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The Great Blizzards of Our Lives

When the weathermen warn us of a blizzard to come, the women rush to the grocery store, and dad’s, all over, head outside to clear drains, gutters, and check the roof. Children however, line up their mittens, multiple sets of socks, grease sleds, and dream of the snow to come.
My dad was promoted and took a job in Chicago. We had just settled into the ‘burbs when the Blizzard of ’67 hit. I was only about 5yrs old and The Great Blizzard is one of my first memories.
Historical news reports claim we received 23 inches of snow but the wind blew 50mph, creating 15′ drifts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Chicago_blizzard
One of those monster drifts landed, as if by God’s hand, PERFECTLY, in front of our garage. I couldn’t believe my luck.
It was AWESOME sight through the eyes of a 3′ tall child.
We lived in a valley, and our house was high in the valley, with a long driveway.
We had a rose trellis on the side of the garage, and we figured out we could climb the rose trellis, pass up our sleds, and sled……. off the roof of the garage, all the way down the driveway.
It was like having my own roller coaster. Because I was the lucky kid who had the garage, God’s snowdrift, and the driveway, all the kids in the neighborhood ended up at our house. What a joyful day it was! Children don’t remember the cold. I do remember my mom made the biggest pot of tomato soup I had ever seen. There must have been 20 kids in the kitchen that day.
Of course, when we speak of snowstorms, husband lived through the Blizzard of ’78.
Husband is an EXPERT on the Blizzard of ’78 (according to him), and he regales me with odd stories of those 3-5 days at various points during our married life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States_blizzard_of_1978
He was a senior in college at The College of The Holy Cross. Husband was Captain of the track team and they had a meet at Madison Square Garden. They knew the snow was coming so the team hurried back to campus, landing at a local pub. The pub was open when the snow started. Yet, by the time they left, there was 3’ of snow on the ground and they had to ‘skitch’ home.
There was no school for 4 days. Governor Dukakis was in his bunker ‘managing’ the crisis in what would be his first failure. Guys from husband’s dorm took a toboggan to a local brewery, loaded up kegs, and sold beer by the glass. Husband claims they made $1000 – net. Cars were abandoned and the boys dug out families homes and stranded motorists. Over 100 people died across New England during the Blizzard. Neighbors helping neighbors was urgent.
Closer to the coastline, in Hull, where we would buy a summer cottage a generation later, the center of the storm hit. Sustained winds hit 86mph and gusts to 111mph. Hull was cut off for 2 weeks. Hull forms a peninsula into Boston Harbor and is positively spectacular in the summertime. Yet, this winter “The Gut” was completely washed through by powerful waves. The hill at the end of what would be our street took the brunt of the storm as homes slid into the sea. My neighbor in Hull was a retired Greek opera singer and she kept a ‘food pantry’ stocked with delights. As she said, “Because you never know when another Blizzard will hit.” Those New Englanders are a staunch lot.
But nothing in our family’s collective history tops the Blizzard of ’42, which hit northern Illinois during wartime. I have a feeling, with the passage of time, our family story grew, just a little bit. According to Illinois historical timeline, the storm was the third worst in Illinois history, dumping 2′ of snow, 20′ drifts, and closing down Chicago. https://www2.illinois.gov/dnrhistoric/Research/Pages/Timeline.aspx
Our family lived about 160miles west, on the banks of the Mississippi River, The Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, where it was worse (according to them). Hospitals and restaurants had to be dug out. Supplies were scarce because of the war. Neighbors who never spoke broke bread together to get through the storm.
The kids, however, never change. From 1942, to 1967, to 1978, and beyond, children love the snow. A blizzard presents a unique opportunity in the mind of a child. We can build igloos and pretend we are Eskimos. We can sled further, faster, and fly through the air. AND we can build Titans for snowmen.
Here’s a pic from the Blizzard of 1942.
snowstorm
The woman on the right in my grandmother. The little kid on the left, who built the Titan snowman (with help) is my dad. So, when the snow piles up this weekend, make a pot of tomato soup, drink a beer for some honorable college students, enjoy God’s snowdrifts, and revel at the beauty of it all. It will be gone, far too soon.
 

