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REPUBLICAN LEADERS ...RNC AND FOX NEWS ARE PLANNING A BROKERED OR CONTESTED CONVENTION ELECTION 2016NEWS AND UPDATES...etc etc
The RNC is preparing a brokered convention...to not allow Marco Rubio to win...They will bring in an establishment candidate to give it to that candidate...What can be done about that..We know it will be Jeb or Rubio..They can do this because of the ways that they have structured the riles...this is incredible.. the pick at a brokered convention never wins..they said FDR was the last to ever win a brokered convention.What they are really doing is saying they had rather elect Hillary than have Trump win............I AM TOO DISGUSTED FOR WORDS
UPDATE:
Cleveland Cliffhanger? Prospects of a Deadlocked GOP Convention
The big winner in Iowa’s Republican caucuses on Monday night might not have been Ted Cruz. It may have been a nominating process that fails to yield a clear winner. A clear winner being a candidate who goes to Cleveland this summer with the presidential nomination in hand.
At the end of Monday night, which count really mattered? Delegates acquired. As of this writing, Cruz has bagged eight delegates, Trump and Rubio, seven each, with four other delegates going to also-rans.
Raw vote totals are what most folk tend to watch and weigh. But in 2016, it pays to more closely follow the candidates’ delegate totals. Thanks to the Republican National Committee (RNC), caucuses and primaries held prior to mid-March mandate proportional distribution of delegates based on candidates’ vote totals in given contests. Most early caucuses and primaries impose threshold minimums to win delegates (say, Alabama, with a 20% threshold).
Prior to Mid-March, 25 States, along with DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico, will hold proportional contests. That accounts for 1,022 bound delegates (“bound” being delegates committed to a candidate for the first vote). 45% of the bound delegates will be picked proportionally or in “hybrid” formats, which include triggering provisions for larger delegate yields for candidates who meet higher vote percentage thresholds. There are WTA (winner-take-all) thresholds, but those will be quite difficult to achieve.
Starting with Super Tuesday, March 15, most of the remaining states have opted to hold winner-take-all contests, though a handful will continue to make proportional distributions. From mid-March forward, 1,238 bound delegates will be chosen (Colorado’s delegates declare at convention).
The number of delegates needed to secure the GOP nomination is 1,237. There are a number of unbound (3 per state) and unpledged delegates. The unpledged delegates are mostly establishment picks who would factor in at a deadlocked convention.
Short of a breakout by one the major contenders (Trump, Cruz, and Rubio), it’s not hard to imagine a scenario where the proportional phase of the nominating process yields tightly packed delegate counts among the three. Complicating matters is if new life is breathed into the Carson, Kasich, or Christe campaigns (as improbable as that appears).
But, say you, won’t the nomination fight be resolved with Super Tuesday and the subsequent contests?
That could happen, but consider this prospect. Cruz, Rubio, and Trump take roughly a third each of the delegates in the proportional phase. For illustration, say, 340 delegates per man. That means in the winner-take-all phase, one of the principals would need to capture 897 of the available 1,238 bound delegates to win. That’s about 73% of the total or three out of every four delegates. Possible, but how likely? This assumes, too, that the principals are competitive with one another, affording each the chance to pick off states.
Cruz, Trump, and Rubio have the resources to stay the course. Trump is self-funding. Cruz’s fundraising operation is already solid and benefits all the more from his Iowa win. Rubio’s stronger than anticipated finish in Iowa boosts his fundraising. And as Rubio consolidates establishment voters -- as he began doing in Iowa -- and lesser establishment candidates drop out, expect a significant upswing in his campaign’s financial fortunes.
Writes Michael Snyder at “Before It’s News”:
[I]f no candidate is able to secure enough delegates, that means that we would end up with a “brokered convention”. The mechanics of a brokered convention can get quite complicated, but on a practical level what that would essentially mean is that the party establishment would get to hand select the nominee. And in case you are wondering, that would not be Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.
