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Monday, August 6, 2018

Special Election tomorrow 12th District


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12th District, outside of Columbus includes Zanesville and Mansfield


Cleveland Tea Party members: Do you have family, friends, or colleagues who live in the Ohio 12th District ?  Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 7 is the Special Election for the US House seat recently vacated by Rep. Patrick TiberiState Sen. Troy Balderson (R) is running against Danny O'Connor (D).

Easy Action Alert: call, email, text, or otherwise encourage those you know to VOTE tomorrow.

Click here for more information.
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Dinesh D’Souza’s Death of A Nation



Roger L. Simon posted his review of Dinesh D’Souza’s new documentary film Death of A Nation. The review concludes:  

. . . Dinesh is definitely not premature in assessing the moment we are in as critical to the future of our nation, even its existence as we know it.  And he has made the most impassioned film he could to help move people in the right direction. This alone makes it compelling.  Most films are made for no reason at all but wealth and self-aggrandizement and show it.

The question remains -- as it is with all works of this nature -- will anybody see it who doesn't already agree with it?  Reporting from my new home in Nashville, I am not optimistic.  I was alone in the theatre with one other couple.  Whatever the case, D'Souza has to be applauded for his effort.  He's a patriot and an immigrant who makes a great case for legal immigration all by himself.

The full review at PJ Media is here. The documentary is currently at several Cleveland area theaters (Valley View, Beachwood, Middleburg Hts.). Click on the movie website here; when you select “Get Tickets” the area theater details will pop up.

I have not seen the movie, but I have read a related article that Mr. D'Souza published the other day at American Greatness here; entitled “The Switch That Never Happened: How the South Really Went GOP,” it is adapted from the book.
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Sunday, August 5, 2018

Gov. Kasich on Trump’s “chaos”




Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) said President Donald Trump’s “chaos” was turning off “suburban women.”

Kasich said, “First of all, the chaos that surrounds Donald Trump has unnerved a lot of people. Suburban women in particular here are the ones that are really turned off. And you add to that the millennials you have it very close.”

(More of the report with video is here.)

Let's see. Chaos defined as “complete disorder and confusion” vs President Trump’s record since his election.  Below are a few accomplishments out of over 50 cited by Sean Hannity here:
  • ·         Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court
  • ·         Stock Market reached an all-time high
  • ·         Consumer confidence at 17-year high
  • ·         More than 2 million jobs created
  • ·         Mortgage applications for new homes rise to a 7-year high
  • ·         Unemployment rate at 17-year low
  • ·         Ended war on coal
  • ·         Bids for Border Wall underway
  • ·         Changed rules of engagement against ISIS
  • ··        Withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
  • ·         Removed The United States out of The Paris Accord
  • ·         Authorized the construction of The Keystone Pipeline
  • ·         Food Stamp use at lowest level in 7 years
  • ·         Would not certify the Iran Nuclear Deal
  • ·         Recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital
  • ·         Passage of Tax Reform Bill

If that’s “chaos,” some voters will want more chaos.
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Saturday, August 4, 2018

President Trump rally in Ohio

Here's the live stream link via Right Side Broadcasting Network for President Trump's rally today (Saturday, August 4), scheduled to begin at 6:30pm (h/t Sundance).



Or go to the YouTube link at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVknMa_m8FU

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Friday, August 3, 2018

Ohio Secretary of State and election integrity




Heading into the 2018 election, the sitting secretary of state is Jon Husted (R), who was first elected in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. Husted is prevented by term limits from seeking election to a third term in 2018.

State Senator Frank LaRose is the GOP candidate for Ohio Secretary of State. His website has his bio, and I am not pleased to read that he introduced legislation to make it easier for Ohioans to go online to register to vote. From LaRose’s website:

Senate Bill 318 will simplify absentee voting for all Ohioans by allowing voters to go online and request a vote-by-mail ballot. Currently, voters must mail requests for an absentee ballot to their local board of elections. This bill will make the process more efficient and more secure all while improving speed and convenience for voters. 

More efficient and secure? Or maybe more opportunities for voter fraud. (Remember the Soros-funded Secretary of State ProjectTo paraphrase Stalin, it’s not who votes; it’s who counts the votes.)

So conservative voters may be looking at another hold-your-nose election.

Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell published an article at American Thinker, “The Left Wants to Control Ohio Elections,” that takes a longer view at the race for Ohio Secretary of State:

Hyper-partisan liberals once again have their eyes on Ohio.  This time, they want to take over the office in charge of making sure the state's elections are fair, honest and transparent.  Judging from the money they're spending and false outrage they're spewing, leftists will stop at nothing until they have one of their own in charge of counting votes in Ohio.  We have to stop them. 
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[C]apturing the Ohio secretary of state's office is vital to the left's master plan of electing America's next president.  No Republican has won the presidency without winning Ohio.  A critical swing state, Ohio has voted for the winner in presidential races in twenty-eight out of the last thirty elections.  As Ohio goes, so goes the nation.

They have full access to the Clinton Money Machine and the Obama Operation.  While it may seem strange to witness millions of dollars pouring into a down ballot race in the heartland, there is a method to the Democrats' madness.  Delve below the surface, and you will see that the Democrats have their sights set on 2020, defeating Donald Trump, taking back the presidency.  Winning the [Ohio] secretary of state's race is a means to that end.

In the wrong hands, that office will become a de facto arm of the Ohio Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee.  Eric Holder and a laundry list of presidential wannabes know that.  Realizing what our rivals are capable of, Republicans should be on high alert.  They mean business.  They've got millions.  They don't fight fair.  It's that serious.

Their candidate for this high office is Kathleen Clyde.  She fits the pattern of coming from the far left of the political spectrum and being loud and confrontational in her style.  She is advancing the preposterous and obviously unconstitutional notion that if a presidential candidate does not release his taxes, he is immediately and irrevocably kept off the ballot in Ohio.  You can see how far-fetched and far left her agenda is.
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The person the Democrats nominate, whoever it is, will target Ohio as the missing piece to the puzzle they need to claim the Oval Office so they can pick up where Barack Obama left off.  If they seize control of the Ohio secretary of state's office and they control the machinery of government in the Buckeye State, they will set to work pressing their advantage.  That is why Republicans are taking action: because winning the Ohio secretary of state's race is absolutely vital to the integrity of our elections and the future of our country.

You can read Blackwell’s full article here. I plan to re-post this shortly before Election Day.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Obama's Ohio endorsements



From cleveland.com today:

Former President Barack Obama unveiled his list of initial endorsements Wednesday, including backing Democrat Richard Cordray for governor of Ohio.
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Here is the full list of Obama's Ohio endorsements:

·         Richard Cordray for governor
·         Betty Sutton for lieutenant governor
·         Steve Dettelbach for attorney general
·         Kathleen Clyde for secretary of state
·         Zack Space for auditor
·         Aftab Pureval for Congress in the 1st Congressional District
·         Jill Schiller for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District
·         Phil Robinson, Stephanie Howse, Mary Lightbody, Beth Liston, Allison Russo, Erica Crawley, Tavia Galonski, Casey Weinstein and Taylor Sappington for the Ohio House of Representatives

Obama's endorsement of Cordray comes after Republican President Donald Trump endorsed Cordray's opponent - Republican Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine - in the gubernatorial race.

The full report is here.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Mike Rowe on average Americans


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Mike Rowe is one of my favorite guests on news and opinion programs. Ben Shapiro has a one-hour interview accessible at Legal Insurrection here(scroll to the bottom). Here’s the appetizer:

This week, Shapiro spoke with TV host and entrepreneur Mike Rowe. Their conversation covered a number of topics such as work and higher education. In the segment below, Ben asks Rowe about the divide between elites and average Americans.
The FOX News Insider reports:
Mike Rowe to Ben Shapiro: ‘Profound’ Disconnect Exists Between Elites and Many Americans
Reality TV star Mike Rowe told Ben Shapiro that he believes there is a widening gap between the so-called “elites” and everyday Americans.
Rowe said the gap has always existed to varying degrees, but he now sees a growing “disconnect” and a lack of appreciation of things that are basic in everyday life…
“If we’re not blown away by the miracle that occurs when we flick the switch and the lights come on; if we’re not gobsmacked by flushing the toilet and seeing all of it go away; when we start losing our appreciation for those things, the gap deepens. And I think the gap right now is extraordinary,” said Rowe.
He has a way of hitting the nail on the head. Link here.
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