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• • Morning AB, All. As always, thank you AB for doing this thread so reliably and keeping the peace with gentle thread policing. Thank you Bray for weekly written wisdom, Thank all yon contributors for excellent commentary to flesh it all out.

• Below are the words from my daily political diary. It is quite long so scroll on by if not interested. But do stay around and add your commentary and point of view to the thread.
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Tuesday date—8/28/18

Seems like I might be able to buy my new medicine with the rise in the stock market.

For Mexico and America wrapped a new North American Fair Trade Association, which includes Canada but Canada hasn’t settled as of this writing.

How about this McCain and the Russians?

Yes, I know that man just passed and may he rest in peace. He served his country, no one can take that away from him.

But somebody, somebody pretending to be a Journalist, found an article in the Washington Post that had the McCain campaign, in 2006, chaired by a guy named Ray Davis, partner of Paul Manafort.

Who just got found guilty and sent to jail.

Seems this Ray Davis introduced McCain to some big Russian Oligarch, grand poobah of aluminum or some such.

AND….it would seem instead of attacking every member of the McCain campaign and inserting spies, the FBI did its job and informed McCain about colluding with the Russians.

Seems nobody much cared about it then.

Wednesday date-8/29/19

Let us discuss the raising and lowering of the flag to show bereavement.

I read the rules. Yes, there are rules. Donald Trump did not make the rules.

A President’s death would have the flags flying half mast for a couple of weeks. The VP-half that. Every station in government, elected and/or appointed, is listed, with congress people to have the flag fly at half mast from time of death throughout the entire following day.

But of course we make rules and don’t follow them. President Trump’s administration followed the rules, which he did not write, and gets in trouble.

“We lowered the flag from Ted Kennedy’s death through to his burial.”

Well, of course, congress people are heroes and they get special treatment, even if they left a lady to die at the bottom of a lake or wrecked three military airplanes.

And buildings should NOT be named after any politician.

THEY DID NOT PAY FOR THEM!!! YOU AND I DID!!!

On the day of this writing the lovely and honest Bruce Ohr testified before congress. It’s not public because who the hell are we getting all involved in stuff not our business?

Already stuff is leaking out.

Thursday 8/30/18

Now is the time to speak of that little crab the PETA people have put on a big billboard in Baltimore.

PETA nuts think no animals should be eaten and, in some cases, humans should die that the animals live.

Putting that little crab on a Baltimore billboard was very attention-getting, which was the plan I suppose.

BECAUSE NO ONE….NO ONE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND DOES NOT LOVE CRABS!!!

Get over it.

But it made me smile.

What a dopey dumb thing to do and waste money upon.

Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska and once running mate of John McCain.

She was NOT invited to his funeral!!!

What an awful man McCain is. Let’s not forget those over 140 men he killed on the U.S. Forrester.

So Lanny Davis lied about Cohen and his alleged admission that Trump knew all about the meeting with the Russians in Trump Tower?

So who the hell cares?

Trump wasn’t even President at the time.

They are determined to impeach this guy.

Friday date-8/31/18

All day the current news banner on Fox kept reporting that “thousands” attend funeral services for John McCain.

For twenty minutes I watched that hearse and surrounding motorcycles going down the street and during the whole thing I only saw, maybe 5 people.

Which is not to say that thousands won’t turn out when McCain is interred in the Naval Academy cemetery but once again, what the hell is Fox thinking?

So I read that two big associations of realtors, one Delaware wide and one national, have come out and endorsed Tom Carper for Senate.

First, what the hell are they thinking? If people begin buying houses with a frenzy (and I have read several times that it sure won’t be because of anything Tom Carper ever did.

Furthermore, Tom Carper has been around forever. Isn’t it time for that man to go?

Rob Arlette is the guy to vote for.

Carper is older than dirt.

Saturday date-9/1/18

The big news of the day is that Chelsea Clinton and Facebook are joining up to ban any advertisement for classes or meetings that will make a gay person “normal”.

Why can’t these types of things be offered? I sure don’t think anybody should be FORCED to go to these things if there is no desire, but you got a young man who wants to gain touch again with heterosexuality, why can’t he attend these meetings?

Watched the John McCain and Aretha Frankliin funerals and, heh, quite a difference.

While watching the McCain over-drive fun eral, I recalled one John McCain’s most important pieces of legislation.

We all know. It’s the CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM ACT!!!

