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GREAT news!!!!! Justice Anthony Kennedy announces retirement, giving Trump 2nd Supreme Court pick By Bill Mears, Shannon Bream | Fox News U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks before swearing in Judge Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Supreme Court Justice in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTX34YSY Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he is retiring, giving President Trump a critical opportunity to move the Supreme Court more solidly to the right in what promises to be an epic confirmation fight. The 81-year-old senior associate justice informed the White House in a letter of his intention to step down from the high court after 30 years, effective July 31. Rumors of another vacancy have reverberated across Washington in recent months, and it comes a year after Kennedy's former law clerk Justice Neil Gorsuch, took over the seat occupied by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Arguably the most powerful member of the Supreme Court, Kennedy's moderate-conservative views often left him the "swing" -- or deciding -- vote in hot-button cases ranging from abortion to gay rights to political campaign spending. A Supreme Court vacancy will likely become a key issue in a midterm congressional election year, when control of the Senate is at stake. That body will consider Trump's latest high court nominee, requiring only a simple majority for confirmation. GOP leaders changed the rules when Gorsuch was being considered, to get rid of the 60-vote procedural filibuster threshold. But Democrats are expected to try and transform the court opening into a broader political referendum on Trump's leadership, and the future of social issues like immigration, gun rights, and race. Republicans, for their part, hope Kennedy's replacement helps them in the November elections. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/27/supreme-court-justice-anthony-kennedy-to-retire.html

Damn we finally find something we can agree on!

Woman arrested in brutal beating of grandfather who was told to 'go back to your country,' police say By Katherine Lam | Fox News A woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the brutal assault of a 92-year-old grandfather who was beaten in the face with a brick and allegedly told to “go back to your country” in southern California on July 4, police said Wednesday. Laquisha Jones, 30, was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Jones is accused of attacking Rodolfo Rodriguez, leaving him with two broken ribs, a broken cheekbone and bruising throughout his body. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the weapon -- a brick -- has not been located and officials are determining if there are other suspects involved. Rodriguez was visiting Los Angeles, Calif. from Mexico when he accidentally bumped into a woman’s child while walking down the street, Rodriguez’s grandson, Erik Mendoza, told FOX11. “And when he turned his back they just tossed him on the floor and she started hitting him, and then she grabbed a brick and started hitting him with the brick, and then out of nowhere he saw three to four other guys just come rushing and just start stomping on him,” Mendoza recalled his grandfather telling him. A witness began recording the incident involving Rodriguez and a woman and four men. She intervened in an attempt to stop the attack. A woman told KCBS a witness said the attackers also began yelling racial slurs. “[They said], ‘Go back to your country, why are you here?’ Bad things,” she said, quoting the witness. Rodriguez was taken to the hospital, but has since returned home as he recovers with his family by his side. Police said Wednesday the motive behind the attack has not yet been determined. Jones is being held on $200,000 bail. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/11/woman-arrested-in-brutal-beating-grandfather-who-was-told-to-go-back-to-your-country-police-say.html

Not one Republican called me an "Uncle Tom". Not one Republican called me a "coon". Not one Republican called me a "sellout". Not one Republican called me a self-hating racist, or a bigot, or a homophobe. Not one Republican stabbed me in the back because I had the nerve to be a free thinker. I was convinced as a college student back in 2004 that the Democrats were the saviors, to the point where I told my father that since it was my first year as a registered voter that I was thinking of voting for John Kerry. The next day, my old man called me down to his office and he prescribed that red pill for me via a long persuasive talk about the cold hard truth behind politics. On election day, I voted for Bush. In 2008, I was naive enough to want to see history be made as we had a first-ever minority President in my lifetime. Due to the economic recession, I voted for Barack Obama. And then I enlisted into the United States Navy and that move gave me a whole brand new perception on life and on patriotism. We all had to live with eight years of one of the biggest mistakes I ever made by voting for Obama. And some of us voted for him twice. I didn't vote at all in 2012. The economy got even worse. Nothing in the urban areas improved. Race relations went backwards. Social media was crawling with fake armchair politicians who do nothing but post memes and report any and everyone with opposing views. I am so thankful that this #WalkAway trend is spreading so widely and so quickly and I'm thankful that so many people have seen the light and have seen right through all the leftist liberal BS propaganda. The party that's all about "Love Trumps Hate" is ironically the same party that spreads more hate than anyone else in the United States and are riddled with the divide-and-conquer mentality. I walked away when I admittedly voted for Donald J. Trump in 2016 and I will surely vote for him again in 2020. Make America Great Again and let's keep it great! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156491899322236&set=gm.2008027445883820&type=3&theater

I'm just trying to add some much-needed balance to a horribly one-sided view in this forum. I'm not some crazy ALT-RIGHT KKK NEO-NAZI idiot, but I get portrayed that way just because I supported Trump over Hillary. Hell, I don't even own a gun. Of course, Trump has his flaws but the hatred for this president is unprecedented. Between the media, the FBI, and left, it seems like everyone is out to get him. Every time I see him walk out, I half-expect him to get shot.

