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More Rats! And Racism?

Clifford A. Brown
By Clifford A. Brown
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Retired from the U.S. Army Reserve as a Colonel after 30 years of active and reserve assignments. M.A. Political Science, M.S. Strategic Studies, Army War College, JD. Served in 1st Armored Division in West Germany when the Berlin Wall came down, in 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea during the regime of Kim Il Sung, and commanded a logistics battalion in Iraq 2003-2004. Wide-ranging public policy interests. Occasional home brewer and infuser of alcohol spirits.
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RatsThe left has settled on the election strategy of screaming “racist, racist, racist” at President Trump and any who dare show any support for him. It need not be true if it works, as Senator Harry Reid shamelessly admitted after smearing Mitt Romney into defeat. Yelling “that’s racist!” is also a defensive move by Democrats, fearful of President Trump showing they no longer have a monopoly on peoples’ votes based on skin color. President Trump can win bigly in the 2020 election, and put his tormentors on the back foot now, if he simply goes on offense, keeping his promises made in on Trump’s New Deal for Black America. In so doing, he can make a substantial positive difference in the lives of forgotten and exploited Americans, cleaning up the rats, and the dirty rotten rats in local and state governments.

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misthios (ancient greek): salaried, hired, hired labourer krátos (ancient greek): power, strength misthiocracy: Rule by the staffers.
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Considering how much the Ricochetoisie is firmly against mob violence, wanton property destruction, and general lawlessness, shouldn’t there be at least one thread on this site expressing outrage at the riots in Philadelphia last night? “Twitter users flooded the social media site with the hashtag sharing shocking reports allegedly made by officers over police scanners […]
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A Philadelphia City Councilwoman wants to make it easier for thugs to rob convenience stores, liquor stores, and other businesses. A controversial bill is currently working its way through city hall designed to regulate ‘stop and go’ liquor stores. One part of the bill would force business owners to take down bulletproof glass inside their stores. But at what […]
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Most of you will remember New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ill-fated attempt to ban sugary drinks of a certain size in NYC restaurants. The ban was sold as a response to a public health crisis surrounding sugar consumption and obesity. It was eventually struck down by the NYC court of appeals on the grounds […]
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DNC Day Three Wrap Up

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Last night was the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. We could tell you about the minor figures who strode the dais: Sigourney Weaver, Chris Murphy, Leon Panetta, Joe Biden, Governor Moonbeam, the latter proudly declared “Hillary Clinton does stuff!” (And yes, we just called Joe Biden a minor figure. Sorry, Joe. The truth hurts.) But there were three important speeches Wednesday night: Michael Bloomberg, Tim Kaine, and President Obama.

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DNC Day One Wrap Up

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Monday was the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Not unlike the Republican convention, which had a theme each night, the Democrats had a theme too. As near as we can figure, last night’s theme was “Angry Yelling.”

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Quinn the Eskimo and I are pleased to announce the second Philadelphia meet up will be held on Wednesday, October 28th at 7pm, here in the city of Brotherly Love. Specific location is yet to be determined, but it will be in Center City. More
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  Quinn the Eskimo and I are pleased to announce the second Philadelphia meet up will be held on Wednesday, October 28th at 7pm, here in the city of Brotherly Love. Specific location is yet to be determined, but it will be in Center City. More
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A Tale of Two Robots

Jon Gabriel, Ed.
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Jon Gabriel (a.k.a., @ExJon on Twitter) is the Editor-in-Chief of Ricochet. He is a political writer and marketing consultant, contributing articles to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and USA Today among others. Until 2012, he served as Director of Marketing for the free-market Goldwater Institute, where he converted policy initiatives into compelling stories. In the private sector, Jon led marketing efforts for Cold Stone Creamery, Honeywell, and several technology companies. In his… [more]
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The further Japan gets from its crushing defeat in the Second World War, the stranger it gets. We really did a number on their national psyche, if their strange ads and strange music videos are any guide. Now Japan is home to the “Strange Hotel,” or Henn na Hotel in the local vernacular. What makes the resort so weird? It’s staffed entirely by robots.

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City of Ricochet Love: Philly Dinner Meetup June 4

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Female, Catholic, artist, from Pennsylvania.  Why do people keep assuming I'm a Democrat? Book illustrations, cartoons, prints, logos, cards, Scout stuff on my website at achillesportfolio.com.
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ricochetlove4They’re coming! Like a Fancy Brigade plowing into a swarm of umbrella-pumping Comics, the two Philadelphia Meetups are struttin’ into town. And if you don’t get that reference, don’t worry; it alludes to one of the inscrutable charms of the city that only true Philadelphians pretend they understand.

The Wednesday June 4th Meetup will entail a dinner full of Rico wit and bonhomie at Devon Seafood, 225 South 18th Street, starting at 5:30. The luminaries attending so far include Rushbabe & Ray, Pencilvania and Julia PA, and we’d love to see you too.

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Female, Catholic, artist, from Pennsylvania.  Why do people keep assuming I'm a Democrat? Book illustrations, cartoons, prints, logos, cards, Scout stuff on my website at achillesportfolio.com.
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Where, oh where has my meetup post gone Oh where, oh where can it be? More
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Patton in the Classroom

John Yoo
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John Yoo is professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. From 2001 to 2003, he served as deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department of President George W. Bush. He also served as a law clerk to Judge Laurence Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court, and as general counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary… [more]
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All of upper-crust Philadelphia — my home town — is abuzz with the news of a major drug bust in one of the most elite prep schools in the area. Apparently, two recent graduates of the Haverford School, located on the Main Line in Philadelphia (where The Philadelphia Story was set), ran an illicit drug conspiracy to a number of local schools, including their alma mater. Police confiscated drugs and a number of weapons.

The roundup was the end of a four-month investigation into the ring that began after authorities received a tip. Search warrants executed at nine different locations turned up 8 pounds of marijuana, 3 grams of hash oil, 23 grams of cocaine, 11 grams of MDMA, more than $11,000 in cash, a loaded AR-15 assault rifle, a loaded 9mm pistol, gun ammunition, eight cellphones and two cars.

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Born & raised in WA, work in aerospace industry. I play violin.  I'm Business Survey Chair of ISM-Western WA.
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RushBabe49 and Ray Kujawa will be in Philly for Curtis Summerfest, which starts the next day. Pencilvania is the local contact, and Melissa has a notice on Ricochetmeetup.com. We want to meet as many Ricochetti as we can! Suggest a place! More
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Should the Federal Government be Involved in State Corruption Cases?

John Yoo
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John Yoo is professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. From 2001 to 2003, he served as deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department of President George W. Bush. He also served as a law clerk to Judge Laurence Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court, and as general counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary… [more]
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Some of you might be spending this week wallowing in the schadenfreude of the recent corruption scandals across the country, all of which happen to involve Democrats.

 

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