After reading so much about statues and monuments to military men of 160+ years ago being torn down, and military bases named for such men, I got to thinking.. What about more recent politicians ... Senator Robert Byrd of WV to be specific... you know.. Resident Biden's "good buddy".....Here's some facts about Senator Byrd:

 

"While working as a butcher in the early 1940s, Byrd formed a new chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Sophia, West Virginia. * In his 2005 book, Robert C. Byrd: Child of the Appalachian Coalfields, Byrd recalled how his ability to quickly recruit 150 of his friends to the group impressed a top Klan official who told him, “You have a talent for leadership, Bob ... The country needs young men like you in the leadership of the nation.” * Flattered by the official's observation, Byrd continued his leadership role in the Klan and was eventually elected Exalted Cyclops of the local group. * As late as 1946, Byrd wrote to the Klan’s Grand Wizard: “The Klan is needed today as never before, and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia and in every state in the nation.” * In 1964, Byrd led a filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He also opposed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, * Byrd was the only member of the Senate to vote against the confirmations of both Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, the only two African-Americans nominated to the United States Supreme Court." -- Hmmm... Currently, there are at least 44 miscellaneous edifices in West Virginia that have been "named" for him...Byrd was the epitome of the Jim KKKrow era. Why haven't the Democrats sought to remove his name from those.. Oh! He was ONE OF THEM!

 

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Like the current major police officer shortage that Columbus GA Council has turned a blind-eye to for the past 14-15 years, Council needs to look into the Tax Office as well... There is a huge construction project being built of about 340 apartments and townhouses on River Road on property "conveniently" zoned "RO" for a church in the area that sold it to a huge national firm, but the sale has not been posted in the Tax database... Recently, a new sign has been posted at the entrance designating it with new River Road address which is not something that can be done without he "number" being officially assigned by a Columbus official. What is Council trying hard to cover up... has some tax favor deal been made to the company?

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Oh, Columbus, GA... got a partial answer to my being charged a "Liquor tax" I thought we had been charged on 2 glasses of wine during my bride's and my meal at Trevioli downtown a couple of weeks ago.. A Columbus official went there with a copy of the receipt and was told it was a charge for two Vodka drinks.. that's an issue I'm going back to check on because neither my bride or me drink vodka... we haven't imbibed in any alcoholic beverages except beer or wine in nearly 16 years... but that only addressed one aspect I brought to Council's attention.. I still want to know when restaurants were instructed to collect an additional "Liquor Tax" on top of the 9% sales taxes we pay.. I certainly vote on a new tax such as this, and I don't remember seeing a story about it... Also.. who GETS the additional tax revenue.. the City or State?

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Online story: "Legislation to legalize sports betting in Georgia left for dead after Crossover Day in the General Assembly last week was brought back to life Thursday." --
Good grief! Having a "betting vice" legalized to "fund education" has always been .. at best.. an oxymoron, but including sports betting for additional "funding of education" is ridiculous.. if the state wants "more funding", just shut down the organized "bookies" and go after their unreported income.

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WTVM-TV9 headline: "Organization to hold event to raise awareness of rise in Columbus GA gun violence" -- Hmmm... You know, RAISING awareness of gun violence is not the issue... LOWERING gun violence IS.

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Columbus, GA media is still reporting a wrong number for current homicides in 2023 so far.. It's not 14.. it's 17.. Since that massacre weekend following Valentines Day, two bodies have been found, and a woman has been arrested for murder by intentionally running down a man of I-185... Get it right, Columbus GA media... keep Council focused!

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Did you see Sec of Treasury Yellen-Hollerin' wiggle out of answering a Senator's question about whether a country bank of hard working people's money would have gotten the same relief as a bank filled with billionaire, Democrat donors' money? She was pathetic!

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Read this story.. it's very pertinent all over America:

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2960101695413-a-police-officer-makes-a-profound-statement-after-pulling-over-a-black-teen?_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=ODMwMTg0ODItMTY3OTA0NTI2ODIwMw%3D%3D&pd=05cKtmPm&hl=en_US&send_time=1679045268&actBtn=floatShareButton&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2223.11.0%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D

 

The solution is self-evident... I've raised my children to always respect the police if pulled over... cooperate completely ... and if there is a challengeable issue, Court hearings are where it can be decided.

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Online headline/story: "House Oversight chair questions $1.3 million in payments to Hunter Biden and relatives * They are alleged to have been paid after the associate, Rob Walker, was wired $3 million in March 2017 from a Chinese energy company affiliated with another company that Biden had been doing business with. The recipients of the $1.3 million in payments were Biden, his uncle James Biden and Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter's brother Beau Biden, Comer said" -- Hey... what about the "Big Guy's 10%"?

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I didn't catch his name, but I was disgusted often broadcast video of one San Franciscan advocate's "suggestion" (well, more like "INSISTENCE) that the only way to stop youth violence and "smash & Dash" crimes is "REPARATIONS, REPARATIONS, REPARATIONS". I can think of many ways to stop such... like better parenting at home, unhand-cuffing the police officers, better crime prosecution by the DA's office, better jury decisions based on objective reasoning, and stronger sentencing decisions by judges...

Writer's Note: This item was "blocked" by Associated Press/Huffington Post for online discussion ("This comment violated our policy")... sorta proves it's "spot on".

 

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Looks like Biden's on a roll... B-Words are his nemesis...Build Back Better,, well, BURST... and now Biden's Basketball Bracket just... well...BOMBED..and  his winner's BET was Arizona...BYE-BYE Arizona!

 From the "Laugh of the 'weak' department - Online headline: "White House accuses House Republicans of playing ‘partisan games’ with Texas border field hearing * The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing in Texas" -- Hmmm ... as opposed to Democrats "playing partisan games" by not showing up for their job?

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After hearing tapes about Resident Biden being the "Big Guy" who receives "10%" of Hunter's deals, do you reckon Biden's getting "10%" from the Mexican Cartels?

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Online "headLIE": "VP Harris' husband slammed for linking parents’ anger at school boards to Nazi-era 'hate’ * Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff said that he sees the 'hate' by parents at 'school meetings'" -- Hmmm... so Mr Chuckles "sees the 'hate' by parents at 'school meetings"? WRONG! What Mr Chuckles is seeing is a revolution by parents to stop schools from implanting their children's minds with Socialist indoctrination!

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Hmmm... now we have Representative Maxine Waters, D-CA, a walking sequel to the "Mad Max" series, pointing her finger at Trump for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank...Once again, it brings up the question of why the Democrats are still blaming everything on Trump...Well... it's because they still KNOW he is a viable candidate, and he won't be "surprised" at the Democrats' "ballot harvesting" tricks of 2020/2022... nor the fact that Trump won more states than Biden, and no sitting President EVER got as many votes as Trump did.

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So San Francisco,california is going to consider $5,000,000.00 for each "qualifying" Blacks in the Frisco area.. I know they aren't going to give it each to of he 42,000 but what San Francisco doesn't realize is that tons of genealogists will find a way to connect every Black person to a "qualifier" (for a 'fee', of course). Hmmm... I'm about to bet on Senator Pocahontas Warren finding to show she's also a Black person...

