather than castigating the people of Iowa, as many expected (and as he's done before), Trump spun the loss as beating expectations: "I absolutely love the people of Iowa. … I was told by everybody, 'Do not go to Iowa. You cannot finish even in the top 10.' "
But overall, Trump's entire campaign has been predicated on his being a winner. And as Talking Point Memo's Josh Marshall summarized, "If you're a 'winner', if you're the alpha, you have to win."
Anti-Establishment Caucuses, With Unexpected Winners
Here's Susan Page, at USA Today, "Big night for the anti-establishment candidates":
It was a big night in Iowa Monday for anti-establishment candidates — just not always the one who expected it.Keep reading.
A Republican race that seemed to be heading toward a romp to the nomination by billionaire businessman Donald Trump suddenly has turned into a fierce and more extended battle: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the opening contest of the 2016 campaign, and Trump only narrowly managed to finish ahead of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
In the Democratic race, a hairs-breadth divided former secretary of State Hillary Clinton and challenger Bernie Sanders, a stronger showing by the Vermont senator than seemed possible just a few weeks ago. While Clinton did better than her humiliating third-place showing here in 2008, it means that she once again heads to the New Hampshire primary with something to prove.
In speeches to supporters as the results came in, Clinton declared that she was "breathing a big sigh of relief" but acknowledged that she now faced "really getting into the debate" with Sanders about the country's best course forward. Sanders said to cheers that he had taken on "the most powerful political organization in America" and fought them to "a virtual tie." Trump, speaking with unusual brevity, insisted that he "loved" Iowa and might be back one day to buy a farm.
And Cruz, like Trump a candidate viewed with suspicion by the Republican establishment, declared to cheers, "God bless the great state of Iowa."
The polls were proven wrong: Trump had led in the last dozen statewide surveys.
Jeb Bush Heckled at Iowa Rally Featuring Paid Seat-Fillers; Scores 6th Place at 2.8 Percent (VIDEO)
At New York Magazine, "Jeb Bush’s Last Rally in Iowa Weighed Down by Dated Conservatism and Reports of Paid Chair-Fillers":
Watch:
The vibe at Jeb Bush’s downtown Des Moines caucus “briefing” Monday afternoon is upbeat and upscale — but it's taking place under the shadow of reports circulating in the right-wing media that the campaign is paying an army of “seat fillers” $25 an hour to make this rally look full. Paid or unpaid, the attendees are more Young Republican than the Baptist-camp-meeting look that prevailed at the Mike Huckabee rally I attended Sunday.The caucus results are here, "Republican Iowa GOP Caucus Results 2016." Bush didn't even clear 3 percent.
Watch:
How Ted Cruz Pulled Off Victory in the Iowa Caucuses (VIDEO)
From Philip Bump and Scott Clement , at the Washington Post, "How Ted Cruz won Iowa":
But the night really does belong to Ted Cruz. It's impressive, especially considering how he's been taking it from all sides all week, and then proved 'em all wrong.
Donald Trump's a big loser, but he's far from out. This is fantastic because it makes New Hampshire a week from tomorrow a real decision-making and game-changing contest.
Still more.
PREVIOUSLY: "Ted Cruz Beats Donald Trump in Iowa's GOP Caucuses."
Powered by enormous support from very conservative voters, Ted Cruz surged past expectations to capture a victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night.Yes, Rubio did do extremely well, and sucked the air out of Trump's momentum.
Cruz earned the support of 4 in 10 “very conservative” voters in the state, a group which made up 40 percent of the electorate according to preliminary entrance poll data. Cruz was also backed by 1 out of every 3 evangelical voters -- an important victory in a group that was nearly two-thirds of the electorate.
Donald Trump may have been hampered by two unexpected factors: Weaker than expected performance among new voters and a late surge by Marco Rubio. In the last Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll in Iowa, Trump led Cruz among first-time caucus-goers by 16 points. On Monday night, Trump’s margin among this group was closer to half that.
