DNC Chairman Tom Perez: 'The Electoral College is not a creation of the Constitution'

DNC Chairman Tom Perez: 'The Electoral College is not a creation of the Constitution':

"Contrary to Perez's claim, the U.S. Constitution establishes the Electoral College in Article II, and the 12th Amendment details the process by which electors will meet and vote for president and vice president."

Where do we get such men?----Six seconds to live | Power Line

Six seconds to live | Power Line
"Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal published a Notable & Quotable item excerpting a November 13, 2010, speech by then-Lieutenant General John Kelly to the Semper Fi Society of St. Louis, describing a 2008 suicide bombing in Iraq that killed Marines Corporal Jonathan Yale, 22, and Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter, 20. 
The Journal published the excerpt under the heading “Six seconds to live” and also posted the item online with a link to the complete text of General Kelly’s speech. 
The Journal notes that General Kelly’s son, Second Lieutenant Robert Kelly, 29, had been killed in action in Afghanistan on November 9, 2010, only four days before he gave the speech. 
I want to draw attention to this without further comment for readers disgusted by the deeply disgusting news of the day as something to stay our minds on and be staid:

"What we didn’t know at the time, and only learned a couple of days later after I wrote a summary and submitted both Yale and Haerter for posthumous Navy Crosses, was that one of our security cameras, damaged initially in the blast, recorded some of the suicide attack. It happened exactly as the Iraqis had described it. 

It took exactly six seconds from when the truck entered the alley until it detonated.

You can watch the last six seconds of their young lives. Putting myself in their heads I supposed it took about a second for the two Marines to separately come to the same conclusion about what was going on once the truck came into their view at the far end of the alley. Exactly no time to talk it over, or call the sergeant to ask what they should do. Only enough time to take half an instant and think about what the sergeant told them to do only a few minutes before: “let no unauthorized personnel or vehicles pass.” The two Marines had about five seconds left to live.

It took maybe another two seconds for them to present their weapons, take aim, and open up. By this time the truck was halfway through the barriers and gaining speed the whole time. Here, the recording shows a number of Iraqi police, some of whom had fired their AKs, now scattering like the normal and rational men they were—some running right past the Marines. They had three seconds left to live.

For about two seconds more, the recording shows the Marines’ weapons firing nonstop, the truck’s windshield exploding into shards of glass as their rounds take it apart and tore in to the body of the son-of-a-bitch who is trying to get past them to kill their brothers—American and Iraqi—bedded down in the barracks totally unaware of the fact that their lives at that moment depended entirely on two Marines standing their ground. If they had been aware, they would have known they were safe, because two Marines stood between them and a crazed suicide bomber. The recording shows the truck careening to a stop immediately in front of the two Marines. In all of the instantaneous violence Yale and Haerter never hesitated. By all reports and by the recording, they never stepped back. They never even started to step aside. They never even shifted their weight. With their feet spread shoulder width apart, they leaned into the danger, firing as fast as they could work their weapons. They had only one second left to live.

The truck explodes. The camera goes blank. Two young men go to their God. Six seconds. Not enough time to think about their families, their country, their flag, or about their lives or their deaths, but more than enough time for two very brave young men to do their duty—into eternity. That is the kind of people who are on watch all over the world tonight—for you."

Fusion GPS bank records will blow the lid off Russian scandal

Fusion GPS bank records will blow the lid off Russian scandal
"Kimberly Strassel in the Wall Street Journal (via Investor Village) gives us a preview of what the Fusion GPS bank records might reveal, as well as FBI documents on the Trump dossier that have finally been wrested from the bureau.

The Fusion GPS saga isn’t over. The Clinton-DNC funding is but a first glimpse into the shady election doings concealed within that oppo-research firm’s walls. We now know where Fusion got some of its cash, but the next question is how the firm used it. With whom did it work beyond former British spy Christopher Steele ? Whom did it pay? Who else was paying it?