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Online headline/story: "Biden admin buckles to environmental groups, makes sudden reversal on key land decision * The decision will 'deprive Alaskans of the life-saving services the road would provide access to,' Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says "It makes zero sense" " -- Hmmmm...."Makes zero sense"? Well, this would make it consistent with every other Resident Biden Executive Orders.

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Online story: ":"A middle school in Utah's Nebo School District gave sixth-grade students "disgusting" insects to eat last week as part of an English assignment on climate change, claiming it would save the environment from cows which were "killing the world," according to a mom who spoke with Fox News." -- Hmmm... I think I'm becoming a "Climate Change" advocate....Yes, it's time to "change" the "climate" in our schools' curriculums!

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A Fox News "anchorette" said Biden was in Las Vegas but wasn't saying anything about reassuring America about the current banking issues.. Good Grief! There's nothing Biden can say about anything that will reassure America anything.

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The NCAA started a terrible trend by allowing transgenders to play on women's teams.. Seriously, what will the NCAA do if a team recruits defensive and offensive football linemen to declare themselves as women and play for the women's field hockey team?

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Online headline: "Michigan Senate Democrats vote to repeal decade-old 'right-to-work' law" -- You know... If the union officials really put their members "first", all the workers would be eager to belong.

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Online headline: "GOP criticizes Biden's budget proposal in front of his budget director: 'Funky voodoo accounting'" -- Wait a minute! That was no budget.... It was a BLUDGEON!

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Online headline: "Court rules against employee fired for refusing to attend LGBTQ training session" -- The District Court just destroyed DEI....the judge's ruling basically Destroyed Everyone's Individuality.,,, fortunately, it was a District Court and can be fixed in the Supreme Court...

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Online headline: "NYC Democrat calls out liberal governor, Biden as city turns shuttered McDonald's into migrant 'mega shelter'" -- Hmmm... I can hear Governor Hochul asking "customers". "You want more LIES with that?".

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Was looking at "qualifiers" for 2024 Council Post 10 At-Large elections, and found one that posted an error in his resident address.. Patrick Leonard has "qualified" for Columbus GA Council Post 10-at-Large in 2024, and gave the wrong street designation. Too boot, said property is owned by a LLC Corporation in New York City...

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Another "qualifier" for Columbus, GA Council Post 10-At-Large is Travis Chambers, husband of our School Board Chairwoman...somehow this seems like there may be a conflict of interest... and possible collusion ... especially on property tax votes for exemptions, millage, and SPLOST/LOST issues...

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Online headline: "US video shows moment Russian fighter jet collides with US drone
US video shows damage to MQ-9 Reaper drone after Russian Su-27 fighter jet collision" -- Hey, Putin... "Smile.. You're on Candid Camera"

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Online opinion "headLIE": "Opinion: The Firing of Fani Willis Exposes the GOP's Dangerous Politics of Protecting Trump" -- Good grief! Willis was fired for ignoring real crimes while pushing a political witch-hunt '

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Online "headLIE": " FBI says it has no records related to Trump's claim he 'sent' agents to stop voter fraud in Florida during 2018 election" -- Seriously? Who is actually going to believe the Washington FBI office?

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Online /story: " US, Mexico aim to find 13,000 Mexican migrant workers owed $6.5 million in wages" -- Good grief! Biden will work with Mexico on paying illegal aliens US wages, but won't demand Mexico to work with the US on the border issues. And if you do the n]math.. that $6.5 Million is about $500.00 per Mexican worker, and the lawyers haven't been paid yet.

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Online headline: "Columbus family closer to winning right for art school students to play more sports" -- Good grief! The failure is the school system not making all major sports available to the students at every high school. This should be a "no brainer"..

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Let's face it... the White House just bailed out Silicon Valley Bank.... one look at the list of Directors and major account holders shows the SVB connection with huge liberal political donors. You know.. when you look at the list of Directors, it seems to many are less qualified to be Bank Directors than Hunter Biden was to be a Director of Burisma Energy in Ukraine..

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Hey, Columbus, GA Council... the sale of 25 + acres on River Road still hasn't been updated in the City's tax database.. There's no excuse in this...especially when a huge bump in property taxes will benefit the City and Muscogee County School System... hmmm... wait a minute.. is Council trying to HIDE some "deal" about tax exemption?

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And what about GA Power Company.. all of a sudden they haven't been billed for heir 2022 taxes and the tax database shows no payments have been received.

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Online headline/story: "Big, stinky blob of algae takes aim at Florida beaches. What's causing it? Is it climate change? * Sargassum, a naturally occurring type of macroalgae, has grown at an alarming rate this winter. The belt stretches across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to Florida and the Yucatan Peninsula and is as much as 200 to 300 miles wide. * Christopher Columbus wrote about floating mats of it in the Atlantic Ocean." --
I remember this phenomenon when I was a child.. seaweed piled up along the shoreline that was "matted", 18" to 2 ft dense, and maybe 10 yards out into the water... We could walk on it....This is not a new sign of Climate Change as we're going to hear loudly proclaimed.

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Online headline: "Wellesley College students vote to admit trans men and nonbinary students" -- Good grief.. what elitist liberals won't do to to prove they are more liberal than run-of-the-mill liberals....SMH... Of course, I want to see another vote from he Wellesley alumna when one of their daughters is assaulted on campus...

 

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 From the "if you think Biden is bad, we coulda had Warren" department - Got an e-mail from Sen Pocahontas yesterday, and she's suddenly become the guru of banking... now it's Trump's fault that the Silicon Valley Bank failed.. She said her "legislation repeals a key piece of Trump's bill, which eased regulations on banks that controlled assets ranging from $50 billion to $250 billion. I don’t know about you, but to me a minimum of $50 billion in assets is not pocket change, and needs to be strongly regulated." -- Hmmm.. so to her, $50 Billion is not "pocket change"... wait a minute... didn't Warren sign 3 different TRILLION DOLLAR giveaway bills without hesitating an iota about how many billions that was?

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Online headline: "Court rules against employee fired for refusing to attend LGBTQ training session" -- Interesting... He was fired for not attending a class on work place discrimination... yet, he is being discriminated against by his employer...

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Online headline: "Mr. Wonderful' torches 'idiot' bankers, says feds' SVB response 'nationalized the banking system'" -- Ooooh! I'm gonna find out when the first "Shark Tank" episode is taped following this incident... I cannot wait to hear Kevin "Mr Wonderful" O'Leary riddle Mark Cuban about putting so much of his own money in Silicon Valley Bank, and owing Jo-KKK-e Biden a favor!

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Again... let's see a list of names.. and the amount of money they had ?\"invested" in Silicon Valley Bank... bet it's a list of "Who's Who" who were going Boo-hoo until Biden bailed then out.

