John McCain achieves detestable status.

June 22, 2018

IRS Tea Party persecutor Lois Lerner had help all along: John McCain

By Monica Showalter

Years of questions about how so many DC scandals never ended up with any accountability are now slowly beginning to make sense.

Now It All Starts Making Sense – Deep State “Fixer”: Henry John Kerner, The Cover-Up Expert….

Posted on June 22, 2018by sundance

Years of questions about how so many DC scandals never ended up with any accountability are now slowly beginning to make sense.  Henry Kerner is a missing piece of a very frustrating puzzle…

Thanks to the efforts of Judicial Watch, we now find a name at the very heart of some of the most controversial investigative collapses in modern political history.

The same John McCain staffer who told the IRS to weaponize their database to target Tea Party groups, was intimately involved in Fast-and-Furious, Benghazi, IRS and now -under the Trump administration- “Spygate”.

If you wanted to control or cover-up a DC scandal where would you need to be?  What position(s) would you need to control?  A) the witnesses, and the investigators.  In essence, deep inside the agencies or committees doing the investigation.  That’s exactly the functionality where Henry John Kerner comes in.

Yesterday it was revealed that Henry J Kerner (Henry Kerner), as a former McCain senior staff official, was part of a bipartisan DC team who constructed the IRS weaponization program to target the Tea Party.  That’s bad enough.  However, a little more digging, you’re not going to believe this: the same guy who was attached to the prior investigations, is now in charge of all DC “corruption” and “whistle-blowing” cases, including the current FBI and DOJ corruption.

Henry Kerner is Special Counsel in charge of all “whistle-blowing” witnesses and cases of government corruption.  Henry Kerner controls the events as the lead official, the Special Counsel in charge of the Office of Special Counsel; and he is in the position to manipulate/control any investigative outcome.

But wait, historic sunlight makes it much worse.  Consider Kerner’s DC history:

WASHINGTON – Mr. Kerner graduated from Harvard Law School and spent nearly 20 years working as a career prosecutor in California.

After law school, he joined the staff of the House Oversight Committee, under Chairman Darrell Issa, the chief investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives.

Under Chairman Issa, and later, Chairman Chaffetz, he led investigations of the Federal bureaucracy and fought on behalf of whistleblowers to protect American taxpayers.

Mr. Kerner was the Staff Director under Ranking Member Sen. John McCain of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the lead investigative committee of Congress.

He then became a Vice President at Cause of Action, a nonpartisan oversight group committed to exposing waste, fraud and abuse in the Federal Government and which has worked with whistleblower and good government groups throughout the country.  (link)

Now a whole bunch of things begin to make sense. From his CV summary Henry Kerner would have been in position to influence: Fast-n-furious scandal (Issa), IRS scandal (Chaffetz), Benghazi (Chaffetz, Gowdy, McCain); and now in his position in charge of the entire Office of Special Counsel he would have influence and control over Spygate etc.

Seriously, think about this example.

On April 30, 2013 – Henry Kerner is participating in a meeting with IRS officials about how to best weaponize their agency against voters:

“Henry Kerner said that maybe the solution is to audit so many that it is financially ruinous.”   (link)

On September 5, 2014 – Henry Kerner the lead investigative agent who published a report on the investigation into that IRS weaponization (Research via War Economy):

(Link to PDF)

Imagine investigating yourself. That’s exactly what Kerner was doing as a member of the Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations.

And now Henry Kerner is in charge of all investigations of fraud and abuse in government, and the outcomes of whistleblowers?

No wonder the Deep State feels empowered.  With DC control agents ensuring the corruption and gross misconduct remains hidden, there’s not much fear of getting caught.

Unreal.

The CFPB runs into the Constitution

The CFPB is a Democrat construct. Look at the authoritarian nature of the Commission and tell me that's not the way the left wants America to go...unelected, bureaucrats will govern your life with no recourse. Leftists are by nature totalitarian- utopians. 

Federal court rules consumer bureau structure unconstitutional 

BY SYLVAN LANE - 06/21/18 02:41 PM EDT 

 

 

© Greg Nash

A federal district judge ruled Thursday that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) violates the Constitution, countering a January ruling from a federal appeals court.