The answers are in Fusion’s bank records. Fusion has doggedly refused to divulge the names of its clients for months now, despite extraordinary pressure. So why did the firm suddenly insist that middleman law firm Perkins Coie release Fusion from confidentiality agreements, and spill the beans on who hired it?

Because there’s something Fusion cares about keeping secret even more than the Clinton-DNC news—and that something is in those bank records. The release of the client names was a last-ditch effort to appease the House Intelligence Committee, which issued subpoenas to Fusion’s bank and was close to obtaining records until Fusion filed suit last week. The release was also likely aimed at currying favor with the court, given Fusion’s otherwise weak legal case. The judge could rule as early as Friday morning.

If the House wins, don’t be surprised if those records include money connected to Russians. In the past Fusion has worked with Russians, including lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who happened to show up last year in Donald Trump Jr.’s office.

What's should be of interest is how the Democrats will be able to continue the "Russia collusion" narrative if it turns out that the Russians assisted in developing a dossier that was solely designed to bring the Trump campaign down. 
If "every US intelligence agency" believes in Russian interference in the election to help Donald Trump win, how can they square that with Russian efforts to destroy his candidacy?

Any documents relating to the FBI's belief that the Trump dossier was so credible that it could help them in their Russian collusion investigation will also be eye opening. 
Speaker Ryan announced yesterday that the bureau had finally relented and would turn over their dossier files next week..."
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DNC Chairman Tom Perez: 'The Electoral College is not a creation of the Constitution'

DNC Chairman Tom Perez: 'The Electoral College is not a creation of the Constitution':

"Contrary to Perez's claim, the U.S. Constitution establishes the Electoral College in Article II, and the 12th Amendment details the process by which electors will meet and vote for president and vice president."

OMB: Top 20% pay 95% of taxes, middle class 'single digits'

OMB: Top 20% pay 95% of taxes, middle class 'single digits':
"Any tax cut for middle income earners will also provide a benefit for those further up the income scale, including the top 20 percent who pay 95 percent of all income taxes, according to the director of the Office of Management and Budget.
...When the two turned to the taxes the rich pay, Mulvaney declared, "The top 20 percent of folks who file a tax return, the top 20 percent, pay 95 percent of the taxes..."
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Out these crooks! Would this be NEWS!! if these crooks were democrats? Minority democrats?-----The $300 Million Contract Awarded to the Interior Secretary's Friend's Company Is Exempt from Government Audits - Hit & Run : Reason.com

The $300 Million Contract Awarded to the Interior Secretary's Friend's Company Is Exempt from Government Audits - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"The federal government has awarded a tiny Montana company a $300 million no-bid contract to repair Puerto Rico's hurricane-wrecked electrical grid.
The company, Whitefish Energy, has close ties to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
A copy of that contract leaked last night, and it seems to prohibit the federal government from auditing Whitefish's work and to shield other details of the company's efforts from being disclosed via open records laws.
"In no event," the contract says, will the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Comptroller General of the United States, "or any of their authorized representatives have the right to audit or review the cost and profit elements" of the deal.
The contract was posted online by Ken Klippenstein, a contributor to The Daily Beast, the first publication to report on the connections between the company and the secretary of the interior.
...Prior to landing the contract for repair work in Puerto Rico, Whitefish's largest project had been a $1.3 million deal to rebuild less than 5 miles of electrical lines in Arizona, The Washington Post reported this week.
By comparison, there are more than 2,400 miles of transmission lines and 30,000 of distribution electrical lines in Puerto Rico..."
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Students Protest Abraham Lincoln Statue Because ‘He Owned Slaves’

University of Wisconsin-Madison Students Protest Abraham Lincoln Statue Because ‘He Owned Slaves’:

"There’s a common quote, frequently attributed to G.K. Chesterton: “Don’t ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up.”

In our modern context, this should be rephrased a bit: “Don’t try to pull down a statue if you have no idea who or what the statue was really about.”

