The real poop on the Ukraine

Mitt Romney’s top adviser, Joseph Cofer Black, joined the board of the Ukraine energy firm, Burisma, while Hunter Biden was also serving on the board. Hunter Biden was taking a salary of $50,000 per month from Burisma, and was simultaneously engaged in a relationship with John Kerry’s stepson, Chris Heinz, and mobster Whitey Bulger’s nephew, in a private equity firm, that allegedly appeared to be laundering millions of dollars in foreign money from China and the Ukraine, through Latvia, and back to the US.

Romney’s adviser, Joseph Cofer Black, trained for covert operations and eventually became the director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks perpetrated by al-Qaeda, Black was appointed ambassador at large and coordinator for counter-terrorism in December 2002 by President George W. Bush. John Brennan succeeded Black in his job as director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center. Cofer Black left the CIA in 2006 to join Blackwater, the huge contractor for services related to military and intelligence action, where he served as Vice Chairman until 2008. See all the ties that bind?
           
 It appears that Romney, Kerry, Biden, McCain, Pelosi, Clinton, Mueller and Schiff all have ties to Ukrainian firms. VP Biden bragged on camera that he was able to force the former Ukraine President to fire a prosecutor who was investigating his son, Hunter, by threatening to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. loans from Ukraine – all with approval from Obama!

While Communist China ran $1.5 BILLION through the Biden/Heinz private equity firm to purchase U.S. companies with military ties, John Kerry, as Secretary of State, approved questionable acquisitions that threatened national security, but enriched his family and friends.

Kurt Volker, who served as the U.S. Ambassador to NATO under Obama, and was just fired from the Trump White House as special envoy to Ukraine, is the executive director of the John McCain Institute.  
        
Nancy Pelosi’s son, Paul Pelosi, Jr., is involved in oil importing from Ukraine and his company, Viscoil, is under investigation for securities fraud. In 2015, Pelosi used the Air Force to fly her entire family to Ukraine at a cost of over $185,000. Nancy Pelosi’s legislative aide, Ivanna Voronovych, is from Ukraine and is connected to the Ukrainian Embassy, the Ukrainian military, the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian party life. Pelosi and Schiff are also both connected to a Ukrainian arms dealer.

We also know that Ukraine was involved in helping the Clinton campaign fabricate evidence against Paul Manafort to smear the Trump campaign and the firm the DNC used to “inspect” Hillary’s email server, Crowdstrike, is funded by anti-Russian Ukrainian Oligarchs and run by a man who used to work for Mueller at the FBI!

Most concerning of all, the former CEO of Danske Bank in Estonia, Aivar Rehe, a bank known for money laundering during the years Obama and Biden were in office, was just found dead in his yard. He was a witness for the prosecution in a $220 BILLION money laundering scandal involving transfers to Latvia.

Rudy Giuliani intimated that this corrupt banking network was likely used by Biden and pals to launder foreign $ from the Ukraine and China – to Latvia, Cyprus and on to America. Records show that some 10,000 “non-resident” accounts were involved. Giuliani says he began investigating Joe Biden before he announced his run for President and that more “corroborating” evidence is forthcoming.  

Rudy Giuliani, who was once James Comey’s boss, and the former Mayor of New York during 9/11, took down the mob and runs one of the biggest private investigation firms in the world. Don’t underestimate Rudy. He already has videotaped interviews of the Ukraine prosecutor that Biden forced out of office. We shall hopefully soon see all the rest of the ties that bind.

*The author of this email's name is Talmage Campbell (Tal) a retired account lawyer in Dallas. He (was) old friends (University of Texas) with John Brennan former director of the CIA. Between these old guys, they have some interesting emails.

The Cannabis Industry update

I predicted that States who legalize marijuana for recreational use, will automatically raise taxes to the point that once again a black market will flourish. Here's your proof our government hasn't learned a danged thing. All those "real smart people" over in California, ain't so smart after all. By raising prices to an unrealistic level, the government becomes the drug cartel.

When 70% of the population believes marijuana is not the threat we have been led to believe, our government needs to quit stone-walling and legalize/decriminalize pot at the Federal level.

