Rand Paul heads to the basement to find House GOP's Obamacare replacement to no avail.
Who would of thought health care reform was so hard?
The words were uttered by fuhrer Donald J. Trump. He demands lawmakers to repeal and replace Obamacare (commonly referred as the Affordable Care Act).
Republicans spent nearly eight years trying to repeal the law. And now that the law is 95% in effect, they really are finding it harder to repeal a law that is currently active and is actually working.
The Republicans vow to find a suitable replacement to the law. The members of the House even have the proposal tucked under lock and key in an area around the Capitol.
Democrats vow to oppose any repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the House Speaker is confident that Republicans will get on board to pass an alternative to the ACA.
The Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) dismissed this showboating.
The pressure is on.
If they repeal the law, they could endanger millions who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act.
Mocking the showboating, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the Minority Whip, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the Minority Leader both roundly mocked the idea of the proposal being under "lock and key."
Pro-Confederate Attorney General Jeff Sessions will not resign. The pressure is on from Democrats and some Republicans.
The squinty eyed bigot Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III is staying on as the Attorney General of the United States for now. But as of today, he will not participate in the investigation of Russia's meddling in the U.S. election.
The Washington Post and New York Times released a bombshell that has him and fuhrer Donald J. Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner facing questions.
Today at a presser, Jeff Sessions recused himself from the federal investigation into Trump surrogates getting contact from Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador for the United States. Kislyak was concerned about the U.S. imposing stringent sanctions on the country. Trump's allies were trying to ease tension without conferencing with the Obama administration. That's considered a criminal act.
Sessions said that the accusations against him are false. He said that to calm the junk food media's concerns, he will step away from the investigations. He said that his staff and career officials urged him to step aside.
"I feel I should not be involved in investigating a campaign I had a role in," said Sessions.
Pressure is on for him to resign. He hasn't signaled any intention to leave (for now). Trump continues to have strong support for his AG.
Democrats are calling for his resignation. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are the Minority Leaders. They are publicly denouncing Trump, Sessions and their countless lies.
When confronted about the exchange between Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Sessions, he said that he wasn't trying to "lie under oath." He just didn't understand the question.
Oh, I happened to catch the softball's right wing carnival today. Sean "Softball" Hannity, America's most annoying conservative agitator is trying his darnedest to deflect from this "HUGE" scandal by rehashing the Obama years. He keeps on rehashing Obama's failed attempts at trying to reach out to Russia. He wants to continue to prosecution of failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. He keeps on thinking that Democrats are the ones pushing narratives about Trump and Russia. He ignored the numerous intelligence agencies that confirm that Russia's meddling was "alive and well."
He is the most predictable conservative in the junk food media. He tosses salad for Republicans.
He happened to bring up every Democrat who meet with the Russian ambassador to deflect from the real issue facing Trump, Sessions and Kushner.
Casey Anthony, the mother acquitted in 2011 of killing her daughter Caylee is back in the junk food media. Her trial was about six years ago and the junk food media went wall-to-wall. The public perception of Anthony is just about the same as George Zimmerman. Many in the state of Florida want them to disappear from the limelight.
So far she has. I mean she opened up a photography business and is still getting negative publicity since the trial. She does get death threats and boycotts wherever she goes. And she tries to escape Florida by taking refuge in the Cleveland, Ohio area with some of her family members. She is estranged from her parents, brother and father of Caylee.
Anthony who was found not guilty in the death has been a junk food media magnet.
The coverage of the mother who was then a "party girl" accused of murdering her daughter and stuffing her in the trunk was tabloid sensation.
She rarely talks to the junk food media. She stays away from social media because it "depresses her."
And the news coming today about the trial comes from a judge who recently retired from the bench.
The judge opens up about how he became a part of American history and how he feels about Anthony today.
Belvin Perry, the judge presiding over the case speaks out to the junk food media.
He says that "she done it" but "accidently."
"Based upon evidence, the most logical thing that happened was that she tried to knock her daughter out by the use of chloroform and gave her too much chloroform which caused her daughter to die," Perry said. "Chloroform was used as anesthesia back in the day before there was real anesthesia to render someone unconscious."
"I don't think she ever anticipated the result," he said. "The only person that actually knows what happened is Casey Anthony."
The chloroform was found inside Anthony's trunk and the judge admits it could be theory.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is caught up in the Russian involvement scandal. A series of damaging revelations came on Wednesday putting more pressure on fuhrer Donald J. Trump.
The New York Times that Trump considers "fake news" is reporting that intelligence officials working for the Obama administrations had grown so concerned about the scope of Russia getting into the business of the U.S. Election.
