tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post1761848922445456666..comments2024-03-29T06:35:11.321-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: What is the bet that Mr. Comey goes to Washington?Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73815704066541038622017-05-14T03:22:07.145-04:002017-05-14T03:22:07.145-04:00One more good one from AT - :)
May 14, 2017
Trump...One more good one from AT - :)<br /><br />May 14, 2017<br /><b>Trump fu traps James Comey?</b><br />By James Lewis<br /><br />According to Jim Comey (who was just fired as director of the FBI), Trump invited Comey into his parlor and asked him a very tricky question. Now the question is who trapped whom, because they are both quite capable of setting a trap, and at least Comey seems to have stepped into it good. <br /><br />We don't have an exact quote from the Trump-Comey conversation, but supposedly Trump asked Comey if Comey is loyal to Trump.<br /><br /><br />If those were the words Trump used, it would be illegal, and, as Larry Tribe instantly told the newsies, it would be "ground for impeachment." Funny how quick Larry came off the mark on that question. <br /><br />But there were only two witnesses, Trump and Comey, unless the talk was being taped – which would also be illegal. <br /><br />We may never know what was said, but Trump is not a fool, and he knows that Comey is a Clinton appointee who pardoned Ole Bill after he was impeached in 2002. <br /><br />Comey is likely to be the anti-Trump leaker who's been rousing Washington's killer bloodlust for the last several weeks. If so, Comey would be following in the footsteps of Richard Nixon's Deep Throat, Mark Felt, Sr., who was associate director of the FBI, and who destroyed Nixon using one deadly leak after the next. <br /><br />In collusion with Ben Bradlee of the Washington Post. Whose editor today would be one Bob Woodward. <br /><br />Interesting how things come around again. <br /><br />Anyway, the other day, Trump needed to know if Comey was one of the big leakers trying to destroy him. Because the NYT and WaPo and a thousand other media types have made no secret of their bloodlust when it comes to destroying one Donald Trump, duly elected president of the United States. <br /><br />I'll bet that Trump, who knows how to confuse liberals with his words, said something that was almost impeachable, but not quite. But nobody is going to confess to taping it, because that would also be illegal. <br /><br />So Comey snaps at the sucker bait and tells Jim Clapper (who just got fired himself as DCI) that Trump is dead meat. <br /><br />The House Intelligence Committee instantly asks Comey to testify. Secretly or publicly. They don't care. They just want to see a dead body swinging in the wind. <br /><br />Then Trump springs his trap, using his favorite bullhorn: his Twitter account and its several million followers. <br /><br />Including all the news media, who keep a 24-hour death watch on Trump's tweets, waiting for him to break his neck in public. <br /><br />So Trump tweets: <br /><br />James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!<br /><br />That was 5.25 am on 12 May 2017. <br /><br />Snap!<br /><br />Guess who got caught! James Comey, who is accusing the president of the United States of an impeachable crime without being able to prove it? <br /><br />Or Donald Trump? <br /><br />I guess we'll find out very soon. <br /><br />I'm betting on Trump reeling this big one in soon.<br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/05/trump_fu_traps_james_comey.html<br /><br />Except that I don't know if this is correct:<br /><br /><i>But there were only two witnesses, Trump and Comey, unless the talk was being taped – which would also be illegal.</i>Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81894077339141099102017-05-14T03:13:13.354-04:002017-05-14T03:13:13.354-04:00As the great Sharyl Attkisson reports, 12 prominen...As the great Sharyl Attkisson reports, 12 prominent public statements by those on both sides of the aisle who reviewed the evidence or been briefed on it confirmed there was no evidence of Russia trying to help Trump in the election or colluding with him: <br /><br />The New York Times (Nov 1, 2016); House Speaker Paul Ryan (Feb, 26, 2017); Former DNI James Clapper , March 5, 2017); Devin Nunes Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, March 20, 2017); James Comey, March 20, 2017; Rep. Chris Stewart, House Intelligence Committee, March 20, 2017; Rep, Adam Schiff, House Intelligence committee, April 2, 2017); Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senate Intelligence Committee, May 3, 2017), Sen. Joe Manchin Senate Intelligence Committee, May 8, 2017; James Clapper (again) (May 8, 2017); Rep. Maxine Waters, May 9, 2017) President Donald Trump,(May 9, 2017).