Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Virginia McLourin Passed Away!

Virginia McLourin passed away.

In her 113 years of life, Virginia McLourin saw the first Black president, first Black first lady and first Black vice president. She even had an opportunity to meet them.

Virginia had passed away on Wednesday.

McLaurin had been in hospice care for several days, her family wrote on her official Facebook page.

"She lived an incredibly full life and appreciated all the love she received from people on this FB page and everywhere she went. (Before the pandemic that is -- for the past few years she largely stayed inside.)," the post said.

McLaurin was best known for a viral video of her meeting then-President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. In the video, taken over six years ago, McLaurin gleefully breaks into dance as she greets the couple. After someone informs Obama of her age, he asks McLaurin: "So, what's the secret to still dancing at 106?" She then hugs the couple and poses for photos. 

The video has been viewed on the White House Facebook page 70 million times. 

Although she was best known for her White House visit, her loved ones said McLaurin lived a life of service, even as she grew older. 

"As she shared in her interviews with the media following the visit to the White House, she volunteered as a UPO foster grandparent and collaborated with other tenants in the fight for quality living conditions," a GoFundMe for a memorial fund in her name said. "She was a devoted member of her church. During the pandemic, she viewed services regularly via YouTube."

McLaurin was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. According to McLaurin, she "was birthed by a midwife and the birthday put in a Bible somewhere." In her childhood, she worked in the fields with her parents, shucking corn and picking cotton.

She grew up during the Jim Crow era when racial segregation was rampant throughout the Southern United States.

Never receiving an education past third grade, McLaurin got married at 13 and later moved to New Jersey as part of the Great Migration. Widowed when her husband was killed in a bar fight, she moved to Washington D.C. to be closer to her sister in 1939. Around this time she took responsibility for a three-year-old boy after his father had remarried and the new wife did not want to take on the child. McLaurin formally adopted the boy when he was aged 14.

She worked as a seamstress, as a domestic helper for families in Silver Spring, Maryland, and managed a laundry shop.

Through AmeriCorps Seniors, McLaurin has volunteered forty hours per week at Roots Public Charter School since the early 1980s. She joined the United Planning Organization Foster Grandparent Program in October 1994.

In 2013, she received a volunteer community service award from Mayor Vincent C. Gray. After a TV crew publicized the fact that her apartment was infested with bed bugs in 2014, a local pest control company got rid of the infestation and gave her a free bed.

Towards the end of the Obama administration, friends of McLaurin recommended to members of the Obama administration that she meet with the President due to her extensive history of volunteering. In February 2016, the White House hosted McLaurin in celebration of Black History Month. Upon meeting the President and First Lady Michelle Obama, McLaurin gave them both hugs and started dancing with them. She would later say in interviews that she never felt that she would ever live to visit the White House, and she never thought there would ever be a day she would get to meet a Black President with his Black wife while celebrating Black history.

Shortly after her meeting with the Obamas, the video of her dancing with the two went viral online. According to the local press, she has since been referred to as D.C.'s favorite centenarian and Grandma Virginia.

On March 11, 2016, McLaurin received the President's Volunteer Service Award for her two decades of service to schoolchildren. On May 27, 2016, she attended a Washington Nationals baseball game and was presented with a custom jersey on the field.

Confused!

Candace Cameron Bure is noise.

Candace Cameron Bure is a washed up actress who got her start from being on the 1980s-90s sitcom Full House and its sequel Fuller House. She also appeared one season on The View. She also had a creative role at the Hallmark Channel until 2022.

She announced that she left the network to join Great American Family, a far right cable network devoted to "traditional values." She was upset that Hallmark decided to feature a movie that had a same sex couple being featured and it did not go in her beliefs as a "Christian."

In her announcement she said that the network would focus on "traditional marriage" in its programs. The LGBTQ community knew the dog whistle and reacted to her announcement.

“My heart wants to tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them,” she said about making the change. “I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment.”

What is surprising that her former Full House co stars Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin are total opposites of Cameron Bure. 

In response to Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court, Sweetin was protesting in Los Angeles when the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department slammed her and protesters to the ground.

Jo Jo Siwa ain't playing. She called out Cameron Bure for promoting hate.

Entertainer Jo Jo Siwa who came out as queer slammed Cameron Bure for 
opposing the LGBTQ community and openly stating that she is by far the most "rudest" celebrity she ever met. 

