Is the Media Polling a Fast One on Voters?

Polling has changed a lot in the last several years. And 16 days out from one of the most significant midterm elections in history, it’s important to know how.

If you’re like most Americans, you don’t know which headlines to believe. You can see two surveys on the same party the same day with dramatically different results. One second, Republicans have the advantage. The next, Democrats do. It’s exactly the kind of yo-yo polling that makes most voters throw up their hands in frustration. But, more often than not, it’s the liberal candidate or party that has the lead. Is that by design, former Bush writer Ned Ryun asks — or just a coincidence?

“Most people only see or hear the blaring top line of a poll: ‘Democrats leading in congressional generic ballot by 13 points!’ and assume that somehow those numbers are a legitimate and accurate presentation of political reality,” he writes. “But that’s not always so.” In a recent article for American Greatness, Nicholas Waddy points out that CNN’s generic ballot showed exactly that — but it made some outrageous assumptions to get there like, “women voting for Democrats vs. men by nearly double the historical trends, the over-65 vote swinging 26 points in Democrats favor from 2016 until now, and that somehow the white vote will drop 21 points for House Republicans in a two year time period. Those numbers,” Waddy insists, “are on the level of fraudulent.”

How is the media getting away with these predictions, especially, Ned points out, since they’re based on “the most historic changes in the voting demographics ever?” “Why not just report the numbers as accurately as possible? After 2016, that reason should be clear: It’s because gauging public sentiment emphatically is not the point of every public opinion poll.” The goal isn’t always to report public opinion — but to shape it.

“Opinion polling was born out of a struggle not to discover the public mind but to master it,” Christopher Hitchens wrote in Harpers in 1992. “It was a weapon in the early wards to thwart organized labor in the battle against Populism… Polls are deployed only when they might prove useful — that is, helpful to the powers that be in their question to maintain their position and influence. Indeed, the polling industry is a powerful ally of de-politicization and its counterpart which is consensus.”

To most conservatives, this isn’t news. Debunking polling comes as naturally as breathing to most values voters. We’ve all read the bleak headlines on marriage or life, only to trace those numbers back to the original question and realize it was phrased to elicit a certain response. As survey houses know better than anyone, how the issue is framed matters greatly.

Then, of course, there’s the social stigma. Some people are just reluctant to tell a stranger how they truly feel about a candidate, party, or issue. That’s why the natural marriage numbers always polled well under the final outcome on a ballot initiative. It’s also probably why an unconventional candidate like Donald Trump managed to win a historic victory.

If you’re wondering where the country truly stands, Ryun suggests focusing on polls with “likely voters.”

“And, don’t forget the phenomenon of the shy Trump voter; we now live in a country with radical leftists who are happy to chase Republicans out of restaurants, roundhouse kick pro-life women in the streets, and end friendships over simple political disagreements. In this environment, it’s no surprise that many Americans who support Trump’s policies and Republican candidates are hesitant to say so out loud.”

“The Left might be organizing in the streets, rending their garments and storming the Supreme Court, but that doesn’t mean Republican voters won’t show up when it counts in November. They know how important this election is, and I’m betting they’ll be there to quietly make a big statement.”

In the end, polls don’t decide elections — people do. So you do your part to protect your values, and join us in the effort to Pray, Vote, and Stand!


Tony Perkins’ Washington Update is written with the aid of FRC Action senior writers.


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Trump The Most Loved Man Alive

I love my Nationalist President. 100,000 people tried to get tickets to a rally to help Ted Cruz keep his seat? Trump. The Trump Phenomenon. Trump The Most Loved Man Alive. Yes this, in my opinion is true. You see I for one do not allow the fake news to to create a false reality via their controlled narratives and continuous lies and disinformation. A nation led by lies dies. Donald Trump is the most loved man alive. Think about it. Splurge on that feeling.

For the Love of Trump

For starters there are the 63 million who voted for Trump but in actuality that number is quite higher when one factors in the estimated 200,000 dead voters, (“I see dead people vote”), the estimated 5-8 million illegal aliens that voted and the countless of votes stolen from Trump via the GEMS software installed on the central servers.  These Diebold computers (a company of which Soros has a financial interest in), then transfer data to the central servers whereby via AI (Artificial Intelligence), then fractionalize the vote count stealing votes from Trump to Clinton as Clinton did to Sanders, resulting in 17 primaries that in actuality went to Sanders the Socialist. This is defined in chapter three in my book titled “Trump and the Resurrection of America“. But back on point…

People all over the world share their love for Trump in prayer and gratefulness. There are in my estimation at least 70 million Americans who love Donald Trump but the love of Trump extends far beyond our porous American borders. People love Trump all over the world. There is a great awakening taking place within the human spirit and this of course is borderless. Global support for trump is increasing. And once the trials and military tribunals are under way, the fear will subside and it will be not only safe, but rather popular to express love for Donald J. Trump. We must remember that the opposite of love is not hate, it is fear and in time this fear will subside as sanity is restored and truths are revealed to the people of this world. Nuremburg style trials are coming soon. Get the popcorn and watch this video now. And know this, We are the Plan.

