Comments on: It's Actually A Four-Person Race At Best, Mayor Pete

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 02:42:06 +0000

of course, there are some things that nobody ever thought would happen in a million years, like a president openly carrying out a foreign policy that primarily benefits russia, or calling the mainstream press the "enemy of the people," or saying he had a super swell time at the holocaust memorial, or self-dealing a government contract for an international summit. donald has done all of those things that no president before him even dreamed, and more.

but as for mexico doing what donald wants them to do, like say they'll pay for a wall, or cooperate with his plan to end asylum claims, or give in to his threats of war? yes, no way in hades still does have the same meaning.

By: Michale

Michale — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 06:07:46 +0000

JL, he could say that, but the sound of mexican laughter would echo all the way to canada Yea.. I sure Bagdadi was laughing as well, eh?? :D because there's no way in hades he'd follow through. There was also no way in hades that he could win the GOP nomination.. Or be elected POTUS... "No way in hades" doesn't have the same meaning it used to... eh??

By: Kick

Kick — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 01:31:54 +0000

JL
66

he could say that

His command of the English language is 4th grade level, and y'all think he could speak Spanish? *laughs*

but the sound of mexican laughter would echo all the way to canada because there's no way in hades he'd follow through.

That too. :)

By: Kick

Kick — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 01:18:13 +0000

Balthasar
55

Two things that you don't get medals for around here: the first is participation. The second is putting up the most posts. It's sorta like medalling in being the loudest.
1) who cares? and 2) are you done yet?

*laughs*

By: Kick

Kick — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:56:45 +0000

The haters will soon leave.. I don't think anyone cares if you leave, but thanks for letting us all know. We've gotten rid of quite a few of them as of late.. Delusional. More well follow.. Illiterate. Maybe after their gone, some of the Weigantian Founders will return.. Delusional and illiterate.

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:55:32 +0000

he could say that, but the sound of mexican laughter would echo all the way to canada because there's no way in hades he'd follow through.

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 23:31:08 +0000

As far as Mexico and the butchered Americans??

Here is what needs to happen..

President Trump needs to say the following to the Mexican President..

Señor presidente. Con el mayor respeto. Los estadounidenses han sido asesinados en suelo mexicano por ciudadanos mexicanos ... A menos que desee aceptar personalmente la responsabilidad de esas muertes estadounidenses, esto es lo que sucederá ...

Tienes 3 opciones ...

1. Puede ayudar a las fuerzas estadounidenses al anunciar que Estados Unidos y México han unido sus fuerzas. Permitirá a las fuerzas estadounidenses acceso sin restricciones a tierra, mar y aire mexicanos ... Apuntaremos y eliminaremos a los delincuentes del Cártel y sus bases de operaciones. Cuando esto se logre, permitiremos que México reclame todo el crédito de los medios por la aniquilación que infligiremos en las operaciones y ubicaciones del Cartel.

Su segunda opción es quedarse y no hacer nada. No ayude ni obstaculice las fuerzas estadounidenses. Operaremos como mejor nos parezca y, cuando las Fuerzas estadounidenses eliminen las operaciones y ubicaciones del Cartel, veremos si permitimos que Mexicot reclame crédito o no.

Es probable que su opción final sea la peor opción que pueda tomar. Puede oponerse activa y militarmente a las fuerzas estadounidenses mientras buscan derribar las operaciones y ubicaciones del cártel. Si esta es tu elección, entonces sé esto. Los Estados Unidos verán esta elección como su confesión de que usted y, por extensión, todo México acepta la plena responsabilidad de nuestros conciudadanos estadounidenses que han muerto. Si esta es su elección, habrá un estado de guerra inmediato entre Estados Unidos y México. Nuestras fuerzas estadounidenses NO HACERÁN DISTINCIÓN entre los delincuentes del cártel y la policía civil mexicana y el personal militar mexicano ...

Permítame ser perfectamente claro, señor Presidente.

Esto no es una solicitud. Esto no es una negociación.

Esta es una notificación.

Ya me he comprometido con las fuerzas estadounidenses a esta operación ... Las fuerzas aéreas, terrestres y marítimas de los Estados Unidos están en camino.

Depende de usted lo que ocurra de aquí en adelante ...

Presidente Donald J Trump
Estados Unidos de America

And to that, I bid ya'all a good night..

"Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Maidens...
Farewell and adieu you Maidens of Spain.."
-Quinn, JAWS

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 23:12:42 +0000

OK.. So.. NO FACTS...

Just Left Wingery delusion... Gotcha {wink, wink}

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:12:24 +0000

All things equal (and they seem to suggest a re-play of 2016), Biden wins because he's a man.

BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ANd your FACTS to support this???