<br /><br />Senator Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, indicated that his briefing confirmed Dianne Feinstein’s view that the President was not under investigation for colluding with the Russians.<br /><br />The firing of FBI Director James Comey caught both the media and press off guard. Up until a few hours before the firing, prominent Democrats had been calling for him to resign or be fired and the media had been critical of his performance. There have been many leaks about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn collected from government surveillance and unmasked and read by others, including recently fired acting attorney general and former DNI Clapper (and who knows how many others since that information was shared with others in the government). As the author of the Wall Street Journal’s Best of the Web observes: “Whoever has been leaking classified information, reporters might want to start asking their sources why the leaks never seem to contain any collusion evidence. They might also ask Mr. Schiff what it would take to get him interested in investigating potential abuses of his political adversaries. <br /><br />Law professor Jonathan Turley says much the same thing: “No one has yet to explain to me what the core crime that would be investigated with regards to Russian influence,' Turley said Wednesday evening. 'I don't see the crime, so I don't see how it's closing in on Trump.'<br /><br />'For weeks I've questioned the need for special counsel because honestly I still don't see the underlying crime here. You know, when we talk about the Russian influence and collusion, there's not any evidence I've seen of collusion,' Turley said on Morning Joe today....<br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/05/russian_hacking_and_collusion_put_the_cards_on_the_table_.htmlCharltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69212992880586421522017-05-14T03:12:51.360-04:002017-05-14T03:12:51.360-04:00May 14, 2017
Russian Hacking and Collusion: Put th...May 14, 2017<br /><b>Russian Hacking and Collusion: Put the Cards on the Table</b><br />By Clarice Feldman<br /><br /><i>The notion that Russian interfered in the election to help Trump was a John Brennan/James Clapper confection created in an unorthodox way and defied logic, given that Hillary and her associates had far more close connections to Russia than Trump or his associates did. </i><br /><br />THE CLINTON FAMILY BUSINESS [snip] Bill Clinton received half a million dollars in 2010 for a speech he gave in Moscow, paid by a Russian firm, Renaissance Capital, that has ties to Russian intelligence. The Clinton Foundation took money from Russian officials and oligarchs, including Victor Kekselberg, a Putin confidant. The Foundation also received millions of dollars from Uranium One, which was sold to the Russian government in 2010, giving Russia control of 20% of the uranium deposits in the U.S. — the sale required approval from Hillary Clinton's State Department. What's more, at least some of these donations weren't disclosed. "Ian Telfer, the head of the Russian government's uranium company, Uranium One, made four foreign donations totaling $2.35 million to the Clinton Foundation. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the Obama White House to publicly identify all such donors," the Times has reported.<br /><br /><br />JOHN PODESTA In March -- that is, long after the election was over -- it was revealed that Mrs. Clinton's campaign chairman had failed to disclose the receipt of 75,000 shares of stock from a Kremlin-financed company -- Joule Unlimited -- for which he served as director from 2010 to 2014, when he joined the Obama White House in 2014. Podesta apparently had a large chunk of the shares transferred to "Leonidio Holdings, a brand-new entity he incorporated only on Dec. 20, 2013, about 10 days before he entered the White House," according to a news account.