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Sunday, October 21, 2018

News and Interesting Stuff for October 21, 2018


Trump Taking More Questions Than Any President Ever
Every day in every event where he appears in public. Doing interviews, planned and spontaneous. Stopping to answer shouted questions from reporters.
Another campaign promise kept.
As much as President Donald Trump has ridiculed media as "the enemy of the people," rebuking "fake news," here is some real news from Newsweek showing he is a friend of the media: President Trump "is taking more questions than any president in history."
Newsweek's claim attributes the media blitz to the lack of daily press briefings by press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and cites ABC News' report President Trump "has taken nearly 300 questions from reporters in the past 11-day span alone."
"He has no fear of talking to the media," an anonymous senior administration official told ABC News. "He relishes it and he has instructed his staff he wants to do it more."
The interviews are about stumping for the White House and Republican control of Congress in the November midterms and the president wants to do even more, according to the report.

20 Key Races that Will Determine Which Party Controls the House of Representatives
Proving all elections are local.
The generic ballot advantage of Democrats in Congressional races in the midterm elections holds steady at around 7.6 percent, which is slightly above the five percent generic ballot advantage most political experts believe Democrats have needed to win a majority in the House since the gerrymandering of congressional district boundaries by Republican controlled state legislatures after the 2010 census.
As Breitbart News reported previously, only 95 of the 435 House races are considered competitive. Of the 340 House seats that are not competitive, 150 are safely Republican, while 190 are safely Democrat. Breitbart News estimates that 66 of the 95 competitive races are now likely Republican, while nine are now likely Democrat.
The 20 key remaining competitive races are now classified by Breitbart News as election day toss-ups. Nineteen of those seats are currently held by a Republican. Only one is currently held by a Democrat.
Breitbart News has a smaller list of toss-up races than the Cook Political Report, which currently lists 31 toss up races, 30 held by Republicans, and only one held by a Democrat.
As things stand 18 days before the election, 209 seats are likely Democrat, while 206 are likely Republican. In order to maintain a majority in the House of Representatives, Republicans must win 12 of these 20 key races that are the remaining toss-ups.
New York and Minnesota each have three toss-up House races, while California, Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, each have two toss-up House race

The Heller/Rosen Debate
Our local CBS affiliate turned the 6pm time slot into an hour debate between the two contenders for the Nevada senate seat.
I’ll say right up front that nothing Rosen could’ve possibly said would’ve gotten me to vote for her. She’s an out-and-out Dingy Harry Dim and has had her nose up Pelosi’s rear end since elected to the House.
I also watched the post-debate show with a panel of locals. Seems they felt Heller was too aggressive.
My response from the outset was shuddering at the continual contention by the Dim of her “bipartisan efforts.” Is she kidding? There’s nothing in the Dim playbook about being bipartisan. It’s their way or no way at all.
Do I think the debate changed any minds?
Not in the least. It all depends on turnout. Can the Dingy Harry machine get more Dms to the polls than the GOP? It’s going to be interesting to see. Early voting started today, October 20, and the results won’t take long to show which side has the biggest turnout.
My personal feelings?
Heller will win by 5 or more points. So will two or more GOP candidates. Just might turn Nevada from purple to red.

Clueless Dim Invites Castro Supporter to a Campaign Rally in Miami
Makes one wonder where these DimocRATs got their brains.
There’s a simple rule in running for Congress in Miami: don’t campaign with someone who praised Fidel Castro and fought sanctions against Venezuela’s dictatorial regime.
But Donna Shalala didn’t figure it out until it was too late.
In a district filled with Castro-hating Cuban-Americans and Venezuelan exiles, Shalala’s campaign committed an egregious gaffe — and set off a round of Democratic finger-pointing — by posting an announcement that she would hold a campaign event Wednesday with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Californian, Rep. Barbara Lee.

