Interesting...

Trump's attorney general pick is about to come face to face with decades-old allegations of racism

Jeff Sessions. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Funny...The left and their cheerleaders, the MSM, didn't seem to have any problem with his predecessors.

This one got two border patrol agents killed and over 300 Mexicans in a  catastrophe called F&F.

This one tried to rig the presidential election claiming she "accidently" bumped into Bill Clinton for 45 minutes, whose wife was running for POTUS, and simultaneously the target of a criminal FBI investigation, of which she would make the final judgment. 

Yep, these two are as pure as the driven snow!

Oh, and this guy served as a senator from January 3, 1959 to June 28, 2010 and was actually a MEMBER of the KKK.

Check it yourself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Byrd

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Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama is about to face a wave of intense scrutiny as he seeks confirmation to become attorney general and head the Justice Department in President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming administration.

Trump said Friday that it was an "honor to nominate" a "world-class legal mind" to the position. Sessions said, should he be confirmed, that he will give "all my strength to advance" its "highest ideals" and will be dedicated to "fairness and impartiality."

But Sessions is likely to face heavy examination over his overall record, as well as decades-old allegations of racism that are now certain to be hashed out in public.

Sessions, prior to his 20-year Senate career, served as a US attorney and as attorney general of Alabama. While serving as a US attorney for the state's southern district, he was nominated to be a federal district court judge by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.

His nomination, however, was rejected by the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee — a committee on which he now serves — because of racially charged comments and actions that he denied. It was only the second time in nearly 50 years the committee stunted a judicial nomination.

J. Gerald Hebert, then working on voting-rights cases for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, spent time in Alabama working with Sessions. He testified in front of the panel that Sessions was "not a very sensitive person when it comes to race relations." Hebert testified that Sessions had said a white lawyer described as a race traitor "probably is," and that the ACLU and NAACP were "communist-inspired."

Thomas Figures, a former assistant US attorney who died last year, provided back up to Hebert's testimony on Sessions regarding organizations such as the NAACP. Sessions testified that he recalled saying that "when" such civil-rights organizations "demand more than is legitimate, it hurts their position," he said.

Figures, who worked with Sessions, said he was warned by the now-Alabama senator to "be careful what you say to white folks" after Figures, the only black assistant US attorney in the office, told a white secretary that she had made an offensive comment. He also testified that Sessions and two others in the office had called him "boy," which Sessions categorically denied.

"I have never used the word 'boy' to describe a black, nor would I tolerate it in my office," Sessions testified.

Figures also said Sessions remarked that he thought Ku Klux Klan members were "OK," until he found out they smoked marijuana. Sessions later testified that he was joking.

Sessions was also accused of voicing complaints about the Voting Rights Act.

Hebert, who now works as the director of voting rights and redistricting program at the Campaign Legal Center, told Business Insider that he was "extremely unhappy to hear" Sessions was selected for the post.

"Because I think that he has a demonstrated record of anti-civil rights [and] anti-equality," Hebert said Friday. "I don't think he has a good grasp on issues about voting rights. I think a lot of his views are just plain wrong in light of facts." 

"He has opinions that are based on suspicion rather than facts," he continued. "And to have somebody like that heading up the Justice Department, the chief law enforcement officer in the United States, is of great concern to me."

Jeff Sessions. Kevin Hagen/Getty Images

Sessions, the first senator to come out in support of Trump on the campaign trail, is known for his hardline stance on immigration, his protectionist platform on trade, and his opposition toward bipartisan proposals to cut mandatory minimum prison sentences.

"When Trump on election night came out and said he was going to be kind of a uniter for all people, this sends the opposite message in my view," Hebert said. "And he's got a demonstrated record of making racially insensitive remarks in the 1980s that he's never really apologized for or backed off of. He's claimed that he's not a racist, but anybody can make a claim, it's what your record shows that's important. He has a record of pretty clearly opposing civil rights enforcement and opposing the laws themselves."

