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Home Front: Politix
Bernie Sanders cut short after 'Black Lives Matter' takes over rally
Posted by: RJ45ACP || 08/09/2015 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I hope they keep this up. The silent majority would rise again
Posted by: Frank G on the road || 08/09/2015 0:33 Comments || Top||

#2  should be quite a show at the dem convention

july in philly
Posted by: lord garth || 08/09/2015 0:38 Comments || Top||

#3  Red on Red.

They all can fucking die as far I as I care.
Posted by: DarthVader || 08/09/2015 0:45 Comments || Top||

#4  The SAN and BLM have historical differences and grievances reaching back thousands of years. If left unchecked, the more advanced and warlike SAN will eventually destroy the BLM or force them into remote exile. We must locate moderates within the BLM, provide them advanced arms and training to ensure peace and stability is achieved.

While neither group is a direct threat to us and the natural inclination is non-involvement, providing a 'standoff' scenario will lead to the peaceful integration of the groups and foster the desired global utopian end state.

The risk of getting drug into the SAN-BLM conflict directly is assessed as minimal.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/09/2015 4:10 Comments || Top||

#5  Shows how ineffectual hecwould be as an executive. Just stand there and let two trolls take over then cut things short. Trolls win and are encouraged.
Posted by: rjschwarz || 08/09/2015 7:33 Comments || Top||

#6  HA HA HA HA HA...Christ, Bernie. You make Obama look like Chuck Norris!
Posted by: tu3031 || 08/09/2015 9:09 Comments || Top||

#7  the more advanced and warlike SAN

*shudder* A wonderful parody of that kind of idiocy, Besoeker.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/09/2015 9:12 Comments || Top||

#8  Reaping what you sow, or Hillary's goon squad?
Posted by: regular joe || 08/09/2015 13:49 Comments || Top||

#9  Notice that both Bernie and now Megan Kelly are being attacked by black surrogates. Bernie is a threat to the Beest, and Trump is the only way, through triangulation, that the Beest can win the next presidential. Hildy has given all the assurances that you can imagine that the gravy train/special needs requirements of that constituency will be met, and her loss portends a reduction in all the government goodies ...
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 08/09/2015 15:05 Comments || Top||

#10  I want to disagree with NoMoreBS because Occams razor says Trump is just an egotist and Black Lives matter are going after headlines and low hanging fruit but my gut says there might be something there.
Posted by: rjschwarz || 08/09/2015 15:15 Comments || Top||

#11  Hildy has given all the assurances that you can imagine that the gravy train/special needs requirements of that constituency will be met, and her loss portends a reduction in all the government goodies ...

Not sure on the "assurances" part, but Mr. Sanders' base is much different than that of Ms. Rodham-Clinton. The former tends to be white, young, technical or college-age, etc. The ones Mr. Obama won with.

The latter are essentially the Democratic political base, plus the money-changers.
Posted by: Pappy || 08/09/2015 19:59 Comments || Top||

#12  Brave Sir Bernie ran away. When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled.
Posted by: Deacon Blues || 08/09/2015 20:21 Comments || Top||


Trump ends relationship with longtime political adviser Roger Stone
[WASHINGTONPOST] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has ended his relationship with Roger Stone, his longest-serving political adviser and a controversial consultant, and says that he is moving quickly to surround himself "only with the best people" as his 2016 campaign deals with a wave of criticism over disparaging remarks the GOP front-runner made Friday on CNN about Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly.

Dismissing calls for him to leave the race, Trump, in a series of phone interviews with The Washington Post, said he firmly believes he can capture the White House without the support of the Republican establishment, which has grown increasingly hostile toward the real-estate mogul. He cited his support among frustrated members of the GOP's base as well the "millions of people everywhere" who are unhappy with the political class as his coalition.
Posted by: Fred || 08/09/2015 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:


Cheryl Mills To Destroy Emails About Boss Hillary Clinton
[OBSERVER] In a letter sent to the U.S. State Department and just filed today with U.S. federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, the counsel for Cheryl Mills wrote: "Ms. Mills does not believe that she has paper copies of potential records in her possession. Following our production on August 10, 2015 [of the defense counsel's version of the electronic records], we have instructed her to delete any and all electronic records in her possession. "

That is a far stretch from a statement by Ms. Mills under penalty of perjury, and she and her lawyers are planning to delete the emails Judge Sullivan wants produced?

