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The Unreported Revolution

Protests have raged for days throughout Iran, as people rebel against an oppressive regime that rules with an iron fist. This is not the first time the people have risen up, resulting in rivers of blood among those craving freedom.

What’s going on in Iran? – June 2009 – Green Revolution

Fact Check: Was Obama ‘silent’ on Iran 2009 protests?

On June 13, 2009, Iran announced that incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a landslide victory. His main opponent, Mir Hossein Moussavi, had already alleged blatant violations. After the announcement, angry crowds of Moussavi supporters took to the streets.

SOUNDS LIKE THE DEMOCRATS AFTER 2016, ONLY WE’RE NOT SAVAGES LIKE THE MULLAHS ARE

June 15, Obama gave remarks on the situation. He said he was watching the news from Iran. It is “up to Iranians to make decisions about who Iran’s leaders will be,” he said, adding that “we respect Iranian sovereignty and want to avoid the United States being the issue inside of Iran.”

Asked why he would not spell out potential consequences for Iran over its behavior, the president replied, “Because I think that we don’t know yet how this thing is going to play out. I know everybody here is on a 24-hour news cycle. I’m not.”

[CtH: He was fast enough with condemning COPS, without having ANY of the facts.  What a hypocrite.]

His silence validated the mullahs, despite the blood on their hands and the nuclear centrifuges in their tunnels,” presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty alleged last year in the race for the Republican nomination.

THE MEDIA CONTINUES TO SCREAM THAT THIS STINKING PIG IS A CHRISTIAN. HE’S NEVER GIVEN ANY INDICATION HE WAS ANYTHING BUT A MUSLIM MAGGOT.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/08/politics/fact-check-romney-iran/index.html

Anti-Regime Protests Break Out Across Iran

The crowds drilled to chant ‘death to America’ went off the script and demanded the end of the Islamic regime instead. Videos show Iranians chanting ‘Death to the dictator’ and ‘Death to Rouhani’.

President Obama, busy cementing his ‘legacy’ with a Nuclear Deal with the Iranian regime, refused to show any support for the pro-democracy movement in Iran. He even threw a lifeline the Iranian regime at a time when international sanctions were finally beginning to show results.

As columnist Eli Lake explained, writing for the Bloomberg, “Obama wasn’t just reluctant to show solidarity in 2009, he feared the demonstrations would sabotage his secret outreach to Iran.”

“Obama from the beginning of his presidency tried to turn the country’s ruling clerics from foes to friends,” Lake added.

President Obama’s Nuclear Deal allowed Iran access to assets frozen in the US to the tune of $100 billion. The Obama administration even shipped $1.7 billion in cash to the regime, described as ‘settlement of old legal claim.’

With President Trump in office, those cash payments seem to have stopped. Buoyed by the cash flow thanks to Obama-Kerry Nuclear Deal, regime overstretched itself militarily, funding and manning pro-Iranian militia in Syria, Yemen and Lebanon. Tehran even resumed aid to the Gaza-based Islamist terror outfit Hamas — Hezbollah’s estranged evil Sunni twin, patching up ties strained by Iran’s intervention in the Syrian conflict.

https://legalinsurrection.com/2017/12/anti-regime-protests-break-out-across-iran/

Iran cuts social media access as unrest turns deadly
Iran cut access to social media on Sunday in a bid to head off further protests after days of unrest that saw two people killed and dozens arrested.

The interior minister warned protesters will “pay the price” as footage on social media showed thousands marching across the country overnight in the biggest test for the Islamic republic since mass demonstrations in 2009.

[CtH: The whiners who “protest” in the U.S. of A. should be kissing the Constitution in gratitude that they can do so with virtual impunity.]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5224151/Iran-warns-protesters-pay-price.html

#NeverTrump National Review Licked ‘the Mud Off of George W. Bush’s Boots’ While He Allowed Iraq’s Christians to Be Ethnically Cleansed
The Bush administration showed absolutely zero concern for the Christian communities of Iraq,” said Zmirak. “And we’re not talking five or six hundred people; 1.3 million Christians lived in Iraq when the Iraq War started, and they have lived there for two thousand years. They were some of the earliest Christian communities in the world. Way before there were Catholics in Rome, or before Constantinople existed, there were Christians in Iraq.”

“Seventy-five to eighty percent of [Iraq’s Christian communities] were ethnically cleansed while George Bush was president, while he was commander-in-chief, while he ruled that country as absolutely as Kim Jong-un rules North Korea. He didn’t care,” Zmirak stated

http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/12/30/john-zmirak-nevertrump-national-review-licked-the-mud-off-of-george-w-bushs-boots-while-he-allowed-iraqs-christians-to-be-ethnically-cleansed/

Some call Trump’s Iran protest tweets striking turnabout from Obama era

Those protesters are being buoyed by messages from the Trump administration, says the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a coalition of democratic Iranian groups and personalities.
In two tweets earlier Saturday, President Donald Trump offered up a message of hope to the protesters: “The entire world understands that the good people of Iran want change, and, other than the vast military power of the United States, that Iran’s people are what their leaders fear the most…”

Trump added: “Oppressive regimes cannot endure forever, and the day will come when the Iranian people will face a choice. The World is watching!”

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/30/some-call-trumps-iran-protest-tweets-striking-turnabout-from-obama-era.html

US ‘strongly condemns the arrest of peaceful protesters’ in Iran
Iran’s leaders have turned a wealthy country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos,” the department said in a statement. “As President Trump has said, the longest-suffering victims of Iran’s leaders are Iran’s own people.”

“We urge all nations to publicly support the Iranian people and their demands for basic rights and an end to corruption,” the statement added.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/us-strongly-condemns-the-arrest-of-peaceful-protesters-in-iran/article/2644605

CNN Caught Sharing Iranian Regime Propaganda

The Iranian regime also decided to hold their own rallies in support of the corrupt ruling class.  Protesters were bused in for the rallies.
The pro-regime protesters were carrying ‘down with Israel’ signs.  This photo was taken from Tasnim News Agency in Iran from their protest shots today.
Later today CNN reported on the rallies. CNN took their photos from the Tasnim News Agency.  They are literally spewing the pro-regime propaganda in their news reports
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/12/disgusting-cnn-caught-sharing-iranian-regime-propaganda/

Supreme Leader Tweets About Jesus, But Iran is One of World’s Worst Persecutors of Christians
Iran is also one of 10 countries currently designed “countries of particular concern” under U.S. law for egregious violations of religious freedom.  Iran carries out more executions each year than any country apart from China, applying the death penalty for offenses including apostasy, insulting Mohammed and other “grand prophets,” moharebeh (enmity against Allah) and “corruption on earth.”

