Online headline: "Democratic Rep. says Trump is 'militarizing the White House' with Kelly appointment" -- It's worse than we thought.. about how Obama transformed America.. Democrats no longer look at the President as the Commander-in -Chief of our military, and the Presidents number one constitutional charge is to defend our citizens from all enemies.. foreign and domestic...and it appears that Democrats are a worse domestic enemy than ISIS is a foreign enemy.

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Online "headLIE": "President Trump breaks 150-year tradition of pets in the White House" -- Hmmm.. I'd say Trump has put a bunch of mainscream media on leashes.. and that more than qualifies...(diminishing the value of dogs and cats is not intended)

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Going back down the :Thaw the Freeze" campaign.... remember the shameful attack on the Freeze by a outspoken local attorney.. kept saying his 1959 built house was wrongfully taxed and he was only paying $550 in property tax even though it was worth well over $300,000 now?  Ooops, the new FMV he would have to appeal on (except for his still-in-existence FREEZE) is only $278,000. And that's with asbestos shingles no buyer wants. Hey, "Uncle Miltie", you can forego your homestead exemption if you wish..

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It struck me at supper Saturday night as my bride and I were enjoying "baby back ribs".. Vegetarians are hypocrites...plants were living things, too.

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There's an online effort suggesting Trump issue an Executive Order removing the healthcare package enjoyed by our Congressional Representatives immediately, and requiring them to sign-up for the OObamaCRAP Exchange programs offered in their respective states. This would be brilliant of Trump,

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Has any had the opportunity to check how the new tax assessments came out in the areas of Mayor Tom-LYING-son's T.A.D.s? I'll look them up and compare them to 2016 figures if someone can provide me with addresses or blocks to look up.

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The projects announced by Together 2017..specifically the benches and 'Little Libraries', does anyone know if there is a map that shows the locations of these, or if there are any follow-up reports spelling out the successes (or vandalism) of them?

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You know, the title of Hellary's new book, "What Happened" , should be the title of the Congressional Investigation of Hellary

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Stopped and got 25 bales of pine straw from a street "vendor" on Saturday AM. Couldn't help but notice he was a little anxious about my Trump sticker on my pickup's back window as he loaded them in. Also noticed his GA-Muscogee County tag and wondered why he should be anxious at all since I'm sure our tag office verified his insurance status knowing citizenship is necessary for owning/insuring vehicle.

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Quick Geography Test: Name all countries in continental South America with all or some land West of Columbus, GA...times up! Nary a one...

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From the "how can his happen in America" department - Online headline/story: "ICE not alerted when sex assault suspect released from jail in 2016, official says * PORTLAND, Ore. -- A man accused of breaking into a 65-year-old woman's home, sexually assaulting her and stealing her car was arrested after allegedly assaulting another woman and running from police. *  According to court documents filed in March 2017, Martinez has a history of illegal entry into the United States. He has been a transient in the Portland area for more than a year and has been deported 20 times. *  Martinez has at least five probation violations for re-entering the United States. His most recent removal was in November 2016, according to the March court documents. *  The Department of Homeland Security said a detainer was requested for Martinez in December 2016, but he was released into the community and authorities did not notify ICE. * Earlier this year, Multnomah County leaders and Sheriff Mike Reese wrote a letter to the community saying, "The Sheriff's Office does not hold people in county jails on ICE detainers or conduct any immigration enforcement actions." -- Why isn't the ACLU lining up to sue Multnomah County officials AND Sheriff Reese off the map! The woman was denied her civil rights in every conceivable way a government can fail a citizen.

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With a reminder from a fellow BCer - You know, Trump should ask the CBOE to run the figures it originally projected for OObamaCRAP against new factual ones, and re-project the figures of how it will be in 10 years from now.

