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Uncontrollable Hillary evokes Dems' anger over latest comments

Amie Parnes
The Hill
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:00 UTC
Hillary
© unknown'Unforgettable'
Democrats are angry that Hillary Clinton continues to discuss what went wrong during the 2016 presidential election against President Trump.

Even some of Clinton's own former aides and surrogates say the former Democratic presidential nominee should back away from the discussion about her failed campaign because it's harmful to the party.

During a conference in India this weekend, Clinton called states that supported her in the election more economically advanced than the states that backed Trump. The remarks reminded many of the former Secretary of State's comments in 2016 that some of Trump's supporters fit in a "basket of deplorables," a line the Republican then used against her repeatedly during the final stretch of the campaign.

She also insinuated that women who voted for Trump were motivated by "ongoing pressure to vote the way that your husband, your boss, your son, whoever, believes you should."

In interviews with The Hill on Tuesday, even the staunchest Clinton allies as well as longtime advisers say the comments were cringeworthy and ultimately detrimental to Democrats.

"She put herself in a position where [Democrats] from states that Trump won will have to distance themselves from her even more," said one former senior Clinton aide. "That's a lot of states."

Comment: What can we say...she's toxic and the Dems are just beginning to realize it.

More from Townhall:
Meghan McCain called the Clintons a "virus" on The View Tuesday in response to remarks Hillary Clinton made in India Monday calling Trump voters racist and sexist. McCain also said Clinton's messaging is maybe not the best for the Democratic party coming into the midterm elections.

"His whole campaign: 'Make America Great Again' was looking backwards," Hillary told a crowd in Mumbai of Trump. "You know, you didn't like black people getting rights, you don't like women, you know, getting jobs, you don't want to you know see that Indian American succeeding more than you are, whatever your problem is, I'm going to solve it.' So it was a symptom."

"She ran one of the worst campaigns ever," McCain said in response to Clinton's remarks, "she didn't do the kind of ground game in Wisconsin and North Carolina that she should have. I think at this point if you can't stop making this about virtue-signaling and race, a lot of it was about poverty, a lot of it was about the economy, a lot of it was this anti-Washington sentiment, anti-establishment sentiment that we should've seen growing within the Tea Party."

"Honestly, I have to tell you," she added. "It's one thing to lose to President Obama. It's an entirely other thing to pull off losing to President Trump. And you gotta come up with a better excuse than this."

McCain warned that Hillary's messaging could backfire in the upcoming midterm elections. "If your messaging is that you want to go back in time, that women can't think for themselves, that our husbands, and our bosses, and our sons tell us what to do, that's quite the message going forward into midterms and [the] general election," she said. "The Clintons are a virus in the Democratic Party. You have to move on," she said.

"View" host Joy Behar partially agreed with McCain. "Well I thought that it was time for them to back off right now," Behar agreed, "I don't think that they're helping the party right now."


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Theresa May disgraced! Recipe for 'mysterious' nerve agent Novichok can be bought for $30 on Amazon


RT
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:10 UTC
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The public has learnt a new Russian word: Novichok or novice, as the UK claims it is a nerve agent that poisoned former double agent Sergei Skripal. But, as with many elements of this saga, this chemical raises many questions.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent "Novichok," allegedly developed by Russia. She claimed this was either "a direct action" by Moscow or the result of a loss of control over "its potentially catastrophically damaging nerve agent." Speaking to MPs, she even said the cabinet had given Moscow one day to provide a "credible response" to the allegations.

The use of a military-grade secret nerve agent may sound like a James Bond movie and, as with many action dramas, there are some notable inconsistences in the plot that raise questions.

Comment: Let's have another look at what Theresa May said:

"Either this was a direct act by the Russian State against our country, or the Russian government lost control of this potentially catastrophically damaging nerve agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others."

Better to keep your mouth shut and have people assume you're a fool rather than open it and remove all doubt!

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Merkel secures fourth term with parliamentary approval


RT
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:54 UTC
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© Gregor Fischer / DPA / Global Look PressChancellor Merkel
German MPs have approved Angela Merkel's candidature as chancellor. Merkel has thus secured her fourth term as the country's leader after months of political gambling.

The 63-year-old chancellor received 364 'yes' votes from members of her 'grand coalition', which comprises the CDU and CSU sister parties, as well as the Social Democrats. There were 315 votes against her, with nine abstentions.

"I accept the vote," Merkel said. Bundestag speaker Wolfgang Schaeuble replied, saying he wished Merkel "strength and success and God's blessing in accomplishing your great mission."

German media says 35 coalition MPs either voted against Merkel or abstained as the three parties occupy as many as 399 seats in the lower house (Bundestag). Merkel, who will lead the country for the fourth consecutive term, has to take a formal oath in front of federal president Frank-Walter Steinmeier later in the day.

Merkel has been leader of Europe's most powerful economy for over twelve years, having succeeded Social Democrat Gerhard Schroeder in 2005. But her political future seemed uncertain a few months ago, with some observers even predicting that 2017 would be her last year in power.

Comment: The more some things change, the more others stay the same.

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Trump considering punitive tariffs on $60B of Chinese imports and tech


RT
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 01:50 UTC
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The Trump administration is looking to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods and plans to target Beijing's telecommunications and technology sectors, reports say.

US President Donald Trump is eying imposing tariffs on $60 billion of Chinese imports, Reuters reports via a White House source. Washington contemplated the tariffs after accusing Chinese technology companies of intellectual property theft, alleging that US companies have been forced to give up their technological secrets in order to continue operating in China.

This comes after Politico reported that Trump had turned down an initial $30 billion proposal that was drawn up last week by US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer.