"Meanwhile, high taxes rates are taking their toll in the United States. California continues to shake the change out of consumers' pockets by levying a state and local tax, 15% excise tax, and wholesale tax on recreational cannabis sales. And, mind you, this tax rate is going up on Jan. 1, 2020, and doesn't include other expenses, such as laboratory testing, that you can rest assured are being factored into the final cost of the product.

The point is, illicit producers are having a field day throughout much of North America at marijuana stock investors' expense in 2019."

https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/12/22/the-cannabis-industry-hit-a-home-run-with-this-ann.aspx

"On Dec. 12, Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) announced changes to the league's drug policy. MLB and MLBPA agreed to remove marijuana from the list of banned substances in an effort to better align the league with changing policies at the state level. As a reminder, 33 states have passed legislation legalizing medical marijuana, with 11 states also allowing adult-use consumption."

A Texas Police Chief speaks up

I have struggled for over 3 years with the extreme hatred shown by Democrats for our duly elected President Donald J. Trump. Never before have I seen a political party so intent on the removal of a duly elected President. And to top it off the cries for impeachment began immediately after he was elected.

Seems that I remember the Clinton supporters pounding candidate Trump before he was elected on the possibility that he would not accept the validity of a Clinton victory. My how the tables have turned.

First, Crooked Hillary lost the election by a significant margin and second it was Crooked Hillary and her supporters that for over 3 agonizing years have refused to accept the outcome of the 2016 election.

The calls for doing away with the Electoral College process itself speak volumes about the unreasonableness of the far left. If you can't win under existing rules, simply change the rules. The Left might want to consider the rule change that Harry Reed shoved through the Senate to eliminate the 60 vote rule required for confirmation of appointed officials like Supreme Court Justices. The "nuclear option" instituted by Democrats allowed them some immediate Democratic victories, but led to President Trump being able to get Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh confirmed to the Supreme Court. How did that work out Harry ?

Our Country has seen non stop attempts by the Dems to remove President Trump from office since his inauguration. Allegations have varied from Russia collusion to being a Russian agent to bribery to treason and on and on and on. All have been debunked.

The Left has no rules of civility. They have attacked the First Lady at every turn and even the minor child of the President and First Lady.

And now they have gone beyond the pale to bring forth Articles of Impeachment against President Trump. Never mind that these allegations do NOT include claims of a crime. Never mind that President Trump voluntarily released a transcript of the phone call between the Ukrainian President and the President of the US. Never mind that The President of the Ukraine has repeatedly stated he felt he was NOT pressured by President Trump. Never mind the promise of bipartisanship made by Nancy Pelosi has now been abandoned. Never mind that the IG report released this week clearly identifies wrong doing by members of our Federal Intelligence and Law Enforcement entities. And most puzzling for me, is that conviction by the Senate is required on the Articles of Impeachment for the President to be removed from office. That requires a super majority of 67 of the 100 Senators to vote FOR impeachment.

That means 20 of the Republican Senators would have to vote FOR impeachment in the Senate. Call me crazy, but I see the chances of that happening somewhere between slim and none. In fact, the chances are NONE and NONE.

So why are the Democrats so adamant about chasing this dream of impeaching Trump and having him removed from office ?

We all know that the Dems think removing President Trump from office is the only way they can hope to win the election in 2020. How would you like to be hanging all your hopes on Joe Biden, or Pocahontas, or Comrade Sanders, or the current Mayor of South Bend, Indiana. That explains why many on the Left are calling for Crooked Hillary to jump into the race.

We all know that the Left wants President Trump impeached and removed from office so the Dems can win the election in 2020.

But last night a startling thought hit me out of the clear blue. You see, I am retired after serving 35 years in Law Enforcement. I was fortunate enough to move up the ranks and eventually served for a decade as Police Chief in my home town.

It's been almost 50 years, but I still recall police vernacular used in the early 70's for a less than honorable police practice: "You can beat the rap but you can't beat the ride".

This referred to a suspect being arrested and charged when the facts likely would NOT support a conviction. Fortunately Law Enforcement abandoned that despicable action decades ago.

Unfortunately it would appear that the Democrats have adopted that same practice in their attempts to impeach and remove President Donald J. Trump from the Office of President of the United States.

Yep Mr. President, the Democrats know they can't win this impeachment malarkey. But in their desires to win the 2020 election by any means necessary, they are resorting to adopting the concept of "you may beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride".

