Backlash as more radio stations ban "Baby, It's Cold Outside" over lyrics

We have only been listening to this song for 74 years and now it’s deemed inappropriate!!! Date rape? How do they come up with this lunacy? Pretty soon MADD will say Rudolph’s nose was red because he was drunk and playing the song advocates drunk driving over the holidays and should be banned. Aww...shit I just planted a seed.

BTW...you ever listen to the lyrics of Rap music?

Following the lead of several other radio stations in the United States and Canada, Bay Area radio station KOIT said it was banning the holiday staple "Baby, It's Cold Outside," CBS San Francisco reports. Many listeners have said the song heard on countless holiday playlists is inappropriate in the #MeToo era — but others are outraged the classic tune has been taken off the air.

Penned by "Guys and Dolls" writer Frank Loesser in 1944, the song's lyrics describe a woman trying extricate herself from a date and saying "no, no, no," while a man insists that she stays as he moves in closer, pours her more alcohol, and warns about the weather outside. Critics of the song say the lyrics promote date rape.

"I made the decision, it's off for now," Brian Figula, program manager at KOIT radio told CBS San Francisco, adding he is considering leaving the ultimate decision up to the people.

Since Figula announced the decision, the station has received many angry emails and social media posts from people upset with the decision, accusing the station of political correctness.

"They're upset!" said KOIT radio DJ Freska Griarte who has heard from lots of listeners from phone calls and social media posts.

"They're like, 'why are you guys doing this? What is going on? It's just a song. While for some people, it means something more," Griarte said.

"I could definitely see where it's a little uncomfortable when you think about the lyrics being said," said Genevieve Ellison of San Francisco. "But then so are most of the songs on the radio today, right?"

The station launched a poll on their website Tuesday. Listeners can weigh in on whether or not to bring the song back through this coming weekend. KOIT will announce the results of the poll Monday, Dec. 10 at 7:20 a.m.

An informal poll on CBS New York shows a majority of people think the song should not be banned from the airwaves.

Meanwhile, radio stations in Cleveland and Denver have banned the song for the holiday season.

In Cleveland, Star 102 Cleveland radio host Glenn Anderson wrote a blog post about the station's decision to stop playing the song. "We used to play the song 'Baby It's Cold Outside,' but you're the Christmas Executive Officer at Star 102 and you told us it's no longer appropriate," Anderson wrote. "I gotta be honest, I didn't understand why the lyrics were so bad ... Until I read them."

In Denver, however, outraged listeners reportedly forced KOSI 101.1 to have the song put back on the air after an online poll overwhelmingly supported the song.

"We value the opinion of all our listeners and appreciate the feedback we received," said KOSI's Jim Lawson said in a statement. "Respondents voted 95 percent in favor of us keeping the song as part of KOSI 101.1's tradition of playing all of your holiday favorites."

In Canada, CBC Radio announced Tuesday it would join at least two other broadcasters in the country — Rogers Media and Bell Media — in keeping the song off their holiday playlists.

CBC spokeswoman Nicola Makoway said the broadcaster planned to remove the song at midnight on Tuesday with "no plans to play it going forward."

Backlash as more radio stations ban "Baby, It's Cold Outside" over lyrics

Another story MIA from the MSM

3 illegal immigrants indicted for murder of American whistleblower

Lukas Mikelionis 1 hour ago

An illegal immigrant living in Kansas was deported Friday after his ex-girlfriend reported him to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a report. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Keith Gardner)

Three illegal immigrants were indicted for the murder of a whistleblower in Georgia who reported that one of the immigrants ran a scheme to employ other illegal immigrants and defrauded a tree service company.

Oh...and about that love part. They said they would happily trade that in for $50,000...each.

https://thefederalistpapers.org/opinion/migrants-demand-50000-go-home-else

Brothers Pablo Rangel-Rubio, 49, and Juan Rangel-Rubio, 42, both residents of Rincon, Ga., and Higinio Perez-Bravo, 49, of Savannah, were charged on Thursday, said Southern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney Bobby L. Christine.

They are accused of murdering Eliud Montoya, 41, who was reportedly shot near his home, sparking an investigation by the authorities.

Montoya, a naturalized American citizen, filed a formal complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming that Pablo Rangel-Rubio employed illegal immigrants at a tree service company, profited from the company and took a share of the illegal workers’ pay, WSAV reported.

