clashdaily--2020-01-17--GHOULISH: Mexican Women Paid To Get Pregnant Via IVF And Then Abort For ‘Embryonic Research’

Looks like we ’ ve found a REAL ‘ Handmaid ’ s Tale ’ story… and no , it isn ’ t the RIGHT that it is implicating .
Is this just another example of economic interests with deep pockets exploiting the vulnerability of poor women in other countries ?
Where is AOC decrying this exploitation of ‘ women oour readers olor ’ ?
Let ’ s use Yale ’ s observations about surrogate parenting in India as a benchmark against which we can compare this story about women being paid to intentionally get pregnant and then abort ( emphasis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2002 and is one of the few countries where women can be paid for carrying another ’ s child .
Women ’ s rights groups criticize the $ 400 million industry for exploiting poor women and endangering their health to produce babies for rich clients , mostly from other nations : “ The low-cost technology , skilled doctors , scant bureaucracy and a plentiful supply of surrogates have made India a preferred destination for fertility tourism , attracting nationals from Britain , the United States , Australia and Japan , to name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A government-funded survey found that the surrogate mothers are not assured a standard rate of compensation or post-delivery health insurance .
Proposed legislation would restrict surrogacy to women aged 21 to 35 , with insurance , and a notarized contract with the commissioning parents .
Critics suggest that too much regulation may hurt both prospective parents and also surrogates who earn a living through the industry .
India now prohibits surrogacy for foreign same-sex couples and individuals .
– YaleGlobal Trending : Putting The 'Fat ' In Fatwa : 'Big ' ISIS Head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Comedy GOLD And THAT story was centered around the exploitation of women proceeding through their pregnancy to its natural conclusion .
What about medical researchers hiring women in a macabre version of fetus farming ?
An ethically dubious study in a hospital close to Puerto Vallarta pays them $ 1400 to have their ovaries hyperstimulated , causing the release of multiple eggs , which are then inseminated… not artificially in a lab , but with actual sperm .
Later , the pregnant women are then subjected to a procedure to ‘ flush ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ) the resulting still-viable embryos out of their wombs , to be used afterward for research or IVF .
The women also had to get injections of powerful hormones to stimulate their ovaries , which can pose some risk .
In addition , some women underwent surgical or chemical abortions afterward , when tests indicated some of the embryos might not have been successfully removed .
“ I think this research was unethical , ” Zoloth says .
Source : NPR What about the ethics ?
This “ experiment ” was very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First , it created human life for the purpose of experimenting upon it .
Second , it paid women to have abortions ( when all the embryos were not flushed ) .
Third , it treated women as objects , merely as “ a Petri dish , ” to quote bioethicist Lorie Zoloth ( with whom I have had my differences in the past , but not here ) .
Fourth , hyperstimulation can have serious side effects , even leading to occasional death .
Add in the likelihood that the women were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real exploitive circumstance .
My friend , the bioethicist William Hurlbut of Stanford , calls experiments such as this “ outsourcing ethics , ” that is , scientists conduct immoral or questionable studies out of the country that would probably not be allowed — or dared — to be pursued in the United States .
Source : NPR What do you think ?

Looks like we’ve found a REAL ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ story… and no, it isn’t the RIGHT that it is implicating.
Is this just another example of economic interests with deep pockets exploiting the vulnerability of poor women in other countries? Where is AOC decrying this exploitation of ‘women oour readers olor’?
Let’s use Yale’s observations about surrogate parenting in India as a benchmark against which we can compare this story about women being paid to intentionally get pregnant and then abort (emphasis added):
India legalized commercial surrogacy in 2002 and is one of the few countries where women can be paid for carrying another’s child. Women’s rights groups criticize the $400 million industry for exploiting poor women and endangering their health to produce babies for rich clients, mostly from other nations: “The low-cost technology, skilled doctors, scant bureaucracy and a plentiful supply of surrogates have made India a preferred destination for fertility tourism, attracting nationals from Britain, the United States, Australia and Japan, to name a few,” reports Reuters. A government-funded survey found that the surrogate mothers are not assured a standard rate of compensation or post-delivery health insurance. Proposed legislation would restrict surrogacy to women aged 21 to 35, with insurance, and a notarized contract with the commissioning parents. Critics suggest that too much regulation may hurt both prospective parents and also surrogates who earn a living through the industry. India now prohibits surrogacy for foreign same-sex couples and individuals. – YaleGlobal
And THAT story was centered around the exploitation of women proceeding through their pregnancy to its natural conclusion.
What about medical researchers hiring women in a macabre version of fetus farming?
An ethically dubious study in a hospital close to Puerto Vallarta pays them $1400 to have their ovaries hyperstimulated, causing the release of multiple eggs, which are then inseminated… not artificially in a lab, but with actual sperm.
Later, the pregnant women are then subjected to a procedure to ‘flush’ (the procedure is called ‘lavage’) the resulting still-viable embryos out of their wombs, to be used afterward for research or IVF.
The women also had to get injections of powerful hormones to stimulate their ovaries, which can pose some risk. In addition, some women underwent surgical or chemical abortions afterward, when tests indicated some of the embryos might not have been successfully removed. “I think this research was unethical,” Zoloth says.
Source: NPR
What about the ethics?
This “experiment” was very wrong on at least four fronts. First, it created human life for the purpose of experimenting upon it. Second, it paid women to have abortions (when all the embryos were not flushed). Third, it treated women as objects, merely as “a Petri dish,” to quote bioethicist Lorie Zoloth (with whom I have had my differences in the past, but not here). Fourth, hyperstimulation can have serious side effects, even leading to occasional death. Add in the likelihood that the women were very poor, and you have a real exploitive circumstance. My friend, the bioethicist William Hurlbut of Stanford, calls experiments such as this “outsourcing ethics,” that is, scientists conduct immoral or questionable studies out of the country that would probably not be allowed — or dared — to be pursued in the United States.
Source: NPR
What do you think?


clashdaily--2020-01-17--Deaf Man Sues Pornhub For Lack Of Subtitles — No, This Is Not Satire

Isn ’ t this kind of like the guys who claimed to read skin mags ‘ for the articles ’ .
He ’ s suing ‘ for damages ’ .
Is there some kind of complex plot point he thinks he ’ s missing out on in the midst of the moaning and groaning ?
Is he REALLY concerned he ’ s missing out on some really great dialogue ?
Even if he ’ s annoyed by it , how invested does someone have to be in their porn habit to launch a LAWSUIT over it ?
Trending : Putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' ISIS Head Arrested In Mosul -- Twitter Reactions Are Comedy GOLD Because that ’ s exactly what happened .
Yaroslav Suris is suing the world ’ s largest porn site for failing to offer adequate support for hearing impaired .
Suris argues that the deaf and hearing impaired can ’ t understand the audio portions of the videos on the site , thus denying them similar access to the content , according to TMZ .
Pornhub vice president Corey Price — who says the company usually doesn ’ t comment on pending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We understand that Yaroslav Suris is suing Pornhub for claiming we ’ ve denied the deaf and hearing-impaired access to our videos , ” he told the outlet .
“ While we do not generally comment on active lawsuits , we ’ d like to take this opportunity to point out that we do have a closed captions category.
” In the court documents , Suris listed numerous titles that he watched , such as “ Sexy Cop Gets Witness to Talk , ” but he was completely lost when it came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He also claimed that it ’ s pointless for him or others in a similar situation to purchase a premium subscription to the website without the subtitles , according to FOX 10 of Phoenix .
Source : FoxNews How barren does someone ’ s life need to be for his biggest concern to be access to online porn whose plotlines and dialogue he can follow .
Critique of the plot holes , and setting and improbable dialogue ?
You know what might solve his problem ?
Turning off the computer once in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and meeting people in the real world .
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That is , if the man-child will put down his frappuccino ; shut the hell up and listen and obey everything he instructs them to do in his timely and tornadic tome .
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Isn’t this kind of like the guys who claimed to read skin mags ‘for the articles’. He’s suing ‘for damages’.
Is there some kind of complex plot point he thinks he’s missing out on in the midst of the moaning and groaning?
Is he REALLY concerned he’s missing out on some really great dialogue?
Even if he’s annoyed by it, how invested does someone have to be in their porn habit to launch a LAWSUIT over it?
Because that’s exactly what happened.
Yaroslav Suris is suing the world’s largest porn site for failing to offer adequate support for hearing impaired.
Suris argues that the deaf and hearing impaired can’t understand the audio portions of the videos on the site, thus denying them similar access to the content, according to TMZ. Pornhub vice president Corey Price — who says the company usually doesn’t comment on pending litigation — responded to the allegations. “We understand that Yaroslav Suris is suing Pornhub for claiming we’ve denied the deaf and hearing-impaired access to our videos,” he told the outlet. “While we do not generally comment on active lawsuits, we’d like to take this opportunity to point out that we do have a closed captions category.” In the court documents, Suris listed numerous titles that he watched, such as “Sexy Cop Gets Witness to Talk,” but he was completely lost when it came to the dialogue, TMZ said. He also claimed that it’s pointless for him or others in a similar situation to purchase a premium subscription to the website without the subtitles, according to FOX 10 of Phoenix.
Source: FoxNews
How barren does someone’s life need to be for his biggest concern to be access to online porn whose plotlines and dialogue he can follow.
What’s his next issue?
Critique of the plot holes, and setting and improbable dialogue?
You know what might solve his problem? Turning off the computer once in a while, breathing some fresh air, and meeting people in the real world.
The Effeminization Of The American Male
by Doug Giles
Doug Giles, best-selling author of Raising Righteous And Rowdy Girls and Editor-In-Chief of the mega-blog, ClashDaily.com, has just penned a book he guarantees will kick hipster males into the rarefied air of masculinity. That is, if the man-child will put down his frappuccino; shut the hell up and listen and obey everything he instructs them to do in his timely and tornadic tome. Buy Now:The Effeminization Of The American Male


clashdaily--2020-01-18--WTF? Bro Arrested For Selling Drugs Tells Police He Mixed His Mother’s Ashes With Weed

This may be the best “ Don ’ t Do Drugs ” message ever .
A 26-year old Wisconsin man , Austin Schroeder , and his 21-year old girlfriend , Kaitlin Geiger , are facing felony drug charges for selling marijuana .
Investigators received a tip that the couple was selling drugs out of their apartment .
An informant that they sent was able to purchase marijuana .
A few days later , the police searched the apartment and found 70 grams of marijuana , a small amount of MDMA ( also known as Molly or Ecstasy ) , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ large amount of unknown powder and vegetable material.
” Schroeder , of Menomonee Falls , WI admitted to investigators that he cut the weed with his mother ’ s cremated remains but he didn ’ t explain why .
Trending : Putting The 'Fat ' In Fatwa : 'Big ' ISIS Head Arrested In Mosul -- Twitter Reactions Are Comedy GOLD According to the complaint , Schroeder tried to explain the “ large amount of unknown powder and vegetable material located in the apartment , ” saying he “ mixed these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schroeder said his mom died a little more than a year ago , and , according to the complaint , “ Schroeder indicates he took some of her ashes and mixed them with a variety of substances , some of which he ultimately ingested.
” The complaint doesn ’ t indicate if he mixed the cremated remains in any of the drugs he ’ s accused of selling .
Schroeder and Geiger appeared in court on Tuesday but were released on a signature bond and will appear in Waukesha County Court again on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure what ’ s worse — if he was ingesting his mother ’ s ashes himself or cutting the pot that he was selling with her ashes .

