Roger Stone Adds a Touch of Panache to JFK Research

Washington insider and political consultant, Roger Stone, recently went out on his book tour about the JFK assassination.

The Man Who Killed Kennedy:  The Case Against LBJ

While he has received much deserved attention on his book, noted JFK journalist Jefferson Morley has said "Why Roger Stone's book has to be taken seriously," one cannot help but notice his attire, his panache, his sense of style and beautifully tailored suits.

Right, following this JFK thing forever, the tiny details can get ...well...tedious.

Admiring Roger Stone's photos on his facebok page my mind automatically says "Savile Row."

The styling of his suits, the way they fit and the details--that is tailoring at its finest--that is Savile Row.

The pressing, the stitches, the fine fabric and the way the suit fits that particular individual.

Love the Row and love sewing and tailoring forever.

Thank you, Roger, for telling us about fine tailoring and showing us pictures of your very stylish suits and bow ties.

Just purchased my shirting fabric from Liberty of London--yes, it was very expensive but the fine quality and workmanship are worth it.

Just hoping my stitches and fit come out a little bit like Roger's.

Roger Stone serves as The Men's fashion Consultant for The Daily Caller.

here is a link to Roger Stone's style page:  Stone on Style

http://stoneonstyle.com/

a link to the Jeff Morley page in the ronnie re talking about Roger:

http://theronnierepublic.blogspot.com/2013/11/lbj-killed-jfk-roger-stone-interview-on.html





Right, visiting London a few years ago, well, 2011, finally seeing Savile Row ....in person!  This is a little lengthy--wanting to just stay there forever and take pictures--unbelievable to actually see these very fine tailors at work.

And if you want shirting fabric London is the place to go.  It is a totally different deal than here in the states--the quality and the feel of the fabric.  I really should be there right now!

The Movie Guy Kevin Finnerty Talks about his Good Boss Cliff Albert

Kevin Finnerty

December 5 near San Diego, CA

Today was a hard day because the best boss, mentor and teacher I have ever had in my broadcasting career left KOGO radio. I owe a good deal of my career to Cliff Albert and not just in broadcasting. He promoted me back in 2003 to be the film critic for KOGO and from that I have become a respected movie critic within the San Diego broadcasting and writing community. Cliff has been and always will be the one of the most respected programmers and newsmen in the business. Here's wishing him the greatest success. You're the best Mr. Newz.

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Juans Williams Talks Responsibility to the Republican Party

Bill O'Reilly to Chris Christie:  May I ride on your train........

Juan, you are answering my question.  It seems like Bill O'Reilly has the same idea--I do not know about house cleaning the whole republican congress but it seems like he is going more towards the middle in his recent negative comments about duck dynasty.  The point being--that crazy right side cannot only not get anything accomplished in congress but they also cannot win a big election.  

It seems like the big money people have spoken and said anyone who wants to survive as a republican or a television show better try to get a ride on that fast moving locomotive know as the Chris Christie Express.  

It is about winning, being realistic, getting things done and standing up for the voters.  I think Bill and his "folks," the ones he is looking out for, the 500 dollar a ticket gang on his bolder and fresher meet and greet tour around the country have spoken.  

Get with the Chris Christie program and leave the whackadoodles behind or face death as a party, or worse yet as a television host.  Unless Jeb Bush or Jon Huntsman jump in and take over Chris Christie is the ticket to ride and life for the GOP.  Thanks and putting you in my blog......cl

Juans Williams Talks Responsibility to the Republican Party

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By Juan Williams - 12/30/13 06:00 AM EST

As the year ends, Gallup reports that public approval of Congress averaged 14 percent during 2013. This, the polling firm points out, is “the lowest annual average in Gallup’s history.”

The pollsters added: “2013 is the only year in Gallup’s history in which all monthly readings were below 20 percent.”

Yet this is “the new normal,” according to Gallup, because in each of the last four years the congressional approval rating for the year has been below 20 percent.

