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Exclusive: Arab-American Democrat Mayor in Key Michigan County Had ‘Very Productive’ Meeting with Trump, Weighs Endorsement
NICK GILBERTSON 21 Sep 2024
The Democrat mayor of a community with many Arab-Americans in Wayne County, Michigan, who helped lead the uncommitted movement in the Democrat primary, told Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Saturday that his meeting with former President Donald Trump last week “was very productive” and well received by the community, which traditionally votes Democrat.
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib (D) spoke with Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle in a nearly 20-minute segment on the program on the heels of his meeting with Trump in Flint, Michigan.
Hamtramck, along with Dearborn and other cities in Wayne County, have sizable Muslim and Arab-American populations that turned out in full force to protest the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in the Democrat primary.
Michigan was notably where the “uncommitted” movement, made up of Arab-Americans, Muslims, young voters, and far-left progressives, began when more than 100,000 protested the Biden-Harris adminsitration with uncommitted votes in the Democrat primary.
Ghalib said his meeting with Trump materialized in part because many in Hamtramck and these neighboring communities are supportive of him and “the shifting dynamics” he is leading.
“That was the base for my communication with the Republican leadership, which resulted in a meeting with President Trump last week in Flint. It was a very productive meeting for about 20 minutes,” he said.
Trump was accompanied at the meeting by an assistant and Massad Boulos, a Lebanese businessman who is Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law.
“The meeting was very good,” Ghalib, who hails from Yemen, added. “I talked to President Trump about, you know, some statistics here in Wayne County and how it used to be a stronghold for the Democrats, and we always used to vote Democrat. This is not the case anymore here.”
Ghalib recounted later in the interview that Trump said “he is going to end the chaos in the Middle East,” adding Trump “doesn’t want wars.”
The mayor received a strong response from the community after he posted a photo of him and Trump on social media. When asked about potentially endorsing Trump and whether the uncommitted community is likely to get behind Trump, Ghalib contrasted the supportive messages he received about his meeting versus a post from another community leader who endorsed Harris that received blowback.
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Posted by Ameer Ghalib on Tuesday, September 17, 2024
“I wouldn’t claim that I represent all these people and that they will follow me, but I know a major portion of the Arab American community are happy,” he said. “Let’s compare two things. There’s some high appointed official from the Arab community already announced endorsement for Harris, and when he posted about that, 90 percent or 95 percent of the comments were angry and upset at him, and they were attacking him.”
“When I did the same, I posted about President Trump, it’s completely the opposite; 95 percent of the comments and the phone calls that I receive are supportive,” he added. “So I think that the political atmosphere here is in favor of shifting dynamics that I call. And regarding the endorsement, President Trump asked me, ‘Would you be able to endorse me?’ I told him, ‘I’m here to talk about that.’ And I think I left the meeting happy with what I heard. And we opened the channel of communication.”
Ghalib said that an effort is underway to bring a Trump 47 office to Hamtramck to begin “recruiting people registering to vote, requesting the absentee ballots.”
“And we are moving. I received calls from his assistant the same day at night, you know, and we continue to talk. … It’s just the beginning, so I think we are moving in the right direction,” he emphasized.
Moreover, he said he has officially invited Trump to Hamtramck and that the community is “happy to organize a rally here.”
“I haven’t heard a definite answer from him or his team, but they are considering that, and it’s possible, but regardless, we also understand any concerns, especially, you know, they think that Wayne County is a stronghold of the Democrats, and nobody should come to here. But like, I told them, this is not the case anymore,” he emphasized. “There’s a big support here for a change, and we are happy to welcome anyone, including President Trump, to come and visit us.”
This progress between the Arab-American community and Trump in Michigan comes as the Biden-Harris administration failed to meet the demands of the “uncommitted movement,” which sought a ceasefire and stoppage of weapons shipments to Israel. Ghalib recalled refusing to meet with Biden multiple times when he went to Michigan and emphasized that Harris’s policy vision does not differ from that of her and Biden’s current administration.
“We refused to meet President Biden a couple of times when he came to here, and we said, ‘Unless there’s a change in the course of policy, then we can talk.’ So basically, Harris came – only change was that some people think, ‘Oh, she did a little better in the debate,'” he said, emphasizing the uncommitted movement was strictly about policy and not Biden’s cognitive capabilities.
