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‘I believe that politicians, lawyers, busy-bodies and do-gooders are like salamis- greatly improved by hanging for a time.’ Oswald Bastable
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Valerie Plame-“It’s the Jooos”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/21/valerie-plame-wants-to-warn-you-about-the-jews/
Another Dem that’s nutty as a fruitcake
Bearing smells a rat and so do I-
https://youtu.be/XUUy-8IUzH0
Bastards. Lying, scheming, devious unprincipled bastards.
Behind Blue Eyes-
http://www.businessinsider.com/all-people-blue-eyes-have-common-ancestor-2017-9
Scientists say that all blue eyed people have a common ancestor that lived approximately 6-10,000 years ago
His name is Adam.
Half of IS families detained near Mosul are Turkish
Erdogan and Obama – two of a kind. We’ll never hear the truth on Obama supporting and arming ISIS and trying to get rid of Assad for his Qatari and MB mates.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraq-pm-half-families-detained-mosul-turkish-49898793
You know those electric light maps that show the difference in nighttime glow between North and South Korea?
That may change soon.
Fucking slimy prog bullshit propaganda:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11925543
This reminds me of a random thought I had last week. I was wondering if giving women the right to vote is the reason we have so many security/safety laws given their interest in protecting children? Of course, these laws come at the expense of freedom and liberty.
I’m positive that’s the case, Michael.
” perhaps we could borrow their progressive attitude to fix some of our problems”. Like their youth suicide rate.
And massive, infrastructure-paralyzing Chinese immigration. And high fuel and electricity prices as well as high levels of corruption and sheer incompetence in the bureaucracy.
Better not mention the disproportionate influence the maori have on policies, the race-based electoral seats, the theft of Kiwi taxpayer’s property which is being handed to maori – even though the racist maori Party garners less than .5% of the popular vote…..
Oh yeah, a fine example NZ is.
‘……..the first country in the world to allow women the right to vote, we’ve been struggling to keep (it) up.” – I’m not surprised….
This Pope is a socialist, cowardly creep. Perhaps Catholics need to take a hard look at the church they belong to.
‘Pope: Concern for ‘Cultural Identity’ Doesn’t Justify Opposition to Mass Migration’
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/22/pope-francis-says-concern-for-cultural-identity-doesnt-justify-opposition-to-mass-migration/
Any chance the pope’s being blackmailed???
At least he would have an excuse for his idiotic commie/green utterances if he was.
“Any chance the pope’s being blackmailed???”
No.
I agree.
He’s a Communist and traitor to the Good Lord.
What the Pope is doing to the Roman Church is far, far worse than what the Viking pagans did to the RCC in the 9th century A.D.
At least the Vikings were an open enemy to Christ and stand up guys in battle with Christian armies – However, the Commie Pope is a slimy little cowardly traitor who sticks a tiny – but sharp very knife – into the back of Christianity.
Oh for the old days – when heretics like him took a long walk down a short pier dressed in chains.
No,zero chance he’s being blackmailed.He was/is part of the communist long march through the institutions.In Central and South America there wasn’t a direct avenue into control via the education system like in Europe and North America.Many people simply either didn’t attend school or didn’t go far if they did.Of course the communists gained control of the education systems there were,but it wasn’t enough to do the job.So they infiltrated the Church.
Like I have said more than once,-if it’s a Catholic priest from Central or South America,odds are it’s also a marxist/communist.
Is the Pope a Catholic? I know it usually a rhetorical question but apparently there is some concern and a very muted critique of him. “A group of clergy and lay scholars from around the world have taken the very rare step of presenting Pope Francis with a formal ‘filial correction’, accusing him of propagating heresies concerning marriage, the moral life, and reception of the sacraments.”
This is the 6th time that “both clergy and laity have expressed concerns about the Pope’s teaching”. Pope Francis has refused to respond or acknowledge the initiatives.
http://m.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/group-of-clergy-and-laity-issue-filial-correction-of-pope-francis#.WccyYWWUX6a
“…Pope Francis has refused to respond or acknowledge the initiatives.”
Not a lot of humility there….
Election night, 50% of vote counted.
maori 1% 0 seats
This is utter rejection of the racist party by the voters and it has no claim to political influence.
3…2…1..0 “White Privilege!”
Not only that, but Mana got 0%. So do you think that means we won’t pay a water tax to the Maori.
