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Border and immigration stuff:
Click here: Special Report: Border crisis reality check - KUSI News - San Diego, CA
Click here: Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs - NumbersUSA.com - YouTube
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Those pesky principled Establishment Republicans. (See 1 below.)
A thought: Obama once commented "no one is above the law." I am sure when he said this he did not have himself in mind.
If these words and the fact that America was founded upon the principle we would be a nation where the rule of law would prevail, then how can Hillary possibly be allowed to run as the nominee of the Democrat Party?
Does this party care more about wining than doing right by our nation? Has this party gone so far to the left they no longer care about the rule of law?
Certainly the Obama Administration's behaviour would suggest as much.
===Cory Booker and The Iran Deal. He turned against those who supported and helped finance his campaign. (See 2 below.)
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Will Comey be forced to resign? Highly unlikely from my perspective because he did what Obama, Lynch and Clinton wanted. Wish begets the thought? You decide.(See 3 below.)
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So you think America and Obama are respected? You decide again. (See 4 below.)
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Does Hillary truly have health issues? The fact that she denies she has simply reinforces my view that she does. Nothing she utters can be believed. You decide a third time.( See 5 below.)
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Will there be a war with Hezbollah that no one really wants? (See 6 below.)
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Obama defends football player. If only he defended America with equal fervor.(See 7 below.)
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Which solution do you prefer - Stephen's or Kerry's? (See 8 and 8a below.)
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This from a dear friend and fellow memo reader. (See 8 below.)
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This pastor does not believe Trump is Godlike but he has already proven useful at this time in our history. (See 9 below.)
Protest that:
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Trump, Republicans and the 'Principles' Question
By Dennis Prager
All #NeverTrump conservatives maintain that their decision to never vote for Donald Trump is guided by their principles. I have no doubt that this is true.
But some of them seem to imply, or at least might think, that conservatives who vote for Trump have abandoned their principles. Indeed, the charge of compromising on principle is explicitly levied at Republican politicians and members of the Republican "establishment" who support Trump.
I cannot speak for all conservatives who are voting for Trump, but I can speak for many in making this assertion: We have the same principles as the #NeverTrumpers, especially those of us who strongly opposed nominating Trump. That's why we opposed him, after all. Almost everything that prevents #NeverTrumpers from voting for Trump also troubled us about the candidate. (I should note that some of us are less troubled today.)
So where do we differ?
We differ on this: We hold that defeating Hillary Clinton, the Democrats and the left is also a principle. And that it is the greater principle.
Obviously, the #NeverTrumpers do not believe that. On the contrary, some of the most thoughtful #NeverTrumpers repeatedly tell us that the nation can survive four calamitous years of Clinton-Democrat rule. And then, they say, conservatism will have cleansed itself and will be able to take back the nation, whereas if Trump wins, he will be the de facto face of conservatism, and then conservatism will have been dealt a potentially fatal setback.
This argument is profoundly mistaken.
It assumes that America can survive another four years of Democratic rule.
And it depends on what "survive" means. If it means that there will be a country called the United States of America after another four years of a Democratic presidency, and after, quite possibly, another four decades of a left-wing Supreme Court (as well as dozens of lifetime appointments to the equally important lower federal courts), then country will surely survive.
But I do not believe that the country will surely survive as the country it was founded to be. In that regard, we are at the most perilous tipping point of American history.
It is true that the country was threatened with survival in the 1860s, and only a terrible civil war kept it whole. But with the colossal and awful exception of slavery, neither side challenged the founding principles of America.
That is not the case today. One side seeks to undo just about every founding principle that made America exceptional. Important examples include small and limited government; preservation of the power of the states to serve as political and social laboratories; a belief in individual responsibility; a society rooted in Judeo-Christian morality -- one composed of people who nearly all affirmed in God and Bible-based moral teachings; and a deep sense of a unifying American identity and destiny.
The left is successfully undoing every one of those founding principles.In fact, the left and the Democratic Party (which are now indistinguishable) boast of their aim to do so. As then-Senator Barack Obama accurately prophesied in 2008,
"We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America."
And for the first time in American history, a man calling himself a socialist won the great majority of young people's votes in the Democratic presidential primaries. Sen. Bernie Sanders' new political movement is accurately named "Our Revolution."
Of course, for conservatives "our revolution" occurred in 1776. So the left is in fact leading a counter-revolution.