She is the younger sister of far right extremist Kirk Cameron, a former actor turned televangelist and propagandist for Christian nationalism.

Even the late Bob Saget would have told Candace to stop bugging out on people who don't affect her life. But this is what Republicans are. They are more concerned with being in your personal business instead of working on solving real problems.

More Noise In Color!

John James will be noise.
More Blacks are running for office as Republicans. 

You see this in Florida, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and now in Michigan. 

Black women vote for the Democrats 94% while Black men vote for the Democrats about 85%. 

It appears Black men are no longer a reliable vote for the Democrats and it is growing.

Black Republicans might always have trouble seeking acceptance within a party that has historically downplayed racism and has leaned on white grievance politics as a way to attract voters. But many of these candidates simply had tough races in reliably blue districts and no real shot at winning, despite the party trumpeting how many nominees they had.

Two Black Republicans will join Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). We also await the results of the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Herschel Walker.

Two losing Black Republicans finally got a win.

Both are retired military officials. Both married to white women and both embrace the Washed Up 45 vision of America. They are likely to oppose joining the Congressional Black Caucus and embrace the white Freedumb Caucus.

John James, a perennial candidate who ran for the House twice and the U.S. senate twice finally won. He will be Rep-elect for the 10th Congressional District in Michigan. He is a 

Wesley Hunt, a perennial candidate who ran in 2020 decided to run in the newly established 38th Congressional District in Texas. He is a Rep-elect for this district.

Though Republicans are far from ever achieving the goal of being a party of color, this will certainly give them a little bit of bragging rights.

Mind you, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris are the only two Black politicians to ever hold the titles of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States.

They are Democrats.

Wesley Hunt will be joining the noise as well.

I mean Blacks have voted for moderates like Phil Scott, Charlie Baker, Larry Hogan and Mike DeWine. They also voted for far right extremists like Greg Abbott, Ron DeSantis, Tate Reeves, Henry McMaster and Kevin Stitt.

I get it. 

Washed Up 45 did pull about 15% of the Black vote.

So now the Republicans are 90% white and 10% everything else. They are still the party of noise, white nationalism and stupidity. 

President Joe Biden is expecting a headache with the Republican Party expected to retake the House of Representatives. Mind you, they will not have a strong majority and every vote will be razor thin. 

Holding them accountable will now be the agenda. If Republicans continue to support noise, we will make sure their time in the majority is short. Black Republicans will be held accountable too.

Surprised!

A reboot that no one wanted.

"I am again tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States," the former president said from Mar-a-Lago roughly 20 minutes into remarks where he bragged about his record on jobs, the economy, and foreign policy.

It's official, Washed Up 45 is now running for president. The 45th President of the United States wants to be the 47th President of the United States, so he can achieve the goal of being President for Life. The only president who managed to win two separate terms is Grover Cleveland.

Cleveland was a twice one term president. Before they stopped it at two terms, Cleveland lost his bid for president against Benjamin Harrison only to win it in a mere four years.

The former president filed for the office of President of the United States with the Federal Election Commission Tuesday.

He and his wife, Melania Trump, were introduced into the hall for his speech as "the next President and First Lady of the United States of America."

Washed Up 45 began his speech by stating that "America’s comeback starts right now," as he told a cheering audience, before denouncing President Joe Biden.

"The world was at peace," he declared. "America was prospering and our country was on track for an amazing future because I made big promises to the American people. And unlike other presidents, I kept my promises."

"Are you getting ready?" he asked the audience, which responded with cheers.

After a disappointing Midterm, Republicans are concerned that the former president's impact on the 2024 election will harm their chances.

Ivanka Trump who supported her father in his first (actually second) and second (actually third) bid for president said that she and Jared Kushner are staying out of his third (actually fourth bid) for president.

She released a statement about her support for her family, but noted that will be happening outside of politics.

"I love my father very much. This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family," Ivanka Trump said.

"I do not plan to be involved in politics. While I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside the political arena.

"I am grateful to have had the honor of serving the American people and I will always be proud of many of our Administration’s accomplishments.”

So it begins, with Washed Up 45 on the run for the nomination, it will be extremely difficult for others to beat him. We will see how this goes.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Burned!

Jay Leno was badly burned by a vehicle fire.

Famed comedian and car affinado Jay Leno suffered severe burns to his face after he tried to light up his steam powered car. Ricochet gasoline got on his face and it caused an intense burn.

