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Very good article. “…seatbelted into a tour bus from hell…” says it so well:
Truth, Reconciliation and TRUMP – Understanding the Depth of Anger in the USA – The Prequel
http://stopshouting.blogspot.com/2016/01/truth-reconciliation-and-trump.html
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K-Boom! Fantastic
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If I were to vote for “self-interest.” I am poor financially. I would vote for Bernie. I vote because I think it is a duty to try and preserve Americanism in the face of the Globalists/Communists/Uniparty onslaught. Right now this leaves Trump. I think Cruz and all the other stiffs are globalists. Willing to sell sovereignty down the river, if favor of world trade. I am angry, and disgusted.
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Excellent essay by our friend, Ytz4mee!
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That’s why I said “K-Boom”. Morning Stella.
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Monday is coming again…
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Morning Mary, it’s raining here.
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Good afternoon, Col ! No rain here, for a change. Sunshine appeared (although still cold–for CA).
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(No particular reason)
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Nice.
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A sobering essay:
Civil War?
https://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/2016/01/31/civil-war-2/
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I can see a “War Within The States” not between. Identity politics and such divide the nation. When and if the free stuff runs out each group will start fighting for the scraps.
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Time for me to stop hogging stella’s blog.
God’s blessings on all this new day!
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I enjoy your posts Mary and your links. You get Stella’s rolling 🙂
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It’s one of the VERY few perks of living in CA: getting a head start on the open discussion threads!
But then I miss the breakfast conversations–and nyet’s breakfast! Win some, lose some…
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Maybe we can get him to leave a midnight snack 🙂
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Bacon would do. It’s always time for bacon [sorry, Jello brand gelatin].
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I’m just North of you. I just get up at 4:30 our time.
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Maybe you could leave a snack on the warming plate the night before–which would be the next morning, of course, for everyone else except us.
These time-shift allusions are certainly challenging. I’m glad it’s today now for all of us. Until it becomes tomorrow for everyone else and we are left behind again, nyet, in today. Until much later, and then we’ll all be in tomorrow together. For a while.
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Oops, forgot to say “thank you, lovely”!
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Morning lovely!
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Morning, Lovely! Morning, Ken! Morning, Stella!
Day 7! I’m dryer than Betty White.
Mitch Hedberg said that if alcoholism is a disease, it’s the only disease you can get yelled at for having. “Dangit, John, you’re an alcoholic!” “Dangit, Jim, you have lupus!”
It’s not a disease. I don’t care what the CDC says. Neither is “Parental Disobedience Disorder”, which they also claim is one.
Nope. It’s just sin.
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Good morning, taqi, and God bless you on Day 7!
Have a wonderful day.
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Mornin’ taqiyyologist!
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Hi ya Taqiy 🙂
Always happy to see you.
I heard this song today, (one of my favorites).
I took my friend many years ago to rehab, she blew a .34 and they told me that she would not be allowed to stay because she should be in a coma, and someone had just died in their care in the last week, so I took her to the hospital, (where she almost got into a fight with 3 young women) but I digress, anyhow we dried her out to acceptable rehab entrance standards.
Life is worth the fight!
You got this Taqiy!
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Morning Sir 🙂
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Mornin’ lovely!
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Morning Nyet 🙂
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You are always welcome, Mary!
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I’ll try not to abuse the privilege, stella.
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I can’t imagine that you ever would, Mary!
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I get super goofy sometimes. Occasionally even I don’t understand what I’ve posted.
You have been warned.
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Mornin’ MaryfromMarin!
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High five at almost five, nyet! Time for my second cup of tea.
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Mine is iced.
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Who am I, and why am I here?
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Howie, that’s how I feel somedays, Who am I, why and I here, AND What day is it?
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Mornings MamaTEA!
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… and the never ending where are my pants?
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Morning Howie!
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Mornin’ Howie!
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Do I know you? You look familiar? Did I ever do the tango with you? Wow your a Hotty now, and you were a Hotty then! Are you sure we have never met?
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Mornin’ sir!
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Good morning MamaTea!
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Mornin’ BigMamaTEA!
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* How To Caucus For Donald Trump In Iowa February-01-2016 *
Help Trump Make America Great Again.!
Be Sure To Get Out and Vote In Your States Primary Elections or Attend Your State Caucus.!
You Can Help Make America Great Again – Vote For Trump In 2016
Vote Donald Trump For President In 2016 Primary and General Elections.!
