Middle East and Other Musings: Democrats Thought Reagan Was Nuts. Yesterday Proved He Was Right.. Linda Sarsour- New Radical Darling Of The Radical Democrat Party. The Long Knives. Call ORKIN!
Democrats Thought Reagan Was Nuts. Yesterday Proved He Was Right.. Linda Sarsour- New Radical Darling Of The Radical Democrat Party. The Long Knives. Call ORKIN!
Today Ronald Reagan's, the third rate actor buffoon's Star War concept shot down a missile we launched. This came over 30 years after Democrats did everything they could to mock his idea, to prevent the funding of this program which could, one day, save Americans from a successful nuclear attack by some rogue nation like Iran and/or North Korea or terrorist group. (See 1 below.)
More about Linda Sarsour. The radical darling of the Democrat Party.(See 2 below.)
What Democrats and left extremists are doing to Trump's son-in-law is partly "pay back" but, more importantly, it is why the swamp will never be drained. Power brings out the worst in people and what we are witnessing is a perfect example.
It is little wonder why so many of our nation's very best do not wish to serve because they know their character and reputation will be open game and they will become a magnet for smears and undocumented, outrageous attacks.
D.C.is a dangerous rat infested city. Call ORKIN!
Time and again we have witnessed the long knives become unsheathed in order to go for the jugular.(See 3 below.)
Whether happened or not still worthy. (See 4 below.)
Kim Jong Un promises to develop more powerful weapons as South Korea conducts joint drill with US bomber and Japan looks for Chinese intervention.North Korea warns of 'bigger gift package' for US (credit: REUTERS)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system and ordered the development of more powerful strategic weapons, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday.The missile launched on Monday was equipped with an advanced automated pre-launch sequence compared with previous versions of the "Hwasong" rockets, North Korea's name for its Scud-class missiles, KCNA said. That indicated the North had launched a modified Scud-class missile, as South Korea's military has said.
The North's test launch of a short-range ballistic missile landed in the sea off its east coast and was the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying international pressure and threats of more sanctions.Kim said the reclusive state would develop more powerful weapons in multiple phases in accordance with its timetable to defend North Korea against the United States.
"He expressed the conviction that it would make a greater leap forward in this spirit to send a bigger 'gift package' to the Yankees" in retaliation for American military provocation, KCNA quoted Kim as saying.South Korea said it had conducted a joint drill with a US supersonic B-1B Lancer bomber on Monday. North Korea's state media earlier accused the United States of staging a drill to practice dropping nuclear bombs on the Korean peninsula.The US Navy said its aircraft carrier strike group, led by the USS Carl Vinson, also planned a drill with another US nuclear carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, in waters near the Korean peninsula.A US Navy spokesman in South Korea did not give specific timing for the strike group's planned drill.North Korea calls such drills a preparation for war.Monday's launch followed two successful tests of medium-to-long-range missiles in as many weeks by the North, which has been conducting such tests at an unprecedented pace in an effort to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of hitting the mainland United States.Such launches, and two nuclear tests since January 2016, have been conducted in defiance of US pressure, UN resolutions and the threat of more sanctions.They also pose one of the greatest security challenges for US President Donald Trump, who portrayed the latest missile test as an affront to China."North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile ... but China is trying hard!" Trump said on Twitter.PRECISION GUIDANCE Japan has also urged China to play a bigger role in restraining North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's top national security adviser, Shotaro Yachi, met China's top diplomat, State Councillor Yang Jiechi, for five hours of talks near Tokyo on Monday after the North's latest test.Yachi told Yang that North Korea's actions had reached a new level of provocation."Japan and China need to work together to strongly urge North Korea to avoid further provocative actions and obey things like United Nations resolutions," Yachi was quoted as telling Yang in a statement by Japan's foreign ministry.A statement from China's foreign ministry after the meeting made no mention of North Korea.North Korea has claimed major advances with its rapid series of launches, claims that outside experts and officials believe may be at least partially true but are difficult to verify independently.A South Korean military official said the North fired one missile on Monday, clarifying an earlier assessment that there may have been more than one launch.The test was aimed at verifying a new type of precision guidance system and the reliability of a new mobile launch vehicle under different operational conditions, KCNA said.However, South Korea's military and experts questioned the claim because the North had technical constraints, such as a lack of satellites, to operate a terminal-stage missile guidance system properly."Whenever news of our valuable victory is broadcast recently, the Yankees would be very much worried about it and the gangsters of the south Korean puppet army would be dispirited more and more," KCNA cited leader Kim as saying.