Silent Scream, the Genocide of the Unborn

In 1962, Rachael Carson published a book, “Silent Spring,” – which was basically a treatise, where Ms Carson contended that the entire ecosystem was adversely affected by the indiscriminate use of pesticides, particularly, DDT. Using “Silent Spring” as a metaphor, her premise was that the adverse environmental effects were so catastrophic that conceivably, some day, spring, when new life begins, would be silent.
It’s likely that few people don’t know the volcanic impact that book had on the social-environmental movement of the 1960’s – but the result was explosive – leading to the banning of DDT, and restricted use of pesticides and chemicals in general. This post isn’t, of course, to debate DDT, but it is to speak of another Silent Spring.
The Silent Spring of the unborn. The cries of babies we’ll never hear.
On Jan. 22, 1973, eleven years, and four months after the world began to worry about Nature’s creatures, the Supreme Court (Jan 22, 1973) issued their decision in “favor” of Roe, from Jane Roe v Henry Wade (Dallas District Attorney). America was now allowed to kill its unborn children.

The Court ruled 7–2 that a right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment extended to a woman’s decision to have an abortion, but that this right must be balanced against the state’s interests in regulating abortions: protecting women’s health and protecting the potentiality of human life.[2] Arguing that these state interests became stronger over the course of a pregnancy, the Court resolved this balancing test by tying state regulation of abortion to the third trimester of pregnancy.

The original Roe v Wade ruling has since been expanded by subsequent court rulings which solidified women’s rights to privacy, and a woman’s “right” to abort – even through the third trimester.
It appears that the Supreme Court no longer has a vested interest in “protecting the potentiality of human life,” or even the needs of the State (survival of society).
We’ve watched for decades failed measure after measure, in the hallowed halls of Congress, defeat of any ability to restrain and pull back the so-called “Safe, legal and rare” mantra the Lefties shouted with glee that dark day in 1973. Safe, legal and rare has turned into 46 years of almost unfettered abortions. Worldwide, abortion was the leading cause of death in 2018, 42 million murdered infants.
In 2012, when I wrote this article: “King Herod, Obama and the Genocide of the Unborn” – the number of aborted American babies was 50 million. Today, 6 1/2 years later, the number stands at 61 million. Go to the counter, and watch it change in real time. It should shock you.
http://www.numberofabortions.com/
Every uptick of those counters represents an innocent life destroyed, a silent scream not heard.
Mother depressed, mother/father not ready, parents want a boy, not a girl, parents don’t want a Down’s syndrome baby – these are the people who demand, and the current law says they’re entitled, to get an abortion. Essentially, it is the mindset of those of the Left who believe in killing those who are unacceptable in their eyes, imperfect or inconvenient. Yet, the Left constantly tries to keep hidden the truth about the murders of the unborn, doing everything they can to keep the pictures and the stories out of the public’s view. If abortion was a good thing, a clean act and not a horrific one, then they wouldn’t have to hide the stories or prevent the pictures from being shown. They wouldn’t lie in court and say the videos were “doctored.” Only evil deeds have to be kept hidden and in darkness.
How evil is the practice of abortion? Well, evil enough that pro-abortionists fight against showing expectant mothers ultrasounds of their babies. It means they fear that a woman might understand that she holds a precious life within her, and an abortion will END that life. Right now, the state of Virginia has a Democrat, a woman, trying to end required ultrasounds before abortions. What are the pro-abortionists afraid of? That someone might see the image of their baby and decide to choose life? Why are the Democrats so intent on killing children?


Have you seen the movie, “Gosnell, The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer”? He killed thousands of babies, and was ultimately convicted for killing several after they were born alive. He was also convicted on a manslaughter charge; a woman died after an abortion. Gosnell’s story is considered horrific, for those who know about it. But the media hid as much of it as they could. In fact, Gosnell was actually found out because he was being investigated for illicit drug trafficking.
What’s incredible to me, and should be to anyone who has an ounce of humanity in them, is how rabid the pro-abortionists are. That term, “pro-choice” – let’s not let them get away with fancy phrases – that’s a conscience soother, an absolution from the State for murder of an innocent. These rabid abortion supporters literally spew hate, and foam at the mouth when they see babies, or anyone trying to save the life of the unborn. Else why would they do this:


This past week, Democrats blocked a bill that would have defunded Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood’s name is a misnomer. Planning means preparing in advance, and making mature choices. It is not supposed to mean the local factory where you stop by and get an abortion because a baby might be a “mistake” as former President Barack Obama said.
In previous Congresses, efforts were made to pass a fetal pain bill, recognizing that infants can certainly feel pain by 20 weeks, though we actually know they can feel pain much earlier – 10 weeks. Why didn’t it pass? The pro-abortionists in the Senate filibustered it. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has reintroduced the bill this legislative session. President Trump addressed late-term abortions in his message to the Annual Right to Life Gathering. These were his words from 2018:
“For example, in the United States, it’s one of only seven countries to allow elective late-term abortions, along with China, North Korea, and others.”


This great country, founded upon the ideals of freedom and liberty, the right to life, the right to pursue a good and righteous life as our Founders intended… this great nation has the blood of millions upon its hands – the blood of the innocent, the blood of the unborn, the blood of future generations who will never have the chance for life – or experience the same gifts our Founding Fathers bequeathed to us, under the guidance of the Great Creator – that’s a stain tainting the soul of this Nation.
Per the National Review article, there is a quote:
‘You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.” These words were spoken by English politician William Wilberforce on the floor of the House of Commons in 1791, as he argued for the abolition of the slave trade.”
As regards the genocide of our unborn, some may choose to look away, but you can never say you did not know about the Holocaust of the Innocents. The screams of the unborn cry out to be heard.
Picture credit: Omega-level.net
4-D Scan of a fetus yawning in the womb.

Dear MAGA: 20190119 Open Thread

Welcome! Come on inside and get comfy.
This special Cozy Q Tree Saturday open thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA world.
Say what you want, comment on what other people said, comment on people’s comments. Keep it civil. Treehouse rules, but expect lots of QAnon.
Remember – your greatest gift to President Trump is FIVE WORDS:

I AM PRAYING FOR YOU.

See the January 1st daily thread for the rules of the road, which are few but important.
Wheatie’s Rules:

  1. No food fights.
  2. No running with scissors.
  3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.

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May the Good Lord watch over our host, Wolfmoon, who is away from our tree and fighting the good fight…wherever he may be.

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"Muh" Narrative and Proxy Vendettas

