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JOY BEHAR: THE PERSONIFICATION OF PARTISAN POLITICS

Joy Behar – putting the rant into intolerant…

Joy Behar, an unfunny, shrill, and a rather stupid comedian who co-hosts ABC’s woman’s daytime talk show “The View,” is representative of the intolerant progressive socialist democrats.

Here is someone who makes their living from words, concepts, and performance art, yet she wants to muzzle the President of the United States for his Tweets.

Absolutely insane – unless you are a little-talent, hack that needs to generate a level of controversy that makes a 76-year-old appear relevant to a television audience.

Joy Behar on Trump: 'Why can't he be brought up on charges of hate speech?' “The View” co-host Joy Behar questioned Thursday why President Trump had yet to face any legal consequences for “hate speech” directed at Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. “Why can’t he be brought up on charges of hate speech?” Ms. Behar asked on the show. “Why can’t he be sued by the ACLU for hate speech? I don’t get it. How does he get away with this?” “Hate speech is tricky,” co-host and former federal prosecutor Sunny Hostin said before cutting to a clip of Mr. Trump’s rally in North Carolina on Wednesday night. Ms. Behar’s confusion came during a segment about the “send her back” chant that erupted at Mr. Trump’s rally in reference to Ms. Omar, who is originally from Somalia. While he didn’t rebuke the chant in the moment, the president later said he was “not happy” about it. “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Mr. Trump was inciting “violence” against Ms. Omar. <Source>

The issue at hand was President Trump’s suggestion that if the hate-filled openly anti-Semitic, anti-America, anti-White socialist/communist didn’t like America that much and believed it was filled by racists, perhaps she should return to the lawless, failed state of Somalia where women, gays, and others are oppressed as a matter of custom, practice, and Sharia law.

“If you’re not happy here, then you can leave,” Trump said, during an event on the South Lawn of the White House, ostensibly about American-made products. “As far as I’m concerned, if you hate our country, if you’re not happy here, you can leave.”

I totally agree!!!

The progressive Democrats even eat their own…

Kamala Harris’s proves she is unfit for the Presidency as she responds to Trump’s tweet …

Vile? No, it represents the thoughts of many Americans who wish that the agitators and activists who seem to represent our enemies be given a free ticket to the hell-hole they left or the socialist-communist paradise they embrace. Wonderful destination spots like China, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, and elsewhere where Omar’s crap gets her a jail cell not a place in the government nor a place before the media.

There is nothing more vile than anti-Semitism which seems to be the official policy of the progressive socialist Democrats.

Cowardly? Only in the minds of the progressive socialist Democrats and their useful idiots in the media.

Xenophobic? Americans do not hate the foreign, strange, or unfamiliar. We ask the aliens enter the United States in a legal, orderly manner, and if they wish to become Americans, they assimilate into our culture.

Racist? This word has zero impact today – unless you are an elected official, corporate executive, or someone pilloried by the media. Omar is a racist as are the rest of the so-called “Squad.”  Being a domestic- or foreign-born “woman of color” does not give you a pass to spew your brand of hatred or openly trash talk your country without realizing that other people have the right to criticize and condemn your actions.

Defiles the Office of the Presidency – you mean like diddling an intern with a cigar in the Oval Office or using your position to perfect your sexual predatory practices>

What makes Trump so dangerous to the progressive socialist Democrats is that he has bypassed the traditional norms and forced the media to carry his message – dominating the news cycle with his message. From all appearances, President Trump does not regard negative coverage as being good or bad, simply a vehicle to get his message out and resonate with the American people who see our nation at increasing risk from Democrats gone wild.

Bottom line…

Damn right, Skippy. Bugger off into the real world of pain, suffering, and hatred that is the socialist-communist dream.

Where is the investigation into the allegations that Omar married her brother to commit immigration fraud, perjured herself on her tax returns, and may be guilty of bigamy? Some may be grounds for deportation or at least "probable cause to investigate Omar for eight instances of perjury, immigration fraud, marriage fraud, up to eight years of state and federal tax fraud, two years of federal student loan fraud, and even bigamy."

As for President Trump, keep on saying what others are thinking.

We are so screwed.

-- steve

BIG BROTHER'S LITTLE COUSINS

Anybody that went to school before condoms were applied to cucumbers in class should remember George Orwell’s iconic dystopian novel “1984” featuring the fictional character of “Big Brother,” a literary representation for the mass surveillance of individuals by a decidedly abusive or tyrannical government.

