The RoanokeSlant

This file is a US personal journal of commentary of examples of the Roanoke Times and Liberal Media Slant...... lbhagen@aol.com

Monday, February 29, 2016

Pravda Press Hiding Obama’s BiPolar Economy

Roanoke Times:

2-27-2016, Pg 6: Economy begins 2016 strong : GDP = 1%
Strong! Really? After seven years after the Recession Ended the Obama Economy is generating 1% growth – and that’s strong? Once again the Pravda Press busy insulting our intelligence!
The US economy is living up to Obama’s low expectations! What a sad commentary!
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/01/obama-sotu-obama-defines-success-for.html
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2-29-2016, Pg 1, 5: States reduce jobless benefits; Insurance funds depleted during recession.
No, that’s not it, would you like to guess again? The recession ended seven years ago (June 2009)! Who writes this stuff for the Pravda Media – Obama’s minions?
http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/20/news/economy/recession_over/
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Obama claims that the unemployment rate is below 5%, BUT,
there currently are 40 million American Workers that aren’t working but are surviving on taxpayer “support”. Is the Pravda Media totally brain-dead to this morbid hypocrisy that is dragging our people and our country down into a non-sustainable swamp.
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Obama now wants to increase the unemployment benefits!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/16/obama-unemployment-insurance-proposal/78887464/
Why would he want to do that with his unemployment rate under 5%?
Apparently something about the 40 million who are NOT working and there's an election this year!
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All this is just more hope and change we have come to believe in!
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Obama’s YE-2015 Economy 7-years After Recession Ended
The only thing more dismal than the economy is Obama and McAuliffe bragging about it!
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/12/obamas-ye-2015-economy-7-years-after.html

Number Of Jobless People Rise While Jobless Rate Falls
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/09/number-of-jobless-people-rise-while.html
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McAuliffe Brags About Virginia’s Dismal Economy And Immigration
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/11/mcauliffe-brags-about-virginias-dismal.html
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Obama’s “Welcome” Jobs News Is That Workers Stopped Looking For Work
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2012/04/obamas-welcome-jobs-news-is-that.html
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posted by Lars Hagen # 11:45 AM

The Parasitic TrumpBird

Cartoonist Taylor Jones captured a keen view of Trump’s invasion of the Republican Party and his gross behaviors that the Pravda Media is now successfully transferring onto the persona of the Republican Party.

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This view is based on the Cuckoo Birds that Don't Just Sneak Into Other Birds' Nests They Barge Right In, lay their eggs for others to hatch and then their chicks euthanize the host birds chicks.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cuckoos-arent-secretly-jerks-theyre-just-jerks-180951916/?no-ist
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What an insightful analogy!
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Marco Rubio: The Reasonable, Viable And Best Alternative
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/marco-rubio-reasonable-viable-and-best.html
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posted by Lars Hagen # 8:31 AM

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Marco Rubio: The Reasonable, Viable And Best Alternative

This personal Journal Post Not funded by or approved by or coordinated with any candidate, party or campaign.
Just a plain old 1st Amendment expression of free speech.

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UpDate 2-29-2016:
A weekend of insults exchanged among the three top candidates for the Republican presidential nomination was capped late Sunday when Florida Sen. Marco Rubio mocked front-runner Donald Trump before a heavily college-age crowd of around 3,000 at Roanoke College in Salem, Va.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/02/29/rubio-cruz-and-clinton-aim-attacks-at-trump-ahead-super-tuesday.html?intcmp=hpbt2
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Marco Rubio gains cheers at Roanoke College
http://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/salem/marco-rubio-gains-cheers-at-roanoke-college/article_441755f7-4fac-5bb9-802e-4525b3aeffc3.html
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Marco Rubio at Roanoke College, Salem, Sunday Night 7:30 PM Feb 28^th

