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[Rusty Edge]

The Atlantic Monthly has an article featuring letters from about 30 [Sleezebag] supporters. I'm presenting it as a counter to  "Hillary's 30 toughest lines". I'll just post the quotes. You can read them in their entirety here-

-voters/401408/]http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/donald-[Sleezebag]-voters/401408/


1.A Liberal Who Wants America to Win––“I feel that [Sleezebag] is our only hope in this next election. This is coming from someone who voted for Obama in the last election!”

2.An Anarchist Who Revels in Destruction––“Like the joker from The Dark Knight, I just want to see the world burn.”

3.[Sleezebag] is Low Risk, High Reward––“I will vote for Donald [Sleezebag] (and to a lesser extent Bernie Sanders) because he represents hope… And how much damage can he really do?”

4.[Sleezebag] Has a Drive for Perfection––“He will expect greatness from us, he will tell us how to get to great, he will inspire people to be better than they are and have the hope that their efforts will not be thwarted by bigger government.”

5.‘I Just Want to Watch the Chaos...’––“I'm a young guy who is immature, a bit antisocial, and with no plans for kids or a wife ever. At some level, I don’t really care how things go with America as long as it’s fun to watch.”

6.[Sleezebag] is a Moderate Compromiser––“His problem, according to the rest of the GOP, is that he wants single-payer health care and that he doesn’t want to completely defund Planned Parenthood. I don’t agree with him but why is it a bad thing to be moderate? A moderate has a special ability to be a liaison between the parties.”

7.[Sleezebag] is a Corrective to American Culture’s Pathologies––“The preeminence of political correctness among the culture class indicates a momentous shift away from formerly prominent middle-class cultural values towards something entirely different. Even if Donald [Sleezebag] were to accomplish little in his presidency, there is a hope that were he president, he could in some way alter that prevailing Washington/media culture, and set a new cultural tone.”

8.[Sleezebag] Knows It’s All a Joke––“Many are right; it’s not about trusting [Sleezebag]; it's a collective middle finger to the establishment… [Sleezebag] isn't stupid, he gets it. He knows the more outrageous, the better.”

9.[Sleezebag] Embodies the Rage of the White Middle Class––“Politicians spend no time helping them. Black lives matter more and illegal immigrants who break the law get a free pass. Evangelicals in this country no longer feel they have the right to religious freedom and have watched what they perceive as a sacred institution in marriage gutted. All the while, politicians they voted for to represent them just plain don’t.”

10.Desperate People Cast Desperate Votes––“Wall Street, the banks, and even illegal immigrants seem to be prospering more than the average American citizen. We are desperate.”

11.[Sleezebag] Has Successfully Run Large Organizations––“He leads an enormous, diversified organization that is worth billions. This requires leadership. Leadership, by the way, is different from knowledge. When you lead a large organization you set vision, goals and expect results. You do not know every detail of every level of your organization. You can’t. The world is just too complicated. You delegate and empower. You can get information when you need it and the president has no shortage of people ready to educate him on issues.”

12.[Sleezebag] is a Gamble Worth Taking––“I am of the belief that he is conceited and arrogant enough to avoid failing in front of the world at all cost.”

13.[Sleezebag] is Jay Gatsby––“Is it not better to place your chips on hopes and dreams rather than certain nightmares? Those of us who buy [Sleezebag]’s vision, nearly to the point of blind trust, are loudly professing our disgust with the current immoral situations that taint and threaten our blueprint of the American dream.”

14.[Sleezebag] is Bizarro Obama––“He’s got what Obama had in 2007 except he doesn’t have the press adoring him.”

15.[Sleezebag] is the Picture of American Greatness––“Think about John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan inspiring the world with leadership. Think of Babe Ruth, Martin Luther King Jr., Fred Rogers. The American 20th Century was a great one. Now think about the American headlines of today. What do you think of? War? Poverty? Political division? Do we see greatness in America still on a daily basis or even in the movies? The [Sleezebag] Family is the picture of the American Dream … When Donald [Sleezebag] says that he wants to make America great again, I believe him.”

16.[Sleezebag] Will Govern as Steve Jobs Managed––“He will sucker in talent, tell them that their work is terrible, push them to achieve beyond what they think is possible, and then take credit for their successes as he tells America, and the world, that their projects are the best thing that has ever happened. This works. It’s not pretty, but it works.”