Iowaunemployment Video Jan-2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYd1Qw9G614
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I don’t know if we have any Iowans reading here, but this is very informative! Thanks.
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Morning Stella!
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Donald Trump “Morning Joe” Iowa Caucus Day FULL Interview 2-1-2016
Donald Trump spoke to :Morning Joe” on the day of the Iowa Caucuses in February 1 2016. Donald trump talks about his chances of winning and running the board.
It’s Caucus Day in Iowa, and leading GOP candidate Donald Trump joins Morning Joe via phone to discuss Ted Cruz’s controversial mailers and why he has enjoyed the campaign process.
Help Trump Make America Great Again.!
Be Sure To Get Out and Vote In Your States Primary Elections or Attend Your State Caucus.!
You Can Help Make America Great Again – Vote For Trump In 2016
Vote Donald Trump For President In 2016 Primary and General Elections.!
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Morning Joe Full Interview Video Feb-01-2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWwsRA2asZY
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Steve Doocy on FOX and FRIENDS said this morning, “Apparently, in Iowa, late last night the Republican Chairman of the party out there, sent a memo to all 1682 princincts and said, “You know, something’s going on. We need more supplies. On a normal day or two before the caucuses, we might get 4 or 5 calls a day and we are getting 100 an hour.”
Looking good! 🙂
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Mornin’ auscitizenmom!
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Mornin’, Nyet. 🙂
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Morning Mom! Could it be Cold Anger? Your dam$ right it is!
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Mornin’ Col. 🙂 Yes, Cold Anger.
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Mornin’ TexasRanger!
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Morning Nye.!
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Morning Texas Ranger!
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Mornin’ kids!
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Mornin’ Wee!
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Mornin’ Michelle!
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Mornin’ yet again WeeWeed!
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Mornin’ B!
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Good morning WeeWeed and all 🙂
Popinjays! DPRK News Service is like a hysterically funny, witty, laugh and word of the day club 🙂
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Mornin’ Lovely!
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Sarcasm got banned in our family, by my husband years ago. We were on the way to the cemetery to bury his grandmother, and our three adolescent boys had hit a nerve. it lasted about 10 minutes, when we rolled into the cemetery, nestled on the side of a mountain overlooking Sequatchie Valley, and I commented on the breathtaking view. “I’m sure Mamaw will love it”, said…you guessed it, my husband. The boys cracked up, and that was the one time ever I can think of that his rule was discarded. Laughed at and discarded. 😀
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Morning Ms.WeeWeed! It’s a heat wave in the AO! Though the ground is still frozen, pasture grass is looking good! May take 3 cuts of hay/orchard grass this year, wait and see. Kicking back for the afternoon, doing some heavy reading. So I’ll be asleep in 10 minutes!
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Afternoon Colonel!
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Good morning everyone. I hope your weekend was fantastic.
I’m taking a very scientific survey. How many of you gentlemen, and you too nyet, carry pocket knives?
Please indicate your age group from the following:
A. Big Band baby!
B. I can cut a rug and boogie woogie all night long. Okay, I mean I could.
C. I listen to thump thump cuss bang bang music.
Thank you for your assistance in this complex undertaking.
Just kidding nyet! Don’t give away my coffee and bacon!
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Group C. I only carry one when I remember to grab it off the table. A 4″ Swiss Army for breaking down heavily-taped boxes.
I won’t post any NWA, I promise.
Subwoofer test from the late ’90s. (Careful if you have big speakers….)
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Best results when played at 5:00 AM and you have neighbors.
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Mornin’ Menagerie!
I did up until I started getting them taken away at airports and courthouses in about 2003.
Classical and Jazz is not in there
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Just for you from one of my favorites. This is a mix of Beethoven Appassionata Sonata with It’s Alright With Me.
(Peter Nero trio, 1965)
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Thank you stella! That just makes me want to go get a piano again…. which will require getting a house somewhere to put it in….. and moving…. and I guess the piano will continue to wait.
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You could start with a spinet.
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I had an apartment sized player piano until 2004. I’ll wait until we move from the FEMA camps to get another.
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Conversely, you could go with one of these.
RolandPiano 3000
Sounds quite nice for a ’90s digital. I have one sitting right behind me, with too much dust on the keys.
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I carried pocket knives since I was about 5 or so. Yes, even to grammar school. I just wasn’t stupid enough to pull it out.
