Monday, May 1, 2017

The moment Hillary Clinton was forced to give up her dream (Feel-good story of the day)

The New York Post ^ | April 30, 2017 | Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes 

Every detail was designed to mark Hillary Clinton’s moment in history — from the glass ceiling at Manhattan’s Javits Center, where her supporters were gathered, to her and hubby Bill’s suite at The Peninsula hotel, selected so she could personally see Trump Tower, home to the foe she was set to crush. Then came the voter returns. In this exclusive excerpt from their fascinating new book “Shattered,’’ political reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes take readers inside Hillary Clinton’s world on the night that changed her life — and the nation — forever.


Hillary’s communications team decamped to the Javits Center in the Hell’s Kitchen section of Manhattan, where preparations for her victory party were being made. The venue, which would fill with Hillary aides, donors, friends and well-wishers over the course of the day, was chosen in large part because of its distinctive feature: a glass ceiling. If everything went as planned, it would be the glass ceiling of the presidency that lay shattered under Hillary by the end of the night.
A handful of key aides remained in the campaign’s Brooklyn headquarters for Election Night, but the top brass, including [campaign manager] Robby Mook, John Podesta, and Cheryl Mills, joined Hillary and Bill Clinton on their floor at the top of The Peninsula hotel, a five-star facility a block from Trump Tower. The Clintons had their own suite, and the rest of the floor had been rented out for staff workspace and for aides, including Podesta and Abedin, to have private bedrooms.
At the start of the night, the Javits Center was electric: it had the buzz of a debut performance on Broadway. Outside, a seemingly endless line formed down 40th Street, near artists who had sketched Hillary’s portrait next to Obama’s and vendors who sold buttons....
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The Bolton Unmasking Files

wsj.com ^ | April 30, 2017 

Democrats and their press allies are going all in to squelch the Susan Rice “unmasking” story, insisting that the decision by Barack Obama’s national security adviser to seek the name of at least one Trump campaign official was routine and no big deal. Tell that to former Bush Administration official John Bolton, whom Democrats pilloried for doing the same with far more justification.
Democrats argued (with no evidence) that Mr. Bolton’s requests were politically motivated and the Los Angeles Times questioned whether Mr. Bolton had requested the names to “intimidate intelligence analysts.” A Times editorial called on Mr. Bolton to “step aside,” noting Mr. Dodd was “rightly inquiring about Bolton’s unusual request to look at [NSA] intercepts and why he asked for the identities of analysts. Why indeed?”
Compare all this to the Rice episode. Ms. Rice had no direct intelligence duties in her NSC post, and no Democrat has provided a valid reason that Ms. Rice might have needed to unmask anyone associated with the Trump presidential campaign. Twelve years on, not one of the 10 individuals unmasked by Mr. Bolton has had his or her identity leaked. By contrast, the Washington Post reports that no fewer than nine Obama appointees or career officials leaked or confirmed the identity and conversations of unmasked former Trump adviser Michael Flynn.
If John Bolton’s unmasking was questionable, then Mrs. Rice’s was more so. The House and Senate Intelligence committees should investigate what she did and why.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...

In Case You Missed It Dept.



President Trump sent a Naval armada to the Korean peninsula this weekend despite Kim Jung Un's threats to attack California with missiles if he does. It's hilarious. Nothing should frighten the Democratic West Coast like a GOP president on the East Coast willing to call North Korea's bluff.

President Trump could accurately announce the Nimitz group was headed for North Korea on Thursday. Last week he announced prematurely a naval force was heading to North Korea when in fact it was headed to Pearl Harbor. Hawaii's judge was about to say just kidding about the travel ban.

Barack Obama was photographed partying aboard Hollywood producer David Geffen's yacht in French Polynesia Friday as his extended overseas vacation continued. It was good to see him smiling, laughing and having a fun time. That may change when he tries to re-enter the United States.

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti vowed to bind other sanctuary cities in a network of illegal immigration protectors Friday. It never ends. They say that America is a racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic white man's club and that it's wrong to stop immigrants from coming here to enjoy its many blessings.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stunned consumers Friday by proposing a local city-wide tax that would raise the price of cigarettes to thirteen dollars a pack. It's historic. It has taken the Democrats thirty years, but they have finally figured out a way to make crack cost-effective.

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen shocked the political world Sunday by making it into the final election in two weeks based upon her promise to deport all terrorists from the country. The terrorists are easy to spot. They're the only guys in France who would rather die than surrender.

French presidential candidate Emmanuel Mancon was reported Tuesday to have met his wife when he was a fifteen-year-old student and she was his forty-year-old teacher. They then began an affair. If elected, his fellow countryman Roman Polanski should be a shoo-in for Education Secretary.

Donald Trump's first hundred days has produced dividends for both parties. Republicans can be glad because it's resulted in tighter U.S. borders and a booming stock market. Democrats can be glad because it's made superstars out of Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy on Saturday Night Live.

Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer vowed to shut down the U.S. government over funding for the Mexican border wall. It doesn't scare Baby Boomers. Since 1976, the federal government has been shut down sixteen times, the longest period being the four years that Jimmy Carter was president.

Democrats vowed to block Trump's tax cut, saying it'll cause a huge budget deficit. Democrats now hate Russia, Democrats back states' rights over sanctuary cities, and now Democrats want a balanced budget. Trump has everyone so crazy he's turned perfectly good Democrats into Republicans.

Kim Jung Un said Tuesday he can hit the United States with a Taepo-dong missile. However, for Kim's missile to reach the U.S. would require a Taepo-dong-Two missile and so far he's only tested a Taepo-dong-One missile. Isn't it just like a megalomaniac to exaggerate the size of his dong?

Homeland Security asserted Monday that a wall with Mexico will help to block terrorists from entering the U.S. Many fear they're already here and blending into the population. In Los Angeles bookstores, the two top-selling books in Arabic are the Koran and How to Speak Spanish like a Native.

Caitlyn Jenner made the interview rounds this week with Diane Sawyer on ABC and Tucker Carlson on Fox to promote her new book, My Secret Life. In the interviews, Caitlyn said she might run for public office. However she might be the easiest candidate in history to be labeled a flip-flopper.

-- Argus Hamilton

Outrage

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Waters

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A Taste!

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AMAZING DREAM!

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FREE?

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Whose Fault?

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Where Else?

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The Connection!

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WHY?

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FITTING!

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A shit hole!

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The Primary Victim?

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Pathetic

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Not the same

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At A Campus Near YOU!

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Gun Facts

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Nice Legs?

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This isn't it

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Withholding

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The Un-liberal Push

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Bought and Paid For

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FAT CAT

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