Just two weeks before Christmas, however, the independent Iranian Christian news agency Mohabat News reported that security forces raided six houses in Karaj, Iran’s fourth-largest city, where Christians hold house church services.

It said four converts to Christianity were arrested and that shops owned by two of the men were also raided.  Four of the Christians received ten year prison sentences, after being convicted of engaging in missionary activities and “conducting activities against national security,” Christian Solidarity Worldwide reported at the time.

“The charges and sentences against these four men are unwarranted and unjustifiable, given the paucity of the evidence against them,” said CSW chief executive Mervyn Thomas.https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/supreme-leader-tweets-about-jesus-iran-one-worlds-worst-persecutors

Iran Starts Killing Protesters, ABC Ignores While CBS and NBC Downplay
IF THIS SURPRISES YOU, YOU’RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

Disgustingly, the deaths didn’t trigger much air on the three major American networks. ABC’s Good Morning America had a blackout of the deaths and protests all together while NBC only found 24 seconds for them. CBS finally discovered the protests, as they continued into their fourth day, dedicating a meager 16 seconds.

Instead of allowing serious time for the brutal murders of Iranian civilians and the protests, whose marchers have been chanting “Death to Rouhani” and “We don’t want an Islamic republic,” NBC’s Sunday Today ran a four minute and 37 seconds long highlight reel of the media slamming and smearing President Trump from this past year.

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2017/12/31/iran-starts-killing-protesters-abc-ignores-while-cbs-and-nbc

MOST OF YOU WILL GET THIS:

[CtH: I don’t get it. :0/]

FEMINISTAS, THERE AND HERE

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The Delusional New York Times

2017_12 29 Times tax winnings tweet

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FAKE NEWS discovers WEATHER

2017_12 Twitter Trump's laser pointer PN

Trump tweeted about the record-breaking cold spell.

2017_12 28 Trump tweets re cold

Suddenly, after decades of reporting every extreme weather event as the result of global climate change, reporters deemed it necessary to remind the American public that there’s climate change, and then there’s weather.

2017_12 28 CNN tweets about climate

  • Ryan Struyk CNN: This is a jaw-dropping misunderstanding of what climate change is…
  • Dan Merica CNN: A reminder that President Trump’s tweets are to be treated as official White House statements… so the official White House position is that global warming could be a good thing.
  • Jeremy Diamond CNN: Looks like our President still fundamentally misunderstands what global warming is. Or is misleading those who don’t understand the science.

There were more, but you get the idea.

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CNN: The JOKE NEWS Network

On Tuesday, a CNN cameraman lurked in the bushes and managed to grab some shots of President Trump playing golf. Some might call this “stalking.” CNN calls it “journalism.”

2017_12 26 CNN lurker Trump golf

On Wednesday, CNN went into full conspiracy mode over this. 

“Mysterious white truck blocked TV news crew from getting shots of Trump playing golf in Fla., I’m told. As photojournalist moved the camera, he said, truck moved w/him to block the picture. The unmarked truck parked when Trump was apparently at hole, then drove off after.”

2017_12 26 Truck blocks CNN

On Thursday, CNN broke this Big Story!

2017_12 28 CNN found a similar truck

What would the country do without these guardians of the Republic?

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Finally Friday

That was for the benefit of those who still work for a living and the weekends are something to look forward to. When you’re retired, it’s just another day.

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Mysterious truck blocks CNN’s view of Trump’s golf course in Florida
WHAT A SAD, JOYLESS LIFE THESE PEOPLE LEAD
A mysterious truck blocked CNN’s view of President Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., one day after the network touted “exclusive” footage of the president hitting the links.
Noah Gray, a producer for CNN, tweeted a picture of a white box truck in front of hedges adjacent to the golf course on Wednesday.
He noted that during Trump’s winter vacation to his Mar-a-Lago resort the network has repeatedly captured video of Trump golfing from a public sidewalk. But, Gray said that was “not possible” on Wednesday.
The Secret Service has responded to CNN’s outragey reportage after a white truck blocked stalking journalists from getting clear shots of the president’s golf game. (Pulitzer Prize-winning stuff potentially, we know.)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mysterious-truck-blocks-cnns-view-of-trumps-golf-course-in-florida/article/2644481

TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME IS VERY REAL
Liberal Thug Screams at Disney Hall of Presidents as Trump Speaks — Then Posts Video Online
Disney World finally reopened the Hall of Presidents exhibit this month with a speaking animatronic version of President Donald Trump giving a speech that was recorded by Trump for Disney. One visitor to Disney World took video of themselves screaming, “Lock him up!” over and over and over again as he sat in the audience at the Hall of Presidents as the Trump animatron spoke.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/12/liberal-screams-screams-screams-screams-disney-hall-presidents-trump-proudly-posts-video/

Trump mocks ‘good old Global Warming’ as cold spell hits US
I GET THE FEELING HE ENJOYS THE HELL OUT OF THIS
“In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record,” Trump noted about the freezing temperatures in New York and other cities.
“Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!”

https://nypost.com/2017/12/28/trump-mocks-good-old-global-warming-as-cold-spell-hits-us/

NINE YEARS AGO… Al Gore Predicted North Pole Would Be Completely Ice Free by Today
Gore made the prediction to a German audience in 2008. He told them that “the entire North ‘polarized’ cap will disappear in 5 years.” http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/12/nine-years-ago-al-gore-predicted-north-pole-completely-ice-free-today/

Media Spends 2017 Attacking Melania Trump
This past year was marked by relentless media attacks and fake and misleading headlines about President Donald Trump. But when the media couldn’t get enough dirt on Trump in 2017, they turned their attention on first lady Melania.
Melania lives a relatively quiet life in the White House compared to previous first ladies, but whenever she stepped out in public, the media was champing at the bit for a scandal.
We’ve compiled a list of some of the most ridiculous media attacks on Melania since her husband took office.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/28/media-spends-2017-attacking-melania-trump/

Cuomo pardons 61 people ahead of the New Year, including 18 immigrants
Cuomo pardoned 18 immigrants who had committed low-level offenses, saying his pardon was based on their rehabilitation efforts. Cuomo blasted President Trump’s hard-line immigration efforts in the process.
“While the federal government continues to target immigrants and threatens to tear families apart with deportation, these actions take a critical step toward a more just, more fair and more compassionate New York,” Cuomo said in a statement.

