op ed review 7/29
THIS WEEK’S NEWS
President Trump’s job-approval rating hit a new high in a national poll, with
support among Republicans building despite an onslaught of criticism of his
dealing with Russia.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/23/trump-hits-new-high-poll-though-russia-issues-ling/
Second-quarter GDP jumps to 4.1%.
Trade Deal a ‘Major Win for President Trump,’ ‘Major
Concession’ by European Union
Mainstream media refuse to declare Trump victorious as E.U. buckles
on trade
Trump warns Iran's President Rouhani: 'NEVER, EVER THREATEN
THE UNITED STATES AGAIN'
Worrisome:
"With 102 days to go, Democrats remain substantial favorites for House control. A big
reason: Republicans are defending 42 open or vacant seats, a record since at
least 1930.
“You want to know where the American voter is headed, and
what is likely to happen in November? Good luck. Some omens are good. Some not so much.”
House Republicans File Resolution To Impeach Rosenstein
Time for a moratorium: 22% of US population does not speak
English at home
New Poll Shows 72% of Democrats DON’T SUPPORT ICE
New poll shows Americans think Dem Party is pulling far away
from mainstream USA, has leftists baffled
Denver Post Runs Letter to Editor Suggesting Trump Should Be
Executed
House
Republicans (!) and Democrats pushed forward two amendments that would block
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ tightened
asylum rules that raise the standards of so-called “credible fear”
in the asylum process.
Weakened asylum rules would allow the entire populations of Guatemala,
Honduras, and El Salvador the right to migrate to the United States by claiming
they have “fear” at home.
New asylum rules approved by the GOP majority and Democrat
minority House Appropriations Committee would give the right to migrate to the
United States to a foreign population at least half the size of the American
Midwest.
Hot New Idea From Democrats: We Should Be Compensating
Illegal Aliens
California City Threatens Waiters With Jail For Serving
Straws
The liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals endorsed the
right of individuals to carry firearms in public in a ruling Tuesday, striking
down a lower court argument that the Constitution only protects that right at
home.
The Justice Dept. tells attorneys 'illegal alien' is correct
term, not 'undocumented'
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/24/justice-department-prefers-illegal-alien-not-undoc/
Mainstream media ignore this story: “the inspector general discovered that, with
four exceptions, “every single one” of Clinton’s emails—more than 30,000—“were
going to an address that was not on the distribution list.” In other words….something
was causing Clinton’s server to send copies of all of her email communications
outside of the country “to an unauthorized source that was a foreign entity
unrelated to Russia.”
Not good: First
drive-through pot shop opens in Auburn WA.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) pushes Rent Relief Act, the
ultimate jackpot for ‘free stuff Dems’; wants to subsidize the rent of
Americans who live in apartments, condos or townhouses they can’t afford.
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COLUMN OF THE WEEK
John Scotto 7/23
Not too long ago we as a people could generally agree upon a
certain set of core values. Today a smaller majority of the American people
still believe in the US Constitution and many people are starting to lose focus
on the things that really matter the most.
When did certain members of our society all of sudden become
selective regarding the laws they wished to be enforced ? When exactly did some
US citizens lose their basic instinct for survival?
Sadly, we now have a substantial force within the
Democratic Party who currently advocate and even believe in wide open borders
and illegal immigration. When did the acceptance of such a lawlessness become a
norm? When did the people who actually make it a point to stand up for the rule
of law and who believe in securing our borders suddenly become the enemy? Can a
sovereign nation without a secure border, without a common language, and soon
without a common culture survive?
The Democratic Party's leadership not too long ago believed
illegal immigration was wrong. Why have their minds now suddenly shifted? Has
importing a new Democrat voter base into this nation become just too appealing
an idea for them not to take advantage of? A voter base which would be
beholden to big government from cradle to grave. A voting bloc of people that
would cast their votes depending upon what government could provide them.
Most rational citizens understand that unfettered and unchecked
illegal immigration is a recipe for disaster. Yet huge factions of the new
radical leftist Democrats currently believe illegal immigration is some kind of
noble cause involving social justice. Many within the current party leadership
have become all too willing to completely toss away the former US immigration
melting pot model and happily replace it with a new "salad bowl"
model.
