Trey Gowdy is back at it. He gives the media a piece of his mind and dishes out facts.

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Clinton is Stalking Your Facebook Feed: She Uses Sophisticated iPhone App to Get Access to Lists of Friends

Weasel Zippers

"Via Daily Mail:

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is winning the tech-off against Donald Trump, with an update to its iPhone app that allows users to find potential supporters among their Facebook friends and message them directly.

The app, simply called Hillary 2016, takes advantage of how Facebook’s iPhone app syncs with users’ cell phone contact lists, allowing supporters to use Facebook as a guide, but text messaging to reach out and ask friends if they’d be interested in making calls for Clinton or traveling to battleground states.

Politico first reported this tweak, noting how President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign used Facebook to access supporters’ friends lists, before the social network yanked the tool two years ago, citing privacy concerns.

Now, the Clinton campaign has figured out a work-around with just 22 days to go before Election Day. Facebook had no comment to Politico, about the Clinton campaign’s move.

The way the app works is that supporters download it and they’re immediately asked for permission to connect to Facebook. They’re also asked to type in their cell phone number.

Then it shows them a personal Hillary Clinton campaign HQ, in cartoon form, on screen. They’re told to turn on the headquarters’ lights and explore various challenges, including committing that they’re voting for Clinton and sharing that image – one of several ‘Team Hillary’ badges – with friends. In exploring the headquarters, supporters are asked to ‘reach out to friends.’

The US media LIES and CHEATS on behalf of Democrats & Leftists

This is a companion piece to go with the one that is following: O'Keefe Gets the Goods: Democrat Rent-A-Mobs Incite Violence at Trump Rallies  . . . "Guess what? Here is the link to Wikileaks, ladies and gentlemen. Peruse to your heart’s content. To hell with CNN."

Washington Times says Democrats admitting they hire agitators for Trump events

"A yearlong undercover investigation by the conservative group Project Veritas Action shows Democratic strategists discussing how they hire agitators — including union members, homeless people and the mentally ill — to incite violence by provoking Trump supporters on camera at campaign stops." . . .

Ecuador ordered Assange’s internet cut off to tilt election toward Clinton, experts say

Bloviating Zeppelin  also Here . . . "As Mr O’Keefe says, “truth is dangerous.”

"The TV broadcasters who had lined up to air his videos pulled out at the last moment — including Fox News — as they fear retaliation by a Hillary Clinton administration should she step into the Spite House. Look at the IRS and various conservative groups, for example. At the extreme, look at Vince Foster or Seth Rich. Then ask yourself: do you wonder that Hillary Clinton wants to conduct a drone strike on Julian Assange? Not just idle talk, you see. With that, do you wonder why Assange — a Leftist himself — in turn orchestrated the HRC email dump on Wikileaks? I’d call that motivation enough.

"And yet, you see before your eyes, my eyes, that the system is corrupt and it is systemic, from the massively-biased journalists who shield the powerful and the venal to the education system and, soon, SCOTUS should HRC be elected.

“ 'For the want of a handful of stalwart, non-corruptible DC politicians the nation was lost.”

"The American Media Maggots lie, cheat, cover-up, purposely obfuscate with an absolutely unbridled and naked abandon. Even caught, they continue to lie." . . .

Rigged Media: Politico’s Chief Political Correspondent Glenn Thrush Identifies Himself as ‘Hack’ for Podesta  ". . . the chief political correspondent for Politico, told John Podesta that he was a “hack” for sending an entire section of an article pertaining to Podesta for approval before publication. To conceal his lack of journalistic integrity, Thrush asks  Podesta to “Please don’t share or tell anyone I did this.”  "The exchange between Thrush and Podesta was revealed by Wikileaks (Podesta Email 12681)."
Jill Stein also claims corporate media props up Clinton If only this came from someone less, well, zany.

