A New Day Dawns

Let's get this week underway.

ALL ABOUT THE EMAILS: The WaPo goes deeply into the background of the Clinton email scandal. Kevin Drum illustrates the eyes-closed, fingers-in-ears and humming softly Democrats:

As near as I can tell, once you cut through the weeds it's the story of a senior official who's technically illiterate and didn't want to change her email habits. Both Clinton and her inner circle of advisers were "dedicated [BlackBerry] addicts," but apparently neither the NSA nor anyone else was willing to help them make their BlackBerries safe.... In the meantime, she grudgingly obeyed rules that required her to leave her phone behind when she entered her 7th floor office, but used it everywhere else.

Uh huh. The fact that her arrangement inexplicably prevented her emails from being caught up in FOIA requests was just a weird unintended consequence, even though we have emails from top staffers specifically noting that very consequence. Paul Mirengoff expounds on this.

Comments

[Sandy Daze]

Good morning !

Would that be a Red Dawn?

[Sandy Daze]

Yesterday, a high of 72°F here in 49242.

Today , not so much. Looking at maybe mid - 40s

Looking forward to the vortex this weekend , guess it will effect Henry first. We're circadian for a 34°on Saturday, with some possible snow - - time will tell.

[Sandy Daze]

Hey, can a guy get a drink in this joint ?

[Sandy Daze]

Where are the Usual Suspects ?

[Dave (in MA)]

On Saturday afternoon the first news story on the top of the hour news broadcast that I heard on the supposedly conservative Salem Radio network was that a bird landed on the stage with Comrade Bernie.

I guess it was a slow news weekend.

[Sandy Daze]

Daughter moved out of her apartment a month ago, did not want to renew her lease while she looked for a home (first - time buyer). She's in with us, which is great, and has found a home, closes in three weeks. Having her under the roof for these few weeks is splendid.

She brought her two indoor cats with her. Added to our three cats, well, we will not mind saying adios to those felines.

Which reminds me of this article (I think narc posted) from a couple days ago :

http://brackstons-blog.com/2016/03/24/kendyll-my-talking-dog-loves-lou-dobbs/

Just so.

[NK]

Dave-- Bern has got some things right. He calls the Clooney $33,000/seat fundraiser for Hilligula 'obscene', which sounds correct to me.

[narciso]

No that was miss marple.

So there's a booklet for general mattis growing among the #willing for hillary crowd.

[judithcurry.com]

Lucas Bergkamp, in excerpts over at Judy's, gives a wonderful short review of the mess we are in with 'global warming' after the Paris agreement.

Judy, in summary, is atypically discouraged about progress in climate science.

[Thomas Collins]

If the latest polls are an accurate prediction of the future, (i) Cruz will stop Trump from getting to 50% plus 1, (ii) Cruz won't make significant inroads into Trump's lead, and (iii) Kasich will be needed by Trump or Cruz as the Veep pick (I don't for one minute believe Kasich's dismissal of the possibility that he'd accept the nomination). The big surprise for me is the continuing strong showing of Comrade Sanders in the national polls.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/

On that letter quiz, I scored moderate Introvert, moderate Intuitive, moderate Thinking and slight Perceiving. That's about what I expected. For example, on the Introvert/Extrovert classification, I gain energy in a stressful situation by withdrawing myself from society for a few hours, reading and contemplating. However, I also love to go out and party with a crowd when I don't have business to take care of. So moderate Introvert would be a logical result. I also believe in analyzing things carefully, but also believe that after all is said and done, I make my best decisions on the basis of intuition.

[Thomas Collins]

Make that I don't believe Kasich's dismissal of the possibility he'd accept the VEEP nomination. Kasich has never dismissed the possibility that he would accept the POTUS nomination in a brokered convention. In fact, I suspect Kasich will put on a Clinic in Cleveland with respect to back room maneuvering.

[Porchlight]

From the last thread - I am also an admirer of NC furniture and am sad to see that era pass. Excellent quality and (some of it, anyway) great American design by American designers.

I collect Drexel Declaration, and I have two older good quality sofas (a Bassett and an unknown American make) with great "bones" that will be recovered some day when I can afford it.

[narciso]

The sky dragon is fed what is the problem?

[NK]

TC-- posit Cruz?Kasich, how does that get womenz votes? How does Kasich help any Repub win?

[Thomas Collins]

Kasich must be getting a lot of female votes, NK, to be doing so well in the national polls.

[Thomas Collins]

Plus, Kasich helps the most in a clear battleground state. If Cruz and Trump ends up the nominee, there will most likely be a Duke and Duke Veep such as Kasich or Haley.

