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Le Gaucher

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September 19, 2017

Hillary is probably done with politics

But if she decided to run..she will be my first choice.

It would show GRIT.

You will fail a million times- but each time you get up and refuse to give up the fight.

My own failings and successes have shown me that to succeed in life- the quality a person most needs is GRIT and the ability to persevere in face of impossible odds.

If I can teach that one lesson successfully to my daughter I will die a content man ..regardless of how much I leave her behind.

September 18, 2017

Clinton opens door to questioning legitimacy of 2016 election

Source: CNN

NPR's Terry Gross asked Clinton directly during the interview whether she would "completely rule out questioning the legitimacy of this election if we learn that the Russian interference in the election is even deeper than we know now?"
"No. I would not," Clinton said.
Gross asked: "You're not going to rule it out?"
"No," Clinton said. "I wouldn't rule it out."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/18/politics/hillary-clinton-russia-2016-election/index.html



This tells me that something big is coming down the pike
September 13, 2017

Should Aung Sang Su Kyi's Nobel Peace Prize be revoked?

She slept with the devil to secure her freedom and is now stating that reports coming out of Myanmar as misinformation.

While lots of asshole have gotten the prize ..none have been in position of power while persecuting a minority.

September 12, 2017

Any Subaru Outback Owners here?

I am planning to buy the car .. What is good/ not so good in the long run?

September 11, 2017

Really sad commentary on what can happen to a cop for doing the right things

https://www.newyorker.com/?p=3727962&mbid=social_tablet_f

This a really heartbreaking story. Long story but it is a "Must read" to understand the forces operative inside NYPD. Hopefully this article goes mainstream and the poor guy hopefully gets a small measure of justice.



THE TRIALS OF A MUSLIM COP

Bobby Hadid joined the N.Y.P.D. after 9/11, to protect his new country. But when he questioned the force’s tactics his life began to erode.
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He spent more time in his office, in Chelsea, reviewing the debriefing reports filed in the past few months. “I like to read, and when I read I study—I go into depth,” he told me. Of nearly six hundred reports filed in the past year, he was alarmed by how many reports focussed on Muslim men, when only three per cent of New Yorkers are Muslim. In the files, he came across a report about one of his neighbors, who had recently complained about being detained at J.F.K. airport. Hadid became worried that, as a result of the reports in the Intelligence Division’s database system, people’s names were being flagged when they travelled. Two members of the Citywide Debriefing Team were stationed at J.F.K., where they assisted with T.S.A. inspections and researched travellers’ histories, reservations, and payment methods



September 4, 2017

Wasn't Reagan famous for saying "Tear down that wall"

So republicans are now cheering "Build that Wall".

What gives??


Maybe someone with good photoshop skills can make a nice meme.

September 4, 2017

I cannot stand the sight of Maria Sharapova.. Does that make me a misogynist?

Her competitive spirit is admirable.. But I.can.not.stand.her. period.

This was even before she was banned for doping.

I love the fact that Serena always beats her like a rented mule. I mean ..My feelings are so strong that I want Serena to beat her 6-0 6-0 inside 20 minutes, and Sharapova is so humiliated that she quits the game.

The fact that she is ranked 146 and yet got to play all her matches under Arthur Ashe really bothers me. There were higher ranked players forced to play outside on smaller courts becuase they did not have sexy asses fit for SI swimsuit edition.

Why do i have such visceral hatred for her? Is something wrong with me? Is it resenment of her looks and popularity ( deserved or not)? Am I applying standards that I would not apply to a man? If so, does that make me misogynist?




September 1, 2017

Question: if Bastard-trump is convicted in NY state and

Sentenced to prison while in office...can he be forced to resign? Can he be arrested when in state?

August 30, 2017

Houston..... You have a Problem.

Warming climate from many of your fossil fuel companies can doom the planet.

Do you copy?

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