17.[Sleezebag] is an Alpha-Male Who Loves America, Unlike Obama––“[Sleezebag] has never lied to me whereas all of the other Republican politicians (like McConnell & Boehner) have. They don’t fight for my side. Nobody fights for my side. [Sleezebag] fights. [Sleezebag] wins. I want an Alpha Male who is going to take it to the enemy. I am tired of supporting losers.”

18.[Sleezebag] Did Build That––“ONLY [Sleezebag] has ever BUILT any REAL THINGS.”

19.[Sleezebag] Has Consistently Championed Protectionism––“On the two primary issues as to why I’m supporting Mr. [Sleezebag] he has remained stunningly consistent.”

20.[Sleezebag] Put Illegal Immigration Front and Center––“We have horrendous problem with illegal aliens, sanctuary cities & crimes.”
 
21.[Sleezebag] Has the Tiger by the Tail––“The Tiger is the common working man that is tired of Politics and Washington continuing to screw us over... We want to give a businessman the chance to prove that this country can be great again!”

22.[Sleezebag] is Not Rehearsed––“What you see is what you see, all the cards are on the table.”

23.[Sleezebag]’s Nature is to Make the Best Deals Possible––“While [Sleezebag] may very well have his own best interests at heart it’s ok: his best interest is our best interest and that best interest is our property values and our economy. When our economy tanks, his property values go DOWN! If anyone would be interested in saving our country, it would be someone whose salary is directly tied to the value of the country we call the USA!”

24.[Sleezebag] is the Lead in a Fabulous Mockumentary––“I’d vote for the candidate purely for the comedic value.”

25.Bush Was a Disaster and Obama Felt Like One––“All a president has to do is not to be a completely incompetent moron, do a deal here and there, and make sure the most obvious things get done. It is really, really easy. But we can’t get a candidate through the party system that is not a completely incompetent moron. And no, we don’t think Donald [Sleezebag] is in it to help us. Or anyone else other than himself. But he has his pride.”

26.[Sleezebag] is an Egomaniac––“Because he is ‘crazy impulsive’ he has no qualms to step on toes when he is on a roll, and correctness (neither political or ethical) enters in his objective.”

27.14 Reasons for Supporting [Sleezebag]––“He oversees 20 thousand employees in multiple business entities in successful pursuit of 100’s of initiatives both domestic and worldwide.”

28.[Sleezebag] Has Successful Supporters––“I’m a college graduate, I have a Family, I work in an executive-level management position for a Fortune 500 company and I’m a homeowner. What I think you may find interesting is that I have a circle of friends, both men and women, who have similar concerns and backgrounds. We are all employed with excellent careers and we all are supporting [Sleezebag] for President.”

29.A Bernie Sanders Supporter Who’d Vote [Sleezebag] Over Clinton––“While he might not deliver on his promises, he would certainly be a bull in the China shop of contemporary American politics, which has long needed destroying and rebuilding.”

30.[Sleezebag] Could Make the Speech Police Go Away––“I’m in my early 30s and I grew up in San Francisco in a liberal home. And I have a very difficult time keeping up with all the various appropriate and inappropriate terms used to reference people and their causes. [Sleezebag] makes brash and uncompromising statements about issues many people feel very passionate about.”

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I'd like to address #15, in particular, because it reminds me of Alica Dearn's video about the first Amendment. ( third one down http://www.dearn2016.com/ ) The 1st Amendment is why America led the world in entertainment in the 20th Century.

Sure, Donald [Sleezebag] speaks out in an insult comic kind of way, but he's not at all about Free Speech, unless it's for himself. He's the man who wants to "loosen up libel laws" so that he can sue his critics. Well, not just his critics, but probably those that make him look bad too. Like those reporters who documented that fundraiser for veterans he had as an excuse to ditch a debate hadn't distributed all of the donations, particularly the $1 million he promised personally.

I guess that 'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.'

[Rusty Edge]

Even Newt, who has been trying hard to become VP, criticizes [Sleezebag].

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/newt-gingrich-trumps-judge-comments-are-inexcusable/

By/ Reena Flores/ CBS News/ June 5, 2016, 1:30 PM
Newt Gingrich: [Sleezebag]'s judge comments are "inexcusable"

Republican Newt Gingrich, a former speaker of the House and a staunch Donald [Sleezebag] backer, criticized his party's presumptive presidential nominee Sunday for his recent controversial comments on the federal judge presiding over a [Sleezebag] University lawsuit.

