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Shauna Kohls Walters is a pianist and music educator. She grew up in Medicine Hat, and was deeply inspired by the music instruction she received here which led her to study music. She holds a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance from the University of British Columbia along with a Bachelor of Music with Distinction from the University of Victoria, and an ARCT in Piano Performance. She also did some studies at McGill University in Montreal, and programs at the Banff Centre of Performing Arts. Since 1997, Shauna has served as a piano instructor at the Medicine Hat College Conseratory of Music and Dance where her primary focus is teaching piano to students
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from beginner to ARCT. She also accompanies for students of the Vocal Academy at the Medicine Hat College Conservatory of Music and Dance, and has served as an accompanist for students at 5 SAVE (Southern Alberta Vocal Experience) for the past two summers. Both her piano students and the singers with whom she collaborates with have won numerous awards at the local and provincial levels. In addition to her work as a piano instructor and accompanist, Shauna contributes her time and expertise to Crescent Heights High School’s musical theater productions where she serves as rehearsal pianist, helps students learn vocals, assists the vocal director, and mentors student rehearsal pianists.
Shauna feels privileged to have a career that is deeply meaningful to her. She loves sharing technical skills, musical ideas, and intellectual knowledge that have been passed on by many generations of pianists to piano students of today. She loves the challenge of deciphering what each student needs in order to play to the best of their ability. This involves not only the pianistic and musical elements, but also finding psychologically the best way to communicate those ideas with the student. Teaching all different levels keeps the job fresh and interesting. Shauna has enjoyed meeting many wonderful students, families and colleagues through her work. And she loves music!
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Psy. D.,R. Psych. From Talking the Talk to Walking the Walk Clinical Psychologist
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18 Golf The Green Side Bunker Shot
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Dr. Wendy Froberg Psy. D.,R.Psych. Clinical Psychologist Columnist frobergw@shaw.ca
Create a timeline – we may need to divide our longer term goals into shorter, sub-goals, but each should be assigned a deadline for completion. Many of us work better with the pressure of a deadline. Without a realistic timeline, we can waffle forever in the land of good intentions. So say “by next Friday, I’ll have a trainer” or “I will buy workout shoes today”. Beware perfection – we need to be sure that our goals are realistic, framed in concrete terms and therefore attainable and measurable. If what we want is too grandiose,
we will certainly fail to get there. Then we will likely become discouraged and give up on making any kinds of healthy change. And if we think that losing ten pounds will make all our other problems disappear and yield a perfect, stress-free life, even if we complete that goal, how long will it last in the face of reality? Our spouses still let us down, our bosses still make demands, our kids still whine, even when we are thinner. Go public – we know that making a commitment to others helps us to stay the course on any program of change. Telling others out loud what you are going to achieve makes it harder to wiggle out of our commitment. If a workout buddy or trainer is waiting for us, we are more likely to live up to our responsibilities. If our children are watching to see if we make good on our promise to quit smoking, it is harder to make excuses to keep on puffing. Use action and change language – say “I will…” instead of, “I want to…”. When you have a setback, speak of it in temporary terms, e.g., “I got off track this week but will return to my program”, instead of using language that suggests the situation is permanent, e.g., “I will never get there”.
From the time we were small children, we learned the power of words. Simple phrases like “I’m sorry” or “I didn’t mean to” or “I won’t do it again” had the ability to soothe the angry feelings of the grown-ups, maybe even allow us to avoid negative consequences, and get us another chance. Did we necessarily mean what we said? Perhaps, in the moment, but chances are, we went on to break the same rule again, despite what we had promised. The words relieved our anxiety and made us feel like we had already dealt with the problem and were “off the hook” (at least until next time). We have all probably had to learn the difficult life lesson that we should put more trust in what people do, as opposed to placing too much stock on what they say they are going to do. Human beings have a unique ability to imagine the future, to mentally represent possibilities that do not yet exist. It is very exciting to make plans about what we are going to achieve and how wonderful it will be once we have made it there. We can spend literally hours building these “castles in the air”. Often, these visions of the future are seen through the proverbial rose-coloured glasses, where everything we are going to do and
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THE CARLYLE, A ROSEWOOD HOTEL ANNOUNCES WINTER/ SPRING 2017 SUNDAY NIGHT RESIDENCIES AT BEMELMANS BAR Follow The Carlyle Hotel on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. About Bemelmans Bar A favorite neighborhood bar of Upper East Siders and visitors alike. Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle is a special hideaway where artist and author Ludwig Bemelmans’ whimsical drawings come to life. Best remembered for his beloved Madeline series of classic children’s books, Bemelmans was commissioned in 1947 to paint the large-scale murals to depict all four seasons in famed Central Park. Featuring the only surviving Bemelmans’ commission open to the public, the bar combines wit and coziness in unique New York style.