The authorities accuse Rangel-Rubio of paying Perez-Bravo to help his brother to kill Montoya for reporting their alleged scheme that authorities said enriched the brothers by more than $3.5 million over 10 years.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT KILLED 3 AFTER 'SANCTUARY' RELEASE FROM CUSTODY, ICE SAYS

“Eliud Montoya was a naturalized citizen of the United States who worked hard and raised a family,” said Christine, WSAV reported.

“He went to the proper authorities to report a federal crime and for that he was murdered. Our office is committed to ensuring justice for Eliud Montoya, a man killed for doing the right thing, by those intent on protecting their illegal profits,” he added.

Pablo Rangel-Rubio and Juan Rangel-Rubio are charged with conspiracy to retaliate against a witness, conspiracy to kill a witness, conspiracy to conceal, harbor and shield illegal aliens, and money laundering conspiracy, the outlet reported.

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Perez-Bravo and one of the brothers who allegedly did the killing were also charged with conspiracy to commit murder for hire. Pablo Rangel-Rubio is also charged with three counts of money laundering transactions over $10,000.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ICE WANTED DEPORTED IS NOW CHARGED IN WIFE'S STABBING DEATH

A number of federal agencies helped with the investigation into the murder of Montoya. The probe was headed by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and assisted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the FBI, the United States Marshals Service, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Garden City Police Department, the Effingham County Sheriff's Office, and the Chatham County Sheriff's Office.

“As Homeland Security Investigations has stated repeatedly – HSI equally focuses its worksite enforcement efforts on those who illegally work in the U.S., as well as the employers who knowingly hire them,” said HSI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Nick S. Annan, according to the outlet.

“This case is an extreme, but clear example of how far certain criminals seeking to illegally exploit the U.S. labor market will go to protect their ill-gotten gains, and illustrates why worksite enforcement will continue to be a major priority for HSI.”

Another story MIA from the MSM

Anyone remember the beloved Alton Sterling?

Allow me to give you a prelude to this story in case you forgot.

Saint Alton was a convicted felon and had no right to be carrying a firearm when he would not heed the cops warning and subsequently was shot and killed in July 2016. The photo below is the warm and fuzzy almost cherubic Saint Alton the MSM wanted you to see. I'm sure he's holding a rosary behind his back and not a Glock.

These are the photos of 'family man Alton' they didn't want you to see.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets protesting for weeks over the fatal shooting of Saint Alton.

The MSM immortalized this fearless protester with this photo. Rosa Parks and Tiananmen Square rolled into one as she defied the evil dark nights (aka murdering cops in the media).

Not that the MSM was interested but this is the

Summary of Saint Alton's Offenses

The documents in Sterling’s Baton Rouge court file show Sterling was accused of these offenses (some are convictions, some only arrests, some were dismissed and a few are traffic matters. The dates represent date of offense):

Simple battery (dismissed) (Nov. 24, 1996)

Simple battery – dismissed (Oct. 28, 1997)

Simple burglary of inhabited dwelling (May 5-15, 2005) request for arrest warrant

Felony theft (May 5-15, 2005) request for arrest warrant

Simple burglary (amended to illegal possession of stolen things – guilty plea) (May 24, 2005)

Aggravated battery (amended to simple battery – guilty plea) (March 6, 2006)

Simple criminal damage to property – guilty plea (March 6, 2006)

Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling (amended to disturbing the peace – guilty plea) (March 6, 2006)

Expired driver’s license (March 21, 2008)

Driver’s license issue (hard to read document) (2008)

Domestic abuse battery – pleaded guilty (March 31, 2008)

Illegal carrying weapons with controlled dangerous substance – pleaded guilty (May 29, 2009)

Felon in possession of a firearm – dismissed (May 29, 2009)

Contempt of court – (Aug. 10, 2009) – Guilty plea

Fail to use seat belt (Feb. 5, 2014)

Fail to renew registration (Feb. 5, 2014)

Failure to comply with sex offender registration (Aug. 11, 2015) – Forfeiture

Possession of a schedule 1 drug, (April4-5, 2016) – no conclusion

Possession of marijuana first offense. (April 5, 2016) – no conclusion

Arrest – probable cause affidavits: 

Trespassing (Aug. 25, 1996)

Damage to property (2 counts) (Aug. 25, 1996)

Criminal mischief (Aug. 25, 1996)

Illegally possess weapon (Aug. 25, 1996)

Aggravated burglary (Aug. 27, 1996)

Public intimidation, 2 counts (April 24, 2000)

Criminal damage to property (March 4, 2006)

Simple robbery (March 4, 2006)

Theft under $500 (March 4, 2006)

Possession of marijuana (March 4, 2006)

Misrepresentation during booking (March 4, 2006)

Simple battery (March 4, 2006)

