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February 14, 2017

Did anyone see Kellyanne on the Today Show?

OMG she looked rode hard and put away wet.

February 14, 2017

Flynn Resigns

CNN Breaking News

February 13, 2017

Oprah gives tape with Puzder abuse allegations to Senate

Source: POLITICO

Senators in both parties have viewed an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in which Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder's former wife leveled allegations of physical abuse against him, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The decades-old video, which is not easily found, has been provided by the Oprah Winfrey Network, those sources said. The video has been provided to senators in a Capitol Hill office building, according to people who have seen it. OWN did not immediately comment for this story.

The Campaign For Accountability, a left-leaning nonprofit, will appear Tuesday in court in St. Louis County to try to unseal divorce-related documents concerning the abuse charges that were sealed after Puzder's nomination.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/susan-collins-andrew-puzder-oprah-tape-allegations-234964

February 12, 2017

Our POTUS & FLOTUS Rockin' to The Blues in 2012



Beth Hart & Jeff Beck/Bonnie Raitt et al.
February 10, 2017

Thousands attend Rep. Chaffetz town hall, outside crowd turns to protest when doors closes

Source: KOMO News

The crowd was vocal in support public lands and the Bears Ears National Monument and sometimes cheered or booed over Chaffetz. Mentions of President Trump also brought boos.





Read more: http://komonews.com/news/connect-to-congress/thousands-attend-chaffetz-town-hall-outside-turns-into-protest-when-auditorium-closes



More video: http://www.sltrib.com/news/4896676-155/crowded-chaffetz-town-hall-meeting-gets-underway

February 10, 2017

I persistently lift my lamp beside the golden door.



Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

February 9, 2017

A Complete and Total Repudiation

Appellate Jurisdiction
We are satisfied that in the extraordinary circumstances of this case, the district court’s order possesses the qualities of an appealable preliminary injunction.

Standing
We therefore hold that the States have standing.

Reviewability of the Executive Order
In short, although courts owe considerable deference to the President’s policy determinations with respect to immigration and national security, it is beyond question that the federal judiciary retains the authority to adjudicate constitutional challenges to executive action.

Legal Standard
The Government has not shown that it is likely to succeed on appeal on its arguments about, at least, the States’ Due Process Clause claim, and we also note the serious nature of the allegations the States have raised with respect to their religious discrimination claims. We express no view as to any of the States’ other claims.

Likelihood of Success—Due Process
For now, it is enough for us to conclude that the Government has failed to establish that it will likely succeed on its due process argument in this appeal.

Likelihood of Success—Religious Discrimination
The States’ claims raise serious allegations and present significant constitutional questions. In light of the sensitive interests involved, the pace of the current emergency proceedings, and our conclusion that the Government has not met its burden of showing likelihood of success on appeal on its arguments with respect to the due process claim, we reserve consideration of these claims until the merits of this appeal have been fully briefed.

The Balance of Hardships and the Public Interest
We need not characterize the public interest more definitely than this; when considered alongside the hardships discussed above, these competing public interests do not justify a stay.

Conclusion
For the foregoing reasons, the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal is DENIED.

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