Today’s headlines reveal very little in major news, most of the offerings being updates on continuing stories. Found, however, was a link on Drudge to an article @NTK Network titled: “Sanders: Act in “Unprecedented” Ways, Fight Back in Every Way That You Can”
During the question-and-answer portion of a Facebook Live event on Monday, Sanders told a person that “we’ve got to stand up and fight back. We have got to be involved in the political process in a way that we have never been before, because what is happening in Washington right now is unprecedented.”
“So you have got to, Mary, act in an unprecedented way, think big, get involved in every way that you can,” Sanders concluded. “So, Mary, stand up and fight back in every way that you can.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren “went a step further, telling Sanders she thinks Republicans won’t pay any price politically “for the harm they inflicted upon millions of people across this country. It’s cynical.”
Pondering both senators vehemence led to researching once more, the specific aims and goals of the president, whereas it’s his platform Sanders and Warren find so despicable and continue to "fight back" against.
According to Linda Qiu on Friday, July 15th, 2016 @politifact.com: “Provocative rhetoric to "make America great again" fueled Donald Trump’s ascent to the Republican nomination, a status that will be made official this week at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
“So how would Trump do that? His campaign promises are aimed at changes to immigration, trade, taxes and foreign policy.”
Much of Trump’s objective for the nation concerns renewing premises set in the American Dream, a national ethos of the United States. [T]he set of ideals (democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity and equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, as well as an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.”
And then, while researching the Dreams objectives, an article was found by Davis Richardson @dailycaller.com from May 12th of this year containing a most astounding bit of history.
“A recently unearthed essay co-written by Barack Obama in 1991 stated that the American dream is to be Donald Trump.
“Penned while the former president was a graduate student at Harvard Law — with the help of fellow classmate Robert Fisher — “Race and Rights Rhetoric” summed up the American mindset as “a continuing normative commitment to the ideals of individual freedom and mobility, values that extend far beyond the issue of race in the American mind.”
“The depth of this commitment may be summarily dismissed as the unfounded optimism of the average American—I may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I don’t make it, my children will.”
“The excerpt of that previously unpublished law school paper found its way inside Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama, the new 1,460-page biography written by Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Garrow that focuses on Obama’s early years.
“The paper argued that black Americans should “shift away from rights rhetoric and towards the language of opportunity.”
Sanders, however, seems to have a different mindset for American’s goals altogether, as can be seen in an excerpt from an article by Tim Marcin back on 4/21/17 @newsweek.com.
“The former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination tweeted Thursday: "How many yachts do billionaires need? How many cars do they need? Give us a break. You can't have it all."
“A number of Twitter users were quick to point out that the Vermont senator owns three houses, which doesn't quite elevate him to billionaire status—but doesn't put him among the masses, either.”
Local Vermont magazine, Seven Days, reported in August “the Sanders family paid about $600,000 for a lakefront home in North Hero, Vermont.” That’s in addition to two others owned as well.
Back in 2014, OpenSecrets.org “estimated that Sanders had a net worth of $436,013. Mostly through his Senate salary and social security he makes more than $200,000 per year, which would put him in the top 4 percent of Americans."
Which brings us to Warren, and an article from investmentwatchblog.com on February 12, 2017 that says: “According to CNN, in 2015 Warren’s average net worth, including her $5 million home, retirement accounts and mutual funds, was $8.75 million. However in the lead up to the 2012 Senate race, her Personal Financial Disclosure form puts this number much higher – at $14.5 million. Tax returns show that while a professor at Harvard Warren earned a salary of $430,000 per year, and as Senator she now earns a salary of $174,000 per year. Additional income streams include royalties and an advance from various book deals.”
So, here we have the typical totally hypocritical objective of top rung Democrat politicians. They spend all of their time, campaign funds and rhetoric imploring the most hopeless in society to vote for them so they, like Obama himself, can fulfill their own dreams of becoming Donald Trump.
One couldn’t beg, borrow, buy or steal a better endorsement than that one.
That's it for today folks.
Adios
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Monday, June 19, 2017
BloggeRhythms
Breitbart’s Pam Key provided an example yesterday of how anti-Trump media personalities constantly strive to put the POTUS in the worst possible light.
According to Key, “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace had a heated exchange with Jay Sekulow, a member of the president’s legal team.
Wallace asked Sekulow if the president thinks that Rod Rosenstein has done anything wrong.
In his reply, after saying that the POTUS never said anything about Rosenstein doing anything wrong, Sekulow went on to explain the legal situation involved, as follows:
“So here’s the constitutional threshold question, Chris. The president takes action based on numerous events, including recommendations from his attorney general and the deputy attorney general’s office. He takes the action that they also, by the way, recommended. And now he’s being investigated by the Department of Justice because the special counsel under the special counsel relations reports still to the Department of Justice. Not an independent counsel.
"So he’s being investigated for taking the action that the attorney general and deputy attorney general recommended him to take by the agency who recommended the termination. So that’s the constitutional threshold question here. That’s why, as I said, no investigation —
Wallace immediately seized on the word “investigation” stuttering: “Well, I — what — what — what’s the question (INAUDIBLE). I mean you — you stated — you stated some facts. First of all, you’ve now said that he is getting investigated after saying that you didn’t.
Sekulow: “No.
Wallace: “You — you just, sir, that he’s being —
Sekulow: “No, he’s not being investigated!
Wallace: “You just said that he’s being investigated.
Sekulow: “No, Chris, I said that the — any — let me be crystal clear so you — you completely understand. We have not received nor are we aware of any investigation of the president of the United States, period.
Wallace: “Sir, you just said two times that he’s being investigated.
Sekulow: “No. The context of the tweet, I just gave you the legal theory, Chris, of how the Constitution works. If, in fact, it was correct that the president was being investigated, he would be investigat[ed] for taking action that an agency told him to take. So that is protected under the Constitution as his article one power. That’s all I said. So I appreciate you trying to rephrase it, but I’m just being really direct with you, Chris. This is — let me be —
Wallace: “No, I — I — sir, I didn’t rephrase it. The tape will speak — Jay, the tape will speak for itself. You said he is being investigated. And it’s not that big —
Sekulow: “Chris, he is — just — no, Chris — that’s (INAUDIBLE) unfair, Chris.
Wallace: “Wait a minute — wait a minute. Jay, and it’s not — Jay, it’s not just being investigated for firing Comey. There’s also the question of what he said to Comey when Comey was still the FBI director. So there’s more than just the fact that he fired Comey.”
Thus, here we have a show host, Wallace, who persistently attempted to shape the situation as one in which Trump himself was being “investigated” as an individual for wrongdoing[s]. And then, still refused to accept the facts as presented by Trump’s lawyer.
However, what Sekulow kept trying to explain is that, Trump himself is not being investigated, a presidential action is. What’s more, that action was taken after recommendations from his attorney general and the deputy attorney general’s office, regarding the firing of a government employee, Comey.
Yet, Wallace kept insisting that an investigation existed involving Trump himself, a premise that is absolutely and patently false at the present time.
5165 reader comments followed the article, a random sampling showing the vast majority similar to this one from NYRick who wrote: “Wallace, per usual, doing his best to attack a conservative. No news here, move along.”
What’s most interesting is that while leftists like Wallace make fools of themselves in the media, the real world illustrates what real people really think. And in that regard, it appears that there’s significant support for the POTUS as represented by investors putting up something far more important than politicized rhetoric. Those investors aren’t using words of support, they’re using what’s in their their wallets.
All three stock indexes opened higher Monday with the Dow Jones industrial average reaching another record high.
Fred Imbert reports @cnbc.com that the Dow rose 115 points and hit a record high while the S&P 500 gained 0.7 percent, also a record. “The Nasdaq composite outperformed, rising 1.1 percent.”
“Large-cap technology stocks like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet all traded higher. Last week, valuation concerns sent the overall sector lower by around 0.8 percent. Tech is by far the best-performing sector of the year, rising 17.2 percent in the period.”
Furthermore: “Before the bell, New York Fed President Bill Dudley said the central bank inflation should pick up as wages rise along with continuing improvement in the labor market.”
And that’s right in line with the Trump agenda, where increasing wages and job development are priority items.
And then, another item almost virtually insures that Trump will prevail in the Russian investigation, whereas it seems that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is giving the POTUS a win/win opportunity.
Today, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway suggested on “Fox & Friends,” that the head of the Russia investigation should fully disclose the names of the attorneys he’s hired after it was revealed several Democratic donors are part of the team scrutinizing the Trump administration at the highest levels.”
“I think it’s relevant information that the public should have,” she said.
A Mueller spokesman said today they’ve hired 13 attorneys, with more in the pipeline.
“So far, this includes Andrew Weissmann, chief of the DOJ criminal division’s fraud section who also donated $2,300 to Barack Obama in 2008; James Quarles, a Watergate assistant special prosecutor who has donated thousands to Obama, Hillary Clinton and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer; and Jeannie Rhee, deputy assistant AG in the Office of Legal Counsel who has likewise donated thousands to Obama and Clinton.”
The “donor background has fueled complaints from Trump allies like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich that the probe is not independent. Trump himself has started calling the investigation an all-caps “WITCH HUNT.”
