18 thoughts on “News/Politics 7-31-19

  1. I didn’t watch the “Promise Free Stuff to Illegals” event that Democrats held last night. They re-run that show every day, so I figured, why bother, we know where they stand already. So if you did, chime in and tell us what you thought.

    Meanwhile……

    https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2019/07/28/why-do-democrats-run-all-of-the-dangerous-and-rodent-infested-cities-n2550734

    “Why Do Democrats Run All Of The Dangerous And Rodent Infested Cities?”

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    “But in San Francisco—or the West Coast version of West Baltimore—which is Nancy Pelosi’s home district, you literally can download an app to help navigate the streets with the least amount of fecal matter as possible.

    Seattle is just as bad. Los Angeles has zoomed past them both.

    And according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report and as reported in the USA Today (from Feb 19, 2019), the top 10 most dangerous cities in America are run by Democrats.

    The overwhelming majority of them are also all governed by Democratic Governors. And the Congressional districts represented are also majority Democratic.

    Did I mention that each of them also has higher unemployment rates than the national average?

    In Baltimore, Democrats have run everything for more than four decades. Federal dollars have flowed in, and yet the stench, sight, and symbolism of it all—stinks.

    In my life I’ve spent multiple seasons, time, and resources going to the actual third world. The heartbreak in places like Haiti, Guatemala, Ghana and the Congo, is that they have no opportunity to make their lives better. Those economies are largely run by corrupt governments whose only ambition is to use public office to enrich themselves. A lot like Cummings, Sanders, and Pelosi have done.

    The “walk of fame,” the scenic hills of the Bay Area, the rainy skies of the northwest, these iconic images are being replaced by squatters, filth, crime, ANTIFA and rodents. (Is that redundant?)

    For Baltimore it’s been this way for decades.

    And the only reason that Elijah Cummings got passionate about the issue, isn’t because it’s true. It’s because he got called out on it, by someone who is working to make America better for everybody. Thus revealing—whether in knowledge or in ignorance—Congressman Cummings hasn’t been.

    But Democrats who lives in these cities already know that.

    They live in the land of corrupt squander every waking day.”

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  2. Thank a Democrat. They own every one of these child exploitations, and they are numerous.

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  3. Another win for Trump. 🙂

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    Unless you’re a Democrat…..

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  4. More….

    Say it with me now……

    ‘entirely divorced from the facts’

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dnc-lawsuit-trump-campaign-russia-wikileaks-hacking-dismissed

    “Judge dismisses DNC hacking lawsuit against Trump team, says claims ‘entirely divorced from the facts’

    “A federal judge in frank terms Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) against key members of the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks over hacked DNC documents, saying they “did not participate in any wrongdoing in obtaining the materials in the first place” and therefore bore no legal liability for disseminating the information.

    The ruling came as Democrats increasingly have sought to tie the Trump team to illegal activity in Russia, in spite of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings that the campaign in fact refused multiple offers by Russians to involve them in hacking and disinformation efforts.

    President Trump, in a tweet late Tuesday, noted that the judge in the case, John Koeltl, was appointed by Bill Clinton. The president called Koeltl’s decision “really big ‘stuff'” and “yet another total & complete vindication and exoneration.”

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  5. Further confirmation that the Obama admin (and Comey) botched (intentionally) the Hillary affair.

    https://www.redstate.com/elizabeth-vaughn/2019/07/30/new-aclj-obtained-obama-dojs-immunity-agreements-hillary-clintons-attorneys/

    “ACLJ Has Obtained Obama DOJ’s Immunity Agreements With Hillary Clinton’s Attorneys”

    “On Monday night’s edition of Hannity, it was announced that The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has obtained the Obama DOJ’s immunity agreements with Hillary Clinton’s lawyers, Cheryl Mills and Heather Samuelson. These records were obtained via a FOIA request filed by the ACLJ two years ago.

    Mills served as Clinton’s chief of staff and Samuelson served as a senior advisor and White House liaison during her tenure as Secretary of State. Both women became her personal attorneys after she left State.

    According to ACLJ executive director and radio host Jordan Sekulow, Mills and Samuelson agreed to turn over their laptops in exchange for:

    Immunity from prosecution for anything found on their laptops violating multiple felony criminal statutes governing the mishandling of classified information and/or the removal or destruction of records, including Espionage Act provisions. Further, the DOJ and FBI also agreed to evade the statutory requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by purporting to deem the contents of the laptops as not under DOJ or FBI “custody or control.”

    According to the DOJ Inspector General, who identified these as the “culling laptops,” “[a]ll 62,320 emails pulled from the Clinton servers were stored at one time on these laptops.” Having taken control of these laptops, agreeing to severely limit its searches, agreeing to unlawfully shield the laptops from FOIA, then agreeing to dispose of the laptops, it appears the Comey FBI and Lynch DOJ did everything in their power to protect Clinton’s senior aids and lawyers from both criminal liability and public scrutiny.

    While these immunity agreements and related news have been publicly discussed to some extent, the ACLJ has now obtained the actual documents so the public may see and judge them accordingly.

    The pair were essentially given the green light “to dispose of evidence and refuse to comply with federal law.”