2) Linda Sarsour and the progressive zeitgeist
mugged by the media mob
“This nation was dedicated to freedom under law, not under mobs.”
So wrote the late Justice, Tom Clark, who gave me my first tour of the Supreme Court in the 1970s. Justice Clark cared deeply about the role of the news media in holding our government accountable. But he would be dispirited to see their embrace of “mobocracy,” as he once described it. The mob as a ruling class is today’s mainstream media. They assert political control by denigrating and vilifying. No act by the Trump administration, however slight, will be spared a full-throated “scandal” as declared by the media. All deeds are treated as crimes or impeachable offenses. The latest victim is President Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser, Jared Kushner. His crime appears to be no crime at all. He met with two foreign officials from Russia –an ambassador and a banker. Back channel communications were allegedly discussed. Mass hysteria in both print and television ensued. There was no attempt at reasoned analysis, no context of historical precedence.
The media all but shouted, “off with his head!” Execution first. A trial with real or imagined evidence sometime later, if ever. Back Channel Communications
The Washington Post ignited the media firestorm by publishing a story that Kushner met with Sergei Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to Washington, in December and allegedly sought a private communications channel with the Kremlin. Within an hour, television reporters and pundits were declaring it a “bombshell” –their favorite description of anything related to Trump. No one bothered to point out that nearly every recent president has established and relied on similar back channel contacts. Notably, President John Kennedy depended on two sets of back channel communications with the Soviets to diffuse the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962. His brother Bobby Kennedy arranged an urgent deal with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin to remove the missiles in Cuba in exchange for the U.S. removing obsolete missiles in Turkey. At the same time, the State Department commandeered ABC correspondent John Scali to work out other details with Soviet Embassy official Alexander Fomin. A catastrophic nuclear exchange was averted.
But nowhere in the hyper-media coverage was this mentioned in the hours after the Kushner story broke. Only two days later, in an opinion column by David Ignatius, did the Washington Post admit the value of secret contacts when he observed, “Such back channels can add stability and predictability in foreign relations.” Few in the media have picked up on it.
It makes no difference whether the idea of a private communications channel was broached before or after President Trump took office. It is a distinction without a difference. As Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly observed, “It’s both normal, in my opinion, and acceptable.” So much for the “bombshell.” More like a media dud. Of course, they’ll never admit to it. The Logan Act Charade
Because the Kushner meeting occurred after Trump was elected but before he took office, the media continues to claim that the Logan Act was violated. Passed in 1799, it prohibits private citizens from interfering in diplomatic disputes with foreign governments. Surely, Kushner violated that law, the media exclaimed. But no one has ever been prosecuted under the Logan Act. Therefore, it is legally inoperable because it has remained dormant for more than two centuries. Prosecutors are not allowed to use a statute that has fallowed for such a long period of time. In other words, it is dead. It sits on the books of our criminal codes only as words collecting dust. Nothing more. Even if it was somehow germane and valid, Kushner was not acting as a private citizen as the Act requires. He was serving as a representative of the incoming administration. Other presidents have had discussions with foreign governments before taking office, including President Obama. Yet the media seems oblivious to both the law and its application. Security Clearance Form
The media continues to speculate that Kushner committed a crime by omitting his Russian meetings when he filled out his security clearance forms. But the press almost never mentions that people are rarely prosecuted because it is exceedingly difficult to demonstrate that it was “knowingly falsified or concealed,” as the law demands. Have you ever seen one of these forms? They are long and confusing. Few people manage to fill them out correctly or completely. Since violation is not a strict liability crime, the feds would have to prove “specific intent.” That is, Kushner tried to deliberately deceive the government. Incomplete paper work, by itself, is not a criminal act. Significantly, the day after Kushner submitted his form, his attorney alerted the FBI it was in error and would be amended to include several meetings with foreign officials. These circumstances hardly constitute a crime. Immediate notification of a filing mistake vitiates any legal culpability. But, again, journalists seem to conveniently overlook this. The story is too good to let the facts get in the way. Kushner Not a “Target” Media madness switched gears into overdrive when it was reported that Kushner is a focus by the FBI in their Russian investigation. But what does that really mean?
