On Hillary Clinton Accomplishments

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06-02-2018

 On Hillary Clinton Accomplishments

In a recent discussion with my Democrat friend who said that Hillary has done more good things for America than Donald Trump, so I challenged him to list Hillary Clinton’s accomplishments. He didn’t directly answer my challenge but said a Google search showed her accomplishments, so I went to Google to see for myself.

I stand corrected. Hillary Clinton has many accomplishments and although some of the websites list her as the one whom singlehandedly passed a number of bills in congress as a NY Senator. Aside from that I wanted to present and give credit where credit is due.

Hillary Clinton was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.

  • In 1965 she went to Wellesby College where she graduated with honors in political science.
  • She graduated in 1973 from Yale Law School where she got her Juris Doctor.
    • It was at Yale where she met and started dating Bill Clinton.
    • Hillary Clinton’s political activity can be traced back to Yale where she served on the Board of Editors of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action.
    • While at Yale she met and did her senior thesis on Saul Alinsky.

After graduation in 1973 she became a staff attorney at the Children’s Defense Fund and became a consultant for the Carnegie Council on Children. In 1974 she joined the impeachment inquiry staff of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives during the Watergate scandal.

Bill and Hillary became the Clintons after marrying in 1975.

As the First Lady of Arkansas 1979 – 1990

  • Hillary joined the law faculty of the University of Arkansas.
  • Their daughter Chelsea was born in 1980.
  • Hillary founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.
  • She served on the board of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
  • She started the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youth.
  • Hillary was named Arkansas’ Woman of the Year in 1983
  • She was named Arkansas’ Young Mother of the Year in 1984.
  • She was named among the top 100 lawyers by the National Law Journal twice (1988 & 1991).

As FLOTUS  1991 – 1999

Hillary played a critical role in the passage of

  • The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and
  • The Adoption and Safe Families Act.
  • Hillary pushed her failed initiative known as Clinton Health Care which laid the foundation for the Affordable Care Act.

As Senator

  • In 2000 she became the first former First Lady to run for elected office and win in the state of New York.
  • Hillary endorsed bill to extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11
  • She endorsed bill to pay for city projects in response to 9/11.
  • She endorsed bill to assist land mine victims in other countries.
  • She endorsed bill to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
  • She endorsed bill to designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the Wilderness Preservation System.
  • She passed resolutions to name courthouses after Thurgood Marshall and James L. Watson.
  • She passed resolutions to name post offices after John A. O’Shea and Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
  • She voted to designate 7 August 2003 as the National Purple Heart Recognition Day and swore to support its goals and ideals.
  • She swore to support the goals and ideals of the Better Hearing and Speech Month.
  • She passed resolutions to establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
  • She passed resolution to establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
  • She passed resolution to recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
  • She passed resolution to honor the respective lives and achievements of late Alexander Hamilton, Shirley Chisholm, John J. Downing, Brian Fahey and Harry Ford.
  • She announced running for the DNC nominee for the 2008 Presidential elections.
  • Lost to Barack Obama but was nominated to become Secretary of State.

As Secretary of State 2009 – 2013

  • In 2009 Hillary Clinton became the first former First Lady to become Secretary of State in the Obama Administration.
  • Hillary played a crucial role in improving ties with Russia by providing them with a “Reset Button”.
  • Her last-minute intervention led to the signing of the historic Turkish-Armenian accord.
  • She went into damage control in the aftermath of Cablegate, where diplomatic analysis from world leaders and the assessment of the leaders of host countries by US diplomats were made public by WikiLeaks.
  • Hillary visited Myanmar (Burma) laying the foundation for re-engagement of the Southeast Asian country. First time a high level American diplomat visited the country since 1955.
  • In 2012 she played a crucial role in negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas with the help of Egypt.
  • Hillary hand-picked Chris Stevens to be Ambassador in Benghazi, Libya. During the 9/11 attack on the Embassy Annex, she failed to aid and protect the embassy staff resulting in the deaths of 4 Americans (including Ambassador Stevens) at the hands of terrorists.
  • She played an important role in tightening sanctions on Iran. (Cash to Iran?)
  • Hillary operated and maintained a private email server whereby she transmitted classified documents to unauthorized parties, damaging National Security and violating established protocols.
  • She was the most travelled Secretary of State visiting 112 countries.

The 2015 – 16 Clinton presidential campaign

  • The Clinton campaign manipulated media coverage data.
  • Received in advance debate questions and answers.
  • Renamed mid-American republicans as “a basket of deplorables” for not voting for her.
  • Shutting out Bernie Sanders to secure the DNC nomination.

After the 2016 Presidential election

  • Hillary Clinton has led the charge of the Democrat Party’s resistance movement against President Donald Trump.
  • She is traveling around the world on what appears as a “pity me” tour wondering “What Happened” (as the name of her book), unable to figure out how she lost the election

So for the past 34 years in the public limelight and making herself known on her quest for the highest office in the land, the presidency Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton knows politics and political action or activation and how it works to bring people together and how it divides entire societies.