<br /><br />TONY PODESTA Mr. Podesta's bother, who has close personal and business relations with Mrs. Clinton, was "key lobbyist on behalf of Sberbank, according to Senate lobbying disclosure forms. His firm received more than $24 million in fees in 2016, much of it coming from foreign governments, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics," a March news story reported. The bank was "seeking to end one of the Obama administration's economic sanctions against that country." The report goes on to note that "Podesta's efforts were a key part of under-the-radar lobbying during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign led mainly by veteran Democratic strategists to remove sanctions against Sberbank and VTB Capital, Russia's second largest bank." Mr. Obama imposed the sanctions following the Russian seizure of the Crimean region of Ukraine in 2014.<br /><br />JOHN BREAUX Forbes magazine reports that Mr. Breaux, a former Senator from Louisiana who cut radio ads for Mrs. Clinton's 2008 campaign, represents Gazprombank GPB, a subsidiary of Russia's third largest bank, on "banking laws and regulations, including applicable sanctions."<br /><br />THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN In March, Mr. Putin's spokesman said that Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak met with members of Mrs. Clinton's campaign several times while she was running for president in 2016. Further, the campaign never disclosed the number or nature of these secret meetings.<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60105926187008095522017-05-14T03:02:21.527-04:002017-05-14T03:02:21.527-04:00Amazingly, the more obvious the facts, "the m...Amazingly, the more obvious the facts, "the more fiercely do people resist them." Bawer explains that "as skilled propagandists [continue to] represent Muslims as the mother of all victim groups, many Westerners [are] quick to buy into it all." This is aided by the "media's cheery ignorance about Islam's hostile ideology," as revealed by A.Z. Mohamed.<br /><br />This is the most puzzling aspect of the media's capitulation. After all, Islam brooks no dissent, and freedom of press and speech is eventually obliterated. But Ayn Rand explains that "to act rationally means to act in accordance with the acts of reality. Emotions are not tools of cognition. What you feel tells you nothing about the facts; it merely tells you something about your estimate of the facts[.]"<br /><br />Even the Church, which is "the supreme witness given to the truth of the faith," has abrogated its role. Instead of fighting to save the lives of Christians who are unwilling to renounce Christ, too many churches are deafeningly silent on terrorism. Denis MacEoin describes how the United Church of Christ (UCC) cultivates dealings with Islamic groups "despite the fact that Muslims across the Middle East have been killing, expelling, and humiliating Christians for a very long time, but especially in recent decades." Why hasn't the UCC noted the mass exodus of Christians precipitated by extremist Muslims and the Palestinian authorities?<br /><br />But what might be a motivating factor for this ostensible ignorance and indifference? I turn again to Ayn Rand. For most people, the term "altruism" has a positive connotation. But Rand "rejects this perception of altruism[.] She argues that the ultimate moral value, for each human individual, is his or her own well-being." Thus, Rand believes that selfishness is a virtue because "it secures and protects one's rational values – ultimately, one's life and happiness. Since a concern with one's own interests is a character trait that, when translated into action, enables one to achieve and guard one's own well-being, it follows that selfishness is a virtue. One must manifest a serious concern for one's own interests if one is to lead a healthy, purposeful, fulfilling life." <br /><br />Rand maintains that "[t]he injunction 'don't judge' is the ultimate climax of the altruist morality which, today, can be seen in its naked essence. When men plead for forgiveness, for the nameless, cosmic forgiveness of an unconfessed evil, when they react with instantaneous compassion to any guilt, to the perpetrators of any atrocity, while turning away indifferently from the bleeding bodies of the victims and the innocent—one may see the actual purpose, motive and psychological appeal of the altruist code. When these same compassionate men turn with snarling hatred upon anyone who pronounces moral judgments, when they scream that the only evil is the determination to fight against evil—one may see the kind of moral blank check that the altruist morality hands out."