It means, quite simply, the Bureau would like to speak with him about his meetings with Russian officials. It does not necessarily imply there is a scintilla of evidence that he committed any crimes. If the feds had such evidence, he would have received a “target letter” as Justice Department rules require.
The media tends to forget (or not realize) that it is not a crime to talk with a Russian, including an ambassador. After all, it is Kislyak’s job to meet as frequently as possible with current and incoming government officials. Does he endeavor to influence those people and our government’s policies? Of course. That’s why he’s stationed in Washington. Our ambassador in Moscow serves the same function. It’s called diplomacy and advocacy. Kushner also met with a Russian banker, Sergey Gorkov, the head of Vnesheconombank, which is the subject of U.S. sanctions. Such a meeting, by itself, does not violate the sanctions order nor is it a crime. Neither is it a crime to collude with a foreign government to influence an election. As I explained in a recent column, there is no criminal statute prohibiting it. President Trump insists there was no collusion. But even if there was, it is not unlawful. The lawyer for Jared Kushner says he is prepared to answer any and all questions. Perhaps when he does, he will expose the media for its slanted coverage and hyperbolic headlines. The media deserves a good mugging
College Professor's first instructions
One of my grandfathers served in World War I. My step-grandfather served in World War II. My sixth great grandfather enlisted in the American Revolution when he was only thirteen. These great men did not fight so we could simply relinquish ou r rights to the enemy within our borders. That enemy is the Marxists who run our public universities. If you are a Marxist and I just offended you, well, that’s tough. I guess they don’t make communists like they used to.
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Middle East and Other Musings: Democrats Thought Reagan Was Nuts. Yesterday Proved He Was Right.. Linda Sarsour- New Radical Darling Of The Radical Democrat Party. The Long Knives. Call ORKIN!
Democrats Thought Reagan Was Nuts. Yesterday Proved He Was Right.. Linda Sarsour- New Radical Darling Of The Radical Democrat Party. The Long Knives. Call ORKIN!
Today Ronald Reagan's, the third rate actor buffoon's Star War concept shot down a missile we launched. This came over 30 years after Democrats did everything they could to mock his idea, to prevent the funding of this program which could, one day, save Americans from a successful nuclear attack by some rogue nation like Iran and/or North Korea or terrorist group. (See 1 below.)
More about Linda Sarsour. The radical darling of the Democrat Party.(See 2 below.)
What Democrats and left extremists are doing to Trump's son-in-law is partly "pay back" but, more importantly, it is why the swamp will never be drained. Power brings out the worst in people and what we are witnessing is a perfect example.
It is little wonder why so many of our nation's very best do not wish to serve because they know their character and reputation will be open game and they will become a magnet for smears and undocumented, outrageous attacks.
D.C.is a dangerous rat infested city. Call ORKIN!
Time and again we have witnessed the long knives become unsheathed in order to go for the jugular.(See 3 below.)
Whether happened or not still worthy. (See 4 below.)
Kim Jong Un promises to develop more powerful weapons as South Korea conducts joint drill with US bomber and Japan looks for Chinese intervention.North Korea warns of 'bigger gift package' for US (credit: REUTERS)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system and ordered the development of more powerful strategic weapons, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday.The missile launched on Monday was equipped with an advanced automated pre-launch sequence compared with previous versions of the "Hwasong" rockets, North Korea's name for its Scud-class missiles, KCNA said. That indicated the North had launched a modified Scud-class missile, as South Korea's military has said.
The North's test launch of a short-range ballistic missile landed in the sea off its east coast and was the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying international pressure and threats of more sanctions.Kim said the reclusive state would develop more powerful weapons in multiple phases in accordance with its timetable to defend North Korea against the United States.