I find it incredulous that she as SOS did not know about safeguarding national security and classified documents. “Losing” 34,000 emails by deleting them (her or her staff) does not make it as if they never were, and WikiLeaks was quick in letting the world know.

Nor did Hillary as SOS while putting forth the Obama administration’s foreign policy consider the legality of it. Hillary played an instrumental role in the delivery of US currency to Iran, Arms to ISIS in Syria, and Uranium One to Russia, giving the impression of collusion on many levels. Her failure during the Benghazi incident was a major black eye for the State Department and the Obama administration of which there is no excuse. Cleaning up after Cablegate should have made Hillary keenly aware of the pitfalls of failing to properly treat secret documents as they pertain to national security.

I agree that Hillary has done more to this country than President Donald Trump and she had been at it quite a bit longer. First as a Republican “Goldwater Girl”, then as a full-fledged Democrat activist Hillary has certainly made a name for herself. And according to the first one to beat her at her own game, Obama called her “The Most Qualified” for the job of president.

From Benghazi to Uranium One what I see is a woman who has still not come to terms with her run to the White House. It’s been reported that as First Lady of Arkansas Hillary was quick to cuss out her security detail and fire anyone who got in her way. The same was true as FLOTUS, she had little respect or time for others and nobody spoke out of turn around her. Hillary could say “you’re fired” faster than Donald Trump to her staff when they disappointed her.

Hillary Clinton was responsible for increasing security or closing down the embassy in Libya when requested by Ambassador Stevens at the embassy annex. Once it was under attack, the SOS should have insured that help was sent.

Hillary was directly responsible as was Barack Obama.

Orders to stand down didn’t just appear out of thin air and general officers relieved of command for attempting to deploy US forces to the aid of the embassy was not an accident either.

To put forth or allow a fake news story about a video, arrest the creator of that alleged video and during congressional hearings to say in part, “At this point what difference does it make now?” is like pouring water on a grease fire.

Every military trainee is taught that you don’t abandon your comrades. You don’t leave anybody behind.

Something to think about, the US Embassy in Libya had been attacked earlier. Ambassador Stevens had been appointed to Libya and the embassy staff occupied the embassy annex in Benghazi. Tension in the area was high, other embassies had been closed and even the Red Cross had left Libya. What purpose could it serve to keep the annex open? When attack began requests for help were ignored and rapid response was repeatedly told to stand down. Responsibility rested ultimately with POTUS and with the SOS.

It has been almost 5 ½ years and still being covered up.

When the Obama security team gathered in the war room and watched the take down of Bin Laden it is so inconceivable for them to not know about and attempt to rescue our people in Benghazi. (There were live feeds from unarmed drones overhead)!

Unacceptable!

Many American’s either don’t know or don’t care, but how can American patriotic Veterans stand up and defend Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton or Barack (Barry) Hussain Obama for the harm they have ultimately done to this country? They definitely knew better!

Accountability and justice are what is needed. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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The Deep State Within The FBI

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05-30-2018

The Deep State Within The FBI

A recent article by Nick Arama touches a deeply worrisome problem within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which I’m sure parallels other federal agencies, the deep state within.

https://www.conservativecash.us/itd-suicide-honest-fbi-agents-afraid-testify-fear-retaliation-bureau2/?utm_source=spn

If true the question becomes how to deal with the deep state actors in law enforcement that then could be caught up in the RICO act? In that case who polices the police? Is it the infamous TV version of the “Internal Affairs” or another agency, say the CIA?

I’ve heard congressmen state that congress created the “agency” and has constitutional oversight. Yet as the article suggests a weak congress casts no fear into the FBI.

What about the presidential executive order on terminating federal workers who un-perform their jobs?

Can the president appoint a “super-cop” as director of the FBI, who has the insight AND the intestinal fortitude to weed out and arrest those deep state actors? How would one go about doing a global sting operation on the FBI, without the “rats” escaping?

Another question is how to vet agents to determine their status?

It has been noted that the “word” has come down to “button up” or face reprisals for career, family and friends. Not an idol threat to agents who’ve stepped forward under the Obama administration.

So how to severe the head of the snake, extract the bad apples and return the FBI to the premier law enforcement agency it once was?

One consideration is the Obama “headquarters” located near the White House, suspected nerve center of deep state. How is it established, organized and able to communicate and to whom do they report?

Deep state agents simply wait out elected and appointed officials, and continue to act with impunity using the same tactics of the Chicago mobsters of yesteryear.

The government of the people, by the people is doing it to the people without the average American citizen realizing that our government has been and is now under siege from within. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit

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05-29-2018

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit

This article is short and sweet depending upon your perception of current events so I’ll take a stab at it anyway. There seems to be a fundamental difference between conservatives and liberals in America, and it’s not even about political parties anymore.

American conservatives are generally supporters of the Constitution and the Rule of Law for which it stands. Ask what they value most as an American?