Summary

So say it. Say it out loud. Post it. Share it. Shout it from the rooftops and express your love and gratitude for President Trump. As General George Washington was divinely inspired and protected to form America, Donald Trump is inspired and protected to resurrect America. That is love. That is worth celebrating. God bless and protect our brave and brilliant President. The battle’s have just begun.

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Maryland Implies Judicial Watch Has Ties to Russian Agents in Shameful Effort to Hide Voter Rolls Mess

Maryland officials have resorted to desperate measures to avoid giving Judicial Watch voter registration records—as required by federal law—by suggesting Judicial Watch is connected to Russian government agents.

The absurd implication was made in a federal court document involving a lawsuit filed last summer as part of a national Election Integrity Project to clean up voter rolls. Maryland is one of 11 states with more registered voters than citizens of voting age, according to U.S. Census Bureau data examined as part of Judicial Watch’s ongoing investigation.

In notice-of-violation letters Judicial Watch warned it would sue the 11 states if the problems weren’t fixed. In Maryland’s case, there are more registered voters in Montgomery County, the state’s most populous, than citizens over the age of 18. Besides threatening legal action, Judicial Watch’s notice letter to election officials requested access to Montgomery County voter registration lists to evaluate efforts to ensure the accuracy of eligible voter rolls during the past two years.

Section 8(i) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) authorizes and entitles Judicial Watch to inspect and copy the requested voter lists. Maryland officials refuse to provide them, claiming that state law restricts the release of voter registration information to Maryland registered voters. The NVRA trumps any reservation the state may have and Judicial Watch is confident it will obtain the records.

Nevertheless, Judicial Watch had to sue in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to gain access to the voter registration lists under federal law, noting that Section 8(i) of the NVRA contains no requirement that only an individual person or a registered voter may request the documents that the statute describes.

Accordingly, Section 8(i) authorizes and entitles Judicial Watch to inspect and copy the requested voter lists. Maryland officials have chosen to dodge the law, refusing to provide the records and stonewalling with outlandish assertions during the pretrial discovery process. In a federal court document filed on behalf of State Administrator of Elections Linda H. Lamone, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh tries to associate Judicial Watch with Russian government agents.

Here is the excerpt straight from the interrogatory filed in court by Maryland’s attorney general: “Identify any Russian nationals or agents of the Russian government with whom you have communicated concerning this lawsuit, Judicial Watch’s request for a copy of the list of registered voters in Montgomery County, Maryland, the purposes for which you are seeking a copy of the list of registered voters in Montgomery County, Maryland, and/or any broader effort to obtain copies of similar lists from other jurisdictions of which Judicial Watch’s request for a copy of the list of registered voters in Montgomery County, Maryland, is a part.”

This shows that Maryland officials are using a baseless allegation to retaliate against an organization and its supporters because of their conservative political views, a violation of the First Amendment.

This week Judicial Watch responded to the plainly frivolous request as part of the pretrial process. There is not a shred of evidence or allegation in any pleading, document or even news report of any communications or associations between Judicial Watch and Russian nationals or agents of the Russian government.

Maryland officials knew that when they made the egregious request for documents they believed did not exist solely to associate Judicial Watch with an inflammatory, partisan fight making national headlines. This reflects negatively on Lamone and the Maryland State Board of Elections and both should be ashamed. “It’s completely outrageous,” said Robert Popper, director of Judicial Watch’s Election Integrity Project and a former deputy chief of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department. “A government agency is taking Democratic talking points to beat someone up for suing them.”

Other states that Judicial Watch is forcing to clean up voter rolls include Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Tennessee. In California, Judicial Watch found more registered voters than voting-age citizens in 11 counties, including Imperial (102%), Lassen (102%), Los Angeles (112%), Monterey (104%), San Diego (138%), San Francisco (114%), San Mateo (111%), Santa Cruz (109%), Solano (111%), Stanislaus (102%), and Yolo (110%).

Under Section 8 of the NVRA, states are required to make a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from official lists due to “the death of the registrant” or “a change in the residence of the registrant,” and requires states to ensure noncitizens are not registered to vote. Many states don’t bother conducting reasonable voter registration list maintenance as mandated under the NVRA.

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HHS Definition of Gender: ‘A biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable.’