Rubio earned about as much support from new voters as did Cruz. and was the preferred candidate of about 3 in 10 Iowa Republicans who made up their minds in the last week.
TRUMP FADES WHILE RUBIO CLOSES STRONG
Nearly half of Republican caucus-goers report making their final decision in the week before the caucuses, and the entrance poll shows Rubio performed best among this group. Nearly 3 in 10 of final-week deciders supported Rubio; he garnered about as much support among those deciding in January, but only about 1 in 10 of those who decided earlier than that backed Rubio.
Equally stark was Trump’s weakness among late-deciding voters. Just 14 percent of Republicans who decided in the final week supported Trump, compared with 23 percent of those who decided earlier in January and 40 percent who made their decision in December or earlier.
LARGE EVANGELICAL TURNOUT
Cruz leads among evangelical Christians, who made up over 6 in 10 Republican caucus-goers, their largest share of the vote in recent cycles. Cruz garnered about one-third of the evangelical vote, compared with just over 2 in 10 each for Rubio and Trump. Trump’s margin was similar among non-evangelical Republicans, though they made up fewer than 4 in 10 caucus-goers, lower than 2012 or 2008...
But the night really does belong to Ted Cruz. It's impressive, especially considering how he's been taking it from all sides all week, and then proved 'em all wrong.
Donald Trump's a big loser, but he's far from out. This is fantastic because it makes New Hampshire a week from tomorrow a real decision-making and game-changing contest.
Still more.
PREVIOUSLY: "Ted Cruz Beats Donald Trump in Iowa's GOP Caucuses."
No Hillary Clinton Validation! Iowa Democrat Caucuses Too Close to Call! (VIDEO)
Following-up, "Ted Cruz Beats Donald Trump in Iowa's GOP Caucuses."
It's too close to call on the Democrat side.
Expect updates. Hillary's giving her, er, concession speech right now...
It's too close to call on the Democrat side.
I'm sorry but a 50-50 race on Democratic side is not, if she wins, a Hillary win. This is a draw. The fight continues. No HRC validation.
— Peggy Noonan (@Peggynoonannyc) February 2, 2016
Expect updates. Hillary's giving her, er, concession speech right now...
Ted Cruz Beats Donald Trump in Iowa's GOP Caucuses
Our long national nightmare is over!
I had on CNN, which had Marco Rubio making a victory speech for his surging 3rd place finish (which is hella impressive). But I missed Donald Trump's concession speech (gonna have to find it on YouTube in a little bit).
Meanwhile, I've got Fox News on now, and we're awaiting Ted Cruz's victory speech. It's really major.
Here's Politico's banner headline, "CRUZ WINS IOWA":
I had on CNN, which had Marco Rubio making a victory speech for his surging 3rd place finish (which is hella impressive). But I missed Donald Trump's concession speech (gonna have to find it on YouTube in a little bit).
Meanwhile, I've got Fox News on now, and we're awaiting Ted Cruz's victory speech. It's really major.
Here's Politico's banner headline, "CRUZ WINS IOWA":
The result is a blow to Donald Trump, whose candidacy is premised on his strength and ability to deliver wins.More at Instapundit, "NBC CALLS IOWA FOR CRUZ. Trump and Rubio in a very close fight for 2d and 3d place."
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) February 2, 2016
Ben Carson Campaign 'Taking a Break' After Iowa Caucuses — UPDATE!
It's been a couple of hours ago now, but CNN's Dana Bash reported that Ben Carson plans to "take a break" after Iowa, to spend time with his family.
I tweeted.
And from Katie Packer:
More at iOTW Report, "Breaking: #BenCarson Will Not Travel to NH, SC in Weeks After Caucuses; Will Go Home Instead."
And at Politico, "Carson isn't quitting after Iowa. He's doing laundry."
Carson's backtracking, via Jennifer Jacobs:
I tweeted.
