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What, You Think Our Country is So Innocent? Quote of the Century (vid)

Styx made an excellent point saying "Pres Trump may be strategizing to get neocons and neoliberals to gather together across partisan lines to reveal to the American people once and for all that their worst fears were true which is the two sides they don't compete, they don't oppose one another. They agree war is good ..... "

I think we've been knowing this but nice to have someone with guts enough to call them on it and bring them out of their hidey holes. We as a people may be becoming their worst nightmare in our ability to see through the subterfuge.

Language warning.

What, You Think Our Country is So Innocent? Quote of the Century

https://youtu.be/a29R1uarvMs?t=1s

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"U.N. Official Admits Global Warming Agenda Is Really About Destroying Capitalism

I think conservatives had that figured out years ago.

 

"U.N. Official Admits Global Warming Agenda Is Really About Destroying Capitalism

Figueres admitted that the Global Warming conspiracy set by the U.N.’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, of which she is the executive secretary, has a goal not of environmental activists is not to save the world from ecological calamity, but to destroy capitalism. She said very casually:

“This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time, to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the Industrial Revolution.”

She even restated that goal ensuring it was not a mistake:

    “This is probably the most difficult task we have ever given ourselves, which is to intentionally transform the economic development model for the first time in human history.” .....

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-03/un-official-admits-global-warming-agenda-really-about-destroying-capitalism

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"No Surprise Here! RINOs John McCain and Lindsay Graham Funded by George Soros

Heard this mentioned in a video. Nice to see it fleshed out in print.

 

"No Surprise Here! RINOs John McCain and Lindsay Graham Funded by George Soros

"Senator John McCain, Paul Ryan, Lindsay Graham and Marco Rubio all received generous funding from George Soros in 2016, and McCain’s financial association with the globalist billionaire dates back at least 15 years, according to a new report by OpenSecrets.org.

OpenSecrets.org is a non-profit, non-partisan research group based in Washington, D.C., that tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and public policy. They revealed that while George Soros is responsible for bankrolling Democrats and leftist causes, he has also funded Senator John McCain and other Republicans like Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio.

It’s not a surprise that all of the names revealed to receive funding from George Soros have a track record of opposing President Trump.

Joining Sen. John McCain, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio on Soros’ payroll are fellow Republicans John Kasich, Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL).

As Senator McCain continues attacking the policies of President Trump, his long-standing, but little-known association with globalist billionaire George Soros is receiving new attention among his Republican critics.

It has been revealed that McCain has been a Soros puppet for over 15 years.

In 2001, McCain founded the Alexandria, Va.-based Reform Institute as a vehicle to receive funding from George Soros’ Open Society Institute and Teresa Heinz Kerry’s Tides Foundation and several other prominent non-profit organizations. ........."

http://defiantamerica.com/john-mccain-lindsay-graham-funded-george-soros/

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"GOP House Revives 140-Year-Old Rule That Has Swamp-Dwelling Bureaucrats Sweating Bullets

"GOP House Revives 140-Year-Old Rule That Has Swamp-Dwelling Bureaucrats Sweating Bullets

".....For those of you who may have forgotten in the age of executive orders and actions, changes in federal law are supposed to originate in Congress, making the legislative branch the key to ending Washington’s toxic culture.

Now, according to The Washington Post, the GOP-controlled House has used the first week of the new Congress to reinstate the Holman Rule, an 1876 provision that can use an amendment to an appropriations bill to reduce the salary of an individual government employee to $1.

The rule would let lawmakers target civil servants who abuse their posts but still have union protections. The rule could, for instance, have been used on former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, locus of the IRS’ intimidation scandal....."

http://www.westernjournalism.com/thepoint/2017/01/06/house-revives-corruption-rule/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=rightalertsemail&utm_content=2017-01-08&utm_campaign=can

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"Secret Service Managers Fired, Escorted from White House Grounds

"Secret Serrvice Managers Fired, Escorted from White House Grounds

 Kristinn Taylor Feb 3rd, 2017 12:47 am Gateway Pundit

At least two manager level Secret Service officials were fired and escorted from the White House complex, according to a report by reporter Steve Clemons.

The Secret Service has been accused of slow-walking an investigation of an agent based in Denver who publicly stated she would not ‘take a bullet’ for President Donald Trump.

“Reports coming in that some Secret Service mgr level personnel forced 2 resign 2nite & escorted out of EEOB. Two out but source says more…Repeat. Two (& perhaps more) @SecretService Mgr level staff abtuptly forced to resign tonight & escorted out of EEOB #trump #whitehouse”  ....."