"This is one of the worst mistakes [Sleezebag] has made. I think it's inexcusable," Gingrich told Fox News Sunday. "He has every right to criticize a judge. He has every right to say certain decisions aren't right and his attorneys can file to move the venue from the judge. But first of all this judge was born in Indiana. He is an American. Period."

Gingrich urged [Sleezebag] to "move to a new level" for the general election.

"This is no longer the primaries," he said. "He's no longer an interesting contender. He is now the potential leader of the United States, and he's got to move his game up."

When asked if [Sleezebag]'s comments about the judge -- which included saying U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel was biased because he's "very strongly pro-Mexican" -- raised questions about his temperament, the ex-House speaker replied in the affirmative.

"Of course it does," Gingrich said.

Later, however, Gingrich did not back down from supporting [Sleezebag], despite his negative opinions of [Sleezebag]'s attacks on Curiel.

"Well compared to Hillary Clinton, I can support [Sleezebag] all year," he said. "Hillary Clinton will be an absolute disaster for the United States."

*****



The article continues, but this was the thrust.

[Buster's Uncle]

That's Grinch all over.

[Rusty Edge]

Bernie vows a contested convention.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/04/politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-convention/

Sanders: 'The Democratic National Convention will be a contested convention'
By Eugene Scott, CNN
Updated 11:29 PM ET, Sat June 4, 2016

"The media is in error when they lump superdelegates with pledged delegates. Pledged delegates are real," Sanders said. "Hillary Clinton will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to win the Democratic nomination at the end of the nominating process on June 14. Won't happen. She will be dependent on superdelegates."

He vowed, "The Democratic National Convention will be a contested convention."

*****

The article goes on with delegate math, but you get the idea. Sanders will fight to the bitter end. Presumably, so will his "Bernie or Bust" bunch, and the "Occupy the DNC" bunch. More than that, the Democratic convention is in July, and the Green Convention is in August. Jill Stein is still holding the door open.

As Will Rogers famously said- "I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat."

[Dale]

Just have to say this because its bugged me since I started reading this thread. Why is [Sleezebag] aliased?

I don't think it is wise to alias just him and not Hillary and Sanders. As much of a tosser as the guy is, it looks really bad of the admins here, as if open discussion from the Republican side is not welcome.

Just sayin'.

[Buster's Uncle]

Some POVs go too far to be tolerated by decent people.  Period.  You may not give it free publicity in my house, just as you may not troll or express racist opinions.

It wants more than anything for us to say it's name.  If everyone hadn't been talking about the trashy publicity-[prostitute] celebrity and had treated it like the joke it is, we wouldn't be in this fix.

[Unorthodox]

Just have to say this because its bugged me since I started reading this thread. Why is T rump aliased?

I don't think it is wise to alias just him and not Hillary and Sanders. As much of a tosser as the guy is, it looks really bad of the admins here, as if open discussion from the Republican side is not welcome.

Just sayin'.

It was worse once upon a time, this is as much compromise as I could manage. 

The hard thing with free speech is allowing the kind you hate.  One day the world will be ready. 

[Dale]

Some POVs go too far to be tolerated by decent people.  Period.  You may not give it free publicity in my house, just as you may not troll or express racist opinions.

It wants more than anything for us to say it's name.  If everyone hadn't been talking about the trashy publicity-[prostitute] celebrity and had treated it like the joke it is, we wouldn't be in this fix.

It could also be pointed out that if the Left wasn't so adamant about destroying the traditional conservative Right, then the protest which has enabled [Sleezebag] wouldn't have occurred.

[Buster's Uncle]

[blinks]  No.

That was the Horse Race Factor in a post-journalism world.

You sound like an American when you make with the Reagan talk.

[Rusty Edge]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/282261-sanders-clinton-foundation-engaged-in-conflicts-of

June 05, 2016, 10:03 am
Sanders hits Clinton Foundation over foreign donations
By Jessie Hellmann

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders criticized the Clinton Foundation for accepting donations from foreign governments in an interview aired Sunday, calling it a conflict of interest.

"Do I have a problem when a sitting secretary of State and a foundation run by her husband collects many, many dollars from foreign governments — governments which are dictatorships?
"Yeah, I do have a problem with that. Yeah, I do," Sanders said on CNN's "State of the Union."

When host Jake Tapper asked if he thought it was a conflict of interest, Sanders said, "I do."