This may be the best “Don’t Do Drugs” message ever.
A 26-year old Wisconsin man, Austin Schroeder, and his 21-year old girlfriend, Kaitlin Geiger, are facing felony drug charges for selling marijuana.
Investigators received a tip that the couple was selling drugs out of their apartment. An informant that they sent was able to purchase marijuana. A few days later, the police searched the apartment and found 70 grams of marijuana, a small amount of MDMA (also known as Molly or Ecstasy), a drug scale, and bongs along with a “large amount of unknown powder and vegetable material.”
Schroeder, of Menomonee Falls, WI admitted to investigators that he cut the weed with his mother’s cremated remains but he didn’t explain why.
According to the complaint, Schroeder tried to explain the “large amount of unknown powder and vegetable material located in the apartment,” saying he “mixed these substances for a variety of reasons.” Schroeder said his mom died a little more than a year ago, and, according to the complaint, “Schroeder indicates he took some of her ashes and mixed them with a variety of substances, some of which he ultimately ingested.” The complaint doesn’t indicate if he mixed the cremated remains in any of the drugs he’s accused of selling. Source: WGNTV
Schroeder and Geiger appeared in court on Tuesday but were released on a signature bond and will appear in Waukesha County Court again on January 28.
I’m not sure what’s worse — if he was ingesting his mother’s ashes himself or cutting the pot that he was selling with her ashes.
Either way, that’s utterly disgusting!


clashdaily--2020-01-18--Making Lunch Great Again: President Trump Takes A Break From Dismantling Barack’s Legacy To Target M

Making Lunch Great Again: President Trump Takes A Break From Dismantling Barack’s Legacy To Target Michelle’s

The Trump administration is proposing changes to school lunch programs pushed by former First Lady , Michelle Obama .
And the announcement was made on Michelle ’ s Birthday .
Perhaps one of the greatest accomplishments of the Trump administration ( aside from finding the lockbox that held the nads of many of the Congressional Republicans ) is the systematic dismantling of the Obama legacy .
Trending : Putting The 'Fat ' In Fatwa : 'Big ' ISIS Head Arrested In Mosul -- Twitter Reactions Are Comedy GOLD For the last 3 years , it ’ s been the legacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Make America Great Again ” and there seems to be a clear winner .
Since his inauguration , President Trump has defeated ISIS , killed several of the world ’ s most prominent terrorists , pulled back regulations , renegotiated trade deals , rejiggered foreign policy , appointed a record number of judges , supercharged the economy , brought jobs back to the U.S. , and essentially ended Obamacare all while being investigated by the Deep State and facing impeachment .
In just 3 years , it ’ s almost as if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t happen .
And it ’ s driving the left absolutely insane .
They claim that he ’ s obsessed with the Obamas .
This quickly became evident with the rapid flip from the hysterical “ TRUMP ’ S RECKLESSNESS WITH IRAN IS LEADING US TO WORLD WAR III !
” to “ He ’ s destroying the Obama legacy !
” Perhaps having both a crappy domestic policy and an equally crappy foreign policy could be the cause of the dismantling , eh ?
It ’ s even easier to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in pencil in a series of Executive Orders instead of actually changing things through legislation .
Now that the Trump administration is running out of things to fix from Barry ’ s legacy , they ’ re looking at Michelle ’ s signature achievement — the disastrous School Lunch program .
Michelle ’ s Healthy , Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 aimed at fighting childhood obesity .
Standards were altered on the recommendation of a panel of nutritional experts to increase the fruits and vegetables daily , as well as whole grains , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ count to maintain a child ’ s healthy weight .
Some of the regulations were so rigorous on sodium and sugar content that the food was unpalatable .
The Trump administration has been chipping away at the guidelines for some time to increase palatability of the food .
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken another whack at former first lady Michelle Obama ’ s signature achievement : Establishing stricter nutritional standards for school breakfasts and lunches .
And on her birthday .
On Friday , USDA Deputy Under Secretary Brandon Lipps proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Service that would allow schools to cut the amount of vegetables and fruits required at lunch and breakfasts while giving them license to sell more pizza , burgers and fries to students .
The agency is responsible for administering nutritional programs that feed nearly 30 million students at 99,000 schools .
Lipps said the changes will help address what he described as unintended consequences of the regulations put in place during the Obama administration .
For example , when schools were trying to implement innovative solutions such as grab-and-go breakfast off a cart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were forced to give kids two bananas to meet minimum federal requirements .
Source : Washington Post The program had some “ unintended consequences ” resulted in lower buy-in and lunches dumped in the garbage .
Less buy-in and more lunches in the garbage meant that more kids weren ’ t eating lunch which was achieving the opposite of the intended goal .
Photos of unspeakably disgusting school lunches were posted to social media with the hashtag # ThanksMichelleObama .
It became an international embarrassment when comparisons were made with school lunches in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kids might be eating some french fries at school again , but at least they ’ re eating , right ?
And heck , at least you can tell what a french fry is .
Can you even identify some of the mystery meat in the above photos ?
Sometimes compromises must be made to achieve the goal .
It ’ s better to have kids eating lunch even if it isn ’ t perfect .
• Dude Who ‘ Advised ’ Michelle On Gross School Lunches Was Just Busted – Look Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Students Who Think Her Lunches SUCK – And It ’ s TOTAL BS • HEY , MICHELLE : Look At What Happens When A School DUMPS Your Crappy Lunch Menu

The Trump administration is proposing changes to school lunch programs pushed by former First Lady, Michelle Obama.
And the announcement was made on Michelle’s Birthday.
Perhaps one of the greatest accomplishments of the Trump administration (aside from finding the lockbox that held the nads of many of the Congressional Republicans) is the systematic dismantling of the Obama legacy.
For the last 3 years, it’s been the legacy of “Hope & Change” vs. “Make America Great Again” and there seems to be a clear winner.
Since his inauguration, President Trump has defeated ISIS, killed several of the world’s most prominent terrorists, pulled back regulations, renegotiated trade deals, rejiggered foreign policy, appointed a record number of judges, supercharged the economy, brought jobs back to the U.S., and essentially ended Obamacare all while being investigated by the Deep State and facing impeachment.
It’s quite impressive, really.
In just 3 years, it’s almost as if the 8 years of the Obama administration didn’t happen.
And it’s driving the left absolutely insane. They claim that he’s obsessed with the Obamas.
This quickly became evident with the rapid flip from the hysterical “TRUMP’S RECKLESSNESS WITH IRAN IS LEADING US TO WORLD WAR III!” to “He’s destroying the Obama legacy!”
Trump once again lies and obsesses about President Obama, whose legacy he’ll never live up to. Iran wasn’t given our money but sent their own frozen assets, and the amount is a fraction of what Trump claims. https://t.co/3YbCHdcj7e — Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) January 8, 2020
They didn’t build anything. They negotiated a unilateral deal without the ratification of a treaty involving Congress thinking there was no way Hillary would blow the election. Oops. You wanted a pen and phone, you got one. Sit down. pic.twitter.com/7LIaCYaObY — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 10, 2020
Perhaps having both a crappy domestic policy and an equally crappy foreign policy could be the cause of the dismantling, eh? It’s even easier to change things when your legacy was written in pencil in a series of Executive Orders instead of actually changing things through legislation.
Now that the Trump administration is running out of things to fix from Barry’s legacy, they’re looking at Michelle’s signature achievement — the disastrous School Lunch program.
Michelle’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 aimed at fighting childhood obesity. Standards were altered on the recommendation of a panel of nutritional experts to increase the fruits and vegetables daily, as well as whole grains, and tailoring the portion sizes and calorie count to maintain a child’s healthy weight.
Some of the regulations were so rigorous on sodium and sugar content that the food was unpalatable. The Trump administration has been chipping away at the guidelines for some time to increase palatability of the food.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken another whack at former first lady Michelle Obama’s signature achievement: Establishing stricter nutritional standards for school breakfasts and lunches. And on her birthday. On Friday, USDA Deputy Under Secretary Brandon Lipps proposed new rules for the Food and Nutrition Service that would allow schools to cut the amount of vegetables and fruits required at lunch and breakfasts while giving them license to sell more pizza, burgers and fries to students. The agency is responsible for administering nutritional programs that feed nearly 30 million students at 99,000 schools. Lipps said the changes will help address what he described as unintended consequences of the regulations put in place during the Obama administration. For example, when schools were trying to implement innovative solutions such as grab-and-go breakfast off a cart or meals in the classroom, they were forced to give kids two bananas to meet minimum federal requirements.
Source: Washington Post
The program had some “unintended consequences” resulted in lower buy-in and lunches dumped in the garbage.
This is where school lunches end up, just like your husband's promises. #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/iAtLqQhK32 — Cause We're American (@CW_America) November 22, 2014
Less buy-in and more lunches in the garbage meant that more kids weren’t eating lunch which was achieving the opposite of the intended goal.
Photos of unspeakably disgusting school lunches were posted to social media with the hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama.
Yes, @MichelleObama's lunches were such a hit with students that they took pics with the hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama.
BLECH. pic.twitter.com/MzlWu0PTOc — CutiePieLatina (@LupeColon) May 13, 2017
Really enjoying my half-pocket and my full spoonful of green beans #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/Z0hRWidlVK — Trey Palmer (@TreyPalma) January 8, 2015
I would like to just take a moment to say #ThanksMichelleObama for our "healthy hamburgers" at lunch today! Yummy! ? pic.twitter.com/Q32KA5IKu9 — ash (@ashlynn__priest) December 9, 2014
When your school puts cheese on a hot dog bun and calls it "lunch". #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/ywbAe618n3 — Betsy Ettinger (@BetsyEttinger) April 19, 2016
It became an international embarrassment when comparisons were made with school lunches in other countries.
So, sure, kids might be eating some french fries at school again, but at least they’re eating, right? And heck, at least you can tell what a french fry is. Can you even identify some of the mystery meat in the above photos?
Sometimes compromises must be made to achieve the goal. It’s better to have kids eating lunch even if it isn’t perfect.
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clashdaily--2020-01-18--Pigskin Pundit’s Picks, Conference Championship Week

