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by | April 18, 2018 · 1:25 pm

Godspeed, Silver Fox

Former First Lady Barbara Bush quietly passed away yesterday, surrounded by her family.
Husband of one president, mother of another. She was the “enforcer” of the family.
She and George H.W. were married for 73 years.
As with many of that generation, she accepted her fate with quiet dignity.
In Memoriam: First Lady Barbara Bush (1925-2018)
Bush, who was born Barbara Pierce, remains one of the most universally admired women to hold the title of First Lady. She married one man who later became president, and raised another, and brought a sharp wit, a matronly demeanor, and an air of gravitas to one of the most visible public roles in American political and social life.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/17/memoriam-first-lady-barbara-bush-1925-2018/

Barbara Bush, Frank and Unpretentious First Lady, Dies at 92


THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PIECE WRITTEN BY ELEANOR RODHAM CLIFT, OF ALL PEOPLE
The Bush family matriarch cared little for glamour or the spotlight, but her tart tongue and forthright attitudes endeared her to the American people.
She died Tuesday at age 92, closing the book on the longest marriage of a president and first lady in U.S. history.
Barbara Pierce was 16 when she met her future husband, then a handsome naval aviator, at a Christmas dance. He was 17 and soon off to fight in World War II, where he would name three of the planes he flew after her: Barbara, Barbara II, Barbara III.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/barbara-bush-frank-and-unpretentious-first-lady-dies-at-92?yptr=yahoo

Remarkable life: The world mourns the death of Barbara Bush
Bush is one of only two women ever to be the wife and mother of presidents. The two had six children: Dorthy Bush, Marvin Bush, Neil Bush, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Pauline (Robin) Bush and former President George W. Bush. Their first daughter, Pauline, who was born in December 1949, died of leukemia at age three.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/04/18/remarkable-life-the-world-mourns-the-death-of-barbara-bush-625109

There is a fat Muslim whore who’s a tenured professor at Fresno State who decided to get her 15 minutes of fame by denigrating the memory of Mrs. Bush. I won’t say anything more about it.She doesn’t deserve it.

OF COURSE, THE LEFT JUST CAN’T HELP THEMSELVES
CNN Panel Uses Barbara Bush’s Passing to Slam Trump
“I mean this family, whatever else you think of the Bushes, were a family that was wall-to-wall decent… good to people… considerate of others,” Toobin said. “And I’m sorry, I just keep thinking of Donald Trump in the White House who has none of the qualities that the Bushes have. It’s just a sign of how different this country is now than it was not that many years ago.”
Barbara Bush was critical of Trump during the 2016 election cycle, saying she did not understand how women could vote for Trump. She also said that she was “sick of him” and didn’t waste time thinking about Trump.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/04/17/cnn-panel-uses-barbara-bush-passing-to-slam-trump/

Morbid: MSNBC Uses Death of Barbara Bush to Malign the State of the GOP

Well, there’s just hardly any moderates there. David will tell you what happens if you’re moderate, if you even talk to a Democrat and what Trump did to the Bush family when he went after Jeb the way he did, so cynically and brutally, was to take a wrecking ball to the history of the Republican Party.
After talking about how she had a right to complain about the state of the Republican Party when she was a Democrat, Boxer said she was saddened by the current GOP. “We had a different Republican Party. And of course, the Bushes were part of that. And it was a big tent,” she whined. “But it was very different then. The Republican party has changed so dramatically. It saddens me.”
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2018/04/17/morbid-msnbc-uses-death-barbara-bush-malign-state-gop

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by | April 17, 2018 · 11:42 am

Information Overload

With so much happening it’s difficult to determine where to start. OK, let’s just dive in the deep end.
In Filthydelphia, Starbucks has a rule about loitering. Two black men came in, used the bathroom, then refused to buy anything or leave. They said they were waiting for someone. Police were called… CHA CHING!!
Manager gets fired, CEO of Starbucks grovels, apologizes sincerely, and promises to retrain staff to recognize their unconscious racism. As always, you CANNOT appease the socialists. They won’t accept anything but blood. It didn’t take long for the race hustlers and opportunists to swing into action. Expect lawsuits with huge payouts. Guaranteed. It’s called “gettin’ paid.”

“The police did not just happen upon this event, they did not just walk into Starbucks to get a coffee,” he said in a Facebook video. “They were called there, for a service, and that service had to do with quelling a disturbance, a disturbance that had to do with trespassing.”
Ross said the officers “followed policy” and did what they were supposed to do. He said that his department makes sure that officers receive “implicit bias training.”
“I will say, that as an African-American male, I am very aware of implicit bias,” Ross said. “We are committed to fair and unbiased policing and anything less than that will not be tolerated in this department.”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/16/protesters-pack-into-philadelphia-starbucks-after-controversial-arrest-chant-store-is-anti-black.html

Susan Collins: The Senate won’t confirm a replacement for Rod Rosenstein who will kill Russia probe
WHEN THE DEMOCRATS TAKE THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE IN NOVEMBER AND IMPEACH TRUMP, THEY CAN COUNT ON THE MAINE PAIN TO BE A LOYAL SUPPORTER OF THEIR ACTION TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE. SHE NEVER DISAPPOINTS THEM.
Collins added it wouldn’t be a bad idea for the Senate to take up and discuss legislation to protect Mueller from Trump.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/susan-collins-the-senate-wont-confirm-a-replacement-for-rod-rosenstein-who-will-kill-russia-probe

Activist lawyer burned himself to death to protest global warming
A “green” activist who was a pioneering lawyer for gay and transgender rights — including in the notorious “Boys Don’t Cry” rape murder case — committed suicide by setting himself on fire Saturday morning in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in a grisly act of protest against the ecological destruction of the Earth.
WHATEVER
https://nypost.com/2018/04/14/activist-lawyer-burned-himself-to-death-to-protest-global-warming/

Comey: Assuming Clinton Would Win ‘Must Have’ Influenced Decision to Disclose Investigation

HE TRIED TO MAKE IT APPEAR HE WASN’T SLOBBERING ALL OVER CANKLES
“At some level, was the decision to reveal influenced by your assumption that Hillary Clinton was going to win and concerned that if she wins, this comes out weeks later, that is taken by her opponents as a sign she’s an illegitimate president?” Stephanopoulos asked.

