Good news, needs to be spread, to go around the 'radical' media!! Probably
shows progress in 'draining the swamp!!'
---- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Solomon" <jim.solomon@shieldintl.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:07 PM
Subject: Fwd: In the News?
Interestingly left out of all media coverage
On Friday, the Trump administration released their annual report to Congress on
White House Office Personnel. It includes the name, status, salary and position title of
all 377 White House employees.
The report also said that Trump decided not to take a dime of his salary; instead he
donated it to an amazing cause.
The report also showed that President Trump is far better at saving money. The
total annual White House salaries under Trump are $35.8 million vs. $60.9 million under
Obama, a savings of $25.1 million.
Here are some other key findings:
There are 140 fewer employees on White House staff under Trump than under
Obama at this point in their respective presidencies.
Thirty-nine fewer staffers are dedicated to The First Lady of the United States
(FLOTUS). Currently, there are only five staffers dedicated to Melania Trump vs. forty-
four staffers who served Michelle Obama (FY2009).
However, it's what the report said Trump did with this salary that has everyone
talking. Instead of taking his salary, Trump donated all $400,000 to the Department of
the Interior where it will be used for construction and repair needs at military cemeteries!
AMAZING! It's so great to have a President who loves our brave military men and
women so much!
Oh, and where's the media coverage of this?
That's right, they don't cover anything decent that the President does..
BUT WE WILL! PLEASE, PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO ALL YOUR
EMAIL PALS AND OTHERS! TOGETHER, WE'LL GET THE MESSAGE OUT.
Friday, February 28, 2020
Fw: The blind generation
Couldn't have said it better myself, spread it around. Bob Came in 'Rich Text'
one, or part of word, per line. My computer auto-changed to 'Plain Text' and normal
appearance. Edited out excessive blank spaces so it would print.
Well said and so true the education system is to blame and that system needs to
change before there are enough votes to put us down the socialist road being
considered by this emerging generation. -- Jim Solomon
The Blind Generation
This was written by a college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren who's in grad
school for her MBA. It's a short article but definitely worth a read.
My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Lake Nokomis, Minn. trying to think of what
to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines
of Democratic candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism.
I put my phone down and continue to look around. I see people talking freely, working on
their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it
dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've
become completely blind to it. Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom
we choose. These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a
second thought.
We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times
above the global average. Thirty One Times. Virtually no one in the United States is
considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off
Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative,
unsatisfied, and ungrateful.
Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my
generation
continues to grow. Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to
Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now
becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American
prosperity."
Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in. When I first read that statement, I
thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing
I've ever
heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely
misguided. My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe
we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I
didn't
have the popular opinion, but I digress.
Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see
sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to
get into our country. People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have
a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, elect politicians
dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.
Why? The answer is this, my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast.
We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The
Vietnam War or see the rise and fall of socialism and communism. We don't know what it's
like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of
prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's
spreading like a plague."
one, or part of word, per line. My computer auto-changed to 'Plain Text' and normal
appearance. Edited out excessive blank spaces so it would print.
Well said and so true the education system is to blame and that system needs to
change before there are enough votes to put us down the socialist road being
considered by this emerging generation. -- Jim Solomon
The Blind Generation
This was written by a college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren who's in grad
school for her MBA. It's a short article but definitely worth a read.
My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Lake Nokomis, Minn. trying to think of what
to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines
of Democratic candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism.
I put my phone down and continue to look around. I see people talking freely, working on
their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it
dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've
become completely blind to it. Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom
we choose. These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a
second thought.
We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times
above the global average. Thirty One Times. Virtually no one in the United States is
considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off
Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative,
unsatisfied, and ungrateful.
Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my
generation
continues to grow. Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to
Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now
becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American
prosperity."
Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in. When I first read that statement, I
thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing
I've ever
heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely
misguided. My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe
we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I
didn't
have the popular opinion, but I digress.
Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see
sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to
get into our country. People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have
a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, elect politicians
dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.
Why? The answer is this, my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast.
We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The
Vietnam War or see the rise and fall of socialism and communism. We don't know what it's
like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of
prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's
spreading like a plague."
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
VIEW: 20-05: More B-337 Max Problems
VIEW FROM HERE
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-05
MORE B-737 MAX PROBLEMS Week of 2020/02/03
In the Sunday, February 23 issue of the Tulsa World, well hidden on page A-8, was
a small story that carried the headline: "Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected
737 Max jets". There was no credit given to any reporter and it carried a dateline of
"Chicago (AP)". The last paragraph stated "The number of planes with debris was
reported Friday night by the Wall Street Journal. The headline immediately caught my
attention because of my long involvement in things aviation and safety in general.
Nothing further has come to my attention in any media form to either verify or expand
on the story, leaving a number of questions in my mind.
It was explained that the problem was found in 35 of the 'about 50 jets that were
inspected'. These were among 400 undelivered new planes still grounded at the factory
following the crashes of two of the same model in other parts of the world last year that
were blamed on a 'problem with the new model of autopilot'. One wonders if those
planes could have had the same problem to caused the autopilots to fail to operate, since
the debris was stated to be of a metallic nature, which could cause a short in the fuel gage
equipment and disrupt the electrical supply to the instrument panel. But that is supposition
on my part. The debris was described as "metal shavings, tools and other objects left in
the planes during assembly".
In my experience with aviation maintenance, and that relayed to me by Son No. 3
who spent 24 years as a mechanic with one of the major airlines, it seems that tools and
parts would not be left anywhere in a plane because line mechanics, and by my
observation in factories, the workers furnish their own tools, so are not very likely to walk
away and just leave them lie. Further, if one did so and was caught he/she would be
terminated and probably lose the mechanics certification for that make and probably also
lose their A&P license from the FAA.
That being my thought gives rise to another couple of possibilities, with much more
sinister origins and potential outcomes. First to come up is the possibility of one or more
Islamic radicals could have gained employment with the sole purpose of killing as many
"Infidels" as possible, since it is my understanding that it is written in the Islamic
scripture that it is a believer's duty to capture and kill any such 'non-believer'. Second
would be that there has been some unreported disagreement with the union that has
caused one or more of the members to do some damages in retaliation for a perceived
wrong by management.
My memory is still more or less clear of a situation where an acquaintance had a
recurrent and persistent problem with a metallic noise in a new Chevrolet. After a
number of shop checks a thinking mechanic went deeper into the body of the car and
found that during assembly someone had carefully tack welded a wrench at one end
against the body in a non-visible location. At every bump it would bang against the
metal body. At the very least, the result of this reported problem could be a number of
'unexplained' crashes, or at the very least, "declarations of emergency" by flights
because of unexpected failures of systems.
Back to the case at hand, the story states that only 50 of the 400 planes on the
ramp undelivered to purchasing airlines had been inspected in the course of normal
maintenance and 35 had been found with the problem. It will be most interesting to see
the result of a presumed finishing to inspect the other 350 aircraft, which common sense
would dictate to be absolutely mandatary, not to mention required by FAA. It will be
extremely interesting to have the result of a report of results. Hopefully they will be open
and we will be kept informed on their progress in this matter.
As an aside, first hand information has been received by me of such mischief being
done in home construction, such as trash in HVAC ducts and even soft drink cans in
toilet sewers, and in my experience in pipeline construction. However none of those rises
to the tragic results as in the subject case.
END
Composed February 25, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. 841 Lynwood
Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-05
MORE B-737 MAX PROBLEMS Week of 2020/02/03
In the Sunday, February 23 issue of the Tulsa World, well hidden on page A-8, was
a small story that carried the headline: "Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected
737 Max jets". There was no credit given to any reporter and it carried a dateline of
"Chicago (AP)". The last paragraph stated "The number of planes with debris was
reported Friday night by the Wall Street Journal. The headline immediately caught my
attention because of my long involvement in things aviation and safety in general.
Nothing further has come to my attention in any media form to either verify or expand
on the story, leaving a number of questions in my mind.
It was explained that the problem was found in 35 of the 'about 50 jets that were
inspected'. These were among 400 undelivered new planes still grounded at the factory
following the crashes of two of the same model in other parts of the world last year that
were blamed on a 'problem with the new model of autopilot'. One wonders if those
planes could have had the same problem to caused the autopilots to fail to operate, since
the debris was stated to be of a metallic nature, which could cause a short in the fuel gage
equipment and disrupt the electrical supply to the instrument panel. But that is supposition
on my part. The debris was described as "metal shavings, tools and other objects left in
the planes during assembly".
In my experience with aviation maintenance, and that relayed to me by Son No. 3
who spent 24 years as a mechanic with one of the major airlines, it seems that tools and
parts would not be left anywhere in a plane because line mechanics, and by my
observation in factories, the workers furnish their own tools, so are not very likely to walk
away and just leave them lie. Further, if one did so and was caught he/she would be
terminated and probably lose the mechanics certification for that make and probably also
lose their A&P license from the FAA.
That being my thought gives rise to another couple of possibilities, with much more
sinister origins and potential outcomes. First to come up is the possibility of one or more
Islamic radicals could have gained employment with the sole purpose of killing as many
"Infidels" as possible, since it is my understanding that it is written in the Islamic
scripture that it is a believer's duty to capture and kill any such 'non-believer'. Second
would be that there has been some unreported disagreement with the union that has
caused one or more of the members to do some damages in retaliation for a perceived
wrong by management.
My memory is still more or less clear of a situation where an acquaintance had a
recurrent and persistent problem with a metallic noise in a new Chevrolet. After a
number of shop checks a thinking mechanic went deeper into the body of the car and
found that during assembly someone had carefully tack welded a wrench at one end
against the body in a non-visible location. At every bump it would bang against the
metal body. At the very least, the result of this reported problem could be a number of
'unexplained' crashes, or at the very least, "declarations of emergency" by flights
because of unexpected failures of systems.
Back to the case at hand, the story states that only 50 of the 400 planes on the
ramp undelivered to purchasing airlines had been inspected in the course of normal
maintenance and 35 had been found with the problem. It will be most interesting to see
the result of a presumed finishing to inspect the other 350 aircraft, which common sense
would dictate to be absolutely mandatary, not to mention required by FAA. It will be
extremely interesting to have the result of a report of results. Hopefully they will be open
and we will be kept informed on their progress in this matter.
