BloggeRhythms

There are things you have to read twice, to insure you understood what was written. And then, there are things you have to read several times, and still don’t understand them. Which is what happened this morning.

Paul Joseph Watson @infowars.com via Drudge reports: “President Obama has stoked controversy after he suggested to an audience of Argentinian youth that there was no great difference between communism and capitalism and that they should just “choose from what works”. 

Responding to a question about nonprofit community organizations and the necessity of attracting funding from both the public and private sectors, the POTUS said: “So often in the past there has been a division between left and right, between capitalists and communists or socialists, and especially in the Americas, that’s been a big debate. 

“Those are interesting intellectual arguments, but I think for your generation, you should be practical and just choose from what works. You don’t have to worry about whether it really fits into socialist theory or capitalist theory. You should just decide what works,” he added. 

And then, the truly astounding summation from the POTUS: “Obama went on to praise Cuba’s socialist system under dictator Raúl Castro, touting the country’s free access to basic education and health care, although he acknowledged that Havana itself “looks like it did in the 1950s” because the economy is “not working”. 

So, after lauding Cuba’s free education and health care, the POTUS glibly glossed over that nation’s disastrous economy that hasn’t worked in almost seventy years. People haven’t jobs, income, savings, adequate housing, sufficient food or even basic amenities. However their education is “free.” Which is like having  a lifetime supply of free buggy whips. Because just like a costless Cuban education, there's nothing anyone can do with those either.  

And then, Patrick Symmes for Yahoo News, @yahoo.com, writes: “Well, that was fast. On Tuesday, President Obama addressed Cubans about the importance of human rights and peaceful dialogue. On Thursday, pro-democracy demonstrators in Havana were beaten and arrested by Cuban police agents just steps away from where Obama had spoken. 

“The demonstration occurred three blocks from the Grand Theater of Havana, where Obama spoke live to the Cuban nation, and was swiftly broken up by plainclothes officers, who attacked demonstrators violently and then stuffed those they had captured into police cars and swept them away within moments. This reporter witnessed the brutal arrests of two demonstrators during the midafternoon eruption of public dissent in one of the most public forums in the city”

Mr. Symmes story speaks for itself.

And then, according to bbc.com, Salah Abdeslam, “arrested last week in Brussels and initially cooperative, had "exercised his right to silence" and said nothing when interviewed after Tuesday's bombings.”

He was seized days before the Brussels attacks, in which 31 people died.” 

This story’s important because, aside from the problems that terrorists rights create throughout Europe, it also underlines the horrendous mistake made by closing Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. 

Because there will undoubtedly be more captures made by the U.S. in the future. However, whatever could have been gained by interrogating those hostile forces, has now been lost. Whereas our interrogators have been placed in the same losing position as those in Belgium, who are currently hamstrung by their own naïve policy’s.  

Then, a friend sent an email yesterday that’s circulating around the nation, as follows: 

“YOU HAD A HUNCH THE NEWS SYSTEM WAS RIGGED!  YOU COULDN'T PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT, HUH? 

“THIS MIGHT SOLVE THE PUZZLE.  

“ABC News executive producer Ian Cameron is married to Susan Rice, National Security Adviser.

“CBS President David Rhodes is the brother of Ben Rhodes, Obama's Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications. 

“ABC News correspondent Claire Shipman is married to former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. 

ABC News and Univision reporter Matthew Jaffe is married to Katie Hogan, Obama's Deputy Press Secretary. 

“ABC President Ben Sherwood is the brother of Obama's Special CNN President Virginia Moseley is married to former Hillary Clinton's Deputy Secretary Tom Nides.

“And now you know why it is no surprise the media is in Obama's pocket.  Think there might be a little bias in the news ?   This may also explain the cover up of Benghazi , etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc.,........ 

“Isn't it interesting that every place you look in Obama's administration people fill positions because of who they know, not what they know or how competent they are - and you wonder why our country has so many problems.

“THIS IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE " GREAT CHICAGO WAY " ...... NEPOTISM AT ITS BEST.  THE EASIEST WAY TO COVER YOUR LIES IS WITH FAMILY!” 

Nonetheless, while the inter-breeding and self-perpetuation attempts by the political/media relationships might be quite concerning, those same intertwining's don’t mean nearly as much as in the past. Because, leftists will always seek others of their ilk, as will those with other beliefs. Which is why the major media viewership numbers keep shrinking, while the web expands exponentially, as do talk-radio outlets. Just ask Rush, Hannity, Ingraham or O’Reilly. 

Here's another quote from Ronald Reagan, sent by a friend: "Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."

Bringing us to today's update on Bill Clinton’s wife.     

 

James Hohmann @washingtonpost.com, writes from Madison, Wisconsin: “Bernie Sanders is coming to this liberal university town tomorrow for a rally in an arena that seats 10,000. Last night, Chelsea Clinton drew about 100 to a field office down the road. 

“I asked Chelsea after the event why her mom is struggling so much on college campuses. She blamed Bernie’s promise of free college tuition and then spent two minutes explaining why the idea is unrealistic. “At the events I’ve had near college campuses … one of the things I’ve heard really resonates with voters is his now quite-famous pledge to give free college tuition to anyone at a public university or a community college,” she said. “Yet when people really look at how he’d do that, it’s partly through a Wall Street speculation tax. But it’s largely through expecting states to come up with hundreds of billions of dollars on day one. The bill for Wisconsin alone would be $11 billion to fund that pledge.”

And then Chelsea added: “[S]he’s proud her mom “doesn’t commit to things she doesn’t have direct control over and that she knows aren’t likely in the current political environment, in which we have 31 Republican governors.” 

But, apparently, Chelsea’s another one of those kids that doesn't listen to her parents, or simply ignores whatever they say to her, or anyone else. Because, back on January 17th of this year, according to realclearpoltics.com: “Hillary Clinton Pitches Anti-Sanders Education Plan: "I'll Give You Debt-Free Tuition," Plus $25 Billion For Historically Black Colleges.” 

At that time, just two short months ago: “In response to Bernie Sanders' rising poll numbers, [Bill's wife] shifted her platform slightly to the left on Saturday. Speaking at the South Carolina Fish Fry in Greenville she proposed a plan for "debt-free tuition" at public colleges and called for a huge investment into historically black colleges.” 

Her precise words were: “And we're going to make college affordable again. 

“And I'll give you debt-free tuition at public colleges and universities in America, and we're finally going to give you a chance to refinance your student debt and save thousands of dollars.

“And I have a special provision in my college plans, I want a $25 billion dollar fund specifically aimed at helping historically black colleges and universities.”

So, if the spelling of the particular day ends with a “y,”  the chances are Bill, his wife and/or daughter will come up with another fabrication. Which brings up the most perplexing of questions. Why on this green Earth would anyone, anywhere, any time have anything to do with any of them? Much less let them anywhere near the White House again.

Making the next question extremely important: Joe Biden, Mayor Bloomberg, Jerry Brown, and Starbuck’s chairman and CEO, Howard Schultz, are you guys reading this?   

   

That’s it for today folks.     

    

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