Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Abdicates Streets to AntiFa Terrorists

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has shirked his duty to protect the citizens of Portland and turned the city into an unsafe jungle tormented by Rose City AntiFa terrorists.

unfiltered.politics #Portland #Antifa takes over the streets as cops stand down while senior citizens get harassed, called white supremacists, and their cars get vandalized. What the hell is going on in Portland? Leftists have totally and completely lost their minds. #VoteRed (Video on original tweet, not shown.)

— César Alberto Calderón (@CalderonCesarA) October 9, 2018

Portland mayor clamps down on violent protest, as nation struggles with left vs right street brawls

Portland wants to curb the First Amendment to stop Proud Boys from brawling with AntiFa

Disturbing Video: Man Verbally Abuses Widow Of NYPD 9/11 Widow After Portland Violence

Twitter thread by Andy C. Ngo captures violence on Portland streets.

Right-wing group, Patriot Prayer—who Antifa clashes and fights with—is hosting a “flash march” tonight in Portland.

— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 13, 2018

The Onion Suggests a Trump Response to Saudi Journalist Disappearance

Background: Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is presumed dead. Last seen 2 October visiting the Saudi Consulate in Turkey. #FakeNews CNN and #Failing NY Times report anonymous sources as saying Kashoggi was tortured and murdered during an interrogation. Many in the media are demanding President Trump take action against Saudi Arabia without proof. Isn't this how America gets into trouble internationally meddling and interfering in another country's politics?

Trump: ‘The Only Way To Find Out What Happened At The Saudi Consulate Is To Send In More Journalists One At A Time’ https://t.co/YKTFm7tL8B

— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 17, 2018

FakeNews from LA Times on AT&T's Acquisition of Time Warner?

So the LA Times is reporting AT&T's purchase of Time Warner is being held up by a petty Donald Trump who is holding up the deal because he does not like CNN. See AT&T says it will not sell CNN despite pressure from Trump's Justice Department for more details.

Only problem is their logic fails to meet the sniff test.

Anecdotally, AT&T's purchase of Time Warner started drawing more attention from from the Justice Department's Anti-Trust department right after President Trump's nominee was approved, so that does seem suspicious. Moreover, the basis of the DOJ's challenge appears arbitrary (never has the the DOJ imposed divestiture of an asset as a condition of antitrust approval) and contrary (an antitrust block to a vertical transactions would be unprecedented) and therefore, generally without merit.

Superficially then, one might assume that because President Trump is no fan of CNN and Time Warner is CNN's parent corporation, a petty President Trump could be meddling in the acquisition via his DOJ appointment because he does not like CNN.

Except that AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is a Trump supporter, who might conceivably put pressure on CNN to be more Trump friendly. So why would President Trump object to AT&T purchasing #FakeNews CNN?

Philosophically, it makes much more sense that #DeepState operatives within the DOJ are trying to undermine President Trump by their groundless interference.

That, to me, makes much more sense.

The Wikileaks List of Dishonest Reporters

THE WIKILEAKS LIST:: At Least 65 MSM Reporters Were Meeting with and/or Coordinating Offline with Top Hillary Advisors

Members of the 4th Estate used to take pride in their independence, their cherished and respected role in America's political system to ensure the Representatives of We the People actually represented our interests. All these miscreants are shamefully in bed with one of the most dishonest, vile candidates ever. Worse they slander her opponents, both Democrats and the Republicans, substituting their will for the will of the people.

Ratings Crisis: CNN Suffers Viewership Collapse of Nearly 30 Percent

More good news for the elitist, lying, leftist, Trump-haters at FakeNews CNN their ratings dropped another 30%! When will Jeff Zukerberg be fired? Maybe MSNBC will hire some of the failed cockwombles, but hopefully not since the CNN dimwits listed below deserve to be flushed away like the detritus they are.

Cryin' Jimmy Acosta keeps trying to spin news against President Trump and constantly makes a fool of himself… Again!

