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Don't Let the Election Ruin Thanksgiving
by Susan Stamper Brown
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Trump's Day One Agenda
Breaking from past presidents who gave regular press conferences updating the progress of their transition, Donald Trump has maintained a more guarded stance limiting press access. Clearly, Trump, who was quite critical of the press while campaigning, has shown that he will seek to control as much of the message as possible.
In that spirit, Trump released a video yesterday in which he outlined an update on his agenda for his first 100 days in office. In the video, Trump re-iterated his core principle of "putting America first." He then focused on the executive actions he would initiate on his first day in office, such as withdrawing from TPP and negotiating new deals. He also plans to cancel job-killing restrictions on coal and shale, curb regulations, bolster national security and drain the swamp by implementing a five-year lobbying ban on former administration officials.
What was conspicuously absent from the video was any mention of repealing liar-nObamaCare, building a boarder wall and changing the tax code. On the immigration issue, Trump did note that he would authorize the Department of Labor to investigate all abuses of the visa program as a means of protecting the American worker.
Overall, Trump’s focus was positive and action-oriented. He was clearly displaying his business background in targeting many issues that directly deal with the current economic climate in America. However, it was troubling that there was no mention of nominating a Supreme Court justice. For many conservatives, this was the primary justification for voting Trump. While concerning, there is no need for alarm yet as Americans are sure to hear more from Trump in the coming days.
~The Patriot Post
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Trump Should Announce SCOTUS Nominee Now
Donald Trump is in the process of vetting and nominating candidates who will hopefully promote a conservative agenda. As chance has it, the new president's task includes picking a successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. In fact, selecting Scalia's replacement is rightly considered by many to be the most important decision Trump will make; it's one major reason liar-Hillary Clinton was ultimately dethroned. So when should Trump announce the nominee? Unveiling a decision sooner rather than later would provide both the incoming administration and conservative voters numerous benefits.
That's the case being made by The Wall Street Journal editorial board. "Apart from the national-security and Treasury jobs, the next Justice may be the most important to move on quickly," the editors contend. At minimum, a hasty announcement would give the next administration a crucial head start: "While Mr. Trump won't be inaugurated until Jan. 20, the new Congress convenes in the first week of January. With the continuity from the current to the new Senate, the GOP-led Judiciary Committee could begin vetting Mr. Trump's nominee as soon as it gets the name. A vote could take place soon after the President-elect is sworn in and can formally submit the nomination."
Getting the process underway now will help temper the leftist lower courts. The editors continue, "Numerous cases challenging the liar-nObama Administration's dubious rule-makings are moving through the federal courts, which President liar-nObama has moved sharply left over eight years. The circuit courts of appeal might be inclined to rubber stamp those regulations, which means they would become law in those circuits unless the Supreme Court takes the cases. A 4-4 High Court ruling means the lower-court decision stands. Knowing a new Supreme Court is ready for review could give some lower-court judges pause before they issue rulings likely to be overturned." Moreover, "An early nomination could also get ahead of the game if Mr. Trump's choice runs into confirmation trouble."
But there's another important reason for Trump to nominate someone soon, and it has to do with the fact many conservatives voted for Trump based on his pledge to nominate a justice whose views are commensurate with those of Scalia's. As Mark Alexander wrote last week, "I voted for the presidential candidate who vowed to appoint constitutional constructionists to the Supreme Court — appointments critical to the protection of our Republic and its foundational Rule of Law." Two good options are Diane Sykes and William "Bill" Pryor. Over the last week Trump has recruited good leaders to his cabinet. That's a good start. But Trump also needs to make good on his promise regarding SCOTUS. Choosing an originalist and doing so quickly will show loyalty and bring solace to those who reluctantly took a gamble on him. ~The Patriot Post.