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:11:23 +0000

But, I'll throw you a bone.

You ARE right..

Polls this far out mean squat...

Hell, when it comes to Trump polls 2 weeks before an election mean squat..

One would have thought you would have learned that painful lesson when the polls predicted a 98% chance that Hillary would be POTUS...

Again.. I am just sayin'...

By: Balthasar

Balthasar — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:10:33 +0000

I'll remind you of this next time you quote a poll and swear by it.

When did I ever swear by anything? Everything these days is understated, or overstated, false or mis-leading by some factor. Especially Iowa.

I mention the Siena poll (above) because it plays it down the middle, putting Trump in matchups against the major players in the swing states.

All things equal (and they seem to suggest a re-play of 2016), Biden wins because he's a man.

Interesting.

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:52:51 +0000

Interestingly, the numbers have barely moved since 2016. No.. What's interesting is that, 2 comments ago you said "Polls mean squat" and now yer quoting a poll as if it's gospel SOLELY because it says what you want to hear... Yunno, Parker.. You make it EMBARRASSINGLY easy to bitch-slap you down.. I'm just sayin'.....

By: Balthasar

Balthasar — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:43:23 +0000

One Year From Election, Trump Trails Biden but Leads Warren in Battlegrounds

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/upshot/trump-biden-warren-polls.html

The Times today ran a story on the latest Siena College poll, which shows Biden beating Trump in the battleground states, but other candidates come up short.

Interestingly, the numbers have barely moved since 2016.

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 18:18:44 +0000

So polls mean squat. Iowa means squat.

Sorry.

I'll remind you of this next time you quote a poll and swear by it.. :D

Another quote for the Quote Bin.. :D

By: Balthasar

Balthasar — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 18:07:43 +0000

CW: July 29, 2007, national opinion polls declared the front-runner for the Republican Presidential nomination to be one Rudolph Giuliani. In second place, seven points back, was a retired Tennessee senator and actor, Fred Thompson. In third place, another five points behind, was the eventual G.O.P. nominee, John McCain. Over on the Democratic side, on the same date, Hillary Clinton led Barack Obama by nearly thirteen points.

So polls mean squat. Iowa means squat.

Sorry.

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 18:03:34 +0000

Two things that you don't get medals for around here: the first is participation. The second is putting up the most posts. Says who?? 1) who cares? Apparently, YOU care.. You commented after all.. 2) are you done yet? When are you people going to learn! I am NEVER "done".... :D "Jeezus, when are you people going to learn! We are *NEVER* outgunned!!" -Fred Ward, OFF LIMITS :D

By: Balthasar

Balthasar — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:46:38 +0000

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:41:24 +0000

Ann and I are heartbroken for the victims of the horrific attacks in Mexico. Our prayers are with their families who have suffered such an unspeakable tragedy. The U.S. must work with Mexican officials to hold accountable those responsible for this senseless violence.
-Milquetoast Mitt Romney

Mexico has proven time and time again that THEY are not up to the task...

Since it's our OWN citizens who are at risk, it's time to take matters into our hands...

If Mexico won't or can't...

They US will and should...

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:39:26 +0000

This is the time for Mexico, with the help of the United States, to wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth. We merely await a call from your great new president!
-President Donald Trump

Word...

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:06:23 +0000

I guess no one wants to take on the big dog today, eh? :D

hehehehe Understandable, considering what a shitty hand the Democrats have.. :D

I don't think less of ya'all.. For many of ya'all, I don't think it's POSSIBLE I could think less of ya.. :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:30:38 +0000

Tenth and lastly, I like his chutzpah and pugilistic style, with its underlying theme of “Honey Badger don’t care.” It’s perfectly suited for this moment, where the overarching issue is: Who is really in charge in this republic, the voters or arrogant, unelected federal bureaucrats who think they know best and try to override the will of voters? He seems uniquely suited to take on the combined onslaught coming from many quarters.

Obviously, I don’t like or agree with everything Trump has said and done. Equally obviously, he has moral and ethical failings like many in D.C., but with a difference: he’s no hypocrite and has never pretended to be something he’s not, which can’t be said of his many critics and adversaries. But his flaws and missteps are small potatoes compared to the decades-long, monumental corruption and dishonesty of our ruling and media elite, and the contempt they have toward voters.

The most fun and illuminating part has been watching the mainstream media, academia, Hollywood, and the Democratic Party rip their tolerant masks off and show themselves for what they actually are: vicious, intolerant people who are dangerous when backed into a corner.

I’m now squarely in the camp who believes that Trump is alright, and that nothing he says or does is worse than what the ruling class and media elites do and are capable of. He is far better—or at least far less worse—than them. Truly, as someone said, the office sought the man.

