Is China helping or not?

Hollywood and CNN will love this: China said Trump's claim its banks cut off North Korea is 'not consistent with the facts'
. . . "China is in a bit of a predicament with the North Korea issue. On the one hand, it wants North Korea to cease its provocative nuclear program. On the other, China is responsible for 90 percent of North Korean foreign trade and acts as the country's main partner. Beijing has cut off several imports in conjunction with U.N. sanctions, but has expressed concern about harming the well-being of regular North Koreans while the international community looks to stop dictator Kim Jong Un from advancing his nuclear program." . . .

But wait a minute; what about this?

Trump’s financial strategy persuades China to put screws to North Korea

" . . . He asked for the cooperation of China, the main source of North Korea’s cash.

"Hours later, the People’s Bank of China announced it was directing all other banks in China to halt financial transactions with North Korea." . . .

The China Syndrome   . . . "I think that Xi has proved a disappointment to President Trump, as he has to previous administrations seeking help on North Korea. President Trump deserves credit for doing something about it in relatively short order.

"Rocket Man, however, seeks to heighten the contradictions. Today’s news brings word that North Korea’s foreign minister says the regime could detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean in response to President Trump’s UN speech threatening the destruction of North Korea if forced to defend the United States or its allies. Developing…"

Chicken truck crash will be memorialized by PETA

WISTV

"A week-old crash on Interstate 95 in Orangeburg County will be memorialized. Yes, you read that correctly. 

"On Sept. 15, a truck carrying chickens down I-95 near mile marker 91, which is about a mile south of the US 15 exit near Santee, crashed, spilling live and dead chickens on the side of the road.

"The dead chickens are where the memorial comes in. PETA is using the crash as an opportunity to remind folks to go vegan.

"The memorial billboard will feature a chicken next to the words "I'm ME, Not MEAT. See the Individual. Go Vegan."

" 'This devastating crash left countless birds mangled and suffering," PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said in a statement. "PETA's billboard will let travelers know that the best way to prevent such tragedies is to keep smart, sensitive chickens off the road in the first place by going vegan."

"The driver of the crash, meanwhile, was not injured."

Obama's knockdown, drag-out fight with Chicago's South Side denizens

Yet as fun as it is to see Obama finding himself on the sharp end of community organizing as he constructs his huge, windowless, cementy, prison-likepresidential library on the South Side of Chicago, there's obviously truth in the charges that he hasn't done much of anything for black people..

Monica Showalter  "President Obama was in for a surprise when he found that Chicago's denizens weren't as enamored of him as he thought they were.

"He's running into heavy flak from the very people he used to community-organize for on the South Side of Chicago, taking incoming for not giving them a big enough slice of the pie in the establishment of his presidential library going up there. What's more, they say they want to hold him 'accountable' for not doing anything to better the lot of black people during his presidency, which is probably the real issue, and one that never got discussed during his presidency. Well, it's being discussed now, right in front of him, and it's not pretty. The Chicago Tribune reports:

At a community forum Wednesday night, a discussion about the proposed agreement morphed into a shouting match over whether Obama actually loves black people. One man in the audience yelled, “No,” while others said he wasn’t necessarily “their brother.”

"Seems that when you hector people to stand up to 'the man,' you can't be surprised when they stand up to 'the man' when you are 'the man.' " . . .

. . . 

" Education was a loser, too, with Obamacutting net funds for black educational establishments as well as shutting down charter school vouchers in places like Washington, D.C. Under Obama, bad race relations expanded even as Obama billed himself as the centrist healer - they actually reached an all-time low, according to this poll.

"Black incomes went down, the black unemployment rate went up, and blacks were thrown back to welfare programs such as food stamps just to survive. . 

"With a record like, it's downright tragic that black people did not speak out earlier. Now they're stuck with Obama in their neighborhood, and for once, are just protesting the plutocrat. What do they have to lose?"

What black America won't miss about Obama by John Blake*, CNN

. . . They're almost relieved to see Obama go. 

"It's not that black people aren't proud of Obama or his family. His approval rating among blacks has been astronomically high throughout his presidency. But that pride has been accompanied by pain.

"Here are three unexpected ways that Obama's presidency changed black America." . . .

The writer discusses three points that he sees where Obama harmed America:

Change No. 1: Unfriending white America . . .Change No. 2: Reliving their parents' nightmares . . .Change No. 3: He's become 'my brother from another mother' . . .

