Saturday, July 7, 2018

Pruitt's Deadly Legacy: No Environmental Safeguards

Trump gave a 21 factory salute to Pruitt when he resigned

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When the pressure from lawmakers became too intense, Scott Pruitt, aka the Puke, had to resign. But not before he already damaged the EPA's mission to protect the public.

His successor, another industry shill, Andrew Wheeler, has fought against the EPA throughout his corrupt career of lobbying for big coal interests. Now he's in charge. 

Needless to say the assault on American's safety in the workplaces, attacks against the environment by rolling back safety regulations, and denial of climate change will continue under the new puke's reign.

By the way, did you happen to read Pruitt's resignation letter? It's enough to make someone with a strong stomach vomit.

"My desire in service to you has always been to bless you as you make important decision (uncorrected typo) for the American people."

I'll pause here for a moment so you can get the bad taste out of your mouth...

Continuing..."I believe you are serving as President today because of God's providence."

Earpppp...erp... Excuse me for a moment! I have a weak stomach and this suck-ass tribute to his master is playing billy-hell with it.

Okay.

"I believe the same providence brought me into your service. I pray as I have served you that I have blessed you and enable (another typo) to effectively lead the American people."

Inspiring wasn't it? Not only is his spelling and grammar as pathetic as Trump's, but he manages to drag God into the fray by claiming Trump is God's anointed asshole!

This coming from a man with over a dozen ethic violations, and complete disregard for the rule of law and the American public.

His resignation had to be tough on Trump who loves nothing more than a minion who willingly polishes his knob on every visit, and who sings his praises for all to hear. As we all know, our Egotist-In-Charge thrives on slavish devotion.

Time for me to walk on down the road...


Friday, July 6, 2018

Fake News Generators Defend Trump and His Russian Connections

Good Day World!

Someone is paying bloggers in India and Indonesia to write articles distancing Trump from the legal mess of a mob-linked former business associate, Felix Sater.

The authors, both online reputation management company employees, confirmed they were paid to write articles attempting to whitewash Trump's ties to Felix Sater, a Russian-born businessman who, with former Russian trade minister Tevfik Arif, collaborated with the Trump Organization on numerous real estate deals from New York to the former Soviet Union. 

The irony of these fake articles is as thick as a brick. Trump, who has spent most of his presidency attacking the press and "fake news" is being supported by fake news writers in two foreign countries.

The fake news writers manage to get articles optimized on Google search engines by using various tricks to disguise themselves. The result is these articles pop up in the oddest places.

The only thing we know for sure is whoever is paying for these fake news articles must be a Trump supporter. But who? 

There's plenty of candidates to choose from in the Trump universe. His minions will do anything to keep his corrupt ass in office.

Time for me to walk on down the road...


Thursday, July 5, 2018

Justice Catches Up To Jordan: GOP Firebrand Involved in Scandal

Good Day World!

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan and Joe Paterno have something in common; they both ignored the sexual abuse of male athletes while coaching college sports.

News reports of an investigation of sexual misconduct at Ohio State surfaced a few days ago. The time period when the abuse happened was while Jordan was an assistant wrestling coach. The team doctor then was Richard Strauss, who also held the title for 13 other sports.

Strauss was molesting male athletes for years. It was common knowledge among all the male athletes. They were afraid of speaking up, and losing their scholarships.


The investigation has been going on for more than a year after two ex-wrestlers, Mike DiSabato and Dunyasha Yetts filed formal claims (included the fact Jordan was aware of what was going on).

Ohio State University has not released any details about the claims but said more than 150 former students and witnesses have been interviewed thus far. They expect more to come forward.

Jordan's office claims it never received a request for an interview, but would be glad to arrange one with the investigative team. No date has been given as of this writing.

GOP members of Congress were stunned to hear their hero was involved in such nasty business. Right now you could gather most of the Republicans in Congress and ask them what they think about the allegations...and you'd hear a pin drop!

GOP Speaker Paul Ryan's spokesman, Doug Andres, said the university has "rightly initiated a full investigation into the matter" and the speaker "will await the findings of the inquiry." 

That's Republican code for, "Oh shit! Now what?"

The founder of the conservative Freedom Caucus and potential contender for speaker when Ryan retires, is up to his ass in a growing scandal that will only get worse.

There's already witnesses that say Jordan knew what was going on in during the eight years he served as assistant coach. Strauss was a sick joke shared by all the jocks who feared to challenge his authority during Jordan's time at the college.

