Trump issues order supporting ban on many transgender troops, defers to Pentagon on new restrictions

Chicago Tribune

"President Donald Trump issued an order late Friday that supports a ban on many transgender troops, deferring to a new Pentagon plan that essentially cancels a policy adopted by the Obama administration.

"The decision revokes a full ban that Trump issued last summer but disqualifies U.S. troops who have had gender reassignment surgery, as recommended by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.

" 'By its very nature, military service requires sacrifice," Mattis wrote in a memo to the president that was released Friday. "The men and women who serve voluntarily accept limitations on their personal liberties — freedom of speech, political activity, freedom of movement — in order to provide the military lethality and readiness necessary to ensure American citizens enjoy their personal freedoms to the fullest extent."

"Current transgender service members who have not undergone reassignment surgery should be allowed to stay, as long as they have been medically stable for 36 consecutive months in their biological sex before joining the military and are able to deploy across the world, Mattis recommended."

Barack Obama is set to earn $1.3million for a whistle-stop speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand

UK Daily Mail

Barack Obama stayed at Sydney's Intercontinental Hotel where a one-night stay can cost up to $2,449. 

"Barack Obama is set to rake in $1.3 million for a whistle-stop speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand.

"The former US President has already raked in thousands for an appearance at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney. 

"After a one-day stop-over in Australia, Obama boarded a plane to New Zealand where he spent three days on engagements, meeting dignitaries and playing golf.  

"Next on his one-week tour is Japan and Singapore, and he is expected to earn seven figures for his work." . . .

Is California Governor Jerry Brown Mentally Ill?

Get this, folks: Americans are spending almost a billion dollars a year on auto insurance for illegals.  Brown is gifting illegals billions in welfare and housing while his constituents cannot find a place to live.

Lloyd Marcus  . . . "So I guess, according to leftists' perverse way of thinking, that Trump must be crazy, along with the 63 million Americans who voted for him.

"Meanwhile, leftists are ignoring glaring reasons to question the sanity of California's governor, Jerry Brown.  The entire country is talking about the collapse of California due to decades of insane liberal policies.  And what is Governor Brown's response?  He implemented hundreds more destructive liberal rules, regulations, and giveaways to illegals.  An article listing the top ten stupidest new California laws includes "Single-User Restrooms," "Controlling Cow Flatulence," "Legalizing Child Prostitution," and "Felons Voting." 

"Governor Brown signed a new law making California a sanctuary state, doubling down on his bizarre quest to undermine American citizens.  In essence, Brown gave federal law, President Trump, and legal California residents his middle finger.  Numerous California families have suffered devastating losses of family members killed by illegals with long felony records who have been deported several times and welcomed back with open arms by Brown.  One mom whose son was killed by an illegal with two DUIs and two felonies said Brown should be arrested for treason.  Isn't it reasonable to question Brown's sanity?

"Liberal governing has transformed beautiful California into the poverty capital of America with the worst quality of life.  Crazy taxes, crazy high cost of living, and crazy overreaching regulations have crushed the middle class, forcing the middle class to exit the Sunshine State.  All that is left in California are illegals feeding at the breast of the state, rapidly growing massive homeless tent cities, and the mega-rich.  Would a sane governor take pride in causing this to happen to his state?" . . .

Hillary in India: A Sari Spectacle

Doris O'Brien  "One of my liberal friends admitted to me recently that there is a certain virtue to losing gracefully. She was referencing her disappointment with the mean-spirited salvos Hillary Clinton delivered during her recent visit to India, an outburst closer to being disgraceful than full of grace.

"I’ve been trying to figure Hillary out for almost a half century, ever since I found myself part of an alumnae audience listening to the Wellesley Class of 1969’s graduation spokesperson -- known then as Hillary Rodham -- erupt in condescending anger at the commencement’s guest speaker. Even all those years ago, it was apparent that she was not sensitive to the feelings of anyone with whose worldview she disagreed. Hence the lamentable manner in which sanctimonious Hillary directed her scorn at Republican U.S. senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts.

"If consistency counts, let it at least be said that Hillary remains as blatantly insensitive now as she was then. More than ever, she is blinded by self-interest, and deafened by the roar of ambition.

"Throughout her long public presence, Hillary has been less heedful of messing up opportunities than in missing out on them. She often seems oblivious to what people think of her as long as they think of her. Yet what can she possibly gain at this point from her unappealing, attention- seeking tirades?" . . .