Lighthizer ordered an investigation in August 2017, which claims to follow up with a USTR memorandum signed by Trump on August 14, 2017. The president aimed to set a policy that would improve America's economic growth, "contribute favorably to our balance of trade," and "strengthen the American manufacturing base," and more. "Violations of intellectual property rights and other unfair technology transfers potentially threaten United States firms by undermining their ability to compete fairly in the global market," the executive order said.

Lighthizer cites Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which authorizes US authorities to create a "retaliation list" of goods to sanction in the event the US feels threatened economically.

Comment: See also: Trump may exempt NATO allies from tariffs if they raise military spending

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Russian weapons chief Rogozin: Trump's space force plan is akin to 'opening Pandora's box'


RT
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:01 UTC
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The Russian deputy PM in charge of the defense industry, Dmitry Rogozin, has warned US President Donald Trump against taking the arms race into space, hinting at unpredictable negative consequences of such a plan.

"If this statement means placing weapons in space, the USA is opening Pandora's box," Rogozin wrote on Facebook after reposting a news report about Trump's announcement that the United States might develop a new branch of military forces - the Space Force - in the near future.

Speaking to servicemen of the US Marine Corps at Miramar Air Station near San Diego, the US president admitted that he previously had not treated the idea of a separate Space Force with great seriousness, but said the plan now looks more feasible.

Russia had a separate Space Force between 2001 and 2011. In 2011, it was reformed into the Air and Space Defense Troops and, in mid-2015, merged with the Air Force. It has since been officially named the Air and Space Force of the Russian Federation.

Comment: Treaties or not, if Russia has a space force...you know the US has to do likewise. The weaponizing of space is most definitely a decision of unknown consequences. See also:

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Duterte defiantly withdraws Philippines from ICC as international tribunal probes his 'war on drugs'


RT
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:43 UTC
Duterte
© AFPPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte
The confrontation between Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has escalated after the defiant leader moved to withdraw Manila from the Rome Statute.

"I therefore declare and forthwith give notice... that the Philippines is withdrawing its ratification of the Rome Statute, effective immediately," he said in a statement released to media on Wednesday.

The country's withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court, should take effect one year after written notification of the withdrawal is received by the UN Secretary-General. However, the 72-year-old said that he is not planning to wait, and that the withdrawal would take place immediately.

The one-year period is "not applicable in so far as the effect of the withdrawal of the Philippines as a signatory to the Rome Statute is concerned, for the reason that there appears to be fraud in entering such agreement," according to the Philippines president.

Comment: See also:

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Army Gen. Votel admits US doesn't track weapons used to bomb Yemeni civilians


RT
Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:04 UTC
General Joseph Votel
© Brendan Smialowski/AFP/GettyGeneral Joseph Votel
US Army General Joseph Votel admitted that the US does not monitor how the weapons it supplies to Saudi Arabia are used in Yemen. Over 10,000 Yemeni civilians have died in the conflict since 2015.

During a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) asked Votel, head of the US Central Command, whether Centcom tracks the purpose of the Saudi missions it refuels in Yemen.

"We do not," Votel said.

Warren drew attention to the recent spate of civilian casualties in Yemen as a result of Saudi airstrikes against the region. She asked whether Centcom is able to ascertain whether US fuel or munitions were used as part of Saudi strikes that killed civilians.

"I don't believe we are," Votel said.


Comment: "The growing congressional opposition to the US' role in the Yemen civil war" is not growing fast enough! The US is most definitely a 'party to the conflict' and is reaping profit on the sales of munitions and fuel. General Votel knows the full score.

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US-Russian relations could get a lot worse with Pompeo as Sec of State


RT
Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:11 UTC
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© Leah Mills/ReutersNewly appointed US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo
Being more competent than Rex Tillerson, newly appointed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is likely to be much better at executing Washington's anti-Russian policies, according to former diplomat Jim Jatras.

The firing of Tillerson, which was announced by Donald Trump on Tuesday, came as no surprise because "it was clear to everybody that he really never had control of the State Department and was really out of his depth," Jatras said.

CIA Director Pompeo has been handed the reigns due to the fact that Trump "seems to have built a very strong personal relationship" with him, the ex-diplomat explained.
"He just preferred to have him on the job as somebody whom he trusted more... Remember, he didn't even know Tillerson very well before he appointed him to the State Department, and it seems that now he wants somebody that he personally trusts there."
Pompeo's assignment is likely to lead to further deterioration of the already poor relations between Moscow and Washington, Jatras warned.

Comment: There has to be more to this switch out than we are being led to believe. CIA Pompeo has his deficits as well. More likely he has been tagged to watchdog Trump and keep him on the 'destroy Russia' agenda.

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Neocons' war for the cause - Attempt to regime change in Russia

Tom Luongo
Russia Insider
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:05 UTC
Theresa May
The events of the past two weeks have been stunning. Since Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled new 'doomsday' weapon systems at his State of the Union address, the West has gone completely bonkers.

In the words of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, ""I simply don't have any normal terms left to describe all this,"

With the U.K. expelling Russian diplomats over the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury last week, the push to isolate Russia and create conditions for a World War is here.

The questions are Who is behind this? And Why?
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Nancy Pelosi flip flops on Rex Tillerson being fired

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:44 UTC
Nancy Pelosi
The Democrats and entire liberal left are infected with a Russia hysteria that often leaves then contradicting their very own statements...and sometimes in record time.

Zerohedge has a quick reminder on Democrat's flip flop on all things Trump and Russia...

Having been thoroughly embarrassed by their brazen flip-floppery over former FBI Director James Comey:
Democrats were enamored with Comey over the summer of 2016 when when he famously recommended against pressing charges in the Clinton email investigation.

Then, they soured on Comey after he reopened the investigation a little over a week before the election, demanding he resign.

And then they vehemently defended the honorable FBI Director, shocked and horrified when Trump fired him.
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