However, it’s suggested here that they take a step back to consider that if Trump loses in any way at all, the obvious consideration is that the deck was stacked against him all along. And therefore, the outcome was purely political having nothing to with actual legality whatsoever. Something that the many Trump supporters will make significant hay on.
And if he should prevail, it’s case-closed, period.
Which sounds like a win'/win to me no matter what witch-hunter Mueller's investigation concludes in the future.
That’s it for today folks.
Adios
According to Key, “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace had a heated exchange with Jay Sekulow, a member of the president’s legal team.
Wallace asked Sekulow if the president thinks that Rod Rosenstein has done anything wrong.
In his reply, after saying that the POTUS never said anything about Rosenstein doing anything wrong, Sekulow went on to explain the legal situation involved, as follows:
“So here’s the constitutional threshold question, Chris. The president takes action based on numerous events, including recommendations from his attorney general and the deputy attorney general’s office. He takes the action that they also, by the way, recommended. And now he’s being investigated by the Department of Justice because the special counsel under the special counsel relations reports still to the Department of Justice. Not an independent counsel.
"So he’s being investigated for taking the action that the attorney general and deputy attorney general recommended him to take by the agency who recommended the termination. So that’s the constitutional threshold question here. That’s why, as I said, no investigation —
Wallace immediately seized on the word “investigation” stuttering: “Well, I — what — what — what’s the question (INAUDIBLE). I mean you — you stated — you stated some facts. First of all, you’ve now said that he is getting investigated after saying that you didn’t.
Sekulow: “No.
Wallace: “You — you just, sir, that he’s being —
Sekulow: “No, he’s not being investigated!
Wallace: “You just said that he’s being investigated.
Sekulow: “No, Chris, I said that the — any — let me be crystal clear so you — you completely understand. We have not received nor are we aware of any investigation of the president of the United States, period.
Wallace: “Sir, you just said two times that he’s being investigated.
Sekulow: “No. The context of the tweet, I just gave you the legal theory, Chris, of how the Constitution works. If, in fact, it was correct that the president was being investigated, he would be investigat[ed] for taking action that an agency told him to take. So that is protected under the Constitution as his article one power. That’s all I said. So I appreciate you trying to rephrase it, but I’m just being really direct with you, Chris. This is — let me be —
Wallace: “No, I — I — sir, I didn’t rephrase it. The tape will speak — Jay, the tape will speak for itself. You said he is being investigated. And it’s not that big —
Sekulow: “Chris, he is — just — no, Chris — that’s (INAUDIBLE) unfair, Chris.
Wallace: “Wait a minute — wait a minute. Jay, and it’s not — Jay, it’s not just being investigated for firing Comey. There’s also the question of what he said to Comey when Comey was still the FBI director. So there’s more than just the fact that he fired Comey.”
Thus, here we have a show host, Wallace, who persistently attempted to shape the situation as one in which Trump himself was being “investigated” as an individual for wrongdoing[s]. And then, still refused to accept the facts as presented by Trump’s lawyer.
However, what Sekulow kept trying to explain is that, Trump himself is not being investigated, a presidential action is. What’s more, that action was taken after recommendations from his attorney general and the deputy attorney general’s office, regarding the firing of a government employee, Comey.
Yet, Wallace kept insisting that an investigation existed involving Trump himself, a premise that is absolutely and patently false at the present time.
5165 reader comments followed the article, a random sampling showing the vast majority similar to this one from NYRick who wrote: “Wallace, per usual, doing his best to attack a conservative. No news here, move along.”
What’s most interesting is that while leftists like Wallace make fools of themselves in the media, the real world illustrates what real people really think. And in that regard, it appears that there’s significant support for the POTUS as represented by investors putting up something far more important than politicized rhetoric. Those investors aren’t using words of support, they’re using what’s in their their wallets.
All three stock indexes opened higher Monday with the Dow Jones industrial average reaching another record high.
Fred Imbert reports @cnbc.com that the Dow rose 115 points and hit a record high while the S&P 500 gained 0.7 percent, also a record. “The Nasdaq composite outperformed, rising 1.1 percent.”
“Large-cap technology stocks like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet all traded higher. Last week, valuation concerns sent the overall sector lower by around 0.8 percent. Tech is by far the best-performing sector of the year, rising 17.2 percent in the period.”
Furthermore: “Before the bell, New York Fed President Bill Dudley said the central bank inflation should pick up as wages rise along with continuing improvement in the labor market.”
And that’s right in line with the Trump agenda, where increasing wages and job development are priority items.
And then, another item almost virtually insures that Trump will prevail in the Russian investigation, whereas it seems that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is giving the POTUS a win/win opportunity.
Today, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway suggested on “Fox & Friends,” that the head of the Russia investigation should fully disclose the names of the attorneys he’s hired after it was revealed several Democratic donors are part of the team scrutinizing the Trump administration at the highest levels.”
“I think it’s relevant information that the public should have,” she said.
A Mueller spokesman said today they’ve hired 13 attorneys, with more in the pipeline.
“So far, this includes Andrew Weissmann, chief of the DOJ criminal division’s fraud section who also donated $2,300 to Barack Obama in 2008; James Quarles, a Watergate assistant special prosecutor who has donated thousands to Obama, Hillary Clinton and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer; and Jeannie Rhee, deputy assistant AG in the Office of Legal Counsel who has likewise donated thousands to Obama and Clinton.”
The “donor background has fueled complaints from Trump allies like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich that the probe is not independent. Trump himself has started calling the investigation an all-caps “WITCH HUNT.”
However, it’s suggested here that they take a step back to consider that if Trump loses in any way at all, the obvious consideration is that the deck was stacked against him all along. And therefore, the outcome was purely political having nothing to with actual legality whatsoever. Something that the many Trump supporters will make significant hay on.
And if he should prevail, it’s case-closed, period.
Which sounds like a win'/win to me no matter what witch-hunter Mueller's investigation concludes in the future.
That’s it for today folks.
Adios
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
BloggeRhythms
While yesterday’s appearance by Attorney General Jeff Sessions before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was conducted on strictly partisan lines, a couple of interesting points were validated.
First and foremost, the Democrats have no case against the POTUS, yet continue kicking the same dead dog trying to fabricate guilt where there is none.
Next, the POTUS made a very wise choice in selecting Sessions as AG, whereas he knows precisely how the political game is played in Congress which is extremely helpful in doing his job properly.
And then, by recognizing an opportunity presented by California's Dianne Feinstein questions, Sessions brought attention to former FBI Director Comey’s mishandling of the Clinton email investigation. Which may now, very well come to the fore again.
As the pieces continue to come together regarding the POTUS’s shift into the political arena from the business world, evidence mounts illustrating that typical “DC” insiders still don’t understand him or how he operates.
An example can be seen in today’s column by Michael Goodwin @nypost.com who’s quoted here often because he’s more aware of what’s happening in the political scene than most others. However, even Goodwin has yet to grasp Trump’s basic appeal or the desires of those who put him in office. Although for most who voted for Trump, he’s still their man while traditional politicians in either major party are basically considered worthless.
Goodwin wrote: “Watching Attorney General Jeff Sessions try to bat away Democrats’ smears and innuendo Tuesday, I had two reactions:
“One, he’s been an honorable public servant who deserves better than an inquisition.
“Two, President Trump made a mistake in naming him attorney general. It’s an error that helped to set a national disaster in motion.
“Indeed, my reactions frame the story of the Trump presidency so far. The opposition is ruthless and without principle, but it couldn’t get as far as it has without the president’s inadvertent help. Either way, for them it’s a win-win. They win if Trump’s agenda is stalled, and they win bigger if he gets impeached.”
Goodwin relates that although politics is a “a dirty business,” and that Democrats “still don’t have an agenda of their own that will move the economy forward or protect America from terrorism,” nonetheless they “have managed to muddy the waters so much that Trump’s popularity is sinking.”
“Some 60 percent of the public now disapproves of the president’s job performance, according to the latest Gallup tracking poll. That’s an all-time high, with only 36 percent approving.
“The case is a perfect example of how Trump, the ultimate outsider, is bedeviled by the culture of insiders. From leaks of classified information to heads exploding every time he does something the bureaucracy doesn’t like, he is having trouble turning his campaign appeal into government performance.”
After making his case, Goodwin closes by opining: “There is much truth in the charges, yet truth alone is not nearly enough to win the day. The president needs to find solutions that get the public back on his side, and he needs to find them fast.”
However, what Goodwin seems to unable to grasp is that poll and media-wise, Trump never had the majority of the public on his side, before, during or after the election. Yet, he still won the presidential election. And with the exception of the LA Times and Investor's Business Daily/TIPP polls, Trump never had a chance at the presidency whatsoever.
Which means that instead of the polls, Goodwin should take a closer look at what the Sessions testimony accomplished, as reported by Ian Mason @breitbart.com today.
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions hit back against any implication of improper meetings with Russian officials in a prepared opening to his testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Tuesday.
“Let me state this clearly colleagues. I have never met with or had any conversation with any Russian or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the United States,” Sessions told the committee. “Further, I have no knowledge of any such conversations by anyone connected to the Trump campaign.”