<br /><br />Edward Cline has asked if Europe is in the terminal state of a death wish. He asserts that Europe's "foundational driver is altruism" – a kind of "moral blank check." The West appears to have lost the desire "to value [itself] which means to fight for [its] happiness." <br /><br /><i>Since "Allah demands that humans not love him, but submit to him, as slaves submit to their masters, and to sacrifice their lives for him," we should absolutely refuse to accept this frame of reference and all that it entails. Instead, we need to realize that "if any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism [or self-destructive generosity] that men have to reject."</i><br /><br />Eileen can be reached at middlemarch18@gmail.com.<br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/05/ayn_rand_altruism_and_jihad.htmlCharltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36127591891909074412017-05-14T03:01:59.382-04:002017-05-14T03:01:59.382-04:00The Jihad Files by N.M. Guariglia document the res...The Jihad Files by N.M. Guariglia document the results of jihad throughout the world so that Paris is now "one of the most dangerous capitals on Earth." A "Toronto imam has sworn that all Muslims will eventually kill all Jews." And in the name of religion, Pakistani three-year-olds are being married off while Nigerian three-year-olds are having heavy stones dropped on their heads. Not to be outdone, "[i]n Iraq, ISIS continues to commit unimaginable crimes. Approximately 200 Iraqis have been kidnapped to be used as human shields against U.S. air strikes. Homosexuals continue to get murdered in large quantities and for public display. Mentally handicapped Iraqis are being rounded up by ISIS and used against their will as suicide bombers. And mass executions against civilians accused of 'blasphemy' continue unabated."<br /><br />The incursions continue as the "Saudis plan on building 560 mosques across the South Asian nation of Bangladesh." Is it not surprising, then, that "minority communities across Bangladesh are once again facing violence and persecution by the Sunni Muslim majority"? Mohshin Habib describes how "many Hindu areas experience attacks of ... religious oppression. Muslim fundamentalists vandalized idols, set fire to Hindu temples and ... looted valuables from temples." <br /><br />Bruce Thornton asks, "[H]ow much worse will the destruction and death have to be to wake us up?" These "indulgences of naive idealism," dangerous delusions, and jihad denial still paralyze the West. Ayn Rand reminds us that "there are two sides to every issue. One side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil."<br /><br />Until we can incorporate the idea that "nothing is creepier than Islam" and begin to "challenge Islamic racism, misogyny, genocide," as Edward Cline exhorts, how can decent people not fall prey to Linda Sarsour's "stealth jihad in a hijab"? <br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39348237584061343322017-05-14T03:00:44.684-04:002017-05-14T03:00:44.684-04:00And yet, while the above quoted words of the Quran...And yet, while the above quoted words of the Quran should "forever silence any fantasies regarding Islam's peaceful disposition toward the non-Muslim," the West continues to avoid the obvious. But as Ayn Rand has noted, "[y]ou can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." <br /><br />Hence, France continues to decompose in front of our eyes. Yves Mamou writes that "everything that represents state institutions ... is now subjected to violence based on essentially sectarian and sometimes ethnic excesses, fueled by an incredible hatred of our country[.]" Ultimately, France "and all of European society must assimilate Islamic social norms, not the other way around." <br /><br />Newly elected President Macron symbolizes the multicultural manifesto when he maintains that "French culture doesn't exist in and of itself; there is no such thing as a single French culture. There is culture in France and it is diverse and multiple." Is it then inevitable that "France is going to have to live with terrorism," as former prime minister Manuel Valls proclaimed?<br /><br />Coupled with the ongoing Islamic push is the leftist destructive bent. Thus, "Belgium is unique" in that it is the "first nation blending appeasement to Islam and a suicidal form of nihilism[.]" It is not coincidental that in Belgium, "euthanasia is out of control." With a record number of people killed by lethal injection, it is equally disturbing that "Belgium is the country with the highest per capita number of volunteers for the Caliphate."