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Thursday, May 31, 2018
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Obamas' Netflix deal inked with help from bundler buddy
Believe me, I'm rethinking my membership with Netflix
Barry's famous quotes:
“I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.” — Barack Obama
Barry inked a book deal for $67 million and is sure to get at least a $100 million from Netflix. Wonder if he hit that 'certain point' yet?
“I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” — Barack Obama
Shop's at Cartier's, dinner and Peter Luger's, buying homes left and right, so he's spreading it around alright.
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos (left), an Obama bundler, helped broker the deal to bring the Obamas to Netflix. (Reuters)
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos celebrated Barack and Michelle Obama as “among the world’s most respected and highly-recognized public figures” in announcing a deal last week for the Obama family to produce films and series for the streaming service.
“We are incredibly proud they have chosen to make Netflix the home for their formidable storytelling abilities,” Sarandos said in a news release.
What Sarandos didn’t mention: He and his wife have long been donors and friends to the Obamas, having raised more than a half-million dollars as bundlers for the president’s campaign in 2012. His wife, Nicole Avant, also was appointed by Obama as ambassador to the Bahamas, serving from 2009 to 2011.
Netflix confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday that Sarandos himself was directly involved in brokering the Obama deal.
"Ted Sarandos is our chief content officer so of course he was engaged in bringing Higher Ground Productions to Netflix,” a company spokesman told Fox News on Monday.
Higher Ground Productions is the name of the company established by the Obamas to produce content for Netflix.
When will this air?
According to the New York Post, which first reported Sarandos’ involvement in the deal, Sarandos and Avant bundled nearly $600,000 in contributions to Obama during the 2012 presidential campaign.
Netflix official Ted Sarandos and wife Nicole Avant, the former US ambassador to the Bahamas, have been big Obama donors. (Reuters)
Avant’s father, Clarence, a music executive, also bundled nearly $450,000 for Obama’s presidential campaigns, the Post reported. The newspaper said one source estimated the deal with the Obamas could be worth over $50 million.
The Obama deal also comes just two months after Netflix announced that Susan Rice, Obama’s former national security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations, would be joining the company’s board of directors.
“I am thrilled to be joining the board of directors of Netflix, a cutting-edge company whose leadership, high-quality productions, and unique culture I deeply admire,” Rice said in March.
Netflix on Monday suggested Rice had no involvement in bringing the Obamas to the company.
“Board members play no role in content decisions at Netflix," the spokesman said when asked about Rice's potential role.
Netflix says the Obamas will produce a variety of content, including scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features.
“One of the simple joys of our time in public service was getting to meet so many fascinating people from all walks of life, and to help them share their experiences with a wider audience,” Obama said in a statement last week. “That’s why Michelle and I are so excited to partner with Netflix – we hope to cultivate and curate the talented, inspiring, creative voices who are able to promote greater empathy and understanding between peoples, and help them share their stories with the entire world.”
It's not yet known what specific projects the Obamas will tackle. Sarandos, during an event in New York on Tuesday, denied that the former first family would be using the platform to turn Netflix into “the Obama Network.”
“There’s no political slant to the programming,” Sarandos said of the planned Obama productions, according to Variety.
Sure there is.
Trump would get the same deal.
The leftist hypocrisy...its like peanut butter and jelly
Unless you are living in a cave you know the show "Roseanne" was canceled because of this tweet referring to Valerie Jarrett.
What course of action was taken when the left does the exact same thing. Let's see.
Isn't that Whoppi Goldberg? Does she still have a job?
How about this one? Is she still employed?
This one's the capper.
Remember the WH Correspondents Dinner with the 'comedian' Michelle Wolf no one ever heard of?
Carrot top has a twin?
This is what she said about Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
"I actually really like Sarah. I think she’s very resourceful," the former “Daily Show” writer said. "She burns facts and then she uses that ash to create a perfect smoky eye. Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s lies. It’s probably lies."