As an aside, first hand information has been received by me of such mischief being
done in home construction, such as trash in HVAC ducts and even soft drink cans in
toilet sewers, and in my experience in pipeline construction. However none of those rises
to the tragic results as in the subject case.
END
Composed February 25, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. 841 Lynwood
Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
VIEW: 20-05: More B-337 Max Problems
VIEW FROM HERE
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-05
MORE B-737 MAX PROBLEMS Week of 2020/02/03
In the Sunday, February 23 issue of the Tulsa World, well hidden on page A-8, was
a small story that carried the headline: "Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected
737 Max jets". There was no credit given to any reporter and it carried a dateline of
"Chicago (AP)". The last paragraph stated "The number of planes with debris was
reported Friday night by the Wall Street Journal. The headline immediately caught my
attention because of my long involvement in things aviation and safety in general.
Nothing further has come to my attention in any media form to either verify or expand
on the story, leaving a number of questions in my mind.
It was explained that the problem was found in 35 of the 'about 50 jets that were
inspected'. These were among 400 undelivered new planes still grounded at the factory
following the crashes of two of the same model in other parts of the world last year that
were blamed on a 'problem with the new model of autopilot'. One wonders if those
planes could have had the same problem to caused the autopilots to fail to operate, since
the debris was stated to be of a metallic nature, which could cause a short in the fuel gage
equipment and disrupt the electrical supply to the instrument panel. But that is supposition
on my part. The debris was described as "metal shavings, tools and other objects left in
the planes during assembly".
In my experience with aviation maintenance, and that relayed to me by Son No. 3
who spent 24 years as a mechanic with one of the major airlines, it seems that tools and
parts would not be left anywhere in a plane because line mechanics, and by my
observation in factories, the workers furnish their own tools, so are not very likely to walk
away and just leave them lie. Further, if one did so and was caught he/she would be
terminated and probably lose the mechanics certification for that make and probably also
lose their A&P license from the FAA.
That being my thought gives rise to another couple of possibilities, with much more
sinister origins and potential outcomes. First to come up is the possibility of one or more
Islamic radicals could have gained employment with the sole purpose of killing as many
"Infidels" as possible, since it is my understanding that it is written in the Islamic
scripture that it is a believer's duty to capture and kill any such 'non-believer'. Second
would be that there has been some unreported disagreement with the union that has
caused one or more of the members to do some damages in retaliation for a perceived
wrong by management.
My memory is still more or less clear of a situation where an acquaintance had a
recurrent and persistent problem with a metallic noise in a new Chevrolet. After a
number of shop checks a thinking mechanic went deeper into the body of the car and
found that during assembly someone had carefully tack welded a wrench at one end
against the body in a non-visible location. At every bump it would bang against the
metal body. At the very least, the result of this reported problem could be a number of
'unexplained' crashes, or at the very least, "declarations of emergency" by flights
because of unexpected failures of systems.
Back to the case at hand, the story states that only 50 of the 400 planes on the
ramp undelivered to purchasing airlines had been inspected in the course of normal
maintenance and 35 had been found with the problem. It will be most interesting to see
the result of a presumed finishing to inspect the other 350 aircraft, which common sense
would dictate to be absolutely mandatary, not to mention required by FAA. It will be
extremely interesting to have the result of a report of results. Hopefully they will be open
and we will be kept informed on their progress in this matter.
As an aside, first hand information has been received by me of such mischief being
done in home construction, such as trash in HVAC ducts and even soft drink cans in
toilet sewers, and in my experience in pipeline construction. However none of those rises
to the tragic results as in the subject case.
END
Composed February 25, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. © 2020 841 Lynwood Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-05
MORE B-737 MAX PROBLEMS Week of 2020/02/03
In the Sunday, February 23 issue of the Tulsa World, well hidden on page A-8, was
a small story that carried the headline: "Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected
737 Max jets". There was no credit given to any reporter and it carried a dateline of
"Chicago (AP)". The last paragraph stated "The number of planes with debris was
reported Friday night by the Wall Street Journal. The headline immediately caught my
attention because of my long involvement in things aviation and safety in general.
Nothing further has come to my attention in any media form to either verify or expand
on the story, leaving a number of questions in my mind.
It was explained that the problem was found in 35 of the 'about 50 jets that were
inspected'. These were among 400 undelivered new planes still grounded at the factory
following the crashes of two of the same model in other parts of the world last year that
were blamed on a 'problem with the new model of autopilot'. One wonders if those
planes could have had the same problem to caused the autopilots to fail to operate, since
the debris was stated to be of a metallic nature, which could cause a short in the fuel gage
equipment and disrupt the electrical supply to the instrument panel. But that is supposition
on my part. The debris was described as "metal shavings, tools and other objects left in
the planes during assembly".
In my experience with aviation maintenance, and that relayed to me by Son No. 3
who spent 24 years as a mechanic with one of the major airlines, it seems that tools and
parts would not be left anywhere in a plane because line mechanics, and by my
observation in factories, the workers furnish their own tools, so are not very likely to walk
away and just leave them lie. Further, if one did so and was caught he/she would be
terminated and probably lose the mechanics certification for that make and probably also
lose their A&P license from the FAA.
That being my thought gives rise to another couple of possibilities, with much more
sinister origins and potential outcomes. First to come up is the possibility of one or more
Islamic radicals could have gained employment with the sole purpose of killing as many
"Infidels" as possible, since it is my understanding that it is written in the Islamic
scripture that it is a believer's duty to capture and kill any such 'non-believer'. Second
would be that there has been some unreported disagreement with the union that has
caused one or more of the members to do some damages in retaliation for a perceived
wrong by management.
My memory is still more or less clear of a situation where an acquaintance had a
recurrent and persistent problem with a metallic noise in a new Chevrolet. After a
number of shop checks a thinking mechanic went deeper into the body of the car and
found that during assembly someone had carefully tack welded a wrench at one end
against the body in a non-visible location. At every bump it would bang against the
metal body. At the very least, the result of this reported problem could be a number of
'unexplained' crashes, or at the very least, "declarations of emergency" by flights
because of unexpected failures of systems.
Back to the case at hand, the story states that only 50 of the 400 planes on the
ramp undelivered to purchasing airlines had been inspected in the course of normal
maintenance and 35 had been found with the problem. It will be most interesting to see
the result of a presumed finishing to inspect the other 350 aircraft, which common sense
would dictate to be absolutely mandatary, not to mention required by FAA. It will be
extremely interesting to have the result of a report of results. Hopefully they will be open
and we will be kept informed on their progress in this matter.
As an aside, first hand information has been received by me of such mischief being
done in home construction, such as trash in HVAC ducts and even soft drink cans in
toilet sewers, and in my experience in pipeline construction. However none of those rises
to the tragic results as in the subject case.
END
Composed February 25, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. © 2020 841 Lynwood Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
VIEW: 20-05: More B-337 Max Problems
VIEW FROM HERE
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-05
MORE B-737 MAX PROBLEMS Week of 2020/02/03
In the Sunday, February 23 issue of the Tulsa World, well hidden on page A-8, was
a small story that carried the headline: "Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected
737 Max jets". There was no credit given to any reporter and it carried a dateline of
"Chicago (AP)". The last paragraph stated "The number of planes with debris was
reported Friday night by the Wall Street Journal. The headline immediately caught my
attention because of my long involvement in things aviation and safety in general.
Nothing further has come to my attention in any media form to either verify or expand
on the story, leaving a number of questions in my mind.
It was explained that the problem was found in 35 of the 'about 50 jets that were
inspected'. These were among 400 undelivered new planes still grounded at the factory
following the crashes of two of the same model in other parts of the world last year that
were blamed on a 'problem with the new model of autopilot'. One wonders if those
planes could have had the same problem to caused the autopilots to fail to operate, since
the debris was stated to be of a metallic nature, which could cause a short in the fuel gage
equipment and disrupt the electrical supply to the instrument panel. But that is supposition
on my part. The debris was described as "metal shavings, tools and other objects left in
the planes during assembly".
In my experience with aviation maintenance, and that relayed to me by Son No. 3
who spent 24 years as a mechanic with one of the major airlines, it seems that tools and
parts would not be left anywhere in a plane because line mechanics, and by my
observation in factories, the workers furnish their own tools, so are not very likely to walk
away and just leave them lie. Further, if one did so and was caught he/she would be
terminated and probably lose the mechanics certification for that make and probably also
lose their A&P license from the FAA.
That being my thought gives rise to another couple of possibilities, with much more
sinister origins and potential outcomes. First to come up is the possibility of one or more
Islamic radicals could have gained employment with the sole purpose of killing as many
"Infidels" as possible, since it is my understanding that it is written in the Islamic
scripture that it is a believer's duty to capture and kill any such 'non-believer'. Second
would be that there has been some unreported disagreement with the union that has
caused one or more of the members to do some damages in retaliation for a perceived
wrong by management.
My memory is still more or less clear of a situation where an acquaintance had a
recurrent and persistent problem with a metallic noise in a new Chevrolet. After a
number of shop checks a thinking mechanic went deeper into the body of the car and
found that during assembly someone had carefully tack welded a wrench at one end
against the body in a non-visible location. At every bump it would bang against the
metal body. At the very least, the result of this reported problem could be a number of
'unexplained' crashes, or at the very least, "declarations of emergency" by flights
because of unexpected failures of systems.
Back to the case at hand, the story states that only 50 of the 400 planes on the
ramp undelivered to purchasing airlines had been inspected in the course of normal
maintenance and 35 had been found with the problem. It will be most interesting to see
the result of a presumed finishing to inspect the other 350 aircraft, which common sense
would dictate to be absolutely mandatary, not to mention required by FAA. It will be
extremely interesting to have the result of a report of results. Hopefully they will be open
and we will be kept informed on their progress in this matter.
As an aside, first hand information has been received by me of such mischief being
done in home construction, such as trash in HVAC ducts and even soft drink cans in
toilet sewers, and in my experience in pipeline construction. However none of those rises
to the tragic results as in the subject case.