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L-E headline/story: "MONTRAVIOUS THOMAS CASE * MCSD responds to allegations made by board members * Asked why the MCSD administration waited until a month after Montravious was injured to inform the board about the incident, Ellington said, “The full board was apprised that a student injury had occurred at AIM about two and half weeks after the incident. During those same days following the incident, the District complied with the mandatory reporter requirements, cooperated with outside investigations and was conducting its own investigation.” -- There are a whole lot of issues discussed (very carefully.. too carefully) in this much longer that usual L-E recount, but the number one is that taxpayers were denied knowledge when the Superintendent and Legal Advisors decided  NOT to inform the MCSB immediately of the occurrence.. This intentional concealment  should absolve the taxpayers of any financial burden the courts/mediation concludes, and all responsibility should be shouldered by the Superintendent, legal team, and any MCSD administration personnel who helped the prior tow entities delay knowledge to the Board and citizens of Columbus,.

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Uber-LIV's L-E "soundoff": "You can always recognize Hillary hater contributors who get their news from the goofy online sources and talk radio. They should check a variety of sources before they send in anything." -- Huh? It's more like Hellary supporters get all their talking points from CNN/MSNBC... after it's been rewritten by the DNC... I think.. therefore.. I AM..; libs "feel".. unfortunately, they "feel" the truth and our Constitution are different for them.

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L-E headline/story: "MOTOR VEHICLES * State could eliminate license plate decals
Georgia could save almost $2 million annually by not having to print the decals, according to a Revenue Department memo last year." -- Politicians cannot see past their noses.. how is this going to save $2,000,000.00? As it is, the "decal" on tags alerts a police officer visually. Without "decals", officers will have to call in every tag on every stop to see if the license is up-to-date.. That will involve many more millions of dollars in People-time, and computer time as well extending the time the particular officer is away from other duties.

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L-E commentary headline: "COMMENTARY * Police serious about distracted driving * BY CHUCK WILLIAMS" -- How can anyone be serious about "distracted Driving" until Council makes those electronic billboards illegal?

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Defining moment of a president:

In a way, the difference between Presidential and  RESIDENTIAL!


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Frank Myers posted a story on the parking project at Columbus High..it showed it stalled as a muddy swimming hole with school ready to start. The project has a projected cost of over $900,000.00 for 60 +/- parking spaces (@ $15,000 each), but my experience tells me that when a project is stalled, there're more problems popping up and the costs are surging even higher. Perhaps the MCSD can..should let us taxpayers know.

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While we're talking about projects on books having a way to escalate when the finish date seems likely not to be met, it's even more certain project costs are soaring when the start date is being delayed.. What about our River Road/Bradley Park Drive roundabout..when it was first proposed, it was going to be a $1.2 MILLION dollar project, but after bringing more issues up, it was determined it was going to take $2.7 MILLION ($1.5 by the state, $1.2 from City coffers) but that was last year, and more issues have popped up. This was a project Mayor Tom-LYYING-son promised would start in June/July 2014 following her re-election. How about it, Mayor...GA DOT... how about updating us on the latest start date and cost projections.

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A retired  Superior Court judge stopped me yesterday, and asked if I could aim my community/political activism to get the judge who's sitting on the decision about Carlton Gary's appeal to make a decision so the process can continue. He pointed out that the Judge has been sitting on his decision for 7 and 1/2 years..on a case that has been active for over 30 years on crimes committed 40 years ago. These were facts I knew, but then he threw a new fact I hadn't even thought about. There is only 1 surviving child living of the victims! That man deserves to see justice done as he now represents all the children of the victims. No one argues that the rights of the convicted should be protected, but the victims, their families, their friends and the community are entitled to the rights of a speedy judicial process.

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L-E headline: "TAX ASSESSMENTS * Here’s background on dramatic tax increases" -- Guess you can say this is another of Mayor Tom-LYING-son's "roundabouts".. She's "roundabout" enraged everyone  who owns rental property or if their frozen homes have more than 2 acres.

 

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L-E headline: "Chattahoochee Paddle Company holds ribbon cutting in Phenix City" -- Hey, Columbus taxpayers.. we won't see a penny in tax revenue/ROI on the "investment" Mayor Tom-LYING-son made with OUR tax dollars!