"He expressed the conviction that it would make a greater leap forward in this spirit to send a bigger 'gift package' to the Yankees" in retaliation for American military provocation, KCNA quoted Kim as saying.South Korea said it had conducted a joint drill with a US supersonic B-1B Lancer bomber on Monday. North Korea's state media earlier accused the United States of staging a drill to practice dropping nuclear bombs on the Korean peninsula.The US Navy said its aircraft carrier strike group, led by the USS Carl Vinson, also planned a drill with another US nuclear carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, in waters near the Korean peninsula.A US Navy spokesman in South Korea did not give specific timing for the strike group's planned drill.North Korea calls such drills a preparation for war.Monday's launch followed two successful tests of medium-to-long-range missiles in as many weeks by the North, which has been conducting such tests at an unprecedented pace in an effort to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of hitting the mainland United States.Such launches, and two nuclear tests since January 2016, have been conducted in defiance of US pressure, UN resolutions and the threat of more sanctions.They also pose one of the greatest security challenges for US President Donald Trump, who portrayed the latest missile test as an affront to China."North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile ... but China is trying hard!" Trump said on Twitter.PRECISION GUIDANCE Japan has also urged China to play a bigger role in restraining North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's top national security adviser, Shotaro Yachi, met China's top diplomat, State Councillor Yang Jiechi, for five hours of talks near Tokyo on Monday after the North's latest test.Yachi told Yang that North Korea's actions had reached a new level of provocation."Japan and China need to work together to strongly urge North Korea to avoid further provocative actions and obey things like United Nations resolutions," Yachi was quoted as telling Yang in a statement by Japan's foreign ministry.A statement from China's foreign ministry after the meeting made no mention of North Korea.North Korea has claimed major advances with its rapid series of launches, claims that outside experts and officials believe may be at least partially true but are difficult to verify independently.A South Korean military official said the North fired one missile on Monday, clarifying an earlier assessment that there may have been more than one launch.The test was aimed at verifying a new type of precision guidance system and the reliability of a new mobile launch vehicle under different operational conditions, KCNA said.However, South Korea's military and experts questioned the claim because the North had technical constraints, such as a lack of satellites, to operate a terminal-stage missile guidance system properly."Whenever news of our valuable victory is broadcast recently, the Yankees would be very much worried about it and the gangsters of the south Korean puppet army would be dispirited more and more," KCNA cited leader Kim as saying.
2) Linda Sarsour and the progressive zeitgeist
mugged by the media mob
“This nation was dedicated to freedom under law, not under mobs.”
So wrote the late Justice, Tom Clark, who gave me my first tour of the Supreme Court in the 1970s. Justice Clark cared deeply about the role of the news media in holding our government accountable. But he would be dispirited to see their embrace of “mobocracy,” as he once described it. The mob as a ruling class is today’s mainstream media. They assert political control by denigrating and vilifying. No act by the Trump administration, however slight, will be spared a full-throated “scandal” as declared by the media. All deeds are treated as crimes or impeachable offenses. The latest victim is 
President Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser, Jared Kushner. His crime appears to be no crime at all. He met with two foreign officials from Russia –an ambassador and a banker. Back channel communications were allegedly discussed. Mass hysteria in both print and television ensued. There was no attempt at reasoned analysis, no context of historical precedence.
The media all but shouted, “off with his head!” Execution first. A trial with real or imagined evidence sometime later, if ever. Back Channel Communications
The Washington Post ignited the media firestorm by publishing a story that Kushner met with Sergei Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to Washington, in December and allegedly sought a private communications channel with the Kremlin. Within an hour, television reporters and pundits were declaring it a “bombshell” –their favorite description of anything related to Trump. No one bothered to point out that nearly every recent president has established and relied on similar back channel contacts. Notably, President John Kennedy depended on two sets of back channel communications with the Soviets to diffuse the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962. His brother Bobby Kennedy arranged an urgent deal with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin to remove the missiles in Cuba in exchange for the U.S. removing obsolete missiles in Turkey. At the same time, the State Department commandeered ABC correspondent John Scali to work out other details with Soviet Embassy official Alexander Fomin. A catastrophic nuclear exchange was averted.