Illegal Caravans Encouraged by Honduras and Soros
I’ve been asking for days where the money is coming from to create, encourage, and support this invasion of our country. Now, many will say this whole article is nothing but furtherance of a conspiracy theory. But, there are too many facts and valid links to make this anything but a true and valid assertion.
It is time he United States take action against Soros and the Honduran government. I urge you to share this with everyone you know and your elected representative.
Just in time for the midterms, another "spontaneous" migration from Central America began with a bevy of allegedly oppressed and downtrodden Hondurans leading the way. Pressured by a threat from President Trump to cut aid to Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador if the caravan is not stopped, some moves by these governments have been made. Yet evidence exists that these migrations are not spontaneous, with both of the governments in question encouraging them as a political and economic safety valve and a source of foreign currency, financed in part by foreign leftists with connections to George Soros.
As Fox News's Laura Ingraham noticed in a tweet, this is not a walk in a national park, but an expensive and arduous journey:
Who is funding the migrant "caravan"? Each migrant's passage can cost as much as $7K each. Per capita income Honduras is $2.3 K.
It is doubtful that such sums came from the kiddies' college funds. Evidence of Soros funding of an earlier "spontaneous" migration have been found among the tentacles of support that flow from his Open Society group coffers:
Leftist billionaire George Soros is funding the well-organized anti-Trump migrant caravan invasion from Central America that has been hitting the United States-Mexico border in defiance of immigration enforcement.
Several major ultra-liberal foundations and corporations have supported the asylum-seeking migrant caravans, and Soros' funding has been tied to several groups that have spearheaded the "refugee" invasion coalition – also dubbed "the Soros Express."
"The caravan is organized by a group called Pueblo Sin Fronteras, [b]ut the effort is supported by the coalition CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project, which includes Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLIN), the American Immigration Council (AIC), the Refugee and Immigration Center for Education and Legal Services (RICELS) and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – thus the acronym CARA," WND reported. "At least three of the four groups are funded by George Soros' Open Society Foundation."
The hands of the Honduran government are not clean in these efforts. Among the alleged asylum-seekers parked on the U.S. border is a contingent of Hondurans, allegedly fleeing persecution, poverty, crime, and oppression. If that is the case, why is the Honduran government helping them, driving them northward under orders given to the Honduran ambassador, who is helping and escorting them?
Leaders of a caravan of Central American migrants traveling toward the United States through Mexico have repeatedly accused the Honduran government of corruption and with failing to address the poverty, crime and economic conditions forcing families to flee by the thousands.
So it shocked some observers when the Honduran ambassador joined the migrants protesting outside the Honduran embassy in Mexico City on Wednesday, and then accepted their invitation to walk 9 miles to a migrant shelter.
"I have been ordered by my government to support the Honduran migrants traveling with the caravan. There are about 200 Hondurans who we will help out with paperwork and whatever is necessary," Alden Rivera Montes, the Honduran ambassador to Mexico, told El Universal.
Ordered by my government? Why is the country whose oppression they are allegedly fleeing helping them leave? The answer is remittances, the money sent back home by so-called "migrants." Asylum is in large part a colossal scam designed to provide Latin American countries with a political and economic safety valve and a cash cow of foreign exchange. In 2017, remittances sent back to Honduras totaled $4.33 billion and make up a significant part of the Honduran economy:
Within the span of a few short decades, migrants have become an essential engine of economic support for Honduras. Remittances comprised 17 percent of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2011, according to World Bank estimates, the second largest share of any country in Latin America or the Caribbean. As such, Honduran emigrants have tremendous significance for the country's economy and for the sustenance of many otherwise impoverished communities and families.
Talk about a trade imbalance. We import alleged asylum-seekers and other illegal aliens, and they send home billions sucked out of a benevolent U.S. government and economy. We have an economy that has some 7.3 million jobs going unfilled because of a shortage of skilled workers. Judging from photos of the latest caravan, one would suggest a paucity of welders, pipefitters, electricians, and long-haul truck-drivers.
Inner-city blacks have long asked which country they get to go to to escape violence and poverty. Although President Trump is succeeding in fighting crime and increasing job opportunities in our urban areas, much remains to be done. We do not need to be importing low-wage and low-skilled competitors to American citizens to drive down poor workers' wages. Inner-city residents have long asked, where's our sanctuary?
Unlike the children of Central America, arriving en masse, the children of Chicago, facing conditions every bit as horrible, have no border to cross to seek asylum or refuge[.] ...
"Do something for our children," said one of the protesters in a video posted at the blog Rebel Pundit. "Have the same love for these young people like you got for the ones across the border, and you want to save them." ...
A woman, identified only as Elaine, explained the plight of inner-city Baltimore residents on Laura Ingraham's radio show: "My children cannot play outside. I cannot take my trash out without locking the door – it's awful. Who is going to give us anything? Where can I get asylum? Where can I get refugee status?"
Where, indeed? Perhaps this side of a border wall Democrats oppose in favor of sanctuary cities and Medicare for illegal aliens. If any of the alleged asylum-seekers want to learn a trade – how about a crash course in border wall construction? Build it, and they won't come.
Daniel John Sobieski is a freelance writer whose pieces have appeared in Investor's Business Daily, Human Events, Reason Magazine, and the Chicago Sun-Times among other publications.