END
Composed February 25, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. 841 Lynwood
Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-05
MORE B-737 MAX PROBLEMS Week of 2020/02/03
In the Sunday, February 23 issue of the Tulsa World, well hidden on page A-8, was
a small story that carried the headline: "Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected
737 Max jets". There was no credit given to any reporter and it carried a dateline of
"Chicago (AP)". The last paragraph stated "The number of planes with debris was
reported Friday night by the Wall Street Journal. The headline immediately caught my
attention because of my long involvement in things aviation and safety in general.
Nothing further has come to my attention in any media form to either verify or expand
on the story, leaving a number of questions in my mind.
It was explained that the problem was found in 35 of the 'about 50 jets that were
inspected'. These were among 400 undelivered new planes still grounded at the factory
following the crashes of two of the same model in other parts of the world last year that
were blamed on a 'problem with the new model of autopilot'. One wonders if those
planes could have had the same problem to caused the autopilots to fail to operate, since
the debris was stated to be of a metallic nature, which could cause a short in the fuel gage
equipment and disrupt the electrical supply to the instrument panel. But that is supposition
on my part. The debris was described as "metal shavings, tools and other objects left in
the planes during assembly".
In my experience with aviation maintenance, and that relayed to me by Son No. 3
who spent 24 years as a mechanic with one of the major airlines, it seems that tools and
parts would not be left anywhere in a plane because line mechanics, and by my
observation in factories, the workers furnish their own tools, so are not very likely to walk
away and just leave them lie. Further, if one did so and was caught he/she would be
terminated and probably lose the mechanics certification for that make and probably also
lose their A&P license from the FAA.
That being my thought gives rise to another couple of possibilities, with much more
sinister origins and potential outcomes. First to come up is the possibility of one or more
Islamic radicals could have gained employment with the sole purpose of killing as many
"Infidels" as possible, since it is my understanding that it is written in the Islamic
scripture that it is a believer's duty to capture and kill any such 'non-believer'. Second
would be that there has been some unreported disagreement with the union that has
caused one or more of the members to do some damages in retaliation for a perceived
wrong by management.
My memory is still more or less clear of a situation where an acquaintance had a
recurrent and persistent problem with a metallic noise in a new Chevrolet. After a
number of shop checks a thinking mechanic went deeper into the body of the car and
found that during assembly someone had carefully tack welded a wrench at one end
against the body in a non-visible location. At every bump it would bang against the
metal body. At the very least, the result of this reported problem could be a number of
'unexplained' crashes, or at the very least, "declarations of emergency" by flights
because of unexpected failures of systems.
Back to the case at hand, the story states that only 50 of the 400 planes on the
ramp undelivered to purchasing airlines had been inspected in the course of normal
maintenance and 35 had been found with the problem. It will be most interesting to see
the result of a presumed finishing to inspect the other 350 aircraft, which common sense
would dictate to be absolutely mandatary, not to mention required by FAA. It will be
extremely interesting to have the result of a report of results. Hopefully they will be open
and we will be kept informed on their progress in this matter.
As an aside, first hand information has been received by me of such mischief being
done in home construction, such as trash in HVAC ducts and even soft drink cans in
toilet sewers, and in my experience in pipeline construction. However none of those rises
to the tragic results as in the subject case.
END
Composed February 25, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. 841 Lynwood
Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Fw: Clinton Foundation
This from one of the attendees at our CHS '43 monthly luncheons. Not surprising, but much
bigger than previously imagined. Thank you Ann. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Walden" <a.walden@sbcglobal.net>
To: "> (deleted for privacy)
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 4:39 PM
Subject: Fwd: Clinton Foundation
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Ball, Diana" <dball@nsai-petro.com>
> Date: February 17, 2020 at 8:34:22 AM CST
> To: Mom Subject: FW: Clinton Foundation
>
> Did not check this, but absolutely not surprised.
> Old news but worth reviewing in lite of Trumps $1.00 annual salary
> One of the greatest, unpunished white collar crimes in history?
> A Charitable Foundation Folds ...
> Have you wondered why the Clinton Foundation folded so suddenly after Hillary was
no longer in a position of influence? Perhaps this summary will provide some insight?
> From their 2014 Tax Form; they list 486 employees (line 5)!
> It took 486 people who are paid $34.8 million and $91.3 million in fees and
expenses, to give away $5.1 MILLION
> The real heart of the Clintons can be seen here. Staggering but not surprising.
These
figures are from an official copy of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation for the
tax year 2014. The copy of the tax return is from the National Center for Charitable
Statistics web site http://nccs.urban.org/ You can obtain the latest tax return on any
charitable organization there.
> The Clinton Foundation: Number of Employees (line 5) 486
> Total revenue (line 12): $177,804,612.00
> Total grants to charity (line 13) $5,160,385.00 (this is less than 3%)
> Total expenses of $91,281,145.00
> Expenses include: Salaries (line 15) $34,838,106.00
> Fund raising fees (line 16a) $850,803.00
> Other expenses (line 17) $50,431,851.00 HUH??????
> Travel: $8,000,000.00
> Meetings: $12,000,000.00
> Note: $20 Million in Travel & Meetings to decide who gets the $5.160 Million in
Charity ?
> Net assets/fund balances (line 22) $332,471,349.00 ... So it required 486 people,
who
were paid $34.8 million, plus $91.3 million in fees and expenses, to give away $5.1 MILLION!
> And they call this a CHARITY?
> It is alleged that this is one of the greatest white-collar crimes ever committed.
And just
think, one of the participants was a former president and another one (gasp!) wanted to be
elected president of the United States. If justice was truly served they would both be in
prison.
> Feel free to pass this on to your friends so they can also be informed ....
> This message and any attachments may contain privileged, confidential information. If you are
not an intended recipient, you may not use, copy, or distribute any of the information herein.
This transmission is not guaranteed to be secure, complete, or error-free. Unless indicated
otherwise, it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be
made, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Netherland, Sewell & Associates,
Inc. is a Texas Registered Engineering Firm, No. F-2699.
bigger than previously imagined. Thank you Ann. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Walden" <a.walden@sbcglobal.net>
To: "> (deleted for privacy)
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 4:39 PM
Subject: Fwd: Clinton Foundation
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Ball, Diana" <dball@nsai-petro.com>
> Date: February 17, 2020 at 8:34:22 AM CST
> To: Mom Subject: FW: Clinton Foundation
>
> Did not check this, but absolutely not surprised.
> Old news but worth reviewing in lite of Trumps $1.00 annual salary
> One of the greatest, unpunished white collar crimes in history?
> A Charitable Foundation Folds ...
> Have you wondered why the Clinton Foundation folded so suddenly after Hillary was
no longer in a position of influence? Perhaps this summary will provide some insight?
> From their 2014 Tax Form; they list 486 employees (line 5)!
> It took 486 people who are paid $34.8 million and $91.3 million in fees and
expenses, to give away $5.1 MILLION
> The real heart of the Clintons can be seen here. Staggering but not surprising.
These
figures are from an official copy of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation for the
tax year 2014. The copy of the tax return is from the National Center for Charitable
Statistics web site http://nccs.urban.org/ You can obtain the latest tax return on any
charitable organization there.
> The Clinton Foundation: Number of Employees (line 5) 486
> Total revenue (line 12): $177,804,612.00
> Total grants to charity (line 13) $5,160,385.00 (this is less than 3%)
> Total expenses of $91,281,145.00
> Expenses include: Salaries (line 15) $34,838,106.00
> Fund raising fees (line 16a) $850,803.00
> Other expenses (line 17) $50,431,851.00 HUH??????
> Travel: $8,000,000.00
> Meetings: $12,000,000.00
> Note: $20 Million in Travel & Meetings to decide who gets the $5.160 Million in
Charity ?
> Net assets/fund balances (line 22) $332,471,349.00 ... So it required 486 people,
who
were paid $34.8 million, plus $91.3 million in fees and expenses, to give away $5.1 MILLION!
> And they call this a CHARITY?
> It is alleged that this is one of the greatest white-collar crimes ever committed.
And just
think, one of the participants was a former president and another one (gasp!) wanted to be
elected president of the United States. If justice was truly served they would both be in
prison.
> Feel free to pass this on to your friends so they can also be informed ....
> This message and any attachments may contain privileged, confidential information. If you are
not an intended recipient, you may not use, copy, or distribute any of the information herein.
This transmission is not guaranteed to be secure, complete, or error-free. Unless indicated
otherwise, it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be
made, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Netherland, Sewell & Associates,
Inc. is a Texas Registered Engineering Firm, No. F-2699.
Monday, February 17, 2020
VIEW: 20-04: Governor's Positive Action
VIEW FROM HERE
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-04
GOVERNOR'S POSITIVE ACTION Week of 2020/01/27
It was with some satisfaction that a story appeared on January 24 that Governor
Stitt of Oklahoma had issued an executive order to deny state paid travel of employees
and officials to the State of California. This was in response to such a ban imposed by
officials of the City of San Francisco (San Fransicko) to ban such travel to Oklahoma
ostensibly because of legislation in our legislature deemed anti-abortion. It should be
noted that there are a few exceptions allowed, such as athletic teams and necessary
government business such as advertising the State or negotiating State business with
industry.
Most of us who remember it is its glory days before the 'illegal alien invasion'
brought it down to its present debilitated status as homeless invasion and concurrent
resulting destruction of the beauty and safety feeling that once made it one of the most
desired places to be a tourist. It should be noted that the political make-up of the local,
and State, governments are virtually total Democrat. (Note: the true original name of the
political party now seemingly in control of those in the C/F/S camp has no 'ic' in it.) It
is my contention that the use of the word 'democratic', which is an adjective, by both
party officials and major media, has become constant as a way to confuse and attract
uninformed voters who, in my experience "want to be democratic". Their public
education was, like most of those born after World War II, misguided to the point of
being somewhat worthless
While it is probably true that there will be other reactions from there, including
the Capitol, it seems to me that Gov. Stitt has adopted the right approach to those
'wanna-be dictators', since the only thing those of that persuasion seem to have
respect for is those who will not passively let them get away with their aggressive
quest for more and more power over other people and governments. Frankly, it
seems to me to be no great loss to Oklahoma to have any similar entity issue similar
bans as we don't need their types to come here and disrupt our way of life!
