Take a chance



 

With the media’s designated front-runners both struggling, the prognosticators who deemed Donald Trump a sideshow are picking their jaws off the floor and forging a new theory.

And can you blame them? Washington has been mired in gridlock for decades. 
In one poll, Trump is leading with 23 percent, and Ben Carson has 18%. 

Jeb, the $100-million candidate who everyone in the media saw as the man to beat,  tied with Marco Rubio at 6 percent, behind Ted Cruz and Scott Walker (who’s faded in recent months) with 8 percent.

While Trump is hitting such hot-button issues as immigration, he also says he wants to raise taxes on wealthy hedge fund managers. People are drawn to him because of his flamboyant personality, his record as a successful developer and because he doesn't have to beg donors for money.

In fact, the Trump phenomenon is reminiscent of Pat Buchanan in1992.
“Both are harsh critics of free trade, both  oppose illegal immigration, both spoke out against the Iraq War and find themselves at odds with the party’s hawks.

They each wear accusations of racism, xenophobia, and hatred as a badge of honor for bravery against the forces of political correctness. And they share a certain style: blunt talk, raised voices, jabbed fingers, and pounded podiums.”
Take a chance on Trump, follow his lead, stimulate his discussion, and see what happens next.

Just a thought.

One's Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLa21EiBXZY

Strong Dollar

 

Today, the Dow Jones industrial average had its worst day in four years, losing about 530 points, down 3.1 percent, to 16,460; the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite dropped similarly.

 

Weakness in the markets is centered around China, said Ben Garber, Moody's Analytics economist. He pointed to Chinese manufacturing activity fell to a six-year low. Substantial declines in Chinese stocks once again fueled sell-offs around the globe.

Last week, China devalued its currency, the yuan, making its goods cheaper and imported goods, like those from the U.S., more expensive.

 

The price of U.S. crude oil slid below $40 a barrel for the first time since 2009.

The decline of oil prices and of other commodities signal fading emerging market growth prospects, ensuring "continued poor results for firms in the energy and mining sectors and so is the exporting Countries.

 

The U.S. currency's value has surged over the last nine months, reaching levels against some world currencies last seen more than a decade ago. In Europe, it now costs just $1.09 to buy one euro, down from $1.37 a year ago and almost $1.50 four years ago.

The soaring dollar is crunching profits at giant U.S. multinationals, prompting Wall Street analysts to make their deepest cuts to earnings forecasts since the financial crisis and boosting the appeal of smaller, domestically focused companies.

With the expectation of Interest Rate hike, all these factors will lead the stock Market to adjust downward until stock's value equals the price.

Just a thought.

Re-Assess.

In poll after poll of Republicans, Mr. Trump leads among women, despite having used terms like “fat pigs” and “disgusting animals” to denigrate some of them.
He leads among evangelical Christians, despite saying he had never had a reason to ask God for forgiveness.
He leads among moderates and college-educated voters, despite a populist and anti-immigrant message thought to resonate most with conservatives and less-affluent voters.
He leads among the most frequent, likely voters, even though his appeal is greatest among those with little history of voting.

At a recent Trump rally in New Hampshire, women there described him as a candidate who would create jobs and take a tough stance on foreign policy. While much of Trump’s media coverage has focused recently on his derogatory comments about women, those female voters said issues like jobs and health care have won him their support. Although he has gained notoriety for castigating a number of individuals and groups, his supporters don’t seem to mind.

There’s a tremendous silent majority that politicians have taken advantage of. I mean, they have taken advantage of the people of this country long enough,” Trump told the crowd. “They’re largely incompetent, except when it comes to getting re-elected.”

Trump talked about the issues that people are asking for. Immigration is a serious issue including Anchor babies. Job creation, Trade and even level field economics, Healthcare over pricing and Special Interest groups. He is and will stay ahead for good.

Just a thought.

Jimmy Carter

Carter was seen in his hometown of Plains, Georgia,  at his church, where he speaks regularly and leads bible study. He said Plains has been a "haven" for him and his family.

The peanut farmer-turned-president, whose four years in office were marred by an energy shortage and the Iranian hostage crisis, has redefined what it means to be a former president. He and wife Rosslyn, married for 69 years, have dedicated the past three decades to humanitarian work around the globe. [helping the poor.]