And then there were four… Only the best left , and one more battle to determine who represents in the Battle Royale two weeks from Sunday .
It ’ s like watching cell mitosis in reverse , as 32 become 12 , and then 12 become 8 , and 8 fold into 4 , and then 2 and finally… One .
Speaking of numbers , after an abysmal 0-4 on Wild Card Weekend , I went 3-1 last weekend .
Huzzah .
The Titans have been absolutely Titanic , with Derrick ‘ Historic ’ Henry tearing off immense hunks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and then outrunning fleet d-backs as he accelerates into the open field .
His running style reminds me of those cannonballs fired in the battle scene from Mel Gibson ’ s The Patriot , where they go bouncing along the ground kicking up great gouts of dirt , and when they hit the lines of soldiers , they simply tear through the ranks and continue on their way , an irresistible force .
This man has been both exhilarating and terrifying to watch at once .
Kansas City has that all-important year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this season , and the sour taste of narrow defeat is a powerful motivator .
In the blink of an eye , they ERASED a 3-touchdown deficit last week on their way to blowing out a talented and determined Texans team .
As long as there are ticks on the game clock , this team is immensely dangerous .
We saw that the 49ers are clearly the most balanced team in the entire league , getting off the snap on both offense AND defense faster than their opponents , and their gas tank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and shackled an excellent , seasoned Vikings team last week , in what turned into a lopsided victory .
Zimmer ’ s team lost their shimmer , as Minnesota didn ’ t dominate in ANY aspect of that game… but that ’ s what San Fran has done all season .
Dominate .
Green Bay and crusty old Aaron Rodgers found new life in Davante Adams and Aaron Jones , and Seattle just didn ’ t have an answer for them .
Russell the Hustle Wilson almost singlehandedly willed his team to victory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that wasn ’ t ultimately where they fell down .
Trending : Putting The 'Fat ' In Fatwa : 'Big ' ISIS Head Arrested In Mosul -- Twitter Reactions Are Comedy GOLD Titans at Chiefs – If you don ’ t love what Mike Vrabel has done with Tennessee this season , you ain ’ t a football fan .
The titans were mired in mediocrity once again when Ryan Tannehill was handed the starter ’ s job .
He went on to lead the league in several QB categories and ripped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help them to a playoff berth .
In fairness , what Tannehill did was stabilize their offense , which was already talented but underperforming with Mariota .
His game management helped the passing game set up the league ’ s best running game , and that in turn allowed the defense to spend less time on the field , improving their performance as well .
That is what a good quarterback can mean to the entire team .
Vrabel is a smart coach , too , and he schemes his opponents well .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ knocking off the league ’ s best offense last week , which few thought possible .
They will give Andy Reid ’ s squad all they can handle this week .
I don ’ t see the Chiefs ( or anyone else , for that matter ) stopping Henry , but their ability to strike quickly and repeatedly on offense essentially nullifies a ground game victory by the Titans .
It takes too long to score running touchdowns , and to beat KC you have to contain their scoring , AND match the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes .
That is highly unlikely to happen .
If the Chiefs put enough points up early , they force Tannehill to play from behind and to throw more .
That won ’ t be good for Tennessee .
These two teams have proven how good they are , and they deserve to be here .
The Titans can win this game , but I don ’ t believe they will .
Patrick MaHOMES-IN on the Lombardi Trophy .
Packers at Niners – Mr. Rodgers ’ neighborhood caught new life this season , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defense features the Smith Brothers ’ QB-crusher attack , and a stiff and resilient red zone lockdown .
They have made teams work three times harder for the final 20 yards than they did for the prior 80 .
On offense , Davante Adams and Aaron Jones have sharpened their air and ground attacks into premier weapons .
And there ’ s no ‘ make-believe ’ in Mr. Rogers ’ neighborhood… he IS that good still .
Smart , mobile , resourceful , and a pinpoint passer .
The Packers square off again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheese out of them 37-8 earlier this year , and in all honesty , I see the same kind of result again .
The Niners have the second-best run attack in the league , with their Triple Threat backfield .
They also have a fine young quarterback in Garoppolo , who hasn ’ t lit up the league in stats , but all the guy does is win .
And then there ’ s George .
Kittle rips the seams out of opposing defenses , and creates matchup problems of a rather large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blocks like he enjoys it .
And then there ’ s the defense .
Yikes .
This D is fast , quick , relentless and a little nasty .
They were second in total defense this year , and we all know the mantra about what wins championships .
I don ’ t care for Nick Bosa ’ s showboating , but he backs it up with dominating and disruptive play .
And Richard ‘ Sherman Tank ’ looks totally rejuvenated since donning Red & Gold .
I would not be surprised if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ game this season .
I sure don ’ t see them losing this one .

And then there were four… Only the best left, and one more battle to determine who represents in the Battle Royale two weeks from Sunday. It’s like watching cell mitosis in reverse, as 32 become 12, and then 12 become 8, and 8 fold into 4, and then 2 and finally… One. Speaking of numbers, after an abysmal 0-4 on Wild Card Weekend, I went 3-1 last weekend. Huzzah.
The Titans have been absolutely Titanic, with Derrick ‘Historic’ Henry tearing off immense hunks of yardage, battering linesmen and linebackers alike, and then outrunning fleet d-backs as he accelerates into the open field. His running style reminds me of those cannonballs fired in the battle scene from Mel Gibson’s The Patriot, where they go bouncing along the ground kicking up great gouts of dirt, and when they hit the lines of soldiers, they simply tear through the ranks and continue on their way, an irresistible force. This man has been both exhilarating and terrifying to watch at once. Kansas City has that all-important year of deep playoff experience to harden them this season, and the sour taste of narrow defeat is a powerful motivator. In the blink of an eye, they ERASED a 3-touchdown deficit last week on their way to blowing out a talented and determined Texans team. As long as there are ticks on the game clock, this team is immensely dangerous. We saw that the 49ers are clearly the most balanced team in the entire league, getting off the snap on both offense AND defense faster than their opponents, and their gas tank seems bottomless. They tackled, crackled and shackled an excellent, seasoned Vikings team last week, in what turned into a lopsided victory. Zimmer’s team lost their shimmer, as Minnesota didn’t dominate in ANY aspect of that game… but that’s what San Fran has done all season. Dominate.
Green Bay and crusty old Aaron Rodgers found new life in Davante Adams and Aaron Jones, and Seattle just didn’t have an answer for them. Russell the Hustle Wilson almost singlehandedly willed his team to victory, but he only plays offense, and that wasn’t ultimately where they fell down.
Here’s the picks.
Titans at Chiefs – If you don’t love what Mike Vrabel has done with Tennessee this season, you ain’t a football fan. The titans were mired in mediocrity once again when Ryan Tannehill was handed the starter’s job. He went on to lead the league in several QB categories and ripped off a nice string of victories to help them to a playoff berth. In fairness, what Tannehill did was stabilize their offense, which was already talented but underperforming with Mariota. His game management helped the passing game set up the league’s best running game, and that in turn allowed the defense to spend less time on the field, improving their performance as well. That is what a good quarterback can mean to the entire team. Vrabel is a smart coach, too, and he schemes his opponents well. Their defensive improvement has been terrific, knocking off the league’s best offense last week, which few thought possible. They will give Andy Reid’s squad all they can handle this week. I don’t see the Chiefs (or anyone else, for that matter) stopping Henry, but their ability to strike quickly and repeatedly on offense essentially nullifies a ground game victory by the Titans. It takes too long to score running touchdowns, and to beat KC you have to contain their scoring, AND match the pace of it. For 60 looong minutes. That is highly unlikely to happen. If the Chiefs put enough points up early, they force Tannehill to play from behind and to throw more. That won’t be good for Tennessee. These two teams have proven how good they are, and they deserve to be here. The Titans can win this game, but I don’t believe they will. Patrick MaHOMES-IN on the Lombardi Trophy.
Packers at Niners – Mr. Rodgers’ neighborhood caught new life this season, both on offense AND defense. Their defense features the Smith Brothers’ QB-crusher attack, and a stiff and resilient red zone lockdown. They have made teams work three times harder for the final 20 yards than they did for the prior 80. On offense, Davante Adams and Aaron Jones have sharpened their air and ground attacks into premier weapons. And there’s no ‘make-believe’ in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood… he IS that good still. Smart, mobile, resourceful, and a pinpoint passer.
The Packers square off again with the 49ers team that made creamed cheese out of them 37-8 earlier this year, and in all honesty, I see the same kind of result again. The Niners have the second-best run attack in the league, with their Triple Threat backfield. They also have a fine young quarterback in Garoppolo, who hasn’t lit up the league in stats, but all the guy does is win. And then there’s George. Kittle rips the seams out of opposing defenses, and creates matchup problems of a rather large nature. He also run- and pass blocks like he enjoys it. And then there’s the defense. Yikes. This D is fast, quick, relentless and a little nasty. They were second in total defense this year, and we all know the mantra about what wins championships. I don’t care for Nick Bosa’s showboating, but he backs it up with dominating and disruptive play. And Richard ‘Sherman Tank’ looks totally rejuvenated since donning Red & Gold. I would not be surprised if the Niners didn’t lose another game this season. I sure don’t see them losing this one.
Enjoy the games!


