The Check Was In The Mail

The Times reluctantly undermines their special Trump scandal:

New Records Shed Light on Donald Trump’s $25,000 Gift to Florida Official

...

The Sentinel’s report, which was published on Sept. 13, 2013, paraphrased Ms. Meale’s response and took it a step further, saying that Ms. Bondi’s office would “determine whether Florida should join the multi-state case.” Four days later, a check for $25,000 from the Donald J. Trump Foundation landed in the Tampa office of a political action committee that had been formed to support Ms. Bondi’s 2014 re-election. In mid-October, her office announced that it would not be acting on the Trump University complaints.

...

But documents obtained this week by The New York Times, including a copy of Mr. Trump’s check, at least partly undercut that timeline. Although the check was received by Ms. Bondi’s committee four days after the Sentinel report, and was recorded as such in her financial disclosure filings, it was actually dated and signed by Mr. Trump four days before the article appeared.

But keep hope alive!

The check’s date does not categorically demonstrate that Mr. Trump was not seeking to influence Ms. Bondi, a fellow Republican. Even as he has denied trying to do so in this instance, he has boasted brazenly and repeatedly during his presidential campaign that he has made copious campaign contributions over the past two decades, including to Hillary Clinton and other Democrats, in order to buy access and consideration for his business dealings.

...

What is more, when Mr. Trump wrote that check, he still theoretically had reason to be concerned that Florida’s attorney general could become a player in the legal assault on Trump University.

Through 2010, when the company ceased operations, Florida had been one of the most lucrative markets for his unaccredited for-profit school. It ranked second among states in purchases, with 950 transactions, and third in sales, at $3.3 million, according to an analysis of sales data revealed in court filings.

The lawsuit by New York’s Democratic attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, which was announced on Aug. 25, 2013 — two weeks before Mr. Trump wrote the check to And Justice for All on Sept. 9 — did not cite allegations from consumers in Florida. But news organizations had reported as early as 2010 that the attorneys general of Florida and Texas had fielded complaints from consumers who had paid up to $35,000 for Mr. Trump’s seminars and mentoring programs. His contribution, therefore, could have been a pre-emptive investment to discourage Ms. Bondi from joining the New York case.

Could have been!

The Times continues to struggle with a basic difference between Trump and their favored candidate: Trump's message is that the system is corrupt, like every other big hitter he has bought plenty of politicians, but he can't be bought himself.

Hillary's message is that, well, she's never done anything wrong (Never!) but if elected she will revamp the Clinton Foundation and won't be bought (or give that appearance) again. That is quite different, especially since she and her hubby have amassed $100 million as "public servants" since Wild Bill left the White House.

Comments

[Dave (in MA)]

Brazile is telling people not to look at the latest dump of Donk e-mails because there might be malware that could damage their computers.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--The Times continues to struggle with a basic difference between Trump and their favored candidate: --

He's Homo Sapien and she's Taenia Saginata?

[Dave (in MA)]

Today Howie Carr had his producer look at the FCC rules and regulations and decided that "discretion is the better part of valor" and said that he couldn't report what the former Secretary of State said that the husband of another former Secretary of State was doing to bimbos, only that it was a "d-word". Now that he owns his own radio syndication he wasn't about to risk a $25,000 fine.

[Threadkiller]

Maybe Savanah Guthrie, document examiner extrodinaire, will be allowed to touch the check.

[lyle]

I'm watching--deplorably and irredeemably--the gun porn channel on my cable provider. Tonight's special topic? AK-47s and Kalischnikov (sp) himself. Can we send the entire Brady anti-gun losers to the sandbox to persuade the locals to give up their scary black guns? I smell crowd funding!