“The reason for not voting for Biden in the primary is not because of his speech skills or his mental and physical incompetency. That wasn’t the reason. The reason was the policy. You know, how is he handling the current situation in the Middle East and also the economy is a major factor here,” he said. “So that’s why I hold to my principle. I’m not changing since there’s no change. The cause for this, you know, uncommitted campaign is not resolved. It’s still there.”
When asked if the uncommitted movement and other campaigns like the “Abandon Harris” folks are the swing demographic that will decide Michigan and, in turn, potentially the next president, Ghalib said, “Definitely.”
“I mean, we saw in the past that some candidates will, presidential candidates will win Michigan by just 10,000 or 20,000 votes,” he said. “So it is definitely a critical number that will have a major effect, especially in a tight race and swing state like this 20,000, 30,000 votes will be a major determinant of the outcomes of this election, and especially if you get those votes from a community that was never supportive of you. So this is a major change.”
“I mean, if, let’s say 50% of those people decided to vote for Trump, I mean, in the past, it’s known that they were never voting Republican. So this is, I think, a major change and a big support for President Trump,” he added.
In 2020, Biden won Michigan by 154,188 votes. The 101,430 uncommitted protest votes in the Democratic primary approach that margin, which is an extremely worrying sign for Democrats.
In 2016, Trump carried Michigan by 10,704 votes over twice-failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/09/21/exclusive-arab-american-democrat-mayor-key-michigan-county-had-very-productive-meeting-with-donald-trump-weighs-endorsement/
Kahn’s Trump Tribute ‘Fighter’ Surpasses 10 Million Views Across Socials in Less than 3 Days
JEROME HUDSON 21 Sep 2024 3:00
Harris accepts CNN invitation to debate Trump on Oct. 23 — despite ex-prez insisting they won’t face off again
By Olivia Land Published Sep. 21, 2024 Updated Sep. 21, 2024, 1:51 p.m. ET
(If there's a second debate, it should be held on Fox.)
Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted CNN’s invitation to debate Donald Trump for a second time ahead of the November election — despite the latter’s insistence that he doesn’t see a “need” to face-off again.
“The American people deserve another opportunity to see Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debate before they cast their ballots,” Harris-Walz campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said Saturday.
“It would be unprecedented in modern history for there to just be one general election debate. Debates offer a unique chance for voters to see the candidates side by side and take stock of their competing visions for America.
“Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump, and she has accepted CNN’s invitation to a debate on October 23.”
Trump has repeatedly accused the moderators of the Sept. 10 ABC News debate of sabotaging his attempts to refute Harris — and even said he would refuse to debate Harris a second time under the same circumstances.
“We just don’t think that there’s any need for it,” he told The Post.
“We’ve done two. You know, one against Biden [on June 27], one against Comrade Kamala. I did well. I did really well.”
“I think she had the questions. And I think that the anchors … were a disgrace to American journalism,” Trump added, referring to ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis.
In a conversation with Fox News shortly after the debate, he complained that it was a “three-on-one” setup, with the moderators consistently taking Harris’ side.
On Saturday, the Harris camp argued that the CNN format should appease the Republican candidate.
The Harris camp argued that the CNN format should appease the Republican candidate.
“Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate. It is the same format and setup as the CNN debate he attended and said he won in June, when he praised CNN’s moderators, rules, and ratings,” Dillon said, referring to the June debate in which Trump squared off against incumbent Joe Biden — which led to the 81-year-old’s eventual withdrawal from the 2024 race.
“We look forward to Vice President Harris again having the opportunity in the CNN debate to show her command of the issues and why it’s time to turn the page on Donald Trump and chart a new way forward for America.”
When reached by The Post, Team Trump referred to a Sept. 12 post on Truth Social in which he insisted “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!”
“When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, ‘I WANT A REMATCH,’” Trump wrote.
“Polls clearly show that I won the Debate against Comrade Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ Radical Left Candidate, on Tuesday night, and she immediately called for a Second Debate,” he continued.
“She and Crooked Joe have destroyed our Country, with millions of criminals and mentally deranged people pouring into the USA, totally unchecked and unvetted, and with Inflation bankrupting our Middle Class.
“Everyone knows this, and all of the other problems caused by Kamala and Joe – It was discussed in great detail during the First Debate with Joe, and the Second Debate with Comrade Harris. She was a no-show at the Fox Debate, and refused to do NBC & CBS.