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Looks like Resident Biden learned how to "draw lines in the sand" from Obama! Remember how Obama drew a line in the sand with Syria's President was Bashar AssWad... and when AssWad crossed one line, Obama would draw ANOTHER line.. well. until Obama was backed up and out of the picture? I think Putin just stepped over the line Biden drew.

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Looks like those unarrested "antifa" from the Atlanta riots found their way to california and the safety of a "Sanctuary" city to riot at a college campus in california "protesting" Charlie Kirk where they can get "no/low bail...

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Online headline: "Biden mocked for tweeting 'super real, totally not fake' letter from a child about equal pay" -- Just proves Resident Biden will read anything the White House "handlers" will put on a Teleprompter....or tablet paper. Hmmm... maybe Resident Biden oughta ask "Charlotte's parents if they give her as much weekly allowance as their neighbors give their son for doing equal chores?

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Online headline/story: "JESSE WATTERS: Newark became sister-cities with a fake country" -- Good grief! Newark, NJ signed a Hindu scam artist to be "sister cities for an island country off South America that doesn't exist... While Columbus, GA already has "sister cities" in Japan, Romania, Taiwan, and Georgia, I could see our Mayor/Council/City Manager/Chamber of Commerce getting drawn in on a scam like this...

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Did you read where Buick "REQUIRED" a $1,500.00 dollar SUBSCRIPTION (plus $49.99 monthly fee) on all 2023 models (but has rescinded the "mandatory" on all but the top end 2024 models). I'm curious... what do buyers of used 2023 Buick get stuck with, or do subscribers get to "transfer" their existing subscription to a new model.. Me,, I'm not buying a Buick...

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Online headline: "Chinese 'Long March' rocket reenters Earth's atmosphere uncontrolled, disintegrates over Texas * China's uncontrolled rocket space junk reentry criticized by many" -- Hmmm... guess Resident Biden told Xi that sending a "balloon" over Texas wasn't warning enough....

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Online story: "Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor in the fatal "Rust" movie set shooting case, has made the decision to step down. * The statement continued, "My priority in this case—and in every case I’ve prosecuted in my 25-year career—has been justice for the victim. However, it has become clear that the best way I can ensure justice is served in this case is to step down so that the prosecution can focus on the evidence and the facts, which clearly show a complete disregard for basic safety protocols led to the death of Halyna Hutchins. I will not allow questions about my serving as a legislator and prosecutor to cloud the real issue at hand."" -- Put me in, Coach Reeb! I know how to hit every "pitch" Baldwin's lawyers will throw at me...

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WTVM-TV9 headline: "Biden to deliver former President Jimmy Carter’s eulogy" -- Good grief! Bet ..assuming Biden lives long enough...bet him eulogizing Cuzzin' Jimmy will be the first eulogy read from a Teleprompter..

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Online "headLIE": "Energy Secretary Granholm claims US can 'learn from what China is doing' on climate change * Granholm praised China for being 'very sensitive' to the world's climate needs, investing in clean energy" -- Good grief! Does she even know about China's "3rd World" status? Does she know XI is building bad coal burning energy plants as fast as he can? Dies she know that Xi is purchasing Russia "dirty" crude oil? Actually.. I think she does... which makes her even more pathetic...

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So....all the Democrats on the House Committee discussing the current border and immigration issues are going to boycott this week's meeting there because ...because the Republicans 'are playing politics'... Hmmm... Isn't saying you are going to boycott because the other party is 'playing politics' actually a bigger game of "politics"?... In fact, isn't this more politic playing than actually attending the meeting?

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Online "headLIE"/story: "Warnock’s campaign chief sees lessons from Dems in Georgia * “When you have an opponent like Walker, there are plenty of people who’d look at all his liabilities and go as far left as possible,” Fulks said. “We never did that.” * “There’s no point in having people around you who are afraid to tell you the truth,” Warnock said." -- "no point in having people around you who are afraid to tell you the truth"? That's funny coming from Pastor Warnock...who;s never seen a 10 Commandment he believes in.... but it was the $100 Million dollars of "dark, out-of-state character assassination ads" that put Warnock back in... if Walker had been willing..... and able.. to do that with Warnock's "flaws", then Warnock would have lost.

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Online story: "In a news release , Rewiring America said that Abrams, a former House minority leader in her home state of Georgia, will use her new role to help launch a national awareness campaign and also a network of communities working together to help Americans go electric." -- Hmmm.. you know.. Hunter Biden had more energy knowledge when he was tapped as a director for Burisma..that Abrams has for any energy other that "hot air".

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Online headline: "Stacey Abrams gets a new job after election loss, joins environmental group trying to eliminate gas stoves" -- Hmmm...Looks like Abrams is a "busy b.... what we really need is to eliminate politicians full of hot air and gas!

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WRBL-TV3 story: "COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Embattled Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon outlined a strategic plan to a pack room at city council Tuesday morning. * Councilors Pops Barns, Gary Allen and Bruce Huff praised Blackmon on the presentation during the meeting. Huff called it “on point.” * Councilor Judy Thomas asked a number of questions about the possible costs." -- Hmmm... and Chief Blackmon WAS "on point" .. it's the point that has been made over and over by citizens, taxpayers and voters since we passed the 2008 permanent Public Safety LOST that Council has pretty mus=ch abused.. We wanted the 100 new officer 15 years ago to get us up to near 500, and now we learn active police officer staff in UNDER 300, and the Chief wants to get the staff up OVER 500... Mayor...Council... the ball is in YOUR court!

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Looks like San Francisco is going ahead with a reparations plan... of course, they have capped the reparation number at $5 Million so none or the recipients can afford to but=y a home anywhere near Queen PeLOUSY...

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Online headline: "Tyson Foods Inc will close two U.S. chicken plants with almost 1,700 employees on May 12, the company said on Tuesday. * The closures show the biggest U.S. meat company by sales is still trying to figure out how to improve its chicken business that has struggled for years. * Tyson will shut a plant in Glen Allen, Virginia, with 692 employees and a plant in Van Buren, Arkansas, with 969 employees" -- So much for inflation and employment numbers being as improved as Biden keeps telling MSM...

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Online "headLIE": "Joe Biden says restricting transgender rights is 'sinful' in interview with 'Daily Show' guest host Kal Penn" -- Hmmm... hey, Resident Biden... I though a "sin" was BREAKING God's laws... not UPHOLDING them.

 

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This explains 2021, 2022, and so far in 2023:

 

Biden probably wish the Russian took this drone out instead

 From the "way too little and way too late" department - Online "headLIE"/story: "Biden to reinforce background checks for gun buyers * ..promoting as the most comprehensive policy the president can enact without Congress. " -- GOOD GRIEF! Has anyone, anywhere, ever seen a "background check" done on an illegal gun sale?... and, too boot, "skipping" Congress on a 2nd Amendment issue ain't gonna go well with Congress or the Supreme Court...

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There are a lot people happy DeSantis will run because he's "Trump Policies" without the "Trump Personality"... Let me warn you... if DeSantis does become the Republican nominee, MSM will go after him as.... or more... fervently... viciously .. than Trump. Until then you don't know who DeSantis "is".. What will be best bet for America is to have Trump and DeSantis on the same ticket.. with Trump as President..then DeSantis in 2028 and 2032.