“The suggestion that I participated in any collusion or that I was aware of any collusion with the Russian government to hurt this country, which I have served with honor for 35 years, or to undermine the integrity of our democratic process, is an appalling and detestable lie.”
The Attorney General then clarified misleading comments from Senator Franken.
“Senator Franken asked me a rambling question after some six hours of testimony that included dramatic, new allegations that the United States intelligence community, the U.S. intelligence community, had advised President-elect Trump that “there was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government.” I was taken aback by that explosive allegation, which he said was being reported as breaking news that very day and which I had not heard. I wanted to refute – immediately – any suggestion that I was part of such activity. I replied, quote, “Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have – did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it,” end quote.”
So here we have a man, Sessions, who knows how to give back what he gets in the political arena disguised as a Senate hearing. Which means that, writers like Goodwin need to take a step back and realize that a strategic thinker like the POTUS knows exactly what he’s doing when selecting those at his cabinet level.
In that regard, even the none-too-supportive Charles Krauthammer realized the positive impact of Sessions testimony, as reported by Ian Hanchett @breitbart.com.
Krauthammer said Sessions “exposed the absurdity of this whole exercise. I mean, this is supposed to be about Russian meddling in our election. That wasn’t even an issue. Then it was supposed to be about the collusion. There’s not an ounce of evidence. … You know, this has been investigated for seven months. There have been leaks like the Titanic, and yet has there been any leak of anything implicating the president or — in the collusion with the Russians? No. And trying to tag it on Sessions is even more absurd.”
“He added, “[T]his seems to me to be a case of all smoke and no fire. Yes, it all looks like this is a cover-up, but where’s the crime? It’s the first cover-up in history in the absence of a crime.”
However, while no crime of any kind seems apparent after all this time, the hearing gave Sessions a chance to begin turning the table when questioned by leading Democrat Diane Feinstein.
Feinstein asked: “So you’d had no verbal conversation with him about the firing of Mr. Comey?”
Sessions replied: “Well, I’m not able to discuss with you, or confirm or deny, the nature of private conversations that I may have had with the president on this subject or others.”
And then. given the opening, Sessions went on to tell Feinstein about his unhappiness with the way Comey handled the closing of the FBI’s investigation – unilaterally with no clearance from then-Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch – of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server when she was secretary of State.
“That was really a usurpation of the authority of the federal prosecutors in the Department of Justice,” Sessions said. “It was a stunning development. The FBI is the investigative team. They don’t decide prosecution policies, and so that was a thunderous thing.” He also commented at some length on the declination of the Clinton prosecution, as something “which you shouldn’t do.”
Which means that’s there’s now an opportunity for the investigative process to pursue the Clinton email case again, as well as any involvement of Comey or Lynch. Something its a sure bet that Sessions will follow through on.
Bringing us to another indication of what voters really think, despite MSM published poll numbers.
Chris Ariens writes @adweek.com that: “A re-air of CBS’s 60 Minutes more than doubled the viewership of NBC’s Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.
“In head-to-head competition, 60 Minutes, which was Sunday’s most-watched show, drew 7.9 million viewers while the second episode of Kelly’s show, which included an interview with Erin Andrews, averaged 3.6 million, down -42 percent from its debut episode a week earlier.”
And if that isn’t a valid confirmation of what the general public’s opinion of the left-leaning media is, it would be hard to imagine what would be.
Leaving today’s final item, as follows:
Now that the POTUS has pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord, not very much appears in the press regarding global-warming. However, yesterday according to James Delingpole @breitbart.com: “A global warming research study in Canada has been cancelled because of “unprecedented” thick summer ice.
“According to Vice: Naturally, the scientist in charge has blamed it on ‘climate change.’
While it would be much fun to add considerable commentary to this undoing of another ongoing leftist myth, the situation clearly speaks for itself.
So, that’s it for today folks.
Adios
First and foremost, the Democrats have no case against the POTUS, yet continue kicking the same dead dog trying to fabricate guilt where there is none.
Next, the POTUS made a very wise choice in selecting Sessions as AG, whereas he knows precisely how the political game is played in Congress which is extremely helpful in doing his job properly.
And then, by recognizing an opportunity presented by California's Dianne Feinstein questions, Sessions brought attention to former FBI Director Comey’s mishandling of the Clinton email investigation. Which may now, very well come to the fore again.
As the pieces continue to come together regarding the POTUS’s shift into the political arena from the business world, evidence mounts illustrating that typical “DC” insiders still don’t understand him or how he operates.
An example can be seen in today’s column by Michael Goodwin @nypost.com who’s quoted here often because he’s more aware of what’s happening in the political scene than most others. However, even Goodwin has yet to grasp Trump’s basic appeal or the desires of those who put him in office. Although for most who voted for Trump, he’s still their man while traditional politicians in either major party are basically considered worthless.
Goodwin wrote: “Watching Attorney General Jeff Sessions try to bat away Democrats’ smears and innuendo Tuesday, I had two reactions:
“One, he’s been an honorable public servant who deserves better than an inquisition.
“Two, President Trump made a mistake in naming him attorney general. It’s an error that helped to set a national disaster in motion.
“Indeed, my reactions frame the story of the Trump presidency so far. The opposition is ruthless and without principle, but it couldn’t get as far as it has without the president’s inadvertent help. Either way, for them it’s a win-win. They win if Trump’s agenda is stalled, and they win bigger if he gets impeached.”
Goodwin relates that although politics is a “a dirty business,” and that Democrats “still don’t have an agenda of their own that will move the economy forward or protect America from terrorism,” nonetheless they “have managed to muddy the waters so much that Trump’s popularity is sinking.”
“Some 60 percent of the public now disapproves of the president’s job performance, according to the latest Gallup tracking poll. That’s an all-time high, with only 36 percent approving.
“The case is a perfect example of how Trump, the ultimate outsider, is bedeviled by the culture of insiders. From leaks of classified information to heads exploding every time he does something the bureaucracy doesn’t like, he is having trouble turning his campaign appeal into government performance.”
After making his case, Goodwin closes by opining: “There is much truth in the charges, yet truth alone is not nearly enough to win the day. The president needs to find solutions that get the public back on his side, and he needs to find them fast.”
However, what Goodwin seems to unable to grasp is that poll and media-wise, Trump never had the majority of the public on his side, before, during or after the election. Yet, he still won the presidential election. And with the exception of the LA Times and Investor's Business Daily/TIPP polls, Trump never had a chance at the presidency whatsoever.
Which means that instead of the polls, Goodwin should take a closer look at what the Sessions testimony accomplished, as reported by Ian Mason @breitbart.com today.
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions hit back against any implication of improper meetings with Russian officials in a prepared opening to his testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Tuesday.
“Let me state this clearly colleagues. I have never met with or had any conversation with any Russian or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the United States,” Sessions told the committee. “Further, I have no knowledge of any such conversations by anyone connected to the Trump campaign.”
“The suggestion that I participated in any collusion or that I was aware of any collusion with the Russian government to hurt this country, which I have served with honor for 35 years, or to undermine the integrity of our democratic process, is an appalling and detestable lie.”
The Attorney General then clarified misleading comments from Senator Franken.
“Senator Franken asked me a rambling question after some six hours of testimony that included dramatic, new allegations that the United States intelligence community, the U.S. intelligence community, had advised President-elect Trump that “there was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government.” I was taken aback by that explosive allegation, which he said was being reported as breaking news that very day and which I had not heard. I wanted to refute – immediately – any suggestion that I was part of such activity. I replied, quote, “Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have – did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it,” end quote.”
So here we have a man, Sessions, who knows how to give back what he gets in the political arena disguised as a Senate hearing. Which means that, writers like Goodwin need to take a step back and realize that a strategic thinker like the POTUS knows exactly what he’s doing when selecting those at his cabinet level.
In that regard, even the none-too-supportive Charles Krauthammer realized the positive impact of Sessions testimony, as reported by Ian Hanchett @breitbart.com.
Krauthammer said Sessions “exposed the absurdity of this whole exercise. I mean, this is supposed to be about Russian meddling in our election. That wasn’t even an issue. Then it was supposed to be about the collusion. There’s not an ounce of evidence. … You know, this has been investigated for seven months. There have been leaks like the Titanic, and yet has there been any leak of anything implicating the president or — in the collusion with the Russians? No. And trying to tag it on Sessions is even more absurd.”
“He added, “[T]his seems to me to be a case of all smoke and no fire. Yes, it all looks like this is a cover-up, but where’s the crime? It’s the first cover-up in history in the absence of a crime.”
However, while no crime of any kind seems apparent after all this time, the hearing gave Sessions a chance to begin turning the table when questioned by leading Democrat Diane Feinstein.
Feinstein asked: “So you’d had no verbal conversation with him about the firing of Mr. Comey?”
Sessions replied: “Well, I’m not able to discuss with you, or confirm or deny, the nature of private conversations that I may have had with the president on this subject or others.”
And then. given the opening, Sessions went on to tell Feinstein about his unhappiness with the way Comey handled the closing of the FBI’s investigation – unilaterally with no clearance from then-Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch – of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server when she was secretary of State.
