What's up down South? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last week (Feb 13) on what looks (to my tired Yankee eyes) like an appalling abuse of power by the Republican Speaker of the House David Ralston:
Alleged victims say powerful Georgia lawmaker repeatedly delays cases
...
Yet more than four years after his indictment [on domestic violence, aggravated assault] Shell remains a free man, the charges against him stymied. A big reason: He paid a large retainer fee to hire an attorney who is also one of Georgia’s most powerful lawmakers, state Speaker of the House David Ralston.
Just as Ralston has done for other clients charged with violent or heinous crimes, he used his elected position to delay hearings and court dates, preventing the case from moving forward in the Gilmer County justice system.
“That’s why I gave him 20,000 bucks,” Shell told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “He’s worth every penny of it.”
A joint investigation by the AJC and Channel 2 Action News found that Ralston appears to be misusing the power of his public office to benefit his private law practice. By doing no more than writing letters to judges declaring that court dates interfere with his lawmaking duties, he has been able to keep cases perpetually off the docket. But his tactics can thwart justice, harm crime victims and put the public at risk.
Ralston has tied up cases for clients charged with child molestation, child cruelty, assault, terroristic threats, drunk driving and other crimes.
...
Under a state law dating back to 1905, judges and prosecutors must defer to the legislative schedule of any practicing attorney who serves in the General Assembly. Other attorney-lawmakers, though, are mainly relegated to claiming the exemption during the annual 40-day legislative sessions.
As House speaker, Ralston, who practices law in the rural, mountainous counties of North Georgia, can claim conflicts year-round. In 21 cases examined in four counties over a two-year period, he filed 57 requests for continuances.
This story seems to have it what it takes to generate a media storm, namely sympathetic (alleged) victims and a Republican evil-doer. But maybe the media can't rally without footage of Ralston in a MAGA hat (or blackface!). A Google News search on "David Ralston" returns articles by the AJC, Channel 2 Action News, and Fox News. I'll credit Erick Erickson with the Fox coverage, since he has been pounding the table on Twitter for more coverage.
So why the media silence? The AJC bloggers wondered about a related question today - why the muted response from Democrats?
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Earlier this morning, we told you that House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, is facing criticism after an AJC investigation that found he frequently delayed criminal court cases by claiming the dates interfered with his legislative duties.
But as we have often said in this space, the dogs that don’t bark are sometimes just as important as the ones that do. What goes unsaid can be just as important as what’s said. This is the statement that arrived late Friday from the state Democratic party, via spokeswoman Maggie Chambers:
“These revelations show that Speaker Ralston has abused his power as a public servant to delay and deny justice for crime victims. As a legislator who has been given the trust of his constituents, he needs to remember his duty and put the needs of Georgia families before his own self-interest.”
“Needs to remember his duty” is a far cry from calling for Ralston’s resignation, a demand which -- so far as we know -- hasn’t passed the lips of any elected official in the state Capitol.
The Democratic party statement is a reminder that Ralston has been an occasional partner with Democrats in the Legislature on some particularly crucial issues. And we’ve a long way to go before this session of the General Assembly is finished.
The silence has struck some as concerning. WSB Radio’s Erick Erickson is currently pushing his followers to contact members of the House Ethics Committee, Democrats included.
Huh.
I would not presume to lecture either Erick Erickson or the AJC on the subtleties of Georgia politics, but... oh, let me do just that. This article describes the 40 day agenda in the GA capital and notes that Speaker Ralston diverges from the newly elected Republican governor on two attention-getting issues: a Religious Freedom bill opposed by Democrats (and nixed by the last Republican governor) and the state takeover of the Atlanta airport.
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And they’ve become a very highly charged issue. Republican Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed a RFRA in 2016, saying he was not disparaging the motives of the bill’s supporters, but he found there was a chance it could lead to state-sanctioned discrimination.
State House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, he’s not sure there’s state House support for a RFRA.
He said his concern is that it’s an issue that has the potential to divide the state.
“I would would just ask us to pause before we get into an issue that has the potential to tear the fabric of the state,” Ralston said at a pre-session press conference last week.
But new Gov. Brian Kemp and new Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan are interested. Both have said they want to pass a RFRA that mirrors the language of the federal law.
And...