“KAMALA SHOULD FOCUS ON WHAT SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE DURING THE LAST ALMOST FOUR YEAR PERIOD.”
Just one day before making the post, Trump boasted that he did so well against Harris that he would not need to go back for a second round.
“When you win, you don’t really necessarily have to do it a second time, so we’ll see,” said the Republican nominee, 78, during a visit to Shanksville, Pa., on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Trump’s reaction came despite him repeatedly finding himself on the back foot as Harris baited him with cuts at his economic policy, his refusal to concede his 2020 election loss and even the turnout at his much-hyped rallies.
Even Republicans mostly conceded that Harris had a far stronger outing — particularly when compared to Biden’s two months earlier.
https://nypost.com/2024/09/21/us-news/harris-accepts-cnn-invitation-to-debate-trump-on-oct-23-despite-ex-prez-insisting-they-wont-face-off-again/
COTTON, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO AMEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353
June 5, 2024
(It's about time. Thanks for the heads up, Larry. I would love to see this become law.)
Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Amend Birthright Citizenship
Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act, legislation that would make law the Supreme Court’s “ambassadors and invaders” exceptions to birthright citizenship. The bill would also make children of illegal immigrants, terrorists, and foreign spies ineligible for birthright citizenship.
Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) are co-sponsoring the legislation.
“There is no constitutional right for illegal aliens to cross the border to gain citizenship for their children. Granting birthright citizenship to illegal aliens has contributed to the highest levels of illegal immigration in history. Fixing this will help reduce the damage from Biden’s catastrophic border crisis,” said Senator Cotton.
Text of the bill may be found here: https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/birthright_citizenship_act.pdf
The Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act would:
Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that no child is eligible for birthright citizenship if their parents are unlawfully present in the United States, present in the U.S. for diplomatic purposes, or engaged in a hostile operation against the U.S.
https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-amend-birthright-citizenship
‘Gutfeld!’ Sets Record of Nearly 5 Million Viewers During Trump Interview
ELIZABETH WEIBEL 20 Sep 2024 1:47
Fox News’s Gutfeld! set a new record after it drew an audience of nearly five million viewers during its interview with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
The outlet announced in a press release on Thursday that it had an average of 4.9 million viewers, marking “its highest-rated telecast in program history.”
In the press release, Fox also revealed that the program had been seen by 744,000 viewers in the “25-54” demographic. The show is also reported as attracting “more Independents and Democrats than” its competition, according to the Nielsen MRI Fusion.
“The program featured former President Donald Trump’s first late-night appearance since a 2016 interview with NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” the outlet explained in the press release. “Gutfeld! was the most-watched show in all of cable and broadcast primetime, defeating the debuts of CBS’s Survivor (4.7 million P2+) and ABC’s The Golden Bachelorette (2.8 million P2+).”
Trump’s interview on Gutfeld! came days after the second assassination attempt on his life in two months.
Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested Sunday after he was spotted allegedly pointing an AK-style rifle through a fence while he was hiding in the bushes near Trump International Golf Course, where Trump had been playing golf. After spotting the rifle’s barrel sticking through the fence, the Secret Service allegedly opened fire, leading to Routh fleeing the scene.
During the interview, host Greg Gutfeld asked Trump how his “golf game” was. The former president jokingly responded that golf is a “dangerous game.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/09/20/gutfeld-sets-record-of-nearly-5-million-viewers-during-trump-interview/
Study: Electric Vehicle Batteries Make Cars Too Heavy to Be Stopped by Safety Guardrails
OLIVIA RONDEAU 19 Sep 2024 4:30
A new car safety study has proven that electric vehicles (EVs) are too heavy to be restrained by guardrails that line roads in case of accidents, researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said.
As the amount of EVs such as Teslas and Chevrolet Bolts take over the roads amid concerns over the environmental impact of gasoline-powered vehicles, one of the lead researchers from the university’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) warned that there needs to be “some urgency to address this issue.”
In a study sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and partnered with Auburn University’s Transportation Research Institute, MwRSF conducted a “first-of-its-kind crash test” of an EV pickup truck in October 2023.
