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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Vehicle Pursuit/ Armed Robbery Suspect Captured- North East Barrack
Troopers from the North East Barrack immediately responded to the area of Rt. 272 and Rt. 40. The vehicle was located within seconds and refused to obey troopers directions who were in marked patrol vehicles utilizing their emergency equipment.
A vehicle pursuit thus was initiated which headed W/B on U.S. Rt. 40. The vehicle made an abrupt turn into the woods on U.S. Rt. 40 just prior to Coudon Blvd, in what appeared to be a wooded lane; however, this was a dead end. The suspect abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
Police Personnel quickly set up a perimeter to contain the suspect. Within minutes the suspect/ sole occupant of the vehicle was located and arrested. He was identified as Elivs Aaron Anderson, 41 years of age from RoseDale, Maryland. A check on the vehicle identification number revealed that it was stolen from Baltimore City, and the tags were stolen from Delaware. A search of the suspect revealed a large quantity of cash.
Anderson has been charged with possession of stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, reckless driving, fleeing and eluding, and other traffic charges in Maryland. A warrant is currently being applied for Anderson in Delaware for the armed robbery and other crimes committed in that State.
Investigation is on going. It should be noted that Cecil County Deputies, Perryville Police, and Maryland Transportation Authority Police assisted with this incident.
'Rigged' Debates? Questions Arise Again Over Lighted Screen At Hillary's Podium
After the first debate, numerous videos surfaced alleging that Hillary was using some sort of teleprompter built into her podium to assist with answering questions or to offset whatever medical condition she's dealing with. The videos were largely dismissed as "cooky alt-right conspiracy theories" and didn't get much attention outside of those spheres.
But, when similar abnormalities surfaced on Hillary's podium in the third debate, combined with the fact that she spent an awkward amount of time during her answers peering down rather than at the camera, we grew a bit more curious.
With that said, here is a video analyzing the abnormalities from debate 1. Notice that around 18 seconds into this video one can very clearly see a light shut off on Hillary's podium even though there is no such light at Trump's podium.
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But, when similar abnormalities surfaced on Hillary's podium in the third debate, combined with the fact that she spent an awkward amount of time during her answers peering down rather than at the camera, we grew a bit more curious.
With that said, here is a video analyzing the abnormalities from debate 1. Notice that around 18 seconds into this video one can very clearly see a light shut off on Hillary's podium even though there is no such light at Trump's podium.
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1 in 4 U.S. teachers are chronically absent, missing more than 10 days of school
The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights estimated this summer that 27 percent of the nation’s teachers are out of school for more than 10 days of regular classes — some missing far more than 10 days — based on self-reported numbers from the nation’s school districts. But some school systems, especially those in poor, rural areas and in some major cities, saw chronic absenteeism among teachers rise above 75 percent in 2014, the last year for which data is available.
In the Alamance-Burlington School System, located between Greensboro and Chapel Hill, N.C., 80 percent of its 1,500 teachers missed more than 10 days of school in the 2013-2014 school year. Cleveland reported that about 84 percent of its 2,700 teachers had excessive absences. Nevada’s Clark County School District, which includes Las Vegas, reported that more than half of its 17,000 teachers were chronically absent — missing a total of at least 85,000 work days, or the equivalent number of hours that nearly 500 teachers would work during an entire 180-day school year.
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WSJ: Terry McAuliffe Sent Big Bucks to Wife of FBI Official Involved in Clinton Email Case
A report says that Terry McAuliffe gave over half a million dollars in campaign cash and material support to the wife of an FBI official who was involved in the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s unsecured, homebrew email server from which she conducted all her business as Secretary of State — including the sharing of classified information.
From the Wall Street Journal:
The political organization of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, an influential Democrat with longstanding ties to Bill and Hillary Clinton, gave nearly $500,000 to the election campaign of the wife of an official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation who later helped oversee the investigation into Mrs. Clinton’s email use.
Campaign finance records show Mr. McAuliffe’s political-action committee donated $467,500 to the 2015 state Senate campaign of Dr. Jill McCabe, who is married to Andrew McCabe, now the deputy director of the FBI.
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From the Wall Street Journal:
The political organization of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, an influential Democrat with longstanding ties to Bill and Hillary Clinton, gave nearly $500,000 to the election campaign of the wife of an official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation who later helped oversee the investigation into Mrs. Clinton’s email use.
Campaign finance records show Mr. McAuliffe’s political-action committee donated $467,500 to the 2015 state Senate campaign of Dr. Jill McCabe, who is married to Andrew McCabe, now the deputy director of the FBI.
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Thousands of rape kits go untested in Maryland
Advocates for rape victims say that number shows that police are not investigating all complaints of sexual assault thoroughly.
"More than any other crime, sexual assault survivors are often disbelieved or blamed for what happened to them," said Ilse Knecht, director of policy and advocacy for the Joyful Heart Foundation, a national nonprofit that advocates for counting and testing all kits. "That definitely plays into this process of not fully investigating cases. There sometimes is a bias that comes in that kind of shuts that door too quickly, and those cases are just put on a shelf."
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BREAKING: All Seven Defendants Found Not Guilty In Refuge Occupation Trial
Ammon and Ryan Bundy have been found not guilty of conspiracy. Their five co-defendants Jeff Banta, Shawna Cox, David Fry, Kenneth Medenbach and Neil Wampler have all been found not guilty as well.
Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on Ryan Bundy’s theft of government property charge.
The jury returned its verdict after some six weeks of testimony followed by less than six hours deliberations, and the last minute replacement of a juror after an allegation surfaced that he was biased.