It was such a bad year for Congress that Gallup predicts the 2014 midterm elections will not, fundamentally, be a fight over which party controls the House and Senate.

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Instead, the campaign could hinge on the overwhelmingly negative view of Congress and the sense “that more Americans feel that problems are with the institution itself rather than with the particular party or people who control it.”

This brings us to the quote of the year about political life on Capitol Hill. It came from Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), defending the Republican-led House.

“We should not be judged on how many new laws we create,” he told CBS in July. “We ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal.”

This Republican strategy is at the heart of why Congress is so unpopular. They will not work on the big issues, beginning with their failure to deal with the number one public priority: creating jobs and boosting the economy.

Instead, the GOP’s congressional focus, according to the influential Republican Study Committee, is on extracting what they term “reforms” — really, they’re talking about budget cuts — in “mandatory spending” programs including food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. There is practically no desire for those cuts reflected in any polling.

As Campaign 2014 gets underway, Republicans are threatening another government shutdown tied to refusal to approve a debt-ceiling hike to pay bills. Their demand is for President Obama to make major cuts to programs such as Social Security.

The reduced-government, reduced-spending, reduced-federal-power strategy extends to the Senate where Republicans have used an historic number of filibusters and threats to block nominees to Obama administration posts and judicial seats. That led Senate Democrats to the “nuclear option,” opening the door to simple majority votes on most nominees.

But even with rules changes intended to break gridlock, the economy continues to struggle partly as a result of the GOP strategy.

This is not winning Republicans friends or votes. Only after the awful start for the ObamaCare website did generic polls on voter preference briefly lean toward the GOP. But at year end, polling on the question of generic preference now swings back and forth between the parties.

Now the Speaker is disavowing his earlier desire to have his party’s success in Congress measured by how many laws it repeals. His new talking point revolves around the number of bills passed by the GOP House that the Democratic majority in the Senate has ignored.

But even if all those bills, about 150, are counted, it does not change Congress’ absurdly low approval ratings and this Congress’ ranking, at the mid-point of the 113th Congress, as the least productive in modern times.

Of course, about a third of those bills that did pass the House called for repeal or defunding of ObamaCare. They had no chance in the Senate and no hope of avoiding a presidential veto.

Even by the standards of a divided Congress, with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats in the majority in the Senate, there has never been such an unproductive session of Congress.

NBC’s “First Read” recently published a chart comparing the productivity of today’s divided Congress (57 laws passed) to the work undertaken by a divided Congress during President Reagan’s terms – when Republicans controlled the Senate and Democrats controlled the House. The 97th, 98th and 99thCongresses respectively passed 473 laws, 623 laws, and 663 laws.

The article concluded: “It’s not even a close call. That [Democratic] House got a lot more done with its GOP rivals than this GOP House has with its [Democratic] counterparts.”

The failure to deal with the nation’s big issues begins with the Republican refusal to help the economy get better. The public is aware of the damage the Republican majority in the House inflicted upon the country when they shut down the government in October — an action that came with a price tag of  $24 billion, according to the financial services firm Standard & Poor’s.

The Republican strategy of congressional inaction has not even won fans among Republicans. According to Gallup, Democrats give Congress a 14 percent approval rating, Independents an 11 percent approval rating and Republicans a 10 percent approval rating.

There is constant attention in the news to Obama’s falling approval ratings in the polls — Real Clear Politics’ average of polls has him at 54 percent disapproval to 42.2 percent approval, near his all-time low.

But even if this is the darkest hour for the president, he still holds close to a 30-percentage point lead in approval over Congress.

At a Christmas party last week a Republican who owns several television stations came over to me with an idea: How about starting a movement to throw out the entire Congress and start over?

I thought he was joking and politely smiled. But he recounted how two radio personalities in California started the movement that led to the recall of Gov. Gray Davis (D) in 2003.

Now he wants he wants me and major television personalities, columnists and editorial writers to call for a “housecleaning” of all current members of Congress.

