Listen Up Y'all, This is "The Election".

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Thursday August 18, 2016 · 9:05 AM PDT

2016/08/18 · 09:05

We in the United States conduct Presidential Elections every 4 years. This is not a regular election. If you don't believe me listen to Donald Trump. Trump said in his “ Law and Order” speech that this will be the last election. In a speech on June 22nd he said , “This is our last time to do it”. When someone tells you something you should take them at their word.

The alt-right is a segment of right-wing ideologies presented as an alternative to mainstream conservatism in the politics of the United States.^[1] The alt-right has been described as a movement unified by support for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump,^[2]^[3]^[4] as well as opposition to multiculturalism and immigration.^[5]

The ALT- RIGHT and Donald Trump realize this is their last shot and they are telling you so. They are telling you this by Trump’s fiery and divisive rhetoric, with the people he surrounds himself with and his actions. Corey Lewandowski said on CNN said that with the hiring of Steve Bannon it was a signal that they plan to win at all costs.

Actions such as:

1. Restricting the Press

2. Saying he will not rely on US Intelligence if Elected

3. Saying he knows more than the Generals

4. Kicking our allies to the curb

5. Playing footsie with Putin

6. Hiring the Head of Brietbart, Steve Bannon, to run his campaign

Joshua Green has an excellent article about Bannon here.

7. Saying the election is rigged.

Donald Trump is the Alt-Right ‘s candidate and their last hope. The demographics are against them, they know if they don't get the Presidency this time that they may never get it again. This is the deal, once the Alt- Right and Donald Trump get into power that power will never be ceded. I think a lot of people are realizing what the game plan is and are truly terrified. This is why some Republicans are running away from Trump even though they know the Supreme Court is at stake. They are doing this because they know if Trump happens to get in we will no longer be a democracy.

Black People realize it , that is why he is only garnering 1% of the black vote. That speech in West Bend, Wisconsin , The so called Law and Order speech , was directed towards Suburbia not Black People. He wanted Suburbia to think he is not a racist, his campaign knows he can not get the Black vote but if he can pull off some of that Suburbia vote he has a chance.

Breitbart “News” is the King of Conspricy Theories, it is probably where Trump gets most of his from, they were pushing the birther issue all the time. The executive chairman of Brietbart funded the movie “Clinton Cash”, so you know at this point what Trump'’s game plan is going forward.

In May 2016, a film adaptation of the book, funded by co-founder of Government Accountability Institute and Breitbart News executive chairman Stephen Bannon, was screened

Breitbart are some unsavory folks, very unsavory and they are running Trump’s campaign. This should make you shudder.

i think we as a country have been lulled into a sort of complacency that we will always be a democracy and we never ever have to worry about an Authoritarian or Dictator running this country. Folks, we do have to worry.

Republicans Met in 2008 Plotting to Obstruct Obama, They Need To Meet Now To Obstruct Trump

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Tuesday August 02, 2016 · 9:16 AM PDT

2016/08/02 · 09:16

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 24: Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wisc., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., attend a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in the Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall for the "Foot Soldiers of the 1965 Voting Rights Marches, a group of men and women who peacefully marched from Selma to Montgomery in protest of the denial of their right to vote," February 24, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) — Do Your Patriotic Duty

In December 2008, Republicans held meetings led by Eric Cantor and Mitch McConnell to obstruct Obama. At this point if they are such patriots as they claim, they need to convene a meeting to Stop Trump. Obama just said on National TV that Trump was unfit to be president. Trump is an authoritarian strongman and that is how he would govern. He tries to control the media and the military. These 2 entities are the only firewall a free society has, once they are gone we are no longer free. There is a great chance of a blowback but take that blowback now instead of on November 8th. Trump is saying the election is rigged and his adviser, Roger Stone, a cretin, is saying there will be a bloodbath. This is ia signal , a dog whistle to their supporters to delegitimize a fair election.