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/marco-rubio-at-roanoke-college-salem_25.html
Doors open at 7:30 PM rally starts at 8:30 p.m
Roanoke College Salem Va.    Campus Map   Bast Center   #13
http://webapps.roanoke.edu/map/
Click link to RSVP and tickets (required)
This    Eventbrite page   has been created to do so.
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Repost of A Letter to the RT Editor by Va Delegate Kathy Byron:
Rubio is unique, generational leader
http://www.roanoke.com/opinion/letters/byron-rubio-is-unique-generational-leader/article_288d3321-2c7b-55ce-86d1-c1bdd31c9bda.html
Posted: Sunday, February 28, 2016 2:00 am
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On Tuesday, Virginia Republicans will head to the polls to select our party’s nominee for President. The Supreme Court vacancy should remind conservatives of the tremendous stakes in this election. That’s why I’ll be voting for Marco Rubio, a unique, generational leader with a conservative vision for our future that will grow the Republican Party and win this November.
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Marco Rubio understands that growing our economy – and small businesses – is the best way to create jobs and restore prosperity. He will undo the job-killing regulatory excesses of the Obama Administration to unleash the productivity and innovative spirit of Americans.
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Marco will repeal ObamaCare. He led the successful fight against the Obama Administration’s $2.5 billion bailout of insurance companies. He understands we need a market-driven system to make healthcare more affordable for our families, not one that bails out insurance companies.
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No candidate running for president has a better understanding of our national security challenges and opportunities than Marco Rubio. He’ll rebuild our military and restore America’s leadership on the world stage.
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Marco Rubio has said he would rather lose the election than be wrong on the issue of life. For me, that commitment is crucial. He knows the importance of family and that being a parent is the most important job any of us will ever have. And, he understands the struggles working families face because he’s experienced them.
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Marco Rubio will unite the Republican Party and our country. This Tuesday, please join me in voting for Marco Rubio for President.
DELEGATE KATHY BYRON      LYNCHBURG
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End of Delegate Byron’s LTE
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Marco Rubio at Roanoke College, Salem, Sunday Night 7:30 PM Feb 28th
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/marco-rubio-at-roanoke-college-salem_25.html
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Virginia Conventions vs. Primaries
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2014/01/virginia-conventions-vs-primaries.html
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Marco Rubio Looking Good In South Carolina
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/marco-rubio-looking-good-in-south.html
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Ted Cruz: Dirty Tricks Or Politics As Usual
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/ted-cruz-dirty-tricks-or-politics-as.html
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Trump Over The Top And Outside The Mainstream
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/07/trump-over-top-and-outside-mainstream.html
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posted by Lars Hagen # 12:40 PM

Obama Feebly Escalates New Cold War

Roanoke Times, 2-28-2016, Pg 5: The US has launched a Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Ca in a test meant to highlight nuclear power.

http://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/wire/nuke-test-the-missile-is-the-message-the-pentagon-hopes/article_780c167e-8f65-5214-8dcd-5b08f9d091ac.html
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Really? Obama launches a Cold War Nuclear Missile as a show of power?
What a pathetic empty and meaningless saber-rattling from Obama who mocked Romney for stating that Russia is our primary existential threat.
This YouTube is so instructive on Obama’s pathetic understanding of the “real world” situation.
[FLASHBACK] Obama to Romney - "You know the Cold War's been over for 20 years"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZJosrn7SPA
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One can only imagine the hostile and negative Pravda Media and DNC reaction to a Republican President launching such a missile toward “the east”.
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This action stands in stark contrast to the Iran Nuclear “Agreement”: Making Deals With The Devil
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/07/iran-nuclear-agreement-making-deals.html
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Obama’s total botching of the reality of North Korean Nuclear Missile development and testing,

North Korea

Aggressive And Dangerous – Now What?
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/north-korea-aggressive-and-dangerous.html
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All this in the perspective of: Obama’s Pathetic Response To Russia’s Cold War Revival in Europe and the Middle-East.
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/03/obamas-pathetic-response-to-russian.html
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Pg 5: Same paper, same page: US Military Leaders stating that the

nuclear warheads inventory is at “end of life” and needs to be replaced-refurbished.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/virginia/wire/nuke-chief-running-out-of-time-to-begin-updating-nukes/article_0d84463e-fa6f-5170-b813-785b494a92ad.html
But not to worry – all this fits in well with Obama’s unilateral disarmament activities over the past seven years – and besides – he’s out of here in only 10 months.
Obama: Commander of Unilateral Disarmament
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2009/09/obama-commander-of-unilateral.html
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Time for the Norwegians to award Obama another Nobel Peace Prize!
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Are You And The World Safer Now Than Seven Years Ago?
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/11/are-you-and-world-safer-now-than-seven.html
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The Audacity of Appeasement
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-audacity-of-appeasement.html
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posted by Lars Hagen # 11:46 AM

