Joy Reid and her guests discuss the possible next steps as special counsel Robert Mueller reportedly widens the scope of his Russia investigation. Duration: 11:57
Is the president engaging in a 'red meat' strategy in a possibly desperate appeal to his diminishing base? Joy Reid and her panel discuss. Duration: 12:51
Our guests fiercely debate whether the president deserves credit for the economic growth many see as a direct result of former President Obama’s policies. Duration: 9:21
Joy Reid and her guests[, including Malcolm Nance,] discuss Trump supporters attacking special counsel Robert Mueller and more as controversies continue to haunt the president’s administration. Duration: 17:18
Kamala Harris: Under attack from legion on far left?
AM Joy 8/5/17
Some in the progressive arm of the left might have a problem with Kamala Harris, Corey Booker, and other Democratic rising stars. Joy Reid and her panel discuss why. Duration: 6:27
‘Detroit’ film chronicles the 1967 Algiers Motel incident
AM Joy 8/5/17
Joy Reid speaks with two stars of the new film ‘Detroit,’ Chris Chalk and Algee Smith, on the Kathryn Bigelow film depicting police brutality during the 1967 Detroit Riots. Duration: 7:43
this is part 8 of a 35-part post which proceeds (point arising on the given) day by (point arising on the given) day from July 29, 2017 through September 1, 2017 -- the preceding part is the post to which this is a reply; the next part is a reply to this post -- the following 'see also (linked in)' listing, updated for intervening posts along the way, is common to all 35 parts
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in addition to (linked in) the post to which this is a reply and preceding and (any future other) following, see also (linked in):
The president revises history, exaggerates accomplishments and makes false claims.
By Eugene Kiely, Lori Robertson, Brooks Jackson, D'Angelo Gore and Vanessa Schipani
Posted on August 23, 2017
Summary
President Donald Trump delivered a raucous, error-filled speech in Arizona on Aug. 22, just days after he was uniformly criticized for blaming “both sides” for the deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The president gave a revisionist account of his remarks about Charlottesville, exaggerated his accomplishments, and made a series of false and misleading claims:
* Trump cherry-picked excerpts from his past statements about Charlottesville to put a positive spin on his remarks. But in his retelling, Trump failed to say he blamed “both sides” for the violence that left one counterprotester dead and 19 others injured.
* Trump also wrongly suggested that the media didn’t report that he had said “racism is evil,” a quote from his second statement — on Monday, Aug. 14 — on the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. That quote was widely reported by the media.
* Trump, who spent a large part of the rally bashing the media, also wrongly claimed CNN’s ratings “are going down.” In fact, they’ve gone up.
* The president falsely claimed that wages “haven’t gone up for a long time.” Average weekly earnings for all private workers went up 4 percent during the last four years of President Obama’s tenure.
*Trump exaggerated when he claimed that he has created “way over 1 million” jobs since taking office. The actual increase is 1,074,000 jobs — a little less than the more than 1.2 million that were added during the same time frame a year ago.
* The president also said the nation’s economy under his leadership has surged, describing the estimated 2.6 percent growth in the nation’s real gross domestic product for the second quarter as “shocking.” In fact, it is below the growth rate for eight of the last 18 quarters.
* Trump claimed “we were one vote away from repealing” the Affordable Care Act. But the vote would have sent a placeholder “skinny repeal” bill to a conference committee with the House. The House and Senate would have had to agree upon final legislation.
* Trump said by allowing insurance companies to sell insurance across state lines, “your prices go way down.” But experts have disputed that idea.
* Trump claimed the U.S. has “become an energy exporter for the first time ever just recently.” That’s false. The U.S. still imports more energy than it exports. The Energy Information Administration projects the U.S. will become a net exporter of energy — in 2026.
* Trump also boasted that he has “obtained [a] historic increase in defense spending.” He hasn’t. His proposed budget for fiscal 2018 would increase defense spending by 5 percent — far less than the double-digit increases under Presidents George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter.
