Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Hey... a challenge for you: Forget the guys in the pic.. they are pretty equal.., but come up with a caption that tops this:
My entry is : "Frump and Trump"

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Online headline: "Obama ranked as worst modern POTUS in one area" -- Oooops.. my bad, I guessed Earth... but actually, it's worse.. "President Obama's track record in the Supreme Court is one of the worst among modern presidents. That's according to a new study out of the University of Chicago. * Obama had plenty of high profile wins on issues like health care, gay rights and abortion. But, his overall win rate was "lower than any President of this century.".. and even worse is that Obama use to teach at the U of Chicago ...

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From above story: "His critics say it was the court's reaction to his use of executive power." -- You know..I interpret this as the US Supreme Court saying that Obama broke his oath to support and defend the US Constitution.. and since some of Obama's Executive Orders can be related to "aiding and abetting"  deaths of police officers as well as street criminals, there is no statute of limitations on "murder".

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You know.. with all the "hacking" that's been going on, maybe Trump should hire the IT team from the University of Columbia to handle National Security issues...seems no one has "hacked" into Obama's transcripts or his application information....

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Online headline: "Women's March organizer Linda Sarsour accused of terrorist ties" -- Oooops again! I guessed she was headed up Hellary's protest riots at Trump events.. but.. it's worse.. much worse..According to The Daily Caller, Sarsour was recently spotted posing with an accused financier for the terrorist group Hamas at a large Muslim convention in Chicago. * It is unclear if the two are related even though they have the same last name. * Linda Sarsour has acknowledged in past interviews that she has cousins serving time in Israel due to their work for Hamas.
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From the "how mainscream media twists the facts" department - Soapbox Moment: You know, we see a lot of headlines about "anti-Trump" protesters/looters/violence. Let's face it.. the facts.. the truth.. is that they aren't "anti-Trump" protesters, they are "pro-Hellary" supporters.

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You know.. if Democrats in Congress support the vision of Trump, then they will actually be able to run for re-elections on their own records rather than just against American prosperity.. they could even make promises they can keep. How novel would that be?

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Online headline/story: "Georgia Senate bill aimed at maximizing lottery funds to HOPE * The bill would raise the requirement to 28 percent in fiscal 2019 and to 30 percent in fiscal 2020. In any year, if ticket sales drop by 5 percent or more, the percent return would be frozen and no further increase would be required. * Current law requires the lottery to deliver “as nearly as practical” 35 percent of gross sales to the state. However, the lottery has not hit that number since 1997, and actual performance has long hovered near 25 percent." -- You know.. I'll bet that outside of the Lottery Administration, few people had any idea of how little of the lottery revenue actually gets to the education system, and even less knowledge of how the revenue that does come in has driven the overall costs of college so high that students/families are paying more, percentage wise, than even the expected inflation charts.

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Palestine officials are up in arms about the US moving it's Israeli Embassy to Jerusalem. Palestine says it will be a detriment to negotiating peace in the area.. Good grief...there's never been peace in the area because Palestine doesn't really want peace in the are unless all the Jewish population has been eradicated.

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I feel good about having Trump negotiating for America's future..in the last 28 years, all the negotiating between Republicans and Democrats has been over moral issues, and there's no winning for anybody long term when good morals are chipped away.

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Why is the mainscream media asking questions about policy of various departments when Democrats are holding up the confirmations so the Trump appointees can start running those departments. Shouldn't mainscream media be parked out at Schumer's office asking him why he bogging down the process.

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There is rumor/speculation/fake news that the Mexican Drug lord Obama extradited into America last week may have donated millions .. perhaps $15 million, of dollars to the Clinton Foundations.. true or not.. it does seem plausible.. Obama brings him into America, and President Hellary gives him a "presidential pardon".. Ooops.. this time, El Chapo's Tunnel collapsed before he could leave...

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Online story: "Officials said Monday that the Obama administration-- in its waning hours-- defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking." -- Hmmm.. wonder if it was in cash like the Iraqi ransom payment? Hope it was a check, and Trump stops payment on it.

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The River Road/Bradley Park roundabout will probably take even longer than the Whittlesey Road widening between Whitesville and Veterans. I say this because "the plan" is to not start work until 9:00 AM. and to be finished/cleaned up-for-the-day by 4:00 to avoid messing up "rush hour". When you add up the hour for lunch, and the 60+ combined minutes it'll take each day to get equipment into position then put it back out of the way, the available daily work time will amount to only 5 hours per day.
 
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L-E editorial headline/content: "EDITORIAL * Nunn’s politics of pragmatism * BY DUSTY NIX * “We have a lot less checks and balances in the foreign policy and security arena than we do on the domestic side,” Nunn told the AJC, " --  You know.. without a strong domestic growth plan, it won't matter about America's foreign plans.. Neither Nunn nor Nix has a clue about this. Trump will return America to a strong domestic growth plan.. and that, more or less, dictates the perception of power the world sees America.
 
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L-E headline: "Senate Democrats propose $1 trillion infrastructure plan" -- Good grief.. sorta like a typical Democrat "wag the dog" campaign promise.. it ain't the Democrats in power.. This reminds me of a situation back in the 70's when there had been a tsunami in South east Asia.. America piped up that it was sending 6 tanker ships of rice to help.. Russia, taking advantage of the time it would take to get those tanker ships there, sent a smaller ship with rice in ahead of the American ships, and told the people that "more was coming soon". Southeast Asia then assumed the rice from America was from the Riussians. Nice try. DemocRATS.
 
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L-E headline: "PHENIX CITY * $4M Central High expansion opens * School district leaders, faculty and students gathered Jan. 17 on the artificial turf at the 34,000-square-foot building off Dobbs Drive for a ribbon-cutting ceremony." -- Hmmm.. $4 Million for a 34,000 sq ft athletic practice/wrestling/weight room with two class rooms as well.. that's about $117.00 a square ft. On the other hand, MCSD has projects they padded the SPLOST with for similar constructed metal buildings for $312.00 a square ft. Glad Phenix City built theirs as if the MCSD gave a contractor the contract, it would have cost us Columbus taxpayers over $10,600,000.00 .

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Online story: "On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that put a freeze on federal hiring, except for national security employees, specifically those working with the "military, public safety, and public health. * Although the previous administration accelerated hiring in an attempt to get employees settled in before Trump's administration began, some employees who were hired but have not yet started work may be affected by the freeze as well." -- Good grief.. why would any in coming president want to accept hirees made by the outgoing administration during its final "lame duck" days?

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Online headline: "Kellyanne Conway 'didn't see the point' of the Women's March" -- "didn't see the point"?  Well, has anyone ever seen "the point" of any liberal "point"?

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Online story: "An Indiana state senator is drawing heat after apparently sharing a derogatory Facebook post about this weekend's Women's March. * Indiana Sen. Jack E. Sandlin shared a post that said, "In one day, Trump got more fat women out walking than Michelle Obama did in eight years." -- Senator Sandlin may or may not be able to weather the assault he'll get from mainscream media, but see what we've missed because of "political correctness". "Political Correctness" has created an atmosphere that we cannot laugh at ourselves as well as others. It is a funny .. pretty true (though "insensitive" for liberals) analogy.. and it probably will inspire a lot of people, women AND men, to get back out on a walking regimen which will be beneficial for our/their health.


