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Arpaio Hints at Run For Office: ‘I’m Going to Be Very Active in the Political Arena’

Arpaio Hints at Run For Office: ‘I’m Going to Be Very Active in the Political Arena’

by Pam Key27 Aug 20170

27 Aug, 2017
27 Aug, 2017

Saturday on WMAL while discussing his pardon by President Donald Trump, former Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio said he was planning to stay “very active” in politics.

Arpaio said, “I’m going to be very active in the political arena.”

He continued, “Somebody has to speak out, and I’m going to do it. I’ll have a press conference on Monday, and I’m going to put the cards on the table what a witch hunt this was.”

When asked by host Steve Malzberg if he planned to run for office Arpaio said, “I may do that.”

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Fatah Official:  Jared Kushner’s Mideast Peace Mission Is a ‘Delusion’

TEL AVIV — Talk of any U.S.-led initiative to revive Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is a “delusion,” charged Palestinian official Mahmoud Aloul, a Fatah deputy to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Aloul, considered one of the candidates to succeed Abbas as the head of Fatah, said in an interview with Saudi news site Elaph regarding the visit of an American delegation last week in Israel that, “These visits haven’t led to any results. We aren’t deluding ourselves; there can be no advancement in the peace process with the right-wing Israeli government under the leadership of Netanyahu.”

President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner led last week’s mission, with the delegation also including Jason Greenblatt, envoy for international negotiations, and deputy national security adviser Dina Powell.

Aloul criticized Kushner’s delegation, stating, “Judging from the latest meetings, the delegates didn’t bring anything new with them and didn’t present any initiative. The American delegates come to hear the Israeli side. They hear the lies and the claims of Israel and then they come to us to discuss these claims. This is a big problem in mindset and we won’t agree to continue down this path.”

Asked if the U.S. delegation demanded an end to the payments of the families of Palestinian terrorists and their families, Aloul answered, “Not only this, President Trump has interfered in much smaller issues like what’s published on certain sites. They talked to us about incitement. We told them, let’s make peace so there won’t be any more martyrs or any more prisoners and then we won’t need to pay them a salary.”

Aloul said that the Palestinian Authority didn’t agree to the demand to end the pay-for-slay stipends to terrorists, referring to them as payments to prisoners. “We didn’t agree to this at all,” said Aloul. “This is a humanitarian issue connected to children and women and Palestinian society and we can’t end the payments.”

Aloul claimed that the Trump administration isn’t seriously discussing the creation of a Palestinian state. “They don’t talk about the principle of two countries, they come after having adopted the claims of the Israelis,” said Aloul. “They don’t talk about stopping the settlements. In reality, nothing is happening.”

When asked if the Palestinians still place hope on the efforts of the administration and the delegates’ visits to the region, Abbas’ deputy answered, “You could say that we don’t have any more delusions regarding the fact that their (the Americans’) policies will lead to some sort of result.”

The Fatah official warned that if political stagnation continues, “The issue of a popular uprising is on the table. It is a legitimate right and we may make a decision on this issue soon.”

Aloul left out that the Palestinians have refused successive offers of a state made by Israel on numerous occasions.

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Watch: MNSBC host attempts to bait Gov. Greg Abbott over illegal aliens — his response is epic

During an MSNBC segment that focused on Hurricane Harvey on Friday, host Stephanie Ruhle decided to focus on how illegal immigrants would be impacted by Hurricane Harvey. She then used her time with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to ask him about shelter for illegal aliens and the potential for deportation.

The initial report

When MSNBC news corresponded Kerry Sanders came on air to provide an update to viewers, Ruhle interrupted him to ask about illegal immigrants.

“Can I ask, you might not know the answer but Texas, especially Southern Texas, has quite a few undocumented immigrants. Are they able to go to any of these centers that you’re being directed to by city officials? Ruhle asked Sanders.

Ruhle was worried illegal aliens would face deportation.

“Not only is it wide open, nobody checks on any of that. But interestingly one of the things that has held people up in years past is animals. People don’t want to leave because of their pets,” Sanders answered.

The Abbott interview

Later in the show, Ruhle asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) a similar set of questions.

“How about the risk of deportation for those who are undocumented immigrants that could be in the way of the storm’s path?” Ruhle asked. “Are they in the clear to go to some of these evacuation centers? Do they have to show ID?”

Abbott nodded his head as she asked the question. His response, however, was definitely not what Ruhle anticipated:

“It’s my understanding from what I saw from the border patrol instructions yesterday that it will not be an issue,” the governor responded. “What everyone is focused on right now is ensuring that we do all we can to protect life. We all have a high regard for life. We want to ensure the safety of all lives and we’re prepared to take all measures to do so.”

A wrench in the plan

Ruhle attempted to throw Abbott under the bus by making the assumption he would say illegal aliens are not protected during the hurricane. Instead, Abbott side-stepped a political grenade and provided a humanitarian response that all sides could live with.

Well done, Governor.

