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[Buster's Uncle]

I don't think she ate supper out of Tupperware at her desk during an interview to make a good impression, you know?  I think he really has seen some of the real Hildog, and she's really, honest-to-God, about the gurl powah.

[Buster's Uncle]

I smell a rat, but...

BREAKING: Another Republican Will Enter the 2016 Presidential Race… CONFIRMED!
The Pilitical Insider
Kosar  Featured Contributor






Evan McMullin, a Republican and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) veteran who is the chief policy director for the U.S. House Republican conference, will run for president!

McMullin is expected to announce an independent bid, and is being promoted by Veteran Republican strategist Rick Wilson along with major Republican donors, according to sources.

Just like T rump, McMullin is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

   

Joe Scarborough, a former GOP congressman from Florida and host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” was first to report the pending announcement.

    Scarborough said the independent presidential candidate would aim to get on 20 to 30 state ballots, adding that he personally thinks the campaign “has more to do with stopping Donald T rump than actually electing a president.”

    “Certainly they still believe they can go past the 270 [electoral votes] threshold so this person will be able to be in debates,” Scarborough said.

    McMullin served in the national clandestine service at the CIA for 11 years, ending in 2010, where he managed clandestine operations related to counterterrorism and other issues, according to his LinkedIn profile.

    He then went to work at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco, before working for two years as a senior advisor at the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a little under two years as chief policy director at the House Republican Conference.[…]

    Republicans hoped earlier this year that an independent presidential candidate would launch a campaign as an alternative to T rump, who has fallen behind Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in polls recently. David French, an Iraq War veteran and writer at the conservative National Review, was floated as a potential candidate before he ruled out a bid in early June.

    T rump has continued to catch flak during his campaign, most recently for feuding with the parents of a slain American Muslim soldier and initially declining to back Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in their primaries.

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Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/breaking-another-republican-will-enter-2016-presidential-race-confirmed/#ixzz4GyVS4GCS

[Rusty Edge]

I'd read a rumor. Oh great.

Well, that explains some of the conservative sites switching from anti-Johnson to pro-Johnson back to
anti-Johnson lately.

Too many deadlines have passed. Only 20 or 30 states? I'm not sure how running a nobody affects things.  I'll have to ponder it.

[ColdWizard]

I read he's a member of the LDS and running is a way of keeping Utah from going [Sleezebag]. Utah's independent candidate deadline is the 15th.

[Rusty Edge]

*Well, I see he's a Brigham Young as well as a Wharton grad. I question whether being a CIA operative and a political strategist counts as qualifying government experience, but clearly, it's superior to [Sleezebag]'s.

*Quoting a tweet here, but TX, NC, are true, and OH, is up against the deadline now. The Libertarians and Greens filed about a month ago in IL... I'd say the following is accurate-

"states where, as of now, Evan McMullin won't be on the official ballot: TX, NC, IL, NM, IN, NV, GA, DE, SC, OK, FL, MI, WA, MO, NJ, AR..."

*here's another quip, which started out by saying the guy has 135 followers on twitter-

"This is a guy who would not have been at the kiddie debate table during the Republican Primaries, folks. And since even Johnson and Stein haven't reached the 15% threshold to appear in debates this fall, McMullin's chances for more publicity than they are getting is up to...Joe Scarborough. Nevermind.

We'll see just how much money he raises in the next three days, because honestly, all the middle school mentality of the Beltway Media cares about is, "will this guy be able to afford to hire some of my friends as consultants?"

Good luck, Evan McMullin. Whoever you are."

* I found commentary on another forum accusing him of being a Clinton plant, and CNN coverage/publicity was proof.

*He has also worked for...( wait for it ) Goldmun Sachs!   He's only 40 years old.

*As a public speaker, I don't think he gives Gary anything to worry about.


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Preliminary conclusion- too little, too late. Now maybe they'll announce 5 states and they've already secured ballot access and 5 Super-PACS this week, and 5 major endorsements, but I doubt it.

Granted, he would be the GOP favorite in a House election, should he finish 3rd. A Brigham Young guy would be problematic in Utah, which is Gary's best state.

But a national race with Republicans, Democrats, Greens, Libertarians, and a Never [Sleezebag] sponsored independent Republican? Well, If Hillary doesn't still win it outright, I really don't know who will ultimately prevail.