Clueless Brooke Baldwin blamed veterans for the Baltimore riots.

Snarky Dana Bash is one of the most inept presidential debate moderators ever.

Seriously obtuse Michelle Beaddle says all plays should kneel for the National Anthem utterly misses the point that per capita blacks disproportionately commit higher numbers of crimes.

Liberal sycophant Erin Burnett tried to blame shootings on postpartum psychosis.

Cheater Donna Brazile fired from @cnn after it was disclosed she gave #hildabeest debate questions.

Corrupt Ana Cabrera edit her news stories to make liberals look better than they are.

Woman-hater Carol Costello - celebrated violence against Bristol Palin.

Fantasy jerkoff Chrisy Cillizza says real world of campaign politics trumps reality. Later Chrisy proves again fantasy trumps reality when he gets punked by a self-identified twitter parody account…

Pervert Chris Cuomo flamed a 12 year old for not wanting to see a naked adult male's genitals and he is utterly misguided on the Constitution and the First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech.

Here's an excellent example cuomo's journalistic failure:

Gaffer Don Lemon wondered if an airline flight could have been swallowed by a black hole.

Spinster Soledad O'brien who was caught reading propaganda from left-wing website Talking Points Memo.

Two-faced Ana Navarro called President Trump an animal, then whined that it was dehumanizing for President Trump to refer to MS13 gang members as animals

Bully April Ryan who misquoted @PressSec Sarah Sanders implying Sarah was challenging her to a physical fight.

Narcissist Angela Rye uses eye rolls and sneers to counter thought points and to show her agreement with the anti-Trumper liberal, sissy boi Andrew Cuomo who chirped the liberal politically correct lie America was never that great, because, well you know, patriotism is only for the fly over, ignorant hillbilly, deplorables.

Dimwit Symone Sanders says President Trump engaged in hostile takeover of courts by fulfilling his responsibility to nominate judges.

Hairless hall monitor Brian Stelter berated President Trump's wrestling meme tweet then goes off the deep end questioning President Trump's mental capacity. Later, Stelter proves just how much of a putz he truly is as he dumbly nods and agrees with Bill de Blasio's rant about how much better the world would be if only News Corp never was… Guess the First Amendment only protects liberals in Stelter' tiny mind.

Fake Jake Tapper was caught telling lie after lie after lie and presenting smear after smear

Intolerant Reza Aslan called President Trump a "piece of sh*t for correctly calling London Bridge Attack an Islamic Terror Attack.

Sarah Sanders Slams Hillary Clinton, Obama and John Kerry on Iran Deal Statements - May 9, 2018

Bravo Sarah, Bravo!

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says White House does not really care what Barry Soetoro, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry think about President Trump cancelling Obama's signature Iran Deal.

Charlie Kirk on Socialism

Charlie Kirk commenting on Socialism, from the video below:

"Socialism in general is much more about hating the rich than helping the poor. They hate success. At the core of a leftist is a horribly unhappy, narcissistic, self-interested person that was never able to make any sort of success for themselves in the real world. Because of that, they spite those that attain that which they could never do themselves. And so they would rather watch the world burn than create a better place. They would rather tell us to live our life that they see fit in the utopian society than improve the life of themselves."

Liberals hate walls yet live in gated communities.
Liberals hate guns yet walk around with armed guards.
Liberals hate school choice yet they send their kids to private schools.
Leftists want to tell YOU how to live and do something different entirely themselves.

Stupid Pelosi Partisan Pet Tricks

The left's senile figure head in the House of Representatives has been making a lot of truly ridiculous statements lately, such as:

• "It's almost a false argument to say we have a spending problem."
• "You cannot cut your way to deficit reduction."
• "Unemployment benefits are creating jobs faster than practically any other program."
• "We should only deport illegal aliens if the do something illegal."
• "Employers cutting hours is a good thing, it gives that person time to pursue their dreams and passions."
• "Think of an economy where poeple could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance."
• "Hamas is a humanitarian organization."
• "Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs."
• "I don't think [Obama's] ever done anything for political reasons."
• "Everybody will have lower rates, better quality, and better access."
• "ObamaCare is lowering costs and the deficit."
• "I don't remember saying that everybody in the country would have a lower premium."
• "But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy."
• "Sincerity is the most important thing in acting. Once yo can fake that you've got it made."
• "I believe in natural gas as a clean, cheap alternative to fossil fuels."
• "Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on."