Well, rest assured Mr. President, I and millions like me have your back. You will beat the rap. You will take the ride, but will come out stronger on the other side. Here's hoping President Trump is reelected in 2020, the Senate remains Republican, and the House is returned to Republican control .

God Bless the USA.  Charles E Shaffer

Trump/Pence will win by a historic landslide

"Thank goodness we finally have a patriot in the White House trying to right all the wrongs caused by the Democrats."  Thank you, Mr. Martin. The saddest thing about the Democratic Party is they have no candidate, no platform, and no chance of beating Trump with votes... All they have is a slander campaign on the President with hopes they can dupe the Blue voters, as they always have. It won’t work this time, as Trump will win by a historic margin. Why? Because people are working all they can get and feeding their kids.

I love the deregulation and reversal of Obama's strangling actions which compromised everything the founding fathers set in motion. That loud squealing noise we are hearing and will continue to hear for the next 5 years is akin to a screaming and kicking brat kid who didn’t get their way in a candy store (it has always worked in the past, right?).

DT is the President of the United States and Trump/Pence WILL be reelected by openly denying Democratic voters, as they embrace the new prosperity his policies have brought their families. After he wins reelection, they will come out and openly admit they voted for the great man.

 I suspect the local curmudgeons will also sheepishly punch the Republican vote card and then cry and moan, but buried in their black hearts they will admit they are doing the right thing. Everyone loves a winner, right? The reason they spew so much anti-Trump rhetoric is they are perpetually angry people, blinded by the Kool-Aid they get from CNN and Huff Post, which basically means they are ignorant (read: uneducated) of the actual facts. Listening to those bias outlets is like driving past the fast food window and eating out of the dumpster. Quote is by a letter writer to the Baytown Sun.

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Current Impeachment nonsense

I don’t swallow anything as fact, especially if it comes out of the mouth of ANY liberal (not just the ones who spew vomit as words). The bully liberal public has no case, no platform, and no candidate. The reason they are clouding every issue is they know this and hope that they can pull in the blind public so they can continue to ruin American politics and choke the life out of the economy.

 Professor Karlan is what is known as a ringer. She is one-sided, pro-Liberal extremist politics, and needs to be revealed as such. In short, she basically hates men, so she is a perfect witness for the kangaroo court proceedings and unlike some other town criers, I only speak for myself.

The Democrats have so many slimy rats in charge of their party (and some are Republican too) that they protect each other or once their crimes are uncovered, they will be like a balloon with the air released, screaming foul and be guilty as Hades. It’s is their modus operandi  going back before that witch Jane Fonda committed treason and got away with it (unless you are a Vietnam Veteran). Pelosi represents SF, Schiff represents Hollywood and Los Angeles, and Nadler NYC, so how in anyone’s name can these 3 represent anything I do in Baytown, Texas? I have nothing in common with them other than we both live in the US.

The elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss is Hunter Biden and his dad, grinning Joe and Burisma. Talk about special interests and quid pro quo and no one will touch it? There are too many rats in that pile of wood evidently – maybe on both sides.

I believe President Trump when he claims that when the ugly truth comes out about these corrupt politicians, heads are going to roll and it may go back through Obama and Clinton’s years in the Oval Office. I hope so

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I want LESS government and less restrictive regulations that put the US at a disadvantage over other countries (Obama's plan). I want jobs and prosperity here first and if it comes at a price that third world despots don't get a free slice of money pie, so much the better. They hate us anyway, but love our money. Sound familiar? Our country borrows money and gives it away? How does that work?

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Democrat leadership, show us the Beef!

Pelosi and the rest know they have no platform and no candidate to beat Trump. They will lose the next election in a horrible route, considering they have been in charge of US politics going back before FDR. So they plan to confuse the confusable and hope against hope they don't get indicted for their own crimes in this witch hunt atmosphere.

They would do much better to have a group huddle and pick someone right now. Then go on the offensive with a true platform package 51% of the voters like. Voters elected Trump to stop this childish nonsense the Democrats are slinging, but it is obvious they didn't get the message. The polls show minority Democratic voters are jumping ship because for once, they can feed their families. There is work aplenty and overtime.
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