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From the "is there nothing that pleases liberals" department - Online headline: "Anti-Trump protesters eyeing Tax Day march" -- Good grief.. Trump just pledged to lower their taxes, and stop IRS's punitive OObamaCRAP tax, and liberals.. (you know.. those people who want to spend other people's money..only) are going to march against this, too?

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You know.. if liberals went to work on the days they plan marches, they'd earn enough to be content and not want to march.

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HuffPOOPOO  headline: "'SNL' writer gets brutal punishment for Barron tweet" -- .. An indefinite suspension is "brutal".. Good grief.. all this means is SNL hasn't thought of a skit to highlight bashing Trump's 9 year old child in a way it feels it can get away with it. In my book, "brutal" would have been not only to have a clip of Donald saying "You're Fired", but also to ban her from returning to the show.. Of course, neither of my thoughts will happen.

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Now we hear that Hellary supporters were harassing and spitting on Gold Star family members as they tried to enter the Armed Forces hosted Inaugural Ball. What hypocrites! These are Hellary's personal "deplorables" basket.

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I heard a Fox News anchor say that President Trump has gotten off to a rough start with the media. Huh? Mainscream media has been.on Trump on every issue .. real and the ones mainscream media has manufactured since Trump first announced his candidacy.

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Why do Sen. Schumer and Queen Pelosi think they are in control of Trump..Trump won without either Schumer's state of NY, nor Pelosi's state of California. My advice to not only those two, but to every other Democrat fortunate enough to still be in Washington, is to remember who the American public supports.

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You know...without California and New York which account for 84 Electoral Votes, Hellary only got 148 other states Electoral College votes, and if Schumer and Pelosi don't cooperate better with Trump, Democrats may have trouble getting back in the White House again.

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What a difference...Bernard Spicer vs any of the 3 Obama picks as Press Officer. After 8 years of listening to people twist words and thoughts trying to cover Obama's butt, hearing Spicer answer press questions with facts is wonderful.

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Trump had great day...especially with working Americans...the Unions are not eager to go back to being Democrat lap dogs.

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I heard more hatred, trash, and phobia coming out of Madonna's mouth that was worse than anything that she was trying to paint Trump with.
 
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L-E story: "“The economic forecast for Columbus calls for job growth to accelerate,” said (Billy) Blanchard, recently retired president of Columbus Bank and Trust and now a partner in Jordan-Blanchard Capital. “The economy will do significantly better in 2017 than it did in 2016 and tremendously better than it did in 2015." -- Hmmm.. I guess now that Tom-LYING-son is in her "lame duck" period, facts become evident as to who's fault the local economy has been...Now that Trump has been elected, and Columbus sees the end of the Tom-LYING-son fiasco, local businesses are excited about the future.
 
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L-E headline/story: "Volunteers to count Columbus-PC homeless population this week * The survey of shelters, camps and programs that assist the homeless was conducted Jan. 24-25 in 2016. * There were 303 homeless residents — 217 who slept in shelters and another 86 who slept outside. The numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. * In January 2015, there were 371 homeless people reported to HUD. Those records show that 206 slept in shelters and 165 slept outside.
 -- Just curious, but wouldn't records kept by the Homeless Resources Network, Valley Rescue, Salvation Army, Damascus Way, Open Door, HUD, and SafeHouse Ministries et al be a good/better source to cross reference and get a pretty accurate number versus a one-shot canvassing?
 
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LIV's L-E "soundoff": "If there’s one thing people learned from Republicans the past eight years, it’s how to disrespect the office of the President. Now it’s time to turn this illegitimate clown’s orange hair white." -- Good grief.. it took only two years before the nation kicked most Democrats out of Congress.. if there has been any "disrespect", it was by Obama who would not work with the Republican majority Congress for his last 6 years that America elected to speak for us.
 
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L-E story: "The Georgia Supreme Court has corrected the sentencing but upheld the latest of Jerome Upshaw’s two Columbus murder convictions, this one the Dec. 7, 1996, death of Joanne Walton, whom he shot in the head and left to die alongside South Lump-kin Road. *  Upshaw already was serving a life sentence for another murder (2007 - Anthony King)  when cold-case investigators charged him with Walton’s homicide." --  Good grief.. why did the GA Supreme Court even hear this.. what difference did make other than  wasting the court's time, and wasting tax dollars while some lawyers got a few extra "paydays". Judge McBride should have also sentenced Upshaw for "existing".
 
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L-E headline: "Judge asks GBI to investigate Muscogee County School District" -- While it wasn't for the reason I hoped the MCSB should be investigated, it shows an awful lot of civil cases involving MCSD employees/contract workers.. What we taxpayers need to worry about is the liability coverage provider, GSBA (Georgia School Boards Association) dropping the MCSD for excessive claims.
 
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From the "if you're not for us, then you're agin us" department - L-E headline/story: "Trump may find it hard to make American economy greater * to come anywhere near his goals, economists say Trump would have to surmount at least a handful of major hurdles that have long defied solutions." -- You know.. it's only the liberals who aren't excited at the positive spin Trump and working America envisions.. I can only guess that the reason libs are "doom and gloom" is that if previous Democrat voters actually get "hope" and it comes true, they will abandon the libs/Democrats altogether.

Monday, January 23, 2017

From the "liberals' "fish story"  school of irrelevant  facts" department - HuffPOOPOO story: "Women took to the streets in unexpectedly large numbers in major U.S. cities on Saturday in mass protests against U.S. President Donald Trump, in an early indication of the strong opposition the newly inaugurated Republican may face in office. * The Women's March on Washington appeared to be larger than the crowds that turned a day earlier to witness Trump's swearing-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. No official estimates of the crowd size were available, but the demonstrators appeared to easily exceed the 200,000 organizers had expected." -- "appeared to be larger"? .. "appeared to easily exceed"? "no official estimate..were available"? Good grief.. the only REAL facts are that 1- Trump won, 2- America's excited again, and 3 - 150+ MILLION US women DID NOT protest Trump!

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Online story: "On the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton hoped that her supporters would be proud to say I'm With Her. * Now, with women across the country (and the world) marching to protest her former opponent, now-President Donald Trump, she's saying she's with them." -- Good grief.. "Hellary said "she's with them".. yeah right.. from the comfort of her home..  Ironically, the story also mentioned this "tidbit" -- "Clinton's support of the March comes in the wake of some pre-protest drama. The event's organizers stirred up controversy when they LEFT HER NAME OFF A LIST OF 27 WOMEN whose advocacy for women's rights "paved the way for us to march."  - heh heh heh..