Comey: Assuming Clinton Would Win ‘Must Have’ Influenced Decision to Disclose Investigation

Comey: We’re ‘Duty Bound’ To Dump Trump. Also, I Rebooted Email Probe To Legitimize A Clinton Win
But at some level, wasn’t the decision to reveal influenced by your assumption that Hillary Clinton was going to win?” Stephanopoulos asked.
“It must have been. I don’t remember consciously thinking about that, but it must have been,” Comey responded. “Because I was operating in a world where Hillary Clinton was going to beat Donald Trump.”
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/04/16/comey-were-duty-bound-to-dump-trump-also-i-rebooted-email-probe-to-legitimi-n2471245

Judge In Cohen Case Was Almost Bill Clinton’s AG Nominee
This is the woman presiding over the court case involving @realDonaldTrump’s lawyer. Her name is Kimba Wood. She forced lawyer Michael Cohen to disclose the names of his OTHER clients. She is a Clinton confidante who was chosen by Hillary to be AG.
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/16/judge-in-cohen-case-was-bill-clinton-ag-nominee/

BUT WAIT…THERE’S MORE!
Federal Judge Who Rejected Trump’s Request For a Restraining Order Over Materials Seized in FBI Raid Officiated George Soros’ Wedding
Kimba Wood, the federal judge overseeing the Cohen-Trump case rejected Trump’s request for a temporary restraining order on materials seized after KGB FBI agents raided Cohen’s properties.
How’s this for a fun fact? The same federal judge who just rejected Trump’s request for a temporary restraining order, officiated George Soros’ wedding in 2013.
It was a very intimate ceremony with only close family members in attendance.

Federal Judge Who Rejected Trump’s Request For a Restraining Order Over Materials Seized in FBI Raid Officiated George Soros’ Wedding

Dirty Soros-Backed St. Louis Circuit Attorney Withheld Major Evidence in Governor Greitens’ Case
THEY’RE TRYING TO RAILROAD THIS FORMER SEAL WHO DEFEATED OBAMA BUDDY JAY NIXON FOR GOVERNOR.
At a hearing last week, allegations arose that Gardner suborned purjury and deliberately withheld exculpatory evidence in the bogus prosecution of Governor Eric Greitens. All of this comes after continuing allegations that Circuit Attorney Gardner has abused her position.She has allegedly used her office as a mini-inquisition: a punitive, partisan, and personal war against Governor Greitens. Rather than use St. Louis City Police to investigate the case and inform her decision to charge Greitens, she hired an out of state, disgraced former FBI agent (whose career ended amid allegations of perjury).

Dirty Soros-Backed St. Louis Circuit Attorney Withheld Major Evidence in Governor Greitens’ Case – Must Resign Immediately

Clinton, DNC Funneled $84M Through State Parties To Skirt Campaign Finance LawsTHE MADDENING THING IS THAT THIS IS HOW THEY OPERATE, KNOWING FULL WELL THEY WILL NEVER, EVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
The Hillary Clinton Campaign and the Democratic National Committee allegedly used state chapters as strawmen to launder as much as $84 million in an effort to circumvent campaign donation limits, and the Federal Election Commission ignored complaints exposing the practice, a lawsuit filed Monday claims.
The Committee to Defend the President (CDP), a political action committee formally known as Stop Hillary PAC, filed its complaint with the FEC in December 2017 with the claims that the Hillary Victory Fund (HVF) solicited cash from big-name donors, and allegedly sent that money through state chapters and back to the DNC before ending up with the Clinton campaign.
FEC hit with lawsuit over ignoring civil complaint accusing Clinton, DNC in election scheme
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/16/fec-hit-with-lawsuit-over-ignoring-civil-complaint-accusing-clinton-dnc-in-election-scheme.html

Kendrick Lamar Becomes First Rapper To Win Pulitzer Prize
PULITZERS ARE COMING AS CHEAP AS NOBEL PRIZES
Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper to ever receive a Pulitzer Prize for music Monday,
The 30-year-old rapper is the first hip-hop artist to receive the award for his album “DAMN.” The high honors are typically given to classical or jazz works, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/16/kendrick-lamar-pulitzer-prize/

New York Times, WaPo Share Pulitzer For Unearthing ‘Possible’ Ties Between Trump And RussiaThey are literally getting awards now for reporting fake news and things that don’t exist.
The winners of the Pulitzer Prize were announced Monday, so you can believe there’s a lot of media coverage about who won what and a lot of self-congratulation on Twitter.
The New York Times announced in a tweet that it and The Washington Post were sharing the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for coverage that unearthed “possible” ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. That’s not paydirt, but close enough for a prize.