Cuomo pardons 61 people ahead of the New Year, including 18 immigrants

Philly Judge Who Resigned over Sex Scandal and Was Jailed for Lying to FBI Now Running for Congress as Democrat
Willie Singletary, a former Philadelphia Traffic Court judge, has announced his run for the First District seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Robert Brady, who is also chairman of Philadelphia’s Democratic City Committee, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Singletary, 36, has quite a record to run on. In 2013, he was caught up in a ticket-fixing scandal that prosecutors at the time said benefited only Philly’s rich and powerful and cost the city and state hundreds of thousands in unpaid fines.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/28/philly-judge-resigned-sex-scandal-jailed-lying-fbi-running-congress-democrat/

Conservative fires back at Don Lemon, calls CNN ‘a dog whistle for race-baiting, anti-Trump bigots’
On Tuesday, radio host Todd Starnes was among the panelists who joined “Hannity” guest-host David Webb to take on CNN anchor Don Lemon’s assertion that President Trump use of “Merry Christmas” is a “dog whistle” to his base.

“So let me say something about Don Lemon and, quite frankly, CNN. Their entire network is a dog whistle for race-baiting, anti-Trump bigots. I mean, it’s 24/7! They really believe that ‘Merry Christmas’ is a dog whistle. It makes me wonder what they think the words ‘Ho! Ho! Ho!’ would be code for.”
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/12/28/conservative-fires-back-don-lemon-calls-cnn-dog-whistle-race-baiting-anti-trump-bigots-580955

The First Anti-American President
Barack Obama will no doubt be chronicled, among other things, as the first anti-American president. No wonder; he’s the product of an educational system that has become increasingly radical and anti-American with each passing decade, and his mother was a stereotypical leftist anthropologist with a passion for the Third World.
The pattern is unmistakable. As Luis Fleischman notes, Obama wanted to make deals with our enemies, Iran being the most dramatic example.
https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/first-anti-american-president/

Trump Slams China For Secretly Helping North Korea
Late Wednesday China was exposed for secretly helping North Korea by illegally importing gas and oil into the country, a serious violation of UN sanctions
The alarm over North Korea grew louder this week after defecting soldiers from the regime were to found to have anthrax antibodies in their systems, indicating Kim Jong Un could be planning to develop and use biological weapons. The use of these weapons is a violation of international law.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/12/28/trump-slams-china-for-secretely-helping-north-korea-n2427813

Trump Is About To Repeal Obama-Era Fracking Regulations

FRACKING IS WHY YOU’RE NOT PAYING $4.50 FOR A GALLON OF GAS ANYMORE
President Donald Trump’s administration will give a belated gift to American energy producers and repeal former President Barack Obama-era regulations for hydraulic fracturing operations on federal lands.
The Interior Department is expected to publish a repeal of the rule in the Federal Register on Friday, and already the oil and gas industry are celebrating. Producers challenged were locked in court battles over the rule since it was finalized in 2015.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/28/trump-is-about-to-repeal-obama-era-fracking-regulations/

Trump Blasts Joe Manchin For Refusing To Work With Him
“Like Joe Manchin,” Trump said in the interview. “He talks. But he doesn’t do anything. He doesn’t do,” Trump said. “‘Hey, let’s get together, let’s do bipartisan.’ I say, ‘Good, let’s go.’ Then you don’t hear from him again.”
Manchin is up for re-election in 2018, but said in August that he doesn’t care about being reelected
I don’t give a s**t, you understand? I just don’t give a s**t,” he said in an interview with Charleston Gazette Mail. “Don’t care if I get elected, don’t care if I get defeated, how about that
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/28/trump-blasts-joe-manchin-for-refusing-to-work-with-him/

Debunking Lies About Immigration and “Family Reunification”
Time to put the interests of American families first
Currently America has a population of unknown millions of illegal aliens who entered the United States covertly and without vetting by running our borders. Their presence in the United States and their very identities are unknown and unknowable.
We also have millions of illegal aliens who violated the terms of their lawful admissions into the United States and have gone “missing in America.”
Incredibly, so-called “Sanctuary Cities” and “Sanctuary States” harbor and shield these illegal aliens from detection by the Department of Homeland Security and its component immigration law enforcement agencies, even as mayors of those cities demand to be given federal funds to combat crime and protect their residents against international terrorists they may be harboring.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268867/debunking-lies-about-immigration-and-family-michael-cutler

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4 Pete’s Sake – Wednesday, December 27

Oldest daughter had to work at the hospital yesterday, so her family is coming over this afternoon for pizza and to exchange gifts. Big Sis works at a restaurant and has to work at 5:00. She needs to put gas in her car and pay for insurance. Her parents make them work for what they want. RJ detassels corn and puts it in a savings account that he can’t withdraw from without mom’s signature. I’m so proud that our kids are raising our grandchildren with a sense of responsibility and respect. I think that’s the greatest gift they could ever give me. Maybe we did something right.

[CtH: IKWYM, Pete.  One of my greatest joys this Christmas was watching two of my three girls parent.  They’re such EXCELLENT MOMS!]

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Terror of the skies since 1995

The Democrat has developed a reputation for making life hell for any clerk, stewardess, or pilot unwilling or unable to make her three-and-a-half-hour flight anything less than glamorous. She takes advantage of federal travel perks to book multiple flights (only to cancel at the last minute and at no charge). She demands an upgrade to premier seats. She expects, in her words, “to be treated like a queen.”

Sometimes it gets ugly. For instance, when one peasant of a flight attendant failed to serve the food Jackson Lee requested, the congresswoman went wild. “Don’t you know who I am?” she reportedly shrieked. “I’m Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Where is my seafood meal? I know it was ordered!”

[CtH: I can’t stand it when someone says, “Don’t you know who I am?”  ::gagme::]

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-terror-of-the-skies-since-1995/article/2644383

Rep. Jackson Lee suspects she was accused in United incident because she’s ‘an African American woman’

“Since this was not any fault of mine, the way the individual continued to act appeared to be, upon reflection, because I was an African American woman, seemingly an easy target along with the African American flight attendant who was very, very nice,” she said.

“This saddens me, especially at this time of year given all of the things we have to work on to help people.”

A United Airlines representative told NBC News that Jackson Lee was not given preferential treatment because she is a member of Congress.

[CtH: More likely, she got preferential treatment because she’s a flaming nut job who would make United life hell otherwise.  As for being mad about having someone swipe your reservation … puh-leeze!  Like it would MATTER what color that person was?!  I’m so SICK of Jackson Lee and the rest of her race-baiting cronies in the D party!]

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/airplane-mode/rep-jackson-lee-suspects-she-was-accused-united-incident-because-n832726

Pelosi Hits Back at ‘Trump Administration’s Cruel Attacks on Our Brave Transgender Servicemembers’
IF THEY RUN OUT OF AMMUNITION THEY CAN ALWAYS HIT THE ENEMY WITH THEIR MAKEUP BAGS.

“The Trump Administration’s cruel attacks against our brave transgender servicemembers is a misguided decision fueled by prejudice, not the interests of national security,” Pelosi said. “The White House’s hateful agenda serves only to weaken our military and the nation it defends.”

