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September 12, 2016

The new breaking story is Hillary doesn't like to drink water

Hence the dehydration. I imagine she doesn't want to have to go pee everywhere she goes. And I know first hand what age can do to a bladder. This is what happens when the media and the public requires the outward appearance of superhuman health from our candidates. Except for Ronnie of course. They would have smiled and made coo-ing noises if he wet his pants.

September 12, 2016

At what point do we hold people responsible for stupidity?

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Hartford police said at least 30 people have been injured in a balcony collapse at Trinity college.

Officials said 31 students were injured after a balcony collapsed at off-campus housing during a party.

Police said the third story balcony collapsed and brought down the 2nd and 1st floor balcony.

Firefighters said injured students were transported to five different hospitals.

3 students were sent to Manchester Hospital where the were treated for non-serious injuries.


http://www.wfsb.com/story/33066131/multiple-injuries-after-balcony-collapses-at-trinity-college

September 12, 2016

Fine. Let's talk about Trump's STD rumors.

Donald Trump has an advanced case of neurosyphilis. This is evidenced by his numerous totally insane rants. He is completely losing his mind due to untreated neurosyphilis.

Do not listen to this man, he is just spewing bullshit due to his neurosyphilis. Avoid at all costs. Never have sex with him or you will become a raving lunatic.

Neurosyphilis is a bacterial infection of the brain or spinal cord. It usually occurs in people who have had untreated syphilis for many years.

Symptoms usually affect the nervous system. Depending on the form of neurosyphilis, symptoms may include any of the following:

Abnormal walk (gait), or unable to walk
Numbness in the toes, feet, or legs
Problems with thinking, such as confusion or poor concentration
Mental problems, such as depression or irritability
Headache, seizures, or stiff neck
Incontinence
Tremors, or weakness
Visual problems, even blindness


http://www.stdregistry.com/donald-trump.html

September 12, 2016

One of Trump's Deplorables assaults Muslim women in NY.

A bigoted Brooklyn woman launched a sickening attack on two Muslim women pushing their babies in strollers — punching them in the face and trying to pull off their hijabs, prosecutors said Friday.

Emirjeta Xhelili, 32, hurled Islamophobic insults as she pounced on the two victims near her Bath Beach home about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.

“Get the f--k out of here,” Xhelili, 32, allegedly yelled at the pair, according to prosecutors. “Get the f--k out of America, b-----s.”

As she punched the 23-year-old women in the face and kicked them in their legs, she tried to rip the traditional Muslim veils off their heads at Bay 20th St. and Cropsey Aves., police sources said.....


Xhelili has no previous arrests and works at Noi Due, a kosher Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side, her lawyer said. Her vile social media musings include several bizarre tweets cheering the candidacy of Donald Trump.

“America is the ark of Noah,” one reads. “Trump’s gonna win.”


http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bigot-ripping-muslim-women-hijabs-hateful-attack-article-1.2785475?cid=bitly

September 12, 2016

Trump expands House battleground map

Democrats seeking control of the House are pushing into new battleground districts, exposing vulnerable Republicans in diverse suburban areas that have been safe GOP seats for nearly a generation, according to a POLITICO analysis of Census demographic data, internal polling from both parties, and TV advertising data.

Longtime GOP strongholds like Orange County, Calif. and suburbs of Orlando, Minneapolis, Kansas City, look set to have competitive House races for the first time in decades. Indeed, Donald Trump has accelerated decade-long changes in both parties’ coalitions, repulsing minority voters while driving more college-educated whites out of their traditional home in the GOP. Democrats — who would need a whopping 30 seats to win the House — are already targeting at least 18 of the 60 GOP districts with the highest share of college-educated white voters, many of which also have large numbers of nonwhite voters. And Democrats are looking at that formula as they seek to expand the House map even further this fall, beyond even first-ever challenges to veteran Republicans like Florida’s John Mica and California’s Darrell Issa.

The average district in the emerging House battlefield — which so far includes 45 GOP-held districts, per the Cook Political Report’s current ratings — is 10 percentage points less white than in 2006, and the white population in those seats is about 5 percentage points more college-educated than a decade ago. In other words, the House battlegrounds of 2016 feature both a larger Democratic base and a bigger pool of swing voters loosened from the Republican Party by Trump.

The question for House Democrats is whether enough new diverse and high-education districts are on the map this year for them to leverage Trump into a serious challenge for the 30 seats they need. Even as he struggles elsewhere, Trump remains startlingly strong (and Clinton very weak) in blue-collar districts that have traditionally been House majority-makers — from northeastern Wisconsin to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to upstate New York — which could make it tougher for Democrats to play offense there.


http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/house-republicans-weathering-trump-storm-for-now-228011#ixzz4K0930odr

September 12, 2016

Secret Service under scrutiny for handling of 'overheated' Clinton: report

U.S. Secret Service may have broken protocol while protecting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in New York City Sunday, The Washington Post reports.

Clinton left a 9/11 memorial ceremony early after feeling ill, and can be seen in a widely circulated video standing by a curb with aides while waiting for a car to arrive. As she prepares to enter the car, she can be seen wobbling and needing help to remain standing.
The Washington Post reports that it is against Secret Service protocol for protected individuals to wait for their car to arrive.

It is also unusual for a detail leader to leave the protected individual's side, as agent Todd Madison appears to do in the video showing him stepping away to open the van's doors.

However, in a tweet Sunday evening the Secret Service said it had not violated protocol.

U.S. Secret Service ✔@SecretService
FACT CHECK: At no time did @SecretService personnel violate security protocols during the early departure of one of our protectees.
2:34 PM - 11 Sep 2016
572 572 Retweets 728 728 likes



http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/295353-secret-service-may-have-broken-protocol-while-protecting
September 11, 2016

Pneumonia almost killed my dad two years ago.

I respect her right to privacy and desire to look vigorous, but I wish Hillary would take a day or two off. Trump sure as hell doesn't push himself.

September 11, 2016

To Hillary's critics: Can you do it?

Can you fly to multiple locations across multiple times zones, eat from restaurants and then give 100% effort at events in all kind of weather and other conditions...at her age......for over a year...non-stop? Even Donald takes a Sunday break and frequently wears hats to shield himself from the sun. Anyway, anyone who can keep her schedule and never feel ill should go ahead and run, themselves.

September 10, 2016

Report: Donald Trump To Speak At Phyllis Schlafly's Funeral

Donald Trump is expected to speak at conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly's funeral Saturday, an anonymous source told CNN.

Trump said he'd attend the funeral for Schlafly, who died Monday at 92, during his Friday speech at the Values Voter Summit.

"Phyllis endorsed me at a time when it was not necessarily the thing to do, even the popular thing to do, and I will never forget that that had a great, great impact," Trump said. "I look forward to being with her family tomorrow."

CNN's source did not say what Trump's remarks would entail. Schlafly's funeral, which is open to the public, will take place in St. Louis.


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/report-trump-speak-schlafly-funeral

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