[NK]

national polls? still dodgy IMO, although the media propably have much less of an agenda with Kasich's standing.

[Thomas Collins]

Make that if Cruz or Trump ends up the nominee.

[Dave (in MA)]

I like LaZBoy. I have a recliner in my office at work, and people always ask how come I have a recliner. It's because certain people insisted that we get rid of it, and I wasn't about to throw it out. We also had a LaZBoy sectional that I liked in the Person Cave that had just a little wear & tear so we had to get rid of if I ever wanted any peace. :)

[Dave (in MA)]

He calls the Clooney $33,000/seat fundraiser for Hilligula 'obscene'

I'd just call it 'typical'.

[Porchlight]

Person Cave

Lol. Seems like a person should be able to have whatever a person wants in the Person Cave.

[NK]

Dave-- typical, yes very much so..... which of course makes it even more obscene.

[Thomas Collins]

Here's a question for the JOM College Basketball Committee: If 'Cuse wins two more, will Boeheim be the first coach in NCAA Division 1 history to have coached a national championship team the same season in which the coach served a suspension sanction?

[Thomas Collins]

Perhaps Jim B. has already made history. I don't recall another coach of a Final Four team having been in NCAA suspension land earlier in the season.

[sbw]

If 'Cuse wins two more

Almost choked on the premise. ;-)

[Jim Miller]

Let's see. We've covered -- and complimented -- -- Donald Trump for his fidelity (especially to his creditors), his self-effacing humor, and the respect he shows to his supporters.

This week, what I like best about Trump is the transparency of his campaign. He released his income tax returns just weeks after declaring for the presidency. He had his accountants release summaries of the companies he owns (or his banks own). He released his full medical records. He released his political emails for the last ten years.

When questions came up about his meeting with the NYT editorial board, he immediately asked the newspaper to release the recording of the meeting.

He even released a copy of his will, so that no one could suspect that his ex-wives might be saying nice things about him now, in hopes of a payoff later.

This is truly a man who has nothing to hide.

[sbw]

My advice: Never bet on Syracuse -- for or against.

[Michael (fpa Patriot4Freedom)]

However, I also love to go out and party with a crowd when I don't have business to take care of.
Posted by: Thomas Collins | March 28, 2016 at 11:10 AM

TC - Rumors abound . . .
Is this the part that involves Destiny and the Champagne Room girls?

[Thomas Collins]

Aha, Michael! Remember, what happens in a bar (whether one with Champagne Rooms or not), stays in the bar!

I will say this: Given current coastal aspiring gentry mores, one would get into more trouble being reported to have smoked Newports in a cigar bar than being in a smokeless Champagne Room with Destiny or Tatiana! :-))

[Captain Hate]

Boeheim has gamed the NCAA very well considering the school was nailed for massive academic fraud over a long period of time. The "punishment" was a self ban from the tournament last year, for which they wouldn't have qualified anyway, and that geeky [Redacted] was suspended for nine meaningless games at the beginning of the season. As it was they probably didn't deserve to get in the tournament anyway but there must be some fellow travelers on the inside. So they got put into a joke bracket headed up by the empty trophy case and here we are.

Don't get me started on what the Holes have pulled.

[Thomas Collins]

As far as Trump's transparency goes, JM, I'd love to see those docs embodying the deals he made with his creditors. One of Trump's problems as he goes for 50% plus one, I suspect, is that he doesn't have a lot of excess cash to throw around in this campaign for the later primaries and for securing faithful delegates.

[NK]

Trump definitely does not have free cash Flow to spend on his campaign. His loan covenants won't allow for that, no way. That's why the Media has effectively financed his campaign with free coverage of his antics. He used the media as a mark and they willfully (willingly?) complied.

[Porchlight]

True, he doesn't have a lot of excess cash. But one might throw a tiny bit of credit his way for getting as far as he has on as little money as he's spent. Has anyone done anything remotely close in recent decades?

[NK]

CH- how much was St Dean Smith in on the athlete fraud at UNC? and why is roy williams still working? did he use buffas in the fraud to hide behind?

[Captain Hate]

That's why the Media has effectively financed his campaign with free coverage of his antics. He used the media as a mark and they willfully (willingly?) complied.

Don't overlook the complicity of the RNC by giving the MFM complete control over the debates despite Reince Priebus having stated previously that the party had to figure out how to deal with the network bias.