Beyond the surveillance activities of government intelligence and law enforcement agencies, we are now finding out that surveillance activities which are prohibited by law are being outsourced to corporations which have little supervision or oversight and which are thoroughly infiltrated by former government agents as well as representatives of our enemies, both foreign and domestic.

Starting with old-fashioned paper-based credit bureaus, certain institutions, ostensibly under the watchful eye of the government, began collecting data about individuals ostensibly to remove the friction of commerce when extending credit to both individuals and corporations. The old-fashioned credit bureaus have gone far beyond their original function and morphed into secretive collectors of published and non-published personal information, much of which has been synthetically derived from matching data elements to individuals using keys such as names, addresses, locations, date of birth, and more specific keys such as Social Security numbers, drivers’ and professional license numbers.

Then came a unique master key, the GUID – Globally Unique IDentifier -- which is generated by most digital electronic devices and embedded in most computer text, audio, video files. In some cases, printed in near-invisible coding on printed matter by today’s modern printers. In a number of cases, the GUID is linked to a specific individual by registration (think warranties) or by scanning the individual’s files – ostensibly to provide a “better customer experience” or targeted advertising in return for “free” services.

And now we are faced with the “internet of things.” Devices that can surreptitiously surveil your activities and transmit the data over hidden electronic pathways to third-parties, known and unknown.

Consider General Motor’s OnStar system which was sold as a safety and convenience feature. Monitoring your car’s mechanical status and performance, providing driving directions, allowing you to communicate via mobile phone, aiding in stolen car location, door unlocking, and providing emergency notifications in case of breakdowns or crashes. With an embedded microphone and speaker (which can be used as a microphone), we were assured that OnStar could not be used to listen to your private conversations.

Until a drug dealer in Nevada went to court and the government was forced to admit they used OnStar to listen to conversations and track locations – under a secret warrant.

So what is different about today …

You may be contacted as a potential witness, linked to a crime by your electronic device in close proximity to a crime.

Your device may be commandeered to spy on other third parties. Consider the latest use of doorbell cams and home surveillance devices being used with the police to track package thieves or provide evidence in civil or criminal matters.

Consider that Ring, a provider of video doorbell devices, is creating a “social network” of devices that may serve as a “neighborhood watch” function – and is willing to provide captured information to the more than 50 police departments which have partnered with Ring. You may not even be aware that your security system is being used without your permission.

Even worse, you may be agreeing to surveillance and the sale of your information to unknown third-parties when you agree to the unilateral terms of the ubiquitous terms of use agreement which protects companies from the consequences of even intentional evil acts by the company, its employees, agents, and affiliates.

And, it may be more than our government watching …

In the news…

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel urged the FBI and CIA to investigate whether Google has been infiltrated by the Chinese during his remarks at the National Conservatism Conference on Sunday.

Thiel, who sits on the board of Facebook, suggested that Google’s decision to work with the Chinese military is “treasonous” and likely occurred because the company’s management has been compromised by Chinese intelligence. He suggested three questions that the authorities might pose to Google executives to expose Beijing’s infiltration.

“Number one, how many foreign intelligence agencies have infiltrated your Manhattan Project for AI (artificial intelligence)?” Thiel asked, according to Axios. “Number two, does Google’s senior management consider itself to have been thoroughly infiltrated by Chinese intelligence?”

“Number three, is it because they consider themselves to be so thoroughly infiltrated that they have engaged in the seemingly treasonous decision to work with the Chinese military and not with the US military,” he added. <Source>

Bottom line …

The government no longer has to maintain their own surveillance schemes and databases, as other third-parties will legally do it for them.

Consider that the users of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are voluntarily creating a near real-time dossier of their life – even if it is a somewhat flawed or false portrayal. It will be up to you to prove yourself a liar or deny your “intent” should false information be used to impeach your testimony or imprison you based on your own words. And, of course, your electronic devices are neutral, unimpeachable witnesses to your actions.

If the electronic record is created and retained, someone can go to court and get that information. 

For those of you who believe that your provider has"anonymized" your data by removing your name and account number, just consider that -- knowing the start point and end point of your travels is likely to be your garage or driveway. Yes, in spite of protestations, “they” know who you are, what you are doing, and in many cases, can be there waiting for you.

We are so screwed.

-- steve