The jury was instructed to disregard their previous work and to re-consider the evidence.
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Remember the Blue Dress/White dress optical illusion? Here is another photo that will trick you.
What do you see?? Shiny legs or legs with white paint? Click 'READ MORE' below to see the explanation.
Taxpayer Tab For Obama Trip That Included Golf With Tiger Woods: $3.6 Million
Taxpayers shelled out millions of dollars in 2013 when the golf-addicted President Obama took Air Force One to Florida on vacation and played a round of golf with Tiger Woods, according to a new government study.
From Feb. 15-18 in 2013, the president went on a four day trip that included an official speech in Chicago and some leisure time in Palm Beach, Florida.
According to a forthcoming report by the Government Accountability Office that was obtained early by The Daily Caller, the government spent a total of $3.6 million to fly, protect and support the president during this trip to Illinois and Florida.
The GAO report was requested by Sen. John Barrasso, a Republican senator from Wyoming. The letter was sent during the political debates of 2013 over the automatic spending cuts to government services, known as sequestration.
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From Feb. 15-18 in 2013, the president went on a four day trip that included an official speech in Chicago and some leisure time in Palm Beach, Florida.
According to a forthcoming report by the Government Accountability Office that was obtained early by The Daily Caller, the government spent a total of $3.6 million to fly, protect and support the president during this trip to Illinois and Florida.
The GAO report was requested by Sen. John Barrasso, a Republican senator from Wyoming. The letter was sent during the political debates of 2013 over the automatic spending cuts to government services, known as sequestration.
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Wikileaks Shocker: Cheryl Mills Tells Podesta "We Need To Clean This Up - Obama Has Emails From Her"
Recall that in a March 2015 interview with CBS, just after the NYT reported of Hillary's use of a private email server, president Obama told the American public he had only learned about Hillary's "unusual" arrangement from the press.
As we further reminded readers one month ago, CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante asked Mr. Obama when he learned about her private email system after his Saturday appearance in Selma, Alabama. "The same time everybody else learned it through news reports," the president told Plante. "The policy of my administration is to encourage transparency, which is why my emails, the BlackBerry I carry around, all those records are available and archived," Mr. Obama said. "I'm glad that Hillary's instructed that those emails about official business need to be disclosed."
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As we further reminded readers one month ago, CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante asked Mr. Obama when he learned about her private email system after his Saturday appearance in Selma, Alabama. "The same time everybody else learned it through news reports," the president told Plante. "The policy of my administration is to encourage transparency, which is why my emails, the BlackBerry I carry around, all those records are available and archived," Mr. Obama said. "I'm glad that Hillary's instructed that those emails about official business need to be disclosed."
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Groom-to-be returns from bachelor party with 8 dogs rescued in the deep woods
When Mitchel Craddock headed down to the woods of Tennessee for his bachelor party, he had no idea a dog would steal his heart.
"The first morning we were there, we had the front door wide open and we're cooking bacon and we look over the front door to the cabin we're staying in, there is a dog sitting there, sweet as can be but would not come inside," he said.
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THE WIKILEAKS LIST: At Least 65 MSM Reporters Were Meeting with and/or Coordinating Offline with Top Hillary Advisors
NO FOX NEWS REPORTERS MADE THE LIST!
These 65 mainstream reporters CAN NEVER BE TRUSTED:
As previously reported— At least 38 top national reporters attended a different dinner at John Podesta’s house in April 2015.
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In 2017, IRS Says Some Tax Benefits Increase Slightly Due to Inflation, Others Remain Unchanged
ANNAPOLIS, Md. The Internal Revenue Service has announced the tax year 2017 annual inflation adjustments for more than 50 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2016-55 provides details about the annual adjustments. The tax year 2017 adjustments generally are used on tax returns filed in 2018. The tax items for tax year 2017 of greatest interest to most taxpayers include the following dollar amounts:
• The standard deduction for married filing jointly rises to $12,700 for tax year 2017, up $100 from the prior year. For single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately, the standard deduction rises to $6,350 in 2017, up from $6,300 in 2016. For heads of households, the standard deduction will be $9,350 for tax year 2017, up from $9,300 for tax year 2016.
• The personal exemption for tax year 2017 remains as it was for 2016: $4,050. However, the exemption is subject to a phase-out that begins with adjusted gross incomes of $261,500 ($313,800 for married couples filing jointly). It phases out completely at $384,000 ($436,300 for married couples filing jointly.)
• For tax year 2017, the 39.6 percent tax rate affects single taxpayers whose income exceeds $418,400 ($470,700 for married taxpayers filing jointly), up from $415,050 and $466,950, respectively. The other marginal rates – 10, 15, 25, 28, 33 and 35 percent – and the related income tax thresholds for tax year 2017 are described in the revenue procedure.
• The limitation for itemized deductions to be claimed on tax year 2017 returns of individuals begins with incomes of $287,650 or more ($313,800 for married couples filing jointly).
"Executive Orders For Sale": Leaked Email Shows Hillary Auctioning Off 'Laws' To The Highest Bidder
Unaccountable power multiplies, but this is astounding. This is a very good example of the reasons that the founders sought to limit and check power. But of course, over the years, those protections have been whittled down, and the loopholes are big enough drive tanks through. Corruption doesn’t even begin to cover it if wealthy donors – and even foreign powers – can just write checks, contribute to the Clinton Foundation, etc. – and just buy a law in return.