They zeroed in on Trump's campaign staff and allies having stringent contact with Russian officials.
Sessions spoke twice with the Russian ambassador to the United States and failed to disclose that to lawmakers during his senate confirmation hearing.
Democrats and even the two most worthless Republicans in the senate are calling for investigations.
Republicans senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina call for a special prosecutor to investigate the Justice Department. They added that if Republicans could spend time going after Hillary Clinton, then it should follow the same within Trump administration.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) says it's too early to go into the situation. He doesn't want to spend his time going after shiny objects. He doesn't want to say it's a "witch hunt" but he's signalling that Congress should be informed about Russian involvement.
Trump warned that anyone who leaks will face the consequences.
Trump at first denied any Russian involvement. He calls any criticism of his election win, "sour grapes" and the junk food media, "fake news."
This news comes fresh after National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned after he was caught discussing U.S. sanctions with Russia. He did before Trump got into office and tried to sweet the pot.
Flynn denied the involvement. But the bombshells kept on coming. He was forced out.
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III is a former Alabama senator who became one Trump's strongest supporters. He was the first Senator to publicly endorse the controversial asshole. He was just confirmed on a partisan vote to become the current Attorney General of the United States.
Sessions is pro-confederate, pro-gun, anti-choice, anti-immigrant, anti-LGBT, and Islamophobic.
Sessions wants to increase for-profit prisons, rollback marijuana legalization, cut off the safety net, allow more leniency for police officers who kill unarmed suspects, enforce "Blue Lives Matter" laws and make online prostitution in the United States, a federal crime.
I owe the taxman. I owe nearly $1,000 in federal taxes. Wow!
And most of taxes being owed to the feds is coming from driving for Uber. Yeah, the ride sharing service that is making billions on the backs of individuals willing to use their own vehicle as a taxi.
Uber doesn't take federal and state taxes out of the rides. I am considered an independent contractor, not an employee for Uber. So I am responsible for deductions. I am the employee and employer. I am using their namesake, my vehicle and my patience with riders.
For what it's worth, I made a lot of money driving for Uber. But the car has taken on lots of miles, partial damage from riders, and costly repairs. I'm even considering finding other options to make money.
Uber continues to lower the rates on rides, the pickups are getting longer and the demand for drivers is shrinking because of a competitive market. Uber is in the red and they're making sacrifices at the expense of the drivers, the riders and investors.
It's also facing a PR crisis within its ranks.
Sexual harassment is the biggest issue facing Uber. Many of the female corporate executives are reporting that some of the employees are sexually harassing workers.
An essay from Medium went viral. It depicted a toxic culture towards women heads all the way to the CEO's office. From sexual harassment to blackmail, many of the female employees have said that Uber have ignored the complaints.
And it also got worse when Travis Kalanick got an earful from an Uber driver named Fawzi Kamel.
Kamel is a driver from Houston and he picked up the Uber CEO and two female companions.
During the ride, the driver overheard the women ask Kalanick about Uber's proposals. He also said that he didn't care if the drivers were suffering. That set Kamel off.
Kamel had an opportunity to complain about falling fares. That got Kalanick's attention and wrath.
"You know what? Some people don't like to take responsibility for their own shit. They blame everything in their life on somebody else. Good luck!"
The CEO got out and slammed the door. Kamel gave him a one-star rating and sent the exchange to Bloomberg.
Kamel said that Uber failed him and others. He is bankrupt and struggling to obtain the benefits from driving as an Uber Black driver.
Travis Kalanick faces a PR shitstorm.
Kalanick dismissed his concerns until now. Facing pressure, Kalanick issued an apology to Kamel but also added, "This is the first time I've been willing to admit that I need leadership help and I intend to get it."
Kamel dismissed the apology and said that Uber is waste of time.
He said that Uber Black drivers like him are expected to drive recent versions of certain models of car but get squeezed by the company's shift toward the budget end of the market.
"The real issue is that the first Uber Black car drivers are the real investors in Uber," said Kamel. "How come the angel investors in Uber turned their $20,000 into millions, but the original Uber Black car drivers got nothing?"
Some of Barack Obama's former cabinet have ties to Uber. Arianna Huffington, the former CEO of the Huffington Post is a partial investor in the company. For some time, the CEO of Uber was a part of Trump's economic forum.
I didn't watch the fuhrer's speech. I refuse to normalize Donald J. Trump. But the American people believe that his Joint Session of Congress was "positive". Tell me how many people were watching Trump speak?
Cause I certainly am one of the many who would love to see Trump fail. I want him to continue embarrass our country.
But I will acknowledge that he called for unity among Americans. Yeah, right!
The fuhrer pressed for a reset. He had rough first month and it's expected to get worse.