Gov’t Must Impose ‘Transgender’ Demands Nationwide, Says Judge
IF THE LIBERALS CAN’T FORCE OUR COMPLIANCE ANY OTHER WAY, THEY ALWAYS HAVE AN ARMY OF JUDGES TO FORCE THEIR AGENDA ON US.
A federal judge in Washington State has declared that all civic groups nationwide must accept people of the other sex into their single-sex spaces and activities, or else be stigmatized and sued by the federal government.
In legal jargon, Judge Marsha Pechman declared in a lawsuit against the Pentagon’s “transgender” policy that the federal government must use its powers to champion people who want to live as members of the sex, either inside the military or outside, just as it must use federal powers to suppress racism:
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/16/government-must-sue-to-impose-transgender-claims-nationwide/

RIGGED: Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Was on Payroll of Joe Biden, Rahm Emanuel; Previously Sued Trump & ‘The Apprentice’ Reality Show
Porn star Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenetti it turns out, worked for Joe Biden and Rahm Emanuel, two Obama pals.
Small world.
Especially when you’re trying to railroad and smear the President of the United States in return for cash and fame.
In fact Avenetti worked on the political campaigns of over 150 Democrats, including national campaigns; When he wasn’t busy suing Donald Trump and The Apprentice producer Mark Barnett for alleged intellectual property infractions.
Could Avenetti have an anti-Trump grudge? Do the math.

RIGGED: Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Was on Payroll of Joe Biden, Rahm Emanuel; Previously Sued Trump & ‘The Apprentice’ Reality Show

Barbara Bush in ‘Failing Health,’ Won’t Seek Additional Medical Treatment
“Following a recent series of hospitalizations, and after consulting her family and doctors, Mrs. Bush, now age 92, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care,” McGrath’s statement said. “It will not surprise those who know her that Barbara Bush has been a rock in the face of her failing health, worrying not for herself – thanks to her abiding faith—but for others. She is surrounded by a family she adores, and appreciates the many kind messages and especially the prayers she is receiving.”

Barbara Bush in ‘Failing Health,’ Won’t Seek Additional Medical Treatment

Discrimination? She’s beyond stunning, but Melania Trump’s being snubbed by women’s magazines
Actor James Woods created quite the stir last week when he made what has proved to be a spot on observation about first lady Melania Trump.
Responding to weeping late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel insulting the first lady by mocking her Slovenian accent, the outspoken conservative actor tweeted: “If the Trumps were Democrats, Melania would be on every cover of every chic women’s magazine in the world every month.”
NO ONE CARES ANY LESS ABOUT MAGAZINE COVERS THAN THE FIRST LADY
What a difference over how US magazines — not to mention the media — fell at the feet of Michelle Obama as if she was a goddess from Heaven above, slobbering over her every move, accentuating the positive while working hard to mask any and all blemishes.
Remember the fascination over her “tone arms?”
As The Post informs us, during former President Barack Obama’s two terms, his wife “appeared on at least 30 US magazine covers, three of which were Vogue.”
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/04/16/discrimination-shes-beyond-stunning-but-melania-trumps-being-snubbed-by-womens-magazines-624490

REST IN PEACE, GUNNY
THIS WAS TAKEN IN FRONT OF WATER TOWER PLACE IN CHICAGO.
THIS IS NOT A PHOTO SHOP.
‘HEY, GIRLS…EVER HAD A PRESIDENT SANDWICH?’

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by | April 16, 2018 · 10:59 am

Sojourn to a Catholic Church

Miss Isabel was confirmed at Saint Mary’s Church in Dekalb, Illinois yesterday. Rumor has it I’m an Evangelical Lutheran, but that has yet to be confirmed. The last time I was in a Catholic church other than the girls’ First Communion may have been in the late 70s when my ex-roommate married one of my old girl friends. (Long story,don’t ask.) Both are full-blooded Italians and they were wed in a high mass that went for almost two hours. The reception was at the Lombardi Club, which is predominantly Italian. I never saw so many people equipped with gallon jugs of Dago Red wine (that’s what they call it, don’t yell at me). I can testify that there was so much delicious food it was almost obscene. My ex-roomie’s mother had been in this country for 50 years and could barely speak English, but every time we ate at their house she’d send enough food home to last for weeks.
Back to the confirmation:
The service was to begin at 1:00 PM. The front part of the sanctuary was reserved for confirmands and their sponsors. The rest of the pews were full by the time we got there at 12:15. The majority were Hispanic. We were fortunate enough to get chairs in the foyer. The late arrivals stood in the entrance to the church and they were backed up to the door. Some pews only had one or two people, but they were saving the entire row for late coming friends and relatives. Church is the only place you can get away with that without a fight.
David J. Malloy, the Bishop of Rockford, gave the sermon. He had to repeat much of it in Spanish, which he is fluent in. I joked to my stepdaughter that I could get us seats in the sanctuary. How? she queried. I said by walking in and yelling “Immigracion!” She told me to behave. I told her I’m going to hell anyway, so it would make no difference.
After the confirmands were inducted by His Eminence (don’t know if you address a bishop that way), they had Holy Communion for the entire congregation. The service was approaching 1 1/2 hours by then and I hadn’t eaten since breakfast. Mercifully, one of the priests was in the back of the church, next to us, and was also giving the sacraments. I was thankful they added an express lane or we’d have been there until supper.
There was a young Hispanic couple in front of us, looking through the window into the main sanctuary, who had three young children, not much more than a year apart. Apparently they took the Bible’s admonition to be fruitful and multiply very seriously. When they got to the part where everyone shakes hands with their neighbor, we did so. When one young man shook my hand then flashed gang signs, that was the end of hand shaking for me.
There were members of the Knights of Columbus there, dressed in their finery with swords hanging from their belts, obviously meant to be intimidating. When they passed the offering plate, I put some money in. I’m not Catholic, but I was taking no chances. Suffering from severe sleep apnea, I put my head down on the chair in front of me,just to rest my eyes. When I looked up, a priest was walking past who must have thought, ‘What a pious man!’… unless he’d seen folks drift off during a lengthy sermon, which he probably had.
The entire class of the newly confirmed took group pictures with the bishop, then some had photos taken with him one on one. We took our family pictures when we returned to the kids’ house. There’s an excellent Chinese buffet where we all met for lupper (lunch/supper). There was a beautiful cake and Miss Isabel got some nice gifts. As my grandfather would say, she made out “like a Jew in a junkyard”… haven’t thought of that one in years.
I bought a nice beef roast about a month ago and the family is coming up for dinner next week. Any excuse to see the grandchildren works for me. Hopefully my daughter will be out of group counseling by then.

