THEY ARE PATHETIC, I AM NOT SYMPATHETIC

Apparently even ABC News President, James Goldston realizes that their recent FAKE NEWS report from Brian Ross was a bit too much. Once his suspension is over, Brian Ross will be forbidden from reporting on anything to do with Donald Trump. I guess we can look forward to seeing this dolt reporting his fake news stories from important events like Groundhog Day. If this guy reported that the groundhog saw his shadow, I would conclude that the groundhog probably hadn't. 

The Brian Ross report about Michael Flynn went above and beyond the call of lefty duty. The heartbreak from the lefties all across America was very sad. Imagine this unthinkable scenario: An announcement is made in front of a live worldwide audience that you have won the Oscar for Best Picture and experienced the elation of this great achievement - only to have it immediately plucked away. Oh wait, that actually happened earlier this year. That error only disappointed the small number of people involved with the production of La La Land. The fake news report from Brian Ross disappointed and caused heartbreak in millions of lefties all across the United States. It's been a tough week for the lefties. They are pathetic, I am not sympathetic.

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ABC News president excoriates staff over 

Brian Ross' Michael Flynn error

by Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter   @CNNMoneyDecember 4, 2017: 6:40 PM ET

ABC News president James Goldston excoriated staff Monday over Brian Ross' major error on a report about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and announced that Ross, the network's chief investigative reporter, will no longer cover stories related to President Trump.

Goldston also told staffers that the network was conducting a "full review" of the error and its aftermath. 

Ross had initially reported Friday morning that Flynn was prepared to testify that Donald Trump as a candidate had instructed him to reach out to the Russians. Ross said more than seven hours later on "World News Tonight" that his information was actually that Flynn was prepared to testify Trump made the request as president-elect. On Saturday evening, ABC News said Ross had been suspended for four weeks without pay for what it termed the "serious error." 

During ABC News' morning editorial call Monday, audio of which was obtained by CNN, Goldston excoriated his staff for the error. 

"I don't think ever in my career have I felt more rage and disappointment and frustration that I felt through this weekend and through the last half of Friday," Goldston said. 

"I don't even know how many times we've talked about this, how many times we have talked about the need to get it right," he added. "That how we have to be right and not first. About how in this particular moment, with the stakes as high as these stakes are right now, we cannot afford to get it wrong." 

CNN provided the quotes from the recording included in this article to an ABC News spokesperson, who did not deny that they were authentic. The spokesperson declined to comment beyond Goldston's remarks. 

Goldston noted that ABC News "spent this weekend getting absolutely pilloried as a news division for reporting fake news." 

"250,000 tweets. One percent positive, 99 percent negative about this news division. Two tweets from the president," he told staff. 

Goldston also said, "If it isn't obvious to everyone in this news division, we have taken a huge hit and we have made the job of every single person in this news division harder as a result. It's much, much harder. We have people in Washington who are going to bear the brunt of this today and in the days forward. Very, very, very, very unfortunate. Really, really angry about it." 

The ABC News chief said that Ross reported information that was "just plain wrong," and did so without anyone "having ever made a decision that we were going to go to air with that information." 

"We just went on air with that information," he said. "We hadn't approved doing that. And the thing that just kills me about this is all we had to do was wait. We had to wait a few minutes. A few minutes after that, the charging documents came out. We know that those charging documents had come out, and we had looked to those charging documents, and the charging documents didn't match what we thought the story was. We would have not gone with that story." 

Goldston expressed additional frustration at the fact that it took more than seven hours for ABC News to clarify the story on ABC's "World News Tonight." Later, Friday evening, the network issued a full blown correction in a written statement. 

"The thing that compounded our mistake is that not only did we make a mistake, if we had then corrected ourselves right away, again -- we wouldn't be in this position. It would have been a very different story," he said. "But we ended up in the impossible situation where we had actually conflicting information that we said on air, which conflicted with the information that was online. And then it took us seven hours, eight hours to get our story straight. This is not acceptable. It's not acceptable. And we will all pay the price for a long time." 

Multiple ABC News employees, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to publicly discuss the issue, told CNN there is widespread discussion about Ross' credibility moving forward. 

"No one wants to work with him," said one ABC News employee. 

"The future doesn't seem bright for him," added another. 

ABC News employees have also told CNN that there is great internal embarrassment over the blunder. 

"It's a major embarrassment," one ABC News employee said. 

"It makes me cringe," echoed another. "This is not what any networks needs when people are so quick to say 'fake news' to you. It makes me sick to my stomach." 

Goldston himself also said during the call that Ross' credibility, and ABC News', had been damaged. 