But nowhere in the hyper-media coverage was this mentioned in the hours after the Kushner story broke. Only two days later, in an opinion column by David Ignatius, did the Washington Post admit the value of secret contacts when he observed, “Such back channels can add stability and predictability in foreign relations.” Few in the media have picked up on it.
It makes no difference whether the idea of a private communications channel was broached before or after President Trump took office. It is a distinction without a difference. As Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly observed, “It’s both normal, in my opinion, and acceptable.” So much for the “bombshell.” More like a media dud. Of course, they’ll never admit to it. The Logan Act Charade
Because the Kushner meeting occurred after Trump was elected but before he took office, the media continues to claim that the Logan Act was violated. Passed in 1799, it prohibits private citizens from interfering in diplomatic disputes with foreign governments. Surely, Kushner violated that law, the media exclaimed. But no one has ever been prosecuted under the Logan Act. Therefore, it is legally inoperable because it has remained dormant for more than two centuries. Prosecutors are not allowed to use a statute that has fallowed for such a long period of time. In other words, it is dead. It sits on the books of our criminal codes only as words collecting dust. Nothing more. Even if it was somehow germane and valid, Kushner was not acting as a private citizen as the Act requires. He was serving as a representative of the incoming administration. Other presidents have had discussions with foreign governments before taking office, including President Obama. Yet the media seems oblivious to both the law and its application. Security Clearance Form
The media continues to speculate that Kushner committed a crime by omitting his Russian meetings when he filled out his security clearance forms. But the press almost never mentions that people are rarely prosecuted because it is exceedingly difficult to demonstrate that it was “knowingly falsified or concealed,” as the law demands. Have you ever seen one of these forms? They are long and confusing. Few people manage to fill them out correctly or completely. Since violation is not a strict liability crime, the feds would have to prove “specific intent.” That is, Kushner tried to deliberately deceive the government. Incomplete paper work, by itself, is not a criminal act. Significantly, the day after Kushner submitted his form, his attorney alerted the FBI it was in error and would be amended to include several meetings with foreign officials. These circumstances hardly constitute a crime. Immediate notification of a filing mistake vitiates any legal culpability. But, again, journalists seem to conveniently overlook this. The story is too good to let the facts get in the way. Kushner Not a “Target” Media madness switched gears into overdrive when it was reported that Kushner is a focus by the FBI in their Russian investigation. But what does that really mean?
It means, quite simply, the Bureau would like to speak with him about his meetings with Russian officials. It does not necessarily imply there is a scintilla of evidence that he committed any crimes. If the feds had such evidence, he would have received a “target letter” as Justice Department rules require.
The media tends to forget (or not realize) that it is not a crime to talk with a Russian, including an ambassador. After all, it is Kislyak’s job to meet as frequently as possible with current and incoming government officials. Does he endeavor to influence those people and our government’s policies? Of course. That’s why he’s stationed in Washington. Our ambassador in Moscow serves the same function. It’s called diplomacy and advocacy. Kushner also met with a Russian banker, Sergey Gorkov, the head of Vnesheconombank, which is the subject of U.S. sanctions. Such a meeting, by itself, does not violate the sanctions order nor is it a crime. Neither is it a crime to collude with a foreign government to influence an election. As I explained in a recent column, there is no criminal statute prohibiting it. President Trump insists there was no collusion. But even if there was, it is not unlawful. The lawyer for Jared Kushner says he is prepared to answer any and all questions. Perhaps when he does, he will expose the media for its slanted coverage and hyperbolic headlines. The media deserves a good mugging
College Professor's first instructions
One of my grandfathers served in World War I. My step-grandfather served in World War II. My sixth great grandfather enlisted in the American Revolution when he was only thirteen. These great men did not fight so we could simply relinquish ou r rights to the enemy within our borders. That enemy is the Marxists who run our public universities. If you are a Marxist and I just offended you, well, that’s tough. I guess they don’t make communists like they used to.
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