[Captain Hate]

NK, I hate to give Saint Deanie a pass on anything but he was surely mentally out of the picture when the violations occurred. I honestly like Roy but this will not work out well for him. The technique whereby they self reported some lesser violations to defer the day of reckoning for the big whopper is probably the best Hole application of the four corners since the beginning of the shot clock.

[Miss Marple 2]

Charles Sykes
‏@SykesCharlie

BREAKING: Kasich campaign immediately pulling all radio ads from Wisconsin markets.

[Porchlight]

Wow. VP deal complete?

[common man]

Nope he is going to win Ahia, again and concentrate on that...

[Porchlight]

Heh.

[Captain Hate]

An Easter miracle?

[DebinNC]

the Clooney $33,000/seat fundraiser for Hilligula

Per CNN and others, Clooney's guests are paying $355,400.

[Captain Hate]

He's term limited out in two years; maybe he'll challenge the Restrainig Order.

[Thomas Collins]

Cruz-Kasich or Trump-Kasich?

[Miss Marple 2]

Regarding Kasich:

Some people think it is because he is running out of money.

I think I am more of the mind that a VP deal is in the works, like Porchlight thinks. Either VP or Treasury, maybe.

I assume conventional wisdom would be that this helps Cruz. I do not know if that has solid evidence behind it. In my experience, the voters seem to split. Some will go to Cruz because they are scared of Trump, and some will go to Trump because they think Cruz is too conservative, plus other things.

[Thomas Collins]

Aha! I've got it! The deal has been struck. CLINTON-Kasich! :-)

[Porchlight]

I tend to think Kasich helps Trump more than Cruz, for the same reason. But he helps both.

[DebinNC]

Priebus, WI classmate of Paul Ryan, neither understand the red state base imo.

[henry]

BREAKING: Kasich campaign immediately pulling all radio ads from Wisconsin markets.

Maybe I'm not the only one that answered "4. extremely dislike Kasich" on his campaigns internal poll over the weekend.

[NK]

Deb-- yes I had a misplaced comma.

[Miss Marple 2]

False alarm!

Greg Neumann
‏@gneumann_wkow

.@chrisschrimpf says @JohnKasich not pulling all #WIPrimary radio ads, reallocating them only to congressional districts they can win. #WKOW

[NK]

Hilligula doesn't put on here Fresnel lens glasses and get out of bed for $33,000/seat.

[henry]

Plus Trump is doing talk radio interviews in the SE WI market (McKenna and Sykes so far- Tea Party and Establishment wings respectively).

[henry]

Ah Miss M... retreating to Dane County.

[DebinNC]

WI primary is open. Which R would some dems crossover to vote for if they want him to lose in Nov? RCP has HC +9 in WI at the moment. I've always believed Cruz would lose in Nov., so I'd vote for Cruz were I they.

[Thomas Collins]

Leon Wolf thinks that Kasich's partial pullout is due to lack of money.

http://www.redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/03/28/kasich-pulling-wisconsin-radio-ads/

[Miss Marple 2]

Thomas Collins,

If it's lack of money, doesn't this mean he is not a ringer for the establishment?

[_peter]

"empty trophy case" Ouch. that hurts. Virginia did win the 1992 NIT championship, FWIW.

[common man]

TC

How in the world would that balance the ticket? I mean close your eyes and he sounds like Clinton on most things...

[jimmyk]

If it's a question of whether Kasich made a VP deal with Trump or Cruz, I'm gonna guess the "Art of the Deal" guy. But maybe Trump thought he didn't need it. More likely is that there's been no deal yet.

Under GOP rules, are all the Rubio/Carson delegates uncommitted now? Or under Rubio's and Carson's control?

[common man]

The rules today or the rules after the convention committee alters them?

[Momto2]

This is for James and any other authors here. It is long but rather interesting.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-news/the-girl-who-stole-my-book-how-eilis-ohanlon-found-out-her-crime-novels-were-swiped-by-a-stranger-34561638.html

[NK]

Fidel gives 404 the back of the hand. Heckuva a job Barry..... Of course Obummer believes he is THE MAN in Cuba: http://news.yahoo.com/cuba-no-gifts-us-fidel-castro-105802607.html

[common man]

This smart diplomacy, actually looks to me like it makes us a doormat for dirty shoes of every tyrant scumbag country/leader on the globe. I am sure the guy who threw someone else's medals away can explain how wrong I am, however.