Mexico to migrants: you will be deported if you don’t have documentation
As many as 4,000 migrants are believed to be heading for Mexico's southern border
Seems Mexico is beefing up its police forces on the southern border. Is this for real or just an effort to deflect anger from the north?
Seems that didn’t work too well. The mob just broke through the line.
The federal government has warned a caravan of Central American migrants traveling to the United States via Mexico that if they enter the country illegally they will be detained and deported.
In a joint statement, the secretariats of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and the Interior (Segob) said that in accordance with the law, anyone who enters Mexico “irregularly” will be “rescued” and subjected to review.
If they do not have the required documentation they will be returned to their own country.
With 1 Statement Trump Had Caravan Organizer in Custody & 3 Countries Desperately Trying to Stop Immigrants @ https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/1-statement-trump-caravan-organizer-custody-3-countries-desperately-trying-stop-immigrants/

Who was Jamal Khashoggi?
I heard a most enlightening segment from Limbaugh about this guy and who he was. I still do not understand why the media has made such a huge deal about it – unless it’s just another attempt to direct attention away from the president for the midterms.
He wasn’t an American citizen and his fame strictly came from lengthy interviews with Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan. He wrote opinion pieces.
Here are some facts about who he was:
Khashoggi was a Saudi national and lawful permanent resident of the U.S
He had some famous relatives and big connections in the Saudi elite:
He had long experience in media [not all of it that successful]
He interviewed and traveled with Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan
He was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supports Hamas: [terrorist supporter]
He was an implacable critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) [the guy who’s trying to drag Saudi Arabia and Islam out of the Dark Ages]
He was politically active:
The last is probably why he ran afoul of Saudi figures.
So, here’s my question: why the hell is American media making such a big deal about it? Why are they pressing President Trump to make a big deal about it? What does the American government have to do with something that took place in Turkey and involved the Saudis?
Figure it out for yourselves.
Jamal Khashoggi: Who's who in alleged Saudi 'hit squad' @ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45906396
Dems, Media Show Stunning Hypocrisy on Jamal Khashoggi Case @ https://www.lifezette.com/2018/10/dems-media-show-stunning-hypocrisy-on-jamal-khashoggi-case/
Example after example of why it’s such a farce
Man Linked to Khashoggi Disappearance Dies in 'Suspicious Car Accident' @ https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/khashoggi-saudi-arabian-crown-prince/2018/10/18/id/886904/

Army Units Deploying Overseas in 2019
Off to Afghanistan [a loser’s game], Kuwait, and Iraq[?].
1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division will deploy to Europe later this year, replacing 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.
The 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Combat Aviation Brigade will deploy to Europe later this year, replacing the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade.
The 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade will deploy to Afghanistan later this year, replacing the 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade.
The 1st Cavalry Division headquarters will deploy to Afghanistan in early 2019, replacing the Army National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division headquarters.
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division will deploy to Kuwait in spring 2019, replacing the Mississippi National Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team.
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division will deploy to Iraq later this year, replacing the 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