Multiple news outlets are reporting on a Department of Health and Human Services definition of gender that has “a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable.” This definition is logical, true, biologically correct and politically incorrect to some.

In a New York Times article titled “‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration” Erica L. GreenKatie Benner and Robert Pear report:

A series of decisions by the Obama administration loosened the legal concept of gender in federal programs, including in education and health care, recognizing gender largely as an individual’s choice and not determined by the sex assigned at birth. The policy prompted fights over bathrooms, dormitories, single-sex programs and other arenas where gender was once seen as a simple concept. Conservatives, especially evangelical Christians, were incensed.

Now the Department of Health and Human Services is spearheading an effort to establish a legal definition of sex under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that bans gender discrimination in education programs that receive government financial assistance, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times.

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The new definition would essentially eradicate federal recognition of the estimated 1.4 million Americans who have opted to recognize themselves — surgically or otherwise — as a gender other than the one they were born into.

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Several agencies have withdrawn Obama-era policies that recognized gender identity in schoolsprisons and homeless shelters. The administration even tried to remove questions about gender identity from a 2020 census survey and a national survey of elderly citizens.

Read the full article.

In a Life Site News article titled “Pelosi threatens ‘collateral damage’ if Dems win, push radical LGBT bill as ‘top priority’” Calvin Freiburger reports:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi desperately hopes Democrats will retake control of Congress next month, and dropped multiple hints this week to the delight of liberals and alarm of conservatives about what they’ll do if that happens.

“We owe the American people to be there for them, for their financial security, respecting the dignity and worth of every person in our country,” the former House Speaker said Sunday during an event hosted by 92nd Street Y. “And if there is some collateral damage for some others who do not share our view, well, so be it, but it shouldn’t be our original purpose.”

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“It isn’t in our ‘For The People’ agenda because it doesn’t get that specific, but there’s one more because it’s personal for me that I really want to do, and it’s called the Equality Act,” the Democrat leader said, according to the Washington Blade. “The Equality Act expands ending discrimination against LGBTQ people and women and adding that to the Civil Rights Act.”

Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill later confirmed that his boss considers the bill a “top priority,” which would be introduced “early in the year” if Democrats retake the House of Representatives.

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Not Guilty: The Tea Party and Violence

Trying to sound nonpartisan on TV, some conservatives and Republicans begin their comments saying there is too much vitriol and incivility on both sides of the political aisle. Folks, that simply is not true. As a veteran of the Tea Party movement, I can testify that Tea Party people are a class act; salt-of-the-earth, decent, hardworking, respectful and law-abiding Americans. We do not behave like the Democrats’ arrogant Trump-hating domestic terrorists.

When I was 9, I babysat my 3 younger siblings. Jerry liked to play alone building things in our bedroom. Just to be annoying, David would go into our bedroom and break whatever Jerry built. They would fight. When mom got home from work, both would plead their case. Too tired to figure out the details, mom would punish both boys for fighting. I told mom that was unfair because David started it. In life, there are good guys and bad guys. Democrats/leftists are the bad guys. Tea Party Americans are the good guys.

Democrats/leftists forced their way into our lives, hellbent on breaking traditional Godly principles and values that average Americans hold dear. And yet, with the help of fake news media, Democrats/leftists have deceived many Americans into believing Conservatives, Republicans, Christians and Tea Party people are the hateful aggressors. We are not.

We are the ones minding our own business. Meanwhile, Democrats/leftists are demanding that we stop celebrating Christmas and Easter. Democrats/leftists demand that teachers stop addressing students as boys and girls; deeming it hateful and discriminatory. Democrats/leftists are demanding that they be allowed to kill babies even after they are born. Democrats/leftists are demanding that schools assist students with abortions and sex changes without parental knowledge or consent. Democrats/leftists demanded that prayer and Bibles be banned in schools, while demanding that LGBTQ lessons become mandatory in public schools. LGBTQ lessons include instructions on rimming, anal sex and using fruit as sex toys

In response to the spontaneous grassroots birth of the Tea Party, Democrats orchestrated their Occupy Wall Street movement. Fake news media loved it, claiming OWS was morally superior to the Tea Party. Hogwash! OWS deadbeats trashed every site of their events, leaving mountains of trash and human waste. People were raped at OWS camps

OWS attracted people obsessed with viewing themselves as victims of someone or something. Wacko anti-American, anti-Capitalism, pro-Socialism and pro-Communism zealots found a home in OWS. These deadbeats demanded that government give them the fruit of hard working American’s labor. OWS minions vandalized private property which included dumping a bucket of feces in the lobby of a public building

Over the 500 Tea Party rallies I attended on numerous national bus tours, I never witnessed violence coming from our side. Our Tea Party Express tour bus was attacked with eggs and bottles on a few occasions. Outside a St Louis town-hall meeting, a Democrat/leftist hit-squad beat up black vendor Kenneth Gladney, sending him to the emergency room for daring to sell flags which read, “Don’t Tread on Me”. 