Leno, best known for his long stint on The Tonight Show was rushed to the hospital with burns but not life threatening.

“I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire. I am ok. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet,” the comedian and former “Tonight Show” host said in a statement to Variety Monday morning.

According to TMZ, Leno was in his Los Angeles garage on Sunday when one of his cars burst into flames, seemingly out of nowhere. Sources tell the entertainment site that the left side of Leno’s face was burned, but the flames didn’t “penetrate his eye or his ear.”

A longtime employee of Leno’s told KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade that it was a steam car that caused the problem. The steam was made by gas and the comedian was sprayed with some gas that ignited.

News of Leno’s accident comes after multiple reports say he pulled out of a Las Vegas appearance last minute on Sunday due to a “very serious medical emergency.”

He was set to perform at the Financial Brand Forum 2022 in Sin City.

“His family was not able to provide us very many details, but there was a very serious medical emergency that is preventing Jay from traveling,” read the email sent to attendees of the conference, which People obtained on Monday.

“All we know is that he is alive, so our prayers go out to him and his family tonight.”

The comedian is recovering at Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles.

In a statement to KTLA, the hospital said: “Jay Leno is in stable condition and he’s receiving treatment here at the burn center to his face and his hands from a gasoline accident in his garage over the weekend.”

The statement goes on to say that he “is in good humor and is touched by all the inquiries into his condition and well-wishes and he wants to let everyone know he’s doing well and that he’s in the ‘best burn center in the United States.'”

Trashed!

The poster child of racism and white privilege.

While we were awaiting the results of the Midterms, a story that managed to become a controversy happened at the University of Kentucky. 

A white woman who is a heir to a company was expelled and banned from the campus after a video of her drunkenly attack Black women.

She found her digital dash and it doomed her. 

Sophia Rosing became the poster child of white privilege and unmitigated racism. She withdrew from the college after she was arrested for aggravated assault on a student dorm director and the college police. In a viral TikTok video, she is calling a Black woman NIGGER bitch over 200 times.

Rosing was visibly intoxicated as she stumbled into the dorms on campus in Lexington, Kentucky, before she launched herself at fellow student Kylah Spring who was working the front desk.

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The former white business and marketing major spent the night in Fayette County lock up as a "Jane Doe" - where she refused to identify herself to officers upon her arrival in the early hours.

Spring said: "I worked a shift tonight where was assaulted and called a NIGGER, and someone said other racial slurs towards me."

That woman won't break my spirit.

"It is a part of our job that if we see a student that's like very drunk, we are to call an RA to... write a report."

"So I reach my head out of the desk area, and I ask the girl 'Are you OK?' Spring recounted, 'and she stared at me and started to call me a NIGGER."

At that point Spring called the resident administrator and tried to prevent Rosing from entering the elevator, to wait for someone to arrive to help. 

She added: "And so I jumped in, I tried to move her off to the side, and she just kept going "No NIGGER, you're a bitch, you're a NIGGER, do my chores bitch."

"And she kept doing that as I was trying to sit her down."

Spring said that is when Rosing kicked her in the stomach, tried to run her over with a shopping cart that was in the lobby and bit her friend.

In an email to students following the altercation, President Eli Capilouto said Spring "acted with professionalism, restraint and discretion."

He noted that the school's Office of Student Conduct has launched an immediate review of the assault, and that its Student Success teams 'are reaching out to the student victims who were subject to this behavior to offer support.'

It added: "To be clear: We condemn this behavior and will not tolerate it under any circumstances," he said, as he vowed to update students with more information as it becomes available.

Suspect appears in court on Tuesday.

The disturbing video is not the first instance of Rosing berating other students while intoxicated. 

In another video posted shortly after the footage of the assault went viral, Rosing could be seen telling someone off camera at a party: "I'm rich as fuck and you're obviously not compared to what you're waring."

"And I can do you and you can't do shit about it, especially since you don't know my last name. But I know God-damn well who you are."

Rosing appeared for a preliminary hearing but she decided to waive that right.

"We are prepared to waive her preliminary hearing to the Fayette County Grand Jury," said Fred Peters, Rosing’s attorney.

The hearing was to determine if there was probable cause that Rosing committed the crimes she is accused of. Right now, she is facing charges of alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct, assault and assaulting a police officer, which is a Class D felony.

Pretty racist.