It is well past time for Pelosi and other senile Democrats and Republicans, think McCain, to retire.

President Trump Gives Congress An Incentive to Repeal and Replace ObamaCare

White House Press Secretary released the following statement on 12 October 2017:

"Based on guidance from the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that there is no appropriation for cost-sharing reduction payments to insurance companies under Obamacare. In light of this analysis, the Government cannot lawfully make the cost-sharing reduction payments. The United States House of Representatives sued the previous administration in Federal court for making these payments without such an appropriation, and the court agreed that the payments were not lawful. The bailout of insurance companies through these unlawful payments is yet another example of how the previous administration abused taxpayer dollars and skirted the law to prop up a broken system. Congress needs to repeal and replace the disastrous Obamacare law and provide real relief to the American people."

Some are saying this is a clear sign of President Trump's intent to expedite the demise of ObamaCare. Still the decision is not surprising as some providers have already increased their rates in anticipation of this order based upon a court rulings last year. Some background:

May 2016 the U.S. House of Representatives prevailed in its case against the Department of Health And Human Services when the court ruled the Obama administration had been improperly subsidizing ObamaCare with cost-sharing reduction payments.

So far during the first year of President Trump's first term, Congress has failed to deliver on its campaign promises and President Trump's oft stated intention to Repeal and Replace ObamaCare. The statement above is most likely a move by President Trump' to incentivise Congress to do their job as cancellation of further the cost-sharing reduction payments will most likely expedite the inevitable self-implosion and failure of ObamaCare.

Okay before you castigate President Trump or the GOP for following the law, you must remember a few background facts.

• First, America became mired in the swamp known as ObamaCare because Obama and the Democrats schemed and maneuvered to dubiously enact ObamaCare into being almost entirely, except for a single Republican vote, along party lines.
• Second, Obama and the Democrats lied en masse about the benefits of ObamaCare with numerous if you like your doctor, healthcare plan lies.
• Third, the most likely purpose Obama and his deep state minions had in making the unlawful cost-sharing reduction payments to insurance companies is because the payments had the effect subsidizing insurance company losses which in turn kept premiums artificially depressed thereby increasing public acceptance of his dubious legislation and failing presidency.
• Fourth, Obama mis-appropriated funds from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the unlawful cost-sharing reduction payments to insurance companies.

The only thing Trump has done is follow the law.

Nota Bene: It is quite possible that there are numerous crimes implicated in this Obama Administration fiasco, to wit:

The Antideficiency Act prohibits federal employees from:

• making or authorizing an expenditure from, or creating or authorizing an obligation under, any appropriation or fund in excess of the amount available in the appropriation or fund unless authorized by law. 31 U.S.C. § 1341(a)(1)(A).
• involving the government in any obligation to pay money before funds have been appropriated for that purpose, unless otherwise allowed by law. 31 U.S.C. § 1341(a)(1)(B).
• accepting voluntary services for the United States, or employing personal services not authorized by law, except in cases of emergency involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. 31 U.S.C. § 1342.
• making obligations or expenditures in excess of an apportionment or reapportionment, or in excess of the amount permitted by agency regulations. 31 U.S.C. § 1517(a).

Federal employees who violate the Antideficiency Act are subject to two types of sanctions: administrative and penal. Employees may be subject to appropriate administrative discipline including, when circumstances warrant, suspension from duty without pay or removal from office. In addition, employees may also be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both.