Slate Writer Apologizes for Asserting Austin Bomber Was White Supremacist

National Review

"Jamelle Bouie, the chief political correspondent for Slate, suggested in a Monday tweet that the individual responsible for the scourge of bombings in Austin, Texas was a “white supremacist,” hours after two white men were injured in one of the explosions.

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"The alleged bomber, 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt, blew himself up Wednesday morning as police closed in on his vehicle. He is thought to have been responsible for five bombings in or near Austin."

Former Police Officer's Visit to Son's School Opened His Eyes to 'Stage One of Brainwashing' Kids

IJR  "During a visit to his son's school, former police officer Brandon Tatum noticed the American flag was missing.
"In a video posted to YouTube, Tatum explained that given where his son goes to school, he expected a very liberal environment and shared the first thing he saw.

"While he didn't make any physical indication of his displeasure because he didn't want to embarrass his son or make a scene in front of little kids, in his mind, he thought:

“This is stage one of brainwashing our young people to desensitize them to American values. This is one of the most diverse schools that I've ever seen. I mean, kids from all walks of life are in this school and for them to devalue the American flag in the classroom was just shocking to me.”

WATCH: Dashcam Video Shows Horrific Florida Bridge Collapse That Killed 6

The Yeshiva World

FIU Bridge Collapse Caught on Dash Cam

If Trump’s Phone Call To Putin Was A Mistake, What About Obama’s?

What did the media find so outrageous about those exchanges? Nothing. Absolutely nothing when it was Democrat Barack Obama in 2012.

Andrew Malcolm  . . . "The Washington Post, assuming Trump read his briefing papers, reported that Trump had defiantly ignored a warning: “DO NOT CONGRATULATE.” That would have been a politically prudent thing, given Trump’s agreement with Britain and France that Russia was behind the recent assassination attempt on a former spy there. And the administration now agrees Russia did indeed try to meddle in the 2016 election, to no real effect.

"Turns out, as usual, there’s more to the story. Trump was briefed on his upcoming Putin chat by phone and did not read the briefing paper.

"Trump, who sees himself as an ultimate dealmaker, defends his phone call as an effort to finally rebuild a positive relationship with the former KGB agent, something his two predecessors had also unsuccessfully sought. Were they all naive? Or just hopeful?

"Albeit predictable, such anti-Trump coverage ignores, among other things, the facts of Trump’s NATO bolstering, his new and increased sanctions on Russia plus his sale to Ukraine of military hardware such as missiles and tanks. To avoid riling Putin, it was Obama who declined such armament requests for ally Ukraine. Instead, Obama sent only military field rations." . . .

Is Joe Biden running his mouth again, or just running?

Mr. President, please rise above the level of this buffoon! TD

Monica Showalter  "Up until now, Joe Biden has always been something of a sissy, a lickspittle, a sap, desperate to be liked and slavering to be respected. Remember how he reportedly begging President Obama to stop belittling him in front of other cabinet members? Or that the only reason he gave up his lifelong dream to run for president in 2016 was that President Obama talked him out of it and he went along like a sheep? The tales of his being a wacky sidekick to Obama were “basically true,” he admitted in public. His long, bumbling record of gaffes could be lined up and would extend to Mars.

So now he’d like you to know he’s Mister Tough Guy, Joe the fighter, or something.. . . 

"It’s pathetic in someone who should be focused on being a dignified old gentleman in his retirement. But Joe never caught the hang of dignity. Plugs in hair and Chiclet teeth out front, he was too busy pleasing people in his party, saying what he thought they wanted said, and making a clown of himself. Now that the tenor and timbre of the Democrats has gone rock bottom into anti-Trump insanity, Biden looks more pathetic than ever."

He does love his new teeth. Photo added by TD

Biden Responds to Trump’s ‘Crying’ Tweet: ‘Women Should be Treated with Respect’
But then...

Claim: Joe Biden Likes To Swim Nude in Front of Female Secret Service Agents

. . . "Talk about a war on women. Biden likes to swim nude both at his Vice President's residence in Washington and also at his home in Wilmington which he goes back to several times a week, all at our expense. By the way, a million dollars in Air Force 2 expenses, and this offends female Secret Service agents," Kessler said to Fox News' Sean Hannity Thursday night. "You know, they signed up to take a bullet for the President as you said but they didn't sign up to...they certainly didn't sign up to see Biden naked. It is offensive, it's abusive."