This is a VERY big deal and an important piece of the geopolitical puzzle.
The more the Trump/Russia saga unfurls, the more we learn about old vendettas among rival intel communities, their agents, political strategists for hire, their clients in various countries, and the relentless lust for the power of payback.
https://www.justice.gov/…/prominent-global-law-firm-agrees-…
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom, LLP, was the law firm hired to advise a private Ukrainian businessman and hired to conduct public relations on behalf of The Ukraine. Paul Manafort brokered the deal. The transaction occurred during 2012 and was most active surrounding the Romney election of 2012 but the investigation by the FBI extended into 2013, although the investigation was dropped…. because Skadden lied to the FBI.
Skadden just agreed to pay a 4.6 million dollar fine (return of all fees received via Manafort, to DOJ) for not registering for FARA as “agent of Putin’s forces working in The Ukraine.”
But – Manafort hired them, so “agent of Putin” is misleading.
The charge against Skadden by DOJ is for working as an agent of The Ukraine government. (Note, not Russia)
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“According to the Agreement, in the spring of 2012, Ukraine, Ministry of Justice (MOJ), with the assistance of Paul Manafort, hired Skadden to write a report (Report) on the evidence and procedures used during the 2011 prosecution and trial of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and to address various questions regarding its fairness. Skadden also agreed to advise Ukraine in connection with a second, potential future prosecution of Tymoshenko.”
The agreement Skadden entered into, to provide the report, said they would be paid approx. $12,000, yet Skadden understood it would be paid by a private Ukrainian businessman, who was a client of Paul Manafort, via a Cyprus bank account which was controlled by Manafort…., or Rick Gates (according to recall of Gates’ testimony).
In fact, Skadden eventually received $4,657,568.91 for legal work. According to the DOJ, Skadden learned AFTER (allegedly) they were hired, the report they were producing was to be used to influence public opinion, Congress, Obama White House, on issues in the Ukraine. Yet,
Skadden did not register for FARA,
Skadden continued to work on the report,
Skadden contacted journalists without mentioning the source of their fees,
when questioned by the FARA unit at DOJ, a partner at Skadden’s lied and misled the FBI, both in oral questioning and written documents in 2012-2013,
Skadden’s other partners were deemed negligent,
and yes, prior to release of the report, Skadden contacted journalists and urged journalists for positive press (but against the narrative our MSM already established in agreement with intel sources).
Skadden’s senior partner, and the firm, walk away on a BLATANT FARA violation AND lying to the FBI, while Manafort sits in solitary confinement.
Double standard?
Sound familiar?
Does it sound like ‘reports’ or a ‘dossier’ obtained by the FBI under McCabe/Baker and then selectively leaked to the press to influence public opinion?
Or worse, influence the public and smear a particular person?
Or an attempt to influence a Presidential election?
Or a sitting President of the United States of America?
Sounds like a MILD version of what Fusion GPS did with Perkins Coie/DNC/Clinton campaign, with the help of the FBI and DOJ.
Is this kind of smear common?
Do we remember, over Thanksgiving 2018, when a government report on climate change was issued and President Trump responded, “I don’t believe it”, and the media spasmed?
Did you know two of the sources in the report were paid by outside entities and quite radical in their beliefs? Did it bother our government bureaucrats or the public that the sources and their motivations behind the report were not fully disclosed?
Perhaps, when reports are issued, by our government or private law firms, we should look more closely at the sources and who is paying for the sources.
But back to Manafort and the vendettas among spy agencies because it’s much more interesting.
Understand, Manfort consulted for the Regions Party in The Ukraine. He went in to help, then Prime Minister Yanukovych.
Yanukovych ran for President in 2004, polls had him down by double digits, yet he won by three points, which led to charges of voter fraud.
Government ordered a do-over election and Yanukovych called Manafort to help. Between the election and the re-election (November of 2004 – January of 2005), the ORANGE Revolution appeared, with massive protests, orange flags, co-led by Yulia Tymoshenko.
The Orange Revolution was thought (strongly suspected) to have significant help from the American CIA, see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Revolution
As well as public support and suspected back-door support from John McCain and his allies in government and media.
Let’s not forget the McCain, Rick Davis, Oleg Deripaska connection back to the 2008 election. These boys perfected the plan. https://www.thenation.com/article/mccains-kremlin-ties/
And yes, Rick Davis used to be a partner to ………, Manafort.
See the picture? We have one political party on the western side of the country, allegedly supported (strongly suspected) by American CIA and John McCain cronies versus the other political party, whose campaign manager is Paul Manafort.
Could it be, THIS sets up the motivation for the battle we are seeing NOW and WHY Mueller so fiercely went after Manafort?
The same guys have been fighting the same political/power struggle across the globe for the past 20 years or longer.
Yanukovych lost the re-election of 2004 (actually held in January of 2005) but Manafort stayed to help the party in the elections of 2006.
Regions Party, which was Yanukovych/Manafort won in 2006.
Regions Party was predominant in a section of Eastern Ukraine, Russian speaking – thus characterized by our press/intel community as “Putin-backed-thugs”. The Regions Party may have been backed by Russian oligarchs or it could be characterized as Wall Street versus Main Street in American vernacular. Keep in mind, we are viewing the history through the lens of our MSM which is strongly influenced by our intel community, especially the (alleged) CIA, which allegedly had a stake in the fight, for good or bad.
NOTHING to suggest it was the ‘evil’ Putin, yet.
Manafort knew, however, the polls on the ground during 2006, indicated a large majority of ALL Ukrainians (west and east or left/right) were opposed to joining NATO. So, Yanukovych campaigned on an Anti-NATO stance. It’s disputed whether this was Manafort’s idea or not.
Whoever had the idea, it worked in 2006. Regions Party won.
We also know, Manafort set up shop in Brussels (later on) to appeal to NATO for Ukrainian Membership.
Both sides of the same coin, perhaps. Yet, it appears Yanukovych campaigned on a popularly held stance of most Ukrainians – NO NATO.
Beyond the NATO issue, from NBC: “Manafort recommended “strategy and messaging,” he said, “especially as it related to the campaign and fulfillment of campaign promises.” The party’s political campaigns, said the spokesman, were “built on a foundation of economic recovery and building a relationship with the West that supported and focused on Ukraine being a part of the European Union.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/…/what-did-ex-trump-aide-paul-manaf…
Gee whiz, that doesn’t fit the CIA (alleged)or MSM narrative, does it?
In 2007, Yanukovych ran for Prime Minister again. He was seen in Germany advocating for EU membership but appeared in The Ukraine as opposed to NATO membership.
Weird, eh?
Sound like a politician?
Yanukovych lost in 2007.
Enter Yulia Tymoshenko, female, blond, attractive. Yulia was Prime Minister, briefly in 2005 (because of the Orange Revolution and she was favored by our intel community and McCain – along with the MSM), but re-elected from 2007-2010.
In 2005, Forbes listed her as the 3rd most powerful woman in the world.
As we can see by the timelines, Yanukovych and Yulia keep trading places for leadership of The Ukraine.
Sounds like the Bush and Clinton families.
OR, more like a fight between CIA (alleged)/McCain forces versus Manafort and his political party, The Regions.
It was a pitched political battle.
Keep in mind, Yulia is the one who co-led the Orange Revolution in 2004 which nudged Yanukovych out of power in 2005 and beat Yanukovych in 2007.
Yulia was pro-EU but opposed their customs union (tariff and regulations – gee, there’s a surprise) and wanted The Ukraine to enter NATO.
Here is her Wikipedia page link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko
In late 2010, she lost the election to …. guess who?
Yanukovych, helped by Manafort.
In 2011, Yulia Tymoshenko was charged and convicted with embezzlement and abuse of power (sounds like Hillary), but the charges were thought to be politically motivated (sounds like the press defending Yulia). Or, was Yanukovych the evil player and was Yulia innocent?
Yanukovych, still helped by Manafort, sought out the help of American law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, in 2012, to create a report (review the case to give it legitimacy or not) on the charges against Yulia and the possibility of more charges…..
…. which is how Skadden became involved and why Skadden struck a deal, to pay $4,657,568.91 in a penalty, to the DOJ today.
Petro Poroshenko won the election in 2014.
It is interesting to reiterate the Skadden law firm pays a fee and walks away with reputation intact.
Manafort sits in solitary confinement, smeared as a traitor to the country.
Payback is hell.