From a woman, a former Democrat and an immigrant..

Such blatant honesty is refreshing..

Of course Democrats and Trump/America haters will now attack her because she has the unmitigated gall to not toe their line..

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:18:21 +0000

Seventh, he has had the greatest influence, perhaps, in transforming how we talk about needless, endless foreign military incursions. He expresses in clear, succinct terms why America’s global policeman role is getting to be untenable, as in his press conference after the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, when he stated, “But the United States taxpayer is not going to pay for the next fifty years (for endlessly staying in the region).”

One of his finer moments came when he mused movingly during a recent campaign rally about being present at Dover Air Force Base, seeing caskets return from war zones and witnessing the families’ grief. Would that we have more commander-in-chiefs caring—and publicly at that—about dead American soldiers more than gallivanting around the Middle East looking for civil wars to support endlessly.

Eighth, he has challenged China, our most important geopolitical threat, and done what hasn’t been attempted in our status quo politics so far.

Ninth, he says he’s “president of America and not president of the world,” and that American citizens have to be taken care of first before we take care of the world. What a novel idea. This should be said and practiced more often.

In a sane, common-sense world, Trump’s recent United Nations address touting these ideas would be lauded; instead they were pilloried as isolationist and dangerous. But that is the cognitively dissonant media world we live in now—what is pragmatic is framed as radical and transgressive.

Defintely..

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:05:02 +0000

Fourth, he says what he thinks, is remarkably accessible, and is probably the only president who can’t seem to resist answering questions thrown at him. In this, he demonstrates a guilelessness and, shall we say, honesty quite unlike any politician, past or present. It gets him into trouble, of course, but also gets him admirers.

His rhetorical style is, to say the least, unconventional but often effective. By talking like a real person and not trafficking in platitudes and liberal pieties, he has made it difficult for conventional politicians to do their thing.

Fifth, he is clearly a non-ideologue and pragmatic, shown in spades in the way he has refashioned the Republican Party’s orthodoxies on trade, immigration, and foreign intervention.

Sixth, his care for American voters seems genuine, especially toward the people who voted for him and show him unflagging support. He is indeed an odd president: a Manhattan billionaire who has a “blue collar sensibility” and relates to voters who’ve suffered bipartisan neglect from D.C. politicians for decades.

And may I say that his rallies are a thing to behold: all camaraderie and affection between Trump and the crowd, characterized by his playful, extemporaneous riffs, funny and sarcastic, with the underlying theme being a conspiratorial partnership against the smug, self-dealing ruling class and media elites that need to be defeated. No wonder Democratic leaders are anxious about the 2020 election—they can’t compete with Trump’s offbeat charisma.

Not to mention that he’s funny, but you need a special sensor to appreciate it, which the dour, humorless left doesn’t have anymore.

All so true and factually accurate..

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:03:33 +0000

Second, by loudly questioning everything in his unorthodox way he has made us re-examine many things: our bloated bureaucracy, some of our egoistic federal civil servants who believe they’re in charge of our republic, the much-vaunted liberal international order, our awful elites and the meritocracy that produced them. Most important, his foreign policy ideas and actions have generated a long- overdue discussion on America’s global policeman role and its unsustainable costs to our people.

Third, he loves America, and his love is genuine, palpable and almost retro. We could do with a little of that nowadays, swimming as we are in a sea of self-loathing, self-flagellation, and history-rewriting from the left. America, of course, has its flaws and sins, but it is refreshing to be reminded by our president that it still stands tall.

Obama and the Democrats spent 8 years during the Obama years telling Americans and the world how bad America was, how wrong America was in everything it did, does and will do...

It *IS* refreshing to have a President who actually loves this country...

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 14:00:23 +0000

First, he is sui generis, a singularly unique individual who has single-handedly transformed almost everything about American politics, by sheer force of his personality and ideas. Presidents dream of being transformational, and Trump has transformed politics in ways many presidents can only dream about.

He has transformed both political parties, the mainstream media, and the presidential campaigns, and moved the Overton Window on many issues. He has shown many of our institutions for what they actually are and for what we suspected them to be, and broken their brains in the process. His methods may not always be good, but the results have been okay.

The ONLY truly transformational President in the last 50 years..

Now, one can argue whether this is good or bad... But the fact that he IS transformational is beyond debate..

One only has to see the effect that President Trump has had on Weigantia to know this is true..

It went from a reality-based forum to an I HATE TRUMP forum almost overnight..

President Trump's mark on politics is undeniable...

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:53:39 +0000

Democrats like to paint the fake picture that ALL women and ALL immigrants hate President Trump..

That's Democrat Party "truth"...