Ben Carson's campaign may 'take a break' after #IowaCaucuses, per @DanaBashCNN. #Iowa
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) February 2, 2016
And from Katie Packer:
Crappy thing to do the night of the caucuses. Crappy to his team, his supporters, the other candidates. Crappy. https://t.co/Ng72YPrsRR
— Katie Packer (@katiepack) February 2, 2016
More at iOTW Report, "Breaking: #BenCarson Will Not Travel to NH, SC in Weeks After Caucuses; Will Go Home Instead."
And at Politico, "Carson isn't quitting after Iowa. He's doing laundry."
Carson's backtracking, via Jennifer Jacobs:
"Contrary to false media reports, Dr. Ben Carson is not suspending his presidential campaign." #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/9Rm5pQXz1O
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 2, 2016
Donald Trump and the Revenge of the Blue Collars
From Laura Ingraham, at LifeZette, "Trump & the Revenge of the Blue Collars":
PREVIOUSLY: "Outsiders Benefit from Voters' Angst."
Mogul connects with frustrated middle class as GOP Establishment lashes out in desperation.
DES MOINES, Iowa — “I think they’re delusional,” said Sam Clovis, Donald Trump’s chief policy adviser and Iowa native, regarding his candidate’s persistent critics at National Review.
“This is absolutely a panic on the part of the Establishment of the Republican Party,” Clovis said.
Indeed, as it looks increasingly likely that the Trump train will steam through Iowa, straight through New Hampshire, South Carolina and on to the GOP nomination, “big government Republicans” are scrambling for relevancy.
Most of them simply refuse to recognize what has happened inside the Republican Party — a total disconnect with the concerns and desires of average Americans.
The main reason for the rise of the insurgent candidates in 2016 isn’t what many of the “experts” believe. It’s not that voters are just drawn to his celebrity or enjoy his insults to the high and mighty. It’s not just that they love his politically incorrect approach to the issues. It’s not just that they enjoy the “fun factor” at his rallies where kids are invited to run around his plane or get free helicopter rides.
The narrative of the GOP presidential primary is best understood by focusing on this one fact: For middle-wage earners in the U.S., the median income in 2014 was 4 percent lower than in 2000.
Pew Research released a report in December that painted a bleak, depressing picture of life for America’s working class. Both political parties — Republicans under George W. Bush, Democrats under Barack Obama — have presided over economies that have left them behind. Worse than that, both Bush and Obama advocated policies that made their economic lives worse in almost every way. And you bet they’re angry.
The rich have done fine. Not surprisingly, they weathered the past two recessions better than any other income group, says Pew. But the subset that suffered the most are some of Trump’s core supporters. Pew found that “adults with no more than a high school diploma lost the most ground economically.”
In other words, Bushism and Obamaism have failed them. The Establishment has failed them. And it was never clear how former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush would govern in a markedly different manner than his brother, given his support for more massive trade deals, more immigration, more wars. That formula has been poisonous to our native-born, middle-income workers.
Whether fair or not, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is seen by most of these same voters as a younger, more politically talented version of Jeb. And they aren’t willing to grant him amnesty for his 2013 immigration push with U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
According to a Gallup analysis of Republican and GOP-leaning independents late last year, Trump had a net favorable score of 36 points among men with no college education, compared to a score of 26 among college graduates. A report from the Public Religion Research Institute released in November also found that a majority — 55 percent — of white Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who support Trump identify as working class. In contrast, self-identified working-class whites only account for roughly a third of other candidates’ supporters.
“We’ve been waiting 30 years for somebody to come along and carry on the legacy of Ronald Reagan, and it hasn’t happened,” Clovis said emphatically.Still more.
Batting away his boss’s media assailers, he predicts major Trump victories...
PREVIOUSLY: "Outsiders Benefit from Voters' Angst."