A million-plus Tea Party people attended our 2010 rally in Washington DC to stop Obamacare. We left the site super clean which is how we left every site of every rally.

I do not ever recall hearing the ‘f ‘ word spoken from the stage at a Tea Party rally. Our rallies typically began with prayer, our National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. Years ago, I sang at a Gathering of Eagles rally in Washington DC in support of our troops. Blocks away, a thousand or more Democrats/leftists marched down a street of our nation’s capitol chanting, “F*** George Bush!” Folks, Tea Party people would never be so crude, rude or disrespectful of the public (children and families). After Trump won the presidency, the Democrats’/leftists’ Woman’s March in DC was an orgy of vulgarity and profanity screamed from the stage; praised by fake news media

Fake news media practically ignored Democrats/leftists marching down a NY street chanting, “What do we want? Dead Cops! When do we want it? Now!” And yet, fake news media have deceived many into believing Conservatives and Republicans are the mean-spirited violent aggressors in leftists’ assault on our culture. We are not.

Democrats/leftists kidnapped and tortured a disabled man for expressing support for Trump. Seniors wearing MAGA caps are being assaulted; punched in the face. Democrats severely punish young blacks caught wearing MAGA caps. It still blows my mind that Democrats have successfully convinced many blacks that a desire to make our/their homeland great is racist.

Obama told Democrats to get into Republican’s faces. Hillary Clinton told Democrats to be uncivil. Maxine Waters said upon seeing a Republican at a supermarket, gas station and etc, Democrats should gather a crowd to scream, yell and humiliate them. Tea Party people would never engage or encourage such mob assaults.

Cops being ambushed and assassinated around the country is the direct result of Democrats/leftists promoting Black Lives Matter’s inflammatory lie that cops murder blacks on site.

In my many years as a black conservative Tea Party activist, neither white supremacists or their rhetoric was ever tolerated anywhere near a Tea Party rally. Tea Party organizers were extremely passionate about making it clear that our beef with Obama was about his extreme leftist policies and not his skin-color. Despicably, fake news media relentlessly promoted their lie that the Tea Party was made up of white supremacists and was the new KKK without sheets. Fake news media is using the same disgusting bogus racist smear to undermine Trump making America great again.

Meanwhile, fake news media celebrates openly racist hate groups and anarchists like Black Lives Matter and Antifa. Black Lives Matter boldly sent out a clarion call to their minions that it is ‘open season’ on killing cops and white people. Antifa terrorists are destroying private property and physically attacking all who refuse to submit to their outrageous demands. Do you see why it drives me nuts hearing Conservative/Republican pundits parroting leftists’ lie that the violence and hate on both sides needs to be toned down? Tea Parties are upbeat family friendly events; inspiring speakers – featuring Christian and patriotic music.

We Tea Party people never beat up our opposition. Desiring the best for all our fellow Americans, we reach-out to Democrats/leftists trying to education them. Democrats/leftists have become super-hostile to facts and truth. They now seek to silence, punish and jail anyone daring to disagree with their agenda. Tea Party people are the opposite. We highly respect our constitutional right of free speech. So don’t tell me Tea Party people are just as guilty of incivility as Democrats/leftists. That is a lie.

Trump swiftly dismantling Obama’s anti-America agenda and successfully placing another conservative on the Supreme Court has caused Democrats and fake news media to suspend any pretense of civility, honesty and respect for the law. The Democratic Party has morphed into an angry insane mob. Their enforcers, joined by fake news media are determined to beat the American people into submission. The Democrats’ Trump resistance mob bears no resemblance to the Tea Party which is dignified, patriotic and good. The Democratic Party has become the home of pure evil and must never be allowed back into power, controlling the house, senate or White House.

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FRAUD ALERT: Andrew Gillum’s Brother Voted in Florida While a Resident of Chicago, Illinois?

In a Breitbart article titled “Andrew Gillum’s Family Under Investigation; May Have Engaged in Voter Fraud” Steve Stewart reports:

Less than a year before gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum publicly denounced President Donald Trump’s efforts to investigate the threat of voter fraud, Gillum’s brother, Marcus Gillum, voted in the 2016 general election in Tallahassee, Florida while a resident of Chicago, Illinois.

According to Florida law, you must be a legal resident in Florida to vote in elections. Casting an illegal vote in Florida is a third-degree felony.