John Bolton to replace McMaster - the victor over Hussein's Republican Guard tack force - as Trump's national security adviser

The Guardian

"HR McMaster has resigned as Donald Trump’s national security adviser and will be replaced by John Bolton, the hawkish former US ambassador to the United Nations, the president announced on Thursday night.

'I love the president': John Dowd quits as Trump lawyer in Mueller investigation

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"Bolton has advocated using military force against Iran and North Korea and has taken a hard line against Russia.

Trump announced the switch in a tweet, writing that he was “thankful for the s"ervice of General HR McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will remain my friend”.

"The changing of the guard will take place on 9 April, Trump said.

"An official said that there were no incidents that led to McMaster’s exit, and that it was instead the result of a continuing conversation between McMaster and the president.

"In a statement, McMaster, 55, said he would be retiring from the US army at the same time as leaving the White House. He thanked Trump and the members of the National Security Council, who he said had “worked together to provide the president with the best options to protect and advance our national interests”.

"His replacement, Bolton, 69, who has long been a polarizing figure in Washington foreign policy circles, becomes Trump’s third national security adviser in 14 months.

"The departure of McMaster had been on the cards for some weeks amid ructions with the president. The pair have clashed several times over policy issues such as Afghanistan and Iran." . . .

Desert Storm, 1991. CPT HR McMaster discusses Eagle Troop's role in destroying the frontline forces of Iraq's Republican Guard.

Then-Captain H.R. McMaster narrates the battle of 73 Easting in the 1991 liberation of Kuwait. 

A longer version of the battle is here.

Gropin' Joe Biden Says Overweight, Unattractive People Are S.O.B.s

Thereby explaining his reason for paying big bucks to get his current face.

Joe Biden Hair Transplant Before & After

The most attractive appearance money can buy.

iOTWreport  "Joe Biden, trying to act tough in front of students at the University of Miami, said that overweight and unattractive people are sons of bitches and most likely treat women badly.

"Why is NO ONE framing this story correctly???

"Former Vice President Joe Biden took fresh jabs at President Donald Trump on Tuesday while speaking at an anti-sexual assault rally, telling students at the University of Miami that he probably would have “beat the hell out” of Trump if they’d attended school together.

“ 'A guy who ended up becoming our national leader said, ‘I can grab a woman anywhere and she likes it,'” Biden said. “They asked me if I’d like to debate this gentleman, and I said ‘no.’ I said, ‘If we were in high school, I’d take him behind the gym and beat the hell out of him.'”

“ 'I’ve been in a lot of locker rooms my whole life,” Biden continued. “I’m a pretty damn good athlete. Any guy that talked that way was usually the fattest, ugliest S.O.B. in the room.' ”

Joe Biden’s Disturbing Groping of Young Girls and Women

Not okay? Then liberals criticize Biden for being creepy and “inappropriate”? Do they tell him they won’t support him as a candidate if he acts like that? Well, no, not yet. They find excuses for him. He’s strongly for “women’s rights,” after all. He’s thorougly pro-choice.

Do Democrats call this guy presidential material? If he addressed the nation, how could we believe a word he said, or even if they were his own words he had spoken?

He might be more believable than Hillary, but it's only a matter of degree.  TD

Hillary Clinton’s Woman-Bashing Is Why Women Find Feminism So Distasteful

Hillary, dressed to go out.

The Federalist

Hillary Clinton’s comments suggest so much that is wrong with today’s feminist movement: it’s both anti-male and anti-woman at the same time.

 . . . "Men Are Bad, Women Are Helpless

"Of course, the #MeToo campaign demonstrates that a lot of women feel they have been treated badly, perhaps more than some of us may have wanted to recognize. That shouldn’t be ignored. In fact, I urge more conservative feminists to publicly accept some of these problems and not overlook real grievances.

"But Clinton’s comments weren’t simply problematic because they cast men, once again, in a negative light. What was even more egregious but seemed to escape notice by some is that she also stripped women of any free will, a posture the modern feminist movement has increasingly adopted. Whether it’s a conversation about the so-called wage gap, the political gap between sexes, or sexual assault on college campuses, feminists more and more overlook how women make choices, and those decisions contribute to the realities of our society.

"It’s hard to argue that women in America today don’t have more choices than ever before. But progressive feminists like Clinton frequently rob them of their free will by putting the problem—and the power—in the hands of men. One doesn’t have to be a Trump supporter, or even voter, to be bothered by Clinton’s willingness to refashion women as objects of their husbands’ political leanings rather than free agents of their own."