There is nothing in the world so important as family.

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by | April 15, 2018 · 9:18 am

Redneck Ridiculousity

Don’t even know if that’s a word.
Took the snow tires off my car this last week. Started raining yesterday,overnight turned to rain/freezing rain/snow.
Durned if ya do, durned if ya don’t.
Miss Isabel’s confirmation is today. Nothing short of a typhoon coming out of Lake Michigan will keep us from being there.
No time to look up any news items, so here’s some redneck humor.

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by | April 14, 2018 · 8:02 am

Saturday Cleanup

Didn’t post yesterday because it was Friday 13th. Not that I’m superstitious, but why take chances.

Amnesty Advocates Mourn Ryan’s Exit

Ali Noorani is the director of the National Immigration Forum, a Washington, D.C.- based group which promotes cheap-labor immigration for cheap-labor employers, including the dairy industry in Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin.Noorani tweeted: “Thank you @SpeakerRyan for always hearing us out on immigration. Let’s get some good legislation passed before your next step!”

http://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/04/11/amnesty-advocates-mourn-paul-ryan-exit/

Paul Ryan to Push DACA Amnesty for Millions of Illegal Aliens Before Leaving Congress
PAUL RYAN…PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE KOCH BROTHERS
House Speaker Paul Ryan will push his open borders agenda during his last months in Congress, telling the media that he is interested in passing an amnesty for millions of illegal aliens who are enrolled and eligible for the President Obama-created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/13/paul-ryan-to-push-daca-amnesty-for-millions-of-illegal-aliens-before-leaving-congress/

Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise Top The List To Replace Paul Ryan
McCARTHY IS THE MAJORITY WHIP. HE’S PART OF THE SWAMP AND AS BIG A RINO AS RYAN.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., appears to be the odds-on favorite to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan, who said he would hold onto his title until he retires in January.
The other most likely candidate, Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., has said he’s interested but only if McCarthy declines.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/kevin-mccarthy-steve-scalise-top-the-list-to-replace-paul-ryan

Dem Lawmaker Calls On Trump To Resign: “It Will Get Worse”

IN THEIR DREAMS

Betsy DeVos Tells Striking Teachers to Stop Being so Selfish
Teachers in Oklahoma have not showed up to class in nine days. Republican Gov. Mary Fallin approved pay raises in the tune of $6,100, but educators say it does not meet their demands. They also weren’t too happy that she likened their protest to “a teenager wanting a better car.” The teachers are on the march in defiance of school funding cuts and in support of pay raises of $10,000 over the next three years.

THIS MAY BE PART OF THE FUNDING PROBLEM:
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/04/12/betsy-devos-criticizes-striking-teachers-n2469945

Comey Admits He Hid That Dems Funded Steele Dossier From Trump – ‘Wasn’t Necessary For My Goal’

“Did you tell him the Steele dossier had been financed by his political opponents?” Stephanopoulos asked the former FBI director in an interview set to air on Sunday night.
“No, I don’t even think I used the words ‘Steele Dossier,’” Comey responded. “I just talked about additional material.”
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/13/comey-hid-dossier-funded-by-dnc-from-trump/

Pelosi suffers face spasms, says wrong words during brief appearance
Nancy Pelosi only spoke for a few minutes to reporters on Wednesday, but she still wasn’t able to avoid suffering face spasms, brain freezes and repeatedly using the wrong words.

SHE NEEDS PROFESSIONAL HELP BUT HER FAMILY WANTS THE MONEY SHE CAN SCOOP UP.
http://www.theamericanmirror.com/video-pelosi-suffers-face-spasms-says-wrong-words-during-brief-appearance/

New Yorker’ Calls Chick-Fil-A ‘Creepy,’ ‘Pervasive’ for Being Christian
Angered, no doubt, by the “ersatz homespun ambiance of a megachurch,” Piepenbring accused the restaurant of having an ulterior motive: proselytism and “glorifying God.” Rather than just understanding that the free market exists and that there is in fact a niche for enthusiastic Christians who want to sell chicken sandwiches, the writer took the same, stale path that the rest of the media has been parroting since 2012: Chick-Fil-A is “anti-LGBTQ” and full of “bigotry.”
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/corinne-weaver/2018/04/13/new-yorker-calls-chick-fil-creepy-pervasive-being-christian

Senator who called for Trump’s assassination demands slave reparations…counts herself among the beneficiaries
When you get down to the nitty-gritty of the progressive left’s “critical race theory,” which now drives race relations in the United States, reparations is the coveted goal to resolve all grievances.
Cue Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, the Trump-hating Democrat, who is calling for reparations for former slaves, according to The Kansas City Star.
Well, considering there are no former slaves alive today, the default payees would be current relations to the slaves — which conveniently includes the senator, according to her testimony.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/04/13/senator-who-called-for-trumps-assassination-demands-slave-reparations-counts-herself-among-the-beneficiaries-623436

Maxine Waters Gets Schooled On Separation Of Powers By OMB Director, Cuts Him Off With “Reclaiming My Time”

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by | April 12, 2018 · 7:53 am

For What It’s Worth

It is as frustrating as it is nauseating to watch what’s been happening to the president. That pig Robert Mueller not only tore the concept of ethics to shreds but is walking close to, if not over, the bounds of legality.