[buccaneer morgan]

so looking at the original sun unsensible piece, we find this lead atty down here, guess which firm which may ring a bell, down here, he's affiliated with,

http://eastorlandopost.com/boss-hogg-orlando-airport-frank-kruppenbacher-tried-sell-spot-airport-board

[buccaneer morgan]

ot, since intelligent life seems an increasingly rare thing, present company excluded of course,

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/09/14/3-earth-sized-planets-discovered-in-aquarius/21472145/

[buccaneer morgan]

just a coincidence I'm sure,

http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264181/dirty-attorney-general-going-after-trump-daniel-greenfield

[buccaneer morgan]

I might have missed this morning's offering,

https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2016/09/14/raising-the-hood/

[Skeptical Voter]

Hillary is for sale. Trump is a buyer.

[Threadkiller]

There’s something very odd about the diagnosis that Dr. Lisa Bardack has presented for her patient Secretary Hillary Clinton, it’s doesn’t exist.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/09/14/hillary-clintons-nonexistent-diagnosis-no-such-condition-as-non-contagious-bacterial-pneumonia-in-icd-10/

[Threadkiller]

COULD HILLARY TELL US WHAT PERCENTAGE OF MUSLIMS ARE 'DEPLORABLE'?

http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2016-09-14.html

[Stephanie]

Why, if Hillary has non-contagious pneumonia, did half of the DNC and her staff rush to claim that they had pneumonia, too?

[daddy]

Brazile is telling people not to look at the latest dump of Donk e-mails because there might be malware that could damage their computers.

Like, with a hammer?

[glasater]

Test

[glasater]

Typhus won't let me post a link for Captain Hate for some reason.

[glasater]

Regarding a Convention of States.

[glasater]

The link is not being accepted. Very strange..

[daddy]

AK-47s and Kalischnikov (sp) himself.

Could have used one of those on our overcast dog walk tonight. Fry, still wearing booties on his sore front paws, sniffed something and went bounding into a small field of hip high weeds, so naturally Scout leaped in also and after racing back and forth thru the brush for a few minutes with only the tips of their tails visible, pretty soon they treed a huge porcupine. Initially I thought it was a small black bear it looked so big, so I was on the alert for momma bear, but then as I got closer I could see the needles and everything, and the poor critter was about 6 feet up on a tree and it was sort of shivering and I think hissing, and my dummies were in bark-mania.

Couldn't get either one of the morons to stop and come to me, so had to hold out dog treats with one hand and sort of chase after them, causing me to have to stand almost directly below the porcupine hoping it wouldn't drop on me, but then I caught Scout's collar, and having only 1 leash and her being banana's, I lashed her up and walked her back the quarter mile to the car, leaving dummy Fry to keep barking. Then I went back and roped up moron-2 and dragged him to the car.

Then, feeling guilty about not giving them a long enough walk, I drove a mile to another regular location, and just after getting them out and me getting all fixed up with my jacket and Talk Radio and ball thrower, out steps a huge moose from the thicket staring straight at us, Fry goes banana's barking all over again, so I gave up, wrestled them back inside the car, and headed home.

If I had an AK-47 I'd have probably shot Fry and Scout, not porky or Bullwinkle.

[anonamom; formerly adorable, now deplorable]

daddy's story above explains why Alaskans don't want federal offices that would require them to reside DC, where they'd never see a porcupine AND a moose on the same day while walking their dogs.

and this bit of craziness:

http://downtrend.com/71superb/naacp-sues-alabama-because-voters-didnt-elect-any-black-judges

[Miss Marple 2]

http://counterjihad.com/exclusive-dhs-defends-secretarys-appearance-terror-front-groups-conference

[Miss Marple 2]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/2016-election-working-class-trade-tpp-trade-democrats-214219

"How the Democrats Lost Touch on Trade"

[RattlerGator]

anonamom, it's almost like Iran and Iraq under the Ayatollah and Saddam doing battle to see who could convince the most people in the area that they were the biggest and baddest MoFu.

A bunch of African Americans have completely misread this moment in history *and* the vibe of the country. So, now we have these dated organizations that want to show they are down with this new "movement" that isn't remotely close to being a movement

(((sigh)))

And I know, rse, I know -- they are making serious advances by other means on the down low -- but that requires they remain in the shadows. Sunshine tends to obliterate that effort, the problem is bringing in the sunshine.

