Scattershots – 2feb2017 (updated 5feb17))

George Rebane

More signs of our times.  SESF Executive Director Russ Steele and I along with our brides attended a robotics competition last Sunday at the Folsom campus of Intel Corporation.  One of the teams competing was from Nevada Union HS, and we were there to root for the home team.  They did quite well, but I’ll let Russ fill you in on the details since he is preparing a piece on the event.  SESF has been deeply involved in STEM education of our county’s youth.  SESF writes and funds the annual TechTests and TechTestJrs merit exams, give seminars on taking tests, and run the TechMentor program for special students.  But nationwide things are not looking all that good, since our K-12 school systems turn out overwhelming numbers of kids who can’t read, write, or reason (more here and H/T to a reader for this latest heads up).

The leftwing mobs protesting free speech on campuses are growing more brazen as witnessed at UC Berkeley yesterday.  Now violence is becoming the norm with fires, rocks, and broken windows as the campus police stand by helplessly not certain whether to enforce the law or run and hide.  One of my current books has been Der Führer (1944) by Konrad Heiden, a detailed history of the rise of Adolph Hitler and National Socialism in prewar Germany.  Today’s headlines reflect mirror images of how our radical (or is it normal?) Left dispatches its ideological opponents similarly to how the SA brown shirts shut down opposition to the Nazis even before they were known as Nazis.

Today one of NPR’s daily hit pieces on Trump featured a Democrat senator opposing Judge Gorsuch for being "out of the mainstream" since he is not a supporter of Roe v Wade.  Mainstream?  Yes, as the litmus test the senator cited that 80% of Americans support RvW.  Someone should inform the beltway sequestered politician that 99.9% of RvW supporters have no clue as to what that law actually provides for, and what factors comprise its deceptively named ‘women’s healthcare’ issue.

A learned friend and RR reader sent me a couple of documentaries, both rather long and informative, but that’s the price of completeness.  The first entitled ‘Death by China’ covers the enormous problem of jobs and China’s impact on America’s growing systemic unemployment.  This, as longtime readers will recognize, is one of RR's seminal themes which the data presented in this video corroborates.

The second documents the abhorrent science behind the global climate change hysteria.  RR has presented detailed analyses of the so-called global warming issue, among these being our lack of a workable atmospheric science upon which we can build reliable general circulation models (GCMs).  The interviewed scientists take us through the latest in the development of climate data, the known science, and the dysfunctional GCMs which are used to create the catastrophe graphics to fuel the politics and policies of central planning and globalization.  The documentary – ‘Doomsday called off’ - should be of special interest to the liberal bobbing heads who can do nothing more than interminably parrot ‘Consensus science! Consensus science! Consensus science! …, Aaaawkk!’  Spoiler alert: Besides the dreadful condition of the GCMs, you’ll learn that histrionics based on surface temperatures just won’t do.  (for more, search RR with ‘global warming’)

[update]  And this just in on how companies, especially the highly regulated ones, view employees as the cost they are, and then do everything they can to keep such costs flexible so that they can respond to the ups and downs of the marketplace.  The solution increasingly adopted by firms is to hire contractors to fill needs which may not be permanent. 'The End of Employees' details this approach which is alarming to many workers of moderate and/or limited skill sets.  All of this is of a piece (see the China report above) with factors that exacerbate our growing systemic unemployment.

[3feb17  update]  ‘Replace ObamaCare, Don’t Rename It’ advises Phil Gramm, former senator and chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, because “trying to cure all the program’s ills will only make them worse – and the GOP will get the blame.”  He also informs us that Obamacare added only 2.3M to the private insurance rolls, and those at a cost of $29,130 each.  Why?  Because the normal accretion (even after failed Hillarycare) to such rolls occurs after each recession without any help (interference?) from government.  The main effort here is to repeal Obamacare’s impact on taxes, rationing, coercion, and economic stagnation.  The GOP’s solution should have a more cost-efficient pre-exisitng conditions proviso, improve Americans’ ability to keep their insurance when they get sick or change jobs, and provide Medicaid block-grants to the states.  “If they try to do more, they will be in danger of only changing the name of ObamaCare.  They would then own a program that is (still) detrimental to freedom, fiscal responsibility, and economic growth.”

[5feb17 update] Readers informed me that some of the liberals’ local leading lights went into histrionics responding to my 4feb17 column ‘Calexit and the Great Divide’ in The Union (and here).  It’s hard to tell whether these worthies are really smarter than their effluent indicates and just playing to their information under-loaded base, or whether they share in those deficits.  The critiques underscored a gross misunderstanding of the US Constitution along with what I said in my column.  The former is abundantly evident in these pages, and the latter is a perennially seminal characteristic of the progressive – ‘We know what you really meant.’  Armed with these, critics proceeded to fabricate their version of my column.