*****

I don't really know what's going on with the Clinton Foundation. There are a lot of allegations flying around, saying the e-mails led the FBI to The Clinton Foundation, and that there is a pending racketeering indictment with regard to the foundation. Possibly there is a coincidence between money laundered through the foundation and US foreign aid entities.

The trouble is the sources tend to be biased or sloppy. I'll be looking into this one, but I doubt if any thing will come of it soon, even if there's fire behind the smoke.

I still think that the Clinton's are sort of like base runners in baseball. They cheat and have both feet off of the bag at 1st, but they know exactly how much they can get away with. This sounds too greedy/stupid/obvious for them. They have no intention of getting thrown out.

[Rusty Edge]

Gary Johnson appeared today on Meet the Press.

I think the interview was biased against him, because the introduction mentioned that the 1st president Johnson was nearly impeached, and the 2nd got us mired in Viet Nam.

I'll give Chuck Todd credit for persistently rephrasing his question in hopes of an answer- Aren't you a spoiler?

But I thought it was a disservice not to go after him on issues instead. For a lot of people, that was their first look at him. They probably wanted to know what his plans were with regard to controversial questions such as guns, abortion, gay marriage and taxes.

But probably most importantly, Johnson came across as a normal guy. Not the nut job they try to portray him as when they think he'll hurt them more than the opposition, and not as a liar.
I'd call it presidential.

[Dale]

[blinks]  No.

That was the Horse Race Factor in a post-journalism world.

You sound like an American when you make with the Reagan talk.

Hahaha.

I only bring it up because I see the same mirrored here. Our ABC network which is the Govt public funded media network is a prime example of the Lefts attempt to destroy traditional conservative values. A survey of ABC presenters identified 40-odd% identify as Greens (far Left) and most of the remainder as ALP (Left). Not one single presenter of news or current affairs at the ABC identifies as Liberal (traditional conservative).

In fact to find any you have to go to Murdoch media. Every other network is predominantly and outspokenly Left.

The signs of protest are here too. The three main party's primary vote is dropping. Independant and Right wing minors polling is up to 15% and growing. This is the highest its ever been. With a month till election that percentage still could grow a lot more as the main partys disenfranchise voters with their war on traditional conservatives.

With our preference voting method the chances are very high of a hung Parliament.

[Rusty Edge]

Here's the hard numbers from the latest poll. Essentially the negatives on both Hillary and The Donald are  increasing. The race is getting tighter.

-narrows-as-disappointment-with-choices-grows/]http://www.investors.com/politics/clintons-lead-over-[Sleezebag]-narrows-as-disappointment-with-choices-grows/

Clinton’s Lead Over [Sleezebag] Narrows; Libertarian Gary Johnson Gets 11%
JOHN MERLINE
1:55 PM ET

Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald [Sleezebag] narrowed slightly in the latest IBD/TIPP Poll, which finds her ahead of [Sleezebag] by 45% to 40%. Last month, Clinton was head ahead 47% to 40%

But the poll finds widespread dissatisfaction with the two presumptive nominees. In fact, little-known Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson gets a surprisingly large 11% of the vote when he’s included in the mix. The former New Mexico governor draws almost equally from Hillary and [Sleezebag] — who get 39% and 35%, respectively, in a three-way race.

What’s more, the IBD/TIPP Poll finds that both Clinton and [Sleezebag] get extremely low ratings on favorability and trustworthiness, and few say they strongly support their party’s nominee.

Clinton’s favorability took a hit this month. Just 39% say they have a favorable view of her, down from 43% last month. In fact, at 61%, her unfavorable score is now virtually tied with [Sleezebag], who gets a 63% unfavorable rating.

The public also views both Clinton and [Sleezebag] as untrustworthy, although [Sleezebag] does slightly better. The poll finds that 63% say Clinton is “not honest and trustworthy,” compared with 58% who view [Sleezebag] that way.

Neither candidate gets enthusiastic support from their backers. Just 38% of Clinton voters say they strongly support her, while 40% of [Sleezebag] voters express strong support for him.

Over the weekend, [Sleezebag] came under attacks from Republicans for disparaging comments he made about a judge who is presiding over a lawsuit involving the now defunct [Sleezebag] University. On Sunday, Newt Gingrich, who was being talked up as a possible [Sleezebag] running mate, called [Sleezebag]’s comments “inexcusable” and the “worst mistake” he’s made as a candidate.

The nationwide poll was conducted from May 31 through June 5, and included 908 adults, giving it an overall margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.

