Balance From The Fringes - An Oxymoron! Local Paper, As Expected, Endorses My Candidate's Opponent,My Response!

I expected the local paper would not support my friend and candidate, Dr. Bob Johnson's  but rather  his opponent.

They find Sen.Buddy Carter less in your face, more moderate, claim he is more willing to go along and cite his accomplishments as a local and state politician.

The endorsement could make the difference because Carter was ahead in the first race but Bob will not lay down because he is a fighter.  The paper rightly admonished both for the tone of the campaign but that is media politics of today and America has a history of 'muckraking' reporting and 'mudslinging' campaigns..

I stand by my reasons for supporting Bob Johnson, because he is more of a fighter, more aligned in his views with what I believe is wrong and consuming our nation and changing it in ways that,  if current trends continue ,we will not be able to  recognize our America..

The paper's endorsement of Carter also recognized Bob's accomplishments but made their choice and were we not suffering from the ravages of 6 years of extreme misguided governance by a president who has contempt for Congress, our Constitution and its citizens, I might find Sen. Carter acceptable as well.

Because we are enduring radical governance, we need not only intelligence but also a skilled fighter . Because Bob made a serious and poorly chosen comparative gaff early on, he is being stewed in his own juice.  This is not the man I have come to know but  is the one portrayed by the opposition so the public will no doubt be swayed just as the smears against Kingston, by his opponent, is now leveling polling results.

I remain socially liberal, militarily a hawk and dominated by my fiscal conservatism and for that I remain a dedicated supporter of Dr. Bob Johnson.

I am posting the local paper's endorsement of Sen. Buddy Carter (See 1 below.)

Bob, after listening to this Georgia Member of The House - maybe it is more appropriate if Buddy serves with him.  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=176398459037933

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This is from one of my dearest friends, a fellow memo reader and one of Savannah's greatest conservative and outspoken curmudgeons.

For those who hate The Tea Partyers, this basically is  what they want as well. However,  their detractors always love to cite extremists among them and ignore the union outrages from their own extreme left.

Balance is not something one should expect from fringe nuts!(See 2 below.)
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From one of my oldest friends, clients and fellow memo reader. He is is a retired criminal lawyer.

It was sent in reference to my previous posting of the article pertaining to  the "Z Street"  lawsuit currently against The IRS and before the courts! (See 3 below.)

Another response to some of my recent memos and my response.  (See 3a below.)
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Hamas rockets from Gaza hit Israel and destroyed a paint factory. Israel retaliated and I suspect the retaliation will get more devastating if Hamas continues.

In my book, it is time for Israel to crush Hamas, level Gaza and bring suffering to the Palestinians who permit Hamas to rule over them.

Yeah, I know. Tooth for tooth, eye for eye and everyone goes toothless and blind.

That said, pin pricks don't work.  Only painful devastation does!

But two faced bleeding hearts won't stand for real blood letting ! (See 4 below.)
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Some analysts believe 'The Five Year Bull 'is running short of breath and the Iraq conflict will tip the scales.

I have no problem with this assessment but our economy is showing signs of very modest improvement and though stocks are somewhat extended, they are not radically over priced.

Any correction, and we are overdue for one, will be more psychological and technical than economic.

Wars come and go and with Obama we are likely to see more wars. (See 5 below.)
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More evidence that the courts will prove our Republic's salvation (See 6 below.)
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Dick
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1)  Buddy Carter Preferred GOP pick in the 1st District

REPUBLICANS IN Southeast Georgia still have some work to do.

From Monday (the first day of early voting) until the July 22 runoff, they must go to the polls for the second time this year to choose the GOP’s nominee in the race for Georgia’s 1st Congressional District seat.

Our recommendation is State Sen. Buddy Carter.

Mr. Carter, who was the top vote-getter in the crowded, six-person Republican primary on May 20, is facing Dr. Bob Johnson in theJuly 22 runoff.

Both men are decent, honorable people. Unfortunately, the heat of this campaign has brought out the worst in both candidates, doing a disservice to themselves and to Republicans who must make a choice.