The most astounding aspect of their denials is that they all missed the Calexit gorilla in the room as the most prominent exemplar of the Great Divide.  This movement, now attempting to gather over half million signatures, was the highlight of my column.  And they totally missed it, apparently because the sheltered channels through which they are ‘informed’ never mentioned that little embarrassment to those globalists who have denied the now fully grown schism in the land.

Among the many things of which I was therein accused was the new charge that I am now also “craven” for “enjoying the benefits of American values while trying to deny those benefits to posterity.”  You literally cannot make this stuff up, but they can; it is of a piece of the Left’s growing assault on the Trump presidency.

 

Comments

[Russ]

In reference to the UC Berkeley riots. Looking at some of the video this morning I was disturbed by the paid rioters dressed in black with masks covering their lower face. They came with crowbars to smash windows, and used barriers as battering rams. The fires were started with railroad flares. All of this indicates preparation and planning. I was equally surprised by the lack of arrests of these black dressed figures operating as a coordinate team. I watched the start of the riot which was streamed live on Fox News' Tucker Carlson show, including an interview with Milo Yiannopoulos by cellphone. Interview is HERE.

[Ben Emery]

Russ,
They are called "black bloc" and are parasites to valid movements and protests. Sometimes good and most times hurtful for the protest. Many paid saboteurs for the power structure dress as black bloc to destroy property. That destruction then gives the state/ police to come down hard with "justifiable" force.

http://www.occupy.com/article/unmasking-black-bloc-who-they-are-what-they-do-how-they-work#sthash.b0oOQK7t.dpbs

[ScenesFromTheApocalypse]

Same as it ever was.

https://www.amazon.com/Days-Rage-Underground-Forgotten-Revolutionary/dp/0143107976

Nice pics will come out of this.

http://aun-tv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Berkeley-protesters-1.jpg

https://imgur.com/a/Kx0LP

http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/kgo/images/cms/automation/vod/1732855_1280x720.jpg
Kristallnacht 2.0

[Account Deleted]

What a joke, Ben.
"That destruction then gives the state/ police to come down hard with "justifiable" force."
Do you mean actually arresting someone for rioting and destruction of property?
In Berkeley the police did almost nothing and never arrested anyone.
Even after the leftists attacked people.
Ben Emery is officially detached from reality.

[Bill Tozer]

UC Berkley:
Smells like Rules for Racials to me. There is an opening for them to worm their way in to do their dastardly deeds behind the lines of peaceful protestors and in the vicinity of a nearby Starbucks window. Is it because Starbucks contributed to My Gal's Campaign?
They sure get their juices flowing when the patio umbrella hits that first pane of glass. Them rascals give all our evolved progressives a bad name. They got a PR problem and a few more votes just slipped away from the party of enlightenment.

The silver lining is the counterrevolution deplorable louts can take a page out of the same playbook and hold them to their values, which they can never do flawlessly.
Yo Liberals, how do you reconcile Muslim attitudes towards gays and our values?
Hmmmmmmm. I can't hear you. That was all Milo was going to talk about. Maybe saying a little fat shaming is good if it makes people healthier and less at risk for heart disease, strictly speaking from a medical and cost point of view.

So, these anarchistx are the millstone around the progressives necks? Interesting.
Maybe those were not ararchistx but hired railroad security goons that were busting heads of migrant workers in the thirties. Nah, it's just ole George Soros creating jobs for our youth.

You know, UC Berkely gets more than three hundred million clams a year in funding from our Great Father in Washington. It may not have been completely all the student snowflakes fault, but Trump sure sent a message that got the regents attention. Another silver lining.

[Account Deleted]

"...but Trump sure sent a message that got the regents attention."
So - Milo is rescheduled and the police will make sure anyone attending will be able to do so without fear of being harassed, beaten/and or their cars vandalized?
Of course not. The brownshirts won and the regents will hide under their desks. The damage is done and Trump should cut them off now. Why should our tax dollars go to this kind of institution?

[Walt]

How soon will the same style of rioting hit Nevada City? Nevada City has idiots of the same mindset.

