Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Ukraine Foreign Minister denied a week ago that Sondland linked aid to opening an investigation of Biden
“Ambassador Sondland did not tell us, and certainly did not tell me,
about a connection between the assistance and the investigations. You
should ask him,” Prystaiko said about Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to
the European Union. ... “I have never seen a direct relationship between investigations and
security assistance,” Prystaiko was quoted as saying by Interfax. “Yes,
the investigations were mentioned, you know, in the conversation of the
presidents. But there was no clear connection between these events.”
More here.
Still my favorite illustration of quid pro quo comes from Ann Coulter's observation about Hillary
Hillary's main claim to fame is that she was married to the horny hick,
and then stood by him when he was impeached for the most embarrassing
sex scandal in history. By feminist logic, that meant Hillary was owed the presidency. Quid pro 'ho.
April 22, 2015, here.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Queen of Bribery: Donors to Clinton Foundation got special, expedited access
Still selling the Lincoln bedroom:
Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain requested a meeting with Secretary of
State Clinton, he was forced to go through the Clinton Foundation for an
appointment. Abedin advised Band that when she went through “normal
channels” at State, Clinton declined to meet. After Band intervened,
however, the meeting was set up within forty-eight hours.
More here.
Anal cancer cases and deaths explode in USA 16 years after Supreme Court overturns anti-sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas
The United States is experiencing a “dramatic and concerning” rise in the rate of new anal cancer cases and deaths from the disease . . . The incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus — the most common type of anal cancer — rose 2.7 percent PER YEAR over a recent 15-year period, while anal cancer mortality rates increased 3.1 percent PER YEAR during that time [emphasis added]. At this rate, the disease can be considered as one of the fastest accelerating causes of cancer incidence and mortality in the U.S. ... “It’s really hard to understand what might be causing the rise in incidence and mortality,” [the study’s lead author Ashish Deshmukh] added.
Political correctness kills, as does Nemesis. They might actually be the same thing.
More here.
LGBT activist pissed off Census Bureau finds same sex households are only 1 percent of total in USA
“It’s significant progress and we are excited about it, but we’re really missing quite a lot of community data,” said Meghan Maury, policy director for the National LGBTQ Task Force. ... [C]ensus officials raised concerns that mistakes stemming from people who did correctly identify their gender may have inflated the number of same-sex couples in the country.
More here.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Vindman lied again: Said his boss Morrison was not available to report his concerns, but Morrison says he got edits to the Ukraine call from Vindman the very same day
That means Vindman by-passed his boss. Looks like following chain of command is only aspirational with Vindman.
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