I'm amused by the irony that this conservative so-called firebrand, and man who loves conspiracies (his own and others) is now being exposed as an enabler to a sex pervert.

Let's see you wrestle, and lie your way out of this one Jim-bo!

Time for me to walk on down the road...

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Chinese Tourists Going to America Get Grim Warnings

Good Day World!

I'm use to hearing about travel warnings to Mexico and other countries known for violence and unstable governments.

But, I have to admit I was shocked to read that another country put us on a tourist watch list! Chinese citizens are being told that there are "frequent" occurrences of robbery, theft, and gun violence in the USA, and to be wary.

The Chinese Embassy in Washington is also warning it's citizens that medical treatment in the U.S. is expensive, and to guard against the powers wielded by Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents.

It sounds like they're talking about a third world nation. A Banana Republic. Not America. But, it has got to this point, as relations with China continue to sour under the Trump regime's tariff policies.

I've quit saying "What's next with Donny?" because I know the answer is elusive when dealing with our demagogue in the Oval Office. Each low, is a new low. No one knows how far he'll go.

Certainly not the Chinese, who are taking advantage of Trump's isolationist policies, and assuming the mantle of the world's leader. The number one superpower with global influence. A spot America once held prior to the Trump apocalypse. 

Now the world is aligning against the U.S. which is in a declining influence stage thanks to Trump's treatment of other world leaders, and the international treaties he's backed the U.S. out of.

The fact that China is issuing warnings about going to the land of the free, is proof we're in trouble and have lost all our moral authority.

Time for me to walk on down the road... 
   





Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Trump's FART Act and the Smell of Corruption

Good Day World!

In the Trump Hopper: 
the FART Act!

The cloying smell of corruption at the White House is overpowering. 

A quick look at Donny's days in office is like touring a blue cheese factory! That stench sticks with you for a while.

Trump's rotten minions have drafted legislation that would empower Trump to ignore international trade rules set by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The idea stinks as bad as the legislation's name - and I'm not making this up - the FART Act. (It stands for United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act.)

Experts say its a waste of time because congress has to approve any move to change our current contract with the WTO. That doesn't bother Donny whose sure he's going to be declared Dictator for Life by his loyal base.

Trump's cabinet is a collection of skunks that violate every ethic rule thrown their way. The big stinker is Scott Pruitt, and possibly the most corrupt of that group. Lawmakers are losing track of the ethic violations he's made in one short year.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross fits in well with this foul-smelling group. For starters he shares business interests with Vladimir Putin's family.

Congress was under the impression old Wilbur had divested all of his holdings in Navigator (his Russian connection). He didn't. and made monkeys out of the confirmation crew that let him slide by.

Then there's Ben Carson who Trump picked to head up the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

The man who said the pyramids were for storing grain (news to historians worldwide), is being sued for suspending an Obama-era rule requiring communities to examine and address barriers to racial integration. 

He also has some bad spending habits like a $34,000 table for his office. The man has no shame.

Then we have "Mad Dog" Mike Mulvaney (Director of the Office of Management and Budget) who is temporarily heading up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Not long ago Mulvaney attacked the bureau. Now, he's turned it into a sick joke on consumers.

That's enough foulness for now. There's more examples, but I don't enough time, or space here.

Time for me to walk on down the road...

Sunday, July 1, 2018

Celebrating My Dad's 90th Birthday This Weekend

My Dad, Richard, and I, looking at some of his life memories.

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My family, and I, are celebrating my dad's 90th birthday this weekend. His name is Richard Wayne Stancliff, and he's a WWII veteran who served with the Marines.

I'm very proud of my Dad and the many things he's done for our family. It's great to know he's in good heath...and that he's as ornery as ever!

Time for me to walk on down the road...


Saturday, June 30, 2018

As The Liar Turns: Latest Episode - North Korea Chumps Trump

Good Day World!

Here's an easy question while you're drinking your coffee this morning:

What results have come from the Trump-Kim Summit on June 12th?

I know. That's easy...nothing. Nada. Not a damn thing.

At a recent rally in Minnesota, Trump bragged, "We got our great fallen heroes, their remains, in fact today already 200 have been sent back."

That was an outright lie.

Here's what happened. The U.S. military moved 100 wooden coffins to the border between North and South Korea in preparation of receiving the remains. 

None have been forthcoming. 

The Senate Appropriations Committed asked Trump's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last Wednesday what was going on? Pompeo grudgingly admitted that "We have not yet physically received them." He went on a little spiel of how it would happen, and how he felt it was coming soon. In other words, bullshit.

