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WHO IS PAYING THE PROGRESSIVE PROTESTERS?

As the news is filled with angry mobs, screaming protests, and threatening caravans, one wonders who is organizing these affairs and paying for the most vocal of the protesters…

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Sometimes the crowd comes from the best friends of the community organizers, the unions and special interest organizations of the grievance industry…

It is not unusual to see union peer pressure and thuggery turning out protesters, nor is unusual to find non-local members at a labor protest. Especially from the communist-infused SEIU (Service Employees International Union) founded by Stephen Wade Rathke who also founded the fraud known as ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). I find it amazing that the great majority of community organizers, unions, and others have communist roots and promote the agenda of progressive socialist democrats almost exclusively.

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SEIU Protesters Admit to Being Paid $11 an Hour to Protest Romney Event

SEIU protesters outside a Mitt Romney campaign event in Ohio on Wednesday admitted on camera that they were paid $11 an hour to picket.

The video, posted to YouTube on Wednesday, showed protesters carrying a variety of signs including “SEIU for Obama 2012.” Some wore T-shirts in the labor union’s signature purple.

“We rode down here today,” one man with an “SEIU for Obama” sign said on camera. “They’re paying $11 an hour.”

One woman said the SEIU picked people up from around the community to come protest and that a lot of activists just “go door to door.” She said there were paid canvassers picketing as well as community activists.

It’s not the first time SEIU protesters have discussed being paid to picket: Back in March, a group of female protesters with SEIU gear in Washington, D.C. were overheard on camera talking about the money they had received.

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And it happens on every level…

Camarillo City Council meetings aren’t what most people would consider compelling television. Like almost any council meeting in almost any city, it’s usually pretty boring programing. And funny? Certainly not.

But a clip from a December 2015 Camarillo council meeting found its way into the national spotlight Aug. 12 on an episode of the HBO weekly comedy-news series “Last Week Tonight.” Show host John Oliver used a clip from the meeting and subsequent coverage from a local news station to illustrate the dangers of paid protesters.

When companies and causes drum up fake grass-roots support, it’s called “astroturfing,” and while it sounds like it’s straight out of a D.C. playbook, it happened right here in Camarillo when the council discussed a home proposed to be built in Las Posas Estates.

The council voted unanimously in favor of the home despite opposition from speakers like Prince Jordan Tyson, an actor from Beverly Hills who claimed to live part time in the Camarillo area when he spoke to the council.

But after the vote, Tyson returned to address the council and recanted his earlier statement, admitting he was paid $100 by Los Angeles-based company Crowds on Demand to oppose the project. <Source>

Bottom line…

Ask the protester what they are protesting, and they do not know. Ask the protester who to see about getting paid to protest, and they will often point to some “crowd wrangler” at the edge of the protest (sometimes with beefy bodyguards to protect the “walking around” or “drinking” money that will be dispensed.

The TEA PARTY was an organic event, a movement that was polite, respectful, and effective. Often leaving venues cleaner than when they arrived to illustrate their sincerity in peacefully protesting. The group was essentially leaderless so no single individual could be attacked and that anyone who was of like mind could participate. Nobody asked for your political outlook or checked your identity to ensure you “fit in” with the group. Of course, it all faded away when certain ex-politicians tried to formalize the group structure and install themselves as the very visible head of this potent force. A great idea done-in by corrupt political hacks seeking relevance, recognition, and a modicum of potent political power.

Now with Photoshop, complex audio, and video editing, you cannot even believe that which you hear and see without thinking “follow the money.”

Remember, all of those fancy-named organizations, coalitions, etc. are often artificial fronts for lobbyists and activist organizations attempting to convince you that their motives are pure and your contributions will be used for something other than paying off politicians and living the high life.

VOTE-2018

We are so screwed.

-- steve

Reference Links…

For those wanting to know more about so-called astroturfing, the creation, and manipulation of artificial grassroots organizations, you may wish to read “Grassroots for Hire: Public Affairs Consultants in American Democracy”  authored by UCLA sociology professor Edward Walker.


“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


ENTER THE KOMMUNIST KAMALA GIVE-AWAY

It seems that the Democrat playbook is explicit…

Offer the promise of citizenship to illegal aliens.

Offer the promise of freedom to incarcerated inmates.

Offer the promise of reparations to Blacks.

Offer the promise of free tuition to college students.

Offer everyone else the promise of free money.

