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THE CLINTON FOUNDATION: THE MOST "SPECIAL OF SPECIAL INTERESTS"

Outside of organized crime with their deep political connections, has any other organization been so protected from official scrutiny than the Clinton Foundation? A Foundation that appears to have been created as a criminal enterprise to allow the Clintons and their minions to collect billions of dollars in the guise of charity, while funding the lifestyle and political ambitions of the Clintons In many cases, appearing to serve as a conduit between foreign governments and high-ranking political officials in complete violation of existing United States law. An organization whose members hide behind a cadre of lawyer-created complexity to shield the organization and its employees from legal prosecution.

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Brazen behavior of a man who knows the fix is in?  

If you cannot see the video in the email edition, click here.

Speaking before a group of journalists at the Asian American Journalists Association meeting, Bill Clinton attempted to spin Hillary Clinton’s illegal behavior into just another bureaucratic snafu. Overlooking the issues involving the “intent” to evade public disclosure laws, violating the Espionage Act, selling her office for personal gain, and obstruction of Justice, Clinton said” “They saw two little notes with a ‘C’ on it — this is the biggest load of bull I’ve ever heard — that were about telephone calls that she needed to make. The State Department typically puts a little ‘C’ on it to discourage people from discussing it in public in the event the secretary of state, whoever it is, doesn’t make a telephone call. Does that sound threatening to the national security to you?” Avoiding the FACT that classified data, no matter how benign, is classified data and individuals handling, storing, and using classified data must scrupulously adhere to the rules on penalty of losing your security clearance, fines, and other penalties – including prison.

Trying to deflect the weight of the FBI Director’s testimony, Bill said, “First of all, the FBI director said, when he testified before Congress, he had to amend his previous day’s statement that she had never received any emails marked classified.” There is nothing to see here because people correct and/or clarify their testimony all the time.

The idea that it is inconceivable his wife was threatening national security should be investigated further since one of the subjects in Hillary’s emails was hanged as a spy by Iran.  

Bill’s comment, “Do you really believe there are 300 career diplomats because that’s how many people were on these emails, all of whom were careless with national security? Do you believe that? Forget about Hillary, forget about her. Is that conceivable?” is no more than slight of hand and misdirection. These people were forced by circumstances and Hillary Clinton to use her private email server – which most  did not know was a private email server – for routine State Department business.

And, what about those that did know and had their own accounts on Hillary’s server. Why haven’t they been charged? Why do they still have security clearances? How do people who transferred information from classified systems to unclassified systems get a pass?

Bottom line …

The idea that the White House, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, and both chambers of Congress are afraid to investigate and take appropriate legal action against the foundation and its employees is a testament to the level of political corruption in the United States.

If the citizens of the United States do not care that foreign governments, many of whom are openly hostile to our interests, can corrupt American politics, then by all means elect Hillary Clinton and allow the corruption to worsen.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS


TRUMP IS ANOTHER ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER RINO

Trump uses the very same arguments as did California’s own celebrity, Arnold Schwarzenegger …

  • I am the establishment’s worst nightmare because I am too rich to be bought or beholden to any special interest.
  • I am a post partisan candidate who represents all of the people, not just those in my own party.
  • I am a Republican, but I am fiscally conservative and socially liberal.
  • I am a successful businessman and know how to get things done.

And, as we saw with Schwarzenegger, he ignored Republicans, placated progressive socialist democrats, got very little done, and was a bigger money whore than his progressive socialist democrat predecessor, Gray Davis, who was recalled over his tax policies. Schwarzenegger went on to collude with the progressives to give California the largest tax increase in history and further disadvantaged California businesses with his global warming nonsense and repressive administrative rules and regulations. Perhaps it is telling that one of Schwarzenegger’s first acts was to ignore qualified Republicans and take a long-time democrat operative/lesbian who served as Gary Davis’ Chief of Staff as his Chief of Staff. Giving undue information and influence to the opposition party. Schwarzenegger was, to use one of Trump’s favorite terms, a disaster. Especially when he commuted the sentence of a murderous thug who happened to be the son of a prominent and powerful California progressive socialist democrat. Telling one reporter: “yes, it was a political favor for a friend.” 

If this was literally true …

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Unfortunately, that man is not Donald Trump and Republicans should have voted for the one man who truly scares everyone in Washington in both parties ...