Ralston said he’s not ready to embrace the idea of a state takeover of the airport.
If corruption is the concern, Ralston said, “We have law enforcement, we have prosecutors, and I say let’s turn them loose to do what they need to do. I don’t know that you change the entire system because of some bad actors.”
If - IF - that is all that is holding Democrats back, they need to man up, woman up, or hero-up. As to Republican silence, or the media silence generally, I can't explain it. Where is the fact-free rush to judgment when we need it?
BONUS BAFFLER: The media Cone of Silence has fallen over Virginia. Maybe after the political meltdown there, no media members want to go near any southern state political leader. Maybe!
PILING ON: In January the Speaker was trying to rein in the gun rights enthusiasts in his own party, which may be yet another reason Democrats don't mind having him around.
You guys should read Pinandpuller's link, which I am repeating here:
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/uncategorized/the-rise-fall-of-empires-nations-city-states/
California JOMers are welcome here in Indiana, but those Hollywood people can float around on boats or try to stay warm on their own.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 07:32 PM
How about mail fraud?
Posted by: Pinandpuller | February 18, 2019 at 07:34 PM
You are my hero, Jane.
Again of course.
But 51 is astounding!
Posted by: Old Lurker
How many times have I posted links to sites and told you carbs kill---but JANE is your hero????
KK frickin' REVERSED diabetic neuropathy and renal failure, but Jane dropping some weight gets your attention? (Good for you Jane!)
Clarice has gone keto to keep her arthritis from crippling her, so I'm guessing NOW you'll consider that eliminating carbs to decrease inflammation might be a good thing to do????
WHATEVER! ;-)
Posted by: anonamom | February 18, 2019 at 07:44 PM
Does that mega flood turn the high speed rail into a high speed boat?
Posted by: henry | February 18, 2019 at 07:45 PM
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | February 18, 2019 at 07:47 PM
Other news:
https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2019/02/18/the-all-in-bet-on-humanitarian-aid/
Posted by: Narciso79 | February 18, 2019 at 07:47 PM
I just made Belgian waffles.
Murderer.
Posted by: henry | February 18, 2019 at 07:50 PM
anonamom,
Do you think going keto would help psoriasis?I was listening to Jordan Peterson last night, who is now only eating meat, and he saud patches of psoriasis he had had cleared up.
Does that make sense?
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 07:52 PM
Anonamom:
We are listening to you.
I have cut back on my carb intake and do other helpful suggestions that you have stated on this blog.
You are a godsend and I appreciate your posts.
Posted by: D | February 18, 2019 at 07:52 PM
Is it still helpful to give up meat and eat mainly chicken and fish?
Posted by: D | February 18, 2019 at 07:54 PM
Anonamom. My sincerest apologies. But losing it is better than talking about it!
Posted by: Jane | February 18, 2019 at 07:55 PM
Dave:
You are so funny.
You keep things lively on this blog.
Posted by: D | February 18, 2019 at 07:55 PM
Really great video at the link.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 07:57 PM
I had a few slices of salami earlier as a snack, so that cancels it out, right?
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | February 18, 2019 at 07:58 PM
D, find the diet that works for you if you want to go on a diet.
Posted by: Jane | February 18, 2019 at 07:59 PM
Dan Bongino
Verified account @dbongino
7m7 minutes ago
When all the dust clears, the media propaganda efforts to cover up both the coup attempt on Trump, and the Spygate scandal targeting his campaign, will be remembered by history as scandals as enormous as the crimes themselves.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 07:59 PM
Miss M, cutting back on carbs did help my skin. Not dry in winter anymore. I will add much less arthritis pain and better cholesterol numbers too.
Posted by: henry | February 18, 2019 at 08:01 PM
--The heavy rains also triggered landslides and mud slides on California’s steep hillsides. For instance, in Knights Ferry and Mokelumne Hill, nearly every building was torn from its foundation and carried off by thundering landslides, and a major landslide also occurred at the town of Volcano in the Sierra foothills, killing seven people.--
Moke Hill I can see. It's about ten miles south of here on the edge of the Mokelumne River canyon. Volcano is about 3 miles from here and where I lived until I was one and we moved and lived again from the mid 80s til I married Mrs Ig. It's in a bowl shaped valley and I could see a landslide. At one time had about 5,000 people. Now has approximately 100.