Snyder’s assessment is flawed in a couple of respects (though not his conclusion about the candidates).
“Deadlocked” versus a “brokered” convention, the more accurate designation is “deadlocked.” A brokered convention suggests that party bosses call the shots nearly exclusively. The party boss era in American politics is long past.
Though unpledged delegates -- who are likely establishment recruits -- will play a critical role at a deadlocked convention, it’s important to remember that bound delegates are only committed to their candidates on the first ballot.
Thereafter, they’re unbound. Candidates’ and, perhaps, dark horses’ (yes, a draft is possible) primary focus for vote gathering will be among all those plentiful unbound state delegates. If the convention deadlocks, it’s going to be the Wild West, with plenty of wheeling and dealing, barroom brawls, shoot-outs, shenanigans, and backroom deals. But all that will occur across delegations and not just among the establishment few.
Snyder’s guess that the nominee won’t be named “Cruz” or “Trump” should a deadlock occur is reasonable. Deadlocked conventions -- if past brokered conventions are any guide -- tend to nominee candidates who at least appear more centrist or moderate. At a deadlocked 2016 Cleveland affair, the buzz word may be “electable.” Right now, Marco Rubio seems to fit the bill. As Snyder pointed out in his article, that’s not an endorsement; it’s merely an observation.
If the Republican field narrows to two principal candidates, then the chances for a deadlocked convention melt away. But if, as anticipated, Cruz, Trump, and Rubio (and possibly one or two others) remain in the race, then a deadlocked convention moves from “maybe” to “probable” with each passing primary, caucus, and state convention. The Republican presidential nominee who emerges will have done so after the fight of his political life – and ours.
The big winner in Iowa’s Republican caucuses on Monday night might not have been Ted Cruz. It may have been a nominating process that fails to yield a clear winner. A clear winner being a candidate who goes to Cleveland this summer with the presidential nomination in hand.
At the end of Monday night, which count really mattered? Delegates acquired. As of this writing, Cruz has bagged eight delegates, Trump and Rubio, seven each, with four other delegates going to also-rans.
Raw vote totals are what most folk tend to watch and weigh. But in 2016, it pays to more closely follow the candidates’ delegate totals. Thanks to the Republican National Committee (RNC), caucuses and primaries held prior to mid-March mandate proportional distribution of delegates based on candidates’ vote totals in given contests. Most early caucuses and primaries impose threshold minimums to win delegates (say, Alabama, with a 20% threshold).
Prior to Mid-March, 25 States, along with DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico, will hold proportional contests. That accounts for 1,022 bound delegates (“bound” being delegates committed to a candidate for the first vote). 45% of the bound delegates will be picked proportionally or in “hybrid” formats, which include triggering provisions for larger delegate yields for candidates who meet higher vote percentage thresholds. There are WTA (winner-take-all) thresholds, but those will be quite difficult to achieve.
Starting with Super Tuesday, March 15, most of the remaining states have opted to hold winner-take-all contests, though a handful will continue to make proportional distributions. From mid-March forward, 1,238 bound delegates will be chosen (Colorado’s delegates declare at convention).
The number of delegates needed to secure the GOP nomination is 1,237. There are a number of unbound (3 per state) and unpledged delegates. The unpledged delegates are mostly establishment picks who would factor in at a deadlocked convention.
Short of a breakout by one the major contenders (Trump, Cruz, and Rubio), it’s not hard to imagine a scenario where the proportional phase of the nominating process yields tightly packed delegate counts among the three. Complicating matters is if new life is breathed into the Carson, Kasich, or Christe campaigns (as improbable as that appears).
But, say you, won’t the nomination fight be resolved with Super Tuesday and the subsequent contests?