* The president touted that he has signed 50 bills and boasted that he doesn’t “believe that any president has accomplished as much as this president.” In fact, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed 76 bills in his first 100 days, including the kinds of major legislation that Trump lacks.
* Trump said “both of the countries” — Mexico and Canada — have “such great deals” under the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. Actually, the U.S. had a trade surplus in goods and services with Canada for the last two years.
Prompted by the first half-hour of typical Infowars mush-miss misrepresentation in
Infowars Nightly News LIVE - The Difference Between Obama And Trump
your 5th video down .. oh, and they misrepresented the sanctuary city of Santa Ana in suggesting the sanctuary city was indeed the homeless tent city in the sanctuary city .. and, of course they also suggested all in the tent city were undocumented ..
Who are the homeless living in the shadow of the Big A? Here are 11 stories
The homeless encampment, some call Riverview Village, is located under the shadow of the Big A of Angel Stadium. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By Bill Alkofer | balkofer@scng.com | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: July 25, 2017 at 11:06 pm | UPDATED: July 28, 2017 at 6:29 pm
A luxury car drives past Angel Mayfield’s tent in the Santa Ana River, and the driver shouts out his window:
“Get a (expletive) job, you (expletive) pig!”
Mayfield has a job. Two, in fact.
The residents in the homeless encampment next to Angel Stadium call their neighborhood River View Village. Their world sometimes defies expectations.
We spent a week talking to people who live along the Santa Ana River trail. Like any neighborhood, the people are diverse, but most share a common goal: They’d rather be paying rent than living in a tent.
Here are 11 profiles of people who, for now, call River View Village home.
Angel Mayfield is a homeless advocate who lives in the River View Village encampment. “There are so many, many homeless people who want to change their lives around. But they are defined by their past and not who they are now,” she said. Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Angel Mayfield works a minimum of 31 hours a week between her two jobs in retail. She’s a homeless advocate and works as a liaison between her neighbors and Orange County homeless assistance agencies. Most of the residents in the encampment know they can call on her when they need help.
“A lot of homeless people don’t do drugs; they don’t drink; they don’t have a criminal record or mental illness,” Mayfield said. “They just can’t find a job that pays enough to afford a $1,400 studio apartment and still have enough to buy food. Many homeless people want to change their lives around. But they are defined by their past and not who they are now.”
Angela Piefer (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Angela Piefer, 32, lives just north of Orangewood Avenue. She has two jobs; as a caregiver and passing out food samples at grocery stores.
Piefer says she was a drinking alcoholic for eight years. When the whites of her eyes turned yellow, her fiance insisted she detox at a hospital. Her liver was nearly shut down. But she’s stopped drinking and, six months ago, her liver tested as almost fully functional. “I’ve been clean and sober for a year and nine months,” she says. If I can get more hours, I can make enough to leave here. And I’m never coming back.”
David Doan (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
David Doan, 48, is a mechanical wizard. He built a neighborhood shower by tapping into a back-flow water supply for a drinking fountain. He’s set up a couple of solar panels to power two 12-volt batteries. Residents use it to charge their cellphones.
Doan says he once was vice president of an Anaheim company that remanufactured toner cartridges. But he got into a tussle with his father (the company president) and was let go. Soon after, he went through a divorce and was living out of his car. He worked for a truck rental company for a time, but says he suffered a heart attack in 2009. “I’ve applied for Social Security benefits but have been denied three times. Now, I have high blood pressure and have been diagnosed with cataracts. With my pre-existing medical problems, it’s been tough to get a job.” .. more .. http://www.ocregister.com/2017/07/25/who-are-the-homeless-living-in-the-shadow-of-the-big-a-here-are-11-stories/
Irregardless of one's opinion of sanctuary cities, Infowars, in that first half hour, grossly misrepresented the tent city of Santa Ana, and unashamedly misrepresented the people living in them.
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