[Don Bessee]

The tribal chief who was protesting the Dakota access pipeline (which was just approved, finally) said its going to take weeks to clean up the protesters camp. All those die hard lefty environmentalist, professional protesters left literally tons of trash, junk and even cars when they skipped town for warmer climes. The real irony is that all that stuff would wash into the river when the rains come. The very river they were supposedly 'protecting'. ;-)

[Walt]

This somebitch needs to be tossed from office and jailed for this.
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/31/kaine-democrats-fight-streets-trump/

[Gregory]

For a science break, the sun is rapidly slipping into the doldrums... the latest data:
http://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/solar-cycle-sunspot-number.gif

Watching the weather isn't as exciting as the latest anti-free speech riots in Berkeley, but it sure looks to me that a collapsed Global Warming meme will be the coup de gras against the current California one party state. Not this year, and I wouldn't bet next year, either.

[Account Deleted]

But Walt - that's left-wing 'tolerant' violence. It's OK to advocate for that. And burning/bombing the White House, et al.
Just good fun, don't 'ja know. Not like the awful violence of Milo, who says things that hurt our lil' feelings.

[Paul Emery]

My question re Berkley is why they invited this scum sucker to speak in the first place. According to Huffington Post "Yiannopoulos’ speeches are often met by protests. His stories are among the most provocative on Breitbart, with headlines including “Birth control makes women unattractive and crazy,” “Science proves it: Fat-shaming works” and “Gay rights have made us dumber, it's time to get back in the closet.”
Just a reminder that Trumps number 1 guy is Steve Bannon who was responsible for hiring Yiannopoulos at Breitbart.
Here's an example of his writing that Bannon supported when he was with Breitbart.

http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2015/12/08/birth-control-makes-women-unattractive-and-crazy/

This does not justify rioting and anarchy.

[Bill Tozer]

Walt, sorry good buddy, but no need to open your link. The only thing of comfort to me is the fact that one Virginia Senator named Kaine is up for reelection in 2018. Virginnie was a heck of a lot closer than I could even have hopped for. And now all the Dems leaving town and the Deplorables working in nearby D.C., well it just warms the cockles of me heart. Let the fool rant on. He's more inside Dem than Hillary is.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xqe47r-FwYw

[Walt]

Nice hate speech Paul, and offence too. Hare dare you speak that way of a gay guy.
That's INTOLERANT!!!! I get it. It's only queer LIBS that get special treatment and protections.

[Gregory]

Paul, he was invited because many wanted to hear him, and even Berkeley's Chancellor signed off on it, citing the sacrosanct Berkeley support of free speech. Unfortunately, it isn't sacrosanct for the leftist trolls unless they agree with it.

Milo's shtick is in your face politically and sexually incorrect speech, closer to Lenny Bruce or George Carlin than anyone else.

[Don Bessee]

Hey PE, Milo is no wackier than a lot of the tin foil hat conspiracy brigades in Nevada County. Can I sell you a chemtrail protection kit PE? ;-)

[ScenesFromTheApocalypse]

re: 12:35PM

On the teeny tiny chance that nobody has seen a MiloY speech on youtube or elsewhere before passing judgement.

https://theindependentwhig.com/2016/06/05/milo-yiannopoulos-transcript-uc-irvine-622016-whatgoesaroundcomesaround/

Probably not good enough to bother to see, but at this point that's not really the purpose.

[Account Deleted]

Thank you Paul Emery at 12:35. You just blew your cover.
It doesn't matter one whit why he was invited to speak at Berkeley. It's not for you or any other crypto-fascist to determine why we do or don't do things as long as they're peaceful and legal.
Maybe a citizens committee needs to determine who is to be allowed to appear at Nevada County venues.
You down with that home boy? No, I didn't think so. If you don't respect others' rights, please inform us as to why anyone should respect yours?
All of the folks that 'protested' at the Berkeley campus before the Milo speaking event were there to prevent a peaceful and legal gathering.
Afterwards, there was a celebration of victory by the rioters in Berkeley over their ability to prevent view points they don't agree with to be heard.

[Walt]

If the radical Left keeps this up the 2ND Amendment just might come into play. There is an oath that millions of real Americans took at one point or another the contain the words " Will defend against all enemies,foreign and domestic" The radical Left is starting to fit the bill of "domestic enemy".
Think it was LIBS that bought guns in record amounts? bought ammo as fast as it was made?
Me no think so.
Now we have sitting Senators and Congressmen calling for violence because their idealism was flushed down the crapper in this last election.
The day may come sooner than later that those that truly believe in what America stands for will have had enough of this and deal with these in a not so pretty way.
The Left is drawing the battle lines
"O" did a fine job of dividing the nation. Any blood will be on his hands.