During a 2016 Columbus Day protest conducted by Wunk Sheek, a Native American student organization, activists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus hosted a “die-in” at Bascom Hall, near a statue of President Abraham Lincoln. "

Spain PM Fires Catalan Government, Calls Snap Elections In Retaliation For Independence Vote | Zero Hedge

Spain PM Fires Catalan Government, Calls Snap Elections In Retaliation For Independence Vote | Zero Hedge:
"Update 4: In a live TV address to the nation, Spain's PM Rajoy just announced that it is a "sad day" in which Catalans showed "contempt" for democracy, and ignored the general interest; that the Catalan declaration is unacceptable to majority of Catalans, and that, as a result and as expected, he is firing Catalan president Carles Puigdment, the Catalan police chief, and the entire Catalan government as "prudence" and "serenity" are now needed: "we never wanted to reach this situation".
Ministries in the central government will assume powers of the Catalan administration.
The Prime Minister also announced he has dissolved the Catalan Parliament and called for snap elections to be held on December 21 which will be "free, legal and clean".
As The Spain Report adds, the central government also ordered all of Catalonia's "embassies" abroad closed, along with the region's publicly funded Diplocat diplomacy service, and sacked the director general of the Catalan Police (Mossos), Pere Soler.
Rajoy also said Spain has enough resources to "recover normality" in Catalonia within the law and thanked the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) and Ciudadanos for their support..."

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History for October 28

History for October 28 - On-This-Day.com
Georges Auguste Escoffier 1846 - French chef, Jonas Salk 1914 - Medical researcher, Charlie Daniels 1936 - Singer (Charlie Daniels Band)


Marcian E. "Ted" Hoff, Jr. 1937 - An inventor of the microprocessor, Bruce Jenner 1949 - Track and field athlete, actor ("CHiPs"), Bill H. Gates 1955- Inventor, computer programmer, co-founder of Microsoft


1636 - Harvard College was founded in Massachusetts. The original name was Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was the first school of higher education in America.


1776 - The Battle of White Plains took place during the American Revolutionary War.


1793 - Eli Whitney applied for a patent for his cotton gin.


1886 - The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by U.S. President Cleveland. The statue weighs 225 tons and is 152 feet tall. It was originally known as "Liberty Enlightening the World."


1919 - The U.S. Congress enacted the Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act. Prohibition was repealed in 1933 with the passing of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.


1922 - Benito Mussolini took control of the Italian government and introduced fascism to Italy.


1958 - Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was elected Pope. He took the name John XXIII.


1962 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the U.S. that he had ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.

WATCH: Hillary Drastically Changes Her Tone On Trump After Revelation Of Dossier Funding | Daily Wire

WATCH: Hillary Drastically Changes Her Tone On Trump After Revelation Of Dossier Funding | Daily Wire:

"Clinton, who normally is brimming with anger when speaking about Trump, appeared much more subdued than normal.
"I also said that I thought we should give … a chance, we had to give an open mind … to the new President," Clinton said. "And I meant it.""

The way we were-----Archies - Sugar,Sugar (1969)

The Unforgiving Math That Stops Epidemics | Quanta Magazine

The Unforgiving Math That Stops Epidemics | Quanta Magazine:
"As the annual flu season approaches, medical professionals are again encouraging people to get flu shots.
Perhaps you are among those who rationalize skipping the shot on the grounds that “I never get the flu” or “if I get sick, I get sick” or “I’m healthy, so I’ll get over it.”
What you might not realize is that these vaccination campaigns for flu and other diseases are about much more than your health.
They’re about achieving a collective resistance to disease that goes beyond individual well-being — and that is governed by mathematical principles unforgiving of unwise individual choices.
When talking about vaccination and disease control, health authorities often invoke “herd immunity.” 
This term refers to the level of immunity in a population that’s needed to prevent an outbreak from happening. 
Low levels of herd immunity are often associated with epidemics, such as the measles outbreak in 2014-2015 that was traced to exposures at Disneyland in California.
A study investigating cases from that outbreak demonstrated that measles vaccination rates in the exposed population may have been as low as 50 percent.
This number was far below the threshold needed for herd immunity to measles, and it put the population at risk of disease..."
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Most would call it extortion, but the Obama DOJ called them “donations” - NetRight Daily