James O’Keefe: If Media Covered Project Veritas Like They Covered Trump Tape, ‘I Guarantee You Trump Would Win the Election’

. . . “That’s it. All you have left are the citizen-journalists in this country,” he warned. “That’s all we have left. Here’s what I’m going to do today: I’m going to activate our army, and I’m going to flood the inboxes of these journalists. I’m going to shame them. If nothing else, they’ll respond to the tweets and come up with some excuse.”

“ 'Brit Hume tweeted at me, from Fox, yesterday, and he said, ‘We need to look through this.’ And I tweeted him back, and I said, ‘Brit, I reached out to Fox one week ago. I emailed your reporters. You can come to my office. I can come to your office. I can show you the raw tapes if you’d like. You can vet it. But don’t give me the excuse that you gotta look at it. You guys aired for a week, for a week, you aired the hidden camera sex audio,’” he recalled, referring to the tape of Donald Trump making lewd comments more than a decade ago." . . .

O'Keefe Gets the Goods: Democrat Rent-A-Mobs Incite Violence at Trump Rallies (UPDATED)

It doesn't matter what you feel about Rush, positive or not; you are challenged to refute the content of this information if you can. Then explain why Hillary Clinton and her political machine should be given the right to govern America.  The Tunnel Dweller

Rush Limbaugh  . . . "You're tired of the Democrats getting away with the protest march.  You're tired of the Democrats exclusively being able to shut down events.  And make no mistake, this was Black Lives Matter.  This was MoveOn.org.  This was a rent-a-mob.  This mob had been bought and paid for.  They were there for the express purpose to shut down the Trump appearance, and they were celebrating after they succeeded in doing so.

"RUSH:  Okay, March 14th, 2016.  See, I know these people and nothing they do fools me and that's why it ticks me off when Republicans were joining the fray and blaming Trump supporters.  Now, that was part of the campaign. I know the campaign was still up and running and there were still people who thought they could win the nomination from Trump, but we never unify.  We never unify around the single premise of beating these people.  And they do.  And that's gonna have to change at some point. 

"I find it just amazing.  We have so many factions of Republicanism and so many different factions of conservatism and so many different agendas, we can't even unify around what this is all about:  beating Democrats.  Not even that can unify us.  It's always been one of the most curious and frustrating things for me as an observer of all this. 

View this hidden camera work, but be aware that Hillary's people use foul language.

. . . "The point is they show up attempting to start all this chaos and to make it look like Trump supporters are psychos and crazies and doing the starting. And all they are, they're just nice little Democrats practicing the time-honored American art of dissent, and they're showing up, and they're getting beat up, and they're being mistreated. And it turns out this guy is explaining how they engineer this to make it all happen.  And he continued talking.

"FOVAL: That's what I'm saying. We have mentally ill people we pay to do sh*t, (bleeped) make no mistake.  Over the last 20 years, (laughter) I've paid off a few homeless guys to do some crazy stuff; and I've also taken them for dinner; and I've also made sure they had a hotel and a shower and I put them in a program. Like, I've done that. But the reality is, a lot of -- especially our union guys, a lot of our union guys, they'll do whatever..."

UNIDENTIFIED JOURNALIST: Oh, there is a script?
FOVAL: There's a script.
UNIDENTIFIED JOURNALIST: Okay.
FOVAL: There's a script of engagement.  Sometimes the crazies bite, and sometimes the crazies don't bite.  They're starting confrontations in the line. The media will cover it no matter where it happens.
UNIDENTIFIED JOURNALIST:  I assume it’s always in the rally.
FOVAL: The key is initiating the conflict by having leading conversations with people who are naturally psychotic. It's a matter of showing up to want to get into the rally in a Planned Parenthood T-shirt or, you know, Trump is a Nazi, you know. You can message to draw them out and draw them to punch you.