Of course, as is per usual, the FACTS are completely different...

10 Reasons I Like Donald Trump, From A Female, Former-Democrat Immigrant

Donald Trump is the perfect president to counter the D.C. swamp and the foreign policy blob.

by Saritha PrabhuBy

As a voter who lives far away from the Beltway bubble, I increasingly find myself harboring an uncomfortable secret: I like Donald Trump, and think he’s the perfect president for these times.

Now, I know that’s a big no-no. In fact, I probably should keep it to myself. After all, the mainstream media has been working non-stop to make me and countless others hate the president and see him as Public Enemy No. 1.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/04/10-reasons-i-like-donald-trump-from-a-female-former-democrat-immigrant/

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:42:55 +0000

It's actually quite hilarious when ya think about it..

President Trump has a REAL, TANGIBLE, FACTUAL and DECIDEDLY PRO-AMERICA record to run on in 2020...

Democrats?? What do THEY have that they can run on?? 2 failed coups and not any legislative victory whatsoever..

And you people actually THINK that President Trump will lose!???

That's cute.. It's inspiring in a sad and pathetic sort of way to see such blind and ignorant Party slavery... :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:38:46 +0000

Funny thing, CW??

Two of the front runners you name are going to be pulled from the campaign trail, likely just as the race is heating up...

Warren and Sanders are going to have to leave the campaign trail and sit in judgement of President Trump if this faux impeachment coup goes to trial..

Casualties #2 and #3 of Dumbocrats short-term moronic, ignorant and incompetent thought processes...

How is Warren or Sanders supposed to "bring it home" when they can't even go on the campaign trail!??

BBBBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

Kiss Warren and Sanders good-bye! :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:20:57 +0000

Civil War is inevitable..

Civil War Begins When the Constitutional Order Breaks Down

The groundwork is clearly laid, and the majority of us think we are headed towards conflict, but what does history tell us?
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/civil-war-begins-when-the-constitutional-order-breaks-down/

Bring... It... On.....

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:11:09 +0000

As far as the subject of this commentary??

I'll let the Democrat response speak for me.. :D

Anxious Democratic Establishment Asks, ‘Is There Anybody Else?’

Party leaders who are fatalistic about Democrats’ chances in 2020 are musing about possible late entrants to the race. Sherrod Brown? Michelle Obama?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/us/politics/democratic-candidates-2020.html

Apparently the current crop of Dims don't past muster.. :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:05:36 +0000

‘The stakes are enormous’: is Hillary Clinton set for a White House run?

The candidate who lost to Trump is making all the right moves as some fear a primary gone too far left. It’s a tantalising notion, but most observers counsel caution – and a dose of realism

A high-profile book tour. Countless TV interviews. Political combat with a Democratic primary candidate and Donald Trump. A year before the US presidential election, it looks like a campaign and it sounds like a campaign but it isn’t a campaign. At least, not as far anyone knows.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/04/the-stakes-are-enormous-is-hillary-clinton-set-for-a-white-house-run

It's funny..

Hillary is making all the moves and musings and statements and battles that Biden did before HE threw his hat in the ring...

Hillary vs Trump Part Duex???

Would LOVE IT!!! :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:01:22 +0000

And you Democrats REEK of it..

That SHOULD read And your Democrats REEK of it..

My bust... :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:47:54 +0000

Nationals’ Kurt Suzuki criticized on social media after wearing MAGA hat

Norman Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute wrote, "Very sad. I love Kurt Suzuki as a player. But he wore a MAGA hat to the White House, so I will not cheer him. Not quite as bad for Ryan Zimmerman, but his praise for Trump is hard to take."

Zimmerman had thanked Trump for his work in keeping the country safe and presented a team jersey.

But Suzuki's endorsement was by far the most scrutinized. While Trump supporters found the display endearing, others slammed Suzuki for wearing the hat and turning the event into a political rally. Trump was even criticized over his "awkward" embrace of the slugger. The Los Angeles Times said the two shared a "titanic moment," referring to the famous picture of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet picture from "Titanic."
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nationals-kurt-suzuki-feels-wrath-of-social-media-after-wearing-maga-hat

I love seeing Democrats/Trump-America haters all mired in the stews of their own hatred, bigotry and intolerance...

Sure, Democrats are "tolerant".. They are "tolerant" of only those who toe their Party Slavery line..

Anyone else is attacked and vilified and castigated and demonized..

News flash for the morons of the Democrat Party..

THAT is intolerance.. THAT is bigotry..

And you Democrats REEK of it..

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:49:07 +0000

hehehehe :D

Well, let it not be said that I have not made a mark here in Weigantia..