Why is no one standing up to this tyranny? Critics have taken George W. Bush and Barack Obama to task for abusing their power to write executive orders – and legislate with a pen when they have no constitutional power to make law at all. But Hillary, before she even takes power, is already leaving these two in the dust. So everyone is just going to take it, along with the ‘first female’ t-shirts they will be sending out as promos in the mail?
As MLK famously wrote from his Birmingham jail cell: “At first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may well ask: “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all.
Why is no one standing up to this tyranny? Critics have taken George W. Bush and Barack Obama to task for abusing their power to write executive orders – and legislate with a pen when they have no constitutional power to make law at all. But Hillary, before she even takes power, is already leaving these two in the dust. So everyone is just going to take it, along with the ‘first female’ t-shirts they will be sending out as promos in the mail?
As MLK famously wrote from his Birmingham jail cell: “At first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may well ask: “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all.
Executive Orders for Sale? Leaked Email Shows Hillary Camp Answering Wealthy Donor’s Questions about How Executive Orders Work
Berlin Coffee House closing as owner decides to retire
After seven years of running what was, for many in Berlin, the coffee shop where “everybody knows your name,” 68-year-old Peggy Hagy is retiring at the end of this year.
When it opened in 2009, the Berlin Coffee House on 17 Jefferson Street filled a major void in a town that had yet to be properly caffeinated.
Hagy, who operated the shop with her son, Jason, aimed to remedy that. A Baltimore native, Hagy and her family moved to the area in the early 1980’s. At the time, she was working as a graphic arts director.
Her road to becoming a respected barista and businesswoman was nontraditional, to say the least.
“When Gannett was buying up all the papers in town, I was working for The Independent and I thought, ‘this is getting nuts,’” she said. “So I quit. And I ended up working for Kate Patton when she had the Globe in 2000. I’d never done food service and it was a ton of fun – I totally enjoyed myself.”
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When it opened in 2009, the Berlin Coffee House on 17 Jefferson Street filled a major void in a town that had yet to be properly caffeinated.
Hagy, who operated the shop with her son, Jason, aimed to remedy that. A Baltimore native, Hagy and her family moved to the area in the early 1980’s. At the time, she was working as a graphic arts director.
Her road to becoming a respected barista and businesswoman was nontraditional, to say the least.
“When Gannett was buying up all the papers in town, I was working for The Independent and I thought, ‘this is getting nuts,’” she said. “So I quit. And I ended up working for Kate Patton when she had the Globe in 2000. I’d never done food service and it was a ton of fun – I totally enjoyed myself.”
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Clinton ‘fixer’: Hillary’s affair with Vince Foster ‘an open secret’
Admits paying off reporters, hiding sex romps, joining 'team effort' to destroy Lewinsky
A man claiming to be Bill and Hillary Clinton’s “fixer” – hired to cover up their “dirtiest schemes,” including steamy sex romps and a major scandal involving former deputy White House counsel Vince Foster – says the Clintons have an open marriage, patronize hookers, buy off news reporters and coordinated a scheme to destroy White House intern Monica Lewinsky after her affair with the president.
The “fixer,” novelist Jeff Rovin, provided ledgers and faxed documents with time stamps to document some of his claims.
“I was fixing something for an actor who was in their inner circle,” Rovin explained to Fox News’ Sean Hannity Monday evening. “That’s how I was engaged.”
He appeared to suggest Hillary has quite the temper, as WND has reported.
Rovin, who spoke to Hillary twice, said she has a “steeliness” about wanting things fixed.
“You have to understand, every time I saw Hillary, I was bringing bad news,” Rovin told Hannity. “The messenger got shot.”
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A man claiming to be Bill and Hillary Clinton’s “fixer” – hired to cover up their “dirtiest schemes,” including steamy sex romps and a major scandal involving former deputy White House counsel Vince Foster – says the Clintons have an open marriage, patronize hookers, buy off news reporters and coordinated a scheme to destroy White House intern Monica Lewinsky after her affair with the president.
The “fixer,” novelist Jeff Rovin, provided ledgers and faxed documents with time stamps to document some of his claims.
“I was fixing something for an actor who was in their inner circle,” Rovin explained to Fox News’ Sean Hannity Monday evening. “That’s how I was engaged.”
He appeared to suggest Hillary has quite the temper, as WND has reported.
Rovin, who spoke to Hillary twice, said she has a “steeliness” about wanting things fixed.
“You have to understand, every time I saw Hillary, I was bringing bad news,” Rovin told Hannity. “The messenger got shot.”
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Secret Service Honors Mikulski For Years Of Service
The ceremony was held in Wednesday at the Secret Service training facility in Beltsville. The honor was the latest for Mikulski, a Baltimore Democrat, who is set to retire next year after 30 years in the Senate.
“Today we present to Senator Barbara Mikulski our distinguished public service medal which is the highest award I can give to any civilian,” U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said.
During the ceremony, Johnson said he was recognizing Mikulski for her service to Congress and support of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Report: Texas Voters Say Voting Machines Picked Clinton/Kaine with Straight Republican Ballot
Several voters in Texas have said on social media that when they voted early, their voting machine registered a “Straight Republican” selection but marked Hillary Clinton as their choice for president.
From KISSFM96.9:
Early voting for the 2016 election started today (Monday, October 24th). The people of Potter and Randall County are taking this opportunity to skip the long lines that always file out of the voting locations on Election Day.
It’s common to see pictures of the “I Voted!” stickers on social media. It’s not as common to see the stories I’ve been seeing today.
Two voters from Canyon posted the experience they had while voting. Apparently, when these voters chose the straight Republican option, the ballot selected Clinton/Kaine instead of Trump/Pence.