Maori out-thought themselves switching party vote to Labour and are left with nothing.
Shame the Greens didn’t go the same way.
Hi Michael in Nelson, I’ll take that as a ‘no’ to having to pay a water tax to Maori.
It wouldn’t surprise me if they got it anyway. The NZ politicians haven’t got 2 vertebrae amongst the lot much less a full spine.
And that was the nature of my question. They’ll probably give something to the Maori to keep them from moaning and groaning. How else did Labour win the Maori seats? Probably by promising them the water tax or something else.
Uniparty politics in NZ:
‘..The political left of the 1970s has seen its agenda, from universal health care to free education become entrenched. Any party advocating a return to personal responsibility is unelectable, as is evidenced by the perpetual struggles faced by ACT. The electorate has completely embraced this philosophy.
National, an intellectually bankrupt outfit driven by its internal polls rather than any political purpose, has picked up on this trend and even the mild market driven reforms of the health and education systems attempted under Bolger have been eschewed by this government.
The fact that the most compelling complaint Labour has been able to land on this government is cow effluent in the river system is an indication of how comprehensively the political Left has been pushed to the fringe as their policies have been enacted.
It may be little solace to the Left on Sunday morning but they should take heart. They may not be in office; but they are in power.’
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/97152383/national-win-damien-grant-sorry-jacindarella-we-didnt-believe-in-your-fairytales
(bold mine)
“Any party advocating a return to personal responsibility is unelectable”
It’s my opinion that the odds of society in general returning to a culture based on personal responsibility are slim and none.Nothing short of a total collapse will be the impetus for the drastic changes required.
Absolutely.
“It may be little solace to the Left on Sunday morning but they should take heart. They may not be in office; but they are in power.”
Ditto America. The Dems are the minority party, but the Leftists rule the country.
“It’s my opinion that the odds of society in general returning to a culture based on personal responsibility are slim and none.Nothing short of a total collapse will be the impetus for the drastic changes required.”
Ditto America. Time for Atlas to Shrug and let the world roll off his mighty shoulders. Then we rebuild and make the world great again.
OOPS! Please Delete, Darin
Odd..The dashboard shows you have editing rights, Ronbo. Doesn’t the “delete” button work?
Done.
Daniel Greenfield:
‘Did Obama Spy on America to Protect Islamists?
Susan Rice and the White House didn’t just eavesdrop on the political opposition. There was an agenda so urgent that they were willing to pull out all the stops to protect it.
Even right down to committing what has become the ultimate crime in the White House.
It was the same agenda that dragged us into a war in Libya. The same agenda that was at the heart of the diplomatic efforts of the administration over eight years. That agenda was empowering Islamists.
The Obama edition of Watergate wasn’t committed merely for domestic political gain. It was carried out for a reason that was encompassed in his address to the United Nations after the Benghazi massacre.
“The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” …’
http://sultanknish.blogspot.co.nz/2017/09/did-obama-spy-on-america-to-protect.html
I’m sure he did. He’s MB to the core. And everything they are doing now is to distract the Trump administration from it. There must be lots of arab money washing around DC.
Billions buys a lot of corruption. And it was Saudi money that put the creep through Harvard.
Antikythera episode 5-
https://youtu.be/X5FR91ZuUsI
http://pascalfervor.blogspot.com/2017/09/obamacare-deadline-lie.html
Bottom line:
Congress and President Trump: You can pass a continuing resolution every damn 90 days forever, but you can’t pass one for Obamacare?
PULL THE OTHER ONE YOU CREEPS!
Yup,I am getting damn sick and tired of excuses,I need to see some action and fast,they could do it *IF* they wanted to,problem is they don’t.
Socialized medicine is the name of the game. Obamacare was designed to fail. Obamacare – right on schedule fails – people cannot receive medical care – they are unhappy – the government steps in and says, “Single Payer Medical System” just like Britain! – and just like Britain named, “National Health Care.” – Problem solved by government! – Joy in the land! – Seniors like me go to the free government hospital and are told, “Sorry old man! Healthcare is now rationed and you are too damn old! – The nurse hands the senior a black pill. – Take this tonight at bedtime and death is painless!”
Tennessee church shooter originally from Sudan-
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/24/tennessee-church-shooter-suspect-identified-as-25-year-old-from-sudan/
“One church member, 22-year-old Caleb Engle, confronted the shooter before being pistol whipped in the face. Engle then went to his car to retrieve a gun, which he has under a concealed carry license.”