Therefore, with another four years of Democrat-left rule -- meaning a nearly permanent left-wing Supreme Court and left-wing-controlled lower courts; the further erosion of federalism; an exponential growth in the power of the federal government; further leftist control of education; and the de-Americanization of America in part by effectively eliminating its borders, in part by substituting multiculturalism for American identity and in part by giving millions of illegal immigrants citizenship -- America will not be America.
We conservatives who will vote for Trump understand that he is the only vehicle we have to prevent this. We recognize that though there are some fine individuals who hold left-wing views, leftism is a terminal cancer in the American bloodstream and soul. So our first and greatest principle is to destroy this cancer before it destroys us. We therefore see voting for Donald Trump as political chemotherapy needed to prevent our demise. And at this time that is, by far, the greatest principle.
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Recent media reports had it that Cory Booker and I have reconciled over Iran when we were both in Israel. Let me be clear: my dispute with Cory was never personal and was always about policy. There is no need for us to have any personal reconciliation as there was never any personal animus.
People who know and love each other for a quarter century, and who have shared everything, like Cory and I, have a bond that may bend but is never broken. But on the principal source of my disagreement with Cory – his ill-advised and dangerous vote for the Iran nuclear deal – there can be no reconciliation. Frankly, I’m shocked to see a man of such principle and intelligence continue to defend a deal that began to unravel even before it was signed. It pains me to know that his loyalty to his party surpassed his commitment to the security of this nation and its allies, because it will forever mar his public legacy. While visiting Israel Cory gave an interview in which he justified his vote on the Iran deal: “It was affirming to me to meet security experts over there, former military commanders who fought in wars, who confided in me that the nuclear threat has been removed for the near future and how much that is freeing up resources and energy to focus on the common threat of terrorism in the region.” A senator votes to give Iran $150 billion which they’ll use to kill people and argues by doing so he is fighting terrorism? Are you serious? I am in Israel right now. Nothing could be further from the truth than Booker’s claim. My son is an IDF soldier stationed in the Golan Heights. Cory has known our son since his birth and his life is directly imperiled, God forbid, by the funding Cory voted to give Iran and, by extension, Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy terrorist army on Israel’s northern border. Would Cory care to tell us which Israeli security experts he spoke to? There can be no anonymity on issues like these and Cory owes it to the people of New Jersey to name exactly whom he is referring to. Surely it was not Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who continues to proclaim to the world that Iran remains the single greatest threat to Israel’s survival. Even more disappointing is the head-in-the-sand approach Booker has taken since his vote while Iran engages in the same behavior it did before the agreement. Here are a few items he may have missed while underground: The agreement at best is said to extend the breakout time for Iran to build a bomb from three months to one year. One year is the blink of an eye in the Middle East and, worse, Obama admitted that “in year 13, 14, 15, they [Iran] have advanced centrifuges that enrich uranium fairly rapidly, and at that point the breakout times would have shrunk almost down to zero.” The Washington Post noted that “not one of the country’s 19,000 centrifuges will be dismantled,” and that, contrary to Obama’s 2012 pledge, “enrichment will continue with 5,000 centrifuges for a decade, and all restraints on it will end in 15 years.” Iran announced it is deploying sophisticated missiles around the Fordo plant. If this plant is only going to conduct science research as specified in the agreement, why does it need to be defended? And here’s another mystery: Why did Iran announce in August plans to build two additional nuclear plants? This is a country awash in oil with no need for nuclear power. Iran has been lying and cheating on nuclear-related agreements for years; why should we believe this one will be any different? German intelligence services reported just two months ago that Iran continues to procure nuclear weapons technology and materials all over Europe. The entire agreement’s credibility depends on verification, but Cory accepted Obama’s concession to give up the demand for “anywhere, anytime” inspections. The Iranians insist inspectors will not have any access to military facilities and barred them from the Parchin site where it is suspected that Iran engaged in research and testing related to building a nuclear weapon. This loophole is big enough to fire a nuclear missile through. Speaking of missiles, the agreement did nothing to halt Iran’s development of more sophisticated missiles, which have little military use unless tipped with nuclear warheads. Even Obama’s director of national intelligence, James Clapper, has said “Iran does not face any insurmountable technical barriers to producing a nuclear weapon,” contradicting the administration’s claim that the nuclear deal blocks all of Iran’s pathways to a nuclear bomb. The agreement has allowed Iran to reap billions of dollars in payoffs that allow Iran to continue its nuclear and missile research, intervene in Syria, Iraq and Yemen and support Hezbollah and other terrorists. Most embarrassing is the revelation that Obama paid a $400 million ransom for the release