* Please note this writer has street Cred

My own statement on Obama's election as President, written in 2009:

Many of us fear the path America is being led down by our government, media and educational institutions and want to be sure they are watched fervently. It was a revelation to actually see how many Democrat elected officials have supported this massive swing to the left. One would have thought that, though liberal, they valued our free market system and economic freedoms. It has become hard to believe the US is a right-of-center nation (as surveys claim) when the culture and its factions exert such a leftward pull on our politicians. On TV programs such as "Law and Order"-to name just one- leftist philosophies are promoted while conservative ones are debunked. Mainstream news programs are fountains of anti-Republican, -conservative propaganda.

Foremost in memory is the shabby treatment meted out to President Bush at White House press conferences, press dinners and Hollywood functions. And of course we all know how Republicans and conservatives are the butt of late-night talk-show jokes.

Even past noble causes and their current leaders have become withered, almost comical clones of their past heroes. Look at the regression from Dr. King to Al Sharpton. During those terrible days of black struggle to be treated as American citizens, we longed for the day an African-American could be elected president. Who wouldn't while seeing what happened to African-Americans as they merely tried to live life as others did by eating at a lunch counter or being welcome in all public places? Joan Baez and other activists would place their bodies between black children and their object-throwing taunters as they entered schools and we were stirred. We felt the day this nation elected a black President would show America had truly become America.

But not this president; not Barack Obama.

We envisioned a black president who would govern as an American who loved this country. One who loved America for her exceptionalism; for having the character to overcome her worst elements; for all her economic strength that it was now possible for everyone to grasp the opportunity to share.

But now we have some ominous dots to connect and a picture takes shape: William Ayres and his causes; Rev. Wright, Father Pfleger, Van Jones, all preaching their hateful philosophies. We saw Cuban flags and pictures of Che Guevara on walls of Obama campaign offices; red Soviet flags flying over crowds in post-election rallies. We heard the socialist views spoken to Joe the Plumber and this administration's disdain for private enterprise. Then there is the continual ignorance displayed on foreign affairs along with a complete reversal of allies and enemies.

The vast crowds of equally ignorant sycophants crying out in ecstasy and adoration for Barack Obama was not reassuring.

Barack Obama's presidency has lifted a rock off the Democrat Party and revealed some ominous qualities that had long been off of our collective radar; that there are many Rev. Wrights and Bill Ayers sitting in Congress. We fear the effect these people have on our culture and nation and feel we must not let anything they do or say go unnoticed.

Another Major Programming Change at Fox News

American Thinker  "It was a week of big news at Fox News as the channel shuffled its nighttime program schedule, moving Hannity to 9 P.M. and adding a new show with Laura Ingraham starting October 30 at 10. On Thursday, there was another major announcement: also on October 30, following Ingraham’s new program, a new, live late evening hour devoted to hard news will debut at 11 P.M. Fox News @ Night will be anchored by veteran Fox News correspondent, host, and anchor Shannon Bream."
. . . 
"Shannon Bream is very open about her deep Christian faith. In 2013, she was the first woman graduate of Liberty University to deliver the school’s commencement address. Her new, more prominent profile at Fox News now will likely continue to rile enemies of Fox like Media Matters which has attacked Bream many times for her Christian beliefs."

. . . "In the key five hours of nightly programming (7 P.M. to 12 midnight M-F), three of the hours at Fox News will be anchored by women (Ingraham and Bream joining Martha MacCallum who does a live show at 7 P.M.) and two by men (Carlson and Hannity). At the other two cable news channels, only one woman is represented on each of them during those hours (Erin Burnett on CNN at 7 P.M. and Rachel Maddow on MSNBC at 9 P.M.)." . . .

Liberal outrage over Bream being called attractive by her presenter begins in three...two...one...

. . . "Brian Williams Wins Dan Rather Memorial Award for the Stupidest Analysis at MRC" . . .

Media Research Center  . . . 

. . . "The Federalist’s Senior Editor Mollie Hemingway served as the category’s presenter as attendees voted among the four possible quotes. Afterward, House Freedom Caucus Chairman and Republican Congressman Mark Meadows (N.C.) accepted the award in jest on Williams’s behalf.

"Meadows joked that Williams “would have been here, but he’s flying in a helicopter somewhere over Iraq.” 

"During his remarks, Meadows implored conservatives to “stay engaged” and thanked both Brent Bozell and the MRC for allowing conservatives to have “a level playing field where real conservatives can speak up and truly know that their voice will be heard.' ” . . .

"For all the noteworthy moments from the Gala, go here.

Bernie Sanders will debate Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham over health care on CNN

Circa

"CNN has announced that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will debate Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) over the latter pair's proposed Obamacare repeal bill on air, reports The Hill.