That I have is undeniable.. :D

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:42:29 +0000

no pun intended

Why whatever could you mean?

my grandma drank all my pot.
- grandma's boy

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:40:22 +0000

Beto’s run always seemed like an ego trip. His family did not seem nearly as enthusiastic as he was about it, and his young son promised to “cry every day” if O’Rourke went through with it. He got into trouble for casually joking about putting the burden of parenting on his wife as he criss-crossed Texas campaigning for the Senate. But fame and power are alluring, and O’Rourke was one of dozens of politicians lured into the 2020 race by the promise of a national profile and a shot at the highest office. A slew of nondescript white men, including John Delaney, Michael Bennet, Tim Ryan, Seth Moulton, and John Hickenlooper, were delusional enough to think they might stand a chance. They might not have been that irrational, though: even in failing, they succeed in making themselves more well-known and possibly even more influential.

They’ll all go eventually, though. With no original ideas, no movements behind them, they have nothing to offer the electorate, and the electorate knows it. Beto O’Rourke should never have run for president, but he couldn’t stop himself, because some men are just convinced they’re born for it.

And some women too.. :D

This describes practically the entire Democrat candidate field.. :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:37:51 +0000

After the initial burst of publicity, Beto fizzled quickly. His poll numbers never got out of single digits, and at first he didn’t seem to know what he stood for or why he stood for it. Eventually, he hit upon a signature issue: gun control. But his provocative rhetoric—“Hell yeah, we’re going to take your AR-15”—seemed to backfire entirely, and he was accused of “hurting the cause” and even “single-handedly dooming a gun control bill.” He continued to lack a following outside of Texas, a place where he could not even win a statewide election against the Senate’s most reviled member. Perhaps the only person who ever truly thought Beto O’Rourke was likely to be president was Beto O’Rourke.

And various libtards around Weigantia.. :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:30:46 +0000

Goodbye, Beto O'Rourke. What a sad end to a pointless campaign
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/03/goodbye-beto-orourke-what-a-sad-end-to-a-pointless-campaign

About the **ONLY** thing that Beto accomplished was to give the GOP the perfect weapon to utterly decimate Democrats with.. :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:14:55 +0000

The 10 most vulnerable House members in 2020: Democrats dominate

Majority on defense after significant gains in last year’s midterms

One year out from the 2020 elections, the most vulnerable member of the House is the Oklahoma Democrat whose upset win surprised even astute politicos last fall. She is joined by a California Republican who is under indictment and numerous Democrats running in districts President Donald Trump easily won in 2016.

Republicans need a net gain of 19 seats to win control of the House, and they see their path back to the majority running through so-called Trump districts that slipped from the party’s grasp in the midterms. Whether they succeed depends on next year’s political climate and the strength of their candidates. In some districts, the GOP has worked hard to recruit more diverse challengers, especially after Democrats’ success electing women last year.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/one-year-democrats-dominate-10-vulnerable-house-members-2020

Looks like it's a sure bet that Democrats will lose the House in 2020...

GOP only needs 19 seats and twice that is available from Dumbocrats made vulnerable by their faux impeachment coup support..

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:03:59 +0000

Looks like it's going to be MICHALE DOMINATION all day today.. :D

Oh what a FRABJOUS day!! :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:53:11 +0000

When I lived in San Francisco’s fabled Bernal Heights, I was instructed to empty my car each night to discourage thieves from smashing my windows. There were some evenings I would forget after a long commute home, and I would hold my breath walking to my vehicle in the morning, always relieved to see that the windows were still intact (I detail my San Francisco trials here). If California voters are smart, perhaps San Francisco’s next generation of residents won’t have to feel terrorized by the constant barrage of petty crime.

California is a shit-hole of Democrat incompetence and outright greed...

No wonder people are leaving the US's Venezuela by the millions...

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:49:38 +0000

And more facts to show how California is going the way of Venezuela...

California’s ‘Woke’ Prop 47 Doomed Cities With Crime Rings And Theft

Since the passage of the infamous Prop 47 five years ago, then marketed by California Democrats as the “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act,” theft has increased across the state, as organized crime rings have transformed ordinary shoplifting into a lucrative and sophisticated operation. It’s likely no coincidence that San Francisco now has the highest rate of property crime of America’s twenty largest cities.

Passed in 2014, Prop 47 was allegedly designed to emphasize rehabilitation and keep non-violent offenders out of the state’s already packed prisons by reducing certain non-violent felonies to mere misdemeanors. For instance, a thief can now steal twice as much as he or she formerly could before facing a felony charge. But thieves and organized crime gangs capitalized on this loophole. In other words, Prop 47 is now a mechanism for gangs to immunize themselves from felony charges. In cities like Vacaville, CA, just outside of the state’s capital, theft has more than doubled, and police believe Prop 47 is to blame.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/01/californias-woke-prop-47-doomed-cities-with-crime-rings-and-theft/

Leave it to Democrats to frak up just about everything they touch...