[Unorthodox]

I read he's a member of the LDS and running is a way of keeping Utah from going T rump.

Don't know that will make much of a difference, honestly.  I mean, officially, yeah, the state is 60% LDS, but realistically those numbers are inflated by inactive members.  If they could get Romney to support Johnson officially instead of lollygagging about, you'd probably see a 3 way split for the state.  Adding another body to that, you're just going to split up the anti-T rump vote more.

Whoever wins Utah is going to have well under 50% of the vote.  Mark my words. 

[Rusty Edge]

I read he's a member of the LDS and running is a way of keeping Utah from going T rump.

Don't know that will make much of a difference, honestly.  I mean, officially, yeah, the state is 60% LDS, but realistically those numbers are inflated by inactive members.  If they could get Romney to support Johnson officially instead of lollygagging about, you'd probably see a 3 way split for the state.  Adding another body to that, you're just going to split up the anti-T rump vote more.

Whoever wins Utah is going to have well under 50% of the vote.  Mark my words.

Yeah, last Utah poll I saw there wasn't much of a spread between [Sleezebag]/Hillary/Johnson, with a significant undecided.

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I'm still trying to figure out what's going on with rumors and endorsements. Some of the [Sleezebag] defectors have gone Johnson, others for Hillary. If the ones that haven't declared suddenly move for McMullin, that might be something, as if this was organized and they were waiting. Likewise, I don't know if Bush-Bush-McCain & Romney were holding their endorsement until they saw who Kristol was pulling out of his hat, rather than waiting for McCain's primary.

I don't think you could keep a coordinated petition drive in half of the states a secret, so I'm guessing they started just now. I also don't think you can organize a write-in campaign with a name like McMullin. Spelling counts in write-in votes. "Gus Smith"? Sure. Easy to remember and spell. Nothing close to that to make it confusing. But a Scottish name?

I think the Romney endorsement ( whatever it is  or isn't ) is worth more than the McMullin campaign.

[Rusty Edge]

/]http://www.cbsnews.com/news/republicans-tell-rnc-chairman-reince-priebus-to-de-fund-[Sleezebag]/

Republicans tell RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to de-fund [Sleezebag]


Last Updated Aug 11, 2016 4:30 PM EDT

More than 70 Republicans have signed an open letter urging RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to cut off funding to Republican presidential nominee Donald [Sleezebag] and instead use the funds to finance Republican Senate and House races, according to a letter obtained by CBS News.

"We believe that Donald [Sleezebag]'s divisiveness, recklessness, incompetence, and record-breaking unpopularity risk turning this election into a Democratic landslide, and only the immediate shift of all available RNC resources to vulnerable Senate and House races will prevent the GOP from drowning with a [Sleezebag]-emblazoned anchor around its neck," a draft of the letter stated. "This should not be a difficult decision, as Donald [Sleezebag]'s chances of being elected president are evaporating by the day."

Some of the signatories include Rep. Chris Shays of Connecticut, Sen. Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire, Rep. Tom Coleman of Missouri, and about 20 former RNC staffers.

Politico was the first outlet to report on the letter.

Andrew Weinstein, an adamant [Sleezebag] critic and former press aide of Rep. Newt Gingrich, helped organize the letter. In July, he co-organized an Irish wake in the Nation's capital to mourn the crumbling of the Republican party.

The letter was spawned as a result of "alienating" comments [Sleezebag] has made in which he attacked a Gold Star family and applauded a possible Russian hack into the email server of the Democratic National Committee.

"Those recent outrages have built on his campaign of anger and exclusion, during which he has mocked and offended millions of voters, including the disabled, women, Muslims, immigrants, and minorities," the letter states.

"He also has shown dangerous authoritarian tendencies, including threats to ban an entire religion from entering the country, order the military to break the law by torturing prisoners, kill the families of suspected terrorists, track law-abiding Muslim citizens in databases, and use executive orders to implement other illegal and unconstitutional measures."

This is the third letter circulating this week in which senior-level Republican officials and advisers strongly denounced a [Sleezebag] presidency.

Weinstein told Politico he expects the letter to be formally sent out next week.