The list:
#WHYWEMARCH
We are empowered by the legions of revolutionary leaders who paved the way for us to march, and acknowledge those around the globe who fight for our freedoms. We honor these women and so many more. They are #WHYWEMARCH.
Bella Abzug • Corazon Aquino • Ella Baker • Grace Lee Boggs Berta Cáceres • Rachel Carson • Shirley Chisholm • Angela Davis Miss Major Griffin Gracy • LaDonna Harris • Dorothy I. Height
bell hooks • Judith Heumann • Dolores Huerta • Marsha P. Johnson Barbara Jordan • Yuri Kochiyama • Winona LaDuke Audre Lorde • Wilma Mankiller • Diane Nash • Sylvia Rivera
Barbara Smith • Gloria Steinem • Hannah G. Solomon Harriet Tubman • Edith Windsor • Malala Yousafzai


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From the "fake news rebuked" department - Online headline/story; 'Trump's press secretary slams media over Inauguration coverage * Spicer also took issue with a report on Friday that Trump had a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. removed from the Oval Office. Several reporters tweeted it out, based on a pool report. But the pool reporter, Zeke Miller, initially didn't see the bust as he was in the Oval Office on Friday, and later sent out a correction." -- And this is what America can expect.. Obama is out, Hellary was rejected, , but mainscream will continue to carry the liberal's plan to destroy America.. it's time to "vote mainscream media out of power".. boycott ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, and CNN.. not just there news stories, but their commercial fares as well. If you have "must see" sitcoms.. add HuluPlus to your smart TVs.. you can watch most of ABC's, NBC's, and CBS's shows the next day.. and commercial FREE!

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Online headline/story: "Trump's inaugural ball cake looked suspiciously like Obama's from 2013 * Turns out, the resemblance wasn't a coincidence. According to Tiffany MacIsaac of Buttercream Bakeshop, the order she received from Trump's team requested an exact replica of Goldman's 2013 creation." -- And, ironically symbolic.. the exact replica of Obama's cake was then sliced up by Trump and Pence to demonstrate how the two would start slicing up EVERY Obama order, Executive Order or not, and from DAY 1! And you have to wonder if the "sword" Trump and Pence used was the one Obama used to "draw a red line in the sand"....

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HuffPOOPOO headline: "Donald Trump just deleted a tweet and now that he's president, that might not be legal" -- Good grief.. NOW the maonscream media is concerned about a government official deleting  electronic transmissions! Hey, Trump.. really P-off mainsceam media... issue your first presidential pardon.. yourself!

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Online headline: "Pope: I'll judge Trump after we see what he does" -- Poop Francis will "judge" Trump.. Seems to me, Poop Francis has elevated himself beyond his pay grade.. give us a sign, God!

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You know, with a the concern about security and hacking leaks when Obama's appointee was leading the CIA, you'd think the Democrats would be anxious to get Clapper out and Pompeo in.

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Wanna bet Democrats and mainscream media will be dumping on Trump for countering Obama's "Executive Orders" to silently keep OObamaCRAP afloat using tax dollars Congress has never..nor likely would, approved?

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Between the looters, protesters, anarchists, and Women marchers I saw, I think we have discovered the "basket of deplorables" that Hellary was really talking about.

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I guess the reason the Obama's flew to California was to get into a sanctuary city safer than Washington, DC or Chicago.

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L-E headline/story: "City leaders turn attention to blighted Winterfield area * In 2014, it seemed the Winterfield neighborhood was being abandoned by city leaders." -- Wait a minute.. aren't  neighborhood improvements the responsibility of the PROPERTY OWNERS! What the City can do is enforce (or add new) standards of living conditions that rental properties must be maintained. What the L-E can do is show pictures of substandard properties and PUBLISH the owners/slumlords names!

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From L-E story: The picture of the sign, "We will fight to protect reproductive rights our mothers won -
  #1supportplannedparenthood"  just illustrates the stupidity// idiocy of the sign holder.. If her mother had chosen an abortion, this woman would not be in the crowd holding up her sign! --

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Uber-LIV's L-E "soundoff": "The Larsen ice shelf, Antarctica, is about to crack off an iceberg the size of Rhode Island. The Antarctic is melting, and morons continue to pay no attention. Rush Limbaugh is your scientist." -- As Reagan would say, "“It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so many things that aren't so.”

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L-E headline: "WOMEN’S MARCH ON WASHINGTON * One area marcher says ‘The pendulum is ready to swing back’" -- Well.. something true by a liberal.. this is so rare, we better mark that down to remember.. Yes, the pendulum is ready to swing back.. swing back to normalcy as America rejects the last 24 years of uber-liberalism.. America is going to be GREAT again!

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From Columbus Council Agenda:
"TRAIL SYSTEM NAME AND BRAND DESIGNATION: Approval is requested to adopt the name and brand for the trail system as Dragonfly Trails, Columbus Ga. The Friends of the Riverlink represented by the Community Foundation Inc. made a presentation to council on Jan. 10, 2017 to submit a proposal to name and brand the trail system in Columbus, Ga. A Facebook contest was issued to seek names that would indelibly brand the trail system. The submissions were evaluated by the Friends of Riverlink and the finalize was presented to council. The Dragonfly Trails was selected based on the following:

All of the trails will connect to or lead to the Chattahoochee River; Dragonflies are indicator species for clean water; Dragonflies flourish where clean water is available; Dragonfly has the level of memorability that is needed to attach local residents and visitors far and wide to our Dragonfly Trails; The existing segments of the trail system will maintain their existing names of Riverwalk, Fall Line Trace, and Follow Me Trail and will be a part of the Dragonfly Trails." -- Hmmm...one thing the libs left off about dragonflies is that they congregate where there is an ample supply of MOSQUITOES since mosquitoes are the main diet staple of dragonflies!

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From Columbus Council Agenda:
PROPERTY ACQUISITION - 1490 CUSSETA ROAD: Approval is requested to acquire 1490 Cusseta Road in the amount of $140,000, plus closing costs," -- Here we go again.. paying $140K for property assessed at $86K... You know, Mayor Tom-LYING-son's assault on homeowners was triggered by her drive that all taxes be assessed on Fair Market Value, yet case after case of City purchases of property disclose Tom-LYING-son has NOT kept the Tax Assessments of non-exempt properties up-to-date.. low revenue receipts are HER fault!

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From Council Agenda:
DECLARATION OF SURPLUS AND DONATION OF RADIOS - It is requested that council declare eight MaxTrac 300 radios, Model No. D33MJA7DA5CK, and five Motorola radios, Model No. D33LRA7PA5BK as surplus, in accordance with section 7-501 of the charter of Columbus Consolidated Government; and authorize the donation of the surplus equipment to the Fort Perry Volunteer Fire Department." -- Wait a minute.. our Police force is not up to par with the number of officers we need, so how can there be any "surplus" to give away?

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L-E story: "The Muscogee County School Board received mixed news about the district’s finances during the board’s annual planning retreat Saturday." -- "MIXED"? Hey, if it's not ALL good.. or at least there's an attainable path to "ALL good", then it's BAD! Anytime the fund balance dips below 60 days, and you are either issuing or plan to issue more bonds, then it is BAD!

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January 23, 2017 - Mark this day on your calendar.. the GA DOT is going to start building the roundabout at the intersection of River Road, Bradley Park Drive, Green Island Drive and Cascade Road. Also, do not forget that this project was scheduled to begin in July of 2014, and that the original costs projected by Council were between $1M-$1.2M, and have been modified since then to nearly $2.7M. Heaven knows how much it will end up costing. Let's pin Council down on a FINISH date!