But Knight's Ferry is almost in the central valley and is on one of my favorite driving routes. I'll have to try and envision a landslide there next time I go through.
The only mistake I saw was naming Nevada City which got 9 feet of rain in 2 months as a city in Nevada.
It's a small town north of DocJ in the CA Sierra Nevada and is in Nevada County CA. Pretty wet place and much more likely to get that much rain than any part of the state of Nevada.
We had an atmospheric river event in February 1986. But it only lasted about a week wherein it dumped around 18 inches around here. Can't imagine that continuing for a month or two.
I bet two months of that would do a trillion dollars of damage if it happened now.
Posted by: The Infamous Ignatz | February 18, 2019 at 08:02 PM
Thanks, "D".
Bongino is a lot more optimistic than I am.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | February 18, 2019 at 08:03 PM
I love pasta and other carbs. My people loved pasta and other carbs, and they weren't particularly fat. I'm not particularly fat either, so I think I'll just keep on keeping on.
My wife is considering Keto, but I think she's nuts. She's 118 and wants to lose 5 lbs.
Posted by: Extraneus | February 18, 2019 at 08:04 PM
Grifters gotta grift:
THEY’RE BACK! HOUSE DEMS PLANNING EARMARK RESTORATION: You knew they would as soon as they got back in power. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Nita Lowey (D-NY) think bringing back “directed congressional spending” is just a dandy idea. They must have some new bridges to nowhere to fund.
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/theyre-back-house-dems-planning-earmark-restoration-you-knew-they-would-as-soon-as-they-got-back/
Posted by: henry | February 18, 2019 at 08:07 PM
Extraneus,
I am pretty much the same weight I was in high school. I still wear a size 12, which for my build is about right.
What I am interested in is arthritis and psoriasis. My dad had terrible psoriasis beginning when he was about 50. The last 2 years I have gotten patches on my shins which keep me from wearing shorts in public and itch like hell.
When I heard Jordan Peterson say that I certainly paid attention. It won't kill me to go keto for a couple of months to see if it works.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 08:10 PM
Porch,
Just read that lynching law. It is a requisite of all parts of the law for Bodily harm to occur, so it isn't talking about speech of any kind.
It does mention using a phone, the internet or the mail [and firearms etc] in the process of committing or in furtherance of committing that bodily harm. But absent that bodily harm, no "lynching".
Posted by: The Infamous Ignatz | February 18, 2019 at 08:10 PM
Ext,
Mrs. Buckeye is 5' 7' and 103 lbs.
She eats anything she wants and has good cholesterol and bp numbers.
I would pay cash money for her metabolism.
Posted by: Buckeye | February 18, 2019 at 08:14 PM
I though bodily harm was already illegal.
Posted by: henry | February 18, 2019 at 08:14 PM
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-18/16-states-file-lawsuit-challenging-trump-border-emergency
What a surprise. Guess which court. LOL!
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 08:17 PM
Anonamom,
It just occurred to me you might take my pot the wrong way. I appreciate you more than you will ever know.
Posted by: Jane | February 18, 2019 at 08:18 PM
keto and lo carb mavens--this cake is absolutely delicious:https://www.lowcarbmaven.com/wprm_print/16590?fbclid=IwAR34c0QNXi-D4Xz3XwGLJ4weSq435lGwsXJxeZxzhdu_RxVypgyn8F-aHdE
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 08:19 PM
The real Butterball Powerbottom:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AR1Q4vD-Ceo
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 18, 2019 at 08:20 PM
Edster
@Edsterko
35m35 minutes ago
Pres Trump clearly defined Democrats strategy for2020
For;
1) open borders
2) killing babies
3) legalizing dangerous drugs
4) antisemitism
5) tax us to death
6) banning air planes
7) socialism
8) no cow farts
America has a clear choice
Trump 2020 or we become Venezuela
===================
That pretty much sums it up. There should be a lot of great commercials from this list.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 08:20 PM
Donald J. Trump
Verified account @realDonaldTrump
4m4 minutes ago
Today more than 50 countries around the world now recognize the rightful government of Venezuela. The Venezuelan people have spoken and the world has heard their voice. They are turning the page on Socialism and Dictatorship; and there will be NO GOING BACK!