Goldston has been the president of ABC News for the past three and a half years. A native of Britain, he was a producer at the BBC and executive producer of ITV programs before joining ABC in 2004. 

His anger on the morning call reflected a weekend's worth of criticism of the news division, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. 

On Sunday's "Reliable Sources" on CNN, political analyst Jeff Greenfield said ABC had made a very "consequential" error, especially given the current political climate. 

"This is exactly what Trump and his allies want to say: 'No matter what you hear on mainstream media, it's fake. They're doing it to hurt us.' And this is like handing a sword to the people who want all media to be looked at in that regard," Greenfield said. 

On Saturday night, Trump tweeted his "congratulations" to ABC for suspending Ross. The next morning, he ramped up his language, tweeting that "people who lost money when the stock market went down 350 points" after Ross' reporting "should consider hiring a lawyer and suing ABC." 

Not all of Friday morning's losses were attributable to the ABC report, and by the closing bell, the market had mostly recovered..

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The temperature in Chicago on Monday which were hovering in the mid-sixties was scheduled to depart by Tuesday when they would return to a more seasonal mid-thirties range.

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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, December 4, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Nutty Oat	250	46	5	11	393	7
	650	134	11	19	1,633	11
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	700	55	31	17	286	31
	700	55	31	17	286	31
D I N N E R
Campbell's Roasted Beef Tips w/Vegetables	330	54	3	21	2,370	12
	330	54	3	21	2,370	12
S N A C K S
Oreos	400	63	18	3	350	35
	400	63	18	3	350	35
Totals	2,080	306	63	60	4,639	89
Your Daily Goal	3,860	482	128	194	2,300	144
Remaining	1,780	176	65	134	-2,339	55
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,930 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 209.7 lbs in 5 weeks     

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Definition of pathetic

1: having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity

2: marked by sorrow or melancholy : sad

3: pitifully inferior or inadequate 

• the restaurant's pathetic service

4: absurd, laughable 

• a pathetic costume

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Definition of sympathetic

1: existing or operating through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association

2a : appropriate to one's mood, inclinations, or disposition

b : marked by kindly or pleased appreciation 

• the biographer's approach wassympathetic

3: given to, marked by, or arising from sympathy, compassion, friendliness, and sensitivity to others' emotions 

• a sympathetic gesture

4: favorably inclined : approving 

• not sympathetic to the idea

WHAT A GREAT ANNIVERSARY!

Today is Wednesday, November 8, 2017. One year ago, on Wednesday November 7, 2016 there was a political earthquake that struck the United States of America. It's name was Donald Trump. I voted for Trump, I had very low expectations that he was going to win. I even believe that he did not think that he was going to win. I know that his opponent definitely didn't think that he was going to win. But win he did. I think that he is doing a great job, although he is saddled with a completely useless Congress. The Democrats, many of which are such crybabies that they stayed home for Turmp's inauguration are unwilling to support anything proposed by Trump. And the feckless Republicans have not been much better. Those clowns in the Republican Party campaigned for nearly a decade how they were going to repeal and replace Obamacare. The Congress voted countless times to repeal when they were 'protected' by the fact that President Obama would never sign any repeal into law. Now that we have a President who clearly desires to repeal this monstrosity, the Republicans have forgotten their multi-year campaign promise with which they have raised millions and millions of dollars. I have contempt for the Republicans in Congress, but I have great admiration for the guts that President Trump has had. And please don't tell me that he can be a jerk sometimes, I already know that. Turns out he is a very flawed human being, but as President he has shown some real guts. You gotta admit, it must take guts just to go out in public with that rather unique hairstyle that he favors. Trump was elected one year ago. What a great anniversary!

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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
L U N C H
Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese	160	0	14	10	260	0
Wasa - Sourdough Crispbread, 2 slices	70	18	0	2	90	0
	230	18	14	12	350	0
D I N N E R
Homemade Steak Tacos	700	36	40	27	1,230	3
	700	36	40	27	1,230	3
S N A C K S
Dark Chocolate Coconut Bites	300	32	20	3	38	27
Pumpkin Soup Crackers	240	48	4	4	520	6
Trader Joes - Soft & Juicy Dried Mango	240	60	0	2	80	46
	780	140	24	9	638	79
Totals	2,110	282	84	56	3,458	86
Your Daily Goal	3,104	388	103	156	2,300	116
Remaining	994	106	19	100	-1,158	30
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,174 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 213.9 lbs in 5 weeks.