[Rusty Edge]

Gleanings-

* Hillary and Jill Stein have released their tax returns.

*AUGUST 11, 2016 (SALT LAKE CITY) – McMullin for President Chief Strategist Joel Searby tonight announced that Evan McMullin will appear on the Colorado Presidential ballot as an independent candidate this November.

* Yesterday [Sleezebag] denounced Obama as the founder of ISIS, and Hillary as their most valuable player. He was emphatic and received a lot of criticism. Today he's saying it was merely sarcasm.

* I suppose it stands to reason, but Democratic spokespeople seem to be unfair and unkind to Jill Stein, denouncing her as illegitimate and trying to mischaracterize her positions. They probably see her as poacher, stealing 4 or 5% of their voters, and maybe they fear the establishment of a Green Party which would attack them from the left.

* Hillary's health- Well maybe it's just complications of one of her falls, or the blood clot in her skull, I don't really know. It does seem serious, and she is 68.  I don't think she's unfit for office, as many on the right hope. What bothers me more is the secrecy about it. Kennedy tried to keep his Addison's disease a secret, FDR tried to hide the extent of his paralysis, so, it's certainly possible to govern effectively with health issues. I think the voters could understand that comparison. But Hillary likes to color outside the lines and be secretive about it, so I have my doubts. It could be pride. It could be ambition.

* The Johnson supporting PACS are set to run some 30 second TV ads. I don't think they are as good as the internet ones produced by the campaign, but their money, their choice.

[Rusty Edge]

I came across this blog piece, and I thought it well written-
It's rather long, and the Electoral College gridlock scenarios are interesting. But I'll only quote the conclusion here.

https://gnerphk.wordpress.com/2016/08/13/is-voting-third-party-wrong/

"The Bottom Line

Given the above, a reasonable person is forced to conclude that the original assumptions used to provide Rieder’s conclusion are flawed at best, and possibly deliberate attempts to mislead the reader.  The following are neutral in tone, and as such are preferable:
1.Choosing the other party’s candidate would be a disaster.
2.Choosing my party’s candidate is not a good alternative.
3.A third-party candidate would be better.
4.At least one third-party candidate has the chance to vastly impact the results of the national election.

We have been fed the idea that we can only choose between the leading two candidates; this is palpably untrue.  What’s more, we’ve been encouraged to accept the notion that we must vote for someone who will win so that our vote isn’t somehow wasted.  This last is the most insidious lie; nothing could be a greater waste of a vote than to cast one for a candidate one doesn’t approve of, doesn’t trust, doesn’t like, and doesn’t want as president.

If we have the option to choose someone who reflects our views, we are likewise obligated to cast our vote for them.  If instead we simply don’t vote, our objection is lost in the flood of apathy that surrounds every election.  If we fail to vote as we feel is right, we instead endorse the despair that keeps the American voter home each November.

That makes us the problem, and when the inevitable consequences of President T rump or President Clinton arise, we’ll be unable to point to them as the only bad guy.  The person responsible will be you.

So if you honestly believe that Hillary Clinton would be the best possible candidate of all the ones we might elect, you should vote for her.

If you believe that Donald T rump would make an excellent president, you should vote for him.  Absolutely.  No question.

But if you have your doubts about them, why not consider Gary Johnson?  Why not consider Jill Stein?  Take some time; look them over.  I think you’ll be glad you did.


*NOTE – Wait — are you implying that political parties lie to us?  You betcha.  Always.  On every subject.  There may exist individual politicians who don’t lie, but they’re rare.  Political organizations lie, cheat, mislead, defraud, spin, and otherwise manipulate the electorate in any way they can in order to win elections.  The Republicans have Fox News; the Democrats have Chicago’s political machine and Wasserman Schulz — and those are just the examples everybody knows.  Including you."

[Rusty Edge]

%&*@#!

Parkinson's Disease. This is not the answer I wanted!  I've been doing searches on Hillary's health. Clearly something is wrong with her. I was hoping to find credible evidence that these oddities were simply signs of medication side effects for a known problem, for example her history of blood clots, and that all would be well with a lower dose of Coumadin, or something.

Plenty of shabby speculation on the net, as well as blatant apologists  and denials.