This mud-slinging has been a shame. But if voters look beyond the rhetoric and attack pieces, they should recognize Mr. Carter as the preferred pick.

Getting things done

The Pooler pharmacist has served 18 years as an elected official in this area — first as mayor of Pooler, then in the Georgia House, and, currently, in the Georgia Senate. Such experience in executive and legislative positions adds heft to his resum

é. But more important than putting in years in public office is getting things done.

With Mr. Carter, what you see is what you get. During Mr. Carter’s five terms as mayor (mayors served two-year terms), Pooler blossomed from a sleepy bedroom community to a west Chatham boomtown. His pro-growth, pro-jobs and common-sense approaches to problem-solving are still paying off for his constituents.

During his years in the Georgia Legislature, Mr. Carter remained true to his roots — which are firmly conservative, contrary to what some of the attack ads have claimed.

He’s been a budget hawk on taxing and spending. He has protected the interests of people in this part of the state from those in metro Atlanta who have tried to dip into this region’s water supply. He has supported efforts that helped bring jobs and economic growth to this area.

He has successfully pushed laws that protect Georgians from so-called “pill mills.” He has stood up for the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens to own firearms. He has voted for measures that promote public safety and protect citizens from criminals.

He has supported giving parents more choice when it comes to public education, and he has backed charter schools. He has fought to keep the popular HOPE scholarship intact, and based entirely on merit, and opposed attempts to make it more like an entitlement.

Mr. Carter stumbled during the last session, sponsoring a pharmacy reform bill that would have benefitted pharmacies, like the small business he has run for about 25 years. But that slip doesn’t negate almost two decades of public service.

He’s also well-versed on issues that matter to Georgians and capable of carrying the fight to Congress. That includes reforming health care, reducing the budget deficit, passing sensible tax laws and stopping the “imperial presidency” from overstepping its constitutional bounds.

Mr. Carter’s positions, in many respects, are similar to Dr. Johnson. The Savannah physician and former Army Ranger, who finished with the second-most votes in the primary, is a political newcomer. He’s a conservative who’s well-versed on military and veterans issues. All citizens should salute him for his service to this country.

Breaking logjams

Dr. Johnson slipped during a political forum this year, seeming to imply that he’d rather risk another terrorist attack in this country than go through the gauntlet of airport security. As a Tea Party-backed candidate, Dr. Johnson’s willingness to work with Democrats and achieve needed compromise on tough issues is up for debate. Georgia must send someone to the House to break logjams, not contribute to them.

Mr. Carter picked up a key endorsement two weeks ago from John McCallum, a St. Simons Island businessman who finished third in the GOP primary. All 17 sheriffs in the 1st District are backing Mr. Carter as well.

The winner of the GOP runoff will face the winner of the Democratic runoff between Brian Reese of Savannah and Amy Tavio of Richmond Hill in November. The winner of the general election will succeed Jack Kingston, the long-time congressman from this Republican-leaning district — and who’s in his own GOP runoff fight for the Republican nomination in the race for a U.S. Senate seat.

In the 1st District GOP contest, we believe Mr. Carter has the better combination of skills and experiences. We recommend him to Republican voters.
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We are getting old and our tickers aren't what they used to be...so here is Our Special Bucket List Of ALL WE WANT... 1. Obama: Gone! And NO Clinton in his place ! ! ! 2. Put "GOD" back in America!!! 3. Borders: Closed!    4. Congress: On the same retirement & healthcare plans like everyone else. 5. Congress: Obey its own laws NOW!    6. Language: English only! 7. Culture: Constitution, and the Bill of Rights!  8. Drug Free: Mandatory Drug Screening before & during Welfare. 9. NO freebies to Non-Citizens!  10. Balance the budget.  11. Stop giving away our money to foreign countries! Charge them for our help! We need it here.  12. Fix the TAX CODE!    And most of all.

13. "RESPECT OUR MILITARY AND OUR FLAG!!"

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3) How a civil case is sometimes more effective than a criminal case.

I have a personal experience.  A young girl in DeKalb County was being sexually molested by her father nearly every night.  She lived with her mother and aunt as well as her father.

