Donald J. Trump
Terrible jobs report just reported. Only 38,000 jobs added. Bombshell!
2016
Friday, June 3, 2016
Only Puny 38,000 Jobs Added to Economy
"The U.S. economy created the fewest number of jobs in more than 5-1/2-years in May as
manufacturing and construction employment fell sharply, which could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by only 38,000 jobs last month,....A record 94,708,000 Americans were not in the labor force in May -- 664,000 more than in April -- and the labor force participation rate dropped two-tenths of a point to 62.6 percent, near its 38-year low,..." CNS
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Johnson's Rudeness towards rival Petersen
"Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson has apologized after he accepted a gift Sunday
from rival Austin Petersen— a replica of George Washington’s flintlock pistol — before tossing it in the garbage.
Mr. Petersen tearfully presented Mr. Johnson with the pistol as a symbol of party unity during the Libertarian Party convention in Orlando, Florida, Fox News reported.
“You have my sword, and you have my gun,” he said, as the nominee accepted the gift.
Fox News reported that Mr. Johnson then “unceremoniously chucked it in the garbage can.”
News of the incident started as a rumor on social media before both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Petersen confirmed it to Fox News Wednesday." yahoo
Mr. Petersen tearfully presented Mr. Johnson with the pistol as a symbol of party unity during the Libertarian Party convention in Orlando, Florida, Fox News reported.
“You have my sword, and you have my gun,” he said, as the nominee accepted the gift.
Fox News reported that Mr. Johnson then “unceremoniously chucked it in the garbage can.”
News of the incident started as a rumor on social media before both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Petersen confirmed it to Fox News Wednesday." yahoo
Dixie Chicks Message to Trump
"Dixie Chicks Start 1st US Tour in 10 Years and Have ‘Special’ Message for One Presidential Candidate." dashboardTrump warns Obama
“This is a president who doesn’t have a clue,” Trump said.
“He’s going to start campaigning,” Trump continued. “Well, if he campaigns, that means I’m allowed to hit him just like I hit Bill Clinton, I guess right?”
“If he doesn’t, I don’t care. But if he campaigns, and I think he wants to, because he wants to keep this terrible agenda going where everybody is ripping us, where the world is ripping us off,” Trump said to the roaring crowd." yahooA survivor of the Benghazi siege repudiated Hillary
"A survivor of the 2012 Benghazi siege that claimed the lives of four Americans and subject of the
movie “13 Hours” repudiated Hillary Clinton Thursday night in Connecticut’s largest Democratic stronghold.
Kris “Tanto” Paronto, a military contractor and former Army Ranger, said Clinton failed as secretary of state to send in adequate reinforcements when the U.S. mission in Libya was under terrorist attack.
Paronto stopped short of endorsing the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, but said he will work with Republicans to shine a light on what happened in the confusion of the attack that killed U.S. ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens on Sept. 11, 2012.
Kris “Tanto” Paronto, a military contractor and former Army Ranger, said Clinton failed as secretary of state to send in adequate reinforcements when the U.S. mission in Libya was under terrorist attack.
Paronto stopped short of endorsing the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, but said he will work with Republicans to shine a light on what happened in the confusion of the attack that killed U.S. ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens on Sept. 11, 2012.
“I don’t think she has a soul,” Paronto said of Clinton during an interview with Hearst Connecticut Media. “I hope it haunts her. I don’t think it will.” CP
Trump now edging among white women
Pollster Zogby on Libertarian Party Imapct this Election
"Zogby runs a leading polling company, and in this article he notes that third parties have rarely had success in American Presidential elections, but this is an unusual year:
The two parties appear ready to nominate two of the most unpopular candidates in the country and confidence in both the Democratic and Republican parties is at an all time low. Not quite half (45%) say they are willing to support an independent candidate–and this is late in the game. Trump has broken all the rules of engagement and Hillary Clinton faces either a possible indictment or at least some sort of serious reprimand.