[Bill Tozer]

Well, if we can rally around that horrid Trump, it is only natural that we rally around our campus gadfly and absolutely fabulous Milo.. Socrates called himself a gadfly as well. But, then again, Socrates was no Milo.

Just happen to be acquainted with one reformed Lib fema-Nazi who voted for Trump. Yes, we have to speak in whispers and make sure no one is watching. Two reasons. First and foremost was "Hillary USED (with much shock and emphasis on the word 'used') the Woman's Movement, and secondly, because Trump was going to pop PC right in the kisser. Another lifelong straight Dem ticket voter told me she voted for Trump because of Pence and, secondly, Trump was going to pop PC right in their kisser. Yes, we have to whisper on the phone when it is safe to do so.

Milo is just a chic-er, younger and edgier form of Trump. It's a big tent. Some of us don't believe our rights stop where your feeling begin. Think of him as a Don Rickles in drag.

[Don Bessee]

I have to wonder if UC Berkley is worried about the fall out from their failure to protect free speech? The President is talking about defunding them for their willfully denning 1st amendment rights by failing to act. UCB gets $375,000,000.00 a year from the feds, that would be one hell of a fine! It could well happen with Cali now being in the wilderness politically. ;-)

[fish]

They're going to need tongs to extract the underwear when the democrats hear about this!

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/02/01/navy-special-forces-flew-trump-flag-convoy/97369810/

[Account Deleted]

Walt - we don't need to go that far just yet. One would think a few top police officials put out to pasture for failing to provide for public safety would be sufficient.
It's a true observation that if the police will not do their job, eventually the public will have to step in and do it for them.
But this is what the left wants in this country and the Dem leaders are egging them on.

[Don Bessee]

What #(*$ denning? I hate auto correct. denying.

[Don Bessee]

Fish 118- Saw that pic this morning, go tell the SEAL's they cant fly a Trump flag, good luck with that. Some lefties think its punishable, not in Mattis's DOD! Kind of throws a wrench in the new lefty narrative about a military overthrow of President Trump.

When the military/police hating left starts advocating for the military to help them, you know the lefties are waaaaaaaaay past delusional. ;-)

[Paul Emery]

News Flash!!!!! This may be why Trump is so mentally unstable.
According to the New York Times that interviewed Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, Trumps personal physician Trump takes a small daily dose of the drug finasteride ― otherwise known as Propecia ― which is used to treat male-pattern baldness.
The FDA-approved pill has been called into question, with emerging research and a slew of lawsuits suggesting that finasteride may be more dangerous than previously believed,” reported Men’s Journal. “Users report that its side effects — inability to orgasm, painful erections, chronic depression, insomnia, brain fog, and suicidal thoughts — can last long after patients stop taking the pill.”

Here's what another website says it can cause:

"Signs and symptoms of Propecia-induced anxiety may include feelings of panic or fear, obsessive thoughts, ritualistic behaviors, and problems sleeping."

https://www.google.com/search?q=Propecia+behavior+problems&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

[Gregory]

Paul, you're really off the deep end, now.

Just checked the Purple Blog and Jeffie has still not mentioned his beloved Alma Mater's take on rioting as an alternative to free speech, now with its $375MM of federal funding in possible jeopardy.

One arrest. Sad!

[Account Deleted]

I see Paul is trying to change the subject pretty quick, here. C,mon Paul. How about some backup to your post at 12:35? Or do you wish you used what's left of your poodle brain before you hit the 'post' button?
And gee, Paul - what if your personal phys went public with a list of what you take every day? Hmmmm?
Oh I know, time to change the topic again.

[Walt]

Well Paul, Trump's poll numbers are on Viagra. Up like a hydraulic ram.
Sucks to be you.

[Todd Juvinall]

Trump is not mentally unstable PaulE. Liberals are. He is a normal male. Perhaps you need some help?

[ScenesFromTheApocalypse]

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201702021050259876-kuwait-imposes-visa-ban-muslim/

Time to send some rioters to Kuwait.

[Paul Emery]

What is there to back up Scott? He is a disgusting character whose appearance had to be cancelled because of the dangers caused by rioters. No good guys here. Why the University booked his is a mystery to me since in no way does he contribute to an intellectual dialogue. He is no William Buckley that's for sure. Have you ever read his stuff?

[Bill Tozer]

Beat it PE, unless you can explain why you are not a hyprocrite. Yes, you. Let's hold your feet to the fire. Your playbook says hold them to their values, you friggin gay badger you. What do you say about Islam's views on gay. Not ISIS or Jihandist's views. but mainstream Muslim views? And women. Arranged marriages? And your beloved 1st Amendment God-given rights that precede the forming of our Constitution?