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It is now becoming apparently clear that the establishment RINOs (Republicans In Name Only), led by the loathsome Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and aisle-hopper Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, reacted on behalf of themselves and their special interests to kill the Cruz candidacy. Because, as was amply demonstrated over the preceding years, Ted Cruz was a constitutional conservative, a man with core beliefs, a man of his word, and a man who openly and defiantly stood up to members of both sides of the aisle – including the leadership of his own party. And, he did it with both knowledge and good cheer.

The fact that he refused to endorse the man who slandered and mocked his wife and father is a plus in my book. And, the truth is that there is videotape of Trump breaking the original party pledge – as well as being a liar who lies about lying and then claiming he was misconstrued when faced with evidence of his own words. In essence, Trump has little or no core values that do not coincide with his self-interests in the moment.

Bottom line …

People ask me why can’t I get on board with Trump as any vote against Trump is a vote for Hillary. Does that mean in World War Two, a vote against the mass-murderer Stalin was a vote for mass-murderer Hitler? I think not.

As we have seen over the past months, Trump is not a man of substance who can articulate and argue his policy points, both foreign and domestic. He is a bomb-thrower, a name caller, and a liar. Is he better than that corrupt liar Hillary who should be in jail for violating the Espionage Act and obstructing justice, you bet. Is it likely that he will be another Barack Obama, basking in glory and leaving the heavy lifting to others, you bet.

I wonder about all of the chatter about the GOP elites looking through the rules and wondering if Trump can actually be replaced on the ballot. While it may not be possible or probable, I will always wonder what would have happened if those loud-mouth pseudo-conservatives in the media fought as hard for Cruz as they do to justify Trump’s boorish behavior?

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And, as the final insult – Arnold Schwarzenegger is replacing Donald Trump as the head asshat on Celebrity Apprentice.

We are so screwed.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS


TRUMP DECLARES "MEDIA UNFAIR" -- RELEASES LIST OF "ACCEPTABLE DEBATE MODERATORS"

There is little or no doubt in my mind that GOP Presidential nominee can successfully debate Hillary Clinton, the progressive socialist democrat presidential nominee …

On a national stage, the billionaire celebrity bully boy will simply hurl invective and personal attacks since he does not appear to have the attention span of a gnat, a comprehensive understanding of either domestic or foreign policy, and he speaks in sometimes incoherent half-thoughts with nary a period to complete a full sentence. 

Fox News Now Just Openly Mocking Donald Trump and His 'Unfair Media' Rants

Trump blames the media for his reluctance to debate Hillary Clinton.

After weeks of controversies and tanking poll numbers, it's no wonder Donald Trump doesn't want to debate Hillary Clinton. But now he's pivoting from his earlier statements regarding "a letter from the NFL" (proven false) to focus on a different excuse for failing to commit to the presidential debate schedule: the media.

Trump has frequently blasted the media for "unfair coverage," despite the fact that the nonstop coverage he has gotten has propelled his campaign. Now he is using the allegedly unfair media to attempt to wriggle out of debating Hillary Clinton.

"I'd just like to see a fair moderator, that's all I'm looking for, you know," Trump told Fox News Wednesday night. "If you're a Republican and conservative, you get very unfair treatment—look at what the New York Times said yesterday, they practically admitted it."  <Source>

Will Donald Trump Debate Hillary Clinton?

For the second week in a row, the Republican nominee has suggested he won’t participate unless the meetings are set up to his liking.

If Donald Trump doesn’t want to debate Hillary Clinton, why doesn’t he just say so? Last week, Donald Trump alleged that the presidential debates are rigged and lied about receiving a letter from the NFL complaining about the schedules. This week, he has a new angle. “I will absolutely do three debates,” Trump told Time, then promptly suggested he might not: “I want to debate very badly. But I have to see the conditions.” 

The Republican nominee said he hasn’t seen the rules and conditions and wants to know who the moderators are. Ever determined to boost his reputation as a dealmaker, Trump added, “I renegotiated the debates in the primaries, remember? They were making a fortune on them and they had us in for three and a half hours and I said that’s ridiculous.” Trump’s approach to the debates so far suggests that he either does not understand the difference between the structures of primary and general-election debates, or he believes he can bend the general debates to his will just as he did the primaries. <Source>

The truth is that Hillary Clinton does not want to debate Donald Trump either. With Trump’s propensity to shoot himself in the foot each time he goes “off script,” Hillary seems content to sit back and watch Trump implode. From what I can see, a debate between these two might be entertaining – but a step backwards for a troubled America.