On a related note, and this is incredible, even the Atlantic Coast Conference has gone down a dumb ass rabbit hole. But this bullying effort (pulling any championships scheduled for the State of North Carolina out) may just be the step too far that tips all of this craziness back toward sanity.

[Miss Marple 2]

http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24069

Discussion about Trump's childcare proposal

[Miss Marple 2]

http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/14/trump-gets-nearly-26-percent-of-the-black-vote-in-new-poll/?utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

[Miss Marple 2]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/09/14/melania_trump_vindicated_with_immigration_story.html

[anonamom; formerly adorable, now deplorable]

I thought the assassination of those six officers in Dallas was the step too far for BLM--and they sure took it down to a simmer for the conventions. They obviously decided it's safe to turn up the heat.

We'll see where this LGBTQ stuff goes. We do love our college sports and our ACC!
Nobody hates anybody here, (other than Duke), it's simply most North Carolinians do NOT want pedophiles to have cover to get in girls locker rooms.

As the statement the Panthers released said yesterday, we all assume the trans folks have been and shall continue to use the bathroom of their choice. Nobody is going to be posted in bathrooms doing genital checks.

[Robin, adorable deplorable me]

Word from the Trump campaign insider on Reddit:

Well.. The focus is to stay on message and drive home policy. Over the last four days, Clinton has been destroyed by trumps message and relatability, which is all culminating in an appearance on Oz. The debates are unlikely. Behind the scenes, Clinton etc al are pushing for a revised debate schedule and debate format. When her surrogates pushed this, trump response was "unmoderated debates".. So we will see what happens.
A revised debate schedule? Clinton thinks she can get away with not debating?

[Robin, adorable deplorable me]

Or does that indicate she knows game over.

[Captain Hate]

Short Circuit will get destroyed in a debate even with her MFM enablers doing their best to make the old slosh look lucid. I'd like to restate my availability at any time or place to horsewhip Slick until he passes out from the pain for not showing any concern for his wife's well being; likewise the dimwitted daughter.

[Miss Marple 2]

http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2016/09/14/hacked-colin-powell-email-bohemian-grove-attendees/amp/

We haven't reached peak crazy yet. Area 51 hasn't entered the discussion.

[Robin, adorable deplorable me]

http://everyday24.net/boom-record-number-of-republicans-are-registering-to-vote-for-trump-all-over-the-country/

Republican registrations outpacing Democrats (including my 20 year old!) in battleground states. Trump insider says this is due to Pence.

[Robin, adorable deplorable me]

MM, I had never heard of Bohemian Grove. My goodness - no phones, email, or kindles? No business deals? Sure.

[maryrose]

Captain:
Bill and Chelsea can't appear overly concerned because then everyone would realize how very sick she is and has been these last number of years.
As I have said before, the Dems were stupid to put all their eggs in this basket labeled Hillary Clinton.
She is the authentic deplorable one.
She can't stand for two hours at a debate podium.
At Benghazi hearing she was seated.

[squaredance]

Too Funny.

(scroll down and see some of the responses.)

[anonamom; formerly adorable, now deplorable]

Bohemian Grove still just for boys?

How can that persist????

[Porchlight]

The Trump surge/Hillary collapse continues in the LAT tracking poll.

http://graphics.latimes.com/usc-presidential-poll-dashboard/#popular-vote

African-American support up to 19%. Millennial support up too. Hillary probably shouldn't have gone after Pepe.

Still a few days before we see the full effects of deplorables/faceplant.

[Marlene]

Good Morning! Wow,just wow. The Manchester (NH) Union Leader endorsed Johnson/Weld. William Loeb is spinning in his grave.

[Miss Marple 2]

http://archive.is/FM25f

Here is a National Review article from May of this year with a proposed conservative maternity leave plan which is VERY SIMILAR to the Trump plan, only I guess because he proposed it it's now unconstitutional.

I hope to see those NRO people eating out of trash cans fairly soon.

[Miss Marple 2]

Marlene,

Cop out by the Union Leader.

Yes - Johnson is such a conservative choice. Pffft.

