Thursday, November 15, 2018
The end of America-----National Popular Vote
National Popular Vote
"The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Explanation It has been enacted into law in 12 states with 172 electoral votes (CA, CT, DC, HI, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, RI, VT, WA). Map showing status in states. The bill will take effect when enacted by states with 98 more electoral votes.
It has passed at least one house in 11 additional states with 89 electoral votes (AR, AZ, CO, DE, ME, MI, NC, NM, NV, OK, OR) and has been approved unanimously by committee votes in two additional states with 26 electoral votes (GA, MO).
The bill has recently been passed by a 40–16 vote in the Republican-controlled Arizona House, 28–18 in Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate, 57–4 in Republican-controlled New York Senate, 34-23 in Democratic-controlled Oregon House, and 26-16 in the New Mexico Senate. .."
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"The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
It has passed at least one house in 11 additional states with 89 electoral votes (AR, AZ, CO, DE, ME, MI, NC, NM, NV, OK, OR) and has been approved unanimously by committee votes in two additional states with 26 electoral votes (GA, MO).
The bill has recently been passed by a 40–16 vote in the Republican-controlled Arizona House, 28–18 in Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate, 57–4 in Republican-controlled New York Senate, 34-23 in Democratic-controlled Oregon House, and 26-16 in the New Mexico Senate. .."
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CNN: Swing State Voters Support Trump's Nationalist Immigration Agenda
CNN: Swing State Voters Support Trump's Nationalist Immigration Agenda:
A majority of swing state voters across the United States support President Trump’s nationalist agenda on immigration.
In CNN exit polls for the midterm elections, a majority of voters in swing states like Florida, Arizona, Nevada, and others said they support Trump’s immigration agenda, saying it is just right or does not go far enough to reduce immigration levels.
In CNN exit polls for the midterm elections, a majority of voters in swing states like Florida, Arizona, Nevada, and others said they support Trump’s immigration agenda, saying it is just right or does not go far enough to reduce immigration levels.
No ID Needed to Vote In LA: Observations From an L.A. Pollworker - Latest News - Mike Huckabee
No ID Needed to Vote In LA: Observations From an L.A. Pollworker - Latest News - Mike Huckabee
(...If you care about protecting the integrity of America’s electoral system from turning into a banana republic, then this just might chill your bones…)- Mike Huckabee
No ID Needed to Vote In LA:
Observations From an L.A. Pollworker
On Election Day, I had the privilege of working as Neighborhood Voting Center (NVC) Director at a multi-precinct polling place in Los Angeles County.
It was a long, nearly 14 ½-hour workday with no breaks or lunch periods.
Allegedly, it was even busier than the last presidential election.
I’ve worked all three elections held in Los Angeles County this year: a special election in March, the primary election in June, and the general election last week.
Before this year, pollworkers were required to ID everyone who came in to vote.
But at the beginning of this year, the County Registrar dropped this requirement, letting all pollworkers know in no uncertain terms that ID’S ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED for voting..."
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(...If you care about protecting the integrity of America’s electoral system from turning into a banana republic, then this just might chill your bones…)- Mike Huckabee
No ID Needed to Vote In LA:
Observations From an L.A. Pollworker
It was a long, nearly 14 ½-hour workday with no breaks or lunch periods.
Allegedly, it was even busier than the last presidential election.
I’ve worked all three elections held in Los Angeles County this year: a special election in March, the primary election in June, and the general election last week.
Before this year, pollworkers were required to ID everyone who came in to vote.
But at the beginning of this year, the County Registrar dropped this requirement, letting all pollworkers know in no uncertain terms that ID’S ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED for voting..."
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Support For 'Pre-Existing Conditions' Protections Plummets When Costs Are Explained | Investor's Business Daily
Support For 'Pre-Existing Conditions' Protections Plummets When Costs Are Explained | Investor's Business Daily
"Health Reform: Democrats campaigned heavily on promises to preserve ObamaCare's protections for people with "pre-existing conditions."
And the polls seem to back them up.
But do they?
...The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C., wanted to find out how much support would remain for pre-existing condition protections once people learned about those costs.
In a poll released the just before the midterms, Cato first asked the standard question: Do you support ObamaCare's protections against pre-existing conditions?
Sixty-five percent said they did, which is in line with other polls.
What About Costs?
But the poll went on to ask whether the public backed this protection if meant a tax increase? Suddenly, support dropped to just 51%.
What if it meant premiums increased?
Support plunged to only 49%.
And just 47% say they back this protection if it meant less access to top-rated medical facilities..."
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"Health Reform: Democrats campaigned heavily on promises to preserve ObamaCare's protections for people with "pre-existing conditions."
And the polls seem to back them up.But do they?
...The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C., wanted to find out how much support would remain for pre-existing condition protections once people learned about those costs.
In a poll released the just before the midterms, Cato first asked the standard question: Do you support ObamaCare's protections against pre-existing conditions?