This really jumped out at me-

"We do not have video evidence of the “pill rolling” tremor that is common in PD. But that is not a major concern for our thesis. Treatment with levodopa can reduce it. Also, PD sufferers develop a variety of techniques to hide it. Since it is a tremor at rest, keeping the hands in motion suppresses it. Grasping objects such as a lectern can also hide it. As long as the hands are busy, it is usually not visible."

I've been watching the whole campaign wondering why Hillary has taken to waving and gesturing constantly. That is a credible explanation for it.

http://www.dangerandplay.com/2016/08/12/hillary-clinton-has-parkinsons-disease-physician-confirms/


Hillary Clinton Has Parkinson’s Disease, Physician Confirms

August 12, 2016 By Mike Cernovich —197 Comments


Hillary’s health is declining, as anyone who has looked at her can see. The question is: What condition does she have? A board certified Anesthesiologist has written a memo of Hillary’s health. Feel free to pass it along to doctors and to analytics and criticize it.

Hillary Clinton’s Probable Diagnosis

(Download the PDF here, share with doctors for their opinion.)

Intro:

Hillary Clinton (HRC) has suffered a variety of health issues. Unfortunately, she has declined to make her medical records public. In July of 2015 her personal physician released a letter asserting her “excellent physical condition.” Unfortunately, multiple later episodes recorded on video strongly suggest that the content of the letter is incorrect. This discussion is designed to sort through the known facts and propose a possible medical explanation for these events. In keeping with Occam’s Razor, a single explanation that covers everything is preferred.

 

History of Hillary’s Health:
•In 2009, HRC fell and broke her elbow. Little else was made public.
•On December 17, 2012, while Secretary of State, HRC fell and suffered a concussion.[ii] Later, a transverse sinus thrombosis was diagnosed, resulting in chronic anticoagulation therapy. [iii] Her post-concussion syndrome was declared “recovered” in about six months.[iv] The original fall was publicly attributed to dehydration following gastroenteritis.
•An email from Huma Abedin (HRC’s closest advisor) on January 26, 2013, says that HRC “is often confused.”[v]
•Photos show being assisted up what appears to be the steps of a residential porch. This apparently happened in February of 2016. On August 4, 2016, Reuters and Getty published the photos.[vi]
•At a rally on May 2, 2016, HRC demonstrates classic PD hand posturing.[vii] She has no lectern in front, so she starts with her right hand pressed against her chest. At the 18:02 mark, she starts gesturing with her right hand, which is in a very unnatural position that is common in PD.

On July 21, 2016 HRC was filmed talking to reporters at close range when several spoke at once. Without warning, she started a bizarre head-bobbing episode that must be seen rather than described. After several cycles, she regained control and declared that the reporters “must try the iced chai.”[viii]
•On July 28, 2016, during the balloon drop, HRC suddenly looks up with a frozen wide-mouth and wide-eyed stare. After a couple of seconds she regains control and a more normal expression.[ix]
•On August 5, HRC declared that she had “short circuited”

• a response to Chris Wallace in an interview that aired July 31 on Fox News Sunday.[xi]

•August 6, 2016, at a campaign rally, HRC freezes with wide eyes in response to protestors. A large black male who commonly accompanies her leans in and tells her “It’s OK. We’re not going anywhere. Keep talking…” Shortly after, she laughs strangely and then says “OK. Here we are. We’ll keep talking.”[xii]
•Several recent photos show HRC with an inappropriately exaggerated wide-mouthed smile and extreme wide-open eyes. Several videos show her laughing inappropriately and for extended periods. Numerous events have been interrupted by prolonged episodes of coughing unrelated to any infectious cause.
•This discussion will not argue that the black male is carrying a diazepam injector, since there is a plausible argument that it is actually a small flashlight, and is seen in other video to be such. We will also not discuss the circular area on her tongue. It appears to be the site of a mass excision. Benign explanations that do not bear on chronic health issues may easily be proffered.

Discussion:

The HRC campaign meme is that “there’s nothing to see here.”
 But numerous trained observers have noted multiple other, more subtle bits that strongly support the argument below.