“That was really a usurpation of the authority of the federal prosecutors in the Department of Justice,” Sessions said. “It was a stunning development. The FBI is the investigative team. They don’t decide prosecution policies, and so that was a thunderous thing.” He also commented at some length on the declination of the Clinton prosecution, as something “which you shouldn’t do.”
Which means that’s there’s now an opportunity for the investigative process to pursue the Clinton email case again, as well as any involvement of Comey or Lynch. Something its a sure bet that Sessions will follow through on.
Bringing us to another indication of what voters really think, despite MSM published poll numbers.
Chris Ariens writes @adweek.com that: “A re-air of CBS’s 60 Minutes more than doubled the viewership of NBC’s Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.
“In head-to-head competition, 60 Minutes, which was Sunday’s most-watched show, drew 7.9 million viewers while the second episode of Kelly’s show, which included an interview with Erin Andrews, averaged 3.6 million, down -42 percent from its debut episode a week earlier.”
And if that isn’t a valid confirmation of what the general public’s opinion of the left-leaning media is, it would be hard to imagine what would be.
Leaving today’s final item, as follows:
Now that the POTUS has pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord, not very much appears in the press regarding global-warming. However, yesterday according to James Delingpole @breitbart.com: “A global warming research study in Canada has been cancelled because of “unprecedented” thick summer ice.
“According to Vice: Naturally, the scientist in charge has blamed it on ‘climate change.’
“The study, entitled BaySys, is a $17-million four-year-long program headed by the University of Manitoba. It was planning to conduct the third leg of its research by sending 40 scientists from five Canadian universities out into the Bay on the Canadian Research Icebreaker CCGS Amundsen to study “contributions of climate change and regulation on the Hudson Bay system.”“But it had to be cancelled because the scientists’ icebreaker was required by the Canadian Coast Guard for a rather more urgent purpose – rescuing fishing boats and supply ships which had got stuck in the “unprecedented ice conditions.”
While it would be much fun to add considerable commentary to this undoing of another ongoing leftist myth, the situation clearly speaks for itself.
So, that’s it for today folks.
Adios
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
BloggeRhythms
While the public awaits Senate intelligence committee testimony from Attorney General Sessions at 2PM this afternoon, other news indicate a continuum of moves away from Hillary Clinton as a favorite of the Democrat party.
According to Daniel Nussbaum @breitbart.com Sunday, “Actor Kevin Spacey donned a gray wig to play Bill Clinton during his hosting gig at Sunday night’s Tony Awards and cracked a joke about Hillary Clinton’s email controversy in between award presentations.”
Imitating the former president’s Arkansas drawl, Spacey-as-Clinton said: “We’ve had some exciting young performers this season. Ben Platt was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. That’s very impressive. I was on that list a couple times.”
“But Ben, you know who you bumped off that list? My wife,” Spacey continued, as Platt — the star of the Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen — sank down in his seat in mock embarrassment. “Between you and me, you might be a better singer, but after seeing your show, there’s no doubt Hillary is much better at creating fake email accounts than you!”
What's most important here, however, is that Space's derisive humor drew a supportive "loud response” from the ordinarily Clinton-adoring Tony audience.
Then, as similar evidence of Clinton slippage, an article appeared @washingtonexaminer.com by Myra Adams. She’s a media producer and political writer, was on the 2004 Bush campaign's creative team and the 2008 McCain campaign's ad council. Thus, she’s one who surely knows what’s she’s talking about.
Ms Adams begins by citing a recent poll finding that “45 percent of Democrats long for a new national leader.” And then she asks and answers her own question, “could Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe be the man to watch? Even McAuliffe himself is dropping hints. Is that laughter I hear from Republicans saying, "Yes, yes, bring him on"? But I also hear echoes of Democrats laughing at the prospects of running against Donald Trump in 2016 and Ronald Reagan in 1980.”
Next come her six reasons why the "GOP should not laugh at Terry McAuliffe's presidential rumblings.
"1. Terry McAuliffe is ambitious, wealthy and power-hungry with nothing to lose.
“By law, Virginia governors can only serve one four-year term. Thus, on January 13, 2018, Governor McAuliffe will become a former governor after only four years of elective experience. But do years in office even matter anymore? Besides, McAuliffe's strength is his political credentials that far exceed other potential 2020 Democratic candidates. Furthermore, in party leadership circles McAuliffe is a living legend.
“For starters, McAuliffe currently serves as chairman of the National Governors Association (NGA). McAuliffe's best friend, President Bill Clinton, was NGA chairman during the 1986-87 term.
“In 2008 McAuliffe was chairman of Hillary Clinton's failed presidential campaign.
“Between 2001 and 2005 he was chairman of the Democratic National Committee. During that time in 2004, McAuliffe served on the Clinton Foundation board of directors.
“In 1996 he served as co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign.”
“2. McAuliffe is putting out feelers for his 2020 presidential run.
“Translation: Watch out 2020 Democratic hopefuls. McAuliffe is in exploration mode, and if he decides to move forward, prepare to be crushed.”
“3. Good news — bad news, McAuliffe is best friends with the Clintons.
“The good news is that in one day before lunch, McAuliffe could reassemble any part of the Clinton machine worth saving. By afternoon he could enlist his own vast network of loyalists, and by happy hour, "Help Terry Dump Trump 2020" will be ready to roll.
“But the bad news is that McAuliffe is perceived, rightfully so, as a "son of the Clintons."
Certainly, Clinton fatigue would be McAuliffe's biggest obstacle, along with his dubious past as a wheeler-dealer businessman. (See President Trump, Donald J. for how to handle that problem.) If McAuliffe were to run, he must first establish himself as his own man, and as governor of Virginia and chair of the NGA, he is doing exactly that.”
“4. McAuliffe could suck up all the early oxygen from the rest of the 2020 field.”
“Yes, McAuliffe could easily raise well over a billion dollars – what it will cost to run for president in 2020 — but his skill set extends far beyond fundraising. After decades as a top-tier Democratic Party leader, Clinton acolyte, now Virginia governor and NGA chairman, McAuliffe has formed strong alliances with other national leaders. Potentially those relationships might lead to early endorsements, leaving many vacant seats on what looks like now could be a mini-van full of 2020 candidate wannabes.”
“5. Watch the 2017 Virginia gubernatorial race and 2018 midterm elections.
“Currently, McAuliffe enjoys a 52 percent approval rating. But even more telling will be how active McAuliffe becomes in the Democrat's midterm election quest to win back Congress. If McAuliffe is in the thick of the national fight, it is a sure sign that his own 2020 announcement is forthcoming.”
“6. Who better times two?
“In 2020 who better to contest President Trump than another multi-millionaire businessman with decades of political experience and tons of business and political baggage?
“If McAuliffe "went big" as hinted to ABC News, he will attempt to avenge Hillary Clinton's 2016 defeat. McAuliffe could joke, "You wanted her but you got me." Who better than a close family friend who for decades has stood in Washington's center court playing hardball power games?”
And then, Ms Adams closes by asking: “My fellow Republicans, are you still laughing?”
In answer, although Republicans might not quite be laughing, it’s also doubtful that the premise raised by Ms Adams regarding McAuliffe’s electability is as serious as she perceives.
That’s because she herself presents McAuliffe’s most significant, glaring flaw whereas he’s “another multi-millionaire businessman with decades of political experience and tons of business and political baggage.” However, Trump had no “political baggage” at all.
What’s more McAuliffe’s also “a close family friend” of the Clinton’s “who for decades has stood in Washington's center court playing hardball power games.”
Leading up to the conclusion Ms Adams also reached above: “But the bad news is that McAuliffe is perceived, rightfully so, as a "son of the Clintons." Certainly, Clinton fatigue would be McAuliffe's biggest obstacle, along with his dubious past as a wheeler-dealer businessman.”
Thus, the good news actually applies only to Trump who remains unique as a pure businessman with aspirations that segued into the greatest political success for him possible. While in McAuliffe’s case, he’s merely a long-term political hack who happened to also be a business man.
That’s it for today folks.
Adios
According to Daniel Nussbaum @breitbart.com Sunday, “Actor Kevin Spacey donned a gray wig to play Bill Clinton during his hosting gig at Sunday night’s Tony Awards and cracked a joke about Hillary Clinton’s email controversy in between award presentations.”
Imitating the former president’s Arkansas drawl, Spacey-as-Clinton said: “We’ve had some exciting young performers this season. Ben Platt was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. That’s very impressive. I was on that list a couple times.”
“But Ben, you know who you bumped off that list? My wife,” Spacey continued, as Platt — the star of the Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen — sank down in his seat in mock embarrassment. “Between you and me, you might be a better singer, but after seeing your show, there’s no doubt Hillary is much better at creating fake email accounts than you!”
What's most important here, however, is that Space's derisive humor drew a supportive "loud response” from the ordinarily Clinton-adoring Tony audience.
Then, as similar evidence of Clinton slippage, an article appeared @washingtonexaminer.com by Myra Adams. She’s a media producer and political writer, was on the 2004 Bush campaign's creative team and the 2008 McCain campaign's ad council. Thus, she’s one who surely knows what’s she’s talking about.