clashdaily--2020-01-18--Media Outraged Over Trump Blasting Generals As ‘Dopes And Babies’ But Silent During Obama’s ‘Purge’

WaPo ’ s latest hit piece based on an anti-Trump book coming out seems to have forgotten how the LAST administration handled the military .
A ‘ spicy ’ Trump quote from events spelling the beginning of the end of Rex Tillerson ’ s time in the White House have the Media ( Democrat ) abuzz .
Other attendees such as Steve Bannon , Trump ’ s chief strategist , quickly realized the speakers had no idea how to address the president when their talk ’ s title page made reference to “ the post-war international rules-based order.
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rail against his favorite targets , questioning why the U.S. was paying for a missile defense system to protect South Korea , complaining about the terms of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and taking aim at NATO for being bankrolled by Washington .
Trending : EPSTEIN : Medical Clues In His Eyes , Legs Point To Murder , Not Hanging As the briefing continued , he accused his top brass of incompetence .
He turned to the conflict in Afghanistan , America ’ s longest war , which he described as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re all losers , ” Trump said .
“ You don ’ t know how to win anymore.
” “ I wouldn ’ t go to war with you people [ by my side ] , ” he bellowed to a disbelieving room .
“ You ’ re a bunch of dopes and babies.
” While Vice President Mike Pence stayed silent and other senior figures tried to stare straight ahead , the authors describe how Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tried to defend the military leadership .
“ No , that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of state said .
“ Mr .
President , you ’ re totally wrong .
None of that is true.
” Tillerson let down his guard in the immediate aftermath of the confrontation .
Standing in the hall outside with several confidants , as they realized their effort to persuade the president of the importance of the internationalist view had backfired , he said : “ He ’ s a f—ing moron.
” Source : WashingtonExaminer They brought a report couched in Globalist language to a president who explicitly ran on REVERSING his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected it to be well-received ?
It wasn ’ t , obviously .
And Obama ’ s track record in the time he was in office didn ’ t exactly make the case that his strategy was the right one .
Crimea fell to Russia .
The Middle East and North Africa were on fire .
Europe was swamped by people trying to get the hell out of Dodge , not to mention Iran geting a free pass for inciting ( funding ! )
civil war among their neighbors , because nobody wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump was elected for exactly one reason .
He is a results-based guy .
The old way was NOT getting the right kind of results , and he was in a meeting where people pitched ‘ more of the same ’ .
More of the same has led to a whole lot of Americans coming home in bodybags with no foreseeable end in sight , for reasons and objectives that were ‘ iffy ’ at best .
Contrast their objection to Trump saying mean things to his generals to how Obama gutted his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questionable of reasons .
And then ask yourself , if these are the leaders that survived Obama ’ s ‘ cull ’ should it really surprise anyone that Trump wasn ’ t on the same page as them .
Defense : What the president calls “ my military ” is being cleansed of any officer suspected of disloyalty to or disagreement with the administration on matters of policy or force structure , leaving the compliant and fearful .
We recognize President Obama is the commander-in-chief and that throughout history presidents from Lincoln to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commanders they view as inadequate or insubordinate .
Turnover in the military ranks is normal , and in these times of sequestration and budget cuts the numbers are expected to tick up as force levels shrink and missions change .
Yet what has happened to our officer corps since President Obama took office is viewed in many quarters as unprecedented , baffling and even harmful to our national security posture .
We have commented on some of the higher profile cases , such as Gen. Carter Ham .
He was relieved as head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year and a half because he disagreed with orders not to mount a rescue mission in response to the Sept. 11 , 2012 , attack in Benghazi .
…From Breitbart.com ’ s Facebook page comes a list of at least 197 officers that have been relieved of duty by President Obama for a laundry list of reasons and sometimes with no reason given .
Stated grounds range from “ leaving blast doors on nukes open ” to “ loss of confidence in command ability ” to “ mishandling of funds ” to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counterfeit chips ” to “ inappropriate behavior ” to “ low morale in troops commanded.
” Nine senior commanding generals have been fired by the Obama administration this year , leading to speculation by active and retired members of the military that a purge of its commanders is under way .
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely , an outspoken critic of the Obama administration , notes how the White House fails to take action or investigate its own officials but finds it easy to fire military commanders “ who have given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinks he knows why this purge is happening .
“ Obama will not purge a civilian or political appointee because they have bought into Obama ’ s ideology , ” Vallely said .
“ The White House protects their own .
That ’ s why they stalled on the investigation into Fast and Furious , Benghazi and ObamaCare .
He ’ s intentionally weakening and gutting our military , Pentagon and reducing us as a superpower , and anyone in the ranks who disagrees or speaks out is being purged.
” Another senior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of anonymity , because he still provide services to the government and fears possible retribution , that “ they ’ re using the opportunity of the shrinkage of the military to get rid of people that don ’ t agree with them or do not toe the party line .
Remember , as ( former White House chief of staff ) Rahm Emanuel said , never waste a crisis.
” Source : Investor ’ s Business Daily

WaPo’s latest hit piece based on an anti-Trump book coming out seems to have forgotten how the LAST administration handled the military.
A ‘spicy’ Trump quote from events spelling the beginning of the end of Rex Tillerson’s time in the White House have the Media(Democrat) abuzz.
Other attendees such as Steve Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist, quickly realized the speakers had no idea how to address the president when their talk’s title page made reference to “the post-war international rules-based order.” It soon became a chance for the President to rail against his favorite targets, questioning why the U.S. was paying for a missile defense system to protect South Korea, complaining about the terms of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and taking aim at NATO for being bankrolled by Washington. As the briefing continued, he accused his top brass of incompetence. He turned to the conflict in Afghanistan, America’s longest war, which he described as a “loser war.” “You’re all losers,” Trump said. “You don’t know how to win anymore.” “I wouldn’t go to war with you people [by my side],” he bellowed to a disbelieving room. “You’re a bunch of dopes and babies.” While Vice President Mike Pence stayed silent and other senior figures tried to stare straight ahead, the authors describe how Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tried to defend the military leadership. “No, that’s just wrong,” the secretary of state said. “Mr. President, you’re totally wrong. None of that is true.” Tillerson let down his guard in the immediate aftermath of the confrontation. Standing in the hall outside with several confidants, as they realized their effort to persuade the president of the importance of the internationalist view had backfired, he said: “He’s a f—ing moron.”
Source: WashingtonExaminer
Really? ‘Post-War International Rules-Based Order’?
They brought a report couched in Globalist language to a president who explicitly ran on REVERSING his predecessor’s globalist tendencies, and expected it to be well-received?
It wasn’t, obviously. And Obama’s track record in the time he was in office didn’t exactly make the case that his strategy was the right one. Crimea fell to Russia. The Middle East and North Africa were on fire. Europe was swamped by people trying to get the hell out of Dodge, not to mention Iran geting a free pass for inciting (funding!) civil war among their neighbors, because nobody wanted to endanger that precious unenforceable JCPOA.
Trump was elected for exactly one reason. He is a results-based guy. The old way was NOT getting the right kind of results, and he was in a meeting where people pitched ‘more of the same’.
More of the same has led to a whole lot of Americans coming home in bodybags with no foreseeable end in sight, for reasons and objectives that were ‘iffy’ at best.
Contrast their objection to Trump saying mean things to his generals to how Obama gutted his own military leadership often for the most questionable of reasons. And then ask yourself, if these are the leaders that survived Obama’s ‘cull’ should it really surprise anyone that Trump wasn’t on the same page as them.
From a 2013 Investor’s Business Daily piece:


clashdaily--2020-01-19--92-Year-Old Woman Dies, ICE Head Blames De Blasio’s Sanctuary City Policy As ‘Sole Reason’ (Video)

An old woman was raped and died a horrible death .
Sadly , it was entirely preventable .
“ There is no worse feeling than when those citizens you are sworn to protect are needlessly harmed.
” How devastating must it be for the Acting Head of ICE know that it ’ s HIS department ’ s job to scoop up threats like the guy who raped and murdered this elderly woman , and the only thing that stopped ICE from saving her life was a ‘ woke ’ policy that prevents cops from notifying ICE that bad guys need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in handcuffs .
Trending : Media Outraged Over Trump Blasting Generals As 'Dopes And Babies ' But Silent During Obama 's 'Purge' This happened in AOC ’ s own backyard .
The same AOC that has campaigned for the better part of a year demonizing law enforcement officers whose job it is to prevent tragedies like this one .
Get it through your little head , girl .
ICE were the good guys , Alexandria .
Will SHE look the bereaved family members of Maria Fuertes in the eyes and tell her that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes ‘ angel moms ’ the bad guys and violent border jumpers the ‘ victims ’ of law enforcement ?
“ Make no mistake , it is this city ’ s sanctuary policies that is the sole reason this criminal was allowed to roam the streets freely and end an innocent woman ’ s life , ” Albence said .
“ One simple phone call and Maria Fuertes could be alive today , ” he added later .
Source : Blaze It was only steps from her home that she was raped and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prosecutors say he was caught on surveillance video approaching Maria Fuertes from behind while she was still standing , checking a pile of garbage bags for returnable empties on 127th St. in South Richmond Hill just after midnight Jan. 6 .
The video shows them then falling to the ground together , disappearing from view behind a car for four sickening minutes just around the corner from the victim ’ s home .
Then Khan , a day laborer who lives less than a mile from the crime scene , is seen running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hospital with a fractured spine , broken ribs , internal hemorrhaging and tears in her vagina , according to court papers .
Source : NYDailyNews