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Leon County voting records show Marcus Gillum voted by absentee in the 2012 general election, absentee in the 2014 primary election, and early voted in the 2016 general election.

Read more.

It seems that Andrew Gillum has a long list of problematic issues including:

  1. Having a long history with hard-core socialist activists.
  2. Graduating from George Soros’ ‘School for Revolutionaries’ the Rockwood Leadership Institute.
  3. Under an FBI investigation for fraud.
  4. Having a running mate who is an anti-Semite.
  5. Being anti-First Amendment by demanding Florida TV stations pull GOP political ads about him.
  6. Being supported by billionaire Phillips who is a Maoist.

What will be the next October surprise for socialist candidate for Florida Governor Andrew Gillum?

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DANGER: 15 Sanctuary Jurisdictions in Florida for Illegal Immigrants — Cost is $6,290,429,108 Annually

According to the Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR) there are now 564 sanctuary jurisdictions (state, counties, cities) prohibited by law in the United States. Read the full report “Sanctuary Jurisdictions Nearly Double Since President Trump Promised to Enforce Our Immigration Laws” by clicking here.

Click on the image to read the FAIR Report “Sanctuary Jurisdictions Nearly Double Since President Trump Promised to Enforce Our Immigration Laws”

You may be surprised to know that Florida has doubled to 15 Sanctuary Jurisdictions. These 15 Sanctuary Jurisdictions are*:

Alachua County
Bradford County
Broward County
Flagler County
Gulf County
Highlands County
Key West
Leon County (home of Socialist Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee and Gubernatorial candidate)
Palm Beach County (county where Allen West lost his House race by close margin due to voter fraud)
Seminole County
St. Lucie County
St. Petersburg
Volusia County
Washington County
West Palm Beach

According to Fair’s September 27, 2017 report “The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States Taxpayers“:

At the federal, state, and local levels, taxpayers shell out approximately $134.9 billion to cover the costs incurred by the presence of more than 12.5 million illegal aliens, and about 4.2 million citizen children of illegal aliens. That amounts to a tax burden of approximately $8,075 per illegal alien family member and a total of $115,894,597,664. The total cost of illegal immigration to U.S. taxpayers is both staggering and crippling. In 2013, FAIR estimated the total cost to be approximately $113 billion. So, in under four years, the cost has risen nearly $3 billion. This is a disturbing and unsustainable trend. The sections below will break down and further explain these numbers at the federal, state, and local levels.

A new map posted by HowMuch.net breaks down the economic toll of illegal immigrants state by state:

Here are the ten states most heavily weighed by the cost of illegal immigration:

1. California – $23,038,125,353
2. Texas – $10,994,614,550
3. New York – $7,489,141,357
4. Florida – $6,290,429,108
5. New Jersey – $4,466,838,574
6. Illinois – $3,220,767,517
7. Georgia – $2,487,719,503
8. North Carolina – $2,437,965,113
9. Maryland – $2,378,996,947
10. Arizona – $2,314,131,964

This is totally unacceptable and must be changed prior to the 2020 elections.

Ron DeSantis has pledged to end all sanctuary jurisdictions in FL when he becomes Governor – let’s get out the vote and make sure he does become Governor and then hold him accountable to deliver on this promise.  Conversely, his opponent, Socialist Andrew Gillum is running on a promise to make all of Florida a Sanctuary State – we can’t have this folks.

VIDEO: Why You Should OPPOSE FLORIDA AMENDMENT 13 in the General Election

Amendment 13 to the Florida Constitution is being characterized as an amendment to end wagering (betting) on greyhound races in Florida, but it goes much further than that.

If Amendment 13 is passed, extreme animal rights organizations will have a new constitutional standard to challenge any and all activities they find objectionable.  In short, many suspect their first action will be to immediately begin work to ban all hunting and fishing.

Amendment 13 includes the phrase:

“The humane treatment of animals is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida.”  That language will not appear on the ballot BUT IT IS IN THE AMENDMENT.

Since reasonable people don’t want animals treated inhumanely, at first blush many Floridians would agree with that statement in general terms.  However, there is a vast difference between what the public believes is “inhumane” and what animal rights extremists groups and their supporters would call “inhumane.”

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), is the lead organization pushing for Amendment 13’s passage.   HSUS opposes hundreds of common and traditional activities involving animals because they claim they are “inhumane.”

In fact, the list of activities HSUS and other animal extremist organizations find objectionable is huge and includes hunting, fishing, farming, animal husbandry, marine parks and more.  That’s what this is really about.

Those groups even claim that animals shouldn’t be owned as pets because it’s inhumane.

In short, Amendment 13 is not really about greyhound racing, it’s a front for much more.