After that arrest, Rosing unenrolled from the University of Kentucky and, since then, university officials have said that Rosing is permanently banned from campus and not eligible to re-enroll at the school.

Rosing’s case now goes before a Fayette County Grand Jury, which will decide whether or not to indict Rosing on each of her charges.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Monday, November 14, 2022

Sunk!

The noise is defeated.

Washed Up 45's endorsed candidate for governor loses.

Former television reporter Kari Lake was an election denier. She vowed to overturn results if the Republican loses the general election. She took aim at outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and the late John McCain. She stuck to Washed Up 45, Softball Hannity, Fox and the noise of the far right.

She abandoned her allies. You know the drag queens she now deemed "groomers" and the rational Republicans who thought she was way too crazy to be governor.

Her allies were posted outside county election offices armed believing that Dinesh D'Souza's garbage about "ballot mules" was real.

They even shared a doctored photo of her opponent being in the election counting room trying to speculate the election was rigged.

None of that mattered.

The next four years are going to be interesting.

Lake was doomed.

She is defeated by Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. The Democratic candidate did the unconventional wisdom of not holding a debate with Lake and it paid off.

Hobbs knew that Lake, Blake Masters and many like that were destined for failure.

So the race was called for Hobbs and she will be getting a call from President Joe Biden.

The Republicans will likely call for a recount but it will come out of her pocket.

Hobbs said in a statement that she is "honored to have been selected to serve as the next governor of Arizona. I want to thank the voters for entrusting me with the immense responsibility. It is truly an honor of a lifetime, and I will do everything in my power to make you proud."

Life's a drag.

Lake has not conceded yet. 

Cheney took a victory lap. She vowed to oppose Republicans who support Washed Up 45. Her victory came after Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) defeated Blake Master. Kelly won his reelection for a full term as Arizona's senator. Adrian Fontes became the Secretary of State-elect after he defeated election denier Mark Finchem.

Nothing New: Mass Shooting At The University Of Virginia!

Black terrorist murders his former football team.

Well gun violence never takes a break. If we continue to allow Republicans rule governments, gun violence continues. It is part of the ongoing problems we face in ths country.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and the Virginia U.S. Representatives were notified of the mass shooting at the University of Virginia.

The terrorist was caught after he ambushed the University of Virginia football team in Charlottesville.

THE NICE GUY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON WITH A FIREARM. THOSE WHO ARE SPURN BY RELATIONSHIPS, THE WORKPLACE, SOCIETY IN GENERAL WILL SEEK REVENGE BY TAKING OUT LIVES. THEY WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS OF MASSACRING THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEING.

THE JUNK FOOD MEDIA AND POLITICIANS ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE BY AMPING UP POLARIZING RHETORIC. 

An active shooter doesn't care about the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, your finances, your family, your plans that day, your successes, your failures, and most importantly, your life.

The shooter is motivated within seconds to take out as many people as he/she can.

What to do to protect your life.

1. Run - If you hear sounds like firecrackers, popping sounds or suspicious activities around a large gathering (i.e. malls, stores, clubs, public gatherings), if you can flee, run away from the shooter. Do not run in a straight path of the sight. Move around and zig-zag if possible to keep yourself out the line of fire. It's best to not film a shooter commiting the act. If you are willing to risk your life for a viral video, more power to you but its best to stay out of the line of fire by running away.

2. Hide - If you are involved in an active shooting, you must barricade yourself in a room and keep doors locked, lights off, phones on silent. Do not go into restrooms, lockers and kitchens. Those are most likely places where shooters often go. If you can barricade a room to prevent a shooter from getting in, it eliminate the opportunity for the shooter to get through. Make sure you keep your voice low when you're involved in mass shooting. Call 9-1-1 if you can.

3. Fight - If you are willing to risk your life or willing to film the incident, you have no choice but to fight. Make sure you grab something that is powerful enough to disarm a shooter. Do not confront a shooter in the midst of sight. Make yourself not visible if you're trying to fight. Do not think being a "good guy with a gun" is going to stop a bad guy. The cops don't see good guys trying to stop bad guys. They see active shooters and they will shoot anyone who is armed regardless of the matter. If you're ready to fight, be prepared to die. It's best to not be easily seen if you're trying to stop a shooter. If you're a conceal carry and attempt to disarm an active shooter, you are willing to sacrifice your life to save lives. You are willing to go hero, you could die a hero or an idiot.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill.... Black shooters are unrepentant criminals.

