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  • Third Party Candidate To File Suit Against Florida Election Officer

    12/04/2016 9:25:45 PM PST · by bobsunshine · 9 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | December 4, 2016 | PHILLIP STUCKY
    Independent president Roque De La Fuenta announced he plans to sue the Florida Secretary of State, as well as the Broward County Supervisor of Elections for election fraud Monday, according to an exclusive interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation. De La Fuente cites a sworn letter from a Broward County election volunteer that reveals election officials filled in blank absentee ballots in a locked room, a behavior the campaign calls highly suspicious. De La Fuente is suing to expose a current hole in Florida election law, namely that officials don’t monitor closely for potential voter fraud unless the election...
  • The Quinn in the Morning Show with Jim Quinn - December 5, 2016

    12/04/2016 9:06:33 PM PST · by sneakers · 14 replies
    Jim Quinn is back! - and in better form than ever!! The Quinn in the Morning Show airs from 6:00am to 9:00 am, Monday thru Friday. To listen online, go to www.warroom.com and sign up for a monthly fee. Or you can listen on the radio locally in the upstate NY area on 1040 WYSL Rochester, NY or 1480 WCNS in Latrobe, Pa., and he’s back on FM. 98.7 WAVL (and AM 910). If you sign up online, be sure to choose the auto-renew option in order to have full access to archived shows and podcasts.
  • (Vanity) Dade County Election Results (Hillary + 80,000 over Obama)?

    12/04/2016 8:19:32 PM PST · by Paddy Irish · 33 replies
    How did Hillary get 82,000 more votes in Miami-Dade than Obama got in 2012? It makes no sense. Hillary did slightly better than Obama in white college towns and small city state capitals, and in Atlanta and California, and that's about it. I'm talking about raw votes. This NY Times page has an option for 2012 vs 2016 on the left, it's really fascinating. It's the one that says "change from 2012". I've been going over and over it and there are some weird things at the county level.
  • A Return to the Republic: A Game Plan for Donald Trump

    12/04/2016 8:15:57 PM PST · by VitacoreVision · 3 replies
    The New American ^ | 04 December 2016 | John F. McManus
    The following statement was solicited and then aired, along with the thoughts of others, via the nationwide “Connecting the Dots” radio program on November 22, 2016. We were asked what advice would we give to incoming President of the United States Donald Trump.Mr. Trump, I suggest that you add to your goal of making America great again the following statement: “America became great, not because of what government did, but because of what government was prevented from doing by the U.S. Constitution.”You should consider that, were the Constitution fully adhered to, the federal government would shrink to 20 percent its...
  • HUUUGE NEVADA VOTER FRAUD UNCOVERED? WORSE THAN ACORN

    12/02/2016 6:38:29 AM PST · by KeyLargo · 151 replies
    Newsmax ^ | Dec 1, 2016
    <p>Today, Megan Barth interviewed Republican Assembly Candidate for District 15, Stan Vaughan, with actual proof of massive voter fraud in his Clark County district. Vaughan brought into the NEWSMAXTV Las Vegas studio and laid it out for all to see, US postal service certified returned mail from 9,200 voters in District 15. Many of the people who were listed as deceased are still on the active voter rolls today. Many of the returned mail came back with 5 people living in a vacant lot with no mail receptacle.</p>
  • Stop Freaking Out, Donald Trump’s Taiwan Phone Call Was a Good Thing

    12/04/2016 7:43:04 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 24 replies
    The Daily Beast ^ | 12.04.16 | GORDON G. CHANG
    For too long, the West has cowered when Beijing huffed and puffed about Taiwan. Trump is finally calling its bluff. Chris Murphy, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, thinks Donald Trump has just put America on the road to war. In reality, the opposite may be true. The president-elect may have taken the first steps to stabilize East Asia. On Thursday and Friday, Mr. Trump spoke over the phone with his counterparts in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, the Philippines, and Singapore. Yet by far the most controversial, and consequential, conversation occurred on Friday, when he exchanged pleasantries for 10...
  • Green Party Changes Strategy, Will Seek Pennsylvania Recount (Through Federal Court)