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Online headline: "FBI Director Comey, who angered Democrats, gets hug from Trump" -- Hmmm... and the Michael Corleone kissed his brother Fredo in the Godfather Part II.... and Trump welcomed Romney post-election, too.

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I hear that SuperBowl 51 will between the Patriots and Falcons. Good luck.. guess I'll read about who won in the newspaper in 2 weeks. Yes, I'm having a perfect season.. after the SB, I'll have a 20 vs 0 season against the NFL

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From the "how to get mainscream media to whimper" department - Online story: "Speaking at an event swearing in new White House staff, Trump thanked Obama for writing what was presumably the customary letter presidents leave their successor in the Oval Office before departing. * "We just went to the Oval Office and found this beautiful letter from President Obama. It was really very nice of him to do that. We will cherish that, we will keep that, and we won't even tell the press what's in that letter," Trump said." -- Unfortunately, unless you watched as I did, you probably won't hear how special Trump made the swearing in ceremony to his staff and their families.

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From the "you really want to see how the public feels about OObamaCRAP" department - Online story: "WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Trump administration may no longer enforce a rule requiring individual Americans to carry health insurance or pay a penalty if they do not, a senior White House official said on Sunday * Speaking on ABC's "This Week" program, Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, said President Donald Trump "may stop enforcing the individual mandate." -- "may" is not the word.. it will be done... and it will be the best thing Trump can do to expose the public's "feeling" about OObamaCRAP... and by doing so, insurance companies will lose that :I know you have to buy it" attitude, and will become more competitive..

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Speaking of property tax myths Mayor Tom-LYING-son spews.. a house across the street from me (parcel 180 001 029) that does not have any Homestead Exemption, is valued at $280K today as it was in 2005 when it was purchased.. the owners moved a few years ago, but haven't sold it yet. Current taxes on the same assessed value are $4,600. Based on the value and taxes, the annual tax rate is 1.65 percent.. While the state of GA is ranked 25th .(96%)in it's property tax position nationally. only 9 states have a higher percentage property tax rate than the hose across the street from me. In fact, if the house across the street were taxed at the GA rate, the owners would save about $2,000.00.

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Random thought: The only way Trump is "unqualifed" to be president is if you compare him to our past president..because Obama wasn't qualified in any capacity. Trump is is a elevation to what mainscream media is unable to digest. Question: How countries can say their president came from the citizenry without any previous political conditioning and also built an International personal business valued at $10 BILLION dollars? Man.. that is the qualification we should hold ALL our future presidents to.. to have a successful business venture in their lives.

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LIV's L-E "soundoff": "President Obama, I've often disagreed with and complained about your agenda. But you're a far greater person than many give you credit for. Thank you for your service and best wishes for your future." -- "you're a far better person than many give you credit for"? Hmm .. I guess the LIV is talking about the folks that actually voted for him, because I know of no one else that feels this way... and a lot of folks who did vote for him no longer feel this way.
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You know.. I miss the L-E's "Thought for today" feature.. the L-E discontinued it a few weeks ago.. I feel partly to blame, as I often highlighted "quotes" which generally poked fun at liberals. .. and especially at liberal media.
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In a L-E crime report, the L-E reported that he criminal "has been charged with armed robbery, possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime" -- Good grief.. Why are guns being devalued to the level of a knife? Rule one of a street confrontation is "never bring a knife to a gun fight.
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L-E headline: "Some question push for tougher penalties for attacking cops" -- Hmmm the L-E's "point"? In my book, the questioners are either street thugs or Democrats.. probably both..
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Hey.. make sure you make a date-night with your spouse to see "The Resurrection of Gavin Stone".. it's a movie you will leave the theater feeling good about the world... your world, too.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

It wasn't a dream Dorothy, Trump won, and the wizard and witch are gone and you're in America again!

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HuffPOOPOO story: "While addressing the boisterous crowd from the stage, Sheriff David Clarke, who is a registered Democrat and has run as a Democrat in each of his elections as Milwaukee County sheriff, said the only way he'd reach across the aisle to work with liberal politicians would be "to grab one of them by the throat." * Following his speech, Clarke was asked by Business Insider why he so viciously slammed Democrats when he runs as one. * Democrats, he said, do "nothing for black people and I'm tired of that." * "I play smash mouth politics," Clarke said. "To this day the left does not know what to do with me. * Clarke was also asked by reporters after his speech if he was offered a job with Trump. * "I have a job and it is as sheriff of Milwaukee County," he replied." -- Well, if I was Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, I'd offer Sheriff Clarke a lifetime job as Crime Czar of  Southside Chicago and give him a permanent "Get Out of Jail FREE" card.

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From the "mainscream media is not going to stop whining" department - HuffPOOPOO headline: "The best anti-Trump protest signs from Inauguration Day" -- Good grief.. history was being made as mainscream media stood in the middle of it, and all it could find were malcontents to talk about.

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You know what is the saddest analysis of the left is.. that after 8 years of Obama, all they saw/remember was Obama was black, and all they could see about Hellary was that she is a woman. None saw either as competent or a visionary.

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Online headline: "About 700 Microsoft employees will be laid off next week, sources say" -- You know.. 700 jobs are 700 hundred families' that have to deal with change.. but most are probably already empty slots.. .. BUT, wht doesn't Gates set up a new company focused on only solving the international hacking problems, and hire these people to do it.. It's not like Gates ever dips into his $84,000,000,000.00 worth of principle.

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Michael Moore unsuccessfully tried to crash the Trump inaugural parade...today he'll march with malcontent females.. This should tell you a lot about his actually manhood..

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Online headline: "Major US issues vanish from White House website" -- Hmmm... looks like mainscream media just woke up and realized the Obamas no longer reside there.

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I was surprised at a moment when General Mattis appeared at Trump's parade review stand.. He had just been confirmed/sworn in as our new Secretary of Defense shortly before this. What caught me off guard is how adaptable Mattis proved himself.. when a military element of the parade appeared, Trump, our Commander-in Chief, snapped out a strong military salute to the troops, and General Mattis, though fuly entitled in my book to do the same, properly placed his right hand over his heart. His new job is one on a civilian. Like I said, I was impressed.. I guess it's because my neighborhood has a number of retired military officers..including two generals, and one of them doesn't understand that when he retired to civilian life, he no longer has the right to "play general" within the neighborhood.

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A Louisiana man who shot a police officer and his ex-girlfriend, killed himself in a standoff. Speaking of men who kill policemen, what did Loretta Lynch do to  get the one in Orlando she boasted so loudly about not resting until justice was served?

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You know.. little was said/thought about yesterday as the Obamas left, but Loretta Lynch is gone as well! Can I get a Hallelujah and an Amen!

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The 50+ Democrats not attending the inauguration must not remember the 2010 elections when the American people turned the Democrat majority out on its jackass. Remember the jack(_*_)s when they run again in 2018.