But most importantly is the question of who Millennials will support. They will decide the outcome in 2016. Donald Trump’s support is miniscule among this group and Clinton does not generate any enthusiasm among younger voters because she appears to many to be a combination of too establishment and too disingenuous. Even though Bernie Sanders most likely will endorse and campaign for Clinton, as will President Barack Obama, who received a large percentage of support among young voters in 2008 and 2012, they still may not vote in significant enough numbers. To be sure, many will hold their nose and vote for Clinton because of their fear of a Trump victory. But the real question is will there be enough excitement to get Millennials out to vote. While early reports on the Libertarian ticket of former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld suggest that they may draw votes away from Trump, I think they may actually hurt Clinton even more." IPR
The two parties appear ready to nominate two of the most unpopular candidates in the country and confidence in both the Democratic and Republican parties is at an all time low. Not quite half (45%) say they are willing to support an independent candidate–and this is late in the game. Trump has broken all the rules of engagement and Hillary Clinton faces either a possible indictment or at least some sort of serious reprimand.
But most importantly is the question of who Millennials will support. They will decide the outcome in 2016. Donald Trump’s support is miniscule among this group and Clinton does not generate any enthusiasm among younger voters because she appears to many to be a combination of too establishment and too disingenuous. Even though Bernie Sanders most likely will endorse and campaign for Clinton, as will President Barack Obama, who received a large percentage of support among young voters in 2008 and 2012, they still may not vote in significant enough numbers. To be sure, many will hold their nose and vote for Clinton because of their fear of a Trump victory. But the real question is will there be enough excitement to get Millennials out to vote. While early reports on the Libertarian ticket of former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld suggest that they may draw votes away from Trump, I think they may actually hurt Clinton even more." IPR
Washington Post: Why Trump won't Win
"Wasserman ran a simulation designed to calculate what would happen in 2016, relative to 2012, if whites turned out at the same rate they did in 1992, while assuming that the vote shares of every other group remain constant. The good news for Trump: This really could theoretically bring in some nine million additional white voters, which could be enough for him to win the national popular vote (again, assuming that everything else remained consistent with 2012).
But here’s the catch: Wasserman finds, remarkably, that “these ‘missing’ white voters disproportionately live in states that won’t matter in a close presidential race.” In only three battleground states — Florida, Ohio, and Nevada — would full activation of these “missing” white voters be enough to potentially make a difference.
Two important points on top of this: All of this assumes that Trump will perform as well among nonwhites and college educated whites as Mitt Romney did, an assumption that is extremely generous to Trump.
“In most battleground states, Trump would need to activate far more working-class whites than Perot did to win,” Wasserman concludes.”Trump would require truly historic levels of support and turnout among working-class whites — in addition to avoiding erosion with other groups — to be within range of winning.”
And some of the steps that Trump is taking to maximize white turnout, particularly blue collar white turnout — such as vowing mass deportations — could actually drive up turnout among nonwhites, offsetting any advantage Trump gains with white voters." Washington Post
But here’s the catch: Wasserman finds, remarkably, that “these ‘missing’ white voters disproportionately live in states that won’t matter in a close presidential race.” In only three battleground states — Florida, Ohio, and Nevada — would full activation of these “missing” white voters be enough to potentially make a difference.
Two important points on top of this: All of this assumes that Trump will perform as well among nonwhites and college educated whites as Mitt Romney did, an assumption that is extremely generous to Trump.
“In most battleground states, Trump would need to activate far more working-class whites than Perot did to win,” Wasserman concludes.”Trump would require truly historic levels of support and turnout among working-class whites — in addition to avoiding erosion with other groups — to be within range of winning.”
And some of the steps that Trump is taking to maximize white turnout, particularly blue collar white turnout — such as vowing mass deportations — could actually drive up turnout among nonwhites, offsetting any advantage Trump gains with white voters." Washington Post
CNBC: Why Trump will WIN
"The biggest reason is something very familiar to CNBC's audience: management. In this case, it's the kind of disruptive management that refuses to accept all the conventional wisdom and truly disrupts the status quo.
