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You'd think Al Gore, the big clown dumkopf who went off the rails after he lost the 2000 election to George W. Bush, would have learned a thing or two about what works in Western politics. One of those things is that foreign interference in another country's election is the most reliable way to get the opposite of the desired result. Well meaning Brits who wrote letters to Ohio voters, after all, urging them to vote for John Kerry in 2004, were pretty much the example of how well that idea works out. Well, either Gore is a slow learner...

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How has Trump maintained his base through all the adversity of the last three years? Surprisingly, the explanation is simple. His critics haven’t talked to the people, but instead, have talked to each other. These experts still don’t know how America got here, but the people do. When the vast unwashed masses voted for Trump, there were several reasons, and the most important was Hillary Clinton. To defeat her would require someone who could break the logjam of Midwest industrial states. It was obvious that Clinton could not appeal to them, because she lacked sincerity. What was also obvious was...

"I’m not a member of any organized political party -- I’m a Democrat," Will Rogers is supposed to have quipped nearly a century ago, but his assessment has never been truer than it is right now. Early polls show former Vice President Joe Biden -- who first ran for president when I was a freshman in college (I'm now 50) -- with a commanding lead, and that has some Democrats very upset. A recent Fox News poll shows Biden up 2-to-1 over nearest rival (and fellow Old White Dude) Bernie Sanders, 35-17. That puts Biden up a couple of points...

David Icke is an English writer and public speaker, known since the 1990s as a professional conspiracy theorist calling himself a "full time investigator into WHO and WHAT is really controlling the world." As a former footballer, BBC sports television presenter, and spokesman for the Green Party, his interview on Terry Wogan’s show in 1991 turned him from a respected household name into a laughingstock across the country. Now, he is the author of over 20 books and over 10 DVDs, and have lectured in over 25 countries, speaking live for up to 10 HOURS to huge audiences, filling...

71 year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger was attacked while signing fan authographs in Johannesberg, South Africa. The man suddenly ran up and performed a flying kick at the celebrity's back as Schwarzenegger was acting as judge inside a basketball gym at a kids' skip-rope competition. Arnold was able to later walk out and did not require medical treatment.

FULL TITLE: Shocking moment Arnold Schwarzenegger is DROP-KICKED from behind while posing for selfies with fans in South Africa This is the shocking moment Arnold Schwarzenegger is drop-kicked from behind while posing for selfies with fans, including children in South Africa. Schwarzenegger can be seen talking to people in a gymnasium at the fourth annual Arnold Classic Africa event when seemingly out of nowhere he is attacked with a flying kick. Fortunately and perhaps unsurprisingly, despite his age, Schwarzenegger was unfazed, writing on Twitter afterwards: 'Thanks for your concerns, but there is nothing to worry about. 'I thought I was...

Scott Morrison wins in Australia.

Hundreds of migrant families will be flown to California in as many as three flights a week as U.S. Border Patrol agents continue to struggle with the growing number of illegals crossing into the U.S., officials said. Flights carrying 120 to 135 people were set to begin flying Friday to San Diego from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and would continue to do so indefinitely, Border Patrol's interim San Diego sector chief Douglas Harrison said. Harrison called it a “contingency operation” that would see at least three flights a week making the trip. Each flight would cost the government...

The media's war on freedom of speech.

Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to have avoided serious injury after the 71-year-old former Governor of California was blindsided and dropkicked in the back while at an event in South Africa Saturday. The 'Terminator' actor is in Sandton, South Africa, for a sporting event called the Arnold Classic Africa, per The Sandton Chronicle.

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VIDEO It has been announced that the Miami location for the first Democrat debates on June 26 & 27 will be at the Adrienne Arsht Center which is really good news since it is accessible by rail. This will allow me to LIVE STREAM outside the debate venue for several hours on both days, possibly from about 2 to 6 PM EDT. In this video I advise the candidates on how they can raise their profiles by embracing the social media of the people (such as Yours Truly) who will be live streaming outside the event. In fact, with the...

John Durham, the prosecutor tapped by Attorney General William Barr to investigate how Trump-Russia allegations emerged and spread within federal law enforcement, has already been looking into whether the FBI’s former top lawyer, James Baker, illegally leaked to reporters. In fact, the U.S. attorney from Connecticut appears to have begun that work more than seven months ago, to judge from an underreported transcript of an October congressional interview with Baker. The Baker interview, at which Durham was not present, suggests that the prosecutor nevertheless has some people very worried. Baker testified about the Trump-Russia affair on Oct. 3 before the...

I’m thinking of printing up some bumper stickers that read, “Honk if you’re a Democrat who is not running for president!” Mayor de Blasio is now in, no doubt with memories of how well both John Lindsay and Rudy Giuliani fared with their base in Gracie Mansion. Don’t they know you need to live midtown on 5th Avenue to win the White House? Is there a switchyard big enough to handle this many presidential candidates, or is 2020 fated to be the Great Train Wreck Election for Democrats? Meanwhile, groundhogs everywhere have a new reason to dread February 2.

May 18 - Memorial of Saint John I, pope, martyr Optional Memorial of Saint John I, pope, martyrLectionary: 565 Below are the readings suggested for today's Memorial. However, readings for the Memorial may also be taken from the Common of Martyrs, #713-718 or the Common of Pastors: For a Pope, #719-724. Reading 1 Rv 3:14b, 20-22 "'The Amen, the faithful and true witness,the source of God's creation, says this: "'"Behold, I stand at the door and knock.If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,then I will enter his house and dine with himand he with me.I will give the...

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Nigel Farage. Click image (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle.Nigel Farage is the Donald Trump of British politics. He was the single most important individual to promote Brexit, the UK's referendum on leaving the European Union. He is now head of the Brexit Party, which seeks to prevent the British Parliament from undermining the results of the referendum.All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidential spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the...

A Cook County judge on Friday swatted down a request that a judge from outside the county make the decision whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate the abrupt dismissal of charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. During a long and sometimes testy hearing, Judge Michael Toomin rejected the request by Sheila O'Brien, a former appellate judge, saying she had failed to show that Cook County judges would be too prejudiced to make the decision. Toomin also denied O'Brien's attempt -- hastily written out longhand during the hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building-- to automatically substitute Toomin...

When Elton John testified before Congress, the media had a field day. When Smokey Robinson made a brief appearance, everyone cheered. But when Gene Simmons of KISS traveled to the Pentagon on May 16 to laud the troops for their service and fight back tears to discuss how America saved his Hungarian-born mother from the concentration camps, many reporters and pundits scoffed. Why did the media opt to cast negativity around Simmons’ appearance rather than fawn over it as they would typically do with any other Hollywood star? Simple: if it wasn’t for the president himself, he could be considered...

May 18 2019 « May 17 | May 19 » Saturday of the Fourth Week of EasterLectionary: 284 Reading 1 Acts 13:44-52 On the following sabbathalmost the whole citygathered to hear the word of the Lord. When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousyand with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said. Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said,"It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first,but since you reject itand condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life,we now turn to the Gentiles. For so the Lord has commanded us,I have made...