. . .  "So what this guy's saying, "We'll show up wearing a Planned Parenthood T-shirt. We'll show up wearing a T-shirt that says 'Trump is a Nazi,' and we know that some of these psychotics in the Trump crowd are gonna respond.  And once they respond, then we'll throw the first punch and we'll hit 'em and the media will cover it to look like the Trump people go nuts."  That's what this guy is essentially admitting to here. "

The media is a willing participant in all this corruption...
. . . "The media is complicit.  They know who these people are.  They know that this is how the Democrat campaign operates.  They're in on it.  They're part of the game.  They love it when something goes wrong at a Trump rally because they get to carry forward the narrative that Trump voters are unhinged, that they're angry, that they're people that beat other people up, that they're intolerant." . . . 

. . . "Everything you saw at Trump rallies that looked like Trump's supporters going nuts was all instigated by bought-and-paid-for Democrat so-called activists.  None of it's real, folks.  If these people weren't out hiring and paying for this and orchestrating it and giving instructions on what to wear and how to do it and how to incite riots and so forth, none of it would be happening because the Trump people don't start anything.  Republicans don't do this stuff.  We don't even think of doing stuff like this. 

"But it's a Democrat Party way of life, it's a leftist way of life because they can't leave elections to chance, because they know, folks, that despite the way it may look, a majority of Americans would not support them if they knew who they are.  So that's why they have to do all this stuff."

UPDATE: “Conflict engagement” means paying leftist agitators, the homeless and the mentally ill, to cause melees at Trump rallies.

. . . "The frequent outbursts of violence at Republican candidate Donald Trump’s campaign rallies have been orchestrated and paid for by Hillary Clinton’s campaign, a stunning new undercover video suggests.

"Why isn’t the mainstream media apart from Fox News covering this new scandal? Perhaps because reporters overwhelmingly support Hillary Clinton in the election. In terms of dollars donated to the Clinton and Trump campaigns,journalists favor Clinton by a factor of 27 to 1. They’ve given more than $382,000 to Clinton’s campaign compared to just $14,000 to Trump’s campaign, according to the Center for Public Integrity." . . .

. . . "The idea was to concoct evidence that Trump supporters were crazy, knuckle-dragging thugs in order to discredit the billionaire businessman’s campaign for president. Many left-wingers already call Trump a fascist or a Nazi so creating the appearance at Trump rallies that the candidate’s supporters are violent put some meat on the bone, so to speak. It’s the Big Lie American-style, a huge false-flag operation generated by a real-life vast left-wing conspiracy."

. . . The Clinton campaign “is fully in it,” veteran left-wing strategist Robert Creamer confirms on hidden camera. “Hillary knows through the chain of command what’s going on.”

FBI REPORT: HILLARY IS SO ARROGANT HER OWN SECURITY COULDN’T STAND HER

Power Line  "An FBI special agent who was interviewed in connection with the agency’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s conduct as Secretary of State provides a stunning window into Hillary’s character, or lack thereof:

[ ] explained that CLINTON’s treatment of DS [Department of State] agents on her protective detail was so contemptuous that many of them sought reassignment or employment elsewhere. Prior to CLINTON’s tenure, being an agent on the Secretary of State’s protective detail was seen as an honor and a privilege reserved for senior agents. However, by the end of CLINTON’s tenure, it was staffed largely with new agents because it was difficult to find senior agents willing to work with her.

 "Here is the page from the FBI report:"

"That, apparently, is what passes for leadership in the Democratic Party. Can anyone explain why this disgusting woman is considered a plausible candidate for the presidency?

Trump invites mother of slain Benghazi terror attack victim to final debate

UK Daily Mail  "Donald Trump has invited the mother of one of the four Americans who were killed in Benghazi, Libya in 2012 to be his guest at the final presidential debate, taking place Wednesday night in Las Vegas. 

"Pat Smith, the mother of the late Sean Smith, a State Department IT consultant, confirmed to Yahoo News that she had been extended an invite by team Trump on Monday – and that she planned to accept it." . . . 

. . . "The four women – Paula Jones, who won a sexual harassment case against Clinton, Kathleen Willey, who says the ex-president fondled her in the White House and Juanita Broaddrick, who say Clinton raped her back when he was running for Arkansas' governor, were joined by rape victim Kathy Shelton – were Trump's guests and sat in the front row.

"Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, a top adviser and surrogate for Trump, suggested that Smith's presence at this debate might get the families of Benghazi victims a 'solid answer' from the former secretary of state.

" 'Hillary said, "What difference does it make" — the difference was four lives were lost in Benghazi, and the families have still never had a solid answer from Hillary Clinton as to why we allowed this to happen,' Flynn told Yahoo News. 'Hopefully Wednesday these families will get their answer.'

"For her own goal, Smith told the news organization: 'I want to look in Hillary's eyes, and have her lie to me again.' "

America’s Most Honorable Men Stand with Trump

Karin McQuillan and Carol Greenwald  "When Hillary Clinton’s media tried to make Trump’s crude sexual banter the centerpiece of the last debate, Trump pivoted to national security and once again said how proud he is to be backed by 200 generals and admirals.   

"These are among America’s finest, bravest, most admirable men.   Seventeen medal of honor winners endorsed Trump.  So did fifteen brigadier generals, thirty-four major generals, eighteen lieutenant generals, forty-one rear admirals, six vice-admirals, and three 4 star generals and admirals.

"Such men do not put their names down for a candidate and a cause without serious thought.

"This is what they signed their names to on the choice between Hillary and Trump:

Read the document they signed here.

"Major General Shachnow (right) has an amazing life story told in his memoir, Hope and Honor.  His life experience help explains his leadership in opposing Hillary Clinton and supporting Donald Trump.   Shachnow is the only Holocaust survivor to become a U.S. General and was a legend in the Green Berets, with whom he served for forty years.

"Like the perfidious Hillary supporter, the Nazi collaborator George Soros, Major General Sid Shachnow was a child in Nazi-era Europe. 

 "Shachnow took the opposite path from Soros.

"Shachnow was seven years old when the Nazis invaded his town . . .

. . . 

"Google these admirals and generals and medal of honor recipients and you will know Trump is utterly sincere when he states he is humbled and honored by their support."

Another signer opposing Clinton, Hershel Williams:

"Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams (born October 2, 1923) is a retired United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. He is the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor from that battle." 

. . . These are the men who stand with Trump and want him as our Commander in Chief."

Retired vice chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff admits leaking classified info

Rick Moran  "Too bad his last name isn't Clinton.
"The retired Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 4-star General James Cartwright pled guilty to one charge of lying to federal investigators about passing classified information to reporters. 

"CNN:

Cartwright, who became vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2007, signed more than 36 non-disclosure agreements related to Department of Defense programs during his tenure, the government said. Cartwright retired in 2011, but kept his top secret security clearance.
After his retirement, Cartwright again signed a "Classified Information Non-Disclosure Agreement," which included warnings "that unauthorized disclosure ... by me could cause damage or irreparable injury to the United States or could be used to advantage by a foreign nation," according to the government's court filing detailing the charge against him.

. . . 
"There are clear differences between Cartwright's case and Hillary Clinton's email server. But the common link is in the non-disclosure forms both had to sign.

""Clinton claims she can't remember signing and NDA before taking office. But the Competitive Enterprise Institute obtained a copy of it via an FOIA request.
. . . 
"Cartwright is going to spend 6 months in jail for lying to investigators. He could have been sentenced to many years more for exposing classified information. The bottom line is that the government threw the book at Cartwright and let Clinton go scott free.

"It helps to have friends in high places if you're Hillary Clinton."

I'm sure Barack Obama will pardon the general, aren't you?

First Ever American Muslim Women PAC Announce Endorsement for Hillary Clinton

The National Press Club  . . . “Our primary goal is to elect leaders and support policies that represent our values,” said Mirriam Seddiq, a Maryland Immigration and Criminal Defense attorney and creator of the PAC. “In the simplest terms, we believe in basic human rights and the right of each individual to live their lives as they choose. Hillary Clinton is a candidate that not only understands those values, but has spent her life dedicated to them in her public service.”
. . . 
. . . "Founded in 2016, the American Muslim Women PAC is a hybrid political action committee registered with the Commonwealth of Virginia. This PAC was created to provide a platform from which American Muslim women can speak out in support of candidates for public office or policies that impact their community. For more information, please visit our website at www.americanmuslimwomen.com, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter."