"I'm never really sure what to call Sarah Huckabee Sanders," the comedian continued. "Is it Sarah Sanders? Is it Sarah Huckabee Sanders? Is it Cousin Huckabee? Is it Auntie Huckabee Sanders? Like, what's Uncle Tom but for white women who disappoint other white women?"
Sarah's reaction.
Certainly, there should be some action taken for these raucous, racist, statements made right in front of Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
There was.
Monday, May 28, 2018
Chelsea Clinton says Trump 'degrades what it means to be an American,' says Brits should protest his UK trip
10 Scandals Involving Hillary Clinton You May Have Forgotten
In fact, the Clinton's have been embroiled in so many scandals and lies they had to coin a new word to handle it all.
Clintonesque
Oh...and wasn't her father impeached and had his law license revoked?
Talk about degrading.
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During a wide-ranging interview to promote her latest book, Chelsea Clinton said that President Trump “degrades what it means to be an American” and said she would protest his planned July visit to the U.K. if she was British.
The former first daughter, who just published "She Persisted Around the World," blamed the Trump administration for having “mainlined hate” and cited reports of a rise in hate crimes — as documented by organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center and the FBI.
“Not just the hundreds, but now thousands of instances in schools across America, where children are citing the president as they’re demeaning a little girl, or they’re chanting ‘Build a wall’ in an attempt to demean and degrade brown children,” she told the Guardian.
Trump made building a wall at America’s southern border a cornerstone of his 2016 presidential campaign, and, despite the fact that it has become comedic fodder for late-night talk show hosts —the wall is being built.
“I think those of us who have platforms to do that have to say this is wrong and unacceptable, so we don’t normalize it but try to detoxify what has been unleashed. Because if we don’t, we leave a vacuum. And I think the darkness fills that vacuum,” she added.
When asked by the Guardian how British people should respond to Trump’s planned visit in July, Clinton referenced her children, saying:
“Well, I’ve been to multiple protests since the election. Charlotte’s been to at least three, maybe four. Aidan’s been to one. If I lived in Britain I would show up to protest, because I don’t agree with what he’s doing to degrade what it means to be an American.”
Of her reported friendship with Ivanka Trump, current first daughter, and assistant to the president, Clinton said the two haven’t spoken “in a long time” and implied that Ivanka is fair game in terms of her advocacy for her father’s policies.
“She’s an adult. She can make the choices for herself. I mean, she’s 36. We are responsible for our choices. In 2008, I was really proud to support my mom — but I disagreed with her fundamentally on a few things, particularly her then opposition to equal marriage rights for LGBTQ Americans,” she explained. “I never defended that position, because it wasn’t what I believed was the right thing to do.”
Clinton said that liberals have been too focused on “tolerance” when it comes to different minority groups. In her view, that's not enough.
“People tolerated casual misogyny, but casual misogyny is maybe the gateway drug. We have freedom of speech, which I do think is hugely important — and yet people thought you couldn’t dispute hateful things because they’re like — well, it’s freedom of speech. Well, freedom of speech doesn’t mean there is freedom of consequences.”
The 38-year-old, who serves as vice chair of the Clinton Foundation and has two children with her husband Mark Mezvinsky, remains focused on electing Democrats but said the country will have a long way to go to repair the damage that’s been done.
“I think the wreckage that we’re seeing at this moment is one that will, I hope, be repaired on the policy standpoint when we elect Democrats,” Clinton said. “But I think we will still then have work to do on repairing the tone in our country, the exposure of the real racist and sexist, homophobic, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic feeling which is on the rise in our country – a rot that has been exposed.”
Sunday, May 27, 2018
FBI to America: Reboot Your Routers, Right Now
Knowing the FBI of late they installed something (spyware) on your router and need you to reboot for it to work.
Wonder if Trump rebooted his?
Wonder if Trump rebooted his?
The hackers are using VPNFilter malware to target small office and home office routers, the FBI said. "VPNFilter is able to render small office and home office routers inoperable," the FBI warns. "The malware can potentially also collect information passing through the router. Detection and analysis of the malware's network activity is complicated by its use of encryption."