That could happen, but consider this prospect. Cruz, Rubio, and Trump take roughly a third each of the delegates in the proportional phase. For illustration, say, 340 delegates per man. That means in the winner-take-all phase, one of the principals would need to capture 897 of the available 1,238 bound delegates to win. That’s about 73% of the total or three out of every four delegates. Possible, but how likely? This assumes, too, that the principals are competitive with one another, affording each the chance to pick off states.
Cruz, Trump, and Rubio have the resources to stay the course. Trump is self-funding. Cruz’s fundraising operation is already solid and benefits all the more from his Iowa win. Rubio’s stronger than anticipated finish in Iowa boosts his fundraising. And as Rubio consolidates establishment voters -- as he began doing in Iowa -- and lesser establishment candidates drop out, expect a significant upswing in his campaign’s financial fortunes.
Writes Michael Snyder at “Before It’s News”:
[I]f no candidate is able to secure enough delegates, that means that we would end up with a “brokered convention”. The mechanics of a brokered convention can get quite complicated, but on a practical level what that would essentially mean is that the party establishment would get to hand select the nominee. And in case you are wondering, that would not be Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.
Snyder’s assessment is flawed in a couple of respects (though not his conclusion about the candidates).
“Deadlocked” versus a “brokered” convention, the more accurate designation is “deadlocked.” A brokered convention suggests that party bosses call the shots nearly exclusively. The party boss era in American politics is long past.
Though unpledged delegates -- who are likely establishment recruits -- will play a critical role at a deadlocked convention, it’s important to remember that bound delegates are only committed to their candidates on the first ballot.
Thereafter, they’re unbound. Candidates’ and, perhaps, dark horses’ (yes, a draft is possible) primary focus for vote gathering will be among all those plentiful unbound state delegates. If the convention deadlocks, it’s going to be the Wild West, with plenty of wheeling and dealing, barroom brawls, shoot-outs, shenanigans, and backroom deals. But all that will occur across delegations and not just among the establishment few.
Snyder’s guess that the nominee won’t be named “Cruz” or “Trump” should a deadlock occur is reasonable. Deadlocked conventions -- if past brokered conventions are any guide -- tend to nominee candidates who at least appear more centrist or moderate. At a deadlocked 2016 Cleveland affair, the buzz word may be “electable.” Right now, Marco Rubio seems to fit the bill. As Snyder pointed out in his article, that’s not an endorsement; it’s merely an observation.
If the Republican field narrows to two principal candidates, then the chances for a deadlocked convention melt away. But if, as anticipated, Cruz, Trump, and Rubio (and possibly one or two others) remain in the race, then a deadlocked convention moves from “maybe” to “probable” with each passing primary, caucus, and state convention. The Republican presidential nominee who emerges will have done so after the fight of his political life – and ours.
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/02/cleveland_cliffhang...
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‘Long After’ We’re GoneBreitbart Big Government, by Ben Shapiro Original Article Posted By: Judy W.- 1/12/2016 6:57:44 AM Post Reply For all those who revel in the fact that there are 374 days until President Obama finally gets the hell out of the White House, a cautionary note: Obama and his colleagues are rigging the bureaucracy so that their unique brand of “hope and change” extends far beyond their tenure. The latest evidence: Attorney General Loretta Lynch told New York Magazine this week, “My goal is to position the [Department of Justice] where it will carry on in all of these issues long after myself and my team have moved on.” She was responding specifically to questions about how she planned BREAKING: Junior Doctors told to STOP strike
for level 4 incident - but BMA says stay putDaily Express [UK], by Levi Winchester Original Article Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/12/2016 6:22:02 AM Post Reply STRIKING Junior Doctors have been ordered back to work after a hospital in the West Midlands declared a major incident. Sandwell Hospital in West Bromwich told its Junior Doctors they must attend work this morning after announcing the level 4 incident following "very high numbers of patients" and "fewer than usual" discharges. It comes as thousands of Junior Doctors across the country are striking against proposed changes to their contracts which could see them working longer hours for less pay. Around 100 picket lines have been put in place, with a large concentration in and around London. The level 4 Several dead in blast in central