Reality and history have proven to all of us that as a
nation we simply cannot safely absorb relentless waves of unassimilated
immigration and expect to survive. Illegal immigrants bring with them so
many different languages and cultures, and many of them have no desire to
assimilate or learn the English language. Diversity is not always necessarily a
strength. Change is not always a positive thing. Illegal immigrants who refuse
to assimilate and learn our language are placing a heavy burden upon us.
Illegal aliens who are willing to work for extremely low
wages are helping to eliminate the US blue collar middle class. These illegal
aliens currently flooding the US labor force are driving down the wages of
American workers. I am sick of hearing the line, "Americans are not
willing to do those jobs." In reality Americans would be willing to do
those jobs, but obviously not for slave wages.
Illegal immigration is placing an enormous financial burden
upon our health care system. It has become common place for illegal aliens to
use the emergency rooms of US hospitals as their personal doctors. This
inevitably drives up the cost of healthcare for all of us.
A decade-and-a-half ago, a former liberal Democrat named
Dick Lamm gave a prophetic five minute speech on how a nation like America
could easily self-destruct (see link below). The former governor of Colorado
was issuing a warning to all of us in the United States who were willing to
listen. Lamm unveiled a chilling point by point hypothetical plan on how
to destroy America through the immigration process. Every citizen within this
country should consider listening to this five minute audio clip and
hear the chilling prophetic words of Lamm ring out so loud and true
today.
A nation that makes allowances for illegal immigration,
especially without any significant time for assimilation, eventually becomes a
nation under invasion, something which then eventually results in colonization.
The rule of law becomes a moot point when corrupt
agenda-driven politicians within the government get to pick and choose the laws
they wish to be enforced. When this type of selective law enforcement is
facilitated, our country becomes nothing more than a banana republic.
The many remaining law-abiding citizens, along with
Republican politicians, need to start adamantly calling out the Democrats for
their irrational supportive stance regarding illegal immigration. We all need
to confront the radical Democrats head on. They are the party whose senior
members have the audacity to lecture and virtue signal conservatives on how
evil and uncaring we have all become. Constantly painting those of us on the
right as the bad guys. Simply because we conservatives dare to hold our
American sovereignty sacred and know our borders need to become more safe and
secure. All the rational people within this country are demanding the
immigration process be a legal and closely monitored one.
Immigration could be a winning issue for Republicans in
November. But they need to hammer this issue home with courage and fortitude,
not backing down for fear of being called a racist or xenophobe. If the
Republicans expect to win in November, they need to highlight all the negatives
of uninterrupted waves of illegal immigration. A non-stop flow of illegal
immigration being shoved down our throats by the Democrats and their puppet media.
We conservatives all need to stand as one with President
Trump and affirm his policies regarding immigration. Trump's immigration plan
adheres to basic common sense. Trump is putting individual American citizen's
lives above political correctness, and this is making us all safer.
Illegal immigration has become the catalyst for big changes
in this country. Changes within a nation which inevitably become irreversible
if we fail to act. Change for the sake of change is a most dangerous thing.
An America that ignores the problems that come attached to
open borders and illegal immigration is doomed for destruction. A citizenry
which no longer believes in the rule of law and which pays lip service to our
US Constitution is no longer free. A people who are no longer willing to hold
their leaders accountable in regard to enforcing the rule of law, eventually
become enslaved within a tyranny.
Here’s
the Dick Lamm speech referenced above: ‘I Have a Plan to Destroy America’ by the former
Colorado governor on the destructive effects of multiculturalism.
“Does the Republican Party have the guts necessary to win
the midterms?”
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FROM OTHER COLUMNS
Laura Ingraham: “….then came a typical sneak
move that we expect from Democrats, but not from the president's own party.
Before running to the airport for their working August recess, the House held a
sneaky vote on a Homeland Security appropriations bill that will only end up
adding to our problems at the border. The amendment basically codifies
DACA…(and makes) it easier for illegal
immigrants to claim asylum……if the new barometer for asylum status is whether a
foreigner feels safe in his or her home country, we might as well throw the
borders wide open. It doesn't matter if you have a wall or no wall. Hundreds of
millions of asylum requests are going to come pouring in….the Center for
Immigration Studies estimates if this House language…were to prevail in the
Senate, we could be looking at 32 million new voting-age adults living in the
United States by the year 2036. Democrats want desperately to replace America's
more conservative electorate with foreign, younger, usually more socially
liberal voters. What does that mean?