Dear MAGA: 20190117 Open Topic

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Today’s special MOAR SHUTDOWN!!! Open Topic thread is dedicated to your thoughts on this day, where the shutdown continues and the panic burgeons.

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As always, you can say what you want, comment on what other people said, and so on. BUT: Keep it civil. Rules much like the Old Treehouse, except of course Q discussion is not only allowed but encouraged. A couple of other important things to consider:
https://wqth.wordpress.com/2019/01/01/dear-maga-open-topic-20190101/
And Wheatie’s Rules (as amended by me):

  1. No food fights.
  2. No running with scissors.
  3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
  4. No shooting at the nuclear warheads.

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Among those who are not being paid–but are still doing their jobs anyway, are US Border Patrol Agents.  I wonder what they think of all of this.  They’re clearly dedicated to their jobs, and understand the importance thereof.  But it’s a bitter irony that they must suffer, so that we can get them the tools they need to do their job effectively.

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Today begins our run without adult supervision, as Wolf takes his leave of absence.  I already look forward to his coming back soon.
Bwahahaha!!!

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Among those who are not being paid–but are still doing their jobs anyway, are US Border Patrol Agents.  I wonder what they think of all of this.  They’re clearly dedicated to their jobs, and understand the importance thereof.  But it’s a bitter irony that they must suffer, so that we can get them the tools they need to do their job effectively.