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Another body was found on 5th Avenue here in Columbus, GA on Sunday afternoon... this is in addition to another body found last week off Woodruff Road. Looks like homicide number 17 for 2023...

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Columbus L-E headline: "Muscogee Coroner forced to use U-Haul to transport bodies, blames outdated equipment" -- 14 homicides? The L-E must not be adding in the two recent bodies "found" , or the "hit & run, vehicular homicide". The other issues... old equipment, antiquated work conditions, and overload from surrounding areas are money allocation issues not addressed properly by mayors/Councils, past and present... and I don't remember any money from the last $400 Million dollar SPLOST being aimed at any Coroner issues.... needs.

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Online story: "The city of Augusta, GA is on the hook for $2 million in IRS penalties for not properly filing paperwork related to the Affordable Care Act, sources in the city government told News 12. * But $2 million could be the tip of the iceberg or could be the total amount, depending on how many years the city failed to file the paperwork" -- Hmmm... hope Columbus, GA has been more accountable than Augusta, but who knows what lurks in the "fine print" of the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCRAP) for Columbus...

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Online headline/story: "Muscogee Co. School District holds ribbon cutting for new family resource center * Now, there is a designated space for parents, students, and staff to connect. Chief Student Services Officer, Dr. Angela Vickers-Ward, explain why a connection like this helps serve the Muscogee County School District family. * A lot of times, parents don’t necessarily want to go to the school and they want to go to a place that’s neutral ground and so with that being said we have a place for them.”" -- "parents don’t necessarily want to go to the school"? Whoa! The disconnect has been because kids are bused out of neighborhoods, so parents aren't involved with getting their children to school, and schools don't encourage parents to be involved! Years ago, I volunteered as a substitute teacher at Columbus JR High (now a Senior Living Facility on 29th St).. and the first class I taught was an 8th Grade General (remedial) Math class. During some class "busy work" assigned by the "regular teacher", I noticed a child "skipping" certain problems (division with a 3-digit divisor) and asked him about "why".. He said the teacher told him he "didn't have to do those because he didn't know how". I looked at the notes the teacher had for the substitute teacher, and there it was,, a note saying "Charles" ((not real name) wasn't expected to do those problems. I stooped beside him, and worked 1-on-1 with him .. he stumbled through the first problem until he got the correct answer.. then he slowly applied what he had just learned and solved the second problem by himself.. You should have seen him "light up" when I congratulated him in front of his peers! He went on to solve the 3 remaining problems he originally skipped. During my "break period", I went and asked the principal for the student's parents number and called. His mother answered, and I explained that the teacher wasn't doing right by her son, and that she needed to come have a conversation with her and the principal.. She seemed overjoyed that the school was taking a personal interest in her son... then she floored me.. she asked where her son's school was located! He'd been going there a year and a half, and she didn't know where it was. Parents NEED to be EXPECTED to participate in.. and support.. the schools their children attend.. At a minimum, more emphasis at getting better parent involvement in the PTAs and teacher meetings AT the schools needs to be encouraged... maybe even demanded!

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Trump and DeSantis get it! Get where the focus should be, that is.. for PEACE.. not war.. in the Ukraine/Russia situation...

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Online headline: 'GOP senators pushed to keep banking rules loose one week before SVB collapse" -- Good grief! Talk about trying to "pass the buck"! Obviously Harry Truman is not a role model for Resident Biden and his White House "handlers"! It looks like the Democrat "game plan" is to make the Republicans look responsible for the collapse of SVB, yet SVB's issues are mismanagement and the Fed raising interest rates on bonds that have caused a still climbing inflation rate, and a drop in face/redeemable value of Treasury bonds...

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Online half-truth story: " Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, C." -- " Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is proposing changes to entitlement programs for younger generations, opening the door to potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare if elected."? Wait a minute.. the opposite is also true.. with proper management, better growth.. and better returns to the individuals who contribute to their Social Security plans... but MSM doesn't want the Democrat voter base to see that possibility.. What's really endangering the system is that the "lockbox" Algore was secure had had it's lock picked by the Democrats! Some $6 Trillion dollars has been "borrowed" by Democrat Congresses for government program use, but no plan for repaying it is on the books...

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Online headline: "Joe Biden says restricting transgender rights is 'sinful' in interview with 'Daily Show' guest host Kal Penn" -- Hmmm... and what does Resident Jo-KKK-e Biden say about violating God's words?

Writer's Note: This was "blocked" by censorship...

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Online "headLIE": "Biden says 'the banking system is safe' after Silicon Valley Bank shutdown" -- WRONG... what Resident Biden said was banks with Democrat Donors' money in them are "s-a-f-e"...... and will be "safer" with bigger donations in 2024.

 

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 Like I said... if transgenders do not menstruate or have severe monthly cramps... send them to the men's locker room...

 Did you see the "budget" the White House sent McCarthy? You know, wanting to spend $2-plus Trillion Dollars MORE than the revenue you expect is not "budgeting"... It's "bludgeoning"!

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Online headline: "Who were the big winners at the 2023 Oscars?" -- Hmmm... interesting question.... my guess is the nearly 8 BILLION people worldwide who didn't watch it!

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From the "at times, silence speaks louder than words" department - Online headline: "U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday, where she was confronted with data that suggests up to 90% of new IRS audits will hit taxpayers making less than $400,000, which she did not deny." -- "she did not deny"? Hmmm...Sounds like Sec of Treasury Janet Yellen-Hollering just didn't want to be accused of lying to Congress...

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From the "of course they are lying" department - Online headline/story: "Newest political party on ballot in three states has Democrats terrified * No Labels on 2024 ballot in three states; Dems warn 'unity ticket' really a 'spoiler' to Biden's reelection * No Labels, a group that claims to want to give voters a non-extreme presidential option next year, has gained enough support to appear on 2024 presidential election ballots in Colorado, Arizona and Oregon. Criticism of the group varies between those calling it a blatant effort to hurt President Joe Biden's reelection chances to those calling it outright grift." -- "a blatant effort to hurt President Joe Biden's reelection chances"? Good grief...Democrats are gonna vote for Democrats regardless of who it is... just look at Fetterman in Pennsylvania last November.. for that matter, look at Biden in to 2020 election..so any 3rd option on the ballots is meant to take votes away from independents who don't want to vote for the Republican choice...

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Online headline/story: "Canadian Catholic student arrested, charged after saying men, women are different: 'Embarrassing' * "Female students complained to me that they were concerned because males were using their washrooms. This turned into a debate at the school. I stated my opinion on it, and I used Scripture to back it up," Josh Alexander said." -- As Mr. T of the "A-Team" might add.. "I pity the fool who rewrites the words of the Bible...". Online headline: "Who were the big winners at the 2023 Oscars?" -- Hmmm... interesting question... "who were the winners?".... my guess is the nearly 8 BILLION people worldwide who didn't watch it!