An old woman was raped and died a horrible death. Sadly, it was entirely preventable.
Acting Director Matthew T. Albence is livid.
“There is no worse feeling than when those citizens you are sworn to protect are needlessly harmed.”
How devastating must it be for the Acting Head of ICE know that it’s HIS department’s job to scoop up threats like the guy who raped and murdered this elderly woman, and the only thing that stopped ICE from saving her life was a ‘woke’ policy that prevents cops from notifying ICE that bad guys need to be scooped up and carted away in handcuffs.
This happened in AOC’s own backyard. The same AOC that has campaigned for the better part of a year demonizing law enforcement officers whose job it is to prevent tragedies like this one.
Get it through your little head, girl. ICE were the good guys, Alexandria. Will SHE look the bereaved family members of Maria Fuertes in the eyes and tell her that she still stands by a policy that makes ‘angel moms’ the bad guys and violent border jumpers the ‘victims’ of law enforcement?
Acting ICE Director: Bill de Blasio’s Sanctuary Policy ‘Sole Reason’ 92-Year-Old Maria Fuertes Is Dead pic.twitter.com/BiiWmK7YmI — Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 18, 2020
“Make no mistake, it is this city’s sanctuary policies that is the sole reason this criminal was allowed to roam the streets freely and end an innocent woman’s life,” Albence said. “One simple phone call and Maria Fuertes could be alive today,” he added later.
Source: Blaze
It was only steps from her home that she was raped and murdered by 21-year-old Reeaz Khan.
But prosecutors say he was caught on surveillance video approaching Maria Fuertes from behind while she was still standing, checking a pile of garbage bags for returnable empties on 127th St. in South Richmond Hill just after midnight Jan. 6. The video shows them then falling to the ground together, disappearing from view behind a car for four sickening minutes just around the corner from the victim’s home. Then Khan, a day laborer who lives less than a mile from the crime scene, is seen running off alone. …Fuertes died at Jamaica Hospital with a fractured spine, broken ribs, internal hemorrhaging and tears in her vagina, according to court papers.
Source: NYDailyNews
Kahan is reportedly from Guyana.


clashdaily--2020-01-19--Planned Parenthood Plans Mega Millions In Dem Donations for 2020

It prompts Ted Cruz to ask ‘ why exactly do they need taxpayer dollars ?
’ How is any taxpayer money they take in not merely a ‘ money-laundering ’ scheme getting taxpayers to fund the Democrat party ?
If you are a recipient of taxpayer money , should you even be ALLOWED to spend money on political campaigns ?
Trending : Media Outraged Over Trump Blasting Generals As 'Dopes And Babies ' But Silent During Obama 's 'Purge' Despite what we ’ ve heard about Planned Parenthood taking a financial hit in 2019 , they are still all-in on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 45 Million dollars into 2020 political races .
Planned Parenthood received $ 616 million in taxpayer dollars during the most recent fiscal year , and has expressed outrage that the Trump administration has cut almost $ 60 million from that sum by disqualifying abortion groups from Title X family planning grants .
This is despite the facts that the organization not only enjoys almost a billion dollars in annual private revenue and contributions but will continue to receive over $ 500 million from taxpayers even without Title X money .
Pro-life group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engages in a “ political money laundering scheme , ” under which politicians funnel tax dollars to Planned Parenthood for “ health ” operations , leading pro-abortion donors to conclude its “ health ” needs are covered , so they can direct their contributions to the abortion giant ’ s political arms .
This , in turn , helps Planned Parenthood Votes , Planned Parenthood Action Fund , and Planned Parenthood Federal PAC elect politicians who will protect their federal subsidies .
Source : LifeSiteNews Just one more reason to cut them off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to consider rewriting election laws to address this ‘ loophole ’ .
Demonic : Senate Pushes Bill Prohibiting Infanticide … Democrats BLOCK It !
Hey CNN : Judges Rule Those Damning Abortion Videos Were NOT ‘ Deceptively Edited ’ … Is That ‘ News ’ ?
Planned Parenthood , Cash Cow For The Dems , Gets Some BAD Financial News Baby Parts : Obama-Hillary Connection To The Arrest Of Two Wanted Illegal Aliens

It prompts Ted Cruz to ask ‘why exactly do they need taxpayer dollars?’
Good question.
How is any taxpayer money they take in not merely a ‘money-laundering’ scheme getting taxpayers to fund the Democrat party?
If you are a recipient of taxpayer money, should you even be ALLOWED to spend money on political campaigns?
Despite what we’ve heard about Planned Parenthood taking a financial hit in 2019, they are still all-in on backing Democrats. They will be throwing $45 Million dollars into 2020 political races.
Planned Parenthood received $616 million in taxpayer dollars during the most recent fiscal year, and has expressed outrage that the Trump administration has cut almost $60 million from that sum by disqualifying abortion groups from Title X family planning grants. This is despite the facts that the organization not only enjoys almost a billion dollars in annual private revenue and contributions but will continue to receive over $500 million from taxpayers even without Title X money. Pro-life group Live Action argues that Planned Parenthood effectively engages in a “political money laundering scheme,” under which politicians funnel tax dollars to Planned Parenthood for “health” operations, leading pro-abortion donors to conclude its “health” needs are covered, so they can direct their contributions to the abortion giant’s political arms. This, in turn, helps Planned Parenthood Votes, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Planned Parenthood Federal PAC elect politicians who will protect their federal subsidies.
Source: LifeSiteNews
If they’ve got $45m laying around, why exactly do they need taxpayer dollars? https://t.co/FhnfZnHjNE — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 17, 2020
Just one more reason to cut them off.
If nothing else, we might want to consider rewriting election laws to address this ‘loophole’.
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Planned Parenthood, Cash Cow For The Dems, Gets Some BAD Financial News
Baby Parts: Obama-Hillary Connection To The Arrest Of Two Wanted Illegal Aliens
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clashdaily--2020-01-19--Trump’s Lawyers Will Go On Offensive In Impeachment Case — Not Constitutionally Valid

The first response to the Senate summons has been sent .
And we are in for a constitutional brawl .
This is an outright attack on the ability of the people to select a President of their own choosing .
This whole impeachment was explicitly an attempt to overturn an election whose results the Democrats never truly accepted… and the fact that Democrats have failed to provide any instance of Trump breaking the law backs up that claim .
The source said the response would tackle both procedural and substantive concerns with the two articles of impeachment , alleging that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We next assert that the articles of impeachment are constitutionally invalid on their face , ” he said .
“ They fail to allege any crime or violation of law whatsoever , let alone high crimes and misdemeanors.
” Trending : Media Outraged Over Trump Blasting Generals As 'Dopes And Babies ' But Silent During Obama 's 'Purge ' Trump became the third president to be impeached when the House last month approved charges that he abused his power by asking the president of Ukraine to open a corruption investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son .
He is accused of withholding aid in order to increase pressure .
However , the document spells out that security assistance was sent to Ukraine without an investigation being launched .
It also states that the president has a legitimate right to withhold information through executive privilege , which can not therefore constitute obstruction of Congress .
Impeachment moves into its next critical phase this week .
Trump ’ s Senate trial is expected to start on Tuesday , and his lawyers are due to submit their “ legal brief , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on Monday .
“ The conclusion at the end of the day is that the articles violate the Constitution , ” said a source .
“ They are defective in their entirety .
They are the product of invalid proceedings that flagrantly denied the president and due process rights .
They rest on dangerous distortions of the Constitution that will do lasting damage to our structure of government.
” Source : WashingtonExaminer You just knew Trump ’ s team would come out swinging .
It ’ s almost enough to make you @ @ @ @ @ @ @

The first response to the Senate summons has been sent. And we are in for a constitutional brawl.
This is an outright attack on the ability of the people to select a President of their own choosing. This whole impeachment was explicitly an attempt to overturn an election whose results the Democrats never truly accepted… and the fact that Democrats have failed to provide any instance of Trump breaking the law backs up that claim.
The source said the response would tackle both procedural and substantive concerns with the two articles of impeachment, alleging that Trump abused his position and obstructed Congress. “We next assert that the articles of impeachment are constitutionally invalid on their face,” he said. “They fail to allege any crime or violation of law whatsoever, let alone high crimes and misdemeanors.” Trump became the third president to be impeached when the House last month approved charges that he abused his power by asking the president of Ukraine to open a corruption investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. He is accused of withholding aid in order to increase pressure. However, the document spells out that security assistance was sent to Ukraine without an investigation being launched. It also states that the president has a legitimate right to withhold information through executive privilege, which cannot therefore constitute obstruction of Congress. Impeachment moves into its next critical phase this week. Trump’s Senate trial is expected to start on Tuesday, and his lawyers are due to submit their “legal brief,” setting out a more detailed argument, on Monday. “The conclusion at the end of the day is that the articles violate the Constitution,” said a source. “They are defective in their entirety. They are the product of invalid proceedings that flagrantly denied the president and due process rights. They rest on dangerous distortions of the Constitution that will do lasting damage to our structure of government.”
Source: WashingtonExaminer
You just knew Trump’s team would come out swinging.
It’s almost enough to make you feel bad for Schiff and Nadler.
Almost.


clashdaily--2020-01-19--Obnoxious Jerk Harasses Retail Worker … MAGA Twitter Comes To Her Rescue

