As Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons hit proclaimed, "Oh, what night"! Trump tore it
up, and Cruz got a new one. Trump went 5-for-5, and Cruz lost to Kasich in 4 of
the 5 states. Over twice as many Republican voters turned out as did in 2012,
and Trump got over 56% of all of them.. Cruz...less than 20%. Trump alone also
got more votes in each of 4 of the states than the total who voted in those
states in 2012 (and within 5% of making the other state a "Perfecta")
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Another comparison shows that even with the 100% increase in
Republican voters yesterday versus 2012, Cruz's votes this year would not have
won him a single state in 2012.
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Trump got 15% more votes last
night than the total of the Republican primary voters in those same 5 states in
2012..
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How interesting...on Monday afternoon, Fox reported that
there's been a shift in the Indiana polls..Cruz had a small lead going into last
weekend, but Fox notated that it seems polls on Monday indicated Trump has taken
a small lead...Americans do not like collusion!
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In the Democrat
primaries.. the total turnout was nearly 25% fewer than 2008.. In Pennsylvania,
the Democrat primary vote took a 35% hit in turnout, and Hillary took a 39% hit
from PA which she won in 2008.
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Heard one of Bernie's supporter
claim that the only consistent thing about Hillary is her inconsistency
....Hmm...wrong! What I deem consistent...even constant, is her
lying!
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From the " "reparations for slavery" advocates..
concentrate on the families of the slave traders..and here's a good starting
point" department - Online story: "A central fact obscured by post-Civil War
mythologies is that the northern U.S. states were deeply implicated in slavery
and the slave trade right up to the war. * The slave trade in particular was
dominated by the northern maritime industry. Rhode Island alone was responsible
for half of all U.S. slave voyages. James DeWolf and his family may have been
the biggest slave traders in U.S. history, but there were many others involved.
For example, members of the Brown family of Providence, some of whom were
prominent in the slave trade, gave substantial gifts to Rhode Island College,
which was later renamed Brown University." -- My uber liberal b-in-law went to
Brown.. Hope he sees this.
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Online headline/story: "Ku Klux Klan
claims $20K in Clinton donations * A prominent Ku Klux Klan leader says that
the group has raised thousands of dollars for Hillary Clinton's campaign and
that the Klan is officially endorsing the Democratic frontrunner for president—a
claim the Clinton campaign vigorously denies. * Will Quigg, a Grand Dragon in a
California branch of the KKK, sat down with Vocativ—which was there for a larger
reporting trip about the modern state of the hate group—to talk about the 2016
election. According to Quigg, "For the KKK, Clinton is our choice." --
California KKK? What do they wear... "tanned" sheets? Wish I could have been a
fly on the wall when news of this got back to Hillary. Of course returning the
$20K will really test her more than refuting the
endorsement.
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From the " be careful what you wish for" department -
"Online headline/story: "Poll to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary School gets
some truly terrible suggestions * When the Austin Independent School District
board voted last month to change the name of local Robert E. Lee Elementary
school, they probably didn't expect that the community's suggestions for a new
name would be so * After having voted March 28 to remove the Confederate
general's name from the school, the board decided to ask for suggestions from
the school community, reported local NBC affiliate KXAN. Currently the leading
candidate, with 45 nominations, is "Donald J. Trump Elementary." * Another
popular suggestion? The "Adolf Hitler School for Friendship and Tolerance,"" --
ROFLMAO... what's even more ironic is that the 45% that Trump got is higher than
the percent of Texas Republican voters who voted for Cruz in the Texas
primary,
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From the "dose of real reality" department - Online
story: "Former McDonald's CEO Ed Rensi, the chain's top dog in the '90s, has
come out as the industry's latest $15-wage doomsayer, writing in a column for
Forbes yesterday that if activist cities and labor organizers get their way, the
consequences will be dire not for McDonald's as a company, but for the 840,000
hapless workers employed by the Golden Arches. "I can assure you that a $15
minimum wage won't spell the end of the brand," he writes. "However it will mean
wiping out thousands of entry-level opportunities for people without many other
options." -- I'm investing in robotic hamburger assembly companies and
electronic self-serve order stations.
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Online headline: "Report:
Monday Night Football announcer Mike Tirico leaving for NBC" -- I hope in
protest of the way ESPN treated Curt Schilling!
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Online headline:
"Apple reports iPhone sales slump, 1st revenue drop since 2003" -- Hmmm..
explains that "off-the-table" drop in after hours trading.. Apple should have
cooperated with the FBI rather than have a 3rd party show it could hack Apple's
security measures,
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"The law is reason free from passion.
Aristotle." You know, this one defining statement should have eliminated
Ginsburg from the Supreme Court. She cannot separate her passion for abortion
from discussion.
