Della Reese... always a "star" in my book... now among the stars of eternity.

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From the "another one..and another one etc.. bites the dust" department - Online headline: "PBS, CBS and Bloomberg suspend 'Charlie Rose Show' after sexual misconduct allegations" -- And we hardly had time to digest the NYT suspending its star.. and White House assigned Glenn Thrush...or his aberrations, and lets not forget Al Franken's 2nd accuser..

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The Clintons are done, too...The WaPo has joined in the call for their investigation.

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From the "now we know why" department - I was baffled at why the Bush family became so anti-Trump..then we find out "W" took North Korea off the list of "terrorist states" trying to make North Korea feel like we were its friend.

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from the "be careful not to hang yourself on your own petard" department - Online story: "Former FBI director James Comey took a somewhat subtle swipe at President Trump’s grievance about not getting more praise for the release of three UCLA basketball players from China. * “‘A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.’ Arnold H. Glasow (1905-1998),” Comey wrote on Twitter." -- Hey Comey.. what goes around, comes around.

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The "contest" for a citizen inspired slogan for Columbus, GA had the bar raised..One of my Breakfast Club blog followers sent me this one: "Columbus, GA. - Enter at Your Own Risk"... hmmm.. fits in with both our bad potholes AND crime stats!

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Have you noticed how Hellary still refers to Trump as her "former opponent"... Isn't it time for her to finally refer to President Trump as her "victorious opponent"?

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You have to wonder if the $97,000.00 "branding firm" the Columbus Chamber and Visiting Bureau used bothered to check out "
http://taglineguru.com/tg_mobile/mistakes.html
". Here is the guideline it suggests:

The 10 Biggest Tagline Mistakes.

The art of tagline development is to distill the meaning of a big idea into a cogent message that’s easy to say, easy to understand, and easy to remember.

To ensure your brand expression is impossible to forget, use the following checklist to avoid the most common mistakes that plague aspiring taglines.

1. Speaking in Cliché

2. Being Bland

3. Being Too Literal

4. Imitating Other Taglines

5. Not Being True to Your Brand

6. It’s All About “YOU”

7. Sounding Too Somber

8. Loose Verbiage

9. Lack of Vetting

10. Poor Visibility

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From the "mirror mirror, on the wall" or "if she could see what I see" department: Online headline: "Kathy Griffin complains she's unemployable after being 'blacklisted' from Hollywood for Trump photo scandal" -- Good grief..Kathy Griffen is most remembered as the one who started the current "lack of moral ethics cleanse" in liberal land! That's why no one will hire her!

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From the "we wonder why the court system seems to be a revolving door" department - Online headline/story: "Soros-tied donor network to ramp up efforts to elect left-wing prosecutors * The Democracy Alliance, a secretive left-wing dark money donor network whose members each direct hundreds of thousands in funding to progressive groups, is set to ramp up efforts to elect far-left prosecutors across the nation, according to documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. * The documents, which were gathered from the Democracy Alliance's three-day fall investment conference last week at the posh La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., show that electing ultra-progressive prosecutors in cities across the country is of high importance to the deep-pocketed donors as part of their "resistance" efforts and 2018 strategy. * Liberal billionaire George Soros, a co-founder of the Democracy Alliance, was listed as a host for the event, which shared an "early peek at more than 30 hot races" that overlap in key 2018 battlegrounds." -- Describing George Soros as a liberal billionaire is just wrong... Soros is literally a billionaire anarchist. Soros just understands that convicted criminals cannot vote.

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From the "Obama finally admits it" department - President Obama said his Bleep Veep Biden was his "brother and best vice president anybody could have.” -- Hmmm.. Well, if Obama meant that having Biden as one's VP meant that no one would do anything to him.. including "impeachment", Obama was right.. no one.. from either side of the aisle wanted Biden in the Oval Office..

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Random though: According to 24/7 Wall St (
http://247wallst.com/special-report/2017/11/17/25-richest-members-of-congress/
) the Top 25 Wealthiest House/Senate politicians in Congress have interesting figures.. # 25 is worth $54 Million, while #1 is worth $476 Million, Of the Top 25, 13 are Democrats, and 17 are Representatives. Of the Top 10, 6 are Democrats and 8 are Representatives. Interestingly, 4 of them are from California (and all 4 are in the Top 11) Number 1 is a Democrat from Colorado...not exactly the image the DNC and mainscream media try to portray

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From the "isn't this a conflict of interest.. and below the judge's "pay scale" department - Online story: " A federal court judge in California on Monday blocked an executive order from President Donald Trump to deny some federal grants to so-called sanctuary cities, undermining the administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. * U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco, who blocked the order provisionally in April, issued a permanent injunction in the suit brought by the city and county of San Francisco and Santa Clara County, which said the order was unconstitutional." -- "order was unconstitutional"? Aside from the judge's residence being in the San Francisco area, nothing is basically constitutional or UNCONSTITUTIONAL until the US Supreme Court says it is.

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From the "it is TIME for the WALL to be built" department -- online story: "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is offering a reward to anyone who could help authorities capture those responsible for murdering a border patrol agent and seriously injuring another. * National Border Patrol Council labor union vice president Art Del Cueto said he believes the two agents were involved in a rock attack." -- Two Border Patrol Agents were apparently lured into a situation and were beaten and brutalized by illegals using rocks.. It's time for Trump to rescind the rules of engagement imposed on our law enforcement units about not using their own weapons FIRST.

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The GA Dome is no more $100's of millions in tax dollars went up on smoke... poof!

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L-E story: "More than 100 people gathered in front of Kendrick High School Monday evening to mourn the loss of yet another youth to gun violence. * This time the victim was Javion Shorter, a Kendrick High senior who was gunned down Friday on his 18th birthday. * The Muscogee County Coroner’s Office marks Shorter’s death as the 38th homicide in Columbus this year" -- Hmmm that puts us at 19 per 100,000 people.. 2 more homicides and we are tied with Oakland, California for 25th most murderous cities in the US.

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From the "George Soros doesn't need any liberal prosecutors when criminal don't really serve the sentences judges give them" department - L-E story: "The Rolex thief who ran from a downtown jewelry store with the owner firing a pistol in pursuit is headed to prison on a probation violation. * Authorities said John Paul Dube Jr. was on probation for two counts of burglary and other offenses when he tried to steal the $7,000 watch from Jimmy’s Fine Jewelry at 1121 Broadway around 1:30 p.m. June 3. * He pleaded guilty March 9, 2016, to first-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, fourth-degree forgery, theft by receiving stolen property and giving police false information, according to court records. * In that case, Judge Arthur Smith III sentenced him to 10 years in prison with two to serve and the rest on probation. * The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted that sentence to time served this past Jan. 3, three months before the attempted watch theft." -- Good grief.. if the (_*_) had served the full 2 years he'd have been in jail until NEXT year, and we wouldn't be spending more money on getting him back off the streets now. Here are the names of the current GA Board of Pardons and Paroles: James T Mills - Chair from Hall County, Braxton T Cotton - Vice-Chair from Baldwin County, Terry E. Bernard - Tatnall County, Brian Owens - resides in unmentioned Middle GA area, and Jacqueline Bunn, Esq - resides somewhere in GA.. Write Governor Deal and tell him to replace'em all!

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The Peanut Bowl was played this week.. congrats to all the players. I have special memories about "The Peanut Bowl". I played in the first year Pop Warner football was started in Columbus.. There were but two teams.. My team went undefeated.. Both teams played out-of-STATE teams in the 1st Peanut Bowl..