The only good news for Hillary in this month’s poll is that support for her rival in the primaries has all but collapsed. The poll finds that just 37% of Democrats and those leaning Democratic say they back Sen. Bernie Sanders, which is down from 43% last month. Clinton’s support climbed from 49% to 51%, which means her lead among Democrats went from 6 points last month to 14 points now.

The Clinton camp is hoping that she can win enough delegates Tuesday to put her over the top, with primaries held in California, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana, and North and South Dakota. Yet, in another sign of their tepid approval of Clinton, 53% of Democrats say Sanders should stay in the race.

The poll also found that 66% of those following the story closely now say that Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state likely compromised national security, which is up from 64% last month. More than a third of Democrats (37%) feel this way.

But more than half of Democrats (58%) say that she should continue to run for president, even if “the outcome of the FBI investigation finds that Hillary Clinton broke the law.”

Overall, 65% of those following the story say she should drop out of the race if the FBI finds she broke the law. Among independents, 71% would want her to quit.

Nearly two-thirds (62%) say Clinton should release transcripts of the three speeches she gave to Goldman Sachs in 2013, which earned Clinton $675,000 and have been brought up by Sanders as evidence that she’s in the pocket of Wall Street.

Overall, Hillary made nearly $22 million in speeches in just two years after she left the State Department. The IBD/TIPP Poll finds that 52% say the lucrative fees “raise concerns about Hillary Clinton as an ethical public figure.” Among Democrats, 30% say the speaking fees raise such concerns, as do 59% of independents.

Other findings:
More than half the public (51%) now approve of the job Obama is doing as president. As recently as March, his approval rating was only 46%.
However, 61% say the country is headed in the wrong direction, 51% are dissatisfied with federal economic policies, and just 36% say Obama is providing strong leadership for the country.
The share of job-sensitive households — those where either someone is unemployed or is worried about losing a job — ticked up to 31% in June from 29% in May.
Just 31% give the TSA a good rating on its performance handling airport security. However, despite massive waits to get through security, just 33% say that airport screening should be turned over to private security companies.

Methodology

The IBD/TIPP Poll was conducted May 31 through June 5, 2016, surveying 908 Americans, giving it an overall margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points. The poll was taken by live interviewers using both land and cellphones.

The unweighted sample size for registered Republicans and Republican leaners was 421, with a margin of error +/- 4.9 percentage points. For Democrats and Democratic leaners, the sample size was 351, with a margin of error of +/- 5.3 percentage points.

For a more thorough explanation of how the poll was conducted, IBD/TIPP Poll’s track record in past presidential elections and the complete survey results, click here.

[Rusty Edge]

-orders-surrogates-to-intensify-criticism-of-judge-and-journalists]http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-06-06/[Sleezebag]-orders-surrogates-to-intensify-criticism-of-judge-and-journalists

Surrogates to Intensify Criticism of Judge and Journalists

During a Monday conference call with supporters, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee overruled a directive sent out by his own campaign.
June 6, 2016 — 3:08 PM CDT

Updated on June 6, 2016 — 4:22 PM CDT



An embattled Donald [Sleezebag] urgently rallied his most visible supporters to defend his attacks on a federal judge's Mexican ancestry during a conference call on Monday in which he ordered them to question the judge's credibility and impugn reporters as racists.

"We will overcome," [Sleezebag] said, according to two supporters who were on the call and requested anonymity to share their notes with Bloomberg Politics. "And I’ve always won and I’m going to continue to win. And that’s the way it is."

There was no mention of apologizing or backing away from his widely criticized remarks about U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is overseeing cases against the [Sleezebag] University real-estate program.


When former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer interrupted the discussion to inform [Sleezebag] that his own campaign had asked surrogates to stop talking about the lawsuit in an e-mail on Sunday, [Sleezebag] repeatedly demanded to know who sent the memo, and immediately overruled his staff.

"Take that order and throw it the hell out," [Sleezebag] said.

Told the memo was sent by Erica Freeman, a staffer who circulates information to surrogates, [Sleezebag] said he didn't know her. He openly questioned how the campaign could defend itself if supporters weren't allowed to talk.

"Are there any other stupid letters that were sent to you folks?" [Sleezebag] said. "That's one of the reasons I want to have this call, because you guys are getting sometimes stupid information from people that aren't so smart."

Brewer, who was on the call with prominent Republicans like Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown, interjected again. "You all better get on the page," she told him.