Hebert said that with issues "of race and law enforcement" being at the forefront of the US justice discussion, the nomination of Sessions "sends a very bad message." And he said he does not believe Sessions' views have evolved since the 1980s is a "positive" way.

"I think he's done things since the 1980s in the area of race, ethnicity, and he's made statements about nominees that have shown that he remains racially insensitive," Hebert said, pointing to Sessions' support of controversial voter ID laws whose critics say prevents many in minority communities from being able to cast ballots.

While many Democrats have been up in arms about Trump's appointment of Breitbart News executive Steve Bannon as White House chief strategist, Hebert said the consequences of a Justice Department run by Sessions will be of much greater importance.

"Well, the two positions couldn't be more different," he said. "One is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. You make decisions about who's going to get prosecuted, what laws are going to be enforced, what the priorities are going to be for the thousands of lawyers who work there, and you reach literally every corner of America and the world, for that matter. This is a far more important position and one that has far greater and far-reaching consequences."

Jeff Sessions. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump's transition, came to Sessions' defense in a conference call with reporters Friday. He said Sessions is "universally respected across party lines."

"When Sen. Sessions was US Attorney, he filed a number of desegregation lawsuits in Alabama and supported a 30-year extension of the Civil Rights Act, voted for [former Attorney General] Eric Holder, and spearheaded [the] effort to give a congressional gold medal to Rosa Parks."

Miller was confident Sessions had the support to be confirmed, adding that former Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania later said his vote against Sessions in the 1980s was a mistake.

Sessions, who is generally well-liked in the Senate, didn't receive the same sort of backlash as Bannon's appointment from Democrats in Congress.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut called Sessions a "respected colleague" who "expects the same exacting, serious scrutiny that any other Attorney General nominee would receive." Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the ranking Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said citizens "deserve" to know about Sessions' record "at the public" confirmation hearing.

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, however, signaled a potential confirmation battle. He said that even though he and Sessions "work out in the gym ... the fact that he is a senator does not absolve him from answering tough questions in the confirmation process."

"Given some of his past statements and his staunch opposition to immigration reform, I am very concerned about what he would do with the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and want to hear what he has to say,” Schumer continued in a statement.

The strongest statement against Sessions from congressional Democrats came from Rep. Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois.

"If you have nostalgia for the days when blacks kept quiet, gays were in the closet, immigrants were invisible and women stayed in the kitchen, Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions is your man," he said, using Sessions' full legal name.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts also provided some strong words about Sessions, advising Trump to "reverse his decision."

"30 yrs ago, a GOP Senate rejected @ SenatorSessions ’ judicial nomination, affirming no compromise with racism; no negotiation with hate," she posted to Twitter. "Today, a new GOP Senate must decide whether self-interest & political cowardice will prevent them from once again doing what is right."

Elected Republicans presented universal praise for Trump's selection of Sessions as his nomination for attorney general.

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas called it "great news," while Sen. John Cornyn of Texas called Sessions a "principled and good man" who will "restore honor" to the Justice Department. 

And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky tried to build the case for why Sessions would be a fair leader for the department, saying he "strongly" supported Trump's decision.

McConnell noted that Sessions worked in a bipartisan fashion to reduce sentencing disparities for "certain drug offenses," in addition to combating sexual assault in prison

"Jeff is principled, forthright, and hardworking," he wrote. "He cares deeply about his country and the Department he will be nominated to lead. ... Jeff has always looked out for the safety, security and freedoms of his constituents and the nation."

Interesting...

Why the two sides will never come together on illegals

Why the two sides will never come together on illegals

Mr. Scum

Before reading the article below this may interest you. This is an in-depth, comprehensive, six-page investigative report into Harry Reid's backroom deals, scams, etc enforcing his "Al Capone" like grip on Nevada. 

Doubt if anyone would go to this length to conjure up this detailed report if it were not true. For a Special Prosecutor, there is clearly some prime red meat to be had here.

In Nevada, the Name to Know is Reid


Reid is an Ebola-like low life from which there is no cure.

