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.

Trump: ‘I Got Elected’ to Build a Wall

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:55

Tuesday President Donald Trump reacted to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) deciding to pull out of a meeting with the president and Republican leadership.

ICE Arrests 42 Criminal Aliens Released by Sanctuary New York City

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:51

mmigration officers based in New York City arrested 42 criminal aliens released by sanctuary jurisdictions. Thirteen other foreign nationals were also arrested as part of a six-day targeted operation carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Winning: Donald Trump Calls Democrats’ Budget Bluff on Amnesty

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:48

President Donald Trump has called Democratic leaders’ bluff on their mumbled threats to block the 2018 budget if it did not include the unpopular ‘Dreamer’ amnesty.

Trump’s high-pressure tactics on Tuesday prompted the Democrats to quit the scheduled 3 pm high-visibility sit-down with GOP leaders at the White House, where they would have been forced to escalate their threats or else to admit their bluff to the waiting media.

BOOM! Third Quarter GDP Revised Up to 3.3%

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:32

The economy’s rate of economic growth was revised up Wednesday to the fastest pace in three years, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Gross domestic product grew at a 3.3 percent annualized rate in the July through September period, an increase from the previous estimate of three percent. The increase means economic growth was stronger in the third quarter than previously believed despite the damage done by hurricanes Harvey and Irma

The Mainstream Media’s Accused — The Rap Sheet, 16 So Far

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 14:14

To the surprise of absolutely no one, the very same mainstream media that attempted to disqualify then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012 over the phrase “binders full of women,” the very same media that grinded Republican senate candidate Todd Akin into dust over something he said, appears to be, itself, a depraved institution populated by powerful abusers and their enablers.

POLL: ROY MOORE BACK ON TOP IN ALABAMA SENATE RACE

JD Wed, 11/29/2017 - 13:59

Roy Moore has regained his footing in the Alabama special election for a seat in the U.S. Senate, according to a poll released Wednesday that showed the Republican has taken back the lead from Democrat Doug Jones.

Mr. Moore holds a 48 to 43 percent margin over Mr. Jones in a JMC Analytics and Polling survey after trailing the Democrat by a 42 to 46 percent margin earlier this month.

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