Judge Loretta Preska of the Southern District of New York ruled that the CFPB’s creation as an independent agency with a director that could only be dismissed for wrongdoing was unconstitutional.

In January, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the CFPB’s structure was constitutional, reversing a 2016 verdict issued by a panel of the court’s judges. The appeals court’s initial opinion, written by Judge Brett Kavanaugh, sought to fix the issue by ruling that the CFPB director could be fired at will.

Preska, an appointee of former President George H.W. Bush, concurred with part of the D.C. appellate court’s initial ruling against the CFPB, which held that the agency “is unconstitutionally structured because it is an independent agency that exercises substantial executive power and is headed by a single Director.”

She ruled that the entire section of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that established the CFPB should be stricken, and she dismissed the CFPB from the case, which was filed in May 2017 by then-New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D). Preska did not issue an order to shut down the bureau.

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney last month sought to protect the agency's involvement in its case against RD Legal Funding, which was initiated by his predecessor, Richard Cordray. The suit claims that RD Legal scammed both survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and former NFL players battling the effects of severe concussions out of monetary compensation for their injuries.

While the CFPB is now dismissed from the lawsuit, Preska ruled that New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood (D), who replaced Schneiderman in May, could pursue the case against RD Legal under Dodd-Frank.

David Willingham, an attorney at Boies Schiller Flexner leading RD Legal's challenge, said "We are pleased that the Court correctly found that the CFPB is unconstitutional as structured, and this underscores that the CFPB never should have brought this action in the first place.”

Thursday's ruling raises the likelihood that the Supreme Court will take up the issue of the CFPB’s constitutionality in an upcoming term. The appeals courts for the 5th and 9th Circuits will also hear challenges to the CFPB’s constitutionality, and a ruling against the bureau could force the high court to reconcile the conflicting opinions.

The CFPB was created by Dodd-Frank to crack down on predatory lending, enforce consumer protection laws and police the financial services industry against unfair, deceptive and abusive practices.

The bureau was designed and staffed primarily by Sen. Elizabeth Warren(D-Mass.) when she served as a special adviser to former President Obama before her 2012 election to the Senate.

While Democrats have praised the CFPB’s aggressive oversight and regulation, Republicans and industry advocates accuse the bureau and Cordray, its first director, of abusing its power and independence. 

President Trump appointed Mulvaney to lead the CFPB after Cordray’s resignation in November. Mulvaney has since delayed several Cordray-era rules and loosened the CFPB’s oversight of financial firms.

Trump on Monday nominated Kathy Kraninger, associate director at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to serve as the CFPB’s full-time director. Mulvaney, who is also the head of the OMB, will lead the CFPB until the confirmation of his successor.

CFPB critics have long called on Congress to replace the bureau's director with a bipartisan commission, which they say would make the agency more stable and less political.

“The court’s ruling further proves one person should not have the sole authority over the financial lives of every American consumer," said Richard Hunt, president and CEO of the Consumer Bankers of America.

"It creates uncertainty, limits opinions and turns the Bureau into a political pendulum, swinging with each new Administration."

Rob Nichols, president and CEO of the American Bankers Association, said "a five-member, bipartisan commission — as originally envisioned in drafts of the Dodd-Frank Act — would balance the Bureau’s needs for independence and accountability, while broadening perspectives on rulemaking and enforcement."

Advocates for an aggressive CFPB that were aligned with Cordray insisted that the bureau's structure should remain untouched.

“The 2008 financial crisis proved the need for the CFPB, a successful independent consumer watchdog," said Will Corbett, litigation counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending, which supports strict loan protections for consumers.

“This decision is a clear and completely inappropriate example of legislating from the bench.”

Suspect in NYC bike path killings invokes ‘Allah,’ defends ISIS in court

Undated booking photo of Sayfullo Saipov at St. Charles, Mo. Saipov, charged with murdering eight people on a New York City bike path and injuring many more spoke out in court Friday, June 22, 2018, over a prosecutor's objection, invoking "Allah" and defending the Islamic State.  (St. Charles County Department of Corrections)

A man charged with murdering eight people on a New York City bike path invoked “Allah” and defended the Islamic State group in court Friday, reports said.