[henry]

Miss M, one more reason to dislike NRO, not a reason to like anybody's maternity plan.

[Miss Marple 2]

henry,

The way I look at it, we give tax deductions for all sorts of things. Those tax deductions are not entitlements, unless that word has changed its meaning.

If you want people to get off welfare, they are going to have to have their children watched.

What's the alternative - leaving things as they are?

Maybe we should think of a solution. I thought this one was pretty good, but if you have a better one, please tell me.

[henry]

Dumbass prosecutor who leaked sealed John Doe documents leaked copies with his personal notes on them.

John Doe prosecutors repeatedly warned the people they harassed and intimidated that they could go to jail and be subject to hefty fines if they went public with any information related to the probe. The law holds the same for prosecutors who “leak” information to the press.

AG Schimmel to the white courtesy phone...

[henry]

MissM, root cause is the welfare system writing checks for children only if the mother was unmarried. It destroyed poor families everywhere (inner city and appalachia). Remove the cash reward for having children outside of marriage, don't pay even more for it.

[Buckeye]

Trump has to make an emotional appeal to a chunk of Short Circuit's supporters, particularly when she is vulnerable.

Now millennial females have 2 reasons to vote Trump,

First of all, Short Circuit may blow a 100 amp fuse, and second, nothing like some free shit childcare.

I don't favor the proposal, but understand why he is "selling" this.

[Miss Marple 2]

henry,

Well, yes, but what are you to do with the women who have children now?

We are where we are. Going back to a policy of no payments is not going to happen. Starving children, etc. would be on the media 24/7.

What you have to do is make it more attractive to get a job than sitting on your rear in front of the TV. Carrots and sticks is the old analogy, but works well in this situation.

Sometimes you have to do practical things which don't fit into the conservative (as currently defined, not as defined in May) template.

I think this is a good idea and see no reason for all of the ranting by people like Levin and Lowry.

[henry]

Buckeye, I understand the why. I just don't like it.

[Miss Marple 2]

http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/state-department-delays-records-request-about-clinton-linked-firm-until-after-2016

[Pagar a bacon, ham and sausage supporter]

Can't do a link .
"DNC leak reveals system for auto stated voter fraud"

mattforney.com

[Buckeye]

I don't either henry, but a candidate who's positions and policies were 100% acceptable to you or I would never get elected in today's world.

[DebinNC]

Bilbo Dickens

[henry]

True Buckeye. "Eliminate 90% of government including Congressional Pay" would get my vote, but not enough others to win.

[Threadkiller]

The Growing Federal Footprint

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrI6SP1IdOA

https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/speeches/the-growing-federal-footprint

http://naturalresources.house.gov/federalfootprint/

[Threadkiller]

Is this the link?

http://mattforney.com/dnc-leak-voter-fraud/

[Porchlight]

Robin, is this your friend's friend?

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/09/14/trump-supporter-asheville-exclusive-attorney-accused-made-whole-thing/

[Threadkiller]

From the statement in Porch's link:

As they exited the rally, approximately 1,000 protesters were allowed to surround the exits of the Civic Center.

Once again the cops are not managing the crowds.

This is entirely on purpose with the hopes that a Trump supporter will finally go off the rails.

[Janet S.]

I feel bad for that couple...& everyone that had to walk through that tunnel of protesters.

Why should anyone have to put up with that?

[jimmyk on iPhone]

Has the Union-Leader even endorsed Republicans in the last few elections?

[squaredance]

Amusing.

[Porchlight]

Trump +2 in Rasmussen. Previously Clinton +4.

Clinton +2 in CBS/NYT two-way. Clinton was +7 in last CBS two-way. First CBS/NYT four-way has it tied 42-42.

RCP four-way average Clinton +1.1. It won't be long now.

[DebinNC]

That's incredible. I know Asheville is a lib stronghold in NC, but the police abdication of duty is shocking. A LE directive to "stand back and force people leaving a meeting to walk through a gauntlet of hostiles" should get someone fired.

[Threadkiller]

Good one, squaredance.

