Take a Lesson From Trump: Stand Up to the Media

Take a Lesson From Trump: Stand Up to the Media | Power Line
TAKE A LESSON FROM TRUMP: STAND UP TO THE MEDIA

There are several reasons why Donald Trump is popular with Republicans, even though he probably isn’t a Republican himself, and certainly is not a conservative. 
One of them is the way he stands up to left-wing media. 
This is a classic, from earlier today:

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said “CNN is terrible” after one of its reporters asked him about protesters outside his press conference in Norwood, MA on Friday.

After being asked about the protesters outside the event, Trump stated, “I don’t see many protesters. I see thousands of people, and there’s a few protesters. And I figured you’d ask that question because you know — no, that’s the way it is. CNN is terrible. CNN, you’re with CNN? Are you with CNN?”

After the reporter answered that they were, Trump continued, “You people do not cover us accurately at all. So they have a few protesters outside, and they have thousands of people, and the first question from CNN is about protesters.”

Exactly: don’t acquiesce in the liberals’ implicit claims of superiority. 
Push back, and name reporters for what they are–Democratic Party operatives. 
All other Republicans in the race should do the same.

Another liberal paradise-----Pictures show the dark underbelly of one of America's most dangerous cities

Pictures show the dark underbelly of one of America's most dangerous cities | Daily Mail Online
Boarded buildings and bullet-ridden walls: Inside one of America's most dangerous cities where nearly everyone is a victim of crime

• Camden is the most dangerous city in New Jersey, where there are nearly 2,000 violent crimes recorded every year
• There have been a number of high-profile murders in the last two weeks, including a 25-year-old and twin brothers, 26

Gordon Donovan photographed some of the US's most dangerous cities but thought Camden had worst reputation

These haunting images show the bullet-ridden walls and derelict buildings show the dark side of one of America's most dangerous neighborhoods.
Camden is the most dangerous city in New Jersey, where your chances of becoming a victim of crime are one in 13.
Bullet holes pictured here are evidence of the fact that there are nearly 2,000 violent crimes committed in this small city every year, and 57 of those are murders.

2009 ABC Report Pictured Apocalyptic Climate Effects [VIDEO]

2009 ABC Report Pictured Apocalyptic Climate Effects [VIDEO] | The Daily Caller
ABC News ran a news special in 2009 called Earth 2100, a program warning its viewers about the dangers of climate change.
ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff says the show “puts participants in the future and asks them to report back about what it is like to live in this future world.
The first stop is the year 2015.”
A Harvard University professor says, “We’re going to see more floods, more droughts, more wildfires.”

Other voices can be heard saying that “Flames cover hundreds of square mile” and “We expect more intense hurricanes.”
Another voice says, “Well, how warm is it going to get? How much will sea level rise? We don’t know really know where the end is.”
Describing dangerous temperature levels and dropping agricultural production, the news package brings in The Weather Channel’s Heidi Cullen, who says, “There’s about one billion people who are malnourished. That number just continually grows.”
The doomsday predictions for 2015 go further and include $12.00 for a gallon of milk and $9.00 a gallon for gasoline, if there is any gas at all that is left.
Newsbusters notes that then ABC anchor Chris Cuomo, who teased the special at the time, said to Woodruff of the predictions, “I think we’re familiar with some of these issues, but, boy, 2015? That’s seven years from now. Could it really be that bad?”
Woodruff replies, “It’s very soon, you know.
But all you have to do is look at the world today right today.
You know, you’ve got gas prices going up.
You got food prices going up.
You’ve got extreme weather.
The scientists have studied this for decades. 
They say if you connect the dots, you can actually see that we’re approaching maybe even a perfect storm. 
Or you have got shrinking resources, population growth.
Climate change.
So, the idea now is to look at it, wake up about it and then try to do something to fix it.”

Democrat National Committee to Approve Resolution Supporting Racist ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement | John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Democrat National Committee to Approve Resolution Supporting Racist ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement | John Hawkins' Right Wing News:

"So, it looks like the Democrat Party is moving backwards toward its pre civil rights days by enshrining racism as a main tenet of its party structure, only this time it is coming out in support of pro-black racism by voting in a resolution supporting the racist, riot-prone and violent “black lives matter” movement–the KKK of modern America."