"I am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart," said Trump. He declared he will light "the torch, light and justice ... is now in our hands. And we will use it to light up the world."
Trump wanted to presidential. He had his opportunity to address the nation about his proposals, his determination to nominate Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court and his job proposals.
I don't care what he said. I am not going to support it regardless.
Former governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshear gives the Democratic Response.
The Democrats are too weak by the way. They have no backbone and all their symbolic themes and pouting is not going to move people into their direction. The Democrats need to hold themselves, the Republicans and Trump accountable.
Trump needs people to support his policies. He address the nation.
Donald J. Trump delivers his speech to Joint Session of Congress. It's sort of like a State of the Union address. And the president (I meant fuhrer) will speak on issues that he urges Americans to get behind.
The speech is going to be controversial regardless of what he says. He will bring up issues like repealing the Affordable Care Act, increase military spending, reshaping tax reform, rollback current trade deals, rollback immigration reform, and take away portions of the safety net.
At this Joint Session of Congress will be the family members killed by illegal immigrants.
I am not watching it. I don't give two fucks about him, Mike Pence and the Republicans.
Democrats may boycott the event. Some hopefully will do a "Joe Wilson" and shout "you lie" during his speech.
Watch this live on the YouTube.
I will post the Democratic response as soon as the fuhrer is done. Again, I won't watch or listen to it. I expect it to last about 45 minutes or less. He has a low attention span and he doesn't like talking too much about things.
Social media tore into White House political adviser Kellyanne Conway for kneeling on the Oval Office couch to snap a photo of the fuhrer with leaders of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities.
This is comes as no surprise. Kellyanne Conway is facing harsh criticism for just being utterly stupid.
She was the one who invoked the tragic "Bowling Green massacre" that happened under then Barack Obama's watch. Well that didn't happen and she was roundly ridiculed for it.
Then on Fox News she made a plug to Ivanka Trump's clothing company. It got her in trouble with the White House inspector general. She also got banned from some Sunday shows because she's too controversial.
Conservatives were outraged over the fact that President Barack Obama put his feet on a desk in the Oval Office. They were bitching and complaining. They believe that Obama had no respect for the office and believed that he was truly un-American.
Now that a Republican is in the White House, happy days are here again!
Conservatives can now have the power to undo the "damage" Obama's done in eight years with their leader Fuhrer Donald J. Trump.
But as you see, it's not as easy as expected.
Trump is still finding it hard to get things done when he can't have Congress onboard.
Teen's attempt to see his girlfriend ended in his death.
In the open carry state of Georgia, Jordan Middleton lost his life to the "castle doctrine". He wanted to be a Romeo by climbing into his Juliet's home in Grovetown. The 14-year old girl lets him into the home and he gets caught between the door frame. It alerts a dog and then the homeowner.
The homeowner then is alerted to the noise. He grabs his firearm and dog to search for the intruder.
The girl has the boy hiding in a closet. As the dog barks at the location where Middleton is, the homeowner gave him two verbal commands to show himself or face a lead sandwich.
Middleton failed to do so. So as he would try to escape he bolted out the door, and the homeowner puts a bullet in him. It hit him in the chest. He would die near the door. The deputies would arrive to find the teen's body and placed the homeowner in the cruiser.
Derrick Fulton said that he didn't know that it was his daughter's friend. He was very saddened by this.
Fulton is facing a questioning but is likely to escape aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The young teen was a standout basketball player. He attended Grovetown High School.
Many of his friends said that he had an infectious smile.
Tom Perez became the Democratic National Committee chairman. He quickly appointed Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota as the deputy chairman.
On Saturday, former Labor secretary Tom Perez eked out a win against Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN). Ellison for Democratic National Committee chairman.
Perez. the first Latino chairman of the Democratic Party urges for party unity and vows to push for a strong progressive agenda.
Ellison an African American lawmaker who is a Sunni Muslim warned Democrats to tap into the populism that gave Republicans the victory or continue to lose.
Perez heeded the call and asked for Ellison to become his vice-chair. He calls upon Ellison, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others to help win back the middle class, people of color, the millennials and the women.
The Democrats are still reeling over the epic loss to the controversial Donald J. Trump. He and the Republicans swept fiercely into power and are trying to undo President Barack Obama's legacy.
Now as the fuhrer of the country, Trump is finding it harder to accomplish the goals he promised on the campaign trail. Although, he will continue to push his proposals to Congress, the lawmakers will continue to keep Washington stuck in gridlock.
Republicans are warning Democrats to get in line or face the consequences. Democrats balked at them and told them, "fuck off".
