From the "there is somebody listening" department - "Online headline/story: "Columnist suggests Trump 'deserves the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics' * Stephen Moore, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, recently suggested that President Trump “deserves the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics.” * “Why is he ‘deranged’? Because he is overturning trade deals, pulling the United States out of anti-America climate change treaties, building a wall to keep out undesirables, cutting taxes, slashing regulation and insisting that Europe pay its fair share of NATO’s costs,” Moore writes. * He also denies that the economy under Trump owes a debt to the progress made during the Obama administration, stating, “Every policy Trump implements reverses President Obama’s policy.” -- And, Trump should be front runner in the Nobel Peace Prize as well..,, You know, but the best thing we could hope for is for the Pulitzer Prize to announce that it would not be giving out any prizes to any American newspaper this year because none deserve it.

 

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You know, the "only" difference between Bob Woodward's novel about Nixon and his one about Trump is that instead of an informant known as "Deep Throat" in Nixon's, Woodward used "the Deep State" for Trump's.

 

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Online headline/story: "Sacramento judge strikes down 95-year-old California ban on handgun advertising signs * A federal judge in Sacramento has overturned a 95-year-old state law that banned firearms dealers from using images of handguns on their storefronts as advertising to sell such weapons. * U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley disagreed, ruling in an order filed Tuesday that the law violates the U.S. Constitution. * “California may not accomplish its goals by violating the First Amendment,” Nunley wrote in a 15-page order issued in the four-year-old case. " -- "California may not accomplish its goals by violating the First Amendment"? Well, I guess Governor Brown will sign a new law banning our Constitution ... and Disbarring Judge Nunley..today.

 

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From the "proof.. voting collusion did happen" department - Online story: "A Google executive’s leaked email reveals efforts to increase Latino turnout prior to the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the executive’s “surprise” at Donald Trump’s performance among Latino voters. * The 675-word email, first obtained exclusively by Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” was written by the tech giant’s former head of multicultural marketing and details a range of efforts to increase Latino turnout, including the support of a partner organization that helped to drive voters to the polls. * “Ultimately, after all was said and one [sic], the Latino community did come out to vote, and completely surprised us. We never anticipated that 29% of Latinos would vote for Trump. No one did,” the executive wrote." -- Hmmm... maybe it's time to ban Google... and its map-cars from our streets.. and from our phones.

 

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From the "there is a need... desperate need... to educate MSM-13 on gun facts" department - Online story: "CHICAGO — Gunmen with semi-automatic rifles wound and kill twice as many people as those using non-automatic weapons, although the chances of dying if shot with either type of weapon are the same, a new analysis shows. * Researchers examined FBI data on nearly 250 "active shooter" incidents in the United States since 2000. Almost 900 people were wounded and 718 were killed. * One in four of these attacks involved semi-automatic rifles. These weapons automatically load each bullet after firing, although firing requires pulling the trigger for each round." -- "These weapons automatically load each bullet after firing"? DOH! and except for single shot bolt-action or breech load rifle/shotgun... basically ALL other forms of guns advance a new shell into firing position once a shot has been fired! Now, the funny thing about the "research" is that Shicago has it's on MAJOR issue .. and research area... right in its own back yard..rampant street deaths by shootings, and guns.. are not even legal to carry in Shicago!

 

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From the "and we wondered why schools became institution of childcare rather than learning"" department - Online headline: "Georgia School Announces It Will Start Paddling Children As Punishment" -- You know.. schools in my day didn't "paddle for punishment", the option of paddling was there as a deterrent.... and that was generally enough.

 

https://www.thecut.com/2018/09/georgia-school-reintroduces-paddling-corporal-punishment.html

 

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Online headline/story: "CSX’s new lease with Georgia to bring Silver Comet Trail 2.3 miles closer to ATL * On Friday, CSX signed a lease with the State of Georgia that would allow the company to continue operating on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which connects Atlanta and Chattanooga, according to the Cobb County Courier. * Starting in 2020, CSX will pay the state $1 million per month, which is expected to net more than $1 billion over the next 50 years, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. * In exchange for just $10, CSX agreed to abandon 2.3 miles of unused rail lines—land that’s slated to be used for an extension of the 61.5-mile Silver Comet Trail." -- Did you see it? The part about the $10.00 deal for abandoned rail lines? Now, remember "the deal" our Council made for the "abandoned rails" that make up the bicycle trail? Well, as I recall, Council gave the rail company $1,000,000.00 A MILE!

 

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You know, as much as New York DESERVES Cuomo... again... let's pray for Cynthia Nixon... the DNC DESERVES her. Either way, New York loses, but it will make liberal "think" pieces more confused..

 

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What is it with government officials making emergency announcements that they feel the necessity to have a sign-signaler present ? My belief is that if a hearing impaired person turns on a TV to get an update, he/she already has the 'captions' option turned on.

 

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I know most' experts' feel the US Capitol Building was the target of the Flight 93 terrorist crew, but I still think that the White House was the target.. as iconic as the Capitol Building is, the White House is the image that most represents the US's image throughout the world.

 

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I 'met' the Republican Senate candidate, John James from Michigan, on FNC's "Outnumbered" yesterday, and wow, what a voter choice. Michigan voters can choose either a West Point grad, and now business magnate versus a DIMocrat placeholder who's sat on her hands through Michigan's plagues of leaded waters, urban deterioration, and automobile manufacturing disaster. It's almost sad that that it's considered a race.

 

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From the "new low in leftist politics" department - Online headline: "MSNBC's Joe Scarborough hit for saying Trump hurts 'dream of America' more than 9/11 terrorists" -- Good grief, have the rating pool of MSM-13 dwindled down to the point that MSNBC has to cannibalize the ratings from other MSM-13 competitors to get any at all?