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Like I said... if transgenders do not menstruate or have severe monthly cramps... send them to the men's room...

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Online headline: "DeSantis 'politicizing' education by teaching kids the 'evils' of communism, NBC anchor Chuck Todd claims" -- DeSantis is right... and MSM anchors need to take a remedial class in the History of Governments, too...

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Sounds like Mexico's Obrador is taking lessons from Xi and Putin and Kim Jong OOOPS'... Obrador's rattling his saber about the US trying to eradicate the drug cartels' Fentanyl manufacturers, yet won't stop it himself... With our spy technology, we can identify such operations... and should.. and when we do, the US should call him and ask if he'd like some credit for Okaying the armed hypersonic missiles we have ready to send...

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Looks like Resident Jo-KKK-e Biden just gnawed off his foot... He stuck his foot in his mouth by saying he wanted to tax "unrealized capital gains", but after the Silicon Valley Bank went under, now "unrealized gains" are gone and there won't be anything to tax.

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One basic thing distinguishes the difference between a conservative voters and a liberal one.. conservatives look at what a candidate will do for our country; liberals look at what a candidate will do for them personally.

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Speaking of unaddressed Biden screw ups, the Strategic Oil Reserves are still dangerously low.. especially considering the threat China imposes on us and Taiwan. To boot, Biden promised to refill it when oil got down to $70 dollars a barrel, but it's now about $82 dollars and climbing...

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Online headline: "‘Robert De Niro Way’ street renaming proposal sneered at by Tribeca Community Board: report * The street renaming would commemorate the actor's upcoming 80th birthday" -- Hmmm... Manhattan could send De Niro a better message by naming one of the minor sewage pipes after him...

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From the "this really sums up the Democrat Agenda" department - Online headline: "'Top Gun: Maverick' is 'insidious' for portraying 'virtue' of U.S. military: MSNBC editor" -- Good Grief! Have the ratings of all the liberal media sources gotten so low that they figure they can tell how they really feel and no American Patriot will ever know they said it?

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Online headline: "China flexes muscles in Latin America in latest security challenge to US" -- Hmmm...wonder if the "Big Guy" is getting his 10%?

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Online headline: "Liberals took to social media to place blame on former President Trump after FDIC regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after it lost $2 billion. " -- Hmmm...if liberals are blaming Trump for the crash of Silicon Valley Bank, then the rest of us can probably conclude Trump is a NATIONAL HERO!

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Online headline: "Billionaire Bill Ackman on SVB collapse: Government has 48 hours to fix 'irreversible mistake' * Ackman said the FDIC and OCC '[failed] to do their jobs'" -- Hmmmm...well, before any "step in to save action" by the government (other than stated FDIC policy), a list of if who are account holders in SVB needs to be published and how much of their wealth was in deposit there... And from his instant stuck-pig squealing, I'm guessing Mark Cuban has a boat load of cash tied up at SVB...

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Online headline: "Delaware man loses $125,000 property to squatter neighbor after trying to remove goat pen she built on it" -- Good grief! Does this mean that if I have a safety deposit box in a Delaware bank, and even though payments are automatically withdrawn for 20 years, but I don't need to visit it, then the bank can claim what's in it?

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Online "headlie": "Alec Baldwin's attorney, Alex Spiro, told First Judicial District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer at a Thursday hearing in New Mexico that his legal team, as part of its discovery, wanted to see the gun that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. * Except there's one problem — Spiro said the state destroyed the gun, but the state refuted the assertion. * "The court, I don't think, is aware at this point, but I think I should tell the court that the firearm in this case was destroyed by the state," Spiro said during the virtual hearing. "So, that’s obviously an issue and we’re going to have to see that firearm, or what’s left of it." * "The gun Alec Baldwin used in the shooting that killed Halyna Hutchins has not been destroyed by the state. The gun is in evidence and is available for the defense to review," Carmack-Altwies said." -- What an appropriate lawyer Baldwin has hired... Like him, a lawyer that has no idea how guns or evidence trails function.

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Online headline: "Many things about the Academy Awards have changed over the years, but for the past six decades there has been at least one constant: The red carpet." -- Good grief! The carpet should be blue!

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Online headline: "Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't challenge Trump in 2024" -- Whatta misguided ego! Larry Hogan couldn't beat Kamala Harris in a Republican Primary!

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You know, if I was a children's book author of some best sellers, and my publisher decided to "reword" my stories without my permission to placate 'the woke', I do believe I'd sue my publisher for "piracy" and "copyright" infringement ..

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Online headline: "Energy Secretary Granholm claims US can 'learn from what China is doing' on climate change" -- Hmmm... Let's see... American taxpayers have had $100 BILLION Dollars of their money taken from them and spent on "Climate Change" programs and yet the latest air pollution figures are higher now than ever... Meanwhile, US policy placates China which is building coal powered energy sources as fast as they can, and the liberals here ignore them.

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Online headline: "Biden says Americans should 'feel confident' in banking system after federal response to SVB collapse" -- Good grief! The collapse of SVB was CAUSED by what Biden's inflation has done to the bond market.... and he's basically gonna print more money to put out the fire which will cause more fires real soon.

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I'm about to write off Uptown Columbus, GA restaurants! Went Trevioli's Friday a week ago, and when I got my bill, it included a "liquor tax" and pre-charged "tip", both based on the cost of food and beverages plus the 9% taxes ... We... and I'm meaning everybody who eats there are being "charged" a "liquor tax" (being investigated now as to the legality of it) and "tip" computation on prices that include the taxes. And Sunday, a week ago, we went to Vertigo for lunch and we're met with a menu that presumes you will use a CREDIT card so the menu prices have a 4% upcharge over cash. As it was an impromptu after church family meal, I wasn't carrying enough cash for 6, so I used my debit card (versus CREDIT card) and still had to pay Vertigo's CREDIT card prices. If other Uptown restaurants DON'T use either of these policies, let me know, and we'll still use you.

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Hey, Hanoi Jane Fonda! I'm talking to you! Wait a minute! Why do you feel women have the last...or even ONLY say in the matter? What about the baby... the father... even the grandparents should have input. and a vote!

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Online headline: 'Mexican president threatens to meddle in US elections with 'information campaign' against Republicans * Lopez Obrador denied that fentanyl is produced in Mexico" -- Hmmm... and I haven't seen one MSM source get alarmed over election interference or disinformation! Hey... Obrador.. when are you going to stop Fentanyl coming into your country!

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Online headline/story: "Oversight Dem linked to consultants managing group funneling millions into torpedoing Biden investigations * Rep. Daniel Goldman, who will push back against Republican investigations, a member of the House Oversight Committee, has ties to Arabella Advisors, a Washington, D.C., consulting firm that overlooks the largest dark money network in the country. Arabella Advisors manages the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which has bankrolled the Congressional Integrity Project, a group of liberal operatives working behind the scenes with Democrats in attempts to smother the Biden investigations by Goldman's GOP colleagues on the Oversight Committee." -- Hmmm...Talk about impeachment material!