She asked a teacher for help and was referred to the school nurse who reported it to the police.  When the police investigated both mother and aunt stood up for the father.  The District Attorney determined that there was not enough evidence to prosecute.

When the girl continued to complain to the school nurse, the nurse first took her to a doctor and then to me.

I took the girl to a Superior Court Judge who after hearing her story granted my petition to allow the girl to bring a civil action in her own name.

I sued the father for the intentional tort of rape.  An intentional tort allows both real and punitive damages.

POINT:

1.         A civil action allows legal discovery.

2.         While a criminal action requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt, a civil action only requires a preponderance for the evidence, a much lower standard.

END POINT:

The father settled in the hall outside the courtroom for his entire net worth including house, car, and retirement account.  The girl now lives in another city.  No criminal charges were ever brought against the father.

Not complete justice, but really close.

As to the Z-Street case, civil discovery and the threat of damages may well bring out the truth.  In a criminal case the prosecutor sometimes gives a grant of immunity to one individual to get evidence or testimony against another.  In a civil case the plaintiff may dismiss one defendant for information or testimony against others.   To get information against someone who is not named, but could named in the suit, the plaintiff may offer a Covenant-not-to-Sue.

A civil suit can be a strong tool/weapon.

3a)  Dick,

Only the Bush's come close to Truman .The Presidency is not for sale.  Clintons like any other Lobby group added attraction that the Presidency is for sale. Books,speeches, telephone calls. etc etc.

Where or where are the men of yesterday. Even the Tycoons are different.  Not saying there were never bad apples in the barrel. Different today.

 In The WSJ a few days ago., 72 % of our population, in the appropriate age group, are unfit for the military and this does not include those rejected for excessive tattooing etc..

Too obese, lacking adequate  education, too many other physical and/or physiological ailments. Did not read the entire article just scanned it.  Sad and scary.

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My reply: "My total sentiments, I did read the entire WSJ article and will post. 

I am back to playing tennis but still not able to run much.  

How are you?  

Thanks, Me

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4)  After rocket fire, Israeli jets strike 12 locations in Gaza

Defense Minister Ya’alon vows to ‘deal a painful blow’ to Gaza terror groups; rocket destroys Sderot paint factory

Read more: After rocket fire, Israeli jets strike 12 locations in Gaza | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-jets-target-gaza-rocket-sites-in-response-to-rocket-fire/#ixzz363scQtkB
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The Israel Air Force struck twelve separate sites in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in an ongoing air offensive against continued rocket fire at Israel’s southern towns



The strikes targeted a weapons factory in the northern part of the strip, another weapons facility and a “terror center” in central Gaza and six sites in the southern strip, three of them concealed rocket launchers, the IDF said.

Direct hits were confirmed on all sites.

According to an early Sunday statement 

from the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the 

attacks came “in response to the rocket 

attacks that hit Israel earlier this 

evening  and in order to prevent further 

attacks on Israeli civilians.”

Palestinian media reported early Sunday that Israeli aircraft bombed two sites in the southern Gaza Strip, in the towns of Khan Younis and Rafah. In Khan Younis, the strikes caused damage to several residential homes, according to Palestinian sources.

An IDF tally of rocket falls on southern Israel counted six rockets launched from Gaza at Israeli towns late Saturday and early Sunday, for a total of 12 rockets hitting Israel over the weekend and 25 in the last two weeks. In all, 50 rockets were actually launched over the past two weeks at Israeli towns, though half did not hit Israel.

One rocket fired late Saturday slammed into a paint factory in Sderot, setting it ablaze and destroying.

“We are operating in order to return quiet to the south of the country,” Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said in a phone call to Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi Saturday night. “We won’t tolerate the attempts by terror organizations in Gaza to disrupt the daily life of the residents of the South, and we will deal [the organizations] a painful blow,” Ya’alon vowed.

“The aggression originating from Gaza is unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said in a statement early Sunday. “Gaza terrorist organizations will bear the consequences of their aggression. The IDF will continue to utilize the entire scope of its intelligence and operational capabilities in order to combat the aggression and safeguard the civilians of the State of Israel.”