[CtH: IOW, we should just IGNORE the hundreds of days and tens of thousands of dollars their SURGERIES make them useless to the military?  Nancy, I still haven’t forgotten that you voted for waterboarding then bitched about how Bush was a filthy torturer.]

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cnsnewscom-staff/pelosi-hits-back-trump-administrations-cruel-attacks-our-brave

Paul Krugman: “Make Pink Pussy Hats Symbol of Delivery from Evil”
Here, without commentary with CtH’s couldn’t resist 2 cents, are more of Krugman’s Greatest Hits of today:

  • Trump has been every bit as horrible as one might have expected.
    • Only if by “one”, you mean “Trump Deranged.”
  • Utterly unfit for office, morally and intellectually.
    • At least he knows how to give credit and pronounce corpsman.
  • The Republican Party [is] composed entirely of cynical apparatchiks, willing to sell out every principle — and every shred of their own dignity — as long as their donors get big tax cuts.
    • Not at ALL like the Democrat Party’s load of felons, thieves, and sex offenders.
  • Conservative media have given up even the pretense of doing real reporting, and become blatant organs of ruling-party propaganda.
    • Self-awareness: Zero.
  • The U.S. may yet become another Turkey or Hungary — a state that preserves the forms of democracy but has become an authoritarian regime in practice.
    • Because Congress passed laws you didn’t like?
  • America as we know it is still in mortal danger.
    • Damn that booming economy!
  • Trump . . . is clearly a dictator wannabe.
    • Because he signed those laws you didn’t like?
  • Growing evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.
    • Only if by “growing”, you mean “still no.”
  • The G.O.P. seems to be irretrievably corrupt.
    • Not at ALL like the Democrat Party …

THEY DON’T CALL HIM THE MANIC FERRET FOR NOTHING!

http://finkelblogger.com/2017/12/26/paul-krugman-make-pink-pussy-hats-symbol-of-delivery-from-evil/

CBO: At Least 4.5M Anchor Babies in U.S.
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA ARE THE ONLY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD THAT ALLOW BABIES BORN THERE FULL CITIZENSHIP.  THE SOLE REASON IS THAT DEMOCRATS NEED MORE PEOPLE UNDER THEIR CONTROL. THIS MUST STOP.

According to the CBO, there are 4.5 million anchor babies in the U.S. under the age of 18-years-old. This estimate does not include the potentially millions of anchor babies who are older than 18-years-old.

Should President Trump’s administration not enact major reforms to end illegal immigration — including constructing a border wall and ending birthright citizenship — the CBO estimates that at least another 600,000 anchor babies will be born to illegal alien parents in the next 10 years.

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) once opposed birthright citizenship, saying in 1993 that “no sane country” would reward illegal aliens with U.S. citizenship for their children.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/26/cbo-at-least-4-5m-anchor-babies-in-u-s/

Introduced in House (01/03/2017)

Birthright Citizenship Act of 2017

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.

This Act shall not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the date of its enactment.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/140

White House to remove historic Jackson Magnolia
The Jackson Magnolia that’s been in place behind the White House since the 1800s will be cut down, according to a report.

“The overall architecture and structure of the tree is greatly compromised and the tree is completely dependent on the artificial support,” documents obtained by the cable news outlet read. “Without the extensive cabling system, the tree would have fallen years ago.

The historic tree was planted after Andrew Jackson’s inauguration in 1829. Jackson’s wife, Rachel, died after he was elected in 1828, and according to CNN, the former president wanted to plant a sprout from his wife’s favorite magnolia tree from their farm in Tennessee.
Former first lady Michelle Obama took a seedling from the iconic tree in 2009 and brought it to the Department of Agriculture, where it could grow at the agency’s garden, and former President Barack Obama gifted a seedling from the tree to the people of Cuba in 2016.

Though the tree will be removed, another Jackson Magnolia will reportedly be planted there.

Colorado releases five wolves transplanted from Oregon

THE REACTION FROM THE LEFT WAS PREDICTABLE

#FakeNews Newsweek Lies About Tree Removal to Smear Melania Trump

Newsweek claimed heartless Melania told the White House grounds crew to cut down a 200 year old tree.

It was a complete lie.  The tree was falling over and had to be removed — so they used the story to smear the First Lady.

[CtH: When I clicked on the story, it had been “updated” with the facts.  I think by “updated” they meant, “we got caught lying our faces off … again.”]

Disgusting! #FakeNews Newsweek Lies About Tree Removal to Smear Melania Trump

Rosie O’Donnell tells Paul Ryan he’s going ‘straight to hell’
“paul ryan – don’t talk about Jesus after what u just did to our nation – u will go straight to hell,” O’Donnell wrote Monday.  “U screwed up fake altar boy,” O’Donnell added.

She finished her holiday attack with the hashtag: “#JUDASmuch” in a reference to the disciple who betrayed Jesus.

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro reported an obscene tweet O’Donnell posted about him last week that said “Suck my d___ Ben,” according to Fox News.

Shapiro reported the “harassment” to Twitter to see if the social media giant would take action against a liberal. Twitter initially declined to delete the tweet, but then reversed course.

O’Donnell said she deleted her tweet to Shapiro after Twitter locked her account. She tweeted the notice she received from Twitter that she was in violation of company rules for “abusive behavior.”

https://nypost.com/2017/12/25/rosie-odonnell-tells-paul-ryan-hes-going-straight-to-hell/

LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER

Newsweek: ‘How Trump and the Nazis Stole Christmas To Promote White Nationalism’

President Donald Trump wants Americans to think he re-invented Christmas.

But critics counter that Trump is promoting a version of the holidays that excludes members of other religions, and that his crusade to bring back Christmas is part of a larger attempt by the president to define America as a country for white Christians alone.

[CtH: Wait, what?  You mean “members of other religions” don’t celebrate the birth of Christ, while black, brown, red, and yellow Christians don’t celebrate Christmas?  Who knew?!]

Wishing people “merry Christmas” instead of “happy holidays,” is thus in line with Trump’s decision to ban citizens of Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, critics say. It fits neatly with his refusal to condemn white supremacists when they march against diversity, and with his condemnation of athletes who protest police brutality against black men.

With this in mind, the fight to end the war on Christmas is exclusionary politics at its most flagrant.

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2017/12/26/newsweek-how-trump-and-nazis-stole-christmas-promote-white

Trump predicts new health care plan will happen after repealing Obamacare mandate
DEMOCRATS HAVE NEVER AND WILL NEVER COOPERATE WITH REPUBLICANS FOR THE SAKE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE…EVER

“Based on the fact that the very unfair and unpopular Individual Mandate has been terminated as part of our Tax Cut Bill, which essentially Repeals (over time) ObamaCare, the Democrats & Republicans will eventually come together and develop a great new HealthCare plan!” Mr. Trump tweeted.