Actually there is, in my opinion, an even more important factor in the actions of
Governor Stitt, and also PRESDT-45' that if carried on continuously could serve the
population extremely well and begin to get this massive 'ship of state' started to turn
around from the several decade increasingly downward plunge we have seen.
Frankly, if that doesn't happen it seems most likely that the USA will cease to exist as
the "Representative Republic" established with the preparation and ratification by the
States of the Constitution in 1787. Instead those still surviving will, if the Democrats
in control of their Party get what they seem to want, be living under a total dictatorship
Communist conspiracy as bad, or worse, than that which brought about WW II under
the Nazi violent repression in Germany.
As a minor alternative, those States remaining in control of freedom loving, GOD
worshiping, and Rule of Law abiding management could spin off and maintain the form
of government, but on a smaller scale. They probably would exist under constant threat
of invasion by the others, as history has recorded.
However, in the Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 provides that "no new State
shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be
formed by the junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent
of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as the Congress". That clause should
slow down the rumored move of some counties being invited to transfer from Virginia to
West Virginia, or some in Northern California forming a new State.
The whole thing could be defused if more officials would act like PRESDT-45 and
seemingly Governor Stitt and take action to shut down those performing the violent and
destructive actions that seem to be becoming more and more evident as the rioters are
allowed to "blow off their steam" and not rounded up and if alien removed from our
national property and if not incarcerated. Far too many of the more local governments
have been shown to be too lenient to the point of appearing sympathetic.
END
Composed February 11, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. © 2020 841 Lynwood Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-04
GOVERNOR'S POSITIVE ACTION Week of 2020/01/27
It was with some satisfaction that a story appeared on January 24 that Governor
Stitt of Oklahoma had issued an executive order to deny state paid travel of employees
and officials to the State of California. This was in response to such a ban imposed by
officials of the City of San Francisco (San Fransicko) to ban such travel to Oklahoma
ostensibly because of legislation in our legislature deemed anti-abortion. It should be
noted that there are a few exceptions allowed, such as athletic teams and necessary
government business such as advertising the State or negotiating State business with
industry.
Most of us who remember it is its glory days before the 'illegal alien invasion'
brought it down to its present debilitated status as homeless invasion and concurrent
resulting destruction of the beauty and safety feeling that once made it one of the most
desired places to be a tourist. It should be noted that the political make-up of the local,
and State, governments are virtually total Democrat. (Note: the true original name of the
political party now seemingly in control of those in the C/F/S camp has no 'ic' in it.) It
is my contention that the use of the word 'democratic', which is an adjective, by both
party officials and major media, has become constant as a way to confuse and attract
uninformed voters who, in my experience "want to be democratic". Their public
education was, like most of those born after World War II, misguided to the point of
being somewhat worthless
While it is probably true that there will be other reactions from there, including
the Capitol, it seems to me that Gov. Stitt has adopted the right approach to those
'wanna-be dictators', since the only thing those of that persuasion seem to have
respect for is those who will not passively let them get away with their aggressive
quest for more and more power over other people and governments. Frankly, it
seems to me to be no great loss to Oklahoma to have any similar entity issue similar
bans as we don't need their types to come here and disrupt our way of life!
Actually there is, in my opinion, an even more important factor in the actions of
Governor Stitt, and also PRESDT-45' that if carried on continuously could serve the
population extremely well and begin to get this massive 'ship of state' started to turn
around from the several decade increasingly downward plunge we have seen.
Frankly, if that doesn't happen it seems most likely that the USA will cease to exist as
the "Representative Republic" established with the preparation and ratification by the
States of the Constitution in 1787. Instead those still surviving will, if the Democrats
in control of their Party get what they seem to want, be living under a total dictatorship
Communist conspiracy as bad, or worse, than that which brought about WW II under
the Nazi violent repression in Germany.
As a minor alternative, those States remaining in control of freedom loving, GOD
worshiping, and Rule of Law abiding management could spin off and maintain the form
of government, but on a smaller scale. They probably would exist under constant threat
of invasion by the others, as history has recorded.
However, in the Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 provides that "no new State
shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be
formed by the junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent
of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as the Congress". That clause should
slow down the rumored move of some counties being invited to transfer from Virginia to
West Virginia, or some in Northern California forming a new State.
The whole thing could be defused if more officials would act like PRESDT-45 and
seemingly Governor Stitt and take action to shut down those performing the violent and
destructive actions that seem to be becoming more and more evident as the rioters are
allowed to "blow off their steam" and not rounded up and if alien removed from our
national property and if not incarcerated. Far too many of the more local governments
have been shown to be too lenient to the point of appearing sympathetic.
END
Composed February 11, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. © 2020 841 Lynwood Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
VIEW: 20-04: Governor's Positive Action
VIEW FROM HERE
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-04
GOVERNOR'S POSITIVE ACTION Week of 2020/01/27
It was with some satisfaction that a story appeared on January 24 that Governor
Stitt of Oklahoma had issued an executive order to deny state paid travel of employees
and officials to the State of California. This was in response to such a ban imposed by
officials of the City of San Francisco (San Fransicko) to ban such travel to Oklahoma
ostensibly because of legislation in our legislature deemed anti-abortion. It should be
noted that there are a few exceptions allowed, such as athletic teams and necessary
government business such as advertising the State or negotiating State business with
industry.
Most of us who remember it is its glory days before the 'illegal alien invasion'
brought it down to its present debilitated status as homeless invasion and concurrent
resulting destruction of the beauty and safety feeling that once made it one of the most
desired places to be a tourist. It should be noted that the political make-up of the local,
and State, governments are virtually total Democrat. (Note: the true original name of the
political party now seemingly in control of those in the C/F/S camp has no 'ic' in it.) It
is my contention that the use of the word 'democratic', which is an adjective, by both
party officials and major media, has become constant as a way to confuse and attract
uninformed voters who, in my experience "want to be democratic". Their public
education was, like most of those born after World War II, misguided to the point of
being somewhat worthless
While it is probably true that there will be other reactions from there, including
the Capitol, it seems to me that Gov. Stitt has adopted the right approach to those
'wanna-be dictators', since the only thing those of that persuasion seem to have
respect for is those who will not passively let them get away with their aggressive
quest for more and more power over other people and governments. Frankly, it
seems to me to be no great loss to Oklahoma to have any similar entity issue similar
bans as we don't need their types to come here and disrupt our way of life!
Actually there is, in my opinion, an even more important factor in the actions of
Governor Stitt, and also PRESDT-45' that if carried on continuously could serve the
population extremely well and begin to get this massive 'ship of state' started to turn
around from the several decade increasingly downward plunge we have seen.
Frankly, if that doesn't happen it seems most likely that the USA will cease to exist as
the "Representative Republic" established with the preparation and ratification by the
States of the Constitution in 1787. Instead those still surviving will, if the Democrats
in control of their Party get what they seem to want, be living under a total dictatorship
Communist conspiracy as bad, or worse, than that which brought about WW II under
the Nazi violent repression in Germany.
As a minor alternative, those States remaining in control of freedom loving, GOD
worshiping, and Rule of Law abiding management could spin off and maintain the form
of government, but on a smaller scale. They probably would exist under constant threat
of invasion by the others, as history has recorded.
However, in the Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 provides that "no new State
shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be
formed by the junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent
of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as the Congress". That clause should
slow down the rumored move of some counties being invited to transfer from Virginia to
West Virginia, or some in Northern California forming a new State.
The whole thing could be defused if more officials would act like PRESDT-45 and
seemingly Governor Stitt and take action to shut down those performing the violent and
destructive actions that seem to be becoming more and more evident as the rioters are
allowed to "blow off their steam" and not rounded up and if alien removed from our
national property and if not incarcerated. Far too many of the more local governments
have been shown to be too lenient to the point of appearing sympathetic.
END
Composed February 11, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. 841 Lynwood
Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 20-04
GOVERNOR'S POSITIVE ACTION Week of 2020/01/27
It was with some satisfaction that a story appeared on January 24 that Governor
Stitt of Oklahoma had issued an executive order to deny state paid travel of employees
and officials to the State of California. This was in response to such a ban imposed by
officials of the City of San Francisco (San Fransicko) to ban such travel to Oklahoma
ostensibly because of legislation in our legislature deemed anti-abortion. It should be
noted that there are a few exceptions allowed, such as athletic teams and necessary
government business such as advertising the State or negotiating State business with
industry.
Most of us who remember it is its glory days before the 'illegal alien invasion'
brought it down to its present debilitated status as homeless invasion and concurrent
resulting destruction of the beauty and safety feeling that once made it one of the most
desired places to be a tourist. It should be noted that the political make-up of the local,
and State, governments are virtually total Democrat. (Note: the true original name of the
political party now seemingly in control of those in the C/F/S camp has no 'ic' in it.) It
is my contention that the use of the word 'democratic', which is an adjective, by both
party officials and major media, has become constant as a way to confuse and attract
uninformed voters who, in my experience "want to be democratic". Their public
education was, like most of those born after World War II, misguided to the point of
being somewhat worthless
While it is probably true that there will be other reactions from there, including
the Capitol, it seems to me that Gov. Stitt has adopted the right approach to those
'wanna-be dictators', since the only thing those of that persuasion seem to have
respect for is those who will not passively let them get away with their aggressive
quest for more and more power over other people and governments. Frankly, it
seems to me to be no great loss to Oklahoma to have any similar entity issue similar
bans as we don't need their types to come here and disrupt our way of life!
Actually there is, in my opinion, an even more important factor in the actions of
Governor Stitt, and also PRESDT-45' that if carried on continuously could serve the
population extremely well and begin to get this massive 'ship of state' started to turn
around from the several decade increasingly downward plunge we have seen.
Frankly, if that doesn't happen it seems most likely that the USA will cease to exist as
the "Representative Republic" established with the preparation and ratification by the
States of the Constitution in 1787. Instead those still surviving will, if the Democrats
in control of their Party get what they seem to want, be living under a total dictatorship
Communist conspiracy as bad, or worse, than that which brought about WW II under
the Nazi violent repression in Germany.
As a minor alternative, those States remaining in control of freedom loving, GOD
worshiping, and Rule of Law abiding management could spin off and maintain the form
of government, but on a smaller scale. They probably would exist under constant threat
of invasion by the others, as history has recorded.