Republicans solutions are more guns, blame others for America's social ills and defect from accepting reality.

Three innocent lives were taken.

Both political parties offer thoughts and prayers. I am sick of it.

UVA Police Chief Tim Longo was speaking to the press Monday, November 14, when it was revealed that the Black terrorist had been arrested. Henrico Police announced he was taken into custody without incident before 11 a.m. on Edgelawn Street. He is charged with three counts of second-degree murder.

The victims were members of the Virginia Cavaliers.

Authorities say the shooting occurred along Culbreth Road around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, as UVA students were returning from a field trip. Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis, and D’Sean Perry were killed.

UVA President Jim Ryan said a student is also reported to be in critical conditions, while another is said to be in good condition.

“My heart is broken for the victims and their families and for all those who knew and loved them, and they are all in my prayers. As I said before, when I see our students, I see my own kids, and I cannot imagine anything worse for a parent and as a child,” Ryan said.

My son was picked on.

The university urged everyone on UVA Grounds to shelter in place throughout the night and into the morning. That order shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday, but a large police presence is expected to remain. Some UVA students say they were locked inside academic buildings overnight.

“I was stuck in Wilson Hall from 10:30 until like 10:30. So for 12 hours I was by myself, there was no one else in the entire building. I wanted to stay clear of all the windows and stuff ‚and all the lights were motion activated. So I kind of just stayed in like a little cubby by the restroom so that I wouldn’t set off any of the lights. Needless to say, I didn’t get much sleep,” student Laurel Supplee said.

Charlottesville City Schools, City Hall, Albemarle County Public Schools, as well as multiple businesses closed Monday. UVA has canceled its men’s basketball game against Northern Iowa, too.

UVA created an emergency hotline for friends and family with questions about what is happening. That number is 877-685-4836.

The city and county released a joint statement, saying in part: “This incident is considered ongoing and the University of Virginia, in partnership with state and federal law enforcement partners, is leading the investigation. Public safety personnel with Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville are supporting the investigation. Expect to see police activity and an increased security presence throughout the community today.”

Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence, monkeypox and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms.

I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth.

When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege. This good guy with a gun nonsense has to end. The cops didn't do nothing when children were shot inside a school. A security guard was shot dead trying to protect shoppers. A cop accidentally shot his own. The good guy who tried to stop a bad guy is outgunned and a part of the rule #3.

Terrorist filled with rage.

Remember #3 means: The "good guy with a gun" better be prepared to die if they want to stop a shooter.

I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you. We lost over 1 million people from the coronavirus.

I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history. Thoughts and prayers and your heart going out to the victims is not enough. It quite frankly is an insult. I am also tired of scapegoating Black on Black crime, Chicago, Baltimore and Democratic mayors for the nation's obsession to be numb to gun violence. You pretty much enable this nonsense by deflecting.

President Joe Biden is trying to curb gun violence. However, he has no support from Republicans. Most Democrats and America are for gun control measures. However the two Democrats in the Senate refuse to change the filibuster rules and its holding us back.

The National Rifle Association is always pushing against it. They will not relinquish from the narrative that guns are not saving lives. The Republicans aided by a fickle junk food media are openly encouraging anarchy and disruption in a desperate attempt for the Republicans to win back Congress and the White House. These agitators are calling for Biden to curb crime but will not help him. They want more guns on the street. It makes no sense.

So in closing, expect more.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.

The call number to the U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official phone number, 202-224-3121. Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence.

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.

ADL Aims At Dave Chappelle!

Can't tell jokes without a backlash.

SNL often brings on Dave Chappelle for an engagement post election. His comedy riled up a civil rights group.

The Anti-Defamation League is now engaging in a feud with Chappelle after he performed his post election monologue. He defended Ye and Kyrie Irving who were both accused of promoting anti-semitic remarks.

Chappelle also warned that MAGA may be down but never out.

“I denounce anti-Semitism in all its forms. And I stand with my friends in the Jewish community,’” he said. “And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time.”

“I got to tell you guys, [I’ve] probably been doing this for 35 years now. And early in my career, I learned that there are two words in the English language that you should never say together in sequence,” added Chappelle. “And those words are ‘the’ and ‘Jews.’ I never heard someone do good after saying that.”

Chappelle who faced criticism for perceived attacks on the transgender community had gotten his name withdrawn from a performance theater at his old Washington, DC high school. While addressing the backlash  

Jonathan Greenblatt, the ADL president condemned the performance and denounced NBC and SNL. He said that the monologue makes fun of the pain people faced.