Well, this is the time for New Year’s resolutions.

Juan Williams is an author and political analyst for Fox News Channel.

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click on the link with the arrow to see Peter talk about this strategy--he is one of the best people to explain things--he talks in a way that is easy to understand, sometimes he adds a little story and it is fun to hear about different strategies even if that is not your current pick.

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Bill O'Reilly Jumping on That Speeding Freight Train Named Chris Christie

I used to watch Howie regularly on CNN--never wanted to miss the show--and now it is sad to me to see him forced into agreeing with you know who, Bill O'Reilly.  Once in a great while it seems like he is sharing his opinion of what is happening on the news but more often than not Mr. O bullies him down.  He is almost forced to repeat Bill's thoughts and then smile about it.  I don't want Howie just agreeing all the time.

Has anyone else thought Bill O'Reilly is changing to meet Chris Christie somewhere in the middle.

He suggested Phil Robertson was too judgemental in the recent DD fiasco.

Is Bill trying to distance himself from the whackadoodles for survival.

Do you think he gets tips running around on the bolder and fresher tour from the big money "folks" he is looking out for--he is the only one doing that.  500 big one for the meet and greet here in San Diego.
Is he worried about his own survival, the show's survival, his position in the republican party and the survival of the republican party.

Is this due to the fact that the big money folks are indicating they are ready to get behind Chris Christie--the only sane repub ready to hit a grand slam for the party in the big election coming up.

Just an idea but I do not think the tea party can survive the big one and it seems like Mr. O does have that political foresight.

Will he do anything to have the gov, Christie on his show and to share his attention?

He was quiet in order to have Sarah Palin on the show.

Unless Jeb Bush jumps in to save the country from us dems.

Well, what do you think?


Here is Erik Wemple talking about Howie in the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2013/12/04/fox-news-contributor-lauren-ashburn-credential-crisis/

Ed Rendell is Writing Me Letters

I love this letter from Ed because it is simple and it explains things well.   

I like to watch him on MSNBC.  He has a good ability to connect with the regular working citizen.  I think it might be just the natural way he talks and sounds, he seems very friendly.  

Why not take time to explain some other things about the tea party....... 

For instance, I would say they probably could not win a presidential election but talk about how they are dangerous.  

I just do not understand their very judgemental religious ideas--do they really think they could win over the country--as in the voters.  

Love to hear what you have to say--what should we know as dems.

Good job, Ed

Thank you for your time,

cl--the ronnie republic

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Chloe,

Look at the polls in that graphic: We can defeat the extremist Tea Party governors who have taken this country hostage.

We need to start now – right now – to make 2014 a referendum on their recklessness. One organization can take the fight to these radicals right away and defeat them: the DGA.

Tea Party fat cats spent $30 million on the governor’s race in Virginia, but we WON because grassroots Democrats like you gave us the resources. As payback, the radical right is spending TENS of millions more to drown out our voices, which is why we need you right away.

This is so important that a generous donor has agreed to match all gifts, dollar for dollar, up to $95,000 before the FEC deadline on December 31. If you want to take down the Tea Party, give now.

Click here to donate $5 or more – we’ll get it doubled! – to wallop the Tea Party in 2014 and win all over the country.

With all the gridlock and dysfunction in Washington, you and me, we get it: the action is in our states.

There’s where Tea Party governors like Wisconsin’s Scott Walker are chopping down workers and keeping women from getting the health care they need.

South Carolina, not Washington, D.C., is where the only thing Gov. Nikki Haley’s done is pass a bill to restrict voting.

Our donor’s waiting to double your impact and do what we need to stop this madness: elect Democratic governors.

Time’s running out before the year ends. We’ve still got $95,000 to raise before the FEC deadline, December 31, and won’t be able to do what it takes to defeat Walker, Haley and all the rest unless we make it.

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With supporters like you, we can win!

