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 Why Pundits Have to Hairsplit Pardons vs. Commutations to Hit Trump

Why Pundits Have to Hairsplit Pardons vs. Commutations to Hit Trump


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  179 Comments  •  9 years ago

MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski asserted on Tuesday morning, with zero evidence, that President Donald Trump’s pardoning of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the first of many such pardons and...
Antifa And Newstalkers

Antifa And Newstalkers


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  108 Comments  •  9 years ago

I logged on this morning to see yet another article about "antifa" blown up into an argument gone badly off topic and then locked. At least the moderators were all sleeping overnight (other than...
Trump Threatens to Stop U.S. Trade With China.

Trump Threatens to Stop U.S. Trade With China.


Via: 321steve  •  News & Politics  •  23 Comments  •  9 years ago

President Donald Trump just suggested a policy that would strip consumer goods from the shelves of American stores, jeopardize hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs and spark a meltdown across the...
There is ONLY ONE POINT about the DACA argument !

There is ONLY ONE POINT about the DACA argument !


Via: it-is-me  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  9 years ago

America First ! http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/04/politics/daca-dreamers-immigration-program/ In a statement Tuesday, Trump said it was time for Congress to act. "We will resolve the...
A Re-Introduction - Good News Wednesday

A Re-Introduction - Good News Wednesday


Via: spikegary  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  9 years ago

With the new members we see rolling in, I was asked if I would start Good News Wednesday Again.  After thinking it over, I'm willing to give it another try.  Please join the Good News Wednesday...
Would You Pay To Listen To This Man Talk?

Would You Pay To Listen To This Man Talk?


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  9 years ago

Sean Spicer is beginning a new career as a paid public speaker.   "“Audiences around the world will benefit from the same candor, wit and insight that Spicer brought to the White House...
White, Christian supremacy has been government policy in the United States for much of American history. Anarchism has not.

White, Christian supremacy has been government policy in the United States for much of American history. Anarchism has not.


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/what-trump-gets-wrong-about-antifa/537048/   Some of antifa's tactics are genuinely troubling. They’re troubling tactically because...
The violence next time

The violence next time


Via: redding-shasta-jefferson-usa  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  9 years ago

ANALYSIS/OPINION: Does hatred and violence reside only on the far right, as the media seems to be spinning things? Consider this recent personal anecdote. Late last year I was attending a board...
Trump Appoints Conservative Ex-Navy Flier to Run NASA; Liberal Heads Explode

Trump Appoints Conservative Ex-Navy Flier to Run NASA; Liberal Heads Explode


Via: redding-shasta-jefferson-usa  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

What’s not to like about about Trump’s nomination of Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Oklahoma) for the job of NASA’s administrator? Everything, if you’re a liberal. According to New York Daily News...
Dangerous Antifa Training Video Surfaces

Dangerous Antifa Training Video Surfaces


Via: badfish  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

Man burns to death at burning man festival by running into the burning man

Man burns to death at burning man festival by running into the burning man


Via: dean-moriarty  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  9 years ago

A man rushed past layers of security officers into a massive fire at the Burning Man festival's signature ceremony, suffering burns that left him dead just hours later. Authorities are...
2020 Democratic Hopefuls Aren’t Backing Bernie Sanders’ Single Payer Bill

2020 Democratic Hopefuls Aren’t Backing Bernie Sanders’ Single Payer Bill


Via: redding-shasta-jefferson-usa  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  9 years ago

Potential Democratic presidential challengers have yet to back Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single payer health care bill, a move that has many progressives worried about their stance in the...
Three Egregious Obama Power Grabs Trump Can Rescind After DACA

Three Egregious Obama Power Grabs Trump Can Rescind After DACA


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  9 years ago

You have to admit: liberals are good at playing the victim. Former President Obama’s executive amnesty hasn’t even been around along enough for the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional,...
 Left, Right, and Center Call on Congress to Save DACA