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 08:21 PM
MM,
Do some research on it before you start Keto. There are many Keto groups on Facebook and doctors whe specialize in it who can tell you if it will work. I have excema in my ears, and Keto has not cured it.
Posted by: Jane | February 18, 2019 at 08:23 PM
And this looks so good:https://joyfilledeats.com/low-carb-maple-bacon-crack/
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 08:25 PM
Beyond parody:
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/02/black-humor-from-the-new-york-times.php
Posted by: Narciso79 | February 18, 2019 at 08:34 PM
We call them 'Sea Peoples' Miss Marple.
For the pilots: if the sky is brown and the ground is blue you're either upside down or in California.
Posted by: Pinandpuller | February 18, 2019 at 08:45 PM
Photos at link. Barron is almost as tall as his dad!
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 08:45 PM
MM, you should be eating low carb for your arthritis.
Yes, psoriasis often improves too.
clarice, is your arthritis getting better?
Jane, I was just teasing OL.
Once everybody goes low carb, we'll start the tutorial in intermittent fasting.
That's how we can clear out the cancer cells.
Posted by: anonamom | February 18, 2019 at 08:52 PM
"Guess which court. LOL!"
These people will do anything to defeat America.
Posted by: pagar | February 18, 2019 at 08:52 PM
APL
A language of striking elegance created by Ken Iverson. Love it!
Back in 1975, IBM created the 5100, an APL-based desktop computer.
Posted by: sbwaters | February 18, 2019 at 08:55 PM
Rats! Larwyned.
Posted by: sbwaters | February 18, 2019 at 08:56 PM
How many times have I posted links to sites and told you carbs kill---but JANE is your hero????
Anonamom, you are my hero, for all the wisdom you impart here. You are a rarity among doctors, as most seem to stick to the conventional wisdom (low fat, whole grains, blah-blah). I found practically the one doctor in all of NYC who is in sync with me, but at the rate doctors have been disappearing here, I'm not hopeful I'll have him for long. I went through about four doctors in five years who either retired or otherwise closed/moved their practice.
Posted by: jimmyk | February 18, 2019 at 08:58 PM
--I though bodily harm was already illegal.--
Now it's extra illegal.
If you cause "bodily harm" you can be imprisoned for "any term of years or for life"; "bodily harm" being a rather elastic term.
And that can occur if one causes such harm due to race, ethnicity, blah, blah, gender, orientation, disability.
The one thing it can't be employed for appears to be causing bodily harm because of someone's political views.
Convenient that.
Posted by: The Infamous Ignatz | February 18, 2019 at 08:58 PM
I've found fasting to be a lot easier to maintain than eating giant mounds of fat constantly.
Posted by: The Infamous Ignatz | February 18, 2019 at 09:00 PM
This guy sued the SPLC and won and now some random dude beats him down? You really muddied the water, Jussie:
Maajid - (Mājid) [maːʤɪd] ماجد
Verified account
@MaajidNawaz
Tonight I was racially attacked while alone outside Soho theatre, from behind, as I bent down to pick up my phone. The white male assailant called me a “fucking Paki” as he hit me in the face with maybe a signet ring & ran away like a coward. He took nothing. He was just a racist
The Who - Who Are You - 1978 HD & HQ
https://youtu.be/v_3ks7-OjGc
Posted by: Pinandpuller | February 18, 2019 at 09:08 PM
Well for one, hes Egyptian, for another there are idiots all over.
Posted by: Narciso79 | February 18, 2019 at 09:10 PM
More on that knitting world PC BS/ SJW bullying ?robin? told us about a month ago:
https://quillette.com/2019/02/17/a-witch-hunt-on-instagram/
Posted by: anonamom | February 18, 2019 at 09:11 PM
Huawei engineers working on a smartwatch met with a supplier last fall. According to the report, the engineers tried to eke out specs about the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor by making promises of big orders.
Posted by: Neo | February 18, 2019 at 09:13 PM
Map at link.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 09:14 PM
ANONAMOM, I don't have arthritis. My mother does, My joints were getting stiffer and painful and my c-reactive tests keep showing inflammation is mounting. We could find no other reason for this so I decided to try keto. I am less stiff and the patch of psoriasis on my left elbow vanished entirely after 2 weeks on keto.