The test used a 7,148-pound 2022 Rivian R1T truck that was sent at a barrier at a speed of 60 mph, with footage showing the heavy EV completely blasting through the guardrail and launching over the concrete wall while sending chunks of it flying:
House unanimously passes bill enhancing Trump’s Secret Service protection after attempted assassinations
By Josh Christenson Published Sep. 20, 2024 Updated Sep. 20, 2024, 11:52 a.m. ET
The House unanimously passed a bill Friday enhancing former President Donald Trump’s Secret Service protection level after two assassination attempts against the Republican nominee 64 days apart.
By a 405-0 vote, lawmakers directed the Secret Service to apply uniform standards of protection “for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates.”
The bill was voted under suspension of the House rules, meaning it needed two-thirds approval to pass.
The legislation also requires the Secret Service to issue a report on the effectiveness of its protection for presidents, vice presidents, former presidents and major presidential and vice presidential candidates, who are designated to be “major” protectees by the Homeland Security secretary and congressional leaders.
Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY) introduced the bill the day after Trump’s first brush with death, when would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, shot him in the ear at a Pennsylvania campaign rally on July 13.
It was brought up for a vote this week, five days after Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, set up a sniper’s nest off the sixth hole at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach in Florida.
Ousted Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted that the Pennsylvania attempt was the agency’s “most significant operational failure” in decades, but her successor took no responsibility for the thwarted second attempt.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe later told Trump, 78, that a major increase was needed in security resources and coordination if he wanted to keep playing golf.
At a Monday press conference, Rowe told reporters that Routh “did not have line of sight to the former president” and “fled the scene” after being fired upon by a Secret Service agent on advance patrol at the course.
“He did not fire or get off any shots at our agents. With reports of gunfire, the former president’s close protection detail immediately evacuated the president to a safe location,” Rowe explained. “The protective methodologies of the Secret Service were effective.”
Republicans and Democrats in Congress also called for heightened security protocols in the aftermath of Sunday’s near-tragedy, though it’s unclear whether that could only be achieved through further funding or merely by executive action from President Biden.
But former federal law enforcement officials told The Post earlier this week that more funds weren’t needed.
“The resources dedicated to his protection should be commensurate with the threats,” said ex-Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan, noting that in addition to two immediate assassination attempts, Trump had faced a foiled assassination plot by a suspected Iranian agent.
“Trump is perhaps the most threatened person in the world, with threats from both domestic and foreign adversaries, including an Iranian assassination plot to avenge the death of Iran General [Qassem] Soleimani during Trump’s presidency,” added former Department of Homeland Security acting deputy chief of staff Lora Ries. “He should be protected to the maximum level based on that threat.”
The Senate Homeland Security Committee and a House select task force are both investigating the assassination attempts, with the former expected to issue a report on the first attempt in the coming days.
Senate committee members voted earlier this week to release all documents related to the shooting at the Butler Farm Show grounds after Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) accused the Department of Homeland Security of “stonewalling” their investigation.
House Task Force Ranking Member Jason Crow (D-Colo.) told reporters on Wednesday that “unlike the Butler situation, which very obviously had some failures, it does appear as those security processes and protocols were followed and the system worked as designed.”
“It appeared to be the same security package that was provided to former President Trump at that site, doing the activity as he actually received when he was the president,” Crow said of the Sunday golf outing. “It was commensurate with presidential-level security.”
https://nypost.com/2024/09/20/us-news/house-unanimously-passes-bill-enhancing-trumps-secret-service-protection-level-after-two-attempted-assassinations/
"Fighter" by Jon Kahn
(I'm surprised no one has posted this.)
He gotta be him...
Sex in the time of Covid:
https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/nyc-covid-adviser-brags-in-secret-recording-about-drug-fueled-sex-parties-mid-pandemic-had-to-be-sneaky/
You're in fine fettle, sdheart.
Keep enjoying your good health and wonderful family.
Have fun at Lambert's this evening.
Here's to you!
It's a very interesting plant. You do have a taste for the exotic.
Thanks for the detail.
Looking forward to seeing it in full bloom.
Go forth and multiply... your garden.
And now it's your turn. Happy Birthday, sdheart ! ! !
Here's to your health and longevity.
Enjoy the day and many years to come.
Your Vanda Orchid is a beauty, Bull.
How bizarre that it isn't in soil.
How does it grow in nature?
Is there anything in the pot besides the plant?
I also noticed the holes in the pot.
Are those roots growing out of it?
Do they reach down into the soil?
It also looks like one wound its way up the stem (stalk?) and is holding the flower.