Damn, you caught me on that one...

More lies from the liberal left-wing media--yet you continue to believe this shit: NBC News reporter deletes tweet claiming Trump, Kennedy were in cahoots over Kavanaugh selection By Brian Flood | Fox News NBC News Capitol Hill reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell on Tuesday deleted a tweet that had triggered backlash, claiming President Trump and retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy were in cahoots to get Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the seat. Caldwell initially tweeted, “On Kavanaugh pick… Kennedy and Trump/WH had been in negotiations for months over Kennedy’s replacement. Once Kennedy received assurances that it would be Kavanaugh, his former law clerk, Kennedy felt comfortable retiring, according to a source who was told of the discussion.”Kavanaugh, 53, formerly clerked for Kennedy and was elevated to the powerful federal appeals court in the District of Columbia by former President George W. Bush, under whom he had also served as a White House lawyer and staff secretary. Trump officially nominated Kavanaugh to fill Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme Court on Monday night. Caldwell also reported, “The five names Trump added to his list of Federalist Approved judges last November was to get Kavanaugh on that list. The other four names were considered cover, per source. In other words: the decision has been baked for a while.” After critics slammed Caldwell’s reporting, she initially tried to explain, “To be clear: This is from one source and dont have any info on whether potus talked to kennedy about a possible replacement.” Caldwell even posted a Politico story about Trump’s meeting with Kennedy leaving him confident in Kavanaugh. Caldwell’s series of tweets – and similar comments from NBC News White House correspondent Geoff Bennett -- caused chaos on social media, as liberal commentator David Corn declared it would “merit a congressional investigation” if true. “There is literally no evidence of this claim, but it has now gone mainstream because two irresponsible NBC News reporters blasted it out before admitting they had ‘no info’ about whether it actually happened,” conservative commentator James Hasson tweeted. The tweet even made its way to the White house, where Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah called it “completely false.” Caldwell eventually deleted the tweet and clarified what she intended to report. “I’ve deleted this tweet because it incorrectly implies a transactional nature in Kennedy’s replacement. I am told by a source who was not directly part of the talks that Kennedy provided Pres. Trump/ WH a list of acceptable replacements,” the NBC News reporter wrote. Caldwell continued: “Kavanaugh was the only one who was thought conservative enough to consider, I’m told. They added Kavanaugh – and 4 other names - to the public Federalist list that Trump would choose from in November. We are continuing to report this story.” National Review editor Charles Cooke pointed out that the misleading information was retweeted thousands of times, while the correction received little attention. NBC News is regularly mocked by Trump himself and the latest gaffe presumably will add fuel to the fire. “The idea that a deal was struck with Justice Kennedy is ridiculous,” a senior administration official told Fox News. NBC News did not immediately respond to a request for comment. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/07/10/nbc-news-reporter-deletes-tweet-claiming-trump-kennedy-were-in-cahoots-over-kavanaugh-selection.html

Slate--what a fucking joke. I used a government source--you used a left-wing source. The saddest part of all of this is that I'm starting to believe that you and the others actual BELIEVE this crap! No wonder the country is going to hell. LEFT BIAS These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports and omit reporting of information that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/slate/

Awwwww what's the matter? The facts proved my point so you had to resort to name-calling. Typical leftest response. Go fuck yourself.

You ignorant bastard--the country became divided under fucking OBAMA! I'm not gonna recap it because you already know it's true. You didn't see Republicans protesting and resisting because we have fucking JOBS to go to and FAMILIES to support. But we hated the 8 years he was in office. Look at the economic stats since that useless bastard left office and try to convince me we are worse off. You can't. And by denying it, it just shows how your partisan vitriol is out of control.

Numbers don't lie, asshole: https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_race.jsp

Fuck you oldschooler--he could have nominated chuck schumer and you and your friends would have opposed it. Get over it. Trump won! And he's doing a good job. But you fucking morons are too blind with your personal hatred of him to acknowledge it. Because that would mean....YOU'RE WRONG!!!!! Well you are...get used to it.