[Porchlight]

Janet, there were protesters at the exits when we left the Austin rally too. Just like this, a gauntlet. The police did a great job corraling them until the end when they seemed to just let them alone. No violence, but it easily could have escalated.

[Pagar a bacon, ham and sausage supporter]

A totally lawless regime.

"Director National Intelligenes rejected damage assessment of Clinton emails required by l2014 law."

Worldtribune.com

Does any member of the Obame Regine follow U.S. Law?

[Porchlight]

Love that gif, TK!

[Janet S.]

better video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3SR3_2g6PE&feature=youtu.be

[Threadkiller]

Hat tip to squaredance, Porch.

A great find!

[Robin, adorable deplorable me]

Porch, nope, it happened inside the Asheville rally. Here is the link she posted on FB:

http://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-supporter-grabs-and-hits-protester-at-rally/

[Pagar a bacon, ham and sausage supporter]

Thanks , tk.

[Beasts of England]

Awesome, TK (and squaredance)!!

[squaredance]

Here is a good read.

The money quote: "Spend time in the Imperial Capital and you get some sense of what it was like to be a Hindu during the British Raj."

[DebinNC]

Good grief! The Trump attendees had to walk through the hostile gauntlet single-file. Heads should roll!

[Threadkiller]

It is terrible, Deb.

This is the side the #NeverJOMers get associated with.

Sad.

[Janet S.]

Here's the WaPo amplifying the story - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/14/arrest-warrant-issued-in-assault-of-69-year-old-woman-protester-at-n-c-trump-rally/

Evil Trump supporters.
Boy, I hate the MFM.

[Captain Hate]

Someone who knows something about dishonest editing and being hung out to dry by the GOPe:

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/sarah-palin-katie-couric-gun-control-documentary/2016/09/14/id/748231/?ns_mail_uid=32944113&ns_mail_job=1686606_09142016&s=al&dkt_nbr=cjmklnxo

[Janet S.]

Here's one more video of protesters screaming at the Trump rally attendees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8sJ3vayl30

The old lady that fell comes on near the end.

One young girl just screams F-you over & over & over.

[Threadkiller]

Choosing to go peacefully to and from a Trump rally does not fall under "right to choose" illusions, but choosing to spit and cuss at peaceful rally goers does.

Two Americas.

[Neo]

I'm waiting for Hillary Clinton to finally "come out" as the first "openly handi-capped" candidate for President of the United States.

[Marlene]

jimmyk@9:13...the Union leader has endorsed Republicans for 100 years. The publisher,Joe McQuaid and Trump have a personal feud that started when McQuaid called him Biff from "Back to the Future."

[Marlene]

Trump has an event in NH tonight.

[James D]

Trump - and his campaign - have done a great job so far of not getting trapped into the usual MSM/gotcha game where every (real or fake, doesn't matter) incident involving anyone in their party or at one of their events therefore tarnishes him and every one of his supporters.

I expect they will continue to do so, regardless of how the MSM tries to hype up every ginned-up fake incident like this.

And even if it's exactly true as the supposed victim alleges, so what? One old guy out of hundreds of thousands of people who've attended Trump rallies, punches somebody out? I could not possibly care less. It's not news, and it's not anything.

[the generalisticly deplorable rich]

>>>First of all, Short Circuit may blow a 100 amp fuse, and second, nothing like some free shit childcare.

I don't favor the proposal, but understand why he is "selling" this.

Posted by: Buckeye | September 15, 2016 at 08:22 AM <<<

The proposal is for younger, college educated women in the suburbs. If it gets through the media fog, it would play well in the VA NoVa subs. A few local issues in Loudoun might also start a swing over to Trump.

And a 100-amp fuse is generous. Think she'd blow a 2-amp fuse with just an ill-timed camera flash.

[lyle]

called him Biff from "Back to the Future"

That's actually pretty funny!

[henry]

But Biff had small hands...

[Bill Clinton]

the Union leader has endorsed Republicans for 100 years.