Republicans tried unsuccessfully to repeal and replace Obamacare over the summer, but they could not come together around a plan.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/26/donald-trump-predicts-new-health-care-plan-will-ha/

The Year of Media Freakouts

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews still has chills and thrills up his leg over Obama. He asked rhetorically on Jan. 18: “Is there a husband, a father, that we would wish more as a model for our sons, for our sons-in-law to have and raise our grandchildren? Is there anyone who carries himself better in word, in sentiment, in temperament, in optimism?”

Let’s close with the late-night comedians, who double down on the media’s arrogance. On CBS, Stephen Colbert told the president: “You’re the glutton with the button. You are a regular Gorge Washington. You are the presi-dunce, but you’re turning into a real prick-tator.” He added, “the only thing your mouth is good for” is acting as a holster for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s penis.

That’s how classy 2017 was, because there’s one thing at which liberals feel they excel: unifying the country with civil discourse.

[CtH: Hmmm … husband?  Before the White House, Barack did not live with his wife and daughters.  In the White House, Michelle had her mother in residence, methinks to act as a buffer in what gives every appearance of being a fairly terrible marriage.  Father?  Maybe.  Personally, I wouldn’t want a malignant narcissist as a father, but that’s just me.  Carries himself in word, etc?  Repeat my last comment.]

https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozell/2017/12/27/the-year-of-media-freakouts-n2427261


Magazine Mocks Hillary With New Years Resolutions Suggestions for 2018

Some of the lefty media are starting to show signs they’ve had it up to here with the Hillary circus and want her to just disappear as much as we do. One such media publication is Vanity Fair, who nauseatingly fawned over her for 8 years and goo-gooed at her anticipated coronation. But as with all thing faux, people tend to tire of or see through them. Mockingly, Vanity Fair suggest Hillary find other things to do in 2018 instead of bothering people by running for office again, like just get a hobby and go away.

http://www.diogenesmiddlefinger.com/2017/12/magazine-mocks-hillary-with-new-years.html

Guess what’s missing from CNN’s list of theories for Hillary Clinton’s sinking favorability

CNN’s Chris Cillizza published a piece today offering four possible explanations for the decline in Hillary Clinton’s popularity.  In case you missed this story, Allahpundit noted yesterday that Hillary is at her lowest favorability rating ever according to Gallup, just 36 percent.

https://hotair.com/archives/2017/12/20/look-whats-missing-cnns-list-4-theories-hillary-clintons-lowest-ever-favorability-rating/

Black Unemployment Rate Lowest in 17 Years

THINK TRUMP WILL GET ANY CREDIT FOR THIS?… GET REAL.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate for black Americans is the lowest it has been since the year 2000, 17 years ago.

  • In November, the national unemployment rate for black Americans, ages 16 and over, was 7.3%.
  • The last time it was 7.3% was in the year 2000, during the months September, October and November.
  • During the Bush and Obama years (2001 -2016), the black unemployment rate fluctuated between 7.7% and a high of 16.8%.

https://www.weaselzippers.us/368976-black-unemployment-rate-lowest-in-17-years/

The Obama Years: A Legacy Of Scandal And Deception
Joe Biden’s bizarre disconnect regarding his scandal-ridden former boss.
On December 13, former vice president, Joe Biden, appeared on CBS with the hosts of “This Morning” where he peddled his new book and showered his former boss with praise. During the course of the interview, he was asked about his relationship with Obama and responded with the following;

“I’ve served with eight presidents and I’ve gotten to know four of them very well. I’ve never met any president that has more character, more integrity, and more backbone than this guy does.” Then he went completely off the rails when he absurdly added; “And eight years, not a hint — not a hint — of a scandal.”

What was perhaps even more outrageous than the statement itself was the fact that none of This Morning’s hosts challenged the veracity of that statement and allowed it to pass without a scintilla of scrutiny, exposing yet again an extreme bias existing within elements of the establishment media.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268842/obama-years-legacy-scandal-and-deception-ari-lieberman

NFL Cancels Final ‘Sunday Night Football’ Game Of Season

The NFL announced Tuesday that the final “Sunday Night Football” game of the season has been canceled, according to CNN.  The league had yet to announce who would play during the primetime game next Sunday, but with the chance that none of the matchups would have playoff implications for one or both of the teams, they opted not to schedule the game.
The other problem the league faced was broadcasting a game on New Year’s Eve, which would invite lower number of viewers traditionally on that night. Instead, fans can settle in for seven games at kick-off at 1 p.m. eastern Sunday and a total of 9 games starting at 4:25 p.m. eastern time.

In a season plagued with lower ratings due to the national anthem protests, the league’s decision was not surprising

http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/26/nfl-cancels-final-sunday-night-football-game-of-season/

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More on Politico’s Hezbollah Story

Fox interviewed the author, Josh Meyer

The MSM has been ignoring or sneering at this story, despite the fact that Politico is hardly a right-wing news organization. However, the Washington Post did finally get a round tuit and their reporter’s assessment is this:

Josh Meyer’s groundbreaking investigation was rigorously reported, deeply sourced, thoroughly vetted and is of significant public interest given the national security implications. POLITICO is proud of this story and believe it captures the complexity of the decision making by the Obama administration in pursuit of a deal with Iran that it viewed as a major foreign policy achievement. It’s hardly surprising that Obama loyalists have pushed back on the overall thrust of the article.

In his months of reporting the piece, Josh conducted an exhaustive review of government documents and court records and spoke with dozens of key participants at all levels of government. It’s worth noting that the principals mentioned in the piece were given the opportunity to comment and when they declined, POLITICO interviewed numerous sources who could speak on their behalf.

Also, Josh responded himself on television [Tuesday], specifically responding to the false claim that the article is based on uncorroborated complaints from disgruntled low-level officials. “I also talked to many, many dozens of other people to get a sort of ground truth and see what their allegations were when held up to the light of day. So this is not a story in 14,000 words where I was just taking spin from some people,” he said.

The MSM may be ignoring this story, but Congress isn’t.

Rep. Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.), a member of the House Oversight Committee and chair of its National Security Subcommittee, told the Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday that he and other top lawmakers are examining evidence that could implicate top former Obama officials, including National Security Council official Ben Rhodes, the architect of the former administration’s self-described pro-Iran “echo chamber.”

“I’ve long believed that the Obama administration could not have done any more to bend over backwards to appease the Iranian regime, yet news that the Obama administration killed the investigation into a billion dollar drug ring that lined the terrorist group Hezbollah’s pockets in order to save its coveted Iran deal may very well take the cake,” DeSantis said.

“Hezbollah is a brutal terrorist group with American blood on its hands and it would be unconscionable for American policy to deliberately empower such a nefarious group,” he said.