of five American hostages, but left two behind, including a Jewish former FBI agent. Obama, with Cory’s acquiescence, has now made every American citizen or soldier abroad a potential kidnap victim. Iran’s supreme leader continues to spew vitriol against the United States; Iran captured and humiliated a group of our sailors; Iran’s navy has repeatedly engaged in provocative maneuvers around our ships in the Persian Gulf and Iran continues to work against our allies in the region. Cory has had nothing to say about these disastrous outcomes from the Iran deal he supported. More disheartening, however, has been his silence in the face of Iranian threats to annihilate Israel. Genocidal intent is a crime according to the 1948 UN Anti-Genocide Convention. Cory had the perfect opportunity, not only morally, but politically, to denounce Iran’s genocidal threats while he was in the Holy Land. He chose to remain silent. Cory did talk about the terrible humanitarian disaster of Syrian refugees, but did not criticize Obama’s failure to back up his red line and take military action against Syria after it used chemical weapons. Instead, Obama bought another Brooklyn Bridge from Russian President Vladimir Putin and told the American people all of Syria’s chemical weapons would be destroyed. We know from recent chemical attacks that this agreement was also a catastrophe. From the outset of the civil war, Iran, to which Cory supports giving $150b., has financed Syrian President Bashar Assad’s war and backed him with troops. Nearly half a million Arabs are dead and millions of refugees displaced. While in Israel Cory should have called out the Iranians for aiding genocide in Syria. Once again, he chose to remain silent. Cory knows the truth. The Iran nuclear agreement achieved none of its objectives and is an unmitigated disaster. The deal emboldened Iran to emerge as the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism and allowed Iran to continue to illegally seek more nuclear material, all while destabilizing the Middle East and brutalizing its own people. The time has come for Cory to admit he made a catastrophic mistake by choosing political expediency over morality. It’s absurd for him to come to Israel and profess a commitment to Israel’s security while ignoring Iran’s commitment to Israel’s annihilation. Cory does not owe me an apology as he did not offend our personal friendship. But he does owe the people of New Jersey an explanation as to why he continues to defend the Iran deal nightmare. The author was the founder of The Oxford University L’Chaim Society where, in 1993, he appointed Cory Booker student president. Follow him on Twitter @RabbiShmuley +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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He’s toast! FBI director to be fired?
By Kevin Hart, Publisher
I’ve spent about half of my career in public relations.
And if you’ve ever worked in the field, you know that on the first day, they show you where your desk and the coffee machine are.
And on the second day, they teach you all about “taking out the trash.”
That’s an old industry trick PR professionals have been using for decades. When you have bad — or potentially embarrassing — news, you put it out late on a Friday afternoon, when many journalists have left for the weekend and news organizations are running on skeleton crews.
It’s designed to minimize press coverage, at least as much as possible in today’s 24-hour news cycle.
And this past Friday, the supposedly “non-political” Federal Bureau of Investigation dropped a big, stinking pile of trash at all of our feet.
The agency finally released its notes from an investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her handling of classified materials while secretary of state.
And after one look at these documents, you can see why the FBI was sweating bullets over their release. They are a permanent testament to agency incompetence, and prove beyond any shadow of a doubt that Clinton is a criminal who was allowed to walk.
The shameful way these records were released is more proof that James Comey is unfit to lead the FBI, and must be removed from his post immediately.
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is the latest to demand Comey’s resignation after the Clinton investigation notes went public — and when Congress returns to work this week, more calls for Comey’s ouster are expected. And, truly, if he had a shred of integrity left, Comey would fall on his sword and quit.
While Comey had promised total transparency in the FBI’s investigation of Clinton, the notes made clear that there was plenty we were not told. Among the more shocking revelations:
With these records out in the open, the FBI — and Comey, in particular — now have no credible explanation for why Clinton was not prosecuted for gross negligence in handling classified materials. Her actions were not “extremely careless,” as Comey had claimed — they were unquestionably criminal.
Even more disturbing, Comey has proven again that he is unable to keep the FBI above political pressure. And if he can’t, he’s not the person for the job — simple as that.
The release of the Clinton investigation notes on a Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend was no accident. It was brazenly cheap and political — and it’s not Comey’s job to protect Clinton or the Obama administration.
Bear in mind, the FBI didn’t just come into possession of these documents on Friday — they’ve had the records for several weeks. The timing of the release was a consciously orchestrated slap in the face to the American public.
And despite Comey’s repeated claims of impartiality, his initial announcement that Clinton would not face prosecution came on the same day President Obama was appearing with her at a campaign event. Any suggestion that Obama was not, at the least, kept in the loop on the investigation is hopelessly naive.