Curiouser and curiouser.
Hey, Hulk. They were probably cheering that six-pack (the muscle kind) rippling under your shirt.
BTW, I found the Trump on Gutfeld video and was able to view all 39:33 of it.
There may have been a wrap-up at the end that was cut.
Loved his Bobby Kennedy story.
Wish people could see more of this side of him.
He was very funny.
I think too many people (including me) don't get his sense of humor.
Thanks for the Rumble heads up, Bull.
https://rumble.com/v5fiw89-president-trump-live-on-gutfeld-09-18-2024.html
Thanks, Bull. I'd appreciate that.
One more thought about last night.
I like the way Trump keeps singing the praises of the Secret Service.
It's a wise move.
He obviously knows there's a big difference between the men on the ground
and the Deep Staters running the show.
So hard to accept how corrupt things are these days.
Thanks, Bull. You've observed Trump far more closely than I have.
To tell the truth, the fact that gunowners don't vote in droves surprised me the most.
I don't know a whole lot about Evangelicals.
Really good Gutfeld though. Wish it hadn't cut out at the end.
Maybe I can find the whole thing via Fox... later.
Got to get my bee-hind in gear soon. Take care.
Gutfeld on YouTube cut out for the last five minutes. Grrr.
Good show. It was the first time I enjoyed listening to Trump.
One thing: The woman who wasn't Kat asked him how you get Evangelicals (who tend not to vote) to vote.
He didn't seem to have an answer. He said they were for him but didn't vote. He also cited gunowners who support him but don't vote, but didn't seem to know why or have suggestions for changing that. FWIW, I know young gunowners (through my mechanic) who are big Trump fans who love Trump but don't vote. When I ask them why, they say it won't matter.
Hmmm. For the last four years all we've heard about is the cheating and now I'm reading and hearing that Trump should win, but the Dems will pull their dirty tricks, the voting set up is corrupt, etc. etc. Gee... I wonder why they're not bothering to vote.
I'm sure there are other reasons, but it seems to me it's in our best interests to basically keep our opinions about what happened last time to ourselves and just encourage folks to register and vote. It's the only chance we've got.
We can bitch about things later. JMO Pile on. I'm getting used to it.
Found last night's Gutfeld with Trump on YouTube...
Hmmm... the hour-long show only runs for just under 37 minutes.
No wonder people record shows and watch them later.
Sounds like a great day to me... Hope there's a cake with candles included in the mix.
Take a deep breath.
Blow them ALL out.
And may your wish come true.
Takes a licking. Keeps on ticking...
https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/us-news/donald-trumps-long-island-rally-live-updates-photos-protests-more/
omg 9/19 already. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, cap ! ! !
Here's to your future.
May it be happy, healthy, and bright.
Former President Donald Trump to appear on Wednesday's 'Gutfeld!'
Story by Karen Butler • 1h • 1 min read
Left to right, Tyrus, former President Donald Trump, Greg Gutfeld, Kat Timpf and Emily Compagno taped an episode of "Gutfeld!" in New York Wednesday.
© FOX
(Hey, MG. I sleep with the television on. I may wake up to catch this... or not. Enjoy.)
Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Former President Donald Trump is set to appear on Wednesday's edition of the late-night chat show, Gutfeld!
FOX News Channel said the 2024 Republican presidential candidate will appear with hosts Greg Gutfeld, Kat Timpf and Tyrus, and Outnumbered panelist Emily Compagno, in the show's New York studio.
Trump was expected to stay for the whole hour of the episode, which was taped in front of a live studio audience.
This is Trump's first interview on a broadcast or cable late-night show during an election cycle since he appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2016.
Gutfeld!, which features Gutfeld alongside rotating panels of comedians and political figures, has been a ratings hit for FNC since it premiered in 2021. It airs Monday through Friday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/former-president-donald-trump-to-appear-on-wednesdays-gutfeld/ar-AA1qNpvp?ocid=BingNewsSerp
Trump Campaign: Teamsters Members Are ‘Loud and Clear’ with Trump Support
NICK GILBERTSON 18 Sep 2024 2:33
The Trump campaign said Teamsters’ members are “loud and clear” in their support of former President Donald Trump, as polling shows they overwhelmingly prefer him over Vice President Kamala Harris.