His team of Gestapo agents raided the office and home of long time Trump personal attorney, Michael Cohen, to allegedly look for evidence of a payoff to a porn actress. This is way, way outside the scope of his supposed investigation which is Russian collusion. There is none, of course, but he will never stop until he brings down this president.

This is a blatant attempt by this scum to goad Trump into firing him. The democrats are waiting for an excuse to charge him with obstruction so they can start the impeachment party after they get the majority back.

Feds raid Michael Cohen’s office, seize material related to payments to Stormy Daniels, other matters; Update: Mueller consulted Rosenstein; Update: Bank fraud and campaign finance violations?

The search does not appear to be directly related to Mr. Mueller’s investigation, but likely resulted from information he had uncovered and gave to prosecutors in New York…

The payments to Ms. Clifford are only one of many topics being investigated, according to a person briefed on the search. The F.B.I. also seized emails, tax documents and business records, the person said.

The seized records include communications between Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, which would likely require a special team of agents to review because conversations between lawyers and clients are protected from scrutiny in most instances.

He’s now involved in two criminal investigations, one Mueller’s, the other the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s. That’s extra pressure to cooperate with Mueller, as he could conceivably be indicted by the DOJ in two different jurisdictions if he doesn’t. This is Russiagate’s boldest squeeze play yet

Mueller Investigating Trump Over $150K Donation From Ukrainian Who Gave Clintons $13 Million

THAT’S DIFFERENT. HILLARY HAD TO BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS.

The donation, from steel magnate Victor Pinchuk, pales in comparison to contributions he gave to the charity Bill and Hillary Clinton set up. The billionaire has contributed $13 million to the Clinton Foundation since 2006 and had access to Hillary Clinton while she served as secretary of state.

http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/09/mueller-trump-pinchuk/

Trump Blasts AWOL Jeff Sessions: “He Made a Terrible Mistake, He Should Have Let Us Know He Was Going to Recuse Himself”

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TRUMP HAS CALLED OUT THAT COWARDLY LITTLE PRICK. HAD HE NOT RECUSED HIMSELF FROM ANY INVESTIGATION AS SOON AS HE WAS CONFIRMED, THAT TRUMP-HATING BASTARD ROSENSTEIN COULD NOT HAVE SET MUELLER LOOSE TO GET TRUMP. PERIOD. NO MATTER HOW, JUST DO IT.

Ahead of a briefing from Senior Military Leadership Monday night, President Trump blasted the FBI’s raid of his personal lawyer’s office, calling it a disgraceful situation and an attack on the U.S., according to White House pool reports.

Trump also criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, adding that no one in looking at the other side of the probe, an apparent reference to Hillary Clinton.

FBI Raid: Mueller outsources the legal torment of Michael Cohen, but that doesn’t mean it’s not part of Mueller’s Russian collusion inquisition

Mueller is legally twisting Manafort’s arm so hard to flip him against Trump it may fall off, but will have to outsource the torment of Cohen to others. As so much that has preceded it in the Russia collusion inquisition, this has the appearances of friends of James Comey and Andrew McCabe taking out whatever their agenda is on friends of Trump.

We are witnessing, as Scott [Johnson] says, “a political death struggle with the authorities operating under [President Trump’s] nominal control.” President Trump and his loyal appointees need to assert the powers that the voters have given them.”

We’ll learn more in coming weeks, but this brings to a head a seemingly intractable conflict: Donald Trump was duly elected president and there are a lot of people on Mueller’s team and in DOJ/FBI who still don’t accept that and want it over. Only one of them can win.

Schumer: It’s time to vote on legislation protecting Mueller

ROBESPIERRE MUST BE PROTECTED UNTIL THE EXECUTIONS CONCLUDE.

Schumer called for new protections of Mueller hours after the FBI raided the Manhattan office of Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, enraging the president.

The Democratic leader warned that Mueller’s investigation must be allowed to proceed unimpeded to avoid a constitutional crisis.

Carl Bernstein: FBI raid was about ‘scaring the hell out of the president’

ALL THE OTHER JACKALS ARE ENVIOUS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL SCALP THIS DICKWAD WAVES AROUND. THEY WANT ONE, TOO.

Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein said on Tuesday that President Trump “knows he’s trapped,” reacting to how the commander in chief is lashing out after the FBI raided the office, home, and hotel room of his personal attorney, Michael Cohen.

Furthermore, Bernstein said the raid was about “scaring the hell out of the president,” because Trump “knows better than anyone what he and his lawyer have discussed, communicated about it.”

In light of the CNN report about Rosenstein, Bernstein said Trump is a “lawless president” determined to avoid accountability by trying to shut down special counsel investigation.

“We have a president of the United States willing to risk a constitutional crisis for this nation so he can avoid legitimate investigation and letting the facts roll out the way they ought to,” Bernstein said.

Rod Rosenstein signed off on FBI raid of Michael Cohen’s office: Report

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein personally approved the FBI’s decision to raid Michael Cohen’s office in New York, according to a report.

Sources told the New York Times that Rosenstein’s involvement in the decision to raid the office of Cohen, President Trump’s longtime attorney, led the president to vent about whether he should fire the No. 2 official at the Justice Department.

Facebook assisting Mueller probe into Trump 2016 campaign

Facebook is working with special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Trump campaign interactions with Russian operatives during the 2016 election, company founder Mark Zuckerberg told Congress on Tuesday.

Mr. Zuckerberg first said his company had gotten a subpoena from Mr. Mueller, then paused and said he wasn’t sure if there was a subpoena but his company is sharing information the investigation.