According to Israeli officials, June saw a spike of rocket attacks, with 4.5 times the number of rockets launched at Israel compared to the previous month, from 13 rockets launched in May to 60 in June.

Two rockets fired at the Sdot Negev Regional Council landed in open territory Saturday, as did two of three projectiles launched at the Shaar HaNegev Regional Council earlier in the evening

The third hit the factory in Sderot’s industrial zone, with the ensuing fire leading to four people injured.

Emergency crews were able to bring the blaze under control.

Sderot mayor Davidi said after the incident that the residents of Sderot would not be “deterred by the atrocious acts of terrorists, who fire rockets at population centers.”

“We stand firmly behind the aims of the prime minister, the defense minister and the army chief who are operating to bring the boys [kidnapped teenagers Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gil-ad Shaar] back home as well [to bring] as a sense of normalcy to us all,” he said.

The latest series of attacks came amid an escalation of hostilities and retaliatory assaults along Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip, as IDF troops scour the West Bank for the three missing Israeli teenagers. Israel has accused Hamas of carrying out the June 12 abduction of the teens and named two Hamas men as the suspected perpetrators.

The rocket that hit Sderot marked the first direct hit on an Israeli building since the recent escalation in rocket fire from the Hamas-controlled strip.

The Saturday violence followed a day of escalating cross-border attacks.

Early Saturday morning, Israeli planes struck Hamas military targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian territory hours before.

Residents of the coastal enclave reported multiple explosions, and the IDF said in a statement that it targeted “two terror activity sites and a weapons manufacturing facility in the central Gaza Strip, and a weapons storage facility in the southern Gaza Strip.” The Israeli military confirmed direct hits.

On Friday evening, Israel’s Iron Dome system intercepted two rockets launched at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, following the targeted assassination by Israel of two Gaza operatives responsible for rocket fire on Friday, when a total of eight rockets were fired from Gaza. Of those, six landed in open territory. No damage or injuries were reported in the Friday rocket attacks.

Israel confirmed carrying out the targeted killing, naming the targets as Osama Has​sumi, 29, and Mohammad Fatzih, 24, and charged that they were involved in a cell responsible for repeated rocket fire on Israel’s southern cities over the past several weeks and were planning terror attacks on Israeli civilians.

“​Militants, like Hassumi and Fatzih, [who attack] Israel from Gaza, are not safe, do not have immunity, and will not be free to plan, plot and operate. We will continue to strike the instigators and agitators with patience, determination and precision. Gaza rocket terrorism does not pay,” IDF spokesperson ​Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said on Friday.

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Friday that Hamas was responsible for every attack emanating from the Gaza Strip and warned the terror group not to test Israel’s patience or determination. His warning came after a spate of rocket attacks on Israel’s southern cities and several incidents on the border with Gaza over the past week.

“We will not allow rocket fire on Israel or attempted attacks on our civilians or troops. We will hunt down those who carry out or plan [these attacks], like we did today,” said Ya’alon.

Earlier Friday, an explosive device was activated against IDF troops operating along the security fence in the southern Gaza Strip. No injuries were reported in the incident.

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5)  Yardeni: Iraq Crisis Presents 'Clear 

and Present Threat to Bull Market

By Dan Weil

Many financial commentators say the five-year bull market in stocks is running on its last legs. 

But what might put an end to the party?

"The clear and present threat to the bull market is the current geopolitical crisis in the Middle East, specifically in Iraq," Edward Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, writes in his daily commentary. 

Sunni militants are fighting to gain control of the country's largest oil refinery from the government. The price of Brent crude oil has risen from this year’s low of $104 a barrel to above $113 early Friday, Yardeni says.

"A red flag goes up when rapidly rising oil prices depress industrial commodity prices, as may be happening now." The CRB commodity index has dropped 2.3 percent from its peak on May 12, he writes.

In addition, "if the energy sector starts to underperform [the overall stock market] as a result of higher oil prices, that would be another warning signal of trouble for the global economy and the broad stock market," Yardeni notes.