“Engle returned to the church to confront the gunman again. The gunman shot himself in the face when the man returned, possibly by accident.”
Thank God for good men carrying guns.
His emerging profile is all too familiar
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267953/tennessee-church-killer-posted-black-nationalist-daniel-greenfield
No surprises there, then. We’re all becoming inured to it, aren’t we?
Feminism,empowerment,Glitter Titties
https://pjmedia.com/video/the-new-wtf-trend-for-concertgoers-bedazzling-breasts/
I really don’t know why the woman of today don’t just prance around in the nude, although I suspect that this is exactly what the “look at me” generation want and this is all to get past the law.
Darin,
God help you if you point out that it makes them look like prostitutes. Suddenly, you are the one objectifying women.
Dave Chapple on women sending confusing signals-
https://youtu.be/fL-1kHxsavI
Smarter Everyday-See Through Rifle Suppressors
https://youtu.be/7pOXunRYJIw
Brilliant!
But how were those baffles made??
Hi all –
At LAST, some good news from Germany! Ok, evil Merkel was always going to get back in, but for the first time, the Alternative for Germany party will be there too – they won 95 seats! 12.5 percent of the party list vote (92 seats), plus 3 constituency seats.
Would be good to have many more (and it’s still gonna be a helluva battle over there) but at least its a massively-overdue start.
I’m just staggered that there are still people who vote for Merkel, Tranquil. It beggars belief.
I agree. It really does.
It shows that socialist brainwashing completely buggers the brain.
They probably think its better to be called a Stalinist than a Nazi. Also indoctrination.
Merkel is proof a woman in the highest office of the land can screw things up as good as any man.
Baby, you have come a long way!
Yep, you got it, Ronbo…..
It is great that AfD are “right in the fight” now, as it were. Merkel is in for a BUGGER of a term this time.
The media will try to block them (as usual) but it’ll be a bit more difficult now. AfD supporters will be emboldened too – also groups like Pegida, Gen. Identitaire (I think they have a German branch) and so on.
The Genie of nationalism in the West is out of the bottle – and it may be impossible for the various oligarchies to shove the beast back inside.
IDF eye candy-
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/22/the-terrorists-dont-want-you-looking-at-these-photos-of-hot-israeli-soldiers/
Well its going to get interesting, New Zealand First has 10 bottom lines. One of those things is a repeal to the anti smacking bill. It will be interesting to see what happens. Labour introduced it, National continued it and got stricter on parents, and now NZ First has it as its bottom line.
It could be fun to watch, Warren but the reality is that very little of any import is going to change.
We will still get screwed over, political cronies will still get richer off our taxes and liberties (what’s left of them) will continue to be eroded.
Oh no! The latest Mac OS has been released.
Full of shit I’ll never use or need. More bloat, more unnecessary complication, more stuff to go wrong.
And far fewer (or no) options to run it as a simpler version. It’s no longer possible to delete those applications which aren’t needed which means we no longer own our computers within the accepted meaning of that term.
KG, this is why I have one computer that isn’t in anyway connected or dependent on the internet. I can then take the work I’ve done and put it onto another computer that uses the internet.
Yep, I do mostly the same, Warren. I have another computer running Linux but sometimes it’s a pain to switch between the two.
Yep know what you mean, so what I would do, with a computer that was connected to the internet, is I would turn off the modem, while working on things, then I would save it onto my flashdrive before turning the modem back on.
But I can’t do that anymore, because people in my apartment are relying on getting WIFI from my modem.
So I understand that its getting harder and harder to be an independent individual unit.
How oh how will the first world nation of New Zealand ever rebuild the crucial transport link through the Manawatu Gorge?.
My Grandad always told me how the Yanks offered to pay for and build a bridge up the middle of the gorge back in WW2 and NZ turned it down. Unsure on the facts of the matter but sure made for a golly good story.
If the Comunist-China offered that same deal today would New Zealand take it and become a satellite???
Who knows – that’s hard to say.
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/97258446/manawat-gorge-closures-have-you-been-affected
How have the closures affected you? What do you think needs to be done about it? Which of the alternative options do you think are the best?
We’re looking for submissions of 300 words or more so if you’re interested please click the big button to get started.
App users: email stuffnation@stuff.co.nz.