Sure, John needed a signature piece of legislation and for many months we heard all about this campaign finance reform and I sleep better at night know John McCain saved us all.

On a personal note:

Indeed I did watch the McCain AND the Franklin funeral. Both were quite displays of pomp and circumstance.

McCain’s funeral ceremonies on Saturday was entirely too long but folks, it was glorious. Had an opera singer sing “Danny Boy”. Had small string quartets, giant choirs, some folks not welcome, some gave speeches and read scripture. Sang “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah” with magnificance.

Bill Clinton spoke at Aretha’s funeral ceremonies and my goodness, the man can barely speak anymore.

We are to understand that McCain arranged his entire funeral arrangements, wow, that is odd. To be calling people and disinvite, or invite them, while you are still living….just odd.

Cindy McCain looked absolutely beautiful, perfect hair, make up and poor woman had the camera on her all day. One of McCain’s sons stood next to his mother, looks exactly like his father.

Meghan McCain had to add some snark to the ceremonies, which I’m sure she arranged with her father. “America’s always been great”: she said, awful woman and a slam against Trump.

Also loved Aretha’s getup in her casket; looks like something she arranged.

It was a week of funerals. Next week the nasty talk begins.

F.Chuck is going to try and salvage what is left of Gillums candidacy today on MTP but he’s already too late and below is why. Gillum is Obama II only not near as slick. Recently,he freaked out when he learned that one of his buddies was really an FBI undercover investigating him and others for taking bribes in Tallahassee.HIs buddy had his photo taken with the undercober FBI and the NYT ran it on page one.Gillum raised so much hell and pulled so many favors from left wingers he had his photo put on page five of the NYT,many want to know how he did it and why.
Gillum is Mayor of the number one city in crime in Fla.
Gillum is through he just hasn’t figured it out yet.

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3683296/posts
I posted this a few days ago here.

To: jazusamo
I guess Gillum is going to face a tougher road,one loaded with crime that he is directly responsible for in Leon County.Seems Leon County in North Fla.(Tallahassee) is the number one county in crime accd. to the FDLE for several years now.
Also just like Broward County and the Parkland guys seems Gillum thinks it’s OK not to report so many high school crimes since Obama gives special prizes for schools that don’t report just like Parkland.
It’s all here:
Tallahassee a Dangerous Place to live under Gillum Looky, looky, looky what I found!! Seems the Obama school discipline policy to report fewer arrests has made its way to Mayor Gillums city just like it did in Parkland, wait until the rest of the state finds this out and wait til they find out that once again Leon County(Tallahassee) leads the state in crime,just too good. This guy is toast if we can get this out.

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/10/05/tallahassee-mayor-gets-owned-spouts-off-americas-war-zones-544526