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For the first time in 8 years , I, and the majority of Americans are proud of our country.

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Biden's departure to Delaware yesterday reminded us of what we're throwing out of Washington. Biden is taking AMTRAK as usual..and his and his wife's  tickets are supplemented by tax dollars.

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One thing for sure, and we all can be thankful for, is that Melania Trump did not wear anything designed by Michelle Obama's designer.

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I may have to moderate my opinion of Congressman Bishop..Not only did he do the "BisKit BoyS" thing by doing the right thing by showing up for the inauguration, and he wore a red hat and tie  that matched Trump's tie.

Speaking of the "BisKit BoyS", one member was participating in the swearing in ceremony.. Justice Clarence Thomas were awarded our "BisKit BoyS Inspirational Attitude Award" and given a lifetime membership, and if George H. W. Bush had been able to be there, the "BisKit BoyS" would have had TWO members involved.

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Loved Trump's speech confirming his campaign promises. I especially liked the camera cut to Obama as he sat there without any opportunity to respond. Sorta reminded me of the 2011 White House Correspondence Dinner when Obama belittled Trump unmercifully.

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My bride and I shared the transition holding hands and participating in the ceremonies as if we were there. We, America, are blessed. I felt sorry for Obama and Hellary having to sit there listening to Trump reinforce his commitment to Making America Great Again.. Hellary, because she officially became irrelevant for the remainder of her life, and Obama, because he had to sit there see his legacy flash by him into the sewer.

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We know Obama's presidential legacy is gone, but one bit of it will be recorded so that neither mainscream media nor liberal historians can ever erase it.. Obama was the reason Trump ran and won. Following the ceremony, Britt Hume nailed Obama's legacy...Obama's legacy in reality is...Donald Trump.

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Wait a minute..Did I see Obama getting on a taxpayer paid jet to leave Andrews AFB? It was my understanding the Obamas would be helicoptered to Andrews where they would get on a private jet to leave town.. Send them the bill!

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You know, there was a lot of mainscream media attention to Barron Trump's presence/lack of presence and his playing with his 9-month-old nephew.. but did you see any mention of wher Obama's children were? Even when the Obama's left by helicopter.. no children. and when they boarded the taxpayer paid jet, no children.. Of course they may have already been "secured" on board, but why wasn't mainscream media even interested?

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Betcha Obama was cussing Hellary under his breath yesterday. With all her supporters "protesting" by staying home to "ruin Trump's ratings" and by 50+ Democrats boycotting the inauguration When Obama was introduced, no body was there to clap.

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Those protesters in Washington..simply leftist ...and mainscream media tried to label them anti-Trump protesters, but what they were was anti-cop anarchists. Fires, looting, rock assaults on the men/women in blue. These are the real Hellary supporters.

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Hellary's protesters must have been recruited by her campaign team..not very many showed up in Washington or the polling places.

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With the parade of national religious leaders offering prayers and words of encouragement, Trump left no doubt that America is a Judeo-Christian nation, and that God is welcomed and will be present in the Oval Office! Wanna bet God will be back in our classrooms, too?

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From the "liberals' "basket of good intentions" department - L-E headline/story: "New orchard in Bibb City will provide free fruit * What was once home to trash, broken-down vehicles and feral animals and a place for cars to turn around on a dead end street, is now a fruit garden. * The Anthony Street Orchard features two pear trees, a persimmon tree and fig tree, all of which should be producing fruit within a year. * There are eight blackberry bushes. * It is something from which the entire Bibb City community will benefit. * “There will be just three rules,” Brad Barnes said. * Those rules: only take the fruit you need; do not sell anything you take; leave something for the next person. * Though it is on Anthony Street, it can be seen from Second Avenue." -- Good grief.. unless the fences are electrically wired. and there will be 24/7 armed security, the orchard will be stripped by the homeless that have dual pathways (the River Walk and 2nd Ave) for access.

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L-E headline/story: "Two stores preparing to close at Peachtree Mall in Columbus" -- Hmmm.. wonder if At Home is rethinking its decision to continue building based on the concessions the city gave it not to stop construction?

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HuffPOOPOO "headLIE: "Anti-Trump protests turn violent, 2 cops hospitalized, more than 200 arrested" -- "Anti-Trump"? Wrong... anti-AMERICAN, and America knows these were Hellary/Democrat supporters, and it will cost Democrats heavily in 2018.. Yes, Trump supporters, especially those who have been emblazoned with knowledge that they "aren't deplorable, they aren't irredeemable, and they weren't wrong to feel/think America deserves better than Obama/Hellary" are going to be joined by more and more Americans over the next 2 years who KNOW that Democratic candidates' entitlement campaign promises are not going to be kept.

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Online story: "A classroom conversation about President Donald Trump’s inauguration took a very ugly turn when a California high school teacher drew a caricature of the president as Adolf Hitler." -- Hmmm.. you know, last week, a school employ trying to make a teachable moment from a student's text which spelled "tomorrow" as "tamarrow" was promptly fired. Wanna bet what will happen .. well, even more likely, what WON'T happen to the California teacher?

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Online headline: "Immediately following President Donald Trump's inaugural address, MSNBC and ABC pundits and hosts slammed the newly-sworn in president's speech for it's "militant" and "dark" anti-Semitic overtones." -- Did anyone hear that Rabbi ij the ceremony objecting to Trump?

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Soapbox moment: Has there been a new, unannounced hire at the L-E? I ask because the front page was totally dedicated to Trump, and not one word about Obama. Hellary, of the anti-America protesters looting stores, burning cars/flags or throwing stones at the police.

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L-E headline: "Springsteen gives farewell concert for Obama staffers" -- Hmm.. little does Springsteen realize but it was also a farewell concert to all the babyboomers who made him was he became...
 
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L-E headline/story: "Columbus High students send diary * 2:24 p.m. — Jessica: “The best part of the day was definitely seeing Marine One as we were leaving the mall. That was really cool to see that and know Obama was in there for the last time. " -- Though there were two students "reporting" their movements, it wasn't until her last text that I agreed on anything "Jessica" expressed.. I totally agreed with her assessment that it was " really cool to see that and know Obama was in there for the last time".
 
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16 minutes.. Trump's speech of assurance was captured in 16 minutes.. can you imagine Hellary limiting herself to 16 minutes if she had won?
 
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L-E headline: "Steelers hoping pressure blueprint can slow down Brady" -- Good grief.. didn't the Pittsburgh coaches learn anything during the last election? Even the Pennsylvania voters who are devout Steeler fans understood Trump's message of not telling your opponent what you have in store for them..  