:eyeroll:

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:43:16 +0000

Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg denies snubbing Trump at White House
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/stephen-strasburg-trump-white-house-world-series-washington-nationals

Once again, Democrats create their own "truth"...

The FACTS, of course, are completely different.. With Democrats, the FACTS *ALWAYS* differ from Dumbocrat "truth"... :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:37:22 +0000

In the meantime, Powell argued there was no excuse for the FBI not to immediately produce the comprehensive "redaction history, audit trail, and metadata" for the Flynn 302, which the Sentinel system should automatically maintain. "The FBI Sentinel system can retrieve any draft," Powell wrote. "Drafts are numerically serialized when placed in the system. Those numbers—apparently redacted from the 302 drafts that have been produced—would probably provide further information." The government has argued the 302 report shows that Flynn lied to Strzok and another agent concerning his communications with Russia's ambassador on two matters: a United Nations vote on Israel, as well as the Obama administration's sanctions against Russia. But, just a day before the fateful Jan. 24, 2017 Flynn White House interview, The Washington Post ran a story based on multiple U.S. intelligence sources openly stating that the FBI had wiretapped Flynn's calls with the Russian ambassador, reviewed them, and found no wrongdoing. And the handwritten notes from both Strzok and the other agent indicated they did not detect any physical signs that Flynn was lying to them, Powell observed -- frustrating agents' allegedly "pretextual" efforts to trap Flynn, who had made powerful enemies in Washington under the Obama administration, on a process crime. It was all a witch hunt.. From the word GO... And now Democrats are going to pay the price.. :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:35:34 +0000

Remember the Michael Flynn case ya'all crowed about???

Flynn attorney demands FBI search 'Sentinel' database for missing, 'manipulated' witness reports

Michael Flynn's lawyer on Monday demanded in a court filing that the FBI thoroughly search its internal "Sentinel database" and turn over "every" document in which agents described their critical January 2017 White House interview with the former national security adviser, after it emerged last month that FBI officials had apparently manipulated the so-called "302" witness report in the case weeks after the interview.

Flynn's attorney, Sidney Powell, also asserted that separate handwritten notes from the interview drafted by since-fired FBI agent Peter Strzok and another agent are plainly inconsistent with one another, as well as the final FBI 302 that underpinned Flynn's guilty plea for one count of making false statements to investigators.

Powell noted in the filing that she will file a motion seeking to have the case against Flynn thrown out because of "egregious government misconduct." Most courts agree that the Supreme Court "would find that the government has an obligation to disclose exculpatory evidence at the plea stage," Powell wrote, adding that the government had deliberately manipulated its witness reports to secure a guilty plea.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/flynn-attorneys-demand-fbi-provide-all-flynn-interview-drafts-after-evidence-surfaces-fbi-manipulated-docs

Once again, we have the CRIMINAL and TREASONOUS conduct of Obama sycophants in the FBI and elsewhere, committing crimes to force General Flynn to confess to non-existent crimes..

Once again, you Trump/America haters are going to LOSE in the courts...

But hay... The GOOD news for ya'all is that ya'all are used to all the LOSING.... :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:24:53 +0000

Troubles, what troubles? Trump basks in populist love

Lexington (United States) (AFP) - Taking the stage in a packed Kentucky arena to the strains of America's unofficial patriotic anthem, "God Bless the USA," Donald Trump didn't look like a man in trouble.

Harried by impeachment proceedings, yes. Beset by foreign policy worries, yes. Accused of everything from sexual assault to incompetent White House management, yes.

But Trump resembled a man younger than his 73 years and considerably happier than a president likely to become only the third in history tarnished by impeachment.

The ear splitting cheers from the crowd of around 20,000 in Lexington's Rupp Arena explained why.

Dressed in red "make America great again" baseball caps and carrying "Trump 2020" placards, this hardest of the hardcore Trump base was delirious even before the president took the stage.
https://news.yahoo.com/troubles-troubles-trump-basks-populist-love-020104750.html

Yep.. There ain't no waning here.. :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:21:26 +0000

Trump's pure, brazen contempt for Congress is on full display
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/opinion/article/Trump-s-pure-brazen-contempt-for-Congress-is-on-14809452.php

Why yes! Yes it is!! And THAT is why patriotic Americans love him so much!

When you people always spew ya'all's fact-less bullshit that Trump's support is "waning" or "falling" I just have to laugh my ass off..

The FACTS and the REALITY clearly prove beyond any doubt..