Gotta feel for those conservative kids at Cal. Nothing to do with Milo. They are constantly harassed, spit on, have their property damaged, their personal information released, and that is normal daily campus life for them. They write letters to the Chancellor with their concerns and the Chancellor replies to the whole campus to respect the Alt-Left's rights.

Dumb young idealistic conservative youth think that they can dialogue with the libs, lol. Of, the idealism of youth. Like, they really care what you think or have to say. And they really don't want to wasted their rolled eyes time talking with you. You thought bringing Milo in would start a dialogue? Ok, nice to be optimist and take the high road and agree that there are some things Milo said you don't agree with and blah, blah, blah. Hey young conservatives, hear this: They hate your guts. That is why they follow you around and spit on you. No worries. Trump is going to put an end to this noise.

Hey, did like the way you fine young free thinking young adults did the blowback with the pronoun thang. Yes, good quick thinking on the fly to jump on that one and grab the preferred pronoun for The Donald. So, with this preferred pronoun thing, everybody who is in your presence must address him or you as The God Emperor Trump? Sweet. You are our future, our shinning light on the hill. Learning to improvise. Like it. :)

[Gregory]

Paul, the danger was from the greenshirt Bolshevik rioters choosing violence, not from the dangerous faggot (his term) who people were paying to see.

The mayor of Berkeley apparently approved of the riots, it's Milo's fault for accepting the invitation to speak at UCB.

[Walt]

Here is a thought, bring Milo to Nevada City! Nevada City is supposed to be pro Gay,,
Rainbow flags everywhere.
Yup, Bring him to Berkeley of the foothills. That should make your day.

[Paul Emery]

Gregory

That's ridiculous. The mayor of Berkley did not approve of the riots. He may have approved of the demonstration as he should but riots? Can you document that or did you make it up.

[Bill Tozer]

Gregory, Paul does not understand.

https://www.facebook.com/SarcasmDepot/photos/a.1648081348741175.1073741828.1648071572075486/1857964241086217/?type=3&theater

Explain it to him gently.

https://www.facebook.com/RowdyConservatives/photos/a.217983685002343.55586.217926015008110/1019589461508424/?type=3&theater

[Don Bessee]

UCB is refunding the $7000 'security fee' they charged the Republican club for the Milo event. Makes sense, they provided zero security and appeared to aid and abet the anarchists/leftists.

An illegal alien 'dreamer' is suing because she was denied a student loan, citizens get student loans. She claims her 'rights' are violated because her gender studies classes should be paid for by us since 0 created the dreamers. I wonder how that legal theory will stand up when that executive order is reversed like all the others? ;-)

[Walt]

He must have Paul, he did nothing, except sit back and watch. One token arrest.
The D.C. police need to give Oakland some lessons.

[Walt]

Tell us Paul,, why is free speech only acceptable from LIBS? (apparently in your book)

[fish]

I remain interested to know the Hecklers Veto is so seamlessly embraced by your Green Libertarianism?

Was your handbook missing a few pages?

[Gregory]

Paul, here is the mayor's twit just before the riots:

Using speech to silence marginalized communities and promote bigotry is unacceptable. Hate speech isn’t welcome in our community. — Jesse Arreguin (@JesseArreguin) February 2, 2017

Berkeley police were conspicuous by their absence.

[Bill Tozer]

Walt, you don't 30 rounds to shot a dear, but then again, the second amendment wasn't talking about stampeding herds of our nature creatures.

The Devil made me to it.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_feb2

[ScenesFromTheApocalypse]

fish@1:18PM

Similar to this.

https://i.reddituploads.com/dff700bacb8649298bc522a7aba07bdf?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=4ac5a1e72932259643179be990a772ba

[Walt]

Let's hear it Paul, will Milo be welcome in Nevada City? Lets see some of the "inclusiveness".
I have the invite all typed up. I just happen to know where to send it.

[Paul Emery]

Can you simplify your post Bill. You're splattering about not making any sense.

[Bill Tozer]

Bring Milo to Pioneer Park under the stars! That would go over great with a certain neighbor. Probably be so packed I would have to go wee-wee on his nice green grass again.

Make me stop!
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_feb2

[Walt]

Well Bill,, I can clean a Jackrabbit @ 250 yards with my "evil gun". It might take more than two shots when it's at a full run.
I like pork. Hogs run in herds. Ca. makes it hard to fill the freezer with a ten round max.
What jackass said AR rifles are not hunting rifles?