BLAKE ZIDELL & ASSOCIATES The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel, is pleased to welcome back Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch to Bemelmans Bar for Sunday night residencies throughout the winter/spring 2017 season. Featuring top artists from the worlds of jazz, cabaret and Broadway alongside special unannounced guests. Sunday nights at Bemelmans Bar have become a favorite spot for a wide range of performing musicians across the city. Additionally, the classic watering hole has drawn crowds consisting of socialites, politicians, movie stars, and moguls for more than five decades.
and Stritch—who are best friends—gained national exposure together as the host and musical director of the wildly popular, recurring open mic event Cast Party. Stephen Holden, in The New York Times, called a Cast Party event in the Lincoln Center American Songbook series “a welcoming oasis of traditional show business bonhomie”—a description that perfectly captures the spirit of the duo’s Bemelmans residency. The pair will be at Bemelmans on March 5, March 12, March 19, April 2, April 9, April 16, April 23 and April 30.
Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch’s upcoming performances will build upon their recent run of shows in the intimate, storied New York City lounge. Favorites not only of music fans and critics, but also of fellow artists. The duo recently added dozens of songs made famous by Frank Sinatra to their repertoire. Thanks to their current national tour of The Sinatra Century. Their shows provide a place where some of the city’s foremost entertainers go to commune with their own—and sometimes sit-in for a song or two—on their nights off. To be sure, Caruso and Stritch are exceptional musicians in their own right. In a recent New York Observer review, Rex Reed described their Bemelmans show as “a nimble, nonstop, musical show-business bonanza. With as much rhythm and class as the feet of Fred Astaire.”
Bemelmans Bar is located in The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (35 East 76th Street @ Madison Avenue.) Bar seating is $15 per person, and table seating is $25 per person. Reservations not accepted; tables available on a first-come, first-serve basis. For additional information, visit www.thecarlyle.com.
But part of the fun is experiencing Caruso and Stritch’s impromptu collaborations with the showbiz heavy-hitters who turn up; recent guest appearances at Bemelmans have included Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Bono, Marilyn Maye, Tony Danza, Jane Monheit and Linda Lavin. In addition to performing extensively on their own, Caruso
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Restored in 2002 by designer Thierry Despont, the bar maintains its Art Deco legacy with chocolate-brown leather banquettes, nickel-trimmed black glass tabletops, a dramatic black granite bar and a 24-karat gold leaf-covered ceiling. Open year round with live music every evening, regular performers include favorites such as Chris Gillespie, Earl Rose, Loston Harris, David Budway, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch. Named in honor of the legendary artist, Bemelmans is a classic New York watering hole that has drawn socialites, politicians, movie stars and moguls for more than five decades. For more information, please contact Blake Zidell, Ron Gaskill or Matt Gross at Blake Zidell & Associates, 718.643.9052, blake@ blakezidell.com, ron@blakezidell.com or matt@blakezidell.com.
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receives precisely what one desired, only to bear the unforeseen negative consequences.