The President ’ s favorite parody account led the way to righting this social media wrong .
It all started when a troll from Blue-Check twitter decided to gain some notoriety at the expense of a young woman working at Target .
David Leavitt apparently has a history of creating situations like this one .
He ’ s a ‘ journalist ’ … for whatever THAT title is worth anymore .
Trending : Media Outraged Over Trump Blasting Generals As 'Dopes And Babies ' But Silent During Obama 's 'Purge' Before we can fully appreciate and understand the good news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see what kind of a low-rent scumbag we are really dealing with here .
Here ’ s the bio , the ‘ public ’ face he presents to the world .
If he seems like he ’ s a smug SOB , there ’ s a pretty good explanation for that .
Followed by his complaint ( in his own words ) : Seriously ?
He called the COPS ?
He got rag-dolled over it .
Not just for publicly shaming some random lady over an inane complaint , but for his lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ itself .
( Plus the fact that he ’ s a repeat-offender example of an attention-starved d-bag . )
Publicly disavowed by people he listed in his bio… Oof .
That one ’ s got to hurt .
But even the premise of that stunt is bogus .
And you don ’ t need to look any further than the photos HE supplied to do it .
The Display version of that toothbrush has a value of one cent .
Having spent time in retail back in the day , this writer expects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that toothbrush is most likely to keep it from being counted at regular price during inventory and throwing off their numbers .
It isn ’ t actually for sale .
Just take the ‘ L ’ , bonehead .
And NOW for the good news .
Carpe Donktum , one of Trump ’ s favorite parody twitter accounts — he was among those invited to that Rose Garden event — took pity on this woman for the abuse she was so needlessly suffering .
And he decided to do something about it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to promote himself on social media at the expense of someone working retail .
MAGA Twitter comes to her rescue , and within hours , has raised something like $ 20k ( by the time you read this it might even be more than that ) .
Remind me , which party is the ‘ defenders of the little guy ’ and which one treats them like dog crap stuck to their shoes ?
Because real life isn ’ t looking very much like the narrative we get shoved down our throats at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To Go To L.A. To Clean Up A Filthy Homeless Camp — PROMISE KEPT !
( VIDEO )

The President’s favorite parody account led the way to righting this social media wrong.
It all started when a troll from Blue-Check twitter decided to gain some notoriety at the expense of a young woman working at Target.
David Leavitt apparently has a history of creating situations like this one.
He’s a ‘journalist’… for whatever THAT title is worth anymore.
Before we can fully appreciate and understand the good news of this story, we need to see what kind of a low-rent scumbag we are really dealing with here.
Here’s the bio, the ‘public’ face he presents to the world. If he seems like he’s a smug SOB, there’s a pretty good explanation for that.
Followed by his complaint (in his own words):
Seriously? He called the COPS?
He got rag-dolled over it.
Not just for publicly shaming some random lady over an inane complaint, but for his lies and the bad logic of the complaint itself. (Plus the fact that he’s a repeat-offender example of an attention-starved d-bag.)
Caught in the lie:
He’s a repeat offender d-bag, too:
Publicly disavowed by people he listed in his bio…
Oof. That one’s got to hurt.
But even the premise of that stunt is bogus. And you don’t need to look any further than the photos HE supplied to do it.
The Display version of that toothbrush has a value of one cent. Having spent time in retail back in the day, this writer expects the ‘one cent’ assigned to that toothbrush is most likely to keep it from being counted at regular price during inventory and throwing off their numbers. It isn’t actually for sale.
Just take the ‘L’, bonehead.
And NOW for the good news.
(You didn’t think we had forgotten, did you?)
Carpe Donktum, one of Trump’s favorite parody twitter accounts — he was among those invited to that Rose Garden event — took pity on this woman for the abuse she was so needlessly suffering. And he decided to do something about it.
(…and counting.)
She seems happy:
So to summarize…
A smug ‘blue-check’ liberal wanted to promote himself on social media at the expense of someone working retail.
MAGA Twitter comes to her rescue, and within hours, has raised something like $20k (by the time you read this it might even be more than that).
Remind me, which party is the ‘defenders of the little guy’ and which one treats them like dog crap stuck to their shoes? Because real life isn’t looking very much like the narrative we get shoved down our throats at all.
Related…
BOOM! MAGA Bro Promised To Go To L.A. To Clean Up A Filthy Homeless Camp — PROMISE KEPT! (VIDEO)


clashdaily--2020-01-20--David Hogg Claims Nazis And White Supremacists Are Heading To Virginia For Pro-Gun Protest

If there ’ s an award out there for spouting bad ideas , this guy seems hellbent on winning it .
Look who ’ s back !
It ’ s Michael Moore ’ s mini-me .
And now he ’ s claiming the Second Amendment is being used to actively threaten to kill people , including children .
Minus the grease stains and the ball-cap , they ’ re practically the same guy .
If anything the younger version is even more arrogant than his Crisco-sweating double .
And he has thoughts on Virginians standing up against having their rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they are ?
Trending : Obnoxious Jerk Harasses Retail Worker ... MAGA Twitter Comes To Her Rescue If you guessed ‘ the same old crap as last time ’ you ’ re right !
He is just making it up as he goes .
Hogg begins with an astonishingly stupid statement and it only gets worse from there .
‘ The second amendment is being used as a right to ‘ oppress ’ our first amendment… ’ I think he means ‘ suppress ’ .
But go on , and regale us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children to say that we could be protected , not guns.
’ Uh… you might want to ask the people whose lives were in a Texas church when an armed member of the church dropped a psychopath before he could complete his killing spree .
The guns are the means by which children ( and others ) ARE protected , you dummy .
Compare that to Pensacola , where fighting men didn ’ t stand a chance because the jihadi intent on murdering them was armed , and they were not .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own high school had ENTERED the building and CONFRONTED the murderous psycho , God alone knows how many lives might have been saved that day .
But why confuse the issue with facts , when he ’ s got an agenda to push , right ?
Slippery snake that he is , he is ‘ not letting a crisis go to waste ’ .
He sees a STATE issue , and he is trying to activate his minions to use this to take the fight that Bloomberg ’ s money set up in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hashtag .
Under the bogus pretext that it ’ s ‘ unsafe ’ to be present at the gun rally ( in reality he ’ d probably get shouted down by superior numbers , which makes for bad press ) he ’ s going to get his social media drones to film themselves in a social media video with a hashtag , saying they stand with ‘ common sense gun laws ’ .
Sure would be a shame if his social media movement were to backfire on him , wouldn ’ t it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to trend with a bunch of videos done by gun-grabbers .
Wouldn ’ t it just grind his gears if that hashtag went in support of — oh , I don ’ t know — the Constitutional rights of Virginians ?
That would be absolutely delicious .
Who ’ s going to be the one to tell him that nazis loved gun confiscation ?

If there’s an award out there for spouting bad ideas, this guy seems hellbent on winning it.
Look who’s back! It’s Michael Moore’s mini-me. And now he’s claiming the Second Amendment is being used to actively threaten to kill people, including children.
Minus the grease stains and the ball-cap, they’re practically the same guy. If anything the younger version is even more arrogant than his Crisco-sweating double.
And he has thoughts on Virginians standing up against having their rights taken from them. Can you guess what they are?
If you guessed ‘the same old crap as last time’ you’re right!
He is just making it up as he goes.
VA is in a state of emergency because white supremacists and nazi’s are using their 2nd amendment rights to shutdown the 1st amendment rights of students, veterans, and clergy. Tweet out a video with your support for laws that protect kids, not guns with.#IStandWithVirginia pic.twitter.com/wPiRSVDGZu — David Hogg text VOTE to 954-954 (@davidhogg111) January 19, 2020
Thank-you Cousin Vinnie. That’s exactly right.
Hogg begins with an astonishingly stupid statement and it only gets worse from there.
‘The second amendment is being used as a right to ‘oppress’ our first amendment…’
I think he means ‘suppress’. But go on, and regale us with your lofty thoughts.
‘…as children to say that we could be protected, not guns.’
Uh… you might want to ask the people whose lives were in a Texas church when an armed member of the church dropped a psychopath before he could complete his killing spree. The guns are the means by which children (and others) ARE protected, you dummy.
Compare that to Pensacola, where fighting men didn’t stand a chance because the jihadi intent on murdering them was armed, and they were not.
If the ARMED cops at Hogg’s own high school had ENTERED the building and CONFRONTED the murderous psycho, God alone knows how many lives might have been saved that day.
But why confuse the issue with facts, when he’s got an agenda to push, right?
Slippery snake that he is, he is ‘not letting a crisis go to waste’.
He sees a STATE issue, and he is trying to activate his minions to use this to take the fight that Bloomberg’s money set up in Virginia to the NATIONAL stage with a hashtag. Under the bogus pretext that it’s ‘unsafe’ to be present at the gun rally (in reality he’d probably get shouted down by superior numbers, which makes for bad press) he’s going to get his social media drones to film themselves in a social media video with a hashtag, saying they stand with ‘common sense gun laws’.
Sure would be a shame if his social media movement were to backfire on him, wouldn’t it?
He wants the hashtag #IStandWithVirgina to trend with a bunch of videos done by gun-grabbers. Wouldn’t it just grind his gears if that hashtag went in support of — oh, I don’t know — the Constitutional rights of Virginians?
That would be absolutely delicious.
He ends with ‘f**k nazis’.
Who’s going to be the one to tell him that nazis loved gun confiscation?


clashdaily--2020-01-20--Brit Actor Argues With Race And Ethnicity ‘Expert’ Who Blames Racism For Meghan And Harry Brouhaha

Not all heroes wear capes , but I ’ d be willing to sew one myself for this bro… .
Laurence Fox is a British actor and musician who recently faced Twitter backlash for standing up to a “ woke ” race and ethnicity lecturer while discussing the decision of the Sussexes , ( Prince Harry and Meghan Markle , ) to move to North America and “ step back ” in their positions as senior members of the Royal family .
Fox appeared on BBC ’ s Question Time and pushed back at 41-year old Rachel Boyle , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was in the audience .
The question was asked by another audience member if Harry and Meghan should profit from the Sussex name and their connection to the royal family .
Trending : Obnoxious Jerk Harasses Retail Worker ... MAGA Twitter Comes To Her Rescue Fox started off speaking rather gently and empathizing with the Sussexes , saying that it must be difficult being under such scrutiny with a young child , but he doesn ’ t like the “ have the cake and eat it too ” attitude of the Sussexes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment that Markle has faced is due to racism , Fox denied that it was racism and that Britain is a tolerant country .
Then Boyle attacked Fox for being a “ privileged white male.
” Fox rolled his eyes and countered that he can not change who he is — that being white is an immutable characteristic and condemning him as a privileged , white male is racism itself .
He also said that crying racism is “ boring.
” Fox continued to say that it ’ s ridiculous to call someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , it ’ s dangerous .
He cited the news that has broken about “ grooming gangs ” made up of mostly Pakistani men that preyed on and sex trafficked blue-collar white girls but wasn ’ t taken seriously by police for fear of being called racist .
Watch the whole segment here : I think I might have a new answer to that question… @ LozzaFox .
It ’ s nice to find a celebrity that isn ’ t a blithering , leftist idiot .
After the heated exchange on Question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media .
But he didn ’ t back down one inch .
Despite all of the hate he was getting , Fox was enjoying it .
He even retweeted Boyle ’ s tweet saying that she lives for having conversations with “ ill informed privileged people.
” He gave it the hashtag # stunningandbrave .
As expected , Fox received some threats on social media as well : But he also had his defenders .
Andrew Doyle , the comedian behind the Titania McGrath parody account summarized Fox ’ s argument and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a highlight reel of his appearance on Question Time : Love it !
Keep it up , Lawrence .
You ’ ve got thousands of new followers watching and cheering you on !