“While the Teamsters Executive Board is making no formal endorsement, the hardworking members of the Teamsters have been loud and clear— they want President Trump back in the White House!” Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated in an emailed statement.
“These hardworking men and women are the backbone of America and President Trump will strongly stand up for them when he’s back in the White House,” she added.
Leavitt touted the support of the Teamsters’ rank and file on Wendesday, hours after the union released a poll showing its members overwhelmingly support Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.
The union’s latest polling data, collected independently by Lake Research Partners from September 9-15, shows that its members prefer the former president to Harris by a 58 percent to 31 percent margin.
Despite the immense support for Trump, the union opted not to make an endorsement this year.
“The Teamsters thank all candidates for meeting with members face-to-face during our unprecedented roundtables,” said Union President Sean O’Brien in a release.
“Unfortunately, neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business,” he added.
While Trump does not have the benefit of a formal endorsement, the lack of endorsement for Harris is disastrous, considering the Teamsters have backed the Democratic presidential nominee in every race since 1996. Then-President Bill Clinton lost the Teamsters’ support that year due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after having their backing in 1992. The union abstained from supporting any candidate in 1996.
While that non-endorsement was about a specific policy, this year’s announcement is more similar to the union’s rejection of the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, Michael Dukakis.
Instead, the teamsters endorsed Republcian presidential nominee George H. W. Bush.
Bush went on to smoke Dukakis in the general election. He won 41 states on his way to 426 electoral votes, while Dukakis only carried nine states.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/09/18/trump-campaign-teamsters-members-are-loud-and-clear-with-trump-support/
I still wouldn't want any of them living near me. Sadly, I've seen a couple of Harris signs. One of which is about a half mile away from me.
Makes me think twice about using a cell phone.
The big problem with sending illegals to Harris voters...
they could wind up in your neighborhood.
Thousands of Hezbollah’s handheld radios explode in second wave of remote-detonated attacks on terror group
By Ronny Reyes Published Sep. 18, 2024 Updated Sep. 18, 2024, 11:10 a.m. ET
(Very clever those Israelis...)
A second wave of blasts rocked Hezbollah on Wednesday as thousands of radios and other devices used by the terror group were detonated across Lebanon, security sources and witnesses said.
Additional explosions were reported throughout the capital of Beirut and in the country’s south following Tuesday’s massive security breach that caused Hezbollah pagers to explode, killing at least 12 people and injuring another 2,800.
Some thousands of personal walkie-talkie radios were targeted in Wednesday’s operation, sources told Axios reporter Barak Ravid, which were all ordered from the terror group five months ago, around the same time as the deadly pagers.
At least one of the new blasts heard took place near a funeral organized by the terror group for those killed in the first wave of explosions, which Hezbollah has blamed Israel for, Reuters reported.
Officials have yet to confirm the links between the two attacks or the exact devices that exploded on Wednesday.
The AR-924 pagers that were detonated on Tuesday were all the latest models acquired by Hezbollah five months ago and allegedly manufactured in Budapest, according to a statement released by Gold Apollo — a Taiwanese firm that authorized the use of its brand on the pagers.
Hungarian officials however, deny the allegations, saying it has no such manufacturing facility in the country.
“Authorities have confirmed that the company in question is a trading intermediary, with no manufacturing or operational site in Hungary,” government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said in a statement.
“The referenced devices have never been in Hungary,” he added.
Israel allegedly hid explosive material in the Taiwan-made Gold Apollo pagers before they were imported to Lebanon, the New York Times reported, citing US and other officials briefed on the operation.
The material was implanted next to the battery with a switch that could be triggered remotely to detonate.
The exploding pagers were then detonated by a message impersonating the leaders of the group on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
Following Tuesday’s attack, The Israeli Defense Forces said Hezbollah fired a 10 rocket barrage across the border, hitting open areas in northern Israel.
The Iran-backed terrorist group has vowed to retaliate against Israel for its alleged role in the communication device explosions.
“The resistance will continue today, like any other day, its operations to support Gaza, its people and its resistance which is a separate path from the harsh punishment that the criminal enemy (Israel) should await in response to Tuesday’s massacre,” a statement from Hezbollah read.
“This is another reckoning that will come, God willing,” the group added.
With Post wires
https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/world-news/hezbollahs-handheld-radios-explode-in-second-wave-of-remote-detonated-attacks-on-terror-group/
Hang tough, cap. I fear it's not going to get better any time soon.