Here are The Donald’s ONLY three approved moderators for any potential debate …

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Bottom line …

Here we have two of the most unsuitable and ill-qualified candidates for President in the history of the United States. Both are corrupt liars with a dodgy history, but Donald Trump has not been complicit in the deaths of hundreds of thousands with his poor judgment. And, while Donald Trump’s life has been filled with less than perfect outcomes, they come nowhere near the major scandals and criminality that surrounds the Clintons. But, picking the lesser of the two evils is also not the answer.

In reality, Donald Trump appears to be an empty suit -- propped up originally by his father's political, financial, and construction contacts, and now by some of his more competent employees and advisors. But has anyone noticed that while he may be, up close and personal, charming on occasion, able to command attention in the room, he is also arrogant, dismissive of the people who he does not immediately need, and does not appear to have the levels of competence that one might expect from reading his press clippings. Some, most notably his co-author who actually wrote every word of his book "The Art of the Deal." suggest he is a psychopath -- equally at home with both good and bad publicity as long as he is prominently featured. That he appears to be as proud of being thuggish and a tough guy as he is his actual accomplishments. This is not someone that should be in the White House.

Perhaps the party should withdraw both of the top candidates and allow Tim Kaine to compete against Mike Pence.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS


HAS THE GOP LEARNED ANYTHING YET?

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The constitutional conservatives and the TEA party movement gave the GOP the House, the Senate, and the Presidency – and they squandered the opportunity by listening to the “establishment” leadership, enlarging the size of government, dramatically expanding spending, and promoting partisan crony capitalism. Did the GOP learn anything from the Bush debacle that allowed President Barack Obama to take office?

Barack Obama has exceeded the bounds of his constitutional authority, greatly enlarged the scope and authority of the Executive branch, superseded the authority of Congress with law making by administrative fiat, disrespected and disadvantaged our allies while providing aid and comfort to our enemies, and engaged in unbelievably massive spending. Did the GOP make a substantive effort to retain Congressional power, curb unconstitutional behavior, curtail profligate spending, or even attempt to serve as a check and balance to the Executive branch?

Now the GOP is facing the worst and most unqualified democrat candidate for the presidency. A corrupt liar who has committed criminal acts (including violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice, selling her office for personal profit) and who presents a clear and present danger to America. And, who does the GOP nominate, a billionaire celebrity bully boy who can not articulate much more than bumper sticker platitudes and who needs a TelePrompTer to keep him coherent and on-message. A man who is his own worst enemy. Has the GOP attempted to remedy the situation?

Bottom line …

The GOP has done little or nothing to prove that they should be given the opportunity to govern this great nature – pinning all of their hopes on a single theme: Hillary is corrupt and we are not Hillary. Unfortunately, the GOP has done little or nothing to distinguish themselves from their opposition. The GOP has fought hard against, and rejected, its conservative in favor of “establishment” progressives who want bigger government, more spending, and appear to have many of the same policies and plans as the progressive socialist democrats.

Has the GOP learned anything yet? I think not.

We are so screwed as it appears that we are headed towards a massive landslide defeat and the end of the GOP as we know it. All because of people like Reince Preibus, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and all of the other RINOs who care more about themselves than they do their country.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS


THE 2016 POLITICAL DEBATE YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS: NEWT GINGRICH VERSUS ROBERT REICH ON "CAN DONALD TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN"

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Two articulate and passionate ideologues, an establishment republican, Newt Gingrich, and a socialist troll, Robert Reich, along with Christian Conservative Laura Ingraham and Progressive socialist democrat Jennifer Granholm, square off in the type of debate the is as entertaining as it is informative.

Munk Debate on the U.S. Election

To engage with the issues and personalities fueling an extraordinary U.S. election season, on Friday, September 30, 2016 the Munk Debate will move the motion: be it resolved, Donald Trump can make America great again. Click here for the full debate details.

Arguing for the resolution will be former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich. Called “the indispensable leader” by the Washington Times, he is a New York Times bestselling author, and Time magazine Man of the Year. He will be joined by Laura Ingraham, nationally syndicated radio talk show host and the most-listened to woman in America, and a regular contributor to Fox News Channel.