Clearly the intent is to establish a legal foothold in the Florida Constitution that they can use to go after legitimate activities, like hunting, that they don’t like.

Whether you are voting Absentee, Early Voting or at the Polls on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, please oppose Amendment 13.

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Did the Washington Post Have a ‘Muslim Brotherhood Propagandist’ on its Payroll?

In The Federalist article titled “Why Is Khashoggi Being Made The Defining Issue Of U.S. Foreign Policy?” Ben Weingarten asks:

Why has the media and much of the political establishment made the presumed murder of an Islamist Saudi dissident on Turkish soil a defining issue in American foreign policy?

Jamal Khashoggi is not a U.S. citizen, despite his past residence in Virginia, nor is he a lover of liberty, despite his criticism of Saudi Arabia’s despotic regime. He previously served that regime as a mouthpiece for, and adviser to, the alleged al-Qaeda-tied Saudi intelligence leader Turki bin Faisal. Khashoggi mourned the death of Osama bin Laden, whom Khashoggi had been granted unusual levels of access for numerous interviews. Khashoggi was also an ardent proponent of political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Needless to say, one wonders why Khashoggi was permitted to enter the United States and handed a column at The Washington Post given this background, particularly at a time our media claims acute sensitivity to foreign influence. One also wonders why so many in the media are quick to fawn over such a figure given his regressive views.

Read more.

Daniel Greenfield in a FrontPage Magazine article titled “JAMAL KHASHOGGI: The Media Fights for a Muslim Brotherhood Pal of Osama Bin Laden – The terrorist truth behind the media lies” reports:

In high school, Jamal Khashoggi had a good friend. His name was Osama bin Laden.

“We were hoping to establish an Islamic state anywhere,” Khashoggi reminisced about their time together in the Muslim Brotherhood. “We believed that the first one would lead to another, and that would have a domino effect which could reverse the history of mankind.”

The friendship endured with Jamal Khashoggi following Osama bin Laden to Afghanistan. Khashoggi credited Adel Batterjee, listed at one time as one of “the world’s foremost terrorist financiers” by the Treasury Department, with bringing him to Afghanistan to report on the fighting.

The media calls Khashoggi a journalist, but his writings from 80s Afghanistan read as Jihadist propaganda with titles like, “Arab Mujahadeen in Afghanistan II: Exemplifies the Unity of Islamic Ummah”.

And when Osama bin Laden set up Al Qaeda, he called Khashoggi with the details.

After Afghanistan, Jamal Khashoggi went to work as a media adviser for former Saudi intel boss, Prince Turki bin Faisal, alleged to have links to Al Qaeda. Those allegations came from, among others,  Zacarias Moussaoui, the alleged twentieth hijacker.

When the other 19 hijackers perpetrated the attacks of September 11, Khashoggi wrote that the Saudis would not “give in” to American “demands” for “unconditional condemnation” and “total cooperation”.

Read more.

Greenfield asks this compelling question: The media wants the Saudis to answer questions about Jamal Khashoggi. But maybe the media should be forced to answer why the Washington Post was working with a Muslim Brotherhood propagandist?

Caravans, Kavanaugh and the November Red Wave

What we see taking place with the caravan attempting to make its way illegally across our borders is nothing more than another well funded and obvious attempt by those who oppose the rule of law, true freedom and the sovereignty of nations to divide and conquer this great United States of America. This, along with the Kavanaugh circus, the assaulting of elected Republican officials and Trump supporters and many other insane actions by the left, will of course back-fire on November 6th as voters across America cast their vote in the mid-term elections. Caravans, Kavanaugh and November the Red Wave is upon us.

Over the years, with the open borders policy, catch and release coupled with an influx of refugees, the demographic landscape and face of America are changing. President Trump faces continuous backlash and out-of-context reporting when it came to the border issue and immigration. The figures below are just the economic reasons alone why the borders must be protected, and they do not include the rapes, assaults, murders, drugs, and other related problems. Note: These figures are more than two years old.

  • 11 to 22 billion dollars are spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments
  • 22 billion dollars a year are spent on food assistance pro- grams such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens
  • 2.5 billion dollars a year are spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens
  • 12 billion dollars a year are spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally, and most cannot speak a word of English
  • 17 billion dollars a year are spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies
  • 3 million dollars a day are spent to incarcerate illegal aliens
  • 30 percent of all federal prison inmates are illegal aliens
  • 90 billion dollars a year are spent on illegal aliens for welfare and social services by the American taxpayers
  • 200 billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens
  • In 2006, illegal aliens sent home $45 billion in remittances to their countries of origin
  • The dark side of illegal immigration: nearly one million sex crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the United States

The Great Wall of Trump

“Build that wall, build that wall, build that wall. And who is going to pay for it? Mexico!”

