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To: puborectalis who wrote (1040888)	11/30/2017 6:37:40 AM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Recommended By locogringo rxbond Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575607

Dem lawmaker: Pelosi harassment response set women back 'decades'Her defense of John Conyers as 'an icon' squandered the party's moral authority, Rep. Kathleen Rice says. A Democratic congresswoman laced into Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, suggesting the top House Democrat “set women back and — quite frankly, our party back — decades” by failing to more forcefully confront allegations of sexual harassment by veteran Democratic Rep. John Conyers. Speaking to reporters at the Capitol, Rep. Kathleen Rice of New York said Pelosi’s appearance on “Meet the Press” on Sunday — when she raised questions about the accounts of Conyers’ accusers and described the Michigan Democrat as an “icon” — ceded the party’s moral high ground on sexual harassment issues, especially because one of Conyers’ accusers is bound by a nondisclosure agreement. “I think that her comments on Sunday set women back and — quite frankly, our party back — decades,” said Rice, who is advocating for legislation that would expose a slew of hidden, taxpayer-funded settlements for sexual harassment by lawmakers and aides. Rice said Pelosi’s comments were particularly egregious in light of President Donald Trump’s tacit embrace of Roy Moore, the Alabama GOP Senate candidate accused of molesting a minor. “I think that we ceded the moral high ground on Sunday when our leader said on ‘Meet the Press’ that John Conyers was an icon and we don’t even know who these women are, when she was fully aware that the woman in question was bound by a nondisclosure agreement,” Rice said. “I think we had an opportunity to stake that moral high ground when you have a president who is supporting a man for Senate who — all credible allegations that have not been refuted — showed him to be a predator of teenage girls.”

To: puborectalis who wrote (1040888)	11/30/2017 7:32:34 AM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Recommended By Bill d[-_-]b locogringo Tenchusatsu Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575607

SO Denzel Washington is probably gonna get kicked out of the black community over what he said recently. It’s the kind of stuff you’d expect out of some nutty right-wing extremist like ME or something. Check it out: At a New York screening of Mr. Washington’s latest film, “ Roman J. Israel, Esq. ,” the actor was asked by a reporter: “For black people in particular, do you think that we can truly make change as things are right now?” Mr. Washington, who is 62, gave a pointed response. “Well, it starts in the home. If the father is not in the home, the boy will find a father in the streets. I saw it in my generation and every generation before me and every one since.” He added, “If the streets raise you, then the judge becomes your mother and prison becomes your home.” In the film, Mr. Washington portrays a defense attorney, and reporters at the screening pressed him to weigh in on current debates about race and the U.S. criminal justice system. Instead, the actor doubled down on his message of strong families and personal responsibility. “It starts with how you raise your children,” he said. “If a young man doesn’t have a father figure, he’ll go find a father figure. So you can’t blame the system. It’s unfortunate that we make such easy work for them.”

To: puborectalis who wrote (1040888)

11/30/2017 8:55:43 AM

From: locogringo

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Why does this apply to Conyers and not Judge Moore? Pretty RACIST! BTW, were any of the women that accused Moore Black? Why do we know that Conyer's accusers are white? What a stumper!

John Conyers´ attorney: Accusers
should be prepared to back up
their misconduct claims

Washington Examiner, by Naomi Lim

The attorney representing Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., amid allegations of sexual misconduct said Wednesday the congressman has no plans to resign and that his accusers should be prepared to defend their claims, according to a report Wednesday. Detroit-area lawyer Arnold Reed told the Associated Press the 88-year-old Michigan Democrat will fight all accusations that he behaved inappropriately toward four former female members of his staff. Most recently, Deanna Maher told the Detroit News on Tuesday that Conyers sexually harassed her three times during her years working with the dean of the House of Representatives from 1997 to 2005. Previously, Conyers

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To: puborectalis who wrote (1040888)	11/30/2017 10:05:33 AM
From: Sdgla	Respond to of 1575607

REPORT: Trump's War On Regulations Is Putting More Money Into YOUR Pocket “American business unchained.” So goes that mantra from business-minded leaders everywhere in response to the Trump economic surge now taking place. From coast to coast the American Middle Class is feeling better. Not quite great yet, but definitely better and much of it has to do with President Trump’s ongoing war to push back the suffocating layers of federal regulations that have been choking off job production and stagnating wages for much too long. These regulations cost U.S. business and consumers nearly TWO TRILLION dollars. Via BLOOMBERG: Reducing government regulation is tough. It’s resisted by all those who benefit, including government employees who administer the many programs. Every president since Jimmy Carter has attempted to lower the cost of regulation. At best, any cuts have been tiny and mostly centered on trimming paperwork. But less regulation is one campaign promise made by Donald Trump that is coming true. With tax and health-care reform problematic and given the president’s protectionist leanings, deregulation is probably a major driver of the stock market rally. The Competitive Enterprise Institute last year found regulation cost American businesses $1.9 trillion, dwarfing the $344 billion in corporate taxes. About 56 percent of CEOs see overregulation as a major threat to their organization, more than cybersecurity (50 percent), rising taxes (41 percent) or even protectionism (27 percent). …Using the 1996 Congressional Review Act, Congress and the president have repealed 14 of Obama’s final regulations. About 29 of Trump’s executive orders and White House directives have reduced regulations, executive branch agencies have issued additional deregulation directives, and Congress is considering 50 more. ——————– And it appears Mr. Trump is just getting started – and that’s GOOD for the American people because guess what? We really don’t need government nearly as much as so many are falsely led to believe. The more government dies the more the people LIVE.