The feds recommends "any owner of small office and home office routers reboot the devices to temporarily disrupt the malware and aid the potential identification of infected devices." They also advise to consider disabling remote management settings on devices, use encryption, upgrade firmer and choose new and different passwords, which is pretty much best practice anyway.
The IC3, formerly known as the Internet Fraud Complaint Center was renamed in October 2003 to include this kind of attack. Their stated mission "is to provide the public with a reliable and convenient reporting mechanism to submit information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning suspected Internet-facilitated criminal activity and to develop effective
alliances with law enforcement and industry partners."
Today, that means telling you to reboot your router, so hop to it.
Saturday, May 26, 2018
What's the difference between Cosby and Freeman
Freeman didn't drug em' first
Wonder if 'God' likes Jello?
Anyone remember this one?
October 2011
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Judge orders law firm of Stormy Daniels' lawyer to pay $10M
Truly a wonderful heartwarming article.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge in California ordered a law firm linked to Stormy Daniels' attorney to pay $10 million on Tuesday to a lawyer who claimed that the firm had misstated its profits and that he was owed millions.
The judgment came after Jason Frank, who used to work at Eagan Avenatti, alleged that the law firm failed to pay a $4.85 million settlement he had reached in December. He said in court papers that the settlement was personally guaranteed by Michael Avenatti, who has garnered national attention as the attorney for Daniels, the porn actress who is suing President Donald Trump following an alleged 2006 affair.
Frank had worked at Avenatti's firm under an independent contractor agreement and was supposed to collect 25 percent of the firm's annual profits, along with 20 percent of fees his clients paid, according to court documents. He resigned in May 2016 after alleging that the firm didn't pay him millions of dollars that he was owed, misstated the firm's profits and wouldn't provide copies of tax returns and other financial documents.
After he resigned, Frank brought the case to a panel of arbitrators, who found that the firm "acted with malice, fraud, and oppression by hiding its revenue numbers," according to a copy of the arbitration report included in court documents.
In December, Frank settled with Avenatti's firm for a total of $4.85 million, which was supposed to include an initial $2 million payment and then a second payment for $2.85 million. The $2 million payment was supposed to be made by May 14, but Avenatti and his firm never paid, Frank said in court papers.
The settlement agreement included a clause that the firm couldn't oppose a request for a $10 million judgment if the settlement payments weren't made within three days of the due date. Frank did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment on Tuesday.
The judgment is final and cannot be appealed, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine Bauer said in her ruling.
Court records in the bankruptcy proceeding also show Avenatti had personally agreed to pay about $2.4 million in back taxes and penalties. During Tuesday's hearing, an assistant U.S. attorney said Avenatti had not made a payment that was due last week for unpaid taxes as part of the agreement that was reached in January.
Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles, said lawyers from that office represent the government in bankruptcy court when there's a debt to a government agency, like back taxes or unpaid student loans.
Avenatti told The Associated Press that he would not discuss "irrelevant nonsense" and wouldn't answer specific questions about the case.
Court documents say Avenatti is the "managing member and majority equity holder" of Eagan Avenatti and "solely owns and controls" another firm, Avenatti & Associates, which represents Daniels.
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has said she had an affair with Trump in 2006 and has sued to invalidate the confidentiality agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election that prevents her discussing it. She's also suing Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, alleging defamation.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
‘Mayor Libby Schaaf Act’ would imprison gov’t officials who warn about ICE raids
First of all, they shouldn't have to pass an 'Act'. She's already guilty of obstruction of justice.
That said if this comes to fruition it's a brilliant move on King's part. 99.9% percent of Democrats will vote against the Mayor Libby Schaaf Act which will make great campaign fodder for the upcoming elections.
I can see it now:
Every vote against the Act is a vote FOR illegals. Think about that for a moment. They voted against ICE... to protect illegal criminals residing in our country!
Vote Republican
Unless you want them for neighbors...
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Department of Justice blames mayor after she tipped off immigrants of impending ICE raids. Marianne Rafferty provides the latest details from Los Angeles.
