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-Land of the Free
Stacey Abrams Supports Banning AR-15s, Won't Say if She'd Confiscate Them From Georgians
[Free Beacon] Democrat Stacey Abrams would not say Tuesday whether she would support rounding up AR-15 firearms from Georgians if elected governor.

Conservative co-host of "The View" Meghan McCain read out a list of Abrams' gun control bona fides, including her "F" rating from the National Rifle Association and endorsements from the group Everytown for Gun Safety and gun control activist Michael Bloomberg.

"Do you, like Everytown, support banning the AR-15?" McCain asked.

Abrams replied she was not "anti-gun," talking about her enjoyment of trap shooting and target shooting, but she also touted her support of background checks, three-day waiting periods, and keeping domestic abusers from buying guns before addressing McCain's question.

"I do not believe that weapons of mass destruction like the AR-15 belong in civilian hands," she said. "I've shot an AR-15, and I think you probably have, too, and while it's an amazing amount of power, it also is an amazing amount of destruction, and there's very little that can be done to protect vulnerable communities when the AR-15 is present."

McCain said she appreciated Abrams' honesty.
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/01/2018 01:20 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I suspect Brian Kemp will defeat Abrams without much difficulty.
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/01/2018 1:23 Comments || Top||

#2  I think you're right Besoker either the polls are lying or people are lying to the pollsters.

Karen Handel is supposed to be in a tight race and i thought she was unopposed until i voted a couple of weeks ago
Posted by: Beavis || 11/01/2018 12:32 Comments || Top||

#3  DIDN'T the first civil war start in S.C.? REALLY close to Jawaga? MAYBE the 2ND one with start if this DOLT tries to take weapons from citizens? MAYBE? IF this thing is elected that is?
Posted by: ranture || 11/01/2018 12:45 Comments || Top||

#4  I can easily assure you that any type of weapons confiscation hoisted upon the citizens of Georgia (by anyone) will be met with extreme resistance. Perhaps I should leave it at that.
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/01/2018 17:31 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Warren First Learns About Ethics Complaint Against Her During Debate
[Free Beacon] Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) claimed she was unaware of the ethics complaint against her during a U.S. Senate debate in Massachusetts Tuesday.

During the debate, Republican challenger Geoff Diehl pointed out Warren is alleged to have fundraised off Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, asking for donations in exchange for her vote against the nominee.

"Senator Warren was fundraising illegally using the vote on Justice Kavanaugh, the confirmation vote, to try to raise money for her campaigns," Diehl said.

Diehl was referencing a complaint sent Monday to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) sent the complaint to Sens. Johnny Isakson (R., Ga.) and Chris Coons (D., Del.), the respective committee chairman and vice chairman.

It alleges Warren fundraised based off her intended vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Court. The Senate prohibits "linking a promise of official action to a solicitation of campaign contributions."
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/01/2018 07:14 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Unfortunately, it won't affect the Senate race, this being Massachusetts after all. Warren will still win, though I'm hoping for another Scott Brown type upset.
Posted by: Raj || 11/01/2018 8:33 Comments || Top||

#2  I guess she didn't see the smoke signals.
Posted by: Deacon Blues || 11/01/2018 13:26 Comments || Top||

#3  I guess she didn't see the smoke signals

Plus she's one sandwich short of a picnic.
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 11/01/2018 13:51 Comments || Top||

#4  Wait Pocahonkey tried to fund raise off of the Kavanaugh smear? Where do I send my check?

-- Typical Masshole Moonbat
Posted by: regular joe || 11/01/2018 14:49 Comments || Top||


Eavesdropping on Obama's revolutionary guards (Organizing for Action)
[American Thinker] There is nothing like the local coffee shop near my home to hear the unvarnished truth. Tuesday morning, I was sitting with my morning brew reading how wonderful it was that the Dodgers got slam dunked, when a group of 12 folks, mostly in their 20’s, and the leader in her forties, orders and they sit across from me at a large table and hold their meeting. They are the true believers; door bell ringers for the Democratic candidate for the California Assembly in my district.