After the 2012 fall, HRC had post-concussion syndrome (PCS). She should have declared herself unable to fulfill her duties as Secretary of State. Her resignation from the position shortly thereafter may have satisfied this need without public medical discussion. If no other questionable medical signs had appeared, this discussion would end here. But the other events and signs point to a single cause for the fall, and it is not the public explanation. Further, HRC’s statement early in her tenure as Secretary of State that she would serve only four years can be read in the context of a progressive disease that was known as she assumed the post.

It is the premise of this discussion the HRC is most likely suffering from Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

It explains every one of the items listed above. Further, since it is a diagnosis primarily made by observation, the video record is sufficient to create a high degree of certainty.

The 2009 fall where HRC broke her elbow suggests that she had working protective reflexes, and her arm took the brunt of the fall. But three years later, she had a catastrophic fall where her reflexes were unable to help her. It is notable that this fall took place at home, where she would have been unstressed and in a familiar setting. Failing reflexes are common in PD. Poor balance is also common in PD, and a fall without working protective reflexes is a prescription for head injury. Her subsequent concerns with transverse sinus thrombosis are plausibly related to the fall. Her need for fresnel lens glasses also fits with post-concussion syndrome.

Huma Abedin’s email comment can be referring to PCS as well, since it was during the six-month period of rehab. One must, however, be cautious not to overlook persistent cognitive problems that PCS can have. (Editorial note: The reader will note that this discussion is giving the benefit of the doubt to as many HRC memes as can reasonably earn it.)

2016 starts a spate of new data. The photos of HRC being helped up the steps is consistent with a fall similar to 2012, but with a security detail close enough to catch her before she fell to the ground. This matches the loss of reflexes and balance with PD.

On July 21 a video of HRC is posted that has many observers calling a “seizure.”

We should note the setting. She is answering questions, and then multiple reporters call out at the same time. Such a shock is often too much stress for a PD patient, and the patient suffers an “on/off” episode. Higher control turns off and an unpredictable dyskinesia takes over. Shortly she switches back “on” and regains control. Her mind froze during the “off” state, but was aware, so she is able to speak again, but inappropriately.

It should be noted that such dyskinesias are sufficiently common with long term treatment that they have a name: Parkinson’s Disease LevoDopa Induced Dyskinesia (PD LID).

A week later, during the balloon drop at the Convention, HRC suddenly “freezes.” This is an “off” moment manifested by bradykinesia, another PD problem. The particular form is a brief oculogyric crisis, complete with head arched back, fixed gaze, and wide open mouth. Again, this is common in PD. We should compare it to HRC’s facial expressions on “Live with Kelly and Michael” on November 19, 2015.[xiii] At 6:30 in that video, we also see a PD tremor and posture in her left hand when it comes to rest momentarily. In most videos her hands are in constant motion or clasped against some object. These are strategies to suppress a tremor.

HRC’s description of her false answers to Chris Wallace as a “short circuit” is extremely unusual.

It comes from the field of electronics, in which HRC has never been involved. The Urban Dictionary definition is electrical, and there is no popular or slang usage. But one semi-technical description of PD calls it “short-circuiting” brain circuits.[xiv] Did she hear this during a doctor’s explanation of her disease? It would not be unusual to parrot such a phrase if she has PD.

Days later, HRC “freezes” again at a campaign rally. This “off” state is like the others, triggered by a startle/stress reaction. But what is more telling is that the security detail gives her specific instructions in an attempt to get her to turn “on” again. She then parrots those exact words as she restarts. This is another PD sign.

The numerous episodes of prolonged coughing are another tell. Swallowing disorders are very common in PD. They can lead to aspiration pneumonia, the most common cause of death in PD. But before that they lead to chronic difficulty swallowing saliva. It gets onto the vocal cords, leading to coughing in an attempt to clear them. The high frequency of these episodes strongly suggests a major swallowing disorder.

Multiple episodes of inappropriate and extended laughter have also been documented. This, again, is common in PD.

We do not have video evidence of the “pill rolling” tremor that is common in PD. But that is not a major concern for our thesis. Treatment with levodopa can reduce it. Also, PD sufferers develop a variety of techniques to hide it. Since it is a tremor at rest, keeping the hands in motion suppresses it. Grasping objects such as a lectern can also hide it. As long as the hands are busy, it is usually not visible.

Summary:

HRC probably has PD.