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Reid: Clinton lost because of 'Republican operative' James Comey

Yeah...the swirling whirlpool of lies involving her private server had nothing to do with it.

Reid then said that Comey's determination to revisit the investigation of the Democratic nominee shortly before Nov. 8 goes "against what common sense dictates."

"For example ... he came out against what the attorney general had recommended, against what common sense dictates. He is the reason she lost the election," he said.

"He can be fat and happy in his office there for seven more years after having thrown the election to Donald Trump. If he feels good about that — that's nice," Reid added.

Actually, Comey's 6 foot 8 and physically fit because he can figure out how to use an exercise machine.

During his interview, the lawmaker said the Democratic strategy during Trump's presidency should consist of selectively cooperating with Trump on issues that strengthen the middle class while rejecting his controversial rhetoric. 

Reid said that he did not want the Democrats to blindly obstruct Republican legislation, stating that the mission for the party should be to educate the voters about why the policies in question are destructive. 

"We as Democrats have to stand for something to show the difference between Trump and us," Reid said. "I think we have to speak out ... the Republicans didn't speak out, they just stopped us procedurally."

"I believe that we have a different obligation. I think we have to be talking over time — if we don't like something, tell everybody why. Don't just block things as they did."

Additionally, Reid criticized Trump's potential Cabinet picks including Rudy Giuliani, Kris Kobach, Sarah Palin and John Bolton.

"Giuliani to be secretary of State, I mean, what, he’s been to Canada? What’s this all about? He’s a lobbyist, he was mayor of New York City," Reid added.

Mr. Scum

Donald Trump's bizarre winning formula - Washington Times

County by county. 

Makes you wonder how he didn't reap the popular vote.

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By Victor Davis Hanson

The Democratic Party handed Donald Trump a rare opportunity to make radical changes to the electoral map that could last for years to come.

First, the Democrats gave Mr. Trump a great gift by completing the ongoing radicalization of their party under President Obama. After 2008, it was no longer a party of the working and middle classes, but a lopsided political pyramid.

On top were the cynical elites who turned up in the WikiLeaks John Podesta email trove: self-important media members, Ivy League grandees, Silicon Valley billionaires, Wall Street plutocrats and coastal corridor snobs. They talk left-wing but live royally. They court minorities to vote in lockstep, then deride them in private. The vast lower tier of the party comprises government employees, the poor, minorities and the millions dependent on state and federal assistance. The Democrats in between were ignored, and so they kept fleeing the party. Look at the red-blue map of the election. Democratic strength retreated to the inner cities and the rich coastal suburbs.

The Democrats also, in suicidal fashion, stoked racial chauvinism, or the notion that one’s tribe should transcend all other affiliations. After pandering to various minority groups, Hillary Clinton apparently believed that they suddenly would forget her emphasis on race and ethnicity to vote for her, a 69-year-old white multimillionaire.

But the Democrats learned a bitter lesson in 2016: Mr. Obama’s left-wing, rich-poor ideological agendas do not appeal to most of the country. Despite a hard progressive agenda, Mr. Obama was able to win two terms by relying on racial and ethnic solidarity, earning record numbers of Latino and black votes.

The logic of such a formula could not be easily transferred to a non-minority Democratic candidate. So Mrs. Clinton lost key blue states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin because minority turnout in cities such as Detroit, Philadelphia and Milwaukee fell off from 2008 and 2012.

Worse for Democrats, by pandering to tribal solidarity, they polarized the white working classes. When physical similarity is touted as the best argument to vote for someone, it green-lights everybody to do the same — including huge numbers of less affluent whites who voted for Mr. Trump.

Mr. Trump took advantage of these openings. By reformulating the old Republican messages to include so-called fair (rather than free) trade, by leaving Social Security alone and by promising to create more jobs, Mr. Trump plucked millions of lower- and middle-class voters from the Democratic Party.

Republican elites may have been appalled that Mr. Trump blasted global trade agreements and promised to punish corporations that outsourced jobs overseas. But those who have been left out of the globalized economy flocked to that message after not warming up to John McCain and Mitt Romney in earlier presidential elections.