The leader was real piece of work, white, sour faced, short hair, no makeup, black jeans and black tee, and wearing a black and white "Palestinian" keffiyeh around her neck, and carrying a notebook with the OFA (Organizing for Action) logo. Yes, Obama’s own Revolutionary Guards.

Let me report just the most salient instruction that was told to these folks... lie. In a nutshell, the leader said to ask the home owners you contact what their political concerns are, then feed these concerns back as positive positions for the candidate. Taxes too high? Feed back that the candidate wants to lower taxes. More gun control? Feed back that the candidate want more gun control. Too many immigrants? Feed back that the candidate wants to review the situation.

This went on, ad nauseum, for 15 minutes.

Then one woman asks the leader about the candidate’s position on Israel and what should they say? I stare at my laptop, listening, not daring to look at the group.

The leader clears her throat and softly says, "Tell them Trump is Hitler, and only the Democrats can save the Jews from the next Holocaust."

The woman who first asked the Israel question then asks, "But what if their concern is that there are already too many Jews in positions of power in America? Ya know, they are already on-board with us?"
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/01/2018 02:31 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  *shudder* I’ll crawl over broken glass to vote next Tuesday, should it be necessary.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/01/2018 19:11 Comments || Top||


NARAL's Election Pitch: Remember, Abortion Is For The Children
[Hot Air] As election pitches go, this is ... a very strange one indeed. NARAL, the political action group that fights to make the right to discard offspring in the womb as widespread as possible, asks voters to remember the children. At least some of them, anyway:

Indiana?
The link goes to a LA Times report on a study which claims that children whose mothers are discouraged from seeking abortions in later pregnancies end up deeper in poverty. Not mentioned, of course, is the status of the children who got discarded:
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/01/2018 02:05 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Hollywood Women Push to Get Out Vote in U.S.
Don’t worry, dear ladies — we most certainly will be voting, though not for your decadent candidates.
[An Nahar] Several of Hollywood's most famous female faces, including Oscar winners Cher, Julianne Moore and Jodie Foster, have joined forces for a TV spot to urge Americans to vote in the November 6 midterm elections.

The minute-long video, produced by billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg and directed by Foster, was released Tuesday -- exactly one week before voters head to the polls.

"What matters to you?" Cher asks in the spot.

"Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo talks about school shootings, comedian Lily Tomlin speaks about "basic human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty...
" and Moore mentions "freedom of speech."

None of the women featured in the ad mention President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
by name, but the ad clearly seems to be calling for change.

At stake on November 6 is control of Congress, which is currently held by Trump's Republican Party. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs, along with about a third of Senate seats.

Other celebrities featured in the ad include transgender actress Laverne Cox, "Crazy Rich Asians" star Constance Wu and Felicity Huffman of "Desperate Housewives" fame.

Deaf Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin signs the word "Vote."

The video was funded by Independence USA PAC, a political action committee launched by Bloomberg, a former mayor of New York who is pushing for Democrats to be elected this year.

Posted by: Fred || 11/01/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Puppets of Nest of sex abusers urge normies to vote dem.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 11/01/2018 4:48 Comments || Top||

#2  They say vote but don't specify who to vote for. It would be nice if they convinced a large number of conservatives californias to get get out and vote.
Posted by: rjschwarz || 11/01/2018 10:28 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Culture Wars
Top Planned Parenthood Contributions to House and Senate Races
[Breitbart] The Planned Parenthood Action Fund ‐ the political lobbying arm affiliated with the national abortion chain ‐ contributed $426,480 to federal candidates, all of them Democrats, during the 2018 election cycle.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, as of October 26, Planned Parenthood contributed to the campaigns of 143 Democrats running in House races and 25 Democrats running for a Senate seat.

Montana Sen. Jon Tester is the recipient of $7,500, the highest amount Planned Parenthood has donated to the campaign of a U.S. Senate candidate. Tester is running against Republican Matt Rosendale.

