Good grief, how much more embarrassing can ZERO-bama portray himself than he did yesterday? Instead of grieving with America , he used his bully pulpit to push his gun control agenda and political animosity to Republicans. He even mentioned using the Christian concept of turning the other cheek when the enemy strikes in spite of the knowing the enemy is not even thinking one strike is enough, and even though he does what he can to eliminate Americans from practicing Christianity.

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Amazing.. no... absolutely stupefying.. An Islamic terrorists goes on a rampage, and ZERO-bama blames Trump! Well, if there's anything Trump should be blamed for is pointing out the effect of ZERO-bama's ineptness.. and the narcissistic demeanor of ZERO-bama and the Democratic Party minions! You know, if ZERO-bama spoke out as passionately about eliminating ISIS/Radical Islamic Terrorism as he does about eliminating Trump, Trump wouldn't have even run for president...

 

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L-E headline: "‘Not the America we want’: Obama blasts Trump’s Muslim plans" -- What .. or who, actually, does ZERO-bama include in "we"? I want what Trump wants.. that Muslim refugees, be properly vetted before being allowed into America.. and after learning that the Orlando shooter was vetted twice by the FBI and still was cleared for security jobs and gun purchases, I'm not sure any reasonable vetting would give "us" the security we deserve,

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Online headline/story: "Armed Hostage Taker at Texas Walmart Identified as 54-Year-Old Longtime Employee: Walmart * Mohammad Moghaddam, 54, had worked for Walmart for "more than a decade" and was a current employee when he took hostages at the Amarillo store " --  Good grief.. a terroristic attack by a man named Mohammad... and not one story in the more than 2 dozen I scan even mentioned a possible Muslim connection.. Most just said further information was not available at the time.. BUT.. I saw no updates  by any of the news sources indicating they had looked into it further, Muslim or not, Pathetic Journalism...

 

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Not being light about the matter, I sincerely would like to know how the reported deaths of 50 during the Orlando terrorist atrocity has become 49...

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Looks like a long hot summer in Chicago.. just the first 2 weeks on June have resulted in 229 shootings and 37 homicides. For the year... so far... there have been 1,710 shootings and 290 homicides.. and the 4th of July weekend is still a couple of weeks away.  You'd have thought since Chicago is Hillary's hometown, and ZERO-bama has a home there, that the Democratic Convention would have been scheduled there instead.

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In case mainstream media, nationally, or  in the area didn't get the message out.. an Orlando Chick-fil-A brought in its staff on Sunday and prepared food which they took to the blood donor center and passed out to those lined up to donate. Mind you, Chick-fil-A does not open on Sunday for business.. it was just the Christian thing to do..

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Online headline: "Report: Spies got a hold of strategies against Trump * The Washington Post reported Tuesday that Russian hackers accessed the Democratic National Committee's network to access opposition research." -- Hmmm... I guess the Russians wanted to find out how the Democrats plan to derail Trump, too.. Does anyone think Putin would prefer dealing with Trump over Hillary?

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Online story: "Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor, announced Monday that “body shaming” advertisements will no longer be allowed in London’s public transport. *  “As the father of two teenage girls, I am extremely concerned about this kind of advertising which can demean people, particularly women, and make them ashamed of their bodies. It is high time it came to an end,” Khan said." -- Too bad he didn't speak out against "Muslim shaming" terror attacks...

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ZERO-bama really doesn't understand that he's a big part of the problem of emboldening Islamic jihadism. By reducing our military to a level lower than it was prior to World War II when our population was about a third of the the population today, our soldiers , in spite of their willingness, are exhausted by yo-yo assignments.

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Online headline: "Some Gay Men Say They Will Support Trump After Orlando Shooting" -- "Some"? Yeah..the smart ones.....

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You know, graduates now complaining about the debt their student loans have created are basically confirmation of how poor the public K-12 education has become.. none seem to be able to have realized the basic math at the time they signed (or printed) their names on the bottom line..