Again, I do not like the ADL equating criticism of Israel with anti-semitism. The ADL has often went after Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for their criticism of the Israeli government's brutal abuse of Palestinians.

According to the ADL, criticism of Israeli policies and actions is part of that discourse.

They claim that certain forms of anti-Israel rhetoric and activism delegitimize Israel and its existence, and are antisemitic when they vilify and negate Zionism – the movement for Jewish self-determination and statehood – or utilize anti-Jewish tropes or hold all Jews responsible for Israel’s actions.   

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Biden To Call The Governors!

Biden got a little bit of good in his step.

President Joe Biden will call the state and territorial governors to layout his agenda for the next two years. He will see a lot of new faces in the new year. Some of these governors are slated to be extremely polarizing figures. Three of them are considering a run for president in 2024.

There are 13 women who are governors. The District of Columbia's mayor is somewhat a governor since the federal district is a government operation similar to states and territories. There are three Black governors. There are three openly LGBTQ governors. There will be 23 Democrats amd 27 Republicans in governorships.

Alabama Kay Ivey Republican

American Samoa Lemanu Peleti Mauga Democrat

Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders Republican 

California Gavin Newsom Democrat

Colorado Jared Polis Democrat

Connecticut Ned Lamont Democrat

Delaware John Carney Democrat

District of Columbia Muriel Bowser (mayor) Democrat

Florida Ron DeSantis Republican 

Georgia Brian Kemp Republican 

Guam Lou Leon Guerrero Democrat

Hawai'i David Ige Democrat

Idaho Brad Little Republican

Indiana Eric Holcomb Republican 

Illinois J.B. Pritzker Democrat

Iowa Kim Reynolds Republican 

Kansas Laura Kelly Democrat

Kentucky Andy Beshear Democrat

Louisiana John Bel Edwards Democrat

Maine Janet Mills Democrat

Maryland Wes Moore Democrat

Massachusetts Maura Healey Democrat

Michigan Gretchen Whitmer Democrat

Minnesota Tim Walz Democrat (Democratic Farmer Labor)

Mississippi Tate Reeves Republican 

Missouri Mike Parson Republican 

Montana Greg Gianforte Republican 

Nebraska Jim Pillen Republican 

Nevada Joe Lombardo Republican

New Hampshire Chris Sununu Republican 

New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham Democrat

New York Kathy Hochul Democrat

North Carolina Roy Cooper Democrat

North Dakota Doug Burgum Republican 

Ohio Mike DeWine Republican 

Oklahoma Kevin Stitt Republican 

Oregon Tina Kotek Democrat

Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro Democrat

Puerto Rico Pedro Pierluisi Democrat (New Progressive Party)

Rhode Island Dan McKee Democrat

South Carolina Henry McMaster Republican 

South Dakota Kristi Noem Republican 

Tennessee Bill Lee Republican 

Texas Greg Abbott Republican 

Utah Spencer Cox Republican 

Vermont Phil Scott Republican

Virginia Glenn Youngkin Republican 

Virgin Islands of the United States Albert Bryan Democrat

Washington Jay Inslee Democrat

West Virginia Jim Justice Republican 

Wisconsin Tony Evers Democrat

Wyoming Mark Gordon Republican

The races for Alaska, Arizona and the Northern Mariana Islands have not been decided as of yet.

Governors play a pivotal role in the U.S. and the functions of America. They are the executives who help their respective state and territory shine.

I am already seeing the noise who may give Biden a headache. Now 2024 potential Republicans rivals who will face the wrath of Washed Up 45.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a controversial figure. She is the daughter of former president candidate and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. She served as the second press secretary under Washed Up 45. She announced she has cancer. I doubt she will run for president given she won her governor's race. But talk is talk.

Ron DeSantis easily won Florida and Democrats lost the former swing state. The state government is 2 to 1 Republican and it appears DeSantis will bring culture wars to a new level in Florida. Washed Up 45 is trying to sabotage him as he is thinking about a run for president.

Glenn Youngkin ran as a centrist but ended being Virginia's most polarizing governor in 15 years. He will only serve one term but his ambitions will not stop once he is out. His win has folks believing he will jump into the 2024 presidential race. Washed Up 45 said that "Young Kin" sounds pretty Chinese.