Friday, January 20, 2017

From the "the sky is falling" department --HuffPOOPOO headline/story: "Report says Trump might cut arts agencies *  As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office, his transition team has reportedly been considering massive budget cuts to significantly reduce federal spending. * According to a report published by The Hill on Thursday, the goal is to slash federal spending by $10.5 trillion over the next decade. * It reports many departments, including Energy and Justice, would face cuts. But two agencies reportedly on the chopping block got quite a bit of attention. * Those agencies are the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. They fund arts and humanities programs across the country, including at museums and educational institutions" -- Good grief.. the LEFT just doesn't get it.. really, it's more like the LEFT just doesn't WANT to get it. Trump campaigned and won on making our government more prudent with wasting/spending tax dollars, and that means every area of spending will get scrutiny.. Of course, the only area that alarms the LEFT is cuts to the Arts and Humanities. THis current fiscal year, almost $296,000,000.0 TAX dollars were distributed to such. That's about what Columbus, GA's annual budget is.. but why should taxpayers be funding such "free expressions" (including some pretty vile and disgusting projects that most Americans do not consider "valuable")? You know, surely the Hollywood A-List alone could fund the Arts and Humanities projects themselves, but they'd rather have government spend "other people's money", so the A-Listers can spend their own how they see fit.

Now, Trump has shown how serious he is at watching how tax dollars are spent.. He just returned $1,400,000.00 .. that's 20%, of the tax dollars he was given to make the transition into power.  Hey Libs,, get use to it!

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Online headline: "President Obama pens farewell letter to Americans: 'You made me a better man'" -- Hmmm.. "a better man"? Well, that was the easy part.. too bad Americans couldn't have made him a more humble man.

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Made an error yesterday.. though not earth-shattering, I do want to correct it.. I reported Justice Thomas was doing so, but the ceremony will be carried out by Chief Justice Roberts using Lincoln's and the Trump's Bibles. Justice Thomas will be swearing in VP Pence using Reagan's Bible. May all my mistakes in the future be so easy to digest. As I write.. just 6 hours remain before America gets back on track!

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HuffPOOPOO headline: "Clinton supporters plan to boycott Trump's inauguration to ruin his ratings" -- What egos!  What ignorance, too! Does the LEFT really feel America is going to care? Does the LEFT really feel any of the Clintons "matter" anymore? Besides, the ratings will be up as Trump supporters complete the journey.. the mission we committed to last year!

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From the "Reagan's "well, there he goes again" department... HuffPOOPOO headline: "Obama commutes prison sentences for 330 before leaving office" -- Hmmm and that brings the total up to at least 1,715 that we know about.. I guess Obama wants to create a crowd of people he can hide amidst as he slinks out of the White House today.

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HuffPOOPOO headline: "Justice Department: Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' extradited to US" -- Hmm.. looks like Obama is definitely involved with the Mexican government as another despicable illegal alien is aided across our border. Why didn't Mexico just execute him, and all this would over.

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HuffPOOPOO "headLIE": "Obama leaves Trump in muddled Taliban situation" -- WRONG.. Obama left America in a muddled Taliban situation.. fortunately, Trump will take care of it!

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Online headline/story: "'Deploraball' guests met by protesters in chaotic scene * Trump supporters arriving for the “Deploraball” inauguration celebration in Washington on Thursday night were greeted by screaming profanities and threats as they entered the National Press Club Building." -- Hmmm... maybe Hellary was right.. but she credited the "basket of deplorables" to the wrong person.. the "deplorables" were her supporters on the outside last night.

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Online headline: "COMMUTATION COSTS Manning could reportedly lose transgender benefits" -- "could lose transgender benefits"? You dang right.. and "she-it" should be sued for reimbursement for all tax dollars spent on "she-it".

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VP-elect Mike Pence must have embarrassed all the liberal/Democrat protesters when he effusively thanked Obama and Biden for their cooperation during the transition.

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Pence totally undermined the political environment of the past. He announced that the Trump-Pence was returning 20% of the funds provided by law to the presidential transition..Just shows what business leadership and efficiency will do compared to general politicians handling OUR money.

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My dad did not get to take the "Honor Flight" to Washington..He really wanted to do so, but more important family events took precedence when flight dates were announced. A few years ago, his ( mine, too) good friend Billy Morgan got to go. His son, his travel companion, Don, called me to share the good news. I asked if his dad could carry my dad's WWII dog tags with him. He did..I felt like dad would be there with Billy. Today, friends of mine are in Washington to be there when Trump takes his oath of office.. They are wearing hats of mine ..my "warrior" cap, "Trump - Make America Great Again", and my "victory" cap, the red "USA/45/Trump". I will feel like I am there, too.

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From the "why is it" department..did you notice how private sector working people respect Trump, and non-working, and public sector people swarmed to Hellary?

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The Senate confirmation hearings are really discouraging..especially the Democrats...I watch (for as long as I can stand it) waiting for any of the Senators ask a question that's pertinent to the future of America versus asking questions that are only focused on embarrassing the interviewee or Trump, or making statements just to make themselves seem like good guys.

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Unbelievable! Congressional Democrats think they owe it to America to hit Trump between the eyes with a 2-by-4. Hurry 2018! Let's send the Democr(_*_)ts packing!

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Oh! Happy birthday Kellyanne Conway ! Turning 50 today is a truly a milestone event!

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Democrats love political correctness..they use it to avoid having to discuss/defend their opinions.

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L-E headline: "MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD * Board, state group defend lack of vote on law firm choice" -- A paraphrase of a Shakespearean classic seems appropriate,  "Something is rotten in the state of Confusion.
 
You know, I really would also like for an explanation of how it was decided that only a up/down vote was taken on Pat Hugley Green for MCSB chair when there was a second nomination on the floor. In a private corporation, the president does present a "slate" of officers, but open nominations are taken. If none are proffered, then the "slate" is voted on, but should one or more nominations be made and seconded, all such nominations are on the ballot. Shakespeare's paraphrased quote is appropriate here as well. 
 
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You know.. history does repeat itself in unusual ways.. there could easily be a "reality show" made here in Columbus ... a good working title suggestion would be "The Good, the Bad, and the Hugleys"  cast, in order would be Josh McKoon, Mayor Tom-LYING-son, and of course, "the  Hugleys".
 
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L-E headline: "PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION * Black Americans sad to see end of the Obama era" -- Good grief.. the L-E and mainscream media thinks all blacks think/feel alike..what a racist concept.. Of course, ask again in 4 years, and a lot will say, "Obama who?"
 
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L-E headline/story: "WHITE HOUSE * Will Trump’s phone come with him? * But as Trump prepares to take the oath of office Friday, the future of his ever-present Android smartphone is now a matter of national security." -- Yes.. Trump uses an Android smartphone.. no wonder the libs detest him!
 
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Good grief! Obama is now slamming the Republican Congress for not closing Gitmo... Excuse me, wasn't that Obama's promise? Dd anyone hear any Republicans promise the same? And,, Obama didn't even clear out the jihadist population yesterday.. what was his plan.. to blame Republicans
 
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With the way liberals have handled the end of the Obama's and Clintons, America is grateful they can no longer destroy more of America behind closed doors.
 
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From the "original beginning/end of political correctness" department:

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Online story: "Caitlyn Jenner caused a stir last week when it was revealed that she would be attending Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington, DC, this weekend, and she took to Twitter on Wednesday to briefly explain her decision. * "Republicans need help understanding LGBTQ issues, * Though it's unclear how the reality TV star, who has made it her mission to be an outspoken advocate for transgender rights, plans to help, it might calm some of her fans that she isn't there simply to support the president-elect." -- "Republicans need help with the issues"? I "feel" the problem is that liberals need help understanding that most Americans are "OK" with individual rights, and rights guaranteed by God and our Constitution, but get a little peeved when people expect "special rights" not guaranteed to everybody regardless of their race, religion, gender, or deviancy.