A Democrat mayor in Florida spouting off about gun control provided a list of Â“war zonesÂ” that had an interesting common denominator. Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum tweeted a list of places that are no longer safe and peaceful due to Â“inactionÂ” on gun control legislation. Andrew Gillum âœ” @AndrewGillum Places that have been made into war zones due to our inaction: - Movie theatres - Schools - Concerts - Shopping malls - Post offices 4:21 PM - Oct 4, 2017 293 226 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Noticeably absent from the list was Chicago, or any other Democrat-run city, for that matter.
Next Previous Delete Gillum has already lost due to the disaster that is Tallahassee To rodguy911 | 08/29/2018 1:50:47 PM PDT sent https://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/10/05/tallahassee-mayor-gets-owned-spouts-off-americas-war-zones-544526
A Democrat mayor in Florida spouting off about gun control provided a list of Â“war zonesÂ” that had an interesting common denominator. Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum tweeted a list of places that are no longer safe and peaceful due to Â“inactionÂ” on gun control legislation. Andrew Gillum âœ” @AndrewGillum Places that have been made into war zones due to our inaction: - Movie theatres - Schools - Concerts - Shopping malls - Post offices 4:21 PM - Oct 4, 2017 293 226 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Noticeably absent from the list was Chicago, or any other Democrat-run city, for that matter. http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Tallahassee-Florida.html \..................
http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Tallahassee-Florida.html
Tallahassee: dangerous place to live! See how dangerous Tallahassee, FL is compared to nearest cities: (Note: Higher means more crime) Tallahassee: 559.7
Midway: 75.5
Havana: 185.2
Quincy: 324.2
Attapulgus: 101.9
Monticello: 328.0
Gretna: 444.9
Greensboro: 235.8
Cairo: 167.7
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Tallahassee-Florida.html#ixzz5PcFUbaZp The city violent crime rate for Tallahassee in 2016 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 121.65% and the city property crime rate in Tallahassee was higher than the national property crime rate average by 135.86%. https://www.cityrating.com/crime-statistics/florida/tallahassee.html ..........................
Research historical aggregate crime statistics in two categories; violent crimes and property related crimes. Find detailed statistics by year for murder rates, robbery, motor vehicle theft, aggravated assault and more. Select a Year: Overall Score 195.13 95.13% HIGHER than national average Violent Crime Score 176.88 76.88% HIGHER than national average Property Crime Score 237.72 137.72% HIGHER than national average https://www.homefacts.com/crime/Florida/Leon-County/Tallahassee.html
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Last June, 18-year-old Brion Williams was being questioned in connection with a fatal shooting on Country Club Drive. Christopher Seabrook, 32, was shot eight times during an argument a few days before. In December, Williams was found guilty of his murder, one of 17 homicides in Leon County in 2015. It also contributed to Leon CountyÂ’s crime rate, the highest in the state for the second consecutive year, according to annual data released last week. The Florida Department of Law EnforcementÂ’s report shows overall, the countyÂ’s crime rate increased 5.7 percent while violent crime saw a spike of 16 percent. The numbers come at a time when state officials are heralding a 45-year low in crime, a 3.1 percent decline that includes drops in 47 counties. The rates are based on reported crimes per 100,000 in population. Miami-Dade County has a population of more than 2.65 million while Leon County has 284,443 residents. The stateÂ’s largest county by population had 217 murders last year. With the number of homicides in Leon County, a county ten times its size would have 170 murders. Miami-Dade ranked fifth in the state in crime rate, with 4,704 crimes committed per 100,000 people. Crime within the city of Tallahassee pushed 2015 numbers with the Tallahassee Police Department responding to the bulk of calls. Murder, forcible sex crimes, robbery, aggravated assaults and property crimes all increased from 2014 to 2015, according to FDLE data. City officials announced last month, ahead of the annual FDLE report, the spike in violent crime. Along with it came a proposal by a 14-member council to adopt a public health model for addressing violent crime. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/06/07/leon-county-crime-rate-tops-state-again/85548712/ TPD has also focused on shifting its policing model to more of a preventative approach in which officers are highly visible in communities where violent crime is highest. Chief Michael DeLeo and other officials have continually said increasing arrests is not the answer after decreeing in 2014 the city had a gun violence problem. So, as the number of reported crimes increased, arrests including juveniles taken into custody declined. From 2014 to 2015, there were 1, 279 fewer arrests with 9,087 people taken into custody. The 12 percent decrease includes 798 juvenile arrests. Contact Karl Etters at ketters@tallahassee.com or @KarlEtters on Twitter. additonal link from above. guess what other county thought decreasing the arrest numbers was a good idea ever herard of 17 killed in mass shooting at high school in Parkland, Florida. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/06/07/leon-county-crime-rate-tops-state-again/85548712/ ..................
so both Parkland mayors and tallahassee mayors think its a good idea not to arrest so many people in high school must be that obama deal where fewer arrests are rewarded,remember that one!! Broward County Likely

Â‘InspirationÂ’ for Obama School Discipline Policy to Report Fewer Arrests, Suspensions https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/26/broward-county-likely-inspiration-for-obama-school-discipline-policy-to-report-fewer-arrests-suspensions/ .........................

32 posted on 8/29/2018, 8:45:16 PM by rodguy911 (Home of the free because of the brave! MAGA!!)