She has had clinical symptoms for a minimum of 4 years, and probably much longer, given that the fall leading to her head injury required a significant progression of the disease. All of her bizarre physical actions since that time fit nicely into the spectrum of signs that we expect in PD. And since PD explains all of them, we have a high probability of a correct diagnosis. It has almost certainly been treated with levodopa. Some of her symptoms may be related to this drug treatment.

It is most curious that all of the bizarre physical signs seem to be in 2016 videos. HRC was a public figure in 2015, with a lot of campaign work underway. Yet all of the oddities seem to be within the last several months. This suggests a significant progression of her PD. We also know that her contact with the public has been rigidly controlled. She has not done news conferences during the campaign. These would be highly stressful to a PD sufferer and would elicit many PD signs.

PD is a chronic disease with a downhill prognosis. HRC’s instability and frequent cough suggest that her PD is advanced. This is not a good outlook for someone running for the Presidency. The office of the President is one of the highest stress jobs in the world. Stress sets off PD episodes, which render the sufferer incapable of proper response.

At this point, a bit of speculation seems appropriate. HRC talks about her yoga sessions. But no one we know of has ever documented one. It is possible that this is cover for sessions designed to teach her coping mechanisms for PD or for rest breaks. Exhaustion makes PD worse.

HRC’s coughing suggests that her swallowing disorder is advanced, placing her closer to an aspiration pneumonia that would disable or kill her. That’s bad enough, but PD has one more, even more dangerous step in its progression.

As PD continues, cognitive problems can develop. In time, they become full-blown dementia. The United States cannot survive if its President is mentally impaired.

 

Conclusion:

It is not appropriate for a physician to make a diagnosis at a distance. But since the evidence in the public record so strongly suggests that HRC has moderate to advanced PD, it is imperative that HRC release her complete medical record to an impartial panel of physicians for review. It is not necessary for the public at large to see them. Such a panel should be secure in its deliberations and should present a summary to the public. If she has PD, the panel would know and it would be made public. If not, then the air would clear.

 

Note on authorship:

The author of this document is a board-certified Anesthesiologist with 36 years of experience. That brings with it the ability to understand medical discussions, but not the expertise to evaluate PD signs and symptoms.

The first subject matter expert is a close friend of the author. This person is a brilliant businessman who was forced to sell his interest in eight successful businesses because early onset PD made him unable to continue in the daily duties of business. He is well versed in PD and sees its ravages in himself.

The second subject matter expert is the author’s brother. He is an RN who spent two years working 12-hour shifts caring for PD patients in a nursing home. This saturation experience allows him to pick up PD signs automatically. He notes that he called HRC’s PD and levodopa therapy when he watched the famous “What difference does it make?” exchange. Her mannerisms and behavior were classic and stereotypical.

Of interest is that during a teleconference, the author called the others to look at HRC’s left hand during the “Live With Kelly and Michael” video. The clip was played, and neither of the others even saw her hand. They were both riveted to her eyes, and both exclaimed that her eyes were “classic PD.” The clip had to be played a second and third time before they could even take their gaze away from her eyes. They did finally see her hand and agree that it was also demonstrating PD.

 

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/06/18/hillary-clinton-faces-surgery-for-broken-elbow/

[ii] http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hillary-clinton-treated-concussion-fall-article-1.1220947

[iii] https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hillary-clintons-blood-clot-most-likely-in-a-leg-experts-say/2012/12/31/d2c853ea-5376-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html

[iv] http://abcnews.go.com/widgets/mediaplayer/premiumPlayerPlaylist?mid=2016/07/31/full_interview_hillary_clinton_on_fox_news_sunday.html

[xii] http://thelastgreatstand.com/2016/08/07/hillary-clinton-freezes-fear-secret-agents-says-keep-talking-video/

[xiii] https://youtu.be/OKUi0sd1Ocg

[xiv] Rodgers, R, PhD, Road to Recovery from Parkinson’s Disease, ISBN 978-0-9819767-5-4, 2013, p. 94."

[Rusty Edge]

Gleanings-

* according to Gary, Romney will not be endorsing him for a number of reasons.

* [Sleezebag] doubles down on the "If I lose PA it's because of fraud" talk.

* Republican strategist - "am deeply concerned that [Sleezebag]'s campaign will be an extinction-level event for the GOP, wiping out hard won electoral gains built over a decade.

