Friday, March 31, 2017

FAKE NEWS or FARKAS NEWS?

This story is just breaking within the past day or so... and so far, the so-called mainstream media has ignored it. News that does not fit their agenda has a way of being buried. I am not sure that I completely understand what the Farkas is going on here... but just in case this story starts to spawn legs... you might remember, that you heard about it (through Sean Hannity) here first. 




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as reported by Sean Hannity....
President Trump was ridiculed by the alt-left, propaganda, destroy-Trump media when he said on Twitter that members of his transition team had been wiretapped by the Obama administration. But a damning video clip from just days before Trump’s tweet appears to vindicate the commander in chief. In a March 2 MSNBC interview, former Obama administration official Evelyn Farkas pretty much admitted that there was an all-out effort to gather and leak as much “intel” on Trump as possible ahead of the transition to Trump. Farkas served in the Obama administration from 2012 through 2015 as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia. “I was urging my former colleagues, and frankly speaking, the people on the Hill -- it was more actually aimed at telling the Hill people,” Farkas said. "’Get as much information as you can, get as much intelligence as you can before President Obama leaves the administration,’ because I had a fear that, somehow, that information would disappear with the senior people who left.”

In an admission that went unnoticed, partly because it came prior to Trump’s tweet and largely because it was made on MSNBC, Farkas continued. “So it would be hidden away in the bureaucracy that the Trump folks, if they found out how we knew what we knew about their -- the staff, the Trump staff's dealing with Russians, that they would try to compromise those sources and methods, meaning we would no longer have access to that intelligence,” she said. “So I became very worried because not enough was coming out into the open, and I knew that there was more. We have very good intelligence on Russia. So then I had talked to some of my former colleagues, and I knew that they were trying to also help get information to the Hill." This is very, very important. Farkas is admitting surveillance of Trump and his associates took place. She is admitting intelligence leaking took place. Surveillance, unmasking of Americans swept up in foreign spying and intelligence leaking are all acknowledged on the video. For weeks, I have been asking who from the Obama administration knew what and when did they know it? Now we learn that Evelyn Farkas, a relatively low-ranking Obama administration official, knew about all this surveillance. She couldn’t have been alone. On my television and radio programs, I have highlighted the fine reporting on this story by Sara Carter and John Solomon of Circa News. They uncovered the existence of an FBI investigation into a server that was being utilized by Trump Tower, which is where Trump’s campaign headquarters was located. They also discovered a warrant issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court that allowed federal officials to capture Trump team communications. This took place before the president took office. Now, a newly unearthed video shows officials with direct access to President Obama had access to unmasked federal surveillance of the Trump transition team, and may have briefed President Obama himself about the information they were collecting on then President-elect Trump. This Farkas interview will not be the last shoe to drop as the story continues to unravel. Little by little, it will come out and the American people will get answers to some very important – and troubling – questions.

Adapted from Sean Hannity's monologue on "Hannity," March 29, 2017


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Your Food Diary For:


BREAKFAST Calories
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Quaker - Real Medleys Summer Berry Oatmeal 750 153 9 24 750 42

750 153 9 24 750 42
L U N C H
Chef Salad 750 16 11 27 682 0
Subway - Sun Chips- Harvest Cheddar 210 27 9 4 320 3

960 43 20 31 1,002 3
D I N N E R
Fresh Express - Chopped Kit - Asian 360 45 27 9 690 24

360 45 27 9 690 24
S N A C K S
Protein Plus Protein Bar - MET-Rx 400 37 13 41 123 1

400 37 13 41 123 1
Totals 2,470 278 69 105 2,565 70
Your Daily Goal 2,102 263 70 106 2,300 78
Remaining -368 -15 1 1 -265 8
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Here is a sure way to know if this story 'gets legs'
A quick GOOGLE SEARCH of the words: Evelyn Farkas provided this at 7:10AM Chicago Time on March 31, 2017    ----->    About 484,000 results (0.53 seconds) 
It will be interesting to see if the name Evelyn Farkas becomes much more well known in the coming days and weeks...