KOMMUNIST-KAMALA

Today’s email brought me the joyous news…

From: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris
To: [email protected]
Sent: 10/20/2018 10:03:04 AM
Subject: LIFT the Middle Class Act Today


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LIFT the Middle Class Act Today

Friend,

With all the talk about an economy on the rise, too many Americans are working harder than ever and falling further behind in California and across the country. Wages are flat, while the cost of tuition, gas, childcare, and housing are climbing. Middle class families are often one step away from a crisis. That's why on Wednesday, I announced the LIFT the Middle Class Act, which would give families a fighting chance and put real money in their pockets. 

[OCS: A pretty audacious statement here in California where the progressive socialist democrats are bankrupting the formerly golden state with their tax and spend policies which feature social programs for illegal aliens and more-and-more money for the corrupt unions and special interests.

Does she not know about the massive hike in gas taxes due to a one-party legislature that refuses to allow additional refineries? Does she not comprehend that the rise in tuitions was due to government loan guarantees given to anybody still breathing – and that the educational institutions simply continued to raise tuition with relative impunity? Does she not realize that the communist-inspired SEIU union is attempting to dominate childcare and healthcare workers? NO! She knows and doesn’t really care as long as she is elected and the progressive agenda is advanced.]

Here’s a closer look at the LIFT the Middle Class Act.

Sincerely,
Kamala
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Kamala D. Harris
United States Senator

What does the Kalifornia Kommunist propose other than wealth redistribution from wealthy taxpayers to those who pay little or no taxes? 

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Bottom line…

On the way to the communist way of life: government-controlled housing, employment, healthcare, speech, and behavior. Unless enough good people stand up to preserve the American way of life, our enemies will have used our own constitutional system and laws against us to takeover the country in a silent coup. Much like the government’s attempt to oust a sitting president and disrupt both Congress and the Judiciary.

We are so screwed.

VOTE-2018

-- 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


GAMING THE ELECTION

In a previous post, we posited a theory whereby the combination of vote by mail, early voting, and exit polling could be used to game an election. First, by ascertaining which areas are favorable to a particular party, which areas are likely to be influenced by concentrating efforts around the neighbors of “known” voters, and which areas can be safely ignored, resulting in cost savings without compromising results. All legitimate activities – but which could be used for nefarious purposes in upcoming elections.

Here is an actual email exit poll that I received after my mail-in vote was recorded. It is annotated for your amusement.

The pitch…

Stephen,

According to official records, your ballot was received by your local county registrar. We would appreciate it if you could take a short survey by clicking on this link. After you complete the survey you will be able to see other responses from voters like you.

This survey is being conducted by Open California, publisher of Capitol Weekly, a non-profit 501(c)3 foundation participating in confidential voter research and public policy reporting. Your responses will remain anonymous and not be shared with any political campaign or be used to try and sell you anything.

This survey is confidential, and is intended for your use only.

Please do not forward to others as this invitation is specific to you and any other individual's results will not be saved.


The full URL for the survey is <redacted>

Thank you,

Tim Foster
Open California
https://capitolweekly.net/about-us/open-california/

John Howard
Capitol Weekly
https://capitolweekly.net/

The poll…

California 2018 Online Exit Poll

Thank you for participating in this confidential voter survey for the Open California 501(c)3 and Capitol Weekly.

This survey is being sent to a limited number of voters who cast by-mail ballots in the 2018 California General election based on public records. Traditionally, exit polls are done by asking voters about policy choices and election preferences after they cast a ballot at their local precinct.  However, with the move to more voting by mail, this allows a more complete picture of the electorate. 

Your participation in this survey helps our non-profit mission to inform, enlighten and educate Californians about public policy and state governance, and to provide a platform for engagement with public officials, advocates and political interests.

Upon competing this survey you will be able to see how your responses rank compared to the running totals for everyone else who has taken this survey.  If you are one of the first to complete, you can check back anytime at the link provided.

*Records indicate that you voted by mail or you cast your vote at a local voting center.  Is this true?

  • Yes, I voted
  • No, I have not voted

When voting in an election where your only choices are candidates from the two major parties, how do you usually vote?

  • Always support Republican candidates
  • Mostly support Republican candidates
  • Mostly support Democratic candidates
  • Always support Democratic candidates
  • Go back and forth between voting for Republicans and Democrats

Ballots can have many measures and candidates.  When you get to a local election or race for judge, where you might have little information, are you more likely to:

  • Skip a contest you know little about
  • Vote based on information you have

*For each of the following people on the list below, please indicate whether you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each person.

Very favorable
Somewhat favorable
Somewhat unfavorable
Very unfavorable
Have not heard of them

  • Donald Trump [OCS: Trump does not appear on the ballot, so this is prejudicial and indicative of a progressive mindset.]
  • Ricardo Lara [OCS: SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE]
  • Gavin Newsom [OCS: VERY, VERY, VERY UNFAVORABLE]
  • Dianne Feinstein [OCS: VERY, VERY, VERY UNFAVORABLE]
  • Kamala Harris [OCS: VERY, VERY UNFAVORABLE]
  • Kevin De Leon [OCS: VERY UNFAVORABLE]
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger [OCS: Someone’s idea of a joke?]
  • John Cox [OCS: VERY FAVORABLE]

[OCS: Since Arnold Schwarzenegger is not on the 2018 mid-term ballot, either this is one of those questions used to root out inappropriate answers, or possibly indicate (heaven forbid) another run for an office such as California Senator.]


There are a number of statewide contests in the coming June Primary election.  We have randomly selected just three for your input.  The information provided is the same as how they will appear on the ballot, and incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*) like on the ballot.

*In the race for Governor, who did you support?

  • JOHN H. COX Businessman/Taxpayer Advocate (Republican)
  • GAVIN NEWSOM Lieutenant Governor/Businessman (Democratic)
  • Don't recall

[OCS: No way I could vote for a smarmy, open-borders, tax and spend socialist who loves criminals and illegal aliens.]


*In the contest for Lieutenant Governor, who did you support?

  • ELENI KOUNALAKIS Businesswoman/Economic Advisor (Democratic)
  • ED HERNANDEZ State Senator/Businessman (Democratic)
  • Don't Recall

[OCS: Lesser of two evils.]


*In the contest for Insurance Commissioner, who did you support?

  • RICARDO LARA, State Senator (Democratic)
  • STEVE POIZNER Businessman/Non-Profit Director (No Party Preference)
  • Don't recall

Which statewide campaign did you see the most advertising from?

  • DIANNE FEINSTEIN for US Senate
  • RICARDO LARA for Insurance Commissioner
  • STEVE POIZNER for Insurance Commissioner
  • JOHN H. COX for Governor
  • GAVIN NEWSOM for Governor
  • MARSHALL TUCK for Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • TONY THURMOND for Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • ELENI KOUNALAKIS for Lieutenant Governor
  • ED HERNANDEZ for Lieutenant Governor
  • KEVIN DE LEON for US Senate

A few of the candidates on the statewide ballot are listed as non-partisan or don't have a political party listed on the ballot.  What do you think is the political affiliation of these candidates who are on the statewide ballot but without a listed political party?

Democrat
Republican
Don't Know

  • Tony Thurmond - Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate
  • Marshall Tuck - Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate
  • Steve Poizner - Insurance Commissioner candidate

What type paid communication from campaigns was most effective in shaping your views of this contests?

  • Television Ads
  • Websites
  • Social Media (Twitter/Facebook)
  • Campaign volunteer walking in my neighborhood
  • Political Mail
  • Radio Ads
  • Other (please specify)

What was the primary driver of your interest in voting this year?

  • A sense of responsibility to vote in our elections
  • To have an impact on what is happening in Washington DC with President Trump and Congress
  • Campaigns for local office
  • The candidates running for Statewide office (ie: Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General,  Superintendent of Public Instruction)

[OCS: To keep the corrupt and radical progressive politicians from further decimating our state and society.]


Thinking of the candidates you are supporting this election cycle, what issue was the most important?

  • Healthcare [OCS: California’s radical progressives are proposing that the State implement its own single-payer plan regardless of what the federal government decides.]
  • Water [OCS: The progressives refuse to build out California’s water infrastructure to manage the wet/dry climate cycles and pump billions of gallons of fresh drinkable water into the ocean rather than supporting the state’s premier agricultural industry.]
  • Transportation [OCS: California’s trillion dollar train to nowhere is a slush fund for consultants, developers, unions, and the special interests. The project is not as originally advertised and will never be a viable mode of transportation in our lifetime.]
  • Sexual Harassment / #metoo movement [OCS: the progressives treat sexual harassment as part of their political agenda and have a clear double-standard which sees a self-admitted teen molester questioning an honorable man who appears to have been “set up” for political purposes.]
  • Jobs
  • Education [OCS: Another California joke as we siphon off more and more money for a system that indoctrinates but does not educate. How many more decades will see the graduation of functional illiterates using dumbed-down lowest-common-denominator tests? When will be start testing teachers for teaching competency, subject-matter knowledge, and treating them like other workers who must compete to hold their positions?]
  • Environment [OCS: It appears that the socialists and communists have co-opted environmentalism to fund and advance their own toxic agenda.]
  • Civil Rights [OCS: Everything in California is now a civil right where progressive identity politics entitles you to special protections and considerations. As if someone shouting a racial slur while killing you will somehow make you less dead.]
  • Immigration [OCS: We are giving away our birthrights to illegal aliens who bring us poverty, illiteracy, disease, and crime as they gobble up the social safety nets which we have paid for. Not to mentioning depressing wage scales and precluding entry-level positions for teenagers. The idea that a burger-flipper is worth $30,000 plus benefits per year is ludicrous and is driving up the cost of living in a bizarre wealth redistribution scheme. You can see the clear and present danger of a caravan of illegal aliens marching toward to the border and demanding entry into the United States -- and no progressives are trying to protect America from the violation of its sovereignty.]
  • Taxes [OCS: Economists tell us that the worst steward of our tax money are politicians who spend other people’s money to advance their own political agenda. So much of California’s tax money is wasted that nobody can really assess how much waste, fraud, and abuse is actually occurring because of the background noise of the special interests.]
  • Other (please specify) [OCS: Political corruption and the rise of the professional politician who pursues self-interest above the needs of their constituents.]

[OCS: What they do not mention: Gun Control, not a word about abandoning the Second Amendment, or even worse, abandoning the First Amendment; not a word about "Fake News" and the corruption of the media; changing JURISPRUDENCE from innocent until proven guilty to guilty by uncorroborated allegation until proven innocent; and all of the Nastiness of the progressives who refuse to obey Congressional subpoenas and investigations.]


There were several ballot measures on the ballot, we would like to ask you about just three of them.

California Proposition 6 is titled "Voter Approval for Future Gas and Vehicle Taxes and 2017 Tax Repeal Initiative (2018)."

On this measure, how did you vote?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't Recall

[OCS: This is a measure backed by the government bureaucrats and unions who see additional funds that can be used to advance their own agenda. The politicians ignore the fact that funds designated for highway maintenance, repair, and build-out were “borrowed” by the politicians and the resulting damage can be seen on almost every road in California. This measure returns control over funding approvals to the voters rather than the one-party politicians in control.]


California Proposition 8 is titled "Limits on Dialysis Clinics' Revenue and Required Refunds Initiative (2018)"

On this measure, how did you vote?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't Recall

[OCS: Few people realize that this is a union-driven measure mainly backed by the corrupt and communist SEIU which is attempting to gain a stranglehold on healthcare workers. Essentially this proposition allows for more government intervention in the medical marketplace – as if Obamacare did not do enough damage – with the possibility of “mandating” collective bargaining in the future.]


California Proposition 10 is titled "Local Rent Control Initiative (2018)"
On this measure, how did you vote?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don't Recall

In the coming years there may be several changes in local rent control requirements. Rent control is a policy that limits the ability for landlords to increase rents or sets maximum rents that can be charged in an area.

[OCS: This question provides a sharp delineation between progressives and conservatives with respect to private property rights and government interference in the marketplace. Progressives generally believe that there should be limitations on private property that are in stark contrast to the conservative viewpoint of letting the invisible hand of the marketplace sort out valuations. The idea that you would invest in a property and then have the government limit your return, dictate usage, or tell you who to rent to is an anathema to conservatives.]]

On this issue, would you consider yourself in support of Rent Control measures, or opposed to them?

  • Strongly support Rent Control
  • Support Rent Controls
  • Toss Up
  • Oppose Rent Controls
  • Strongly Oppose Rent Controls
  • Don't know

On a scale of 1-5 stars how strongly do you feel about this stance on rent control?

*    *    *    *    *


Have you or your family ever lived in a rent-controlled home or apartment?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Unsure

Do you or your family own rental property?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Have, but not currently

Initial Demos

*Do you or a family member belong to a union?

  • Yes
  • No

[OCS: While this is a legitimate question and one of statistical and behavioral interest, in the wrong hands this information can mark you as one who needs a little union persuasion to align your vote with the union’s position.]

*What is your gender?

  • Male
  • Female
  • Other

[OCS: This is California where “other” appears to be more appropriate than “decline to state.”]

*Which is your age group?

  • 18-34
  • 35-44
  • 45-54
  • 55-64
  • 65+

*Which best describes your primary ethnicity?

  • White
  • Latino
  • Asian
  • African-American
  • Other

*Do you consider yourself conservative, moderate or liberal?

  • Very conservative
  • Conservative
  • Moderate
  • Liberal
  • Very Liberal

*Do you have any children under 18?

  • Yes
  • No

Thank you for participating in this survey. If you have any comments, please place them in the space below. Otherwise, please select "done" and you will be directed to a page where you can see how your answers compare to other voters who have completed this survey.

 

Bottom line…

Here in the People’s Republik of Kalifornia, we are so screwed.

VOTE-2018

-- 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


MICROSOFT ACCOUNT PROBLEM: DECEPTIVE SOCIAL ENGINEERING OR JUST BEING HELPFUL?

Periodically a “warning message” will pop-up on my Windows 10 system…

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It looks like an error message that is requiring human intervention to remedy.

But is it an error message or even a problem?

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Clicking on the alleged error message to fix it brings you to the Shared experiences screen in your system’s control panel suggestions. Which notifies you that some of your accounts require attention and provides you with a convenient “fix now button.”

Fix what?

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Clicking on the “Fix Now” button brings up a deceptive screen, “Making sure it’s you” that requires your logon credentials – ostensibly to verify it is you.

So what does it really do?

Apparently, the purpose of this exercise is little more than a social engineering attempt to persuade you to login to your Microsoft account and any shared accounts that have access so that “they” can interact (e.g. track) your activities. If you ignore this message – nothing happens. And, should you really desire to login to your Microsoft Account for some specific purpose, you can do it at the appropriate login prompt present when you attempt to access a Microsoft service.

Bottom line…

Imagine a simple single-message honest request. “You are not presently logged into your Microsoft account. Do you wish to login at this time?” Decide for yourself if this is “social engineering.”

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


PROGRESSIVES MORE UPSET ABOUT MURDER OF A TURKISH JOURNALIST THAN BLACKS IN CHICAGO

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What has been published…

Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi is a Saudi Arabian journalist who went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey to obtain a copy of his Saudi birth certificate necessary for his forthcoming marriage to a Turkish citizen. It is unknown if Khashoggi’s journalistic efforts was a covert cover for intelligence gathering and back-channel communications.

Khashoggi, labeled a dissident, is said to be openly critical of the Saudi regime and in particular its newest leader, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Khashoggi, the nephew of the international arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi and a cousin of Dodi Fayed, is said to have had cordial relationships with Osama bin Laden, the Muslim Brotherhood, and others who held anti-America views.

Khashoggi is not an American citizen, but obtained a business administration degree from Indiana State University in 1982 and was a legal resident in possession of a permanent residency “green card.” The green card, possibly facilitated by U.S. intelligence officials, is suspicious due to Khashoggi’s ties to foreign extremists and terrorists.

All of the speculations about Khashoggi’s untimely and gruesome death has been provided by Turkish intelligence officials who are openly anti-America and trying to improve relations with Saudi Arabia.

Important questions…

Are the Iranians using the progressive media’s echo chambers” to gaslight and AstroTurf American into taking action against Saudi Arabia which continues to challenge Iran on a number of fronts?

Are the pro-Obama resisters attempting to damage President Trump's relationship with Saudi Arabia to thwart additional foreign policy wins?

But the biggest question of all is: why are the progressive socialist democrats and their progressive media propagandists more upset about the murder of a Turkish journalist in a foreign country by foreign actors than they are about the murder of American citizens on American soil by Americans and illegal aliens?

Bottom line…

Khashoggi was a Saudi citizen, allegedly murdered by Saudis, on Saudi territory in a foreign country. It has nothing to do with America, President Trump, or the way we conduct our own domestic or foreign affairs. You did not see CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post go ballistic when former President Barack Obama gave Iran billions of dollars that could be used to facilitate this exact same level of brutality on their own citizens and elsewhere in the world. Wonder why not? The fact that Khashoggi was a stringer for an American paper or had the right to live in America means nothing.

Where are the feminists in Saudi Arabia marching for their rights? Why aren’t they condemning the regime on Saudi soil? Sorry to break it to the snowflakes, but this is life in Muslim countries, nothing to see here, move along.

It appears that the Khashoggi affair is simply the progressive outrage of the day and its sound and fury signify nothing. In fact, how stupid was Khashoggi to enter a consulate that was known, by himself and others, to want to return him to Saudi Arabia?

Like the progressive socialist democrats, there is no explanation for stupid.

-- 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


DEMOCRAT SMEAR MERCHANT GLENN SIMPSON TAKES THE FIFTH

I find it the height of progressive socialist democrat hypocrisy that the attorney representing one of the nation’s greatest smear merchants and leakers, Glenn Simpson, would say …

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"This committee would make Sen. Joseph McCarthy proud. Like Sen. McCarthy, this committee has largely conducted its business through secret, confidential interviews and depositions, binding witnesses and their counsels into silence while the members walk outside to all of you the media with public and selectively leaked interviews to tell you what they want you to hear."

Joshua Levy, representing Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson

 
Perhaps Levy is right in sounding like a trapped communist forced to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee which was charged with investigating alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having Communist ties. And, no matter what you thought of Senator Joseph McCarthy, history proves he was absolutely accurate to believe that the communists had infiltrated the government, education, Hollywood, and other institutions.
 
There is no doubt in my mind that Simpson is guilty in engaging of one of the most audacious silent coup attempts in the history of the United States. Whether he sold out his country to the communists or the progressive socialist democrats – of which there is little difference today.
 
Point of Law: When Glenn Simpson first testified in front of a Congressional committee, didn’t he waive his right to a Fifth Amendment defense or can the Fifth Amendment be applied to individual appearances and/or matters?
 
Bottom line…
 
Democrats have no shame, no integrity, and no patriotism!
 
We are so screwed.
 
VOTE-2018
 
-- 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


ELIZABETH WARREN: FAKE INDIAN, FAKE NEWS, FRAUDULENT DEMOCRAT

My first thought when I heard that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren had a DNA test that “confirmed” her long-alleged Native American heritage was to wonder if Glenn Simpson’s Fusion GPS produced DNA reports as well as uncorroborated dossiers…  

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) doubles down by releasing the results of a DNA test touted to prove her claim that she is descendent of American Indians.

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And, the progressive mainstream media echo chamber is trumpeting that this is a vindication of her past claims.

Fake news from a fake Indian… What the news media is conveniently ignoring is:

(1) The DNA test does not specifically reveal results for American Indians due to a lack of comparative samples…

A DNA test is useless to determine tribal citizenship.

Current DNA tests do not even distinguish whether a person's ancestors were indigenous to North or South America.

Sovereign tribal nations set their own legal requirements for citizenship, and while DNA tests can be used to determine lineage, such as paternity to an individual, it is not evidence for tribal affiliation.

Using a DNA test to lay claim to any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation, even vaguely, is inappropriate and wrong.

It makes a mockery out of DNA tests and its legitimate uses while also dishonoring legitimate tribal governments and their citizens, whose ancestors are well documented and whose heritage is proven. Senator Warren is undermining tribal interests with her continued claims of tribal heritage.

~ Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr.

(2)  The percentage of DNA found, between 1/64 and 1,1024 does not qualify Warren as a member of any tribe or even anybody assumed to be a North American Indian.

(3)   Since the alleged connection goes back eight to ten generations, the normal mixing of the races could produce similar results in many human beings. In fact, according to DNA studies, the average European White could also play the identity politics card by claiming they had an affiliation with Black or Hispanic ancestry.

(4)   The actual report indicates a woefully small comparison sample and the report should be read in context.  

Samples.

The individual’s sample contained information on 764,958 sites of genetic variation across the human chromosomes, of which 660,173 overlapped with sites in the reference set used for ancestry analysis.

Our population reference set consisted of 148 individuals (a continental reference panel of 37 individuals from across Europe, 37 from Nigeria with Sub-Saharan African ancestry, 37 from across the Americas with Native American ancestry, and 37 individuals from China). To determine whether the Native American ancestry results in the sample were unusually high relative to other individuals of European ancestry, analysis was also performed on 185 individuals from two reference sets from the
1000 Genomes Project— Americans of predominantly European ancestry from Utah (n = 99 individuals) and British individuals of European ancestry from Great Britain (n = 86 individuals).

Bustamante Report (Date: October 10, 2018)

This did not stop Warren from cultural appropriation and denigrating Indians by contributing to a recipe book with the politically incorrect title of “Pow Wow Chow.”

In 1984, she contributed five recipes to a Native American cookbook entitled “Pow Wow Chow: A Collection of Recipes From Families of the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.” In the book, which was edited by her cousin and unearthed during her 2012 campaign by the Boston Herald, her name is listed as “Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee.”

As for being a Democrat instead of a Bernie Sanders-like neo-Communist…

It appears that Elizabeth Warren is every bit a capitalism-hating red as is her fellow traveler Senator Bernie Sanders. One need only read her Accountable Capitalism Act, which mandates, among other things, that 40 percent of the directors of large companies be selected by the employees. Corporations with more than $1 billion in annual revenue would have to obtain a federal charter. Neo-communism that venerates a large omnipresent government intrusion into individual freedoms and is based on a failed economic model that has never worked. Ask the Russians, Chinese, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, North Koreans, and Cubans. Once the regime has decimated the wealthy, the landowners, and the business owners, the system founders on the shoals of incompetence and apathy. All societal progress is disincentivized in favor of government allocations based on your worth to the regime.

Essentially Warren believes that the U.S. Constitution is outdated and that your private property and individual labor should be subject to government controls.

Bottom line…

The Democrats have moved so far left as to become the neo-Communist Party in the United States. A fifth column of individuals who wish to destroy America from within on behalf of her enemies, both foreign and domestic. It’s your life and your future, remember that when you vote.

VOTE-2018

-- 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


2018 MID-TERM ELECTION: DEMOCRATS WANT TO KILL MEDICARE AND SENIOR CITIZENS

MEDICARE

Are you voting for the greatest socialist Medicare fraud ever?

The facts are indisputable.

We have approximately 15% of the population on Medicare.

We have most workers paying into the Medicare system.

Medicare is projected to become insolvent in eight years.

Ask yourself what will happen when we embrace the progressive socialist democrat's "Medicare for all" single-payer scheme and load another 85% into the system without increasing the number of physicians, nurses,  facilities, diagnostic equipment, and medical supplies.

Obamacare – Part II…

Remember when the progressive socialist democrats blew up our private health care system that worked for 85% of the population featured acceptable premiums, deductibles., and offered a variety of health plans and access to doctors.

Remember when former President Obama stood before the American public and LIED during the President’s weekly address on June 6, 2009: "If you like the plan you have, you can keep it.  If you like the doctor you have, you can keep your doctor, too.  The only change you’ll see are falling costs as our reforms take hold." All repeated endlessly by the progressive mainstream media echo chamber. It was a lie then and it remains a lie now after nine years.

President Obama and his cadre of “experts,” in reality the healthcare industry lobbyists, told us that Obamacare was necessary to add the uninsured 15% to the system. Worst of all, that too was a lie. Most of the 15% uninsured were not added to Medicare (where you pay into the system) but added to Medicaid -- a free program that requires no buy-ins and no payments.

The Medicare for All scheme is Obamacare on steroids!

HEALTHCARE-FOR-ALL

Do not confuse or conflate health insurance with actual health care. In the Medicare for All scheme, the government will determine who is covered, what is covered, and how much of the obscenely-inflated medical bills will be reimbursed by insurance.

There is little or no doubt in my mind that there will be health care scarcities in the systems and that senior citizens who are now receiving proper care from Medicare will be prioritized out of the system in favor of younger individuals who will form the bulk of the tax base to help pay for the system – even though the system will never be cost-effective or sustainable without massive government subsidies. In essence, an increasing amount of your income will be transferred into the healthcare system and redistributed to those who have contributed nothing, such as illegal aliens.

If you believe AARP will help protect senior citizens – dream on. AARP’s greatest source of royalty income, billions of dollars, comes from one of the largest lobbyists and providers of health care coverage, UnitedHealthcare. AARP sat idly by and watched the government transfer $716 BILLION from the Medicare Advantage program to help pay for Obamacare with nary a peep.

Bottom line…

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Fact: the Democrats grab power by managing real or politician-made scarcity and the only equality in the system is the equality of suffering.

Name one domestic health program administered by the government that is effective, efficient, cost-effective, and without significant waste, fraud, and abuse. Just ask the American Indians whose independent healthcare system is managed by the government. Just ask American soldiers whose healthcare system is controlled by the government.

The progressives talk about preexisting conditions but fail to mention that British-style socialized medicine would cost 32 TRILLION dollars and double the national debt. The progressives fail to mention that socialized medicine is failing in most places it is tried. And, while the progressives talk about individual health care, they fail to mention that any health care that is delivered must serve to the collective benefit of the people. Yes indeed comrade. 

WE SIMPLY CANNOT TRUST THE DEMOCRATS WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE, DOMESTIC POLICY, THE ECONOMY, AND HEALTHCARE.

VOTE-2018

-- 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


PROGRESSIVE'S VOTER-ID SCAM

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To the ordinary individual, it appears that the GOP is fighting hard to preserve the integrity of our elections by demanding voters show a photo-id.

Of course, the progressive socialist democrats are pushing back hard claiming that the photo-id requirements are unconstitutionally disenfranchising voters, specifically the young first-time voter, the poor, the minorities, and let’s not omit the convicted felons. Which is nonsensical since everyone has access to a no-cost photo-id card cheerfully issued at your state’s department of motor vehicles. The same type of identification needed to fly, enter federal buildings, open a bank account, purchase liquor, etc.

But, if you haven’t been paying attention, the progressive socialists are working around the system as voting also is no longer confined to fixed polling places. Three states, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington vote entirely by mail. Putting precious ballots in the hands of mostly unionized progressives with little oversight. Other states, like California, are moving in that direction to save costs and to centralize the vote counts since mail can be directed anywhere in the state. A number of states are researching “vote by phone” applications – some with elaborate security, others with a unique username and password sent to you at your mailing address – or in the case of some Democrats, the nearest cardboard mansion.

Twenty additional states provide mail-in ballots upon request if you have a reasonable reason for not voting at your assigned voting place. Some of the more common reasons accepted include illness, disability, travel, religious observance, being a poll worker, or incarceration.

Even worse, there is no such thing as a standardized election day as that fiction fell by the wayside with a state’s “early voting” provisions. At present 37 states and the District of Columbia offer early “in-person” voting. The danger with early-voting is that it is possible to influence the outcome of close races – not uncommon in this deeply polarized America – by statistically analyzing the polling results of early voting and then redoubling efforts to get out the vote among known party participants. Depending on the state and the process, early ballots may be tabulated by personnel who then leak the results to party functionaries.

It is not unknown for some political entities to abuse the “instant registration” offers of some states to bus-in participants, register them, allow them to vote, and then to return them to their point of origin.

Bottom line…

The idea that photo-id will stop the coming voter scams is nonsensical. What is needed is more enforcement officers and the ability to impose hefty fines and incarceration – anything more than the slap on the wrist currently administered. Historically, it is the progressive socialist democrats who are associated with voter fraud – miscounts, damaged ballots, and my favorite, ballots discovered at the last minute.

In a time when a relatively few ballots can tip the voting outcome, it pays to be proactive an vigilant.

The only way to combat voter fraud is to put up massive vote numbers that are immune from challenge and clearly indicate the sentiments of the voters.

VOTE-2018

-- 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


PATHETIC! AN AGING CHELSEA HANDLER TRYING TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER AUDIENCE

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At 43 years old, one would suppose that so-called comedians would learn that attempting (and failing) to shock the sensibilities of your target audience is a losing proposition if you have marginal talent and are generally unfunny. Unlike the iconic comedian George Carlin who could mix foul language, political commentary, and homespun philosophy to make a point, people like Chelsea Handler convey no message other than “hate.” Most in an attempt to appear relevant to a younger audience and at one with her progressive socialist democrat friends.

In what world is gross name calling and sexual innuendo acceptable?

CHT

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Of course, the short answer is in a world of progressive socialist democrats where the end justifies the means, fair or foul, and Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals is their holy bible. If this had been a Republican, the alphabet people (LGBT etc.) would be marching in the streets calling for the network to cancel the performer’s show.

For his part, Lindsey Graham commented:  “I don’t think much about what she says at all. If she wants to live her life that way, that’s up to her. She knows zero about me. To the extent that it matters, I’m not gay.”

Another demonstration of the incivility of the progressive socialist democrats…

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The Tea Party flew American flags and policed their own ranks, leaving the venue cleaner than they arrived. The progressive socialist democrats honor illegal aliens, criminals, and the communists, destroying everyone and everything in their wake. Which future do you want for America and your children?

Bottom line…

It’s all about YOUR future and whether or not you will allow useful idiots like Chelsea Handler color your political thinking and influence your vote. Handler is the face of the progressive socialist democrats – and it’s not a pretty one.

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