Most would call it extortion, but the Obama DOJ called them “donations” - NetRight Daily:
"...The Obama administration began suing over 30 banks involved in the mortgage-backed security crisis.
...Bank of America gets the grand prize. Bank of America settled for a whopping $16.65 billion. In total, there would be over $110 billion paid out by banks.
If the money went to the victims, there would be no problem, but the money would find its way to political activist organizations that aligned themselves with the Democrat party.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) began investigating the disbarments of the payments by sending a letter in November of 2014 after noticing something strange in the settlement agreements of the banks.
Many of the settlements have a section that describes a minimum donation to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies.
Other segments included minimum donations to housing-related organizations.
The minimum payments were often over $10 million per section.
In total, many settlements required over $40 million in “donations” to various groups.
It gets worse.
The settlements also gave double credit for each dollar “donated,” while money to victims was a one for one exchange.
That means after a bank paid the minimum, a $50 million donation would be treated as a $100 million towards the settlement amount.
If you’re a bank which would you rather pay?"
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VICTORY: In Proposed Settlement, IRS Admits Wrongdoing, Apologizes for Targeting Tea Party and Conservative Groups | American Center for Law and Justice

VICTORY: In Proposed Settlement, IRS Admits Wrongdoing, Apologizes for Targeting Tea Party and Conservative Groups | American Center for Law and Justice:

"We have just obtained a resounding victory in our legal challenge to the IRS’s political targeting of conservative organizations.

In an unprecedented victorious conclusion to our years-long legal battle against the IRS, the bureaucratic agency has just admitted in federal court that it wrongfully targeted Tea Party and conservative groups during the Obama Administration and issued an apology to our clients for doing so. In addition, the IRS is consenting to a court order that would prohibit it from ever engaging in this form of unconstitutional discrimination in the future."

Best Cities to Visit 2018: Seville, Detroit, Canberra | Money

Best Cities to Visit 2018: Seville, Detroit, Canberra | Money
"These Are the 3 Best Cities to Visit in 2018
Already dreaming of your next vacation?
Lonely Planet has some ideas.
The travel brand just released its list of the best cities to visit in 2018, based on nominations from contributors all over the world...
3. Canberra, Australia...
2. Detroit, Michigan
A transformation is afoot in Detroit, and Lonely Planet wants you to be part of it. "After decades of neglect, Detroit is rolling again," the editors write. "It's like the whole place is caffeine-buzzed, freewheeling in ideas." That coffee-fueled energy has brought the city a wave of hip businesses and restaurants, a brand new athletic arena and a streetcar system. New parks and hotels are also on the horizon, according to Lonely Planet.
1. Seville, Spain..."

Irony – Rep Frederica Wilson Wrote Legislation Demanding DoD Policy That Framed Lethal Mission of Sgt. Johnson… | The Last Refuge

Irony – Rep Frederica Wilson Wrote Legislation Demanding DoD Policy That Framed Lethal Mission of Sgt. Johnson… | The Last Refuge:
Irony – Rep Frederica Wilson Wrote Legislation Demanding DoD Policy That Framed Lethal Mission of Sgt. Johnson…
"Sometimes there’s a level of irony that goes beyond the normal boundaries of ordinary irony and simultaneously creates a tear in the space-time continuum of DC hypocrisy; this is one such example.
Representative Frederica Wilson, a devoted member of the professional grievance club, has been at the epicenter of a story surrounding the death of Sergeant La David Johnson in Niger ever since Wilson politicized the bereavement call of President Trump, and the bereavement of Sgt. Johnson’s widow, her constituent, Myeshia Johnson. 
Representative Wilson had also claimed she was unaware of why we are carrying out military engagements in Niger, and has called the mission “President Trump’s Benghazi“..."
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FEC Complaint States Clinton Campaign, DNC Broke Law Over Trump Dossier | Daily Wire

FEC Complaint States Clinton Campaign, DNC Broke Law Over Trump Dossier | Daily Wire:

"The Campaign Legal Center filed the complaint after The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Mark Elias – a lawyer representing the Clinton campaign and the DNC – hired Fusion GPS to conduct “research” on then-candidate Donald Trump.