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Tonight’s short editorial.
We’re seeing a lot of speculation as to the sorts of things that could happen as this shutdown drags on. Everything from enabling a huge cut in government jobs once thirty days have elapsed, to letting the military fill in on federal court cases, when the federal courts run out of money. And of course, whatever the president CAN do, isn’t necessarily what he WILL do; he could forego some options.
The Opposition is in such a panic they’ve even rescinded the annual invitation to present the State Of The Union before Congress. That has never happened before, no matter how bitterly divided our government has been.
We’re in uncharted territory here. But this has become normal under President Donald J. Trump. It’s as if he were Captain Kirk, taking the ship of state through uncharted space and bringing everyone back out alive.
If all goes well, a lot of bad people are going to be broken of power, if not incarcerated, if not executed.
But I suspect we’ll never truly recover from this. Once a bound of civility has been breached, it becomes a regular occurrence.  And this is even more true if they get away with it. We’re looking at a future full of times when the President is barred from giving the State of the Union to congress, whenever there’s even a minor tiff between the two branches. The precedent has been set, and now, like the Roman Republic collapsing as discord and even violence became the normal way to do politics, we head out into–what?
I know one thing, the results of all of this will be worse if the president fails to bring the corrupt to justice, than they will be if he succeeds. And so that’s what I’m pulling for.
Thoughts, anyone?
MOAR SHUTDOWN!!!
MAGA ON!!!

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2017 Proof Platinum Eagle Reverse (Because, Eagles).

 

The Impact of Illegal Immigration on One Person, One Family, One Town – Mine.

Today, the Dems and their leaders stood on the Capitol Steps to demonstrate the personal impact of shutting down the government and the pain felt by Federal Employees who have missed a paycheck. Congressmen held up poster sized pics of people that…., well, they looked like me. So, I started thinking about the impact of illegal immigration and how it has affected my family, those around me, the town I love.
It hurts.
While none of us like to see Federal employees used as pawns, it’s time for someone to speak up for Americans, the millions of us who deal with the loopholes in our immigration policies and illegal immigration, day after day, week after week, decade after decade, only to hear another politician promise a solution. Well, we finally do have a politician willing to make a stand, President Trump. Isn’t it odd his desire to fulfill this promise to the people, to resolve our problem of illegal immigration, is met with such……. “resistance”?
Dems are worried about federal employees missing a paycheck.
Well………
Let’s look at how illegal immigration, and loose immigration policies have impacted my life, my family, my community.
Higher Education:
I have a son in college. He’s a senior in Mechanical Engineering.
60%+ of the class is Asian foreign nationals, who surprisingly, cheat on exams, so much so, that professors damn near strip search them before test taking.
You’re worried about missing a paycheck?
K-12 Schools:
My home is in an historic district, lovely neighborhood. I live next door to the school.
School has gone from Level 5 (best) to level 3.
Property taxes, up 528% in 20yrs.
Caught a Somali refugee beating my dog, OVER my fence.
Our town used to be so safe I left the back door open and the keys in the car.
You’re worried about a paycheck?
Churches:
My in-laws started a small Catholic church in our town in ’71. The organ is dedicated to memory of my father-in-law.
Children’s program = 27 illegals + 1 American child.
The illegal families will not contribute to the church, because they don’t have bank accounts………., because they are illegally here.
My church is gone. Although you believe I have no compassion for those less fortunate, because only Dems care about anyone missing a paycheck.
Healthcare:
I’m on the Board for our little hospital. For 20 yrs, we fought to keep it open.
We just closed our emergency room.
I’m a CPA. The cost of illegals is too much to bare.
Our closest emergency room is now 23 minutes away, instead of 4 minutes. Losing an emergency room will hurt all residents of the county, long term, and devalues the property value of every home in town.
Yet, you’re worried about missing a single paycheck?
Commerce/Jobs:
I live in a town w/population of 8K, outside major metro, about 35 minutes away.
In 20 yrs, we lost two major manufacturing facilities.
One employed 1800, which went to Malaysia, another employed 467, went to Mexico. Because of bad trade policies, the people I care about, in the town I love, have missed paychecks for years. You’re worried about a single paycheck but have the gall to call me immoral?
Small Biz:
We did own a prosperous construction company.
We were a bonded company one of only 8 in the state, with a great reputation.
I personally know 150+ American born highly-skilled tradesmen, who are out of work, who consider themselves lucky if their wives have a job. They’ve been replaced by foreign workers, legal and illegal. Proud men, capable and talented men, who built the state. You want my empathy for a single paycheck?
After 4K dead Americans, 60K sexual assaults, 70K dead from drugs, 23% of our prison population, and hundreds of thousands of other crimes, our politicians refuse to protect the American people. Why do we have such incompetent Congressmen?
Yet, Dems complain about Federal employees missing a single paycheck.
Well….., at least they are not complaining from the beach in Puerto Rico.
The President gave Congress 6 months to work on immigration, back in October of 2017. The Republican base was aghast when President Trump offered a compromise of Border Wall/No Visa Lottery/Limit Chain Migration/Extreme Vetting in exchange for 1.8 million DACA adults.
Yet, that was the Schumer Shutdown, which was LAST JANUARY, how quickly the media forgets.
A year later, still, Congress has failed to do their job.
Meanwhile, thousands of illegals, well funded, well organized, are marching to our country with the intention of entering illegally. There’s no respect for our laws. It’s a planned incursion into our country.
Yet, we’re racist.
We’re immoral for wanting protection and a safe country for our children.
We’re foolish, stupid, Nazis.
We’re cruel, harsh, not sympathetic.
At least that’s what our Dem leaders say, from behind their own walls.