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Online headline: "Anonymous warns Trump: 'You are going to regret the next 4 years'" -- Aside from becoming a target for the new and soon-to-be-better DOJ/FBI, "Anonymous" has no clue.. Trump will be here for 8 years if God and Trump desire.. I have one question to ask Obama, his outgoing Security team, and mainscream media.. "If you can pinpoint Russia's hacking as you claim, why haven't you stopped "Anonymous"?

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I remember Obama's swearing in ceremony in 2009, and the "flub" by Chief Justice Roberts, but just learned that Obama made his own "flub" in the ceremonial edition of his second term.. You know, the sworn oath is neither long nor complicated.. not even complex...the incoming president swears: ""I, -----------------------, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Hmmm.. is there anyone who doesn't see the irony of Obama not being impeached ... on either of two aspects... first, his charge to " preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States", or secondly, failure to give America the "best of my Ability"? Of course, he could plea that ineptness IS the best of his ability..

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From the "John Lovitz SNL skit archive of "Pathological Liar" department - -HuffPOOPOO  story: "President Barack Obama gave his final press conference as president of the United States on Wednesday, and one comment has some scratching their heads and others reaching for their Shepard Fairey posters. * "I'm not going to be running for anything anytime soon," -- "not running for anything anytime soon"? The way I see it, Obama will hit the ground running... and run away from his "legacy" everyday for the rest of his life.. 

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You know, I really do understand why so many Democrat Congresspersons won't show up for Trump's inauguration.. they supported Hellary, and are afraid to come out of the closet and admit they are happy.

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I agree with Trump...all those Democrats that have announced they aren't going to attend the inauguration should be REQUIRED to turn in all the tickets they were issued so the Republicans can re-issue them to people who want to be there.

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Online headline: "Former President Bush moved to intensive care as wife Barbara also hospitalized" -- Please keep the Bush family in your prayers.

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From the "huh?" department - Online story: "A convicted art thief in a stolen car was arrested after driving from Miami to Washington D.C. to seek a presidential pardon, police said Wednesday. *
NBC Washington reported that Marcus Sanford Patmon was arrested outside a Starbucks in Arlington, Va. on Sunday. He was charged with unauthorized use of a stolen vehicle." -- "charged with unauthorized use of a stolen vehicle"? Huh? Don't tell me there is an "authorized use of a stolen vehicle".....

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From the "figures don't lie, but liars figure a lot" department - Online headline/story: "$1.9B accounting 'error' adds to California deficit projection * The administration discovered accounting mistakes last fall, but it did not notify lawmakers until the administration included adjustments to make up for the errors in Brown's budget proposal last week. The Democratic governor called for more than $3 billion in cuts because of a projected deficit he pegged at $1.6 billion. * "There's no other way to describe this other than a straight up error in accounting, which we deeply regret," said H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for the Department of Finance." -- "There's no other way to describe this other than a straight up error in accounting"? Good grief. what a liar.. there are many things to call such an "accounting error"...ineptness, embezzlement, govermnet efficiency, or my two favorites, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help", and Alfred E. Neuman's "go to" catch phrase, "What me worry?"

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Online headline: "California withdraws request to let illegal immigrants buy Obamacare insurance" -- Wow.. Trumpism is catching on.. now there's a movement to "Make California Great Again".

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From what buncha BS" department - Online headline/story: "Obama should pardon Hillary Clinton, former assistant US attorney says * A New York lawyer appealed to President Obama Wednesday in an opinion piece to pardon former-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and others who may be “potential targets” of an investigation into the use of her private email serve * Begleiter wrote that he wishes Trump well as president, but said it would be a gamble in the event Clinton ever criticized Trump during his presidency. He called it “sideways” to believe that a person who accepted a pardon is admitting guilt." -- "called it 'sideways' to believe that a person who accepted a pardon is admitting guilt"? Good grief.. of course it would be an admission of guilt in all the Clintons'  doings! I also figure that after their foundations have collapsed, her lawyers figure the Clintons wouldn't be able to pay them for all the defense work he would have to provide for the rest of their lives.

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Soapbox moment: "Since Isaiah Hugley thinks paying Fair Market Value for property that is assessed at considerably below what he considered Fair Market Value for the recent purchase of property on Cusseta Road/North Andrew, how about getting an update on the Fair Market Value of his commercial property on St Mary's Road... the current assessed market value seems seriously under valued for the location.

http://qpublic7.qpublic.net/ga_display_dw.php?county=ga_muscogee&KEY=065+028+032

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Speaking of Isaiah Hugley... Anybody seen confirmation that all the wrongfully paid "raises" Isaiah Hugley handed out have been accounted for?

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Democrats on Tom Price's confirmation hearing panel want to know how the Republican health plans would work.. Good grief..since none of the House Democrats even read what was in OObamaCRAP , and it has coerced working taxpayers to buy it to avoid IRS tax penalties rather than because the insurance policies were a good value, who cares what any Democrat "feels" about healthcare reform.

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From the "after listening to uber-lib Dem Senator Murray of Washington, I am now for ..no.. committed to term limits" department - Senator Murray incessantly asked Tom Price about things he's not yet in position to answer, yet she never asked any of those questions to Obama..or even OObamaCRAP author James Gruber.

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The more I think about it, Obama commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence to keep mainscream media distracted from asking Obama about the "reveals" about his influencing the Israeli and 3 South American countries' elections.

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How iconic..  how brilliant.... word is out that Justice Clarence Thomas, using Reagan's Bible, will swear in Donald John Trump as our nation's 45th president!

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From L-E story: "“Boycotting was not a consideration,” said Representative Sanford) Bishop (D-GA). “The inauguration is technically a joint session of Congress. While I am not aTrump supporter, I respect the office of the president and it is my duty to attend.” -- Two merit points for Sanford Bishop! This is how every Congressman should respond.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

From the "where did I hear that earlier" department - Online story: "Iowa Rep. Steve King, in an interview with an Iowa radio station, was also critical of the Congressional Black Caucus, saying, "When they formed the Congressional Black Caucus back years ago, in the aftermath or in the beginning of the civil rights movement, the shape of that, I looked at that even then and I thought, 'How can you form a caucus that's established on race?' But they did, and they got away with it because people didn't want it challenged. And now, the Congressional Black Caucus, I just openly say they're the self-segregating caucus." -- Hmmm.. in yesterday's blog, I mentioned: "You know, if I didn't know better, I'd have guessed it was Bill Clinton who named the Congressional Black Caucus.. It makes sense when you try to define what the CBC really represents.. It's more like Non-White Segregated Democrats.. Now, does the CBC/N-WSD really follow Martin Luther's dream of a fully integrated society where no one is judged by the color of their skin?"
 
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Now we hear that this will not be John Lewis' first "missed" inauguration.. seems he pulled the same stunt at Bush43's 2001 inauguration as well..
 