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My father gave me one of these:
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Last thing I carried was a pen knife. Boker.
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Is this B or C?
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Watch the Chairman of the Board, “From Here To Eternity”, the other night. Donna Reed was, well her dress, well let’s just say her cleavage….. Well I’ll just leave that alone. Enjoy the books, movie was good!
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Neither. G major, I believe.
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D. Insipid.
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That’s my impression as well.
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Well heck nyet, I thought about my comment not wanting to offend you, but in the end I just couldn’t lie.
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P.S. Do you by any chance like Wagner operas? I’m on a kick again, love his operas, hate that I do. Because he was a pig.
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I’m not really into his work just due to the occultism aspect.
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I ignore that and pretend I am standing in the middle of a grand storm.
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Morning Menagerie!
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Good morning! My thoughts on an election day:
If you live in Iowa, be sure to vote in the caucus!
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It is turning in to two wolves and two hyenas fighting over a carcass.
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Mornin’ Howie!
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Good morning Stella!
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Mornin’ michellc!
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Mornin’!
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Morning michellc!
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Good afternoon! It looks like we’re being blessed with one more beautiful day with lots of sunshine.
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Mornin’ stella!
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Donald Trump 8th GOP Presidential Debate 2016 Race on ABC Feb-06-2016
Donald Trump 8th GOP Presidential Debate 2016 Race on Airs on ABC on Saturday 2-06-2016!
ABC News on Wednesday announced the criteria for its upcoming Republican Presidential Debate on Saturday, Feb- 06-2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
There are three different ways candidates can make it onto the stage for the debate, which will be held just days before the Feb. 9 New Hampshire primary.
Full Story:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/abc-news-announces-debate-criteria-for-feb-6-gop-debate-february-2016/
Be Sure To Get Out and Vote In Your States Primary Elections or Attend Your State Caucus.!
You Can Help Make America Great Again – Vote For Trump In 2016
Vote Donald Trump For President In 2016 Primary and General Elections.!
Zebra Entertainment Video Jan-31-2016:
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And a hale, hearty, wonderful good day to you sirs and madams.
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Taqi, and the same too you!
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Breakfast!
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ZurichMike Pork-O-Meter rating of 8.5 out of ten. Bacon is prominent (takes up half the plate), eggs cooks to perfection, and a nice homemade bisquit — perfect to make an egg and bacon sandwich. Nice job today!
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Mornin’ ZurichMike! (I looked over at CTH, but it looks like someone got into the pantry already)
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Nye! Lunch! Thank you Sir!!! Like,like,like!!!
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Coffee’s brewing!
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Yup, ya done Tex proud.
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just have this feeling, Tex is looking over Nye’s shoulder……….
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On this day in 2011, the plug was abruptly pulled on the blog called Honey Trail, and a new blog, The Conservative Treehouse (The Last Refuge) was born.
Happy Fifth Birthday to CTH!
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Has it been that long? I remember someone trying to hunt me down to join the site — so glad I did!
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Yup! Time flies when you’re having fun.
Walk down memory lane:
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2011/02/01/ok-read-this/
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2011/02/01/clearing-the-litteral-air/
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A personal, and sad, note. We recently learned that MichaelF (you’ll see his comment in the second link) recently passed away in Alberta, Canada. He was a real conservative.
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I was just thinking of him as you posted that. 😦
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Stella, I hate to ask, but did something happen to zmalfoy? I’ve read the name in the archives.
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She’s fine – just left to join another group.
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Elvis is over there if you want to grab him.
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Thanks! I left him a note. You can too, if you want.
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Note left…
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Pass this message over too Elvis, “dry socks and smokes” at Stella’s Place!
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Happy birthday CTH!
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Nye! Your getting pretty nifty around the kitchen………
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Can you make me some fried chicken and tater salad? I am going to eat ten pounds of it before Lent, and Chocolate cake and aebleskivers. I will not be here a week from Thursday. I’ll be throwing up all day.
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I’m glad I found that place.
(Thanks, Bernie!)
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I think it was almost 4 years ago when I found it. So much has happened since then, Sharon’s husband along with others who are no longer with us, Puddy and I had grandsons born close to the same time along with many others who have been blessed with new grandbabies.
Wee is no longer a Texan and is now a Cajun.
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Your first comment was July 13, 2012.
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I knew it was in 2012, just couldn’t remember exactly when in 2012.
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She’s still a firecracker though. We love our Wee, no matter what state she clears out and calls home.