Istanbul Sultanahmet districtBBC [UK], by Staff Original Article Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/12/2016 6:01:28 AM Post Reply At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in a district of Istanbul popular with tourists, the city authorities say. Foreign tourists are reportedly among those hurt in the blast, which occurred in the city´s historic Sultanahmet district, near the Blue Mosque. Fifteen people were also wounded in the blast, the Istanbul Governor´s Office said in a statement on its website. Some reports suggest the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber. Police have sealed off the area and the authorities are investigating the type of explosive used, the governor´s office said. German media reports say the country´s Istanbul: Explosion in central square
kills at least 10CNN, by Arwa Damon,* Original Article Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2016 5:46:36 AM Post Reply (Video) Istanbul - An explosion rocked a central square in Istanbul on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 15 others, the Istanbul governor´s office said. The city´s Sultanahmet Square was swarming security forces and ambulances in the aftermath of the blast. "Investigations continue about the explosion´s cause, the explosive´s types, the perpetrator/perpetrators of the event," said Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin. No group immediately claimed responsibility. The blast comes at a time Turkey is dealing with multiple threats to its security. "This does seems to be an attack of some kind," said Sajjan Gohel, the international security director at ´Handsomeness, my beautiful head of hair
and bringing people together´: Donald
Trump lists his strengths in presidential
´job interview´ with Jimmy FallonDaily Mail (UK), by Khaleda Rahman Original Article Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2016 5:37:15 AM Post Reply Everybody knows Donald Trump is looking for a new job. So it was only fitting that, during an appearance on NBC´s Tonight Show on Monday, the GOP presidential hopeful submitted to a mock presidential ´job interview´ by host Jimmy Fallon. Referring to his clipboard, Fallon asks Trump why he wants the job. ´To make America great again,´ the Donald replies. Scroll down for video - (Photos) Then he playfully lists his best qualities - touting his handsomeness and ´beautiful head of hair´ among them. ´I´m an extraordinarily handsome person,´ he says. ´I have a beautiful head of hair. I´ve always been The enemy that´s out of sight American Thinker, by Carol Brown Original Article Posted By: JoniTx- 1/12/2016 5:28:27 AM Post Reply The threat of Islamic terror is constant. Violence may erupt anywhere. Unexpectedly. That’s the nature of terror. And it’s happening more and more, with less and less time between events. Most recently, as AT readers know, a Philadelphia police officer was shot by a Muslim barbarian who pledged his allegiance to ISIS. And now it appears he may be linked to a terror cell. Reuters reports: Philadelphia police said on Sunday they were seriously pursuing a tip that the man suspected of shooting and wounding a police officer had ties to a group with “radical beliefs.” (snip) The Philadelphia Inquirer How Bill Quickly Went from Asset
to Liability for Hillary’s CampaignNational Review Online, by Jonah Goldberg Original Article Posted By: StormCnter- 1/12/2016 5:05:01 AM Post Reply Dear Reader (except those of you who make your dogs wear pants — you’re dead to me.), I haven’t written to you since last year. Saying, “A lot has happened since then,” seems like the kind of understatement on par with saying “It’s been a bad day,” after Cthullu has turned the oceans to blood, commanded that wolverines eat the bait-and-tackle of every man with a vowel in his name, and given the rest hooks for hands and an aggressive case of the crabs. A modest recap: Roving bands of rape gangs are fanning out across Europe. In Cologne, one Sale of the New Republic Spells a
Political Story Of Democrats’ DemiseNew York Sun, by Ira Stoll Original Article Posted By: StormCnter- 1/12/2016 5:00:32 AM Post Reply News that the New Republic, the 101-year-old political and cultural magazine, is for sale is a press business story, but the more newsworthy aspect of it is the political story. The press business story is that small, standalone publications have a hard go of it, even when backed by deep-pocketed proprietors. As the magazine’s owner, Chris Hughes, a Facebook co-founder who says he has sunk more than $20 million into the magazine over four years, put it, “I underestimated the difficulty of transitioning an old and traditional institution into a digital media company.” Mr. Hughes is the latest in a series