[cheerleader]

Porchlight, he says that's how he wants the nation's finances managed, spend less, get better results. But not spending less by taking away people's social security that they've paid into. The other candidates are all big spenders of the donations they get, and will be just as loose with taxpayers money. TWENTY TRILLION IN DEBT right now on the shoulders America's children. The poverty and welfare problems will be repaired by bringing back manufacturing and jobs. Dr. Carson is going to be involved with improving education. He says he's not going to take a salary but donate the president's salary to a worthy cause.

[common man]

The poverty and welfare problems will be repaired by bringing back manufacturing

Do you live in Colorado? They sell products there that causes you to think this way...

[henry]

Our lurking friend found this ad by McCain's primary challenger. Someone is playing for keeps.

[DebinNC]

Wow, Momto2, fascinating story! I can't relate to the real author's lack of anger or desire for recompense though. That blatant, repeat offender-thief should be stopped forever and made to return her/his/their ill-gotten gains as a future deterrent, not nobly forgiven and left free to steal again imo. Glad to see Amazon get their job well.

[James D]

Momto2, thanks for posting that.

That's a crazy story. The palagarist went to quite a bit of effort there, actually rewriting the book.

I've heard of other authors fallign victim to more brazen thieves, who simply republish their books as-is (maybe changing the title & cover).

The worst thing I've heard, though, is the practice of taking someone's books "hostage" by filing a false DCMA takedown notice with Amazon and then demanding money from the author to retract it. They often put up excerpts on their own website and backdate them to make it look as though they wrote the book first.

I would be all in favor of those people being targeted for Predator drone strikes, and any survivors (including family members and any neighbors, just to make sure everyone gets the point) shipped off to Gitmo for a few months of "enhanced interrogation" before facing a firing squad.

[clarice]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/sources-inside-my-head-1459187379

[NK]

"Smart diplomacy"-- ISIS literally crucifies a RC Priest on Friday and John Effin' Kerry calls demands by Trump/Cruz to confront Islamofascism 'embarrassing'. That's a massive bit of projection right there by Magic Hat boy.

[Dublindaveissensitive]

God, Republicans have zero class.I just caught wind of the woman they want to be First lady of the United States showing her Vagina and her tits on the cover of a magazine.

Disgusting and classless.

Democrats have now become the party of family values.

[DebinNC]

Kerry: "We will not be intimidated, we will not be deterred... we will not rest until we have eliminated your nihilistic beliefs and cowardice from the face of this earth."

Uh huh. If there's one thing no one can believe, it's that our 4 hr. posing with props work day, weekend golfing, multi-vacationing POTUS Bozo doesn't get enough rest.

[henry]

Deb, you just don't understand the effort required for that perfectly limp wrist.

[DebinNC]

10:30 am || Attends the White House Easter Egg Roll
7:30 pm || Delivers the keynote address at the awards dinner for Syracuse University’s Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting; Washington

It's a wonder BOzo has the strength to remain upright with a schedule like today's.

[maryrose]

NK
We live in barbaric times
It is like we have turned back the clock a couple of centuries
A bird landing on Bernie's podium and Hillary stealing more money at fundraisers is all the media can bear to cover.
MM
Cruz is too conservative
and other things
What other things?
If you are referring to the National Enquierer than you must have forgotten how Carol Burnett made them pay for calling her a drunk when she wasn't
They Sussex out on Edwarda as did Lisa Myers of old and let Obama win Iowa
The rest is history
I love how the media have to make up bad stuff about Kasich and Cruz when the real man of ill repute is good old Donald and Lying Hillary who both get a pass.
Trump is Hillary on a bad hair day

[henry]

"Toner Prize"??? Is this for creative use of labels in a photocopy machine???

[henry]

layers (not labels)

[maryrose]

Kerry
We will not be intimidated
Obama is already intimidated because he is leading from his behind.afraid to do anything to end the madness Even Assad looks more macho than him
Stupid voters re-elected this fop and we as Americans have been paying the price ever since
Then Obama appoints his fellow cop Kerry to wrest lousy deals from the Iranians the Syria s and the Russians
I am counting down to November
By my count it is 7more months of this hell to endure

[maryrose]

Should be fellow fop

[maryrose]

Also good is feckless fop

[Porchlight]

maryrose, John Edwards was guilty, so I'm not sure how that helps your analogy.

Is Cruz suing NE? If not, why not?

[jimmyk]

By my count it is 7more months of this hell to endure

I hate to break it to you, maryrose, but we're stuck until Jan 20, 2017. And if you think he's bad now, wait till he's really a lame duck and we start seeing the pardons. (In a way I hope Hillary is one of them, as it means she will need one.) And then there will be all the gushing tributes to his historic presidency that we will have to hear from the MSM.