The scam is a scam is a scam.......The Green Energy Scam Exposed by . . . Berkeley!?!

The Green Energy Scam Exposed by . . . Berkeley!?! | Power Line
"The Energy Institute at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley has posted a working paper entitled “The Distributional Effects of U.S. Clean Energy Tax Credits.”
The paper is a devastating indictment of who’s getting Cecil the Lion’s share of the tax credits.
If this were any other cause than “green energy,” the Left would be screaming about the redistribution of income from the middle class to the upper class.

Here’s the complete abstract:
Since 2006, U.S. households have received more than $18 billion in federal income tax credits for weatherizing their homes, installing solar panels, buying hybrid and electric vehicles, and other “clean energy” investments. 
We use tax return data to examine the socioeconomic characteristics of program recipients. 
We find that these tax expenditures have gone predominantly to higher-income Americans. 
The bottom three income quintiles have received about 10% of all credits, while the top quintile has received about 60%. 
The most extreme is the program aimed at electric vehicles, where we find that the top income quintile has received about 90% of all credits. 
By comparing to previous work on the distributional consequences of pricing greenhouse gas emissions, we conclude that tax credits are likely to be much less attractive on distributional grounds than market mechanisms to reduce GHGs.
The “green energy” world is corrupt all the way down."

University of Tennessee tells staff and students to stop using 'he' and 'she'

University of Tennessee tells staff and students to stop using 'he' and 'she' | Daily Mail Online:
"University of Tennessee tells staff and students to stop using 'he' and 'she' - and switch to 'xe', 'zir' and 'xyr' instead

• Gay rights official at Knoxville campus wrote new language instructions 
• Tells students and staff to use unusual, gender-neutral pronouns like 'xe' 
• Donna Braquet said that the new regime would make campus 'inclusive' 
• University clarified that guidelines are not compulsory after critics called them 'absurd' 

The University of Tennessee has told its staff and students to stop calling each other 'he', 'she', 'him' and 'her' - and to start referring to one another with terms like 'xe', 'zir' and 'xyr' instead.
The Knoxville branch of the public university, which has 27,400 students, sent a memo round to its members filled with unusual new parts of speech to avoid referring to anybody's gender.
According to a gay rights official at the university, the new language regime will make the university 'welcoming and inclusive' and stop people feeling 'marginalized'.

New regime: Pictured above is a conversion table given to staff and students at the University of Tennessee's Knoville campus to instruct them in the use of non-gendered pronouncs
The university published the instructions on its website on Wednesday after they were emailed to every member of the university by the institution's Vice Chancellor for Diversity.
Officials have since insisted the the guidelines are not compulsory and that they do not want to 'dictate speech'.
Donna Braquet, who runs the university's Pride Center, wrote the guidelines, which are accompanied with a long table demonstrating how to replace the regular parts of speech."

TWO HUNDRED Retired Generals and Admirals Just Did THIS! | John Hawkins' Right Wing News

TWO HUNDRED Retired Generals and Admirals Just Did THIS! | John Hawkins' Right Wing News:

"It seems everyone hates the Iran deal — everyone except the Obama administration, of course. And now, a very large group of people have just signed a letter that will make Obama and Kerry very, very angry."