God help us, if kamaltoe and tampon tim take over.
Perish the thought.
Morning, cap. I cannot begin to tell you how upsetting I find the current state of the nation.
The lying spin from the left just gets worse and worse.
I should stay away from the news but I can't.
They keep saying the assassination attempts are Trump's fault.
Plus they're saying the would-be assassins are right wing Republicans.
WTF? I can't stand it.
The violence is coming from the left... Antifa, BLM, illegals, etc. etc.
Stay safe, cap. Pray.
FWIW... Hezbollah pager explosions caused by high explosive PETN planted by Israel’s Mossad: report
By Ronny Reyes Published Sep. 17, 2024, 4:18 p.m. ET
The Israeli spy agency Mossad allegedly intercepted Hezbollah’s shipment of new pagers months ago and rigged them with high explosives — resulting in the stunning attack on the Lebanese terror group Tuesday, according to a new report.
Mossad agents reportedly placed Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), a highly explosive material, inside the batteries of the pagers, sources told Sky News Arabia, according to a translation from the Times of Israel.
The devices were then detonated by an external signal that caused the batteries inside to overheat, the sources added.
The complex operation resulted in a mass attack against Hezbollah operatives, killing nine people and leaving some 2,800 others injured when the pagers detonated on Tuesday morning across Lebanon and in parts of Syria.
Hezbollah confirmed that many of its fighters and medics were injured by the blasts, with one official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, calling it the “biggest security breach” since the group began its near-daily attacks on Israel on Oct. 8.
While Israel refused to comment on the attack, Hezbollah and Lebanese officials have blamed the Jewish State, with the terror group vowing revenge.
Through the use of malware, the devices could’ve seen their batteries overheat and trigger the explosives.
One Hezbollah official told the Wall Street Journal that some members felt their pagers heat up and disposed of them before they detonated.
Back in March, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had warned his fighters not to carry cell phones around, telling them they could be used to track their movements or carry out some kind of targeted strike.
With Post wires
https://nypost.com/2024/09/17/world-news/israels-mossad-intelligence-agency-intercepted-hezbollah-pagers-and-rigged-them-with-high-explosives/
Super Harvest Moon, partial lunar eclipse to combine for rare celestial trifecta
By Sheri Walsh, UPI Published Sep 17, 2024 9:25 AM EDT | Updated Sep 17, 2024 9:25 AM EDT
Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Super Harvest Moon with a partial lunar eclipse will light up September's night skies Tuesday in a rare celestial trifecta as summer begins to wind down.
The partial eclipse, that will begin late Tuesday night and run into Wednesday morning, will occur during the Supermoon -- when the moon's orbit is slightly closer to Earth -- and will be visible from most of North and South America, Europe, Africa, western Asia and parts of Antarctica.
A Supermoon, which is the largest and brightest moon of the year, is a full moon that occurs when it is within 90% of its closest orbit to Earth. In this case, it is also called a "harvest moon" because Tuesday's full moon is the closest to Sunday's autumnal equinox, when summer officially ends.
Lunar eclipses occur when the sun, Earth and moon line up with the Earth casting its shadow on the moon, making it appear darkened and reddish. Tuesday's partial lunar eclipse will shadow a small 8.7% sliver of the moon.
Those parts of the world that will not be able to see the rare lunar trifecta, and areas where weather impedes visibility, will be able to watch livestreams online for free.
TimeAndDate.com will host a livestream of the partial lunar eclipse, starting Tuesday at 9 p.m. EDT. And Adler Planetarium in Chicago will host a lunar eclipse livestream starting at 10 p.m. EDT, featuring astronomers and live commentary.
The full moon will reach its peak in the United States on Tuesday at 10:35 p.m. EDT, according to NASA. The moon will appear full for about three days, through Thursday morning.
The partial lunar eclipse will enter Earth's shadow starting at 8:41 p.m. EDT on Tuesday and will peak at 10:44 p.m. with only the top 8.7% of the moon in full shadow. The partial eclipse is expected to wrap up early Wednesday morning at 12:47 a.m.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/super-harvest-moon-partial-lunar-eclipse-to-combine-for-rare-celestial-trifecta/1692858
ABC’s David Muir sees newscast ratings tank after his controversial debate moderating
By Brian Flood, Fox News Published Sep. 17, 2024, 2:10 p.m. ET
ABC’s “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir may have driven away some viewers after the Disney-owned network irked conservatives during last week’s presidential debate.