[jimmyk]

Is Cruz suing NE? If not, why not?

Maybe he's got better things to do, and the standard for successful suits by a public figure is exceedingly high (something the NE knows very well)?

[henry]

from our lurking friend, gunshots in Capitol visitors center. shelter in place.

[Dave (in MA)]

close your eyes and he sounds like Clinton on most things...

I haven't noticed him cackling or having coughing fits, though.

[NK]

the Capitol?-- UNpossible, guns are illegal in DC... silly boy.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

With Hillary Clinton's Email Lies Unravelling, 147 FBI Agents Are On Her Heels.
Zerohedge but still a good read.

[Dave (in MA)]

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/polar-seltzer-releases-unicorn-kisses-flavor-april-fools/story?id=37851421 The perfect beverage for ushering out the Hopeenchange Era the 3rd week of 2017. Either that, or malt liquor out of a bag.

[henry]

Trump vs WI Talk Radio... his interview with Sykes (one of the #neverTrump crowd).

[Thomas Collins]

Probably not a ringer, MM2, but an increasingly forlorn hope for the establishment.

That's a finely balanced ticket for the Dems, common man. But I'm just being whimsical; I don't expect a crossover unity ticket for either side.

It's still not too late, Jim Mattis!

If I were ever in a debate with you, maryrose, I would immediately drop out of the race. Your Trump is Hillary on a bad hair day zinger shows you are not to be messed with in rhetorical combat!

[RIF]

"Is Cruz suing NE? If not, why not?"

Did Palin sue?

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/sarah-palin-lover-revealed/

Did Romney?

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/exclusive-interview-mitt-romney-love-triangle-shocker/

Did Obama?

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/enquirer-exclusive-barack-obama-caroline-kennedy-cheating-scandal/

Did Hillary?

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/exclusive-hillary-clinton-lesbian-lovers-named-secret-emails/

If not, why not?

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Obviously they're all true.

[Miss Marple 2]

maryrose,

"Other things" are those things I have brought up about Cruz's appearance and personality, and which has nothing to do with the NE article, which is right now just rumor unless and until evidence surfaces.

[Miss Marple 2]

RIF,

If I remember correctly, public figures cannot sue due to some kind of rule in the libel law, which, by the way, Trump suggested revamping to much hysteria about freedom of the press.

I consider Cruz not suing to be part of the same result of said law. It doesn't confirm nor deny his guilt or innocence.

[JM Hanes]

I'd like to hear something about all the emails that Hillary did not turn over. I mean, really, how much yoga does she look like she's been doing?

We know from witnesses that she worked on Clinton Foundation business at the office, and I've always thought that a lot of those putatively "personal" messages are where you'd find the smoking guns of criminality and corruption. Not to mention evidence of other serious character flaws and/or embarrassing idiocy -- in fact, the personal emails might have done more to damage her campaign, had they been published, than the "official" correspondence.

Everyone seems to be taking the "personal" claim at face value. Do we actually know whether her server was, in fact, wiped irretrievably clean?

[Porchlight]

The Mitt Romney "affair" is an account of a woman he dated 40 years ago before he and Ann were married. It's a recap of stories in published books, not original reporting.

The Obama story involves two public figures and no one else.

The Palin story (named person, no photo) might be true, and the Hillary story - no names or photos.

But the NE published photos of 5 women, three of whom were instantly identifiable. Most of them do not meet the criteria for "public figure" as I understand it. So if Cruz doesn't sue, are the women suing?

[Porchlight]

Scratch that - at least two of them do not meet the criteria, if the NE's characterization of them as a teacher and a prostitute is correct.

The other three are high profile campaign/media people, so maybe they are public figures.

We'll see. It just seems unusual that photos of the "other" people were printed by NE. Not the case in any of the stories RIF posted.

[NK]

JMH-- Comey has stated (I believe in Congress testimony) that the majority of the 31,000+ 'deleted' emails were recovered since the FBI got the server in August,2015. That's why immunity for the IT nerd and the 147 FBI agents on the case is so intriguing. The 2 Broad possibilities are 1: Comey is putting on a YUGGGE show to claim 'all avenues were examined, but no criminality was found" and whitewash Hilligula's crimes like my friend of 36 years got a pass on IRS Tea Party prosecution (Steve was curious why I wasn't happier for him, my wife and I met him for dinner literally the NIGHT he got the DoJ letter) OR 2. Comey is compliling so much evidence of criminality, Lynch will have to lie her ass off for not indicting.

[steve]

"technically illiterate'?

How does someone fitting that description even know about having a personal email server set up?