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From KISSFM96.9:
Early voting for the 2016 election started today (Monday, October 24th). The people of Potter and Randall County are taking this opportunity to skip the long lines that always file out of the voting locations on Election Day.
It’s common to see pictures of the “I Voted!” stickers on social media. It’s not as common to see the stories I’ve been seeing today.
Two voters from Canyon posted the experience they had while voting. Apparently, when these voters chose the straight Republican option, the ballot selected Clinton/Kaine instead of Trump/Pence.
Read the rest of the story here.
Volunteer coach pleads guilty to sex offense with girl, 15
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — A former volunteer high-school track coach won’t serve any jail time for having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl.
Twenty-two-year-old Allen Kifer Jr. was granted probation before judgment Tuesday after pleading guilty to fourth-degree sex offense involving a member of the team at Fort Hill High School in Cumberland.
Kifer can apply to have the conviction expunged if he successfully completes 12 months of unsupervised probation.
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Twenty-two-year-old Allen Kifer Jr. was granted probation before judgment Tuesday after pleading guilty to fourth-degree sex offense involving a member of the team at Fort Hill High School in Cumberland.
Kifer can apply to have the conviction expunged if he successfully completes 12 months of unsupervised probation.
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Super PAC Airing Anti-Hillary Clinton Ad: 'Take a Stand Against the Media Bosses and The Queen of Corruption'
The newly-launched America Is Worth It Super PAC is running an anti-Hillary Clinton video and TV spot called “Take a Stand Against the Media Bosses and the Queen of Corruption” about the stories Americans are being fed.
The ad also says crooked media heads have perverted journalism by covering up for and anointing “their chosen candidate.”
The ad also says crooked media heads have perverted journalism by covering up for and anointing “their chosen candidate.”
Detectives Make Arrests in Southern Sussex County for Burglaries and Thefts
- William J. Tingle II
- Thomas G. McCoy
- Amy N. Biddinger
- Donald W. Elliott
Selbyville - Delaware State Police Detectives have arrested four people involved in burglaries and thefts that have been occurring over the last two months.
In the first investigation, William J. Tingle II, 28 of Ocean View, was arrested on Thursday October 6, 2016 after he was found to be in possession of crack cocaine during a traffic stop near Laurel. A computer inquiry revealed he was wanted out of Worcester County, Maryland for several burglaries. At that time, Tingle was charged with Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was arraigned at JP2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution (SCI) on $3,000.00 cash bond. The vehicle Tingle was driving was towed back to Troop 4 in Georgetown where a search warrant was obtained and upon searching the car, pieces of a birth certificate were located. When the certificate was reassembled, it was determined to be a document that was inside a safe that was stolen from a burglary in the 30000 block of Bunting Road, Frankford just two days prior.
Detectives continued to follow-up on thefts from vehicles and other burglaries in the Selbyville and Frankford areas and were able to link Tingle to 17 other complaints. He was additionally charged with three counts of Burglary 2nd, twelve counts of Theft Under $1500 Where the Victim is 62 or Older, eight counts of Theft Under $1500, Criminal Mischief, and fifteen counts of Criminal Trespass 3rd. He was arraigned at JP2 and remains committed to SCI on an additional $27,100.00 secured bond.
NOI 10-26-16 Wicomico Northgate Suspicious Package
BOMB SQUAD
NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: November 26, 2016
Time: 12:35 pm
Location / Address: Social Security Administration 2414 Northgate Drive, Salisbury
Type of Incident: Suspicious Package
Description of Structure / Property: Single story commercial office building
Owner / Occupants: Occupant: Social Security Administration
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 300 Contents: $ 0
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Salisbury Fire Department
# of EMS Staff: 2 # Of Firefighters: 5
OSFM On Scene Time: 3 hours
OSFM Case #: B22-16-187
Discovered By: Employees at Social Security Administration
Nature of Service Requested: Suspicious Package
Action Taken/ Resolution: Diagnostics and render safe procedures
Assisting Agencies: Salisbury Police Department, Maryland State Police, Department of Homeland Security
Additional Information: Office of the State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad was notified by Salisbury Police Department of a suspicious package located in the mail room of the Social Security Administration’s mail room. Bomb Technicians from the Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted diagnostic and render safe procedures to identify the contents of the package. It was determined that the package contained personal items. No further investigation by the OSFM.
DSCC Forced To Pull Toomey Attack Ad Over False Information
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee was forced to pull an ad attacking GOP Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey Monday for containing blatantly false information after a cease and desist letter was sent to television stations across the state Friday.
The ad alleged Toomey owned a bank that was guilty of predatory lending practices. The claim turned out to be inherently false, with Toomey just holding stock in the establishment.
The 30-second spot went on to accuse him of forcing 21 small-business owners out of their homes and using his time in public office to implement policies for his own personal gain.
In the letter sent by the Friends of Pat Toomey committee, the group slammed the DSCC for defaming the senator, stating stations that air the ad would be “violating public trust.”
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The ad alleged Toomey owned a bank that was guilty of predatory lending practices. The claim turned out to be inherently false, with Toomey just holding stock in the establishment.
The 30-second spot went on to accuse him of forcing 21 small-business owners out of their homes and using his time in public office to implement policies for his own personal gain.
In the letter sent by the Friends of Pat Toomey committee, the group slammed the DSCC for defaming the senator, stating stations that air the ad would be “violating public trust.”
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Rudy Giuliani hints the Republican nominee has an October surprise
Rudy Giuliani echoed Donald Trump's daughter-in-law this morning by hinting that the candidate has an 'October surprise' in the works.