I'll tell you one thing it means -- no more Donald Trumps. And big business
will revel of course, in the glut of low-skilled workers in the midst of what
they claim is a labor crunch. They also won't have to raise wages much, right?
Which is what they are starting to do now, they're having to do it to fill
these jobs. And that means more profit for themselves. But beyond all the
tears, the meltdowns and a lot of sad stories -- some sob stories -- it's
critical for Republicans not to cave to the Democrats on immigration. This is
just a desperate play by the resistance because Trump is beating them on the
economy.”
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LEFTIST WATCH
Protesters adorned in red hoods mimicking The Handmaid’s
Tale television show showed up by the dozens to protest Vice President Mike
Pence’s visit to Philadelphia. Samantha Goldman of communist organization
Refuse Fascism organized the protest. Refuse Fascism’s website states its
connection to the Revolutionary Communist Party USA.
Great Moments in Socialism:
Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1 Million Percent, IMF Forecasts
Michelle Wolf compares ICE to ISIS.
Vast Majority Of Americans Won’t Vote For A Socialist, New
Poll Finds
Democrats' love of socialism is a losing strategy – but they
foolishly follow it anyway.
California Rep. Maxine Waters said that Americans should be
“out in the streets screaming” about President Trump.
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GLOBALONEY
Liberal Chris Hayes: I’d Like to Cover Climate Change, But
It’s a 'Ratings Killer'
New Gallup Poll shows Americans do not even mention global
warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate
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KAVANAUGH NOMINATION
New York Times Targets Kavanaugh’s Wife
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ARTICLES
During the 18 months of the Trump presidency, immigration
has received more airtime on the three broadcast evening news shows than any
other policy topic. The networks’ coverage has been relentlessly hostile to the
administration (92% negative, just 8% positive), largely because these
newscasts have framed nearly all of their coverage around the plight of those
adversely affected by the administration’s enforcement agenda, and have virtually ignored law enforcement or
anyone harmed by illegal immigration.
The Mueller investigation and its attendant pseudo-pods in
the media and “intelligence community” are indeed self-perpetuating. But they
exhibit a purpose that goes far beyond their own self-perpetuation. No, in this
safari, big game is the object, the end, the purpose, to wit: the destruction
of the president of the United States. That is the true purpose of this
charade: not the truth about “Russian meddling,” not alleged wrong doing by
Paul Manafort in 2005, not a lack of candor under FBI questioning by George
Papadopoulos (who?) or Michael Flynn. The one true purpose (in addition to the
welcome subsidiary effect of helping out the ratings of the MSM) is to hobble
Donald Trump, a prelude to removing him from office.
Liberals and progressives are forever predicting Donald
Trump’s political demise. After each purported outrage – Charlottesville,
separating children from their immigrant parents, now Helsinki – they
confidently contend that this latest event will finally force Trump’s
supporters to abandon him. Yet not only does this not happen, Trump’s support
has actually risen by 6% since late 2017. How do they keep getting it so wrong?
Savor the schadenfreude as MSNBC panel reacts to Trump's
poll bump in the wake of Helsinki
Prager: “You and I
are living through the greatest mass hysteria in American history. For many
Americans, the McCarthy era held that dubious distinction, but what is
happening now is incomparably worse.”
MyPillow guy Mike Lindell on Trump: 'Best president this
country has ever had'
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/26/mypillow-guy-mike-lindell-on-donald-trump-best-pre/
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INTERESTING
“America
has undergone enormous change during the nearly eight decades of my life.
Today, America is a bitterly divided, poorly educated and morally fragile
society with so-called mainstream politicians pushing cynical identity
politics, socialism and open borders. How could the stable and reasonably
cohesive America of the 1950s have reached this point in just one lifetime? Who
are the main culprits? Here’s my list of the 10 most destructive Americans of
the last 80 years.”
The World’s Largest Aircraft Will Have Luxurious Bedrooms
and Glass Floors
Outtakes from Apollo 11 Moon landing reveal the out of focus
and embarrassing shots from the historic mission that NASA didn't want you to
see.
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WISE
WORDS
“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will
secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally
corrupt.”
-Samuel Adams
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