If Trump Isn't Lying He Isn't Breathing

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Sunday July 31, 2016 · 12:35 PM PDT

2016/07/31 · 12:35

Last night The Controversy of the Minute was Donald Trump complaining about the debates and how they were conflicting with NFL Games. He made a statement saying the NFL had communicated to him the debate schedule was unacceptable. Well, lo and behold the NFL has responded. profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/…

Their response is Donald Trump is a LIAR! Now Trump is backtracking saying it wad someone associated with NFL, Hell that could have been Don, Jr.

When are the worthless MSM going to call him on his mendacity. Is this what we want for our country, our children? Donald Trump is a pathological Liar. Where is Paul Ryan? I thought he was so upstanding. A Patriot!

Don't be surprised if Trump does not do a Debate. I am hearing so called GOP strategist building up a case for not doing debates because of Candy Crowley calling out Mitch Romney about Benghazi in the 2012 debates.

We cannot let them succeed.

Short Diary on California Delegation

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Monday July 25, 2016 · 8:19 AM PDT

2016/07/25 · 08:19

Demonstrators outside the entrance to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Monday morning 7/25/16

Posted without comment. On my iPad I had to tap the video several times before it played.

This is happening at Ca delegation breakfast. #DNCinPHL https://t.co/CEqnN7CW7h
— David Montero (@DaveMontero) July 25, 2016

Speaker Ryan Formally Request Classified Intel Not Be Provided to Secretary Clinton

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Thursday July 07, 2016 · 6:05 AM PDT

2016/07/07 · 06:05

Speaker Paul Ryan formally asks the intel community not to give classified info to Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/6XicXo36B5
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) July 7, 2016

Paul Ryan sent this letter to James Clapper:

www.speaker.gov/…

Really? The GOP don't care that an egomaniac strongman who has diarrhea of the mouth receive Intel but someone who was Secretary of State, a Senator from one of the largest states in the U.S.A and a First Lady can't be trusted with Intel? Why is Hillary held to higher standards? We know Condi Rice and General Powell used private email and not State Department email, though they did not have a private server. Secretary Clinton was cleared by the FBI Director who is a Republican, what would be the rationale for denying her this crucial information needed to run for President? Is it because her last name is Clinton?

Please Proceed, GOP.

Bernie Sanders Secret Service Protection

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Sunday June 19, 2016 · 7:44 AM PDT

2016/06/19 · 07:44

Give up your Secret Service Protection Bernie

I posed a question in another diary yesterday asking if Bernie still had Secret Service Protection and when would it end. I posed the question because Sanders has not “ suspended” his campaign. Well, seems as if the Washington Post has the same question. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/an-expensive-reminder-that-sanders-still-hasnt-dropped-out-his-secret-service-detail/2016/06/19/a3f717c6-3555-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html

Short answer to my question is Sanders keeps the Secret Setvice protection until he “suspends” his campaign. When Ben Carson suspended his campaign he only had Secret Service protection for 2 more days.

After Carson announced he was suspending his campaign, he parted ways with his Secret Service detail within two days, according to Armstrong Williams, one of his closest friends and an informal adviser. The agents dropped off after traveling with Carson to his home in West Palm Beach, said Williams, a conservative political commentor.

“He wasted no time,” Williams said of Carson. “His attitude was, ‘There’s no path forward, and I don’t want to spend the taxpayers’ money.”

Below is Bernie and Jeff Weaver’s take.

Depending on how that effort goes, it’s possible that Sanders could endorse Clinton before the July 25 start of the convention in Philadelphia, Sanders’s campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, said.

Yet even if that happens, Sanders has no plans to suspend his campaign before the convention, when the party’s platform is finalized, Weaver said.

Asked to explain the distinction between endorsing another candidate and dropping out, Weaver shrugged his shoulders and demurred.

The senator from Vermont declined repeated requests over the past week for an interview about the status of his campaign.

I must admit I really don't understand Bernie, maybe that is why I could not connect to him. But with each passing day he is revealing his real character, the true soul of the man. His cause might be righteous but this is the United States of America. We do not believe in any means necessary , like overthrowing a democracy, to achieve your goals. What type of righteousness is it to bilk hard working Americans out of their money to continue to provide you with a $40,000 a day Secret Setvice detail? We should have known this playbook by now. Anytime Bernie and his campaign could continue to keep bilking his supporters out of their hard earned money when they did not have a snow balls chance in hell to win. This type of righteousness I don't want any part of and from the democratic process that just concluded I am with the majority.