    During former FBI agent Peter Strzok’s Congressional testimony last summer, he disclosed that Clinton’s lawyers had negotiated immunity agreements with Loretta Lynch’s DOJ which was shocking. Now, we have proof.”

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  6. Why continue to fund this charade?

    https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/07/leaked-internal-report-top-unrwa-officials-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-corruption/

    “Leaked Internal Report: Top UNRWA Officials Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Corruption

    Senior UNRWA officials involved in “sexual misconduct, nepotism, retaliation, discrimination and other abuses of authority.””

    “A leaked internal report implicated top officials from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in a major corruption scandal including sex crimes and abuse of power. The UN agency’s ethics office described the charges as “an extremely grave and significant reputational, operational and security risk to the agency.”

    The senior UNRWA officials were involved in “sexual misconduct, nepotism, retaliation, discrimination and other abuses of authority, for personal gain, to suppress legitimate dissent, and to otherwise achieve their personal objectives,” copy of the report obtained by the AFP news agency said.

    In 2016, the Obama administration allocated $360 million to the agency, nearly a third of its billion-dollar budget.

    That changed when President Donald Trump took office. The revelations are a vindication for President Donald Trump, who ended hundreds of millions of dollars worth of annual aid going to UNRWA. Trump’s State Department described the UN agency as “irredeemably flawed” while announcing its decision last August. Trump drastically slashed the budget in his first year in office before ultimately ending the aid the following year.

    “This is Exactly why we stopped their funding,” former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, wrote on Twitter.”

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  7. From 7:09 “Why is Alexandria more concerned with the border than her own district? ”
    Simple.
    She doesn’t have to do anything about the wall but talk
    She has to do something about her district.

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  8. I watched most of the debate last night. Uncle Bernie and Auntie Liz came across as angry loons. The Governors from Colorada (not very camera-ready) and Montana (liked him) and the Senator from Ohio were the most level headed. The Senator from Minnesota had a good message but her hand movements distracted me from her message. Marianne Wilson is all woo woo new agey but made a little sense.
    I really wish Mayor Pete would get the nomination for President or at least VP. He is the only one of them that has served in the military in a war zone. I’m afraid he is too young to get it.
    I maybe could see myself voting for him paired with the Governor of Montana or the Senator from Ohio.

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  9. Watched some of the highlights; thought Warren and Sanders were on the top of the game. Warren was more impressive and clearly has more focus and energy. Sanders was himself. Even his supporters mock him for his style and repetiveness but he still makes the right points. It was clear CNN wanted to include the minor candidates who push a more “centrist” message. But Warren and Sanders easily swatted them aside. Delaney (and Hinkelooper sp?) in particular looked like deer in head lights. He might want to quit before he becomes a permanent meme.

    I saw the governor of Montana on the Bill Maher show. Nice guy, decent, but a little too conservative for me. If he wants to be a Democrat team player he should run for Senate. Strangely, Wilson actually made some sense for a minute talking about Flint and environmental racism but then wandered off….. I’m not sure why people like Mayor Pete except the novelty factor, a married gay man using religious ideas in his message. I think he will stick around longer than most but eventually the main four will prevail (Biden, Harris, Sanders and Warren).
    I look forward to Harris giving Biden a hard time again.

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  10. Its interesting to hear the conservative side of 5he internet rant and rave about parts of America…I thought it was “love it or leave” .

    The rants have accomplished their purpose. They’ve distracted away from the fact that people including children are kept in inhumane conditions and families are separated.

    But in the interests of providing a balance…..certain parts of a city may be poor but cities (in any developed country) generate more wealth than rural areas. These tend to be Democratic controlled cities. Most US wealth is generated in or near Seattle, San Francisco, LA, Washington, New York and Boston. Minneapolis, and Texas cities round up.the list.

    Dog fecal matter…..lol…..you should try Paris with no poop and scoop law. The number of dogs in an urban area cab be seen as sign of wealth.

    On the other side of the rural urban divide; the poorest counties in the US are all rural. True the South Dakota countues are Native American and represented by Democrats and 3-4 counties in the South are gerrymandered to include only the black belt of rural blacks. However, the rest are Republican and white. Someof these counties are in Kentucky….what has McConnel done lately.

    The highest murder rate by state is all in the old south. Rural violence as increased while most urban centers have a seen a decline. The highest increase in the suicide rate is rural white men.

    AJ, I can do this all day but that is not the point….the point is both Republicans and Democrats represent poor people and not nice places (out of courtesy for your desire for clean language I won’t quote your president). The two parties respresent an economy and society that need structural change. Instead of pointing urban vs rural or black vs white, they need to see the problem as income inequality and low income mobility, Instead of pouring govt money into ad hoc programmes like the 38 billion spent for farms due to the tariff war, change the structure of the economy….free heatlh care, higher min wage, tax stock options and capital gains the same as income, etc

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  11. And don’t think I didn’t note how you tried to frame it by state so you could bash the southern states. What you left out about those high rate states is that the numbers are driven by the Dem controlled cities in those states. Like St. Louis, New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta, Nashville….

    But nice try.

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  12. You’re right, AJ. Besides, looking only at categories described as “the X number of *worst* cities” or “X # of places with bad rates of Y” is necessarily cherry picking, as if only looking at the worst of a thing tells you all about it.

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