He declined to go into more details.

“Our work with the special counsel is confidential,” he said, testifying to the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees.

CtH: Ironic he should claim confidentiality while Mueller’s thugs were busy raiding Trump’s LAWYER.

Obama Holdover Accused of Corruption Approved Trump Lawyer Raid

When the media first began to spin the raid on the president’s lawyer, they claimed that it had been approved by a Trump appointee. Of course it hadn’t. It came from Rosenstein on one end. And Trump’s appointee had recused himself. That left his deputy, an Obama holdover, Robert Khuzami. And there are reports that he allegedly made the decision.

Khuzami was in charge of SEC enforcement under Obama. He did speak at the RNC convention in ’04 in support of the Patriot Act and donated to McCain in ’08. But as we’ve seen with Mueller, that kind of thing is old news. The much more significant factor is his SEC gig.

Michael Cohen has lunch with Donny Deutsch hours after the Morning Joe contributor said that Trump’s lawyer could be on the ‘right side of history’ and help ‘bring down the presidency’

The pair were photographed leaving Barneys together on Wednesday afternoon. The pair dined at Freds, the popular restaurant on the ninth floor.

Deutsch appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe show earlier in the day. He told host Joe Scarborough ‘good guy’ Cohen has a lot weighing on him.

“I think Michael has a chance to be on the right side of history’ and bring down presidency,” Donny said.

 

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by | April 11, 2018 · 2:19 pm

Stuff Nobody Will See

Late posting today. DW’s check came, had overdue bills to pay, had to get snow tires taken off and highway tires put back on. One was bad and the other one is wearing, so I had to buy another tire. Now I have to have my mechanic check for front end issues. Hopefully just an alignment, but I doubt it. Nothing ever comes easy for me. Then had to get groceries. Money sure don’t last long.

April Ryan Asks Sarah Sanders If Trump Has ‘Thought About Stepping Down’

“With all of this turmoil, particularly last week, has the president at any time thought about stepping down before or now?” Ryan asked, as the press asked repeatedly about President Trump’s anger at the FBI raiding his personal attorney Michael Cohen’s office.

“No, and I think that’s an absolutely ridiculous question,” Sanders replied, calling on another reporter.

Ryan shouted over Sanders that “it’s not a ridiculous question,” before Sanders was able to move on.

She was on all the morning talk shows today and they treated her like royalty.

Fired up donors help Democrats hit early fundraising records

Anti-Trump donors are opening their checkbooks wide this year, helping Democratic candidates set early fundraising records as they hope to send a message in November’s elections.

Democrats running in Senate races across the country have been eager to share their latest fundraising totals with the political universe as they seek to generate a sense of momentum ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think the most important thing that these numbers say is that the Democratic base is very fired up,” said Jennifer Duffy, of the Cook Political Report, a non-partisan campaign tracker.

Paul Ryan won’t seek re-election
I CAN PROMISE YOU THIS SEAT WILL FLIP DEMOCRAT. HE ONLY HELD OFFICE BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN JANESVILLE KNOWS HIM.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is not seeking re-election and will retire from Congress after this year, the Wisconsin Republican announced Wednesday.

“You realize something when you take this job,” Ryan told reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning. “It’s a big job with a lot riding on you … but you also know this is not a job that does not last forever. … You realize you hold the office for just a small part of our history. So you better make the most of it.”

Retirement Avalanche Continues: Another House Republican Announces He’s Finished

IT SEEMS LIKE THE REPUBLICANS WANT THE DEMOCRATS TO GET THE MAJORITY. SOME OF THOSE LEFT WILL GO ALONG WITH IMPEACHING THE PRESIDENT… OVER NOTHING.

Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, told his staff this morning he is retiring.

“Eight years takes its time on you. … There’s got to be an exit strategy at some point,” Ross said in an interview, noting he planned on serving 10 years, or five terms.

He dismissed the suggestion that his retirement had anything to do with a possible Democratic wave, though the open seat will now become a target, while setting off a scramble among Republican hopefuls.

NYT Hot Take: If It’s A Witch Hunt, Why Does Trump Care About Attorney-Client Privilege?
Push to Politicize Impeachment May Backfire for Democrats in Midterms
THIS WILL ONLY HAPPEN IF REPUBLICAN VOTERS REALIZE WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST. DEMOCRATS WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO DESTROY THE PRESIDENT.

The push by a number of prominent Democrats to completely politicize the impeachment process could backfire for them in the midterms, David Axelrod, the political adviser who helped elect Barack Obama to the Presidency in 2008, said on Sunday.

Far left billionaire Tom Steyer, who has dedicated $30 million to electing a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives for the express purpose of impeaching President Trump, thinks virtually any action taken by the President is an impeachable offense.

Surprise! Maxine Waters Says FBI Raid On Trump’s Lawyer Will Lead To His Impeachment

The second she says “impeachment” MSNBC calls for another booking. Total scam.

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by | April 10, 2018 · 7:52 am

Go Ahead; Make My Day

David Hogg Will Skip Year of College to Focus on ’18 Elections After UC-Irvine Offers Admission

Hogg’s mother told CNN on Monday that her son “will not be going to college this year because he’s decided to take a year off and work on the midterm elections.”
TMZ reported on Sunday that Hogg received an acceptance letter from UCI that partly read: “Students choose UCI to make a true difference in the world, we hope you will too.”
After Fox News host Laura Ingraham tweeted that Hogg, who told numerous outlets that he was “hurt” that some of California’s top public schools rejected him, had whined about not being accepted to various colleges, the left-wing teenage activist immediately called on Ingraham’s advertisers to drop her.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/09/report-david-hogg-will-skip-year-college-focus-18-elections-uc-irvine-offers-admission/

This smarmy little foul mouthed punk thinks he can influence the midterm elections. Maybe he can. Every Republican should point out this is the kind of miserable trash the Democrats embrace. Apparently he’s never heard of Cindy Sheehan or Sandra Fluke. When he’s not useful to the left anymore he’ll stop getting air time on CNN.