'Fox & Friends' host Brian Kilmeade asked the Trump surrogate if the Republican nominee for president has 'anything except for a series of inspiring rallies' on the docket before Election Day.
'Yes,' Giuliani replied. 'What?' Fox and Friends' Ainsley Earhardt inquired.
Laughingly mischievously, Giuliani told her, 'You'll see. We've got a couple of surprises left.'
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'Fox & Friends' host Brian Kilmeade asked the Trump surrogate if the Republican nominee for president has 'anything except for a series of inspiring rallies' on the docket before Election Day.
'Yes,' Giuliani replied. 'What?' Fox and Friends' Ainsley Earhardt inquired.
Laughingly mischievously, Giuliani told her, 'You'll see. We've got a couple of surprises left.'
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Huma Abedin On Hillary: "She Is Still Not Perfect In Her Head"
In light of all the recent concerns about Hillary's health, perhaps Huma Abedin and John Podesta can explain exactly what they meant by the following two emails:
First, Huma:
First, Huma:
And this from Podesta:
Texas County Switches to Paper Ballots after Software Glitch
Chambers County election officials have executed an emergency protocol to remove all electronic voting machines available during early voting until a software update can be completed to correct problems experienced by straight-ticket voters.
Chambers County Clerk Heather Hawthorne told Breitbart Texas Tuesday morning that all electronic voting was temporarily halted until her office completes a “software update” on ES&S machines that otherwise “omit one race” when a straight ticket option is selected for either major party. The Texas 14th Court of Appeals race was reported to be the contest in which voters commonly experienced the glitch.
Hawthorne explained that she expects the technical difficulties to be completely addressed by end of business Tuesday. In the interim, regular paper ballots will be used. The county clerk told Breitbart Texas that before the machines were pulled, poll workers were instructed to alert voters to the glitch and double-check their selections.
Chambers County sits east of Texas’ largest county, Harris, and serves roughly 26,000 registered voters. Hawthorne noted that since polls opened on Monday, only one voter did not have proper photo identification and was required to complete an affidavit to cast a regular ballot. Breitbart Texas recently reported a similar trend in neighboring Harris County where less than 10 out of more than 67,000 ballots cast lacked ID.
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Chambers County Clerk Heather Hawthorne told Breitbart Texas Tuesday morning that all electronic voting was temporarily halted until her office completes a “software update” on ES&S machines that otherwise “omit one race” when a straight ticket option is selected for either major party. The Texas 14th Court of Appeals race was reported to be the contest in which voters commonly experienced the glitch.
Hawthorne explained that she expects the technical difficulties to be completely addressed by end of business Tuesday. In the interim, regular paper ballots will be used. The county clerk told Breitbart Texas that before the machines were pulled, poll workers were instructed to alert voters to the glitch and double-check their selections.
Chambers County sits east of Texas’ largest county, Harris, and serves roughly 26,000 registered voters. Hawthorne noted that since polls opened on Monday, only one voter did not have proper photo identification and was required to complete an affidavit to cast a regular ballot. Breitbart Texas recently reported a similar trend in neighboring Harris County where less than 10 out of more than 67,000 ballots cast lacked ID.
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Three Maryland public safety officials leave jobs following misconduct investigation
Three high-level officials in the Maryland department that runs the state prison system, including its top intelligence officer, have been removed from office after being investigated for alleged misconduct.
The three officials in the office of Secretary Stephen T. Moyer were removed from the state payroll Tuesday, said Gerard Shields, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Shields said the officials were investigated after separate allegations of misconduct surfaced. He said state personnel law prevented him from providing details, including the reason for their departures.
He said their departures were not related to the indictments of 80 people this month in an alleged smuggling ring at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Somerset County.
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The three officials in the office of Secretary Stephen T. Moyer were removed from the state payroll Tuesday, said Gerard Shields, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Shields said the officials were investigated after separate allegations of misconduct surfaced. He said state personnel law prevented him from providing details, including the reason for their departures.
He said their departures were not related to the indictments of 80 people this month in an alleged smuggling ring at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Somerset County.
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Top Clinton Aide Privately Questioned Obama's Clinton Email Ignorance
Cheryl Mills: 'He has emails from her - they do not say state.gov'
Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff privately told colleagues that President Barack Obama had falsely claimed he was unaware of Clinton’s use of a private email system while she was secretary of state, hacked emails reveal.
“We need to clean this up,” top Clinton aide Cheryl Mills told campaign chairman John Podesta in an email a month before Clinton’s campaign officially launched. She was responding to Obama’s claim that he found out about Clinton’s personal email address at “the same time everybody else learned it through news reports.”
“He has emails from her – they do not say state.gov,” Mills told Podesta.
The email came less than a week after the New York Times broke the story on Clinton’s use of a private email address to conduct official State Department business.
Subsequent interviews by the FBI in the course of its probe into Clinton’s email practices revealedthat Obama had emailed Clinton at her personal address using a pseudonym.
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Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff privately told colleagues that President Barack Obama had falsely claimed he was unaware of Clinton’s use of a private email system while she was secretary of state, hacked emails reveal.
“We need to clean this up,” top Clinton aide Cheryl Mills told campaign chairman John Podesta in an email a month before Clinton’s campaign officially launched. She was responding to Obama’s claim that he found out about Clinton’s personal email address at “the same time everybody else learned it through news reports.”
“He has emails from her – they do not say state.gov,” Mills told Podesta.
The email came less than a week after the New York Times broke the story on Clinton’s use of a private email address to conduct official State Department business.