The Democratic Primaries are over. Hillary Clinton is the Presumptive Nominee, Bernie should have the protection that the other 99 Senators are accorded no more no less.

BTW I read an article last night how some of Bernie's supporters are practicing how to get arrested in Philly. Why “ practice” how to get arrested? If you break the law you are arrested.

Hillary Had the Enthusiasm So Why Were Her Supporters Afraid To Show It?

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Wednesday June 08, 2016 · 5:03 PM PDT

2016/06/08 · 17:03

I guess that is the million dollar question and I have some ideas . I was thinking even on this site, it wasn't like it was RedState, Reddit or Breitbart, a lot of her supporters were collapsing the rec list and staying in “ safe” spaces. It wasn't that we were not passionate about her, so what was it? What got me to thinking about this was this entry I saw today

if you can't read the little writing this is the link, I have iPad and it is an image and won't let me copy and paste, I get a white listed message.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkcMsBwVEAAQ62p.jpg:large

Is it that we don't want confrontation? I don't think we are “ embarrassed” to be supporting her. I also believe this is why Bernie did better in Caucus States than she did. Nebraska and Washington State had Caucuses and Primaries, in the Caucuses Bernie prevailed but in the Primaries Hillary prevailed even though the Primaries wear non- binding people still came out to cast their vote for Hillary.

Is it generational? I don't know but something to think about. I even believe in the polling a lot of Hillary supporters did not step forward and I believe this is why she over performed a lot in the actual voting. Just something to think about. Based upon her votes and delegates she had overwhelming support. So why are her supporters not showing the passion that they do indeed feel? Are we too nice? Maybe, LOL.

This, This Right Here Explains Exactly How Bernie is Hurting the Democratic Party

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Wednesday June 01, 2016 · 2:47 PM PDT

2016/06/01 · 14:47

This is an editorial from a Washington Post writer republished in the Chicago Sun Times on how Sanders needs to come to the reality which most of us dealing in reality have already come to.

There have been so many comments and so many diaries written by Clinton Supporters on how things are and why at this point Bernie is a detriment to the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s campaign. The editorial below just lays it on the line and hits all the points Clinton and her supporters have been saying all along. Clinton and her supporters deferred to Bernie on this site and in the campaign so as not to alienate Bernie supporters. Basically Hillary supporters went into hiding to escape the nasty vitriol spewed against our candidate. Now I wish we had pushed back harder because some Bernie supporters felt privileged and were in their own little bubble acting like Bernie and Bernie alone was the Saviour. An excerpt from the editorial below:

But the truth is that Sanders does not deserve a movement, and his losing campaign does not deserve unusual deference and concessions. His tale about American oligarchy is simplistic, his policy proposals are shallow, his rejection of political reality is absurd, his self-righteousness and stubbornness are unbecoming. And, yes, he has lost. Here are some simple points worth repeating:

Below is what we have been saying for months but Bernies campaign kept telling his supporters there was a path to the nomination :

Sanders' path to the Democratic presidential nomination is essentially nonexistent. His only hope rests on convincing Democratic "superdelegates," nearly all of whom back Hillary Clinton, to swing his way. They will not do that. It is incoherent for Sanders to ask them to do so, given that he has attacked superdelegates as non-democratic actors in the nominating process and that Clinton will almost certainly end the cycle with more votes and more pledged delegates. It is also staggeringly arrogant that Sanders would think that superdelegates, the Democratic "establishment" sorts that he has spent the whole campaign cartoonishly attacking as tools of Wall Street, would be open to his entreaties.

So, enough with the reality-denial. Enough with the sanctimony. Enough with the attitude that only Sanders' agenda counts. Enough with the dream that his movement is broader and more powerful than it has proved to be at the ballot box. Enough with the paranoid conspiracy theorizing, the lazy attacks on the "establishment," the platitudes about the right to health care and the right to free college without realistic plans to realize them, the delegitimization of those who disagree, the scorning of practicality, the outrageous negativity about the state of the country and the simplistic narrative of evil 1 percenters who are to blame for everything that is wrong. Enough with the excuses for half-baked policy proposals (It is the direction, not the specifics, that matter!). Enough with the "political revolution."

