Trying to Get Fit for the New Year? Meet the Man With Down Syndrome Who Will Inspire You

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James Fitzgerald is an inspiration for others.

The 37-year-old from Utah is a Gold’s Gym fitness instructor for those with special needs — like himself. You see, James has Down syndrome.

“One thing I like about this class is it makes my heart work faster,” James told KSL. “I like to do weights and cardio and mix up the workout.”

James’ younger brother Evan described for KSL how James got into fitness, back when he weighed 200 pounds. “His health was compromised,” Evan said. “He’s a short dude, so a little bit of weight gain is a big deal.”

James assists Evan in teaching a class at Gold’s Gym. Those who take part in the class, including James’ “sweetheart” Lisa Wilson, love it.

“They’re all so happy, and they just love being able to come here and be able to improve,” Kyle Scoville of Gold’s Gym said. James has been an employee at the Ogden gym for eight years, working on the maintenance team. He is a stellar employee, having earned the Gold’s Gym’s Legacy Award, given to the “most inspirational employee” out of 700 Gold’s Gyms worldwide.

“A Gold’s Gym could have anywhere from 50 to 200 employees, so multiply that by 700, I mean, that’s huge. He inspires people,” Scoville said. People at the gym frequently come up to James and tell him how awesome he is.

“I think he loves that,” brother Evan said. “I think the Down syndrome thing, people expect less when really he can be as much as he wants to be.”

People certainly do, especially those in the abortion-on-demand crowd. On the 2016 campaign trail, Hillary Clinton stumped in opposition to an Indiana bill that sought to ban the abortion of children with fetal abnormalities (like Down syndrome).

According to a study reported by the Lozier Institute, abortions of prenatal children diagnosed with Down syndrome may have reduced the community by as much as 30 percent. Do these children deserve to die? Is the burden of caring for them too great? Is their quality of life so poor that it is a life not worth living?

That doesn’t seem so, for James Fitzgerald. (For more from the author of “Trying to Get Fit for the New Year? Meet the Man With Down Syndrome Who Will Inspire You” please click HERE)

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Queen Elizabeth: I Follow Christ’s Example of ‘Doing Small Things With Great Love’

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Her Majesty the Queen, in her annual Christmas address, said she draws strength from ordinary people doing extraordinary things and takes her example from Jesus Christ.

“At Christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby, some 2,000 years ago,” said Queen Elizabeth.

It was the humblest of beginnings and his parents, Joseph and Mary, did not think they were important. Jesus Christ lived obscurely for most of his life and never traveled far. He was maligned and rejected by many, though he had done no wrong. And yet billions of people now follow His teaching and find in him the guiding light for their lives. I am one of them because Christ’s example helps me see the value of doing small things with great love. Whoever does them, and whatever they themselves believe, the message of Christmas reminds us that inspiration is a gift to be given as well as received. And that love begins small but always grows.

While she praised the efforts of the British Olympians and Paralympians, she made it clear that it isn’t just the gifted or famous who can do great things for others. These Olympians inspire others, said the queen, but she recently saw inspiration “of a different kind,” when she met doctors, nurses and EMTs. Heroes, however, do not have to save lives or win medals, but just do extraordinary things for others with great love.

Sometimes we think we cannot do anything of significance, said the Queen, but the cumulative effect of small acts amount to quite a lot.

More than Paralympians or EMTs, the Queen said she is inspired by the life of Jesus Christ and the selfless acts He did many years ago, and through His example, encouraged others to perform “small acts of goodness.”

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They Grew up in a Poor Neighborhood. How School Choice Changed These Brothers’ Lives.

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Carlos and Calvin Battle grew up in the poorest neighborhood of Washington, D.C., where nearly two-thirds of children are living in poverty. In 2016, only 42 percent of students attending the local public high school graduated.

In an attempt to get her sons a better education, their mother, Pam Battle, enrolled Calvin and Carlos in the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.

The program provides low-income families vouchers to send their children to private schools, and has shown a promising ability to increase graduation rates. However, many—including teachers unions, the Obama administration, and the education establishment—have worked to shut down the program.

Watch the video to see how the program influenced the Battle family, and to hear why Calvin and Carlos think programs like it could help others succeed not just in school, but in life. (For more from the author of “They Grew up in a Poor Neighborhood. How School Choice Changed These Brothers’ Lives.” please click HERE)

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This 7-Year-Old Got a Job at Mcdonald’s. The Reason Why Will Inspire You

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This 7-year-old is putting all of us to shame this Christmas.