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Well here’s 300 plus for a start….
http://falfn.com/CrusaderRabbit/?p=32193#comment-96089
As for the route here’s a few more….
What about pre-built reinforced concrete semi tunnel. Truck it to the existing gorge route. Fix in place over the existing road. Push the dirt over the top.
Do-able???
Not a structural engineer so who knows????
Just brainstorming is all
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What do ya reckon fellas – Worth a firing off a shot???
We’re badly inconvenienced by the closure where we live, Jamie and I’d like to see the entire hill above the existing road bulldozed flat and the Gorge road re-opened. It’s just a damn hill after all.
Why that simplest option isn’t being considered beats me.
Anyway, they’ve had how many years to plan for this contingency and how many consultant’s reports? For them to be calling for public submissions now is a farce.
But….but…Gaia or the 3 toed sloth or something….
You can rest assured the Taniwha will have to be appeased by crossing palms with silver.
Well, yes. On both counts. The Taniwha has an inexplicable appetite for silver, doesn’t it? Usually connected to conveniently “found” ancient maori bones.
Silver has miraculous soothing properties among primitives.
Quite frankly I’m not hearing the resistance I’m used to.
Now I shall take a couple of days to compose my thoughts. If no serious objections are raised in that time then I shall proceed to take the shot.
Damm chokepoints got a stranglehold on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlwLmyaa454
Post Script: If that taniwha try cause any more trouble I’ll fuck his shit up
I’ve been seeing pictures of some of the work being done and for starters they need to quit fooling around with the tiny little excavators and haul in some big guns,something that will move some material in a respectable amount of time.I’d say nothing smaller than a Cat 6015
https://youtu.be/3bIZIH0HR6Q
Add in 4 portable crushing and screening plants @ 1000 yards per hour-
https://youtu.be/Z3q9eYO-HQ8
And some portable ground line conveyors and daisy chain them right down the existing road to remove the soil burden.
https://youtu.be/TuLzHX0KqqY
Build supply depots and work camps in the towns nearest the site on each end of the cut and you can build the local economy.
NZ needs to invest in some seriously capable machinery and the some people to run it,after all I don’t think the Earth is gonna quit shaking anytime soon.
Tell ya what,I would come and run the whole job for as long as it takes for a mere $120,000 USD/month on two conditions-I be given unlimited authority and a checkbook.
The brainstorming continues….
Right so the taniwha’s taken care of.
We got a Bossman. Tell ya what Darin, for $120,000 USD/month you’d better have the chops.
As far as your big ticket purchase items: Yes, yes, and yes on the caveat that that conveyor may possibly have to be purchased in shorter lengths – that’s a pretty long truck and trailer unit.
Your labour camps and manpower, that will be supplied courtesy of Linton Military Camp, 2nd Land Force Group.
As for the route this callsign is still leaning towards pre-built reinforced concrete semi tunnel trucked to the existing gorge route and fixed in place over the existing road with the dirt/rocks conveyor belted back over the top.
Do-able Bossman Darin???
On an as needed basis,I’m liking KG’s idea,it’s just a hill get rid of it.
If one man can do this,just what can a few hundred do with some machinery?
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-single-handedly-carved-road-mountain/
Isn’t that a beautiful story?
Built in the Roman fashion
– I like
So how long with your big gear and hard charging manpower would it take for you to chew through the gorge Bossman???
Roman style got some competition from the Swiss….
****Source****
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/97327522/manawat-gorge-where-to-from-here
“”””We don’t need to reinvent the wheel – Ian Telfar
There is no need to reinvent the wheel to fix the issue with the ongoing slips that close the gorge.
Let’s take a look at a country like Switzerland that has many roads that go through very mountainous areas.
One of the solutions they have come up with is to install the equivalent of an upside down ‘U’ made from reinforced concrete. This is placed up against the rock face and anchored into place. The gap between this unit and the rock face has drainage holes for the water to escape at the bottom. The gap is backfilled so there is no gap between it and the rock face. When more rock falls down the hillside they land on the overhead reinforced concrete structure, not on the surface of the road. Eventually a natural slope is made and as more rocks fall they will just fall down into the river below. This seems like a relatively straightforward way of stopping slips from closing the road.
Repairs are just a ‘sticking plaster’ – Geoff Win
Having to use the Saddle Hill Road and the Pahiatua Track routes when I travel for work is both frustrating and time-consuming.””””
Cont….