Sixty-five percent said they did, which is in line with other polls.
What About Costs?
But the poll went on to ask whether the public backed this protection if meant a tax increase? Suddenly, support dropped to just 51%.
What if it meant premiums increased?
Support plunged to only 49%.
And just 47% say they back this protection if it meant less access to top-rated medical facilities..."
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Caravan migrants scaling U.S. border fence
Caravan migrants scaling U.S. border fence:
Some of the people seen on a video climbing a border fence near San Diego are part of the caravan that began in Honduras, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
The Fox affiliate in San Diego reported that after part of the caravan arrived in Tijuana, people on the Mexican side of the border could be seen Tuesday climbing the fence near Friendship Park, a half-acre binational park.
Some of the people seen on a video climbing a border fence near San Diego are part of the caravan that began in Honduras, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
The Fox affiliate in San Diego reported that after part of the caravan arrived in Tijuana, people on the Mexican side of the border could be seen Tuesday climbing the fence near Friendship Park, a half-acre binational park.
Don Surber: Nazi till proven innocent
Don Surber: Nazi till proven innocent
"Pete Gust took a picture of his son and about 60 other high school senior boys on the steps outside the Sauk County Courthouse in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
He told them to wave to their parents.
Then he posted the photo online.
Nazi Salute! Jules Suzdaltsev of Vice Media declared.
And now the police are investigating, the high school is investigating, and the father who took the photo is apologizing.
There's your white privilege.
There's your male privilege.
The boys have joined the Duke lacrosse team and Brett Kavanaugh's boofing brothers in being unfairly maligned.
The new rule is if you are a white male, do not raise your arm.
Kevin Vodak, the president of the Baraboo school board, said, "The photo has shaken to the core my personal belief of the process that we as a community and as a school district have made to be tolerant, inclusive, accepting and admitting of all of those who are different from ourselves."
Literally shaking, eh?
In 21st century America, race relations have deteriorated to the point where we assume all white people are Nazis, until proven otherwise.
Especially males."
"Pete Gust took a picture of his son and about 60 other high school senior boys on the steps outside the Sauk County Courthouse in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
He told them to wave to their parents.
Then he posted the photo online.
Nazi Salute! Jules Suzdaltsev of Vice Media declared.
If anybody from Baraboo High School in Wisconsin can clue me in on why it appears the entire male class of 2018 is throwing up a Sig Heil during their prom photos - that would be great.
And now the police are investigating, the high school is investigating, and the father who took the photo is apologizing.
There's your white privilege.
There's your male privilege.
The boys have joined the Duke lacrosse team and Brett Kavanaugh's boofing brothers in being unfairly maligned.
The new rule is if you are a white male, do not raise your arm.
Kevin Vodak, the president of the Baraboo school board, said, "The photo has shaken to the core my personal belief of the process that we as a community and as a school district have made to be tolerant, inclusive, accepting and admitting of all of those who are different from ourselves."
Literally shaking, eh?
In 21st century America, race relations have deteriorated to the point where we assume all white people are Nazis, until proven otherwise.
Especially males."
From 12/13/2016-----Records: Too many votes in 37% of Detroit’s precincts
Records: Too many votes in 37% of Detroit’s precincts
"Voting machines in more than one-third of all Detroit precincts registered more votes than they should have during last month’s presidential election, according to Wayne County records prepared at the request of The Detroit News.
Detailed reports from the office of Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett show optical scanners at 248 of the city’s 662 precincts, or 37 percent, tabulated more ballots than the number of voters tallied by workers in the poll books. Voting irregularities in Detroit have spurred plans for an audit by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s office, Elections Director Chris Thomas said Monday.
...The problems were the worst in Detroit, where discrepancies meant officials couldn’t recount votes in 392 precincts, or nearly 60 percent. And two-thirds of those precincts had too many votes..."
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The Mob at Tucker Carlson’s Home Shows How Idealism Can Lead to Evil | Intellectual Takeout
The Mob at Tucker Carlson’s Home Shows How Idealism Can Lead to Evil | Intellectual Takeout
"Last week, angry “Smash Racism DC” Antifa protestors chanted obscenities outside the home of Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson: "Racist scumbag, leave town!"
They ominously added, “Tucker Carlson, we will fight. We know where you sleep at night."
The mob broke Carlson’s front door.
A video captured one protester saying she wished she had a pipe bomb.
...CNN Host Justifies Mob Violence
This past summer, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo provided a moral justification for mobs like the one outside Carlson’s home.
"People who show up to fight against bigots are not to be judged the same as the bigots, even if they do resort to the same petty violence," Cuomo said.
He argued: "When someone comes to call out bigots, and it gets hot, even physical, are they equally wrong as the bigot they are fighting? I argue, no. Fighting against hate matters."
Cuomo’s words provide succor to violent thugs.
...History is clear: When the ordinary restraints of civil society no longer apply, there is no forecasting who will be caught in the resulting web of hatred.