Speaking against the resolution will be Robert Reich, who has been hailed as one of America’s top ten thought leaders by The Wall Street Journal. He has served in three U.S. administrations, including as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton.  Also speaking against the resolution will be former two-term governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm. Ms. Granholm was the first woman to be elected as governor of Michigan, and was re-elected with the largest number of votes ever cast for governor.

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Never hear of the Munk Debates?

The Munk Debates are the world’s preeminent public debating forum.

The semi-annual Debates were established in 2008 as a charitable initiative of the Aurea Foundation co-founders Peter and Melanie Munk. The Debates take place in Toronto in the evening in front of an audience of 3,000 people at Roy Thomson Hall. The Debates last approximately an hour and a half. Two panelists argue for a debate style motion and two against. The format is short opening statements followed by a civil and substantive moderated panel discussion, followed by short closing statements. Past participants include Henry Kissinger, Glenn Greenwald, Paul Krugman, Fareed Zakaria, Tony Blair, Christopher Hitchens and Larry Summers, among others. The Debates are broadcast throughout Canada by the CBC and across the continental United States on C-SPAN. The transcript of each debate is published as a book in Canada by House of Anansi Press and internationally. <Source>

Bottom line …

Leave it to the Canadians to put out the type of informative debate that scares the American networks. Well worth your time to watch this dynamic debate.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS


HILLARY CLINTON: THE ULTIMATE PASS AGAINST PROSECUTION? DO WE WANT TIM KAINE AS PRESIDENT?

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SHOCK PHOTO: Multiple staffers help unstable Hillary up stairs

The questionable health condition of Hillary Clinton should be a major issue of the 2016 campaign. The latest evidence comes in the form of Clinton being helped up a set of stairs by multiple individuals outside what appears to be a home. <Source>

Bottom line …

Hillary Clinton appears to be getting the ultimate pass for all of her past lying, corruption, and criminality. Do we really want to elect an old, physically unfit, psychologically impaired president? Do we really want uber-progressive Tim Kaine as our President? We are so screwed.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS


TRUMP RE-TRACKS CAMPAIGN WITH SPEECH -- BUT CAN YOU BELIEVE HIM?

The problem with almost all politicians is that they are capable of reading spin-tested speeches written by others from a TelePrompTer with feigned sincerity. Looking right, looking left, looking straight ahead at the camera, they read the speech as if they were telling the audience the truth.

Unfortunately, Trump has a little or no credibility when it comes to the truth. Simply put, here is a man who will say outrageous things, lie, lie about lying, and then claim the crooked media misconstrued his words when confronted with recorded evidence of his pronouncements. He attempts to skirt any liability for his most outrageous and outlandish statements by simply saying, “someone told me,” or “I don’t know if it is true, but check it out.” 

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So he will tell us things we need to hear, want to hear … but can you believe him?

Donald Trump will attempt to get his presidential campaign back on track today by making a speech to the Detroit Economic Club that will appeal to business and conservative voters.

Among other things, the GOP candidate will call for a moratorium on new financial regulations - after an Obama administration that imposed more major new regulations than any in the last four decades. When we surveyed Fortune 500 CEOs earlier this year, some 70% said increased regulation was one of their companies' top three or four challenges, including 11% who said it was their "single biggest challenge."

In addition, Trump will reportedly call for cutting the corporate tax rate to 15% from 35%, repealing the estate tax, and, in a nod to working families, allowing parents to deduct childcare expenses. <Source: Fortune CEO Email>

The big question is whether or not Trump will welcome constitutional conservatives into the tent in a similar manner that he has courted Bernie Sanders supporters because their restrictive and idiotic trade policies coincide?

In spite of Trump’s boast that he knows the “best” people and will be surrounded by competent individuals, one need only look at the motley crew that he has assembled for his campaign. His principle advisors Manafort and Mnuchin has long histories of crony capitalism and Mnuchin has direct links to George Soros, one of the chief progressive socialist troublemakers in the world. Many of his advisors have dodgy histories or are simply non-entities.

Bottom line …

While a President Trump would be infinitely better than a President Clinton, let us keep our eyes open and hold Trump accountable for what he is now saying. We saw what Barack Obama did to America and how the press gave his lying a pass as being in “campaign mode,” we cannot accept the same destructive behavior from our next president.

Let us see what Trump says in the days after the speech and count the contradictions with his past, present, and future pronouncements.

We are so screwed.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS


THE GENDER PARADOX ...

Whatever “they” want to call “themselves, it appears that “they” want to be accepted into mainstream society.