Left, Right, and Center Call on Congress to Save DACA


Via: badfish  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

The response has been swift and furious to today's announcement that in six months the Trump administration will  rescind  the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which deferred...
August unemployment report shows weakness. Commander-in-Tweet silent about his job creation skills

August unemployment report shows weakness. Commander-in-Tweet silent about his job creation skills


Via: jwc2blue  •  News & Politics  •  29 Comments  •  9 years ago

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/1/1694317/-August-unemployment-report-shows-weakness-Commander-in-Tweet-silent-about-his-job-creation-skills   Unlike the previous six month, Friday’s...
Irma becomes strongest Atlantic hurricane outside Gulf and Caribbean ever recorded

Irma becomes strongest Atlantic hurricane outside Gulf and Caribbean ever recorded


Via: badfish  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  9 years ago

                            Irma spun into a monster storm Tuesday morning with sustained winds topping 180 mph, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded outside...
In Defense of the Truth

In Defense of the Truth


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  9 years ago

Once again: Donald Trump is a liar. The Department of Justice confirmed in a Friday court filing what we all knew to be true: that Trump’s slanderous assertion on Twitter in March that...
How Must Poor Barack Obama Feel Now?

How Must Poor Barack Obama Feel Now?


Via: redding-shasta-jefferson-usa  •  News & Politics  •  44 Comments  •  9 years ago

One has to have compassion for our beleaguered and ill-treated former president Barack Obama for the way events have developed since he left the White House. Under President Donald Trump, many...
In Defense of the Truth

In Defense of the Truth


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  9 years ago

Once again: Donald Trump is a liar. The Department of Justice confirmed in a Friday court filing what we all knew to be true: that Trump’s slanderous assertion on Twitter in March that...
NH Dem Chair: Rural, Disaffected Voters Are ‘White Supremacists’

NH Dem Chair: Rural, Disaffected Voters Are ‘White Supremacists’


Via: redding-shasta-jefferson-usa  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  9 years ago

TOP New Hampshire’s Democratic Party chair referred to rural, disaffected voters as “white supremacists” and “extremists” on Sunday. WMUR9 told its viewers that Look Ahead America, an...
New Evidence Reveals Comey Exonerated Hillary Before Key Witness Interviews

New Evidence Reveals Comey Exonerated Hillary Before Key Witness Interviews


Via: badfish  •  News & Politics  •  20 Comments  •  9 years ago

A new letter from Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham reveal testimony from new witnesses suggesting that former  FBI Director James Comey had already started drafting documentation...
What Have Liberals Got To Hide?

What Have Liberals Got To Hide?


Via: redding-shasta-jefferson-usa  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  9 years ago

ANALYSIS/OPINION: Progressives are in an uproar over the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, and we have to ask why? Why not look into ways to protect our elections from...
We Must Never Accept Donald Trump's Incessant Lying As 'Normal'

We Must Never Accept Donald Trump's Incessant Lying As 'Normal'


Via: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  19 Comments  •  9 years ago

nytimes.com Opinion | In Defense of the Truth Charles M. Blow Of the statements by Trump that the fact-checking site PolitiFact has checked, just 5 percent were deemed absolutely true....
The Mohawk Indians Who Built Manhattan (Photos) A salute to the ''working man''

The Mohawk Indians Who Built Manhattan (Photos) A salute to the ''working man''


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  21 Comments  •  9 years ago

Least we forget what today is all about.  I would like to take the time to honor the ''working class'' that built this country and the men and women that fought to unionize when they were being...
"The Socialism of Fools": NYT article on Leftist antisemitism - from 1971!

"The Socialism of Fools": NYT article on Leftist antisemitism - from 1971!


Via: kpr37  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  9 years ago

There is nothing new under the sun. I kept trying to pare it down but practically every paragraph has relevance today. The roots of today's leftist antisemitism clearly come from the late 1960s,...
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