Burns, Oregon, Stays Warm and Welcoming as Circus of Outsiders Swarms Residents
Following-up on earlier entries, "LATEST: #Malheur Occupier David Fry Remains at Wildlife Refuge Along with Last Three Holdouts," and "'Hand Up Don't Shoot'! — Dueling LaVoy Finicum Protests at Harney County Courthouse in Burns, Oregon."
And now, at the New York Times, "An Unwanted Circus Descends, and an Oregon Town Strives to Stay Kind":
PREVIOUSLY: "Burns, Oregon: Torn Apart by the Malheur Occupation," and "'Ambushed and Assassinated' — Residents in Burns, Oregon, React to Shooting Death of LaVoy Finicum."
And now, at the New York Times, "An Unwanted Circus Descends, and an Oregon Town Strives to Stay Kind":
A circus prevails at the #MalheurRefuge occupation in #Oregon, but decency and kindness are holding their own too. https://t.co/UsTWwZXMsx
— Kirk Johnson (@kljohnso) February 1, 2016
BURNS, Ore. — Remote Western towns, in midwinter’s grip, definitely have some romance to them. But this one has become a circus tent: A giddy but tense crush of humanity has descended here in rural eastern Oregon, benefiting businesses and swamping them, filling bars, and making motel rooms unattainable amid a bizarre tide of guns, police, reporters and ideologues quoting (at length) from the United States Constitution.Keep reading.
That’s Burns.
There is no question things have been rough here. The armed occupation that began on Jan. 2 at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside town has dragged on, and tensions heightened last week with the fatal shooting of one of the most visible occupiers, LaVoy Finicum, by Oregon State Police troopers in an arrest that went bad.
The place is just crazily overrun. Every motel room within 70 miles is taken. Barstools are packed at the Central Pastime Tavern, with journalists and armed antigovernment protesters elbow to elbow, tucking down I.P.A.s and perhaps — for braver souls — the bull testicles on the bar menu. Hard to know, but there are probably also undercover F.B.I. agents now and then playing pool in the back, trying to appear like locals in boots and jeans under the mounted bighorn sheep and buffalo heads.
Residents have argued with each other over what to think about the occupiers and their goals, and they have wounded one another in the process.
Anxieties could ratchet up again this week, with a protest planned for Monday at the Harney County courthouse by self-styled patriot groups angry about Mr. Finicum’s death. The United States Marshals Office also said Sunday that one of the 11 people arrested in the standoff — Shawna Cox — had been released, though the authorities would not provide other details. A judge had previously said Ms. Cox could not leave custody until the occupation had ended.
But here’s the thing: For the most part, Burns has not stopped being warm and welcoming to outsiders, even as that has become harder to do. If you were going to spend nearly the entire month of January in a town of about 2,000 people — isolated by distance in the high eastern Oregon desert, and often with bad weather to boot — you could do a lot worse.
“We just decided to be kind,” said Leah Planinz, who owns Glory Days Pizza with her husband, Nick. She was perhaps talking partly about her philosophy, but more specifically about the restaurant’s overstuffed brown leather couch in the back near the arcade room...
PREVIOUSLY: "Burns, Oregon: Torn Apart by the Malheur Occupation," and "'Ambushed and Assassinated' — Residents in Burns, Oregon, React to Shooting Death of LaVoy Finicum."
'Hands Up Don't Shoot'! — Dueling LaVoy Finicum Protests at Harney County Courthouse in Burns, Oregon
Following-up from this morning, "LATEST: #Malheur Occupier David Fry Remains at Wildlife Refuge Along with Last Three Holdouts."
Via various sources on Twitter, some tense protesters and counter-protesters:
I'll have more on the protests later tonight, with video if it becomes available. Expect updates...