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If I am going to continue my daily hikes and/or walks, I am apparently going to have to get used to being out and about in the darkness. With the seasonal time change in affect since early Sunday morning, sunset in Chicago is currently around 4:30PM. I am going to have to consider getting up early in the morning before breakfast to catch some sunlight. That gets harder and harder as the mercury drops. At sunrise today, 6:32AM, Wednesday, November 8 in Chicago, the temperature was  32°F.  32°F is officially freezing. Had there been precipitation this morning, it could have been snow. That is cold.

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TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME

It is not so uncommon for approximately half the country to be disappointed in the results of a Presidential Election. It happens nearly 100% of the time. I am fairly certain that people like me were disappointed in the election results in 2008 and 2012. It does appear that half the country is a more than a little disappointed this time. Many people seem to be deranged. This past weekend, a woman with Trump Derangement Syndrome needed to be removed from a commercial plane as she was screaming at a fellow passenger. Did this happen, even once, anywhere when the previous president was in office? Were there riots by conservatives in the streets of Washington, D.C. on the very same day when the previous president was inaugurated?  Do conservatives riot anywhere for any issue at any time ever? Were any SNL writers sending tweets, publishing essays or telling jokes about either of the two daughters of our previous president? Aside from being within the first 100 days of a new president, we are within the first 100 hours. I do not believe that there is a cure for TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)  It is much more likely that this epidemic will spread. I think that the only thing for the rest of us to do, is to do what we usually do when faced with these intellectual giants - we must ignore them when we can.  If TDS leads to people breaking the law, for example, disrupting commercial flights and rioting in streets - these people must be stopped and arrested.  The woman caught on video screaming about Trump and gravity and other such nonsense that needed to be removed from the airplane is probably a 'hero' to many lefties around the country. Let's all hope that she receives some help so that she can function in society - she clearly will never be cured.

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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, January 23, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Omelette - 3-egg Omelette With Cheese, 3 eggs	425	0	21	28	650	2
Johnsonville 170 - Polish Kielbasa Sausage	170	2	15	7	570	1
	595	2	36	35	1,220	3
L U N C H
Pink Lady Apple - Pink Lady Apples	360	95	1	2	5	72
Double Barrel - Smoked Salami Sticks, 2 sticks	100	1	8	7	0	1
Nature Valley - Oats & Dark Chocolate Granola Bar	190	29	8	3	150	12
	650	125	17	12	155	85
D I N N E R
Jason's Deli - Salad Buffet	300	15	25	8	313	8
Jason's Deli - Spicy Seafood Gumbo	230	26	8	12	1,710	3
Jason's Deli - Organic Flatbread	400	48	16	16	760	8
	930	89	49	36	2,783	19
Totals	2,175	216	102	83	4,158	107
Your Daily Goal	2,027	253	67	102	2,300	76
Remaining	-148	37	-35	19	-1,858	-31
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

People with TDS, will not have a good sense of humor about this latest fake product from Lego.

TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME FROM 'INTELLECTUAL' DICK CAVETT.  

Here are two of the latest 'tweets' from a bitter lefty, Dick Cavett. In one tweet he 'attacks' Kellyane Conway for the outfit she wore to the inauguration.  Making fun of a woman''s outfit in such a public forum - is that misogynistic?  What is wrong with Dick Cavett?  Does he hate women? That couldn't be because according to all the lefty liberals, Trump is the misogynist. Lefty liberals definitionally can't be misogynistic - they are  much too loving and kind. More likely, it is just  a mean-spirited, bitter rant from a hateful liberal lefty. 

In the second tweet, Cavett takes issue with the fact that Sean Spicer is white. When did being white become a crime? What could possibly be more racist than to be concerned about race? It is hard to know what the point is about being so concerned that Sean Spicer is white. This is what TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) can do to someone. It completely distorts logical thinking, and sometimes it exposes one's true irrational racist tendencies. 

Did Dick Cavett dislike Hillary Clinton because she is white? Did Dick Cavett ever make fun of the pantsuits that Hillary Clinton exclusively wears? I have no way of knowing the answer to these two questions, but I will guess that the answer is 'no'. There is probably not a human being on planet earth that would disagree with my assessment.

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1. Dick Cavett ‏@TheDickCavett  21h21 hours ago
   

   Kelllyane, at last, a compliment. Loved your wearing for the Inauguration your Halloween "Trick or Treat" costume. Get much candy?
2. Dick Cavett ‏@TheDickCavett  21h21 hours ago
   

   Thanks CENTRAL CASTING for finding Sean, my new press sec'y. He's perfect. Soul for sale, doesn't read, charisma-free, not a woman, white.