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Hypocrites

2017_12 17 Hypocrites

Big shock (not). These sexual abusers are also loudly public Catholic bashers.

HOLLYWOOD

Ben Affleck
Woody Allen
Alec Baldwin
Louis C.K.
David Letterman
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein

MEDIA

NPR news chief Michael Oreskes
NPR Chief News Editor David Sweeney
PBS and CBS host Charlie Rose
Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner
Atlantic magazine’s Leon Wieseltier

POLITICS

U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.)

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And I Alone Survived

Throwing caution to the wind, I put concern for my personal safety aside and accompanied my beloved child bride into the maelstrom known as the shopping mall during the holiday season. Our plan had some success, given our early arrival in an effort to complete the mission and retreat before the assault reached a fever pitch. Winding our way through the JC Penney store, we emerged onto the main battlefield and took evasive action, ducking into a Zales Jewelers. Always wanting to have my betrothed awash in finery, she picked out a nice sterling silver and topaz ring. It had to be sized, so she won’t get it until the first week of January. She pointed out our anniversary is in February so she rationalized it could commemorate our long ago nuptials. She has a mind like a steel trap.
After a trek into Bed Bath and Beyond for some smelly concoctions, we were off to the grown man’s Chuck E Cheese, Victoria’s Secret. One would have thought purchasing gift cards would be a rather simple process. As we neared the counter, much to my chagrin, there were two long lines at the checkout. It was reminiscent of a WalMart the day the welfare class get their food stamps. I gave her my bank card to pay with and found a bench outside the store. The longer I stood there, watching women peruse stacks of panties and demi bras, the dirtier I felt.
Our final mission was a lunch at the food court. We dined on mango chicken with fried rice, bang bang shrimp, and spring rolls. Billy club and mace at the ready, we elbowed our way through the frenzied throng back through the Penney store and emerged, bruised but unbroken, in the parking lot to beat a strategic retreat to the sanctity of our home territory. I don’t think I want to go through that hell again.

GOP senators hold back support for tax bill over child tax credit
THE SENATE HAS TO PASS A TAX CUT BILL BEFORE RECESS AND THEY KNOW IT… SO DO THE DEMOCRATS.
TRUE TO THE OLD CANARD ABOUT HERDING CATS, ALL THE USUAL SUSPECTS ARE PLAYING HARD TO GET WITH THEIR VOTE FOR THIS BILL. MURKOWSKI, FLAKE, McCAIN, COLLINS, AND RUBIO HAVE ALL SET CONDITIONS FOR THEIR APPROVAL. TO HELL WITH THE PEOPLE, WE WANT WHAT WE WANT.
“Senator Rubio has consistently communicated to the Senate tax negotiators that his vote on final passage would depend on whether the refundability of the child tax credit was increased in a meaningful way,” said Rubio spokeswoman Olivia Perez-Cubas.
Conn Carroll, a spokesman for Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee, also said Lee is “undecided” on the bill in its current form.
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the only Republican to vote against the original version of the tax bill passed by the Senate, also told Fox News he is undecided on whether he will vote for the final version of the bill
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/14/gop-senators-hold-back-support-for-tax-bill-over-child-tax-credit.html

Illness sidelines McCain, Cochran as tax vote nears
HERE WE HAVE THE COUNTRY’S LONGEST LIVING RINO AND THAT CADAVER WITH A PULSE WHO ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO PASS THE TAX CUTS. MCCAIN WILL SURELY ENJOY SOMEBODY BEGGING HIM TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE HE CLAIMS TO REPRESENT FOR ONCE, AND COCHRAN WILL HAVE TO BE STRAPPED TO A FURNITURE DOLLY AND WHEELED IN. REMEMBER, THIS WAS THE CORPSE THAT McCONNELL’S HIT SQUAD PAID VOTERS IN MISSISSIPPI TO VOTE FOR TO KEEP THE SEAT AWAY FROM A CONSERVATIVE.
I RECALL WHEN THE DEMOCRATS NEEDED A VOTE FROM KKK BYRD, THEY WHEELED HIM ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE TO VOTE… ONE SNOT BUBBLE FOR YEA, TWO BUBBLES FOR NAY.
Both men missed all Senate votes this week, but their presence will be crucial early next week as the GOP tries to pass the tax bill in the Senate with a razor-thin Republican majority of 52-48 — and all Democrats opposed to the legislation. Adding to the uncertainty on Thursday was Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who said he would vote against the bill if negotiators failed to expand the child tax credit.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/illness-sidelines-mccain-cochran-as-tax-vote-nears/

When Reporter Asked What Trump Is Doing To Combat Gun Violence Sanders Flips The Script

She responded, “I don’t think there is any one thing that you could do that could have prevented both of those horrible, horrible tragedies.” The press secretary then flipped the script on the reporter, asking her to name “a single thing” that would have prevented the tragedies.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/14/when-reporter-asked-what-trump-is-doing-to-combat-gun-violence-sanders-flips-the-script/

“I’m Not Taking Another Question From You” 

“You’re Vying To Replace Jerry Springer”: CNN’s Jim Acosta Roasted For Spreading #FakeNews About Gun Control
CNN‘s Jim Acosta is at it again. The White House correspondent spread fake news about gun control to his nearly 500,000 Twitter followers on Thursday.
Acosta was widely mocked for his tweet, as per usual.
“This is a lie. If a politician said this, Jim Acosta would interrupt the press conference to live-fact-check him with readily available FBI statistics,” pointed out National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke.

“You’re Vying To Replace Jerry Springer”: CNN’s Jim Acosta Roasted For Spreading #FakeNews About Gun Control

Mike Huckabee Tells Mika Brzezinski To ‘Go Pound Sand’ After She Attacks His Daughter
Mike Huckabee told Mika Brzezinski to “go pound sand” after the “Morning Joe” co-host attacked his daughter, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Wednesday.

“My daughter stands strong and tough and walks into that lion’s den of a press room every day and represents women and represents the president and represents strength in an incredible way.”
On Wednesday’s “Morning Joe,” Brzezinski expressed disbelief that Sanders could stand by President Donald Trump’s tweet that suggested Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand would “do anything” for political donations. Some thought that Trump’s tweet implied Gillibrand exchanged sexual favors for political donations.

