Trump: We have the votes on healthcare, but 'not for Friday'

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President Trump said Wednesday that Senate Republicans will have the votes to pass conservative healthcare reform, just not this week.

"With one Yes vote in hospital & very positive signs from Alaska and two others (McCain is out), we have the HCare Vote, but not for Friday!" Trump tweeted Wednesday morning.

More @ Washington Examiner

Militant left-wing leader arrested for allegedly inciting violence at 2016 Sacramento melee

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The prominent leader of a militant left-wing group was arrested earlier this week on charges stemming from a violent brawl last year between white nationalist groups and counter-protesters.

Yvette Felarca, 47, was taken into custody in Los Angeles on Tuesday on charges of inciting and participating in a riot, and assault likely to cause great bodily injury, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday. The charges come after an eight-month investigation.

Felarca, whose name in public records appears as Yvonne Capistrano Felarca, has been identified as the leader and spokesperson for the anti-fascist group By Any Means Necessary.

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‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle’s Widow Hammers NFL – ‘You Have Lost Me’

 

The widow of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle, Taya Kyle, published an open letter to the NFL regarding their divisive and disrespectful protests of the national anthem, saying the league had “lost” her.

Kyle led off her letter by describing all of the things that had previously made the league so great, so inspiring to many Americans or fans around the world.

“It was simple,” she wrote. “We loved you and you loved us – with all  of our races, religions, different backgrounds and politics.”

She described the love of the game as “simplicity in a crazy world,” adding that it “was pretty awesome.”

More @ The Political Insider

Record $135 billion a year for illegal immigration, average $8,075 each, $25,000 in NY

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The swelling population of illegal immigrants and their kids is costing American taxpayers $135 billion a year, the highest ever, driven by free medical care, education and a huge law enforcement bill, according to the the most authoritative report on the issue yet.

And despite claims from pro-illegal immigration advocates that the aliens pay significant off-setting taxes back to federal, state and local treasuries, the Federation for American Immigration Reform report tallied just $19 billion, making the final hit to taxpayers about $116 billion.

More @ Washington Examiner

New England Patriots Will Stand for National Anthem This Sunday

 

Last weekend, shameless New England Patriot players linked arms or took a knee to show “solidarity” during the National Anthem. This protest is now a serious epidemic for the 2017 NFL football season.

However, after tremendous fan outrage and loss of advertisers, it appears the New England Patriots just backed down.

A new report from CBS Boston states the team will help reverse this trend as every player will be standing during the National Anthem at this Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers.

Will they link arms? It’s unclear, but this is a positive development: “A new report from CBS Boston states the team will help reverse this trend as the entire team will be standing during the National Anthem during this Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers.”

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BILL O'REILLY: "The far left agents — and I think they're evil — want to destroy the Constitution. They want it all changed,"

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Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly gave an interview on 'Hannity' Tuesday night, and to little surprise, he was his same-old controversial self.

The two men were discussing how liberals unfairly use race as a "wedge issue" against Republicans when O'Reilly stated that "white privilege" is turning into "white supremacy."

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U.S. Soccer Makes It Clear: Players Will Stand For The Anthem Or Else

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As part of the privilege to represent your country, we have an expectation...'

".......if you don’t want to do that, you don’t have to accept the call up, because there are dozens and dozens of other people who would probably enjoy that honor,” 

A year ago, it seemed as though soccer might follow football with national anthem protests after Seattle Reign star Megan Rapinoe began kneeling during the playing of the anthem.

However, the U.S. Soccer Federation did something President Donald Trump has called upon the  NFL to do  — it changed the rules to nip the practice in the bud.

In February, the federation amended its rules to address its concerns.

More @ Western Journalism

Rand Paul: Trump will take executive action on healthcare after Senate failure

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., predicted Wednesday that President Trump would soon move on his own to make health insurance more affordable, after the Senate failed again this week to advance any bill to reform federal healthcare policy.

Paul said on MSNBC that he thinks Trump would move to reinterpret an existing law in order to make it easier for people to buy health insurance across state lines. That's a goal Republicans have had after since the passage of Obamacare in 2010.

"I think there's going to be big news from the White House in the next week or two, something they can do on their own," Paul said. "This is something I've been advocating for six months."

"I believe that President Trump can legalize on his own the ability of individuals to join a group or a health association across state lines and buy insurance," he added

More @ Washington Examiner

Army Investigating West Point Grad’s Pro-Communist Twitter Posts

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The U.S. Army announced Tuesday it was investigating a West Point graduate who publicly posted to social media several photos advocating communism, including several that featured him wearing his alma mater’s uniform.

West Point swiftly responded to the posts as they spread rapidly across social media, making clear the messages posted by Second Lieutenant Spenser Rapone "in no way reflect the values of the U.S. Military Academy or the U.S. Army."

"As figures of public trust, members of the military must exhibit exemplary conduct, and are prohibited from engaging in certain expressions of political speech in uniform," West Point wrote in a statement. "Second Lieutenant Rapone's chain of command is aware of his actions and is looking into the matter. The academy is prepared to assist the officer's chain of command as required."

More @ The Washington Free Beacon

Goodies From O'l Remus, Back Again

 

 Ol' Remus

North Korea's armed-up threats and other scary events have generated a wave of new preppers . 

 Enter the words "American inventors" at Google , then hit "Images". Wow. Who knew? (And/or hit Caucasian/White American Inventors!  Hilarious!)

  Graybeard Outdoors - Be skeptical of Ken Burns’ documentary: The Vietnam War (No, just ignore it. Been there, done that, forget that.)

  NY Post - The NFL is praying for a ratings turnaround ... nine of the 13 NFL windows in the season-to-date posted viewership declines

  Reality bites, Amerika - Affirmative Action is worse than officially sanctioned state-sponsored “racism.” It is also corrupt, inefficient and stupid. You cannot undo the stupid with another layer of stupid. Affirmative Action is nothing except a fraud and a lie. Grifters and Card-Sharps use it to steal money, status and honor based on drummed-up racial guilt trips. It can never work because no administrative state in world history has ever been able to change human nature. From Nebuchadnezzer on forward, every attempt at anything resembling an affirmative action program has failed.

  Show biz, Front Page - The numbers don't lie. Across the entertainment industry, viewers and fans are tuning out. It's no coincidence ratings are cratering as unhinged celebrities crank up their anti-American antics. Hollywood's revenue plunged nearly 16 percent over last year, the steepest decline in modern times. MTV's 10th annual awards show was the least-watched one in its history, the fourth year in a row that the network has seen a decline in the crown jewel of its annual calendar. Al Gore's man-made disaster scraped up less than $3.5 million in domestic receipts. The football field is now a minefield of social justice causes. Viewership at the start of the 2017 regular season was down 13 percent.

Affirmative action, American Thinker - Make no mistake: affirmative action is on the defensive now. The hysteria in response to advocacy of bourgeois values is a tell, as is Maxine Waters unintentionally revealing the nagging price affirmative action takes on the psyches of its purported beneficiaries, the entirely natural response to receiving preference in a competition. And when it is combined with admission to a campus where the “beneficiary” is unable to compete with students scoring hundreds of points higher on SATs it often results in blaming “racism” for all of one’s problems. Affirmative action was an experiment, one that has failed on the basis of 50 years of experience.

  Bomb Throwers - Mainstream political polls commit fraud, use up to 58 percent more Democrats than Republicans ... more voters support conservative ideas and policies than claimed