Trump's re-election is in the bag and likely to be a LANDSLIDE to boot!! :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:15:51 +0000

Liz,

Non-serious. I see there is little hope for this place. :(

What comes around, goes around..

The haters will soon leave.. We've gotten rid of quite a few of them as of late.. More well follow..

Maybe after their gone, some of the Weigantian Founders will return..

We have hope, eh? :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:14:04 +0000

I just hope he keeps his mouth shut - at least until after next November - about 'taking peoples' guns away' because that will have a lasting effect, indeed and not in a good way.

Oh that ship has sailed my friend..

The ads have already been written..

President Trump and the GOP are going to nail the Democrats to the wall as nothing but a bunch of gun-confiscaters and 2nd Amendment haters.. :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:12:08 +0000

Totally hero-worship and utterly non-serious

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:11:44 +0000

Oh, come on now! I could say the very same thing about a 2016 run for the presidency and how far that wagging right finger of Bernie Sanders only got him so far, even in America, but I doubt you'd describe him as a failure. What even fewer pundits fail to ever acknowledge is that a candidate doesn't have to always win in order to effect change and make a huge difference... very much like Beto's run for the Senate in Texas and the buzz he generated therein being a huge factor in helping to flip quite a number of House seats in Congress and the Lone Star State as well as a whole lot of money and time being spent by the GOP in order to defend that Texas senate seat that would have naturally been better spent somewhere/anywhere else to defend Republicans who got subsequently flipped. The GOP isn't used to having to perform very much heavy lifting at all in order to defend their positions in Texas, and thanks to Beto and the collective efforts of many other Texans, the nonvoters in Texas who used to operate under the assumption that their votes wouldn't generally make a difference are now on notice that they will. So there's that. :) "Amazing.. Everything you just said there was wrong" -Luke Skywalker Very typical Victoria comment. A whole heaping helping of bullshit with not a SINGLE fact to support her conclusions.. :D

By: Michale

Michale — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:08:44 +0000

What most of the pundits failed to ever acknowledge was that while Beto's run for Senate in Texas was impressive, in the end he lost. Yes.. Many of those here ALSO failed to acknowledge that fact as noteworthy... Several times I pointed out the fact that, for all of Beto's swooning fans here, he STILL lost.. Ya'all came back with various prostrations of "It doesn't matter!! He came close!!! In TEXAS!!!" etc etc etc... It oft times takes a bit, but eventually ya come around to admitting that I was dead on ballz accurate on just about everything.. :D I mean, these people just will never be happy with anything Warren does. Are you sensing the same pattern here that I am sensing?? :D "Hay there Kettle!! I would like ya to meet Mr Pot!!" er.... no pun intended... :D The real untold story of the race at this point is a pretty boring one, which is why the pundits haven't paid it much attention. Who wants to read a headline which states: "Things Pretty Much The Same," after all? Oh com'now.. You KNOW that the media could gin up some excitement if they wanted to.. Why are you afraid to state the FACTS and reality??? The Dumbocrats boneheaded faux impeachment coup is sucking all the media attention away from the boneheaded Dumbocrat candidates.. Once again, I must point out the sad contrast between old fun Weigantian and new HHPTDS infused Weigantia.. The hard and fast rule around here these days is "NO ONE WILL SPEAK ILL OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY" Of course, rules don't apply to me... :D But you have reached a mile-stone.. You only mentioned President Trump ONE time!!! Kewpie doll for u!!! :D "And the last one is Lord Yu" "Yu??" "Don't. Please.. Every pun, every joke.. Done to death.. Seriously" -Stargate SG-1

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 07:07:57 +0000

Pete Buttigieg doesn't - how did you put it? - rub me the wrong way.

I just understand that he isn't a serious candidate and he has lots of company in that regard.

By: ListenWhenYouHear

ListenWhenYouHear — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 06:07:08 +0000

Hey CW,

Gotta ask this, “Something about Pete Buttigieg bugs you, doesn’t it?”

It just seems like you couldn’t help but returning to making critical comments about Mayor Pete after you had reviewed his campaign and you’d moved on to other candidates. I don’t say this as a Buttigieg Backer, but as a faithful consumer of your articles. Don’t get me wrong, I like Mayor Pete — but he hasn’t impressed me as much as Warren has so far.

We all have people that rub us the wrong way, and I just kept getting that sense from you about Mayor Pete when I read this article

By: Kick

Kick — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:16:33 +0000

Elizabeth Miller
14

Non-serious.

Quite serious.

I see there is little hope for this place. :(

Well then, you can either fish, cut bait, or take this poster's advice:

Why can't people just ignore what they don't want to read here by people they don't like without always making a big issue out of it.