"CNN anchor Jake Tapper and chief political correspondent Dana Bash will moderate the town hall-style event live from Washington D.C." . . .

Heather Nauert holds her own against the media.

"NBC Reporter Gets Destroyed On Trump's Threat To North Korea"

State Dept. Defends Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Edict: ‘The Kind of Language Kim Jong-un Will Understand’

"During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert defended President Donald Trump’s “fire and fury” edict to North Korea.

"In a contentious exchange with NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Nauert was asked about the claims from many in Congress that Trump’s warning to North Korea was bombastic or alarming.

“ 'What is alarming; two ICBM tests in less than a month,” Nauert said. “Two nuclear tests that took place last year…when there’s an earthquake in China, I get many emails and calls from [reporters] asking ‘Was it another nuclear test?’ That is how big of a deal this is, what’s going on.”

"Nauert added that tough talk is the only way to get through to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un." . . .

Democrats Outrage After Progressives Reject Kamala Harris 2020

The Rational National

Published on Aug 1, 2017

After a number of pro-Kamala Harris articles surfaced online, it was clear that the Democratic Party establishment had picked their darling for 2020. But progressives aren't buying it.

This is labelled "The Worst of Kamala Harris"

What has happened to TV? No longer the "entertainment industry"; it's the indoctrination industry.

Squawking Hollywood Magpies Unleash Vulgar Attacks on Trump

. . . "It was not so much an awards ceremony as it was a more narcissistic version of a Democratic National Committee meeting. The self-absorbed crowd lavished love on Hillary Clinton and hurled insults at President Trump.

"Within just a few minutes, host [late-night-talk-weasel] Stephen Colbert had navigated through an opening segment that included references to the Confederacy, global warming and Nazis.

“Imagine if your president wasn’t loved by Nazis,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus said.

"At least they did not spontaneously thrust their hands in the air and shout, “Heil, Hitler.”

Mr. Colbert and the audience should be commended for their restraint." . . .

Carlson: Emmys Showed Many of America’s Most Famous Artists Aren’t Artists — ‘Hacks,’ ‘Their Shows Are Dumb’

So celebrities are liberal. They don’t like Trump. Whatever. That’s fine. In fact, it’s normal. That is not what is striking here. Last night’s show wasn’t really about Trump. It was an expression of the contempt America’s ruling class has for the rest of this country, for the zip codes they don’t live in. The middle class elected Donald Trump last November. Last night Hollywood denounced them for doing it.

Kimmel on Fox News Host: I’ll ‘Pound’ that ‘Phony Little Creep’ the Next Time I See Him

". . . the comedian took aim at conservatives who spent the day criticizing his previous night’s impassioned monologue.

Also here.

'Justice pricing' at movie theater: $15 for white males, $10 for everyone else

. . . "The injustice of "social justice" has never been more apparent. Ask your average SJW to define "social justice" and you'll get a dozen or more different replies.

"Except for one, common thread; stick it to the white man." . . .

NRO: Jimmy Kimmel, Policy-Wonk Wannabe  . . . "Perhaps it was a mistake for a senator to arrogate rhetorical supremacy to a comedian, but Cassidy, for his part, has since pushed back. “I am sorry he does not understand,” Cassidy said today on CNN. “There will be more people covered under the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson amendment than under the status quo,” he said later on MSNBC, explaining that his bill requires “coverage” of pre-existing conditions “to be ‘adequate and affordable.' ’”

Back-to-Back: Trump at the UN and the Emmys  

. . . "This is hard to digest for the Never Trumpers as well.  How can this man suddenly be emerging as the most important player on the world stage?  He's a reality star.  He should be on the Emmys.  (He should.  He's actually funnier than Alec Baldwin and certainly than Colbert with his juvenile Hitler jokes that would embarrass Mel Brooks.)

. . . "World leaders watching this realize that America is being led by someone with actual convictions who may, just may, act on them.  There's a switch after eight years of Obama when no one thought America would do much of anything -- and indeed it didn't, even when confronted by the horror of chemical weapons.

We who supported the TEA Party mission will never get over this Hollywood declaration of war on us: 
 "Law & Order": another TV show that sucker-punches half the American population  Rerun from Monday, February 28, 2011
Why, you ask? Because this same episode of Law & Order ran on TNT again this week"We began watching a 2009 episode of "Law and Order" entitled "Fed" last night and I had to shut it off at the start. We saw people like ourselves - TEA par-tiers, portrayed as rifle-toting, hateful bigots. Only Hollywood is capable of inspiring dislike and outrage by the simple means of the skillful acting of those who portray people like you and me as despicable and violent. They give us the same treatment they give to pharmaceutical  and insurance companies.