Brent Dunstan Columnist
"When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers." Insightful words, penned by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. Of course it was also Wilde who wrote that, "Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit", thus making one reluctant to reference him. However, it seems that in a growing number of political contexts, the point Wilde was making applies. In many cases, the reality of getting what one wants, seeing the fruition of a plan, or obtaining a sought after goal, is far from what was expected. The consequences of choices made are sometimes unforeseen, and often less than satisfying. We end up getting more (or less) than we bargained for, and as Wilde's quote implies, we only have ourselves to blame. Whether through hubris, naïveté, idealism, frustration, inexperience, short-sightedness, or nothing more than poor judgement, with surprising frequency the decisions and choices made in the realm of politics have proven to result in unintended, unpopular, and undesirable outcomes, at least for those who made them. The experience Wilde is referring to is not getting something other than what one asked for or expected, à la British Prime Minister Theresa May, who expected a far more successful result when calling a snap election, only to achieve victory in name only. Wilde was referring to those times when one
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It only takes a bit of objectivity to observe that the United States is already reaping unanticipated results of electing President Trump. The very qualities that propelled him to victory – those that endeared him to his supporters - are proving to be problematic for him. His unbridled candor, lack of relationships with “establishment” Washington; with his own party, Democrats, and Government Agencies, and particularly his adversarial relationship with a vast majority of the media (all of which were seen by many as good things), are proving to be hindrances at best, blockades at worst. Voters casting their ballot for the President saw him as a breath of fresh air, but the winds of change have rapidly escalated into storms of controversy. Even his famous per-political catch phrase, “You’re
fired” has become ironic in light of recent events. His relationship with the media, albeit one that he brought upon himself, and even cultivated, isn’t helping his cause. The media in general has most unequivocally embraced its role as the fourth estate in all matters Trump. While reading the previous paragraph, you were undoubtedly either vilifying or deifying the President. These observations were causing you to sympathize with Mr. Trump, or to condemn him, perceiving him as either victim or perpetrator. This is by and large the nature of discussing such a polarizing figure. However, as such, the observation can also be made that no one is assessing the Trump Presidency objectively. His ardent supporters, of which there are many, are decidedly tone deaf and color blind to his evident missteps, just as his fervid detractors, of which there are
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Just in case you have not reached saturation regarding President Elect Trump, I offer some insights. They said he would never run, and he did. They said he would never win the nomination, and he did. They said he would never win the Presidency, and he did. They said he was a racist, homo phobic, and a bigot. Yet he named a woman, a gay man, and a black person to head his transition team. But say his enemies, he talks trash about women, and hates them...Does he really? Look at his outstanding family, talk to his numerous female executives to get the real story. My own daughter asked what I would do if he spoke to her in the same manner as reported? I would knock him out, I replied...But he did not speak in such a manner to anyone in public, or in the company of women. He made the comments on a bus with another guy, when he believed it was a private moment. I have news for all you offended women, and soft obsequious men. Every man in America has made such comments. We are all sexual creatures, crass, braggadocios, and sometimes crude. But out of respect, and character, we keep some conversations private. So at this point what difference does it make now? Besides, as all you offended Liberals told us when Bill Clinton was getting oral sex in the oval office, and his
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Trump said, "Illegal aliens," would be deported. Did you finally hear the words he actually uttered? Anyone of any decent or color who "illegally," enters a country is immediately apprehended and arrested. That's why you have to go through customs at any port of any country in the world. This worked for generations of immigrants. Except liberals seem to now want to import groups of people that are at war with the West. Just to prove how inclusive they are compared to conservatives. Canada and the USA have been admitting tens of thousands of people that cannot speak our language, and only 15% are employable. That leaves the statistical 85% who will never be inclined to work.
Remember when immigrant policy was, "send us your best and brightest." Now we should say , "send us your unhealthy, illiterate, and war criminals." Prime Minister Trudeau just signed with Mexico to suspend the requirement of obtaining a visa for individuals wanting to come and work in Canada. President Trump may not have to build a wall because they will all come here, where welfare and health care are superior to the USA. Trump also said his first act as president will be passing legislation to make burning Old Glory a treasonous offence. This will be problematic for all the peace loving liberals who demanded Trump had to accept the outcome of the election. Those same people now rioting in the streets across America. Burning vehicles, flags, and looting stores, firing weapons. But take a look a few blocks from any of these "demonstrations." You will find buses that transported the paid protesters to the area. Insurrection financed by a man named George Soros. He funds organizations like Moveon.org, People for the American Way, and Black Lives Matter. Soros stood in Nazi concentration camps (a Jew himself )
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Collecting section seven expenses
Scott Stenbeck 1(866)783 6232 Law Columnist
I have written several times on the kinds of things that can be section seven additional expenses that are paid on top of monthly child support. Sometimes another question entirely, however, can be actually collecting them.