They may say:

Life

Liberty

The Pursuit of Happiness

Freedom of Religion

Right to Bear Arms

Right to Vote

Freedom from Oppression

Those are just a few of the things that conservatives hold dear and many are codified by the Amendments and in the Constitution.

American liberals although voicing their patriotism seem to have a very different view of the Constitution and the Rule of Law.

When asked what they value most as an American?

They may say:

Life

Liberty

The Pursuit of Donald J. Trump

Freedom from Religion

Right to Disarm Opposing Views

Right of Illegals to Vote

Freedom to Oppress

Right to Free Stuff

Right to Resist

These are just a few of the things that liberals hold dear even though they go against the Constitution and are without regard to the Rule of Law.

Being patriotic is not simply toting the party line, or backing the current president. Patriotism is placing the good of the country before your own interests. Patriotism is placing your very life on the line in defense of the idea that for this Constitutional Republic to succeed gives out a glimmer of hope to a world that is constantly battling one dictator after another, one bad regime followed by one which is worse.

The light beaming out from the United States of America gives hope where hopelessness exists and survival is not guaranteed. American patriots search for ways to bring hope to the hopeless and stand by our motto, “IN GOD WE TRUST”!

A nation divided cannot stand and a proud people will surely fall. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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When Our Nation Called

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05-27-2018

When Our Nation Called

Tomorrow is the day when America’s fallen soldiers are brought to the nation’s remembrance. It’s been said that we should not mourn their loss, but thank God that they lived.

From Iwo Jima to the River Kwai; the Frozen Chosen to Khe Sanh and the Hanoi Hilton; Somalia to Panama; Kuwait to Bagdad and Afghanistan; Fort Hood to Arkansas; and to VA facilities nationwide let us not forget the sacrifices given for service to God and to Country by our brothers and sisters and their families.

There are just too many battles, conflicts and wars to list here, but one that has gotten little to know attention is the “Battle of Orange” taking the lives of our Veterans every single day, so let me focus on one unrecognized and unknown Veteran.

When our nation called a young man named Mark Olson, from Montana, like so many others joined the military during the height of the Vietnam War, joined the U.S. Army. His training and skills took him to Southeast Asia where he served as an army engineer in Northeastern Thailand from 1968 – 1970.

This army engineer held a variety of jobs as a plumber, material handler and even working with a covert community action unit taking him into the jungles and at times “across the fence” into Laos. The nature of his varied jobs brought him into contact with “Orange” and other herbicides, which at the time had no special significance.

After the military life carried this army Veteran to many locations and many jobs and his health began to change, even his attitude changed and he began treatment under the VA for high blood pressure and a type of diabetes that has been attributed to the exposure to herbicides. Additional treatment began for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which seemed to help. Linking up with online Thailand Veterans groups gave him a new purpose, assisting Veterans and researching herbicide exposure on US military facilities in Thailand during the Vietnam War.

Mark’s story is one echoed across our nation as Veterans die from exposure to herbicides which at first our nation said were not used, around troops who “were not there” in a war being successfully won until lost by public opinion.

Mark’s battle is over now. It’s been two long years since the cumulative effects of the herbicide exposure (which the VA denied his claims of presumptive exposure) coupled with the PTSD took him from us in 2016, a belated casualty of the Vietnam War. Many came home already dead from the friendly fire of “The Battle of Orange”.

Senate S-2105 and House HB-4843 are in the Veterans Committees of Congress today as an attempt to rectify CFR 38 with wording to include Thailand Veterans of the Vietnam War who suffer the effects of herbicide exposure. (Contact your Congressmen and Senators today and ask for their support of these bills). – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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A Crisis in Our Democracy!

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05-26-2018

A Crisis in Our Democracy

On Friday, May 25, 2018 Hillary Clinton gave her “crisis in our democracy” speech at Harvard where they gave her the Radcliffe Medal for what she did to our country a “transformative impact on society”.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/25/clinton-declares-crisis-in-our-democracy-as-harvard-gives-her-medal.html

I never thought that I could agree with her more on the subject of our nation in crisis, albeit not for the reasons she stated.

As stated in the article former Secretary of State Clinton was called a “human rights champion”, a “skilled legislator” and an “advocate of American leadership” on the world stage. I could stop right there and say that I agree completely with the assessment as introduced by former Secretary of State Madeline Albright during the 25 May 2018 awards ceremony at Harvard. Yes I could, but then again I’d be lying through my teeth.

I don’t know about you, but my recollections are a bit clouded as I wonder why she hasn’t received handcuffs already?

Harvard called her a “human rights champion”, which would be true if you support her ideology, vote democrat and contribute to the Clinton Foundation.

Hard working Americans in mid-America “Fly over-Country” she called a “basket of deplorables” because they didn’t quite get her message. Women voters who didn’t vote for her she said couldn’t vote on their own because their husbands and boyfriends told them how to vote that way. She is a backer for abortions, which is the denial of basic “human rights”. What a “champion”!

Harvard called her a “skilled legislator”, which must have been her accomplishments as a New York Senator. I’m still trying to find out what those accomplishments were. Nothing sticks out except she was real buddy-buddy with now President Donald Trump back then.