We all know that Donald Trump wants to keep our borders open to aliens, but they must come in legally. I am simply flabbergasted that anyone who loves America would disagree with this. I for one have traveled and lived in many countries, and believe me, they are strict on border control and monitoring their visitors. Like Trump has said Mexico, to cite but one country, is one of the most difficult countries to become a citizen of. It’s a circus and a free-for-all here in the U.S.

Michael Savage has dedicated the better part of the past twenty-two years to the subject of borders, language, and culture. He says these three words best describe what defines a nation, and I believe most would agree. We have allowed these things to be destroyed over the past few decades from Clinton to Bush to Obama. This will now change.

Donald Trump blasted on the scene in June 2015 at Trump Tower in New York City, and one of the very first issues he brought front and center which now echoes throughout the world is immigration and building the wall that Mexico will pay for. Trump has gone on to say in his many rally speeches across America that if you don’t have borders, you don’t have a country. He has referred to the effectiveness of the Great Wall of China being 13,000 miles long and having been built about 2,000 years ago. He has gone on to illustrate the effectiveness of the wall separating Israel from Palestine. And Trump says it’s high time to build a wall, have Mexico pay for it, and revamp border security and immigration policies. I take him on his word.

The Reason Behind The Border Backlash

Why so much border backlash? I mean, have we forgotten that Jimmy Carter had a ban on Iraqi Muslims in the 1970s for the safety of the country? You see, one of the reasons to keep the borders so porous is that big money is being made through the drug cartel and human trafficking issues. Also this is where we get our “anchor baby” traffic, not to mention terrorists who are now killing us on our own soil. Another reason—and this is the key reason in my opinion—that the borders are wide open is that there are to be no borders between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. in the future in accordance with Global Governance and the New World Order. This is also known as the North American Union and UN Agenda 2030 plans.

Canada, U.S., and Mexico are to be joined with perhaps a regional currency once the Globalists let the U.S. dollar collapse. This is known as the North American Union1 and the Amero. Go look it up. There are plenty of facts to support this statement. As there is (soon to be was) the European Union and the Euro, perhaps there will be the North American Union and the Amero? Not on Trump’s watch.

But now things are changing. BREXIT was a big blow to the NWO and now we have President Trump and his extraordinary leadership. With a Donald Trump presidency, this puts a stop to this right away. And this is why Trump has been vilified and called a racist and a tyrant by all the frantic enemies who consider him a threat to the world order agenda and to their control and their pocketbooks. Building this wall and revamping border patrol and immigration policies will continue to come under heavy fire. I wonder if George Clooney’s front door is open? My Front Door

Red Wave November?

Although we still have rigged elections, I am hopeful and cautiously optimistic there will in fact be a red wave on November 6th. But I must say, as you read through many of the articles that I have written here on this blog site, I believe and for many reasons, we will be implementing martial law and military tribunals even if there is a red wave in November. However, get out and vote red. Vote for the candidates that are supportive of President Trump’s policies. I for one, am doing so.

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Military Poll a Morale Victory for Trump

Under Barack Obama, the biggest threat to our military might have been the policies of the man in charge of it. From the toppling of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to the rollout of open transgenderism, most service members couldn’t wait to get back to the business of warfighting. In 2016, they got their wish. After eight long years, the new commander-in-chief went to work, rescuing our troops from the radical grip of the Obama years. “I want a very, very strong military,” Donald Trump said. And he is proving it.

It wasn’t easy restoring a sense of pride to a military devastated by two terms of social engineering. But this president didn’t wilt under the pressure. He walked right into the fire and did what was right — whether the issue was the budget, sexuality, faith, gender, or draft-related. Now, almost two years into upending the policies of Obama, Trump’s troops are showing their gratitude. About 44 percent of active-duty troops have a favorable view of the commander-in chief — nine points higher than Obama’s top mark.

Of course, the headlines will be misleading. Even the reporters at the Military Times, who conducted the poll, say the president’s support is “fading.” But barely. Unlike Barack Obama, who watched his approval rating fall through basement — barely cracking 15 percent when he left office — Donald Trump is only 2.8 points off his 46.1 percent mark from inauguration day. That’s almost within the statistical margin of error. Obama’s support, on the other hand, almost completely evaporated, dropping 25 points between 2009 and 2015.

When it comes to Trump’s actual policies, the numbers are night and day. “Troops surveyed continue to give high marks to the president for his handling of military issues specifically,” the survey points out. “More than 60 percent said they believe the military is in better shape now than it was under President Barack Obama, and nearly the same number have a favorable view of his handling of the military.” Only 13 percent think Obama’s military was in better shape than Trump’s. That shouldn’t be surprising. Instead of dismantling the military like the last administration, this president is focused on rebuilding it. And when he does, it’s with an eye on their mission — not his.