 

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M/C L-E headline: "Who dumped $2,000 worth of blue crabs into the Chattahoochee? ‘It’s an odd situation’ * BY CHUCK WILLIAMS" -- Boy did the wrong reporter get this question..now we'll probably never know. Of course, a good investigative reporter would have checked local restaurants (event centers) to see if any had planned some crab specials this or last weekend, and solved the issue before running the story.

 

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In spite the gravity of the moment, a TV reporter awaiting President Trump's words at Shanksville, PA, honoring those killed in taking down the terrorist controlled Flight 93, said she wasn't going to put words into President Trump's mouth. Good grief...she must be the only one.

 

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MSM-13 was expecting .. well, wanting, a upbeat speech expressing "confidence" when President Trump spoke at Shanksville. As usual, MSM-13 does not know President Trump..He hammered home the bravery and resolve of the heroes of Flight 93, and the reasons we cannot EVER forget what evil lurks in the shadows of unpreparedness.

 

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Trump nailed it again.."our future is not written by our enemies it's written by our heroes"..poignant words... but he left a category out.. our history/future does too often get rewritten....by liberal ZEROES!

 

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My youngest daughter was almost 5 when we were attacked in 2001. We watched and talked about that day and time yesterday...I think the politics of then sunk in when I told her it was 18 months before President Bush could amount an assured 'win' for America because Clinton had pretty much decimated our military preparedness... and the terrorists knew this. This is why we need to be diligent in not electing another liberal as our Commander in Chief.

 

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Vice President Pence mentioned the growing number of Americans who do not remember the 9-11-01 attack on our country..It brothers me, too, as it is not being properly taught in our history classes. ..yet, what bothers me more are those who witnessed it, but are rewriting history to aid their propaganda campaign to make it seem it was our fault.

 

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The chatter about the voting process in GA not being "safe" or 'unbiased" or "tainted" is escalating as we speak.. of course, if DIMocrats come out well, all that "chatter: will immediately cease and the message will be that "the system works, so let's keep it".

 

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After seeing the 20 minute recap video of Fox News taken from September 11, 2001, how can anybody live with themselves pettily protesting our National Flag and Anthem?

 

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Monday night, our cable/wifi/phone system was "out" for 2 plus hours. We decided to watch a DVD movie but realized most of the new ones we have are oriented to our 6 year old granddaughter, so we rummaged through our older inventory.. Ran across "The Green Berets"...Not only was it shot here, my mother was in it..Haven't watched it in years.. it was amazing...amazing in poor graphics, amazing in recalling "Hilton" before it burned down, and most amazing seeing my mother again in her vibrancy. It was a nice evening. Then, yesterday morning, I got to share my mother with my youngest daughter... nice!

 

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From the "sign of better times" department - M/C L-E headline/story: "Workers quitting for better jobs * U.S. employers advertised the most jobs on record in July, and the number of workers quitting their jobs also hit a new all-time high. *Americans are increasingly taking advantage of a tight labor market to find new, often higher-paying jobs. That could help push up wages broadly across the economy. * Quits are typically a good sign that jobs are plentiful, because people usually quit when they have another job or are confident they can find one. * Private sector surveys also point to solid gains. ManpowerGroup’s employment outlook survey, released Tuesday, found that employers in all 13 large industries that it tracks plan to add workers in the final three months of the year. The staffing company’s survey also found that hiring should pick up in all four regions. * The company’s hiring index in the South reached a 10-year high, ManpowerGroup said." -- "the company’s hiring index in the South reached a 10-year high"? Let's see.. 10 years ago was 2008... the year Obama first took office... You know, it IS a sign of good times when people feel they aren't locked into dead-end jobs for fear of not finding a better one...compare this to the era people had to get two 30-hour or less dead-end jobs to make ends meet because OObamaCRAP regulations scared employers.

 

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A fellow BCer passed this on to me, and I'm sharing it gladly:

Finally, I want to get in U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley's pitch perfect response to the New York Times anonymous "resistance" op-ed. Haley took to The Washington Post:

I, too, am a senior Trump administration official. I proudly serve in this administration, and I enthusiastically support most of its decisions and the direction it is taking the country. But I don't agree with the president on everything. When there is disagreement, there is a right way and a wrong way to address it. I pick up the phone and call him or meet with him in person.

Like my colleagues in the Cabinet and on the National Security Council, I have very open access to the president. He does not shut out his advisers, and he does not demand that everyone agree with him. I can talk to him most any time, and I frequently do. If I disagree with something and believe it is important enough to raise with the president, I do it. And he listens. Sometimes he changes course, sometimes he doesn't. That's the way the system should work. And the American people should be comfortable knowing that's the way the system does work in this administration.

Haley insisted that loyalty to Donald Trump is not the point, but trying to undermine him is still wrong.

He or she claims to be putting the country first, and that is the right goal. Everyone in government owes a greater loyalty to our country and our Constitution than to any individual officeholder. But a central part of our democracy requires that those who work directly for the president not secretly try to undermine him or his policies. What the author is describing is an extra-constitutional method of addressing policy disputes within the administration. That's wrong on a fundamental level.

If the author truly is a senior administration official, then he or she has the kind of access to the president I described. If that is the case, this official has ample opportunity to try to persuade the president to change course. If the author is frustrated by an inability to persuade the president, then he or she is free to resign.

By making sweeping, but mostly unspecific, anonymous claims, the author creates many problems.

Her conclusion nailed it.

To Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, I say: Step up and help the administration do great things for the country. If you disagree with some policies, make your case directly to the president. If that doesn't work, and you are truly bothered by the direction of the administration, then resign on principle. There is no shame in that.

In my conclusion: "The NYT: All the news that's s*** to print"