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But we are to trust our government institutions. With this kind of crap - WHY? Jobs numbers are great, oh shoot, they were 800k lower than we said. Darn. We're lucky they acknowledged this it appears. When they consistently hide the truth from us, what are we supposed to trust. Not one thing they say. The whole FBI and Mueller Russia hoax thing comes to mind. It is a fact they lied about this being real they knew it at the time and said nothing. Even went so far as to have Mueller spend outrageous sums of money only to say it didn't happen. House needs to be cleaned. Who will do that I wonder? mspart

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4931278-trump-claims-venezuelan-gangs-aurora/ Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) and ABC News’s Martha Raddatz argued Sunday over former President Trump’s claims of Venezuelan gangs in a Colorado city. Raddatz asked Vance when he joined “This Week” if he supports Trump’s remarks about the gangs’ presence in Aurora, even after the Republican mayor said they were “grossly exaggerated” claims that have hurt the city. “Well, Martha, you just said the mayor said they were exaggerated. That means there’s gotta be some element of truth here,” Vance said. “What we’re hearing, of course, Martha, is that people are terrified by what has happened with some of these Venezuelan gangs,” Vance said Sunday. Raddatz interrupted Vance. “I’m going to stop you,” she repeated. “The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes, and the mayor said our dedicated police officers have acted on those concerns. A handful of problems.” “Martha, do you hear yourself?” Vance questioned. “Only a handful of apartment complexes in America were taken over by Venezuelan gangs and Donald Trump is the problem? And not Kamala Harris’s open border?” Vance continued, noting that Americans are “so fed up with what’s going on, and they have every right to be.” So Raddatz is saying that if only a handful of apartment complexes are taken over by illegal immigrant gangs, that this is not a problem. Let's see what she says when armed gangs of illegal aliens takes over her domicile. She probably won't be quite so understanding. Vance hit the nail on the head with this one. He eviscerated both Raddatz and Harris in one blow. One other observation, why is it that media folks think they have to argue with candidates. They are there to ask questions their readers or listeners want to hear answers to. But they have taken on the mantle of arguing with these guys. There is something wrong with that. mspart

Trump was 100% correct in his debate with NBC. No one will report that but he was in fact 100% correct. mspart

Doing town halls and other appearances. Yep, he is hiding all right. mspart

It isn't hard. DOJ survey says crime is up., FBI says crime is down with major crime centers not reporting. Apparently it takes a rocket scientist to figure out the crime is up. mspart

What is the purpose of committing to a college or university if you can easily sign with someone else? It sounds to me like committing is not the final decision, signing is. If committing actually meant something, then going after such a person would be unethical in my opinion. Also unethical is committing and then backing out in my opinion. But since it does happen and is fairly common, everyone is still in play. mspart

There was a guy in Hawaii that was found way out in a small craft like a kayak. He was lucky to be found. Yes, glad to hear all is well with WR. mspart

WR - Not sure what you are saying here. Are you complaining that FEMA is not around? I had not heard that. How is the recovery in general going? mspart

Thank goodness we only have 3 weeks left. Then all the craziness will end hopefully. mspart