Sincerely,

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Bill O'Reilly: Meeting Chris Christie in the Middle

The ego wars rage on.

Here's the thing--we can't count out Bill O'Reilly. 

Sure I love to bash him almost on a daily basis but "the voters" out there, and I think there are a lot of them, love him. He's big, real big in the ratings and even though we now have President Obama, Mr. O'Reilly and his followers are not going away any time soon. 

I think he is changing ever so slightly to meet the giant force on the political scene, Chris Christie, somewhere in the middle. 

As we noticed his suggestion that the views of Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame were indeed to harsh in their judgement of our gay community. Not to mention on a more practical matter that kind of talk will get you fired at work. 

Bill reminded us that Jesus asked us not to judge. 

Bill may want to ensure the popularity of his show and the Republican Party unlike other members of the walking dead branch of the repubs who make statements to attract attention to themselves at the expense of the GOP. 

Perhaps Mr. O'Reilly has foresight the average citizen does not have as he runs around the country on his "Bolder and Fresher" tour meeting with the folks. That may be the folks paying 500 dollars a ticket for the meet and greet portion of the gig. Perhaps these folks and big money backers are providing him with an insight into our next big election. 

Mr. O is moving in that direction.

Anthony Weiner Talks Healthcare, Immigration Reform and Food for the Hungry--I Like That

Anthony Weiner Hints of Another Comeback Attempt

BY JILL COLVIN 12/26 4:08PM

Anthony Weiner running for mayor. (Photo: Getty)

Former Congressman Anthony Weiner posted a thank you message to supporters on Facebook this afternoon that leaves the door open–ever so slightly–to another comeback run.

“What’s next? I’ll keep you posted on my plans. But I hope we keep the band together,” he wrote in the message to supporters posted onhis Facebook page.

“(Who knows, maybe I have a third book of ideas in me!)” he added.

Mr. Weiner, who lost his race for mayor this summer following revelations that he’d continued sexting with women long after he resigned from Congress, has kept largely out of the spotlight since his loss.

In the message, titled “What’s Next? First, Let Me Say Thanks,” Mr. Weiner reflects on the year that was.

“I do want to take stock a bit of 2013. It certainly didn’t go as I had hoped,” he wrote. “I continue to be deeply sorry that my personal mistakes undermined an amazing campaign that included too many amazing staffers to mention and hundreds of volunteers and many of you who kept active from afar with ideas, contributions and encouraging notes.”

He also encouraged his supporters to keep up the fight for immigration reform and universal health care–and to avoid the urge to move to the center.

“[W]e all have sought to make the argument that too often we progressives come to knife fights carrying library books. Although my Republican friends have to decide what to do with the tea party wackadoo wing of their party, it does not constitute a strategy to simply sit back and watch them immolate. Our team has to be a font of ideas and debate …” he wrote, urging readers to “remember the admonition of Jim Hightower, who frequently said, ‘there’s nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos.’”

Here is the letter, in full:

What’s Next? First, Let Me Say Thanks

There is a fundamental optimism that is wired into the DNA of America and its true capital – New York City. We are a place that people come to improve their condition. And once here we are unified by a common aspiration – to leave our kids a place better than the one we found. In the ideological battleground that seeks to define what it is to be American, perhaps we can lay down arms and say that our most shared quality is optimism. After all, nobody picks up their lives and crosses the sea unless they are hopeful about the future. Nearly all of our families did that.

So in spite of the challenges that we face in our families and in our communities, I look forward to a better 2014.

I do want to take stock a bit of 2013. It certainly didn’t go as I had hoped. I continue to be deeply sorry that my personal mistakes undermined an amazing campaign that included too many amazing staffers to mention and hundreds of volunteers and many of you who kept active from afar with ideas, contributions and encouraging notes. (Even the snarky comments of our opponents weren’t entirely humorless). Huma and I were buoyed by the kind wishes of countless friends and total strangers. And I must admit, it’s easy to get cheered up when you are watching a little boy sprout before your eyes. Did I mention Jordan turned 2 this week?