<br /><br />Judith Friedman Rosen reminds us that against the backdrop of Normandy, where tourists "pay tribute to those who died pursuing liberty," there is a pervasive fear as the "French open door policy to Muslim immigrants, who reject Western values and liberty" has given way to "terror, anti-Semitic and anti-Christian murders." The "clash of culture and civilization" continues, and "unlike the Asian and Indian immigrants ... many of the Muslims are not willing to integrate into the society – and are trying to force their values such as Halal, [and] the prohibition of pork ... onto the French populace." What will be the future of France when "30% of French Muslims want Sharia law and less than 25% identify as French citizens"?<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80991859391099848742017-05-14T02:59:58.134-04:002017-05-14T02:59:58.134-04:00Ayn Rand Making Some Sense
May 14, 2017
Ayn Rand,...<i>Ayn Rand Making Some Sense</i><br /><br />May 14, 2017<br /><b>Ayn Rand, Altruism, and Jihad</b><br />By Eileen F. Toplansky<br /><br />In fathoming the failure of Europeans to protect their own interests against the onslaught of Islamic jihadism, one is reminded of Ayn Rand's quotation that "[r]eason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them[.]" <br /><br />Bruce Bawer, an astute observer of the European scene, wonders how "Marine Le Pen lost in a landslide" given all the jihadist assaults against the French people and the very culture of France. Bawer offers three possibilities that include:<br /><br /><br />European guilt about past imperial histories and a "need to atone."<br />the postmodern belief that "no culture is better than any other – and it's racist to say otherwise."<br />the influence of the mainstream media, which routinely "soft pedals the Islamic roots of terror"<br />the fact that "some people don't want to learn the truth"<br /><br />In the Autumn 2004 issue of the Wilson Quarterly, Christopher Clausen writes that "for many Europeans in the past 20 years, now-distant memories of both world wars have hardened into a self-righteous conviction that peace outweighs any value that might conflict with it, almost regardless of the threat or provocation."<br /><br />Consequently, there is an exquisite disregard in deliberately ignoring the "grim possibility that their children and grandchildren might end up by living under shariah law, if, in fact, they are allowed to live at all." Consider that London presently has 100 sharia courts that are "based on the rejection of the inviolability of human rights: the values of freedom and equality that are the basis of English Common Law." Moreover, "a third of UK Muslims do not feel 'part of British culture.'"<br /><br />As further evidence of the ultimate intent of Islamists, Saudi religious scholars include the following in the nine-volume English translation of the Quran.<br /><br />[D]iscard (all) the obligations (covenants, etc.) ... to fight against all the Mushrikun as well as against the people of the Scriptures (Jews and Christians) if they do not embrace Islam, till they pay the Jizya (a tax levied on the non-Muslims who do not embrace Islam and are under the protection of an Islamic government) with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.<br /><br />As Nonie Darwish has pointed out, 64% of the Quran is devoted to denigrating commentary about kafirs, or non-Muslims.<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9907025492659829862017-05-14T02:38:24.325-04:002017-05-14T02:38:24.325-04:00President Trump: James Comey ‘should have never ex...<b>President Trump: James Comey ‘should have never exonerated’ Hillary Clinton</b><br />By Pamela Geller - on May 13, 2017<br /><br />CLINTON CORRUPTION<br /> <br /><i>I believe President Trump got a gander at the mountain of evidence against Hillary Clinton and fired Comey for incompetence and collusion. President Trump should do the right thing and indict Clinton for high crimes.</i><br /><br />Any possibility of prosecuting Hillary Clinton was tanked by President Obama. It’s time to right that egregious wrong. The American people deserve better. Democrats are not above the law, no matter how high up the food chain they are.<br /><br /><b>“TRUMP DECLARES JAMES COMEY ‘SHOULD HAVE NEVER EXONERATED’ HILLARY CLINTON”</b><br />By Bryan Logan, Business Insider, May 13, 2017:<br /><br />PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS OFFERED ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INTO HIS THINKING ABOUT FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY. TRUMP SAID IN EXCERPTS OF AN NBC NEWS INTERVIEW RELEASED FRIDAY THAT COMEY “SHOULD HAVE NEVER EXONERATED” HILLARY CLINTON.