"Last week, angry “Smash Racism DC” Antifa protestors chanted obscenities outside the home of Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson: "Racist scumbag, leave town!"
They ominously added, “Tucker Carlson, we will fight. We know where you sleep at night."
The mob broke Carlson’s front door.
A video captured one protester saying she wished she had a pipe bomb.
...CNN Host Justifies Mob Violence
This past summer, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo provided a moral justification for mobs like the one outside Carlson’s home.
"People who show up to fight against bigots are not to be judged the same as the bigots, even if they do resort to the same petty violence," Cuomo said.
He argued: "When someone comes to call out bigots, and it gets hot, even physical, are they equally wrong as the bigot they are fighting? I argue, no. Fighting against hate matters."
Cuomo’s words provide succor to violent thugs.
...History is clear: When the ordinary restraints of civil society no longer apply, there is no forecasting who will be caught in the resulting web of hatred.
Jim Acosta Is a Creep and CNN's Lawsuit Is a Joke - The Rush Limbaugh Show
Jim Acosta Is a Creep and CNN's Lawsuit Is a Joke - The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Bottom line is this, Jim Acosta has no constitutional right to be admitted to the White House, period. Jim Acosta has no constitutional right to a White House press pass, period. Jim Acosta has no constitutional right to a White House-issued microphone. And Jim Acosta has no constitutional right to ask the president of the United States questions.
Because, you see, the White House is not prohibiting CNN from being in there. CNN is not being denied access. CNN is not being denied the opportunity to ask questions or harass the president. CNN’s got a reporter in there replacing Acosta. There literally are no grounds. There’s no basis for this. Freedom of the press does not extend to individual — the White House is not required to let anybody who wants in there, in there!
Because, you see, the White House is not prohibiting CNN from being in there. CNN is not being denied access. CNN is not being denied the opportunity to ask questions or harass the president. CNN’s got a reporter in there replacing Acosta. There literally are no grounds. There’s no basis for this. Freedom of the press does not extend to individual — the White House is not required to let anybody who wants in there, in there!
California’s Paradise Lost - WSJ
California’s Paradise Lost - WSJ:
"... “There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor,” Mr. Trump tweeted.
“Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”
...fueling the fires is an overgrown government bureaucracy that frustrates proper forest management.
About 57% of California forestland is owned by the federal government while most of the rest is private land regulated by the state.
Nearly 130 million trees died in California between 2010 and 2017 due to drought and a bark beetle infestation.
Dense forests put trees at greater risk for parasitic infection and enable fires to spread faster.
When dead trees fall, they add more combustible fuel.
...California also restricts timber harvesting and requires myriad permits and environmental-impact statements to prune overgrown forests.
...One problem for landowners is disposing of deadwood.
Dozens of biomass facilities that burn tree parts that can’t be used for lumber have closed due to emissions regulations and competition from subsidized renewables and cheap natural gas..."
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"... “There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor,” Mr. Trump tweeted.
“Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”
...fueling the fires is an overgrown government bureaucracy that frustrates proper forest management.About 57% of California forestland is owned by the federal government while most of the rest is private land regulated by the state.
Nearly 130 million trees died in California between 2010 and 2017 due to drought and a bark beetle infestation.
Dense forests put trees at greater risk for parasitic infection and enable fires to spread faster.
When dead trees fall, they add more combustible fuel.
...California also restricts timber harvesting and requires myriad permits and environmental-impact statements to prune overgrown forests.
...One problem for landowners is disposing of deadwood.
Dozens of biomass facilities that burn tree parts that can’t be used for lumber have closed due to emissions regulations and competition from subsidized renewables and cheap natural gas..."
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History for November 15
History for November 15 - On-This-Day.com
William Pitt the Elder 1708 - Known as the Great Commoner, 1st Earl of Chatham, Gerhart Hauptmann 1862, Georgia O'Keeffe 1887
Petula Clark 1932, Sam Waterston 1940, Frida Lyngstad (ABBA) 1945
1777 - The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution.
1999 - Representatives from China and the United States signed a major trade agreement that involved China's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Monica Lewinsky slams Bill Clinton in new essay: He 'should want to apologize' - Washington Times
Monica Lewinsky slams Bill Clinton in new essay: He 'should want to apologize' - Washington Times:
Monica Lewinsky penned a scathing new essay Tuesday criticizing how former President Bill Clinton “safely, even smugly” gave interviews for years without ever having to answer for how he treated her in the 1990s scandal that eventually led to his impeachment.
In a piece for Vanity Fair, where she is a contributing editor, Ms. Lewinsky explained why she chose to participate in the new documentary series, “The Clinton Affair,” which premieres Sunday on A&E.
In a piece for Vanity Fair, where she is a contributing editor, Ms. Lewinsky explained why she chose to participate in the new documentary series, “The Clinton Affair,” which premieres Sunday on A&E.
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