Read the article on the other points but there are 3 main points :

1. delegate math.

2. Bernie saying superdelegates are undemocratic.

3. The process is rigged.

Donald J Trump is a clear and present danger, if you can't see that then we have to move forward without you.

Bernie needs to come to grips so some of his most ardent supporters can come to grips with the reality that Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton will be the presumed Democratic nominee on June 8th.

Why I Decided Hillary Clinton For President

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Tuesday May 24, 2016 · 4:35 PM PDT

2016/05/24 · 16:35

Just to let you know since I came back to DKos, about 4 months ago, I have been member since 2010, but just dropped by sporadically after 2008. I am a Hillary supporter. When she first announced I was not that into her. I was not into her and was hoping someone else would come into the race. I am AA, and I have let the community know this. I was proud that I was able to witness the 1st black President to be elected, did not think I would see it in my lifetime.

I grew up during the 60’s, so I have seen and witnessed a lot, the assassinations of JFK, MLK, Bobby Kennedy and Malcom X, the 60's were indeed some turbulent times.

I attended All Black Elementary and Junior High School, for High School, they had started what they called ‘Freedom of Choice’, which meant even if you were Black you could choose to go to any school you wanted. My father told me and my sister that we were going to the ‘ white’ High School. The hell, I wanted to go to the all Black High School my relatives went to. Let me tell you, when I got there, it was like I was in a different world. That ‘All White’ High School had so many teaching aides and equipment and perks and benefits that they did not have in the Black Schools, I was flabbergasted. Suffice it to say I got a very good education. This education prepared me well for college and a 37 year career in IT at a major bank.

Getting back to my journey to Hillary. I was open to Bernie’s message at first but do you know what the game changer was? Cornell West. Black people are very , very proud of President Obama. These are some of the things Cornell West said about Obama:

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Cornel West attends the 6th annual African American Literary Awards at Landmark on the Park on September 23, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/WireImage)

http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2012/11/cornel_west_obama_is_a_republican_in_blackface.html

http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2011/05/adam_serwer_cornel_wests_views_on_barack_obama_are_petty.html

The Hell. You don't disrespect Obama like that. When Black people saw that Bernie had selected Cornell West as his “ surrogate” for outreach to black people they were outraged, it was like a slap in the face. Won't going to happen, not today, not tomorrow, NEVER. They knew Bernie didn't have a clue. I think he tried to clean it up with Spike Lee but too little too late. Also, the “ghetto” remark didn't help. There are many, many middle class and upper middle class blacks, like my 28 year old son, who has never seen a ghetto. Hillary has embraced Obama and AAs notice this. In the latest NBC/ WSJ poll Hillary is carrying AAs 88-9. It might get higher, I have yet to talk to a black person who is voting for Trump. Black women area big factor in Clinton’s lead. Want to know why? They are very proud of Obama. When you see the black man being called thugs and criminals, when you see so many black men not reaching their 21st birthday, so many incarcerated and not shown in a positive light by the media and society. Then you have a black man who is President of the United States, President of the Free World. There are no words.

My journey to Hillary — when she testified before the Benghazi committee for 11 hours with such grace and such poise for 11 hours, I was blown away. She was grace under pressure, having to answer questions from 11 lawyers it was an extraordinary event to watch. Even getting questions like “ Were you alone”? The most ignorant question I have heard in my life. At 10 pm that night, I said that is out next President. She probably can't draw 20,000 to a rally that’s okay. Her wheelhouse is being a policy wonk and detail oriented and that is what I need in a President. I know there are a lot of scandals surrounding the Clintons but the Republicans play dirty. They are some nefarious scoundrels. Bill Clinton was impeached but guess what? All the Republicans that led the impeachment against him got caught up and brought down by their own sex scandals. Bob Livingston, Newt Gingrich and the ex Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert. Anyone who is still standing after what Hillary Rodham Clinton has had to endure most of her adult life has my vote. She can stand up to Putin, and any other so called bad actor on the world stage effortlessly. I know she would make an excellent President.

