Wednesday, December 16, 2015

BloggeRhythms


Didn’t watch the Republican debate last night. Frankly, fell asleep early and forgot it was on. From the recaps this morning, it seems I didn’t miss much, except for a battle between Cruz and Rubio, regarding immigration and border safety. Both of them wound up calling the other a liar. 


However since all of their historical utterances are recorded in many places on the Web, any truly interested voter can simply look both candidate’s verbiage up. And when their pasts are actually researched, one finds that both are in fact, lying presently. 

Charles Hurt @washingtontimes.com, summed the event up this way: “Instead of a substantive debate with actual front-runners, we get these shoutfests with nine people, each one wasting their microphone time to complain about getting short-shrift or barking at one another over irrelevant details. 

“The result is that they sound like a bunch of whining lunatics in an insane asylum having hysterical arguments over the remote control. Think “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest” when Randle McMurphy just wants to watch the World Series: “Which one of you nuts has got any guts?” 

Thus, while there might have been a few moments of interest entertainment-wise, it looks like getting some sleep instead was a wise decision on my part. 

On another matter, which gets written up here every year, dailymail.co.uk reports that the First Family’s soon to be off on their annual Christmas vacation to Hawaii again. 

This is their eighth consecutive trip, “at huge expense to the American taxpayer.” 

Tom Fitton, the head of the Judicial Watch, accused the POTUS “of treating Air Force One, which costs $206,000/hour to run, like an Uber ride' ahead of his next jaunt to his home state.”

“Fly-time alone will set taxpayers back somewhere in the region of $3.5million as Obama, the First Lady, Sasha and Malia and their two dogs jet off for around two weeks.” 

While exact figures, outside of Air Force One costs, are hard to obtain, according to a Watchdog.com report on the 2014 trip, “there is also an Air Force cargo plane to bring Obama's helicopter and limo, which costs more than $150,000 to get to Hawaii and back. 

“A second plane brings a Marine Corps contingent at similar cost. 

“The Honolulu Police Department also spends in the region of $275,000 a year in overtime for its officers, while the ambulance from the local Emergency Management Services costs $15,890 to keep on call. 

“Secret Service agents - of whom there are said to be 'dozens' each year - are reportedly housed at a cost of around $200 per person per night, while material for other security measures would also be met from White House funds.” 

Yet, despite all the expense and personal application of taxpayer paid government resources and personnel, a major underlying question remains: Vacation from what? 

Which brings us to today’s update on Bill Clinton’s wife. 

Ken Thomas of the Associated Press, confirmed a suspicion presented here a couple of days ago, Warren Buffet’s endorsement of Bill’s wife.  

The billionaire joins a rally today “with Hillary Clinton in Omaha, Nebraska.” His public appearance with her “is aimed at offering his stamp of approval to the Democrat's economic message of inclusive capitalism and toughness against Wall Street excess. He will also join Clinton at a private fundraiser.” 

“The "Oracle of Omaha" has referred to Clinton as a "hero of mine" and predicted last year that she would succeed President Barack Obama, whom he also supported. 

"I will bet money on it," he said. "And I don't do that easily."

However, his backing of Bill’s wife should afford him plenty of cash for wagering. Because his biggest bet is that she’ll prevent the opening of the Keystone pipeline, keeping his Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, as the transporter of all that Canadian oil. 

And then, Monica Alba and Alex Seitz-Wald @nbcnews.com write that in Minneapolis: “Clinton acknowledged that Americans have a right to be fearful in this climate, while knocking Republicans for taking advantage of the country's collective anxiety. Without naming them, Clinton took clear shots at Republican candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio for stoking fears, while blasting Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslim immigration headon.” 

Then Bill’s wife followed up by stating: "Shallow slogans don't add up to a strategy. Promising to carpet bomb until the desert glows doesn't make you sound strong -- it makes you sound like you're in over your head. Bluster and bigotry are not credentials for becoming commander-in-chief." 