There may have been a time when Comey was a strong and competent lawman. But it’s clear now that he’s just another member of the Washington machine. His willingness to play politics allows certain Americans like Clinton to be above the law — and that’s something that none of us should be asked to tolerate.
Comey’s handling of the Clinton investigation, to quote Perry, was an “extraordinary failure” that deserves consequences. We can be sure that there won’t be any action coming from the Obama administration, but the buck doesn’t need to stop there.
We all should contact our members of Congress and demand that they pursue Comey’s resignation — or formal impeachment, if necessary.
Because we can’t have a just and lawful society with a politician running our most important law enforcement agency. And right now, that’s exactly what we have.
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4)Obama HUMILIATED by loud-mouthed foreign prez
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The Philippines may have accepted billions in U.S. foreign aid. But all that money hasn’t bought President Barack Obama an ounce of respect from the island country’s ruler.
In fact, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte even appeared to call Obama a “son of a bitch” this weekend. Duterte later offered a half-hearted apology, once the snickering died down.
Obama called off a planned meeting yesterday with Duterte, as a sort of lukewarm retaliation. But Obama is still hoping to get together with Duterte at a later time, and the U.S. is likely to continue assisting the impoverished country, despite the insults.
It’s unusual for one president to tell another what to say or not say, and much rarer to call the other a “son of a bitch.” Duterte managed to do both just before flying to Laos for a regional summit, warning Obama not to challenge him over extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.
“Clearly, he’s a colorful guy,” Obama said. “What I’ve instructed my team to do is talk to their Philippine counterparts to find out is this in fact a time where we can have some constructive, productive conversations.”
National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said the meeting with Duterte was off.
Duterte has been under intense global scrutiny over the more than 2,000 suspected drug dealers and users killed since he took office. Obama had said he planned to raise the issue in his first meeting with Duterte, but the Philippine leader insisted he was only listening to his own country’s people.
“You must be respectful,” Duterte said of Obama. “Do not just throw questions.” Using the Tagalog phrase for “son of a bitch,” he said, “Putang ina I will swear at you in that forum.” He made the comment to reporters in Manilla.
Eager to show he wouldn’t yield, Obama said he would “undoubtedly” still bring up human rights and due process concerns “if and when” the two do meet.
The bizarre rift with the leader of a U.S. treaty ally was the most glaring example of how Obama has frequently found himself bound to foreign countries and leaders whose ties to the U.S. are critical even if their values sharply diverge.
In Hangzhou this week, Obama’s first stop in Asia, he heaped praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping for hosting the Group of 20 economic summit in his country, an authoritarian state long accused of human rights violations. His next stop was another one-party communist country with a dismal rights record: Laos, where mysterious disappearances have fueled concerns about a government crackdown.
And sitting down with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Obama made no mention in public of the roughly 35,000 people Erdogan’s government detained following the summer’s failed coup in Turkey. Instead, he worked to reassure the NATO ally the U.S. would help bring to justice whoever was responsible for plotting the coup.
Obama also spent about 90 minutes Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, another leader whose fate seems intertwined with Obama’s in all the wrong ways. On opposing sides of many global issues, the U.S. and Russia are nonetheless trying to broker a deal to address the Syrian civil war and perhaps even partner militarily there.
“President Putin’s less colorful,” Obama said, comparing him with Duterte. “But typically the tone of our meetings is candid, blunt, businesslike.”
Managing Duterte has become a worsening headache for Obama since the Filipino took office on June 30, pledging his foreign policy wouldn’t be constricted by reliance on the U.S. Washington has tried largely to look the other way as Duterte has pursued closer relations with China, a marked shift for the Philippines considering recent tensions over Beijing’s aspirations in the South China Sea.
A public break from the Philippines would put Obama in a tough position, given the Southeast Asian nation’s status as a longtime U.S. ally. The Obama administration has sought to compartmentalize by arguing that military and other cooperation won’t be jeopardized even if it detests the current Philippine leader’s tone.
Last month, Duterte said he didn’t mind Secretary of State John Kerry but “had a feud with his gay ambassador — son of a bitch, I’m annoyed with that guy.” He applied the same moniker to an Australian missionary who was gang-raped and killed, and even to Pope Francis, even though the Philippines is a heavily Catholic nation. He later apologized.