So far this year, the S&P 500 Energy index has returned 12.9 percent, compared with 7.1 percent for the overall S&P 500.

To be sure, rising oil prices are good for companies with energy exploration and production centered in the United States, experts say.

"If you can say you don't have any Middle East operations, you don't have to worry about Russia, and oh by the way, we're growing our production double digits, that's a pretty attractive story for investors," Brain Youngberg, an energy analyst at Edward Jones, tells CNNMoney. 
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6) BREAKING: Meet Emmet Sullivan, IRS Judge Who Once Sicced a Special Prosecutor on DOJ

Lerner, Holder, Obama: Are You Packing Your Bags?

Americans are appalled over the false testimony of four consecutive IRS Commissioners, Lois Lerner’s countless acts of malfeasance, and the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups and specific individuals, among them Senator Grassley. The ultimate outrage came over the lame, intellectually insulting assertions that all of the most relevant emails have gone missing from multiple IRS computers at the same time.

Today, Judicial Watch found a federal judge who has the integrity and fortitude to seek Justice—and this isn’t his first whack at the Department of Justice either. Enter Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. Mark July 10 in RED on your calendars.

Now, “Internal Revenue Service officials will have to explain to a federal judge July 10 why the tax agency didn’t inform the court that Lois Lerner’s emails had been lost,” the Washington Examiner reports.
Earlier today, attorneys for Judicial Watch sought a courtroom status conference “as soon as possible to discuss the IRS’s failure to fulfill its duties to this court under the law, as well as other ramifications of this lawsuit.” It took Judge Sullivan just a few hours to grant the hearing.

Now the IRS will have to talk to Judge Sullivan about all this—and he has the power to do something about it.
Judge Sullivan is the judge who held federal prosecutors in contempt, dismissed an unjust indictment against a United States Senator, and publicly excoriated the Department of Justice. He also had the moral conviction, courage and gumption to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Justice Department and the individual prosecutors.

The IRS, the White House, and the DOJ have a lot of explaining to do (and some emails to locate). The Washington Examiner reports that “No mention was made in that production of the lost Lerner emails, even though the original Judicial Watch FOIA lawsuit filed in May 2013 specifically sought them. Judicial Watch further noted that ‘although IRS had knowledge of the missing Lois Lerner emails and of the other IRS officials, it materially omitted any mention of the missing records’ in an April 30 status update on its document production.”

Federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan. (public domain)

Emmet G. Sullivan, a graduate of Howard University and Howard Law who was appointed by President Clinton, is one of the heroes of my new book, Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice. Judge Sullivan ordered an independent investigation of the Department of Justice, which revealed its corrupted prosecution of United States Senator Ted Stevens.

In the book, I write, “An experienced trial judge, Sullivan was a distinguished man and widely held in high regard. He was no ordinary federal judge; he had worked hard all his life on several different courts and had been appointed by three presidents representing both political parties. . . . He had great respect for the rule of law and strived to apply it equally and fairly in all cases in his courtroom.”

In the Stevens case, Judge Sullivan publicly upbraided the government lawyers before an overflow courtroom, “In nearly 25 years on the bench, I’ve never seen anything approaching the mishandling and misconduct that I’ve seen in this case. . . . When the government does not meet its obligations to turn over evidence, the system falters.”

Judge Sullivan was taking the extraordinary step of appointing a special prosecutor. He chose highly respected DC attorney Henry Schuelke III to investigate the prosecutors for possible criminal charges. The judge ordered the department to preserve all of its files, electronic correspondence—everything—and cooperate fully in the investigation, including providing Schuelke access to investigative files and all witnesses.

Yesterday, Lois Lerner’s troubles seemed so far away, goes the old song. Now it looks as though they’re here to stay. . . .

Emmet G. Sullivan is one judge who knows a cover-up when he sees one.  He has seen this movie before. On July 10, someone should sell admission to the courtroom and set up concession booths outside.

Sidney Powell worked in the Department of Justice for 10 years and was lead counsel in more than 500 federal appeals. She served nine US Attorneys from both political parties and is the author of Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice.
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