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The False Premise of Palestine and Peace
by Barry Shaw
by Barry Shaw
{gatestoneinstitute.org} ~ The notion that the creation of a state of Palestine will herald everlasting peace is naïve in the extreme... After 50 years of a two-state failure, the French and other diplomats, in their duplicitously-named "peace initiative," have no other idea for how to settle the Palestinian problem, except to behave like parched men trudging across a burning desert toward a distant mirage that they think is an oasis paradise. It is not, and the same diplomats will take no responsibility for cleaning up the dangerous outcome of such a disaster. The international community is pressuring Israel to make wholesale concessions in territory and security, risking social and political upheaval, to grant the so-called Palestinians a state of their own... https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9387/israel-palestine-peace
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The Democrats Are Proving How
Deaf They Really Are!
by Joe Messina
{lidblog.com} ~ The transition team is in disarray! Trump’s team is falling apart! Trump’s team is bonkers! Ben Carson won’t take a position on the cabinet, what does he know that we don’t?... We all know the planet is flat! The sun and planets all revolve around the Earth and whatever else the Loons on the Left will try to throw at us!According to the Left, ALL the key appointments President Elect Donald Trump has announced so far are terrible for the country. Mind you, these same people said Trump could never win. He wasn’t a serious player. Don’t let them pick your lottery tickets. He named three appointees on Friday, including retired Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn as National Security Adviser. The Democrat News Network (DNN) aka: CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC and more actually say that this choice shows Trump doesn’t understand how government works. I say GOOD! They say Flynn was too hard charging and he may have been fired from the Defense Intelligence Agency. I’ll bet it wasn’t for using a personal email server and lying about classified emails...
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Mark Levin Exposes Potential DNC Chief’s
Ties to Muslim Brotherhood
by Chris Pandolfo
{conservativereview.com} ~ Opening the week on the attack, Conservative Review Editor-in-Chief Mark Levin sounded off on the Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.-endorsed frontrunner to be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn... “This guy’s a hater, he is a radical leftist … and he has connections to very dangerous organizations.” Levin said. “And Chuck Schumer supports him!” Rep. Ellison’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood are disturbing. Almost as disturbing as Democratic leadership pushing Ellison to be the public face of the party as DNC chair despite those ties to a terrorist group. And yet still more disturbing is the mainstream media’s complete silence on this subject...
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Schumer says GOP will ‘rue the day’ it
repeals liar-nObamacare
by Amanda Carpenter
{conservativereview.com} ~ The man who will soon be the country’s most powerful elected Democrat is openly struggling with understanding the impact liar-nObamacare has had on the country and the GOP, for anyone who cares to see it... Judging by the comments incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. has made over the years, it’s apparent he can’t decide if Republicans were mistaken for opposing liar-nObamacare, or if Democrats were mistaken for passing it. In 2010, shortly after liar-nObamacare became law, Schumer confidently projected that “As people learn about the bill, and now that the bill is enacted, it’s going to become more and more popular.”...He has no idea on the impact it has on America. Or does he? https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/11/schumer-says-gop-will-rue-the-day-it-repeals-obamacare
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'Sanctuary Cities' Vs. National Security
and Public Safety
by Michael Cutler
{frontpagemag.com} ~ The lunacy of the immigration executive orders and other actions of the liar-nObama administration to block the enforcement of our immigration laws and immigration anarchy will be brought to a screeching halt... on the day that Donald Trump replaces Mr. liar-nObama in the Oval Office. However the “Immigration All-Clear” will not be sounded across the United States in cities and states that have been declared “Sanctuaries” by the mayors and governors who have created a false and very dangerous narrative that equates immigration law enforcement with racism and bigotry. This insidious false claim has been heartily embraced by the demonstrators who are rampaging across the United States to protest the election of Donald Trump and his promises to secure the U.S./Mexican border and enforce our immigration laws... http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264864/sanctuary-cities-vs-national-security-and-public-michael-cutler
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Don't Let the Election Ruin Thanksgiving
by Susan Stamper Brown
{townhall.com} ~ If Americans figured out how to get along after the Civil War, there is no excuse for people canceling their Thanksgiving Day plans because of the 2016 presidential election.
If that's the case, obviously, their problems extend far beyond politics.
After the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln had to deal with a bloodied nation divided by war and understood the only way to restore unity was repentance, followed by thanksgiving.
So, he set aside the last Thursday of November as a day of "thanksgiving and praise...with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience" to "fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and union."
Big words there, but in the end, the uniquely-American Thanksgiving Day was birthed, wherein families gather together to give thanks despite who wins an election. And they love each other enough to overlook the loudmouth relative standing over the turkey wielding a carving knife who won't stop talking about why her candidate lost or won.
Don't be that relative.