MSNBC’s Joy Reid: What If Trump Refuses To Be Arrested By Federal Marshals?
IF HE DID THAT HE’D BE A DEMOCRAT… THEY IGNORE LAWS WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT.
“Let’s say that Donald Trump decides he doesn’t want to give an interview with Mueller, but Mueller says ‘Oh, but you will.’ And he’s subpoenaed to [be] interview[ed] [by] Robert Mueller. And Donald Trump simply says, ‘I don’t recognize that subpoena.’ This is a president whose behavior is different as president of the United States. He doesn’t follow convention. Who would force him to comply with the subpoena ordering him to do an interview with Robert Mueller?” Reid asked.
JUST IN CASE YOU’RE WONDERING WHAT THESE VERMIN FANTASIZE ABOUT

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/04/08/msnbc_joy_reid_what_if_trump_refuses_to_be_arrested_by_federal_marshals.html

A George Soros-Backed Prosecutor Under FBI Investigation Indicts Republican Governor Eric Greitens—Because of a Dream
EVIDENCE? WE DON’T NEED NO STEENKING EVIDENCE! HE’S A REPUBLICAN. THAT’S ALL WE NEED TO KNOW.
Here’s the story: In St. Louis, Missouri, in 2018, a man was indicted for a felony for allegedly taking a compromising photograph of his mistress. From the beginning, the details were sketchy: the woman wasn’t sure if she’d seen a flash or heard a phone click. Under cross-examination, she revealed even more uncertainty. Turns out, she’d never actually seen a phone. She’d never seen a camera. She’d never seen a photo.
Oh — and she might have dreamt the whole thing up. That’s right: when asked by the prosecutor whether she had seen a phone, she said it was something she may once have had a dream about.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/09/hantler-a-george-soros-backed-prosecutor-under-fbi-investigation/

Unremorseful ‘drunk judge’ works 1 day in whole year, gets raise to nearly 200k, and then this crazy rant 
New York taxpayers spend nearly $200,000 every single year to fund the salary of an obnoxious “drunk judge” who as of April had only worked one day thus far this year.
IT’S GOOD TO BE A PROTECTED MINORITY
Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio earned the nickname of “drunk judge” after a court convicted her of a DWI in 2017 for a driving incident that occurred a year earlier
WHAM noted that the state’s Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation recently approved a raise for all New York judges, including Astacio. As a result, the “drunk judge” now collects a whopping $187,200 salary, all at the expense of New York taxpayers.
“Why’s my name in the headlines?” she wrote Monday afternoon. “You’re mad because I’m a young minority getting paid.”
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/04/08/unremorseful-drunk-judge-works-1-day-in-whole-year-gets-raise-to-nearly-200k-and-then-this-crazy-rant-621800

Woman Sues Owner of Pennsylvania ‘Trump House’ Claiming it Caused Car Crash
In a lawsuit filed on Friday, a woman claims that a Pennsylvania house dedicated to then-candidate Donald Trump caused her to get into a car accident two weeks before the election.
Kellie Roadman of Ligonier claims that drivers were distracted by the patriotic house — which was painted to look like an American flag, had a 12’ cut out of Donald Trump and featured campaign decor in support of the then-candidate.
Roadman is now seeking more than $30,000 from Rossi and did not name the driver who actually hit her in the lawsuit.

Woman Sues Owner of Pennsylvania ‘Trump House’ Claiming it Caused Car Crash

Trump To Replace Liberal Lion Of The Ninth Circuit
Fearing a conservative jurist would replace Judge Stephen Reinhardt, the liberal lion of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a prominent progressive legal scholar quietly urged him to retire in the spring of 2014.
Reinhardt refused the overtures. Months later, Republicans assumed control of the Senate, effectively ending former President Barack Obama’s judicial confirmations. President Donald Trump’s election forced the judge into an awkward actuarial battle, an increasingly common phenomenon as judicial appointments become highly politicized. He died on March 29 at 87.
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/08/stephen-reinhardt-ninth-circuit-trump/

China’s Xi announces plans to ‘open’ China, including lowering tariffs on imported autos
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday.
He discussed plans to further open up the Chinese economy, including “significantly” lowering import tariffs for autos, decreasing duties on other products, enforcing the legal intellectual property of foreign firms and improving the investment environment for international companies.
TRUMP CALLS CHINA’S BLUFF AND THEY BACK DOWN.
NAME ANOTHER POLITICIAN WITH THE NERVE TO DO THAT.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/09/chinese-president-xi-jinping-speaks-at-boao-forum-for-asia.html

Tuition Rates About to ‘Triple’ for Some DACA Students in Arizona
With the court’s reversal, some say their dreams of getting college educations have been buried.
“We are an asset,” said Karina Ruiz, the president of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition. “We contribute. For this state to not give us a chance to continue to do so, it’s wrong.”
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said that while he’s sympathetic to these kids and their hopes for higher education, he commended the court for cracking down on universities who were violating the law.
“It’s about time someone held them accountable, and that’s my job,” Brnovich said. “My role as AG is to make sure you’re following the law.”
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/04/09/tuition-rates-about-to-triple-for-some-daca-students-in-arizona-n2469295


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by | April 9, 2018 · 11:19 am

The Lyin’ of the Senate

It is said one should not speak ill of the dead. In this case, that seems an impossibility. On August 25, 2009, Senator Edward Moore Kennedy finally went to his fate in the tenth circle of Hell he worked hard to earn. He was elected to the Senate in 1962 and spent the next 40 years living off the memory of his murdered brothers. At his funeral the press and his co-conspirators in the Senate heaped nauseating praise on the creature who made waitress sandwiches with Chis Dodd at La Brasserie.