Harvard called her an “advocate of American Leadership” on the world stage. They must be recalling her accomplishments as Secretary of State under President Barack Obama.

What I recall of her exploits as President Obama’s Secretary of State when she orchestrated arms to ISIS in Syria, then “handpicked” and sent Ambassador Chris Stevens to Libya, possibly a ruse to recover the weapons before they could be used against American forces.

Up to 9/11/2012 security had been reduced and requests for increased security rejected as our Embassy Annex in Benghazi was under direct attack and rescue requests went unanswered, under Secretary Clinton’s watch. Leaving four dead American patriots in Benghazi.

It could have been the selling of America’s Uranium One reserve to Russia (the real Russian collusion) before she was replaced by John Kerry.

It’s almost funny how Hillary Clinton in poking fun at the president, talked about leaders who seek to polarize the nation, delegitimize news outlets and also spread fake news.

To me it seems that Hillary was talking about herself in a positive spin, discounting her “deplorables” remarks, or the “assistance” she received during the campaign debates. The Clinton minions on CNN must have not really been trying to hurt candidate Trump, but simply to help him not get elected.

The Democrat Party along with Hillary Clinton, the snowflakes and company all had a mental break down over the fact that Donald Trump won the election. This mental breakdown characterized by “safe spaces”, Kleenex boxes, Diaper Pin symbols all were symptoms of the Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) which polarized the nation and perpetuated the spreading of fake news.

It is this line from Hillary Clinton which clearly shows her inner thoughts and motives, “Attempting to erase the line between fact and fiction, truth and reality is a core feature of authoritarianism”. As in her many speeches Hillary has painted a grim outlook for the state of America as she continues to search for the reason she lost the 2016 election.

Hillary sees herself as a “resilience fighter” and suggests finding ways to disagree respectfully (as I am doing with this article). She encouraged voting and American’s must exercise their right to vote, while seriously vetting each political candidate to insure they will represent the best in America.

Hillary suggests subscribing to a newspaper? Is she planning on taking a new career field in print journalism and maybe starting something like the “Clinton Foundation Times”? Well she is a published author and you can still buy any one of her books from “It takes a Village” to “What Happened” at bookstores everywhere, (or not).

Hillary called for having empathy between people of political divides and praised the students at Parkland for advocating for gun control. What she didn’t talk about was the “spontaneous” nationwide protest “marches” that young American students conducted at the urging and insistence of teachers and school administrators pushing the far left agenda on gun control.

There has been no mention of the students nationwide who walked out of school in favor of the right to bear arms in support of the Second Amendment. How many of the very recent school shooting and other incidents involving an armed shooter where the shooter was either neutralized or taken into custody have students NOT been rioting over gun control? Even when the lawful use of a gun by a registered gun owner or a school resource officer or a teacher that stopped the attacker?

There is a crisis in our nation, which by the way is not a democracy, but a Constitutional Republic. The Constitution of the United States is the “Rule of Law” in our land.

Honoring the Constitution, obeying the rule of law and enforcing America’s laws are the way to bring this country back together. Providing a safe and secure environment throughout the nation, and closely looking at immigration through the lens of contribution and assimilation are good ways to start.

Hillary Clinton fears that she would lose the nation? Lose a country she never had in the first place?

My fear was that had Hillary won the election her ideology and her selfish temper would have ruined the country and brought about irreparable damage. The election of 2016 truly saved the nation that I love and the world from ruin. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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The Obama Legacy Remembered

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05-24-2018

The Obama Legacy Remembered

Democrats want everyone to stop spreading rumors that President Barack Obama had no legacy, and the credit for today’s soaring US economy rightfully belongs to the Obama legacy.

I want to thank political cartoonist Michael P. Ramirez for his inspirational cartoons which brought a bit of clarity. Visit Michael’s website http://michaelpramirez.com/index.html.

I have decided to list the Obama legacy below:

  • Benghazi
  • Bowe Burkdahl
  • Cash for Clunkers
  • Chelsea Manning Commutation
  • Clinton Email Scandal
  • Clinton Foundation
  • Clinton Server
  • DACA
  • Dodd-Frank
  • DOJ spying on journalists
  • Executive Amnesty
  • Fanny Mae / Freddy Mack
  • Fast and Furious
  • FusionGPS
  • GITMO
  • GM bail out
  • Holder Contempt
  • Illegal Executive Appointments
  • Illegal Executive Orders
  • Investigation of James Rosen
  • Iran Cash
  • Iran Deal
  • IRS Scandal
  • National Intelligence Leaks
  • NSA
  • Obamacare
  • Oscar Lopez Rivera
  • Real Russian Collusion
  • SPYGATE (DOJ/FBI spying on the Donald Trump campaign 2015-16)
  • Uranium One
  • Veterans Affairs Scandal

 

In all fairness I must admit that President Trump has been working feverishly to either erase or correct much of them already. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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America First or Not At All

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05-21-2018

America First or Not At All

That seems to be the predominant train of thought with today’s politicians. Is it Patriotism or Nationalism?

