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November 23, 2017

There IS a way for Hillary to be President!

"Not sure why Clinton isn't running for a House seat.
Dems could elect her Speaker. Then .....it's Mueller time."

https://twitter.com/RWPUSA/status/933492489998258176
sez Richard Painter, Prof. of law at the University of MN, was chief White House ethics lawyer for Pres. George W. Bush from '05 to '07. Currently serves as vice chairman of CREW

In fact, the Speaker does not even have to be a member of the House:

Under the Constitution, the speaker does not have to be a member of the House. He or she doesn’t have to be an elected lawmaker or government official. The speaker can be an ordinary, private citizen.

In fact, there really are not any legal restrictions on qualifications for that office. The relevant words are from the Constitution’s Article 1, Section 2, Clause 5: “The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic] their Speaker and other Officers."
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2015/0925/John-Boehner-exit-Anyone-can-run-for-House-speaker-even-you

November 22, 2017

New database for you to track your State/fed. Representatives

Hats off to Propublica!

Using just your zip code, you can find out where your member of congress stands and what’s important to him, not just with his voting, but also his newsletters, emails, and relationships with other members of congress.
This site provides information on lawmakers, the bills they consider and the votes they take (and miss). You can browse the latest votes and bills, see how often lawmakers vote against their parties and compare voting records.
https://projects.propublica.org/represent/

Pls. keep it kicked for night owls and early morning birds here.

November 19, 2017

Leann Tweeden just signed a book deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group

Seen on twitter just now.
Hmmm...

November 18, 2017

Stumped for holiday table ideas? Ivanka has ya covered.

On her "HQ" Twitter, she is suggesting this for holiday table decor.

"Have no idea how to decorate your Thanksgiving table? Problem solved"




https://twitter.com/IvankaTrumpHQ/status/931303381464965122

November 18, 2017

We need only 3 Republican Senators to vote no on the tax bill

That will kill it.

anyone have updates to the bill's progress?

November 18, 2017

Early x-mas present for you guys: The largest open database of companies in the world

this is like Open Secrets.org and the related "sunshine" web sites.

If you plug in "Trump"...The database shows 406 total Trump companies, a few which are inactive but very interesting to note. Huge number of Panama shell companies. Plus, his kids have multiple companies in their names

https://opencorporates.com/

November 14, 2017

I have questions about this pic of sarah sanders:

NYT says the pic was with reporters after the DMZ visit was canceled.

Why was she wearing military clothes?
are pearls usually worn with that kind of jacket?
Is it true her face can remain stuck in that expression? ( My Mom used to warn us kids about making faces...)

She remains a deep mystery to me.


November 13, 2017

Jesus..I knew Hannity fans were dumb, but this pretty far out.

Keurig Coffee Makers pulled their Hannity ads because of Roy Moore support by Hannity.

so Hannity fans are smashing their Keurig coffee makers and sending Hannity pics of what they did.

I saw it mentioned on Twitter and went to Google, lots of news about it came up.

I don't know how much those makers cost, but I hope they don't start boycotting cars.

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Gender: Female
Hometown: Washington state, for half my life
Home country: USA
Current location: SW Alabama. for the rest of my life
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About dixiegrrrrl

Long time political activist, working to tint my lil "Mayberry" more blue. Collector of strays of various species and minds.
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