Via various sources on Twitter, some tense protesters and counter-protesters:
Statement by @HarneyCountyGov Judge Grasty on today's planned protests: pic.twitter.com/oxAO20yoEw— Harney Cty. Sheriff (@HarneyCoSheriff) February 1, 2016
Protest at Harney County courthouse is a shouting match between locals yelling "go home" and Patriot movement types, many from out of state.— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) February 1, 2016
Interesting to see Patriot-movement folks using Black Lives Matter language to protest LaVoy's death. "Hands up, don't shoot," they yell.— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) February 1, 2016
Big sign posted on Harney Co Courthouse door ahead of protest reminding folks no weapons allowed inside #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/TKU2oO8bDE— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
A ribbon was also tied around a lamp post ahead of today's planned gathering outside at around noon #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/FDoQlXqjlN— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
Liz Appelman is ready to stand in solidarity with law enforcement during today's courthouse protest #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/369EkIBdOR— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
Liz says as many as 100 are expected to come out to counter protest the event organized by militia groups #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/W9I9DQKZ7U— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
Sign says "Refuge Occupiers Belong in Jail" #koin6news pic.twitter.com/BurVSW78lN— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
Paiute Tribal Chair stands with sign that says "Go Home" outside the Harney Co Courthouse #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/jCa3EoelhF— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
A view from the courthouse steps on the flip side #koin6news pic.twitter.com/EGYcwO94iJ— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
Many here today came out to protest Lavoy Finicum's "murder" #koin6news pic.twitter.com/1RM7QUiBZS— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
A view from above the protest and counter protest at the Harney Co Courthouse #KOIN6News #MalheurOccupation pic.twitter.com/KYYSizpnUP— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
This sign says "stop the anarchy. Thank you LEO (law enforcement officers) " #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/vONrRPxWS0— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
This sign reads "you are not our voice" #KOIN6News #Oregonstandoff #MalheurRefuge occupation pic.twitter.com/iWoRtkpfiz— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
Woman in old-style western wear stands with sign that says "For Lavoy" #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/ypePUTnHEY— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
Crowd winding down, some still holding signs by the courthouse protesting the sheriff & Judge Grasty. #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/odcqgg5yYV— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016
Protesters say Finicum's death was murder. Counter protesters are supporting enforcement. #Oregonstandoff— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016
I estimate 300 locals here supporting law enforcement and officials, 150 protesting Finicum's death. Tense. pic.twitter.com/uJuJWnZ2XJ— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016
Protest/counter protest still going on. Lots of shouting/emotion on both sides. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/EXIZ31Mlv2— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016
In the middle of the protests, a circle of local residents begin to pray. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/OYuTDse4UT— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016
This man is growing hoarse yelling "go home" to the PPN protesters. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/w5JDJbL84f— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016
Seeing lots of photos of Finicum among protesters. This man came from Redmond. pic.twitter.com/59esJhXS9e— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016
Protesters tried to approach the courthouse doors; locals backed up to block them. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/2Pf9wKN99s— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016
I'll have more on the protests later tonight, with video if it becomes available. Expect updates...
WATCH: David Yepsen, Former 34-Year Des Moines Register Political Reporter, Says Mild Weather Could Boost Donald Trump Turnout
From WaPo's Robert Costa, on Twitter, "Iowa reporting legend @DavidYepsen says mild weather today could increase turnout, boost Trump (VIDEO)."
Yepson's now the Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Dude's got some creds.
Yepson's now the Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Dude's got some creds.
Kendall Jenner Rocks Black Calvin Klein Bikini Love Magazine
LATEST: #Malheur Occupier David Fry Remains at Wildlife Refuge Along with Last Three Holdouts
The update, from Julie Turkewitz, of the New York Times:
There's a huge protest going on outside the Harney County Courthouse right now in Burns. I'll have more on that later today, along with all the regular Iowa blogging.
What a day, man.
Just spoke with David Fry, one of the Malheur occupation holdouts. He's still there and tells me there are three others with him.
— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) February 1, 2016
There's a huge protest going on outside the Harney County Courthouse right now in Burns. I'll have more on that later today, along with all the regular Iowa blogging.
What a day, man.