I googled Eveleyn Farkas again at 2:10PM Chicago Tine later on March 31... apparently Ms. Farkas is getting more popular....  ------->About 506,000 results (0.57 seconds) 

update: April 1, 1:50PM Chicago Time   --->About 545,000 results (0.85 seconds)

Thursday, March 30, 2017

GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY

How can it be that lefty liberals have such a perfect record? They appear to be on the wrong side of every issue. I can think of no exception. There must be an exception, but I cannot think of one. For example, recently Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel has promised to defy federal law regarding  people who do not belong in our country. He has promised to maintain the status of Chicago as a sanctuary city. He espouses the idea that immigrants help make our city great. Of course that is true. Why can't he and the other folks that think like him not understand that our country has the right, and responsibility to control the flow of immigrants into our nation. We all know that there are millions of people all over the globe patiently waiting in line for the privilege of becoming Americans, legally. Comparing a ILLEGAL ALIEN to a LAWFUL IMMIGRANT is like comparing a BANK ROBBER'S NOTE to a WITHDRAWAL FORM. Why is this a complicated idea?






In a sense both of these documents shown above are WITHDRAWAL FORMS. Are they equivalent?  If they were I equivalent, then I would like to make a withdrawal at a 'sanctuary bank' where there are no consequences for breaking the law. Is this really such a complicated subject?
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Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFASTCalories
kcal
Carbs
g
Fat
g
Protein
g
Sodium
mg
Sugar
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Quaker - Real Medleys Summer Berry Oatmeal               75015392475042

75015392475042
L U N C H
Subway - Turkey Sub Sandwich, 12 inch560927361,62014
Subway - Sun Chips- Harvest Cheddar21027943203

77011916401,94017
D I N N E R
Chef Salad600139225460
Campbell's - Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup280408123,7604

8805317344,3064
S N A C K S
Protein Plus Protein Bar - MET-Rx, 1.29 bar4003713411231

4003713411231
Totals2,800362551397,11964
Your Daily Goal 2,051256681032,30077
Remaining-749-10613-36-4,81913
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Fat
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Protein
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Sugar
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

DISSENT WAS PATRIOTIC, THEN IT WASN'T, NOW IT IS AGAIN

PATRIOTISM as defined by Democrats

Many years ago, in fact, as recently as 9 years ago, DISSENT WAS PATRIOTIC.  That was during the time that George Bush was still President.  For the next eight years, when Barack Obama became President, DISSENT BECAME RACIST.  Thank goodness, that idiotic idea is no longer true. We have come full circle, once again, DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC. Don't believe me...ask US Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Her intellect is off the charts, and it would probably be considered racist to be in opposition to her. In order to have a differing viewpoint from Maxine Waters, one would either clearly have to be racist, or possibly simply have a functioning mind. 

“When we fight against this president [Trump], and we point out how dangerous he is for this society and for this country, we’re fighting for the democracy. We’re fighting for America. We’re saying to those who say they’re patriotic but they’ve turned a blind eye to the destruction that he’s about to cause this country, ‘You’re not nearly as patriotic as we are.’”

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Your Food Diary For:


BREAKFAST Calories
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Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal, 5 packet 650 135 8 15 850 60
Bacon 200 0 15 15 875 0

850 135 23 30 1,725 60
L U N C H
Chef Salad 700 15 10 25 636 0

700 15 10 25 636 0
D I N N E R
Chef Salad 500 10 7 18 455 0
Campbell's - Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup, 1 cup 140 20 4 6 1,880 2

640 30 11 24 2,335 2
S N A C K S
Quaker Gluten Free Lightly Salted - Rice Cakes 490 98 0 14 210 0

490 98 0 14 210 0
Totals 2,680 278 44 93 4,906 62
Your Daily Goal 2,082 260 69 105 2,300 78
Remaining -598 -18 25 12 -2,606 16
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This is really true regarding Congressman Hank Johnson... I would suggest you look it up on youtube....It's about the funniest (stupidest) thing ever said anywhere.

This bumper sticker was ubiquitous during the Bush era - They disappeared when Obama was President






Tuesday, March 28, 2017

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

OK, lefties... enough. There is not a shred of evidence that Russia tried to install Donald Trump to the Presidency. It is far more likely, that if they actually were behind the wikileaking that diminished Hillary Clinton - it was too weaken her as President. That is what adversaries do. Russia is an adversary that does not share our values. In fact, most of the countries on Earth are adversaries that do not share our values. What DEMOCRAT in America, would have heard anything shameful or horrible about Hillary Clinton that was not already known about her fragile relationship with honesty and integrity and said to himself or herself.... "Yup, I don't like what I am hearing about Hillary. I better change my focus 180° and vote REPUBLICAN and vote for Donald Trump."  This is so preposterous, that whoever invented this myth must be amazed at the level of stupidity of Americans that eat this up, hook, line and sinker. Enough. 