Hillary Joins Pravda Media And Obama In Disrespecting Police Officers

Clinton pays tribute to black victims – ignores officers killed in line of duty

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/02/27/clinton-pays-tribute-to-black-victims-ignores-officers-killed-in-line-duty.html?intcmp=hpbt1
“Hillary Clinton paid tribute Saturday during her primary victory rally to the mothers of black victims killed by police and civilians – while ignoring the rising number of police killed by gunfire in the line of duty this year.”
“She did not mention the rash of police fatalities. So far this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 10 officers have been shot and killed, representing a 900 percent increase in firearms-related officer deaths compared with this time last year.”
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Virginia officer killed on her first day on job, 2 other officers injured in shooting
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/28/virginia-officer-killed-on-her-first-day-on-job-2-other-officers-injured-in-shooting.html?intcmp=hpbt3
“A Virginia police officer who was on her first shift with a department was shot and killed Saturday and two other officers were wounded in a standoff stemming from a call about a domestic-related incident.”
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Pravda Press DisRespecting Our Police Again
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/pravda-press-disrespecting-our-police.html
What a very disturbing set of journalistic priorities in today’s, Feb 25, RT placing supporters of anti-police ahead of our police heros!
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Obama Disrespecting Our Police Again
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/09/obama-disrespecting-our-police-again.html
Obama: “Shooting a police officer 15 times in the back is “unacceptable” behavior!”
“Unacceptable” – that’s what you say to the waiter when you find a fly in your soup.
That’s NOT what a real President would say when someone shoots a police office in the back 15 times in-cold-blood!
On the other hand – perhaps Obama is simply emphasizing his membership in the “Black Lives Matter” Gang!
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Our Police Facing: Raging Bulls, Maniacs, Sharptonites And Vile Politicians
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2014/12/our-police-facing-raging-bulls-maniacs.html
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The “Black Lives Matter” Gang Chanting:
'Pigs in a blanket - Fry Em like bacon' chant at Minnesota Fair
http://news.yahoo.com/pigs-blanket-chant-minnesota-fair-riles-police-204845086.html
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Has the Obama administration started a war against police?
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4455528613001/has-the-obama-administration-started-a-war-against-police/?intcmp=hpvid1#sp=show-clips
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NYC Protesters Chant: 'What Do We Want? Dead Cops! When do we want them? Now!"
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/12/13/Al-Sharpton-Leads-Thousands-in-Saturday-March-on-Washington-DC
For those who just can’t believe this really happened click on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj4ARsxrZh8
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posted by Lars Hagen # 9:27 AM

Saturday, February 27, 2016

ObamaCare Continues To Degrade Our HealthCare Systems

Warnings cast doubt on ObamaCare Exchanges

http://www.roanoke.com/insurer-warnings-cast-doubt-on-aca-exchange-future/article_668995e4-5185-54ef-9c58-77678fed83b9.html

Health insurers are reporting steep losses from their business on the ObamaCare Exchanges.

Reduction in exchanges results in reduction in healthcare choices.

Medical costs have tripled to more than $181 million through first nine months of 2015 for Maine’s Community Health Options.

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/11/obamacare-costs-continue-to-rise.html

Obama’s ObamaCare commitments to the American People continue to expose the lies and incompetence upon which this misdirected policy was based. The US HealthCare system needs to be redirected either by massive fixes or by “rescind and replace”.

The deterioration is highlighted by Obamacare Enrollment Projections that have been Slashed by 8 Million

The Congressional Budget Office slashed its estimate of exchange enrollment from 21 million to 13 million by 2026 in its annual Budget and Economic Outlook that was released on Tuesday. http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/01/29/Obamacare-Enrollment-Stalls-Projections-Are-Slashed-8-Million
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GAO, HHS Inspector General reports on ObamaCare provide damning indictment of Big Government

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/25/gao-hhs-inspector-general-reports-on-obamacare-provide-damning-indictment-of-big-government/

In October 2013, after 40 months of preparation and a billion dollars of funding, the Department of Health and Human Services and subsidiary agency Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the ObamaCare exchange. It turned into a legendary disaster, enrolling only six people on the first day while the system collapsed. State exchanges didn’t do much better; Oregon’s never signed up a single consumer, for instance. At the time, the Obama administration blamed it on the technological hurdles involved, but the Inspector General at HHS found a much different problem — bureaucracies and a blizzard of warnings that went unheeded.

All this 20-20 IG-hindsight lamenting about this massive boondoggle has not resulted in an investigation into the $678 Million No-Bid ObamaCare website contract “gifted” to Michelle’s Princeton College Bud!

Move along folks, nothing to see here!

ObamaCare Dead Line Today: Tax-Fine-Penalty, Job Killer And Massive Debt!