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Did you see the video of the accused Oregon murderer who was unshackled in a courtroom because of ]a liberal law, who then ran out the courthouse when no one was watching him.. Took about two hours to recapture him.. The liberals who voted for that law should be jailed as well.

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The White House must be in panic mode....they sent out Marie Harf (a.k.a. Marie BARF), their top BSer all last week to control the Democrat rhetoric on Fox's "Outnumbered". The White House wanted no discussions, just deflections, over all the screw ups made by Biden.... and she proved her worth.... to America's detriment!

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No wonder the Dems are upset with Tucker Carlson getting his hands on the Jan 6 videos! The Dems depict the QAnon Shaman as a dangerous participant, but the videos showed him being given a friendly guided tour around the Capitol by multiple Capital Police officers. Seems like we were just given a Schiff-load of misinformation..

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Online headline: "Coroner on scene, body found in wooded area of Columbus, GA" -- Sadly... it looks like the start to a record breaking year... at least the 17th homicide and Columbus, GA hasn't gotten to the Ides of March.

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Columbus L-E headline/story: "‘We are in a war.’ As gun violence spikes, Columbus leaders weigh future of police chief * By Tim Chitwood * Columbus had nine homicides in two weeks, Feb. 15 through Feb. 28, totaling 12 for the first two months of 2023. * But the killings have continued: On March 7, two women, ages 51 and 52, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds on Clay Street, off Benning Drive, where a neighbor said she heard the gunfire around 11 a.m." -- Hmmm Pretty dated material for the 13th of March... now we're up to 17 homicides! IN addition to other y=things, we definitely need a forensic audit of the funds give to the Crime Prevention Committee and Cure Violence!

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Online story: "In response to a Republican bill to boost parents' rights in the classroom, Democrats are out with a proposal they say will advance an "inclusive, aspirational, and affirmative vision for public education." * The Bill of Rights for Students and Parents, unveiled by Oregon Rep. Suzanne Bonamici on Friday, calls for well-rounded education "rooted in evidence-based practices" to support teachers, students and families." -- Good grief! Parents have the responsibility of raising their kids until 18, and schools... and POLITICIANS... need to listen to them.. not the other way around

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What's "affordable housing"? When a person cannot afford the price to buy it nor maintain it themselves, and has to accept handouts from a government program that makes other homeowners have to pay more in taxes than they should have to pay to the government who gives it to others is NOT AFFORDABLE HOUSING! Of course. all housing would be more affordable with less crime costs, less taxes, and less regulations controlling construct costs!

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Online "headLIE": "Senator Switches Party, Announces Retirement" -- Hmmm... when an 86 year old State Senator changes parties... and becomes a Democrat at his age, it sounds like an extreme textbook case of accelerating dementia to me...

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Online story: "Led by ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-MD, Democrats on the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee this week warned that Republicans doubled down on "a dangerous lie" when they refused to back a statement denouncing white supremacy." -- I don't think there are any Republicans that feel they are anywhere close to being a supremacist in the league of Biden, PeLOUSY, Schumer, Warren, or Soros...or Obama

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Online headline: " Jay Leno Says He Never Gave Donald Trump Permission to Use His Letter" -- I don't think Jay Leno has a say on whether a statement he initiated, he addressed, he "penned", he signed, and he dropped in the US Mail system cannot be used by the recipient. Hey, Jay... don't be a wimp.... if you feel "differently" now, drop him another letter.

 Why....why...are we just hearing that the suicide bomber that killed 13 American soldiers in the Afghanistan abandonment debacle was spotted, and identified, well out of the vicinity of our soldiers, and no order was standing, or given, for our snipers to take the scumbag out!

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Online "headLIE": "China's Xi Jinping unanimously elected to serve third term as president" -- Unanimously? Wonder if voting took place in downtown Philadelphia precincts where American Democrats are known to win elections unanimously as well? Hey! Stacey Abrams.. looks like China could use your Election Monitoring skills!

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No matter how you look at transgender "females" competing in women's sports, one thing that is an unfair advantage is that transgender "females" do not menstruate or have to deal with heavy cramping issues each month. That should be the clinching evidence for any.. every.. judge in deciding who can... or cannot... compete in women's sports.

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Online headline: "Democrats grilling 'Twitter Files' journalists forgot liberals once defended press, First Amendment" -- Excuse me, but why is Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, on ANY Committee that deals with the Constitution of the 50 actually legal states? She doesn't even get an Electoral Vote!

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Online headline/story: "Forget open borders. This crazy law opens voting booths to aliens * The Senate must protect the voting rights of D.C.'s citizens * Late last year, the Council passed a bill allowing any adult who had resided within the District for 30 days to vote in the District’s local elections." -- "any adult who had resided within the District for 30 days to vote in the District’s local elections."? Wait a minute! Our Constitution REQUIRES a person be born of naturalized in the United States to be able to vote! The fact that a Democrat led Senate allowed a Washington, DC law to circumvent our Constitution should bring treason charges against all Democrats who didn't vote against allowing this, and should eliminate any possibility that Washington, DC be considered for "statehood"! Hey, Stacey Abrams... where are you! Black American citizens voting rights are being assaulted!

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Online headline: "LA Times writer says ‘White’ drivers are ‘polluting the air’ breathed by LA’s ‘people of color’" -- Hmmm... talk about disinformation! Governor Newsom has us believing all White californians drive non-polluting electric vehicles!

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Remember the Social Security "Lockbox" Algore promised us? Well, I heard yesterday that the liberal Congress has "picked the lock on it" and basically "borrowed" (in Clinton definition, "pilfered") $6 Trillion dollars, so far, out of it to use on other program but have no plan to pay it back.

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Online headline: '1 man dead after hit-and-run on I-185 SB in Columbus, GA" -- Definitely "vehicular homicide", but these don't seem to make "the cut" when total homicides are listed... anyway number 15 (11 in the o=past 3 weeks),

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Online headline: "NY reps introduce bills to block George Santos from profiting off scandals, including any possible Netflix gig" -- Hmmmm... Having a bill on the books eliminating profiting by Congresspersons from lying could be a good thing... especially if it applies to all Congresspersons not just George Santos.

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Online headline: "China has stolen US military secrets to create formidable J-20 knockoff of America's F-22 Raptor" -- Hey.... China hasn't STOLEN all our missile technology... Bill Clinton sold the technology for ICBM (Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles) which immediately made China a "player" in World Power.

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Online headline: "Catholic university (Marymount University, outside of Washington, D.C) students launch protests after school axes majors like math, English, religious studies: -- Good grief! No English...No Math... Hmmm... is there any course that can exist without some mastery of English and math? Maybe this explains why students have no clue to what they signed when getting a student loan?

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Online headline: "Columbus Feeding the Valley to expand volunteer food bank center" -- Just curious...but with food in short supply, and more is needed to distribute, why is more storage space needed? Maybe this is a "new math" issue.... Hmmm... should they spend $5.7 MILLION on unneeded storage space or on food to distribute... obviously a tough decision... not for me, but to some...

