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September 20, 2017

CNN Potentially 'strongest ever' storm

The storm was likely to be a record-breaking event, CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam said.
Puerto Rico had half as many people the last time it saw a hurricane this bad

"This could potentially be the strongest hurricane to ever reach the shores of Puerto Rico," he said from San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital.

"A lot of people remember or have heard of the storms that hit in 1928 and 1930. Well, guess what? This could pale those in comparison. ... It will go down in the record books."

Storm surges of 6 to 9 feet were expected.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/20/americas/hurricane-maria-caribbean-islands/index.html

September 19, 2017

Good american made washing machines?

Thanx. It does not have to be large capacity. Getting it for my folks.


Thanx all! Going for the 4.7 cubic foot Maytag

September 19, 2017

NY Times Mr. Gurul, the former federal prosecutor, Clearly they didnt trust him (Manafort).

With a Picked Lock and a Threatened Indictment, Mueller’s Inquiry Sets a Tone

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/us/politics/mueller-russia-investigation.html?_r=0

On the day of the raid, Mr. Manafort was scheduled to talk to the Senate Judiciary Committee, an interview that was eventually canceled.

It is unusual for a prosecutor to seek a search warrant against someone who, like Mr. Manafort, had already put his lawyer in contact with the Justice Department. No search warrants were executed during the investigations by Mr. Starr or Patrick J. Fitzgerald, a special counsel appointed during the George W. Bush administration to investigate the leak of the name of a C.I.A. officer.


To get the warrant, Mr. Mueller’s team had to show probable cause that Mr. Manafort’s home contained evidence of a crime. To be allowed to pick the lock and enter the home unannounced, prosecutors had to persuade a federal judge that Mr. Manafort was likely to destroy evidence.

Said Mr. Gurulé, the former federal prosecutor, “Clearly they didn’t trust him.”

September 19, 2017

Fernand Amandi on Stephanie Miller this AM .... Trump is toast.

"This indictment of Manafort will end up w/the removal of
Donald Trump as President." Rough quote

September 15, 2017

Trump's tweet on London. Not one word of sympathy.

Donald J. Trump?
Verified account

Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!

3:42 AM - 15 Sep 2017

*******

BTW and what is Trump doing up @ 3:30 in the morning tweeting?

September 15, 2017

I just can't watch all of HRC tonight

Because she is so smart, she has such a grasp of the issuses, and I know
that the race was stolen from her. I can watch for little snips but then my
heart grows heavy with a "what could have been feeling."




September 14, 2017

Trump Humiliated Jeff Sessions After Mueller Appointment

Source: NY Times

WASHINGTON — Shortly after learning in May that a special counsel had been appointed to investigate links between his campaign associates and Russia, President Trump berated Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an Oval Office meeting and said the attorney general should resign, according to current and former administration officials and others briefed on the matter.

The president blamed the appointment of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, on Mr. Sessions’s decision to recuse himself from the Justice Department’s Russia investigation — a move Mr. Trump believes was the moment his administration effectively lost control over the inquiry. Accusing Mr. Sessions of “disloyalty,” Mr. Trump unleashed a string of insults on his attorney general.

Ashen and emotional, Mr. Sessions told the president he would quit and sent a resignation letter to the White House, according to four people who were told details of the meeting. Mr. Sessions would later tell associates that the demeaning way the president addressed him was the most humiliating experience in decades of public life.

The Oval Office meeting, details of which have not previously been reported, shows the intensity of Mr. Trump’s emotions as the Russia investigation gained steam and how he appeared to immediately see Mr. Mueller’s appointment as a looming problem for his administration. It also illustrates the depth of antipathy Mr. Trump has had for Mr. Sessions — one of his earliest campaign supporters — and how the president interprets “disloyalty” within his circle of advisers.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/us/politics/jeff-sessions-trump.html



Trump was pissed off because w/Mueller as special counsel he knew his ass was cooked.
September 14, 2017

Porn Stars hate Ted Cruz

September 12, 2017

What was Ted watching? Moms Bang Teens 20.

Porn Star In Randy Video ‘Liked’ By Ted Cruz Wishes He Paid For It
“He pirated that video. He should have paid Reality Kings for a subscription,” actress Cory Chase said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cory-chase-ted-cruz-porn_us_59b7fc1ee4b027c149e2bd37


Chase suspects he may have liked the conservative outfit that she wore in the scene. The Florida-based porn actress has fond memories of the production, which co-starred Bruce Venture and Avalon Heart.

“[Heart] played my step-daughter who stayed home pretending she was sick,” Chase explained. “I see her having sex with her boyfriend and, of course, it turns me on.”

snip

Chase was unaware that Ted Cruz has argued for the ban of sex toys in Texas, but she isn’t surprised.

“Most politicians are hypocrites,” she said, adding that politically, she does lean toward the Republican side, but considers herself a moderate.

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