How many American’s get up in the morning and decide today I’m going to take a new approach to life? Today I’m going to look for ways to disrespect my family and friends. Today I’m going to the store to spend the most money on the worst products, goods and services.

Today I’m going to make my family last on my list of priorities. How long do you think that would last? How long before your family members would come to you and ask just what do you think you’re doing? What about your friends? How long before you wouldn’t have any friends left? How long before your bank account would be at a negative balance? Maybe then the bank would feel sorry for you and add money to your account for no reason?

We have had a host of politicians who have gone out upon the world stage to trash the United States of America. Traditionally in the United Nations our representatives have tried to blend in when it comes to difficult decisions, especially when it pertains to America’s allies such as Israel. America has simply not wanted to “rock the boat”.

Our national leaders have openly expressed to the world that the United States of America has been a “Bad Boy” when it comes to defending our allies and our interests abroad, and we are sorry and will not do that again. I’m surprised that the Stars and Stripes have not been replaced by the “Rainbow” flag.

America has been in a transitional state of flux. We have eliminated God from our nation. We have legalized the killing of the innocent through abortion, while lambasting other “third world nations” for the genocide they commit.

Abortion is our national disgrace before Almighty God.

It is in America’s interest for our national leaders to place AMERICA FIRST. When they succeed, America succeeds. America is a nation of immigrants from virtually every other country in the world. They come here to safely raise their families and to live the American Dream. America is truly blessed by these hard working men and women.

Entry into America is not a guarantee, it is a privilege. Those who apply must pass rigid background checks and demonstrate their commitment to assimilate into and become productive members of American society or they must show justification for obtaining refugee status from their country of origin. Failing to meet the entry standards they should return to their country of origin or apply elsewhere.

America has a self-image problem. Many American’s think they are better than anyone else. Some Americans literally and figuratively hate this country and everything it stands for and cannot bear to see our nation succeed.

I have a solution or recommendation:

American citizens who are ashamed of being in America should leave. I mean they should renounce their US Citizenship and leave permanently, never to return again.

Politicians who run for and are elected to political official are sworn into office to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against ALL enemies, foreign and domestic. Once they decide not to obey that oath they should be removed from office and barred from holding an elected office ever again. Those who choose to disavow allegiance to the United States should renounce their citizenship and seek refuge in another country where they will be welcomed with open arms.

Politicians who commit treasonous acts against the United States should be tried and convicted for treason.

Patriotism is not synonymous with Nationalism.

American patriotism is love for the United States and for what it stands – the Land of the Free. Arms opened wide in acceptance of those who truly want to become enmeshed into the fabric of American society. There is no other system of government like it on the earth.

Nationalism is placing a country above every other country and blindly following the dictates of a country’s leader while racially, socially and economically dividing and eliminating those who are just not “good enough”, as was done in Nazi Germany during World War II. Nationalism is walking on the backs of others who are under total control of the government.

American politics has two predominant political parties. The Democrat Party which today identifies with fascist and communist ideologies of people like Saul Alinsky and others who feel that individuals are just not “smart enough” to handle their own affairs. In their view only the government can take care of individual families and businesses. According to the Democrat Party America is a failing nation and needs the government to provide “Free Stuff” like food, shelter, education and medical at no cost to everyone. The costs will be paid for by hard working Americans and successful businesses who will incur heavy tax penalties or fines.

The Republican Party of today is the party of the working class people. They are realists who know that less government and lower taxes which mean better and a more productive economy. They encourage common sense and innovation. Medical must be affordable to enable families to obtain necessary treatment. Education must be accessible for all, and must prepare students with real world job skills.

There is no perfect political party.

It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to look at what’s going on across the nation and in the media.

President Trump has placed America First, at home and abroad. His administration represents the United States and reinforces his agenda and American foreign policy.

American’s must return to the belief in Almighty God as the reason this nation was formed.

American’s must teach and model respect for ourselves and for others.

American’s must come together as one, it’s called Patriotism.

American’s must place America First. – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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School Shootings vs Gun Control

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05-19-2018

School Shootings vs Gun Control

In the past few days and weeks things have gotten crazy. Our children are not safe in schools, our government is not providing guidance to change the environment in the schools, and our constitution and our second amendment are under attack.

I decided to do a bit of research to determine what is happening in our schools and what can be done about it. I have taken a look at the basic facts on school shootings since early 2015. What I find is alarming.

We need to do a major relook at how our schools are protecting our children. We need to find ways to get ahead of the learning curve on school safety. Let’s look at a couple of things America is already doing. We secure our airports, military bases and even our prisons with common sense and simple procedures that could very easily be implemented in our schools.

  • Enclose our schools and playgrounds with security fencing (walls), using a single point of entry equipped with stationary metal detectors.
  • Equip our schools with trained and armed school security personnel (resource officers) who are either on duty or retired law enforcement, prior service military personnel or in some cases teachers who are trained and certified in fire arm safety.
  • Enforce dress codes and see thru security back packs.
  • Look closer at school bullying and conduct education and counseling when appropriate.
  • Equip classrooms with low cost security tools to stop an intruder.
  • Adopt active shooter drills and instruct teachers and staff on proper active shooter drill procedures and actual active shooter reactive actions.