In response, [Sleezebag] said that he aspired to hold regular calls with surrogates in order to coordinate the campaign's message, a role usually reserved for lower ranking staffers than the nominee himself.

The e-mailed memo, sent by Freeman on Sunday, was cc'd to campaign manager Corey Lewandowski; Hope Hicks, [Sleezebag]'s top communications staffer; and Rick Gates, a top aide to campaign chairman Paul Manafort. It informed surrogates that "they're not authorized to discuss matters concerning the [Sleezebag] Organization including corporate news such as the [Sleezebag] University case.”

"The best possible response is ‘the case will be tried in the courtroom in front of a jury—not in the media,’” according to the e-mail, obtained by Bloomberg Politics.

Hicks declined to address the specifics of the conversation with surrogates. 

"The call was scheduled in order for Mr. [Sleezebag] to thank his supporters and congratulate everyone as the primaries officially come to an end," Hicks told Bloomberg Politics. "Many topics were discussed and it was a productive call for all parties."

[Sleezebag]'s five weeks as the presumptive nominee have been marked by several missteps: A refusal to release his tax returns, confusion among donors over which super-PAC to give money, audio of him using a pseudonym to act as his own publicist, failing to donate to veterans groups as promised until pressed by the media.

But the most incendiary controversy has been his handling of [Sleezebag] University.

[Sleezebag] ignited the controversy when he defended his real-estate program by saying Curiel has an inherent conflict of interest because of his Mexican heritage, because the candidate has proposed building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to curb illegal immigration. Curiel was born in Indiana, and [Sleezebag]'s complaint has been criticized by Republican leaders, legal experts, and other commentators. [Sleezebag] on Sunday broadened his argument by saying on CBS that it’s possible a Muslim judge could treat him unfairly too, because of his proposed ban on Muslim immigration.

"I should have won this thing years ago," [Sleezebag] said on the call about the case, adding that Curiel is a "member of La Raza." Curiel is affiliated with La Raza Lawyers of California, a Latino bar association.

A clearly irritated [Sleezebag] told his supporters to attack journalists who ask questions about the lawsuit and his comments about the judge.

"The people asking the questions—those are the racists," [Sleezebag] said. "I would go at 'em."

Suggesting a broader campaign against the media, [Sleezebag] said the campaign should also actively criticize television reporters. "I'd let them have it," he said, referring to those who [Sleezebag] portrayed as hypocrites.

*****



He must be a terribly difficult fellow for which to work. Especially if you're not allowed to laugh at him.

[Rusty Edge]

Today's gleanings-

* Obama is about to endorse Hillary, maybe after the polls close Tues. Like lots of elections, the outcome depends on which voters turn out. But since the delegates are awarded proportionately, it would take a Sanders blowout to deny Hillary the nomination.

* Sanders is feeling a lot of pressure to get out, including a call from Obama Sunday. Bernie doesn't want to leave the race, he thinks he's the only person who can save the country from [Sleezebag]. He has concerns about Clinton scandals bubbling below the surface.

*Remember when I said how Hillary failed to appoint an Inspector General in the State Department on her watch, so there wasn't one?  Today I read that the Clinton Foundation hasn't been audited, that Clinton has not reported the foreign donors to Obama as promised ( so as to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest) , and that in the years 2010, 2011, and 2012 they reported zero foreign contributions to the IRS. Now they are revising their tax returns, not unusual in such an organization, but to revise 3 consecutive years is unheard of in a charity.

Boring reading. Surprisingly I wasn't mad that the foundation was taking money from Russian and middle Eastern interests while the State Department was signing off on uranium and arms deals, or that the foundation's claims don't reconcile. I simply thought that it sounded like the Clintons whole career. They make the rules, not abide by them. They're above it all.

I think it will take a while to come out. If it will amount to more than Congressional hearings, I have no idea. Presuming she is the next president, you can guarantee Congressional hearings.

* Johnson is certainly making the rounds or radio, TV and major media. It's interesting to see the venomous misrepresentation of his positions from both sides. Somebody commented that Ralph Nader proved third parties can't work. I had to laugh. No, they demonstrated that the system is rigged against third parties. Third parties have been successful in addressing issues. There would have been no balanced budgets if there had been no Ross Perot to explain that all of the taxes west of the Mississippi went o pay interest on the debt.

*I think that's the problem with the 2 party system. It rewards negativity.
When there's an established 3rd party dynamics will change. Subtracting from one won't automatically add to you.