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Friday, October 25, 2019
CNN’s Jeff Zucker Praises Shep Smith, Torches Fox News: ‘I Don’t Think It’s a Journalistic Organization’
Oh... and CNN is?
CNN president Jeff Zucker took a torch to Fox News on Thursday, arguing the network is not a news organization and is “doing a disservice to the country.”
Speaking with CNN host Brian Stelter at the network’s day-long CITIZEN forum, Zucker first referred to former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith as a “great journalist” and “immense talent.”
“When he’s available, he is somebody who I think is incredibly talented and I would be very open to talking to him,” Zucker said.
What a tag team this I'll be.
When pressed for his thoughts on what Smith’s departure means for Fox News, the CNN chief said he “was not that surprised.”
“I think it had become untenable for somebody there who was a truth teller,” Zucker said. “And who set out on a regular basis to hold those in power accountable. That is not something that organization does. That is not something that is in full force there. It’s not even in half force.”
“They say they have dozens of great journalists,” Stelter noted.
“You repeat that line a lot and I think it’s one of the mistakes you make in your journalism,” Zucker replied, prompting a laugh from the audience. “Are there a handful of really good journalists in that organization? Sure. Is there one or two really good anchors in that organization? Sure. But that doesn’t make it a news organization, and it doesn’t make it a journalistic enterprise.”
“What is it then?” Stelter asked.
“It’s akin to state run TV. I think it’s morphed into conspiracy TV. And it’s not a place where Shep Smith could work,” Zucker said. “I don’t think it’s a journalistic organization,” he added, arguing “there is no difference” between the news and opinion sides at Fox — calling Stelter’s idea that there is a separation “completely erroneous.”
“It’s doing a disservice to the country,” Zucker said, accusing the Murdochs of being “responsible for a lot of the problems in this country for having instituted a lot of the conspiracies in this country.”
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Trump: $16 Billion to Baltimore Was ‘Stolen or Wasted, Ask Elijah Cummings Where it Went’
Here is part of the reason.
Elijah Cummings was a crook along with the last 3 Mayors and here's the kicker...
That's right folks! And I bet she wins in a landslide. Why? Because the people who live in Bullethead's rat invested district are assholes. They bitch about rats then elect them to run the city. You would think after all these years the voters in his district would say...'You know what we've been voting Democrat all this time and it's gotten us nowhere. Maybe we should vote Republican'?
Not a f-ing
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The federal government has sent billions of dollars to Baltimore in recent years but
Writing on Twitter, Trump wrote: “Baltimore’s numbers are the worst in the United States on Crime and the Economy. Billions of dollars have been pumped in over the years, but to no avail. The money was stolen or wasted.”
“Ask Elijah Cummings where it went. He should investigate himself with his Oversight Committee!” Trump added, referring to the Democratic Maryland representative, who is chairman of the House Oversight Committee.
Lynne Patton, regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, said that $16 billion in grants was given to Cummings’s district alone in 2018.
Hitting back after former Republican National Committee head Michael Steele, Baltimore Mayor Bernard Young, and activist Al Sharpton accused Trump of not spending properly on improving the city, Patton said during an appearance on Fox News that the administration has tried investing in Baltimore.
“I want to say this expressly to Mayor Young and Michael Steele and Al Sharpton, who today called out the president and said let President Trump put his money where his mouth is. Well, boys and girls, I have a message for you, President Trump has given $16 billion in 2018 alone to Elijah Cummings’s district in federal grants,” she said.
Cummings’ district, the 7th Congressional District, includes portions of Maryland outside Baltimore. It received slightly under $15.7 billion grants and other assistance from the federal government in fiscal year 2018, according to government data analyzed by Newsweek.
“We have given more money in homeless funds to Baltimore than the last administration. We have given more money in community development grants than the last administration to Baltimore. My question to you guys is this, what are you actually doing with the money so that it benefits residents in the community for once instead of deep-pocket crooked politicians?” Patton added.
What Bernie and AOC yearn for in America...
Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation
In this Oct. 8, 2019 photo, gas station attendant Leowaldo Sanchez poses with food items he was paid with by motorists: a bottle of cooking oil, a kilogram if rice and a package of corn flour, as he works at the pump in San Antonio de los Altos on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela.
Bartering at the pump has taken off as hyperinflation makes Venezuela’s paper currency, the Bolivar, hard to find and renders some denominations all but worthless, so that nobody will accept them. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Motorists in socialist Venezuela have long enjoyed the world's cheapest gasoline, with fuel so heavily subsidized that a full tank these days costs a tiny fraction of a U.S. penny . But the economy is in such shambles that drivers are now paying for fill-ups with a little food, a candy bar or just a cigarette.
Bartering at the pump has taken off as hyperinflation makes Venezuela's paper currency, the bolivar , hard to find and renders some denominations all but worthless, so that nobody will accept them.
Without cash in their wallets, drivers often hand gas station attendants a bag of rice, cooking oil or whatever is within reach.
"You can pay with a cigarette," said Orlando Molina, filling up his subcompact Ford Ka in Caracas. "Heck, it's no secret to anyone that it goes for nothing."
Gas is so dirt-cheap that station attendants don't even know the price. Emptyhanded drivers get waved through, paying nothing at all.