What Trump and his advisers clearly realized a long time ago was that it would have to really disrupt the hardened "red/blue" divide to win.
To use the kind of blunt language Trump is so fond of, the current Republican Party is a "loser." So, Trump has to regularly prove he's not a part of that losing team while still getting the Republican National Committee's money and ground-game support on Election Day.
So far, that disruptive strategy has worked. He started by successfully capturing the attention of blue collar and union workers with his attacks on open borders and U.S. manufacturers outsourcing to
Mexico and China. The coarseness of that message successfully separated him from more cautious Republicans. And by grabbing hold of a populist pro-blue collar message, he defused a traditional Democratic Party weapon. He continued by raising concerns about Muslim immigrants and even Muslim tourists in light of the San Bernardino Jihadist shootings. That blunt talk was considered foolish and even politically suicidal at the time, but it undoubtedly helped spur not only Trump's primary victories but also record participation in the Republican primary process.
Trump is still breaking conventional rules by recently insulting New Mexico Governor Susan Martinez, a GOP "golden child," because all the conventional wisdom says Republicans need more women and Latino voters to have a future. But remember, Trump is trying to make sure you don't primarily identify him as a "team player" Republican anyway.
It also sounds crazy to a lot of people that Trump has been actively going after the white vote. Why does a non-Democrat ever have to do that? Because white voter turnout has been down in recent elections. Trump knows he needs to energize lots of white voters who have recently stopped voting. He did that in the primaries and it's all still working now.
Even if you've hated 100 percent of the things Trump has said and written, it's important to understand that Trump has won a crucial marketing and persuasive victory simply by convincing you that what he's saying and writing is his genuine voice and authentic personality. It's called building a clear and identifiable brand.
And that brings me to my last mistake about Trump's chances: I underestimated how bad Hillary Clinton's campaign would be. ... But at every essential task of marketing and messaging, the Clinton campaign has been surprisingly bad." CNBC
What Trump and his advisers clearly realized a long time ago was that it would have to really disrupt the hardened "red/blue" divide to win.
To use the kind of blunt language Trump is so fond of, the current Republican Party is a "loser." So, Trump has to regularly prove he's not a part of that losing team while still getting the Republican National Committee's money and ground-game support on Election Day.
So far, that disruptive strategy has worked. He started by successfully capturing the attention of blue collar and union workers with his attacks on open borders and U.S. manufacturers outsourcing to
Trump is still breaking conventional rules by recently insulting New Mexico Governor Susan Martinez, a GOP "golden child," because all the conventional wisdom says Republicans need more women and Latino voters to have a future. But remember, Trump is trying to make sure you don't primarily identify him as a "team player" Republican anyway.
It also sounds crazy to a lot of people that Trump has been actively going after the white vote. Why does a non-Democrat ever have to do that? Because white voter turnout has been down in recent elections. Trump knows he needs to energize lots of white voters who have recently stopped voting. He did that in the primaries and it's all still working now.
Even if you've hated 100 percent of the things Trump has said and written, it's important to understand that Trump has won a crucial marketing and persuasive victory simply by convincing you that what he's saying and writing is his genuine voice and authentic personality. It's called building a clear and identifiable brand.
And that brings me to my last mistake about Trump's chances: I underestimated how bad Hillary Clinton's campaign would be. ... But at every essential task of marketing and messaging, the Clinton campaign has been surprisingly bad." CNBC
Trump - PGA Spat
"Trump just lost his PGA Tour tournament to Mexico City, but it was Trump who had the final
word as the PGA Tour walked out the door.
The World Golf Championship (WGC) event held at Trump National Doral just outside of Miami, formerly known as the Cadillac Championship, will be moving to Mexico City, outgoing chairman Butch Buchholz told the Miami Herald.
The World Golf Championship (WGC) event held at Trump National Doral just outside of Miami, formerly known as the Cadillac Championship, will be moving to Mexico City, outgoing chairman Butch Buchholz told the Miami Herald.