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Apparently they have better prisons here. 🙄
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Wee will be kicking butt and taking names no matter where she is and I bet she’s learned well how to do it while speaking Cajun. 🙂
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So hard to believe it has been that long. I can’t remember now exactly how or when I found the Treehouse, but think it was a few months after the start-up. I loved reading Sundance Cracker’s comments on Hillbuzz, missed the blowup, never knew about Honey Trail, and was so glad to find the Treehouse. And have been there every day since. Used to read every post and every comment, but that is no longer possible. CTH has exploded in the past 6 months especially with the whole Trump phenomenon, but really since the Travon Martin/George Zimmerman debacle. Hundreds of comments on the daily threads every day, and so many newbies I’ve given up trying to welcome them all. And truthfully, I was missing the old days when size was more manageable and tone among the commenters was more congenial (even now it is so much better than most other sites, thanks to the diligent work of tireless admins). So I was extremely happy to find the best Treepers hanging out here at Stella’s Place.
Stella, Menagerie, Wee Weed, as CTH admins, can you share any behind the scenes info with us? How big is the Treehouse readership now? Sundance did a post when it passed 1 million comments and now it is past 2 million. Is CTH sufficiently monetized to support adequate bandwidth for the size (seems very slow to load at every page change for me). I’m tossing in $50/mo and periodically encouraging others to do the same; should I continue that, or is it all good? Is Sundance reading here?
And is there a reason the headline banner for CTH does not say The Conservative Treehouse anywhere? Since that is how it is commonly referred to, it seems odd to me not to have the name on the banner.
Thanks for linking those early posts, Stella. So nice to see some of the old names that haven’t been around for a while. I thank the Lord daily for CTH and SP friends that help me stay sane in these crazy times.
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Last month, CTH had 7.5 million views (2.8 million visits). Lifetime, there are 1,285,897 comments, 82.5 million views, 21.5 million visits. Views and visits have grown gradually over the years. You’ll have to ask Sundance about income; there is ad income and donations, like yours. I don’t think it has any effect on bandwidth. The admins have no knowledge of total income, and we are strictly volunteers.
The name “Last Refuge” was suggested by Menagerie, but the URL wasn’t available. SD chose theconservativetreehouse.com on the fly (we were in a hurry that night, because we were without an online presence for several hours after Honey Trail blog was deleted). At first we all wanted The Last Refuge, but the Treehouse sort of grew on all of us.
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Excellent video regarding Trump advisers – posted by TexasRanger over at the Tree:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NfocRXM30U#t=100
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Interesting video of Megyn Kelly (booo!!) and Brit Hume. Hume sees a very positive Trump situation in Iowa (and you know, he’s NOT a Trump supporter):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iomtwr9Muw
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Hume is a very smart man. I may not always agree with him, but he has a lot on the ball.
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Yes, Stella, he is a very smart man. Too bad about his son many years ago.
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Years ago, probably at least 15?, Neal Boortz used to say that if he ever got a bumper sticker it would say “WWBHD”.
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Lovely, has time passed that fast!!!
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Could have been longer Col 😦 I don’t even know if Boortz is still on the air and I didn’t even have a TV when he was singing Brit’s praises.
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I think Boortz retired from doing his radio show.
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I always without fail laughed when he threatened to return to his law practice and put scumbags back on the street if his radio gig didn’t work out for him.
And his deadpan line, “Turning a pretty severe personality into financial gain.”
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*personality disorder* second time tonight 😦
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Trump’s Secret Advisors
A very significant report appeared on Bloomberg View this morning – a first look inside Donald Trump’s policy war room.
So what are the guiding principles behind Trump’s policy decisions?
Well, they are far from random – the Trump campaign just likes to hold their cards very close to their chest.
Bloomberg’s Josh Rogin interviewed Sam Clovis, Trump’s chief policy advisor, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and former Iowa Senate candidate.
Still Report #566 Video Jan-31-2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NfocRXM30U
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Haha! Great minds. Look a couple of comments above ^^^
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Sarah Palin Talks Support For Donald Trump & The Iowa Caucus
Comments On Obama And PTSD
Live on TODAY, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives her first interview since declaring her support for Donald Trump, predicting a Trump victory. She says it “wasn’t tough” to choose between Trump and Ted Cruz to support, saying she wants to keep Cruz in the Senate and put Trump in the White House.
