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catnhatnh

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March 1, 2016

A Great Big "F U" to the Sanders supporters...

That was the message delivered by ex-president Bill Clinton today as he electioneered in multiple polling places in Massachusetts today. Don't mistake it for anything else-if his appearance in those few locations could have guaranteed every vote in the building went to Hillary it wouldn't have added even one more delegate. Don't think it was a mistake-the man is a Yale educated Rhodes scholar with decades of experience in politics and election law.

It was entirely about revenge and a display of power-the Big Dog was marking his territory and daring you to challenge him. In a nation of laws he would be making bail, but as it exists he's probably making jokes and you are the butt of those jokes. He broke the law on camera without a moment of concern.

Just remember that this is the way of his people...and his people are the ruling class.

February 20, 2016

Every time I see a post that starts...

"XYZ is not a legitimate (source, site, poll)", I think of an old joke with the punchline "Sheep lie!"...

February 17, 2016

Veterans meet at local cafe to discuss Hillary Clinton’s plan for military families

It's just plain old sad....and a poor example of supposed journalism. You would think in a meeting of veterans someone would correct the notion that CVN68, the USS Nimitz is "one of the largest battleships in the world". And the veterans are "packed in" because of the (miniscule) size of the venue...

Anyhow take a look at the links for photos of a "Veterans for Hillary" meet-up...


http://hrc.io/20Cv2dN

February 14, 2016

Why the next Supreme Court Justice must be a liberal

During his confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court in 2005, John Roberts assured senators that his job as a judge was merely "to call balls and strikes." It was a familiar, homey allusion, deliberately designed to suggest that ideology didn't — or anyway, shouldn't — play a role in deciding cases. He would be interpreting the plain meaning of the law, not making up his own.
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But as fond as conservatives are of this kind of imagery, it's mostly a myth. Recently the Constitutional Accountability Center took a look at Supreme Court rulings during the Roberts era, but instead of looking at hot button social issues they looked at the kinds of rulings that, although they get less attention, actually take up the bulk of the court's time: those involving business and corporate law. The results were pretty startling.
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The kinds of regulatory issues involved in these cases are, in the long run, more important than all but the most explosive culture war cases. They include things like Citizens United, which allowed corporations to spend unlimited sums in political campaigns; Ledbetter v. Goodyear, which effectively eliminated the right to sue for race or gender pay discrimination; and Exxon v. Baker, which slashed the damage award in the Exxon Valdez oil spill case by 80%. And those are only the big ones. You can add in hundreds of other, smaller cases that have slowly but steadily chipped away at the right to hold corporations accountable over the past three decades.


http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/06/balls-and-strikes-and-roberts-court


More in the link-good read

February 13, 2016

A general rule of debate:

If, as a result,you get tied to "Killing Fields" Kissinger, no matter what your supporters or the msm pundocracy may say, you ain't "won" shit...

February 11, 2016

Deep background on Hillary

"A piece imagining the class of 1965 at its ten-year reunion predicted that Rodham would become a nun named “Sister Fridigidaire.”"

I was asked if Bernie came from a segregated high school. I found this gem on Hillary from 1965. Her school certainly doesn't resemble the UN...


http://www.buzzfeed.com/christophermassie/heres-what-hillary-clinton-did-in-her-senior-year-of-high-sc#.fpv5z9ZmX

February 9, 2016

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Thank you for the heart....
February 9, 2016

The Rubiot of Marco Khyam

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.












Sorry Omar.....

February 7, 2016

A Bosnian Sniper,Tentatively identified as Tenzing Norgay...

...has admitted firing on Hillary Clinton as she stood in line at a Marine recruiting center....


There-if they wish to post lies I can't refute I'll laugh at near truths they can't respond to.

February 7, 2016

They write themselves...

Hillary Clinton Verified account ‏@HillaryClinton 18m18 minutes ago

“Do not grow weary doing good. Do not get discouraged. Do not give up.” —Hillary in Flint

James Michener-Hawaii "The missionaries came to Hawaii to do good and it appears they did very well..."

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