Remember that it was the night before that Trump claimed soldiers remains were already here in the U.S. The Senate Appropriations Committee however proved Trump was lying...again.

Talk about bullshit, his claims about a supposed diplomatic breakthrough with Kim stink to high heaven.

Guess what? North Korea has been quietly upgrading a major nuclear research facility according to satellite images from June 21st. That's just two weeks after Donny announced to the world of his diplomatic breakthrough with Pyongyang over it's nuclear weapons program.

Furthermore, a research paper published by a North Korea monitoring group also stated there was increased activity with their - North Korea's - nuclear weapons program.

The Trump Administration is trying to low key what's happening and still believes the North Koreans will come around and cooperate. That's starting to look unlikely.

Trump walked away from the summit claiming victory before the battle even began. Now that's in the early stages a pattern is already evolving...string Trump along until he's no longer useful. History supports this premise. The North Koreans are as big as liars as Trump is.

Time for me to walk on down the road...










Friday, June 29, 2018

Trump-Putin Bromance 2.0 - Rendezvous in Finland Set

Good Day World!

It's a modern day love story; the dictator and the wannabe dictator are split apart because of politics, but overcome that challenge and rendezvous in Finland for a love tryst.

On July 13th the two-star-crossed bros are supposedly holding a summit to discuss common interests. Kinda like during the 2016 election when the two lovers sought to make history by coordinating their attacks against Hillary Clinton.

Yesterday, our Liar-In-Chief tweeted, "Russia continues to say they had nothing to do with Meddling in our Election!"

The United States allies fear it will be an opportunity for Trump to take a less hawkish position with Russia on issues such as the annexation of Crimea and military exercises near the Russian border in eastern Europe.

You can't blame them for being concerned. They know the bromance between Trump-Putin spells trouble for the world.

It's not exactly Romeo and Juliette, or Tristan and Isolde, but for the Trump era this bromance is perfect. Trump has never made any bones about loving dictators. He went into training early on in life, de-winging flies and torturing small mammals.

The only thing I expect to hear about this summit is that the two make it official and get married.

Time for me to walk on down the road...



Thursday, June 28, 2018

The Payoff Is In From Trump's Tax Scam: Corpotate America Ecstatic

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No surprise. When Trump and his minions pushed through a tax bill that was supposed to raise wages and spur hiring it turned out to have the opposite effect.

There's been a record stock buyback and dividend spree, benefiting investors and company executives over workers. The Trump family also benefited from the scam, raking millions in from the effects of the tax ripoff.

FACT: Buybacks reduce the number of shares on the market, immediately increasing the value of the shares that investors already own.

FACT: Stock repurchases hit $190 billion in the first quarter for the S&P 500, according to results back from S7P Dow Jones Indices. The last time that record was set was just before the Great Recession, when companies bought up almost $172 billion of buybacks.

The American public, that is to say the majority of Americans, got stiffed by Donny's disastrous "tax reform." Corporate America meanwhile has entered into another "Gilded Age" where the wealthy reap the benefits ladled out by Trump's corrupt administration.

The Republicans point to the tax bill and claim it's a victory for Americans. But most Americans aren't seeing it that way. Perhaps because the facts challenge the rhetoric behind the bill.

Time for me to walk on down the road...

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Appointing Gorsuch Pays Off For Trump: SCOTUS Makes Shameful Decision


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The thing that concerns me most about what Trump has done thus far in his chaotic presidency, is his appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

Without Gorsuch's help, SCOTUS probably would not have given a green light to banning a religion - Islam. That's what it is. Trump's much howled for ban against Muslims has become a grim reality in America today. 

It's not going to end here. The right has taken over the Supreme Court with the addition of Gorsuch, and we can expect more partisan laws to cripple democracy, and reduce it to the cesspool levels currently in the White House.

That means even if Trump is impeached and put in prison, his evil legacy will carry on. 

When the Supremes decided to go against the Constitution (you know, that part about not discriminating against religions in the First Amendment) and sided with Trump, it was a turning point in our justice system. Compassion was shit-canned like yesterday's garbage.

From here on out, justice is no longer blind and serving all equally. The blindfold has been torn off, exposing racist decisions that subvert democracy.

In Trump's world, that's a win. For our Republic, it's a loss.   

Time for me to walk on down the road...

Trump's Lowest Grift Ever Saved for Holy Week

This is a story about how the devil's puppet, aka Donald Trump, mocked Christianity by selling a book combining the Bible, the Constitu...