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/01/obamacare-dead-line-today-tax-fine.html

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ObamaCare: The Train Wreck Continues Into 2015 And Beyond

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/01/obamacare-train-wreck-continues-into.html

- ObamaCare Like A Chain-Reaction Highway Wreck

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2013/07/obamacare-like-chain-reaction-highway.html

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ObamaCare: The 30% Is Broken, 70% Not Yet Built

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2013/11/obamacare-30-is-broken-70-not-yet-built.html

posted by Lars Hagen # 1:24 PM

Hillary Supporting Bad Actors – Again

Three SUNY Albany black female students accused white students of ‘hate crime’ assault on a bus.

Turns out the three were the aggressors and are now charged with crimes themselves.

University of Albany students who claimed to be victims of racist attack charged

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/26/university-albany-students-who-claimed-to-be-victims-racist-attack-charged.html?intcmp=hpbt2

Hillary jumped right on the racist bandwagon with her knee-jerk tweet that supports really bad behavior by real nasty people.

Hillary Clinton

✔ ‎@HillaryClinton There's no excuse for racism and violence on a college campus.

Hillary “Lets the Dogs Out” and Then Embraces Sharpton http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/hillary-lets-dogs-out-and-then-embraces.html
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posted by Lars Hagen # 1:16 PM

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Marco Rubio at Roanoke College, Salem, Sunday Night 7:30 PM Feb 28th

Marco Rubio to make Roanoke College appearance Sunday Night Feb 28th Salem Va.

http://www.roanoke.com/news/marco-rubio-to-attend-rally-in-roanoke-on-sunday/article_41fae1fc-3a69-5861-ad28-02b34d15bd96.html

Thank You Roanoke Times for making this public announcement.

By Amy Friedenberger amy.friedenberger@roanoke.com 981-3356

Following is a personal Blog Post
Not funded by or approved by or coordinated with any candidate, party or campaign.
Just a plain old 1st Amendment expression of free speech.
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Senator Marco Rubio will deliver remarks at a Roanoke College rally on Sunday

Feb 28^th, doors open at 7:30 PM.

The rally will be held at 8:30 p.m. with:

doors to Roanoke College's Bast Center opening at 7:30 p.m (Salem Va).

The basketball arena generally holds about 2,000 fans for sporting events.

Roanoke College Salem Va. Campus Map Bast Center #13

http://webapps.roanoke.edu/map/

According to the event page set up by Marco Rubio for President, each guest is required to RSVP.

Click link to RSVP

This Eventbrite page has been created to do so.
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Virginians will cast their ballots in a state Presidential Primary on Tuesday March 1st.

Because it’s a Regular Primary you may vote at your regular polling location, during regular voting times and managed by your county/city regular election commission.

Prior Relevant Blog Items:

Virginia Conventions vs. Primaries

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2014/01/virginia-conventions-vs-primaries.html

Marco Rubio Looking Good In South Carolina

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/marco-rubio-looking-good-in-south.html

Ted Cruz: Dirty Tricks Or Politics As Usual

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/ted-cruz-dirty-tricks-or-politics-as.html

Trump Over The Top And Outside The Mainstream

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/07/trump-over-top-and-outside-mainstream.html

posted by Lars Hagen # 2:37 PM

Pravda Press DisRespecting Our Police Again

Roanoke Times, 2-25-2016:

Pg 1, 5: BIG front-page Headline: Taxpayers feel sting of police misconduct

Back on Pg 3: Deputy killed in shootout; 2 injured. Deputy was fatally shot while trying to serve an eviction notice.

What a very disturbing set of journalistic priorities in today’s RT!

Pg 1 big headlines and major article lamenting the cost of: Progressive-Liberals, Black-Lives-Matter, Sharptonites, Obama and his minions attacks upon our police who are being killed and maimed in large numbers by animals that are being glorified and supported by those being protected by the very police they disrespect and demonize!

The RT editors should have a portion of the front page every day devoted to those officers who have been killed or wounded this year to date. Very quickly the front page will be devoted to that endeavor. A worthy and honorable commitment compared to what they are doing!

