Conyers Hospitalized For Stress-Related Illness

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 10:06

Democratic Rep. John Conyers has reportedly been hospitalized for a stress-related illness amid a growing sexual harassment scandal.

Family spokesperson Sam Riddle said Thursday that the 88-year-old Conyers is seeking treatment at a local hospital, reports CBS Detroit.

Dow Breaks 24,000 For First Time Ever Under Trump

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 10:02

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened above 24,000 for the first time in the index’s history Thursday morning, continuing a string of thousand point gains since President Donald Trump defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

FEMALE MI CANDIDATE: VOTE FOR ME SO YOU WON’T HAVE TO SEE A PENIS

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 09:44

Dana Nessel, Democrat candidate for Michigan Attorney General as a new marketing campaign that boils down to “vote for me because I don’t have a penis.” She seems to think that’s the best way to avoid sexual harassment. In her ad, she says:

Victims Testify About Sexual Harassment in California State Capitol

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 09:01

n a show of rare bipartisan unity in the heavily deep blue State of California, Republican and Democratic legislators agreed on Tuesday that the Golden State’s system for examining sexual harassment by lawmakers is deeply flawed and needs to be changed.
Five women provided two hours of emotional testimonies before the Assembly Rules Subcommittee on Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation Prevention and Response about their own experiences with sexual harassment in the Capitol.

NFL to Contribute $100 Million to Social Justice Causes as Part of Anthem Protest Surrender

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 08:54

The NFL’s sellout to their anthem-protesting players is starting to look a lot more like a buyout. According to ESPN, the league will offer nearly $100 million to causes designed to promote “social justice change.”

In a move unlike anything seen from a major American sports league, the league will offer the money in hopes that it will end the ratings-killing protest movement begun by Colin Kaepernick in the preseason of 2016.

Amnesty Advocates Promise To ‘Blame’ GOP For Funding Immigration Enforcement

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 08:45

Amnesty advocates are trying to intimidate GOP legislators by promising to publicize Republican support for popular enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws.

McConnell Predicts Roy Moore Will Have ‘an Ethics Issue’ If Elected, Says ‘Aftermath’ Will Be Dealt With After Election

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 08:40

Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) discussed the U.S. Senate special election in Alabama scheduled for December 12 and what impact GOP hopeful Roy Moore could have if he emerges as the winner.

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill Passes Judiciary Committee

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 08:30

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after his bipartisan bill, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38), passed the House Judiciary Committee:

Trump Slams NYT As ‘Virtual Lobbyist’ For Democrats

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 08:25

President Donald Trump responded to The New York Times editorial board’s advocacy on tax reform by calling the paper “the pipe organ for the Democrat Party” in a series of tweets Thursday.

Since the Times is wrong so often, Trump said, he suggested the tax bill must be a “winner.”

EXCLUSIVE: Liberal Organizers Incentivize Protesters To Get Arrested

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 08:18

Organizers with the left-leaning group Housing Works told protesters they must “risk arrest” in order to be reimbursed for airfare to Washington, D.C., according to an internal email obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.

“We will transport, house and feed you, and deal with all legal support. Caveat: if you are far away from DC and expensive to transport, we can probably only fly you if you can risk arrest,” the internal email told supporters.

NUMBER FIVE: ARMY VETERAN ACCUSES FRANKEN OF GROPING HER DURING USO TOUR

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 08:10

An Army veteran is accusing Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of inappropriately touching her during a USO tour in 2003 while she was deployed in Kuwait.

Stephanie Kemplin told CNN that Franken cupped her breast while she was taking a photo with him.

“When he put his arm around me, he groped my right breast. He kept his hand all the way over on my breast,” Kemplin said. “I’ve never had a man put their arm around me and then cup my breast. So he was holding my breast on the side.”

SCARBOROUGH RESPONDS: TRUMP MENTALLY ILL, HAS DEMENTIA; REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE

JD Thu, 11/30/2017 - 08:05

Declaring President Trump to be mentally unfit for office and in the early stages of dementia, the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday said it is time for Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, which allows for the president to be removed from office when “he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”

Working on site

Gardener Thu, 11/30/2017 - 05:24

I created a new moderator role and tested it out. JD can edit/delete posts and also edit a user account for those having trouble logging in. He can also block a user. I made a test account and had no problem signing up but I'm going to make the Captcha simple but not so simple that a bot can get in. A bot got in today and posted junk in some other language. That's all I have time for today but will work on making things flow better every morning.

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