Judicial Watch has made an emergency filing in Judge Sullivan's court to stop the further destruction of evidence of what may very well be assorted criminal conduct and violations of numerous federal laws.

This all just surfaced in State Department's status report filed today in response to Judge Sullivan's order. Yesterday evening, State finally produced some correspondence between it and Hillary's right and left hands--Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills. It has not produced its correspondence with Mrs. Clinton, and it is now clear that Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Abedin and Ms. Mills plan to thumb their noses at the Judge and the State Department.

No one is "cooperating," despite their empty rhetoric to the contrary. The correspondence that has been produced verifies that the State Department itself has not been forthcoming with Judge Sullivan, with Congress, or with anyone else. It allowed Mrs. Clinton to use an off-the-grid system for her entire tenure in the Department, and it kept that startling fact a secret as long as possible.

It is simply shocking that the State Department did not immediately inform Congress, the Court, and Judicial Watch that Mrs. Clinton operated solely on a private email server and that the State Department did not have her records. It took months even to discover those crucial facts.
Posted by: Fred || 08/09/2015 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  One would hope that Cheryl Mills unending illegal acts to defend the Clintons would eventually bite her in her smarmy ass. Black is the new Orange would be a good start
Posted by: Frank G on the road || 08/09/2015 0:32 Comments || Top||

#2  I'm not a lawyer, but isn't destruction of potential evidence illegal? (Not that doing something illegal would stop anyone on the Clinton team.)
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia || 08/09/2015 10:58 Comments || Top||

#3  Can't believe a judge hasn't warned her of obstruction of justice collusion and other charges that she would be instantly guilty of if she destroyed the emails. Also the fact that the emails went through multiple servers to get to the recipients so other copies are available.
Posted by: rjschwarz || 08/09/2015 15:17 Comments || Top||

#4  "Following our production on August 10, 2015 [of the defense counsel's version of the electronic records], we have instructed her to delete any and all electronic records in her possession. "

The Counsel for Cheryl Mills should get some serious warnings as well. How in the hell can you justify ordering someone to delete evidence even if you don't think it is needed anymore?
Posted by: rjschwarz || 08/09/2015 15:18 Comments || Top||

#5  It is a crime - called spoliation of evidence.
Posted by: OldSpook || 08/09/2015 23:43 Comments || Top||


GOP debate contenders give Democrats reason to worry
[WASHINGTONPOST] Donald Trump may top the polls in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, but this week's debate was a reminder that the party has able rivals who eventually could take him down -- and who also could mount a stiff challenge to Hillary Rodham Clinton
... sometimes described as The Liberatress of Libya and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another Charles Evans Hughes ...
in the general election.

Trump performed in typical style Thursday in the two-hour debate -- the same style that has helped him blow past the other candidates. But as the campaigns broke camp here Friday morning, the smiles on the faces of other candidates' advisers told the fuller story of what happened on the stage at the Quicken Loans Arena.
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Posted by: Fred || 08/09/2015 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Yep, keep focused on the Beltway. Let the little people take over 3/4 of the state governments, then watch the excitement when they read the small print in the contract.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/09/2015 9:24 Comments || Top||

#2  One is Rubio, who declared forcefully early in the debate that he would present the starkest future-vs.-past contrast to Clinton. Another is Kasich, this year's version of the compassionate conservative.

Gotta love how the Post tries to pick the Reps candidates for them.

Bush, who was less forceful on the stage than some of the others, lacks the freshness of Kasich or Rubio or Walker. But his more moderate views on immigration, his desire to expand the GOP coalition and his experience give Democrats pause.

"Don't throw us in that briar Bush, Republicans!"

Walker makes the case for himself as a fresh face, a Washington outsider and a results-oriented politician. He has been a divisive

Translation: "effective".