Trump spoke about the move in an interview Tuesday night with Sean Hannity of Fox News. And in typical Trumpian fashion, Trump was not going to take a loss without throwing a few below-the-belt punches of his own (emphasis ours).
"I mean, I just heard that the PGA Tour is taking their tournament out of Miami and moving it to Mexico as an example," Trump said. "They’re moving it to Mexico City which, by the way, I hope they have kidnapping insurance. But they’re moving it to Mexico City. And I’m saying, you know, what’s going on here? It is so sad when you look at what’s going on with our country.” yahoo
Hillary hits Trump on Foriegn Policy
"In what her presidential campaign billed as a “major national security speech,” Hillary Clinton
offered a searing indictment on Thursday of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Clinton argued that Trump’s policies on both foreign and domestic issues would endanger the country and said electing him would be a “historic mistake.” She also attacked the billionaire businessman for his “temperament” and lack of political experience." yahoo
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Johnson betrays Libertarianism to reach out to SanderNistas
"Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gov. Gary Johnson said that according to the results of an online quiz he took, he agrees with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders on “73 percent” of the issues during an interview Tuesday on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.”Johnson said that socialism and libertarianism can coincide as long as it’s “voluntary.” TheBlaze
Obama Tries to Trash Donald Trump and Turns into a Stuttering Mess
Unfortunately, it didn’t go as planned.
He turned into a stuttering mess.
Barack Obama: If we turn against each other based on division of race or religion. If-if-if-if-if-if-if-if-if-if-if we fall for, you know, a bunch of okie-doke, just because, you know it-it-it. You know, it-it-it-it-it-it sounds funny or the tweets are provocative.
Someone really needs to check that Teleprompter." GP
Hillary's Top Aide Gave a 'Devastating' Answer About Her Emails
"Hillary Clinton's top aide gave a potentially damaging answer during a recent deposition.
The Fox News senior judicial analyst explained on America's Newsroom that Cheryl Mills, whose deposition from last Friday was made public yesterday, spoke at one point about who would have had access to Clinton's account in the event that an email needed to be released as part of a FOIA request.
From the transcript:
"It means that Mrs. Clinton, Cheryl Mills and Bryan Pagliano - who's the next person to be deposed in this case if he even answers any questions - engaged in a conspiracy to frustrate the operations of the State Department," he said, pointing out that the department is required by law to maintain records so they can be accessible to FOIA requests." FOX
The Fox News senior judicial analyst explained on America's Newsroom that Cheryl Mills, whose deposition from last Friday was made public yesterday, spoke at one point about who would have had access to Clinton's account in the event that an email needed to be released as part of a FOIA request.
From the transcript:
Attorney: Okay. Did they have access to the Secretary’s e-mail account so they could search her e-mails in response to the FOIA request?Napolitano questioned whether Mills and her lawyers really "thought through" that response, calling it "devastating" to Clinton, whose private server is being investigated by the FBI.
Mills: To my knowledge, they did not have access to her e-mail account. To my knowledge, the information where her e-mail was — if there was a topic that would have been related, would have been in the communications that she would have either had on paper, communications that she would have had in other materials that she received, or in exchanges that she had with e-mail with individuals on their State account.
"It means that Mrs. Clinton, Cheryl Mills and Bryan Pagliano - who's the next person to be deposed in this case if he even answers any questions - engaged in a conspiracy to frustrate the operations of the State Department," he said, pointing out that the department is required by law to maintain records so they can be accessible to FOIA requests." FOX
POLL: Georgia- Trump edging with Libertarian & Green Party in Poll
Sanders pulls within 2% in California
Booker vying for V.P.?
"Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Wednesday fueled speculation that he could be Hillary Clinton's vice presidential pick with an all-out assault on Trump at a campaign event in New Jersey.“The issues we hear Donald Trump talking about are just so contrary to who we are as a people,” the first-term senator said at a Clinton rally in Newark." TheHill
Hillary rushes back to California
"Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has a canceled campaign event in New Jersey and will be rushing back to California this week to hold off a late surge by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)." Breitbart
California Gov. Brown Endorses Hillary for Primary
"On Tuesday, June 7, I have decided to cast my vote for Hillary Clinton because I believe this is the
only path forward to win the presidency and stop the dangerous candidacy of Donald Trump.
I have closely watched the primaries and am deeply impressed with how well Bernie Sanders has done. He has driven home the message that the top one percent has unfairly captured way too much of America’s wealth, leaving the majority of people far behind. In 1992, I attempted a similar campaign." JERRYBROWN
Trump smacks down press over Veteran charity money he raised
At his press conference, Trump said, “I have to tell you. The press is so dishonest and so unfair.” Trump said, “I sent people checks of a lot of money, and we’re going to give you the names right now, which is what you want, and instead of being like thank you very much, Mr. Trump or Trump, did a good job. Everyone’s saying who got it, who got it, and you make me look very bad I have never received such bad publicity for doing such a good job, so I will give you the names if that’s what you want. ” PoliticsUSA
Libertarian Party Johnson just stopped smoking weed
"Gary Johnson, New Mexico's former governor and now the Libertarian party's nominee for president, said he stopped using marijuana recently because he wanted to be "knife sharp." CBSLiberal Sanders attacked by Liberals onstage
"At least four people at a Bernie Sanders rally in Oakland rushed the stage Monday evening,
spurring Secret Service agents to jump onto the raised platform and protect him.
The Democratic presidential candidate was uninjured and continued speaking, but not before several agents hugged him and pushed him away from the microphone. The identities of the individuals, who yelled as they approached the stage, were not immediately known. They were apprehended and led away by Secret Service from the podium at the Frank Ogawa Plaza, where the rally was being held. After the events of Monday night in Northern California, Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs said, “It was handled professionally by the Secret Service.” An animal rights group, Direct Action Everywhere, claimed responsibility for the disruption in a press release. “Activists do not protest at Bernie Sanders rallies in opposition to Sanders himself, but rather to pull Sanders in their direction,” the group’s press release said. “Sanders’ opponent Hillary Clinton recently released a campaign platform on animal issues, although it stops far short of what activists would like to see. Activists expect Bernie Sanders, the progressive candidate, to support more radical action to provide animals not just with improved conditions but with legal rights to be free from harm.” The Vermont senator began receiving Secret Service protection in early February during the early part of the presidential primary season, in his challenge to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. It’s not the first time in the 2016 campaign season that Secret Service have jumped on stage when commotion broke out around a protectee. In March a protestor jumped a barricade and tried to get on stage at a Donald Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio, prompting Secret Service to react similarly by hopping on stage to shield the candidate." MarkLevin
The Democratic presidential candidate was uninjured and continued speaking, but not before several agents hugged him and pushed him away from the microphone. The identities of the individuals, who yelled as they approached the stage, were not immediately known. They were apprehended and led away by Secret Service from the podium at the Frank Ogawa Plaza, where the rally was being held. After the events of Monday night in Northern California, Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs said, “It was handled professionally by the Secret Service.” An animal rights group, Direct Action Everywhere, claimed responsibility for the disruption in a press release. “Activists do not protest at Bernie Sanders rallies in opposition to Sanders himself, but rather to pull Sanders in their direction,” the group’s press release said. “Sanders’ opponent Hillary Clinton recently released a campaign platform on animal issues, although it stops far short of what activists would like to see. Activists expect Bernie Sanders, the progressive candidate, to support more radical action to provide animals not just with improved conditions but with legal rights to be free from harm.” The Vermont senator began receiving Secret Service protection in early February during the early part of the presidential primary season, in his challenge to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. It’s not the first time in the 2016 campaign season that Secret Service have jumped on stage when commotion broke out around a protectee. In March a protestor jumped a barricade and tried to get on stage at a Donald Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio, prompting Secret Service to react similarly by hopping on stage to shield the candidate." MarkLevin
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