“Trump has done some things to win the hearts of the military, whether it has been the budget or just avoiding a foreign policy catastrophe,” said political science professor Peter Feaver. “And he has talked about the importance of the military, making it a focus of his campaign and presidency.” Some of the men and women interviewed agreed. “[Trump’s] definitely improving the readiness of the military and giving us the resources we need to get the mission done, not hamstringing us by cutting our budget,” said Staff Sgt. Kyle Overholser, an airman stationed in Arizona.

And while officers trail in their enthusiasm of Trump, even their favorability ratings have jumped 10 points — from 31 percent a year ago to 41 percent now. In the enlisted ranks, there’s always been a more positive opinion of the president than negative. Gender seems to be the only real divide. Female troops (who made up just 11 percent of the respondents) are much less supportive of this White House than their male counterparts.

Thanks to President Trump, the military is finally fighting something other than the culture wars. And honestly, that’s the difference between his administration and Obama’s. This president uses our troops to advance America’s interests — not his own. And our service members aren’t the only appreciative ones!


Tony Perkins’ Washington Update is written with the aid of FRC Action senior writers.


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JUDICIAL WATCH VIDEO: 3.5 MILLION ‘Ghost Voters’ on Voter Rolls–‘That’s where you get fraud’

October 17, 2018- Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) to discuss election integrity and how dirty voter rolls can mean dirty elections.

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VIDEO: Beto O’Rourke supporters can’t name any of his accomplishments

  • Campus Reform’s Cabot Phillips traveled to Texas A&M University to ask students there who they would vote for in the Texas Senate race if the election were held that day: Sen. Ted Cruz or Beto O’Rourke.
  • Most of the students with whom Phillips spoke said they would support O’Rourke, but those same students could not point to any of the Democrat’s specific accomplishments.

With midterm elections right around the corner, people around the country are turning their eyes to high stakes races in states like Florida, West Virginia, and Nevada.

Perhaps no race, though, has garnered more outside media attention than that of the Texas Senate election between incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Democrat Rep. Beto O’Rourke.

“I honestly couldn’t point to anything. I’m not as educated as I would like to be.”

While Cruz leads in most polls, O’Rourke has a decided lead amongst Millennials and college students.

Supporters of Sen. Cruz have claimed that though O’Rourke possesses plenty of smooth rhetoric, he lacks in substance and qualifications.

Wanting to see if O’Rourke’s supporters could detail accomplishments of the Texas Congressman, Campus Reform‘s Cabot Phillips headed to Texas A&M to ask his supporters a simple question: Can you name an accomplishment of his?

The answer was a resounding no.

“Umm, I’m not aware of any specific accomplishments,” one student said, while another admitted, “I honestly couldn’t point to anything. I’m not as educated as I would like to be.”

When asked why O’Rourke is polling better with young people than Cruz, one student said, “I think he resonates with young people because we are more aware.”

What did other students have to say? Watch the full video:

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VIDEO: Broward County Deputy Sheriffs Endorse Ron DeSantis. Disgusted with Gillum.

Is Andrew Gillum a “Manchurian Candidate?” Is Andrew Gillum dangerous for law enforcement in Florida?

Big League Politics shows that George Soros, a Gillum supporter/major contributor, is trying to give convicted felons the right to vote in Florida. In a column titled “George Soros Tries To Give Voting Rights To Florida Felons” Patrick Howley reports:

Democrats are making a full-court press to elect Andrew Gillum over Trump supporter Ron DeSantis, which would give Democrats the governorship when Trump comes up for re-election, and would give Democrats as many as four picks on the Florida Supreme Court, according to close observers.

But the dirtiest play they’re pulling in Florida is known as Amendment 4.

Amendment 4 is a ballot initiative to restore voting rights to felons in the state of Florida, similar to Terry McAuliffe’s ploy to give felons voting rights in Virginia. This would have a big impact on the 2020 election.

George Soros has contributed $1.5 million to the effort to support Amendment 4, according to a report from the Center for Public Integrity. Other billionaires are also spending big on the effort, including Nicholas Pritzker according to the report, which is sourced in part from Open Society Foundations records:

The answers to these questions are essential in order to VOTE INTELLIGENTLY on November 6, 2018!

The below video exposes Gillum’s past, radical views towards law enforcement officers in such a way that make it impossible for clear-thinking people to want Gillum as the next Governor of Florida.

More information at: https://www.TheUnitedWest.org/

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