 

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Online headline/story: "Council approves $270 million FY17 budget" * (Mayor) Tomlinson said the city seems to have “turned a corner” financially, in that the new budget is the first in more than a decade that didn’t rely on using reserve funds to balance the budget." -- "the new budget is the first in more than a decade that didn't rely on using reserve funds to balance the budget"? Well, it certainly wasn't Mayor TomLYINGson's idea! Her proposed budget had nearly $400,000.00 worth of Fund Balance revenues usage.

 

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I really sympathize with Mike Garner's complaint about the signature petition to run for a local political office... the general public really isn't "into" politics until after Labor Day, and the Board of Elections requires qualifying way to early. I do wish Garner would make a concerted effort to comply (as he files his law suit) by posting a schedule of times and places I can go to sign his petition.

 

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The National Defense Authorization Act passed the Senate overwhelmingly by an 85-13 vote (2 Democrats - Bernie and CA's Barbara Boxer) not voting at all because of a lack of "balls" to stand tall).. Surprisingly, 6 "Republicans" voted against it (4 I understand because their states went for Cruz in the primaries) One of the Republicans is Senator Crapo of Idaho... I believe we;ve found a "replacement" name for the ambiguous "RINO" designation for liberal Republicans.

 

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I'd like to know what happens when our police department take/send a person injured in a criminal act(or during an arrest). Does the injured criminal/arrestee have to provide his/her medical insurance card (OObama-CRAP) or does the hospital just send an overinflated bill to the City's finance director?

 

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The last building at the BTW complex is down (or at least, on its way down).  What I look forward to is not seeing the razor-wire topped barb-wire fence that was there for all our visitors to see when touring our town.. but it's only a start.. there are at least 11 more such fences visible on Veterans Parkway fro Victory Drive to River Road.

 

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L-E headline/story: "REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK * Web course helps vets transition to corporate life *
BY ALVA JAMES-JOHNSON * The Veterans Education Training and Transition 101 program goes by the acronym VET2. It was created by Georgia Tech Professional Education, in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, to provide employment opportunities and assistance for up to 7,000 veterans from Fort Benning and Fort Stewart. It’s free to service members and combines professional education with job experience by partnering “active, transitioning and recently separated service members” with employers for classroom and online instruction. The course will focus on employment “soft skills” such as resume building and interview skills." -- Great story, and presented in a clear, succinct, and informative manner.. All other L-E reporters should tape this to their monitors as an example of how to write an article.

 

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L-E headline/story: "What it’s like to live under North Carolina’s bathroom law if you’re transgender * (Payton) McGarry, a 20-year-old student at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, is a transgender man. But because his birth certificate says he’s female, North Carolina law says it’s illegal for him to use the men’s room at school." -- First.. if this "guy" has had \"the surgery", then he's welcome to use the men's room.. in fact. he better use "the men's room". but I'm sure like a lot businesses have don long before this issue, there are "family" bathrooms that allow single users (of parent w/child) a private opportunity to relieve themselves.

 

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L-E guest commentary headline/first paragraph: "Religion, gays, and freedom * BY CHARLIE HARPER *
 GeorgiaPol.com  * The attack on the nightclub popular with the LGBT community was conducted by a terrorist who fit the usual profile. He had limited formal education, with much of his worldview set by by a stint at a fundamentalist camp that represented some of the most extreme views of his religion. He was a radicalized American citizen. He stated that while those who practice homosexuality in private “should not be hassled,” those demanding that this become accepted in public should be met with “force if necessary.” -- Good grief.. Harper has broken what use to be THE fundamental requirements of an open paragraph.. hook the reader with the pertinent facts.. Did Harper intentional leave out that the (_*_) was an Islamist, or does Harper just not think... "feel" such info is pertinent?

 

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L-E headline/story: "Boeing nears historic deal with Iran *  Iran is preparing to unveil a historic agreement for Boeing jetliners within days that could be valued at about $25 billion." -- Good grief.. ZERO-bama has just given Iran back $150 BILLION in US held assets, with approval to finish making a nuclear weapon system, and now Iran is cementing a deal that would guarantee a US built,  intercontinental nuclear weapon delivery system? Vote TRUMP!