What’s next? I’ll keep you posted on my plans. But I hope we keep the band together. You have been an amazing resource and the network we have all become part of has helped lead the debate on national health care, the need for a smarter and more compassionate approach to the growing pockets of need in our nation, and we all have sought to make the argument that too often we progressives come to knife fights carrying library books. Although my Republican friends have to decide what to do with the tea party wackadoo wing of their party, it does not constitute a strategy to simply sit back and watch them immolate. Our team has to be a font of ideas and debate. I tried to run my campaign on this theme and the response was amazing. (Who knows, maybe I have a third book of ideas in me!)

As we support Mayor de Blasio in New York and push the seemingly immovable Congress on issues like immigration reform, aid to the hungry and our aspiration for universal health care that makes things better for America’s children, not just America’s health insurance companies, let’s remember the admonition of Jim Hightower, who frequently said, “there’s nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos”. This year lets fight to make this the country we want it to be and one that lives up to our common ideals about progress.

I pray for a sweet, healthy and productive year for you. And thank you for your kindness in the year past.

–Anthony

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 Chloe Louise · San Diego, California

Wish Anthony the best--he represents the needs of the average citizen very well. His views and fight for health care and immigraion are admirable. Love Huma, too. We all have flaws, he has that certain something of successful politicians--to keep changing for the better and keep moving forward.

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Coulter dit le Père Noël est encore blanche ; Son racisme continue--la république de ronnie

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Coulter dit le Père Noël est encore blanche ; Son racisme continue
Hier , Coulter a tweeté que le Père Noël est toujours blanc , affichant une photo comme preuve . Dans le passé , elle a prôné la suprématie blanche , et elle continue de le faire - avec un personnage de fiction . Le racisme de Coulter est bien documenté ( voir le chapitre quatre de toilette: Quest for Glory Ann Coulter et le chapitre dix de L'Evangile selon Ann Coulter ) .

Même si le dernier livre de Coulter , Mugged , traitée avec brio course - détaillant le Parti de l'histoire de Lincoln de la promotion de la liberté pour tous - Coulter , maintes et maintes fois , voit la vie à travers les prismes de race et de classe . Coulter est fier d'être blanc et d'être une élite .

Conservateurs , d'autre part , d'accord avec la déclaration d'indépendance , que tous les hommes sont créés égaux . Nous croyons à l'égalité devant Dieu . Nous croyons en la liberté et la justice pour tous . Nous confirmons la déclaration du révérend roi que de caractère , pas la race, est ce qui importe . Nous évitons quotas raciaux et course - Norming que des correctifs sociaux inefficaces parce qu'ils nient la réalité inhérente , l'égalité donnée par Dieu à l'humanité , qui a été créé à l'image de Dieu . Nous SeeBeyond course parce qu'il est vraiment la personne dans ce qui compte.

Pour toutes ses recherches sur les relations raciales , Coulter manque le cœur de la question parce que, dans son cœur , elle ne peut pas s'empêcher de faire race et de classe distinctions . C'est une partie de qui elle est .



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Coulter Says Santa is Still White; Her Racism Continues

Yesterday, Coulter tweeted that Santa is still white, posting a photo as proof. In the past, she has extolled white supremacy, and she continues to do so – with a fictional character. Coulter’s racism is well documented (see chapter four of Vanity: Ann Coulter’s Quest for Glory and chapter ten of The Gospel According to Ann Coulter).

 

Even though Coulter’s last book, Mugged, dealt brilliantly with race – detailing the Party of Lincoln’s history of promoting freedom for all – Coulter, time and time again, views life through the prisms of race and class. Coulter takes pride in being white and in being an elite.

 

Conservatives, on the other hand, agree with the Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal. We believe in equality before God. We believe in liberty and justice for all. We uphold Rev. King’s pronouncement that character, not race, is what matters. We eschew racial quotas and race-norming as ineffective societal correctives because they actually deny the inherent, God-given equality of mankind, which was created in God’s image. We seebeyond race because it is truly the person within that matters.