However, in the Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 provides that "no new State
shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be
formed by the junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent
of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as the Congress". That clause should
slow down the rumored move of some counties being invited to transfer from Virginia to
West Virginia, or some in Northern California forming a new State.
The whole thing could be defused if more officials would act like PRESDT-45 and
seemingly Governor Stitt and take action to shut down those performing the violent and
destructive actions that seem to be becoming more and more evident as the rioters are
allowed to "blow off their steam" and not rounded up and if alien removed from our
national property and if not incarcerated. Far too many of the more local governments
have been shown to be too lenient to the point of appearing sympathetic.
END
Composed February 11, 2020
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. 841 Lynwood
Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com
Fw: Important read …
Seems most important to me, am increasing my checking of products, Bob
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
To: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2020 6:43 PM
Subject: Important read …
Smithfield Farms, the largest pork producing farm in the USA was sold recently to China
with the unanimous support of its stockholders!! The hogs will still be raised here, but
slaughtered and packaged for sale there before being sent back here. This includes labels of
Morrell, Eckrich, Krakus, Cudahy, Premium Hams, Cook's, Gwaltney, The same with many
chickens. They can now be shipped there, but when they come back all that needs to be
labeled is that they WERE RAISED IN THE USA. Not that they were processed in China!!!
Our great FDA at work again. The chickens will be all processed and most sold to fast food
restaurants for sandwiches, along with schools and supermarkets. The China slaughter and
processing are not nearly equal to the requirements here.
*BAD FOOD:::
We recently learned that Starkist Tuna is now owned by Korea , and is in big conflict
with the U. S. concerning quality, safety, and records, which Korea refuses to produce. Read
several articles on Google about this, and even one that was defending the eating of tilapia
said to avoid the fish that came from China Also,I had just returned home from buying
Albertson's 4-day special of 4 bags of frozen tilapia for the price of one.? Sure enough, on
the top of the bags, it read "farm raised", and on the bottom in small print it said, " China
"read all the way down...
Recently a Food inspector on TV... said he had lived overseas and he had seen the
filthy conditions their foods are raised and processed in. It is enough to make you throw up.
Some foreign workers have to wear masks as they work in these places, because the food is so
rotten and filthy, it makes them want to throw up. Many of their fish on Fish Farms are fed raw
sewage daily. He said he has seen so much filth throughout their food growing and processing
that he would "never" eat any of it. They raise this filth, put some food coloring and some
flavorings on it, then they ship it to the USA & Canada for YOU to consume and feed to YOUR
families. They have no Food & Safety Inspectors. They ship it to you to buy and poison your
families and friends .
Imported food we eat and the junk we buy: Green Giant frozen vegetables are from China,
and so are most of Europe 's Best. Arctic Gardens are Okay. So is Birdseye. Never buy the
grocery store garlic unless it is clearly marked from USA or Canada, the other stuff is grown
in people poop (even worse than chicken droppings). China is the largest producer of garlic in
the world; U. S. is next.
Buy only local honey *, much honey is shipped in huge containers from China and re-packed here.
Cold-FX is grown and packed in China and is full of fecal bacteria. Doesn't work
anyway, big scam. If the country of origin is not clearly marked beware. If produce, ask an
employee.
Watch out for packages which state "prepared for", "packed by" or "imported by". We
don't understand the lack of mandatory labeling, especially the produce.
The country of origin should be clearly shown on the item in the store.
Go to the local farmers' markets in season and keep a wary eye open the rest of the
year.
Please read this very carefully, and read to the very bottom. It's important for all of
us.
How is it possible to ship food from China cheaper than having it produced in the U. S.
or Canada?
FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF MANDARIN ORANGES SAYS
RIGHT ON THE CAN 'FROM CHINA '. SO, FOR A FEW MORE CENTS, BUY THE
LIBERTY BRAND. GOLD BRAND OR THE DOLE IS FROM CALIFORNIA.
Beware, Costco sells canned peaches and pears in a plastic jar that come from China.
ALL "HIGH LINER" AND MOST OTHER FROZEN FISH PRODUCTS COME
FROM CHINA OR INDONESIA . THE PACKAGE MAY SAY "PACIFIC SALMON"
ON THE FRONT, BUT LOOK FOR THE SMALL PRINT. MOST OF THESE
PRODUCTS COME FROM FISH FARMS IN THE ORIENT WHERE THERE ARE NO REGULATIONS ON WHAT IS FED TO
THESE FISH. Recently The Montreal Gazette had
an article by the Canadian Government on how Chinese feed the fish: They suspend chicken wire
crates over the fish ponds, and the fish feed on chicken droppings.
If you search the internet about what the Chinese feed their fish, you'll be alarmed;
e. g, growth hormones, expired anti-biotic from humans.? Never buy any type of fish or
shellfish that comes from these countries: Vietnam, China, Philippines.
Check this out personally. Steinfeld's Pickles are made in India - just as bad! Another
example is in canned mushrooms. No-Name brand came from Indonesia . Also, check those
little fruit cups. They used to be made in Canada in the Niagara region until about 2 years
ago. They are now packaged in China. Most sold in Aldi stores.
While the Chinese export inferior and even toxic products, dangerous toys, and goods to
be sold in North American markets, the media wrings its hands! Yet, 70% of North Americans
believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended.
Well, duh! Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges?
SIMPLY DO IT YOURSELF, CANADA AND THE U. S.
Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China ' or
'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another product, or none at all. You
will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed
at what you can do without.
THINK ABOUT THIS:
If 200 million North Americans refuse to buy just $20 each of Chinese goods, that's a
billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast! The downside? Some Canadian/
American businesses will feel a temporary pinch from having foreign stockpiles of inventory.
Just one month of trading losses will hit the Chinese for 8% of their North American exports.
Then they will at least have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and
lawlessness are worth it.
START NOW and don't stop, and tell your friends.
Send this to everybody you know. Let's show them that we are intelligent, and NOBODY
can take us for granted. Start reading labels more closely and buy something else even if it
costs a few cents more.*
Sent from my iPad=
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
To: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2020 6:43 PM
Subject: Important read …
Smithfield Farms, the largest pork producing farm in the USA was sold recently to China
with the unanimous support of its stockholders!! The hogs will still be raised here, but
slaughtered and packaged for sale there before being sent back here. This includes labels of
Morrell, Eckrich, Krakus, Cudahy, Premium Hams, Cook's, Gwaltney, The same with many
chickens. They can now be shipped there, but when they come back all that needs to be
labeled is that they WERE RAISED IN THE USA. Not that they were processed in China!!!
Our great FDA at work again. The chickens will be all processed and most sold to fast food
restaurants for sandwiches, along with schools and supermarkets. The China slaughter and
processing are not nearly equal to the requirements here.
*BAD FOOD:::
We recently learned that Starkist Tuna is now owned by Korea , and is in big conflict
with the U. S. concerning quality, safety, and records, which Korea refuses to produce. Read
several articles on Google about this, and even one that was defending the eating of tilapia
said to avoid the fish that came from China Also,I had just returned home from buying
Albertson's 4-day special of 4 bags of frozen tilapia for the price of one.? Sure enough, on
the top of the bags, it read "farm raised", and on the bottom in small print it said, " China
"read all the way down...
Recently a Food inspector on TV... said he had lived overseas and he had seen the
filthy conditions their foods are raised and processed in. It is enough to make you throw up.
Some foreign workers have to wear masks as they work in these places, because the food is so
rotten and filthy, it makes them want to throw up. Many of their fish on Fish Farms are fed raw
sewage daily. He said he has seen so much filth throughout their food growing and processing
that he would "never" eat any of it. They raise this filth, put some food coloring and some
flavorings on it, then they ship it to the USA & Canada for YOU to consume and feed to YOUR
families. They have no Food & Safety Inspectors. They ship it to you to buy and poison your
families and friends .
Imported food we eat and the junk we buy: Green Giant frozen vegetables are from China,
and so are most of Europe 's Best. Arctic Gardens are Okay. So is Birdseye. Never buy the
grocery store garlic unless it is clearly marked from USA or Canada, the other stuff is grown
in people poop (even worse than chicken droppings). China is the largest producer of garlic in
the world; U. S. is next.
Buy only local honey *, much honey is shipped in huge containers from China and re-packed here.
Cold-FX is grown and packed in China and is full of fecal bacteria. Doesn't work
anyway, big scam. If the country of origin is not clearly marked beware. If produce, ask an
employee.
Watch out for packages which state "prepared for", "packed by" or "imported by". We
don't understand the lack of mandatory labeling, especially the produce.
The country of origin should be clearly shown on the item in the store.
Go to the local farmers' markets in season and keep a wary eye open the rest of the
year.
Please read this very carefully, and read to the very bottom. It's important for all of
us.
How is it possible to ship food from China cheaper than having it produced in the U. S.
or Canada?
FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF MANDARIN ORANGES SAYS
RIGHT ON THE CAN 'FROM CHINA '. SO, FOR A FEW MORE CENTS, BUY THE
LIBERTY BRAND. GOLD BRAND OR THE DOLE IS FROM CALIFORNIA.
Beware, Costco sells canned peaches and pears in a plastic jar that come from China.
ALL "HIGH LINER" AND MOST OTHER FROZEN FISH PRODUCTS COME
FROM CHINA OR INDONESIA . THE PACKAGE MAY SAY "PACIFIC SALMON"
ON THE FRONT, BUT LOOK FOR THE SMALL PRINT. MOST OF THESE
PRODUCTS COME FROM FISH FARMS IN THE ORIENT WHERE THERE ARE NO REGULATIONS ON WHAT IS FED TO
THESE FISH. Recently The Montreal Gazette had
an article by the Canadian Government on how Chinese feed the fish: They suspend chicken wire
crates over the fish ponds, and the fish feed on chicken droppings.
If you search the internet about what the Chinese feed their fish, you'll be alarmed;
e. g, growth hormones, expired anti-biotic from humans.? Never buy any type of fish or
shellfish that comes from these countries: Vietnam, China, Philippines.