A Republican lawmaker on Monday proposed a measure that would imprison government officials up to five years for obstructing the enforcement of federal laws.
The Mayor Libby Schaaf Act was introduced by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, and named after the Oakland mayor who earlier this year tipped off residents of an incoming crackdown on illegal immigrants by federal authorities.
“I want lawless, sanctuary city politicians to hear this message clearly: if you obstruct ICE, you are going to end up in the cooler,” King said in a statement.
“It shall be unlawful for any officer, employee, or agent of a State or political subdivision thereof to obstruct, hinder, delay, or otherwise impede the enforcement of the laws of the United States, or to attempt to do so,” the text of the bill reads.
Shaaf in February used social media to warn the public about upcoming ICE actions.
Following the backlash, she stood behind her decision, despite claims from federal immigration authorities that hundreds of criminal illegal immigrants escaped capture as a result of her actions.
"It is Oakland’s legal right to be a sanctuary city and we have not broken any laws," Schaaf said in a statement at the time. "We believe our community is safer when families stay together."
King’s proposed measure comes amid the showdown between officials in California and federal authorities.
President Donald Trump met last week with California Republican lawmakers and law enforcement officials who pushed back against the state’s sanctuary laws that limit cooperation with immigration authorities.
Trump mentioned Schaaff by name, urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions to consider charging her for obstructing justice. “You talk about an obstruction of justice, I would recommend that you look into obstruction of justice for the mayor of Oakland California, Jeff,” he said.
The Oakland mayor fired back against criticism of her conduct, penning an article in The Washington Post saying she’s not guilty of obstruction of justice.
"I wanted to make sure that people illegals were prepared, not panicked, and that they understood their legal rights," Schaaf wrote.
Monday, May 21, 2018
NYC Parents Outraged at Public School's Moment of Silence for 'Hamas Terrorists' Deaths in Gaza
My first reaction was this is New York, not Texas nor Alabama. Why would they be outraged?
After all, they voted for this asshole...again.
My second thought. Where is the ACLU? God forbid someone says a prayer in school yet a moment of silence for a throng of Muslim terrorists is perfectly acceptable.
Straight out of Wikipedia:
Hamas is regarded, either in whole or in part, as a terrorist organization by several countries and international organizations, most notably by Israel, the United States and the European Union.
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Parents of students attending the Beacon School in New York City are outraged over the school's decision to hold a moment of silence for the victims of violence in Gaza, many of whom were members of the terrorist organization, Hamas.
On Tuesday, a day after the United States celebrated moving its embassy to Jerusalem, the public school held a school-wide moment of silence for those who were killed during violent unrest on the Gaza border.
High school junior Sophie Steinberg, a Jewish student, told the New York Post that when it started, she could see a lot of her Jewish friends become uncomfortable.
“They don’t know how to feel. They don’t know how to fit into all of this,” she explained.
Watch the video below:
New York City school holds moment of silence after violence in Gaza, outraging some parents pic.twitter.com/JPki5zU84w— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) May 20, 2018
Steinberg said that it's in the school's “nature” to bring up things that “no one wants to talk about,” but junior Fortune Ndombo told the New York Post that she wished there was a conversation about what was going on. However, there “was no follow-up.”
“I am extremely upset because I did not send my child to a New York City public school to pray for Hamas operatives,” one father, who is Jewish, shared with the outlet.
Another student's mother, who is also Jewish, said she doesn't ever believe a school should be “promoting a moment of silence for terrorists.” “What if it was Islamic terrorists in ISIS?” she wondered.
Morton Klein, the president of the Zionist Organization of America, said the organization is planning on sending a letter to the Beacon School demanding an apology.
He called it “disgraceful” to “mourn the death of Hamas terrorists.”
Following the deaths of 62 people, many cast blame on Israel for using excessive force against unarmed protesters, but Salah al-Bardawil, a senior Hamas official, admitted the majority of the deaths were members of the terrorist organization.
"In the last round of confrontations, if 62 people were martyred, 50 of them were Hamas,” al-Bardawil said.
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