The potential exists for [Sleezebag] to do incalculable damage to the party and its future.

We may have miscalculated on one thing about [Sleezebag]: That he wants to win."

*In response to questions and speculation about Hillary's health and possible seizures they released a podcast of Hillary talking about her healthy lifestyle.

*Johnson is supposedly on 39 state ballots so far, and still on track to be on all 50 plus D.C. , Jill Stein is supposedly on 27. Johnson is confirmed in NV, while Stein is questionable. Johnson has filed in Ohio, but it's complicated, and in my opinion could go to court.

* http://www.sciencealert.com/us-presidential-candidate-jill-stein-thinks-wi-fi-is-a-threat-to-children-s-health

"In the video below, Stein not only denounces the move towards giving every child access to a computer at school, but also says, "We should not be subjecting kids' brains" to wi-fi."


* Pence and Kaine have released their tax returns ... boring. Gary Johnson has negligible charitable giving...disappointing. He says he considers his public service his form of charity.  [Sleezebag] is conspicuous for his secrecy.

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About [Sleezebag]'s tax returns... my wife says nobody would understand them anyway, as she is not sure even she would, and she is a MENSA member and was a CPA and a CAO for a multi-billion dollar business.  But...I suspect they would reveal things that don't fit his narrative, like 1) [Sleezebag] is frugal with regard to charity, 2) that he is worth- 3 or 4 billion, not the 10 he claims, and 3) that this presidential campaign is what they called on the TV series Dynasty, "Million dollar spit in the ocean". When Blake Carrington was facing insolvency, he put on a lavish show to keep his creditors at bay and buy himself time to refinance, take on investors, etc.

[Rusty Edge]

Newspapers are questioning whether T rump has hit bottom or not. My wife says- "Oh he's hit bottom, and now he's digging deeper."

One of the things I believe about this election with ClinTrump, is that all of the shoes have yet to drop.
More will come out about T rump University as the civil and criminal racketeering cases both go forward, and we can always count on him for more gaffs. Sooner or later he'll do it again, and pick on a non-politician or member of the press. On the Hillary side, there remains this business about her health issues, Arabian claims of funding 20% of her re-election, and the slush fund that is the Clinton Foundation.

How much of this stuff airs before the election, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure some of it will make front page news before Inauguration Day.

But tonight, the issue is more WikiLeaks-

http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/wikileaks-confirms-hillary-sold-weapons-isis-drops-another-bombshell-breaking-news/

WikiLeaks CONFIRMS Hillary Sold Weapons to ISIS… Then Drops Another BOMBSHELL! Breaking News

Kosar

******
I plead hardware hardships! I intended to copy the whole thing. Basically, Hillary was dealing arms to Qatar to overthrow Libya & Syria, and some were diverted to ISIS. WikiLeaks claims proof of perjury before a Congressional Committee on Hillary's part.

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Covert action always sounds wicked awesome. Cool as James Bond. Until it comes back to bite you ( see the history of Iran)

[Buster's Uncle]

I will be surprised if the Parkinson's nonsense gains any traction besides the usual hater circles - consider the sources, man.

[Rusty Edge]

Yes, I know, it's the only thing some of these sites have reason to be excited about.

But something isn't right with her. Perhaps it's just lingering brain damage from a fall, or another  blood clot, or the side effects of too much medication. I don't know what it is, and she won't say.

Gleanings-

*Hillary seems to be keeping a low profile and a less grueling schedule. The Right wing says it's proof of Parkinson's and her need to rest, but I say it's proof of intelligence not to try to steal the spotlight from [Sleezebag] while he's busy  self-destructing.

*Evan McMullen is a media bust. All the stories are 5 or 6 days old. Apparently his plan is to take Utah, and hope it goes to the House.

*Jill Stein is relegated to the minor media. I don't know if that's because she's poorly managed, or being snubbed by the major media.

*As for [Sleezebag], his campaign manager is being investigated by Ukranian prosecutors in a corruption probe. Well, I guess I've said before that [Sleezebag]'s advisers wouldn't pass security clearance scrutiny.

* Also, [Sleezebag] seems to have acknowledged Johnson as a fringe candidate.