Check this out personally. Steinfeld's Pickles are made in India - just as bad! Another
example is in canned mushrooms. No-Name brand came from Indonesia . Also, check those
little fruit cups. They used to be made in Canada in the Niagara region until about 2 years
ago. They are now packaged in China. Most sold in Aldi stores.
While the Chinese export inferior and even toxic products, dangerous toys, and goods to
be sold in North American markets, the media wrings its hands! Yet, 70% of North Americans
believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended.
Well, duh! Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges?
SIMPLY DO IT YOURSELF, CANADA AND THE U. S.
Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China ' or
'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another product, or none at all. You
will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed
at what you can do without.
THINK ABOUT THIS:
If 200 million North Americans refuse to buy just $20 each of Chinese goods, that's a
billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast! The downside? Some Canadian/
American businesses will feel a temporary pinch from having foreign stockpiles of inventory.
Just one month of trading losses will hit the Chinese for 8% of their North American exports.
Then they will at least have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and
lawlessness are worth it.
START NOW and don't stop, and tell your friends.
Send this to everybody you know. Let's show them that we are intelligent, and NOBODY
can take us for granted. Start reading labels more closely and buy something else even if it
costs a few cents more.*
Sent from my iPad=
Friday, February 14, 2020
Fw: Read this Slowly, and then read it again !
Seems to cover the problem. Bob
-- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
To: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 7:33 AM
Subject: Read this Slowly, and then read it again !
________________________________
This is a fascinating (and scary) read. One of the best nutshell descriptions of our
current political situation that I've seen.
Dr. Jack Devere Minzey, born 6 October 1928, died 8 April 2018, was the
Department Head of Education at Eastern Michigan University as well as a prolific author
of numerous books, most of which were on the topic of Education and the Government
role therein. (Editor's note)This was the last of his works:
Civil War: How do civil wars happen?
By Dr. Jack Devere Minzey
Two or more sides disagree on who runs the country. And they can't settle the
question through elections because they don't even agree that elections are how you
decide who's in charge. That's the basic issue here Who decides who runs the country?
When you hate each other but accept the election results, you have a country. When
you stop accepting election results, you have a countdown to a civil war.
The Mueller investigation was about removing President Trump from office and
overturning the results of an election. We all know that. But it's not the first time they've
done this. The first time a Republican president was elected this century, they said he
didn't really win. The Supreme Court gave him the election. There's a pattern here
What do sure odds of the Democrats rejecting the next Republican president really
mean? It means they don't accept the results of any election that they don't win. It means
they don't believe that transfers of power in this country are determined by elections.
That's a civil war. There's no shooting. At least not unless you count the attempt to
kill a bunch of Republicans at a charity baseball game practice. But the Democrats have
rejected our system of government.
This isn't dissent. It's not disagreement. You can hate the other party. You can think
they're the worst thing that ever happened to the country. But then you work harder to
win the next election. When you consistently reject the results of elections that you don't
win, what you want is a dictatorship. Your very own dictatorship.
The only legitimate exercise of power in this country, according to Democrats, is its
own. Whenever Republicans exercise power, it's inherently illegitimate The Democrats
lost Congress. They lost the White House. So what did they do? They began trying to
run the country through Federal judges and bureaucrats. Every time that a Federal judge
issues an order saying that the President of the United States can't scratch his own back
without his say so, that's the civil war
Our system of government is based on the constitution, but that's not the system that
runs this country. The Democrat's system is that any part of government that it runs gets
total and unlimited power over the country.
If the Democrats are in the White House, then the president can do anything And I
mean anything. He can have his own amnesty for illegal aliens. He can fine you for not
having health insurance. He can run guns to Mexican drug cartels. He can use the IRS as
his own police force and imprison citizens who speak against him. He can provide guns
and money (Fast and Furious) (Iran nuclear deal) to other countries to support his own
agenda, and watch while one of America's Ambassador's is dragged through the streets
and murdered doing nothing to aid our citizens.
His power is unlimited. He's a dictator. But when Republicans get into the White
House, suddenly the President can't do anything. He isn't even allowed to undo the illegal
alien amnesty that his predecessor illegally invented. A Democrat in the White House has
'discretion' to completely decide every aspect of immigration policy. A Republican doesn't
even have the 'discretion' to reverse him. That's how the game is played. That's how our
country is run. Sad but true, although the left hasn't yet won that particular fight.
When a Democrat is in the White House, states aren't even allowed to enforce
immigration law. But when a Republican is in the White House, states can create their own
immigration laws. Under Obama, a state wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom without
asking permission. But under Trump, Jerry Brown can go around saying that California is
an independent republic and sign treaties with other countries The Constitution has
something to say about that. Whether it's Federal or State, Executive, Legislative or
Judiciary, the left moves power around to run the country. If it controls an institution, then
that institution is suddenly the supreme power in the land. This is what I call a moving
dictatorship
Donald Trump has caused the Shadow Government to come out of hiding:
Professional government is a guild. Like medieval guilds. You can't serve in it if you're not
a member. If you haven't been indoctrinated into its arcane rituals. If you aren't in the club.
And Trump isn't in the club. He brought in a bunch of people who aren't in the club with him.
Now we're seeing what the pros do when amateurs try to walk in on them. They spy
on them, they investigate them and they send them to jail. They use the tools of power to
bring them down.
That's not a free country.
It's not a free country when FBI agents who support Hillary take out an 'insurance
policy' against Trump winning the election. It's not a free country when Obama officials
engage in massive unmasking of the opposition. It's not a free country when the media
responds to the other guy winning by trying to ban the conservative media that supported
him from social media. It's not a free country when all of the above collude together to
overturn an election because the guy who wasn't supposed to win did.
Have no doubt, we're in a civil war between conservative volunteer government and
a leftist socialist Democrat professional government.
Well now Pilgrims and Patriots, having read the above, I suggest two things: forward
this very timely, very important analysis to those whom you believe think like you do (and
those that don't) and make sure you vote on every Election day!
Boyd Birchler
"The joy of flight awaits"
-- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
To: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 7:33 AM
Subject: Read this Slowly, and then read it again !
________________________________
This is a fascinating (and scary) read. One of the best nutshell descriptions of our
current political situation that I've seen.
Dr. Jack Devere Minzey, born 6 October 1928, died 8 April 2018, was the
Department Head of Education at Eastern Michigan University as well as a prolific author
of numerous books, most of which were on the topic of Education and the Government
role therein. (Editor's note)This was the last of his works:
Civil War: How do civil wars happen?
By Dr. Jack Devere Minzey
Two or more sides disagree on who runs the country. And they can't settle the
question through elections because they don't even agree that elections are how you
decide who's in charge. That's the basic issue here Who decides who runs the country?
When you hate each other but accept the election results, you have a country. When
you stop accepting election results, you have a countdown to a civil war.
The Mueller investigation was about removing President Trump from office and
overturning the results of an election. We all know that. But it's not the first time they've
done this. The first time a Republican president was elected this century, they said he
didn't really win. The Supreme Court gave him the election. There's a pattern here
What do sure odds of the Democrats rejecting the next Republican president really
mean? It means they don't accept the results of any election that they don't win. It means
they don't believe that transfers of power in this country are determined by elections.
That's a civil war. There's no shooting. At least not unless you count the attempt to
kill a bunch of Republicans at a charity baseball game practice. But the Democrats have
rejected our system of government.
This isn't dissent. It's not disagreement. You can hate the other party. You can think
they're the worst thing that ever happened to the country. But then you work harder to
win the next election. When you consistently reject the results of elections that you don't
win, what you want is a dictatorship. Your very own dictatorship.
The only legitimate exercise of power in this country, according to Democrats, is its
own. Whenever Republicans exercise power, it's inherently illegitimate The Democrats
lost Congress. They lost the White House. So what did they do? They began trying to
run the country through Federal judges and bureaucrats. Every time that a Federal judge
issues an order saying that the President of the United States can't scratch his own back
without his say so, that's the civil war
Our system of government is based on the constitution, but that's not the system that
runs this country. The Democrat's system is that any part of government that it runs gets
total and unlimited power over the country.
If the Democrats are in the White House, then the president can do anything And I
mean anything. He can have his own amnesty for illegal aliens. He can fine you for not
having health insurance. He can run guns to Mexican drug cartels. He can use the IRS as
his own police force and imprison citizens who speak against him. He can provide guns
and money (Fast and Furious) (Iran nuclear deal) to other countries to support his own
agenda, and watch while one of America's Ambassador's is dragged through the streets
and murdered doing nothing to aid our citizens.
His power is unlimited. He's a dictator. But when Republicans get into the White
House, suddenly the President can't do anything. He isn't even allowed to undo the illegal
alien amnesty that his predecessor illegally invented. A Democrat in the White House has
'discretion' to completely decide every aspect of immigration policy. A Republican doesn't
even have the 'discretion' to reverse him. That's how the game is played. That's how our
country is run. Sad but true, although the left hasn't yet won that particular fight.
When a Democrat is in the White House, states aren't even allowed to enforce
immigration law. But when a Republican is in the White House, states can create their own
immigration laws. Under Obama, a state wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom without
asking permission. But under Trump, Jerry Brown can go around saying that California is
an independent republic and sign treaties with other countries The Constitution has
something to say about that. Whether it's Federal or State, Executive, Legislative or
Judiciary, the left moves power around to run the country. If it controls an institution, then
that institution is suddenly the supreme power in the land. This is what I call a moving
dictatorship
Donald Trump has caused the Shadow Government to come out of hiding:
Professional government is a guild. Like medieval guilds. You can't serve in it if you're not
a member. If you haven't been indoctrinated into its arcane rituals. If you aren't in the club.
And Trump isn't in the club. He brought in a bunch of people who aren't in the club with him.
Now we're seeing what the pros do when amateurs try to walk in on them. They spy
on them, they investigate them and they send them to jail. They use the tools of power to
bring them down.
That's not a free country.
It's not a free country when FBI agents who support Hillary take out an 'insurance
policy' against Trump winning the election. It's not a free country when Obama officials
engage in massive unmasking of the opposition. It's not a free country when the media
responds to the other guy winning by trying to ban the conservative media that supported
him from social media. It's not a free country when all of the above collude together to
overturn an election because the guy who wasn't supposed to win did.