So it appears paradoxical that “they” want special privileges and protections that create for themselves a “superclass” that is denied to the majority of every-day unexceptional people who simply go about “their” lives without all of the manufactured sturm and drang of a disaffected, attention-seeking, portion of the grievance industry. 

The height of this idiocy is manifest in the redefinition of traditional biologically-defined terms in such a manner as “they” can transform “themselves” into anything “they” want on any given day – or perhaps experience multiple transformation in a single day.

And, for “those” who do not “respect” “their” insanity of the moment, woe be unto “them.” Shaming and unconstitutional legal prosecution may follow.

Let’s turn to the source of this idiocy, academia, for a better explanation …

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[My comments in bracketed blue italics.]

Why is it important to respect people’s pronouns?

You can’t always know what someone’s PGP [Personal Gender Pronoun] is by looking at them. Asking and correctly using someone’s personal pronoun is one of the most basic ways to show your respect for their gender identity.

When someone is referred to with the wrong pronoun, it can make them feel disrespected, invalidated, dismissed, alienated, or dysphoric (or, often, all of the above.)

[These are the sensitive little snowflakes that want to live in the “real world” but require special rules and safe zones should anyone utter a bad words like “constitutional conservative or write the words “Donald Trump” in chalk on the sidewalk.]

It is a privilege to not have to worry about which pronoun someone is going to use for you based on how they perceive your gender. If you have this privilege, yet fail to respect someone else’s gender identity, it is not only disrespectful and hurtful, but also oppressive.

[Where is my privilege, of using language as it was taught by generations of teachers before the invention of the sexual grievance industry?]

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[If you are wondering why Johnny, Suzie, and Whatever, is a functional illiterate, barely able to read, write, reason, tell time, or make change, this is a prime example of the chaos and confusion introduced into the system and enforced by progressive socialist democrat academics who need to validate a degree that is relatively worthless in the real world. Outside of the institution, and I use that word ironically, nobody gives a rat’s ass about their need to earn a living by foisting nonsense on a productive society.]

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Bottom line …

I would think it is a simple proposition that individuals of any particular class do not own our common language or even any particular words.

It appears to me that there is a cadre of progressive socialist democrats and communists who want to screw-up society and produce such a dysfunctional population that they would welcome direction from a centralized authority to relive them of the burden of having to think for themselves. George Orwell would be flabbergasted to find that his seminal work 1984 didn’t even come close to describing the realities of today’s dysfunctional and dystopian world.

Symptomatic of the grievance industry is the relatively recent example of a politician being shamed into retracting the statement “all lives matter” because it “offended” the Black Lives Matter movement. Had the politician possessed cojones (or even thought on that day “he” had cojones) “he” would have asked, “If Black Lives Matter, why aren’t you marching against the Chicago City Hall over the hundreds of Blacks being slaughtered by other Blacks each and every year?” Followed by a hearty, “STFU!”

I can understand the angst and anguish of someone who doesn’t fit it. We should do everything in our power to help that person with the best medical advice, psychological counseling, and familial intervention – but you don’t disrupt a functioning society to cater to a grievance industry whose self-interests exploit these suffering people. For to do so is to subjugate the majority with the tyranny of the minority.

I also find it ironic that it is the progressive socialist democrats who are waffling on-and-on about individual rights as they try to collectivize, standardize, and mold society into a centrally-planned organism where individual freedom is becoming non-existent.

Hardship, adversity, scorn, and shame all are instrumentalities to make one strong enough to survive the rigors of daily living and prosper.  Denying winners and handing out participation trophies does not make society stronger, it makes it weaker – and, even worse, indefensible from a stronger foe. The idea that we should relax physical training standards so that “women” can engage in combat – risking another soldier’s life because “she” cannot drag a 200-pound man in full battle-rattle fifty yards to safety – is a ludicrous and unnecessary social experiment.

Don’t ask – Don’t tell is a great policy. In the military. In the workplace. In academia. And, in real life. Teaching small children that they have the “right” to choose what they want to be is as dangerous as medicating rambunctious young schoolboys until they become obedient little girls.