[Walt]

Love it. Paul just ain't all that "inclusive" anymore.
Bill.. You might need to clear it with Paul about Milo.
Paul quit talking to me again.

[Bill Tozer]

Paul is a hyprocrite! His silence says Mainstream Muslims believing homosexuality should be illegal fits within his values. He believes that is who we are. Hyprocrite!

Paul is a homophobe. He is an imposter.

[Bill Tozer]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_feb2

[fish]

Posted by: ScenesFromTheApocalypse | 02 February 2017 at 02:44 PM

Nice!

[Account Deleted]

Paul is out of the closet. That brown shirt looks a good fit on you, sir.
A little pink tutu on the dancing toy poodle with a brown shirt to go with it.
"What is there to back up Scott?"
Yes indeed - what is there to back up.
Paul is standing his ground. If he doesn't like a person's views, they shouldn't be allowed to speak.
Simple as that.

[Paul Emery]

Sure Walt There are lots of venues that can be rented if you want to do it. Perhaps the Tea Party or the Republican Party will take it on or you can do it yourself.

[fish]

Posted by: Paul Emery | 02 February 2017 at 03:11 PM

So the hecklers veto is ok for Berkeley but not for Nevada City!

Wow!

This Green Libertarianism sure is a quirky political philosophy.

[Walt]

The Beautiful,Historic Miner's theatre works for me. I prefer your home turf. (so would Milo)

[Bill Tozer]

https://www.facebook.com/UncleSamsMisguidedChildren.Net/photos/a.169953786533962.1073741830.169676909894983/626809167515086/?type=3&theater

[Walt]

Should I have Milo's people as for you?

[Walt]

Ask (damned dead key...)

[Gregory]

Emery?
Emery?
Emery?
Emery?

You asked a question, I answered it, you ignored the answer.

Your standard modus operandi.

[fish]

Posted by: Gregory | 02 February 2017 at 03:33 PM

If recent history is any guide we should expect to see Paul breathlessly delivering a new set of negative Trump poll numbers in....3......2......1........!

[Walt]

Fish. He can't... They are going up across the board. That's why Paul went homophobe.
But I'll help him out. " 77% of LIBS polled are scared shitless of Trump." That's pretty negative.

[Walt]

In Paul's world all speech is equal.. Some just more equal than others.

[Paul Emery]

Re Bill 7:28 How did you twist things around to come to that conclusion?

Gregory, there were police at the protest which was peace full till a masked group invaded the protest. It wasn't the University that cancelled the event but the Police. Trump is way out of bounds to blame the University. Another Trump lie. Are you saying the Mayor cancelled the event?

Berkeley police canceled the speech by Yiannopoulos after, they said, "an apparently organized violent attack and destruction of property" forced them to evacuate Yiannopoulos to protect him and the hundreds of protesters and audience members. The Berkeley statement blamed the violence -- which included fires, the throwing of Molotov cocktails and fireworks thrown at officers -- on a "group of about 150 masked agitators who came onto campus and interrupted an otherwise nonviolent protest."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/02/02/violent-protests-visiting-mob-lead-berkeley-cancel-speech-milo-yiannopoulos

[Todd Juvinall]

Paul Emery, I watched the riot on FOX live. Many students were involved. Wherever you got your fake news is wrong.

[Walt]

Paul. Go to the Oakland Trib. Plenty of pics. Then take a gander at all the collage kids.
I know... NONE were actually students.... right? They are to be held blameless.
"It was the other guy!"

[Bill Tozer]

Paul defends Islam's treatment of gays and women. What a bigot, what a hypocrite.

Love it. Emperor God Trump is the law and order man. Libs are all into the de-masculine thing. Alpha male is coming and he says the university has been tolerating and allowing a hostile enviroment for minority students, aka, college Republicans. Oh, the Justice Department lives for these kind of Title 6 and Title 9 violations. Sessions is salivating.

Can't you feel the Alt-Left bleeding votes by the hour? What started as a trickle is now flowing pretty good. Milo hit the jackpot. National News, President speaks out, purse strings closing, national stunned in disbelief. Wall to wall coverage. Big PR problem.

Sure, it's not fair. Tell that to the young students who fear for their lives because the Gestapo Faculty and rabbid Fascist student body.

UC website says Cal gets grants from private, state, and federal grants totally 500 million, 370 mill of which Uncle Sam the Emperor God controls.

It's unfair! Well, you lie down with dogs you are going to get fleas. Free speech! They will not shut us down! Elections have consequences and we must protest our Campus Republicans' minority rights. The Leftists are bullies! And Paul does not speak up for the oppressed. Hyprocrite!