Researchers tell us that a consistent attitude of gratitude makes people happier and healthier physically, emotionally and spiritually. It seems we need an extra big serving of thankfulness to go with that pumpkin pie this year.
So, let me begin. My heart overflows. I'm thankful, in no particular order, for a large assortment of things including strong coffee. And homemade calzones. And for the northern lights during dark winter days and for salmon fishing on endless summer nights. I'm thankful that the big grizzly who likes our yard finally hibernated and that my rescue dogs rescued me when they scared away the mother moose who charged me.
I'm thankful the squirrel I fed last winter came back this year and the orphaned black bear figured out how to make it on his own. I'm thankful that one glance out my kitchen window reminds me that no matter how crazy this world gets, the One who created it remains in control. And I remain thankful that sometimes at church, I can almost hear what sounds like my dad's voice bombastically belting out a hymn's chorus during worship when I close my eyes.
I'm thankful our freezer is stocked with caribou and salmon and garden goods and we still have running water and don't have to use the outhouse on our land.
I am thankful that my team, the Dallas Cowboys, is first in the NFC East this year and said "no" to all the unpatriotic knee-taking.
I am thankful for what WikiLeaks exposed.
I am thankful that there is a return to sanity in America and that the forgotten Americans in flyover country spoke en masse with their votes. I am thankful for our forefathers who penned the U.S. Constitution so prudently, America didn't buckle under the weight of this administration and for patriots who are willing to sacrifice their all in its defense.
I am thankful for friends and family near and far who fill a place in our hearts when they can't fill a place around our table.
I am humbled beyond measure for you, dear readers, for whether we agree or not, we can at least celebrate together our freedom of speech. And as always, it goes without saying how thankful I am that the too-many-times empty seat at our Thanksgiving table will be warmed again this year by the one who warms my heart.
To you and yours, Happy Thanksgiving.
If that's the case, obviously, their problems extend far beyond politics.
After the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln had to deal with a bloodied nation divided by war and understood the only way to restore unity was repentance, followed by thanksgiving.
So, he set aside the last Thursday of November as a day of "thanksgiving and praise...with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience" to "fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and union."
Big words there, but in the end, the uniquely-American Thanksgiving Day was birthed, wherein families gather together to give thanks despite who wins an election. And they love each other enough to overlook the loudmouth relative standing over the turkey wielding a carving knife who won't stop talking about why her candidate lost or won.
Don't be that relative.
Researchers tell us that a consistent attitude of gratitude makes people happier and healthier physically, emotionally and spiritually. It seems we need an extra big serving of thankfulness to go with that pumpkin pie this year.
So, let me begin. My heart overflows. I'm thankful, in no particular order, for a large assortment of things including strong coffee. And homemade calzones. And for the northern lights during dark winter days and for salmon fishing on endless summer nights. I'm thankful that the big grizzly who likes our yard finally hibernated and that my rescue dogs rescued me when they scared away the mother moose who charged me.
I'm thankful the squirrel I fed last winter came back this year and the orphaned black bear figured out how to make it on his own. I'm thankful that one glance out my kitchen window reminds me that no matter how crazy this world gets, the One who created it remains in control. And I remain thankful that sometimes at church, I can almost hear what sounds like my dad's voice bombastically belting out a hymn's chorus during worship when I close my eyes.
I'm thankful our freezer is stocked with caribou and salmon and garden goods and we still have running water and don't have to use the outhouse on our land.
I am thankful that my team, the Dallas Cowboys, is first in the NFC East this year and said "no" to all the unpatriotic knee-taking.
I am thankful for what WikiLeaks exposed.
I am thankful that there is a return to sanity in America and that the forgotten Americans in flyover country spoke en masse with their votes. I am thankful for our forefathers who penned the U.S. Constitution so prudently, America didn't buckle under the weight of this administration and for patriots who are willing to sacrifice their all in its defense.
I am thankful for friends and family near and far who fill a place in our hearts when they can't fill a place around our table.
I am humbled beyond measure for you, dear readers, for whether we agree or not, we can at least celebrate together our freedom of speech. And as always, it goes without saying how thankful I am that the too-many-times empty seat at our Thanksgiving table will be warmed again this year by the one who warms my heart.
To you and yours, Happy Thanksgiving.
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