Not all heroes wear capes, but I’d be willing to sew one myself for this bro….
Laurence Fox is a British actor and musician who recently faced Twitter backlash for standing up to a “woke” race and ethnicity lecturer while discussing the decision of the Sussexes, (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,) to move to North America and “step back” in their positions as senior members of the Royal family.
Fox appeared on BBC’s Question Time and pushed back at 41-year old Rachel Boyle, a lecturer at Edge Hill University, who was in the audience.
The question was asked by another audience member if Harry and Meghan should profit from the Sussex name and their connection to the royal family.
Fox started off speaking rather gently and empathizing with the Sussexes, saying that it must be difficult being under such scrutiny with a young child, but he doesn’t like the “have the cake and eat it too” attitude of the Sussexes.
Boyle countered saying that the negative press treatment that Markle has faced is due to racism, Fox denied that it was racism and that Britain is a tolerant country. Then Boyle attacked Fox for being a “privileged white male.” Fox rolled his eyes and countered that he cannot change who he is — that being white is an immutable characteristic and condemning him as a privileged, white male is racism itself. He also said that crying racism is “boring.”
Laurence Fox is standing strong in the face of a left-wing Twitter mob accusing him or ‘racism’ following his Question Time slanging match with an ethnicity lecturer over Meghan Markle. The 41-year-old accused Rachel Boyle, an academic at Edge Hill University on Merseyside, of ‘being racist’ after she called him ‘a white privileged male’ for denying the Duchess of Sussex was hounded from Britain for being mixed-race. Source: Daily Mail
Fox continued to say that it’s ridiculous to call someone racist for simply disagreeing and more than that, it’s dangerous. He cited the news that has broken about “grooming gangs” made up of mostly Pakistani men that preyed on and sex trafficked blue-collar white girls but wasn’t taken seriously by police for fear of being called racist.
It’s a lot easier to say racism doesn’t exist if you’ve had the privilege of never being on the receiving end of it. #laurencefox pic.twitter.com/ZDhR0Ap9u7 — Sarah Owen MP (@SarahOwen_) January 17, 2020
Watch the whole segment here:
I think I might have a new answer to that question… @LozzaFox. It’s nice to find a celebrity that isn’t a blithering, leftist idiot.
After the heated exchange on Question Time, Fox faced immense backlash on social media.
But he didn’t back down one inch.
Despite all of the hate he was getting, Fox was enjoying it.
He even retweeted Boyle’s tweet saying that she lives for having conversations with “ill informed privileged people.” He gave it the hashtag #stunningandbrave.
Hang in there! We are all behind you!#stunningandbrave https://t.co/xbj3JLIUaG — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 18, 2020
We should bow our heads daily for the brutality they and soldiers of any colour, conviction or nationality undertook so that captain Woke can educate us all on civility. Well said. https://t.co/YuXxgUd9Xq — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
Keep telling them that. It’s an interesting take. https://t.co/KBR9xL5Pgo — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
I’d like to take this opportunity to say that I had nothing to do with the death of MLK. #stunningandbrave https://t.co/RRcQFWjIId — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
Nothing more #stunningandbrave than being a racist heterophobe. ? https://t.co/EUdge2IZ9h — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 18, 2020
I would genuinely rather eat a lightbulb. https://t.co/Ghy6pWkjCA — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
To be clear, I am in no way having the best day of my life ever drinking all of these leftist tears. My cup it overfloweth. But please don’t stop. — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
Dear trolls Water off a ducks back. Happy Friday everyone. ?? — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
This is the position I took last night and I live by in life. If you can improve on it, I’m all ears. Or you can keep screeching “Racist!” at me and I can carry on having a jolly good giggle at your expense. The tide is turning. pic.twitter.com/fFJzkzvFsY — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
Stop proving my point for me! This is meant to be a debate! ? #stunningandbrave https://t.co/2nmUvJQhcA — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 17, 2020
As expected, Fox received some threats on social media as well:
I’m not sure Chris is a very nice man. @YouTube pic.twitter.com/MClDzx4Qmx — LAURENCE FOX (@LozzaFox) January 18, 2020
But he also had his defenders.
Superb.
Baroness Shami's shell-shocked face as Laurence refuses to play 'woke' gender ball is priceless.
Congrats @LozzaFox, you were a breath of honest, anti virtue-signalling fresh air on @bbcquestiontime – about everything. My kind of actor. https://t.co/wgLAtTaHkX — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 17, 2020
The average person is cowed and afraid right now. It's a wonderful time to be a truth seeker and truth teller. The mobs aren't that bad honestly. It's all faux outrage that disappears within 72 hours, but the fans and supporters stay with you. Don't be a coward in 2020. — ZUBY: (@ZubyMusic) January 18, 2020
Andrew Doyle, the comedian behind the Titania McGrath parody account summarized Fox’s argument and it’s completely reasonable.
A summary of @LozzaFox’s main points: We should be united in condemning racism We should reserve the term “racist” for racists The concept of white privilege is flawed/unhelpful Most people are sick of identity politics Even if you disagree, how is any of this controversial? https://t.co/v3ZockiGTR — Andrew Doyle (@andrewdoyle_com) January 18, 2020
Here’s a highlight reel of his appearance on Question Time:
He’s now doing interviews to talk about the social media backlash he has faced.
Love it! Keep it up, Lawrence. You’ve got thousands of new followers watching and cheering you on!


clashdaily--2020-01-20--The Case For Dismissing The ‘Obstruction’ Article Of Impeachment Right From Day One

While Ted Cruz makes a convincing case for giving Trump his day in court and a proper acquittal , there is precedent for striking down articles of impeachment .
Here ’ s why the Senate should do so .
For months , the Democrats have had carte blanche to throw mud at the President , and he has had little or no opportunity to hit back , other than the occasional twitter blast , rally speech or press question .
Ted Cruz has made a case that this process gives the President his opportunity to clear the air , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and acquitted in the sight of all , rather than just tagged with charges that were brushed away on a technicality .
That doesn ’ t mean we need to accept these allegations at face value .
Trending : Obnoxious Jerk Harasses Retail Worker ... MAGA Twitter Comes To Her Rescue And that ’ s all they are , at this point , allegations .
As even the Democrats have admitted , they are effectively the ‘ Prosecution ’ in this case .
Only an idiot would direct any serious question about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the prosecuting attorneys .
One might expect that pretty much everyone is assumed to be guilty in their eyes .
It ’ s part of the role as prosecution .
Fortunately — however much Pelosi , Schiff , Nadler & Co. try to blur these lines — juries are not made up of prosecutors , or we would live in a very different America .
Every time that Trump pushed back against Schiff ’ s draconian partisan demands , Schiff used that as an evidence of ‘ guilt ’ on Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were suddenly no longer an ‘ equal branch of government ’ , but rather somehow subservient to every whim of a handful of Democrats with a slim majority in the House .
The meaningful article of whether Trump truly abused his office or not with respect to Ukraine is what these bogus allegations are really about .
But the Second Article must be slapped down with the contempt it so richly deserves .
An excerpt : President Trump abused the powers of his high office through the following means : ( 1 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawful subpoena by withholding the production of documents sought therein by the Committees .
( 2 ) Directing other Executive Branch agencies and offices to defy lawful subpoenas and withhold the production of documents and records from the Committees—in response to which the Department of State , Office of Management and Budget , Department of Energy , and Department of Defense refused to produce a single document or record .
( 3 ) Directing current and former Executive Branch officials not to cooperate with the Committees—in response to which nine Administration officials defied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Mick ” Mulvaney , Robert B. Blair , John A. Eisenberg , Michael Ellis , Preston Wells Griffith , Russell T. Vought , Michael Duffey , Brian McCormack , and T. Ulrich Brechbuhl .
These actions were consistent with President Trump ’ s previous efforts to undermine United States Government investigations into foreign interference in United States elections .
Through these actions , President Trump sought to arrogate to himself the right to determine the propriety , scope , and nature of an impeachment inquiry into his own conduct , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and all information to the House of Representatives in the exercise of its “ sole Power of Impeachment ” .
In the history of the Republic , no President has ever ordered the complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry or sought to obstruct and impede so comprehensively the ability of the House of Representatives to investigate “ high Crimes and Misdemeanors ” .
This abuse of office served to cover up the President ’ s own repeated misconduct and to seize and control the power of impeachment—and thus to nullify a vital constitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representatives .
Source : NPR There is a very simple reason that the Second Article of impeachment should be dismissed out of hand .
It is an inaccurate and unjust account of the events .
Schiff was calling witnesses in secret .
And part of that process included a rule that forbade the presence of White House counsel to sit in on the proceedings .
If White House counsel is not present , there is nobody there to ensure the legitimate rights of the Executive branch are not unjustly trampled by a power-hungry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blood ’ .
There was nobody there to stand in for the interests of the Executive branch and — in precisely the same way that Schiff directed witnesses not to answer any questions deemed ‘ out of bounds ’ of the inquiry — to instruct witnesses that they can not answer this or that question unless and until the Executive waives his privilege .
The way such an impasse is normally resolved is to go before the court , and have the judge rule which party is right which is wrong or what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House lawyer present ) must be met before compliance is mandatory .
Only AFTER a court ruling over such conflicts are the demands truly binding .
At no point did Trump or the White House disobey a court order .
Democrats are desperate to call this ‘ contempt of congress ’ because it sounds like the actual crime ‘ contempt of court ’ .
Because Schiff and Nadler abused their authority , this article should be dismissed as the bogus partisan horse crap that it is .
And then everyone can focus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article in the Senate proceedings .