Dear MAGA: 20190116 Open Thread

This special Cozy Q Tree Wednesday open thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA world.

Say what you want, comment on what other people said, comment on people’s comments. Keep it civil. Treehouse rules, but expect lots of QAnon.

Remember – your greatest gift to President Trump is FIVE WORDS:

I AM PRAYING FOR YOU.

See the January 1st daily thread for the rules of the road, which are few but important.
Wheatie’s Rules:

  1. No food fights.
  2. No running with scissors.
  3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.

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Do you have any pet peeves? If so, what are they? Let us know what they are.

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Dear MAGA: Open Topic 20190114

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Monday!
Well, by executive order, during the Trump Administration, Mondays will no longer suck.
At least, that’s what I posted in a Certain Other Treehouse the Monday before inauguration day.
So this special MONDAYS DON’T SUCK WHEN DONALD TRUMP IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE open topic thread is dedicated to your thoughts on this, a Monday which certainly looks like the opening to a week that the Opposition will rue. (And don’t we just love that!)

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As always, you can say what you want, comment on what other people said, enjoy the company of Adorable Deplorables (and if you ARE one of the Adorable Deplorables, maybe someone can post some Zinke on Horseback pictures for you–nothing’s too good for you ladies).
BUT: Keep it civil. Rules much like the Old Treehouse, except of course Q discussion is not only allowed but encouraged.
Also look here for other hazards:  https://wqth.wordpress.com/2019/01/01/dear-maga-open-topic-20190101/
And a couple of others, thanks to Wheatie (plus one I thought prudent to add):

  1. No food fights.
  2. No running with scissors.
  3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
  4. No shooting at the nuclear warheads.

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OK, I’m going to write a short editorial. Maybe I should hold it until my first comment but I’m going to throw caution to the wind.
These last three days had some very significant developments.
We’ve had the most fun with Acosta making an utter fool of himself, making the President’s point for him, and seemingly oblivious to what he did. He’s even got people on his own side upset with him; it’s obvious to them what he did. He’s the Big L Loser for the past three days.
And of course the Dems are showing signs of cracking on the wall. Maybe not Nasty Piglosi, but many of the rank and file. Keep the pressure on. I’ve already called my RINO senator and asked him what party he’s in. Maybe Piglosi will be the Big L Loser soon.
But to me that pales in significance next to the President’s remarks on Jeanine Pirro’s show. “People are going to be exposed that nobody ever thought possible.”
[I don’t know, but we’ve been imagining a lot of people, high, high up in the Opposition getting exposed, and fitted for hemp neckties upon being duly tried and convicted. But leave that aside for now.]
This to me is the strongest indication I’ve seen from official sources (it don’t get much more official than this!) that Q is on the mark. That is not a “proof” by any means, but it’s strong evidence that PDJT and Q are on the same page.
And isn’t that more important than knowing who Q is, at this point? Q doesn’t have to be the President, or someone close to him, though he/she certainly could be. Q just has to be on the same page, in accord with the President, and that makes whatever he has to say important.
So yes, I have confidence. I said, again sometime before the inauguration, we’d have tough times that would test us coming up. I think we went over a hump these last six months or so; the Eeyores’ complaints were not without some justification. But whether it’s the worst hump we’ll see in these four–eight!–years is of course yet to be seen, but I think we’ll have reason to be in pretty good spirits for the next few months, at least. Even Marica might not be so morose.