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Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin slap Sheriff Joe Arpaio critics with this blistering reminder

Conservative author and commentator Michelle Malkin appeared on “Hannity” on Friday to discuss President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of criminal contempt for defying a court order saying his department must quit detaining illegal aliens.

Upholding the law

During the interview, Sean Hannity brought up one prominent fact: Arpaio worked to secure the border when the Obama administration was actively failing to uphold federal immigration laws.

“He [Arpaio] did uphold the law of the land and he did it — as did the governor at the time, Jan Brewer — they did it in face of tremendous pressure and opposition not to enforce the laws,” Hannity said. “Now, if you want to change the laws you can change them but not enforcing them shouldn’t be an option for anybody, correct?”

“That’s exactly right,” Malkin responded. “This was on overzealous, open borders persecution and prosecution and I think people need to remember the context here because you had the Obama administration officials who have open borders as their motto, as their agenda, as their end goal.”

According to Malkin, a number of open border activists were providing illegal aliens with guides to evading the United States Border Patrol.

“These were the ideologues populating the Department of Homeland Security. Of course, they went after Joe Arpaio, because he was doing the job the Obama administration officials and the federal government refused to do,” Malkin said.

About the charges

Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, which includes Phoenix, was convicted of criminal contempt for allowing his department to continue detaining illegal aliens despite a court order telling him to halt the practice.

The misdemeanor is punishable by up to six months in jail but President Donald Trump pardoned Arpaio’s sentence, calling the sheriff an “American Patriot.”

The actual role of government agencies

Government agencies were established to enforce our laws, not cherry pick which ones they like and which ones they don’t. Why are we, as Americans, allowing unelected officials to decide which laws are applicable?

If federal, state and/or local governments decided a law was important enough to establish — and yes, I’m giving the government the benefit of the doubt in this case — why are we sitting by as bureaucrats rewrite our laws by picking and choose what laws they shall enforce?

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Firearm Owners Find Loophole, Foil California’s AR-15 Registration Scheme

Firearm Owners Find Loophole, Foil California’s AR-15 Registration Scheme

by AWR Hawkins25 Aug 20170

25 Aug, 2017
25 Aug, 2017

Firearm owners in California have discovered a way around the state’s latest “assault weapons” ban, which requires registering AR-15s with bullet buttons.

Bullet buttons are a mechanism law-abiding Californians placed on their AR-15s to allow their rifles’ magazines to remain detachable, yet compliant with the state’s last “assault weapons” ban. A bullet button is a button located where the normal magazine release is located, but designed so that it can only be pressed in with pressure from a sharp object, most commonly the point of a bullet.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the updated “assault weapons” ban—signed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on July 1, 2016—contains a “ban [on] the sale of semiautomatic rifles equipped with bullet buttons.” And it requires that rifles possessing such buttons be registered the state, where they are listed in a database.

The California Department of Justice just launched an online registration website to accommodate bullet button registration, and Fox News reports gun owners find the new registration scheme “more intrusive” that previous registration requirements. For example, attorney and Artemis Defense founder Steven Lieberman said, “The registration is seen by many as a trap to purge the owner since they ask for very specific information about acquisition of the original rifle that most owners don’t have or remember. As a result, [they] ‘guesstimate’ as most would…[but] are potentially committing perjury.”

But bullet button owners have discovered a way around the registration process, an option by which they can mark their guns as a “featureless” firearm on the state’s website. Assemblyman Marc Levine (D) is hinting that this option may be short-lived, but it is there now. Levine said, “By closing the bullet button loophole, it is slowing down the reloading mechanism. Lawmakers will continue to do whatever it takes to keep communities safe.”

AWR Hawkins is the Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and host of Bullets with AWR Hawkins, a Breitbart News podcast. He is also the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.

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Woman Accused of Faking Unemployment, Collecting Benefits While Making Six Figure Salary

Woman Accused of Faking Unemployment, Collecting Benefits While Making Six Figure Salary

by Katherine Rodriguez26 Aug 20170

26 Aug, 2017
26 Aug, 2017

A Florida woman is accused of providing a false unemployment report while bagging a six figure salary to obtain government benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid.

Amber Drake, 37, of Tallahassee, turned herself in to authorities Thursday in response to allegations that she received nearly $18,000 in government assistance, WTXL reported.

An investigator with the Florida Department of Financial Services filed a complaint against Drake that alleges that she deliberately submitted a false unemployment application to receive food stamps and Medicaid.

The complaint states that Drake filed the unemployment claim on October 20, 2014, when an investigation revealed that she had been employed from July 2014 to January 2017.

WCTV reports that Drake allegedly filed multiple unemployment claims with the state from 2014 to 2016 while employed at a job where her gross pay was $103,900.

Documents say that Drake received approximately $10,000 in food stamp benefits and an estimated $8,000 in Medicaid benefits, totaling $17,603.94.

Police issued a warrant for Drake’s arrest August 11 on charges of public assistance fraud. Authorities booked Drake into the Leon County Jail Thursday and released her on bond.

This is the fourth time someone in Tallahassee has been arrested for public assistance fraud in the past two weeks. One woman was arrested for allegedly failing to disclose her court-funded child support payments August 11.

