THE HIJACKING OF HISTORY BY OPERA: THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER

"In the Klinghoffer opera we sympathize with the villains—who are, after all, terrorists.  This is something new."

Phyllis Chesler  "I love opera. I was once a regular contributor to NPR's "At the Opera," and that privilege lasted for almost three years. I attend the Metropolitan opera as often as I can—I also attend the Chelsea Opera, the NY City Opera (when it existed), and the Glimmerglass Opera Festival in Cooperstown almost every summer.

"The Metropolitan Opera's General Manager, Peter Gelb, has a constitutional as well as an artistic right to produce whatever he wants. However, his choice of The Death of Klinghoffer is an abdication of moral responsibility, political sensitivity, and gravitas. Gelb's showcasing of this opera is equivalent to a college president's decision to allow ISIS, Hamas, al-Qaeda, or the Taliban to speak on campus because "all sides must be heard and understood" because "all points of view are equally valid."

Charles Krauthammer: The stillborn legacy of Barack Obama

This time around, Obama says, "My legacy's on the ballot." If the 2016 campaign hadn't turned into a referendum on character — a battle fully personalized and ad hominem — the collapse of the Obama legacy would indeed be right now on the ballot. And his party would be 20 points behind.

The Salt Lake Tribune  "Only amid the most bizarre, most tawdry, most addictive election campaign in memory could the real story of 2016 be so effectively obliterated, namely, that with just four months left in the Obama presidency, its two central pillars are collapsing before our eyes: domestically, its radical reform of American health care, aka Obamacare; and abroad, its radical reorientation of American foreign policy — disengagement marked by diplomacy and multilateralism.

"Obamacare.

"On Monday, Bill Clinton called it "the craziest thing in the world." And he was only talking about one crazy aspect of it — the impact on the consumer. Clinton pointed out that small business and hardworking employees ("out there busting it, sometimes 60 hours a week") are "getting whacked ... their premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half.' " . . .

"The Obama Doctrine.

"The president's vision was to move away from a world where stability and "the success of liberty" (JFK, inaugural address) were anchored by American power and move toward a world ruled by universal norms, mutual obligation, international law and multilateral institutions. No more cowboy adventures, no more unilateralism, no more Guantanamo. We would ascend to the higher moral plane of diplomacy. Clean hands, clear conscience, "smart power."

"This blessed vision has just died a terrible death in Aleppo." . . .

Wikileaks email reveals Clinton campaign coordinating with Soros group

Leaked emails appear to show Clinton campaign illegally coordinating with Soros  . . . "The group is the Open Society Foundations (OSF) which is directly financed and directed by Soros, and they are working on various Social Justice Warrior issues such as “reforming” the nation’s police in support of Black Lives Matter. In the leaked exchange between Podesta and Chris Stone, the president of OSF, we see what looks to be obvious message coordination." . . .

Joe Newby

"We’ve been saying for a while that if Democrat Hillary Clinton, perhaps the most evil person ever nominated to the White House by a major party, wins the November election, George Soros would be running things.  Now we learn from an email released by Wikileaks that the Clinton campaign has been coordinating with Soros’ Open Society Foundation on the subject of police reform." . . .

. . . "Now we see the Clinton campaign working with Soros to make the idea of federally-controlled police a reality if she wins. Related:

• Obama’s Push for Federalized Police
• Wikileaks “Trumps” Clinton Campaign’s October Surprise with a 50,000 Email Drop
• Wikileaks Bombshell: Hillary Conspired to Lie to the American People
• Wikileaks email drop reveals Hillary’s plan to enact gun control by executive order
• Historic: Dems nominate most evil person to run for President

Late Friday: Time to call an emergency Republican convention?

UK Daily Mail; A great deal on Donald Trump here I didn't cut and paste the tabloidish content, but it is all out there everywhere.A clueless nation that can adore Barack Obama and Hillary is certainly capable of exalting the likes of Donald Trump. TD

Here, here, here, here, and, wait for it: "Drop out Trump!"