Trenton Gardner, hailing from Bicknell, Indiana, is the newest employee at his local McDonald’s. So great is his work ethic, he begged for a job there, despite his young age.

“He asked for a job and they told him he was too young, and he burst into tears because he was so upset,” General Manager Rhonda Butler told WTHI. But Trenton persisted. He kept coming back and asking for a job until he was hired as an “honorary employee.”

Now Trenton cleans tables for just $1. And he loves it. “You see, when I wipe tables and customers are at the tables, I get paid for it,” he said, “It’s the coolest job I’ve ever done.”

His manager loves it too.

“Just to see someone so young have that kind of ethic, and just want to help and be a part of something, and he’s like ‘McDonald’s is the best place ever!’,” Butler said, “So it’s good to know that hey, this could be one of my future employees.”

But the coolest part of this story is Trenton didn’t want a job for himself. He’s saving the money he makes to buy Christmas presidents for less fortunate children in his community. His family has even donated his own toys to the Toys For Tots charity.

“When Toys For Tots bins started coming out, he wanted to know what it was,” Trenton’s mother explained. “Me and his dad explained to him that not every kid is fortunate enough to get toys like he did for Christmas, and that made him very upset and very sad.”

“We’ve always raised Trenton that not everything in life is handed to you and you have to work hard for what you get,” she said, “So low and behold that led him to asking his Grandpa Terry if he could take him to McDonald’s to get a job.”

Wow. What a great kid. His parents should be proud. (For more from the author of “This 7-Year-Old Got a Job at Mcdonald’s. The Reason Why Will Inspire You” please click HERE)

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Steven Crowder Got Waterboarded Live. And It Was Awesome!

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You did it. You all did it. Everyone who subscribed to the Louder with Crowder Mug Club during the Crowder Christmas Waterboarding Telethon made Ben Shapiro’s Christmas dreams come true.

CRTV’s Steven Crowder got waterboarded by Tim Kennedy. And it was awesome.

So what’s it like getting waterboarded? Crowder says he felt “like [he] was gonna die.”

But he didn’t. And he made off with some pretty great (lame) swag.

Merry Christmas Crowder, you strange animal.

If you want to see the rest of the telethon, in which Michelle Malkin, Ben Shapiro, Andrew Klavan, and more hang out with Crowder, look no further:

Poor NotGayJared gets tased and had to eat two live crickets. Dude deserves a raise. (For more from the author of “Steven Crowder Got Waterboarded Live. And It Was Awesome!” please click HERE)

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Calm Down, Lefties: YouTube Star’s Delta Air ‘Discrimination’ Claim Could Very Well Be #Fakenews

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The internet is ablaze with a story of alleged racial discrimination on a Delta Air flight Wednesday morning. But before anyone jumps to conclusions, we need to wait for all the facts.

Adam Saleh, a 22-year-old YouTube personality posted a video to Twitter in which he claimed Delta Airlines kicked him off his flight before departure for “speaking Arabic.”

The Guardian reports that Saleh was on board a flight from London to New York with his friend (and fellow YouTube personality) Slim Albaher, when both young men were escorted off the plane. Saleh alleges that fellow passengers became “uncomfortable” from his Arabic and alerted flight attendants.

Saleh posted video of the aftermath to his social media accounts, and the story has since gone viral.

According to the Guardian, in later videos Saleh claimed that flight attendants told him and his companion they were “too loud,” and asked them to speak outside the plane.

“All the racist people in there, they were like ‘we feel uncomfortable’ but because there were like 20 of those racist people, the captain came and he kicked us out,” he said. “I’m not letting this slide … They were screaming at us like we were terrorists.”

Liberal websites immediately pounced on the story before the flight even landed in the United States.

The Huffington Post U.K. neglected to use the word “allegedly” in their headline: “YouTuber Adam Saleh ‘Kicked Off Delta Airlines Flight For Speaking Arabic.’”

The Guardian, of course, is also taking Saleh at his word: “YouTube star kicked off Delta Airlines flight ‘for speaking Arabic’”

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has already put the story on “Islamaphobia Watch.”