"I wish I had sent in one more helicopter to rescue the hostages" in Iran, he said. "Maybe I would have been re-elected," he said, laughing as the room erupted as well.

Had he stayed in office for a second term, his vast services to the poor and the rest of the world may have diminished greatly.       God works in mysterious way.

Kids Huh.

A family beach outing turned terrifying when what was thought to be a washed-up buoy turned out to be an active bomb.

"My children took their boogie boards down and we were going out to the sea," Kelly Gravell of Burry Port, Wales, said. "We saw a large object on the beach, so we thought we’d have a little look.

"We get things washed up all the time, so we thought it was a buoy. We never thought for one second it was a bomb."

The children, Ellis and Erin, climb on a barnacle-covered object at a beach in South Wales. Local officials said that the object originated from the United States.

Gravell told ABC News she, her husband, and two young children went to their local beach for a picnic on Aug. 12, when the kids noticed something wash onto the sand.

That's when, she said, Erin, 6, and Ellis, 4, began posing for photos with the huge metal ball.

"We were more fascinated by the barnacles on it," Gravell added. "My son was touching it and was knocking on it a little bit, and that was it really."

Kids Huh. Just a thought.

[Nicole Pelletiere via Good Morning America]

A Game changer

Donald Trump has won his party's trust on top issues more than any other Republican presidential candidate, and now stands as the clear leader in the race for the GOP nomination, CNN/ORC poll.

The survey finds Trump with the support of 24% of Republican registered voters. His nearest competitor, Jeb Bush, stands at 13%. Just behind Bush, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has 9%.

 

Marco Rubio, Scott Walker 8%, Rand Paul 6%, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and John Kasich all land at 5%, Mike Huckabee rounding out the top 10 at 4%

 

The republican voters rejects the past 8 years of "opposition" and "refusal to do"  "until we get the Senate, Congress, and the White House". A do nothing politicians are down and out.

Voters wants something done. Enough of "Ben-Ghazi, E-mail Server and Repeal Obama Care" .

 

Trump is standing on solid ground. He is the front runner for a long time. The tide has turned in his favor.

One additional issue I would like to hear about.

Healthcare runaway cost that is 2.6 Trillion dollars with minimum outcome and is increasing 4-6% every year. No one in the world has this system.

Just a thought.

The Hat

Kasie...*!

Kasie Hunt covered politics and Congress as a reporter for NBC News beginning in 2013. Before that, covered Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign for the Associated Press and wrote about the 2010 midterm elections for POLITICO. Earlier in her career, she covered the writing and passage of the Affordable Care Act as a health policy reporter at National Journal.

Her first job in journalism was as an intern in the NBC News political unit.
Hunt holds a bachelor's degree in international affairs from George Washington University and a master's degree in sociology from the University of Cambridge, where she was a member of St John's College.

She is on the question, doesn't move away from it, demand the answer and you can't avoid it. Ask Cruz, Walker ...etc

She may be the rising star of the Presidential Election dilemma of 2016.

Just a thought.

The value of life

Two squirrels recently died in Yosemite. It was the plague that felled them.
Yosemite National Park closed the popular Tuolumne Meadows Campground  through Aug. 21 in order to treat fleas in rodent burrows, officials announced Friday.

State health officials began investigating human plague in the park and surrounding areas after a child from Los Angeles contracted the infectious bacterial disease. The child had visited the Stanislaus National Forest and camped at the Crane Flat Campground in Yosemite last month.

The child was still recovering from the disease, which is typically carried by wild rodents, such as squirrels and chipmunks, as well as their fleas. Fleas can carry the disease from infected dead rodents to other animals, including humans.
Initial symptoms of a plague infection include high fever, chills, weakness and swollen lymph nodes, officials said. Plague can be fatal if not treated with antibiotics in its early stages.

Visitors were given precautionary information about plague following the child’s infection and the area was monitored, but the Crane Flat Campground remained because public health officials didn’t recommend campground closures, according to the park.

“Human cases of plague are rare, with the last reported human infection in California occurring in 2006,” California Public Health. “Although this is a rare disease, people should protect themselves from infection by avoiding any contact with wild rodents.”
Plague came to the United States via rat-infested steam ships from infected areas, according to the CDC. Los Angeles was home to the last urban plague epidemic, which took place between 1924 and 1925.

Just a thought.