What a group of highly qualified people running for the Republican ticket against the corrupt Clinton machine and we're stuck with the choice we have.  TD

Donors Are Pulling Out And Demanding A New GOP Candidate Immediately  . . . "What comes next is an absolute mystery. This is uncharted water. As Sunday's debate grows closer, the Trump camp is in serious trouble and has nowhere to go but down. It also gets worse when you realize it's still early October and the Clinton camp almost assuredly has more material out there, waiting to drop." . . .

BREAKING: Donald Trump Issues Midnight Apology Video For His *Whatever* Grabbing Remarks  . . . "This is pretty remarkable, given that Trump never apologizes for anything. Anything! That said, "those words" reflect who Donald Trump is, perfectly. Nobody who has paid attention to Trump could be the slightest bit surprised by what emerged today." . . .

Ben Stein: Trump Must Go  . . . "But I am a Republican and we are supposed to stand for some kind of moral standard. We are the party of Dwight Eisenhower, who never had the slightest moral stain on his character. We’re the party of Reagan, whose charisma was based on his basic dignity. We’re the party of George W. Bush, who made terrible mistakes, but whose fundamental morality was never in doubt. He is a handsome man and was much sought after by women, but never even returned the gaze of flirting women. He was no prude, but he was dignified.

"Now comes Donald Trump. He talked on a hot mike about the most lewd acts imaginable on women he had just met or maybe did not even know. He talked on a hot mike about grabbing women by their genitals and getting away with it because he was rich and famous.

"He now says that Bill Clinton has said much the same and worse. So what? I wouldn’t want Bill Clinton to be leading the Republican Party either. I want someone clean, after eight years of Barack Obama mess and lies and deceit. I don’t want someone who talks like a dirty-minded eighth grader leading the greatest party on earth." . . .

Will illegal foreign voters steal the election?

Michelle Malkin  “ 'It could all come down to Colorado.”

"That’s the latest conventional wisdom from presidential poll watchers. But it may not be legal American citizens in my adopted home state who choose the next commander in chief.

"Instead, it could very well be foreign noncitizens voting illegally in the Rocky Mountains — and in other crucial swing states — who seal our country’s fate.

"Former Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler identified nearly 5,000 noncitizens in Colorado who voted in the 2010 general election. Gessler’s office uncovered upwards of 12,000 noncitizens registered to vote. Liberal groups who oppose stronger election system protections attacked him for trying to verify citizenship status — because God forbid public officials sworn to uphold the rule of law actually do anything to enhance the integrity of our election system!

"Compounding the problem: The militant immigration expansionist group Mi Familia Vota, connected with the Service Employees International Union, has ramped up its efforts in swing states to facilitate naturalization and registration of Latino voters who will promote the open-borders agenda at the polls.

"Another rare defender of American sovereignty, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, fought in court for his state’s right to require citizenship documents from people who register to vote at motor vehicle offices. Last month, a federal appeals court struck down the Kansas law despite the U.S. Constitution’s conferral of responsibility for determining who may vote to states." . . .

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Hurricane Matthew: Bill Clinton Offers Some Helpful Hints On How To Help…

Thanks, but no thanks, Bill

Weasel Zippers

How the Clinton Foundation Got Rich off Poor Haitians  . . . "Haitians such as Andre, however, noticed that very little of this aid money actually got to poor people in Haiti. Some projects championed by the Clintons, such as the building of industrial parks and posh hotels, cost a great deal of money and offered scarce benefits to the truly needy. Port-au-Prince was supposed to be rebuilt; it was never rebuilt. Projects aimed at creating jobs proved to be bitter disappointments. Haitian unemployment remained high, largely undented by the funds that were supposed to pour into the country. Famine and illness continued to devastate the island nation." . . . Full article here.

Looks like this election will come down to the least contemptible choice

The Drudge drop on Trump will far overshadow this news, will it not?

Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005  "Donald Trump bragged in vulgar terms about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women during a 2005 conversation caught on a hot microphone, saying that “when you’re a star, they let you do it,” according to a video obtained by The Washington Post." . . .

Podesta emails show excerpts of Clinton speeches to Goldman
. . . "Harry Walker Agency is the speaker’s bureau that arranged Clinton’s lucrative speech circuit after she left the State Department, which included $3 million dollars from speeches to banks and financial firms -- $675,000 came from three speeches from Goldman Sachs. The 25 flagged excerpts likely point to why Clinton and her campaign have refused to release the transcripts, despite coming under fire from Senator Bernie Sanders during the primary." . . .

The intercept  EXCERPTS OF HILLARY CLINTON’S PAID SPEECHES TO GOLDMAN SACHS FINALLY LEAKED

Adam Baldwin ‏@AdamBaldwin  3h

3 hours ago

Adam Baldwin Retweeted Hillary Clinton

You've defended Bill for much worse, @HillaryClinton:

Mr. Baldwin linked to this video:

Wikileaks Appears To Release Hillary Clinton’s Paid Speech Transcripts  "Clinton’s paid speeches to Goldman Sachs and other financial firms were a point of contention during this year’s primary. A hacked email to campaign chairman John Podesta, made public Friday, appears to show excerpts Clinton’s research team flagged internally, including remarks she made about Wall Street and other policies."

Hillary speaks at Charlotte NC church. New media shows what the MSM will not

Clash Daily  "We know that The Media (D) is partisan and sheltering Hillary from criticism. But, they can’t shelter her from the ‘new’ media. Check this out.

"Turnout wasn’t so great — dozens show up. You can see this photo was taken while Hillary was speaking."

We specified "Charlotte NC" church to distinguish it from Charlotte Church

CNN needs to stop deceptively editing videos

Washington Examiner

"Creating a narrative through deception won't help victims or change the minds of skeptics. When people see the media lying to them, it makes it difficult to believe the narrative being crafted.

"Take the recent examples of CNN. The network has now twice edited videos to create alternate narratives in regards to the recent shootings of two different black men by cops.

"ust this week, the pro-police group Blue Lives Matter charged that the network deceptively edited video of the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. The full video, taken by his wife Rakeyia, featured officers repeatedly telling Scott to "drop the gun." In the video aired on CNN, no such demands were shown.

"The editing was clearly intended to give viewers the impression that Scott wasn't armed. By intentionally excluding information to promote the false narrative that the officer-involved shooting of Keith Scott was unjustified, CNN directly contributed towards inciting violence and destruction in the Charlotte riots," the group said in a statement.

"Innocent citizens were hurt during the Charlotte riots, but editing like this also incites violence against police officers long after the riots are over." . . .

The coming Trump-Hillary debate

Debating Hillary, Part 1  

Debating Hillary, Part 2  Financial Crisis: "Democrats caused the problem, then Democrats took credit for solving it."

Debating Hillary, Part 3  "No, there isn't. In Part 3 of this 6 part series, Bill takes apart Hillary's energy plans and examines the consequences to the planet."

BILL WHITTLE'S FIREWALL: DEBATING HILLARY, PART 4: CYBER SECURITY  "Surely there was no greater missed opportunity in the first debate than listening to HILLARY CLINTON talk about how "concerned" she is about the security of classified government information.Bill Whittle rushes in where CNN fears to tread." . . .

Dr. Ted Noel Takes a Close Look at Hillary’s Debate Performance

CNN Admits to Being "the Biggest Ones Promoting" Hillary Clinton's Campaign

Can Mike Pence bridge the gap between Trumpism and traditional conservatism?  . . . ""Yes, Pence essentially ignored Trump's deviations from mainstream Republican orthodoxy and doubled down on the habitual GOP hawkishness. But he wouldn't have been talking so much about law and order and race if Trump hadn't been at the top of the ticket."