MAGA ON!!!

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A 1945 Half Dollar.  This design was used from late 1916 through 1947.

Dear MAGA: Open Topic 20190113

This special Cozy Q Tree Sunday open thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA world.
Say what you want, comment on what other people said, comment on people’s comments. Keep it civil. Treehouse rules, but expect lots of QAnon.

Remember – your greatest gift to President Trump is FIVE WORDS:

I AM PRAYING FOR YOU.

See the January 1st daily thread for the rules of the road, which are few but important.
Wheatie’s Rules:

  1. No food fights.
  2. No running with scissors.
  3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.

How Low Can CNN Go?

Apparently there is no low too low for CNN. Ana Navarro’s latest antics give final proof to their classlessness and lack of moral compass in their hires. We all know Jim Acosta, he of the, “What can I do to demonstrate my hatred towards President Trump today?” While Acosta has always been upfront about which side of the aisle he supports, Ana Navarro slithers around like a snake, grabbing whatever opportunity she can to trash President Trump and his policies. But the hidden darts she throws prove she has nothing in common with decent people, let alone people who voted for President Trump.
At this point in the game, if a Republican is a Never Trumper, I contend they were never a Republican to start with. They’re just Democrats wearing the cloak of Republicanism, and the more they’re on stage, the easier it is to see that they were Democrats all along.
Wiki explains Ana Navarro this way:
“Nicaraguan-born American Republican strategist and political commentator for CNN, and other media outlets.”
Ms Navarro may call herself a “Republican strategist,” and the media trots her out there as a commentator, pundit… but there isn’t anything Republican or conservative about this woman. She’s a hate-filled elitist snob who is simply being paid enough money to have sold her soul.
We already know her as a #NeverTrumper, she told the world that she voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. Ms. Navarro used the excuse that she found Donald Trump unacceptable because of the Trump-Bush (locker room tapes) which surfaced in 2016. Ms. Navarro continues to hate on President Trump despite the fact his policies are compatible with Republican policies. Of course, there are other so-called Republicans who are Never Trumpers who don’t agree with POTUS’ policies either, but it’s simply a matter of recognizing that our party has been infiltrated and controlled by Democrats in Republican clothing. Some, like Mitt Romney got in by hiding in the Republican Trojan Horse. BTW, we knew this about Romney in the 2012 presidential primary, and he hasn’t proven us wrong.
Ana Navarro has never missed an opportunity to slam President Trump, but what possesses a person to reveal to the world that they’re without conscience, decency or morality? I’m talking about this latest from Navarro – her blatant contempt for the people who have suffered the loss of loved ones at the hands of illegal aliens. Crimes perpetuated against innocent Americans by illegals number in the thousands, and hundreds have died at illegals’ hands – if they weren’t in America illegally, then they wouldn’t have been breaking other laws which brought them in contact with law enforcement or innocent people. Remember Kate Steinle. “Help Me, Dad”
Ana Navarro filing her nails in disrespect, rolling her eyes, smirking, contemptuous, smug – must be a 100 adjectives describing Ms. Navarro’s behavior in this clip, but one picture gives us a 1,000 words.


In case you haven’t seen Officer Singh’s brother’s grief-stricken talk,


Every day slain Officer Singh’s family wakes up crying, even his police dog is mourning, waiting for the man and friend who won’t ever come home again.
Ana Navarro’s mocking disdain of the losses and grief suffered by families because of illegal aliens not only reveals bad manners, but exposes her inhumanity.
Now we know how low CNN will go.
This is CNN.