Sayfullo Saipov, 30, raised his hand to speak out immediately after U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick set an Oct. 7, 2019, date for the Uzbek immigrant's trial.

He said he cared about "Allah" and the holy war being waged by the Islamic State group.

"So the Islamic State is not fighting for land, like some say, or like some say, for oil. They have one purpose, and they're fighting to impose Sharia (Islamic law) on Earth," he said.

"So the Islamic State is not fighting for land, like some say, or like some say, for oil. They have one purpose, and they're fighting to impose Sharia (Islamic law) on Earth."

- Sayfullo Saipov, defendant charged with eight deaths in New York City

Prosecutors had been seeking an April 2019 trial date. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Houle said the families of the dead and the dozens who were injured deserve a "prompt and firm trial date."

"The victims here are anxious now when that trial is going to be," she said. "The public deserves a speedy trial, and the surviving victims deserve to know when that trial is going to be."

Following his arrest, Saipov requested that the ISIS flag be displayed in his hospital room, the New York Daily News reported, citing court documents.

"The victims here are anxious now when that trial is going to be. The public deserves a speedy trial, and the surviving victims deserve to know when that trial is going to be."

- Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Houle

Saipov said the judgments made in the courtroom were “not important” to him because they were “not Allah’s judgments,” according to the New York Times.

Earlier, he had pleaded not guilty through his lawyer to the latest indictment in the Oct. 31 truck attack near the World Trade Center.

Saipov’s Halloween day attack was the deadliest in New York City since Sept. 11, 2001.

A prosecutor said the Justice Department will decide by the end of the summer whether to seek the death penalty against Saipov, who lived in Paterson, N.J., before the attack.

NYC ‘TERROR’ ATTACK LEAVES 8 DEAD, SEVERAL INJURED

Defense lawyers have said the government should accept a guilty plea and a sentence of life in prison without parole to provide victims' families and the public with closure.

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David Patton, a lawyer for Saipov, said he would need extra time to make legal challenges to the charges if death is sought.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will ultimately decide whether to seek the death penalty for Saipov by September, according to the Daily News.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.                     

When SJW racism becomes your life's focus everything becomes a navel gazing micro aggression...It's only ice cream and a teachable moment!

Mixed-race family wants Blue Bell to change the name of its ice cream to be more inclusive

Jun 22, 2018 11:31 am

Image credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images 

Teri Webster

A mixed-race family of eight wants Blue Bell Ice Cream to change the name of one of its products in order to be more “inclusive.”

“The Great Divide” ice cream flavor divides chocolate and vanilla flavors with a straight line down the middle. Traci Schmidley, her husband, and their six children say the company needs a name that is less divisive.

What happened?

They reached that conclusion while eating Blue Bell during an ice cream party at their Louisiana home, Fox News reported.

“We always buy Blue Bell, and this time we chose the flavor The Great Divide, which has chocolate on one half and vanilla on the other half,” Schmidley wrote on Love What Matters, a website that shares personal stories.

After seeing the ice cream, one of Schmidley’s sons jokingly said the flavor reminds him of the Civil War, according to reports.

“The line down the middle of the carton reminded him of the Mason-Dixon line, and the name reminded him of a time in history when our nation appeared to be irrevocably divided. He looked at our table and saw a mixture of both black and white people, not divided on one side or another like in the ice cream but gathered around the table together,” Schmidley wrote.

Her son didn’t go as far as calling the name racist, but he “didn’t think the name ‘Great Divide’ was the best name for something as wonderfully unifying as Blue Bell ice cream.”

Schmidley, a teacher who homeschools her children, decided to use it as a teaching moment. She said her family is passionate about faith, education, and adoption.

“We had a lot of great discussion about how despite the division at that time in our country’s history, how our very table, located in the Deep South, was reflective of how far we have come as a people,” she wrote. “I challenged the kids to come up with a different name that could capture the intent of Blue Bell ice cream but would reflect the remarkable progress our country has made.”

Their family includes six children — two of whom were adopted from foster care — and multiple skin tones.

What name did the sons’ suggest?

Two of her sons suggested the ice cream should instead be called “Better Together.”