Chicago cop badly beaten because she hesitated using gun in the wake of #BlackLivesMatter protests

Thomas Lifson  "Murder rates are soaring in our nation’s largest cities, as police officers behave exactly as human beings do when criticized – in this instance for being too proactive, and too anxious to use firearms. As a result, law abiding residents of urban areas are dying in larger numbers, though that is of no concern to BLM and its financial backer George Soros.

"But cops are also suffering. In Chicago, via Jeremy Gorner and Hal Dardick of the Chicago Tribune:" . . .

 Chicago’s top cop said Thursday one of his officers was seriously beaten at an accident scene because the national focus on police shootings has caused officers to second-guess themselves.

Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the patrol officer told him she did not use her gun to defend herself for fear of a backlash.  "She didn’t want her family or the department to go through the scrutiny the next day on national news," he said.

The injured officer, a 17-year Chicago police veteran, got into a struggle with a man who allegedly was high on PCP after she stopped at a crash scene in the Austin community on the West Side on Wednesday morning.

The suspect smashed the officer's face into the pavement repeatedly until she was unconscious, police said.

"Police work is very dangerous, and this incident proves that officers are at even greater risk now. This cannot help police-community relations at all. Ad that is exactly what the BLM movement wants."

If you want to treat the officer to ice cream, do NOT, repeat NOT, take her Ben and Jerry's   "Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company has declared their support of Black Lives Matter by launching a giant campaign of misinformation.

From Ben & Jerry's site

"On Thursday, the Vermont-based ice cream company posted a giant Black Lives Matter logo on their Facebook page and website saying that “Choosing to be silent in the face of such injustice is not an option.”"In the corresponding statement, the company said, “It’s been hard to watch the list of unarmed Black Americans killed by law enforcement officers grow longer and longer.' ” 

Antonio Cromartie Is Fired After Disrespecting USA While In London

Blue Lives Matter

. . . "Antonio Cromartie is not alone in his antics which undermine patriotism in this country. He is the first player who has had their career tanked so soon after making such a stupid gesture. The move comes after the Colts lost to their long-time divisional rivals, the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars are considered by many to be the worst team in the NFL, and the Colts allowed Bortles to throw for two touchdowns and run for a third.

"Cromartie has not been playing well this season despite signing a 3 million dollar deal prior to the season starting. He needs that 3 million dollars because he has fathered 12 children with 8 different women and has to pay more that 336,000 dollars a month in child support.

"Whether Cromartie was let go for his unpatriotic display is a subject for further discussion. He did the same thing last week as the Colts played the Oakland Raiders and was retained. Did the team’s management decide that he was not playing well enough to continue despite his 4-time selection to the Pro Bowl and his hard-hitting play style? Perhaps they were just tired of his antics on the sideline costing the team money." . . .

Todd Starnes: Radio Station Yanks Football Broadcast over Anti-American Protest

. . . “ 'They’re college students and it’s about time they get an education on the concept that their actions have consequences,” he said. “And the consequence in this case is that the ECU Pirates will not be heard on ESPN Fayetteville this weekend.”

Jeff said he’s received calls of support from around the nation – and also among his radio sponsors.

“ 'So far, it has been unanimous,” he said. ‘Every sponsor I’ve talked to agrees that last weekend’s spectacle at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium was shameful and a message needs to be sent.”

"Jeff Andrulonis and his team at Colonial Media are red-blooded American patriots and I hope that you click here to let these fine folks know how much you appreciate their decision to stand up for the Armed Forces of these great United States." . . .

Related!  "BOYCOTT: The NFL Is Getting It’s Anti-American A** Handed To Them – Look At The RATINGS!"
. . . "Ratings for Sunday Night Football featuring the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys scored a 12.9 Nielsen rating, down from the game’s 13.7 rating last week. Week two, in turn, was down from week one’s 13.9 rating, according to Sports Business Daily. Ratings also dropped more than they did during week three a year ago for the slate of midday regional games, falling by 18 percent." . . .