Which is one of the most concise and accurate descriptions of her former boss, the POTUS, ever spoken. And is precisely his failed approach in dealing with ISIS. Making one wonder, especially after events like Benghazi and utilizing unauthorized email servers, is there anything at all involving Bill’s wife does where she actually knows what she’s saying or doing and/or why?   

Leading to the ongoing question: Joe Biden, Mayor Bloomberg, Jerry Brown, and Starbuck’s chairman and CEO, Howard Schultz, are you guys reading this?  

And then, a FB friend posted this today. 




An article by Ian Hanchett @breitbart.com reviewed the Republican debate, primarily focusing on the two making the strongest impression on him, Rubio and Cruz. And although Trump apparently had a lackluster showing, a reader commented on him at length anyway, finding particular fault with the acclaimed value of  Trump's financial independence.  

Reader Rational D68, wrote: 
 
"The problem with the whole "can't be bought" thing is Trump's mercurial and fickle history.

"I mean....So let's see....

"Is it ok to be for single payer government health care as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"Is it ok to believe that an extremist liberal activist judge would be a "PHENOMENAL" Supreme Court justice as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"Is it ok to have been pro gun control not that many years ago as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"Is it ok to have been a Democrat as recently as 2009 as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"Is it ok to have been pro immigration not that many years ago as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"Is it ok to promise immigration actions that are literally impossible to actually perform as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"Is it ok to have been pro choice a few years back, and have both of your ex-wives saying that you forced them to have multiple abortions against their will as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"Is it ok to declare he will be even more lawless than Obama when it comes to unilateral decisions (immigration) as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"Is it ok that you have never taken a public stance and fought for any conservative values (until recently) as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"Is it ok to donate to dems and bribe Hillary "Quid Pro Dough" Clinton as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"It's ok to proclaim within just the past few years that Hillary "Quid Pro Dough" Clinton is the best Sect. of State ever, who's a wonderful person with excellent judgment, character and integrity who'd make a great president, as long as you "cannot be bought."

"It's ok to have blamed the financial crash on Republicans as long as you "cannot be bought."

"It's ok to have said Obama saved us from the financial crash when he had nothing to do with it, and that he's a great person doing a phenomenal job as president displaying wonderful judgement as long as you "cannot be bought."

"Is it ok to regularly engage in or even start petty childish flame wars trying to tear others down as long as you "cannot be bought?"

"And, hum.... Soros and any number of other hard leftists who are incredibly rich "can't be bought" either - does that mean they'd make great leaders of the USA too?

"So people seem to be excusing quite a bit simply because Trump supposedly "can't be bought"... and they seem to so fear that others can - or even assert without any evidence that ALL ARE already "bought... even though every single president we've ever had was in that same position including all of the ones regularly ranked as the greatest ever -- but hey, did they ever think that when Trump was spreading his money around to pols including Hillary "Quid Pro Dough" Clinton that he not only could be but very much is part of the very big government crony capitalism they so fear?

"Well, what does Trump have to say about that...

"Oct 16, 2015: Outsider Trump: 'I've been in politics all my life'

"I see what's going on, I'm called all the time," Trump told Bloomberg Politics in an interview Friday. "You know; I've been in politics all my life. I've been on the other side."

"This isn't even his first time running for president!

"And is he really the anti-establishment person so many seem to think he is, regardless of the facts above about him? Hummm.... let's see:

"Just two DAYS ago: Dec 13,2015, on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: 

TRUMP: Look, I understand what they're going through. I wasn't supposed to be here. I was a member of the establishment seven months ago. I gave $350,000 to the Republican Governors Association. I’m not supposed to be doing this. You see I’m supposed to be on the other side writing checks and having people do whatever I want, puppets, like puppets. [emphasis added - note of course that he's bragging AGAIN about a blatantly illegal act, buying politicians in return for political favors - the worst kind of big government crony capitalism]

"So exactly what is it that people really think they're getting from this person that's so good simply because he's self-funding? 

Thus it seems that if many of the Republican presidential candidates spent half the effort displayed by reader Rational D68 in exposing Trump for what he really is, Trump's lead might be considerably smaller, if still there at all.

That's it for today folks.

Adios

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