Have no doubt, we're in a civil war between conservative volunteer government and
a leftist socialist Democrat professional government.
Well now Pilgrims and Patriots, having read the above, I suggest two things: forward
this very timely, very important analysis to those whom you believe think like you do (and
those that don't) and make sure you vote on every Election day!
Boyd Birchler
"The joy of flight awaits"
Monday, February 10, 2020
Fw: Democratic Candidate Pete Buttigieg
Good information 'just in case' to use in general election
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
To: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2020 8:09 PM
Subject: Democratic Candidate Pete Buttigieg
When Mayor Pete Buttigieg talks about his military service, his opponents fall silent,
the media fall in love, and his political prospects soar. Veterans roll their eyes.
CNN's Jake Tapper asked Mr. Buttigieg Sunday if President Trump "deserves some credit"
for the strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani. "No," the candidate replied, "not
until we know whether this was a good decision and how this decision was made." He questioned
whether "it was the right strategic move" and said his own judgment "is informed by the
experience of having been on one of those planes headed into a war zone."
But Mr. Buttigieg's stint in the Navy isn't as impressive as he makes it out to be. His
2019 memoir is called "Shortest Way Home," an apt description of his military service. He
entered the military through a little-used shortcut: direct commission in the reserves. The
usual route to an officer's commission includes four years at Annapolis or another military
academy or months of intense training at Officer Candidate School. ROTC programs send
prospective officers to far-flung summer training programs and require military drills during
the academic year. Mr. Buttigieg skipped all that—no obstacle courses, no weapons training, no
evaluation of his ability or willingness to lead. Paperwork, a health exam and a background
check were all it took to make him a naval officer.
He writes that his reserve service "will always be one of the highlights of my life,
but the price of admission was an ongoing flow of administrativia." That's not how it's
supposed to work. The paperwork isn't the price of admission but the start of a long, grueling
test.
Combat veterans have grumbled for decades about the direct-commission route. The
politically connected and other luminaries who receive immediate commissions are disparaged as
"pomeranian princes." Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus became a Naval Reserve officer
in 2018 at age 46. Hunter Biden, son of the former vice president, accepted a direct commission
but was discharged after one month of service for failing a drug test.
Mr. Buttigieg was assigned to a comfortable corner of military life, the Naval Station
in Great Lakes, Ill. Paperwork and light exercise were the order of the day. "Working
eight-hour days," he writes, was "a relaxing contrast from my day job, and spending time with
sailors from all walks of civilian life, was a healthy antidote to the all absorbing work I had
in South Bend." He calls it "a forced, but welcome, change of pace from the constant activity
of being mayor."
During a November debate, Mr. Buttigieg proclaimed: "I have the experience of being
commanded into a war zone by an American president." The reality isn't so grandiose. In 2013,
he writes, he "made sure my chain of command knew that I would rather go sooner than later, and
would rather go to Afghanistan than anywhere else."
Arriving there, he "felt a sense of purpose, maybe even idealism, that can only be
compared to the feeling of starting on a political campaign. I thought back to 2004 and John
Kerry's presidential run, and then remembered that it was during the campaign that I saw the
iconic footage of his testimony as the spokesman for Vietnam Veterans against the War."
The comparison is telling. Mr. Buttigieg has just started his time in a war he says he'
s idealistic about, but he daydreams about John Kerry protesting Vietnam after he got back.
Many veterans detest Mr. Kerry's "iconic" 1971 testimony, in which he slandered American
servicemen. But it did launch a decadeslong political career.
Mr. Buttigieg spent some five months in Afghanistan, where he writes that he remained
less busy than he'd been at City Hall, with "more time for reflection and reading than I was
used to back home." He writes that he would take "a laptop and a cigar up to the roof at
midnight to pick up a Wi-Fi signal and patch via Skype into a staff meeting at home." The
closest he came to combat was ferrying other staffers around in an SUV: In his campaign kickoff
speech last April he referred to "119 trips I took outside the wire, driving or guarding a
vehicle." That's a strange thing to count. Combat sorties in an F-18 are carefully logged.
Driving a car isn't.
After the welcome-home rally, glowing press, a few more years of light service, the
mayor left the reserves. But his bragging rights were assured. Candidate Buttigieg takes every
opportunity to lean in on those months in Afghanistan. Questions ranging from student debt to
Colin Kaepernick to gun control prompt him to reference his military stint, sometimes
indignantly.
"I don't need lessons from you on courage," he lectured former Rep. Beto O'Rourke in an
October debate, "political or personal." Two months later he told Sen. Amy Klobuchar, "Let me
tell you about my relationship to the First Amendment. It is part of the Constitution that I
raised my right hand and swore to defend with my life. That is my experience, and it may not be
the same as yours, but it counts, Senator, it counts."
Debate moderators and other journalists—hardly a veteran among them—eagerly sell Mr.
Buttigieg's narrative. Debate moderators often point out that he served in Afghanistan and, if
Tulsi Gabbard isn't there, is the only veteran on the stage. When Ms. Gabbard is present, the
moderators seldom mention her military experience, which dwarfs Mr. Buttigieg's.
In our experience, those who did the most in war talk about it the least. Serving in a
support or noncombat role is honorable, but it shouldn't be the basis of a presidential
campaign.
Mr. Kelly, a host at Newsmax TV, served as a jet pilot for the Marine Corps. He was on
active duty, 1991-2000 and in the reserves, 2000-11. Ms. Horgan runs a New York logistics
consulting practice. She served as an active duty Marine officer, 2006-12 and was deployed in
Iraq for 13 months.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
To: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2020 8:09 PM
Subject: Democratic Candidate Pete Buttigieg
When Mayor Pete Buttigieg talks about his military service, his opponents fall silent,
the media fall in love, and his political prospects soar. Veterans roll their eyes.
CNN's Jake Tapper asked Mr. Buttigieg Sunday if President Trump "deserves some credit"
for the strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani. "No," the candidate replied, "not
until we know whether this was a good decision and how this decision was made." He questioned
whether "it was the right strategic move" and said his own judgment "is informed by the
experience of having been on one of those planes headed into a war zone."
But Mr. Buttigieg's stint in the Navy isn't as impressive as he makes it out to be. His
2019 memoir is called "Shortest Way Home," an apt description of his military service. He
entered the military through a little-used shortcut: direct commission in the reserves. The
usual route to an officer's commission includes four years at Annapolis or another military
academy or months of intense training at Officer Candidate School. ROTC programs send
prospective officers to far-flung summer training programs and require military drills during
the academic year. Mr. Buttigieg skipped all that—no obstacle courses, no weapons training, no
evaluation of his ability or willingness to lead. Paperwork, a health exam and a background
check were all it took to make him a naval officer.
He writes that his reserve service "will always be one of the highlights of my life,
but the price of admission was an ongoing flow of administrativia." That's not how it's
supposed to work. The paperwork isn't the price of admission but the start of a long, grueling
test.
Combat veterans have grumbled for decades about the direct-commission route. The
politically connected and other luminaries who receive immediate commissions are disparaged as
"pomeranian princes." Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus became a Naval Reserve officer
in 2018 at age 46. Hunter Biden, son of the former vice president, accepted a direct commission
but was discharged after one month of service for failing a drug test.
Mr. Buttigieg was assigned to a comfortable corner of military life, the Naval Station
in Great Lakes, Ill. Paperwork and light exercise were the order of the day. "Working
eight-hour days," he writes, was "a relaxing contrast from my day job, and spending time with
sailors from all walks of civilian life, was a healthy antidote to the all absorbing work I had
in South Bend." He calls it "a forced, but welcome, change of pace from the constant activity
of being mayor."
During a November debate, Mr. Buttigieg proclaimed: "I have the experience of being
commanded into a war zone by an American president." The reality isn't so grandiose. In 2013,
he writes, he "made sure my chain of command knew that I would rather go sooner than later, and
would rather go to Afghanistan than anywhere else."
Arriving there, he "felt a sense of purpose, maybe even idealism, that can only be
compared to the feeling of starting on a political campaign. I thought back to 2004 and John
Kerry's presidential run, and then remembered that it was during the campaign that I saw the
iconic footage of his testimony as the spokesman for Vietnam Veterans against the War."
The comparison is telling. Mr. Buttigieg has just started his time in a war he says he'
s idealistic about, but he daydreams about John Kerry protesting Vietnam after he got back.
Many veterans detest Mr. Kerry's "iconic" 1971 testimony, in which he slandered American
servicemen. But it did launch a decadeslong political career.
Mr. Buttigieg spent some five months in Afghanistan, where he writes that he remained
less busy than he'd been at City Hall, with "more time for reflection and reading than I was
used to back home." He writes that he would take "a laptop and a cigar up to the roof at
midnight to pick up a Wi-Fi signal and patch via Skype into a staff meeting at home." The
closest he came to combat was ferrying other staffers around in an SUV: In his campaign kickoff
speech last April he referred to "119 trips I took outside the wire, driving or guarding a
vehicle." That's a strange thing to count. Combat sorties in an F-18 are carefully logged.
Driving a car isn't.
After the welcome-home rally, glowing press, a few more years of light service, the
mayor left the reserves. But his bragging rights were assured. Candidate Buttigieg takes every
opportunity to lean in on those months in Afghanistan. Questions ranging from student debt to
Colin Kaepernick to gun control prompt him to reference his military stint, sometimes
indignantly.
"I don't need lessons from you on courage," he lectured former Rep. Beto O'Rourke in an
October debate, "political or personal." Two months later he told Sen. Amy Klobuchar, "Let me
tell you about my relationship to the First Amendment. It is part of the Constitution that I
raised my right hand and swore to defend with my life. That is my experience, and it may not be
the same as yours, but it counts, Senator, it counts."
Debate moderators and other journalists—hardly a veteran among them—eagerly sell Mr.
Buttigieg's narrative. Debate moderators often point out that he served in Afghanistan and, if
Tulsi Gabbard isn't there, is the only veteran on the stage. When Ms. Gabbard is present, the
moderators seldom mention her military experience, which dwarfs Mr. Buttigieg's.
In our experience, those who did the most in war talk about it the least. Serving in a
support or noncombat role is honorable, but it shouldn't be the basis of a presidential
campaign.