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/breaking-report-secret-service-managers-fired-escorted-white-house-complex/

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List of Republicans Who Oppose Or Support Trump's Immigration Ban


"List of Republicans Who Oppose Or Support Trump’s Immigration Ban

by DML DAILY/ January 30, 2017/ POLITICS

The Hill put together a list of Republicans who have voiced support or concern over the ban. Here is the list they compiled:

SENATORS OPPOSING THE ORDER (6)

Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.)

Sen. Susan Collins (Maine)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.)

Sen. John McCain (Ariz.)

Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.)

Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.)

SENATORS EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE ORDER (11)

Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.)

Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.)

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)

Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

Sen. James Lankford (Okla.)

Sen. Mike Lee (Utah)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.)

Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio)

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.)

HOUSE MEMBERS OPPOSING THE ORDER (7)

Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.)

Rep. Mike Coffman (Colo.)

Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.)

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.)

Rep. Will Hurd (Texas)

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)

Rep. Elise Stefanik (N.Y.)

HOUSE MEMBERS EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE ORDER (6)

Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.)

Rep. Barbara Comstock (Va.)

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.)

Rep. Raul Labrador (Idaho)

Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas)

Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio)

REPUBLICANS VOICING SUPPORT FOR THE ORDER

Senate (3)

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)

Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

House (34)

Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.)

Rep. Robert Aderholt(R-Ala.)

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)

Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas)

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.)

Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

Rep. Rod Blum (R-Ill.)

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.)

Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.)

Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)

Rep. Dan Donovan (R-N.Y.)

Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-Fla.)

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)

Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio)

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

Rep. Luke Messer (R-Ind.)

Rep. Devin Nunes (Calif.)

Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas)

Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

Rep. Jim Renacci (Ohio):

Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.)

Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.)

Rep. Ed Royce (Calif.)

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)

Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)

Rep. Scott Taylor (R-Va.)

Rep. David Trott (R-Mich.)

Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.)

Rep. Roger Williams(R-Texas)

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.)

http://dennismichaellynch.com/list-republicans-congress-oppose-support-trumps-immigration-ban/

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"These 73 sitting Democrats voted to ban visas from some Muslim countries. That law still exists.

Can you say hypocrisy & obstructionism? Clown

 

"These 73 sitting Democrats voted to ban visas from some Muslim countries. That law still exists.

".....Sixteen sitting Democrats, including their Minority Leader, voted for the 2002 bill [several of them were in the House at the time]:

Cantwell, D-Wash. (F, 4%)

Cardin, D-Md. (F, 2%)

Carper, D-Del. (F, 10%)

Markey, D-Ore. (F, 17%)

Menendez, D-N.J. (F, 6%)

Murray, D-Wash. (F, 2%)

Nelson, D-Fla. (F, 4%)

Reed, D-R.I. (F, 4%)

Sanders, I-Vt. (F, 17%)

Schumer, D-N.Y. (F, 2%)

Stabenow, D-Mich. (F, 8%)

Wyden, D-Ore. (F, 6%)

Durbin, D-Ill. (F, 2%)

Feinstein, D-Calif. (F, 0%)

Leahy, D-Vt. (F, 6%)

Udall, D-N.M. (F, 4%)

"....In addition, such prominent Democrats as former Vice President Biden, former Secretary of State Clinton, former Secretary of State Kerry, and former Majority Leader Reid vote voted for the bill.

In the House, 57 sitting Democrats voted for the 2002 bill, including leadership members, such as Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (F, 10%), Steny Hoyer, D-M.D. (F, 8%), and James Clyburn, D-S.C. (F, 8%).

Dianne Feinstein has now introduced a bill to overturn Trump’s executive order, but her bill would also overturn, in part, the law on the books she herself sponsored and supported in 2002. In addition, a number of Republicans who are whining about the order, such as John McCain, R-Ariz. (F, 32%), voted for the 2002 bill.

The 2002 bill also established a program to monitor foreign students in the U.S. As part of that program, the Bush administration created the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), which required visa recipients from countries that represented a security risk (at least 25 countries fell into that category) to register with an ICE office and report regularly about their plans. Unfortunately, Obama’s DHS abolished the program in May 2011. Now, there are twice as many foreign students in the United States, including well over 150,000 from the very countries originally monitored by the Bush administration’s program. ...."

".....Yet, many Republicans are now to the left of even where Democrats were just 15 years ago. As for Democrats, any shred of intellectual honesty and concern for American security has been compromised to serve their ultimate goal of creating a permanent voting bloc at any and all costs."

https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/01/these-73-sitting-democrats-voted-to-ban-visas-from-some-muslim-countries-that-law-still-exists

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