A film about his killing of an innocent woman was released last week. In full disclosure, I have not, nor do I intend to see this movie. It comes 50 years too late and hardly mentions Mary Jo Kopechne, his victim. There is a meme going around that in the War on Women, Kennedy is the only one with a confirmed kill. This is not funny. It is a fact.

Review: ‘Chappaquiddick’ Captures Senator Kennedy’s Biggest Scandal
“President Kennedy cast a long shadow and still does. It’s what I walk in every day.” These sentiments, espoused by Senator Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke) in the new drama Chappaquiddick, help set the stage for what is to follow. The film recalls the tragic events that occurred on Chappaquiddick Island in the summer of 1969.
The film shows how calculating he was in the aftermath of the tragedy and how willing he was to make himself into a martyr, even noting in a speech to the public that he could be a victim of the Kennedy curse.

Media Celebrated Known Sexual Harasser Ted Kennedy
Listening to liberal journalists denounce Roy Moore, Al Franken and John Conyers, you’d think the media had zero tolerance for politicians with a known history of sexual misconduct. But the plain truth is the media have been complicit in normalizing, even justifying, such behavior for decades – if it helped protect the cause of big government liberalism.
Exhibit A: Ted Kennedy.
For decades, the Massachusetts Senator and known sexual harasser was celebrated by the media, even though tales of his womanizing ways were well known by reporters who covered Capitol Hill. From his leaving Mary Jo Kopechne to drown in a car in Chappaquiddick, to his propositioning of a 16-year-old girl from his limo to the sexual assault of a Washington D.C. waitress, liberal reporters excused his misdeeds because the “Liberal Lion of the Senate” was advancing leftist legislation.

Film Review – Chappaquiddick
FROM L.I.

Ted Kennedy, who has just participated in a sailboat regatta shows up at the party, toasts all the girls as part of the Kennedy family and quickly finds himself sitting on the couch with Kopechne. They eventually slip away from the party for a drive into American history.
Everything Kennedy does in the hours after the accident only makes the situation worse. He is like a child who knows he has done something that will mean real trouble but instead of owning up, continually tries to deny reality or somehow scheme his way out of it.
Kennedy attends the funeral for Kopechne and wears a neck brace against everyone’s advice, a move he ultimately regrets. Shortly after that, it is Kennedy himself who comes up with the idea of making a nationally televised statement about the incident, a concept which is cheered by his advisers.
He toys with the thought of using this address to resign from the senate but ultimately decides to put the onus of that decision on the voters of Massachusetts. It is at this point, that Kennedy finds his way out and it is presented as cynically as it sounds.

Chappaquiddick’ Distorts a Tragedy
In a New York Times op-ed published Friday, a liberal journalist and film critic complained the new film Chappaquiddick was a “character assassination” of its central character, Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy.
In “How ‘Chappaquiddick’ Distorts a Tragedy”, Neal Gabler, who is working on a biography of Kennedy complained the film, released in theaters Friday, has been “heavily promoted by conservative media outlets, and reviewers across the political spectrum have praised what they deem its damning but factual approach. Damning it is; factual it is not.”

Many have wondered when the rhetoric between parties began to coarsen. I believe it may have been when Kennedy shamelessly savaged Judge Robert Bork during his Supreme Court nomination hearing. He accused Bork of relegating women to back alley abortions with coat hangers.
George W. Bush allowed him to write the education bill which has hastened the transformation of our school system from an educational exercise to one of social indoctrination.
He is but one example of the democrats’ greed for money and power.
After I decided to voice my opinion of his abuse of Judge Bork, I came across this:

Joe Biden Boasts of Keeping ‘Brilliant Conservative’ Robert Bork Off Supreme Court

More than 30 years after a relentless campaign of character assassination kept Robert Bork from a seat on the Supreme Court, one of the architects of that attack is belatedly crediting its target for his brilliance.
Appearing on the popular liberal podcast Pod Save America on March 28, former Vice President Joe Biden revisited his role in derailing Bork’s nomination to the court in 1987 while Biden was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
I’m the guy that kept there from being a guy who was maybe the most brilliant conservative who was nominated for the Supreme Court (Favreau snickers) and I kept him off the court. And I was able to … in the Judiciary Committee (to) defeat (Clarence) Thomas (nominated by the elder Bush four years later).
As is his wont, Biden lets the cat out of the bag. The biggest problem for liberals when it came to Bork was not his originalist views of the Constitution, or that he pulled the trigger for Nixon in the so-called Saturday Night Massacre, but the fact that he was brilliant and could be expected to push the court to the right for generations to come — hence he had to be destroyed.
How seemingly gracious of Biden to acknowledge Bork as legal exemplar, albeit long after it mattered and seeing how it is now beyond dispute.”

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by | April 8, 2018 · 8:50 am

Sunday, Funny Sunday

The plan was to do a piece on the movie ‘Chappaquiddick,’ but we’re going to DeKalb later and I don’t want to get in a snarky mood. Daughter and SIL going to a dinner for her doctorate class and DW and I are taking Miss Isabel and Miss Olivia out for dinner. Next week is Isabel’s confirmation into the Catholic church so I get to see them again. We plan to take her to her favorite Chinese buffet.

So today is reserved for some plain silliness.

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