This barter system, while perhaps the envy of cash-strapped drivers outside the country, is just another symptom of bedlam in Venezuela.
The South American nation of roughly 30 million people is gripped by a deepening political and economic crisis. People live with a nagging feeling that anything from violent street protests to a massive power failure could throw their lives into chaos at any moment.
More than 4 million Venezuelans have fled the country in recent years, escaping low wages, broken hospitals, failing basic services and lack of security.
The International Monetary Fund says inflation is expected to hit a staggering 200,000% this year. Venezuela dropped five zeros from its currency last year in a futile attempt to keep up with inflation. Soaring prices quickly devoured the new denominations.
The smallest bill in circulation, 50 bolivars , is worth about quarter of a U.S. penny . City buses and even banks don't accept it, arguing it would take such a thick wad of bills to pay for even the most modest items that it wouldn't be worth the trouble. The largest bill, 50,000 bolivars , equals $2.50.
Venezuela, which sits atop the world's largest oil reserves, was once rich. But the economy has fallen into ruin because of what critics say has been two decades of corruption and mismanagement under socialist rule.
President Nicolás Maduro's hold on power is under challenge from opposition politician Juan Guaidó, who has the backing of the United States and more than 50 other countries that contend Maduro's re-election in 2018 was crooked.
Gasoline prices are a deadly serious matter in Venezuela. Roughly 300 people died in 1989 during riots that erupted after the country's president at the time ordered a modest rise in fuel prices.
Amid the economic crash, Maduro has not substantially raised gas prices, a strategy that was probably reinforced after violent protests recently forced the president of Ecuador to back off plans to end fuel subsidies there.
Maduro has acknowledged that the state-run oil company, PDVSA, loses billions of dollars a year because of the discrepancy between the price of gasoline and the costs of production.
At the most, a tank of Venezuelan gasoline has historically cost the equivalent of a few U.S. pennies . Because of inflation and devaluation of the currency, that has plunged even further.
Caracas resident Maria Perez filled up one day recently, handing the attendant the equivalent of one penny, the smallest bill she had. Most drivers would gladly pay the true price of gas if the government would use the proceeds to invest in services, she said.
"Our roads are unbearable," she said while running errands on her day off with her mother in the passenger seat. "There are huge holes — craters — that not only damage our cars but also put our own lives at risk."
Gasoline in Venezuela's capital of Caracas, the seat of power and largest population center, has so far been immune from the shortages and mile-long lines that plague other parts of the country and can leave drivers waiting for days to reach the pump. Officials blame the shortages on U.S. sanctions against PDVSA.
Service station attendant Orlando Godoy stacked the food and drinks he received from drivers on top of the pumps — a bag of cooking flour, cooking oil, a bottle of mango juice. He earns minimum wage, which amounts to a few dollars a month, so the food helps feed his family.
"A lot of people show up saying they don't have cash to pay," he said. "The idea is to help people because Venezuelans are going through a rough situation."
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Jimmy Carter hospitalized after fall at Georgia home
Jimmy Carter is light years away from where the Democratic party is today. I think he is a fine man with a good heart and possessed admirable intentions, but would have been far better, serving as the head of the Habitat for Humanity than POTUS.
It's indisputable...he
It's indisputable...
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized after breaking his pelvis during a fall at his home in Georgia just weeks after a similar accident left him with heavy facial bruising and 14 stitches.
The 95-year-old suffered a 'minor pelvic fracture' on Monday following the incident at his home in Plains.
Carter, who is the nation's oldest living president, was admitted to the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center for treatment.
A statement from The Carter Center said the former President remains in good spirits and looks forward to recovering
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was hospitalized on Monday after breaking his pelvis during a fall at his home in Georgia just weeks after a similar accident (above) left him with heavy facial bruising and 14 stitches
It is the second fall Carter has had this month.
The first accident on October 6 left Carter with 14 stitches above his brow and bruising around his left eye.
Despite that, he still showed up to help build a home with Habitat for Humanity the next day in Nashville, Tennessee.
He used a cane when he rallied volunteers that morning.
He told the crowd of volunteers that despite going to hospital, 'I had a number one priority and that was to come to Nashville and build houses'.
He survived a dire cancer diagnosis in 2015 and surpassed George H.W. Bush as the longest-lived U.S. president
Carter, who was president from 1977 to 1981, also broke his hip back in May after falling in his home.
Former President Jimmy Carter makes public appearance after fall
He is pictured with his wife, Rosalynn just one day after the incident sharing a light-hearted moment which left Carter with 14 stitches above his brow and bruising around his left eye.
Despite his injuries earlier this month, Carter still showed up to help build a home with Habitat for Humanity the next day in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife
He has continued with his humanitarian work despite his health setbacks.
Carter still teaches Sunday school twice a month at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains.
Carter also has occasionally weighs
'I just want to keep the whole world at peace,' Carter had said as he presented his annual Carter Center report last month.
'We have been at war more than 226 years. We have been at peace for about 16 years' since the Declaration of Independence in 1776, he said, adding that every U.S. military
Carter has also been accepting hass of
Carter, pictured with his wife and a Secret Service agent last year, stayed living in the same town where he was born following his presidency.
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