Ms Adams begins by citing a recent poll finding that “45 percent of Democrats long for a new national leader.” And then she asks and answers her own question, “could Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe be the man to watch? Even McAuliffe himself is dropping hints. Is that laughter I hear from Republicans saying, "Yes, yes, bring him on"? But I also hear echoes of Democrats laughing at the prospects of running against Donald Trump in 2016 and Ronald Reagan in 1980.”
Next come her six reasons why the "GOP should not laugh at Terry McAuliffe's presidential rumblings.
"1. Terry McAuliffe is ambitious, wealthy and power-hungry with nothing to lose.
“By law, Virginia governors can only serve one four-year term. Thus, on January 13, 2018, Governor McAuliffe will become a former governor after only four years of elective experience. But do years in office even matter anymore? Besides, McAuliffe's strength is his political credentials that far exceed other potential 2020 Democratic candidates. Furthermore, in party leadership circles McAuliffe is a living legend.
“For starters, McAuliffe currently serves as chairman of the National Governors Association (NGA). McAuliffe's best friend, President Bill Clinton, was NGA chairman during the 1986-87 term.
“In 2008 McAuliffe was chairman of Hillary Clinton's failed presidential campaign.
“Between 2001 and 2005 he was chairman of the Democratic National Committee. During that time in 2004, McAuliffe served on the Clinton Foundation board of directors.
“In 1996 he served as co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign.”
“2. McAuliffe is putting out feelers for his 2020 presidential run.
“Translation: Watch out 2020 Democratic hopefuls. McAuliffe is in exploration mode, and if he decides to move forward, prepare to be crushed.”
“3. Good news — bad news, McAuliffe is best friends with the Clintons.
“The good news is that in one day before lunch, McAuliffe could reassemble any part of the Clinton machine worth saving. By afternoon he could enlist his own vast network of loyalists, and by happy hour, "Help Terry Dump Trump 2020" will be ready to roll.
“But the bad news is that McAuliffe is perceived, rightfully so, as a "son of the Clintons."
Certainly, Clinton fatigue would be McAuliffe's biggest obstacle, along with his dubious past as a wheeler-dealer businessman. (See President Trump, Donald J. for how to handle that problem.) If McAuliffe were to run, he must first establish himself as his own man, and as governor of Virginia and chair of the NGA, he is doing exactly that.”
“4. McAuliffe could suck up all the early oxygen from the rest of the 2020 field.”
“Yes, McAuliffe could easily raise well over a billion dollars – what it will cost to run for president in 2020 — but his skill set extends far beyond fundraising. After decades as a top-tier Democratic Party leader, Clinton acolyte, now Virginia governor and NGA chairman, McAuliffe has formed strong alliances with other national leaders. Potentially those relationships might lead to early endorsements, leaving many vacant seats on what looks like now could be a mini-van full of 2020 candidate wannabes.”
“5. Watch the 2017 Virginia gubernatorial race and 2018 midterm elections.
“Currently, McAuliffe enjoys a 52 percent approval rating. But even more telling will be how active McAuliffe becomes in the Democrat's midterm election quest to win back Congress. If McAuliffe is in the thick of the national fight, it is a sure sign that his own 2020 announcement is forthcoming.”
“6. Who better times two?
“In 2020 who better to contest President Trump than another multi-millionaire businessman with decades of political experience and tons of business and political baggage?
“If McAuliffe "went big" as hinted to ABC News, he will attempt to avenge Hillary Clinton's 2016 defeat. McAuliffe could joke, "You wanted her but you got me." Who better than a close family friend who for decades has stood in Washington's center court playing hardball power games?”
And then, Ms Adams closes by asking: “My fellow Republicans, are you still laughing?”
In answer, although Republicans might not quite be laughing, it’s also doubtful that the premise raised by Ms Adams regarding McAuliffe’s electability is as serious as she perceives.
That’s because she herself presents McAuliffe’s most significant, glaring flaw whereas he’s “another multi-millionaire businessman with decades of political experience and tons of business and political baggage.” However, Trump had no “political baggage” at all.
What’s more McAuliffe’s also “a close family friend” of the Clinton’s “who for decades has stood in Washington's center court playing hardball power games.”
Leading up to the conclusion Ms Adams also reached above: “But the bad news is that McAuliffe is perceived, rightfully so, as a "son of the Clintons." Certainly, Clinton fatigue would be McAuliffe's biggest obstacle, along with his dubious past as a wheeler-dealer businessman.”
Thus, the good news actually applies only to Trump who remains unique as a pure businessman with aspirations that segued into the greatest political success for him possible. While in McAuliffe’s case, he’s merely a long-term political hack who happened to also be a business man.
That’s it for today folks.
Adios
Monday, June 12, 2017
BloggeRhythms
Today’s items indicate a growing trend toward a realization that the president’s done absolutely nothing illegal, but is far more likely simply suffering through growing pains in his new role as head of state.
One of those offering an opinion is Condoleezza Rice who rarely does so unless she has something of value to relate.
According to apulitic.com on Saturday: “Condoleezza Rice has finally spoken concerning President Trump. She supported his choices about cabinet picks, and now she was happy especially about Jeff Sessions as AG.”
In San Francisco she said: “The United States is in uncharted territory with President Trump, a man with no experience in public service who has “never even sniffed government.”
“Government under the Trump administration will look and feel different,” Rice continued.
“I think we have to give this Trump presidency some time. It will take the president himself time to realize the limitations of his power, she said, because he’s accustomed to a different domain.”
She said, “I am a great believer in what the Founding Fathers believed in,” explaining our nations checks and balances before getting laughs with the line, “Americans, are a notoriously ungovernable people.”
While Rice recognizes the need for Trump to adjust to the system of checks and balances, something totally unfamiliar to him, Chris Christie brought Trump’s current difficulties into an even simpler perspective.
According to Jeff Poor @breitbart.com, on “Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) offer his explanation for President Donald Trump’s alleged interactions with former FBI Director James Comey.
“Christie told host Nicolle Wallace much of it had to do with Trump employing “normal New York City conversation” and not being aware of how those in government might interpret it.
“You know, what people don’t understand is that they elected an outsider president,” Christie said. “They elected someone who had never been inside government and quite frankly never interacting with the government except at the local level. And so, the idea of the way, the tradition of these agencies is not something that he’s ever been steeped in. And so, here I think over the course of time, and we can talk about different examples, what you’re seeing is a president who is now very publicly learning about the way people react to what he considers to be normal New York City conversation.”
While the same conclusion regarding Trump’s New York “style”’ has been seen here for quite some time now, it seems that others are now grasping the fact that while the left and the MSM continue obsessing over falsities, Trump has his administration focused on agenda-fulfillment.
Another one of those catching on to Trump’s style is Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker who in an interview Sunday on New York AM 970 radio’s “The Cats Roundtable,” said that “he approves of President Donald Trump’s actions in office so far, even though the media continues to focus on his Twitter account.
“People ask me, not only about the hearings this week, but even the first 100 days how the Trump administration is doing, and I say I think actions speak louder than words — or in this case even, tweets,” Walker told host John Catsimatidis. “When you look at his actions, Vice President Pence, the quality of the Cabinet, the Supreme Court pick, some of the regulations they pulled back on that were just stifling the American economy … I think the actions thus far have been pretty good.”
While getting good grades from Republicans for his performance to date, Trump got some additional help from Democrat pollster Doug Schoen.
Also appearing on Sunday’s “The Cats Roundtable,” Schoen reacted to Comey’s testimony last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Although telling host John Catsimatidis that he does not think Comey leaking memos is illegal, he did say it “smells to high heaven.”
“It’s perfectly clear that he did leak,” Schoen stated. “I am not sure what he did was illegal, I’m not sure it was inappropriate, but from a public relations point of view, it smells to high heaven.”
What’s important here is that, while not a politician or in government himself, Schoen knows as much, if not more, about what’s going on in DC than most others by far. And if he thinks the smell is suspect, it’s a safe bet many other Democrats agree with him. One of which is Diane Feinstein.
As reported by Caitlin Yilek @washingtonexaminer.com: “Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Sunday Congress needs to investigate whether former Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave cover to Hillary Clinton's campaign when she told former FBI Director James Comey to call the probe into Clinton's emails "a matter" instead of "an investigation."
"I think we need to know more about that," Feinstein said on CNN's "State of the Union."
"And there's only one way to know about it, and that's to have the judiciary committee take a look at that."
“Comey testified Thursday to Congress that Lynch's request made him feel "queasy."
“Feinstein, the top Democrat on the committee, said she would have had "a queasy feeling, too."
All of which continues the theme that in Trump’s case, his misstep was bringing a New York attitude into the DC bureaucracy, with no intention of illegality whatsoever.
Those on the left however, such as Comey, Lynch and all, understand the “system” inside out. Yet the indications are that it’s they who are going to get caught.
And that’s because seasoned professionals like Dianne Feinstein, with advice from experts like Schoen, now realize the real truth’s begun to come out.
That’s it for today folks.
Adios
One of those offering an opinion is Condoleezza Rice who rarely does so unless she has something of value to relate.
According to apulitic.com on Saturday: “Condoleezza Rice has finally spoken concerning President Trump. She supported his choices about cabinet picks, and now she was happy especially about Jeff Sessions as AG.”