If he can be trusted on scamnesty--a big if--then Walker is my top choice.
Posted by: charger || 08/09/2015 12:23 Comments || Top||

#3  Walker/Bush

Wisconsin and Florida
Posted by: Shipman || 08/09/2015 16:03 Comments || Top||


Government
Smoke in the West Wing teepee ?
[Free Bacon] President Champ's wedding ring was "noticeably missing" from his left hand on Sunday, according to a White House pool report.
Find the stupid man in this photo.
Champ, who was at Camp David in Maryland on Sunday, arrived back at the White House and was photographed by the Associated Press without a ring on his hand. He was playing golf earlier in the day to celebrate his birthday, which comes this Tuesday.

Champ's ring, however, was off his finger long before he stepped on the course. He was photographed on Friday signing highway funding legislation and was not wearing his ring.
Part of the Iranian deal? Bad Mandela memorial juju? Title Pawn? Personal request of Reggie Love ?
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/09/2015 12:21 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Out of the closet in solidarity
Posted by: Frank G on the road || 08/09/2015 13:05 Comments || Top||

#2  Reggie Love was really tired of seeing it.

After a a meltdown and a slap fight, BO agreed to stop wearing it.
Posted by: charger || 08/09/2015 13:43 Comments || Top||

#3  I'm looking for Joe Biden in the photo but I don't see him.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 08/09/2015 15:12 Comments || Top||

#4  I think they are smart enough to keep the ring for appearance sake (or truly use the fact to steal a few news cycles away from bad news) no matter what. I suspect there is a more mundane explanation for this. I suspect red meat to keep the truther types frothing.

Posted by: rjschwarz || 08/09/2015 15:13 Comments || Top||

#5  Being cleaned for the nose piercing
Posted by: Shipman || 08/09/2015 15:59 Comments || Top||

#6  May their teepee collapse and the poles fall on their heads.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 || 08/09/2015 16:15 Comments || Top||

#7  Just updating the inscription:

"There is no Love but Reggie.
There is no Dog but Bo.
Around me, one is edgy
And one likes licking O."
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 || 08/09/2015 16:57 Comments || Top||


Clinton adviser on Israel had commercial ties to Middle East
[Washington Examineer] A controversial Clinton adviser who faced penalties for conflicts of interests under President Bill Clinton was still assisting Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, despite the fact that his consulting firm was engaged in commercial activities in countries where she worked, emails show.

Sandy Berger, who gained notoriety when he stole classified documents from the National Archives prior to testimony before the 9/11 Commission, had Hillary Clinton's personal email address and emailed her about Israel, Pakistan and terrorism in 2009.
Yes, 'that' Sandy Berger.
Berger's consulting firm, the Albright Stonebridge Group, has engaged in business in more than 100 countries around the world, according to its website.
If it manufactures nothing, has a global reach, no visible Business Development section, a seemingly unlimited budget, and strong Foggy Bottom linkages.... you may be correct in your assessment.
It has worked extensively in the Middle East, an area that Berger sought to assist Hillary Clinton on during her State Department tenure.
Obviously not a core competency, appears his "assistance" had little to do with OPSEC.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/09/2015 06:31 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I thought the new greengrocer looks kinda familiar.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 08/09/2015 11:10 Comments || Top||

#2  Yeah, and that Madeleine Albright in the Albright Stonebridge Group too.

Posted by: Abu Uluque || 08/09/2015 15:15 Comments || Top||

#3  NO FRANK! DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT,
Posted by: Shipman || 08/09/2015 16:01 Comments || Top||

#4  *ahem*
Posted by: Frank G on the road || 08/09/2015 20:41 Comments || Top||



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Sun 2015-08-09
  Yemen pro-govt forces launch offensive
Sat 2015-08-08
  Prominent Bangladeshi secular blogger murdered
Fri 2015-08-07
  'Father of Taliban' Sami ul-Haq pledge allegiance to Mullah Mansoor
Thu 2015-08-06
  66 Taliban and Daesh Insurgents Killed in Nangarhar Drone Strike
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  Head of Taliban's Qatar-based political office Tayeb Agha quits as leadership rift deepens
Tue 2015-08-04
  Mullah Omar's Son Yaqub Reportedly Killed: Official
Mon 2015-08-03
  Clash between Afghan Taliban fighters leaves nine dead
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  Official: Nearly 800 ISIS militants killed in Mosul last month
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  Jalaluddin Haqqani is dead, say Taliban sources
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  Belgium Jails Syria Jihad Recruiters for Up to 20 Years
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