With a parent that is difficult to collect from, and MEP becomes involved, there can be challenges in collecting section seven expenses depending on wording of the child support order. While it allows a parent more leeway in claiming more potential expenses to not have a specific number for section seven expenses, it can create difficulty with MEP in that they sometimes will not enforce the payments if a number is not specified. I generally advise support recipients to get a ballpark amount for the section seven expenses, and just ask to put that amount in the order. That way, if it isn't paid, the order is simple to enforce. There can be some lag in between initiating a claim and getting an order for support or to enforce section seven expenses. It is important that even during that time, a support recipient continue to send requests and continue to request payment, and also continue
to give advance notice and request consent. I recommend doing this by email so there is a record. If section sevens aren't being paid as they should, a parent can often get discouraged and "give up" in terms of sending receipts and asking for consent, and that opens them up to an argument that those expenses should not be contributed to. Something that always has to be borne in mind is that all section seven expenses are in the discretion of the court. The burden is on the parent claiming them to not only show that they are appropriate section seven expenses, but also to take the appropriate steps in terms of notice, consent and receipts. However, once these expenses are ordered and quantified, they are every bit as enforceable as section three support, the table support amounts.
Firstly, with items that are not emergencies, generally the courts want to see that the expense has been disclosed as soon as it is anticipated, and that an attempt has been made to discuss it with the other side before it is incurred. There are times that an expense is reasonable and would probably be collectible, but it is not because it has not been discussed or consented to in advance. Much of the case law in this area deals with certainty to both parties, and avoiding unfair surprises. The next item is to copy receipts for section sevens to the other parent as soon as the expenses are incurred. Without doing so, there is no proof the expense was paid, and there is no obligation to pay. The courts also discourage "hoarding" of receipts for extra expenses and the surprise to the other parent of having years of receipts and payment suddenly demanded. I have seen numerous times where expenses have been disallowed for this reason.
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many, remain equally incapable of anything other than criticism and disapproval. Having expressed this, the fact remains that the American Electorate certainly made their choice with full knowledge of who and what Mr. Trump is, and just as certainly, some buyer’s remorse is likely setting in with more than a few Americans. Nevertheless, objectivity demands that to establish responsibility for President Trump’s presence in the Oval Office, both friends and foes needn't look any further than their own mirrors, as the President has conducted himself exactly as advertised. Occasionally, the fates allow a glimpse into the future, allowing one to gaze upon the potential ramifications of a particular action, in all its glory or all its chaos, prior to charting that course. One could make a strong case that this is exactly the gift that has been given to those who advocate electoral reform, particularly those championing proportional representation, with the current situation in the Legislature of British Columbia. The place that BC finds itself serves as a cautionary tale, as the worst case scenario in the minds of proportional representation naysayers has come to life, prior to adopting an electoral system that could make such circumstances the norm as opposed to the exception. For anyone who pays little to no attention to the goings on west of the Rockies and Canada’s left coast, the recent election held in BC resulted in the incumbent Liberals winning 43 seats, one mere seat short of a majority in the 87 seat Provincial Legislature. As destiny would have it, the next closest Party, the NDP, won a total of 41 seats, tantalizingly close, but 3 seats short of the 44 seats required to obtain the slimmest of majorities. Further, in what can only be described as delicious irony (what with this being a Party that is among the loudest and proudest advocates of electoral reform in general, and proportional representation specifically), the 3 seats that bridge that margin were won by the Green Party. This put a party that generated only enough support to garner a grand total of 3 seats in the position of king-maker, with the ability to determine who governs, and dictate the terms that will impact Government policy. In a not unexpected move, the 3 Green MLAs committed to support the NDP, giving them a 44-43 voting advantage (but not enter a formal coalition, creating an air of instability to the matter – but more on that in a bit). To further complicate matters, in