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Liberals are the victim of their own regressive education system..It's not about whether one candidate or the other won the overall popular vote, it was about who won the necessary number of Electoral College votes per the US Constitution...OUR Constitution!

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Prayers for former president George H. W. Bush and his family... he was hospitalized yesterday... 92.

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One thing for sure, Obama leaving office will not increase the unemployment number,, he'll join the ranks of those not counted as "unemployed" as he won't be seeking work.

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HuffPOOPOO story: "With only hours to go until he leaves the White House and loses his executive authority for good, President Barack Obama appointed a slew of sports stars, longtime advisers and other figures to dozens of administration positions on Monday and Tuesday. * The White House announced the appointments in a pair of press releases published on Monday and Tuesday. Athletes including gymnast Gabby Douglas, basketball players Kareem Abdul-Jabaar and Jason Collins, and soccer star Carli Lloyd were appointed as members of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. Collins, who made history four years ago when he became the first openly gay player in the NBA, and Lloyd are slotted to chair the council." -- Ooops, Obama just slurred the NFL.. he didn't appoint Michael Sams to anything.. Of course, by the time the government finished all the hiring paperwork, they get "fired" on Friday, and will have to start filling out their unemployment paperwork.. Hmmm.. just more waste of tax dollars.
 
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Obviously, new rules/laws need to be passed governing political appointees of an outgoing administration. Something should prohibit Department heads from voicing their opinion publicly...or even through "leaks", about the incoming administration...even if the transition involves a new president of the same party.


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Online headline/story: "Top Republicans blast Obama's decision to commute Chelsea Manning's sentence *  Manning was convicted of violating the Espionage Act, among other charges, in 2013 after she stole secret documents from a computer system she had access to while working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq and leaked them to WikiLeaks in 2010. * "This is just outrageous," Paul Ryan said in a statement. "Chelsea Manning's treachery put American lives at risk and exposed some of our nation's most sensitive secrets. President Obama now leaves in place a dangerous precedent that those who compromise our national security won't be held accountable for their crimes." -- Good grief.. Obama commutes the sentences of druggies, jihadists, and now a traitor.. Trump should do at least three things to start.. send Chelsea Manning a bill for his transgender treatments in prison, and send maps of the Obama's new address to the released jihadists so they know where to send their "thank you" messages, and.. revoke the Obama's personal Secret Service staff.

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Online story: " U.S. women's apparel chain The Limited filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after closing all 250 stores * Retailers filing for bankruptcy in the past year include Aeropostale Inc, Pacific Sunwear of California Inc , Sports Authority, Vestis Retail Group and American Apparel. * In addition, department store chains such as Sears Holdings Corp and Macy's Inc are planning on closing scores of locations this year." -- This is sad.. sad that after 8 years of Obama, the Trump era is so close, but none of these businesses have enough fuel to get into the "pit area" to refuel so they can get back into the race.

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Online story: "With just three days left in office, the Obama administration has doubled an initial $500 million commitment to a fund that helps developing nations fight climate change and adapt to its consequences. * The State Department's announcement Tuesday brings U.S. contributions to the Green Climate Fund to $1 billion since 2016. * he incoming Trump administration and some Republicans oppose the program" --  "some Republicans oppose"? Good grief.. then Ryan should simply put a "stop payment" on the CHECK!

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Online story: "A 2014 letter from the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 terror attacks to President Barack Obama reportedly reached the White House. * A White House source confirmed the delivery of Khalid Sheik Mohammed’s letter to the Miami Herald on Monday, but failed to say whether Obama had read it." -- "failed to say whether Obama had read it"? Of course Obama read it! Obama has repeatedly stated that he finds out about all this stuff from reading about it in a newspaper.. Besides, it was probably a pre-commutation "thank you" for his impending release fro Gitmo.

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LIV's L-E "soundoff": "John Lewis once said, "We are one house, an American house." Both he and Trump need to remember that and stop the rhetoric and boycotts that cause further division." -- Hmmm and from what "room" in the "house" did he say this.. the Congressional Black Caucus.. a.k.a. the the "Non-White Segregated Democrats" room... You know.. for the first time in Lewis's Congressional AND Civil Rights career, Trump has reached out to the black community making an effort to accomplish something that has not happened in the 53-years of LBJ's "War on Poverty", and Lewis has snubbed Trump... Trump is calling in people to discuss ideas/directions, and a person who should have the most intimate connection has rejected Trump.. Go home, John Lewis, the inner cities need someone who wants to help!

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L-E headline/story: "MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD * School board decides arts school name, chair, vice chair *  They’re the only two (artists) in Columbus that have homes here for our children to see,” Cantrell said. “… That’s why honoring somebody from Columbus, Georgia, is very important for the students to look up and say, ‘My gosh. These people became world famous, and they’re from Columbus.’ ” --Good grief.. I didn't realize how unaware of Columbus's art  family that Cantrell is.. Mary Passailaigue, Marge and Wright Tilley, Garry Pound, Bo Bartlett, Rose Ogle, Jimmy Fuller, Tim Wilson, Justin Guarini, Bebo Norman, Keni Thomas, Donna D'Erroco, Wayne Brady. Nunnally Johnson, Bob Barr, Robert Cray, Jake Hess, Dmitri Matheny, Curley Money, Rozonda Thomas, Danny Whitten, and Tom Wiggins (a.k.a. "Blind Tom"). Oh, and let's not forget that hot singer/promoter.. now living in California.. Dereck.. met his mom at the celebration of the defeat of Tom-LYING-son's tax assault.Sadly, educating our students is not the only weakness in the art future of Columbus.

I see no need to comment further on how ludicrous the chair voting process for the MCSB was held.. Two nominees, yet only one was allowed to be voted on.. What happened to secret ballot rights and choice of candidates?

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L-E "HEAD-LIE": "CBO: 18M Americans would lose health coverage under ACA repeal" -- Good grief..how can anyone say such, or mainscream media "report" such, when no details about a Trump plan have been seen? To boot, when Trump overrules the IRS tax penalty, possibly more will drop out.. On the other hand, without the "tax penalty", insurance companies will have to offer more competitive policies (especially concerning  "deductibles") so, it may end up that MORE will want insurance coverage.. and state medicaid can tend to the others.

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Online headline/story: "Some of Georgia’s top officials reaped big pay raises in past year * After Gov. Nathan Deal signed a budget last year offering 3 percent pay raises to teachers and state employees, his team made it clear it wanted the money to go mostly to rank-and-file workers, not highly paid administrators. *  In the past year, the head of the Department of Transportation received a 35 percent increase, and some of his top underlings got double-digit raises." -- "head of DOT received a 35 percent increase"? Good grief.. after the 5 years of boondoggle getting just 3/4ths a mile widened between Whitesville and Veterans, I was looking for heads to roll at the GA DOT.. but raises.. "knock me over with a feather"!
 
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Oh...I reported about Miami's tribute to the memory and honor of MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr, and that "only" a few were shot and 3 were killed. Well, Chicago didn't fail to keep up its image..24 shot and 4 killed.