The FDA Targets Vegan Mayonnaise

The FDA Targets Vegan Mayonnaise - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"Once again proving itself more national busybody than necessary defender of consumer safety, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down on potentially misleading mayonnaise labeling.
Specifically, the agency objects to Hampton Creek vegan mayonnaise, a condiment that mimics traditional mayonnaise without using egg yolks.
In a warning letter sent to Hampton Creek earlier this month, the FDA noted several "significant violations" of federal regulations.
The first complaint is that Hampton Creek uses the term "cholesterol free" on the label of its "Just Mayo" products.
Nevermind that Just Mayo is, indeed, a cholesterol-free food.
While the FDA allows foods with up to two milligrams of cholesterol per serving to bear claims that they're free of cholesterol, this statement is forbidden on products "customarily consumed" in small amounts if they a) have more than 13 grams of fat per 50 grams and b) fail to "disclose the level of total fat in a serving of the product in immediate proximity to the cholesterol claim."
The FDA also claims Hampton Creek's Just Mayo and Just Mayo Siracha are "misbranded" because they do not meet federal requirements for calling something mayonnaise.
Under federal law, only foods 1) containing at least 65 percent vegetable oil, 2)vinegar and/or lemon juice, and 3) some sort of egg-yolk product may be labeled mayonnaise.
It can also contain preservatives, salt, sweeteners, spices, flavoring, and monosodium glutamate, but only "provided it does not impart to the mayonnaise a color simulating the color imparted by egg yolk."
Any other ingredients are forbidden.
Want to sell mayonnaise with an egg substitute, lime juice, or slightly less vegetable oil?
Too bad—the FDA does not think the market can handle such ingredient chaos...

History for August 30

History for August 30 - On-This-Day.com
Mary Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1797 - Author, Emily Bronte 1818, Huey P. Long 1893 


Shirley Booth 1907, Fred MacMurray 1908, Ted Williams 1918 


Jean-Claude Killy 1943, Peggy Lipton 1947, Cameron Diaz 1972 


1146 - European leaders outlawed the crossbow. 


1645 - American Indians and the Dutch made a peace treaty at New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam later became known as New York. 


1682 - William Penn sailed from England and later established the colony of Pennsylvania in America. 


1780 - General Benedict Arnold secretly promised to surrender the West Point fort to the British army. 


1862 - The Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA. 


1905 - Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers. 


1956 - In Louisianna, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opened. 



1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame. 


1994 - Rosa Parks was robbed and beaten by Joseph Skipper. Parks was known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus in 1955, which sparked the civil rights movement. 

Texas Sheriff’s Message to Black Lives Matter After Deputy Was Ambushed in ‘Execution-Style Killing’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Texas Sheriff’s Message to Black Lives Matter After Deputy Was Ambushed in ‘Execution-Style Killing’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Following the “unprovoked, execution-style killing” of a Texas deputy who was filling up his cruiser at a gas station Friday night, Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman had some words for the current Black Lives Matter movement.

“We’ve heard black lives matter, all lives matter. Well, cops’ lives matter, too,” he said Saturday afternoon, adding that the “dangerous rhetoric” against law enforcement has “gotten out of control.”

Husband of Virginia TV Shooting Victim Says Guns Not to Blame: ‘I Blame the Guy Holding the Gun’ | John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Husband of Virginia TV Shooting Victim Says Guns Not to Blame: ‘I Blame the Guy Holding the Gun’ | John Hawkins' Right Wing News:

"Unlike the failed politician father of Alison Parker, one of the two killed live on the air by a racist gunman in Virginia earlier this week, the husband of the woman who survived the shooting is not blaming guns nor looking to launch gun grabbing policies. Tim Gardner said he blames the man holding the gun, “not the gun,” for his wife’s shooting."

Fox Reporter Asks Hillary Three Tough Questions on Email Scandal — but the Comment She Made Before Answering Is Making the News | Video | TheBlaze.com

Fox Reporter Asks Hillary Three Tough Questions on Email Scandal — but the Comment She Made Before Answering Is Making the News | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"When Fox News reporter Ed Henry asked Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton three straightforward questions about her email scandal on Friday, she quickly told him she would only be answering one.

“Well, let me answer one of your questions, because I think that’s what you’re entitled to,” Clinton said."

Uniformed Texas Deputy Shot & Killed at Gas Station in ‘Unprovoked, Execution-Style Killing’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Uniformed Texas Deputy Shot & Killed at Gas Station in ‘Unprovoked, Execution-Style Killing’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Update 2:55 p.m. ET: Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman at a news conference Saturday afternoon said that when “dangerous rhetoric,” like some spurred by the Black Lives Matter movement, results in “calculated and cold-blooded” attacks on law enforcement, it has “gotten out of control.”

“We’ve heard black lives matter, all lives matter. Well, cops’ lives matter, too,” he said.

Authorities said they were speaking with a person of interest in the investigation into the fatal shooting of Deputy Darren Goforth Friday night while he was filling up his car at a local gas station."