Russian Spies, Boris and Natasha exiting Trump Tower



Your Food Diary For:


BREAKFAST Calories
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Carbs
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Sugar
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Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal 390 81 5 9 510 36
Met-rx - Big100 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough  720 104 10 56 320 50

1,110 185 15 65 830 86
L U N C H
Sushi - California Roll 900 164 16 25 1,309 16

900 164 16 25 1,309 16
D I N N E R
Aldi - Asian Cruch Sesame Dressing Chopped Salad 600 52 44 12 1,520 24
365 - dark chocolate chip granola bar 300 0 3 5 0 0

900 52 47 17 1,520 24
S N A C K S
Zico - Pure Coconut Water, 16 fl oz 140 26 0 0 320 24

140 26 0 0 320 24
   
Totals 3,050 427 78 107 3,979 150
Your Daily Goal 2,132 266 71 107 2,300 80
Remaining -918 -161 -7 0 -1,679 -70
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Monday, March 27, 2017

BASEBALL

Woke up this morning, what did I see?
A big black cloud hanging over me
I switched on the radio and nearly dropped dead
The news was so bad that I fell out of bed


just a bit of the lyrics from the Kinks song, Superman.

My point today, is that once again, I can't take the news. Real News. Fake News. It is usually bad news. I am still ticked off that the Republicans apparently punted on health insurance repeal and replace law which they have been promising for years and years.  It might be time for me to get back into an old passion of mine from a long time ago. Baseball. I probably won't. But I should. Opening day is about one week away. Although I live in Chicago, I remain a Yankee fan. The thing is, I am so far from following baseball that I cannot name one player on the team. Apparently I am not much of a fan. 



Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST Calories
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Carbs
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Fat
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Protein
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Sodium
mg
Sugar
g
Essential Everyday - Butter Flavored Grits               500 105 5 10 1,700 5
Safeway - Honey Nut Toasted Oats 300 60 3 5 475 28

800 165 8 15 2,175 33
L U N C H
Egg - Poached Egg, 4 300 2 20 25 629 1
Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon 200 0 15 15 875 0

500 2 35 40 1,504 1
D I N N E R
White Meat Turkey 600 3 8 133 2,810 3
Mashed Potatoes 200 29 8 3 304 2

800 32 16 136 3,114 5

           
   
Totals 2,100 199 59 191 6,793 39
Your Daily Goal 3,134 392 104 157 2,300 117
Remaining 1,034 193 45 -34 -4,493 78
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Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular Minutes Calories Burned
7.75 Mile Urban Hike
122 1,273

   
Daily Total / Goal 122 / 30 1,273 / 590  
Weekly Total / Goal 361 / 210 3,711 / 4,130             
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Sunday, March 26, 2017

HUGE WHOLE FOODS OPENS IN LAKEVIEW

There has been a Whole Foods near the intersection of Ashland and Belmont since 1996. That store closed earlier this week. Not too worry, a new store more than twice its size has just opened across the street on the right on the intersection of Ashland and Belmont. Of course, I checked it out. I was a bit underwhelmed at the design, but it was hard to argue with the size. It appears that the company contacted the same people who place the name 'TRUMP' on his buildings, as the letters identifying this building are indeed huge.

The dark silhouette at the bottom of this photograph is my daughter.


Your Food Diary For:

BREAKFAST Calories
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Carbs
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Fat
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Protein
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Sugar
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Kirkland - Pre-Cooked Bacon, 5 slices   200 0 15 15 875 0
Egg - Poached Egg, 4 300 2 20 25 629 1
Butter Flavored Grits 300 63 3 6 1,020 3

800 65 38 46 2,524 4
L U N C H
Costco - Cheese Pizza Slice, 1 Slice 700 70 28 44 1,370 7

700 70 28 44 1,370 7
D I N N E R
Fresh Express - Chopped Kit - Asian 360 45 27 9 690 24

360 45 27 9 690 24


 
Totals 1,860 180 93 99 4,584 35
Your Daily Goal 2,255 282 75 113 2,300 84
Remaining 395 102 -18 14 -2,284 49
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Saturday, March 25, 2017