Subsequent interviews by the FBI in the course of its probe into Clinton’s email practices revealedthat Obama had emailed Clinton at her personal address using a pseudonym.
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A President Hillary Clinton Would Bring Wind Turbines to Your Town
If Hillary Clinton becomes our next president, expect an invasion of industrial wind development in your community that severely damages your property values, ruins the viewshed, and impacts your sleep patterns.
While not one of her top talking points, a President Hillary would increase the amount of taxpayer dollars available to industrial wind developers. At a July 2015 campaign stop in Iowa, she supported tax incentives and said: “We need to continue the production tax credits.” Previously, she claimed that she wants to make the production tax credits (PTC) for wind and solar permanent. (Note: without the PTC, even the wind industry acknowledges it won’t “be able to continue.”) She frequently says: “I want more wind, more solar, more advanced biofuels, more energy efficiency.” Remember, her party platform includes: “We are committed to getting 50 percent of our electricity from clean energy sources within a decade.” And: “We believe America must be running entirely on clean energy by mid-century.”
So, if your area hasn’t been faced with the construction of wind turbines, you can expect that it will be. The good news is the more wind turbines spring up, the more opposition they receive—and, therefore, the more tools there are available to help break the next wind project.
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While not one of her top talking points, a President Hillary would increase the amount of taxpayer dollars available to industrial wind developers. At a July 2015 campaign stop in Iowa, she supported tax incentives and said: “We need to continue the production tax credits.” Previously, she claimed that she wants to make the production tax credits (PTC) for wind and solar permanent. (Note: without the PTC, even the wind industry acknowledges it won’t “be able to continue.”) She frequently says: “I want more wind, more solar, more advanced biofuels, more energy efficiency.” Remember, her party platform includes: “We are committed to getting 50 percent of our electricity from clean energy sources within a decade.” And: “We believe America must be running entirely on clean energy by mid-century.”
So, if your area hasn’t been faced with the construction of wind turbines, you can expect that it will be. The good news is the more wind turbines spring up, the more opposition they receive—and, therefore, the more tools there are available to help break the next wind project.
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How the Elites Blew Up the World
Those who squandered America's economic and strategic advantage are trying to distract from their record
“We should be more than worried. Neither America nor the world can afford a lurch into Trumpian isolationism,” wrote Philip Stevens in the Financial Times on Sept. 21.
Everyone from The New York Times to Hillary Clinton herself touted the letter signed by 50 former GOP officials in August, stating their opposition to Donald Trump’s candidacy.
Among other things, the group contended that Trump has little knowledge regarding America’s “vital national interests, its complex diplomatic challenges, its indispensable alliances and the democratic values” that should undergird our foreign policy.
There is no end to their handwringing and alarmism over the supposed damage a President Trump would do to the United States. The so-called “mainstream” press — which WikiLeaks has revealed to be little more than a Hillary super PAC — is full of stories about how Trump presents a threat to the “world order”
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“We should be more than worried. Neither America nor the world can afford a lurch into Trumpian isolationism,” wrote Philip Stevens in the Financial Times on Sept. 21.
Everyone from The New York Times to Hillary Clinton herself touted the letter signed by 50 former GOP officials in August, stating their opposition to Donald Trump’s candidacy.
Among other things, the group contended that Trump has little knowledge regarding America’s “vital national interests, its complex diplomatic challenges, its indispensable alliances and the democratic values” that should undergird our foreign policy.
There is no end to their handwringing and alarmism over the supposed damage a President Trump would do to the United States. The so-called “mainstream” press — which WikiLeaks has revealed to be little more than a Hillary super PAC — is full of stories about how Trump presents a threat to the “world order”
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They're with her: Illegal immigrants go door-to-door on behalf of Hillary
In 2012 the Obama Administration granted temporary legal status to close to 750,000 illegal immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.Now they are going door-to-door campaigning on behalf of Hillary Clinton and other Democrats.
They crossed the border illegally, and can’t vote. But they can knock on doors helping @luannbennet wpo.st/EXu72
The Washington Post followed the campaign activities in Norther Virginia, a crucial purple region that could very well determine the outcome in Virginia and, possibly the national electoral college results:
More“All DACA recipients should take this on as an added responsibility, to change the power structure,” said Luis Angel Aguilar, 28, who received his protected status in 2013 and is helping to coordinate the effort. “Our voices need to be heard,” he said.Four years after the DACA program was launched, many of the beneficiaries are still in a kind of limbo, unsure about whether their status would be renewed under a President Trump and concerned that their family members could be deported.The uncertainty was underscored earlier this year when the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a federal court injunction against an expanded version of DACA and Obama’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program, which could benefit an additional 4 million people.“The only way to resolve this is through the election,” said Kim Propeack, political director of CASA In Action. “There’s been a recent uptick of despair and energy around that 4-4 vote.”
Obamacare Architect Gruber Demands "Larger Mandate Penalty"
Bureaucrat who said "stupidity" of Americans helped get law passed doubles down
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber – the bureaucrat who once bragged that the “stupidity” of the American people was crucial for passing the health care law in the first place – told CNN that the “fix” for Obamacare was to impose a “larger mandate penalty”.
CNN’s CAROL COSTELLO: “So let’s talk about how exactly you can fix Obamacare. I just need you to be specific because I think people really want answers. So Hillary Clinton says she can fix Obamacare. So what would one fix that would drive premiums down?”
JONATHAN GRUBER: “Look, once again, there’s no sense it has to be fixed. The law is working as designed. However, it could work better. And I think, probably the most important things experts would agree on is we need a larger mandate penalty“…
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Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber – the bureaucrat who once bragged that the “stupidity” of the American people was crucial for passing the health care law in the first place – told CNN that the “fix” for Obamacare was to impose a “larger mandate penalty”.