In San Francisco she said: “The United States is in uncharted territory with President Trump, a man with no experience in public service who has “never even sniffed government.”
“Government under the Trump administration will look and feel different,” Rice continued.
“I think we have to give this Trump presidency some time. It will take the president himself time to realize the limitations of his power, she said, because he’s accustomed to a different domain.”
She said, “I am a great believer in what the Founding Fathers believed in,” explaining our nations checks and balances before getting laughs with the line, “Americans, are a notoriously ungovernable people.”
While Rice recognizes the need for Trump to adjust to the system of checks and balances, something totally unfamiliar to him, Chris Christie brought Trump’s current difficulties into an even simpler perspective.
According to Jeff Poor @breitbart.com, on “Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) offer his explanation for President Donald Trump’s alleged interactions with former FBI Director James Comey.
“Christie told host Nicolle Wallace much of it had to do with Trump employing “normal New York City conversation” and not being aware of how those in government might interpret it.
“You know, what people don’t understand is that they elected an outsider president,” Christie said. “They elected someone who had never been inside government and quite frankly never interacting with the government except at the local level. And so, the idea of the way, the tradition of these agencies is not something that he’s ever been steeped in. And so, here I think over the course of time, and we can talk about different examples, what you’re seeing is a president who is now very publicly learning about the way people react to what he considers to be normal New York City conversation.”
While the same conclusion regarding Trump’s New York “style”’ has been seen here for quite some time now, it seems that others are now grasping the fact that while the left and the MSM continue obsessing over falsities, Trump has his administration focused on agenda-fulfillment.
Another one of those catching on to Trump’s style is Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker who in an interview Sunday on New York AM 970 radio’s “The Cats Roundtable,” said that “he approves of President Donald Trump’s actions in office so far, even though the media continues to focus on his Twitter account.
“People ask me, not only about the hearings this week, but even the first 100 days how the Trump administration is doing, and I say I think actions speak louder than words — or in this case even, tweets,” Walker told host John Catsimatidis. “When you look at his actions, Vice President Pence, the quality of the Cabinet, the Supreme Court pick, some of the regulations they pulled back on that were just stifling the American economy … I think the actions thus far have been pretty good.”
While getting good grades from Republicans for his performance to date, Trump got some additional help from Democrat pollster Doug Schoen.
Also appearing on Sunday’s “The Cats Roundtable,” Schoen reacted to Comey’s testimony last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Although telling host John Catsimatidis that he does not think Comey leaking memos is illegal, he did say it “smells to high heaven.”
“It’s perfectly clear that he did leak,” Schoen stated. “I am not sure what he did was illegal, I’m not sure it was inappropriate, but from a public relations point of view, it smells to high heaven.”
What’s important here is that, while not a politician or in government himself, Schoen knows as much, if not more, about what’s going on in DC than most others by far. And if he thinks the smell is suspect, it’s a safe bet many other Democrats agree with him. One of which is Diane Feinstein.
As reported by Caitlin Yilek @washingtonexaminer.com: “Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Sunday Congress needs to investigate whether former Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave cover to Hillary Clinton's campaign when she told former FBI Director James Comey to call the probe into Clinton's emails "a matter" instead of "an investigation."
"I think we need to know more about that," Feinstein said on CNN's "State of the Union."
"And there's only one way to know about it, and that's to have the judiciary committee take a look at that."
“Comey testified Thursday to Congress that Lynch's request made him feel "queasy."
“Feinstein, the top Democrat on the committee, said she would have had "a queasy feeling, too."
All of which continues the theme that in Trump’s case, his misstep was bringing a New York attitude into the DC bureaucracy, with no intention of illegality whatsoever.
Those on the left however, such as Comey, Lynch and all, understand the “system” inside out. Yet the indications are that it’s they who are going to get caught.
And that’s because seasoned professionals like Dianne Feinstein, with advice from experts like Schoen, now realize the real truth’s begun to come out.
That’s it for today folks.
Adios
Sunday, June 11, 2017
BloggeRhythms
What seems to be becoming steadily more apparent is that there’s a growing awareness of how a significant part of the population obtains its news from alternative sources to the mainstream media. Two major items today confirm that transformation.
The first was found @FoxNews.com, by Hans A. von Spakovsky, a Senior Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and former Justice Department official. He's also coauthor of “Who’s Counting? How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk”.
von Spakovsky writes that “James Comey raised quite a furor in his testimony on Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee—albeit not the kind the left had anticipated.
“The president’s political opponents had hoped that this hearing would finally give them what they needed to bring him down. They were sorely disappointed.”
“The New York Times and others who reported these stories were obviously conned by their anonymous sources into painting a nefarious picture of the Trump campaign and its supposed involvement with Russian intelligence officials. Per Comey’s testimony, it was a complete fantasy. Comey also referred to many other media stories pushing the false narrative as “dead wrong.”
Total falsehoods constantly repeated in the MSM now proven to be purposefully misleading include:
1) There was no obstruction of justice under the requirements of the applicable statute, 18 U.S.C. §1503.
2) The president was never under investigation in the Russia probe.
3) There was no hacking or other interference with the voting, ballot counting, and administrative process of the election.
4) There is no evidence of any “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.
5) Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch ordered Comey to parrot the language of the Clinton campaign regarding the FBI’s investigation into the mishandling of classified material.
In Lynch’s case, per her instructions, “Comey was to refer to his agency’s actions in the case as a “matter,” not an investigation. Comey said the order “confused” and “concerned” him, but he did as he was told. This directive from Lynch wasn’t unlawful, but it seems to show that Lynch was trying to help the Clinton campaign at a time when the FBI, which is a part of the Justice Department, was investigating her for possible criminal violations of the law. If Donald Trump talking to the FBI director about his views on Michael Flynn was somehow inappropriate, Loretta Lynch trying to help the public image of the Clinton election efforts is even more so.”
von Spakovsky summarizes his findings this way: “James Comey, despite his calling the president “a liar” and being obviously angry about his firing, in essence punctured all of the balloons President Trump’s opponents have floated to try to delegitimize his election. This should be a lesson to the media in particular about the danger of using anonymous sources who have a political ax to grind. It gives them a powerful motive to simply make things up.”
A reader, mominnj2, followed with a perceptive question: “If Comey could read "intent" with what Trump did, then why couldn't he find "intent" when Hillary deleted 30,000 emails and smashed several devices with a hammer?”
Taking the subject further, pollster and analyst Pat Caddell spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Matt Boyle on Friday about his reaction to Comey’s testimony, as well as the media’s reaction.
Caddell said: “I didn’t think it was a great day for the media. However, if you watched some of the other cable news networks, you’d think this was a disaster for Trump. It was anything but.”
He went on to call out the media for pursuing a political agenda, as opposed to the truth, saying that media today is actually “a danger to democracy.”
“The media really took it on the nose,” Caddell went on, pointing out that Trump was not lying about the three times he claims Comey told him he personally was not under investigation. “How come that didn’t leak out? That is an interesting question because enough people knew on Capitol Hill, and it tells me that it was the media. And this was really the chilling part, that they have their narrative agenda, that Trump is in collusion, Trump is this, and Trump is that, and he’s under investigation. They did not want to challenge that narrative.”
“They weren’t reporting facts,” continued Caddell. “They were reporting sources who would give them statements that would contribute to their anti-Trump narrative. This is not a press. This is a propaganda machine. It’s full speed against the president.”
“Caddell said he could turn to almost any network and predict its coverage, “If Trump walked on water, they’d say he couldn’t swim.”
In Caddell’s opinion the media’s now “invested themselves in a political result, not in telling the truth, and that is a danger to democracy.”
In conclusion, Caddell stated, “[Comey] was the one in the meetings, and he never raised a protest, and then he said a sentence that I was stunned by. He said, ‘I did it because I gave my friend the memo to give to the New York Times because I thought we needed a special counsel.’ Here’s a man who wouldn’t have a special counsel or wouldn’t even investigate the IRS stuff, a person who didn’t do it with Hillary Clinton, particularly in terms of the Clinton Foundation, and yet it was pointed out to him by a couple of the senators, you know, basically he gave her a whitewash. He wants to do this with Trump. I thought that was devastating and puts him in a very precarious place.”
Caddell added, “It chills me to think that this person was running the FBI.”
All of which helps to confirm the point that, thanks to alternative sources of news, such as Breitbart and others like it, political experts like Caddell can communicate directly to the public in general.
And by receiving unfiltered information, supporting confirmation and knowledgeable opinion the public gains truly invaluable education not available from the MSM.
Which explains why those sources, combined with a POTUS who communicates with his constituents directly himself, are quite rapidly neutralizing the MSM altogether. And, most importantly, not only are those same constituents the one’s that put the POTUS in office, he and the alternative news sources surely know it.
That's it for today folks.
Adios
The first was found @FoxNews.com, by Hans A. von Spakovsky, a Senior Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and former Justice Department official. He's also coauthor of “Who’s Counting? How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk”.
von Spakovsky writes that “James Comey raised quite a furor in his testimony on Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee—albeit not the kind the left had anticipated.
“The president’s political opponents had hoped that this hearing would finally give them what they needed to bring him down. They were sorely disappointed.”
