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Unnecessary Roughness
by Cal Thomas
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GOP Saddles Itself With liar-nObamaCare
by Political Editors: With support for the Graham-Cassidy liar-nObamaCare overhaul effort eroding, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was forced to cancel this week’s planned vote. This now marks the third straight failure for Senate Republicans in their attempt at repealing — or really doing anything with — liar-nObamaCare. But this news come as no surprise since the writing was on the wall after Sen. RINO-John McCain announced that he would vote against the bill. Sen. RINO-Susan Collins was the one who pulled the plug.
by Political Editors: With support for the Graham-Cassidy liar-nObamaCare overhaul effort eroding, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was forced to cancel this week’s planned vote. This now marks the third straight failure for Senate Republicans in their attempt at repealing — or really doing anything with — liar-nObamaCare. But this news come as no surprise since the writing was on the wall after Sen. RINO-John McCain announced that he would vote against the bill. Sen. RINO-Susan Collins was the one who pulled the plug. Of course this doesn’t end the cascading problem that is liar-nObamaCare, and Democrats know it. They vigorously pushed to save the disastrous “Affordable” Care Act and are now pushing Republicans to join them in “fixing it.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck clown-Schumer recently said, “Instead of trying to cut health care, we Democrats are ready, willing and eager to work to improve our health care system.”
Getting a majority of Republicans on board a Democrat “fix it” plan will be a tall order since Republicans know that the law is flawed beyond repair. As Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) stated, “I think there are a number of [Republicans who] are going to be very hesitant to try and put more money into a system that they are convinced is going south.”
But for Republicans, liar-nObamaCare will remain a thorn in their side. Up next on the agenda is tax reform, which now will have to account for the ballooning cost of the ACA. Republicans had the opportunity to set the budget around a law they created, but now they will be beholden to a law they campaigned on removing. The ugly truth is the GOP is now stuck with liar-nObamaCare — there is no ignoring it and moving on. ~The Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/51526
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House Skin-Color Caucus Joins
NFL In Attack on America, Our Flag
by rickwells.us
{rickwells.us} ~ They call it the Congressional Tri-Caucus but the Try-Caucus, dedicated to “trying to get more power, privilege and supremacy for their races and ethnicities,” is a more accurate description... that’s what brought them together for this group whining. The Congressional Tri-Caucus is composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). Does anyone spot a trend here? When they focus on advancing and representing specific segments of the American population the “Representatives” must simultaneously exclude or minimize others. They don’t care about those Americans they are leaving out, the citizens of their districts and others that don’t match their color-keyed focus of importance. What matters to them is race promotion and elevation. Supremacy and advancing their communist ideology in the process is their objective in all they do... https://rickwells.us/house-color-caucus-nfl-flag/.
'Personhood' Demanded for Colorado Rivder
by BOB UNRUH
{wnd.com} ~ In a lawsuit against the state of Colorado, a coalition of environmental groups are asking a federal court to grant “personhood” to the Colorado River... Yes, what the abortion industry in America refuses to grant to unborn children, a lawsuit now is seeking for a river and its tributaries. “Our system of law has failed to stop the degradation of the natural environment, and consequently, has failed to protect the natural and human communities which depend on it for their survival and livelihood,” states the complaint filed this week in U.S. District Court in Colorado by Deep Green Resistance, the Southwest Coalition and several individuals... http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/personhood-demanded-for-colorado-river/.
Congress might not be
able to protect Mueller from firing
by BRIAN MURPHY
{mcclatchydc.com} ~ Congress may be unable to provide any job protection legislatively for special counsel Robert Mueller... whose wide-ranging investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election continues to anger President Donald Trump. While Trump confidant Roger Stone was defending himself in front of a separate committee elsewhere on Capitol Hill, legal scholars offered competing views on whether two Senate bills designed to protect Mueller from firing by Trump or someone in the Justice Department would pass constitutional muster during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A bill sponsored by North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis and Delaware Democrat Chris Coons would allow a fired special counsel to have his dismissal reviewed by a three-judge panel within 14 days. Another measure, put forward by Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., would require the Justice Department to clear such a firing with a panel of judges before it could take effect... http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article175520831.html#.WcxDIcRBaoo.wordpress.
Parents of Benghazi victims:
liar-Hillary should stand trial
by BOB UNRUH
{wnd.com} ~ The parents of two of the victims of the Benghazi terror attack – which was carried out by Muslim terrorists but blamed by Barack liar-nObama and liar-Hillary Clinton on an obscure YouTube video... have filed a brief in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals arguing that liar-Clinton should stand trial for lying about the deaths. WND reported that the case brought by Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch on behalf of Patricia Smith and Charles Woods accused liar-Clinton of lying about the attack and then defaming the families of the victims by suggesting they were lying. The case charging liar-Clinton with “defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress” was dismissed at the lower courts, which ruled liar-Clinton was acting within the scope of her employment, secretary of state, at the time... http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/parents-of-benghazi-victims-hillary-should-stand-trial/.
UN Tells Canada to Pay Reparations for Slavery
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Unnecessary Roughness
{townhall.com} ~ If you like professional sports, a major reason -- perhaps THE reason -- you attend games or watch them on TV, is that it helps you escape from whatever occupies your mind the rest of the week. You certainly don't want the issues of the day encroaching on your enjoyment.
The recent exchange of insults between President Trump and some in the National Football League was the latest indication that there is no safe place remaining where one can hide from politics. The game in London between the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars was doubly offensive because of the many players who knelt down in protest when "The Star-Spangled Banner" was played, but stood for the British national anthem, "God Save the Queen." Were they unaware of Britain's slave trade history?
Football is a sport, but it is also a business. Fans pay big money for tickets, gear, parking and overpriced food and drinks. They have put up with a lot to root for their favorite teams, but these protests, which many regard as disrespecting America and the flag, may have exceeded their high tolerance level.
The players say they are "taking a knee" to protest police brutality inordinately targeted toward African Americans. It is this systemic racism, this inequality that they are attempting to bring into public view. It's a right cause, certainly, but perhaps the wrong arena? These players should first consider who is responsible for their unequally high salaries. Where else could most of them earn that kind of money? If fans stop coming to games and watching them on TV, the unique covenant between player and fan will be broken, perhaps forever.
Fans of the Washington Redskins, who are historically loyal, booed players for kneeling and locking arms during the national anthem. Don't these players realize they are killing the golden goose?
NBA star LeBron James called President Trump a "bum" for suggesting that protesting players be fired, but this controversy has been a long time coming and what's happening with the NFL is symbolic of something deeper.
Many are fed-up with being told they have to tolerate everything they don't believe in. They are sick of being called names for upholding values that have served the nation well. They see President Trump as championing those values, however short he's come in practicing them. They believe he loves America as they do and are willing to forgive behavior they wouldn't tolerate in anyone else.
The president has called for a boycott of NFL games if these demonstrations continue. One already sees a lot of empty seats at some games. Part of it may be that people don't want to support perpetual losers, but it may also be that fans don't want politics in sports.
In a football game, a penalty is imposed for unnecessary roughness. This current roughness is unnecessary. The president has made his views clear. After many players refused invitations to come to the White House, the president disinvited them from the traditional ceremonies. The NFL continues to stand -- for now -- with its players. Maybe what's needed is something like President liar-nObama's "beer summit," with players, fans, and the president talking to each other instead of hurling insults. Other solutions might include players staying in the locker room during the national anthem, as the Pittsburgh Steelers did, or perhaps to cut the anthem altogether.
Whatever grievances the players have, these demonstrations help no one. Future demonstrations could further widen the divide in an already seriously fractured nation.
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