This was posted on another site, but I thought it was worth reposting after the disgraceful week of the never-ending McCain funeral: To: aMorePerfectUnion 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Bloody Brilliant Explanation of why we needed Trump "My Leftist friends constantly ask me if I’m not bothered by Donald Trump’s lack of decorum. They ask if I don’t think his tweets are “beneath the dignity of the office.” Here’s my answer: We Right-thinking people have tried dignity. We tried statesmanship. We tried propriety. And the results were always the same. This is because, while we were playing by the rules of dignity, collegiality and propriety, the Left has been, for the past 60 years, engaged in a knife fight where the only rules are those of Saul Alinsky and the Chicago mob. I don’t find anything “dignified,” “collegial” or “proper” about Barack Obama’s lying about what went down on the streets of Ferguson in order to ramp up racial hatreds because racial hatreds serve the Democratic Party. I don’t see anything “dignified” in lying about the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi and imprisoning an innocent filmmaker to cover your tracks. I don’t see anything “statesman-like” in weaponizing the IRS to be used to destroy your political opponents and any dissent. Yes, Obama was “articulate” and “polished” but in no way was he in the least bit “dignified,” “collegial” or “proper.” The Left has been engaged in a war against America since the rise of the Children of the ‘60s. To them, it has been an all-out war where nothing is held sacred and nothing is seen as beyond the pale.. It has been a war they’ve fought with violence, the threat of violence, demagoguery and lies from day one – the violent take-over of the universities – till today. The problem is that, through these years, the Left has been the only side fighting this war. While the Left has been taking a knife to anyone who stands in their way, the Right has continued to act with dignity, collegiality and propriety. With Donald Trump, this all has come to an end. Donald Trump is America ’s first wartime president in the Culture War. During wartime, things like “dignity” and “collegiality” simply aren’t the most essential qualities one looks for in their warriors. Ulysses Grant was a drunk whose behavior in peacetime might well have seen him drummed out of the Army for conduct unbecoming. Had Abraham Lincoln applied the peacetime rules of propriety and booted Grant, the Democrats might well still be holding their slaves today. Lincoln rightly recognized that, “I cannot spare this man. He fights.” General George Patton was a vulgar-talking.. In peacetime, this might have seen him stripped of rank. But, had Franklin Roosevelt applied the normal rules of decorum then, Hitler and the Socialists would barely be five decades into their thousand-year Reich. Trump is fighting. And what’s particularly delicious is that, like Patton standing over the battlefield as his tanks obliterated Rommel’s, he’s shouting, “You magnificent bastards, I read your book!” That is just the icing on the cake, but it’s wonderful to see that not only is Trump fighting, he’s defeating the Left using their own tactics. That book is Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals – a book so essential to the Liberals’ war against America that it is and was the playbook for the entire Obama administration and the subject of Hillary Clinton’s senior thesis. It is a book of such pure evil, that, just as the rest of us would dedicate our book to those we most love or those to whom we are most indebted, Alinsky dedicated his book to Lucifer. Trump’s tweets may seem rash and unconsidered but, in reality, he is doing exactly what Alinsky suggested his followers do. First, instead of going after “the fake media” — and they are so fake that they have literally gotten every single significant story of the past 60 years not just wrong, but diametrically opposed to the truth, from the Tet Offensive to Benghazi, to what really happened on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri — Trump isolated CNN.. He made it personal. Then, just as Alinsky suggests, he employs ridicule which Alinsky described as “the most powerful weapon of all.”… Most importantly, Trump’s tweets have put CNN in an untenable and unwinnable position. … They need to respond. This leaves them with only two choices. They can either “go high” (as Hillary would disingenuously declare of herself and the fake news would disingenuously report as the truth) and begin to honestly and accurately report the news or they can double-down on their usual tactics and hope to defeat Trump with twice their usual hysteria and demagoguery. The problem for CNN (et al.) with the former is that, if they were to start honestly reporting the news, that would be the end of the Democratic Party they serve. It is nothing but the incessant use of fake news (read: propaganda) that keeps the Left alive. Imagine, for example, if CNN had honestly and accurately reported then-candidate Barack Obama’s close ties to foreign terrorists (Rashid Khalidi), domestic terrorists (William Ayers & Bernardine Dohrn), the mafia (Tony Rezko) or the true evils of his spiritual mentor, Jeremiah Wright’s church. Imagine if they had honestly and accurately conveyed the evils of the Obama administration’s weaponizing of the IRS to be used against their political opponents or his running of guns to the Mexican cartels or the truth about the murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and the Obama administration’s cover-up. So, to my friends on the Left — and the #NeverTrumpers as well — do I wish we lived in a time when our president could be “collegial” and “dignified” and “proper”? Of course I do. These aren’t those times. This is war. And it’s a war that the Left has been fighting without opposition for the past 50 years. So, say anything you want about this president - I get it - he can be vulgar, he can be crude, he can be undignified at times. I don’t care. I can’t spare this man. He fights for America!" ~Evan Sayet, the author of The KinderGarden of Eden: How The Modern Liberal Thinks. His lecture to the Heritage Foundation on this same topic remains, some ten years later, by far the single most viewed lecture in their history. seen on reddit... QOVFEFE™ 1,494 posted on 8/31/2018, 8:47:21 PM by aMorePerfectUnion