There it is – Forget the 13 alternate routes.
U tunnel on the existing gorge route [don’t even think about using any of that dodgy Chinese steel] or Bossman’s chewing through the mountain Roman-style.
Either way crack on and get-er-done
Post script: And should the mighty taniwha cause any trouble on this then I shall smite his head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR9sPqs8H2I
DBD has a great cartoon on the US National Anthem protests
http://www.daybydaycartoon.com
‘Tru Colors’ indeed.
Does “pinko” still retain the widely known meaning it did decades ago? I suspect that only codgers have a chance of recalling, and given that they are codgers, mighty few of them.
Kinda like so few knowing what soviet means. [insert eye-roll emoticon]
AntiFa to launch the Second U.S. Civil War on November 8, 2017 in honor of the Bolshevik (Communist) overthrow of the Provisional Government of the Russian Republic on November 8, 1917.
AntiFa is said to be training for “The Day” and collecting weapons, bombs, etc.
AntiFa is said to number 32,000 storm troopers – far too few to overthrow the USA government, but more than enough to launch a nationwide series of assassinations of police officers, fire fighters and National Guard. Also, a wave of bombing against federal buildings and so forth is planned.
The wild card is whether or not AntiFa goes it alone, or is joined by the Deep State in Washington, D.C. which could arrest Trump and seize the White House and other federal buildings.
Details:
http://ronbosoldier.blogspot.com/2017/09/antifa-sets-date-for-second-us-civil-war.html
If true, on that day we’ll see the mettle of every militia organisation and every American patriot.
If it’s true and it comes to pass it may well be the only thing that saves the Republic. Kill ’em all and let God sort the bastards out.
(I have to say, though, if the response were up to me I’d run a purely defensive campaign against antifa scum while using the unrest to go after the enablers of this treason. When politicians and their families start dying, when the Silicon Valley fascists and their families start dying, when the media enablers and propagandists and their families start dying and activist academics and their families start dying, then you’ll see the “uprising” miraculously fizzle out)
So far this crap has been without cost to the enablers and encouragers and until that changes decent people will always being in reactive (losing) mode.
Once again: GMTA (Great Minds Think Alike)
I agree, war brother KG – The Left ASSUMES they can dish out any sort of violence – and the Right will suck it up.
However, a massive insurrection that involves thousands of people, a wave of assassination of police officers, military and fire fighters – would be the “Ft. Sumter Moment” of the CW II (We are in the pre civil war mode already) – and I think Trump would react the same way Lincoln did in 1861, which would be to send in the Regulars and declare martial law due to insurrection.
Under martial law, a massive wave of arrests could be launched against those deemed traitors – and in CW I Lincoln jailed disloyal Congressmen, newspaper editors, politicians, etc. The effect of the federal government doing something like this would drive large parts of the Left into silence, as they would fear arrest. Trump could also open up GITMO to imprison high ranking American traitors. This would send a shiver of fear down the already weak spines of Leftists.
Anyhow, we see thru a glass darkly – but I’m willing to bet that when the body bags of Patriots start being filled, the general public – the silent majority – will demand the rebels be crushed, as they did in 1861.
Although I wouldn’t dignify the ratscum with the name “rebels” Ronbo.
My bad. I stand corrected, First Sergeant!
So sad.
‘Inside the garage, officers found heavy artillery shells, gas masks, rifles, bullets, military uniforms, a British flag and a Vickers machine gun……..
……..and his beloved museum was taken to a farmer’s field and blown up.’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11101639/WW1-machine-gun-found-in-mans-garage.html
“Sad” is right.
That was an appalling act of mindless, unnecessary vandalism.
Complete ignorant jack boot thuggery by the “authorities”.I would wager all of those shells were rendered inert,which isn’t that difficult to do if you know how.What a loss of a man’s life and irreplaceable history.
We Were Soldiers Deleted Scene – Back From Battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHzJfk5FmaU
It would have been easily the best scene in the movie and touching on so many levels.
The scenes that should have been deleted in that movie were the ones concerning the stinking Communist NVA and making them look like decent people!
After all, the focus was the U.S. troops – let Charlie do the propaganda b.s.
pardon me while I vomit:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/97134143/wellington-girls-college-making-te-reo-mori-compulsory-for-all-year-9-students
When do they plan to make the proper study of English compulsory?
That’d be raaaacist, Michael.
Bullshit.