She also criticizes President Obama for “disrespect” of the military – and TODAY for asking her about Obama’s reaction to her comments about the President’s role in her son Track having PTSD.
Today Video Feb-01-2016:
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I was flipping through the TV while I was eating lunch and stopped on that show The Chew. They had Christie Brinkley on promoting her book. She was going on how she became a vegetarian after reading about Chicago slaughterhouses when she was a teen. Her kindness to animals brought her good karma and saves the environment and basically a pitch to buy her book, go veggie and you too can look as young as she does at 62.
All I can say is I too could look as young as her if I had a plastic surgeon. When your skin doesn’t move when you smile that didn’t come from eating veggies.
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If we both had her money, we too could have immobile skin and good hair! 😀
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And still eat meat and destroy the environment.
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Gleefully.
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I got a new sign for Christmas to add to the collection you see as you come up our drive.
This one says:
Warning! Environmental Criminals Ahead!
With pictures of a cow, goat, sheep, pig and chicken.
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😀
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Wow! Can’t wait too see you, michellc and Ms.WeeWeed after PS. I do enjoy the “View” now!
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The friend who gave it to me told me that when she saw it that it cracked her up and she immediately thought of me and how I was the only person she knew who would get it.
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LOLOL!!!!!
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I just want her money. Don’t care an awful lot about the immobile skin. I am an old b*tch. I kinda like that. It’s my life. What kind of cranky old b!tch would I be if I looked twenty? And also, what if I came out looking like Pelosi? I don’t believe in euthanasia, so good grief and holy moly, I could live years looking like a grapefruit with lips painted on and fake eyebrows and ten pounds of whatever the rich woman equivalent of aquanet is. Nuh uh.
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LOL!!!! You just reminded me of my bad-taste joke about Pelosi! 😀
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This is one of my favorite side by sides.
Eat, drink and be merry 😀 and you won’t look like a prune before your time.
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I love Nigella!
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I never heard of her until about 3 years ago when a friend of mine sent me a picture of Nigella and Gillian.
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I love how she ends each of her shows: Opening the door to the refrigerator in her bathrobe, and eating leftovers.
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I will have to check her show out. Do you know where I can watch it?
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I really don’t know what network her show airs (if any, right now). She has been on the Cooking Channel and Food Network at one time, I think.
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My future wife.
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You do realize that all she will want to do all day is practice on the piano………………….Hm, even I wouldn’t have a problem with that. 🙄
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When my parents fought while I was very little, I remember my mother bashing “I’m going to wash that grey right out of my hair” out on the piano.
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LOL Crossed my mind a time or two. Finally did it for real.
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Ha! I copied and pasted the song title and didn’t notice I grabbed the 1970’s shampoo TV ad.
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Mine played twenties flapper tunes, even though she wasn’t born until 1930. She could play that piano pretty good when she got mad, hardly ever bothered to do it otherwise.
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Mine played contemporary things like “Unchained Melody,” “Misty” and stuff by Nat King Cole. All kinds of “modern” tunes at the time.
Only when my dad was TDY, though – when he was home, and with all of us she didn’t have time for it.
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“Whoa, did I just hear the Democrat frontrunner for president float a bribe to the sitting Democrat President of the United States right in front of the entire world?” Anyone watching could see the unspoken implication was, “Hey, Barack, make sure no indictment prevents my election and one of the most coveted, lifetime positions in the world can be yours when your presidential term is over, wink, wink.”
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/01/did_hillary_just_offer_obama_a_bribe_in_front_of_the_entire_world.html
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No surprise there. I think it’s begging on her part, though. Sucking up, as it were. I think Obama would prefer to be head of the U.N. – king of the world.
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The scorpion and the cobra doing a dance, isn’t that special.
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It’s the mongoose and cobra doing the dance! – Kipling
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And they wonder why so many of us don’t trust bureaucracies? My question is: why would anyone trust them?
IG: During Outbreak, DHS Admitted ‘Diplomats, UN Workers, U.S. Gov’t Employees’ from Ebola-Affected Countries Without Screening
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/lauretta-brown/ig-during-ebola-outbreak-dhs-admitted-diplomats-un-workers-us-govt
A recent oversight report by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general found that during the 2014 Ebola outbreak, “Diplomats, United Nations workers, U.S. Government employees, or other dignitaries were not thoroughly scrutinized or were incorrectly assumed to be exempt from Ebola screening” by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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“(NaturalNews) GMO skeptics like myself have been warning for years of the unintended consequences of genetic pollution. Even when genetically engineered organisms are released into the world with the best of intentions, such actions can wreak havoc on the ecosystem and human civilization in ways that simply can’t be foreseen by the world’s most well-meaning scientists.”