Where is Tulsi Gabbard? Sanders Supporter

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Saturday May 21, 2016 · 3:34 PM PDT

2016/05/21 · 15:34

This is a short diary really a question. When she first decided to endorse Sen Sanders she was on TV a lot, in fact she was on TV a lot before then because she was a Subject Matter Expert on the military and foreign affairs. Not a peep from her lately. I always admired her because she was smart, intelligent and a woman who had a lot on the ball. I just wonder if she is put off by some of the things which have been happening lately with Sanders and his campaign and is taking more of a backseat, even though she would be an exceptional advocate for Sen Sanders. Seems like he would definitely use her since he does not have a lot of support from his Congressional colleagues. Why not promote such an exceptional woman within your campaign?

African Americans - Firewall In the Democratic Party Which Prevented a President Sanders

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Thursday May 19, 2016 · 2:56 AM PDT

2016/05/19 · 02:56

Voiters wait in line outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland on the final day of early voting Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. About 1.6 million people have voted early in Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) — African American Women Key to Hillary's Success

Let's be honest, African Americans are the reason we will not have a President Sanders. Sanders is trying to destroy the Democratic Party right this minute and AA’s were part of the firewall which prevented him from achieving his goal. Reference this New York Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/us/politics/bernie-sanderss-campaign-accuses-head-of-dnc-of-favoritism.html

Hillary Clinton built up her insurmountable lead early on based on primary votes of AA’s in the South. Subsequently, she expanded that lead with the large metropolitan areas in this country with a high concentration of AA’s. We all remember the countless diaries around here at the time “perplexed” because AA’s were voting against their self interest or so the diarist thought! Didn't they (AA’s) see that Bernie Sanders’s was their saviour? No, we did not and do not. I tried to respond in some of those diaries that black people look at things from an entirely different perspective. We are pragmatist. I don't care how “liberal” or progressive you think you are, you are still white and have never taken a step in a black person’s shoes. I am not going to relitigate all of the challenges we face in these United States of America but you know what they are. Bernie was not going to solve all of our problems besides he was a 1 trick pony. This Politico article explains some of it but not all, this is an excerpt but it hits the nail on the head :

Beyond these historic patterns, African-Americans today are fiercely loyal to Barack Obama and, as a result, tend to be more positive than whites about how well America is doing under Obama. Just as both Clintons discovered that black support for Obama in 2008 trumped the long friendship between most blacks and the Clintons, Sanders has seen that his criticism of President Obama as having “let progressives down” trumps his having been arrested at a Sixties civil rights protest.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/why-black-voters-dont-feel-the-bern-213707

Black Women have been turning out at the highest rate in the last 2 presidential elections. They are the primary key to Hillary Clinton being the presumptive nominee. Reference this Huffington Post article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kelly-dittmar/black-women-voters-by-the_b_9389330.html

This past week has revealed to a lot ( majority) of you the character of Bernie Sanders, we (AA’s) knew it all along.

Bernie Supporters Acting Up at the Nevada Convention

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Saturday May 14, 2016 · 12:00 PM PDT

2016/05/14 · 12:00

John Ralston of @RalstonReports is reporting they are causing quite a scene at the Convention. None of the rules are going their way. Hillary dispatched Barbara Boxer to represent her and Harry Reid has a representative there also. Seems to be quite a bit of booing and chaos. They had to take Boxer off of the big screen because Bernie supporters blocking the screen with a big sign. It is so bad that I understand they are booing Nina Turner because she called for calm, unity and commitment. They not going for that.

1245 Clinton Delegates

1149 Sanders Delegates

Ralston is broadcasting the convention via periscope.

Bernie folks voted against Delegate Count Report , they lost. They were chanting “recount” and “ it is fixed”.

You can follow via Twiiter on Ralston’s timeline which is above or via Periscope.

Looks like Shaun King was wrong. Bernie did not win Las Vegas.

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