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I read a "survey" by Business Insider that ranked Atlanta as the 12th "Rudest City" in the US... While Atlanta was not in "The Top 10, it was ranked the 12th... which... when compared to Portland, OR being ranked number 28 after all the crap we've seen/heard from over for the past few years... makes being ranked number 12 a lot more serious than it should...(BTW, Columbus did not make the list of 50... whew!)

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From the "Yes, Virginia, there is a DeSantis" department - Online story: “Florida Governor Ron DeSantis enjoyed a second-straight legal victory regarding illegal immigration, as federal Judge T. Kent Wetherell sided with the Florida Attorney General in a lawsuit which alleged that President Joe Biden's administration violated federal law with its 'non-detention' policy on illegal immigrants. * Today’s ruling affirms what we have known all along, President Biden is responsible for the border crisis and his unlawful immigration policies make this country less safe. A federal judge is now ordering Biden to follow the law, and his administration should immediately begin securing the border to protect the American people," Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said." -- Hmmm... sounds like this may be all that's needed to get Resident Biden impeached...

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From the "good news, bad news" department - WRBL-TV3 story: line story: "COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)— In 2022, the Columbus Convention and Trade Center had a banner year bringing in more tourists and business for the Fountain City than ever before. * “People are coming to our community. The Trade Center, I think they had over 600 events last year. My math’s not good, but that’s almost two a day. They had about 169,000 visitors that came through,” Mayor Henderson said. “So, we’re seeing people come to our community. We just completed our fourth hotel since COVID started.” -- Hmmm ... that's good news... 169,000 visitors came to Columbus in 2022.. that's over 3,200 per week! Hmmm, but the bad news is most.. if not all didn't bother to stay or bring their businesses here...

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WTVM-TV9 story: "COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus native Ben Carr will fulfill a lifelong dream next month at the 87th Masters Tournament. * Carr, a Columbus High School graduate, will compete at Augusta National as an amateur. He qualified for the event by finishing as a finalist at the U.S. Amateur in August. Carr is currently finishing up his final season as a collegiate golfer at Georgia Southern. * In 2019, Carr won the Southeastern Amateur Championship at his home course: the Country Club of Columbus. He won the event for the second time two years later." -- Wow! What a honor.. and well deserved at that, for young Ben Carr... he's a terrific "emissary' for Columbus...

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Online headline: "Jean-Pierre Laughs Out Loud At Reporter Who Notes Biden Schedule And Asks ‘What’s He Up To?’" -- "Jean-Pierre laughs out loud"? Hmmm... me thinks Karine Jean-Pierre has been hanging out t-with President Chuckles Harris too much.....

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WRBL-TV3 story: "COLUMBUS, Ga. ( WRBL ) — Skeletal remains were found near Transport Boulevard in East Columbus on Thursday afternoon. * Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan says the remains were discovered around 2 p.m. on March 9." -- Hmmm... considering the number of shooting incidences in that area , it's probably the 16th homicide of 2023, the 51st homicides of 2022, or the 75th homicide of 2021...

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It's looking more and more that Dr Fauci was covering his rear-end by misdirecting the investigation of the origin of Covid-19.. maybe the DOJ needs to pull/cancel his passport!

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Online YAHOO headline: "Bill Gates criticizes idea of leading 'impoverished lifestyle' to address climate change" -- Hmmm... so Billionaire Gates is trying to soft-peddle his living a "non-impoverished lifestyle"? Guess he's trying to justify his purchase of nearly 25,000 acres in Arizona as a "billionaires gated community"...

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From the "how embarrassing" department - Online YAHOO headline: "North Carolina likely to go from preseason No. 1 to missing NCAA tournament" -- Wow! and it's not just a sudden situation... though Duke is ranked number 21 now, back in February, I saw a game listing for UNC vs Duke, and was shocked to see neither team was ranked in the Top 25.. coaches do make a difference... Oh! and Georgetown University can confirm the coach issue...Let's pray UNC and Georgetown are NOT invited to the NIT Tournament!

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Online headline: "Biden's 2024 budget plan takes aim at the rich" -- Hmmm... wonder if Resident Biden knows he's aimed his "gun" at Hunter and himself... With all the speculated wealth the Bidens have received through their Chinese connections, it doesn't seem to appear on any IRS Tax forms...maybe those 87,000 new IRS agents will have a job to do ...

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 Online "headLIE": "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after falling" -- Hmm....This isn't his first "fall"... he fell from Grace after the 2020 Election; plunged to new depths following the 2022 Elections; and now seems to be "auditioning" to become the next "First Alert: I've fallen and I can't get up!" icon when he loses his Senate job...

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Online headline: "President Biden is expected to propose a series of major tax hikes on Thursday as part of his administration's plan to reduce the deficit over the next decade." -- Good grief... Biden must be listening to Janet Yellen-Hollering for economic advice! The investor class of American citizens will shut down their taxable income stream by putting their money into non-taxable bonds rather than risk their capital while interest rates climb higher and higher.

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Online headline: "Trump made me do it: Liberal media blames its dismissal of lab leak theory on ex-president's 'xenophobia'" -- You know... The constant attacks on Trump's character and policies was the result of MSM reading and believing the stories that they made up about him to paint him as negative as they could...

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Online headline: "Twitter laughs, groans as Jill Biden gives biological male Women of Courage award: 'Up your game, ladies' * Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, 'It’s International Women’s Day – a good time to remember that Democrats can’t even tell you what a woman is'" -- Hmmm... makes you really wonder who the Dems were counting when they claim they are winning the "women's vote"...

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Online headline: "Proposed bill would put Georgia State Patrol post in Buckhead" -- Hmmm...and why should the GA State Patrol be doing the job that the APD should be doing? Secondly, why should all GA taxpayers foot the bill that the Atlanta Council should be paying?

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Online headline: "Fort Benning renaming ceremony scheduled for May" -- Hmmm...with zero disrespect to Colonel Moore, it sounds a bit oxymoronic to say Ft Benning will have a renaming ceremony when it will always be known as "Ft. Benning". I'm real surprised Col. Moore or his family would agree with this.. It's ironically and satirically funny that so much "to do" was made in 2018 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Ft Benning, and now politicians want to "cancel and erase it".

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Online headline: "These 14 Democratic senators broke with Biden and voted against striking down the DC criminal code" -- What's interesting is that the new "dangerousness" is attributable to "undocumented transients" that came (or were bused courtesy of Texas Governor Abbott) to Washington, DC, and Democrat Congresspersons are having to deal with the reality of the open border they created as they claim that the border is "secure".

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From the "Talk about "dirty secrets" department - Bill Clinton got the fewest percent of votes of any winning president in our lifetime...possibly in America's lifetime... The '92 & '96 elections were determined by the votes given to Ross Perot as a 3rd Party candidate....Hellary got a much larger percent of votes than Bill in either of his 2 "wins".