#BoycottDelta was launched in no time by Saleh to spread the word. –

Outlets that run with Saleh’s story before the entirety of the incident and facts are known open themselves up to “fake news” accusations.

We simply do not know all the facts yet. Adam Saleh claims he was the victim of racial/religious discrimination but the video he posted offers no evidence of such.

Now, this man could very well have been the victim of discrimination. Or, this self-described “professional idiot” (who produced a hoax video about racial discrimination in 2014 and posts several prank videos to his YouTube channel) could be outright deceiving the public.

Saleh has a history of trolling people on airplanes.

However, security cameras revealed his video to be fake and a spokesperson from the airline condemned his “publicity stunt.” Are these accusations against Delta Air and the flight’s passengers another stunt? We don’t know.

In a statement, Delta said: “Two customers were removed from this flight and later rebooked after a disturbance in the cabin resulted in more than 20 customers expressing their discomfort. We’re conducting a full review to understand what transpired. We are taking allegations of discrimination very seriously; our culture requires treating others with respect.”

So an investigation into the matter is underway. Again, the story could very well be true. But until a proper review of the evidence is conducted, the media should refrain from pronouncing judgement and any conclusions. After all, can they really afford to lose any more credibility than they already have? (For more from the author of “Calm Down, Lefties: YouTube Star’s Delta Air ‘Discrimination’ Claim Could Very Well Be #Fakenews” please click HERE)

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Fake News and FEMINISM! How a Liberal Feminist Learned the Media Sucks

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Fake news! Celebrity tantrums! FEMINISM! This week’s “Louder with Crowder” had it all.

Feminist filmmaker Cassie Jaye stopped by to talk about her new documentary, “The Red Pill,” a film that documents the Men’s Rights Movement. She also talked about how her views on feminism have changed since learning about the ways men are disadvantaged and discriminated against.

She shared how the liberal media have viciously gone after her for not conforming to the progressive view on feminism.

For his part, Steven Crowder shared how he was kicked in the nards in grade school.

Yes, he cried.

Also, liberal CNN commentator Sally Kohn came on the program to debate your host (and have fun doing it!). And Not Gay Jared on the shelf is still trying to ruin Christmas. (For more from the author of “Fake News and FEMINISM! How a Liberal Feminist Learned the Media Sucks” please click HERE)

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Offers Evidence He Says Proves Obama’s Birth Certificate Is Not Real

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The office of Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio presented what it characterized as proof that the birth certificate the White House offered as evidence of President Obama’s American birth is not real.

Arpaio began the press conference Thursday in Phoenix by assuring reporters the office had “followed the evidence” and would have been just as satisfied if it had determined the certificate was authentic.

In the hour-long presentation, Arpaio’s lead investigator, Mike Zullo, made the case that the certificate was created from a “source” document: the birth certificate of Hawaiian Johanna Ah Nee, who was born within weeks of Obama in August 1961.

The Ah Nee document was originally obtained from investigative journalist Jerome Corsi, the author of several books and a contributor to the website World Net Daily.

According to Zullo, two separate forensic expert sources from two continents — Reed Hayes from Hawaii and the For Lab team in Italy — reviewed the Obama certificate and concluded it was not authentic.

Zullo told reporters Hayes has 45 years in the field and originally did not want to take the case because he is an Obama supporter and voted for him twice.

After reviewing the Obama certificate, the court expert stated, “I can’t clear this. There is something wrong with it.”

Zullo showed a video to reporters that purported to demonstrate how the date stamp in two different boxes on Obama’s certificate had the exact angle and placement, matching one of the date stamps on the Ah Nee original.

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The One Christmas Video You Have to See

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In a time where videos of happy Down’s Syndrome children are banned in some places, this video of a nativity play is joyously subversive.

The mother interviewed for the video shares her story of learning to accept the gift God gave in her child with Down’s Syndrome as a parallel to Mary’s acceptance of being chosen by God to bear Christ. Don’t bother trying not to cry, but do keep your eyes on the children — and share this video with a friend who needs reminding that Jesus came as one of us to be present in the times we grieve and don’t understand.

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Heisman Winner Lamar Jackson: ‘First and Foremost…I Want to Thank My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ’

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University of Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy a few days ago at a ceremony in New York City.

Jackson wore a crucifix around his neck during the day, while doing interviews, and then during the ceremony itself.

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