From the "depths of hypocrisy libs will delve into" department - Online story: "First lady Melania Trump fired back Friday at a Massachusetts elementary school librarian who rejected her donation of Dr. Seuss books, claiming their illustrations are examples of “racist propaganda.” * To celebrate “National Read a Book Day,” the first lady had sent out a collection of 10 Dr. Seuss books to one school in each state across the nation. The titles included: "The Cat in the Hat"; "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"; "Wacky Wednesday"; "Green Eggs and Ham"; and "Oh, the Places You’ll Go!" * She followed in the footsteps of her predecessor, Michelle Obama, who often read Dr. Seuss books to children. Former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Barbara Bush also read to children at Dr. Seuss-themed educational events. * Liz Phipps Soeiro, a librarian at a public school in Cambridge, wrote a letter to the first lady, which was then published on The Horn Book blog, notifying Mrs. Trump that her school would “not be keeping the titles” for their collection, explaining that her school didn’t have a “NEED” for the books, due to her school and library’s “award-winning” status. * “I work in a district that has plenty of resources, which contributes directly to ‘excellence,’” Soeiro wrote. “My students have access to a school library with over nine thousand volumes and a librarian with a graduate degree in library science.” * Soeiro went on to slam the White House and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for not gifting the books to “underfunded and underprivileged communities,” -- Hmm.. let's recap.. the First Lady sent a collection of Dr Seuss award winning children's book to a public school library.. the librarian judged them "racist", and the librarian judged that her public school was privileged enough that the gift should be sent to lesser schools because she had a degree in Library Sciences... Hmmm sounds like the librarian is negatively judgmental of everyone else .. and ought to be relieved of duties as a public school employee.



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Update on above - Online headline: "Mayor of Dr. Seuss’ hometown blasts librarian who rejected books" -- The mayor.. Democrat I might add, blasted Public School librarian Liz Phipps Soeiro for her hypocrisy, and sent a message to the Trumps that they. and their gift of books, would be welcome in his neighboring town.. What's missing is a reaction from the mayor and school board chair in Cambridge, MA condemning the librarian, and their disclose of the librarians' immediate termination.



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From the "the (Tom) PRICE is (too far) RIGHT" department - Online headline/story: "Flight furor: Obama officials also took pricey, non-commercial planes * The use of private planes by President Trump’s Cabinet has come under intense media scrutiny in recent days, but officials in the Obama administration also took pricey flights on the government’s dime, including for personal trips. * Top figures during President Barack Obama’s tenure who used non-commercial planes for travel included then-attorney generals Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch, then-FBI director Robert Mueller, and then-CIA director and defense secretary Leon Panetta. " -- Hmm.. I guess mainscream media looks the other way when "it's the LEFT at the gate"..


U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned under pressure from President Donald Trump on Friday in an uproar over Price's use of costly private charter planes for government business.


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Online headline/story: "Cops using sneakers to spot MS-13 members, gang leader says * Forget the faces covered with tattoos. The gang signs. Even the guns and knives sticking out of their jeans. * The real way to spot an MS-13 gangster is by his sneakers. * Edwin Manica Flores, known as “Shugar,” allegedly told other gang leaders to avoid wearing clothes and colors associated with MS-13 as to not attract police attention. * He specifically told them to steer clear of blue and white Nike Cortez shoes," -- Good grief! Can you not see an ACLU lawsuit against the government for "profiling a shoe"?



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Oh! Catch the President's Cup matches this morning.. Our guys have taken an 8-2 lead after two days. It's own early as not to compete against football, but should get you pumped up for the games later today..



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From the "maybe we should rethink "the political party system" department - The mayor of Athens, GA a multi-decade Democrat has been "shunned" by the Athens-Clarke County Democrats... because she is endorsing her Republican Houston Gaines in the November 7 non-partisan race to fill an "open" House seat. You know.. "party politics" has reached an unacceptable low level when a local politician recognizes a candidate with another point-of-view would be better for her area than her "party's" candidate.



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Online story: "The Savannah City Council approved on Thursday a resolution for Georgia lawmakers to rename the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge, which is currently named for a former governor and segregationist." -- Hmmm... seems to me the Savannah City Council tiptoed around a couple of other Talmadge issues.. his corruptness.. and the fact that Talmadge was a DEMOCRAT.. surely the Savannah City Council and the Savannah Morning News knew this but decided NOT to mention it...



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Online story: "(Georgia) State Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has approved premium increases of more than 50 percent for the fout insurers STILL participating i Georgia's health care exchanges for next year" -- Hmmm...Georgia voters should "remind" Democrat Representatives David Scott, Hank Johnson, John Lewis, and Sanford Bishop by voting them out of office in 2018..


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I made mention yesterday of a solo comment made supporting/endorsing Skip Henderson after his announced Mayoral race candidacy.. her Facebook public info indicated she was employed as a City Counselor in a city in one of our neighboring counties. I commented that the only support (at the time) for Skip (I'm withholding my support of him until all the candidates who might run have declared one way or another) happened to be someone from out of town. She responded that she was an employee at the Columbus Government Center. After checking the L-E public database of City employees, I find that she is indeed a "court coordinator for the Solicitor General".. Help me out here.. isn't it illegal.. or at least "frowned upon" for a city employee to campaign for a candidate running for a city office?


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From the "conflicting headlines department - Online headlines: "San Juan mayor slams Trump administration's comments about Puerto Rico" and "Governor of Puerto Rico Confirms Trump's Responded to His Requests For Help-- Wait a minute.. don't governors "trump" mayors? Is San Juan's Mayor Carmen Yulîn Cruz to be remembered as the "bookend" matching former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagins following Katrina.


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Online headline: "Terrifying hit that marred Packers-Bears game could result in a suspension thanks to a new rule" -- Hmmm.. so the NFL will invoke punishment on a "new" rule, but will not enforce a rule on the books that been there "forever"? Hey, ACLU... here's a REAL case for you to "tackle"....


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Online headline: "Former Pink Floyd Member Roger Waters Kneels in Solidarity with NFL Players" -- Hmm.. from henceforth the group formerly known as "Pink Floyd" shall be referred to as "Pink-O Floyd"/


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Online headline: "'Sanctuary' cities targeted by ICE in immigration raids as nearly 500 arrested" -- You know.. if any of the illegals rounded up have any record of being in the custody of a city illegally invoking "sanctuary" status to avoid helping enforce our federal immigration laws, those cities should be billed for the costs of ICE having to round them up.

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L-E headline/story: "Defense attorneys seek separate trials in Upatoi triple homicide *
Attorney Jennifer Curry, who represents Burks, moved to suppress evidence police found on her client’s cell phone, arguing police had insufficient justification for the search. * She said police first arrested her client and another suspect for possessing marijuana at Spencer High School, and had the other suspect’s mother give them consent to search her son’s two cell phones, which the mother had bought for him to use. * The mother could not have given police permission to search Burks’ cell phone, Curry said." -- Excuse me, but is this attorney trying to set up one of those "inadequate defense" pleas after her client is convicted? Even she admits the phones were bought/owned by the mother and given to her son "to use", and if you've ever dealt with a cellphone company, you know that it's only the account holder that can make changes/purchases on that account.