CONGRESS VOTED TO REPEAL OBAMACARE

Yes, it is true, Congress voted to repeal Obamacare.  In fact, they voted many times to do this when President Barack Obama was sitting in the Oval Office. This phony show vote was to convince morons (conservative republicans) like me that if they were ever given the real opportunity to repeal this abhorrent law, they would. How surprised these low-lifes in Congress must have been on that Tuesday in November last year when a Republican was elected to the Presidency. Now these low-lifes could no longer walk around screaming how bad Obamacare is. They were charged with the responsibility to actually do something about it. Effective governing is not one of the strong assets of the Republican Congress. Guess what, we are doomed. We usually lose to the liberal lefties in national elections. We always have to fight the liberal lefties in government. Now we just lost to the highfalutin' conservative Republicans in Congress, who refused to support a (less-than-perfect) bill that would have begun to dismantle Obamacare. I was looking for this new administration to erase Obama. Perhaps, the conservative members of our Congress, just managed to erase themselves. November 2018 will not be an enjoyable night as Congress seeks re-election. There must have been great parties in Washington DC last night as Democrats watched Republicans commit political suicide. 




from western journalism.com (more than two years ago!)

House Passes Obamacare Repeal And Replace Bill In Spite Of Obama’s Protests





by James Beattie February 3, 2015 at 3:51pm

On Tuesday, the House voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. This is the first time the House attached a provision requiring that Congress replace President Obama’s health care law. The House voted Tuesday 239 to 186 on H.R. 596, which would not only repeal Obamacare but force Congress to also replace the health care law. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Ala., sponsored the legislation. It now heads to the Senate, where its future is uncertain. 60 votes are required for cloture, and there are only 54 Republicans in the new Senate. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., was one of the first to get on the offensive ahead of the House vote supporting the Obamacare appeal. “Instead of Obamcare’s one-size-fits-all approach, we need to pursue consumer-driven reforms that put patients, not bureaucrats, in charge of health care decisions,” Coats said in a press release ahead of the vote Tuesday. “This legislation starts that process.” One interesting note: three Republicans voted against the Obamacare repeal. The names, as flagged by Heidi Pryzblya of Bloomberg, were Reps. Robert Dold of Illinois, John Katko of New York, and Bruce Poliquin of Maine. No Democrats voted for the repeal.

It did not take any courage to vote against a law where there was an absolute guarantee that the vote would have exactly 0.0% of passing or affecting the life of a single American.  The vote that did not occur on this past Thursday and Friday, would have begun the process to dismantle Obamacare.  And since there were not enough votes to pass this new legislation. There was no vote. My level of disappointment is off the charts. I believe that President Donald Trump has many times bemoaned the stupid politicians that run this country - was he surely proved correct this past week.  Let me be among the first to welcome back House Leader Nancy Pelosi. If there is not a giant reconsideration of the damage caused this week, the Republicans will lost the House in November 2018. And if that happens.... then what? Obamacare has no chance of being repealed? Aren't we there already?

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Your Food Diary For:


BREAKFAST Calories
kcal
Carbs
g
Fat
g
Protein
g
Sodium
mg
Sugar
g
Egg - Poached Eggs, 4 300 2 20 25 630 1
Pre-Cooked Bacon 200 0 15 15 875 0
QuakerInstant Oatmeal Original 300 57 6 12 225 0

800 59 41 52 1,730 1
L U N C H
Corned Beef & Cabbage 400 21 18 36 936 0
Pepperidge Farm - Sourdough Bread 200 37 2 7 367 3

600 58 20 43 1,303 3
D I N N E R
Chinese - Chinese Fried Rice 150 26 4 3 425 0
Chinese - General Tsao's Chicken 350 18 23 12 636 0
Chinese - Stir Fry Bok Choy 50 2 1 7 153 2

550 46 28 22 1,214 2


Totals 1,950 163 89 117 4,247 6
Your Daily Goal 2,511 314 83 126 2,300 94
Remaining 561 151 -6 9 -1,947 88
Calories
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Fat
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*You've earned 581 extra calories from exercise today         
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Your Exercise Diary for:

Cardiovascular Minutes Calories Burned
55 581
Add Exercise
   
Daily Total / Goal 55 / 30 581 / 590  
Weekly Total / Goal 238 / 210 2,056 / 4,130             


IN MORE 'LOCAL NEWS' ... I was a bit more successful this past week... my weight dropped down 2 pounds.   So now, I am back to 244.9 lbs. Better down  than up, so I'll take it...












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