Actually there are a LOT more cases of Blacks attacking Whites than vice versa. If you don't believe me, believe government statistics--Blacks comprise 13% of the population but nearly 40% of the prison population. The difference is the leftest news media won't put that in headline or news article for fear of being called RACIST. Here is proof from a couple of days ago--check out all the headlines from Google. It's obvious a Black man punches a White woman before another White woman pulls out a gun and forces him to back off. https://www.google.com/search?q=+woman+pulls+gun+at+restaurant&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1 Not ONE of the many articles mention that the assailant is Black. If the reverse was true, the airwaves would erupt over a White man punching a Black woman. This shit happens every day and media doesn't not reveal the race if the assailant is Black. They should be consistent--either NEVER reveal the race (since we are all the HUMAN race), or ALWAYS reveal the race of all participants.

Great Pick, President Trump! We need Supreme Court Justices that INTERPRET the Constitution, not legislate from the bench. Clock is ticking on Bader-Ginsberg...

Thug allegedly slugged woman ‘simply because she was white’ By Joshua Rhett Miller Jermaine Hines Jr. Cleveland Police Department A suspected gang member, in an unprovoked attack, punched a woman simply “because she was white” and accused her of being a white supremacist, Cleveland police said. Jermaine Hines Jr., 24, was arrested early Thursday on a charge of ethnic intimidation, a fifth-degree felony, in connection with the August alleged assault of a 51-year-old woman that police are calling a hate crime, Cleveland.com reports. Hines, whose initial court appearance was scheduled for Friday, attacked the woman “simply because she was white,” according to court records obtained by the website. The woman told investigators she didn’t know Hines, who is affiliated with an unnamed street gang, a police detective said in the documents. The victim has since been living in “constant fear” following the Aug. 21 attack in the city’s Brooklyn Centre section, since Hines has been spotted walking around her neighborhood. She fears Hines will “attack her or some other person simply because of the color of their skin,” according to court records. After knocking her to the ground, Hines yelled at the woman and accused her of being a white supremacist and a member of the Ku Klux Klan. She responded that she had no affiliation with any white supremacist organization, according to police reports. The woman walked home and told her 21-year-old son what happened while she called police. She returned to the scene with her son, who found Hines and snapped a cellphone photo of him, prompting the suspect to knock the phone from her son’s hand, cracking its screen, police said. Hines — who has prior convictions for receiving stolen property and drug dealing — then accused the son of being in a hate group. Several witnesses heard Hines’ accusations and threatened the woman and her son, police reports indicate. The woman and her son then called police a second time. https://nypost.com/2017/12/22/thug-allegedly-slugged-woman-simply-because-she-was-white/

More bullshit from the AP. Of the thousands in the program, only about 40 were discharged...and it was because they couldn't pass background checks (i.e. potential terrorists). Jesus Christ--get your facts straight before posting your lies! https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/immigrant-military-recruit-discharges-blame-bureacratic-incompetence/

I'd like to see anybody try to defend this:

Good riddance to that asshole.

Thank you, President Trump!

Fuck off, Jamie! You, Kenneth, T-dub, and oldschooler post whatever you want and congratulate each other on your brilliance. But let anybody else post a differing viewpoint, and they're a troll or a motherfucker. I have news for you--HALF the country DISAGREES with your socialist agenda, and are happy with the direction of the country. We were disgusted the 8 years obummer was in office, but we didn't act like spoiled children having a tantrum because they didn't get their way. Get over it. Oh and by the way, when has socialism EVER worked? It's a failed economic policy and goes against the grain of human nature. Competition (i.e. Capiltalism) works. Unless your a lazy fuck that wants to live off the government (i.e. off the sweat of OTHERS).

Poll: Obama 'worst president' since World War II Survey ranks best, worst presidencies In a new Quinnipiac University Poll, 33% named Barack Obama the worst president since World War II. Only 8% named Obama as the best president. How the 12 post-war presidents fared: President Obama has topped predecessor George W. Bush in another poll, but not one he would like. In a new Quinnipiac University Poll, 33% named Obama the worst president since World War II, and 28% put Bush at the bottom of post-war presidents. "Over the span of 69 years of American history and 12 presidencies, President Barack Obama finds himself with President George W. Bush at the bottom of the popularity barrel," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. Of course, Obama and Bush are the most recent presidents; historians will tell you that it takes decades to truly measure an individual president's performance. Ronald Reagan topped the poll as the best president since World War II, with 35%. He is followed by presidents Bill Clinton (18%) and John F. Kennedy (15%). Obama received only 8% in the best presidents poll. The Quinnipiac poll also reports that 45% believe the nation would be better off had Mitt Romney defeated Obama in the 2012 presidential election; 38% say the country would be worse off with a Romney presidency. https://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2014/07/02/obama-george-w-bush-quinnipiac-poll-reagan-clinton/11985837/