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 09:14 PM
https://nypost.com/2015/12/21/nj-police-captain-says-some-muslims-did-celebrate-on-911/
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 09:19 PM
Brian makes the case FOR Rosenstein:
https://twitter.com/drawandstrike/status/1097677749991497728
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 09:28 PM
daddy,
When you retire, you might like to get involved in this "Little Free Library" project, although THIS one is very unusual:
https://www.brightvibes.com/1129/en/woman-turns-old-sick-tree-stump-into-a-magical-looking-little-free-library
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 09:33 PM
Clarice, that looks like a fabulous recipe. Now that my kitchen is done I'm a little scared to mess it up. I haven't been to the grocery store in weeks. Thank heaven for lbs and lbs of bacon.
Posted by: Jane | February 18, 2019 at 09:33 PM
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/18/hoax-hate-crimes-list/
21 crimes in the Trump Era.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 09:39 PM
Brian makes the case FOR Rosenstein
I think he's right.
Patterico is getting roundly slattered in the insty comments.
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 18, 2019 at 09:42 PM
https://thehill.com/campaign-issues/430469-trump-gop-opponent-sites-russia-meetings-for-considering-jump-into-race
This guy is super-annoying.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 09:42 PM
clarice, you may not have xray findings of pathological changes in joints (that's good!) or blood evidence of rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis, but your symptoms--stiffness and pain--are what defines arthritis--inflammation of the joints is what causes the stiffness and the pain.
You aren't making it up---something is going on. Which improves with a low inflammation diet. Yay!!
Who tells you it's not arthritis? What do they want to call your joint inflammation symptoms, appendicitis? Pancreatitis?
Because the conventional medical world refers to that classic symptom complex affecting joints as arthritis.
Posted by: anonamom | February 18, 2019 at 09:46 PM
Weld was the type of silver spooned moderate who looked the other way in the hotter sming up of the cold war.
Maybe he would have preferred a few laptop bombs going off around the world, we know now it was boassaert who leaked that detail to the press.
Posted by: Narciso79 | February 18, 2019 at 09:47 PM
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/deputy-ag-rod-rosenstein-expected-to-step-down-by-mid-march-official-says
Posted by: Threadkiller | February 18, 2019 at 09:54 PM
Jane, the cake is easy to make. For company you might want to put some berries on top. It's very lemony and moist..(I use Lakanto --can't stand the after taste of other sweeteners.) The cheapest place to get almond and coconut flour is Costco--though the coconut flour comes in such a huge quantitiy you might want to search for it elsewhere.)
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 09:58 PM
Brian Cates makes a case against a strawman. And he sounds like he is on edge.
Posted by: Threadkiller | February 18, 2019 at 10:00 PM
I guess the hot seat has become untenable for Rod. McCabe just poured gasoline on the fire. What a douche.
Posted by: matt - deplore me if you must | February 18, 2019 at 10:02 PM
Cates doesn't address why RR signed off on the FISA extension, apparently without even reading it.
Posted by: jimmyk | February 18, 2019 at 10:03 PM
And the president called it Treason.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-accuses-rosenstein-mccabe-of-pursuing-illegal-and-treasonous-plot-against-presidency
Posted by: Rocco | February 18, 2019 at 10:04 PM
Donald J. Trump
Verified account @realDonaldTrump
10m10 minutes ago
“The biggest abuse of power and corruption scandal in our history, and it’s much worse than we thought. Andrew McCabe (FBI) admitted to plotting a coup (government overthrow) when he was serving in the FBI, before he was fired for lying & leaking.” @seanhannity @FoxNews Treason!
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 10:04 PM
anonamom--the worst stiffness I had was after an MrI and review by a specialist turned out to be spinal stenosis which gyrotonics and pilates seem to have managed nicely. I only have one swollen joint--pinky on my right hand (yes the same side as the psoriasis).I'm not sure what the cause is or whether that was the result of some trauma I'd forgotten about. It's not particularly painful--just stiff, especially some mornings..No other indicia of arthritis except for the increased readings of c-r inflammation.I don't want to take any chances. (My mother's is not psoriasis related--she has osteoarthritis which at almost 100 y.o. has become quite crippling. She has therapy 3 times a week to maintain her ability to walk short distances.