We are so screwed. And, unless politicians and the American people refuse to be divided by race, religion, sex, class, or anything else, we are doomed to follow Rome onto the ash heap of history.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS


IRAN HOSTAGES: ONCE AGAIN OBAMA SKIRTS CONGRESS AND THE LAW WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY

It is now known that it was illegal to transfer dollars to the Iranian regime, so at President Obama’s direction, it appears that $400 million in foreign currencies was obtained and transferred to Iran concurrently with the release of hostages from the same airport at the same time. If nothing else, this is a conspiracy to evade currency transfer laws and amounts to “structuring” a transaction so that it is undetectable to the authorities. This is a criminal act that rises to the level of impeachment and trial in the Senate. One might ask why nobody in Congress knew of this transaction and why it was not presented to Congress, before or after the transaction?

$400 Million to Iran Was Not a Ransom, Obama Says

President Obama on Thursday flatly denied that a $400 million pallet of cash delivered to the Iranian government in January, on the same day that four American citizens who had been detained by Iran were released, was a ransom payment, calling the latest uproar over the landmark nuclear pact with Tehran “the manufacturing of outrage.”

Mr. Obama said the payment was part of a decades-old dispute with Iran that had been litigated before an international tribunal, adding that his administration publicly disclosed the agreement in January.

“We do not pay ransom for hostages,” Mr. Obama said during a news conference at the Pentagon. In a forceful rebuttal to accusations from critics who said that the payment could put more Americans in danger of being held, he called “the notion that we would start now, in this high profile way,” one that “defies logic.” <Source: $400 Million to Iran Was Not a Ransom, Obama Says - The New York Times>

Once again, we see President Obama skirting the congress to perform an illegal act which is technically worse than the IRAN-CONTRA affair where “Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo. They hoped thereby to secure the release of several U.S. hostages and to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.”

Is this sufficient proof to demand a congressional investigation?

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OBAMA LIED! US Iranian Hostage Saeed Abidini told FOX Business Network today the Iranian regime WOULD NOT let his plane leave Iran until Obama's ransom plane arrived with $400 million in euros and Swiss Francs. <Source>

Watch Hillary Clinton spin … 

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The Wall Street Journal first reported on the $400 million ransom paid to Iran during the negotiations to free imprisoned Americans.

The Obama administration sent an unmarked plane filled with pallets Euros and Swiss francs to the regime before the US hostages were released.

On Wednesday Hillary Clinton lied about this latest discovery. Well, the White House has talked about this and this is kind of old news. It was first reported about seven or eight months ago.”

Of course, that isn’t true. This week was the first time anyone had heard about this secret payoff to the regime.<Source>

Bottom line …

When are we going to hold corrupt politicians accountable for their unconstitutional and criminal acts – including the obstruction of justice. We are so screwed.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS


TRUMP ENDORSES RYAN, McCAIN, AYOTTE: PARTY UNITY OR MORE POWER TO THE GOP PROGRESSIVES?

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In a move that is characterized by many as a gesture of party unity, Donald Trump is endorsing some of the most liberal RINO (Republican In Name Only) aisle-hoppers that are quick to facilitate the toxic agenda of the progressive socialist democrats …

Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan, John McCain

"In our shared mission to make America great again, I support and endorse our Speaker of the House Paul Ryan," Trump said, stressing the need for party unity as he read from a set of notes on his podium. “We need unity. We have to win this election. This is truly one of the most important elections in my lifetime."

Acknowledging the need to work with Congress to accomplish his agenda, Trump went on to endorse Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, both of whom he also had pointedly declined to endorse in recent interviews. <Source>

These RINOs are some of the people who have given President Barack Obama an almost unlimited budget to facilitate the destruction of the United States from within. Funding everything from the disaster that is the unconstitutional Obamacare to the unconstitutional unilateral immigration policies that are a clear and present danger to America and all Americans.

Bottom line …

It appears that the establishment has been successful in purging the congressional conservatives from Congress and thus has removed one of the essential checks and balances that keep our Republic focused on the Constitution, the Rule of Law, and the Civil Society. Handing over the reins of government to corrupt, self-serving politicians who continue to make asinine and dangerous laws – or even worse pass legislative outlines and cede the power of Congress to the Executive branch of the government where unelected bureaucrats make law with administrative rules and regulations.

Trump is little more than a billionaire bully bore without conservative core beliefs and, once again, appears to have sold out in an effort to “go along to get along.” If you have the opportunity: Ryan, McCain, and Ayotte should be removed from office lest the “democrats in GOP clothing” continue on as a fifth column, aiding and abetting the destruction of America from within.

We are so screwed.

-- steve


“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it!
"Acta non verba" -- actions not words

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw

“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”

“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius

“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell

“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar

“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS