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ERIC SWALWELL HOW STUPID OR CORRUPT CAN A PROGRESSIVE BE?

How is it possible to be a 38-year-old grandstanding punk politician and a lawyer and not know the basics of your political profession?

It is bad enough to announce your candidacy as a Democrat nominee for the President of the United States and forced to drop out due to lack of public name recognition and interest on July 8, 2019, but to turn into a media whore spewing demonstrably false nonsense is unconscionable.

Here are the basic facts about an ambassadorship …

THE FACTS THAT SHOULD BE KNOWN OR AVAILABLE TO EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS…

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Ambassadors serve "at the pleasure of the President", meaning they can be dismissed at any time. Appointments change regularly for various reasons, such as reassignment or retirement.

An ambassador may be a career Foreign Service Officer (career diplomat – CD) or a political appointee (PA). In most cases, career foreign service officers serve a tour of approximately three years per ambassadorship whereas political appointees customarily tender their resignations upon the inauguration of a new president. As embassies fall under the State Department's jurisdiction, ambassadors answer directly to the Secretary of State.

The “carrot and stick” approach to foreign diplomacy, known as “quid pro quo,” is a normal and customary occurrence in the conduct of foreign affairs and has deep roots in the conduct of United States foreign and domestic policy. However, when such an approach is meant to benefit an individual, it may be construed as bribery or exerting unlawful influence.

Even worse, is that this fool sits on the Democrat majority House Intelligence Committee, chaired by the lying reprobate Adam Schiff (D-CA), who sets the tone and standards for this star-chamber attempt to impeach a President prior to the 2020 presidential election because the Democrats do not have a suitable candidate for the position.

Here is Representative Swalwell (D-CA) claiming that “It’s an abuse of power to remove an ambassador for political reasons because you don’t like what they’re doing. Period.”

If the video is missing in the email version of this post, it can be found here.

“It’s an abuse of power to remove an ambassador for political reasons because you don’t like what they’re doing. Period.”

[OCS: As we can see from the facts, a President can recall and/or remove an Ambassador for any reason. Especially if the Ambassador is suspected of corrupt or anti-Administration activities. BTW – using “Period.” is so reminiscent of Obama who often punctuated his lies with the “period” emphasis.]

“It’s a gross abuse of power if you ask a political ally like the Ukrainians to investigate your opponent. It’s a gross, extreme abuse of power if you leverage a White House meeting. … It’s an extraordinary abuse of power if you remove an ambassador the way the president did, ask for investigations, leverage a White House meeting and $300 million in taxpayer dollars.”

[OCS: Is Representative Swalwell both blind and stupid?

Former Vice President Joe Biden was caught on tape publicly bragging about withholding a billion-dollar loan guarantee from the Ukrainians if they did not fire a state prosecutor who was investigating political corruption involving a company who employed the Vice President’s son – who was apparently paid millions to provide advice to a demonstrably corrupt company. Biden’s son had no prior dealings in the Ukraine, did not speak the language, knew nothing of the company’s oil and gas business – and whose only recommendation for the job was that his father controlled billions of dollars in aid and could influence Ukrainian leaders.]

Swalwell’s statements are in reference to the Obama-appointed Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, who was recalled and removed from office by President Trump. Not only had she lost the confidence of the President of the United States , it is suspected that she may have been complicit in various corrupt actions such as aiding Ukraine in interfering with the 2016 Presidential election and aiding and abetting the private business activities of Hunter Biden and his father, then-Vice President of the United States and charged by President Obama to conduct U.S. diplomacy in Ukraine.

Want corruption?

I wonder what Representative Swalwell has to say about the so-called “Whistleblower,” a current government employee with a security clearance who is attempting to enrich himself by using a GoFundMe page to solicit what are “gifts” to a current intelligence official and a potential violation of 5 CFR 2635.203 and other government statutes. The fact that this money is being paid to his lawyers to his benefit is a major issue. Not to mention potential violations of the Espionage Act in the solicitation and mishandling of classified information. Plus perjury for lying or omitting the previous contact with Schiff’s Committee before filing a complaint with the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. As for Schiff, possible charges of witness tampering and subornation of perjury – enough to get Schiff disbarred and held responsible for his actions.

Bottom line…

You need to go no farther than Schiff’s and Swalwell’s pronouncements to see that the Democrat’s attempt to impeach the President of the United States is as empty and corrupt as their politicians and policies.

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


SAN FRANCISCO: WHERE RADICAL CHIC AND COMMUNISM OUTWEIGH COMMON SENSE

There is no doubt in my mind that there is an active radical fifth column active in the United States seeking to destroy America from within and bring about a socialist/communist revolution…

And just as the leftist radicals pooh-poohed and destroyed the findings of Senator Joseph McCarthy who saw communists in the government, education, and Hollywood, we are ample proof that there are citizens walking among us that do not wish us well and are seeking to overturn the system. In many cases, by relaxing or destroying law enforcement or the judicial standards which protect us all – chiefly among them, the United States Constitution.

But only in San Francisco could a candidate with four domestic terrorist parents become the San Francisco District Attorney and the city’s chief law enforcement officer…

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A radical resume to be sure…

Chesa Boudin’s parents were members of the violent Communist Weather Underground, a movement founded by Barack Obama’s best friend and babysitter to his children, domestic terrorist Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan.

His Mother: Kathy Boudin (born May 19, 1943) is a former member of the far-left domestic terrorist group Weather Underground who was convicted of felony murder for her role in the Brink's robbery of 1981. The robbery resulted in the killing of two Nyack police officers and one security guard and serious injury to another security guard. Boudin was released from prison on parole in 2003 and became an adjunct professor at Columbia University. Her great-uncle was Louis B. Boudin, a Marxist theorist. Her father, attorney Leonard Boudin, had represented controversial clients such as Judith Coplon, the Cuban government, and Paul Robeson. <Source>

His Father: David Gilbert (born October 6, 1944) is a terrorist and organizer who is currently a prisoner at Wende Correctional Facility. Gilbert was a founding member of Columbia University Students for a Democratic Society and member of the Weather Underground terrorist organization. He was arrested for his part in the Brink's robbery in October 1981, along with members of the Black Liberation Army and other radicals including Kathy Boudin, his partner and mother of Chesa Boudin. He and she were both sent to prison for their role in the robbery that led to the murders of Nyack police officers Waverly Brown and Edward O'Grady and Brinks guard Peter Paige. <Source>

His Adoptive Parents: In the absence of his imprisoned parents, Chesa Boudin was raised by Weather Underground leaders Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn as his adoptive parents. <Source>

Claiming that nobody should be held accountable for the sins of their parents (and friends), Boudin’s stated goal is reform of the criminal justice system and releasing “non-violent”  criminals from prison?  But can we trust a person with a belief system conditioned by years of anti-America sentiment and Marxist communist doctrine? Can we trust a person with this background with the keys to our kingdom as well as its jails?

Life was good for Chesa who went to St Antony's College, Oxford on a 2003 Rhodes Scholarship. At Oxford, he earned two master's degrees, one in Forced Migration and the other in Public Policy in Latin America. He received his J.D. degree from Yale Law School in 2011, and began work for the San Francisco Public Defender's Office as a post-doctoral fellow in 2012. <Source> Amazing how many radicals are elitists while portraying themselves as being “of the people.”

The very same question the progressives ignored when electing former President Barack Hussein Obama who spent much of his time overseas apologizing form America’s past actions rather than extolling the virtues of American democracy and exceptionalism.

Known by the company you keep …

Here are a few select endorsements …

Senator Bernie Sanders
Our Revolution

Real Justice PAC
Smart Justice California
Public Health Justice Collective
Coleman Action Fund for Children
Evolve California
Restorative Justice International
Justice Teams Network        
San Francisco Rising Action Fund
San Francisco Affordable Housing Alliance
San Francisco Tenants Union
Community Tenants Association (CTA)
Chinese Progressive Association Action Fund
Harvey Milk Democratic Club
San Francisco Black Young Democrats
Libertarian Party of San Francisco        
San Francisco Young Democrats
Progressive Democrats of America - California
Democratic Women in Action (ranked)        
Our Progressive Future
San Francisco Berniecrats
San Francisco Green Party

Sierra Club        

United Educators of San Francisco (UESF)
San Francisco Community College Teachers (AFT Local 2121)
Service Employees International Union (SEUI Local 1021)
National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
UNITE HERE Local 2
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME Local 3299)
International Longshore and Warehouse Union - Northern California District Council   
OPEIU Local 29 (Office and Professional Employees International Union)

       Angela Davis, Civil Rights Icon and Activist          
Alicia Garza, Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement
Patrisse Cullors, Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement

Shaun King, Co-Founder of Real Justice PAC and The North Star
Danny Glover, Actor and District 5 Community Leader
Ibram X. Kendi, Author and Historian, Anti-Racism
Phelicia Jones, Justice For Mario Woods Coalition*

Medea Benjamin, Founder of Code Pink*
David E. Smith, MD, Founder of Haight Ashbury Free Clinics*
Cathy Reisenwitz, Editor-in-Chief of Sex and the State
Amy Beinhart, President Bernal Heights Democratic Club*
Reid Chalker, President San Francisco for Democracy*          
Lito Sandoval, Former San Francisco Latino Democratic Club President*
Kevin Ortiz, Vice President of San Francisco Latino Democratic Club*          
Mitchell Omberberg, Affordable Housing Alliance*
Jose Bernal, San Francisco Reentry Council Member*
Jordan Davis, SRO Task Force Member, Transgender Advocate*
Bahlam Vigil, San Francisco Youth Commissioner*
Matthew Lewis, California Young Democrats Bay Area Regional Director*
Raj Jayadev, Silicon Valley DeBug
Starchild, Sex Worker, Libertarian Activist
Shahid Buttar, Community Leader
Tony Kelly, Community Leader
Jon Jacobo, Community Leader
Martha Hawthorne, Community Leader & SEIU 1021 Organizer*
Peter Gabel, Community Leader
Ronald Colthirst, Community Leader          

Do you see a pattern? How is one proud of an endorsement from a radical communist like Angela Davis or a committed Marxist and communist dictator aficionado Danny Glover?

Bottom line …

For those who have not visited lately, the former premier City of San Francisco, governed by progressives, has turned into a poor replica of a third-world nation where the homeless can be found adjacent to the mega-rich in their guarded mansions, As has parts of Los Angeles. The wealthy and the creative people are leaving California each day in favor of more tax-friendly environments with newer infrastructure. Unfortunately, bringing their liberal politics with them and no longer caring that there are fewer individuals and enterprises to support the state’s massive budget that is increasingly being spent on public employee unions and illegal aliens.

Here is a communist prick who served as a Hugo Chavez translator and hates cops -- even though his parents are cop killers. What are they thinking in San Francisco? 

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


VETERANS DAY - 2019

Honoring our troops on today’s Veterans Day …

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Lest we not forget …

Jane Fonda, American Traitor …

As we go about our daily tasks, let us for a moment consider the service of Senator John McCain, a prisoner of war who suffered terribly at the hands of our enemy while just mere miles away a far-left liberal, Jane Fonda, laughed and sat on an anti-aircraft gun as she called our American troops “war criminals.

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Aside from visiting villages, hospitals, schools, and factories, Fonda also posed for pictures in which she was shown applauding North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gunners, was photographed peering into the sights of an NVA anti-aircraft artillery launcher and made ten propagandistic Tokyo Rose-like radio broadcasts in which she denounced American political and military
leaders as "war criminals." She also spoke with eight American POWs at a carefully arranged "press conference," POWs who had been tortured by their North Vietnamese captors to force them to meet with Fonda, deny they had been tortured, and decry the American war effort. <Source>

And an accounting which is not complete …

For some as yet unexplained reason, John McCain approved legislation which has kept Americans from getting a complete accounting of our MIAs from Viet Nam.

The legislation ensured that “… the Defense Department is not obligated to tell the public about prisoners believed alive in captivity and what efforts are being made to rescue them. It only has to notify the White House and the intelligence committees in the Senate and House. The committees are forbidden under law from releasing such information.” For those who wish to read an interesting article on McCain’s efforts to prevent a full and complete accounting of MIAs, it can be found at “ The War Secrets Sen. John McCain Hides: Former POW Fights Public Access To POW/MIA Files.”

Bottom line …

Our nation and each citizen owes an unpayable debt to those who risk life and limb to protect our right to prosper or protest in complete freedom from a totalitarian government.

  • If you see a soldier in uniform, thank them for their service – especially since it is completely voluntary. If you see a veteran down on his luck, extend a helping hand.
  • Do not let our people and our government forget the sacrifice made by our troops.
  • Do not let those who would denigrate and demean our military go unchallenged.
  • Do not let the media spin a story that is contemptuous of those who protect our freedom without pointing out that it may have been the actions relatively few individuals involved and they do not represent the military.

And, no matter what the spin, you are not a private citizen exercising your “free speech rights” when you give aid and comfort to America’s enemies by making propaganda announcements --  you are a traitor.

Most of all, tell those in the far-left who are openly anti-military and anti-America where to step off. <insert strong language message here>

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   -- steve

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“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


MICHAEL BLOOMBERG: THE ONE THING

Former three-term New York Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, or “Little Michael” as President Trump calls him would be a formidable candidate except for one thing …

Michael Bloomberg is one of the New York elites and knows pretty much everybody in the one-percent category in the city.

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, President Trump, Michael Bloomberg, former President Clinton.

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Michael Bloomberg is a superior businessman who built a billion-dollar behemoth from scratch, or if you are honest, his 1981 ten million dollar buy-back of equity shares when Salomon Brothers was bought by Phibro Corporation, and Bloomberg was laid off. At this point in time. Bloomberg was a well-educated, well-credentialed, entrepreneur with an idea. Unfortunately, the Presidency is not equivalent to the CEO of a corporation due to others who have a valid say on any particular subject and cannot be dismissed like an employee. Yes, they are members of Congress and the judiciary – not to mention the bureaucracy protected by civil service rules and regulations.  That’s not the one thing.

Michael Bloomberg has excellent administrative skills as the management of New York City demonstrates. Unfortunately, we cannot easily separate out the contributions of the legendary former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the infrastructure he put in place to govern the city. That’s not the one thing.

Michael Bloomberg could easily self-finance his own campaign and purchase significant media time to spread his message. Unfortunately, that would invite charges that a billionaire was trying to buy the presidency and preclude his appearance in scheduled debates. That’s not the one thing.

The one thing is that Michael Bloomberg has no respect for the Constitution of the United States and the inalienable rights of its citizens…

Anyone who has followed Michael Bloomberg knows that he is virulently anti-gun and hates the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.

A gun-control lobbying group funded largely by billionaire Michael Bloomberg just helped Democrats take over the state government in Virginia – right in the National Rifle Association’s backyard.

In Tuesday’s elections, the Democrats tipped the Virginia House and Senate in their favor, giving them full control of the state government for the first time since 1994. The election had stronger-than-usual turnout in the suburbs, according to media reports.

While the results could be a good omen for Democrats’ chances in 2020, it may also be a tipping point in the money battle over gun rights. Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun-control advocacy group that the former New York mayor helps fund, spent $2.5 million this year to influence voters in Virginia versus approximately $300,000 by the NRA, which has its headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. <Source>

Anyone who has followed Michael Bloomberg can plainly see that he is a member of the nanny state who believes they have the moral and legal authority to tell you how to live your life – including what to eat and drink.

Under Bloomberg's ban, "sugary beverages" larger than 16 ounces could not be sold at food-service establishments in New York City. At restaurants with self-service soda fountains, cups larger than 16 ounces could not be provided. <Source>

Bottom line…

While the external package appears to be sound, the internal package is corrupt and progressive. Bloomberg is a man of establishment consensus, he is not a fighter like President Trump and certainly not a fighter for your Constitutional rights. In essence, Bloomberg is the candidate nobody wants: not the conservatives, not the moderates, and not the radicals. Not the Democrats and not the Republicans. Not the freedom lovers and not the constitutionalists.

Once again, the best choice is a default choice: Donald Trump who has proven that he is more than words. Where every politician said they would move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, Israel, Donald Trump did it over the objection of these very same politicians.  Where politicians claimed that they wanted to reform immigration and resolve the border crisis, Donald Trump made the effort in spite of what the politicians said.

What other President has faced political and media opposition from day one and a 24/7 barrage of disparagement and kept functioning on behalf of the American people.

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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 STRATEGIC ASSAULT OF MICHAEL BLOOMBERG BEGINS …

According to reports in the Associated Press …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Bloomberg plans to skip early voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire if he launches a presidential bid and instead focus his efforts on the crush of states that vote on Super Tuesday and beyond. It’s a strategy that acknowledges the limitations of entering the race at this late stage and the opportunities afforded by the billionaire’s vast personal wealth.

Bloomberg adviser Howard Wolfson says other candidates already have a big head start in the first four states to vote — Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina — and Bloomberg needs to be realistic about where he can make up ground.

“If we run, we are confident we can win in states voting on Super Tuesday and beyond, where we will start on an even footing,” Wolfson said. Fifteen states and American Samoa vote in the March 3 contests, with nearly a quarter of primary delegates up for grabs.

Bloomberg qualified Friday to get on the ballot in Alabama, one of the Super Tuesday states. His team is also making plans to file in Arkansas, which has a Tuesday deadline.

Bloomberg’s candidacy has the potential to upend the Democratic race less than three months before primary voting begins. The billionaire businessman initially ruled out a 2020 run, but began to reconsider in recent weeks, citing concerns about the ability of the current crop of contenders to defeat President Donald Trump.

It is not about “catching” up to the Democrat candidates who have already spent a significant amount of time, effort, and money preparing to compete in the early States …

Rather than fight gravity, he will make the primary system work for him.

One, after the first primaries he will have a clear target at the front-runners who will damage each other and themselves with their unrealistic socialist policies.

Two, although it appears that Bloomberg has almost unlimited personal funds, being worth an estimated 50+ billion dollars, he will have more funding going forward into the important races whereas the other candidates have depleted a portion of their campaign funding. The issue of Bloomberg using his own funds precludes his participation in the official Democrat debates, so total self-funding is unlikely.

Three, Bloomberg will also have his pick of advisors and “on ground” workers as other campaigns collapse. These are the political operatives who skip from campaign to campaign during the election season.

Four, he will gain voter-share as Democrats begin to see that none of the original candidates can beat President Trump, in spite of the polling. It should be noted that national polls mean less than the state polls during the primary process.

Five, the mainstream media will appear to be radical socialists should they attack Bloomberg and defend the rabid policies of Sanders, Warren, and the other far left candidates.

Or six, Bloomberg could take it easy and look for a brokered convention to nominate him as the party’s unanimous candidate.

Craziness…

It should be astonishing to most Americans that Obama, Junior. – the corrupt former Attorney General Eric Holder – is said to be considering entering the 2020 race. There does not appear to be any moderates left in the party as the socialist/activists and non-socialists triangulate and calculate to see how far left they need to go for the primary and still be able to move towards the center in the general election. Considering his position in covering up many of the Obama scandals, it might be great fun questioning his ethics and actions.

Where are former President Barack Obama and his brain trust?

Bottom line…

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Former New York Mayor is the most formidable of the candidates that could challenge Donald Trump. But, with a significant caveat. President Trump will remain the outside disrupter whose semi-chaotic style has produced definite wins for the United States and has proven that he does or attempts to keep his campaign promises.

Whereas Bloomberg is still an establishment progressive and has a known nanny-state agenda that includes dismantling the Second Amendment, implementing  a modified Medicare for all, making illegal aliens into citizens, greatly increased and profligate spending on agenda items like radical climate change, keeping our borders open, and promoting unlimited abortions. His stand on reparations and forgiving all student debt is not known at this time. We must wait until he further articulates his positions in the coming days to judge how radical he might have become relative to the other Democrats in the race.

Truth be told, Bloomberg is not a centrist or a moderate – he just appears to be less radical than the communist crazies in his party and wrapped in a more palatable package that appears easier to swallow.

And, as for the other “centrist,” crazy uncle Joe Biden, his negatives, vis-à-vis other candidates, are overwhelming. (Age, health, lying, corruption, and almost always being on the wrong side of history.)

Hopefully, America will wake to the dystopian Democrat scenario that does not bode well for the United States. The real game is called “normalization,” where a candidate takes the most extreme position – ten steps forward – and then allows the public to ooh-and-aah when you only see them take three steps forward to the new normal.

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I vote for continued “Trumpian” disruption and Congressional gridlock.

With three years of constant lies about the President and his administration, coupled with media misinformation, let us hope that truth and justice will prevail, or 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


SAME SCHIFF, DIFFERENT DAY

The real threat to the Trump Presidency in 2020 is not impeachment, but a credible Democrat candidate… 

WILL FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG ENTER THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL RACE?

With no viable Democrat in sight, the one candidate that can beat Donald Trump in a head-to-head match-up is said to be considering entering the 2020 presidential race by testing the waters in the State of Alabama. Bloomberg, a life-long Democrat who changed his political party to the GOP, and then to running as an independent, is a pragmatic chameleon who will do whatever it takes to advance his personal agenda. Ten times wealthier than Donald Trump and with a storied self-made business background, Bloomberg has the credentials to pursue the progressive agenda, the administrative expertise to manage the Office of the Presidency, and a worldview conditioned by his truly international operations in the financial sector. 

There are billionaires and then there are billionaires …

It appears that another billionaire, wing-nut climate activist Tom Steyer, tried to purchase endorsements for his Iowa campaign. Although denied by Steyer, numerous political officials report receiving offers from Steyer’s  top Iowa campaign adviser, Pat Murphy, a former state Iowa House speaker. How pathetic is that, trying to purchase organic support for a sad-faced billionaire? '

And speaking of billionaires you will notice that Congress has done nothing to fix candidate financial disclosure forms which are defective by design and do not accommodate multi-million and billionaire accounting.

The media decides there are whistleblowers, and then there are real whistleblowers…

ABC IS PURSUING THE “WHISTLEBLOWER” WHO LEAKED EMBARASSING VIDEO BUT IGNORES THE ONE ATTEMPTING TO BRING DOWN A DULY-ELECTED PRESIDENT.

Another sign of media malpractice is on display as media giant ABC investigates the “whistleblower” who “leaked” the hot-mic footage of a frustrated on-air presenter whose broadcast package on Jeffrey Epstein was spiked by the network to protect important, powerful, wealthy, and politically-connected individuals – but totally ignores a manufactured “whistleblower” who is attempting to destroy the presidency of Donald Trump and interfere with the 2020 election. In a display of hypocrisy ABC claims “We take violations of company policy very seriously, and we’re pursuing all avenues to determine the source of the leak.” – yet say nothing about the continual leaking of classified government information and continues to discourage any identification or investigation of a “whistleblower” who may have not only violated government policy, but may have violated the Espionage Act in conveying classified information to third-parties.

Amazing, Adam Schiff, the inmate is conducting the inquisition in the asylum…

THE SCHIFF SHOW CONTINUES …

In spite of the false narrative leaked by “anonymous sources who are not authorized to speak on the record, " we are finding that the only person that truly deserves to be investigated by the House Intelligence Committee is Adam Schiff. Schiff who has been using his position as Committee Chair to conduct star chamber-like proceedings where the only information leaking appears to be from staff members seeking to dominate the media narrative. Not only did Schiff assure the American public that he possessed “ample evidence of collusion in plain sight,” but continues to lie to the American public about what Trump did not say.

The headlines conditioned by committee leaks of the secret proceedings…

NBC NEWS … “Top diplomat in Ukraine Bill Taylor directly ties Trump to quid pro quo -- "That was my clear understanding, that security assistance money would not come until the president (of Ukraine) committed to pursue" investigations, Bill Taylor told Congress.”

CNN NEWS … “US diplomat directly ties Trump to Ukraine quid pro quo.”

The truth after Taylor’s testimony transcript was released…

Now, we find that William Taylor, the charge d’affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, called as a “key” Democrat witness against President Trump, has never spoken to the President, was never part of the July 25th telephone call between the two world leaders, did not have access to the actual collaborative transcript until late September when it was declassified and released by President Trump, and whose “opinions” about the probity of Trump’s phone call was formed primarily from his conversations with other anti-Trump staffers operating within the bureaucracy. And this fact was omitted in the short (talking points) Schiff summary that was released by the Committee with the longer and voluminous testimony transcript that is both hard to download and hard to read.

Totally ignoring that “carrot and stick” (also known as quid pro quo) diplomacy is a normal and customary practice of diplomacy and that the United States asks foreign governments for assistance in matters of national security, tax evasion, money laundering, and political corruption.

Moreover, while the Democrat’s bleat “Nobody is above the law,” one should note that running for President does not protect you from being investigated for criminal activities or previous political corruption. And, as for truly being above the law, the Democrats need to re-visit the Kennedys and the Clintons and explain again how that statement is true.

How is it that the lead perpetrator of the so-called impeachment inquiry” scandal also controls the actual inquiry and subsequent cover-up of wrong-doing?  While the House Republicans have no power, what about the Senate Republicans in the Intelligence Committee? Or are they being blackmailed and coerced by the intelligence and law enforcement community that is nominally under the control of President Trump? Et Tu, Chairman Richard Burr?

The Democrats and the hypocrisy of women’s rights …

Newly Elected Virginia Senator Had Been Jailed for Having Sex with Teenager

In 2014, Joe Morrissey, then a 57-year-old delegate to the Virginia General Assembly, plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and was sentenced to 12 months in jail (with six months suspended) because of a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old office assistant at his law firm.

On Tuesday, he won his election to the Virginia Senate. I'll give you one guess what his political affiliation is.

That's right, he's a Democrat. And he won his election with more than 60 percent of the vote. <Source>

So where are all women’s rights activists and the “me too” movement marching in the streets? Hypocrites ALL as they ignore Democrat child abuse.

Wonder how the money at those lofty-named leftist non-profits is being spent?

Travel, furniture, ‘lavish’ meals: Nonprofit head misspent $1.7 million, filing alleges

The former head of the L.A.-based anti-poverty nonprofit Youth Policy Institute improperly used the organization’s funds to pay the property taxes on his house, buy furniture for his home office and make national political donations, the group alleged in court documents filed this week.

Dixon Slingerland, who was fired as the group’s chief executive in September, spent the nonprofit’s money on an array of unauthorized and personal expenses, including private tutoring for his children, contributions to his wife’s pension, and “lavish” dining, travel and entertainment, according to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing lodged by the nonprofit in federal court.

Board members at the nonprofit “concluded that Mr. Slingerland had been misusing YPI’s funds for his personal use over an extended period of time, and at least since 2014,” the document says.

[OCS: How is it than nobody is auditing multi-million dollar Democrat-run organizations? Oh! I forgot – because they are run by and for Democrats.]

Slingerland, a fundraiser for both President Obama and Mayor Eric Garcetti, used his group’s funds to make “partisan political contributions” to federal campaign committees, an activity that violates federal tax laws, according to the bankruptcy filing. <Source: Los Angeles Times>

[OCS: Of course, the allegations of impropriety are being denied and any expenditures on the non-profit’s American express card were “accidental.” Yeah Right!]

It appears that most non-profit public service agencies also have get out the vote activities aligned with other radical left wing groups and benefiting the Democrats.

"The LA Youth Vote Campaign is designed not only to get more young people to the polls, but also help them understand the entire democratic process to ensure their voices are heard," said Elise Buik, President and CEO, United Way of Greater Los Angeles. "Voting is a driving factor towards positive change and we want to work with key stakeholders, community partners, civic leaders and our schools to make it possible  for all students to register and vote in matters when it comes to the quality of their education."

Led by student leaders from LAUSD schools, the campaign's kick-off event took place today at Dr. Maya Angelou High School in Los Angeles, with over 150 local students in attendance. Speakers included California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, Assembly Member Jimmy Gomez, LA County Registrar, Dean C. Logan and a student advocate. The Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder deputized the students as Voter Outreach Coordinators and trained them how to register their peers. Other event partners included the Los Angeles Unified School District; Service Employees International Union Local 99; League of Women Voters; Arts for Los Angeles; Youth Policy Institute; Mi Familia Vota; and the Movement Strategy Center. <Source>

You can bet that Slingerland’s case will result in a slap on the wrist – probably without further investigating those on the payroll and any community organizing activities.

Bottom line…

Do I even need to repeat it? We are screwed.

When are Americans going to stand up in elections and call bullshit, holding the majority of Democrats and their media enablers responsible for their lack of integrity to represent America and Americans? If my sister and her friends who prioritize their feelings over logic and believe what they hear from the media and their friends – I am afraid the answer is NEVER. That is until America experiences another catastrophic event that shocks the conscience of Americans and highlights the traitors who made us vulnerable.

-- 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


COMMITTING NATIONAL SUICIDE?

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While the world focuses on the craziness surrounding President Trump, his trade and tariffs, his potential impeachment, Adam Schiff, and the Trump-obsessed media, we are facing a significant economic crisis in America.

The business of business is being assassinated by progressives who are demanding that companies stray from their old creditworthiness standards to embrace a new form of “social justice” or “environmental lending” which makes a mockery of the traditional five C’s of credit and lending: Character, Capacity, Capital, Conditions, and Collateral. Activists demand that both the government and private financial institutions dispense money to those who cannot pay it back, and in many cases of individuals, the motivation to even use the funds to better themselves, their families, and the present conditions.

Even worse, we see the Wall Street Wizards, middlemen who collect their commission regardless of who makes or loses money, pushing for the type of systemic chaos and volatility that encourages trading profits as well as encouraging speculative investments.

How else can you explain the billion-dollar “unicorn” valuations of companies who are deep in debt, have never made a legitimate profit, and seem to exist on little more than hot air and investor funding — or alternatively are funded by the sale of public shares to people who are conditioned to see an opportunity slipping through their hands and are counting on non-existent share and market liquidity to allow them to sell their shares to a “greater fool” at the top of the market.

How else can you explain a company like Tesla, whose super-salesman CEO comes up with another crazy idea – complete with computer-generated graphics – before each round of funding to keep the company afloat. Existing on government subsidies and tax credits as they obtain billion-dollar cash infusions in spite of not generating a profit, with the exception of the sale of pollution credits to other automakers, and in the face of competition of real-world car makers who know how to make vehicles at scale, How does this company survive scrutiny? 

How else can you explain a company like WeWork, valued initially at $47 billion and mired in self-dealing, idiotic side ventures like snack bars and artificial wave surfer parks, and a crushing debt burden that can never be serviced? The only out was to sell the enterprise to the public while allowing the company’s super-salesman founder to maintain operational control. Unfortunately, someone actually read the company’s IPO (Initial Public Offering) prospectus and saw the issues with governance and cashflows – and the $47 billion valuation evaporated into thin air from whence it was created.

The issue is “risk transference,” where the risk of failure and its consequences are quickly transferred from one party to the next. It appears that the type of threat, political, economic, or social is rarely considered.

How else can you explain rational individuals voting to elect deeply-flawed politicians who want to disarm and disrupt our nation, destroy its economic system, and fundamentally transform its culture from individualism to collectivism – moving from a republic to a totalitarian state that denies personal freedom?

But where does the risk go in this case? What is on the other side of the trillion-dollar deficits?

Some say it really doesn’t matter how much debt there is on the nation’s books (including the off-book unfunded liabilities) because the government owns a printing press capable of printing unlimited amounts of money based on little more than the full faith and credit of the United States. But what if people lose faith in the government – as they are sure to do when jobs disappear, taxes rise precipitously, and government expands like a supernova? And, nobody is willing to buy the bonds that underpin the money being printed? What if consumers lose faith and withdraw their funds from financial institutions? The answer is simple. People hoard what they have, the consumers attack the creators, and the system collapses.

Bottom line…           

It appears that our nation is under attack by a fifth column of politicians, bureaucrats, and useful idiots who want to destroy America from within and label that destruction as a radical transformation to achieve “social justice” and equality. Or, as some have suggested, the system is majorly broken, and the media has gone rogue – no longer speaking truth to power, but parroting the party line.

We are 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


GIVING TRAITORS A PASS TO CONTINUE THEIR ACTIVITIES

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“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 ONE INVESTIGATION THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS AFRAID TO UNDERTAKE

There appears to be one grossly ineffective, incompetent, and defective by design committee in the House of Representatives…

HOUSE-ETHICSBased on published reports, it appears that Representative Adam Schiff may have condoned or actually engaged in behaviors which may have led to felonious activities such as witness tampering and suborning perjury, the crime of persuading an individual to commit perjury, which is the swearing of a false oath to tell the truth in a legal proceeding. 

While the "speech and debate clause" of the Constitution may protect Schiff from the consequences of deliberately reading a materially false and defamatory statement into the official record from the Chair, other activities such as leaking classified information to the media; or engaging in a conspiracy in which individuals knowingly perjure themselves when providing false and misleading information to a government law enforcement entity may be prosecutable.

While it is unclear whether or not Schiff must step down from the Chair as he is now a material fact witness in potential criminal proceedings is unclear.

It is patently obvious that there is enough probable cause for the Ethics Committee to investigate the activities of Adam Schiff, his role in the potential compromise of the President's National Security Council, and a conspiracy to overthrow a duly elected President of the United States on manufactured and corrupt evidence.

While Adam Schiff’s behavior may not "reflect credibly on the House” or may not follow the “spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House," it is up to the ethics committee to investigate.

And, if lying to the American people were a crime, former President Obama would have been impeached for his untruthful statements about the Affordable Care Act. 

Enough said!

Bottom line...

1.  It cannot be a "rogue diplomatic policy" because the President sets the policy.

2.  It cannot be a quid pro quo situation because everyday diplomacy is based on sticks and carrots.

3.  The President released the reconstructed transcript of the Ukraine call and what any unelected subordinate thought about what was said is both irrelevant and meaningless.

4.  The whistleblower has no rights because he improperly reported Presidential activities to a person who has no oversight over presidential activities and who may have deliberately changed the reporting form to accommodate hearsay testimony which demonstrably included false and misleading information.

5.  There is no there, there and the media refuses to mention that the emperor has no clothes or investigate the true quid pro quo that former Vice President Biden publicly boasted about.

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


AMERICA: SKEW YOU

There is no doubt that the mainstream media is skewed toward the hard left…

It appears that the progressive journalists in the progressive media newsrooms are overemphasizing social media, cable news, and talk radio sources as being somewhat reflective of the mood and sentiment of the nation. Pumping out story after story about the farthest left policies that can only exist in San Francisco, California or Brooklyn, New York as if they are representative of mainstream political thought.

In what universe do we find the SQUAD, composed of four militant, anti-Semitic, racist, women being portrayed as the future of our nation? In what universe does a shrewd long-time progressive politician like Nany Pelosi sacrifice the Democrat Party to empower first-term representatives who represent small districts that are clearly not representative of America as a whole? Representatives who are more concerned about their own views than those of their constituents whom they purport to represent.

Consider the four “woke” – I say “broke” – women who comprise the so-called “squad…”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who embraces the farthest of the leftist policies that would bankrupt America, create social chaos, and result in a totalitarian state. It’s the full package cribbed from others. (Medicare for all, a federal jobs guarantee, the Green New Deal which would transform the entire U.S. economy, abolishing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and allowing for open borders and unrestricted immigration, free college, a 70% marginal tax rate and various wealth taxes for wealthy individuals.) AOC, as she is known, is a member of Democrat Socialists of America which is little more than a front group for communism and revolutionary change.

Rashida Tlaib who is clearly a pro-Muslim, pro-Palestinian, anti-America, anti-Israel racist who is openly anti-Semitic. Like AOC, Tlaib is is a member of Democrat Socialists of America which is little more than a front group for communism and revolutionary change.

Ilhan Omar who may be guilty of marrying her brother in a fraudulent immigration scheme and various financial crimes involving campaign finances and the misuse of Congressional funds.Omar embraces all of the socialist and racist positions of AOC and Tlaib.

Ayanna Pressley – who claims that the Democrat Party does not need blacks unless they speak and vote as a progressive block. Like the others, she promotes the progressive agenda of socialism/communism. However, unlike the others Pressley is pragmatic and sees a need to work with the opposition rather than continually attack them.

Not a hint of moderation among them.

Bottom line …

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When it comes to “The Squad”, it has nothing to do with their sex, gender, race, or religion – it is all about the historical bankruptcy of their un-American socialist/communist policies and in some case, relying on their sex, race, or religion to shield them from being held responsible for their immoral or illegal actions.

Even worse, being promoted in the mainstream media as the future of the Democrat Party and as the future of America.

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