If you (generic you) can't do that, then you are part of the problem (general disrespect) that plagues this site.

~ Elizabeth Miller

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/09/14/ftp500/#comment-127106

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:08:01 +0000

Non-serious. I see there is little hope for this place. :(

By: Kick

Kick — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:04:23 +0000

Elizabeth Miller 9 The trouble with this blog's comments sections, generally speaking, is that so few contributors here are able to resist the bait. That makes you the "bait" in the instant scenario. Which always tends toward tedium rather than enlightenment. Tonight's "bait" has declared itself tedious and unenlightening, and it'll sure as hell get no argument from me there. :)

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:00:30 +0000

All Democrats are going to have to be a strong united force to beat Trump.

I just hope he keeps his mouth shut - at least until after next November - about 'taking peoples' guns away' because that will have a lasting effect, indeed and not in a good way.

By: Kick

Kick — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:58:27 +0000

Elizabeth Miller 7 The devolutionary American media - all parts of it - aren't capable of understanding the resiliency of a Biden presidential campaign in 2020, much less report on it. Be careful how you toss around those words "all" and "media" since people will obviously denote your hypocrisy. *laughs*

By: Kick

Kick — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:50:12 +0000

Elizabeth Miller
5

… a little Beto-sensitive, Kick? :)

Nope... I'm a Biden primary supporter and a "vote Blue no matter who" advocate. I was simply remembering how much Beto was able to help collectively flip quite a few congressional seats in Texas and change the makeup of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC, in a big way.. and hoping he'll have a lasting effect.

That Texodus wherein Republicans are retiring in large quantities in 2020 isn't happening in a vacuum, for sure. :)

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:47:35 +0000

The trouble with this blog's comments sections, generally speaking, is that so few contributors here are able to resist the bait.

Which always tends toward tedium rather than enlightenment.

By: Kick

Kick — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:37:41 +0000

Elizabeth Miller
3

Chris, of course, isn't one of them.

Well, I don't consider Chris a "pundit" at all, but I can see you went there. *laughs*

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:27:01 +0000

The devolutionary American media - all parts of it - aren't capable of understanding the resiliency of a Biden presidential campaign in 2020, much less report on it.

By: Kick

Kick — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:26:00 +0000

Elizabeth Miller
2

Chris didn't describe him as a failure.

What part of the sentiment "he lost. To Ted Cruz" was confusing at all?

I'm teasing Chris, Elizabeth, and I would wager without hesitation that he's got the presence of mind to realize that fact... so please do your very best to try not to get your knickers in a twist over it. *laughs*

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:18:57 +0000

… a little Beto-sensitive, Kick? :)

By: Kick

Kick — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:18:08 +0000

CW: Elizabeth Warren has finally rolled out her Medicare For All plan, and it's beginning to seem like she will never be able to make the Beltway crowd happy with anything she does. Before she rolled her plan out, the constant refrain from the punditocracy was: "Although we don't hold any other candidate to this standard on any other particular issue, why won't Warren admit she's going to raise taxes on Joe and Jane Sixpack?" Oh, don't sell the "Beltway crowd" short now; I believe they will definitely hold another candidate to that very same standard, and I'll give you exactly one guess as to who that candidate might be. *grin*

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:18:06 +0000

What even fewer pundits fail to ever acknowledge is that a candidate doesn't have to always win in order to effect change and make a huge difference...

Chris, of course, isn't one of them.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:14:48 +0000

Chris didn't describe him as a failure.

By: Kick

Kick — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:09:18 +0000

CW: What most of the pundits failed to ever acknowledge was that while Beto's run for Senate in Texas was impressive, in the end he lost. To Ted Cruz. So jumping on various tabletops and waving your arms around only goes so far, even in the Lone Star State. Oh, come on now! I could say the very same thing about a 2016 run for the presidency and how far that wagging right finger of Bernie Sanders only got him so far, even in America, but I doubt you'd describe him as a failure. What even fewer pundits fail to ever acknowledge is that a candidate doesn't have to always win in order to effect change and make a huge difference... very much like Beto's run for the Senate in Texas and the buzz he generated therein being a huge factor in helping to flip quite a number of House seats in Congress and the Lone Star State as well as a whole lot of money and time being spent by the GOP in order to defend that Texas senate seat that would have naturally been better spent somewhere/anywhere else to defend Republicans who got subsequently flipped. The GOP isn't used to having to perform very much heavy lifting at all in order to defend their positions in Texas, and thanks to Beto and the collective efforts of many other Texans, the nonvoters in Texas who used to operate under the assumption that their votes wouldn't generally make a difference are now on notice that they will. So there's that. :)