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LIVE Stream: President Donald Trump Speech to Joint Session Of Congress

A number of the social and educational groups I attend are made up almost entirely of one note liberals, who of late like the term "progressives". Always a hoot when I ask them to define either term. I've mostly learned not to challenge the almost constant vicious Trump bashing, as it rarely leads anywhere in terms of meaningful discussion, where both parties might learn from each other. I think it's in part due to their exclusive association with their ilk, present company excepted. Yes, the Donald does have a mouth, but for decades the biased media were accustomed to having their way with pols on the right, while tossing softballs at officials typically on the left, like over 90% of them. Doubt it? Watch any intrview with the fake Indian affirmative action E. Warren, or the affirmative action BHO. He's got the biased media slugs all standing over yellow puddles. Latest stunt---not participating in the annual Presidential-press dinner. Democracies, like burocracies can, now and again, use a healthful dose of being whacked up side the head. Love it. Aa.

It isn't often I would laud a Republican Politian , but there is one who deserves all the admiration and respect I can muster, that person is Senator John McClain. Considering his military service and the suffering dealt him, as a Veteran, I salute him , and anyone who would make light of his service to this nation , is as low as a snake's belly and as putrid as a skunk. Recently, Senator McLain made a statement that all Americans , and in particular
the Republican members of the U.S. Legislature must heed, our Nation depends on it , the Democrats are already there. His statement is so prolific and not to be ignored , his statement was as this, "The first thing a dictator does is to eliminate the press". Does this ring a bell with you? A new order by the White House is
that only certain members of the press will be allowed to attend its briefings. I am sure Russia's Putin has the same policy. Although it is against the rules, the President has some of his henchmen , including a couple of legislators who are seated on an oversight committee , call various reporters to have them publish disclaimers about certain policies that the FBI and others find illegal. Wake up , America, we're headed down the drain.
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This will prove that the American people has every reason to support Trump in exposing the truth.

Diane Sawyer amongst the others, what a shame. CNN, MSNBC, and all of them, should be shut down.

All kinds. When a legislator and lobbiests get together to make sure some factory in the pol's district gets a military contract to make helmets, it might just be corruption. New school goes up and the contractor is related to the town manager, it might just be corruption. Computer contractor for Obamacare, whose wife is buddies with Muchelle, gets multimillion payola job, and screws it up completely, might just be you know what. But unlike in most hell hole countries, when I go in to see the school principal to see if one of my kids can get into a different class, I don't have to go there with a $100 bill. Differeent levels of what might just be corruption, no? Who's hip? Aa.

I watched the interview of Michelle Malkin: "The Left are trying to criminalize political dissent", an awesome information.



Note: I have always maintained that free press is a fundamental right of the people but irresponsible and fraudulent journalism is wrong.

Malkin, claims Trump has finally burst their bubble (press) and they're scared.

This is sent to me by my cousin who lives in London.

I'm only sharing this video for purposes of information. As it was published in 2011, in today's situation has England got any better?

The question is, will they succeed in letting them out? I doubt it. I am aware the mayor of London, is a Muslim himself.

What a world we've created. Amidst all these troubles does it look like there's an easy way out?

It's not isolated in one place, I feel it's definitely world wide and global.

Barack Obama Deported A Record Number Of Immigrants From The U.S. More Than Any Other President

Shawn Rice February 13, 2017
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During President Barack Obama’s terms, he had a record number of people deported from the United States which was more than any other president. As of 2015, more than 2.5 million undocumented people had been deported by immigration authorities since Obama took office in 2009. This total is record-setting. Take for example, during the two terms of his predecessor, President George W. Bush, removed just over 2 million people. This is interesting news considering controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's policies.

The actions of the U.S. Senate are disgusting - well - let's say the actions of the Speaker are, and have been ever since the hill billy from Kentuckey was voted in. He has refused to allow Senator Warren to reread a letter from the widow of Martin L.King which was introduced a number of years ago when Senator S. Thurmond was the Speaker. He , Thurmond, refused to enter the letter into the records of the Senate which was against the rules of the Senate. Why? Because he was a radical racist from the South. Now it is the second go-'round, with Mortimor Snerd holding the reins , and for the same reason, he is a radical racist. He stated the reason Warren
was removed was because rules of the Senate state that no member may make disparaging remarks against any member of the Senate which is the, Senator, President Grump ( sorry , my spelling) wants to be the AG, a man who has been a racist all his life. Senator Sessions was guilty of offences against black voters as well as allowing beatings of people wanting to vote. Hey - I am a white person, and there is a law allowing people to vote and right is right. Sessions has no qualifications to be the AG, but the Speaker is a Trump "brown noser" (GI term) so he skirts the rules. Back recently a Senator from Texas made degrading remarks about another Senator
but Speaker McDonald ignored the remarks because the perpetrator is a member of the political party as is the Speaker. The premise of the Republicans in the Senate is, "It's our way or no way". I don't believe that was the idea of the founding fathers of our constitution. studecar

For the last 30 days or so there has been little blogs about muslims and terror.

When will people look back at history to see why we are where we are, and who is really at fault ? Oil. That is what the modern Middle Eastern geopolitics have usually been about. Given the vast energy resources that form the backbone of western economies, influence and involvement in the Middle East has been of paramount importance for the former and current imperial and super powers, including France, Britain, USA and the former Soviet Union.

Prior to the discovery of oil, the region had been a hotbed for religious conflict and wars over other rich resources and land. The declining Ottoman Empire paved way for the rising European imperial and colonial powers interested in securing various territories and controlling access to Asia. In more recent times, interest in the region has been due to the energy resources there.

As a result, for centuries, western populations have been acclimatized to a type of propaganda and vilification of the Arab and other people of the Middle East, and of Islam in general. This was especially so during the European colonial times, as so vividly examined by Edward Said, in his well-respected book, Orientalism. This negative stereotyping has served to provide justifications for involvement and to ensure stability for the national interests of the powers that want to be involved in the region.

This cultural stereotyping and racism has occurred in the modern times too. Often, especially in the 1980s, war films depicting an Arab or Islamic group as the bad guys were common place, sometimes reflecting prevailing turmoils at the time. Even in the 1990s, those ideas continued, where the bad guy was often a despotic Arab from one of the rogue states and as a result of the terrorist attacks against the US in September 11, 2001 and the resulting War on terror, such imagery is likely to continue. Over such a long time then, such boundaries of discourse about the Middle East have already been framed. To overstep those boundaries is to be labeled anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi, anti-West or some other equally negative label. For most journalists in the mainstream then, self-censorship is often the course, sometimes unknowingly.

To maintain superiority, control and influence over the region, the West has placed corrupt Arab leaders into positions of power and supported the overthrow of those that are not seen as favorable. This has also served to keep their populations at bay, in return for militarization, power and personal wealth of the elite. Sometimes this has been done in the name of fighting communism. The common theme underlying it though has been the struggle to control access to important resources such as oil.

The Middle East is the most militarized region in the world and most arms sales head there. A suppressed people that sees US influence as a major root cause of the current problems in the Middle East has led to a rise in Islamic militancy, acts of terrorism and anti-west sentiment, anti-US in particular. When looking at some of the actions of the US, it can often be seen why this is unfortunately so.