The Democratic National Committee is still facing a scandal within its ranks.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) was ousted after Wikileaks published emails between her and top Democrats disparaging Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). They also wanted a limited amount of debates to ease the path for Hillary Clinton.
The Democrats were splinted when the so-called Bernie Bros. decided to gamble on Green Party Jill Stein and Trump.
The electoral college helped Trump. He failed at winning the popular vote. So he's finding it difficult to deal with constituents given that Clinton won the popular vote instead of him.
Trump's stump through the Midwest and Florida crumbled the Blue Wall that Obama placed upon his two successful elections. Clinton let Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire go Republican by being overly confident. Other issues that came forth includes Russia meddling in the election,and the onslaught of Republican accusations against her and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA).
Now in private life, Clinton is hailing this as the beginning of a "new movement" in the works.
Republican lawmakers are facing constituents who are now concerned that the "repeal and replace" rhetoric is "smoke and mirrors."
Republicans are still trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). But they can't figure out a suitable solution to fix the law without tearing apart policies that the public support.
Democrats are still fearful of being labeled "liberal". Hell embrace your beliefs and fuck the nonsense.
Because if you continue to support a billionaire who is willing to put us back into war, cut the safety net, ban individuals based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, economic and social standings, then support the conservative/White extremist movement.
William Henry Cosby, known professionally as Bill Cosby is a former media mogul, comedian, singer, author and activist. He is facing a trial for an incident that happened back in 2004.
A comedian named Hannibal Buress opened the flood gates by relying the nasty deeds of Cosby.
It opened a door of accusations. Over 60 women came forth accusing him of sexual assault. Due to the legal ramifications and statue of limitations, most of these accusations won't stand in court.
But one will and it has Cosby's legacy on the verge of collapse. Matter of fact, it's a pretty much a wrap for him.
Andrea Constand, a former Temple basketball player who wanted a role on The Cosby Show when she had contact with the entertainer. The accuser claims that Cosby put Quaaludes into her drink.
She was slipping in and out of consciousness. She claimed that Cosby groped her breast, placed his hand in her pants rubbing her clitoris and placed her hand on his erect penis.
Cosby denies the allegations and said that Constand violated her terms of "no disclosure" in the lawsuit that was settled out of court.
Cosby has dozens of accusers.
Constand said that Cosby is a "narcissist" who pushes this "moralist" crap upon the Black community. She publicly came out as a lesbian and Cosby knew that. She said that Cosby tried to reform her.
He wanted to have a change of venue and delay of the trial. The judge said "HELL NO!"
The trial is on.
As many as 13 accusers could testify against Cosby. The prosecutors are asking for a lengthy sentence and hefty fine.
Cosby's attorneys said that this ordeal is nothing more than a witch hunt.
"The press has told the American public that Mr. Cosby is guilty of this crime and 50 others, that he is a serial rapist, a sociopath and sexual predator," said Brain McMonagle, Cosby's attorney.
This is a felony case. If found guilty of sexual assault in the second degree, he will face 30 years in the iron college. He will be labeled a TIER III Sexual Offender for LIFE!
Cosby claims he is legally blind and has no recognition of the events that happened. He maintains innocence.
Muhammad Ali's son was detained in a Florida airport. The U.S. Border Patrol questioned his religion.
The world lost a legend in the sports industry. Muhammad Ali passed away in 2016 and it was a huge story. It happened around the time that then candidate Donald J. Trump was promoting this proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country.
The U.S. Custom and Border Protection confirmed that on Saturday, the son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was detained at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport on February 7.
Muhammad Ali, Jr., his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali were pulled aside for questioning at the airport after returning from a speaking engagement in Jamaica.
Border patrol questioned them on their basis of their names being "Arab" sounding.
Of course, Ali, Jr. said that the ordeal was elevated by questions like, "Where did you get your name from?" and "Are you a Muslim?"
The profiling of American Muslims is a part of the fuhrer's relentless ban on Muslims entering the United States. He is trying to impose a travel ban on seven majority Muslim nations.
It ends up in legal wrangling when the fuhrer tried to push this through his executive orders.
Ali's attorney said this in plain sense.
"To the Ali family, it's crystal clear that this is directly lined to Trump's efforts to ban Muslims from the United States," said Chris Mancini.
Mancini told the Miami New Times that immigration officers asked Ali, Jr. about his religion within the first 30 minutes of being detained and again when he was taken to a small holding room where he was held for another 90 minutes.
"What right does the United States have to inquire about somebody's religion when they enter the country?" Mancini told the New Times. "There was no other basis for a secondary inspection. This is an instance where the ban has been enforced even though it has been thrown out. The government is still trying to find grounds to keep Muslims out."