NO MATTER HOW OLD A WOMAN GETS, SHE WILL ALWAYS BE HER DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL. I EXPECT IT’S THAT WAY ALL OVER THE CIVILIZED WORLD.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/14/mike-huckabee-tells-mika-brzezinski-to-go-pound-sand-after-she-attacks-his-daughter-video/

Eric Trump: Kirsten Gillibrand visited my dad’s office ‘every three days’ to ask for campaign money
“I remember Kirsten Gillibrand when she came into his office every three days to ask him for money and asking for major campaign contributions,” Eric Trump, 33, told WABC radio host Rita Cosby in an interview Wednesday. “There is no one who wanted to get into his office more than Kirsten Gillibrand.
Mr. Trump lashed out at the senator on Twitter Tuesday, calling her a “lightweight,” who would “come to my office ‘begging’ for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them).”
Mrs. Gillibrand on Tuesday called the tweet a “sexist smear” and accused the president of trying to silence his accusers.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/14/eric-trump-kirsten-gillibrand-visited-my-dads-offi/

Thom Hartmann: Trump’s Tweet Slamming Gillibrand is ‘Impeachable’ Offense

BITCH, PLEASE
The perpetual outrage machine that is the left’s pathological loathing for President Trump keeps reaching new lows in absurdity, albeit only on an hourly basis.
Plenty of liberals have labeled Trump’s tweet slamming Democrat Senator and potential 2020 opponent Kirsten Gillibrand as “sexual harassment.” But liberal radio host Thom Hartmann went beyond that and described it — I’m not making this up — as grounds for impeachment.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jack-coleman/2017/12/14/thom-hartmann-trumps-tweet-slamming-gillibrand-impeachable-offense

USA Today: Trump is ‘not fit to clean the toilets’ at Obama’s presidential library
The paper used this interpretation to argue the President is unfit for office.
NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION HAS A SITTING PRESIDENT BEEN TREATED WITH THE DISRESPECT AND OVERT LOATHING THAT THIS ONE HAS… AND ALL BECAUSE HE DEFEATED THEIR CORRUPT STANDARD BEARER.

“With his latest tweet, clearly implying that a United States senator would trade sexual favors for campaign cash, President Trump has shown he is not fit for office. Rock bottom is no impediment for a president who can always find room for a new low.”
They went on to say President Trump would be unworthy to do bathroom duty at the Obama library.
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2017/12/13/usa-today-trump-not-fit-clean-toilets-obamas-presidential-library-575471

‘Merry Christmas from the president and first lady!’
Melania stuns in a glittering black cocktail dress alongside The Donald in their first official holiday portrait
The 2017 Christmas portrait was revealed on Melania’s Twitter page on Thursday
Andrea Hanks photographed the couple standing in front of the White House Blue Room on December 5
The president and first lady are holding hands and smiling for the camera in the festive photo taken in the Cross Hall
Melania opted for a sleeveless Delpozo dress featuring a sparkling applique and a pair of classic black pumps, while Trump wore a tuxedo
Ivanka, who converted to Judaism when she married Jared Kushner in 2009, shared her own festive snap from the White House on Instagram
In the image, she can be seen posing with two friends in front of a Christmas tree; she wished everyone a very ‘Happy Holidays’ in her caption

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5180939/Donald-Melania-Trump-release-Christmas-portrait.html#ixzz51KZf3xuw

FROM CURMUDGEON OVER AT PCP:
CNN Christmas Songs
On Tuesday, December 12th, someone started a hashtag #CNNChristmasSongs on Twitter. I thought some of them were pretty clever.
Do You Smear Who I Smear?
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Fake News
Let Bias Show, Let Bias Show, Let Bias Show
O Come, All Ye Hateful
Rudolph the Red Nosed Anonymous Source
Deck The Halls With Tons Of Fake News
Rumors We Have Heard on High
I’ll Be Wrong For Christmas
Rockin’ Around The Mistakes We Make
O Holy Cow! Trump Is Tweeting Nightly!
Whose Aborted Child Is This
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bullshit
Acosty The Snowflake
O Whine All Ye Faithful
Silent The Right
All I Want For Christmas Is Some Russian Collusion
I Saw Daddy Drinking 12 Diet Cokes
Russians We Have Heard On High
Lemon Got Run Over By A Trump Tweet
The Lemon Dumber Boy
Little Tapper Boy
It Came Upon A Source Unclear
Acosta We Have Heard, Was High
Jingles Sell
I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus
http://politicalclownparade.blogspot.com/2017/12/cnn-christmas-songs.html

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You Make This Difficult

After Tuesday night’s results my first inclination was to just ignore things for a few days. Then I look at the stats and see that there are still a few of you who actually come here even when Chrissy hasn’t posted anything. I enjoy doing this, but as it is in life, there are good days and bad days. Your only hope is that the good outnumber the bad. I’ve seen a few facts about the race Tuesday night I will attempt to synopsize (I don’t really care if that’s a word, it just sounded good). There’s no rhyme or reason to my rants…never has been. I’m not a professional writer. I’m not a professional anything unless being a pain in the ass counts. I don’t really mean to be, but I’m really good at it.

‘You Gotta Give the Devil Its Due’: Bannon Praises DNC’s ‘Ground Game’ in Alabama
“The DNC came in here — slipped in here — underneath the radar and did an amazing job of organizing — what’s my favorite word — ground game,” Bannon said.
He suggested that Democrats outworked Republicans and were able to drive voter turnout.
http://ijr.com/2017/12/1034491-you-gotta-give-the-devil-its-due-bannon-praises-dncs-ground-game-in-alabama/

GOP’s Shelby played key role in Alabama Democrat’s victory
Shelby, Alabama’s senior senator and the state’s most influential official, publicly opposed GOP nominee Roy Moore and declared before the election that “the state of Alabama deserves better” than a former judge accused of sexual contact with teenage girls decades ago.
A former Democrat, Shelby, 83, announced weeks before the election that he had already cast an absentee ballot for another, unspecified Republican, even as President Donald Trump and other prominent state Republicans stood up for Moore.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ALABAMA_SENATE_SHELBY?SITE=MYPSP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-12-13-18-00-24

Tammy Bruce: Republican Establishment Wants To Lose Senate Majority So Trump’s Agenda Fails
Conservative commentator Tammy Bruce, in a discussion about Alabama Republican candidate for Senate Roy Moore, said the Republican establishment want the party to lose the majority in the Senate so the Trump agenda fails. Bruce cited Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), who announced he did not vote for Moore, and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who donated to the Democratic candidate Doug Jones, as examples.
“This is a test for the president,” Bruce said Tuesday on FOX News’ Hannity. “I think what you’ve seen with Shelby going against it. Jeff Flake, giving money to this guy. I think the Republicans in the Senate want to lose the Senate. I think they want the president’s agenda to fail and the only way to really achieve that is to suddenly become the minority.”
“Tammy, that is a profound, a deeply troubling thing you just said,” host Sean Hannity said.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/12/12/tammy_bruce_republican_establishment_wants_to_lose_senate_majority_so_trumps_agenda_fails.html

She may be spot on. The Republican elites care nothing for being in the majority. If they did, they’d have helped the president with his agenda. All they care about is getting their share of the money. It’s far easier to sit back and make false claims about what you would do if you had the power than to actually do it.
Spin it any way you want…now the Dems can’t hold Moore over every Republican next year.
Jones can’t win the general in 2020.
The democrats got one of the heaviest black turnouts ever. They also offered cash for votes. Heavily black Montgomery County waited until all the other counties had reported before they released their totals.
Some of you may remember the close presidential race in 1960 between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Nixon was leading, but Mayor Daley was withholding the totals from Cook County. Whoever won Illinois won the election. He waited to see how many votes they needed to steal the election. That’s where the legend of the dead voter came from. They succeeded and the rest, as they say, is history. They’ve been getting away with it for decades and will continue to because they pay absolutely no price for it.