“Zika virus outbreak linked to release of genetically engineered mosquitoes… disastrous unintended consequences now threaten life across the Americas”
http://www.naturalnews.com/052824_Zika_virus_genetically_engineered_mosquitoes_unintended_consequences.html
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No dumber than the South Americans who imported African bees to improve honey production. The result? Killer bees.
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Exactly.
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Of course that was simply the african bees mating with the indigenous bees.
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It’s called the Kardashian effect, no really it is.
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Hi, JohnP. Nice to see you. If you stay around long enough – or check back in later – Col. Ken will be here.
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Good to see you JohnP :).
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Howdy, John P! Always good to see your name and inimitable avatar.
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Hey JohnP, hope you are recovering well! Have you browse “Total Resistance”? In the introduction, you will find remarks by Col. Fertig who led the resistance in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation. Even John Wayne made the movie. Good read.
And a great blog site, StopShouting.
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I just happened to turn on a PBS interview with a representative of WHO in Geneva. He said that they are unclear about the link between Zika virus and microcephaly, and are still investigating, recommending protecting yourself against mosquito bites, as a precaution.
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Yeah, good luck with that. 🙄
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Well, using lots of insect repellant, wearing protective clothing, and staying inside at night does go a long way towards protecting against bites.
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LIke I said, good luck with that. You aren’t going to get long sleeves on people in 95 degree, humid weather. And, I have to take my dog out after dark. I always end up with several bites. (I am really quite sweet and they like me a lot. 🙄 )
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I hardly ever get bitten. Insect repellant works.
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Ever since that guy died after putting on too much insect repellent, I am not comfortable using it.
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What did he do? Spray himself continually for hours?
You can die by drinking too much water, you know. Nothing is completely safe.
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No, I think it was in the late 70’s and he covered all his skin with an insect repellent containing deet. They reduced the amount allowed after that, I believe.
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Actually, I’m all for spraying with DDT. I remember when mosquito bites weren’t a problem, and I also remember that my own father got malaria in the 1920’s from a mosquito bite.
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I’ve always used insect repellant but this past year it didn’t phase them. Granted because of all the rain we had more mosquitoes than I had ever seen, but nothing was working on them. They were just as bad during the day as they were at night. We were even getting bit through our clothes.
I promise you if I had DDT I would have been gleefully spraying it. As it was we were spraying every chemical we could get our hands on to kill them and the flies.
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Sounds like black flies here in Michigan. They draw blood right through your clothing. Usually are the worst around July 4.
Fortunately, that’s farther north in Michigan, and not in the city!
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We’ve never had mosquitoes like these things. We started calling them mutant skeeters.
My daughter said she thought they were a government experiment. lol
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http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/blackflies_are_out_and_at_it_in_southern_michigan
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I’ve never saw any of those around here and hope I don’t.
These looked like your normal mosquito. I think there were just so many of them that they were competing for food.
We did finally find a repellant through avon made for children that worked the best on them. It just wore off fast.
It was bad enough during the day, we couldn’t even sit on the porch at dusky dark.
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Black flies don’t suck blood like mosquitoes do – they slash the skin and drink the pooled blood.
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I’ve heard that the “Skin so Soft” (or something like that) lotion made by Avon works well, here – our mailman recommended it. So I’ll be finding us an Avon lady. Mosquitoes seldom live long after they bite me, of course, but DH, child, cats et al are bedeviled by them. Here, so Dr. Vet says, the mosquitoes even give cats heartworms.
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We used Skin So Soft when we lived in Georgia. I don’t know if it really works as a repellent, but it did a pretty good job of keeping things from biting because they appeared to drown in the Skin So Soft. Bugs would be stuck all over us when we finally came inside. 🙄
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Ewwwwww. But, oh well – like I mentioned, they don’t bite me much so not my problem.
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I worry about diseases from mosquito bites – like Lyme disease, which is not uncommon here. Like you said, they also pass heartworm to the dogs and cats.
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They probably leave you alone because they are all over here chewing on me. 🙄
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You and my husband! People like moi usually have warm blooded magnets around ’em – amazing, but true.