 

For all her research into race relations, Coulter misses the heart of the matter because, in her heart, she can’t help but make race and class distinctions. It is a part of who she is.

by Daniel Borchers

here is a link to Dan's website CoulterWatch.com

http://www.coulterwatch.com/

Color Wheel Skirt: I Want This Right Now

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I haven’t posted in a bit because well…. after a really busy sewing-summer I have been taking a short break!

I’m a huge fan of the 60s/70s and that’s mostly the type of retro I sew, so while trying to do some stash-busting, I came up with the idea of an 8-panel circle skirt in -you guessed it- rainbow colors! I had all this fabric in my stash already, just waiting to be made into something.

This was a really easy pattern to make and sew, but I did have to fuss with the circular hem for a bit longer than I wanted to. The top is from a thrift store which I edited for my size. I couldn’t pass up a print like that!

I don’t want to hog up a lot of room on here with my post, but you can always head on over to my blog to see more of the skirt!

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Leo La Porte Tech Hero

LA Southwest College--Assistant football coach and vidiographer--was the recipient of Leo la Porte's secret Santa today.

He sent him a new I-Pad.

The Coach and caller said he was not able to watch Direct TV because at this time his 3 year old I pad that worked just fine was no longer available to interact with Direct TV.

In short, he was out--he needed an upgrade or no TV.

This very nice man and fan of Leo was sad indeed, as he was on a budget and fixed income and he just could not afford a new Apple I Pad at this time.

He was also a little out of sorts about the whole thing because his phone worked fine and he loved it.  He said he loved the Apple product and he wanted to stay with it forever.

Leo La Porte said he loved these Apple products, too, but this is one issue he has with the company--the company is essentially forcing the consumer to buy a new phone when the 3 year old one worked fine and the gentleman was on a strict budget.

Al, the caller was so grateful as his brother, the coach had bought his products up until now.

The joy in Al's voice was so fun to hear and in the Christmas Spirit.

It made my day..

Good job, Leo, you are a good person.

Merry Christmas to Leo and Al and thank you for sending the listeners joy and merry Christmas today.

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The Changing of Bill O'Reilly

Is Bill O'Reilly changing in order to survive the Reublican Party as Chris Christie swoops in for a grand slam.  Is Bill afraid he will be left out of the new republican party like walking dead queen Ann Coulter and other members of the mean spirited Christians, Ted, Rush, Sean--the mad men of the GOP.  

Bad Barbie Ann Coulter justifies hate with Jesus, and calls herself a Christian.

Religion without compassion.

Justifying their hate with Jesus.

Just have to speak at this time--past employment working with many gay men in the health care field.

Many were out but some, very few even knew they were gay.

But here is one thing about all of those guys

I would never, ever, ever want to do anything to hurt their feelings and if that happened in this Duck Dynasty thing with this ill-kept ex-hippie I am so sorry for any one who was offended.

Bombastic Barbie, Ann Coulter proclaiming these duck people are simply following the words of Jesus and the Bible.

Gee, how can I draw more attention to myself--who can I insult next.

Ann Coulter:  How can I single-handedly lay waste to the republican party.  How can I lose the election again in 2016.

Can I stop health care for every one.  Do I have an alternative or shall I just keep shouting insults.

So many of these gay men, my co-workers at every level--so often bailed me out at work.  No, not just once but many many times. Offering kind words of advice, as needed.

So often these lovely men carried on a conversation with me when others would not.

Thank you to all of these men for helping me out so many, many times and for being my friend.

To me, Jesus does not want to go around hurting other people's feelings.

What do you think Ann.

Ann and Sean Hannity book signing today in Florida.

I like the compassion of Reverend Al Sharpton and personally he has given me strength through his words and setting an example for accepting others and also telling his life story.