order for anything to occur in its Legislature, a Speaker must be chosen, no small task in this case. If convention is followed, the Speaker is chosen from the Government side, which, if the NDP-Green voting block act as Government, would surrender one of its MLAs to the Speaker’s chair, leaving the Legislature in a 43-43 deadlock. How having a party with 3 seats wielding such influence can be interpreted as “democratic” entirely escapes me, but this is precisely what occurs with great frequency in jurisdictions that employ proportional representation as their electoral systems; putting the fate of governments entirely in the hands of individuals and parties who represent a small minority of the voters. If history and precedence offers any guidance, the greater the opportunity for small parties to hold such sway, the greater the number of horses get into the race, further complicating matters. Chronic instability is de rigueur in proportional representation electoral systems. Even a relatively stable country like Australia has had 6 Prime Ministers within the last 10 years, and Italy (the poster child for the anti-proportional representation camp) has had 61 governments since 1945, some lasting as little as 11 days (twice) and 12 days (twice). Not coincidently, it's longest serving government of 8 years was it's first, since adopting proportional representation post-WWII, but today Italians are faced with having to wade through selecting their government from among 11 major parties, 24 minor parties, and about 75 regional parties. Both Italy’s Houses have majorities cobbled together from coalitions, the Senate’s majority including one member from a party called (tellingly) The Megaphone.
made a number of new Senate appointments, all of which are neither constrained by, nor beholden to, any political party. Question: What do you get when you appoint independent Senators? Answer: independent Senators! Start filling the Upper Chamber with accomplished people who don't owe their presence there to previous political favours, and they'll start doing crazy things like providing "sober second thought" to bills and legislation, and when they find shortcomings, propose amendments, free from reprisal and party whips. Rather than belly up to the trough of entitlement, they actually will, you know, do their jobs, as opposed to continuing to be the superfluous human rubber stamps of days gone by. It's a safe bet to think it unlikely that the Prime Minister would have expected either the extent to which, or how quickly, his Independent Senators would exercise their independence. It's also a fair certainty that, deep down, the Prime Minister longs for the good old days, when the Senate was dull, and Senators toed the Party line. If Canadian news is available wherever Oscar Wilde is, he's smiling into his Bushmills, and feeling rather validated. Brent
While all of this is a bit like a visit from Dickens' Ghost of Christmas Future, showing us things yet to come, but still avoidable, there is a current, quite real, and classic example of what Oscar Wilde had in mind when he wrote the aforementioned quote. One need only look upon The Senate of Canada to find it. Even before being elected Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau waxed eloquently about how much better the Senate would be, if only Senators were not affiliated with political parties. He proposed that Senate appointments should be "merit based" and "non-partisan", and went so far as to emphasize his commitment to the idea by expelling existing Liberal Senators from the Liberal caucus. Fast forward to the present, and the Prime Minister has
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The Green Side Bunker Shot
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Even to mention this shot brings many a heart faint! Of all the shots around the green, this shot seems to bring more anxiety to the average weekend golfer than almost every other shot. Why is that? My theory from 40 years of teaching experience, is that the handicap golfer fears this shot from failing to follow four fundamentals. I' m not saying this is an easy shot, but if you apply these following steps you will improve, even become comfortable not fearful of tackling this green side bunker shot with a high lip looming in front of you. Open the face of your sand wedge. Yes, you've heard that before but do you know why? To create more loft and bounce. When the face opens the loft of the club increases. A standard and wedge is 56 degree loft. For every degree you open the face you increase the degree of loft. With this shot I am opening the face 20 degree's, so my 'effective loft' is now 76 degree's. Special note here: 'opening' the face is not leaning the shaft backwards. For a right handed golfer, opening the face is pointing the bottom edge 20 degree's to the right of the target line. When you open the face you increase the 'bounce' Bounce is the word given to the back trailing edge underneath on the sole of the sand wedge. Some get confused with the 'flange'. Flange is the width of the sole. Bounce is the degree of the slope of the back edge of the sole/ flange. Confused? Come see me in person and all will be revealed! The ball is placed 2" forward of the middle of your stance. Although it is against the rules to draw a line in the sand before you swing, two stroke penalty, visualize that line 2" behind the ball. That is where the bounce edge enters the sand and the sand divot starts there and moving forward. So you are splashing the sand starting the divot in the middle of your stance. A shallow divot is ideal. You may have heard the cliche of a 'dollar bill divot', a good mental image of a shallow divot.