Chris Sununu, Kristi Noem, Nikki Haley, Ted Cruz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo and Tom Cotton are considering the possibility of running in 2024.

Chris Bouzy Outsmarts The Pollsters!

Don't panic. We got this.

Christopher Bouzy, the creator of Bot Sentinel is now more trusted in forecasting election results than Real Clear Politics, 538 and Steve Kornacki. 

Bouzy basically told followers on Twitter to not panic. He saw the writing on the wall.

He like many of us gotten tired of the noise.

He knew that all the noise about crime, inflation and culture wars would not sway voters.

The young voters in real time saw the Republicans actively complain about student debt and are pushing for federal courts to block or immediately halt it.

Black voters are seeing that their voter rights are being taking away, unfair sentencing in criminal activities, not enough coverage of missing women and children of color, partisan redistricting being in effect in several states and health care being taken away.

Latino and Asian American voters are seeing their rights being taken away. They are being scapegoated for crime, illegal immigration, spreading of the coronavirus, monkeypox and numerous fearmongering tactics.

The LGBTQ and disabled community are being scapegoated for allegations of pedophilia, having their rights taken away and being targeted for being different.

Bouzy said the Republicans are all noise and it was too loud. People were turning them off. Now it was disheartening that Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Utah did not flip for the Democrats, so far Democrats did not lose any incumbent. Pennsylvania was the state that promised a 51st vote. Democrats a governor's race in Nevada but gained Massachusetts and Maryland. We still await the governor race in Arizona.

Bouzy now says the forecast for the undecided House election results are going to favor Democrats.

Colorado's House District 3 is razor thin. Internet troll, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is leading by 1,490 votes to Democrat Adam Frisch and it may lead to a recount. 

Bouzy has been influential in defending Duchess Meghan from the online trolls and fighting back the misinformation. With Elon Musk running Twitter into the ground, Bouzy has been very active in keeping the sanity among those who feel the need to leave the platform.

Saturday, November 12, 2022

No Flips For GOP!

Catherine Cortez Masto is the 50th vote.

The status quo of politics allowed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen-Elect Tedd Budd (R-NC) and Sen-Elect J.D. Vance (R-OH) a trip to Washington.

Republicans hoped they could win back the senate with Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, New Hampshire and Georgia. It turns out that no major flips. They would end up losing Pennsylvania with Sen-Elect John Fetterman (D-OH).

Now it is confirmed that Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) will be heading back to the Senate. Vice President Kamala Harris will now be the tie breaker once again.

Kelly's projected victory on Friday comes three days after polls closed, and as Arizona officials continued counting ballots that were mailed in or dropped off, particularly in the vote-rich Maricopa County, home to Phoenix.

Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, will hold onto her seat in Nevada after enduring a bruising campaign against Republican Adam Laxalt, who fell short of ousting the Democrat despite severe midterm headwinds, NBC News projects. She eeks out a small victory given that exit polls showed Latino turnout sunk slightly.

Mark Kelly's win deflates GOP hopes of flipping Arizona.

The outcome follows days of protracted mail-in ballot counting, with the results resting largely with the state’s most populous county, Clark County, which posted updates once a day since Tuesday. A race long predicted to be within the margin of error was indeed close through the end.

Democrats remain hopeful that Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) will prevail in the Georgia runoff.

Laxalt and Blake Masters refused to acknowledge President Joe Biden won fair and square. They ran on the noise that got J.D. Vance his victory. But with Ohio being more whiter and less populated, he easily beaten Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH). 

Laxalt lost because of the young voters and Latino vote. Also he lost being an avowed white nationalist. It was Washed Up 45 who endorsed this asshole and promoted the noise.

Masters lost because of the young voters, independents and Latino vote. John McCain's  widow, Ambassador Cindy McCain and step children including noise maker Meghan McCain endorsed Mark Kelly. 

The far right thought Fetterman's stroke would defeat him. It backfired.

Kelly, a retired astronaut, military commander and husband to former lawmaker and gun violence survivor Gabrielle Giffords won by staying focused on combating the noise and keeping Democrats close to him where Cheri Beasley amd Tim Ryan chose not to have them.

Democrats will now focus on defeating Herschel Walker, a token Black Republican who is embracing the extremism within the MAGA movement.

Laxalt will be added to the list of candidates who should never run again. He failed at running for governor and now the senate. He will find comfort on America's Real Voices or Newsmax.

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