Thanks, for some reason I thought they'd gone squishy some years back, but maybe that's just at the primary level.

Clinton etc al are pushing for a revised debate schedule and debate format

A revised schedule is one thing, but the format should be non-negotiable at least on the point that candidates have to stand at a podium (no sitting down).

Trump of course is right to ask for unmoderated debates, though the details matter. Someone has to keep time, and someone has to decide on questions. I'd like the candidates themselves to be able to question each other.

[the generalisticly deplorable rich]

yikes!

[jimmyk]

Oops, I don't know how Bill Clinton's name got in my 10:15. That guy is everywhere.

[the generalisticly deplorable rich]

Janet-

I think that is starting to get through the media fog too.

[Hillary Clinton]

it's ok jimmyk. thought he might have been out getting me flowers.

[the generalisticly deplorable rich]

let's get rid of that ...

[squaredance]

Really we have not seen this sort of control of the media since RR, at least so far, and it does seem to me that this time around they are openly more hostile and arrogant. That is not to say that they where not as bad with RR, they were just cagier about.

[lyle]

getting me flowers

Or Jennifers...

[Captain Hate]

Trump has to be the MFM's worst nightmare: Somebody they helped to create who understands how to use and manipulate them. If they were at all intelligent they'd have seen this coming but if they were intelligent they'd be doing something else.

[the generalisticly deplorable rich]

lyle-

rimshot. good one.

[DebinNC]

AP: "Clinton will spend Thursday campaigning in Greensboro, North Carolina, and speaking to a Hispanic group in Washington"

HC in hit/Jeff's town today. I miss him so.

[Miss Marple 2]

Wikileaks has dropped secret stuff on TISA and TPP. Here's the link:

https://wikileaks.org/tisa/#September%2015,%202016%20Publication

I am not an expert in this stuff so hope to find more out from you guys than depending on my own, uneducated intepretation.

[Barbara]

Brazile is telling people not to look at the latest dump of Donk e-mails because there might be malware that could damage their computers.

Dave (in MA),

Here's and interesting coincidence. A week or so ago, I clicked on the arrow to go from one JOM page to the next, and got a RED screen with warnings of spyware or whatever on the site that would gather credit card numbers and other confidential material.

I tried reloading the page and had the same problem when trying to access any JOM page. Google Chrome simply wouldn't let me in to JOM. So, I went to the settings and disabled the program's ability to prevent me from accessing what I considered a 'safe' page. I haven't had a problem since.

I'd never had that problem before with accessing JOM. At first I thought perhaps it was those flashy ads that drive me crazy that Chrome didn't like, but now with this story about Dems trying to scare people away from information that might be harmful to their cause, I'm not so sure.

[Porchlight]

New poll has Trump within margin of error in VA, 40-37.

http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_001565fe-789f-577d-9b2b-e537304be3e0.html?mode=story

Photos show Trump standing and Hillary sitting. :)

[rse]

Barbara-our alphabetic search overlords insisted my blog "might be hacked" a few weeks back. Hubby looked at it and said it was clean and filed appeal and also hired an expert to see if he missed anything. No clean. Overlord insisted the header could be removed if I deleted four different posts from back in February. No traffic to speak of vs deleted posts that just happened to be on the topic of where I had found the conniving supposedly market-oriented think tanks heading in the name of School Choice (capitalized as it is the version with a definitive history from systems thinkers and radicals and a declared goal) and cybernetics.

Overlord sponsors that cybernetic research I have subsequently learned. I am wondering if it is preparation for the surrender of ICANN on October 1. If you ever monitor blogs in UK or Australia they have entire topics they cannot allow comments on lest the site get sued for defamation. Truth is no protection in those countries.

On clinton, the media has already shown a tendency to manage perception of what is true that has previously been associated with totalitarian regimes. We really are at a tipping point here where what is politically convenient for people to believe wins out over provable factual truth.

A world of guiding fictions developed by governments and their media allies will not be free long.

[DebinNC]

Barbara, as the saying quasi goes, "Just because we're paranoid, it doesn't mean they aren't out to get us."