Democrat Jacky Rosen scored $7,499 from the abortion giant for her campaign against GOP Nevada Sen. Dean Heller.

For her campaign to fill the seat of retiring Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, Krysten Sinema received $7,000 from the political action group affiliated with taxpayer-funded Planned Parenthood.

Nine incumbent Democrat senators were the recipients of donations in the $5,000 range from Planned Parenthood: Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, $5,034; California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, $5,000; Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, $5,000; Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, $5,000; New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, $5,000; Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, $5,000; Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, $5,000; Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, $5,000; and Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, $4,999.

The top recipient of a Planned Parenthood contribution for a House race is Democrat Katie Hill, who nailed a donation in the amount of $8,999. Hill is seeking to unseat Republican California Rep. Steve Knight.

Nevada Democrat Susie Lee received $8,000 from the abortion business for her House campaign against Nevada businessman Danny Tarkanian.

In New Jersey, Democrat Andy Kim scored $7,000 from the organization for his race against incumbent GOP Rep. Tom MacArthur.

Though Jon Ossoff announced in February he would not be running for Congress during the 2018 election season, he received $6,509 from Planned Parenthood, according to the data.

Similarly, Connecticut Democrat Rep. Elizabeth Esty announced in April she would not be seeking re-election in the wake of criticism she mishandled abuse allegations against her chief of staff. Nevertheless, she received $6,000 from Planned Parenthood.

In Ohio, Aftab Pureval also was the recipient of $6,000 from Planned Parenthood for his campaign against incumbent GOP Rep. Steve Chabot.

Democrats running for House races who received amounts in the $5,000 range from Planned Parenthood are: Abby Finkenauer (IA), $5,500; David Cicilline (RI), $5,000; James Clyburn (SC), $5,000; Angie Craig (MN), $5,000; Joseph Crowley (NY), $5,000; Ruben Gallego (AZ), $5,000; Chrissy Houlahan (PA), $5,000; Steny Hoyer (MD), $5,000; Hakeem Jeffries (NY), $5,000; Ann Juster (NH), $5,000; Ben Lujan (NM), $5,000; Marie Newman (IL), $5,000; and Nancy Pelosi (CA), $5,000.

Posted by: Besoeker || 11/01/2018 02:52 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Our tax dollars at work.
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/01/2018 2:57 Comments || Top||

#2  Planned Parenthood is going to come to regret being captured by a single political party, especially should that party remain out of power.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/01/2018 10:20 Comments || Top||



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Two weeks of WOT
Thu 2018-11-01
  Nigerian Shia group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests
Wed 2018-10-31
  Mil Times Follow-up article: 5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl join Taliban's political office in Qatar
Tue 2018-10-30
  Al-Shabaab Claims Blast That Killed 30 Ethiopian Soldiers In Central Somalia
Mon 2018-10-29
  U.S. drones target Taliban vehicle in Paktia leaving 5 militants dead
Sun 2018-10-28
  Yemeni army unveils new domestically-built high-precision Badr P-1 ballistic missile
Sat 2018-10-27
  Emergency situation at US synagogue
Fri 2018-10-26
  Arrest Made In Plantation In Connection To Package Bombs
Thu 2018-10-25
  4 children injured in Quetta school firing
Wed 2018-10-24
  BREAKING: ‘IED' found near Bill and Hillary Clinton's Chappaqua home
Tue 2018-10-23
  Firefighters extinguish day’s fifth blaze caused by incendiary balloon in southern Israel
Mon 2018-10-22
  US brigadier general recovering from at least one gunshot wound in Afghanistan attack
Sun 2018-10-21
  US charges Chicago man with online recruiting for Islamic State
Sat 2018-10-20
  Anjem Choudary Released from Prison
Fri 2018-10-19
  ISIS Returns: Sick terrorists take 700 hostage - Putin issues warning
Thu 2018-10-18
  Afghan guards open fire at Afghan-NATO meeting in Kandahar, injuring 2 Americans - reports

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