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With the club face open to the target line or flag, open you body alignment, stance, the same amount, in this case twenty degree's to the target. At this point most golfers open their body too much. Only open (aiming left
of target) the body the same amount that you've opened the face. For many I don't even let them open the body. It is the club face you that strikes the ball, so opening the face is the most important thing here. Now the next statement is a big key to success. Swing along your body line. Not at the flag, not inside, not across the ball. Swing along your body line as if you were pitching the ball from grass for a 35 yard pitch. I use this analogy to get people to make a normal swing, the length and speed you may need to pitch the ball 35 yards through the air. Notice how the club has swung up and along the body line and yes, my chest is turning. This shot is not 'all arms, keep your body still. No shot should be all arms! Look at he club face at the top of the back swing, the face is open, and the shaft is over my rear shoulder. We may call this a 3/4 swing as opposed to a full swing. Simple keys could be: turn your chest 69 degree's, swing hands up and opposite my rear shoulder. Again think of a 35 yard pitch shot with a sand wedge. The downswing is where most poor bunker players fail. Swing back down (where you went up) along your target line which is NOT the flag. To swing along your body line you are swinging 20 degree left of the target. The lower body, legs and hips are so important here. Unwind, clear hips, weight on left side. The sand divot is following along the stance/ body line. This divot is 29 degree's left of the flag. Posture, spine angle is maintained. The ball comes up and out on a cushion of sand. This green side bunker shot is the only shot in golf where your club face doesn't make contact with the ball. The ball is forced out, like a breaking wave in the ocean, on a wave of sand. Feel to thump or splash the sand with the bounce edge of the sand wedge. Splash the sand out of the bunker and the ball will follow likewise. The follow through is left of target. The hips and chest are fully unwound. Weight is on the left forward foot. Club has swung through to finish over the left shoulder. End result? A high soft shot up and over the lip, landing softly on the green. One final comment here. You must keep your swing speed up. The club does not decelerate and dig the sand. The club is accelerating through the sand. Again, feel to pitch a SW shot from 35 yards and you will get the feel of the swing speed needed.