Mr. Kelly, a host at Newsmax TV, served as a jet pilot for the Marine Corps. He was on
active duty, 1991-2000 and in the reserves, 2000-11. Ms. Horgan runs a New York logistics
consulting practice. She served as an active duty Marine officer, 2006-12 and was deployed in
Iraq for 13 months.
Fw: 1947 & 1948 - Do You Believe In Coincidences?
----- Original Message -----
From: "robert hensley" <bob.hensley@sbcglobal.net>
To: sent: Saturday, February 08, 2020 7:17 PM
Subject: Fw: 1947 & 1948 - Do You Believe In Coincidences?
Begin forwarded message:
The year was 1947. Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, 70 years
ago, numerous witnesses claim that an Unidentified Flying Object, (UFO), with five aliens
aboard, crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico.
This is a well-known incident that many say has long been covered-up by the U.S.
Air Force, as well as other Federal Agencies and Organizations. However, what you may NOT know
is that during the month of April, year 1948, nine months after the historic day, the following
people were born:
Barrack Obama, Sr.
Albert A. Gore, Jr.
Hillary Rodham
William J. Clinton
John F. Kerry
Howard Dean c
Nancy Pelosi
Dianne Feinstein
Charles E. Schumer
Bawrbara Boxer
Joe Biden
This is the obvious consequence of aliens breeding with sheep and jack-asses.
I truly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for you. It certainly did for
me.
And now you can stop wondering why they so strongly support Illegal Aliens.
Virginia Cowles
Friday, February 7, 2020
Fw: On NANCY Pelosi’s behavior
Good summary. Thank you Nancy for sharing it with me. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
To: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2020 7:00 AM
Subject: On NANCY Pelosi's behavior
By Michael Goodwin
Here's a question for Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Have you heard of Albert Einstein's definition
of insanity? The one where he says it's "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting
different results?"
To judge by your conduct, I'm guessing you haven't. Either that or you think Einstein was
an idiot, too.
Then again, maybe you're a secret Republican agent trying to re-elect President Trump. Is
that why you keep making the same mistake over and over again?
You've been screwing up for three years, starting with the juvenile resistance where you
refused even to negotiate over big national interests such as border control. Then, just when
it seemed you couldn't sink any lower than that cheap, partisan impeachment you engineered, you
hit a new low during the State of the Union.
Your mumbling and sneering smiles throughout President's Trump's powerful address were bad
enough, but your decision to tear into shreds your copy of his speech and drop it like a dead
fish was shameful beyond measure.
Coming immediately after he finished, and while he was still on the podium, you had to know
the television cameras would catch you. No doubt that was your goal — to display your disgust
to the nation and the world. Viva la resistance.
Message received, and here's back at you: You disgraced your office and all of congress.
If you had an ounce of decency and respect for something other than your own power, you
would apologize. Better yet, take a hike and give your job to somebody who wants to help make
America better, not tear it up.
House Republicans must immediately demand a censure vote, making clear their strong
disapproval of Pelosi's temper tantrum. Let Democrats show where they stand on such
reprehensible conduct.
In one sense, Pelosi's distress is understandable. Trump's address was long because he had
a long list of big accomplishments to cite, and every Republican standing ovation had to drive
her closer to the edge. She often seemed to be talking to herself, and finally snapped.
Trump, who either snubbed or didn't see her offer of a handshake when he first took the
podium and handed her the speech, did not mention impeachment, which will conclude Wednesday
with his acquittal. If you didn't know what has been going on in Washington in recent months,
there was nothing in his speech that would have suggested anything out of the ordinary.
He touched all the bases, foreign and domestic, and used an extensive list of guests in the
gallery to great effect. From widowed military wives to Rush Limbaugh and several people who
benefitted from administration policies, the president aimed to show through examples what he
described as the "Great American Comeback.
The economy is, naturally, at the heart of it, and his recitation of record low
unemployment, rising wages, soaring consumer confidence and stock markets are so familiar that
it is easy to forget how important they are to the health and welfare of millions of families.
Pelosi certainly has forgotten. She and many fellow female Dems wore white to protest — who
knows what? — and most could not bring themselves to cheer the good news for their fellow
Americans. Even when the president announced the historically low unemployment rate for black
and Latino Americans, people Dems profess to care about, they would not rise.
Trump also talked of foreign policy, of taking on terrorism and his recounting of the
military missions that took out Iranian terror mastermind Qassem Soleimani and others, one of
the few moments when the entire audience stood to applaud. Which was odd because Pelosi only
complained at the time because he didn't first tell her.
Yet the Speaker, who made a point of telling TV anchors Tuesday that she hasn't spoken to
Trump since October, when impeachment began, demonstrated repeatedly that she hasn't learned
anything from her failures and the president's success. Her impeachment jihad was rejected by
voters as well as by House and Senate Republicans, with the moderate Susan Collins of Maine
faulting the effort for, among other things, Pelosi's decisions to speed rush the effort
through the House, then sit on the articles for 33 days before sending the to the senate.
None of it made any sense, especially in light of the GOP firewall in the Senate. Still,
Pelosi once again charged into the cannon fire after the speech, her only weapon her personal
hatred of the commander-in-chief.
It's not proving to be much of a fight. The president is on a winning streak, and he had
every right to brag about his record in his third State of the Union address. The country has
noticed, as he is reaching his highest approval ratings in the polls since he took office.
Truth be told, he couldn't do it without Pelosi's help. She has overplayed her hand time and
again, and her insistence that Trump is an illegitimate president has presented Americans with
a stark either-or-choice. They wisely rejected impeachment as too radical, which is something
she initially said herself before succumbing to the mob mentality.
And she's just led her party into another embarrassing dead end. Combined with Trump's
strong record, the chaos in the Dems' Iowa caucus, the lackluster field of presidential
candidates and the failed impeachment, the president is off to a roaring start for the
campaign.
We can add Pelosi's televised tantrum to the growing list of his achievements.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
To: "Nancy Turlington" <turlingtonn@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2020 7:00 AM
Subject: On NANCY Pelosi's behavior
By Michael Goodwin
Here's a question for Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Have you heard of Albert Einstein's definition
of insanity? The one where he says it's "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting
different results?"
To judge by your conduct, I'm guessing you haven't. Either that or you think Einstein was
an idiot, too.
Then again, maybe you're a secret Republican agent trying to re-elect President Trump. Is
that why you keep making the same mistake over and over again?
You've been screwing up for three years, starting with the juvenile resistance where you
refused even to negotiate over big national interests such as border control. Then, just when
it seemed you couldn't sink any lower than that cheap, partisan impeachment you engineered, you
hit a new low during the State of the Union.
Your mumbling and sneering smiles throughout President's Trump's powerful address were bad
enough, but your decision to tear into shreds your copy of his speech and drop it like a dead
fish was shameful beyond measure.
Coming immediately after he finished, and while he was still on the podium, you had to know
the television cameras would catch you. No doubt that was your goal — to display your disgust
to the nation and the world. Viva la resistance.
Message received, and here's back at you: You disgraced your office and all of congress.
If you had an ounce of decency and respect for something other than your own power, you
would apologize. Better yet, take a hike and give your job to somebody who wants to help make
America better, not tear it up.
House Republicans must immediately demand a censure vote, making clear their strong
disapproval of Pelosi's temper tantrum. Let Democrats show where they stand on such
reprehensible conduct.
In one sense, Pelosi's distress is understandable. Trump's address was long because he had
a long list of big accomplishments to cite, and every Republican standing ovation had to drive
her closer to the edge. She often seemed to be talking to herself, and finally snapped.
Trump, who either snubbed or didn't see her offer of a handshake when he first took the
podium and handed her the speech, did not mention impeachment, which will conclude Wednesday
with his acquittal. If you didn't know what has been going on in Washington in recent months,
there was nothing in his speech that would have suggested anything out of the ordinary.
He touched all the bases, foreign and domestic, and used an extensive list of guests in the
gallery to great effect. From widowed military wives to Rush Limbaugh and several people who
benefitted from administration policies, the president aimed to show through examples what he
described as the "Great American Comeback.
The economy is, naturally, at the heart of it, and his recitation of record low
unemployment, rising wages, soaring consumer confidence and stock markets are so familiar that
it is easy to forget how important they are to the health and welfare of millions of families.
Pelosi certainly has forgotten. She and many fellow female Dems wore white to protest — who
knows what? — and most could not bring themselves to cheer the good news for their fellow
Americans. Even when the president announced the historically low unemployment rate for black
and Latino Americans, people Dems profess to care about, they would not rise.
Trump also talked of foreign policy, of taking on terrorism and his recounting of the
military missions that took out Iranian terror mastermind Qassem Soleimani and others, one of
the few moments when the entire audience stood to applaud. Which was odd because Pelosi only
complained at the time because he didn't first tell her.
Yet the Speaker, who made a point of telling TV anchors Tuesday that she hasn't spoken to
Trump since October, when impeachment began, demonstrated repeatedly that she hasn't learned
anything from her failures and the president's success. Her impeachment jihad was rejected by
voters as well as by House and Senate Republicans, with the moderate Susan Collins of Maine
faulting the effort for, among other things, Pelosi's decisions to speed rush the effort
through the House, then sit on the articles for 33 days before sending the to the senate.
None of it made any sense, especially in light of the GOP firewall in the Senate. Still,
Pelosi once again charged into the cannon fire after the speech, her only weapon her personal
hatred of the commander-in-chief.
It's not proving to be much of a fight. The president is on a winning streak, and he had
every right to brag about his record in his third State of the Union address. The country has
noticed, as he is reaching his highest approval ratings in the polls since he took office.
Truth be told, he couldn't do it without Pelosi's help. She has overplayed her hand time and
again, and her insistence that Trump is an illegitimate president has presented Americans with
a stark either-or-choice. They wisely rejected impeachment as too radical, which is something
she initially said herself before succumbing to the mob mentality.
And she's just led her party into another embarrassing dead end. Combined with Trump's
strong record, the chaos in the Dems' Iowa caucus, the lackluster field of presidential
candidates and the failed impeachment, the president is off to a roaring start for the
campaign.
We can add Pelosi's televised tantrum to the growing list of his achievements.
Sent from my iPad
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