Nuclear Option Karma

November 21, 2013 the Senate votes, at the urging of then Senate Leader and all time obstructionist Harry Reid to adopt the Nuclear Option, which is a change to Senate procedural rules reduce the number of votes necessary to override a filibuster from a super majority of 60 votes to a simple majority of 51 votes. Conjecture suggests Democrats want this change to stack the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals which has been historically conservative and one of the least overturn Circuit Courts with liberals so that when the ObamaCare challenge is heard by the court it will rule for ObamaCare. Republicans complain Reid's political hackery will come back to haunt the Democrats, but they approve the procedural change on a partly line vote, claim this is but a minor change because the scope is limited and does not apply to Supreme Court nominees.

King v. Burwell is argued before the 4th Circuit May 2014. The question Burwell asks the court to affirm is whether the clear and specific language in ObamaCare requires states to implement an ObamaCare exchange as a prerequisite for its residents to receive ObamaCare subsidies as thirty-eight Attorney's General believe it does and the lower court who originally ruled that it does. The big problem for Obama and liberals is if the lower court's ruling is upheld, this will render ObamaCare even more useless than it already is. Liberals counter argument rides on the interpretation of a collateral statement that most everyone else says is of little consequence. It is a vague ambiguous statement liberals are blindly holding onto because, well the greater good of healthcare is at stake. Because of Harry Reid's procedural change, the 4th Circuit has been stacked by Obama. Where before conservatives outnumbered liberals, the tide has turned and now liberals outnumber conservatives. Just as Reid had hoped, the newly reformed court reverses the lower ruling upholding the clear plain language. Harry Reid is smiling, convinced this Nuclear Option has been achieved its goal of protecting ObamaCare. Meanwhile Republicans are mad as hell.

Justice Roberts comes through for Obama once again as the Supreme Court upholds the 4th Circuits reversal. Charitably some say Justice Roberts votes on ObamaCare cases were cast as a way to protect the Supreme Court from the backlash of an unfavorable ruling. Less charitable folks, the author herein included, call Roberts a coward and a traitor.

February 13, 2016 Justice Antonin Scalia's dies unexpectedly. Conservatives are extremely worried. Obama has a little under 9 months left before the end of his reign of Muslim / liberal extremism and the cornerstone conservative of the Supreme Court needs to be replaced. Obama previous nominees have been partisan liberal hacks, intellectually vapid. Another liberal will tip the court liberal for at least a generation, perhaps two. Two months later Obama nominates Chief Judge Merrick Garland from the DC US Court of Appeals. With just a bit under seven months remaining in Obama's tenure, liberals push hard for the Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Judge Garland. Vice President Joe Biden demands the Senate hold confirmation hearings and claims Republican obstructionism is unprecedented. Uncle Joe completely forgets his speech saying President Bush should not offer a nominee during an election year saying the right belongs to the next president.

Fast forward to President Trump's election and Trump's nomination of Judge Neal Gorsuch to the Supreme Court to replace Justice Scalia. Democrats are in a tizzy, they are mad as the dickens at Hillary's loss, they are mad at the Senate Democrats for failing to get Merrick's nomination to the Senate floor for discussion, and they are threatening to block Judge Gorsuch's nomination even though the Senate had recently unanimously confirmed Gorsuch to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Saying liberals like Chuckie Schumer, Fauxcahontas Liz Warren, comedian Al Franken and others are hypocrites to challenge Judge Gorsuch's nomination now, Senate Republicans threaten to extend Reid's Nuclear Option to Supreme Court nominations.

As all this played out across the news, conservatives were concerned mealy mouthed Senator Mitch McConnell who had caved to numerous liberal demands while he was the Minority Leader would continue to cave to liberal demands and they are afraid he will buckle under the liberal's onslaught and cave to liberal' demands to shelve the extension of the Nuclear Option to Supreme Court nominees as reparations for Conservatives blocking Obama's nominee Merrick Garland.

Rumors swirl. Mitch will cave. No he will not, Yes, he will. In the end, Mitch rises to the occasion and delivers Gorsuch's confirmation.

Ain't Karma grand?