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WRBL-TV3 headline: "City Councilor speaks out on violence in Columbus, GA" -- An interesting question needs to be asked... and answered: Recent "figuring" indicates that we only have between 8 and 14 officers on street patrol during any one shift here in Columbus, GA, and not too long ago , we had 36...what has happened .. or is happening to all those cars that obviously aren't used/needed?

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Already I've thought about another question... I remember when Columbus, GA patrol officers were not allowed to take their "take home" vehicles out of Muscogee County if they lived in another county, but now they can...or do. I remember the purpose was two-fold... One was a perk for our officers, but the other was to give visual presence of a police officer in Columbus neighborhoods. Taking those cars to other counties.. or possibly to another state defeats one of the main reasons for the program.

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From the "Confirmation that no one should listen to the opinion of "someone who has his head stuck up his past" department - Online opinion "headLIE"/content: "Opinion: The Civil War Was About White Supremacy and the ‘Cornerstone Speech’ Proves It * By Walter Rhein * In my opinion, the Cornerstone Speech is one of the most appallingly racist things that has ever been written. * After reading the Cornerstone Speech, it’s laughable to think that some Americans still insist the Civil War was not about slavery. They try to claim that the Civil War was about states’ rights, but that is a dishonest argument because the “states' rights” they’re referring to is the right to own slaves." -- You know.. the Civil War was about the Constitution... the same Constitution that gives Rhein the floor to display his historical ignorance and lack of vision...When the Civil War began, like it or not... slavery was NOT ILLEGAL, and without the South's secession and war, slavery may have continued for decades longer. Think about it... slavery was not stopped because Congress "won a war" or "passed a new law", slavery was outlawed because the American people looked into their hearts and passed a Constitutional Amendment to stop it! America is the greatest, most unique, and longest form of continuous government in history!

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WRBL-TV3 story: "COLUMBUS, Ga. ( WRBL ) — The parade route for the 2023 Fountain City Mardi Gras has been released. * The parade will line up at the Trade Center on Saturday, March 11 at 10 a.m." -- ?.... huh... Since when is "Fat Tuesday" celebrated on the 3rd Saturday following Ash Wednesday?

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From the "talk about shooting oneself in the foot, the PGA has about gnawed theirs off" department - Online headline/story: "Reigning Champion Cameron Smith Is Banned From the Players Championship, but He Might Show Up Uninvited Anyway * Scottie Scheffler may have won the PGA Tour Player of the Year last season, but no one else played better golf than Cameron Smith. In 18 starts, the Aussie won three tournaments and finished inside the top 10 seven times. His three wins came at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, the Players Championship, and the Open Championship — three of the most prestigious events on the PGA Tour calendar." -- Thank heaven the Masters is not so short-sighted as the PGA...

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Columbus L-E headline: "‘Like a quiet storm.’ Behind-the-scenes Columbus community leader Charles Clark dies" -- What a good man... we will miss him... but never forget him or his bride and family...

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Columbus L-E headline/story: "One out of three Columbus area kids has this problem. A $5.7 million plan aims to solve it * Responding to a surge in need for food assistance around the Chattahoochee Valley, a Columbus regional food bank is expanding and seeks the community’s help to pay for the $5.7 million project. * Feeding the Valley , one of eight regional food banks in Georgia, is scheduled to conduct a groundbreaking ceremony at 9 a.m., Thursday, March 9, to celebrate the start of constructing the expansion of its warehouse in Midland, at 6744 Flat Rock Road." -- hmmmm, sounds like Feeding the Valley doesn't think Biden's efforts and policies will ease poverty and hunger issues anytime soon. Why doesn't "Feeding the Valley" just try to raise the $5.7 Million to attain food to dispense? Hmmm... another more than pertinent question: Aren't we in the middle of food chain shortages.... why does Feeding the Valley want to expand construction costs are high and when food shortages are going to be with us for the next few years?

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Online headline: "Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, are demanding answers from Walgreens on abortion pills." -- Hmmmm .. the last time I checked, Walgreens was a publicly traded private corporation, and it's officers have the right to decide what ..and what not... to offer its customers to buy. I do want to ask Sen Warren why her mother wasn't a LEADING proponent of abortions...

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WRBL-TV3 headline: "Powerful Columbus, GA lawmaker says crime problem impacting city’s ability to recruit businesses, retain top executives" -- Hmmm... and how many years have I been pointing this out? Oh... but let's not leave out the negative effect our poor education results our Public Schools have, either.

 

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Online headline: "Home Depot founder schools Fed, Biden over the 'tragedy' that comes with inflation * Americans living paycheck to paycheck ‘get hurt the most’ by inflation, Biden policies, Ken Langone says" -- Yep! This is the reality.. No new taxes will offset what responsible government - at local. state, and National levels - spending can do for all Americans...

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Online headline: 'Two Republicans join Senate Democrats to advance Eric Garcetti nomination despite sexual harassment scandal" -- Hmmm... a sexual predator is being sent to India....And you wonder where the term, "Ugly American" came from..

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From the "oxymoron of the year" department - Online headline: "Democrats who can't define 'woman' celebrate International Women's Day" .....

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Online headline: "House Dems vote against bill to permanently classify fentanyl as Schedule 1 controlled substance" -- Hmmm... the Republicans should reintroduce the bill, but this time Representatives should vote by tossing a Fentanyl pill in a trash can to vote "YES", and swallow a Fentanyl pill to register a "NO" vote.

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Online headline: "Nine boxes of Biden documents were taken from Boston office" -- Why hasn't Biden's attorney been arrested for transporting up unauthorized classified documents! Wait a minute.. he's an attorney and knew he didn't not have clearance to handle, store, or transport classified documents, and claiming he doesn't know what's in the boxes does not excuse his ignorance of the law... besides, he knew/knows Biden...

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After her unbridled defense of Resident Biden's success of Fentanyl impoundment at the border, I think it's time that Karine Jean-Pierre strap on a lie detector any time she speaks about what the White House says about anything...

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Online headline: "Education secretary lauds $1.5B in student loan relief for Georgians" -- Good grief! Two things: Why does the Secretary of Education promote Biden's program that the Supreme Court will shut down?", and "Why did I do the responsible thing and save money all along to put my 3 children through college so they could start their adult lives without such debt?" If the Court fails to uphold Congress's right to be the determiner of money spent, I want to be paid back... so my bride and I can do some things we denied ourselves of doing in order to "Do The Right Thing" for our kids.

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Online headline: "LA city council members introduce 'Sanctuary City' legislation
Los Angeles is home to more than 1 million migrants in the country illegally" -- "LA is home to more than 1 million in country illegally"? Hey.. then why aren't the people who "know" tis rounded up and arrested! Let's start with Newsom, PeLOUSY, Schi**, Waters, and Feinstein!

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Online headline: "Senator Reverend Warnock Applauds USDA Announcement to Provide Financial Assistance To Farmers Who Have Faced Historic Discrimination" -- Good grief! Are the Democrats going to do this EVERY year? Didn't Congressman Sanford Bishop just do this?