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Chicago in first 10 days of 2016New York Daily News, by Meg Wagner Original Article Posted By: Ribicon- 1/12/2016 11:35:17 AM Post Reply More than 100 Chicagoans have been shot in the first 10 days of 2016 — a jarring figure three times more than last year. At least 19 people were shot and killed between New Year’s Day and Monday morning, including someone gunned down just blocks away from the mayor’s home, the Chicago Tribune reported. Another 101 were injured by firearms. Those shocking figures far surpass last year’s tally: During the same time period in 2015, nine people had been killed and 31 had been injured. By the end of the year, nearly 3,000 people had been shot. Chicago police spokesman The Trouble With Sean
Penn´s Chapo InterviewInvestor´s Business Daily, by Monica Showalter Original Article Posted By: rockyTCB- 1/12/2016 11:31:28 AM Post Reply In what ought to be a shocking if not disgusting case of journalistic malfeasance, Fox News´ Geraldo Rivera declared that the criticism being heaped on Sean Penn for his vetted "interview" with Mexican drug lord Chapo Guzman is simply a mistake. "I would have done it," the big-name network newsman wrote. Guys like Penn "are not co-conspirators with the world´s most wanted man. They wanted to talk to him the way others have talked to a rogue´s gallery of bad guys ranging from Pol Pot to Stalin to Hitler to Castro to Mark Chapman to John Wayne Gacy or Ted Bundy. Watch: Jeb! Bush´s Super PAC
Attacks Rubio For This of all Things?Conservative Review, by CR Wire Original Article Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/12/2016 11:29:15 AM Post Reply Right to Rise, a Jeb! Bush Super PAC has released a new ad attacking rival Floridian Sen. Marco Rubio for…...supporting amnesty. Did Right to Rise forget that in a 2012 interview with Charlie Rose, Bush called for “either a path to citizenship — which I would support and that does put me probably out of the mainstream of most conservatives — or a path to legalization, a path to residency of some kind…?” Did they know about the time on MSNBC when Bush said: “So going forward — we wrote this last year — going forward, if there is a difference, you R-G6-LC Baltimore Six Trial Update – Maryland
Appeals Court Steps In, Postpones Trial
of Officer Goodson…Conservative Treehouse, by Sundance Original Article Posted By: Emerson- 1/12/2016 11:21:38 AM Post Reply The Maryland Appeals Court has stepped in to halt the trial against Officer Caesar Goodson on the day jury selection was scheduled to begin. In an earlier appellate court ruling the forced testimony of accused police officer William Porter was blocked. The State’s cases are falling apart due to inept legal application and ideological motives to prosecute.Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby is now claiming without Porter’s testimony her cases against both Caesar Goodson and Alicia White will not stand: […] not being able to call Porter as a witness would “result in irreparable harm to the People of Maryland by effectively Sanders campaign endorsed
by MoveOn.orgAssociated Press, by Ken Thomas Original Article Posted By: drive- 1/12/2016 11:09:10 AM Post Reply WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Tuesday received the endorsement of MoveOn.org, a grassroots organization that has been at the forefront of liberal causes. MoveOn says the Vermont senator was supported by 78.6 percent of its membership in an online vote of more than 340,000 members. Hillary Clinton received 14.6 percent and Martin O´Malley received 0.9 percent with the remaining members urging no endorsement. "MoveOn members are feeling the Bern," said Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action. "We will mobilize aggressively to add our collective people power to the growing movement behind the Sanders campaign, starting with a MoveOn.org Endorses Bernie Sanders Daily Caller, by Alex Pfeiffer Original Article Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/12/2016 10:44:51 AM Post Reply Progressive organization MoveOn.org announced Tuesday that it is endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders for president after a record amount of members voted to support him. Sanders achieved the largest margin of victory in the organization’s history receiving 267,750 votes (78.6 percent). While Hillary Clinton only gained 14.6 percent of the more than 340,000 votes and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley received less than one percent of support. MoveOn.org has more than 8 million members and the organization endorsed then Sen. Obama in 2008 much to Clinton’s detriment. In April 2008, she privately told donors, “We have been less successful in caucuses because [MoveOn.org] City prepares to remove Confederate