“I thought a new name could be ‘Better Together,’ because it will make everyone happy and also in our family, everyone, no matter our color, are all better together as well. If we work together, we’re really powerful, and nothing can overcome it,” the boys wrote on Facebook.

The family was surprised by the response they received. One of their Facebook posts has received more than 25 thousand “likes” and 12 thousand shares.

“People are sending us gorgeous photos of their diverse families and communities from all over the world with #bettertogether,” Schmidley wrote.

Blue Bell ice cream sent the children a letter, Yahoo Lifestyle reported.

“They were incredibly encouraging and supportive. They loved the message and complimented the children,” Schmidley told Yahoo Lifestyle.

Is the name being changed?

Blue Bell probably won’t change the name of the ice cream, though.

In a statement, Blue Bell told Fox News, “We created Great Divide so that families didn’t have to choose between two favorites but could enjoy both Homemade Vanilla and Dutch Chocolate in one container!”

Donny Deutsch: raised in the advertising business and the Democrat Party 'Goebbels' shows how the elite respond to half the country.

Trump voters are like ‘Nazis,’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ contributor declares

Jun 22, 2018 2:10 pm

Image source: YouTube screenshot 

Dave Urbanski

MSNBC “Morning Joe” contributor Donny Deutsch said Friday that Americans who vote for Republican President Donald Trump are like “Nazis.”

In a chat with hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on the controversy over illegal immigrant children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, Deutsch turned his wrath away from Trump and toward those who support him.

“If you vote for Trump, then you the voter — you, not Donald Trump — are standing at the border, like Nazis, going ‘you here, you here,'” Deutsch said in a scathing speech.

“This can no longer be about who Trump is, it has to be about who we are,” Deutsch noted, adding that “we can no longer say Trump’s the bad guy. If you vote for Trump, you’re the bad guy. If you vote for Trump, you are ripping children from parents’ arms.”

Deutch also said Democrats have to make the next election “a referendum” not on “who Trump is, but on who you are.”

“And I think we now have to flip it. It’s a given the evilness of Donald Trump. But if you vote, you can no longer separate yourself. You can’t say, ‘Well, he’s OK, but.’ And I think that gymnastics and I think that jiu-jitsu has to happen.”

Here’s the clip:

The issue has stemmed from the Trump administration’s decision to prosecute all illegal border crossers, which has forced the separation of children from their parents per federal law and longstanding Department of Homeland Security policy. Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending separation of illegal immigrant children from their parents.

What else has been said on ‘Morning Joe’ about the issue?

Last week, Scarborough equated America’s immigration laws and Border Patrol to something “coming out of North Korea.”

“I know children are being ripped from their mother’s arms, even while they’re breast-fed,” he added. “I know children are being marched away to showers, marched away to showers. Being told they are — just like the Nazis — said that they were taking people to the showers and then they never came back.”

But the White House fired back: “It is appalling that Joe Scarborough would compare sworn federal law enforcement officer — who put their lives on the line every day to keep American people safe — to Nazis. This is the type of inflammatory and unacceptable rhetoric that puts a target on the back of our great law enforcement.”

This story has been updated.

Donny Deutsch joined his father's advertising firm, David Deutsch Associates, in 1983.^[2] In 1989, David Deutsch handed full control of the agency to Donny Deutsch, who became chairman.^[2][3] Deutsch renamed the agency Deutsch Inc. and later sold it to the Interpublic Group of Companies in 2000 for $265 million.^[2][3][6]

In addition to his work on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, Deutsch has appeared as a regular guest on MSNBC's morning talk show Morning Joe. He also appeared as a judge on television when he appeared on NBC's reality-television series The Apprentice.^[7] He now appears regularly on the Today Show, in a segment called "The Professionals".

In April 2013, Deutsch's prime-time CNN talk show (Get to) The Point was cancelled after just one week after the Nielsen Company said the show attracted just 268,000 viewers. The show was also mocked by comedian Jon Stewart on his Comedy Central show.^[8] In 2015, the USA Network announced a new television show with Deutsch that premiered in November called simply Donny!, a comedy with Deutsch playing a fictional version of himself.^[9] In August, 2016 USA announced the series would not be renewed for a second season.^[10]