Muir and co-moderator Linsey Davis fact-checked former President Donald Trump five times without ever correcting Vice President Kamala Harris, prompting a plethora of conservatives to suggest the debate wasn’t fair. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America even called for a correction after Davis made an abortion claim made during the debate during one of the fact-checks on Trump that the group said was “100% inaccurate.”
Muir’s “World News Tonight” averaged 6.7 million viewers on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the three episodes following the debate, after averaging 7.6 million in 2024 leading up to the debate.
The 12% drop in viewers for “World News Tonight” is more significant than slight declines “CBS Evening News” and “NBC Nightly News” saw when comparing the three episodes following ABC’s debate to the year-to-date totals, although Muir’s newscast remained the No. 1 broadcast evening newscast.
While it’s unclear if Trump supporters have tuned out ABC’s newscast on the heels of the debate, the former president has blasted it as “one-sided.” Trump told Fox News that he believed Harris should have been fact-checked on a variety of claims.
“Every one of them should have been questioned by David Muir, who I’ve lost a lot of respect for. Everyone’s lost respect for him,” Trump said last week.
“It was so … one-sided,” he continued. “It was one against three.”
Davis admitted in a post-debate interview that her fact-checking of Trump was influenced by the CNN debate that went disastrously for President Biden in June.
“People were concerned that statements were allowed to just hang and not [be] disputed by the candidate Biden, at the time, or the moderators,” Davis told the Los Angeles Times last week.
On Sunday, ABC News’ Martha Raddatz even noted that Harris was wrong when she said there is “not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone in any war zone around the world.”
“Our fact-checkers found that to be false,” Raddatz said.
“There are currently 900 US military personnel in Syria, 2,500 US troops in Iraq. All have been under regular threat from drones and missiles for months. We also have action in the Red Sea,” Raddatz continued. “Also, every single day, the Navy SEALs, Delta Forces special operators can be part of any sort of deadly raid.”
Muir and Davis failed to correct Harris in front of the debate’s massive audience of nearly 70 million people.
Fox News Digital’s Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.
https://nypost.com/2024/09/17/media/abcs-david-muir-sees-newscast-ratings-tank-after-debate/
Go figure... Chris Cuomo Slams Media, ‘Political Players’ Who Have Downplayed Donald Trump Assassination Attempts
NICK GILBERTSON 17 Sep 2024 2:18
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NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo on Monday called out media outlets and “political players” who have downplayed the assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump.
Cuomo’s reality check came during his impassioned opening monologue on his eponymously-named show, Cuomo. He said he is bothered by the “reaction and lack of reaction to the second attempt on Trump in the last couple of months” and called out those who say the suspected would-be assassin, Ryan Wesley Routh, “didn’t even shoot.”
“What if it was your father?” Cuomo asked. “Or what if it was Kamala Harris or President Biden, God forbid? [Do] you think that it would be almost a shoulder shrug and more of talk about the Secret Service and allocation of funds than just how crazy it is that this is what’s happening in our country?”
Cuomo emphasized that Trump “had an AK-47 pointed at him” while rebuking those who have reacted by minimizing the significance of the latest assassination attempt on Trump and the one in Bulter, Pennsylvania, in July, where a bullet narrowly missed killing him, instead striking his ear.
“The reaction is unacceptable, and it’s the second time media and political players have gotten away with playing down what should be a cause for panic,” Cuomo said.
Cuomo shared that he had trouble coming up with the words for Monday’s show, which prompted him to talk with Trump on the phone.
“And you can think what you want about Trump. He does not have many more full-throated critics of what he says and does than me,” Cuomo said. “And, yet, I called him today because I am ashamed of how we are responding and not responding to the threats on him.”
Cuomo also called out X owner Elon Musk for his now-deleted post on X Sunday, in which he wrote, “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.”
“I’m a believer in this guy’s potential. Now, he hasn’t learned that erasing a tweet doesn’t make it go away, it only shows that he knows what he said was stupid,” Cuomo said.
“That is what hinting about targeting Harris is — it’s stupid,” he added.
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2024/09/17/chris-cuomo-slams-media-political-players-who-have-downplayed-donald-trump-assassination-attempts/