And this didn't hurt:

Journalists shower Hillary Clinton with campaign cash

The Center for Public Integrity

. . . "Conventional journalistic wisdom holds that reporters and editors are referees on politics’ playing field — bastions of neutrality who mustn’t root for Team Red or Team Blue, either in word or deed.

"But during this decidedly unconventional election season, during which “the media” has itself become a prominent storyline, several hundred news professionals have aligned themselves with Clinton or Trump by personally donating money to one or the other.

"In all, people identified in federal campaign finance filings as journalists, reporters, news editors or television news anchors — as well as other donors known to be working in journalism — have combined to give more than $396,000 to the presidential campaigns of Clinton and Trump, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis.

Nearly all of that money — more than 96 percent — has benefited Clinton: About 430 people who work in journalism have, through August, combined to give about $382,000 to the Democratic nominee, the Center for Public Integrity’s analysis indicates." . .Via Joe Newby

More here at Investors Business Daily: Follow The Money: 'Unbiased' Journalists Gave $382,000 To Hillary Clinton

. . . The New York Times let Clinton veto quotes from an on-the-record conversation.
CNBC correspondent John Harwood gave tips to the Clinton camp. A CNN contributor gave Hillary at least one question that she was going to be asked at a town hall event.
Boston Globe Op-Ed page editor Marjorie Pritchard worked with team Clinton on the timing of an op-ed to "give her a big presence" during the primaries.

Money journalists have given to Trump and Clinton
See this comparison chart.

Tony Branco cartoon

Victor Davis Hanson Presents The Case for Trump

"Conservatives should vote for the Republican nominee."

National Review  . . . "What has always been missing to end the long public career of Hillary Clinton is a four- or five-percentage-point boost from a mélange of the so-called Never Trump Republicans, as well as women and suburban, college-educated independents. Winning back some of these critics could translate into a one- or two-point lead over Clinton in critical swing states. 

"Those who are soured on Trump certainly can cite lots of understandable reasons for their distaste. . . He is damned as an opportunistic chameleon, not a true conservative. Trump’s personal and professional life has been lurid — as, again, we were reminded by the media-inspired release of a hot-mic tape of past Trump crude sexual braggadocio. The long campaigning has confirmed Trump as often uncouth — insensitive to women and minorities. He has never held office. His ignorance of politics often embarrasses those in foreign- and domestic-policy circles. Trump’s temperament is mercurial . . ."

Mr. Hanson now makes the case that we all know must be made:

. . . "The issue, then, at this late date is not necessarily Trump per se, but the fact that he will bring into power far more conservatives than would Hillary Clinton. No one has made a successful argument to challenge that reality." . . .
Emphasis mine; TD

The Problem Is Not the Presidential Candidates

Among the greatest fears of those who founded our constitutional republic was that the powerful new office they were creating, the President of the United States, could be a path to authoritarianism and eventual tyranny. Much of the deliberation over the drafting and adoption of the new Constitution was dedicated to ensuring adequate safeguards against that possibility.

Andrew C. McCarthy  "We should always be on guard against presentism, but in this instance I do not hesitate to say that the upcoming presidential election is the most alarming in American history. I can make that statement with confidence because I do not believe the most disturbing aspect of the election is the choice of candidates – even though the two major party nominees present the worst choice the American people have faced in my lifetime (Eisenhower was president when I was born), and perhaps ever.

"The reason this is such a frightening election is that the Constitution’s mechanisms for reining in or ousting a rogue president are in tatters.

"We are not supposed to have transformative elections, contests that will forever change our system of government or enable government to orchestrate cultural upheaval. The Constitution is supposed to be our guarantee against that." . . .