With a reputation as a tough-on-crime former mayor, Duterte has alarmed human rights groups with his deadly campaign against drugs, which Duterte has described as a harsh war. He has said the battle doesn’t amount to genocide but has vowed to go to jail if needed to defend police and military members carrying out his orders.
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5) Hillary health MELTDOWN caught on camera!
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
She’s been trying to brush off medical questions since the start of her campaign.
But yesterday during a major speech at a Labor Day rally in Cleveland, Hillary Clinton’s health issues were on display for the entire world to see.
The Democratic nominee took the stage in Cleveland coughing uncontrollably. It’s just the latest in a series of coughing fits that have bedeviled Clinton on the campaign trail.
Health experts have speculated that Clinton’s coughing problems could be linked to medication she’s taking, or even a more serious medical issue.
Clinton tried to laugh off the episode and blame it on rival Donald Trump, saying, “Every time I think about Trump I get allergic.”
But several people in the crowd began shouting “get her some water.” And Clinton reportedly had another coughing fit in front of reporters on a later flight from Ohio to Iowa, and had to excuse herself.
In Cleveland, Clinton battled through the cough and delivered her speech with difficulty. News outlets like MSNBC caught some of the coughing fit on camera.
The Clinton campaign and their media backers later tried to blame a high pollen count in Cleveland for the coughing problem, but the pollen count was actually low yesterday.
Watch the coughing episode below and judge for yourself.
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I know that probably all of my Democratic Friends will probably vote for Hillary! But because of many failures she has made and because I disagree with many of the things she wants to do, I personally could never vote for her.
Is Trump good for America? I mentioned Sunday that I would speak on this next week. Unfortunately, I found that I was shoehorning this topic into my planned message. To properly present what I want to speak on Sunday, I may have to leave the Donald out of it! But let me take a minute for those that wonder and give some of my thoughts.
When I first heard that Trump (DT) was entering the race last year, I told my wife that perhaps it was a good thing for the party and America. I knew that he was not a "saint," but I thought that he would be like a bull in a china shop. He is a disrupter and I believe America could use a fresh thinker especially in the political arena. I didn't think he would get the nomination, but that he would shake up politics as usual. I was correct on the shaking up!
Lance Wallnau likens him to a biblical Cyrus. Someone who is dynamically used of God even though not perceived by many as a God follower. God has used many people in history that I would probably not like or agree with. I’m not sure I would have liked all the disciples, or David, or Moses. Somehow, God did not seem compelled to consult with me on His choices!
I have always admired Winston Churchill. He is seen as one of the greatest national leaders in the 20th century. Last year, I had the privilege of going through the War Museum in London. Winston is a key feature. His life is controversial. He was not always celebrated as a great leader. He was a bombastic, cigar smoking, at times crude, even misogynistic leader. It is alleged that he told off color stories to his children before bedtime! A woman once told him he was disgustingly drunk. His response was "My dear, you are disgustingly ugly, but tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be ugly!"
There are many websites that discuss the outlandish comments and activities of this great world leader. But, he had exactly what was needed to stop Hitler at the Channel, to rouse a nation to never give up and to partner with America to find final victory in Europe. You probably wouldn't want him as your pastor, maybe not even your father, but he was the right leader for that moment in England's history. Such a brazen man that would go up to the roof of his quarters in central London and smoke cigars as Hitler’s air force bombed all around him. I’m not sure I would have voted for him... but he was the right man!
I think it would be awesome to have a righteous leader, one that understood the intricacies of the economy, health care, defense, immigration, with great sensitivity to religious institutions, a heart for the poor, a vision for the future. If that leader was a praying person, formidable in the word of God and loved the local church, I would rejoice! I do not think that is the choice we will have in November.
Instead... we will look for someone who is imperfect, yet will fit the times we are living in. Particularly, that ‘whoever’ we vote for, will be someone who might possibly have the opportunity to appoint up to three Supreme Court justices. That could radically shape our culture in America for the next 30 years. The America of our grandchildren could be very different... and that may not be good. We cannot stand on the sidelines. A non-vote is a passive vote for a direction we may very well regret.
So... is Donald Trump good for America? I honestly believe that he has been already. He has shaken the political system. Do his comments offend me? At times! Do I agree with all he says? Not at all! But could he be a “Cyrus” being raised up by God to preserve America? Nobody liked Gen. Patton, but he sure WAS an instrument of the United States for the right things.
This I know. I will vote for the best chance for America. I will pray for our leaders as I have already. In the end - God will continue to be my source and my hope. I do believe that God has had a hand in America's history. I hope and pray that He will also have a saving hand in America’s future.
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