Mr. Trump’s populism also appealed to a surprising number of blacks and Latinos. Although Mr. Trump was even richer than some multimillionaire Republican nominees of the recent past, he posed as a man of the people, eating fast food and speaking in a Queens accent.

For many non-whites, Mr. Trump’s message was more about class than race. Inner-city dwellers share many of the same worries as the poor whites of the Ohio Valley and southern Michigan. Some blacks have more in common with poor whites than with Colin Kaepernick or Van Jones. And many whites have more in common with less affluent blacks and Latinos than with Mitt Romney or Jeb Bush.

These populist economic interests had been ignored by Democrats and Republicans, as coastal-corridor economies made multimillionaires of 30-somethings in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street — with only crumbs left for those who work with their hands.

In other words, Mr. Trump miraculously won the Electoral College despite adversarial media and hostile Democratic and Republican establishments. He ran with relatively little campaign spending, virtually no ground game, few political handlers, little celebrity backing and few establishment endorsements. And he won because he rewrote the traditional rules of red-blue presidential politics.

Democratic Party chiefs slammed Mr. Trump as a bigot. “Never Trump” Republicans trashed him as a protectionist and populist rather than label him a true conservative. Some elite Democrats rightly feared that he might revolutionize politics by stealing minority and working-class voters from Democrats on shared class concerns that transcend race. Some elite Republicans worried that he could win new converts who weren’t concerned with whether The Wall Street Journal found him to be an apostate and so often a vulgarian.

The strangest irony of all?

Establishment Republicans who hated Mr. Trump sounded a lot like establishment Democrats.

In sum, the billionaire Donald Trump thinks he can forge a new kind of “Republican” majority, to the chagrin of elite Democrats and elite Republicans alike.

And he could be right.

Donald Trump's bizarre winning formula - Washington Times

Senate Dems to Trump: Fire Bannon

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A growing number of Senate Democrats are demanding that President-Elect Donald Trump fire Stephen Bannon, arguing he should not be given a White House position.

"We call on President-Elect Trump to exclude the proponents of discrimination and hatred from the ranks of his administration and that includes immediately firing Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist," said Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). "It is time for Donald Trump to act boldly... to put the nation on a path of healing."

Merkley, as well as Democrat Sens. Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), Ed Markey (Mass.), Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) and Senator-elect Chris Van Hollen (Md.), spoke to reporters during a press conference next to a sign that read "fire Bannon."

Stabenow added picking Bannon as a chief strategist and senior counselor is the "wrong message" after a contentious presidential election.

"This is a someone who has expressed racist, sexist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBT sentiments," Stabenow, a member of Senate Democrat leadership, added to reporters. "This is someone whose views do not belong in the White House."

Democrats have widely panned Trump for giving Bannon a White House job. Tuesday's press conference comes after Dem Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio) and Al Franken (Minn.) separately said on Tuesday that Trump must take back his job offer to Bannon.

Merkley also launched a MoveOn.org petition urging supporters to "tell Trump: Fire Steve Bannon."

Democrats argue Bannon's appointment goes against Trump's pledge during his victory speech that he would work with Democrats and reach out to voters who did not support him.

Markey said Tuesday that appointments like Bannon "will forever poison the well with Congress and the American people" after Democrats offered a tentative olive branch to Trump.

Republicans in Congress have generally avoided discussing Bannon, while other Trump advisers have defended him. Bannon served as the campaign chairman for Trump.

Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said people should look at Bannon's entire career, which besides his work at Breitbart includes stints on Wall Street, in the Navy and in Hollywood.

"He has got a Harvard business degree. He's a naval officer. He has success in entertainment," Ms. Conway told reporters Monday in Trump Tower, according to The New York Times. She also called him a "brilliant tactician."

Bannon has repeatedly attacked House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). But Ryan shrugged off questions about Bannon at a press conference earlier on Tuesday, saying it was time to "look forward."

Senate Dems to Trump: Fire Bannon