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Another part of the problem is, no matter how much I cover up I am so juicy, they still come after me. They were so bad for a while last summer that I put on a long sleeved shirt. They bit me all over my face and hands. {sigh}
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The old Skin so Soft was great stuff, it was even good to repel flies off the horses and good to keep fleas off the dogs.
Then they started making all these different types and fragrances and it doesn’t work as well anymore.
I can’t remember what the kids stuff was. We had gotten it for the baby because it also had sunscreen in it. It was working on him, so we all started using it then I bought 3 more bottles.
They’ve never really liked me before and the stray few that did would always leave me alone once I pulled out the OFF, but for whatever reason it just didn’t work on them last year.
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Yeah. No way I am clicking on any bug links 😱 I nearly passed out when I saw the 8 legged wonder that WeeWeed posted yesterday.
I am a wimp when it comes to bugs and hearing/seeing about illnesses or medical procedures.
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Guess you didn’t want to see the 1 1/2 ” Palmetto bug that came out of my toothbrush holder yesterday morning. 😯
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Gross!
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Yes, GROSS!
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🙈🙉🙊
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Skin so Soft does work. In addition, Keeps a bunch of soldiers smelling good.
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WHO is as big a pack of whores as the UN. There’s a new “threat” every year – and mainly because of illegals – but the solution is ALWAYS the same.
US to send $$$$$$$$$$ (that never actually go toward the problem, but into 3rd world tinpot dictators’ coffers, as with every single other form of “aid.”)
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Sounds like this guy is on the same page as Trump:
Special Ops cmdr. demands White House stop disclosing mission details
Gen. Joseph Votel cites administration’s political bragging rights
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/1/l-todd-wood-special-ops-cmdr-demands-white-house-s/
Gen. Joseph Votel, the chief of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and future commander of U.S. Central Command, sent a letter in early December to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter requesting that the executive branch stop disclosing details of special operator missions for political gain.
“I am concerned with increased public exposure of SOF activities and operations, and I assess that it is time to get our forces back into the shadows,” Votel wrote, reports Foreign Policy. Votel added that discussing operations makes it more difficult for commandos to conduct those missions, and he “requested the department support him with an approach to avoid public discussion of SOF activities,” the official said, paraphrasing the brief memo.
Despite the fact that publicizing special operations mission details and tactics can get operators killed and risks mission failure, the Obama White House has been quick to release details of SOF activities. The most famous example is the raid to kill Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Then Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, severely criticized the White House for releasing details about the raid.
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Trump encourages people to speak out just by bringing the situations out into the open.
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I’m not sure that I understand what you just wrote – Trump is always talking about keeping generals off the talk shows and stop telling the enemy our plans.
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I think she means that Trump keeps saying that Obama is stupid and dangerous for always announcing what our military is doing or going to do. The General is confirming what Trump has been saying. So perhaps Trump calling the revengeful and petty Obama out on the mat on his outlandish behavior was an impetus for General Votel to voice his concerns.
I think Trump has encouraged people to believe that maybe, just maybe, someone will have their back.
Anyhow that is why I liked your post auscitzenmom, so I hope I got it right.
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Yes, Trump even said they needed to quit announcing when we send troops of any kind to an area. “Special Ops CMDR. demands White House stop disclosing mission details”
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Good News: Breaking: Judge Jeanine just tweeted endorsing Trump
http://redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=5184
http://www.podcastone.com/pg/jsp/program/episode.jsp?programID=816&pid=614373
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Good. I am glad she came out with it.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) announced that he will suspend his campaign.
I am officially suspending my campaign. Thank you for all your loyal support. #ImWithHucK
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) February 2, 2016
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I think Huck will endorse Trump now.
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Ben Carson, speaking at party after Iowa GOP caucus: ‘I was reasonably happy today until I discovered the dirty tricks going on’
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Donald Trump Speaks After Finishing 2nd in Iowa Caucuses (2-1-16)
February 1, 2016: GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke to supporters in West Des Moines, Iowa after finishing second in the Iowa Caucuses to Ted Cruz. Mr. Trump congratulated Mr. Cruz and thanked the people of Iowa for their support.
Trump also predicted he would still win the nomination and return to Iowa in the general election.
Right Side Broadcasting Donald Trump Speech Feb-01-2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrejuO6ZbMo
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Iowa State GOP Chair Reports more than 180,000 in turnout for caucus, shattering record from 2012 by nearly 60,000 – @BillHemmer
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