Online headline: "GOP candidates play blame game as markets tumble * Obama and Beijing became popular targets for 2016 nominees on Monday after the Dow fell by nearly 600 points due to China's economic woes." -- I can see it now.. 1992, only it's Bush looking at Porkchop HILL and saying, "It's the economy, stupid".

 

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There's another "list" out.. this time it's "The least-stressed cities in America". When I saw the reason Ipwa City, IA was chosen Number 1, I stopped reading:

" A 2014 study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health found that half of all American adults dealt with a major stressful event over the prior year. And that doesn't even consider the cumulative effect of the smaller daily stresses of modern life, such as credit card bills, children, mortgage payments and (ugh) keeping up with social media. * The largest single employer in Iowa City is, by far, the University of Iowa. According to the city's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the University of Iowa employs over 30,000 people in Iowa City. The next largest employer (the Iowa City School District) employs just 1,700. In short, the university has an outsized effect on the local economy and, therefore, local stress levels. * Our analysis found that Iowa City has the 16th lowest bankruptcy rate of any major U.S. city, with just 8 personal bankruptcies for every 100,000 residents in 2014. It also has the 10th lowest unemployment rate and the third shortest average work-week, at a mere 33.4 hours. In comparison, the average work week in Chicago is 38.5 hours." -- Good grief.. the town has a total population of about 71, 000 and with nearly 32,000 being involved with school systems.. by time you add spouses, over half the town is paid with other people's tax dollars.. of course there's no stress.. there's no industry, and the majority of citizens are getting 3 months+ of taxpayer paid vacations!

 

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Online headline: "ISIS claims to have killed 30 in LGBT-targeted slayings * A gay rights leader told U.N. officials on Monday the extremist group admitted to using gruesome acts to punish LGBT individuals by death." -- Hey, LGBTs.. Obamageddon still doesn't call ISIS "terrorists".. sorta stupid to parade in Democrat support, isn't it?

 

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Online story: "Bad news keeps on coming regarding former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle.
It turns out, the Jared Fogle Healthy Lifestyle Nationwide School Grant Program was a sham.
Many believed the foundation was built to combat childhood obesity — something Jared says was a personal struggle growing up. But according to tax records, the charity never actually issued a grant, despite his promise to give schools and community organizations $2 million. * In fact, records reveal that 60% of the non-profit's budget actually went to former Executive Director Russell Taylor -- who is currently in jail on child porn charges. * Another 26% apparently just disappeared." -- Hmmm .. sorta reminds us what a forensic audit might have prevented.. I still cannot understand how the MCSD (GA) SPLOST can cost out concrete slab foundations and metal, barn-like building built on school property can be $312.00 a square foot. Oh,, perhaps a forensic audit of the Clinton's 13 Foundations might be revealing as well... maybe we could find out how many "donations" Bill made with Ashley Madison..

 

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Online headline/story: "Ferguson municipal judge announces sweeping changes * The changes come after a critical U.S. Department of Justice report cited racial profiling among Ferguson police and a municipal court system that often targeted blacks, who make up about two-thirds of Ferguson's 21,000 residents." -- Good grief.. a town that's 2/3rds black IS going to have a high arrest number of blacks.. sorta common sense.. unless... UNLESS the statistics evolved from a COMMON CRAP math course.

 

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Online headline: "Obama slams fossil fuel interests for fighting solar" -- Good grief.. bet this is a political payoff Obamageddon owes George Soros.. Soros must be wanting to buy more coal stock at lower prices.

 

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Online headline: "Inmates work to create chair for pope's Philly prison visit" -- Hmmm.. wonder if it will be connected to the lightning rods?

 

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Oil hit $37.00 a barrel yesterday...where's my 99¢ a gallon gas.. Oh ..struggling under about 53¢ a gallon tax load.

 

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L-E headline: "Family feud? Obama caught in kmiddle (sic) of Clinton, Biden ambitions" -- Yeah.. Obamageddon is caught "between Iraq and a hard case".

 

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Bleep Veep Biden or the Hillsbury Doughgirl? Wow what a choice Democrats would have.. a candidate with his foot in his mouth or a candidate with her hand in the Clinton Foundations' cookie jar?

 

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L-E excuse: "Media were not allowed to cover any of Monday night’s appearance (at the Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum) by George W. Bush, his wife, Laura, and their daughter, Barbara Bush. CSU communications chief John Lester said the prohibition was due to the speakers’ contract. Media reports say the former president typically receives between $100,000 and $175,000 for a speaking engagement." -- On the other hand, the Forum could have brought in a Clinton for two or three times that amount, and the news media would have been roped off in the lobby.

 

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From a L-E story: " U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop walked through the Columbus Black History Museum and Archives Monday morning, observing artifacts on display throughout the small wooden house. * The children recited a black American creed written by ( Johnny) Warner (the museum’s founder and curator)
   “I am African/Black by heritage; I am an American by law,” the children read. “I will protect and defend the civil rights legislations — the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution, which my ancestors so boldly fought and died for. I will secure the blessings of freedom for myself and my children’s children. So help me God.”" -- "which my ancestors so boldly fought and died for"?....You know.. this is what is causing the ongoing racism ... black leaders are perpetuating the myth that whites have never done anything to help end what has been a social atrocity.. Thousands of white Americans as well gave their lives to end physical slavery and the truncated civil rights for all colors in this country...our public schools have failed to present the whole truth so America can move on as one nation. Oh, and what about the other 24 Amendments to our Constitution.. they must be accepted and honored as well.

 

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Question: Has anyone ever seen Congressman Bishop present a check of his own to anything? He's Sandford-on-the-spot for photo ops handing out checks covered by taxes/other people's money.

 

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L-E headline: "New home will be Mercedes-Benz Stadium * 27-year deal comes as the company also sponsors the New Orleans Superdome" -- Mercedes-Benz must have had John Kerry negotiating for it.. otherwise, a shorter term deal would have been made.. I mean.. who knows whether anyone will want to be associated with the Falcons 27 years from now?