CNN’s CAROL COSTELLO: “So let’s talk about how exactly you can fix Obamacare. I just need you to be specific because I think people really want answers. So Hillary Clinton says she can fix Obamacare. So what would one fix that would drive premiums down?”
JONATHAN GRUBER: “Look, once again, there’s no sense it has to be fixed. The law is working as designed. However, it could work better. And I think, probably the most important things experts would agree on is we need a larger mandate penalty“…
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A Viewer Writes: Breathalyzers On Planes
Epic Message By Denmark Teacher OBLITERATES Bernie Sanders’ Call For “Free Stuff”
In this meme-ifyed letter, a Danish teacher slams her native country’s horrendous tax-rates and excessive government dependency.
“I am a school teacher in Denmark making about $61,000/year. We also have free education,” she said. You already have a problem. How can you sustain paying teachers high wages when education is free? Moving on.
“You don’t have to pay for the doctor or the hospital, and students even get paid to learn. It all sounds so great, right? However, I forgot to mention that nothing is ever free — the minimum income tax in Denmark is 40 percent,” the teacher said.
She then goes on to mention the astronomical taxes and prices of various other things — like a 25 percent sales tax, 180 percent vehicle tax and the $10 gallon of gas
Gosh, and I complained when gas was $4 a gallon. Whoops.
“Denmark is the highest taxed nation in the world — taxed an average 80 percent on every dollar earned,” she said. “Danes have the highest personal debt in the world. Few will ever own a car or a home.”
Amazing. The government probably thinks you’re better off without the prospect of ever making a life for yourself. That’ll become a reality for Americans if we don’t wake up and shut down the “The Dragon Lady of Benghazi” and the old, self-avowed socialist.
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“I am a school teacher in Denmark making about $61,000/year. We also have free education,” she said. You already have a problem. How can you sustain paying teachers high wages when education is free? Moving on.
“You don’t have to pay for the doctor or the hospital, and students even get paid to learn. It all sounds so great, right? However, I forgot to mention that nothing is ever free — the minimum income tax in Denmark is 40 percent,” the teacher said.
She then goes on to mention the astronomical taxes and prices of various other things — like a 25 percent sales tax, 180 percent vehicle tax and the $10 gallon of gas
Gosh, and I complained when gas was $4 a gallon. Whoops.
“Denmark is the highest taxed nation in the world — taxed an average 80 percent on every dollar earned,” she said. “Danes have the highest personal debt in the world. Few will ever own a car or a home.”
Amazing. The government probably thinks you’re better off without the prospect of ever making a life for yourself. That’ll become a reality for Americans if we don’t wake up and shut down the “The Dragon Lady of Benghazi” and the old, self-avowed socialist.
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Hillary Clinton wishes happy birthday to HERSELF in bizarre Twitter post
Perhaps worried she wasn't going to receive many good wishes from anywhere else, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton decided to wish herself a happy birthday, while proclaiming she would be the first woman president.
'Happy birthday to this future president,' read a tweet posted at 9 a.m. this morning.
The reaction on social media was swift with people questioning whether Secretary Clinton realized that by tweeting from her account she was effectively congratulating herself.
Others called her 'weird', while one follower demanded she fire the campaign's social media manager for such a basic faux pas.
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'Happy birthday to this future president,' read a tweet posted at 9 a.m. this morning.
The reaction on social media was swift with people questioning whether Secretary Clinton realized that by tweeting from her account she was effectively congratulating herself.
Others called her 'weird', while one follower demanded she fire the campaign's social media manager for such a basic faux pas.
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Three Maryland public safety officials leave jobs following misconduct investigation
Three high-level officials in the Maryland department that runs the state prison system, including its top intelligence officer, have been removed from office after being investigated for alleged misconduct.
The three officials in the office of Secretary Stephen T. Moyer were removed from the state payroll Tuesday, said Gerard Shields, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Shields said the officials were investigated after separate allegations of misconduct surfaced. He said state personnel law prevented him from providing details, including the reason for their departures.
He said their departures were not related to the indictments of 80 people this month in an alleged smuggling ring at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Somerset County.
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The three officials in the office of Secretary Stephen T. Moyer were removed from the state payroll Tuesday, said Gerard Shields, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Shields said the officials were investigated after separate allegations of misconduct surfaced. He said state personnel law prevented him from providing details, including the reason for their departures.
He said their departures were not related to the indictments of 80 people this month in an alleged smuggling ring at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Somerset County.
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Flash Mobs Attack College Students, Police Officers
Police arrested four juveniles after a flash of mob-style of attacks Friday night left approximately six college students and a university police officer injured.
Groups of young teens ranging from 20 to 100, walked Temple University’s campus, pouncing on people at random, reports NBC Philadelphia.
Three different agencies, Philadelphia Police Department, Temple University Police and SEPTA police, came to respond to the attacks.
The teens kicked and punched random students and threw an officer to the ground. They also threw stones at cars driving by, according to authorities.
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Groups of young teens ranging from 20 to 100, walked Temple University’s campus, pouncing on people at random, reports NBC Philadelphia.
Three different agencies, Philadelphia Police Department, Temple University Police and SEPTA police, came to respond to the attacks.
The teens kicked and punched random students and threw an officer to the ground. They also threw stones at cars driving by, according to authorities.