Bleed, baby, bleed.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_feb2

[Paul Emery]

Walt 3:46

Do you have a link to your poll?

[Walt]

Sure. Ask any LIB on the street. You can't swing a dead cat on a street of Nevada City without hitting one. Stick your head out the window and yell the question. Dare ya'.

[Bill Tozer]

The Left has a big PR problem. Protest more, everywhere! Declare war on Starbucks.
This is working in our favor. Block roads, break things, clog airports! That will endear ya to people, lol. Never stop.

I can't believe our luck.

[Walt]

Yes Bill, the elected Libs are sitting in their offices boycotting and not participating.
Butt hurt... All they can do is go to an empty chamber and bitch into a microphone.
Yes siree Bob, that's going to go over well at election time. Keep up the piss poor work.

[Bill Tozer]

Now they have something else to stress over. I feel rather good.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Can-she-eat-more-kale-Hordes-of-liberals-want-10903762.php

[Paul Emery]

I guess you're right Bill. That's why Trump is soaring in the polls. LATEST IS -9,,Heading towards double digits negatives.
Lowest ever recorded at this state of a Presidency.
http://pollingreport.com/djt_job1.htm

[Bill Tozer]

Never get tired of winning.

[Walt]

On the AGW front, I'm waiting for the ECO gang to gripe about the S02 levels in Scott's neck of the ice flow. I'm sure they will blame it on the oil pipelines. (sorry Paul, no dice) There is a volcano out in the Alaskan islands that's been popping off for months, that has received no attention in the press. BOGOSLOF VOLCANO. What it has been burping out has headed South East over the upper plains states.
All the work those ECO buggies did for clean air has been shot to hell.
But it's contributing to global cooling.
For those that care,
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Bogoslof.php

[Walt]

I guess Paul refuses to read OUR posted polls. His loss, and looks stupid.

[Paul Emery]

Walt

You post polls but don't even tell me what they are. A simple link will do. You say things like "according to polls"...
I mostly use the Gallop Poll because it has been used since Truman and serves as a useful guide for comparisons. That's why when I say Trump has the worst numbers in recorded polling history (1946) it serves as a useful gauge.

[Bill Tozer]

Sorry Paul, I cannot talk to a homophobic misogynist. You condone Mainstrean Muslin beliefs and actions against gays and women , which I find unconscionable and abhorrent. I cannot conserve with you for awhile. Your values that comprise your belief system are discriminatory. You are in the doghouse, Fascist.

[Gregory]

“I have set the Senate so when I leave, we’re going to be able to get judges done with a majority,” ... “They mess with the Supreme Court, it’ll be changed just like that in my opinion.”

-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in the aftermath of establishing "the nuclear option" for cabinet and lower court nominations.

Famous last words. No wonder McConnell has been adamant that Gorsuch will be confirmed even if that hypocrite Schumer rounds up 41 Democrats not worried about 2018 to prevent cloture.

Turnabout is fair play, when it is constitutional.

Food for thought... 47% of the US consider themselves Protestant, yet Gorsuch, if appointed, will be the only Protestant with a seat on the court. It's currently only Catholic and Jewish.

[Paul Emery]

Bill writes about me

"You condone Mainstrean Muslin beliefs and actions against gays and women "

Can anyone explain to me how he came up with that? Gregory?

[Account Deleted]

Paul's busted. Only thinks civil rights are for those he agrees with.
Now he suddenly wants to talk about something else. Anything else.

[Gregory]

Paul, you mostly use Gallup at the moment because it's giving you the numbers you want... and some of that is they don't limit their counts to actual likely voters, unlike Rasmussen. Young, illegal, green card, felons... they all count for Gallup.

[Walt]

Humm... Gallop. Remind me why they stayed out of the election.
We love busting your chops Paul on your silly poll crap. But continue on.
We enjoy a good ribbing at your expense. "Your" polls have lost all credibility, since they had the election wrong from day one. Your side tried to use polls to influence what voters would do. Namely the uninformed. Those are the ones who just want to vote for whoever might win. No one wants to find they voted for the loser.(your an exception to that rule)
Smarter people prevailed. Even with the election rigging (getting felons to vote in some places, Ca. registering illegals, and NO checks) LIBS still lost. Don't even start with the "popular" vote crap. It's meaningless. If Hillary had won, she would be under impeachment by now, for her pay to play scam, and destruction of gov. records.