The Environmentalist Rhetoric Guide

The Environmentalist Rhetoric Guide [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"Market research surveys commissioned by one of the nation’s largest environmentalist groups advises activists to “talk about yourselves as conservationists — not environmentalists,” “do not make global warming/climate change the primary rationale for conservation,” “do not use the threat of ‘sprawl’ unless with core supporters,” and “do not focus on ‘green’ jobs as a primary rationale for conservation.”
...These same companies were used recently to provide a dubious and nontransparent poll claiming a majority of "Michigan’s business leaders” support President Barack Obama’s proposed Clean Power Plan.
The reports include comments such as “scientists clearly link global warming to increasingly extreme weather events.” Such unqualified statements reveal the point of view of the researchers, which is expressed along with the findings of their research.
Here are a few excerpts from the documents:

From the 2004 document — “Do talk about yourselves as ‘conservationists’ — not ‘environmentalists.’  This bears repeating. Voters are more likely to view themselves as ‘conservationists’ than ‘environmentalists.’ Moreover, in the focus groups, there was a decided skepticism about the agendas of some ‘environmental groups’ who engage in land preservation.”

From the 2013 document — “Do not make global warming/climate change the primary rationale for conservation. While scientists clearly link global warming to increasingly extreme weather events that affect the safety of people and communities, it is not yet perceived similarly by the public. The most politically polarizing rationales for conservation are those that position climate change as the primary reason for engaging in conservation. Republicans and Independents rated these messages significantly lower than other rationales in support of conservation.”

“However, referring to climate change in passing as part of a broader argument for conservation has generally not had a significant impact — positive or negative — on responses. In the interest of continuing to expand and reinforce public attention to this vital issue, incorporating subtle references to climate change into otherwise strong messages may be advisable. This, however, is an area where location specific research is likely critical.”

From the 2004 document, and stressed again in the 2013 document — “Do talk about water first and foremost. Water cannot be stressed enough, and really it doesn’t matter how you say it. In fact, voters prioritize water as a critical reason to purchase and protect land, no matter how it is expressed: vast majorities of those polled see it as ‘very important’ to buy land to protect drinking water quality (84 percent); improve the water quality in our lakes, streams and rivers (75 percent); protect lakes, rivers and streams (72 percent); and protect watersheds (66 percent).”

“Moreover, water is tops in every region (not just the perennially thirsty West) and rates just as high in big cities (85 percent very important) as rural areas (84 percent). Most importantly, this data substantiates one of the things we heard in focus groups throughout the West — voters closely link land conservation with protecting water.”

2013 — “Do turn voters’ views of a tough Mother Nature to your advantage — by showing how conservation of critical natural defenses keeps communities safe. Whether wildfire, flooding, or hurricanes, voters tend to think of nature as being a force with which to be reckoned. That ‘one tough lady’ image can pose problems — the concept of ‘resilience’ actually serves to make voters less likely to feel we need to engage in restoration projects in recent focus groups along the Gulf Coast — but can also be an advantage. The idea that ‘natural defenses’ can serve as flood controls or storm-barriers is credible and resonates from Louisiana to North Dakota.”

2013 — “Do not count on public support for conservation unless you work to make it happen. Conservation is less of a concern today than in the recent past; economic issues have pushed it further down the list of most pressing concerns in voters’ minds. While voters value land, water and wildlife and want to conserve them, issues related to conservation simply are not everyday concerns for them. In recent research in six western states, we found that a majority (54 percent) admitted they had no idea of the position their Member of Congress has taken on protecting land and water.”

2013 — “Do not focus on ‘green’ jobs as a primary rationale for conservation. While the economy still tops voters’ priorities in our own polling, voters continue to find other traditional aspirational rationales for conservation more resonant — like leaving a legacy for future generations and protecting sources of clean air and water. In addition, some of the language used to describe these jobs can be off putting. Many do not understand the term ‘sustainable’ for instance. Similarly, many voters are tired of the term ‘green.’”...