Outsiders Benefit from Voters' Angst
At the Des Moines Register, "How Iowa caucuses got so angry, ripe for outsiders":
HAMPTON, Ia. — This presidential campaign seethes with the anger and frustration of voters who seem to be sick of whatever they consider to be the corrupt, broken “establishment.”Keep reading.
But not here in this quiet, friendly coffee shop where Rick Santorum emphasizes what has become something of a dirty word: experience.
“I’m sort of making the case that, look, I understand your anger,” said the former Pennsylvania senator and winner of the 2012 Iowa Republican caucuses who now languishes at the bottom of the polls. “I was the anti-establishment candidate last time, and that anger was channeled through me.”
But, he insisted, “Channel your anger in a positive direction.”
“I didn’t sell I was going to blow up Washington four years ago.”
The national front-runner and acknowledged beneficiary of unrest on the right this cycle is Donald Trump, the brash billionaire developer who didn’t formally enter the race until June. He boasts that he has made so much money that self-funding his campaign inoculates him from the influence that big donors wage over candidates.
On the left, 74-year-old Bernie Sanders has electrified millennials as their favorite radical grandfather. He embraces what had been assumed to be the politically lethal adjective "socialist" and proclaims a Woodstock-era distrust of Wall Street.
At least one political expert in Iowa says that he has seen this anger brewing for decades as the caucuses have mushroomed into an international reality TV show: Candidates long have promised relief for the economically disadvantaged, but quickly forget caucusgoers once the circus moves on.
Trump had flirted with Iowa for months in early 2015 as the Republican side of the preseason race churned with the typical series of cattle-call events.
Larry Sailer, a stalwart Santorum supporter from rural Hampton, has been irritated by Trump’s rise.
“It’s the same thing that elected Obama eight years ago,” he shook his head. “The popularity deal.”
Conflating Obama and Trump? It’s as if the outsider allure and celebrity mystique now factoring into these caucuses have scrambled everybody’s political calculus.
'There's a lot of angst out there'
This isn’t how the race was supposed to go. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, with a super PAC tailwind of more than $100 million, was expected to dominate the national race and duel in Iowa with whoever emerged as this cycle's darling of the evangelical right. Hillary Clinton, made wiser by her cabinet experience and the 2008 Obama upset, was expected to wow Iowans on her easy waltz to the nomination.
But here we are in February, with Bush's campaign in single digits, a nail-biter race on either side and a path littered with bad predictions.
10 Questions That Will Be Answered by Tonight's Iowa Caucuses
So, Jennifer Jacobs likes listicles? Who knew, lol?
At the Des Moines Register:
At the Des Moines Register:
Happy caucus day. pic.twitter.com/NBtC2tXNWG
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 1, 2016Celebrity Caucuses, Season 1, has its big finale Monday night in Iowa.Continue reading.
“We’ll all know the answer to Mr. Trump’s question, ‘How stupid are the people of Iowa?’” said longtime Iowa Republican activist Richard Rogers. “That answer will depend upon our individual perspective on the relative merits of the candidates.”
The contest in Iowa on the GOP side is down to Donald Trump, the entertainment entrepreneur whose presidential bid was widely ridiculed until he proved his staying power with voters, and Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a conservative superstar famous for his government shutdown tactics.
Still in the spotlight, but in a distant third and fourth place, according to the new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll, are Marco Rubio, the Florida U.S. senator referred to three years ago in Time magazine as “The Republican Savior” who could sell the GOP on a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants; and Ben Carson, a brain surgeon whose skills were featured in a movie called “Gifted Hands.”
The Democrats are down to a duel between one of the best-known women in America, former first lady and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the upstart liberal rock star Bernie Sanders, a Vermont U.S. senator whose call for a political revolution has inspired unexpectedly strong support.
The Iowa caucuses are just the first round of voting in the 2016 presidential race, but they’re disproportionately influential — and the whole political world is waiting for the results.
Here are some of the questions that will be answered Monday night...
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