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dixiegrrrrl
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December 31, 2016
And the people bowed and prayed..... To the neon god they made (pic)
December 31, 2016
Have you seen Trumps New Year's message?
President-elect Trump tweets '
Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. Love!'
December 31, 2016
Any one know of a good translation app for desktop?
I am trying Google translate app on my PC.
Leaves a lot to be desired, unless I am missing something in this Chinese sentence translated by google:
Chen Shaoxia sweet marry the father of luxury Ferrari luxury lake exposure there are parks
December 31, 2016
BUT...
Trump Said to Weigh Aide Conways Husband for Top Legal Job
President-elect Donald Trump is considering George Conway, a long-time corporate lawyer and the husband of senior adviser Kellyanne Conway, to be U.S. solicitor general, the governments top appellate lawyer, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Conway, whos spent more than two decades as a partner at New York corporate legal powerhouse Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, has made a career representing high-profile clients from the National Football League to tobacco maker Philip Morris, according to his biography on the firms website. He wasnt directly involved in Trumps presidential campaign, which was managed by his wife.
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-30/trump-said-to-consider-aide-conway-s-husband-for-top-legal-job
Conway, whos spent more than two decades as a partner at New York corporate legal powerhouse Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, has made a career representing high-profile clients from the National Football League to tobacco maker Philip Morris, according to his biography on the firms website. He wasnt directly involved in Trumps presidential campaign, which was managed by his wife.
BUT...
Kellyanne Conway's husband George was secret central figure in Clinton's impeachment
Very involved in Clinton's impeachment.
--- secretly wrote the SCOTUS brief to have Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit proceed while Clinton was still in office.
(suit summarily dismissed by a federal court as so lacking in evidence that no reasonable jury could ever find in favor of Jones).
--- secretly worked with Linda Tripp and helped engineer her initial meeting with Ken Starr
-- Concealed his work from his own Wachtell partners
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512448572
Very involved in Clinton's impeachment.
--- secretly wrote the SCOTUS brief to have Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit proceed while Clinton was still in office.
(suit summarily dismissed by a federal court as so lacking in evidence that no reasonable jury could ever find in favor of Jones).
--- secretly worked with Linda Tripp and helped engineer her initial meeting with Ken Starr
-- Concealed his work from his own Wachtell partners
December 30, 2016
see the other 9 findings here:
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/10-scientific-studies-2016-marijuana-safe-effective
Here's a clue why Big Pharma is against pot legalization:
In the Alternet article 10 Scientific Studies From 2016 Showing Marijuana Is Safe and Effective
4. Pot Patients Spend Less On Prescription Drugs
see the other 9 findings here:
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/10-scientific-studies-2016-marijuana-safe-effective
December 30, 2016
Florida Man Beaten by Ex-Girlfriend For Making Out With Her Mom
Total story:
A 19-year-old Florida woman is in jail after beating up her ex-boyfriend when she caught him kissing her mother, who was sitting in his lap.
Benanua Bolton started to cry, broke in through the bedroom window and pushed the victim over a chair, knocking him to the floor. When he tried to stand, she slugged him in the head, according to WFLA.
Bolton and the victim dated for over a year, but they recently broke up. The ex had minor injuries to his arm and his head was red from where she hit him.
She was charged with domestic battery, according to Hernando County deputies.
http://www.live5news.com//story/34150230/florida-woman-beats-up-ex-boyfriend-for-kissing-her-mom-arrested#.WGYrpVOSkJk.twitter
Benanua Bolton started to cry, broke in through the bedroom window and pushed the victim over a chair, knocking him to the floor. When he tried to stand, she slugged him in the head, according to WFLA.
Bolton and the victim dated for over a year, but they recently broke up. The ex had minor injuries to his arm and his head was red from where she hit him.
She was charged with domestic battery, according to Hernando County deputies.
December 30, 2016
I was doing pretty ok re: Carrie/Debbie, till I saw this pic:
Drawing by Ricky LaChance
December 30, 2016
Large pic of the mural at the link.
Trump just got himself another diss:
Since 2009, Mama Ayeshas restaurant in Adams Morgan has featured every US president from Eisenhower to Obama on a large mural on the side of the restaurant.
President-elect Donald Trump wont be joining them:
Our official position is that it is not in the budget, says Amir Abu-El-Hawa, whose family owns the restaurant.
Mama Ayeshas has been at the same location since it opened its doors as the Calvert Cafe in 1960.
The mural depicts founder Mama Ayesha Abraham with the US leaders. This is Mama welcoming the presidents to DC, says Abu-El-Hawa, who is her great-nephew. She was the American dream. For a Muslim and Arab woman immigrant from Palestine to come here on her own and build this business, is a remarkable legacy.
https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/12/29/mama-ayeshas-wont-feature-trump-on-its-presidential-mural/
President-elect Donald Trump wont be joining them:
Our official position is that it is not in the budget, says Amir Abu-El-Hawa, whose family owns the restaurant.
Mama Ayeshas has been at the same location since it opened its doors as the Calvert Cafe in 1960.
The mural depicts founder Mama Ayesha Abraham with the US leaders. This is Mama welcoming the presidents to DC, says Abu-El-Hawa, who is her great-nephew. She was the American dream. For a Muslim and Arab woman immigrant from Palestine to come here on her own and build this business, is a remarkable legacy.
Large pic of the mural at the link.
December 29, 2016
I must say, it is a very flattering image.
sorry I could not figure out how to paste it here............
C-SPAN today unveils an oil portrait of President-elect Trump
the first portrait created since he was elected. The portrait will join 44 other presidential portraits as part of C-SPAN's
American Presidents: Life Portraits exhibit which has been touring the United States since 1999.
http://static.c-spanvideo.org/files/pressCenter/Chas+Fagan+Trump+Portrait+Press+Release+12.28.16+v2.pdf
American Presidents: Life Portraits exhibit which has been touring the United States since 1999.
I must say, it is a very flattering image.
sorry I could not figure out how to paste it here............
December 29, 2016
President-elect Trump tells Florida visitors he plans to write his own inaugural address
Any words of advice for him, gang???
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