The South Tyrol question, explained
A lot of you are going to ask; “Where is that? What’s the big deal?”
Well, this is not an earth-shaking situation. It is, in fact, yet another holdover from the time when the victors of World War One remade maps of Europe and the Middle East that have brought about many of the conflicts we see today. By a world-wide scale, this is truly minor and we never hear about it because most of the conflict is words and not
bombs. [There have been bombs at times but very rarely.]
South Tyrol, known to Italians as Alto Adige, has been a bone of contention between Austria and Italy for decades. Here's what you need to know about the latest dispute.
As voters elect the province's parliament this weekend, with dual citizenship a hot-button issue during the election campaign, here are some facts about a region where many still feel a deep affinity to Austria.
Seems it all stems from the new “rightist” Austrian government aim to retain its national identity.
More of this @ https://www.thelocal.it/20181018/the-south-tyrol-question-explained and hopefully, one of our regular posters can put a local viewpoint on this.

AMLO’s security plan will deploy federal forces to 265 regions
Incoming president is adopting a model he implemented as mayor of Mexico City
While our Media is focused on illegals crossing our borders, few understand what’s going on in our southern neighbor and what its future has in store. The main even is the pending presidency of López Obrador, the ex-mayor of Mexico City. The guy who’s going to sell the presidential airplane, refuses a personal security detail, and drives his own car to work.
López Obrador said that in parts of the country with low crime rates, such as Yucatán, there would be 300 security force members for each “coordination” whereas in regions where there are high levels of homicides, kidnappings and other crime, the number would be 600.
Mexico has 31 states organized in a federation just like the USA. In fact, much of its constitution is based upon ours.
It appears AMLO is going to ignore that and send federal security forces
He explained that 70% of the new government’s strategy to bring peace to the country will be “preventative,” meaning that it will involve combating the root causes of violence through stimulating economic growth, creating jobs, providing greater education opportunities and generating well-being.
And here’s what he facing:
López Obrador will inherit record-high levels of violent crime when he is sworn in as president on December 1.
There were more than 30,000 homicides last year, according to the National Statistics Institute, and this year is on track to be even more violent.
Cartel turf wars, pipeline petroleum theft, enforced disappearance and femicides are among the security problems the new president will be faced with.
Here’s my own take on this. This guy is setting himself up to be assassinated real quick. He’s gonna make a whole lot of enemies real quick. And then, just what aid will he receive from other nations? Can he accept help from the hated Gringos? Or, will he accept help from countries such as China which are making an effort to increase their presence in Central and South America?
This is something we should be paying very close attention to.

Wine From Baja California?
Huh? Wine of the barren Sonora Desert of Baja? That makes no sense at all.
Except, being a student of Mexican history, I know the Jesuits and other Catholic missionaries brought grapes from Europe to use in their religious rites. It appears their small mission vineyards have grown somewhat.
Learn more about the Valle de Guadalupe @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_Guadalupe
But, back to the story.
Winemakers in the Valle de Guadalupe region of Baja California are betting on an innovative solution to their water shortage problem.
An Israeli company, Odis Asversa, will build an aqueduct between Tijuana and the well-known wine region to carry recycled wastewater to the area’s vineyards.
Although the company won a state government tendering process to complete the project — the first of its kind in Mexico — the winemakers will foot the US $1.5-billion bill.
An Israeli company? In Mexico?
Why not? They practically survive on such stuff in Israel. They’re also leaders in turning sea water to fresh.

The Largest Single Living Thing on Earth is Dying
40,000 trees all joined together by a single root system. One massive tree! Thought to be 8,000 years old.
Think about it.
The Pando aspen is dying due to drought and, as is so often the case, the intrusion of humans. Mankind – the most destructive agent on the face of this earth.
The forest has been failing to self-reproduce for the last 30 to 40 years, researchers say, due primarily to grazing from deer and cattle, which have been allowed to overrun the area.
“While Pando has likely existed for thousands of years – we have no method of firmly fixing its age – it is now collapsing on our watch,” Professor Paul Rogers, an ecologist at Utah State University, told the Independent.

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