monuments, despite lawsuitTimes-Picayune [New Orleans], by Robert McClendon Original Article Posted By: Ribicon- 1/12/2016 10:29:29 AM Post Reply New Orleans city officials are moving forward with preparations to relocate four monuments related to the Confederacy, despite a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the removals. James Karst, an editor and columnist for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, photographed a work crew Monday (Jan. 11) as they inspected the statue of Jefferson Davis in Mid-City. A spokesman for the city said the crew was measuring the statue in preparation for its removal, should the city prevail in the litigation. Social media users have posted similar photos of work crews around other monuments in recent days. Lawyers for the city scheduled R-TA-Wide_2 Balancing Terror and Reality
in State of the Union AddressNew York Times, by Peter Baker Original Article Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/12/2016 10:11:30 AM Post Reply WASHINGTON — When President Obama speaks to the nation in his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night, he will offer a familiar reassurance that the country is expending enormous effort to protect Americans against international terrorism. (Snip) In a recent off-the-record meeting with columnists, he emphasized that the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, did not threaten the United States in a fundamental way, according to people who were in the room. As a result, he said, the danger does not merit an all-out military response involving American ground troops. He would send significant numbers of Obama: The Country is Divided, But
Hey, At Least It’s Not the Civil WarWashington Free Beacon, by Aaron Kliegman Original Article Posted By: KarenJ1- 1/12/2016 9:28:27 AM Post Reply President Obama said in an interview aired Tuesday that he regrets how politically divided Congress and the country have become during his presidency, but he added America has been polarized in the past, citing the Civil War as his example. The president’s comment came during an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, who asked Obama if he views his inability to divide the country as a personal failure. “When you stand in that room [for the State of the Union address], you will be looking out over a room that is arguably as divided as it has ever been,” Lauer began his question.
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This sounds like a ringing endorsement of Bernie Sanders by Joe Biden and one heck of a kick to Hillary Clinton: For Biden to suggest that Hillary isn’t authentic...
This might just be the worst superPAC ad we’ve seen, but it is at least somewhat entertaining. Normally I wouldn’t post something like this, but considering...
In a really good debate between Republican activist Liz Mair and right-wing firebrand Ann Coulter, they go at each other about whether Trump is actually a conservative...
Hillary pandered in the worst way to a question asked at the “Black and Brown Forum” about what white privilege meant to her. She said it was like swimming...
The Democrats are holding a forum tonight against the national college championship, so you probably don’t know about it. And that’s a good thing because...
Apparently I’m the only one to notice that Obama invited someone to his last “State of the Union” speech who is the posterboy for...
Apparently authorities were trying to cover up a Muslim rape mob in Sweden from last year. Watch below: From the New York Times: The police in Sweden, responding to...
The woman who liberals excoriated for not giving out marriage certificates because of her religious convictions is going to appear at the last State of the Union speech...
Fox News just announced their lineup for the next GOP debate: The candidate lineup for the 9p ET @FoxBusiness #GOPDebate on Thursday, January 14th:...
Joe Scarborough really went after Hillary Clinton this morning after a New York Times editorial re-invigorated the allegations that Hillary suppressed women who were...
The Free Beacon caught a pretty remarkable email that went to Hillary and recommended that she spark fake protests among Palestinians in order to pressure Israel: Former...