‘Heath has made merchandise to raise awareness of her eating disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.’
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/97267183/the-teenagers-who-only-eat-beigecoloured-food
Make the silly bitch do some hard physical work and then see how fussy she is about what she eats……
KG, do you think this has anything to do with the imposition of a fat or sugar tax.
If so it’s high time that we had a constitution which put a limit on all the taxes they may impose, and a death penalty for anyone who violates it. Maybe I’m being too tough, but that’s the only way, or guns.
I’d love to see a proper constitution, Warren. But we just know it would become just another PC talkfest.
In today’s reality yes. But if we go back to the original US constitution, with the original 10 Amendments/bill of rights, there were only 3 taxes. Property, tariffs and domestic sales tax that’s it.
If we had kept to it, oh how things would be different, when the 14th and 16th Amendments came that was really, really bad. After the 14th got passed they put a direct tax on the people, to guarantee the civil war debt being repaid as stated in sections 1 & 4. The 16th made direct taxes permanent.
Also there is a constitution called the Czech republic constitution. It calls rights inalienable, there’s no room for trading your rights for privileges and has 10 pages worth of rights. Its an ex-socialist republic so that’s why they are strong on rights.
Well, I like the Czech model, Warren.
It depends what is included in the “rights”. Some people get a bit carried away with what are “their” rights.
Well, that’s true enough. But I doubt the Czechs would be much into – say – LBGT “rights” for example.
I’ve looked at the Czech republic constitution. It is absolutely incredible. It includes property rights, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion. All of the rights it has it about what government is not allowed to do to you. There are a few exceptions such as a living standard for the poor, and low inflation by the central bank. But it has 10 pages of rights which are in most cases a limit on government.
I know this because of the so called gold confiscation in Europe that they are proposing if you are a terrorist they can confiscate your gold. So that is why I looked at their constitution, and I can assure you they wouldn’t uneless you got a fair trial first.
So KG you do have good instincts, because rights in Czech means what the government can’t do, in most cases.
By a standard of living for the poor I mean the disabled.
Any constitution that limits what the government can do is good by me. There should also be limits on how much tax they can take and obligations on what they have to spend it such as defence of the country, maintenance of infrastructure, etc.
It should also be inshrined in the constitution that no politician should be allowed to get wealthy from being in government or use taxpayer funded bribes to get elected. They should also be compelled to face the full force of the law (and more?) for any criminal act.
‘1 Million Christians to Pray Rosary on Poland’s Border Commemorating Historical Defeat of Islam’
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/27/million-christians-pray-rosary-poland-border-commemorating-defeat-islam/
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-alabama-senate-aftermath-20170927-story.html
Clearly the Left STILL does not understand Revolution 2.0 that has been going on since 2009 – and as I said before – Trump did not create the Revolution – it was the other way around.
The same thing happened in Revolution 1.0 which had been on since 1760 in colonial America. Washington did not create this insurrection – the Revolution accepted Washington’s leadership when offered in 1775.
Washington understood this fact. In 1782 in New York state when the U.S. Army senior officers wanted Washington to become king of the United States, he turned down the offer with hardly a thought because he knew this was unacceptable to the Base who selected him as leader.
Therefore, what happened in Alabama is no mystery to 2.0 Revolutionists (or the Tea Party Revolution, take your pick) such as me – The candidate that Trump backed lost the primary election because he did not support Revolution 2.o and the Trump Base voted in mass for the dark horse candidate who was all in for the Tea Party Revolution.
I think Trump has learned his lesson during this election, as Washington discovered during Revolution 1.0 – You are the leader of the Revolution only as long as stay on the reservation.
More good news, Trump’s tax plan. First few thousand you earn, 0% tax, after that 12% tax, then 24% tax, then 35% tax and a lower tax on companies. And how will this be funded? The constitution says a state tax on domestic made goods, property tax and tariff taxes.
Other countries have tariffs on the American exporter, so why shouldn’t America have a tax on those that export to America. Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge lowered the top rate of tax from 73% to 24%, in 5 years time, but had to raise the tariff tax to achieve that, and we had the roaring 20s afterwards. Maybe it’s time for another roaring 2010’s-20’s.
Also just a note, if other countries were to say we’ll have no tariffs if you have no tariffs, Trump could simply have a National Sales tax instead of a tariff tax, and the no tariffs from other nations would help the American exporter.