This list is not all inclusive, but gives one a sense of what can be implemented immediately, and over a short period of time.

In my research I excluded institutes of higher learning (colleges and universities) as these institutions are comprised of adults and carries totally different school responsibilities.

Over this 3 year period (2015 – 2018) there have been 38 school shootings (4 – 2015; 14 – 2016; 7 – 2017; & 14 – 2018), with only 2 Mass school shootings both in 2018. In most cases the shooters are between 12 and 18 years of age, well below the age limit for lawful gun ownership. Some cases involved bringing a firearm to school and either showing it off or using it to settle a score. Where the shooter was over 19 years of age involving domestic violence finding its way onto the school campus or at after hour’s extracurricular events

The first mass school shooting was the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL on February 14, 2018 where 19 year old Nickolas Cruz walked into the school he had been expelled from carrying a semiautomatic rifle. After activating the fire alarm he began shooting, in the end he killed 17 people and wounded 14 others. Then as students began exiting the school he simply walked out and away without being stopped or questioned. He was later arrested by Coral Springs Police.

What was apparent was that the Broward County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to the school as a resource officer simply stood outside the school until the shooting stopped, as did other sheriff’s deputies who arrived on scene. Because they had not secured the scene they prevented EMS personnel and other first responders from entering the school to provide aid to the wounded and dying.

What became clear in the aftermath was when a signed contract surfaced between the Parkland School Board, the Broward County Sheriff’s office and the Florida Attorney General’s office where students who committed crimes in the county would not be charged in order to maintain the flow of state and federal school grant funds into the school district.

Immediately there was a cry out beginning with Parkland and echoed across the nation in the media and among the leftist Democrats about Gun Control and subsequent confiscation of guns from lawful gun owners and against the National Rifle Association (NRA) inferring they are behind the gun violence.

That is like having a newly licensed driver go on the road and when involved in a traffic accident. Investigators uncover the newly licensed driver recently completed driver education training, so the cry goes out to ban all driver education courses nationwide. Doesn’t make sense does it?

My research has discovered that the second Mass school shooting was on May 18th, 2018 at the Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas where 17 year old student Dimitrios Pagourtzis walked into the school carrying a concealed shotgun and a handgun and after activating the fire alarm began shooting in the arts department killing 10 and injuring another 10 before being placed into custody by one of the school resource officers. The other resource officer was shot while engaging the student and counted among the 10 injured. A teacher was among the dead.

What is strikingly similar in both Mass shootings was that the shooter walked into the Parkland school without raising suspicion while carrying a large duffle type bag to conceal his weapons. One shooter walked into Santa Fe while wearing a trench coat to conceal his weapons in 90+ degree weather.

An interesting side note was reported in Santa Fe that 3 months ago the school received a threat about a mass school shooting. Although nothing happened the school practiced emergency drills with an active shooter scenario. The fact that both shooters activated the fire alarms indicating to the students it was just another fire drill, whereby the shooters simply selected their targets of opportunity.

A major difference in this second Mass school shooting was that school resource officers reacted immediately and ran toward the shooting to engage the shooter at the risk of their own lives, something not seen at Parkland. Once again the cry goes out to ban weapons and blame is placed on the NRA and on President Trump for not doing enough after Parkland.

Of the other 37 school shooting incidents some schools had resource officers who engaged and neutralized the shooters, many others did not and only one school recommending the introducing and use of stationary metal detectors.

There is a lot of talk about legislating “assault weapons” when in fact assault weapons were banned some time ago.

There is talk about legislative changes speeding up the process for background checks. Speeding up background checks is not the answer either.

School shooters have largely been minors who don’t have jobs that would allow them to spend hundreds of dollars on legal gun purchases. Often they have obtained their weapons by way of other crimes (larceny and robbery). And legislating gun control aimed at stopping them from obtaining firearms is really dumb.

I think instead of demonizing the NRA, one should work out a plan of gun safety classes beginning in middle school and educating our children about safe handling of many types of weapons as we did in schools not that long ago.

Identifying and counseling students who are involved in school bullying can also go a long way to help both the bully and the victim. Self-defense classes are a great way of building up self-confidence and enhancing self-esteem.

We need educators, law enforcement personnel and legislators who can think “outside the box” and find creative ways to make schools safe and child safety a priority (not just words).

Just remember if you are not the solution, you are the problem! – I am the Real Truckmaster!

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These Are Animals

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05-17-2018

These Are Animals

The latest media firestorm is over a statement made by President Trump in reference to a California Sheriff Mims comment below concerning MS-13 gang members and the prohibition against informing ICE.

The entire text of the meeting is available on the following link:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-california-sanctuary-state-roundtable/

SHERIFF MIMS:  Thank you.  There could be an MS-13 member I know about — if they don’t reach a certain threshold, I cannot tell ICE about it.