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 10:05 PM
I'm with Cates on RR.
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 10:08 PM
Video at link.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 10:08 PM
So it's clarice and me against everyone else? I like our chances.
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 18, 2019 at 10:11 PM
TBD, I don't trust him but not on this gruel,
Posted by: Narciso79 | February 18, 2019 at 10:18 PM
Link goes to Twitter post and a video.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 10:19 PM
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/18/make_media_great_again_139501.html
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 10:20 PM
I'm mostly with Cates as well. I'm not sure who he is battling here on whether or not RR is a coup plotter since I don't know who here ever thought that of RR. If his point is that Hannity is probably wrong, the cudos to him for getting up to speed.
Posted by: Threadkiller | February 18, 2019 at 10:22 PM
Link goes to a tweet by Andrew Pollack, whose daughter was lost in the Parkland school shooting.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 10:25 PM
Beating them at their own game
Daniel
@WatsonDanielLSU
Replying to
@JoshMBlackman
Starting to think Trump did the national emergency so lawsuits focused on that, while he builds barriers with the other executive action $$ He was able to get without the emergency
Posted by: lurkersusie | February 18, 2019 at 10:26 PM
Retweeted by President Trump:
RD
@real_defender
7h7 hours ago
Replying to @realDonaldTrump
Our country is making unprecedented progress thanks to the fact that we finally have a president who is keeping his promises and putting America first.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 10:27 PM
Donald J. Trump
Verified account @realDonaldTrump
2m2 minutes ago
Remember this, Andrew McCabe didn’t go to the bathroom without the approval of Leakin’ James Comey!
===========================
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 10:30 PM
I'm agnostic on RR, but again, I'd still like an answer as to why he signed off on the FISA extension.
Posted by: jimmyk | February 18, 2019 at 10:33 PM
As a former partner would say, CH ,"Thank you for the confidence you have reposed in me,"
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 10:33 PM
Ironically, putting America first doesn’t put the rest of the world second.
It stymies those who would rule as a globalist uniparty and lets us all pull together as a community.
Posted by: sbwaters | February 18, 2019 at 10:34 PM
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | February 18, 2019 at 10:35 PM
Breaking911
@Breaking911
1h1 hour ago
BREAKING: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to leave the Justice Department in mid-March
The news comes after revelations that Rosenstein allegedly offered to wear a wire around the president
===============
I thought he had already announced his leaving. Does anyone remember? I don't think this is in reaction to McCave's interview.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 10:38 PM
Laura Logan's "Scorched Earth" interview, in which she dares speak the truth about the current state of journalism:
https://www.mediaite.com/online/cbss-lara-logan-calls-media-mostly-liberal-in-scorched-earth-interview-im-committing-professional-suicide/
The discussion continued with Logan trashing news reports based on single, anonymous government sources, calling it an abandonment of journalistic standards.
“That’s not journalism, that’s horseshit,” Logan said. “Responsibility for fake news begins with us. We bear some responsibility for that, and we’re not taking ownership of that and addressing it. We just want to blame it all on somebody else.”
Posted by: anonamom | February 18, 2019 at 10:39 PM
Well this is disturbing. On my Brave browser, using DuckDuckGo as my search engine, I typed into the search bar "UNC Basketball", trying to see when we play Dook,
The top 3 stories that popped up under UNC Basketball are these:
1) North Carolina's elections board holds hearing on ballot fraud allegation---CBS News
2) North Carolina elections head says midterm congressional ballots were handled illegally---The News Press (AP)
3) Election board to decide fate of disputed North Carolina congressional race---Politico.
Why is any of that crap on my search engine for UNC Basketball?
Posted by: daddy | February 18, 2019 at 10:40 PM
CORRECT, MM--Resignation announced long ago.
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 10:43 PM
jimmyk, AFAICT the procedure was the people who drafted it were supposed to put a red flag telling the reviewers of any problematic thing in the FISA request. If none was there it was routinely just rubber stamped.Not the way it should have been done, but it was. The droogs at the bottom knew this and pulled the wool over the eyes of everyone just following the routine.
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 10:47 PM
January 9, 2019 at 5:17 AM CST - Updated January 9 at 12:23 PM
(Gray News) - Rod Rosenstein is expected to depart the Justice Department once a new attorney general is sworn in, media reports say.