You are grabbing at straws now. For your first paragraph, all cited illegalities against Trump were misdemeanors that had run the statute of limitations. But by combining them with "another crime", that made the total package of accusations felonies. Please stipulate the "another crime" Trump was charged with. Still waiting. Here are the first three allegations against Trump: https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf THE GRAND JURY OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, by this indictment, accuses the defendant of the crime of FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of Penal Law §175.10, committed as follows: The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an invoice from Michael Cohen dated February 14, 2017, marked as a record of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization. SECOND COUNT: AND THE GRAND JURY AFORESAID, by this indictment, further accuses the defendant of the crime of FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of Penal Law §175.10, committed as follows: The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, bearing voucher number 842457, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization. THIRD COUNT: AND THE GRAND JURY AFORESAID, by this indictment, further accuses the defendant of the crime of FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE FIRST DEGREE, in violation of Penal Law §175.10, committed as follows: The defendant, in the County of New York and elsewhere, on or about February 14, 2017, with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof, made and caused a false entry in the business records of an enterprise, to wit, an entry in the Detail General Ledger for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, bearing voucher number 842460, and kept and maintained by the Trump Organization. All the allegations read similarly. Have you ever considered such a vague allegation going to court? No one has. So again, review with me the allegation. What is the "another crime" specified in the indictment? Please specify? The Judge's instructions: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c033m2qdm0no He told the jury that prosecutors do not need to prove these secondary crimes, nor do jurors need to be in agreement on which specific one Mr Trump committed. They must reach a unanimous verdict on each of the 34 counts, however. This on it's face is ludicrous. Of course the prosecutors need to prove the secondary crimes, they are what make the accusations felonies. And obviously, there was no specific secondary crime because the jury could pick and choose. Jonathan Turley described this as follows: https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4691715-a-manhattan-canned-hunt-the-trump-jury-is-out-but-is-the-case-in-the-bag/ Consider just a few highlights from the curious aspects of these deliberations. First, the judge has ruled that the jury does not have to agree on what actually occurred in the case. Merchan ruled that the government had vaguely referenced three possible crimes that constitute the “unlawful means” used to influence the election: a federal election violation, the falsification of business records, and a tax violation. The jurors were told that they could split on what occurred, with four jurors accepting each of the three possible crimes in a 4-4-4 split. The court would still consider that a unanimous verdict so long as they agree that it was in furtherance of some crime. Second, the judge said that he would instruct the jury on the law but then omitted the key elements that established there was no federal campaign violation. Indeed, the blocked legal expert, Ben Smith, the former chair of the Federal Election Commission, was going to testify that this could not have been a federal election violation. Moreover, even if Trump’s legal settlement money could be viewed as a federal campaign contribution, it could not have been part of a conspiracy to influence the election since any reporting of a contribution would have had to occur after the election. Third, not only can the jury disagree as to what occurred, but one of the three crimes is so circular as to produce vertigo in the jury room. The prosecutors zapped a dead misdemeanor back into life by claiming a violation under New York’s election law 17-152. The argument is that the crime was committed to further another crime as an unlawful means to influence the election. However, that other crime can be the falsification of business records. So the jury (or some jurors, at least) could find that some documents were falsified as an unlawful means of falsifying other documents. This case will be dismissed by the appellate court. mspart

Just cut the program or don't cut the program. None of these games. what a feckless admin. mspart

Nope, he's not. mspart

1. He is not technically a convicted felon. That happens at sentencing. He has not been sentenced. Therefore he legally is not a convicted felon. 2. His court case will be thrown out as there were no specific allegations against him for anything he did wrong. The 33 allegations read similar to as follows: "He cooked the books in furtherance of some other crime." The first item was a misdemeanor not allowed to be prosecuted due the statute of limitations. And the second item is supposed to be what makes this a felony. Please point out the specific felony indicated. Right and the appellate court won't be able to either. This case will be dismissed as it should never have been brought in the first place. mspart

I don't watch NFL so I guess I'm not part of the demographic they are going for. So probably not. mspart

That is pretty amazing! mspart

Stick it to the man!! mspart

With the above, does anyone honestly think that Trump is going to jail for the NY case? Yes, the one with no specific crime alleged? Yes, the one that the judge said if you think he did one of 3 things it will count as long as all of you think he did something? Has there ever been a similar case ever in the history of the republic where misdemeanor charges were cooked to become felony charges and said charges were allowed to languish until they were past the statute of limitations because they couldn't be prosecuted? That is the one he is going to jail for? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! mspart

More proof that the DOJ is running interference for Biden and his mini me. mspart

Yes, a President should be able to do this. They used to do this all the time. mspart

That's a great cartoon!! mspart

Erudite!! mspart

Obama is very good at being condescending. mspart

Its not true is they say it is not true, even it is later proved to be true. mspart

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/11/03/violent-crime-property-data-nibrs-ucr-fbi-2022 New Data Shows Violent Crime Is Up… And Also Down. Very interesting. mspart

When Kimmel pointed it out, Walz was truly embarrassed. I saw that clip. Knucklehead is an apt descriptor. mspart