[Gregory]

For a nice sauce for the goose first course, here's an fawning story on Reid's promise to end the filibuster for SCOTUS nominees if the GOP got uppity before he found out his goose was cooked:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/dems-ready-to-end-the-filibuster-on-supreme-court-nominees.html

[Gregory]

Walt
Gallop is what horses and other quadrupeds do
Gallup is an opinion pollster

[Walt]

My bad. Drag me to the stocks in the town square.

As for your link, yes, LIBS thought they had it in the bag.(they must have been listening to Paul) They got caught with their collective pants down. Now their own dirty tricks comes back to bite. So they have no room to bitch. SCOTUS just might go thermonuclear.
Then old bat Ginsburg is soon to cash in her chips. She can't even stay awake on the bench.
One other LIB is long in the tooth. Two more seats Trump may have an opportunity to fill.
LIBS are pretty much donkey manure on capitol hill.

[George Rebane]

A correspondent corroborates RR's report that Muslim countries band immigrants and even visitors from other Muslim countries. They know more intimately than others from where the real problems to civil society come. Here's another link that illuminates this.
http://www.mrctv.org/blog/kuwait-has-had-muslim-ban-2011#

[Bonnie McGuire]

If it wasn't for good people that are usually persecuted, the way it's brought on would seem ridiculous. I've seen, studied and experienced many things. But it's hard to really see how the bad guys could get away with the same old revolutionary crap in America...my own home. Years ago one of my dear friends used to write about the dumbing down of America in our local newspaper. She certainly nailed the powerful problem. The sources of our education have always been schools and the media...the most powerful being television, because of its hypnotic ability to relax and get attention.
And what nation on earth is credited with being the world leader in pschycology? Russia. During the Vietnam war, doctors from all over the world met there to see and learn how they did things. Thanks to the friend I mentioned above, I was invited to witness what one of the doctors (who attended the Russian conclave) had to say about it. We were shocked that most of the PTA ladies were awed that the Russian government sent children, or anyone to a mental institution if they said anything bad about the government. It was the same thing our neighbors from Germany said. Only they said anyone dumb enough to say anything bad about communism disappeared. I never imagined this mentality taking over here. Sad....but I think God is testing us to see if we're better than those we condemned. Remember all those who allegedly died for freedom...as designated in our Constitution and human Bill of Rights.

[ScenesFromTheApocalypse]

A slice of life in the year 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyKTeSpjbo

[ScenesFromTheApocalypse]

More Berkeley news, could be fake but interesting.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-02/fbi-allegedly-investigating-mayor-berkeley-ca-inciting-riot-and-ordering-police-stan

[Walt]

Frisco and Kalif. should take notice.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article128984759.html
"Fearing a loss of millions of dollars for defying immigration authorities, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Thursday ordered county jails to comply with federal immigration detention requests — effectively gutting the county’s position as a “sanctuary” for immigrants in the country illegally."
At least someone is taking Trump seriously.

[ScenesFromTheApocalypse]

oooh. Probably BS, but I like the idea.

https://i.redd.it/keixlsr3didy.png

[Walt]

Then from Frisco.
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/02/02/sfpd-ends-cooperation-fbi-counterterrorism-efforts-part-refusing-trumps-immigration-order/

Who will come out on top here? Place your bets.

[Walt]

Good catch Scenes,, now to wait and see.

[Bonnie McGuire]

Oh...and I forgot to mention that part of the war against freedom was government financed grant money for those involved in the revolution. But when they've won they will be no longer needed and be cut off. End of addiction. End of them if they complain, because they can't be trusted. They're addicts for revolution. All things are seen and known, and each of us has the power of choosing good or evil...and the unknown result accordingly. God has shown us. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I know you all wonder what this dumb woman is doing here. I wonder too, but it's the only local discussion group that has thoughtful participants...and I thank you for putting up with my opinion.

[Don Bessee]

Hey PE, did you read the UN ambassadors statement on Ukraine today? That does not sound like the administration is sucking up to Putin. I eagerly anticipate the sanctions on the mullahs tomorrow. ;-)

[Gregory]

Walt 6:14
I think zerohedge might only be a babystep above infowars in credibility, but that link is incendiary. There's a new sheriff in town and I suspect the FBI field people may well be happy if their politically correct cuffs are off as a result.

When my son was there, IIRC the campus student GOP were active and very much Ron Paul fans.

[Walt]

Now here is a good one. Stay or hit the bricks?
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/02/02/heritages-moffit-bureaucrats-opposing-trump-right-honorable-thing-resign/

If I had a say, I would inform every dept. that any monkey business was found, the Hatch Act will be applied.

[Gregory]

Oooops, I was thinking about Scenes 6:07

Walts 6:14 link about sfpd was also verrrry interestink