“The New York Times and others who reported these stories were obviously conned by their anonymous sources into painting a nefarious picture of the Trump campaign and its supposed involvement with Russian intelligence officials. Per Comey’s testimony, it was a complete fantasy. Comey also referred to many other media stories pushing the false narrative as “dead wrong.”
Total falsehoods constantly repeated in the MSM now proven to be purposefully misleading include:
1) There was no obstruction of justice under the requirements of the applicable statute, 18 U.S.C. §1503.
2) The president was never under investigation in the Russia probe.
3) There was no hacking or other interference with the voting, ballot counting, and administrative process of the election.
4) There is no evidence of any “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.
5) Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch ordered Comey to parrot the language of the Clinton campaign regarding the FBI’s investigation into the mishandling of classified material.
In Lynch’s case, per her instructions, “Comey was to refer to his agency’s actions in the case as a “matter,” not an investigation. Comey said the order “confused” and “concerned” him, but he did as he was told. This directive from Lynch wasn’t unlawful, but it seems to show that Lynch was trying to help the Clinton campaign at a time when the FBI, which is a part of the Justice Department, was investigating her for possible criminal violations of the law. If Donald Trump talking to the FBI director about his views on Michael Flynn was somehow inappropriate, Loretta Lynch trying to help the public image of the Clinton election efforts is even more so.”
von Spakovsky summarizes his findings this way: “James Comey, despite his calling the president “a liar” and being obviously angry about his firing, in essence punctured all of the balloons President Trump’s opponents have floated to try to delegitimize his election. This should be a lesson to the media in particular about the danger of using anonymous sources who have a political ax to grind. It gives them a powerful motive to simply make things up.”
A reader, mominnj2, followed with a perceptive question: “If Comey could read "intent" with what Trump did, then why couldn't he find "intent" when Hillary deleted 30,000 emails and smashed several devices with a hammer?”
Taking the subject further, pollster and analyst Pat Caddell spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Matt Boyle on Friday about his reaction to Comey’s testimony, as well as the media’s reaction.
Caddell said: “I didn’t think it was a great day for the media. However, if you watched some of the other cable news networks, you’d think this was a disaster for Trump. It was anything but.”
He went on to call out the media for pursuing a political agenda, as opposed to the truth, saying that media today is actually “a danger to democracy.”
“The media really took it on the nose,” Caddell went on, pointing out that Trump was not lying about the three times he claims Comey told him he personally was not under investigation. “How come that didn’t leak out? That is an interesting question because enough people knew on Capitol Hill, and it tells me that it was the media. And this was really the chilling part, that they have their narrative agenda, that Trump is in collusion, Trump is this, and Trump is that, and he’s under investigation. They did not want to challenge that narrative.”
“They weren’t reporting facts,” continued Caddell. “They were reporting sources who would give them statements that would contribute to their anti-Trump narrative. This is not a press. This is a propaganda machine. It’s full speed against the president.”
“Caddell said he could turn to almost any network and predict its coverage, “If Trump walked on water, they’d say he couldn’t swim.”
In Caddell’s opinion the media’s now “invested themselves in a political result, not in telling the truth, and that is a danger to democracy.”
In conclusion, Caddell stated, “[Comey] was the one in the meetings, and he never raised a protest, and then he said a sentence that I was stunned by. He said, ‘I did it because I gave my friend the memo to give to the New York Times because I thought we needed a special counsel.’ Here’s a man who wouldn’t have a special counsel or wouldn’t even investigate the IRS stuff, a person who didn’t do it with Hillary Clinton, particularly in terms of the Clinton Foundation, and yet it was pointed out to him by a couple of the senators, you know, basically he gave her a whitewash. He wants to do this with Trump. I thought that was devastating and puts him in a very precarious place.”
Caddell added, “It chills me to think that this person was running the FBI.”
All of which helps to confirm the point that, thanks to alternative sources of news, such as Breitbart and others like it, political experts like Caddell can communicate directly to the public in general.
And by receiving unfiltered information, supporting confirmation and knowledgeable opinion the public gains truly invaluable education not available from the MSM.
Which explains why those sources, combined with a POTUS who communicates with his constituents directly himself, are quite rapidly neutralizing the MSM altogether. And, most importantly, not only are those same constituents the one’s that put the POTUS in office, he and the alternative news sources surely know it.
That's it for today folks.
Adios
Saturday, June 10, 2017
BloggeRhythms
Sorting through news reports for the past two days suggests that a seismic shift may be about to take place regarding illegalities at the highest administrative levels of the U.S. And that’s because as a result of the Comey testimony, while President Trump has been fully exonerated, suspicion’s now arisen regarding former Attorney General, Loretta Lynch.
When testifying before Congress, the former FBI director said that Lynch asked him to refer to the Hillary Clinton email investigation as a "matter" — as opposed to an "investigation" — before a hearing in September.
Comey testified that he didn't resist the request because it "isn't a hill worth dying on" and because he expected media reports to "completely ignore it" and refer to it as an investigation anyway. Still, he said that Lynch's request "concerned" him because the language she suggested resembled the language the Clinton campaign itself was using.
While the indication of possible wrongdoing certainly exists, the probability of investigation increases for Lynch increases because yesterday it was announced that the Republican Steering Committee has elected South Carolina's Trey Gowdy to serve as the next chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, according to americansnews.com.
“Gowdy will replace outgoing Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who is resigning from Congress at the end of June.
“Gowdy is a former federal prosecutor who led a two-year inquiry into the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, and was an outspoken critic of the Obama administration. As the new chairman, he will lead oversight of the Trump administration, including a nascent investigation of possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump’s campaign.”
Rush picked up on the revelations from Comey’s testimony, saying that “Democrats and some in the media owe President Donald Trump an apology.”
“I want you to put yourself in their shoes again. Schumer, Dianne Feinstein, Pencil Neck Schiff, the Drive-By Media. They have known… Folks, this is crucially important. These people, in the real world, owe Donald Trump such an apology. You can’t believe how big they owe him an apology. The Democrat Party, the American media have known since probably January that Donald Trump has never been under investigation in whatever investigation is actually happening. And, you know what? If we learn somewhere down the road that there isn’t even an investigation ongoing, I won’t be surprised. I haven’t seen one shred of evidence.
“We don’t have any crimes.
“We haven’t been told what crimes are being pursued.
“All we have been is lied to!
“The only thing that’s happened here is the Democrat Party lost an election. They rigged their primary election. And there’s never been any evidence, and now we know [Trump’s] never even been targeted as the investigation’s primary actor. The only thing that’s happened here is that the Democrats lost an election that they and everybody in the world thought they were gonna win big.
“They have been humiliated. They had a rotten candidate who still can’t get over it, who’s going insane before everybody’s eyes every time she shows up anywhere. So is every other Democrat slowly but surely losing his or her mind — and over here we’ve got this nebulous investigation that the FBI and the courageous and patriotic James Comey are conducting. What investigation? Of who? Of what! I could make the case that there is a never-ending investigation of Russian hackery and it’s probably taking place at the CIA and the NSA, and it’s not really an investigation.”
In regard to having a “rotten candidate” as suggested by Rush, T.A. Frank came to the same conclusion @vanityfair.com, heading his article yesterday: “Can Hillary Clinton Please Go Quietly into the Night?
Frank’s contention is that among other faults, Clinton never proposed a viable platform, writing: “All of this would be easier to take if Hillary were on a crusade for a distinctive cause, in the manner of Bernie Sanders or Pat Buchanan or Jesse Jackson or Ross Perot. But when she offers her take on the world, she speaks in clichés and vague generalities like “progress” versus “turning back the clock.” Such teleological smugness (to which Barack Obama was likewise prone) doesn’t just attract the ire of conservatives; liberals can get miffed, too. Is “progress” on the side of expanding NATO or the opposite? Is it on the side of greater National Security Agency surveillance or of less? Is it in favor of immigration amnesty or high-tech border security? We all want to move forward, but maybe we’re not all facing Hillary’s way.
The article summarizes Frank’s opinion that, “Even without a clear cause to illuminate them, Hillary’s beliefs could have been sharpened a lot just by explaining what, in hindsight, she felt Bill got right or wrong in his presidency. But she never offered up such a critique, nor, oddly, did anyone really press her to do so.”
“Hillary—who has been pinning her defeat on Comey and Vladimir Putin and the Democratic National Committee and Wikileaks and “a thousand Russian agents” and high expectations and the press and sexism and voter suppression and, for all I know, static cling—is a major optimist. That’s great for persistence and mental well-being. She’s ready to keep driving the bus. But it’s not so great for knowing when to quit. That’s where the passengers come in.”
A different take on the Comey hearing came from comedian Jackie Mason who said it was “Like a ‘Funeral Where Everybody’s Enjoying Themselves”
“Everybody covered it. Every station everywhere in the world, whether it was on television, radio, people without a station, anywhere you went, they covered it,” Jackie said. “Except for the cartoon channel. And they’re the only ones who should have covered it, because let’s be honest, this was the biggest joke you ever saw in your life,” according to Daniel Nussbaum @breitbart.com
“Jackie says we really only learned two things from the Comey hearing; the first is that Comey is either the most hated or the most beloved man in the country, depending on one’s political affiliation. And the second is that the American people can completely trust Comey… “except as head of the FBI.”