This Coach Sent Barack Obama a Note about Islam... Then Something MAJOR HAPPENED (Alarming!) - The Political Insider

This Coach Sent Barack Obama a Note about Islam... Then Something MAJOR HAPPENED (Alarming!) - The Political Insider:

"via the Conway Daily Sun

Here is the full letter, which continues to spread virally on Facebook, full of legitimate criticisms of Obama…

Dear Mr. Obama:"

Solyndra Executives Misled Federal Officials, Investigators Find

Solyndra Executives Misled Federal Officials, Investigators Find | Somewhat Reasonable
President Obama committed, Monday, to financing a new generation of “alternative energy” industrialists under his Clean Power Plan, but one of the original Department of Energy program loan recipients, solar power company Solyndra, reportedly misled DOE officials in pursuit of government money, a federal investigators report has found.

According to the Energy Department’s Inspector General, who conducted a four-year investigation alongside the FBI, while Solyndra claimed that they had a guaranteed $2.2 billion in firm contracts for their innovative, cylindrical solar panels, Solyndra had quietly offered secret discounts to all of its customers, many of whom never made good on their full contracts.

According to the Washington Post:

Solyndra’s leaders engaged in a “pattern of false and misleading assertions” that drew a rosy picture of their company enjoying robust sales while they lobbied to win the first clean energy loan the new administration awarded in 2009, a lengthy investigation uncovered. The Silicon Valley start-up’s dramatic rise and then collapse into bankruptcy two years later became a rallying cry for critics of President Obama’s signature program to create jobs by injecting billions of dollars into clean energy firms…

Solyndra officials told the government in 2009, for example, that they had firm contracts to sell $2.2 billion worth of their unique cylindrical solar panels over the next five years. But behind the scenes, investigators found, Solyndra was struggling with customers who were balking at the high panel prices, arranging secret side deals to pay discounted prices and refusing to buy as many panels as they once promised.

In addition, investigators discovered that Department of Energy employees, in charge of reviewing Solyndra’s loan application, felt “pressure” from inside the Administration to approve the Solyndra loan, and so overlooked many of the warning bells in the application’s finer print.

If you recall, in one of his first acts in office, President Obama approved a whopping $787 billion federal stimulus program, part of which would be dedicated to funding upstart alternative energy companies. The Department of Energy was responsible for overseeing these loans, and many of the loans were awarded to major campaign donors and bundlers, rather than to deserving alternative energy programs. According to Peter Schweizer, $16.4 billion of the $20 billion in DOE loans granted went to “companies either run by or primarily owned by Obama backers,” members of his finance committee and Democratic National Committee mega-donors. The program itself was run by Steve Spinner, a major Obama donor and finance committee member who “happened” to join the DOE as their “chief strategic operations officer” after Obama’s 2008 campaign. Spinner was ultimately put in charge of the alternative energy loan program.

...After Solyndra finally collapsed and shut its doors, the Administration and friendly Democrats in Congress were quick to deny any wrongdoing in the DOE loan process, blaming Solyndra’s abysmal failure on the economic downturn, and reassuring now skeptical taxpayers that Solyndra had at least created a “ripple” effect, sparking other solar energy companies to take on new and innovated processes. Taxpayers were left on the hook for about $527 million of the $535 million loan – but George Kaiser, whose investment company’s claim was ahead of the Federal government’s in the bankruptcy process, managed to recover most of their investment from auctioned assets, leaving nothing for taxpayers or the DOE to recover for their loans.

...So far, the Department of Justice, despite seemingly having enough evidence to pursue a case in Califrnia, has so far declined to press charges for fraud against Solyndra and its executives. The Inspector General plans to press DOJ officials to take a second look at the case."

Michigan Satan Worshippers Drown Women With Milk At Pro-Life Counter-Protest

Michigan Satan Worshippers Drown Women With Milk At Pro-Life Counter-Protest:

"Satan worshippers launched a counter-protest against pro-lifers outside the Detroit and Ferndale, Michigan Planned Parenthood locations Saturday.

Clad in black robes, members of the Satanic Temple of Detroit drenched bound women with milk, simulating water-boarding to “illustrate the theocratic agenda imposed upon female bodies.” The milk symbolized breast milk, one of the protest organizers explained on Facebook."

What have we become?