Rosenstein has communicated this to President Donald Trump and the White House that he plans depart the administration after William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, is confirmed by the Senate.
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/01/09/rod-rosenstein-expected-leave-doj-reports-say/
Posted by: lurkersusie | February 18, 2019 at 10:47 PM
Hey, you guys are impressed with 51? I lost 130lbs, starting 4 years ago, over 16 months, and have kept it off since. (My weight has stayed within a 5-lb range.) Not particularly low-carb — my goal is 40% carb, 35% fat, 25% protein. In real life I get more like 50/35/15. But all my inflammation markers are way down — thyroid antibodies down, arthritis mostly gone, psoriasis patches gone.
All that comes from fanatical obsessive compulsive measuring and recording everything I eat. Yeah, I know that carbohydrate-rich food has a gazillion calories for nuthin. As I am fond of saying— there are three things:
1) You can avoid eating more calories than you burn.
2) You can avoid being ravenously hungry.
3) You can eat lots of carbohydrates.
My experience is that you can have any two of the three.
Posted by: cathyf | February 18, 2019 at 10:47 PM
Nolte: Looks Like Jussie Smollett Chose Wrong Surveillance Camera to Capture ‘Attack’
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/02/18/nolte-looks-like-jussie-smollett-chose-wrong-surveillance-camera-to-capture-attack/
"Speaking to GMA’s Robin Roberts, Smollett said, “And I looked up and I saw there was a camera directly on the light post that is in the intersection. So I’m like, ‘there it is!’… And then the detective told me that the camera inside of the casing was facing north, so they didn’t have it, and that was disappointing.”
That detail appears to stick in his craw. Later in the interview, unprompted, he brings it up again: “The camera facing north, how is that my issue?”
If these brothers are telling the truth that the attack was pre-planned, Smollett may have arranged for it to take place in a location where he assumed it would be recorded."....
"Take a step back, though…
Take a step back and look at the fire Smollett was allegedly willing to play with…
Imagine what it would have done to this country and to the city of Chicago if the attack had been recorded, if an outlet like TMZ had leaked the video, and if the wildly irresponsible race baiters at CNN had broadcast that video over and over and over again — an endless loop of two men assaulting a gay, black man; pouring bleaching on him and tying a noose around his neck."...
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Posted by: Dave (in MA) | February 18, 2019 at 10:55 PM
Brava, cathy!
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 10:56 PM
I wondered about that Janet, why they were moving out of the frame, whole smollett was insisting they were attacking him.
Posted by: Narciso79 | February 18, 2019 at 10:56 PM
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-says-shes-just-fine-after-health-scares
Posted by: clarice | February 18, 2019 at 10:57 PM
Buck Sexton asked a good question on his show.
If Smollett did concoct this fake crime as seems increasingly likely, yet if 2 White guys were seen on video just walking around minding their own business but got pulled in by police and falsely charged, would Smollett have kept his yap shut and let their innocent lives be ruined?
I'd like to think he wouldn't be such a shit but since pretty much everyone on the Left and half the Right dumped all over the innocent Covington Kids to protect their narrative and/or to keep their toga's clean, I sure wouldn't bet on him having an ounce of integrity and doing the right thing.
Posted by: daddy | February 18, 2019 at 10:57 PM
https://www.mintpressnews.com/ebay-founder-pierre-omidyar-is-funding-a-global-media-information-war/255199/
This is interesting. I will read it again in the morning, as I am getting too sleepy to absorb it all.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 11:00 PM
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | February 18, 2019 at 11:01 PM
Needs the revenue.
California’s black market for pot is stifling legal sales. Now the governor wants to step up enforcement - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-crackdown-pot-black-market-20190219-story.html
Posted by: lurkersusie | February 18, 2019 at 11:03 PM
Heading to bed.
Good night, everyone!
Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 18, 2019 at 11:03 PM
Interviews with jocks aren't lame enough already.
Now, between periods, they're asking the Bruins what their favorite emoji is.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | February 18, 2019 at 11:05 PM
Its such a brmearded spock universe that sids spawn makes a sliver of sense, bear In mind mint press is in Syria pocket and Carrie's water for Maduro
Posted by: Narciso79 | February 18, 2019 at 11:09 PM