Nancy Pelosi also tried to ring in on the subject, but apparently couldn’t whereas, as reported @news.grabien.com: “Shortly after calling into question President Trump's mental health on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe,' House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's own mental health came under scrutiny, as the 77-year-old California congresswoman referred to President Trump as "President Bush" and forgot what day of the week it is.
“A reporter quickly helped her correct the gaffe, interjecting "Trump," but Pelosi appeared oblivious she slipped up.
“An aide then emerged from the sidelines, passing Pelosi a note, notifying her she got the two presidents mixed up again.
“Pelosi's confusion came just two hours after suggesting Trump was losing his mind. "I am concerned," she said on MSNBC, about Trump's "fitness for office."
"I think his family should be concerned about his health," Pelosi said. "The fact is that this is hopefully not reparable -- he’s the president of the United States."
"You mean you hope it is reparable?" Joe Scarborough asked, apparently confused.
"Yeah, yeah," she replied.
And while all this was going on, Trump once again took great advantage of the Comey distraction, as addressed by Rush once more.
“RUSH: You know, we talked about this, too, not long ago, the discovery that whenever there were fines issued by the DOJ and the Obama administration, the fine money went to left-wing special interest groups, and Eric Holder administered it. It was almost like an Obama slush fund. Well, Jeff Sessions has just ended this. The DOJ will no longer make payments to left-wing special interest groups with money collected by fining various criminal activity. This is a huge, huge deal. People didn’t even know it was going on.
“What Obama and Holder did was direct the vast majority of it to left-wing special interest groups, such as Planned Parenthood or any other number of left-wing special interests. We’re talking millions and millions of dollars. This also served as an impetus to levy more fines and raise those fines in order to redistribute that money to left-wing special interest groups.
“And it was only a couple years ago that we found out about this, as I say, because of the FOIA efforts of people at Judicial Watch. The Heritage Foundation, Peter Schweizer, they were all looking into this.”
So, here we have another example of how Trump operates. Because, while the MSM spends its time and resources on fabrications such as the nonexistent Trump/Russia connection, Trump has his administration undoing Obama regulations and consummate professionals like Gowdy replacing Chaffetz. All of which leaves the left in a very, very big hole to dig out of, if that’s even possible.
That’s it for today folks.
Adios
When testifying before Congress, the former FBI director said that Lynch asked him to refer to the Hillary Clinton email investigation as a "matter" — as opposed to an "investigation" — before a hearing in September.
Comey testified that he didn't resist the request because it "isn't a hill worth dying on" and because he expected media reports to "completely ignore it" and refer to it as an investigation anyway. Still, he said that Lynch's request "concerned" him because the language she suggested resembled the language the Clinton campaign itself was using.
While the indication of possible wrongdoing certainly exists, the probability of investigation increases for Lynch increases because yesterday it was announced that the Republican Steering Committee has elected South Carolina's Trey Gowdy to serve as the next chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, according to americansnews.com.
“Gowdy will replace outgoing Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who is resigning from Congress at the end of June.
“Gowdy is a former federal prosecutor who led a two-year inquiry into the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, and was an outspoken critic of the Obama administration. As the new chairman, he will lead oversight of the Trump administration, including a nascent investigation of possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump’s campaign.”
Rush picked up on the revelations from Comey’s testimony, saying that “Democrats and some in the media owe President Donald Trump an apology.”
“I want you to put yourself in their shoes again. Schumer, Dianne Feinstein, Pencil Neck Schiff, the Drive-By Media. They have known… Folks, this is crucially important. These people, in the real world, owe Donald Trump such an apology. You can’t believe how big they owe him an apology. The Democrat Party, the American media have known since probably January that Donald Trump has never been under investigation in whatever investigation is actually happening. And, you know what? If we learn somewhere down the road that there isn’t even an investigation ongoing, I won’t be surprised. I haven’t seen one shred of evidence.
“We don’t have any crimes.
“We haven’t been told what crimes are being pursued.
“All we have been is lied to!
“The only thing that’s happened here is the Democrat Party lost an election. They rigged their primary election. And there’s never been any evidence, and now we know [Trump’s] never even been targeted as the investigation’s primary actor. The only thing that’s happened here is that the Democrats lost an election that they and everybody in the world thought they were gonna win big.
“They have been humiliated. They had a rotten candidate who still can’t get over it, who’s going insane before everybody’s eyes every time she shows up anywhere. So is every other Democrat slowly but surely losing his or her mind — and over here we’ve got this nebulous investigation that the FBI and the courageous and patriotic James Comey are conducting. What investigation? Of who? Of what! I could make the case that there is a never-ending investigation of Russian hackery and it’s probably taking place at the CIA and the NSA, and it’s not really an investigation.”
In regard to having a “rotten candidate” as suggested by Rush, T.A. Frank came to the same conclusion @vanityfair.com, heading his article yesterday: “Can Hillary Clinton Please Go Quietly into the Night?
Frank’s contention is that among other faults, Clinton never proposed a viable platform, writing: “All of this would be easier to take if Hillary were on a crusade for a distinctive cause, in the manner of Bernie Sanders or Pat Buchanan or Jesse Jackson or Ross Perot. But when she offers her take on the world, she speaks in clichés and vague generalities like “progress” versus “turning back the clock.” Such teleological smugness (to which Barack Obama was likewise prone) doesn’t just attract the ire of conservatives; liberals can get miffed, too. Is “progress” on the side of expanding NATO or the opposite? Is it on the side of greater National Security Agency surveillance or of less? Is it in favor of immigration amnesty or high-tech border security? We all want to move forward, but maybe we’re not all facing Hillary’s way.
The article summarizes Frank’s opinion that, “Even without a clear cause to illuminate them, Hillary’s beliefs could have been sharpened a lot just by explaining what, in hindsight, she felt Bill got right or wrong in his presidency. But she never offered up such a critique, nor, oddly, did anyone really press her to do so.”
“Hillary—who has been pinning her defeat on Comey and Vladimir Putin and the Democratic National Committee and Wikileaks and “a thousand Russian agents” and high expectations and the press and sexism and voter suppression and, for all I know, static cling—is a major optimist. That’s great for persistence and mental well-being. She’s ready to keep driving the bus. But it’s not so great for knowing when to quit. That’s where the passengers come in.”
A different take on the Comey hearing came from comedian Jackie Mason who said it was “Like a ‘Funeral Where Everybody’s Enjoying Themselves”
“Everybody covered it. Every station everywhere in the world, whether it was on television, radio, people without a station, anywhere you went, they covered it,” Jackie said. “Except for the cartoon channel. And they’re the only ones who should have covered it, because let’s be honest, this was the biggest joke you ever saw in your life,” according to Daniel Nussbaum @breitbart.com
“Jackie says we really only learned two things from the Comey hearing; the first is that Comey is either the most hated or the most beloved man in the country, depending on one’s political affiliation. And the second is that the American people can completely trust Comey… “except as head of the FBI.”
Nancy Pelosi also tried to ring in on the subject, but apparently couldn’t whereas, as reported @news.grabien.com: “Shortly after calling into question President Trump's mental health on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe,' House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's own mental health came under scrutiny, as the 77-year-old California congresswoman referred to President Trump as "President Bush" and forgot what day of the week it is.
“A reporter quickly helped her correct the gaffe, interjecting "Trump," but Pelosi appeared oblivious she slipped up.
“An aide then emerged from the sidelines, passing Pelosi a note, notifying her she got the two presidents mixed up again.
“Pelosi's confusion came just two hours after suggesting Trump was losing his mind. "I am concerned," she said on MSNBC, about Trump's "fitness for office."
"I think his family should be concerned about his health," Pelosi said. "The fact is that this is hopefully not reparable -- he’s the president of the United States."
"You mean you hope it is reparable?" Joe Scarborough asked, apparently confused.
"Yeah, yeah," she replied.
And while all this was going on, Trump once again took great advantage of the Comey distraction, as addressed by Rush once more.
“RUSH: You know, we talked about this, too, not long ago, the discovery that whenever there were fines issued by the DOJ and the Obama administration, the fine money went to left-wing special interest groups, and Eric Holder administered it. It was almost like an Obama slush fund. Well, Jeff Sessions has just ended this. The DOJ will no longer make payments to left-wing special interest groups with money collected by fining various criminal activity. This is a huge, huge deal. People didn’t even know it was going on.
“What Obama and Holder did was direct the vast majority of it to left-wing special interest groups, such as Planned Parenthood or any other number of left-wing special interests. We’re talking millions and millions of dollars. This also served as an impetus to levy more fines and raise those fines in order to redistribute that money to left-wing special interest groups.
“And it was only a couple years ago that we found out about this, as I say, because of the FOIA efforts of people at Judicial Watch. The Heritage Foundation, Peter Schweizer, they were all looking into this.”
So, here we have another example of how Trump operates. Because, while the MSM spends its time and resources on fabrications such as the nonexistent Trump/Russia connection, Trump has his administration undoing Obama regulations and consummate professionals like Gowdy replacing Chaffetz. All of which leaves the left in a very, very big hole to dig out of, if that’s even possible.
That’s it for today folks.
Adios
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