<br /><br />Trump, referring to the FBI’s investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state, said that the steady flow of news surrounding that probe helped him as a candidate in the 2016 presidential election.<br /><br /><br />“I will tell you that what he did, what Comey did, had good moments for me as a candidate. I’m only talking as a candidate, I’m not saying as president,” Trump told NBC News’ Lester Holt, beginning to recount a July 2016 press conference in which Comey announced the FBI would not recommend charges against Clinton in the case.<br /><br />“When he came out with that scathing set of circumstances, the server … the emails, 33,000 emails … Then he gets to the end and he said she’s free as a bird,” Trump said.<br /><br />Trump fired Comey from the FBI on Tuesday, an action that stunned both Republicans and Democrats, and caught agents at the bureau by surprise because the agency is deep into an investigation to find potentially improper links between Trump associates and Russian operatives.<br /><br />The president’s original dismissal letter to Comey indicated that he was being fired for his handling of the Clinton email probe. On the campaign trail, Trump often declared that Clinton should have been prosecuted — despite the FBI’s findings that no charges were warranted.<br /><br />Trump reiterated his displeasure with Comey on NBC News: “He had a lot of pressure put on and he exonerated her. Should have never exonerated her.”<br /><br />http://pamelageller.com/2017/05/president-trump-james-comey-never-exonerated-hillary-clinton.html/Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21641683002650952372017-05-13T23:25:41.659-04:002017-05-13T23:25:41.659-04:00you were terrorist death squad central america
go...you were terrorist death squad central america<br /><br />go to hellMarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10494606640026530552017-05-13T23:19:40.095-04:002017-05-13T23:19:40.095-04:00Breitbart News -
Fans of the so-called “Resis...Breitbart News - <i> <br /> <br />Fans of the so-called “Resistance” received a subtle piece of good news on Friday. MSNBC, the furthest left of the cable news outlets, won the battle for prime time ratings on Thursday evening, and came a close second to Fox in overall viewers.</i><br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59863252756678921282017-05-13T23:16:52.753-04:002017-05-13T23:16:52.753-04:00Opine, if you would on Donald Trump arming up know...<b><br />Opine, if you would on Donald Trump arming up known terrorists.</b>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25069720730882744652017-05-13T23:13:29.598-04:002017-05-13T23:13:29.598-04:00The person that fired O'Reilly was Rupurt Murd...<br />The person that fired O'Reilly was Rupurt Murdock, no one else.<br /><br />Anything else is "Fake News", an O'Reilly specialty, the buck starts and stops at Ruport's desk.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31662932948717580072017-05-13T23:06:45.994-04:002017-05-13T23:06:45.994-04:00i with Debbie she wants you shut up moron creepi with Debbie she wants you shut up moron creepMarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85392861334186634602017-05-13T22:58:01.278-04:002017-05-13T22:58:01.278-04:00I say that because you are unable, Mark, to respon...<br />I say that because you are unable, Mark, to respond to a simple question...<br /><br /><b> Opine, if you would on Donald Trump arming up known terrorists.</b><br /><br />To tough a question for Mark to ponder, let alone respond to.<br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68453418894058028682017-05-13T22:55:43.492-04:002017-05-13T22:55:43.492-04:00Sorry, that's not going to happen, Mark.
Gotta...<br />Sorry, that's not going to happen, Mark.<br />Gotta pay, if you really want to know the Jack Hawkins backstory.<br /><br />But I do not think that you do, because you do not seem to have the intellectual capacity of a worm.<br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8029483239443989102017-05-13T22:54:56.447-04:002017-05-13T22:54:56.447-04:00$0.00 too much you have to pay me$0.00 too much you have to pay meMarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18483720696169618392017-05-13T22:53:12.810-04:002017-05-13T22:53:12.810-04:00i wait for a price reductioni wait for a price reductionMarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28830712484332768042017-05-13T22:47:33.802-04:002017-05-13T22:47:33.802-04:00Now a quick look at Beef Industry Statistics ...