THE PRESIDENT:  We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in — and we’re stopping a lot of them — but we’re taking people out of the country.  You wouldn’t believe how bad these people are.  These aren’t people.  These are animals.  And we’re taking them out of the country at a level and at a rate that’s never happened before.  And because of the weak laws, they come in fast, we get them, we release them, we get them again, we bring them out.  It’s crazy.

The controversy began after various reporters began distorting the context of the president’s remarks in an effort to stir up racial tensions and discredit President Trump rather than reporting the meeting as it occurred. This line of misinformation has been further promoted by Nancy Pelosi, Diane Feinstein and other members of Congress.

This is a tactic used by various left-leaning individuals as a means to cover up or divert attention from an actual breaking news story that affects the privacy of every American.

A story about under the direction and/or direct knowledge of President Barack Obama, his DOJ and FBI began conducting an illegal surveillance of and included implanting an agent inside the Trump campaign leading up to the 2016 election, even going so far as to implant spies inside the Trump campaign and inside the Trump White House.

This is breaking news with a much larger story than Nixon’s Watergate scandal.

We are seeing the real legacy of President Barack Obama surfacing on a daily basis. The fake “dossier” is being seen as nothing more than a cover for the incompetence possibly treasonous actions of Barack Obama and Secretary Hillary Clinton as it pertains to national security and with Russian agents.

 

Also going unreported are the present day treasonous actions of John Kerry, quite possibly under the direction and blessing of Barack Obama as he meets with Iranian agents in an attempt to circumvent and foil the policies of President Trump and his administration.

 

America is currently experiencing a covert and subversive coup attempt to unseat the sitting President of the United States. It’s time for Americans to sit up and take notice as our Constitution is under attack. I am the Real Truckmaster!

 

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So You Hate President Donald J. Trump (Updated)

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05-17-2018

So You Hate President Donald J. Trump

I get it, you despise Trump. You detest everything he stands for. You don’t like his smile, or his “fake” hair or his fortune, his fame or his having his own airplane. You don’t like his family (his kids or his famous model wife).

For you it’s personal. You’re a registered voter and nobody is going to tell you who you can or cannot vote for, right? Even though you’re a life-long diehard Republican you didn’t vote for him. I said I get it.

If you’re a diehard Democrat and you wouldn’t go against party. Your best option to keep things the same was with Hillary Rodham Clinton. She was a real woman running for president and her shot at it was stolen by all those Republican voters. Did I get it right?

Well if Barry had been able to run again everything would have been all right. The world would have feared us and Donald Trump would still be on the Apprentice and not even an afterthought. Isn’t that the way you see it?

Well the election of 2016 happened and the world fell apart. Donald Trump is a nothing burger who is going to get us into World War Three. Trump’s war on undocumented aliens is uncalled for, and that stupid wall is unnecessary and a waste of money that Mexico was supposed to pay for right? Trump is trying to stop refugees from the Middle East who are fleeing from oppression and want to come here to live the American dream.

The statue of liberty stands for the right of EVERYONE to come here if they want to, right? We welcome everyone to come to the land of liberty and share in the bounty of America, and Trump is denying their RIGHT to be here!

Don’t forget Trump’s treatment of women. He made fun of and called her “Crooked” Hillary. He even called a sitting member of Congress “Low IQ” Maxine. He looks on women with lustful eyes. His attitude about women demeans them and he views them as sexual toys (i.e. Stormy Daniels) or property, right? We must not overlook the fact that Trump hates blacks and thinks they are animals. What about Hispanics? Trump employees them in his properties and exploits them to make a profit. Trump must think pretty lowly of Asians too, because he called one of their leaders “Little Rocket Man” and has waged a tariff war on the Chinese and even with our allies in Europe.

But the biggest reason of all that you hate Trump is that he acts like he’s a Christian and even prays from the Oval Office. What a hypocrite! He lies every time he opens his mouth. There’s no way that God would allow a man like Trump to ruin our country. No way should Trump be president. Does that about sum it up?

Wait, what about his lack of military service. During the Vietnam War wasn’t Trump kept out of the military for bone spurs, so he could make millions? Now he isn’t fit to become Commander in Chief.

Oh yeah I almost forgot, Hollywood doesn’t like Trump. California hates him too. The mainstream media has his number and makes sure that everyone knows exactly what’s going on with the president. And the Democrats around the nation have organized into a giant community action group to resist anything Trump says or does.

Trump’s legacy is going to be that he tried dismantling the legacy of Barack Obama and all that the Democrats have worked to achieve for YOU the American citizens!

I’ve tried to sum up all the reasons I’ve heard as to why patriotic Americans like to hate President Donald J. Trump, so if I’ve missed a few – I’m sorry. I’ll do better next time.

I don’t speak for anyone else but myself when I say this, “I voted for Donald J. Trump”.

It’s been well over a year and “I still support Donald J. Trump”.