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collecting other Jewish peoples belongings, for his Nazi masters. Through currency manipulation he clawed his way to billionaire status. He was one of Clinton's largest financial backers. Without shame, he openly advocates for his globalist causes. Meaning the creation of one world government, with a handful of his friends and himself, at the helm calling all the shots. Before you laugh writing these words off as conspiracy theory... consider the obvious. Soros is a billionaire, he confesses his intentions, and almost elected Clinton president of the USA. He is a self confessed Marxist. He supplied 30 states with their electronic voting machines. Democrats simply did not steal enough votes to win. For all the pudding heads in university today, this is why we fought two world wars and defeated extremists and communists. Bernie Sanders the one who should have been nominated instead of Clinton, was destroyed by his own Democratic party. He is also quick to admit his communist beliefs. By the way, Soros is best friends with Justin Trudeau. Trump won the election because hard working ordinary people have not had a champion who they believed would actually make real changes. When they saw this in Trump, they knew it was a chance to reassert freedom and traditional values. A majority of Americans don't like two sets of laws, one for them and another for elites. They don't like being called bigots, racists, and deplorable. Democrats are communists... who don't want to admit their affiliations. Google Marxist materials, and The Communist Manifesto. You will find that virtually everything the Liberal agenda advocates for as progressive, is communist dogma disguised as new. Liberals carry these views almost as a religious ideology. We need to identify the enemy. Sadly that enemy is sometimes our neighbor. Almost half the USA population knowingly, or unknowingly, has bought into communist ideology. Make no mistake the leaders in the Democratic Party are well aware of their intentions. These beliefs took root in the old Soviet Union, and comparably in Nazi Germany. The same people who were responsible for infecting Europe with these progressive ideas, were trying to create the same environment in the USA during the 1930'S. They failed because the American dream was alive, and freedom was understood and cherished. Eighteen years olds stormed the beaches on D-Day to defeat this globalist poison. Now eighteen year olds need "Safe places," in universities where words will not offend, or challenge what their leftist professors force
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feed them over four years of indoctrination. There is no room on college campuses for conservative speakers. These tolerant people can not tolerate any words that offend their delicate sensibilities. Liberals have been long creating a dependent welfare state, especially in black America and more so on Native reservations. Conditions that never existed pre-World War 11 are now ripe for mobs of people to blame anything and anyone for their plight. The rule of law is meaningless, as we witness these home grown terrorists murder police officers across America. Economic, political, and ethical conditions the communists yearned for in the 30's and 1940's are dangerously present today. Occupy Wall Street has made envy and jealousy the norm over dedication hard work and success. Factually companies pay all income taxes. Because taxes collected from each worker originated from the profits of the companies critizied. So quit talking about companies paying their fair share. They pay all the taxes of workers plus 50% more for employee deductions. Then are further taxed on the “profits,� that is left over. It truly is right versus left. Which side are you on and are you ready to do battle? If our respective governments continue to marginalize minorities, and import via immigration those from third world countries, people who will exhaust our system until it is depleted. Then try and take over entirely. This is exactly what is happening in Germany, France, England, Sweden, and many other countries in Europe. We have to take a stand. In the USA they have chosen a man who will name names and take no prisoners. We may for the first time since the Civil War, see fighting on American soil. Black Lives Matter is fully funded by Georg Soros and is the new anarchist arm of the Democrats. There was a huge media frenzy when the question was asked if Trump would accept and honor the outcome of the election. All candidates were asked and he would not carte blanch accept a Clinton victory. The media went crazy talking about how the electoral proses had to be upheld. Low and behold after even upwards of seven million stolen votes, Clinton still lost. Every day since the Dems have refused to accept the outcome of the election. Numerous cities have been trashed. Sadly many police officers have been killed in defiance by hateful liberals. These communists now think armed insurrection is an option to not getting what they want. However all is not lost. Few leftists in America are really willing to fight their actual neighbors... or understand why they are protesting. They are told to, and paid to, and indoctrinated. I would encourage the new administration to revitalize the
American dream. Then issue arrest warrants for the likes of George Soros (and friends) as has been done in Russia. Freeze the bank accounts for his treasonous actions. When uneducated people are not being paid or bused to protests... things will change quickly. As far as Black Lives Matter, more shots will be fired, but incarcerating the leadership will be a catalyst for change. I suggest home grown terrorists could be shipped to Gitmo no different than those coming to attack from abroad. Suppress the mob rule mentality. When 90 million people are back to work, they won't have time to protest. The Trump administration is now going after Loretta Lynch, Comey, and yes even Clinton. There will be fodder for numerous arrests of democrats and republicans. The Clinton Foundation is already being investigated for criminal operations. The reason it was put on hold was so President Obama could not pardon Bill and Hillary before leaving office. If you are a supporter of Mrs. Clinton and other politicians, you need to ask yourself, if it is proven they are in fact guilty of treasonous actions... Would you want to see justice? Is fixing the economy and our political system important? Then you will come to love Donald Trump. I do not believe he will serve his whole term before resigning. Till then if he solves the health care crisis Obama left, reforms the tax code, builds the wall, and gets people back to work, I'll support him... Even if he talks like every other man in America...when no one is listening.
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