    12/04/2016 7:51:02 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 22 replies
    NBC News ^ | December 4, 2016 | Phil Helsel
    The Green Party shifted strategy in its recount effort Saturday, saying it will pursue a statewide effort in Pennsylvania in federal rather than state court. The move came hours after the Green Party dropped its state court case seeking a recount in the battleground state, which narrowly voted for Trump. The lead attorney for the Jill Stein-led recount effort later said that the state court is not able to tackle what he called "pervasive" problems. "Make no mistake — the Stein campaign will continue to fight for a statewide recount in Pennsylvania," attorney Jonathan Abady said in the statement late...
  • Donald Trump Tweets SNL Is ‘Totally Biased’ After Sketch About His Twitter Habit

    12/04/2016 7:26:42 PM PST · by EveningStar · 45 replies
    Time ^ | December 4, 2016 | Mahita Gajanan
    Donald Trump tweeted that Saturday Night Live is "unwatchable" and "totally biased," after Alec Baldwin impersonated him in a cold open sketch mocking his tweets. Saturday's episode featured Baldwin as the president-elect constantly distracted by his Twitter feed during a national security briefing. The sketch opened in a classroom, where a high school student named Seth was retweeted by Trump--recalling Trump's real retweet of a 16-year-old named Seth, who attacked CNN over its coverage of Trump's false claim that millions of people voted illegally.
  • Pelosi: Dems don't want 'new direction'

    12/04/2016 7:03:33 PM PST · by kevcol · 74 replies
    The Washington Examiner ^ | December 4, 2016 | Robert King
    House minority leader Nancy Pelosi downplayed problems with the Democratic Party, saying that the party's values "unify us." "I don't think that people want a new direction," Pelosi said on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "Our values are supporting working families. What we want is a better connection of our message to working families.
  • The State Department and The Secretary of State…

    12/04/2016 6:35:45 PM PST · by HarleyLady27 · 24 replies
    The Consevative Treehouse ^ | Dec 4, 2016 | Sundance
    I have been reluctant to engage in speculation over potential Secretary of State candidates because the discussion therein is fraught with far too many nuances to outline succinctly without walking ourselves through a mine-field almost too complex to digest. Suffice to say, anyone who has followed politics for any substantive amount of time knows the inherent issue with an operational entity, The U.S. State Department, whose entire mission has been at the epicenter of ctrl-left globalist advocacy.
  • Hateful behavior emerges again; where will it end?

    12/04/2016 6:17:43 PM PST · by artichokegrower · 23 replies
    Sacramento Bee ^ | December 4, 2016 | Gregory Favre
    Unlike our president-elect, I don’t know one Corinthian, but I am familiar with Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, and in recent days some of his words have whisked me back to my earliest years. “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
  • Duke Certifies Their Marxists – For a Capitalist Fee

    12/04/2016 6:22:23 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 7 replies
    American Lens ^ | December 2, 2016 | Sean Moser
    You Can Be a Certified Duke Marxist. Think about that.No, this is not The Onion, a joke, nor a smear.James Buchanan “Buck” Duke was an industrialist icon; a man who made a fortune in tobacco and textiles. He was a true capitalist that feared God, inspired faith, and was a titan of industry. He funded several of America’s great educational institutions and was a philanthropist beyond measure, but his endowment is now responsible for a program that will certify the next generation of Marxists.- Let that sink in.According to a recent Duke Chronicle article, “Duke has long been known internationally...
  • China Joins Mexico and Finds Out President-elect Donald Trump Wasn’t Kidding…

    12/04/2016 6:04:45 PM PST · by HarleyLady27 · 16 replies
    The Conservative Treehouse ^ | Dec.4, 2016 | Sundance
    President-elect Donald Trump reminds the world “America-First” is a policy, not a suggestion:
  • Harry Reid’s ‘nuclear option’ clears path for Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees

    12/04/2016 4:49:54 PM PST · by jazusamo · 59 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | December 4, 2016 | Seth McLaughlin
    Democrats are increasingly antsy over the lineup President-elect Donald Trump has announced for his Cabinet, but they are also powerless to do very much to stop him — thanks to their own leader, Sen. Harry Reid. It’s unlikely Mr. Reid had a President Trump in mind when he pulled the so-called “nuclear option” trigger three years ago, changing Senate rules to eviscerate the use of a filibuster to block presidential nominees. Set up to help President Obama’s picks overcome GOP opposition, those same rules now will clear the path for Sen. Jeff Sessions to become the new attorney general, Rep....
  • New Zealand Prime Minister John Key resigns

    12/04/2016 4:31:59 PM PST · by naturalman1975 · 11 replies
    BBC ^ | 5th December 2016
    John Key has announced that he will resign as prime minister of New Zealand, after eight years in the job. Mr Key called it "the hardest decision I've ever made," adding "I don't know what I'll do next."
  • Euro skids as Italy votes 'No' on reform, dollar in demand

    12/04/2016 3:45:55 PM PST · by aquila48 · 71 replies
    Reuters ^ | Dec 4, 2016 | Wayne Cole
    The euro slid in Asia on Monday after exit polls showed Italian Prime Minster Matteo Renzi clearly losing a constitutional referendum that could end his career and destabilize the country's shaky banking system. The single currency dropped to $1.0577 in thin trade, after starting around $1.0645 earlier. The dollar was underpinned by expectations of a U.S. rate rise this month, and even held its ground on the safe-haven yen at 113.20. Dealers said Italian bonds were set to come under pressure as top-rated U.S. Treasuries and German bunds gained. Asian investors are often reluctant to trade on European developments, preferring...
  • Hearing ends on Michigan recount; decision pending

    12/04/2016 3:35:50 PM PST · by madison10 · 120 replies
    Det News | 12/04/2016
    Link http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/12/04/judge-holds-sunday-hearing-michigan-recount-suit/94952646/
  • Renzi announces intention to resign after losing crucial reform referendum

    12/04/2016 3:33:16 PM PST · by Pinkbell · 12 replies
    CNBC ^ | December 4, 2016 | Phillip Tutt
    <p>Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has announced his intention to resign after suffering what looks set to be a humiliating defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution, throwing the country and the euro zone into confusion.</p>
  • CNN's Stelter: The Media 'Need' to Start Calling Trump an 'Authoritarian' 'Strongman'

    12/04/2016 3:15:28 PM PST · by mandaladon · 88 replies
    NewsBusters ^ | 4 Dec 2016 | Nicholas Fondacaro
    CNN’s Brian Stelter took his anti-Donald Trump bias to new heights Sunday during his show “Reliable Souses,” where he argued that the media had to start referring to the president-elect as an authoritarian. “I talk to international correspondents who say to you, ‘This is exactly what authoritarians do. This is what strongmen do. This is what happens in authoritarian regimes,’” he claimed, “I think we need to start using those words on TV, at least, to discuss the possibilities before us.” “What you do in an authoritarian regime is you delegitimize the press,” he continued, as he asked former Fortune...
  • Malliotakis sees future Congress run, calls process 'rigged' (Staten Island)

    12/04/2016 3:03:00 PM PST · by GuavaCheesePuff · 4 replies
    Staten Island Advance ^ | December 4, 2016 | Rachel Shapiro
    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - When Staten Island's seat in Congress becomes vacant, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis will be the first to jump at it. Passed over last year in favor of then-District Attorney Daniel Donovan as the GOP candidate in a special election, Malliotakis is just as eager now to run for the House of Representatives, she indicated in a recent interview. The May 2015 special election saw Donovan elected to fill the remainder of Michael Grimm's term -- he had resigned in disgrace after pleading guilty to tax evasion.