I didn’t vote for a “Sissy” to replace one in the White House. I didn’t want another politician who would say things to get elected so that it would be business as usual in Washington.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again here. I did not take Donald J. Trump as a serious candidate. I didn’t think that with the huge field of candidates on the Republican Party ticket, that Trump would be the last man standing when the smoke cleared at the GOP.

That being said, I know that no other candidate, once elected could have held up to the scrutiny and misinformation war that the extreme left has conducted against an elected and sitting President of the United States.

Other presidents have been treated poorly during their administration and one was impeached because he fired his Secretary of War, so it’s no big shock that the left cries impeachment because President Trump fired members of his White House Staff or replaced Cabinet members, at his discretion.

Let me address many of your concerns about Donald J. Trump.

I’m not from New York and don’t know very much about him other than what I’ve seen on TV or read about online. I have read and heard that many have expressed issues with him and his personality. He’s too cocky, too self-righteous, too sure of himself and he attacks anyone who disagrees with him. I’d have to agree that Donald Trump has a personality that either draws you too him nor away from him. Those who know him well know that failure is not an option with him. That’s not to say he hasn’t failed because he has failed and miserably at times. Getting knocked down in the business world means Donald Trump gets back up and back into the game more determined than before.

This much I know that Donald Trump is a scrapper. Anyone who followed his conduct in military school knows that he took up boxing and took a liking to it. He most likely had no trouble holding his own on the street or in the business world where confrontation is a way of doing business and he has been quite successful amassing a fortune in his real estate and construction dealings.

For most of his adult life Donald Trump has been a self-made man with fortune that would make your head spin. Admittedly he has been a womanizer and as a younger man was often seen with a beautiful woman on each arm. That sort of comes with the territory for a man of means. Money can’t buy everything, but it can buy a lot, if the price is right.

Donald Trump is a man who failed in his first marriage, but didn’t let that stop him from teaching his children from an early age what it means to have a good work ethic and keep their word. His current marriage is a great one and he treats her like the queen she is, his queen and our First Lady.

There have been several attacks on the character of Donald Trump. What we’ve seen over the past year are attacks the like of which have fallen lesser men. The problem with these accusations of sexual misconduct comes with the timing and manor of each one. Women have been paid to come forward and publicly accuse the president of sexual misconduct from a time during his past where it “fit” the narrative of the so called victim. It matters not whether true or not, it simply came forward as a diversion to offset and discredit the president and his efforts at keeping his campaign promises.

The pushback from Congress has been spearheaded by vocal Democrat members of the Congressional Black Caucus and taken up by the media and spontaneous public demonstrations which are in fact organized and paid public riots designed to divide the nation away from the president and his agenda.

There is still leaks and acts of subversion which tend to undermine the president, and cause public outcry and I’ll be if you ask the participants why they are participating they will spiel the Democrat Party mantra to “Impeach Trump, He’s a Liar”.

If you look at how Donald Trump treats women, include his wife, daughters and daughters-in-laws then take a look at the “glass ceiling” that has been broken by the Trump Administration by placing women in key White House Staff and Cabinet positions. These are not simply women, but educated, competent women who are a force to be reasoned within the administration. Donald Trump does not hate women, of any color, heritage or background, nor does he discriminate against them.

Donald Trump says what he means and means what he says. He does not tolerate substandard performance in those around him or in his administration. His business model for government is no different than for his corporation. Competence moves up, incompetence gets dropped, only with government it’s more difficult to just let someone go based on substandard performance.

For those who are stuck on his lack of military service as a reason he shouldn’t be Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces I ask you to consider this.

Of presidents since World War II name a president

  • Who served in the military during WWII?
  • Who served in the military during the Korean War?
  • Who served in the military (active or guard) during the Vietnam War?
  • Who was drafted and decided to dodge the draft and flee to Europe?
  • Who went to school as a foreign student, but did not serve in the US military?

During the presidential campaign of 2016 how many candidates running for President had previously served in the military? One candidate married a draft dodger, who was later pardoned by a president that never served in the military. So your objections on military service don’t hold water.

I personally know of individuals who tried dodging the draft during the Vietnam War by joining the National Guard and they along with their NG unit were deployed to Vietnam. I know individuals who tried enlisting but were medically classified as unfit for military service. And I along with many others avoided the draft by enlisting in the military during the Vietnam War and made a career of our service.

Every day President Trump fights against the actions of the extreme left in order to fulfill the campaign promises he made to ME. He has fought to dismantle Obamacare; get my country out of unfair trade agreements; create a climate of change which brings American businesses back to America; Creates jobs where more Americans are working again; Changing the climate of the state welfare system, encouraging recipients to go to work instead; Securing our southern border; Strengthening our Armed Forces; Supporting Law Enforcement; even moved our Embassy to Jerusalem (as other presidents have promised in the past); while leveling the playing field between other nations and placing America first.

What I see is President Donald J. Trump doing exactly what I sent him to do in Washington – Drain the Swamp and Make America Great Again with the help of Almighty God, to whom nothing is impossible.

I give thanks to God for a warrior president who can stay focused on what is important to America. I am the Real Truckmaster!

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