Aggravated burglary (March 4, 2006)

RESISTING AN OFFICER BY FORCE (MAY 29, 2009)

Possession marijuana (May 29, 2009)

Possess stolen things (May 29, 2009)

Possess firearm with drugs (May 29, 2009)

Simple assault (May 29, 2009)

Offense too illegible to read in the record (May 29, 2009)

Sterling Had Previous Confrontations With the Baton Rouge Police

One incident stands out in the lengthy file; it involved a wrestling match with an officer that involved a gun. In 2009, the affidavit of probable cause contends that a police officer tried to pat down Sterling when Sterling resisted arrest, and the officer ended up “wrestling with the defendant on the ground” at which time a “black semi-auto gun fell from his waistband.” The officer grabbed the back of Sterling’s shirt during the incident, and he was able to arrest him without further incident.

So what am I trying to derive from all this? 

This is Saint Alton's 18-year-old son.

Cameron Sterling has been charged with raping an eight-year-old boy. 

The child told his mother and police that Sterling performed oral sex on him.

Proving once again the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 

Anyone remember the beloved Alton Sterling?

Trump inaugural committee under criminal investigation

Trump's not lying. His entire presidency thus far has been nothing but a witch hunt. And now this. 

Good thing he doesn't have any college transcripts under lock and key he hoped to keep hidden so as not to jeopardize his election.

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President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee is currently being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York for possible financial abuses related to the more than $100 million in donations raised for his inauguration, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The investigation was first reported by The Wall Street Journal Thursday afternoon. 

Citing conversations with people familiar with the investigation, which is being handled by the US Attorney's office in Manhattan, the Journal reported that prosecutors are also looking into whether the committee accepted donations from individuals looking to gain influence in or access to the new administration. 

The newspaper notes that "giving money in exchange for political favors" is illegal, as is misuse of any donated funds. The committee was registered as a nonprofit. 

In a statement, Trump's inaugural committee said the celebration was "in full compliance with all applicable laws."

"The (committee) is not aware of any pending investigations and has not been contacted by any prosecutors. We simply have no evidence the investigation exists," the statement read.

"The (committee's) finances were fully audited internally and independently and are fully accounted. Moreover, the inauguration's accounting was provided both to the Federal Election Commission and the IRS in compliance with all laws and regulations. These were funds raised from private individuals and were then spent in accordance with the law and the expectations of the donors. The names of donors were provided to the FEC and have been public for nearly two years and those donors were vetted in accordance with the law and no improprieties have been found regarding the vetting of those donors."

© Scott Olson/Getty Images WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Elect Donald Trump arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

When asked by reporters about the story Thursday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said, "That doesn't have anything to do with the President or the first lady. The biggest thing the President did, his engagement in the inauguration, was to come here and raise his hand and take the oath of office. The President was focused on the transition at that time and not on any of the planning for the inauguration." 

According to the Journal, sources told the paper that the investigation "partly arises out of materials seized in the federal probe of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's business dealings."

During a raid of Cohen's properties last spring, a recorded conversation between him and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former adviser to first lady Melania Trump, was seized, according to the newspaper. Wolkoff expressed concern in the conversation about how the inaugural committee was spending money, a person familiar with the Cohen investigation told the Journal. 

Rick Gates, Trump's former campaign aide who has been cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, was asked by prosecutors about the committee's spending and its donors, the Journal reported, citing conversations with people close to the matter. 

Tom Barrack, a real estate developer who ran the inaugural committee, has not yet spoken with investigators since an interview he had with the special counsel last year, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. During his conversation with Mueller, the inaugural fund was only raised briefly, the source said.

"The inaugural committee hasn't been asked for records or been contacted by prosecutors. We are not aware of any investigation," the source told CNN.

The committee, which CNN previously reported had raised a record-setting $107 million, received much of its funding from wealthy donors who gave $1 million or more, according to the Journal. Some of the fund's top donors, including billionaire Sheldon Adelson, AT&T Inc. (the parent company of CNN) and Boeing Co. are not currently under investigation, the newspaper reported. 

Trump inaugural committee under criminal investigation

Cohen gets 3

Meanwhile at “The Defenders of Justice League”

The IRS scandal, Benghazi, F&F, Clinton emails, Iran nuke deal… you name it.

I’m still waiting. All talk no action. This just turns my stomach on so many levels!!!

Professional grillers without one kill to their credit unless you count ‘Stedman’s slap on the wrist. They couldn't convict the guy who cleans the floor after the Congressional hearings even if they had a video of the rape he committed.

Cohen gets 3