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My opinion piece in today's Washington Times
Washington Times
Commentary 10/26/16
Ellen Sauerbrey
Why Donald Trump is still the safer choice
America is a two-party system and after party conventions select the nominees, we have two choices and only two choices. Both nominees have demonstrated serious character flaws. The current spotlight is on lewd, vulgar comments from Donald Trump that cannot be defended. Nevertheless, his words could never be used to justify a vote for Hillary Clinton and her leftist agenda.
America is a two-party system and after party conventions select the nominees, we have two choices and only two choices. Both nominees have demonstrated serious character flaws. The current spotlight is on lewd, vulgar comments from Donald Trump that cannot be defended. Nevertheless, his words could never be used to justify a vote for Hillary Clinton and her leftist agenda.
Those morally pure conservatives who believe they cannot in good conscience vote for Mr. Trump but don't like Mrs. Clinton need to define what outcome they are seeking by voting third party or not at all. With America at a true tipping point, the reality is that only Donald Trump can block the election of another far-left progressive ideologue.
Those morally pure conservatives who believe they cannot in good conscience vote for Mr. Trump but don't like Mrs. Clinton need to define what outcome they are seeking by voting third party or not at all. With America at a true tipping point, the reality is that only Donald Trump can block the election of another far-left progressive ideologue.
Hillary Clinton will trample on individual liberties and religious freedom. If she is elected, the America of our Founders is over and the U.S. Constitution is toast.
Hillary has demonstrated that she rejects the founding principles that made America the most respected, prosperous and free country in history. It was individual freedom and responsibility, Judeo-Christian morality, limitations on the power of government, and reserving most of that power to the states that made America exceptional. Mrs. Clinton's allies on the left have been systematically growing government power and undoing those founding principles.
Those who fear what a President Trump might do should consider what Hillary has promised she will do:
• She will appoint left-wing radical progressives to the federal courts and the Supreme Court. She has even said that her mentor, Barack Obama, would make a great Supreme Court justice.
As president, Mr. Trump can be expected to be challenged and restrained by Democrats as well as many Republicans in Congress.
• She opposes the individual right to keep and bear arms and promises to make this issue a Supreme Court litmus test to undermine the Second Amendment.
• She commits to flooding the nation with illegal immigrants and Middle Eastern refugees, and providing legal status and a fast track to citizenship, which will change our demographics, politics and culture permanently.
• She has committed to a huge increase in taxes on everyone who pays taxes, including a "middle class" tax increase, which will make America even less competitive.
• Her promises of massive new government programs will further skyrocket the national debt, bringing us closer to financial collapse.
• As Obamacare is failing, her solution is a public option, leading to fully socialized medicine; and she proposes further undermining the unsustainable program by covering illegal aliens.
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• As Obamacare is failing, her solution is a public option, leading to fully socialized medicine; and she proposes further undermining the unsustainable program by covering illegal aliens.
• She is a radical environmentalist who promises to kill the coal industry and drive up the cost of American energy, further harming the U.S. economy
• She will tread on the conscience of Americans who believe in the sanctity of life by forcing taxpayers to fund abortions.
Mrs. Clinton is the most corrupt elitist to ever seek the presidency. She has been allowed to undermine the rule of law with her massive destruction of government records, and grossly negligent handling of classified information. She has used her position as secretary of State to make millions, through her pay-for-play policies and shakedowns, one of which gave Russia control over about 20 percent of America's uranium supply.
Her foreign policy has been a disaster, ranging from promoting the transfer of vital technology to Russia, the transfer of heavy weaponry to the Islamic State, the chaos in the Middle East, the failure to respond to pleas for security from her own ambassador and subsequent abandonment of Americans who were slaughtered in Benghazi.
Her unabashed congenital lying, decades of constant scandal, shifting blame to others, rudeness and cursing her security detail, and throwing objects in the White House speak to a seriously flawed character and temperament.
Her unabashed congenital lying, decades of constant scandal, shifting blame to others, rudeness and cursing her security detail, and throwing objects in the White House speak to a seriously flawed character and temperament.
Donald Trump has taken positions that Republicans and conservatives traditionally stand for — low taxes, fewer regulations, secure borders, a strong military, strict conservative appointments to the Supreme Court, school choice and patient-centered health care. He has not compromised the national security and he is not under continuous investigation by the FBI. He has not obstructed justice, destroyed government property or savaged abused women.
As president, Mr. Trump can be expected to be challenged and restrained by Democrats as well as many Republicans in Congress. Compare that to the alternative. Not one Democrat has admitted, much less stood up to the Clinton corruption. Her agenda will be rubber-stamped by the far-left progressives that are the current Democratic Party. If Democrats take the Senate, there will be no stopping her. Her liberal court appointments will live on long after her, transforming America irreparably for generations. She will complete Mr. Obama's promise to fundamentally transform America into a socialist welfare state.
As president, Mr. Trump can be expected to be challenged and restrained by Democrats as well as many Republicans in Congress. Compare that to the alternative. Not one Democrat has admitted, much less stood up to the Clinton corruption. Her agenda will be rubber-stamped by the far-left progressives that are the current Democratic Party. If Democrats take the Senate, there will be no stopping her. Her liberal court appointments will live on long after her, transforming America irreparably for generations. She will complete Mr. Obama's promise to fundamentally transform America into a socialist welfare state.
The election of Hillary Clinton is a mortal threat to our future. It was Edmund Burke who said, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Those who stay home or throw their vote away on a third party candidate are helping elect Hillary and aiding the demise of a great republic.
• Ellen Sauerbrey is a two-time Republican nominee for governor of Maryland, former Maryland House minority leader, and past national chairman of American Legislative Exchange Council.