...Now a quick look at Beef Industry Statistics ...<br /><br /><i>U.S. beef production in 2016 (commercial carcass weight) was 25.2 billion pounds<br /><br />U.S. commercial slaughter in 2016 was 30.5 million head<br /><br />The amount of beef consumed in the U.S. (i.e. purchased by consumers in foodservice and retail) in 2016 was 25.668 billion pounds<br /><br />The amount of beef consumed in the U.S. Per Capita 55.7 lbs<br /><br />Average price of USDA Choice beef sold in retail in 2016 was $5.96/lb down from $6.29/lb in 2015<br /><br />Value of U.S. beef exports (including variety meat) in 2016: $6.343 billion, up from $6.302 billion in 2015<br /></i><br /><br />Now if one looks at production and consumption, it is obvious that the US is a net beef importing country. So where will these exports to China come from, if not the US domestic supply, causing US consumer prices to increase, a net loss to the US consumer.<br /><br />The author thinks that China will consume as much US beef as the top two consumers do, today<br /><i><br /> Top U.S. beef exports markets (including variety meat) for 2016 (in order): <br /><br /> Japan: 258,653 metric tons; $1,510 million<br /> Mexico: 242,373 metric tons; $975 million</i><br /><br />China, projected to order $25 billion USD or 500,000 metric tons.<br />Taken from our domestic supply of 12,600,000 tons or 4% of US consumption.<br /><br />Yep, a small deal.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35499447764232856372017-05-13T22:32:58.363-04:002017-05-13T22:32:58.363-04:00From Forbes ...
The results of this latest set of...From Forbes ...<br /><br /><i>The results of this latest set of negotiations between America and China on trade tend me toward that latter explanation. Yes, sure, so China will now take American beef instead of banning it after that mad cow scare those years ago. But that's also a $2.5 billion market. Sure, that's real money but it's also trivial in the sense of the economy. It's 0.01% of the US economy actually. And it's about 0.5% of the bilateral trade deficit. Yes, sure, the journey of a thousand miles starts with but a simple step but still, there would have to be 200 more decisions like this to close that deficit and there just aren't 200 things like this to be discussed.<br /><b><br />So, my best reading of this so far is that Trump is being the inverse of Teddy Roosevelt, talk loudly and settle for a small deal.</b></i>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30442378816300676892017-05-13T22:22:47.800-04:002017-05-13T22:22:47.800-04:00Opine, if you would on Donald Trump arming up know...<b><br />Opine, if you would on Donald Trump arming up known terrorists.</b>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43257251888186855952017-05-13T22:22:00.984-04:002017-05-13T22:22:00.984-04:00I just have no need to discuss those things with a...I just have no need to discuss those things with a thief like Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson.<br /><br />He, and you for that matter, can read the books, if you all want.<br /><br />Gotta buy 'em though, at Smashwords.<br /><br />Border Wars - Aztlan Assault<br />By Jack Hawkins<br />https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/415470<br /><br />Ride Like a Trooper<br />By Jack Hawkins<br />https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/424313<br /><br />Only $.99 each.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83104736752850060542017-05-13T22:15:21.240-04:002017-05-13T22:15:21.240-04:00For the second time in a week, a Russian fighter j...<i><br /><br />For the second time in a week, a Russian fighter jet flew up close to a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane in the Black Sea, a U.S. official tells Fox News.</i><br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39989522651914233232017-05-13T22:14:13.318-04:002017-05-13T22:14:13.318-04:00The crapper needs an atomic wedgie. That would shu...The crapper needs an atomic wedgie. That would shut his stupid ass up for awhile.Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74738493657277050262017-05-13T22:10:29.804-04:002017-05-13T22:10:29.804-04:00Tell you what, Mark, scroll up a tad and then ...
...Tell you what, Mark, scroll up a tad and then ...<br /><br /><b>Opine, if you would on Donald Trump arming up known terrorists.<br /></b>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43961221060751946602017-05-13T22:08:58.704-04:002017-05-13T22:08:58.704-04:00
Book author, newspaper publisher, screen writer, ...<br />Book author, newspaper publisher, screen writer, horseman, veteran of the US Army.<br /><br />I remember it all, Mark, because I really lived it.<br /><br />Unlike you, I am not a homebody, one who allowed his cat to piss in his slippers.<br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.com