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L-E headline: "Tomlinson presents $270 million
city budget to council * City employees would get 2 percent raise * Aquatic
Center funded fully at $1.2 million * $2 hike in garbage fee would fund 33 new
trucks " -- Let's parse this from the git-go....the employees do deserve a 25
raise.. but I don't know how Mayor TomLYINGson can assure us that the $1.24
Aquatic Center budget will "fully fund" it..it may do so
on paper" but
emergency repairs/ongoing maintenance are not "static" and will increase with
"age". Oh, and as far as that $2.00 (per month, $24.00 annually) garbage fee..
it will raise about $1,330,000 .00 which sounds like the Mayor is telling us she
can buy new garbage trucks for about$40,000.00 each..so I guess her intent is a
perpetual garbage fee increase. This will raise the garbage fee total to $192.00
annually for 55,000 residences for a total of $10,600,000.00 in annual garbage
fees.. We tax payers get hit doubly with this as property taxes (which should
pay for all the garbage pickups) are deductible but "fees" are not. Now, ask her
in this $2,00 per month fee is "sunsetted" to end when enough new garbage trucks
are acquired.. well .. you probably already know the answer.. lets ask the
incumbent candidates which way they are going to vote on it.
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From
above story: " Raising $200,000 by increasing after-school program fees. " --
Talk about an end run.. Mayor TomLYINGson isn't raising revenue, she's
redirecting taxes from the school system's pocket into her won.. Of course, the
MCSD will want to raise millage rates for next year to make up for this, so we
are getting a tax increase on thawed homes as well.
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From above
story: "Raising $100,000 in projected additional revenue from the center through
improved programming and “innovative partnerships with engaged stakeholders" --
Hmmm.. in plain language, she's going to TAX Little League baseball, soccer, and
youth football. - I have a suggestion.. Why doesn't Mayor TomLYINGson mandate
bicycles to be registered and have a tag? I guess it's because she like to ride
her bike in peace.
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Last .. but not least is the fund balance
deficit she has created over 6 years .. It's not down to about 60 days.. it's
barely 56 days, and those bond buyers are looking closely at this before
"investing" in them.
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Now the real acid test for Council candidates
will be their answer to these 2 questions: 1 - Will you vote against the Mayor
if she (or he in the future) asks for Council to revoke the current tax freeze
if the protective state amendment is repealed, and 2 - Will you vote/support a
rigorous defense if a court case challenges the current tax freeze if the
protective state amendment id repealed?
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Well, a couple of days
ago, Mac Turner insisted that the delays/cost overruns on the Whittlesey Road
widening projectbe taken off the local discussion boards....I've asked him to
explain what is going on so we might be able to be more tolerant..more
understanding of the major inconveniences having Whittlesey Road traffic so
disrupted. Unfortunately, Turner has not responded.
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So ISIS has
opened up a marriage counseling service...I imagine that it includes a course on
"Death will us part".
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L-E story: "The 2nd Annual YMCA Charity Golf Classic will be held at 9 a.m.
Saturday at Callaway Gardens Golf Club. Tournament features are longest drive,
highest score, hole-in-one, 18-hole Captain’s Choice format, complimentary divot
repair tool and a putting contest. Cost is $150/person or $600/ team of 4
persons. All proceeds benefit YMCA programs for youth at risk. " -- You know..
why Callaway? Wouldn't playing this event at a local golf course be of more
benefit to the Columbus?
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Winner of the L-E's "Best Soundoff (that's not one of mine)" of 2016": "
General Motors made automobiles in Flint, Michigan, and you couldn’t drink water
in Mexico. President Obama ordered the takeover of General Motors, GM now makes
cars in Mexico and you can’t drink water in Flint." -- Grand Slam Walkoff Home
Run!
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L-E's "Thought for Today": “Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.”
— Dale Carnegie, American writer-lecturer (1888-1955)." Dang.. Carnegie nailed
both Clintons and ZERO-bama in a single shot!
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L-E headline/story: " Veteran Superior Court clerk faces challenge from
minister * At 59 years old, (Ann) Hard-man has never sought political office.
She lives in Columbus and is the chief executive officer of three ministries
based here and in her hometown of Asheville, N.C. * “I prayed about it and I
felt the Lord wanted me to do it,” she said of her qualifying-week decision to
seek office. " -- You know.. she must not be listening to close to God's
instructions sine her IRS 990 forms shows she more interested in her own
financial needs than in distributing to the needy.
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This will be my absolute last comment on "deflate-gate". In the NFL, all
teams use their own footballs on offense.. the referees hold footballs aside
that both teams use on kicking plays. Why is the NFL concerned .. at all.. about
QBs tweaking their teams footballs to their personal preference. If there was
any disadvantage, it would be for the Patriot's center and punter and kick
returners who are having to use the referee supplied footballs instead of the
Patriot supplied footballs.
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L-E headline: "Governments are struggling to enforce ‘living wage’ laws" --
Excuse me, but where in the Constitution is government given this power?