These are the ‘moderate Muslims’ the world wants to divide Israel over and so they can have their own Palestinian state. These are the ‘moderate...
AP reporter Matt Lee grilled the State Department today on whether or not Iran has come clean on their past nuclear program. The State Department spokesman John Kirby...
Trump is on top by two points in the latest Quinnipiac University poll of Iowa, but like similar polls, it’s well within the margin of error which means...
Some in the crowd today at Trump’s rally in Windham, New Hampshire started heckling The Donald, telling him that his speech was boring and that he should tell some...
Ted Cruz makes the point in this short clip from an interview with Jake Tapper that he will not end Obamacare on day one simply because he cannot do so: It’s a...
The hostility in the Middle East it seems is growing day by day, and now the army chief from the nuclear country of Pakistan is saying that Pakistan will wipe Iran off...
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Emails reveal Hillary vetted plans to undermine Israel with covert ops - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016When Hillary Clinton famously blamed her husband’s bimbo eruption troubles on a “vast right wing conspiracy,” she revealed, via projection, her own approach to getting things done. More
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Hillary Clinton believes that 'white terrorism' and 'police violenc... - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016More of Clinton's mindless pandering to minorities. More===============================================================================German police admit rape gangs are an Arab game called 'Taharrush' - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016They’re not celebrating diversity in Germany quite as enthusiastically as Frau Merkel might prefer. More============================================================================================The ultimate takedown of Sean Penn (and Geraldo Rivera) - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016A real journalist who has tracked down and interviewed murderous villains delivers the best rebuke. More===============================================================================Email shows Secretary Clinton helped Joe Wilson get government cont... - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016Clinton greases the skids for her old Plamegate friend. More===========================================================================Will Obama show any tears at the State of the Union? - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016Pardon me if I don’t get choked up. More==========================================================================================Dems invite terrorist supporting organization to SOTU - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016Terrorist financing organization CAIR to be honored guests of two Democratic congressmen. More======================================================================================Mass sexual assault by Muslims covered up in Sweden for admitted po... - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016We can't have the public knowing about mass sexual assaults, because they might vote for the party that wants to stop them. More===========================================================================Gaming the Obamacare system leading to sky-high premiums - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016People are getting covered when they fall ill and then abandon their plans when they don't need them. More=====================================================================================Obama releases Guantanamo detainee who announced plans to murder Am... - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016U.S. officials determined him to be a “high risk” for recidivism, warning he would likely re-engage against the West should he be released. More====================================================================================Will Ted Cruz deport illegals before they commit crimes? - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016Cruz sounds like open-borders, pro-amnesty socialist Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.). More=====================================================================================The enemy that's out of sight - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016ISIS is a threat, but the Muslim Brotherhood is an even greater threat, moving among us and transforming America bit by bit, cut by cut. More==========================================================================================================================================================Liberals upset objects in kids' books aren't female - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016This is what liberals worry about. More=====================================================================================What happened to Kentucky governor Matt Bevin's Obamacare campaign ... - 1/12/16 January 12, 2016Some artful dodging from Kentucky's first Tea Party governor. More================================================================================Countering the Contemporary Theory of Violent Jihad Mustafa Setmariam Nasar is a name Americans need to know. His theory of jihad is guiding those who most threaten us today. More==========================================================================The Israeli Left Scrambles in the Wake of A Stunning Video Never before have leftist "human rights groups" been so dramatically unmasked. More============================================================================Cologne Gets Us One Step Closer to Solving the Muslim Problem We are in this mess because our ruling class said to itself, after World War II, that only wise people like them could put the genie of fascism and extreme nationalism back in the bottle. More=========================================================================Whither the GOP? Making a new majority party within the Republican brand is and will continue to be as messy as making sausage (and no prettier). All the ingredients, though, are there to combine into a governing coalition that could lead the nation for a generation. More============================================================
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