Another woman was taken into custody for allegedly lying about her income to receive $5,612.06 in Medicaid and food stamp benefits she did not qualify for.

A week later, a man was arrested on August 21 for allegedly falsifying his public assistance application to receive $5,000 worth of food stamp benefits.

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Islamic State Claims Brussels Attack, Terrorist Found Carrying Quran

Islamic State Claims Brussels Attack, Terrorist Found Carrying Quran

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by Breitbart London27 Aug 20170

27 Aug, 2017
27 Aug, 2017

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Islamic State news agency Aamaq has claimed the Brussels attacker who assaulted three soldiers with a knife as an Islamic State group soldier.

In a statement Sunday, it said he carried out the Friday evening attack in response to calls to target countries of the coalition that is fighting IS.

Belgian prosecutors have opened an attempted terrorist murder probe after attacker assaulted the soldiers while shouting “Allahu akbar!” — Arabic for “God is greater.” He was shot dead by troops.

The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said the man was known to police for assault charges but had no previous terror-relate offences. The suspect, a Belgian citizen of Somali origin, was also carrying a fake firearm and copies of the Quran.

IS often claims attacks by people who have no known link to the group.

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Court Admits DNC, Wasserman Schultz Rigged Primaries For Hillary

The Washington Post trumpeted the news: “Florida judge dismisses fraud lawsuit against DNC,” read the August 25 headline.

“To the extent Plaintiffs wish to air their general grievances with the DNC or its candidate selection process, their redress is through the ballot box, the DNC’s internal workings, or their right of free speech — not through the judiciary,” Judge William Zloch, a Reagan appointee, wrote in his dismissal of the class-action lawsuit. “To the extent Plaintiffs have asserted specific causes of action grounded in specific factual allegations, it is this Court’s emphatic duty to measure Plaintiffs’ pleadings against existing legal standards. Having done so … the Court finds that the named Plaintiffs have not presented a case that is cognizable in federal court.”

Ah, but, as usual, the Post missed the mark.

The suit was filed in July 2016 by two Florida lawyers, Jared and Elizabeth Beck, who claimed a massive trove of hacked (or leaked) emails showed that the Democratic National Committee and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz had secretly greased the skids for Hillary Clinton and actively worked to defeat her top challenger, Sen. Bernie Sanders.

But here’s a fascinating section in the ruling, where the judge flat out says the DNC can — and did — rig its own nomination.

“In evaluating Plaintiffs’ claims at this stage, the Court assumes their allegations are true — that the DNC and Wasserman Schultz held a palpable bias in favor Clinton and sought to propel her ahead of her Democratic opponent,” he wrote.

“The Court thus assumes that the DNC and Wasserman Schultz preferred Hillary Clinton as the Democratic candidate for president over Bernie Sanders or any other Democratic candidate. It assumes that they stockpiled information useful to the Clinton campaign. It assumes that they devoted their resources to assist Clinton in securing the party’s nomination and opposing other Democratic candidates. And it assumes that they engaged in these surreptitious acts while publicly proclaiming they were completely neutral, fair, and impartial. This Order therefore concerns only technical matters of pleading and subject-matter jurisdiction,” Zloch wrote.

But that didn’t affect the merits of the case as to whether the two lawyers had standing to sue.

“The Court must now decide whether Plaintiffs have suffered a concrete injury particularized to them, or one certainly impending, that is traceable to the DNC and its former chair’s conduct — the keys to entering federal court. The Court holds that they have not.”

But our guess is that the plaintiffs got exactly what they wanted — a ruling by a court that the DNC, led by Wasserman Schultz, stacked the deck in favor of Hillary. While the Post touted it as a win, it was a very clear loss.

An embarrassing one.

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Dr. Sebastian Gorka Taking the Fight Outside the Swamp

The resignation of Dr. Sebastian Gorka is neither a political “multi-dimensional chess” move nor tidy. The former gives too much credit where none is due, while the latter does not appropriately reflect the carnage of an internal political war for a controlling interest of the Executive branch.

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Keith Olbermann labels Betsy DeVos a horrible word — the backlash is brutal and swift

Liberal political commentator Keith Olbermann aired his displeasure with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on social media Saturday and labeled her a horrible word.

What he said

Olbermann’s tweet came in response to tweet from DeVos, who offered her prayers to those affected by Hurricane Harvey.

“The hurricane is going to do less damage to schools than you are, Motherf****r,” Olbermann wrote.

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The response

Rightly so, Olbermann was raked over the coals for the tweet, which seemingly came out of nowhere and was for no apparent reason.

Double standard city

Olbermann’s tweet perfectly exemplifies the double standard that exists being Republicans and Democrats in politics — especially the disparity between Democratic women and GOP women. Could you imagine the outrage if a conservative commentator would have labeled an Obama administration cabinet woman a “motherf****r?”

Yeah, neither can I, because no one ever dared thinking of doing such a thing due to the wave of backlash that would have uprooted their career.

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