"May God bless all courageous conservatives in our country trying to stem the socialist tide sweeping America because the left has such massive force to bring against them. And the propaganda is being spoon-fed to the American public. How do we stand a chance?"

Hillary’s New — Ever Lengthening — List of Lies

Rich Terrell

Well, here is one book sold, unless she gave it to the guy:

She has no idea why many Americans think ‘Clintonian’ is another way of saying ‘dishonest.’  . . . "She has little to offer about the race in Michigan except the drive-by insult of a suggestion that white Michiganders are so racist that they turned against her for offering support to the mostly black population of Flint during its water crisis. Clinton also has nothing to say about the hubris of her futile campaigning in Arizona as she dreamed of running up the Electoral College score on Trump. As for her losing Pennsylvania, which no Democrat had managed to do since 1988, Clinton is correct to protest that she spent lots of time and money there. But her cries of racism ring hollow; as Albert Hunt wrote in a Bloomberg column, Clinton probably would have won Pennsylvania if black turnout had even come close to what it was in 2012." . . .

". . . she apparently did favors for donors in deals that caused Andrew C. McCarthy to liken her State Department to “a racketeering enterprise.” For Hillary, it’s the equivalent of O. J. Simpson’s protesting that there were lots of days on which he didn’t murder his ex-wife."

Scenes From Hillary Clinton’s Book Tour  . . . “I paid twelve fifty on StubHub for two tickets,” she said, standing outside of the Warner Theatre, nearly two hours before Clinton’s first stop on a speaking tour promoting her new book. “No, not twelve dollars and fifty cents. Twelve hundred and fifty dollars.”…

Sharyl Attkisson explains what we are up against

It looks like Obama did spy on Trump, just as he apparently did to me

Thomas Lifson  "This is easily the read of the day.  Sharyl Attkisson is the bravest reporter of her generation, so much of a threat to people with access to the capabilities of our intel agencies that she was spied upon and worse. Today she faces the ugly truth about what recent reports (if true) reveal:

Nobody wants our intel agencies to be used like the Stasi in East Germany; the secret police spying on its own citizens for political purposes. The prospect of our own NSA, CIA and FBI becoming politically weaponized has been shrouded by untruths, accusations and justifications.

"She goes on to review a number of instances of us being lied to about spying, about spying on journalists, and then gets to her personal experience in fighting back against an actual hack she experienced while at CBS News: . . .
. . . 

"Sharyl is fighting back, and is not shying away from what she sees, though she wisely avoids terms like deep state or establishment. She is reporting:

It’s difficult not to see patterns in the government’s behavior, unless you’re wearing blinders.

·       The intelligence community secretly expanded its authority in 2011 so it can monitor innocent U.S. citizens like you and me for doing nothing more than mentioning a target’s name a single time.

·       In January 2016, a top secret inspector general report found the NSA violated the very laws designed to prevent abuse.

·       In 2016, Obama officials searched through intelligence on U.S. citizens a record 30,000 times, up from 9,500 in 2013.

·       Two weeks before the election, at a secret hearing before the FISA court overseeing government surveillance, NSA officials confessed they’d violated privacy safeguards “with much greater frequency” than they’d admitted. The judge accused them of “institutional lack of candor” and said, “this is a very serious Fourth Amendment issue.”

"Read the whole thing, I mean it."

"Don’t Read Into John Kelly’s Facepalm During Trump’s UN Speech"

Independent Sentinal  "Was Chief of Staff John Kelly demonstrating his lack of support for the President as he spoke before the UN on Tuesday? The retired general is said to be a Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton.

"Photos seem to suggest he was exasperated and it isn’t the first time he’s done this, it’s the third, but spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said not so fast."

. . . "Sanders told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday morning that Kelly, who she said has “a great chemistry” with Trump, was likely just tired from the demands of the job.

“ 'The president has an abundance of energy, I don’t know where it comes from, all of us on the staff are tired trying to keep up with him,” Sanders said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s part of it.”

“ 'It doesn’t mean he’s upset by the speech?” host Brian Kilmeade asked.

Sanders replied that Kelly has been “part of the speech-writing process” and “very engaged.”

“ 'So he read the speech ahead of time, so any reaction it might be because he’s tired, or he’s just got his hand on his forehead and the media wants to run with it,” host Ainsley Earhardt said." . . .