While Ted Cruz makes a convincing case for giving Trump his day in court and a proper acquittal, there is precedent for striking down articles of impeachment. Here’s why the Senate should do so.
For months, the Democrats have had carte blanche to throw mud at the President, and he has had little or no opportunity to hit back, other than the occasional twitter blast, rally speech or press question.
Ted Cruz has made a case that this process gives the President his opportunity to clear the air, and stand as a man who was tried and acquitted in the sight of all, rather than just tagged with charges that were brushed away on a technicality.
That doesn’t mean we need to accept these allegations at face value.
And that’s all they are, at this point, allegations. As even the Democrats have admitted, they are effectively the ‘Prosecution’ in this case. Only an idiot would direct any serious question about the guilt or innocence of the accused to the prosecuting attorneys. One might expect that pretty much everyone is assumed to be guilty in their eyes. It’s part of the role as prosecution.
Fortunately — however much Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler & Co. try to blur these lines — juries are not made up of prosecutors, or we would live in a very different America.
Every time that Trump pushed back against Schiff’s draconian partisan demands, Schiff used that as an evidence of ‘guilt’ on Trump’s part, as though the Executive branch were suddenly no longer an ‘equal branch of government’, but rather somehow subservient to every whim of a handful of Democrats with a slim majority in the House.
The meaningful article of whether Trump truly abused his office or not with respect to Ukraine is what these bogus allegations are really about.
But the Second Article must be slapped down with the contempt it so richly deserves. An excerpt:
President Trump abused the powers of his high office through the following means: (1) Directing the White House to defy a lawful subpoena by withholding the production of documents sought therein by the Committees. (2) Directing other Executive Branch agencies and offices to defy lawful subpoenas and withhold the production of documents and records from the Committees—in response to which the Department of State, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense refused to produce a single document or record. (3) Directing current and former Executive Branch officials not to cooperate with the Committees—in response to which nine Administration officials defied subpoenas for testimony, namely John Michael “Mick” Mulvaney, Robert B. Blair, John A. Eisenberg, Michael Ellis, Preston Wells Griffith, Russell T. Vought, Michael Duffey, Brian McCormack, and T. Ulrich Brechbuhl. These actions were consistent with President Trump’s previous efforts to undermine United States Government investigations into foreign interference in United States elections. Through these actions, President Trump sought to arrogate to himself the right to determine the propriety, scope, and nature of an impeachment inquiry into his own conduct, as well as the unilateral prerogative to deny any and all information to the House of Representatives in the exercise of its “sole Power of Impeachment”. In the history of the Republic, no President has ever ordered the complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry or sought to obstruct and impede so comprehensively the ability of the House of Representatives to investigate “high Crimes and Misdemeanors”. This abuse of office served to cover up the President’s own repeated misconduct and to seize and control the power of impeachment—and thus to nullify a vital constitutional safeguard vested solely in the House of Representatives.
Source: NPR
There is a very simple reason that the Second Article of impeachment should be dismissed out of hand. It is an inaccurate and unjust account of the events.
Schiff was calling witnesses in secret. And part of that process included a rule that forbade the presence of White House counsel to sit in on the proceedings.
If White House counsel is not present, there is nobody there to ensure the legitimate rights of the Executive branch are not unjustly trampled by a power-hungry Congress that was metaphorically ‘out for blood’.
There was nobody there to stand in for the interests of the Executive branch and — in precisely the same way that Schiff directed witnesses not to answer any questions deemed ‘out of bounds’ of the inquiry — to instruct witnesses that they cannot answer this or that question unless and until the Executive waives his privilege.
The way such an impasse is normally resolved is to go before the court, and have the judge rule which party is right which is wrong or what concessions (for example, having a White House lawyer present) must be met before compliance is mandatory.
Only AFTER a court ruling over such conflicts are the demands truly binding. At no point did Trump or the White House disobey a court order.
Democrats are desperate to call this ‘contempt of congress’ because it sounds like the actual crime ‘contempt of court’.
Because Schiff and Nadler abused their authority, this article should be dismissed as the bogus partisan horse crap that it is.
And then everyone can focus their attention on discrediting the OTHER bogus article in the Senate proceedings.


clashdaily--2020-01-20--‘The Root’ Blasts National Review Article As ‘Black History According To White People’ — There’s Jus

‘The Root’ Blasts National Review Article As ‘Black History According To White People’ — There’s Just One Problem…

What happens when you elevate an ideology above anything else in your life ?
It warps your senses and blinds you to the truth .
Sometimes , in spectacular fashion .
The Root is a left-leaning website/publication that , to its credit , is honest enough to own its biases .
They center their ideas around what they consider issues and topics important to their own racial demographic… namely black readers .
They are also pretty open about their left-leaning bias .
But even honesty about what your biases is only part of the issue .
Trending : Obnoxious Jerk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To Her Rescue The OTHER part of integrity is deciding what to do with information that contradicts your own assumptions .
When a writer for the National Review Online wrote an article critical of the ( widely criticized ) NYT propaganda series ‘ 1619 ’ viewing ALL of US history through a lens of slavery , The Root ’ s recent faceplant provided an example of how NOT to handle it .
They employed the typical Leftist tactic of discrediting the messenger to destroy the message .
They ‘ smeared ’ him by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , his opinion of NYT ’ s depiction Black history in the context of American history is irrelevant .
BECAUSE he is white .
For one thing , that ’ s absurd on its face .
An idea is true or false , regardless of who says it .
That ’ s the moral of the story in ‘ the Emporer ’ s New Clothes ’ for crying out loud .
But they every got the smear wrong .
Peter Kirsanow , a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Board , argued in a piece published Thursday that the New York Times ‘ s 1619 Project has an “ obsession ” with slavery at the expense of the rest of American history .
Michael Harriot , a senior reporter for the liberal African-American publication The Root , responded in a piece titled , “ Black History , According to White People.
” Harriot referred to Kirsanow as white throughout the post .
“ As white people are wont to do , Kirsanow framed his argument in the context of Martin Luther King @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White people love to quote King because he is a mythical figure who has been whitewashed by the very version of America that Kirsanow wants to perpetuate … ‘ The 1619 Project ’ s obsession with race , standing alone , is bad enough , ’ Kirsanow writes , whitely.
” The author of the Root article didn ’ t prove what he set out to prove .
Instead , he told us two things : 1 ) He ’ s got a serious bias against white people .
We used to call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 ) He has what you might term a ‘ Colonialist ’ view of how people with a skin color of a certain tint somehow owe a debt of fealty to sharing his opinion and politics .
He seems to think as though black American citizens are something less than free men and women with just as wide a range of viable political options spread out before them as any white dude has .
But go on , tell us more about how white devils conspire to enslave the minds or some such @

What happens when you elevate an ideology above anything else in your life? It warps your senses and blinds you to the truth. Sometimes, in spectacular fashion.
The Root is a left-leaning website/publication that, to its credit, is honest enough to own its biases. They center their ideas around what they consider issues and topics important to their own racial demographic… namely black readers.
They are also pretty open about their left-leaning bias.
But even honesty about what your biases is only part of the issue.
The OTHER part of integrity is deciding what to do with information that contradicts your own assumptions. When a writer for the National Review Online wrote an article critical of the (widely criticized) NYT propaganda series ‘1619’ viewing ALL of US history through a lens of slavery, The Root’s recent faceplant provided an example of how NOT to handle it.
They employed the typical Leftist tactic of discrediting the messenger to destroy the message. They ‘smeared’ him by suggesting that, as a white man, his opinion of NYT’s depiction Black history in the context of American history is irrelevant. BECAUSE he is white.
For one thing, that’s absurd on its face. An idea is true or false, regardless of who says it. That’s the moral of the story in ‘the Emporer’s New Clothes’ for crying out loud. But they every got the smear wrong.
Peter Kirsanow isn’t actually white.
Peter Kirsanow, a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and a former member of the National Labor Relations Board, argued in a piece published Thursday that the New York Times‘s 1619 Project has an “obsession” with slavery at the expense of the rest of American history. Michael Harriot, a senior reporter for the liberal African-American publication The Root, responded in a piece titled, “Black History, According to White People.” Harriot referred to Kirsanow as white throughout the post. “As white people are wont to do, Kirsanow framed his argument in the context of Martin Luther King Jr.,” Harriot wrote. “White people love to quote King because he is a mythical figure who has been whitewashed by the very version of America that Kirsanow wants to perpetuate … ‘The 1619 Project’s obsession with race, standing alone, is bad enough,’ Kirsanow writes, whitely.”
Delicious: @NRO publishes a blistering critique of the 1619 project by African American lawyer/civil rights commission member Peter Kirsanow@michaelharriot (who has never found a problem he can't blame on race) writes in response: "Black History, According to White People" pic.twitter.com/pVxdw7uxzn — Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) January 17, 2020
The author of the Root article didn’t prove what he set out to prove. Instead, he told us two things:
1) He’s got a serious bias against white people. We used to call such a bias ‘racism’.
2) He has what you might term a ‘Colonialist’ view of how people with a skin color of a certain tint somehow owe a debt of fealty to sharing his opinion and politics.
He seems to think as though black American citizens are something less than free men and women with just as wide a range of viable political options spread out before them as any white dude has.
But go on, tell us more about how white devils conspire to enslave the minds or some such.