Adav Noti, who previously served as the FEC’s Associate General Counsel for Policy, filed the complaint which Law Newz obtained:"

No, The “Russian Dossier” Did Not Begin With GOP it Began With Clinton, The DNC and the FBI… | The Last Refuge

No, The “Russian Dossier” Did Not Begin With GOP it Began With Clinton, The DNC and the FBI… | The Last Refuge:
No, The “Russian Dossier” Did Not Begin With GOP it Began With Clinton, The DNC and the FBI…

"There is a tremendous amount of obfuscation coming from democrats after the revelation that Hillary Clinton and the DNC paid Fusion GPS to contract Christoper Steele to create the now infamous “Dossier”.  

One of the most significant falsehoods is that the dossier origins began with an unknown GOP entity within the primary.  

This narrative is entirely false.

The “Russian Dossier” did not begin assembly until after it was commissioned by Hillary Clinton and the DNC (June 2016).  
Prior to that Fusion GPS was simply doing opposition research on behalf of a Trump opponent (stopped April 2016).

We likely know, with great confidence, exactly who that 2016 originating Trump opponent was. Thanks to: the timing, the originating entities, the associations and the player networks behind the 2015 GOP road map splitter strategy.  
I’ll get to that aspect later..."
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Yup. They're gonna vote.-----More than 73,000 Puerto Ricans flee for Florida after Hurricane Maria

More than 73,000 Puerto Ricans flee for Florida after Hurricane Maria:
"Miami (AFP) - More than 73,000 people have fled emergency conditions at home for Florida since Hurricane Maria devastated the US territory in the Caribbean.
..."As of October 3, 2017, more than 73,000 individuals arrived in Florida from Puerto Rico through Miami International Airport, Orlando International Airport and the Everglades Port," a statement from the office of Governor Rick Scott said..
...Puerto Rico is an American territory and Puerto Ricans have US citizenship.
In his statement, the governor also reported that Florida schools have registered more than 3,500 students displaced from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, also affected by the hurricane.
In addition, universities eliminated enrolment costs.
...The island's financial crisis had already driven a huge number of Puerto Ricans off the island.
Of the five million Puerto Ricans living in the continental United States, one million reside in Florida."

#1 This day 1976-----Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (1976)

Bombshell: Hillary Clinton And The DNC Colluded With Russia In An Attempt To STEAL The Election From Donald Trump

Bombshell: Hillary Clinton And The DNC Colluded With Russia In An Attempt To STEAL The Election From Donald Trump:
"...The Clinton-DNC machine colluded with the Russians to fabricate and spread serious disinformation about Donald Trump in a failed attempt at swaying the election in the favor of Hillary Clinton.
That’s right, in a literal reverse of what the entire mainstream media has fed the American people for over a year, we now have evidence that, either wittingly or unwittingly, the Clinton campaign and the DNC paid for what amounted to disinformation that came directly from “Russian sources”.
Obviously this may seem truly unbelievable to some, but the facts speak for themselves and there is no denying that Democrats paid a shady opposition research company to try and dig up dirt on Donald Trump who then subsequently hired former British spy Christopher Steele. Steele then openly used Russian sources for most of the serious allegations in the “Russia dossier”..."
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The Trump dossier was Clinton’s dirtiest political trick | New York Post

The Trump dossier was Clinton’s dirtiest political trick | New York Post:

"News organizations tried for months to confirm the salacious details, but couldn’t. The document became public when BuzzFeed, a loud Clinton booster, published it 10 days before the inauguration, while acknowledging it couldn’t verify the contents."

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