Trump: I Was Right About the Alabama Senate Race
But the president, who backed Moore’s primary opponent Luther Strange, wasn’t done commenting on the race, tweeting Wednesday:
“The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!”
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/12/13/trump-tweet-on-race-n2421942

Steve Bannon’s Big Loss in Alabama
The big loser in Tuesday’s Alabama’s special Senate election was not the Republican Party. They had already lost weeks ago, the moment the Washington Post wrote their (carefully vetted, in this instance) exposé of the thirty-year-old sexual proclivities of Judge Roy Moore.
In many ways, the Republicans are lucky not to have Moore to deal with in Congress. They can face obvious White House aspirant Kirsten Gillibrand and her merry band of hypocrites with a straight face.
https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/steve-bannons-big-loss-alabama/

Why Republicans Shouldn’t Worry Too Much About Moore’s Loss
Even with the loss of a seat to Jones, Republicans still retain enough of a majority to pass whatever legislation they want, provided all 51 Republican senators vote in lockstep. Senate Republicans passed a budget in October that allows leadership to pass legislation with only 51 “yes” votes and bypass filibusters from Democrats altogether.
Jones also won’t be a factor Republicans have to consider for a number of weeks. Leadership announced Tuesday that Jones will not likely be seated until after the Christmas recess, which means Republicans will maintain their 52 seat majority while finalizing tax reform and negotiating the upcoming budget agreement.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/13/why-republicans-shouldnt-worry-too-much-about-moores-loss/

Comparing Moore in 2012 to Moore in 2017
Comparing Trump in 2016 to Moore in 2017

In 2012, Moore won a state Supreme Court seat. In 2017 he outperformed his margins in 32 counties, but in 35 others he did worse.
Every single county swung left compared to 2016, with some moving more than 15 points. Moore lost 12 counties that Trump won.

AS EXPECTED, THE LIBERAL GLOAT-FEST WAS NOTHING SHORT OF VOMIT INDUCING
Chuck Todd Warns: ‘Every Republican’ Must ‘Fear for Their Political Lives’

“Now Republicans have to be asking themselves, is this a one-off, is this a candidate who was flawed, or is this a sign of what could happen in the 2018 midterms?” Rather than blame Moore for the loss, Todd had someone else in mind:
“First of all, Donald Trump is political toxin, period. Look at the year throughout. You have to go through – this is not a one-off. Let’s start – this started in Kansas, in Montana, in Georgia, there were all these special elections. And Democrats didn’t win them, but they were over-performing by 10 and 15 points. Democratic enthusiasm, Trump problems.”
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2017/12/13/chuck-todd-warns-every-republican-must-fear-their-political-lives

CBS Celebrates Jones Campaign Efforts, Predicts ‘GOP On the Ropes’
The first segment was narrated by reporter Manuel Bojorquez, who declared that “Alabama voters rolled back the political tides yesterday.” He highlighted the efforts of the Jones campaign in the days leading up to the election: “Jones was able to energize a traditionally weak democratic network here … He was buoy by millions in outside money and outspent Moore on campaign ads by 5-1.”
“His campaign says supporter knocked on 300,000 doors and made more than a million phone calls. And Jones had multiple campaign appearances a day while Moore shied away from cameras, dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls,” Bojorquez added.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2017/12/14/cbs-celebrates-jones-campaign-efforts-predicts-gop-ropes

“We Did It!” – GOP Establishment and #NeverTrumpers Cheer Republican Roy Moore’s Loss
Several establishment Republicans and imposters cheered the election victory of Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama on Tuesday.
Bill Kristol‘s #NeverTrump leader Evan McMullin sent out an email on Wednesday cheering the Democrat victory.

These people have no commitment to the American people.
Democrat policies create pain and suffering on society.
These GOP elites could not care less.
So here is Evan McButthead.
Or, if you prefer, Evan McAsshat.

“We Did It!” – GOP Establishment and #NeverTrumpers Cheer Republican Roy Moore’s Loss

Breitbart News Daily Callers Explain Alabama GOP Senate Loss: ‘Mitch McConnell Is a Snake’
“I don’t see how there’s any justification for Mitch McConnell to have a fund where he gets to pick the candidate. Is that what the head of the party’s supposed to be doing?” asked Ralph in Colorado, criticizing McConnell’s influence over the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF).
The SLF is led by Steven Law, McConnell’s former chief of staff. The SLF spent millions of dollars supporting Sen. Luther Strange’s (R-AL) failed primary campaign against Roy Moore.
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/12/13/breitbart-news-daily-callers-explain-alabama-gop-senate-loss-mitch-mcconnell-snake/

Dems Find Winning Formula
“The Democrats finally got their narrative shifting win even if it was the result of accusing an honorable man of being a child molester and plumbing the gutters of racial demagoguery. The party and its radical left backers in California threw everything that they had into this election and it worked, setting up three years of sexual smears to come that they hope will result in their return to power.

However, they couldn’t have pulled it off without a huge helping hand from Republicans who with the exception of President Trump, refused to support their own candidate and losing a Senate seat that should have been theirs for the taking. It’s probably more accurate to attribute Jones’ big win to Moore being fragged by his own troops led by Mitch McConnell who made it clear that the judge would never be seated if he did win by threatening an immediate ethics investigation into the four-decades-old allegations from a handful of women.

Will the women now simply go away? That is probably a pretty safe bet, they have served their purpose. Even with their win, it took a massive mobilization of black voters and a registration of felons to beat Moore and now that they have served their purpose, the Democrats will forget about them and move on to the next race.” – DONN MARTEN

Dem Rep Hijacks Rosenstein Hearing To Talk Sexual Harassment
Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee went on an inexplicable rant about sexual harassment claims during a congressional hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

“What intentions does the Department of Justice have to allow these women, who are accusing the president of sexual misconduct and have never been heard in terms of a public setting…what does the Department of Justice intend to do?”
“If they file a lawsuit, they’re free to do so, it would be a Department matter” Rosenstein responded somewhat incredulously.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/13/dem-rep-hijacks-rosenstein-hearing-to-talk-sexual-harassment-video/

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