'DARK DAY': Sheriff's deputy killed, 2 deputies injured in Colorado shootout

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/24/sheriffs-deputy-killed-2-deputies-injured-in-colorado-shootout.html?intcmp=hphz09

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Obama Disrespecting Our Police Again

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/09/obama-disrespecting-our-police-again.html
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The Epitome Of Pravda Media Racial News Disparity

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-epitome-of-pravda-media-racial-news_30.html

“Feel The Love” Turns Into More Riots And Curfew In Ferguson

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2014/08/feel-love-turns-into-more-riots-and.html

posted by Lars Hagen # 12:03 PM

Pravda Press Hiding Federal Judge’s Investigation Of Hillary

Roanoke Times, 2-24-2016, AP: tiny print on page 3: Judge: Top Clinton aides “should” testify under oath about Hillary’s use of and content upon her private email server.

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“Should,” testify – no that’s not it – they “must” testify and under oath too!
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This case is driven by a Judicial Watch lawsuit that is in-addition-to the FBI investigation of both Hillary’s use of and classified materials upon her “bathroom” server.
The current count is 1730 classified documents that were on her server including several dozen top-secret level documents.
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/02/19/current-tally-at-least-1730-hillary-clinton-emails-with-classified-material/
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Federal court ruling could pave way for Clinton subpoena in email case
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/02/24/federal-court-ruling-could-pave-way-for-clinton-subpoena-in-email-case.html
A federal court ruled on Tuesday that a watchdog group could request “under oath” testimony from Hillary Clinton’s State Department aides in connection with her private email server, a decision that could eventually lead to a subpoena for Hillary Clinton.
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Can one imagine the BIG front-page exhaustive coverage of this story IF it were focused on a Republican running for President?
Has there ever been such a directed media cover-up as this one? I think not!
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Will Hillary’s Emails Lead To White House Or Big House?
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/01/will-hillarys-emails-lead-to-white.html
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Hillary Double Flushes Her Toilet Server
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/08/hillary-double-flushes-her-toilet-server.html
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Obama, The Chief Law Enforcement Officer Of The US, Clears Hillary
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/10/obama-chief-law-enforcement-officer-of.html
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posted by Lars Hagen # 11:35 AM

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Bernie's Redistribution Of Free Stuff

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The UnDemocratic Democrat Party
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-undemocratic-democrat-party.html
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Bernie’s Victory Speech = The Communist Manifesto
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/bernies-victory-speech-communist.html
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Bernie Courts Al ‘Twana Brawley’ Sharpton – How Sad Is That?
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2016/02/bernie-courts-al-twana-brawley-sharpton.html
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posted by Lars Hagen # 1:12 PM

Obama’s Homeowner And Business Storm Water Boondoggle

Boondoggle: work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value.

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Some appropriate background:
Rain Water run-off management has been part of civil engineering projects for many years. Along our major highways and significant black-topped projects one can see “impoundments with stand-pipes” built to accumulate high fast run-off and then release it at a slow managed rate into the downstream water-courses; Bass Masters calls this “catch and release”.
Then along comes Spider-Obama and down your waterspout he and his EPA emerge.
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The Obama-EPA Rain Water Boondoggle
Across the Country, including Virginia, we have embarked on the mission of collecting and processing rainwater runoff.
The water from every building downspout, every driveway, every street drain, every parking lot, and every airport runway is to be “captured and then treated somehow” to the pleasure of the Obama-EPA wizards who couldn’t even manage the Flint lead-water problem.
Apparently city and state highways are exempt! Another example of “the government” exempting itself while slamming homeowners and businesses.
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-obama-epa-rain-water-boondoggle.html
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What are the detailed plans to “catch and treat” all this surface water? What have these bureaucrats done with the money collected so far and what were the significant results. Have these wizards not seen the Roanoke River after some rain?
Roanoke’s Pretty River Banks Just Don’t Hold Water – so much for their $65 Million dollars so called “flood control” project.
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/09/roanokes-pretty-river-banks-just-dont.html
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For today’s next chapter in this Obama-EPA Boondoggle:
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Roanoke Times, 2-24-2016, Pg 1, 4:
Pg 1 Headline: Railroads: Storm water fees a ‘growing nemesis’. Appending amendment (to Va legislation) could exempt them (railroads) from payments that advocates (Obama) said are necessary to clean up polluted watersheds.
Picture caption: Norfolk Southern’s 800 acres is the biggest “customer” of Roanoke’s 2-year old storm water “utility”.
Pg 4 Headline: NS argues if roads are exempt, rail-beds should be too.
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Calling the “targets” of this Government Extortion “customers” is beyond the pale!
At what point are we going to return to reasonable and prudent government actions that make meaningful improvements to our People’s Quality of Life?
How about starting with establishing a private business environment that generates 40 Million New Jobs!
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posted by Lars Hagen # 1:04 PM